[Q] 2 questions regarding wifi and this forum - G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

1) how can I improve wifi on my tablet. Seems like if I'm not right next to my router then I don't have internet. Note: all other electronic devices in my home including cell phone work everywhere.
2) when I click search on this forum my keyboard appears and then disappears and I'm not able to type anything. I was able to log in filling out the boxes on my grab but what s going in with the search function? VBulletin problem?

2) when it brings up the text box long press on it until the options window shows up and then hit back. You can also try flipping the tab to portrate and clicking the search button. These are the only ways it has worked for me from my gtab.
1) what kernel / rom combo are you using?

Thanks. Using CM7 stable.

checcles said:
Thanks. Using CM7 stable.
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So stock with pershoots kernel. You might want to try flashing his latest kernel and see if it kicks it up a notch. You can find his thread in the development section. You can also download wifiAnalyzer from the market and track where you get the best reception and you can see if your router signal is being overlapped by other wifi signals. I had 3 neighbors with there routers set on channel 6 I moved mine to 11 to clear up my signal and wifi got way better.

checcles said:
1) how can I improve wifi on my tablet. Seems like if I'm not right next to my router then I don't have internet. Note: all other electronic devices in my home including cell phone work everywhere.
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Could your tablet's antenna be damaged?

I doubt it. Basically brand new.
Mantara- so just flash an updated kernal over my rom?

I have the same problem as #2. I always click down and choose "Advanced Search", because I'm unable to type.

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[Q] Aria Wifi

I have the HTC Aria with CM 6.1.1 installed on it.
Since the time I installed CM 6, I haven't been able to connect to the school network. I could do so in Liberated Aria (FRxx) and the stock 2.1 ATT Rom but not in CM6.
The thing is, my school has a login page that allows a student to login using his id and password and whenever someone tries to navigate to a page (google for example), the server would redirect to this login page first. Only after a user logs in, he can proceed to surf the web.
It works perfectly fien on my laptop and used to work in the Sense ROMs but for some reason, it doesn't work in CM6. 3G data works perfectly though.
I tried searching the forum but couldn't find a similar question. Someone asked this question in the Cyanogen Mod forum too but it was left unanswered.
ayankar said:
I have the HTC Aria with CM 6.1.1 installed on it.
Since the time I installed CM 6, I haven't been able to connect to the school network. I could do so in Liberated Aria (FRxx) and the stock 2.1 ATT Rom but not in CM6.
The thing is, my school has a login page that allows a student to login using his id and password and whenever someone tries to navigate to a page (google for example), the server would redirect to this login page first. Only after a user logs in, he can proceed to surf the web.
It works perfectly fien on my laptop and used to work in the Sense ROMs but for some reason, it doesn't work in CM6. 3G data works perfectly though.
I tried searching the forum but couldn't find a similar question. Someone asked this question in the Cyanogen Mod forum too but it was left unanswered.
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If I'm remembering correctly it could be our wifi driver may not be compatible with their router or something along g those lines. Somebody can correct me on that though. Also, at the public library where I live every once in a while I wont be able to use the wifi. It will say connected but no internet. But if I go back the next day it works fine (reset their routers maybe?)
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CallMeAria said:
If I'm remembering correctly it could be our wifi driver may not be compatible with their router or something along g those lines. Somebody can correct me on that though. Also, at the public library where I live every once in a while I wont be able to use the wifi. It will say connected but no internet. But if I go back the next day it works fine (reset their routers maybe?)
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Thank you for that!
Is there a workaround for this? I hate to use the 3G data connection (which is paid, thank you ATT ) instead of the free WiFi that I could use instead. Also, at the place where I work on campus, I get no 3G. All I get there is EDGE.
I had this problem happen to me and couldn't find a solution for it. The only solution I found was to go to Liberated (I use the HK kernel) instead of CM6.
i would try using CM7 instead of CM6.
the CM7 nightlies were slow. even CM6 is pretty slow unless the aria is overclocked and doing this ruins the battery life. But i still prefer to use cm6 (for now atleast). Is there a way this issue can be rectified in cm6?
Anyone?? Hello!! People say that the android development community is very active but I've always found it otherwise. People like Cyanogen and attn release great mods but not always help people out with their problems. Isn't that unfair?
ayankar said:
Anyone?? Hello!! People say that the android development community is very active but I've always found it otherwise. People like Cyanogen and attn release great mods but not always help people out with their problems. Isn't that unfair?
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I find this to be the complete opposite of what I have experienced. I just got my phone Feb. 23rd and have rooted it flashed 3 different rom's and a couple nightlys. Like stated before, just get on the irc chat and start asking, but I do guarantee if you go with this kind of attitude you won't get far Good luck and I hope your problems get resolved.
did you consider asking IT at your college or checking their website for information on wifi?
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ayankar said:
The thing is, my school has a login page that allows a student to login using his id and password and whenever someone tries to navigate to a page (google for example), the server would redirect to this login page first. Only after a user logs in, he can proceed to surf the web.
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I'm guessing that you used your browser after enabling WiFi and disabling data and entered your username and password mentioned above? Does this page even show up for you after this update?
immediately after you connect to the wifi, go to browser and try to open up a new page, that login should show up. (this is based on other networks where i have done the same thing)
ARMarlowe said:
immediately after you connect to the wifi, go to browser and try to open up a new page, that login should show up. (this is based on other networks where i have done the same thing)
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Did this solve your issue?
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ARMarlowe said:
did you consider asking IT at your college or checking their website for information on wifi?
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i tried doing that, but they weren't of much help. I think I should speak to someone higher up the order.
TheFurnace said:
I'm guessing that you used your browser after enabling WiFi and disabling data and entered your username and password mentioned above? Does this page even show up for you after this update?
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No, that's the point. This page just doesn't show up even if I specifically type in the address.
ARMarlowe said:
immediately after you connect to the wifi, go to browser and try to open up a new page, that login should show up. (this is based on other networks where i have done the same thing)
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thanks. Tried it but did not work.
I realized that since I started using the CM6.1.1 ROM, my phone's IP address doesn't show up at my home wireless router's logs. All I can see is my MAC id.
Could that be the problem?
You might want to give this new CM7 based ROM a try. It's based on CM7 nightly 21 and it fixes the known issues with hidden SSID's and reconnecting to "remembered" networks. I'm running it now and it's excellent.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996331
Edit: I expect that the changes in this ROM will be merged into the regular CM7 nightly builds in the very near future.
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cHarley04 said:
You might want to give this new CM7 based ROM a try. It's based on CM7 nightly 21 and it fixes the known issues with hidden SSID's and reconnecting to "remembered" networks. I'm running it now and it's excellent.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996331
Edit: I expect that the changes in this ROM will be merged into the regular CM7 nightly builds in the very near future.
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This post has a broken thread link ( goes nowhere)
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This post has a broken thread link ( goes nowhere)
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I dunno why it's been deleted, but in any case, the problems that ROM was designed to fix have been addressed a long time ago and current versions of CM7 shouldn't have those issues.
I'm working with CM7 no problem with hidden wireless networks, but it do seems that the phone get less reception on the wireless network. even if I'm close to routers I get only 2-3 bars on the wireless icon. Don't know why is that.

