[Commotion-discuss] HTC desire Android 2.3.3 rooted and setting in ad-hoc mode(no internet connection)

[LuigiScop]

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Luigi

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Il giorno 17/set/2013, alle ore 14:19, Dan Staples <danstaples at opentechinstitute.org> ha scritto:

> CCing Will Hawkins, our Android developer, to see if he has any ideas
> about this. Our android client just underwent a big overhaul, so I don't
> know how compatible the version on our website is.
> 
> On 09/15/2013 11:15 AM, LuigiScop wrote:
>> 
>> Purpose of this test was to verify internet connection of my android
>> phone in mesh mode through the internet gateway of my network.
>> *Setup:* 2  Picostations flashed with default Commotion, 1android (HTC
>> Desire) ,1 Linux DeskTop.
>> N01 Picostation as  internet gateway via ethernet cable on LAN port.
>> 
>> 
>> Setting.
>> -Android :rooted ,ad-hoc mode active,no-encryption,IP static 5.x.x.x.
>> -Picostations :Both with no-encryption.
>> -Linuk Desktop:no-encryption,commotion mesh applet used to set wifi card.
>> 
>> No problems with LinuxDesktop.I can connect to internet and the
>> applet(mesh status view ,debug log) works well.
>> 
>> Android.
>> The mesh tether looks like described somewhere in the commotion web site.
>> I can visualize the link window with  three neighbors,LQ status,NLQ
>> status and the gateway icon.
>> The info window reports the same wifi setting as in the active profile.
>> Ping works with all the nodes an I can connect the phone to the
>> administration page of both Picostation.
>> 
>> BUT.
>> I couldn't connect Android phone  to Internet in mesh mode.
>> Absolutely no way.
>> (in infrastructure mode I can connect and I see the commotion splash
>> screen).
>> 
>> Where I was wrong?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Luigi
>> 
>> 
>> l 07/09/2013 00:55, LuigiScop ha scritto:
>>> Thanks to Adam and Dan's guidelines I have arrived at a good point .
>>> My HTC Desire is rooted,Clockworkmod is installed.
>>> I have installed a patch to enable the ad-hoc mode on my mobile and I
>>> have installed  CommotionMeshTether-pr3.apk .
>>> 
>>> The ad-hoc mode works but only with WEP or no-security.
>>> No WPA/WPA2.
>>> It could be a problem of the patch?
>>> Any suggestion to overcome this?
>>> I want to see my HTC connected as a node of the the commotion mesh !
>>> 
>>> Last comment.When I run Mesh Tether the default ip address is 10.xxx
>>> and not 5.xx as I was expecting.
>>> 
>>> Luigi
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Il 30/08/2013 22:33, Dan Staples ha scritto:
>>>> On Fri 30 Aug 2013 12:14:57 PM EDT, LuigiScop wrote:
>>>>> I have bought an old HTC Desire,just for fun.
>>>>> The purpose is to connect it on the commotion mesh network.
>>>>> I have already installed the lates Mesh Tether version  that I have
>>>>> downloaded form the commotion web site.
>>>>> After few trials  I have  realized that the phone cannot see other
>>>>> near nodes in adhoc mode.
>>>>> The reason is,as explained in the commotion web site,that the ad-hoc
>>>>> mode is not set and to this, the phone has to be rooted before.
>>>>> Now.
>>>>> Before to go through Google is there any one that can send some
>>>>> guidelines on how to root the phone and activate the ad-hoc mode.I
>>>>> need some guidelines not the details.
>>>>> I prefer to get some help form people that already did it before.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> luigi
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>>>> Here's a quick resource on rooting:
>>>> http://lifehacker.com/5789397/the-always-up+to+date-guide-to-rooting-any-android-phone
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Perhaps Will Hawkins can reply, but I believe the new version of
>>>> Commotion-Android he's working on doesn't require root access anymore.
>>>> 
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>>>> Dan Staples
>>>> 
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