[waferhead]

I currently run Mageia2 primarily, on my ~6 year old Gobook3 "car" laptop I currently have Mageia2 (with working Semtech touchscreen!) and Mandriva 2010.2.

Recent kernels have what I consider a bug that cuts the 16550A serial ports speed in ~1/2 and causes lost data.

Alan Cox seems to be of the opinion he fixed something, and who am I to argue...

So I'm still loading up an obsoltete version distro if I want fast serial comms via a real serial port (or WinXP )
I have a couple USB adapters that don't have the issue for obvious reasons, but I still lose ~20-30% speed vs the properly working real meatspace 16550A comm port.

[maihoaomv]

Hi
I was refereed to this forum from the ubuntu forums
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... 690&page=4
suggesting I may be able to get some help with my problem here. I bought a Cisco AM10 USB WiFi recently to attempt to convert my NAS to wireless. The device works with Win 7, Win XP, Linux Mint 13 and Linux Mint 14 pretty much plug-n-play so I know the device is working.

I'm trying to get it to work on a Seagate GoFlex Home NAS server that has been hacked to get rid of the Seagate (yuk!) stock O/S. The problem is it has an ARM processor (marvell armv5tel) rather than an i386/i686 processor which, I suspect, would not be able to load and run a widows driver using ndiswapper. It currently has Debian squeeze installed with a 3.3.2-kirkwood-dg #1 kernel. It runs well and Debian seems to have good support for my device. This is not a work related production machine and is only used on my dinky LAN mostly for learning.

Ok, so with all that said I tried working my way through the previous forum and this one but somewhere I got lost, I think possibly, where it's talking about udev and recompiling a modified version of usb_modeswitch. I'm not what you would say 'well versed' in Linux although I wouldn't consider myself a n00b either.

I compared what I was seeing on Linux Mint to what I was seeing on the NAS. They both appear to have the same (related) kernel drivers and software installed with the exception of ndiswrapper-utils (on the NAS), which probably wouldn't work anyway. Apparently it's not in the Debian armel repository. And Linux Mint doesn't appear to be using the usb_modeswitch.conf file as it's contents is pretty much unchanged from the default install. So I'd like to get this to work on the NAS without having to use ndiswrapper.

Here is the contents of /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf from the NAS. it appears to be working in so far as seeing the devices and indicates that the switch may have succeeded but when I look at it with lsusb the new device is not there.

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root@GoFlexHome:/etc# cat usb_modeswitch.conf
# Configuration for the usb_modeswitch package, a mode switching tool for
# USB devices providing multiple states or modes
#
# This file is evaluated by the wrapper script "usb_modeswitch_dispatcher"
# in /usr/sbin
# To enable an option, set it to "1", "yes" or "true" (case doesn't matter)
# Everything else counts as "disable"


# Disable automatic mode switching globally (e.g. to access the original
# install storage)

DisableSwitching=0


# Enable logging (results in a extensive report file in /var/log, named
# "usb_modeswitch_<interface-name>" (and probably others)

EnableLogging=1

# oms edit 2011-07-20

# Cisco Valet Connector AM10
#
# Contributor: ohmysql (quite the n00b so please help if you see errors)

# No. 1
DefaultVendor= 0x1307
DefaultProduct= 0x1169
#TargetVendor= 0x13b1
#0x1307

#TargetProduct= 0x0031
#0x0169

#MessageEndpoint=0×05

MessageContent="5553424308f024820002000000000a2a0000000fc000000100000000000000"
MessageContent2="5553424330c5e2810002000000000a2a000001117000000100000000000000"
NeedResponse=1

CheckSuccess=20

#Found these numbers here: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/rt2800usb/devices?highlight=%28am10%29
#DefaultVendor= 0x13b1
#DefaultProduct= 0x0031
root@GoFlexHome:/etc#

This is what I get when I run usb_modeswitch

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root@GoFlexHome:/etc# usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf

Note: target parameter missing; success check limited
Looking for default devices ...
 Found devices in default mode or class [ 8469.218444] usb 1-1.4.1: usbfs: process 11467 (usb_modeswitch) did not claim interface 0 before use
(1)
Accessing device 009 on bus 001 ...
Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x82 (in)
Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x82 (in)
Inquiring device details; driver will be detached ...
Looking for active driver ...
 OK, driver found ("usb-storage")
 OK, driver "usb-storage" detached

