So, I used to be able to load up DroidCam on my S8, and then use the USB to act as a webcam on my windows PC, with no issues. However, It doesnt work with the RP2? Or am I just missing something? Ive installed the general adb driver, but cant seem to find one for the RP2. Is there a better way to do this, or does it just not work?
Also cant use the WiFi feature, as I use a pay-for-use wifi hotspot (all we get offered in the barracks), so things like Smart TVs, chromecast, etc, wont work either.
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... 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).
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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.
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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'm looking to understand what options exist for tethering the NC to a phone for data. I believe the only method currently supported is by creating an ad-hoc wifi network using software on the phone, and joining this network from the NC.
I have a Blackberry 9700, which cannot be setup as a wifi hotspot. With the release of CM7 build 17, it sounds like Bluetooth works (with limited range). My phone supports Bluetooth tethering because I've set it up with my Windows 7 laptop. I'm curious to find out whether this will be possible with the NC as well.. if not, what other options are there for getting online with my NC (besides having to purchase a phone that has hotspot capability). I used to use PDANet with a Palm Treo back in the day.. I'm also not opposed to physical cable-tethering if this is a possibility.
Thanks in advance.
I would like to know this as well. My Evo is not rooted and I'd like to keep it that way for now, so my only options are PDAnet via physical cable and bluetooth (which I can utilize on CM7 but it breaks wifi) or Easytether (physical).
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I would like to know this as well. My Evo is not rooted and I'd like to keep it that way for now, so my only options are PDAnet via physical cable and bluetooth (which I can utilize on CM7 but it breaks wifi) or Easytether (physical).
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So are you confirming that you've got Bluetooth tethering working with your phone using CM7? Does the build break wifi permanently, or is it only during BT tethering?
Haven't tried it yet but now that you mention it.. I'm going to try it!
Excellent, can't wait to hear the results..
Will pair, won't connect
Well, that takes that option out of the running. I really prefer a physical connection though, and so far, I haven't seen any micro-micro (assuming this is because of power requirements anyway).
Even with the phone right next to the NC? That's disappointing.. by micro-micro, are you referring to the type of USB cable needed? I don't have the device yet, so I'm not sure what kind of connections it has available. Tethering over BT is the last feature I'm waiting for before pulling the trigger on this bad boy. I plan to use it as a removable CarPC (using my phone for data and an external Bluetooth receiver for GPS).
Yup right next to it. Now, I've seen some guys report that GPS works though via bluetooth and I plan on trying that next (need to charge my BT receiver.. hope the battery still works!). They said you needed a GPS app to fix your location though.
As for micro-micro, yep USB. But then we would probably need a client side app to be able to recognize that kind of connection.
And wifi seems broken with BT ENABLED (not on, just enabled).. going to revert.
Thanks for doing all that testing. Let me know how the pairing goes with your GPS receiver.. if you get that working, you would need GPS software that has all of the maps built-in (since Google Maps, etc, requires a data connection).
My primary use for the NC will be as a car PC, so the only thing holding me back is the Bluetooth tethering with my Blackberry (uses the Dial-Up Networking feature set).
I've been hoping to BT DUN working for my BB 9700 also. At the moment it appears that ppp needs to be enabled in the kernel for this to work. When I run pppd from the comand line it complains about ppp missing from the kernel.
It looks like the pppd program is being compiled with the CM7 build and that the ppp modules can be found in the kernel sources so there is hope. We could ask to have it added as a dynamic module but I not sure how to go about making the request. (I am a noob to the forums and not allowed post in Dev and there may be a another way to make requested that is preferred in any case. )
I also found this program that claims to set up a BT DUN connection via ppp and it does run without faulting on my NC:
android.gval.biz
Thanks for sharing your experiences. I found a post in the developers forum where someone asked how to do the same thing. The link in the response discusses how to get Bluetooth GPS and WiFi tethering to work, but it does not mention Bluetooth tethering to a phone. Unfortunately, I don't have enough posts under my name to respond to that thread, but I've subscribed to it in the hopes that someone else will point it out..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12282264&postcount=281
Same same same same.
