I am coming from a g1 originally (back before cyanogen had 1000 followers), most recently a N1 (busted the screen last Friday, doh!). One thing I enjoyed is being able to tether to either of the old phones with wifitether. Lack of CM6 and a stable wifitether.apk for the vibrant leaves me unable to work while I am out and about without wifi access.
Did some reading around, and playing and this is what worked for me. I have a rooted vibrant (but this su shouldn't be needed), macbook pro, and os x 10.6.4.
*** Note: I had to have USB debugging enabled to get MacOS X to prompt setting up the vibrant as a USB modem. Not having this enabled didn't work.***
1. Connect your Vibrant to your Mac with the USB cable.
2. MacOS should prompt you saying that there is a device connected and not set up. If it does not, click on the Apple Menu, select system preferences. Select the Network pane.
3. The device should have been named as SAMSUNG_Android. Select it.
4. Start with the advanced options. Click the button that says 'Advanced.'
5. Under the Modem tab, use these options:
Model: SamsungModel: GPRS (GSM/3G)APN: epc.tmobile.comCID: 1
6. I left the DNS, WINS, and Proxies tabs alone
7. I read on a blackberry forum that under the PPP tab, 'TCP Compression' had to be checked.
8. Click 'OK' and return to the Network Pane.
9. I used these settings for the SAMSUNG_Android configuration.
Telephone Number: *99#Account Name: usernamePassword: password
*** Note: I remember from the pre-Android days that the username/password didn't matter. I believe the keys to it working on TMO are the number and APN, and most likely the Modem info. ***
This is what worked for me on Tmobile in Florida. Your mileage may vary. If you can get this to work with different settings, please share here.
Works like a charm! Thanks OP. This is being posted from my tethered Mac.
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Works like a charm! Thanks OP. This is being posted from my tethered Mac.
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Oh yeah, and I'm not rooted.
will def have to check this out when I get home
I figured something like this would work, but I never really bothered past *99***#* GPRS/GPRS
Nice! Thanks! I was wondering if that would work when I saw the modem prompt pop up. I just didn't have time to chase down the settings. Works fine here.
I did some more reading on some old forums, and confirmed that the username and password are not important. They should work with empty fields.
It wouldn't work with me for blank U/P, but with 'username' and 'password', I am happily tethered.
Thanks, OP.
Jon C said:
It wouldn't work with me for blank U/P, but with 'username' and 'password', I am happily tethered.
Thanks, OP.
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Good to know. Thanks for testing! The forums I was reading were old and for blackberries and winmo. Thought the settings wouldn't make a difference for the device.
This is the first time usb tethering actually works for me on any device. Even with usb tethering enabled in CM6 on my nexus one i could never get it to work, only wifi tethering did. Just did this, and i'm currently tethered. First time I plugged in my vibrant and that samsung_network popped up I had an idea I could tether but i never looked into it. thnx OP
Well, that tethering method is one that only works on PC's.
Anyone know if this works on Tiger 10.4? I dont seem to have the same options under the modem tab...i dont have samsung listed as a possible model, nor the gsm portion of the model or a place to put the apn?
Actually, if you set USB mode to Kies, tethering should work with Cradlepoint router or XP/Vista/7 with Kies Suite installed.
I tested it with Behold II (Samsung USB studio mode) and use Samsung Mobile Modem for setting up dial-up networking, and it works 100%.
No USB debugging required.
Running 10.6.4 and this works. Currently USB tethered and not rooted. Thanks OP!
Running 10.6.4
NOT rooted.
Got 1.6Mbit down and 1.2Mbit with 0 bars. (I know the bars aren't accurate but just saying that the signal isn't as strong as it could be) Faster than my cable upload.
Thanks OP!
Running 10.6.4.
Not working.
I get a message that says, "The communication device selected for your connection does not exist. Verify your settings and try reconnecting."
Question: In the network devices panes is the the 'SAMSUNG_Android' device connected with a green light before you hit the connect button. Mine is amber and the status is "Not Connected".
My other configured devices (Parallels Host adapter) are green and show connected statuses, even though I don't even have Parallels installed anymore.
Then again, I had all kinds of fits just making my sd cards mount on this mac. I think my phone is really defective. I still have one more day on my remorse period. Oh well.
How do I do this with a Windows PC? XP or Windows 7. Thanks!