SCSI inquiry data (for identification)
-------------------------
  Vendor String:         
   Model String: AM10            
Revision String: 0.00
-------------------------

USB description data (for identification)
-------------------------
Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
     Product: AM10
  Serial No.: 0000000000145B
-------------------------
Setting up communication with interface 0 ...
Using endpoint 0x01 for message sending ...
Trying to send message 1 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response to the message (CSW) ...
 Response reading got error -110, can probably be ignored
 Device is gone, skipping any further commands

Checking for mode switch (max. 20 times, once per second) ...
 Original device is gone already, not checking
 (For a better success check provide target IDs or class)
 Original device vanished after switching

Mode switch most likely succeeded. Bye.

root@GoFlexHome:/etc#

This is what I get when I run lsusb after running modeswitch

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root@GoFlexHome:/etc# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 1307:1169 Transcend Information, Inc. TS2GJF210 JetFlash 210 2GB
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 1307:0169 Transcend Information, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0d8c:000c C-Media Electronics, Inc. Audio Adapter
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
root@GoFlexHome:/etc#

The device is not there.

Now to confuse things even more this is what I get when I run lsusb on the Linux Mint machine.

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maihoa@LinuxMint13 ~ $ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0020 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0c45:6480 Microdia Sonix 1.3 MP Laptop Integrated Webcam
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c508 Logitech, Inc. Cordless Trackball
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1a40:0101 Terminus Technology Inc. 4-Port HUB
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 067b:2303 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2303 Serial Port
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 002 Device 010: ID 1307:0169 Transcend Information, Inc. 
Bus 002 Device 011: ID 1307:1169 Transcend Information, Inc. TS2GJF210 JetFlash 210 2GB
Bus 002 Device 012: ID 13b1:0031 Linksys AM10 v1 802.11n [Ralink RT3072]
maihoa@LinuxMint13 ~ $

LM13 assigns it as
Bus 002 Device 012: ID 13b1:0031 Linksys AM10 v1 802.11n [Ralink RT3072]
which is what, I believe, ohmysql was seeing once he got his device to work.

This is what I get when I run modprobe on the NAS. So it looks like the correct kernel driver is installed. It's exactly the same thing I see on Linux Mint

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root@GoFlexHome:/etc# modprobe -l |grep rt28
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800pci.ko
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.ko


root@GoFlexHome:/etc# modprobe -l |grep ndis
kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rndis_wlan.ko
kernel/drivers/net/usb/rndis_host.ko

I also installed firmware-ralink and wireless-tools on the NAS.

Where do I go to from here? Any ideas or thoughts other than it can't be done would be appreciated.
Thanks
John

[Josh]

This may be a problem related to the specific USB host hardware or its driver.

If you have the "dmesg" program available, run it after the mode switch. It may provide more detailed information about the USB devices being discovered.

[maihoaomv]

Good morning
This time it hung up when I ran modeswitch rather than indicating that it had succeeded. I booted from a cold start with the AM10 plugged in. That may be why it reacted differently. I will try it again this time by unplugging/replugging the device. anyway here is what I got the first time around.

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root@GoFlexHome:~# usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf

Note: target parameter missing; success check limited
Looking for default devices ...
 Found devices in default mode or class (1)
Accessing device 005 on bus 001 ...
Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x82 (in)
Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x82 (in)
Inquiring device details; driver will be detached ...
Looking for active driver ...
 OK, driver found ("usb-storage")
 OK, driver "usb-storage" detached

This is the output from dmesg. I don't see anything for the AM10 until line 176. It looks like it might be seening 3 devices. I see the 1307:0169 and the 1307:1169 but I don't see 13b1:0031. At the moment it doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I added line numbers to make it easier to find in the text.

