Hello all!
I have been getting very low wi-fi signal on my nook since I upgraded from stock to CM10. I know its not the router , as it was doing fine with every other device on my network.
I'm on CM10, have tried the three major roms out there for CM10 ( PURE, sgt7+cherry picks, codefireX) just to see if it was rom side.
I'm just wondering what are my options here ? I can't walk outside my room without dropping the already weak signal .
I not having the same problem from crossfireX or earlier builds of PURE, sgt7+cherry picks. Make sure you wipe dalvik and factory reset wipe before you flash a rom. Try a router firmware update then start test by setting up g band only then setup n band on router if successful.
don_patch said:
Hello all!
I have been getting very low wi-fi signal on my nook since I upgraded from stock to CM10. I know its not the router , as it was doing fine with every other device on my network.
I'm on CM10, have tried the three major roms out there for CM10 ( PURE, sgt7+cherry picks, codefireX) just to see if it was rom side.
I'm just wondering what are my options here ? I can't walk outside my room without dropping the already weak signal .
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I have wiped dalvik and factory reset with all the roms I have flashed, and nothing is changing. Also, I have the default Verizon FIOS router(checked, firmware is up-to-date) and its on b/g mixed mode. I don't believe it can do wireless-N.
Let make sure it not the rom in question for you. Can you connect to like a friends, neighbor or a nearby hot spot which could simulate the same problem? If you connect with high bar within proximity to the router, then you know its not the rom. Do a speedtest.net or use the app on your device to test if your getting at least 12 Mbps. If you are getting higher rate then I would just ignore the bar.
Well looky that, I'm a Senior Member today, I guess I can get my discount at Ihop now.
Other ways of using a Intel laptop as a router is to have Intel My Wifi Utility to enable a hotspot function or ad hoc network test for your nt. Just a thought.
don_patch said:
I have wiped dalvik and factory reset with all the roms I have flashed, and nothing is changing. Also, I have the default Verizon FIOS router(checked, firmware is up-to-date) and its on b/g mixed mode. I don't believe it can do wireless-N.
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I have a spare linksys router I tested. Almost identical results were found. Should I re-flash stock and start from the beginning ? I mean, I can't take more then ten steps to my bathroom without dropping the signal.
I also did a speed-test.net , and got 12m/bs down and 4m/bs up. but that doesnt mean anything unless I'm inside my room.
Sounds like a good idea. Try this before the reflash. On the nook, how many access point do you see with 5 bars, if there is more than one then it's causing interference. Try setting a WPS pin in your router and in CM 10 describe in the "WPS Pin Entry" on your nook in wifi>touch the 3 dot in vertical alignment.
don_patch said:
I have a spare linksys router I tested. Almost identical results were found. Should I re-flash stock and start from the beginning ? I mean, I can't take more then ten steps to my bathroom without dropping the signal.
I also did a speed-test.net , and got 12m/bs down and 4m/bs up. but that doesnt mean anything unless I'm inside my room.
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Bump....I'm having this problem with my NT too. OP did you ever solve this issue?
It was working fine for the passed 2 months, now it can't pickup any signals unless it sits a foot or so from the router. This sucks. Its basically rendering the tablet useless.
And so far what I have done:
Updated rom, wiped & reflashed, flashed new rom, nandroid back to updated rom. Only thing I haven't done is try a new kernel ( didn't think it would make a difference)
Fully checked router, all other devices on WiFi(5) are working fine in other rooms with 2+ bars.
Is there a way to check the input/output signal strength of the NT? Modifying this? It's starting to seem like a Hardware issue.
In the Google Play Store there's an app called "WiFi Analyzer" by FARPROC. Use that to check your signal strength on the router.
Bump, still having this issue, I was hoping by now there would be a solution. I'm just coming back to the tablet after many frustrating nights... To try and get it to work again.
Please this has got to be more common.. It used to work grrreat! My router is fine, my GNex has full bars, the Nook has 1 or 0 bars.
I just reflashed a new rom, updated kernal, same results. Is there a modem I need to flash or something?
What happens if you go back to stock using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470910? Do you still get a weak signal then?
