[Q] Can't answer calls [SOLVED] - Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I recently flashed alien 4 with the theme and all was good for a few hours but then i suddenly couldnt answer calls. when i get a call the phone vibrates nonstop without a ringtone but i cant answer or decline it and com.android.phone eventually force closes.
i reflashed the rom with no luck, fixed permissions flashed the old radio.
I have now flashed the cwm backup of my stock unlocked rom and the problem still persists.
pls help
ps I have an unlocked att atrix

anyone? ... Ive had to resort to switching to my old bb, feel like I jumped back a generation techwise

Do a full fastboot wipe. People often flash things without doing a proper wipe then are confused why things are broken. This means /system, /data, /boot, /cache, /preinstall, /webtop. All wiped. Then go into cwm and for good measure do a factory reset and wipe dalvik. Then flash alien, reboot, let it build system files, then reboot and flash the theme . Bam. Done.
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did another wipe according to the above instructions and seems to be working for now. Thanks

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[Q] Random reboot issue - flashed Alien v.4, theme4, Kholk kernel, 1.97.00 radio

i have a serious random reboot problem when my phone is in idle. here is what i did...
while on Alien v.3 i .sbf flashed the 1.97.00 radio and then flashed Kholk's kernel
then...
in romracer's CWM:
wiped dalvick cache
wiped cache
wiped data/factory reset
flashed Alien v.4
reboot
skipped blur setup
waited 10 minutes
went through set up (reset apn to default, added gmail account)
reboot into CWM
wiped dalvick cache
wiped cache
flashed Alien theme 4
reboot
restored apps
reboot into CWM
wiped dalvick cache
wiped cache
flashed Kholk's kernel
reboot
i started getting random reboots. i cant figure out what the problem is. i tried flashing a different theme, and still got reboots. tried flashing the stock kernel and still got reboots. i tried re-flashing Alien v.4 and not restoring any apps and still got reboots. argh... any ideas?
can the radio cause a reboot issue? i really dont think its a ROM/Theme thing since noone else seems to be reporting the same problem... am i noobing this whole mod process?
this happens to me too. Turn your wifi off when you aren't using it. Mine only reboots when its in standby with wifi on
fischwrap said:
i have a serious random reboot problem when my phone is in idle. here is what i did...
while on Alien v.3 i .sbf flashed the 1.97.00 radio and then flashed Kholk's kernel
then...
in romracer's CWM:
wiped dalvick cache
wiped cache
wiped data/factory reset
flashed Alien v.4
reboot
skipped blur setup
waited 10 minutes
went through set up (reset apn to default, added gmail account)
reboot into CWM
wiped dalvick cache
wiped cache
flashed Alien theme 4
reboot
restored apps
reboot into CWM
wiped dalvick cache
wiped cache
flashed Kholk's kernel
reboot
i started getting random reboots. i cant figure out what the problem is. i tried flashing a different theme, and still got reboots. tried flashing the stock kernel and still got reboots. i tried re-flashing Alien v.4 and not restoring any apps and still got reboots. argh... any ideas?
can the radio cause a reboot issue? i really dont think its a ROM/Theme thing since noone else seems to be reporting the same problem... am i noobing this whole mod process?
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try version 4 of alien. It has less bugs, faster and better performance.
Voelker45 said:
try version 4 of alien. It has less bugs, faster and better performance.
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i was using Alien v.4, but it turns out it wasnt an issue with alien...
i think i figured it out (for those of you who care!)
I hadnt correctly removed the old install-recovery.sh file, so i think that may have resulted in incorrect flashes/installs... so i removed it, then flashed romracer's CWM
also, i sbf flashed this 4.5.91 Radio: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1159505&highlight=radio
between those two things, i seem to finally be on a fully functional, seemingly bug-less Atrix running Alien v.4 + Theme on Kholk's kernel and the 4.5.91 radio!
thanks for sharing.
Since installing Alien 4 on the weekend, I've had two spontaneous reboots. Both times were while playing music with the screen off and wifi on. Could be the music app, but I didn't have any reboots in Alien 3 or the other GB roms I tried.
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whenever I flash a new ROM (whatever it is) I get a string of random reboots.
Then after a few days it settles down...... seems to be worse if
a.) playing music
b.) bad data reception <---- this has happened to me on stock when I have 5 bars but there is some kind of data issue with the carrier and I open too many data using apps that all time out and causes some kind of kernel panic BAM reboot
I think my phone maybe has an issue when it first runs apps after a fresh build if its deodexed (compiling the cache etc. or the JIT first run whatever I'm not a dev) as that would explain why it settles down after a day or two.
Well I may have spoken too soon... my phone has rebooted twice, with about 90 minutes between each one, since I took it off the charger.
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I have heard that if you restore apps with tibu it causes problems. Try a fresh start with apps and no restore
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hate to necro an old thread, but since the kernel has been updated and this issue persists i figured it was relevant...
As others in this thread have discovered, it is an issue with WiFi while the phone is asleep. Particularly reboots the phone when moving in and out of known WiFi reception areas. While I'm now using WiFi much more conservatively and saving battery life, its still a troublesome issue. Has anyone else made any attempts to fix it? I will be trying a few things myself soon.

