[darkpassenger]

I am going to get this working, I swear. Let's do this together! Popple is on the right track it seems, but there must be some logic somewhere that is checking the model.

Also, we should consider starting a new thread and getting it marked sticky. Lets not let Apple screw us hard and bullsh!t us by saying our beloved 2G is inadequate!

[Popple3]

I've also noticed something that may be of interest. It seems that binary files that manage tethering are chmod'd to 644 (not executable), while other binaries that do work are chmod'd to 755. When I try chmod the binaries to 755, they simply return to 644...

EDIT: Nevermind, they do stick to 755, but the tethering switch still crashes the phone

[vsc]

Which apps manage tethering?

Did you try changing the M68AP.plist such that telephony-maximum-generation is 3?

[Popple3]

They're not apps, but binaries within /System/Library/PreferenceBundles/WirelessModemSettings.bundle and /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/USBEthernetSharing.bundle

I tried changing telephony-maximum-generation to 3, but didn't work... I actually think in order to get this working, we need to get the tethering button to show up without editing Network.plist. That might sound crazy, but the Cellular Data Settings button in Network.plist is the same structure.

[r333xxh4v0k]

so copy & pasteing pics no longer work?

[phreakwenci]

following this..

[Jim Danner]

Originally Posted by vsc

Which apps manage tethering?

The main one is a background process, /usr/libexec/misd (mobile internet sharing daemon). Modifying plist files doesn't seem to work, and those two processes mentioned by Popple3 are part of the Settings app -- they aren't able to tether an internet connection, they just manage what is in the settings menu.

[thatoneguy159]

Let's not give up on enabling tethering for the 1st generation iPhone. It can be done because the iPhone 3G can tether and if it can, so can our 1st generation iPhone. The only difference between the two is it's capability to use 3G and GPS. This should not hold us back.

[gauravsuneja]

You need to install iPhone OS 3.0 of course, doh !
- Jailbreak it : link
- Open Cydia
- Install the application ActivateMMS2G
- Reboot your iPhone

[Jim Danner]

They got MMS working, that leaves just tethering.

I hear the jailbreak is not going to be released for the moment, so hopefully some Dev Team members get bored and find out how to do it!

[bobby_nguyen]

Activate MMS On iPhone 2G ( First Gen ) | iPhone

I've tried this, but I can't get the "Messages ON" setting to appear. The MMS fields in Cellular data network do show up however.

UPDATE: I got the setting to appear after rebooting 4 times. Now the apn field in the MMS setting wont save, but the mmsc and the proxy do save. weird.

[SkyGuy5]

I installed ActivateMMS2G w/o luck

I've rebooted more than four times with no MMS tab in message options. I catualy uninstalled the mod and reinstalled it. No luck here as well.

Any ideas?

If I get this fixed what should I enter in the Network settings for AT&T?

[jefe1]

Installing the ATT carrier file from here:

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/iphonetetheringfile.dmg

And then modifying the State setting to 1023 in /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.MobileInternetSharing.plist got the toggle switch for Internet Tetherhing to show up on my 2G under Settings > General > Network. My mac recognized the connection, but it's showing as disconnected. Console shows this:

Wed Jul 1 11:59:53 unknown kernel[0] <Debug>: virtual IOReturn AppleUSBDeviceMux::message(UInt32, IOService*, void*) - kMessageInterfaceWasDeActivated
Wed Jul 1 11:59:53 unknown kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleUSBDeviceMux::reportStats: USB mux statistics:
Wed Jul 1 11:59:53 unknown kernel[0] <Debug>: USB mux: 1361 reads / 0 errors, 2259 writes / 0 errors
Wed Jul 1 11:59:53 unknown kernel[0] <Debug>: USB mux: 0 short packets, 0 dups
Wed Jul 1 11:59:53 unknown /usr/libexec/ptpd[820] <Notice>: PTP interface has been deactivated.
Wed Jul 1 11:59:53 unknown /usr/libexec/ptpd[820] <Notice>: PTP interface bas been activated at high speed.
Wed Jul 1 11:59:54 unknown Preferences[943] <Warning>: BTM: setting discoverable status enabled
Wed Jul 1 11:59:54 unknown Preferences[943] <Warning>: BTM: BTLocalDeviceSetDiscoverable returned error 111
Wed Jul 1 12:01:19 unknown kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleUSBEthernetDevice::message: kIOUSBDeviceInterfaceMessageTypeSetAlternateSettin g, new alt-setting 1
Wed Jul 1 12:01:19 unknown misd[946] <Notice>: carrier service is not available
Wed Jul 1 12:01:19 unknown misd[946] <Notice>: carrier service is not available
Wed Jul 1 12:01:19 unknown misd[946] <Error>: PDP[nowait]: Operation not supported
Wed Jul 1 12:01:19 unknown misd[946] <Notice>: carrier service is not available
Wed Jul 1 12:01:19 unknown misd[946] <Notice>: carrier service is not available
Wed Jul 1 12:01:19 unknown misd[946] <Error>: unable to start com.apple.MobileInternetSharing.broadcast-0: Operation not supported
Wed Jul 1 12:01:19 unknown configd[23] <Error>: usbeth_start_sharing:255 _MISStartServiceDHCP(0xeac3, en1, ) failed: 45
Wed Jul 1 12:01:20 unknown Preferences[943] <Warning>: BTM: setting discoverable status disabled
Wed Jul 1 12:01:20 unknown kernel[0] <Debug>: virtual IOReturn AppleUSBDeviceMux::message(UInt32, IOService*, void*) - kMessageInterfaceWasDeActivated
Wed Jul 1 12:01:20 unknown kernel[0] <Debug>: AppleUSBDeviceMux::reportStats: USB mux statistics:
Wed Jul 1 12:01:20 unknown Preferences[943] <Warning>: BTM: BTLocalDeviceSetDiscoverable returned error 111
Wed Jul 1 12:01:20 unknown kernel[0] <Debug>: USB mux: 104 reads / 0 errors, 204 writes / 0 errors
Wed Jul 1 12:01:20 unknown kernel[0] <Debug>: USB mux: 0 short packets, 0 dups
Wed Jul 1 12:01:20 unknown /usr/libexec/ptpd[820] <Notice>: PTP interface has been deactivated.
Wed Jul 1 12:01:20 unknown /usr/libexec/ptpd[820] <Notice>: PTP interface bas been activated at high speed.
Wed Jul 1 12:01:44 unknown misd[946] <Notice>: carrier service is not available

I used to have an aircard that worked for 2G and 3G. When no 3G service was available it would pick up Edge. What happens if there is no 3G service available for the iPhone? Perhaps someone with a 3G can test tethering somewhere without 3G service and see if tethering works? If so, we know it's simply settings of some type and not that it's specifically looking for a 3G connection.

**EDGE: Looks like the 3G will drop back to EDGE if 3G isn't available according to this guy's blog. So this proves that tethering can be done over edge using the built-in apple app:

http://www.taborcg.com/?p=145

Also, it'd be good if we could see the console output of someone with a 3G using tethering.

Also, there's work going on this over here:

iPhone 2G tethering with 3.0 - any news? - Hackint0sh

[Popple3]

Tried what jefe1 was saying and had the same result. It'll probably need a similar patch to ActivateMMS2G to get everything working right... Here's hoping it'll be soon