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Running 10.6.4.
Not working.
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Strange.
Mine is amber until it connects. Once connected, you have a call timer in the status bar, and the notification orb turns green.
I followed the instructions perfectly, and it works without a hitch.
You're just using 'username' and 'password'?
Oh, if you need to purge your system of Parallels (I recommend this), use AppZapper. I remember Parallels messed with my system settings and caused a number of issues. Alternatively, you could try reinstalling the latest OSX firmware update, or trashing the USB preferences and instructions to generate a new file.
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Strange.
Mine is amber until it connects. Once connected, you have a call timer in the status bar, and the notification orb turns green.
I followed the instructions perfectly, and it works without a hitch.
You're just using 'username' and 'password'?
Oh, if you need to purge your system of Parallels (I recommend this), use AppZapper. I remember Parallels messed with my system settings and caused a number of issues. Alternatively, you could try reinstalling the latest OSX firmware update, or trashing the USB preferences and instructions to generate a new file.
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Didn't need AppZapper, but getting rid of the Parallels connection fixed the problem!
Thanks!
This is awesome. Worked for me on 10.5.8 with settings given by OP. Thanks again!
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SOLVED: USE USB-RNDIS-LITE FROM SYNCE'S WEBSITE
Now that the wmodem app has been pushed out in favor of 'internet sharing', how can we do this? I notice that the wmodem app still exists on my phone ( ppc 6800) but when i tap to open it nothing happens.
I have been playing around, and getting desperate here, since I seem to be the only one interested. They figured out the iphone in a matter of a week or so!
I was thinking maybe it was possible using the iphone technique by setting up a proxy on the phone and doing it via wifi, but the siftware is missing.
The only hope that I have now is to maybe utilize the program 'synce' to accomplish this. Since I heard pdanet tethers through an activesync connection (which is what synce does), maybe it'd be a matter of a few 'route' and 'iptables' commands.
One other note, my phone is recognized as different things depending on what option I have set in 'connections>usb to pc' with 'advanced network functionality' set to off, the ipaq driver gets loaded and this is how i can use synce. With the box checked it shows up as an eethernet rndis device and cdc_ether and rndis_host modules are loaded. however, when i turn on the internet sharing app it gets recognized as a whole different UNKNOWN device. Im thinking a patch to the right mmodules might fix this, and i'm not using the module usb-rndis-lite because it never worked for me, even though i saw a patch for that module that does just that, make the system recognize it as an ethernet device.
Someone else chime in here, I cant be the only linux enthusiast with a cell phone out there. We dont ALL live in the parents basement
I HAD TO EDIT TO SPECIFY I NEED A USB SOLUTION AND NOT BLUETOOTH
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Now that the wmodem app has been pushed out in favor of 'internet sharing', how can we do this? I notice that the wmodem app still exists on my phone ( ppc 6800) but when i tap to open it nothing happens.
I have been playing around, and getting desperate here, since I seem to be the only one interested. They figured out the iphone in a matter of a week or so!
I was thinking maybe it was possible using the iphone technique by setting up a proxy on the phone and doing it via wifi, but the siftware is missing.
The only hope that I have now is to maybe utilize the program 'synce' to accomplish this. Since I heard pdanet tethers through an activesync connection (which is what synce does), maybe it'd be a matter of a few 'route' and 'iptables' commands.
One other note, my phone is recognized as different things depending on what option I have set in 'connections>usb to pc' with 'advanced network functionality' set to off, the ipaq driver gets loaded and this is how i can use synce. With the box checked it shows up as an eethernet rndis device and cdc_ether and rndis_host modules are loaded. however, when i turn on the internet sharing app it gets recognized as a whole different UNKNOWN device. Im thinking a patch to the right mmodules might fix this, and i'm not using the module usb-rndis-lite because it never worked for me, even though i saw a patch for that module that does just that, make the system recognize it as an ethernet device.
Someone else chime in here, I cant be the only linux enthusiast with a cell phone out there. We dont ALL live in the parents basement
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To quote Sherlock Holmes...."Elementary Watson"...you do a search.
I'll ignore the fact you posted the same thing in multiple places. I'll also ignore the fact you apparently can't be bothered to do a search on "linux internet sharing" and want someone else to do it for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=319978&highlight=linux
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=318255&highlight=linux+internet+sharing
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=324632
sorry to say, i've been googling this for weeks and it has eluded me. but thanks for the links, even though you decided to flame me. I'll check them out and report back if they work or not.
