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WiFi Kernel Fix for CM11?

I was doing a Google search for a possible solution to the WiFi problem in CM11 and I found a post in reddit for the Moto G where somebody used a custom kernel to fix the issue successfully. I know I should probably post in the Cyanogenmod forums or in the Dev section here (I actually tried the last one but since I'm a noob member I'm not allowed to eat at the grownups table). Anyway just thought I would through that out there for anybody that is willing and able to try this to see if it works. I'm not a developer so I don't have the first clue how to do this, but if someone points me in the right direction I will gladly do the work myself. Thanks.
I can't post the link but I searched "wifi connectivity cm11 kernel fix reddit" and it's the first link that pops up

The only Dev working on a custom kernel for this device is arrrghhh BUT is for JBBL cuz his device don't have been updated to KK and maybe never will. There are some guys in this forum with some knowledge for build from sources maybe somebody can build a custom kernel with the fix.
This is the sources for the wifi fixed custom kernel for moto g:
https://github.com/Klozz/android_kernel_motorola_msm8226 maybe can merge some things to fix the WiFi issue for the HD

DorianX said:
The only Dev working on a custom kernel for this device is arrrghhh BUT is for JBBL cuz his device don't have been updated to KK and maybe never will. There are some guys in this forum with some knowledge for build from sources maybe somebody can build a custom kernel with the fix.
This is the sources for the wifi fixed custom kernel for moto g:
https://github.com/Klozz/android_kernel_motorola_msm8226 maybe can merge some things to fix the WiFi issue for the HD
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Is this why we have to use static ip's on the majority of routers?

DorianX said:
The only Dev working on a custom kernel for this device is arrrghhh BUT is for JBBL cuz his device don't have been updated to KK and maybe never will. There are some guys in this forum with some knowledge for build from sources maybe somebody can build a custom kernel with the fix.
This is the sources for the wifi fixed custom kernel for moto g:
maybe can merge some things to fix the WiFi issue for the HD
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Sorry DorianX, but I'm confused. The razr hd I thought was upgraded to stock Kitkat a few months ago, is this different from the KK bootloader?

fguzman962 said:
Sorry DorianX, but I'm confused. The razr hd I thought was upgraded to stock Kitkat a few months ago, is this different from the KK bootloader?
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The wifi issue is due to the firmware (radios), not the kernel. It's just that they updated the firmware along with the KK update.
So, it would take Moto releasing an updated firmware to correct the issue with WiFi I believe.

Yes, the Razr HD was updated to KK months ago but the Photon Q xt897 doesn't (arrrghhh's device) that's why he doesn't update his kernel to KK bootloader.
Maybe you don't know that some Motorola devices share the same chip that's why we have unified builds

i've never had issues with wifi, cm11 jjbl. even on corporate eap wifis

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55888465&postcount=4595

iBolski said:
The wifi issue is due to the firmware (radios), not the kernel. It's just that they updated the firmware along with the KK update.
So, it would take Moto releasing an updated firmware to correct the issue with WiFi I believe.
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So is the answer that we need to downgrade to jbbl? If that is the answer, where can I find the last Jellybean ROM to flash which Motorola put out, or is that not possible anymore?
Or is there a thread somewhere that has the answers to the jbbl and Jb ROM questions I can read for myself?
Razr Maxx HD XT926 183.46.15 Build KDA20.62-15.1
Thanks

ARoninLiberal said:
So is the answer that we need to downgrade to jbbl? If that is the answer, where can I find the last Jellybean ROM to flash which Motorola put out, or is that not possible anymore?
Or is there a thread somewhere that has the answers to the jbbl and Jb ROM questions I can read for myself?
Razr Maxx HD XT926 183.46.15 Build KDA20.62-15.1
Thanks
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The answer is that the 'no IP assigned by DHCP' issue in the wlan driver in the kernel for CM11 moto_msm8960 builds was fixed on Oct 7th 2014.
(And the same fix was later applied to CM kernels for Moto X and Moto G as well.)

Is CM12 planned to be ported to the Atrix 2?