[USER][CM7] Bluetooth tips and tricks...and questions

Hope I'm not duplicating anything, but there seems to be a lot of BT related questions and none answered in one unified place. Also I think the BT Dev thread should be left to the devs (to keep it easier for them to work on things, rather than help us mere mortals ).
This applies to CM7 (latest nightlies, Tablet Tweak RCs) ONLY (as far as I know).
So, if bluetooth does not turn on, there a few things that you can try.
Do a HARD reset (that is, hold down the power button until the NookColor turns off, then start it back up.
Fix Permissions in ClockworkRecovery:
Boot into CWR (w/SD, load it in. With CWR installed on eMMC, go to ROM Manager > Reboot into Recovery. Alternatively, hold down the power plus "N" button for ~8 seconds (from a shutdown NookColor).​
Try both!
An interesting thing to note is some users (myself included) can only start up bluetooth within a pretty short window of time after the NC has booted up. Not sure why timing is important, but could be a factor for those who cannot start up BT after some given time of operation.
I found this tip that may work after a fresh (read: wipe system/data) install, but may also work after flashing a nightly over a nightly.
If you're ready to turn on Bluetooth, there's a trick. If you don't do this, Bluetooth will just refuse to turn on / be enabled.
Turn off wifi (Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi)
Reboot
Turn on Bluetooth (Settings > Wireless & Networks > Bluetooth)
Turn on wifi
It seems a bit odd, but that's what you have to do. From then on out it'll work fine.
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Credit here (step 2)
For a list and description of devices that work with the NC, check this out:
Known functional Bluetooth devices
For tethering data via BT, try android-wifi-tether. While it can be used to create an access point on your phone via wifi, you can also opt to use BT to create the tether. This works well in conjunction with TetherGPS which I use to provide GPS info to the NC from my G1 while using CoPilot Live to show navigation (I don't have data on the G1).
If you have the BT enable problem try this kernel and let me know if it changes anything:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12683824&postcount=1754
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If you have the BT enable problem try this kernel and let me know if it changes anything:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12683824&postcount=1754
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Tried that previously and it did not work for me.
In other words, it works as with all the kernels I've tried (your OC'd and stock kernel): it will start up if I start is quickly, but otherwise not.
ace7196 said:
Tried that previously and it did not work for me.
In other words, it works as with all the kernels I've tried (your OC'd and stock kernel): it will start up if I start is quickly, but otherwise not.
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me too. I went back to 4/4 since them. If I leave BT on all the time, it is on when I boot, but if I turn off BT and reboot, it won't come on without a hardboot (holding down power.)
Fix permissions is NOT needed, just a hard boot.
dalingrin said:
If you have the BT enable problem try this kernel and let me know if it changes anything:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12683824&postcount=1754
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For the last few days Ive been trying to get BT working w/ my car stereo, using phiremod 5.3
I have no problems enabling Bluetooth (first time I had to reboot a few times and fix permissions)
With it flat against the stereo, I'm 'paired but not connected' and getting it to actually connect usually takes 4 - 5 tries.
After its connected- when I try to play any kind of music, it gets stuck every few seconds- and stays stuck for more than a few seconds (like 10) and plays again.
I just downloaded this kernel, (wiped caches, fixed permissions again) and it connected on the second time, and only got 'stuck' once for maybe 2 seconds, and played the rest of the song with no problems.
Seems like it changed something on my end...
Just figured I'd mentioned it.
(I can go back to the other kernel, or a different version of cm7, and see if I get the same connecting/ stuttering problem, if you thing it would help)
Btw- thanks so much for sharing all of your hard work!
breebauer said:
After its connected- when I try to play any kind of music, it gets stuck every few seconds- and stays stuck for more than a few seconds (like 10) and plays again.
I just downloaded this kernel, (wiped caches, fixed permissions again) and it connected on the second time, and only got 'stuck' once for maybe 2 seconds, and played the rest of the song with no problems.!
