Any AOSP/AOKP/CM based ROM (or any app) to get usb tethering ? - AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

hi guys,
I just installed CM 10.2 on my Evita - and for the most part I love it. There is just one problem - I work very frequently from coffee shops and need to tether with USB to be able to run it all day (wifi tethering consumes too much power even on connecting to the laptop).
Is there any non-Sense based ROM that lets me get USB tethering ? Or is there any app that allows me to do it ? Doesnt matter if it is paid.
(although I would rather contribute that money to someone who can fix the CM kernel in the first place)

easytether and pdanet should still work fine. i have easytether installed now on illusionrom. built-in usb tether should work on operating systems vista and later, it won't work on xp or earlier though.

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Vegan + Pershoot kernel = the win

Guys I just wanted to report that my Gtab is up and rockin with everthing I need to do work, play, etc..
I am running VeganTab 5 Beta, pershoots 2.6.32.28 - VFPv3_FP - Gtab/Zpad kernel, i was able to get vpn connections working last night (cisco vpn), I did the calibration screen fix and this made my tab seem brand new!
I got cifs running, I am excited!
I need to say thank you to all the Dev's out there that work hard every day to make all this possible.
On question, how do you get usb keyboards to work with this kernel.
Ed
Just plug it in... I have had no issues with USB keyboards.
Cryofix said:
Guys I just wanted to report that my Gtab is up and rockin with everthing I need to do work, play, etc..
I am running VeganTab 5 Beta, pershoots 2.6.32.28 - VFPv3_FP - Gtab/Zpad kernel, i was able to get vpn connections working last night (cisco vpn), I did the calibration screen fix and this made my tab seem brand new!
I got cifs running, I am excited!
I need to say thank you to all the Dev's out there that work hard every day to make all this possible.
On question, how do you get usb keyboards to work with this kernel.
Ed
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i tred several usb keyboards and none work
i plug in a usb stick and it works
Just tested an old HP USB keyboard have latest vegan and Pershoot kernel and no issues...Do you have USB Debugging on or Off? Try wiping your Data (will lose all apps make sure you make a backup) and/or Cache partition in CWM
Cryofix said:
i tred several usb keyboards and none work
i plug in a usb stick and it works
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stanglx said:
Just tested an old HP USB keyboard have latest vegan and Pershoot kernel and no issues...Do you have USB Debugging on or Off? Try wiping your Data (will lose all apps make sure you make a backup) and/or Cache partition in CWM
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Should debugging be on or off for this to work?
I rebooted and its working now.
here is a thought on this, I had the tab connected via USB for adb with debug on, when I disconnected both USB icons remained active for some reason (debugging and storage) maybe something didn't unhook?
after a reboot keyboard works fine.
also had another small issue, using vpn connection (get-a-robot-vpnc) after I disconnected the vpn I had to shut down wireless and start it back up again for it to work without the vpn.
Cryofix said:
I rebooted and its working now.
here is a thought on this, I had the tab connected via USB for adb with debug on, when I disconnected both USB icons remained active for some reason (debugging and storage) maybe something didn't unhook?
after a reboot keyboard works fine.
also had another small issue, using vpn connection (get-a-robot-vpnc) after I disconnected the vpn I had to shut down wireless and start it back up again for it to work without the vpn.
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I have the same problem with Vegan5.1 and Peshoot Kernel that I can't clean disconnect the Cisco VPN. I just disable the wifi, and re-enable to kill the vpn.
Noticed it happened again tonight, my kid unplugged my keyboard to play angry birds, then when i plugged it back in it didnt work.
I could not connect to my home network without restarting wireless.
these are no great problems by any means just putting it out there, I also cant post in the dev forum yet =)
I'm running Vegan-Tab Beta 5.1, and had trouble with VPN being able to connect. I installed pershoot 2.6.32.29 and not VPN connects. However it pukes out after a couple of seconds. This seems to be the same issue everyone is reporting with pptp client on android. I do have encryption enabled, as this is the only thing my company supports. And I'm connecting to a Windows VPN host. Consequently my unrooted droid phone also exhibits this same behavior. And there is a google code bug for this 4607. Does someone have a work around, or an idea on how to fix this on my gtab? I have to use encryption, and that's what seems to be broken.
Thanks

Linux/Ubuntu USB tethering - how-to?

