I just flashed back to Vegan Ginger. My GTab spent most of its life on that ROM. Since I flashed back to it, though, the wi-fi doesn't turn on when I turn on the tablet--I have to manually turn it on each time.
That's not that bad, but I think it's related to my real problem--some apps are telling me they don't have a network connection and to make sure the tablet isn't in airplane mode. The New York Times app always does this now, and it never had an issue before, on any other ROM, including Vegan Ginger. The wi-fi is on and it is definitely connected to the internet. I am sure it must be a setting, I just can't find the one to change. Anyone seen this before?
Thanks in advance.
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I just flashed back to Vegan Ginger. My GTab spent most of its life on that ROM. Since I flashed back to it, though, the wi-fi doesn't turn on when I turn on the tablet--I have to manually turn it on each time.
That's not that bad, but I think it's related to my real problem--some apps are telling me they don't have a network connection and to make sure the tablet isn't in airplane mode. The New York Times app always does this now, and it never had an issue before, on any other ROM, including Vegan Ginger. The wi-fi is on and it is definitely connected to the internet. I am sure it must be a setting, I just can't find the one to change. Anyone seen this before?
Thanks in advance.
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Flashed back from what? When you flashed VG did you do a data/factory reset, wipe cache & wipe dalvik cache?
Hm. I probably flashed from CM7.1.0. It's possible that I flashed from stock 3588 immediately after an NV Flash, but I think I went from CM7.1.0 after I couldn't figure out how to activate USB transfer on CM.
Either way, my process to flash a new ROM is:
1) Wipe data/factory reset
2) Wipe cache partition
3) Wipe dalvik cache
4) Install ROM from SD card
5) Reboot.
What's weird is how VG was different on this install than the previous one. The lock screen was slightly different. Same ROM zip file that's been on the SD card since the first time, though.
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Hm. I probably flashed from CM7.1.0. It's possible that I flashed from stock 3588 immediately after an NV Flash, but I think I went from CM7.1.0 after I couldn't figure out how to activate USB transfer on CM.
Either way, my process to flash a new ROM is:
1) Wipe data/factory reset
2) Wipe cache partition
3) Wipe dalvik cache
4) Install ROM from SD card
5) Reboot.
What's weird is how VG was different on this install than the previous one. The lock screen was slightly different. Same ROM zip file that's been on the SD card since the first time, though.
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The 3 versions (Froyo, Ginger, HC)each have different locks.
I seems to remember either CM7 or one of the kernels not working with USB.
If I were you I would try a Fix permissions & see if that fixes it. If not, redo your process above.
I meant like it was different from VEGAn Ginger when I had it installed the last time on my GTab a week ago. I got it to go back, mostly, it just seems like the preferences were different. Which is why I thought the wi-fi might be a preference issue--the wi-fi box unchecks itself each time the tablet is rebooted.
I'll try fixing the permissions, that sounds promising.
Wait...uh...what's that? (Or how do I do it?)
Thanks.
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I meant like it was different from VEGAn Ginger when I had it installed the last time on my GTab a week ago. I got it to go back, mostly, it just seems like the preferences were different. Which is why I thought the wi-fi might be a preference issue--the wi-fi box unchecks itself each time the tablet is rebooted.
I'll try fixing the permissions, that sounds promising.
Wait...uh...what's that? (Or how do I do it?)
Thanks.
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It's in CWM, go to Advanced, Fix Permissions!
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It's in CWM, go to Advanced, Fix Permissions!
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Found it, thanks. Didn't fix it.
Hm. Have re-installed VEGAn GE several times. No improvement.
It's in Brilliant Corners on the 1.2 BL too--you open the NY Times app and it says there's no connection and to check that you're not in airplane mode.
Fixing permissions doesn't seem to do anything. The app worked before on this GTab, and it works fine on my Droid Pro. What the heck?
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So, before I start this, Yes I was a noob. I didnt make a nandroid backup from when I first rooted my phone and everything worked 100%. I didnt read, and I guess its now biting me in the ass.
