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Wifi Tether to Ubuntu 9.10

Hey everyone, just finished installing Ubuntu to my dell mini 10v netbook. I really like it so far but I have hit a problem that may be a potential deal breaker. Has anyone running Ubuntu 9.10 been able to tether their phone to their computer?. It does not seem to connect to my phone running this app for me. It sees the SSID, and i tell it to connect, and then I just get that circle thing for a couple of minutes then it gives up and connects to my main router if its in range.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm not sure if its Ubuntu or the app, it worked perfect with XP

I don't run Ubuntu on my netbook so it may be slightly different, but I have it working great on mine running Arch Linux. Wifi tether uses an Ad-Hoc mode where most routers/access points use Infrastructure mode. You may have to tell network-manager or whatever controls your wireless settings to use Ad-Hoc. If that doesn't work you could set it up manually through the command line or make a little script with those commands to do it so you don't have to type them in every time.

thanks for the reply. I did some searching and came across this page http://www.ubuntugeek.com/creating-an-adhoc-host-with-ubuntu.html and i hooked my phone up to my windows computer, copied the info verbatim to my ubuntu netbook setting up a manual connection like that page suggested and it says it connects, but my phone doesnt show anything is connected and it wont go online

I am able to tether just fine via my Dell mini9 running Ubuntu 9.10. Are you able to connect to other networks?

yeah i can connect to my home fios router just fine

FoxRacR17 i was having the same issues with my dell 1501 laptop.. Looks like your laptop might be using the bcm43xx chip-set from broadcom which doesn't support ad-hoc fully native yet on all cards.
from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1863357#post1863357
Keo-Keo said:
I was having issues trouble shooting WMWifiRouter and Ubuntu.
I couldn't pin down if it was Ubuntu or WMWifiRouter which was having the problem connecting.. I could see the Ad-Hoc network in Ubuntu when i would try to connect it would just hang. I played with all the settings in WMWifiRouter to no avail.
Turns out it was my wireless driver.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Adhoc
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1863357#post1863357
I had to revert back to Ndiswrapper.. But it worked!!! Those having Linux issues check the driver.. I didn't have a windows box with wireless to check.. So took me longer hopefully this might save you some time!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper
Try Ndiswrapper from the windows drivers on HP's site. Let us know the results..

I'm having this problem with an atheros 5G chipset

Thanks for the replies guys, i got it fixed. I saw people saying to try the netbook remix version of ubuntu so I went ahead and installed it. At first it wasnt detecting any hardware drivers so it wasnt even giving me the option to install drivers for my wireless this time. But i went into terminal (with my ethernet cord plugged in and netbook connected to the internet) and issued "sudo apt-get update" and it went thru and downloaded a bunch of stuff that took a while, and then i went back to restricted drivers and this time I had TWO options for my wireless card, one that was licensed propitiatory from broadcom themselves labeled "Broadcom STA wirless driver" and one that was licensed as free and labeled "Broadcom B43 wireless driver" I installed the STA one and now my netbook connects perfectly to my hero and i can go online again thru my phone. Hope this helps you guys out

[Q] xperia x10 + Archos 101 = disaster ?

Hi I hope some one out there may help, i have both of the above and have tried to tether them both usb and bluetooth with no luck. i have used barnacle on the X10 but the Archos dosent see it. i have tried pdanet Archos dosent like it. i have plugged a GPRS usb dongle in and it dosent like that either. any advise would be much apreciated

Hi memyselfandi47,
I have the same problem, I have a X10 Mini with Android 2.1 and the Archos 101 with the last update Android 2.2.
I tried "Barnacle", but he said me "Not correct Kernel" to start it.
I tried "Wifi Tether", same problem...
There is a solution with "Easy Tether" to connect the X10 with Win7, Vista, XP, Mac Os, but not with our Archos...
I have lost more than 8 hours on this challenge, but I'm sure that's possible to do it...
I continue my searchs and I will inform you if I find something.
Cheers,

Same problem here. this is ridiculous! Android should easily connect to android goddamnit! Whats the use of a tablet with no 3g if i cant connect it to my phone?!
Sad..

Hi there!
Someone found a posibility to connect Archos 101 & X10 ???
regards

Nope. Noone cares about us obviusly. But this is a growing problem. I cant even get past only beeing paired "not connected" to my Xperia Mini Pro. I sent an email to archos and they only sent me a standard answer:
Dear Customer,
To use the Tethering on your Archos 5 with a mobile phone, first check the compatibility of your mobile phone with your GSM carrier or with the mobile's manufacturer.
Then follow these steps:
-Pair the mobile phone through a bluetooth connection with the Archos 5 (see the user guide of the mobile phone for further informations)
-From the tethering settings of the Archos 5IT, select the mobile paired and configure the connection with the help of the settings given by your GSM carrier (APN, login and password).
To finish, enable the tethering.
Kind Regards,
Archos Technical Support
"
They obviusly didnt care about my message, or read it very well. since they dont even mention any problems between archos and Xperia.
This is what we get for wanting to by and support our favourite brands.
No help from Sony-Ericsson either.