P.S. - I dont deny I also posted thisin the titan forum, I posted it here because obviously it gets more views here and it's not just a titan question.
Now lemme go see if any of your links actually work.. )
FIRST EDIT: Maybe I should have specified I need to do this via USB for 1: bluetooth is slower, when tethering to evdo, and 2: i dont have bluetooth.
My bad for not specifying but maybe you can be less snappy to me now. I imagine all your links are for bluetooth, i only checked out the first on so far, but we'll see. Im gonna edit my first post to say USB
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sorry to say, i've been googling this for weeks and it has eluded me. but thanks for the links, even though you decided to flame me. I'll check them out and report back if they work or not.
P.S. - I dont deny I also posted thisin the titan forum, I posted it here because obviously it gets more views here and it's not just a titan question.
Now lemme go see if any of your links actually work.. )
FIRST EDIT: Maybe I should have specified I need to do this via USB for 1: bluetooth is slower, when tethering to evdo, and 2: i dont have bluetooth.
My bad for not specifying but maybe you can be less snappy to me now. I imagine all your links are for bluetooth, i only checked out the first on so far, but we'll see. Im gonna edit my first post to say USB
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Good luck with that..to my knowledge the usb drivers to connect to wm6 under linux don't exist because the usb connection is totally different for usb internet sharing than it was for USB dun. WM6 has not been around long enough for many people under linux to fool with it. The only options I can think of off top of my head is to try to force ndiswrapper into using the drivers that come with activesync 4.5 (that's where you'll have to extract the windows drivers) or run vmware or virtualbox which can both pass usb devices to a vm and have the phone be used by XP inside a vm..then set the linux box to use the xp connection as a gateway..a kludgy hack at best.
While the theoretical top speeds of EVDO do outpace bluetooth none of the articles I've read indicated people in real life situations had been able to GET these speeds from their provider. If you can, more power to you. For my use of edge the $5 bluetooth dongle was alot easier.
I also had an idea to use ndiswrapper as well, wasnt real sure of the drivers to use. I was aware of the internet sharing app changing device id's and it not acting as a modem.
But, as you'll see in my first post, the phone is recognized as a usb rndis device. you can see this by looking at the tail of dmesg. It's just that when you start the internet sharing app, the phone changes its device id again. Also as I already stated, there is a patch for the usb-rndis-lite driver that comes with synce, that supposedly makes the box recognize it as an ethernet device while in internet sharing mode, so maybe its a matter of putting some device id's into cdc_ether.ko or corresponding module.
Another idea, would be to somehow get the wmodem app working on the phone itself, as I said it's still there in wm6, it just wont start. I have also seen in the phines registry plenty of reference to the phone acting as a modem so the framework is still there as well, ITs just a matter of getting the wmodem app going! Probably a registry key somewhere. In fact in the WMODEM registry key itself, the one you use to disable NAI, here is a key called WMODEMDUN, but every time i set it to one from the default zero it changes back. I hate to buy a bt adaptor for only this reason when i know there is an existing solution for usb out there, but yeah you're right..wm6 just hasnt been around long enough
So in short, with wm6 the phone emulates a usb rndis ethernet device instead of modem, it actually shows up as eth1 on my box, but when i start the internet sharing app the device id changes to an unknown one.
Also i wanted to add, I have definitely tether with xp and virtualbox easily, been doing that since i got the phone, so to anyine windering it's possible for sure. would be perfect if i could route that back to the host os.
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I also had an idea to use ndiswrapper as well, wasnt real sure of the drivers to use. I was aware of the internet sharing app changing device id's and it not acting as a modem.
But, as you'll see in my first post, the phone is recognized as a usb rndis device. you can see this by looking at the tail of dmesg. It's just that when you start the internet sharing app, the phone changes its device id again. Also as I already stated, there is a patch for the usb-rndis-lite driver that comes with synce, that supposedly makes the box recognize it as an ethernet device while in internet sharing mode, so maybe its a matter of putting some device id's into cdc_ether.ko or corresponding module.
