[karmic,lucid,maverick] Cannot connect 3G with AnyData A100 modem, +CMEE problem (failure code 100)

version:
Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
uname:
Linux ubuntu 2.6.31-14-generic #48-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 16 14:05:01 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux

tried to upgrade to trunk 0.2.git.20091031, just the same (my spaces):
Nov 3 18:42:41 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) starting connection 'BWC connection'
Nov 3 18:42:41 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
Nov 3 18:42:41 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Nov 3 18:42:41 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Nov 3 18:42:41 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Nov 3 18:42:41 ubuntu modem-manager: (ttyUSB0) opening serial device...

Nov 3 18:42:42 ubuntu modem-manager: Got failure code 100: Unknown error
Nov 3 18:42:42 ubuntu modem-manager: Your CDMA modem does not support +CMEE command

Nov 3 18:43:19 ubuntu kernel: [ 99.500022] Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = -182770627 ns)
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu NetworkManager: <WARN> stage1_prepare_done(): CDMA modem connection failed: No service
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 4 -> 9 (reason 0)
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'BWC connection' invalid.
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyUSB0) failed.
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): device state change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0)
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> (ttyUSB0): deactivating device (reason: 0).
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu NetworkManager: flush_routes: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu NetworkManager: flush_addresses: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu modem-manager: (ttyUSB0) closing serial device...
Nov 3 18:43:42 ubuntu NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Auto eth0' (eth0) as default for routing and DNS.

With gnome-ppp modem works (connected etc), but network manager don't see a connection. So i have to use a local connection to cheat with NM anyway.

Tried to patch source manually, removing code with sending "CMEE" command. This is not a solution, modem exiting anyway.
This is an 'unknown' error, maybe (in log i listted before).

I have to correct my previous comment - mm/nm recognise the ZTE MF636 - but only after more than 13 minutes of waiting ...

Here is a more detailed log of the modem-manager-activity (sudo kill -SIGUSR1 `pgrep modem-manager` sets it into debug-mode).

The device still needs to be into the right mode by other means (e.g. usb-modeswitch). IMHO this should be done by modem-manager, otherwise it's not clear to me, what it is good for ..

I have the same issue with a different device - Pantech PX-500.

Here are the logs for card insertion.

Here are the logs for the connection attempt.

It may help, but repeats what i said before.
modem does not support "CMEE=1"

Updated to the latest trunk, just the same.

KARMIC : AnyData ADU-500A modem CDMA
Cannot connect 3G with AnyData ADU-500A modem CDMA ==> "Your CDMA modem does not support +CMEE command", "Got failure code 100: Unknown error"

The same problem for AnyData ADU-510 - no connect through NM after upgrade from 9.04, but can connect through gnome-ppp after removal of modemmanager.

However it works normally on clean install of 9.10

Same problem on Karmic after fresh install onto a new partition.

Device: AnyDATA ADU-310A.

/var/log/syslog and /var/log/udev attached.

There is a workaround: install Ubuntu 9.04, where this works excellently.

I have the same problem for AnyData ADU-510 in fresh install of 9.10
All worked fine in 9.04

bug still exists in lucid :( and it so annoyable! is it so difficult to remove this command +CMEE, or make it optional?

so i can give poor workaround (which works for me now, wroten above ^^):

sudo apt-get install gnome-ppp
sudo service network-manager stop
then remove network-manger from autorun

use then gnome-ppp.

Here's a better workaround. This patch disables querying the service name, band, band class and sid, and disables sending +CMEE. I successfully connect to the internet using this patch on Ubuntu Karmic.

(This patch works for BWC.ru, I am also using it.)?field.comment=Here's a better workaround. This patch disables querying the service name, band, band class and sid, and disables sending +CMEE. I successfully connect to the internet using this patch.

(This patch works for BWC.ru, I am also using it.)

My AnyData ADU-510 works fine after upgrade to 10.04!

This is 10.10 unity netbook release on a thinkpad x41, modemcard is a novatel merlin u530

Dec 1 23:00:44 areion modem-manager: (ttyS2) opening serial device...
Dec 1 23:00:44 areion modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (disabled -> enabling)
Dec 1 23:00:44 areion modem-manager: Got failure code 100: Unknown error
Dec 1 23:00:44 areion modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (enabling -> enabled)
Dec 1 23:00:44 areion modem-manager: Got failure code 100: Unknown error
Dec 1 23:00:44 areion modem-manager: CS registration state changed: 0
Dec 1 23:00:44 areion modem-manager: Got failure code 100: Unknown error

The modem did not respond to CMEE=1 with ok, so i cannot get online with network-manager, It will be great when configurable modem strings are re-added back.

