After I rooted, my phone won't connect to WiFi anymore.
I started with the Cyanogen Mod (6.0.2). When I try to connect to a WiFi network, it tries to connect and gets to the "obtaining ip address" message, and finally fails to connect.
I figured I should try a different mod and completely wipe the card. So, I did this via Rom Manager. I had it backup and wipe, then install Skyraider w/ Sense. The same problem persists.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can troubleshoot this problem? Thanks!
Dumb question, but you did re-select the WiFi network you want to connect to, and re-entered the password for that network (if one is required)?
RMarkwald said:
Dumb question, but you did re-select the WiFi network you want to connect to, and re-entered the password for that network (if one is required)?
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Yeah I have. I've tested this with multiple WiFi networks on each mod. It always gets to the point of "obtaining ip address" which to my understanding means the password has worked. Either way, I'll always long press to forget the password, and re-connect. Even disabling the password on the router still causes the same issue.
Hi, is there a way of changing the mac address of the s4 mini (gt-i9195)?
I am on Stock Rom 4.2.2 and tried some apps from the Play Store ( MacMan, Mac Address Ghost) but every time I change the Mac Address I can't connect to my router anymore. I always get "authentication error"
junkyde said:
Hi, is there a way of changing the mac address of the s4 mini (gt-i9195)?
I am on Stock Rom 4.2.2 and tried some apps from the Play Store ( MacMan, Mac Address Ghost) but every time I change the Mac Address I can't connect to my router anymore. I always get "authentication error"
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Backup your EFS. Next you can edit the file under efs which holds Mac adress info.
Not tried, just a suggestion
Edit: The file is "/efs/wifi/.mac.info" on my device.
thank you very much. It worked :good:
Hey XDA!
just a quick question. Has anybody been able to connect to a wifi network after changing your MAC address? I've tried it on Oxygen, Hydrogen, CM13 and it's always the same, as soon as I change the MAC if I try to connect to a network it will stay at "obtaining ip address" and never connect unless I change back to my original MAC. Any help or input would be appreciated, thanks.
Hi,
I have read almost everything that this forum gave me and some solution from the rest of the internet and STILL my wifi mac address is still stcuk at 02:00:00:00:00:00
Wifi won't turn on and it won't display available wifi
I can't remember exactly what caused it but i'll try to share my recollection
I vaguely remember that i was able to connect to the wifi before trying to fix it. Can't recall what really happened
I fixed the random rebooting nexus 5x by using unblod fix
I think i tried rooting it and succeeded with a twrp recovery
I vaguely remember flashing a zip custom rom with wrong version and brought it into a soft brick. Cant find the file anymore.
I reflashed it with flash all batch file from stock firmware
the phone is bootlooping
Fixed it again using unblod exe using the stock firmware's boot.img
Wifi wont turn on
mac address is 02:00:00:00:00:00
Tried on android 6.0, 7.0, 7.1.2, 8.0 and 8.1.0
Other solutions tried:
Nil Mac app. Seems to work app wise but mac is still stuck at 02:00:00:00:00:00 on settings. Wifi wont turn on
Manually edited, placed *.bin file in /persist, and /etc/firmware/wlan/qca_cld/
WIfi mac changer apps from appstore (they dont work)
Some root apps that mess with the phone's setting (cant find anything that seems to deal with wifi mac address)
p.s.
I also tried bricking the phone using TWRP wipe and checking all the wipe locations to eliminate remnants from previous mods
I cant seem to do anything. Still stuck at 02:00:00:00:00:00
Any more suggestions on where to look?
Or is android not getting the real mac address and revert to 02:00:00:00:00:00 and wont let wifi turn on during flash all script?
Thanks in advance.
Recent Android hides the MAC address to prevent tracking. 02:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx means a site-local MAC address.
Try using "ip link" and looking for the wlan0 entry. eg.
Code:
22: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DORMANT group default qlen 3000
link/ether 2c:59:8a:xx:xx:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
nowster said:
Recent Android hides the MAC address to prevent tracking. 02:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx means a site-local MAC address.
Try using "ip link" and looking for the wlan0 entry. eg.
Code:
22: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DORMANT group default qlen 3000
link/ether 2c:59:8a:xx:xx:xx brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
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HI,
thanks for the reply. I already did that and i got a mac address that is not 02:00:00...
then i tried to change it using if config just to see if it changes using the command.
