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[Wildfire General] CambridgeComma:
Hi!

First, I'm a total newbie regarding the Wildfire and Android. But since there are more people like me and there is no straight-forward answer in this forum, I thought I could ask the question.

How can I make my Wildfire emit a WiFi signal so that I can access the internet on my MacBook and my iPod Touch?

I have already rooted my Wildfire, following the steps explained in this link: h t t p :/ / rootmydroid. co. uk/guides/general/howto-root-your-htc-desire-wildfire-evo-incredible-with-unrevoked/ using unrEVOked.

I guess my Wildfire is now rooted, because I have the Superuser app.

Then I started to download some apps with which tethering supposedly should be possible, but they're not working:

-Android WiFi Tether: ht tp://code .google .com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list?can=2&q=Aria

I can emit a WiFi signal, which is picked up by my iPod and my MacBook (running in OSX as well as in Windows XP). But when I try to access the internet it cannot get a network address (MacBook) and on the iPod you see that there is a connection, but internet does not work.

-Barnacle Wifi Tether (see the market)

When I try to establish a WiFi signal, I get the following errors:

Failed to set AP_SCAN

[1] Terminated ./dhcp

[2] Terminated ./nat

Stopped unexpectedly

I got USB tethering working using EasyTether. Install this on your computer ht tp://www .mobile-stream. com/easytether/drivers .html (Windows only) and download the app on your phone from the market ht tp ://www .mobile-stream. com/easytether/android. html.

But since I would like to have WiFi access to the internet and it's just for Windows, this is not an option.

I've heard about PDANet, but I cannot find it in the Market..

So... can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong? Why do Barnacle and WiFi Tether not work? And what can I do to make it work?

Thanks in advance!

PS The links don't work, remove the spaces. I'm a newbie so link posting is prohibited.
[Wildfire General] CambridgeComma:
Am I the only one with this problem? :)
[Wildfire General] kevin2516:
get pdanet from appbrain, just install it and also install fast web installer on phone, and go on the appbrain website and it will dl straight to your phone when your mobile net is on. you have to be signed into your gmail account.
[Wildfire General] bluedragon1982:
I use WildPuzzle v8.0.4 with the stock non OC kernel and use the Build-in wifi tether app
[Wildfire General] CambridgeComma:
Thanks for the input.

PDA Net is not what I want, because I want to get internet on my iPod Touch..

And, @Bluedragon, I'm a noob :) So what do you mean with Wildpuzzle and where do I get it?

But what I don't understand is, WHY does that Android tethering app not work? I just seems like my MacBook does not get a valid IP address to access the internet. The WiFi network itself is visible..

There must be a solution without installing another rom.
[Wildfire General] Efc911:
I found after a couple of hours of trying a few months ago the the following version of wifi tether works with the wildfire. 2.0.5-pre8. You also need to also need to put the file fw_bcm4329.bin into a folder you need to create called android.tether . I would not try to change the ssid name or passphrase either as both seem to corrupt the program. Hope this helps I use it to connect my IPad to my wildfire and it works great. All the files you need you can find via google.:D
[Wildfire General] CambridgeComma:
Thank you very much! That works!

The app seems to use a lot of power, though. But that's probably normal?

I tuned down the transmitting power. See if that works.

And I can't even change the SSID. Every character I try seems to be "corrupt".
[Wildfire General] crazygrazy:
I have a stock HTC WIldfire ROM 2.1 rooted. Installed Wifi Tether pre9 release using a custom SSID and WEP key no problem.
[Wildfire General] cerbera1971:
I've used easy tether from the market place. Works great. :D
[Wildfire General] Efc911:
Easy tether won't work with an iPod though.

Seems there is not much information on wifi tethering on the wildfire.

Installing a custom rom looks to be difficult but maybe that's just me:D
[Wildfire General] brilldoctor:
It's not - just copy the file, root , boot into recovery , DO A NANDROID BACKUP!!!!! and install the rom. If you hate the rom you can restore from the backup
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rulyskull:
I know there's an app but were not surported, but is there a way for us to use the hero cam as a web cam?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockypr:
No help to this?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockypr:
I made it work for Windows Live Messenger...

