[TUTORIAL] Recover WIFI password CWM ZIP

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This is a simple tutorial how to create a CWM flashable ZIP for readding your WIFI
password (useful if it's really long).

WARNING: ONLY USE GB WPA_SUP. WITH OTHER GB ROMS, OR ICS WPA_SUP. WITH OTHER ICS ROMS, NOT ICS WITH GB (thanks crybert)

First download the attached file and extract it to whereever you want.

Then, take your phone and copy the wpa_supplicant.conf located in /data/misc/wifi/ to the SD-Card to get it into your Computer.

- Open the attached homeNetPrepared.zip with WinRAR or 7zip etc..
- The attached zip file includes a folder named data, in it there is misc and there is wifi . Insert your wpa_supplicant.conf here.
- Now close it and put it on your phone.

If you flash it, you'll be able to connect to your network without retyping your (long) password after a factory reset or etc. .

i hope this is useful

lol, this is one of my first threads

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Good job! can become really handy in those awkward situations when you're phone suddenly stops working.

Wow, this comes in handy

Originally Posted by mrjraider

Wow, this comes in handy

nice Patch, but i think looking into my router is faster and easier because i can copy paste it from there.

but Thanks it's a very intereting patch.

Originally Posted by Nogardrevlis Lectar

nice Patch, but i think looking into my router is faster and easier because i can copy paste it from there.

but Thanks it's a very intereting patch.

yes, but after flashing a new rom/wiping data it's good to have that zip to flash right after the rom, so you don't need to type in the password again

When you will use an wpa_supplicant.conf which was used in ICS for example and then flash the file on a gingerbread rom, It can break you wifi.
This is because of different ctrl_interface names.
At least this happend to me once.

Originally Posted by crybert

When you will use an wpa_supplicant.conf which was used in ICS for example and then flash the file on a gingerbread rom, It can break you wifi.
This is because of different ctrl_interface names.
At least this happend to me once.

thanks, updated first post!

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