[Q] WiFi suddenly stopped working

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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[Q] Voice calls

Im unable to make voice calls through the Phone app. It will connect, then make no noise (ie no ringing). Same if i receive a call, i hit accept and i hear nothing, nor can the person calling me hear anything. I can use the voice search/navigation, and i can use other voice apps (ie voxer) just fine. SMS works, as does 3g, and im not getting any error messages.
Phone is GT-I9100, Kernel is Siyah 3.1rc6, running D4rom (ICS). I've tried 3 seperate roms (Omega v11, D4, and Slim (all ICS)) all having the same issues. Im assuming this is an issues with ICS (or more likely something i didnt update prior to switching) but ive spent about 6 hours now trying to find out what is causing it.
I realize downgrading would solve this, but i'd rather find out what my issue is and fix it. any ideas?
Flash again, but this time full wipe, it happened to me once on d4 rom, this should do it
Edit: have you tried wanamlite with siyahkernel? If you follow the below, you shouldn't have a problem.
A. Ensure FULL wipe;
1. System
2. Cache
3. Data
4. Dalvik cache
B. Immediately Flash ROM
C. Let boot and initial setup
D. Check if phone dialer and choice calls are ok?
E. If ok, Restore only user apps and data. NO System crap. Recheck
F. Reboot and setup accounts. Recheck
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Still no luck. Flashed 3 times, once with D4 again, twice with wanalite. did factory reset, manually wiped /data, /system, /cache, and Dalvik cache. after doing initial run (i didn't set up my gmail account, since i need wifi for that (data cap is annoying)) i tried to make a call, and it still wont ring. At first it would end the call after 15's or so. after restarting it it would go longer, usually until i end it. SMS still works, as does 3g data.
I got an error this time setting up the clock, but it was only visible for about 2s. It was something to do with setting the time, if i can get it again ill try to write it down.
Also, when wiping the Dalvik cache i get this :
E:unknown voluem for path [/sd-ext]
Dalvik cache wiped
any other advice?
I finally downgraded to GB rom (unnamed). Phone worked fine, as well as everything else. Ty for your help though, It was greatly appreciated.
Also, i noticed prior to updating it that the search and back buttons didnt do anything. IDK if this is normal or not, i dont use those buttons much.
Very strange after fresh full wipe and flash, and test without setup of the different ROMs
Edit: Have you tried flashing some of the alternative ICS modems found in the modem thread? Maybe yours doesn't like the modem packaged with the ROM.
If that doesn't work, what if you flash one of Intratech official or Frankenstein firmware. You'll need to re-root after and flash cwm again.
That error with the Dalvik is ok. Forget why, answer will be found with some searching though. If you look carefully, it would have said "Dalvik cache wiped"
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Proxmity sensor on P500