I got an error saying wlan0 not found (not exact words)
Is there a different MAC address in Settings -> System -> About phone -> Status ?
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Is there a different MAC address in Settings -> System -> About phone -> Status ?
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No, it is 02:00:00:00:00:00.
arviverona said:
No, it is 02:00:00:00:00:00.
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Did this ever get fixed? I'm facing the same issue. However, the steps I did was trying to spoof a MacAddress using Busybox and a terminal emulator.
Just using that would not allow me to connect to wifi, but wifi was turned on. Then I read to change the wlan.bin file in the persists folder.
After I changed that file and did a reboot wifi would not turn on.
I tried:
1. factory reset
2.Changing the wlan.bin back to what it was
3.Sideload android 8.0
4.Flash OEM back to factory
Nothing seems to work. Settings->about->status MacAddress says "unavailable", but
wifi -> preferences -> advance shows MacAddress 02:00:00:00:00:00
Any help would be great,
-realkewl
Try AMC, its the only MAC Address Changer app I could find that worked on my 5x. That was without a screwed up MAC address to begin with, but It might work for you.
I downloaded it from the play store, but now its not there. Here's the apk from my phone:
https://sqerk.com/pythonlimited.amc.apk
Looks like AMC was forked from nMAC :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/app-nmac-nil-mac-changer-t3391283
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Try AMC, its the only MAC Address Changer app I could find that worked on my 5x. That was without a screwed up MAC address to begin with, but It might work for you.
I downloaded it from the play store, but now its not there. Here's the apk from my phone:
https://sqerk.com/pythonlimited.amc.apk
Looks like AMC was forked from nMAC :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/app-nmac-nil-mac-changer-t3391283
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Thanks, but I figured it out. I was trying to flash with the same version 8.0...and for whatever reason that did not work, so I tried a costume ROM and it brought back my MAC address, so then I flash again to android 8.1 and my MAC address problems are fixed. Not sure why flashing with the same version did not fix it.
Thanks,
realkewl
realkewl said:
Thanks, but I figured it out. I was trying to flash with the same version 8.0...and for whatever reason that did not work, so I tried a costume ROM and it brought back my MAC address, so then I flash again to android 8.1 and my MAC address problems are fixed. Not sure why flashing with the same version did not fix it.
Thanks,
realkewl
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What Custom ROM did you use friend? I have the same exact issue with my Nexus 5. Maybe finding your previously installed Custom ROM, I can fix the issue too. I saw a lot of threads says that installing Custom ROMs or downgrading then upgrading OS using OTA updates given from their Android System fixed the issue. MAC address is important and controls everything that has to do with wireless connections in your device. Maybe this can help be fix my issue too. I am almost convinced to buy a brand new smartphone. It's almost my limit here... If this doesn't bother you, please, can you tell me what is the ROM you used?
My device is an HD1907 T-mobile variant, running global firmware with magisk root and bluspark kernel on OxygenOS. Tethering is my only way of getting my laptop connected while at work, and on my old razer phone I got around this issue with settings put global tether_dun_required 0 in ADB. This doesn't seem to work on the OP7T, Even after setting the TTL on my laptop to 65.
I tried the command adb settings put global tether_dun_apn tethering,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun as described in another post, and now my hotspot isn't working (nbd, I'll just keep using PDAnet for now.)
Does anybody have more information on how this all works in android 10 and how we could get around T-mobile's artificially imposed, unusable tethering speeds? PDAnet works good for me however some of the linux apps I use don't work behind a proxy and I'd like to use the built in hotspot.
Also, could somebody ADB to their phone and enter: settings get global tether_dun_apn and give me the output so I can set mine back to default? (should've done it first myself, I know.) Any help or information is appreciated, thank you.
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Same.
attached the result from my device.
my device is OP7T, GLOBAL, not locked for tethering.
