FLX1s: Etisalat/e& UAE mobile data not activated via Settings/NetworkManager (ofono internet context stays down)

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Device

• FuriPhone FLX1s
• FuriOS 14.0 (kernel 4.19.325-furiphone-radon)
• Operator: e& / Etisalat UAE (MCC/MNC 42402)
• Modem registered on LTE, packet service often attached

Expected

Settings → Mobile Network → Mobile Data ON (or NetworkManager GSM profile) should:

1. Activate the ofono internet context
2. Assign an IP on a ccmni* interface
3. Install a usable default route
4. Show mobile data as connected in the UI

Actual

• Mobile Data toggle in Settings is ineffective / stays off relative to real connectivity
• NetworkManager cannot properly activate GSM/ril_0 (ofono modem path). Observed failures include:
  • Modem class NMModemOfono had no complete_connection method
  • nmcli connection up … → no suitable device / activation failure
• ofono internet context (Type=internet, APN mnet) often remains Active=0
• Sometimes only the MMS context is active (Type=mms, APN etisalat) with an IP, but general internet still does not work (no proper default route for mobile data)
• Manual activation of the internet context works

APN (Etisalat UAE)

From mobile-broadband-provider-info / working config:

• Internet APN: mnet (username/password mnet / mnet)
• MMS APN: etisalat (separate context)

Workaround (works)

1. Ensure GPRS/ConnectionManager is attached (Powered=true, Attached=true)
2. Activate ofono /ril_0/context1 with APN mnet
3. sudo ofonoctl wan --connect --context 1 (and/or add default route on the resulting ccmni* iface)

After that, ping via mobile succeeds. The workaround does not persist reliably across reboot/suspend without re-running it.

Stack

• ofono + ofono-binder-plugin (MTK)
• ofono2mm (ModemManager shim)
• NetworkManager GSM / NMModemOfono
• ofonoctl (route setup needs root)

Request

1. Fix NM ↔ ofono2mm so Mobile Data toggle activates the internet context and configures IP/routes
2. Prefer APN mnet for 42402 internet (don’t leave only MMS etisalat as the active path)
3. Persist mobile data across reboot/suspend without requiring a root ofonoctl script

Attachments

Logs:

furios-mobile-data-bugreport_r.zip
(sensitive data removed)

• ofonoctl-list.txt
• ofonoctl-wan.txt
• nmcli-device-status.txt
• plus mmcli/ofono context details / routes