[Q] CM7 Wifi Tether, WPA/WPA2 ? - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Heya Guys,
I'm running CM7 on my Atrix, using either MROM(hv) or Faux123 Kernels depending on my mood
I've been using android-wifi-tether, and can connect using WEP, but I've never been able to get WPA/WPA2 to work. Been doing some searching, and reading, found some similar issues, but none Atrix CM7 specific, so at this point I dont know if I'm barking up the wrong tree or not.
I'm not sure if the inability to get WPA/WPA2 to work is specific to the app, or the rom, or kernel, or some particular combination.
Any suggestions on where and/or what to look for? i.e. Where to start?
Or maybe some one can suggest and app they already know works with the aforementioned rom/kernel combinations?
Thanks for any guidance.
K

OK, so no one has a clue apparently....
Is anyone using wifi tethering on CM7 with working WPA2? If so, what app are you using? What kernel?
Thanks
K

Just tried it, works flawlessly (it's just slow, I don't have good signal here). Both open and wpa2. I don't ever use tethering so I don't really care if it works, but apparently it does.
I'm not using any app, just what's built into the ROM. I'm using MROM but not with the original kernel, I forgot which kernel I'm using. Either from official CM7 or from TopSmarts.

ravilov said:
Just tried it, works flawlessly (it's just slow, I don't have good signal here). Both open and wpa2. I don't ever use tethering so I don't really care if it works, but apparently it does.
I'm not using any app, just what's built into the ROM. I'm using MROM but not with the original kernel, I forgot which kernel I'm using. Either from official CM7 or from TopSmarts.
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Thanks Ravilov
I must have something something hosed up somewhere then. Maybe time to give MROM a try. When you get a chance, please let me know what kernel youre using. I would think it would be OK with MROMs own kernel, but who know these days, lol.
Thanks,
K

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Wifi Calling. Am I stuck on the same Rom forever?

Long Story short I would have to walk down the block to use my phone at work. Wifi calling is a necessity. When I got my phone it was already flashed to a ROM that to this day I have no clue what it is. I know it is some version of JK6. Anyways Wifi calling is decently stable though I am having some minor issues with wifi connection and my battery is awful. If I flash a new modem would this interfere with the wifi calling's stability?
And having that in mind is there a list of what ROMS include wifi calling? (or can it be installed on any ROM, because I would really like to try Axura or Nero) but I can not go without it on my phone.
Thanks!
vlcano57 said:
Long Story short I would have to walk down the block to use my phone at work. Wifi calling is a necessity. When I got my phone it was already flashed to a ROM that to this day I have no clue what it is. I know it is some version of JK6. Anyways Wifi calling is decently stable though I am having some minor issues with wifi connection and my battery is awful. If I flash a new modem would this interfere with the wifi calling's stability?
And having that in mind is there a list of what ROMS include wifi calling? (or can it be installed on any ROM, because I would really like to try Axura or Nero) but I can not go without it on my phone.
Thanks!
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I'm sure it can work with axura, I've tried it, not sure about nero, but it should work.
The devs removed wifi calling from roms because its a HUGE battery hog, but I'm sure you can find a .apk on xda, or 4 shared.
I'm running Nero V3 and Wificalling works fine. It even seems to work better then my old JK2 based ROM. I'm using the .apk linked from the slightly better gingerbread theme found here in the vibrant themes section.
Flash a new rom and if the rom does not have the .apk just d/load it... no issues at all with the new roms.
Thanks guys I wasnt sure if the program was ROM Specific or required certain files/settings blah blah blah. But if it should work with any newer Rom I guess I should just get over this fear of flashing and pull the trigger. monkey1911 Ill give that a search right now so at least I can put it in my arsenal. Ill let y'all know my results. Thanks for the help!
I finally took the leap tonight and flashed nero 4.1 (maybe ill do 5 eventually but I like this for my first flash.)
I installed wifi calling and it works great. Had a struggle restoring my contacts because what's on google contacts is not correct and it wants to override what I restored using titanium which is correct so I had to shut it off and re restore the contacts after.
Only issue I am having is my camera advises me the firmware is not current and says continue yes or no. Any fix for this? Thanks for the help guys I am finally glad I got the audacity to flash
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[Q] Vibrant on AT&T Qs

