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[Hero CDMA Android Development] canterrain:
I'm on DC 2.08.1, and have been using the RCaudio fix. I can't get the Eris audio fix to boot with my phone at all, so I've stayed with the first as it mostly kinda fixes the problem.

But, I have found one way to consistently kill audio. That's activating layar with gps off, choosing a layer, turning the phone sidewise then backing out of the app entirely. Every time I do this I immediately lose audio. It's probably next to nothing to work on... but it's a consistent killer of my audio. (So I guess I'm not going to use layar... not that I really did... it's a neat gimmick...and that's about it)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
wow. thats actually really good to know. im going to try and recreate this. thanks alot for the input!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] canterrain:
Sometimes just starting up layar seems to be enough to do it. But that's not always consistent. The rest is. I mostly use a layar that requires GPS too with gps off.

(All that testing led to a neat bug I haven't been able to reproduce.. one time layar closed itself and my home screens where in landscape)

Oh yeah, here's a logcat from me trying to get the eris audio fix going.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dustindw:
Re: [FIX] Audiofix. NEED TESTERS FOR NEW KERNEL

Just a quick note, I have tried both fixes on DC 2.08.1 with no success. This bug is a major bummer and I think I am going to have to roll back to 1.5. Sad because I really like 2.1.

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
yeh i still have not posted fixes for that. im waiting for toast to release a more stable kernel and i will add the oc kernel also. as for right now anyone with audio problems, use fresh toast V1.1. it uses a .27 kernel. so you cant lose audio and its also 2.1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=665789
[Hero CDMA Android Development] galt:
I sincerely appreciate your efforts to provide a fix, but is fresh toast 1.1 really a good alternate? The first post describes it as "..a proof of concept type rom and is NOT going to be fully functional..." and apparently the camera doesn't work. If it really is more stable than it sounds, maybe it's an option, but it seems like a 1.5 ROM really is the best solution for those who need a stable and reliable ROM.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
not if you like the camera. i hate it. personally. the .27 is horrible in its own regard but the rom is top notch. toast and flipz had to use older files that were compatible with the kernel but the oc and all the extras outweigh the drop in kernel. with all that said, i believe its possible to get camera working on fresh toast 1.1. its going to require older files such as frameworks but there is no reason to go threw the trouble because fresh toast 2.0 is coming out soon. i have not lost audio but others have.

but anyways, im still continuing work on the issue but i cant promise anything. and anyone who is still having problems with the updates, honestly they should think about RUUing and starting fresh.

i never got to fully explain my findings after using the .56 and the 2.1 RUUs. the 2.1 RUU deleted my recovery, boot, and other partitions and left my phone bricked. i had to manually restore the partitions thanks in part to cyanogens walkthrough where he replaces the radio partition threw fastboot. but anyways it DID NOT fix any audio loss.

Now on the 56 RUU i still lost audio on 99% of roms but the issue was much less sporadic and the symptoms were not the same. instead of thousands of /w audio tracks, there were only a few every minute.

So in all honesty idk what or why that happened. but as risky as RUU is, it is always an option. and people who say that a fix wont boot on a phone, that is user error. i have checked and changed alot of the files in the fixes. there is nothing that can hang a boot and the ramdisks are all the same. if you apply the fixes and get a hang then pull the battery and start, it will ALWAYS LOAD UP but you might have to give it 15-20 min. im going to change the first page and make it simple.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] skunkape:
so as of now, either of those audio fixes will not work on the updated DC rom?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] chizzy58:
good day!

so i am working on my coworkers hero...to be honest i dont know WHAT i did.

first i loaded this rom RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2206511_sign.exe...

then i followed the instructions on: How-To repair your bootloader after using the 2.1 RUU

from this link: http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc...pair-your-bootloader-after-using-2-1-ruu.html

i have sinced loaded a rom (not sure of the guys name now as i dont have the phone to see the file) but from this information, could you tell me if i could go back to 1.5???

please let me know if u need any more info.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
you can but you cant use dc config.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] riggsandroid:
There is a version of the audio fix for download from DCUPDATER. Here is the file.

http://www.dl.damagedroms.com/2.0/avalaunch_audio_rcfix_fordc.zip

here. haven't installed yet, but assuming it won't break DConfig since it comes from treve and damageless
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
no idea. someone test this. im using my own oc rom but im testing some kernel features so i cant wipe and test. but anyways hopefully it is and ill add it to first post.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] canterrain:
I'm going to test it.

