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[Q] Hidden SSID over wifi - cm7 - HTC Aria - no connection

Hi guys well i own a HTC Aria and it is rooted. First I installed Cyanogen Mod 7 on it which is great but the one thing that i have not gotten to work is to connect to a hidden SSID over wifi. I installed as many nightly builds I could hoping that with each new one maybe it would be fixed but sadly no. I am presently running cyanogen mod 6.1.1 of which the hidden SSID wifi works great. Can anyone tell me if this problem has been fixed or can anyone give a solution which does not include making my SSID visable because I can't for personal reasons. Your response is most appreciated.

Sorry, but for the 100th time, your out of luck when it comes to connecting to hidden APs if your running CM.

Ok cool its no big problem, I guest I have to wait for the final cm7 release

Mechena said:
Ok cool its no big problem, I guest I have to wait for the final cm7 release
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No. Not going to happen most likely as mentioned 200 times. Just unhide your network.

That would be impossible as my school uses a hidden network. Can't just waltz up to them and request them to unhide it.

I feel you man i guess for now do what i did go back to cm 6.1.1, it works great with hidden SSID over wifi

The question is why hidden SSID are a no go for CM7?

I wonder if it took this long for cm6 to get the hidden SSID over wifi to work or if it ever even had this problem from the start/to begin with.

jeebuz said:
That would be impossible as my school uses a hidden network. Can't just waltz up to them and request them to unhide it.
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Same situation here, I just reverted back to FR008 with HK kernel (for great battery life) and will stick with it until the semester is done or someone manages it to get it working on CM7.

You got it man its just a waiting game but in the end those guy do a great job getting the roms fully working and stable. 5 stars!!!!!!!!!

[Q] Is there a way to keep the Wifi connection stable?

This is a brand new unrooted Mytouch 4G, so I suppose I haven't done anything wrong yet. =P
I tried the wifi connection on this phone, and it usually works great. But I later found out the it's not very stable. I carry this phone with me and walk around the campus, it doesn't always receive wifi signal like my iPad would always do. Also, sometimes even when it shows that I am connected, the internet based software such as skype will not work (making phone call without hearing any voice).
Is there a software/app that can help? Or maybe I should root my phone for a better version of operating system?

On the stock ROM and all Sense ROMs, there is an option under WiFi Settings -> Advanced -> Best WiFi Performance. Try selecting that and see if it makes a difference.

aeroxy said:
This is a brand new unrooted Mytouch 4G, so I suppose I haven't done anything wrong yet. =P
I tried the wifi connection on this phone, and it usually works great. But I later found out the it's not very stable. I carry this phone with me and walk around the campus, it doesn't always receive wifi signal like my iPad would always do. Also, sometimes even when it shows that I am connected, the internet based software such as skype will not work (making phone call without hearing any voice).
Is there a software/app that can help? Or maybe I should root my phone for a better version of operating system?
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WOO! lol i found someone in the same boat as me...I go college as well and my ipad connects fine, but my laptop and phone (for some weird reason do not). Ive tried a whole variety of differernt rom and kernel combinations including stock, but nothing would work. I really really really wanted to stay stock on my phone because I like it so much, but it just wouldnt work. Then I tried the evil 4g HD rom with fauxs sense smartass kernel and suddenly wifi was working amazing! It connected as soon as I clicked turn on wifi and stayed connected throughout the day even though I was walking around campus. Plus the rom has sense so its not straying too far from stock! I dont know what the reason is, but you should give it a go and see if it works for you!

I finally determine to try your method. I can't find evil 4G HD rom. Did you mean Evo?

aeroxy said:
I finally determine to try your method. I can't find evil 4G HD rom. Did you mean Evo?
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no...i mean this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878320

Also, can you give me links to the sense, rom and the kernel that work for you?

aeroxy said:
Also, can you give me links to the sense, rom and the kernel that work for you?
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I used the rom mentioned above....and the kernel with stock voltage cfs found on this page
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=941141
specifically this one
http://www.mediafire.com/?peijjco6hbw6wqd

Problem With Custom ROMs And Wireless Tether (AP)

