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Best tethering option for a rooted samsumg captivate?
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Download non-US version of Samsung driver and then connect your phone via USB to PC. Select PC Internet for the USB setting on your phone and you're tethered. US verison of Samsung driver does not work.
android Wi-fi Tether is what I use.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
The US captivate version does not have a wired tehering capability. (no modem). I use wireless-tethering available off of a google code project... The latest expirimental works great for me! Pm me and I will send links and post here when I am home.
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Wrong. See my post above. It is just a driver trick.
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i was using PDAnet and recent (finally) installed Samsung's Kies on my laptop so i could check for firmware updates,
Kies has tethering as an option, and oddly, my laptop seems to browse at faster speeds than with PDAnet
fwiw
nbs11 said:
android Wi-fi Tether is what I use.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
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Wi-fi is easiest option, otherwise you can download for 32bit this driver for USB tether: http://drivers.softpedia.com/progDo...SB-Driver-for-Windows-x86-Download-96692.html
64 bit driver also found on softpedia.
nbs11 said:
android Wi-fi Tether is what I use.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
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Which one did you download and install? I don't see an option for galaxy s
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update: downloaded nexus one version...working fine, posting this from a wifi tethered netbook! SWEET SAUCE
Linux user confused.
I run linux on my laptops, HP i7 and Acer Ferrari. Had plugged in Samsung Captivate via USB for file transfer, networking detected phone and connected (first time I wasn't aware networking had used usb0 (phone) instead of my WiFi connection; eating up my 3G data). Tried later on my Acer Ferrari at work; connects within a few seconds of being plugged in. I don't have PDAnet or any other special USB program installed.
warri said:
Which one did you download and install? I don't see an option for galaxy s
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update: downloaded nexus one version...working fine, posting this from a wifi tethered netbook! SWEET SAUCE
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Install blocked?
I am rooted, but what else will I need please?
zeddock
zeddock said:
Install blocked?
I am rooted, but what else will I need please?
zeddock
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Use android central sideoading wonder machine or enable your phone to sideload
jhnstn00 said:
Use android central sideoading wonder machine or enable your phone to sideload
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I used the wonder and did eventually get to working tether but it doesn't give me option to install nonmarket apps directly from the phone; I have to dl them to the PC and install.
I tried to set it up with several different ways but no others seemed to work.
What suggestions do u have for most simple unblocking so installs can happen right at phone?
Thanx for the help! It was fun to get this far!
Zeddock.
zeddock said:
What suggestions do u have for most simple unblocking so installs can happen right at phone?
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I used this: http://androidforums.com/samsung-captivate/124738-how-enable-sideloading-apps-captivate.html
XDA has this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=738376
Grrr. Android Tether worked fine for me at one time, now everytime I load it, and enable it, it locks my phone up so bad I have to unplug the battery....
Anyone else have this problem and know how to fix it?
smeltn said:
Grrr. Android Tether worked fine for me at one time, now everytime I load it, and enable it, it locks my phone up so bad I have to unplug the battery....
Anyone else have this problem and know how to fix it?
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It's a known issue. Most ppl experience of battery pulling.
Besides the fact that it is very difficult to setup security (WEP???) and effectively block others, mostly brain dead iphones, to automatically connect to your phone, it is not really not worth the trouble. I fired up this Android Tethering on a busy Airport and immediately got more than dozen iPhone connected to it. The build-in access control can control who has the access to the internet but incapable of kick the ofenders off your phone. Battery was dead in less than 30 minutes.
There is now a new solution that enables native wireless AP (WPA2 capable) in addition to the USB tethering (still my favorite) in Captivate Android Development forum. Unfortunately you have to flash to a custom kernel in order to restore the wireless AP capability that was stripped off by request of AT&T.
so no other option for wifi tethering besides the custom kernel huh?
I really want to tether my iPad to it to show off to my friends at work
foxbat121 said:
It's a known issue. Most ppl experience of battery pulling.
Besides the fact that it is very difficult to setup security (WEP???) and effectively block others, mostly brain dead iphones, to automatically connect to your phone, it is not really not worth the trouble. I fired up this Android Tethering on a busy Airport and immediately got more than dozen iPhone connected to it. The build-in access control can control who has the access to the internet but incapable of kick the ofenders off your phone. Battery was dead in less than 30 minutes.