But I don't think it will work. In the DCupdater it's listed as the current rom + the avalanche RC audio fix.

I'm already using the rc audio fix with no luck. But who knows maybe they changed something, so I'll try it.

Be advised that the DCupdater lists it as an experimental update.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rezrez12:
Bluetooth Testing

So, I found out that the bluetooth issue is intermittent. The problem is that if the phone connects when the car starts then it usually works. But when the phone is not connected when my car starts, because my bluetooth is off, it will have an audio issue when a call is connected.

If I turn the car off, then back on, the audio issue is usually fixed.

Does this make any sense? Any idea what could be causing this??
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leprechau:
audio fix from dcupdater

I flashed 2.08.1 this morning and soon after I had the audio loss problem with incoming and outgoing calls just like I had in fresh 2.0d + flipz fix. I then flashed the experimental fix listed in dcupdater and just had the same problem a few minutes ago.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] canterrain:
Got it, tested it.

You still get the message about dcconfig needing to forceclose and layar still kills sound exactly as always.

It also rolls you back to 2.80. So it doesn't solve any problem and rolls back features some. Not worth using just yet. (Part of why it's probably still listed as experimental I guess)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aisseleacim03:
I just tried to install this audio fix through the Dcupdater and it didnt work. It told me the e signature was not valid so installation stopped. When I tried again a message about not finding a MD5 file pop up.

Second time I tried to use the updater to update or fix the ROM and it doesnt work for me. Same thing about the MD5 file. Havent been able to find much about that in any forum...any suggestions?

Also my FB doesnt sync properlly in either contacts or calendar.

I guess a clean wipe and flashing again might be needed.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
alright so after some work i have some files and a kernel that dont have audio issue with me. now the problem is that the kernel is the oc kernel for beta 2 fresh toast. since flipz nor toast have released it publically yet i cant. but it does not seem to have any issues at all with me. i cant lose audio no matter what so this is a good thing. so just bear with loss until they release 2.0 publically and i will put this out as a test.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leprechau:
good news

I downloaded the beta2 but haven't flashed it yet. Does the audio error exist in beta2 standard or did you have to apply a fix to it?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
i have not been able to recreate the issue on b2. if you dont get the issue then leave it be.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leprechau:
Excellent, I'll do a nandroid and try it out tonight. I'll report back what happens.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leprechau:
I flashed toast beta2 over my current damageless 2.08.1 (without wiping) and so far so good...if I have any problems I'll be sure to post a followup. I love flipz mods but am a bit partial to dcupdater (I like being able to grab themes ota) but if I can get a fully working 2.1 rom with no audio problems it's a no brainer.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] compman723:
has anyone came to the same problem that if you end call and lock the screen real fast you get the no audio problem but if you end call and sit for maybe 2 seconds or so let the phone catch up that it ends up being fine. I got the audio problem before then last week was getting it every day. I got the thought an dslowed down and haven't got it once this week. I wonder if these custom lockscreens are doing something? I have no clue I just know for a fact if i delay for 2-3 secs then lock it i never have the problem. Just thought I would throw this idea out there....
[Hero CDMA Android Development] leprechau:
Re: [FIX] Audiofix. Simple

Not sure about the lockscreen delay...but I do know that this new .29 kernel from flipz and toast is solid..... no audio loss at all today and I was previously getting it every few calls.

