When I'm in maps and I double tap the location/compass button, it just repositions to my location and never enters compass mode. It works on my friend's unrooted One X though.
Can't find any posts on the issue in this forum. Any ideas how to fix?
Just downloaded a compass app and that doesnt work either. Could it be a hardware issue?
If so, will Sprint be able to fix or give me a replacement?
Shouldn't be the ROM because it works just fine on viper for me.
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I can also confirm that it does work on viper. Try to do a nandroid backup and then completely factory reset the phone and see if you're still having the problem.
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Did factory reset, wiped everything and installed deodexed stock rom. Compass still doesn't work, so I'm guessing it's a hardware issue.
What would you guys do in this situation? Try to get a Sprint tech to look at it?
Thanks for the help BTW.
One bump before I let it die - should I take this to a Sprint tech or just forget about it?
invisibro said:
One bump before I let it die - should I take this to a Sprint tech or just forget about it?
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Well if it is hardware related, yes take it back. Obviously something is wrong with it (although it's weird that you get a gps signal at all). Either way, you paid for it you deserve a phone which all parts work.
EDIT: Make sure you relock and run the RUU before taking it back, actually that might even fix the problem and since you have to do this anyway to take it in it might fix it.
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So yesterday i bought a vibrant on craigslist (stupid) checked it out for a while and everything worked perfect.... after paying and going our ways i went to make a call but it just said dialing for about a minute then hung up, then i went to send a txt and the sending failed. It says it has a full signal and it says 3g/edge (internet wont work either). i found if i restart the phone or turn airplane mode on/off i can place a call or send a txt or two before it starts failing again.
Its on 2.1update1, baseband t959uvjfd, kernel 2.6.29.... Any ideas on how to fix or am i screwed???
Well, that's a stock rom so either he never flashed anything or reverted back to the stock rom when he started having problems. I don't have any definate answers, but all I can suggest is to try flashing a new modem and/or rom and see if that fixes it. Realistically you're not under warranty, so you've got nothing to lose.
The sticky at the top of this thread can help direct you on how to do it.
Okay ill try a new rom and see if that helps. Any suggestions on a good one? also when i hit check for an update it says no firmware dont know if that helps anything or not.
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Okay ill try a new rom and see if that helps. Any suggestions on a good one? also when i hit check for an update it says no firmware dont know if that helps anything or not.
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Nope, there's no official updates past what you're running. I personally use Eugene373's Ginger Clone R2. Runs very smooth. Everything's about personal preference though
I suggest using odin to see if it fixes the problem.
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Are you using your own sim card?
Edit: Nevermind just saw that you can call after a restart.
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Okay i tried a new rom and its still doing it ill now try a new modem and odin...
Well the rom should have included a different modem, so I doubt that will help. Sounding more and more like a hardware issue unfortunately
Yeah thats what i was afraid of
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Yeah thats what i was afraid of
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Well.....I guess what I would do is hold out for a day or two to see if you get in additional (hopefully better) help. If nothing comes along, call T-Mobile and try to talk them into a replacement.
Hmm.... so i was playing around with settings and it seems that when i put it to gsm only network mode everything works its just on edge... its been 15 min so far and its still working. If i switch it back to use both or wcdma only it stops working again. Any thoughts?
Been a couple days and ive tried a couple different roms/modems and it will still only work in gsm only mode. Any thoughts or does it sound like a hardware problem?
I've had this problem when there is a network outage. Did you ever have good 3g in your area?
The weirdest thing is when I'm traveling, and 3g drops off, it auto switches to gsm no problem. If I'm at home and there is a 3g network issue it will not auto switch, but I switch to gsm only and edge works fine.
I've had that issue on two vibrants now. And luckily, it can be fixed but you need to odin to fix it.
First, make a back up of your efs partition (using a computer is easiest, adb pull /efs). This will make a backup of the files needed to do any future unlocking.
Next, odin to jfd. With reparation checked as well as "clear phone efs". Then, you won't have that issue (at least for quite a while).
"if you amplify everything, nothing is heard"
Follow this exactly to get back to stock 2.1, this will reset your baseband, kernel, modem and you'll have a functioning phone:
http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/
Then you can root your phone and download a new rom!
No theres no outage my hd2 gets 3g perfectly fine... and i tried to odin jfd and all that but still only works when on edge only...
mykalstark said:
No theres no outage my hd2 gets 3g perfectly fine... and i tried to odin jfd and all that but still only works when on edge only...
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Did you also check the clear phone efs?
