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Cyan's 4.2.3 Tethering question

Hi,
I just wanted to ask if anybody has gotten the usb tether feature to work with a mac? I can't seem to get it to work . Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks

Cyanogen posted on his twitter about a problem with the tethering on windows, not sure if it applies for mac aswell

thanks for the info, will stay alert then!!

btw i know i should wait for the next release for the usb problem, but the thing is that i get the option to mount usb, but if i mount i cant see the device on my computer, and then i get a damaged sd card message on my phone... Anybody got something on this??
thanks

edil939 said:
btw i know i should wait for the next release for the usb problem, but the thing is that i get the option to mount usb, but if i mount i cant see the device on my computer, and then i get a damaged sd card message on my phone... Anybody got something on this??
thanks
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See if the card will mount in a reader, if not format the card on the phone. If it keeps happening you might need to buy a new card.

i tried
ok
1. you cannot have both USB tethering and USB disk support at the same time.
2. in order for the device to be picked up as a modem/networking device in mac, its gonna need drivers?
how are you supposed to get it working in linux? perhaps the same method could be done via terminal?
edit: 4.2.3.1 , M_Blend Blue b2, Mac 10.5.8 on PowerBook G4 1.67 (PPC)
edit2: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Tethering - If someone figures it out, please update this wiki to explain to the public how to do it. Thanks. I suppose this goes the same for Windows, if you find the driver that works- Share the knowledge!

hey, I'm also interested in getting this to work on a mac. It does seem like we'll need drivers of some sort, I just have no idea where/what to look for. anyone have ideas? I think i'm going to ask cyanogen via twitter, we'll see what happens

AdrianK said:
See if the card will mount in a reader, if not format the card on the phone. If it keeps happening you might need to buy a new card.
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Thanks! But i wont need to buy a new one 4.2.3.1 fixed that issue !!
I just cant get the tethering to work on mac, if i find something will let you all know

Forgive me if this was addressed, but I couldn't see it in the rom thread. I'm running 4.2.3.1 and I can't seem to get the usb tether to work. I'm running windows 7, and when I first checked the box, it went through the add hardware wizard, but said the device could not be installed, and now nothing happens.....Just wondering if anyone could shed some light on the issue.
Thanks

Still can't get tethering to work
I tried using my girlfriend's computer, and it worked, but I still can't get it to work on mine.
I'm running windows 7 on a dell inspiron E1505. Not sure if anyone can help. I'd really like to get this working if possible.

No reason to tether through USB... just go wireless on it. (unless you don't have a wireless adapter, I use an iMac so it's built in.)
Tethering works fine on 4.2.3.1 with the new tether 1.60pre_3. I've never tried through the USB though, but i've read it works.

mrandroid said:
No reason to tether through USB... just go wireless on it. (unless you don't have a wireless adapter, I use an iMac so it's built in.)
Tethering works fine on 4.2.3.1 with the new tether 1.60pre_3. I've never tried through the USB though, but i've read it works.
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mrandroid, USB tethering is a lot faster than wireless tethering. Performance is the primary motivation. I'm trying to get it working on my MacBook, but haven't succeeded yet.

Pachichachi said:
mrandroid, USB tethering is a lot faster than wireless tethering. Performance is the primary motivation. I'm trying to get it working on my MacBook, but haven't succeeded yet.
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I understand, but if you can't get it done don't despare... you'd be surprised how fast the wireless works. I use it all the time in the car... Tether my iTouch to the G1 lol... works great.

It's due to RNDIS and no support in 10.5 +
The method the tethering CM uses is RNDIS... Current OS X versions do *NOT* support this as it's an MS licensed implementation - some linux distro's support it under licensed terms with MS (or sideways non legal implementations)
There is an RNDIS driver for Mac but it does require some modification to get it to work.... 10.4 had internal support; Leopard and Snow Leopard *DO NOT*.
See: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/MacOS_X#Apple_CDC_Ethernet_driver_10.5.x (This applies to a Neo device - but same story)
If someone on Windows can grab the Networking UPNP info we can modify the source base to work ; though it will work on Leopard; no one has ported this driver yet to Snow Leopard... source: http://bugcommunity.com/downloads/files/AppleUSBCDCDriver-g_ether.326.4.1.zip

I can't get either Apple's CDC nor AJZaurusUSB driver to work in 10.5.8. Frustrating to say the least.

Haywir3 said:
I can't get either Apple's CDC nor AJZaurusUSB driver to work in 10.5.8. Frustrating to say the least.
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I used Fusion 3.0 with an XP VM and it works... I'm working to see if I can back NAT that connection to Snow Leopard...

