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[REQ] Wireless Tether Fix

Please HELP!!!!
After hours of searching I'm seeing people mentioning the same problem with wireless tether as I have however they are mentioning it in their custom ROM thread thinking its only specific tho their ROM but it seems to be a universal issue. I understand there are still many with it working great, so let's not try to turn this into a "mines working great" thread and instead diagnose why it's working for some and not others.
Problem: Computers cannot connect, transfer freezes at 0.4kb. This is the same exact problem everyone is having (those who have problems) with Wireless Tether.
Things I've done to try to fix it:
1. Wiped Cache
2. Restored a Nandroid that was working great
3. Flashed the new kernal
4. Reinstalled AVA's Froyo Sense
5. uninstalled and reinstalled Wireless Tether
6. Tried the new beta version of wireless tether
Please help guys, this is vital to my business needs. I can live with the bugs in the ROM and things but this one I really need. You guys are great. Thanks.

Im having the same problem...bump?

I have the same problem..even madea thread nobody seems to help...
Things I have tried to fix
Rerun the simple rootwiped cache,dalvik cache ,flashed other roms..
Reran the simpleroot which downgraded me than rerooted to the toast method...
And flashed custom roms...nothing
Seems like its working but only get 4 kb down and 2 kb up ,
If I scan I don't see my wireless teether
Please help...
noscci said:
Im having the same problem...bump?
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I found a possible fix.... i will try it tomorrow and let you guys know
Sent from my HTC Evo 4G using XDA App

Hopefully it works...will be waiting for update

Tyzing said:
Please HELP!!!!
After hours of searching I'm seeing people mentioning the same problem with wireless tether as I have however they are mentioning it in their custom ROM thread thinking its only specific tho their ROM but it seems to be a universal issue. I understand there are still many with it working great, so let's not try to turn this into a "mines working great" thread and instead diagnose why it's working for some and not others.
Problem: Computers cannot connect, transfer freezes at 0.4kb. This is the same exact problem everyone is having (those who have problems) with Wireless Tether.
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What versions of wireless tether have you tried?

chocmatic said:
What versions of wireless tether have you tried?
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The latest one from the market..and its not the app.....

Fix didnt work yet....I just grabbed my buddies phone at work and he has the same issue. Like I mentioned I've tried every Wireless Tether out there including the beta. Hopefully I will have a fix or someone helps soon b/c this isnt good for a lot of people!

I downloaded the 2.05 and 2.02 from market even beta same results 4kb up and 2 kb down.......I heard unrevoked 3 fixes the issue but want to stay fully rooted
Tyzing said:
Fix didnt work yet....I just grabbed my buddies phone at work and he has the same issue. Like I mentioned I've tried every Wireless Tether out there including the beta. Hopefully I will have a fix or someone helps soon b/c this isnt good for a lot of people!
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Possible workaround
I am not sure if this is going to help but I took a trip this last weekend and thought I would give the tether a try. I think I was having the same problem you guys are seeing. The laptop would connect to the phone just fine but the internet would just simply not work.
After getting pretty pissed I opened the phones web browser while wireless tether was enabled and boom it started working on the laptop and continued to work for a couple of hours.
When I tried it again later the same thing happened I just needed to open the browser on the phone to get it working. Like the phone needed to be forced locally to make an internet connection.
Chris

I'm not sure what the exact prob you guys are having but maybe this could be of help....
The problem is that custom roms "intregrate" our app into their roms. They don't install it but copy it to /system/app or /data/app. By not installing it a shared library is not copied to the right location! It's not the fault of the app!!!
What you could do:
Remove the preinstalled app from /system/app or /data/app and install it manually!
Download: http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre2.apk
OR install mentioned shared-library manually:
1) Extract wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre2.apk (using winzip/winrar).
2) in "lib/armeabi" you will find a file named "libnativetask.so"
3) Copy this file to your device:
adb remount
adb push libnativetask.so /system/lib

Did anybody found a fix for this problem yet?

I hope you find a fix, all I can do is tell you what I do each and everytime I load a new ROM, or a new Wireless Tether APP.
I open the app, click tether... allow it to get superusers premissions.
Hit menu, access control, and ENABLE access control
Hit back, stop tethering, allow super users premissions
Close APP
Restart app, click tether and connect
I had your problem once, and this method with the newest version cured it. Hope you find your fix

I had this problem a few weeks ago. I was able to fix it, but i didn't document how i did it.
This is how I think i fixed it.
1. Use Titanium backup to wipe data, and then uninstall it.
2. Go into recovery mode and wipe cache partition.
3. Reboot
4. Then re-install wireless tether app (i installed the pre-9 from code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list)
I have a feeling I'm forgetting a step, but I hope this works.

