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[Q] How do you perform WiFi Tethering on Wildfire?

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

Mdeejay builds...............

Why is it that I can't go online without wifi in Mdeejay builds? Am I missing something?

euro_e93 said:
Why is it that I can't go online without wifi in Mdeejay builds? Am I missing something?
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Most common fix for that is to make sure that your apn settings are correct for your network.

Can't get online with wifi... boot to windows mobile phone, disable wifi and reboot to Android... you should then be able to enable without "error " in either settings of through a widget (a least that's what I found after tearing hair out.
Once there, I found myself with a perfect Android( build until camera works on HD builds, at which point I'll probably change to one of them).
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[Q] HELP 2.1 Tether

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.

[Q] Wi-Fi Calling patch for virtous unity?

Does anybody have an idea of how to make the wifi calling work on this rom? Ive tried installing the apk from a system backup but it forcloses when i open it, any ideas?

Not yet. Assuming they will have a fix for it on the next update (mondays) just keep watching the thread to see if somebody figures it out
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OK...
We'll be waiting for next Monday then, I really hope they add that function back

Maybe sooner than you think evil just posted it's coming
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Thanks buddy!!
Yeah I was just checking the other post and so it too!! haha too bad I can't post over there, I dont have enough priviledges yet, Thanks for your help

I been having the same issue, wifi calling it just keep foreclosing everytime i open it..
aristabrandon said:
Does anybody have an idea of how to make the wifi calling work on this rom? Ive tried installing the apk from a system backup but it forcloses when i open it, any ideas?
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chipis said:
I been having the same issue, wifi calling it just keep foreclosing everytime i open it..
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It's fc'ing because the wifi calling has other dependencies it doesn't function on it's own. It needs other files, just wait for evil to do it.
Try this for wifi calling
http://www.multiupload.com/AXOXKHU5J0

There are two files already in the VU OP. For me the MDj its working great, just make sure you flash it right after flashing the rom.

[SOLVED] How to disable 802.11n in CM11 w/o tiwlan.ini?

Hey,
how do I disable draft n / 802.11n on Quarx' CM11?
I can't find tiwlan.ini in /system/etc/wifi so what to do??
Thx.
SOLUTION: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50426027&postcount=7
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf >
ieee80211n: Set to 1 to enable 802.11n support, 0 to disable it
Changing this line from g to n helped cyrus:
Code:
hw_mode=g

measel said:
Hey,
how do I disable draft n / 802.11n on Quarx' CM11?
I can't find tiwlan.ini in /system/etc/wifi so what to do??
Thx.
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I can't answer, because I don't know. But may I ask why do you want to do this?

irekd said:
I can't answer, because I don't know. But may I ask why do you want to do this?
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Sure: I always had trouble (already with CM7) with a FritzBox router and with CM7 it helped a lot to disable that. I can't disable it in the router, so I wanted to try that option.

measel said:
Sure: I always had trouble (already with CM7) with a FritzBox router and with CM7 it helped a lot to disable that. I can't disable it in the router, so I wanted to try that option.
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I guess you probably know about alternative firmware for FritsBox routers, but if not, have a look at this site: http://freetz.org/
Perhaps this firmware will let you better configure your router.

irekd said:
I guess you probably know about alternative firmware for FritsBox routers, but if not, have a look at this site: http://freetz.org/
Perhaps this firmware will let you better configure your router.
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Thanks. Yes I do know about that but modifying the router is not an option since I don't have access to all routers I can use as an access point, thats why I pointed out that I can't change the router settings. I need to disable it on the device and that was possible under CM7.

You want to disable the n mode because of the poor performance of Wi-Fi? I ask because I too have poor Wi-Fi performance but no matter what I do changing channels, modes, etc. my Defy doesn't want to download for example a nightly from Quarx site. Is downloading ~5% then stops think then download again and so on. With other 2 phones(Samsung and an old HTC hd2) this is not happening the download is continuous.
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cyrusct82 said:
You want to disable the n mode because of the poor performance of Wi-Fi? I ask because I too have poor Wi-Fi performance but no matter what I do changing channels, modes, etc. my Defy doesn't want to download for example a nightly from Quarx site. Is downloading ~5% then stops think then download again and so on. With other 2 phones this is not happening.
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No, reason is that sometimes the Defy seems to interfere with other clients in the network (Macbook, other smartphone etc.). Sometimes I do have interupted downloads though.
But I think I just figured out where to change that:
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=g
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If that is correct, it is already in a legacy mode and doesn't use 802.11n.
There seems to be another setting:
Code:
ieee80211n: Set to 1 to enable 802.11n support, 0 to disable it
so I will try disabling that tonight. Exciting!!
Source: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd

Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=g
Changing this to
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=n
I have solved the interrupted download. Thank you very much.
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cyrusct82 said:
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=g
Changing this to
Code:
/system/etc/wifi/hostapd.conf > hw_mode=n
I have solved the interrupted download. Thank you very much.
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well that shouldn't be possible!
Reason: The N setting shouldn't be set there but there:
Code:
ieee80211n: Set to 1 to enable 802.11n support, 0 to disable it

measel said:
well that shouldn't be possible!
Reason: The N setting shouldn't be set there but there:
Code:
ieee80211n: Set to 1 to enable 802.11n support, 0 to disable it
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Don't know but now is working well.
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cyrusct82 said:
Don't know but now is working well.
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Maybe you disabled it alltogether because the switch doesn't exist and as a fallback the device uses 802.11b now... I don't know. If it's good, it's good!

measel said:
Maybe you disabled it alltogether because the switch doesn't exist and as a fallback the device uses 802.11b now... I don't know. If it's good, it's good!
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It's not solving the problem.
After investigating more I have seen that after a reboot the Wi-Fi performance is good ~2Mb/s. But as soon as the device enters in deep sleep the download goes down at 500kb/s and is interrupted a lot. Can anyone else could confirm that?
I have tested with quarx2k.ru site.
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