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I dont' know if anyone who's building from source wants to take a look at this patch committed 3 days ago on the omapzoom tree to frameworks/base, but it seems to address a bluetooth corruption problem.
Can anyone who's using the copilot app tell me exactly how to get it set up? I can get the GPS signal to the nook but then I get an error about an invalid imei number.
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Calla969 said:
Can anyone who's using the copilot app tell me exactly how to get it set up? I can get the GPS signal to the nook but then I get an error about an invalid imei number.
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Check out this posting:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1024963
I believe you also need the Bluetooth GPS Provider app from the market.
Calla969 said:
Can anyone who's using the copilot app tell me exactly how to get it set up? I can get the GPS signal to the nook but then I get an error about an invalid imei number.
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Never had an issue with the IMEI number, but here's how I got it setup.
Start with the TetherGPS app running server on the phone and client on the NC, as well as tether-wifi from google running on the phone, then connect to the AP on the NC
Next, open/install the app. It should read the GPS data from the phone
Now, switch back to a wireless connection with internet access, download the voice, then enter the serial/etc...
Finally, load the app back up after all the registration stuff 'n things, and use the "internet" connection from the phone to grab the GPS info.
Copied and edited from cm7 user thread.
I have xoom bluetooth keyboard with disconnect issues. Would the special kernel help with this?
From the accessories thread. "I found a work-around. Download the app Bluetooth Keyboard JP, change the settings in settings > Language and Keyboard to that app, then connect the keyboard." Anybody else try this or others? Blue Input is another one. I know of one more but can remember its name.
I'm running Phiremod v5.3 cm7 from emmc and cm7 nightlies from sd card. I usually have a data sd card but can switch it out. I have updated the cm7 sd card before. Not sure which nightly and OC I used last. Could use ClockWorksMod to flash this kernel to Phiremod v5.3. Could replace the kernel, uImage, on the SD card. Usually there are different kernels for emmc and sd card.
Another issue: When I have the keyboard active and playing flash files from the internet, it seems to buffer more. If I move the keyboard out of range or use settings to disconnect the keyboard, the buffering is less and the flash files play better. I have cyfi bluetooth external speakers. When I use them I get the same buffering issue, so I just use an external player through the headphone jack instead.
ace7196 said:
Never had an issue with the IMEI number, but here's how I got it setup.
Start with the TetherGPS app running server on the phone and client on the NC, as well as tether-wifi from google running on the phone, then connect to the AP on the NC
Next, open/install the app. It should read the GPS data from the phone
Now, switch back to a wireless connection with internet access, download the voice, then enter the serial/etc...
Finally, load the app back up after all the registration stuff 'n things, and use the "internet" connection from the phone to grab the GPS info.
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Question: will 'Wireless Tethering' work in place of 'tether-wifi'? Or does it -have- to be 'tether-wifi'? Thanks!
any software will work that tethers.:-D
ace7196 said:
Never had an issue with the IMEI number, but here's how I got it setup.
Start with the TetherGPS app running server on the phone and client on the NC, as well as tether-wifi from google running on the phone, then connect to the AP on the NC
Next, open/install the app. It should read the GPS data from the phone
Now, switch back to a wireless connection with internet access, download the voice, then enter the serial/etc...
Finally, load the app back up after all the registration stuff 'n things, and use the "internet" connection from the phone to grab the GPS info.
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Apparently the latest version of Copilot has introduced this error. I have spoken with tech support regarding the issue and they told me that they are aware of the problem and will release an update early next week that will fix the problem. Apparently if you have version 8.2.504 it works, but the new version breaks it. The dev won't send me a copy of the old version, so I guess I'll just have to wait and hope.
lschroeder said:
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I have xoom bluetooth keyboard with disconnect issues. Would the special kernel help with this?
