Unable to start Wi-Fi - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have had a problem develop recently and I have not really changed anything that I can think of to cause this problem but my phone will not connect to wifi.
first of im on cm5.0.5.3, epe54b and im running launcher2... the problem is if i go to turn wifi on it just says "unable to start wifi" and I cannot check the box to turn it on...
now i could go back to one of my nandroids or reset everything but I dont really care to because I would rather figure out this problem as-is... any ideas?
I am wondering if a file got corrupted or something along the way, but more-less it was like one day it worked and the next day it said nope not gunna happen haha...

You need to copy in a compatible wifi driver to go with the new kernel.

britoso said:
You need to copy in a compatible wifi driver to go with the new kernel.
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like i said, i had everything working smooth and then after making no changes it all it came up with the issue...
on the other hand... it is working magically again between the time i first posted and now... i am going to see if i can get it to do it again and figure out what is going on

JHaste said:
like i said, i had everything working smooth and then after making no changes it all it came up with the issue...
on the other hand... it is working magically again between the time i first posted and now... i am going to see if i can get it to do it again and figure out what is going on
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If it happens again I would recommend reflashing Cyan's rom and then gapps addon. You can do that without wiping so it shouldn't affect anything. If i continues after that, you may have to wipe and install.

britoso said:
You need to copy in a compatible wifi driver to go with the new kernel.
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hi, how is this done?
JHaste, did you find a solution?

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Cyanogen Mod 3G issues.

ever since updating to the cyanogen 4 series of roms i have been getting 3g issues. by this i mean that sometimes it doesnt want to connect to the internet from any program, like the market, google voice, or the browser. sometimes it does work, but sometimes i have to reboot the phone or just turn off 3G in order to browse the web. i am running haykuros spl with apps2sd with a 800mb ext4 partition. and im running the latest cyan mod.
can any one assist me in this?
what can i do to fix this?
do i need a new g1?
I dunno if wipe helps have you tried that? boot into recovery, wipe (alt+w)
if not, jacxrom is a good alternative to cyan, i guess...
but chances are your phone's hardware itself is fine, and you won't need a new one.
jcarrz1 said:
I dunno if wipe helps have you tried that? boot into recovery, wipe (alt+w)
if not, jacxrom is a good alternative to cyan, i guess...
but chances are your phone's hardware itself is fine, and you won't need a new one.
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i just wiped coming from his previous rom. 4.04
ive never had this problem and i dont want to switch rom series
can any one help me?
this is really weird.
I had same problem.. so instead of doing an upgrade.. I did a complete wipe and installed the new stable CM fresh... since then I feel that I don't have this issue..
dilfatx said:
I had same problem.. so instead of doing an upgrade.. I did a complete wipe and installed the new stable CM fresh... since then I feel that I don't have this issue..
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forreals?
because i had just wiped and i havent updated to anything since then..
has anyone else experienced this and how did u fix it?
ive had the same thing happening lately. i had it happen tonight with just my edge connection i had to reset the phone. I also just wiped and reformatted my sd card for a linux-swap partition before flashing this rom so i know that isnt the problem.
2.0t03speed said:
ive had the same thing happening lately. i had it happen tonight with just my edge connection i had to reset the phone. I also just wiped and reformatted my sd card for a linux-swap partition before flashing this rom so i know that isnt the problem.
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so how did u fix it?
Try re-installing the radio.
I had to do a second wipe after installed to fix the 3g problem. Since then I haven't noticed any problems
bootleg16 said:
so how did u fix it?
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just rebooted the phone and all was well.
I dunno if this is related, but Ive been having bluetooth issues since the latest few updates, bluetooth has never been perfect for me, but when I listen to mp3s over bluetooth it almost constantly stutters, like its dropping the BT connection, because the music seems to have been going on playing while I don't hear anything.
what is with all these questions in the wrong forum? where is Mikey when you need him?
READ THE STICKIES. POST IN THE Q&A FORUM.
Mod request to delete thread: fix for BT and 3G issues
1. power down the unit with the red key. Wait a minute. Power back up.
2. Try reinstalling the radio
3. Try reinstalling the ROM, and then reinstall the radio again
5. You shouldn't have to, but wipe, re-create (not just reformat) your ext# partition (you can back it up and refill it, but occaisionally stuff gets left behind) reinstall the ROM, wipe, install again, install the radio, full power cycle.
5. (Last) post your issue
This actually belongs in the ROM forum, but not until these basics have been tried.
Janis said:
1. power down the unit with the red key. Wait a minute. Power back up.
2. Try reinstalling the radio
3. Try reinstalling the ROM, and then reinstall the radio again
5. You shouldn't have to, but wipe, re-create (not just reformat) your ext# partition (you can back it up and refill it, but occaisionally stuff gets left behind) reinstall the ROM, wipe, install again, install the radio, full power cycle.
5. (Last) post your issue
This actually belongs in the ROM forum, but not until these basics have been tried.
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i tried this but still no cigar,
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I don't believe this to be a problem with a ROM or radio. I've had similar connection issues recently. i noticed it after flashing a Hero Theme to Cyan 3.9somethin. I thought the rom might have been the cause of the issue but a buddy of mine that i work with has a stock G1 and has similar connection issues. Also a customer came into the store who had a Samsung Highlight with similar problems, i figured it was a problem on Tmobile's End. It still hasn't fixed itself so i plan to give customer service a call in the morning and see if they have any resolutions or if its a recognized issue. I'll post back with what i get tomorrow.
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no signal..
As of late my phone was good... but now it says no service all day why.. an what can i do to fix... i was running cyanogen 4.0.4... i beive i hav the latest raido.. spl dont know... the wifi still works thou.. help please..

