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Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:10:06 +0330
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Subject: Re: Setting up D Link DWM-156 on Alpine for Data
From: Farooq Karimi Zadeh <hapu@riseup.net>
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On 12/22/25 19:52, Farooq Karimi Zadeh wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I've bought an old D Link DWM-156 3G(or 3.75G?) USB modem for me PC. 
> And I need some hints on setting it
>
> up for using it for Internet.
>
>
> The modem is found by ModemManager and `mmcli -m 1` reports:
>
>
> ```
>
>   --------------------------------
>   General  |                 path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/1
>            |            device id: 
> 7423702de5132c5d2b887b2b5038bcd793c239a6
>   --------------------------------
>   Hardware |         manufacturer: MTK1
>            |                model: MTK2
>            |    firmware revision: 2.0.8
>            |            supported: gsm-umts
>            |              current: gsm-umts
>            |         equipment id: 355619054965791
>   --------------------------------
>   System   |               device: 
> /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0c:00.3/usb3/3-1
>            |              physdev: 
> /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0c:00.3/usb3/3-1
>            |              drivers: cdc_mbim, option
>            |               plugin: generic
>            |         primary port: ttyUSB0
>            |                ports: ttyUSB0 (at), ttyUSB1 (at), wwan0 
> (ignored)
>   --------------------------------
>   Status   |                state: registered
>            |          power state: on
>            |          access tech: hspa
>            |       signal quality: 100% (recent)
>   --------------------------------
>   Modes    |            supported: allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: none
>            |              current: allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: none
>   --------------------------------
>   IP       |            supported: ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6
>   --------------------------------
>   3GPP     |                 imei: ..........
>            |          operator id: 43235
>            |        operator name: 43235
>            |         registration: home
>            | packet service state: attached
>   --------------------------------
>   SIM      |     primary sim path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/1
> ```
> Also `mmcli -m 1 --simple-connect='apn=...'` gives this:
>
>
> ```
>
> error: couldn't connect the modem: 
> 'GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Error.Core.NotFound: Not 
> found: Couldn't validate update of profile '1': Profile '1' not found'
>
> ```
>
>
> I wonder where am I wrong.
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Farooq.


Something which I've noticed comparing to Mint(in which the modem is 
working) is that it has an extra port and wwan is no ignored:

   --------------------------------
   General  |                 path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0
            |            device id: d435bc4d0debc341fe543dad3dda8f00d4ef7364
   --------------------------------
   Hardware |         manufacturer: D-Link,Inc
            |                model: D-Link DWM-156
            |    firmware revision: MOLY.WR8.W1231.DC.WG.MP.V3.P2
            |         h/w revision: MTK2
            |            supported: gsm-umts
            |              current: gsm-umts
            |         equipment id: ...
   --------------------------------
   System   |               device: 
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:02:00.0/usb1/1-7
            |              physdev: 
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.3/0000:02:00.0/usb1/1-7
            |              drivers: option, cdc_mbim
            |               plugin: generic
            |         primary port: cdc-wdm2
            |                ports: cdc-wdm2 (mbim), ttyUSB0 (at), 
ttyUSB1 (at), wwan0 (net)
   --------------------------------
   Status   |       unlock retries: unknown (0)
            |                state: connected
            |          power state: on
            |          access tech: hsdpa, hsupa
            |       signal quality: 0% (cached)
   --------------------------------
   Modes    |            supported: allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: none
            |              current: allowed: 2g, 3g; preferred: none
   --------------------------------
   IP       |            supported: ipv4, ipv6, ipv4v6
   --------------------------------
   3GPP     |                 imei: ...
            |        enabled locks: net-pers, net-sub-pers, 
provider-pers, corp-pers
            |          operator id: 43220
            |        operator name: 43220
            |         registration: home
            | packet service state: attached
   --------------------------------
   SIM      |     primary sim path: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/SIM/0
   --------------------------------
   Bearer   |                paths: /org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Bearer/0

Also a firmware is loaded into the device it seems. Am I correct 
assuming that the right firmware is not loaded onto the device on Alpine?