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[Q] Get working wifi tether on CM 6.1

Any way to do this? I did a clean install and wiped EVERYTHING. Everything else on CM appears to be working except this.
Is there a kernel I can flash?

Download Barnacle from the Market.

blackknightavalon said:
Download Barnacle from the Market.
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Oh thanks, but I got it working doing this instead..
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gteye said:
I haven't been able to get tethering to work at all in stable, this is the first time using cyanogen, I didn't flash any RC's.
I wiped the cache and dalvik-cache and reflashed the rom twice.
If I don't turn on encryption my XP laptop connects but cannot get out anywhere.
If I turn on encryption, it never connects.
When I launch Wireless Tether the stock hotspot tethering icon appears in the taskbar along with the Wireless Tether icon and says "Click to configure".
I also tried the Stock HotSpot tethering app and that also did not work, same behavior.
I backed up and restored my APN's after it did not work to see if it helped but I had the same results.
I tried the stock kernal and also pershoot kernel and had the same results.
Wireless Tether is working fine on both stock rom and virtuous for me.
Any ideas?
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TRY THIS!!! Don't use the market app at all.. it disables the stock app. Uninstall wireless tether, reboot... then run stock app.
sinistersai4d4d said:
Update: It just started working... I had to uninstall Wireless Tether App and reboot. If you attempt to run Wireless Tether App first it disables the stock tether app. The Wireless Tether market app is not functional in CM, which is kind of annoying but so long as I can tether I guess I can forgo the desktop icon. So for people having issues, make sure you aren't running the Wireless Tether Market App, and if you do run it, you have to reboot before being able to run the stock tethering app. Just uninstall the other app if you have it.
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For an easy toggle, use the power widgets in the notification bar, and under CM settings enable the toggle "Wifi AP" to toggle wireless tether from the notification bar easily.

2.0.5pre3 works (i think 2.0.5pre8 does too).
They don't make the built in hotspot app/icon come up, and they work.
try one of those older versions.

ratchetrizzo said:
2.0.5pre3 works (i think 2.0.5pre8 does too).
They don't make the built in hotspot app/icon come up, and they work.
try one of those older versions.
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Is there really a benefit to using Barnacle or Wireless Tether? Is it harder for T-Mobile to track and monitor tethering?

sinistersai4d4d said:
Is there really a benefit to using Barnacle or Wireless Tether? Is it harder for T-Mobile to track and monitor tethering?
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Barnacle and the original Wifi Tether use your own data connection as a hotspot upon being granted root access. T-Mobile doesn't have a way to track this down the way they do with the stock hotspot feature.

blackknightavalon said:
Barnacle and the original Wifi Tether use your own data connection as a hotspot upon being granted root access. T-Mobile doesn't have a way to track this down the way they do with the stock hotspot feature.
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SOurce?
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sinistersai4d4d said:
SOurce?
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Here. This should work.

blackknightavalon said:
Here. This should work.
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So you're saying you have no source stating that T-Mobile can more easily track down tether usage with HotSpot, when compared to Barnacle and Wifi Tether? Or you're saying you made it up and were hoping that googling wifi tether would provide a source for something you guessing at?
Either way, thanks for your speculation.

I've heard the same about the stock WiFi tether app.
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[APP] AWESOME App for Wifi Tethering - Open Garden Wifi Tethering

i tested out all the wifi tethering apps and this one was by FAR the best. Fastest speeds. Easily allows 4g tethering. compared to barnacle, wifi tether, and wireless tether, and its Noticeably faster. I only tried it cuz I couldn't get the sprint hotspot hack on my ROM. So if you're in this group, or even not (speeds are very very comparable, if not faster, than sprint hotspot), TRY IT OUT!
NOTICE::: Requires GPS Permission, so USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!! see posts below, including mine - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17571902&postcount=30.
Heres the market link - https://market.android.com/details?id=og.android.tether&hl=en
WiFi Tethering
by OpenGarden, Inc.
50,000 downloads, 1911 ratings (4.4 avg)
Free
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Thanks! I'm using it now!

