EP06-E modem not displayed
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hello Guys,
I bought an LTE modem module Quectel EP06-E from AliExpress, I see the module from the shell with the command "usbconfig dump_device_desc" and I got the following information about the device:bLength = 0x0012 bDescriptorType = 0x0001 bcdUSB = 0x0200 bDeviceClass = 0x00ef <Miscellaneous device> bDeviceSubClass = 0x0002 bDeviceProtocol = 0x0001 bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040 idVendor = 0x2c7c idProduct = 0x0306 bcdDevice = 0x0310 iManufacturer = 0x0001 <Quectel> iProduct = 0x0002 <EP06-E> iSerialNumber = 0x0003 <0123456789ABCDEF> bNumConfigurations = 0x0001when i trying to add the interface as PPP, I cannot see everything about my interface (maybe its not supported yet..)
can you help me please to resolve this problem?
LTE Module Official Page: https://www.quectel.com/product/EP06.htm
My pfSense Specs:
Intel Core i3-550
10GB Ram
250GB SSD KingstonThank you very much and have a good day :)
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If it doesn't present as at least one com port pfSense will not see it. Try running:
usbconfig dump_all_config_descYou may be able to change it's config index to something that does have a com port, if it has multiple config indexes.
Otherwise you might need to change it's mode in a different OS before moving the card to pfSense.
Looks like you need to register on that site to download anything. The guides there should tell you something though.
Steve
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Hi,
Did you find a solution to this problem ? I face the same issue. EP06 is listed under ugen2.3 and not cuau.
Regards
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Are you seeing the same vendor/product IDs? Can you run
usbconfig dump_all_config_descand check if there is more than one config index available?Serial ports are usually handled by u3g, you can see what devices are supported here:
https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/blob/a93b08619536642be48c4fd30c39674b46edad6f/sys/dev/usb/serial/u3g.c#L202The only Quectel device recognised by pfSense/FreeBSD in current is the EC25:
https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/blob/a93b08619536642be48c4fd30c39674b46edad6f/sys/dev/usb/usbdevs#L3770
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Hi stephenw10
Thank you for your reply.
My ep06 is identified as follow :
ugen2.3: <Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM QUSBBULK> at usbus2, cfg=1 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)
bLength = 0x0012
bDescriptorType = 0x0001
bcdUSB = 0x0200
bDeviceClass = 0x0000 <Probed by interface class>
bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000
bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000
bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040
idVendor = 0x05c6
idProduct = 0x9008
bcdDevice = 0x0000
iManufacturer = 0x0001 <Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM>
iProduct = 0x0002 <QUSB__BULK>
iSerialNumber = 0x0000 <no string>
bNumConfigurations = 0x0001There is only one config index available.
Does it mean that we won't be able to use our ep06 for LTE with pfsense ?
Regards,
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Well it's not a device FreeBSD knows about so probably not. Yet at least.
That's not the full output of
usbconfig -d ugen2.3 dump_all_config_desc. You should always see one config index listed.For example:
[2.4.4-RELEASE][admin@fw1.stevew.lan]/root: usbconfig -d ugen0.2 dump_all_config_desc ugen0.2: <Sierra Wireless, Incorporated Sierra Wireless EM7455 Qualcomm Snapdragon X7 LTE-A> at, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (500mA) Configuration index 0 bLength = 0x0009 bDescriptorType = 0x0002 wTotalLength = 0x00be bNumInterfaces = 0x0005 bConfigurationValue = 0x0001 iConfiguration = 0x0000 <no string> bmAttributes = 0x00a0 bMaxPower = 0x00fa Interface 0 bLength = 0x0009 bDescriptorType = 0x0004 bInterfaceNumber = 0x0000 bAlternateSetting = 0x0000 bNumEndpoints = 0x0002 bInterfaceClass = 0x00ff <Vendor specific> bInterfaceSubClass = 0x00ff bInterfaceProtocol = 0x00ff iInterface = 0x0000 <no string> Endpoint 0 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0081 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 1 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0001 <OUT> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Interface 1 bLength = 0x0009 bDescriptorType = 0x0004 bInterfaceNumber = 0x0001 bAlternateSetting = 0x0000 bNumEndpoints = 0x0003 bInterfaceClass = 0x00ff <Vendor specific> bInterfaceSubClass = 0x0000 bInterfaceProtocol = 0x0000 iInterface = 0x0000 <no string> Additional Descriptor bLength = 0x05 bDescriptorType = 0x24 bDescriptorSubType = 0x00 RAW dump: 0x00 | 0x05, 0x24, 0x00, 0x10, 0x01 Additional Descriptor bLength = 0x05 bDescriptorType = 0x24 bDescriptorSubType = 0x01 RAW dump: 0x00 | 0x05, 0x24, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00 Additional Descriptor bLength = 0x04 bDescriptorType = 0x24 bDescriptorSubType = 0x02 RAW dump: 0x00 | 0x04, 0x24, 0x02, 0x02 Additional Descriptor bLength = 0x05 bDescriptorType = 0x24 bDescriptorSubType = 0x06 RAW dump: 0x00 | 0x05, 0x24, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00 Endpoint 0 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0083 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0003 <INTERRUPT> wMaxPacketSize = 0x000a bInterval = 0x0009 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 1 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0082 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 2 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0002 <OUT> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Interface 2 bLength = 0x0009 bDescriptorType = 0x0004 bInterfaceNumber = 0x0002 bAlternateSetting = 0x0000 bNumEndpoints = 0x0003 bInterfaceClass = 0x00ff <Vendor specific> bInterfaceSubClass = 0x0000 bInterfaceProtocol = 0x0000 iInterface = 0x0000 <no string> Additional Descriptor bLength = 0x05 bDescriptorType = 0x24 bDescriptorSubType = 0x00 RAW dump: 0x00 | 0x05, 0x24, 0x00, 0x10, 0x01 Additional Descriptor bLength = 0x05 bDescriptorType = 0x24 bDescriptorSubType = 0x01 RAW dump: 0x00 | 0x05, 0x24, 0x01, 0x00, 0x00 Additional Descriptor bLength = 0x04 bDescriptorType = 0x24 bDescriptorSubType = 0x02 RAW dump: 0x00 | 0x04, 0x24, 0x02, 0x02 Additional Descriptor bLength = 0x05 bDescriptorType = 0x24 bDescriptorSubType = 0x06 RAW dump: 0x00 | 0x05, 0x24, 0x06, 0x00, 0x00 Endpoint 0 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0085 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0003 <INTERRUPT> wMaxPacketSize = 0x000a bInterval = 0x0009 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 1 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0084 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 2 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0003 <OUT> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Interface 3 bLength = 0x0009 bDescriptorType = 0x0004 bInterfaceNumber = 0x0003 bAlternateSetting = 0x0000 bNumEndpoints = 0x0003 bInterfaceClass = 0x00ff <Vendor specific> bInterfaceSubClass = 0x00ff bInterfaceProtocol = 0x00ff iInterface = 0x0000 <no string> Endpoint 0 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0087 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0003 <INTERRUPT> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0008 bInterval = 0x0009 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 1 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0086 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 2 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0004 <OUT> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Interface 4 bLength = 0x0009 bDescriptorType = 0x0004 bInterfaceNumber = 0x0004 bAlternateSetting = 0x0000 bNumEndpoints = 0x0003 bInterfaceClass = 0x00ff <Vendor specific> bInterfaceSubClass = 0x00ff bInterfaceProtocol = 0x00ff iInterface = 0x0000 <no string> Endpoint 0 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0089 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0003 <INTERRUPT> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0008 bInterval = 0x0009 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 1 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0088 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 2 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0005 <OUT> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000
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Here is the full output :
# usbconfig -d ugen2.3 dump_all_config_desc ugen2.3: <Qualcomm CDMA Technologies MSM QUSBBULK> at usbus2, cfg=1 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA) Configuration index 0 bLength = 0x0009 bDescriptorType = 0x0002 wTotalLength = 0x0020 bNumInterfaces = 0x0001 bConfigurationValue = 0x0001 iConfiguration = 0x0000 <no string> bmAttributes = 0x00a0 bMaxPower = 0x0001 Interface 0 bLength = 0x0009 bDescriptorType = 0x0004 bInterfaceNumber = 0x0000 bAlternateSetting = 0x0000 bNumEndpoints = 0x0002 bInterfaceClass = 0x00ff <Vendor specific> bInterfaceSubClass = 0x00ff bInterfaceProtocol = 0x00ff iInterface = 0x0000 <no string> Endpoint 0 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0081 <IN> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000 Endpoint 1 bLength = 0x0007 bDescriptorType = 0x0005 bEndpointAddress = 0x0001 <OUT> bmAttributes = 0x0002 <BULK> wMaxPacketSize = 0x0200 bInterval = 0x0000 bRefresh = 0x0000 bSynchAddress = 0x0000Thanks for your help
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You might also be able to change the IDs it presents by accessing the command line under some other OS. It's been while but I seem to recall reading those Quectel devices were very similar to Sierra internally.
Steve
