[ubuntu-za] Cellphone problem in Ubuntu 8.10

[Hilton Gibson]

Quintin van Rooyen wrote:
> Hey.
> 
> Try switching the pin requirement off for the phone.
> 
> Also try: localhost ~$tail -f /var/log/syslog
>  and also:
> 
> localhost$tail -f /var/log/messages

Basically, check the log files in the /var/log folder.
Or click on "System->Administration->System Log" to view log files with
Ubuntu/Gnome.


> 
> Keep an eye on the output when you try and connect. Might give you a
> clue, and then googling the actual error message will give you much
> better hits on google, since these kind of error messages are often
> hardware agnostic.
> 
> 2008/11/17 Jason Plank <plank.jason at gmail.com>:
>> Hi Guys
>>
>> I hope someone can help me out. My SonyErricsson W850i phone has
>> packed up, so I'm using my dad's old Samsung SGH-Z500 phone. When I
>> plug it into my machine with the USB cable, Ubuntu detects it and lets
>> me set up a connection. My problem is when I click to connect, it
>> show's it trying to connect then I just get a disconnected message all
>> the time. Any idea's? At the moment I have to connect the phone to my
>> work laptop running xp and I've shared the connection over my switch
>> so I can use internet in ubuntu, but it's a hassle to hook up the
>> laptop everytime I want to go online.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Jason
>>
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