From the accessories thread. "I found a work-around. Download the app Bluetooth Keyboard JP, change the settings in settings > Language and Keyboard to that app, then connect the keyboard." Anybody else try this or others? Blue Input is another one. I know of one more but can remember its name.
Another issue: When I have the keyboard active and playing flash files from the internet, it seems to buffer more. If I move the keyboard out of range or use settings to disconnect the keyboard, the buffering is less and the flash files play better. I have cyfi bluetooth external speakers. When I use them I get the same buffering issue, so I just use an external player through the headphone jack instead.
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I don't know if that is a solution, but the problem appears to be a conflict between wifi and bluetooth. Turn off wifi and most of your keyboard problems will go away.
Also there is an app on the market called "Null Keyboard" Which simply turns on a keyboard device that disables everything keyboard related. It doesn't disable bluetooth input, but it gets rid of the long-press pop ups and is suppose to solve other issues as well (including the software keyboard popping up every time you want to type.)
I haven't had time to install it, but it's purchased.
Does anyone know where (on the Nook) the BT chip/antenna is located?
It might help to know, since the range is so limited...
breebauer said:
Does anyone know where (on the Nook) the BT chip/antenna is located?
It might help to know, since the range is so limited...
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http://www.zdnet.com/photos/nookcolor-teardown/487636?seq=62&tag=content;photo-frame#photo-frame
So across the bottom and up the right side as you hold it portrait.
khaytsus said:
http://www.zdnet.com/photos/nookcolor-teardown/487636?seq=62&tag=content;photo-frame#photo-frame
So across the bottom and up the right side as you hold it portrait.
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Thanks! That makes a big difference...
(For some reason, I was thinking it was on the upper left corner- not sure why)
chisleu said:
I don't know if that is a solution, but the problem appears to be a conflict between wifi and bluetooth. Turn off wifi and most of your keyboard problems will go away.
Also there is an app on the market called "Null Keyboard" Which simply turns on a keyboard device that disables everything keyboard related. It doesn't disable bluetooth input, but it gets rid of the long-press pop ups and is suppose to solve other issues as well (including the software keyboard popping up every time you want to type.)
I haven't had time to install it, but it's purchased.
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I was just using google voice to text from several feet back. In fact it was hard to read the small print from that distance. I did not realized that keyboards have a larger range then headsets.
Testing Bluetooth Keyboard JP now. Force closes, so just switched to swift keyboard I downloaded from amazon app store for free. To get out swift keyboard and get a null keyboard, I hit the back key on the xoom keyboard, then the virtual swift keyboard no longer shows up.
@chisleu do you have a link or instruction to modify bluetooth keyboards so that keys can have their mappings corrected. Xoom has some correct and some wrong or disabled under CM7.
Couldn't get BT to work at all however powering down while the wifi is off, and turning the bluetooth on before the wifi made it works on the first try. Was streaming Slacker to my stereo in a matter of minutes. Wifi doesn't seem to interfere with the BT audio stream at all, audio sounded crisp and perfect. Range however was still limited to a foot or so.
Hoping there is a possible hardware mod that can hook up an antenna to the BT chip. I'd be in heaven if I had full BT functionality on this beast.
FYI, Although I don't have any RF experience I'm still an electrical engineer so if anyone can toss me a bone on the PCB layout or pinouts of the nook I might be able to try stuff to boost the range.
What is the feasibility of adding dial-up networking client support to CM7? Some folks are able to tether their NC to their phone using an ad hoc wifi network, and others have had success via a Bluetooth personal area network (PAN) using the "pand" utility. Unfortunately, I have a Blackberry phone, and it does not support the PAN profile. It does, however, support dial-up networking (DUN) over Bluetooth (confirmed with a Windows laptop).
According to https://sites.google.com/a/android.com/opensource/projects/bluetooth-faq, "dund" is the client utility that is needed to establish a dial-up connection from Android to another device. When I run this command on the NC, it says "dund: not found". I'm not a developer and don't know how much effort would be involved in adding this functionality to the build. Is it just a matter of including the binaries, or is there additional development work involved?
Thanks in advance..

