Have things improved since?
These days, I find that Mifi dongles are popular and that most mobile
phones are able to tether internet via Bluetooth, USB, or direct Wi-Fi
connection. I also found that network-manager applet was sufficient
enough to connect to the internet for me.
Currently, I do
I'd also like to add the package was not included in the alternate
install CD. Which I was under the assumption would have it since it
contains even more packages. Such a pity...
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Finally:
Although wvdial and dependencies are included into CD of 10.04 are NOT
installed by default!
Suppose a user needs wvdial to connect an unsupported modem without
alternate internet connection:
You do not need to download them, just use the .iso or LiveCD or LiveUSB
following the
Just tested LL beta 2 and found that:
wvdial and dependencies exist on liveCD image but are NOT installed by default.
You must install wvdial via System Administration Synaptic Package Manager
or using the terminal command: sudo apt-get install wvdial
As this adds some 'extra action', could it
I just tested Ubuntu Lucid Beta 1, and it's not on the disk... has it
been removed? Or is it just not going to be included until the final?
Considering it was in the daily snapshot, I was concerned to find it
removed in the official beta...
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Hi G4JC,
wvdial exists on later daily live images, dates after comment #9 from Steve
Langasek.
You can check
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/20100406/lucid-desktop-i386.list as also
the arriving LL beta 2!
Regards,
George
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And theres More
i wrote a utility that configure wvdial (easier than manually editing
the file ) and its also allows You to CONNECT and DIAL internet THROUGH
your CELLPHONENO Hassles involved ...DO CHECK IT OUT...
http://code.google.com/p/linuxshellscripts/
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Just got a chance to go to a high-speed place and download today's
LiveCD daily snapshot of Lucid. It works wonderfull, thanks for fixing.
I've written a small tutorial on how to detect your modem and connect
with wvdial on my blog here: http://g4jc.net84.net/wordpress/2010/03
wvdial is now seeded in the liveCD bundled archive.
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WE HAVE TO GET THIS INTO LUCID!!
Without it there's no way to human readably connect using a modem. 35% of
Americans still use Dial-Up!
http://www.webmasterworld.com/webmaster/4087174.htm
At the very least this needs to be on the repo that is shipped with the
CD. While we're at it, where's
The rationale for removing wvdial from the LiveCD is given in the logs
for the seeds at lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu-seeds/platform.lucid/:
revno: 1287
committer: Steve Langasek steve.langa...@canonical.com
branch nick: platform.jaunty
timestamp: Thu 2009-01-15 04:20:01 -0800
message:
move wvdial
A BIG YES FOR WVDIAL. wvdial is the easiest way to configure mobile
broadband connections, which the network manager fails most of the time.
Why should a breezy little cutie like wvdial to be avoided. I don't
understand. I LOVE UBUNTU. And i want wvdial to be included in the next
edition 10.04.
Often new 3g modems are manufactured. All of them have a 'basic'
compatible level similar to 'old-fashioned' dial up modems, the AT
commands set. As wvdial is the most described connection program with a
lot of examples, it is essential to include it into any release.
Internet connection is the #1
Okay, I'm adding my name to this request, as no devs seem to have
deigned to reply: *please include wvdial on the cd for the next release
of Ubuntu (Lucid).
Since Breezy, I have been able to connect to the internet via wvdial.
But for sme reason, wvdial has not been included since Jaunty. Maybe
There are an qwful lot of folks all over the world that use dial up. I
am in the states and I just got DSL for the first time in 12 years.
I am hoping to be going somewhere where dial up is the only choice
again.
This county has very limited DSL. When I get back on a ranch
(unemployed ranch
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Hey i don't know if this will work out but i really do love this wvdial
if unfortunately connection breaks it redials it on its owni really
want this in the new Upcoming release..Luv ubuntu Anyways though.. its
the future of desktop computing.
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