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[Hero CDMA Android Development] aisseleacim03:
Where can one get this Kernel? This audio prob is driving me nuts to the point of thinking about going back to 1.5. What is the point of having a great phone that you can use it as a phone?

And then once I have the kernel do I install like like flashing a ROM without wiping?

Like download it to the SD card and then install zip form sd card? right?

Would be my first time doing so, so any wordsof advice would be great...

Thanks.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] fixxxer2008:
you guys may not need this audio fix since the final may be out now. hopefully most of our bugs are already fixed. they damn well better be considering how long it took for it to come out.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aisseleacim03:
What you mean by the final maybe out now? Sprint released the official 2.1 update?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] fixxxer2008:
yes we may have the final, it seemed to leak, damage is working on it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aisseleacim03:
Aha, I just saw an image from facebook from sprint stating that the moment can update to 2.1 and hero will be next...

I Know damage will make it even better...

Cant wait...this audio issue has been a royal pain...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] robchaos:
Just reporting in to say the audio issues seems to persist for me with this new leak.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
what rom, radio, date of purchase of the hero, and pri.

thanks!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] canterrain:
Interestingly...

I earlier reported that the audio fix given by the DCupdater didn't seem to work. And that's only sorta true.

The time I tried to see if layar broke sound as usual, it did immediately. But since then I haven't lost audio once on its own.

Note: I have not used the latest leak in any form.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
soooo my sd card crapped out. i was able to repair the sd card and mount the ext using mount -t xfs -o ro,norecovery /dev/hdb1 /mnt/hdb1 and i was able to get my apps.

now the bad part. i lost alllll my data including picture, music, and test update.zips . but anyways due to this and due to the fact i lost 2 hours of testing, im going to have to sleep. with everyone using the new boot.img from the release we will see how many have the issue still. no worries i backup my update.zips but not the "cute" pics of me and my gf lol.

so everyone report back with audio loss regardless of if you get it or not. thanks alot for the help everyone!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] robchaos:
Running my own custom kernel: HTC source with gbhils lowmemory killer and the overclock acpuclock.a added. Android 1.5.

PRI 1.70_003 PRL 60664

Radio 1.04.01.09.21

Hardware version 0002.

Purchase date: 11/2009

Edit: there has to be some factor causing this to happen for some people and not all, and thinking about it further, I don't see HTC changing hardware halfway through the production run of a phone. That should cause this problem with people using the 1.5 ruu too...

I wonder what the chances are that this could be caused by installed apps? I am doing a fresh flash and installing apps one at a time, then allowing the phone to run for a few hours, and see if at any point I lose audio.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] galt:
Re: [FIX] Audiofix. Simple

Flashed Fresh 2.1.1 (based on yesterday's Sprint leak) last night, lost all audio today after a dropped call. Will see if it returns...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] robchaos:
Did you restore any apps from backups? If so how many?

We have to look at this from a logical POV, if not all people are having the problem, but they are all running the same rom, there are a limited number of things that would vary from phone to phone.

Apps installed, previous rom history, Radio partition, and possibly hardware revisions.

If a hardware revision was causing this, wouldn't some people report this problem even just using the 1.5 ruu?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jedikcc:
Alas, I still have the audio loss with Fresh's newest 2.1.1 ROM. I received a call while I was on another call, & boom....no sound. I flashed the 2.1.1 earlier today & this was the first call I made with it.

Avalaunch, should I still be able to flash your fixes over this ROM?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] regaw_leinad:
I wonder why I have never had audio loss ever, on any ROM..? could this just be a certain range of dates that the phone was made thing?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] robchaos:
/....son of a *****!!!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] galt:
I did restore all of my apps via Titanium Backup (maybe 15 or so) after flashing Fresh 2.1.1. I only restored my missing apps and the app data, and only the alarms and scenes/wallpaper/bookmark items from the HTC system stuff.

