Bug 506531

Summary: NetworkManager rejects to make internet connection (using Huawei E220 USB Modem)
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: yunus <yunus.tji.nyan>
Component: NetworkManagerAssignee: Dan Williams <dcbw>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: rawhideCC: danw, dcbw, sven, tscherf, yunus.tji.nyan
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Description yunus 2009-06-17 16:34:35 UTC
Description of problem:
NetworkManager rejects to make internet connection after performing 'yum --skip-broken update' on 10 Jun 2009 (which brought me to rawhide/F12)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
NetworkManager-vpnc-0.7.0.99-1.fc11.x86_64
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.1-4.git20090414.fc11.x86_64
NetworkManager-0.7.1-4.git20090414.fc11.x86_64
NetworkManager-openvpn-0.7.0.99-1.fc11.x86_64
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.1-4.git20090414.fc11.x86_64


How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:


Expected results:


Additional info:

It works if I start the NetworkManager this way :

[yunusf10@localhost log]$ su -c 'service NetworkManager stop'
Password: 
Stopping NetworkManager daemon:                            [  OK  ]
[yunusf10@localhost log]$ su -c 'NM_SERIAL_DEBUG=1 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon'
Password: 
NetworkManager: <info>  starting...
-- Error received: File exists
-- Original message: type=0x14 length=56 flags=<REQUEST,ACK,ATOMIC> sequence-nr=1245254647 pid=4207187
NetworkManager: <WARN>  nm_generic_enable_loopback(): error -17 returned from rtnl_addr_add():
Sucess

NetworkManager: <info>  Found radio killswitch /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_acer_wmi_rfkill_acer_wireless_wlan
NetworkManager: <info>  Found radio killswitch /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_8086_4222_rfkill_3945ABG_wlan
NetworkManager: <info>  Found radio killswitch /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/iwl_wlan_switch
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'tg3')
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_1b_24_52_f3_bf
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'iwl3945')
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_1b_77_51_5d_63
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB1): ignoring due to lack of mobile broadband capabilties
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): found serial port (udev:GSM  hal:GSM)
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): new Modem device (driver: 'option')
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): exported as /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_12d1_1003_noserial_if0_serial_usb_0
NetworkManager: <WARN>  killswitch_getpower_reply(): Error getting killswitch power: Method "GetPower" with signature "" on interface "org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.KillSwitch" doesn't exist
.
NetworkManager: <info>  Wireless now disabled by radio killswitch
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): bringing up device.
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): preparing device.
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 2).
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): bringing up device.
-- Error received: No such device
-- Original message: type=0x13 length=32 flags=<REQUEST,ACK> sequence-nr=1245254662 pid=4207187
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2).
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 1 -> 2
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): deactivating device (reason: 2).
NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_routes_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_addresses_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 2 -> 3
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) starting connection 'apn-internet'
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 3 -> 4
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.084765] nm_serial_device_open(): (ttyUSB0) opening device...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.194312] nm_serial_debug(): Sending: 'ATZ E0 V1 X4 &C1 +FCLASS=0
'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.266536] nm_serial_debug(): Got: '

OK

'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.266754] nm_serial_debug(): Sending: 'AT+CPIN?
'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.287411] nm_serial_debug(): Got: '

+CPIN: READY



OK

'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.287627] nm_serial_debug(): Sending: 'ATZ E0 V1 X4 &C1 +FCLASS=0
'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.358506] nm_serial_debug(): Got: '

OK

'
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): powering up...
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.358776] nm_serial_debug(): Sending: 'AT+CFUN=1
'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.382319] nm_serial_debug(): Got: '

OK

'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.382488] nm_serial_debug(): Sending: 'AT+CGMM
'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.402452] nm_serial_debug(): Got: '

E220



OK

'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.402620] nm_serial_debug(): Sending: 'AT+CREG?
'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.423724] nm_serial_debug(): Got: '

+CREG: 0,1



OK

'
NetworkManager: <info>  Registered on Home network
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.424024] nm_serial_debug(): Sending: 'AT+COPS?
'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.445313] nm_serial_debug(): Got: '

