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Root Wi Fi Tether Problems

This is just a theory but i am interested to know if all the people having to replace the superuser app to get wifi tether working used the root.zip. It sounds like the real problem with our device is that we don't all have the newest su binaries or superuser app because some are using the root.zip and others are using the pre-rooted roms. The ones in SuperROM and all the stock b11 roms SHOULD be the newest versions and my tether works without superuser modification.

Let us know how you rooted if you are having to replace superuser to get tether working. Thanks

edit: if you used the pre-rooted stock roms make sure you specify if it is the _2.zip or the older ones.
 
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I can say, I did use that root.zip
I wanted to get the OTA update, rather than wait, so managed to lose root, and needed it. as well as Junkies AIO.exe, (tried both, since I had downloaded an early pirate theme ... yo-ho-ho).
I solved the tether problem, with SuperUser replacing Supersu.
But, then, I installed your ROM, SuperR-B11 and had no need to use root.zip, or (probably) install SuperUser?
I used your first ROM than did a "dirty" install of your smaller second "fixed" version,(working fine too thanks).
But, I used it on this ROM also, so can't say IF I needed to, but did, because I figured I needed to.
Good point, got me wondering now.
 
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does tether work natively for you guys... if you make a custom activities shortcut or use this and turn on wifi hotspot, do you get an error? sorry if this has been covered i'm still in research mode...

we don't have wifi tether in the activities list unfortunately...unless i overlooked it. Junkie2100 got the tether menu to show by modifying settings.apk, but it did not function. I don't think anyone has reported trying the app you posted. It would be great if it worked :)
 
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The tether app is COMPLETELY f'd. Now asking me if I'm rooted. I know i am, with superR's flashable and deodexed b11. Need to get tether working. Was ALMOST working before, but now nothing. Tried using cwm super user, installed but wouldn't run. So, still on chainsdd. All i wanted was b11....now it seems to be railing me right up the hot spot.
 
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And, I was house sitting for a friend in St. Paul. Set up tether, and was using my Nexus7 tablet, Friday. A bit slow going, but tethered (and rooted).

The next day,same location, same settings, another tether "attempt" only it's "out of range", no amount of setting change made a bit of difference.

What the ???
 
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I am using the System_Prep_JB_warp2 and stock_b11_nobloat_deodexed_root_2. Believe that's the one I made a backup of and just restored it a little bit ago. Not even gonna BOTHER trying to tether cuz when I did before, I'd lose root. That was with the most recent tether, downloaded https://www.dropbox.com/s/1v8rlsh9qtqppi7/com.googlecode.android.wifi.tether..apk. So, just waiting for a FOR SURE thing. Got updated binaries in superuser chainsdd. Plus, any tether I tried didn't have any clamping option.
 
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wifi tether for root working here. i am using ChainsDD Superuser. No force closes here. All that has been fixed for a while lol

I started using pdanet with foxfi key back when Shin temporarily released AA4...I could never get the phone wifi tether to work on that rom. So I resorted to pdanet. Since switching to jb stock pdanet doesn't work. I guess I need to install a b11 ROM...any suggestions on a ROM that has functioning camera, video playback and mms as well as wifi tether?
 
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Ok so I used this modded WiFi tether for root users and used these settings:

device profile- Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
setup method- Netd (master)
WIFI-driver reload- check!
Routing fix- check!
Preferred dns- getprop net.dns1(in terminal emulator)
Alternate dns- getprop net.dns2( || )
Disable Wake-lock- check!

All other check boxes unchecked (with the exception of WIFI encryption if you want it)

Let me know if it works on b11... :)

found the app HERE
 
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Ok so I used this modded WiFi tether for root users and used these settings:

device profile- Generic ICS/JB (wlan0)
setup method- Netd (master)
WIFI-driver reload- check!
Routing fix- check!
Preferred dns- getprop net.dns1(in terminal emulator)
Alternate dns- getprop net.dns2( || )
Disable Wake-lock- check!

All other check boxes unchecked (with the exception of WIFI encryption if you want it)

Let me know if it works on b11... :)

found the app HERE
I finally got around to testing this, and unfortunately that apk dos not work for me. However, I was able to get infrastructure mode running on this device by using the settings posted by money15 and wifi tether for root users from the play store :)
 
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