I did exactly the same tests and got also the same results as you did.
In the meantime I updated my phone with the latest /e/ nightly Software from 6th April 2019.
But the problems are still there.
Unfortunately I don´t have any devices which are able to create a wifi hotspot
Lets hope they will be solve the problem soon.
It´s good to know, to have someone else in the same situation.
Hi @Bud, if you are interested in building the /e/ ROM for the Samsung A3 2016 you will find articles on our forum here ,here and here.
The method to be used in your case would be the non docker method as described by @andrelam & @harvey186here because you will need to do a few iterations with different device trees. We seriously need a device maintainer for the devices which have such issues especially the Samsung phones which are rebooting on connecting to wifi like the A3 .
I had contacted the developer from Lineage who had fixed the issue but he mentioned his sources have been upgraded to the latest Lineage version i.e. LOS 16.0 or Pie. Once we have completed our Pie upgrades of the source code and apps, which I expect should take the whole of June I will be contacting him again if required. Most probably the issue may resolve but we will still need to test it.
Just for the record, I had an unofficial ROM found on XDA Lineage 16 installed on the Galaxy A3 2016, I never encountered any Wi-Fi problems or anything except that the phone was relatively slow. After the problems with /e/ I put back a ROM Lineage 15 and the phone became fast again.
So, if after switching from /e/ to Pie the wifi problems are solved but the phone is unpleasant to use because it is too slow, is this useful?
It may be better to remove this phone model from the list of compatible phones.
Thank you @rhunault. I had the same problem as bud with a Samsung Galaxy S7 (herolte) and let runaway weeks before taking time to figure it out and retry the install… May I suggest to indicate the Heimdall version in the instructions? I think some people should earn time
Anyway, thanks again for the help, my phone feels free now
Hy,
i have installed /e/ but when i want to use the wifi my phone reboot continualy. I have no time to note down my pin code, thé phone reboot.
If you have an idea…thanks
Hi @macmad64 there is an issue with some samsung devices where they reboot when connected to wifi .There is an open bug on this which is pending a resolution.
I just installed e on same device and when setting wifi, the phone restart and restart …
Now i’ll move back to stock rom because this bug is still pending since a year …
Hello @lapinmoutarde,
This issue is gone with the Pie test build. I think it should be released in a few weeks or months in the worst case. Stay tuned !
@team
Thanks for response.
You should better remove this phone from the list of verified phones, because that does not work at all.
And I will surely not wait for x monthes for a fix. This is very frustating.