Android Ad-hoc support hack/wpa_supplicant

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blunden

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calvin2x said:
@blackplatypus - will this work with unrooted HTC Desire froyo?

Do I need to do anything special with the file wpa_adhoc-signed.zip other than renaming it to update.zip and flashing in recovery?

I'm getting verification failed message :(

Please help - Android Noob
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You need a rooted phone and a custom recovery to modify /system and/or flash user-made updates.
 
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eortizr

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alakin said:
try to connect with another laptop or smartphone, so that you know if the problem is in the device or in the connection of your laptop. i had the same problem but it was in the wifi connection on my pc
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Still nothing.. it just get stock obtaining IP.. but never gets it... the iphone connects just fine to the same computer...
 
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eXop

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I've installed it on Cronos Droid 2.1.3, which is a Android 2.1 rom. On a GSM Hero.
It works like a charm, no known issues whatsoever.

I'm able to connect to normale WiFi ap's and i'm able to connect to ad-hoc connections made from my laptop which runs Win7.
 
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luvjones305

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hi

im new what is ad-hoc because i cant never connect to NETGEAR or even D-LINK OR EVEN TP-LINK-DE814C but i can connect to any linksys an all of them are open plus hotels they are not locked i even change my last 3 numbers on my ip address is those netgear an d-link tp-link are they ad-hoc i even installed it in my phone it won't let me connect to any thing it keep foreclosed the wifi before i even turn it on but i took it off an every thing is normal but i cant connect to those other wifi access thanks help
 
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eXop

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luvjones305 said:
im new what is ad-hoc because i cant never connect to NETGEAR or even D-LINK OR EVEN TP-LINK-DE814C but i can connect to any linksys an all of them are open plus hotels they are not locked i even change my last 3 numbers on my ip address is those netgear an d-link tp-link are they ad-hoc i even installed it in my phone it won't let me connect to any thing it keep foreclosed the wifi before i even turn it on but i took it off an every thing is normal but i cant connect to those other wifi access thanks help
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Some punctuation would make this readable ... How can you function with this spelling?
 
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lefsp

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eXop said:
I've installed it on Cronos Droid 2.1.3, which is a Android 2.1 rom. On a GSM Hero.
It works like a charm, no known issues whatsoever.

I'm able to connect to normale WiFi ap's and i'm able to connect to ad-hoc connections made from my laptop which runs Win7.
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+1

works great on Cronos 2.1.3

so it should probably work in all 2.1 based Hero roms!

great work really needed that!
 
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ZedeN

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anyone had any success with Desire? Mine gets stuck on obtaining IP adress.. But im able to connect to the same connection with my Magic
 
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shixue

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my desire unable to obtain ip...tried manually set static ip, it will keep on reconnect

LeeDrOiD_v1.9
Radio 5_09_00_20
Hboot 0.82
 
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Gootah

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uuuhhhh....

funkyrohit said:
The patch didn't work for me at first. I got "Error" while trying to turn my wi-fi on. :(
But when I restored the original /system/etc/wifi/tiwlan.ini and /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf back in the phone, it started detecting ad-hoc networks.
So the patch worked after all. :D

Thanks. :)

[EDIT]
Did not work after I rebooted my phone.

HTC Hero Brown
Running: FroydVillain 1.2.2
Kernel: 2.6.29-nindroid-ninpo@titan #302
Operator: Airtel India
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I have this same error in my myTS after applying this, I didnt read that it was G1/Hero ONLY. Can I restore my files also? Where do I get them? Do I have to adb or can I just flash a ROM?
 
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luvjones305

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help

im new what is ad-hoc because i cant never connect to NETGEAR or even D-LINK OR EVEN TP-LINK-DE814C. but i can connect to any linksys an all of them are open plus hotels they are not locked. i even change my last 3 numbers on my ip address is those netgear an d-link tp-link are they ad-hoc i even installed it in my phone it won't let me connect to any thing. it keep foreclosed the wifi before i even turn it on but i took it off an every thing is normal but i cant connect to those other wifi access thanks help
 
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luvjones305 said:
im new what is ad-hoc because i cant never connect to NETGEAR or even D-LINK OR EVEN TP-LINK-DE814C. but i can connect to any linksys an all of them are open plus hotels they are not locked. i even change my last 3 numbers on my ip address is those netgear an d-link tp-link are they ad-hoc i even installed it in my phone it won't let me connect to any thing. it keep foreclosed the wifi before i even turn it on but i took it off an every thing is normal but i cant connect to those other wifi access thanks help
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Ad-hoc is connecting two devices wirelessly without the need for a hotspot, access point or hub. meaning if your phone/laptop and a friends phone/laptop set up an ad hoc network you can share files via wireless.

