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[Q] wifi tether issues, rooted NC + Droid 1

Brand, spanking new NC, came with updated software version already installed. Freshly rooted. Won't recognize ad hoc networks, of course :-(
Already tried the most up to date wpa_supplicant file fix, to absolutely no avail. Using rooted droid 1, with well-functioning wireless tether. Barnacle also a no go.
Any suggestions would very appreciated. Pulling my hair out, one by one, getting balder...balder.......

mjf0000000 said:
Already tried the most up to date wpa_supplicant file fix, to absolutely no avail.
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What does this mean?

Thanks for your help. What I mean is that the wpa supplicant fix (as described in previous threads - I'm using the Droid 1 browser or I would link back to that xda thread - sorry!) produces no effect. When the NC scans for wireless sources it recognizes many hotspots. Including my home wifi router. It simply will not list the phone's ad hoc signal (called either android tether or barnacle, depending which turned on.) The winbox connects just fine, so I don't think it's the phone's signal.
Others have used the wpa supplicant fix and their NC has worked well, but from what I can tell, they have NC's that were not upgraded to latest version, or had upgraded themselves. I wonder if brand new NC with the upgrade installed, needs a different fix. Not to be paranoid, but the wireless tethering apps have fallen out of favor with the powers that be. Maybe there is more disabling going on --- or I could just be doing something wrong. (Would not be a surprise)

Has anyone with a NC that came with the update pre-installed been able to get wifi tether? Using a phone with the paid wifi hotspot function will work with the NC. However, the droid 1 does not have a paid wireless hotspot option (it's too ancient, apparently). I had to sideload the wireless app to my phone, as it's not available on the market anymore, andit works well - just not with NC, even with the standard wpa supplicant fix.
Would upgrading the NC to CM7 take care of this issue? I'm a children's doc with skimpy hacking skills, & am a little afraid to try the procedure. Like doing an appendectomy with without knowing human anatomy

mjf0000000 said:
Has anyone with a NC that came with the update pre-installed been able to get wifi tether? Using a phone with the paid wifi hotspot function will work with the NC. However, the droid 1 does not have a paid wireless hotspot option (it's too ancient, apparently). I had to sideload the wireless app to my phone, as it's not available on the market anymore, andit works well - just not with NC, even with the standard wpa supplicant fix.
Would upgrading the NC to CM7 take care of this issue? I'm a children's doc with skimpy hacking skills, & am a little afraid to try the procedure. Like doing an appendectomy with without knowing human anatomy
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Wireless tether is working perfectly for me with CM7 right from the get-go, however....It does not work with Honeycomb at the moment (and I have not done the supplicant fix yet).

Thanks, hockeyfamily. I should probably go ahead and do the CM7 ROM.

update
Still have rooted v 1.2, not yet CM7. What finally worked for enabling ad hoc wifi, was deleting everything i had done previously, redoing it over again, & using Barnacle. The Wireless Tether app just giving a message to the effect that it was 'connected, but no internet.'

I updated to 1.2, rooted with an early version of MN, have an Eclair phone running Barnacle and this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872521 works great for me.

[Q] PdaNet Tablet (beta) android to android with bluetooth

Has anyone else tried this app?
Im on tnt lite 4.4 and when I connect my gtab freezes.
I had the app working for a couple minutes at most.
Ive tried different browsers, but nothing, next I might try a different rom
and see if that works.
I have to try and use this app because I dont have root on my mobile yet.
Edit: i changed my rom to G harmony v2.4.
It connects but force closes on me, better then freezing up my tablet though.
Works for about five minutes, sometimes it doesnt want to connect at first either.
Edit: using cyanogenmod 7.0.3 this app works.
Currently connected to my mobile.
No freezing or force closes.
Here is the market description
This is a tablet version of the extremely popular PdaNet software. It allows you to share the Internet access of an Android device with another Android device through Bluetooth. You should install this application on both the tablet and the phone. Then run client mode on a tablet and server mode on a phone. No rooting required. Connection speed should be very fast if your phone has good data service. PdaNet works by setting the web proxy server on your tablet and route web requests to a Bluetooth DUN service. That means only applications that use web connections will work. On Honeycomb devices PdaNet supports Browser, Gmail and Map. For Android 2.2/2.3 devices PdaNet only supports the Browser app. We understand this solution is not ideal but it is really the only way to tether an Android tablet due to OS restrictions. This application is completely free and we hope it will be useful to you.