First Download AndroidCam in the market.

Then got to http://dev47apps.com/ and Download the PC client .

When the programs is installed. Go to Command Promt on your PC and type “ipconfig”. You will need this info IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.bla.bla

Then in AndroidCam APP. Go to Settings > IP Target and put that info.

Then go to windows live messenger and SetUp the camera and in the Phone APP press Connect
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rulyskull:
Wow I typed USB webcam not thinking about wireless lol thanks that worked great :D
[Fascinate Accessories] kamakazman:
has anyone got it to work yet? if so did you have to root for whatever reason? i'm asking because I don't want to go buy a wii mote without knowing for sure i can use it.
[Fascinate Accessories] Florynce:
It doesn't work on mine...
[Fascinate Accessories] tjhart85:
From what I've read, there is no support for HID in Samsungs bluetooth stack, meaning no keyboards, mice, wiimotes, etc. until someone (possibly Samsung themselves) rectifies this problem.
[Fascinate Accessories] macsmister:
I'm hoping Froyo will fix this problem...
[Fascinate Accessories] shauder:
Or a good ROM
[Fascinate Accessories] SirFenwick:
I'm just curious as to why and what you would use a Wiimote for?
[Fascinate Accessories] sonofskywalker3:
using an app from the market you can use the wiimote as a bluetooth game controller. the only reason i used it on my D1 was to play emulators. it was loads of fun to put it in the dock on my desk at work and play nes games using the wiimote as a controler. and you can even connect a nunchuck or classic controller to play snesoid or psx4droid. technically you can map it to any keyboard key, so you could use it for any application that allows for keyboard or softkey input.
[Fascinate Accessories] 94SupraTT:
Is there a solution to this yet?
[Fascinate Accessories] Benew0:
Solution

Sorry no solution until Froyo comes out. Froyo supports HID thus the same reason why Cyanogen Mod 6.1 also supports it. I hope now that the Epic has had Froyo released Verizon will get competitive and get it out of the door, I'm excited to attach my apple blue tooth keyboard to it for note taking in class.
[Fascinate Accessories] Protonus:
Can use a Zeemote ZS1 with our phones though. Need to use the MMG GamePro driver. Works in emulators though. Kind of a ***** to setup. Haven't tried any ZeeMote native games yet.
[Fascinate Accessories] ludionis:
Zeemote Option

I can personally attest to the Zeemote working. After paying $17.45USB (10.78 British pounds) to purchase one off of Ebay and wait for shipping, I then paid Gamepro $9.95 for the registration code for my particular bluetooth profile. So, if having decent emulator gaming is worth $27.40, go for it!!
[Fascinate Accessories] EnigmaCurry:
The wiimote is working great for me in Vanilla Froyo 0.9.3.

FYI: You use the wiimote controller app to pair, not the regular bluetooth settings.
[Fascinate Accessories] Syn Ack:
How? What did you do?
[Fascinate Accessories] EnigmaCurry:
I installed Vanilla Froyo

I installed the Wiimote controller app

I connected my wiimote through the wiimote app NOT the bluetooth settings dialog (ie, no need to pair)

I installed nesoid, chose the wiimote input mode in the preferences, and mapped my key bindings.

profit!
[Fascinate Accessories] exnihilo:
will it work with any other Froyo release (EB01, EC10), or only source-built/AOSP?
[Fascinate Accessories] EnigmaCurry:
From what I understand it's AOSP only because it's the bad samsung bluetooth stack that's the problem in the first place. Vanilla Froyo has really grown up though, it's a very stable and featureful rom now.
[Fascinate Accessories] critofur:
Could somebody who already has a Wiimote tell us if it works w/the 2.2 OTA update that was (finally) just released?
[Fascinate Accessories] Shinebox:
Nope doesn't work
[Fascinate Accessories] iofthestorm:
You can use any aosp based rom such as vanilla, cyanogenmod, or MIUI. But anything with Touchwiz bluetooth stack won't work.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
Here is the theme made by me and inspirations of others, i have only tried it on xxjph but it might work with other froyo builds :). YOU NEED TO BE ROOTED