FYI, I've only had this issue with the 2.1 ROMs. This is a "with google" phone, I assume I now have whatever radio Fresh/Sprint include with this latest ROm.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] posguy99:
Or it's some application or class of application that everyone claiming to experience it is using. I've never had it happen to me, either.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] blumail:
I don't think is a set of app or software related..I had an Hero with dust running fresh 2.0d . I restored the backup on my new refurbished phone and I experienced audio loss and BT problems that I was not having with the previous phone
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ethereal45:
Installing AudioFixEris has WORKED for me. I'm going 6+ hours without the audio dropping out, which is much better than before. If it goes out, I'll report back, but at the very least it has improved substantially.

Info:

ROM: Ic3Rom v2.5.3

Hardware Ver: 0002

Purchase Date 3/2010

Firmware: 2.1-update1

Kernel: 2.6.29-8f4e5478 / htc-kernel@and18-2 #1

PRI: flipz_01

PRL: 60664
[Hero CDMA Android Development] robchaos:
I have already tried both fixes and neither one worked for me :(

The audio loss did end up happening to me again. I wiped, flashed, and ran a clean install without any apps for an hour or two, then installed titanium backup, went another hour, installed toss it, went another hour, installed pandora. An hour later, boom. No audio. Wierd thing was, I had audio up untill the point that I walked into my house. Probably coincidence, but it seemed like the second that my phone picked up my wireless routers signal, audio dropped. Maybe it was that, maybe it was pandora. I'm going to do this one more time, wipe and flash and leave it 100% clean all day, and see what happens.

I still just can't beleive that this is a hardware difference...you'd think people would have this problem on stock 1.5 as well if HTC revised the phone halfway through the production run.

One thing that makes me feel good, I have a friend with an Eris. She got the 2.1 update OTA, and has been having this problem pretty consistently. Verizon pushed out an incomplete product, most likely hoping theyd have a patch soon afterwards, and some of their subscribers are now suffering because of it. I firmly beleive that this problem is why sprints update keeps getting pushed back every week. While it may seem like they are dragging their feet, I think its more about the fact that they don't want an incomplete update going out. Sprint has been notorious for allowing that to happen in the past and I think they have finally taken noticed of the millions of subscribers they have lost over the years, and are now focusing more on customer service and giving you a pleasant cellular experience.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mercado79:
This has happened to me on several 2.1 ROMs including Fresh's latest 2.1.1. This latest one, it happens after each call. And to your point, I hadn't re-installed my apps except root explorer, aldiko, and atrackdog. It is extremely frustrating to have to reboot after each call. I need to find a permanent fix! This one helps, but isn't a sure thing unfortunately.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] galt:
Any reports of audio loss on the latest official-ish leaked Sprint 2.1 RUU (not the customized versions of it)? If not, maybe it's time to go unrooted legit.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ethereal45:
I've heard several reports of the problem in the 2.1 ruu.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] thenestor:
Over in the Eris forums on android forums .com, we've established that some folks will have the bug (eventually) no matter what ROM or leak they're using, and some folks will never have it. Doesn't matter what apps are installed (some have it right after a factory reset). Obviously it doesn't happen in the old kernel, only the new, so it seems like it's a hardware issue "awakened" by the 2.1 software. The only permanent solution for Eris users has been to get a replacement phone from our carrier.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] robchaos:
If its not present in the old kernel, but there in the new kernel, its a kernel issue. Verizon is too lazy to fix it and would rather replace the phones. Obviously Sprint would rather it be fixed. Hence the update being pushed back over and over.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] robchaos:
well, I guess its now a moot point for me. My speaker blew today! I went to the sprint store and my replacement is on the way. At least it happened before all the phones are coming loaded with an unrootable 2.1!

