Thanks, Jerry, i need to unplug the dongle now and use it on the XO...will let you know of the results.<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Jv<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 12:32 AM, Jerry Vonau <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jvonau@shaw.ca" target="_blank">jvonau@shaw.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class="im">On Mon, 2012-10-08 at 21:12 +0530, RJV wrote:<br>
> Hi Jerry,<br>
><br>
><br>
> Is this a response to my question? If yes, mine is a XO 1.75 C2 and<br>
> since I am new to Sugar and OLPC, I am not very good at the various<br>
> versions.<br>
><br>
><br>
> What I can tell you is that I have been through the Network Manager<br>
> but it asks for details (like username, password etc) that are needed<br>
> when I use the 3G dongle on a Windows box and which are not provided<br>
> by the provider (India telecom provider - Airtel)<br>
><br>
><br>
> I thought of using the wvdial to set it up but do you mean that I can<br>
> plug in the dongle and it will plug and play? I did not want to try it<br>
> because of the mishap with the SD card.<br>
><br>
><br>
<br>
</div>yes, plug and configure anyway. while in sugar right click on your XO's<br>
name -> "my setting" -> "power" un-check the checked box, click on the<br>
check in the upper right corner to save the change.<br>
<br>
click on "modem" and enter only the need info for your ISP, click on the<br>
check in the upper right corner to save the change. Click on the X in<br>
the upper right corner to exit "my settings"<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Jerry<br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
> Jv<br>
><br>
><br>
> >>I can help you with this part, my 3G dongle is 100% working but on<br>
> OLPC-AU images so there might be some small differences here.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 8:48 PM, Jerry Vonau <<a href="mailto:jvonau@shaw.ca">jvonau@shaw.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Mon, 2012-10-08 at 19:42 +0530, RJV wrote:<br>
> > Mikus, I am sorry, too, that you found it SO important to<br>
> answer an<br>
> > email that is not to your wavelength. Btw, your email looks<br>
> like human<br>
> > spam to me so marking your email id for spam and is so<br>
> offensive in<br>
> > tone that I have a good mind to withdraw from this list. Did<br>
> I forget<br>
> > to mention that I did not read more than three lines of your<br>
> enail.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Do not reply to this email.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > For the rest in this list, this email from Mikus is far too<br>
> spiteful<br>
> > in tone for anyone to ignore. Will somebody care to explain<br>
> unless of<br>
> > course if the email is okay as per the question.<br>
> ><br>
><br>
><br>
> Think we might need some clarification of what you tried to do<br>
> and if<br>
> you have sugar and/or gnome working or are you stuck at at<br>
> command<br>
> prompt somehow?<br>
><br>
> <snip><br>
><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > DID I FORGET WHICH OS BUILD YOU HAVE INSTALLED?<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > I need to run a 3G (Airtel - Indian telecom<br>
> provider)<br>
> > and may need<br>
> > some help on this.<br>
> ><br>
><br>
><br>
> I can help you with this part, my 3G dongle is 100% working<br>
> but on<br>
> OLPC-AU images so there might be some small differences here.<br>
><br>
><br>
> ><br>
> > Given the kind of questions you are asking, I would<br>
> __STRONGLY<br>
> > ADVISE__ you NOT to try using an XO for this<br>
> purpose:<br>
> ><br>
> > The only way an XO can talk directly to 3G is with a<br>
> > "dongle". But the "dongle" will need software.<br>
> [You can only<br>
> > _hope_ that wvdial.rpm is the only significant item<br>
> of<br>
> > software you would need to pick up yourself.] That<br>
> software<br>
> > will almost certainly require 'dependencies' to be<br>
> installed<br>
> > in the operating system - will they be available?<br>
> And will<br>
> > all the needed software run on an XO? Is the<br>
> wvdial.rpm that<br>
> > you downloaded even meant for the ARM architecture?<br>
> [Remember<br>
> > that (non-Android) ARM-CPU operating systems have<br>
> only<br>
> > recently arrived for general distribution.]<br>
> ><br>
> > There may also be difficulties tying in the Network<br>
> Management<br>
> > in an XO with a connection through 3G. [I myself am<br>
> currently<br>
> > using an ethernet (wired) path to the internet from<br>
> my XO-1.75<br>
> > - but that takes advantage of me having four years<br>
> of<br>
> > experience using ethernet with XOs - others might<br>
> encounter<br>
> > hurdles.]<br>
> ><br>
> > In any case, I myself am not an user of 3G (i.e.,<br>
> cellular<br>
> > data). So I do not expect to be able to help you.<br>
> [I do have<br>
> > an Android tablet - and you have no idea of how many<br>
> people<br>
> > have posted to its support forum about problems<br>
> setting up<br>
> > good 3G service.]<br>
> ><br>
><br>
><br>
> NetworkManager handles the 3g connections just fine though<br>
> modem-manager, no need to add any other software.<br>
><br>
> Jerry<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Ravichandran Jv<br>
> <a href="http://ravichandranjv.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://ravichandranjv.blogspot.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Regards,<br><br>Ravichandran Jv<br><a href="http://ravichandranjv.blogspot.com">http://ravichandranjv.blogspot.com</a><br>
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