The past few months Ive been having issues with Wifi, it continuously says "Unable to scan for networks". I did a factory reset about a week and a half ago and for the first time my wifi was able to connect, however it was dropping out every couple minutes. Wouldnt even stay connected to install any market updates.
I figured that it was something with my dying router(Which Ive since replaced) so I flashed in BAMF to see if I could keep my wifi connection with another rom. Ive been using VirusROM(Love it even though its out od date). I wiped and flashed in BAMF, and restarted. When I restarted, I had no wifi again. Since then, Ive been trying out different ROMS and kernels in hopes that I would find something that would fix it. Nothing did.
After this I figured that I would just do another factory reset and go from there, however with all of the times Ive done the factory resets it never actually gets reset. Does it wipe my info? Yes, but it boots back up with all of the portions of whatever ROM I had installed last. Not reset. So now Ive ended up with two problems.
1. I still have no wifi
2. I cant factory reset so that I can figure out what is going on with my wifi.
Ive wiped Cache/Batt Stats/Davlick and done a factory reset literally six times in a row to hopefully clean EVERYTHING OUT to no avail. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. I hope Im just missing something small because Im still new to android.
Edit: I DO NOT use kernel manager and I dont use ROM manager to flash it in, I flash everything in through recovery.
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So, before I start this, Yes I was a noob. I didnt make a nandroid backup from when I first rooted my phone and everything worked 100%. I didnt read, and I guess its now biting me in the ass.
The past few months Ive been having issues with Wifi, it continuously says "Unable to scan for networks". I did a factory reset about a week and a half ago and for the first time my wifi was able to connect, however it was dropping out every couple minutes. Wouldnt even stay connected to install any market updates.
I figured that it was something with my dying router(Which Ive since replaced) so I flashed in BAMF to see if I could keep my wifi connection with another rom. Ive been using VirusROM(Love it even though its out od date). I wiped and flashed in BAMF, and restarted. When I restarted, I had no wifi again. Since then, Ive been trying out different ROMS and kernels in hopes that I would find something that would fix it. Nothing did.
After this I figured that I would just do another factory reset and go from there, however with all of the times Ive done the factory resets it never actually gets reset. Does it wipe my info? Yes, but it boots back up with all of the portions of whatever ROM I had installed last. Not reset. So now Ive ended up with two problems.
1. I still have no wifi
2. I cant factory reset so that I can figure out what is going on with my wifi.
Ive wiped Cache/Batt Stats/Davlick and done a factory reset literally six times in a row to hopefully clean EVERYTHING OUT to no avail. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. I hope Im just missing something small because Im still new to android.
Edit: I DO NOT use kernel manager and I flash everything in through recovery.
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I'm sure there's an RUU out there that will take your phone back to stock but I honestly doubt that's the issue here. What radio version are you using? Have you tried flashing different radios to see if that would fix it. You can find a list here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045081. Also what ROM are you currently on?
When you install a ROM, it modifies the /system directory which is responsible for everything, how the rom looks, included apps, drivers etc.
When you do a factory reset, I'm guessing through recovery, it is only clearing the /data and /cache partitions.
You will have to flash a stock RUU to get it to truly go back to the day you got it.
Here are instructions on how to return to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009423
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I'm sure there's an RUU out there that will take your phone back to stock but I honestly doubt that's the issue here. What radio version are you using? Have you tried flashing different radios to see if that would fix it. You can find a list here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045081. Also what ROM are you currently on?
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The ROM Ive been on hasnt mattered. Ive jumped through BAMF, the new Cubed Rom, the Deodexed stock debloat and Virus' Airborne(which is my daily driver). Ive done the different radios. I was on the v2 leaked for a while, then I switched to the new 3g and old 4g to see if its worked but it hasnt. I may have to try out the original one and see if that works, but I havent had wifi since before I flashed in the leaked radio when it came out.
isdnmatt said:
When you install a ROM, it modifies the /system directory which is responsible for everything, how the rom looks, included apps, drivers etc.
When you do a factory reset, I'm guessing through recovery, it is only clearing the /data and /cache partitions.
You will have to flash a stock RUU to get it to truly go back to the day you got it.
