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[q] wifi "error"

No matter what ROM/Kernel I flash to i loose my WIFI access. When I go into settings/Wifi it just says ERROR. Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong?

With CM7.0.3.1, I have been using bcblends tinyrcu (available through kernel manager) and leave min/max as is (806max/245min) make sure you wipe cache/dalvik before installing the kernel...
Hope this works for you.
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When it does that is your SD card not mounted anymore and requires a reboot for it to see it again? That happens to me smetimes
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When it does that is your SD card not mounted anymore and requires a reboot for it to see it again? That happens to me smetimes
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SD card should be mounted. It's only unmounted when I plug my phone to the computer to transfer files and such...

Same thing happens to me with kernels. Sometimes Wimax too. I'm using mik shift, works fine with stock kernel.
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Maybe its just my luck w cards... been running cm7 stables and had two 8 giggers die one me... one kingston class 4 and a sandisk class 6... its happening again on my last 8 gigger too!
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I have a regular evo with this same problem, tried 3 dif kernals, and upteen romflashes.... still have wifi error in settings

still no progress on this, i still have this problem... super gay

I too am getting an "Error" when trying to turn wifi, Logcat says " Wifi Driver missing" have tried rebooting, and flashing another rom. any help?

Well it's probably been said before, but here goes When you flash a new Rom make sure you do a FULL wipe. It's seems trivial, but not doing this can and usually does cause all kinds off issues. Also, you should check your WiFi settings, and make sure they're correct.

Full wipe has been done and what wifi settings are you talking about? phone settings can't be accessed because the phone can't turn wifi "on". is it possible to extract the wifi driver from another shift? i have another one at my disposal. BTW wifi was working a day ago no problem. i havn't flashed a new ROM in months and was on a stock rooted rom.

Have you tried to ruu back to stock to see if you have the same issue? Or nandroid back to a version where it worked?
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yea ruu'd back to froyo, re-rooted and reinstalled updated radios, and am back to gb. any idea where the wifi drivers would be? thanks for the replies.

Have you just tried it from a stock froyo rom? RUU back to 2.2 and just try it from there. It should reflash all the proper radios. Maybe the wifi chip is defective in the phone too. It happened at work to a co-workers playbook.

lvpre said:
Have you just tried it from a stock froyo rom? RUU back to 2.2 and just try it from there. It should reflash all the proper radios. Maybe the wifi chip is defective in the phone.
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+1 on that. Also if it was working then not. Something else might be up, are other devices able to connect to that WiFi spot with no issues? It is possible to extract the wifi driver from another SHift. But if you just RUU back to stock it should work. If not somethingelse is definately wrong. To get to the settings: Menu-Settings-Wireless & Networks-Wi-Fi settings-menu-Avanced.

yea went ruu'd back to stock, no dice. wifi just says "error" after "turning on", must be an internal problem. other devices work fine on this point. what would be the steps to extracting the driver from another shift, i have one ready to go.

If you RUU'd back to stock, and it's a still no good. Then you might want to consider getting a replacement if WiFi is really important to you. Especially if you know for sure that other devices can connect, and you cannot on a stock Rom. But you do risk getting an updated Shift. Not a risk worth taking in my eyes. Did you make sure and check all the settings?

Yea all the settings are good, it definitely seems to be an internal problem at this point. I'm weighing the options right now and came close to ruu'ing to gb to see if it solved the problem, but I just couldn't give up root.
only 2 things come to mind on what caused this, i attempted to update to the newest ota htc update over the stock rom, ( i know stupid, got the android + !) and i installed an app to transfer files over wifi.
Wifi isn't too important but I hate the feeling of not having my phone %100.

Same problem here. I just got a wifi-error running the latest shift-deck. The phone was brand new with a bad esn (planning to flash to a different carrier) and was first turned on 8/2/11. so basically 2 weeks turned on. This just happened 2 days ago. Cleared everything and flashed again. Don't know how to RUU or what it is. Anyone want to explain?

