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[Android General] SupaYoshi:
MAC address issue

Heya I've got this rom too for the phone:

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/star-b94mb943-2/#comments

And I've got a real nasty problem! As others have reported there, the MAC address keeps changing everytime you turn on and off Wifi, or reboot the phone w/e.

It's very odd, when you turn wifi off there is a solid MAC address, but when you turn it on, it goes random! My router obviously doesn't enjoy assigning all these unnecasary IP's.... atleast I don't.

So, could someone tell me how to fix this?

Another thing, in case I can't. I tried to install this rom over this weird MAC rom:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=44749614#post44749614

However... when I install that with TWRP 2.4.4.0, I get MD5 hash ... no MD5 hash, skipped.. blah blah.

And then error installing ......zip

And no error messages or what so ever, I've tried redownloading that rom, reinstalling but no luck or what so ever. =/

It comes in a RAR that wouldn't work so i made it a zip is that the problem?

( RAR could not be found by TWRP)

Anyway... Please help me it's for my mom.

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An small update! I installed a different rom... and the MAC keeps changing? o.o
[Android General] cmoegele:
Changeing from rar to Zoo take care on compression levels I use normal / medium , with this twrp should work.
[Android General] didi8:
Sorry to poke in but the same thing happened to my I9502, and yes META mode is available. when i press volume - and connect without battery i can hear the beep from computer when a new hardware is connected. What can i possibly to get this device working again. It has a MTK6589 chipset as well!
[Android General] kamarilla:
If someone is interested i sell a Star B943.

I am from spain, i have one Star B943. I gave up for trying to make the mic work fine with my orange sim card. I tryied with other company sim and worked fine, but i have to stay 1 year more with orange :crying:

Send me a private if interested. Thanks!!
[Android General] BradleyW:
Thanks

Sucessful root, recovery and everything else. Made my day. :victory:
[Android General] jardelsf:
NVRAM partition backup

Hi!

I applyed some changes to my NVRAM parameters, but I didn't make a backup of this partition ((forgot to check "nvram" during the backup process at TWRP).

Someone could tell me where can I get a backup of this partition to do a recovery?

I found a baseband (moly.wr8.w1248.md.wg.mp.v8.p3 2013/05/17) that is showing a WCDMA 850 operator network but I am unable to register on the network.

I was wondering if this is being caused becouse I applied a 3G Fix. So I want to try with the original B94m NVRAM settings (or other mt6589 device that can register on WCDMA 850mhz networks).

tks.
[Android General] jucaftp:
About changing MAC

Guys, I had the MAC problem, and here's how I noticed it:

One day, my internet stops working, no one can connect to our router, even after rebooting.

I then go check the router cfg's and find that there are a LOT of very similar MAC, each one with one IP reserved.

There were so much reservations, it took all of the possible IP's from my router.

I then did a Factory reset, and assigned one specific IP to my current MAC (which I didn't think it would work, since I though it would change again), but then it worked, never again the MAC changed. I have no idea how is this working, but do try: reserve one IP (say 192.168.1.75) to your CURRENT MAC and hope it doesn't change again.

Also, regarding another issue that I have and seen some other people that have: the camera that can't focus distances bigger than 1 meter. I've tried the solution posted on the spanish forum movilesdualsim and it worked perfectly! I'd say it's as tricky as getting the foil paper around the microphone. It's worth a shot.

Finally, Is there any possible match for a HARD CASE for our smartphone? Thank you all!
[Android General] Solar!s:
I have noticed that after installing "STAR B943 – Quad Core" from needrom . com

Reboot seem to help (just tried it after reading your post). Yesterday I have installed gapps for 4.2 hoping it will enable network location. Not sure if it helps, will continue investigation.

Before that I was using OOTB 4.1.2 with gapps. Network location was working perfectly.
[Android General] scottietohottie:
Boot Loop

Hello all,

I may have borked my phone. I have installed CWM recovery and all is sort of ok. It will only enable me to go into recovery when the usb is plugged in and charging. This enabled me get root working etc. All good. Had it like that for a while and all worked great.

Then I tried to change font through rom toolbox. I did a full backup before I applied anything, and changed the font. I then found that a number of apps didn't work, guessing a compatibility issue with the font. So I restored the old font. Then boo hiss wouldn't load stuck on the android logo.