I've never been able to get the market version to work. Always thought it was "old" code.
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
I am posting this using wireless tether pre9, on fresh's 3.3 with kingx cfs11 kernel.
Oh to install it. First unistall what ever version you're trying. Then do a fresh install of the download.

ruffytdog said:
I had this problem a few weeks ago. I was able to fix it, but i didn't document how i did it.
This is how I think i fixed it.
1. Use Titanium backup to wipe data, and then uninstall it.
2. Go into recovery mode and wipe cache partition.
3. Reboot
4. Then re-install wireless tether app (i installed the pre-9 from code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list)
I have a feeling I'm forgetting a step, but I hope this works.
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I was able to fix by uninstalling and then reinstalling pre10. Just an FYI

At the time I had the problem, the uninstall and re-install method didn't work. I tried re-installing a few of the different "pre" versions. Then I finally tried the clear cache between one of my uninstall/reinstall, and then it finally worked. dunno why, but that was the issue i was having...

[SOLVED] AdHoc Wifi on LG Optimus One P500

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170232
Someone needs to port this for our LG Optimus One P500.
We all know that Adhoc doesn't work on Android. I've also seen a few thread recommending the use of alternative software on the PC. But one must understand that these software do not support all WiFi adapters and/or need specific OS in order to operate.
If one of our dev can port or make a fresh one, we could vote to make it a "Sticky".
I request you comment your opinion about this.
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Download the "wpa_supplicant" from the link below and replace it with the one in your rom. It should work.
www.mediafire.com/?939dy6dzmmc2vkp
[Thanks to seriousia for the link]
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Please click "Thanks" if it works for you.

Use connectify, i am using it
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium

DJoptimus-One said:
Use connectify, i am using it
Sent from my LG-P500 using xda premium
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Connectify requires Win7, I'm running WinXP. Also, connectify does not support all adapters.
You can checkout the list of adapters which supports connectify:
http://support.connectify.me/home?page=2
Also, was referring to Ad-Hoc, not "Access Point".

Maybe this can help you as it is xp compatible.
http://www.virtual-ap.com/

ashishv said:
Maybe this can help you as it is xp compatible.
http://www.virtual-ap.com/
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Will definitely give it a try . Anyway, about the "G3 AdHoc Wifi Thread" by "jinxskore", it supports even old onboard laptop adapters which is why we definitely need this. You don't need to download any additional application/software....it will detect the AdHoc like an access point which is absolutely cool. Google could have added that with their updates but God knows why not.
I still think one of our dev should make one. I would if I could but I just started using android a month back and rooted yesterday.

Ad-hoc support for Android
Flash this
www.mediafire.com/?939dy6dzmmc2vkp
M using it
N It works perfectly
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App

What is adhoc?
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seriousia said:
Ad-hoc support for Android
Flash this
www.mediafire.com/?939dy6dzmmc2vkp
M using it
N It works perfectly
Sent from my LG-P500 using XDA App
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Thanks a ton. Before I proceed, is it possible to just copy it through "Root Explorer" instead of flashing it? This is because I'm on stock 2.2.2 rooted and planning to stick with it for a while.
Also, is there a post dedicated to this particular "supplicant"? Would be really handy if there is one. If not, you could make a sticky
Okay, replaced the wpa_supplicant using "Root Explorer" and YES I can confirm it is working. Thanks a ton.

virusshah1997 said:
What is adhoc?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_ad_hoc_network
Here, I was referring to "PC-to-Phone" wireless connection which allows internet sharing from the PC to the Phone (not Phone-to-PC) without using any particular OS (eg. Win7) or PC Software (eg. Connectify).
Take a look at the link in the original thread and you'll get the idea of what the post is all about.

