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EasyTether beta - a new free replacement for PDANet

I've just posted a thread in the Themes/Apps (non CDMA) forum about this new app that is apparently an awesome USB tethering solution.
Unfortunately, TMobile pulled a rather **** move and has blocked the download of this app in the US app market.
In the other Hero thread, I've asked someone from the UK market to download and send the APK through PM, and I hope that it will work.
My situation, like others in the CDMA Hero forum, sucks because my work blocks Adhoc Wireless so I can't use wifi tether for root users on my work laptop, and PDANet sucks because it replaces the HTC Usb Drivers, which breaks ADB and my development on my android apps.
This would be HUGE for us, and DAMN TMobile for doing that to the entire US. Here's a link to that thread, and info about the app.
http://www.eurodroid.com/2010/02/good-app-easytether-beta-for-android/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=514
***EDIT*** still available in the Sprint market (see below) So grab it while it's still there!

Sprint is not blocking this app. I still find that this app keeps a connection well but has really low speeds.

theresthatguy said:
Sprint is not blocking this app. I still find that this app keeps a connection well but has really low speeds.
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Ah, you're awesome!!!!!!
That's what I get for taking someone's word for it instead of checking for myself
Thanks!! I'd grab it soon anyway though, just in case!

if it supported 64bit id be all over it.

myke66 said:
if it supported 64bit id be all over it.
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2.1 and MNS

I'm posting this now from EasyTether...I got 1.1MB down in winter park, co.
Not bad!!

Great find! I'm gonna have to check this out.

kmartburrito said:
I'm posting this now from EasyTether...I got 1.1MB down in winter park, co.
Not bad!!
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That is only .4mbps slower than my qwest dsl Pretty bad when tethering is as fast as dsl

yea but i image the pings of your quest DSL are far better than what a mobile connection will give you...

Can anyone verify if the windows driver interferes with adb?

aabbccddeeffgghh said:
Can anyone verify if the windows driver interferes with adb?
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Can you clarify?
You have the option of keeping your USB driver on install, so it shouldn't interfere with your normal usage of ADB. The reason I asked you to clarify, however, was to see if you meant will it ADB while tethered. If THAT is your question, then I'm not sure, haven't tested that one.

kmartburrito said:
Can you clarify?
You have the option of keeping your USB driver on install, so it shouldn't interfere with your normal usage of ADB. The reason I asked you to clarify, however, was to see if you meant will it ADB while tethered. If THAT is your question, then I'm not sure, haven't tested that one.
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I was referring to usage of adb in general. I don't know if both working simultaneously would add much value to me. You answered my question. Thank you.

Meh.. the 64-bit drivers are unsigned. This will only work on Win-7 64-bit if you manually disable running signed drivers each time you start.

I bought this app. Didn't download it from the market, but from their web page. They send a link to your phone to download the software, so even if the vendor blocks it in the market you can get the app. Not sure how you update it though bc I can't find the apk on their site.
Easytether gets good dl speeds, I average 1.5mb in downtown chicago, and I'm running vista ultimate 64bit (no Linux support, but my home network I just use ics and connectify), but there are still bugs with this software. The DNS resolves domain names, and web browsing works great, but other Apps like hava and slingplayer. Don't work at all. Apt can't find the repositories for installing software on debian which led me to the discovery that trying to ping any domain returns a timeout. Somehow the DNS only works for web browsing. Strange, but I'm pretty sure this is why my other Apps don't work. Ps3 connects up nicely with ics and I can play online games even With the udp support turned off.
All in all, nice software that has delayed me rooting yet again, but still a bit glitchy. Hoping they iron out he wrinkles soon. Oh, all my testing on the Droid btw

damn... dsl speeds are 1.5 mbs??
I guess I'm spoiled here at UMiami lol
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I am using the Full, paid version (That I paid for of course *cough*) LOL And it is AMAZING!!! Let me say that it is the BEST i have EVER seen! Blows PDANet out of the competition!
1st. It works along side with the HTC Sync drivers (adb dev drivers) where as PDANet replaces them
2. WAY faster than PDANet
3. Cheaper
I was PMing Devs and asking them if they were going to enable MNS (Mobile Network Sharing) so I wouldn't have to worry about it, but now that EasyTether has showed up I don't even need MNS! When using PDANet, it would be a LOT slower than MNS, and EasyTether is just a TAD BIT slower, if it even is slower. Anyways, Definitely recommended!

Can someone post a link to the developers website. I'm a little confused because there are two 'EasyTether' apps in the Sprint Market and it's not clear which one I should be getting. Thanks!!!

wirelessness said:
Can someone post a link to the developers website. I'm a little confused because there are two 'EasyTether' apps in the Sprint Market and it's not clear which one I should be getting. Thanks!!!
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They are the same. Just a paid and a free trial one.
http://www.mobile-stream.com/easytether/android.html
Does anyone else's phone get hot while using this? It didn't get hot before...It always got hot with wireless tether. But never wired. I think my battery is fried.

I love the fact that I just plug the phone into usb and it starts working without dicking around with any settings. I was using the "1x race" workaround for MNS before upgrading to dc1.0. What a pain in the ass that was.
Seems just as fast as MNS was. I don't notice any speed difference. Also, my hero does not get hot using easy tether.

