Wifi only works properly on Sense ROMs - One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have the Verizon HTC One M8 with s-off and rooted. I really want to use an aosp ROM, but I have wifi problems on all of them. I know that other people were also having issues with wifi disconnecting, but that is not my problem.
The wifi range is terrible. I have to be close to the wireless router to use the internet. When I am close the speed is perfect, but as soon as I move a few rooms away it cannot download anything. The phone still shows it is connected to the wifi with full bars but its impossible to even load a webpage. When I use my iPad from the same distance I can play HD video no problem.
The strange thing is the issue does not exist when I am using a Sense based ROM (stock, ARHD). I apologize if this is a common issue that I am unaware of but any help would be appreciated!

Its been a very well known and reported issue since the release of any AOSP based ROMs. Its not really strange that it works on Sense ROMs considering Sense ROMs are specifically made for this device. AOSP based ROMs have to be made to work on this device. You'll just have to be patient and wait for it to be fixed. Other than that, nothing can be done at the moment.

Dang, I thought for most people the issue was with wifi dcing! Oh well, next time I will make sure to look into it more before making a post. Also, where is a good place to look for updates pertaining to issues like this?
Thanks!

For updates you can look in a few places.
http://www.cmxlog.com/11/m8/
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/status:merged,n,z
https://github.com/CyanogenMod

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I have noticed that all the JB roms do not have wifi calling and there was a thread in the ROM section about wifi calling and getting it to work. An Author of one of more popular ROMS for our device came out and said not to ever excpect wifi calling as a feature. My question is why aren't we seeing wifi calling in the newer ROMS. I was a little hesitant to ask this question cause I feel like i'm going to get flamed by seniors, but I honestly don't know the reason and it seems like everyone else does, so i'm curious. I don't have a problem with it because I'm using an ICS rom that does have Wifi calling, I was just wondering whether the issue was a technical hurdle in getting it working on newer ROMS, or is it just a PITA to get it working? just wondering, no complaining
From what I understand its only in official T-Mobile based roms cause no one has yet figured out how to pull it and use it in other roms like CM, AOKP...
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Tmo has also switched over to the ims system for wifi calling on android. All new devices need to use that system to wifi call. And taking that info and molding it into asop/aokp roms is simply a pain that most people don't want to delve into. If you want wifi calling you may want to stick to a modded stock rom. At least if you are on tmo...if not i think there are a couple apps that assist in VoIP calling
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WiFi problem on any JB or ICS Roms

Hey guys. I'm really angry about this problem so I decided to create a topic, although I posted several times in some threads and no answer so far.
I have problem with wifi in ANY ICS or JB rom. It can't recognize any wifi network, sometimes, it even freezes in wifi section in setting. I am sure that I'm doing all of install steps correctly; as I said, I have no problems with roms based on older versions of android. the strange case is that my friends have the same problem. Is it possible that it relates to internet providers in my country? (I'm living in Iran).
Thanks for your help.
anyone?
Not even one person?!!!

[Q][Worked-around] Wifi not scanning on AOSP Roms

When I'm running an AOSP Rom, my Wifi only scans for networks after a fresh boot. Once it has connected to a network, no more scanning happens, no matter how often I tell it to. It's quite an annoyance when I have to reboot my phone every time I leave home and want to connect to a coffeeshop Wifi outside.
Once it is connected, there are not further issues - signal is good, no random disconnects or anything. Just no scanning.
Everything works fine on stock, and I've successfully tried ViperX with Sense 5, but all AOSP Roms I've been trying recently had this behavior - I have no idea what's causing it. Maybe it's an issue with the CM kernel (most Roms use some form or other of it)?
I really have no idea. Thought I'll post a question here while I go do some more troubleshooting of my own.
I also just grabbed a snippet of what I hope is the relevant part of the logs: https://paste.xinu.at/WO9zZ/
On second thought, maybe it's not AOSP based, but rather 4.3. I haven't spent much time on 4.2 with this phone, so I don't remember if the problem existed back then. If I don't find a solution, I will downgrade later to make sure.
Solved Somewhat... Not really. Worked-around maybe.
I rolled back to CM 10.1.2, and the problem went away. Seems like it wasn't AOSP causing the problem, but the new always-on feature in 4.3, which allows scanning for networks even though Wifi is switched off. I've done some searching, and other people on all kinds of devices have had problems with Wifi since this change was implemented.
Once I disabled this feature and toggled Wifi off/on once, the problem seems to be gone on CM 10.2. Not quite a proper solution, but I guess I can live with that for now, I don't really have the time, energy or experience to look into this further. Maybe somebody more enlightened than I has a proper solution.

