using kyocera koi mobilephone as modemForum: Networking Topic: using kyocera koi mobilephone as modem started by: dysolve Posted by dysolve on May 16 2006,11:40
Hi all,I have tried linux in the past but have sort of given up every time, I modded my xbox and found DSL on it and decided to give it a go and I have have found it very easy. I have decieded to install the xbox in to my car but I would like to be able to connect the xbox to the net using my Kyocera Koi CDMA mobile phone as the modem, I have had this setup running under winblows for a while now but carry my laptop around with me is a pain in the .... so I want to use the xbox running XDSL, has anybody anybody ever done a setup like this before not just for xbox DSL but just DSL in general any help would be great.. Regards David. Posted by JB4x4 on May 16 2006,22:39
I've done this before with my Motorola, using the phone to USB cable. I set it up through the Dial-up config in the control panel like you would a standard modem, but used "/dev/ttyACM0" for the device.
Posted by DaveJ45 on May 23 2006,08:11
JB4x4 I've been trying to install my Samsung A670 so that I can use it on a DSL laptop that will be mounted in my truck. All of the attempts so far have failed, although once I did get a console with some activity to/from the modem. One phrase I kept seeing was 'alarm'. Would you care to do a step by step HowTo on how you got yours to work properly? I want to ditch Win98 on this machine, but.... The ability to use the cell modem is a critical part of the laptop's intended purpose. Thanks! Posted by DaveJ45 on May 23 2006,13:11
OK, despite my previous post from about four hours ago asking for help with this, I managed to find a solution by Googling till my fingers were bleeding:First off, I'm totally unfamilliar with any differences there may be in a Live Boot of DSL and an XBox install, but here is how I got my Samsung SCHa670 working (this morning!) on my Micron Transport XPE laptop (getting it to run DSL is a whole 'nother story in itself! Installing DSL on 4 'atticware' laptops in the past 2 weeks has gotten me more than a little psychotic, but the sense of accomplishment is pretty satisfying, even if my head feels like the little white ball at the end of an Olympic Soccer match! ) Like you, I have already been using the cell modem features under Windoze (Win98). The first thing I did is copy down all of my working info from the Win98 Dialup Networking Icon for my connection. One thing you need to know, is that there are basicly two types of cellular phone modems. Without going into the specifics, I use a CDMA phone with Verizon as my carrier, so, obviously, most, if not all, of what I am going to tell you is specific to my setup. which uses a USB cable to connect to the phone. First off, you should do a fresh boot on your machine with the phone connected to the computer and turned on. NOTE: There are references in the Forums that you CANNOT use a modem and a network connection at the same time. Rather than try and test this theory, I just made sure my network card was not installed in my laptop while trying all of this! I'll leave it to someone else to determine if this is/is not true and come up with a fix. I just wanted to get the cell phone working. 1. Click on the Control Panel, and then the Dialup Tab. 2. There is a default file, called 'provider' included with DSL. I chose to use this file and edit it, instead of creating a new one. Type in 'provider', and then click the Config tab. A window will open with the pppconfig script running. Chose Change a Connection and press OK 3.a. Leave provider unchanged and press OK b. Set Nameservers to Dynamic and press OK c. Set Authentication to PAP (this is the same as used by Windoze, and since I knew that already worked, this is what I chose) and press OK d. For username type in your cell phone number, including area code, as an email address, with vzw.com as the domain. (1234567890@vzw.com) and press OK e. For password use vzw (for verizon customer only, of course!) and press OK f. For modem port speed, use 230400 (this is what I used in Win98, you may have to change this to suit your phone, etc.) and press OK g. Select Tone and Press OK h. For Phone number to dial, use #777 and press OK. 4. a. For Modem Config, choose NO for automatic detection and press enter. 5. Here's where it got tricky. My system configures my USB connected phone as device ACM0. And none of the options shown for setup at this stage are correct. You want to enter the following device name for the phone: /dev/ttyACM0 (note: the last digit is ZERO) and hit OK. 6. At the Properties Screen, there is an Advanced Options choice, which you should not have to mess with unless you have a specific reason to do so. Select Finished -Write Files and press OK. Press OK again when the Finished screen comes up. 7. Back at the Main Menu, select Quit and press OK. 8. Cross Your Fingers, Take a Deep Breath, and hit the Dial tab. 9. A new window will pop up and text will fly past faster than you can read it. It's actually a little disconcerting the first time, because you don't expect it. Just minimize all windows, start your browser, and if the Linux Gods are smiling in your general direction, you SHOULD find yourself connected to the Internet via your cell phone. 10. Typically, I open my browser before I even start the Dialup process, since after all, Firefox takes a bit of time to load, and you are paying by the minute, right? Most of this new found knowledge of how to accomplish this came from an article called "LINUX Unleashed" by Brain Jepson. You can read his article, as well as info on how to connect to BOTH types of cell phone systems at: < http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub....ar.html > One thing to note, is that he describes, in detail, how to write your own scripts to do all of this stuff manually through ppp, but, I am in no way competent to try to attempt that sort of stuff, I just wanted to the the silly thing to work with a minimum of fuss and bother. DISCLAIMER #1: As stated at the start, the information contained herein is specific to my cell phone and Verizon. Some or All of this information may be completely wrong if you are using a different phone, different cable to connect to your computer, or a different cell phone carrier. I advise anyone reading this to read the "LINUX Unleashed" article, over and over again if need be, until you feel like you have some sort of basic concept of how this stuff works, and if this info is what you need to get your cell phone connected using DSL. DISCLAIMER #2: VERY IMPORTANT : READ THIS! Although I have used my Verizon phone as a CDMA modem in the past, and only gotten charges for the actual minutes used, there is a LOT of talk about Verizon cracking down on this and back- charging customers who use their phones as modems with their pricey data subscriber charges, in order to recoup the costs of their big upgrade to the service speeds. DO NOT come knocking on my door if VZW slaps a $90+ charge on your cell phone bill because you used their data services and didn't subscribe to one of their data plans. I warned ya! Hope this helps anyone else out there that struggled with this, this DSL stuff is fun, but, DAMN, do you lose a lot of sleep trying to advance your knowledge curve. I'm off to download the LINUX version of BitPIM to use on the cell phone, I loved the Windoze version! Stay tuned for the step by step walk throughs of how I converted 4 different Pentium and 486DX bargain basement laptops from Windoze to DSL in 2 weeks. Screen Blanks at Bootup? NO PROBLEM! Sound doesn't work in 2 of them? NO PROBLEM! The video display actually SUCKS? NO PROBLEM! Static IP's and Unique Hostnames? NO PROBLEM! Automounting shares from my NASLITE server on startup? NO PROBLEM! Installing Windoze for a dual boot system after DSL and totally trashing GRUB? NO PROBLEM! No CDROM to install with on 2 of them? NO PROBLEM? NO PROBLEM! Unless you count tearing you hair out until you're damn near bald.... Bless all of you on the forums that contributed bits and pieces, links and references, and were willing to answer the same old same old stupid questions over and over again, all in the spirit of helping others Join the Revolution! Regards DaveJ45 |