Well, the title basically explains it all. I love Android L, but I can't get it onto any of my devices as CM12 is only available on the popular devices, like the S4 and S5. When will it be ported to the A2? Thanks!

androidnewbie123 said:
Well, the title basically explains it all. I love Android L, but I can't get it onto any of my devices as CM12 is only available on the popular devices, like the S4 and S5. When will it be ported to the A2? Thanks!
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Officially I doubt it, despite Motorola recently been into updating their older phone line-ups. The dual core phones are showing their age. To be honest, the custom CM12 roms for this device would be more beneficial than an official update. I've got it on my LG G2 and it's very good, it'll be interesting to see if the speed improvements translate over to this model of phone as good as it has for this device.

Turbine1991 said:
Officially I doubt it, despite Motorola recently been into updating their older phone line-ups. The dual core phones are showing their age. To be honest, the custom CM12 roms for this device would be more beneficial than an official update. I've got it on my LG G2 and it's very good, it'll be interesting to see if the speed improvements translate over to this model of phone as good as it has for this device.
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Yeah, custom ROMs would be the way for this device. But yeah, I doubt anyone's gonna port CM12 to this device. It's old already..

Bump.
No android L for me then.

androidnewbie123 said:
Bump.
No android L for me then.
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Why bump this thread when it's being discussed [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2856347]here[/URL] and was explained in detail [URL="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=57490377]here[/URL]?

Sorry, didn't see this.

Upgrading firmware to 4.4

is there a way to upgrade my firmware to the 4.4 version. im having issues upgrading to roms now because apparently i still have stock firmware/bootloader but im running a 4.4 rom.

ashtreylil said:
is there a way to upgrade my firmware to the 4.4 version. im having issues upgrading to roms now because apparently i still have stock firmware/bootloader but im running a 4.4 rom.
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There is no stock firmware for the Photon Q which is 4.4. The only 4.4 stuff available are aftermarket ROM's.
The latest stock firmware image is 4.1.2, JellyBean.

arrrghhh said:
There is no stock firmware for the Photon Q which is 4.4. The only 4.4 stuff available are aftermarket ROM's.
The latest stock firmware image is 4.1.2, JellyBean.
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So is there a way I can avoid the "4.4 bootloader needed" message when flashing roms?
Sent from my PHOTON Q running pacman

ashtreylil said:
So is there a way I can avoid the "4.4 bootloader needed" message when flashing roms?
Sent from my PHOTON Q running pacman
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You shouldn't be flashing ROM's which require the 4.4 bootloader, you should only be flashing ROM's for the JBBL or JellyBean Bootloader, a bit of a misnomer but it just represents when the bootloader was released.
Motorola updated some of the msm8960's (Razr HD, Razr M and I think Atrix HD now too) but our Photon Q never saw any official update to 4.4 - so we do not have a 4.4 bootloader, and it looks like we never will.
Hence the need for the moto_msm8960_jbbl moniker/device.

arrrghhh said:
You shouldn't be flashing ROM's which require the 4.4 bootloader, you should only be flashing ROM's for the JBBL or JellyBean Bootloader, a bit of a misnomer but it just represents when the bootloader was released.
Motorola updated some of the msm8960's (Razr HD, Razr M and I think Atrix HD now too) but our Photon Q never saw any official update to 4.4 - so we do not have a 4.4 bootloader, and it looks like we never will.
Hence the need for the moto_msm8960_jbbl moniker/device.
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ah i see i think moto thinks people dont want qwerty phones anymore tbh. i'd love for them to release the droid 5 though. thanks anyway argh :highfive:

Chances of official CM13 builds now that the 6.0 OTA for original Shield is out

Just wondering what the above are. I'm kinda sick of the stock ROM's awful performance and, having had a good experience with it on my S5, would like to throw an official CM13 nightly on my K1. I recall reading somewhere that the odds of the latter becoming available would increase with the 6.0 OTA being released, so I'm wondering what the possibility for that might be.
Any ideas?

