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(This is based largely on the [N900 USB Networking] page of wiki.maemo.org)
This page describes how to enable Networking on the N900 via USB. The first part describes how to configure the Nokia N900 as a USB pluggable network device. The second part describes how to configure various platforms to use the Nokia N900 as a network device.
The default configuration on MeeGo for N900 has the USB network interface set up. The N900 USB interface will have the IP address 192.168.2.15, and the remote end will have the IP address 192.168.2.14. You will need to set up your host for USB networking as well.
After this is set up, you can ssh into your MeeGo installation:
ssh root@192.168.2.15
Password is 'meego'. The 'scp' and 'ssh' tools should be available from within the device and you can transfer files in and out with them. You should also be able to run 'yum install' now, to install packages.
You will need to set up a default route to your host IP:
route add default gw 192.168.2.14
If after having fixed the routing table you still are not able to ping the outside world try to add a nameserver to /etc/resolv.conf:
nameserver 127.0.0.1 # added Google DNS nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4
Or put in your own ISP nameservers.
The Host configuration is detailed in the Maemo 4.x USB Networking wiki. Please refer to it for details. Notice! Ethernet module has changed from cdc_ether to cdc_eem.
Notice! Ethernet module has changed from cdc_ether to cdc_eem.
Create the file in /etc/udev/rules.d/99-nokia-n900.rules and put in the following lines:
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0421", ATTRS{idProduct}=="01c8", ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Nokia", ATTRS{product}=="N900 (PC-Suite Mode)", NAME="n900"
#SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0421", ATTRS{idProduct}=="01c8", ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Nokia", ATTRS{product}=="N900 (PC-Suite Mode)", NAME="n900p"
Note that the udev configuration above may not work in Debian squeeze. This rule renames either the usb network interface (usb0) or the usb phone net interface (usbpn0) to interface called n900. Since the two rules above are identical, the choice is made seemingly at random. Making the rules more accurate by adding a DEVPATH key helps:
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DEVPATH=="/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.8/net/usb0", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0421", ATTRS{idProduct}=="01c8", ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Nokia", ATTRS{product}=="N900 (PC-Suite Mode)", NAME="n900"
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DEVPATH=="/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/net/usbpn0", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0421", ATTRS{idProduct}=="01c8", ATTRS{manufacturer}=="Nokia", ATTRS{product}=="N900 (PC-Suite Mode)", NAME="n900p"
Your DEVPATH may be different though, depending on which USB port is used on the host computer etc. You can use
udevadm monitor --kernel
while plugging in the N900 to see what is the correct path.
After adding the udev rules, you have to reload them with:
udevadm control --reload-rules
Then edit /etc/network/interfaces and add:
allow-hotplug n900
auto n900
iface n900 inet static
address 192.168.2.14
netmask 255.255.255.0
up iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -s 192.168.2.15/32 -j MASQUERADE
up echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
down iptables -D POSTROUTING -t nat -s 192.168.2.15/32 -j MASQUERADE
down echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
Now put your usb cable in the pc and in the n900 and on the host. To check that everything is set up properly you can run:
ifconfig n900
Note: these instructions should be fixed/improved:
Notice! Ethernet module has changed from cdc_ether to cdc_eem.
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_USB_DRIVER}=="cdc_ether", ENV{ID_MODEL}="N900__PC-Suite_Mode", ENV{ID_VENDOR}=="Nokia", NAME="n900"
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_USB_DRIVER}=="cdc_phonet", ENV{ID_MODEL}="N900__PC-Suite_Mode", ENV{ID_VENDOR}=="Nokia", NAME="n900pn"
auto n900
iface n900 inet static
address 192.168.2.14
netmask 255.255.255.0
up iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -s 192.168.2.15/32 -j MASQUERADE
up echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
down iptables -D POSTROUTING -t nat -s 192.168.2.15/32 -j MASQUERADE
down echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
stop on net-device-removed INTERFACE=$INTERFACE
with:
stop on net-device-remove INTERFACE=$INTERFACE
(Note the difference: net-device-removed)
udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager restart
or
sudo service network-manager restart
If you are unable to autoconnect through the networking applet, you may need to manually bring up the interface:
ifup n900
If all went fine:
Note: these instructions is work in process:
start on n900-up script iptables -A POSTROUTING -t nat -s 192.168.2.15/32 -j MASQUERADE echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward end script
start on n900-down script iptables -D POSTROUTING -t nat -s 192.168.2.15/32 -j MASQUERADE echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward end script
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_USB_DRIVER}=="cdc_eem", ENV{ID_MODEL}="N900__PC-Suite_Mode", ENV{ID_VENDOR}=="Nokia", NAME="n900"
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_USB_DRIVER}=="cdc_eem", ENV{ID_MODEL}="N900__PC-Suite_Mode", ENV{ID_VENDOR}=="Nokia", PROGRAM="/sbin/initctl emit n900-up"
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="remove", ENV{ID_USB_DRIVER}=="cdc_eem", ENV{ID_MODEL}="N900__PC-Suite_Mode", ENV{ID_VENDOR}=="Nokia", PROGRAM="/sbin/initctl emit n900-down"
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ENV{ID_USB_DRIVER}=="cdc_phonet", ENV{ID_MODEL}="N900__PC-Suite_Mode", ENV{ID_VENDOR}=="Nokia", NAME="n900pn"