I recently installed WanamLite V7.7 XXLP6 Android 4.0.3 Final LP6 on my phone, but the signal was awful, so i tried to install [KERNEL] SpeedMod SGS2 [K2-20 CWM5 CIFS ROOT], hoping that it would fix my problems with the signal.
After that, the phone is permanetly stuck on the Samsung logo and won't go any further. I tried to re-flash the ROM but the problem is still there.
After that I've tried to fix the problem by following instructions on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499, but still nothing.
Can someone please help me to fix this problem?
Thanks for your time
I think that you need to do a restore or to flash a gingerbread rom before the ics one... Speedmod is not for ics roms...
Sent from my Galaxy S II powered by CheckROM
You said you followed pulsar's "boot loop" thread... so does that mean you cleared cache, wiped data, factory reset, all that?
Also, a future FYI. Kernels will never address your problems with phone signal. Flashing modems will, but kernels, never.
However, they might affect wi-fi signal, as some kernels have wi-fi drivers included.
Thanks for your responses. I';ve managed to fix my problem by flashing a gingerbread rom. After that i had major signal issues. I've flashed the main modem for my S2 (ki4) but i'm still facing the same issues. Any ideas how to fix the signal problem?
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Or have just not a clue what they installed .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
jje
Try different modems until you find one that works well for you. That's what I and many other people on here have done. This is one thread with CW flashable modems (there are others, search), there are other threads on here (search) with Odin flashable modems if you prefer to use that.
i tried many... right now i'm using XLP6 which shows -93dBm but still when i'm on the phone, 90% the connection is lost and the phone hangs up
I've found that how well a modem works for you depends on where you live and service provider. For me, in Germany on T-mobile I've found XXKI3 to have the best results (with CM7)
I would be trying the modem that came with the phone .
jje
im also running wanamlite 7.7 but with the LP6 kernel...and indeed the kernel has nothing to do with signal levels
i did change the modem to XXKPA and the battery, signal has improved a lot so im sticking with it, my phone originally came with KK1 which kinda sucked even with stock rom
so follow the link they gave you and try the modem untill you find one that suits your needs
by the way, before flashing stuff you should read what is made for what rom so you can avoid bricks/bootloops
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Hi Guys,
I've run into a bit of a problem and cannot find my way around it, my phone can be used for everything except making a damn phone call i.e. I can make calls, folks can see me calling and receive it but I hear a blank on my end and so does the receiver, no dialogue. I tried everything listed on other topics but cant seem to get phone calls working again....so please help....
I know exactly when this started happening so here's the details
I was running the Foxhound 3.0 ROM listed in the following thread and it was running perfect
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486199
then I found a new ICS theme posted on the following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334922
and tried flashing that according to every step mentioned and although the ROM was running ok, I couldnt access system settings because my only option available was NOVA settings, my back button, phone calls & wifi wasnt working.
I looked into some of threads posted on the forum listed below and tried out every step to fix the problem but to no avail.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20229527&postcount=46
List of methods attempted
1. Restore mirror from my stock rooted ROM - fixed wifi but no phone calls
2. Restore mirror from ICSrewd ROM - same result
3. Used ODIN to go back to Unrooted Stock - still no phone calls
Kernel + non-rooted UCKH7 system package
4. Used ODIN to flash a different Kernel with root - same result
Kernel + cache + rooted UCKK6 system package
5. Full wipe and reflashed ICSrewd - same result.
Now i have so much info cluttered in head that I'm experiencing what people call 'writer's block' or what I would call 'Brain Dissolution' :-(
Can anyone please suggest a solution for this? My current phone deets are as follows
- At&t Samsung Galaxy SGH i777
- Android 2.3.6 Baseband i9100XXLPH
- Siyah v2.6.7
- Build ICSrewd v2.0.1 KL1
unkindestdude said:
Hi Guys,
I've run into a bit of a problem and cannot find my way around it, my phone can be used for everything except making a damn phone call i.e. I can make calls, folks can see me calling and receive it but I hear a blank on my end and so does the receiver, no dialogue. I tried everything listed on other topics but cant seem to get phone calls working again....so please help....
