[clug] Phone / USB Modems

[Andrew Janke]

> Looks a little complicated :-(  at least success has been reported and I
> presume once set up it's fairly easy to use.

Yes.

>> Reasonable, not as stable as the USB version.  Perhaps I should pull
>> my finger out and try the USB version.  Stay tuned..
>
> Please keep me posted.

OK, removed finger and found cable.  Plugged the E71 in via the cable
and selected "PC Suite". Syslog (on vanilla Ubuntu 9.04 amd64) using
network manager

   version: 0.7.1~rc4.1.cf199a964-0ubuntu

Saw lots of fun things in the syslog:

Aug 12 19:35:36 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0): found
serial port (udev:GSM  hal:GSM)
Aug 12 19:35:36 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0): new Modem
device (driver: 'cdc_acm')
Aug 12 19:35:36 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0): exported as
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_421_ab_noserial_if0_serial_unknown_0
Aug 12 19:35:41 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0): device
state change: 1 -> 2
Aug 12 19:35:41 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0):
deactivating device (reason: 2).
Aug 12 19:35:41 spencer NetworkManager:
nm_system_device_flush_ip4_routes_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx >=
0' failed
Aug 12 19:35:41 spencer NetworkManager:
nm_system_device_flush_ip4_addresses_with_iface: assertion `iface_idx
>= 0' failed
Aug 12 19:35:41 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0): device
state change: 2 -> 3

Hrm looks good, set up a "three" connection using "3netacces" as per
what would be expected to work and pressed "go" and saw this:

Aug 12 19:35:45 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyACM0)
starting connection 'Three'
Aug 12 19:35:45 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0): device
state change: 3 -> 4
Aug 12 19:35:45 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyACM0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Aug 12 19:35:45 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyACM0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Aug 12 19:35:45 spencer NetworkManager: <debug> [1250069745.938787]
nm_serial_device_open(): (ttyACM0) opening device...
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyACM0)
Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0): powering up...
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  Registered on Home network
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  Associated with
network: +COPS: 0,2,"50506",2
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <WARN>  dial_done(): No carrier
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0): device
state change: 4 -> 9
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <debug> [1250069746.519063]
nm_serial_device_close(): Closing device 'ttyACM0'
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  Marking connection
'Three' invalid.
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  Activation (ttyACM0) failed.
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0): device
state change: 9 -> 3
Aug 12 19:35:46 spencer NetworkManager: <info>  (ttyACM0):
deactivating device (reason: 0).

No dice.  Still from a quick read of a few forms it would seem that
this _should_ work.  Perhaps my Optus USB things config is getting in
the way.  I am a tad suspicious of the "No Carrier" bit. I probably
could get it working via wvdial or the likes if I felt sufficiently
motivated. :)

Perhaps another way would be to use the E71 as a wireless AP, there
are a few S60 apps about that will let you do this..


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