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[Atrix 4G General] TareX:
So my WiFi randomly stops working (while connected to the WiFi network and everything), and then, without me doing anything, a few hours into the day, it suddenly starts pulling email and working just fine.... then randomly -without me doing anything, stops working. Any idea what's going on with my phone?
[Atrix 4G General] josuetenista:
Same problem here. Already had 2 atrixs and same problem with booth

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[Atrix 4G General] TareX:
This phone is an effing fail.

Remind me to never buy a non-Nexus phone (damn you Google for not including 720p recording in the Nexus S)
[Atrix 4G General] jcorio:
Many people don't realize that an old/bad modem will do exactly what you describe. I've had 2 in past years. The atrix issue will drop the icon. Check your modem.
[Atrix 4G General] TareX:
It also happens at home when my laptop is working perfectly fine, but my phone, not so much. Hotspot is right next to both.
[Atrix 4G General] jcorio:
That does suck. Wish I could help. My atrix wifi flakes out but not horrible. A few seconds and it reconnects.
[HTC Inspire 4G] King Askaba:
When I undervolt my phone my reception is horrible like 1-2 bars when its normally full. Am i doing anything wrong? I just can't get the undervolting and the reception to work well together
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
If undervolting is impacting the performance of your phone (in your case, the signal strength) then it can be argued you're undervolting too much, even though your phone is stable otherwise. About the only thing you can do is try undervolting a little less. Every phone is different regarding this kind of stuff, so it's a trial and error situation.

Or I suppose you can try different radio/RIL combinations. But I haven't read of anyone testing radio/RIL performance at different voltage levels so there's no evidence to suggest this will fix your problem - just throwing ideas out there.
[HTC Inspire 4G] King Askaba:
I tried the -25 undervolt and my signal is up to an acceptable area would be cool if i could get the -50 but oh well still going to get good battery
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Well, I'm no electrical engineer, but common sense kind of makes me agree with Henry...

Radio needs juice/cpu time to operate.

Undervolting reduces the amount of voltage supplied to cpu, perhaps other components.

Reduced power to cpu/radio/etc. = reduced performance.

Especially if it worked fine before undervolting. Really doesn't seem that mysterious to me.

Keep in mind you're doing something to the phone it wasn't originally designed to do. Just because it can tolerate it, doesn't mean it's going to tolerate it AND behave as if everything is normal.
[HTC Inspire 4G] King Askaba:
Is it possible just to install the undervolt zip or do have to have the kernel that goes along with it?
[HTC Inspire 4G] willwalk93:
Is it possible to change the amount of undervolt simply and easily?
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
The kernel must support undervolting.
[HTC Inspire 4G] willwalk93:
This I am aware of. I mean is there a way to change the amount of undervolt in MDJ Kernels to try to improve signal strength? or are there any comparable non undervolting kernels with all the features still there?
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
Usually, yes. For example, some of the common kernels being used to undervolt the Inspire are LorDMoD kernels. He's got 4 undervolt scripts that will undervolt your phone to various levels, depending on how low you can go (every phone is different). Some users have created their own custom undervolting scripts as well.

-25mv script: safe for almost all phones

-50mv script: safe for many phones but not all

UUV (Ultimate Undervolt script): you're starting to get into some serious undervolting here. Doesn't work with a lot of phone

PUV ("Pinky" Undervolt script): crazy undervolting (LorD ClockaN calls it "heavenly undervolt":)). The PUV script is stable on a fairly low number of phones.

These scripts are contained in separate downloadable .zip files that you simply flash in recovery mode. The .zip contains a script file called "99voltages" that is copied into your /system/etc/init.d folder. Any scripts placed into this folder are automatically executed upon bootup. Once this script runs, it sets the voltages for your CPU at various speed levels. The voltage of your CPU can be verified by viewing the vdd_levels file located in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq. The voltage of the CPU changes as the frequency goes up and down. Typically the higher the frequency the more voltage is needed.

