u3g and Vodafone k3772 (not k3772z)

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On 10/16/14 08:48, gabor at zahemszky.hu wrote:
>>> I tried to switch it to USB-modem mode, but none of the usb_quirks
>>> worked. And with EJECT_HUAWEI, I got an error, too.
>>>
>>> # usbconfig -d ugen4.3 add_quirk UQ_MSC_EJECT_HUAWEI
>>> Adding quirk 'UQ_MSC_EJECT_HUAWEI' failed, continuing.
>>> #
>>
>> Did you load the u3g and usb_quirk modules first?
>
>
> Yes. My method was:
>
> - first I plugged in the stick.
> - Found, that nothing know about it.
> - Pulled out
> # kldload u3g
> - plugged it second time
> - nothing
> - pulled out
> # kldload usb_quirk
> # man usb_quirk
> - plugged the stick
> - tried all of the u3g quirks, found in the manual and in the usbconfig
> dump_quirk_names list
> with the command:
>
> usbconfig -d useg4.3 add_quirk UQ_MSC_EJECT_*
>
> one after the other. Actually I've just found, that there is a
> remove_quirk subcommand, too.
> Maybe I need to remove a quirk if it's not the correct one?
>
>>> Under Linux, with usb_modeswitch, I could switch it to modem, with the
>>>
>>> MessageContent="55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000"
>>>
>>>
>>> string, and after it, it will be Vendor=12d1 ProdID=14cf. There are some
>>> interesting information about this modem in this forum thread:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1114
>>>
>>> Is it possible, to use this modem under FreeBSD? And if yes, how?
>>>
>>
>> Modeswitch is available under FreeBSD too. Check the ports
>
>
> Hm, I didn't know about it, At the evening, I'll try it.
>
>
>> collection. Although we prefer putting the quirks into the kernel.
>
> Isn't it a good idea to make it possible to add new quirks from userspace?

Not always, because then the dummy CD-ROMs will enumerate first.

--HPS