Another idea, would be to somehow get the wmodem app working on the phone itself, as I said it's still there in wm6, it just wont start. I have also seen in the phines registry plenty of reference to the phone acting as a modem so the framework is still there as well, ITs just a matter of getting the wmodem app going! Probably a registry key somewhere. In fact in the WMODEM registry key itself, the one you use to disable NAI, here is a key called WMODEMDUN, but every time i set it to one from the default zero it changes back. I hate to buy a bt adaptor for only this reason when i know there is an existing solution for usb out there, but yeah you're right..wm6 just hasnt been around long enough
So in short, with wm6 the phone emulates a usb rndis ethernet device instead of modem, it actually shows up as eth1 on my box, but when i start the internet sharing app the device id changes to an unknown one.
Also i wanted to add, I have definitely tether with xp and virtualbox easily, been doing that since i got the phone, so to anyine windering it's possible for sure. would be perfect if i could route that back to the host os.
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You can route it back to the host by running a proxy and/or bridging the interfaces (virtual box.org has instructions on that).
Certain versions of AKU 3.0 and up come with a wmodem app that still has usb and infrared (not bluetooth) in addition to the internet sharing. They may still use the old method and you may be able to use them as a model to get it working on yours. If I remember correctly the NBD wizard rom had both internet sharing and a modem link application like that.
I can tell you this..DON'T try to flash a rom onto your phone using virtualbox.
I might try to route it through virtualbox then, for now. I did try to google that as well but i couldnt think of any defining keywords.
For now, flashing is out of the question,,, because my phone is CID LOCKED? I'm not so sure of the terminology cause i just got into pda's. But I know atm I cant flash anything that isnt signed by htc. Its only a matter of time i'm sure/hope.
In the meantime, hopefully people that are too cheap to buy a bt adaptor such as myself might figure out how to run the wmodem app that exists already on the phone
I have turned on usb debugging and I have tried changing the usb settings and neither my phone nor my sdcard will mount. The "Usb Connected" notification appears and when I click mount nothing happens. Anyone else having this problem? I've tried just about everything. It mounts just fine on Windows but not on my mac.
I've got it rooted so if there is a way to manually mount it in terminal emu I could try that.
Any solutions? Or do I need a new phone?
I've also tried 2 different cables. Both of which work fine with other devices
Mine only worked when I did the debug mode, strange that yours is not. I am running an early 2k9 macbook with OSX 10.6. Sorry, I could not help more.
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Mine only worked when I did the debug mode, strange that yours is not. I am running an early 2k9 macbook with OSX 10.5. Sorry, I could not help more.
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I'm on 10.6 also and everyone has been saying debugging fixed it for them but for some reason it's not working for me. I'll try on my brothers macbook real quick...
EDIT: Works perfectly on my brothers macbook running 10.6. I have no idea why it won't work on mine
I dont have that problem, I'm running 10.6 on my mac. if you try on your brothers mac and it doesn't work, the try a reset to your phone, maybe it will help you
I found that the icons didn't appear in my finder side bar, or on my desktop. Open a finder window, click on the icon for your computer in the sidebar and see if it appears in there.
Sent from my Vibrant using the XDA app.
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Thanks for the replies. It works flawlessly in my brother's mac but not at all in mine. It shows up in system profiler and usb prober but not in disk utility. I have no clue what to do
Check your log and see if it was a driver issue.
Nothing even shows up in the log when I connect it. It's like it's not even happening. Yet it clearly shows in system profiler and usb prober and my phone prompts me for usb storage
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Nothing even shows up in the log when I connect it. It's like it's not even happening. Yet it clearly shows in system profiler and usb prober and my phone prompts me for usb storage
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Perhaps it is a bad usb port or cable?
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I am having this same issue. When I plugged in my Vibrant I used to get a network adapter found and I would click cancel and all would work. One time I clicked to configure it an since then I cannot mount the file system anymore. I removed the network adapter in Network preferences and I still cannot mount the disks. I also cannot adb into the Vibrant either.
This works on all the other Macs in my house as long as I click Cancel to the network adapter found dialog.
-Phil
I have searched and searched and I still cannot find a solution for this. I have 3 Macs and on two of them I have no problems connecting to the SD cards or using adb. On the 3rd one it was working fine until I pressed to open network connections when I plugged it in. From then on it stopped connecting to the SD cards even with debugging on.
Does anyone have a possible solution to this?