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I'm using wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre7.apk and have NEVER had an issue with my phone locking up. I wonder if people are forgetting to turn off WiFi and bluetooth on their phones, which may interfere with the tethering process.
As to encryption, setting it up was very simple and I've never had anyone else leeching off of my wireless.
so I uninstalled my version, which I tried pre5, and pre8, none worked. Uninstalled, rebooted phone, installed pre7, didn't work, uninstalled ATM rebooted phone, then turned it back on and it works.. Weird...
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so no other option for wifi tethering besides the custom kernel huh?
I really want to tether my iPad to it to show off to my friends at work
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the custom kernel isn't as bad as it sounds (all it does is to uncommented a few lines in the init.rc). But it does require Odin to flash it which is a hassle or error prone.
WhoTHCares said:
I'm using wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre7.apk and have NEVER had an issue with my phone locking up. I wonder if people are forgetting to turn off WiFi and bluetooth on their phones, which may interfere with the tethering process.
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Nope. I used pre8 and don't have wifi or BT on. It crashed once. And refuse to work many times. And I have reboot the phone inorder to completely shut off the tethering (the adhoc network is still visible even if you turn off the tethering).
Hey guys,
I am not sure if this has been attempted before or if it even remotely possible.
The end result however would be neat.
In essence, I want to be able to unlock my tablet, finger a widget and have it tell my phone wirelessly to turn on the hotspot feature so that I magically have internet on my tablet. Needless to say, both are Android and rooted.
My initial idea was to use tasker and create a profile using "bluetooth connection" so that on my tablet I would have a widget (Extended Controls) and could talk to my phone using that, so that if I want the hotspot to be activated on the phone I simply turn on the BT on the tablet. However, I can pair the two devices but they never actually connect up. Therefore that plan won't work, and I am wondering if any of you have any ideas...
I know I can setup BT tethering, and that it would be better for battery life, but it is also a lot slower than Wifi, and at that point would wonder what the benefit of 4G would be!
Anyway, if you have an idea, feel free to let everybody know!
I've actually developed an app to do that; it's called AutoTether and is available on the market. If you care to give it a try, feel free to PM me with any problems you encounter while using it.
Shame on me...
...for not finding this little gem!
I am glad you went ahead and did this. Sadly, it doesn't seem to work for me.
When looking for other devices, it does find my phone, but when trying to initiate the tethering form the tablet, I get the messages "Sending Command..." followed by "Cannot find target device".
I am assuming you are using bluetooth as a communication channel between the two devices, and I am wondering if it could be the kernel on my phone missing some module (LeanKernel Normal from imoseyon). I will poke more into this shortly once I get adb shell hooked up.
Let me know in the mean time if you think there is something else I am missing.
Assuming I get it working, it will have been one of the best purchased made so far
Mea Culpa
Okay, not my day.
Really sorry. I think the app works fine and the problem was with my phone.
Reboot fixed it. Before reboot wifi was reporting "error" status for some reason or other...
Anyway, good job, well done and thanks again!
Enjoy it, and if you like it please don't hesitate to review it or send me any feedback or feature requests you have. You should really check out the screen monitor mode, too: it completely automates everything by only turning the hotspot on when the screen is on! I always find myself forgetting to turn off the hotspot manually, so this has saved my phone's battery more than once.
This is a must have app!!!!!!!
I have never posted to any of the forums. I have browsed every page of of every section of the the Asus Transformer section and of the 300 apps I have installed on my TF this one just moved to my all time favorite. My TF and my Evo now work seamlessly together. I love the simple 1x1 widget it does not draw attention to its purpose and adds an illusion of 3g built in connectivity. Hats off to you.
Just a quick thing, would it be possible to re-enable wifi when the hotspot is deactivated?
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Doesn't seem to be working for me. I run a Droid 2, stock rooted, and TF 3.1.
I normally tether via bluetooth, but the app doesn't seem to offer bluetooth auto-tethering.
I'll keep the app purchased, as I'm getting a new phone soon and I'd like to be able to use this app in the future.
Thanks for the feedback folks! I'm going to look into the problem with your Droid 2 (please don't hesitate to PM me any details you can, since that'll help me get it working).
