ICS test firmware tackling Wi-Fi and HDMI issues

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courville

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Please check the following firmware and report in this thread if it solves your Wi-Fi or HDMI issues.

http://update.archos.com/9/gen9/gen9_4.0.4-TEST/firmware_archos_it4.aos

There might be still some audio out problems with HDMI with OMAP4430 ES2.2 based platforms (check in settings->about tablet->OMAP version): we are still working on it and will come up with a solution shortly.

Thank you for your help/feedback and patience.
 

jipee296

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very tempting to try... but i will wait for someone to make a custom rom with root out of it...
 

duncaneidaho

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This ROM is not intended to get custom ROM, with root and other options.

As far as i understood it is just a test ROM for users who have troubles with the official ICS update to check if this solves their issues.

Thus, if you are impacted, then just download it and test if it corrects WiFi and HDMI issues.

Cheers,
 

gen_scheisskopf

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 (2021)
Downloaded and installed:
-when updated from GUI (.aos copied to Gen9 when Android was running) resulted in no backlight after reboot; installation from recovery was successful
-as before Reset Android is required for the update, otherwise boot process hangs during dalvik-cache rebuilding

-Wifi works better but still sometimes disconnects- connected to 802.11n SoftAP (ar2971 usb wlan+ built-in Win7 wifi AP)

-there are no problems connecting to 802.11g- wifi tethering on HTC Desire (CM7.2, Android 2.3.7)

Sorry, I can't test HDMI- I don't have proper monitor/TV
 

Shano56

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I misplaced my charger cable..so I'm not able to test this. If I find it i will test this out and report my findings.
 

cajl

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I am an Archos staff, I do not do custom firmwares: I do the real ones :p


Arf Arf nobody know Courville on XDA ....:p

Yes this people working on Archos !

---------- Post added at 06:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:10 PM ----------

Firmawre update OK
Wifi by WPA OK
Wifi by WEP Ok
Hdmi OK
Audio.Hdmi OK

My tablet Archos 8" gen 9 8go/omap 4430 ES2.2 ...
Box : Freebox v5

Problem : yes
in audio/video archos application i see the files in twice !those files are on SC card
 
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uberNoobZA

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I'm having some 'strange' issues on wifi, so have downloaded this update and will apply it and let y'all know shortly if it breaks / fixes anything

- EDIT- So far so good. The firmware installed without a hitch (I copied it to root of Internalstorage and selected Yes when tablet asked to upgrade). It rebooted, upgraded firmware, rebooted, optimized applications and nothing seems broken. However, it DOES (so far) seem to have fixed the issue I had with Wifi - the issue I had was when I click on a UTL, it loads the browser (I use Dolphin HD) and this says 'Cannot load the page as there is no internet conenction' but then it loads the page anyway. This (so far ) is not happening anymore. Will play with the tablet this weekend and update this post if I have more.

For the record - my tablet is OMAP4460ES1.1 (whatever that means) - Archos 80 G9 16GB Turbo
 
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jm123

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Installed the test-firmware, same wifi-problems as before. There is no stable connection possible (my router: fritzbox 3270).

Axel
Archos g9 80 turbo 1,2 ghz
 
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Shano56

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I've forgot to mention- my Wifi AP is using wpa2 with AES encryption

Other thoughts- confirmation dialogs in recovery would be usefull (I've wiped storage by mistake today....)

tapatalked from Desire

I agree with u 100% that confirmation dialogs should be included. I've accidentally formatted before, thinking it would confirm. +1
 

jm123

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WPA TKIP

I have changed the encryption-settings to WPA TKIP (former: WPA+ WPA2) on the fritzbox 3270.
Now everthing works fine!
 

Shano56

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my results seem inconclusive. previously, Wifi seemed to not reconnect for me after i turned my screen of (without manually turning wifi off then on again). I installed the test firmware, and it seemed to work good, however i booted back into sde firmware, and the problem seems to be gone there now? Doesn't make sense to me

if it helps:

old d-link DI-624 router
WPA-PSK security
channel 6
 

duncaneidaho

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Same result as official 4.0.4 update on my 101 G9 16Go Turbo tab (OMAP 4430 ES2.3)

* WiFi is still not working with my access point (D-Link DAP 1160 WPA2-AUTO), but i works quite well with my HTC phone when sharing 3G connexion (as i've got optical fiber connection, i'm not happy with just 3G internet),
* No sound on my Samsung video projector when connecting it through HDMI cable,

Logs from my access point :

