finally 3g dongles work on nexus 7 with simple widget

magdysoly · Sep 19, 2012

i used this app to make my Huawei 3g dongles work on my nexus 7 and it is very simple just install the app and enter your apn of your operator connect your dongles via otg cable and it will work the app available on google play store called ppp widget here is the link it is for rooted device

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.draisberghof.pppwidget

itsirfandude · Oct 15, 2012

i want 3g dongle support without rooting as i fear it nullifies the warranty

kieso · Oct 15, 2012

itsirfandude said:
i want 3g dongle support without rooting as i fear it nullifies the warranty

It won't nullify it. People returned their n7s rooted and customs Roms and received their replacements. You can always unroot and return to full stock. I doubt we will ever see official support for 3g dongles.

sert00 · Oct 15, 2012

itsirfandude said:
i want 3g dongle support without rooting as i fear it nullifies the warranty

you have a nexus man.no need to worries about that.google offer system images also for this,every nexus broken i heard of was changed in RMA without problems of custom roms\kernels\root

EDIT damn,in the ppp's app comment on googl play there's a comment by an italian who sad that k3765 web keys don't works.it's the same i own,from vodafone carrier (included in my dsl contract)but i never ever tried due to fact i haven't the usbOTG cable (ordered yesterday from ebay).i think that in many web key it's needed a little rework via putty (app for windows).i did this on my wb key tom have it working on transformer,and i think that being both asus tablets,and with this little work,many types of web key can works.curious to test it hen i receive my cable!

itsirfandude · Oct 15, 2012

sert00 said:
you have a nexus man.no need to worries about that.google offer system images also for this,every nexus broken i heard of was changed in RMA without problems of custom roms\kernels\root

I being a newbie can't get into the very much detailed technical terms mentioned by you
Can you pls elaborate
Thank you

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kieso said:
It won't nullify it. People returned their n7s rooted and customs Roms and received their replacements. You can always unroot and return to full stock. I doubt we will ever see official support for 3g dongles.

Am from india and am getting one from usa thru a friend and if i happen to face a problem i fear of i having no ways of replacing it
Moreova desperately waiting fa the 32gigs version before the end of this month or else wont even get a nexus 7 as my friend ll be coming to india fa his vacation ...also i ve got no one to get me one from there even if i do av money to get one

Wish some one send it for me

sert00 · Oct 15, 2012

itsirfandude said:
I being a newbie can't get into the very much detailed technical terms mentioned by you
Can you pls elaborate
Thank you

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yes,it's very simple man.RMA is the assistence centre in case of problems.with nexus image i refer to THIS.they are google's images for users who want to re-stock the tab to its natural conditions,or if you screwed the tab and want to do a clean install\format of all.it's praticaally the google standard firmwares for related version of nexus devices.with that you can always restore it with factory's state.there's more to read,do a simple search here or google,we are OT with that.

EDIT
if yu have a not-working key web,i suggest trying THIS,how explained from D and so on with the app putty for windows.pratically it deactivate the composite devices of the 3g dongle

psycho2097 · Oct 17, 2012

itsirfandude said:
I being a newbie can't get into the very much detailed technical terms mentioned by you
Can you pls elaborate
Thank you

---------- Post added at 08:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:31 PM ----------

Am from india and am getting one from usa thru a friend and if i happen to face a problem i fear of i having no ways of replacing it
Moreova desperately waiting fa the 32gigs version before the end of this month or else wont even get a nexus 7 as my friend ll be coming to india fa his vacation ...also i ve got no one to get me one from there even if i do av money to get one
Wish some one send it for me

I am from India too, got my N7 in August, I have been in the US since the last 2 years, moving back in Nov. Dont worry, Asus said they will honor N7 warranty in India. Plus N7 is launching in India in Nov for around 15k. So please dont commit sacrilege by not rooting a nexus. Its part of the Android commandments- "Thou shalt not use thine nexus unrooted."

LargePig · Oct 17, 2012

I tried this with a friend's huawei, can't remember which model but newer than mine and it worked fine. With my E160 it goes a bit nuts, won't detect a modem and doesn't work with manual settings.
Does anyone have an E160 working with their N7?

