Bluetooth PAN tethering with the n900

[emcee]

I've been trying to tether my Pandora with my n900 for internet access for three days now and it seems like every time I clear one hurdle, there's another right behind it.


Has anyone successfully done this? If so, could you explain the process? Keep in mind, I have very little experience with Linux, and since it's never really came up, I have even less experience with Bluetooth. This creates a kind of perfect storm of ignorance, so don't be afraid to talk slowly and avoid big words.

 

[fettouhi]

I've been trying to do this as well with bluetooth using the DUN script in the [extra] repo on the n900. But I can't get the pandora to enable internet sharing (option doesn't appear).

 

[meandu229]

Its a bit of a pain


Check out http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?/topic/58256-bluetooth-dun-n900-no-checkbox-when-adding-to-gnome-bt/page__view__findpost__p__935233 works for me,

 

[fettouhi]

Its a bit of a pain


Check out http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?/topic/58256-bluetooth-dun-n900-no-checkbox-when-adding-to-gnome-bt/page__view__findpost__p__935233 works for me,

Ugh PAN. I was hoping DUN could be used and avoid installing a custom kernel on the n900.

 

[meandu229]

Its a bit of a pain


Check out http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?/topic/58256-bluetooth-dun-n900-no-checkbox-when-adding-to-gnome-bt/page__view__findpost__p__935233 works for me,

Ugh PAN. I was hoping DUN could be used and avoid installing a custom kernel on the n900.

I tried for ages few months ago but got no where with dun unfortunately (by no means does that mean it cant be done)


I settles with PAN barely use it put have a queenbee icon for the n900 script and menu item for pandora script.


Does mean installing custom kernel and such though but its all pretty easy

 

[fettouhi]

Its a bit of a pain


Check out http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?/topic/58256-bluetooth-dun-n900-no-checkbox-when-adding-to-gnome-bt/page__view__findpost__p__935233 works for me,

Ugh PAN. I was hoping DUN could be used and avoid installing a custom kernel on the n900.

i did a very dirty howto for DUN bluetooth connection


it works on nokia symbian phones. Don't know if maemo behaves different.

I saw that but I was confused by step 7 and 8. What do you mean by provider domain and 3g info?

 

[fettouhi]

your phone settings


step 7 (example)


user vivo


password vivo


those 2 lines might not be necessary,


step 8


OK 'AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","zap.vivo.com.br"'

What if my provider doesn't use a user and password should these two then just be:


user


password


and by "YOUR PROVIDER DOMAIN" is that the APN?

 

[fettouhi]

I just tried your dirty howto and get an error saying


pppd:This system lacks kernel support for PPP.


EDIT: Had a typo in when calling


sudo rfcomm ....


now when I try to connect with "sudo pppd call 3G" I get


Connect script failed

 

[fettouhi]

try deleting the lines user and pass, and yes, provider domain is the APN, right


about the connection script, that's a common error, that i myself encounter sometimes (i could get a N80 to tether, but not my C6), and i don't really know how to solve it, if you read the whole thread, you'll see that a guy got it to work after rebooting the pandora, sorry i can't help you more than this

Tried deleting those two lines but I still get same error.