[Q] CM9 Change device name [solved]

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Has anyone figured out how to change the device name/hostname yet?

edit: answer can be found here:

http://ergh.org/cmtp/

u can change device in build.prop.....use root explorer to navigate there....

no. maybe i need to clarify. I want to change my hostname. not device name indicated in build.prop

it's currently "android-78abb09201c4bca8"

In the Menu section of Settings-Bluetooth there is an option to "Rename" the tablet.
You may try that.

Originally Posted by dubidu

In the Menu section of Settings-Bluetooth there is an option to "Rename" the tablet.
You may try that.

No it only renames the bt device name. has nothing to do with hostname.

where are you seeing that name? I can look at the code and do a quick hack

I can see it as my DHCP client on my router stat. Also when you set up an exchange account, the same name appears.

I did check on my router but appears as "unknown".
I'm sure CM7 had the option to change it. Will have a look.

yea CM7 had that option to change in the network setting. Apparently no where on CM9. I googled around and ran into a brick wall.

I'm running my own build of CM9 but don't recall changing anything that will affect that (the "unknown" I'm getting)
Will try with another router and had a look at the code.
Yesterday I did another build using one of the "un-merged" changed to CM which brings lots of extra options in the Settings (like disable the boot animation and other fancy stuff, but don't recall seeing that in there)

---------- Post added at 06:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:31 PM ----------

Can you try changing the net.hostname property?

root@android:/ # su -c "setprop net.hostname touchpad"
su -c "setprop net.hostname touchpad"
root@android:/ # getprop net.hostname
getprop net.hostname
touchpad
root@android:/ #

I still don't see the name in my router, but I think is a problem on the router side.

---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:42 PM ----------

yep, that should do it, did a quick test on another router and I can see my "touchpad" in the list of devices