D2G VZ upgrade and Rooted Wifi Tethering

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So months ago I upgraded my D2G to Honeycomb with the VZ update. Then I tried to root and get Wifi Tethering back. I found out I could not do that with the new update so I went back to Froyo. Ever since then I have been having to decline the updater twice a day. Annoying. Also there are a lot of quirks with the old Froyo too.

Has anyone figure out how to make the wifi tethering work with new update? Or is there a CM7 mod that works with wifi tethering?

Thanks

Could you explain how did you update to Honeycomb?

I just unrooted and took the VZ update.

Originally Posted by eaglewwit

So months ago I upgraded my D2G to Honeycomb with the VZ update.

You're not running Honeycomb.

Also, you just have to make sure that you're rooted, have updated your SU binary, and are using the latest version of Wifi Tether.

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether is where you want to go to ensure you've got the newest version. That'll ensure that you can continue to tether.

I had to get rid of Honeycomb to get my rooted tether to work. VZ put something in the update code to make harder to tether a rooted phone. So are you saying that someone has found a way around it now?

You never had Honeycomb. Android 3.x "Honeycomb" is a tablet-only OS. The last several updates from Motorola for the D2G (firmware versions 4.5.60x through 4.5.629) have all been based on Android 2.3 "Gingerbread."

I am currently running rooted stock 4.5.608. I just installed the WiFi Tether for Root Users app that projektorboy linked, and am posting this from my laptop tethered to my D2G using that app.

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On the other hand, that app does not work seamlessly. When I tried to turn off tethering my phone locked up and I ended up having to pull the battery to reboot it.

Other third-party tethering apps have also been reported to work on the D2G running various Gingerbread ROMs (stock or otherwise), but IIRC they all require root privileges. Either experiment with them on your own to find one that you like, or search various forums for other people's reports (rootzwiki especially has a very active D2G community).

You are correct, Gingerbread is what it is, it has been awhile since I messed with it. And I remember it being a real pain in my rear. So let me get this straight.

You took the update from VZ. Did you unroot before taking the update?

Rooted the new Gingerbread update.

Installed the tethering app that was listed above.

And it all work out well except for the occasional freezing. Back when the update first came out this was not possible so someone must have found a work around.

rooting D2G 2.3.4

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I never rooted my phone but wanted to finally root but nothing works, is there a way to install a custom rom w/o phone being rooted. Hence i tried z4root and pete's tools which failed at the abd file. If not can a developer write one for 2.3.4 as there are so many ppl with this model that are trying to root and can't. I would really like to use a firewall on my phone so badly.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/23207-how...-root-d2g-629/

Originally Posted by jabberwockish

You never had Honeycomb. Android 3.x "Honeycomb" is a tablet-only OS. The last several updates from Motorola for the D2G (firmware versions 4.5.60x through 4.5.629) have all been based on Android 2.3 "Gingerbread."

I am currently running rooted stock 4.5.608. I just installed the WiFi Tether for Root Users app that projektorboy linked, and am posting this from my laptop tethered to my D2G using that app.

---------- Post added at 02:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:47 PM ----------

On the other hand, that app does not work seamlessly. When I tried to turn off tethering my phone locked up and I ended up having to pull the battery to reboot it.

Other third-party tethering apps have also been reported to work on the D2G running various Gingerbread ROMs (stock or otherwise), but IIRC they all require root privileges. Either experiment with them on your own to find one that you like, or search various forums for other people's reports (rootzwiki especially has a very active D2G community).

I am running rooted stock 4.5.608 (keep refusing the OTA upgrade) (confirmed using root checker basic, have superuser installed). I downloaded the latest wireless tether from the posted link and installed it. The program starts fine, and my laptop tethered to the phone, but as soon as I tried a webpage it goes to Verizon and will not let me surf... Do I need something else to make this work? I am about ready to try to SBF back to Froyo A956 2.4.330 using a file I just downloaded... I mainly use my phone for messenger, email, and a little bit of surfing. I want to be able to tether so I can use my laptop in the car. I don't even use that much data (think my biggest month was about 1GB)...

I swear Version sucks! Trying to get this to work I uninstalled wireless tether, then when I tried to go back to the link to download the apk again, Verizon hijacked my browser and sends me back to their webpage... WTF?

How do I prevent OTA updates once I SBF back to Froyo? Will big brother be able to tell what version I am running on my phone?