Is your phone not capable of acting as a WiFi hotspot?

999ping said:
Is your phone not capable of acting as a WiFi hotspot?
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No its not unfortunately
Using an lg optimus v. With virgin mobile.

999ping said:
Is your phone not capable of acting as a WiFi hotspot?
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Tethered via WiFi is just one option but I think the whole point was to do it via Bluetooth.
I can't say for sure if BT has a better/stronger connection than WiFi, but it's something I've been yearning to find out.

EL TEJANO said:
Tethered via WiFi is just one option but I think the whole point was to do it via Bluetooth.
I can't say for sure if BT has a better/stronger connection than WiFi, but it's something I've been yearning to find out.
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I probably wouldn't use this if I could tether over wifi though.
This app is beta and on froyo and gingerbread you can only get internet on
Your browser app.
But it's free and I need to root my mobile.
I've been traveling and dont have a computer right now.

I saw it in the market on my Evo, but NOT on my Gtablet. How can I get it from my not rooted Evo to my rooted Viewsonic GTablet?

Can you backup your apps on your phone?
should be able to put it on your sdcard, then transfer it to your gtablet and install.

Just tried it, it pairs but does not connect via bluetooth. I'm rooted as well. From my understanding android had widespread issues connecting via bluetooth as a server/client to another android device.
Using an Apple or Windows based phone I have no issues.

EL TEJANO said:
Just tried it, it pairs but does not connect via bluetooth. I'm rooted as well. From my understanding android had widespread issues connecting via bluetooth as a server/client to another android device.
Using an Apple or Windows based phone I have no issues.
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I had the same problem, i would try it a couple of times to get it to connect.

I used this app on my gtablet and it worked just fine. running Bright Corners with the Clemnsys kernel.

justauser said:
I used this app on my gtablet and it worked just fine. running Bright Corners with the Clemnsys kernel.
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Hi I have tried to get this pda net tablet to run on my gtab forever, it just wont connect to my unrooted dx runnining gingerbread. The best i can get is paired but no connection. I am running clemsyn kernel and cyanogen 7.1.0 rco.
Can anyone tell me how to get it running or suggest another program that will allow me to us my phones data plan that i am already paying for??
thanks in advance for any help !!

I don't suppose anyone knows if PDANet for iphone supports bluetooth? WIFI takes away WAYYYYY too much battery life.

[Q] VPN in ICS?

I have tried ClassicNerd, CherryKang, and CM9 0.6. In all of them I cannot connect to my VPN. Neither L2TP PSK nor PPTP works. Tries to connect but then displays "unsuccessful" almost immediately.
Any ideas?

Me too!
Any solution?

A helpful user on Rootzwiki posted this usefull information:
"Unfortunately, you are correct that neither PPTP or L2TP work (yet)... It's documented here: http://code.google.c...&sort=milestone you can however use DroidVPN (http://droidvpn.com/) or OpenVPN with another service provider (ie: http://www.strongvpn...roid_open.shtml)"
So it seems OpenVPN does still work. I didn't try it yet, because it is much more of a hassle than the other 2 options.
Oops, silly me. Do these builds include TUN.KO files? Haven't set up OpenVPN in a while, so I forgot about this issue.

Resolved this issue using OpenVPN. Fortunately the Tun.Ko file is included. Followed instructions on this page:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/7441-openvpn/page__st__10
The only thing that user doesn't mention is the /keys directory. I am using HMA instead of StrongVPN.

So i am running Nexus S CM9 4.0.4 Crespo Nightly and VPN works.
I tried the same setup on HP TP CM9 4.0.4 Tenderloin Nightly and it says unsuccessful, am I "doing it wrong" or it is implemented in some CM9 code and not on the TP?

What setup are you using, exactly? OpenVPN? PPTP? PPTP still doesn't work for me and I am having some throughput problems with OpenVPN. It connects fine but the throughput drops off very quickly. That may, however, be a server side problem. Still looking in to it.

On my nexus S (using the latest nightly CM9 Crespo Nightly) L2TP/IPsec works.
On my Touchpad (using the latest CM9 Tenderloin nightly) it does not work.
My VPN is provided through StrongVPN.
I do NOT have OpenVPN service

OpenVPN is a protocol (just like L2TP/IPSEC and PPTP), not a service. And yes, using L2TP and PPTP both don't work for these ROMs. I also wish some of the powers that be would address this. I am still hoping that they take pitty on us sooner or later.
You can also connect to StrongVPN using OpenVPN protocol. It is just a little more work the first time you install it. Ask StrongVPN for the keys and server lists (there is a direct link for StrongVPN in post 3) and then set up using OpenVPN protocol according to the guide I linked to in the the first post.

