Hi everyone,

It took a few days - but I finally got tethering working on Ubuntu using bbtether v0.3a. BBTether - Easy Tethering for Blackberry on Linux and other Unix'es [Thibaut Colar's Home]

Here are my hardware specs:
Laptop: Acer Aspire One A150
Blackberry: Blackberry Curve 8330 v4.5.0.77 (Verizon)
Linux: Ubuntu Intrepid 8.10 kernel 2.6.27-7
Connection: USB

Instructions:
0. This script requires python, pppd, libusb and the python usb(pyusb) module installed:
sudo apt-get install python libusb-dev ppp python-usb
1. Go to website above, download bbtether.tgz to your home folder, and extract it.
2. Go into the bbtether\conf folder and replace the contents of the verizon and verizon-chat files with the following text:

verizon
lcp-echo-failure 0
lcp-echo-interval 0

#nodetach
#debug debug debug

connect “/usr/sbin/chat -f conf/verizon-chat”
replacedefaultroute
show-password
115200
crtscts
noipdefault
ipcp-accept-local
defaultroute
usepeerdns
novj
nobsdcomp
novjccomp
nopcomp
noaccomp
noauth
user “1234567890@vzw3g.com” #replace with your phone number
password 1234567890 #replace with your phone number


verizon-chat
ABORT “BUSY”
ABORT “ERROR”
ABORT “NO DIALTONE”
ABORT “NO CARRIER”
’’ +++AT
’’ ATZ
OK AT&F
OK ATE0V1
OK AT
OK ATS0=0
OK ATDT#777
CONNECT
~p

3. Open terminal, change directory to bbtether and run the following command:
sudo python bbtether.py verizon -m

You will now be connected to the internet using tethering. Use CTRL-C to disconnect.