+COPS: 0,0,"IND TELKOMSEL",2



OK

'
NetworkManager: <info>  Associated with network: +COPS: 0,0,"IND TELKOMSEL",2
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.445477] nm_serial_debug(): Sending: 'AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.515453] nm_serial_debug(): Got: '

OK

'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.515590] nm_serial_debug(): Sending: 'ATD*99***1#
'
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.544397] nm_serial_debug(): Got: '

CONNECT 7200000

'
NetworkManager: <info>  Connected, Woo!
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 4 -> 5
NetworkManager: <info>  Starting pppd connection
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.551631] nm_ppp_manager_start(): Command line: /usr/sbin/pppd nodetach lock nodefaultroute ttyUSB0 noipdefault noauth usepeerdns lcp-echo-failure 0 lcp-echo-interval 0 ipparam /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/PPP/0 plugin /usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so
NetworkManager: <debug> [1245254681.556823] nm_ppp_manager_start(): ppp started with pid 12890
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Plugin /usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 5 -> 6
CHAP authentication succeeded
CHAP authentication succeeded
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 6 -> 7
Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to xx.xx.xx.xx
local  IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
remote IP address xx.xx.xx.xx
primary   DNS address xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
secondary DNS address xxx.x.xxx.xx
NetworkManager: <info>  PPP manager(IP Config Get) reply received.
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) scheduled...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) started...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) scheduled...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP Configure Get) complete.
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) started...
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 7 -> 8
NetworkManager: <info>  Policy set 'apn-internet' (ppp0) as default for routing and DNS.
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) successful, device activated.
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete.

Comment 1 yunus 2009-06-17 16:43:26 UTC
/var/log/messages reported below messages when NetworkManager failed to make connection :

....
<snip>
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) starting connection 'apn-internet'
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 3 -> 4
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <WARN>  nm_serial_device_open(): (ttyUSB0) cannot open device (errno 13)
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 4 -> 9
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Marking connection 'apn-internet' invalid.
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) failed.
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 9 -> 3
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): deactivating device (reason: 0).
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_routes_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
Jun 17 23:35:20 localhost NetworkManager: nm_system_device_flush_ip4_addresses_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed

Comment 2 Sven Lankes 2009-07-18 16:15:40 UTC
Same issue here with a HUAWEI E870 ExpressCard

Comment 3 Dan Williams 2009-08-31 23:25:48 UTC
when you get "errno 13" think, what's the output of:

ls -al /dev/ttyUSB0

?  errno 13 is EACCES, which means that NM was denied access to the port.  Do you have SELinux running in enforcing mode?

Comment 4 Dan Williams 2009-08-31 23:29:53 UTC
Can you run NM with "--no-daemon" from a terminal and reproduce the failure, or does it only fail when run as a system service?

Comment 5 yunus 2009-09-04 16:41:52 UTC
I always have SElinux running in enforcing mode.

I don't think I got "errno 13" (I will try to make sure once I have a chance).

Last time I tried I ran NM with "--no-daemon". It was also did not work.

Currently I have no access to my original rawhide laptop due to HDD failure. 

I intend to reproduce the bug using rawhide Live CD. Unfortunately, I still cannot run the Live CD until now due to X problem (the issue I have almost a month).

Once I succeed in running the rawhide LiveCD, I will let you know the information you inquired above.

Comment 6 yunus 2009-09-05 09:33:56 UTC
[liveuser@localhost ~]$ rpm -qa | grep Manager
ModemManager-0.2-3.20090826.fc12.x86_64
NetworkManager-0.7.995-3.git20090813.fc12.x86_64
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.995-3.git20090813.fc12.x86_64
NetworkManager-glib-0.7.995-3.git20090813.fc12.x86_64

Please ignore my previous comment about "errno 13" (sorry for that)
I failed to reproduce the "errno 13"

