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Tethering not working

Hi guys,
i'm running cyanogen 7.0.2 on my desire Z and i have a problem : it is impossible for me to do wireless tether. I remember that it was working on my DZ with the original ROM (htc).
Here are the details :
when i try to use the tether in parameters => wireless networks =>acces point , both wifi and usb shows "error" without more details.
when i try to use "wireless tether for root users", the log contains :
activating wifi interface : failed
setting ad-hoc mode : failed
setting essid : failed
setting channel : failed
enabling nat rules : done
enabling ip forward : done
tethering now running : done
I already tried to flash differents kernel and differents radio, but it is still the same ...
any ideas ?
ps : sorry for mistakes.

I am on CM7 Stable, running wi-fi tethering using it on my second phone and my laptop, seems no problems at all. Getting a decent speed of 3M up.
You may want to try reflashing your device, start from scratch, might solve your problem.
Just a note, I had a similar issue before I flashed CM7 on my G2 with different ROM. As soon as Stable was released, flashed it by wiping my phone completely, and here I am... no problems as am typing...

So a full wype of my current cyanogen, and reflash the 7.0.2 may resolve the problem ? i'ell give it a try.

i tried a full wipe, format system and all stuff. It doesn't work. When i try to use stock wifi tether, i have an error on my computer (limited connection), and when i try with wireless teher, same errors as first post... :/

Up !
Still the same problem .... i tried to reflash again, no change. any ideas ?

Here is a little update : after reflashing and restoring a nandroid backup, it looks like that the usb tether works a bit. i can go on google, but after ... it's very slow and i get timeout errors.
The wifi tether still don't work.

are you currently being throttled for excessive data usage? that's the only time i have the problems you're listing with the wifi-hotspot

I have the same problem. It's not the cm7 rom because I've had the same thing happen on different roms. Its not throttling thats bs. I'm still doing research I'm gonna figure it out, any help would greatly help though lol.

Wifi not working?

So I dont exactly know what is going on. I go to connect to a wireless network and it will start to connect, say its obtaining IP adress, and then refresh and start all over again. It never actually connects and stays connected. I know its not the router because I have tried numerous networks (that worked before) and now they just stopped working. I did have trouble with root and I re unlocked the tablet because root wasn't working. Is there anyway I messed something up? I installed the 3.2.2 rooted rom and now I flashed back to moray both with the same non-working wifi result.
Anyone know what is going on?

smith3jk said:
So I dont exactly know what is going on. I go to connect to a wireless network and it will start to connect, say its obtaining IP adress, and then refresh and start all over again. It never actually connects and stays connected. I know its not the router because I have tried numerous networks (that worked before) and now they just stopped working. I did have trouble with root and I re unlocked the tablet because root wasn't working. Is there anyway I messed something up? I installed the 3.2.2 rooted rom and now I flashed back to moray both with the same non-working wifi result.
Anyone know what is going on?
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Did you by chance restore system apps and data through Titanium Backup? Sometimes wifi is messed up by restoring a previous version of the system app and data over a newer version supplied by a custom Rom.
You might want to just wipe everything in recovery, reflash your Rom and set it all up again fresh.

my WIFI was messed up when I swiched Kernels way back. I had forgotten to push one of the files... when you switched ROMs, did you wipe first or did you just install one over the other?

have similar issue after going from hammerhead 3.2 to moray 2.2.2.
Infrastructures wifi works fine, but whe trying to connect the xoom to an ad-hoc (from Nokia jokiuspot) just keeps displaying "obtaining IP address". Never had a problem with hammerhead? Guessing it has something to do with the dchp client on the Xoom¿
Certainly not a big problem, and something I am more than happy to live with as is.
everything else working spot on. Using a UK wifi only!

