Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version 11.3

Chapter 12. System Utilities

ModemManager-1.18.12

Introduction to ModemManager

ModemManager provides a unified high level API for communicating with mobile broadband modems, regardless of the protocol used to communicate with the actual device.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 11.3 platform.

Package Information

ModemManager Dependencies

Required

libgudev-237

Recommended

gobject-introspection-1.74.0, libmbim-1.26.4, libqmi-1.30.8, Polkit-122, and Vala-0.56.4

Optional

GTK-Doc-1.33.2

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/ModemManager

Installation of ModemManager

Install ModemManager by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr                 \
            --sysconfdir=/etc             \
            --localstatedir=/var          \
            --disable-static              \
            --disable-maintainer-mode     \
            --with-systemd-journal        \
            --with-systemd-suspend-resume &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-systemd-suspend-resume: This switch forces ModemManager to use the systemd power management facilities.

--with-systemd-journal : This switch forces ModemManager to use the systemd journal for logging.

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

--enable-gtk-doc: Use this parameter if GTK-Doc is installed and you wish to rebuild and install the API documentation.

Configuring ModemManager

Systemd Units

To start the ModemManager daemon at boot, enable the previously installed systemd unit by running the following command as the root user: 

systemctl enable ModemManager

Contents

Installed Programs: mmcli and ModemManager
Installed Libraries: libmm-glib.so
Installed Directories: /etc/ModemManager, /usr/include/libmm-glib, /usr/include/ModemManager, /usr/lib/ModemManager, /usr/share/ModemManager, /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/libmm-glib (optional), and /usr/share/gtk-doc/html/ModemManager (optional)

Short Descriptions

mmcli

is an utility used to control and monitor the ModemManager

ModemManager

is a D-Bus service used to communicate with modems

libmm-glib.so

contains API functions for communicating with mobile broadband modems, regardless of the protocol used to communicate with the actual device