SD Card bug? XO 1.75 (Repeat post)

[RJV]

Thanks, Jerry, i need to unplug the dongle now and use it on the XO...will
let you know of the results.

Thanks,

Jv

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Jerry Vonau <jvonau at shaw.ca> wrote:

> On Mon, 2012-10-08 at 21:12 +0530, RJV wrote:
> > Hi Jerry,
> >
> >
> > Is this a response to my question? If yes, mine is a XO 1.75 C2 and
> > since I am new to Sugar and OLPC, I am not very good at the various
> > versions.
> >
> >
> > What I can tell you is that I have been through the Network Manager
> > but it asks for details (like username, password etc) that are needed
> > when I use the 3G dongle on a Windows box and which are not provided
> >  by the provider (India telecom provider - Airtel)
> >
> >
> > I thought of using the wvdial to set it up but do you mean that I can
> > plug in the dongle and it will plug and play? I did not want to try it
> > because of the mishap with the SD card.
> >
> >
>
> yes, plug and configure anyway. while in sugar right click on your XO's
> name -> "my setting" -> "power" un-check the checked box, click on the
> check in the upper right corner to save the change.
>
> click on "modem" and enter only the need info for your ISP, click on the
> check in the upper right corner to save the change. Click on the X in
> the upper right corner to exit "my settings"
>
> Jerry
>
> > Jv
> >
> >
> > >>I can help you with this part, my 3G dongle is 100% working but on
> > OLPC-AU images so there might be some small differences here.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 8:48 PM, Jerry Vonau <jvonau at shaw.ca> wrote:
> >         On Mon, 2012-10-08 at 19:42 +0530, RJV wrote:
> >         > Mikus, I am sorry, too, that you found it SO important to
> >         answer an
> >         > email that is not to your wavelength. Btw, your email looks
> >         like human
> >         > spam to me so marking your email id for spam and is so
> >         offensive in
> >         > tone that I have a good mind to withdraw from this list. Did
> >         I forget
> >         > to mention that I did not read more than three lines of your
> >         enail.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > Do not reply to this email.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > For the rest in this list, this email from Mikus is far too
> >         spiteful
> >         > in tone for anyone to ignore. Will somebody care to explain
> >         unless of
> >         > course if the email is okay as per the question.
> >         >
> >
> >
> >         Think we might need some clarification of what you tried to do
> >         and if
> >         you have sugar and/or gnome working or are you stuck at at
> >         command
> >         prompt somehow?
> >
> >         <snip>
> >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >         DID I FORGET WHICH OS BUILD YOU HAVE INSTALLED?
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >                 I need to run a 3G (Airtel - Indian telecom
> >         provider)
> >         >                 and may need
> >         >                 some help on this.
> >         >
> >
> >
> >         I can help you with this part, my 3G dongle is 100% working
> >         but on
> >         OLPC-AU images so there might be some small differences here.
> >
> >
> >         >
> >         >         Given the kind of questions you are asking, I would
> >         __STRONGLY
> >         >         ADVISE__ you NOT to try using an XO for this
> >         purpose:
> >         >
> >         >         The only way an XO can talk directly to 3G is with a
> >         >         "dongle".  But the "dongle" will need software.
> >          [You can only
> >         >         _hope_ that wvdial.rpm is the only significant item
> >         of
> >         >         software you would need to pick up yourself.]  That
> >         software
> >         >         will almost certainly require 'dependencies' to be
> >         installed
> >         >         in the operating system - will they be available?
> >          And will
> >         >         all the needed software run on an XO?  Is the
> >         wvdial.rpm that
> >         >         you downloaded even meant for the ARM architecture?
> >          [Remember
> >         >         that (non-Android) ARM-CPU operating systems have
> >         only
> >         >         recently arrived for general distribution.]
> >         >
> >         >         There may also be difficulties tying in the Network
> >         Management
> >         >         in an XO with a connection through 3G.  [I myself am
> >         currently
> >         >         using an ethernet (wired) path to the internet from
> >         my XO-1.75
> >         >         - but that takes advantage of me having four years
> >         of
> >         >         experience using ethernet with XOs - others might
> >         encounter
> >         >         hurdles.]
> >         >
> >         >         In any case, I myself am not an user of 3G (i.e.,
> >         cellular
> >         >         data).  So I do not expect to be able to help you.
> >          [I do have
> >         >         an Android tablet - and you have no idea of how many
> >         people
> >         >         have posted to its support forum about problems
> >         setting up
> >         >         good 3G service.]
> >         >
> >
> >
> >         NetworkManager handles the 3g connections just fine though
> >         modem-manager, no need to add any other software.
> >
> >         Jerry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ravichandran Jv
> > http://ravichandranjv.blogspot.com
>
>
>


-- 
Regards,

Ravichandran Jv
http://ravichandranjv.blogspot.com
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