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WiFi Tether (for root users)

So I have installed the Stock OTA 2.2.. that has root access. I have wireless tether for root users 2.0.5 pre 6 it starts up fine however no devices can see it. I was wondering if anyone has gotten this to work on 2.2 with the stock Rom.

jdawg0024 said:
So I have installed the Stock OTA 2.2.. that has root access. I have wireless tether for root users 2.0.5 pre 6 it starts up fine however no devices can see it. I was wondering if anyone has gotten this to work on 2.2 with the stock Rom.
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i'm not positive, but i have heard both yes and no, and i'm not sure what the difference in setups is between those that have good luck and bad.
i know that cm6 can enable hotspot access (3G) with no problems. perhaps the devs putting out the sense 2.2 can manage to port it over to sense.

Android-wifi-tether on Rooted 2.2?

So I justed rooted my phone and the first thing I wanted to try is the Wireless Tether app. It seems that I'm able to get my laptop connected to the wireless but no internet connection. Looks like I might need the Netfilter-enabled kernel to make this work. If so anyone of you know how to get this enabled or install? I know it will work with a custom ROM but I like the stock Sense ROM and I'm still waiting on the official Fresh 3.2 release. So in the mean time it would be great to get it to work on a stock rooted 2.2 ROM.

imageher said:
So I justed rooted my phone and the first thing I wanted to try is the Wireless Tether app. It seems that I'm able to get my laptop connected to the wireless but no internet connection. Looks like I might need the Netfilter-enabled kernel to make this work. If so anyone of you know how to get this enabled or install? I know it will work with a custom ROM but I like the stock Sense ROM and I'm still waiting on the official Fresh 3.2 release. So in the mean time it would be great to get it to work on a stock rooted 2.2 ROM.
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Install this and you should be good to go.

You are awesome, that apk did the trick. Uninstall the one I install from the market and install this one worked. Thanks a lot for you help.

Glad to help

Hi, I am Wondering what you mean by Stock Rooted 2.2 Rom. I have one of the First released Evo's. I have done a number of things to it. Right Now I am Running 1.47 with Full root (Unrevoked 4 ever s-off) I have Clock work Recovery. I am trying to get to 2.2. I sounded like I would be able to just revert Recovery and Flash the OTA to 2.2 then install the newest Wireless tether. That didn't work. It appears that super user wasn't working right so I uninstalled super user and Applied the newest version from the market.
I still can't get my phone upgraded. I tried flashing a rooted 2.2 but got stuck in an Endless reboot cycle.
I am just wondering what 2.2 Rom you used. I would like to keep my phone a stock as possible with the exception of being able to run wireless tether and my other root programs (autostarts, root explorer, titanium)
I just can't figure out what I am missing
Thanks,

I'm sure he's talking about the new root method for evo's that had the official 2.2 release installed. Once you go back to 2.1 and root they have you install a rooted version of stock 2.2 build with sense.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

THANKS!!!!!
You made me look in a Different Direction. I was able to Apply the Sprint OTA update Using Clockwork and before rebooting Apply the 22root.zip people have been using to root on the 2.2 phones to Upgrade (No Data Loss) my phone a completly stock Sprint Software with 2.2 rooted.

Just wanted to say thanks for posting the .apk! I was having the exact same problem as the OP, and this fixed it for me too! I wonder what's different about this apk vs. the one in the market?
Justin

Wifi
ckombo said:
Install this and you should be good to go.
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Thank you!!! I can connect my Playstation 3, PSP and Xbox 360 with it!!!

Turbo4V said:
Just wanted to say thanks for posting the .apk! I was having the exact same problem as the OP, and this fixed it for me too! I wonder what's different about this apk vs. the one in the market?
Justin
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It is a rebuild that they are testing for froyo. The one in the market is for eclair.
You can get all the experimental versions and information and updates here http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

As long as i install the file, it works awesome.

Do u install on phone or comp and how do u do it I used unrevoked 3.32 to root but wifi-teather needs netfilter enabled kernel what do I do?

[Solved] Temp root stock rom tether

I temp rooted with visionary v14 and downloaded both barnacle wifi tether and wireless tether and tried both and neither were able to connect to my ubuntu laptop. Both apps said they were broadcasting and has superuser permissions but my laptop couldn't get internet connection.
I assume this has something to do with the stock rom/kernal, but i'd like to know if I can wirelessly tether without getting perm root and flashing a custom rom (don't have the courage to attempt it yet)
Sent from my stock G2

Isnt there a stock wifi tether that you dont even need temp root to use?
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Flashing a ROM is noob friendly and has great benefits! But that is the only way i know of wifi tethering without your system blocking it. ROMS come stock with a wifi tether setting that works everytime.

I know flashing roms are easy (I'm coming from the g1), but I don't have perm root yet, and id rather not mess with gfree until I have no other option because there are more steps to mess up.
But I guess I'll have to muster up the courage to perm root and flash cm7 or some sense rom.
P.S. does cm7 have fm radio support?
Sent from my stock G2

I AM VS4 said:
Flashing a ROM is noob friendly and has great benefits! But that is the only way i know of wifi tethering without your system blocking it. ROMS come stock with a wifi tether setting that works everytime.
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he should be able to tether with temp root as long as the temp root was actually successful... doesn't really have anything to do with custom roms.
raydar670 said:
I know flashing roms are easy (I'm coming from the g1), but I don't have perm root yet, and id rather not mess with gfree until I have no other option because there are more steps to mess up.
But I guess I'll have to muster up the courage to perm root and flash cm7 or some sense rom.
P.S. does cm7 have fm radio support?
Sent from my stock G2
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yes, CM7 has the fm radio app.
check this thread out. and this one.
for the record, I was able to tether wirelessly on the stock froyo rom (granted, I was permarooted with gfree/rage, but again I don't think this should matter... if you're temp rooted, it should work unless something has changed in the past few months) with the wireless tether app. now I just use the built-in Cyanogen tethering solution.

