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First of I know this is probably a heated debate question, especially on the ethical side. but my intentions are not for bad so PLEASE, do not talk about the dark side if this. Lets keep it clean on on a positive There are plenty of reasons for good to want to do this.
Ok so I have been wanting to use my laptop and my phone at work but here is the problem. They have allowed my laptop but deny phone. ( im assuming MAC filtering ) If I change the Wifi MAC on my phone to the MAC of my computer then I can use both ( not at same time obviously )
I use terminal emulator and have busybox installed (latest one).
Ok so here is all what i have done and nothing is gotten me to be able to change it. Ive posted my progress on another site so i just copied and pasted it here
Open terminal app in phone and type
type: su
then you get a "#" instead of the normal "$"
type: busybox iplink show eth0 ( i had to use tiwlan0 instead of eth0)
This will show the current MAC address of your phone.
type: busybox iplink set eth0(tiwlan0) 00:00:00:00:00:00
replace 00:00:00:00:00:00 with your required MAC address.
but I found out that on my razr i have to use "tiwlan0" instead of eth0 or wlan0. Now the next issue i came across. When I changed the mac it said
either "dev" is duplicate, or "00:00:00:00:00:00" is garbage
What does that mean and is there a fix?
Ive tried searching for a solution but so far nothing
I don't want to permanently change my wifi mac just temp. Anyone else run into this?
btw im using android version 2.3.6 if it matters.
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Ok i know nothing about kernels etc... but I found this while trolling the net.
CM7 Kernel with mac spoof capabilities - xda-developers
Can Anyone translate this to English for me Posted Image Is this a step closer?
So far everything I type come up with the following (these arnt all that i have tried but these are the ones that i believe are the closest to what I am trying to do) :
#ip link set tiwlan0 address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX = RTNETLINK answers: Operation not supported
#busybox ip link set tiwlan0 address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX = ip: SIOCSIFHWADDR: Operation not supported
*update* After some more trolling I did find this :
w ww.rohitab.com/discuss/topic...d-mac-changer/
I tried to find the file but couldn't. Anyone have some spare time and feel like giving it a whirl? Let me know what you come up with if you do Posted Image
**another update with hopefully progress**
ok so I just type in this:
# busybox ifconfig tiwlan0 hw address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX
and it a new option menu popped up. Im new to all this so im learning as I go. I took a screen shot of it.
http ://w w w.razrforums.com/forum/attachments/droid-razr-development/206d1331027096t-temp-wifi-mac-address-screen_20120306_0139.jpg
Can anyone tell me whats the options here?
Im still new so i couldnt actually post the link of the image
Hi im trying to change my wifi mac address.
i tryed this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385577 but it's not working and many other way and almost any app on the market .
so please if anyone change his mac on Mini pro Please help.
Got root and busybox?
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I did and it's not working not on Xperia Mini Pro.
REQUIREMENTS
1) ROOTED PHONE
2) BUSYBOX INSTALLED
3) Terminal App
OPEN UP TERMINAL AND WRITE
:su
:busybox iplink show eth0
(THIS WILL SHOW YOUR CURRENT MAC ADDRESS)
NOW TYPE IN
:busybox ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
(INSTEAD OF 00:11:22:33:44:55, YOU CAN WRITE YOUR WANTED ADDRESS)
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And what happens then?
Explain, what does it show, what error or what message comes up.
Code:
Ifconfig: SIOCSIFHWADDR: Operation not supported
Thank you for your relpay.
@ murders10: are you sure the root worked? what firmware are you running? are you using the right interface, is it eth0 that you wanna change?
Yes im sure root it's working fine Stock Rom .62.interface Wlan0 There is no eth0 on Xperia.
I did the same thing but it replied me:applet not found...
I need some help
I hope someone can help as.
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Its wlan0 not eth0..
edit: my phone gets the same error.. solved by re-installing busybox
1.play store>busybox (by stericsson)
2. run busybox app from drawer.. and choose install.
my first time installing the busybox from busybox installer app gives me some error that i dont have time to read through . something about old copies. i close it and start over. everything is just fine.