"if you amplify everything, nothing is heard"
geoffcorey said:
Did you also check the clear phone efs?
"if you amplify everything, nothing is heard"
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What does clear phone efs do, or rather, what is EFS?
SamsungVibrant said:
What does clear phone efs do, or rather, what is EFS?
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/efs is your radio control partition. And every once in a while, stuff gets messed up there and you need to clear (reset) it using odin. The only thing is, if you don't make a backup of it, you'll lose your unlock code.
"if you amplify everything, nothing is heard"
You have the correct plan on this line? Long shot but might help. Regardless of warranty I would flash it to bone stock and call t mobile and see what they can do. Maybe they can boost the signal or send a new sim. Could be that simple.
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Everyone else may not find this to be an interesting problem, but I do.
I have a rooted HBOOT 1.40 HTC Evo 3d that I got when the phone was released. I use the original TWRP that was out when the phone achieved perm-root. I've utilized multiple ROMs including: Synergy, CM7, MIUI, Eternity, and a few others. I have been using MIUI for a good two months or so until this recent issue.
Onto the issue, when someone calls me I can sometimes hear them and talk to them. So sometime when I am called my phone actually works as a phone. Other times, the other person's line keeps ringing and ringing. This happens when I call someone as well. When I call my voicemail [1 then call], I get nothing. When I go into the diag everything seems correct. I'm not super-down with all that side of things, but it seems right. I've tried placing a call long enough just in case it's an error 16 for calling [texting is fully operational].
I've NANDed back to a Sense Rom [Warm TwoPointThree] and updated my PRL, Firmware, etc as much as possible and still no dice.
So does anyone have anyway they could help me? Right about now I'm thinking unrooting is the best option. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Not sure if it will work but you can try updating profile then prl in settings. If that doesn't work you can try a data restore. Also if you aren't on the most current radios probably wouldn't hurt to flash that either. Just tossing ideas out there for you.
N if none of that works ask Sprint to reset it n tell them what's going on might be on their end as well
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ckoadiyn said:
N if none of that works ask Sprint to reset it n tell them what's going on might be on their end as well
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Well I'm setting up ADB right now to flash the newest radio. Unroot here shortly. And if all else fails I'll call sprint. And if still not a no-go, looks like I might just use that upgrade on my other line for a new phone. Might hold out for an ICS or something and downgrade to a *eek*feature phone*eek*. Meh.
i had something similar to this a few months back. it was actually due to sprints towers having some issues. it was happening to my 3d and my wifes og evo, but not to the shift on our account. it was weird. but i would totally call sprint and see whats up sounds like its them.
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i had something similar to this a few months back. it was actually due to sprints towers having some issues. it was happening to my 3d and my wifes og evo, but not to the shift on our account. it was weird. but i would totally call sprint and see whats up sounds like its them.
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That's what I had said originally. Hmm. Ok. Thanks for the input.
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I meant thought. :\
UPDATE:
The issue was Google Voice integration. The app itself didn't do it, if it had then it would've been fixed in the unroot process. It is nice knowing I can unroot, but this scare was .
Thanks for all the help guys.
I hate to just come here and ask for help, but I haven't found any solution over the past two weeks, and I didn't see any similar threads in this forum.
I have an HTC Evo 3D through Sprint. Two and a half weeks ago I downloaded the update. The update appears to have worked in the sense that the layout and many features are tweaked a little. However, since I updated it, whenever I turn it on it turns itself off and then back on every few minutes. The reason for this is that I am in Australia so it can't connect to the network to complete the update. I have been here for nearly two months, and won't be back in the US until mid-November. I have solely been using my phone with WiFi for email, internet, etc, and I would like to be able to use it for this purpose again. I called Sprint but they weren't able to help me because there is no Sprint service or Sprint stores in Australia.
Does anyone know of a way to fix the phone? If I factory reset it, will it come back without this issue, or will I just have a phone that doesn't work and lost its memory? Would there be a way to fix it by rooting it?
All help is appreciated. I'm not very knowledgeable on this kind of stuff, I apologize.
Thank you, have a great day.
Even in Airplane mode it does this?
Can't you install the latest sprint ics ruu? That should sort it. I'm gsm though so I never browse the cdma section but I think that should solve your issue.
Best of luck getting it working
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oohaylima said:
Even in Airplane mode it does this?
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I have had it in airplane mode the entire time for the last 8 weeks.
00mpollard said:
Can't you install the latest sprint ics ruu? That should sort it. I'm gsm though so I never browse the cdma section but I think that should solve your issue.
