OLPC XO-1 using Maxon BP3-EXT
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2008-04-09
How to connect to the internet using a Maxon BP3-EXT or BP3-USB modem on a One Laptop Per Child XO-1 unit.
connect the modem to any of the three USB ports,
open the Terminal activity and click on the
become root
button,
load the generic USB kernel module:
modprobe usbserial vendor=0x16d8 product=0x6280
install the dial-up network connection manager,
pppd
:
yum install ppp
set up /etc/ppp/peers/bpw and /etc/ppp/bpw.chat
start the connection:
pppd call bpw
Tested with update.1 693 on an OLPC XO-1 mass production unit.
OLPC XO-1 with BP3-EXT
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