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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    What Rom are you using? Are you issuing the command as root? I'm assuming you did not issue the su command first.
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    G-script lite sounds useful, I will check it out for sure. Happy to hear it works on the EVO!
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    Ok, I have managed to run the script directly from the phone. Using "ConnectBot" on the phone, I issue the command as such: # sh /system/xbin/usbt sh did the trick, but I was forced to provide the full path. All other attempts to call the script failed. usbt /system/xbin/usbt ./usbt...
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    If I understand correctly... the solutions offered all call the script from a prompt on the computer being tethered!? Has anybody managed to run the bash script directly on the phone? If the commands can be issued directly on the phone, the need for a computer running the android sdk is...
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    Try chmod 0777 Thanks for your continuing efforts. Work prevents me from tinkering at the moment.:)
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    Ditto for me as well. I must manually enter that long command in step 3.
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    Thank you Beezy... your input is highly regarded!! I'm assuming my inability to call a simple bash script from a "ConnectBot" command prompt is pedestrian??? Am I missing something obvious? Is there a better way? I wish I had the skills to code a widget or icon that would execute the...
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    I receive identical messages when issuing the commands, but the connection still comes up, and everything seems to work as expected.
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    I'm happy you found this useful. Thank you for sharing the sync option tip regarding honeybun.
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    I named the following script "usbt" and pushed it to /system/xbin/ #!/bin/bash /system/bin/netsharing net on && echo 4 > /sys/device s/platform/msm_hsusb/usb_function_switch I issued chmod 755 on the file. Via connectbot the command "usbt" is not found. With or without su, and with the...
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    USB Tether -- The old school method:

    I frequently use wifi-tether. Because battery life suffers, and my phone heats up during extended sessions... I desired an alternative. After much research this is the USB tethering solution I found. Tested and working on Win-XP and Linux. 1) connect phone and computer via USB cable...