Instructions:

*Download Root Explorer, available on the market, or *whistle* on the net :D

*download all 3 and put the following in the following folders in order:

i)LauncherPro.apk in the system/app folder.

ii)The .ttf font is placed in the system/fonts folder

iii)framework-res.apk and twframework-res.apk in the system/framework folder

restart your phone and choose your default launcher and your done :p

LauncherPro.apk

twframework-res.apk

framework-res.apk

font file

Notice: Make a copy of the font file and name it 'DroidSans-Bold' without the ' then copy both to the fonts folder.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] dbraaker:
i tried that on jpk, it looks good but gives me random bsods. too bad!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
what do you mean by bsods? :D
[XPERIA X10 General] hal752:
Noticed on the Xperia x10 site that japan have realsed a new lock screen and theme.

Link below

http://www.xperiax10.net/2010/10/03...her-brings-live-wallpaper-to-your-xperia-x10/

Using it now on my x10. Im really enjoying it so far. Think I will keep it for a while.
[XPERIA X10 General] go3asy:
Hmm not sure about it cant u change the live wallpaper? And end up with double lockscreens. Might have a go at editing the apk images dont like the icons
[XPERIA X10 General] hal752:
You cant change the live wallpapper But I think it looks good. Theres a issue with some widgets being cut (Does it with all beautiful home widgets) Dont have the issue with the 2 lock screens though.
[XPERIA X10 General] go3asy:
Lol welli actually had 3 because im using flyscreen. Still prefer adw I think
[XPERIA X10 General] MxCraft:
I've tested it.

Here'sd the app : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V44GIZEX

I like the black theme... but the lockscreen is laggy sometimes and the animation background freeze sometimes.

EDIT : Need to reboot once after the installation. Now there is no lag. I've also noticed a related post there : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=797660
[XPERIA X10 General] berbecverde:
Yes.

and this has been posted already yesterday, in the XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps.:p
[XPERIA X10 General] Gentimp:
tested it and I like it more than the default theme. But it is kind of difficult to unlock using just one hand. Its definitely something you can get used to but I kind of miss the dockng bar of adw launcher.
[XPERIA X10 General] hal752:
Sorry didnt notice the other topic. Though I only looked in this section.
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
Wait, I thought this was a worldwide thing?

Well, way to go, SE Japan!
[XPERIA X10 General] loneLEE:
It's not that difficult, actually...

You'lll just have to drag te blob upwards. Don't have to touch the lock icon.

But the thing that I don't like about it is that I can't change wallpapers. I like the screen lock part, but I wanna use my own wallpaper =/
[XPERIA X10 General] Lakata:
its the start ;) maybe in the next version it will have the possibility to change wallpapers and other settings :)
[XPERIA X10 General] pngface:
I like the lock screen but I don't see myself using the launcher much... it cuts many widgets off... and I love my widgets :p
[XPERIA X10 General] icet925:
i like this lay out

cool stuff

But the lock screen lags, so i'm turning it off for now.
[XPERIA X10 General] devein:
so, the lock screen can by used separately?
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
The best part about this launcher is if you are in the Application Drawer, click the little wrench in the right corner, and you can uninstall programs right there. Awesome.
[XPERIA X10 General] devein:
I wonder if default lockscreen app can be overwritten directly in the file system...

perhaps this way would prevent old lockscreen "flashing"
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
ambient time

who uses it? if so is it draining your battery way too fast?

I've seen on mine that even when charging it the battery is being drained

thanks for the comments
[XPERIA X10 General] D00QLE:
Regards battery draining, no.
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
this is awesome but idk why when charging my phone and using this them the battery seems to be drained faster instead of charging

anyone has the same problem?
[XPERIA X10 General] chongbh:
For me, so far ok. Not much difference and I have turn off the ambient time screen lock.

