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Cyan's 4.2.3 Tethering question

Hi,
I just wanted to ask if anybody has gotten the usb tether feature to work with a mac? I can't seem to get it to work . Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks

Cyanogen posted on his twitter about a problem with the tethering on windows, not sure if it applies for mac aswell

thanks for the info, will stay alert then!!

btw i know i should wait for the next release for the usb problem, but the thing is that i get the option to mount usb, but if i mount i cant see the device on my computer, and then i get a damaged sd card message on my phone... Anybody got something on this??
thanks

edil939 said:
btw i know i should wait for the next release for the usb problem, but the thing is that i get the option to mount usb, but if i mount i cant see the device on my computer, and then i get a damaged sd card message on my phone... Anybody got something on this??
thanks
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See if the card will mount in a reader, if not format the card on the phone. If it keeps happening you might need to buy a new card.

i tried
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1. you cannot have both USB tethering and USB disk support at the same time.
2. in order for the device to be picked up as a modem/networking device in mac, its gonna need drivers?
how are you supposed to get it working in linux? perhaps the same method could be done via terminal?
edit: 4.2.3.1 , M_Blend Blue b2, Mac 10.5.8 on PowerBook G4 1.67 (PPC)
edit2: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Tethering - If someone figures it out, please update this wiki to explain to the public how to do it. Thanks. I suppose this goes the same for Windows, if you find the driver that works- Share the knowledge!

hey, I'm also interested in getting this to work on a mac. It does seem like we'll need drivers of some sort, I just have no idea where/what to look for. anyone have ideas? I think i'm going to ask cyanogen via twitter, we'll see what happens

AdrianK said:
See if the card will mount in a reader, if not format the card on the phone. If it keeps happening you might need to buy a new card.
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Thanks! But i wont need to buy a new one 4.2.3.1 fixed that issue !!
I just cant get the tethering to work on mac, if i find something will let you all know

Forgive me if this was addressed, but I couldn't see it in the rom thread. I'm running 4.2.3.1 and I can't seem to get the usb tether to work. I'm running windows 7, and when I first checked the box, it went through the add hardware wizard, but said the device could not be installed, and now nothing happens.....Just wondering if anyone could shed some light on the issue.
Thanks

Still can't get tethering to work
I tried using my girlfriend's computer, and it worked, but I still can't get it to work on mine.
I'm running windows 7 on a dell inspiron E1505. Not sure if anyone can help. I'd really like to get this working if possible.

No reason to tether through USB... just go wireless on it. (unless you don't have a wireless adapter, I use an iMac so it's built in.)
Tethering works fine on 4.2.3.1 with the new tether 1.60pre_3. I've never tried through the USB though, but i've read it works.

mrandroid said:
No reason to tether through USB... just go wireless on it. (unless you don't have a wireless adapter, I use an iMac so it's built in.)
Tethering works fine on 4.2.3.1 with the new tether 1.60pre_3. I've never tried through the USB though, but i've read it works.
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mrandroid, USB tethering is a lot faster than wireless tethering. Performance is the primary motivation. I'm trying to get it working on my MacBook, but haven't succeeded yet.

Pachichachi said:
mrandroid, USB tethering is a lot faster than wireless tethering. Performance is the primary motivation. I'm trying to get it working on my MacBook, but haven't succeeded yet.
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I understand, but if you can't get it done don't despare... you'd be surprised how fast the wireless works. I use it all the time in the car... Tether my iTouch to the G1 lol... works great.

It's due to RNDIS and no support in 10.5 +
The method the tethering CM uses is RNDIS... Current OS X versions do *NOT* support this as it's an MS licensed implementation - some linux distro's support it under licensed terms with MS (or sideways non legal implementations)
There is an RNDIS driver for Mac but it does require some modification to get it to work.... 10.4 had internal support; Leopard and Snow Leopard *DO NOT*.
See: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/MacOS_X#Apple_CDC_Ethernet_driver_10.5.x (This applies to a Neo device - but same story)
If someone on Windows can grab the Networking UPNP info we can modify the source base to work ; though it will work on Leopard; no one has ported this driver yet to Snow Leopard... source: http://bugcommunity.com/downloads/files/AppleUSBCDCDriver-g_ether.326.4.1.zip

I can't get either Apple's CDC nor AJZaurusUSB driver to work in 10.5.8. Frustrating to say the least.