I've been trying to use the built-in USB tethering with Ubuntu 10.10 without any luck. On my previous Android phones (EVO, Nexus One), all I had to do was plug in the phone, select Internet Connection Mode or USB Tethering, and Ubuntu would automatically find a new connection (Auto usb0). That's it...no config needed.
The Thunderbolt has been another story. I can't get Ubuntu to see an internet connection for anything.
Can anyone shed any light on this? I'd really prefer to use the built-in tethering rather than go to something like EasyTether or PdaNet.
I'd still say easytether
All I have to do is type easytether connect and bam
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Me too
I also have been trying desperately to make this work too, since it worked so well with my Eris and other phones. I think the problem lies in the proprietary HTC drivers - it seems that the driver built into LibUSB for cellular modems doesn't play nice with the HTC software. In Windows, there is an executable that installs the driver, and I have been thinking that I might be able to make it work using Ndiswrapper, but I have not had time to play around with it a whole lot.
I suspect that a release will come along eventually to update libUSB to work with the new HTC software, but in the mean time, EasyTether works great. I made a quicklaunch icon in gnome panel that links to the the EasyTether connection script - it will have to do until I can get native tethering to work.
If anyone else is working on this, I'd be willing to lend a hand with testing and troubleshooting.
Seems like I have the same problem with Ubuntu 10.10 and my rooted HD2 running Android. I think it has got something to do with the RDNIS drivers or something ??? Easytether is no option because it works for like 5 minutes then I need to restart the connection to get it working again ( very annoying ). I would much rather prefer to use the inbuilt tethering option on my rooted phone than yet another pointless piece of software. Maybe another Linux distro that supports this way of tethering ???
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[Q] USB tethering on SK4G?

just wondering if there is any way to get usb tethering working on Linux. My last phone (LG Optimus T) worked out of the box, but my SK4G has never tethered. I've tried on Ubuntu, Debian and OpenSuSE to no avail. FWIW I just tried tethering on my old phone and it does not work either, but that could be because I am running an unstable ICS build. The last time I used it, I was on Cyanogenmod7.1 and everything was fine.
Could it be a kernel module is no longer present in the generic Linux kernel? Weird thing is though that I just built the latest kernel and made sure the Android modules were included and still, no tethering.
PDA Net works fine on OSX. I don't have a Windows install to test with though so I can't confirm whether it works on Windows.
I do believe PDA net works in Windows, but I've never been able to do any kind of usb tethering in Ubuntu. I was under the impression it just doesn't work, unless someone else knows a way?
All you should need is a generic "NDIS" driver. Not sure if one exists for *nix or not, but I would think one would.
The Sidekick is just really not a good phone when it comes to drivers and things like that.
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InvisibleNinja98 said:
The Sidekick is just really not a good phone when it comes to drivers and things like that.
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...but for USB Tether that shouldn't matter. The generic ALL SAMSUNG PHONES driver should work, and on top of that, the generic NDIS driver should work with ANY android phone. (again, there is a generic Microsoft NDIS driver for windows, not sure about *nix, but I'd be very surprised if such a thing didn't exist)
not to split hairs but incorrect on all accounts. There is no need whatsoever to use NDIS drivers since Android support is built specifically into the Linux kernel. NDIS is not really a solution that is used anymore. The vast majority of regular ethernet and Wifi NICs work out of the box with the exception of some that have proprietary kernel modules that aren't shipped by default with distros due to licensing conflicts.
that being said, USB tethering is a whole different ball game. And as far back as Ubuntu 9.10 USB tethering has worked out of the box on Android phones. But since I think 11.04 (probably with kernel 2.34 I believe) it has ceased working. I came across a kernel patch for the USB ethernet modules used by Android devices, but I have yet to have any success with tethering, even on the patched kernel.
As I said, I don't have a Windows install on any of my computers, we're all Linux and OSX here. PDA Net works just fine on OSX.
wired tether doesn't work on my old phone either, but that may be because it's running a very bleeding edge unstable ROM.
Interesting. All I know is my CarPC uses tinyXP which includes no drivers. I downloaded the microsoft NDIS driver (just a .inf file), and it allowed my USB Tether to start working. I hope that clue helps you in your search for a solution.
UPDATE: Actually, I guess this most recent reinstall I did use samsung drivers. The drivers I used are attached in a zip. I know it's not *nix drivers, but maybe it will help you find the right thing.