About automatically reenabling wifi: that's high on my list of priorities to add. It was originally part of the program, but I encountered a lot of bugs and had to take it out. It's good to know that you'd like the feature, and you can count on seeing it in the near future.
Wow
Auto Tether works great. Thanks. I have Samsung Vibrant and Transformer. I gave it 5 stars and a nice review.
Fantastic, Installing and testing now!
EDIT: Works perfectly
Greatest thing for Tablets so far!
This must go on the Required applications list!!
I'm interested in this, but my phone is an HTC Hero CDMA running aospCMod 2.3.4 and under Wireless & Networks it only lists Tethering, not hotspot. Under Tethering it only mentions USB tethering, no Wifi. Which leads me to my question...
Is it possible for this to work with the Wireless Tether app instead? I expect it won't, but it can't hurt to ask. Thanks!
Awesome, HTC Supersonic running CM7 and TF104 running Prime 1.4, works great.
Awesome App!!!
For anyone still following this thread, I've just released a small update for AutoTether that allows wifi to automatically re-enable itself when tethering is turned off (if it was previously enabled).
Everything should be quite seamless. Thank you for you ongoing feedback!
Will this work on sense phones? I have a mytouch 4g, and this is an awesome idea, but i could imagine sense getting in the way...
I can't guarantee it will work on a phone if the manufacturer has modified the hotspot function. If you have a Sense-enabled phone and you'd like to try the app out, you can PM me your name and I'll make sure you get a refund if things don't work (outside of the normal refund window).
I think the new 15 minute refund window is horribly unfair, especially for an app as complex as this one.
Tasker will easily do this.
Couple suggestions, not sure if possible...
Ability to enable/disable wifi on the client when enabling/disabling tether on the server
Ability to choose the connection on the server (mobile data/3g vs. 4g)
akarol said:
Tasker will easily do this.
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Care to elaborate?
I've started getting FCs from autotether randomly, what can I give you for logs to help diagnose the issue?
Also, can screen monitor be disabled when using the widget to enable Tethering? Maybe make it a configurable item in the settings?
OK so I have had my Transformer for 2 days now and so far it has been little more than a paper weight. I have not been able to download a single app from the market. I've tried everything suggested here (cancel/restart, reboot, etc) with no luck. I have not been able to even update Google Maps or install Flash Player, literally I have not been able to install anything. I've tried stock and rooted plus I cannot get any version of Prime to install (finally got the root and CWM installed). Lastly, since this is a Wifi only device it is important to wireless tether with my cellphone. Two days and I still cannot get it to work, will not even find the device. Only 2 days of ownership and I am completely frustrated with this thing. I really like and want the micro SD capabilities but if I can't resolve this ASAP it will need to go back to the store.
Anyone have any suggestions on what all I can try? Please help!
Sorry, I'm a little busy to look for the direct links.
Just look-for the vanilla NVFlash then add the Prime 1.5 (nvflash version). Dump them together into a folder then run the batch file. Simple !
I just helped two co-workers with their brand-new TFs getting rooted this way.
Maybe 5-10 minutes top.
Make sure you unzip the downloaded Prime file (it becomes 4 files). Read the NVFLASH post and have the USB driver ready.
Thanks man I'll give it a shot here shortly
Good luck.
And if you ever have a need to get back to stock (refund maybe ?), there is a stock-ROM (nvflash version), just as easy to get back.
hyperxguy said:
Good luck.
And if you ever have a need to get back to stock (refund maybe ?), there is a stock-ROM (nvflash version), just as easy to get back.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093403
You don’t have to root or flash with a custom rom to get the basic stuff like Wi-Fi. Everything works out of the box as advertised. If something doesn't then either you are doing something wrong or there is a fault with your device. Did you try connecting to a normal Wireless Router? Honeycomb can not see some types of adhoc networks without installing a patch (i.e created by Windows, this may be applicable to some phones too, however it worked fine with My Galaxy S).
Digiguest said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093403
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I guess you enjoy using command lines to unroot ?!
There is a nvflash package w/stock-rom available. Just double-click download.bat then wait a few minutes.