I have asked a few times on the forum if this could be related to the baseband of my device. Basically what happens is in call, he proximity sensor seems to cause the touchscreen to go haywire. I receive what amounts to phantom button presses. Basically voiding the functionality of the proximity sensor to begin with, the calls get put on hold, muted, dropped or whatever. A new symptom has now appeared, the dreaded black screen bug. When a call gets dropped, screen goes black and nothing but a battery pull solves this. Contacts are suddenly missing and I need to resync to get them back
I have tried many different roms, every single kernel. The only solution I personally can think of, is disabling the proximity sensor altogether. Can anyone tell me which line in the build.prop would disable this?
Its my everyday phone, so this is rather urgent, any help would be appreciated
You need to add either of these 2 lines (not sure which, or if it matters):
gsm.proximity.enable=false
gsm.proximity.enable=0
Oh, and apparently MIUI ROMs have that option in the settings.
I can spend 20 min to try solving this or just give you a clue
Try this:
-install ROM Manager and install the custom recovery for your phone if you already haven't got one
-go into recovery, wipe dalvik cache and cache, and most importantly WIPE DATA...
Now flash the custom rom and wait for it to boot...
Wiping data should delete everything from the old rom, so incompatible data when sw roms will be erased...
Backup your sd apps, contacts trough google servers - do not forget...
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Left4DeadMW said:
I can spend 20 min to try solving this or just give you a clue
Try this:
-install ROM Manager and install the custom recovery for your phone if you already haven't got one
-go into recovery, wipe dalvik cache and cache, and most importantly WIPE DATA...
Now flash the custom rom and wait for it to boot...
Wiping data should delete everything from the old rom, so incompatible data when sw roms will be erased...
Backup your sd apps, contacts trough google servers - do not forget...
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I usually mount and format /system when i do flash a new rom. Thanks for your reply, but as I stated before, this happens on every rom I have flashed before