WiFi not working

Hello,
I just set up Swiftdroid v2.0 RC5 with my 540, however, I wanted to set up WiFi after that to download some apps. The problem is that I can't connect to my router, after entered the correct key it says 'Authentification', and some seconds later it aborts and says 'Deactivated', it simply doesn't connect, while other machines (i.e. my laptop, my sister's PC) are able to use our WiFi.
Help would be appreciated.
Regards.

thiaZ99 said:
Hello,
I just set up Swiftdroid v2.0 RC5 with my 540, however, I wanted to set up WiFi after that to download some apps. The problem is that I can't connect to my router, after entered the correct key it says 'Authentification', and some seconds later it aborts and says 'Deactivated', it simply doesn't connect, while other machines (i.e. my laptop, my sister's PC) are able to use our WiFi.
Help would be appreciated.
Regards.
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Flash the ROM again I don't have problems with WiFi..

I actually flashed RC4 twice yesterday, I thought RC5 would solve that problem, so I installed it, sadly it didn't. I don't think that that problem is caused by a hardware error as WiFi worked with the raw 2.1.

thiaZ99 said:
I actually flashed RC4 twice yesterday, I thought RC5 would solve that problem, so I installed it, sadly it didn't. I don't think that that problem is caused by a hardware error as WiFi worked with the raw 2.1.
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Are you sure that you entered the correct password? If you know it's correct, revise your router configuration and change the password of the wireless point to something different and try again. If all else fail, install Connectify on a Wifi compatible computer and tether your internet connection.

jhonnyx1000 said:
Are you sure that you entered the correct password? If you know it's correct, revise your router configuration and change the password of the wireless point to something different and try again. If all else fail, install Connectify on a Wifi compatible computer and tether your internet connection.
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its either the wrong password or your system!!
i had a similar problem but just reflashed and problem solved!!

Wifi Turning on Stuck

UPDATE - Problem sorted via philos64 thread at the top...
Should've tried that 1st, but posted here hoping someone would confirm that was the route to take, as it wasn't actually bricked... Never mind, all done..
Why??? Was out earlier so I turned my wi-fi off and my mobile on and everything was working fine..
When I got home, I turned the mobile off and tried to turn wifi back on, but it is hanging on 'Turning wifi On.'
Tried rebooted the tablet a few times and rebooting the router, (BT HomeHub 3), but still the same problem.
This N7 is rooted and running 4.2.2.
When I look at the Advanced Wifi the MAC and IP address are unavailable.
When I go into Wifi Analyzer it says the wifi needs to be turned on and tries but gets same hang and retries...
On the left of the analyzer it shows my Wifi ID with a mac address underneath with a yellow triangle and 'No Signal!' in red.
The wifi from the router is working as my phone is connected via wifi.
Any ideas please people ???
:crying:

going for the post with the most views and zero replies is not on my bucket list... So I'm going to reply to myself..
An Update....
The problem is still there, so I went into bootloader - recovery mode....Then I went into Android system Recovery.
I selected cache then wipe dta/factory reset.. Reboot then starts tablet as new with the unlocked symbol, then goes through the initial setup. Select language, then it does Select wifi and displays 'Turning on wifi'.. Hung...
Would flashing it via Nexus root toolkit sort out then problem... If so, any clues what flash and how...
If it wouldn't fix it... Is the tablet now bricked??
Please answer someone if you know..
Cheers

There have been several posts about wi-fi problems if the outer shell of the N7 is separated and not fully locked in. A loose or separated shell can cause a disconnect in the wi-fi antenna. Check for any separation and maybe squeeze the front and back together all the way around the outer edge.

I did read them and a lot of other threads but they were mainly to do with wi-fi looping and not connecting.... I couldn't find any other post regarding just 'turning it on'.... And seeing as it's sorted with just a flash of the stock rom, I can safely assume this problem had nothing to do with hardware...
Hence why I was surprised I was the only 1 with this 'type' of prob.... (but I didn't read every post so I may have missed one).

