Intro
Warning: this tutorial is highly technical for many users!
Yeah, as I mentioned in FroyoBread thread, we can use HTTP proxy via USB cable for Browsers and Maps (only in FroyoBread v011 and later) and some other apps (OperaMini for example). Market, Facebook and XDA app don't support Proxy though.
That means these apps can access the internet with an HTTP Proxy installed in your computer.
It's rather complicated, and platform-dependent (Linux or Windoze).
Requirements
General instruction
These are general steps to show the idea. Don't worry, the specific part is below.
Linux
These instructions are specific for Linux. I assume that you use Ubuntu. Other distros should be similar. All of these commands are used in your PC.
Windoze
Unfortunately I don't have Windoze right now. I will finish this part when I have access to a Windoze machine. Stay tuned.
Warning: this tutorial is highly technical for many users!
Yeah, as I mentioned in FroyoBread thread, we can use HTTP proxy via USB cable for Browsers and Maps (only in FroyoBread v011 and later) and some other apps (OperaMini for example). Market, Facebook and XDA app don't support Proxy though.
That means these apps can access the internet with an HTTP Proxy installed in your computer.
It's rather complicated, and platform-dependent (Linux or Windoze).
Requirements
- High IQ!
- A mini USB cable that connects your PC with your Phone!
- Rooted
- A ROM with dropbear included. All CM6/CM7 ROMs has dropbear already. SE's Eclair does NOT have dropbear.
- adb (officially from android sdk)
- FroyoBread v011 or higher for stock Browser and Maps
- An SSH client in your PC, capable of client-2-server port forwarding
General instruction
These are general steps to show the idea. Don't worry, the specific part is below.
- Install HTTP Proxy in your PC
- Install an SSH client in your PC
- Start adb server
- Generate dropbear's rsa and dss keys in phone.
- Start dropbear in phone.
- Forward port 22 from your phone to port 2222 in your PC
- From PC, ssh to localhost, port 2222 (that means ssh to phone's dropbear, port 22), enable client-2-server port forwarding for the proxy port
- Configure proxy settings in phone
- Enjoy
Linux
These instructions are specific for Linux. I assume that you use Ubuntu. Other distros should be similar. All of these commands are used in your PC.
- Install HTTP Proxy in your PC. We use tinyproxy in this example.
Code:$ sudo apt-get install tinyproxy - Install an SSH client in your PC. Ubuntu has ssh client (ssh) by default, but just in case you don't have that:
Code:$ sudo apt-get install ssh - Start adb server
Code:$ sudo adb kill-server $ sudo adb start-server - Generate dropbear's rsa and dss keys in phone.
Code:$ adb shell mkdir -p /data/dropbear $ adb shell dropbearkey -t rsa -f /data/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key $ adb shell dropbearkey -t dss -f /data/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key - Start dropbear in phone
Code:$ adb shell dropbear - Forward port 22 from your phone to port 2222 in your PC
Code:$ adb forward tcp:2222 tcp:22 - From PC, ssh to localhost, port 2222 (that means ssh to phone's dropbear, port 22), enable client-2-server port forwarding for the proxy port 8080 (default with tinyproxy)
Code:$ ssh localhost -p 2222 -R 8080:localhost:8080 - Configure proxy settings in phone with these parameters:
Code:Host: localhost Port: 8080 - Enjoy
Code:Try OperaMini (for other ROMs) or Browser and Maps included in FroyoBread
Windoze
Unfortunately I don't have Windoze right now. I will finish this part when I have access to a Windoze machine. Stay tuned.
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