Hi everyone,
I've tried several different ROMs for my Canadian i337m device (e.g. SlimRom, Illusion, CM, Goldeneye, Pacman, Revolt) and the only one capable of sharing my 4G connection with my laptop through is Revolt. This is after about five hours of testing and tons of flashing. I certainly "forgot" the network after each test from my laptop so the connection would be fresh each time. I've tried using various levels of security, including none. My laptop can see the AndroidAP signal and get five bars, but then internet just never loads (except with Revolt, and with stock firmware too). FWIW, I'm on Win7 64bit and I have no driver issues.
Very strange! I've tried flashing a "better tether" fix, but that breaks ROMs (they won't boot, because it's specifically for a certain ROM). I've tried reflashing the stock kernel after each ROM flash, but more often that not that just breaks the ROM flash (stuck in boot). I don't know what to do except use Revolt, which isn't a bad compromise (better than stock) but TBH, I like Illusion's UI navigation transitions so much that I'd like to use that ROM.
Any ideas? Maybe there's a way to slipstream the stock ROM's MobileAP files into another ROM? (Probably not, because stock's settings panel is completely different from other ROMs', but just an idea.)
Thank you for reading.

Te3k said:
Hi everyone,
I've tried several different ROMs for my Canadian i337m device (e.g. SlimRom, Illusion, CM, Goldeneye, Pacman, Revolt) and the only one capable of sharing my 4G connection with my laptop through is Revolt. This is after about five hours of testing and tons of flashing. I certainly "forgot" the network after each test from my laptop so the connection would be fresh each time. I've tried using various levels of security, including none. My laptop can see the AndroidAP signal and get five bars, but then internet just never loads (except with Revolt, and with stock firmware too). FWIW, I'm on Win7 64bit and I have no driver issues.
Very strange! I've tried flashing a "better tether" fix, but that breaks ROMs (they won't boot, because it's specifically for a certain ROM). I've tried reflashing the stock kernel after each ROM flash, but more often that not that just breaks the ROM flash (stuck in boot). I don't know what to do except use Revolt, which isn't a bad compromise (better than stock) but TBH, I like Illusion's UI navigation transitions so much that I'd like to use that ROM.
Any ideas? Maybe there's a way to slipstream the stock ROM's MobileAP files into another ROM? (Probably not, because stock's settings panel is completely different from other ROMs', but just an idea.)
Thank you for reading.
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I am encountering the EXACT same issue on my Rogers Galaxy S4, tethering works with stock firmware, but nothing else, I even called rogers and had them remove and readd the tethering flag on my account. The APN settings on the TW (stock) firmware are exactly the same as the settings on the custom ROMs. Wondering what is missing here.

Howdy,
Found the solution to my tethering issues, simply go to the Play Store and search for this app:
ISWAT Tether Unlocker Free
There will be a rather obnoxiously loud app that will play before it performs the operation to unlock your tethering, but afterwards, it works as it does with the stock ROM. You're free to uninstall the app afterwards and you'll retain your tethering abilities

wsuther said:
Howdy,
Found the solution to my tethering issues, simply go to the Play Store and search for this app:
ISWAT Tether Unlocker Free
There will be a rather obnoxiously loud app that will play before it performs the operation to unlock your tethering, but afterwards, it works as it does with the stock ROM. You're free to uninstall the app afterwards and you'll retain your tethering abilities
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This fixed mine - THANKS!

Yarbo said:
This fixed mine - THANKS!
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Glad this worked for you. It's still working for me, but not quite as well, I have to rerun it everytime I restart my device now. Not quite sure why or what it does in the backgroud to enable the tethering.

wsuther said:
Glad this worked for you. It's still working for me, but not quite as well, I have to rerun it everytime I restart my device now. Not quite sure why or what it does in the backgroud to enable the tethering.
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Hmm, I also need to re run the app after every device reboot.... Oh well at least it works.

OMG thank you, I've been looking for something to fix this for a few weeks now but this did the trick. That ad for bigfish casino was really loud with my speaker mods, but hey, it works so it's good enough.
thanks again

N7 (2012) ROM/kernel with working bluetooth tethering and wifi tethering

My Nexus 7 2012 wifi model became horrendously slow on stock 4.4.4. I upgraded to XenonHD ROM (5.1.1) but it's only a little better. I would like to find a 4.x.x Stock or custom ROM/kernel that has working bluetooth and wifi tethering (to my phone) and retains some of the joy of using the tablet. (It is really hard to find reliable info about bluetooth tethering because of the mix of Google and unrelated US-network-vendor issues that have recurred over the last three years.)