Same problem too
filking said:
I did read them and a lot of other threads but they were mainly to do with wi-fi looping and not connecting.... I couldn't find any other post regarding just 'turning it on'.... And seeing as it's sorted with just a flash of the stock rom, I can safely assume this problem had nothing to do with hardware...
Hence why I was surprised I was the only 1 with this 'type' of prob.... (but I didn't read every post so I may have missed one).
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im experiencing the same thing. im using Samsung galaxy S4 i9505 LTE and on android 4.3/ rooted Baseband i9505XXUEMJ5. it happened when i was trying to erase all the bloatware on my phone using Trulyclean by schoolsux. after i flashed the script i started having this problem.so far ive tried to do a factory reset by using custom recovery, tried to download the modem fix and flashed it through odin and do the advanced settings on wifi and uncheck the auto network switch. The problem that i have is yes it say "connecting" for 2-3 minutes then it gives you a list of possible wifi connections and then you connect. another 2-3 minutes then it wont connect. repeat the steps and now i can connect, then if you turn off the wifi you will have to go through the whole process again. it doesnt save any wifi connections you have connected before. there are 2 other ways i havnt tried yet and that is to flash a different kernel. a custom kernel and reflashing my phone again with the android 4.3 then root:laugh: for the nth time already:fingers-crossed:

hammerthumbs said:
im experiencing the same thing. im using Samsung galaxy S4 i9505 LTE and on android 4.3/ rooted Baseband i9505XXUEMJ5. it happened when i was trying to erase all the bloatware on my phone using Trulyclean by schoolsux. after i flashed the script i started having this problem.so far ive tried to do a factory reset by using custom recovery, tried to download the modem fix and flashed it through odin and do the advanced settings on wifi and uncheck the auto network switch. The problem that i have is yes it say "connecting" for 2-3 minutes then it gives you a list of possible wifi connections and then you connect. another 2-3 minutes then it wont connect. repeat the steps and now i can connect, then if you turn off the wifi you will have to go through the whole process again. it doesnt save any wifi connections you have connected before. there are 2 other ways i havnt tried yet and that is to flash a different kernel. a custom kernel and reflashing my phone again with the android 4.3 then root:laugh: for the nth time already:fingers-crossed:
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i have same issue with htc one x, my wifi doesn't wan't to turn on. it stuck on "turning on...", i tried to flash different roms, etc, now i think about flashing kernel, did you do that? did it help?

Same problem on N4
Have had the exact same problem not once but twice. One day it works perfectly fine. Next day, it just stops at turning on process.
On my N4 the 4.2 was working fine. Along comes the 4.3 OTA update and the wifi stops working. Does not startup or show the mac addr either.
Did factory reset, wipe cache and even reflash binary from google stock images. No relief.
One day, the wife using gmaps started the gps location service and pop the wifi started,
Now after the 4.4 OTA all seemed to work well till yesterday and pop the wifi breaks down. the earlier trick of gmaps does not seem to work. I think one of the google apps update is breaking this.
After rebooting also, the device seems to remember the wifi state and tries to read the previous history and restore for the startup. And that is killing.
Any idea how to debug this or to wipe the wifi logs or to manually start the wifi/bluetooth radio.. ya athe bluetooth is also stuck.
Thanks guys in advance

Where is the fix?
filking said:
UPDATE - Problem sorted via philos64 thread at the top...
Should've tried that 1st, but posted here hoping someone would confirm that was the route to take, as it wasn't actually bricked... Never mind, all done..
Why??? Was out earlier so I turned my wi-fi off and my mobile on and everything was working fine..
When I got home, I turned the mobile off and tried to turn wifi back on, but it is hanging on 'Turning wifi On.'
Tried rebooted the tablet a few times and rebooting the router, (BT HomeHub 3), but still the same problem.
This N7 is rooted and running 4.2.2.
When I look at the Advanced Wifi the MAC and IP address are unavailable.
When I go into Wifi Analyzer it says the wifi needs to be turned on and tries but gets same hang and retries...
On the left of the analyzer it shows my Wifi ID with a mac address underneath with a yellow triangle and 'No Signal!' in red.
The wifi from the router is working as my phone is connected via wifi.
Any ideas please people ???
:crying:
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Hi Can you please send a link for the solution? i am still stuck with "wifi turning on" screen and cant seem to bypass it. No matter what Stock image i flash through Wug Toolkit.