Hello everyone! I am brand new to the world of custom roms. Please laugh, but be helpful!
I am an AT&T customer, I received my Vibrant on Friday and have been learning plenty thanks to this site since then. I still have a lot to learn though, and if anyone could answer a few questions I would be very grateful.
I installed my first custom rom today. Bionix 1.3.1. So far it's great. It doesn't have all the Tmo bloatware that came on the stock eclair. I installed this rom because everyone said the GPS was great, it is very stable, good performance and good battery life.
So far, I have not been able to get the GPS working. Is this because I have an ATT Sim in the Vibrant? I am a total noob with this stuff, please don't laugh! I am not sure if the satellites are branded to certain companies or what (fill me in!). I have read that there are apps you can download that can help your GPS, but I am wary until I figure out if the Vibrant is incompatible with ATT satellites.
Can someone please explain in laymens terms what a Kernel is? Bionix came with Voodoo installed. To my understanding, Voodoo helps with audio and video display. But when I try to open the Voodoo app, it says that it is incompatible with my Kernel. How do I get a kernel that will work well with Bionix? (Again, sorry for the noobtalk.)
I'm sure I will have more questions in the coming weeks. Thanks in advance to being such a helpful community (you guys really are from what I have seen here!)
Anyone have some advice
I'd be happy to assist you. All you need to do on your phone is do some GPS fixes. I forgot which ones got my GPS working for my phone but Bionix GPS did not work out of the box. I remember I had to either download a GPSfix or do this
http://www.tmonews.com/2010/07/samsung-vibrant-suffering-gps-issues-quick-fix-available/
I remember the GPS was working great on the Bionix until I switched to different ROMs. You can load any ROM you want but be cautious of what you want out of your phone. Something that looks really nice and productive may give you horrible battery life and GPS.
That's a pretty old article. My phone was made in June 2011. Bionix is supposed to having a working GPS outright. Are you sure this isn't the case?
I remember using it and it worked. But I forgot what I did to the GPS because it was so long ago since I've used Bionix. You can look around for GPS fixes.
Hmm ok. Any advice as far as the Kernel/Voodoo is concerned?
Bali, Bullet, and Overstock are good for battery life and smoothness.
People say Bali is the best but I find that my phone overheats a lot and at times becomes unresponsive. Again, each vibrant is different in how it handles kernels. You have to try some of these yourself to see which one is best for your vibrant.
Has anyone been able to get GPS to work using a Vibrant on ATT's network?
Donteventrii said:
Has anyone been able to get GPS to work using a Vibrant on ATT's network?
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Yes, by changing the LbsTestMode settings (search on supl.google.com).
Krzysiek_CK said:
Yes, by changing the LbsTestMode settings (search on supl.google.com).
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Thanks for the response
I did a search and found http://phandroid.com/2010/07/21/easy-fix-for-t-mobiles-samsung-vibrant-gps-issues/
When I try to get into LbsTestMode by entering *#*#1472365#*#* the text clears after I enter the final *
What am I doing wrong?
Donteventrii said:
Thanks for the response
I did a search and found http://phandroid.com/2010/07/21/easy-fix-for-t-mobiles-samsung-vibrant-gps-issues/
When I try to get into LbsTestMode by entering *#*#1472365#*#* the text clears after I enter the final *
What am I doing wrong?
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I have a Vibrant on AT&T and other than the GPS sucking I can use it. Any way try this code.
*#*#3214789650#*#*
I tried that and it worked. Will test and get back
How do you find out what modem you are using? I can find the Kernel in About phone but the modem is not there.
Donteventrii said:
I tried that and it worked. Will test and get back
How do you find out what modem you are using? I can find the Kernel in About phone but the modem is not there.
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The Baseband Version is your modem.
MoWeb said:
The Baseband Version is your modem.
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Thank you my friend.
Edit: Can you make a recommendation for a good GPS modem/kernel? I'm running Bionix 1.3.1
Donteventrii said:
Thank you my friend.
Edit: Can you make a recommendation for a good GPS modem/kernel? I'm running Bionix 1.3.1
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Happy to help
I don't know about Bionix, I'm using Project V, Bali 1.8.8 kernel, KB5 modem with no issues.
I decided to try Bali 1.8.8 Kernel with KB5 modem.
I am trying to flash these using Odin. I think the KB5 goes in the Phone slot, and Bali goes in the PDA slot? When I click PDA and try to select the Bali ZIP it doesn't show up, it looks like the only file extensions available are .tar .md5 and .smd
What is a .pit, why do I need it? Where can I find one?
I'm trying to use this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7152078&postcount=2 but I'm not having much success.
I like to use the thanks button
Managed to flash them using SGS flasher. Still not sure what some of this stuff means. It's fun toying though
In the future, just use Clockworks in ROM Manager to flash your kernels. I find it easier to just install from zip (zip name of your kernel). You will still have the same ROM just a different kernel.
That's exactly what I ended up doing. Battery life is terrible. But I guess I should expect it.
I have a question about voodoo. From their site it says you can get a better image, (less blue screen, not as sharp of a resolution so no halo around text, etc). Do I need to use a specific kernel for this? I thought it was an app but couldnt find it in the app store.

