Hi!
First, I'm a total newbie regarding the Wildfire and Android. But since there are more people like me and there is no straight-forward answer in this forum, I thought I could ask the question.
How can I make my Wildfire emit a WiFi signal so that I can access the internet on my MacBook and my iPod Touch?
I have already rooted my Wildfire, following the steps explained in this link: h t t p :/ / rootmydroid. co. uk/guides/general/howto-root-your-htc-desire-wildfire-evo-incredible-with-unrevoked/ using unrEVOked.
I guess my Wildfire is now rooted, because I have the Superuser app.
Then I started to download some apps with which tethering supposedly should be possible, but they're not working:
-Android WiFi Tether: ht tp://code .google .com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?can=2&q=Aria
I can emit a WiFi signal, which is picked up by my iPod and my MacBook (running in OSX as well as in Windows XP). But when I try to access the internet it cannot get a network address (MacBook) and on the iPod you see that there is a connection, but internet does not work.
-Barnacle Wifi Tether (see the market)
When I try to establish a WiFi signal, I get the following errors:
Failed to set AP_SCAN
[1] Terminated ./dhcp
[2] Terminated ./nat
Stopped unexpectedly
I got USB tethering working using EasyTether. Install this on your computer ht tp://www .mobile-stream. com/easytether/drivers .html (Windows only) and download the app on your phone from the market ht tp ://www .mobile-stream. com/easytether/android. html.
But since I would like to have WiFi access to the internet and it's just for Windows, this is not an option.
I've heard about PDANet, but I cannot find it in the Market..
So... can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? Why do Barnacle and WiFi Tether not work? And what can I do to make it work?
Thanks in advance!
PS The links don't work, remove the spaces. I'm a newbie so link posting is prohibited.
Am I the only one with this problem?
get pdanet from appbrain, just install it and also install fast web installer on phone, and go on the appbrain website and it will dl straight to your phone when your mobile net is on. you have to be signed into your gmail account.
I use WildPuzzle v8.0.4 with the stock non OC kernel and use the Build-in wifi tether app
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bluedragon1982 said:
I use WildPuzzle v8.0.4 with the stock non OC kernel and use the Build-in wifi tether app
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Thanks for the input.
PDA Net is not what I want, because I want to get internet on my iPod Touch..
And, @Bluedragon, I'm a noob So what do you mean with Wildpuzzle and where do I get it?
But what I don't understand is, WHY does that Android tethering app not work? I just seems like my MacBook does not get a valid IP address to access the internet. The WiFi network itself is visible..
There must be a solution without installing another rom.
I found after a couple of hours of trying a few months ago the the following version of wifi tether works with the wildfire. 2.0.5-pre8. You also need to also need to put the file fw_bcm4329.bin into a folder you need to create called android.tether . I would not try to change the ssid name or passphrase either as both seem to corrupt the program. Hope this helps I use it to connect my IPad to my wildfire and it works great. All the files you need you can find via google.
Thank you very much! That works!
The app seems to use a lot of power, though. But that's probably normal?
I tuned down the transmitting power. See if that works.
And I can't even change the SSID. Every character I try seems to be "corrupt".
I have a stock HTC WIldfire ROM 2.1 rooted. Installed Wifi Tether pre9 release using a custom SSID and WEP key no problem.
I've used easy tether from the market place. Works great.
Easy tether won't work with an iPod though.
Seems there is not much information on wifi tethering on the wildfire.
Installing a custom rom looks to be difficult but maybe that's just me
It's not - just copy the file, root , boot into recovery , DO A NANDROID BACKUP!!!!! and install the rom. If you hate the rom you can restore from the backup
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i found this thing on the internet to give me 2.1 firmware everything went fine it says 2.1-upade1 i have no tethering ? Help
x10iNick said:
i have no tethering ? Help
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Set it up then.
Need to get an app for tethering
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easy,
root your phone: z4root app in market
get barnacle app in market
kill3rmus said:
easy,
root your phone: z4root app in market
get barnacle app in market
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I'm also using Barnacle. Works great...
+1 for barnacle...super easy and works awesome
Cant find Barnacle in market wtf? and im rooted already
no
first root
then get barnacle from market or google barnacle tether.apk
then install it
then go to its settings and in the LAN part put athwlan0
now it should work
I never had to specify any LAN/WAN interfaces for Barnacle to work. Weird that some have to that.
rogem_kk said:
I never had to specify any LAN/WAN interfaces for Barnacle to work. Weird that some have to that.
