Some time ago I rooted my Eris and flashed KaosFroyo v37. Very pleased with this rom and liked the ability of having root privileges. I naturally installed Wireless Tether for root users and was able to share my 3g with my laptop, although this does not help me with my desktop as I don't have wireless on my desktop. I do however have bluetooth on my desktop. I was pleased to see that I could also bluetooth tether to my desktop using the same program. I paired the two together and enable the bluetooth option of Wireless Tether, got my desktop to connect to it and was all set to go. Opened my web browser, tried to go to google, no luck. Checked the phone and it was rebooting. What??? So I tried it again, same result. Tried it a few more time and kept an eye on my phone to find out at what point it was rebooting. I could have my computer connected to it through the bluetooth tether until I tried to surf the web from my desktop.
At first I thought that maybe the wireless program was just not completely compatible with the Eris. I tried different roms (KaosFroye v38, v39, Tenzo 2.2.1, Nonsensikal v13.2, 15.2,16.1) all with the same results. Just yesterday I was messing around with this little problem again. Did some digging around the internet and found alot of information about bluetooth networking with android and Linux. Was able to run pand command from android shell and found that it has Bluetooth PAN daemon version 4.47. I believe that all the correct bleutooth tools are installed, so than I ran "pand -l -r NAP" and was able to get my phone to be a bluetooth network access point. Connected my computer to it, tried to access it throught the bluetooth network, and guess what, the phone rebooted. Now I do not think that it has anything to do with Wireless Tether for root.
I did some more digging on the internet and found that the bluetooth network interface is supposed to be bnep0. I can not find and interface on my phone for bnep0. Ok. More digging, bnep0 interface is part of the kernel built from the module bnep.ko. I can no find that module on my phone. Do I not need that module? Is that module not built at compile time of the rom? Does the Eris hardware not evan capable of Bluetooth PAN?
Could some one shed some light on this subject. Would really like to tether my desktop to me phone as that is the only way I can get internet at home. Thanks
P.S. My desktop and laptop are both dual boot into Windows Vista or Ubuntu 10.10 and they both use identical bluetooth usb cards.
I don't have an answer for you, but just wanted to add that I'm curious if anyone is knowlegeable about this, too.
You can use wired tethering. If you need help doing so, I've done it a lot as it's my and my girlfriend's only internet and has been for the past five months, too. I use wired because the wireless seems to use battery power faster than it can be charged on the phone, plus it gets even hotter for me. As it is, even with wired tethering, I take the back off and let it sit in front of a fan face-down to keep it cooler.
You're mileage may vary, of course. In my experience both wired and wireless is fairly unreliable and easy to overburden so much that the phone loses it's internet until I do an APN Restore and reboot the phone. Sometimes a reboot of my PC is necessary, too. I don't know if you've had this experience with the standard wireless tethering. I also download a LOT, so this could be a factor.
Thank you for the reply. Yes i can use wired tether to do internet as well, and yes the phone does heat up. It has never gotten so hot that I had to do a restore on it yet though. If that happens I think I would have a stroke and probably keep the phone in the freezer while tethering.
I have been trying to find some type of answer to this problem. I have been searching around and trying to figure out how to compile this module but since I am not versed enough in the whole compile process I am kind of lost. I have downloaded and installed EasyDev v6 on my laptop running Ubuntu 10.10, nut that won't even compile the complete rom. I believe it downloaded all the source code it needs(took about 8 hours), when it was finished it told me where to find my new rom, but when I go there it's only a little over 4 megs in size. I will keep plugging away and if I come across some kind of info I will pose it here.
Well I think I figured out how to compile the bnep.ko module. Using my laptop, I found my kernel source and typed
'export CCOMPILER="$PATH_TO_SOURCES"/prebuilt/linux-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.4.0/bin/arm-eabi-' and then
'make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$CCOMPILER menuconfig'
I was able to select the options for compiling a new kernel. Under networking → bluetooth → bnep
I noticed that it was already enabled. Must be included in the defualt build of the kernel. I told it to build a new bnep module. Saved my config file, and then ran the make -
'make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=$CCOMPILER modules'
To my surprise it actually build me a bnep.ko module. I copied module to phone into /system/lib/modules/ and tried to install the module.