NPS_CA said:
I used Fusion 3.0 with an XP VM and it works... I'm working to see if I can back NAT that connection to Snow Leopard...
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While I commend your efforts, if I have to go to those lengths to get usb tethering to work on os x, I'll just continue to use wireless tethering.

I'd love to see someone tackle this. I get free WiFi at tmobile hotspots on my phone, but not my pc, I could surf on my mac through usb, using the WiFi on my phone if this was implemented.

usb tethering on snow leopard?
Hello guys,
did anybody got cyanogenmod working with usb tethering on snow leopard?
Kind regards,
Thomas

i'd also love to get USB tethering working with Cyanogenmod 7.
<an URL that i can't post because i'm a new user> says that RNDIS was added back to stock OSX as of 10.5.8. i guess this is a vicious rumor and a lie? anyone have more info?
the link is the first one that currently comes up if you google for "+rndis osx 10.5.8". it's a single post at mac-forums.com.

Reverse-Tethering on a Vogue with Android (Share Windows PC's Internet with phone)

I have done the NAND install method on my Vogue with Myn's Warm Donut RLS3 from 2010-02-20. Since I do not have a data plan, and have the XV6900, which comes without WiFi, I cannot just connect to a local network to get internet access, so how do I get access over the USB cable or via Bluetooth? This would basically be like "Reverse-tethering", that you can do in Windows via ActiveSync (when you are hooked up you can use the desktop PC's internet connection)
So, how do we do this now on Android?
Thanks,
-C

Short version: we don't. Do you want details?

Well, without looking very hard... I know this is possible, since you can do almost anything on Linux. Here's a brief description of how this is done, although it may need some modification for our builds:
http://www.htc-android.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=154
OR
http://forums.androidandme.com/topic/internet-over-usb
Search for android ifconfig usb and see what you can find.

polyrhythmic said:
Well, without looking very hard... I know this is possible, since you can do almost anything on Linux. Here's a brief description of how this is done, although it may need some modification for our builds:
http://www.htc-android.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=154
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http://forums.androidandme.com/topic/internet-over-usb
Search for android ifconfig usb and see what you can find.
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We certainly could if it was supported in our kernel, but our only USB drivers are adb and mass storage. I believe dzo and mssmison are working on some other. cdc, ethernet, rndis, etc. aren't currently supported.

mrkite38 said:
Short version: we don't. Do you want details?
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Hmm bummer. Most people with cell service are STILL not paying for data plans, and only about 50% of people with smartphones have data plans yet. Heck...I got a data plan and then got rid of it after 6 months...that alone was $180 worth that was totally wasted for what...the convenience of checking email on my lunch break....yeah that's worth it. At least ATT is only $10 a month now if you are on a shared plan with your family for unlimited data. To bad I an on VZW, lol...
So anyway, it seems like this would almost be a must. I would gladly pay a developer here $50 if he came up with a widget to do it. He'd make a lot more than that on the market too if he developed that.

crobs808 said:
So anyway, it seems like this would almost be a must. I would gladly pay a developer here $50 if he came up with a widget to do it. He'd make a lot more than that on the market too if he developed that.
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'Real' android phones can do it, our kernel can't. Plus, you can't download from market or use youtube, etc, over bluetooth tethering (I've tried) or via usb from what I've read. Only the cellular data connection and wifi are considered 'valid' by Android. So the dev would have to fix that, too, to make it worthwhile.

mrkite38 said:
'Real' android phones can do it, our kernel can't. Plus, you can't download from market or use youtube, etc, over bluetooth tethering (I've tried) or via usb from what I've read. Only the cellular data connection and wifi are considered 'valid' by Android. So the dev would have to fix that, too, to make it worthwhile.
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I would be happy just to have WiFi, but the XV6900 (Verizon Touch) doesnt even have WiFi at all. I am considering getting the Nexus when it comes to Verizon in a few months.

crobs808 said:
I would be happy just to have WiFi, but the XV6900 (Verizon Touch) doesnt even have WiFi at all. I am considering getting the Nexus when it comes to Verizon in a few months.
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Yeah, and the mogul might be a good solve but it only has a 64 MB ROM... I know, been through it all in my head before, too.

Thanks
Thanks. It can sure take some time searching to find some of this info, but even with the NO it won't work I'll still be searching
I want the Bluetooth PAN on Android!
It does not make any sense that Google would know I'm connecting via Bluetooth PAN vs. WiFi to my PC since this occurs behind my Router??? The IP is set at the Router level, my phone should not be visible.
edit... misread post above.
I guess Android itself would know, but that seems odd. But Odd rules sometimes.