I think we are misunderstanding.
I pay StrongVPN for PPTP and L2TP Services. It works on CM9 on my NexusS.
(I don't quite understand why it doesn't work on the TP, unless there is a fork before fixing the VPN protocols, which doesn't make much sense why it wouldn't be the same across the ROMs)
StrongVPN charges more for their OpenVPN service. I don't get that service under my current account.

Ah, now I understand why you don't want to use OpenVPN. HideMyAss charges me the same for all versions. But apparently, on the TouchPad using ICS, you can ONLY use OpenVPN. Unless someone fixes it. This problem has been known for months, the only thing you can do (except wait) is try all the different ROMs to see if any of them work.

I can't remember how,but i make my incredible S successfully connect to a vpn, just for one day...!six days after adding it!

[Q] ad-hoc hack for NOOK HD/HD+ . When ?

Hi everybody.
I would like to know if someone is working on a hack for our NOOKs tablet to access ad-hoc networks. I saw there is some movement on other devices, as android, at least the latest version, does not include support to ad-hoc network. The reasons are obvious, Google team will not implement this in the next version as they are going further to offer mobile services an they would you require that you purchase a new data plan.
So, it is time to have a hack for our android(ed) NOOK devices in order to access ad-hoc networks from our mobile phones.
Does anyone know about a similar movement on NOOK community ?
Regards.
Angelo

I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish here based on your statement. Ad-hoc networks only allow two individual computers to connect without one being configured as an access point, sort of like bluetooth in terms of functionality. The reason it is unavailable is probably more to do with security as it is a dangerous connection to use or enable. If you are talking about tethering to for instance your phone, that works fine, use it all the time. This doesn't require ad hoc, only a tethering app (e.g. pdanet) or it is built in for many phones.

If you have an old Nokia device, I've noticed that when they tether via JoikuSpot, they create ad-hoc networks. If this is the reason you want ad-hoc networks enabled (to tether), I guess this is a valid reason. To pair two devices together, that may become troublesome (I doubt it'll be working any time soon).
Tethering via ad-hoc is perfectly fine, I'll take a quick look at it for the Nook HD+, and I'll reply back with what I find; hopefully a solution. I'll try and take a look some time this Wednesday or weekend.
I've not fully tested it, but doesn't Cyanogenmod enable ad-hoc networks by default? So, I guess you could go down that route (of course, I do accept that CM10 isn't for everyone).
P.S. If I do, or anyone else enables ad-hoc networks on the Stock ROM, you'll need to be rooted, and with CWM (since you'll need to apply a .zip) to hopefully enable ad-hoc networks.
All the best.

HiddenG said:
If you have an old Nokia device, I've noticed that when they tether via c, they create ad-hoc networks. If this is the reason you want ad-hoc networks enabled (to tether), I guess this is a valid reason. To pair two devices together, that may become troublesome (I doubt it'll be working any time soon).
Tethering via ad-hoc is perfectly fine, I'll take a quick look at it for the Nook HD+, and I'll reply back with what I find; hopefully a solution. I'll try and take a look some time this Wednesday or weekend.
I've not fully tested it, but doesn't Cyanogenmod enable ad-hoc networks by default? So, I guess you could go down that route (of course, I do accept that CM10 isn't for everyone).
P.S. If I do, or anyone else enables ad-hoc networks on the Stock ROM, you'll need to be rooted, and with CWM (since you'll need to apply a .zip) to hopefully enable ad-hoc networks.
All the best.
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Yes, you are 100% correct. I do have a Nokia and Joikuspot.
The other problem is that I am a complete newbie to android, cyanogenmod etc.
I have rooted my Nook HD, but I dont know if it is using cyanogenmod. I just purchased a microSD card that rooted and installed gapps..
Thank you for your help....

Rooting stock does not add CyanogenMod. You must install that separately by installing it to a bootable SD.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

I looked around and didn't see ad hoc in my CM10, and there's this: http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/62183-ad-hoc-was-disabled-in-cyanogenmod-10/ Apparently CM has followed google here.