0day 00:01:00 wlan0: WPA2-AES PSK authentication in progress...
0day 00:01:00 wlan0: A wireless client is associated - 90:21:55:E5:EF:43 <== My phone connecting to the AP
0day 00:01:00 wlan0: Open and authenticated
0day 00:01:23 wlan0: WPA2-AES PSK authentication in progress...
0day 00:01:23 wlan0: A wireless client is associated - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52 <== Archos tab trying to connect
0day 00:01:27 wlan0: A STA is rejected by 802.1x daemon - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52 <== got dumped
0day 00:01:27 wlan0: A wireless client is associated - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52 <== trying again and so on
0day 00:01:27 wlan0: WPA2-AES PSK authentication in progress...
0day 00:01:30 wlan0: A STA is rejected by 802.1x daemon - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:31 wlan0: A wireless client is associated - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:31 wlan0: WPA2-AES PSK authentication in progress...
0day 00:01:34 wlan0: A STA is rejected by 802.1x daemon - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:35 wlan0: WPA2-AES PSK authentication in progress...
0day 00:01:35 wlan0: A wireless client is associated - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:38 wlan0: A STA is rejected by 802.1x daemon - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:39 wlan0: WPA2-AES PSK authentication in progress...
0day 00:01:39 wlan0: A wireless client is associated - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:42 wlan0: A STA is rejected by 802.1x daemon - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:43 wlan0: WPA2-AES PSK authentication in progress...
0day 00:01:43 wlan0: A wireless client is associated - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:46 wlan0: A STA is rejected by 802.1x daemon - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:47 wlan0: WPA2-AES PSK authentication in progress...
0day 00:01:47 wlan0: A wireless client is associated - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:50 wlan0: A STA is rejected by 802.1x daemon - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:51 wlan0: WPA2-AES PSK authentication in progress...
0day 00:01:51 wlan0: A wireless client is associated - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52
0day 00:01:54 wlan0: A STA is rejected by 802.1x daemon - 00:16:DC:6D:1A:52

Logcat from my Archos tab attached.
 

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GraemeJones

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Updated earlier today, fixed my Wi-Fi issues. Connections now solid and fast. Never had a problem with HDMI, can confirm it still works though.

Thank you Archos!!!!
 
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skicavs

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Loses connection less frequently but still a bit unstable

Thanks for the updated firmware, it is great to see Archos taking such an active role
My router is an Airport Express 802.11g w/ WPA
With the update, the tablet drops connection less frequently and always seems to pick it up quickly but still a bit unstable.
The tablet works perfectly for 8 hours spans without internet but as soon as you connect to a secure Wifi it rarely goes 30 minutes without requiring a hard reset. This happens less frequently when syncing is turned off but still makes the tablet pretty worthless for web browsing and the like.
 
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uberNoobZA

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Update - my G9 is still having wifi issues but less frequently. My browser sometimes reports `no internet ` before it loads page anyway and sometimes when I unlock my g9, it briefly shows `no internet connection` on the notification bar. Seems to me like it is dropping wifi completely when not in active use. However I cannot find anywhere to set/change this in settings

Sent from my ARCHOS 80G9 using xda premium
 

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    Please check the following firmware and report in this thread if it solves your Wi-Fi or HDMI issues.

    http://update.archos.com/9/gen9/gen9_4.0.4-TEST/firmware_archos_it4.aos

    There might be still some audio out problems with HDMI with OMAP4430 ES2.2 based platforms (check in settings->about tablet->OMAP version): we are still working on it and will come up with a solution shortly.

    Thank you for your help/feedback and patience.
    6
    Here we go again: for those still experiencing issues with Wi-Fi we have a new test firmware that consists in a major upgrade for your evaluation:
    http://update.archos.com/9/gen9/gen9_4.0.6-TEST4/firmware_archos_it4.aos
    Please note that this firmware also includes i) skype audio fix, ii) SGX performance boost, iii) some more CPU scheduler stability patches.
    If this is not the ultimate solution, it would be great to generate logs of the failures by installing/running the following applications after witnessing a problem:
    http://update.archos.com/9/gen9/debug/LogExtractor.apk
    that will generate a zip of the logs at the root of your tablet and post the result.

    Thank you for your help and patience.
    6
    All: thank you very much for your testing and reports.
    I see that we are making progress but there are still some issues left.
    We have a new firmware ready for you to test including some Wi-Fi changes:
    http://update.archos.com/9/gen9/gen9_4.0.5-TEST/firmware_archos_it4.aos
    Thank you for your help/feedback and patience.
    4
    Please note that the final 4.0.6 firmware has been released. It contains one more Wi-Fi fix that will hopefully solves more disconnection problems faced with some access points. Please share your experience with this new firmware if 4.0.6-TEST2 was not working for you. Thank you for your help and patience.
    3
    All: official 4.0.5 is out. It contains some minor additional fixes but nothing new on the Wi-Fi front compared to the test firmware.
    For the fritzbox and speedsport owners (Atheros based AP): we are working on the issue with our Wi-Fi chipset provider, we have over the air captures of the issue. Please stay tuned.