Huawei k5160 4g usb mobile broadband

GiaNN

@stephenw10 yes i put only the log after i inserted the Huawei, after i did that command nothing new showed up, now i've removed it and reinserted back, did usbconfig -d ugen2.2 set_config 1 and if i do ifconfig the new interface is this:

ppp1: flags=8890<POINTOPOINT,NOARP,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
	description: OPT1
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>

And maybe this

enc0: flags=0<> metric 0 mtu 1536
	groups: enc
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>

the other are re0 my LAN, em0 my WAN
this is the entire list without the IPs

ifconfig
re0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
	description: LAN
	options=8209b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,VLAN_HWCSUM,WOL_MAGIC,LINKSTATE>
	ether 90:1b:0e:87:da:fa
	inet6 fe80::921b:eff:fe87:dafa%re0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
	inet6  prefixlen 64
	inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
	media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
	status: active
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
em0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1410
	options=481209b<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,VLAN_HWCSUM,WOL_MAGIC,VLAN_HWFILTER,NOMAP>
	ether 1c:fd:08:70:a0:88
	inet6 fe80::1efd:8ff:fe70:a088%em0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
	media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseT <full-duplex>)
	status: active
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
enc0: flags=0<> metric 0 mtu 1536
	groups: enc
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 16384
	options=680003<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,LINKSTATE,RXCSUM_IPV6,TXCSUM_IPV6>
	inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
	inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
	inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
	groups: lo
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
pflog0: flags=100<PROMISC> metric 0 mtu 33152
	groups: pflog
pfsync0: flags=0<> metric 0 mtu 1500
	maxupd: 128 defer: off
	syncok: 1
	groups: pfsync
ovpns1: flags=8043<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
	options=80000<LINKSTATE>
	inet6 fe80::921b:eff:fe87:dafa%ovpns1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x8
	inet6  prefixlen 64
	inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
	groups: tun openvpn
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
	Opened by PID 27828
ovpns2: flags=8043<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
	options=80000<LINKSTATE>
	inet6 fe80::921b:eff:fe87:dafa%ovpns2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x9
	inet6  prefixlen 64
	inet 192.168.2.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
	groups: tun openvpn
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
	Opened by PID 47091
pppoe0: flags=88d1<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,NOARP,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1402
	description: 
	inet6 fe80::921b:eff:fe87:dafa%pppoe0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x7
	inet  netmask 0xffffffff
	nd6 options=23<PERFORMNUD,ACCEPT_RTADV,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
ppp1: flags=8890<POINTOPOINT,NOARP,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
	description: OPT1
	nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>

If it's useful i'm on PFsense+ 23.05.1-RELEASE

stephenw10

Hmm, curious. Testing that here in 23.05.1 it applies imediately:

Sep 18 14:07:58 	kernel 		ue0: Ethernet address: 02:1e:10:1f:00:00
Sep 18 14:07:58 	kernel 		ue0: <USB Ethernet> on cdce0
Sep 18 14:07:58 	kernel 		cdce0: <CDC Ethernet Control Model (ECM)> on usbus0
Sep 18 14:07:58 	kernel 		cdce0 on uhub0
Sep 18 14:07:58 	kernel 		u3g0: detached
Sep 18 14:07:58 	kernel 		u3g0: at uhub0, port 4, addr 1 (disconnected)

If you replug the modem into the port does it go back to config index 0?

It could be the index 1 interfaces are still not recognised but I would expect something because the virtual cd drive not present in index 1.

Other things you can try are; ejecting the virtual CD drive. Or using usbmodeswitch directly.

cdcontrol eject

GiaNN

@stephenw10 if i replug it, there's still config index 1
if i do cdcontrol eject nothing seems to happen

Sep 18 15:57:41 	kernel 		(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Error 5, Unretryable error
Sep 18 15:57:41 	kernel 		(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): Info: 0x59c1
Sep 18 15:57:41 	kernel 		(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI sense: MEDIUM ERROR asc:11,0 (Unrecovered read error)
Sep 18 15:57:41 	kernel 		(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
Sep 18 15:57:41 	kernel 		(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
Sep 18 15:57:41 	kernel 		(cd0:umass-sim0:0:0:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 00 00 00 59 c1 00 00 04 00
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		da0: quirks=0x2<NO_6_BYTE>
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		da0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		da0: 40.000MB/s transfers
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		da0: Serial Number 0123456789ABCDEF
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		da0: <HUAWEI TF CARD Storage 2.31> Removable Direct Access SCSI-2 device
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		da0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 1
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		cd0: quirks=0x10<10_BYTE_ONLY>
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		cd0: Attempt to query device size failed: NOT READY, Medium not present
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		cd0: 40.000MB/s transfers
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		cd0: Serial Number 0123456789ABCDEF
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		cd0: <HUAWEI Mass Storage 2.31> Removable CD-ROM SCSI-2 device
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		cd0 at umass-sim0 bus 0 scbus2 target 0 lun 0
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		umass0: <Mass Storage> on usbus2
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		umass0 on uhub0
Sep 18 15:57:35 	kernel 		ugen2.2: <Vodafone (Huawei) Vodafone (Huawei)> at usbus2

If i want to try with usbmodeswitch how should i do?

stephenw10

So it still showed it was using config index 1 after replugging? That's surprising.