Any updates on possibilities yet ??? or there is still no way to use internet on Vogue Andriod without having data plan ?

gogodj said:
Any updates on possibilities yet ??? or there is still no way to use internet on Vogue Andriod without having data plan ?
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Not yet... the reasons posted above are still true.

Are there any plans to add this feature to future ROMS? The only reason I haven't switched to android from windows mobile is because of this.

damaph said:
Are there any plans to add this feature to future ROMS? The only reason I haven't switched to android from windows mobile is because of this.
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I don't think so. It's a kernel thing, not a rom thing, and it requires a lot of driver work. But even if it did work, android wouldn't recognize it as a valid connection.

rfcomm + pppd to tether both ways?
I am new to android, but I have networking experience with Linux. I am running Myn's latest Warm Donut on my Sprint Touch. And it seems that hciconfig/hcitool are working to associate the phone with another bluetooth interface. Also, rfcomm seems to be working. And lastly, pppd is installed and (indeed) necessary for the 3g/edge connection as evidenced by the ppp0 in ifconfig. Also, reviewing dmesg, I see L2CAP and BNEP are compiled into the kernel. And pand is also compiled and running. I am not familiar with these, but it seems to offer another route for maybe getting a bluetooth IP link established.
So, my question is simply this. Can we not use the hci commands to associate the phone to another bluetooth adapter on, say, a networked Linux system? Then use rfcomm to build a bluetooth serial connection between the two systems, and finally establish a ppp interface on each end of that serial link? Once that is done, the two systems will share a point-to-point IP link over BT over which they can communicate. Then it is simply a matter of establishing gateways, proxies, iptables NAT, DNS, and routes to make either forwarded or reversed tethered connections. I am reasonably confident I can do that. With a Class 1 bluetooth interface on the Linux server side, the range could be extended for reverse tethering...perhaps making it useful as a moderate range wifi replacement. Other webpages discuss similar approaches using bluetooth rfcomm/pppd. It might require experimentation to find reasonable baud rates for the serial link, etc., but nothing seems obviously impossible. And bluetooth can provide a 1 Mbps+ speeds...again, not great, but better than Edge or dodgy EVDO.
Likewise, we may be able to build a proper PAN connection. I am not familiar with pand and bnep interfaces, but I could probably figure it out.
As I said, I am new to Android, and I am just starting to test this on my phone. Is there something that I am missing with regard to existing hci/rfcomm/pand functionality? Dmesg reports all of these compiled in and hcitool scan seems to do something...it blinks the blue light and find my laptop. I guess I am just asking if someone can shoot holes in my idea before I waste too much time pursuing it.
Thanks.

mprinkey said:
I am new to android, but I have networking experience with Linux. I am running Myn's latest Warm Donut on my Sprint Touch. And it seems that hciconfig/hcitool are working to associate the phone with another bluetooth interface. Also, rfcomm seems to be working. And lastly, pppd is installed and (indeed) necessary for the 3g/edge connection as evidenced by the ppp0 in ifconfig. Also, reviewing dmesg, I see L2CAP and BNEP are compiled into the kernel. And pand is also compiled and running. I am not familiar with these, but it seems to offer another route for maybe getting a bluetooth IP link established.
So, my question is simply this. Can we not use the hci commands to associate the phone to another bluetooth adapter on, say, a networked Linux system? Then use rfcomm to build a bluetooth serial connection between the two systems, and finally establish a ppp interface on each end of that serial link? Once that is done, the two systems will share a point-to-point IP link over BT over which they can communicate. Then it is simply a matter of establishing gateways, proxies, iptables NAT, DNS, and routes to make either forwarded or reversed tethered connections. I am reasonably confident I can do that. With a Class 1 bluetooth interface on the Linux server side, the range could be extended for reverse tethering...perhaps making it useful as a moderate range wifi replacement. Other webpages discuss similar approaches using bluetooth rfcomm/pppd. It might require experimentation to find reasonable baud rates for the serial link, etc., but nothing seems obviously impossible. And bluetooth can provide a 1 Mbps+ speeds...again, not great, but better than Edge or dodgy EVDO.
Likewise, we may be able to build a proper PAN connection. I am not familiar with pand and bnep interfaces, but I could probably figure it out.
As I said, I am new to Android, and I am just starting to test this on my phone. Is there something that I am missing with regard to existing hci/rfcomm/pand functionality? Dmesg reports all of these compiled in and hcitool scan seems to do something...it blinks the blue light and find my laptop. I guess I am just asking if someone can shoot holes in my idea before I waste too much time pursuing it.
Thanks.
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That's all correct, and I've done it before. But the issue is that Android only acknowledges TWO kinds of data connections: cellular and wifi. When I setup a pan and iptable'd my way to the internet, I was able to get google maps, but not market. I haven't tried Opera but the android browser didn't work. Etc., etc. So I think the usefulness of pan is limited. The real challenge here is for someone to dig through the source and find out how to ADD bt and USB as 'valid' data interfaces. I've never looked into that.

