Unable to Set Power State Off
I am trying to turn off the modem completely and turn it back on again. While it is enabled I can not set the power state off because the modem is "enabled or initializing".
sudo mmcli -m 0 --set-power-state-off
error: couldn't set new power state in the modem: 'GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Error.Core.WrongState: Cannot set power state: modem either enabled or initializing'
In a separate window I use
sudo mmcli -m 0 -w
To watch the status of the modem. I then run
sudo mmcli -m 0 -d
To disable the modem. Here is what happens in the window where I am watching the status.
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: Initial state, 'connected'
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: State changed, 'connected' --> 'disabling' (Reason: User request)
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: State changed, 'disabling' --> 'disabled' (Reason: User request)
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: State changed, 'disabled' --> 'enabling' (Reason: User request)
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: State changed, 'enabling' --> 'enabled' (Reason: User request)
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: State changed, 'enabled' --> 'registered' (Reason: None or unknown)
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: State changed, 'registered' --> 'connecting' (Reason: User request)
/org/freedesktop/ModemManager1/Modem/0: State changed, 'connecting' --> 'connected' (Reason: User request)
After this, I am given the message:
"successfully disabled the modem"
However, since the modem was re-enabled I still cannot set the power state off. How do I disable the modem without it automatically turning itself back on?
I have also tried inhibiting the modem, but if I do so I cannot set power state off afterwards Thank you, Daniel