Setting up world call wireless in ubuntu!(Pakistan)

[Yamato Minamoto]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 2:25 AM, Nils Kassube <kassube at gmx.net> wrote:

> Yamato Minamoto wrote:
> > Guys Please help me with my problem. My problem is that my Huawei
> > Worldcall wireless CDMA phone is not working under Ubuntu Hardy Heron
> > version. I aslo have previously asked this question but got no
> > satisfying answers. Now I am asking you guys again please tell me the
> > procedure of setting it up on Ubuntu or tell me the link to the
> > tutorial website. To the best of my knowledge those CDMA phone sets are
> > only sold in Pakistan, so only a Paksitani user can help me. So if
> > anyone knows any Pakistani user not a part of this list, please forward
> > this message to him also. And also one last note is that I have checked
> > Saeed Javed's blog but his guide is not for Ubuntu 8.04 and worldcall
> > wireless. Your help will be greatly appreciated!
>
> I don't think the tutorial website you are looking for exists. Unless
> someone has a solution already, maybe you could ask Saeed Javed to help
> you make his solution work with Ubuntu and worldcall. Or tell us where
> you have problems with that solution, so we can find out what you need to
> do.
>
> I just had a look at that blog and I can tell you at least three things
> which are different for you:
>
> 1. You don't need the su command to run the dmesg command.
> 2. To edit the udev file use this command
>
> gksu gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/026_ti_usb_3410.rules
>
> 3, To edit the wvdial file use the command
>
> gksu gedit /etc/wvdial.conf
>
> Now you will have to change the data you enter in this file because it
> seems you have a different provider. These lines should be changed
> according to the data you should have from your provider:
>
> Phone = #777
> Username = vwireless at ptcl.com
> Password = ptcl
>
> Living in Germany and without the necessary hardware I can't test if that
> works, but hopefully it is a starting point for you.
>
>
> Nils
>
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Thanks for all your help guys. But now I really know what my problem is. The
problem is the linux kernel that ubuntu uses. It does'nt support the world
call wireless serial to modem connector. Now I have to wait for the new
Ubuntu 8.10 release, it will come with the new kernel.
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