Verizon Tethering on Ubuntu working
 

Hi everyone,

It took a few days - but I finally got tethering working on Ubuntu using bbtether v0.3a. BBTether - Easy Tethering for Blackberry on Linux and other Unix'es [Thibaut Colar's Home]

Here are my hardware specs:
Laptop: Acer Aspire One A150
Blackberry: Blackberry Curve 8330 v4.5.0.77 (Verizon)
Linux: Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 kernel 2.6.27-7
Connection: USB

Instructions:
0. This script requires python, pppd, libusb and the python usb(pyusb) module installed:
sudo apt-get install python libusb-dev ppp python-usb
1. Go to website above, download bbtether.tgz to your home folder, and extract it.
2. Go into the bbtether\conf folder and replace the contents of the verizon and verizon-chat files with the following text:

verizon
lcp-echo-failure 0
lcp-echo-interval 0

#nodetach
#debug debug debug

connect xxx8220;/usr/sbin/chat -f conf/verizon-chatxxx8221;
replacedefaultroute
show-password
115200
crtscts
noipdefault
ipcp-accept-local
defaultroute
usepeerdns
novj
nobsdcomp
novjccomp
nopcomp
noaccomp
noauth
user xxx8220;1234567890@vzw3g.comxxx8221; #replace with your phone number
password 1234567890 #replace with your phone number


verizon-chat
ABORT xxx8220;BUSYxxx8221;
ABORT xxx8220;ERRORxxx8221;
ABORT xxx8220;NO DIALTONExxx8221;
ABORT xxx8220;NO CARRIERxxx8221;
xxx8217;xxx8217; +++AT
xxx8217;xxx8217; ATZ
OK AT&F
OK ATE0V1
OK AT
OK ATS0=0
OK ATDT#777
CONNECT
~p

3. Open terminal, change directory to bbtether and run the following command:
sudo python bbtether.py verizon -m

You will now be connected to the internet using tethering. Use CTRL-C to disconnect.

Speed
 

Update: changed speed in the verizon file from 115200 to 921600 and my bandwidth is approx. twice as fast (757kbps).

no luck
 

I followed your instructions and the ones posted on the bbtether site but I continue to get the following error...
Failed finding end of line(timeout) for:
Error: [Errno 11] Resource temporarily unavailable

Any ideas? I'm using a 8300.

Here's what mine kicked out using Verizon 8330, only error I received was with the -f option


--------------------------------
BBTether 0.3d
Thibaut Colar - 2009
Use '-h' flag for more informations : 'python bbtether.py -h'.
--------------------------------

Looking for USB devices:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 064e:a110
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0fca:8004
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
USB Device lookup finished
Reading prefs from /home/mmorici/.bbtether.conf

Found RIM device (8120)
Manufacturer:Research In Motion
Product:RIM Composite Device
Device:002
VendorId: 0fca
ProductId: 8004
Version:02.01
Class:0 0
Protocol:0
Max packet size:64
Self Powered:0
Max Power:232

*Interface:0
Interface class:255/1
Interface protocol:255
EndPoint Pair:0x83L/0x5L
Not Data Pair (Read failed)
EndPoint Pair:0x87L/0x9L
Found Data endpoints: 0x87L/0x9L
EndPoint Pair:0x8aL/0xbL
Found Modem endpoints: 0x8aL/0xbL
Next endpoints:0x8aL/0xbL
EndPoint Pair:0x8cL/0xfL

*Interface:1
Skipping interface (valid endpoints already found), use -i flag to force
***********************************************
We just ran the initial device Endpoints Scan
This needs to be done only once.
Saved the scan results to /home/mmorici/.bbtether.conf
some devices (Bold) do not like being scanned.

