First let me say thank you to those of you who have put so much into this forum and site. I have gleaned much from the questions, answers, and wiki for many months now, and there has always been an answer for my problems (or the explaination why it just won't work). However, I have run into an issue that I would like some input on.
I have an XDA IIs with the latest full ROM update from O2 (not a cooked ROM), with the following ROM specs:
ROM: 1.40.00 WWE
Radio: 1.12.00
ExtROM: 1.40.237 (Corporate Installation)
Broadcom BT Stack: 1.0.0 Build 3900 w/ optional patch for HQ Audio & keyboard
I use bluetooth for both a GPS device and a Motorola HS-850 hands-free headset. I have no reception issues whatsoever with my GPS device. I can also connect and use both devices simulataneously. However, I encounter some strange anomalies with the HS-850. When I am in my car or in a room in my house, the reception is fine within 10 feet. I can hear the other party, and they can hear me clearly without static. However, if I am outside or in a larger room of my house, the quality diminishes greatly, even to the point where neither me nor the other party is discernable. I wear the leather case included with the XDA IIs on my belt, and whether in or out of the case, the quality remains the same in both scenarios. The only way I can get the reception to be acceptable outside is to hold the phone within 1 foot of my headset.
I have read most of the posts and all the wiki regarding the Blue Angel's bluetooth capacity (or lack thereof), and I do not have the disconnect issue that others have discussed in this forum. My question is: have others experienced similar issues, and is it typical for the environment (closed vs. open) to have such a drastic change on bluetooth capability? It is almost as if the bluetooth reception is dependent upon whether or not the signal can be "held" within a room or vehicle. To make it stranger, I can leave my phone in the car during a call, close the car door, and walk around the car and retain an excellent signal and carry on conversations without any problem.
Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated. I have not upgraded my ROM to the latest available Blue Angel ROM as the updates do not seem to have affected this issue specifically, and my PDA/phone works perfectly apart from this one issue. If anyone thinks this would help, I would be interested in updating.
Thanks for your time to read and consider my dilemma.
Update
I just wanted to update everyone.
I was able to acquire a Motorola HS-820 headset. After pairing, it worked much better than the HS-850. One comment from a friend was that it is "400% better than the other headset." The 820 is also a little louder, which makes it nice on my end as well.
I can now use my headset in and outdoors without losing or dropping my voice. Occasionaly it will break up when something gets between the phone and the headset, but for the most part, the headset works perfect even outside of direct line of sight.
So for all of you out there trying to decide on a headset, my recommendation is to try one that is known to work and then experiment if it doesn't. There were many on this forum who recommended the HS-850, and I purchased mine per their recommendation. Unfortunately, it didn't work well with my Blue Angel. After getting the HS-820, it worked very well, and I am now happy with the bluetooth capabilities of my XDA IIs.
On the other hand, I have also read on this site about those who have done the opposite of what I have: began with the HS-820 and moved up to the HS-850 due to problems with the HS-820. As we can see from the testimonies of many on this site, the Blue Angel's bluetooth capability is quite variable.
Thanks again to all those who have helped on this site. It is an excellent resource that I intend to pool from for a while to come.
BTW: I did not update the ROM at all during this time. I am still running the same config as posted above.
Hey everyone. im from the Hero CDMA forum. i have made audio fix patches for the hero that fixed the audio loss for 2.1 roms.
I recently ended development for the audio fixes because the issue began to rise in people with stock heros. but with that aside, i will create a fix for eris users if enough of you have the problem. i believe i have seen 7-8 people with it. anyways leave a comment telling me you have the issue, when it happened, what roms cause it, and what your software builds are, and what roms dont cause the issue. thanks for the cooperation and i hope i can help
Hey Avalaunchmods!
Thanks for the help with this! I am running the Aloysius (Coincidentally a Hero port):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663893
Audio usually cuts out for me when I am receiving a notification. It will kind of stutter/jitter and then continue to play.
one of my custom ringtones cut out on an incoming call once, but only once. so it may have only been a fluke. hadnt happened before or after.
ivans .8
alexhendershott said:
Hey Avalaunchmods!
Thanks for the help with this! I am running the Aloysius (Coincidentally a Hero port):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=663893
Audio usually cuts out for me when I am receiving a notification. It will kind of stutter/jitter and then continue to play.
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I get the same using VanillaDroid ROM.
Thanks for the help!
I have had this problem pop up intermittently, but with increasing regularity (up to 2-3 times daily at its worst). The sound profile and volumes remain unchanged, but sometimes for no apparent reason, all audio drops. If I get a call, there is no ringer. If I get a notification, there is no audible alert. If I place/answer a call, the earpiece/speakerphone are silent, and the other party doesn't hear me. The rest of the phone's functions still work, and vibrate still works, but there is no audio from any apps or OS functions until I reboot the phone.
As for particular triggers, I haven't found any yet. I had been running ivan's 0.8t2, but have downgraded to his older 0.5.4 to see if the problem is fixed. So far it hasn't popped up, but it's only been a few days.
