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On Friday 17 Jun 2011 11:52:03 Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> On Fri, Jun 17 2011, Mick wrote: |
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> > On Thursday 16 Jun 2011 23:13:28 Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> >> On Thu, Jun 16 2011, Mick wrote: |
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> >> > On Thursday 16 Jun 2011 15:38:30 Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> >> >> I have an htc incredible and want to use it to act as a modem for my |
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> >> >> gentoo laptop. |
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> > |
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> > [snip...] |
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> >> >> I haven't seen any howtos for tethering directly with gentoo. |
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> >> > |
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> >> > I don't have your phone to provide detailed instructions, but this is |
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> >> > how I have tethered phones in the past to connect to the Internet |
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> >> > using IrDA or Bluetooth. |
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> >> thanks for the information. The forum post paul sent me too claims that |
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> >> this is very easy with a usb connection. But to date, I haven't got it |
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> >> working. Others definitely have so there is probably something wrong |
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> >> with configuration (quite possible the kernel). |
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> >> |
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> >> thanks again, |
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> >> allan |
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> > Well, what I'm suggesting should also work with a usb connection (instead |
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> > of bluetooth or IrDA) but unlike what is suggested in the forum I would |
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> > not think that it needs the particular MSWindows usb modem driver to |
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> > create a virtual ethernet interface. Unless that is the phone is locked |
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> > down in its firmware and will not run DUN - over bluetooth you would use |
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> > 'sdptool browse <MAC_address> to find out what services the phone |
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> > offers. |
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> > I think that Linux *should* be able to manage the connection directly |
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> > over ppp, using what ever usb device udev creates when you connect your |
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> > phone. |
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> > However, I don't have access to such phone to try it out on this end. |
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> > Good luck. :-) |
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> The forum post does not involve any ms windows code (in is a gentoo |
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> forum). Indeed it seems perfect ... |
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> ... except that for me it doesn't work. I has worked for others so |
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> I must have some configuration (probably the kernel) wrong. |
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> thanks again for trying to help. I appreciate it. |
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> allan |
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Hmm ... |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNDIS |
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463293 |
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I'm not saying that the code running on Linux is MSWindows (the protocol is) |
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and RNDIS is of course faster than e.g. a USB-serial connection, but I still |
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think that you should be able to use USB directly without the RNDIS plug 'n |
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play protocol. PPP will allow you to do the dialling part over USB. It may |
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take longer to configure than using RNDIS, but it should work all the same and |
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at the same IO speeds. |
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Anyhow, if the problem you are trying to solve is how to get RNDIS going, what |
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I suggest is more of a work-around than the solution you are seeking. |
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Hope you crack this soon. :) |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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