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krzcooter
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 Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:15 am Post subject: 700wx Mobile Broadband with Linux |
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| I have sprint, and I need to get a new phone. I am looking at the 700wx. I want the be able to plug it into my laptop and use the evdo. I am running Ubuntu linux on all of my laptops though. Is it possible to make the 700wx work good with linux, or is there another phone I should be looking at? Any and all information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. |
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wildwolf
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| I've not tried yet with a linux boot...but will sometime in the future. I'm still currently trying to figure out why I don't get EVDO access on my Treo 700wx here in Huntsville, but rather only 1xRTT. |
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wildwolf
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Looks like you'll just need to purchase this $20 program:
http://www.mobile-stream.com/usbmodem_wm.html
Taken from the manual at:
http://www.mobile-stream.com/USBModemWM_UG.pdf
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4. Using USB Modem with Linux
4.1. Requirements
Modern Linux distribution with the USB CDC ACM class support in the kernel (either built-in or as
module cdc-acm.ko) is required.
4.2. Installation
Unzip the USB Modem archive anywhere on your Linux PC. Transfer the USBModem.cab file using
Bluetooth, IrDA or SD card reader to the device and trigger the setup process by tapping on the .cab
file in File Explorer. Ignore any warnings about an unsigned application.
4.3. Setting up a PPP Connection
1. Obtain the user name, password and dial number from your wireless provider. For GSM
networks the access point name (APN) is also required.
2. Copy either ppp-script-edge-template (for GSM GPRS/EDGE networks) or ppp-script-evdotemplate
(for CDMA 1xRTT or EvDO networks) file from the USB Modem distribution to
/etc/ppp/peers/ppp-script-treo (you may need to create the path manually), replacing the
USERNAME and APN (for GSM only) words with the correct values.
3. Add the user name and password line from the pap-secrets-template to the /etc/ppp/papsecrets
file, replacing the USERNAME and PASSWORD words with the correct values.
4. Test the connection.
See the drivers/linux/mts folder for the complete pppd example scripts tuned up for the MTS GSM
operator.
4.4. Connecting via USB
First of all, configure the Linux PPP connection as described in the Setting up a PPP Connection
section above.
To connect your Treo using a USB cable to the Linux computer, start the USB Modem application on
the Treo, set the Connection to USB and enable the modem mode. Now type in the command prompt:
bash-2.05# pppd /dev/ttyACM0 call ppp-script-treo
It will print how the connection setup is performed. If it was successful a new network interface will be
created (usually ppp0). The only thing left is to copy the content of /etc/ppp/resolv.conf to system-wide
/etc/resolv.conf for proper name resolution:
bash-2.05# cat /etc/ppp/resolv.conf > /etc/resolv.conf
Note: for some newer Linux distributions (such as Fedora Core 3) do the following instead of the above
step:
bash-2.05# ln -s /var/run/ppp/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
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To disconnect, stop the pppd process like below:
bash-2.05# kill <pppd_process_pid>
4.5. Connecting via Bluetooth
Generally a setup consists of two major steps:
1. Configure the RFCOMM channel to Treo and get a device node for it. The exact meaning of
this depends on the Bluetooth stack and distribution.
2. Configure the PPP connection as described above and start just like with the USB case but use
the device node from the first step instead of the /dev/ttyACM0
4.6. Upgrading
To upgrade USB Modem to a new version install the new USBModem.prc file on the Treo and update
the pppd scripts from the new templates.
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