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AP4 WIFI doesnt start

Hello everyone, this post is for people who have wifi issues like i do.. i flashed the final release of AP4 and i cant start wifi, any solution yet? i even reflashed again just to make sure its not some glitch while flashing. i know in the maual it says to refer to the thread about it.. i couldn't find anyone complaining yet. Maybe there aren't many of us who flashed ap4 already. just a note to all people who haven't flashed yet, i tried to flash on vista 64 twice and it failed so save yourself the trouble and try another operating system such as the reliable xp!

They have a solution, the solution for the alpha had to be made for each user. I imagine it is the same here, one of the team members should be able to fix it for you.

thanks master, ill wait for someone to help me through mine.. so its a fixable thing , i don't have to hard reset anymore, can i continue and customize my device ? the wait for the solution?

No wifi
dj_gabzz said:
Hello everyone, this post is for people who have wifi issues like i do.. i flashed the final release of AP4 and i cant start wifi, any solution yet? i even reflashed again just to make sure its not some glitch while flashing. i know in the maual it says to refer to the thread about it.. i couldn't find anyone complaining yet. Maybe there aren't many of us who flashed ap4 already. just a note to all people who haven't flashed yet, i tried to flash on vista 64 twice and it failed so save yourself the trouble and try another operating system such as the reliable xp!
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Same here, I'm also unable to start wifi in the comm manager.
Cheers,
HJ

you need to see olinex,
but they may ask for a donation to fix it.... they were asking for one fom those who flashed the leaked version and got ****ed up
i think its a special file you run on your phone to fix it

well, I thought the issue was fixed in final flasher - apparently not, but we think we know how to make a permanent fix for it. seems to be issue mostly on vista, but the real cause isn't vista itself. watch this space
until then I strongly recommend that you use XP to flash AP4.
and no, no donations are required, not your fault for flashing the officially announced release. of course they are always welcome

cmonex said:
well, I thought the issue was fixed in final flasher - apparently not, but we think we know how to make a permanent fix for it. seems to be issue mostly on vista, but the real cause isn't vista itself. watch this space
until then I strongly recommend that you use XP to flash AP4.
and no, no donations are required, not your fault for flashing the officially announced release. of course they are always welcome
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Thanks for the Rom.
I am also having wifi issue and I flashed the rom using XP. The issue is it will not turn on at all in comm manager. I can click the 'on' button but after a few seconds it jumps back to off.
No biggie I will wait till there is a solution.
Again thanks for the rom.

I reflash my rom to ap3 and repair wife,wifi turn on OK, and reflash ap4 ,but wifi not turn on.

samething happen..
the rest are awsome

There will be new support added soon to assist the AP team in fixing WiFi problems, and yes it requires a custom file to be prepared for each device. You MUST HAVE your original MAC address available to receive the AP4 fix. On many devices this is listed on the Battery door. Others of you may have this stored in the address table of your access point or WiFi router's MAC table.
I just read (above) that someone has flashed back to the modified AP3 and their WiFi worked there. If this is true, then the worst case if you can't find your MAC is to flash the modified AP3, write down your MAC then reflash to AP4 and get the fix. I have not personally tested this as I do not have the WiFi problem at present.
IF you have your MAC address and you are waiting for the customized file to fix you AP4 Wifi, send me a PM with your information and I will begin a first come, first serve queue for getting your AP4 fixed. You will need MTTY to apply the fix, so if you don't have that or you don't know about it, you can read up on it in the mean time. regards, raskell

cmonex said:
well, I thought the issue was fixed in final flasher - apparently not, but we think we know how to make a permanent fix for it. seems to be issue mostly on vista, but the real cause isn't vista itself. watch this space
until then I strongly recommend that you use XP to flash AP4.
and no, no donations are required, not your fault for flashing the officially announced release. of course they are always welcome
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I flashed using XP and have the same problem.....

raskell said:
There will be new support added soon to assist the AP team in fixing WiFi problems, and yes it requires a custom file to be prepared for each device. You MUST HAVE your original MAC address available to receive the AP4 fix. On many devices this is listed on the Battery door. Others of you may have this stored in the address table of your access point or WiFi router's MAC table.
I just read (above) that someone has flashed back to the modified AP3 and their WiFi worked there. If this is true, then the worst case if you can't find your MAC is to flash the modified AP3, write down your MAC then reflash to AP4 and get the fix. I have not personally tested this as I do not have the WiFi problem at present.
IF you have your MAC address and you are waiting for the customized file to fix you AP4 Wifi, send me a PM with your information and I will begin a first come, first serve cue for getting your AP4 fixed. You will need MTTY to apply the fix, so if you don't have that or you don't know about it, you can read up on it in the mean time. regards, raskell
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My wifi mac address is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,how to fix my ap4 rom???
Please send fix file to my email ( [email protected] ), thank!