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it won't work with me what ever i did remove reinstall
But after all i fix my god dam router mac address problem. so i don't need to change any mac . thank you for the help.
Need to change MAC Address to try if Heywire works on a custom rom
urra901109 said:
Its wlan0 not eth0..
edit: my phone gets the same error.. solved by re-installing busybox
1.play store>busybox (by stericsson)
2. run busybox app from drawer.. and choose install.
my first time installing the busybox from busybox installer app gives me some error that i dont have time to read through . something about old copies. i close it and start over. everything is just fine.
Sent from my Xperia Mini Pro using xda premium
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I'm trying this, but get a message error in terminal emulator, when i type :su, theres a message that says :su: not found, or :busybox ..., the same :busybox: not found error displays.
I'm runing Real ICS lite r2, on my Sk17a, with locked bootloader, stock kernel, rooted, with busybox 1.20 installed,
Im trying this because i use heywire a lot, and this rom is the best ive tried, and its awesome, lighting fast, but heywire says this phone has a previous heywire number, and as i investigated, it has something to do with the MAC address, give me some light here please
ipconfig: applet not found - MAC spoofing
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And what happens then?
Explain, what does it show, what error or what message comes up.
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Hello, I've been trying to follow this guide at:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385577
My phone has CM 7.2,busybox installed too.
Entering
Code:
busybox ifconfig
in terminal (not in su) gives me the local loopback address, and when I turn on my wifi, it shows my wifi card details too. (It's named tiwlan0 though)
Anyhow, since ifconfig needs to be run as root, I get ifconfig: applet not found after I enter following commands:
Code:
$su
#busybox ifconfig (and anything starting with this)
So it looks like ifconfig runs fine without su but is not detected at all after I make the switch to su. And since the line of code that changes the MAC cannot be run without su(then I get - SIOCSIFHWADDR: operation not permitted), I am stuck!
I tried other methods such as and similar to the one on
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343695
where, after editing some configuration file, one could change his MAC address. Is there any such known file/method for the LWW?
Thanks!
Simple Tutorial to spoof MAC address
So I finally figured this out and it actually works for the purpose u needed, I will write down step by step guide, and write me if you need some help
1. You need your XMP to be rooted, with SU intalled, busybox installed and with terminal emulator app
2. Open terminal emulator app, and type: su
3.Allow terminal app to have super user access
4.Now type: busybox ifconfig (with your WiFi on)
5.Locate the text on the left side "wlan0" and in that paragraph locate HWaddr, write down this address just in case.
6.Now turn your WiFi off
7.In terminal write down this: busybox ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F (remember 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F is only an example, you should follow the pattern: number, letter, number letter an so and on, for this process to work).
8. Turn on your WiFi, And your MAC address should be the one you created (you can check that by typing in terminal: busybox ifconfig)
And ther you go, you spoofed your WLAN MAC address, tested by me in a simple tutorial, hope it helps
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In your case step 7 should be like this:
7.In terminal write down this: busybox ifconfig tiwlan0 hw ether 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F (remember 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F is only an example, you should follow the pattern: number, letter, number letter an so and on, for this process to work).
I'm running Real ICS r5.1 by the way, and now heywire works just perfect. In step 7 tiwlan0 should be renamed as the name the card shows when you first run only ifconfig, take that as an advice.
7.In terminal write down this: busybox ifconfig tiwlan0 hw ether 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F (remember 0A:1B:2C:3D:4E:5F is only an example, you should follow the pattern: number, letter, number letter an so and on, for this process to work).
I'm running Real ICS r5.1 by the way, and now heywire works just perfect. In step 7 tiwlan0 should be renamed as the name the card shows when you first run only ifconfig, take that as an advice.
