verizon wireless card worked perfectly until I updated to ppp-2.4.5-2.fc12.i686 card refused to get a connection. after downgrading to ppp-2.4.4-13.fc12.i686, everything worked properly. here is /var/log/messages of the failure: Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) starting connection 'Verizon connection 1' Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyACM0): device state change: 3 -> 4 (reason 0) Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled... Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started... Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete. Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 modem-manager: (ttyACM0) opening serial device... Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (disabled -> enabling) Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 modem-manager: Your CDMA modem does not support +CMEE command Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (enabling -> enabled) Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (enabled -> registered) Feb 24 17:34:24 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (registered -> connecting) Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (connecting -> connected) Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled... Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting... Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyACM0): device state change: 4 -> 5 (reason 0) Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) successful. Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) scheduled. Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete. Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) started... Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyACM0): device state change: 5 -> 7 (reason 0) Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Starting pppd connection Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) scheduled... Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 3 of 5 (IP Configure Start) complete. Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) started... Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) Stage 4 of 5 (IP6 Configure Get) complete. Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 pppd[2399]: Warning: can't open options file /root/.ppprc: Permission denied Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 pppd[2399]: Plugin /usr/lib/pppd/2.4.4/nm-pppd-plugin.so is for pppd version 2.4.4, this is 2.4.5 Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <WARN> ppp_exit_code(): ppp pid 2399 exited with error: pppd options error Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyACM0): device state change: 7 -> 9 (reason 14) Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (connected -> disconnecting) Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Marking connection 'Verizon connection 1' invalid. Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Activation (ttyACM0) failed. Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyACM0): device state change: 9 -> 3 (reason 0) Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> (ttyACM0): deactivating device (reason: 0). Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: flush_routes: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: flush_addresses: assertion `iface_idx >= 0' failed Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 NetworkManager: <info> Policy set 'Auto Holiday Inn Express' (wlan0) as default for routing and DNS. Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (disconnecting -> disabling) Feb 24 17:34:26 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (disabling -> disconnecting) Feb 24 17:34:27 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (disconnecting -> registered) Feb 24 17:34:27 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (registered -> disabling) Feb 24 17:34:27 fedora12 modem-manager: (ttyACM0) closing serial device... Feb 24 17:34:27 fedora12 modem-manager: Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager/Modems/0: state changed (disabling -> disabled)
*** Bug 568078 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Please, read the following links: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F12/FEDORA-2009-13159 https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/F12/FEDORA-2010-0932 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=543002 then I suppose the bug will be prepared to close.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 568629 ***