[ANN] ModemManager 1.2-rc1

[Aleksander Morgado]

On 15/12/13 23:25, Thomas Schäfer wrote:
> Now, I am more confused than before. Because I have an other ZTE-device 
> (Vodafone K5006Z(also with LTE like the device from O2) 
> This is still using successfully qmi-wwan.
> 
> I am not sure about stability. I own to less devices to make general 
> statements.
> 
> I was hoping to get a hint to force to one or the other mode. ( ENV in udev, 
> or an optional parameter in mmcli, or something similar)
> 
> Patching the code maybe usable for testers, but not for normal users or while 
> searching of work arounds in productive systems, if one mode fails.
> 
> 
> Of course. It is ok to prefer known working solutions automatically, but I 
> miss the option for a manual decision. (for all modems with more than one 
> mode)
> 
> If I remember correctly the MF821D (ZTE O2) uses the "network card" under 
> windows. I will recheck this within the next days.

Maybe we should enable QMI by default for all ZTE devices with a QMI
port, and then have a blacklist in udev rules for those which are known
to behave badly.

What do others think?

-- 
Aleksander