[Patch Request] Disable Captive Portal detected on Wifi <<Webos 2.1>>

gmoj1 · 03/02/2011, 02:05 PM

Dear all,

Its frustrating to get the same message - "Captive Portal Detected on Wifi" message again and again. Is there a way to disable this notification? it would be ideal if the vibration and screen on notification could be disable.

Thanks everyone.

Cheers,
gmoj1

Jonathan I Ezor · 03/02/2011, 02:37 PM

Agreed--my school's multi-point Wi-Fi network means that, even if I'm signed in, it keeps triggering these notifications as I walk around the building. {Jonathan}

andyghost · 03/03/2011, 09:04 AM

the same with me, tks anyone who can make this work.

gmoj1 · 03/07/2011, 04:20 PM

Doesn't anybody else find it disturbing? i believe it is one of the worst feature implemented with webos2.1

Abyssul · 03/07/2011, 09:23 PM

Doesn't even work for my school. Hitting the notification opens a network app that just displays the palm web page. It gives me a message to dismiss the app and I still can't connect.

rsanchez1 · 03/07/2011, 11:57 PM

It's working just fine for me, only displaying the notification when I'm not logged in.

Maybe your schools' networks don't like your webOS devices.

-- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums

wesleymarin · 03/08/2011, 12:28 AM

Yes, is there no way to disable this? It can be extremely annoying walking around campus.

gmoj1 · 03/10/2011, 04:43 PM

its extremely frustrating to have the same notification when moving from one wifi zone to the next.

buddy34 · 03/11/2011, 05:44 PM

Anyone help!!!

-- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums

thfcme · 03/15/2011, 07:11 PM

I had this issue. I have an unlocked Pre 2 and it is activated on TMobile. Well the captive portal kept coming on even with my wifi on. It kept detecting the tmobile page to pay for a days worth of internet access.

It was a major PIA. I usually left the app running in the background. Anyway I located the app using internalz and the linux console. I renamed the app-assistant.js file to essentially break the app. It now no longer comes up LOL. I think a good 'patch' would be to disable the notification alert from the app... Less invasive. I wish I knew how to write patches, I will research it more. Let me know if anyone wants me to post the location of the captive portal app. Hopefuly this wont make my phone explode

thfcme · 03/15/2011, 11:47 PM

I have made a patch, although I haven't tested it completely. All it does is comment out the 'dashboard notification' for captivate portal. Ive attached it, but please be cautious. I don't know how to get it on preware or anything, I had to use the WebOS quick installer app.

**mamouton** · 03/16/2011, 12:00 AM

How to post patches to preware.

webOS-Patches Web Portal

thfcme · 03/16/2011, 02:59 AM

Well how cool is that! I shall submit it, thanks!

thfcme · 03/16/2011, 10:05 PM

The patch has been approved and will be in preware soon. Thats awesome! I'll be looking for my check from HP for making such a complex patch.

JimmyK · 03/17/2011, 09:58 AM

Just installed it from Preware-

Thanks thfcme!

JimmyK · 03/17/2011, 11:31 AM

OK- playing with this @ Starbucks... Without the notification being tapped your phone will not automatically sign into wifi. I had to turn off data to force wifi to access the captive portal.

So be aware if your watching your data usage! But it's great not having this notification going off every two minutes.

Thanks again for the patch!

thfcme · 03/17/2011, 05:08 PM

Hi Jimmy

I guess it operates more like a 1.4.5 device now, where you had to force between modes.

I wonder if an improvement would be to offer the option to show the alert just once, and not over and over again.. I have to admit it was driving me crazy, thats why I searched for the app on the phone.

JanJan · 08:44 PM

so if I have an unlocked ATT pre+ and using it with T Mobile and I keep getting this Captive Portal message, if i apply the patch, Do I have to look out for my data usage? (Since t-mobile dont have same 3G frequency as ATT?)

***I'm only using wifi***

prebulls · 03/23/2011, 07:18 PM

i thought it was one of the coolest things in 2.0...

thfcme · 03/23/2011, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JanJan

so if I have an unlocked ATT pre+ and using it with T Mobile and I keep getting this Captive Portal message, if i apply the patch, Do I have to look out for my data usage? (Since t-mobile dont have same 3G frequency as ATT?)

I'm afraid I have no idea. All the patch does is disable the alert - which was happening constantly for me. If you are feeling hesitation about any patch; then you should not install it.

