Wifi Tethering On Android 2.1 Eclair Devices (Xperia X8)

Tutorial 6: WiFi Tether on Android 2.1 Eclair Devices (Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, HTC Dream, HTC Aria) Possible

Hello, now it is possible to get wireless tethering on your Android device running on android version 2.1 Eclair (HTC aria, HTC dream, Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, X10). You do not need to upgrade to android 2.2 Froyo or install a custom ROM either. It is very easy to convert your phone into a wifi-hotspot with following tweaks.


For understanding the terminology used in this blogs' tutorials, read here


Note: Please keep in mind that this will work only on rooted phones. As I was working on Xperia X8, for the information on how to root Xperia X8, click here.


Steps:


-Download a bin file called  "fw_bcm4329_ap.bin" from here. This is a link to my own site where I have uploaded this file.


In case you cannot download this file from my site, download HTC Evo 4G system dump file from here. Then extract the dump file (named as system.rar) into any directory and find fw_bcm4329_ap.bin from it. This file will be found in .../system/etc/firmware/fw_bcm4329_ap.bin 


-Connect your phone to your PC via USB cable and mount your sd card. 


-Create a directory(folder) named as android.tether in your SD card.


-Open this directory and paste fw_bcm4329_ap.bin into it.


-Rename this file to fw_bcm4329.bin


-Remove any old versions of "wireless tether" from your phone.

-Install the latest "wireless_tether_2_0_2-pre14.apk " release in your phone. Download it from here.


-Now reboot your Xperia X8. You can now start a wifi-hotspot on your device by using the newly installed wifi tethering app.

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