'insmod /system/lib/modules/bnep.ko' and it told me “insmod: init_module '/system/lib/modules/bnep.ko' failed (Exec format error)”
Great now what. Well I tried the whole bluetooth tether again and guess what, now the bluetooth won't even turn on. I removed the bnep.ko file and was able to enable bluetooth again. Well I guess I am no further along now then when I started, except I have a little more understanding of how to build a kernel.
I have installed PDANet on my Eris and the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack on my Laptop. I am able to use Bluetooth DUN without a problem. The wireless tether for root app would always crash my phone. I am going to try a android tablet in a few minutes. I am running TazzFroyo.
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I used to be able to tether using my old ROM as well as the "un-official" new ROM versions prior to the recently released ROM update dated 4/09/07.
I use Missing Sync (ver 3.0.2) on OS X, and it would allow me to tether the 8525 using internet sharing set to USB. Now the only way I am able to tether is via the Bluetooth PAN, and even then the connection is spotty at best.
Did the official ROM change the way Internet Sharing works? This is very annoying and any assistance or ideas would be welcome.
I downgraded from the CUSTEL 2.5 WM6 ROM due to Missing sync's inability to sync with it as well as an inability to tether my Mac. Vista using Bootcamp works but Vista isn't my cup of tea...
Soon...
In a couple of weeks time you will have a solution to your problems with Apple OS X and Microsoft Windows Mobile. (Hint: it's not free.)
I am assuming that this would the much anticipated Missing sync update. If only I could shorten the wait... oh well.
Thanks.
Not really. Trade your 8525 for the iPhone!
bluetooth pan
something must be wrong with your phone because I use Bluetooth pan with internet sharing at work, in my car, at home and it works just fine. I even thought about ditching the Internet at home
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something must be wrong with your phone because I use Bluetooth pan with internet sharing at work, in my car, at home and it works just fine. I even thought about ditching the Internet at home
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I do it too. All the time. Is AWESOME from the car, especially in a a 3G area. (Parked, not driving.)
i can't even connect my 8525 to my mac via bluetooth. it worked once and now the phone won't open up the passcode screen to connect.
edit: my rom is version 1.34.502.3. should i update to a newer one?
I think its the location that I am at that may be to blame. I have a really slow connection via Bluetooth PAN. The same isn't true when using Vista and Internet sharing via USB - that connection is much faster (though it too blanks out at times).
As for connecting to OS X: simply start the Bluetooth setup assistant on the mac and search for "any device". Then select the phone and pair the two. At the very end of the process the Mac will list the services that are available via the phone. One of them will be the shared network.
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I think its the location that I am at that may be to blame. I have a really slow connection via Bluetooth PAN. The same isn't true when using Vista and Internet sharing via USB - that connection is much faster (though it too blanks out at times).
As for connecting to OS X: simply start the Bluetooth setup assistant on the mac and search for "any device". Then select the phone and pair the two. At the very end of the process the Mac will list the services that are available via the phone. One of them will be the shared network.
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yeah, it stalls after i select it from the device list. the screen where it gives me the passcode to connect it, it seems like my phone doesn't receive it. not sure. but you think i should upgrade the rom? looks like mine is kinda old.
I'm posting with OSX using my phone right now
delete the bluetooth pairing on the osx machine and on the phone
from osx bluetooth assistant and select any device
if it asks about using the phone as a headset disselect that
if the phone once pairs asks about a serial device do not select that
verify if bluetooth still is on on the phone
goto internet sharing
bluetooth pan
connect
make sure its actually connected to the internet
on the osx machine click the bluetooth icon again and select "join network on ___your phones name____ "
thats it!
sometimes give it a second
if it still doesn't work make sure you don't have some kind of crazy firewall setup
using Custel's 2.5 rom (windows mobile6)
juicychus said:
i can't even connect my 8525 to my mac via bluetooth. it worked once and now the phone won't open up the passcode screen to connect.
edit: my rom is version 1.34.502.3. should i update to a newer one?
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Hi,
Some weeks ago I tryed to use MissingSync for internet sharing with different WM6 versions without success. With official AKU3.3.1 version it works with the USB cable. But battery life is very short with this version.
Regards.
Yes, missing sync does not yet support WM6. Try the "normal" bluetooth pan method described above.
Anyone tried doing OS X tethering with newer versions of the WM6 roms?
I'm currently running vp3G 2.0 (WM6), rom date 5/15/07, radio 1.40.30.00, protocol ver. 32.73.7020.16H
Because I'm working offsite tomorrow, I was hoping to use my phone to tether my laptop to work with VPN on the laptop... and then I can login and out of the timeclock, etc. But trying it from work tonight before I leave, I can't get the bluetooth on my 8525 to connect to the PC.
