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[Gen8 General] Techngro:
Yeah, I've been posting this same question all over the place begging for someone to help me tether to my Moto Cliq (rooted with tethering enabled). I even asked Archos and they sent me some generic response that didn't help at all.

I know my Cliq can tether, cause my PC can connect to it. But with my Archos, all I get is the "paired, but not connected" nonsense. No matter what I do. It's the same with my N900 as well. I am starting to think that the Bluetooth module on the Archos is defective. But I don't have any other Bluetooth devices to test it out with.

This thing is almost useless to me without tethering as a possibility.
[Gen8 General] henrylim:
most phones (including android ones) provides ad-hoc wifi tethering only (via 3rd party software), and archos cannot detect ad hoc wifi network.
[Gen8 General] vertig0730:
Android does not officially support AdHoc Networks. Once we have root we can make this work easily.
[Gen8 General] wes_s:
I did a walk through for bluetooth pan with a Droid X: http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=43001

I tried the same with my wifes inc and it didn't work.
[Gen8 General] henrylim:
iPhone 4 and BT Tethering

1. Remove all previous BT pairing between iPhone and Archos 70.

2. Se both BT to active and discoverable.

3. Once you see iPhone under "bluetooth devices" in Archos, get it paired.

4. At this point, you will see that status on Archos is "paired but not connected"

5. In Archos, goto "Cell phone tethering", you should be asked to set up a tethering profile for Bluetooth or USB. Select Bluetooth and a new iPhone PAN profile will be setup.

6. Select checkbox for "Tether"

7. At this point, you will see Archos device in iPhone changed to "Connected", and a blue bar at the top says "Internet Tethering".

Bear in mind if iPhone or Archos goes to sleep, my experience is that the Internet connection is gone, no matter if the connection status remains. Therefore, please do not allow iPhone or Archos to go to sleep while you are using the Internet tethering connection.

Hope this works for you.
[Gen8 General] Kashban:
WiFi Tethering has been introduced with Froyo for most phones. Before that you needed root and some app doing it.

WiFi Tethering with my Desire works great, but I wasn't able to setup Bluetooth Tethering between them. Like there are profiles missing to establish a network connection.
[Gen8 General] vertig0730:
Try the Toshiba Bluetooth Stack, there is a 30 day free trial and it give you PAN. I have a HTC Eris and bluetooth tethering is not possible, it crashes the phone.
[Gen8 General] RollerCoasting:
I have an Espresso running CM 6.1 and WiFi Hotspot works... Will I be able to use it with the Archos 70?
[Gen8 General] benuli:
HTC Magic with Cyanogenmod 6.1 and the app 'Wifi Tethering' in bluetooth mode works perfectly.
[Gen8 General] nabbed:
I thought wifi tethering was going to eat the battery too.

Was able to tether from ~90% to ~10% for over 6 hours continuously on an Evo running cm6.1.1 with the built-in mobile hotspot.
[Gen8 General] 1stclasso:
I posted a .apk in post #3 that has worked for all the rooded android phones i have tried.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=887018
[Gen8 General] W208er:
use mifi or similar product, i use a product from ZTE and work well. better don't use your android phone for wifi thetering, it will drain your phone battery much faster
[Gen8 General] mclarceny:
use you phone to search for "google wireless tether" and download the apk this is free and works great for BT tethering between my 101 and moto droid 1.
[Gen8 General] crc111:
This does not work for us with Sprint. Sprint uses CDMA not GSM. No APN on my Sprint HTC Hero. Tethering works perfectly with my Laptop and my HTC Hero using Bluetooth. NOT with Archos 70 IT.
[Gen8 General] cjdalessio:
Uhh... I'm not having problems tethering with BT, Archos 101 and Sprint (HTC) Hero. Not at all sure what makes you think CDMA vs GSM has to do with this.

2.0.5pre7 wireless tether.
[Gen8 General] crc111:
Wow! With my A70IT, the wizard cannot complete the setup. It stops at manual configuration and offers a screen with:

APN:

Username:

Password:

And of course, APN is only for GSM Phones, isn't it?

Does anyone here with A70IT and successfully BT-Tether to a Sprint HTC Hero???

Note that I have Froyo in my A70IT with GMarket and my HTC Hero is NOT rooted, if that matters. I use Bluetooth tethering using PDAnet on the Hero which works for my Laptop.
[Gen8 General] cjdalessio:
What wizard? There's no wizard that I've found, anywhere. Here is what I do:

First, make sure the phone and Archos are paired properly. Only should need to do this once.

