Cosmo Linux Mobile Data - Revision history

Dguidi at 08:50, 24 July 2020

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Dguidi at 08:45, 24 July 2020

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Dguidi: Dguidi moved page Mobile Data In Linux Cosmo to Cosmo Linux Mobile Data

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Dguidi moved page Mobile Data In Linux Cosmo to Cosmo Linux Mobile Data

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‎5 - Known bugs and limitations

Dguidi at 15:43, 23 July 2020

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Dguidi at 15:30, 22 July 2020

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 ====Known bugs and limitations====
 * Linux mobile data is still experimental at this stage, and not all features are enabled.
 * Thetering functionality is not currently working.
 * SIM must be insterted in slot 0, eSIM chipset is not currently working in Linux.
-* Powering OFF and ON the mobile chipset using cmst does not always work as expected - a reboot will fix the issue.
+* Powering OFF and ON the mobile chipset using cmst does not always work as expected - in this case a reboot will fix the issue.
 ====Troubleshoot====

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-Your settings will be stored and the system will try to re-established the last connection at boot. You can also re-enable the connection by issuing the activate-context command again:
+Your settings will be stored and the system will try to re-established the last connection at login. After a reboot, you can also re-enable the connection manually by issuing the activate-context command again:
 <code>/usr/share/ofono/scripts/activate-context 1</code>
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 [[File:22_04.jpg|center|800x600px|border]]
-Inside System Settings, select Startup and Shutdown, tap on the "Add Program..." button, type "cmst" and tap on the OK button.
+Inside System Settings, select "Startup and Shutdown", tap on the "Add Program..." button, type "cmst" and tap on the OK button.
 [[File:22_58.jpg|center|800x600px|border]]

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 Please note that Linux expects the SIM to be inserted in slot 0.
-====1 - Install connman====
+====Install connman====
 On your Cosmo, open a terminal (Menu -> Applications -> System -> Terminal)
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 <code>sudo apt install connman cmst mobile-broadband-provider-info ofono-scripts</code><code></code><br /><code>sudo apt remove network-manager plasma-nm</code><br /><code>sudo reboot</code>
-====2 - Enable Roaming====
+====Enable Roaming====
 Roaming needs to be explicitly enabled beforehand if needed. To enable roaming type this command in a terminal:
 <code>/usr/share/ofono/scripts/set-roaming-allowed</code>
-====3 - Configure APN====
+====Configure APN====
 The next step is to configure the APN for your specific network operator. For some operator the APN details might be already populated correctly. For some others operators you will have to retrieve the APN details, usually they are found online or by contacting your operator.
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 Note that you might also be required to send the set-roaming-allowed command if using the device while roaming.
-====4 - Running cmst at login====
+====Running cmst at login====
 Because cmst will be used to handle both mobile and WIFI connection, it's a good idea to run automatically it at every login. To do that, Go to Menu -> Applications -> Settings -> System Settings.
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 [[File:22_34.jpg|center|800x600px|border]]
-====5 - Known bugs and limitations====
+====Known bugs and limitations====
 * CoDi external screen not yet working in Linux
 * Linux mobile data is still experimental at this stage, and not all features are enabled.
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 * Powering OFF and ON the mobile chipset using cmst does not always work as expected - a reboot will fix the issue.
-====6 - Troubleshoot====
+====Troubleshoot====
 If cmst shows a working connection but you can't browse the Internet, it might be because the DNS has not been automatically populated. In this case you can set one using the following command:
 <code>sudo echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf</code>

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 ====5 - Known bugs and limitations====
 * Linux mobile data is still experimental at this stage, and not all features are enabled.
 * Thetering functionality is not currently working.