Followed Neomuzic's instructions to the letter, but Safari isn't getting things working. Any assistance would be appreciated!!!
Nevermind... I'm a dork! Figured out where Internet Sharing was on the phone, and all is well. Having a little trouble connecting to my work proxy server... but messing with that now.
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Yes, missing sync does not yet support WM6. Try the "normal" bluetooth pan method described above.
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As of August2007, Missing Sync 4 supports WM6.
I'm also using bluetooth pan right now to post
Hello all,
I usually dont post much since i rarely have anything to contribute, but this time I do. I am running a macbook connected to my cingular 8525 thru the bluetooth pan and have zero problems. I upgraded my rom to the new vp one with all the latest settings and love it. No more looking for a hotspot for me. I dont use safari broswer on my mac, i use firefox. Thanks to everyone on this forum with the knowledge and time for helping the rest of us.
What i do is connect my JasJam to xp running through parallels, start internet sharing and it installs the drivers(first time of connecting it) and then it works perfectly everytime. Only in xp though.
I have installed the latest missing sync but havent tried internet sharing on mac osx but now that u guys say it works thats awesome! Will mess with it later (knowing me i won't attempt to get it to work until i'm off in some foriegn area with no internet connection and will need to download drivers that i'll struggle to get through pie/opera on my jasjam...) i fail to plan ahead with things like this! lol
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Tethering 8525 to MACBOOK. HELP.
I tried several different approaches to tether my 8525 to my MACBOOK, with no success.
I have specific scripts from the web installed into the modem scripts folder. No luck with any of them. I believe the scripts aren't the problem but the COM ports are the culprit.
I recieve an error message that says," Failed to open RFCOMM serial channel. Check if authentication needs to be enabled in your device"
This is after pairing the 8525 to the MACBOOK and completing the blue tooth setting in the Network folder in the System Preference folder.
The pairing is successful because I can "send files" to the 8525 via blue tooth icon.
I read somewhere that the MACBOOK should allow me to set and choose COM ports but I haven't found the option.
My question is where do I find the COM port option in the MACBOOK because I believe that is where my problem is.
MACBOOK C2D, OS 10.4.10.
8525 ROM: 2.15.502.3
abubasim said:
Not really. Trade your 8525 for the iPhone!
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had iphone not nearly as good as my tytn until its fully hacked but think bout what your saying befor you speak lol
kidding
As we don't have a Droid forum here yet, or anything for Android 2.0 AFAIK, this seemed like the best place to start the conversation. Feel free to move it, if there is a better place, but the question is specifically on networking and how two different phone OSs handle it.
If you don't know what an ad-hoc network is, I'll summarize by saying that, in my lexicon, it is a way for wireless devices to form connections with each other, allowing any Internet connection on the network to be shared by all. A more precise definition is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_ad_hoc_network See also "mesh network" and "Wifi Tethering".
So.. I am considering upgrading my Titan to a Droid. Frankly, the main thing that is keeping me from doing this is that I can't give up WMWiFiRouter. WMWiFiRouter sets up an adhoc wifi network with (or without) security, thus sharing my 3g connection with all I give my network key to.
After finding & buying this program, I was able to drop my $60/mo (or w/e) EVDO card account. So. it is worth it to stay on a Titan till I am sure my phone can be used to connect my laptop/netbook/wife's ipod to the Internet while I am out of my house. I work from home so if I don't have portable wifi access I go stir crazy after a few weeks. I hear "Wifi Tethering" is going to become a product for VZW, but we all know that means it could be a year or three away. Can you all help me decide if upgrading to a Droid is possible. Do any of you have any experience with ad-hoc networking on a Droid?
Here's what I've found so far:
It's possible to have a G1 access an ad hoc network if you "root" your phone and change ini settings to allow it. (Also assign a permanent IP address to all adhoc network members). See: http://modmygphone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22681
I do not know if this works on Android 2.0. I do not know if Verizon has put something in place to block this. Does anyone have any experience in this area or have a Droid that they can test with?
Your help would be appreciated!
