Quectel EC25 modem failed to be enabled with MM 1.22.0 and QMI 1.34.0

Aleksander Morgado aleksandermj at chromium.org
Wed Jul 31 15:28:42 UTC 2024


On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 5:12 PM Florin <florin at balena.io> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> we updated MM and QMI to the above versions and now the Quectel EC25 modem won't work anymore.
> Previously, with MM 1.20.6 and QMI 1.32.4 the modem functioned correctly.
>
> At system start, the modem fails to get initialized, and MM reports the following:
>
> root at 786715a:~# journalctl --no-pager -u ModemManager
> Jul 08 08:06:40 localhost ModemManager[1178]: ModemManager (version 1.22.0) starting in system bus...
> Jul 08 08:06:44 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [device /sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/32f10108.usb/38200000.usb/xhci-hcd.2.auto/usb3/3-1/3-1.3] creating modem with plugin 'quectel' and '6' ports
> Jul 08 08:06:44 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [base-manager] modem for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/32f10108.usb/38200000.usb/xhci-hcd.2.auto/usb3/3-1/3-1.3' successfully created
> Jul 08 08:06:44 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/30800000.bus/308c0000.can': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:06:44 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/30800000.bus/308d0000.can': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:06:44 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/30800000.bus/30be0000.ethernet': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:06:44 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/30800000.bus/30bf0000.ethernet': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:06:44 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/33800000.pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0/0000:01:00.0': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:06:45 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] unhandled QMI radio interface '9'
> Jul 08 08:06:45 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] unhandled QMI radio interface '9'
> Jul 08 08:06:46 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] state changed (unknown -> disabled)
> Jul 08 08:06:46 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] state changed (disabled -> enabling)
> Jul 08 08:06:46 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] simple connect started...
> Jul 08 08:06:46 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] simple connect state (4/10): wait to get fully enabled
> Jul 08 08:06:46 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] power state updated: on
> Jul 08 08:06:50 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] (quectel) modem reset detected, triggering reprobe
> Jul 08 08:06:50 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] (quectel) modem reset detected, triggering reprobe

These lines above may be causing problems, but the "RDY" URC handling
was already present in MM 1.20.4 (see fcd393a6c2a6fa).

> Jul 08 08:06:50 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] (quectel) couldn't check SIM swap: could not acquire SIM object
> Jul 08 08:06:53 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [device /sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/32f10108.usb/38200000.usb/xhci-hcd.2.auto/usb3/3-1/3-1.3] creating modem with plugin 'quectel' and '6' ports
> Jul 08 08:06:57 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] failed waiting for final state: Too much time waiting to get to a final state
> Jul 08 08:06:57 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem0] failed enabling modem: Operation was cancelled
> Jul 08 08:10:03 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem1] couldn't start initialization: Transaction timed out
> Jul 08 08:10:03 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem1] fatal error initializing: Fatal error: modem is unusable
>

Could you update the MM init file so that it starts with --debug and
so we could see the full debug logs?

> The initial timing out issue seems to have been present in the past, like this post suggest: https://www.mail-archive.com/modemmanager-devel@lists.freedesktop.org/msg06797.html
> I have tried increasing the interval like suggested above but it does not seem to take it into account.
>
> So upon restarting the MM systemd service, MM now makes some progress in detecting the modem:
>
> Jul 08 08:10:03 786715a ModemManager[1178]: [modem1] fatal error initializing: Fatal error: modem is unusable
> Jul 08 08:29:02 786715a ModemManager[1178]: caught signal, shutting down...
> Jul 08 08:29:02 786715a ModemManager[1178]: ModemManager is shut down
> Jul 08 08:29:02 786715a ModemManager[15542]: ModemManager (version 1.22.0) starting in system bus...
> Jul 08 08:29:06 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/30800000.bus/308c0000.can': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:29:06 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/30800000.bus/308d0000.can': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:29:06 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/30800000.bus/30be0000.ethernet': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:29:06 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/30800000.bus/30bf0000.ethernet': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:29:06 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [base-manager] couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/33800000.pcie/pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0/0000:01:00.0': not supported by any plugin
> Jul 08 08:30:40 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [device /sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/32f10108.usb/38200000.usb/xhci-hcd.2.auto/usb3/3-1/3-1.3] creating modem with plugin 'quectel' and '6' ports
> Jul 08 08:30:40 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [plugin/quectel] could not grab port cdc-wdm0: Cannot add port 'usbmisc/cdc-wdm0', unhandled port type

This is bad, we're ignoring the cdc-wdm port altogether, so the wwan0
netdev will also be ignored.

