I AM: Trying to get instructions for how to get computer-side drivers all set up properly for Windows 7 x86.
I CAN: Use ADB/Mount SDCard
I HAVE: Fresh 2.4.0 with the 2.11 Eris PRI That allows native USB tethering.
Please don't post in my thread if your answer is: Use Wifi tether, Use Easytether/PDANet, use [productx], etc etc.
Also: I spent about 20 minutes searching, but can't be bothered to spend longer trying to search from my phone.
You have to use htc sync software. When you plug in, one of the options is tethering.
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Alright, I got it. Just had to reinstall the drivers specifically for Wired Tether.
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I have been fighting tooth and nail to get this to work.
My setup I'm currently working with is:
>>1 USB cable
>>HTC Dream with CyanogenMod 4.0.4 W/ Wifi tethering capabilities through Wifi Tethering for Root Users
>>HTC Dream with CyanogenMod 4.2.5 W/ USB tethering "capabilities". Couldn't get Wifi tethering to work with this phone. It just doesn't seem to want to work.
>>EeePC 4g Surf with an nLited XP 32bit Professional install With SP2 (Realtek is the worst about drivers, so instead of being able to streamline SP3 into my install, I had to use SP2 and still had to make the realtek drivers work! A known issue with it.) The nLited part shouldn't be a problem, but if it is, I'm sure it is an easy fix. ;D
Attempts to Resolve issues/issues:
1. I have installed HTC Sync.
2. Upon connecting the phone with the USB Tethering capabilities, I have a nice little exclamation mark (!) on the NDIS blablabla in Device Managers.
3. Attempting to install the drivers does not work, because it does not seem to be capable of finding the files even though they're there. Per http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/wiki/FAQ .
4. Attempting to install the drivers from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=445436 does not work either. It just didn't see those drivers either.
5. Tried uninstalling the device and then rescanning. Still doesn't want to cooperate.
Why I want the phone with USB Tethering to work?:
My phone, which supports Wifi tethering, was used quite well for well over a month. This means the battery heated up to too high of temps too often and that means you lose a charge. Now imagine doing that every day, and near the end nearly 3-5 times every day. I'm surprised the battery even works as of now while posting.
Last night, I got the USB Tethering to work on a Windows 7 install on a laptop. Didn't have to do a thing. But I don't have 8GB+ of space for a Windows 7 install! Also, the laptop with Windows 7 on it isn't mine either. Not personalized and wasn't done for me. The phone, I'm just borrowing.
I hope I posted this in the right place. Someone such as myself can get lost in a gigantic forum like this. I have that newbie personality complex. (I pick up all coins/whatever currency used in every game, as much as possible for example.)
Wut do?
Update:
Tinkered with it some more.
Doing what I did makes XP stop screaming about a device that needs drivers when I connect it regularly for charging.
However, I noticed that in the troubleshooting section, it says "This Device Cannot Start."
Not sure what that means.
Nothing in the Event Viewer... Though XP's isn't the worlds greatest for verbosity.
Planning on taking some advice, that I should have already known about, and uninstalling all Android related devices and seeing what happens from there... Once my battery gets high enough to allow it to sit around with no USB cable attached. (I don't have the AC adapters anymore.)
Didn't work. Still same issue. But I freed up 200mb worth of space by uninstalling a boat load of drivers for USB devices using usbdeview.
Easy Tether Pro, $5.00 ? For usb, been using for a long while. Very simple and easy to use. On XP anyways.
Vista sucks, would never let me load the driver. I assume it would work with windows 7.
... I was just wondering if anyone has a solution that allows the Nexus One to be used as a USB modem in Mac OS.
I know I can use WiFi tethering and I know of PDANet, I am not looking for alternative solutions but rather to find out if the FroYo USB tethering functionality can be used with Mac OS X (Snow Leopard).
Any help is appreciated.
well before someone comes up with a real answer (since i dont have osx) the easiest thing to do is just plug in the n1 to usb and not mount the device and turn on wifi tethering. This way its charging and being your hotspot.
Why dont you just try to see if the usb tether on froyo works on your macbook and tell us what happens? It could possibly only take 10 minutes to flash froyo plug in, test (stay there if its works), and nandroid restore (if it doesnt).
miketlo said:
well before someone comes up with a real answer (since i dont have osx) the easiest thing to do is just plug in the n1 to usb and not mount the device and turn on wifi tethering. This way its charging and being your hotspot.
Why dont you just try to see if the usb tether on froyo works on your macbook and tell us what happens? It could possibly only take 10 minutes to flash froyo plug in, test (stay there if its works), and nandroid restore (if it doesnt).
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I have of course tried this and nothing happens, it is not mapped as a network card like it is if I reboot into Windows 7.
Furthermore, I have searched and found several posts saying that it does not work due to a lack of drivers in Mac OS.
However, this being XDA and the innovative nature of many of the people on this forums made me think that someone may have a solution that works.