Additional info I've found:
"Rooting" is not yet possible on a Droid. Eliminating the fix mentioned above.
http://droidie.com/2009/11/10/can-android-tether-today-for-0-extra/#comment-121
PDANet is a program that allows USB and bluetooth tethering on all "recently released Motorola and HTC [Android] phones" kkww
For those following along, this is the most promising thread I've found on rooting the Droid.. http://www.alldroid.org/viewtopic.php?f=210&t=431&start=280 This link starts you around page 29, which will be near the end for a little while...
I'm really beginning to wonder if I shouldn't just stick to a touch pro2 since I have a slick setup atm and google maps will release turn by turn voice to all in due time.
The problem is that I want to play!!! and android is calling me..
Have you made any progress on getting a Droid to recognize the WMWifiRouter network? I have a Droid with the router program running on a HTC TP2...there's an app called Hidden SSID Enabler which should resolve thi problem but I haven't been able to figure out what the SSID # is for the TP2...any thoughts?
Bump. Similar situation for me. I run WMWifiRouter on my Sprint Touch Pro and use it several hours a day. I'm ready to switch to a newer phone but want to make sure I can set it up as a ad hoc wifi spot. I'm torn between the Droid and the Nexus One but doubt T-Mobile's network is robust enough for what I need so at least for now, the Droid is the front-runner (I'll believe the N1 will work on Verizon when I see it -- could be 6 months or more).
Any update? Thanks!
I contacted the support folks over at WMWifiRouter and got this reply:
Our apologies for not getting back to you sooner.
Indeed, Android devices by default cannot connect to ad-hoc networks. A rather silly restriction, as the
device is more than capable to use these networks - Google just didn't build it into the interface.
Note that an ad-hoc network and a Hidden SSID are two unrelated things.
Unfortunately, there is no way around this issue unless your device is rooted. In that case we still cannot
tell you which commands to execute to be able to connect, but we know it is possible if you have root.
Kinds regards,
WMWifiRouter Customer Support
In looking through the "rooting" thread above it seemed way too complicated for me to attempt...if anyone can post or direct me to an "idiot's guide" tutorial for rooting a Droid I'd be most appreciative.
Hey guys, rooting for the droid is here already, some info can be found here
"i cannot post outside links..."
so what happends after you root your droid?
Bump, and I've found this thread:
code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82
about the official development of this feature, and I saw, although there are tricks that works for the G1 and the older phones, it is not working for the droid or those newer ones.
Hi
I have found the solution. I am using Ubuntu 10.04 and Using superfroyo2.2 on my HTC dream. I can connect to wifi adhoc network of my PC and enjoying internet on it.
I have attached the zip file. Please extract the file to get tiwlan.ini and wpa_supplicant.conf file. Replace your mobile's file with these ones and enjoy ad-hoc wifi.
You can use below commands, with mobile connected to PC via usb to replace the files:
adb shell
# mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# exit
> adb push tiwlan.ini /system/etc/wifi/tiwlan.ini
> adb push wpa_supplicant.conf /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
> adb shell
# mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
# exit
I was using ubuntu bash and I placed both files in the tools folder of SDK. and then I ran the commands from that directory so that no path issues arise.
One more thing, You should create adhoc wireless with SSID iBM and leave it open without security key.
Hey, all apologies if it DOES work, since I havent tried it yet, but when I view the tiwlan.ini file you've included in the zip file, it still says wifiadhoc=0
the .conf file IS setup to use your SSID name if iBM like you were saying though...
so I THINK you might have included the wrong file... but hell, I've been wrong before... I screwed up my wifi messing with this, so I'm just gonna try your files anyway, since they'll probably at least set me back to where I was...
adol
OKAY, so I guess I've gotta apologize- I just tried it, and danged if your files didn't work like a charm... so, my next question is; how did they work, when wifiadhoc=0?
Am I somehow seeing the contents of the file incorrectly, or is it something along the lines of you having set up a static ip or something? I'm gonna look into it a bit, which I haven't done yet, so if either of the things I just said made no sense, just disregard them and go ahead with the explanation...
Anyways, thanks for posting those files; I was starting to get rather frustrated with my inability to get this stupid crap to work.
adol
ok a few quick questions
has any one tested this on a sprint epic
is there a 1 click install for this pack
ive got some skill but this is defiantly out of my range
thanks
installing cyanogen mod 7 should resolve your problem...
guys y to roor the phone?install cyanogen 7 etc??
i think only some expert guys(i.e who can deal the problems their on without any suggestions) can deal with such kind of thngs...insted if we creat a virtyal access point,,thats better i think..
try using mhotspot...
