On Sun, 2009-01-25 at 17:03 -0500, Darren Albers wrote: > Rick, > > How did you accomplish this, is there a patch available?
I wrote a kernel module. XmBlackBerry on sourceforge. The kernel, and the tools directory, should build without all of the dependencies of the gui. > > Thanks! > > > On 1/25/09, Rick Scott <rwsc...@alumni.uwaterloo.ca> wrote: > > On Sun, 2009-01-25 at 11:52 -0800, Chris Maresca wrote: > >> I tried hacking network manager's config to recognize barry and pppob, > >> but it never really worked. In the end, I just created an icon linked > >> to the a script that killed NM and started barry. Clicking it again > >> would shutdown barry and startup NM. > >> > >> I think the GSM/CDMA features of NM are really designed for 3G pc cards, > >> not usb tethered phones-as-modems.... I guess the real answer would be > >> a kernel driver that made the phone-as-modem look like a network > >> device.... Wasn't someone working on this? > > > > phone-as-modem look like a modem, suitable for pppd .... Done. At least > > me and 2 other people have been using it for a few weeks. It also > > exposes the desktop, ftp file system, and the javaloader, interfaces as > > devices. > > > > > >> > >> Chris. > >> > >> Darren Albers wrote: > >> > On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 6:50 PM, Chris Frey <cdf...@foursquare.net> > >> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 02:13:33PM -0500, Darren Albers wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> I am considering replacing my Blackberry plus Aircard with just a > >> >>> tethering plan. I see that Barry allows the use of a Blackberry > >> >>> tethered using a chat script but does it permit the device to be > >> >>> detected by Network Manager as a GSM/CDMA modem? > >> >>> > >> >> Hi Darren, and welcome to Barry! > >> >> > >> >> There is nothing special in Barry to make the modem easy to use via any > >> >> GUI. > >> >> All it installs is the library, pppob (the command line tunnel to the > >> >> modem), and some ppp options files and chatscripts under /etc/ppp and > >> >> /etc/chatscripts, if you are using binary packages. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>> If it just presents itself as a serial port it may just need a .fdi so > >> >>> that it can be recognized. If that is all it takes I may be able to > >> >>> help with that. > >> >>> > >> >> That would be great. Please send any patches to the list, and keep us > >> >> posted. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>> I also see some back and forth on the Blackberry Bold, if I use the > >> >>> version via CVS does the bold work properly? > >> >>> > >> >> As you are probably seeing on the list, some features, like password > >> >> support > >> >> are a work in progress. Best way to find out for yourself is to try. > >> >> > >> >> The latest CVS is fairly stable for a devel tree, and does have fixes > >> >> that are > >> >> not in 0.14. > >> >> > >> >> - Chris > >> >> > >> > > >> > I don't think this is going to work with NetworkManager as it is now. > >> > Is there any way to call pppob directly and have it create a standard > >> > serial type interface? > >> > > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > >> > SourcForge Community > >> > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > >> > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Barry-devel mailing list > >> > Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel > >> > > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: > >> SourcForge Community > >> SourceForge wants to tell your story. > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Barry-devel mailing list > >> Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > > SourcForge Community > > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > > _______________________________________________ > > Barry-devel mailing list > > Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Barry-devel mailing list Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel