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     1	root@GoFlexHome:~# dmesg

... [edited for brevity]

   176	[   13.977239] usb 1-1.4: new high-speed USB device number 4 using orion-ehci
   177	[   14.095699] usb 1-1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=0169
   178	[   14.102608] usb 1-1.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=4, SerialNumber=0
   179	[   14.109961] usb 1-1.4: Product: Cisco AM10 USB Hub
   180	[   14.114769] usb 1-1.4: Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
   181	[   14.125166] hub 1-1.4:1.0: USB hub found
   182	[   14.135053] hub 1-1.4:1.0: 3 ports detected
   183	[   14.415073] usb 1-1.4.1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using orion-ehci
   184	[   14.525819] usb 1-1.4.1: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=1169
   185	[   14.532905] usb 1-1.4.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=5, SerialNumber=3
   186	[   14.540432] usb 1-1.4.1: Product: AM10
   187	[   14.544195] usb 1-1.4.1: Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
   188	[   14.549737] usb 1-1.4.1: SerialNumber: 0000000000145B
   189	[   14.569833] usbcore: registered new interface driver uas
   190	[   14.580072] Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
   191	[   14.585374] scsi1 : usb-storage 1-1.4.1:1.0
   192	[   14.590861] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
   193	[   14.596952] USB Mass Storage support registered.
   194	[   15.587412] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access              AM10             0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
   195	[   15.604758] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 253952 512-byte logical blocks: (130 MB/124 MiB)
   196	[   15.616359] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
   197	[   15.621179] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00
   198	[   15.621964] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed
   199	[   15.627492] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
   200	[   15.639339] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed
   201	[   15.644852] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
   202	[   15.652471]  sdb: sdb1
   203	[   15.665627] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed
   204	[   15.671143] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
   205	[   15.677285] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
   206	[   22.135724] EXT2-fs (sda1): warning: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2
   207	[   22.872865] udev[167]: starting version 164
...
   238	root@GoFlexHome:~#

More to follow after I get a chance to retry it by un/re plugging the device
thanks

[maihoaomv]

Results after replugging device. Ok I guess there is a difference by booting it attached as opposed to replugging. This time the reaction is the same as I was seeing before.

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root@GoFlexHome:~# usb_modeswitch -c /etc/usb_modeswitch.conf

Note: target parameter missing; success check limited
Looking for default devices ...
 Found devices in default mode or class [ 6174.931180] usb 1-1.4.1: usbfs: process 8908 (usb_modeswitch) did not claim interface 0 before use
(1)
Accessing device 007 on bus 001 ...
Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x82 (in)
Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x82 (in)
Inquiring device details; driver will be detached ...
Looking for active driver ...
 OK, driver found ("usb-storage")
 OK, driver "usb-storage" detached

SCSI inquiry data (for identification)
-------------------------
  Vendor String:         
   Model String: AM10            
Revision String: 0.00
-------------------------

USB description data (for identification)
-------------------------
Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
     Product: AM10
  Serial No.: 0000000000145B
-------------------------
Setting up communication with interface 0 ...
Using endpoint 0x01 for message sending ...
Trying to send message 1 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response to the message (CSW) ...
 Response reading got error -110, can probably be ignored
 Device is gone, skipping any further commands

Checking for mode switch (max. 20 times, once per second) ...
 Original device is gone already, not checking
 (For a better success check provide target IDs or class)
 Original device vanished after switching

Mode switch most likely succeeded. Bye.

root@GoFlexHome:~# 

The output from dmesg

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root@GoFlexHome:~# dmesg |nl

... [edited]