[APP] Android Wifi Tethering 3.1 pre106 Working!!!

For all of you who wanted tethering to be easy and clean on the Amaze I present to you the Android Wifi Tethering app in working order:
http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wifi_tether_v3_1-pre106.apk
This is still somewhat beta but I have tested it and confirmed it works. Couple of key things to note though. You MUST choose Amaze in Device Profile and you must select "Routing Fix".
For more info on the development of this version check out the bug report that got it started:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/issues/detail?id=1189&q=amaze
My heart felt thanks go out to the team and Android Wifi Tether for throwing us a bone here and getting this up and running!!!
For rooted users only it seems
F033x said:
For rooted users only it seems
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Yes of course! Im sorry I just assumed that everyone knew that. But yes you must be rooted which is quite a simple process!
2sh0rt said:
Yes of course! Im sorry I just assumed that everyone knew that. But yes you must be rooted which is quite a simple process!
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Very simple, if I can do it, anyone can. And I did.
Didn't work for me, just sent me to T-Mobiles page for ordering wi-fi tethering.
E-MAC said:
Didn't work for me, just sent me to T-Mobiles page for ordering wi-fi tethering.
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What is your setup? Are you stock or running a custom rom?
It seems to fc in sense 3.5. Let me see if other versions work.
Edit: 3.1 beta7 works
Thanks!!! It's working for me. I'm rooted and using the stock Rom.
how to put it on?
I have tried 4 different roms on my amaze. Quiksense 3, beastmod, bulletproof, and something else. I wasn’t successful with any to get the wifi, tethering or Bluetooth to work. How do I use your download and make it work on any one of these roms. Kinda new to all this so if u can describe in simple English whether I need to go from the recovery mode from sd or rom manager, it’d be appreciated. Thanks
civiliancone41 said:
I have tried 4 different roms on my amaze. Quiksense 3, beastmod, bulletproof, and something else. I wasn’t successful with any to get the wifi, tethering or Bluetooth to work. How do I use your download and make it work on any one of these roms. Kinda new to all this so if u can describe in simple English whether I need to go from the recovery mode from sd or rom manager, it’d be appreciated. Thanks
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You have to manually flash a kernel with custom ROMs
Sent from my HTC Amaze 4G using xda premium
Im confused? If we are talking bout wireless thering for another wifi device to connect to your phone. I use my amaze all the time and I haven't rooted mine yet because im waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich .
no go for me. Just rooted, using stock ROM.
tried both the newest beta (v3_1_beta11) and pre106. I see the hotspot from my PC and the log on the phone looks good, but the attempted connection times out.
read this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21476900
no need to ROOT. Just delete all the tethering APNs.