novas242001 said:
Thanks a ton. Before I proceed, is it possible to just copy it through "Root Explorer" instead of flashing it? This is because I'm on stock 2.2.2 rooted and planning to stick with it for a while.
Also, is there a post dedicated to this particular "supplicant"? Would be really handy if there is one. If not, you could make a sticky
Okay, replaced the wpa_supplicant using "Root Explorer" and YES I can confirm it is working. Thanks a ton.
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Wlcm bro
Sent from my LG-P500
Sonygenmod 1.2 Final

problem
so i am able to see the adhoc network i have at home, but now my issue is i am apparently unable to connect to said network. i click connect and it just dismisses the prompt, but with no change to my connection state. ive rebooted the phone many times, disabled data to ensure nothing is coming from 3g, and tried multiple times, so now im at a loss. im also unaware if this has affected my ability to connect to regular networks as i have none available to test right now. any help would be great tho, im still learning my way around adb but these are the commands i used.
adb remount
adb push system/bin/wpa_supplicant /system/bin/wpa_supplicant
adb shell chmod 755 /system/bin/wpa_supplicant
and i was instructed to use this as well but it came with an error
adb shell chown system.wifi /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
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so i tried again with that chown command after a restart and it went through, and now it still sees the adhoc network, but once i try to connect it just adds it to the bottom of the list saying out of range, and i try again with no results..
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maybe someone could provide me with this as an edify ready zip? i couldnt use the other because my recovery doesnt support amend anymore. that would be awesome

Where I can download connectify ....
Mahesh....Android Freek...

mvgadagi said:
Where I can download connectify ....
Mahesh....Android Freek...
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Google it my friend.

I have a Vista machine.
1) First of all I enabled sharing of LAN card
2) Wifi & LAN were not getting enabled at same time (LAN was given auto precedence), issue was resolved by disabling switching of LAN/WLAN in BIOS
3) Installed Connectify
4) configured it to share my LAN connection over WIFI
Simple!
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For setting up proxy in my optimus, I used ProxyDroid.

[/COLOR]maybe someone could provide me with this as an edify ready zip? i couldnt use the other because my recovery doesnt support amend anymore. that would be awesome
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i have attached the edify ready zip of wpa adhoc
and if u need to convert amend script to edify use the other attachment found via googling
i have flashed this but unfortunately i could connect to ad hoc(of my laptop) only once and that too couldnt access the internet.
Now whenever i make ad hoc from my lappy the option of 'share your internet connection' is not present at all!

My phone is a LG p500 rooted, android 2.3.3 original LG ROM, and my sdcard is partioned, I've not updated the kernel yet... I have used ES File Explorer since Root Explorer is now paid and I have no credit card.
I've tried a wpa_supplicant from another forum and now my android just keeps rebooting.
I set the airplane mode and could use ES File Explorer again to restore original file, but, anyway, my phone just works in 3G networks... whenever I turn on the wifi, the phone reboots....
What exactly is this wpa_supplicant, what it does? in linux terms?
Anyway, I'm gonna give a try in this one in this thread...
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Update:
Meanwhile, i found out why my original wpa_supplicant was not working... it seems it is not a file, as i was wondering, it is a program... and when i gave it permissions to override, i set wr-wr-wr... but as a program, it must have the EXECUTION permission: wrx-wrx-wrx ... now my wi-fi is working again... but, still, not detecting ad-hoc ...
anyway, i can try again with differente version i backed up my original, and now i know how to fix it...
in case of success, i post here!
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Update:
ad-hoc now working! \o/
there are many threads about this subject, so, to help others noobs like me, some notes:
1) root your phone
2) download ES File Explorer on market. it's a free (and very good) alternative to Root Explorer
3) its a good idea to turn off wifi now. better, set airplane mode.
4) in the configs of ES File Explorer, if your phone is rooted, there is an option to mount the /system directory with permissions to write/read and another option to see hidden files. check them on.
5) now, you should navigate to /system/bin/wpa_supplicant and save a copy of this file in a secure location.
6) back to system/bin/wpa_supplicant, press long and in its properties, you can change the permissions of the file to rwx-rwx-rwx
7) now you can copy the wpa_supplicant you found in this forum, to that location, and override the original (dont worry, if you have a backup, its reversible)
8) again, check the permissions of the new wpa_supplicant. it must be rwx-rwx-rwx too. (it's a program, the "x" is needed to execute)
9) that all. it now should work. ad-hoc networks are marked with a (*)... in my case, worked perfectly. My phone is a LG P500 android 2.3.3 original rom.
10) in case of any errors, just try another version of wpa_supplicant, there are some versions here. or, just restore your original wpa_supplicant. remember the permissions.
11) if you have the android sdk in your pc, you can run adb shell wpa_supplicant -v and find out your version... v5 or v6 ... in this forum there are modified wpa_supplicant in versions 5 and 6 ... use the correct according to your rom...