Sorry that was probably more info than you asked for. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] willwalk93:
So can one simply edit the scipts in the kernel packages to try to improve signal strength?
[HTC Inspire 4G] willwalk93:
Also, is there any way to determine the current undervolt on my phone? I am on mdj v23 atm.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
I thought someone might ask this, so I edited my post a little bit ago to answer this. Check the bottom of my last post and I mentioned what file to check to see your voltages.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
One thing I should mention is you probably shouldn't give too much credence to undervolting. It is not the big battery saver you might think it is. It does help somewhat, but even using the extreme PUV script, the net effect to the battery is about 10% improvement in standby mode, and the more conservative script settings are considerably less. If you want more detail, there is a discussion in the last few pages or so of the LorDModUE thread listed in my sig where we discuss the merits of undervolting. Of course on a phone like the Inspire with a measly 1230 mAH battery, every percent counts and is welcome, which is why I'm a fan of undervolting. As was pointed out in that thread, when your phone is being used with the screen on, the largest battery draining component is the display. When your phone is in standby mode, the largest draining component is the radio. A CPU voltage drop of 25mv is only 2.5% (which equates to ~5% power consumption drop by the CPU; see LorDModUE thread for the formula). Given the fact that the CPU is far from the biggest draining component in the phone, the total net effect with a 25mv drop is much less than a 5% improvement.

To answer your other question, yes you can edit the scripts yourself if you're willing to invest the time and effort. I don't know if it's worth the effort in most situations. For example, King Askaba's signal is fine at -25mv but starts to degrade at -50mv. Finding the sweet spot between such a close set of voltages (-25mv versus -50mv) isn't going to make a difference in your battery life.
[HTC Inspire 4G] King Askaba:
Thanks for all the help but if i can't have good signal then I wont undervolt. Especially when it not that much of a battery saver.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
I'm with you 100% Not worth the trade off.
[HTC Inspire 4G] willwalk93:
I am using inspired ace with the mdj v23 kernel. There was no system/etc/init.d folder wasn't there. So how do I restore my voltage to its full power with this kernel? Also the method to check did not work as that file was not found in root explorer.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
My bad, I was referring to LorDMoD kernels which only work on AOSP ROMs, so those folders/files won't apply to your ROM. I'm not familiar your ROM/kernel (I think I got confused on who I was replying to since you and King Askaba were both chiming in, my mistake).
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josuemldnd23:
ok so i have a samsung captivate. i tried to flash a rom but something went completely wrong. the phone tries to boot, says att and all but then it goes into this weird screen, theres a bunch of colors n nothing then it bootloops into the same crap. now i had it rooted, running on 2.2, cwm installed and everything.. now i cant get it into recovery not into download mode.. what can i do?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RTBee:
Check this out... http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14681851&postcount=1193
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2Quik:
Can you get into download mode?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bornjamerican:
What rom were you trying to flash? And what version of Odin were you using?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjkpkg:
That happened to me...kind of like a snow screen but multi colored???

The problem was that the kernel was not compatible with the rom.

I was able to get mine into DL mode with a jig I made and re flashed a verified compatible kernel and all was well.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwnerman:
Its not bricked you just need to boot into download mode and use odin one click back to stock or flash the right kernel

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan_maran:
I had this happen last month also, it was a bad flash going from Stock 2.2 to Continuum I think. Culprit was a cheap cable, so look out for that next time. Built a jig from the connector of the cable and all was well in Cappy-land.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baladeen:
+1

You are not bricked.

If you can't get into download mode via buttons, build the jig.

it's really easier then it looks (it looked intimidating at first).

And once you do it successfully you will feel better about yourself.

it may take a few tries specially if you don't follow the instructions correctly
[Atrix 4G Accessories] jbrussee:
Hi, I'm having issues with my brand new, just bought today Motorola S9HD bluetooth headphones. I am having three issues so far:

First Issue: The headphones seem to work with the Google Music player (stock, but newest version via market), but I cannot use seek controls, play/pause.

FIRST ISSUE SOLVED BY REMOVING WP7 MUSIC PLAYER AND ONLY HAVING STOCK ON THE DEVICE.

