Hi,
i know this has came up alot, i was just wondering if anyone has found a fix for the xda exec crashing when a text is recieved. This does not happen to me often but it does happen and is quite annoying as the text is lost sometimes.
Also i find that sometimes when i leave my phone closed in clam shell mode overnight i wake up and open the phone but it seemed to be crashed. There was one night when my girlfriend sent me 3 txts during that night and she got delivery reports saying they were delivered,once i turnt my phone on in the morning it was frozen and i had to soft reset but didnt get any of her txts. Im now trialling to leave the phone on in standard pda mpde (screen facing out) overnight to see if it happens this way or not.
Michael
p.s: im using the standard rom that came with the phone
rom: 1.13.48
radio: 1.04.02
protocol: 42.37.P8
Yes the problem is very much there still. I have been using the Jasjar for almost 3 months now. During these 3 months this is my 2nd Jasjar and the problem is on both my units.
The chances of SMS freezing the Jasjar is more likely when the available RAM is below 17 MB. So what I am doing to reduces chances of this happening is to soft reset when the available RAM is below 18 MB. However this is still no gaurantee though it does reduce the chances of the Jasjar freezing upon receiving a text message.
This is a very annoying problem as this makes the whole thing so unreliable. You will never know that a text message has come through and caused your Jasjar to freeze till you need to use your phone again, and if during this period someone tries to contact you his call will not get through.
May I also mention that a few days back I also upgraded my Jasjar with the O2 ROM but the problem was still there. Furthermore I am convinced that this problem is not being caused by any 3rd party software. I can say so with confidence because I have hard rest several times and found the problem to be there even when no third party software was installed.
My only hope is now a ROM upgrade which I heard is due in December. I this does not solve the problem at least for me I can say that I am quitting and the Nokia 9500 will be my next phone.
Regards
@mho,
which mode are you using. I had the SMS freezing problem with my JJ but with my Exec in Corporate mode I have not suffered this. However, I have noticed that since I downloaded the latest ROM from the O2 my Exec is less stable then with the original ROM!
i am using the corporate mode, its mroe stable than the basic mode but upon recieving ssm it still crashes.
i think im going to call o2 today and ask them to change my phone. I thinking of samsung sgh-i300 now.
such a shame cos i really like the exec, if i didnt need a reliable txt function so much i wouldnt really care about it.
When I tried the O2 ROM on my i-mate Jasjar I also opted for the corporate mode and this still did not solve the text message freeing problem. I therefore shifted back to the original i-mate Jasjar ROM
Regards
Did you guys have Pocket Informant or TCMP + ffdshow/ac3 codec pack installed by any chance?
My SMS was perfectly fine until yesterday I installed the above, and upon receiving an SMS my exec (corp) hung...
Hard resetting now...
doody said:
Did you guys have Pocket Informant or TCMP + ffdshow/ac3 codec pack installed by any chance?
My SMS was perfectly fine until yesterday I installed the above, and upon receiving an SMS my exec (corp) hung...
Hard resetting now...
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I have TCMP installed and running on the original corporate ROM and NEVER had the crash upon receiving SMS.
When I had my JJ I did get the freezing problem with receipt of a SMS - but I was also using Pocket Informant. On my Exec on Corp mode I don't use Pocket Informant but use Agenda Fusion and have never suffered the SMS issue. Looks like it could be a third-party app (I also may have used a Today screen plug-in on my JJ, which I don't use anymore) causing the SMS problem.
OK this is starting to peeve me..... hard reset, didn't install TCMP, only installed PI trial and SMS hang issue is back...argh!
no, i had no 3rd party apps and it still hung. I think someelse also didnt have any 3rd party apps and had this problem too.
thx mho... I'll test it out for a day or two more and if it still hangs I'm calling O2. I have a suspicion that it's an issue to do with the memory leaks, probably due to filehandles not being closed when accessing an SD card with LOTS of files in it.
Happening again after being ok for 2 days... calling O2 today...
Yes it is true... I am having same prob too... Even after hardreset without any 3rd party applications, after a while after softreset, my phone does freeze... Some time I am not even able to read the message.
Not sure how scientific this is - but I had the 'crash on SMS' quite a bit in the first week or so of using my Exec.