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In 1.6 firmware, I had to change the interface. In 2.1 firmware, I didn't.
Excellent, that there is a thread regarding barnacle, right now!
I have installed barnacle yesterday and it was running nearly wo. problems (sometimes it does not want to connect, but another try will do it ;-) ).
But the connection I have with my notebook is very bad. Tested on speedtest.net said 200kbit/s down and 30kbit/s up...thats good in emergency case, but too slow for smooth surfing I would say!
How is the connection when you use barnacle?!?!
Btw: I use Wifi Tether! Also tried Wifi Legacy, but no difference spotted...
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Now im really confused can i downgrade back to 1.6 and update to a a diff version of 2.1 i cant find or access alot of things help
I'm also using Banacle. Unlike 1.6, you don't need to assign interface name in Android 2.1, just left it blank.
Before press the start botton, ensure that wifi is turn-off and you have connection to 3G (or EDGE)
does barnacle tether offer bluetooth dial up networking like PDANet?
x10iNick said:
Now im really confused can i downgrade back to 1.6 and update to a a diff version of 2.1 i cant find or access alot of things help
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yes.
It's been quite a while since I bought my Galaxy Tab and I still can't figure out how to set a working VPN connection..! There are so many topics regarding this issue but I still find setting tun.ko, using get-a-robot-vpnc, etc. too much confusing. I wonder if there is some step-by-step tutorial for newbies out there...
Please advice,
Thanks in advance
Hi,
I couldn't find a tutorial either, and I had to figure it myself. So here is a little help, that might work.
- get a custom ROM (most come with kernels that have tun support
- get vpnc from the Market
- add vpnc widget to your. "Desktop"
- start vpnc from your application drawer and configure connection parameters
- go back to your desktop and click on the vpnc widget
That should be all, hovewer I found out that even though I was successfully connected to the corporate Von I still couldn't reach the servers.... and that is because my kernel doesn't support advanced IP routing.
So,people out there ..please let me know which kernel has advanced IP routing support. (Currently using speedmod.)
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Any ways to get any kind of VPN working on Verizon Tabs without getting any custom roms?
gigadigit said:
Any ways to get any kind of VPN working on Verizon Tabs without getting any custom roms?
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yes I have done that.
it does require permanent root but...
root
get tun.ko
Install busybox
get vpnc from mkt
that's really all I had to do.
if you search my posts I think I did a post with a little more detail.
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Hi,
I've got Galaxy Tab and I have done the tun.ko and the busybox, and the insmod, and link for ifconfig and route..
my vpnc connects, says connected and stays connected.. But I cannot reach anything int he vpn network.. if I do "ip link show"... kind f like doing ifconfig -a on linux, I can see the tun interface, but it's down.
Is this really about advanced routing? If so, how come a lot of poeple on the forums are saying that they are succeeding in connecting fto CISCO vpn. It's worthless without being able to route there?!
Thanks,
Where do I have to put through tun.Ko?
root
get tun.ko
Install busybox
get vpnc from mkt and grant it root privileges
it's been working for me, the only thing is not working is the DNS. It seems when I am connected to the VPN I still can't access server by name, the only way is to use IP
if anyone solved that problem, please let me know
to get AD-Hoc working you first need root and either root explorer (paid app but worth the money) or es file explorer (free but you have to enable root privaleges inside the app. its under the settings menu)
1. navigate to system/bin and copy wpa_supplicant
2. past this to your sd card as a backup
3. rename wpa_supplicant to wpa_supplicant.old
4. extract the file from the download and past it into the system/bin folder. (should be wpa_supplicant)
4. Long press on the file once copied
6. select Permissions and set to User: RWE, Group & Others:RE only
again a big big thank you to the original poster/fixer the original thread is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056188
Ad Hoc through my Windows Phone
Just followed your procedure and I am now wirelessly connected to my Samsung Omnia using WMWiFiRouter. Thanks. This alone was worth the price of admission to rooting.
sorry I'm a little down with the lingo, would this allow me to tether to my droid x using wireless tether?
Ad hoc solution did not work for me...
Followed everything to the letter - got WiFi error - would not connect or even turn on WiFi...
I renamed the old file - got rid of .old and all was back to normal...
I did notice the the Group the file belonged to was NOT the same as the old file. Going to look into that...
Achristocat said:
Followed everything to the letter - got WiFi error - would not connect or even turn on WiFi...