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Hoping someone has a solution. My wifi keeps disconnecting/reconnecting. I'm running TNT 3.1.1. Also the signal is really low even though I'm next to the router. I've searched around, but can't seem to find an answer.
Thanks.
Right there with you on this one. I can't get more then 10 feet from my router before I lose my connection. Very annoying to say the least. I wonder if this is software or hardware.
I have the same and I am using vegan b3. I don't recall having this issue while using tnt 2.2. Or the stock. Anyways, I have noticed that it only happens when I am on a page more than a few mins such as reading an article, etc. If I am watching movie(flash) or playing online game, it is fine. I am suspecting it has something to do with the battery management.
I'm running stock 3389 with GApps.
I get full signal when I'm by my router and around my apt. I have a Linksys WRT610N with DDWRT firmware. It's running on a 2.4Ghz full N radio. I used a wifi app called Wifi Analyzer on my phone to find the best channel to set the router to, as in apts. you know many people are using the same channel and this can lead to signal loss on your devices.
Anyway, it sounds like you just need to find a less crowded channel maybe, I don't THINK it's the device. Are you using G or N or both? When I was using the router's 2.4Ghz in G/N mode I saw a slight signal drop throughout the place which is essentially why I switched to pure N and then just set up a legacy network on another router for wifi G stuff.
I had this problem not with my non-existant G tablet, but my latop, cell and other wifi connecting devices.
I changed the chane l# my wifi was broadcasting on and it fixed it. Maybe you guys can try that.
In my case, it is not a signal issue since I always have full bar and there is not many wifi hotspots around my house. I am used to it now and when I see the wifi icon is gone, I just click the location of the wifi icon, and within a sec or two, the wifi icon will appear. I will flash to tnt. 3.1 soon, hopefully the problem will,disappear.
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I have the same and I am using vegan b3. I don't recall having this issue while using tnt 2.2. Or the stock. Anyways, I have noticed that it only happens when I am on a page more than a few mins such as reading an article, etc. If I am watching movie(flash) or playing online game, it is fine. I am suspecting it has something to do with the battery management.
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I havent used VegaN - is there any setting that could possibly be turning off wifi when the system is idling? In phones there's a wifi setting that turns it off after a certain time idle. I know it's unlikely but just checking all the bases.
Yea +1 on this problem
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I havent used VegaN - is there any setting that could possibly be turning off wifi when the system is idling? In phones there's a wifi setting that turns it off after a certain time idle. I know it's unlikely but just checking all the bases.
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This appears to be the case. If so, it completely ignores my WiFi Sleep Policy, which I have set at "Never".
I have the problem whether stock ROM or not. Love the tablet, but this is frustrating.
My experience is that the device is finicky with some routers. I actually have two to test with, and early on one would work fine and the other would fail constantly.
Some suggestions, for testing:
- Change the channel (already suggested)
- Turn off all security to see if that works better (again, just for testing)
- If it's an N Router, change it to G only.
if one of these changes "fixes" it, at least you know what direction to look in.
roebeet said:
My experience is that the device is finicky with some routers. I actually have two to test with, and early on one would work fine and the other would fail constantly.
Some suggestions, for testing:
- Change the channel (already suggested)
- Turn off all security to see if that works better (again, just for testing)
- If it's an N Router, change it to G only.
if one of these changes "fixes" it, at least you know what direction to look in.
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It's also very sensitive to interference I think. My neighbors have dozens of APs on every Inglewood channel available, and the tablet gets thoroughly confused. It seems to like G a lot better than N in this situation (makes sense, N in general is more interference prone than b/g). In another place with only a single high power B/G/N router visible at all (nice thick concrete walled building), it's only done the disconnect/reconnect loop to me once in several days.
Time to do some disassembling and see if there's room for a better antenna, but I'm not prepared to rule out a broken driver just yet. Especially with all the other sleep/suspend problems we have. Or break out the buckets of RF blocking paint...
Thanks Roebeet. I tried a couple things. Assigned a static IP to the tablet which seems to have stabilized the signal, it doesn't drop out as much, but reception was still only 1-2 bars.
