[Q] trying to tether my Transformer to HTC hero

seshmaru · Apr 26, 2011

trying to share my HTC heros connection with my transformer but it isn't working. Neither bluetooth or wifi.
Running 2.1 by the way.

Another option is if someone gives me a guide to set up internet sharing from windows 7, which I cannot find for the life of me.

seshmaru · Apr 26, 2011

no one? ):

blader3759 · Apr 26, 2011

Google bridge connections on win 7. I'm not telling you how to do it. You have to do some of the work yourself

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seshmaru · Apr 26, 2011

blader3759 said:
Google bridge connections on win 7. I'm not telling you how to do it. You have to do some of the work yourself

Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

googled that before, I can find PC to PC and mostly for windows XP, but nothing on how to create a bluetooth bridge to the transformer ):

case0 · Apr 26, 2011

Your hero is rooted right? Mine tethers over Bluetooth fine using 'wireless tether for root users'.

ClevelandBrown · Apr 26, 2011

Running rooted 2.3.3 on the hero, the updated transformer cant see airshare adhoc network. Wirelessteather also failed in the same way.

Wirelessteather does work with bluetooth.

neotekz · Apr 26, 2011

seshmaru said:
trying to share my HTC heros connection with my transformer but it isn't working. Neither bluetooth or wifi.
Running 2.1 by the way.

Another option is if someone gives me a guide to set up internet sharing from windows 7, which I cannot find for the life of me.

can you tether your hero to your laptop? does your phone's wifi hotspot work? it is disabled from some carriers

seshmaru · Apr 26, 2011

wifi hotspot doesnt work but, I've flashed froydvillain (2.2) and gonna give bluetooth tether a try. And nice to see some hero users in here.

davedontmind · Apr 30, 2011

seshmaru said:
trying to share my HTC heros connection with my transformer but it isn't working. Neither bluetooth or wifi.
Running 2.1 by the way.

Did you have any success in the end?

My Transformer's just arrived, and I'd like to tether to my rooted Hero, but can't figure it out.

If I choose WiFi mode, the Transformer can't see the Hero in the list of WiFi networks.

If I choose Bluetooth mode, I can pair the devices, but then what? How to I create the network connection? In Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Tethering & portable hotspot I turned on Bluetooth tethering, but it's not clear to me if that's to allow the Transformer to be the hotspot (i.e. server instead of client).

(Running VillainROM v13 on my Hero)

speckledpig · Apr 30, 2011

This has been a problem for many of us....it has been discussed in a few other threads also. Honeycomb (by default) won't connect to adhoc wifi networks.

I will donate to anyone who can create a hassle-free turnkey solution for this. Many of us have Android phones that are rooted, so a solution would benefit many. And I am using a Tilt 2, whose Android ROMs do not support BT. So this tethering solution needs to support wifi.

Sent from my Tilt 2 using XDA App

A Naked Emo · Apr 30, 2011

case0 said:
Your hero is rooted right? Mine tethers over Bluetooth fine using 'wireless tether for root users'.

I'm also using wireless teather, only I am feathering it via wifi. It works fine.

davedontmind · Apr 30, 2011

Success!

I reverted my Hero to the previous ROM I was using, FroydVillain 1.7.2, and now I have Bluetooth tethering working.

Once the devices are paired, on the Transformer screen in the Bluetooth settings, where the Hero shows up, there's a spanner/wrench icon - when I clicked that I got the option to tether to it - this option didn't show up when I was using VillainRom v13.

I may try going back to VillainRom to see if it was something unconnected, such as rebooting the phone, which made the difference.

UPDATE: I went back to VillainRom v13 (Android 2.1) and it still failed to tether with Bluetooth. An Android 2.1 vs Android 2.2 issue, perhaps?

speckledpig · Apr 30, 2011

Can anyone else with a 2.1/eclair and 2.2/froyo device confirm this?

dmoney94 · Apr 30, 2011

Have the same problem CM7(2.3.3)

WiFi or Bluetooth doesn't work.

speckledpig · Apr 30, 2011

I don't think we should see the "problem" as our phones. The issue is that Honeycomb (whether on the Transformer or Xoom or whatever) does not recognize ad hoc wifi connections. If that is addressed, this will be solved for everyone.

ahmadshawki · Apr 30, 2011

davedontmind said:
Did you have any success in the end?

