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Today I turned on my phone's wireless and I noticed it turned off quickly. I thought it was odd so I turned it on again...same thing occurred. The third time I went into settings > wireless and network > wi-fi settings and enabled the wi-fi card from there. It shows it's scanning and then displays "unable to scan networks" along with turning off the wireless card. What the crap?!
I've rebooted the phone a couple of times - still nothing. I'm going to try removing the battery for 10-15 mins and try it again but I don't imagine that's going to fix anything. A quick google search has shown only a couple other people with a captivate are having this problem as well. I have to imagine there are more out there? Anyone have a clue. I'm really trying to avoid flashing back to stock.
Thanks in advance.
Did you go through the process of enabling Non-Market apps directly on the phone (editing settings.db) ?
If so, did you follow the chmod/chown commands?
max_warheads said:
Did you go through the process of enabling Non-Market apps directly on the phone (editing settings.db) ?
If so, did you follow the chmod/chown commands?
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How would that affect WiFi??
If the system does not have proper write access to the file, and then a program says to the settings provider "turn on wifi", but the provider is not able to save that setting, it will later turn around and say "yeah... thats not supposed to be on." Which happens to coincide with an approximately 10 second window.
max_warheads said:
Did you go through the process of enabling Non-Market apps directly on the phone (editing settings.db) ?
If so, did you follow the chmod/chown commands?
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Thanks for your help. However I did not edit settings.db. I've only rooted the phone. Haven't done any other manual edits to the system.
The only relevant thing I can think of that might be useful information is yesterday morning I installed wi-fi analyzer from the market on my phone. I'm 99% sure that my wi-fi was working after I installed it but then later in the day the problem started. Last night I un-installed wi-fi analyzer just to be safe.
Could this program have made some edits to Android that is causing the problem?
I found a similar problem in a google code forum from 2008. Individuals were using a G1 and had the same problem. They mentioned that it appears as if the wi-fi driver would load but then wouldn't be able to recognize the wireless card.
Hopefully some useful information to someone. Thanks again guys for taking a look.
sola fide said:
I found a similar problem in a google code forum from 2008. Individuals were using a G1 and had the same problem. They mentioned that it appears as if the wi-fi driver would load but then wouldn't be able to recognize the wireless card.
Hopefully some useful information to someone. Thanks again guys for taking a look.
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Ran into the same issue, my issue was solved by fixing permissions as mentioned in the previous reply. How did you root your phone?
div3rg3nt said:
Ran into the same issue, my issue was solved by fixing permissions as mentioned in the previous reply. How did you root your phone?
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Rooted the phone by using the update.zip file from the "Pimp My Captivate" thread.
How could I edit the permissions for the file to see if this remedy's the problem? I already have Terminal Emulator on my phone but I'm brand new to linux commands.
open Terminal Emulator and follow along
Code:
$ su
# cd /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/
# ls -l settings.db
You should see :
Code:
-rw-rw---- system system <snip> settings.db
max_warheads said:
open Terminal Emulator and follow along
Code:
$ su
# cd /dbdata/databases/com.android.providers.settings/
# ls -l settings.db
You should see :
Code:
-rw-rw---- system system <snip> settings.db
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Ran the code you gave and it returned what you wrote above:
Code:
-rw-rw---- system system <snip> settings.db
I take it this means that settings.db is already set as writeable which means it's not my problem?
Yuppers... :/
Thanks for trying max.
What about the wireless config file? If this was messed up could it cause it the wireless card to act up like this? Could I simply delete this file and android would recreate it when I turned on the wireless card? Along with - where is it on the captivate?
Just a thought, my knowledge in this field is pretty low.
bumping this thread
Update: A factory reset fixed the problem. However when I restored from a Titanium backup the wireless immediately stopped working. Obviously there is something in the software/files that are corrupt causing this problem.
Anyone have any ideas of which file to attack?