So after much tinkering in which I didn't manage to do anything, I factory reset. Now I could get on and set up the phone, every time I reboot the phone I end up in a boot loop.

So... Any ideas?
[Android General] kecsap:
After a problematic (never sent) order on AliExpress, I finally received the digitizer and LCD replacements for my B94M and I have just fixed it. It is back again. :)))))))

But the surgery was not that easy as I expected.
[Android General] scottietohottie:
So turns out that my 64 bit machine has trouble connecting to the phone in SPFlash tools. Using a spare laptop with 32 bit installed resolved the problem.

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So next is to find out if we can get kit Kat
[Android General] cata_simi69:
Yes Kit Kat on mt6589
[Android General] kecsap:
It will never happen, but I switched to this ROM: http://www.needrom.com/mobile/star-b943-quad-core/

So far so good, it works more fluid and better in overall compared to my factory 4.1.2.
[Android General] scottietohottie:
I have been that room a while. It's real good except the systemui is a little off. While roaming etc the notification displaying "R" and the icons for data (I.e. "3G", etc) were cut off. I have an adjusted systemui to fix. I it up if you want.
[Android General] kecsap:
Yes, please, I am interested in!

What is really a bit awkward for me is the misaligned WLAN icon. Did you change also the toggle icons what you can open from the notification area? They are very ugly.
[Android General] scottietohottie:
I hit some issues adjusting these. I have redone the battery and the signal png's. I will be looking the others maybe next week.

Remember to make a back up and have something like root explorer. I also use sidebar. This means that if the systemui does not work I am not stuck a blank screen requiring adb push.

Here's a link to my current systemui.

"SystemUI.apk":

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?res...619&authkey=!AF3qNtxT4UtzNms&ithint=file,.apk

Little how to.

1. Have sidebar running or set up adb before you start. If using adb. Have it connected and working.

2. Go to

/system/app

Rename systemui

Do not just replace it!

Copy new systemui

3. Done :)

If any of the above is not clear enough etc. Then investigate what the different parts mean. Beware, If this is done wrong you will need to refresh the Rom!
[Android General] bradstallion:
GPS... any news?

Dear B94ers,

is there any update/progress about GPS? Mine is pretty useless when I really need it: any navigator keeps moving between adjacent streets and keeps recalculating the route...

Clearing AGPS data let the phone fix quickly, but the signal seems to be very unstable.

GPS is really the last big issue I still have with this (problematic, honestly) phone.

Any news and advice about it is more than welcome...

Thanks

Bye
[Android General] cleojrro:
could someone translate factory mode menu from Chinese Language:confused:

Thanks
[Android General] kecsap:
I think the GPS should work if you adjust the settings with Faster GPS and going into MTK location settings with Moblieuncle Tools. If you do it and after a restart does not fix the problem, you may have a hardware problem.
[Android General] bradstallion:
I used Faster GPS already. What kind of settings should I change in mobileuncle? Any advice?

Thanks a lot!!!
[Android General] kecsap:
mobileuncle/Engineer Mode/MTK Engineer Mode/Location/Location Based Service

- Select GPS -> Hot

- Select AGPS -> Enable A-GPS/User Plane/MSB

- Select EPO -> Enable EPO/Auto download
[Android General] bradstallion:
Thanks a lot, guy, but I've already this items set... does your GPS work fine for you? Say, navigator in city streets?
[Android General] kecsap:
You mean the Google Maps based navigation? I never used too much, but the new versions since months ago are just broken. The app does not navigate smoothly, but the screen jumps back and forth. It is not only our phone, but happens on brand phones. I use Sygic for navigation purposes and it works flawlessly. If you want to track your sport activities, the only working app is RunKeeper, other similar programs (e.g SportsTracker) do not support the MTK chipset and report insane tracking details.
[Android General] jucaftp:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-...c-hard-case-high-quality-cell/1272199989.html

despite the colors, seems like a good hard case.
[Android General] alanparson:
Help

Sorry for my English, I'm Spanish. I need help. My mobile is broken (B94M). I wanted to expand the internal memory of the mobile to 2.74 GB. I followed the tutorial and I used the FlashTool without problems, but when I finish, the poster does not go mobile "Android".

The problem is I can not do a "Factory reset" because it puts me "Failed".

I installed several roms, but in all, I can not spend it "Android".

I have the operating TWRP.

