[ubuntu-uk] Using HTC phone via Ubuntu Internet connection

[David King]

I have just bought a HTC Desire Z mobile phone, running Android 2.2.

It has a feature to allow, via the USB cable, use of the Internet 
connection on a PC so that the phone can connect via that, rather than 
use the 3G or wi fi when those are not available or not wanting to use 
them. I want to download lots of applications without draining my 3G 
data allowance.

I have searched via Google, and some people have said that it just 
worked for them. They plugged in the phone to their Ubuntu PC and they 
could use the Internet on the phone.

But I cannot get it to work. I am new to Android, and still figuring out 
the phone. In the Settings/Wireless & Networks, there is an option for 
Internet Pass-through, which is trying to connect but never does. Then 
it comes up with a message saying:
"Unable to connect to PC" and asks me to install HTC Sync software 
(which is Windows only).

Is there something I need to install in Ubuntu to get it to work?


David King