R2D2-AKU2 said:
I love the fact that I just plug the phone into usb and it starts working without dicking around with any settings. I was using the "1x race" workaround for MNS before upgrading to dc1.0. What a pain in the ass that was.
Seems just as fast as MNS was. I don't notice any speed difference. Also, my hero does not get hot using easy tether.
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I may have fried my battery via wifi tethering. It always gets hot that way.

[APP] Open Mobile Suite [PC Suite for your Android phone]

Open Mobile Suite
Technical preview now available!​After exactly one year I can present you the first technical preview of this application!
I'm sorry it took so long, but there were some major changes in the application (e.g. splitting it in several parts and using DBus as IPC framework)
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You connect to your Android phone using bluetooth (Wifi and USB will be supported soon, it will also be possible to initiate a connection using Android Cloud to Device)
You can write messages to multiple contacts using the very innovative contact browser (with support for auto-completion).
Here are all informations of your contacts.
It's possible to edit your contacts (although this is currently not supported by the Android server application on your mobile phone)
File browser
Informations about your mobile phone
A chat window, like it's known by popular instant messengers
You get notifications about incoming messages
Management of your devices
Chat theme selection
Messaging statistics
You can find more informations on the Facebook page!
DOWNLOADS
If you're running Ubuntu there is a PPA available:
Open Mobile Suite - Technical Preview 3, Ubuntu PPA
You can get the source code and the Windows binars from here:
Open Mobile Suite - Technical Preview 3, Source
I'll be happy about any feedback!
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Original post from 27th December 2010:
Hello,
I'm the maintainer of Series60-Remote, an open source Software Suite for Symbian / S60 smart phones. This application connects to a Bluetooth service on your phone and allows you to manage your contacts, calendar entries, messages and files from your PC.
A few days ago I got my first Android-based phone, a HTC Desire HD, and now I want to port the application also to this platform.
The server application on the phone is rather simple (you can have a look at the Python source file for the S60 platform[1]). It just responds to some commands from your PC (e.g. request the hash of the contacts).
So this would be a great chance to have a FOSS suite that runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows and supports Symbian and Android!
What do you think of such a project?
I've never used Java before so it would be great if anybody could help me with the port.
If you need further informations you can go to the project page: series60-remote.sf.net (when the port is ready I will rename the software to 'Open Mobile Suite')
Thanks for your comments,
Lukas
* Sorry, I'm not allowed to post links to external sites
[1] series60-remote.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/series60-remote/trunk/mobile/mobile.py?view=markup

Guess this post should be bumped.
FOSS Rulez
I have no idea about development but maybe someone can help.

Open Mobile Suite Technical Preview 1 now available! (see first post)

This looks great! I run OSX, so I'll have to try it out when the project gets that far. If you want a beta tester, just PM me =)
Sent from my Nexus 6 through tears in rain.

Great application, I've used it on my Lubuntu VM and it is running perfectly.
However, I installed the application from the Ubuntu repository you have created and it seems that it doesn't list python-qt4-dbus as a dependency as such errors are shown whenever you attempt to start it. After installing python-qt4-dbus it works perfectly although I would recommend updating the dependencies.

Anxiously waiting for a windows installer
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AllSeeyinEye said:
Anxiously waiting for a windows installer
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As far as I can tell it's fully Python powered, so it should be fairly easy to port although I haven't looked in great detail into it.

Holy cow! Exactly the software I was looking for plus more!
Will try it on my Lubuntu desktop. Not only that, now I have a use for my bluetooth-USB for my desktop.

When I try launch openmobilesuite-connectionmanager I get an error:
Code:
ImportError: No module named base.element.device
Similar with openmobilesuite-gui:
Code:
ImportError: No module named base.element.connection
Which packages are dependencies? I'm on openSUSE 12.1, Python v2.7.2.

LuHe said:
It'd be happy about any feedback!
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Hi Lukas,
First of all many thanks for your work, I used every day Series60-Remote on my old Nokia, it was very helpfull!
I'm facing an issue to test OpenMobileSuite on my droid (Alcatel OT-990). I assume I've installed it correctly (from ppa on my Ubuntu 11.10) and openmobilesuite-gui is running well (see attached log).
The bluetooth device scanning can't detect my droid ("No devices found", see attached log), although it detects my old Nokia (N95 8GB, but I can't save its paramaters, see attached log) and my droid is well detected by a "hcitool scan" (see attached log).
Thanks for your help to solve it!

