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Hello all!
Long time reader here.
I've been looking for answers to this for several hours now and haven't been able to find anything that works.
I bought my Photon new about 2 months ago. Immediatly I rooted and unlocked it, with the thought that I was going to play around with custom ROMs as I did on my Epic 4g.
Anyway, this evening I decided to go ahead and put a new ROM on. I did the usuals, delvak, formats, etc.. I started with Joker's Skinny rev1. Install went great, but I was unable to use wifi. I couldnt even turn it on. It just says "Error" on the wifi settings menu. So I did some research and I found out that this is a common problem and simply needed a dhd.ko file to be replaced. So I did via 7zip and reflashed. Still no wifi. I then tried to give ACS's ROM a try, and same thing. So again, I replaced the dhd.ko file and reflashed. Still no glory. I also went ahead and re-unlocked the bootloader again just in case(read a few issues of that messing with wifi).
So needless to say, I can't figure out how to get my wifi back. I'm at a complete loss. Does anyone have any ideas? Also, if it matters, I live state-side. I don't have anything frozen either. Just a freshly installed ACS ROM.
Thanks for any help you guys can offer.
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alxlwson said:
Hello all!
Long time reader here.
I've been looking for answers to this for several hours now and haven't been able to find anything that works.
I bought my Photon new about 2 months ago. Immediatly I rooted and unlocked it, with the thought that I was going to play around with custom ROMs as I did on my Epic 4g.
Anyway, this evening I decided to go ahead and put a new ROM on. I did the usuals, delvak, formats, etc.. I started with Joker's Skinny rev1. Install went great, but I was unable to use wifi. I couldnt even turn it on. It just says "Error" on the wifi settings menu. So I did some research and I found out that this is a common problem and simply needed a dhd.ko file to be replaced. So I did via 7zip and reflashed. Still no wifi. I then tried to give ACS's ROM a try, and same thing. So again, I replaced the dhd.ko file and reflashed. Still no glory. I also went ahead and re-unlocked the bootloader again just in case(read a few issues of that messing with wifi).
So needless to say, I can't figure out how to get my wifi back. I'm at a complete loss. Does anyone have any ideas? Also, if it matters, I live state-side. I don't have anything frozen either. Just a freshly installed ACS ROM.
Thanks for any help you guys can offer.
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Downloading now. Is it also worth mentioning that mt 3G seems extra crappy now?
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I really need to update skinny. I plan to do a source build and edit it to death. Cm9 has my free time tied up. It won't be too much longer and I'll get everything going on cm9. Luckily rocko roms are turning out great. Eventually I'll go back and update my blur roms.
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Downloading now. Is it also worth mentioning that mt 3G seems extra crappy now?
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Yeah. CM9 is looking nice, but I can't be bothered with all the script stuff right now...and I love my camera
Scripts have nothing to do with your camera. It simply changes a few things to make it faster. Great for stock rooted roms
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Yeah. CM9 is looking nice, but I can't be bothered with all the script stuff right now...and I love my camera
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Oh I realize that. I was just saying that I dont want to fool with scripts to get a ROM going. And that i also like having a functional camera.
Why is the rom you pointed me to so heavy?! I think it said 427MB. Biggest ive ever seen!
Any ideas on what is causing the wifi issue?
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The radios are sensitive. The wifi driver must be compiled to the kernel you are using. In skinny unlocked it is. Skinny complete is the newest and has an awesome web top modification. Uncompressed its 2 gigs.
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Oh I realize that. I was just saying that I dont want to fool with scripts to get a ROM going. And that i also like having a functional camera.
Why is the rom you pointed me to so heavy?! I think it said 427MB. Biggest ive ever seen!
Any ideas on what is causing the wifi issue?
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All flashed up. Wifi working now. Thanks man!
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Well not completely working lol. The wifi keeps dropping connection ever minute or so. When its doing this, its also resetting the cdma radio. Im missing a crap ton of calls. Only way i know i am is bc of the voicemails being left. With wifi turned off, all is well.
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Anyone have other ideas on this?
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Sbf to 198-7, then unlock
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Anyone have other ideas on this?
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Isnt that going to take me back to stock? Or does this include some new updates to the radio, etc...?
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Isnt that going to take me back to stock? Or does this include some new updates to the radio, etc...?
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Lol im having no luck. Sbf to the 198-7. Working great. Then I realized I no longer have a camera.
