Ubuntu 16.04 64Bits / Laptop Toshiba Satellite L455 :
Version: 3.1.15-1.2:
Smsd installed from: package repository via apt-get
Modem Huawei e353 [12d1:1506]:
Interface: USB

Hi guys, I need some help with the initialization command for my USB stick modem.



# lsusb Bus 002 Device 023: [highlight]ID 12d1:1506 Huawei Technologies[/highlight] Co., Ltd. Modem/Networkcard

My smsconf is almost unmodified , only changed the device.

# cat /etc/smsd.conf
[GSM1] init = ATE0+CPMS="SM"+CNMI=2,0,0,2,1 # Windows: /dev/com1, Solaris: /dev/cua/a, Linux /dev/ttyS0 device = /dev/ttyUSB2 # incoming = yes # queues = OTHER # You don't need a PIN for mobile phones # pin = 1111 # mode = new # smsc = 491722270000 # baudrate = 115200 # rtscts = yes # cs_convert = yes # report = no # memory_start = 1 # primary_memory = memory name # secondary_memory = memory name # secondary_memory_max = number # pdu_from_file = /var/spool/sms/GSM1-PDU # sending_disabled = no # decode_unicode_text = no # internal_combine = no

# dmesg
[283084.245300] usb 2-4: USB disconnect, device number 22 [283091.120031] usb 2-4: new high-speed USB device number 23 using ehci-pci [283091.253290] usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=12d1, idProduct=1506 [283091.253295] usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [283091.253298] usb 2-4: Product: HUAWEI Mobile [283091.253300] usb 2-4: Manufacturer: HUAWEI [283091.255161] option 2-4:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected [283091.255272] [color=red]usb 2-4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0[/color] [283091.279920] huawei_cdc_ncm 2-4:1.1: MAC-Address: {my dev MAC Addr} [283091.279925] huawei_cdc_ncm 2-4:1.1: setting rx_max = 16384 [283091.280158] huawei_cdc_ncm 2-4:1.1: setting tx_max = 16384 [283091.280634] huawei_cdc_ncm 2-4:1.1: NDP will be placed at end of frame for this device. [283091.282024] huawei_cdc_ncm 2-4:1.1: cdc-wdm0: USB WDM device [283091.282290] huawei_cdc_ncm 2-4:1.1 wwan0: register 'huawei_cdc_ncm' at usb-0000:00:1d.7-4, Huawei CDC NCM device, {my de MAC Addr} [283091.282365] option 2-4:1.2: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected [283091.282946] [color=red]usb 2-4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1[/color] [283091.283059] option 2-4:1.3: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected [283091.283157] [color=red]usb 2-4: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB2[/color] [283091.283242] usb-storage 2-4:1.4: USB Mass Storage device detected [283091.288271] scsi host33: usb-storage 2-4:1.4 [283091.288462] usb-storage 2-4:1.5: USB Mass Storage device detected [283091.288747] scsi host34: usb-storage 2-4:1.5 [283091.640273] huawei_cdc_ncm 2-4:1.1 wwx582c80139263: renamed from wwan0 [283092.288929] scsi 33:0:0:0: CD-ROM HUAWEI Mass Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 [283092.288973] scsi 34:0:0:0: Direct-Access HUAWEI SD Storage 2.31 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2

this is basically what I get from :
# cat /dev/ttyUSB2
+CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^SYSINFO:2,3,0,3,1,,3 OK +CSQ: 18,99 OK ^RSSI: 15 ^RSSI: 14