The Link is here:
http://tabletroms.com/forums/showthread.php?1071-Asus-Transformer-NVFlash-Stock-3.1-Recovery-Roms&
Volleyholic said:
OK so I have had my Transformer for 2 days now and so far it has been little more than a paper weight. I have not been able to download a single app from the market. I've tried everything suggested here (cancel/restart, reboot, etc) with no luck. I have not been able to even update Google Maps or install Flash Player, literally I have not been able to install anything. I've tried stock and rooted plus I cannot get any version of Prime to install (finally got the root and CWM installed). Lastly, since this is a Wifi only device it is important to wireless tether with my cellphone. Two days and I still cannot get it to work, will not even find the device. Only 2 days of ownership and I am completely frustrated with this thing. I really like and want the micro SD capabilities but if I can't resolve this ASAP it will need to go back to the store.
Anyone have any suggestions on what all I can try? Please help!
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Hi, sometime the problem is in the market. not the device itself. I got similar experience with my HTC device. I've installed many ROMs but the market always screwed. So what I did was, just reset your device, when it asks the Google account, type in your email like this: [email protected] instead of just blablabla or [email protected]
Volleyholic said:
Lastly, since this is a Wifi only device it is important to wireless tether with my cellphone. Two days and I still cannot get it to work, will not even find the device.
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I guess your phone is offering up an adhoc connection, which Android doesn't support out of the box. It should work fine with phones that offer up a true infrastructure hotspot. Personally, I think adhoc networks should die a horrible death, but I appreciate their necessity if that's all your phone can do.
Search for adhoc and you should find a solution to this issue. You can also try PDAnet (tablet) too.
Regards,
Dave
Maybe bad flash? try re-flash ROM again.
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Maybe bad flash? try re-flash ROM again.
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Ad hoc issue appears to be most relevant.
Market download issues =software issues not hardware. If you do not have any other wifi option then go to McDonald's or Starbucks and try it on their wifi.
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Don't know if this helps, But I just discovered that the Transformer doesn't seem to like hidden SSID.
Mine connects fine if the SSID is shown, but once I hide the SSID it said out of range.
My EVO 3D, iPod, TV all work with it hidden.
Does someone know if you can setup the TF to connect with hidden SSID?
Thanks
Thanks for the advice all. I don't have a custom ROM on it yet, just rooted. I can't get the zips to work. Says cannot open (bad). Will try re-downloading for a 5th time and see how goes it. I did figure out the wifi issue on my phone - it was ad hoc as stated and it recognizes my phone now but still won't download apps (says it's downloading but never does). Tried cancelling and restarting several times as well as factory resetting the device. Does the same thing when I connect to my home network as well.
Darrell1965 said:
Don't know if this helps, But I just discovered that the Transformer doesn't seem to like hidden SSID.
Mine connects fine if the SSID is shown, but once I hide the SSID it said out of range.
My EVO 3D, iPod, TV all work with it hidden.
Does someone know if you can setup the TF to connect with hidden SSID?
Thanks
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My Wifi network is hidden and I had no issue connecting my TF.
What type of router and what settings does it have?
I am using a NetGear WNDR3700 (802.11-g,n). The TF connects to the 2.4 GHz section over 802.11n.
Is it wise to be playing with recovery images and custom ROMS, if you can't get basic market functionality working?
Clearly before changing your TF from stock, get the market working, this is almost certainly a probem with your Wifi router...
The only problem I am aware of with the Transformers Wifi, is sometimes it does not getting a DHCP address when coming back from sleep (use Static IP), the TW release has this fixed, but the WW does not for some reason, i'm guessing they know 3.2 is incoming soon.
Follow these steps to get the market working:
I don't exactly know what the problem is, but I've had it on a couple of phones before. I do NOT have a googlemail account, so that wasn't the problem.
I deleted all cache/data from the following programs: Market, MarketUpdater, Downloads, Download manager, googleapps (anything that seems relevant)
now first go on a computer, open your gmail via gmail.com, send a mail, edit some contacts, just make sure you do something! Now reboot your eee pad, accept the market policies and see if it works....
If this doesn't fix it, then I have no options left
Update: I ultimately returned my TF (I had already suspected that I didn't receive a new device due to other issues and packaging). I received the new TF yesterday (A+ to Amazon.com). The new TF was 1000x better. Loaded right up, connected, market apps loaded easily, quickly and on the first try. All in all I am pleased. And the root and ROM installs worked flawlessly. Actually enjoying my TF now. Thanks all for the advice and help!