Wifi Connection shared as a Wifi Router...see this thread...
Indeed CM7 does solve ad hoc networking problems. I've yet to find a suitable solution on froyo, although google gave me plenty of stuff to try.
cm7 ?
I have CM7.1 running but I still cant see any ad-hoc wifi networks!
I tried replacing the tiwlan and wpa_*.conf files but that just messed up my wifi worse.
jumblies said:
Indeed CM7 does solve ad hoc networking problems. I've yet to find a suitable solution on froyo, although google gave me plenty of stuff to try.
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Hi,
I'm not sure whether it's good thing to open one thread related to two problems but I haven't got better idea how to put it.
Main problem:
Since I have acquired my GT540 I'm still searching for the solution for reverse tethering. My operator doesn't have decent data plan, quite often I'm out of any wifi range and currently I'm completely out of wireless.
So I'm left with workable USB connection and Bluetooth. Which leads us to...
Secondary problem:
I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835912 and solution proposed there is quite feasible to me as usbnet still seems to be song of the future and I'm using Linux on the host PC anyway. But when I tried to implement it, I learned that PPP is not enabled in my kernel, which understandably derailed my plan. I use CM7 by Mur4ik.
The question then is, can I somehow painlessly enable this PPP support?
Or could someone politely nudge Mur4ik to enable it in the next release of SwiftDroid? (I don't have sufficient rights to post in devel forum myself)
Or, is there another, working way of getting net access for my phone?
Cheers.
So, you don't have Wireless Adapter or WiFi to put on your desktop and share the internet?
I have tested to share the PC internet connection via USB to GT540 and i never did it...
I bought a WiFi AP and now I use the GT540 with Wireless on my entire house, i think its better than USB.
As I mentioned, sometimes I have wireless access but recently I'm stuck without. Besides, in this most recent cm7-m6 adhoc networking doesn't work either.
Yes, I think too that having wifi coverage in home is nice but the problem I stated is what to do WHEN you don't have it.
ok, I'm a total noob. I chose to buy the iconia because it had ports which the ipad doesnt have. I would like to teher with my iphone 3gs running pdanet. I read your forums. I rooted the iconia(thank you very much btw) n installed the new wpa supplicant. I also installed root explorer as per the instructions. I couldnt get the iconia to see the wifi hotspot eventhough I could see it on my laptop. I noticed that in the system/bin I had 2 wpa supplicant I removed the original one and after that the wifi woulndt work all I would get was an error. Even after I put it back it wouldn't work. Anyway to make a long story short I fiddle with the permissions on the original n got my wifi working again. Howeverr I still can't get the iconia to see the iphone hotspot. If you have any solutions I would greatly appreciate it. Also if u have a solution please consider that I'm a noob n would appreciate some sort of tutorial. Thank you very much.
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ok, I'm a total noob. I chose to buy the iconia because it had ports which the ipad doesnt have. I would like to teher with my iphone 3gs running pdanet. I read your forums. I rooted the iconia(thank you very much btw) n installed the newIt is not possible to have two files in the same place with the same name wpa supplicant. I also installed root explorer as per the instructions. I couldnt get the iconia to see the wifi hotspot eventhough I could see it on my laptop. I noticed that in the system/bin I had 2 wpa supplicant I removed the original one and after that the wifi woulndt work all I would get was an error. Even after I put it back it wouldn't work. Anyway to make a long story short I fiddle with the permissions on the original n got my wifi working again. Howeverr I still can't get the iconia to see the iphone hotspot. If you have any solutions I would greatly appreciate it. Also if u have a solution please consider that I'm a noob n would appreciate some sort of tutorial. Thank you very much.
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It is not possible to have two files in the same place with the same name. Remember to put the tablet into airplane mode first. Then just rename the original to wpa_supplicant.bak, copy in the new one (make sure name is wpa_supplicant), and edit permissions on the new file to have execute for all. Turn off airplane. Copy the .bak to somewhere safe. That should be all you have to do.
Thank you for your answer. I moved the original file n put it on my sd card. Left the new wpa_supplicant_a500_wifi_adhoc in the system/ bin n changed the permissions but still got wifi error. Maybe I have the permissions wrong is it all check on read, first two check on write n 3 checks on execute?? N the special no checks ??
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I would like to do this as well. Right now, I have PDAnet on my iphone 3gs (jailbroken) and set it up as a wifi hotspot, but this is tedious and drains the battery. Bluetooth or hard tether would be preferable, but I think I'm just going to get an android phone and be done with this iOS crap.
