Dell Wireless 5530 HSPA Mobile Broadband Minicard Device doesn't work on 13.1 RC2

YRV · November 4, 2013, 8:16am

Could any one help with drivers for Dell Wireless 5530 HSPA Mobile Broadband Minicard Device? Worked perfect on 12.3 release!

deano_ferrari · November 4, 2013, 9:24am

Does this relate to NetworkManager not running perhaps?

https://www.suse.com/releasenotes/x86_64/openSUSE/13.1/#idm47637262374928

YRV · November 4, 2013, 10:17am

Network Manager works fine, I can manage wireless card and wired connection.hhttp://yrv.at.ua/screenshot.jpeg

hcvv · November 4, 2013, 10:24am

This is CLOSED for the moment and will be moved to the Pre-Release/Beta forum.

hcvv · November 4, 2013, 10:48am

Moved from Hardware and open again.

deano_ferrari · November 4, 2013, 8:04pm

Okay, I note that ‘Enable mobile broadband’ is missing. Can you check if the associated hardware driver is active? (I don’t have this hardware, but think it will be the ‘option’ driver.)

Observe

lsmod|grep usbserial

*The mobile broadband device driver will be listed if present.

If you have the ‘pciutils’ package installed, you can also get the hardware and driver info from

usb-devices

*Just the section pertaining to your broadband modem device.

Check that the device is not soft-blocked

rfkill list

*You may need to install the ‘rfkill’ RPM first.

Other than that, you may have stumbled across a regression of some kind.

YRV · November 4, 2013, 11:39pm

lsmod|grep usbserial - returned nothing

usb-devices - found my device:


T:  Bus=02 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=05 Cnt=01 Dev#=  3 Spd=480 MxCh= 0
D:  Ver= 2.00 Cls=02(commc) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs=  2
P:  Vendor=413c ProdID=8147 Rev=00.00
S:  Manufacturer=Dell
S:  Product=Dell Wireless 5530 HSPA Mobile Broadband Minicard Device
S:  SerialNumber=3532330301512600
C:  #Ifs=11 Cfg#= 1 Atr=e0 MxPwr=20mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 0 Cls=02(commc) Sub=08 Prot=00 Driver=(none)
I:  If#= 1 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=02 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_acm
/usr/bin/usb-devices: line 79: printf: a: invalid number                                                                                                    
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_acm
I:  If#= 2 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_acm
I:  If#= 3 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=02 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_acm
I:  If#= 4 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_acm
I:  If#= 5 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=09 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_wdm
I:  If#= 6 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=09 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_wdm
I:  If#= 7 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=0a Prot=00 Driver=cdc_ether
I:  If#= 8 Alt= 1 #EPs= 2 Cls=0a(data ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=cdc_ether
I:  If#= 9 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=02(commc) Sub=02 Prot=01 Driver=cdc_acm

rfkill list - returned:

0: phy0: Wireless LAN
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no
1: hci0: Bluetooth
        Soft blocked: no
        Hard blocked: no

deano_ferrari · November 4, 2013, 11:46pm

Can you try adding the ‘option’ module manually?

modprobe option

Then observe dmesg output (if any)

dmesg|tail

YRV · November 4, 2013, 11:50pm

returned following:

[15929.349165] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlp12s0 OUT= MAC=33:33:00:00:00:fb:f4:6d:04:d1:8b:b5:86:dd SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:f66d:04ff:fed1:8bb5 DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:00fb LEN=81 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=41 
[15930.350626] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlp12s0 OUT= MAC=33:33:00:00:00:fb:f4:6d:04:d1:8b:b5:86:dd SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:f66d:04ff:fed1:8bb5 DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:00fb LEN=81 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=41 
[15932.398511] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlp12s0 OUT= MAC=33:33:00:00:00:fb:f4:6d:04:d1:8b:b5:86:dd SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:f66d:04ff:fed1:8bb5 DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:00fb LEN=81 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=41 
[15934.445889] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlp12s0 OUT= MAC=33:33:00:00:00:fb:f4:6d:04:d1:8b:b5:86:dd SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:f66d:04ff:fed1:8bb5 DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:00fb LEN=81 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=41 
[15935.353751] SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT IN=wlp12s0 OUT= MAC=33:33:00:00:00:fb:f4:6d:04:d1:8b:b5:86:dd SRC=fe80:0000:0000:0000:f66d:04ff:fed1:8bb5 DST=ff02:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:00fb LEN=81 TC=0 HOPLIMIT=255 FLOWLBL=0 PROTO=UDP SPT=5353 DPT=5353 LEN=41 
[16015.797135] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
[16015.797162] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
[16015.797177] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for generic
[16015.806329] usbcore: registered new interface driver option
[16015.806343] usbserial: USB Serial support registered for GSM modem (1-port)

YRV · November 4, 2013, 11:55pm

now lsmod|grep usbserial returns:

usbserial              44667  2 option,usb_wwan

deano_ferrari · November 5, 2013, 12:10am

Okay, and do you see /dev/ttyUSB* present?

ls -l /dev/ttyUSB*

If so, proceed on to configuring with NM…

If not, can you confirm that ‘modinfo option’ explicitly supports your chipset?

modinfo option|grep 8147

I’m using an older kernel, which only lists the following

# modinfo option|grep 413C
alias:          usb:v413Cp819Bd*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8196d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8195d*dc*dsc*dp*icFFiscFFipFF*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8182d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8181d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8180d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8138d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8137d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8136d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8135d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8134d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8133d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8129d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8128d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8118d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8117d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8116d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8115d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*
alias:          usb:v413Cp8114d*dc*dsc*dp*ic*isc*ip*

YRV · November 5, 2013, 12:37am

Yes,

ls -l /dev/ttyACM0 returned:

crw-rw---- 1 root dialout 166, 0 Nov  5 01:30 /dev/ttyACM0

And now I can configure the connection - IT’S ALIVE!

Thank you very much!!!

http://yrv.at.ua/screenshot1.jpeg

deano_ferrari · November 5, 2013, 12:47am

That’s great news, but you may need to automate this for the future, since it will not survive a reboot. I can help you with that if necessary.

YRV · November 5, 2013, 12:51am

Yes, please. I am new in linux and it would be great.

deano_ferrari · November 5, 2013, 1:12am

Assuming this hasn’t changed for 13.1…

YaST >> System >> /etc/sysconfig Editor

Select System >> Kernel >> ‘MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT’

Here you add the ‘option’ driver. Select ‘OK’ when done.

YRV · November 5, 2013, 1:22am

I am not sure I understood right… there I have one parameter pciehp and I should add paramater option?

deano_ferrari · November 5, 2013, 1:43am

Yes.

It actually modifies an entry (MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT="…") in the /etc/sysconfig/kernel file.