Darrell1965 said:
Don't know if this helps, But I just discovered that the Transformer doesn't seem to like hidden SSID.
Mine connects fine if the SSID is shown, but once I hide the SSID it said out of range.
My EVO 3D, iPod, TV all work with it hidden.
Does someone know if you can setup the TF to connect with hidden SSID?
Thanks
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All the WiFi at my work are hidden and there at least 8 people with TFs here. Mostly Prime but some stock. None of us EVER had problem with hidden SSID.
At home my two WiFi are hidden. No problem.
jerrykur said:
My Wifi network is hidden and I had no issue connecting my TF.
What type of router and what settings does it have?
I am using a NetGear WNDR3700 (802.11-g,n). The TF connects to the 2.4 GHz section over 802.11n.
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I am running a Belkin N750DB, (WPA2 encryption)
Every other thing in my house works fine, hidden. I changed from a ASUS 300N router that was running same encryption WPA2 with no problem on the TF. I have check and doubled checked settings.
Stumped
Also have it set on 2.4 GHz over 802.11n
I also had a issue with the wifi connection on my first unit. Its would pause/stall all the time in the interent browser and market would give me connection error messages. Now Im on my third one and it has a bright stop on the screen but the internet works great.
I searched everywhere so my Galaxy 7+ WIFI so I can tether it to my phones mobile internet like many other phones mine can't tether in infrastructure mode.
All of my searches pretty much are all for the previous model the Galaxy Tab in which the fix involves replacing the "wpa_supplicant" file. I have even tried this on my G 7+ but it was a waste of time. My WIFI was in "error" state and did not function until I restored the original "wpa_supplicant" file.
If someone knows a fix please post it be highly appreciated
no adhoc here either
I too have a 7+ Wifi GT-6210 and have tried an assortment of wpa_supplicant replacements that do not work. The replacements all seem to be a version 0.6.10(or older). The original on my units reports version 0.8.x.
There are several threads with versions that fail:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033314
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106130
There is some good info at http://szym.net/2010/12/adhoc-wifi-in-android/ that may be helpful but applying the patch and compiling my own is beyond my talents.
And here is a post with a diff file for the patch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7711198&postcount=6. The entire thread for this one is interesting but still not a solution for the 7+.
RedCanguro said:
I searched everywhere so my Galaxy 7+ WIFI so I can tether it to my phones mobile internet like many other phones mine can't tether in infrastructure mode.
All of my searches pretty much are all for the previous model the Galaxy Tab in which the fix involves replacing the "wpa_supplicant" file. I have even tried this on my G 7+ but it was a waste of time. My WIFI was in "error" state and did not function until I restored the original "wpa_supplicant" file.
If someone knows a fix please post it be highly appreciated
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This may not be the ideal solution for you but you could try PdaNet Tablet(beta) from the marketplace. It will allow non-rooted tablets to tether to your phone via bluetooth.
You'll need the app running on both devices (phone as server, tab as client).
Be sure to follow the instructions in the app to get it running and will involve setting up a proxy on the client side (local host 127.0.0.1).
After you've connected and finished tethering be sure to clear the proxy settings on your tablet and save or you may have problems getting a connection with wifi.
I have successfully tethered my Moto Atrix to the 7+ but as the app description says, its in beta and functionality is limited to browsing, Gmail, and Google Maps. Other apps that depend on the internet do not work, including (I believe) the marketplace.
Again, it's not an ideal solution, but for some simple browsing it appears to be the only option we have until ICS.
I've been trying to research this in my "spare" time... It seems that wpa_supplicant might have to be compiled with support for the wlan chip being used, and there's no default support for the atheros 600x. I see samples floating around the 'net of wpa_supplicant including ar6000 support, but they are all older versions.
wpa_supplicant is provided under GPL2, so I've made a request to samsung for the source code they use to compile the utility. (wish me luck)
Once I have source I can compile, modifying it to support ad-hoc shouldn't be too difficult...
Take care
Gary
StingerDog said:
This may not be the ideal solution for you but you could try PdaNet Tablet(beta) from the marketplace. It will allow non-rooted tablets to tether to your phone via bluetooth.
You'll need the app running on both devices (phone as server, tab as client).
Be sure to follow the instructions in the app to get it running and will involve setting up a proxy on the client side (local host 127.0.0.1).