The only thing stopping cm13 is lte bug , all MM roms are effected by this. Unless someone discovers how to patch this chances are still the same.

vimjam said:
The only thing stopping cm13 is lte bug , all MM roms are effected by this. Unless someone discovers how to patch this chances are still the same.
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OK thanks for the info! Which ROM do you run on your K1?

jdrch said:
OK thanks for the info! Which ROM do you run on your K1?
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stock and Temasek's cm13 unofficial builds [multirom]
kernel - BitO's kernel

What LTE bug? That LTE doesn't even work? lol

Yeah that's what i meant , sim card not being recognized in LTE models.

I guess moto x pure will not have Android N, Android O is coming

I guess moto x pure will not have Android N, Android O is coming:crying:
I have waiting for a long time, moto still let me wait. I think moto is dying, it will be my last moto phone.

What are you on about dude? They are currently soak testing N and.while it may be later than you like boohoo..

kudouyuzi said:
I guess moto x pure will not have Android N, Android O is coming:crying:
I have waiting for a long time, moto still let me wait. I think moto is dying, it will be my last moto phone.
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lol... Your inexperience is showing here. The Moto X getting Nougat has nothing to do with Android O, we will get it within the next few months but it will likely be our last upgrade.
Other newer Moto devices will get O, probably towards the end of the year or early next year.
If you want consistent, regular updates and constantly be on the latest and greatest then buy a Pixel. End of story, nothing else will get you better.

kudouyuzi said:
I guess moto x pure will not have Android N, Android O is coming:crying:
I have waiting for a long time, moto still let me wait. I think moto is dying, it will be my last moto phone.
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What are you talking about? There are literally dozens of Nougat ROMs in the forums. I am currently running Resurrection Remix and their ROM is pretty stable on 7.1.1. I haven't had any issues with it and it's super smooth and fast. Try it!

blackra1n said:
What are you talking about? There are literally dozens of Nougat ROMs in the forums. I am currently running Resurrection Remix and their ROM is pretty stable on 7.1.1. I haven't had any issues with it and it's super smooth and fast. Try it!
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I somewhat agree with you. Am on latest Lineage build with boot.img fix and everything is working fine.
But you can't argue against, "Stock Moto is best Moto."
Moto's stock ROM usually have best performance and battery life.
P.S: They improved battery life in Soak Test. There's very little battery drain when phone is idle. Also the phone doesn't get heat up much when multitasking.

Unified reply:
The third party ROM does not have Moto's unique features, power consumption and instability.

antariksh said:
I somewhat agree with you. Am on latest Lineage build with boot.img fix and everything is working fine.
But you can't argue against, "Stock Moto is best Moto."
Moto's stock ROM usually have best performance and battery life.
P.S: They improved battery life in Soak Test. There's very little battery drain when phone is idle. Also the phone doesn't get heat up much when multitasking.
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Tell me, how is your in call volume mate, can you change it? Are you really sure everything is working fine? How about wave over the screen to wake the phone?
For someone that's a small issues but I rather stay on MM and wait for stock ROM.

lukas77 said:
Tell me, how is your in call volume mate, can you change it? Are you really sure everything is working fine? How about wave over the screen to wake the phone?
For someone that's a small issues but I rather stay on MM and wait for stock ROM.
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FYI, Yes. I can change Call volume without any problem. Also Audio and Mic are working perfectly fine.
"wave over the screen to wake the phone" - I guess, you meant AMBIENT DISPLAY.
Well, in your words, Yes, I can wave over the screen to wake the phone.
Am currently on Lineage 03/20 build with fixed boot.img from the dev.
and before that I was on 02/13 build which was just as stable as stock ROM.
Maybe you should look around in forum a bit more.

use custom rom or have patience

antariksh said:
I somewhat agree with you. Am on latest Lineage build with boot.img fix and everything is working fine.
But you can't argue against, "Stock Moto is best Moto."
Moto's stock ROM usually have best performance and battery life.
P.S: They improved battery life in Soak Test. There's very little battery drain when phone is idle. Also the phone doesn't get heat up much when multitasking.
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Yeah I'll admit the battery life isn't the greatest but it's also not that bad. At least there's the option for Nougat if one desires it