Second Issue: While I'm listening to music, I sometimes want to make a quick call. I assume with these I should be able to hit the call button, which goes to voice commands, then I say who I want to call, and boom, done. BUT! whenever the screen is off and I'm listening to music, then click the call button, it gives me three or so beeps but never quits playing music and never goes to voice commands. THE ANNOYING SOLUTION THAT I FOUND: When I turn on the screen, I am able to click the call button and go into voice commands, call whoever, etc.

SECOND ISSUE NOT SOLVED EVEN AFTER SWITCHING TO STOCK GOOGLE MUSIC PLAYER.

Third Issue: For some reason, I will get a random space (0.5 seconds to 1 second) randomly of no music, then it resumes. BUT sometimes it just all together stops playing music. I have left it for a couple minutes to see if it'll resume, but it doesn't. Then I look at the phone and it says it's still working, and the only way to make it play music through the headphones again is to restart bluetooth via the phone.

THIRD ISSUE POSSIBLY SOLVED BY USING STOCK GOOGLE MUSIC PLAYER INSTEAD OF WP7 MUSIC PLAYER. BUT SUGGESTIONS ARE STILL WELCOME.

Thanks for all your help!
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Gvndeb60:
2nd issue: did you tell it the first time what voice control you want to use? Like Vlingo, google voice, google search, etc.

3rd issue: no clue, mine does that too and it is annoying. I notice it gets worse if the battery is 2 or so hours without a charge.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] jbrussee:
Thanks for the reply. I'll try assigning the voice commands app.

Sent from my GingerBlur'd, de-odex'd, modded Motorola Atrix 4G (ish.)
[Atrix 4G Accessories] ekerbuddyeker:
muy issue with my Moto S(HD is that I continually have to re-pair every time I try to use them. anyone know why?
[Atrix 4G Accessories] rickwood:
Regarding item #3, I think this is more related to the bluetooth stack on the Atrix crashing than it is related to the S9HDs. I don't have that problem with my S9HDs, but I routinely get it when paired to my car stereo. Probably happens once a week with my car stereo, whereas I've only seen it once in several months with my S9HDs. I'm hoping the bluetooth stack has been improved when we get gingerbread shortly.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] fernandodistinto:
I've a nokia BH503 BT headset ATM and never had those issues. It works with EVERY app on the phone, even the emulators, games and notifications sounds through the bluetooth headphones. I luv it.

Before my motorola atrix I used a Blackberry Storm + motorola S9HD BT headphones, and had exactly the same issues u report...
[Atrix 4G Accessories] JohnnyDanger:
I have the S9HDs and I get pauses too. The thing that frustrates me is that it depends on where I have my phone. I have a jacket in wear when I bike ride that has a pocket on the inside. If I put the phone in there it constantly pauses. If I put my phone in my pants pocket it doesn't pause at all.

It seems like an easy solution, keep the phone in my pants pocket, but I wear workout type pants when riding and they are not deep pockets so I'm afraid the phone will fall out. It just doesn't make sense that the farther I put the phone from the headphones the better it works.

Sent from my MB860
[Atrix 4G Accessories] CaelanT:
I use these, and play music with PlayerPro............have no issues. Don't call often with the headphones, but have not had problems with them there either.

I routinely have my phone in my pants pocket while I walk around the office listening to music, and never lose my connection.

Not much help I know, but there are I guess some of us who don't experience bluetooth issues.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] jbrussee:
I installed playerpro, and I'm liking it so far.

Sent from my GingerBlur'd, de-odex'd, modded Motorola Atrix 4G (ish.)
[Atrix 4G Accessories] fernandodistinto:
S9 HD's reception is really bad. And I tell you cuz I had those. I mean, u can´t use the phone on your pants' pocket without lil skips... Nokias' reception rocks, and the battery last longer.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] pyro254750:
The problem with the s9 hd cutting out is reception. I have been using this headset for about 2 years while riding my motorcycle, with three different phones. They all had the same problem. With phone in my front pants pocket the problem persists. With phone in my shirt pocket, or in a backpack behind me, it never cuts out.

Posted from Atrix running gingerblur 4.5
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigmille:
Can anybody suggest a music app that works in Honeycomb?