{===/var/log/messages===

Sep  5 16:19:38 localhost dbus-daemon: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.8" (uid=0 pid=1285 comm="NetworkManager) interface="(u
nset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.37" (uid=0 pid=3215 comm="/usr/sbin/pppd))
Sep  5 16:19:38 localhost dbus-daemon: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.8" (uid=0 pid=1285 comm="NetworkManager) interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.37" (uid=0 pid=3215 comm="/usr/sbin/pppd))
Sep  5 16:19:38 localhost dbus-daemon: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.8" (uid=0 pid=1285 comm="NetworkManager) interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.37" (uid=0 pid=3215 comm="/usr/sbin/pppd))
Sep  5 16:19:38 localhost pppd[3215]: Connection terminated.
Sep  5 16:19:38 localhost dbus-daemon: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules; type="error", sender=":1.8" (uid=0 pid=1285 comm="NetworkManager) interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply=0 destination=":1.37" (uid=0 pid=3215 comm="/usr/sbin/pppd))
Sep  5 16:19:38 localhost pppd[3215]: Exit.

===/var/log/messages===}

Comment 7 yunus 2009-09-05 10:06:05 UTC
Please see below for output of NM with "--no-daemon" from terminal. 
It failed also. I saw the nm-applet icon kept spinning "aroud the two green ball"

==output from termial==

[liveuser@localhost ~]$ su -c 'NM_SERIAL_DEBUG=1 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon'
NetworkManager: <info>  starting...
NetworkManager: <info>  modem-manager is now available
NetworkManager: Loaded plugin ifcfg-rh: (c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc.  To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list.
NetworkManager: <info>  Found radio killswitch rfkill3 (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:02:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill3) (driver <unknown>)
NetworkManager: <info>  Found radio killswitch rfkill0 (at /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/rfkill/rfkill0) (driver acer-wmi)
NetworkManager: <info>  Wireless now disabled by radio killswitch
NetworkManager:    ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-lo ... 
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01).
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'iwl3945')
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): now managed
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2)
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): bringing up device.
NetworkManager: <info>  (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2).
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'tg3')
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): now managed
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2)
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): bringing up device.
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): preparing device.
NetworkManager: <info>  (eth0): deactivating device (reason: 2).
NetworkManager: Added default wired connection 'Auto eth0' for /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.1/0000:03:00.0/net/eth0
-- Error received: File exists
-- Original message: type=0x14 length=56 flags=<REQUEST,ACK,ATOMIC> sequence-nr=1252183890 pid=4197741
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): new GSM device (driver: 'option1')
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): now managed
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2)
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): deactivating device (reason: 2).
NetworkManager: flush_routes: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
NetworkManager: flush_addresses: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed
NetworkManager: <WARN>  default_adapter_cb(): bluez error getting default adapter: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 2 -> 3 (reason 0)
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) starting connection 'Telkomsel'
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0)
NetworkManager: <info>  Starting pppd connection
NetworkManager: <debug> [1252183936.155176] nm_ppp_manager_start(): Command line: /usr/sbin/pppd nodetach lock nodefaultroute ttyUSB0 noipdefault noauth usepeerdns lcp-echo-failure 0 lcp-echo-interval 0 ipparam /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/PPP/0 plugin /usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so
NetworkManager: <debug> [1252183936.158648] nm_ppp_manager_start(): ppp started with pid 3445
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Plugin /usr/lib64/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 5 -> 6 (reason 0)
CHAP authentication succeeded
CHAP authentication succeeded
NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state change: 6 -> 7 (reason 0)
Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64
local  IP address 114.124.110.109
remote IP address 10.64.64.64
primary   DNS address 10.11.12.13
secondary DNS address 10.11.12.14
NetworkManager: <info>  PPP manager(IP Config Get) reply received.
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Get) scheduled...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Get) started...
NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP4 Configure Get) complete.