Wifi strength and power widget

Hello,
i just bought the Razr and coming from teh original Milestone/Droid, the wifi signal is extremely weak! Almost not finding networks when the previous phone had 1 bar at that point.
Any suggestions for settings? What is peer-to-peer exactly? Shall i select specific channels for this?
Also the power widget in the notification bar is not a default thing in Motorola?
Is there a way to include it there?
Thanks!
Fekish said:
Hello,
i just bought the Razr and coming from teh original Milestone/Droid, the wifi signal is extremely weak! Almost not finding networks when the previous phone had 1 bar at that point.
Any suggestions for settings? What is peer-to-peer exactly? Shall i select specific channels for this?
Also the power widget in the notification bar is not a default thing in Motorola?
Is there a way to include it there?
Thanks!
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Might be an issue hardware-wise. The range on my laptop wifi card is worse than my razr which is surprising. You said that your previous device had 1 bar of signal, I've found that if the razr doesn't have a good enough signal it will drop the connection. Mostly because a 1 bar signal is going to go slow as hell. You may want to try upgrading the router you're using.
Peer to peer I'm assuming is an adhoc network which is computer --> computer instead of router --> computer, amazing for sharing files but no connection to the internet.
Channels on the phone or the router? If you run a program called inSSIDer on your laptop you're able to see the wireless networks around you and how much interference they area creating. Run inSSIDer and see which channel has the least amount of interference and try setting your router to to that channel, your range should increase significantly.
As far as the power widget goes, my phone it was not default. Although that could be different on different carriers
Basically in the advance settings there is an option for peer to peer which had options for different channels that is why I was asking.
For sure the wifi is worst than my milestone..
The previous post has got you covered.
As for the power controls in the notification bar, you've got two option afaik:
1-Flash a mod, easily found in the development forum in a thread that combines all ROMs,MODs, and Hacks for the RAZR/MAX.
2-Install an app, the one I used is termed Notification Toggle and made by the dev J4vellin.
you can search for the app in gplay or XDA forums. Goodluck.
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For sure the wifi is worst than my milestone..
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same here. it was much better on my old milestone.
Yes the RAZR is known to have some serious wifi issues
Thanks guys for confirming it... unforfunately this was a point that i didnt read before purchasing it.
I dont want to start new topics, so can i ask somethings here?
- can the battery icon be shown with a percentage?
- can we edit number of pages on default launcher?
- can we disable the network name on the top of notification bar?
Fekish said:
Thanks guys for confirming it... unforfunately this was a point that i didnt read before purchasing it.
I dont want to start new topics, so can i ask somethings here?
- can the battery icon be shown with a percentage?
- can we edit number of pages on default launcher?
- can we disable the network name on the top of notification bar?
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All of those can be done with applications which one will be up to you. The best I'd say for free would be GO Power (for the percentage), and GO launcher (for more home screens). As for the carrier name, check out the development sub-section to this forum, there was an app called "carrier name" that allowed you to change it however I haven't had any success with it. I'm hoping the ICS update won't have the carrier name slapped all over it but who knows
Cool thanks
I just dont want to root yet, wantto feel it as it is a bit
Hi. Please excuse the thread hijack. I am also suffering terrible wifi performance. Does anyone expect it to improve with the impending update or should we be looking into warranty repair?
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Arghhhhh! Why why why i didnt read anywhere for this wifi problem before the purchase!
bogaggas said:
The previous post has got you covered.
As for the power controls in the notification bar, you've got two option afaik:
1-Flash a mod, easily found in the development forum in a thread that combines all ROMs,MODs, and Hacks for the RAZR/MAX.
2-Install an app, the one I used is termed Notification Toggle and made by the dev J4vellin.
you can search for the app in gplay or XDA forums. Goodluck.
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Are you using the phone? Cause after a search I did the wifi is a huge issue for razr...
I get incredible WIFI performance. I can jump on my neighbors from inside my house.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk
So this might be only an issue with specific RAZR phones?
my was from unlocked-mobiles.com ,UK. bought it @ dec 2011
i'll send an email to Motorola to ask them!
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All of those can be done with applications which one will be up to you. The best I'd say for free would be GO Power (for the percentage), and GO launcher (for more home screens). As for the carrier name, check out the development sub-section to this forum, there was an app called "carrier name" that allowed you to change it however I haven't had any success with it. I'm hoping the ICS update won't have the carrier name slapped all over it but who knows
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I searched for their carrier name but I couldn't find it, any ideas where is this topic?
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Ok found it! But is not working on my phone. Probably is only for rooted users...
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Fekish said:
Ok found it! But is not working on my phone. Probably is only for rooted users...
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Sorry sir, I should have mentioned you need to be rooted for that app. As far as I know there isn't a way to change the carrier name without being rooted
Have those problems too. I don't think there will be a fix, I bet the antenna is just rubbish.
To get the best wifi performance (not only with the razr, but the impact on the razr and the wifi speed is much more significant than on other devices), try using your router with just one wifi standard (e.g. only n, g or b and not a compatible mode that enables all of those 3).
Don't use the auto channel configuration in your router. To get to know which channel will work the best for you, get Wifi Analyzer on the play store (can't post link because I'm <10 posts. Remember: The reception of the razr is bad, so better use another Android device to do this or look for a computer application. iirc there's a software called inSSIDer that can do this too) and find out 1. which channels are used less by your neighbours and 2. which channel Wifi Analyzer suggests to you (Menu -> View -> Channel rating). In germany for example, nearly nobody uses channel 13, except for me. There are about 25 access points available in my apartment, but not a single one uses channel 13 lol.
This increased the throughput on my wifi from about 10MBit/s to rock solid 30MBit/s and led to less delay when loading webpages.