Ruu basically puts the phone back as if it were just out of the box. There is a thread somewhere here with the file. Just make sure you get the froyo version, otherwise you won't be able to root.
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[Rom][ODIN] Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 Deodexed + Root KF2

Some people have requested this, this is Gingerbread KF2 Deodexed + Root and odin flashable.
This contains all bloat.
Instructions:
1. Perform Factory Data Reset/Wipe Data (If you skip this step it may still work but may leave existing apps and may cause FC's)
2. Flash Via Odin
3. Wait 5min to boot
4. Hit Thanks
The messed up Rainbow at boot is normal if using Froyo BootLoaders just wait it will boot.
Below File contains no BOOTLOADERS
T959VUVKF2 NO BOOTLOADERS
Thanks
Dr.Honk for answering all my stupid questions.
Krylon360 for original KF2 leak

nice dude!!!

Been looking for this. Might be enough to make me give KF2 a try finally.
Thanks.

Nice up man
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If I apply this (without manually doing a factory reset along the way), will I retain all of my apps and app data through this process?
I know I've used ODIN to update to the current stock release and used ODIN on my Vibrant and didn't lose my apps and app data.
Yes, there was some people in another thread that said you ALWAYS lose data when you update. I know they are wrong, but not sure what the case is with this particular update.
Does that fact that it's deodexed make it less likely that the data will be retained?

just flashed and waited 15 minutes on the rainbow screen, flashed again,same thing. how long does it take to boot the first time?

lexluthor said:
If I apply this (without manually doing a factory reset along the way), will I retain all of my apps and app data through this process?
I know I've used ODIN to update to the current stock release and used ODIN on my Vibrant and didn't lose my apps and app data.
Yes, there was some people in another thread that said you ALWAYS lose data when you update. I know they are wrong, but not sure what the case is with this particular update.
Does that fact that it's deodexed make it less likely that the data will be retained?
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This will erase all apps, you need to use titanium backup first if you want to save that stuff.

Do I place in pda or phone in odin
My Fon is the shizz'nic!

Tommyboy2k said:
Do I place in pda or phone in odin
My Fon is the shizz'nic!
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place in pda

punkkloser said:
just flashed and waited 15 minutes on the rainbow screen, flashed again,same thing. how long does it take to boot the first time?
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try hitting the power button quickly it should loop once then work.
which bootloaders are you on?

froyo bootloaders. will try it again.....
K. running smooth now,will test more tommorrow.
I see the wifi signal is weak,as with the previous rom

Strangely enough I have the froyo bootloaders, flashed this, got an upgrade failure to which got me to that annoying ass screen rom upgrade failed, so I tried it again, it was successful, but oddly not only did I not get the rainbow screen but I booted with all my apps and everything intact but confirm that I am now at 2.3.3 by su binary had gotten downgraded to 2 from the ,3 beta I had had and I was coming from the KD1 rom.... Anyway strange I know....
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aestivalisakito said:
Strangely enough I have the froyo bootloaders, flashed this, got an upgrade failure to which got me to that annoying ass screen rom upgrade failed, so I tried it again, it was successful, but oddly not only did I not get the rainbow screen but I booted with all my apps and everything intact but confirm that I am now at 2.3.3 by su binary had gotten downgraded to 2 from the ,3 beta I had had and I was coming from the KD1 rom.... Anyway strange I know....
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That's strange I wonder if its not clearing everything before flashing. I will look into this.
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Flashed last night no problem, but now my phone wont register to my tmobile network.
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Thanks my friend!
My Fon is the shizz'nic!