The first time it happened, I thought it might be to do with insufficient resources, so I regularly closed down background tasks and did occasional soft-resets to 'clean it up'. This didn't seem to make much difference.
HOWEVER, this week I've basically just made sure POutlook is actually running at all times, and I've not had a single problem.
When I fancy the old 'close all tasks' if I've got a load of apps running in the background - I just follow it with a swift press of the "envelope" button.
It SEEMS to be working!
FunkyMagic said:
It SEEMS to be working!
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Except I spoke too soon. Graaagh. :evil:
Came back to a flashing orange LED, opened up to see, and the thing had frozen.
doh! :evil:
I had the SMS freeze problem with my JJ now I only have it with email download over GPRS. Unfortunately a lot of Universal fans here don't think there are any problems with the Universal while the rest of us are trying to find workarounds. A bit annoying really.
It must be from the service provider, because someone already tested it after a hard reset with nothing installed and still getting these SMS freezes. It could also be the phone. It is hard to pinpoint because I don't see any Cingular-USA complaining of SMS freezing. As most Universal users are in the UK.
If it's any consolation.....happens to me once in a while too.....don't think it could be the network.....but maybe some O2 files??
no freeze but SMS just not received
see my post - only receiving some SMS - this is related to an XDA 2i
on O2 network
the more I trail this forum for SMS issues the more I am concerned that this is a serious bug with the phone.
I have done extensive troubleshooting on this and can confirm that it is a) not related to any loaded SW or backup, b) happening on nearly all XDA derivates to some extend, C) is mainly related to the unit trying to "wake up" (which is normal for SMS receive). Pattern seems to be that combined with a weak signal the XDA wakes up, looses network, re-aquires but the receive failed. The confirmation that the message was received is however already deliverd as the XDA woke up. I can re-create this behaviour at will now. If you send two messages within a short time frame the Second message only will be received. So it is definitely related to the unit waking up.
My XDA was with O2 for repair twice and no change in behaviour. they have agreed to exchange - but see above - form the posts here I think that it is a general problem with the unit
Hi All, new wizard/MDA owner here. I have been a Jam owner for quite some time and just got the wizard. Everything has been great except one problem.
Sometimes when I turn the wizard on after it has been asleep for a little bit (10min +) the buttons or touch screen do not respond for 30sec to 1min. Also, during this time GPRS disconnects, the icon still shows connected, but agile messenger will disconnect. Afterwards everything is fine, buttons respond and GPRS is connected.
Needless to say this is annoying. This was never a problem with the Jam so I'm pretty sure its a problem with the wizard.
Some background, this is a Tmobile USA MDA.
OS ROM 1.8.10.2 WWE
Radio ROM upgraded to 1.13.10 (thought maybe the radio ROM was the prob)
Installed Apps:
MS Voice Command 1.5
Agile Messenger
Total Commander
Plus all of the standard TMO apps (I did not prevent the extended rom from executing)
I've tried a lot like hard resetting, not letting the extended rom install, etc. Anyway, I'm a pretty advanced user and have searched all over for a possible answer. Any help is much appreciated.
Ok, here's an update.
I've narrowed the problem down to a suspend/resume issue.
The problem goes away if I use pTravelAlarm Wakeup Tweak and check the option "Always wakeup PPC to full power mode". The problem with this fix is when I have email running in the background, the device turns on every time it syncs messages.
Another solution is to use mortsaver to turn off the screen only, but this reduces the battery life.
Any ideas? is there a way to tweak the suspend/resume options?
well it seems like nobody else is experiencing this problem or has any solutions.
Perhaps a new ROM will help. Can anyone suggest a good stable ROM to use on a US MDA? Has anyone tried the AKU2 ROM on a US MDA? Suggestions please.
you should see if you have the same issues without those 3 apps you listed.
MS Voice Command 1.5
Agile Messenger
Total Commander
I have no problems and leave GPRS/Edge on all time. I get 100+ emails everyday and everything is fine.
I had this same problem on a TMobile MDA. No idea what caused it (hadn't installed any new apps in the 48 hours prior to the device beginning to freeze), but a hard reset fixed it.
I had this same problem on a TMobile MDA. No idea what caused it (hadn't installed any new apps in the 48 hours prior to the device beginning to freeze), but a hard reset fixed it.
