Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    Huawei E3372s-153 no Link Interface(s)

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Hardware
    15 Posts 3 Posters 1.7k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      Hmm, OK. If it doesn't get switched by ejecting the virtual CD you may need to use usb mode switch as the link above. If it then switches to one of the devices listed here it should be recognised and have the ports created:
      https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/blob/RELENG_2_4_5/sys/dev/usb/serial/u3g.c#L246

      Steve

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • J
        John8
        last edited by

        Sorry i didn't understand, i have to install pkg install usb_modeswitch or i have to compile and run the u3g.c ?

        I installed usb_modeswitch and i tried usb_modeswitch -v 12d1 -p 1f01

        no Link Interface(s) appeared

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          Did it report success finding the device and/or switching it?

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • J
            John8
            last edited by

            No devices in default mode found. Nothing to do.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Hmm, more research needed! You might have to specify that as the default mode either using command line switches or a simple conf file.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • J
                John8
                last edited by John8

                if i enter

                usb_modeswitch -J -W -v 0x12d1 -p 0x1f01

                the switch command executes successfully , then an ethernet device ue0 appears but no serial interface, i enabled the serial ports from the bios , it appears cuau0, cuau0.init,cuau0.lock,cuau1,cuau1.init,cuau1.lock

                cu /dev/cuau0 prints cu: unknown host cu9600

                perhaps it is another interface that communicates with the modem ?

                I noticed when i plug the device these devices appear
                cd0,da0,iso9660,pass1,pass2

                GertjanG 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  It's in HiLink mode most likely, running as a router. You may be able to mode switch it with a different command into modem mode where it gives you USB serial ports. They are denoted with an upper case U so cuaU0 for example.

                  You can probably just assign the USB Ethernet device though and use it. However you will hit problems if/when you reboot as ue0 won;t exist until the device is mode-switched.

                  Steve

                  stephenw10S 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • GertjanG
                    Gertjan @John8
                    last edited by

                    @John8 said in Huawei E3372s-153 no Link Interface(s):

                    I noticed when i plug the device these devices appear
                    cd0,da0,iso9660,pass1,pass2

                    Yeah, as your initial post above. The "kernel" (build in drivers) decided to recognize your device as a "cd". Plain wrong, of course. It shows no native Haiwata support is build into the (now old stable) FreeBSD 11.3.

                    This device should not be removed as soon as you get it recognized.
                    That's where Plug and Play becomes Plug and Pray.

                    I advise you to install the latest and greatest from here https://www.freebsd.org/where.html - and check if the device gets recognized. If so, there is hope it will get retrofitted to 11.3 in a workable way - if not, say after me : "Do not use USB NIC and FreeBSD together".
                    Do not forget to consult official FreeBSD support and see what been done for your device.

                    No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                    Edit : and where are the logs ??

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • J
                      John8
                      last edited by

                      When i removed the usb device, after a reboot, pfsense went into a booting loop to set vlans, i ended reset to the factory defaults.

                      I tried to install FreeBSD 12 but i got a loader error.

                      Thank you for your help i quit.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @stephenw10
                        last edited by

                        @stephenw10 said in Huawei E3372s-153 no Link Interface(s):

                        However you will hit problems if/when you reboot as ue0 won;t exist until the device is mode-switched

                        Yup. No easy way past that. That's why you don't want something in HiLink mode if possible.

                        Steve

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • First post
                          Last post
                        Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.