I am running the stock version of Gingerbread on my phone and just noticed today that the WIFI tethering option is not working. I don't live in the US and my phone is SIM unlocked.
When I select the WIFI tethering option I get a message to contact AT&T to purchase a tethering plan, I guess they did this to prevent people in the US from doing it since it was possible to do it with the Froyo version by deleting the APN settings.
I downloaded a widget that let me do the tethering once but not anymore.
Has anyone found a workaround for this?
Yes. Quit using the att stock rom.
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follow this and use the guide to get free wifi teather on your phone.
http://www.unigizmo.com/1696/steps-by-steps-guide-–-to-enable-data-tethering-on-htc-inspire-4g
That will only work for Froyo but not Gingerbread . The new ROM won't even let you use those APN settings
I guess I will have to go back to stock Froyo. I did rooted once and instaled Coredroid but had to many annoying issues. Oh well hopefully someone will find a fix that doesn't involved rooting and whatnot. But thanks anyways
I have the GB too and I can confirm the old workaround doesn't work around and more.
I'm hoping for a new way .... Does anyone know of a fix or a 3rd party app that will provide the same functionality?
I've never "rooted" a phone before. I have the HTC Inspire and I was hoping to.
Can I root the GB version that is already installed? There is a Wireless Tethering app that won't work and asks .... Is your device rooted?
Hi everyone,
So far I haven't found any fix for the WIFI tethering or an app available in the Android market that will bypass that. So I just went back to Stock Froyo using the official RUU from HTC
About rooting, yeah sounds a bit complicated but if you follow all the steps then you'll be fine. I was kinda scared when I attempted to root my phone. I used the hack kit or whatever was called and I worked, make a search and you will find the guide. Then I installed CoreDroid V7 but it had some annoying issues, no random reboots or force closes though. Then after a week of using that ROM I read about the GB official updated and I downloaded the RUU. I gotta say the phone got a bit faster but today I discovered the WIFI tethering thing and it is something I use, maybe not all the time but is a great tool when there is no WIFI available to connect your computer to the Internet.
I shall update to GB when someone finds a fix for that. Good luck you all
Something you can try. I don't know if it will still work but if you turn airplane mode on and all at&t signal is off then turn on your wifi and go to the market and search for wifi tether apps.
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I did try that. What I did was to put the phone in AP mode and it would let me activate the tethering option but as soon as I enabled the mobile connection I would get the same message that I need to call bla bla.
But Froyo will do alright for me right now. I didn't see any noticeable changes in the GUI in comparison with GB but GB does manage the resources better and improves the battery life. Next time I'll get a phone that is not carrier branded LOL
Bobbypty, I am having the exact same problem and want to do what you did when you say "So I just went back to Stock Froyo using the official RUU from HTC."
Can you please point me in the right direction as to how to obtain Stock Froyo from HTC? I have been to their site and can't find it, and I've searched the forums here and elsewhere on the web and can't find anything specific to this. I would really appreciate your help since it sounds like you have done EXACTLY what I want to do!
What's up?
Here is the direct download for the RUU and this will install the stock 2.2 for the phone. You will need to install the HTC sync in order to run it. Just double clicked on the exe file and you shouldn't have any problems. Make sure your phone has 30%+ of battery.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/b50...60.19_26.06.04.06_M_release_166557_signed.exe
Or go here and the download link is there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957692
bobbypty said:
What's up?
Here is the direct download for the RUU and this will install the stock 2.2 for the phone. You will need to install the HTC sync in order to run it. Just double clicked on the exe file and you shouldn't have any problems. Make sure your phone has 30%+ of battery.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/b50...60.19_26.06.04.06_M_release_166557_signed.exe
Or go here and the download link is there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957692
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Is that going to downgrade radio as well? Thanks in advance.
Yup.
Everything will go back to stock. Radio version 12.39.60.19H_26.06.04.06_M Android version 2.2.1
Hi everyone,
Seems that there is no fix for this right now since the ROM for this phone is branded by ATT unlike the Desire HD (Close sister to this phone) is a unbranded HTC ROM.
So pretty much the options we have is either to go back to stock Froyo or root the phone and then install a custom ROM that is based off the DHD Gingerbread ROM, I've been reading other forums and the custom ROMs based from the Inspire 4G will still have the WIFI tethering option blocked, so stay away from those. Make sure the ROM you are installing is based from the DHD. Try Coredroid, Cyanogenmod or whatever you like. Rooting this phone is not that complicated and I was able to do it with a little help.
Good luck with the rooting/flashing if you decide to go for that. Search for Ace Hack Kit for instructions.
I was able to get wireless tethering working on an AT&T gingerbread ROM, I modifed the apn xml before i flashed it, I modified APN Type to * for all of the AT&T / ATT/ medianet entries in the file (except for the mms apn that exists in there). I can upload my file when I get home or you can download my ROM from the rom thread (static nonsense) and grab it from /system/etc. Theres also an apn file in /system/framework/framework-res.apk inside the xml folder, Mine is more or less blank, so you may want to replace that file as well. Just a thought anyways
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I was able to get wireless tethering working on an AT&T gingerbread ROM, I modifed the apn xml before i flashed it, I modified APN Type to * for all of the AT&T / ATT/ medianet entries in the file (except for the mms apn that exists in there). I can upload my file when I get home or you can download my ROM from the rom thread (static nonsense) and grab it from /system/etc. Theres also an apn file in /system/framework/framework-res.apk inside the xml folder, Mine is more or less blank, so you may want to replace that file as well. Just a thought anyways
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That's essentially what I did in InspirePhacopida and that works on my phone, but I was able to do it on my wife's stock phone by just adding an APN, so who knows?
Hi Gene and beerbaronstatic,
First of all thanks for the assistance.