I just upgraded to karmic. The modem (see molchuvka's logs) did not work. patch1.txt helped to connect. To build the ModemManager, I had to download and install the following:

libdbus-1-dev_1.2.16-0ubuntu9_i386.deb
libdbus-glib-1-2_0.80-4ubuntu1_i386.deb
libdbus-glib-1-dev_0.80-4ubuntu1_i386.deb
libglib2.0-0_2.22.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
libglib2.0-dev_2.22.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

libgudev-1.0-0_147~-6.1_i386.deb
libgudev-1.0-dev_147~-6.1_i386.deb
libudev0_147~-6.1_i386.deb
libudev-dev_147~-6.1_i386.deb
udev_147~-6.1_i386.deb

I seem to have the same problem but I'm using AnyData adu-560d with ubuntu 10.10

this is when it changed to a modem ( I believe it was the first time I plugged it in) notice the ERROR message:

ubuntu kernel: [ 9740.787731] sr 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
Feb 12 08:06:40 ubuntu modem-manager: (ttyUSB0): probe requested by plugin 'AnyData'
Feb 12 08:06:40 ubuntu modem-manager: (ttyUSB2): probe requested by plugin 'AnyData'
Feb 12 08:06:40 ubuntu modem-manager: (ttyUSB1): probe requested by plugin 'AnyData'
Feb 12 08:06:41 ubuntu kernel: [ 9772.513796] sr 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
Feb 12 08:06:42 ubuntu modem-manager: Added modem /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1
Feb 12 08:06:42 ubuntu modem-manager: (tty/ttyUSB0): outstanding support task prevents export of /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1
Feb 12 08:06:42 ubuntu modem-manager: (tty/ttyUSB1): outstanding support task prevents export of /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1
Feb 12 08:06:57 ubuntu modem-manager: last message repeated 2 times
Feb 12 08:06:57 ubuntu modem-manager: Exported modem /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1 as /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0
Feb 12 08:06:57 ubuntu modem-manager: (/org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0): data port is ttyUSB0
Feb 12 08:06:57 ubuntu modem-manager: Got failure code 100: Unknown error
Feb 12 08:07:40 ubuntu modem-manager: last message repeated 5 times
Feb 12 08:14:27 ubuntu modem-manager: Removed modem /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1
Feb 12 08:19:43 ubuntu kernel: [10554.806771] sr 8:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
Feb 12 08:20:14 ubuntu modem-manager: (ttyUSB1): probe requested by plugin 'AnyData'
Feb 12 08:20:14 ubuntu modem-manager: (ttyUSB0): probe requested by plugin 'AnyData'
Feb 12 08:20:14 ubuntu modem-manager: (ttyUSB2): probe requested by plugin 'AnyData'
Feb 12 08:20:15 ubuntu kernel: [10586.524741] sr 9:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
Feb 12 08:20:16 ubuntu modem-manager: Added modem /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1
Feb 12 08:20:16 ubuntu modem-manager: (tty/ttyUSB0): outstanding support task prevents export of /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1
Feb 12 08:20:16 ubuntu modem-manager: (tty/ttyUSB1): outstanding support task prevents export of /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1
Feb 12 08:20:16 ubuntu modem-manager: (tty/ttyUSB1): outstanding support task prevents export of /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1
Feb 12 08:20:29 ubuntu modem-manager: (tty/ttyUSB2): outstanding support task prevents export of /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1
Feb 12 08:20:31 ubuntu modem-manager: Exported modem /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb6/6-1 as /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/1
Feb 12 08:20:31 ubuntu modem-manager: (/org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/1): data port is ttyUSB0
Feb 12 08:36:36 ubuntu modem-manager: Got failure code 100: Unknown error
Feb 12 08:37:42 ubuntu modem-manager: last message repeated 5 times

After applying all updates in Ubuntu. Modem seems to connect.... it goes thru a cylce then it disconnects. It is doing more than before! But still no internet!

Here...

I was able to connect using mapron's technique.
But no success with network manager. I'm using ubuntu 10.10 and I just applied all the current updates.
So I'm assuming this bug still exists.