Someone can help me?. Thank you.
[Android General] Stuffed-up:
Help Please

Hello all

The other night i flashed a new rom on to my Star B94M and some how i flashed the wrong rom. :crying:

The rom was to my partner THL W100 now it flashed the complete rom before noticing the mistake.

So I flash the right rom on to the phone but since noticed that my volume down button dosn't work anymore which is a real pain.

Can anyone help me fix this or have I screwed the phone ?????

I would be grateful for any help.
[Android General] scottietohottie:
If you do a full factory flash. Using spflash tools that should short it.

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If you flashed from twrp, then probably a full factory flash with sp flash tools should sort it.
[Android General] Stuffed-up:
I used sp flash tools to flash rom but no change to volume down button.

I think I may have done something to the phone itself.

A friend said the uboot file may have changed the path of the button control is that possible.

Thanks
[Android General] jardelsf:
3G dropping.

Hello

I have a Star B94m mt6589 and I have faced frequent problems with 3G.

Basically, the 3G service works for some time, it may take a few minutes to two days, and then drops the 3G (red "x" and no signal bars).

3G just come back to work again after turning off the phone, remove the battery for several minutes and then reconnect.

Does anyone know of an effective solution to this problem?

I'm using 4.2.1 ROM.

I've tried several versions of baseband, but it works for a while and then the 3G signal drops again forcing me to take the battery off to get 3G again.

Thanks.
[Android General] scottietohottie:
Common problem unfortunately. Through this thread there are numerous things to try. Another thing that sometimes helps. Make sure the sim you primarily use is in the sim slot with a "W" on.

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Presuming you are on the quad core version. Have you tried

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/star-b94mb943-2/

This should fully format and replace. If it's software related, I would think this would sort it. If not then it will be more investigation in afraid.
[Android General] alanparson:
Gracias

Thank you. Retrieved phone with Flashtool and factory rom.
[Android General] Stuffed-up:
hello thanks for the link to rom.

I've flashed with sp flash-tools but so no volume down button and this is really giving me headaches now.:crying:

The problem is that I can't get into recovery without it and I just don't know where to start with trying to find the issues.

Thanks for your time guys
[Android General] diogoquintao:
Hello all,

My B94M came with 4.2.1 Rom and everything works well except 3 minor things:

- Bluetooth - when connecting to a hands free device sometimes the radio module restarts (GSM, wireless, bt) loosing phone calls. The audio through bt also gets distorted sometimes.

- Camera out of focus for long focus distances. Macro shots are perfect.

- light sensor not very accurate. Small variations and sometimes no variations at all.

Any suggestions or fixes for me to try?

Regards,

Diogo
[Android General] jardelsf:
Reboot into recovery mode

Hello Stuffed-up,

I was also not able to access recovery by pressing VOL Down, so I use "Mobileuncle MTK Tools" to do that, you can get this app at Play Store (free app :).

With Mobileuncle MTK Tools you have an option to reboot into recovery mode and some more.

Just now I realized that you should have flashed THL W100 preloader to Star B94m, the tip above won't work in this case.
[Android General] jucaftp:
Help if you understand hardware =)

Hi there guys. Yesterday my microphone noises got to me and I decided to change the microphone.

Today I completely failed at it, and as result I think I can throw my B94M to the trash, haha.

To connect the PCB Board to the microphone wires theres a square of metal, which I presumed was something FIXED on the board, how do we call this, a PAD?

Anyway, when removing the old microphone, I accidentally removed the 'PAD' that was the connector between the mic wire and the Board trails.

Is there anything I could do?
[Android General] motsatero:
good processor.
[Android General] juzdownit:
i love these clone phones

dam good value for money

but the main problems with these phones are they OVERHEAT when using the video record function and gps

anyone gone mad and buy the real phones ... if u do does that overheat???
[Android General] Stuffed-up:
NAND FLASH TEST: Fail (WAS NOT DETECTED)

Hello scottietohottie & jardelsf

Thanks for the help everyone

How I did a memory test using SP Tools last night and everything passed apart from NAND FLASH.

The test said that Nand Flash was not detected could that have something to do with my volume down not working ?????

=============== Memory Detection Report ==================

Internal RAM:

Size = 0X00020000 (128KB)

External RAM:

Type = DRAM

Size = 0X40000000 (1024MB/8192MB)

NAND Flash:

ERROR: NAND Flash was not Detected!