Thanks!
use pc..... they are what the WORLD runs on... or shoot steve jobs an email questioning compatability and troubleshooting
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use pc..... they are what the WORLD runs on... or shoot steve jobs an email questioning compatability and troubleshooting
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Please tell me you're a troll.
I'm having the same problem exactly as described. Used to connect just fine, but got the new network adapter message every time I connected. Removed the entry in Network Prefs so that message would stop, and now can't connect anymore.
Any ideas? Anyone? This is really frustrating. Now I can't change the music on my phone, nor update to Froyo.
Thanks.
Must have temp root...
I found that the 2.0.5.pre8 works got the G2! It's a bit slow because it seems to start and stop randomly, but it works.
If you google android-wifi-tether then go to downloads link, download the wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre8.apk
I can't post links as a n00b sorry.
I'm going to keep going down the list, 1 by 1, and test them all.
I'll report anything interesting.
sn00ch
stupid question but why did you try 2.0.5.pre8 no pre9?
I should have stated that I tried the newest experimental release, but it didn't work at all. In fact, Windows 7 said it couldn't connect. Ubuntu 10.4 never reported any problem, yet it never connected. My phone never buzzed saying that anyone connected with 9.
On pre8, however, I saw my computers connecting with IP addresses, and internet access!
sn00ch
doesn't work here.
I'm back to pre8. Nothing else worked as good or didn't work at all. Back to my original post to use pre8. This time I figured out a way for a FULL SPEED CONNECTION!
Ok, here is a reproduction of what I did to get it to work.
1) Start Android Tether.
2) Have all your computers connect. For me it was ubuntu 10.4, and windows 7.
3)Tell windows to keep the connect automatically in the little network connection tray icon bottom right.. If Ubuntu tries to connect to some other active connection, disable it (right click on the little wifi signal default installed on top right menu bar), and immediately proceed to the next step as fast as you can before Ubuntu tries a known working connection again.
4) STOP wifi tether.
5) Enable wifi tether.
6) BAM both of my computers connected with blazing fast speeds.
Please someone confirm this...
sn00ch
Sorry if this is been answered before or is a dump question.
Anyone tried this? Can help me a step by step instruction? I've no luck with this at all though I tried it like 30 over times!!
1. Install pc companion on your pc.
2. on the top left hand corner, select how to connect over wifi and follow instructions.
3.under usb connection mode, select media transfer mode.
4. phone and laptop will be paired under the same wifi network.
5. on your phone, under sony ericsson, connectivity, you will see your hostname of your laptop under the 'trusted devices for wireless media transfer'. select it and click connect.
6. once connected, go to pc companion and you will be able to transfer media or files using the mediago or file explorer features without usb cables.
hope its help...........
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1. Install pc companion on your pc.
2. on the top left hand corner, select how to connect over wifi and follow instructions.
3.under usb connection mode, select media transfer mode.
4. phone and laptop will be paired under the same wifi network.
5. on your phone, under sony ericsson, connectivity, you will see your hostname of your laptop under the 'trusted devices for wireless media transfer'. select it and click connect.
6. once connected, go to pc companion and you will be able to transfer media or files using the mediago or file explorer features without usb cables.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I tried that and I managed to see my laptop hostname under the relevant place only once and when I click connect nothing happens. I tried to delete that and repair and now I cannot pair at all
Any solution? Is it really working for you?
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1. Install pc companion on your pc.
2. on the top left hand corner, select how to connect over wifi and follow instructions.
3.under usb connection mode, select media transfer mode.
4. phone and laptop will be paired under the same wifi network.
5. on your phone, under sony ericsson, connectivity, you will see your hostname of your laptop under the 'trusted devices for wireless media transfer'. select it and click connect.
6. once connected, go to pc companion and you will be able to transfer media or files using the mediago or file explorer features without usb cables.
hope its help...........
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I have been trying to get that WIFI work but its dimmed.
I am on desktop but connected though WIFI, is there any hints for that?
Nimche, what OS are you running? My wifi was greyed out on my WinXP box but was fine on my Win 7 box. According to a pop up message when I tried on the WinXP box, MTM is only supported on Vista and up.
prathaban, I had the same problem. Try this. It worked for me ....although I'm having problems again and I haven't had time to trouble shoot.