Yes, you can try usb_modeswitch. Install the pkg like:

[23.05.1-RELEASE][admin@6100.stevew.lan]/root: pkg install usb_modeswitch
Updating pfSense-core repository catalogue...
pfSense-core repository is up to date.
Updating pfSense repository catalogue...
pfSense repository is up to date.
All repositories are up to date.
The following 1 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

New packages to be INSTALLED:
	usb_modeswitch: 2.6.0 [pfSense]

Number of packages to be installed: 1

64 KiB to be downloaded.

Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y
[1/1] Fetching usb_modeswitch-2.6.0.pkg: 100%   64 KiB  65.8kB/s    00:01    
Checking integrity... done (0 conflicting)
[1/1] Installing usb_modeswitch-2.6.0...
[1/1] Extracting usb_modeswitch-2.6.0: 100%
[23.05.1-RELEASE][admin@6100.stevew.lan]/root: rehash

https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=usb_modeswitch

GiaNN

@stephenw10 i already had installed usb_modeswitch, i'll read the docs, maybe i'll understand more

GiaNN

@stephenw10 i changed the usb_modeswitch.conf file, and if i launch the command now says

usb_modeswitch -c /usr/local/etc/usb_modeswitch.conf
Look for target devices ...
 No devices in target mode or class found
Look for default devices ...
 No devices in default mode found. Nothing to do. Bye!

before i did

Take all parameters from the command line


 * usb_modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes
 * Version 2.6.0 (C) Josua Dietze 2017
 * Based on libusb1/libusbx

 ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS !

DefaultVendor=  0x12d1
DefaultProduct= 0x1f1e
HuaweiNewMode=1

Look for default devices ...
  found USB ID 0000:0000
  found USB ID 0000:0000
  found USB ID 0000:0000
  found USB ID 0000:0000
  found USB ID 0000:0000
 No devices in default mode found. Nothing to do. Bye!

Then rebooted but still doesn't show up

stephenw10

Try just using cli switches directly first:
usb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -J

GiaNN

@stephenw10 i reinserted the USB then

 usb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -J
Take all parameters from the command line


 * usb_modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes
 * Version 2.6.0 (C) Josua Dietze 2017
 * Based on libusb1/libusbx

 ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS !

DefaultVendor=  0x12d1
DefaultProduct= 0x1f1e
HuaweiNewMode=1

Look for default devices ...
  found USB ID 0000:0000
  found USB ID 0000:0000
  found USB ID 0000:0000
  found USB ID 0000:0000
  found USB ID 0000:0000
  found USB ID 12d1:1f1e
   vendor ID matched
   product ID matched
 Found devices in default mode (1)
Access device 002 on bus 002
Get the current device configuration ...
Current configuration number is 2
Use interface number 0
 with class 2
Error: can't use storage command in MessageContent with interface 0; interface class is 2, expected 8. Abort

But something changed, now the USB LED blinks even if i disable the OPT interface

stephenw10

What OPT interface?

You should remove any ppp interfaces you have configured until you have enabled the USB com ports on the modem. Or the Ethernet interface which doesn't use ppp anyway.

Did the reported PID change?

It looks like it's still using config index 1 so you might need to set that back to 0 and retry that command. Or try one of the other Huawei switching methods.

GiaNN

@stephenw10 i created an PPP interface to see if it worked.
I don't see any PID change in the system log.
If id change to the config index 0 if i do usb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -J it gives the same output as before.
I still didn't remove the PPPoE interface, i'll do that tomorrow if needed. But i deleted the PPP (OPT1) interface.

stephenw10

PPPoE does nothing here. PPP won't do anything until you see USB com ports available.

You might need a custom message to mode switch it. There several threads on the usb_modeswitch forum for that device but, as I said, there may well be several versions of it.

GiaNN

@stephenw10 I did it!
i forced config 0 then usb switched and now i see an eu0 interface.
But if i want to create a PPP it still shows only /dev/cuau0

ue0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
        options=80000<LINKSTATE>
        ether 0c:5b:8f:27:9a:64
        media: Ethernet autoselect
        nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>

stephenw10

Aha!
Right because using USB Ethernet doesn't require ppp. You should see the ue0 interface as available to assign.
Assign it as a new interface, set it to DHCP and see what happens.

GiaNN

@stephenw10 yes i see it in the interfaces section, but how do i put the APN?

stephenw10

It may be auto-configured. It may have an management interface that can be used.

GiaNN

@stephenw10 it cannot be autoconfigured because it's a Vodafone USB and i'm using it with another ISP SIM card, if i set it to DHCP and go to it's IP it goes to PFsense.
EDIT ok it was an error, now it works fine Thank You.

Now if i can set up from the USB webpage i should set up a script wich force config 0 then usbswitch it.

Something doesn't work, the webpage is just a static page. Is there a way to use it as a modem in this doc? So i can put manually from PFsense the APN

stephenw10

It will use config index 0 by default. That's what it was using before you set it to 1.

You can run that usb_modeswitch command using the shellcmd tool/package:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/development/boot-commands.html

GiaNN

@stephenw10 mmmmh every time i replugged it in it didn't show up as an interface and if i did usb_modeswitch -W -v 12d1 -p 1f1e -J it gave the error that it was already in the alternate mode.
However if needed for somebody else, i couldn't set up the APN through web interface, i needed to set it up on a Windows machine and the plug it in PFsense

stephenw10

If you check the usbconfig output does it actually show as that PID?

GiaNN

@stephenw10 nope

usbconfig
ugen0.1: <AMD XHCI root HUB> at usbus0, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=SUPER (5.0Gbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
ugen4.1: <AMD EHCI root HUB> at usbus4, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
ugen3.1: <AMD OHCI root HUB> at usbus3, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
ugen2.1: <AMD EHCI root HUB> at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
ugen1.1: <AMD OHCI root HUB> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=FULL (12Mbps) pwr=SAVE (0mA)
ugen2.2: <Vodafone (Huawei) Vodafone (Huawei)> at usbus2, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (2mA)