Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Tether a Google Nexus One?

[Matthew Finkel]

I agree with Mark. Have you received the GB update? I know not all N1s have
received it yet, so I apologize if my assumption is wrong and you're still
running Froyo. But I have had the same experience as Mark (and I am running
gentoo) where it is almost as plug-n-play as you can get. (Assuming you're
running GB):

1) Plug in usb to phone and computer
2) Enable usb tethering in Wireless & network settings
3) Tethering & portable hotspot
4) USB tethering (check)

As root:
---snip---
ifconfig usb0 up
dhcpcd usb0
---snip---

I don't believe the tethering experience was much more difficult in Froyo,
but I could be wrong about that.

- Matt

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:53 PM, Mark Shields <laebshade@×××××.com> wrote:

> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know if a Google Nexus One cell phone can be USB tethered
>> to a Gentoo system?  I use wvdial to accomplish this with other cell
>> phones but I've read that the Nexus One doesn't work that way because
>> it doesn't appear on the host system as a tty:
>>
>> http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?23,146509,147989
>>
>> There is a tethering option in the Nexus One settings but I can't
>> figure out how to get my Gentoo laptop to use the tethered cell
>> phone's internet connection.
>>
>> - Grant
>>
>>
> If your phone is anything like my phone (G2, Gingerbread) that has the same
> option, you should be able to do the following (I did this on an Arch system
> late last week, never tested on Gentoo but should work):
>
> ifconfig usb0 up
> dhcpcd usb0
>
>
> That should get you online.
>