ICS update WiFi/Router issues

Sorry to bother the community with something thats probably a waste of time. But I need a professionals help/advice. I just recently got the Amaze from a relative and it was on GB when I recieved it. The stock kernel worked just fine, I was able to connect to wifi perfectly with no hassles. But as soon as I recieved the OTA ICS it stopped working.
I did some research and found out the ICS kernels dont like certain settings on WiFi routers, but for the life of me I couldnt find what settings worked. So I decided to S-Off and Root. I installed fauxs kernel at the time which was v008 and everything worked again! Wifi was good but a little spotty at times. But as faux continues to develop awesome kernels the latest just does not work with my wifi router.
Does anyone have any clue on why the kernel does not like my router? I have a DLink, also anyone know how to combine faux kernels v008 to the latest v11. At least I could try to get the modules that worked in v008 and make a hybrid with v11 so I could get the best of both worlds.
Ive actually tried to combine the two kernels in many ways but keep coming up with "WiFi error" when trying to turn it on.
I am certain that some where someone has done this but ive tried Googling it and tried advance searching through XDA but cant find anything that actually helps me understand how to.
Thanks again!
Sam
Sent from my Amaze 4G with S-Off
Have your tried to setup WiFi Manually? You know type in the network id then password. It should work. That's how I got mine to work with faux latest build.. but I have a netgear router so that could also be a factor. But its worth a shot.
G1Master said:
Sorry to bother the community with something thats probably a waste of time. But I need a professionals help/advice. I just recently got the Amaze from a relative and it was on GB when I recieved it. The stock kernel worked just fine, I was able to connect to wifi perfectly with no hassles. But as soon as I recieved the OTA ICS it stopped working.
I did some research and found out the ICS kernels dont like certain settings on WiFi routers, but for the life of me I couldnt find what settings worked. So I decided to S-Off and Root. I installed fauxs kernel at the time which was v008 and everything worked again! Wifi was good but a little spotty at times. But as faux continues to develop awesome kernels the latest just does not work with my wifi router.
Does anyone have any clue on why the kernel does not like my router? I have a DLink, also if no one does know could some one help me out in telling what files I could combine faux kernels v008 to the latest v11. At least I could try to get the modules that worked in v008 and make a hybrid with v11 so I could get the best of both worlds...
Thanks again!
Sam
Sent from my Amaze 4G with S-Off
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Did you copy the modules from version 8 to version 11? Or replace them ?
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Double0EK said:
Have your tried to setup WiFi Manually? You know type in the network id then password. It should work. That's how I got mine to work with faux latest build.. but I have a netgear router so that could also be a factor. But its worth a shot.
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Actually No I have not tried that. Will do now. I will let you know what happens.
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So I tried to flash v11 and flashed it twice. Rebooted afterwards. Told the WiFi to forget my router. Did it manually and still the same thing.
Double0EK said:
Have your tried to setup WiFi Manually? You know type in the network id then password. It should work. That's how I got mine to work with faux latest build.. but I have a netgear router so that could also be a factor. But its worth a shot.
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Yes I have actually tried to copy the whole Modules folder from v008 to v11 and no go. I get "WiFi Error" once that happens I have to re install the whole rom again.
I even tried to do copy the Modules folder from v008 to Kozmiks kernel, just for sh*ts and giggles. Major fail. Same thing "WiFi Error."
Basically any kernel (even stock) but v008, the WiFi scans connects to my router. Go to test it out . Google page loads about 1/4th of the way and just chokes.
Wow 164 reviews and only 2 ppl have tried to help. Thanks XDA.
G1Master said:
Wow 164 reviews and only 2 ppl have tried to help. Thanks XDA.
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hey, I tried to help in your other thread.. the kind of security you are using on your router(there are so many options, some of which android just can't handle), the kind of router.. there are so many factors involved that may be the issue.
We can try to help you out, but besides switching modules from the version of the kernel that is working for you to the newest release, the "why" is beyond anyone but a kernel dev.. there's only so much the community can do.
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I don't know if this would help but maybe if you change the broadcast channel on your router perhapsk
Flash 8 thru 11 cuz 8 was messy n 9 was good but 10went back to stock module's,n 11 its the good one
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Silentbtdeadly said:
hey, I tried to help in your other thread.. the kind of security you are using on your router(there are so many options, some of which android just can't handle), the kind of router.. there are so many factors involved that may be the issue.
We can try to help you out, but besides switching modules from the version of the kernel that is working for you to the newest release, the "why" is beyond anyone but a kernel dev.. there's only so much the community can do.
Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G using xda app-developers app
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aznvi3tric3guy said:
I don't know if this would help but maybe if you change the broadcast channel on your router perhapsk
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invisiblefire101 said:
Flash 8 thru 11 cuz 8 was messy n 9 was good but 10went back to stock module's,n 11 its the good one
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SBD I did thank you though sir. Everyone thank you for your information as well. I'm just going to give up on it really. Ive tried many ways to configure my router. Ive reset the whole router more than 10 times back to Default settings and messed with the settings in every way possible.
The D-Link Dir-601 is old anyways perhaps I just need a new router. Just doest make sense on why one kernel works and One version of the phone works as well. Stock GB or Modded GB from NRG works. ICS just doenst like it for one reason or another.
I think ive managed to make a hyrbrid of V8 and V11 faux123 kernels. Combined moduels and the zImage from the Kernel folder as well. Some how the zImage made it bootable. Not sure if in V11 kernel makes the cpu1 go offline. but it does. Ill let ya'll know what happens
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Every Time I Flash a CM ROM, Wifi Dies...