linmu2000 said:
My wifi mac address is xx xx xx xx xx xx ,how to fix my ap4 rom???
Please send fix file to my email ( [email protected] ), thank!
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You should edit your post immediately and DO NOT POST your MAC addresses here. Only send this information using the PM (private messages). Click on my name and select the option to send a private message. This is the only way please.

raskell said:
You should edit your post immediately and DO NOT POST your MAC addresses here. Only send this information using the PM (private messages). Click on my name and select the option to send a private message. This is the only way please.
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sorry, i already pm. thank!

So you have WiFi problems, I did so read on.
Here is a quick guide to the WiFi not working, learnt from someone who's been there himself!
Your WiFi doesn't work normally because there was a problem Flashing to AP 4.0. Mine went wrong as I still had my memory card in while trying to flash to AP 4.0 beta (authorised! not the leaked issue), and after another attempt at flashing, then going back to AP 3.0 and then back up to AP 4.0 again I got it on but no WiFi. So what you need is a file from cmonex that she makes personally from your MAC address, you then use this with mtty to set up wifi again. It is quite a simple thing to do, BUT you have to have your MAC code first before even contacting cmonex. It should be inside the door of the battery lid, if not I, understand you could use a MAC address from anything else YOU own with WiFi. I think it would also be a help if you had mtty ready as well, then you would be set up to go.
Please remember that it is not cmonex's fault your WiFi don't work, A text book flash WILL leave you with a working WiFi, so be ready to donate a little to her for her help, its only fair I think. let me know if you have any other questions and I will try to help within the limits of my knowledge on this problem. I can't help with any MAC bin files, sorry!
All the best
Jay

Help NOW for AP4 broken WiFi
I can now assist you if your WiFi failed to start after installing AP4. You must have the NEW SPL, working AP4 and your original MAC address. Send me your MAC in a PM (Private Message) and I will make you a correction file specific to your MAC address. I need an e-mail address to send you the file. DO NOT PASS on the file or the fix instructions as they are custom to your device, and believe me you do not want 100's of people around the world using your MAC addess. I keep a log and a copy of each file created and will be happy to assist you on a first come first serve basis.
I am doing this to assist the AP4 team, with their permission, so that they can attend to more pressing issues. We want your devices to be fixed and for you to be satisfied with AP4.
Kind Regards,
Raskell
p.s. - I am in (GMT-5) so support will be based around reasonable hours (for me) - I will do the best I can given that I am only one person

Thats what I wanted to do but didn't have the right software so, well done Raskell.
Jay

responderman said:
Thats what I wanted to do but didn't have the right software so, well done Raskell.
Jay
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My plesure to contribute to the forum Jay
Regards,
Rick

raskell said:
You MUST HAVE your original MAC address available to receive the AP4 fix.
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if they don't have the original mac anymore, then it is fine if it is just some unique enough MAC, ask them to provide another device's mac address that they have, then edit that address a bit.
I just read (above) that someone has flashed back to the modified AP3 and their WiFi worked there. If this is true, then the worst case if you can't find your MAC is to flash the modified AP3, write down your MAC then reflash to AP4 and get the fix. I have not personally tested this as I do not have the WiFi problem at present.
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no, that was probably a misunderstanding. flashing to AP3 will not solve the wifi issue.

hellejoep said:
I flashed using XP and have the same problem.....
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but you cancelled the process first time, no?
also I think it's best not to use a slow PC such as the EEE PC (that was an issue too)

Wife Tether (How to make it work)

Hi guys, question, I can't get wifi tether to work on my netbook.
It's there anything special I have to do to the netbook in order for it to allow the connection because it says connected but the internet doesn't work, thanks in advance.

From the Subject Line, I though your were trying to tether your WIFE.... sadly, that is not something possible in most cases.

i had this problem, it was because i swapped out sd cards and didnt have the bin file on the new sd card..just Delete and reinstall the program, and a newly generated bin file will be placed on the card..should work!

Go to Menu -> Show Log. If you don't see something similar to
Loading bcm4329.ko module (fw_bcm4329.bin from /sdcard/android.tether)...
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then you need to follow the instructions at code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/wiki/Setup_HTC_Desire_Incredible

Thanks guys.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

How to connect to a Mobile HotSpot. 2ways.