I guess that for me to do that I'll have to flash the ROM via rooting and whatnot or did you modify a file within the RUU so I can just run that and flash it as if I was the regular ROM?
Regards
Robert
bobbypty said:
Hi Gene,
First of all thanks for the assistance.
I guess that for me to do that I'll have to flash the ROM via rooting and whatnot or did you modify a file within the RUU so I can just run that and flash it as if I was the regular ROM?
Regards
Robert
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No. You can't modify an RUU zip. They are signed by HTC. If you modify one, or make an unsigned one from scratch, then you must have S-OFF so that the hboot loader ignores the signature (or lack thereof).
This is Gingerbread 2.3.3 on the Inspire NOT Froyo 2.2
Thanks anywho....
Yes. The WIFI tethering option WILL NOT work on the stock Gingerbread ROM of the HTC Inspire, this will only work with stock Froyo by manually setting the APN.
If you want to have the WIFI tethering option with GB, then you will have to root the phone to install a custom ROM based off the Desire HD which is the European version of the Inspire. Coredroid is the only one I've used so far but right now I went back to stock Froyo.
Does anyone know of a ROM that is basically the stock ICS 4.0.3 OTA update for Nexus S i9020T, but modified to be compatible with the Nexus S i9020A (the AT&T compatible one), gets 3G data speeds on AT&T, and is flashable through clockworkmod?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399956
But that has several modifications to stock, such as root, and custom launchers, and flashing a radio is still required. Is there any Rom that is simply stock ICS adapted for the i9020a?
i just updated my nexus s 19020a with att to 4.0.4, the flashed the zip with the stock boatloader its working great so far, but i think you have to be in 2.3.6 to flash 4.0.4
http://androidforums.com/nexus-s/465048-official-ics-4-0-x-discussion-links-thread.html
i got some screen shots
Upgraded to 4.04 on I9020a
I actually just made an account just to be able to post.
I was surprised how easy it was to do the upgrade (i.e., no need to download any other extra files to get it to work). In an hour, I upgraded from stock 2.3.4 to 2.3.6 and then downloaded the 4.04 OTA file, copied it onto the phone, install, and it just worked! Preserved all my settings and did not have to reinstall anything.
While the eye candy is nice-- the phone somehow does not feel as snappy as it used to be.
Hello there.
I would like to ask for your good help restoring my Nexus S. I'm actually really exhausted looking for answers and tried downloading programs (e.g. One Click Stock) already. I wouldn't try to poke you guys if I hadn't reached dead end. Painstakingly exhausted for the last 3 days plus the slow connection we have here.
Using One Click Stock by Michael Peerman, I'm stuck without a signal since it says that I'm on Sprint. Everything works except that I'm always without signal.
My phone is under Globe Telecommunications Philippines. Build Number GRJ22. Currently it is in Gingerbread 2.3.4.
I won't bother rooting it again. I just want a simple droid without the extra benefits of a rooted phone.
Any help pointing me to the right direction would be really appreciated.
just flash a stock rom! and that would make a stock nexus s! and if you want even more you can lock the bootloader again!! and about the signal try flashing another radio!
see here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14564429#post14564429
ps. you can grab the stock rom in rom manager
quiquegabriel said:
ps. you can grab the stock rom in rom manager
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Pretty sure that it is the tmobile version in rom manager...
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bdpyo said:
Pretty sure that it is the tmobile version in rom manager...
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It's only the ICS rom the one fot t-mobile. The GB one is for everybody
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommana...s&name=Stock Images&deviceName=Google Nexus S
Hello There.
Thanks for the hot tip. I got it all back to stock.
I did was root the phone again,
installed ClockworkMod. > Mount USB to PC > on the clockworkmod folder I created new folder "backup". Then paste the Stock Rom.
Reboot to Recovery then install from zip.
Voila! It worked.
Very much thanks to everyone.
Stock is different baseband version
I had recently flashed an ICS rom and could not get my mobile data working after trying every single radio for my model I9020A.
So I used rom manger to download 2.3.3 stock GB as described in this thread. Now it is showing I have baseband version I9020XXXB1 and when I go to system updates it says my system is up to date. How do I update to newest version of GB and show the correct baseband version of my phone?
Hi, I couldn't find a thread that addresses this and looked like crazy. I have a stock rooted Samsung Relay 4G running 4.1.2, and I thought I backed up before installing a custom kernel, but I guess not.
After installing the custom kernel, I can no longer use the "mobile hotspot" function that I use frequently with my tablet (mobile hotspot app crashes. Also tried using PdaNet+ which also crashes).
Long story short, is there any update.zip file available for this standard rooted build I can download that will reinstall either:
(a) the stock kernel or
(b) custom kernel that does not break mobile hotspot or other important features.
THANKS A LOT.
Its around...gotta look for the boot.img file...what custom kernel because my blackbird is not meant for stock tw based Roms if that is what you flashed
I need to flash a barebones custom rom with tethering (as my home internet is basically this phone and a cradlepoint). because wifi router app does not work.
I am rooted withe TWRP recovery, but the new phone I am using is an S5 on 6.0 and baseband is qd1. Are roms specific to the baseband? It has been a couple years since I have messed with custom roms.
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I need to flash a barebones custom rom with tethering (as my home internet is basically this phone and a cradlepoint). because wifi router app does not work.
I am rooted withe TWRP recovery, but the new phone I am using is an S5 on 6.0 and baseband is qd1. Are roms specific to the baseband? It has been a couple years since I have messed with custom roms.
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Yeah if your phone is on the sprint network you would want to make sure the rom is compatible for sprint. Good news is alot of S5 roms are all in ones so if the rom supports Kltespr then you shouldn't have an issue.