i have got the same wifi errorrigictsi vanished
initially i had loaded my explorer with fly rom and everything waas working except the internal memory. i'm not even able to download at least an app and then i tried bulletsense rom for increasing the internal memory of my explorer. it's successful, and the memory increased. From there onwards, the problem started. the wifi first said error... but after reboot, it's all the time saying "turning on"..
by typing "ifconfing twlan0" it said no devices found... so i thought it might be some driver error. coueld any one port some other drivers to the below rom so that i can have both internal memory and wifi...
link to bulletsense rom ///d-h.st/xFr//// ( add https before /xxxx/)
here is a screenshot of it...///bit.ly/MMSeam///
any one please help me on this and give me a chance to raise your thanks meter...
sorry that i'm newbie and not allowed to post links.

Hey guys.. I faced similar issue in my AMOI 820 based Indian local device Micromax (rooted + custom kernal)
I fixed this stuck wifi problem by uninstalling Google apps in system by removing them using Titanium back up + and again installing them from playstore if needed.. Hangouts(in my case) if it's a system app after getting updated is the culprit .. Try removing it and reboot and test it yourself..

guess it working now!!
I was going crazy about this stuck wifi issue!!
I tried everything!! I found on the advance panel on the wifi
That the MAC address and the IP address is unavailble.
After many tries i think i fixed it!! Using:
Busybox and MacMan
MacMan changed my MAC address and now the wifi is no longer stuck!!!! Hope it will help you too. Peace

yurashi# said:
I was going crazy about this stuck wifi issue!!
I tried everything!! I found on the advance panel on the wifi
That the MAC address and the IP address is unavailble.
After many tries i think i fixed it!! Using:
Busybox and MacMan
MacMan changed my MAC address and now the wifi is no longer stuck!!!! Hope it will help you too. Peace
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I have same problem on my nexus 5,
But macman is not working.
Any other solutions

wifi turning on problem
i have a xperia sola mobile ..
wifi is does not work ..please help
when touch the wifi option then it does not turning on ..

Android 4.4 : WPS Failed. Please try again in a few minutes.

Hi. I had installed Gummy 4.4 ROM and was able to connect to wifi with no issues. Just suddenly, the wifi gets disconnects and can't connect anymore. everytime I try to disable the wifi and or forget the network, it fails to forget or connect, it does not show any other wifi available anymore. The error that shows is :
WPS Failed. Please try again in a few minutes..
I tried re-flashing the ROM but still the wifi does not work anymore. I have not tried to fresh install the ROM ye.
I would appreciate any suggestion how to fix this.
Thank you.

No choice but to fresh install the ROM.
After setting everything including all apps and was about to nandroid backup it and inadvertently touch the wifi icon under the settings and the error came back again.
Tried to re-flash to recover but failed.
How can I fix this issue?
the only option I see is to fresh flash the ROM.
Thank you.
qwer43 said:
Hi. I had installed Gummy 4.4 ROM and was able to connect to wifi with no issues. Just suddenly, the wifi gets disconnects and can't connect anymore. everytime I try to disable the wifi and or forget the network, it fails to forget or connect, it does not show any other wifi available anymore. The error that shows is :
WPS Failed. Please try again in a few minutes..
I tried re-flashing the ROM but still the wifi does not work anymore. I have not tried to fresh install the ROM ye.
I would appreciate any suggestion how to fix this.
Thank you.
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what kernel are you running
and are you wiping all including System before flashing rom. I do it 3x
might try the cm nightlies, they run good on my i337
gummy seems to have more issues than the nightlies for some
not sure if gummy has a wifi fix