Hello,
at first I'd like to apology for my late reply, i didn't get mail notifications for this post.
nfcfx said:
When I try launch openmobilesuite-connectionmanager I get an error:
Code:
ImportError: No module named base.element.device
Similar with openmobilesuite-gui:
Code:
ImportError: No module named base.element.connection
Which packages are dependencies? I'm on openSUSE 12.1, Python v2.7.2.
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You need to install all of this packages:
openmobilesuite-base-0.9.90.tar.gz
openmobilesuite-connectionmanager-0.9.90.tar.gz
openmobilesuite-connection-oms-0.9.90.tar.gz
openmobilesuite-connection-obex-0.9.90.tar.gz
openmobilesuite-gui-0.9.90.tar.gz
openmobilesuite-mobile-android-0.9.90.tar.gz
(the order is not important)
You also need to have PyQt4 (with sqlite database support), PyOBEX, python-dbus (with Qt mainloop integration) and pypluez installed, python-matplotlib is optional (sorry, i don't know the openSuse package names)
Shæl said:
Holy cow! Exactly the software I was looking for plus more!
Will try it on my Lubuntu desktop. Not only that, now I have a use for my bluetooth-USB for my desktop.
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Hope you'll like it.
BTW: Wifi, USB and Android Cloud-to-Device connections will be added soon
Concrete Donkey said:
As far as I can tell it's fully Python powered, so it should be fairly easy to port although I haven't looked in great detail into it.
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AllSeeyinEye said:
Anxiously waiting for a windows installer
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
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The predecessor of this application, Series60-Remote, had binary packages for Windows. The only difficulty to port Open Mobile Suite to Windows is that D-Bus is now a hard dependency. Some time ago python-dbus didn't work for Windows, but I talked to the maintainer of PyQt4, Phil Thompson, and he said that it should work with its latest release. So expect the windows binary installer soon.
Concrete Donkey said:
Great application, I've used it on my Lubuntu VM and it is running perfectly.
However, I installed the application from the Ubuntu repository you have created and it seems that it doesn't list python-qt4-dbus as a dependency as such errors are shown whenever you attempt to start it. After installing python-qt4-dbus it works perfectly although I would recommend updating the dependencies.
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Thanks, I really forgot this dependency (thought PyQt4 contains this package, like it's the case with Fedora). I'll update them for the next release.
jontornblom said:
This looks great! I run OSX, so I'll have to try it out when the project gets that far. If you want a beta tester, just PM me =)
Sent from my Nexus 6 through tears in rain.
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Actually it should already work under OS X. You could try it if you're brave enough to install all dependencies using macports.
I'll try to make an application bundle soon.
eiric said:
Hi Lukas,
First of all many thanks for your work, I used every day Series60-Remote on my old Nokia, it was very helpfull!
I'm facing an issue to test OpenMobileSuite on my droid (Alcatel OT-990). I assume I've installed it correctly (from ppa on my Ubuntu 11.10) and openmobilesuite-gui is running well (see attached log).
The bluetooth device scanning can't detect my droid ("No devices found", see attached log), although it detects my old Nokia (N95 8GB, but I can't save its paramaters, see attached log) and my droid is well detected by a "hcitool scan" (see attached log).
Thanks for your help to solve it!
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Support for S60 will be added again in the next release.
The bug for the undetected droid is actually in pybluez.
I could fix it some time ago (see this mailing list thread: https://groups.google.com/group/pybluez/browse_thread/thread/3606131e5e108cd0 ) and the bugfix is already in the SVN repository of pybluez and will be in its next release.
Thanks for testing!

Thanks for your answer Lukas, I've installed the svn version of pybluez and my droid is now indeed detected!
But I'm still facing the other issue I described: although it detects my phone I can't save its paramaters:
Code:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/openmobilesuite/gui/window/settings.py", line 475, in accept
if self.saveSettings():
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/openmobilesuite/gui/window/settings.py", line 483, in saveSettings
self.database.deviceHideAll()
AttributeError: 'Settings' object has no attribute 'database'
How to fix it?

The settings window is not yet ported to the new framework.. the only way to add a new device is to delete the .config/OpenMobileSuite folder and re-run the wizard

Thanks, now I can add my droid to OpenMobileSuite.
Another issue: I launch the application on my droid, "Service is running", "1 active connection", I see the name of my computer and its bluetooth adress.
In my computer, OpenMobileSuite is updating contact list and stuck to 60%.
And now, force close of the mobile application: Sudden closure of the Open Mobile Application Suite (com.hetzenecker.openmobilesuite process). Thank you for trying again.
I've attached OMS'log on my computer, but not sure it'll help you, tell me if you need something else

Lukas ?

bluetooth device not found
i have installed OpenMobileSuite on my ubuntu 11.10...all the installation process went fine..and in Technical Information dialogue box it shows that all the plug-ins are installed perfectly..but i still having problem connecting my Samsung Galaxy Mini ( emanoN v4 2.3.6 ) to openmobilesuite...its continuously showing "no bluetooth devices found"..will somebody pls sort it out what should i do?

eiric said:
Thanks, now I can add my droid to OpenMobileSuite.
Another issue: I launch the application on my droid, "Service is running", "1 active connection", I see the name of my computer and its bluetooth adress.
In my computer, OpenMobileSuite is updating contact list and stuck to 60%.
And now, force close of the mobile application: Sudden closure of the Open Mobile Application Suite (com.hetzenecker.openmobilesuite process). Thank you for trying again.
I've attached OMS'log on my computer, but not sure it'll help you, tell me if you need something else
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The contact sync will be rewritten in the next release, if there are still errors it would be great if you could get a log from the device (using adb logcat)

bijoy.panda said:
i have installed OpenMobileSuite on my ubuntu 11.10...all the installation process went fine..and in Technical Information dialogue box it shows that all the plug-ins are installed perfectly..but i still having problem connecting my Samsung Galaxy Mini ( emanoN v4 2.3.6 ) to openmobilesuite...its continuously showing "no bluetooth devices found"..will somebody pls sort it out what should i do?
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This is a bug in pybluez, which i could fix in their SVN version. I'll include this in my PPA too

Windows Port finished!
(this means that i managed to build dbus under windows, including the Qt mainloop integration and the python bindings; more information about that is here: http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/2mxmYng5gCA0MCJamGh9 )

LuHe said:
The contact sync will be rewritten in the next release, if there are still errors it would be great if you could get a log from the device (using adb logcat)
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Cool, tell me when it's ready I cannot wait to test!