I will try it out for sure. Thanks
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This app is a good find, got me tethering my took with ease earlier today. Thanks for sharing this one!
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Yeah I like this better then wifi tether, but they used the exact same layout as wifi tether, lol, thanks open source

I like this one as well, becuase my ipod can connect to it.

it is basically the same layout as wifi tether and a few others..but it doesnt need to activate sprint hotspot. whenever it did that for me i had serious issues. plus this one gives faster speeds

FrankyFiggz27 said:
it is basically the same layout as wifi tether and a few others..but it doesnt need to activate sprint hotspot. whenever it did that for me i had serious issues. plus this one gives faster speeds
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Yup, the old one would require a wipe cache/dalvik in order to use native Hotspot so it definately caused some conflict. Just ran YouTube and there was no freezing or lag
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downloaded it but it gives me an error "unable to start tethering. Is your device 'rooted'" which it is, and wifi tether works fine (and yes, I am rooted). I'll have to play with it tomorrow and see if I can sort it out.

D`Nyed said:
downloaded it but it gives me an error "unable to start tethering. Is your device 'rooted'" which it is, and wifi tether works fine (and yes, I am rooted). I'll have to play with it tomorrow and see if I can sort it out.
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+1 Are you using cyanogenmod? I wonder if that's the issue...
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i think EH17 broke this app, i couldn't get it to broadcast a wifi connection and there is some text that comes up about a missing file in /data/.../ when i reinstalled.

It did that for me a few times, too, but when I re-launched the app*, it worked.
*relaunched as in, immediately after it gave me the error and closed; if you're using the Hurricane ROM, you should also download Root Checker from the Market - for some reason, even though BusyBox was supposed to be installed, it wasn't and I had to download a separate installer to make it all work.

Why does this app require permission to fine gps location?

Will try it. Hope it works better than wifi tether. Had it crash on me this weekend while power was out and totally destroyed my rom, not even restoring a back up would stop the force closes, also had journaling enabled.

Ma$etas said:
Why does this app require permission to fine gps location?
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Reason I'm not installing it

Ultro said:
Reason I'm not installing it
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Just keep your gps off lol. It's only required because the app requires root access. The app is safe...over 250,000 downloads and no complaints of safety issues

FrankyFiggz27 said:
Just keep your gps off lol. It's only required because the app requires root access. The app is safe...over 250,000 downloads and no complaints of safety issues
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So if i keep my gps off i shouldnt worry about anything then?
what about when i do turn it on why does it want the permission to fine my gps what does it need to locate me gps info for?
just cause 250K have downloaded doesnt make it safe just maybe no one has cared or even bothered to see what permissions it ask for all they cared for was having wifi tethering

Ma$etas said:
Why does this app require permission to fine gps location?
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http://opengarden.net/open-garden-mobile-apps/
lol: "You can view a map of our current users of the tethering application for Android: Open garden Wifi Tether Map"
http://opengarden.com/map/

Just used apktool and ran diff -ur -I '^ \.line [0-9]*$' wireless_tether_2_0_7/smali/ og.android.tether/smali/.
Now I'm pissed off.
A This is clearly based on wireless tether 2.x. This is a GPL violation, as they do not provide source code. How is opengarden different? There is code pertaining to wakelock handling, and:
B Functions that collect your GPS location and device id. I've browsed through their site, and they (claim) to have a plan to create a free public mesh network, but:
C They fail to mention this in the market description, or the app itself.
Since this modified GPL app, I am perfectly within my rights to modify the app, so I have removed all code pertaining to stats collection (as well as the FINE_LOCATION permission), and am posting this fork here, on the assumption that the wakelock handling makes this thing worthwhile.
Enjoy.

Has anyone tested this on a GB rom?

