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[MOD] Pantech Flex Enable Native Wifi Tethering ICS

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First this is not my mod the instructions come from user "Lost_" similar post on the pantech burst. Found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1878466

I myself was playing with settings in the database attempting to enable tethering when I ran across his post the entries looked familiar so i decided to try it. I can confirm it is working on the Pantech Flex 8010 on AT&T.

I have modified the instructions to pertain to the Flex exactly.

This mod is not for the newbie, you must be rooted and I implore you to make a safe back up file in a new location of the file you will be editing. Actually two back ups, one completely stock the other you will use for editing.
I have edited his instructions for usage on the Pantech Flex running ICS.

Here's the usual disclaimer: if you brick your phone it's not my problem.... though I will help in any way I can as in my research I soft bricked my own device and was able to get it restored to a factory state.

Steps:

1. Root device using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2008888
2. Aquire/Install SQlite Editor or any Android SQL editor of your choice, Install ES File Explorer or Root File Explorer
3. Navigate to (root level) /Data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/
4. Copy file settings.db Navigate to SDcard/Backups/ now paste file to this location
5. Rename the file in Backups/ settings.db to settings.db.bak (if all goes to hell this is your backup file)
6. Paste the file again so you will have two settings files in Backups one ending in .bak and one ending in .db (this is the file you will be editing).
7. Open SQLite Editor and point it to /sdcard/Backups/settings.db and open it. You now will see a list of settings locations. Click on "secure"
8. Here you are going to be looking for two distinct lines. The line numbers may vary by device so I suggest you list name in list view:
Line 1. softap_free_supported
Line 2. softap_entitlement_interval
9. Change Line 1's value to 1 in the SQL editor. Change Line 2's value to 0 in the SQL editor save and close or just close depending on the editor.
10. Using your file explorer navigate back to /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/ rename settings.db to settings.db.bak
11. Navigate to /sdcard/backups/settings.db(the one you edited) and copy the file go back to com.android.providers-etc and paste the file.
12. SUPPER IMPORTANT if the file permisions on settings.db are not rw-rw-rw make them so in your file explorer.
If these permissions are no correct your phone will get stuck on the AT&T boot screen. ie softbricked :(
13. Reboot and you should be able to go to More in settings then Tethering & portable hotspot and turn it on set up your settings etc.
14. FYI under battery management you may want to change the value to never time out as it applies to the phones activity not the wifi activity.

This had been tried and tested on AT&T only, it may work on other carriers. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Sent from Freakshow999's Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

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