Haywir3 said:
I can't get either Apple's CDC nor AJZaurusUSB driver to work in 10.5.8. Frustrating to say the least.
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I used Fusion 3.0 with an XP VM and it works... I'm working to see if I can back NAT that connection to Snow Leopard...

NPS_CA said:
I used Fusion 3.0 with an XP VM and it works... I'm working to see if I can back NAT that connection to Snow Leopard...
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While I commend your efforts, if I have to go to those lengths to get usb tethering to work on os x, I'll just continue to use wireless tethering.

I'd love to see someone tackle this. I get free WiFi at tmobile hotspots on my phone, but not my pc, I could surf on my mac through usb, using the WiFi on my phone if this was implemented.

usb tethering on snow leopard?
Hello guys,
did anybody got cyanogenmod working with usb tethering on snow leopard?
Kind regards,
Thomas

i'd also love to get USB tethering working with Cyanogenmod 7.
<an URL that i can't post because i'm a new user> says that RNDIS was added back to stock OSX as of 10.5.8. i guess this is a vicious rumor and a lie? anyone have more info?
the link is the first one that currently comes up if you google for "+rndis osx 10.5.8". it's a single post at mac-forums.com.

wired tether issue

I have an old laptop that doesnt have wifi. Got my phone drivers installed. But everytime i try to turn on tethering, i get a popup saying new hardware ,and that it needs drivers.
I dont have adb setup, as it wont work for some reason.
Guess i should speculate what im trying to do. Tether my laptop to my wifi router. Any ideas or pointers would be great.
laptop is a hp running win xp sp2, its a fresh install, so i could update if it might help, but cant do sp3.
Or would a linux system work easier?

Figured it out. XP sucks and doesnt have the RNDIS crap.

Nevermind. got no connection because the network did not assign a network address to the computer.
Im lost now.

Figured out that my problem was Windows SP2.....Go figure.
So I installed ubuntu 9.10. Didnt help anthing. still am not able to connect. Any info would be great, I've read around through all the threads, and am really starting to get confused, as it says everywhere that it should just be plug and play.

MotoMudder77 said:
Figured out that my problem was Windows SP2.....Go figure.
So I installed ubuntu 9.10. Didnt help anthing. still am not able to connect. Any info would be great, I've read around through all the threads, and am really starting to get confused, as it says everywhere that it should just be plug and play.
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SP2 will not work. I've tried for hours but as soon as I installed SP3 on my work WinXP machine it worked flawlessly.
Why can't you install SP3?

MotoMudder77 said:
Figured out that my problem was Windows SP2.....Go figure.
So I installed ubuntu 9.10. Didnt help anthing. still am not able to connect. Any info would be great, I've read around through all the threads, and am really starting to get confused, as it says everywhere that it should just be plug and play.
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I don't use ucraptu -- it is perpetually borked.
Fedora will work -- just about any version since networkmanager went default. I think that was about version 7 or 8, both of which are already obsolete.
Just turn the thing on, plug in the phone, don't forget to ENABLE WIRED TETHERING, and you're done.

Binary100100 said:
SP2 will not work. I've tried for hours but as soon as I installed SP3 on my work WinXP machine it worked flawlessly.
Why can't you install SP3?
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Because my Hp laptop doesnt like it, get blue screens too much. I have tried numerous times, From updating to it, and a fresh install of it.
Its just an old laptop, and its HP. Has 1.2 ghz, and 512 RAM, if that makes my point. lol
lbcoder said:
I don't use ucraptu -- it is perpetually borked.
Fedora will work -- just about any version since networkmanager went default. I think that was about version 7 or 8, both of which are already obsolete.
Just turn the thing on, plug in the phone, don't forget to ENABLE WIRELESS TETHERING, and you're done.
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Thanks, gonna look into it. And Im assuming you mean enable internet tethering.

MotoMudder77 said:
Thanks, gonna look into it. And Im assuming you mean enable internet tethering.
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Em... yep. That's what I mean.
And do yourself a favor: Start with a livecd. It downloads small and is easy to test without jumping through too many hoops.

Appreciate the help. Fedora looks great, and I have nothing to lose. There online d/l sucks, had to find at the bay.

Stupid ubuntu. got a kernal error before the cd could even boot. Gonna be pissed if Im stuck with ubuntu.

Hey! I like ubuntu!

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Hey! I like ubuntu!
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well thanks for the pointless addition. Im just trying to find an OS that will work with wired tether, Ubuntu was supposedly plug and play... it wasnt. and now I get kernal errors when trying to load new OS.