I renamed the old file - got rid of .old and all was back to normal...
I did notice the the Group the file belonged to was NOT the same as the old file. Going to look into that...
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got the same error. Solved it by typing "chmod 755 wpa_supplicant" in a terminal emulator, so that it sets the right permissions, dont know why using root explorer didnt work for me(but i didn't follow this tutorial).
This didnt work for me with my evo,
Hmmm... I have a Thunderbolt and I'm rooted with Android Tether. My Iconia sees and latches onto my phone without having to edit the WPA supplicant files like I needed to on my Galaxy tab. Am I missing something or maybe have a rare Iconia Tab that does this where most don't?
My Iconia Tab is fully stock and not rooted.
Mine connects just fine, but browser can't find page
EVO Mobile
propagandax said:
Mine connects just fine, but browser can't find page
EVO Mobile
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The same problem with Samsung Omnia II (i8000) - connects well, but can't go to Internet
Worked perfectly for me with the recent OTA update in the US, used root explorer as suggested took me 2 minutes and i was up and running tethered to my Virgin Mobile Optimus V
this doesnt work with my galaxy s :-(
anyone have some ideas?
help, anyone with an EVO make this work??
propagandax said:
help, anyone with an EVO make this work??
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To all with the Evo.
I just use wirless tether on my rooted Evo and I have no problem connecting my A500 to the Evo.
I use the built in browser and Opera to surf the net.
antonio8 said:
To all with the Evo.
I just use wirless tether on my rooted Evo and I have no problem connecting my A500 to the Evo.
I use the built in browser and Opera to surf the net.
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i have just tried wireless tether from the market on my galaxy s but the a500 can not see it :-(
praun said:
i have just tried wireless tether from the market on my galaxy s but the a500 can not see it :-(
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is your galaxy rooted?
i am using the version 2.0.5 pre 9
you have to go to their website to download it. i have read were some versions work better than others. i have used it for over a year.
works for me (using it right now with PDAnet on my iPhone)
wireless tether doesnt work on my evo running sense and 2.3.3. it connects but browser doesnt work. i am rooted annd all of that. Those with evos which rom are you working
Followed the steps and I am able to connect my Iconia to my Omnia II running WMWifirouter v2.0 BUT.... just not able to connect to the internet.
Anyone please help ?
buffaloquinn said:
Just followed your procedure and I am now wirelessly connected to my Samsung Omnia using WMWiFiRouter. Thanks. This alone was worth the price of admission to rooting.
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Hi buffaloquinn,
How did you get yours to work ?
I can connect iconia to my omnia II running WMWifirouter v2 but just can't get connected to the internet to do surfing.
Hope you can help me. Thanks.
Bump. Seems this it hit or miss, don't understand why it works for some but not others.
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So I bought a cheap USB wireless adapter for my PC - D-Link DWA-125.
I set up an ad-hoc wireless connect, my SGS phone sees it but the Kindle won't.
Any ideas?
PS I'm in Australia if that makes any difference.
default android cannot connect to Ad-hoc.
if you want doing this, your fire must be rooted then you copy one file to your fire.
you can search in this forum for more infomation, I can remember where the file is.
If you are running Windows 7 use Connectify it creates a wireless hot spot and the lite version is free. connectify.me
It was advertised that the fire wouldn't support ad-hoc networks from the announcement. Conectify on win7 works pretty well though.
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Well, I found a wpa_supplicant file on the forums here and copied to system/bin, but it doesn't work. Anyone have a working wpa_supplicant, or know what files I need to edit? This sounds like the most elegant solution, if not I'll try connectify as suggested.
After fsuking around for hours, still not working, and am too tired to do more.
I tried method from http://www.chinadigitalcomm.com/android-a81/a81e-connect-to-ad-hoc-wifi-t1413.html namely
Turn off wireless and then you need to edit two files, either text editor or ADB
adb pull /system/etc/wifi/tiwlan.ini tiwlan.ini
adb push tiwlan.ini /system/etc/wifi/tiwlan.ini
adb pull /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf wpa_supplicant.conf
adb push wpa_supplicant.conf /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
for tiwlan.ini - look for the WiFiAdhoc line and change, add the other two lines after it
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WiFiAdhoc = 1
dot11DesiredSSID = InsertyourSSIDhere
dot11DesiredBSSType = 0
for wpa_supplicant.conf - add the ap_scan=2 line and your adhoc network
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ctrl_interface=DIR=/data/system/wpa_supplicant GROUP=wifi
update_config=1
ap_scan=2
network={
ssid="InsertyourSSIDhere"
key_mgmt=NONE
mode=1
wep_key0=1234567890
priority=20
}
- Reboot and turn on wireless - can take a while to connect
- this works on the Android 2.1 firmware, have not yet fully tested on 2.2.