03/02/2011, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
gmoj1 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 48 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	[Patch Request] Disable Captive Portal detected on Wifi <<Webos 2.1>> Dear all, Its frustrating to get the same message - "Captive Portal Detected on Wifi" message again and again. Is there a way to disable this notification? it would be ideal if the vibration and screen on notification could be disable. Thanks everyone. Cheers, gmoj1
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03/02/2011, 02:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jonathan I Ezor Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island, NY, USA Posts: 568 Likes Received: 16 Thanks: 285 Thanked 225 Times in 117 Posts	Agreed--my school's multi-point Wi-Fi network means that, even if I'm signed in, it keeps triggering these notifications as I walk around the building. {Jonathan} __________________ Prof. Jonathan I. Ezor Writer, PreCentral Past Palm Real Reviewer @webOSquire on Twitter
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03/03/2011, 09:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
andyghost Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 15 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	the same with me, tks anyone who can make this work.
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03/07/2011, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
gmoj1 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 48 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Doesn't anybody else find it disturbing? i believe it is one of the worst feature implemented with webos2.1
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03/07/2011, 09:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Abyssul webOS Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,132 Likes Received: 45 Thanks: 41 Thanked 807 Times in 433 Posts	Doesn't even work for my school. Hitting the notification opens a network app that just displays the palm web page. It gives me a message to dismiss the app and I still can't connect. __________________ If I helped you or you have downloaded one of my files, then least you could do is click the "Thanks" button.
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03/07/2011, 11:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
rsanchez1 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,836 Likes Received: 89 Thanks: 55 Thanked 323 Times in 228 Posts	It's working just fine for me, only displaying the notification when I'm not logged in. Maybe your schools' networks don't like your webOS devices. -- Sent from my Palm Pre using Forums __________________ Grav - Canvas-based Gravity Simulation
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03/08/2011, 12:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
wesleymarin Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 79 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 17 Thanked 45 Times in 11 Posts	Yes, is there no way to disable this? It can be extremely annoying walking around campus.
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03/10/2011, 04:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
gmoj1 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 48 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	its extremely frustrating to have the same notification when moving from one wifi zone to the next.
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03/11/2011, 05:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
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03/15/2011, 07:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
thfcme Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 33 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts	My solution I had this issue. I have an unlocked Pre 2 and it is activated on TMobile. Well the captive portal kept coming on even with my wifi on. It kept detecting the tmobile page to pay for a days worth of internet access. It was a major PIA. I usually left the app running in the background. Anyway I located the app using internalz and the linux console. I renamed the app-assistant.js file to essentially break the app. It now no longer comes up LOL. I think a good 'patch' would be to disable the notification alert from the app... Less invasive. I wish I knew how to write patches, I will research it more. Let me know if anyone wants me to post the location of the captive portal app. Hopefuly this wont make my phone explode
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03/16/2011, 02:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
thfcme Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 33 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts	Well how cool is that! I shall submit it, thanks!
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03/16/2011, 10:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
thfcme Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 33 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts	The patch has been approved and will be in preware soon. Thats awesome! I'll be looking for my check from HP for making such a complex patch.
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03/17/2011, 09:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
JimmyK Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 66 Likes Received: 4 Thanks: 21 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts	Just installed it from Preware- Thanks thfcme!
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03/17/2011, 11:31 AM	#16 (permalink)
JimmyK Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 66 Likes Received: 4 Thanks: 21 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts	OK- playing with this @ Starbucks... Without the notification being tapped your phone will not automatically sign into wifi. I had to turn off data to force wifi to access the captive portal. So be aware if your watching your data usage! But it's great not having this notification going off every two minutes. Thanks again for the patch!
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03/17/2011, 05:08 PM	#17 (permalink)
thfcme Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 33 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 6 Posts	Hi Jimmy I guess it operates more like a 1.4.5 device now, where you had to force between modes. I wonder if an improvement would be to offer the option to show the alert just once, and not over and over again.. I have to admit it was driving me crazy, thats why I searched for the app on the phone.
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03/23/2011, 07:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
JanJan Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 79 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 28 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	so if I have an unlocked ATT pre+ and using it with T Mobile and I keep getting this Captive Portal message, if i apply the patch, Do I have to look out for my data usage? (Since t-mobile dont have same 3G frequency as ATT?) *I'm only using wifi* Last edited by JanJan; 03/23/2011 at 08:44 PM.
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03/23/2011, 07:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
prebulls Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 176 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	i thought it was one of the coolest things in 2.0...
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