Moto X Pure/Style will not get Android O - ever. It's doubtful whether it will get anything other than 7.0 to be honest .

m+a+r+k said:
Moto X Pure/Style will not get Android O - ever. It's doubtful whether it will get anything other than 7.0 to be honest .
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Oh, it will get Android O, and probably P, maybe even Q too... But not officially or from Moto. Look at the Moto G (original one) it is 3 or close to 4 years old, and it is still supported by developers, you can get Nougat on it and will likely get O as well.
And why should Moto continue to support it? This phone is a getting close to 2 years old, there is no logical reason for Moto to continue supporting a platform that is getting beyond it's normal life cycle.

acejavelin said:
Oh, it will get Android O, and probably P, maybe even Q too... But not officially or from Moto. Look at the Moto G (original one) it is 3 or close to 4 years old, and it is still supported by developers, you can get Nougat on it and will likely get O as well.
And why should Moto continue to support it? This phone is a getting close to 2 years old, there is no logical reason for Moto to continue supporting a platform that is getting beyond it's normal life cycle.
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Keep dreaming if you think that'll happen. 7.1.1 is already out for many devices not to mention O aka Oreo for Nexus devices. Lenovo/Motorola is garbage and we all know this. That's why we all stop supporting these two garbage companies so they can go out of business.
Sent from my XT1575 using XDA-Developers Legacy app

Knight-Rider said:
Keep dreaming if you think that'll happen. 7.1.1 is already out for many devices not to mention O aka Oreo for Nexus devices. Lenovo/Motorola is garbage and we all know this. That's why we all stop supporting these two garbage companies so they can go out of business.
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Read my post again... I am talking about 3rd party ROMs... We will get 7.0 from Moto, already know that and it will be the end.

Knight-Rider said:
Keep dreaming if you think that'll happen. 7.1.1 is already out for many devices not to mention O aka Oreo for Nexus devices. Lenovo/Motorola is garbage and we all know this. That's why we all stop supporting these two garbage companies so they can go out of business.
Sent from my XT1575 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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HAHA! I think so!

Custom Rom
You know what I think Lenovo is never going the moto x android N in non US countries it is apparently out in Latin America
But If you want the rom just install Lineage OS they have a decent battery life for a custom and the device runs perfectly fine no bugs no lag nothing
A perfect Android N rom for almost all Motorola devices

I am trying my first custom ROM so please help.
I have Moto x Pure Edition XT 1575 on Android 6.0. I have not done anything to my phone yet and this is the first time I am trying. Would you please let me know the exact steps to root, flash and install custom ROM on my phone?

kaleend101 said:
I am trying my first custom ROM so please help.
I have Moto x Pure Edition XT 1575 on Android 6.0. I have not done anything to my phone yet and this is the first time I am trying. Would you please let me know the exact steps to root, flash and install custom ROM on my phone?
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No need to root the stock rom if you're just going to wipe it and flash a custom rom. The steps you need to follow are:
1) Unlock bootloader if not already done (note unlocking will automatically wipe the device, so backup files appropriately first)
2) Use fastboot to flash TWRP
3) Make a full backup in TWRP (don't skip this step as it can save you a lot of trouble if things go wrong)
4) Wipe and flash your custom rom. Flash gapps before booting in to the new rom too if you want Play store, etc.
5) Some roms aren't pre-rooted any more. If you want root, I recommend Magisk.
Details on how to do all this are spelled out step by step in Heisenberg's guide. Just do not root using the method in there. As I mentioned above, you don't have to root the stock rom just to replace it with a custom. However, if you feel the need to root the stock rom just flash Magisk. Don't flash that custom boot image it links to; that was a hack from the early days of systemless root that we no longer need.

Back when i was messing around with my Moto X Pure...i tried all the Mm roms at the time. Always found stock rom the smoothest and best battery life and most to my liking. A year or so later....it still has amazing battery life and nearly 2 days of standby time. It even outperforms my LG V10 even after replacing the battery.
And Android 8.0 is Octopus...apparently... not Oreo.....the dev preview build that is out has an Octopus logo thing in it now.