After you've connected and finished tethering be sure to clear the proxy settings on your tablet and save or you may have problems getting a connection with wifi.
I have successfully tethered my Moto Atrix to the 7+ but as the app description says, its in beta and functionality is limited to browsing, Gmail, and Google Maps. Other apps that depend on the internet do not work, including (I believe) the marketplace.
Again, it's not an ideal solution, but for some simple browsing it appears to be the only option we have until ICS.
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It is a good temporary solution for now even with those limits. What do you mean about ICS update? Does ICS have native support for adhoc or something. I have much higer hopes Gary will have a fix than samusng. So far it seems none of the g tabs natively support ad-hoc and I have a feeling it is not going to change anytime soon.
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It is a good temporary solution for now even with those limits. What do you mean about ICS update? Does ICS have native support for adhoc or something. I have much higer hopes Gary will have a fix than samusng. So far it seems none of the g tabs natively support ad-hoc and I have a feeling it is not going to change anytime soon.
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I read recently that ICS will incorporate support for WiFi Direct (which our tablets already have). The theory, if I'm understanding things correctly, is our tablets could internet share with an ICS phone via WiFi Direct.
I'm guessing that the wpa_supplicant file isn't specific to the device but to the OS. I did some searching around and found this XDA discussion where they got it working on a Xoom with Honeycomb: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033314
AND this discussion where someone used the same file to get it working on an Acer A500 with Honeycomb: http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1069569.html
Sooo... my 7+ is on its way but I don't have it to test it. Can someone grab the wpa_supplicant file from the Xoom discussion and try it out?
<crossing fingers!>
I'll save you the trouble: The wpa_supplicant on the 7+ is linked with atheros specific driver extensions. Unless the xoom uses the same AR6003 chip, it won't work.
Oh, the xoom doesn't use the AR6003 chip... it appears to be using a broadcom chip.
garyd9 said:
I'll save you the trouble: The wpa_supplicant on the 7+ is linked with atheros specific driver extensions. Unless the xoom uses the same AR6003 chip, it won't work.
Oh, the xoom doesn't use the AR6003 chip... it appears to be using a broadcom chip.
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Dammit! Ok, thanks garyd!
I was able to get tethering working using Android Wifi Tether on my HTC Droid Incredible. I had to open Wifi Tether and go to Settings>Change Setup-Method and enabled Softap (master) and was able to get my GTab7+ to recognize the phone this way.
WIFI tether works on Evo4G (deck's 1.3 stable, tiamat 3.3.7 kernel) with wpa-tsk on P6210 (rooted stock).
Galaxy S 2.2
I got it to tether the 7+ just fine using "Wifi Tether" but no dice when trying anything else. Works fine except my commute takes me through several deadzones.
S.O.S. I have a Galaxy 7 plus rooted, I try the ad-hoc wifi switcher (ZT-180 adhoc) And yes it was stupid! now the wifi won't come on is there hope? Would replacing the wpa_supplicant fix it? And what can I do besides return it again to Best Buy. And losing all my data again
Thanks for any help
dukecycle said:
S.O.S. I have a Galaxy 7 plus rooted, I try the ad-hoc wifi switcher (ZT-180 adhoc) And yes it was stupid! now the wifi won't come on is there hope? Would replacing the wpa_supplicant fix it? And what can I do besides return it again to Best Buy. And losing all my data again
Thanks for any help
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Not sure what your problem is as I'm not familar with ad-hoc wifi switcher or what it does. I am assuming it borked your GTAB7+ somehow. You could do a factory restore (settings>privacy>factory data reset). This will restore your GTab7+ to the way it was when you first got it. All data will be gone as well as root. Both of which are easy to replace as long as you've backed up your apps and data. I use Titanium Backup and GMail saves all my contact info and syncs it with my devices. I also allow Google to backup my device so all my apps just automatically redownload when I do a restore so I really don't need to do much.
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Not sure what your problem is as I'm not familar with ad-hoc wifi switcher or what it does. I am assuming it borked your GTAB7+ somehow. You could do a factory restore (settings>privacy>factory data reset). This will restore your GTab7+ to the way it was when you first got it. All data will be gone as well as root. Both of which are easy to replace as long as you've backed up your apps and data. I use Titanium Backup and GMail saves all my contact info and syncs it with my devices. I also allow Google to backup my device so all my apps just automatically redownload when I do a restore so I really don't need to do much.