Hi guys,
Since the mobile hot spot is an adhoc networks, so tablet cannot recognise it
directly.
So I found a instruction which is called can solve this problem.
We simply replace the original wpa_supplicant with the new one.
And put it in /System/Bin/.
I did the root and copy, but it still cannot find the adhoc hotspot for me.
So anyone have any idea?
Solution 1: solving it with the magic "wpa_supplicant"
Solution 2: changing the configuration of hotspot in my mobile to a normal wifi.
I'm waiting for anyone who can solve this.
Cheers
Winston

Hmm. I have a mytouch 4G and the A500 connects to the hotspot easily. No mods, rooting etc. needing.
Is this in relation to phones that are using less than carrier proposed methods for enabling hotspots?

Hi Neo,
According to what I have had known so far, it seems that google blocks this function,
so someone modified the wap_supplicant to enable the hotspot functionality.

franva said:
Hi guys,
Since the mobile hot spot is an adhoc networks, so tablet cannot recognise it
directly.
So I found a instruction which is called can solve this problem.
We simply replace the original wpa_supplicant with the new one.
And put it in /System/Bin/.
I did the root and copy, but it still cannot find the adhoc hotspot for me.
So anyone have any idea?
Solution 1: solving it with the magic "wpa_supplicant"
Solution 2: changing the configuration of hotspot in my mobile to a normal wifi.
I'm waiting for anyone who can solve this.
Cheers
Winston
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Solution 2 depends on your specific phone and its implementation. My Droid for instance doesn't support infrastructure hotspot (outbound), so I had to use the "magic wpa_supplicant" approach. Other phones may support infrastructure mode, either directly or through a 3rd-party wifi tether app.
In terms of solution 1 - if you get the wpa_supplicant (apparently a new version has been posted for those of us w/ 3.1 update) you also need to reset the permissions on the file to match that on the original file (which I know you backed up, right? ); easiest way would be through Root Explorer and set Read: (Owner/Group/Others), Write (Owner only) and Execute (Owner/Group). I'm too lazy to remember what the Terminal Emulator chmod command would be
As a reminder to all who do choose to replace wpa_supplicant, keep a copy of the original file, you never know when Acer's going to require a specific original file for any future updates (wpa_supp wasn't needed for the 3.0.1 update but was for 3.1)

Yes I would say do not delete or move the old file just rename by adding old to end of file name. Its how I done it renamed did the update changed back. And now all is well again.I used the same replacement file from before. No need for a new. Version

Hi Vereyn,
Thanks a lot.
Could you please provide the link to download?
Frankly, I have tried all wpa_supplicant in this forume.
None of them works for me.
My version is Android 3.0.1
Acer ICONIA A5011, rather than A500.
Cheers

franva said:
Hi guys,
Since the mobile hot spot is an adhoc networks, so tablet cannot recognise it
directly.
So I found a instruction which is called can solve this problem.
We simply replace the original wpa_supplicant with the new one.
And put it in /System/Bin/.
I did the root and copy, but it still cannot find the adhoc hotspot for me.
So anyone have any idea?
Solution 1: solving it with the magic "wpa_supplicant"
Solution 2: changing the configuration of hotspot in my mobile to a normal wifi.
I'm waiting for anyone who can solve this.
Cheers
Winston
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Soo... Which rock have you been hiding under exactly? This is pretty old news, and there are already a few threads detailing exactly what you need to do... Hell, there's one on the first page of this forum section!

Dear Floating,
Could you please send the link to me? or at least give me the title of that article which
you are talking about?
Because it disappeared again now >_<;

Again,
yes there are many ad hoc articles, but none of them work for me....

franva said:
Again,
yes there are many ad hoc articles, but none of them work for me....
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The links are in the forum, just scroll down a bit.
As for the articles not working... If they're not working for you, maybe you're doing something wrong or missing one of the steps?