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I am having this problem too. It is very annoying and I don't want to reflash the rom again. Has anyone else had this problem (and fixed it)?
americanbordercollie said:
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I am having this problem too. It is very annoying and I don't want to reflash the rom again. Has anyone else had this problem (and fixed it)?
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ABC: Is there anything you installed before the problem happened that you think might be causing it? I'm guessing since you said "again" that this is the 2nd time or more you'll be flashing your phone if we don't find a fix.
I had to flash it with Odin because my phone bricked two weeks ago trying to enable non-market apps. I don't want to go through that process again.
I didn't install anything except the WiFinder app. It stopped working after a coworker asked me to turn on my wifi to test an app he got for his phone that turns it into a WiFi hotspot through its 3G data connection. The test was unsuccessful anyway, but that is irrelevant.
I had the problem of wifi not being able to scan for devices after 10 sec. This problem was only on my wifi at work.
I set the IP address, IP mack, gateway address and DNS servers statically and saved the config. This got me connected to the wifi at work. You could try this.
Just changed permissions on settings.db and now wifi seems to be working flawlessly without a need for static config.
americanbordercollie said:
I had to flash it with Odin because my phone bricked two weeks ago trying to enable non-market apps. I don't want to go through that process again.
I didn't install anything except the WiFinder app. It stopped working after a coworker asked me to turn on my wifi to test an app he got for his phone that turns it into a WiFi hotspot through its 3G data connection. The test was unsuccessful anyway, but that is irrelevant.
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I'm curious if WiFinder altered a file that is causing the problem. Mine came just 30 minutes after installing Wifi Analyzer. Just hunch since both programs use the wireless card.
santblue said:
I had the problem of wifi not being able to scan for devices after 10 sec. This problem was only on my wifi at work.
I set the IP address, IP mack, gateway address and DNS servers statically and saved the config. This got me connected to the wifi at work. You could try this.
Just changed permissions on settings.db and now wifi seems to be working flawlessly without a need for static config.
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It sounds like the same problem I had but I wasn't able to connect anywhere - At either one of my offices or at home. I tried to add in manual settings in the Android menu but it still didn't help.
I'll try messing with the settings.db file if this happens again and report back. I'm crossing my fingers that I never have this problem again but you never know. Hopefully we can get a couple of known working solutions posted on here since it sounds like there are plenty of people out there having this problem.
Hey guys,
I've been following XDA-developers for a long time, and would like to return something for all the help the community has provided. I traded my iPhone 4 for a G2X today only to find out that my BB data plan is incompatible -_-. Unwilling to wait until Memorial Day was over (611 closed), I decided to turn on Wi-Fi and tinker with it.
Unfortunately I fell victim to the phone's Wi-Fi's problems. It worked for seconds at startup, then simply stopped. Frustrated, I decided to take manners in my own hands. The evil culprit is T-Mobile's My Account program. Here is how to fix it (root and a $3.99 Market purchase required, no piracy!!)
First follow the directions in this tutorial to root your phone. Its pretty simple. ADVANCED: unrooting method.
Make sure Wi-Fi calling is turned on, as well as 3G/4G (from Mobile networks settings page)
Do a battery pull AFTER you enable the above ^. Wait 1 minute before rebooting your phone.
Wi-Fi should work on its own (although buggy) with these two enabled. If you have 3G/4G, you do not need to do this: for Wi-Fi only users, continue to reboot until you have somewhat of a stable Wi-Fi connection. It's very intermittent but eventually it will work for enough time to download Root Explorer from the market!
Go to the Market and install Root Explorer (purchase required, there may be free ways but I do not know of them and I do not advocate piracy)
Open this app. A popup from Superuser will ask you for permission. Grant it with "Allow"
From Root Explorer, navigate to /system/apps
At the top of the list box click the "Mount R/W" button
Scroll down and look for the following: MyAccount.apk and com.nuance.nmc.sihome (the latter may be named differently but it has a My Account icon)
A box will come up telling you that com.nuance.nmc.sihome has encountered an error. This box will refuse to go away. Simply do a battery pull.