   237	[ 4268.137339] usb 1-1.4.1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd usb_modeswitch rqt 128 rq 6 len 255 ret -71
   238	[ 4268.141571] usb 1-1.4.1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd usb_modeswitch rqt 128 rq 6 len 255 ret -71
   239	[ 4268.145588] usb 1-1.4.1: usbfs: USBDEVFS_CONTROL failed cmd usb_modeswitch rqt 128 rq 6 len 255 ret -71
   240	[ 4268.145735] usb 1-1.4.1: usbfs: process 1516 (usb_modeswitch) did not claim interface 0 before use
   241	[ 4268.166821] usb 1-1.4: USB disconnect, device number 4
   242	[ 4268.173773] usb 1-1.4.1: USB disconnect, device number 5
   243	[ 6155.630101] usb 1-1.4: new high-speed USB device number 6 using orion-ehci
   244	[ 6155.740445] usb 1-1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=0169
   245	[ 6155.747366] usb 1-1.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=4, SerialNumber=0
   246	[ 6155.754722] usb 1-1.4: Product: Cisco AM10 USB Hub
   247	[ 6155.759534] usb 1-1.4: Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
   248	[ 6155.768276] hub 1-1.4:1.0: USB hub found
   249	[ 6155.773460] hub 1-1.4:1.0: 3 ports detected
   250	[ 6156.049832] usb 1-1.4.1: new high-speed USB device number 7 using orion-ehci
   251	[ 6156.160570] usb 1-1.4.1: New USB device found, idVendor=1307, idProduct=1169
   252	[ 6156.167669] usb 1-1.4.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=5, SerialNumber=3
   253	[ 6156.175202] usb 1-1.4.1: Product: AM10
   254	[ 6156.178967] usb 1-1.4.1: Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
   255	[ 6156.184513] usb 1-1.4.1: SerialNumber: 0000000000145B
   256	[ 6156.209903] scsi2 : usb-storage 1-1.4.1:1.0
   257	[ 6157.212165] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access              AM10             0.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
   258	[ 6157.229875] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 253952 512-byte logical blocks: (130 MB/124 MiB)
   259	[ 6157.237983] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
   260	[ 6157.242881] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 00 00 00
   261	[ 6157.248985] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed
   262	[ 6157.254546] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
   263	[ 6157.266716] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed
   264	[ 6157.272322] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
   265	[ 6157.412866]  sdb: sdb1
   266	[ 6157.423854] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Asking for cache data failed
   267	[ 6157.429387] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
   268	[ 6157.435536] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
   269	[ 6174.931180] usb 1-1.4.1: usbfs: process 8908 (usb_modeswitch) did not claim interface 0 before use
root@GoFlexHome:~#

Note the last line (#269) of dmesg:

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269   [ 6174.931180] usb 1-1.4.1: usbfs: process 8908 (usb_modeswitch) did not claim interface 0 before use

What I don't understand is the MessageContent line in the modeswitch config file. How is this value derived? is it some how derived from usb sniffing? If so how??? if the device isn't working? I wasn't able to figure that one out.

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MessageContent="5553424308f024820002000000000a2a0000000fc000000100000000000000"
MessageContent2="5553424330c5e2810002000000000a2a000001117000000100000000000000"

Also I don't understand about udev or udev rules, what if any part they may play in this process. Should I create a udev rule for it?

[maihoaomv]

made some progress. it now switches the device. this is great news. now i need to figure out how to get it do actually do something useful.
how to i set the parameters with iwconfig?

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Looking for target devices ...
 No devices in target mode or class found
Looking for default devices ...
   found matching product ID
   adding device
 Found device in default mode, class or configuration (1)
Accessing device 015 on bus 001 ...
Getting the current device configuration ...
 OK, got current device configuration (1)
Using first interface: 0x00
Using endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x82 (in)
Inquiring device details; driver will be detached ...
Looking for active driver ...
 OK, driver found ("usb-storage")
 OK, driver "usb-storage" detached

SCSI inquiry data (for identification)
-------------------------
  Vendor String:         
   Model String: AM10            
Revision String: 0.00
-------------------------

USB description data (for identification)
-------------------------
Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
     Product: AM10
  Serial No.: 0000000000145B
-------------------------
Looking for active driver ...
 No driver found. Either detached before or never attached
Preparing for sending Cisco message sequence
Setting up communication with interface 0
Trying to send message 1 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 1 ...
 OK, response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 2 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 2 ...
 OK, response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 3 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 3 ...
 OK, response successfully read (13 bytes).
Trying to send message 4 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 4 ...
 OK, response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 5 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 5 ...
 OK, response successfully read (13 bytes).
Trying to send message 6 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 6 ...
 OK, response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 7 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 7 ...
 OK, response successfully read (13 bytes).
Trying to send message 8 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 8 ...
 OK, response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 9 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 9 ...
 OK, response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 10 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 10 ...
 OK, response successfully read (13 bytes).
Trying to send message 11 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
Reading the response (CSW) to bulk message 11 ...
 OK, response successfully read (13 bytes).
Warning: ignoring MessageContent. Can't combine with special mode
-> Run lsusb to note any changes. Bye.