[Q] about mounting internal and external SD after flashing to cognition 2.1.4

okay, i just did a clean install of cognition 2.1.4 (took phone back to stock, rooted, then did a new install of it) ... and everything seems to be working okay other then i can not get my SD to mount on computer ...
it comes up asking me what way i would like the USB to connect when plugged in but after i select the correct one .. and then access the pull down menu to mount the drives it just does not give me the selection to do so ...
am i overlooking a step? something that is maybe different from the normal way to do it?
silenzzzz said:
okay, i just did a clean install of cognition 2.1.4 (took phone back to stock, rooted, then did a new install of it) ... and everything seems to be working okay other then i can not get my SD to mount on computer ...
it comes up asking me what way i would like the USB to connect when plugged in but after i select the correct one .. and then access the pull down menu to mount the drives it just does not give me the selection to do so ...
am i overlooking a step? something that is maybe different from the normal way to do it?
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I've had this happen before, but generally a phone reboot will fix it- occasionally the problem is related to my USB port and I have to switch too. It's a really intermittent issue, but I haven't heard anyone else reporting that they're experiencing this consistently using the new Cog
Zilch25 said:
I've had this happen before, but generally a phone reboot will fix it- occasionally the problem is related to my USB port and I have to switch too. It's a really intermittent issue, but I haven't heard anyone else reporting that they're experiencing this consistently using the new Cog
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hmmm will reboot a few times and try another usb port and see if that makes a difference for me.
silenzzzz said:
hmmm will reboot a few times and try another usb port and see if that makes a difference for me.
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If no, maybe try toggling around the settings. If you've got Kies installed make sure it isn't running, double check that it's in Mass Storage mode, etc. Reflashing would really be a last resort
Zilch25 said:
If no, maybe try toggling around the settings. If you've got Kies installed make sure it isn't running, double check that it's in Mass Storage mode, etc. Reflashing would really be a last resort
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do have kies installed, but it is not running ... have usb set on phone to ask each time i connect ... select mass storage mode ... tried setting it as default with no luck ... turned debugging on and back off ...
tried 2 other ports on computer and a second cable ...
so far 0 luck .. it works fine before i flash to Cog .. then it just stops for me ... i see that USB is connected on phone .. but it will not let me click on it to bring up the mount / dismount window ...
already did a reflash .. this is the issue i was having (along with a missing android keyboard) with my last install so i made sure it was a clean one this time ...
silenzzzz said:
do have kies installed, but it is not running ... have usb set on phone to ask each time i connect ... select mass storage mode ... tried setting it as default with no luck ... turned debugging on and back off ...
tried 2 other ports on computer and a second cable ...
so far 0 luck .. it works fine before i flash to Cog .. then it just stops for me ... i see that USB is connected on phone .. but it will not let me click on it to bring up the mount / dismount window ...
already did a reflash .. this is the issue i was having (along with a missing android keyboard) with my last install so i made sure it was a clean one this time ...
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Weird =/ If you've tried all that and it still isn't working I'm not sure what to think. Obviously it's tied to Cog, though I'm not sure why others haven't reported the issue- and this is new with the 2.1.4 version? Did prior versions work?
Zilch25 said:
Weird =/ If you've tried all that and it still isn't working I'm not sure what to think. Obviously it's tied to Cog, though I'm not sure why others haven't reported the issue- and this is new with the 2.1.4 version? Did prior versions work?
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all i tried was 2.1.2 and it didnt work for me in there ... and then 2.1.4 ... debating on trying 2.1.1 tonight and seeing if it works at least on that one ...
silenzzzz said:
all i tried was 2.1.2 and it didnt work for me in there ... and then 2.1.4 ... debating on trying 2.1.1 tonight and seeing if it works at least on that one ...
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If you feel like troubleshooting it, I suppose that would be a decent way to go. I'll keep my ear to the ground about this to see if anyone else has the same problem. If I think of anything else I'll let you know!
I just asked around a bit, apparently Reefermattness had an issue like this, he resolved it by reformating the internalSD through the phone
Zilch25 said:
I just asked around a bit, apparently Reefermattness had an issue like this, he resolved it by reformating the internalSD through the phone
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hmmm wasnt aware you could do that without royally screwing up stuff.
Turn debugging on. Do not choose a connection type; that just forces you to turn debugging off first. Connect USB, pull down notifications, and choose the one that says something like click to download files (not near computer now so I can't check).
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Had this issue too. This is how I got around it.
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Woot! that works for me as well ... had changed back to 2.1 so was starting to think something was wrong with the phone... so updated back to 2.1.4 and still had issue .. but using those steps works fine.
silenzzzz said:
hmmm wasnt aware you could do that without royally screwing up stuff.
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Nope, won't screw anything up, it'll just delete whatever contents you've stored on your internalSD (Not to be confused with your NAND where your OS and apps are installed)
Edit: Glad the steps posted by mobius worked!
ahhh ok thanks for the clarification .. i wasn't sure if it was safe to delete some stuff off the internal SD ... but now i see it is ... it may affect an app or two though when doing so ... but not the os it's self...
silenzzzz said:
ahhh ok thanks for the clarification .. i wasn't sure if it was safe to delete some stuff off the internal SD ... but now i see it is ... it may affect an app or two though when doing so ... but not the os it's self...
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Yeah some apps tend to default to save some of their data to the internalSD (Camera/Titaniumbackup) but will store most of their mission critical data to the NAND, so at worst you'd lose game saves, pictures, or titanium backup data that you could recreate afterwards

