Linux: Datacard

[Diago]

Hi

Ok, I am going to take the dive and start getting myself aquainted with Linux. I have a question as a complete newbie, does the Datacard work under Linux and where can I get help on getting it setup. Please note that I am very rusty and have limited Linux experience. The main reason for taking the dive.

Thanks

[Tazz_Tux]

Hi

Ok, I am going to take the dive and start getting myself aquainted with Linux. I have a question as a complete newbie, does the Datacard work under Linux and where can I get help on getting it setup. Please note that I am very rusty and have limited Linux experience. The main reason for taking the dive.

Thanks

Hello Diago,

Three main questions

1) What datacard have you got?
2) What distro are you going to use?
3) What are you going to use to dialup? wvdial/chat/ppp/minicom ?

[Diago]

1) To my knowledge the Novatel card.
2) I have a choice between Ubuntu and Red Hat 9.0
3) Hmmm... TBH - Uhhh ?

Sorry I am a complete newbie to linux.

[Tazz_Tux]

1) To my knowledge the Novatel card.
2) I have a choice between Ubuntu and Red Hat 9.0
3) Hmmm... TBH - Uhhh ?

Sorry I am a complete newbie to linux.

1) No problems
2) Fedora Core 3 if you can - RedHat is still on the 2.4 kernel
3) Will sort this out later

See if you can grab FC3, really worth it and then we can start...

[Diago]

*googles it*

Right - Let me get that first and then get to the rest. Thanks very much for the help so far

[Tazz_Tux]

*googles it*

Right - Let me get that first and then get to the rest. Thanks very much for the help so far

Hey Diago,

ftp://196.4.160.12/linux/distributio...re/3/i386/iso/
ftp://196.4.160.12/mirror/fedora.red...re/3/i386/iso/

196.4.160.12 = ftp.is.co.za

Cheers !

[Diago]

Lol

Just on there now and setting the download - Not gonna kill my 3G account for it though :P

[Snowolf]

good luck, I've been wrestling with fedora 2 just to get my bluetooth running with my t610. that was the easy part. try get a GPRS dialup working...now that i still need to acomplish.....

[Tazz_Tux]

good luck, I've been wrestling with fedora 2 just to get my bluetooth running with my t610. that was the easy part. try get a GPRS dialup working...now that i still need to acomplish.....

Hey Snowolf,

Sounds like you need some help - wanna give me details on serial ports detected etc ? Kernel version,bluetooth version etc ?

What dialup software you using?

Just to let you know - I have both the Novatel and Option cards working 100% under Linux

Cheers

[diabolus]

Found this helpful site

[Unofficial Vodafone 3G Linux HOWTO]
http://www.pharscape.org/index.php?o...ask=view&id=28

[Snowolf]

well I found an interesting problem, linux sees the sony ericsson t610, can do a lping, but when I run the bluez gprs dialup script it changes setting on the phone an the phone is rendered useless, I have to setup internet.GPRS again.
thank goodness for *111#
methinks I will stick to my XP box for internet connectivity for now untill I get a copy of fedora core 3.

[Tazz_Tux]

Found this helpful site

[Unofficial Vodafone 3G Linux HOWTO]
http://www.pharscape.org/index.php?o...ask=view&id=28

Hey Diabolus,

That is a very good site and gives you enough info to get going.

Well Done !

[Tazz_Tux]

well I found an interesting problem, linux sees the sony ericsson t610, can do a lping, but when I run the bluez gprs dialup script it changes setting on the phone an the phone is rendered useless, I have to setup internet.GPRS again.
thank goodness for *111#
methinks I will stick to my XP box for internet connectivity for now untill I get a copy of fedora core 3.

Hey Snowolf,

hhhmmmm, perhaps you can PM me the script and I can have a look at it ?

Cheers,

[Snowolf]

Linux and GPRS is now a reality, thanks for all the help I got from the members of this forum.

[Diago]

Well as posted earlier downloaded and installed FC3 at work succesfully. Next challenge: My notebook.