How the hell do I tether my rooted Infuse without using an app or hot spot?

and before anyone says do a search, i've already done that and they all point to the same useless crap about downloading pdanet or some other app to tether.
i've done it before but for the life of me can't remember how it was done without having to use an app or the hot spot feature. i'm in an office and don't need everyone seeing the SSID and tethering is much faster than hot spot.
my phone is rooted so that's done and i can use the hot spot feature which works fine but when i tick the "usb tethering" checkbox to tether it doesn't work. wtf am i doing wrong? this is frustrating the hell out of me.
do i need to download some extra drivers or is there something else i need to check off or enable to make this thing work? HELP!!!

If you are already rooted all you have to do is download Titanium Backup Root from the market. Then run it, and find a program in the list called tethering manager and REMOVE it. It will be a system file and will tell you as such. Remove it anyhow and the stock tethering program will work fine.

I will be no help, but for those that can help it would be nice if you included more info
What rom are you running?
What kernel?
Or are you just stock rooted? If stock rooted froyo or gingerbread?
Provide as much info as possible, more is better than not enough. Again can't help you figure this out as I've never tried to tether...but I hope someone can help you figure this out
Sent from my SGH-I997 using XDA

MrBooMY said:
If you are already rooted all you have to do is download Titanium Backup Root from the market. Then run it, and find a program in the list called tethering manager and REMOVE it. It will be a system file and will tell you as such. Remove it anyhow and the stock tethering program will work fine.
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I'm in it now and don't see any apps called tethering manager.

mg2195 said:
I will be no help, but for those that can help it would be nice if you included more info
What rom are you running?
What kernel?
Or are you just stock rooted? If stock rooted froyo or gingerbread?
Provide as much info as possible, more is better than not enough. Again can't help you figure this out as I've never tried to tether...but I hope someone can help you figure this out
Sent from my SGH-I997 using XDA
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ROM: Infused V2.2.3
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I997RUXKG3-CL366622
Not stock rooted and the Infused version I'm using is GB.

Its there... where are you looking?
I was able to find it under Backup/Restore..
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Open TB (Titanium Backup)
Click top middle tab labeled "Backup & Restore"
Find tethering manager (light switch icon)
Tap it, then tap "Backup!"
Tap "Uninstall!"
Long press your home button
Tap "Task Manager" and END anything tethering related
try to tether,enjoy
p.s.
Being rooted you should already have TB installed and have a backup...i learned the hard way

drnecropolis said:
Its there... where are you looking?
I was able to find it under Backup/Restore..
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tripartist1 said:
Open TB (Titanium Backup)
Click top middle tab labeled "Backup & Restore"
Find tethering manager (light switch icon)
Tap it, then tap "Backup!"
Tap "Uninstall!"
Long press your home button
Tap "Task Manager" and END anything tethering related
try to tether,enjoy
p.s.
Being rooted you should already have TB installed and have a backup...i learned the hard way
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Sorry, guys, but I just checked and there is nothing in there called "tethering manager." Am I supposed to download this or should it just come with the ROM?
The only things I have listed in the "T" section is Task Manager, Tip N Split (cause I'm a damn good tipper), Translate, TTS Service 2.3.3, TwLauncher 2.3.3 and TwWallpaperChooser 1.0.
I've even done the filter to find anything with just "teth" or "tet" but still nothing.
As a last resort, I uninstalled TB and re-installed but still nothing. This sucks major balls!
update 1:
After doing some more digging, I checked the network connections in the control panel on my laptop, and it looks like I'm connected when I check the "USB tethering" feature on my phone but there is still no internet access. What could be causing this?
I've already checked the IP settings which are set to dynamic and my firewall is disabled so that's not the issue. I'm sure it's something simple but I can't figure it out.
Here's a screen shot of what I'm showing:

If you cant find tether manager in titanium backup then maybe try a factory reset and then see if it appearsjust to let you know our infuse custom roms tether and mobile hotspot far better then stock, and tethering manager is not included in any custom roms that I've ever seen.cm7 works the best for me but many of them work great ..trust me I play MW3 on Xbox live all night sometimes with solid connection.....read the stickies and FAQs in the dev forum if you want to flash some custom roms. Your missing out on some greatness

On my phone you have to connect and wait for about a solid minute before it works. Try waiting longer.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I997 using Tapatalk 2