Figured out that it had nothing to do with my OS, it was the ROM I was running. Tether works great now.

Froyo USB Tethering not working?

I followed the directions here:
google *com/support/android/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=182134
but could not get the drivers to properly install. Has anyone else tried and was able to get it to work? Anyone have any suggestions on how to get the drivers working?
For me the drivers are giving me cannot finish installing error.
Edit: I'm using Windows XP by the way. So any other XP people having trouble?

Mine worked fine just slow as hell.
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All you do is plug in via USB, go to settings > wireless... > Tethering... >Check USB Tethering... That's it that's all.
And mines is hittin' at 4+ Mbps...not slow at all.

shonanthebarbarianTP2 said:
Mine worked fine just slow as hell.
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What OS are you using?

BlackElvis79 said:
All you do is plug in via USB, go to settings > wireless... > Tethering... >Check USB Tethering... That's it that's all.
And mines is hittin' at 4+ Mbps...not slow at all.
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Did you get add new hardware option? When I try to install new hardware it says device cannot start (code 10).

Works fine here (Windows 7). I just got 5.03 MB's which is insane

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Did you get add new hardware option? When I try to install new hardware it says device cannot start (code 10).
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No, no new option. I just plugged it up. One thing tho, I have updated my SDK when the 2.2 SDK came out, but I wasn't asked to update my USB driver, so that's probably irrelevant. It worked just like before the update.
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Mine worked fine just slow as hell.
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<<---Tethering...

Does anyone know any hacks to get it working on Mac OS X?

USB tethering and wifi hotspot both working flawlessly with a netbook using Windows XP home here.
Maybe the OP error was trying to install the tethering driver for the mass storage device, or the adb device that pops up when connecting the Nexus One if you have "USB debugging" on. I suggest connecting the phone to usb, ignoring any popups that appear asking for drivers (if any) and then active USB tethering on the phone, a new device asking for a driver should pop up. The driver goes there.

Hotspot and Tethering worked fine for me testing with a Windows 7 netbook.

Mine working perfectly with windows 7

aad4321 said:
T-Mobile isnt going to charge us for internet now because this new tethering is built into the OS? Im sure T-Mobile/ATT sent a WTF letter to google about enabling tethering without their permission
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I've been wondering (and asking) the same thing. I wouldn't put it past them.

Root not working after ICS (ADB can't see it)

So I just updated my Bionic to ICS, YAY!
But, root isn't working, BOO! :crying:
I am relatively knowledgeable in this stuff; it is both my profession and my hobby. Investigating this issue has led me to believe that my problem is that the ADB interface does not show up in device manager (Mass Storage, MTP, and PTP mode have the same result) on Windows 7 Ultimate x64. When the device is connected in AP fastboot, however, the driver does show up and works fine. Additionally, when I try to manually add the driver, it fails to start (code 10).
What does show up, however, is the Motorola USB Networking Driver (MTP only), under network adapters.
The upgrade to ICS was performed with SamuriHL's HoB (ADB), and in an effort to resolve this issue, I did it again with HoB (Fastboot).
Can somebody please help?
Thanks,
Overkill
EDIT: I downloaded the SDK and ADB still doesn't list my device. I do know that the IP used by the Motorola driver is 192.168.137.2 for my device (.1 for my PC) and that "adb connect 192.168.137.2" fails to connect on the default port (maybe another port?)
Thanks again! I feel naked and powerless without my root =(

Do you have USB debugging enabled under Developer Options?

Yes, I do. I have tried disabling/re-enabling it as well to no avail.
I appreciate the KISS approach, but I've gone over the checklist on every how-to and I am confident that nothing is missing.
I tried the phone on another computer and with several different USB cables and no luck. I have all 64-bit machines, but I can also try my XP VM and maybe that'll behave properly ^_^ Or an actual XP machine at one of my jobsites that still won't pay to upgrade their equipment from 2002.

OverkillSD said:
Yes, I do. I have tried disabling/re-enabling it as well to no avail.
I appreciate the KISS approach, but I've gone over the checklist on every how-to and I am confident that nothing is missing.
I tried the phone on another computer and with several different USB cables and no luck. I have all 64-bit machines, but I can also try my XP VM and maybe that'll behave properly ^_^ Or an actual XP machine at one of my jobsites that still won't pay to upgrade their equipment from 2002.
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I had this problem, reinstalling latest Motorola device manager fixed it for me.