Just for the sake of it, I also reset the router back to factory default to see what would happen. Funny enough, the signal reception on the tablet improved from 1-2 bars to 3-4 bars, but once I re-entered my settings it fell back.
I still can't connect if SSID is hidden. I'm using a Dlink DGL 4300.
What routers are you guys using? Especially if you can get it to connect to a hidden SSID.
I had this problem too, signal was always fine though. After coming out of idle i would notice the WiFi is off. checking it in settings could watch it turn on start searching and then in three seconds the WiFi would turn off and then on and searching again, and continue the cycle. Not sure what is causing that, but in the WiFi setting i set the WiFi to never turn off, even if the device is sleeping and Ive never had the problem yet.
This just started with mine too (running 3389 and Enhancement Pack). I went to my router and switched channels and switched to 802.11 G Only, and it's up and running again. Strange that it worked really well for the first 12 hours or so with no changes to my router. Let's hope it doesn't happen again.
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I have the problem whether stock ROM or not. Love the tablet, but this is frustrating.
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I have the same problems. The only way I worked around it was by turning airplane mode off then either turning off my router or moving away from any wifi signal. Might try changing the channel... when my internet comes back on(adhoc tethering atm)
Looks like its my router. I took tablet to a friends house and it gets a strong reception.
I know it sounds weired but try to clean Market application's cache.
It works in my case. Or (if it is some kind of memory issue) cache for all other apps.
I have noticed that it is not that bad of a problem and have heard that it is a "feature" of the gtab, if anyone can elaborate on this? There has got to be a driver/kernal that can override and keep the wifi on. Any older gtab users every remember this as a problem? If so, what did you do about it?
In my case, have had gtab for about a week. Using factory settings initially, everything seemed to work fine. Then it started randomly dropping wifi.
couldn't figure if it was hardware or software. Talked to customer service.
Restored tablet to factory specs--worked fine. Started loading on some extras, checking wifi after each load. Bingo--when I loaded Adobe flash player, wifi started kicking off.
Have tried it with several versions (10.2, 10.4)--same results. Not sure what to try next.
My wifi tends to drop from a solid connection (50-65 mbps) to a crappy connection (2-5 mbps) no matter what rom I am running. Was wondering if anyone else has this problem? Possible fix?
It will constantly drop data connectivity...market will give error, browser gives error.
Connection starts at the solid levels then within 1 minute or so drops to the crappy level, with excellent signal. that's what makes me really mad..it's got perfect signal and **** connection. any help appreciated.
Hi,
What ROM are you using?
I think you should first check your wireless LAN/router location, modem and LAN setup through yr desktop. Check if it is any enable firewall in yr setup, try to disable it. Test wifi connection using yr laptop, check it any drop or not. Try again at same time using laptop and yr vibrant in several distance from wireless router. Try also WPS if you have it.
If your laptop no problem, and phone wifi drop, you might to try reflashing ROM.
Before that, you may try also Wifi analyser, install it from Market.
Good luck.
no firewall on router. get great signal on desktop(no laptop), great speeds from router on my old g1. only the vibrant. doesn't matter which rom, 2.2 or 2.2.1. they all do it. starting to think it's a faulty unit...
wish my g1 had a decent camera on it, i'd record how fast the wifi drops.
oh, i set up a static IP since posting this..it's helped somewhat with the error boxes poppin up but the connection is still dirt slow.
edit: i'm on stock kb1 w/tigerblood v3 kernal ATM..been on bionix v, most of EDT's releases all with same result..only thing i haven't flased is CM7 cuz it's still an early build. oh and Frost..don't like white so it never made the cut.
Hi,
I think any ROMs have no problem on wifi, except originally a broken unit. I dont know how you flash ROMs, but try to a clean install starting from ODIN and stock vibrant on each flashing.
- Is your wifi secured?
- Do you use internet security on your desktop? Check the firewall or network/LAN setup managed by security package on comp desktop, and allow your new phone device.
Good luck.