> Jul 08 08:30:40 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [base-manager] modem for device '/sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/32f10108.usb/38200000.usb/xhci-hcd.2.auto/usb3/3-1/3-1.3' successfully created
> Jul 08 08:30:40 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] state changed (unknown -> disabled)
> Jul 08 08:30:40 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] state changed (disabled -> enabling)
> Jul 08 08:30:40 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] simple connect started...
> Jul 08 08:30:40 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] simple connect state (4/10): wait to get fully enabled
> Jul 08 08:30:41 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] power state updated: on
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] state changed (enabling -> enabled)
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] simple connect state (5/10): wait after enabled
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] 3GPP registration state changed (unknown -> registering)
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] 3GPP packet service state changed (unknown -> attached)
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] 3GPP registration state changed (registering -> roaming)
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] state changed (enabled -> registered)
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] simple connect state (6/10): register
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] simple connect state (7/10): wait to get packet service state attached
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] simple connect state (8/10): bearer
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] simple connect state (9/10): connect
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] state changed (registered -> connecting)
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] state changed (connecting -> connected)
> Jul 08 08:30:42 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [modem0] simple connect state (10/10): all done
>
> but as it can be seen above, it errors out at some point: Jul 08 08:30:40 786715a ModemManager[15542]: [plugin/quectel] could not grab port cdc-wdm0: Cannot add port 'usbmisc/cdc-wdm0', unhandled port type
>
> This makes it ignore the wwan0 port:

Yes, this is bad.

>
> root at 786715a:~# mmcli -m 0
>   --------------------------------
>   General  |                 path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0
>            |            device id: 21e80447381cd2cd9538ba5eea33a9356cefec6e
>   --------------------------------
>   Hardware |         manufacturer: Quectel
>            |                model: EC25
>            |    firmware revision: EC25AFAR05A06M4G
>            |            supported: gsm-umts, lte
>            |              current: gsm-umts, lte
>            |         equipment id: 860858061494670
>   --------------------------------
>   System   |               device: /sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/32f10108.usb/38200000.usb/xhci-hcd.2.auto/usb3/3-1/3-1.3
>            |              physdev: /sys/devices/platform/soc at 0/32f10108.usb/38200000.usb/xhci-hcd.2.auto/usb3/3-1/3-1.3
>            |              drivers: option, qmi_wwan
>            |               plugin: quectel
>            |         primary port: ttyUSB2
>            |                ports: ttyUSB0 (ignored), ttyUSB1 (gps), ttyUSB2 (at),
>            |                       ttyUSB3 (at), wwan0 (ignored)
>   --------------------------------
>   Status   |       unlock retries: sim-pin (3), sim-puk (10), sim-pin2 (3), sim-puk2 (10)
>            |                state: connected
>            |          power state: on
>            |          access tech: lte
>            |       signal quality: 80% (recent)
>   --------------------------------
>   Modes    |            supported: allowed: 2g, 3g, 4g; preferred: none
>            |              current: allowed: 2g, 3g, 4g; preferred: none
>   --------------------------------
>   IP       |            supported: ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6
>   --------------------------------
>   3GPP     |                 imei: 860858061494670
>            |          operator id: 310410
>            |        operator name: AT&T Hologram
>            |         registration: roaming
>            | packet service state: attached
>   --------------------------------
>   3GPP EPS | ue mode of operation: ps-2
>   --------------------------------
>   SIM      |     primary sim path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0
>   --------------------------------
>   Bearer   |                paths: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Bearer/0
>
> Any advice on what to look for to determine the issue?
>

As said above, please try to enable debug logs in the MM init file by
adding --debug to the daemon start line, and then share the debug
logs. We need to understand how all this is failing.

-- 
Aleksander


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