I'm missing EQ settings and the default music player skips when browsing the web.

I've tried my favorite music app PowerAPP, but it FC all the time.

Thanks
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kippui:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.smartandroidapps.equalizer&feature=search_result
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigmille:
Thank you very much, very good app.
[Verizon Droid Charge] DLCharge:
I just realize the charge does voice over date :D

I didn't think that was possible.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ¿GotJazz?:
It is possible, but not exactly on Verizon.

You can do voice and data simultaneously on the SamChg, as long as you have a 4G data connection. If you're on 3G data, you're also out of luck.

That said, the LG Revolution has the proper modem chipset to support VoLTE (Voice over LTE), whenever Verizon decides to implement that feature.

The SamChg does

not

have the VoLTE chipset, though - so what we have now is all we're going to get. But, as 4G reception becomes more available, it probably won't be much of an issue that the SamChg doesn't have VoLTE.

Cheers,
[Verizon Droid Charge] DLCharge:
I see. Well having it available over 4g is awesome, better than not having any option! :D
[Verizon Droid Charge] distortedloop:
I wouldn't own a Verizon phone until the silly lack of simultaneous voice and data was addressed. It's a fault requirement for me.

I stated with the Thunderbolt and now have the Charge as well. I'm disappointed that the Charge can't do the simultaneous stuff on 3G like the Thunderbolt, but I'm usually in 4G area so is not a huge issue. I issues it carry two phones anyways, not sure why it matters to me so much.
[Verizon Droid Charge] chadness:
The charge can simultaneously do data over 4G while on a voice call, but that's different from voice over data, as ¿GotJazz? explained.

You know, I switched to Verizon when I switched companies back in 2008, and didn't realize for well over a year I couldn't do voice and 3G data at the same time. When I first heard about it I thought, "That sucks!", but then I realized if I hadn't noticed, it probably shouldn't really matter to me.
[HTC Sensation] Tekguru:
We’ve now produced a 'Mega' review of the HTC Sensation and Samsung Galaxy SII going head to head on all aspects of the phones. We thought you may be interested in reading the review. It starts:

Recently two new 'super phones' have been unleashed into the marketplace on the Android platform and thanks to our good friends at O2 UK we've been given the chance to produce a head-to-head review of both machines. We are of course talking dual core here and that means the Sensation from HTC and the Galaxy SII from Samsung.

Both machines are dual core with embedded graphics processors on board but they are designed in different ways with respect to the hardware and seemingly the end user market. The Sensation uses a half-shell body design and appears at first glance to be a big brother to the Desire S. The Galaxy SII is constructed from plastic and follows on from the hardware first encountered in the original Galaxy S model.

As we move through the review we'll look in turn at the differences in hardware and the custom user interfaces employed by the manufacturers, looking at the positive and negatives of each machine. The aim being not to show which is the 'best in class' machine, but to enable you to make up your own mind as to which machine would suit you as a prospective owner.

You can read the full review online here:

http://www.smartphonegurus.com/forums/topic/13554-mega-review-htc-sensation-v-samsung-galaxy-sii/
[EVO 4G General] AFLAC:
I dropped my phone and shattered the screen today. I have placed the claim with Asurion, wondering if anyone has had a claim recently and if they received a new or refurb phone? Also if the phone was received with the newest, i.e. unrootable, software?

Thank you in advanced.
[EVO 4G General] cornelious1212:
Just received my Asurion replacement yesterday. Brand new in the box. It shipped with 2.2.
[EVO 4G General] skyline247:
Received mine day before yesterday. BNIB w/2.2 Froyo.
[EVO 4G General] AFLAC:
Thanks. Was it shipped overnight?
[EVO 4G General] cornelious1212:
Put in the claim on Saturday, recieved it Tuesday.
[EVO 4G General] AnAm85:
WTF? Mine was definately refurbished because it had scum and dents in the outer casing!