From the OnePlus 7 Pro forum: https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...aight-talk-t4035813/post81503219#post81503219
Only thing stopping us is mounting as rw
settings put global tether_dun_required doesn't work anymore edit son I explained how here https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/how-to-enable-dun-apn-t3966580 it works there's few other ways but only way to get some is
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...abling-speed-hotspot-tethering-t3905948/page7
Download the magisk modules from page 7, VPN Hotspot and TTL Master from links in the thread follow latest instructions (just posted an update today) Should work on any rooted device, android 9/10. There's a non rooted version as well... Try these lemme know in my thread if it works for the 7t.
trying to find a away to mod product apn files new to phone so ill keep trying if someone finds a way to write to system dont know maybe super.img also ill fix a way and that setting tether dun 0 dont work as good terminal settings put net.tethering.noprovisioning=true idk if it works but a better option for now
ecompton59 said:
trying to find a away to mod product apn files new to phone so ill keep trying if someone finds a way to write to system dont know maybe super.img also ill fix a way and that setting tether dun 0 dont work as good terminal settings put net.tethering.noprovisioning=true idk if it works but a better option for now
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System-less as a magisk module isn't holding?
7t the product file is located different
i fixed it thought it wasn't that hard testing had to do different then i did the 7 pro but it sticks. but that enable_dun global wont work past Android 8. its also in system table and usb is secure table if you want global try net.tethering.noprovisioning 0 may help once i test ill post apn is<apn carrier="T-Mobile Tethering" apn="pcweb.tmobile.com" is apn information
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i fixed it thought it wasn't that hard testing had to do different then i did the 7 pro but it sticks. but that enable_dun global wont work past Android 8. its also in system table and usb is secure table if you want global try net.tethering.noprovisioning 0 may help once i test ill post apn is<apn carrier="T-Mobile Tethering" apn="pcweb.tmobile.com" is apn information
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GuyInDogSuit said:
What
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done apn sticks and works on 7t with dun enabled
Sporos said:
My device is an HD1907 T-mobile variant, running global firmware with magisk root and bluspark kernel on OxygenOS. Tethering is my only way of getting my laptop connected while at work, and on my old razer phone I got around this issue with settings put global tether_dun_required 0 in ADB. This doesn't seem to work on the OP7T, Even after setting the TTL on my laptop to 65.
I tried the command adb settings put global tether_dun_apn tethering,fast.t-mobile.com,,,,,,,,,310,260,,dun as described in another post, and now my hotspot isn't working (nbd, I'll just keep using PDAnet for now.)
Does anybody have more information on how this all works in android 10 and how we could get around T-mobile's artificially imposed, unusable tethering speeds? PDAnet works good for me however some of the linux apps I use don't work behind a proxy and I'd like to use the built in hotspot.
Also, could somebody ADB to their phone and enter: settings get global tether_dun_apn and give me the output so I can set mine back to default? (should've done it first myself, I know.) Any help or information is appreciated, thank you.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7t/how-to/easy-tether-fix-magisk-mod-t4075639 theres the fix i put it up working great
Found a new method that's working for me. You need to add these apn settings and use ttl editor to set ttl to 65. I'm getting 30mb down over usb tethering:
I'm using a different phone now but it should work fine as long as you can set these apn settings in OOS.
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<apn carrier="T-Mobile Tethering" apn="pcweb.tmobile.com" is apn information
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I think the key is to make sure the domain is tmobile.com, without the hyphen. The subdomain "fast" works with DUN on my OP7T. I also set APN protocol to IPv4, but this does not appear to have been necessary. This results in full up/down of 130/33 on my best test.
Just something to try for fun, with Verizon I kill ipv6 via teminal (# sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1) before enabling the hotspot and set it back to =0 once my device has connected to the hotspot and this results in uncapped speeds, no idea if applicable here but thought I'd share.
Ttl=65 obviously a must on device wanting to connect to hotspot. Good luck!
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I think the key is to make sure the domain is tmobile.com, without the hyphen.
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It appears that eventually the OS (I am on OP11 Beta 4) will eventually complain that dun is not allowed, however initially, omitting the hyphen appears to be a good workaround. Using 'pcweb' in the APN type field still works though, and this appears to be enough. I have not had to change ttl on the one client device I've tried it with. That said I have not tried long-term testing.
I just switched from a OnePlus 6T to an iPhone 12 mini today. I have been using this solution by Sporos up until now to bypass mobile hotspot usage through T-Mobile. Does anyone know if this same method can be used to accomplish on an iPhone? iPhones have APN settings too, but the fill-in spots are not as in depth. If no one is familiar, do you at least know which fill-in spots are the ones making the workaround happen?
***I do not want to jailbreak my device***