Help with bootloop

I was listening to music on my Evo 3D over bluetooth today, when I put it in my pocket and paused the music. After going back to my phone, I noticed it had reboot itself, and now it's stuck on a boot loop. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I can't think of any reason why it would boot loop like this. Wiping cache+dalvik doesn't fix the boot loop. After clearing cache+dalvik and booting the phone, it does go to the screen saying that Android is updating apps, but as soon as it finishes it goes right back to the boot loop. I'd appreciate any assistance in figuring this out. Thanks!
it happened to me the other day. i was using CM10.1 Wild for the night along with Saring Gas Kernel. i managed to fix this by wiping everything manually instead of using a superwipe, and then flashing again. and then i had this issue with MidNight Rom CM10.1 where whenever i turned bluetooth on, after turning it off the phone would freeze, reboot and then bootloop. however the Dev had specified that bluetooth was broken.
if the boot loop is at the Rom's boot animation, and you cant fix this by deleting Cache, Dalvik and Data, then you will certainly have to wipe it all and flash again. hopefully you had all you data backed up.
Kite-G said:
it happened to me the other day. i was using CM10.1 Wild for the night along with Saring Gas Kernel. i managed to fix this by wiping everything manually instead of using a superwipe, and then flashing again. and then i had this issue with MidNight Rom CM10.1 where whenever i turned bluetooth on, after turning it off the phone would freeze, reboot and then bootloop. however the Dev had specified that bluetooth was broken.
if the boot loop is at the Rom's boot animation, and you cant fix this by deleting Cache, Dalvik and Data, then you will certainly have to wipe it all and flash again. hopefully you had all you data backed up.
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Yeah, I ultimately had to restore from a backup. This is an almost stock ICS rom, deodex plus a few other apps baked into the ROM, and the stock kernel.
Now this doesn't happen every single time I turn the screen off with bluetooth turned on, or every time I turn off bluetooth. This is just a random boot loop that hits out of nowhere. Since I can't figure out what causes it, I was hoping someone who had encountered it would know.
while i cant point out the exact cause, these random bootloops happen due to file system errors, or namely the kernel. but you say you had stock kernel, so if it was not overclocked or tempered with then that cant be it.
in my case, for example, last night i overclocked my phone to 1.8GHz and set the governor to performance, I/O to vr. turned the phone off and forgot to lower the settings or to increase voltage, and then when i turned it on the phone was in a bootloop. went to recovery and it said that cache was unreadable, suggesting a full wipe. what happened here was that the kernel settings i had used were saved in cache, so when i tried to boot with such high settings without the proper power for the cpu, the phone just couldnt boot. i wiped cache and the kernel settings got restored to default. so it booted.
another example was that i flashed an update.zip that was corrupted. the phone booted and behaved normally. then when i loaded any of the apps from the update.zip the phone would freeze, reboot and boot loop.
and then theres this one, my EVO could run every ICS rom perfectly, but every single 4.1+ rom i used had bugs, lag, visual glitches, and whatnot. i tried wiping multiple times, redownloading the roms, etc. in the end nothing helped. then i tried a superwipe which checks the filesystem for errors and optimizes it. after using that superwipe, every 4.1+ rom ran smoothly, and the ICS roms i had used benchmarked better than before
so if you say you got that boot loop randomly, and using stock kernel, i can safely assume that either the rom did not flashed properly, or that your EVO has some file system errors. you could try either a new fresh install or using a superwipe and flash your Nand, but if it was me, i would use superwipe, then manually wipe everything, and fresh install the rom. if the nand backup you installed after the bootloop was from the same install as the one who gave you the bootloop, then its a safe bet that it could happen again. i would backup all my apps and data, and do as i said earlier.
hopefully this info helped you a little.
in case you would want to give it a shot, here is the superwipe i used.
like i said, just flash the file on recovery, you dont need to wipe beforehand. and after its flashed, i recommend you wipe but its not necessary. then just flash your rom, and other files if any, and boot. hope it helps.
(i was gonna link to the thread where i got the super wipe, but i forgot where i found it. anyways, credit goes to author)
Kite-G said:
while i cant point out the exact cause, these random bootloops happen due to file system errors, or namely the kernel. but you say you had stock kernel, so if it was not overclocked or tempered with then that cant be it.
in my case, for example, last night i overclocked my phone to 1.8GHz and set the governor to performance, I/O to vr. turned the phone off and forgot to lower the settings or to increase voltage, and then when i turned it on the phone was in a bootloop. went to recovery and it said that cache was unreadable, suggesting a full wipe. what happened here was that the kernel settings i had used were saved in cache, so when i tried to boot with such high settings without the proper power for the cpu, the phone just couldnt boot. i wiped cache and the kernel settings got restored to default. so it booted.
another example was that i flashed an update.zip that was corrupted. the phone booted and behaved normally. then when i loaded any of the apps from the update.zip the phone would freeze, reboot and boot loop.
and then theres this one, my EVO could run every ICS rom perfectly, but every single 4.1+ rom i used had bugs, lag, visual glitches, and whatnot. i tried wiping multiple times, redownloading the roms, etc. in the end nothing helped. then i tried a superwipe which checks the filesystem for errors and optimizes it. after using that superwipe, every 4.1+ rom ran smoothly, and the ICS roms i had used benchmarked better than before
so if you say you got that boot loop randomly, and using stock kernel, i can safely assume that either the rom did not flashed properly, or that your EVO has some file system errors. you could try either a new fresh install or using a superwipe and flash your Nand, but if it was me, i would use superwipe, then manually wipe everything, and fresh install the rom. if the nand backup you installed after the bootloop was from the same install as the one who gave you the bootloop, then its a safe bet that it could happen again. i would backup all my apps and data, and do as i said earlier.
hopefully this info helped you a little.
in case you would want to give it a shot, here is the superwipe i used.
like i said, just flash the file on recovery, you dont need to wipe beforehand. and after its flashed, i recommend you wipe but its not necessary. then just flash your rom, and other files if any, and boot. hope it helps.
(i was gonna link to the thread where i got the super wipe, but i forgot where i found it. anyways, credit goes to author)
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Just FYI, the Wild For The Night OP specifically says do NOT use superwipes. Superwipe scripts and AOSP Roms don't always play together nicely. That's and CM Rom. Factory reset wipe in recovery is fine.
I am aware of that. But thanks for pointing it out. Althought I haven't had any problems with AOSP roms & superwipes when I wipe manually after the superwipe, only when I don't. But then again results may vary. At least in my case, I'm pretty satisfied with the results.
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