[Commotion-dev] ad-hoc in android

[Hans of Guardian]

Yes, they both require root to set adhoc because you need root to set the wireless settings.  But this is not a big deal since any app that I know that uses adhoc needs root for other things as well.  OLSR mesh and tethering apps need root for setting routes, fr example.

.hc

On Oct 12, 2012, at 7:52 AM, Dan Staples wrote:

> I'm glad to see that's been submitted!  Currently, does implementing 
> ad-hoc mode such as in MeshTether (and Serval has their own 
> implementation too, no?) require root?  I imagine once ad-hoc is 
> supported in android itself root will not be required, which will 
> greatly expand its accessibility for both developers and users.
> 
> Dan
> 
> On Thu 11 Oct 2012 08:21:32 PM EDT, Jeremy Lakeman wrote:
>> Hopefully this actually gets in and starts to be supported. But even
>> then it takes a long time for new android versions to trickle down to
>> actual devices.
>> 
>> I have wondered if we should team up with other projects that want
>> adhoc on android to build a single unified API we can use to get adhoc
>> working on each device. With a web site for documenting which
>> platforms are supported or broken and any other crazy steps required
>> like replacing your kernel.
>> 
>> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 5:18 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner
>> <hans at guardianproject.info> wrote:
>>> 
>>> There is now a patch submitted via the official android gerrit to add
>>> ad-hoc support to Android:
>>> 
>>> https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/c/43070/
>>> 
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