u3g and Vodafone k3772 (not k3772z)

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On 10/16/14 09:50, gabor at zahemszky.hu wrote:
> 2014-10-16 09:36 időpontban Hans Petter Selasky ezt írta:
>> 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
>
>
> Hi, I think you misunderstood my comment. I think that we need some trick:
>
> - to tell the u3g driver to use a new quirk (UQ_MSC_NEW) ; that the
> hardware
> with VendorID X and ProductID Y *will* need to switch with the next
> message:
> ABC - where X and Y are known IDs, ABC is a known message, but ABC is not a
> defined quirk in the  usb_quirk driver.
>
> So I can tell the system, that the unknown K3772 modem - VendorID=12d1 and
> ProductID=12d1 - needs that message (borrowed from usb_modeswitch database)
> "55534243123456780000000000000011062000000100000000000000000000"
>

Hi,

This quirk already exists.

Can you try:

kldunload usb_quirk
kldload usb_quirk
usbconfig -d X.Y add_quirk UQ_MSC_EJECT_HUAWEISCSI2

Then re-plug your device?

--HPS