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 [[File:22_34.jpg|center|800x600px|border]]
-====5 - Troubleshoot====
+====5 - Known bugs and limitations====
-Linux mobile data is still experimental at this stage, and not all features are enabled.
+* Linux mobile data is still experimental at this stage, and not all features are enabled.
+* Thetering functionality is not currently working.
-Powering OFF and ON the mobile chipset using cmst does not always work as expected - a reboot will fix the issue.
+* SIM must be insterted in slot 0, eSIM chipset is not currently working in Linux.
 If cmst shows a working connection but you can't browse the Internet, it might be because the DNS has not been automatically populated. In this case you can set one using the following command:
 <code>sudo echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf</code>

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 ====3 - Configure APN====
-The next step is to configure the APN for your specific network operator, which can usually be found online or by contacting your operator.
+The next step is to configure the APN for your specific network operator. For some operator the APN details might be already populated correctly. For some others operators you will have to retrieve the APN details, usually they are found online or by contacting your operator.
-Usually, this will simply involve setting up the network's access point name through the set-context-property. For example, for the Three UK network we have to setup the access point name "three.co.uk":
+To check what APN details are stored, use the list-contexts command and look for the information below /ril_0/context1:
 <code> /usr/share/ofono/scripts/set-context-property 0 AccessPointName three.co.uk</code>
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 <code>/usr/share/ofono/scripts/set-context-property 0 AccessPointName online</code>
-To double check that the information has been set properly you can use the list-contexts command:
+To double check that the information has been set properly you can use the list-contexts command again:
 <code>/usr/share/ofono/scripts/list-contexts</code>
-The output of list-contexts should be similar to the output of the screenshot below (see the important bit - AccessPointName = three.co.uk):
+The output of list-contexts should be similar to the output of the screenshot below (see the important bit - AccessPointName = three.co.uk).
-[[File:22_46.jpg|center|800x600px|border]]
+<code>/usr/share/ofono/scripts/set-context-property 0 username eesecure </code>
-Finally, we need to activate the connection using the following command:
+Once the APN information is set we can activate the connection using the following command:
 <code>/usr/share/ofono/scripts/activate-context 1</code>
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 Because cmst will be used to handle both mobile and WIFI connection, it's a good idea to run automatically it at every login. To do that, Go to Menu -> Applications -> Settings -> System Settings.
-[[File:22_04.jpg|800x600px|center|border]]
+[[File:22_04.jpg|center|800x600px|border]]
 Inside System Settings, select Startup and Shutdown, tap on the "Add Program..." button, type "cmst" and tap on the OK button.
-[[File:22_58.jpg|800x600px|center|border]]
+[[File:22_58.jpg|center|800x600px|border]]
 The program will now be executed at every login.
-[[File:22_34.jpg|800x600px|center|border]]
+[[File:22_34.jpg|center|800x600px|border]]
 ====5 - Troubleshoot====
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 Powering OFF and ON the mobile chipset using cmst does not always work as expected - a reboot will fix the issue.
-If cmst shows a working connection but you can't browse the Internet, it might be because the DNS jas not been automatically populated. In this case you can set one using the following command:
+If cmst shows a working connection but you can't browse the Internet, it might be because the DNS has not been automatically populated. In this case you can set one using the following command:
 <code>sudo echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf</code>

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−	Inside System Settings, select Startup and Shutdown ~~and~~ tap on the "Add Program..." button.	+	Inside System Settings, select Startup and Shutdown, tap on the "Add Program..." button, type "cmst" and tap on the OK button.

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		+	The program will now be executed at every login.

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	====4 - Running cmst at login====		====4 - Running cmst at login====
	Because cmst will be used to handle both mobile and WIFI connection, it's a good idea to run automatically it at every login. To do that, Go to Menu -> Applications -> Settings -> System Settings.		Because cmst will be used to handle both mobile and WIFI connection, it's a good idea to run automatically it at every login. To do that, Go to Menu -> Applications -> Settings -> System Settings.
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		+	[[File:22_04.jpg\|800x600px\|center\|border]]
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		+	Inside System Settings, select Startup and Shutdown and tap on the "Add Program..." button.
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