Sierra Wireless (Dell Wireless 5570 HSPA+ (42Mbps) Mobile Broadband Card)

Bartosz Nitkiewicz bartosz at nitkiewicz.eu
Mon Jul 13 10:46:42 PDT 2015


Ok. I have almost working modem. It won't register to network. Power state
is always on:

/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device id
'1ae86b07c8ac5ac1ce60dfa8021538c140b92646')
  -------------------------
  Hardware |   manufacturer: 'Sierra Wireless, Incorporated'
           |          model: 'MC8805'
           |       revision: 'SWI9X15C_05.05.47.00 r24787 carmd-fwbuild1
2014/09/25 08:39:40'
           |      supported: 'gsm-umts, lte'
           |        current: 'gsm-umts, lte'
           |   equipment id: '355605050324851'
  -------------------------
  System   |         device: '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-7'
           |        drivers: 'qcserial'
           |         plugin: 'Gobi'
           |   primary port: 'ttyUSB2'
           |          ports: 'ttyUSB0 (qcdm), ttyUSB2 (at)'
  -------------------------
  Numbers  |           own : '+48666459757'
  -------------------------
  Status   |           lock: 'none'
           | unlock retries: 'unknown'
           |          state: 'enabled'
           |    power state: 'on'
           |    access tech: 'unknown'
           | signal quality: '0' (cached)
  -------------------------
  Modes    |      supported: 'allowed: 2g, 3g, 4g; preferred: none'
           |        current: 'allowed: 2g, 3g, 4g; preferred: none'
  -------------------------
  Bands    |      supported: 'unknown'
           |        current: 'unknown'
  -------------------------
  IP       |      supported: 'ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6'
  -------------------------
  3GPP     |           imei: '355605050324851'
           |  enabled locks: 'none'
           |    operator id: 'unknown'
           |  operator name: 'unknown'
           |   subscription: 'unknown'
           |   registration: 'idle'
  -------------------------
  SIM      |           path: '/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0'

  -------------------------
  Bearers  |          paths: 'none'

When I try to;
mmcli -m 0 --simple-connect="apn=intenet"

I have error: couldn't connect the modem: 'Timeout was reached'

Any hint

2015-07-11 20:16 GMT+02:00 Bjørn Mork <bjorn at mork.no>:

> I'm semi-offline at the moment, having only occasional gsm edge access...
> And I see that the post I was thinking of only contains the least
> interesting part of the equation.  It is focused on the (for me) new and
> exciting usb comp qmi messages.
>
> I do have more details on my laptop, but I won't have access to that for a
> few weeks.
>
> Anyway, here is a start (with a non obvious subject):
> lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libqmi-devel/2015-February/001104.html
>
> Using the mbim service mentioned there to send the qmi fcc message
> Aleksander has documented in libqmi should make this modem work in mbim
> mode too.
>
> You might have more success than me googling.
>
>
> Bjørn
>
> On July 11, 2015 6:31:06 PM CEST, Bartosz Nitkiewicz <
> bartosz at nitkiewicz.eu> wrote:
> >Very interesting. Could you paste a link? I don't know where to find
> >it.
> >This modem is very problematic. Working fine but after reboot not
> >working
> >at all. Another reboot and once again mm could "see" it...
> >10 lip 2015 7:40 PM "Bjørn Mork" <bjorn at mork.no> napisał(a):
> >
> >> I'm pretty sure the fcc thing is possible with qmi embedded in mbim.
> >See
> >> my recent experments with the usb comp commands.
> >>
> >> Testing it is pretty straight forward, since you only append your
> >prepared
> >> qmi messages to mbim. Or seeing it the other way:prepend an mbim
> >header to
> >> qmi messages.
> >>
> >> It would be interesting to know whether this is the method used by
> >> windows, or if there is some more direct mbim service/cid for this.
> >So if
> >> anyone can snoop..
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Bjørn
> >>
> >> On July 10, 2015 6:00:05 PM CEST, Aleksander Morgado <
> >> aleksander at aleksander.es> wrote:
> >> >On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Bartosz Nitkiewicz
> >> ><bartosz at nitkiewicz.eu> wrote:
> >> >> I have problem with my modem. It can't connect or enable.
> >> >>
> >> >>  mmcli -m 0
> >> >>
> >> >> /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0 (device id
> >> >> '5c7d03243a4f66003876aab95834e2bbb9ca67ca')
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   Hardware |   manufacturer: 'Dell'
> >> >>            |          model: 'MBIM [413C:81A3]'
> >> >>            |       revision: 'SWI9X15C_05.05.47.00'
> >> >>            |      supported: 'gsm-umts'
> >> >>            |        current: 'gsm-umts'
> >> >>            |   equipment id: '355605050324851'
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   System   |         device:
> >> >'/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-7'
> >> >>            |        drivers: 'cdc_mbim'
> >> >>            |         plugin: 'Dell'
> >> >>            |   primary port: 'cdc-wdm1'
> >> >>            |          ports: 'wwp0s20u7c2i12 (net), cdc-wdm1
> >(mbim)'
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   Numbers  |           own : '48666459757'
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   Status   |           lock: 'none'
> >> >>            | unlock retries: 'sim-pin2 (3)'
> >> >>            |          state: 'disabled'
> >> >>            |    power state: 'low'
> >> >>            |    access tech: 'unknown'
> >> >>            | signal quality: '0' (cached)
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   Modes    |      supported: 'allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: none'
> >> >>            |        current: 'allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: none'
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   Bands    |      supported: 'unknown'
> >> >>            |        current: 'unknown'
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   IP       |      supported: 'ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6'
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   3GPP     |           imei: '355605050324851'
> >> >>            |  enabled locks: 'fixed-dialing'
> >> >>            |    operator id: 'unknown'
> >> >>            |  operator name: 'unknown'
> >> >>            |   subscription: 'unknown'
> >> >>            |   registration: 'unknown'
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   SIM      |           path:
> >'/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0'
> >> >>
> >> >>   -------------------------
> >> >>   Bearers  |          paths: 'none'
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>  mmcli -m 0 --enable
> >> >> error: couldn't enable the modem:
> >> >> 'GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.libmbim.Error.Status.Failure:
> >Failure'
> >> >>
> >> >> I found this
> >> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
> https://sigquit.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/dell-branded-sierra-wireless-3g4g-modem-not-online/
> >> >> They said that it should be set to Mode: online. I can't do
> >anything
> >> >with it
> >> >> while modemmanager deamon is started. When I manualy stop it I
> >get:
> >> >>
> >> >> sudo qmicli -d /dev/cdc-wdm1 --dms-get-operating-mode
> >> >> [10 Jul 2015, 11:27:27] -Warning ** [/dev/cdc-wdm1] QMI framing
> >error
> >> >> detected
> >> >> error: couldn't create client for the 'dms' service: CID
> >allocation
> >> >failed
> >> >> in the CTL client: Transaction timed out
> >> >
> >> >Your modem is using MBIM, not QMI, so you won't be able to use
> >qmicli.
> >> >I don't know yet how to do the FCC auth thing in MBIM; maybe it's
> >> >possible through QMI embedded in MBIM but didn't really test that
> >yet.
> >> >You could try to use usb_modeswitch to select USB configuration #1
> >in
> >> >the device, which should be QMI.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Aleksander
> >> >https://aleksander.es
> >> >_______________________________________________
> >> >ModemManager-devel mailing list
> >> >ModemManager-devel at lists.freedesktop.org
> >> >http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/modemmanager-devel
> >>
> >>
>
>


-- 
Bartosz Nitkiewicz
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