But notice that it will slow down a bit when you finish a call as it will load the ambient time home screen for a while without the icons then go back to lock screen.
[XPERIA X10 General] _calum_:
Hey guys.

There's a thread about this here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=797660
[XPERIA X10 General] berbecverde:
This is the third thread ABOUT THIS.

People should learn to use the search button, and read the rules.:confused:
[XPERIA X10 General] kr3w1337:
I've had no change in battery lofe. I still last all day.
[XPERIA X10 General] _calum_:
I used to be able to last a week! Now, with old age setting in, I'm lucky if I make it through dinner :D
[XPERIA X10 General] javagreen:
ROFL!

:D
[XPERIA X10 General] rogeriok:
i have batery problens too after install this laucher.

I REALLY liked this pogram,but my batery is draining too fast.I'm not using it anymore
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
this theme is draining my battery even when it is charging
[XPERIA X10 General] zhoustanley:
try restarting your phone after the install....apparently other peoples issues were solved with a restart
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
restarted it lot of times, will uninstall -> reboot-> install it-> reboot and see if this works
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Terrigno:
I have the one click root on my computer. I was able to root stock 2.1 but not Froyo. I cant seem to get a normal Update.zip to reinstall to root it. Can anyone help me out with this? Thank you
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
Have you used adb before? Its easy. Just need to get the sdk dev kit. Then go here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=797397
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Terrigno:
I never have. But Im to nervous to attempt it bud lol
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
Its not hard. You can PM me if you want. Its easier than all the flashing to swap Kernels i think. :eek:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rsohne:
+1 Its easier to cut and paste between windows. I also like to see how adb commands are used.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappysw10:
:confused: If you're comfortable with flashing Froyo using adb shouldn't be a problem.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Terrigno:
I sent smokestack a PM to see if he can help me out on how to do it. I just flashed the phone with Froyo following the directions here. I wasnt to sure about what I was doing but I did everything and it all eventually worked out well, with a couple scares lol. Im new to the rooting scene. I mean Im pretty savy when it comes to certain stuff and I was easy to install beta leaks and builds with BlackBerrys for 3 years. Im new to Android since the Captivate came out, so Im slowly trying to learn the tricks of the trade :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
Sent you a reply as well.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alme1304:
I was wondering if someone was also willing to help me, the instructions on the link are kinda of vague I think
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
we are working on it :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
Seems that adb does not like Win7. Anyone else see issues? :confused:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
nope. been working fine on mine since July....i have it on 3 machines all running win7 64bit ultimate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajendra82:
The instructions seemed clear as day to me. Put the phone in debug mode, use adb to push the files, execute a shell script, use sqlite3 to allow side loading, change permissions on the files you pushed, and reboot.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
you are forgetting one important step that nobody seems to want to do.

learn what all that means

:P

its a gimme gimme gimme world....gimme now, i dont want to understand it! just do it for me!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
Kinda. Seems the OP here has win7 and i cant get it to play right. I see the above poster said they have it. Please post some info :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gr8Danes:
I think what they are looking for is where to put the files that they download. I know in the rooting tread, it was missing. I also think some people do it differently, so it may help just to let them know how you find it easiest to navigate to them, etc.

Personally, I take the files that were downloaded and extract them all. Then make sure you have downloaded the android SDK program and put it on the root of your computers hard drive such as drive C:. Then add those files you downloaded to the "Tools" file within sdk.

To navigate to them with command prompt, it would look like: cd C:\android-sdk-windows\tools

Then run the commands as listed in the tread. ;)

Hope this helps.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronandi:
Perhaps this is not the answer you are looking for, but if you are comfortable flashing roms, flash Cognition 2.2 (its already rooted).