Other than cosmetics it came with 2.2 and rooted it just fine.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
Refurb if they have any, new if they don't.
[EVO 4G General] AFLAC:
I received my phone today and it was a refurb. Rooted fine, but still a refurb.
[EVO 4G General] Sunsparc:
Asurion put out a communication a couple weeks ago that due to low supply chain (which has been ongoing), they were shipping new in box.

I haven't heard anything changed recently, but seemingly the supply chain has been restored, so refurbs are going out again.
[EVO 4G General] Slagdude76:
I have received 3 Phones from Asurion, yes, they love me...haha. Anyway, if you get a refurbished one as I did. Dont accept it. Call them back, tell them that you refuse it. Ship it back, and get a new one. Although it may take more time, it was worth it to me to recieve a new one, the one they sent was if far worse shape than the one I had before It got broken..
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
I agree.

Unfortunately when phones are refurbished they tend to not fix this issue.
[EVO 4G General] fsalazar504:
so this really works? I just got some damaged mine after a week of use, (sad that this is the first phone i have wrecked within a year). I really dont want a refurb phone but I need a phone because of work. Did you just call and demand a new phone not a refurb?
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
What happened to your original one?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrnicotra:
I got this really cheap T-Mobile G2 in the US which worked perfectly alright and brought it to to my own network overseas. I know the handset uses 3G on a totally different band but I believe edge connection should work, right?

Anyway, I unlocked it using the downgrade method. Then I installed CM7. I put my own sim card and it does pick up signal and I am able to make and receive phone calls but there is no EDGE. I already set the APN options correctly.

Any thoughts?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
You sure the APN info is correct for your carrier? Ability to make calls, but no data are pretty good indications of wrong APN.

Yes, as long as the phone has the same GSM bands used by your local carrier, and you are unlocked, you should be able to get data via EDGE.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
Isn't there a reason the us has G2 and the rest of the world has desire z? Aren't the bands different between the 2?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Just different bands for 3G. Your G2 has the proper GSM (voice and EDGE) to work in most parts of the world.

And the G2 name is just T-Mobile's branding and to signify the vanilla (no Sense) ROM. The Canada, Europe, Asia versions of the Desire Z all have different bands from each other.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrnicotra:
Completely sure. Used the same sim I use in my main phone which is also android based. Could it be a radio issue? I was tempted to flash a new one but since Im not that familiar with this particular phone I don't feel like messing up, especially when all I want is the phone to work so I can sell it.

BTW, anyone interested PM me - although I believe I shouldn't post this here.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Any links or anything?:D

Thank you
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] zephiK:
? the links there.. OP was probably uploading the file but made the thread in advance
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Yeah probably.:)
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] stevm:
Thank You so much,This is what I was looking for:D
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] xreflection:
Anyone verify that it works?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Poeta:
Same question...
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Canadoc:
Does this mean we keep our system and data partitions and don't need to do a full wipe with nvflash?

Can we get a tutorial with easy step by step instructions.

Also is this only for PC or will it work on Mac or Linux.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] mashi:
right. you can keep your system/data partitions untouch.

1. enter apx mode (turn off tf. press and hold volume up + power to enter apx mode)

2. run root.bat (to get perm root)

3. run cwm.bat (if you want cwm installed)

4. reboot (press and hold power button for 10sec)

5. turn on debug on tf (application -> development)

6. run root_app.bat (to install superuser and su)

7. done!
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Canadoc:
Sorry for the noob question but are we running these root.bat etc. From windows? Linux? Directly from the device?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] mashi:
from windows.
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] Canadoc:
Thx will try in am
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] lawonga:
does it work?
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] hbk19:
Well, CWM installed properly, so I'm guessing it worked. Root_app didn't work even with USB debugging enabled, but I installed Superuser from the market. But for some reason, AdFree didn't seem to recognize the root... TiBu doesn't work either.

Odd...

EDIT: root_app doesn't seem to find the device. I downloaded and installed MTP drivers from Asus and tried again (with USB Debugging enabled), but still didn't work. So CWM works, but the device doesn't seem to be rooted (or at least, the apps don't recognize any root).
[Eee Pad Transformer Android Development] baseballfanz:
Try to install busybox via titanium backup