No go on that either.

I gave up and did a factory restore, it's working fine now. Going to analyze the scripts used by House of Bionic and see if it's possible to work backwards and see if there was a way to do it without losing data, for posterity's sake.

OverkillSD said:
I gave up and did a factory restore, it's working fine now. Going to analyze the scripts used by House of Bionic and see if it's possible to work backwards and see if there was a way to do it without losing data, for posterity's sake.
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You have to remember to reboot with the phone in all the different connection modes for multiple different drivers loaded.

OverkillSD said:
I gave up and did a factory restore, it's working fine now. Going to analyze the scripts used by House of Bionic and see if it's possible to work backwards and see if there was a way to do it without losing data, for posterity's sake.
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Weird. FDR only kills user settigns and user apps - so, it seems like there was an app that was blocking ADB access. Which is extremely strange, b/c that should not happen, unless you have some sort of firewall on the BIONIC itself (or else something like DroidSheppGuard running).
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You have to remember to reboot with the phone in all the different connection modes for multiple different drivers loaded.
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Not always true - you may need to reboot the phone. I can switch from any mode to any other mode and the connection pops up within 5 seconds every time. Of course, I'm running Win 7 Ult x64, and I only use the direct connect ports on my computer, no hubs, no USB 3 ports, and I never install the Motorola Device Manager software, only the direct USB drivers that I extract from the installer myself. Any one of those may be a factor in why it works for me, or some combination thereof.
However, I do know that I am not the only one for whom the switching works without rebooting either computer or phone....

Mounting (MTP) on Linux?

Hey All--
I can't get my moto x to show up as a drive (mounted) on linux.
My nexus 4 was just plug and play on this.
Anyone have a suggestion?
(mint 16, if it matters)

I am not sure what it was called, but when I searched the Ubuntu market, I found one right away...maybe something like qMTP? Seemed to work well.
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I am not sure what it was called, but when I searched the Ubuntu market, I found one right away...maybe something like qMTP? Seemed to work well.
Sent from my XT1053
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so no way to get it to automatically show up?
When I put it into PTP mode, it works perfe3ctly....but no go on MTP

bongostl said:
so no way to get it to automatically show up?
When I put it into PTP mode, it works perfe3ctly....but no go on MTP
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It seemed that there was a way, but it involved way to many steps than I was willing to take. The MTP app was a lot simpler.
Someone else might have a suggestion though...
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Did anyone figure this out? Thanks

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Did anyone figure this out? Thanks
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I was having trouble with this yesterday (got my phone in yesterday)
It seems as though the device needs to manually be added... its recognized as mtp device but won't mount for some reason....
i plan to play with this this weekend to see if i can get it to work.
in reality the poster that mentioned it would be easier to use the app but thats no fun!
I will report back if i get it to work.

I've had a problem with mtp on my Arch linux system before. Had to add each device manually. But when I plugged in my X it worked without adding anything. Maybe it's getting fixed in the newer kernels?
Anyway, best guide:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mtp
I use gomtpfs, and have got it working on friends machines too.
Now, it just takes a click and it connects.
It is bizarre that both are linux systems
Hope that helps. Good luck.

Thanks. I installed the android sdk and can flash moto x from linux. Also, I get Motorola PCS as a device with lsusb. Not sure if that helps anyone.

talkingduck said:
I've had a problem with mtp on my Arch linux system before. Had to add each device manually. But when I plugged in my X it worked without adding anything. Maybe it's getting fixed in the newer kernels?
Anyway, best guide:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mtp
I use gomtpfs, and have got it working on friends machines too.
Now, it just takes a click and it connects.
It is bizarre that both are linux systems
Hope that helps. Good luck.
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Running Ubuntu 13.10 right now on an XPS 12, and I was amazed when the same thing happened to me. I freshly installed Ubuntu, and it just connected out of the box. I recommend seeing if there are any software updates for Mint, that might fix it.

Thanks, unfortunetly it is still not working in Linux Mint 13 LTS even with the latest kernel from the precise repo.

I had lots of trouble until I upgraded to Ubuntu 13.10. Now it works great.
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So mtp and Moto X for what it is worth if someone might be interested would not work out of the box in Linux Mint 13 or 16 or Kubuntu 13.10 or Debian Wheezy, but it did work on Debian Jessie.