This is the logfile:
2016-09-04 07:35:06,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-04 07:35:06,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-04 07:35:07,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-04 07:35:07,3, GSM1: Couldn't open serial port /dev/ttyUSB0, error: No such file or directory, waiting 30 sec. 2016-09-04 07:35:37,3, GSM1: Cannot open serial port /dev/ttyUSB0, error: No such file or directory 2016-09-04 07:35:37,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 16820, was started 16-09-04 07:35:07. 2016-09-04 19:18:02,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-04 19:18:02,2, smsd: Running as root:root. 2016-09-04 19:18:02,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-04 19:18:08,3, smsd: FATAL ERROR: Looks like another smsd (20726) is running. I (16819) quit now. 2016-09-04 19:18:08,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated abnormally. PID: 16819. 2016-09-04 19:18:10,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-04 19:18:10,2, smsd: Running as root:root. 2016-09-04 19:18:10,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-04 19:18:12,3, smsd: FATAL ERROR: Looks like another smsd (20732) is running. I (20726) quit now. 2016-09-04 19:18:12,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated abnormally. PID: 20726. 2016-09-04 19:18:12,2, GSM1: Failed to initialize modem GSM1. Stopping. 2016-09-04 19:18:12,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 20727, was started 16-09-04 19:18:02. 2016-09-04 19:18:23,3, GSM1: Modem did not accept the init string 2016-09-04 19:18:23,2, GSM1: Failed to initialize modem GSM1. Stopping. 2016-09-04 19:18:23,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 20733, was started 16-09-04 19:18:10. 2016-09-05 12:18:04,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 20732. 2016-09-05 12:18:04,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 20732, was started 16-09-04 19:18:10. 2016-09-05 12:18:05,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-05 12:18:05,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-05 12:18:05,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-05 12:18:18,3, GSM1: Modem did not accept the init string 2016-09-05 12:18:18,2, GSM1: Failed to initialize modem GSM1. Stopping. 2016-09-05 12:18:18,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 24128, was started 16-09-05 12:18:05. 2016-09-05 15:49:03,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 24127. 2016-09-05 15:49:04,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 24127, was started 16-09-05 12:18:05. 2016-09-05 15:49:05,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-05 15:49:05,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-05 15:49:05,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-05 15:49:39,3, GSM1: The modem answer was not OK: +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2016-09-05 15:50:24,3, GSM1: The modem answer was not OK: +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2016-09-05 15:51:04,3, GSM1: The modem answer was not OK: +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2016-09-05 15:51:04,4, GSM1: Sending SMS to 584144637143 failed, trying time 115 sec. Retries: 2. 2016-09-05 15:52:56,3, GSM1: The modem answer was not OK: +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2016-09-05 15:53:40,3, GSM1: The modem answer was not OK: +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2016-09-05 15:54:22,3, GSM1: The modem answer was not OK: +CMS ERROR: 500 (Unknown error) 2016-09-05 15:54:22,4, GSM1: Sending SMS to 584144637143 failed, trying time 116 sec. Retries: 2. 2016-09-05 16:00:58,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 25948. 2016-09-05 16:00:58,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 25949, was started 16-09-05 15:49:05. 2016-09-05 16:00:58,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 25948, was started 16-09-05 15:49:05. 2016-09-05 16:00:59,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-05 16:00:59,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-05 16:00:59,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-05 16:00:59,3, GSM1: Couldn't open serial port /dev/ttyUSB3, error: No such file or directory, waiting 30 sec. 2016-09-05 16:01:29,3, GSM1: Cannot open serial port /dev/ttyUSB3, error: No such file or directory 2016-09-05 16:01:29,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 26061, was started 16-09-05 16:00:59. 2016-09-05 16:03:54,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 26060. 2016-09-05 16:03:54,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 26060, was started 16-09-05 16:00:59. 2016-09-05 16:03:55,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-05 16:03:55,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-05 16:03:55,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-05 16:03:55,3, GSM1: Couldn't open serial port /dev/ttyUSB2, error: Device or resource busy, waiting 30 sec. 2016-09-05 16:04:25,3, GSM1: Cannot open serial port /dev/ttyUSB2, error: Device or resource busy 2016-09-05 16:04:25,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 26156, was started 16-09-05 16:03:55. 2016-09-05 16:05:46,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 26155. 2016-09-05 16:05:46,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 26155, was started 16-09-05 16:03:55. 2016-09-05 16:05:47,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-05 16:05:47,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-05 16:05:47,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-05 16:07:49,3, GSM1: Modem is not ready to answer commands (Timeouts: 0) 2016-09-05 16:07:49,2, GSM1: Failed to initialize modem GSM1. Stopping. 2016-09-05 16:07:49,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 26220, was started 16-09-05 16:05:47. 2016-09-05 16:07:58,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 26219. 2016-09-05 16:07:58,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 26219, was started 16-09-05 16:05:47. 2016-09-05 16:07:59,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-05 16:07:59,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-05 16:07:59,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-05 16:10:00,3, GSM1: Modem is not ready to answer commands (Timeouts: 0) 2016-09-05 16:10:00,2, GSM1: Failed to initialize modem GSM1. Stopping. 2016-09-05 16:10:00,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 26307, was started 16-09-05 16:07:59. 2016-09-05 16:35:07,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 26306. 2016-09-05 16:35:07,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 26306, was started 16-09-05 16:07:59. 2016-09-05 16:35:08,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-05 16:35:08,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-05 16:35:08,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-05 16:35:20,3, GSM1: Modem did not accept the init string 2016-09-05 16:35:20,2, GSM1: Failed to initialize modem GSM1. Stopping. 2016-09-05 16:35:20,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 26713, was started 16-09-05 16:35:08. 2016-09-05 16:36:28,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 26712. 2016-09-05 16:36:28,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 26712, was started 16-09-05 16:35:08. 2016-09-05 17:24:42,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-05 17:24:42,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-05 17:24:42,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-05 17:24:42,3, GSM1: Couldn't open serial port /dev/ttyUSB2, error: Device or resource busy, waiting 30 sec. 2016-09-05 17:25:12,3, GSM1: Cannot open serial port /dev/ttyUSB2, error: Device or resource busy 2016-09-05 17:25:12,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 27224, was started 16-09-05 17:24:42. 2016-09-05 18:35:01,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 27223. 2016-09-05 18:35:01,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 27223, was started 16-09-05 17:24:42. 2016-09-06 11:43:04,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-06 11:43:04,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-06 11:43:04,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-06 11:43:16,3, GSM1: Modem did not accept the init string 2016-09-06 11:43:16,2, GSM1: Failed to initialize modem GSM1. Stopping. 2016-09-06 11:43:16,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 8023, was started 16-09-06 11:43:04. 2016-09-06 12:25:57,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 8022. 2016-09-06 12:25:57,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 8022, was started 16-09-06 11:43:04. 2016-09-06 12:25:58,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-06 12:25:58,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-06 12:25:58,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-06 12:25:58,3, GSM1: Couldn't open serial port /dev/ttyUSB2, error: Device or resource busy, waiting 30 sec. 2016-09-06 12:26:28,3, GSM1: Cannot open serial port /dev/ttyUSB2, error: Device or resource busy 2016-09-06 12:26:28,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 8332, was started 16-09-06 12:25:58. 2016-09-06 12:29:18,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess is awaiting the termination of all modem handlers. PID: 8331. 2016-09-06 12:29:18,2, smsd: Smsd mainprocess terminated. PID 8331, was started 16-09-06 12:25:58. 2016-09-06 12:29:58,2, smsd: Smsd v3.1.15 started. 2016-09-06 12:29:58,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-06 12:29:58,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-06 12:29:58,3, GSM1: Couldn't open serial port /dev/ttyUSB2, error: Device or resource busy, waiting 30 sec. 2016-09-06 12:30:28,3, GSM1: Cannot open serial port /dev/ttyUSB2, error: Device or resource busy 2016-09-06 12:30:28,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 8441, was started 16-09-06 12:29:58.

