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    Novatel U679 / Ovation MC679

    2.1 Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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    • D
      doucettom
      last edited by

      Hi Guys,

      I've been granted a Novatel USB LTE U679 (Ovation MC769 clone) by my employer so I can work remotely.

      I tried setting it up on my pfsense box beside my cable and Telus LTE connections without success  :(

      Here is dmesg output before ejecting virtual CDROM:
      ugen4.3: <novatel wireless,="" inc.="">at usbus4
      umass2: <novatel 3="" 239="" wireless,="" inc.="" novatel="" wireless="" hspa,="" class="" 2,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.65,="" addr="">on usbus4
      cd1 at umass-sim2 bus 2 scbus2 target 0 lun 0
      cd1: <nvtl mass="" storage="" 2.31="">Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
      cd1: 40.000MB/s transfers
      cd1: cd present [90112 x 2048 byte records]
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 0 1 5f ff 0 0 1 0
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): cddone: got error 0x5 back

      Here is IDs before ejecting Virtual CDROM:

      **  idVendor = 0x1410
        idProduct = 0x5059**

      Here is dmesg output after I ejected Virtual CDROM:

      ugen4.3: <novatel wireless,="" inc.="">at usbus4 (disconnected)
      umass2: at uhub4, port 2, addr 3 (disconnected)
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): lost device
      (cd1:umass-sim2:2:0:0): removing device entry
      ugen4.3: <novatel wireless,="" inc.="">at usbus4
      cdce0: <novatel 3="" 239="" wireless,="" inc.="" novatel="" wireless="" hspa,="" class="" 2,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.65,="" addr="">on usbus4
      ue0: <usb ethernet="">on cdce0
      ugen4.3: <novatel wireless,="" inc.="">at usbus4 (disconnected)
      cdce0: at uhub4, port 2, addr 3 (disconnected)
      ugen4.3: <novatel wireless,="" inc.="">at usbus4
      cdce0: <novatel 3="" 239="" wireless,="" inc.="" novatel="" wireless="" hspa,="" class="" 2,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.65,="" addr="">on usbus4
      ue0: <usb ethernet="">on cdce0
      ugen4.3: <novatel wireless,="" inc.="">at usbus4 (disconnected)
      cdce0: at uhub4, port 2, addr 3 (disconnected)
      ugen4.3: <novatel wireless,="" inc.="">at usbus4
      cdce0: <novatel 3="" 239="" wireless,="" inc.="" novatel="" wireless="" hspa,="" class="" 2,="" rev="" 2.00="" 0.65,="" addr="">on usbus4
      ue0: <usb ethernet="">on cdce0

      Here is IDs before ejecting Virtual CDROM:

      **  idVendor = 0x1410
        idProduct = 0x7031**

      As you can see it is recognized as an USB ethernet device instead of a serial port (loading u3g) and is then unusable  :'(

      Anyone having an idea ?</usb></novatel></novatel></novatel></usb></novatel></novatel></novatel></usb></novatel></novatel></novatel></nvtl></novatel></novatel>

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      • D
        doucettom
        last edited by

        Forgot to mention I'm running Jan 31st snapshot build.

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        • D
          doucettom
          last edited by

          I also took a look at:
          http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=53057.0

          But seems like the OP had set on the Sierra and did not try the Novatel at all !

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          • D
            doucettom
            last edited by

            Anyone has any answer ?

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            • D
              doucettom
              last edited by

              Are more recent builds adding support for more hardware ?

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                cmb
                last edited by

                @doucettom:

                Are more recent builds adding support for more hardware ?

                On rare occasions yes, but in general, no.

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                  doucettom
                  last edited by

                  Does support been added to latest RC0 builds ?

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                    cmb
                    last edited by

                    u3g hasn't changed.

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Have you tried to use the ue0 interface?

                      Steve

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