Unable to connect to AndroidTether ad-hoc SSID

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Which device (manufacturer, type)?
HTC Incredible
HP Mini 5101

Which firmware is installed?
Stock 2.1

What version of wireless tether are you using?
2.0.5-pre9

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Install
2. Start Tether
3. Attempt to connect with laptop

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
Connection to AndroidTether; instead I don't ever get connected...

Please provide any additional information below.

Seems like Ubuntu 10.04 doesn't like the Android Tether ad-hoc mode that well.  
It finds/discovers it fine, but attempts to connect fail and it never acquires 
a connection, or IP.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by meng...@gmail.com on 12 Oct 2010 at 2:26

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It's not just Ubuntu. I'm running Win7 and can't connect via ad-hoc mode either.

Original comment by c0deG...@gmail.com on 16 Oct 2010 at 3:13

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Specific to ubuntu, I get an error transisting to mode ad-hoc, so that is OS 
specific.  I did later install Win7 on my netbook, and noticed the same problem 
described in another bug, where i had to manually set the IP, and ping from the 
phone my netbook IP - service then picks up... sometimes.  I did have to import 
the driver as described in the bug... but still no auto-pickup on dhcp or 
auto-arp resolution.

Infrastructure mode would be much easier I'm sure.  This rules out my Intel 
5100AGN adapter as being faulty.

Original comment by meng...@gmail.com on 16 Oct 2010 at 5:18

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I've confirmed that the DHCP broadcasts aren't receiving an answer on Win7; 
attached packet dump - broadcasts are never answered.

Original comment by meng...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2010 at 10:00

Attachments:

• wifitether-win7.pcap

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verified that fw_bcm4329_ap.bin harvested from an HTC EVO and re-named to 
fw_bcm4329.bin placed at /sdcard/android.tether/ worked as a fix.  The 
fw_bcm4329.bin file that comes with the HTC Incredible does not work for 
2.0.5_pre9.  DHCP lease successful, access point bind successful, browsing 
successful.

Will wifi tether include this file in future releases or no longer require it?

Original comment by meng...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2010 at 10:20