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    • GiaNNG
      GiaNN @stephenw10
      last edited by GiaNN

      @stephenw10 if i replug it, there's still config index 1
      if i do cdcontrol eject nothing seems to happen

      Sep 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 usbus2 
      

      If i want to try with usbmodeswitch how should i do?

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        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
        

        https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=usb_modeswitch

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        • GiaNNG
          GiaNN @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10 i already had installed usb_modeswitch, i'll read the docs, maybe i'll understand more

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          • GiaNNG
            GiaNN @stephenw10
            last edited by GiaNN

            @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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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Try just using cli switches directly first:
              usb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -J

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              • GiaNNG
                GiaNN @stephenw10
                last edited by GiaNN

                @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. Abort
                

                But something changed, now the USB LED blinks even if i disable the OPT interface

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by stephenw10

                  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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                  • GiaNNG
                    GiaNN @stephenw10
                    last edited by GiaNN

                    @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 do usb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -J it 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.

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      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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                      • GiaNNG
                        GiaNN @stephenw10
                        last edited by GiaNN

                        @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/cuau0

                        ue0: 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>
                        
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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Aha!
                          Right because using USB Ethernet doesn't require ppp. You should see the ue0 interface as available to assign.
                          Assign it as a new interface, set it to DHCP and see what happens.

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                          • GiaNNG
                            GiaNN @stephenw10
                            last edited by

                            @stephenw10 yes i see it in the interfaces section, but how do i put the APN?

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              It may be auto-configured. It may have an management interface that can be used.

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                              • GiaNNG
                                GiaNN @stephenw10
                                last edited by GiaNN

                                @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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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  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:
                                  https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/development/boot-commands.html

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                                  • GiaNNG
                                    GiaNN @stephenw10
                                    last edited by

                                    @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 -J it 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

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      If you check the usbconfig output does it actually show as that PID?

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                                      • GiaNNG
                                        GiaNN @stephenw10
                                        last edited by

                                        @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)
                                        
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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          You need to actually check the IDs so something like: usbconfig -d ugen0.2 dump_device_desc

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                                          • GiaNNG
                                            GiaNN @stephenw10
                                            last edited by GiaNN

                                            @stephenw10

                                            usbconfig -d ugen2.2 dump_device_desc
                                            ugen2.2: <Vodafone (Huawei) Vodafone (Huawei)> at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)
                                            
                                             bLength = 0x0012 
                                             bDescriptorType = 0x0001 
                                             bcdUSB = 0x0210 
                                             bDeviceClass = 0x0002  <Communication device>
                                             bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000 
                                             bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000 
                                             bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040 
                                             idVendor = 0x12d1 
                                             idProduct = 0x157f 
                                             bcdDevice = 0x0102 
                                             iManufacturer = 0x0001  <Vodafone (Huawei)>
                                             iProduct = 0x0002  <Vodafone (Huawei)>
                                             iSerialNumber = 0x0000  <no string>
                                             bNumConfigurations = 0x0001 
                                            
                                            
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