I think android phones have the same issue. Read the forums if the wifi connection is an adhoc such as pdanet android os stick isn't designed to see it, which to me seems like a huge oversight.
I agree, it seems stupid that there is no native support for adhoc stuff. One should not have to root their phone for that functionality.
It like these manufacturers want you to buy their product, but are hell bent on preventing you from using it as anything but a expensive web browser. Just look at the list of all the stuff you can't do without "bending the rules" and rooting/hacking something.
There is no good reason for it!
Has anyone tried tethering via MyWi off Cydia? I just installed it to try out the trial but will not be able to test it out until later today. I'll give you guys and update, but I believe it also creates an adhoc network.
MyWi works, but has anyone been able to establish an L2TP over IPSEC connection over this kind of adhoc network tethering?
I took a look at the logs on the VPN server and looks like it never gets a response after the initial contact and just closes the connection because it declares the peer dead.
ipigi said:
Has anyone tried tethering via MyWi off Cydia? I just installed it to try out the trial but will not be able to test it out until later today. I'll give you guys and update, but I believe it also creates an adhoc network.
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I tried to get MyWi to work, and it just doesn't. The wifi tethering hotspot seems to work (with the correct wpa_supplicant file), but PDAnet already does this for free. I was interested in either the hard wired or bluetooth functionality.
Simply put, bluetooth and USB tethering does not currently work on Honeycomb 3.1. I wish someone would prove me wrong, but everything I've read indicates that the support isn't there. I've seen a few people claim that they've gotten it to work, but they've never been able to back it up by explaining how.
Bluetooth tethering needs a specific profile, which does not appear in the settings window under the device when your iphone is paired. This should show up under "profiles" when you click the little wrench icon, but it doesn't appear to be there. Looks like you can pair with the iphone, but you cannot connect, which is the required step to get the profiles to show up. If you try to "connect" from the iphone side, it says A500 is not supported.
Furthermore, Honeycomb seems to have no embedded support for USB tethering. Hopefully someone can create an app which will allow an android tablet to be a USB tethering client.
Cheers,
-PW
What I'd like to accomplish is to access the Internet through my cell phone's data service using Bluetooth, not WiFi.
I've tested, and it is possible on other Honeycomb tablets (ie., Eee Pad, Galaxy Tab, both with HC 3.2. On those, I can go through the bluetooth settings screen while connected to my cell phone, and the tethering profile is available, but it is not on my Acer A500.
It seems as though at least one custom ROM solves this: The PRIMEE ROM with David's Mod lists 'enhanced network driver (tethering enabled for Bluetooth / wifi / usb)' among it's features, seen here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201802
I am willing to root and maybe install a different kernel, but would like to keep the software as close to stock as I can. Is it possible to get this feature on the A500 without flashing a whole new ROM?
Much thanks to any pointers or solutions.
This is the only ROM that has it for iconia and everything works perfect for me.
http://www.tegraowners.com/
I am running latest version of
Thor Transformer Revolver 3.6 port v7
Thank you very much, though I am looking to avoid flashing a new ROM altogether.
Any further information is greatly appreciated.
I looked for the same thing for over a month and it looks like the profile cant be exported or imported.
That is really your only option.
good luck
Thanks again, you may have saved me a bunch of mucking around (though I did spend much time Googling...) Have you by chance tried any other ROMs recently?
I have tried all the ROM's out there for A500 for the same reason as you.
I wanted to Bluetooth tether to my iPhone.
Only the transformer has the option and Xoom, but Xoom with their latest release broke the function, so any ROM coming from xoom will have the option but not connect.
again the Thor ROM is awesome ROM and works great.
and he is always providing updates and keeping in touch with the users on his site.
good luck
Hm. Im trying Thor's ROM now, and it kinda sucks that my camera no longer works, the backlight isn't automatic anymore, sound doesnt seem tobe as crisp, and the battery seems to be discharging way more quickly. I'll probably end up going back to my original rooted/stock. Oh well, thanks anyway.