Here are instructions on how to return to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009423
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Gotcha. Trying this now. I will make sure to make a nandroid this time if it works. lol.
@isdnmatt: Thanks, that got rid of my recovery problem
Still having wifi issue though. 100% out of the box stock and I get the "Unable to scan for networks
**** me, I should have read that before I did it. Now I have to reroot. Goddamnit.
Have had the same problem with WiFi before and after ADB root. It will sometimes forget both my home and work networks. I've found the problem usually occurs when I'm connected then move put of range. A reboot fixes the problem sometimes. Other times I have to re-enter my settings. I'm still on the stock Rom, nothing custom.
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ILMF said:
Have had the same problem with WiFi before and after ADB root. It will sometimes forget both my home and work networks. I've found the problem usually occurs when I'm connected then move put of range. A reboot fixes the problem sometimes. Other times I have to re-enter my settings. I'm still on the stock Rom, nothing custom.
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Thats a separate issue than what Im having. Im not having issues with it forgetting my networks. I cant scan for networks.
I am thinking of downgrading the radio.
EDIT: after LOTS of research here, I upgraded to MR2 and Gingervitis. All of my WiFi issues are gone.
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I am trying to install the G Harmony ROM with BL 1.2[http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1007455]. The install of the ROM itself is very smooth. After flashing the ROM, I tried to flash the G-apps using the file provided in the OP. The install went on smoothly. On reboot, however, I don't see any Google apps in the system anywhere. Indeed, even Titanium Backup, which was working well before I flashed the G apps, tells me I am not rooted. I tried wiping data,cache,dalvik and fixing permissions, but same result every time. I even tried flashing the CM7 G-apps, but same results. Any ideas, anyone ?
I am in the identical situation with BL1.1 or 1.2. about to try Cyanogen just to see if it's my tablet or not.
Just tried the latest cyanogen mod 7.0.3 and latest gapps. No Gapps or market from that ROM either. Dunno what we are doing wrong. Do we have to wipe our Internal SD's? I used gapps-gb-20110613-signed from cyanogen...and still no apps/market.
I also just tried wiping my SD card (internal), and formatting system. Had to nvflash back to stock. Atttempted G-harmony again. Same results. No apps will install from GoogleApps-GRJ22. It's really strange, the install appears to go fine from clockwork, then there is just nothing there.
Here is what I did to get gapps.
install rom, run it once.
innstall gapps, run it, and the screen will ask for gmail account and password
after failing to connect, its going to ask if you wanna connect by wfi..
done deal.
hungrymr2 said:
Here is what I did to get gapps.
install rom, run it once.
innstall gapps, run it, and the screen will ask for gmail account and password
after failing to connect, its going to ask if you wanna connect by wfi..
done deal.
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@hungrymr2 - that is what is not happening. After flashing the ROM, I am flashing the G-apps. I would normally expect to see the google set up screen on reboot, but there is nothing - no set up screen, no G-apps.
Interesting, i think it happened to me before. I had to reinstall the rom or a different one.
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Interesting, i think it happened to me before. I had to reinstall the rom or a different one.
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Went back to CM7 for now.
Looks like the matter has come to the attention of the dev. Hopefully there will be a resolution soon.
Make sure you clear dalvik code and cache. Might be a good idea to format the internal sd as well. Just good practice to clear everything each time you install a new rom.
I've tried it all folks. New kernels, factory reset, different radios, different ROMs. Every-thing. The WiFi will turn on for a quick second and I will get an error message "Unable to scan for networks" and then the Wifi will just turn on and off on and off over and over again. I've even deleted the files in the data/dhcp and data/wifi folders. Rebooted, still same issue. I've deleted the files and flashed a kernel and rebooted, still same issue.
Of course I am still in contract and will have to purchase a new phone outright from Verizon if I can't get this issue resolved......
I don't know what else to do here.....
Did you try formatting data and system before installing a new rom from recovery? If that doesn't work i would say its a hardware issue. You're not restoring system data with any backup programs are you?