- I think the priority line is important, make it bigger than other networks in wpa_supplicant.conf so it tries to connect to AdHoc first.
- When you add new networks through the Android settings menu, the ap_scan=2 line disappears so you have to re-add it
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Have yet to try method from http://www.olsr.org/?q=olsr_on_android
Please, anyone that wants ad-hoc wifi on the Fire work on this while I am sleeping
bump
I'll have another go at this tonight...
Any luck on getting KF to see ad hoc?
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I'll have another go at this tonight...
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Any luck? I've been playing with my HTC HERO all day trying different roms etc.
There's no developer published wpa_supplicant replacement for Kindle Fire's system/bin/wpa_supplicant till now.
So I find ZT-180 Adhoc Switcher.apk is so well to switch Kindle Fire to support Kindle Fire
download link:
ZT-180 Adhoc Switcher.apk(174.35K)
Code:
dl.dbank.com/c0qlpiozc1
A lot of ways to setuo WiFi hotspot with laptop, but Bzeek is the most useful one and it supports both Win XP and Vista.
I met a problem with Bzeek as well as lots of guys met that after restart the Windows, Bzeek is alway Off instead of On, even you can't turn it On.
So I check google and found that
Personal Hotspot Status
Your Personal Hotspot is Off
Some of the Bzeek settings are not yet in effect. Please restart your computer for the Bzeek settings to take effect. If the problem persists, please contact Bzeek for support.
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Admin reply:
Maybe the Bzeek service is not running for some reason on your machine.
If it is not solved after boot you can run services.msc and make sure the bzeek service is running.
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It's a BUG for Bzeek due to their lack of maintance?
So manually if you like, you should go to
Start > Run > services.msc
Open Windows System Services
Get Bzeek Service and make it START
For easy use I build .bat file to TURN ON or TURN OFF Bzeek Free WiFi service effeciently. You can download them here
BzeekTurnOn.bat(18B)
Code:
dl.dbank.com/c04pwaal9s
BzeekTurnOff.bat(18B)
Code:
dl.dbank.com/c04pwaal9s
included scripts are simple so you can build your own:
net start bzeeksvc
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for START
net stop bzeeksvc
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for STOP
Install ZT-180 Adhoc Switcher.apk
Before running it you'd better ROOT your Kindle Fire for higher user ability.
Run ZT-180 Adhoc Switcher
You should see Switch to Infrastructure mode / Switch to Ad-hoc mode button.
Click Switch to Infrastructure mode and it turns to Switch to Ad-hoc mode then you can click Settings button to set SSID and WEP password if possible.
I put into Bzeek Free WiFi as SSID as I'm using Bzeek and WEP is not selected for Bzeek. If you use other name and with WEP, just do your way.
Now the button display Switch to Ad-hoc mode, just click it and turn it to
Ad-hoc Mode, click Enable WiFi button and it will connect to Bzeek Free WiFi rapidly
Then it will ask you put in your Bzeek username and password, finally you can share the internet with WiFi Ad-Hoc from your laptop happily!
I post this method to a Chinese forum and you can check screenshot images and download links there better.
Code:
bbs.mydoo.cn/thread-54577-1-1.html
Anyone found a way to switch to Ad-hoc mode WITHOUT have to root the Kindle Fire?
Surely there must be a way, but how?
Any luck?
Anyone out there get able to wifi tether from Fire to a smart phone?
maw230 said:
Anyone out there get able to wifi tether from Fire to a smart phone?
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Search...it's been covered many, many times.
Use Wireless Tether for Roofed users. Chose LG Optimus S as the device profile, and change the LAN to 192.168.1.0/24. This will enable a full wifi network on your phone instead of adhoc.
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borborpa said:
Use Wireless Tether for Roofed users. Chose LG Optimus S as the device profile, and change the LAN to 192.168.1.0/24. This will enable a full wifi network on your phone instead of adhoc.
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Edit: That is the app I'm using, the title is misleading. Anyway, how do I chose a device profile?