Comment 8 yunus 2009-09-05 10:09:05 UTC
I should confirm that it works for below version

NetworkManager-glib-0.7.996-1.git20090826.fc12.x86_64
NetworkManager-0.7.996-1.git20090826.fc12.x86_64
NetworkManager-gnome-0.7.996-1.git20090826.fc12.x86_64

Comment 9 yunus 2009-09-05 10:13:41 UTC
FYI, I have SElinux disabled from comment #5 to comment #8 in order to reach X.

Comment 10 Thorsten Scherf 2009-10-20 07:46:31 UTC
I have a similar issue with a sierra modem:

# lsusb:
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 1199:6804 Sierra Wireless, Inc. MC8755 Device

# tail /var/log/messages
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 3
of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete.
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 4
of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) started...
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 4
of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) complete.
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy pppd[3807]: Plugin
/usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so loaded.
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy pppd[3807]: pppd 2.4.4 started by root, uid 0
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy pppd[3807]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy pppd[3807]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyUSB0
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy NetworkManager: Tried to set deprecated property
gsm/puk
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy pppd[3807]: CHAP authentication succeeded
Oct 20 09:09:22 tiffy pppd[3807]: CHAP authentication succeeded
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy NetworkManager: <WARN>  pppd_timed_out(): Looks like
pppd didn't initialize our dbus module
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state
change: 7 -> 9 (reason 14)
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy pppd[3807]: Terminating on signal 15
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Marking connection
'Vodafone-Germany' invalid.
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy NetworkManager: Tried to set deprecated property
gsm/puk
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) failed.
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state
change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0)
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): deactivating
device (reason: 0).
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy NetworkManager: flush_routes: assertion `iface_idx
>= 0' failed
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy NetworkManager: flush_addresses: assertion
`iface_idx >= 0' failed
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy pppd[3807]: Connection terminated.
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy dbus: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules;
type="error", sender=":1.66" (uid=0 pid=3795 comm="NetworkManager)
interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error
name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply=0
destination=":1.68" (uid=0 pid=3807 comm="/usr/sbin/pppd))
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy dbus: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules;
type="error", sender=":1.66" (uid=0 pid=3795 comm="NetworkManager)
interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error
name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply=0
destination=":1.68" (uid=0 pid=3807 comm="/usr/sbin/pppd))
Oct 20 09:09:42 tiffy dbus: Rejected send message, 2 matched rules;
type="error", sender=":1.66" (uid=0 pid=3795 comm="NetworkManager)
interface="(unset)" member="(unset)" error
name="org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod" requested_reply=0
destination=":1.68" (uid=0 pid=3807 comm="/usr/sbin/pppd))
Oct 20 09:09:43 tiffy modem-manager: (ttyUSB0) closing serial device...
Oct 20 09:09:43 tiffy pppd[3807]: Exit.
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0)
starting connection 'Vodafone-Germany'
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state
change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0)
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1
of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1
of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state
change: 4 -> 6 (reason 0)
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1
of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1
of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1
of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state
change: 6 -> 4 (reason 0)
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) Stage 1
of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Oct 20 09:09:54 tiffy modem-manager: (ttyUSB0) opening serial device...
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy NetworkManager: <WARN>  stage1_prepare_done(): GSM
modem connection failed: Sending command failed: device is connected
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state
change: 4 -> 9 (reason 1)
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Marking connection
'Vodafone-Germany' invalid.
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy NetworkManager: Tried to set deprecated property
gsm/puk
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyUSB0) failed.
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): device state
change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0)
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyUSB0): deactivating
device (reason: 0).
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy NetworkManager: flush_routes: assertion `iface_idx
>= 0' failed
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy NetworkManager: flush_addresses: assertion
`iface_idx >= 0' failed
Oct 20 09:09:55 tiffy modem-manager: (ttyUSB0) closing serial device...

disabling/enabling the card with the rfkill switch "sometimes" fixes the problems, but most of the time I get a kernel oops when using the rfkill switch, see BZ #529743 for this.

Comment 11 Dan Williams 2009-11-06 06:30:08 UTC
yunus, please try:

https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F11/FEDORA-2009-10696

that has a number of fixes for various modems include Huawei.  Please re-open if it doesn't fix the problem!