Like I said, weird as hell but no issues and its running beautifully..... Shrugs....im not going to argue lol
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anyone else having issues registering to there network? ive flashed 3 times now and still cant register to my tmobile network.

dj02 said:
anyone else having issues registering to there network? ive flashed 3 times now and still cant register to my tmobile network.
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What were you running prior to this flash?
If you are having troubles with this flash please give more info, what rom did you have before, what bootloaders are you using? Any info helps so that I can narrow down any issues and fix them.
Thanks.
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corradokng said:
What were you running prior to this flash?
If you are having troubles with this flash please give more info, what rom did you have before, what bootloaders are you using? Any info helps so that I can narrow down any issues and fix them.
Thanks.
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had the fully stock gb rom that shipped with the phone. i was able to flash with no problems, just cant get it to connect to the network just keeps saying searching, wifi calling and txting work just fine.
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oh right after i did the flash, i did do sgs unlock pro app. not sure if that would of caused any problems but it looks like my IMEI is showing up as .[]x[]~ ".[]x[]~

I was having issues with this version and getting stuck on samsung screen a whole lot; and i'm talking about i started clean with KC1 full with .pit>whitehawkxKD1+root>then this rom.
tried the other route and odined back to KD1>boot into cwm>checked mount and flashed the cwm version. worked flawlessly; except the rainbow, ofcourse.
my recommendations are quiet obvious
dj02 said:
Flashed last night no problem, but now my phone wont register to my tmobile network.
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try toggling airplane mode on & off.

[Q] Droid is in trouble, have tried everything I know of.

Alright folks, my phone appears to have gone off the deep end.
A few weeks back, I was changing over to the new Eclipse ROM, and at first everything was going fine and dandy. However, I soon began experiencing a few force closes. I restarted the phone, and then everything went to hell. So many force closes I couldn't operate the phone, inability to make calls, unable to open apps, unable to install apps, basically all I can do is text, receive calls, and browse the web (although after enough time the phone crashes anyway). I have tried everything I know of to fix it: new ROMs via recovery, new ROMs via Odin, deleting caches, deleting personal data, using the .pit file and factory stock in Odin, the works. I even found the Samsung PST and used that, but for naught. The weird thing is that even after using the .pit file (which is supposed to delete EVERYTHING), my phone "remembers" old applications that were installed on it. In fact, it seems like there is some sort of ghost image on my phone, and whenever I restart it the phone returns to that state (any applications I tried to uninstall are back, all contact data is deleted, etc.). This ghost image hangs around no matter what I do.
Any suggestions?

Sounds to me that you obviously are not getting a true "PASS" with pit file. If you had you would have no files saved on phone. But if you followed the instructions to a "t" like you allude to...
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I have followed the instructions fully (and multiple times to boot), and I have always gotten a PASS.

This is sounding regrettably similar to the issues reported in this thread - try looking at post numbers in the mid 300s - I think they are centered around late September/early October (there are more than this, but I'm pretty sure that timeframe has the highest density of discussion on this). If it's what it sounds like, the /data partition is no longer in a state that can be written over (the "ghost image" you were referring to) - and truth be told I don't know if anyone has come up with a "free" solution to the problem.

dwitherell said:
This is sounding regrettably similar to the issues reported in this thread - try looking at post numbers in the mid 300s - I think they are centered around late September/early October (there are more than this, but I'm pretty sure that timeframe has the highest density of discussion on this). If it's what it sounds like, the /data partition is no longer in a state that can be written over (the "ghost image" you were referring to) - and truth be told I don't know if anyone has come up with a "free" solution to the problem.
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I had read through those posts before, and was not very happy to see the conclusion. As those posts were from a few months ago, I was hoping that perhaps someone had some new ideas. Oh well, I guess I'll be trying my luck with Verizon. Thanks for trying, folks!