[Q] Is WPS available?

With the constant ROM switching (Thank you, devs, SOOOOO much!) I was wondering if it is possible to use the wi-fi protected setup button to set up my connection instead of typing in my passwords. I don't see anything about it in the settings so, is it available?
Aaaand nobody has responded, so I think the answer is no. I was wondering the same thing ... This post is the first Google result that comes up for a relevant search on WPS for the Evo 4G LTE.
Lamesauce?
gdrocks said:
With the constant ROM switching (Thank you, devs, SOOOOO much!) I was wondering if it is possible to use the wi-fi protected setup button to set up my connection instead of typing in my passwords. I don't see anything about it in the settings so, is it available?
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That is how I set my EVOLTE up at my friends place. Don't remember the exact process, took me a couple tries before I got it right.
I might suggest getting WIFi Recovery key from the play store. Once your keys are in place you can export and/or share your keys in a plain text file.then you could just copy/paste It does work for me. I'd have 4 different ones to setup.
One thing I did when I switched from my EVO3D was copied the file from it to my new EVOLTE and then copy & paste from the text file.
Paul
yes why WPS is available on the htc evo 4G lte
evolvetek said:
Aaaand nobody has responded, so I think the answer is no. I was wondering the same thing ... This post is the first Google result that comes up for a relevant search on WPS for the Evo 4G LTE.
Lamesauce?
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once you're in the Wi-Fi settings click the menu tab its at the top right of screen, you will see WPS push options and some other WPS options

