internet over wireless lan? :D

[mightymop]

hey guys, it's just me with a new stupid question how to connect to internet

i have a a780 + wireless lan usb stick... so if i buy a usb/mini adapter and connect the stick to the phone + using mack's solution from the other thread "internet over bluetooth/usb" .. is it possible if a compile drivers for the stick that i can connect to internet over wireless lan?

or is it not possible, 'cause the kernel does not implement all networking features..

cu

mightymop

[maxx_730]

No, but there is work being done on this and someone offered a $200 bounty for the one who figures it out. Check chyph's thread in the development forum.

[pnail]

but dear, it is running Linux!! so software changes should be all possible! Might need some hardware glue logic (including voltage convertors) to be designed - as someone explained in some earlier threads- even thats possible ofcourse and the final connector might look like a usb hub with your USB WiFi stick plugged in and a cable to miniUSB connector on phone.

Yes, next version of phone due in Q1-06 has WiFi and the phone would be pentamode phone (usual quad mode + over WiFi using UMA). Yes, even the phone companies need to support this new breed of phones, but developments are already on. Someone in UK can even try changing A780 to a Bluephone - same principle as above except Bluetooth instead of WiFi.

But yes, even now the phone can be used as a pure SIP phone (VOIP/Video) using either Bluetooth or WiFi with the driver you are going to develop soon

Before all that I would prefer to explore the phone itself completely, still many things unexplored therein...

Cheers!

[mightymop]

so 'cause the stick get no power from the phone, it is not working at this time ...hm.. ok

[mightymop]

to use usbwlanstick i've ordered some things @ www.pearl.de


1: a mini usb connector > B usb adapter
2: a cable with a USB B Connector (data/power), connector for power only and USB B (data/power)
3: usb batterypowerpack > give power to usb device which is connected

now it should only be a problem to have the drivers running, right?

cu mightymop

[mack]

Are you sure such adapter exists ? If, indeed, there's an adapter that allows you to connect a USB device to the phone (rather than a USB host), and if its supported by linux, it shouldn't be hard to compile and test it.

Give me such equipment and I'll probably find a way to get it working.

[mightymop]

USB POWER BATTERY:
http://www.pearl.de/p/PE4477-Revolt-...ry-AA-Box.html
USB POWER CABLE:
http://www.pearl.de/productchoice_re...=usb%20adapter
USB mini a to B adapter:
http://www.pearl.de/productchoice_re...=usb%20adapter

here u have it..

[mack]

Yeah, I've seen the adapter in this site (although I can't read what it says - can't read german). However, I wonder what it really does. Afaik, a normal usb chipset doesn't support device-device connecion. I think only USB-OTG ("on-the-go") supports it, so maybe this adapter is only for that. Do you know whether the A780's chipset supports OTG ?

What does the site say about ths connector ? do they define what it can be used for ?

[pnail]

Yep, PXA270 manual says so...

[alebm]

PXA supports OTG but it's not activated by kernel.
Our kernel files shows that the moto phones use port2(set on emu driver) or port3(set in usb host driver), but the code set these two ports to use external tranceivers in client mode. I done some research but I had to stop because lack of free time . Anyway the host mode usb support is in the kernel and maybe the tranceiver can operate in host mode also, there is some difference here about e680/a780.
The drivers you have only to compile...
About a device capable of linking two usb clients I haven't saw none of these for sale but it can be done using a host controller to program a usb gateway.

If you have the device you can give a try just to see if it works