On 10.05.2016 19:30, Felipe De La Puente wrote: > Hi All, > > I have been using my Nexus 4 with Ubuntu Touch since the early days and > it's giving me the minimum I need for my use case. > > One feature that has been challenging is internet sharing (aka > tethering?). As far as I know Wifi Hotspot is disabled due to > undetermined behavior in my device, so I use my phone as gateway by > switching the USB driver to rndis instead of mtp when I need it. This > kind of works... > > Questions: > > 1. What is the current status and near-term roadmap for USB/Wifi access > to the internet using an Ubuntu Touch device as gateway?
AFAIK, the reason why hotspot is disabled on the Nexus 4 is that the WiFi chip driver is not operating stable enough for hotspot. As you said yourself, the RNDIS USB mode should work fine. If you want a graphical tool for setting that up, you can use UT Tweak Tool from the OpenStore. > > 2. What's the expected out of the box status of the new Meizu Pro 5 with > respect to this? I have never ever used that feature myself (I prefer USB) but at least it shows up here on my Pro5 in system settings. > > > I'm about to buy a Pro 5 for my father but not being able to share > internet access would be a showstopper for him (his only way of getting > internet access is using his mobile phone). > > Thanks! > Felipe. > >
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