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[Q] wifi keeps switching on and off

Hey all,
since a couple of days I have a problem with my wifi, it keeps switching on and off (I can see the checkbox activating and deactivating, every couple of seconds, at the moment it is unchecked and says "error")
as I said, the wifi worked before
I am running cyanogen 7 (http://android.doshaska.net/cm7) on Milestone
- But I have also tried MIUI, with the same problem
does issue sound familiar to anyone?
Maybe it is an app which force turns my wifi on/off, is there any way to check which one it is (as far as I know I don't have an of them, eg juice defender, tasker installed)
Many thanks

Have you tried other WiFi networks? Because the same error being reproduced across two different ROMs seems a little unlikely.

Well, the problem is that my wifi doesn't stay on long enough (just a couple of seconds) to scan/connect to any network.
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supermooshman said:
Well, the problem is that my wifi doesn't stay on long enough (just a couple of seconds) to scan/connect to any network.
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So it isn't a problem connecting to a network, it's a problem of the wifi not even being able to turn on?

Well "technically" it does turn on, but it switches off immediately
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wow, i just logged in to search for this issue myself. I have that same issue across multiple roms also. The one that did work was the Telus Lite Eclair. I liked that one, but of course I wanted to check out others. Each one was the same as you describe. Wifi scans, disconnects, scans, in a loop.
I have done searches on google for wifi disconnect loop android, and seen some stuff about kernals and stuff that is over my head at the moment. If some one has an idea on how to get it working that would be great.
I wipe before any install, I've went back to stock and it works, everytime I went to the Telus Lite one it also always worked. I dont know if theres a clue there or not?
Im on an Telus milestone in Canada, on Telus network if that makes a difference.
And since I think this is my first real post, Thanks for the work guys.

Not sure if this would work, but this is the first result that popped up: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/koush/75782-wifi-disconnect-loop-cm6-final.html
EDIT: People are saying that Hidden SSIDs and MAC filtering can cause problems when trying to connect to the WiFi network. Try forgetting the network, making the network visible(protected if you wish) and reboot the phone and try again.

ok, time for a stupid question...
where do I find suitable kernels?
I can't find anything about this (roms and kernel tweaking is a is pretty well documented though)

supermooshman said:
ok, time for a stupid question...
where do I find suitable kernels?
I can't find anything about this (roms and kernel tweaking is a is pretty well documented though)
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As far as I know, you won't be able to change the kernel on the Milestone at all, due to the locked bootloader.
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a little update, I checked my settings on my router and there was nothing really out of place. For poops and giggles I installed Shawdowmod, and it works with out issue with my wifi. Go figure. Anyway, think im keeping it.
Thanks for the help.

hmmm, good to hear you figured it out.
I just went back to stock and guess what? still nothing
maybe I'll try that rom and see

Whats going on with Wifi?

Ok so I recently rooted my beautiful touchpad and now the Wifi has just stopped working! Ive wiped data, dalvik and all the other good stuff, reinstalled my rom and it seemed to work. After rebooting the device, it stops working again. Im getting SERIOUSLY frustrated with this device....
Running 4.03 aokp tenderloin milestone 4
with stock 2.6.35 kernal

Wrong forums for questions

Put ur router wifi on channel 1 and also clean i the latest aokp
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So as easy and dumb as it sounds sometimes I try and wipe and it doesn't help so the other day I just tried toggling the wifi off the back on and holy crap it worked. Have been doing that for a week now and works every time for me, maybe try that, even tho it sounds dumb and easy
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redrapt0r said:
Ok so I recently rooted my beautiful touchpad and now the Wifi has just stopped working! Ive wiped data, dalvik and all the other good stuff, reinstalled my rom and it seemed to work. After rebooting the device, it stops working again. Im getting SERIOUSLY frustrated with this device....
Running 4.03 aokp tenderloin milestone 4
with stock 2.6.35 kernal
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Wifi on CM Touchpad can be iffy due to the fact that the drivers have not been fully sorted out yet. For some it works perfectly, for others it is problematic.
There is a whole thread in the development section dedicated to discussing this which also has lots of suggestions for improving things for people where the wifi is problematic.

The problems I have with wifi seem to happen at the edge of my router's range. My network is on channel 9, and I've never changed it, since all the lower channels are saturated in my condo building.
On WebOS, wifi works fine.
On CM9 a0.6, wifi was fine and I wondered what everyone's problem was.
On CM9 a2, wifi would cut out when I tried to actually use the network when I had half or fewer bars. I could wait a minute and it would usually come back for a few minutes. No problems when the signal was strong.
On CM9 4/16 nightly, wifi works much better, failing maybe 1% of the time compared to before.

