[PATCH] QMI modems ignore IMEI's with 0 prefix

[Bjørn Mork]

David McCullough <david.mccullough at accelecon.com> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> A small patch to allow ModemManager to handle the IMEI on my AT&T Beam (340u).
> It has the IMEI printed on the back:
>
>     013323000226606

Yes, that is definitely valid. '01' is http://www.ptcrb.com/

You might be more careful about double zeroes, but I cannot see any
reason why MM should refuse them.  There might even be valid use cases
where you'd want to run MM in a lab :)

For those interested in deciphering the two first IMEI digits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reporting_Body_Identifier


Bjørn