Comments on: Nokia 2630, Linux, Bluetooth, Safaricom, and you! http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom Living and working in Nairobi, Kenya Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Atul Potdar http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-4402 Atul Potdar Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:12:46 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-4402 I am in the process of validating this connection on Linux (fedora); in the sence I assume that the bluetooth adapter is supported by the bluetooth stack and both the stack and adapter support the bluetooth profiles used by the Nokia phone. Have you tried this ? Any inputs from you are valuable. Thank you. Your write up on Nokia, gprs, linux, usb and you is being tried by me as an alternative to the bluetooth adaptation which may not be correct if the stack, adapter and nokia (or any other cell phones) are not compatible. I did try the BT connection and now in the process of trying the usb alternative for the above mentioned reasons. Thank you. Please respond. I am in the process of validating this connection on Linux (fedora); in the sence I assume that the bluetooth adapter is supported by the bluetooth stack and both the stack and adapter support the bluetooth profiles used by the Nokia phone. Have you tried this ? Any inputs from you are valuable. Thank you. Your write up on Nokia, gprs, linux, usb and you is being tried by me as an alternative to the bluetooth adaptation which may not be correct if the stack, adapter and nokia (or any other cell phones) are not compatible.

I did try the BT connection and now in the process of trying the usb alternative for the above mentioned reasons. Thank you.
Please respond.

]]> By: german ochoa http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-1412 german ochoa Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:30:32 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-1412 well this is my xperience with wvdial in Debian Lenny 5.0.5 1. first, before starting up your computer plug in the modem or the device 2. then as root or sudo su user type "wvdial &" no matter if it shows the message "Cannot..." if you see local IP address .... remote IP address .... primary DNS address .... secondary DNS address .... at the end of the dial-up message, like some user showed above, your are already connected but 3. make sure it's using the ppp protocol to connect, in Debian it's System>Administration>Network disable other connections except the point-to-point one OR simply restart your network /etc/init.d/networking restart as a tip ping to any web site, if you see an ip different from that assigned to your pc like above local IP address .... it means that it's not using the modem or device to connect so you know what you can do. 4. if you finally got connected and ,after so many days and nights of addictive downloading and getting knowledge, want to stop the connection just, as root or sudo user, type killall wvdial killall will stop any program or process by its name type it until you see the message 'no process to kill' that's it, this is how it always works for me, i'm a proud Debian user, it was a pleasure to show you my how-to well this is my xperience with wvdial in Debian Lenny 5.0.5
1. first, before starting up your computer plug in the modem or the device
2. then as root or sudo su user type “wvdial &” no matter if it shows the message “Cannot…” if you see
local IP address ….
remote IP address ….
primary DNS address ….
secondary DNS address ….
at the end of the dial-up message, like some user showed above, your are already connected but
3. make sure it’s using the ppp protocol to connect, in Debian it’s
System>Administration>Network
disable other connections except the point-to-point one
OR simply restart your network
/etc/init.d/networking restart
as a tip ping to any web site, if you see an ip different from that assigned to your pc like above
local IP address ….
it means that it’s not using the modem or device to connect so you know what you can do.
4. if you finally got connected and ,after so many days and nights of addictive downloading and getting knowledge, want to stop the connection just, as root or sudo user, type
killall wvdial
killall will stop any program or process by its name
type it until you see the message ‘no process to kill’
that’s it, this is how it always works for me, i’m a proud Debian user, it was a pleasure to show you my how-to

]]> By: Rmd http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-1399 Rmd Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:39:51 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-1399 It didn't work for me..when i enter "sudo wvdial nokia" in the terminal, i got the error: -->Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Connection refused I just follow all the instructions you've said above..any HELP..by the way, i'm using fedora10 It didn’t work for me..when i enter “sudo wvdial nokia” in the terminal, i got the error:
–>Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Connection refused
I just follow all the instructions you’ve said above..any HELP..by the way, i’m using fedora10

]]> By: Alan http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-1148 Alan Sun, 28 Mar 2010 08:38:43 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-1148 Yes, what you can do is disconnect the rfcomm connection (rfcomm release 0) and then rebind it. Also, I find that if sometimes I need to reboot my phone, as if the Edge/3G connection on there is busy and can't disconnect. Good luck. Yes, what you can do is disconnect the rfcomm connection (rfcomm release 0) and then rebind it. Also, I find that if sometimes I need to reboot my phone, as if the Edge/3G connection on there is busy and can’t disconnect. Good luck.

]]> By: kuldeepsidhu http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-1144 kuldeepsidhu Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:52:07 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-1144 Everything is working fine with command line.but when once disconnected it gives the error:--- [root@localhost kuldeep]# wvdial nokia --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60 --> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Device or resource busy --> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Device or resource busy --> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Device or resource busy how to release this so that i can connect to phone without restarting..?? and one more thing how to connect through blueman.i have fedora 12 and blueman installed..but i cannot connect to phone with Dial up option..how to integrate this with network manager...? Everything is working fine with command line.but when once disconnected it gives the error:—

[root@localhost kuldeep]# wvdial nokia
–> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
–> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Device or resource busy
–> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Device or resource busy
–> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Device or resource busy

how to release this so that i can connect to phone without restarting..??

and one more thing how to connect through blueman.i have fedora 12 and blueman installed..but i cannot connect to phone with Dial up option..how to integrate this with network manager…?

]]> By: Alan http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-959 Alan Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:20:24 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-959 I just pasted this config to an Ubuntu netbook I am working on, and I got the same error. In my case it was that the blog uses some different characters which wvdial doesn't like, namely the "pretty" quotes around the IP and SAFARICOM. Replace them with normal quotes and it should work. I just pasted this config to an Ubuntu netbook I am working on, and I got the same error. In my case it was that the blog uses some different characters which wvdial doesn’t like, namely the “pretty” quotes around the IP and SAFARICOM. Replace them with normal quotes and it should work.

]]> By: Alan http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-871 Alan Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:49:23 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-871 Great idea. Blueman really simplifies the detection and pairing of devices. You can always pair the phone with Blueman and then dial with wvdial. Great idea. Blueman really simplifies the detection and pairing of devices. You can always pair the phone with Blueman and then dial with wvdial.

]]> By: Atul http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-866 Atul Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:53:24 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-866 I installed blueman (now available in the repository) with the command: yum install blueman and it works like a charm. Slowly linux is gaining popularity and is reaching towards linux challenged people too. I installed blueman (now available in the repository) with the command:

yum install blueman

and it works like a charm. Slowly linux is gaining popularity and is reaching towards linux challenged people too.

]]> By: Atul http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-865 Atul Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:42:11 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-865 I am thinking about blueman. Will that work? I am thinking about blueman. Will that work?

]]> By: Atul http://alaninkenya.org/2009/01/15/nokia-linux-bluetooth-safaricom/comment-page-1#comment-864 Atul Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:41:20 +0000 http://alaninkenya.org/?p=284#comment-864 I did that but still can't browse. pinging too doesn't yield any result! I did that but still can’t browse. pinging too doesn’t yield any result!

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