error: couldn't find the ModemManager process in the bus

[Bernd Eggink]

On 28.07.2015 23:32, João M. S. Silva wrote:
> On 07/28/2015 06:33 PM, Bernd Eggink wrote:
>> And ModemManager can be used without NetworkManager. On my system
>> (Crux), I do everything with mmcli and a couple of scripts.
>
> Yes, I use mmcli to create and send an SMS. But if the modem is not
> detected, I cannot use it.
>
> If I start modemmanager, then the dongle works. How do you use it if you
> don't enable modemmanager?

I _do_ start ModemManager as a background process in an init script. 
After this, I use mmcli for status reports, connecting and disconnecting.

- Bernd