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mrjn

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Registered: 2016-07-29

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Unable to connect to 3G modem on Thinkpad T460

$ uname -a                                                                                                         ~
Linux mrjn-thinkpad 4.6.4-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 11 19:12:32 CEST 2016 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ cat /etc/wvdial.conf                                                                                             ~

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","yesinternet"
Stupid Mode = 1
Modem Type = Analog Modem
ISDN = 0
Phone = 0478910884
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Username = 0
Password = 0
Baud = 9600


$ sudo wvdial                                                                                                      ~
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.61
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0
ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","yesinternet"
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","yesinternet"
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT0478910884
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT0478910884
NO CARRIER
--> No Carrier!  Trying again.
wvdial: utils/wvtask.cc:304: static int WvTaskMan::yield(int): Assertion `*current_task->stack_magic == WVTASK_MAGIC' failed.
[1]    6410 abort      sudo wvdial

$ lsusb                                                                                                            ~
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 12d1:15c1 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 5986:0706 Acer, Inc 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

I'm using Huawei built in 3G modem on Thinkpad T460. Running the latest version of the kernel. Any ideas why am I getting this error? And how to fix this?

Last edited by mrjn (2016-07-29 06:05:12)

jasonwryan

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Re: Unable to connect to 3G modem on Thinkpad T460

Please use code tags when pasting to the boards: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … s_and_code

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mrjn

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Re: Unable to connect to 3G modem on Thinkpad T460

Sorry about that. Done!

mrjn

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Registered: 2016-07-29

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Re: Unable to connect to 3G modem on Thinkpad T460

And this is the output from sakis3g, just before running into errors.

--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.61
[04806] [21:07:27] [notrunning          ] PID 10456 is still running.
[04806] [21:07:27] [find_binary         ] Located "netstat" within PATH (/bin/netstat).
[04806] [21:07:27] [ispconnect          ] Waiting for interface to go up (0 seconds passed).
--> Initializing modem.
[04806] [21:07:28] [notrunning          ] PID 10456 is still running.
[04806] [21:07:28] [ispconnect          ] Waiting for interface to go up (1 seconds passed).
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Sending: ATDT*99#
--> Waiting for carrier.
ATDT*99#
CONNECT 150000000
--> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Fri Jul 29 21:07:29 2016
--> Pid of pppd: 10505
wvdial: utils/wvtask.cc:304: static int WvTaskMan::yield(int): Assertion `*current_task->stack_magic == WVTASK_MAGIC' failed.
/tmp/sakis3gz.4767.sakis3g: line 5811: 10456 Aborted                 (core dumped) /bin/setsid /bin/wvdial --config "/tmp/wvdial.tmp.4806"