USB tethering with slackware 14

g4ry · 01-08-2013, 11:40 AM

Hi, I used to tether Android to slackware 13.37 through USB, which it created usb0 and then I just used dhcpcd usb0. But now I'm trying it on slack 14 and slackware is picking my phone up has a storage device.
Should I be loading a module before plugging in the cable?

Thanks.

ponce · 01-08-2013, 11:55 AM

check if this thread helps

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...7/#post4734502

g4ry · 01-08-2013, 12:50 PM

Thanks for the reply ponce, yeah I tried what was in the link your posted. Well before I had another phone (Samsung Galaxy y) which worked. But my new phone is Alcatel onetouch 903. I've tried live distros like Archbang and Sabayon but no difference, my phone claims that linux is supported. Until now I've been using wifi but sometimes it just handy to plug into usb. I'll have to do some more googling...

dr.s · 01-08-2013, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponce

check if this thread helps

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...7/#post4734502

Ok that was unbelievably easy, I just connected my Android phone to my laptop (previously used the phone's wifi), turned wicd off, turned phone tethering on, typed

Code:

dhcpcd usb0

and a new connection was up and running in less than 2 seconds, beats wifi hands down.

Ponce deserves a medal for this post

frushiyama · 01-09-2013, 08:18 AM

Which version of android do you use? I had same problems with 2.3.3 versions of android, seems to be a problem with that versions.

vectrum · 03-04-2019, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dr.s

Ok that was unbelievably easy, I just connected my Android phone to my laptop (previously used the phone's wifi), turned wicd off, turned phone tethering on, typed

Code:

dhcpcd usb0

and a new connection was up and running in less than 2 seconds, beats wifi hands down.

Ponce deserves a medal for this post

Quote:

Originally Posted by ponce

check if this thread helps

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...7/#post4734502

I have to type the command 'dhcpcd usb0' to enable tethered connection. How can I make it permanent? Can I write it in rc.local?

chemfire · 03-04-2019, 07:48 AM

Assuming you don't always boot with the phone tethered; what you probably want to look at doing is creating either a rule in Network Manager if you use that; or a udev rule if you don't.