Root [Boost Mobile] WORKING wifi tether setup

Tank2211 · Sep 27, 2013

my tether keeps stopping itself and a message on the bottom says something about what the hell and my phone took back control... it goes by too fast for me to see the full message.. running rooted (obviously

) but that's all.

jreink01 · Sep 28, 2013

Hi, I am on Boost with Midnight rom. I just installed this and changed the settings to what you recommended but cannot get wifi tether to work. Will not show up on pc or tablets wifi. Please help.

smith058 · Sep 28, 2013

Tank2211 said:
my tether keeps stopping itself and a message on the bottom says something about what the hell and my phone took back control... it goes by too fast for me to see the full message.. running rooted (obviously ) but that's all.

Try...
Goto settings
More settings
Mobile network
Connection optimizer
Uncheck/disable

When it is enabled it will restart your wifi like every 10/15 mins

smith058 · Sep 28, 2013

jreink01 said:
Hi, I am on Boost with Midnight rom. I just installed this and changed the settings to what you recommended but cannot get wifi tether to work. Will not show up on pc or tablets wifi. Please help.

It could be the rom you're on, but I doubt it. ..

First try un installing the app. Then restart the phone and reinstall it...

jreink01 · Sep 28, 2013

I uninstalled the app, then reinstalled. I changed all the settings except dns. Tried with the default number listed, then tried with your number. No success on either one. There are no errors but my pc and tablet wont find the ssid. Please help/

smith058 · Sep 28, 2013

jreink01 said:
I uninstalled the app, then reinstalled. I changed all the settings except dns. Tried with the default number listed, then tried with your number. No success on either one. There are no errors but my pc and tablet wont find the ssid. Please help/

i think you need to have it set to your phone's dns...

for your computer not finding it, i dont think i know enough to help... one thing that comes to my mind is enable 'mock locations' found in settings, development.

extremely dumb question, you are turning it on right? after it turns on does the data show activity both up and down?

wetbiker7 · Sep 28, 2013

Definitely have to change to your DNS. I had to for it to work on mine.

I see that you said you changed all settings EXCEPT DNS. Change DNS and then try it.

Why didn't you change it to begin with????? It's says to change it in the instructions in the OP and Smith even explains how to get it.

jreink01 · Sep 29, 2013

I did change the dns to what is recommended in the OP, still doesn't work. Yes, I did turn it on but there is no data up or down. Is the fans specific to my phone/location? If so, how do I get my specific dns?

jreink01 · Sep 29, 2013

In the beginning of this thread, it says to get it in terminal emulator which I am in but I don't see how to get dns info??

smith058 · Sep 29, 2013

Change preferred DNS: 66.1.60.132 (may be different for you. Check by:getprop net.dns1)
Change alternate DNS: 66.1.60.133 (getprop net.dns2)

So in terminal emulator type: getprop net.dns1
Use what it gives
Then type: getprop net.dns2
Use what it says

jreink01 · Sep 29, 2013

wetbiker7 said:
Yeah, the SV is funny. My hotspot would work for my computers but not for my tablet. It was actually one of these Treve Mods that finally allowed me hotspot access to my tablet via the SV.

These Treve Mods are SWEET!!! Well, when they are set up properly anyways.

We have Smith to thank for that.

Thanks Smith!!

I went into terminal emulator and found both dns numbers. I changed them both and I still can't get my pc or tablet to see the network (its not listed). When I first started the tethering the download did jump to .03kb then back to zero and stayed there.I checked the logs and everything is in green so thats ok. I found this post, is there more than one treve mod for this wifi tether?? If so, maybe I have the wrong one, I don't know. I know that the hotspot feature does work because I was using the native hotspot on the dandroid rom and both my tablet and pc found the network. Any other suggestions, I am all ears. Thanks for helping.

smith058 · Sep 29, 2013

Yes there are different apps... there is the original and I think 3 treve mod apps... use the one posted in the op...

what confuses me is that your other devices are not seeing your phone... may I suggest rebooting everything and see if it registers your device

wetbiker7 · Sep 29, 2013

Hey Smith, just wanted to point out something weird. I had mentioned it before but I'll mention it just for this guys sake. The native hotspot (the one that shows up when installing ADW or one of the other launchers) worked for my computers but my tablet would not work with it. I installed, set up the TreveMod and it worked perfectly with my tablet but then my computers wouldn't work with it. Sooooooo, I used the native hotspot when using my computers and the TreveMod when using my tablet. I didn't follow up on it and troubleshoot because I have a working option for both computer or tablet and I saw no need.