Cellular connection is ppp0. Have you tried running pppd over rfcomm? Or assign an identical IP address to the pan/pppd interface and set it's metric a notch lower so it is preferred over the ppp0 one? Also, will Android route over a VPN? Setup pan and VPN over it. VPN seems to "own" Internet traffic when it is configured according to this: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4205
Also, I've seen posts indicating that the default browser can be configured to use a proxy.
Just ideas and I'd like to know what you've tried so I don't waste my time. Thanks for your input.

mprinkey said:
Cellular connection is ppp0. Have you tried running pppd over rfcomm? Or assign an identical IP address to the pan/pppd interface and set it's metric a notch lower so it is preferred over the ppp0 one? Also, will Android route over a VPN? Setup pan and VPN over it. Also, I've seen posts indicating that the default browser can be configured to use a proxy.
Just ideas and I'd like to know what you've tried so I don't waste my time. Thanks for your input.
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Nope, didn't try any fancy-pants stuff. When I did all this, I was a total n00b to linux (only a partial n00b now) and it didn't take too long, so I say - give it a try! That's the spirit around here.

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Nope, didn't try any fancy-pants stuff. When I did all this, I was a total n00b to linux (only a partial n00b now) and it didn't take too long, so I say - give it a try! That's the spirit around here.
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Great. That is encouraging. The link that I edited into my previous post seems to indicate that ALL traffic gets routed over the VPN when it is established. That would fix any security concerns I'd have about using a high-powered BT adapter. I think I will give it a spin.

USB Ethernet
In my kernel hacking trying to get Debian to run, I managed to enable USB Ethernet (the function driver; USB gadget crashes the phone) working, and I've been using it to SSH into my phone. I've used it to apt-get update without any problems. I believe it's just a kernel config option (although I might have done some code modifications), so the problem isn't the driver, it's with Android's userspace.

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In my kernel hacking trying to get Debian to run, I managed to enable USB Ethernet (the function driver; USB gadget crashes the phone) working, and I've been using it to SSH into my phone. I've used it to apt-get update without any problems. I believe it's just a kernel config option (although I might have done some code modifications), so the problem isn't the driver, it's with Android's userspace.
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So you enabled USB ether in the kernel config and it's working for you? Against a linux host or Windows? that would be nice, I haven't tried that in ages.
Edit: yes, the 'valid' connection check is definitely in Android userspace. But I either forgot or didn't know that our usb ether func driver worked when enabled.

Is there a way to do a reverse teather?

I am scheduled to Deploy to Iraq later this fall and will be taking my trusty N1.
In Iraq you pay an incredible amount of money for the internet it is something like $75 for 96k. One on the down falls is you link up via cat5. I had my HTC Touch Pro last time and I was able to update data etc surf the internet using active sync via miniusb while it was plugged in to my laptop. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Not sure if this will work on the N1 (do any custom ROMs support ad-hoc WiFi?), but worth a shot: http://modmymobile.com/forums/491-jailbreak-root-access/544146-connect-g1-ad-hoc-network-solved.html (skip to "Step 3" for instructions on changing the tiwlan.ini file).
P.S. Needs root for obvious reasons.

If you run Windows 7 check out www.connectify.me It will turn your current connection into a wifi access point on through your computer's wireless device

ManticoreX said:
If you run Windows 7 check out www.connectify.me It will turn your current connection into a wifi access point on through your computer's wireless device
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Thanks for that link, I'll have to try it out!
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Unfortunately Connectify's Access Point mode is only supported on a limited number of WiFi cards, as seen here. My fairly new (1 year old) Lenovo X61 Tablet can only do Ad-Hoc, which still requires modding the wpa-supplicant on the N1. At that point Connectify becomes useless, since you can enable ICS in Windows on your own.

sweet and thanks. i am using this in-flight on gogo so i have access to two devices and only pay for one.

