this is good news so thanks for updates. so it sounds like if I just get a BQ or maybe the Meizu pro 5 that everything should be functional within the next few months.
However, I have heard that convergence will never work on the Meizu Pro 5 which is what I am trying to prepare for moving forward. I am currently using Nexus 4 and want to flash back to Ubuntu ASAP. So it seems like I won't have hotspot on Nexus, though. That's not a deal-killer but a 'very nice to have'. I'm a 'power user' but not on a level like most of you folks so I'll need everything GUI because I won't have time to do CLI stuff with my curent schedule. Finally, thanks yet again to all of you for your hard work on this project W2 On 16-05-11 01:17 AM, Michael Zanetti wrote: > > 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. >> >> > > -- Wayne Taylor REALTOR METRO EDGE REALTY 305-11331 Coppersmith Way, Richmond BC V7A 5J9 c: 778-846-7357 o: 778-888-3888 e: [email protected] www.metroedge.ca www.waynetaylor.ca ++++IMPORTANT+++++++++++ --> Why does my email look funny? <-- Because I'm serious about protecting your private communication with unbreakable security using free PGP encryption technology. Want to get started now? Click here. http://waynetaylor.ca/pgp-protection/ --> Not using PGP? <-- That's your risk/choice and for you here is the standard disclaimer: "This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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