YOUR WI-FI WOES SHOULD BE GONE, and your phone's stability should have improved. Enjoy!
You can download the latest version of My Account from Market now and cease to have problems.
Other safe-to-remove T-Mobile stuff:
EA Games (EAPK)
Zinio (does anyone use this?)
Telenav
Nova
Need for Speed
Polaris Office
LMIRescue (an app T-Mobile can use to potentially remotely command your phone?)
LMIRescueSecurity
yaldak said:
Hey guys,
I've been following XDA-developers for a long time, and would like to return something for all the help the community has provided. I traded my iPhone 4 for a G2X today only to find out that my BB data plan is incompatible -_-. Unwilling to wait until Memorial Day was over (611 closed), I decided to turn on Wi-Fi and tinker with it.
Unfortunately I fell victim to the phone's Wi-Fi's problems. It worked for seconds at startup, then simply stopped. Frustrated, I decided to take manners in my own hands. The evil culprit is T-Mobile's My Account program. Here is how to fix it (root and a $3.99 Market purchase required, no piracy!!)
First follow the directions in this tutorial to root your phone. Its pretty simple. ADVANCED: unrooting method.
Make sure Wi-Fi calling is turned on, as well as 3G/4G (from Mobile networks settings page)
Do a battery pull AFTER you enable the above ^. Wait 1 minute before rebooting your phone.
Wi-Fi should work on its own (although buggy) with these two enabled. If you have 3G/4G, you do not need to do this: for Wi-Fi only users, continue to reboot until you have somewhat of a stable Wi-Fi connection. It's very intermittent but eventually it will work for enough time to download Root Explorer from the market!
Go to the Market and install Root Explorer (purchase required, there may be free ways but I do not know of them and I do not advocate piracy)
Open this app. A popup from Superuser will ask you for permission. Grant it with "Allow"
From Root Explorer, navigate to /system/apps
At the top of the list box click the "Mount R/W" button
Scroll down and look for the following: MyAccount.apk and com.nuance.nmc.sihome (the latter may be named differently but it has a My Account icon)
A box will come up telling you that com.nuance.nmc.sihome has encountered an error. This box will refuse to go away. Simply do a battery pull.
YOUR WI-FI WOES SHOULD BE GONE, and your phone's stability should have improved. Enjoy!
You can download the latest version of My Account from Market now and cease to have problems.
Other safe-to-remove T-Mobile stuff:
EA Games (EAPK)
Zinio (does anyone use this?)
Telenav
Nova
Need for Speed
Polaris Office
LMIRescue (an app T-Mobile can use to potentially remotely command your phone?)
LMIRescueSecurity
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You don't need to do any of this noob stuff if your wifi doesn't connect to your home router or any router for that matter. It's unneccesary and time consuming, not to mention risky since you could "brick" your phone. All you have to do is reboot the phone, simplest way is hold power button and volume up simultaneously, then it should connect, assuming you entered the correct password if router has secure connection.
I just turn wifi off then back on. Works for me.
And stop with the noob stuff the guy just wrote he came from an iPhone to a g2x.
He will figure it out as he goes.
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mr.orange303 said:
He will figure it out as he goes.
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I see two band-aid solutions, a reboot, and a restart...gosh that is advanced.
Verse a solution to fully resolve the problem, and keep it gone. More importantly a possible isolation of the cause.
These super duper pro android interlopers are unapproachable on their savvy solutions. Ummm no
Since the OP says its linked to My account program, and I know on first run it says a newer copy is available, I am going to wonder that many users don't touch it.
So since I am already freshly on a complete reset of everything (erase all date, or hold down volume and power) I am going to try.
1. Full erase reset
2. First thing upadate new version of My Account.
3 Hard restart.
4. See how it reacts
My wifi is decent except sometimes it does clog up and I have to clear buffers and shut down programs to get it to kick up. Start and stop wifi solves nothing on mine.
