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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] abristowful:
Can you or any of the other bluetooth wifi users give me some hints on setting it up? Havent been able to figure it out

From My other thread, here are my full details:

I have a rooted Verizon 4G Samsung Charge. Was using Open Garden Wifi with no problem since I received my Transformer Prime.

Wifi Analyzer on Prime finds the wifi network but It doesnt show up at all in Wireless and Network settings. FML

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For those using Open Garden Wifi, what frequency channel, transmit power, and LAN network settings are you using?

I have even tried Barnacle now with no luck~!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ready2Mosh:
Tether app is so you can send a data signal from that device, it isn't for connecting to a device that has data, you need to turn on wifi and locate the name of your hotspot and connect.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
I can confirm also. Prime is not seeing my Wireless tether app or Barnacle. WTF is going on? this is a big deal as I use tether methods for internet to tablet away from home. What did they change to make it not work anymore?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bimboy:
Not rooted on my TFP, any longer and works fine with barnacle on my SGSII. Never had an issue.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
did you ever get the Bat tether running like I described? I tried again and works instantly. the BT PAN stays checked off so once I cut on BT on both devices then connect them, I'm gold tl go to start BT tether.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
nope.. no joy tried it all
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jdbaker82:
I can't thank you enough you are the man!! This work around is great since it appears to work faster then my open garden tether so if anyone else with Samsung sprint epic 4g touch this is a fix!

Oh and good luck everyone with problem I feel your pain hopefully there will be a solution soon....now I just have to figure out why my prime keeps locking up and rebooting and ill be one happy camper.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] new2q9c:
winmo tp2

Can someone please help me? I used to be able to tether using my tp2 but now, it's stuck with 1 bar and obtaining ip address. :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] willowave:
Join the club. If we could we wouldn't be here lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] new2q9c:
Why couldn't we get a break? If it's not one thing, it's another! :mad:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jdbaker82:
Yeah so far its a total crapshoot who gets a smooth sailing prime too many damn hiccups along the way this is getting really annoying.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] felisen:
I was having the EXACT same problem, but after almost giving up (I mean it was luck I tried one more time) I found a solution.

SOLUTION TO THAT PROBLEM (for me at least):

Phone: HTC Sensation

App: wifi_tether_v3_1-beta10

Settings: All default except turning on "Routing fix" under the LAN subgroup.

As simple as that (again, at least for me)! I hope this can help some of you! :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cmat1120:
Im on ics and it connects flawlessly to my htc evo 3d. Its rooted so i just use the stock sprint hotspot(its unlocked) and it connects instantly.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] agentjonnyb:
wifi tether 3.1-beta6 is working, but...

since this one turns on the Sprint hotspot app, does this mean Sprint actually knows I'm now tethering, or does using this app, (on a custom rom - Syndicate 1.2) just use a hacked version of it to avoid the detection?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
we know

thanks though
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] willowave:
yeah so we get now that HTCs don't seem to have a problem.

I'm more concerned now with what to do with this problem than who works and who doesn't anymore.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
I called Asus this morning... their solution was (drum roll) reset or send in the tablet :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
that's dumb..lmao resetting will do nothing. Sending it in will be a waste. its an issue with ICS itself of how it changed the way it views our connection. its not viewing/labeling the type of connection it is properly. Therefore not allowing us to connect.

What kind of phone do you have? Unless a dev. helps, we might be stuck for a while because this is the only tablet running ICS. I was thinking of going into Atrix4g section and asking if anyone successfully tethered to a tablet running ICS but remembered we the only one...lol.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NeoteriX:
Seriously? What the heck? Look, any data point is useful to help identify the problem. I suggested earlier that HTCs look to be a non issue, but we don't know that for sure. These are all theories so far.

We get you're frustrated, but being a jerk to those offering useful information is going to get you nowhere.

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Motorola Atrix?

A teardown suggests that the wireless chip used is the Broadcom BCM4329 ( http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM4329 )

[Source: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola-Atrix-4G-Teardown/4964/2 ]

Hmmm... this is interesting, because the HTC Evo Teardown appears to show the same Broadcom.

[Source: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC-Evo-4G-Teardown/2979/2 ]

Does this help us get anywhere? Maybe it's a wireless driver issue with the Droid handsets?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] max1001:
As I have stated before, it also works with Tmobile LG G2X.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
this is even getting weirder how now some phones work tethering and others don't. although all of them worked fine on Honeycomb.