My Transformer's just arrived, and I'd like to tether to my rooted Hero, but can't figure it out.

If I choose WiFi mode, the Transformer can't see the Hero in the list of WiFi networks.

If I choose Bluetooth mode, I can pair the devices, but then what? How to I create the network connection? In Settings -> Wireless & networks -> Tethering & portable hotspot I turned on Bluetooth tethering, but it's not clear to me if that's to allow the Transformer to be the hotspot (i.e. server instead of client).

(Running VillainROM v13 on my Hero)

Here is what I did:
1. Disabled the WiFi on Transformer.
2. Enable WiFi-Tether on Phone (with Bluetooth and check the discoverable option in the settings before you start tethering).
3. Enable Bluetooth on Transformer and scan for devices. (If you already have it, unpair it first).
4. Pair with your phone.
5. Press the Wrench icon beside the phone (that says paired but not connected) on Transformer.
6. You will find a new option called Tethering. Press it and you're done.

Agagin, that's what I did and it worked for me perfectly. I have CM7 on my phone.
By the way, this exact method didn't work on my wife's Sprint LG Optimus S. Tried everything, but no way...
Hope this helps...

MACscr · May 21, 2011

ahmadshawki said:
Here is what I did:
1. Disabled the WiFi on Transformer.
2. Enable WiFi-Tether on Phone (with Bluetooth and check the discoverable option in the settings before you start tethering).
3. Enable Bluetooth on Transformer and scan for devices. (If you already have it, unpair it first).
4. Pair with your phone.
5. Press the Wrench icon beside the phone (that says paired but not connected) on Transformer.
6. You will find a new option called Tethering. Press it and you're done.

Agagin, that's what I did and it worked for me perfectly. I have CM7 on my phone.
By the way, this exact method didn't work on my wife's Sprint LG Optimus S. Tried everything, but no way...
Hope this helps...

I guess Bluetooth is better than nothing, but supposedly there is a hack to get a Xoom to work with ad-hoc, so must be a way to get our Transformers to work with it as well. Guess we just need to play the waiting game. Cant wait to see what options we have in another month. I have the HTC Hero with CM7 and the Transformer, same issues with no tethering, though since im not a bluetooth fan, I really havent tried it yet. Wifi tether works fine with my ubuntu/windows laptops though.

MACscr · May 21, 2011

How about USB tethering? Is that an option with our phones and the transformer?

bisto321 · May 21, 2011

MACscr said:
I guess Bluetooth is better than nothing, but supposedly there is a hack to get a Xoom to work with ad-hoc, so must be a way to get our Transformers to work with it as well. Guess we just need to play the waiting game. Cant wait to see what options we have in another month. I have the HTC Hero with CM7 and the Transformer, same issues with no tethering, though since im not a bluetooth fan, I really havent tried it yet. Wifi tether works fine with my ubuntu/windows laptops though.

Ad hoc tether is an issue for droid and lots of info can be found on the net and xda.

I have got a hero running villain rom v13 and can run wifi tether with a modified wpa_supplicant file.

See this post

Download the modded wpa_supplicant file, copy to /system/bin, set the permissions as shown and you can then see and tether to your ad hoc hero

- dont forget to backup the original file(rename by adding .bak to file and copy to your sd card)

Obviously you need root.

mushypeas · May 21, 2011

speckledpig said:
Can anyone else with a 2.1/eclair and 2.2/froyo device confirm this?

Bluetooth tethering works fine for me using HTC Hero GSM, Wireless tether for root app, rooted using Android 2.2.1, CM6.2 based Elelinux Speedmachine V3. My TF is UK/WW version 8.2.3.13, bluetooth V6.1.2.

Confirmed Ad-hoc wifi doesn't work.

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