Mac Safari/Preferences/Advanced/Proxies/

Can you be very specific for the non-computer/smart phone experts please? There is mention in this post and the original linked post about changing settings...I am not sure how to do that. Is it in the phone settings, the filerproxy settings or on the computer settings?

Sorry to be a newb...

Originally Posted by Staffman412

Can you be very specific for the non-computer/smart phone experts please? There is mention in this post and the original linked post about changing settings...I am not sure how to do that. Is it in the phone settings, the filerproxy settings or on the computer settings?

Sorry to be a newb...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=159 Slightly more detailed. Can elaborate more if needed.

Nice thread...makes much more sense to me. i have 1 question...item #3 states, "open up terminal emulator..." I have no idea what that means...sorry.

Also, I understand (in theory about the rooting and bricking dangers of rooting a phone, and I am not sure I should do that...due to my obvious lack of skill. It seems like this does not require rooting your phone, or does it?

Thanks for your help (and patience).

Originally Posted by Staffman412

Nice thread...makes much more sense to me. i have 1 question...item #3 states, "open up terminal emulator..." I have no idea what that means...sorry.

Also, I understand (in theory about the rooting and bricking dangers of rooting a phone, and I am not sure I should do that...due to my obvious lack of skill. It seems like this does not require rooting your phone, or does it?

Thanks for your help (and patience).

Yes and no....to use filterproxy you don't need to be rooted. But you need to be rooted to use terminal emulator [app with root] along with wireless tether [tether without paying the sprint 30$/mo]

If you paid the fee, then you could bypass step 3. Rooting isn't hard if you use unrevoked. I can walk you through it, the whole process takes about 5 minutes, and you can unroot if you ever had to take your phone in for servicing.

Thanks. My only concern is not understanding what I did to my phone and not being able to restore it if needed. You make is sound simple.

I guess what I need is the dummy's guide to how to get free wi-fi, with minimal risks. Is that possible?

Thanks again.

Originally Posted by Staffman412

Thanks. My only concern is not understanding what I did to my phone and not being able to restore it if needed. You make is sound simple.

I guess what I need is the dummy's guide to how to get free wi-fi, with minimal risks. Is that possible?

Thanks again.

Sure thing. Shoot me a pm, so as we don't bloat this thread. I'd get you rooted and all set up with minimal risks and walk you through it.

when i open up terminal emulator and type in netcfg, it gives me a permission denied error. i've never used this program before, so it's probably something really simple but not sure. i have an evo, rooted, no custom roms. thanks

DP13

Originally Posted by dietpepsi13

when i open up terminal emulator and type in netcfg, it gives me a permission denied error. i've never used this program before, so it's probably something really simple but not sure. i have an evo, rooted, no custom roms. thanks

DP13

Try typing su before you type netcfg.... example: su netcfg

su means sudouser in linux language

type is su first, now it gives me SU: Permission Denied. like i said im not familar with this at all or linux, but when i type in the SU NETCFG it gives it in all caps. is that the problem? it wont let me type lower case. any other suggestions? Thanks for the help.

edit: my first line when i open up emulator is
$ export PATH=/data/local/bin:$PATH
$

im uninstalling and reinstalling the proxy and emulator now just to try if that makes a difference. plus im a new member so need to wait 5 minutes between posts and edits so its a pain, lol.