Re: [gentoo-user] tethering an htc incredible

[Al]

I've got a Droid X with Verizon, here's what works for me:

With phone connected to computer via USB cable...
  1. Open the "3G Mobile Hotspot" app.

  2. Click on "Mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.. should say "turning on mobile 
hotspot" for a bit, displaying a green checked box when done.

  3. Hit the back button (or whatever the Incredible uses to send the app
     to the background).

  4. Now if you drag down the status bar, there should be an entry for 
tethering or hotspot active.

Click on this, and now you should have a new entry for USB tethering.
Check this option, and uncheck the Wi-Fi hotspot.

Now, on the computer, just run "ifconfig usb0 up", then "dhcpcd usb0",
and you should be in business.

usb0 will never come up for me until I do the above with the phone 
connected.

Hope this helps,

Al