On Monday, Aug 29th 2005 at 23:22 +0100, quoth James Wilkinson: =>Steven W. Orr wrote: =>> I got a data cable but I have no idea how to get the USB end of it to =>> work. I found software (gnokki) to talk to the phone if the device is =>> recognized. Can someone give me pointers on how to get started? I'm on =>> Core 4. => =>What exactly are you trying to do with it? Are you trying to use it as a =>modem, or are you trying to upload / download pictures and music? => =>I've got a (much more basic) V220: I've found that the 32 bit version of =>moto4lin works well enough for uploading and downloading files. As far =>as I can tell, the phone is ready for use as a modem as soon as you plug =>it into a Fedora-based computer: no phone configuration is needed. => =>Moto4lin isn't in Extras: you can build the package yourself or try the =>RPM at =>http://www.altlinux.com/index.php?module=sisyphus&package=moto4lin . => =>Whether any of this is true for your phone isn't clear. In any case, the =>package is considered alpha status, and no-one but you is responsible if =>it causes any damage... => =>Hope this helps, => =>James. James, I just need help getting started. I did download moto4lin as well as gnokki but the problem is the initial step of getting the phone recognized as a USB device when I plug it in. Are there any specific steps you can tell me that I need to do for the initial device recognition? -- Time flies like the wind. Fruit flies like a banana. Stranger things have .0. happened but none stranger than this. Does your driver's license say Organ ..0 Donor?Black holes are where God divided by zero. Listen to me! We are all- 000 individuals! What if this weren't a hypothetical question? steveo at syslang.net