I thought it was a permissions thing but...
# ls /etc/init.d/smstools -la -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4282 may 6 2015 /etc/init.d/smstools

Any advice??

Perhaps you have stability problem with the USB, probably not enough power is provided to the modem.

Also check how you are starting smsd, as there is some fatal error when smsd was started twice.

Stop the smsd and disconnect the modem.
Connect the modem, and after you have seen dmesg output, look:
ls -l /dev/serial/by-id

Check which link points to ttyUSB0, and use that link as a device. For example:
device = /dev/serial/by-id/usb-HUAWEI_HUAWEI_Mobile-if00-port00

Do not use the link which points to the USB2.

Then just check what is happening, and be sure that smsd is not started more than once. The init script should take care of that.

Thank you keke for your response

Following your advice....

roberto@Satellite-L455:~$ ls -l /dev/serial/by-id total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 sep 7 17:36 usb-HUAWEI_HUAWEI_Mobile-if00-port0 -> ../../ttyUSB0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 sep 7 17:36 usb-HUAWEI_HUAWEI_Mobile-if02-port0 -> ../../ttyUSB1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 sep 7 17:36 usb-HUAWEI_HUAWEI_Mobile-if03-port0 -> ../../ttyUSB2

changed the config file to USB0



this is how I'm starting it
roberto@Satellite-L455:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/smstools start [ ok ] Starting smstools (via systemctl): smstools.service.

this is the log file :
2016-09-07 17:46:24,2, smsd: Running as smsd:dialout. 2016-09-07 17:46:24,4, smsd: File mode creation mask: 022 (0644, rw-r--r--). 2016-09-07 17:46:37,3, GSM1: Modem did not accept the init string 2016-09-07 17:46:37,2, GSM1: Failed to initialize modem GSM1. Stopping. 2016-09-07 17:46:37,2, GSM1: Modem handler 0 terminated. PID: 4876, was started 16-09-07 17:46:24.

so, we are back to the Initialization string issue

Ok, your init string has semicolons missing.

Try this:
init = AT+CPMS="SM";+CNMI=2,0,0,2,1

With Huawei devices you will need this for reading messages:
memory_start = 0

"serial/by_id" was mentioned, because these devices provide ttyUSB0, 1 and 2, but after the USB failure the ports are ttyUSB1, 2 and 3. As the first port should be used, the by-id does this.

Thanks to this thread I finally sorted incoming messages to my Huawei E5220

It needed this in the smsd.conf to ensure that incoming/outgoing worked

[modem1]
init = AT+CPMS="SM";+CNMI=2,0,0,2,1
memory_start = 0
device = /dev/ttyUSB2
baudrate = 19200
incoming = high
report = yes
queues = modem1