I was previously having issues staying connected using cm9 and aokp builds. Disconnects were really bad and so I went to my router settings. I have a Linksys router with both wireless G and N. I disabled the N signal and set my G signal to channel 1. Wi-Fi is working better than ever and have not had any disconnects since the change. So apparently the N signal interferes with the hptouchpad's reception. I am using latest cm9 nightly. Hope this helps someone
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[SOLVED] WIFI very slow - unstable

10 days or so ago i installed paranoid android 0.5 and followed the instructions by the letter.
all was well except for the camera bug which i knew about...
then yesterday i started noticing internet connectivity issues as well as speed issues.
it seems that (running speedtest.net) i have no upload speed, and my download speed is also very unstabe (5000kbps one moment, 100kbps the next) and my signal icon also shows i do not have full reception while i allways did have full reception where i am currently sitting (about 2m from the router)
i have checked the other wireless devices to see whether it was a router issue but none of the other devices show any change in reception nor speed.
i'm about to do a clean install of GB, see what that does .. but i thought i should allready pose the question here in case there won't be any change .. perhaps anyone else who has the same issues ..
UPDATE: installed GB and no real succes. speedtest showed improved download speed (14000kbps) but still nearly no upload (31kbps)
i'm open to everyone's ideas.. just hope i haven't broken my SGN ..
going for yet another rom .. gonna try one of the more stable ICS roms...
i'll keep you guys updated.
OK update2 ...
just went and got myself another router just to be sure and it seems that it IS a router problem .. grrrr
let's continue the search ...:s too bad i wiped my rom for this ..

lol, change rom and or kernel, or modem, cause you didnt have it before it is likely its not router issue.
Or try newer versions of rom. Cm9 the base for paranoid and had wifi partially broken in some versions. if the paranoid used a cm9 with that issue, you have your cause.
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baz77 said:
lol, change rom and or kernel, or modem, cause you didnt have it before it is likely its not router issue.
Or try newer versions of rom. Cm9 the base for paranoid and had wifi partially broken in some versions. if the paranoid used a cm9 with that issue, you have your cause.
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seems it WAS the router ... changed channel, rebooted router, and all is well again ...
it's indeed strange that it happened out of the blue, but i guess that's technology for ya ..
it pushed me to install PA JB 1.3 (which i otherwise would have left to mature) but i am never going back to anything else now .. !
works perfectly for what i use it for (also as daily driver ..)
all's well that ends well

true, technology is weird indeed that way
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Wi-Fi dropping constantly

Hi Everyone,
As title says, a few weeks ago I noticed that my wifi keeps dropping no matter what I do.. this being as i surf and not in sleep mode or anything like that.
How did it start?
when it happened this is what i did, went to GB rooted rom, flashed up to JB room paranoid android, all worked fine except i noticed wifi kept dropping, tried another jb rom ,same thing, tried ics kingdroid rom, same thing. So then I decided to go back to original official stuff GB, same thing.. wifi dropping, went to official ICS, still wifi keep dropping.
What I have done to try to fix it:
Tried different roms, networks, all settings in Wifi settings. Googled like 3 days straight, mostly this seems to be a galaxy s3 problem not a galaxy note problem. A few people said they solved it by giving it a static ip which wouldnt work for me as im on like 3 different networks, and by changing sleep settings to make sure it doesnt shut off during sleep mode, which i honeslty have no problem with. Someone solved it by switching rom, nothing i find applies to me..
So what do I do??
I would honestly appriciate any suggestion, this is a great community so I got high hopes Sorry if my question has been answered before but I dont belive so, i posted in noob thread any noone had suggestion so I hope I dont do anything wrong with this post.. cheers :victory:

