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As tethering is a needed prerequisite for me to use my JollaX as a daily driver, I've tinkered this tiny script based on this zendeks-article: https://jolla.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013777068 Feel free to use it yourself or to improve it! (This is a Wiki-Article)

#!/bin/bash

if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
  then echo "Please run as root (type devel-su first)"
  exit 1
fi

if [[ $1 == "off" ]]; then
  echo "Best way to turn off hotspot at the moment is restarting your device..."
  exit 0
elif [[ $1 == "on" ]]; then
  echo "Switch Tethering ON.."
  echo 2 > /sys/module/bcmdhd/parameters/op_mode
  sleep 1
  echo "Now restart WLAN from UI (\"Settings > WLAN\") and enable hotspot (\"Settings > Internet sharing\")"
  read -p "Done with the instruction above? Then press [Enter] to continue..."
  ip link set dev wlan0 master tether
  sleep 1
  echo "Enjoy tethering on your Xperia X!;)"
  exit 0
else
  echo "USAGE: $0 <on><off>"
  exit 1
fi

As tethering is a needed prerequisite for me to use my JollaX as a daily driver, I've tinkered this tiny script based on this zendeks-article: zendesk-article: https://jolla.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013777068 Feel free to use it yourself or to improve it! (This is a Wiki-Article)

#!/bin/bash

if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
  then echo "Please run as root (type devel-su first)"
  exit 1
fi

if [[ $1 == "off" ]]; then
  echo "Best way to turn off hotspot at the moment is restarting your device..."
  exit 0
elif [[ $1 == "on" ]]; then
  echo "Switch Tethering ON.."
  echo 2 > /sys/module/bcmdhd/parameters/op_mode
  sleep 1
  echo "Now restart WLAN from UI (\"Settings > WLAN\") and enable hotspot (\"Settings > Internet sharing\")"
  read -p "Done with the instruction above? Then press [Enter] to continue..."
  ip link set dev wlan0 master tether
  sleep 1
  echo "Enjoy tethering on your Xperia X!;)"
  exit 0
else
  echo "USAGE: $0 <on><off>"
  exit 1
fi