I am using the Imate PPCPE with the latest ROM and Radio Stack. The phone has been working fine ever since I've had it (few months now) but since two or three days ago, I have noticed that if I have been in an area where the phone can not find a signal or has very low signal strength (basement or elevator etc.) when I come out into the area where there should be normal (strong) signal strength, even then the phone doesnt automatically find a signal and come back online... instead i still get the antenna with no signal bars until i reset the device.
As far as I can remember I haven't installed any new software in the last week to have caused this.. otherwise I am running Wisbar Advance 2 and Spb Plus and Pocket Breeze and stuff... but all this has been on there for many months but this issue only started in the past couple of days.
Has anyone experienced this with their device? Is it software related or is it hardware? Will a hard reset fix it? Any other experiences?
This was a not uncommon problem with early XDA II's with the ROM V1.03, but recent ROM updates seemed to have cured it.
It got so bad with some users, that the continuous signal seek drained both the main and backup batteries, causing a hard reset. From ROM 1.60 this was "cured" as the phone module now powers off once the battery gets critical.
It could be a hardware fault in your case, especially if you are experiencing the problem in areas that used to be OK. May be worth trying a hard reset? What ROM/Radio are you using?
Rom: 1.72.00WWE
Radio:1.14.00
Well a hard reset seems to have fixed the issue. Now let me try to notice if adding new software affects this.
Thanks
Signal strength still very low
Its still not fixed.
The signal strength is very poor in general. In areas where its supposed to have a FULL signal, its less than full and where the signal is already not so strong, there's no signal. All i get is "SEARCHING" (for signal). Why is this happening? everything was just fine a few weeks ago.
Its very annoying because frequently when i look at my phone, I see a "searching" message and everyone's complaining why my phone is always off.
Is this something that can just happen out of the blue in a fully normal phone? It this software related or a hardware issue?
Any similar experiences? any recommendations?
Ive recently started getting this too.
I upgraded to the latest 1.72 o2 rom, maybe its an issue with the radio stack in that?
I didnt used to get it at all.
Its a problem when you come out of a lift, or from the tube. You have to reset it everytime!
For me, I dont think its related to the new ROM. Because my device always had the latest ROM (1.72WWE) and the radio stack but it never happened until recently.
And I upgraded my ROM to the newest WM2003SE (2.06WWE) and Radio but the issue is still there.
I am beginning to think its a hardware related issue.
What did you do about it Pyrofer? Is it fixed on your device now? What device do you have? Mine is an Imate.
could be hardware bro...... how about trying on 1.08 radio rom? when i reverted back to 1.08 my signal level increased... i was also annoyed by that signal searching stuff.. goodluck
Z-man said:
could be hardware bro...... how about trying on 1.08 radio rom? when i reverted back to 1.08 my signal level increased... i was also annoyed by that signal searching stuff.. goodluck
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@Z-man
i was trying to do the same, i wanted to use radio 1.10 with OS 2.02t1 but i got error code :123! it seems i can't use older radio stack!
how did you do it? i can jump between radio 1.14, 1.14a, 1.18 but i could not go older version!
one more thing should i reflash every thing to update only radio?and could you post your radio stack?
thanx man.
Iput together the upgrde to wMSE in one folder, then replaced the orig. radio rom with 1.08..
I used er2003edit to check if the language and operator was the same as i have in my unit... e.g. WWE and O2.
then i plug the charger in the cradle clicked on the upgrde prgram
then all went well.. i have 1.06 bootloader....
I have tried radio roms 1.14, 1.17 but i eventually reverted to 1.08
thanks to am-imate for the radio rom
OK I'll also try the new (I mean older, 1.08 Radio).
How do I know what version of bootloader I have?
More importantly, what role does the boot loader play in this whole ROM upgrading thing?
When we upgrade from WM2003 to WM2003SE we know we are doing it for some new features and stuff... when we upgrade radio, it must be the same, so what are the differences between the 1.08 and 1.18 Radio? why would an older one be more stable?
the boot loader version 1.06 they say does not allow downgrade.....maybe of o/s rom.
to check for boot loader version, push navi key+power button+reset button. be warned though, this would equal a hard reset....
radio roms had their revisions... hence, 1.08,1.14,1.17,1.18...
i monitored the my signal levels using 1.08 through 1.17 and observed that 1.08 is better for my unit.. goodluck dude
No problem... I was on a quest earlier on in the year to get as many radio ROM's as possible, but couldn't get anything earlier than 1.08.
I have the same problem, I actually had a 1.06 Radio ROM that I blasted away by accident that used to work really well. I'm on 1.18 and have difficulties, so I'll probably drop back down to 1.08 on my next hard reset.
What appears to be happening in my case is the phone searches out a 900Mhz signal first (which in my case is another carrier and is stronger than the 1800/1900Mhz) and sits there and doesn't go on to scan the 1800 and 1900Mhz bands.
am-imate
cool bro!... I'll se if i find 1.06 and maybe post it here
Ive done nothing about it.
