Trying to use Arch Linux with a T-Mobile HSPDA E1750 USB dongle

Hello all,
I have just installed Arch Linux on my desktop and need a way to either connect it to my LAN which is sharing the dongle connection from my laptop running ubuntu 10.04 via, ICS, DHCP3 and FIrestarter, Or simply plug in the dongle to my Arch Desktop. I have been researching commands to connect to networks with all day and have had no luck. My internet connection is being shared over ethernet through a DSL-2640R router.
I need this connection so i can install the GUI and make it fully functional. So if anyone has any ideas, guides or sites that may help me with this problem then please share.
Thank you,
SlashWannabe94

Hello, I bought a Huawei E1750, too. Today I got it working.
The most important things I got from here.
However, my stick differs a bit from yours as it has product ID 1436.
There was no need for an udev-rule, I wouldn't even know where to put it in etc (there is no udev/rules.d folder in arch?).
You need "usb_modeswitch" and the "option" module. At first I wrote an usb_modeswitch configuration, but it seems not necessary as commenting it out had no influence. The option module is loaded for me if i plug the stick in, no need to care about it further. So, except for installing usb_modeswitch everything works out of the box.
If dmesg tells you something like:
[33750.443606] cdc_ether 2-1.5:1.1: wwan0: register 'cdc_ether' at usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.5, Mobile Broadband Network Device, 02:50:f3:00:00:00
[33750.443756] usbcore: registered new interface driver cdc_ether
[33750.455202] USB Serial support registered for GSM modem (1-port)
[33750.455286] option 2-1.5:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[33750.455665] usb 2-1.5: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
[33750.455692] option 2-1.5:1.3: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[33750.455823] usb 2-1.5: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
[33750.455839] option 2-1.5:1.4: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
[33750.455967] usb 2-1.5: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB2
that should be the case for you, too. This means modeswitch did its job and you are ready to connect.
Now you have to tell your pin to the stick and connect. I'm doing this using "wvdial" and "pppd".
You'll need the "ppp_generic" module to proceed.
My /etc/wvdial.conf looks like this:
[Dialer Defaults]
Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
Baud = 460800
[Dialer pin]
Init1 = AT+CPIN=1234
[Dialer provider]
Phone = *99#
Username = fonic
Password = fonic
Stupid Mode = 1
Dial Command = ATDT
Init2 = ATZ
Init3 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
Init4 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","pinternet.interkom.de"
Adopting the pin and the connection address should do. Then you can start your internet by typing:
wvdial pin
wvdial provider
I have to admit wvdial did not work at first(the device refused the AT commands). From frustration I started windows to see if it works there, it did, and the next day this whole configuration simply worked.
Success!
Last edited by stuffel (2011-07-20 22:36:12)

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Named as an Arch Linux "Linux Addict" (according to my upgraded user profile ), for some times I have asked myself why use other distros than AL, especially RedHat, SuSE and Mandrake. What do they provide what AL doesn't?
One of the roles of RedHat became clear reading Linux Today, though it may not be for the common users but have to admit its impressive (there are three major advances in the new RHEL3 product line....):
http://linuxtoday.com/it_management/2003102200926NWRHSW
PS.
Does it sound like I am addicted??... it feels natural :idea:

maturity? stable? can't trust?
let me tell you something i learned by experience ...
i runed SuSE for long time (from 5.2 to 8.1) and what i know they do wrong is: if you have e.g. 6.0 (the most stable SuSE i know) then you can update your packages over internet, but after some time you will be "forced" to buy the next release that is totally differently constructed (7.1, because it uses YaST2 instead of the YaST and other stupid inovations that you cannot easily update from internet) ... and after a while again you have to upgrade by buying the next one ...
sure, you install it in about an hour and everything works, but hey, each package costs some money and this install is each time from quite 0 (because the integrated update often does not work) :-(
trusting?
i trust only in systems i configure myself ... and since SuSE 7.2 i lost the overview in where you can configure what and why ... and you are not sure that YaST2 will change your changed settings to default
archlinux is fully configureable and does not have a tool that changes files behind your back (well, there is one case: when you update init-scripts with packman without setting in pacman.conf to exclude some files you changed ... but also then you can restore the settings by mv'ing the original files to their right name-links :-)
why using also other distros?
well since arch 0.5 i removed all other linuces from my machine (to save space) and now have only arch and winXP ... xp is used only for watching tv (because hauppauge usb "usbvision" module cannot be compiled with a 2.4.x or 2.6.0tx kernel (but 2.5.x) and because of ebanking software that will not install on archlinux but easily on SuSE and WinXP (need the original sun's java vm, but have no time to construct a PKGBUILD for sun's jdk 1.4)
... and the needed other software i built packages of and installed on my local repository (and also copied in incoming) ... now i'm quite happy with archlinux as an OS (and i hope with a more advanced 2.6.x TV will come too, and java i will find one day time to build for ebanking)
-> "use an OS that works, use archlinux"
ps
and about "linux addict":
no, i dont think i'm addict, but i use this forum as a normal member (to help others switching to an os that works, to help people with problems i had myself often some time ago, to ask if i find something interessting or funny about something in arch, to inform that i built packages and put them in incoming :-) ... i would be much happier to have "regular user" instead of "linux addict", but that's something i cannot change