Anyways its about 10 minutes of time to do, since my phone already is in near out of the box setup.
Sorry but I'm not here to post "noob" stuff. Of course restarting the phone or its wifi radio were part of my first efforts. But the phone's stock software has a bug in which the default My Account program a) causes a DNS issue and b) displays itself twice in Manage Applications. Things work great if you have a working data connection from tmo but if not you will notice that wifi refuses to work on its own. I'm not dumb and by no means am I a noob. I've been following XDA since the days of the Wizard. By the way rooting and deleting useless carrier garbage like the buggy and persistent MyAccount.apk will not brick your phone unless you are careless.
"My Account" from tmo has been nothing but a pain in the ass for me. I froze it using Antek App Manager (a free app). I used the same software to freeze the other garbage that came installed by tmo, and battery and booting issues have greatly improved. Just my 2 cents.
Other stuff I froze include: Car Home, ea games, Zinio reader, AppPack, T-Mobile TV, and wifi calling.
Of course some are big fans of wifi calling but I don't need or use it.
yaldak said:
Sorry but I'm not here to post "noon" stuff. Of course restarting the phone or its wifi radio were part of my first efforts. But the phone's stock software has a bug in which the default My Account program a) causes a DNS issue and b) displays itself twice in Manage Applications. Things work great if you have a working data connection from tmo but if not you will notice that wifi refuses to work on its own. I'm not dumb and by no means am I a noob. I've been following XDA since the days of the Wizard. By the way rooting and deleting useless carrier garbage like the buggy and persistent MyAccount.apk will not brick your phone unless you are careless.
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News flash....The MyAccount app isn't causing the DNS issue. Do some fact checking before posting.
LOL... man u guys are harsh
LG is sending out a fix. What does that tell you? Only can manage till then.
Sent from my LG-P999 using XDA Premium App
prettyboy85712 said:
News flash....The MyAccount app isn't causing the DNS issue. Do some fact checking before posting.
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Okay sorry, it causes the HSPA / Wi-Fi switching issue. Could you be any more polite about correcting me? FYI I haven't found any SOLID proof of this. Immediately after removing MyAccount and all of its derivatives from the phone DNS requests worked flawlessly; It's been 9 hours of constant wi-fi only use without issues (NO radio turned on). Prior to removing the app, only IP addresses would be resolved by the browser.
LOL... man u guys are harsh
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Seriously are, I was only trying to make a helpful post to those users or viewers who are not very tech-literate but possess the ability to root a phone and forget about it to fix an irritating issue with the phone.
dude dont worry about it....good job
Thanks for trying to help with this problem. Its threads like this that help to get to the bottom of these things.
Seems some people here would rather everyone be so afraid to post bad information that there is none at all. But we know better right?
sl0play said:
Thanks for trying to help with this problem. Its threads like this that help to get to the bottom of these things.
Seems some people here would rather everyone be so afraid to post bad information that there is none at all. But we know better right?
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No..Those people you're referring to would rather have people search before posting. This so called "fix" has been posted many times. No need to start a new thread.
I tried this and got no error lol. What I did was reinstalling MyAccount with the MyAccount.apk in system\app and now my wifi actually works with the Market.
Hey guys, my rooted P6210 seems to have a Google market connection issue. It seems to have happened overnight, it was fine for weeks..and i didn't notice it until i tried to use the market to add a paid app. I get a great wi-fi connection in my home and can browse the internet with no problem but the g-market can't connect and it simply retries. I have deleted the accounts on the device to no avail Any suggestions will help.
Were you able to recreate the accounts successfully?
Try these things:
1. Clear market data
2. re-setup market accounts
3. make sure the date and time on the tab is correct
I discovered mine had reset to the year 2000 after the battery went completely dead. With an incorrect clock, certificate negotiations will fail.
wiseguyy said:
Hey guys, my rooted P6210 seems to have a Google market connection issue. It seems to have happened overnight, it was fine for weeks..and i didn't notice it until i tried to use the market to add a paid app. I get a great wi-fi connection in my home and can browse the internet with no problem but the g-market can't connect and it simply retries. I have deleted the accounts on the device to no avail Any suggestions will help.