[SCRIPT] Change Hostname v6 08/07/2012

This will also be the last update to this script for the foreseeable future. Someone else is more than welcome to take what is here and run with it though.
08-07-2012 fixed a few typos and problems with quotes.
01-29-2012 added some variables to check for the existence of things and get correct paths.
01-06-2012 fixed hostname path.
01-02-2012 Updated to truly work on all devices.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
Big thanks to cdesai for pointing out a nice little enhancement.
This is version 5 of this script.
This script is designed to change the hostname of your device so that you can access it through your network by name instead of android_0123456789ABCEDF.
Your device will also be able to be seen at your router by the new name as well.
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
#change devName to whatever you want.
devName="changeMe"
#random variables
devHostPath=$(which hostname)
devGetPath=$(which getprop)
devSetPath=$(which setprop)
if [ "$($devGetPath net.hostname)" = "$devName" ]
then
echo "Device hostname does not need to be changed."
else
echo "Device hostname is being changed to $devName."
$devHostPath $devName
$devSetPath net.hostname $devName
if [ "$($devGetPath net.hostname)" != "$devName" ]
then
echo "Device hostname has not been changed."
else
echo "Device hostname has been successfully changed."
fi
fi
Download Hostname.sh
Download Hostname.sh to your device.
Use a text editor to change the "changeMe" in the script to whatever you want. [Keep the quotes]
Use Script Manager to run the script.
The script output will tell you if the command has completed successfully.
Once it has been run your device will be named whatever you change the "changeMe" to.
*Additionally, this script should be able to be run on any device without issues but I have only tested this on Galaxy Nexus AOKP and Droid Bionic Eclipse v3.0.
**Standard disclaimer, I am in no way responsible for ANYTHING that happens to your phone that you have done.
***This code is provided free of charge and is released with no warranty explicit or implied.
If you find this post useful or it helped in any way please hit the thanks button.

Can anyone confirm this worked for them? Doesn't seem to be working for me.

What's the output when you run it?
And when you run it a second time?
You can check at your router as well by logging into it and checking the DHCP leases.
Oh, I figured this was assumed, but you have to have root and run it as root.

Terror_1 said:
What's the output when you run it?
And when you run it a second time?
You can check at your router as well by logging into it and checking the DHCP leases.
Oh, I figured this was assumed, but you have to have root and run it as root.
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It didn't work for me either, but your effort is much appreciated!

Not all roms will have bash, and even those which have it is mostly in /system/bin
Using /system/bin/sh would be the best way!
From my fingers to your eyez

Thanks,works perfect for me on the HTC EVO.

cdesai said:
Not all roms will have bash, and even those which have it is mostly in /system/bin
Using /system/bin/sh would be the best way!
From my fingers to your eyez
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Good call.
I will get it fixed when I find a couple moments.
OP has been updated with the change, works fine on my bionic though untested on anything else.

Terror_1 said:
Good call.
I will get it fixed when I find a couple moments.
OP has been updated with the change, works fine on my bionic though untested on anything else.
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Yet another idea, you can specify the host name while executing the script as an argument (quick changes )
You can use read devname and if it's empty you can get model no. From build.prop
From my fingers to your eyez

cdesai said:
Yet another idea, you can specify the host name while executing the script as an argument (quick changes )
You can use read devname and if it's empty you can get model no. From build.prop
From my fingers to your eyez
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I left it static so that it can be run at boot and will always have the same name. The model could work but it is more for changing the name to something you want rather than being dictated what it will be.
Oh and depending on your model you could have a space or other special in it.

Hi everybody !
in the old version I have to follow the instructions, but when starting the Script Manager notice shall not be allowed and notice was not found, I'm using xperia arc s, please tell me why? sr my english is not good

Are you running this as root using the skull and crossbones icon?

Terror_1 said:
Are you running this as root using the skull and crossbones icon?
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I just running as root, pls check pic

le_manhpro said:
I just running as root, pls check pic
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Let me work on this a little and get back to you. It looks like you don't have busybox installed, which you "shouldn't" need.
What is your device?
[EDIT] Give the new version a shot and let me know how you make out.

Terror_1 said:
Let me work on this a little and get back to you. It looks like you don't have busybox installed, which you "shouldn't" need.
What is your device?
[EDIT] Give the new version a shot and let me know how you make out.
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I just installed the update of your version but still does not work, do not know which step I did wrong, please guide the steps to install it?
I'm using the xperia arc S
I have attached pictures of my sr english is not good

le_manhpro said:
I just installed the update of your version but still does not work, do not know which step I did wrong, please guide the steps to install it?
I'm using the xperia arc S
I have attached pictures of my sr english is not good
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I have many swear words for this.
There is nothing that you have done. Can you provide me with a link to the ROM you are using and I will take a closer look. Even if it's the last thing I do I will get this working.
Challenge accepted.

