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Root WiFi Tethering Guide for Galaxy Rush w/ JB

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luxedesignnyc

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I can confirm that I've finally figured out which settings will make a wifi hotspot app actually work with the Galaxy Rush - JB. Rush has crippled driver and firmware which OOB try to make it suck to tether, so those out there that can't get tethering except via USB perhaps, need to have a look at this. The problem you are probably facing is that you're tethering your hotspot in AdHoc mode, and it's producing an error in the log when you start the tether using the Tether project apps.

First off, I am using the 3.3-pre2 version of the Android Wifi Tether app from the Google Code page.

Here are the settings that you need to use:

Device-Profile - Generic ICS/JB wlan0
Setup Method - Auto
Fallback Tether - YES
Send Netd Max Client - YES
Enable Wifi encryption - YES
WiFi Driver Reload - YES
(don't check the second one though)
Keep Alive / Connection Check - YES
MSS Clamping - YES
Routing fix - YES

Also, just on another note, it seems that after 2.5gb of data usage on your account, you'll get throttled by Boost/Sprint. I am not totally going to stand behind my next statement - but I think it may be very much right - it appears that Sprint/Boost actually only seems to know your data has gone over by your phone sw indicating that usage to them in the first place, so...something about the 'throttling' folder or maybe throttle... after doing what another guide suggested, my data speed is back to normal despite a txt warning of my data being throttled.
 
All I can say is wow!!!!! Thank you.. A friend is surfing on his device and I still have full access on mine..
 
Hey, I am just glad it works finally, I figured if I could help anyone out that's all that matters to me :) I've spent a good majority of the last couple days going bezerk on this phone with this, because I just moved and haven't gotten my internet access setup, so I haven't been able to use like my tablet or desktop computer for days. I'm also stupidly smack dab in a dead zone at the middle point of two cable company hotspots, which frustrates the heck out of me, because if I walk a block away I can get full speed access through the cable company wifi grrr.
 
luxedesignnyc said:
I can confirm that I've finally figured out which settings will make a wifi hotspot app actually work with the Galaxy Rush - JB. Rush has crippled driver and firmware which OOB try to make it suck to tether, so those out there that can't get tethering except via USB perhaps, need to have a look at this. The problem you are probably facing is that you're tethering your hotspot in AdHoc mode, and it's producing an error in the log when you start the tether using the Tether project apps.

First off, I am using the 3.3-pre2 version of the Android Wifi Tether app from the Google Code page.

Here are the settings that you need to use:

Device-Profile - Generic ICS/JB wlan0
Setup Method - Auto
Fallback Tether - YES
Send Netd Max Client - YES
Enable Wifi encryption - YES
WiFi Driver Reload - YES
(don't check the second one though)
Keep Alive / Connection Check - YES
MSS Clamping - YES
Routing fix - YES

Also, just on another note, it seems that after 2.5gb of data usage on your account, you'll get throttled by Boost/Sprint. I am not totally going to stand behind my next statement - but I think it may be very much right - it appears that Sprint/Boost actually only seems to know your data has gone over by your phone sw indicating that usage to them in the first place, so...something about the 'throttling' folder or maybe throttle... after doing what another guide suggested, my data speed is back to normal despite a txt warning of my data being throttled.
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Perchance you can link to the page you used to get back to normal spewed after throttling?
 
mattrakos said:
any try this
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I opened the zip to have a look and it looks like it removes the file(s) found in data/system/throttle and replaces them with a placeholder file then sets permissions to read only.

I've always just used Root Explorer to do the same :D

As long as /dev/block/stl13 is the correct location of our Rush's /data partition it should do the trick.
 
Thanks so much for this info. I'd been wrestling with trying to get my wife's Rush broadcasting a wifi hotspot and was having little success. These settings did the trick. Now I just have to teach her how to use it.
 
You're very welcome, I think ONLY that build of the wifi tether mod app seems to work in combination with those settings, and if you are frequently being disconnected from tethering it's a 1 second setting change (I forget which option takes care of it frankly though)

-ALSO-

In addition to hopefully killing the throttling as well, I think I've managed to drastically BOOST (lol) the cellular data speed just in general on this device - when I confirm I have, I'll post - it's been mainly thanks to a lot of modifying the .prop and config xml's.
 
This is the only thing that worked for me! I'd like to buy you a coke or a beer or something. Awesome post. I had no problem tethering my Sprint iPhone 4s to my boostmobile Rush.

+5 Karma boost
 
skrillex6 said:
What's the tethering app on Google play still can't get my tethering to work
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The one from the play store will not work

Lordvincent 90 said:
Download this specific version of WiFi tether for root users:
Official Link

Mirror1

Then use these settings:

device profile - generic ics/jb wlan0
setup method - auto
send netd max client cmd - checked
wifi driver reload -checked
wifi driver reload 2 - unchecked
routing fix - checked
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Tried this and I get "tether start with errors" checked show log and everything is good except for "MSS clamping". Any suggestions?
 
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