jderig said:
I had read through those posts before, and was not very happy to see the conclusion. As those posts were from a few months ago, I was hoping that perhaps someone had some new ideas. Oh well, I guess I'll be trying my luck with Verizon. Thanks for trying, folks!
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Thinking... What recovery does your phone have on it now- stock or clockwork? Are you on rfs file system- did you revert back or can you flash a diff kernel using cwr?
These are just some thoughts that came to mind. If dwith can't help you I can't do much more. Good luck with Verizon offering any help
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Corrupted NAND, but still returns a pass.
I had this once, I spammed with the PIT and it somehow worked
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Hindle1225 said:
Thinking... What recovery does your phone have on it now- stock or clockwork? Are you on rfs file system- did you revert back or can you flash a diff kernel using cwr?
These are just some thoughts that came to mind. If dwith can't help you I can't do much more. Good luck with Verizon offering any help
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I currently have Clockwork. I am unable to tell at this moment what my file system is, as I can't install Voodoo, and the method of adding/deleting folders on my SD card doesn't work. However, I do recall during one of my many attempts at using different kernels/radios/roms I did get the creepy female Voodoo bootup voice, but even though that said it was a success I was never able to tell whether it actually worked.
As of right now I am capable of ODIN and Clockworking any Rom/kernel/etc., but they all bring along the Ghost Image.
kvswim said:
Corrupted NAND, but still returns a pass.
I had this once, I spammed with the PIT and it somehow worked
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What is NAND, if you don't mind me asking? Also, I suspect by now I've run ODIN with the PIT 10+ times with no success

jderig said:
What is NAND, if you don't mind me asking? Also, I suspect by now I've run ODIN with the PIT 10+ times with no success
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NAND is just a type of flash memory. If you recognize the word nand then you should have an idea. If not, it's not really important.

jderig said:
Alright folks, my phone appears to have gone off the deep end.
A few weeks back, I was changing over to the new Eclipse ROM, and at first everything was going fine and dandy. However, I soon began experiencing a few force closes. I restarted the phone, and then everything went to hell. So many force closes I couldn't operate the phone, inability to make calls, unable to open apps, unable to install apps, basically all I can do is text, receive calls, and browse the web (although after enough time the phone crashes anyway). I have tried everything I know of to fix it: new ROMs via recovery, new ROMs via Odin, deleting caches, deleting personal data, using the .pit file and factory stock in Odin, the works. I even found the Samsung PST and used that, but for naught. The weird thing is that even after using the .pit file (which is supposed to delete EVERYTHING), my phone "remembers" old applications that were installed on it. In fact, it seems like there is some sort of ghost image on my phone, and whenever I restart it the phone returns to that state (any applications I tried to uninstall are back, all contact data is deleted, etc.). This ghost image hangs around no matter what I do.
Any suggestions?
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just covering bases by asking, did you go ALL the way back to ed1 with that pit file or a more recent version (gb or something along those lines)

From what I understand, the phone is still working, but is very unstable. The PBJ kernel does NOT support Voodoo Lagfix (but still supports EXT4). Can you try flashing imoseyon's kernel (which supports it) and enabling/disabling Voodoo? It can be found at RootzWiki. Also, when you get into CWM, it says the version at the top.
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Here you go....i have been here.
Get into clockwork(CWM) - mount everything via usb and backup what you need to backup.
Perform a quick format of your sdcard so that when you see your phone on the pc, its blank.
Go back to stock odin and boot up, report any issues.
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What happened next
I tried what you said because I'm in the same boat. I still get the FCs and it tries to walk me through the setup. It gets stuck at the Checking Account step in the setup wizard. I let it sit there for about an hour while I went to lunch to no avail.

[Q] Unpredictable reboots and FCs

Hey folks,
Thanks for all your help and info on here (my first post). My SR has been freezing / rebooting unpredictably for over a week now despite all my efforts. Here's what I've done, then what I've tried to do to fix it! If you have any ideas on what's wrong I would love your help:
From rogers stock originally:
- rooted
- cwm
- flashed many different roms: cm7.2, cyanotouchwiz, alien, skyICS, and likely some others
- flashed a few 727 compatible radios: kj2, and now ucla2
and obv installed many different launchers, lba privacy, setCPU, use llama profiles regularly...
What i've done to fix it?
- Now running as stock as I can make it, formatted everything (internal usb included), used odin to restore recovery and phone back to factory. I haven't even downloaded the apps I prefer, just to make sure it isn't some rogue app causing all the hassle.
STILL, without obvious pattern, randomly freezes and reboots, or doesn't wake when sleeping (and I have to force a reboot). This happens at least a few times every day. At peak it was at least every hour, but since the cleanup, it has calmed down to only a few times a day...
It's driving me crazy!
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance

flash cwm, flash darkside, then flssh darkside again. Odin back stock. That should fix it

