77-mm-usb-device-blacklist.rules - allow blacklisting various devices

[Dan Williams]

On Wed, 2014-09-03 at 18:06 +0200, poma wrote:
> On 03.09.2014 10:11, Aleksander Morgado wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 3:42 AM, poma <pomidorabelisima at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> +# Moschip Semiconductor USB-MAC Controller (MCS7830 10/100 Mbps Ethernet adapter)
> >> +ATTRS{idVendor}=="9710", ATTRS{idProduct}=="7830", ENV{ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE}="1"
> >> +
> >> +# Conexant Systems (Rockwell), Inc. USB Modem (TRENDnet TFM-561U 56K USB Modem)
> >> +ATTRS{idVendor}=="0572", ATTRS{idProduct}=="1329", ENV{ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE}="1"
> >> +
> > 
> > 
> > The purpose of the blacklist is to include there only devices that
> > expose TTYs and are not modems.
> > 
> >  * Does the Ethernet adapter expose a TTY? If not, then it doesn't
> > need to be in the blacklist (MM does not probe anything in those).
> 
> Why is the MM deals with Ethernet adapters in the first place?

Because many modems for the past 3 or 4 years expose themselves as
Ethernet adapters *and* TTYs or other proprietary interfaces.  And it's
not easy to say that one kernel network device is a modem and another
kernel network device is not a modem.

Dan

> >  * The 56K USB modem.... yeah, it isn't a mobile broadband modem, but
> > there's really no reason why ModemManager shouldn't handle those as
> > well. Anyone up for a generic 56k plugin?
> > 
> 
> "Using an old V.92 Haynes modem"
> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2010-August/msg00088.html
> 
>   I think perhaps ModemManager may be misnamed. It can't handle old style
>   external modems such as my V.92 Haynes modem plugged into serial ports.
>   But there are situations (for example ADSL goes down) where I would need
>   to bring up an Internet connection using my V.92 Haynes modem over
>   dial-up ppp. Is that even possible with NetworkManager? 
> 
>   ...
>   In the next few days I'll be getting a serial to USB cable to plug my
>   old V.92 Haynes modem into and see how I get on with that. 
>   
>   I also have a P166 with serial port with which I can test. Might be nice
>   to have a back-up dial-up Internet for those occasions when broadband
>   goes down. 
> 
> 
> "56K modems - work still in progress patch"
> https://mail.gnome.org/archives/networkmanager-list/2010-August/msg00133.html
> 
>   Hi!
>   
>   Here's the first step in adding 56k modems capability to NetworkManager
>   through ModemManager. There's still work to do but it is a good start ;)
>   
>   Let me know if this is all good :)
> 
>   Regards,
>   Alex
> 
>   diff -uNr ModemManager-0.4/src/Makefile.am ModemManager/src/Makefile.am
>   --- ModemManager-0.4/src/Makefile.am	2010-04-29 20:01:40.000000000 +0100
>   +++ ModemManager/src/Makefile.am	2010-08-12 10:17:24.291249721 +0100
>   @@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
>    	mm-generic-cdma.h \
>    	mm-generic-gsm.c \
>    	mm-generic-gsm.h \
>   +	mm-generic-56k.c \
>   +	mm-generic-56k.h \
>   ...
> 
> 
> Perhaps in meantime TSP switched POTS/ISDN to VoIP/IMS?
> 
> 
> poma
> 
> 
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