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TMob 4.01.16 - Keeps on turning itself on

Hi All,
Just a few issues I'm having with the T-Mob 4.01.16 ROM, anyone else? Anyone got any ideas on fixes?
1 - Keeps on turning itself on (i've confirmed that active sync has no schedule). People have suggested for the known bug in XDAII to kill the activesync process
2 - Text message on-screen alert, doesn't turn the XDA screen on
Cheers - Steve

Somebody else was having a similar problem but thought it was the sim toolkit causing it.

It's doing this to me as well.
Seemed worse when I ran the tAgenda today plugin, but it didn't completely stop when I removed it.
If enough of T-Mobiles customers notice it and complain there should be a fix coming out soon enough. Or perhaps it is not there if you run the T-Mobile applications that came with the ROM?

My turn-ons seem tied to the schedule that Inbox goes out to check the email. whenever the screen comes on and I go look, Inbox is in the middle of an email download.

I have tried re-flashing the ROM and making no modifications to it, it still turns on on a regular basis.
This has been a problem at some point for all PocketPC based devices, my old Cassiopea, Compaq and Dell have all done this at some point (fixed by ROM update eventually). Oh well, waiting once more won't kill me, but will kill my battery.

The problem does not seem to exist in the AT&T Rom, but it is a common thing in the TMOs beta and this latest release. It is bad when you leave the phone and it redials the last number called ( either in or out!)
Also the SD card does get erased, even when formatted in BACKUP FAT and named properly. The best cure is to keep it locked until you need to add or remove something from it and keep a back up of the SD in a folder in your PC.
My wife is getting jealous of the amount of time I spend tinkering with my XDA 1 and 2 phones and shows off her simple phone! :shock:

If nobody beats me to it I will compare the registry settings of the 30.09 and the 4.01.16 to see if I can find anything.

bamse: If you find anything to do with the fading volume in the AT&T rom whilst traulling through the reg, and can remove the "feature" from the AT&T rom you would simply be classed as a LEGEND! :lol:
The T-Mo rom still doesn't seem to be as slick as the AT&T (if only it didn't have that stupid fading volume)
Cheers
Neil

Mine keeps switching itself on as well (4.01.00 ENG) - I had always thought that it was something to do with hitting the power switch when I put it into my trouser pocket, as it has powered up when I return to my desk and take it out again. Although it seems hard to see how the power button can be accidentally pressed when putting the XDA into a pocket, especially when the button is below the contour of the case.
I would be interested to find out why this is happening.
I also noticed that the vibrate function no longer works. I have the following setting configured: "Settings, Phone, Sounds, Ring Type: Vibrate" and my XDA does not vibrate when it rings. Then I pressed the side volume button and selected vibrate (the icon next to the time changes to a vibrating XDA), and it still will not vibrate. Setting other notifications to "vibrate" also does not work.
I seem to remember it vibrating when I had an earlier ROM version (3.20.06 ENG), but not in this current ROM version (T-Mobile 4.01.00 ENG).
Can someone please confirm that I have the settings correct?
I have now installed PocketZenPhone, and it also does not work for vibrate, although other users of this program report no vibrate issues. PZP is a great program, it works really well.
I think there maybe a vibrate bug in this current ROM version (T-Mobile 4.01.00 ENG).
Has anyone had anything like this happen to them, or heard of others who have?
Thanks,

A few more observations on the T-Mob ROM;
- GPRS does not have a disconnect button, the AT&T ROM had this feature, very handy
- My signal appears to be much less stable with the T-Mob ROM
I'm going to roll back to the AT&T and put up with the volume clipping, it's far better than an unstable device, that you can't disconnect the GPRS on without turning the radio off+on & keeps on turning itself on!

Tmobile USA MDA Hanging/GPRS Problem

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.

Consistent dropped calls after 10-15 min on phone

I posted this a while back and never really received many responses so I am trying again....
I have a QTEK 9100 with the 2.4x ROM w/Cingular as my provider (I have tried many ROMS) and I can't seem to keep a phone conversation over 10 min. It just drops the call and the signal status icon shows an x.. like it is restarting or searching for a valid signal after the call drops. This is VERY consistent and happens no matter what my location is. If I put the SIM card in a Nokia phone I never have this issue so I know it is not the carrier. It is definately the QTEK. This is very frustrating and I was wondering if anyone has experienced this issue or if anyone has any suggestions on the cause. I have hard reset my device with so many ROM versions from the original 1.x to the latest 2.5 and everywhere in between and above including a beta 2.87 with the same result.
Also... I get many complaints that when people call me, their call goes right to voice mail when I never turn the phone off and I don't receive a missed call notification. I get a voice mail notification later if they leave one when the call never came through.
Any help or guidance is greatly appreciated.

Keith,
The only similar issue that I can recall is the one we are discussing at http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=53432&highlight=.
It's different in a number of respects though - in that you can keep calls past the 4 minute mark, and that it seems to be happening for you even with ROMS before 2.2. My thought is that you may have a defective unit - and you may want to consider returning it under warranty.
If you do a hard reset and don't install any applications at all - does it still reset after 10-15 minutes?

Cam,
Thanks for the reply. That is a very good suggestion and I will try it once I get the battery level above 50%. That is another thing... My battery drain is very severe and even with a replacement battery, I can't get one day use even without talking on the phone without recharging.
Thanks again for the response and suggestion.
BTW: If it is an application that is causing this, I must blame Microsoft for not protecting the phone portion of the device in some way.

