Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 12:00:02AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: Apparently, though unproven, at 23:19 on Tuesday 03 May 2011, Neil Bothwick did opine thusly: On Tue, 3 May 2011 13:21:06 -0700, Grant wrote: There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell phone's internet connection. I never tried tethering mine over USB, because the WiFi tethering is so simple to use. You just turn it on and the phone appears as an access point in Wicd (or any inferior network manager you may masochistically prefer). Hello Neil, Had some bad experiences with NetworkManager then? The CLI and wpa_supplicant have yet to let me down. Network manager and wicd were both incredibly frustrating and buggy, last I tried them (~ a year ago). -- caveat utilitor
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
I agree with Mark. Have you received the GB update? I know not all N1s have received it yet, so I apologize if my assumption is wrong and you're still running Froyo. But I have had the same experience as Mark (and I am running gentoo) where it is almost as plug-n-play as you can get. (Assuming you're running GB): 1) Plug in usb to phone and computer 2) Enable usb tethering in Wireless network settings 3) Tethering portable hotspot 4) USB tethering (check) As root: ---snip--- ifconfig usb0 up dhcpcd usb0 ---snip--- I don't believe the tethering experience was much more difficult in Froyo, but I could be wrong about that. - Matt Thanks guys, the wifi hotspot works great but I can't get USB tethering to work. I don't seem to have the usb0 device, even after enabling USB tethering in the settings: # ifconfig /dev/usb0 up /dev/usb0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device Any ideas? I'm on Android 2.3.3. - Grant Does anyone know if a Google Nexus One cell phone can be USB tethered to a Gentoo system? I use wvdial to accomplish this with other cell phones but I've read that the Nexus One doesn't work that way because it doesn't appear on the host system as a tty: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?23,146509,147989 There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell phone's internet connection. - Grant If your phone is anything like my phone (G2, Gingerbread) that has the same option, you should be able to do the following (I did this on an Arch system late last week, never tested on Gentoo but should work): ifconfig usb0 up dhcpcd usb0 That should get you online.
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: Any ideas? I'm on Android 2.3.3. - Grant Works fine here, this should help; http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-843255.html
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 6:23 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I agree with Mark. Have you received the GB update? I know not all N1s have received it yet, so I apologize if my assumption is wrong and you're still running Froyo. But I have had the same experience as Mark (and I am running gentoo) where it is almost as plug-n-play as you can get. (Assuming you're running GB): 1) Plug in usb to phone and computer 2) Enable usb tethering in Wireless network settings 3) Tethering portable hotspot 4) USB tethering (check) As root: ---snip--- ifconfig usb0 up dhcpcd usb0 ---snip--- I don't believe the tethering experience was much more difficult in Froyo, but I could be wrong about that. - Matt Thanks guys, the wifi hotspot works great but I can't get USB tethering to work. I don't seem to have the usb0 device, even after enabling USB tethering in the settings: # ifconfig /dev/usb0 up /dev/usb0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device Any ideas? I'm on Android 2.3.3. - Grant Does anyone know if a Google Nexus One cell phone can be USB tethered to a Gentoo system? I use wvdial to accomplish this with other cell phones but I've read that the Nexus One doesn't work that way because it doesn't appear on the host system as a tty: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?23,146509,147989 There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell phone's internet connection. - Grant If your phone is anything like my phone (G2, Gingerbread) that has the same option, you should be able to do the following (I did this on an Arch system late last week, never tested on Gentoo but should work): ifconfig usb0 up dhcpcd usb0 That should get you online. Drop the /dev/ part of your ifconfig command. ifconfig refers to devices by their name, not their full path+name.
[gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
Does anyone know if a Google Nexus One cell phone can be USB tethered to a Gentoo system? I use wvdial to accomplish this with other cell phones but I've read that the Nexus One doesn't work that way because it doesn't appear on the host system as a tty: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?23,146509,147989 There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell phone's internet connection. - Grant
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
2011/5/3 Grant emailgr...@gmail.com: Does anyone know if a Google Nexus One cell phone can be USB tethered to a Gentoo system? I use wvdial to accomplish this with other cell phones but I've read that the Nexus One doesn't work that way because it doesn't appear on the host system as a tty: http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?23,146509,147989 There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell phone's internet connection. What kind of device appears in the system when you plug in the phone ? The last few lines of dmesg would give the best information. Best regards, Maciej Grela
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
On Tue, 3 May 2011 13:21:06 -0700, Grant wrote: There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell phone's internet connection. I never tried tethering mine over USB, because the WiFi tethering is so simple to use. You just turn it on and the phone appears as an access point in Wicd (or any inferior network manager you may masochistically prefer). -- Neil Bothwick Barnum was wrongit's more like every 30 seconds! signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
Apparently, though unproven, at 23:19 on Tuesday 03 May 2011, Neil Bothwick did opine thusly: On Tue, 3 May 2011 13:21:06 -0700, Grant wrote: There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell phone's internet connection. I never tried tethering mine over USB, because the WiFi tethering is so simple to use. You just turn it on and the phone appears as an access point in Wicd (or any inferior network manager you may masochistically prefer). Hello Neil, Had some bad experiences with NetworkManager then? -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
On Tuesday 03 May 2011 22:19:53 Neil Bothwick wrote: On Tue, 3 May 2011 13:21:06 -0700, Grant wrote: There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell phone's internet connection. I never tried tethering mine over USB, because the WiFi tethering is so simple to use. You just turn it on and the phone appears as an access point in Wicd (or any inferior network manager you may masochistically prefer). What? Like iwconfig sort of thing? Or are we talking advanced automation sutff stuff like /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 and /etc/wpa_supplciant/wpa_supplicant.conf? LOL -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
On Tuesday 03 May 2011 22:48:45 Alan McKinnon wrote: Apparently, though unproven, at 23:19 on Tuesday 03 May 2011, Neil Bothwick did opine thusly: On Tue, 3 May 2011 13:21:06 -0700, Grant wrote: There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell phone's internet connection. I never tried tethering mine over USB, because the WiFi tethering is so simple to use. You just turn it on and the phone appears as an access point in Wicd (or any inferior network manager you may masochistically prefer). Hello Neil, Had some bad experiences with NetworkManager then? 'Google' says to root the darn thing and patch it: http://www.dbuggr.com/milly/steps-enable-google-nexus-htc-modem-android- tethering/ http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-tether-your-nexus-one/ but I'm not sure how dangerous this might be (I don't have a google phone to try it). -- Regards, Mick signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.
Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?
On Tue, 3 May 2011 23:03:50 +0100, Mick wrote: I never tried tethering mine over USB, because the WiFi tethering is so simple to use. You just turn it on and the phone appears as an access point in Wicd (or any inferior network manager you may masochistically prefer). What? Like iwconfig sort of thing? Or are we talking advanced automation sutff stuff like /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 and /etc/wpa_supplciant/wpa_supplicant.conf? LOL I'm talking about post-stoneage stuff, not druidware :) BTW I was too hasty in my reply, seeing the Nexus but not the One. My experience is with a Nexus S, but as both use vanilla android, it should be equally easy. My phone is rooted, but this worked instantly before it was rooted. -- Neil Bothwick Keep your words soft and sweet in case you have to eat them. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