On your phone "Forget" and trusted devices. Set your phone to MTM mode and plug in the phone to your computer via USB. Choose "Configure Device for Network Access". Follow the wizard. Keep the screen on your phone awake because you're going to be asked to pair your phone with your computer. When prompted pick "Pair". When you get the successfully configured screen on your computer close the wizard and unplug your phone. You should now see your computer name on your phone under the "Trusted Devices" screen. Click on it and select "Connect". In less than a minute your phone and computer should connect and appear in "My Computer" if you're using a PC. Once I get more time I'll try to mess around with it some more.
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Nimche, what OS are you running? My wifi was greyed out on my WinXP box but was fine on my Win 7 box. According to a pop up message when I tried on the WinXP box, MTM is only supported on Vista and up.
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I am @ Win 7 X64 Ultimate. I uninstalled and re-installed and didn't work. I thought this is a nice feature to have to not working and there is nothing online that I could find about it...
I'm using Win7 64 too. Hmm...you know what. Try the method I mentioned above. I think it ignores PC Companion and just uses the Windows 7 MTM support. See if that works.
-Sent from my awesome Arc (LT15a)
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I'm using Win7 64 too. Hmm...you know what. Try the method I mentioned above. I think it ignores PC Companion and just uses the Windows 7 MTM support. See if that works.
-Sent from my awesome Arc (LT15a)
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Thanks but your instruction is not followable. What do you mean on your phone "forget?"
Could you put it step by step? That would be nice.
Thanks
prathaban said:
Thanks for the quick reply.
I tried that and I managed to see my laptop hostname under the relevant place only once and when I click connect nothing happens. I tried to delete that and repair and now I cannot pair at all
Any solution? Is it really working for you?
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Definitely work well. When you click connect, both devices must not be in sleep mode and connected to wifi. Take approx 2-3 mins to connect though.....
Sent from my SE Arc
Actually problem is that my PC can't find the MTB driver. I have uninstalled all USB and restart and tried again with no luck. SE doesn't provide the files anymore on their support section?
Ok, this is annoying. I had this working. And now for the life of me I can't getting going. I'm having the driver issue too.
After spending hours with this, I couldn't solve it and gave-up.
Wow! I thought I'm the only one who is stuck with the issue, but seems like more and more people are having the issue?
Interesting! Hopefully someone can show some light on this!!
Yes, same problem. arc connected and driver was installed...after al long time, driver error!
same thing here...after installing the phone the driver was unsuccessfully updated so cannot connect...hopefully this will be fixed soon...hate it when things that are advertised do not work properly...
Do we have to look for he MTP driver? I was reading SE Support forum and then they support dude was asking a user if he or she has altered the FW, like rooting or unlocking bootloader? I did a clean install without root and it wasn't fixed...''
Even if you have done any of the above, you should still be able to use your phone with no problem. This seems to be a basic function of a phone why would it be taken away from you?
I have a problem with my wireless connection in Windows 8.1. There is no networks under wifi even though my phone sees 6 of them around me.
Wireless suddenly disconnected while I was surfing - no software installation / modification was done.
Installed a fresh copy of Windows helped me to fix the problem - for a few hours only.
I know that there is no problem with the router as the wifi works on other computers in the house and also on my mobile phone.
Resetting winsock and ip in command prompt works only sometimes but it still disconnects after some time (could be 15 minutes or few hours).
Tried installing new drivers, my ip setting are all set to automatic.
My adapter is Intel WiFi Link 5300 AGN.
If anyone would offer any tips on how to fix it I would be appreciated.
Thank you
arasgym said:
I have a problem with my wireless connection in Windows 8.1. There is no networks under wifi even though my phone sees 6 of them around me.
Wireless suddenly disconnected while I was surfing - no software installation / modification was done.
Installed a fresh copy of Windows helped me to fix the problem - for a few hours only.
I know that there is no problem with the router as the wifi works on other computers in the house and also on my mobile phone.
Resetting winsock and ip in command prompt works only sometimes but it still disconnects after some time (could be 15 minutes or few hours).
Tried installing new drivers, my ip setting are all set to automatic.
My adapter is Intel WiFi Link 5300 AGN.
If anyone would offer any tips on how to fix it I would be appreciated.
Thank you
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Go to your device manager find your Wi-Fi card right click it and go to "Properties". Look for the power management tab on the far right on top in your Wi-Fi cards settings and make sure "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" is unchecked. This should resolve the issue.
