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Hmm, curious. Testing that here in 23.05.1 it applies imediately:
Sep 18 14:07:58 kernel ue0: Ethernet address: 02:1e:10:1f:00:00 Sep 18 14:07:58 kernel ue0: <USB Ethernet> on cdce0 Sep 18 14:07:58 kernel cdce0: <CDC Ethernet Control Model (ECM)> on usbus0 Sep 18 14:07:58 kernel cdce0 on uhub0 Sep 18 14:07:58 kernel u3g0: detached Sep 18 14:07:58 kernel u3g0: at uhub0, port 4, addr 1 (disconnected)If you replug the modem into the port does it go back to config index 0?
It could be the index 1 interfaces are still not recognised but I would expect something because the virtual cd drive not present in index 1.
Other things you can try are; ejecting the virtual CD drive. Or using usbmodeswitch directly.
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@stephenw10 if i replug it, there's still config index 1
if i docdcontrol ejectnothing seems to happenSep 18 15:57:41 kernel (cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error Sep 18 15:57:41 kernel (cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59c1 Sep 18 15:57:41 kernel (cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error) Sep 18 15:57:41 kernel (cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition Sep 18 15:57:41 kernel (cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error Sep 18 15:57:41 kernel (cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 c1 00 00 04 00 Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel da0: quirks=0x2<NO_6_BYTE> Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel da0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel da0: 40.000MB/s transfers Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel da0: Serial Number 0123456789ABCDEF Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel da0: <HUAWEI TF CARD Storage 2.31> Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 1 Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel cd0: quirks=0x10<10_BYTE_ONLY> Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel cd0: Serial Number 0123456789ABCDEF Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel cd0: <HUAWEI Mass Storage 2.31> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 0 Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel umass0: <Mass Storage> on usbus2 Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel umass0 on uhub0 Sep 18 15:57:35 kernel ugen2.2: <Vodafone (Huawei) Vodafone (Huawei)> at usbus2If i want to try with usbmodeswitch how should i do?
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So it still showed it was using config index 1 after replugging? That's surprising.
Yes, you can try usb_modeswitch. Install the pkg like:
[23.05.1-RELEASE][admin@6100.stevew.lan]/root: pkg install usb_modeswitch Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue... pfSense-core repository is up to date. Updating pfSense repository catalogue... pfSense repository is up to date. All repositories are up to date. The following 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked): New packages to be INSTALLED: usb_modeswitch: 2.6.0 [pfSense] Number of packages to be installed: 1 64 KiB to be downloaded. Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y [1/1] Fetching usb_modeswitch-2.6.0.pkg: 100% 64 KiB 65.8kB/s 00:01 Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting) [1/1] Installing usb_modeswitch-2.6.0... [1/1] Extracting usb_modeswitch-2.6.0: 100% [23.05.1-RELEASE][admin@6100.stevew.lan]/root: rehash -
@stephenw10 i already had installed usb_modeswitch, i'll read the docs, maybe i'll understand more
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@stephenw10 i changed the usb_modeswitch.conf file, and if i launch the command now says
usb_modeswitch -c /usr/local/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf Look for target devices ... No devices in target mode or class found Look for default devices ... No devices in default mode found. Nothing to do. Bye!before i did
Take all parameters from the command line * usb_modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes * Version 2.6.0 (C) Josua Dietze 2017 * Based on libusb1/libusbx ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS ! DefaultVendor= 0x12d1 DefaultProduct= 0x1f1e HuaweiNewMode=1 Look for default devices ... found USB ID 0000:0000 found USB ID 0000:0000 found USB ID 0000:0000 found USB ID 0000:0000 found USB ID 0000:0000 No devices in default mode found. Nothing to do. Bye!Then rebooted but still doesn't show up
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Try just using cli switches directly first:
usb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -J -
@stephenw10 i reinserted the USB then
usb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -J Take all parameters from the command line * usb_modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes * Version 2.6.0 (C) Josua Dietze 2017 * Based on libusb1/libusbx ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS ! DefaultVendor= 0x12d1 DefaultProduct= 0x1f1e HuaweiNewMode=1 Look for default devices ... found USB ID 0000:0000 found USB ID 0000:0000 found USB ID 0000:0000 found USB ID 0000:0000 found USB ID 0000:0000 found USB ID 12d1:1f1e vendor ID matched product ID matched Found devices in default mode (1) Access device 002 on bus 002 Get the current device configuration ... Current configuration number is 2 Use interface number 0 with class 2 Error: can't use storage command in MessageContent with interface 0; interface class is 2, expected 8. AbortBut something changed, now the USB LED blinks even if i disable the OPT interface
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What OPT interface?
You should remove any ppp interfaces you have configured until you have enabled the USB com ports on the modem. Or the Ethernet interface which doesn't use ppp anyway.
Did the reported PID change?
It looks like it's still using config index 1 so you might need to set that back to 0 and retry that command. Or try one of the other Huawei switching methods.
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@stephenw10 i created an PPP interface to see if it worked.
I don't see any PID change in the system log.
If id change to the config index 0 if i dousb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -Jit gives the same output as before.
I still didn't remove the PPPoE interface, i'll do that tomorrow if needed. But i deleted the PPP (OPT1) interface. -
PPPoE does nothing here. PPP won't do anything until you see USB com ports available.
You might need a custom message to mode switch it. There several threads on the usb_modeswitch forum for that device but, as I said, there may well be several versions of it.
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@stephenw10 I did it!
i forced config 0 then usb switched and now i see an eu0 interface.
But if i want to create a PPP it still shows only /dev/cuau0ue0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500 options=80000<LINKSTATE> ether 0c:5b:8f:27:9a:64 media: Ethernet autoselect nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> -
Aha!
Right because using USB Ethernet doesn't require ppp. You should see the ue0 interface as available to assign.
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@stephenw10 yes i see it in the interfaces section, but how do i put the APN?
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It may be auto-configured. It may have an management interface that can be used.
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@stephenw10 it cannot be autoconfigured because it's a Vodafone USB and i'm using it with another ISP SIM card, if i set it to DHCP and go to it's IP it goes to PFsense.
EDIT ok it was an error, now it works fine Thank You.Now if i can set up from the USB webpage i should set up a script wich force config 0 then usbswitch it.
Something doesn't work, the webpage is just a static page. Is there a way to use it as a modem in this doc? So i can put manually from PFsense the APN
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It will use config index 0 by default. That's what it was using before you set it to 1.
You can run that usb_modeswitch command using the shellcmd tool/package:
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@stephenw10 mmmmh every time i replugged it in it didn't show up as an interface and if i did
usb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -Jit gave the error that it was already in the alternate mode.
However if needed for somebody else, i couldn't set up the APN through web interface, i needed to set it up on a Windows machine and the plug it in PFsense -
If you check the usbconfig output does it actually show as that PID?
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@stephenw10 nope
usbconfig ugen0.1: <AMD XHCI root HUB> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=SUPER (5.0Gbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA) ugen4.1: <AMD EHCI root HUB> at usbus4, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA) ugen3.1: <AMD OHCI root HUB> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA) ugen2.1: <AMD EHCI root HUB> at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA) ugen1.1: <AMD OHCI root HUB> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA) ugen2.2: <Vodafone (Huawei) Vodafone (Huawei)> at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA) -
You need to actually check the IDs so something like:
usbconfig -d ugen0.2 dump_device_desc
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