Best of luck getting it working
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I'm sorry but I'm not sure what this all means. Are you suggesting that I root the phone using the newest Android version (ICS=Ice Cream Sandwich)? I have no clue how I would do this, or if it would actually solve my problem.
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I'm sorry but I'm not sure what this all means. Are you suggesting that I root the phone using the newest Android version (ICS=Ice Cream Sandwich)? I have no clue how I would do this, or if it would actually solve my problem.
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Here's a post with download links and some information about running the Sprint ICS 2.89 RUU. You didn't say if you are S-ON unlocked or S-OFF and the procedure is slightly different between those two states. If you have never HTC unlocked your phone and rooted your can just run the RUU.exe as if you were S-OFF.
ramjet73
I wonder if there is any way you can get an active Airave to connect to? Sprint obviously wouldn't issue you one in Aus, but perhaps you could have a friend or family get one, activate it, then send it to you in Aus.
Wait....are you saying as long as I have an Airave, I can get service all over the world?
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Wait....are you saying as long as I have an Airave, I can get service all over the world?
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Well, not sure. It does require GPS signal, so it may detect anything not in the US and refuse to work. It was just a thought. Anyone else try to use an Airave outside the US?
It sounds like you aren't rooted and haven't done anything outside of the normal update for the phone.
When you say that the it turns off and back on, do you mean that the phone is simply rebooting randomly? If so, then I think a custom rom might help you.
I don't think the factory reset will fix this for you btw. I also wouldn't try it unless I got a really good backup (which is pretty easy once rooted).
Thanks everyone for your help. I ended up doing an RUU flash using the info ramjet73 gave, and it appears to be working fine except that I lost all of my memory. I couldn't get it backed up before I did it, but I'd rather have a working phone without my old contacts and stuff than have it not work.
Log on to your google account and download them again.
Glad it's working. Be safe out there! Or try to be.
oohaylima said:
Log on to your google account and download them again.
Glad it's working. Be safe out there! Or try to be.
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How do I do that?
My gyro sensor works on and off and its especially annoying. It usually works with a fresh ROM install or backup restore. I had this problem before I rooted as well. Anyone know of any fixes?
If I decide to get a replacement, does sprint actually check for rooted phones?? Or give you **** if you send in a rooted phone? When I had Verizon I sent back every phone rooted with tons of obvious giveaways and the never did anything.
There is no fix, unless you try to go into safe mode, and recalibrate gyroscope by going into settings, display, calibration...are you s-off? If so find lenaids guide in HTC EVO LTE android development section to get s-on and his writer to get rid of the tampered and change to locked on bootloader. Then sprint will give you an option to exchange for s-3 or wait two days to get a new EVO.
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My phone is rooted and S-ON and whenever it goes into sleep mode, I am unable to wake the device (it'll sometimes show the flashing green light if there's a notification waiting) and have to Soft-Reset (simulating battery pull) to get it to become responsive again. Do I need to go back to stock and re-root or is there something else that may resolve the issue?
What ROM are you on?
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What Rom are you running?
^^^
I am still on stock build with latest software.
I would do a full wipe in TWRP (Dalvik, cache, data & system), flash a ROM and go from there to see if that resolves the issue.
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FinZ28 said:
I would do a full wipe in TWRP (Dalvik, cache, data & system), flash a ROM and go from there to see if that resolves the issue.
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I gave this a try... wiped it, installed a ROM (meanbean) and discovered the problem persists. I am using a warranty replaced device from Asurion btw (got it last week). Any other thoughts on this? I'm feel like ill need to RUU it and get another replacement.
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I gave this a try... wiped it, installed a ROM (meanbean) and discovered the problem persists. I am using a warranty replaced device from Asurion btw (got it last week). Any other thoughts on this? I'm feel like ill need to RUU it and get another replacement.
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That might be your best bet. Did you have issues with the phone prior to rooting it? If so, then it sounds like you have a hardware issue. I would RUU and see if the problem persists and, if so, get another replacement.
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FinZ28 said:
That might be your best bet. Did you have issues with the phone prior to rooting it? If so, then it sounds like you have a hardware issue. I would RUU and see if the problem persists and, if so, get another replacement.
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I rooted my replacement the same day, didn't notice anything odd during that timeframe.
I've noticed that since I activated my replacement phone, the old device no longer appears to have this issue. Is it possible that the SIM card or some other element/component that works while the device is in an active state was triggering the issue?