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I've had this issue since moving to CM 10.2, originally on the unofficial nightly 20130901, just flashed the unofficial 20131014 yesterday. My phone will not make sounds after previously set to vibrate, after turning up the volume with the volume key from the home screen the indicator shows volume, but will not make a sound to verify the sound level, and my alarm is silent too. Rebooting seems to fix the sound until I silence it again, but I have to yank the battery as it freezes on a reboot initiated from the power key. I have updated my recovery to TWRP 2.6.3.
I very much appreciate the screen flickering fix on the 10/14 nightly, it is completely gone today.
biodiesel.ufo said:
I've had this issue since moving to CM 10.2, originally on the unofficial nightly 20130901, just flashed the unofficial 20131014 yesterday. My phone will not make sounds after previously set to vibrate, after turning up the volume with the volume key from the home screen the indicator shows volume, but will not make a sound to verify the sound level, and my alarm is silent too. Rebooting seems to fix the sound until I silence it again, but I have to yank the battery as it freezes on a reboot initiated from the power key. I have updated my recovery to TWRP 2.6.3.
I very much appreciate the screen flickering fix on the 10/14 nightly, it is completely gone today.
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There's a new official nightly you can flash now. 20131016. As for the sound thing, if you go into Settings--->Sound you can check off "Volume Adjustment Sound" and it should make a tone showing what the volume level is. I'm not sure if it's related or the same thing you're experiencing, but in the past I've had issues flashing between builds (not nightlies, but flashing from like 4.2.2 to 4.3) where the default ringtone, notifcation tone and/or alarm tone would get some issue and it would say "Unknown" if you went to check what they were set to. Setting them to a new tone fixed the issue. This usually occured when I would flash a very different build version, or when I would restore a TWRP backup. But once I set a new tone it would be fine from that point on.
I am running 10.2-20131016-NIGHTLY-fireball. Our office has two wireless routers that share the same SSID, but different channels to eliminate interference. Not unique to this build, it seems that my handset's wifi is either slow to, or just doesn't, hand off to the best router when I move about. It seems like in the past i could walk from one end of the office to the other, watch my wifi signal go down, then suddenly jump up as I near the closer router. Is this a CM issue, or is this an android issue, or is there no mechanism to adjust automatically? Thanks for any help.
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I am running 10.2-20131016-NIGHTLY-fireball. Our office has two wireless routers that share the same SSID, but different channels to eliminate interference. Not unique to this build, it seems that my handset's wifi is either slow to, or just doesn't, hand off to the best router when I move about. It seems like in the past i could walk from one end of the office to the other, watch my wifi signal go down, then suddenly jump up as I near the closer router. Is this a CM issue, or is this an android issue, or is there no mechanism to adjust automatically? Thanks for any help.
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I'm not qualified to answer on this issue but I'll point out that I've noticed this behavior since I've been on cm. I work in a large building with multiple access points and it doesn't hand off between routers well at all.
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Maybe if you check off "Avoid poor connections" in the WiFi advanced settings it will hand off easier when the current signal gets weak. Also note that you can select the priority levels for the WiFi networks in those advanced settings. Maybe you're closer to one of them but the priority of the other one is set higher so its constantly trying to connect to that one first?
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Maybe if you check off "Avoid poor connections" in the WiFi advanced settings it will hand off easier when the current signal gets weak. Also note that you can select the priority levels for the WiFi networks in those advanced settings. Maybe you're closer to one of them but the priority of the other one is set higher so its constantly trying to connect to that one first?
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Not sure if this will help as the routers have the SSID, so there is only one wireless network entry in the wifi list.
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Not sure if this will help as the routers have the SSID, so there is only one wireless network entry in the wifi list.
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Ahh, I've never seen where two routers have the same ssid. I just assumed that since they were technically two different connections it would list the same name twice. Well maybe the "avoid poor connections" will help? I've never had that checked either so I don't know how well it works, but it makes sense that it would drop a low signal more easily for a higher one.
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Ahh, I've never seen where two routers have the same ssid. I just assumed that since they were technically two different connections it would list the same name twice. Well maybe the "avoid poor connections" will help? I've never had that checked either so I don't know how well it works, but it makes sense that it would drop a low signal more easily for a higher one.
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You'd think that would work better but it doesn't. It keeps that signal until it's low enough to drop it then actually drops it and you're without a signal for a second or few before it connects to the stronger signal. This is the behavior I notice with mine regardless if avoid poor connections is checked or not