Terror_1 said:
I have many swear words for this.
There is nothing that you have done. Can you provide me with a link to the ROM you are using and I will take a closer look. Even if it's the last thing I do I will get this working.
Challenge accepted.
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I'm using the original rom android 2.3.4, you can check here, hope you find ways to overcome sorry my english is not good
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=965

LG Revolution
On LG Revolution running GingerVolt 1.3, I had to change /bin/hostname to /system/xbin/hostname.
The script can be modified to determine the location of hostname command , rather than hardcoding the path.

gumnaam.sur said:
On LG Revolution running GingerVolt 1.3, I had to change /bin/hostname to /system/xbin/hostname.
The script can be modified to determine the location of hostname command , rather than hardcoding the path.
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I am working on a V5 of this which should be released within the next 2 weeks that should address almost all issues. It works as is on some devices but not all.
I have also found from my testing that setting the hostname is inconsequential and will only appear when you run the hostname command.

gumnaam.sur said:
On LG Revolution running GingerVolt 1.3, I had to change /bin/hostname to /system/xbin/hostname.
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Thanks! This is the path on the Galaxy Nexus (ICS 4.02) and i was able to get it to update successfully.
However, if this does not update the host name that is sent to my wireless router, the point of the exercise is moot to me. But at least I learned a little bit more about my phone!

This has been posted elsewhere, but to set the name set for the Wifi DHCP request:
Code:
echo yourphonehostname > /proc/sys/kernel/hostname
Obviously, this needs root. You can stick that in a new or existing script in /etc/init.d.
No need to reboot the phone for this to take effect. Stop and start wifi to get the phone to request a new DHCP lease. Note that if your phone was already connected to a router, then the new name might not show up immediately. You'll need drop the previous name from the router dhcp client table by either waiting for the lease to expire, rebooting the router or expiring the lease manually (e.g., in Tomato Admin GUI, click on the remaining lease time under lease column in the Status -> Device List page.)

Mount to folder on NAS

Hi guys,
I was wondering if anybody knows a way to map to a folder on my NAS. Specifically what I would like to do is have a folder somewhere on my Nexus Player that is a shortcut to a folder on my NAS. I want applications to be able to access files not located locally on the device.
Even more specifically I am trying to play my nes and snes roms that are located on my NAS. The apps work fine but they can not find files over my network like esfile explorer can for example.
My player is unlocked and rooted.
Thanks,
Rob

Just got it to work with the Lollirock ROM, and i bet thats ur ounly option unless u find a kernel that supports CIFS, dont think the official one does it?
*EDIT* - Oh, ye, right..., found this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...ent/kernel-unleashed-nexus-player-v1-t2977254 , bet that will work to,
i used this app to enter "permissive" mode, i read that u needed it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrbimc.selinux
and a modified version of the CIFS Manager 1.5a app found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53760495&postcount=537
to be able to mount my NAS's samba share like:
192.168.x.x/Download/Games
/mnt/cifs/Games

Thanks!!! will try as soon I as get a chance!!!

ummmimrob said:
Thanks!!! will try as soon I as get a chance!!!
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Can you let us know which option you went with and how well it worked? I'd like to do this since Stickmount isn't working out well for me.
Thanks

OK I just want to first say THANK YOU!!!!!
Now I will try and tell you all that I did. I have done so many things I am not sure exactly what combination of things worked. I will tell you that you definitely need to be rooted and you also need the modified cifs app as previously mentioned. I also installed the kernel that supports cifs as mentioned. as far as permissive mode goes I do not have the app mentioned but I do believe I did this manually through a terminal. this may or may not persist without editing some file I am not sure? I hope this was at least some help. Thanks again!

and just to add a short rant... Why is this not a normal part of android!!!!! especially the nexus player! A device that they want you to connect to your tv and with this basic feature could make it a fully functional htpc. WTF google!!!!

ummmimrob said:
and just to add a short rant... Why is this not a normal part of android!!!!! especially the nexus player! A device that they want you to connect to your tv and with this basic feature could make it a fully functional htpc. WTF google!!!!
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I am with you on that. However, if they added all of those features, it'll introduce too many variables for them to work with when troubleshooting. I think that's what it comes down to
Sent from my LG-D850 using Tapatalk

ummmimrob said:
OK I just want to first say THANK YOU!!!!!
Now I will try and tell you all that I did. I have done so many things I am not sure exactly what combination of things worked. I will tell you that you definitely need to be rooted and you also need the modified cifs app as previously mentioned. I also installed the kernel that supports cifs as mentioned. as far as permissive mode goes I do not have the app mentioned but I do believe I did this manually through a terminal. this may or may not persist without editing some file I am not sure? I hope this was at least some help. Thanks again!
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Ur welcome, ^.^