All of my devices used to do this until I changed some settings on my router. It was set to only handle 15 devices at a time, so I set it to 50 and I had no more problems. Maybe yours is set to a very low number, I can't remember the exact settings, but hope I helped
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Nope I can handle up to 150 devices in my dhcp client list...not that that really matters seeing as how I got it set on a static ip and its still dropping signal. Thanks though..starting to feel like it's a bad unit..i don't want to exchange it though.its got great gps. Any other ideas??
Edit: forgot the other guy..wifi is secured. Wpa2 personal. No firewall on desktop..wouldnt matter anyways.
Little info on router...linksys e4200 dual band n with the 5 ghz band disabled because no thing on the network usesit ATM. Router is a beast really and performs awesome with every other device in the house.
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Hey guys, lately my wi-fi connection has been very slippery, as if it drops and then reconnects often, although it remains physically connected to my router. I don't know if it could be my router since every other device in my home is connecting to it fine. My phone is able to connect well to networks outside of my home, though, so I am unsure. Do you guys think it's the routers fault or maybe a kernel issue of some sort (I'm running stock kernel)? I've been having this issue on Tranquility and Viper ROM (maybe also on Mean) so it can't be A ROM issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
sounds like u have a gaf phone man.. if every other phone in ya house connects fine.. its not the stock kernel.. also the update we just had the OTA was supposed to fix wifi issues.. so u mite have something up with your phone.. alot of people had wifi issues that why they had a fix in the for it in the OTA we just got... my phone did the same ishh before the OTA now its fine..
I drop 3G like It's cool but that's sprints problem, never had that issue on WiFi. This phone has very powerful radios.
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Check your wifi settings and make sure that your wifi connection is set to never sleep. Also Check your wifi frequency band in "wifi advance settings" and make sure its set to 2.4 only. That might help.
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I doubt my phone is bad since it can connect find everywhere else. I'll try those tips, thanks
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guih said:
Hey guys, lately my wi-fi connection has been very slippery, as if it drops and then reconnects often, although it remains physically connected to my router. I don't know if it could be my router since every other device in my home is connecting to it fine. My phone is able to connect well to networks outside of my home, though, so I am unsure. Do you guys think it's the routers fault or maybe a kernel issue of some sort (I'm running stock kernel)? I've been having this issue on Tranquility and Viper ROM (maybe also on Mean) so it can't be A ROM issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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In wifi settings change the frequency from auto to 2.4 ghz. It fixed my wifi issues.
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guih said:
Hey guys, lately my wi-fi connection has been very slippery, as if it drops and then reconnects often, although it remains physically connected to my router. I don't know if it could be my router since every other device in my home is connecting to it fine. My phone is able to connect well to networks outside of my home, though, so I am unsure. Do you guys think it's the routers fault or maybe a kernel issue of some sort (I'm running stock kernel)? I've been having this issue on Tranquility and Viper ROM (maybe also on Mean) so it can't be A ROM issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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There's an app in the Market called WiFi analyzer. U can use it to see what other wireless networks are operating in your area. It will also reccomend the best channel for your router to be on.
Sometimes there is a lot of interference on your channel and switching it will help or has helped quite a few people with your problem that I know of.
I had a problem at work with a linksys router not issuing an ip address to my phone consistently. What I did is take a screenshot of my ip address, subnet mask, DNS address defaults, etc. when u could connect. Then I made myself a static ip using that info. A good app that basically let's u run ipconfig and other network troubleshooting applications is an app called Fing.
I've worked on this issue far and wide. If the new ota didn't help and u still get random disconnects thru WiFi then u need to exchange your phone. It is actually a problem with the radio. My first EVO LTE did it and I could fix WiFi disconnects temporarily, but not permanently. This, my 3rd EVO LTE works great with no ota installed.
Good luck. Hope I was of some help. Pm me if u need more help.
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For me, I was on a different channel than my neighbors with no other wireless device ever had a problem in the 12 years I've been there.
What I do, Go into wifi advanced and click on the high-performance setting.
Only use it when needed as it burns battery.
Post back if it fixes the drop issue for you. Fixed it for me.
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Last night I flashed the awesome kernel and set the frequency to 2.4 seemed to go away. Today I flashed tranquility rls 1.a and I'm running it as is and having the issue again . I'll try out your suggestion throughout today and tomorrow, thanks for the tips guys!