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I've wiped pretty much everything known to man on the phone. The ROM installs are all "fresh" I haven't tried to install any APPS on the phone. Just wipe everything, factory reset / Dalvik Cache, all of it... install fresh ROM. Try to turn on Wifi, phone boot loops. No matter what ROM I install, still same issue with Wifi / boot looping.
Well guess we can close this out. I went out and paid full boat for a Samsung Nexus since I couldn't fix this issue.
I'd like to reopen this topic. I had been running Bamf Forever 1.10, but last night I decided to try another ROM because it's been running really slow for some reason.
Did a wipe (factory reset, Dalvik cache) and installed Thunderstick. Now WiFi is broken -- the exact same problem as described in the original post. I tried flashing a new kernel and new radios, and cannot get WiFi to work.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Will flashing back to stock ROM/unrooting help?
Thanks!
@ajoesq I had the same problem when i installed thunderstick thru boot manager. My wifi stopped and I could get it going on my phone rom. So i booted back into thunderstick and wifi was working. Booted back to hte phone rom then into recovery and then i flashed my phone rom again without wiping or anything (Thunbershed V1.2) and it worked fine. wifi started agian.
ajoesq said:
I'd like to reopen this topic. I had been running Bamf Forever 1.10, but last night I decided to try another ROM because it's been running really slow for some reason.
Did a wipe (factory reset, Dalvik cache) and installed Thunderstick. Now WiFi is broken -- the exact same problem as described in the original post. I tried flashing a new kernel and new radios, and cannot get WiFi to work.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Will flashing back to stock ROM/unrooting help?
Thanks!
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Run a logcat when you try to turn wifi on. Put the output on pastebin.com and post the link. This might tell us what the problem is.
I'd make sure that the radio(s) were at least at the minimum of what the ROM called for.
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The gist of my problem: Earlier today I successfully installed the latest CM9 from Joker (.0.7.0.0). Unfortunately, all wireless services other than WIFI were down (including SMS and telephone), and on start the phone produced an error about the com.android.phone force closing (or some such). I figured I had screwed something up, so I reflashed the clean stock firmware.
Since then (roughly 12 hours ago), I've been getting the stuck on the boot screen whenever I try flashing CM9. Relevant details follow:
Logcat doesn't help -- it tosses an error about the shell directory or file not being found (the exact error message escapes me, but I can reproduce it if need be).
I've tried formatting cache, data, and system, followed by a wipe (or two) on several occasions.
I've also tried flashing various versions of CM9 -- specifically .0.7.0.0 and .3.1. Both give the same result. I've also tried whatever version is in the KitchenSink v2.11 installer. Same result.
My CMW version is the 5.0.2.8. I installed it through RomManager (as opposed to the command prompt on Windows, which I did the first time when it quasi-worked). I've read that using v2 fixes this issue, but I can't find a live copy anywhere, so I haven't been able to try it.
Rather than going for a completely new install every time I bork something, I made a backup just after I finished unlocking and rooting the phone. I just restore that backup after each attempt, and it goes back to working fine on the stock Android firmware (3.whatever).
Any ideas? I think I'll try starting completely from scratch again and not using RomManager tomorrow, but if anyone can point out my error before then and save me a lot of -- hopefully not wasted -- effort, it would be fantastic.
Cheers,
Vash
vash265 said:
The gist of my problem: Earlier today I successfully installed the latest CM9 from Joker (.0.7.0.0). Unfortunately, all wireless services other than WIFI were down (including SMS and telephone), and on start the phone produced an error about the com.android.phone force closing (or some such). I figured I had screwed something up, so I reflashed the clean stock firmware.
Since then (roughly 12 hours ago), I've been getting the stuck on the boot screen whenever I try flashing CM9. Relevant details follow:
Logcat doesn't help -- it tosses an error about the shell directory or file not being found (the exact error message escapes me, but I can reproduce it if need be).
I've tried formatting cache, data, and system, followed by a wipe (or two) on several occasions.
I've also tried flashing various versions of CM9 -- specifically .0.7.0.0 and .3.1. Both give the same result. I've also tried whatever version is in the KitchenSink v2.11 installer. Same result.
