Phones running this firmware will not be able to receive UDP broadcasts (sending works fine).

The issue is described on http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8407

That makes apps that rely on UDP broadcasts, like SqueezeConfig, not working.

Fortunately, if you have root access to your phone, there is a solution!

As jimmychingala mentioned in the issue above, you only need to replace the wpa_supplicant binary with a working version.

I’ve now created a small app that will accomplish this task.

I’ve tested it with my HTC Hero running stock 2.1-update1 firmware and it’s working fine.

If you have another HTC phone running 2.1/2.2 and encounter the UDP issue, feel free to also try the app.
Please add a comment and tell me if it works for you.

The app will create a backup of wpa_supplicant on your sdcard first (/sdcard/wpa_supplicant.bak).
If anything goes wrong, you should be able to revert to your original version.

Anyway, a nandroid backup of your phone before using this app is strongly recommended.

You can download it from the Android Market (direct Market link or use the QR code) or from my server:
HtcUdpBroadcastFix.apk

You can also download the source code if you like:
HtcUdpBroadcastFix.src.tgz

After patching the wpa_supplicant binary, you can safely remove the app to save some space.

The app is licensed GPL:

(c) Christian Erpelding aka flattermann, http://www.flattermann.net

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html

It’s in beta stage at the moment and I’m searching for some testers.

See http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76584 for details.