Ironically, while PC Suite only runs on Windows, it's Qt-based, hence Nokia purchasing TrollTech...
I would use the USB cable rather than Bluetooth or Irda. Extra things to break (or configure). On Feb 12, 2008 11:19 AM, Gideon Guillen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/12/08, Danny Ching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But Nokia's suite runs on windows only right? Is there a way to connect a > > nokia (E51) as a 3G modem in linux? > > When plugged in using the USB cable Linux detects the phone as a > USB-ACM compliant modem. It will be accessible using /dev/ttyACMx > (where x = 0-9). > > You can also access it using IrDA (using ircomm) or Bluetooth > (rfcomm). ircomm or rfcomm will let you access your phone like a > device connected to a serial port just like the USB-ACM mode. > > After that, you can use your favorite PPP dialer to connect to the > internet. You'll just have to use this init string: > > ---begin init string--- > ATE1 > AT+cgdcont=1,"IP","XXXX" > ---end init string--- > > Replace XXXX with the APN that you must use with your telco. > > Then put this as the number to dial: > *99# -- Orlando Andico +63.2.976.8659 | +63.920.903.0335 "I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone." -- Bjarne Stroustrup _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