Seems good so far! Thanks for the advice, let's see if she keeps workin!

icenight89 said:
flash cwm, flash darkside, then flssh darkside again. Odin back stock. That should fix it
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^^^^^^ This... That's a lot of different ROMS you've flashed. Darkside should clean and sort things out for ya.
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You should try the kernel cleaner as well
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[QANDA] for the ICS base Rom by The Collective.

Also good for general purpose.
here is the main thread
[ROM]*ICS *solid base-glitch free (3/30) for development <The Collective>
we may discuss things here!
Thank you for understanding and helping

Doc I am ready for some how to's!!!!!!!!!!!!

been trying to install this rom, but for some reason keep getting boot loop, went ahead and restored and tried again but same boot loop. currently on Sky-ICS 2.3.6, any suggestions

"Do not do any wiping or formating or resets before or after the flash."
-Why? I am used to using darksides wipe before flashing any roms.

orlandoxpolice said:
"Do not do any wiping or formating or resets before or after the flash."
-Why? I am used to using darksides wipe before flashing any roms.
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your also used to roms rom that only delete recursive pn partitions.
This is diffternt.
Non of that wiping stuff was ever nessary on my captivate.
And now...not here.
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dragonfuego said:
been trying to install this rom, but for some reason keep getting boot loop, went ahead and restored and tried again but same boot loop. currently on Sky-ICS 2.3.6, any suggestions
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tested.
It works.
U must either not be following direction
Or have a bad download
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QUESTION= who is the man
ANSWER= Johnsondr80

I just tried it coming from GB NexusMod 4 and just got the boot loop as well. It is a little tricky getting back into recovery - you only get about a second in the CWM menu before the phone spontaneously reboots.

sacberg said:
I just tried it coming from GB NexusMod 4 and just got the boot loop as well. It is a little tricky getting back into recovery - you only get about a second in the CWM menu before the phone spontaneously reboots.
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Performed it fine here with zero issue.
If your cwm is acting up, may be lot more going on here.
I suggest a return to stock
Reflash cwm
Then flash this build.
Wish I could say more but UN able to see or confirm your issue.
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Tmo
Hey, great base.
I have flashed this, the leak and a few other ics roms. On this rom I cannot get my phone to hook up to tmo 4g, edge works fine, but it wont jump from edge to 4g. I tried flashing a tmo radio but no dice.
The leak worked fine in that regard. Consistently connected to highest available signal.
what can I tweak in order to re-establish connection to tmo 4g.
I tried to go into mobile network settings and all of the settings there seem consistent with the stock tmo settings. But when i try to change network operator settings from automatic to manual it never gets past "searching"
Thanks for any help you might be able to lend

Also, i think this guy should credit The Collective.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574675
From what I'm looking at, its very similar

All good. Found out how to make it work
chasport said:
Hey, great base.
I have flashed this, the leak and a few other ics roms. On this rom I cannot get my phone to hook up to tmo 4g, edge works fine, but it wont jump from edge to 4g. I tried flashing a tmo radio but no dice.
The leak worked fine in that regard. Consistently connected to highest available signal.
what can I tweak in order to re-establish connection to tmo 4g.
I tried to go into mobile network settings and all of the settings there seem consistent with the stock tmo settings. But when i try to change network operator settings from automatic to manual it never gets past "searching"
Thanks for any help you might be able to lend
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chasport said:
All good. Found out how to make it work
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Thanks. Just got in and saw this mind sharing so others can learn from your experince?
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