I know exactly when this started happening so here's the details
I was running the Foxhound 3.0 ROM listed in the following thread and it was running perfect
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486199
then I found a new ICS theme posted on the following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334922
and tried flashing that according to every step mentioned and although the ROM was running ok, I couldnt access system settings because my only option available was NOVA settings, my back button, phone calls & wifi wasnt working.
I looked into some of threads posted on the forum listed below and tried out every step to fix the problem but to no avail.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20229527&postcount=46
List of methods attempted
1. Restore mirror from my stock rooted ROM - fixed wifi but no phone calls
2. Restore mirror from ICSrewd ROM - same result
3. Used ODIN to go back to Unrooted Stock - still no phone calls
Kernel + non-rooted UCKH7 system package
4. Used ODIN to flash a different Kernel with root - same result
Kernel + cache + rooted UCKK6 system package
5. Full wipe and reflashed ICSrewd - same result.
Now i have so much info cluttered in head that I'm experiencing what people call 'writer's block' or what I would call 'Brain Dissolution' :-(
Can anyone please suggest a solution for this? My current phone deets are as follows
- At&t Samsung Galaxy SGH i777
- Android 2.3.6 Baseband i9100XXLPH
- Siyah v2.6.7
- Build ICSrewd v2.0.1 KL1
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You got an i9100 modem on your device from something you flashed (probably the theme package from the i9100 forums - but I didn't d/l it to look) as evidenced by your baseband reporting i9100XXLPH.
Though I think some of the packages you have tried flashing to fix it have modems, I would go to the appropriate modems thread (I think they are linked from the sticky in general) and grab whichever i777 modem you were running before and flash that...
dandrumheller said:
You got an i9100 modem on your device from something you flashed (probably the theme package from the i9100 forums - but I didn't d/l it to look) as evidenced by your baseband reporting i9100XXLPH.
Though I think some of the packages you have tried flashing to fix it have modems, I would go to the appropriate modems thread (I think they are linked from the sticky in general) and grab whichever i777 modem you were running before and flash that...
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Ok, so here's my question, when I flash the Stock ROM, doesnt it already come with the stock modem too? or do I still have to dl and flash the stock modem separately?
unkindestdude said:
Ok, so here's my question, when I flash the Stock ROM, doesnt it already come with the stock modem too? or do I still have to dl and flash the stock modem separately?
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ICScrewD should have given you the UCKH7 modem. Not sure why it didn't overwrite your i9100 modem. As I haven't been in this situation to have to get out of it, there may be more to it. My first step would be trying to flash just the correct modem package over what you currently have...other than that, others have been in this situation - search is your friend.
dandrumheller said:
ICScrewD should have given you the UCKH7 modem. Not sure why it didn't overwrite your i9100 modem. As I haven't been in this situation to have to get out of it, there may be more to it. My first step would be trying to flash just the correct modem package over what you currently have...other than that, others have been in this situation - search is your friend.
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Ok I was still on ICSrewd when I tried flashing UCKH7 but it didnt overwrite the i9100 modem even after multiple flashes. I tried doing it thru ODIN and it still failed. So I went back to the Stock ROM and re-tried it and guess what....success!! ......which is weird, I'm not sure if it is an issue with ICSrewd new version 2.0.1...anyhow...now I'm experiencing ridiculous battery drain, so should I try various modem combinations to see which one works?
unkindestdude said:
Ok I was still on ICSrewd when I tried flashing UCKH7 but it didnt overwrite the i9100 modem even after multiple flashes. I tried doing it thru ODIN and it still failed. So I went back to the Stock ROM and re-tried it and guess what....success!! ......which is weird, I'm not sure if it is an issue with ICSrewd new version 2.0.1...anyhow...now I'm experiencing ridiculous battery drain, so should I try various modem combinations to see which one works?