So the Sbf.. was that supposed to update some internal software to help make skinny work more stable
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198-7 clean install should take your back to like it came from the factory...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331570&postcount=3
(SBF: 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US)
It did. But I already knew that. I wanted to use a different ROM. Was trying to figure out the wifi issues instead of going back to stock and forgetting about it..
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I'm having the same trouble with Skinny. I flashed the skinny14gedition and everything seems to work except for the wifi (error). Still little new to this but what is an sbf? My phone came with 198_6 not 7, should I still flash to that or is there a wifi fix for skinny? Thanks for any help.
I have a galaxy s2 rooted and running custom roms and it randomly drops all its mobile coverage even if its in full service areas.... Sometimes when it does it the service will come back up after a couple of minutes but most times i have to reboot for it to come back up.... I thought it might have been the rom i was running but i've since changed roms twice and i still have the same issue.... Can someone please help??
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I have a galaxy s2 rooted and running custom roms and it randomly drops all its mobile coverage even if its in full service areas.... Sometimes when it does it the service will come back up after a couple of minutes but most times i have to reboot for it to come back up.... I thought it might have been the rom i was running but i've since changed roms twice and i still have the same issue.... Can someone please help??
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Chances are you are on a CM10 based rom, and what you are experiencing is a RIL crash. Sometimes it's nothing major, reception just drops off for a second then reconnects on it's own, other times it will completely drop off and require you to re-enter your SIM-PIN if you have one.
So don't worry about it, this is just one of those little things you have to deal with when you go the path of custom roms.
Your options are:
a) Drop back to CM9 or an ICS rom
b) Drop back to stock - official, not leaked.
c) Get over it
My favorite is option c) and is the one I took. I always come crawling back to the latest CM eventually so I've just submitted to ignoring the little issues and enjoying the familiarity I have with Cyan roms.
Just keep updating regularly and I'm sure it will be fixed eventually, or at least show signs of improvement
EDIT: Also check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881304
Find a suitable modem (even the same as what you currently use) and flash the package from that thread. It flashes more than just the modem. For me it helped slightly, though possibly only as a placebo. Either way I'm happier for flashing it.
Thanks for that mate.... I wasnt hugely worried just wondering weather it was a common issue.... I reckon ill choose option c also lol...
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happens on mine also... i just restart my phone. problem is usually it crashes when a call comes in... but ohh well Ill get over it. running cm10
If you don't even know which thread to check for your custom ROM, you PROBABLY shouldn't be running a custom ROM...
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And if you don't have anything helpful to say you PROBABLY shouldn't comment on threads....
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So it's not the Telco's fault?
Na not telcos i can sit next to 3 or 4 other phones on same provider and mine is only one to do it....
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Hi guys, I am very new to the Note 2. I just unlocked and rooted the latest ota using Casual. Thanks to Adam Outler and everyone else involved. So my question is which ROMs are compatible with this ota? Basic question I'm sure. I came from the Razr and the kernel had to match so I assume its the same here? Anyone willing to shed some light on this for me would be greatly appreciated.
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Any rom you want as long as it is in the VZW Note 2 threads can be flashed ours arent locked down by what update we are on because our bootloader is unlocked where it isnt on Moto phones. AOSP roms require AOSP kernels as TW roms require TW kernels. The roms come with kernels though so that isnt something tk worry about unless you I want to.
The only thing to remember is if you go to a 4.2 rom and want t I go back to 4.1 you have to flash a downgrade zip so your SD card doesnt become corrupted. You can find the downgrade zip in the Official CM 10.1 thread in the OP.
Check out Droidstyles guide in Android Development, its a sticky, it explains quite a bit and would ne helpful to you I think.
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Thanks for the info. Exactly the answers and info I was looking for. I just flashed CleanROM and went through the flashing process. When it got to the end and said finish to reboot it just turned off and wouldnt turn back on. Couldn't get to recovery or download mode. I had to pull the battery and then turn it on. It went straight to the new ROM though without a hitch. Is that a normal part of the flashing procedure on the N2? The battery pull I mean, or did I miss something?
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Thanks for the info. Exactly the answers and info I was looking for. I just flashed CleanROM and went through the flashing process. When it got to the end and said finish to reboot it just turned off and wouldnt turn back on. Couldn't get to recovery or download mode. I had to pull the battery and then turn it on. It went straight to the new ROM though without a hitch. Is that a normal part of the flashing procedure on the N2? The battery pull I mean, or did I miss something?
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Thats not a normal thing to happen, but it does happen occasionally. As long as it boots up after the battery pull I wouldnt be too worried by it. I have had it happen to me before and after the battery pull I experienced no issues whatsoever.