There was a person who posted that he had an atrix n his tethering still worked but haven't heard back from him yet. At least I figured out how to tether thru BT PAN method but using what I originally always would be ideal. When I travel my wifi tether is my source of connection for various my tablet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] johnnyutah22:
I have an att atrix4g running cm7 rom and tether is working. That particular rom has the wifi tethering cooked into it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MrHennessey:
the tether option worked well from my og evo running decks alpha 4 ics. the rom only allows 3g at this point, so the connection is slow, considering sprints 3g network, but i will update when wimax is fixxed. it seems the theory of htc not having the issue that some of you have is true, at least for me. i may be incorrect here but tethering is a kernel issue is it not? so try different roms and kernels, and that might help.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
Your exempt from the issue given the function is cooked in.

It is applicable to those using tether apps at the base level, and then their are subsets within that as well we are seeing (phone brand maybe, app used maybe, app selected settings for sure).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
Yes, surely using different ROMS or kernels could work as seen by those that have wifi tether is cooked in. BUT, your taking the risk of creating other issues with the phone by making changes. I, for one, have a stable phone & ROM and kernel that I like and work well and am not willing to swap kernels and ROMS for this an create potential other issues. Also, making that change now muddies the trouble shooting waters as it changes the protocol as you changed your environment.

Also, what matters here, is that those of us had no issues under HC, so we know it can work. ICS changed it. Our phones and hardware and software did not change. The tablets OS changed.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
i was referring to a baked in tether function, not the phone brand. All baked in tether options seem to be working. This would imply that tethering is inherent in the kernel, probably.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
At this stage, with all we/I have tried (different apps, app settings, wpa_supplicant change w/ questionable file) - other than a kernel or ROM switch (which I have explained I am personally not willing to do on a stable phone) I agree with you. I think we are in for the long haul on this until a true smarty dev gets involved.

And correct me if I am wrong, no matter what, IF you could get the tablet to simply accept ad hoc settings, all is well as in the end, that 1 change will fix this issue. And BTW, this is not unique to us. It happens for many on many tablets and phones across time, we are just the first on ICS.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
I have the same problem as Lock N Load and posted a thread way before this with no help. My 2.x build of wifi tether worked great on honeycomb...did the ICS upgrade and my tethering seized to work. I've been struggling to fix it well before the OP, but glad this thread has gained so much notice,. more so than mine.

ICS is the only culprit for me too. I've been testing various configurations in the settings of WIFI tether, but still havnt' had luck. If I use bluetooth instead, it works fine. I'm still struggling to fix mine and have tried all BETA builds on the 3.x series.

I will post my results as I have them.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] setite:
This thread scared me. But this is the one issue I don't have :)

In fact tethered to my Galaxy Nexus, running GummyNex 0.4.8 and using the ICS built in tethering I speedtested at 14167kbps DOWN and 9017kbps UP.

EDIT: To be fair, I have no idea if my phone tethers via Ad hoc or Infrastructure.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
yours is htc and doesn't work also. who makes wireless tether app? I wonder if we can notify that developer about the issues we having with his tethern and ics not being compatible.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
UPDATE:

I just posted above, which is scary because I just got my tether to work after 3 days. I starting going through DEVICE PROFILE option and selecting phones. I selected finally GOOGLE NEXUSONE and my prime obtained an IP automatically perfectly! My access control list notified me with a vibrate...I allowed it, and able to surf.

WOW.....thank god
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
ok. was it wifi tether app or wireless tether app? And exactly what version you used?

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Also do this please, use wifi analyzer on the prime and tell us what type of connection its sees your phone as.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wi...tail?name=wifi_tether_v3_1-beta9.apk&can=2&q=

That is the build I'm on. It must be all about the device profile. You have to select the right phone, because if you don't, the network will either NOT SHOW UP in the prime, or just stick at "obtaining IP address"
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
Interesting. I've tried so many device profiles. I can actually see in the log where it says "Enabling Ad-hoc mode."

many device profiles fail to start tethering on my DX.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Also do this please, use wifi analyzer on the prime and tell us what type of connection its sees your phone as. if it says ad hoc next to it or not.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] willowave:
Did you get any errors after starting the tether?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
How do you see what type of connection it is in the app?

No errors, no
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
I tried beta 6 and 10, never tried 9, I will try 9 now :)

And yes, device profile matters. As I said before, selecting the device will open up settings another device profiles will not have. I tried maybe 10 different device profiles.. no luck. Some device profiles will at least show Ad Hoc on the tablet, some do not even show up.

