[07:57] <Langjan> Good morning all
[08:26] <Langjan>  my laptop (Lubuntu) cannot "see" my Huawei Vodafone dongle. I have reinstalled modem manager and usb modeswitch, the dongle shows blue but there seems to be a blockage. Any suggestions, please?  
[09:48] <bushtech_> Langjan: have you tried it on different usb ports on your lappie?
[09:51] <bushtech_> do the commands df and lsdb show anything interesting?
[09:52] <CraigZim> df
[10:09] <Langjan> Hi bushtech_its now in a different usb port. df shows quite a lot but I dont see anything (in my ignorance) that seems to indicate a problem. lsdb is "command not found" 
[10:10] <Langjan> It's connected on wifi, which in turn will not deactivate so I force-deactivate it by changing settings to see if the mobile will connect
[10:13] <bushtech_> do you recognise your drives under df?. We're trying to find something new there which would be the dongle
[10:14] <bushtech_> unplug dongle and run df. make note of whats there. Then plug dongle in and see if something new appears
[10:14] <Langjan> ok will do thks bushtech_ 
[10:14] <bushtech_> thats the dongle. Then at least we know what its called
[10:19] <Langjan> bushtech_,  nothing more shows up
[10:19] <Langjan> Dongle lights up to blue but is not picked up
[10:20] <bushtech_> hmm strange
[10:21] <bushtech_> anybody who can help here?
[10:21] <Langjan> What's strange also is it used to work, I cannot say why and exactly when it started playing up
[10:22] <bushtech_> try df -Th
[10:23] <Langjan> df -Th nothing more
[10:24] <bushtech_> what is there?
[10:24] <Langjan> same uotput as in just df
[10:25] <bushtech_> can you list them, maybe just the /dev ones
[10:27] <Langjan> udev and sda/1  
[10:27] <Langjan> four more show "none"
[10:28] <bushtech_> /sda/1is prob your hard drive
[10:29] <Langjan> yes
[10:29] <bushtech_> ok leave terminal and click on disks in desktop
[10:30] <bushtech_> see if it's there
[10:31] <Langjan> Yes it shows dev/sr1 (read only)
[10:32] <Langjan> but under CD drive
[10:33] <bushtech_> ?
[10:33] <bushtech_> does /sr1 size correspond to the size of your HDD?
[10:33] <Langjan> CD Drive dev/sr1
[10:34] <Langjan> no HDD is dev sda1
[10:34] <Langjan> This one shows huwaei 34 MB
[10:34] <bushtech_> ok so is /dev/SR1 tour dongle?
[10:34] <Langjan> yes
[10:35] <bushtech_> right progress :)
[10:36] <Langjan> Good!
[10:38] <bushtech_> Try This: sudo mount -o rw /dev/sr1 /mnt
[10:39] <Langjan> ok
[10:41] <Langjan> block device dev/sr1 is write-protected, mounting read-only
[10:42] <bushtech_> Ok so it is mounted
[10:42] <bushtech_> sowhat o you want to do, connect?
[10:42] <Langjan> mounted at filesystem/root
[10:42] <Langjan> yes
[10:44] <Langjan> Currently connected on my wifi
[10:44] <Langjan> I wantt o be able to connect on dongle when away from wifi
[10:45] <bushtech_> Have you installed  Vodafone Mobile broadband software 
[10:46] <Langjan> Well it worked on this sytem until recently and nothing that I am aware of has changed except that it does not connect now
[10:46] <bushtech_> maybe reinstall the software or update it
[10:47] <Langjan> ok will try, is that software from vodacom website or available from repos?
[10:49] <bushtech_> would think voda
[10:49] <Langjan> ok thks bushtech_ will have a go
[11:17] <jan_> hi bushtech_ I found nothing for Linux at Vodacom, then found software for Vodacom via Synaptic, installed nut no luck. Am now trying to see if I can update the dongle software via Windows. 
[12:08] <Langjan> bushtech_, I upgraded the Huawei dongle firmware via Win 7, then rebooted, deleted the old mobile connection, created a new connection but still no luck. 
[12:44] <bushtech_> running out of ideas
[12:44] <bushtech_> maybe try running it through wine
[13:06] <MaNI> what does dmesg say when you plug it in?
[14:08] <Langjan> Hi MaNI - dmesg?
[14:08] <Langjan> Sorry you lost me there
[14:10] <Langjan> I am contemplating a fresh install... 
[14:11] <Langjan> bushtech_, wine is not an option for me, I have nightmarish memories of wine - the point is, it did run on the existing system so either there is something wrong with the dongle or the OS
[14:13] <bushtech_> type dmesg in command line
[14:16] <Langjan> Refers to a firmware bug
[14:18] <Langjan> then OSC failed (AE not found); disabling ASPM
[14:19] <Langjan> System wakeup disabled by ACPI
[14:20] <Langjan> mentions some conflicts
[14:24] <bushtech_> bokant my vuurmaakplek
[14:24] <bushtech_> MaNi
[14:26] <Langjan> Very long output, ends with "perf interrupt took too long (2526 > 2500), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 50000 
[14:32] <paddatrapper> Langjan: try unplug then run sudo dmesg -w and plug it back in
[14:32] <paddatrapper> That will follow the output and you can see what pops up when you plug it in 
[14:33] <Langjan> ok paddatrapper 
[14:36] <Langjan> paddatrapper, same popup as before, disconnected, you are now offline
[14:38] <Langjan> feedback on dmesg -w was: invalid option --'w'
[15:00] <paddatrapper> Langjan: I'm not at a pc currently, but you're looking for the flag to follow the output 
[15:16] <Langjan> paddatrapper, the only output was "invalid option --'w' " - was that command correct?
