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    Alcatel Onetouch 4G L850V LTE USB modem it is not visible in the PPP configuration

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      You are using the configuration file /usr/local/share/usb_modeswitch/1bbb:f000 with usb_modeswitch though.
      What's in that file?

      Steve

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        yanlb @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10
        I use that command to try to change the way of working of the dongle since this file is the one according to the vendor and the product in question. That's the command to change mode of work which is described on https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/cellular/known-working-3g-4g-modems.html#modems-reported-to-work-as-ethernet-devices, but for Alcatel L850v theoretically
        .
        Regards
        Yanlb

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          Right I understand that. It looks like you need to switch the device to PID 0x0017.

          But your command is referencing a config file here /usr/local/share/usb_modeswitch/1bbb:f000 what have you put in that file for usb_modeswitch to use? Or what is in it by default?

          Steve

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by stephenw10

            Or maybe pid 0x0195 for newer versions.

            http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/bb/viewtopic.php?p=15496#p15496

            Looks like that will give you an RNDIS device which you should be able to use with that kernel module loaded.

            Steve

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              yanlb @stephenw10
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              By default. And I tried (to test) with 1bbb:000f , 1bbb:00ca , 1bbb:011f , 1bbb:022c , 1bbb:025e , 1bbb:f000 , 1bbb:f017 , 1bbb:f052 and the same result.

              @stephenw10 said in Alcatel Onetouch 4G L850V LTE USB modem it is not visible in the PPP configuration:

              Right I understand that. It looks like you need to switch the device to PID 0x0017.
              But your command is referencing a config file here /usr/local/share/usb_modeswitch/1bbb:f000 what have you put in that file for usb_modeswitch to use? Or what is in it by default?

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                yanlb @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10

                Very interesting but it generates this error:

                 usb_modeswitch                                                                                -W -v 1bbb -p f000 -V 1bbb -P 0195 --message-content 55534243123456788000000080000606f504025270                                                                               00000000000000000000
                 Take all parameters from the command line
                
                
                * usb_modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes
                * Version 2.5.2 (C) Josua Dietze 2017
                * Based on libusb1/libusbx
                
                ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS !
                
                DefaultVendor=  0x1bbb
                DefaultProduct= 0xf000
                TargetVendor=   0x1bbb 
                TargetProduct=  0x0195
                
                MessageContent="55534243123456788000000080000606f50402527000000000000000000000"
                
                 Look for target devices ...
                 found USB ID 0000:0000
                 found USB ID 0000:0000
                 found USB ID 0438:7900
                 found USB ID 1bbb:f000
                 vendor ID matched
                 No devices in target mode or class found
                Look for default devices ...
                found USB ID 0000:0000
                found USB ID 0000:0000
                found USB ID 0438:7900
                found USB ID 1bbb:f000
                vendor ID matched
                product ID matched
                Found devices in default mode (1)
                Access device 002 on bus 000
                Get the current device configuration ...
                Determining the active configuration failed (error -5). Abort
                

                And my system is:
                2.4.3-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                FreeBSD 11.1-RELEASE-p10

                Looks like that will give you an RNDIS device which you should be able to use with that kernel module loaded.

                Yes, that's what I think. The system recognizes it as if it were another device, a USB memory.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by stephenw10

                  That was the output of running at the command line without a referenced config file?

                  It looks like it's having a hard time reading the config value though I'm not sure why since usbconfig is reporting it. Potentially some Linuxism.

                  It has a uSD card slot so it should always appeat as a storage device in addition to whatever else it presents.

                  Steve

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                    yanlb
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                    No, that was the output of running with 1bbb:f000. I'm still trying to make it work but I have not succeeded
                    Thank you in advance for your help

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Have you upgraded to 2.4.4 yet? Are you seeing the same error there?

                      Steve

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                        milew
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                        I have modem Alcatel OneTouch l850v
                        idVendor=0x1bbb
                        idProduct=0x0195
                        PFSense version 2.4.4-RELEASE-p1

                        This modem work if load module if_urndis.ko. I copy this module from another FreeBsd installed system 11.2. This file is in /etc/boot/kernel/if_urndis.ko
                        After load module modem is ue0: network interface, and autoconnect to Internet.
                        You must disable PIN to sim card.

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