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    • I
      igloox
      last edited by

      Hello

      i would like to plug my Huawei E5372 to my virtual pfsense build on my esxi. But Esxi don't recognize it. (Generic firmware upgrade OK)

      The AT commands  AT^SETPORT? returns:

      ^SETPORT:A1,A2;12,16,A1,A2

      Do you know the AT commands to resolve my problems?

      Regards

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      • A
        AndrewZ
        last edited by

        Hi igloox, just noticed your question

        Please correct me if I'm wrong - you have an operator branded modem and you already loaded universal/generic firmware?
        Could you please show the result of AT^NVRD=50071

        Prior to that you need to unlock some commands with AT^DATALOCK="v201 code"
        If you don't have the code - please PM me your IMEI.

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        • E
          eiger3970
          last edited by

          Post 5, step 5, USB is seen by pfSense 2.4.4, however the interface ue0 does not appear?

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          • GiaNNG
            GiaNN
            last edited by GiaNN

            Is there any news about the K5160? Now on FreeBSD14 it's still recognized as an usb mass device and not as an LTE mode. I think before buying a new LTE modem it's worth a shot.
            In the system log i find this:

            Sep 16 23:56:05 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
Sep 16 23:56:05 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
Sep 16 23:56:05 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Sep 16 23:56:05 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
Sep 16 23:55:52 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 5
Sep 16 23:55:49 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 5 in 3 seconds
Sep 16 23:55:49 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
Sep 16 23:55:49 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
Sep 16 23:55:49 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Sep 16 23:55:49 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
Sep 16 23:55:36 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 4
Sep 16 23:55:33 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 4 in 3 seconds
Sep 16 23:55:33 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
Sep 16 23:55:33 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
Sep 16 23:55:33 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Sep 16 23:55:33 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
Sep 16 23:55:18 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3
Sep 16 23:55:16 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 3 in 2 seconds
Sep 16 23:55:16 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
Sep 16 23:55:16 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
Sep 16 23:55:16 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
Sep 16 23:55:16 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] CHAT: The modem is not responding to "AT" at ModemCmd: label.
Sep 16 23:55:01 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 2
Sep 16 23:55:00 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: reconnection attempt 2 in 1 seconds
Sep 16 23:55:00 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] LCP: Down event
Sep 16 23:55:00 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] Link: DOWN event
Sep 16 23:55:00 	ppp 	40698 	[opt1_link0] MODEM: chat script failed
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            • GiaNNG
              GiaNN @GiaNN
              last edited by

              I also add that if i create a PPP the Huawei LED starts blinking until it reaches purple which should mean that it's connected but you should check the connection if it's active

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @GiaNN
                last edited by

                @GiaNN said in Huawei k5160 4g usb mobile broadband:

                if i create a PPP the Huawei LED starts blinking

                Create it how?

                There's a good chance there are multiple versions of that modem and that they behave differently, Many modems do.

                Steve

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                • GiaNNG
                  GiaNN @stephenw10
                  last edited by GiaNN

                  @stephenw10 through the interfaces GUI, in the section PPP.
                  Then if i enable the interface the LED starts blinking but it cannot properly start PPP

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    So you see USB serial ports created? Like cuaU0-3?

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                    • GiaNNG
                      GiaNN @stephenw10
                      last edited by

                      @stephenw10 i don't remember, where i see that?
                      I used as device the /dev/cuau0 and then it started blinking if enabled.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        /dev/cuau0 is one of the on-board com ports not the modem. The ports created by a modem are shown with an uppercase 'U' to indicate they are USB connected.

                        Plug in the modem and then check the system log. If it's recognised you will see log entries showing the new ports created.