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No, it doesn't work. Like I mentioned previously, everything is seemingly installed(SU,busybox,terminal- iam on CM7.2 anyway) but in su mode,
Code:
busybox ifconfig
says ifconfig: applet not found. Am I the only one with this problem? Also, I'm not sure I should replace my terminal with the one from the market.(read somewhere that it does some replacement stuff; don't want to re-flash again soon)
Code:
su
ip link set wlan0 address aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
Of course change example address to yours. It works until reboot.
blackstallion1234 said:
No, it doesn't work. Like I mentioned previously, everything is seemingly installed(SU,busybox,terminal- iam on CM7.2 anyway) but in su mode,
Code:
busybox ifconfig
says ifconfig: applet not found. Am I the only one with this problem? Also, I'm not sure I should replace my terminal with the one from the market.(read somewhere that it does some replacement stuff; don't want to re-flash again soon)
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Why dont you try this, reinstall busybox via google play, with the app by Stephen Stericson, then you open the app, and grant BusyBox super user access, later you use terminal app and try my process, if not, then try the process posted by pikpok, see if it works and tell us
Problem with busybox probably...
Uh sorry my internet had been down almost a week! I installed MIUI v2.7.27 meanwhile and this time I could change my MAC address!
pikpok said:
Code:
su
ip link set wlan0 address aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff
Of course change example address to yours. It works until reboot.
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Couldn't try that. But thanks, will keep this in mind in the future.:good:
Xtrifer said:
Why dont you try this, reinstall busybox via google play, with the app by Stephen Stericson, then you open the app, and grant BusyBox super user access, later you use terminal app and try my process, if not, then try the process posted by pikpok, see if it works and tell us
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Yeah, busybox probably was the problem with CyanogenMod 7 (which has a different version of busybox than the one that came with MIUI 2.7.27). Maybe it hadn't been installed right somehow with CM7..
Anyway, it does work!:victory:Thank you!
nice
blackstallion1234 said:
Uh sorry my internet had been down almost a week! I installed MIUI v2.7.27 meanwhile and this time I could change my MAC address!
Couldn't try that. But thanks, will keep this in mind in the future.:good:
Yeah, busybox probably was the problem with CyanogenMod 7 (which has a different version of busybox than the one that came with MIUI 2.7.27). Maybe it hadn't been installed right somehow with CM7..
Anyway, it does work!:victory:Thank you!
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Good, I was sure it was busybox, don't forget to hit the thanks button, happy modding lol
Managed to fix my wifi mac address problem with some info read in this thread:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1131649
all performed using linux,
connect phone to pc using in terminal
adb shell
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/filename.img (stored image of block on sdcard)
exit
exit
disconnect then reconnect phone to pc this time allowing access to sdcard.
in terminal mount the image for editing
mount -o loop /source/filename.img /destination/
using a hex editor modify '/wifi/wlan_mac.bin' with wanted address
save
unmount /destination/
the filename.img has now been modified and needs to be returned to the phone
remove the phone then reconnect and using 'adb shell'
su
chmod 777 /sdcard/filename.img
dd if=/sdcard/filename.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
reboot
now after the reboot connect your phone to the wifi and it will be using your new address
Original question below:
got 2 of these Atrix phones.
i have rooted both following this guide
wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Motorola_Atrix_4G:_Full_Update_Guide
now my one has this installed:
cm-7-20121014-NIGHTLY-olympus.zip
the wifes is still stock.
now we both have been experiencing wifi problems, which i have traced to both phones having the same wifi mac code
98:4B:4A:5D:8D:4C. Resulting in the router not being able to distinguish between them, a right mess.
i have tried following this guide to change my mac address
pocketnow.com/tweaks-hacks/motorola-atrix-4g-how-to-change-wi-fi-and-bt-mac
but changing the address in this file has no effect, its as though the mac address above is a spoof. Not the address stored in /pds/wifi/wlan_mac.bin
i have also tried from terminal 'busybox ifconfig eth0 hw ether xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx'
this also does not change my address.
others mention to change the contents of nvram.txt here:
/etc/wl/nvram.txt
this also has made no change
the 2 file locations mentioned contain different mac addresses from the one above.
which file contains this code '98:4B:4A:5D:8D:4C' ?
