New update and 5Ghz WiFi radio

mnlv said:

I have two fire TVs which I updated to the new firmware yesterday. One of the units cannot see my 5Ghz network after update.
I did factory reset and no change. Then I pushed the previous firmware and the problem solved. Updating again breaks the 5Ghz network. I think there is a new radio on the updated firmware that making the problem.

the strange thing is my other updated unit connects fine to the 5Ghz router.

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mnlv said:

what app do u suggest for me to try?
I was playing with different options today. I was able to connect to 5GHz on the new firmware when I changed the channel on my router from 44 to 149. I don't have any interference on 44 and my other FTV is working with both channels on the new firmware. Is it possible I have a defective wifi hardware?

I bought both of my FTVs from staples one in store and the other online. so may be they are not from the same batch.

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hank3fan said:

I just got my fire TV yesterday and have heard about 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.

I'm a noob btw. Why would I want to use 5 GHz

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KLit75 said:

Comcast, my ISP, will swear 2.4 is just as fast and it have broader range. The latter is true. But I've got speed tests to prove otherwise. 5ghz is stronger with much less interference. WiFi networks are a lot more complicated than people realize. If you ever try openwrt you'll see just what routers are capable of. Very interesting history that I only just got into last year.
As for the op. I have no idea if this is relevant but I rooted and installed cm 12 on my kfhd 7 from 2012 and switching my router channel from auto to 44 or 42 made 5ghz show up. But I've never had any issues with 5 GHz on aftv.

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hank3fan said:

My apologies. I saw the initial "let me google that for you" and thought awe hell, here we go with this played out bit. Thanks and I feel like a complete (can't find a donkey emoji)

You're still a neck beard though


LOL! That slang just went over my head! What is a "neck beard"? I assume its something I don't wanna be...
But, generally I don't like the just " Google it" answer. Everyone's aware of Google so why not just ignore rather than reply. On the other hand, there are some things you can't just condense into a reply. Such as the other day someone got mad when I wouldn't tell him how to block domains. Every router's different so its sort of an impossible question.
My pet peeve is when someone has a Kodi question that has nothing specifically to do with aftv or android. I'm not a dev and I consider myself lucky to be included in this community. I just get paranoid too many people will flood this site with questions that should be asked on other sites and the powers that be will restrict access to the general public. I'm guilty of it but now I tend to search then if it is android related, ask. That doesn't really apply to this thread. Its just something I've been thinking about lately and this seemed like as good a time as any for my $0.02.
But seriously...what's a neckbeard?

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KLit75 said:

hank3fan said:

My apologies. I saw the initial "let me google that for you" and thought awe hell, here we go with this played out bit. Thanks and I feel like a complete (can't find a donkey emoji)

You're still a neck beard though


LOL! That slang just went over my head! What is a "neck beard"? I assume its something I don't wanna be...
But, generally I don't like the just " Google it" answer. Everyone's aware of Google so why not just ignore rather than reply. On the other hand, there are some things you can't just condense into a reply. Such as the other day someone got mad when I wouldn't tell him how to block domains. Every router's different so its sort of an impossible question.
My pet peeve is when someone has a Kodi question that has nothing specifically to do with aftv or android. I'm not a dev and I consider myself lucky to be included in this community. I just get paranoid too many people will flood this site with questions that should be asked on other sites and the powers that be will restrict access to the general public. I'm guilty of it but now I tend to search then if it is android related, ask. That doesn't really apply to this thread. Its just something I've been thinking about lately and this seemed like as good a time as any for my $0.02.
But seriously...what's a neckbeard?

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Neck beard phrase for famous on YouTube I believe. Nobody wants to be one. I'm busy right now at work bit I'll try to post the urban dictionary mini later.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=neckbeard

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psycon said:

Happy you found your answer.
Sincerely,

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bkdg100 said:

latest firmware and root , just checked my 5ghz is going just fine.

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[/Actually this is what he was talking about.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/index]

never tried dd-wrt but know its much more user friendly than openwrt. My router was actually on that page you linked Linksys wrt1900ac. Its only just getting support now but I did try a fork called mcwrt made specifically for it. TONS of features but a lot of it went over my head. And since I couldn't tweak much, the stock firmware was just as fast and more stable. But I'll do some homework once its fully incorporated into openwrt and a stable version is released.
If your router is supported by dd-wrt or tomato you might wanna look into it. I heard the ui is a lot more simplified and you'll most likely find some settings that bring out the best in your network. First, I'd make sure you know how to get back to stock before flashing it though.

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krawhitham said:

hardware root?

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