https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442813 User martin.konopka@stuba.sk added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442813#c1 --- Comment #1 from Martin Konopka 2008-11-07 11:24:52 MST --- Created an attachment (id=250747) --> (https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=250747) output from umtsmon of the new user -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442813 User seife@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442813#c2 Stefan Seyfried changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |martin.konopka@stuba.sk --- Comment #2 from Stefan Seyfried 2008-11-10 00:56:20 MST --- a) umtsmon has nothing to do with kinternet. b) to run umtsmon as a non-root user, you need to be in group UUCP since the devices belong to group uucp: seife@stoetzler:/dev/shm> l /dev/ttyUSB* crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 188, 0 10. Nov 08:17 /dev/ttyUSB0 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 188, 1 10. Nov 08:15 /dev/ttyUSB1 crw-rw---- 1 root uucp 188, 2 10. Nov 08:50 /dev/ttyUSB2 c) umtsmon settings are stored per-user, so unless you are running umtsmon as root, the changes you make with one user account will not be noticed by the other user account d) the log shows clearly, that you have a permissions problem with the device, so see b): ##P3 t=501: Device: probing port '/dev/ttyUSB0' for AT commands ##P3 t=501: TempSerialPort::TempSerialPort() ##P5 t=501: (nil) = Query::setSerial(0xbfeb5420) Serial::openDev-open() failed: Permission denied ##P3 t=501: Device: probing port '/dev/ttyUSB0' failed ##P3 t=501: TempSerialPort::~TempSerialPort() ##P3 t=501: SerialPort::closeDev() for FD -1 ##P5 t=501: 0xbfeb5420 = Query::setSerial((nil)) ##P3 t=501: Device: probing port '/dev/ttyUSB2' for AT commands ##P3 t=501: TempSerialPort::TempSerialPort() ##P5 t=501: (nil) = Query::setSerial(0xbfeb5420) Serial::openDev-open() failed: Permission denied ##P3 t=501: Device: probing port '/dev/ttyUSB2' failed ##P3 t=501: TempSerialPort::~TempSerialPort() ##P3 t=501: SerialPort::closeDev() for FD -1 ##P5 t=501: 0xbfeb5420 = Query::setSerial((nil)) ##P2 t=501: BAD: 'Device couldn't be created' e) umtsmon is unsupported and you should try to use NetworkManager for dialup anyway ;-) Does it work if your users belong to group uucp? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442813 User martin.konopka@stuba.sk added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442813#c3 --- Comment #3 from Martin Konopka 2008-11-10 05:50:10 MST --- After adding my other user to uucp group it works. I wish if only this step was not needed to do manually since many users do not know such technical details. After initial startup umtsmon opens a window and asks if it may fix some problems (requiring root password). I suggest to include also this uucp issue to the list of problems fixed during the initial startup. It seems that for my first user it worked (the user was included automatically during the fix operation). My second user was not correctly treated however but I do not remember all steps I have done and I was pretty much confused. There are several different ways how the second user proceeds to connect: 1.) the 1st user logs out, then the 2nd user logs in and launches umtsmon 2.) the 1st user logs out, the data card is plugged out, then the 2nd user logs in, plugs in the card (or a different card) and launches umtsmon. 3.) other possibilities, including reboot stage I believe that it is not easy to treat correctly all these possibilities. A finding related to usb_modeswitch: The file /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf which is in root's ownership has any access for standard users forbidden. In my opinion this is not necessary and it likely prevents them to launch usb_modeswitch under user's ID. The same settings are applied also to file /etc/smppd.conf although in this case I do not know if it has something to do with umtsmon. About Network Manager: I would be happy if I could configure my data card to work with NM but it seems to me 100 times more difficult than to use umtsmon. (I was not able to do it.) Also, I have very basic problems with NM when I must sometime connect via cable. The yast network setup complaints that my settings (static IP, gateway) can not work with network manager. Sometime I get a message "use kinternet instead". I am currently confused, not knowing what program should be used for networking. Thank for your work. Martin Konopka. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442813 User martin.konopka@stuba.sk added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=442813#c5 --- Comment #5 from Martin Konopka 2008-11-11 03:28:31 MST --- (In reply to comment #4 from Stefan Seyfried) At the moment I can only say (about my trial to use Network Manager to control the datacard), that my datacard was probably in the storage regime and this might be the reason that NM did not show anything like 2G/3G data card. Before configuring mobile connection with NM, is it needed to switch the datacard manually? Or is NM planned to include also the switching capabilities? I hope to report my other network problems soon. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.