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CleanROM's good. It was the first ROM I flashed when I got my Note II too.
Eventually though, you may want to switch to something more feature-rich like Jelly Beans, which is what I'm rocking now. The features it adds are pretty awesome and you get full touchwiz functionality (S-Pen and the like) with the look of AOSP.
DL'ing Jelly Beans now. Gotta make a new TiBu before flashing though. Will give it a go shortly. My wife fusses at me sometimes cause on my old phone (Razr) and on this one I am always flashing different ROMs. She especially hates it when she calls and my phone goes directly to voicemail cause I am in recovery flashing a ROM or kernel.
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mikelikesbikes said:
Hi guys, I am very new to the Note 2.
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Hi all, I'm feeling like a n00b on the Note too, and really appreciate the help all of you seem to be willing to share with each other. I'm not new to modding phones, recently I've been through an S3, DNA, RAZR HD and M, and even another Note 2. I made the mistake of swapping the Note 2 for an iPhone 5, and regretted it about thirty seconds later. Now that's my wife's phone, and due to the grace of another (local) xda member, I'm back rockin' the Note 2. This time around in looking forward to getting into some serious flashing and tweaking to get the most from the hardware. I've decided this is Verizon's best phone at the moment, with everything I need.
Don't worry, you're not alone in having a wife who gets annoyed at flashing and tweaking. Happens to me all the time, but I use the excuse it's one of the few hobbies that I have which doesn't involve the rest of the family and I need a bit of alone time. It kind of works as an excuse until the point where I need to use it again.
I'm looking forward to being part of this community and wanted to say hello.
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I like jedi X rom...I got 3 days off my battery with just the right settings...my recommendation is to not mess with the per app dpi for the settings app because now I'm stuck without a settings app and about to switch roms...just about any rom will work as long as it's for your carrier... Best of luck!
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DL'ing Jelly Beans now. Gotta make a new TiBu before flashing though. Will give it a go shortly. My wife fusses at me sometimes cause on my old phone (Razr) and on this one I am always flashing different ROMs. She especially hates it when she calls and my phone goes directly to voicemail cause I am in recovery flashing a ROM or kernel.
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Beans is the best! photosphere camera (page 1 of forum) works great with build 16! Check it out! Also, I agree about Jedi: definitely magic battery settings. Enjoy your new hobby! My wife is the same way.
I'm having VERY long GPS lock times and it won't hold for very long. I've noticed this in the last few months of roms and I keep my roms up to date. I use my phone for navigation and it used to be very good, quick to lock and stayed locked but since May its pretty much impossible to use. I use Waze and GMaps, GMaps is a little more consistent but still not as good as the past. I'm currently on the latest uXYLON but like I said this has been happening for the last 3 months or so independent of what rom I use and the last month its gotten impossible to navigate with.
I tried to fix it by installing the US GPS.config file with no success.
So please any suggestions throw them my way!
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I also rely heavily on GPS navigation and ran into this same problem too a while back. I was flashing many different roms and think I flashed a couple of different kernels as well. I believe the problem I had was kernel based and even flashing back to stock touchwiz didn't help. The solution was to Odin back, rather than flash, to stock. Hope this helps you. And please respond back if this does work for you. Good luck
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I also rely heavily on GPS navigation and ran into this same problem too a while back. I was flashing many different roms and think I flashed a couple of different kernels as well. I believe the problem I had was kernel based and even flashing back to stock touchwiz didn't help. The solution was to Odin back, rather than flash, to stock. Hope this helps you. And please respond back if this does work for you. Good luck
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Do you have a particular Odin you used?
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I Odin'd back to gingerbread and did updates with Samsung kies because ICS was the current OS on at&t. I'll make the assumption that JB Odin should get you back to good GPS
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Try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973727
It worked for me. Just be very careful when prying up the prongs.
Odin'd back to Samsung jelly bean, didn't fix gps. Kind of afraid to open up my phone and pry the prongs. I'll have to look into that more.
Thanks for your help guys.
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turn off gps.
download the following
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Double.FasterFix
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chartcross.gpstest
Start fasterfix and set to your optimised server. close ffix
Open gpstest, go to settings, click clear agps then update agps. Close gpstest
turn on gps, start gpstest. First time starting, it may take a minute or 2.
Hopefully this helps you.
edit- the note is actually very easy to open. this video will help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD9R-YUT69Q
I tried to pry it open and for whatever reason I could not get the phone open. Yes I took the screws out haha. Well whatever I did seemed to do something because the reception improved, signal dropped a little occasionally but its fine now. Thankfully the note 3 is close!