Maybe beta 9 will change that
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] John Kotches:
Im on the Motorola Photon, stock, rooted, locked bootloader. I was tethering nicely on beta6 until ICS, now neither Beta6 beta10 will tether.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] willowave:
Welcome to the club John. Hopefully we'll have something sometime soon.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
On the one hand i keep thinking i can't believe this hasn't been solved yet, but i keep reminding myself that this is the only wifi-only device with ICS. :rolleyes:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
scroll they screens till you see the one where they all listed from top to bottom. they will show fluctiluating strength bars and info pm what ChanBel you on etc..just look for your connection. if its still ad hoc, it'll say it next to your line of info.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
If it still says ad hoc i'm going to punch something :p
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
I put mine on channel 5, doesnt show ad-hoc next to it at all. Just that I'm on chan 5, and shows the DBM strength. It just died off the anaylzer, then realized in the LOG that the driver stopped. So I had to check FORCE driver reload, which I bet will solve that issue.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] willowave:
I could do without the ICS as of right now. I preferred my tethering.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
Okay what phone do you have?

you selected Google NexusOne as device-profile

what setup-method?

what other settings did you use

I tried Google NexusOne as device-profile on my OG Droid with the beta 9 app..

-I tried Auto for setup-method and the rest are default settings and not seen

-I tried Ad-hoc for setup-method and it is seen as ad hoc - which is no good

-I tried Softatp and all other stock settings and it is not seen

-I tried Netd and all other stock settings and it is not seen

I also tried Auto and force wifi driver reload and selected channel 11 why not) and.. not even seen by Wify analyzer
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
I have the sprint evo shift 4G (see sig), Setup method = AUTO, WIFI driver reload checked, MSS clamping enabled, and routing fix enabled.

That was it. and of course the google nexus one
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
For Google NexusOne I have no "MSS clamping enabled, and routing fix" options under beta 9 app. I do have "WIFI driver reload"
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
No ****? Under LAN options its not there huh? hmm
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
it didn't work for me. I used beta 9. put it on nexus 1 profile. had access control and force wifi driver reload checked. there was no Mss clamping option or whatever. I ran the tether and it said there was errors running tether. it wasn't even seen by wifi analyzer. :confused:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jdbaker82:
I know you don't want to switch ROMs or take chances changing stuff around again but I think in the end it will be worth it for you I beat my head against the wall all yesterday too and just bit the bullet installed clockwork mod wiped everything and just flashed a custom ROM with baked in hotspots and titanium backup pro made it seamless for me I am actually happier now then I was prior. Basically I don't expect a fix for this anytime soon so if you want Wi-Fi tether it's your only choice.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
that might be specific only to HTC phones. mines Motorola and I'm not sure what locknload's is
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
Ok so I've found out that MSS clamping and routing fix are kernel dependant. So now it seems like we're dealing with different ROM issues. Ugh...sorry guys... hmmm
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Pacothebandit:
There are also smart people who know what they are doing who are having the exact same problems.

I am rooted, using my NS4G and my Prime will not see my Wifi hotspot. I am not using any 3rd party app, just the native tether. Bluetooth tethering works fine however.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
not worth it, IMO, to go through all of that flashing a new rom or whatever just for wifi tethering. that's all unneccessary for just that one issue. ill be fine using BT PAN method, for connections away from home, until we figure all of this out. The BT PAN method works. not as fast as wifi but works none the less. I'd much rather have my wireless tether app working though. I think more people will realize their tethering isn't working and we gain more traction on finding solution.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
On another note, you could try the barnacle wifi widget in the market for those who it doesnt work. That may work, and may not be kernel dependant
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
wow, another wrench into the equation. your native built in wifi hotspots isn't even working also...dang...this is getting more complex.

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I have barnacle tether also. doesn't work. its ad hoc method of tethering. prime won't see it but wifi analyzer will. if I try to connect thru wifi analyzer it tells me this connection not supported by Android yet. I never tried barnacle on HC so I can't even say if it worked then. all I know is wireless tether app worked because its an infrastructure method. so if wireless tether was really ad hoc like ICS is saying it is now, it wouldn't of worked on HC. HC and ICS don't support Ad hoc.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] kwiggington:
Maybe the software isnt ics supported yet

Sent from the bridge of the

U.S.S. Enterprise using L.T.Com Worf
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
Wireless Tether app worked before just fine in HC. I did try Barnacle and a few others.. it matters not, they do not solve this.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
In this case, I dont think it has anything to do with the software on your phone being ICS ready. It has to do with a change made in ICS on the tablet. An "ICS ready" app on your phone will not matter if the tablet has been told by ICS to not support ad hoc networks (whether they "really" are ad hoc or are not does not really matter as ICS on the tablet thinks they are).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
that's what we would naturally assume but some users reported using same apps on different handsets and its working for them. although we are using exact same app n version number.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chugger93:
Yup,

