a little nostalgia with this one, as gold medalist michael goes super saiyajin with excitement.
and after the jump: phelps goes leo from sparta, and then some weird creature who fires blue plasma from his gaping jaw, and finally an info snippet about phelps’ ~12k calories consumed a day.
this entry outlines the steps I took to successfully get my sprint blackberry pearl (8130 II) to share its data connection with my ubuntu 8.04 laptop by using the phone as a bluetooth modem.
note/disclaimer:
you must have a data plan and it is highly recommended that it be unlimited. additionally, it is my understanding that this is gray area as far as sprint’s acceptable use (AUP) is concerned - chances are strong that this is against it.
a false start, or learning the hard way:
at first I figured bluetooth was most likely more trouble than it’s worth, so I went with this solution that uses a usb cable. after spending literally days figuring out how to hack the various source packages into compiling, the journey ended with this lovely and rather uninformative message:
XmBlackBerry.c:OptionPopupCallback(998) - GPRS modem device Not available
after all that, I was feeling distraught and demotivated - near giving up. then a miracle: I stumbled upon a simple, straight-foward and *functional* bluetooth modem solution .
the polished procedure:
- support in the linux kernel (or modules) for bluetooth, rfcomm protocol, ppp and ppp async connections
- enable bluetooth discovery mode on the blackberry, then get its MAC address and channel using command: hcitool scan
- edit /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf
rfcomm0 {
bind yes;
device MAC-address-goes-here;
channel 3;
}
- add /etc/ppp/peers/blackberry file with the following contents:
debug debug debug
nodetach
/dev/rfcomm0
115200
connect “/usr/sbin/chat -f /etc/chatscripts/blackberry”
nomultilink
defaultroute
noipdefault
ipcp-restart 7
ipcp-accept-local
ipcp-accept-remote
# need lcp-echo turned off, at least for t-mobile
# disconnects after few mn of inactivity.
# thanks to ‘loon’ for this info
lcp-echo-interval 0
lcp-echo-failure 999
modem
noauth
nocrtscts
noipdefault
novj # refused anyway, no point in trying every time
usepeerdns
user “”
password “”
- add /etc/chatscripts/blackberry file with the following contents:
ABORT BUSY ABORT ‘NO CARRIER’ ABORT VOICE ABORT ‘NO DIALTONE’ ABORT ‘NO DIAL TONE’ ABORT ‘NO ANSWER’ ABORT DELAYED ABORT ERROR
SAY “Initializing\n”
” ATZ
OK-AT-OK ATDT#777
CONNECT \d\c
- if all is setup correctly and BB bluetooth is on, you should now be able to initiate ppp with the following command: pppd call blackberry
this suzuki enduro color scheme inspired wee belongs to stromtrooper user Surrlibrumm.
this look makes the yellow and new orange wee subtle by comparison.
here’s an suzuk’ enduro in not-so-suave action:
I [my Dad, J. Vogel] created this piece in 2003, during the build-up to the Iraq War. It is a portrait of my T.V. the day after President Bush’s State of the Union Address. In this speech, the President delivered the infamous “16 Words”. My painting depicts Ari Fleisher at the White House press conference.
taken by the news about final fantasy xiii coming to xbox 360 - I am definitely a FF fanatic - and this timely slickdeal for a black xbox 360 elite bundle ($300+tax, that’s ~$150 off) I just couldn’t resist.
bye bye free time and extraneous bike trips… hmm… hope I didn’t make a mistake! :)
takes a few seconds longer to start than most ADD-anites can stand, but it’s worth it for dramatic effect, if you will.
previously on agf…
finally chose and customized a new wordpress theme, based on plaintxtblog… comments welcome.
(psst… another ad block too! *gasp*)
update 8/16/08:
a nice side effect of switching themes is that my bandwidth usage has nearly dropped by half, while this site’s number of pageloads continues to be on a steady incline. overall, I am very happy with change!
perhaps they were burned one too many times by those pesky uber high speed sport bike utilizing criminals.
and how handy, high speed tear gas deployment! it reminds me a bit of The Dark Knight’s new two-wheeled ride…
general info:
adjustment:
Mister T, the Aussie Snickers mascot.
[image via jezebel and bauergriffin]
in light of the recent release of the newest Batman flick, The Dark Knight, it seemed like a good time to revisit batman roots.
(click for the full edge-of-your-seat-experience)
oh Adam West Batman, don’t drop the bomb!
be sure to check out all the AGF fun…
whist riding my my v-strom six fiddy (’08) over the past 2k miles (that’s all of them by the by, including break in and a majority of commuter miles) I have averaged 54 mpg. my fill up habits tend not to push the envelope - as it can potentially cause fuel pump failure - the liquid gas cools the pump! this means I get between 220 and 250 miles per tank - then dump between 3.5 and 4.5 gallons of petroleum based black gold.
I’m ok with this, because even though I live in California, which has the highest gas prices in all the land by far, I still pay just ~$20 per fillup. and while it’s cheaper than public transport, I am trying my darnest to keep on the goin’-green-goal for the month of july/august and possibly beyond. now if only they’d hook me up with a bus seat suite… or at least let me drink my fucking coffee!
photo update 8/1/08:
today’s stars are…
caffeine
alcohol
via iconbazaar, more molecules…
previously on AGF, midget wrestling face slide.
via slantback, via this guy’s flickr; neither have any further information into this great technology meld.
it’s green powered, great exercise and honestly makes me want to plant a lawn (and build a mowercycle of mineown.)