Sorry you are having issues, but yea not all cards are supported. Luckily, both my desktop and laptop have been compatible. My laptop initially had issues because I was not on the newest drivers for the wireless card. If your card isn't directly listed on the unsupported list, it might be worth it to try and upgrade drivers and test one more time.

Unfortunately I am running Xp on my laptop.

http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/7785.aspx
https://review.source.android.com/#change,13291
Hope that helps.

Devastatin said:
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/7785.aspx
https://review.source.android.com/#change,13291
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The first link is a guide for setting up an ad-hoc connection on Windows XP, the second is a link to a change to the Android source code that's been abandoned 2 months ago.
The good news is that according to the comments on the 2nd link Google is working on implementing Ad-Hoc support. The bad news is that it's not in FroYo, so we might have to wait for Gingerbread to see it. Of course, there's nothing preventing CyanogenMod team from implementing this change into CM6, so they would be the best people to ask about it.

In the network settings on my mac you can 'broadcast' your connection. The tutorial I read showing me how to do that said windows has a similar feature.

You can use travel router and setup internet sharing...
Source: you have to right-click the connection source->properties->advanced and setup the internet sharing.
Destination: If you have a spare ethernet jack, GOOD! Use it.
I know some Ralink-based wifi cards support virtual AP mode (the best bet are Hawking and Asus and I have both).

Easy Root for Bionic Stock 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

4th Update 5/2/2013 - Found a bug... Nothing that would affect the overall functionality, but it could cause some users to think that their phone is successfully connected via USB debugging, when it really isn't.
Update: 5/2/2013 - Per user requests, adding link to VirtualBox download site on the original post.
3rd Update 5/1/2013 - I changed the code that 'finds' the exploit file to make sure it get executed successfully. It's now using the "PATH" environment to do this. This is more reliable than the actual Linux 'find' command I was using before. Also added some additional instructions to clarify some steps based on feedback from users. Finally, added code to detect if the network adapter is not configured correctly. It will alert the user to configure the network adapter properly in the VirtualBox application.
2nd Update 5/1/2013 - I added some lines to the script to stress the importance of pressing one of the three hardware buttons on the phone (Volume up, Volume Down, or Power) once the exploit has been executed. After discussing this with the author of the exploit, this is an important step to obtaining root.
UPDATE 5/1/2013 - New and improved .ova file. Contains improved logic in the exploit script to help with some of the problems that have been encountered by users.
If you've had trouble rooting, please download the new version and try again!
Hey folks, I'm a UNIX admin by profession, so I took the challenge over the weekend to come up with an easy root process for Bionic stock Jelly Bean, specifically for those who aren't familiar with Linux.
I decided to build a Linux VM under Oracle VirtualBox on my Windows PC. This seemed like the logical choice since VirtualBox is free, a relatively small download, is easy to install and it's easy to import VMs.
My first attempt was using CentOS Linux. It worked, but the file required for users to download was over 450MB... Back to the drawing board!
Started looking for very small Linux distros and found Tiny Core Linux. This worked well. The file required for download is 50 MB.
Everything you need to root the Bionic is here and it is automatic. The process will walk you through connecting to the Samba file share, connecting the phone in USB debugging mode, and OF COURSE, it will run the process to root the phone.
Here are the steps:
1) Install Sun VirtualBox on your Windows PC.
http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.2.12/VirtualBox-4.2.12-84980-Win.exe
Note: We've had one report that this file also works with VMWare Workstation and VMWare Player. If you don't want to install VirtualBox feel free try the file with VMWare.
2) Download the VirtualBox .ova file containing the Linux VM from one of the following links:
http://www.knite.net/Bionic/Root_Bionic_JB_20130501-4.ova
http://www.mediafire.com/?a2i6forosp77xrd
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s...fhiAIiSwc0jD1AdVFNY27QdoeKP9ot_7IdDetSvw&dl=1
3) Import the .ova file into VirtualBox. (Click "File" then "Import Appliance".)
4) Start the imported VM in VirtualBox (Click the big "Start" Button. It has a green arrow icon.)
5) Follow the instructions on the Linux console.
That should do it. If you need help I will be monitoring this thread.

Willing Tester
I am not familiar with Linux but I am familiar with root, supersuser, recovery, and fxz/rsd lite. I am up for a new phone next month so I am willing to try this on my Bionic. This doesn't sound too hard....(famous last words). Will try on my Windows 7 laptop.
Will report if this works. Won't be able to until later today.
Thank you OP!