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I've been hearing about people talking about the wifi issues since day one, but never actually run into them. The past few days though I've been trying to stream and download things (exporting through dropbox) over wifi, and OMG, what the hell is this? Every 2 or three minutes the connection just stops - the wifi bars at the top still show the wifi connected, but the the stream or download just stops. Sometimes it starts up again, sometimes I have to disconnect from the wifi and reconnect. And the whole time the wifi indicator doesn't indicate any loss of signal - once in a blue moon though you'll see it disconnect then reconnect. I don't want to hit that high-performance setting (although it seemed to help the in the limited time I used it), because it uses more battery. I thought the update was supposed to resolve these issues. I know I never had these issues before the update. None of the tricks mentioned in this thread seemed to help. Just wanted to report the issue in case some other people are having it also, and hoping an update will come out in the near future to resolve it. On Viper4G, btw. If have time at some point, I'll try to flash another rom to see if I get the same issue.
fachadick said:
I've been hearing about people talking about the wifi issues since day one, but never actually run into them. The past few days though I've been trying to stream and download things (exporting through dropbox) over wifi, and OMG, what the hell is this? Every 2 or three minutes the connection just stops - the wifi bars at the top still show the wifi connected, but the the stream or download just stops. Sometimes it starts up again, sometimes I have to disconnect from the wifi and reconnect. And the whole time the wifi indicator doesn't indicate any loss of signal - once in a blue moon though you'll see it disconnect then reconnect. I don't want to hit that high-performance setting (although it seemed to help the in the limited time I used it), because it uses more battery. I thought the update was supposed to resolve these issues. I know I never had these issues before the update. None of the tricks mentioned in this thread seemed to help. Just wanted to report the issue in case some other people are having it also, and hoping an update will come out in the near future to resolve it. On Viper4G, btw. If have time at some point, I'll try to flash another rom to see if I get the same issue.
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It's kind of strange,mine has been dropping but the actual indicator in the status bar goes off when it does.I've seen it connect and disconnect 10-12 times per minute.I'm also running latest firmware/radios on the latest version of ViperRom.I'm also running Enoch's Kernel but not sure if I had the problem before the kernel flash or not.
im having the same issue. ive only really started noticing it because i was running chameleon pretty much since i got the phone and this never seemed to be an issue. now im on viper4g and my wifi will drop sporadically. it drops, i see the 3g icon for about half a second, and the the wifi reconnects. sometimes itll do it just once, sometimes itll do it continuously... the longest ive let it go before interfering is about 30 seconds. but my battery usage screen tells me that it goes on for way longer than that if left alone.
anyway, im on the lastest firmware, and i have the channel set to 2.4 (5 seems to knock everything in my apt, including my phone, off the router). i use the best wifi performance option sometimes, but as has been mentioned, it drains the battery. the phone wont sleep with that option checked. also, it seems to happen more frequently when im on the opposite side of my apt from the router.
ive read stuff about using a screwdriver to pull the antenna pins up a little, but that scares me. i dont really think that has anything to do with it anyway as ive tried that test where you squeeze the phone to see if your signal changes. it doesnt.
really, im kinda at a loss here. im thinking that i might try to exchange the phone if i cant get this figured out soon, but i dont want to do that if its something with my router or if the replacement is going to do the same thing.
I am using Viper 4G and have been having issues with my wifi connection dropping but more recently my phone has been restarting only while connected to Wifi. I haven't tried changing the wifi Frequency band to only 2.4GHz , but I will once I get home after work. I hope it works because its getting kinda annoying to have my phone restart so much while its just sitting idle.
I believe the rapid connect/disconnect issue some of us are having is also related to the phone not playing nice with particular routers. HTC referenced that fact when the 1.22 OTA came out. The changelog said the issue was fixed on how the phone communicated with certain routers and the disconnects should be eliminated. I can attest that the new update has made it a little better, but still not 100%.
The router at my work has been perfect, I've never disconnected from it once.
