Root Wifi hotspot?

[jason.hamilton]

I am trying to get my friends phone to make a wifi hotspot. I was able to get root following the instructions on this site, i then went to market and downloaded barnacle but no devices i have will find it. Is there an issue that causes this phone to not be able to do it? thanks for the help

 

[k0nane]

Use this. Downloads - android-wifi-tether - Wireless Tether for Root Users - Google Project Hosting

 

[jason.hamilton]

Which one? This one?

wifi_tether_v3_1-beta6.apk WiFi Tether for Root Users 3.1-beta6 *** BETA *** Featured

 

[k0nane]

Yes.

 

[TRS-80]

Not to confuse the poor boy, but k0, is this what we are using nao? Last I heard, 3.0 pre-12 was more stable than the newer versions. Is that not the case anymore?

 

[k0nane]

Not to confuse the poor boy, but k0, is this what we are using nao? Last I heard, 3.0 pre-12 was more stable than the newer versions. Is that not the case anymore?

I haven't heard of any instability as it goes on.

 

[nspriggs]

So the new one doesn't have the restart bug anymore?

 

[k0nane]

So the new one doesn't have the restart bug anymore?

I have not tested it, but random reboots have been a problem throughout the 3.x series if you don't set it correctly.

 

[nspriggs]

I have not tested it, but random reboots have been a problem throughout the 3.x series if you don't set it correctly.

This is not what I was referring to. The newer versions of the app have a bug in which upon the activation and subsequent deactivation of the wifi hotspot, the app would hang up and not let you reactivate the wifi hotspot without rebooting your phone. I just tested this with the version that you recommended, and this bug is in fact still prevalent.

Pre-12 does not have this problem, and OP: you should install that version, and set your device profile to Samsung Epic 4g in order to use the app without problems.

 

[TRS-80]

What nspriggs describes is exactly what I was referring to.

BTW nspriggs, thanks for taking the time to test the new version, and confirm the bug still present!

 

[k0nane]

Has anyone submitted this bug to the author, yet? If not, please do so.

 

[jafo69]

OK, I got my wi-fi tether working. But how can I play online games like Duke nukem forever. Or unreal tournament. I tried unreal tournament on all 3 of my computers but none conected. I am supprised no one else is having these problems. My netflicks works good. Sucks up all the bandwith metro can dish out.

 

[k0nane]

Metro probably blocks all but HTTP, POP, IMAP, and a few others.

 

[nspriggs]

I just recently reinstalled this app,and now whenever I start it, and try to tether, Superuser won't pop up asking me to grant root access. The program then fails to start tethering, and asks me if I have root access, which I do; I'm running Basix, and Root Explorer works fine.

Any help/ideas on what I could do to remedy this?

Edit: nevermind, this isn't my problem. I've lost root access, and don't know why. I started a new thread aboutthis.