SSID not appearing with Samsung Epic 4g Touch and Mac OS 10.6.8

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Which device (manufacturer, type)?
Samsung Epic 4g Touch (Galaxy S2 for Sprint)

Which firmware is installed?
JB 4.1.2 sextape FK23 leak

What version of wireless tether are you using?
3.3-pre2 Experimental

What steps will reproduce the problem?
See below for greater detail on the issue

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
See below for greater detail on the issue

Please provide any additional information below.

I'm using a Samsung Epic Touch 4g (the Sprint version of the Samsung Galaxy S2) 
with a Mac running 10.6.8.  WiFi Tether used to work just fine, but it no 
longer works with this setup, possibly because of the new ROM I'm using, which 
is a sextape early leak of the FK23 version of the official Sprint JB 4.1.2 
update for this phone.

I have performed extensive testing, as can be found in the attached Excel file, 
containing all combinations of WiFi Tether settings.  But I found no 
combination of settings that resulted in the SSID showing up on the Mac.  For 
each of the tests, I used the latest/greatest experimental version of WiFi 
Tether, 3.3-pre2 (WiFi Tether- TrevE Mod), with WiFi-Encryption disabled and 
Access Control Enabled.  I had tried some of the same tests using the beta 
version and the last stable version, but received similar results.

Please look into this and advise if/when we can expect a fix.  I've noticed 
others with the same problem in the Groups discussions.  I've been enjoying 
this great software for well over a year and am now really missing it!

Thanks so much!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by admanb...@gmail.com on 17 Jan 2013 at 3:32

Attachments:

• WiFiTetherMatrix.xlsx

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Just realized that since this is a Sprint ROM leak, maybe they disabled the 
hotspot feature in the OS. I see mobile network sharing over USB or Bluetooth, 
but no hotspot feature. I'll check some other boards for this possibility, but 
maybe someone else can also confirm?

Original comment by admanb...@gmail.com on 22 Jan 2013 at 10:37

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I found the fix:  http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2027788

Turned out to be compatibility of the WiFi Tether app version for me, as I had 
already Frozen Sprint Connection using Titanium Backup.  The app version 
downloaded from that XDA thread, and the settings described in step 7 resolved 
my tethering issue.

Original comment by admanb...@gmail.com on 23 Jan 2013 at 11:34