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After all that flashing, you'll probably see heavy battery drain for a few days. I usually have to go 3 battery cycles full to empty (which is 3 days for me) before I see stable battery behavior after flashing new roms.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using XDA App
dandrumheller said:
After all that flashing, you'll probably see heavy battery drain for a few days. I usually have to go 3 battery cycles full to empty (which is 3 days for me) before I see stable battery behavior after flashing new roms.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using XDA App
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I should've read this earlier
What I did instead was flash the turkbey ROM and went thru 2 cycles with it already so now I'm seeing some level of stability i.e. 19 hrs of battery time approx with about 5 hrs of Screen On time, which is pretty decent I guess.
Thanks for advice mate.
I would like some advice because I 've heard too many different oppinions and I'm confused...
To begin my original baseband is XXLPQ. I was told to put a kernel with LPQ to root my phone... so I did! Then I put resurrection v 1.0 which was based in LPQ also and everything was Ok except battery. So I read about siyah and I install it but for some reason the phone couldn't open so normally I could choose ether install my previous kernel or install the hole rom to be sure. But as I saw the new version of resurrection 1.1 I said why not.. (although, 1.1 is based on LPE and I asked if there is any problem that I'm in LPQ and they told me there no problem..) So I did. I put siyah(v3) too and there all should be stable and perfect... but of course in my case there are not. Programs not responding all the time, battery suchs but I guess it's too early to say and generaly it crashes... So my question is: is there any case that instabillity caused by diferent basebands??? If not why am I having this??? With a reinstall of the new rom(v 1.1) would it be any difference???(and all programms too ... but manually, not by restore) Or should I put the previous rom?
zouz0una said:
I would like some advice because I 've heard too many different oppinions and I'm confused...
To begin my original baseband is XXLPQ.
Phone came with ICS firmware ???
I was told to put a kernel with LPQ to root my phone... so I did!
Baseband is wrong re kernel
Its supposed to be tied to your firmware PDA version not the baseband
Then I put resurrection v 1.0 which was based in LPQ also and everything was Ok except battery. So I read about siyah and I install it but for some reason the phone couldn't open so normally I could choose ether install my previous kernel or install the hole rom to be sure. But as I saw the new version of resurrection 1.1 I said why not.. (although, 1.1 is based on LPE and I asked if there is any problem that I'm in LPQ and they told me there no problem..) So I did. I put siyah(v3) too and there all should be stable and perfect... but of course in my case there are not. Programs not responding all the time, battery suchs but I guess it's too early to say and generaly it crashes... So my question is: is there any case that instabillity caused by diferent basebands???
No basebands are modems
If not why am I having this???
Sounds like multiple flashing this that and the other syndrome .
Suggest wipe the lot and start at the beginning and read the instructions faqs and guides .
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Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware
Root phone with
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
jje
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hi
Every installation of a ROM you should always do a full wipe to be sure it is clean to receive a new one. And also when you want to change kernels you need a cleaning script for that. You can search for it here at xda.
Thanks gyus think I got it!!
JJEgan yes it was with ICS firmware..
When I was saying baseband I meant PDA... its the same letters and in phone information written as baseband but found the PDA too and its the same... \Now I know that this is just the rom... anyway thank you!!!
I run CM 10.1 on my phone, which had original specs: PDA:KG3 / PHONE:KE7 / CSC:KG1 (VNZ). I've been running those CM nightlies since about November 2012 with few problems, updating to new nightlies every few weeks to a month. I'd never flashed new radios - just the CM rom.
Starting a couple of months ago, I began to see a problem where my phone would drop cell service (no bars + empty triangle in the cell signal indicator) and rebooting was the only way to bring the cell signal back. This happened every couple of days, so was bearable. I figured something in the nightlies had caused a weird problem and that the CM devs/community would find and fix this.