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                        • GiaNNG
                          GiaNN @stephenw10
                          last edited by

                          @stephenw10 in dmesg shows this:

                          ugen2.2: <Vodafone (Huawei) Vodafone (Huawei)> at usbus2
umass0 on uhub0
umass0: <Mass Storage> on usbus2
cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 0
cd0: <HUAWEI Mass Storage 2.31> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
cd0: Serial Number 0123456789ABCDEF
cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers
cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
cd0: quirks=0x10<10_BYTE_ONLY>
da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 1
da0: <HUAWEI TF CARD Storage 2.31> Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device
da0: Serial Number 0123456789ABCDEF
da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
da0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
da0: quirks=0x2<NO_6_BYTE>
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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by stephenw10

                            Ok, so u3g doesn't recognise it. You should see something like:

                            uhub0: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
ugen0.2: <Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HUAWEI Mobile> at usbus0
u3g0 on uhub0
u3g0: <Huawei Mobile Connect - Modem> on usbus0
u3g0: Found 5 ports.

                            If it can work at all it probably needs to be modeswitched. Or reflashed with different firmware.

                            Note that the OP here never got this modem working, they switched to a different device. And I don't see an entry for it in u3g:
                            https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/blob/devel-main/sys/dev/usb/serial/u3g.c#L339

                            Steve

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                            • GiaNNG
                              GiaNN @stephenw10
                              last edited by

                              @stephenw10 said in Huawei k5160 4g usb mobile broadband:

                              If it can work at all it probably needs to be modeswitched. Or reflashed with different firmware.

                              How? i'll make the last try. Then maybe i'll get a different model o try maybe with an OpenWRT VM or something linux based (i tried on Debian and there it's plug & play)

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Ok, first thing is to get the USB IDs it's presenting as currently using the usbconfig command:

                                usbconfig -d ugen2.2 dump_all_desc
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                                • GiaNNG
                                  GiaNN @stephenw10
                                  last edited by GiaNN

                                  @stephenw10 i'm putting it on pastebin because it gets flagged as spam idk why. If there a way to post it without getting it flagged i'll do it.

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    Aha, it has two config indexes and second one has a coms device interface. Try:

                                    usbconfig -d ugen2.2 set_config 1

                                    See what the system log shows. Or on the console if you're using that directly.

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                                    • GiaNNG
                                      GiaNN @stephenw10
                                      last edited by GiaNN

                                      @stephenw10 if i do dmesg it doesn't show anything new after that comand.
                                      And in PPP there's still the default interface
                                      391c2018-b02d-433d-a32e-5f409f046962-immagine.png

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Hmm, it really showed nothing in the system log?

                                        That other config doesn't have com ports but it should have exposed the USB Ethernet interface, ue0. That should be in the log.

                                        Try: usbconfig -d ugen2.2 dump_curr_config_desc

                                        Make sure it shows config index 1.

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                                        • GiaNNG
                                          GiaNN @stephenw10
                                          last edited by GiaNN

                                          @stephenw10 this is the dump it should be on config index 1.
                                          This is dmesg since i inserted the Huawei there's nothing new after the comand:

                                          ugen2.2: <Vodafone (Huawei) Vodafone (Huawei)> at usbus2
umass0 on uhub0
umass0: <Mass Storage> on usbus2
cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 0
cd0: <HUAWEI Mass Storage 2.31> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
cd0: Serial Number 0123456789ABCDEF
cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers
cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
cd0: quirks=0x10<10_BYTE_ONLY>
da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 1
da0: <HUAWEI TF CARD Storage 2.31> Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device
da0: Serial Number 0123456789ABCDEF
da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
da0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
da0: quirks=0x2<NO_6_BYTE>
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 c1 00 00 04 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59c1
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 fe 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59fe
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 fe 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59fe
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 c1 00 00 04 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59c1
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 fe 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59fe
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 fe 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59fe
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 ff 00 00 01 00 
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59ff
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back

                                          And this is a screenshot of the syslog maybe it's easier to read
                                          d4175ce1-f1e0-42b5-b13d-5f053d5a4b33-immagine.png

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            Hmm, odd it shows config index 1 in the output. But nothing new was logged? Those logs all appear to be ~20mins old.

                                            Try running ifconfig, do you see a ue0 interface?

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