I'll have to report back once I get my new phone as to whether I still have this audio problem or not. I will be flashing straight from the stock firmware to 2.1
[Hero CDMA Android Development] markus_del_marko:
I wonder why the audio issues persist when the final may be near? :confused:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] bgmncwj:
Just to throw in my experience, I used to have to flash the AudioFixEris to any 2.1 rom I tried. The audio would normally drop out after 2-3 calls if I didn't. Since installing Fresh Rom 2.1.1 I haven't had the issue at all (wiped data & dalvik-cache before and after install).
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tbuilt:
Hi,

I also have not had the issue since going to the new rom. I wiped everything including the sd card and repartioned it. I first used 2.1.1 and now on Frest toast. Still no issue.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
well just as i have stated many times before. there is no more fixing it other than wait for 2.1, then complain to sprint about it like no other.

other than that im sorry. the two fixes should be more than enough. i might throw in the oc .29 kernel as an update but that will be all she wrote for this issue.

thanks everyone
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
so people hows it looking with audio loss on official?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] netlon:
i can echo the earlier posts about fresh' 2.1.1 ROM not having the problem, at least so far. supposedly that is using the same ROM as the release, so just maybe we are close to being over this annoyance.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
the rom doesnt matter its all about the boot.img and kernel. i have heard some people say they get and some dont. so i need more feedback from everyone. at least your not getting it.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] N1vek215:
I can confirm that audio loss still occurs with Fresh 2.1.1 and like stated earlier it doesn't seem to be the ROM's fault.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] saintirish:
Why are there no instructions on installing this fix? I tried installing and it locks on boot. Do I need to do a wipe first?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] galt:
I was getting the audio loss after *every single call* on Fresh 2.1.1 - finally re-flashed the Eris fix from the first post on this thread and it has helped. I've since made 4-5 calls with no return of the audio loss problem even after bluetooth audio streaming. I don't have any faith that it has actually totally solved it, but it really has helped so I recommend it to anyone who is on Fresh 2.1.1 and having the audio bug hit them constantly.

Avalaunchmods, dude, thanks again for your persistence with this issue. Your fixes have helped at least a bit.

Just curious, if I want to sell my Hero is the best bet to Nandroid back to a 1.5 version? Or is it likely that I will now have trouble even back on that OS version?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cali310:
Going back to 1.5 will solve the problem. I have tried many of the 2.1's available here and always end up back at 1.5 because of the audio problem.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
ok. 2.1 is official. everyone with audio loss call sprint and tell them. now its their problem. if enough people call corporate they will have to act. im going to call tomorrow and the first question im going to ask is my etf fee. but anyways do that. ill throw out a beta patch i made that might cause some errors with people but they are just fcs at boot. after that its smooth sailing.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aisseleacim03:
I have not tried Fresh 2.1.1. I am running DC 2.08.1 I was haveing all sort of issues with it related to sound.

Last time I installed it, it has been working well. I wiped all clean, flashed the rom and before I rebooted It I flashed Dc audio fix. I had both downloaded on my sd card.

So far so good. Every now and then my ringer wont make a sound and I will think,, "here it goes again" but I answer the call and all is working fine. Apparently the ringer volume has fgone all the way down on its own...but if that is all I get as an issue, then I am good.

Ah, also I have not installed all of my apps back yet (waiting for the latest ROM from Damage and TrevE), so I dont know if that is contributing to my luck or not.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
alright im about to upload 2 new updates.

one is the oc kernel. another is one i have been working on for awhile. since 2.1 released. this is because i have tested day by day with different variations of files. i think i have found the best combo.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] computerteckn:
audio fix

Eagerly awaiting your upload. I was beginning to think that i was the only 1 with this audio issue. Glad to see there are others with the same issue and yet a fix is being worked on to correct the problem. It is a shame that we cannot count on sprint or htc to acknowledge the problem let alone address it. I was beginning to think it was a Rom issue glad to see that it is an android 2.1 issue.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Avalaunchmods:
use whats up for right now. during some testing last night we encountered an error. so i have to try some other things.

how are the two i have up working for you?