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

[Grant]

> 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

Thanks guys, the wifi hotspot works great but I can't get USB
tethering to work.  I don't seem to have the usb0 device, even after
enabling USB tethering in the settings:

# ifconfig /dev/usb0 up
/dev/usb0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device

Any ideas?  I'm on Android 2.3.3.

- Grant


>>> 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.