Found a problem with the script. Should work now. Download and import again, if you've already downloaded. I also managed to get the download down to 46MB by defragging and compacting the .vmdk file.
dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/bb53ayj5c3nd5ie/Root_Bionic_JB.ova?token_hash=AAGSOYfPuDXTur_e9qlYl2JRERovPyfMwe-2xNzHXg4Lxg&dl=1

Downloading new link now. Haven't tried to root yet. I'm at work right now.
Do you have any other suggestions before I start? I don't have to be completely stock do I...? (all stock apps, no superuser, etc.) I am on stock jelly bean 4.2.1, ver. 98.72.22.XT875.Verizon.en.US, stock recovery...but I did use OTA Rootkeeper so I have a (semi-functioning) superuser install. Do you suggest starting fresh with fxz?
I will be home in a couple hours to give it a try.

Well....my problem is that I can get my phone to connect to the share. My guess is that its due to a network thing on my laptop. Is the phone supposed to be connected via USB when I try that?

Awesome! I've got root again thanks to this. Was very easy to follow your instructions, great job!

Great, I just wanted to do something to make it easier for everyone, since so many seemed to be struggling with Linux.
lc75 said:
Awesome! I've got root again thanks to this. Was very easy to follow your instructions, great job!
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So, in order for the phone to connect to the share, your phone needs to be connected by wi-fi to the same network as the computer that is running VirtualBox and the VM.
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Well....my problem is that I can get my phone to connect to the share. My guess is that its due to a network thing on my laptop. Is the phone supposed to be connected via USB when I try that?
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So, in order for the phone to connect to the share, your phone needs to be connected by wi-fi to the same network as the computer that is running VirtualBox and the VM.
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Ok that's gonna be my problem then ...I'll give it a shot when I get home and I'm not connected to my office network.

USB 3.0?
My laptop only has USB 3.0 ports. Is that why I am having trouble connecting to the VMbox? SMB share connected over WIFI no problem. USB fails every time.

I am struggling with the directions and feeling dumb about it... Not sure what to put for the "Host IP Address"
EDIT: Restarted the virtual machine and it gave me the information I needed. The first time around the field was blank.
I appear to still lack root because the SU app wants to update the binary and fails to do so.

I'm not sure, but one thing you can check. When the Linux console is up in the VirtualBox window, there is a section in the lower, right hand corner of that window that shows a bunch of icons. Click the USB icon and very that you see your Bionic as an option for hardware that is connected to your laptop.
Also, I'm making an assumption that you have the Motorola UBS drivers already loaded on your Windows system before you even started this whole process. Maybe I shouldn't make that assumption???
cakessi said:
My laptop only has USB 3.0 ports. Is that why I am having trouble connecting to the VMbox? SMB share connected over WIFI no problem. USB fails every time.
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First of all, thank you very much for creating a easy root tool for those of us who thought the previous methods were too daunting.
I've got a 32bit Windows PC and followed the instructions as you listed them. The problem I kept encountering was that my phone would not accept the IP address or group name suggested by the VirtualBox. When I looked up IP address of the VirtualBox my computer (cmd/ipconfig) I noticed it conflicted with the address that the box was telling me to enter into my Bionic. I wonder if this is the cause of the connectivity issue, and I have a hunch it's because my router is set to give dynamic IPs to the devices on my home network (which is larger with multiple routers and devices).
Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

