Huawei E160 Mobile Broadband Modem [Solved]

[Fitzcarraldo]

My pleasure; glad you got your modem working. No need to create another thread: by posting your model number here, hopefully the Forum Search facility and/or Google will find this thread if anyone searches for that model number. So it's good that you posted. I see it's your first post, so welcome to the SL (Sabayon Linux) Forums.

[magesha]

My pleasure; glad you got your modem working. No need to create another thread: by posting your model number here, hopefully the Forum Search facility and/or Google will find this thread if anyone searches for that model number. So it's good that you posted. I see it's your first post, so welcome to the SL (Sabayon Linux) Forums.

Cool! Thanks man! I kind of have a problem now, though. After I started Entropy and did all the updates (I actually lost the connection midway through so it is not completed), I see that the networkmanager got rolled back to r1 instead of the r6. Also, my updating stopped midway (I am guessing because of the connection breakage due to the change of networkmanager package). - I was running the update while being connected via by mobile network, as my other connection is borrowed and has limited bandwidth.

Is there a way to prevent this? Should I avoid doing "Update all" on Entropy Store? (the GUI updater - Sulfur)

Thanks,
Magesha

EDIT: I reran the commands and hence was able to "fix" it again, and once I rebooted, the mobile network works now. But, the "update" to r1 from r6 still shows up when I run Sulfur. Is there any way to keep it from updating? Thanks!

[Fitzcarraldo]

Add the following line to the file/etc/entropy/packages/package.mask:

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<net-misc/networkmanager-0.8-r6

and enable the option ignore-spm-downgrades in the file /etc/entropy/client.conf:

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ignore-spm-downgrades|enable

For more information on mixing Entropy and Portage, see the thread entropy in gentoo.

[_cnfss_]

I didn't wanted to mess with Portage and Network Manager, so I found another solution to the Huawei Mobile Modem problem, (Mine is E176, but I think it should work with the others).

1)If it isn't installed:

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# equo install net-dialup/wvdial

2) Insert the modem and wait a bit, until it gets recognized.
3) Run

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# wvdialconf

This is what the output looks like:

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# wvdialconf
Editing `/etc/wvdial.conf'.

Scanning your serial ports for a modem.

Modem Port Scan<*1>: S0   S1   S2   S3   
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- Manufacturer: huawei
ttyUSB0<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
ttyUSB0<*1>: Max speed is 9600; that should be safe.
ttyUSB0<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
ttyUSB1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 2400 baud, next try: 9600 baud
ttyUSB1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- failed with 9600 baud, next try: 9600 baud
ttyUSB1<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- and failed too at 115200, giving up.
WvModem<*1>: Cannot get information for serial port.
ttyUSB2<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 -- OK
ttyUSB2<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 Z -- OK
ttyUSB2<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 -- OK
ttyUSB2<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 -- OK
ttyUSB2<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 -- OK
ttyUSB2<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK
ttyUSB2<*1>: Modem Identifier: ATI -- Manufacturer: huawei
ttyUSB2<*1>: Speed 9600: AT -- OK
ttyUSB2<*1>: Max speed is 9600; that should be safe.
ttyUSB2<*1>: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 -- OK

Found a modem on /dev/ttyUSB0.
/etc/wvdial.conf<Warn>: Can't open '/etc/wvdial.conf' for reading: No such file or directory
/etc/wvdial.conf<Warn>: ...starting with blank configuration.
Modem configuration written to /etc/wvdial.conf.
ttyUSB0<Info>: Speed 9600; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"
ttyUSB2<Info>: Speed 9600; init "ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0"


The file should look like these now:

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# cat /etc/wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
; Phone = <Target Phone Number>
ISDN = 0
; Username = <Your Login Name>
Init1 = ATZ
; Password = <Your Password>
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 9600


As you can see, before "Phone", "Username" and "Password" there is a ";". (Those are commented lines).
So, edit the file, and delete the ";", put your real data (usually phone is *99# and user is someuser@serviceProvider) and add to the end 2 more lines: "Stupid Mode = 1" and "Dial Command = ATDT".

So at the end the file looks like this:

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# cat /etc/wvdial.conf

[Dialer Defaults]
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Modem Type = Analog Modem
Phone = *99#
ISDN = 0
Password = myPassWord
Username = myUserName@MyServiceProvider
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 9600
Stupid Mode = 1
Dial Command = ATDT

The, all you need to do to connect your PC to Internet is:

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# wvdial

So, it's another choice, without the touch of Portage

[magesha]

I didn't wanted to mess with Portage and Network Manager, so I found another solution to the Huawei Mobile Modem problem, (Mine is E176, but I think it should work with the others)
......
The, all you need to do to connect your PC to Internet is:

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# wvdial

So, it's another choice, without the touch of Portage

Thanks _cnfss_. I have used wvdial, then gnome-ppp and finally kppp in other distros I used before (ubuntu, kubuntu, pclinuxos etc). But, I thought having it in the notification and to be able to connect automatically is worth doing the one-time setup that it takes, as long as someone can vouch for its safety.

