Ubuntu Laptop Tethered to Droid Eris via Proxoid

I finally got it sorted out and I can now connect my lappy (EeePC 701) through my Eris' internet connection (3G or WiFi). Technically it's a proxy and not a tether, but IP by any other name is still teh tubes.

Here's how I got it working:

The Eris
1 - Install "Proxoid" from the Market
2 - Configure the port number - I used 8181
3 - [Optional] Set up your user-agent filter
4 - Start Proxoid
5 - Connect your phone to your laptop via USB
6 - In the alert menu (swipe down from the status bar), tap 'HTC Sync' - you can ignore the fail message

The Lappy
1 - Create the following file

$ sudo gedit /etc/dev/rules.d/11-android.rules

with these two lines:

SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0c02", MODE="0666", OWNER="yourusername"
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0c01", MODE="0666", OWNER="yourusername"

2 - Restart udev

$ sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart

3 - Download and extract the Android SDK - http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
4 - Install corkscrew

$ sudo apt-get install corkscrew

5 - Create the following script with executable privs: (CAUTION, this will overwrite your ~/.ssh/config)

#!/bin/bash
if [ "$1" == on ]; then
 echo "TURN IT ON"
 /path/to/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/adb forward tcp:8181 tcp:8181
 echo "Host *" > ~/.ssh/config
 echo " ProxyCommand corkscrew localhost 8181 %h %p" >> ~/.ssh/config
elif [ "$1" == off ]; then
 echo "TURN IT OFF"
 /path/to/android-sdk-linux_86/tools/adb kill-server
 rm ~/.ssh/config
else
 echo "So are you going to turn me 'on' or 'off'?"
fi

6 - Start the tether

$ ./tether.sh on

7 - In Firefox - Preferences > Advanced > Network > Connection Settings > Manual proxy
> HTTP Proxy = localhost
> Port = 8181
> Use this proxy server for all protocols = yes
7.1-I just use the FoxyProxy Basic add-on to manage all this for me

Don't expect to be able to watch Hulu or anything, but you should be able to check your email or connect via SSH with ease =)

Please let me know if any part of this doesn't work for you or if you find a better way to do it.

Cheers!