Thank you for all your help!!!!!
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Hello bare with me I am a newb. I recently tried 2 roms jedi and now am currently on clean rim 3.5 . My gps does not navigate , does not put me on map correctly. Is there somthng I am doing wrong ?I love the way these roms run but I need my gps for work reasons . I hate going back to stock.
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xan3x said:
Hello bare with me I am a newb. I recently tried 2 roms jedi and now am currently on clean rim 3.5 . My gps does not navigate , does not put me on map correctly. Is there somthng I am doing wrong ?I love the way these roms run but I need my gps for work reasons . I hate going back to stock.
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There's lots of GPS fixes for every ROM, I had the same problems you did, used google, got it working. You can search the individual threads as well. There's so many different fixes for everybody you got to try them out and see what works for you.
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Hello bare with me I am a newb. I recently tried 2 roms jedi and now am currently on clean rim 3.5 . My gps does not navigate , does not put me on map correctly. Is there somthng I am doing wrong ?I love the way these roms run but I need my gps for work reasons . I hate going back to stock.
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How did you use google?
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http://www.google.com/#fp=4242ab39c659d856&q=gps+fix+android
Seems like I have signal isseues to nit showing 4g signal.
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Seems like I have signal isseues to nit showing 4g signal.
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You really shouldn't be having any problems on CleanROM it's very very similar to stock. Whatever ROM you're on, you should post your problems in that thread plus search that thread. It's the only way you'll get somebody that can actually help you.
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You really shouldn't be having any problems on CleanROM it's very very similar to stock. Whatever ROM you're on, you should post your problems in that thread plus search that thread. It's the only way you'll get somebody that can actually help you.
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In my experience, clean rom always fixes issues I have. If a vzw version of clean rom doesn't properly work on your phone, you might have a faulty device. Because that guy's roms are money.
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GPS Issue as well
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In my experience, clean rom always fixes issues I have. If a vzw version of clean rom doesn't properly work on your phone, you might have a faulty device. Because that guy's roms are money.
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I have no issues with any Verizon based roms such as Clean or Beans, but any ported or intnl rom I cannot get the GPS to come on or get a fix. I have tried every fix that I can find applicable to Note 2 and even some s3 on every forum that has come up in searches. Would love to use Novella, but still looking for a fix that will make this dang Verizon Note 2 work. Tried different firmware/basebands, replacing or adding the proper libs, getting a fix on a different rom then flashing, GPS fix trick with restore, still no dice. I am still looking for something that will work. Even tried the "press upper right corner thing" and tighten screws. And combinations of all those things. I know its not a GPS problem with hardware as it works on every Verizon based rom. Good luck...I am still looking.
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I have no issues with any Verizon based roms such as Clean or Beans, but any ported or intnl rom I cannot get the GPS to come on or get a fix. I have tried every fix that I can find applicable to Note 2 and even some s3 on every forum that has come up in searches. Would love to use Novella, but still looking for a fix that will make this dang Verizon Note 2 work. Tried different firmware/basebands, replacing or adding the proper libs, getting a fix on a different rom then flashing, GPS fix trick with restore, still no dice. I am still looking for something that will work. Even tried the "press upper right corner thing" and tighten screws. And combinations of all those things. I know its not a GPS problem with hardware as it works on every Verizon based rom. Good luck...I am still looking.
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Hmm I got nothing then. International roms don't like my phone, but If I have a lock on a Verizon rom before flashing I always get a lock on international based roms thereafter.
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I have the same problem with the latest Jedi X17, I can get a lock before the flash, boot into recovery, do my wipes and flash only to have an AWESOME rom without the 1 capability i use most with my device. The Rom has a GPS quick-fix, that doesn't work for my device, and I've tried several from the market. It's infuriating...
Gonna try clean rom again in the next day or 2. Question when installing rom people say to wait 10 mins then reboot.do you let it sit right after flasing or after you put in Google acount etc?
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Gonna try clean rom again in the next day or 2. Question when installing rom people say to wait 10 mins then reboot.do you let it sit right after flasing or after you put in Google acount etc?
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let it sit for a minute or two after youve gone through the aroma installer. and it gives the green button to reboot. no need to wait ten mins but i have locked my phone up a few times flying through install and rebooting right away. if it happens though just pull your battery and pop it right back in and itll boot back to recovery. then i always flash again
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