My CMW version is the 5.0.2.8. I installed it through RomManager (as opposed to the command prompt on Windows, which I did the first time when it quasi-worked). I've read that using v2 fixes this issue, but I can't find a live copy anywhere, so I haven't been able to try it.
Rather than going for a completely new install every time I bork something, I made a backup just after I finished unlocking and rooting the phone. I just restore that backup after each attempt, and it goes back to working fine on the stock Android firmware (3.whatever).
Any ideas? I think I'll try starting completely from scratch again and not using RomManager tomorrow, but if anyone can point out my error before then and save me a lot of -- hopefully not wasted -- effort, it would be fantastic.
Cheers,
Vash
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Use this recovery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218417
Or jokers at http://forum.jokersax.com/discussion/25/joker-recovery-for-the-photon-v3
I use the first link. Works perfect. Once you install the recovery. Wipe everything. Install 0.3.1. Boot into the system. Go back and flash the newest 0.7.0 update with gapps.
Should fix all the issues.
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Well, I got .3.1 working. Then tried to install .7 and it crapped itself again. Should I have cleared all the data/caches/etc. between the two?
Edit - I tried it again but this time cleared all the data between installs. It booted, but I got the same 'android.phone failed to start' message.
Edit 2 - Alright, I think I got it. I didn't clear anything between the two installs, but I installed each firmware twice without exiting recovery mode either time. It seems to be working (phone works, at least), although I'm not sure my 3G is working...
na7q said:
Use this recovery. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218417
Or jokers at http://forum.jokersax.com/discussion/25/joker-recovery-for-the-photon-v3
I use the first link. Works perfect. Once you install the recovery. Wipe everything. Install 0.3.1. Boot into the system. Go back and flash the newest 0.7.0 update with gapps.
Should fix all the issues.
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Joker's recovery is a zip file you can flash from 5.0.2.8 if you don't feel like hooking up to the computer and using fastboot. But 5.0.2.8 doesn't work right to flash roms.
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Aside from not being able to connect to any 3G networks (which is a problem...), it looks like it's working. Any ideas why 3G doesn't work now?
Thanks for the help thus far =)
vash265 said:
Aside from not being able to connect to any 3G networks (which is a problem...), it looks like it's working. Any ideas why 3G doesn't work now?
Thanks for the help thus far =)
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Install 3.1, boot, reboot to recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, install 7.0, install gapps, boot.
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Acvice said:
Install 3.1, boot, reboot to recovery, wipe cache and dalvik, install 7.0, install gapps, boot.
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Yep...already did that and got it to boot just fine. Now I'm struggling with poor reception. I've seen other users (different phones) mention radio upgrades, but I was extremely unfamiliar with the terminology. The phone seems to work okay, but I only get 1x reception for data.
Or were you actually suggesting to repeat the entire process?
Edit - Tried again, still no luck with 3G.
vash265 said:
Yep...already did that and got it to boot just fine. Now I'm struggling with poor reception. I've seen other users (different phones) mention radio upgrades, but I was extremely unfamiliar with the terminology. The phone seems to work okay, but I only get 1x reception for data.
Or were you actually suggesting to repeat the entire process?
Edit - Tried again, still no luck with 3G.
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Before doing what i stated did you wipe everything (system, data, cache, dalvik)? Also, you still getting a forceclose upon boot or just crap signal? And are you on sprint or electrify?
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Before doing what i stated did you wipe everything (system, data, cache, dalvik)? Also, you still getting a forceclose upon boot or just crap signal? And are you on sprint or electrify?
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I wiped everything. I can boot into the OS and my phone works fine, but my data rate is stuck on 1x (so crap signal). I'm on sprint.
vash265 said:
I wiped everything. I can boot into the OS and my phone works fine, but my data rate is stuck on 1x (so crap signal). I'm on sprint.
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well did you have 3g on stock? there's no reason it would go to 1x unless 3g is unavailable. the rom shouldn't cause it to go into 1x.
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well did you have 3g on stock? there's no reason it would go to 1x unless 3g is unavailable. the rom shouldn't cause it to go into 1x.
