Re: [OT] Alcatel OT-800A + Wheezy
On Sun, 08 Jul 2012 11:25:35 -0500, hvw59601 wrote:
> Camaleón wrote:
>> On Sun, 08 Jul 2012 09:54:51 -0500, hvw59601 wrote:
>>
>>> I'd like to connect an Alcatel OT-800A cellphone to a Wheezy desktop
>>> with the USB cable that comes with it. Googling is not much help. What
>>> firmware would I use?
>>
>> Firmware? I think no firmware is needed for this :-?
>>
>> The transfer options would depend on the capabilities of your mobile
>> phone. I would first read the manual to see what it allows (some models
>> do not permit to use the USB cable for accesing the phone's internal
>> memory or SD card storage while others need to be put in a special "usb
>> storage mode" to enable this possibility).
>>
>> When you plug the USB cable, run "dmesg" to see how/if the phone is
>> detected.
>>
>> OTOH, there is wammu/gammu utility that allows to access the mobile
>> phone as a modem or to get/send sms messages, phonebook, etc...
>>
>>
> When I plug it in there is nothing in dmesg.
That's a bad signal ;-(
> It comes with a mini CD that has all windows stuff. The laptop on this
> network still has XP on it, but it is such a drag :-(
That's the usual but what does the manual say on this and how about the
phone technical specs?
OTOH, wammu/gammu cell phone database lists yours as supported (at least
at a certain degree¹) so maybe you need a special cable or you need to
set some configuration within the phone before :-?
¹http://wammu.eu/phones/alcatel/3904/
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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