Good luck
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
Its funny all the n00b post. I guess i dont know what im doing :eek:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PersonOfKnownOrigin:
I'm running W7 and am having issues with adb. I'm a noob to android but I'm learning. Anyway, I tried your suggestion of adding the files to the tools directory but when I enter "su" the system returns "su: not found". Any help?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanmmj:
Moved to Q&A.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
Thanks ivanmmj. Just seems to be a common issue :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
With win7 can you type adb shell and have it work?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gr8Danes:
I think that if it is stating "not found" then something must be missing or was missed earlier in the process. I would start back at the beginning and try again. I am running windows 7 (64 bit) and had no problem with the whole process. Best thing I found is that you can copy and paste the commands in command prompt from the OP. It helps me keep from misspelling something (and saves time). Also note that your phone will prompt you to approve SU permissions once (after rooted) when enabling sideloading.

Hope this helps.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
I say pull the tools folder out and place on ROOT of your PC. then extract http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=411708&d=1285997559 into the same folder. Then if you have win7 give admin rights to that tools folder? This is where im lost. And like linux :rolleyes:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
Cool nice post :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gr8Danes:
Yea, that's how I did it.

Oh......maybe this is where people are having problems. When you open command prompt, you need to be running it as "Admin". If you right click on command prompt, it gives you the option to run as admin.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhiannon224:
Thanks guys, I couldn't get this to root manually last night because the OP wasn't clear as to where to extract the files. I did it the way it was instructed here and I feel so accomplished, it worked, I am rooted, sideloading enabled and no startup sounds. I don't mind the bloat, I will freeze it with Titanium in case I need it for future updates or use. I am running Windows 7 64bit and I have no problems with ADB.

Thanks for the great info! I am restoring apps only with Titanium right now. Next stop Ryanza lagfix. Loving Froyo, btw. We have a great community.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokestack76:
Yeah with win7 the whole admin thing is the key. Thanks for your reply. Everyone read that :D ;)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajendra82:
I hate to be contrary, but putting those files in the tools directory of the android sdk installation isn't the best idea, as you will have to then delete them one by one. If you follow the directions on the website for the sdk, you are supposed to modify the PATH system variable for Windows by appending the name of that directory. If you did that part, then it shouldn't matter where you put those files. Just invoke adb from wherever are, and delete those files afterwards.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gr8Danes:
Probably true, but I only understood half of that. If you could be a little more precise on what all of that means and how you accomplish that, would be greatly appreciated. I know exactly what you are saying about having to delete the files.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhiannon224:
You may be right that it isn't the best idea but it worked for me to put them directly into the tools folder. so what if I have to delete them one by one, no biggie, takes 15 seconds to delete. I don't know how to modify the PATH system variable, my guess is a lot of users don't know how to do this. Out of curiosity why do I have to delete them from the tools diectory? I'm not being snarky either, just learning.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veener79:
I have had my phone for less then a week and I learning a lot in this week. I saw how easy it was to root 2.1 but I am having issues with 2.2. I am very happy this thread came along.

I have downloaded the Captivate2.2RootPack. I have never used ADP though. Looking at instructions and it looks like I am writing comands in a DOS prompt? What my hardest issue right now is that I have had MS phones for over 6 years. I am learning all over how tweek phones.

What I am trying to figure out is how I work ADP. I know after years of doing beta's for MS I should be able to handle a simple rooting of a phone. Till I know what I am doing for sure I want to be on the safe side and make sure I am on the right path.

Thanks,
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
ADB not ADP

http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/adb.html
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
to add ADB into your path as an environmental variable,

- taken from http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/android-hacks/734-how-adb-windows-easy-way.html
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veener79:
Thanks. LOL Sorry miss-typed. ADP is a system at my work.

I am downloading the android-sdk_r0x-windows.zip file. I have read I should have done masterclean before I istalled 2.2. I am going to do that now and re-install 2.2 to be on the safe side.

Then I am going to work on this.

Thanks again for your help and I hope I get this to work right. :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tbong777:
I just did it and it works like a charm....just typed adb and command at the Command center prompt. Typed adb reboot recovery No path just from the prompt....

However thats as far as i got. Not ready to rooth this guy yet.....LOL