no ta transferring
pfrolim said:
My phone is a LG p500 rooted, android 2.3.3 original LG ROM, and my sdcard is partioned, I've not updated the kernel yet... I have used ES File Explorer since Root Explorer is now paid and I have no credit card.
I've tried a wpa_supplicant from another forum and now my android just keeps rebooting.
I set the airplane mode and could use ES File Explorer again to restore original file, but, anyway, my phone just works in 3G networks... whenever I turn on the wifi, the phone reboots....
What exactly is this wpa_supplicant, what it does? in linux terms?
Anyway, I'm gonna give a try in this one in this thread...
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Update:
Meanwhile, i found out why my original wpa_supplicant was not working... it seems it is not a file, as i was wondering, it is a program... and when i gave it permissions to override, i set wr-wr-wr... but as a program, it must have the EXECUTION permission: wrx-wrx-wrx ... now my wi-fi is working again... but, still, not detecting ad-hoc ...
anyway, i can try again with differente version i backed up my original, and now i know how to fix it...
in case of success, i post here!
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Update:
ad-hoc now working! \o/
there are many threads about this subject, so, to help others noobs like me, some notes:
1) root your phone
2) download ES File Explorer on market. it's a free (and very good) alternative to Root Explorer
3) its a good idea to turn off wifi now. better, set airplane mode.
4) in the configs of ES File Explorer, if your phone is rooted, there is an option to mount the /system directory with permissions to write/read and another option to see hidden files. check them on.
5) now, you should navigate to /system/bin/wpa_supplicant and save a copy of this file in a secure location.
6) back to system/bin/wpa_supplicant, press long and in its properties, you can change the permissions of the file to rwx-rwx-rwx
7) now you can copy the wpa_supplicant you found in this forum, to that location, and override the original (dont worry, if you have a backup, its reversible)
8) again, check the permissions of the new wpa_supplicant. it must be rwx-rwx-rwx too. (it's a program, the "x" is needed to execute)
9) that all. it now should work. ad-hoc networks are marked with a (*)... in my case, worked perfectly. My phone is a LG P500 android 2.3.3 original rom.
10) in case of any errors, just try another version of wpa_supplicant, there are some versions here. or, just restore your original wpa_supplicant. remember the permissions.
11) if you have the android sdk in your pc, you can run adb shell wpa_supplicant -v and find out your version... v5 or v6 ... in this forum there are modified wpa_supplicant in versions 5 and 6 ... use the correct according to your rom...
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only it is connecting but no data transferring i am using connectify 3.3 pro to establish ad hoc connection
and running on gb stock and window xp home edition sp3
what I am missing

Install the wifiadhocenabler app from market, this perfectly works on my O1
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ramblaklash said:
Install the wifiadhocenabler app from market, this perfectly works on my O1
Sent from my LG-P500 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5
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apk removed from play store. can u upload it ???

You find the answer with google. It works for me

[Q] How to connect Galaxy Tab 7.7 to ad-hoc wireless AP?

I know that Android cannot connect to ad-hoc wireless AP and there are hacks that replace wpa_supplicant module with a modified one after root. However I am new to Android and also my P6800 (Galaxy tab 7.7) is also relatively new, I don't know which wpa_supplicant version it uses and where the modified version is? Is there anyone who modified P6800 successfully and can connect to adhoc AP?
I also appriciate a detailed instruction from how to root till replacing this module as I am not familiar with these operations.
By the way after root can I upgrade firmware when it is released?
Thank you all for the help!

Push up for more attention

push push!

this forum is so quiet?

push....

olivex said:
push....
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Well idk, just wanted to help you push! Push! LMAO.
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Shimizux said:
Well idk, just wanted to help you push! Push! LMAO.
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Yeah, push! push! PYAU.

pump!!

Bump bump bump

Nobody has answer?

Galaxy Tab 7.7 Ad-Hoc enablement in progress
I've rooted my 7.7 tab using the instructions from Pocketnow (very easy and quick). They are specific to the 7.7 tab. I would post the link but I'm not allowed as a new poster!
I'm about to manually copy a new wpa_supplicant file using Root Browser (free from Google Play).
I'll let you know what happens!
Edit:
Managed to copy over the original file but the one I used is obviously not compatible as I couldn't enable WiFi afterwards. It's probably to do with the versions. I'll have to do some more research!

jonnynorris said:
I've rooted my 7.7 tab using the instructions from Pocketnow (very easy and quick). They are specific to the 7.7 tab. I would post the link but I'm not allowed as a new poster!
I'm about to manually copy a new wpa_supplicant file using Root Browser (free from Google Play).
I'll let you know what happens!
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That's great! I will be right here waiting!