How do i change the mac address?
i think mac address related to hardware so you can't change it. I have flashed several roms but the mac address is constant, the only change is device name.
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lambcutlet said:
which file contains this code '98:4B:4A:5D:8D:4C' ?
How do i change the mac address?
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/pds/wifi/wlan_mac.bin looks like the right place. But be aware that messing up your PDS could mean quite bad consequences for your phone.
I'd probably dump the entire PDS partition into a file and back it up somewhere if I were you.
voncount said:
i think mac address related to hardware so you can't change it. I have flashed several roms but the mac address is constant, the only change is device name.
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Nope, wrong.
It's true a MAC is a hardware address, but it's not true it cannot be changed.
ravilov said:
/pds/wifi/wlan_mac.bin looks like the right place. But be aware that messing up your PDS could mean quite bad consequences for your phone.
I'd probably dump the entire PDS partition into a file and back it up somewhere if I were you.
Nope, wrong.
It's true a MAC is a hardware address, but it's not true it cannot be changed.
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pds backup was performed. My address is different in the 'wlan_mac.bin' file, probably the original F8:7B:7A:xx:xx:xx. i did manage to change its contents but still it appears to be over-ridden by '98:4B:4A:5D:8D:4C'
its weird that both phones have the same mac address
also noticed the bluetooth address is different 00:11:22:33:44:55
there is a program somewhere on my phone over riding the original addresses.
does anyone know what it could be?
has anyone else used the same guide as me to root the phone and ended up with the same mac and bt addresses?
Hi!
How do I change the WiFi mac address of an Amaze phone?
I got two Amaze phones that I put Sport's CM10.1 on them.
Problem is both have the same (well known!) mac address. Seems like either CM10.1 picks a fixes address, or perhaps the process or rooting it cause the mac address to be reset?
I tried searching for ways to change it. Some posts require using busybox, however, that's temporary.
Some posts refer to change it in an nvram.txt data somewhere in /data/misc/ (or similar, don't have it handy), however, I do not have that file in any of the phones. I do not know what format I would have to put it in if I were to venture to do it. I found one example of a different phone and it was a rather complex file with all sorts of settings, which makes me cautious about even trying something and possibly breaking the format of the nvram on the phone.
Thanks!
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ihama said:
Hi!
How do I change the WiFi mac address of an Amaze phone?
I got two Amaze phones that I put Sport's CM10.1 on them.
Problem is both have the same (well known!) mac address. Seems like either CM10.1 picks a fixes address, or perhaps the process or rooting it cause the mac address to be reset?
I tried searching for ways to change it. Some posts require using busybox, however, that's temporary.
Some posts refer to change it in an nvram.txt data somewhere in /data/misc/ (or similar, don't have it handy), however, I do not have that file in any of the phones. I do not know what format I would have to put it in if I were to venture to do it. I found one example of a different phone and it was a rather complex file with all sorts of settings, which makes me cautious about even trying something and possibly breaking the format of the nvram on the phone.
Thanks!
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flash any sense 4.x rom on any of your device,i heard that sense 4.x roms change the mac adress of your device,dont knw what is the reason though...read it alnog yor research and readings...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201216
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flash any sense 4.x rom on any of your device,i heard that sense 4.x roms change the mac adress of your device,dont knw what is the reason though...read it alnog yor research and readings...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201216
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Thanks for the reply, however, this is not a great solution, as it's rather invasive. I'm also finding that this image I am on is stable and yields good battery and it has the latest 4.2.2, so I am trying to avoid major changes like a rom from a different device might be (I'm new to this too ..).