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Go to your device manager find your Wi-Fi card right click it and go to "Properties". Look for the power management tab on the far right on top in your Wi-Fi cards settings and make sure "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" is unchecked. This should resolve the issue.
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Thanks, but that option is already disabled by default, also set to maximum performance in Power Options under Wireless Adapter Settings.
Wi-Fi seems to work for a longer while now, maybe it just fixed itself, sometimes I hate computers
arasgym said:
Thanks, but that option is already disabled by default, also set to maximum performance in Power Options under Wireless Adapter Settings.
Wi-Fi seems to work for a longer while now, maybe it just fixed itself, sometimes I hate computers
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Thats great news...
Report back to this forum post if the fix stops
Unfortunately the same issue persists :/
arasgym said:
Unfortunately the same issue persists :/
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try reinstalling the wifi adapter through device manager
http://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/highlights/wireless/5300-5100
x1rocket said:
try reinstalling the wifi adapter through device manager
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Already tried that, tried different drivers, uninstalling and then installing again, also disabling and then enabling it again - same thing.
arasgym said:
Already tried that, tried different drivers, uninstalling and then installing again, also disabling and then enabling it again - same thing.
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Are you sure that you installed the latest drivers from intel website as link provided above
x1rocket said:
Are you sure that you installed the latest drivers from intel website as link provided above
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Yes I already said it. Tried to install the driver manually (few older versions too), and also used the Microsoft Update Utility,
The device shows up in the Device Manager, but it doesnt show me any wireless networks available.
I also tried it on a fresh install of windows (no additional software like anti-virus or firewall), still have the same problem.
arasgym said:
Yes I already said it. Tried to install the driver manually (few older versions too), and also used the Microsoft Update Utility,
The device shows up in the Device Manager, but it doesnt show me any wireless networks available.
I also tried it on a fresh install of windows (no additional software like anti-virus or firewall), still have the same problem.
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Go into Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings and check the wireless adaptor is enabled.
x1rocket said:
Go into Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings and check the wireless adaptor is enabled.
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Did that and restarted the computer after - still the same.
I also have all of the Windows updates installed.
arasgym said:
Did that and restarted the computer after - still the same.
I also have all of the Windows updates installed.
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I am running out of ideas....
What computer do you have and did you download drivers from their website?
x1rocket said:
I am running out of ideas....
What computer do you have and did you download drivers from their website?
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I also have no more ideas, tried many things, that is why I asked here,
strange thing is that it used to work perfectly, and that it still doesn't work even on a fresh system.
My laptop is Sager NP8760, went to their website but the drivers are really old (2012), I have installed those, still the same. At this stage I have also tried Windows 7 drivers, same thing.
I also tried running a small .bat script:
Echo on
pushd\windows\system32\drivers\etc
attrib -h -s -r hosts
echo 127.0.0.1 localhost>HOSTS
attrib +r +h +s hosts
popd
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset all
netsh int ip reset all
But the wi-fi seems to work randomly all of the time - it might work for 5min up to about 1-2 hours and then the networks suddenly disappear without me doing anything specific.
Thanks for your help I will keep using my mobile as a tethering device - at least that can help me to have internet in my laptop
arasgym said:
I also have no more ideas, tried many things, that is why I asked here,
strange thing is that it used to work perfectly, and that it still doesn't work even on a fresh system.
My laptop is Sager NP8760, went to their website but the drivers are really old (2012), I have installed those, still the same. At this stage I have also tried Windows 7 drivers, same thing.
I also tried running a small .bat script:
Echo on
pushd\windows\system32\drivers\etc
attrib -h -s -r hosts
echo 127.0.0.1 localhost>HOSTS
attrib +r +h +s hosts
popd
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset all
netsh int ip reset all
But the wi-fi seems to work randomly all of the time - it might work for 5min up to about 1-2 hours and then the networks suddenly disappear without me doing anything specific.
Thanks for your help I will keep using my mobile as a tethering device - at least that can help me to have internet in my laptop
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I found this when browsing online...
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Verify that you have your wireless adapter set on Maximum performance in Power Management Advanced settings.
|Right click on the battery icon in your taskbar->Power Options->Change Plan Settings{For the selected plan}->Change Advanced Power Settings->Wireless Adapter Settings|
Next you will have to go to device manager and change the setting that allows override of the Power Management because someone who designed it wasn't thinking clearly...