I just put up with frequent resets at the moment.
Ive unticked ALL other carriers in the networks settings now to see if that helps. I have the latest o2 rom with the latest radio version in that.
I dont think its hardware as I havent done anything that would damage it in any way.
Unless it breaks itself from just being in my pocket.
I also have the latest ROM, and generally I think it's a step forward (the wireless manager is the most visible thing and makes it easier to use).
My only issue (backwards step?) is that now when I turn on the WiFi, it *sometimes* causes a crash. Usually the screen fades to white, of does white patterns. Alternately, the WiFi simply does not want to turn on, I go to the WiFi Utility, use the menu to turn it on, get the busy indicator, look at the menu and it is still not on. This did not happen before the latest upgrade.
If I have very recently reset my Atom (usually because of the aforementioned crash) the WiFi can turn on and connect with no problem.
So I have a work around (reset it before I try), but it would be good to know if anyone else experiences this or has a solution.
I am facing the same issue. Peter, have you found a solution yet ?
Hi guys
I have this wifi crash problem too on my Touch Hd. The worst part is that its freeze the whole device when connected. Please help anybody. Thanks in advance.
BTW my ROM version is 1.18.723.2 (23358) WWE
Radio version 1.09.25.14
ahmadiyyah said:
Hi guys
I have this wifi crash problem too on my Touch Hd. The worst part is that its freeze the whole device when connected. Please help anybody. Thanks in advance.
BTW my ROM version is 1.18.723.2 (23358) WWE
Radio version 1.09.25.14
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yup! go to correct thread hehehe maybe it has been discussed there already.
Hi,
Just purchased my new I-Mate JasJar. Awesome phone but about couple of days ago the voice dies and comes back when i am talking on the phone, the person on the other line can't hear me at all and then it becomes crystal clear again i've tried doing a hard reset even but it hasn't helped. Open to suggestions.
Cheers.
ps: i did search in the forums couldn't find anything.
I've got the same problem. Have you found an answer for it?.
what radio rom are you using?
(start -> settings -> system -> device information)
i had problems when i was on 1.09.00; when i upgraded to 1.13.00 and later 1.14.10 the problems cleared up. also, the speakerphone leaves a LOT to be desired.
Whear do you get radio rom1.13.00 and later from and how do you install it
I've got Radio 1.13. Where do I find Radio 1.14.10?
use this file
ftp://ftp.xda-developers.com/Universal/Radio/Universal_Radio_1.14.10.rar
with these instructions
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Uni_Radio_Latest
Weird issue....
Every so often.. and it seems completely random, my ringtones (and alert tones .. all of them, even the sound when you screen tap, media player etc.) will speed up and sound rediculous. I have to soft reset to fix it.. sometimes more than once... then it will be fine for sometimes up to several days.. sometimes only a matter of hours..
I did a hard reset thinking I might have had a piece of software that was jacked up on it.. still there. I tried clocking my cpu back to default 195Mhz and that didn't help either. I don't have that much software on it either:
SPD Weather
Today Plugin for Photo ID Calling
Closeall
Battery Status (also overclocks)
Contact Fix
Virtual Earth Mobile
Thats about it....
Anyone have any ideas / things to try?? It drives me nuts!
-Thank you!
I had that problem when i was on the original Cingular 1.81 ROM. Since upgrading to 2.25 I have not had the problem. Once I downgraded back to 1.81 to try and resolve some other issuses and the same problem you are having returned. Once I upgraded ROMs again, it went away again.
Hey, thanks for the reply...
... bad news is that I have the 2.25 ROM actually (shipped that way from cingular.. I havn't done any ROM upgrades... maybe I should though anyway?)
Giving it a little bump
Hi All,
I have a very strange uncommon problem with my Touch P3450 (Elf).
Everyday, I go to work using the same route. At two or three specific locations on the way, my phone become unresponsive (windows 4 color circle, 100% CPU) during 1 or 2 minutes.
During this time, everything is frozen (no way to interact with the phone, no music if I was listening to, and so on ..)
If I close every bit of custom programs installed on the phone (including today screen), I got the same problem.
If I toggle the radio off, then everything works and got no problem.
So, this problem is clearly related to the radio and happens when the cellid changes from one to another specific one that will cause these trouble.
Does anyone have any Idea on what's going on with this ?
Is this a known problem with my Radio version (03.07.90) ? (though I don't remember I had the problem at the beginnings)
How can I trace the problem ?
Is there any Radio Registry tweaks that may help ?
Thanks a lot for you help.
Thomas
HTC 3450 Elf
Original unbranded ROM
ROM Version 2.20.406.1B FRE
ROM Date 10/02/07
Radio version 03.07.90
Protocol 4.1.13.51