See this... it was stripped out in ICS

Although that's old. This was an interesting thread I found though which basically references the above link
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] willowave:
I did the same thing. I'm not having any luck either. What phone do you have again, Lock? (sorry maybe it says in your sig...my sigs wrong. I need to fix it if I could remember where...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mwbarb:
I'm curious if anyone has tried using the latest wifi_tether_v3_1-beta10.apk or the expiremental wifi_tether_v3_1-pre115.apk and if either of those resolved this issue. I'm also wondering if it would make sense to post this issue on the android-wifi-tether site to see if the developers there could work on a solution within the wifi-tether program.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tdrussell:
Ultimately a solution will be found...this won't go away, ics is only in its infancy. It may be a simple fix for the wifi tether devs.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
Beta 10 did not work for me.

Go there, take the lead, ask, point them here :)

It is, I suspect a simple - relatively - change and fix to the wpa_supplicant file is all that is needed to tell/trick ICS to accept ad hoc networks or see ad hocs as normal. This issue has come up for many, many phone and tablet users across many builds since day 1.. Google it, you will see. We are just the first to deal with it in ICS.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] max1001:
They probably took away ad-hoc support.

http://androidtablethacks.com/android-tablet-hacks/how-to-enable-adhoc-wifi-on-android-tablets/

Maybe you guys can try that.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
thanks but locknload already tried it and it doesn't work. that was one of the first things tested ;)

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one thing I found interesting was from that link to Phandroid post. They updated that post n said they found wifi tether 3.1 beta6 to work as long as you change the mode from ad hoc to infrastructure.

I know we tried that one before but don't remember seeing anywhere to change modes from ad hoc to infrastructure. I already got that version installed again in my phone so I will take a closer look n see what I can find. wish me luck..lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jeb5000:
Tether

Have not been able to tether MotoDroid and TF201 at home. Took them to work away from my home router to show someone the tablet. He pulled out his phone and tethered with no problem, it was a bionic. Had him shut down and pulled out my Droid and started Barnacle and it immediately tethered. The only difference was the home wifi that auto connects to Transformer. Barnacle does not show up as a choice when I start it at home. Shut down the home wifi and Barnacle showed up and I had a good connection. Restarted the home wifi and Barnacle would not run. Went in and told Transformer to forget home network and Barnacle started back up.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] new2q9c:
I can tether using my friend's phone htc sensation. My tp2 is still a no go.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nxp3:
Would you call that a problem with ICS...I'm able to tether to the epic4g touch fine with the hotspot hack.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] zeroburn:
Works fine to my galaxy s, am I missing something? The thread title seems to indicate it's broken for everyone?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
thanks. o tried what you said still being at home. I told prime to forget home network. then I tried barnacle and the wireless tether app and neither worked. prime wouldn't see them at all unless I used wifi analyzer. even through there it wouldn't allow me to connect.

I haven't tried away from home or completely shutting down my home wifi network. don't really want to do that the moment. just forgetting the network should be good enough of there was any kind of connection between not seeing tether and home network. I might give it a go later. I have Comcast and right now their cable is out but wireless is still working. don't wanna **** wireless down then it don't work when I cut it back on..lmfao I'm already out one connection, wireless tether. don't want 2 connections gone..lol
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nxp3:
Dude I reboot my comcast router all the time....it can only help...not hurt it. But the best way is to hack your phone to have infrastructure mode, that way it's like hooking up to an access point, no problem with adhoc or installing additional app on tablet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
Yep, tried that EXACT websites idea. It all seemed like it worked, the Prime took all the commands, the backup wpa file was created, the new wpa placed, rebooted.. no change as it still saw my connection as Ad hoc and did not accept it. I suspect it was due to the wpa file not being for ICS.

As for that "infrastructure" setting, in Beta 3,6,9,10 I have never seen such an option. It would likely be under "setup-method". I have seen setup-method's options change based on which phone you select in Device=-Profile.. but NEVER seen that option.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] busfullofBEARS:
Barnacle wasn't working for me, but android wifi tether beta 10 (link posted above) worked perfectly the first time. I don't think you need to set it to infrastructure mode, that's just what it uses.

BTW I'm making this post with my computer, which I'm controlling with my Transformer Prime, which is connected to the internet through the tethered 4G connection of my Droid Charge :cool: