sakis3g stopped detecting the modem after a fresh install

holytrousers · 2012-07-11 01:44:09

hello

i used sakis3g on the net install iso, it worked flawlessly, auto detected everything
now after installing the core system, installing 'usbutils' and 'dialog' to get the interface, it just doesn't detect my usb modem from huawei. sakis3g doesn't detect anything (and in the usb modem submenu it shows many entries with file/ missing)

from messages.log it seems that there is no problem detyecting the modem

Jul 11 02:17:38 (none) kernel: [ 259.843836] usb 1-4: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
Jul 11 02:17:39 (none) kernel: [ 259.972430] scsi10 : usb-storage 1-4:1.0
Jul 11 02:17:39 (none) kernel: [ 259.972841] scsi11 : usb-storage 1-4:1.1
Jul 11 02:17:40 (none) kernel: [ 260.975256] scsi 11:0:0:0: Direct-Access HUAWEI SD Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Jul 11 02:17:40 (none) kernel: [ 260.975379] scsi 10:0:0:0: CD-ROM HUAWEI Mass Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Jul 11 02:17:40 (none) kernel: [ 260.979465] sr1: scsi-1 drive
Jul 11 02:17:40 (none) kernel: [ 260.981716] sd 11:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk

any clue what could be wrong ?
if in the installation iso it worked fine, what package is missing then ?

cheers

Strike0 · 2012-07-11 17:58:36

This one.

holytrousers · 2012-07-16 01:59:36

thank you strike0, i intalled usb_modeswitch, and in messages.log we got :

Jul 16 02:28:23 (none) kernel: [ 309.203493] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 9 using ehci_hcd
Jul 16 02:28:23 (none) kernel: [ 309.332163] scsi21 : usb-storage 1-3:1.0
Jul 16 02:28:23 (none) kernel: [ 309.332609] scsi22 : usb-storage 1-3:1.1
Jul 16 02:28:24 (none) usb_modeswitch: switching device 12d1:1446 on 001/009
Jul 16 02:28:24 (none) kernel: [ 310.247567] usb 1-3: USB disconnect, device number 9
Jul 16 02:28:29 (none) kernel: [ 315.056820] usb 1-3: new high-speed USB device number 10 using ehci_hcd
Jul 16 02:28:29 (none) kernel: [ 315.185899] option 1-3:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
Jul 16 02:28:29 (none) kernel: [ 315.186133] usb 1-3: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
Jul 16 02:28:29 (none) kernel: [ 315.186453] option 1-3:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
Jul 16 02:28:29 (none) kernel: [ 315.186610] usb 1-3: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
Jul 16 02:28:29 (none) kernel: [ 315.187546] scsi25 : usb-storage 1-3:1.2
Jul 16 02:28:29 (none) logger: usb_modeswitch: switched to 12d1:141b on 001/010
Jul 16 02:28:30 (none) kernel: [ 316.191766] scsi 25:0:0:0: Direct-Access HUAWEI SD Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Jul 16 02:28:30 (none) kernel: [ 316.194969] sd 25:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI removable disk

seems it's fine, however, sakis still fails to detect it automatically, but it does its job fine when i specify that the tty the modem is linked to is [ttyUSB0]
so, what precisely is the difference between a [minimal] live arch environment and a fresh [minimal] install? what could possibly explain this difference?
cheers

holytrousers · 2012-07-24 22:25:35

hello
i guess the source of the problem doesn't come from some lacking packages in the fresh install (compared to the live environment), but is rather due to the fact that sakis3g might be working better with the older kernel (or modules) which are to be found on the iso. Just an presumption...
Now i would like to inquire on how to automate the connection process during boot time. Obviously the standard method of networking and rc.conf won't work with sakis3g, so i tried to write a 'custom' daemon which would run sakis3g (along with a configuration to automate sakis in --voodoo mode) that i could later add to the daemon list in rc.conf, but it's not really working, sakis3g is just a script and it doesn't need to be running like a daemon, any hints on how to achieve this ?
cheers

Strike0 · 2012-07-25 21:07:48

How about adding the script to rc.local or as a startup of your X-session (e.g. gnome-session-properties for gnome) instead.

holytrousers · 2012-07-26 22:07:09

We are faced with a rather important issue here :
3g is getting more and more popular, and already seems to become a standard means of communication for many.
netcfg/network, which is meant to be a tool that connects the system to a network, supports lan and wlan, but forgets about 3g modems. It's a deamon, so it's easy to enable/disable/restart a network through the simple rc.d interface.
I find it more elegant than executing the sakis3g script without any further control.
so i figured out how to configure the wvdial.conf (my network provider is Orange Tunisia)

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Modem Type = USB Modem
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
ISDN = 0
Baud = 9600

[Dialer orange]
Phone = *99***1#
Username = orange
Password = orange
Baud = 460800
Stupid Mode = 1
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1, "IP", "keygp"

[Dialer pin]
Init4 = AT+CPIN="1234"

it runs smoothly and i smile, it's way faster than sakis3g, also, i found a package in AUR named netcfg-wvdial, if it does what it claims to do, then we have a solution. However i couldn't find any documentation about it, and the only forum thread with this package doesn't explain anything on how to set up the network profiles with wvdial.
cheers !

progandy · 2012-07-26 23:44:33

However i couldn't find any documentation about it, and the only forum thread with this package doesn't explain anything on how to set up the network profiles with wvdial.

You don't need much information. Install the package, create a netcfg profile with /etc/network.d/examples/wvdial as basis and modfy it to point to your already created wvdial config.
PS: I never used it, that is just derived from a quick loock at the example file.

Last edited by progandy (2012-07-26 23:46:50)

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#1 2012-07-11 01:44:09

sakis3g stopped detecting the modem after a fresh install

#2 2012-07-11 17:58:36

Re: sakis3g stopped detecting the modem after a fresh install

#3 2012-07-16 01:59:36

Re: sakis3g stopped detecting the modem after a fresh install

#4 2012-07-24 22:25:35

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#5 2012-07-25 21:07:48

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#6 2012-07-26 22:07:09

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#7 2012-07-26 23:44:33

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