USB tethering from Android 2.3

12.04 usb android usb-modem tethering

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Solution 1

My last phone ran Android 2.3 and i had no problems with USB tethering. I could set the USB connection to default to tethering and all i had to do was plug it in to my Linux laptop and it was online. So it's not Android 2.3 - but it may be your carrier. I believe Optus may not allow tethering on prepaid. I'm with Telstra and they do.

Solution 2

Yes..I have also experienced same problem. This is due to carrier. I am from India. There are two carriers namely IDEA and AirTel. I was able to connect with IDEA on 3G but for AIRTEL no luck but when I switched Airtel network to 2G, I was able to connect sadly speed was low. May be you can change the network type

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Mittenchops

Updated on September 18, 2022

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Mittenchops over 1 year
I used a friend's Android (2.3) phone that allows USB tethering, subheading: "share phone's mobile network with PC."

Android lets me set 2 tethering settings, under "USB tethering type":
- Windows
- Mac OS X
Naturally, Linux isn't officially supported, but I suspect someone has run into this before. What do I need to on my Ubuntu 12.04 setup to get it to recognize either of these connection types for USB tethering?
- desgua almost 12 years
  
  Can't you try both and test which works better?
- itnet7 almost 12 years
  
  You would be better off if your friend would root their phone... then it would work across the board without giving an OS option.
- Kendor almost 12 years
  
  I do USB tethering all the time with my Android phone, but per the above it is rooted and using a custom ROM.. CM 7.2. Once the phone is in tether mode, Ubuntu recognizes it as a "wired" connection, no other configuration is required.
- Mittenchops almost 12 years
  
  @desgua, I tried both and neither worked! I suspect rooting may be the only solution, unless there's something on the ubuntu-end that can mimic PC or MacOS and solve this.
- desgua almost 12 years
  
  Maybe you can get an app at Google Play to just turn on usb tethering, default? It works great at Ubuntu.
- InuYaksa almost 12 years
  
  please name the phone?
- Mittenchops almost 12 years
  
  HTC doubleshot / MyTouch 4G Slide
- Admin almost 11 years
  
  I tried samsung galaxy Y with Airtel 3G network,amazingly Ubuntu 12.04 gives me option of plug and play
- Alexey Shvechkov about 10 years
  
  on 14.04, with a galaxy nexus, it works seamlessly and immediately - too easy!
- Bhikkhu Subhuti about 8 years
  
  I had a problem connecting to usb tether. Try autoethernet in the network icon menu (top ubuntu menu bar). It worked after that.
Mittenchops almost 12 years

I think you're right---oddly, it was setting the default that worked, rather than just changing the current setting. I assume without changing the default, it was still trying to mount the drive or something? Not sure, but it works fine now.
Fred Thomsen almost 11 years

gsm galaxy nexus here. I only have the option to enable usb teethering, no prompt about OS type.
Daniel Hilgarth almost 11 years

@FredThomsen: That prompt only appears if no OS is set in the tethering options.