[Q] [Closed]3gs/modem not working after flashing Perception 10.1

Am pretty sure its nothing wrong with the perception ROM but I guess made a mistake somewhere while doing applying the ROM, now calls are not going through, modem is not working.
Wireless works.. can someone pls help me on how to get the modem/3gs working again..
I tried going to stock using ODIN, same issue there too.. Tried master clear, still issue.. what can be done now?
Phone is Sammy captivate/ATT/1008 model
SBcaptivate said:
Am pretty sure its nothing wrong with the perception ROM but I guess made a mistake somewhere while doing applying the ROM, now calls are not going through, modem is not working.
Wireless works.. can someone pls help me on how to get the modem/3gs working again..
I tried going to stock using ODIN, same issue there too.. Tried master clear, still issue.. what can be done now?
Phone is Sammy captivate/ATT/1008 model
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unplug the usb cable, reboot the phone.
(fyi, 3gs is an iphone, you mean 3g)
Thanks for the quock reply. I tried restarting the phone but it still not working..
What can be done to get 3g working?
Hmmm... I'd recommend loading a different modem or a different ROM. However, I'm not sure if I understood you correctly... can you make calls while on the stock ROM? If not, I'd return it to AT&T for an exchange.
Not working in stock too.. Will go to att store. Not sure they exchange the phone, but lets try with sim.
SBcaptivate said:
Not working in stock too.. Will go to att store. Not sure they exchange the phone, but lets try with sim.
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So you didn't have you sim card in did I read that correctly. If that is the case then yes you won't be able to do anything with the phone on the ATT network.
If that is not the case then yes I would look into returning it
I followed these steps and it worked fine now..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838674
Luckily I remembered taking backup of files, even though i was not sure the use of them till I see above post ;-), I know am still learning..
Installed now Assonance, awesome ROM..
Thanks for helping me out..Appreciate..

Wifi wont enable.

So I just flashed CM9 Nightly (07/30/12) and got everything up and running. However, the WiFi doesn't seem to want work. I click "on" and it switches to on for a second, then goes back to "off" whilst showing "Enabling WiFi". Ill upload a screenie later to elaborate. Im going to try reflashing tonight. Does this happen to anyone else and has anyone fixed it?
[EDIT]: Resolved.
MalibuMumin said:
So I just flashed CM9 Nightly (07/30/12) and got everything up and running. However, the WiFi doesn't seem to want work. I click "on" and it switches to on for a second, then goes back to "off" whilst showing "Enabling WiFi". Ill upload a screenie later to elaborate. Im going to try reflashing tonight. Does this happen to anyone else and has anyone fixed it?
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Did you try to restart it? It happened to me and a simple restart did the trick. However I had to do it everytime I turn off the wifi and want to turn it back on though.
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Did you try to restart it? It happened to me and a simple restart did the trick. However I had to do it everytime I turn off the wifi and want to turn it back on though.
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Yeah, I've tried restarting it, booting into WebOS then back to CM9, clearing Dalvik cache, all to no avail.
MalibuMumin said:
So I just flashed CM9 Nightly (07/30/12) and got everything up and running. However, the WiFi doesn't seem to want work. I click "on" and it switches to on for a second, then goes back to "off" whilst showing "Enabling WiFi". Ill upload a screenie later to elaborate. Im going to try reflashing tonight. Does this happen to anyone else and has anyone fixed it?
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Try reflashing it with the following wipe routine: wipe cache, format system, and wipe dalvik cache. You might have to re flash gapps, but it should work. Good luck.
Try running FXR Wifi fix and rescue.
I'm in the same boat. I bought this thouchpadb when they had the firebstorm and never had issues till we had to switch routers from att. Funny thing is it would not work when I switched modems but worked after going back to old modem to test. After using the old modem I had to hook up the new modem because the old one looses connection. It worked for a week then started acting up again. It won't even connect in web os. It says authenticating , connecting but never does. I'm ready to eBay it qnd get a nexus 7 but will miss the size.
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Handsfree activation bootloop

