Usb_modeswitch 4G/LTE Telekom LTE Speedstick 2

fmaus

Hi folks,
I have a brand new 4G USB Stick "Telekom Speedstick 2" which is a Alcatel / TCT L100v, using Qualcomm MDM9200

The stick is switching by ejcting the virtual CD-Rom device.

I have managed to switch from 0x1bbb:0xf017 (cdrom) to 01x1bbb:0x011e (usbmodem) using usb_modeswitch port for Freebsd.

usb_modeswitch -v 0x1bbb -p 0xf017 -M 55534243123456788000000080000606f50402527000000000000000000000

usbconfig -d ugen1.2 dump_device_desc
ugen1.2: <mobile broad="" band="" usbmodem="">at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON

  bLength = 0x0012 
  bDescriptorType = 0x0001 
  bcdUSB = 0x0200 
  bDeviceClass = 0x0000 
  bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000 
  bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000 
  bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040 
  idVendor = 0x1bbb 
  idProduct = 0x011e 
  bcdDevice = 0x0000 
  iManufacturer = 0x0003  <usbmodem>iProduct = 0x0002  <mobile broad="" band="">iSerialNumber = 0x0000  <no string="">bNumConfigurations = 0x0001</no></mobile></usbmodem></mobile>

But still there is no device in PPP interface settings available

can anyone help?

I am using pfsense 2.0.2

Frank

wallabybob

Some 4G modems have an Ethernet like USB interface because that provides a lower overhead interface into the kernel than the "tty" interface previously used.

fmaus

Unfortunately, there is also no new ethernet interface available after connecting/switching the webstick.
Any other ideas?
May pfsense 2.1 bring me closer to a solution?
Frank

wallabybob

@fmaus:

Unfortunately, there is also no new ethernet interface available after connecting/switching the webstick.

Please post the output of pfSense shell commanda```
usbconfig show_ifdrv
usbconfig dump_device_desc

fmaus

As I am not the Linux/BSD guru… May this help somehow?

http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-usb@vger.kernel.org/msg11448.html

Frank

wallabybob

@fmaus:

May this help somehow?

Yes, helpful in terms of showing there is an opensource driver for Linux for that device.

Edit: In a few minutes googling I failed to find any evidence of support for this device in FreeBSD or evidence of a port of the Linux qmi_wwan driver to FreeBSD.