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LargePig · Oct 17, 2012

Got it, for anyone interested, sending the following at command to the modem port (use a computer to do this, use Google to find a utility for your OS, Hyper Terminal works on Windows) disables the built in SD card reader and the emulated CD ROM drive. Now it works in the N7 after a reboot.

at^u2diag=0

If you want to enable them again (and stop it working on the N7) it's

at^u2diag=255

I see that sert00 posted a link to this info already but it was a little buried in the post...

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the0bserver · Oct 19, 2012

I can confirm that this works with my 3G/UMTS ZTE K4505, commonly found in Europe (I am using it with Vodafone.de). Only had to manually set the PIN and the APN. The wiget itself is a bit finnicky with my set up - Stickmount seems to interfere when the widget is looking for an open modem port and attempts to mount the inbuilt Micro-SD reader on the stick. I simply unmount all devices via Stickmount, remove PPP widget from my home screen and then re-add it. This seems to fix the problem, I am then able to connect.

Kudos to Josua!

Mechanio · Oct 19, 2012

itsirfandude said:
i want 3g dongle support without rooting as i fear it nullifies the warranty

If you ever need to use the warranty you can unroot, or if you are really worried you can even do a complete factory restore, and nobody can ever tell that you were rooted. The only time Google/Asus is going to care is if you use the warranty and say something is wrong with their hardware but it turns out it was actually something wrong in your software (which is why it's a usually good idea to do a factory restore before sending it in, rooted or not, because doing so eliminates that variable).

Taz145 · Oct 19, 2012

PPP widget DOESN'T work with e3131 dongles. Can anyone confirm whether disabling the sd slot would solve the problem? (on the dongle, that is, not the tab)

itsirfandude · Oct 20, 2012

psycho2097 said:
I am from India too, got my N7 in August, I have been in the US since the last 2 years, moving back in Nov. Dont worry, Asus said they will honor N7 warranty in India. Plus N7 is launching in India in Nov for around 15k. So please dont commit sacrilege by not rooting a nexus. Its part of the Android commandments- "Thou shalt not use thine nexus unrooted."

Well

i know but still its gonna cost significantly higher than the us price

Are u coming to india anytym soon ?

turronet · Oct 20, 2012

Pppwidget is working fine for me.
Can I share it? How I can create an hotspot?

Stock ROM and franco kernel.

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Taz145 · Oct 20, 2012

turronet said:
Pppwidget is working fine for me.
Can I share it? How I can create an hotspot?

Stock ROM and franco kernel.

Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

You say that but you're wrong in my situation. The widget can't recognize a dongle with an SD card as a dongle. Someone has picked up on it here but there are no clear instructions unfortunately.

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Dwars · Oct 21, 2012

NIce work thanks

LargePig · Oct 21, 2012

Taz145 said:
You say that but you're wrong in my situation. The widget can't recognize a dongle with an SD card as a dongle. Someone has picked up on it here but there are no clear instructions unfortunately.

Which dongle do you have?

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itenos · Oct 21, 2012

LargePig said:
I tried this with a friend's huawei, can't remember which model but newer than mine and it worked fine. With my E160 it goes a bit nuts, won't detect a modem and doesn't work with manual settings.
Does anyone have an E160 working with their N7?

Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app

Working fine with my E160 here. Try to not use an internal microSD in it. Sometimes the widget just hangs, so remove and then re-add it.

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mariolouis · Oct 21, 2012

Taz145 said:
PPP widget DOESN'T work with e3131 dongles. Can anyone confirm whether disabling the sd slot would solve the problem? (on the dongle, that is, not the tab)

Working fine with mine even if there's a memory card insterted. ZTE HSPA+ MF668A.
Try searching for "AT commands to disable automount of cdrom/removable media" specific to your dongle.
After that, upon inserting the dongle to your N7, it will still ask you if you wanted PPP Widget or stickmount to use. Choose "just once" and not "always". So you can use the dongle as a modem, or a removable drive anytime.
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LargePig · Oct 21, 2012

itenos said:
Working fine with my E160 here. Try to not use an internal microSD in it. Sometimes the widget just hangs, so remove and then re-add it.

I got it working by disabling to CD drive and the SD reader with AT commands. Works flawlessly now but it didn't matter what I did before doing that, it just didn't work. Possibly different E160 firmware.

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