On Fri, Jun 17 2011, Mick wrote: > On Thursday 16 Jun 2011 23:13:28 Allan Gottlieb wrote: >> On Thu, Jun 16 2011, Mick wrote: >> > On Thursday 16 Jun 2011 15:38:30 Allan Gottlieb wrote: >> >> I have an htc incredible and want to use it to act as a modem for my >> >> gentoo laptop. > [snip...] > >> >> I haven't seen any howtos for tethering directly with gentoo. >> > >> > I don't have your phone to provide detailed instructions, but this is how >> > I have tethered phones in the past to connect to the Internet using IrDA >> > or Bluetooth. >> >> thanks for the information. The forum post paul sent me too claims that >> this is very easy with a usb connection. But to date, I haven't got it >> working. Others definitely have so there is probably something wrong >> with configuration (quite possible the kernel). >> >> thanks again, >> allan > > Well, what I'm suggesting should also work with a usb connection (instead of > bluetooth or IrDA) but unlike what is suggested in the forum I would not > think > that it needs the particular MSWindows usb modem driver to create a virtual > ethernet interface. Unless that is the phone is locked down in its firmware > and will not run DUN - over bluetooth you would use 'sdptool browse > <MAC_address> to find out what services the phone offers. > > I think that Linux *should* be able to manage the connection directly over > ppp, using what ever usb device udev creates when you connect your phone. > > However, I don't have access to such phone to try it out on this end. > > Good luck. :-)
The forum post does not involve any ms windows code (in is a gentoo forum). Indeed it seems perfect ... ... except that for me it doesn't work. I has worked for others so I must have some configuration (probably the kernel) wrong. thanks again for trying to help. I appreciate it. allan