On the Hero: Start BT, start Tethering in Wireless Tether app.

Then, on the Archos: start BT, turn on tethering. Most times I have to turn tethering off, and on again for it to actually work.

You can turn this on via the Power Control widget, or through Settings>Wireless & network>Cell phone tethering>Tether

I should add, I am on the most recent release on the Archos (.71)
[Gen8 General] crc111:
I am also on the latest release of Archos Gen8 firmware. I don't have the "wireless tether app" on my Hero. I use PDAnet which works perfectly for my Laptop.
[Gen8 General] cjdalessio:
Can you get it paired with your phone at all? It may be pdanet making assumptions that is the root cause here. I had to make the phone discoverable to find it on the archos, but only the first time.

This wizard you speak of... on the archos? Or the phone?
[Gen8 General] crc111:
I have to use PDAnet because I can only tether my laptop via Bluetooth this way. I don't blame PDAnet because it works well with either my home netbook or my work laptop.

The Wizard is on the Archos 70IT. When you first select "Cell phone tethering" the next option is to select Bluetooth or USB, then I select Bluetooth. Next is "Pair a device". This time I pair the device with my HTC Hero. After it is paired, the HTC Hero is now available as a device to use for tethering. The wizard then attempts to access the device to get the freaking "APN stored in your SIM card:" but it cannot because I have a CDMA phone, so it switches to "Manual setup" which will then open up a window for:

APN:

Username (optional):

Password (optional):

DUN from my laptop using Bluetooth tethering only requres #777 to dial with username/password blank, and of course with PDAnet activated on the HTC Hero.

I tried to put #777 as the APN on the "Manual setup" on the A70IT but no luck there!

This is so frustrating because I was hoping that I can carry my tablet with me instead of my laptop so that I can be anywhere and be able to connect to the Internet to vpn in to work but I cannot even do a bluetooth tether.

VPN is another issue. The A70IT PPTP vpn does not work at all.
[Gen8 General] cjdalessio:
I did not have that prompt using wireless tether for root. So it is still likely something in how the pdanet app works causing you to get stuck.

Haven't tried vpn.
[Gen8 General] foh1981:
It might be worth mentioning that the "Wireless Tether" app gives me a Bluetooth PAN profile, and not DUN. PAN doesn't need any APN, as far as I know (or it's agnostic to the Archos anyway).

Also, try Bluetooth pairing with the tethering app activated on the phone, since it probably "advertises" the Bluetooth profiles it's capable of. It's possible that you get DUN when you don't (this is a guess, but I noticed that sharing the GPS of my Hero didn't work until I had the Bluetooth 2 GPS app active when pairing with the Archos).

Edit: Oh, just remembered that I got that "APN on sim card" message when I tried hooking up with an USB-cable. The thing is that the phone wasn't even found.
[Gen8 General] crc111:
Okay. Thanks. I finally installed the latest wireless tether on my Hero. I start it with Bluetooth option. On the A70IT, I start the Cell phone tethering using BT. After pairing it with my Hero, the Hero is not available on the A70IT as a tether device! It seems like the Hero does not present itself as tethering capable during the pairing process! What am I missing?

Edit: I tried wireless tether from my netbook using adhoc wifi. It works. I don't think the A70IT is capable of adhoc wifi connection???

Happy New Year to all..
[Gen8 General] foh1981:
Try this:

1. Activate Bluetooth on the Archos and start Wireless Tether on the Hero (not just the app but the actual tethering as well)

2. Scan for devices on the Archos in the regular Bluetooth settings and pair with the Hero

3. Go to Cell phone tethering on the Archos and select Bluetooth. The Hero should show up in the list of tethering capable devices. Select it and press Next. On my Archos it says PAN below the device name after that, no APN step is required.

4. Activate tether (as someone mentioned earlier you may have to try activating two times to make it work, this is often the case for me).

For me, sometimes activating tether via the Control widget fails, and the tethering state is in some kind of limbo (it's not activated and working, but I can't deactivate it either). If this happens, the only solution I've found is rebooting the Archos and trying again. Hope this helps.

Regarding the Wifi, it's very strange. This is true for me:

* I can use my Hero with my Dell laptop (Ubuntu 10.10, and I think I've also tried Windows 7) as a WiFi AP with Wireless Tether.

