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jackdanielsesq

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From: Phuket

Registered: 2017-12-19

Posts: 149

USB LTE support issues

Using a Huawei USB LTE stick which Q4O/S will not recognize at fresh boot before, nor after install
Actually have to reboot into Mint [ugh] for it to recognize the little devil
Mint sees it at first boot - prior to installation even - my new flavor-of-the-week 12Gig rescue disk
Surely with a new full-blown functioning Q4/TDE/KDE5/OS this should not be ?

Bought a new Vodafone 3G kit in UK many years ago that had a MS interface that nobody, even MS
could ever get to operate - ergo I wrote some software to get on the air - the PCMCIA stick was never
recognized by Linux, as it was grouped under USB devices - we had to manually turn the device on
This was on a tiny Sony Picturebook/98SE that I used for Skype - which today hardly works [skype]

Good to see Linus Torvalds throw the Intel conspiracy theorists under the bus ......sorry cc

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/2 … fix_linux/

bin

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2016-01-28

Posts: 1,333

Re: USB LTE support issues

The stock install of Q4 does not include modemmanager

"ModemManager is a DBus-activated daemon which controls mobile broadband
(2G/3G/4G) devices and connections. Whether built-in devices, USB dongles,
bluetooth-paired telephones or professional RS232/USB devices with external
power supplies, ModemManager is able to prepare and configure the modems and
setup connections with them."

jackdanielsesq

Member

From: Phuket

Registered: 2017-12-19

Posts: 149

Re: USB LTE support issues

Danke - rather strange that one must go thru all these pushups at this late stage of the game, when Mint/Debian
recognizes the little critter on first [live] boot - would have thought all the USB kit was built into the kernel by now
Will install und revert

Regards

Jack

jackdanielsesq

Member

From: Phuket

Registered: 2017-12-19

Posts: 149

Re: USB LTE support issues

Whilst digging around in KDE5 System Settings, Removable Storage, under disconnected devices
I discovered my USB LTE device was indeed disconnected so I checked both boxes & viola - it voiks
I can now plug/unplug it to my little hearts content ...

But it still does not cure the fresh install blues on a virgin disc

PS - this is again, overkill, by the sudo crowd who see a Stuxnet spy under every USB dongle
These puppies should be connected by default ... its just petty inconvenience, not security

Regards

Jack

The stock install of Q4 does not include modemmanager .....

Last edited by jackdanielsesq (2018-01-23 18:46)