Great work here guys for achieving the once thought impossible :)

+1 vote from me too if someone has this working on hTc Desire, Please share the how to, I would love to be able to use ad-hoc desire to my laptop.

I am running LeeDroids 1.9a
 
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luvjones305

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THANKS

trinityeon said:
ad-hoc is connecting two devices wirelessly without the need for a hotspot, access point or hub. Meaning if your phone/laptop and a friends phone/laptop set up an ad hoc network you can share files via wireless.

Great work here guys for achieving the once thought impossible :)

+1 vote from me too if someone has this working on htc desire, please share the how to, i would love to be able to use ad-hoc desire to my laptop.

I am running leedroids 1.9a
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thank you did this work for you cuz i tried it it cut my wifi off i uninstall it an its working fine now an how will i know if my ad-hoc is on my phone or working thanks
 
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gene83

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It works on my HTC Hero. Rom:VillainROM12
Thank you very much for it. I am waiting this for long time.
 
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joshcom

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How do I remove the patch.zip since it gets stuck on obtaining ip?

Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
 
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Niggo372

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Aug 28, 2010
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Hey,

when I try to flash the update.zip (Bootloader->Recovery->Power+Up-Key->apply sdcard:update.zip - hopefully right) I get a "E:signature verification failed" message.

Device:
Nexus One
Froyo FRF91
Rooted

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Niggo
 
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    blackplatypus
    Heya,

    Unfortunately android, to be precisely wpa_supplicant does not show ad-hoc networks, the following modified wpa_supplicant shows them, haven't seen it before so I posted it :).

    all credits go to szym (http://szym.net/android/adhoc-wpa-supp.html)

    The patch below modifies the wpa_supplicant code in the external/wpa_supplicant AOSP repo to make ad-hoc networks appear as regular APs with a (*) prefix.

    The patch:

    * removes the [IBSS] flag from scan results,
    * masquerades and demasquerades ad-hoc ssid with (*) prefix
    * sets mode 1 (ad-hoc) if the ssid is for IBSS
    * permits the supplicant to select an IBSS when associating to a given ssid
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    patch: http://szym.net/android/wpa_supplicant-ibss.patch

    The only thing I did was to apply the patch compile it for froyo and supply a signed update zip with the modified wpa_supplicant, work was done by szym.

    Flash the attached wpa_adhoc-signed.zip in recovery and your done :).

    a3e00f284ddff04804ba8d59364712b1 wpa_adhoc-signed.zip (v0.5.11)

    Works with:

    - Froyo/Eclair roms on HTC Hero (confirmed)
    - roms using wpa_supplicant v0.5.x

    Attention:
    - It _seems_ like some rom using wpa_supplicant v0.6.x do not work! take care (e.g HTC Desire). Please report back.

    you may check this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7716862&postcount=24

    Always do a nandroid backup!!
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    blackplatypus
    luvjones305 said:
    i took it off by reinstalling the same rom over it deleted the kernel an the wifi to so im back to normal now but yea how do i do this properly i thought i just it on the rom an every thing is ok lol an whats adb
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    its included in the android sdk toolchain.



    Can all the people which had problems, check the version of wpa_supplicant their rom is using? connectbot or via adb in cmd.exe/shell (adb shell wpa_supplicant -v) and post the output?.

    It seems like some newer roms are using wpa_supplicant v6 with different libs.

    You can try to use the precompiled wpa_supplicant from daveba http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7711198&postcount=6

    our flash the attached signed update zip. (its the same file)

    Attention: its not my file!!
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    Zlatty
    Zlatty
    Sweet.

    I got this working on my HTC Flyer WiFi with FlyHigh Rom.

    Extract the wpa_supplicant from the zip file. Back up your original. Turn WiFi off. Use Root Explorer to paste it into your system/bin folder. Change the permissions on the file to rwxr-xr-x. Turn wifi back on. When scanning it should show (*) in front of any adhoc networks. I have it running with barnacle wifi tether on my OG Droid! W00tness!
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    yamchung
    Would anyone provide "ad-hoc support in wep" in a signed update zip? Thanks.
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    dreezone
    Zlatty said:
    I got this working on my HTC Flyer WiFi with FlyHigh Rom.

    Extract the wpa_supplicant from the zip file. Back up your original. Turn WiFi off. Use Root Explorer to paste it into your system/bin folder. Change the permissions on the file to rwxr-xr-x. Turn wifi back on. When scanning it should show (*) in front of any adhoc networks. I have it running with barnacle wifi tether on my OG Droid! W00tness!
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    Thank you. you are a genius
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