After flashing a nightly last week, my phone wouldn't hold cell signal for more than an hour - sometimes not even that. Reboots fixed this but never permanently. I started to read about radios, modems, and RILs. hawkerpaul's post here was a great help. I found that my phone had the original KE7 radio but had a RIL of I9100XXLS8(2) - I presume from the CM rom? I flashed some new radios and have now gone through a series of the (matched) modem + RIL files in hawkerpaul's post above. In most cases I see the following behaviour:
Phone successfully finds network (Vodafone NZ) on boot
Trying to manually select a mobile operator fails (error when searching for networks)
Unable to successfully call out! Dialling stalls, and I can't hang up - only fixed by a reboot
How do I fix this immediate problem of not being able to call/receive calls? Seems like maybe I'm using a radio that doesn't work with Vodafone NZ - but I haven't seen any posts on what DOES work well with that network. I have the modem file to flash the original KE7 back again, but what should I do about the RIL file then? Not sure I have found an RIL for KE7 yet in my travels. Any help would be appreciated - and thanks!
To help me figure out where I went wrong, do the CM builds include the RIL, or is that something that could only get updated somewhere else? I know the rom doesn't change the modem but I suspect that XXLS8(2) RIL had to come from CM.
1) Don't mess with RIL's (You'll make it 'worse').
2) Check stock roms released by your telco. Find out which modems were bundled with those stock roms. Try those modems. If they don't help, look for stock roms released by other carriers which sold the the I9100T world-wide (check Samfirmware). Try the modems bundled with these roms. If they don't help, try any & every modem you can get your hands on.
If you've already flashed RIL's, you may well have created a bigger problem for yourself. You might want to do a clean install of stock as well for good measure if that's the case. The reason I stopped using CM9 (and never bothered with CM10) was similar issues that seem to have gotten introduced with a particular nightly & never went away (a fix was tried which benefited a very few problems who were having RIL problems but created problems for even more people who previously had no problems).
MistahBungle said:
2) Check stock roms released by your telco. Find out which modems were bundled with those stock roms. Try those modems. If they don't help, look for stock roms released by other carriers which sold the the I9100T world-wide (check Samfirmware). Try the modems bundled with these roms. If they don't help, try any & every modem you can get your hands on.
...You might want to do a clean install of stock as well for good measure...
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I'm just about at this point. If I reinstall stock, will that reset my modem as well?
Thanks for the help - looks like I did definitely make things worse.
You'll end up with whatever modem is bundled with the stock rom, so probably use the most recent released by your carrier, then you can try other modems released by your carrier as per my PP. The rationale with that is you'd hope your carrier has tested the modems they bundle with their stock roms so they work in most places/at most times with their network. Doing a clean install of stock should fix anything funky messing around with RIL's may have done as well.
If you get no joy from those, proceed as per my PP (You might get other suggestions from other people as well).
Thanks for the help. I was able to flash the latest stock rom, which included baseband I9100XXLS8. This worked fine for making and receiving calls. I lasted a couple of hours with that stock Samsung firmware before I started to get itchy for Android 4.2 again, so I've now rooted and am going to try CM10 again, but at least this time I know not to touch the modem - and I'm confident I can get back to stock again if I have any problems! Many thanks!
Glad you've got connectivity back You can flash modems as much as you want, I'd just be wary of messing with RIL's unless it's as an absolute last resort (I.E you have no connectivity & you've tried every single modem. Too many people try them when their connectivity is fine in the mistaken belief they're going to get 8Mbps instead of 7.8Mbps downloads, I.E it wasn't broke in the first place), even then a clean install of stock & choosing the right modem will often fix the problems.
You're welcome Any dramas post to this thread again & I'm sure someone will help.
Similar problems with modem or radio
MistahBungle said:
Glad you've got connectivity back You can flash modems as much as you want, I'd just be wary of messing with RIL's unless it's as an absolute last resort (I.E you have no connectivity & you've tried every single modem. Too many people try them when their connectivity is fine in the mistaken belief they're going to get 8Mbps instead of 7.8Mbps downloads, I.E it wasn't broke in the first place), even then a clean install of stock & choosing the right modem will often fix the problems.
You're welcome Any dramas post to this thread again & I'm sure someone will help.