[15:21] <bushtech_> dmesg -w not a valid command
[15:26] <inetpro> what version of Ubuntu is that?
[15:26] <Langjan> Hi inetpro it's Lubuntu 14.04
[15:26] <inetpro> goeie middag almal
[15:27] <inetpro> yep, that version didn't have the -w option yet
[15:28] <Langjan> so do I just do dmesg?
[15:28] <inetpro> Langjan: do the following and then insert and or remove and see what happens
[15:28] <inetpro> tail -f /var/log/syslog
[15:29] <Langjan> is that the full command starting with ""tail"?
[15:29] <inetpro> yep
[15:29] <Langjan> ok thks
[15:29] <Langjan> with dongle disconnected?
[15:30] <inetpro> either way
[15:30] <Langjan> ok
[15:30] <inetpro> you should see stuff as you insert or remove
[15:31] <inetpro> and when you have seen what you needed to see you press ctrl+c to stop following the output of that logfile
[15:31] <Langjan> host name not found:ntp.ubuntu.com
[15:32] <inetpro> that's not relevant
[15:34] <inetpro> if that doesn't help try this
[15:34] <inetpro> tail -f /var/log/dmesg
[15:34] <Langjan> ok
[15:35] <inetpro> every time you remove or insert a device you should see some output there
[15:36] <Langjan> inetpro, theres quite a long output but Greek to me, what should I be looking for? 
[15:37] <inetpro> paste at https://bin.snyman.info/
[15:37] <Langjan> ok thks 
[15:39] <Langjan> I just have top transfer to my desktop 
[15:39] <inetpro> ??
[15:39] <inetpro> what does that mean?
[15:39] <Langjan> laptop not currently online
[15:40] <inetpro> ah lol, top with the p :-)
[15:40] <Langjan> its the laptop problem and I have disconnected the other connections while trying to get this one going  
[15:40] <inetpro> or without the p
[15:40] <Langjan> aye
[15:41] <Langjan> goeie begryper, dubbele woord...lmga! Sorry
[15:41]  * inetpro failing to read between the lines
[15:42] <inetpro> Langjan: you could also just type some info per line and google for it
[15:43] <Langjan> https://bin.snyman.info/mmm4w5t5
[15:44] <inetpro> should find lots of similar output online and then you just go down the rabbit hole to find others with similar issues
[15:44] <inetpro> hmm...
[15:45] <inetpro> none of that seems relevant either
[15:45] <inetpro> or is it? I don't know now
[15:46] <Langjan> That dongle was running well for a long time, strange...
[15:46] <inetpro> those lines get triggered when you remove or insert?
[15:46] <inetpro> have you tried multiple removes and inserts?
[15:46] <Langjan> It was removed
[15:47] <Langjan> well not specifically, but have removed and insetrted many times, nothing shows
[15:47] <inetpro> do it while you look at that output and then see the pattern when you do it
[15:48] <inetpro> give a few seconds each time you insert or remove
[15:48] <inetpro> s/give/wait/
[15:48] <Langjan> nothing
[15:49] <inetpro> ai!
[15:49] <Langjan> waited until the light went blue 
[15:50] <Langjan> Lubuntu OS problem?
[15:50]  * inetpro suspecting you must have blacklisted the device with all the troubleshooting... but can't be sure about that
[15:51] <Langjan> Fresh install is easy, theres not much on that machine
[15:51] <inetpro> I bet it will work on a fresh install
[15:51] <Langjan> You confirm my feelings...
[15:52] <Langjan> I had a simultaneous problem with wifi which I eventually sorted out 
[15:53] <Langjan> OK not serious, I will do a fresh next week and let you know what happens
[15:53] <Langjan> Many thanks guys
[15:54] <inetpro> you're welcome
[15:54] <inetpro> maybe someone will have better advice until then
[15:55] <Langjan> OK thks, enjoy the rest of the weekend
[15:55] <inetpro> same there, thanks
[15:55] <Langjan> thks inetpro 
[15:55] <inetpro> just close that fridge door of yours for me please
[15:58] <Langjan> Lmga! I'm on the other side - you must close yours thats where its coming from!
[15:58] <Langjan> Not too bad here, was 8° this morn and lekker sunny Bushveld day
[16:00] <bushtech_> can't the lappie run straight ubuntu?
[16:02] <Langjan> It can bushtech_ but its frustratingly slow
[16:02] <Langjan> perhaps I must try gnome instead of unity?