jonnynorris said:
Managed to copy over the original file but the one I used is obviously not compatible as I couldn't enable WiFi afterwards. It's probably to do with the versions. I'll have to do some more research!
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OK, thanks, this is what I worried, I don't know which one is the good version for 7.7. But have you backed up the original one and restored it?
I also want to know which root you used, if you cannot post link can you remove 'http://www' so it will not be regarded as a link (like I do below)?
There is one worry about root, some people said after root, if you uninstall busybox, wifi will not work:
thegalaxytabforum.com/index.php?/topic/9039-galaxy-tab-gt-p6800/

This is the root I used:
pocketnow.com/android/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-77-without-kies-or-odin
I installed superuser as suggested and WiFi still worked ok (not ad-hoc yet though, obviously!).
It didn't take long at all for the root to be applied.
I'm just attepting a wpa_supplicant that is confirmed working on the 10.1 tab so will let you know...
Edit:
Just tried this:
androidtablethacks.com/android-tablet-hacks/how-to-enable-adhoc-wifi-on-android-tablets/
but no joy for the 7.7.
I now have two alternative versions of the wpa_supplicant file and neither allows Wifi to re-enable after reboot. Restoring to the original file has worked no problem so I haven't needed to re-flash my tab.
I will try to get hold of a 7.7 specific version.

I'm thinking that the only solution may be to get a MiFi unit that will run an infrastructure network that can be detected by the SGT7.7.
I will keep investigating a wpa_supplicant solution.

jonnynorris said:
This is the root I used:
pocketnow.com/android/how-to-root-the-samsung-galaxy-tab-77-without-kies-or-odin
I installed superuser as suggested and WiFi still worked ok (not ad-hoc yet though, obviously!).
It didn't take long at all for the root to be applied.
I'm just attepting a wpa_supplicant that is confirmed working on the 10.1 tab so will let you know...
Edit:
Just tried this:
androidtablethacks.com/android-tablet-hacks/how-to-enable-adhoc-wifi-on-android-tablets/
but no joy for the 7.7.
I now have two alternative versions of the wpa_supplicant file and neither allows Wifi to re-enable after reboot. Restoring to the original file has worked no problem so I haven't needed to re-flash my tab.
I will try to get hold of a 7.7 specific version.
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Thank you. So there is no good version for 7.7 yet?
As for root, superuser is OK, but the problem is on busybox. I also saw some different versions of root packages, some of which claims to not have busybox inside.

olivex said:
Thank you. So there is no good version for 7.7 yet?
As for root, superuser is OK, but the problem is on busybox. I also saw some different versions of root packages, some of which claims to not have busybox inside.
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I have come across multiple versions of the wpa_supplicant file but I have not found one that enables ad-hoc on the 7.7 yet. As someone else posted elsewhere, they are a much smaller file size than the stock one (>500kb).
I have not used busybox at all. Once I rooted my device I installed Superuser from the marketplace. This manages all my root permissions.
I have also installed Root Browser to allow file and permissions manipulation of wpa_supplicant.

jonnynorris said:
I have come across multiple versions of the wpa_supplicant file but I have not found one that enables ad-hoc on the 7.7 yet. As someone else posted elsewhere, they are a much smaller file size than the stock one (>500kb).
I have not used busybox at all. Once I rooted my device I installed Superuser from the marketplace. This manages all my root permissions.
I have also installed Root Browser to allow file and permissions manipulation of wpa_supplicant.
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When I used ipad, it was so convenient to connect to the ad-hoc wifi spot that my Nokia E72 shared. Now with 7.7 I am totally blocked on the way. I can put my IM card into 7.7 to get Internet, but 7.7 is not a convenient phone...
Maybe we have to wait...
Edit: It seems your root.zip (614kb) already includes superuser and busybox.

[REQUEST] Add WiFi Direct

I was on the go and had no access to cables/internet and needed to transfer a file to the tablet from my phone and it needed to be done wirelessly and i can't for the life of me accomplish this with the transformer, the was very easy to do with the phone and Nexus 7 using WiFi Direct. Read this to get more background on my issue, I'm just wondering if one of you devs can add WiFi Direct back with some sort of CWM flashable zip for the latest JB WW stock ROM.
I know this will work with CM9/10, but I have the JB update and don't want to risk bricking the tablet and want to stay stock and i want want to get any apps to start a FTP server.

