Help me with kubuntu 7.10 & Sony Ericsson W810i regarding internet setup.

[toufiqkm]

Re: Help me with kubuntu 7.10 & Sony Ericsson W810i regarding internet setup.

Just another Tip...
If you feel using wvdial from shell is not your job..try x-wvdial.
You can get it from http://www.lika.de/open/x-wvdial/. Here are the steps how to use it

Step # 1:
Just extract it.using
tar zxvf ./x-wvdial.tgz

Step # 2:
Move the script(x-wvdial) and the .msg(x-wvdial-us.msg) files to a directory in your path,
/usr/X11/bin is a good choice

Step # 3:
Copy the file x-wvdialrc to your home directory as .x-wvdialrc
example: `cp x-wvdialrc ~/.x-wvdialrc`

Step # 4:
With you editor open ~/.x-wvdialrc and customize to your needs.
options marked +MANDATORY+ must be explicitly declared or the
script will abort. just keep the definitions between the "quotes".

Your x-wvdialrc should look like this:
# Options marked +MANDATORY+ MUST be explicitly declared!

# +MANDATORY+ the path to wvdial
GO="wvdial"

# +MANDATORY+ the path to kill
STOP="kill"

# +MANDATORY+ the -full- path to wvdial.log
LOG="/var/log/wvdial.log"

# +MANDATORY+ your ISP's -IP NUMBER-
# example: MYISP="208.245.102.511"
MYISP="0.0.0.0"

# +MANDATORY+ time (in seconds) to obtain a connection before aborting
ABORT="45"

# +MANDATORY+ the language in which messages are displayed.
# Use "us" for US-English, "de" for German, "es" for Spanish,
# "nl" for Dutch.
#LANG="de"
#LANG="es"
#LANG="nl"
LANG="us"

# ping your host in to keep your connection alive
#PING="NO"
PING="YES"

# retrieve your email once online (uses fetchmail)
#FETCH="YES"
FETCH="NO"

# sync your clock to the network
#NETTIME="YES"
NETTIME="NO"

# the host to query to set your time if you said: NETTIME="YES"
# for a list see: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.htm
# example: TIMEHOST="132.163.135.130"
TIMEHOST="132.163.135.130"

# `xlsfonts | less` for a list of installed fonts.
#FONT="6x10"
FONT="8x13"
#FONT="9x15"

# your favorite text editor in X11
#MYED="/opt/kde/bin/kedit"
MYED="/usr/X11/bin/xedit"

# your favorite text editor outside of X11
#VISUAL="joe"
VISUAL="kate"

Step # 5:
Just create a new link to application to run x-wvdial; go to shortcut's application tab,
under the command box write x-wvdial , now click Advanced Options check Run as a different user in the box write root.

Now you can go to internet without directly using wvdial.

[toufiqkm]

Re: Help me with kubuntu 7.10 & Sony Ericsson W810i regarding internet setup.

DUH...... I just played dumb when I didn't get the root login as default by Kubuntu 7.10... Thanks for your kind remarks... the procedure is as same as under OpenSuse 10.2 (or anything else that uses wvdial)...In case I forget it (and for anyone having similar trouble) I will share my experiences with everybody....
Here is how I solved my problem:

Step # 1:
To find out which port the modem is using, I used:

sudo dmesg | grep tty

(In my case the port I found was /dev/ttyACM0)

Step # 2:

To enable the root account (i.e. set a password) under Kubuntu, I used:

sudo passwd root

It asked me for root password to activate root account.

Step # 3:
I modified wvdial & wvdial.conf according to my need and placed wvdial in /etc/ppp/peers/ & place wvdial.conf in /etc/

Step # 4:
I gave access permissions to the modem to normal user account:

chmod a+rw /dev/ttyACM0

after then using wvdial from su, I was able to connect to Internet.

Note: all steps also worked perfectly worked under OpenSuse 10.2
(sudo & changing root passwword are not necessary, I used the su command under OpenSuse)

Changes are necessary to wvdial & wvdial.conf, see codes from my file-

Code for wvdial:

noauth
name wvdial
defaultroute
replacedefaultroute
noipdefault
usepeerdns

Code for wvdial.conf:

[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyACM0
Baud = 115200
Init1 = ATZ
Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2
Init3 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","gpinternet"
Area Code =
Phone = *99***1#
Username = anuser
Password = apasswd
Ask Password = 0
Dial Command = ATD
Stupid Mode = 0
Compuserve = 0
Force Address =
Idle Seconds = 3000
DialMessage1 =
DialMessage2 =
ISDN = 0
Auto DNS = 1

Note: I am from Bangladesh, I use GrameenPhone, so you may have to use any other apn as a replacement of gpinternet

[ghillan]

Re: Help me with kubuntu 7.10 & Sony Ericsson W810i regarding internet setup.

hm.... do you did some test? where is your problem?
google some basic howtos ( google -> "umts kubuntu howto" ), and then ask for some specific question.


i had some particular issues with my Sony-Ericsson Z610 and here how i solved it, but its far from a generic step guide and probably apply with my italian mobyle company.

you should first check some basic guide on how to configure "kppp" and check if the distro "find" you mobile.

[toufiqkm]

Hi to all... I am a new Kubuntu user and I want to connect to Internet by Sony Ericsson W810i mobile from Kubuntu 7.10....Can anyone help