AND WILL NEED THE BATTERY REMOVED / ADDED (just this once)
BEFORE YOU CAN USE THE MODEM.
***********************************************
Saving EP data: 0, 135, 9, 138, 11
Switching Device to data only mode

Using Data Endpoint Pair:0x87L/0x9L
Using Modem pair: 0x8aL/0xbL

Claiming interface 0
Pin: 0x0
Description: N/A
System: Linux,2.6.24-23-generic,#1 SMP Wed Apr 1 21:47:28 UTC 2009,i686

Modem pty: /dev/pts/2
Initializing Modem
No password requested.
session pack sent
Starting Modem thread
Modem Started
Will try to start pppd now, (/usr/sbin/pppd) with config: verizon
********************************************
Modem Ready at /dev/pts/2
Use ^C to terminate
********************************************
/usr/sbin/pppd: In file conf/verizon: unrecognized option '-f'
Failed finding end of line(timeout) for:
Error: [Errno 11] Resource temporarily unavailable
************************************************** ****

Shutting down
Please WAIT for shutdown to complete (up to 30s)
Otherwise you might have to reboot your BB !
************************************************** ****
Waiting for PPPD shutdown to complete.
PPPD finished
Stopping modem thread
Modem thread Stopped
Disconnected
Modem Disconnected
It is now safe to shutdown.
Releasing interface
bbtether completed.

About to give up
 

ok I got past the -f error I was receiving. but still getting the.......

Failed finding end of line(timeout) for:
Error: [Errno 11] Resource temporarily unavailable

PLEASE any help would be appreciated @ this time

I thought it costs money to use the BB as modem.
Since it costs too much, I did not opt to have that service on my account.

Is this a way around that, or what?

wtF
 

juice@juice-laptop:~/bbtether$ sudo python bbtether.py verizon -m
--------------------------------
BBTether 0.3f
Thibaut Colar - 2009
More infos:Linux and other Unix'es [Thibaut Colar's Home][/url]
Use '-h' flag for more informations : 'python bbtether.py -h'.
--------------------------------

Looking for USB devices:
Bus 003 Device 099: ID 0fca:8004
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 04b3:310c
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
USB Device lookup finished
Reading prefs from /home/juice/.bbtether.conf

Found RIM device (8120)
Manufacturer:Research In Motion
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "bbtether.py", line 27, in <module>
bbtether.start(options, args)
File "/home/juice/bbtether/bb_tether.py", line 84, in start
berry.read_endpoints(options.interface)
File "/home/juice/bbtether/bb_data.py", line 41, in read_endpoints
bb_usb.read_bb_endpoints(self,interface)
File "/home/juice/bbtether/bb_usb.py", line 115, in read_bb_endpoints
bb_messenging.log(" Product:"+handle.getString(berry.iProduct,100))
usb.USBError: error sending control message: Protocol error
juice@juice-laptop:~/bbtether$




im having no luck, any help would be appriciated

got to here
 

BBTether 0.3f
Thibaut Colar - 2009

Use '-h' flag for more informations : 'python bbtether.py -h'.
--------------------------------

Looking for USB devices:
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0fca:8004
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04b3:310c
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
USB Device lookup finished
Reading prefs from /home/juice/.bbtether.conf
Using saved EP data: 0, 135, 9, 138, 11
Switching Device to data only mode

Using Data Endpoint Pair:0x87/0x9
Using Modem pair: 0x8a/0xb

Claiming interface 0
Pin: 0x0
Description: N/A
System: Linux,2.6.27-11-generic,#1 SMP Wed Apr 1 20:57:48 UTC 2009,i686

Modem pty: /dev/pts/2
Initializing Modem
No password requested.
session pack sent
Starting Modem thread
Modem Started
No PPPD requested, you can now start pppd manually (within the next 30s).
********************************************
Modem Ready at /dev/pts/2
Use ^C to terminate
********************************************
Failed finding end of line(timeout) for:
Error: [Errno 11] Resource temporarily unavailable
************************************************** ****

Shutting down
Please WAIT for shutdown to complete (up to 30s)
Otherwise you might have to reboot your BB !
************************************************** ****
Failure during shutdown, might have to reboot BB manually: BBModem instance has no attribute 'process'
Disconnected
Modem Disconnected
It is now safe to shutdown.
Releasing interface
bbtether completed.

Same Problem!!!
 

I'm getting the same message:

********************************************
Failed finding end of line(timeout) for:
Error: [Errno 11] Resource temporarily unavailable
************************************************** ****



Has this been resolved yet? Is it possible I'm missing one of the prerequisites and I'm not seeing it anywhere? I'm running Ubuntu 8.10 -- I'm pretty confident all the requirements are there.