Here is what I have tried:
brute-force search on the zip file that Sport posted
brute-force search on the phone itself via a root shell
searching various other files and forums
the brute-force search on the phone found the mac address. This is what i did:
find -exec grep -iH '00:d2:8b:43:9f:fd' '{}' \;
which yielded:
/sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.4/mmc_host/mmc3/mmc3:0001/mmc3:0001:2/wl12xx/ieee80211/phy1/macaddress:00:d2:8b:43:9f:fd
/sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.4/mmc_host/mmc3/mmc3:0001/mmc3:0001:2/wl12xx/ieee80211/phy1/addresses:00:d2:8b:43:9f:fd
/sys/devices/platform/msm_sdcc.4/mmc_host/mmc3/mmc3:0001/mmc3:0001:2/wl12xx/net/wlan0/address:00:d2:8b:43:9f:fd
However these files are in a "/proc/-like" mounted device that is read-only. These files look like status files from the OS, so even if I had been able to change them, it looks like the changes would vanish after reboot, and even if that would not be the case, it would not have changed anything.
Any ideas?
This is the solution for permanently changing the MAC of the WiFi in the Amaze (ruby) phone:
su -
mount -o remount -o rw /system
cd /system/etc/firmware/ti-connectivity
calibrator set nvs_mac wl1271-nvs.bin 00:d2:8b:XX:YY:ZZ
cd /
mount -o remount -o ro /system
change the XX YY ZZ to any other (hex) numbers as you please.
(The assumption is that you are connected with adb shell)
I have an Amazon Kindle Fire 7 inch 5th generation tablet running the unofficial build of Cyanogenmod 12.1 for this device (main thread). I've got root, I'm running without GApps, and my setup is working great. The only thing I have yet to resolve is that I cannot spoof my MAC address. If I try to do so with something like:
Code:
su
busybox ifconfig wlan0 down
busybox ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55
busybox ifconfig wlan0 up
it will fail on "busybox ifconfig wlan0 hw ether 00:11:22:33:44:55" with the message:
Code:
ifconfig: SIOCSIFHWADDR: Operation not supported on transport endpoint
I also tried two similar approaches:
Code:
su
busybox ifconfig wlan0 down && macchanger -r wlan0
fails with
Code:
[ERROR] Could not change MAC: interface up or insufficient permissions: Operation not supported on transport endpoint
while
Code:
su
ip link set wlan0 address 00:11:22:33:44:55
fails with:
Code:
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not supported on transport endpoint
From the googling I have done, it seems that this may be due to a limitation of the hardware, kernel or wifi drivers? Hopefully that doesn't mean there is nothing I can do and nothing more to try. Are there perhaps other methods that would bypass this problem?
For a bit of additional info, the application "Dalvik Explorer" shows under device details "Hardware: MT8127", which I hope is a useful piece of information to someone with more technical expertise than me. If it is a driver issue, are there perhaps newer drivers for that I could manually load somehow? If it is a kernel issue, is there anything I can do to modify the kernel (not something I have the slightest bit of experience with, but I'll be damned if I can't try). Any guidance or ideas would be extremely helpful.
Spoofing your MAC ID would require a kernel mod.
Our bootloader is locked so this is not achievable right now.
ggow said:
Spoofing your MAC ID would require a kernel mod.
Our bootloader is locked so this is not achievable right now.
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Aw.
Well, thanks for letting me know. And thank you for bringing Cyanogenmod to this device, I have been enjoying it greatly!
ggow said:
Spoofing your MAC ID would require a kernel mod.
Our bootloader is locked so this is not achievable right now.
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cyanogen_aw_yeah said:
Aw.
Well, thanks for letting me know. And thank you for bringing Cyanogenmod to this device, I have been enjoying it greatly!
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Unless Amazon has deprecated this (e.g. with a kernel update?),
on my 2015 Fire + CM12.1 (per OP's link) I'm able to spoof my MAC address using the idme command.
Code:
su -c idme mac_addr 38aa3c123456
su -c idme print mac_addr # check to see that it set it
Then restart the device. After rebooting, go to CM Wi-Fi settings -> Advanced and see if it worked. It seems certain OUIs (first half) are rejected by the OS.
I found this while poking through the kernel code earlier this year. But per @ggow's comment, maybe they've nixed it since then.