In my titanium backup I have to go into "batch" then freeze Alps and when it goes to the screen where it shows all of my apparently listed I can see it when I scroll way down, just another thing you could try
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I have been seeing a lot about TB and am wondering how useful the pro version is over the basic version for a noob that is just playing around trying to find the best ROM to do what i want while still liking the looks of it. I am using a Samsung Infuse4G that presently hasCM7 installed. I use both Google's Play and the Amazon App store for my apps. I would not even be looking past CM7 right now if it allowed my Bluetooth to work as the tethering portions of it are great. based on all of this, which Titanium would be best and why?
Thanks,
Gary

Tether Manager issue
I have also been dealing with this issue. In some custom ROMs the tethering manager does not show up in TB so you cannot remove it. In others I have removed it and yet the tethering still does not work. This does get confusing for those of us that are not developers and are just learning how to root and load custom ROMs. Is there an easy way to tell if tethering will work before one goes through the process of downloading and flashing all of these different ROMs? I like CM7 the best, but it has no BT so I am looking for something close to it in function that has both.
Thanks,
Gary

dadofsix said:
I have also been dealing with this issue. In some custom ROMs the tethering manager does not show up in TB so you cannot remove it. In others I have removed it and yet the tethering still does not work. This does get confusing for those of us that are not developers and are just learning how to root and load custom ROMs. Is there an easy way to tell if tethering will work before one goes through the process of downloading and flashing all of these different ROMs? I like CM7 the best, but it has no BT so I am looking for something close to it in function that has both.
Thanks,
Gary
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If tetheringmanager has already been removed (which is the case for most custom firmwares), wifi tethering SHOULD work.

Tethering Manager
That is what I thought I was told, but it is not working. It still says you need a tethering plan from your carrier. Call 611 to arrange for one, or some such message. Is there something else that needs to be done as well? Also, what about USB tethering? What needs to be changed to let this work?

dadofsix said:
That is what I thought I was told, but it is not working. It still says you need a tethering plan from your carrier. Call 611 to arrange for one, or some such message. Is there something else that needs to be done as well? Also, what about USB tethering? What needs to be changed to let this work?
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I was hunting around and found this thread and was looking for some answers?
And at the end of your question the thread just ? stops. did you ever get a answer to your problem?
Or did this thread get moved to a different folder?
I had been trying to help my SO get her recently (me) rooted infuse to tether so I got fairly familiar with how to do it. Not cause I'm an expert but cause I read the crap out of all threads.
It's on your phone and you just need to clk a couple more locations to get to it.
If your still looking to resolve it answer back in this thread.

I was able to do usb tethering on Aeon rom based on GB without 3rd party app.
1. Set phone to debug mode.
2. Settings>wireless & network> tethering and portable hotspots>check the usb tethering.
3. now i can browse the net on pc using data plan of my phone.
hope it will help.
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Do you have the Samsung drivers installed on your computer?

Rooting a new Android set top box: LGE SH960S-AT (Airtel Internet Tv Set top box)

Hi All,
How can I root a stb, running Android 6.0.1 with no access to bootloader.
I have access to recovery, but it accepts only vendor encrypted/signed update files.
Adb via usb is not available, but can connect using wifi/lan when OS has booted.
Have already tried most one-click apps.
Any crazy idea/help/suggestion is appreciated.
People interested in details, can read the long story below.
The Amazon Prime app on the settop box lags a lot many a times while Netflix and Youtube work perfectly fine. So, I thought of diagnosing the problem using adb logact and found every few seconds, few frames are getting skipped. To analyze the problem further, isolate bandwidth/resources problems vs app problem, wanted to root the device.
This is the first time, I am trying to root a device for which no existing solution is available. I have been trying to root for two weeks now, but no luck. . While the Amazon prime was the reason for this voyage, rooting will open new avenues.
About the device:
⦁ Sold by Airtel India under brand name Internet TV (Not IPTV)
⦁ Manufactured by LG Electronics. Model: SH960S-AT
⦁ LG has published the opensource components used here.
⦁ More details about the hardware here.
⦁ Android Lollypop, upgraded to Marshmallow 6.0.1
⦁ With March 2018 Android Security Update
Here is what all I have tried so far:
ADB
⦁ Device does not detect when connected using USB Male to Male cable. So, no ADB USB.
⦁ However, I can connect ADB using Wifi. (adb connect IP).
⦁ To be sure of the IP, I have configured my Router DHCP to assign a specific IP to the MAC
⦁ I found in default.prop persist.sys.usb.config=none. My assumption, airtel has disabled adb via USB connection.
Bootloader
⦁ If I do a adb reboot bootloader, system restarts but gets stuck on the vendor logo.
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⦁ In that state, I have tried many possible key combinations (power button on the box, several other buttons on the remote and usb keyboard), but it stays stuck there, until you pull the plug.
⦁ I have also tried many button combinations in power off state, no luck.
⦁ USB is still not recognized in this state, so no adb or fastboot.
Recovery
⦁ Doing adb reboot recovery restarts the system into the stock android recovery.
⦁ The same screen can be reached by following steps:
⦁ Unplug the box
⦁ Keep the power button pressed, plug in the device.
⦁ After the android logo comes, press Home from keyboard.
⦁ The following options are available:
⦁ Reboot to Bootloader: Same as above, gets stuck on vendor logo.
⦁ Apply update from Adb: Since usb connection/adb is not available, it just waits for a connection and times out. Adb using wifi/lan does not work. I assume, their drivers are not initialized in recovery.
⦁ Apply update from SD Card: I have copied the usual (su binary update.zip) to root of sd card. But it does not mount SD card properly. I have tried SD cards of different sizes, formats etc., no luck.
⦁ Apply update from USB: It was not recognized initially, but after going through recovery logs and trying several formats for the card, now it recognizes the card. I can select the zip file, but it shows Failed to map file. I assume it is not finding a vendor specific signature/encryption
One-click apps and other exploits
⦁ Have tried all the popular one-click apps, Kingroot, Framaroot, etc., no luck.
⦁ Have tried dirtycow exploit. But since the security update is March 2018, none of the known exploits work.
⦁ I am yet to find any POC for fixes in April 2018 or later android security updates.
Update service:
⦁ One system app called OtaDownloaderApp.apk is probably used by the vendor to push OTA updates.
⦁ Pulled the apk and disassembled it to find the url of the update file.
⦁ Downloaded it to understand the structure and explore any other possibility.
⦁ It does not seem like a normal .zip file and might be encrypted.
⦁ I tried the above file as Apply Update from USB from Recovery, it installed the updates
⦁ Now, could there be a way to decrypt/modify the update file to include su?
To add: Since the device is yet to be rooted, no way to extract the boot.img and patching.
Let me know if you need more clarification in any points I have mentioned.
* For some reason, I am not able to embed images in the post. You can view them here.
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that's a pretty comprehensive attempt..would love to see if we could play with the os..
The link https://android.ota.airtel.in:8008/public/protected/ota/160/airtel_g1_update has many other variations like 161, 162, etc..but all the files are being downloaded in an encrypted format with different sizes..does airtel have more to android than this internet tv?
ex:
https://android.ota.airtel.in:8008/public/protected/ota/182/airtel_g1_update
https://android.ota.airtel.in:8008/public/protected/ota/181/airtel_g1_update