root@GoFlexHome:/etc# [ 2904.687862] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 16 using orion-ehci
[ 2904.834721] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=13b1, idProduct=0031
[ 2904.841648] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 2904.849002] usb 1-1.2: Product: Cisco AM10
[ 2904.853117] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Cisco
[ 2904.957857] usb 1-1.2: reset high-speed USB device number 16 using orion-ehci
[ 2905.170108] udev[5355]: renamed network interface wlan0 to eth1

root@GoFlexHome:/etc# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 016: ID 13b1:0031 Linksys AM10 v1 802.11n [Ralink RT3072]
Bus 001 Device 015: ID 1307:1169 Transcend Information, Inc. TS2GJF210 JetFlash 210 2GB
Bus 001 Device 014: ID 1307:0169 Transcend Information, Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
root@GoFlexHome:/etc#

root@GoFlexHome:/etc# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth1      IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any  
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=0 dBm   
          Retry  long limit:7   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on
          
eth0      no wireless extensions.

[Josh]

For details about the mode switching in Linux, you may want to read the main doc page of usb_modeswitch (See link in the top nav bar).

For further guidance about using your device, this is most certainly the wrong place, but I'm sure there are plenty of other communities where you can find that information.

[ohmysql]

I agree, I would now bring that question back to ubuntuforums.

[maihoaomv]

ohmysql
ok then if you don't mind me asking. does it actually use the windows driver or the rt2800usb linux driver? if it uses the windows driver then it ain't ever going to work on this ARM device. it appears to be switching but it's not xmitting, the power level is zero.

[ohmysql]

ohmysql
ok then if you don't mind me asking. does it actually use the windows driver or the rt2800usb linux driver? if it uses the windows driver then it ain't ever going to work on this ARM device. it appears to be switching but it's not xmitting, the power level is zero.

I use the rt2800usb driver

[maihoaomv]

good, that's what I needed to know so I won't be wasting time on something that can't be done.

[ohmysql]

Just a note to say that the Cisco AM10 is acting up out of the box on Ubuntu 14.04 and Linux Mint 17. That's really too bad since it was working out of the box on many systems... and in fact, it was working out of the box on the Linux Mint install CD!!! So I'm not sure what's going on when it's finally installed but I'm on the case...

[LOM]

Just a note to say that the Cisco AM10 is acting up out of the box on Ubuntu 14.04 and Linux Mint 17. That's really too bad since it was working out of the box on many systems... and in fact, it was working out of the box on the Linux Mint install CD!!! So I'm not sure what's going on when it's finally installed but I'm on the case...

Update usb_modeswitch to version 2.2.1 and it will work.

[ohmysql]

Version 2.1.1 or something like that ships out with Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint etc. But the Cisco AM10 has been working since version 1.9. In fact I see "cisco mode" with my precise lsusb output and it's not working.

Here are my two attempts to get it to work:

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usb_modeswitch -v 1307 -p 1169 -W -L
Take all parameters from the command line


 * usb_modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes
 * Version 2.1.1 (C) Josua Dietze 2014
 * Based on libusb1/libusbx

 ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS !

DefaultVendor=  0x1307
DefaultProduct= 0x1169
CiscoMode=1
NeedResponse=0

Look for default devices ...
  found USB ID 1307:1169
   vendor ID matched
   product ID matched
  found USB ID 1307:0169
   vendor ID matched
  found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  found USB ID 045e:00db
  found USB ID 045e:077f
  found USB ID 2188:0ae1
  found USB ID 1d6b:0001
 Found devices in default mode (1)
Access device 010 on bus 001
Current configuration number is 1
Use interface number 0
Use endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x82 (in)

USB description data (for identification)
-------------------------
Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
     Product: Cisco AM10 AM10
  Serial No.: 000000000000D9
-------------------------
Looking for active driver ...
 No active driver found. Detached before or never attached
Set up Cisco interface 0
Trying to send message 1 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 1 ...
 Response reading failed (error -7)
Device returned error -7, skip further commands
-> Run lsusb to note any changes. Bye!