Thanks again for your willingness to help. I'll be sure to let you know if I see the problem resurface.
I know the fix is only possible in rooted phones, but I wanted to chime in and let you know that a lot of people on 2.1 leak v2 non-rooted are having this issue, so you can see some of the symptom reports in these threads on androidforums:
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-...en-phone-goes-silent-multiple-times-week.html
http://androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/57804-calling-problems.html
thenestor said:
I know the fix is only possible in rooted phones, but I wanted to chime in and let you know that a lot of people on 2.1 leak v2 non-rooted are having this issue, so you can see some of the symptom reports in these threads on androidforums:
androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/66298-phone-useless-when-phone-goes-silent-multiple-times-week.html
androidforums.com/htc-droid-eris/57804-calling-problems.html
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I have a non-rooted phone and I have the same issues...
If by audio problems, you mean no sound via ringtones, notification or voice over the ear piece, then I have experienced it with Ivan's 08T2. I've had it happen about three times. I did a reboot and it corrected it.
another Aloysius user here, and yep, audio problems out the wazoo. good thing I text mostly.
alright this got moved to general?
i though this would fit in development haha.
anyways ill get on a fix i believe. ill put it somewhere. not dev..
I've had audio issues, but the only thing that seems to cause it for me us getting a force close on any program that is currently playing audio, such as a music player or (worse) an alarm clock.
I've never had audio just randomly cut out on me, but it definitely all stops working after such a force close
I'm having the same audio issues. I'm currently on VanillaDroid v1.0. I experienced the issue on the eris21official-root ROM as well. It usually happens after I use the camera to snap a few pictures. If I don't use the camera, it is pretty stable. Let me know if you need any further information.
Avalaunchmods said:
alright this got moved to general?
i though this would fit in development haha.
anyways ill get on a fix i believe. ill put it somewhere. not dev..
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Thanks ..... I don't think I have had these problems (but maybe I have and just didn't realize it) but its nice nowing there is a fix out there and people like you are out there using your time to create fixes
I i use it ..... i will "buy your time back"
Avalaunchmods said:
Hey everyone. im from the Hero CDMA forum. i have made audio fix patches for the hero that fixed the audio loss for 2.1 roms.
I recently ended development for the audio fixes because the issue began to rise in people with stock heros. but with that aside, i will create a fix for eris users if enough of you have the problem. i believe i have seen 7-8 people with it. anyways leave a comment telling me you have the issue, when it happened, what roms cause it, and what your software builds are, and what roms dont cause the issue. thanks for the cooperation and i hope i can help
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Avalaunchmods,
Since the Droid Eris kernel code was made available from HTC, have you been able to make any further progress fixing the audio loss bug for the Eris and Hero?
Right now the only solution we know of is to replace the phone. (Those of us who have gotten warranty replacements have not had the problem resurface.)
But even if the problem is related to certain hardware, it seems like there might be a way to fix the kernel's *reaction* to the problem, so that the phone doesn't become unusable.
Having the problem too.
Happened on Evil Eris and Ivans.
Any update on this? I am having the same issue on both CyanogenEris v1.1 and ELB-Cyanogen.
i am having this issue as well, running Ivans Eris_Official 1.0 Alpha. Experienced this issue on the 0.82t also. No audio from the phone's earpiece (speakerphone wont work either) when a call comes in, or if i try to call them back. have to reset the phone and then it works. I'm running setcpu at 710 now, but i wasn't on 0.82t so probably not the culprit.
My software version stats, in case it matters -
Firmware - 2.1
Baseband - 2.42.00.04.12
Kernel - 2.6.29oc [email protected]#26
Build # - 2.36.605.1 CL1165907 release-keys
Software - 2.36.605.1
PRI - 2.11_002
PRL - 51739
Eri - 5
*double post oops*
hi..i'm havin this issue too!
I'm on a froyo rom now. I was on an xtr rom when I noticed this problem. Tried to flash a new rom to get rid of it and it's still there. I can use the phone for a few hours and then the only way i can answer calls is through speakerphone.
Model Number-FroyoEris
Android Version-2.2
Baseband-2.42.00.04.12
Kernel - 2.6.29 [email protected]#3
build number-kaosfroyo v13
HEEELLLLPPPP!!!!
Audio Problem
I've had this problem every since the 2.1 update. My wife and I both had it (we both have a Eris) on unrooted phones. I rooted to ErisLightning and still had it, switched to Tainted Vanilla, and now I'm on Lightning Bolt. My wife is on Droid Does Pink and we've had the problem with every single rom. Sometimes when we receive or make calls, the phone will go completely mute. We can't hear the other person and they can't hear us. We can't hear a ring tone if calling someone either.
I use Google Voice and I sometimes get ghost voicemails. It will save the entire length of the voicemail, but it will be completely mute. Even if I restart and re-open GV it's still mute.
For now, we're just rebooting whenever we have this problem. Seems to be the only way to get audio back.
