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...