And:

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usb_modeswitch -v 1307 -p 1169 -V 13b1 -P 0031 -L -W
Take all parameters from the command line


 * usb_modeswitch: handle USB devices with multiple modes
 * Version 2.1.1 (C) Josua Dietze 2014
 * Based on libusb1/libusbx

 ! PLEASE REPORT NEW CONFIGURATIONS !

DefaultVendor=  0x1307
DefaultProduct= 0x1169
TargetVendor=   0x13b1
TargetProduct=  0x0031
CiscoMode=1
NeedResponse=0

Look for target devices ...
  found USB ID 1307:1169
  found USB ID 1307:0169
  found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  found USB ID 045e:00db
  found USB ID 045e:077f
  found USB ID 2188:0ae1
  found USB ID 1d6b:0001
 No devices in target mode or class found
Look for default devices ...
  found USB ID 1307:1169
   vendor ID matched
   product ID matched
  found USB ID 1307:0169
   vendor ID matched
  found USB ID 1d6b:0002
  found USB ID 045e:00db
  found USB ID 045e:077f
  found USB ID 2188:0ae1
  found USB ID 1d6b:0001
 Found devices in default mode (1)
Access device 010 on bus 001
Current configuration number is 1
Use interface number 0
Use endpoints 0x01 (out) and 0x82 (in)

USB description data (for identification)
-------------------------
Manufacturer: Cisco Systems, Inc.
     Product: Cisco AM10 AM10
  Serial No.: 000000000000D9
-------------------------
Looking for active driver ...
 No active driver found. Detached before or never attached
Set up Cisco interface 0
Trying to send message 1 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 1 ...
 Response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 2 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 2 ...
 Response successfully read (13 bytes).
Trying to send message 3 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 3 ...
 Response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 4 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 4 ...
 Response successfully read (13 bytes).
Trying to send message 5 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 5 ...
 Response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 6 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 6 ...
 Response successfully read (13 bytes).
Trying to send message 7 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 7 ...
 Response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 8 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 8 ...
 Response successfully read (13 bytes).
Trying to send message 9 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 9 ...
 Response successfully read (1 bytes).
Trying to send message 10 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 10 ...
 Response successfully read (13 bytes).
Trying to send message 11 to endpoint 0x01 ...
 OK, message successfully sent
 Read the response (CSW) to bulk message 11 ...
 Response successfully read (13 bytes).
-> Run lsusb to note any changes. Bye!

More generally, if I run:

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usb_modeswitch -v 1307 -p 1169 -W

It asks me to be more precise about how to switch the device basically.

[ohmysql]

UPDATE: Sorry, I didn't realize there was a bug with 2.1.1. See the post below this one for an updated attempt to get it to work.

Sorry, let me give an update to the last post.

I just noticed this bug report in 2.1.1.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... modeswitch

That said, I just tried to modeswitch in Arch Linux, which is using 2.2.0 and it didn't work either. I got the exact same error messages when I tried something along the lines of (in su) usb_modeswitch -v 1307 -p 1169 -L

Here's what happened when I tried the .deb file:

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Error: dependency is not satisfiable: libjim0.75 (>= 0.72)

Here's my attempt to make usb_modeswitch:

I see the wrong version of libusb is installed? So QUESTION: does a usable version of libusb ship with 14.04--if so, how can I direct usb_modeswitch to it?

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make
cc -o usb_modeswitch usb_modeswitch.c -Wall `pkg-config --libs --cflags libusb-1.0` 
Package libusb-1.0 was not found in the pkg-config search path.
Perhaps you should add the directory containing `libusb-1.0.pc'
to the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable
No package 'libusb-1.0' found
usb_modeswitch.c:50:19: fatal error: stdio.h: No such file or directory
 #include <stdio.h>
                   ^
compilation terminated.
make: *** [usb_modeswitch] Error 1

If not, my attempt to create libusb failed also:

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configure:3287: error: in `/home/mint/Desktop/Geek/libusb-1.0.9':
configure:3289: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details

I can give you the log if you like. I know you're not responsible for maintaining libusb but I am quite confused.