[SOLVED] internet sharing, wifi, usb, linux and other problems

Hi all,
I love my phone, and the roms all these prouds guys are releasing out there. I'm currently on CM9 by Dhiru (alpha12).
My problem is that i really need the thetering feature that Android OS provide; is necessary for me, but i faced a lot of problems with my i9003!
when i was in GB Stock, i was able to share internet via Wifi and Bluetooth to my linux box (yeah, i'm on linux) without any issue, but for the usb theter (the best way to do it for battery and security related stuff) i hadn't any luck. I passed to CM9 for all the features it provides, for the good loking and couse is really better that GB in all parts!
But now, i not only be unable to theter via usb if also with bluetooth and wifi!!! wah
So now i would like to know if someone can point me in the right direction to find a way to use theter on my phone!!
Ah, no WEP tether here plz
P.S.
with a galaxy y i can succesfully usb tether on my box...
P.P.S
srr for my awful english
Use a 3rd party app for internet tethering!
Tethering in Cm9 alpha12 don't work. Its a known bug. You can use apps from play store.
Sent from my GT-i9003
amifiq said:
Tethering in Cm9 alpha12 don't work. Its a known bug. You can use apps from play store.
Sent from my GT-i9003
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wifi tethering with third party apps works only because set the wifi in ad-hoc mode instead master mode, and i won't to set my shared connection in this way, also because of WEP enc.
The usb tethering apps works only (i suppose couse never tried) for private driver installation; that means no universal way, that mean i need to install these apps and proprietary drivers on the machine i want to use, and again is not feasable!
so, these 2 options are not a solution.
And i have to say that the usb tethering seems to be broken in linux on i9003, couse i can succesfully usb tether (wifi ofcourse work) from a galaxy next!
Try this app. The phone was recognized without doing anything when I used it (linux, I had to install Samsung drivers on Windows)
wow
loSconosciuto said:
Try app. The phone was recognized without doing anything when I used it (linux, I had to install Samsung drivers on Windows)
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You're Brilliant!!! this app worked almost flawlessy!!
On my archlinux box i had only to enable usb0 via ifconfig and ask dhcpcd for the ip!!!
Really, u solved a tons f problems! very thanks! i wanna dig about this app and why the embedded way is not working properly
OT
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j0llyb0x said:
You're Brilliant!!! this app worked almost flawlessy!!
On my archlinux box i had only to enable usb0 via ifconfig and ask dhcpcd for the ip!!!
Really, u solved a tons f problems! very thanks! i wanna dig about this app and why the embedded way is not working properly
OT
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It worked for me.
I tried native thetering on my laptop using a network-manager (useful when you have to manage several wifi networks..) and everything worked without really doing anything, no ifconfig, dhcpd etc, I just plugged the phone. Maybe if you do things manually there's something extra to do, I've never tried it because in my case "no network-manager => cable avaible => no need of thetering", but I might try one day.
Anyway the app I suggested is working great, it's as fast as native thetering, at least it was fast when I used it, it has a very nice interface and it bypass all the thetering restrictions your provider might set ;D
The only problem I have with it is that whenever I use it, I need to toggle "USB debug" to make this one work again without a reboot, but that's a minor thing. And another thing I noticed is that (in CyanogenMod) even though the data usage is correctly calculated, there's no "android-usb-theter" in the list and the traffic is equally spread. But as long as it keep tracks of it it's ok.
To edit the title: edit the first post > "Go advanced" and there you should see the option.
Mmh dunno,
but i'm on Chanogen 9 with i9003, and on a ubuntu box and network-manager running i hadn't any luck with the native theter, intead, with a galaxy mini it worked with both system out of the box... maybe is my phone
loSconosciuto said:
Try this app. The phone was recognized without doing anything when I used it (linux, I had to install Samsung drivers on Windows)
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Tried this app.. Tethering works fine, but my external sd card, that is my micro sd does not show up on my comp (running Windows) in usb mass storage anymore.
When I installed this app and connected it to the it installed a mass storage driver, maybe that is responsible. How do u fix it??
ivAnash said:
Tried this app.. Tethering works fine, but my external sd card, that is my micro sd does not show up on my comp (running Windows) in usb mass storage anymore.
When I installed this app and connected it to the it installed a mass storage driver, maybe that is responsible. How do u fix it??
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Mmh, why did you use it if usb tethering is working fine under windows?
yes, probably is that driver that force to use it; did you used to have mass storage working before using that app?
and the drivers, was provided by the software itself, asked by windows or what? where did you got it?
can you just uninstall it and try if work again?
I installed the tethering app.. when I connect the phone to the comp after that, the driver gets installed on its own ..and the external SD does not show up any more .. Both storage work fine in mass storage mode prior to the above driver installation ..

