Wifi Issues: Accessing APs and spotty connections
UPDATE: I was still having the issues listed below with Kangerade 4.0.7, but I am now using CM6 RC1 and the issue does not exist any longer in that ROM. Now, in CM6 RC1, it seems like when wi-fi is first enabled it does a rescan and finds the network. However, I have not tested to see if it can find a hidden SSID again.
First, thanks to Jrummy and the Cyanogen group for always putting together such great work. Donate to them if you haven't already!
Anyway, I have searched this forum and some other sites in relation to some Wi-Fi issues I have been experiencing ever since the first Froyo ROMS (I think). I usually use a Jrummy / Cyanogen ROM, but I think I have experienced these issues in BB as well. Sorry for the vagueness there, but I just wasn't paying that close of attention when this first started occurring.
So the three main issues I have experienced are:
- My droid doesn't seem to connect to my hidden SSID any longer. It used to fine. I have now made it visible and it does connect, but I would prefer to have it hidden. Is there a limitation with hidden SSIDs in Froyo?
- When I initially turn on wi-fi, it will not connect to whatever available hotspot is available. It just says scanning and the only way to get it to connect is to go to MENU >> SCAN which will then pick up the available networks and connect. This may be associated with the 90-second scanning delays instituted to save battery - which is a great idea, but may require some fine tuning. Happens on multiple APs.
- Once I am connected to wifi, my connection just doesn't seem as reliable as it used to. It will show me as "Connect to ...." and my signal will be strong, but ongoing downloads, like updates, just seem to get locked up. They are either unsuccessful or get caught in some sort of endless "Starting download..." process. The only way I have seemed to get around this is by canceling the downloads, ending the "Download Manager" task/process and re-enabling wifi. This will usually work, but isn't ideal. Sometimes it will be fine for a while and then other times it just doesn't work very well. This issue also occurs on multiple APs.
Some of the issues above are similar to some of the issues found in these posts so maybe this will help on the development side:
A.
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/jrummy/54186-wifi-scanning.html
B.
http://androidforums.com/all-things-root-droid/101362-wifi-issues-froyo-roms.html (This wifi fix seemed a little older and possibly specific to BB so I did not try it)
So now that I listed the issues, I will try and give you and idea of my setup.
- Droid running Kangerade NexTheme 4.0.7 (Awesome). I have to admit, I had issues getting this ROM/theme to install by itself so after 2 tries, I installed BB 0.4 (after clean wipe of data and cache) and got that up and running on FRF84B, THEN I installed Kangerade NexTheme 4.0.7 over BB 0.4. However, the issues listed above had occurred even in the earlier Kangerade and BB Froyo ROMs which were clean installs.
- Kernel that came with ROM I guess: "2.6.32.9-g103d848 android-build@apa26 #1" running at 800/250
- Baseband C_01.43.01P (Is this the recommended baseband to be using???)
- I do not actively use a task manager, but I will starting it up as needed to help me terminate a task...then I end the task manager itself. I do not keep it running in the BG.
Sorry to make this so long, but you guys always seem to want details. Despite these issues, the ROM seems to run really, really smoothly and my battery life has been better than usual. I hope this helps you guys fix an existing bug and makes the next version that much better. Keep up the great work.