umair9001 said:
that's a pretty comprehensive attempt..would love to see if we could play with the os..
The link https://android.ota.airtel.in:8008/public/protected/ota/160/airtel_g1_update has many other variations like 161, 162, etc..but all the files are being downloaded in an encrypted format with different sizes..does airtel have more to android than this internet tv?
ex:
https://android.ota.airtel.in:8008/public/protected/ota/182/airtel_g1_update
https://android.ota.airtel.in:8008/public/protected/ota/181/airtel_g1_update
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Thanks Umair, for going through the very long post. Breaks my heart, have not reached anywhere so far with it.
Yes, I have downloaded few other versions. All of them encrypted. AFAIK, Airtel does not have other products with android. 160 and 180 are different versions for the same STB: Build v 06.02.61 and 06.02.67 respectively. I assume all others will be other releases for the same STB.
Have also tried to use linkchecker to crawl through the site and explore more links. No luck, seems deliberately excluded from robot.txt.
Add: Wanted to check if the files are encrypted or just a new type of compression (e.g. Brotli). Opened few of them in a hex editor, could not find any common beginning or end. Leads me to believe, these are encrypted.

Anyone...any help/suggestion?

avisekjena said:
Anyone...any help/suggestion?
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brother could u post airtel stb apk ?
another update
this stb Launched over 2 Years ago in France the Dual core ARM B15 BCM7252S as well
which is called the Freebox Mini 4K

Hope we can make some progress, would be nice to see android TV Oreo on this box.
Another strange thing is the remote on Airtel internet TV drain battery like anything.

rohitatiit said:
Hope we can make some progress, would be nice to see android TV Oreo on this box.
Another strange thing is the remote on Airtel internet TV drain battery like anything.
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bluetooth remote eat more battery

sayanux said:
brother could u post airtel stb apk ?
another update
this stb Launched over 2 Years ago in France the Dual core ARM B15 BCM7252S as well
which is called the Freebox Mini 4K
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Sorry brother, missed the notification. Are you asking for the update service/app that i mentioned above? Or the launcher/tv UI app? Let me know.
As far as Freebox is concerned, it does share the same chipset, but the end product looks different. And Airtel probably has done customizations for bootloader and OS.

rohitatiit said:
Hope we can make some progress, would be nice to see android TV Oreo on this box.
Another strange thing is the remote on Airtel internet TV drain battery like anything.
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Well, as of now I have hit a dead-end, with no access to root.
Oreo seems a long way.
Yes! the remote does drain battery really fast. I remember observing in logs that STB tries to check the status of the remote, (such as battery percent, etc) at regular intervals. Don't remember the interval, but I wonder if this is normal/the best practice. This might be draining the battery fast.
We could look into its apk and probably try a patch, but then we wont be able to update it (assuming its a system app) without root.
On a different note, do you also face the following issues:
Remote stops working sometimes. I have to pull out and reinsert the batteries to make it work.
Voice search using the remote is so unreliable. It results in error most of the times.
Amazon Prime lags a lot, while Netflix and Youtube work smoothly. Prime app might be bandwidth hungry.

avisekjena said:
Sorry brother, missed the notification. Are you asking for the update service/app that i mentioned above? Or the launcher/tv UI app? Let me know.
As far as Freebox is concerned, it does share the same chipset, but the end product looks different. And Airtel probably has done customizations for bootloader and OS.
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tv app apk