Linux drivers
If any one can provide hints where the Linux drivers that that add USB tethering ability can be found ? May be we are just able to port them with little modifications if any would be needed at all.
The problem is
Simply and has been for ages (since HTC had this kind of USB tethering integrated since the Hero days) that the solution google uses probably is the same as htcs it relies on rndis, which OSX has no proper support for. RNDIS is perfectly supported on OS level in windows and Linux but not in OSX.
Apple has dropped the ball on this protocol for ages, but up until now this has not really hurt but now it does somewhat (thankfully Google also has provided Wifi tethering, which is an easy fix to the problem)
I installed the driver needed to tether USB using cm6 and windows XP. It works fine, but I lost the ability to safely remove hardware in the taskbar in lower right on my PC. I tried to turn on the USB storage on my phone, it worked on the hero's end but it did not show up on my PC, normally it is E: drive. So I tried to disable Android USB Ethernet in the device manager, thinking it would pick back up as a storage device, no luck. I even scanned for hardware changes ADB is not seeing my phone either! This is getting worse and worse as I type!
OK I used USBDeview to uninstall the tether from usb ports, and device manager to uninstall the driver for the usb tether. I then restarted my PC plugged up the ol hero and everything is back to normal However my question is; Can I reinstall the USB tether driver for WinXP and be able to continue to use ADB, and mount SD, not all at once but as it was I could not do that. Once I installed USB tether I lost all ability to ADB and mount my SD for drive E: on the PC. I even tried disabling the USB network adapter using device manager. I guess its wireless tether from here on out?
Thanks for the help
Anytime you use usb tether, you can't use storage or adb. And it's a known bug in cm6 that stopping tether does not restore usb/adb use unless you reboot your phone. My fix is to use wired tether for root users. Of course you still can't use adb and tether at the same time, but when you stop it, adb returns.
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So I reboot phone and I can use storage and adb again, without uninstalling the USB driver for tethering. Good to know, Thanks!
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danaff37 said:
Anytime you use usb tether, you can't use storage or adb. And it's a known bug in cm6 that stopping tether does not restore usb/adb use unless you reboot your phone. My fix is to use wired tether for root users. Of course you still can't use adb and tether at the same time, but when you stop it, adb returns.
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Reinstalled usb tether driver and tested, good. Rebooted phone and was able to adb and mass storage!
Thanks
Try that wired tether app, just google it. You don't have to restart the phone when you're done using it to usb tether
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danaff37 said:
Try that wired tether app, just google it. You don't have to restart the phone when you're done using it to usb tether
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Awesome! Just installed and like the fact I dont have to reboot, I dont have to tether often but when I do I like it to be easy.
Thanks
So I was assuming since Windows 7 comes with like drivers for everything, I'd be ok, but apparently I'm not. I'm dropping my ISP this week. I can't justify paying $30/month for the same internet connection that USB tethering my phone can provide me. I plugged it in to Tether and I get a failed driver install. Windows knows that it's an android phone, thats about it though. Can anyone point me in the correct direction??
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate, 32bit
Phone: Hero CDMA w/ CyanogenMod 6.0 and a kernel that allows 768mhz OC.
It does come on windows 7. Could be your cable, try another to make sure. And what rom? If it's sense, you have to use htc sync software. If it's cm, google wired tether for root users and use that instead of the built in one, the built in one has bugs with htc phones.
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So it turns out the drivers weren't on Windows 7. Once I could find them, I was ok
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I need help setting up USB tethering from my hero to my Mac. I'm using hero deck gingerbread rom and have the USB tether option available, but I don't know what settings to input on my Mac in order for it to work. Does anybody know? I know that I can use wifi tether but would prefer to go via USB since the phone gets so hot. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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I need help setting up USB tethering from my hero to my Mac. I'm using hero deck gingerbread rom and have the USB tether option available, but I don't know what settings to input on my Mac in order for it to work. Does anybody know? I know that I can use wifi tether but would prefer to go via USB since the phone gets so hot. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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It's gonna get hot anyway it's the 3G radio that makes it hot and uses up the battery. You should just plug the phone in with usb and use the wireless then you can feel like you have a wired tether. If you plug in the phone to the computer you will burn the battery faster than the computer can charge it. Plug it into the wall to get a stronger charge.
I've found that I get faster speeds via USB on my ubuntu pc. I wish there was a way to get it to work via USB on my mac.
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I used to use an app called pdanet http://junefabrics.com/android/ to tether to my mac.
It has two parts, an app for the mac and an app for the phone, you installed both and it set up a wired internet connection. Worked great for me.
the native usb tether dosnt work on mac for somereason however pda net and easy tether has a desktop client for mac that works.
or you could try usb tether from google.code it should work on mac
Thanks for the help! Pdanet works very well. It's very odd, at times I'll have solid download speeds and other times less than desirable speeds. I wonder why that is.