Maybe this can help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872521
It seems that for NooK Color, this is already done.

AngeloGomes said:
Maybe this can help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872521
It seems that for NooK Color, this is already done.
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It does not help on HD+ (included wpa_supplicant binary complains in logs that it does not support wi-fi n spec).So wi-fi does not work at all on Nook HD+ with this hack.
We need a newer patched wpa_supplicant (that supports ad hoc and wifi mode n). Hacked version for any recent android device should go. I'm going to try that http://androidtablethacks.com/android-tablet-hacks/how-to-enable-adhoc-wifi-on-android-tablets/ once have a spare time.

I was talking about the idea of that topic.
But I think you got it.
About to have support to wifi n: I suppose that wifi g support is enough, right ?

AngeloGomes said:
I was talking about the idea of that topic.
But I think you got it.
About to have support to wifi n: I suppose that wifi g support is enough, right ?
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It would be enough, but supplicant fails to start

I've dedicated some time to study this problem. Here is the result:
Dmitriusan said:
Is there any chance the rom will include the ad-hoc patch? Or maybe there is anybody with configured build environment who can recompile wpa_supplicant binary?
The most recent patch version I've found is http://www.verydemo.com/demo_c131_i18097.html
Old patch discussion http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=754961 and the old patch itself http://szym.net/android/wpa_supplicant-ibss.patch
I've tried downloading few patched wpa_supplicant binaries for another devices, but they all use another wi-fi drivers. Nook HD+ has wl1271l chip and uses wl12xx driver.
Many people seem to use Joikuspot to share GPRS/EDGE/3G to another devices via wifi (mobile ad-hoc spot), but Android does not see any adhoc network and it's really annoying...
EDIT:
Or at least maybe anybody has compiled tun.ko module for the latest kernel? I'm trying to get BlueVPN working (to connect my N78 phone as Dial-up Networking device via bluetooth)
UPD
Finally got Internet tethering working with N78. The tun module is present, but for some reason not autoloaded at startup. So, I performed
$ su
# modprobe tun
and managed to connect via BlueVPN to N78 (EDGE). The name of program is a bit misleading, it just connects to phone with BlueDUN installed or to any (?) cell phone that can work as bluetooth modem. I'm using the second option.
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Joikuspot is told to discharge Nokia device in ~40 minutes of active usage. So tethering over bluetooth seems to me not only the only available, but also the prefered solution. Almost any phone with bluetooth should feet this purpose.
So, here is the final procedure:
- You need the rooted firmware with any terminal emulator (I use CM10 and build-in Terminal Emulator)
- Install BlueVPN
- pair your devices over bluetooth (may need to repeat pairing from scratch after installing BlueVPN)
- Start terminal emulator and type
su
- type
modprobe tun
- no output is okey. If you get the module not found error, I have bad news to you You need the tun.ko kernel module built exactly for your ROM. But at verygreen CM10 firmware tun.ko is present.
- disable wifi
- Start BlueVPN. Go to the settings and configure you connection options (I've enabled auto-resume and lcp compatibility, yo may need to play with another options to may things work) and GPRS settings (may be found at mobile provider web-site. At least Phone number, Access point need to be configured, in my case I've also set an Authentification to none)
- press back. On your screen you should see the paired device name. Click on it (probably at the button on the right)
- If confirmation appears, say "trust"
- If the text "BluVPN is connected with ..." is displayed on the bottom of your screen, congratulations: you are connected. Otherwise wait for some time and try selecting your device in a list again. Maybe you will have to play with settings / reboot and repeat the whole procedure/reboot your cell phone.
In my case, it takes 1-2 tries to connect, but connection seems to be stable. Don't forget that bluetooth distance is limited
Few notes: you have to run commands su/modprobe tun after every reboot.

[Q] 10.1.3 networking flaky?

Is the networking flakey in 10.1.3? I've noticed a lot of other comments in the forum related to problems that look on the surface like they are network related.
For my part, it seems like since I did the upgrade to 10.1.3, anything that uses SMB access no longer is able to access shares.
Or is this just a problem I'm running into?
Thanks

I can access smb shares easily using es file Explorer, no issues at all, except I can't share an entire hdd unless I set username & passwors access (I normally use anonymous as I'm behind a good firewall & have nothing that can damage me like passwords or banking info saved anywhere).
That issue exists on smb shares on my galaxy s2 though so I suspect it's not cm10.1 related.