Can anyone help bypass the subscription check. So I can use the android without dish
I m airtel internet tv user my subscription is over now and Airtel packages are really high and without package I m not able to use anything on the box so any options to bypass the subscription check. So I can use it without dish as a normal android box. Thanks in advance.

riks4039 said:
I m airtel internet tv user my subscription is over now and Airtel packages are really high and without package I m not able to use anything on the box so any options to bypass the subscription check. So I can use it without dish as a normal android box. Thanks in advance.
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Dump airtel dth long ago ... using MI tv box 3 (mdz 16 ab) with jio stb apk and livenet tv apk ... now am happy :victory:
ps : u cant bypass airtel internet box subscription

Dumping isn't solution for the money we paid them. And what if we get some idea to install custom ROM and m sure in custom rom we can boot it without any subscription just like a ordinary android box. at present it just works for few min and again it comes to the errors screen that my subscription is over. Don't want to give up so easily. I still have hope.

no custom rom with out money ...
thts why dumping is the solution ...

dont know your box's charachteristics but some have a pinhole push button inside the 3,5mm jack that needs to be pushed during boot to get to twrp

its Dual core ARM B15 BCM7252S soc
made by LG

Can anyone help bypass the subscription check. So I can use the android without dish
sayanux said:
no custom rom with out money ...
thts why dumping is the solution ...
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M ready to pay for it if i get solutions. Coz oblivious someone is helping me so m ready to help them too.

i used adblink and removed all the airtel app with adb shell command and the box works as android box now.
No Subscription check no airtel launcher, just google launcher and apps as soon as it boots

jayg17 said:
i used adblink and removed all the airtel app with adb shell command and the box works as android box now.
No Subscription check no airtel launcher, just google launcher and apps as soon as it boots
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wow <3 <3
now try to install jio android tv app

Please sent a full process how you done that thanks .. please........................
jayg17 said:
i used adblink and removed all the airtel app with adb shell command and the box works as android box now.
No Subscription check no airtel launcher, just google launcher and apps as soon as it boots
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Mods, Customization - Snapdragon 835

Hi all, I would like to inquire if it is possible to be able to root the Quest and introduce mods, launchers, optimizations and customization especially that it runs snapdragon 835 ?

Hi!
I found the security patch level of Quest is a bit old.
2017-10-05
Maybe we can use existing vulnerabilty to get root.

Hehe, i like whre this is heading.
rurie said:
Hi!
I found the security patch level of Quest is a bit old.
2017-10-05
Maybe we can use existing vulnerabilty to get root.
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rurie said:
Hi!
I found the security patch level of Quest is a bit old.
2017-10-05
Maybe we can use existing vulnerabilty to get root.
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With Android 7.1.1, would any of the methods here work? Has anyone tried yet?

I tried waterdrop (CVE-2019-2025), but no luck.
info:
http://blogs.360.cn/post/Binder_Kernel_Vul_EN.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46503
$ /data/local/tmp/poc
/data/local/tmp/poc: binder_become_context_manager: Device or resource busy
We need kernel hacker. Can anyone help?
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In addition, I found Quest have Qualcomm's EDL mode. By pressing vul-up,down and power will boot in EDL mode.
And Quest supports fastboot on USB Update Mode. but "fastboot oem unlock" needs unlock code.

I tried the dirtycow methods but I think that was patched out before this build, no success.
I also tried just running the usual commands to bring up USB Tethering, but that seems to need root as well. All I want is better ALVR streaming

fyi Oculus is unwilling to provide bootloader unlock codes citing section 4.1 of their Terms of Service, as being in conflict with the request.

I found this to be interesting.
I've began a support request to get the boot loader unlock codes and explicitly began requesting the GPL code (parts of Android and their Linux kernel source). This should give me a few options.
They may or may not decline giving me the boot loader codes. Not the end of the world.
They are legally obligated to give me certain source code for what's running on this device. Such as the linux kernel with the modifications they've made. If they don't provide this source in it's entirety, then there's some legal implications involved there. The first response from their support was pretty ignorant. They linked me to some download section of their website that only had developer SDKs, not the sources I was requiring of them.
Anyway, once I have the kernel source, if no bootloader codes are provided, I can begin scouring it for ways to elevate to root at least.

sync.demon said:
Anyway, once I have the kernel source.
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I believe the kernel for the oculus go is here:
https://github.com/facebookincubator/oculus-go-kernel
I can't see any published quest kernel, perhaps it's the same?

reclaimyoursenses said:
perhaps it's the same?
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It's quite possible for the kernel to be the same. I'm going to await confirmation directly from Oculus. If it goes well, I get to unlock my bootloader on top of having the correct source. If it goes poorly, who knows. I might get to see what the legal side of the GNU GPL looks like.
I really want to audit the support for this device and software I own.

