Mblayo,<br><br>Device is effectively rooted and r00ter is having loads of fun with it. Barnacle works right out of the box. Am even able to ssh into my laptop using an android SSH app!<br><br>usb modswitching on linux also worked, but this one took a bit of a procedure (for the vodafone 845 and huawei relatives) : <br>

<br>1. Install usb_modeswitch (via apt-get install) , and add the following line to your <i>/etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules</i>:<br><div class="codetop"><br>==<br></div><div class="codemain">ATTRS{idVendor}==&quot;12d1&quot;, ATTRS{idProduct}==&quot;1031&quot;, RUN+=&quot;usb_modeswitch &#39;%b/%k&#39;&quot;</div>

==<br><br>2. You also  create a file named &quot;12d1:1031&quot; inside <i>/etc/usb_modeswitch.d/</i>, containing:<br><br>==<br># Huawei U8230<br><br>DefaultVendor= 0x12d1<br>DefaultProduct=0x1031<br><br>TargetVendor=  0x12d1<br>

TargetProductList=&quot;1035&quot;<br><br>CheckSuccess=20<br><br>MessageContent=&quot;5553424370ab71890600000080010a11060000000000000000000000000000&quot;<br>==<br><br>3. restart udev for the rules to take effect  /etc/init.d/udev restart<br>

<br>4. Thats it, you can now unplug and plug your huawei (aka vodafone 845) and it will be recognised as a 3g GSM modem. <br><br>5. If you need to access your memory card, simply mount usb storage from your android phone&#39;s notification area at the top, linux will switch the device from modem to storage. <br>

<br>6. GSM modem device is /dev/ttyUSB0 (am on debian)<br><br>If you need to root : <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741643&amp;page=1">http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=741643&amp;page=1</a><br>

<br>Android rooting is what the youth today call `mambo baddd` !<br><br>--<br>Ndungi Kyalo<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 September 2010 14:04, Brian Munyao Longwe <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">:D<br><br>Tweaking phones is so-o-o-o much fun<br><br>bwahahahaha! (does that sound like evil laughter?)<br>

<br>Mblayo<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 5:00 PM, Ndungi Kyalo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ndungi@gmail.com" target="_blank">ndungi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>


<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Thanks Brian. Much more hacking ahead for me!<div><div></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">


On 6 September 2010 13:46, Brian Munyao Longwe <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" target="_blank">blongwe@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">hrmmm, maybe <a href="http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Root_Access" target="_blank">http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Magic_Root_Access</a> might help?<br>




<font color="#888888"><br>B</font><div><div></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Ndungi Kyalo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ndungi@gmail.com" target="_blank">ndungi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>





<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Err.. Brian, i think Barnacle needs su privileges.<div><div></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">





On 6 September 2010 13:37, Ndungi Kyalo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ndungi@gmail.com" target="_blank">ndungi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">







Thanks Mblayo,<br><br>Will definitely try that tonight. Am excited! <br><div><div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 6 September 2010 13:32, Brian Munyao Longwe <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" target="_blank">blongwe@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>








<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Android phones support - tethering - which allows you to broadcast your 3g connection via wifi - creating a &quot;mobile hotstpot&quot; to which you can add your other devices. If the app/feature is not available on your model - look for an application called &quot;Barnacle&quot;<br>









<br>Regards,<br><font color="#888888"><br>Brian<br><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Ndungi Kyalo <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:ndungi@gmail.com" target="_blank">ndungi@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>








</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div>
<div>The specs say that the phone has an embedded 3G USB modem. <br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">











<font color="#888888"><br>-- </font><br></blockquote><div><br>Speaking of which. I have the VF845 and am unable to use it to connect to the net using a Linux machine (much like how we use a dongle). Tried usb_modeswitch with no success. Any early adopter with a solution ?<br>











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