[Q] wifi hotspot not visible with tethering app

my devices cannot detect my wifi tether on rooted e4gt. Just installed calkulins rom v1.5a. the wifi tether app says its on but nothing. i tried messing with settings but got no results.
is anyone else experiencing this?

Let me tell you about my Wifi Tether experience with my E4GT.
I did the basic ROOT+CWM5 so I could run Wifi-Tether and Adfree.
I downloaded Wifi-Tether 2.0.7 Stable and it said it was on but my PC/Windows 7 box couldn't see it. My MacBook couldn't see it etc.
I snagged the 3.0.xxx Beta Wifi-Tether, whatever the newest Beta is and it worked.
*shrug*

kdoggy said:
Let me tell you about my Wifi Tether experience with my E4GT.
I did the basic ROOT+CWM5 so I could run Wifi-Tether and Adfree.
I downloaded Wifi-Tether 2.0.7 Stable and it said it was on but my PC/Windows 7 box couldn't see it. My MacBook couldn't see it etc.
I snagged the 3.0.xxx Beta Wifi-Tether, whatever the newest Beta is and it worked.
*shrug*
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still doesnt work, either way thanks for your reply.

Hmm... I just go to the Sprint Hotspot app and that works for me. I never downloaded any third-party apps to use.

No_Nickname90 said:
Hmm... I just go to the Sprint Hotspot app and that works for me. I never downloaded any third-party apps to use.
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i believe you have to pay for the sprint hotspot...i given enough money to them already.
either way thanks for your reply.

The newest beta of wifi tether works for me. Only problem I have with it is it still broadcasts an SSID after I shut it off. No data connection, just the SSID. I need to reboot to get it to stop. Aside from that little quirk, it works just fine.

_MetalHead_ said:
The newest beta of wifi tether works for me. Only problem I have with it is it still broadcasts an SSID after I shut it off. No data connection, just the SSID. I need to reboot to get it to stop. Aside from that little quirk, it works just fine.
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can you tell me where can i get this new beta version?

donp2700 said:
can you tell me where can i get this new beta version?
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3.1 beta 6
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

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Thanks for the link, but tether still is not visibe on other devices. on the attached screenshot it seems that hardly no data is available. Not sure what the problem is.
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its because it is an ad hoc wifi network. thats the issue.

drksilenc said:
its because it is an ad hoc wifi network. thats the issue.
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hahaha I was about to tell him that but waited to see if anyone else finally told him. Ok I am very confused so many people root their phones and say the wifi tether app does not work... I have put like 5 different roms and never had that issue. Also are you aware that the app on your rooted phone is hacked and you wont be charged for it.
Try this site for a CM7/AOSP fix I used to use

question if the sprint hotspot app hacked or are you talking about wifi tether

drksilenc said:
question if the sprint hotspot app hacked or are you talking about wifi tether
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OP was referring to Sprint Hotspot app and others are trying to give him some alternatives. Its seems many people have had issues getting it to work. I run Rogue kernel and have no issue. I have had no issue with no matter kernel/rom combo I use actually.

I had tough times getting the wifi tether to work. I went with a rom that hacks the hotspot. Much better imo. Now my OG Epic and my Epic Touch can run hot spots just fine.

drksilenc said:
its because it is an ad hoc wifi network. thats the issue.
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so is there a way around to fixing this?

No way of getting around that. Your computer should ne able to connect to adhoc mine does. As far had the sprint hotspot hack mostvof the roms out have the hack and tour comp should be able to see that as well... though its only a 3g connection 4g doesnt workvon it for now
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I flashed acs ROM and use sprints hotspot and it works fine.
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Wifi Tether on 2.3.6

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These are the current settings of my phone. Flashed Blend today and it's been great for the most part so far. There's no native wifi tether app, so I installed Wifi Tether.apk (I believe this is the most common, some ROMs even have this inbuilt.
I got it from http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/ and used QBKING's video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQpIxUxnCqU to install it. However, my wireless network SSID won't show up on the laptop. Any help would be appreciated. THANKS!!!