LOL... I know, I know...... it's weird how it turned out but what I've got works and that's what matters. 99% of the time the only time I use the hotspot is when connecting to my TF300T when I'm out and about.

Maybe what he needs to try is the native hotspot that actually comes with the phone?? :thinking:

jreink01 · Sep 29, 2013

I just installed this from the OP, inserted my dns numbers and checked on my tablet and pc, still can't see it. I rebooted all 3 devices, still no go. In a couple replies back, there is mention of a native hot spot. Does this rom have a native hotshot?

ihackmobile · Oct 1, 2013

jpaulab said:
Worked for me on Verizon GS3. Just use Terminal Emulator found in Play store to find your DNS. I had to change from what was posted here.

I used Terminal emulator, but it's blank and doesn't show anything when I run the getprop net.dns2 command. I'm on Boost in SoCal, for getprop net.dns1 I get 192.168.1.1. Is there something I am doing wrong? Thanks

smith058 · Oct 1, 2013

ihackmobile said:
I used Terminal emulator, but it's blank and doesn't show anything when I run the getprop net.dns2 command. I'm on Boost in SoCal, for getprop net.dns1 I get 192.168.1.1. Is there something I am doing wrong? Thanks

Turn off WiFi, try again for both DNS 1 & 2

jreink01 · Oct 1, 2013

jreink01 said:
I just installed this from the OP, inserted my dns numbers and checked on my tablet and pc, still can't see it. I rebooted all 3 devices, still no go. In a couple replies back, there is mention of a native hot spot. Does this rom have a native hotshot?

Anyone have any suggestions??

smith058 · Oct 2, 2013

I can't help you any more... I lack the know how....
I would suggest factory reset, to clear setting.. Maybe first try deleting data/cache for the app from the app manager... And re install.

As for the MOAR ROM it does have WiFi tether installed on it and it does work without any setting changes.

wetbiker7 · Oct 2, 2013

jreink01 said:
I just installed this from the OP, inserted my dns numbers and checked on my tablet and pc, still can't see it. I rebooted all 3 devices, still no go. In a couple replies back, there is mention of a native hot spot. Does this rom have a native hotshot?

Just about all of the Sprint ROMS have a hotspot that comes with them. Many of the users have reported that those hotspots worked perfectly for them.

jreink01 · Oct 2, 2013

I'm on the midnight rom and I don't think this has a hot spot. Or else I couldn't find it. Does anyone else have this rom installed?

Tank2211 · Oct 2, 2013

smith058 said:
Try...
Goto settings
More settings
Mobile network
Connection optimizer
Uncheck/disable

When it is enabled it will restart your wifi like every 10/15 mins

Thank you

hopefully this fixes my problem

adriannadavis · Oct 10, 2013

Hello everyone,
My name is Adrianna. And I am having trouble trying to root my phone can anyone help me please. My apartment provides free WiFi however it is down. They don't know how long is going to take for them to get it back up and running. I have a ton of homework to do. So please contact me asap. Thank you so much.

smith058 · Oct 11, 2013

adriannadavis said:
Hello everyone,
My name is Adrianna. And I am having trouble trying to root my phone can anyone help me please. My apartment provides free WiFi however it is down. They don't know how long is going to take for them to get it back up and running. I have a ton of homework to do. So please contact me asap. Thank you so much.

first you need root for wifi:
[GUIDE] Rooting & Recovery for Galaxy S3(Boost)

then follow the steps in the op (opening post)

adriannadavis · Oct 11, 2013

how do i unroot my phone back to factory settings so i am able to root my phone again i dont think i did the root correctly so i dont have super user can someone please help me

adriannadavis · Oct 11, 2013

uninstall root so i can re root my phone please

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