Working On FireHD 10 2017
jrodat said:
Unless Amazon has deprecated this (e.g. with a kernel update?),
on my 2015 Fire + CM12.1 (per OP's link) I'm able to spoof my MAC address using the idme command.
Code:
su -c idme mac_addr 38aa3c123456
su -c idme print mac_addr # check to see that it set it
Then restart the device. After rebooting, go to CM Wi-Fi settings -> Advanced and see if it worked. It seems certain OUIs (first half) are rejected by the OS.
I found this while poking through the kernel code earlier this year. But per @ggow's comment, maybe they've nixed it since then.
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I can confirm this is working on my fire hd 10 2017!!! You have made my day I wish you the best of luck in life!!!
AustinR66 said:
I can confirm this is working on my fire hd 10 2017!!! You have made my day I wish you the best of luck in life!!!
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Hi can you tell me how to do this i want to do it on a fire 7 do i need root access? If so what do i need to install and where do i type these idme commands? Sorry bit of a noob to all this.
saupe2005 said:
Hi can you tell me how to do this i want to do it on a fire 7 do i need root access? If so what do i need to install and where do i type these idme commands? Sorry bit of a noob to all this.
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Hey,
If you have Cyanogenmod, you should be able to do it without installing anything.
These directions are for my Fire 7 2015. Screenshots included at the bottom.
Go to your Settings app and click "About tablet"
Find the line that says "Build number" and tap repeatedly on it. Eventually it will say "Developer settings unlocked" (or something like that).
Now go back to the main Settings page and open "Developer options". On this page you must enable 2 things:
"Root access" - enable this for 'apps'
"Local terminal" - enable this too.
Then reboot the device.
(This is needed for enabling root access.)
The Terminal app may not show directly on your launcher, but you will see it if you list all your apps.
Open the Terminal app, and enter the following commands, on separate lines:
Code:
su
idme mac_addr 4c0b3a000002
idme print mac_addr
(The "su -c" version wasn't working for me with the built-in Terminal app, I had to enter "su" by itself)
- The first line ("su") may show a popup asking you to confirm Root access
- The second line should display to your screen "Writing idme data..."
- The third line prints the mac address to make sure you set it successfully.
After this, you must reboot your device, to activate the new MAC address.
Sometimes the kernel will ignore the new mac, if the first 6 chars (the oui) are unrecognized. The prefixes "4c0b3a" and "38aa3c" both work for me. Or you can use the 6 chars that are built-in for your device. (run the "idme print mac_addr" line to see what they are.)
A mac address is all Hex chars, so only 0-9 and A-F are valid characters.
Check your Wi-Fi settings -> Advanced to make double-sure that it worked.
Hope this helps
Here are the screenshots (Click to zoom)
jrodat said:
Hey,
If you have Cyanogenmod, you should be able to do it without installing anything.
Thanks for your reply.
I dont seem to have the same options as you i have a fire 7, 7th gen i have managed to enable developer options by tapping my serial number but dont see any options about root access any ideas?
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saupe2005 said:
I dont seem to have the same options as you i have a fire 7, 7th gen i have managed to enable developer options by tapping my serial number but dont see any options about root access any ideas?
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The instructions were for Cyanogenmod OS 12.1 (thread title), that could be why it looks different.
I should've paid attention when you said "7th gen", my bad. I didn't realize, there's no way to root the 7th gen yet (or install a custom ROM):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/am...th-gen-2017ask-question-t3636919#post73033591
If/when someone cracks it, basically what you would need is a Terminal app from the Play Store, and root. Then the rest of the steps should work.
sorry about that :/
jrodat said:
The instructions were for Cyanogenmod OS 12.1 (thread title), that could be why it looks different.
I should've paid attention when you said "7th gen", my bad. I didn't realize, there's no way to root the 7th gen yet (or install a custom ROM):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/am...th-gen-2017ask-question-t3636919#post73033591
If/when someone cracks it, basically what you would need is a Terminal app from the Play Store, and root. Then the rest of the steps should work.
sorry about that :/
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You gotta root it but if there is no root available then your out of luck. Sorry mate.