You can test the connectivity to the SMB share from your Windows PC first. That's what I suggest.
In your Windows PC, go to My Computer and type in:
\\192.168.1.11\share
where 192.168.1.11 represents the IP address that the Linux server is telling you to use.
You can also go to the windows command line (cmd) and type:
telnet 192.168.1.11 445
which will show if your windows computer can connect to port 445 (SMB).
If these are successful, you probably have an issue that your phone and computer are not connected to the same network.
If you believe they are, you may want to see if your router is set up to not bridge the wireless and LAN traffic, which would mean that the computers on the LAN segment cannot communicate with the computers on the WI-FI segment.
Hopefully something here will help you out.
Please post your results.
Also, make sure when you are typing in names, passwords, groups and IP addresses, that you are not leaving trailing spaces on the ends of things.
MNEman13 said:
First of all, thank you very much for creating a easy root tool for those of us who thought the previous methods were too daunting.
I've got a 32bit Windows PC and followed the instructions as you listed them. The problem I kept encountering was that my phone would not accept the IP address or group name suggested by the VirtualBox. When I looked up IP address of the VirtualBox my computer (cmd/ipconfig) I noticed it conflicted with the address that the box was telling me to enter into my Bionic. I wonder if this is the cause of the connectivity issue, and I have a hunch it's because my router is set to give dynamic IPs to the devices on my home network (which is larger with multiple routers and devices).
Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Any way we can get another link for this. I'm really wanting to try this out.
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New link. See original post. I have it on Mediafire now.
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Any way we can get another link for this. I'm really wanting to try this out.
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marty45714 said:
You can test the connectivity to the SMB share from your Windows PC first. That's what I suggest.
In your Windows PC, go to My Computer and type in:
\\192.168.1.11\share
where 192.168.1.11 represents the IP address that the Linux server is telling you to use.
You can also go to the windows command line (cmd) and type:
telnet 192.168.1.11 445
which will show if your windows computer can connect to port 445 (SMB).
If these are successful, you probably have an issue that your phone and computer are not connected to the same network.
If you believe they are, you may want to see if your router is set up to not bridge the wireless and LAN traffic, which would mean that the computers on the LAN segment cannot communicate with the computers on the WI-FI segment.
Hopefully something here will help you out.
Please post your results.
Also, make sure when you are typing in names, passwords, groups and IP addresses, that you are not leaving trailing spaces on the ends of things.
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Thanks for the help and instructions. After a few hours of fiddling around I still cannot get my phone to connect to the SMB. My computer connects successfully and after I connect via \\192.168.1.11\share the VirtualBox even progresses a bit to the point where it asks me to plug in my Bionic, but without my phone's wifi file share the process stalls. I am sure that both phone and PC are connected to the same network, sharing is all on, and firewalls are down. At this point I must assume that my router isn't bridging for some reason. Tonight I'll do some more investigation into the Airport Express settings and see if it will fix this issue.

Alright, you can also verify the network connectivity between the phone and the VM by using the 'ping' command.
Find the IP address of your phone by selecting Settings, then Wi-Fi, then click your left most menu button on the bottom and select Advanced. You will see the IP address of the phone. The first 3 octets of that address (xxx.xxx.xxx) should be the same on both the computer and the phone on MOST networks.
So from the Linux console, if you press Ctrl-c, it will drop you to a Linux prompt, from here you can try to ping the phone:
ping 192.168.1.11
Again, where 192.168.1.11 represents the IP address of your phone, that you just found from the menu.
Also, you can try to ping the Linux VM from your phone. If you've installed the Android Terminal app, you can lauch it and type:
ping 192.168.1.11
Where 192.168.1.11 represents the IP address of the Linux server. This is presented to you by the Linux console when it gives you the information to put into your phone in order to connect to the SMB share.
MNEman13 said:
Thanks for the help and instructions. After a few hours of fiddling around I still cannot get my phone to connect to the SMB. My computer connects successfully and after I connect via \\192.168.1.11\share the VirtualBox even progresses a bit to the point where it asks me to plug in my Bionic, but without my phone's wifi file share the process stalls. I am sure that both phone and PC are connected to the same network, sharing is all on, and firewalls are down. At this point I must assume that my router isn't bridging for some reason. Tonight I'll do some more investigation into the Airport Express settings and see if it will fix this issue.
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I made it all the way through and the exploit said it was successful, but I don't have root. Any thoughts there?
marty45714 said:
Alright, you can also verify the network connectivity between the phone and the VM by using the 'ping' command.
Find the IP address of your phone by selecting Settings, then Wi-Fi, then click your left most menu button on the bottom and select Advanced. You will see the IP address of the phone. The first 3 octets of that address (xxx.xxx.xxx) should be the same on both the computer and the phone on MOST networks.
So from the Linux console, if you press Ctrl-c, it will drop you to a Linux prompt, from here you can try to ping the phone:
ping 192.168.1.11
Again, where 192.168.1.11 represents the IP address of your phone, that you just found from the menu.
Also, you can try to ping the Linux VM from your phone. If you've installed the Android Terminal app, you can lauch it and type:
ping 192.168.1.11
Where 192.168.1.11 represents the IP address of the Linux server. This is presented to you by the Linux console when it gives you the information to put into your phone in order to connect to the SMB share.
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Here are some tips that I posted for someone over on Droid Forums. Hopefully some of this will help us figure out what is going on:
Need you to do some investigation. Run the exploit again. Once your phone is connected to the SMB share and the Linux script verifies the connectivity, press Ctrl-C to break out of the script and return to the Linux command prompt. Make sure your phone is connected to USB. From there execute the following commands and share the output with me:
sudo ash
cd /home/guest/share
./adb.linux shell
(if you execute the above command and DO NOT see this prompt: [email protected]_targa/ $
then you have USB connectivity issues and need to make sure you get your phone successfully connected
to VirtualBox and the Linux VM)
ls -l /storage/rfs0
I want to see the output of the "ls" command to verify that the SMB share is being mounted to /storage/rfs0
This can cause the exploit to fail is it's not.
If you see no output from that command, run this command:
find /storage -name pwn
If you get that far and this looks good. Can you type:
su -
and see if you get a root prompt? A root prompt means your prompt will end with '#' instead of '$' before the cursor.
If you do get this, it could be that your Superuser app is simply broken and need re-installed.
The command that the exploit runs to root the phone, once you get this far is:
/storage/rfso/pwn 1
You can try running that manually and see what happens.
caskieadam said:
I made it all the way through and the exploit said it was successful, but I don't have root. Any thoughts there?
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No internet/networking