Thanks, but where do I find this app? Can't find on Android Market. I'm currently using Wireless Tether.
http://bit.ly/s0MRxO
maw230 said:
Edit: That is the app I'm using, the title is misleading. Anyway, how do I chose a device profile?
Thanks, but where do I find this app? Can't find on Android Market. I'm currently using Wireless Tether.
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That's strange...looks like someone went and edited my post to reflect the changes that occurred between the time I made the post and the time the edit happened.
I wonder who edited that for me? Also, what is a google?
I concur with borborpa. I would think the problem is that the kindle fire will only connect to a normal network as opposed to ad-hoc, which is how most phones tether their connection. The only way then to tether your kindle fire to your phone would be to get a phone whose wireless chipset supports emulating a real router.
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or use zt-180 adhoc switcher
whith this app you can put the KF in adhoc mode
works perfect with my pc - use it daily
give it a try - don't know if it's working with your phone - you'll find it on the market
b63 said:
or use zt-180 adhoc switcher
whith this app you can put the KF in adhoc mode
works perfect with my pc - use it daily
give it a try - don't know if it's working with your phone - you'll find it on the market
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I was unable to install this on the Fire. It said to possibly update my BusyBox as a solution?
you need to be rooted and busybox installed
Hello guys! I have been having troubles getting my touchpad loaded with leoisright rom(I am using vB2.1[CM7 XRON-ified][Super Tweaked][Updated 12/17/2011]) to connect to my HTC HD2([Dec 14] [MULTILANG] Energy™ -.¸¸.·´¯ Sense 3.5 SensationXL! [Tweaks!] [RCMix ker]). Because currently native wifi hotspot is not working on any ported sense 3.5 rom on HD2, only Ad Hoc via Barnacle app can make data sharing work. However I know that touchpad cannot connect properly to a Ad Hoc network. But I manage to get it work by downloading ZT-180 Adhoc switching from market. Below are the steps I took:
*Make a CWM backup of your touchpad first in case something went wrong*
*I told you to make a backup already so do not blame me if anything happens*
1. Download ZT-180 Adhoc switcher onto touchpad.
2. Rename SSID(Network Name) on Barnacle app on HD2 to "AndroidTether"
3. *skip this step if you do not wish to set wireless encryption on Barnacle app on HD2.* Set the encryption key to whatever you want on Barnacle app.
4. Start Barnacle app on HD2.
5. Enable wifi on touchpad.
6. Open ZT-180 adhoc switcher on touchpad.
7. go to ZT-180 adhoc switcher settings.
8. Enter the encryption key in the "set WEP Key"
9. Tap back and Tap on try to switch to "Ad-hoc mode, just to try..."
10. wait awhile as it is trying to connect to "AndroidTether".
11. Done.
*You can edit to whatever network name you want at step 2. Just make sure you enter the same network name and passwork in the settings or ZT-180 adhoc switcher*
*This may also work on other devices or rom so just try it out and report if it is working*
*This is not my work and I take no credits. I am just sharing with everyone how I manage to get it work.*
If you are unble to connect back to your usual network, simply forget the network and add it again.
I was able to get it to work easily with Open Garden which is free in the market, this on my thunderbolt... but I am Olympic running a sense 2.1 Roman, not sure if that makes a difference, but I did try and couldn't get barrnicle or wifi tether to work no matter what I did, open garden simply works...
Justin
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I was able to get it to work easily with Open Garden which is free in the market, this on my thunderbolt... but I am only running a sense 2.1 rom not sure if that makes a difference, but I did try and couldn't get barrnicle or wifi tether to work no matter what I did, open garden simply works...
Justin
Sweet
I will check it out after work. So should work with cm7 3.5?
Sorry for bringing up old thread but I really want to get this working. Whenever I try and switch to adhoc mde, it seems to work at the very end of process and then my touchpad reboots and nothing happens. Any idea?
rsalinas1 said:
Sorry for bringing up old thread but I really want to get this working. Whenever I try and switch to adhoc mde, it seems to work at the very end of process and then my touchpad reboots and nothing happens. Any idea?
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Use this guide. Works perfectly every time.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/13511-how-to-adhoc-tethering-fix-for-weboscm7cm9/
Thank you I will try this. This works for CM9 also correct? And is it fine if I just use gscript lite? If it works good, I will buy the app to support the dev. Thanks.
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Yes, and yes. I've been using it on CM9 A2. And I'm using the lite version too.
thanks, this is great, using it with my sprint touch pro 2 with touchpad now