I have a HTC Droid Incredible which just got the Android 2.2 Froyo OTA update. Work PC runs Win XP SP3. I do not want to root my phone.
I am trialing easytether; haven't tried pdanet yet. Is there a way to tether the PC? I cannot install software on the PC because I don't have admin rights so USB tethering seems to be out. Froyo has Mobile Hotspot, but it seems to only work with Verizon's paid Mobile Broadband service. What about Bluetooth?
Does anybody have any ideas? Thanks.
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I know is a redundant question but I updated the ota and can't root is any way I can therther without needing the root phone and sprint hotspot service?
currently there is not a way to wirelessly tether with out sprint hotspot un rooted. I believe someone said pdanet still works to usb tether 3g but i have not tried it myself.
So I just attempted to use the wired tethering through FroYo. I got an error 67. Is there a certain thing I am supposed to do to get wired tethering to work through stock FroYo?
Or, do I need to use something like PDANet?
ritzbrie said:
So I just attempted to use the wired tethering through FroYo. I got an error 67. Is there a certain thing I am supposed to do to get wired tethering to work through stock FroYo?
Or, do I need to use something like PDANet?
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Well, there are several options. If you don't have root, PDANet, EasyTether, etc. are your best (only?) option and require installing a bit of software on the intended computer in addition to the phone; with root, you can additionally use apps like Wired Tether for root users, which should only need to install drivers on the computer.
davidlightle said:
Well, there are several options. If you don't have root, PDANet, EasyTether, etc. are your best (only?) option and require installing a bit of software on the intended computer in addition to the phone; with root, you can additionally use apps like Wired Tether for root users, which should only need to install drivers on the computer.
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Thanks. Well, now that 2.2 is rooted, I can just root and get the Wired Tether for root users.
how can you have a mobile hotspot without being rooted and if not possible is any temporary root apps or programs that i can install. Which bring me to this question as well, Is unrevoked a temporary root program?
You can do WIRED Tethering using free apps like PDAnet without being rooted, however free wireless tethering requires rooting.
And there is no "temporary Root." You're either rooted or not. Either way, you CAN unroot if you choose
PDAnet and EasyTether have a trial period of like a month? maybe. After that trial period is over, you can still use the software for USB Tether however you will not be able to connect to secure sites and have to purchase a one time license.
Greenfieldan said:
You can do WIRED Tethering using free apps like PDAnet without being rooted, however free wireless tethering requires rooting.
And there is no "temporary Root." You're either rooted or not. Either way, you CAN unroot if you choose
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It's easy enough to unroot if you ever need to take the phone in for warranty stuff. Read up and watch some movies on thedroiddemos dot com for more info. Do a good week or more's worth of research before you make your decision. Most of the problems you might run into have been run into before and have been solved or prevented with updates to the things you'll load to the phone.
Good luck!
Kendrick89 said:
how can you have a mobile hotspot without being rooted and if not possible is any temporary root apps or programs that i can install. Which bring me to this question as well, Is unrevoked a temporary root program?
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Z4root is a temporary root app, but unrevoked is not. you could part $30 for tether, not that I would
I was wondering if anyone has gotten the stock usb tethering on the shift ports unlocked or got wifi tether to work. im currently running kingsrom shift unleashed 4g and would like to be able to tether. I love the rom but really dislike not being able to tether. any help would be greatly appreciated. anytime i try to use wifi tether app it says im not rooted which is not correct obviously lol..
hatchguy06 said:
I was wondering if anyone has gotten the stock usb tethering on the shift ports unlocked or got wifi tether to work. im currently running kingsrom shift unleashed 4g and would like to be able to tether. I love the rom but really dislike not being able to tether. any help would be greatly appreciated. anytime i try to use wifi tether app it says im not rooted which is not correct obviously lol..
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I know when i fist rooted my phone i keep getting the your not rooted error and to fix it i downloaded an updated busybox. You can find an app on the market called busybox installer and download the most current one they have and it should fix your problem as for the unlocked tether i have not been able to find any unlock for anything above froyo hopefully it will be soon for gingerbread to get cracked
I have a evo with 2.3.3 and i know there are plenty of ways on windows to root this thing. What about mac? Is there a version of any rooting software to work on a mac to root gingerbread without installing parallels and windows?
Virtual Box and Ubuntu
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