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usb-modeswitch-data package

Huawei E398 GSM modem configuration data not included

Bug #1328412 reported by Ethan Blanton
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
usb-modeswitch-data (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Configuration data for the Huawei E398 modem is not included in the usb-modeswitch-data package, and its mode is not switched upon insertion. Bug #1192297 is for a similar device, and the instructions included there describe a working fix. (The second comment includes the correct information for the E398, which is USB vendor:product 12d1:15ca.)

lsusb info for this device (after mode switch) is:

Bus 002 Device 008: ID 12d1:1506 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard
Device Descriptor:
  bLength 18
  bDescriptorType 1
  bcdUSB 2.00
  bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass 0
  bDeviceProtocol 0
  bMaxPacketSize0 64
  idVendor 0x12d1 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  idProduct 0x1506 E398 LTE/UMTS/GSM Modem/Networkcard
  bcdDevice 1.02
  iManufacturer 1 HUAWEI
  iProduct 2 HUAWEI Mobile
  iSerial 0
  bNumConfigurations 1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength 9
    bDescriptorType 2
    wTotalLength 225
    bNumInterfaces 6
    bConfigurationValue 1
    iConfiguration 0
    bmAttributes 0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower 500mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 0
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 3
      bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass 2
      bInterfaceProtocol 1
      iInterface 0
      ** UNRECOGNIZED: 05 24 00 10 01
      ** UNRECOGNIZED: 04 24 02 02
      ** UNRECOGNIZED: 05 24 01 00 00
      ** UNRECOGNIZED: 05 24 06 00 00
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes 3
          Transfer Type Interrupt
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
        bInterval 5
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 1
      bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass 2
      bInterfaceProtocol 22
      iInterface 8 CDC Network Control Model (NCM)
      ** UNRECOGNIZED: 05 24 00 10 01
      ** UNRECOGNIZED: 06 24 1a 00 01 1f
      ** UNRECOGNIZED: 0d 24 0f 0a 0f 00 00 00 ea 05 03 00 01
      ** UNRECOGNIZED: 05 24 06 01 01
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x85 EP 5 IN
        bmAttributes 3
          Transfer Type Interrupt
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0010 1x 16 bytes
        bInterval 9
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 1
      bAlternateSetting 1
      bNumEndpoints 3
      bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass 2
      bInterfaceProtocol 22
      iInterface 9 CDC Network Data
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x85 EP 5 IN
        bmAttributes 3
          Transfer Type Interrupt
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0010 1x 16 bytes
        bInterval 9
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x84 EP 4 IN
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 2
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass 2
      bInterfaceProtocol 3
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x86 EP 6 IN
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x04 EP 4 OUT
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 3
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass 2
      bInterfaceProtocol 2
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x87 EP 7 IN
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x05 EP 5 OUT
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 4
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk-Only
      iInterface 4 Mass Storage
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x88 EP 8 IN
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x06 EP 6 OUT
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 1
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength 9
      bDescriptorType 4
      bInterfaceNumber 5
      bAlternateSetting 0
      bNumEndpoints 2
      bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk-Only
      iInterface 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x89 EP 9 IN
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength 7
        bDescriptorType 5
        bEndpointAddress 0x07 EP 7 OUT
        bmAttributes 2
          Transfer Type Bulk
          Synch Type None
          Usage Type Data
        wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
        bInterval 1
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength 10
  bDescriptorType 6
  bcdUSB 2.00
  bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass 0
  bDeviceProtocol 0
  bMaxPacketSize0 64
  bNumConfigurations 1
Device Status: 0x0001
  Self Powered

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: usb-modeswitch-data 20140327-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-27.50-generic 3.13.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 10 03:25:32 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-25 (45 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: usb-modeswitch-data
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Ethan Blanton (eblanton) wrote :
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Lars Melin (larsm17) wrote :

12d1:15ca is included in usb_modeswitch data package dated 20140529 which is dependent on usb_modeswitch executables ver 2.2.0 released at the same time.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in usb-modeswitch-data (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas) wrote :

New upstream versions of usb-modeswitch (2.2.0) and usb-modeswitch-data (20140529) released 3 months ago and were packaged in Debian unstable since June!

This Huawei E398 issue (and lots of other Huawei related issues, like bug #1308895) are fixed in updated usb-modeswitch (2.2.0+repack0-1) and usb-modeswitch-data (20140529-1) packages in Debian unstable.

Please merge usb-modeswitch 2.2.0+repack0-1 package from Debian unstable to Ubuntu Utopic.

Here is debian/changelog:

usb-modeswitch (2.2.0+repack0-2) unstable; urgency=medium
   * Add patch to set TMPDIR to /run, add Build-Depends version constraint to
     pull a libjim supporting the setting of TMPDIR (Closes: #751271)

usb-modeswitch (2.2.0+repack0-1) unstable; urgency=medium
  * New 2.2.0 upstream release
    - Introduction of parameter "HuaweiNewMode", wrapping the standard bulk
      message for all newer Huawei devices;
    - Support for generic fallback config files, combined with OS switch (per
      vendor ID);
  * Repack the upstream tarball:
    - Drop the code copy of jimtcl.
  * Bump usb-modeswitch-data depends to 20140529
  * Update VCS-* fields to canonical form
 -- Didier Raboud <email address hidden> Mon, 09 Jun 2014 11:21:08 +0200

And here is usb-modeswitch-data debian/changelog:
http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/u/usb-modeswitch-data/unstable_changelog

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Andrey Konstantinov (andreyinvolute) wrote :

Please merge it not just into Utopic but also Precise and Trusty, as they are still currently supported LTS.

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