I want to have mobile broadband on my T480s. First I ordered the L850-GL which didn't work because it uses the PCI interface. As you can see in this forum. People in the same thread claim to have a working L830-EB on their devices and in this (german) forum someone has managed to use the same module with Kubuntu.
I could successfully use the module in a Windows 10 VM. This and the fact that I could not find a "Lenovo Activation App" for my system lets me assume that the activation is successful or not necessary.
I tried following this guide but the result is:
$ sudo ./qmi_setup.sh start
error: couldn't open the QmiDevice: Operation timed out: device is closed
your wwan device may be RFKilled?
The censored output of mmcli is:
$ mmcli -m 0
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General | dbus path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0
| device id: 8f2545cc6e144c03ae986f13ea3a5ed42b03ecfd
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Hardware | manufacturer: FIBOCOM
| model: L830-EB-00
| revision: 18300.1002.00.01.01.11
| h/w revision: L830-EB-02 v1.0.1
| supported: gsm-umts, lte
| current: gsm-umts, lte
| equipment id: XXXXXXXXX
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System | device: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-6
| drivers: cdc_acm, cdc_mbim
| plugin: Fibocom
| primary port: cdc-wdm0
| ports: cdc-wdm0 (mbim), ttyACM0 (at), wwp0s20f0u6 (net)
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Numbers | own: XXXXXXXX
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Status | unlock retries: sim-pin (3)
| state: registered
| power state: on
| access tech: lte
| signal quality: 12% (recent)
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Modes | supported: allowed: 3g; preferred: none
| allowed: 4g; preferred: none
| allowed: 3g, 4g; preferred: none
| allowed: 3g, 4g; preferred: 3g
| allowed: 3g, 4g; preferred: 4g
| current: allowed: 3g, 4g; preferred: 4g
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Bands | supported: utran-1, utran-5, utran-8, eutran-1, eutran-3, eutran-5,
| eutran-7, eutran-8, eutran-20, eutran-28
| current: utran-1, utran-5, utran-8, eutran-1, eutran-3, eutran-5,
| eutran-7, eutran-8, eutran-20, eutran-28
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IP | supported: ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6
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3GPP | imei: XXXXXX
| enabled locks: sim
| operator id: 26202
| operator name: Vodafone.de
| registration: home
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3GPP EPS | ue mode of operation: csps-2
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SIM | dbus path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0
When the desktop environment starts I get asked for the SIM pin. When I want to choose a Network in NetworkManager the only option is to "Add a new connection". When I choose this option the NetworkManager window closes.
I don't know what else to check now. Can you please give me some pointers?
Update:
Checking the status of ModemManager reveals that the device is not supported. I wonder how the other people managed to connect...
Apr 09 18:31:55 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb2/2-2/2-2.3': not supported by any plugin
Apr 09 18:31:55 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.6/0000:3d:00.0': not supported by any plugin
Apr 09 18:31:55 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Couldn't check support for device '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.6': not supported by any plugin
Apr 09 18:31:55 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: opening device...
Apr 09 18:31:55 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] Read max control message size from descriptors file: 512
Apr 09 18:31:55 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] channel destroyed
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> [device /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-6] creating modem with plugin 'Fibocom' and '3' ports
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Modem for device '/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-6' successfully created
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: opening device...
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] Read max control message size from descriptors file: 512
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] Opening device with flags 'version-info, proxy, mbim, expect-indications'...
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] loaded driver of cdc-wdm port: cdc_mbim
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] creating MBIM device...
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] MBIM device created
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] opening MBIM device...
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: opening device...
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] Read max control message size from descriptors file: 512
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] MBIM device open
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] Checking version info (15 retries)...
Apr 09 18:31:56 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] sending message as MBIM...
Apr 09 18:31:57 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> [cdc-wdm0] MBIM device is not QMI capable
Apr 09 18:31:57 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] MBIM device wasn't explicitly closed
Apr 09 18:31:57 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: [/dev/cdc-wdm0] channel destroyed
Apr 09 18:31:57 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <warn> Unexpected band value: 1-2
Apr 09 18:31:58 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Modem: state changed (unknown -> locked)
Apr 09 18:31:58 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <warn> couldn't load Operator identifier: 'PinRequired'
Apr 09 18:31:58 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <warn> couldn't load Operator name: 'PinRequired'
Apr 09 18:32:10 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/1: state changed (locked -> initializing)
Apr 09 18:32:21 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <warn> couldn't load initial EPS bearer settings: 'Transaction timed out'
Apr 09 18:32:21 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <warn> couldn't load SUPL server: 'Operation not supported'
Apr 09 18:32:21 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/1: state changed (initializing -> disabled)
Apr 09 18:32:21 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/1: state changed (disabled -> enabling)
Apr 09 18:32:31 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/1: state changed (enabling -> enabled)
Apr 09 18:32:31 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/1: 3GPP Registration state changed (unknown -> registering)
Apr 09 18:32:31 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/1: 3GPP Registration state changed (registering -> home)
Apr 09 18:32:31 tinkerpad ModemManager[1114]: <info> Modem /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/1: state changed (enabled -> registered)