It is really cool that you can just plug in your modem and start your system in linux and have it all connect automaticallly, whereas under Windows, for example, you have to start the connection and make it dial the number and after 25 clicks it connects. It's a matter of personal taste, I guess

PS: I did your fix about the masking Fitzcarraldo, and that works too. I like how Sabayon doesn't conceal the system innards while making it easy to learn so that you can learn about the system as you do things to fix it.

[vaettchen]

There is downside to that, though: A regular system upgrade actually downgrades networkmanager and a lot of other stuff, see here:

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>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] net-misc/networkmanager-0.8-r1|3   [0.8.2-r2|9999]

or my whole story here:

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augeatur rainer # equo upgrade
>>  @@ Calculating System Updates...
>>  @@ Calculating dependencies ...
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-admin/eselect-cblas-0.1|1   [0.1|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] sci-chemistry/bodr-9-r1|0   [8|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-text/wgetpaste-2.18|0   [2.16|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-tex/xcolor-2.11|0   [2.11|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-tex/pgf-2.00|1   [2.10|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-tex/latex-beamer-3.10|0   [3.10-r1|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] sci-chemistry/openbabel-2.2.3|0   [2.2.3|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-texlive/texlive-genericrecommended-2010|0   [2008|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-texlive/texlive-texinfo-2010|0   [2008|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] virtual/texi2dvi-0|0   [0|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-cpp/eigen-2.0.15|0   [2.0.9|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/koffice-data-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/koffice-libs-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/kchart-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/kplato-2.2.2|0   [2.1.0|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] sci-mathematics/gmm-4.1|0   [3.1|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] net-misc/networkmanager-0.8-r1|3   [0.8.2-r2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-perl/DelimMatch-1.06|3   [1.06|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-util/libconf-0.42.10-r2|2   [0.42.10-r2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-portage/flagedit-0.0.8|0   [0.0.8|9999]
>>  ## [N] [sabayonlinux.org] dev-libs/qjson-0.7.1|0
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] kde-misc/tellico-2.3|0   [2.0|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] www-client/firefox-bin-3.6.9|0   [3.6.8|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-text/scrollkeeper-9999-r1|0   [9999-r1|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/kpresenter-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/kword-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/koffice-l10n-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/kspread-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/kexi-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] media-gfx/pstoedit-3.50-r1|0   [3.50|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/karbon-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/krita-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-office/koffice-meta-2.2.2|0   [2.2.2|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-portage/euses-2.5.7|0   [2.5.7|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] sys-apps/portage-2.2_rc91|0   [2.1.9.25|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-perl/Class-MethodMaker-2.16|1   [2.16|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-perl/Shell-EnvImporter-1.07|2   [1.07|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] perl-core/Term-ANSIColor-3.00|1   [3.00|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] virtual/perl-Term-ANSIColor-3.00|1   [3.00|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-perl/PortageXS-0.02.10-r1|1   [0.02.10-r1|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-portage/autounmask-0.27|0   [0.27|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-texlive/texlive-bibtexextra-2010|0   [2008|9999]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-lang/R-2.11.1|1   [2.12.0|9999]
>>  ## [UR] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] sci-libs/fftw-3.2.2|0   [3.2.2|0]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] net-misc/youtube-dl-2010.11.19|0   [2010.02.13|9999]
>>  ## [UR] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] media-libs/glitz-0.5.6|3   [0.5.6|3]
>>  ## [D] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] dev-texlive/texlive-fontutils-2010|0   [2010|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-text/dvipng-1.13|1   [1.12|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-text/dvipdfmx-20100328-r1|1   [20071115-r1|9999]
>>  ## [U] [spm-db->sabayonlinux.org] app-editors/kile-2.1_beta4|0   [2.1_beta2|9999]


so that one probably faces the same problem over and over again - or keeps balancing the Gentoo and Sabayon versions manually...

[Fitzcarraldo]

Add the following line to the file/etc/entropy/packages/package.mask:

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<net-misc/networkmanager-0.8-r6

and enable the option ignore-spm-downgrades in the file /etc/entropy/client.conf:

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ignore-spm-downgrades|enable

For more information on mixing Entropy and Portage, see the thread entropy in gentoo.