Hey guys, currently running Virtuous Prime right now. But whenever I flash a Cyanogenmod ROM (CM 10, CM9 RC and Nightlies) I can't reonnect to Wifi. Right now I'm sending this from my Prime without any issues. But if I flash a CM ROM, suddenly I can no longer connect to wifi. Wifi turns on, and it can recognize any potential networks it can connect too... but whenever I type in the WEP, it doesn't seem to allow me access to it. Anybody have any ideas? Does my Prime just not like Cyanogenmod?
Thanks in advance.
Thebeastglasser
The plot thickens. Just for the heck of it, I decided to try and flash another JB ROM (Black Bean) and this time after trying to connect to wifi, I got nothing... but then I thought, why not set up a hotspot on me 3D? And I got wifi through that... the problem is, I only get a solid 300kbps on it.
So my question is, is it possible to have your mac address change when flashing a ROM? I always thought it was hard coded in (as I flash new ROMs on my 3VO all the time, and used to do the same on my Triumph). That's how my wifi is set up though, you have to manually enter your MAC address into the computer to get it to work... and for some reason I decided not to check it when I went on Black Bean.
A final word, no my hotspot is not encrypted.
i'm pretty sure that the mac address can be masked by software to change the mac address.
but no idea if any of the roms do that.
just find out the mac address for both roms and check?
All I can say is... WTF.
https://www.box.com/shared/mqx79qf0mi7mc84bebis
https://www.box.com/shared/dhr9ksniaignd3q7t9e4
thebeastglasser said:
All I can say is... WTF.
https://www.box.com/shared/mqx79qf0mi7mc84bebis
https://www.box.com/shared/dhr9ksniaignd3q7t9e4
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Or you can just register your new mac and say "cool it works"
Hey, I just wasn't expecting this. I'm a flashaholic and it's never happened on my Evo 3D or Triumph. I mean, I certainly will. I just think it's weird... Thanks for helping me out with my cluelessness guys.
This may be something that they want to document.
thebeastglasser said:
Hey, I just wasn't expecting this. I'm a flashaholic and it's never happened on my Evo 3D or Triumph. I mean, I certainly will. I just think it's weird... Thanks for helping me out with my cluelessness guys.
This may be something that they want to document.
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They know, at least I have seen incidences throughout the thread.

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