The router at my house is a whole different story. I have given up on downloading a ROM with my phone, directly to my phone. I will start the DL, sit the phone down and go do something, only to come back and find "download unsuccessful" every single time. I know it is because it is disconnecting. I can sit there and watch it happen.
The router at my friend's house is fine. Connect once, and never worry again the rest of the night. Obviously I need a new router. More obviously, HTC's software needs fixing. I shouldn't have to buy a new router just so one of my devices can stay connected to it.
Interesting seeing all these reports of dropped connnections with Viper4G. I've been running it for a few weeks and have never had a connection drop while it was in use on either the 2.4ghz or 5ghz bands of my d-link router. This thread over here suggests that replacing your Sense Settings.apk with an AOSP Settings.apk solves the problem for some people. I can't verify since I wasn't experiencing disconnects, but the AOSP menus are cool anyway
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824465
My issues (detailed above) have apparently resolved themselves. I haven't lost connection once today, and I was streaming and downloading all day.
I don't see how this actually did anything but here's what I did. I decided to try another kernel instead of the stock one that comes in the viper rom. I knew the wifi fixes that HTC supposedly made were in the new kernel, and I knew I wasn't having any issues until I updated, so I thought I'd give a custom kernel (based off the old base) a shot, and play around with some new governors and overclocking while I'm at it. I did a nand backup and flashed awesome sauce. Wifi issues were gone, but I didn't like the kernel, stock seemed smoother. So i restored my backup, and for whatever reason, my wifi issues remained gone. Like I said, I can't explain it, but there you go.
Nice to know I'm not alone with this. My Wifi drops every so often, particularly at night time or with downloads. Hopefully HTC figured out a way to sort this out 100%.
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If you have a wireless router like myself that operates at two distinct bands, go into your Wi-Fi settings and choose the band that is at the higher range, and setting best performance is also a good idea, although this might result in greater battery drain. HTH!
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Hi,
I am running NT 16gb CM10 with 0.06 build from chrmhoffman. I am consistently having my wifi dropped in couple routers, but my home router (older) seems to stay connected all the time. The signal was strong before connection in all cases, but in the dropped wifi cases, the signal drops to less then a bar after connected, and it would only connect for couple minutes at a time and drop off. Any suggestions? I have installed wifi fixer, but no help.
From his post:
0.06 (starts to incorporate Android 4.1.2 changes)
Changelog:
- wifi (potential compatibility fixes as described here: https://github.com/loosethisskin/and...b6ff1ceb6eca8b. Thx to meghd00t.)
- upstream sync with cyanogenmod (4.1.2 as of 10-10-2012)
Is the above potential compatibility fixes apply here? If so, which file should i amend?
Thanks so much!
rvr350 said:
Hi,
I am running NT 16gb CM10 with 0.06 build from chrmhoffman. I am consistently having my wifi dropped in couple routers, but my home router (older) seems to stay connected all the time. The signal was strong before connection in all cases, but in the dropped wifi cases, the signal drops to less then a bar after connected, and it would only connect for couple minutes at a time and drop off. Any suggestions? I have installed wifi fixer, but no help.
From his post:
0.06 (starts to incorporate Android 4.1.2 changes)
Changelog:
- wifi (potential compatibility fixes as described here: https://github.com/loosethisskin/and...b6ff1ceb6eca8b. Thx to meghd00t.)
- upstream sync with cyanogenmod (4.1.2 as of 10-10-2012)
Is the above potential compatibility fixes apply here? If so, which file should i amend?
Thanks so much!
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you should try upgrading to the newer builds of cm10 first and see if that fixes your problem.
ShinnAsuka said:
you should try upgrading to the newer builds of cm10 first and see if that fixes your problem.
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I had trouble with the wifi, too.
When you upgrade to the later images, be sure to format /storage first. That fixed my problem.
CM10 wifi drop offs consistently
I have the same problem with every CM10 ROM I've tried, even the newest SGT7+CM10+Cherry Picks,By meghd00t released 11/24. (only drops about every 5 min or so, which is better than any other cm10 ROM I've tried) I've managed to trace the problem back to the router, for some reason CM10 causes it to randomly reboot. I'm assuming this is either because of the European region code that can't be changed or a driver issue causing a loop-back fault in the older routers. I'm using a NT8gb with a D-Link DIR-655 rev.A router.
