Comments on: Connecting Internet in Ubuntu using mobile as modem via bluetooth or datacable

By: NAVJOT

NAVJOT — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:56:59 +0000

Hi,
The last command mentioned after saving the code in wvdial.conf is not working. whenever i type sudo wvdial DATA , it says wvdial not found. Please help in this (Is anything went wrong from my side)

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:52:50 +0000

@ Avanish – Your phone probably isn’t connecting to the Internet, first make sure that there is an active Internet connection on your phone by trying to connect to the Internet directly from your phone. You need to ascertain that your phone is connecting to the Internet before this can work. As far as I can recall this the only problem that results in that kind of error being returned, nothing complicated at all, Good Luck!!!

By: Avinash Godara

Avinash Godara — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:15:44 +0000

Hi,
while connecting to INTERNET using sudo wvdial GPRS giving following error:
–> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
–> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Host is down
–> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Host is down
–> Cannot open /dev/rfcomm0: Host is down

i think this error is due to init parameters in wvdial.conf file if i amcorrect. I am using TATA DOCOMO connection please help me out.

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:16:16 +0000

@ Raj – So sorry for the late reply mate, I changed my e-mail address so I only saw this recently. Maybe u’ve solved the issue by now but If you are still having a problem the error simply means “abptool” isn’t installed in your Ubuntu so ideally you would want to install it using Bash “sudo apt get install abptool” this will make sure it will be installed along with all it’s dependencies. However if the only internet connection you can get is the one you are trying to set up with your mobile phone you’ll have to download abptool along with all it’s dependencies from debian. Google “download abptool debian package”. Chances are when you try to install the package you’ll get a missing dependency error so download the package that the error indicates and try to install that one before abptool keep doing this until all the dependencies are resolved. Any problems just let me know

@ DK – Ubuntu 9.10

By: Mahesh

Mahesh — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:56:49 +0000

how to install vlc.tar.gz in ubuntu 9.10

By: raj

raj — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:08:55 +0000

Dude ur method is good, but its not working for me.. Its working fine till it scans my mobile (i.e t first step) while I m trying 2 connect my mobile 2 my Ubuntu 9.04 for GPRS.. But, its giving an error in the “abptool browse” line as:

sudo: abptool: command not found

Help me plz..

By: raj

raj — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:02:58 +0000

Dude, ur method is good, but its not working 4 me.. The step till t detection of my mobile (using bluetooth) is working.. But, after that its giving an error in “abptool browse” line as:

sudo: abptool: command not found

I m using Ubuntu 9.04.. Plz help..

By: DK

DK — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 05:06:39 +0000

@Acid_phreak Please check the following things.

1. Once again confirm whether “Service Name: Dial-up Networking” and you are using same channel number.

2. Then clear all your paired devices in your nokia handset. Because conflict may rise if you have connected same mobile and PC with windows installation.

Please inform us the status .

@Ali Thats great. BTW may I know the ubuntu version you are using

By: Acid_phreak

Acid_phreak — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 18:18:19 +0000

Dude ur blutooth method didnt worked in final step where v hav 2 entr cell add wid channel num (mine is 1) then it says ‘cant create device :address already in use
im usin nokia 2700c

By: Ali

Ali — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:06:59 +0000

Works like a charm man, 100% for sure. Thank you, thank you, thank you… soooo much. I actually manged to connect using G-Tide G2000 mobile phone, one that had been written off by my ISP as impossible to use for Internet connection. One more thing though I think you forgot to mention that you have to have wvdial installed or else you’ll get an error message “sudo: wvdial: command not found” or something like that don’t quite remember. I had to download and install the following from debian before sudo wvdial —— command could work:

=> wvdial_1.60.1_i386.deb
=> libuniconf4.4_4.4.1-1.1_i386.deb
=> libwvstreams4.4-base_4.4.1-1.1_i386.deb
=> libwvstreams4.4-extras_4.4.1-1.1_i386.deb
=> libxplc0.3.13_0.3.13-3_i386.deb