EMMC :

EMMC_PART_BOOT1 Size = 0X0000000000200000 (2MB)

EMMC_PART_BOOT2 Size = 0X0000000000200000 (2MB)

EMMC_PART_RPMB Size = 0X0000000000200000 (2MB)

EMMC_PART_GP1 Size = 0X0000000000000000 (0MB)

EMMC_PART_GP2 Size = 0X0000000000000000 (0MB)

EMMC_PART_GP3 Size = 0X0000000000000000 (0MB)

EMMC_PART_GP4 Size = 0X0000000000000000 (0MB)

EMMC_PART_USER Size = 0X00000000E7000000 (3696MB)

=============== NAND Test ========================

SKIP! NAND Flash was not detected

Plus how do I get it back on the phone ??? I'm sorry if this sound real green but I don't know much about android phones apart from clearly how to screw them up.

Now I used SP Tools this morning again to install MP_mt89_v6_b943ask_pulid_jb2_sw_20130327-202926_zhongyeqing Upgrade Firmware then rooted the phone again and ran the Memory test again just NAND TEST same outcome Nand was not detected.

Can anyone help with this and if possible tell me what NAND is please.

(UPDATE) Just found that it's also dropped sim card 2 as I use 2degrees & skinny mobile here in new zealand and the skinny sim is the one that's lost contact with network & the 2degrees sim works fine 2g & 3g networks.

Thanks all....
[Android General] juzdownit:
does anyone know if

a) kit kat os will be made available for this phone and

b) this can run kitty kat

and if anyone know when it will be out ?
[Android General] kecsap:
Never.

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Bluetooth/A2DP/calls: working pretty well with different headsets. I have only a periodical disconnent/reconnect problem with a call handsfree car kit, but it is cheap Chinese stuff from ebay, so I don't wonder.

Camera: I noticed on the weekend that the official camera app kept refocusing when recording a performance on a stage. Snap camera application is a paid app, but it keeps the focus well in this case.

Light sensor: the sensor sensitivity is not so good under low light conditions, but you can customize with Lux app to some extent.
[Android General] juzdownit:
wow! i just went on eBay and did a bit of search and theres already octa core with 4G lte

i thought these phones weren't out until early next year

bloomin anyone wanna buy me phone ... me want octa 4g walkabout phone
[Android General] diogoquintao:
What Rom are you using?
[Android General] kecsap:
http://www.needrom.com/mobile/star-b943-quad-core/
[Android General] scottietohottie:
Just so I am sure. Phone is working but vol down is not and sim 2 is problematic.

If that is the case. The book down may be faulty. I find I have to wiggle mine to get it to work. A Rebooter is the easiest option. I.e. reboot to recovery etc. Then use APS with a volume option on screen.

The sim issue. Try swapping them. I find that my Sims get issues one way but not the other so I just leave then in the slot that works.

Hope that helps. Afraid not sure else.
[Android General] Stuffed-up:
Thats correct the phone still working but vol down & sim 2 are not.

I've tried both sims and 2degees sim will work in sim two but only gets 2g.

Just can't understand as not one of the sim slots will read the skinny model sim anymore.

The vol down has got me goggling everything about issues with nand not being picked up when tested and other things

Grateful for the help. :highfive:

(UPDATE) Thanks to a user from here I have fixed the issue with sim slot two as long as I don't use my skinny sim card.

It's works with my 2degrees sim & vodafone sim but not skinny or telecom sims.

Fixed by flashing zip modem file 28/03/2013.

Question: can someone tell me what frequency or band dose this phone work in on WCDMA is it 850Mhz - 2100mhz or something different ?

The other thing is could it be with the mistake i made with flashing wrong rom could it have locked out the other two service Provides IE: Skinny & Telecom and is there anyway to find this out ?
[Android General] Stuffed-up:
C.W.M 6.0.3.0

Hello all

Now in my hunt of trying to find ways to fix my Star B94M quad i found C.W.M 6.0.3.0 for our phone and would like to know if anybody would like me to post link.

P.S scottietohottie my issue with sim 2 has returned as well could you or anyone think of anyway to fix this once and for all.

