Comments on: how to teather blackberry and linux via bluetooth http://naraku.net/2008/08/15/how-to-teather-blackberry-and-linux-via-bluetooth/ blaze of blah blah blogging Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:51:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: nate http://naraku.net/2008/08/15/how-to-teather-blackberry-and-linux-via-bluetooth/#comment-4671 nate Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:08:38 +0000 http://naraku.net/?p=330#comment-4671 UPDATE -- Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Bluetooth Connect issues I updated my distro (and kernel to 2.6.27) last week and had problems getting BB to sync up ... (among others) upon executing the pppd script: Failed to open /dev/rfcomm0: Host is down the solution ended up being (well, best one I've got so far) is to force the blackberry bluetooth connection to ubuntu before running pppd. that is (on the BB) Connections->Bluetooth Options->(your ubuntu)->Connect if all goes as it should a connection successful dialog pops up and the bluetooth icon gets <-> symbol. then the pppd script works as it use to. haven't figured out how to set this to "always connect" like it use to by default. UPDATE — Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Bluetooth Connect issues

I updated my distro (and kernel to 2.6.27) last week and had problems getting BB to sync up … (among others) upon executing the pppd script:
Failed to open /dev/rfcomm0: Host is down

the solution ended up being (well, best one I’ve got so far) is to force the blackberry bluetooth connection to ubuntu before running pppd. that is (on the BB) Connections->Bluetooth Options->(your ubuntu)->Connect if all goes as it should a connection successful dialog pops up and the bluetooth icon gets < -> symbol.

then the pppd script works as it use to. haven’t figured out how to set this to “always connect” like it use to by default.

]]> By: nate http://naraku.net/2008/08/15/how-to-teather-blackberry-and-linux-via-bluetooth/#comment-4670 nate Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:52:51 +0000 http://naraku.net/?p=330#comment-4670 @Jesse thanks for the feedback. I've updated the quotes with pre tags. @Jesse thanks for the feedback. I’ve updated the quotes with pre tags.

]]> By: Jesse Dhillon http://naraku.net/2008/08/15/how-to-teather-blackberry-and-linux-via-bluetooth/#comment-4666 Jesse Dhillon Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:59:13 +0000 http://naraku.net/?p=330#comment-4666 Great walkthrough! However, you should use the html 'code' or 'pre' tags for the configuration because your blog is rendering those quotes in a way that makes them unusable for pasting into a config file. New users who don't know this will not know about this. Great walkthrough! However, you should use the html ‘code’ or ‘pre’ tags for the configuration because your blog is rendering those quotes in a way that makes them unusable for pasting into a config file. New users who don’t know this will not know about this.

]]> By: mrG http://naraku.net/2008/08/15/how-to-teather-blackberry-and-linux-via-bluetooth/#comment-4645 mrG Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:23:57 +0000 http://naraku.net/?p=330#comment-4645 ok, seems we must do sudo rfcomm bind 0 first but I still get tossed out. the linux log says nothing but the phone says "handsfree connection terminated" or something like that. I wonder about the way naraku.net renders that chatscript. for example, it looks like " ATZ but shouldn't that read '' ATZ as in quote-quote-space ATZ and then the next line shows OK-AT-OK which is a chat command I've never seen before :) ok, seems we must do

sudo rfcomm bind 0 first

but I still get tossed out. the linux log says nothing but the phone says “handsfree connection terminated” or something like that.

I wonder about the way naraku.net renders that chatscript. for example, it looks like

” ATZ

but shouldn’t that read

” ATZ

as in quote-quote-space ATZ

and then the next line shows

OK-AT-OK

which is a chat command I’ve never seen before :)

]]> By: mrG http://naraku.net/2008/08/15/how-to-teather-blackberry-and-linux-via-bluetooth/#comment-4644 mrG Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:03:17 +0000 http://naraku.net/?p=330#comment-4644 I have these files in place and I have Network service enabled in the Bluetooth Applet, but that screen shows no network devices and the pppd call command cannot find any /dev/rfcomm* devices. Is there a missing step? I have these files in place and I have Network service enabled in the Bluetooth Applet, but that screen shows no network devices and the pppd call command cannot find any /dev/rfcomm* devices.

Is there a missing step?

]]> By: GPRS, 3G, Blackberry Curve & Tethering http://naraku.net/2008/08/15/how-to-teather-blackberry-and-linux-via-bluetooth/#comment-4642 GPRS, 3G, Blackberry Curve & Tethering Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:11:32 +0000 http://naraku.net/?p=330#comment-4642 [...] have used this link and it was a good start, but this link has MUCH more detail. Unfortunately the kapsi.fi link has [...] [...] have used this link and it was a good start, but this link has MUCH more detail. Unfortunately the kapsi.fi link has [...]

]]> By: blackberry pearl II (8130) review | nate's naraku, the blahog http://naraku.net/2008/08/15/how-to-teather-blackberry-and-linux-via-bluetooth/#comment-4637 blackberry pearl II (8130) review | nate's naraku, the blahog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:43:48 +0000 http://naraku.net/?p=330#comment-4637 [...] it gets better and better as now my blackberry serves as a modem for my laptop on my commute. check out how I teathered it to linux via bluetooth here. [...] [...] it gets better and better as now my blackberry serves as a modem for my laptop on my commute. check out how I teathered it to linux via bluetooth here. [...]

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