Because it's ICS modem, you need to change the device profile to 'Nexus CDMA'.

The Sprint hotspot app should work for WiFi tethering.

kobridge said:
Because it's ICS modem, you need to change the device profile to 'Nexus CDMA'.
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nexus CDMA didn't work. However, I allowed to do it on Epic 4G and it showed an ad-hoc network on my laptop and even joined, gave internet access. But nothing loaded in the browser.

brholmes said:
The Sprint hotspot app should work for WiFi tethering.
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I believe that's something Sprint would charge me for.

brholmes said:
The Sprint hotspot app should work for WiFi tethering.
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This is a screenshots I took once of the log. I believe I was on Galaxy nexus CDMA profile at this time

dshah37 said:
This is a screenshots I took once of the log. I believe I was on Galaxy nexus CDMA profile at this time
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If you have a Sprint Hotspot on EL29, then you can use it. If you don't have a 'hotspot' plan with sprint, using this Sprint hotspot (modified on EL29) should not charge you any money.

I am hoping that open garden makes a version for ICS. On gingerbread the hacked hotspot usually take a few minutes to kick in. Open gardens app gives internet access immediately. Great app, worth donating for.

kobridge said:
If you have a Sprint Hotspot on EL29, then you can use it. If you don't have a 'hotspot' plan with sprint, using this Sprint hotspot (modified on EL29) should not charge you any money.
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are you sure? this is the regular touchwiz, i don't see how it'd be 'hacked' to be free. I don't want a long bill with hotspot charges

If you are using a ROM that has included the Sprint Hotspot hack (which I believe blend does) then no, Sprint should not charge you.. I would just recommend to not go crazy on usage though.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20166744
It does have hotspot hack included
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are you sure? this is the regular touchwiz, i don't see how it'd be 'hacked' to be free. I don't want a long bill with hotspot charges
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You need to go the place where you downloaded the rom and read carefully if the rom is including the Sprint hopspot hack. If it's including the Sprint hotspot, you will see the similar information like below -
(Crawrj's & Maddoggin's Hotspot hacks to unlock Sprint Hotspot & USB tethering)
The difference between Stock Sprint Hotspot and hacked Hopspot is, Stock Hotspot will not work for you if you don't have hotspot plan or it will ask to to activate the Hotspot. But for the hacked Sprint Hotspot, it just works and shows the 'activated' notification without asking anything.
There are lots of thread related to the same topic. If you spend just about 5 minutes, you will figure everything out by yourself.

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are you sure? this is the regular touchwiz, i don't see how it'd be 'hacked' to be free. I don't want a long bill with hotspot charges
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100% POSITIVE Blend 2.6.2 has a hacked hotspot in it. Thats why there is not wifi tether included. If you have problems shoot me a PM anytime or hit me up on Gtalk, name is in my sig.

brholmes said:
If you are using a ROM that has included the Sprint Hotspot hack (which I believe blend does) then no, Sprint should not charge you.. I would just recommend to not go crazy on usage though.
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My computer says "Connected", however it also says "No Internet Access". Any settings that need to be tweaked? Thanks!

using the hacked hotspot it sometimes takes a while for the internet to kick in, thats why i was saying i liked open garden better

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using the hacked hotspot it sometimes takes a while for the internet to kick in, thats why i was saying i liked open garden better
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I waited for a good 4-5 minutes. Still not working :\
Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!

right click the wireless connection, and have it run through windows troubleshooting problems, i remember using a hack hotspot on one rom that i needed to do do this every time to connect, or you could try open garden

[Q] AT&T 4.3 Update None Root - Tethering Help?