No WIFI on AOSP ROMS - BOUNTY $20

Will pay someone to help me UNDERSTAND and fix this issue I have.
I have ATT HTC ONE M8 - S-OFF, CID 1111111
I have successfully used all Sense ROMs. But if I flash ANY AOSP ROM I have no WIFI whatsoever. It connects sometimes and drops right off. I can't use any non-Sense ROMs because of this and I am starting to get PO-ed.
Please help, reward in it.
I was told that wifi is like this because of HTC having a closed source wifi driver. Regular unsecured networks you should be able to connect to, but secured connections you'll have to be extremely close to the router to connect. Frustrating, I know.
GohanBurner said:
I was told that wifi is like this because of HTC having a closed source wifi driver. Regular unsecured networks you should be able to connect to, but secured connections you'll have to be extremely close to the router to connect. Frustrating, I know.
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Yes, that information is all I have been able to uncover actually. But I dont understand how its not really a big deal for anyone else? Haha.
I mean all these people seem to be using these AOSP ROMs....but I am the only one who seems to care that I have absolutely no wifi sitting on my couch at home?
Strange that people are just 'dealing'
Anyway - thanks
PhillyFlyer said:
Yes, that information is all I have been able to uncover actually. But I dont understand how its not really a big deal for anyone else? Haha.
I mean all these people seem to be using these AOSP ROMs....but I am the only one who seems to care that I have absolutely no wifi sitting on my couch at home?
Strange that people are just 'dealing'
Anyway - thanks
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It is and has been a big deal for others. You can see this in pretty much every AOSP thread we have here. Only a few of you guys are experiencing no wifi at all. There's only a couple of options that can be done next to "just dealing" which is digging into the code and trying to fix it or using a non AOSP based ROM.
Try this if you want and test your wifi and let me know if it's any better.
AOKP Build 6.8.2014
DOWNLOAD HERE
PhillyFlyer said:
Yes, that information is all I have been able to uncover actually. But I dont understand how its not really a big deal for anyone else? Haha.
I mean all these people seem to be using these AOSP ROMs....but I am the only one who seems to care that I have absolutely no wifi sitting on my couch at home?
Strange that people are just 'dealing'
Anyway - thanks
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If I got great 4G signal here at work I probably wouldn't mind as much about not being able to connect to the network here where you have to log in to use the free WiFi. I can never get to the acceptance page. Since there is free WiFi here I might as well use it but I can't. CarbonROM seems to be PERFECT aside from the WiFi issue plaguing all AOSP ROMs at the moment.
I just hope that someone can confirm that it is an issue that is being looked into. I'm a little curious as to why HTC would lock down its WiFi drivers...
I have had the same problem as you on all AOSP roms except Liquidsmooth. I flashed liquidsmooth beta (from the HTC m8 original thread) and wifi worked while it didn't on all of the others. The most current one is running on 4.4.3 and that may have something to do with it. I really want to flash Paranoid but Im waiting on 4.4.3. Liquidsmooth is a very stable rom if you want to check it out. I saw on a PA Google+ post that the 4.4.3 update may help fix this issue so I would wait... Although, I could be wrong
I hope that it gets resolved soon. I am so sick of using Sense. In fact, I hate all stock interpretations of Android. AOSP or die.
GohanBurner said:
I hope that it gets resolved soon. I am so sick of using Sense. In fact, I hate all stock interpretations of Android. AOSP or die.
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Have you tried playing with the WIFi module? If it is working on one, then you should be able to use it's WIFI module on another. If you aren't getting any wifi at all, well that sounds like a kernel module issue to me.
What kernel are you using?
My problem isn't connecting to WiFi, I can do that just fine. I haven't tried connecting to a secure password-protected network yet, but "Guest" access points I can't get to the page where you accept the terms of use unless I'm a few feet from the router. I don't know of any ROM that has allowed me to connect farther away from it yet. All the ROMs I have tried seem to let me use unsecured access points with no problem.
On AOSP ROMs I've tried the included Kernel baked into the ROM and Excaliber 0.3.
On Sense I'm on Faux.

Android 6.0 CM13 or latest AOKP wifi issue

Hi!
I love the CM flavor but keep reverting to Sense-based due to nightly bugs. Thought I'd might throw one out here this time to see if anybody can assist me.
I'm on the latest AOKP right now and it's a blast. Great rom, but my wifi keeps dropping and disconnecting.
Is is possible to do something about this? Don't really know what debug info to provide. I'm at a level where I can master flashing new roms, but the inner workings by the likes of switching kernels is beyond me. I remember back in the day we used to flash radio roms on the Leo HD2 and it had sometimes a major impact on the performance of not only the gsm data and calls, but also the wifi drivers.
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