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Hi and thanks in advance. I have a galaxy i9100 which shows the following information: PDA: i9100xwlsd - Phone i9100xxls8 - Csc i9100vnzls9. I installed via odin Android version 4.1.2 which made the phone work really well except that it kept dropping network service and signal strength. I replaced the sim which did seem to help but did not fix the problem totally. I also notice that the GPS will not find any satellites and just keeps searching for as long as I would let it. I have read various threads and it appears that this may be a modem problem? I have found that Vodafone NZ has released a modem which is i9100xxls9? Should I flash the modem file only in Odin and do you really think this would fix the problem. How would I flash the modem file. Would I do this through odin? Any help gratefully received.
Yes, first step is definitely to flash the modem which was released by your carrier for your region. If you can find a file which is Odin flashable then yes, try it. However most of the files are for flashing via CWM. Are you rooted? If not they won't work for you, in which case you'll have to search around for an Odin flashable version of LS9.
Just to check, you do have an i9100? Not an i9100t etc? Some variants require different modems.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
Thanks again
Hopper8 said:
Yes, first step is definitely to flash the modem which was released by your carrier for your region. If you can find a file which is Odin flashable then yes, try it. However most of the files are for flashing via CWM. Are you rooted? If not they won't work for you, in which case you'll have to search around for an Odin flashable version of LS9.
Just to check, you do have an i9100? Not an i9100t etc? Some variants require different modems.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
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Thanks for the response. How do I know if a file is odin flashable? How do you flash via cwm (whatever that is). You can see I am a little bit or a lot of a novice on this. The unfortunate thing is I enjoy it. I think the phone is rooted and it says the phone is: Model GT- i9100. The phone was purchased in UAE and I have flashed the android 4.1.2 which was a vodafone NZ system. Everything works fine except the GPS and the phone signal drops out all the time showing no service when there is service? Thanks again for your help on this. I have just found that the phone may not be rooted? I tried to install root manager but it indicated phone was not rooted?
Ok so no offence, you need to do a lot of reading for yourself. Reading is the key to successful (ie without bricking) modification of your phone.
For a start, if you've flashed stock then of course you will not have root. You don't need to have root to flash a modem. Have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1656005
I'm not saying to flash that modem file. But that's how you do it, now you just need to find your file and flash it.
Sent from a galaxy far, far away
Does anyone have a modem for the Australian S2? Peferebly the DVLS3 modem coz' I'm stuck with a DUKJ1 modem on Jelly bean 4.2.2 and i get no bars in my home, my local mall and only 1 bar MAX in the city. (I live in Melbourne on Vodafone). When i first rooted my phone and flashed Thunderbolt Rom onto my phone, it had the DVLS3 modem on until installed MIUI V.5 then flashed the Siyah kernel V.6beta5. Then I was stuck with the I9100XXMS2 modem. So I flashed the Dorinmax kernel on top of P.A 3.0+ but still had the same modem. So then I flashed back the Thnderbolt ROM V.7 and the DUFK4 modem and did better but only got 1 bar maximum (never went above 2 bars). So I scowered the whole interwebs and found a DUKJ1 modem and flashed that (the most reliable so far) but still got no service in my house, and 1 bar max. So here i am now. Please someone give my the modem so I can flash it via CWM. that would be greatly appreciated. DD ( And sorry if I confuse you or get something wrong because I'm new to this sort of stuff).
P.S: If I can't get the modem, please someone recommend a good, reliable modem to use on the Vodafone network in AUS.
THANKS DD
ianneo said:
Does anyone have a modem for the Australian S2? Peferebly the DVLS3 modem coz' I'm stuck with a DUKJ1 modem on Jelly bean 4.2.2 and i get no bars in my home, my local mall and only 1 bar MAX in the city. (I live in Melbourne on Vodafone). When i first rooted my phone and flashed Thunderbolt Rom onto my phone, it had the DVLS3 modem on until installed MIUI V.5 then flashed the Siyah kernel V.6beta5. Then I was stuck with the I9100XXMS2 modem. So I flashed the Dorinmax kernel on top of P.A 3.0+ but still had the same modem. So then I flashed back the Thnderbolt ROM V.7 and the DUFK4 modem and did better but only got 1 bar maximum (never went above 2 bars). So I scowered the whole interwebs and found a DUKJ1 modem and flashed that (the most reliable so far) but still got no service in my house, and 1 bar max. So here i am now. Please someone give my the modem so I can flash it via CWM. that would be greatly appreciated. DD ( And sorry if I confuse you or get something wrong because I'm new to this sort of stuff).