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Ahh, I've never seen where two routers have the same ssid. I just assumed that since they were technically two different connections it would list the same name twice. Well maybe the "avoid poor connections" will help? I've never had that checked either so I don't know how well it works, but it makes sense that it would drop a low signal more easily for a higher one.
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Just checked...apparently I already "avoid poor connections" checked. I'm wondering if there is any built-in software function that actually checks for better signals on different channels when connected to the same SSID.
I flashed the unofficial 10/15 build with no problems at all for about 5 hours. Went to sleep and now I can't send txt or make phone calls. My phone shows that I have full service so I'm thinking its a borked radio. Well my comp with adb crapped out on me this morning, so I have a laptop with windows 7 and no ADB. Flashed back to a different ROM and no luck. Still no txts can be sent out or phone calls but I can receive them. Can someone point me in the right direction to install adb on windows 7? I used google but a lot of the articles were out of date. Thanks in advance!
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I flashed the unofficial 10/15 build with no problems at all for about 5 hours. Went to sleep and now I can't send txt or make phone calls. My phone shows that I have full service so I'm thinking its a borked radio. Well my comp with adb crapped out on me this morning, so I have a laptop with windows 7 and no ADB. Flashed back to a different ROM and no luck. Still no txts can be sent out or phone calls but I can receive them. Can someone point me in the right direction to install adb on windows 7? I used google but a lot of the articles were out of date. Thanks in advance!
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Did you do a full wipe and clean install? Or are you flashin' dirty?...
TheGOAT232412 said:
I flashed the unofficial 10/15 build with no problems at all for about 5 hours. Went to sleep and now I can't send txt or make phone calls. My phone shows that I have full service so I'm thinking its a borked radio. Well my comp with adb crapped out on me this morning, so I have a laptop with windows 7 and no ADB. Flashed back to a different ROM and no luck. Still no txts can be sent out or phone calls but I can receive them. Can someone point me in the right direction to install adb on windows 7? I used google but a lot of the articles were out of date. Thanks in advance!
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Check that you have RUIM/SIM selected under Settings > (Wireless & Networks) More... > Mobile networks > CDMA subscription. Barring that, restore a known working backup and check the phone. If it does not work, follow the borked radio instructions - after which if you install CM again, set that RUIM/SIM connection type on first boot and restart.
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Check that you have RUIM/SIM selected under Settings > (Wireless & Networks) More... > Mobile networks > CDMA subscription. Barring that, restore a known working backup and check the phone. If it does not work, follow the borked radio instructions - after which if you install CM again, set that RUIM/SIM connection type on first boot and restart.
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I am currently on a restored ROM that I was using prior to the CM ROM. I am currently still having the same issue, I can't send out calls and texts but I can receive text. In my previous post, I stated the PC that I had ADB installed on crapped out on me this morning. I have a laptop running Windows 7 without ADB installed. My PC is running Windows XP, as of to where my laptop is running Windows 7. So I was just looking for a guide to help me install ADB on Windows 7 and just go from there. Appreciate the quick responses, it's the only phone I have and as of right now its useless.
Speakerphone patch
@scottyb96: with reference to this post, try this sound file update (install through recovery) and see if it helps your garbled speakerphone mic. Several device definitions were missing the dual-mic feature of this phone.
Also, let me know of any regressions. I updated quite a bit more than just mic.
TheGOAT232412 said:
I am currently on a restored ROM that I was using prior to the CM ROM. I am currently still having the same issue, can't send out calls and txt but I can receive txt and no phone calls. In my previous post, I stated that I the PC that I had ADB installed on crapped out on me this morning. I have a laptop running Windows 7 without ADB installed. My PC is running Windows XP, as of to where my laptop is running Windows 7. So I was just looking for a guide to help me install ADB on Windows 7 and just go from there. Appreciate the quick responses, it's the only phone I have and of right now its just worthless
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Drivers, ADB/Fastboot, Post 2
Is there any way to subvert the text message limit where it splits? Using third-party sms apps it's possible. Just wondering if there's any hidden way or something I can edit to disable the splitting in the stock sms app.
mdmower said:
@scottyb96: with reference to this post, try this sound file update (install through recovery) and see if it helps your garbled speakerphone mic. Several device definitions were missing the dual-mic feature of this phone.
Also, let me know of any regressions. I updated quite a bit more than just mic.
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First test sounds good. I will report back after a few days of operation. Thanks for the update.
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First test sounds good. I will report back after a few days of operation. Thanks for the update.
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I'd like to merge this by Thursday evening at the latest. If others can apply the sound file fix and make sure I didn't introduce any regressions I'd appreciate it. I'd also like to ensure garbled mic when on speakerphone is indeed fixed.

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