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Thanks, I like to give more info. before I try that. This is my 2nd time down this road. last time the wifi stopped working I panic used the hold down power & up volume and used the wipe data/factory rest. All my data was gone, no big deal but lost the root explorer. wifi still won't come back on. Took it to the geek squid @ best buy. they just gave me a new one. Is there anything I should try before the factory data reset? And if I do try the factory data reset & the wifi still won't come on is there hope?
Thanks
dukecycle said:
Thanks, I like to give more info. before I try that. This is my 2nd time down this road. last time the wifi stopped working I panic used the hold down power & up volume and used the wipe data/factory rest. All my data was gone, no big deal but lost the root explorer. wifi still won't come back on. Took it to the geek squid @ best buy. they just gave me a new one. Is there anything I should try before the factory data reset? And if I do try the factory data reset & the wifi still won't come on is there hope?
Thanks
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I think the "ad-hoc wifi switcher" might have replaced the wpa_supplicant file of the GT7P which caused the wifi fails satrt. The hard reset won't change it back. You may use the Rpoot Explorer to put back the original wpa_supplicant of the GT7P and make sure the permissions look like:
XXX
X X
X X
Brightxda said:
I think the "ad-hoc wifi switcher" might have replaced the wpa_supplicant file of the GT7P which caused the wifi fails satrt. The hard reset won't change it back. You may use the Rpoot Explorer to put back the original wpa_supplicant of the GT7P and make sure the permissions look like:
XXX
X X
X X
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Hard reset doesn't work. How do I get a original wpa_supplicant? What the permissions?
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dukecycle said:
Hard reset doesn't work. How do I get a original wpa_supplicant? What the permissions?
Thanks
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I found out what permissions are.
Can anyone send me a copy of wpa_supplicant?
Here is the original wpa_supplicant:
attached
good luck
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Here is the original wpa_supplicant:
attached
good luck
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Well thanks a lot, I used the original wpa_supplicant, made sure the permissions look like:
XXX
X X
X X
And still no wifi. in setting under wireless and networks it say wifi Turning on... than later says Error. sorry I'm losing all hope
Thanks for your time
Is there anything more to try?
Hey guys If I am in the wrong place, please let me know. I got my TF300T just a little while ago and am now trying to use it as a my main computer. That requires me to able to connect to the net on it. It works just fine when I am connected to a regular WiFi network. However, I have no Internet connection at home except for my Sprint Motorola Photon Q, which I had been using tethered over USB to my PC to get the PC online. That worked fine. But this past month, I lost my job and needed to sell the PC, so all I have left is the TF300T. I was sure it'd work fine since I got BT tethering to work fine in the past with that phone. However, I was just experimenting at that point. Now, I see it's a little more ... complicated:
I set my Photon Q to act as a WiFi hotspot using PDANet+ a.k.a. FoxFi. Creating a WiFi hotspot, I can see it on the TF300T. Whether I enter the right PSK2 key or don't use encryption at all, connecting is impossible. It will "Authenticate...." after a minute or so and then try to get an IP via DHCP. Then it will "work" a long time and then drop the connection and try again. This is with the phone an inch away. I found it had a lot of trouble just getting an IP, so I tried setting it up with a static IP. I found out that PDAnet+ seems to default to 192.168.43.111 and the gateway is presumably 192.168.43.1. I tried some other things like .100 without luck. It WILL connect but the WiFi strength indicator in the bar stays gray. It shows up and down arrows as though there's activity, and Excellent strength, but won't actually work in any apps, incl. the default Android browser. Also tried pinging the host phone using the terminal only to get Destination Host Unreachable errors.
I then tried Bluetooth tethering. It will connect and works at a decent rate. But, the only programs that work are web browsers! IM clients, Skype, Google Play, Maps, Gmail, nothing else can connect. Android is convinced I am not online at all, yet I can browse web pages at full speed, which I am doing right now. IIRC PdaNet uses some bizarro proxy setup but they tell you on their site to "configure the proxy settings" and give you none of the details like IP or port! How useful. So, this does me little good. It's horribly crippled.