[Q] Tether a rooted TF700 to a rooted Android phone via USB

Hi,
I have a rooted TF700 and a rooted Nexus S both running CM10.1. Is it possible to connect a USB cable from the dock of the Infinity to the Nexus S and use its network connection? If I plug a cable in then the USB tethering option in Settings is greyed out.
I imagine this would involve the use of a different kernel - I'm willing to try and make my own if I need to and someone can point out what config option needs to be compiled in.
steev
daviessm said:
Hi,
I have a rooted TF700 and a rooted Nexus S both running CM10.1. Is it possible to connect a USB cable from the dock of the Infinity to the Nexus S and use its network connection? If I plug a cable in then the USB tethering option in Settings is greyed out.
I imagine this would involve the use of a different kernel - I'm willing to try and make my own if I need to and someone can point out what config option needs to be compiled in.
steev
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If you do it, add the ability for two android devices to be connected together, one as host and the other as attached media device or attached storage so they can exchange files.
Regarding internet sharing, I do this now with my tab and my phone but over wifi. I just toggle my phones wifi hotspot (or you can tether for free with PDANet and FoxFi; depends on carrier - on Verizon fails to be able to download market apps so was dysfunctional for me) and connect the tabs wifi to the phones wifi shared internet (definition of a wifi hotspot). Waaaay better, no wires. And works on stock or unlocked/rooted/ROMd.
elfaure said:
If you do it, add the ability for two android devices to be connected together, one as host and the other as attached media device or attached storage so they can exchange files.
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This is already possible using the Prime/Infinity dock's USB port I believe. Using the micro USB port on the tablet itself would not be possible as it registers as a client not a host.
elfaure said:
Regarding internet sharing, I do this now with my tab and my phone but over wifi. I just toggle my phones wifi hotspot (or you can tether for free with PDANet and FoxFi; depends on carrier - on Verizon fails to be able to download market apps so was dysfunctional for me) and connect the tabs wifi to the phones wifi shared internet (definition of a wifi hotspot). Waaaay better, no wires. And works on stock or unlocked/rooted/ROMd.
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Yep, this already works fine using the built-in Android hotspot. My issue is that my phone's battery dies in a couple of hours doing this. I want to use USB because it would use much less power on both the phone and the tablet (and the phone would actually charge while plugged into the dock!).
Actually it seems to work already! I was being less than smart and had forgotten to turn on 'USB tether' on the phone. It's a pity there's no notification on the tablet to show it has an internet connection via USB though.

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