Thanks guys, I'll try the newer wireless tether app and if that doesn't work I'll try gfree perm rooting.
Sent from my stock G2

It turns out all I had to do was get a new version of Wireless Tether to get it to work. I was using the old 2.0.2 version from my G1, so I updated to the 2.0.7 version.

Stock Gingerbread question

My GF has a G2 with stock gingerbread now running on it from the OTA. She wants wireless tether. Are these my only two options?
0- Pay for the tether add-on service.
1- Downgrade to Froyo and then flash a rooted GB ROM ?
2- Downgrade to Froyo and then flash a custom GB ROM such as CM7 ?

mapin0518 said:
My GF has a G2 with stock gingerbread now running on it from the OTA. She wants wireless tether. Are these my only two options?
0- Pay for the tether add-on service.
1- Downgrade to Froyo and then flash a rooted GB ROM ?
2- Downgrade to Froyo and then flash a custom GB ROM such as CM7 ?
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Pretty much your only options are to pay for an app or flash a ROM where that feature is included however, from what I've read, people have been getting billed for the feature when using the app, at least on TMo
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Well the tethering feature is actually unlocked on the G2 (it comes preloaded on AOSP Android), but if you use any decent amount of data on the phone or computer, they'll start pressuring you to buy a tethering plan (even though they never actually block tethering). I personally tethered on several ROMs, stock rooted included, for several months before ever having issues.
Flashing a custom ROM or pre-rooted OTA-based ROM won't necessarily save you from the tethering problems. As I've sleuthed through and found out through the course of this thread, they can sniff out the user agents you're using on your computer even on custom ROMs and redirect your websites (this is easily fixable (read the thread) but nonetheless they are paying attn).
Either way, you shouldn't be paying for tethering. If you have no problems being able to root, then you should and put a custom ROM on there for more functionality (including WiFi tether) in general.

martonikaj said:
Well the tethering feature is actually unlocked on the G2 (it comes preloaded on AOSP Android), but if you use any decent amount of data on the phone or computer, they'll start pressuring you to buy a tethering plan (even though they never actually block tethering). I personally tethered on several ROMs, stock rooted included, for several months before ever having issues.
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Thanks. That's what I noticed. She has working tethering via the AOSP stock ROM. So I'll just leave things along and once they start pressuring her to buy a tethering plan I'll consider flashing a custom ROM. As a side note, I've been tethering (via AOSP stock ROM and custom ROMs) on my Nexus devices for years now and T-Mobile hasn't said a word. Maybe 'cuz I'm not a heavy user.

mapin0518 said:
Thanks. That's what I noticed. She has working tethering via the AOSP stock ROM. So I'll just leave things along and once they start pressuring her to buy a tethering plan I'll consider flashing a custom ROM. As a side note, I've been tethering (via AOSP stock ROM and custom ROMs) on my Nexus devices for years now and T-Mobile hasn't said a word. Maybe 'cuz I'm not a heavy user.
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Yep pretty much. As soon as you start using a lot of data they start looking and they'll check user agents and can block it. They don't try very hard though.

Installed 4.1.2 ROM over Android 4.3 rooted stock ROM.

To all,
I had some problems with tethering two weeks ago. I usually don't really care about upgrade but because of connectivity issue. I went ahead and updated my SGH-T999 to Android v4.3.
I was on Android 4.1.2 rooted. In any case, tethering is now inoperable. VPN connection speedtest is horrendous. I have it rooted using root66 method. I have been using TrevE Mod Wifi Tether App before but it's now longer working. I also tried purchase "Wifi Tether Router" and it was useless.
My Warranty Bit is now 1 but I don't really care about the warranty. I owned the phone almost 2 years now and didn't buy any insurance so insurance is irrelevant.
What I really really need help on is either to be able to tether again or revert it back to 4.1.2. From reading some of the threads, it said that once you go to 4.3 you can't Odin any previous releases. But it seemed you can flash previous release ROM.
Here are the some questions:
1. Is there any way that I can fix tethering with 4.3? With or without VPN connection.
2. Is there any way, I can flash 4.1.2 ROM on to my phone and would this allow me to tether again?
Thank you for all your help!!!
--leapfrog (not too happy froggy)

Please do not try to downgrade to 4.3. The upgrade is one way. If you tried to downgrade, you will get a expensive paperweight.
As to the tether, I can't say for a fact. I do believe rooting would help. I have never used Tether, let alone on 4.3. I do know, there are several network issues with 4.3

Perseus71 said:
Please do not try to downgrade to 4.3. The upgrade is one way. If you tried to downgrade, you will get a expensive paperweight.
As to the tether, I can't say for a fact. I do believe rooting would help. I have never used Tether, let alone on 4.3. I do know, there are several network issues with 4.3
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Thank for the advise, Persues71. A working phone is definitely better than a dead one.

Since you don't care for Warranty, would you consider a custom Rom ? Practically most of the AOSP roms have built in Tether. Working tether at that.

Perseus71 said:
Since you don't care for Warranty, would you consider a custom Rom ? Practically most of the AOSP roms have built in Tether. Working tether at that.
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Thanks, I am looking into flashing DocHoliday77's StockMod ROM. I will need to review the thread carefully before proceed cuz I sure don't want to brick it.

FWIW, he has included a special zip for enabling native Tether.

Perseus71 said:
FWIW, he has included a special zip for enabling native Tether.
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I will definitely check it out. Crossing my fingers that all will go fine this weekend.