I tried numerous other WiFi tether apps, most of which hard crash the Photon Q so it reboots entirely the moment it turns on the hotspot. Barnacle and one of the WiFi tether apps (1-click? I've tried so many I can barely remember...) will launch, I can see it on the TF300T, but when I try to connect it says "ANDROIDTETHER or whatever the SSID is, Saved". No matter how many times you choose Connect or Forget, then Connect again, nothing. Gets stuck at "Saved."
I'd try connecting the phone via USB via the TF300T dock but I have searched heavily and cannot find any way to do it. Do I have any options at all?
Thank you for any info.
Hi
I'm tethering Internet from my SGS 1 with 4.2.2 rom with no problem at all. I think you have problem with wifi settings.
Try to set both phone and tab wifi to correct region. If you have phone set to USA and tab to Europe it won't work. You'll find it under Wireless-advanced if you have customised roms, for stock I don't know how to set it. Haven't have stock roms for ages.
About proxy, basic proxy settings in Android works only for browser, so you will need something like proxydroid on your client. I'm using it and for me it is working. For settings, check your phone settings-mobile networks-access points and copy them from there, or call your ISP and ask them for settings.
Hope this helps.
WiFi tether for root users. Is the best thing ever. If you aren't rooted. Root your phone. Also, is there a cm ROM available for your phone? If so, switch. Then use it's default tethering. Your phone is definitely the culprit here.
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"So I put my phone into airplane mode and threw it... worst transformer ever. -.-" -My friend
Unfortunately no CM ROM exists for that phone. It is rooted. I tried wifi tether for root-- played with all the settings.... it will turn on and the SSID shows up on the TF300T .. but if you try to connect it just says "Saved." Even though it also says Signal quality is "Excellent"...
I don't get it at all.
Epicenter714 said:
Unfortunately no CM ROM exists for that phone. It is rooted. I tried wifi tether for root-- played with all the settings.... it will turn on and the SSID shows up on the TF300T .. but if you try to connect it just says "Saved." Even though it also says Signal quality is "Excellent"...
I don't get it at all.
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Try different profiles. I tried my EVO LTE last night for 2 hrs. Tried all generic settings. I ended up switching it to sg3 profile same chipset as mine. Worked fine after that.
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Unfortunately no CM ROM exists for that phone. It is rooted. I tried wifi tether for root-- played with all the settings.... it will turn on and the SSID shows up on the TF300T .. but if you try to connect it just says "Saved." Even though it also says Signal quality is "Excellent"...
I don't get it at all.
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kaos420 said:
Try different profiles. I tried my EVO LTE last night for 2 hrs. Tried all generic settings. I ended up switching it to sg3 profile same chipset as mine. Worked fine after that.
Sent from magical jelly bean.
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Yep exactly what kaos said. I had that issue with my HD2 doing exactly what you said. Would "save" but never connect. I ended up using something like the nexus profile or something.
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elesbb said:
Yep exactly what kaos said. I had that issue with my HD2 doing exactly what you said. Would "save" but never connect. I ended up using something like the nexus profile or something.
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Great suggestions guys! I seem to be making some progress. I can now "connect" and get an IP, but the "wifi signal" bar thingy in the lower-right stays gray, not blue like it usually is when on working WiFi, and apps still cannot get to the net, which I assume is what the gray means (network connection but no internet connection). I will have to go down the list and try every possible configuation, I suppose. Yikes! I'll keep at it...
Thank you!
Epicenter714 said:
Great suggestions guys! I seem to be making some progress. I can now "connect" and get an IP, but the "wifi signal" bar thingy in the lower-right stays gray, not blue like it usually is when on working WiFi, and apps still cannot get to the net, which I assume is what the gray means (network connection but no internet connection). I will have to go down the list and try every possible configuation, I suppose. Yikes! I'll keep at it...
Thank you!
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Nice. Now you need to connect to proxy.
stenc55 said:
Nice. Now you need to connect to proxy.
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This may sound dumb, but how do I do that? I guess I need to set it globally in Android and not per-app because most apps don't let you set one. Thanks!
Epicenter714 said:
This may sound dumb, but how do I do that? I guess I need to set it globally in Android and not per-app because most apps don't let you set one. Thanks!
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Im using ProxyDroid. But you need to have rom with root and iptables enabled. Official CM10.1 doesn't have it, unofficial from Surdu_petru does.