Not the same. The posted kernel for Go is Linux 3 while Quest is using Linux 4.4.21. They've built on Android, which means they're starting with a stock Linux kernel, I don't think getting their sources is going to clue us into anything that can't be known already; they'll just upload that same vanilla Linux 4 kernel source. The drivers they will use for practically everything are almost certainly closed-source. They don't have to provide their kernel configuration either.
Best of luck on getting the bootloader, though, that's the holy grail at the moment

Well, the dudes that I'm talking with finally provided kernel source:
https://github.com/facebookincubator/oculus-linux-kernel
It's the Quest Branch of the Oculus Linux Kernel. So we have something to search through for vulnerabilities.
I'm still talking with them about flashing the hardware. I'm not convinced that it's locked, because they seemed a bit confused what I was talking about. Having not touched phone boot loaders in years, I'm still doing my research into the bootloading stuff, since I'm only guessing that it involves a signature check at the moment.

Waiting for mine to be delivered, where does it store the downloaded game files?

deconfrost said:
Waiting for mine to be delivered, where does it store the downloaded game files?
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The game files, if you mean the apk-files are generally stored on the internal sdcard and are available as movable USB storage. I don't think you even need to set it in developer mode to access the apk files. Anyway, if you set the device in the supplied developer mode it works fine. So there is no problem to load your own applications or backup downloaded games. SideQuest is a great application that simplifies this for semi-advanced users.
You can also use adb quite extensively and for example use scrcpy to dump the full screen output to a computer. Over all the Quest allows you to do most things you need.
But... The "problem" is that the Quest Android OS is locked and some things, mainly Ethernet over USB, have been disabled. You can stream video to the Quest via Wifi and play Oculus or SteamVR games that run on your computer fairly decent as it is now (using AVLR), but if Ethernet over USB was activated it could more or less replace a Oculus Rift or other wired unit completely. Oculus would likely not be happy with this since it would threaten their business/ market strategies, their segmentation of devices and the Oculus Store. But, that is why rooting the device would be interesting.

I've been finding holes to install the USB ethernet driver, but with no luck. Hope somebody will root the device so i can use either USB Tethering or a USB Ethernet device. Will even pay the person that can crack the device haha.
If I enter this CMD:
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d com.oculus.tv -e uri com.android.settings/.DevelopmentSettings com.oculus.vrshell/.MainActivity
I can't even enable RNDIS manually, but that is logic since they just only added the WLAN drivers to the device.

Yesl

I just want to check that you've definitely tried plugging in a USB-C ethernet adapter? If you haven't I'm going to order one, plug in to the Quest and do lsusb.
cicada said:
I tried the dirtycow methods but I think that was patched out before this build, no success.
I also tried just running the usual commands to bring up USB Tethering, but that seems to need root as well. All I want is better ALVR streaming
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JohanTEA said:
The game files, if you mean the apk-files are generally stored on the internal sdcard and are available as movable USB storage. I don't think you even need to set it in developer mode to access the apk files. Anyway, if you set the device in the supplied developer mode it works fine. So there is no problem to load your own applications or backup downloaded games. SideQuest is a great application that simplifies this for semi-advanced users.
You can also use adb quite extensively and for example use scrcpy to dump the full screen output to a computer. Over all the Quest allows you to do most things you need.
But... The "problem" is that the Quest Android OS is locked and some things, mainly Ethernet over USB, have been disabled. You can stream video to the Quest via Wifi and play Oculus or SteamVR games that run on your computer fairly decent as it is now (using AVLR), but if Ethernet over USB was activated it could more or less replace a Oculus Rift or other wired unit completely. Oculus would likely not be happy with this since it would threaten their business/ market strategies, their segmentation of devices and the Oculus Store. But, that is why rooting the device would be interesting.
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Pfreaker said:
I've been finding holes to install the USB ethernet driver, but with no luck. Hope somebody will root the device so i can use either USB Tethering or a USB Ethernet device. Will even pay the person that can crack the device haha.
If I enter this CMD:
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d com.oculus.tv -e uri com.android.settings/.DevelopmentSettings com.oculus.vrshell/.MainActivity
I can't even enable RNDIS manually, but that is logic since they just only added the WLAN drivers to the device.
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guys if you use 5ghz wifi you get speeds way faster than you need anyway - I dont know why you so need to enable ethernet?
the quest has a better screen res than the rift as well. Games come up mint using ALVR
I use moonlight to stream normal non-vr games as well - also works flawlessly
however - one thing that doesnt work too well - if i am using ALVR to stream a VR game that uses a gamepad and not the controlers, i pair my XBOX gamepad via bluetooth and ALVR crashes every time.
When i use moonlight and the bluetooth gamepad it does not crash.
This means i can only play VR games which require a gamepad if i am in proximity to the PC itself and not anywhere in the house which is what i would like.
Has anyone found a solution to this "ALVR crashes with Bluetooth Gamepad connected" issue yet?

Quest Root - 90Hz possibility
With the quest link coming up and the fact that the Quest's OLED displays apparently can support up to 90Hz (Though they won't change it due to needing to verify it with the FCC), I'm hoping that that could be a reason for people to start trying to go for root! Especially with PCVR, a Rooted Quest running at 90Hz would possibly be better than the Oculus Rift S!
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one click root???
has anyone tried (one click root) to get root access
https://www.xda-developers.com/best-one-click-root-2018/
maybe the root master works or something else because android 7 was annouced in August 22, 2016 and rootmaster got last update 2017.
sry bad english.