Posted by Lyceum
Hope someone can help.
I've had the C905 since the week it came out and have been happy with it so far. Everything has worked as it should. The latest firmware came out and after reading a few opinions I installed it, that's when the problems started.
Predictive text was acting up, not making the words it should ect. Battery would work one day, then drain in two hours. So I decided to install the latest firmware again, in case the install had gone wrong. Now the wifi wont work.
It wont find any networks, even when I manually input a network it wont connect, The phones mac address reads as 00:00:00:00:00:00. I know that's the problem, I just don't know how to fix it.
Anyone got any ideas?
Posted by yea g
Reload firmware again?
Posted by Lyceum
On 2008-12-13 00:58:19, yea g wrote:
Reload firmware again?
Tried that, it's still the same.
Posted by yea g
hmm... master reset?
Posted by Lyceum
On 2008-12-13 03:34:24, yea g wrote:
hmm... master reset?
Tried that, and it had no effect. It's been the same for a few days, but oddly when I switched the phone on this morning the mac address was back to normal????
Posted by SilveR.
Try remove the battery from the phone, and restart it. maybe it help..
Posted by clarkie
I have exactly the same problem with my wifi on my c905. The wi-fi doesnt pick a single thing up although it has in the past. Orange sent out a new setting to me for video messaging and now the wifi doesnt work at all!!? How frustrating. If anyone finds something out, please let me know how you done it. Cheers
Posted by sibluenose
Do you have bluetooth enabled at the same time? If so try switching that off.
Mine has been ok getting wifi so far, but I only got the phone last Saturday. I am more concerned with this apparent earpiece problem that is like a sword of damocles!
Posted by kLIMOV13
Hello. I am new to the site. I have a C905 and the MAC address suddenly turned to all "00 00 00 00" after an update to the phones software.
Does anyone know how to correct this? I have tried resetting it many times in different ways and it does not help!!!
p.s. And don't even try the Sony Ericsson "help" line. They will refer to your local operator, who will in turn, refer you back to Sony!!!!!!
[ This Message was edited by: kLIMOV13 on 2008-12-19 16:14 ]
Posted by jason85
im on o2, internet thru wifi works brill, streaming on the other hand just doesnt work....
Posted by TeWe
Try connection to an AP that lets you see the MAC address of the phone. I tried this, and even though the phone says 00:00:00:00:00:00 the AP reported a valid MAC address.
If you get the same result as I, then the connection problem is not related to the MAC address. To me it seems there is a bug in the SW that shows the MAC address.
Posted by kingwaffle
I hate to bump an old thread but I have the EXACT same problem. Mac address is 00:00:00:00:00 and no access points appear when I search for them. I tried manually connecting to my AP and getting the MAC that way, but it seems as though the phone doesn't even TRY and connect.
The phone is brand new, and I just picked it up yesterday. I did try flashing the generic firmware to it instead of the Chinese one that was previously flashed to it, but it doesn't appear to have changed anything.
Anyone else have any ideas?
Posted by goldenface
I've just turned mine on and the mac address come up straight away. Master reset, if that doesn't work take it back. I know from reading threads on here that some C905s have issues with the WiFi. Some have a short range and some work brilliantly.
Posted by kingwaffle
Ugh, I was afraid of that answer. I'll have to send this back to CHINA to get a new one since I bought it on eBay.
I'll go MAD waiting another two weeks for the replacement.
I think I'm going to try and downgrade/reflash a different firmware and if that doesn't work send it back...
Posted by goldenface
Good luck! Its a great phone. I'm using mine more than I'm using my new Satio, I love it.
Posted by zare0304
HELP!!!!!!!!!!
I have one short question, with hope that there is solution and explanation so nice like one before...
When I connect to Wi Fi and star Opera browser it works perfectly. But if I try to open video on youtube it says: "Failed to connect to media server". When I connect to same video via edge or gprs it connect and start the video. I tired two different WiFi networks, same message over and over again.
Any suggestions?
Posted by thetmaxx
Same problem as original poster, and I made a separate thread, but could it be a certain FW that works good with wifi? and if so which one?
Posted by hardon
i have the same problem. mac adress is all 0-s and i can't connect to wifi. it just keeps searching. and my problem also started after updateing. this is software problem, but i still haven't found any software what would fix this problem. if you find something then please tell me too.
Posted by ddumas83
I have the same problem with my G705 phone. Don't really know what created the problem. Everything was working fine for 7 months and now my mac address is 00:00:00:00:00:00 and my phone won't show any WLAN connection points, only keeps searching.
Tried sending it for repair, they upgraded the firmware and said that the problem was solved. When I tried it out, no luck. Then I tried a few "master resets", remove battery+SIM. I managed to get it working for 15 minutes and then once I turned off the phone and turned it back on. It would not work again! Kind of lost trying to find some sort of source to the problem or some way to fix it...
Any suggestions?
Posted by asad_3944
c905's wifi problem can be solve by changing the upper keypad
reason: the upper keypad has wifi's ariel flexi which breaks during slides
problem solved by philzfog of myforum
cheers
Posted by bobbywomack
probably the network speed is to slow,i had this problem time ago,(please wait buffering)and then it says,failed.i think is from the speed of wlan.
For mac adress you just instal R1FA034;35 and it will fix the problem,but instal the right software(main generic r1fa035 cid53 and fs r1fa035).
Posted by dobrizmaj87
I also have a problem with wi-fi...it was working perfectly for 7 months and now when i go to search for network it simply keep on searching and searching...there were no software changes on phone or something like that and mac adress is ok...pls help!!!
Posted by ash999
My WiFi shows a mac address of 00-00-00-00-00-00 and searches but never finds a network, after searching the web I found this post on another forum,
I found this post on another forum:
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Here you go guyz
Save the below code as customize_upgrade.xml using notepad.
Use fsmanager script to access phone's filesystem. Copy to
tpa/preset/custom. WiFi should now be fixed.
Quote:
0x001FD05C3B26
Try it !
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Has anyone else tried this? If so how do you access the file system of the phone and put in this script?
-Ash
Posted by Sky Hi
Don't try modding it if it's still in the warranty. Take it to a service center to have it flashed. It's firmware issue.
Posted by dobrizmaj87
On 2010-06-25 09:31:38, Sky Hi wrote:
Don't try modding it if it's still in the warranty. Take it to a service center to have it flashed. It's firmware issue.
i will try it and let you know if it works, and how to do it
nope, nothing happened ... not working for me on R1AF003
[ This Message was edited by: dobrizmaj87 on 2010-06-29 21:19 ]
Posted by dobrizmaj87
founded solution for problem, my wifi finally works
open notepad and write following code:
now save file as customize_upgrade.xml
copy this file to tpa/preset/customize via a2uploader and enjoy
[ This Message was edited by: dobrizmaj87 on 2010-07-01 15:22 ]
Posted by edda123
On 2010-07-01 16:19:06, dobrizmaj87 wrote:
founded solution for problem, my wifi finally works
open notepad and write following code:
now save file as customize_upgrade.xml
copy this file to tpa/preset/customize via a2uploader and enjoy
[ This Message was edited by: dobrizmaj87 on 2010-07-01 15:22 ]
Sorry for bringing up an old thread but I did this and I managed to change my mac address from 0-0-0-0-0 but I still can't find anything with wifi
Any possible help?
Posted by billnotben
As you say old thread and it does give you a mac address but doesn't change the stuck on searching.
Not for me anyway.