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And this is Getting a net connection with OpenZaurus and a Sony Ericsson K700i on Orange in the UK, written

I wrote before about how to connect to the net from a Sharp Zaurus using IR and your K700i. Since then, I’ve upgraded to OpenZaurus, and the process under OpenZaurus is a bit more complex.

  • Set up the phone the same way as I describe in the previous link
  • On the Z, go into the Network applet in Settings
  • Say “Add”
  • Select “PPP” and say “Add”
  • In “Accounts“, say “New”
  • In “Connection name“, say “GPRS“. Then add the phone number, as described in the link above, and say OK
  • In “Devices“, say “New”
  • “Modem name”: “IR phone” (or whatever you choose). “Modem device”: /dev/ircomm0. “Flow control”: None. “Connection speed”: 115200. Say OK.
  • Say Ok again in the Configure Modem screen
  • Now make sure your new “gprs” connection is selected in the Network Settings screen and say “Start/Stop“.
  • Align the Z and phone and say “Start” to start the connection.

And there you have it.

Comments

sof

Hallo Sil,

I tried to connect the Z (openzaurus 3.5.2) via K700i to the Internet as you dscribed it. But if hit “start” it does not get any further than modem is initialized. This I get with and without the K700i im reach. With the phone I can connect to the Internet just fine. Also Irda detection (Z to K700i) and data transfer (like beaming a contact) works also fine. Do I have to activate s.th. on the K700i?

sil

You have to turn on IR on the K700i, but other than that I can’t think of anything that I did…the original link describes some stuff you have to do on the phone.

GPRS

i do not think u r describing this in a correct way, and by the way, my problem is with the PPP, not add nor remove.
the dialling code could be 99#, or *99*#, i still do nto knwo and i am trying to figure this out.
by the way, when u see ppl asking questions, do not giv them ORDERS, even if ur confident of what ur saying, it might not be always 100% correct :)
good luck

sil

GPRS: if you don’t like the way I give advice, feel free to find your help somewhere else.

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