OK, this problem was still plaguing me. I tried everything, hard reset, various combinations of the software listed above (including no software). But I still had the problem. That is until I upgraded to the Qtek AKU2 rom (modified for tmobile, http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=44631).
Everything seems great so far with this rom. More stable, none of the annoying bugs mentioned before. Anyway, from my experience, upgrading to this rom is a big improvement!
Hope this helps some people out there.
Bizzarre is the only way to describe what's happening - my 8125 is running super, fast, no issues, everything works, wifi, etc. No complaints whatsoever.
But for whatever reason after about 2 - 3 days of being used it will randomly soft reset for no apparent reason. One of these times it was on a table infront of me so I caught it soft-resetting and before that it had just been sitting there in standby.
It never soft-resets when I'm using it but when it's in standby so I can't figure out what is causing it. Could it be email checking?
Only apps I have running at the times of soft-resets are:
Messaging
Contacts
Calendar
Internet Explorer
Verichat
Phone
Resco Today Plugin
PocketWeather Plus
ActiveSync (only to sync to PC - no wireless syncing)
Any ideas?? It's really annoying
:x
Not sure this experience applies but....
I have the Imate K-jam and before Imate issued their new ROM many of us were experiencing same problem -- periodic resets -- among other issues. The new ROM has resolved them. I know Cingular is expecting to come out with a new ROM for the 8125 so they may be "fixing" the same kind of issues.
I've been seeing some weird behavior with my 8125 over the
last week. I'm on the Cingular network, and I bought it from them.
The phone will simply miss calls, in areas where I really should have
coverage and where things were fine two weeks ago. No notification
of the missed call - it just doesn't make it to the phone. This seems to
happen to about 1/3 of the incoming calls, and of course I can't
reproduce it at will.
At the same time, often when hitting the power button to turn back on the
phone after one of these misses, I will see an "unable to run program"
message for some internal utility program. The program in question
changes each time - I have yet to see a repeat. Sometimes there is a
number of these dialogues.
Memory seems to be fine whenever I check it, including after one of these dialogs.
Uninstalling a small game from the SD seemed to help this problem, but I
can't say for sure.
I am running Summiter's 2.3 ROM. However, I installed that a month
ago, so I don't think that is the problem. I have put in various reg tweaks
from www.htcwizard.net, including adding a cache of 4K. Here's the
startup:
IPL 2.17
SPL 2.17
GSM 02.25.11
OS 2.17.7.2
Any hints as to what could be going wrong would be greatly appreciated - thanks!
Hi,
Having an ongoing problem with my tytn / Hermes - Vodafone V1605.
20% to 30% of the time, I try to answer calls with either the green answer button or the soft button [answer] key and I can't answer the call. The call eventually goes to Voicemail.
I can get rid of the problem by powering down or pressing the reset key, but the problem reappears in a day or so.
The problem seems to be worse in the following situations:
- When I haven't terminated running programs - especially Internet
- When I have Data sessions running or checking intermittantly
- When using 3G data.
- When in areas of patchy coverage
- When battery is run down (far too often)
I have tried everything I can to isolate the problem further, but with no luck.
This is a great phone in theory but I can't tolerate losing 20-30% of calls.
I can live with the other problems with the product such as poor battery life and occasional hanging application, once it's not the PHONE application!
I'd really appreciate any help with this as I'd like to keep this phone going, but am close to chucking it
We bought two of these phones for our company and both phones have the same problem. I have since sent one back and got a replacement which was flashed with a dopod image - but the problem is still on the replacement phone.
Rom Version: 3.54.707.3
Rom Date: 7/5/07
Radio Version: 1.47.00.10
Protocol Version: 32.80.7020.20H
This problem is visible with no additional software loaded - as was out of the box.
Have you got any phone locking software in situ, e.g S2U2 or pinlock engaged? If yes you can sometimes have the symptoms you refer to.
Take off all locks and see how you get on.
WB
Hi,
Thanks for getting back, but no, I have no additional software installed.
What's surprising me is that it's happening on 3 seperate handsets used by 2 different users.
I'd always thought that it seemed related to sluggish OS performance when some other applications were hogging memory or processor usage and that there would be some obvious workaround or a registry hack.
Thanks.
You could try getting a replacement sim from Vodafone and see if that works. Long shot, simply thinking of solutions.
WB