Tethering questions

thecensor · #1 (**permalink**) 12-13-2011, 04:57 PM

NO yellow or red in device manager, no mention of phone either. I can try it on my XP netbook, do I need a driver for XP?
Does the fact that I'm using a spring phone on boost have anything to do with the problem?

**arrrghhh** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-13-2011, 05:07 PM

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NO yellow or red in device manager, no mention of phone either. I can try it on my XP netbook, do I need a driver for XP?

Dude... I already said you probably don't need one for 7. I don't think you need one for XP. It should "just work".

You're enabling USB tethering after plugging it in, right?

thecensor · #3 (**permalink**) 12-13-2011, 06:00 PM

Yes, I do the settings-Tethering and portable hot spots and enable tethering, but nothing

**arrrghhh** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-13-2011, 06:28 PM

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Yes, I do the settings-Tethering and portable hot spots and enable tethering, but nothing

Nothing!?!? That sounds like a problem with your PC. As soon as I enable tethering, I get the noises that hardware has change has occurred.

If you have the option to enable USB tether, then the phone is recognizing it correctly. Try another USB port/cable and maybe different computer.

thecensor · #5 (**permalink**) 12-13-2011, 08:08 PM

oh I do get that sound too, and on the phone it says: USB conected and a button 'turn on USB storage' which I dismiss by pressing the home key, then I turn on USB tethering, but the computer still doesn't get an IP address.

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Nothing!?!? That sounds like a problem with your PC. As soon as I enable tethering, I get the noises that hardware has change has occurred.

If you have the option to enable USB tether, then the phone is recognizing it correctly. Try another USB port/cable and maybe different computer.

**arrrghhh** · #6 (**permalink**) 12-13-2011, 09:34 PM

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oh I do get that sound too, and on the phone it says: USB conected and a button 'turn on USB storage' which I dismiss by pressing the home key, then I turn on USB tethering, but the computer still doesn't get an IP address.

Ugh, you're going to make me flash WinMo back aren't you...

Last time I tried this, it "just worked". You're on the newest kernel/rootfs correct?

thecensor · #7 (**permalink**) 12-13-2011, 09:50 PM

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Ugh, you're going to make me flash WinMo back aren't you...

Last time I tried this, it "just worked". You're on the newest kernel/rootfs correct?

Why do you need to flash WinMo? the problem may be with my computer but I don't know. kernel version 2.627.46-01356-gd4c73bd GlemSom@autobuild