Mobile broadband connection doesn't connect automatically

[maXmo]

In connections settings I have 2 connections: wired and mobile broadband. I reset autoconnect option for wired connection in case they could conflict and set the autoconnect option for mobile connection, but when I insert usb modem it gets detected, the connection shows up in the network manager for connection, but it doesn't connect on its own. Is it supposed to work?

system is mint 14.1 mate 32bit

When I insert the modem, syslog looks this way:

Jan 4 20:23:39 kira usb_modeswitch: switched to 1bbb:0017 on 002/060
Jan 4 20:23:39 kira kernel: [68291.890498] scsi 56:0:0:0: >Direct-Access ALCATEL Mass Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
Jan 4 20:23:39 kira kernel: [68291.891190] sd 56:0:0:0: >Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Jan 4 20:23:39 kira kernel: [68291.894528] sd 56:0:0:0: >[sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
Jan 4 20:23:40 kira usb_modeswitch[21097]: usb_modeswitch: switched to 1bbb:0017 on 2/61
Jan 4 20:23:40 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB3) closing serial port...
Jan 4 20:23:40 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB3) serial port closed
Jan 4 20:23:40 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (X22X): GSM modem /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.1 claimed port ttyUSB3
Jan 4 20:23:41 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB4) closing serial port...
Jan 4 20:23:41 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB4) serial port closed
Jan 4 20:23:41 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (X22X): GSM modem /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.1 claimed port ttyUSB4
Jan 4 20:23:51 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB2) closing serial port...
Jan 4 20:23:51 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB2) serial port closed
Jan 4 20:23:51 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB2) opening serial port...
Jan 4 20:23:51 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB0) closing serial port...
Jan 4 20:23:51 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB0) serial port closed
Jan 4 20:23:51 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB0) opening serial port...
Jan 4 20:23:51 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB1) closing serial port...
Jan 4 20:24:21 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB1) serial port closed
Jan 4 20:24:21 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB1) opening serial port...
Jan 4 20:24:27 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB2) closing serial port...
Jan 4 20:24:27 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB2) serial port closed
Jan 4 20:24:27 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB0) closing serial port...
Jan 4 20:24:27 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB0) serial port closed
Jan 4 20:24:27 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB1) closing serial port...
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB1) serial port closed
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB4) opening serial port...
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira modem-manager[714]: <warn> (ttyUSB4): port attributes not fully set
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira NetworkManager[754]: <warn> (ttyUSB4): failed to look up interface index
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> WWAN now disabled by management service
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> (ttyUSB4): new GSM/UMTS device (driver: 'generic' ifindex: 0)
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> (ttyUSB4): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/14
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> (ttyUSB4): now managed
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> (ttyUSB4): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2]
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> (ttyUSB4): deactivating device (reason 'managed') [2]
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> (ttyUSB4): device state change: unavailable -> disconnected (reason 'none') [20 30 0]
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB4) closing serial port...
Jan 4 20:24:57 kira modem-manager[714]: <info> (ttyUSB4) serial port closed
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At this point the connection shows up in the netwok manager, but doesn't connect automatically. I connect and syslog continues:
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Jan 4 20:26:05 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB4) starting connection 'mobile1'
Jan 4 20:26:05 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> (ttyUSB4): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]
Jan 4 20:26:05 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB4) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Jan 4 20:26:05 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> Activation (ttyUSB4) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Jan 4 20:26:05 kira NetworkManager[754]: <info> (ttyUSB4): device state change: prepare -> need-auth (reason 'none') [40 60 0]
and so on

what's the problem?

[mank_in]

search network connection from menu. select mobile broadband tab select add or edit connection. At least you need insert APN, username and password

[maXmo]

The connection was created and works if I connect it manually, APN, username and password are correct. It just doesn't autoconnect even if I set the "autoconnect" checkbox in the connection properties.

[mank_in]

I didn't bother anyway with that. if you select connect automatically you still need select enable mobile broadband in network connection applet . Maybe this help : http://askubuntu.com/questions/82255/ho ... nd-on-boot