* I can NOT use my Hero as a WiFi AP for the Archos, it doesn't show

* A colleague of mine has a HTC Legend with original 2.2 ROM, his phone shows up on the Archos if activating WiFi tethering.

It's rather confusing :) Developers might be able to shed some light on this, but my guess is that it's a driver issue. HTC original drivers do something different to make it work, and the Archos seems a bit picky with which AP it connects to. At first I thought it was something in the original 2.2 update for the Archos, since it had some issues with the WiFi, but that doesn't seem to be the case (or there's still some issues perhaps...).
[Gen8 General] crc111:
You have a GSM Hero. I have CDMA. I hope the developers take a look at this problem.
[Gen8 General] phlfly:
LG VS740 (Ally, Verizon) with Archos 70

I have tried a lot different applications as well Z4root, and didn't work for me.

Bluetooth is still saying paired , but not connected.

Does anyone find a solution between Androids applications. I heard a "tetherme" for Iphone has a lot success.

I don't want to go myself in phone and change folders there, like someone suggest on Android forum.

Thanks
[Gen8 General] crc111:
I, too, have been waiting for a resolution to the different problems we are experiencing with Archos 70 IT. Archos is not responsive to user complaints! I will not buy any Archos device again.

Problems like: Bluetooth tethering to a CDMA phone, which I can do with my Laptop and my phone; Archos claims that the A70IT is capable of wifi b/g/n but no n; vpn to a pptp gateway does not work, etc.

In my case, I had to daisy chain another access point at home just for my A70IT to make wifi connection. It cannot connect to my main a/b/g/n wireless router. I am very frustrated with this device! Also, the A70IT does not have an option to "connect even if not broadcasting". I usually disable broadcasting of SSID from my wireless router but I have to enable it so that the A70IT can connect.
[Gen8 General] computerfreek:
I have CDMA verizon working .. From my rooted A32 it's a bit of a pain but it works you have to copy over the files each time you reboot the device . I am working on a better way but you can do pppd from Term . And copy over files that you make befor hand that is set to your phone bluetooth MAC and CH that the modem is on . I am not a good software programing but i hope someone can take some of this info and put it into a good DUN CDMA program that we can have working . So far i tethered to verizon BB and e815 just fine .. On both devices i stayed connected even used google maps on a long car ride it worked great ...

Here are sime of the sites i got the info from to do this it is just linux/mac stuff works all the same on android for the most part .

Here is one to get you started ..

http://www.gentoo-wiki.info/HOWTO_Connect_using_PPP_Blutooth_and_EVDO#Creating_the_ppp_scripts

This is the Site i used 1st to get it working so check this out make your files and login !! http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=18053

Some of the codeing in the pppd from here you need to change for android but it works great so far .

As far as rooting your gen 8 it's easy just go here .. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=880321
[Gen8 General] phlfly:
Low like I understood why. Verizon is using Hot Spot for 20 bucks a month so they are blocking tether capability. I have tried LG vs 660 and it has hot spot that is connected fine to archos 70 , but then Verizon asked to pay 20 per month soon as I went internet browser. So it will required to rooted it in the order to get this work.
[Gen8 General] Techngro:
I'm actually getting pretty pissed that this is such a huge problem for us and that Archos seems to be giving us the finger on this issue. I contacted them weeks back and got the silliest response. After a month and 2 firmware updates, I still can't tether via Bluetooth to my rooted Android phone no matter what I do.

Maybe it's time for me to move on from Archos altogether.
[Gen8 General] crc111:
This is my first and last Archos device. I will tell my co-worker who has been asking questions about my experience with my A70IT not to get Archos and wait for the android tablet OS to mature.

I don't think I can return this to Tiger Direct as I've had this for 1 month already. I will just hope for the next update and maybe a fix for BT tethering. And fix for PPTP vpn.
[Gen8 General] xnatex21:
has anyone tried rooting and doing this so that your archos can see an ad-hoc network?

http://hydtechblog.com/2009/09/14/how-to-connect-to-ad-hoc-networks-using-tmobile-g1-android/
[Gen8 General] cjdalessio:
People having trouble, what app are you using on the phone?

I got an update of Wireless Tether for Root via market and it's still working, but did not the first try. I had to stop tethering oh the phone and then start it again, not counting the usual start-stop-start on the Archos. Blue-tooth from a Sprint (CDMA) Hero.