P.S: If I can't get the modem, please someone recommend a good, reliable modem to use on the Vodafone network in AUS.
THANKS DD
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Check the link below
http://d-h.st/users/ApriliaM3/?fld_id=7318#files
Try DULP4 from that link Sun posted. I've been using it for ages & it hasn't missed a beat. I'm in Geelong/use Voda & also have fairly average coverage inside at one bar mostly, but at least it's reliable. I can get full coverage immediately outside my back/front door.
Having said that (trying that particular modem/others), we are talking about Vodafone here, and what you're seeing could very easily be just the result of their ****ty network.
Edit - Have you flashed any RIL's by chance ? If you have, and trying modems simply doesn't work, I'd be formatting everything in CWM & doing a clean install of stock via Odin. Then flash whatever rom/kernel you want to use. Flashing RIL's may have done something funky to your connectivity (Have seen it happen). If you haven't flashed any RIL's, disregard this bit & keep trying modems. If you find DULP4 doesn't work, try all the modems released with Voda stock roms. Then try the modems released by other carriers around the world who sold the I9100T (check Samfirmware). If you still have no joy, try every other modem you can get your hands on (there are dozens).
So if at any stage a modem*+ril has been flashed, it's required to nuke (or similar) the current ROM, flash stock, and then start from scratch? Or is it ok to re- root the stock firmware & restore a nandroid? I.e. Will a nandroid restore the ril as well?
I only ask as I found a modem+ril combo on my internal sd card the other day. I may have flashed it when I was starting off & didn't know what I was doing, can't be sure :/
Edit: I know that a nandroid doesn't restore baseband. But I couldn't find anything definitive about whether ril is included in a nandroid.
Sent from my GT-I9100: Powered by Dorimanx, running RootBox
If I'd flashed a RIL out of desperation at some stage to try and fix poor connectivity (I haven't tho/wouldn't) & still had poor connectivity, yeah, I'd 'nuke' the lot & do a completely fresh install and start again. I wouldn't say it's 'required' tho. That's just me being thorough/methodical.
But if you've flashed one & have no problems with connectivity, no need to. I suggested it to the OP given his connectivity is ****ty thinking he may have flashed one. I've seen people on who have had no problem with connectivity flash RIL's with the promise of/thinking they might get 6.5Mbps download speeds instead of 6Mbps & end up borking their connectivity completely.
As far as I'm concerned, I'd only personally flash a RIL after I've tried every single modem & had no joy. Not sure if the RIL is included in a nandroid. I guess the test would be to flash a RIL, make a nandroid, flash another RIL, restore the nandroid & use GetRIL/similar to check the RIL.
The only problem I have with connectivity is in tapatalk. Usual internet browsing /video streaming are fine, so I guess it's tapatalk.
I've never deliberately flashed a RIL, and don't think I have at all, but I can't be sure. As I'm not having issues I will be content.. Not that I'm getting anything close to 6Mb/s.
Sent from my GT-I9100: Powered by Dorimanx, running RootBox
I just used '6Mbps' as an example to illustrate the things some people do thinking they can get a 'little bit extra' when there's nothing wrong with what they're already getting
Hi Team,
I have a GT-19100T which had the carriers firmware (Vodafail AU) 4.1.3 (rooted) running with no problems until recently (2 wks ago), prior to the fault I have had this phone for years no glitches great phone for its age.
