Hi everyone,
It took a few days - but I finally got tethering working on Ubuntu using bbtether v0.3a.
BBTether - Easy Tethering for Blackberry on Linux and other Unix'es [Thibaut Colar's Home]
Here are my hardware specs:
Laptop: Acer Aspire One A150
Blackberry: Blackberry Curve 8330 v4.5.0.77 (Verizon)
Linux: Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 kernel 2.6.27-7
Connection: USB
Instructions:
0. This script requires python, pppd, libusb and the python usb(pyusb) module installed:
sudo apt-get install python libusb-dev ppp python-usb
1. Go to website above, download
bbtether.tgz to your home folder, and extract it.
2. Go into the
bbtether\conf folder and replace the contents of the
verizon and
verizon-chat files with the following text:
verizon
lcp-echo-failure 0
lcp-echo-interval 0
#nodetach
#debug debug debug
connect xxx8220;/usr/sbin/chat -f conf/verizon-chatxxx8221;
replacedefaultroute
show-password
115200
crtscts
noipdefault
ipcp-accept-local
defaultroute
usepeerdns
novj
nobsdcomp
novjccomp
nopcomp
noaccomp
noauth
user xxx8220;1234567890@vzw3g.comxxx8221; #replace with your phone number
password 1234567890 #replace with your phone number
verizon-chat
ABORT xxx8220;BUSYxxx8221;
ABORT xxx8220;ERRORxxx8221;
ABORT xxx8220;NO DIALTONExxx8221;
ABORT xxx8220;NO CARRIERxxx8221;
xxx8217;xxx8217; +++AT
xxx8217;xxx8217; ATZ
OK AT&F
OK ATE0V1
OK AT
OK ATS0=0
OK ATDT#777
CONNECT
~p
3. Open terminal, change directory to bbtether and run the following command:
sudo python bbtether.py verizon -m
You will now be connected to the internet using tethering. Use
CTRL-C to disconnect.