Only suggestion I can offer is to buy a new router that plays nice with CM10.
P.S. I've read in other forums that a lot of people are having the same issue with android devices running JB
rojasc said:
I have the same problem with every CM10 ROM I've tried, even the newest SGT7+CM10+Cherry Picks,By meghd00t released 11/24. (only drops about every 5 min or so, which is better than any other cm10 ROM I've tried) I've managed to trace the problem back to the router, for some reason CM10 causes it to randomly reboot. I'm assuming this is either because of the European region code that can't be changed or a driver issue causing a loop-back fault in the older routers. I'm using a NT8gb with a D-Link DIR-655 rev.A router.
Only suggestion I can offer is to buy a new router that plays nice with CM10.
P.S. I've read in other forums that a lot of people are having the same issue with android devices running JB
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Instead of buying a new router you could try loading DD-WRT or Tomato firmwares. That is if your router supports it.
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I read somewhere about a user setting to keep Wi-Fi alive somewhere in advanced options. Might be worth looking into.
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I read somewhere about a user setting to keep Wi-Fi alive somewhere in advanced options. Might be worth looking into.
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It's a router issue not a device issue. Setting WiFi to "keep alive" won't fix the router cycling.
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Workaround
After a few days of research I've found a few workarounds. Apparently my router was made with insufficient RAM and the chipset doesn't support DD-WRT.
Option 1:
Partition the wifi in advanced wireless settings. Router still cycles but it only cycles the partition that the nook is on.
Option 2:
Enable the guest zone and have the nook connect using the guest wifi. Same effect as partitioning the wifi, but only reduces internet speeds by 50%.
Option 3 (Best option):
Downgrade to the lowest possible firmware you can get your hands on. (in my case 1.11) Wifi still drops on nook, but not as frequently and it doesn't seem to cycle every connection on the router every time the nook drops. (You'll want to use a firmware with Draft N protocols instead of N protocols)
This works on DIR-655 rev. A routers, not sure if it'll help anyone else who's router doesn't support wireless N 5Ghz.
Got my hands on firmware 1.02 shortly after I wrote the above, network stability is a million times better now.
I hoped this issue was resolved but its not. Its a device issue not a router problem for me at least. Anyone have any ideas
themow said:
I hoped this issue was resolved but its not. Its a device issue not a router problem for me at least. Anyone have any ideas
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Found an answer in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1952141&page=25
Wireless N 2.4GHz has issues with the current CM10 builds, switch to 5GHz if your router supports it or turn off wireless N
Upgraded my router back to latest firmware to test this out, disabled wireless N (switched to G only mode), worked like a charm
I have the same problem, it seems to be a CM10 issue. I've chaged several times of rom and even changed my router but didn't help. Maybe rojasc is right, I will try that!
Hi, im having issues with my optimus, basically the wifi signal fluctuates like hell all the time. This happens whether im close or far from the router, with my hand over the antenna or carefully picking it from the side, no matter what I do, even if im in the same room just a meter away from my router both the wifi bars and a wifi app like Wifi Analyzer will show the signal will go from like -60db to -90db or more for absolutely no reason and go back to normal for no reason again. Of course if im downloading some file, streaming music or watching a vid they´ll cut. Also ive noticed the wifi icon briefly cutting for half a second or less. This is the first time I have this happening to me (it seems it happens to the Nexus 4 too), previous phones would have stronger or weaker signal but they were all constant.
I already ticked the deactive power saving/optimize mode on wifi settings, I already tried setting the frequency band to only 2.4ghz, I already tried changing my router channel to one less congested, I always do clean installs when changin roms. Nothing seems to work. This has been happening on CM10.1, 10.2 and 11 and pretty much every non stock or aosp based rom. Kernel and radio combinations seem to have little effect on speed but they all end dropping and stagnating at some point anyway.
Any idea? Isnt there like a wifi config file I could play with? I dont want to use stock based roms ;_;