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XSilverTH

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Registered: 2023-08-15

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USB Tethering doesnt work, Network Manager

i just reinstalled arch (manually) and now no matter what i do USB Tethering from my phone doesnt work.
i did the install like i always do and im pretty sure i didnt miss any steps.
i just installed networkmanager and enabled its service, that has always worked before and ive never had any problems with it.
the tethering works in the ISO and it also worked before i reinstalled
i tested with wifi and that works so its just an issue with usb tethering

ip addr:

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: eno1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether c8:7f:54:50:f9:86 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enp10s0
    altname enxc87f5450f986
3: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 34:6f:24:da:3e:9b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.1.103/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlan0
       valid_lft 83809sec preferred_lft 83809sec
    inet6 2a01:5ec0:1005:b6b5:ac3f:102:5a4e:6733/64 scope global noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::d5a3:2c51:6fcd:7d40/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
5: wwp12s0u2: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 06:f0:2c:2e:34:27 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname wwx06f02c2e3427

wwp12s0u2 only appears when my phone is connected and usb tethering is on

gromit

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Re: USB Tethering doesnt work, Network Manager

See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=304892 aswell as https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220002
I'll repost the bugzilla thread to the mailing list later ..

Last edited by gromit (2025-04-16 12:16:45)

XSilverTH

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Registered: 2023-08-15

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Re: USB Tethering doesnt work, Network Manager

unlucky timing ig
i have to wait for the next kernel patch version correct?

Last edited by XSilverTH (2025-04-16 12:27:26)

gromit

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Re: USB Tethering doesnt work, Network Manager

Yes, or you can downgrade to any kernel version that does not include this change, which would be:
- v6.12.22
- v6.1.133
- v6.6.86
- v6.14.1
- v6.13.10

Last edited by gromit (2025-04-16 12:34:19)

solstice

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Registered: 2006-10-27

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Re: USB Tethering doesnt work, Network Manager

USB tethering did not work for me with 6.1.135. It's good with 6.1.133. Thanks for the tip.