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Also, have you tried a different wifi network? Its a long shot but I suppose the port that the market uses could be blocked
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I swear i am not the Geico caveman
Wow, problem solved. I had no idea the date or time had changed because of a charge issue. My brain tells me since the device has an active connection to the internet it would do this all by itself and i never check the tab for those purposes. Now all i need to do is get which exact files to flash using Odin so i can go back to 100% stock. I have searched and found the files but no ((really clear)) directions on which files get flashed. There are 3 all together. Hey you guys made my day..really.
Hi,
I selected "forget" on one of my home wifi networks and there's nothing I can do to restore it back.
My phone: Atrix 2 ATT running stock 2.3.6
Thanks for any help
Manually re-entering the info is the only way. Once it "forgets" it forgets.
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Apex_Strider said:
Manually re-entering the info is the only way. Once it "forgets" it forgets.
Sent from my Atari Falcon030
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Tried that, it did not help. I can see a new network with that name but there is no signal
From other devices I can see and use the network.
elic3 said:
Tried that, it did not help. I can see a new network with that name but there is no signal
From other devices I can see and use the network.
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Try a factory reset. I know it is a PIA, but most of the time, that fixes a lot of these oddities.
(1) Try *#*#4636#*#* then go to Wifi API, choose enableNetwork and enter SSID manually.
(2) Change some parameter of the wifi network (since this is your home network I assume it is under your control), last option being the SSID itself, but the pain is, you may have to update all your other devices.
kousik said:
(1) Try *#*#4636#*#* then go to Wifi API, choose enableNetwork and enter SSID manually.
(2) Change some parameter of the wifi network (since this is your home network I assume it is under your control), last option being the SSID itself, but the pain is, you may have to update all your other devices.
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WOW, that might be a painful way to go... try the factory reset before you go to all that trouble. I know it will be painful if I had to make a change to my SSID or anything that major on my netowrk, I would have to change my firewalls as well (2 checkpoint firewall one servers on 2 Sun ultra 10 servers). I know that is not typical, but even anyone who has more than 3-5 devices might regret having to go to each device and changing thier settings just to get thier phone back to seeing the wifi. when and factory reset should fix it.
jimbridgman said:
WOW, that might be a painful way to go... try the factory reset before you go to all that trouble. I know it will be painful if I had to make a change to my SSID or anything that major on my netowrk, I would have to change my firewalls as well (2 checkpoint firewall one servers on 2 Sun ultra 10 servers). I know that is not typical, but even anyone who has more than 3-5 devices might regret having to go to each device and changing thier settings just to get thier phone back to seeing the wifi. when and factory reset should fix it.
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Thank you all guys. My senses tell me that factory reset should do the job but since the ICS update is so close, I will save the trouble and wait for it, assuming it should work as well.
Just wanted to update everyone. I went on vacation and have connected to many different networks. When I can back, my lost network popped again on my device. My guess is it was hidden inside an internal queue, and once that queue overflowed it popped again.
Perhaps you can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51180156&postcount=2
This works on my I337 NI1 Unlocked Rooted. I uses ES Explorer with Root Explorer enabled.
I went to the "system " folder in the device, scrolled down until I found "build prop" then edited using ES Explorer Note Editor.
Greatly appreciated and high credit to dajumper's work !!
yhendra said:
Perhaps you can try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...56&postcount=2
This works on my I337 NI1 Unlocked Rooted. I uses ES Explorer with Root Explorer enabled.
I went to the "system " folder in the device, scrolled down until I found "build prop" then edited using ES Explorer Note Editor.
Greatly appreciated and high credit to dajumper's work !!