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Yep. Despite popular belief, I'm not a moron =) I'm in the dead center of 3G availability for Sprint in my area, and with stock android I get perfect 3G reception. I've read reports of the same things happening to other people, but haven't found a solution yet. I restored to stock after making a backup to try updating the PRL. I'll update again when I find out if it worked or not.
Edit - Sprint just sucks, apparently. http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225908
When I rebooted to stock I checked the radio status and sure enough, 1xRTT. Evidently I am a moron =p
There was something wrong with the phone afterall. To fix it, I did the following:
Dial *#*#4636#*#*
You'll be presented with a menu. Go to Phone Information.
About halfway down the page, there will be a menu with a dropdown. Mine was set to CDMA. To fix the issue, I changed it to CDMA auto (PRL). I'm now receiving excellent 3G reception.
I know there's a few posts on this, but looking for advice specific to my symptoms. The problem started off with Android media process using up a lot of cpu each time the phone was powered on. It gradually got worse and started rebooting when this happened. Started off as once or twice a day. Then got worse and worse. I had been on a bell atrix ROM (2.3.6) for about a year.
Tried flashing a number of roms, and making sure to clear caches and factory reset each time. Tried numerous versions of the CWMRecovery, no good. I notice that it noly seems to restart if it tries to communicate wirelessly (wifi or 3g seemingly). If I just leave it in cwmrecovery, it stays on fine. If I leave it at the first motoblur setup screen, without entering wifi settings, it stays on fine.
So I guessed it may be related to the radio. Installed a UK radio, bell original one and a euro one to no avail
Is there anything else I can do before I give up, or is it hardware?
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I know there's a few posts on this, but looking for advice specific to my symptoms. The problem started off with Android media process using up a lot of cpu each time the phone was powered on. It gradually got worse and started rebooting when this happened. Started off as once or twice a day. Then got worse and worse. I had been on a bell atrix ROM (2.3.6) for about a year.
Tried flashing a number of roms, and making sure to clear caches and factory reset each time. Tried numerous versions of the CWMRecovery, no good. I notice that it noly seems to restart if it tries to communicate wirelessly (wifi or 3g seemingly). If I just leave it in cwmrecovery, it stays on fine. If I leave it at the first motoblur setup screen, without entering wifi settings, it stays on fine.
So I guessed it may be related to the radio. Installed a UK radio, bell original one and a euro one to no avail
Is there anything else I can do before I give up, or is it hardware?
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just had a look around and came across this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884381 . Forgetting the Jb reference it might be an idea to follow the steps and see if that helps.
If it were me, I would do a complete system wipe first (CWM>mounts and storage>format system,data,preinstall,osh) and then reinstall a rom (I would recomend CM7.2 to start). I also might be inclined to take the external sd card out as well before restarting phone and see if that helps (going down the corrupt media file route)
Good Luck!
barry_ said:
just had a look around and came across this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1884381 . Forgetting the Jb reference it might be an idea to follow the steps and see if that helps.
If it were me, I would do a complete system wipe first (CWM>mounts and storage>format system,data,preinstall,osh) and then reinstall a rom (I would recomend CM7.2 to start). I also might be inclined to take the external sd card out as well before restarting phone and see if that helps (going down the corrupt media file route)
Good Luck!
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Thanks for this, I never spotted the mounts and storage section for formatting before. Looks to be good to get a clean wipe
Will try now
I managed to get the MROM rom on to it, and it has stayed on for about 30mins now with wifi on.
However, it doesn't boot normally, it says 'Modem did not power up, starting RSD protocol support'. I have to choose Boot Android (no BP) to get it to boot ok. What would make it fail like this?
Is there any way to make the phone always boot android by default?
Another thing to add: I can't add any APN. If I add one and save, it doesn't save.
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I managed to get the MROM rom on to it, and it has stayed on for about 30mins now with wifi on.
However, it doesn't boot normally, it says 'Modem did not power up, starting RSD protocol support'. I have to choose Boot Android (no BP) to get it to boot ok. What would make it fail like this?
Is there any way to make the phone always boot android by default?
