Configure GPRS/EDGE via Bluetooth

[mukherjee.siddhartha]

How to configure internet access through GPRS/EDGE, using bluetooth connection with your GSM phone.

I am using ubuntu and Nokia 6630 phone with Airtel Connection, but this will work with any distribution and any bluetooth capable phone..

* Requirements:

1) GPRS/EDGE Enabled Phone (Here Nokia 6630)
2) GPRS Connection (Here Airtel, Kolkata, India)
3) BlueTooth Dongle
4) bluez-utils

sudo apt-get install bluez-utils

5) openobex

Download here and compile,
You need gawk and gcc,
sudo apt-get install gawk
sudo apt-get install gcc

6) ppp

sudo apt-get install ppp

7) latest 2.6 kernel

* Now the simple easy steps:

Step 1.
Plugin The bluetooth dongle and activate the bluetooth on your mobile
Step 2.
Kernel Configuration
You may ignore this part if your hardware is recognised, Ubuntu Magic

CONFIG_BT=y
CONFIG_BT_L2CAP=m
CONFIG_BT_SCO=m
CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM=m
CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM_TTY=y
CONFIG_BT_BNEP=m
CONFIG_BT_BNEP_MC_FILTER=y
CONFIG_BT_BNEP_PROTO_FILTER=y
CONFIG_BT_HIDP=m
## Bluetooth device drivers
CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB=m
CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB_SCO=y
CONFIG_BT_HCIUART=m
CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_H4=y
CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_BCSP=y
CONFIG_BT_HCIBCM203X=m
CONFIG_BT_HCIBPA10X=m
CONFIG_BT_HCIBFUSB=m
CONFIG_BT_HCIDTL1=m
CONFIG_BT_HCIBT3C=m
CONFIG_BT_HCIBLUECARD=m
CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUART=m
CONFIG_BT_HCIVHCI=m
## PPP
CONFIG_PPP=y
CONFIG_PPP_ASYNC=y
CONFIG_PPP_SYNC_TTY=m
CONFIG_PPP_DEFLATE=m
CONFIG_PPP_BSDCOMP=m
CONFIG_PPP_MPPE=m

Step 3.
Issue this command

hcitool scan

It will give you an output like this

Scanning ...
00:11:9F1:05:A4 Nokia 6630

Note/Copy the address "00:11:9F1:05:A4" somewhere.
This is the bluetooth address of the phone.

Step 4.
Issue this command

sudo vi /etc/bluetooth/pin-helper

Put this on that file and save

#!/bin/sh
echo -n "PIN:" cat /etc/bluetooth/pin

also remember to check the file "/etc/bluetooth/pin"
which should have something like this "1234", If it is not there create that files and put "1234"


Step 5.
Issue this

sudo vi /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf

Put this

rfcomm0 {
bind yes;
device 00:11:9F1:05:A4;
channel 1;
comment "Nokia";
}

Remember to replace this "00:11:9F1:05:A4" with the address you copied in step 3.

Step 6.

Create a file

sudo vi /etc/ppp/peers/airtel

Put this

/dev/rfcomm0 115200
connect '/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/ppp/chat-gprs'
crtscts
modem -detach
noccp
defaultroute
usepeerdns
noauth
ipcp-accept-remote
ipcp-accept-local
noipdefault

Step 7.
Create a file

sudo vi /etc/ppp/chat-gprs

Put this

'' ATZ OK
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","airtelgprs.com"
OK "ATD*99***1#"
CONNECT ''

You need to ask your service provider and replace the "airtelgprs.com"
and "*99***1#", these are the IP/host name of gprs provider and dialup no.

Step 8.
YOU ARE DONE! THATS IT? YEAH....
just issue this command

pppd call airtel

Thanks..Enjoy Ubuntu.

[bodhi.zazen]

Nice How-to mukherjee.siddhartha.

This thread has been added to the UDSF wiki.

How-to Internet Access Bluetooth GSM Phone

[mukherjee.siddhartha]

Thanks, Internet is a nice place, full with nice people

[mukherjee.siddhartha]

I tried this on edgy,
Its not possible there, you wont be able to pair the phone with ubuntu.
Any help help on this will be great.

BTW, I did not like Edgy, SO rollback to dapper again. Everything works on Dapper.

[stranger1121]

I tried this on edgy,
Its not possible there, you wont be able to pair the phone with ubuntu.
Any help help on this will be great.

BTW, I did not like Edgy, SO rollback to dapper again. Everything works on Dapper.

I installed Edgy month ago, but I still have problem with pairing my phone with PC. There is some problem with passkey in hcid.conf , I think.

[mukherjee.siddhartha]

I think its impossible to pair in Edgy

[sv452]

does anybody know how to get gprs and bluetooth working for edgy ????

btw, all the info is in here to get it working on dapper except that u must change pin-helper to /usr/bin/bluepin

http://www.howtoforge.org/linux_inte...ooth_gsm_phone

[mukherjee.siddhartha]

I do what exactly same is here, no need for change the pin helper

[frisket]

I think its impossible to pair in Edgy

I just managed it (6.10). I plugged in my USB Bluetooth dongle and turned on Bluetooth on my phone (SE Z5201).

I followed the instructions in the earlier post to do a hcitool scan and it could see the phone, so I edited pin-helper and rfcomm.conf as suggested, and added a number to bluetooth/pin. Set the phone to scan and it found the laptop. Requested a pairing and a window popped up and asked me to enter the passcode, and it paired.

Only trouble is, a scan for services shows the laptop offering nothing. What software is needed on Edgy to offer remote cursor/enter control (eg for presentations)? File transfer already worked OK before this (unpaired), using the installed Bluetooth File Sharing application.

[pavel_kbc]

pppd: In file /etc/ppp/peers/gp: unrecognized option '/dev/rfcomm0'

sucks