Got a little problem with with my Sprint HTC ONE M8. Ever since I updated to the latest firmware (3.30.651.2) and flashed badboz rom or any rom, my phone constantly goes threw handsfree activation and prl update. It says it activated and updated the prl but then reboots and goes threw the same process again. So I'm in a handsfree activation boot loop. One thing I did do was to unlock my sim some time ago. I also should mention I tried RUUing back to stock and that had the same handsfree activation boot loop. Also I noticed where your carrier name is usually displayed like in the lock screen, mine says HTC instead of Sprint. I wound up freezing vDM apk with titanium, so I don't get the HFA. But thats just a dirty fix. Would love to figure out the actual problem. I'm a bit stumped at this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I hate bumping my own post. But I'm still having this problem. Anybody?
Macropoutsis said:
I hate bumping my own post. But I'm still having this problem. Anybody?
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i have the same problem every time i flash a new rom or any rom..i cant stand it..ive even had to give up on many roms and restore a back up,or flash another rom..i jus dirty fix it as well but a diff way..faster way ill share with you..but im sorry to not post a real fix for this..if you do find a real fix..plz tell me right away cause i cant even enjoy every rom id love to try out...so here what i do..when it gets to the prl update or anytime if possible..press back button..then try pulling down top of screen,some how get to the notifacation screen at some point you should be able to do so before it forces a reboot...long press the notifcation the one thats causeing the update this will take you to the app or the process then disable it ..sometimes ive noticed its only given me the option to only force close..but i think thats because when flashing the rom i lost root..if you still have root it should show option to just disable it ..and thats it the bootloop stops..and i still have all features ..texts calling ,data ..another option is to wait it out..keep letting it bootloop and trying to update..it does say succssefull ..i know..but wait it out..eventually most of the time anyways it will give toast mess saying cannot update try doing it manually in settings or contact your carrier..blah blah blah..then your good to go...hope this helped somewhat..if you have found anything out plz inform me..and sorry for bad spelling
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i have the same problem every time i flash a new rom or any rom..i cant stand it..ive even had to give up on many roms and restore a back up,or flash another rom..i jus dirty fix it as well but a diff way..faster way ill share with you..but im sorry to not post a real fix for this..if you do find a real fix..plz tell me right away cause i cant even enjoy every rom id love to try out...so here what i do..when it gets to the prl update or anytime if possible..press back button..then try pulling down top of screen,some how get to the notifacation screen at some point you should be able to do so before it forces a reboot...long press the notifcation the one thats causeing the update this will take you to the app or the process then disable it ..sometimes ive noticed its only given me the option to only force close..but i think thats because when flashing the rom i lost root..if you still have root it should show option to just disable it ..and thats it the bootloop stops..and i still have all features ..texts calling ,data ..another option is to wait it out..keep letting it bootloop and trying to update..it does say succssefull ..i know..but wait it out..eventually most of the time anyways it will give toast mess saying cannot update try doing it manually in settings or contact your carrier..blah blah blah..then your good to go...hope this helped somewhat..if you have found anything out plz inform me..and sorry for bad spelling
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When did this start happening to yours?
Macropoutsis said:
When did this start happening to yours?
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im pretty sure its done this since day one..but i do have to say this..it seems to have gotton worse ..to the point i cant even keep a rom i jus flashed..im useing elementalX kernal i think for some reason helps..but thats just a theory ..are you thinking some update we took or firmware update is causeing this?...this been happening to me before i flashed the modified firmware update to the latest..since i first got it..but def..worse now
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im pretty sure its done this since day one..but i do have to say this..it seems to have gotton worse ..to the point i cant even keep a rom i jus flashed..im useing elementalX kernal i think for some reason helps..but thats just a theory ..are you thinking some update we took or firmware update is causeing this?...this been happening to me before i flashed the modified firmware update to the latest..since i first got it..but def..worse now
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Mine started with the latest OTA.
Fix?
I think I got a fix. Still testing. Will post back soon.
Fix
Fix is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/spr...otloop-fix-t2945413/post56866667#post56866667

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