Virtualization is enabled in BIOS (Dell XPS 13 9350). Not sure where to go from here. Have been searching the web for the past hour.
Any ideas?

Same issue here.
ASUS X99-Deluxe 3.1

Does the host OS windows have internet connection?
you could use adb shell (under the remixemu/platform-tools) and try to ping the gateway and dns to see what happens.
zuegg said:
Same issue here.
ASUS X99-Deluxe 3.1
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Also came here for a solution to this. My Host PC has internet access. Thought the Player would use the same automatically but it has no internet access.

Let there be networking in Remix OS player!
Same situation here.

Mine can access the internet connection from the PC but the Remix WiFi settings are non-functional. If its set to WiFi Off, I still can access the PC connection, if its set to WiFi On, I cant see any wifi networks. In either setting I cant see any of the nodes on the local network. Maybe thats how its supposed to be for now...

I've alerted our developers about this and they'll be putting this high in their list of issues to fix. I'll update here when there's relevant news. Thanks!
npaulseth said:
Virtualization is enabled in BIOS (Dell XPS 13 9350). Not sure where to go from here. Have been searching the web for the past hour.
Any ideas?
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RemixOS_Jason said:
I've alerted our developers about this and they'll be putting this high in their list of issues to fix. I'll update here when there's relevant news. Thanks!
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Thanks!
And yes, the host has internet access.

Any News?
I have Lenovo Z470 i3
same issue

So there is still no solution? searched couple of hours until at least to find this thread, that I'm not alone with that.
Edit: Dell Latitude E6430 with i7.
Notebook has Ethernet access to internet via proxy or WiFi connection. Remix OS Player only has WiFi, turned off, can be turned on, but nothing happens.

Same as others above have internet on host and can use through host but is slow and won't turn on on player.

Same here since the beginning on Lenovo G580. I gave my laptop name cause some dit, but looks like more it's no connection for google play and not a problem with the hardware the player is used on. Most of my downloads were possible from web browser/else solution, but I can only remember few download/install/update with google play, except while on the lock-screen, I can see download and updates happening after launching the player.
Hope theses details may help.
Internet is key feature to your soft.

Same here, 1.0.104 build 2016092703 can't have any internet access. The only network option is WiFi, but it had nothing appeared no matter it was turned on or off.
Is there any FAQ about networking? In case if I missed.

Now working since last update.

Esdeve said:
Now working since last update.
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WiFi does not work even with the new update (Version 1.0.105).
Laptop - Dell Latitude
Windows 7

ok just wifi icon is a fake. internet connection is working, thanks for the update!
xxxxxx
still no internet solution visible in build 2016092802

nope,wifi still not working even after update last version

do yall have virus protectors? My Norton tried to block Remix from accessing the internet.

Esdeve said:
Now working since last update.
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Sorry. But my connexion is now working for any task from within the player, so I'm at least noticing people to re-download/install. I don't know from where the issue comes, nor if there are more than one with the same result, I'm not a dev.
Plus if it's related, I probably don't own the same computer as you do.
Anyway. Internet is working ^^' (there is an update to Remix Wi-Fi app too. This may be the reason ?)
And like AmoraRei says, remember to modify your antivirus/firewall/windows things rules or to create specific ones for RemixOS. People sometimes fail to catch the notifications about connection prevention, or are just in auto mode so sometimes there are programs that may lack full connection possibilities.

@npaulseth @zuegg @ArnoldGarry256 @kckman @fftfft @silverlake @dasfranky @johnnymunn @Esdeve @nekosp @technicx -
Actually, @codecop had the right idea to help us troubleshoot your (and everyone's) Wi-Fi issues. Can you guys follow his post (page 1 of this thread, 2nd post down) and share your info here in this thread? We'll troubleshoot through this info. Thanks!