Unrooted Evo and although I am having fun with all the great things we can do to our NC's I am really not ready to root my Evo just yet. Having that phone with me is the only reason I am able to walk away from my keyboard at all and just because you can doesn't mean you should.
I run Fedora on my laptop and can tether to my Evo using Azilink and USB cable without a problem but if I wanted to drag my lappie everywhere then the NC wouldn't be any fun atall!
Weird is when we can pair the Evo and the NC via Bluetooth (yes a few inches apart right now) but neither one wants to do the actual connection. The message pops up on both Evo and NC asking to acknowledge the "secret" code and what else to do but say yes to them both. Then they both try and fail to connect.
I guess there is a fix for AdHoc on CM7 but I am not sure how to get the unrooted Evo to create an AdHoc network for the NC to connect to. If anyone has that answer can you let us know? I will keep searching as well.
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I'm wondering how much if any of my half-bright-phone's hardware could be tethered to my NC, and how. The SE-W760 has 3G, GPS, a solid camera, and of course a mic. Hell, it has better speakers than the NC. Sony Ericsson has Windows software that makes it ridiculously easy to tether with an ordinary (non-tethering, non-smartphone) data plan, but understandably for what was originally a phone OS, I haven't found any apps that support tethering TO an Android device.
The devices connect stably via bt, but they can't do anything. Does anyone know an app for the NC and/or a JAVA app for the phone that might work?
ETA: Well, they can do a bit. The phone can 'remote control' the NC, which is worth a laugh, and push files to it but not receive them from it, which may come in handy some day.
There is an app called nc tether in android development forum and in market too but it wont work if your nook fails to send files to your phone.
I am having the same problem my nook can send files to some devices but not to my and several other phones that i tried, so essentially its the nooks bluetooth's fault.
You can expect it to get better with the new driver that they are building for the newer kernel or in the end you will just have to find a wifi phone.
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I am having problems with my p10’s tethering function for curtain reasons I have to use my phone’s internet to play games in my school’s dorm. The thing is I had no problems with my Samsung s7 but doing the same with my p10 makes my pc super slow and it takes ages for my pc to figure out that the phone is sharing it's internet oh and I forgot I’m doing it over USB bc my desktop has no WiFi card installed. Anyone have similar experiences i have tried all I could think about from reinstalling drivers , deleting Samsung usb driver to reinstalling OS just to be sure no other phone drivers where on there even switch usb cables ?
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I am having problems with my p10’s tethering function for curtain reasons I have to use my phone’s internet to play games in my school’s dorm. The thing is I had no problems with my Samsung s7 but doing the same with my p10 makes my pc super slow and it takes ages for my pc to figure out that the phone is sharing it's internet oh and I forgot I’m doing it over USB bc my desktop has no WiFi card installed. Anyone have similar experiences i have tried all I could think about from reinstalling drivers , deleting Samsung usb driver to reinstalling OS just to be sure no other phone drivers where on there even switch usb cables ?
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Just wanted to verify something, you used Samsung USB drivers to tether from your P10 ?
first apologies if this in wrong section.
I would like to mirror Facetime off my 4A5G to a TV, all methods Ive seen so far need an internet connection/wifi is it possible without this as at my parents do not have an internet connection, I should add Cast doesnt work (it did on my first Pixel phone many moons ago but not now).
you need wifi for casting to a chromecast, though miracast might be possible as it uses wifi direct... cant confirm anything though.
you could use a usb c to hdmi adapter if its supported with your phone
I think the usb to hdmi way may be the one to try, annoying Google have made it so difficult as it used to be so easy to do. thanks
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I think the usb to hdmi way may be the one to try, annoying Google have made it so difficult as it used to be so easy to do. thanks
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It appears the 4a 5g needs to support HDMI ALT MODE to work via a USB-C/HDMI cable, I am currently unable to find out if it does.
I'm able to mirror my phone screen to my TV via Chromecast, but I'm not sure if it works without an Internet connection. It does need WiFi.