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If you look at the post directly above yours you'll see that this was fixed over two years ago. Also, the link you posted is either dead or incorrect as it just goes to "404: page not found". That's not even to mention that this is the forum for the Motorola Atrix 2 so your post is in the wrong forum anyway. If you're just trying to get passed your 10 post requirement then please try to do so in a more constructive way. Thanks. :thumbup:
Greetings and Whats Up,
I am posting for the first time to ask for help with my SideKick 4G. The WiFi has stopped working completely. When I attempt to turn on the WiFi, the system scans and then shuts the WiFi off. A message of "Unable to Scan Networks", then displays. When I attempt to turn on the WiFi to use the phone as a portable hotspot, it also fails.
I have:
1. Soft reset and Hard reset. - Fail
2. Tried all forms of Keis, from the Keis Mini from Samsung's site (phone not registered), to the first Keis release to the current. (Will not work with your device) - Fail
3. After searching "SideKick 4G WiFi" on all 47 pages on this site and then the "Here are the similar threads", I did install and try WI-FI Lock and WIFI Manager. (now the WiFi just continually scans-off-scans-off)
Any help would be greatly greatly and even greatly appreciated.
FROYO.UVKj2
Baseband T839UVKj2
Fireware 2.2.1
Try the one click return to stock hiemdall package, but also make sure to choose pit files so it will repartition all firmware, either that or just run hiemdall or Odin manually.
If this won't work that it is highly likely a hardware issue
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium
Hey, mega thanks for responding. I forgot to write that I did try the heimdall one click and that did not work but I wanted to give it another shot. The application found my device but after rebooting the device, sadly the firmware is still 2.2.1 and FROYO.UVKj2 is still loaded.
There were a few questions about possible errors that came up. At the bottom of the window it says "Flashing Model (3 of 6)".There is a bootloaders option. When I ran the flash again I was going to try, but it said that it could cause permanent damage to the phone. I am unsure what the bootloader does but I live in the country side and without wifi calling, this phone is horrible inside of my home.
Again thanks for the information.
Heimdall One-Click 1.3.1
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.Initialising connection...
Detecting device...
Claiming interface...
Setting up interface...
Checking if protocol is initialised...
Protocol is not initialised.
Initialising protocol...
Handshaking with Loke...
Beginning session...
Session begun with device of type: 0
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file download sucessful
Uploading KERNEL
KERNEL upload successful
Uploading RECOVERY
RECOVERY upload successful
Uploading MODEM
MODEM upload failed!
Ending session...
Rebooting device...
Device not connected.
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You would also want to flash the bootloaders, but you maybe best off flashing with hiemdall (not the one click) not at a computer so I can't easily link but just Google search for hiemdall and it will bring you to a site (something glass?) Where you will find all the downloads, then maybe watch a YouTube video on how to use (maybe not one where you use command lines as it may be confusing so search youtube hiemfall frontend)
All the needed files are in the one click.tar you downloaded, just extract them, use these files to reparation all
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Well, I used the bootloader option and the phone survived and is running with FROYO.UVKG2. Unfortunately, it did not fix the WiFi. WiFi, to connect to my home WiFi, is still cycling on and the off. Mobile AP is still giving a simple Error. The only thing I would add is that I attempted to manually enter my home WiFi information into the phone and it states: "Unable to save the Network".
Many thanks for your help with this phone today and it appears you are right and it may be hardware related. Was a great phone.
Quick update.
I was searching this site for the: ""Unable to save the Network" error and saw this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8540980&postcount=4708
What is a "data image" file?
Lastly, mini Keis will not allow for the update.
Again, thanks for the help.
sierralostboys said:
Quick update.
I was searching this site for the: ""Unable to save the Network" error and saw this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8540980&postcount=4708
What is a "data image" file?
Lastly, mini Keis will not allow for the update.
Again, thanks for the help.
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Perhaps something is not getting deleted properly when you've been trying to go back to stock? Just a thought. Maybe others could shed more light on this than I?