Another thing to add: I can't add any APN. If I add one and save, it doesn't save.
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I can see that i am missing a boot.img to make it boot properly. Where can I download it?
A boot image always comes with any ROM, and MROM is no exception. If you sucessfully flashed the ROM, you've flashed the boot image too, I'm not sure why you think it's missing. But if you really want to reflash it, you can always extract it from the ROM's zip file.
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A boot image always comes with any ROM, and MROM is no exception. If you sucessfully flashed the ROM, you've flashed the boot image too, I'm not sure why you think it's missing. But if you really want to reflash it, you can always extract it from the ROM's zip file.
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Alright, looks like I misunderstood the function of the boot.img. Any idea as to why it would not load the OS without me prompting it to boot android with no bp?
What is the best process to follow before flashing a rom?
I was doing factory reset,clearcache and clear dalvik from CWM. And I have started doing CWM>mounts and storage>format system,data,preinstall,osh now too.
Is that sufficient to get a good clean slate to start fresh?
And what's the best way to flash the radio? I have tried moto-fastboot radio radio.img, but that seems to stop the OS from loading. I assume the radio be installed after the ROM?
Tried an older gingerbread Bell rom, and same problem. I can only get it to boot by choosing boot android(no bp).
I also can't add an APN to it. I create it, save it and it doesn't save it to the list.
Found a fix here for the APN problem on ICS, but wondering if there's an equivalent on Gingerbread?
'Settings --> More... -> Uncheck 'Enable alt OEM telephony code' and 'Enable alternate getIMSI code'. Then reboot, and now you can add your own apn. '
No idea really, sorry. Kinda seems to me for some reason it's your bootloader that's having issues, not the ROM.
Still cant get it working, can't add an APN.
Replaced the SIM, same.
Noticed that the IMEI and baseband are listed as unknown, and think it's related. So I tried flashing a few radios.
Bell radio stays on about a min, then reboots phone
UK radio reboots once OS has loaded
French radio reboots once OS has loaded
I am based in Ireland, using a phone that was originally Bell Canada. Which radio should I try flashing?
Have you tried AT&T 36p or 37p radio?
No dice. What is the standard process with the radio zip? I have been extracting to a folder, then using moto-fastboot to clear the cache, then install the radio.
Am I missing a step or 2?
Why were you extracting it? Most radios come in a flashable ZIP, which means you flash it through recovery. No extracting.
I always got an error trying to install the zip in CWM. So installed img from fastboot instead. I'll try the newer zips from CWM.
cruhoortwunk said:
I always got an error trying to install the zip in CWM. So installed img from fastboot instead. I'll try the newer zips from CWM.
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I get error 'assert failed' ...status 7.installation aborted..'trying to install both ATT radio zips via CWM, and status 0 trying Bell radio zip
Update on this:
I got a new phone a few days ago, and had trouble adding an APN (same problem it wouldn't save). Problem was it was not reading the sim correctly. I had some sellotape on part of the card. Removed this, and I was able to add the APN no problem.
I have cleaned the contacts on the sim card reader, no luck.
I am convinced that this is the faulty part though. When I go to add an APN, it should automatically populate the MCC and MNC from the sim, but it doesn't.
Sorry to bump an old thread but...
I have left this Atrix aside for a few months,and wanted to try it once more before giving up entirely.
It reboots when I use 3g or wifi. If I leave it offline or in cwm mode, it stays on ok.
Any ideas? Is it definitely hardware? (Have tried about 4 different images)
cruhoortwunk said:
Sorry to bump an old thread but...
I have left this Atrix aside for a few months,and wanted to try it once more before giving up entirely.
It reboots when I use 3g or wifi. If I leave it offline or in cwm mode, it stays on ok.
Any ideas? Is it definitely hardware? (Have tried about 4 different images)
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Does it reboot if you put it in Airplane mode, then connect to WIFI only?
My Atrix randomly reboots if I have the cellular radio on, but if I put it in Airplane and only use WIFI, its very stable. I tried dozens of radios and ROMs, nothing seems to help, so I've chalked it up to some flaky hardware.