Still nothig on tethering 101 to the x10? hotspotting the phone is easy, but my 101 will not detect it still... any help?

[Q] Tethering / driver problem N5 vs Win 8

Hi all
I've had my N5 a couple of weeks now, and it's working nicely, except for getting bluetooth and USB tethering to work smoothly. I wonder if anyone has any suggestions?
I can connect the phone to my laptop via USB (I'm running W8 x64, for my sins), and use MTP and PTP without a problem. Selecting USB tethering results in the phone saying "tethered", but nothing appearing in the list of network adapters.
I can pair the phone with the laptop, but the only services that seem to be offered are file-transfer and audio stuff.
If I enable USB debugging, the network shows on the laptop, and seems to work OK for a while. Sometimes the phone wants to reboot while doing this (typically after a couple of minutes).
Interestingly, Device Manager shows the phone as a Nexus 5 under the 'Other Devices' category only when USB debugging is enabled, otherwise it displays as 'ADB Device' only if 'PTP' is selected, and the phone is absent when 'MTP' is selected.
I'm guessing that this is a driver issue of some sort (I hate Windows), and have had a go at installing the LG United driver, to no avail. Any pointers gratefully received.
Cheers
Charlie

I'm having issues tethering with Windows 8, both wifi hotspot and USB tethering. I can connect and it will show up as internet connected then just die. Connection even goes on my phone.
However when USB tethering with OS X all I had to do was download a package from here http://joshuawise.com/horndis, after that it pops up straight away and I don't have any problems. Can tether for ages no problems.
Will probably try a custom rom soon see if it is to do with the Nexus 5 stock rom.

Hi Charlie,
I'm having the very same problem. With my Galaxy S3, I would tether (via BT, as it was a fast connection that didn't drain my battery like WiFi hotspot!) all day long with a Win8 ultrabook. Worked brilliantly!
Just picked up a Nexus 5 last night. My Nexus 7 tablet can use the phone's internet no problem, but my Win8 machine gives no such options. All I have is a "direct connection" service visible to the laptop, I suppose for file sharing.
Has anyone made any progress on this issue at all? It seems that the problem lies with Windows8. It boggles my mind why the Nexus 5's BT tethering implementation is so different than the GS3's...

Progress report: it seems I have tethering over BT working!
I've tried a bunch of different things... the challenge now, is to figure out what it was that worked...
I would try this first: remove the Bluetooth pairing between your PC and your Nexus 5. Ensure that "Bluetooth Tethering" is indeed checked in "Tethering and Portable Hotspot" menu (under Android settings) BEFORE pairing. That might be what I did wrong, in fact.
I restarted my PC, and voila, when right-clicking on the phone pairing on my PC, under the "Connect" menu, suddenly there's an "Access Point" service visible.
I'm pretty confident the above might fix you up.
[PS: If not, the only other thing I did differently when I first tried, was I paired the phone through Win8's buried bluetooth devices menu (avoiding the alternative MetroUI interface at all costs, as I normally do). I don't see any reason why using either UI should provide different results, but hey.]

[Q] My android tv box just hangs on connecting

Hey,
I got this android tv box to watch online channels from this company. This company went out of business and now when I try to turn on the box, it gets stuck on attempting to connect. Before they closed I download a firmware update and installed it, it worked fine but then one day it would just hang on this connection after it finished booting. I am not able to do anything except go into settings. I try to click on app list, browser etc and nothing happens. I am guessing it is trying to connect to that online tv provider, and since its gone it just gets stuck. Anything I can do with this box? I thought it was my wifi so I used the Ethernet cable and still.
Here is the box I have viptv.com/viptv-technology
Thanks

Windows RNDIS driver for Android?

So I ran into this problem recently after I installed an Android headunit into my car. The device can only receive internet one of two ways. Either I use my hotspot on my phone and connect to my phone's internet to allow my cars headunit to play music OR I use a 4G LTE USB dongle and attach it to my headunit directly. The problem with the second option is the following. When I plug the 4g LTE dongle into the USB port of the Android headunit, the device is not recognized. I know the device works because I've plugged it into my laptop and received internet no problem. I'm assuming this is because this particular USB dongle only operates using windows RNDIS driver. Since it seems there are very few products on the market (4g LTE USb sim dongles), the best solution I can come up with is maybe compiling an RNDIS driver for Android? The current dongle I have is the third one Ive purchased, the first two didn't work at all with my GSM sim. One was just faulty and the other for European Frequencies. I'm wondering if compiling a RNDIS driver for Android would even work in this case so that my car headunit can recognize and receive internet from the 4g LTE USB dongle.? Or if anyone knows of a dongle that works with gsm sims and works fine with android?