Hello,
I'm new to this forum and searched around before I posted this but couldn't find any answers. I just installed Android on my HD2 and everything seems to work fine except for the fact that I can't hear what people are saying to me on inbound or outbound calls. However they can hear me fine. The audio is super garbled. Also the phone seems to be running in turbo mounds. All the audio is faster and at a higher pitch. I've tried several different ROMs but all have had the same result. Please help!
Thanks
Large
large35 said:
Hello,
I'm new to this forum and searched around before I posted this but couldn't find any answers. I just installed Android on my HD2 and everything seems to work fine except for the fact that I can't hear what people are saying to me on inbound or outbound calls. However they can hear me fine. The audio is super garbled. Also the phone seems to be running in turbo mounds. All the audio is faster and at a higher pitch. I've tried several different ROMs but all have had the same result. Please help!
Thanks
Large
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Might want to try asking in the Android on HD 2 forum
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Hi guys,
First off, I used this forum 2-3 months ago to update from basic viewsonic g tab software to Vegan 7, thank you so so much for all the input. Could not have done it without the great posts.
In need of help again. I've researched my issues but haven't found an answer that was clear enough that made sense for me.
I have an issue of files deleting themselves, but I believe I found the answer from a poster named generosity, thank you I will try that.
My real issue now is that I have no sound for video. The speakers don't work until i plug in and unplug a headset. my research has indicated all the fixes are temporary, such as plug in headset to make it work. I want a permanent solution because I use this for my young daughter and she isn't capable of rolling headsets or pluggin them in yet lol.
So, my questions are.. is there a permanent fix in the software I am running now? Is there an update to the vegan software(i didn't see one) which caused me to look for a downgrade but all I saw was vegan 5.1 which was beta also. I dont see any reason why 5.1 wouldn't work if we know things run well on it??? I also saw a little bit newer kernel, will upgrading the kernel fix it absolutely? As I said, upgrade/downgrade, just a way to get to something stable.
If you have solutions to my question and it is an upgrade or downgrade of anything, please post the link to how to do it.
Thank you so much and I hope I didn't beat a topic that has already been covered.
Below is my build.
10" viewsonic g tablet
Mod Version Vegan-7.0.0-RC1 -Harmony
Build number GRI40
Kernel 2.6.32.36 cyanogenmod from pershoot
-jlocoxda
Hey.
I've got an issue that comes & goes with my SGSIII.
I use UltimaROM v16 and Boeffla 5.1 Kernel, and have tried reflashing with no luck.
I experience the distorted voice on calls periodically. Some calls just work perfectly, some just doesn't.
When it does occur, it's almost distorted to the point, where I can't hear what people say. The problem is consistent with or without headset.
Occassionally I start out a conversation with the distortion being really bad (the problem is only on my end). Then, after a few minutes of conversation, it disappears, and the quality is perfectly fine again.
Really strange.
I work as a journalist, which means frequent phone interviewing. Thus, I really depend on being able to hear what people say over the phone when working.
After searching for some answers on the board, I found some users recommending flashing a new modem/RIL.
Problem is: I don't know the first thing about which modem/RIL is right for my phone.
I ran GetRIL and it said "Baseband: I9300XXUGMK6" and "Unknown RIL"
So.. is this still a modem/RIL-thing?
If so, which one should I use, and which modems & RILs fit together?
Please help a new Samsung flash-o-holic out!
Thanks,
Thorm
I'm gonna do a cwm backup & flash a new ROM tonight, just for trial & error.
The ROM: XROM V1.0.3
Thorm said:
Hey.
I've got an issue that comes & goes with my SGSIII.
I use UltimaROM v16 and Boeffla 5.1 Kernel, and have tried reflashing with no luck.
I experience the distorted voice on calls periodically. Some calls just work perfectly, some just doesn't.
When it does occur, it's almost distorted to the point, where I can't hear what people say. The problem is consistent with or without headset.
Occassionally I start out a conversation with the distortion being really bad (the problem is only on my end). Then, after a few minutes of conversation, it disappears, and the quality is perfectly fine again.
Really strange.
I work as a journalist, which means frequent phone interviewing. Thus, I really depend on being able to hear what people say over the phone when working.
After searching for some answers on the board, I found some users recommending flashing a new modem/RIL.
Problem is: I don't know the first thing about which modem/RIL is right for my phone.
I ran GetRIL and it said "Baseband: I9300XXUGMK6" and "Unknown RIL"
So.. is this still a modem/RIL-thing?
If so, which one should I use, and which modems & RILs fit together?
Please help a new Samsung flash-o-holic out!
Thanks,
Thorm
I'm gonna do a cwm backup & flash a new ROM tonight, just for trial & error.
The ROM: XROM V1.0.3
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Try to use your phone some days with GSM network and see if the issue persist. I faced this issue earlier.
Also try to change your Kernel and see if the issue persist.
Lastly if this not solved. Visit sammobile, check the appropriate firmware and flash the original firmware. Avoid using custom ROM as you are heavily depended on the phone.