spiralpen said:
Hi Everyone,
As title says, a few weeks ago I noticed that my wifi keeps dropping no matter what I do.. this being as i surf and not in sleep mode or anything like that.
How did it start?
when it happened this is what i did, went to GB rooted rom, flashed up to JB room paranoid android, all worked fine except i noticed wifi kept dropping, tried another jb rom ,same thing, tried ics kingdroid rom, same thing. So then I decided to go back to original official stuff GB, same thing.. wifi dropping, went to official ICS, still wifi keep dropping.
What I have done to try to fix it:
Tried different roms, networks, all settings in Wifi settings. Googled like 3 days straight, mostly this seems to be a galaxy s3 problem not a galaxy note problem. A few people said they solved it by giving it a static ip which wouldnt work for me as im on like 3 different networks, and by changing sleep settings to make sure it doesnt shut off during sleep mode, which i honeslty have no problem with. Someone solved it by switching rom, nothing i find applies to me..
So what do I do??
I would honestly appriciate any suggestion, this is a great community so I got high hopes Sorry if my question has been answered before but I dont belive so, i posted in noob thread any noone had suggestion so I hope I dont do anything wrong with this post.. cheers :victory:
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What's your modem? Go to settings > about> baseband

thanks for the reply it's n7000xxlrk , it's it suppose to be that?
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The operation of Wi-Fi is a core responsibility. Try changing the kernel. Modem is responsible for the connection to GSM. If you change the kernel does not help, you probably have a broken phone.

Gregs5 said:
The operation of Wi-Fi is a core responsibility. Try changing the kernel. Modem is responsible for the connection to GSM. If you change the kernel does not help, you probably have a broken phone.
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well i have weak wi fi signal.. Most of the modems don't work for me.. Ddlp4 is the one i use..and no the kernel has nothing to do with wifi signal strength

Check your router and see if WPA Wireless network encryption is set to AES, if it is, change it to TKIP., see if you can connect after.
Usually it's nothing to do with the ROM, modem, kernel, android or even the phone itself, it might be your router setting that needs a change.

Know it was long since I made this thread but I wanted to report result, it was as above poster said. Rouer settings, finally found compatible ones after sooo manny roms, modems and other fixes were attempted.
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This same this also happend with me several tymss..just goo to dialer and dial *#*#526*#*# I m not sure that this will work on ur phone!!
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[Q] Wifi only working within 6 feet of the router, need help

I've been using Galaxy Note on ICS 4.0.4 for 1 month with no problem. (Bought it form sister in-law)
Started downgrading to GB, root, install CM9 and then CM10.1.
Then I notice the wifi not functioning beyond excellent coverage.
GNote works fine within the area.
Tried connecting to wifi near the router, no data/internet once moving beyond the 6 feet from the router.
The GNote still detect the signal (Good, poor) and the surrounding wifi signal but no data/internet.
Other phone (iPad, iPhone 4S, Lumia 800) still function normally even in the poor area.
Rebooted the router a few time.
Since other device is functioning, I don't think it's the router.
GNote can still detect the signal until quite far away, but no data/internet.
Tried flashing CM10.1 a few time.
Tried flashing CM10.1 + Philz kernel.
Tried Ultimate N7000 Rom.
Downgrade to stock ICS 4.0.4 + Philz kernel.
Downgrade to stock JB 2.3.6
Upgrade using Kies to ICS 4.0.4. Still the problem is there.
Install Busybox, fxr wifi fix... nothing.
I'm out of ideas to find the solution.

Tested on 2 other router, same result.
I'm started to think this is a GNote hardware problem.
But the GNote is still sealed with sticker.
Anyone has any idea???

Sorry mate you are unlucky and get a faulty device please consider the help from samsung service centre. Maybe the wifi antenna is need to be replaced. Goodluck :thumbup:
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poyoguy said:
Tested on 2 other router, same result.
I'm started to think this is a GNote hardware problem.
But the GNote is still sealed with sticker.
Anyone has any idea???
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try to change the router wifi setting to b/g and also give it a static IP under Wifi settings of note and router and test.

nokiamodeln91 said:
try to change the router wifi setting to b/g and also give it a static IP under Wifi settings of note and router and test.
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he got another devices too working well on the same router
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true i too have a HTC device which works great with N.. but note seems to disconnect and not connect until i set it to b/g.. else cannot download large files at all

try different modems and check your warrantee first

Tried changing router setting a bit, same thing.
It's working fine when you're in close range so I don't think it's the router.
It's a year old phone, was thinking to open it up myself.
Check the warranty, luckily it has a 2 year warranty.
I flash it back to stock rom, will sent it for warranty repair.
Thanks for the ideas guys.
Will update when I get GNote back from repair.

Bro i am suffering frm the same problem..... today i accidently torned off the sticker behind power button nd noticed that the felx ribbon got torned.... from then nd there the catching range reduced..... please... if u fixed urs.. then help me out. Thanx in advance