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[apwhitelaw]

I want to root my Xoom so I can wireless tether from my phone. If I can't do this, I don't even want the Xoom. So, if I root it and I still don't like it(because I still have a few days before I can take it back), is there a way I can get it back to the stock software and all so I can return it? I have the wifi model.

I saw some other posts on this but I wasn't quite clear on whether they would work or not. Some were only for Verizon model and stuff so I wasn't sure.

Thanks.

 

[Earthbrain]

Why would you want to root the Xoom?

Wouldn't you just be able to connect wi-fi by just allowing your cell phone to output wi-fi signal? I can do this without rooting my Xoom.

 

[laredo7mm]

Hmmm, I guess I am confused by your question. Do you want to use your phone to act as the modem for your Xoom or your Xoom to act as a modem for your phone?

If it is the latter, that doesn't make much sense. So it must be the former and in that case you would need to have a rooted phone to tether your Xoom to. Your Xoom can then remain stock.

 

[apwhitelaw]

My phone is rooted. I want to use my phone's internet to tether to my Xoom. Wifi tether apps create an ad hoc wifi network for your device to be able to connect to, and if you have not heard, Motorola disabled the functionality to connect to ad hoc networks in the Xoom. Therefore, it must be rooted.

 

[laredo7mm]

My phone is rooted. I want to use my phone's internet to tether to my Xoom. Wifi tether apps create an ad hoc wifi network for your device to be able to connect to, and if you have not heard, Motorola disabled the functionality to connect to ad hoc networks in the Xoom. Therefore, it must be rooted.

My stock Xoom tethers just fine to my rooted Evo so I guess I wont be of much help.

 

[apwhitelaw]

What app are you using on your Evo?

 

[laredo7mm]

What app are you using on your Evo?

The hacked Sprint hotspot. Haven't tried wireless tether.

 

[dch921]

Guess it depend on your phone. Using tether on my incredible and droid 2 it is not in adhoc mode but infrastructure mode. They both show up as wireless g networks not wireless b or adhoc. I also did not know of anything you had to do to a rooted xoom to use the adhoc serivce.

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[apwhitelaw]

Well that app must run differently than the wireless tether because I know for a fact wireless tether doesn't work unless the Xoom is rooted.

Edit: dch921 what app are you using?

 

[cam30era]

Well that app must run differently than the wireless tether because I know for a fact wireless tether doesn't work unless the Xoom is rooted.

You are incorrect sir. My Xoom Wifi is not rooted. And I have no problem tethering with my Droid Incredible. Not using any app. Just the native Wifi tether built into CM7.

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[apwhitelaw]

You are incorrect sir. My Xoom Wifi is not rooted. And I have no problem tethering with my Droid Incredible. Not using any app. Just the native Wifi tether built into CM7.

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Then I don't know what the problem is because my tether network does not show up when I scan for networks in my Xoom.

 

[dch921]

I am using cm 7 tether as well.

The newer experimental builds of wireless tether apk supports infrastructure mode. Not sure which phone you are using but here is the link to the site where the project is hosted

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/wiki/ReleaseNotesKnownIssues

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[dch921]

apwhitelaw

What app and phone are you trying to tether with?


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[apwhitelaw]

I am using cm 7 tether as well.

The newer experimental builds of wireless tether apk supports infrastructure mode. Not sure which phone you are using but here is the link to the site where the project is hosted

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/wiki/ReleaseNotesKnownIssues

Sent from my Xoom using XDA App

Alright i have a backflip so ill try it with that but I also need it to work with an iPhone and I use MyWi 4.0 for that... I don't think it supports infrastructure mode.

 

[ghodzilla5150]

Well that app must run differently than the wireless tether because I know for a fact wireless tether doesn't work unless the Xoom is rooted.

Edit: dch921 what app are you using?

This is 100% incorrect. I have a Rooted HTC Evo and use Wireless Tether all the time on my WiFi Xoom ( No root whatsoever).

 

[apwhitelaw]

Yeah i was already corrected on that. Just has to be in infrastructure mode. My phone has an older version without infrastructure mode.