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How-to tether Windows Mobile to Ubuntu

This entry was posted on Oct 16 2008

Another random site I found the other day had this little tip on tethering your Windows Mobile phone to Ubuntu.
Seems pretty straight forward. I haven’t tried it yet but I don’t think it would be too complicated.

apt-get install subversion
svn co https://synce.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/synce/trunk/usb-rndis-lite
cd usb-rndis-lite/
make
sudo ./clean.sh
sudo make install

Then you just need to go to internet sharing on your phone and plug it in. Whenever I have a chance to give it a try I will let you know if it works for me.
If you get a chance to try it leave me a comment and let me know.

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How-to, Linux, Ubuntu
  • out0v0rder

    THIS WORKS FLAWLESSY, THANK YOU!!!!!

  • von

    I have a Palm 800w with Sprint service. I had no issues getting usb-rndis-lite built and installed. When I try Internet Sharing on the phone it shows the phone attempting to dial #777, but it doesn’t connect. The the popup window that shows it is dialing appears and disappears pretty quickly over about 3 times then stops trying. Any ideas.

  • http://1n73r.net Rothgar

    The only tip I can think of off the top of my head is to make sure on your phone the Network Connection is Data Network Connect and not Phone as Modem.

  • http://4pda.ru/ paladin7

    Works with HTC Universal on WM6.1 and Ubuntu 9.04. Thanks.

  • drivefast

    Worked first try on HTC “Tilt” on WM6.5 and Ubuntu 9.04.

  • Larry

    for Von, try browsing to a web page before connecting the internet sharing. That’s what I have to do

  • Phil

    Hey Von. You have to hack the OS in the phone. Sprint has it set up to force certain types of connection and prevent tethering. I don’t know how to do it on the palm, but that’s the same problem the touch pro had when tethering until I performed some registry edits.

    Mine isn’t working for a different reason. My internet Sharing app on my phone says “Status: Check USB Cable connection”