Acer Aspire One With Bluetooth Dongle......

[Chivas]

Hi,

Have the above Acer Aspire and want to link it via the nokia for mobile internet access.

First problem is that the phone came "stand alone" so have no driver (if there was one ?) and the possible second problem is that Acer has no CD drive anyway.

Can I link the two together (have Edge where we live) anyway ??

If anyone could talk me through any setup would be extremly grateful.Am not computer savvy so an apology if the answers are obvious.

Thanks,

Chivas

[dave_boo]

Is it Windows or Linux?

Under Linux it's easy since the driver is built in. If it's Windows, you'll need to download the driver to a thumbdrive or an SD card and transfer it to your laptop. Actually, I don't know if you can get the driver without installing Nokia's package which manages the phone (think contacts, music/video files, etc.) and allows you to connect to the inter-web with it.

[Chivas]

Is it Windows or Linux?

Under Linux it's easy since the driver is built in. If it's Windows, you'll need to download the driver to a thumbdrive or an SD card and transfer it to your laptop. Actually, I don't know if you can get the driver without installing Nokia's package which manages the phone (think contacts, music/video files, etc.) and allows you to connect to the inter-web with it.

Its Linux ? So what do I do now ??

Thanks,

Chivas

[dave_boo]

Sorry, I forgot to ask, do you have bluetooth on your Aspire One? I can't find any mention of it. If you've added a bluetooth dongle already, and it's listed (check with the following command)

dmesg | grep "bluetooth"

This will print off all messages recieved about bluetooth during boot, errors or confirmations. Assuming that's working, follow this link. A couple things to note though; you need a dialer (I prefer kppp) and the phone number is *99# for Nokia phones. Password and username don't matter since they a pulled from your sim card.

I prefer to use the cable with my phones, slightly less power draw and I don't like bluetooth being enabled due to security concerns.

[Chivas]

Sorry, I forgot to ask, do you have bluetooth on your Aspire One? I can't find any mention of it. If you've added a bluetooth dongle already, and it's listed (check with the following command)

dmesg | grep "bluetooth"

This will print off all messages recieved about bluetooth during boot, errors or confirmations. Assuming that's working, follow this link. A couple things to note though; you need a dialer (I prefer kppp) and the phone number is *99# for Nokia phones. Password and username don't matter since they a pulled from your sim card.

I prefer to use the cable with my phones, slightly less power draw and I don't like bluetooth being enabled due to security concerns.

Dave youve totally lost me ! Sorry

Where/How do I get this command to show on screen ?

Whats a dialer kppp ??

Thought the whole point of Bluetooth was so that you avoid cables ??

Chivas

[dave_boo]

I'm sorry.

You get the 'terminal' (a console or command line interface--like the good old dos days) by following this link. That link tells you how to open a terminal (hint; open your file manager, then when it's open go to file->terminal). Another quick and dirty way of checking if your bluetooth dongle is work is to issue

hcitool dev

A dialer is a program that connects to the internet. If you're used to Windows, and old enough to remember using a modem, you'll know what I'm talking about. It allows you to enter your username, password, and the phone number that you connect with. If you're just used to cable modems you most likely won't know unless it was a USB version. All DSL modems make you install a dialer that connects you to the internet.

Yes, bluetooth does free you from usage of cables; but I'm old school and like to use my set ways (stay off the lawn). Bluetooth can be dicey, and if you have to add it that's another expense. And as I stated earlier, you use up more battery on both your phone and laptop. If you're traveling in a vehicle, say from Swampy-poo to your house in Nakhon Sawan, the added battery can be impressive. Call me paranoid, but bluetooth puts your information out there in the air where it becomes vulnerable, where a cable is a direct route.

[Veazer]

You might also ask around at aspireoneuser.com, there's something helpful folks there. I think the forums overly broken down into subcategory after subcategory, but there is good info.

I am overly dependant on windows and went back to XP, but going forward i'm far more interested in the direction that linux is headed than windows. good luck with bluetooth on linux, it's a nightmare on windows.

Enjoy your aspire one, they're good machines.

[eCubeH]

Hi - I have Fedora 10 installed on the AAO. Can you please advise on how to use the cable with the Nokia E61i to use it as a modem.

What cable, which ports?

And how to set up?

Will appreciate it tremendously!