jebise101 said:
I was on the go and had no access to cables/internet and needed to transfer a file to the tablet from my phone and it needed to be done wirelessly and i can't for the life of me accomplish this with the transformer, the was very easy to do with the phone and Nexus 7 using WiFi Direct. Read this to get more background on my issue, I'm just wondering if one of you devs can add WiFi Direct back with some sort of CWM flashable zip for the latest JB WW stock ROM.
I know this will work with CM9/10, but I have the JB update and don't want to risk bricking the tablet and want to stay stock and i want want to get any apps to start a FTP server.
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I Dont no what the app is called off hand.but with some searching i'm sure you can find it. itts even listed in application thread here on xda. but with this app.you can do file transfer to another devices like wifi direct with out having wifi nor data available. what it does is opens up a wireless hotspot on one device. once again even without wifi or data available and you don't even need the service from your carrior..
its pretty niffty. sorry don't no have the name of app. but i no theres at least 2 diff ones.

try ES File explorer

trevor7428 said:
I Dont no what the app is called off hand.but with some searching i'm sure you can find it. itts even listed in application thread here on xda. but with this app.you can do file transfer to another devices like wifi direct with out having wifi nor data available. what it does is opens up a wireless hotspot on one device. once again even without wifi or data available and you don't even need the service from your carrior..
its pretty niffty. sorry don't no have the name of app. but i no theres at least 2 diff ones.
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Thanks for the hint :s
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[Q] Spoof MAC Address on 5.0 Lollipop?

Does anybody know how to change the MAC address on a VZW M8 running 5.0? Or on a phone running 5.0 in general? I'd appreciate any help you can give me.
I'm trying to change my phone's MAC address so that I can spoof a "Nintendo Zone" hotspot and get some of the freebie-goodies for my 3DS from home using my phone as a hotspot. The process is pretty straight forward (Make a hotspot, name it "attwifi", change the MAC to something Nintendo uses, get goodies.), but I'm having trouble getting the MAC address changed. Most tutorials have you use a terminal emulator with busybox to change it via command, or a hex editor to change the MAC address in a specific file, but I've not had any luck with either approach. Even the apps on the Play Store seem to fail. My guess is that it has something to do with Lollipop likely changing how MAC addresses are stored and used.
I've tried just about everything I could find, and am running out of ideas as well as ways to phrase the question to google to try looking this up myself. If anybody could tell me how to do this, or give me some pointers, that'd be great.
Also, in case it needs to be said: I am rooted, and unlocked with busybox installed. I've got the stock rom still, with TWRP if any of that matters.
Also, also. I realize this is a repost of my question in the HTC M8 VZW forum, and apologize for that. I'd have deleted the previous, but I can't seem to find out how. Either way, I figure this issue probably has less to do the the HTC M8 phone itself, and more so with Lollipop 5.0 as a whole, making this a better forum to ask in. Hope that isn't a problem.

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LittleCatman said:
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Try using ChamelMac from the google play. Or you can search for MAC Spoofer android ans see what you get.

janekmuric said:
Try using ChamelMac from the google play. Or you can search for MAC Spoofer android ans see what you get.
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I've already tried about a dozen different MAC Spoofers on the Play Store, but none of them actually seem to work. I'm pretty sure something with 5.0 has changed the way MAC addresses are used.

LittleCatman said:
I've already tried about a dozen different MAC Spoofers on the Play Store, but none of them actually seem to work. I'm pretty sure something with 5.0 has changed the way MAC addresses are used.
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have you tried Chainfire's "Pry-Fi" app on google play?

simonbigwave said:
have you tried Chainfire's "Pry-Fi" app on google play?
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I recommend not using Pry-Fi by chainfire. After first use on a Nexus 5 running rooted stock ROM v5.1.1, it permanently broke Wi-Fi functions (setting would not turn on). After extensive web research and troubleshooting, I had to reflash the ROM and wipe the device to get it working again.
If you do install Pry-Fi, I warn app users to get a full backup and know how to restore before installing.
Chainfire has done great work in the community, but Pry-Fi app is no longer great.

fleece said:
I recommend not using Pry-Fi by chainfire. After first use on a Nexus 5 running rooted stock ROM v5.1.1, it permanently broke Wi-Fi functions (setting would not turn on). After extensive web research and troubleshooting, I had to reflash the ROM and wipe the device to get it working again.
If you do install Pry-Fi, I warn app users to get a full backup and know how to restore before installing.
Chainfire has done great work in the community, but Pry-Fi app is no longer great.
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well people should backup before doing anything anyway. for me, i used pryfi no problems at all.

yes , cm12 not work..