A little more obvious but maybe there is a hardware issue, I've never experience any myself but I hear that this phone was riddled with them during it's first few months.
Just an idea, I do hope that isn't the case, but it is possible. Maybe it keeps shorting or something. Ever spilled something on it? /=
Hey, guys and gals. Thanks for the responses. I think that it must be a hardware problem because today, half way through my shift, it slowly started to work. I was able to first manually enter a WiFi address into the phone and then I checked the Wifi hotspot function and it worked as well. As soon as I pulled into my driveway the phone "chirped" that it was now connected to my home WiFi.
I feel that I may have wasted everyone's time. I am just happy that the phone is working again. My service is with T-Mobile so maybe after the Fall semester begins I will start looking for a new phone.
Again, thanks folks.
Don't worry, that's what this is for any help is help. Nice to hear things are working out now xD
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sierralostboys said:
Hey, guys and gals. Thanks for the responses. I think that it must be a hardware problem because today, half way through my shift, it slowly started to work. I was able to first manually enter a WiFi address into the phone and then I checked the Wifi hotspot function and it worked as well. As soon as I pulled into my driveway the phone "chirped" that it was now connected to my home WiFi.
I feel that I may have wasted everyone's time. I am just happy that the phone is working again. My service is with T-Mobile so maybe after the Fall semester begins I will start looking for a new phone.
Again, thanks folks.
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Wasted time naaa man we are here to help the last few sidekick users out that's why we are here
An I think it might have been just some setting that you changed. Happens to me a lot of times
Anyways you should enter into recovery now an go to back up your phone so if it does mess up you can atleast have somewhat of a "save" spot so you can go back an everything will be as it is now
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I think today settled that it is a hardware issue because since early yesterday morning the WiFi has not worked. It continues to give the same errors.
"Can Not Scan Networks"
"Can Not Save Networks"
..and a general "Error under Mobile AP" when I attempt to use the phone as a hotspot.
I am very conservative and resist change when it comes to cell phones. My friends pretty much forced me to this phone, because I was still happily walking around New York city with a SideKick LX. Their said I was embarrassing them.
So, last piece of advice. I love having a dedicated keyboard, so what is the next reasonably priced alternative to the SideKick 4G?
sierralostboys said:
I think today settled that it is a hardware issue because since early yesterday morning the WiFi has not worked. It continues to give the same errors.
"Can Not Scan Networks"
"Can Not Save Networks"
..and a general "Error under Mobile AP" when I attempt to use the phone as a hotspot.
I am very conservative and resist change when it comes to cell phones. My friends pretty much forced me to this phone, because I was still happily walking around New York city with a SideKick LX. Their said I was embarrassing them.
So, last piece of advice. I love having a dedicated keyboard, so what is the next reasonably priced alternative to the SideKick 4G?
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Well its not hard ware its software I have a lot of issues with wifi I ussually just turn phone on flight mode an then off after a secound.
Anyways the best phone with a keyboard I say would be the droid 4 for verizon tho
I head the mytouch was horrible an most tmobile keyboard phone just get worse while everything gets better
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Tmobile has a relay 4g that has a keyboard.
Zydrate_blue said:
Don't worry, that's what this is for any help is help. Nice to hear things are working out now xD
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Hey Zydrate and anyone who might still be running a Sidekick 4G, I rooted my phone and have moved and deleted a few files under the WiFi folder with no luck.
I was checking out other combination searches on XDA to see if I could find someone with my same error. I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21507745&postcount=1
I checked the folder and I see that the file: "wpa_supplicant.conf" does exist, but the fix did not work. My question is that I found a few other WiFi folders and I notice two other files. :
\etc\wifi\wifi.conf
\data\misc\wifi\wpa_supplicant.conf
There was a file named "bcm_supp.conf" that used to appear, but does not show anywhere anymore. For the WiFi for the Sidekick, does anyone know what files are needed and where they should be located? Also, since these files appear to be only config files, are they available for downloaded?
Thanks in advance again.