What did you do to fix. Same error on s3 t999
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Try to reboot your phone
qwer43 said:
Hi. I had installed Gummy 4.4 ROM and was able to connect to wifi with no issues. Just suddenly, the wifi gets disconnects and can't connect anymore. everytime I try to disable the wifi and or forget the network, it fails to forget or connect, it does not show any other wifi available anymore. The error that shows is :
WPS Failed. Please try again in a few minutes..
I tried re-flashing the ROM but still the wifi does not work anymore. I have not tried to fresh install the ROM ye.
I would appreciate any suggestion how to fix this.
Thank you.
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Try to reboot your phone, you will find it again after rebooting.

Remove battery
I had the same issue on a different ROM, when reboots did not fix the issue and was driving me nuts.
The good old trick of removing battery and rebooting did the trick. Hope it helps you.

Guys I was having this issue, and I found a fix that worked for me.
The Wifi on my last rom was working fine, as was on my current rom, until I switched on a setting, "Enable wireless display". It was the only common thread between the two, and as soon as I turned it on, I lost Wifi and got the "WPS failed" message when refreshing networks.
Once I turned off "Enable wireless display" (and rebooted with fixing persmissions, not sure if that's a necessary step), I had working Wifi again.
Settings > Display > Cast Screen > uncheck "Enable wireless display"
Hope this helps some of you.

phaseL said:
Guys I was having this issue, and I found a fix that worked for me.
The Wifi on my last rom was working fine, as was on my current rom, until I switched on a setting, "Enable wireless display". It was the only common thread between the two, and as soon as I turned it on, I lost Wifi and got the "WPS failed" message when refreshing networks.
Once I turned off "Enable wireless display" (and rebooted with fixing persmissions, not sure if that's a necessary step), I had working Wifi again.
Settings > Display > Cast Screen > uncheck "Enable wireless display"
Hope this helps some of you.
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Yep that is what was keeping my wifi at bay. Turn off "Enable Wireless Display"
Great job !!

Fixed: WPS failed
phaseL said:
Guys I was having this issue, and I found a fix that worked for me.
The Wifi on my last rom was working fine, as was on my current rom, until I switched on a setting, "Enable wireless display". It was the only common thread between the two, and as soon as I turned it on, I lost Wifi and got the "WPS failed" message when refreshing networks.
Once I turned off "Enable wireless display" (and rebooted with fixing persmissions, not sure if that's a necessary step), I had working Wifi again.
Settings > Display > Cast Screen > uncheck "Enable wireless display"
Hope this helps some of you.
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Thanks..
This fixed and worked for me.

phaseL said:
Guys I was having this issue, and I found a fix that worked for me.
The Wifi on my last rom was working fine, as was on my current rom, until I switched on a setting, "Enable wireless display". It was the only common thread between the two, and as soon as I turned it on, I lost Wifi and got the "WPS failed" message when refreshing networks.
Once I turned off "Enable wireless display" (and rebooted with fixing persmissions, not sure if that's a necessary step), I had working Wifi again.
Settings > Display > Cast Screen > uncheck "Enable wireless display"
Hope this helps some of you.
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Thanks! great job!, I was about to flash a new ROM, this was driving me crazy. I spent almost two hours trying to fix this with no luck. (rebooted many many times, power off, wipe dalvik, fix permissions, remove battery, etc)
P.S: When I disabled "Enable wireless display" I rebooted without Fixing permissions and it worked, so it seems it's not necessary.
FYI: Samsung Galaxy S Advance @ SlimKat ROM 4.4.4 Build 20140801

Cast screen
theprinterman said:
Yep that is what was keeping my wifi at bay. Turn off "Enable Wireless Display"
GREAT JOB 10+++
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oh yes, display cast
The problem starts when I turnê on this option. Thanks