While i am not sure there aren't bugs on the Archos side that make it a bit harder than it could be i am not at all sure the rude comments about their support are warranted. From what I can tell the Archos is working (mostly) as intended.

If you can debug enough to highlight an issue you may have better luck. BT is by no means universally supported just so... look at car stereo support. It's a nightmare for hands free. My phone worked one morning and failed that evening. Re-pairing now fails. No idea why yet. No changes I know of to the phone that day.
[Gen8 General] phlfly:
I don't understand why Bluetooth is saying #paired but not connected". May be someone can explain
[Gen8 General] sdajzdc:
Yup, tried it. It found my adhoc, tried to connect then dumped it. Later the wpa_supplicant file was rewritten back tot stock.

I also have a problem with BT and my Android 1. I think its the phone. not the Archos. Also remember that Android itself, not Archos. is the one not allow ad hoc.
[Gen8 General] xnatex21:
Thank you!

Yeah, I read that after a reboot it would erase your edits to those files. There is a patch that you can apply to rooted phones if it has a cracked bootloader and a custom recovery installed for the phone to see ad hoc networks. Unfortunately we only have root and don't have the bootloader cracked or a custom recovery so we cant use it on Gen8's... yet. :(
[Gen8 General] blazingwolf:
Try the instructions on this page to see if it can help you.

http://www.slatedroid.com/index.php?topic=4505.0
[Gen8 General] phlfly:
Is it for android phone? I don't need to change any setting on my Archos.

If I'm right;

It will unlock androind phone to do, like a "Hot Spot" from Verizon, meaning trasmitting wireless internet to another device. I have tried use Arhos with "Hot Spot" from Verizon and it worked, but Verizon asking money for it.

Let's us know if last link it works.
[Gen8 General] xnatex21:
Nope. It's the other way around. Its an app for your Archos that will allow it to see AdHoc networks that are created by apps on your phone (like Wireless Tether) that are wifi based and not Bluetooth.

I'll test it tonight. I finally got ADB working...damn echo line...
[Gen8 General] crc111:
You have this reversed! Archos is the problem. It cannot do adhoc wifi tether to a phone. My CDMA Sprint phone can accept adhoc wifi tether from my laptop. BUT not from my A70IT because the A70IT CANNOT do adhoc!
[Gen8 General] blazingwolf:
Your Sprint phone might be one of the exceptions then. Most Android handset or tablets can not use adhoc connections.

Anyways, the thread I linked to above is changes made to your Archos. You must have root for this to work as files in /system have to be changed. Should work wirh temp root on the older OS versions and with the SDE ROMs that have been created.
[Gen8 General] phlfly:
I got root Ally and got network (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682&page=183) but I have problem with Archos doesn't see N network.

Any application avaiable then with G network
[Gen8 General] crc111:
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I use the latest version of Wireless Tether on my phone to accept adhoc wifi tether for my laptop.

I cannot root my A70IT because ADB, z4root, superuser, su, etc. does no longer work after I did the latest update.
[Gen8 General] foh1981:
CDMA might be an issue if your carrier doesn't allow tethering, otherwise I don't see how it applies for the situation I described. My Archos can connect to my friends HTC Legend with original 2.2 ROM, what does the Legend do differently? Since the settings on the Archos remains the same, there should be some way to advertise the network from my phone so that the Archos can connect to that too.

No need to worry about that. I've never seen it say "paired and connected" in the Bluetooth settings. My guess is that it depends on the profile active. Perhaps a bluetooth headset would make it say "paired and connected". Connecting my Archos to my Hero for tethering or sharing the GPS only renders a "paired, but not connected" message but both works just fine (and at the same time too).
[Gen8 General] stevepsycho:
wireless tether/blue tooth works perfect.

I have my archos101 tethered via bluetooth with my g2. Download and install wirless tether. (Do a google search) Under wirleless tether go to settings and enable bluetooth. Make sure discoverable is also checked on. Then under the menu setting go to access control and check enable. Enable wireless tether then go to settings under your desktop. Go to wireless network then cellphone tethering enable that and it should pair up fine. Just follow the bluetooth set up when asked to pair. Should work fine. Remember this is running off of my rooted G2 running cyanogen 6. Hope this helps.
[Gen8 General] fenrisf:
Any solution for X10 mini pro users????