MAME box using Arch Linux

Hi.
As explained in my introduction, I want to set up a MAME box for my arcade cabinet, and I think that Arch Linux will be the best way to achieve it, since I want a barebone system with the sole command line, the goal being that each time I fire up the system, it directly ends to the SDLMAME front end without having to go through such a thing as Gnome or KDE, and without having to use a physical keyboard at all, just the joystick control.
Also, I like the fact the system will autoupdate itself, especially since it will be connected to my network and that I will be using SSH for setting it up from my desktop computer and accessing it when needed.
So, I will use:
1. Arch Linux
2. SDLMAME
3. A front end, but I don't yet which one, maybe Wah!cade.
I would especially need help with the front end, to choose the right one for my needs, and also to know which components will be needed.
Also, if ever I would like to program my own, any guideline and suggestions are very welcomed. :-)
TIA!

qmc is a Qt based frontend for sdlmame, and aur has several packages for frontends.
If you want to write your own launcher, you'll also have to implement a way to select the games.
That basically suggests you have to design something, and probably need an IDE to develop it.
Best seems to choose a programming language you are familiar with.
For windowmanagers , look at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Window_Manager

Use Arch Linux Disc Just For GRUB?

I already installed Arch linux, and have it up and running just fine. I have a second hard drive that has no partitions or uses as of yet. Would it be possible for me to install Windows on /sdb, install GRUB with the Arch disk to /sda, uncomment out the WIndows entry in the GRUB .conf file, and get a working dualboot?

Let's clarify exactly what you want to do.
My understanding at this point is that sda is the main boot disk and that you currently have GRUB and Arch installed on it. You want to install Windows on sdb and you think that you have to overwrite GRUB on sda during the boot process to get Windows to boot properly. You therefore want to know how you can restore GRUB on sda after a successful installation of Windows on sdb.
If that's not the case, please clarify further.
If that is the case, then I don't think you need to do it that way. Set sdb to the main boot disk and then install Windows and the Windows boot loader normally on sdb. Once that's done, reset the main boot disk to sda and then edit GRUB to chainload sdb. This way you do not need to faff about with the Windows boot loader later if you decide to boot directly into Windows at a later date. The Windows installation remains independent on its own disk which is the easiest way to dualboot imo.
As for your question about installing GRUB from the liveCD, I think your actual question is whether you can overwrite the MBR of sda with GRUB from the liveCD (which is not the same as "installing" GRUB). I think you can by jumping to that step in the setup, but I am not sure and I suggest that you wait for confirmation from someone else who is.
Last edited by Xyne (2009-08-21 23:19:11)

I have a hp hpe-595a, i'm trying to use stereo mix with a hot mic. anyone know how to do this?

I'm trying to sing along with the music in the chat program Paltalk and also host a music room on the same program, I can only use the mic or stereo mix but not both at the same time.
I have been using this chat program for over 5yrs and have always been able to use Stereo mix with the mic active, using the realteck codecs or soundblaster (what you hear)
I can't do this with the IDT codecs supplied.

Hey Redritr,
Thanks for the question. iTunes purchases are billed to Store Credits first, before Credit Cards, as outlined by the following article:
When making purchases, content credits are used first, followed by Gift Certificate, iTunes Card, or Allowance Account credits; your credit card or PayPal account is then charged for any remaining balance.
via iTunes Store: How iTunes Store purchases are billed
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5582
It also may be that the iTunes Store is prompting to verify your billing information:
When there is a mismatch between the iTunes Store's records and your credit card company's records, you will receive an error message stating that your credit card's security code isn't valid or that your zip code does not match your bank's records.
In most cases, this issue is caused by a formatting error in the billing address that you have provided. You can correct the issue by verifying that the information you have provided is correct, or by changing the format of your address to match the format that your credit card company has on file.
via iTunes Store: My credit card's security code or zip code does not match my bank's records
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1646
Additional Information:
Why can’t I select None when I edit my payment information?
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5366
Thanks,
Matt M.

[SOLVED] Use Arch Linux as internet forwarding for wdr router

Hi
I'm trying to flash my wdr3600 with openwrt. Now, the problem is that I want to use my desktop to share my internet to this router.
But, when I'm trying to ping google on this device, I get an 'unknown host' error. I've already set up my default gw correctly. What am I missing?
Last edited by TheChosenOne (2014-07-14 12:20:20)

Sorry, I cannot ping 8.8.8.8
My route -n is
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.10 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
With 192.168.1.10 the ip of my desktop that forwards.
Last edited by TheChosenOne (2014-07-10 07:43:05)

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