I had let the battery drain, upon re-energizing the phone and attempting to turn on the wireless i noticed it just reported "Turning WI-FI on" and the toggle switch was greyed out. this would last all day. switching the phone off and on would not stop the process of the phone attempting to turn wi-fi on.
I immediately went searching forums and people suggested hardware fault or perform factory wipe through CWM.
Troubleshooting I have performed so far is:
- factory wipe and cache cleanup (not resolved)
- flashed to CM 10.1.3 (not resolved) (multiple times)
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OS: 4.2.2
Baseband: 1900TDULP4
kernal version: 3.0.64-cm-g9c2e2bc
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I have found from research that the Bluetooth and wi-fi are the same module (I maybe wrong) and Bluetooth is working fine.
So this leads me to suspect a software/firmware fault.
I'm currently downloading I9100TDVLSM_I9100TVAULSF_VAU.zip from (sam mobile) the latest release for this phone from the carrier to see if firmware will resolve the problem.
In the mean time any suggestion, advice, help or solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Maybe if someone knows of a file i can flash specifically for wi-fi module that I could try.
Thanks in advance
monolithcog said:
Hi Team,
I have a GT-19100T which had the carriers firmware (Vodafail AU) 4.1.3 (rooted) running with no problems until recently (2 wks ago), prior to the fault I have had this phone for years no glitches great phone for its age.
I had let the battery drain, upon re-energizing the phone and attempting to turn on the wireless i noticed it just reported "Turning WI-FI on" and the toggle switch was greyed out. this would last all day. switching the phone off and on would not stop the process of the phone attempting to turn wi-fi on.
I immediately went searching forums and people suggested hardware fault or perform factory wipe through CWM.
Troubleshooting I have performed so far is:
- factory wipe and cache cleanup (not resolved)
- flashed to CM 10.1.3 (not resolved) (multiple times)
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OS: 4.2.2
Baseband: 1900TDULP4
kernal version: 3.0.64-cm-g9c2e2bc
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I have found from research that the Bluetooth and wi-fi are the same module (I maybe wrong) and Bluetooth is working fine.
So this leads me to suspect a software/firmware fault.
I'm currently downloading I9100TDVLSM_I9100TVAULSF_VAU.zip from (sam mobile) the latest release for this phone from the carrier to see if firmware will resolve the problem.
In the mean time any suggestion, advice, help or solutions would be greatly appreciated.
Maybe if someone knows of a file i can flash specifically for wi-fi module that I could try.
Thanks in advance
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I have same problem few weeks ago when my galaxy on Stock Rom 4.1.2.
Later, I try to reflash again through Odin, then install CWM and I flash CM 10.2 4.3 through CWM and it solved.
I think you should try to flash Newer Rom version, example CM10.2 or SlimKat.
Good luck
huytrandinh said:
I have same problem few weeks ago when my galaxy on Stock Rom 4.1.2.
Later, I try to reflash again through Odin, then install CWM and I flash CM 10.2 4.3 through CWM and it solved.
I think you should try to flash Newer Rom version, example CM10.2 or SlimKat.
Good luck
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Thanks mate for your reply,
I installed cm 11, this did not resolve it.
need the file for the radio/modem, i'm hoping this will fix it but not sure exactly what I am looking for.
**Update***
Just finished installing I9100TDVLSM_I9100TVAULSF_VAU (latest release from Sam Mobile) 4.1.2
Still wi-fi not working.
will try and install cm 10.2 on your recommendation huytrandinh
Okay latest nightly of CM is installed cm-10.2-20131216-NIGHTLY-i9100.
Still has not resolved the wi-fi issue.
anyone have a potential solution?
there is this post for S4, but obviously only viable for S4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192025
There is also this video tutorial which is for S4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL8H70Es4wg
Try to flash a modem using odin,
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Modem won't solve the issue as WiFi/BT drivers are in the kernel on the S2. OP was on the right track, but for whatever reason a clean install of stock didn't fix the problem.
Maybe try the 3 part firmware in Hopper8's Odin Troubleshooting thread, then a clean install of the Voda stock rom after that ?