You can type in the search box in the start menu for Device Manager or go to
|Control Panel->Hardware & Sound->Look for Device Manager, it could be under Devices & Printers as well depending on how you have your category view layout->Right Click your Intel Display Adapter and select properties->Go to the Power Management tab and uncheck "Allow the computer to turn of this device to save power" Then Click OK
You did enough on the software side. That the problem is intermittent indicates that it's probably hardware-related and not software. Possibilities:
. flaky adapter connection - Remove adapter from its socket and reseat it. Disconnect antenna connectors and reconnect them. Check for connectivity.
. flaky adapter - Plug in a USB wifi adapter (with preferably detachable external duck antenna) and use that. Check for connectivity. If bad connectivity also happens with this adapter, then the problem resides in the system (which is unlikely).
. flaky router and/or incompatible router-adapter combo - Get a cheap router to temporarily replace present router. Check for connectivity. That the combo worked previously before makes this unlikely, but it's still worthwhile to check if those above fail to provide answers.
Basically you'll be going through the process of elimination to ferret out the issue.
x1rocket said:
I found this when browsing online...
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Verify that you have your wireless adapter set on Maximum performance in Power Management Advanced settings.
|Right click on the battery icon in your taskbar->Power Options->Change Plan Settings{For the selected plan}->Change Advanced Power Settings->Wireless Adapter Settings|
Next you will have to go to device manager and change the setting that allows override of the Power Management because someone who designed it wasn't thinking clearly...
You can type in the search box in the start menu for Device Manager or go to
|Control Panel->Hardware & Sound->Look for Device Manager, it could be under Devices & Printers as well depending on how you have your category view layout->Right Click your Intel Display Adapter and select properties->Go to the Power Management tab and uncheck "Allow the computer to turn of this device to save power" Then Click OK
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Done this again, no change.
e.mote said:
You did enough on the software side. That the problem is intermittent indicates that it's probably hardware-related and not software. Possibilities:
. flaky adapter connection - Remove adapter from its socket and reseat it. Disconnect antenna connectors and reconnect them. Check for connectivity.
. flaky adapter - Plug in a USB wifi adapter (with preferably detachable external duck antenna) and use that. Check for connectivity. If bad connectivity also happens with this adapter, then the problem resides in the system (which is unlikely).
. flaky router and/or incompatible router-adapter combo - Get a cheap router to temporarily replace present router. Check for connectivity. That the combo worked previously before makes this unlikely, but it's still worthwhile to check if those above fail to provide answers.
Basically you'll be going through the process of elimination to ferret out the issue.
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Opened my laptop today, but the connection and the card look like new, cleaned it out, worked for about 10 minutes when I put it back in and powered on.
I dont have any wifi adapter to check, but to get to the case I would have to get a new internal adapter (Intel 5300) and check it that would work.
Router is ok, it never looses my connection in the smartphone, reseted it but seems like its working fine all the time.
Just a follow-up to my problem.
It seems like something keeps killing my Wi-Fi in Windows 8.1. This is strange as also happens on a new system (without any updates/programs/drivers).
I know its a 8.1 software problem because I have installed Windows 10 as a dual-boot and the internet works without any problems - no disconnections or problems.
By the way new version is really nice - at least after few days of usage.
Also when I go into 8.1 and my connections disappear, after going to 10 the networks are disconnected for a while, but after about a minute its all back to normal.
When I go straight into Win10 its connected from the start.
It seems like there is some problem in some Win8.1 component that keeps breaking my connection, but I cannot seem to resolve it, well I just have to use Win10 for now and wait for a final release.
Thanks for your help guys !
Ken - Windows 8.1 Sony Vaio July 2016.
i had the same problem and it was fixed by the device manager answer.
it was ticked to allow windows to power off - unticked the box and rebooted - all working now! thank you.
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kenarae said:
Ken - Windows 8.1 Sony Vaio July 2016.
i had the same problem and it was fixed by the device manager answer.
it was ticked to allow windows to power off - unticked the box and rebooted - all working now! thank you.
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if you're not sure where the wifi card is located in device manager.
control panel
hardware & sound
devices and printers
device manager
network adapters
intel wireless - right click properties.
power management tab. - untick box.
reboot.
hope this helps.