Pda Net not working

Wireles Tether for root user not working (no netfilter support on kernel)

Usb Tether not working

Help, please

PS: Sorry for my English :p
[Gen8 General] dfauvarq:
Try Barnacle wifi teather + a rooted archos because barnacle will create an adhoc network.
[Gen8 General] bfasty:
Tried barnicle to connect my 70 it 250 to. My rooted Eris and that didnt work
[Gen8 General] redname:
wat gd will that do since the archos doesn't detect ad-hoc networks?
[Gen8 General] nenadr:
Yep, WiFi tethering works on stock Desire because it makes Desire one small WiFi AccessPoint with Infrastructure WiFi network, not ad-hoc one.

On the other hand:

Bluetooth tethering in HTC desire can't be done via any availible Bluetooth tethering app (and belive me I've tried them ALL that I was able to find on Market, on rooted stock 2.29.405.2 froyo firmware for Desire).

Wireless Tether app - that is supposed to give us PAN Bluetooth profile for tethering, was unable to register that profile in Desire's bluetooth stack, so phone never gets detected as a Bluetooth PAN capable, so it was not "tethering detectable" by Archos tethering wizard.

On the other hand, PDANet was able to register Bluetooth DUN profile on Desire )somehow :) ), and I was able to see it as DUN capable device, and I was even able to connect Archos to Desire via Serial-over-Bluetooth link (rfcomm link), but for some strange reason that link ended on a Desire's serial port, that didn't recognized Standard and/or 3G modem AT commands, but only some diagnostic AT commands - I've found those AT commands only in Qualcomm chipset service manuals ;(.

So no luck regarding us with Desire and Bluetooth tethering, so far at least.

Even USB tethering with Desire (USB tethering on Desire is "HTC function" - not additional app), wasn't working with Archos, because Desire uses RNDIS based USB tethering, and Archos was not capable of that (until uruk-0.6 and some Archos tethering scripts modifications you can find in this archos devel forum ;) ).

I presume similar "tethering outcome" for various HTC devices with froyo firmware, that are same generation as HTC Desire.
[Gen8 General] msticninja:
Wifi Tethering has always worked for me with HTC Portable Hotspot (I have an HTC HD2 running a Desire based NAND Android ROM).

As the last poster said, USB Tethering is now working with a quick zip package update to Uruk 0.6.

go to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=940470 and download the 0.4 version zip file. Unzip to the root of your Archos, and reboot.

Then just set up a tethering profile in the Archos settings by entering your APN, and you're good to go.

Bluetooth still needs extra software as the Archos doesn't fully probe the device capabilities, so you need an app to put the phone into bluetooth rndis mode before tethering.
[Legend General] CrazyPeter:
Hi, I had a nicely setup Legend that had clockwork recoverymod on it, and it was using a custom ROM (Froyo, debranded Vodafone), I was very happy.

My phone had to be sent for service under warranty, so I loaded the RRU of Vodafone Android 2.1 to get rid of traces of rooting. Problem is, I suspect the phone will be coming back today and I am guessing it's going to have the Vodafone Froyo release on it.

What steps do I need to do to get it back how it was? Does Froyo bring any new hurdles I have to overcome to get clockworkmod on it so I can load custom rom?

Thanks.
[Legend General] CrazyPeter:
Phone back with Android 2.1 and HBoot 0.43

Easy job rooting it and getting the nandroid backup on there. How do I do the radio? Is it easier to just load the debranded vodafone ROM (which updats the radio) and then reload my nandroid?

Is there any advantages to the official HTC unbranded ROM, to the 3 week old Vodafone debranded ROM?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] noskoviak:
i recently flashed decadences #43 uncapped kernel for my heroc, after install from zip and running revert to 768mhz on batt-cfg im getting lower mflops and a few force closes. i recovered to stock darch 691mhz kernel that came with cm6.1. works fine.. just really want that 50mhz boost. i dont even know if its worth it entirely. but maybe there are other worthwhile improvements within the decadence uncapped kernel. is there?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] HarpingOn:
Galaxy S i9000 beats all in Reg Hardware Smartphone 2010 shootout:

http://www.reghardware.com/2010/12/13/apple_iphone_vs_smartphones/page3.html
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Cyberdyne systems:
I have to say since doing the froyo update i'm totally happy with the phone. With the new update just round the corner and reported to be running faster and Samsung's best fw yet, i think it's only going to get better!