I have a Samsung Galaxy 3 on the AT&T network none rooted. Since the 4.3 update I cannot get any tethering applications to work (tried Foxfi and SVTP paid which I had been using for almost a year prior to).
As of 4.3 I keep getting the pop up "To enable mobile hotspot on this device, go to att.com/mywireless or dial 611" message any time I try to enable a mobile hotspot application.
So my question is, has anyone found a good workaround without rooting? If root will be mandatory can someone suggest an idiots guide to rooting? Because I have zero experience with rooting an android device.
Thanks in advance.

You're not alone. I'm having the same issue. I can't root because my company pays for the phone and they use Mobile Iron to push email, calendar, etc.. Hoping someone comes up with a nice work around that PDANet / FoxFi can leverage to get the wifi hotspot working again. In the mean time, using the Bluetooth tethering option on PDANet seems to still be working..
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You assume all responsibility of anything that may or may not happen by using the information in this post. Use the information carefully.
I contacted enewman17 and inquired about the link below \/ \/ \/ he advised me that it should be flashable via custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) to any AT&T I747 on 4.3 regardless of rom or kernel and possibly without root. He also said he thinks it may work on the I747M also.
If any I747M users flash it and are successful or unsuccessful please let me know so I can post whether this is effective for that as well.
I don't know if you can use this or not, I am rooted and have a custom stockish rom and kernel. I couldn't get anything else to work then I found tether hack with bluetooth from enewman17 flashed it via custom recovery and my native tethering now works without questioning whether I pay my carrier for tethering services or not.
You should research where this can be used and how to use it before doing anything I found it in one of the threads I was getting a rom from and took a chance by flashing it over my current rom. It worked but I'm not on stock anything.
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theramsey3 said:
You assume all responsibility of anything that may or may not happen by using the information in this post. Use the information carefully.
I contacted enewman17 and inquired about the link below \/ \/ \/ he advised me that it should be flashable via custom recovery (TWRP or CWM) to any AT&T I747 on 4.3 regardless of rom or kernel and possibly without root. He also said he thinks it may work on the I747M also.
If any I747M users flash it and are successful or unsuccessful please let me know so I can post whether this is effective for that as well.
I don't know if you can use this or not, I am rooted and have a custom stockish rom and kernel. I couldn't get anything else to work then I found tether hack with bluetooth from enewman17 flashed it via custom recovery and my native tethering now works without questioning whether I pay my carrier for tethering services or not.
You should research where this can be used and how to use it before doing anything I found it in one of the threads I was getting a rom from and took a chance by flashing it over my current rom. It worked but I'm not on stock anything.
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Thanks for the heads up, I'll give it a try. I was trying to avoid rooting simply due to my ignorance about the process so I appreciate any and all suggestions.

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You're not alone. I'm having the same issue. I can't root because my company pays for the phone and they use Mobile Iron to push email, calendar, etc.. Hoping someone comes up with a nice work around that PDANet / FoxFi can leverage to get the wifi hotspot working again. In the mean time, using the Bluetooth tethering option on PDANet seems to still be working..
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I tried the Bluetooth hack with PDA and while it worked it was painfully slow (almost dial-up slow to be honest), how is it working for you? Maybe I needed to fiddle with the settings differently?
I tether to a TF700 (soon to be a Note 2014 edition if Santa is listening).

Grumsh said:
I tried the Bluetooth hack with PDA and while it worked it was painfully slow (almost dial-up slow to be honest), how is it working for you? Maybe I needed to fiddle with the settings differently?
I tether to a TF700 (soon to be a Note 2014 edition if Santa is listening).
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It isn't nearly as fast as a wifi hotspot connection, but it isn't horrible for surfing, reading forums, etc.. Certainly can't stream movies on it. Attached you can see my Ookla results..
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It isn't nearly as fast as a wifi hotspot connection, but it isn't horrible for surfing, reading forums, etc.. Certainly can't steam movies on it. Attached you can see my Ookla results..
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I'll have to download it again and adjust some settings, I was getting barely 1/10th of that on Ooklah/speedtest.
That gives me some hope though, I really just want something I can fiddle on the web with on my tablet while out for lunch etc.
Thanks again!