I know a big hammer would do the trick but not really a suitable outcome. Tried the fix i was e-mailed but no luck this time.
[Android General] kecsap:
Case

I have bought a nice (and cheap) silicone case (LG Optimus LU6200) and it fits our phone pretty well. I had to only "cut" the hole of the microUSB port. I used my soldering iron for that. The item:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400377259771
[Android General] diogoquintao:
Hello,

I've read some users are changing baseband? where can I find the available basebands for our B94M?

EDIT1: I have also tried to Root my 4.2.1 OEM ROM without success... I followed the tutorial flashed recovery with SPFlash tool (CWM) and I still cannot enter recovery mode pressing PWR and VOL+... is there any trick I'm not doing?!

EDIT2: I've tried diferente recoveries CWM and TWRP via SP flash tool ... everything seems to run well... I end up with the Green circle saying all went good... After reboot I cannot enter Recovery menu and the system reboots as normal... just noticed that the clock went to zero and some configs are reset... please help. Installed MobileUncle that says that the phone is still unrooted.

Best regards,

Diogo
[Android General] Stuffed-up:
Hi dioguintao

1. First of all make sure superSU is on your SD card before going into recovery.

2. vol up hold first then pwr button and just as the boot screen shows let go to both buttons.

3. once in recovery install superSU then reboot you should have root.

Hope that helps as its died around here at the moment as i'm hoping for some help with my issue in they above posts.

good luck and let me know if you want anymore help.

merry xmas all
[Android General] scottietohottie:
With the sim card issue with the back of the phone off try gently pressing the area where the sim card is to make a better connection.

I found that in some cases the connection was not great. This helped. If it does then maybe a piece if paper or taking the dim out and gently trying to bend it inwards.
[Android General] vukojarac:
please help me, how did you manage to boot the system again after you put 2.77 gb. I get bootloop forever for every restore that put, and when I reset to factory settings also. What else do I need to do to reset settings/move past bootloop?
[Android General] Stuffed-up:
hello

i had the same problem using meteos-mtk6589-rom-edit to do the partitioning.

first Go back into recovery and wipe Cache/dalvik cache/factory reset. REBOOT and see if that fixes the problem first

opition 1

Now to your question about flashing with sp flash-tools of EBR1 and EBR2 I used the TWRP scatterfile and unticked recovery and manually inputted ebr1 & ebr2 by clicking on name in flash-tools and selecting the file one by one. then flash and once complete do as stated below

Once you done that there connect to pc as you will have to format the 17mb drive which is the left over of the partition you have just built.

opition 2

The safe way is if your loading rom with flash-tools then add the ebr files manually to that copy of rom as then everything is done at once.

copy rom file to a folder on desktop then copy & paste the ebr1 & ebr2 to the rom files on desktop. you will get a message copy & replace click yes to all. Then load scatterfile and flash let system load and wait 2 to 5 minutes then reboot then do a factory reset within the phone settings and once its rebooted load your personal accounts and so on.

Hope that helps in some way.
[Android General] vukojarac:
I solved a thing, I just flash cell phone with Sp Flash Tool and clean stock rom, and I re-did the root and recovery and repartitioning with 2.5GB option. Thanks anyway for your reply
[Android General] Domcek:
just anothe confirmation. had the same problem earlier, had to reflash stock. Everything ok after that.
[Android General] diogoquintao:
I have the same exact problem... I have tried diferent handsfree devices without any luck. Some bluetooth handsfree devices work for a while before reset the SIMs. Others happen all the time i try to use handfree bt.

Any solutions for this?

Thanks,

Diogo
[Android General] Atrvscet:
Thanks for sharing:good:
[Android General] Cilorf:
Thanks to all. Fantastic threat.
[Android General] elgonspain:
Hello everyone!

My pulid f17 1 gb ram suddenly power off and then don't power on for approx. 30 seconds.

Are this thing happening in yours f17s?

Thanks a lot!!!!
[Android General] Vein182:
My b94M stopped working .. the sound only works with the headset. Have changed the rom but did not return to work. Does the speaker was self?

How To Fix?
[Android General] jurlerrod:
Battery problems. Reading % completly wrong. I thing OS can read data(because there is no data to read) i've look in sys/class/power_supply/ac , /battery , and /usb .....there is nothing. Maybe some archives are not in the wright directory? Can somebody help me....battery level is 100% from 4217mv to 3867mv, at this moment "3866mv" battery percentage from OS isla draining 1% every 20second. So crazy

Enviado desde mi B943 nexus