Re: [OT] Alcatel OT-800A + Wheezy

[hvw59601 <hvw59601@care2.com>]

Camaleón wrote:
> 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/

Good info. Unfortunately the manual is gone because it was a gift as a 
used phone. But I'll try wammu/gammu. Thanks!

Hugo