To my knowledge you're going to have to go back to 5.1.1
Wasn't supported before and no one is going to cook up that support for you on such an old tablet, realistically.
Full wipe (not factory reset) and install optipop 5.1.1 which supports it. Root and set up an automatic fstrim to resolve the lag.
Or sell me your "broken" tablet. Serious offer. Pm me if interested.

fwayfarer said:
To my knowledge you're going to have to go back to 5.1.1
Wasn't supported before and no one is going to cook up that support for you on such an old tablet, realistically.
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Um, both types of tethering were supported before! Especially with regard to Bluetooth tethering, Google broke it/fixed it/broke it a few times in various upgrades between ICS and Lollipop.

Wifi "connected, but no internet" message

Hey i had a question regarding using wifi at airports and hotels, with roms like pure nexus etc i always have an issue connecting to wifi at airports and hotels and have to turn on dhcp clients under dev settings, after that also it's broken and wifi show "connected but no internet" message. Anyone here who travels a lot and uses wifi at such places ? i'm a pilot so this thing is really important for me. Looking for a rom where this issue isn't present preferably some someone who has been using wifi at airports and hotels regularly. Also when i reverted to stock after unrooting it i'm facing no issues now, but i can't stand the stock rom lol. Thanks in advance.

rrohanjs said:
Hey i had a question regarding using wifi at airports and hotels, with roms like pure nexus etc i always have an issue connecting to wifi at airports and hotels and have to turn on dhcp clients under dev settings, after that also it's broken and wifi show "connected but no internet" message. Anyone here who travels a lot and uses wifi at such places ? i'm a pilot so this thing is really important for me. Looking for a rom where this issue isn't present preferably some someone who has been using wifi at airports and hotels regularly. Also when i reverted to stock after unrooting it i'm facing no issues now, but i can't stand the stock rom lol. Thanks in advance.
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I had the same issue on the previous two builds of Pure Nexus but when I toggled DHCP Client in Developer Options I was able to connect to airport/hotel wifi and use it too. I didn't have the "Connected, No Internet" afterwards. I carry a USB-OTG drive with a ton of different ROM's and Kernels on it. When this happened to me last week while running the latest version of Pure Nexus, I wiped everything and restored a backup of of AOSiP 4.4 and I didn't have this issue at all. I also restored a backup of the stock MOB30M and it was not present as well. AOSiP 4.4 is the only custom ROM I tried while I was at the airport and my hotel. I haven't had a chance to work on the issue with Pure Nexus again.
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fast69mopar said:
I had the same issue on the previous two builds of Pure Nexus but when I toggled DHCP Client in Developer Options I was able to connect to airport/hotel wifi and use it too. I didn't have the "Connected, No Internet" afterwards. I carry a USB-OTG drive with a ton of different ROM's and Kernels on it. When this happened to me last week while running the latest version of Pure Nexus, I wiped everything and restored a backup of of AOSiP 4.4 and I didn't have this issue at all. I also restored a backup of the stock MOB30M and it was not present as well. AOSiP 4.4 is the only custom ROM I tried while I was at the airport and my hotel. I haven't had a chance to work on the issue with Pure Nexus again.
Sent from my Nexus 6 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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well this helps a lot, ill check out AOSiP 4.4, thanks

rrohanjs said:
well this helps a lot, ill check out AOSiP 4.4, thanks
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Give it a shot. It's worth it if it works for you. I have been at home for the last week so I haven't had a chance to try any other ROM's to see if the issue persists. AOSiP 4.4 was just the only one I tried during that time frame. Hope it works for you too.
If you want to try AOSiP 4.5 here is the link below:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24651429356503310
AOSiP 4.4 is here:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588232905720427
I also use Banks GAPPS and have never had any issues. AOSiP is a really nice ROM in my opinion. Lots of customization, good looks and stable with their kernel or any other kernel I have tested with. I personally use B1RCKB1RD Kernel with every ROM.
Good luck and happy flashing. As always, make a backup before hand in TWRP or make sure you have one saved somewhere just in case some goes awry.
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