Monthly Archives: February 2008

Huawei E220 on Ubuntu Gutsy for Vodafone Australia

21-Feb-2008 Posted by Sonia Hamilton under
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  • if running a recent kernel, just plugin and check option module is being loaded
    • $ lsmod | grep option
  • also look in /var/log/messages
    • $ less /var/log/messages
    option 5-2:1.0: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
    usb 5-2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB0
    option 5-2:1.1: GSM modem (1-port) converter detected
    usb 5-2: GSM modem (1-port) converter now attached to ttyUSB1
  • use this /etc/wvdial.conf
    • [Dialer hsdpa]
    Phone = *99***1#
    Username = vodafone
    Password = vodafone
    Stupid Mode = 1
    Dial Command = ATDT
    Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0
    Baud = 460800
    Init2 = ATZ
    Init3 = ATE0V1&D2&C1S0=0+IFC=2,2
    ISDN = 0
    Modem Type = Analog Modem
    Init5 =AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","vfinternet.au";
  • connect using this command (check you’re in the
    • wvdial hsdpa

    Change first day of week in Ubuntu’s Gnome Calendar

    06-Feb-2008 Posted by Sonia Hamilton under
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    Under the Australian locale, the first day of the week appears as Sunday rather than Monday, which is incorrect. To change it:

    • check which locale is running, using the locale command (ie en_AU)
    • sudo vi /usr/share/i18n/locales/en_AU and change first_weekday to 2
    • regenerate the locale using sudo locale-gen
    • get the calendar to reload using killall gnome-panel

    In another post, I also show how to automate this, so it doesn’t get reset by Ubuntu’s automatic updates.

    See also:

    Setup a forwarding caching-only DNS Server on Ubuntu

    01-Feb-2008 Posted by Sonia Hamilton under , ,
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    A quick cheatsheet for setting up a forwarding, caching-only DNS Server on Ubuntu. (more…)