There's 'WiFi fixes' (which are actually the LTE modem) for the I9505 as it actually has two separate modems, and the LTE modem also controls WiFi (which isn't the case with the S2 as per my comment above).
jedzkiiii said:
Try to flash a modem using odin,
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Have been trying that, still no success.
have spent all day trying to find a solution
I tried the modems from here:
##hxxtp://###.veyka.co.uk/sgs2/radios/## (unable to post links ffs)
and few other random links from the forums
MistahBungle said:
Modem won't solve the issue as WiFi/BT drivers are in the kernel on the S2. OP was on the right track, but for whatever reason a clean install of stock didn't fix the problem.
Maybe try the 3 part firmware in Hopper8's Odin Troubleshooting thread, then a clean install of the Voda stock rom after that ?
There's 'WiFi fixes' (which are actually the LTE modem) for the I9505 as it actually has two separate modems, and the LTE modem also controls WiFi (which isn't the case with the S2 as per my comment above).
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Thanks Mistahbungle,
I checked out that thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345831
Nothing i could really use.
But I did try a few other kernels:
Siyah-s2-v5.0.1
Unfortunately as soon as flashing with other kernels the screen would go black after the initial boot logo.
Only way to resolve it not booting into the OS was to roll back to:
1. GT-I9100_JB_ClockworkMod-Recovery_6.0.2.9 (flashed with odin)
2. flash CWM-SuperSU-v0.97 with CWMRecovery
3. install cm-10.2-20131216-NIGHTLY-i9100
4. then your general cleaup through cwmrecovery
I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong when trying to apply another kernel.
anyone able to offer assistance please with right kernel?
cheers
**Update**
Just found a post in that thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345831&page=6
Will try the 3 part rom XXLSJ for GT-I9100.
Fingers crossed
Yeah, that's what I suggested in my PP. Sorry, seems the 3 part was on HotFile & Hopper didn't have his own copy up somewhere.
The rationale was - there's possibly something from a previous installation causing your issues, and flashing the 3 part would wipe your phone. I realise you've done this manually, but at this stage you're fast running out of ideas before you declare it a possible hardware issue, and it was worth a shot.
So...What I'd try is - while you have a rooted phone, go into CWRecovery and format everything/ (not EFS though obviously, or your external card if you have one), then try re-flashing whatever stock firmware you have with Odin in download mode.
Edit - Also, maybe do a Google search for that 3 part firmware (details are still on Samfirmware, just that the files are gone), you never know, you might find it somewhere.
MistahBungle said:
Yeah, that's what I suggested in my PP. Sorry, seems the 3 part was on HotFile & Hopper didn't have his own copy up somewhere.
The rationale was - there's possibly something from a previous installation causing your issues, and flashing the 3 part would wipe your phone. I realise you've done this manually, but at this stage you're fast running out of ideas before you declare it a possible hardware issue, and it was worth a shot.
So...What I'd try is - while you have a rooted phone, go into CWRecovery and format everything/ (not EFS though obviously, or your external card if you have one), then try re-flashing whatever stock firmware you have with Odin in download mode.
Edit - Also, maybe do a Google search for that 3 part firmware (details are still on Samfirmware, just that the files are gone), you never know, you might find it somewhere.
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Okay just finished testing the rom by installing it via odin (3 part)
still has not yielded any favorable results .
Little disapointed as this was a great backup phone and served for the past 12 months as a mp3 player
Guess as they say; It is all planned obsolescent which is fracked ...
Thanks for the suggestion/help anyway.
I know this is an old thread but my gs2 had this problem and I was able to fix it. Using es file explorer made my way to /data/misc/wifi pulled up the properties to wpa_supplicant.conf and changed group to wifi...then wifi finished initializing...hope this helps somebody
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for consideration.
I have this phone. the GT-i9100. Had this issue also. I took it apart. The little onboard battery had blown and corrosion got all over all it.
and guess where WiFi hard is. Right Next door. I cleaned it up real good. Put it back together and WiFi came back to life.
So give it some thought guys.