That is not true
everything works perfect, including the camera and sound, did you grab the latest version? only back lite sensor does not work, which is same for other roms as well.
beside that everything else works perfect.
make sure you are grabbing the right one, Thor transformer revolver 3.6 V8 and also update you kernel to A500/501 Kernel 3.7 Android 3.2 + the-rest: for roms with custom kernel buildin
ok,
I have a blackberry torch 9800 phone, with unlimited data
I have an acer a500 tablet I would like to tether to my phone
according to what I have read here, I should be able to do this with Thor's revolver.
so I went to tegraowners as suggested
rolled back my 3.2 OTA to 3.0.1
factory reset
rooted tablet
installed acer recovery installer
installed thor recovery
put thor recover latest version on microsd card
updated thor recovery
during this process I mentioned to thor I wanted bluetooth DUN, and he replied if revolver v7 worked for it, then thors a500 rom v12 should as well
so I downloaded and installed v12, and now when paired with phone, there are no DUN options showing at all, I just get paired but not connected, same as stock image.....
what am I doing wrong here?
I had the same problem when upgraded, just do a clean install of V12 and it works perfect, I did that yesterday.
reboot to recovery, format everything and install V12.
SO WHEN YOU PAIR YOUR ANDROID TABLET TO THE PHONE, WHAT DO YOU SEE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO INITIATE BLUETOOTH DUN?
All I have seen so far is device paired but not connected, and the wrench icon doesn't have anything in it other than change name of the connection, and option to unpair.
nothing else shows.
wmunn said:
SO WHEN YOU PAIR YOUR ANDROID TABLET TO THE PHONE, WHAT DO YOU SEE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO INITIATE BLUETOOTH DUN?
All I have seen so far is device paired but not connected, and the wrench icon doesn't have anything in it other than change name of the connection, and option to unpair.
nothing else shows.
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You should be able to pair the tablet w/ your phone, via BT, not sure if you need the bluetooth tethering on the tablet enabled or not, and you should be connected. Just did this on my tablet today w/ my droid x. Currently streaming breaking bad via netflix on the tablet
with my blackberry torch 9800 you have to use bluetooth Dial Up Networking or DUN to initiate the connection. I do it from my windows 7 laptop and it works fine, but no dice on the acer a500 , and running the rom that is supposed to have bluetooth DUN profile built in..... very frustrated at this point.
I am considering just waiting until I am eligible for a new phone in February, and see if I can get a newer phone that supports wifi tethering....
You can create a pan network (at least using an android phone). Let's say your phone is the master/server: turn on bluetooth and make it discoverable. Then run "pand -c <macaddress-of-phone>" on your tablet. You will see an icon for bluetooth tethering in the status bar on the phone. Find the bnep0 ipaddress on the phone by running "netcfg". This will also have created a network interface called bnep0 on the tablet and you can run "ifconfig bnep0 <bnep0 ip of the phone + 1> netmask 255.255.255.0 up" to create the interface. Finally run "route add default gw <bnep0 ip address of the phone> dev bnep0" and "setprop net.dns1 8.8.8.8" and you're done. As for dun, get an rfcomm binary from a cm7 zip , grab profile/chatscript of your operator of the internet, create your interface, and you should be able to dial up using any smartphone. (pand & pppd are installed on the taboonay rom)
Has there been any progress on this? Is there any bluetooth DUN support in the new ICS roms? I'd really like to tether to my phone (works perfect with laptop).
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You can create a pan network (at least using an android phone). Let's say your phone is the master/server: turn on bluetooth and make it discoverable. Then run "pand -c <macaddress-of-phone>" on your tablet. You will see an icon for bluetooth tethering in the status bar on the phone. Find the bnep0 ipaddress on the phone by running "netcfg". This will also have created a network interface called bnep0 on the tablet and you can run "ifconfig bnep0 <bnep0 ip of the phone + 1> netmask 255.255.255.0 up" to create the interface. Finally run "route add default gw <bnep0 ip address of the phone> dev bnep0" and "setprop net.dns1 8.8.8.8" and you're done. As for dun, get an rfcomm binary from a cm7 zip , grab profile/chatscript of your operator of the internet, create your interface, and you should be able to dial up using any smartphone. (pand & pppd are installed on the taboonay rom)
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i tried this with Custom ROM ICS 4.0.4
Bluetooth is able to pair with my Phone (Iphone 4s) and connect as a personal Hotspot
but when i type the command ifconfig bnep0 .........
i alway get the Message "Cannot assign the requested IP Adress"
the same as i got with "dhcpcd bnep0"
any Ideas ?
Thanks
Big11
What do you mean you can connect as a personal hotspot? And what about the other instructions before ifconfig bnep0?