Problem with SMS sound (phone in standby) does this work all the time with any rom?

I've got an erratic problem with new SMS alert sounds not always playing when a new SMS is received.
I've currently got my phone setup to flash the led, vibrate and play a alert sound (glass) when a new SMS is received.
This seems to work just fine 60-70% of the time when the phone is in standby, but the rest of the time just the led flashes when a new message is received and the sound/vibrate won't happen until the phone comes out of standby. Now as the led can be hard to notice, i've missed the arrival of many text messages until the next time that I use my phone.
As this is an intermittent problem, I would imagine that it may be something that is hard to get to the bottom of, but so far it is a problem that I have encountered on the following roms;
Stock WWE rom for UK users from HTC website
Dutty 3.0
Dutty 3.4
Dutty 3.7 (manilla 2.1 edition)
As such, can anyone recommed a rom to me that doesn't have this issue, as my wife and friends think that I am ignoring them sometimes!
Many thanks
Spudgun

It happens to me as well, with several cooked ROMS!
I think it's a very important bug, you know, a phone not receving sms...
but most of people are too busy changing icons, colors or wallpapers...
so nobody cares about it !
Hellooooo!! We have a phone guys... someone can help???

Glad to hear that it isn't just me
This isn't just a cooked rom issue though, as the latest HTC rom does it too. On mine the LED will always flash when a SMS is received, but whether or not the alert sound plays is a bit hit amd miss.
Hopefully someone can figure it out

try disable flash light
too many application HD get confused

sms
There are many threads about this problem here and i think on diamond or touch pro too. Unfortunatly without any solution. I used 1.14 and now using 1.56 stock rom so i assume this has nothing to do about cooked roms. It's incredible but true: we have a nice expensive phone that can't always alert you for an incoming sms .....

Well known problem. Seems to be related to Radio and we don't have custom radios like custom ROM's. Unless HTC decides to fix this in a new radio (Like they finally released a hotfix for "audio stutter bug" a few days back) we are in a fix and out of options here

Ive found that since upgrading to the official 1.56 ROM its been absolutely fine ..

spud_work, I've flashed all of the roms you listed and am currently using 3.3. I'm not sure what causes the problem, but I do know that if I send an SMS from Manilla and just turn the screen off while still in sms, I don't get notified of a new/response message. If I exit sms back to home and turn the screen off, I get notified 100% of the time. You might give it a shot. I experimented with this theory while texting my wife back and forth. While in sms, 0% notified. Out of sms, 100% notified.

Can't make calls & won't hang up (HD2/leo)

Can anyone help??
I've had my leo for a while now and I love the phone with one major exception.....
Sometimes when I call a contact nothing happens then after an eternity, 2minutes, the call is placed. I have good network connection and have tried it with and without 3G.
When this error is present I also get a problem whereby I can't hang up.
This seems to be a software problem. I'm on the T-mobile network in the UK. Does anyone else have the same problem?
I couldn't find anything on the forums. I've tried stripping programs/software off and have tried both hard and soft resets. The problem appeared to go away after a hard reset but then appear again weeks later for no apparent reason.
I have the original ROM version (1.43.110.2) and no significant mod's apart from Cookie home screen tabs and a few simple registry tweaks.
Any help guys, I'm contemplating taking the phone back but will I just end up with a reconditioned model? Mine's in mint condition and I don't want to end up with some banged up phone.

Hi, Did the phone work before the reg tweaks and software installation? A new T-Mobile UK ROM was published on the 15th, it might be an idea for you to flash your phone, test it then tweak, if it doesn't work after you flash it then speak to T-Mobile. If it workls after you flash it but not after you tweak then there's your problem Here is the link to HTC's UK web site with the download. I'd guess that T-Mobile will have a link on their support site for it too, somewhere: http://www.htc.com/uk/SupportDownloadList.aspx?p_id=297&act=sd&cat=2.
Hope this helps.

Mine does the same thing. Also mine also freezes when I get incoming calls. After I talk to the other person, I can't hang up. It's frozen. I have to hit the reset button on the back or take out the batter. I have two HD2's T-Mobile US Versions on release day.
I did do some HD2 tweaks to turn on the LED when I get messages though.
I'm going to reset both devices and see what happens. Maybe the old softwares don't work on the HD2 even though it's for WinMo 6.5.
I really hope it work, because I hate to return the unit. It's a beautiful hardware.

Thanks CMMY, I'll try installing the new ROM as soon as I get a chance.
I didn't have the problem before installing software/tweaks; but then again it was only probably a couple of days before I played around with it. After I did a hard reset and reinstalled some software it was working fine for at least a week before the problem re-occured, which seemed quite strange. Today the phone is working fine but will undoubtedly return, the fault seems entirely intermittent.
Daily driver: I also have the same problem when recieving calls. I'll let you know how I get on.

Same problem here, my phone is 3 days old and I have to remove the battery to end most calls, did a master reset and thought that fixed it. Couple hours later it was back at it. I'm using a tmobile hd2. This seems to be a very common problem, hope they come out with a patch soon..

Same problem here, hope it gets fixed someday

same problem
all the same..
t mobile croatia..
cant make phone call
cant hang up
...
all other provider sim works fine
help..

Do any of you use BSB tweeks?

steveianson said:
Do any of you use BSB tweeks?
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I am using it and i also have the same problem with the calls. This issue manifested before and also after BSB instalation.
I am using an orange branded rom 1.48

hionuth said:
I am using it and i also have the same problem with the calls. This issue manifested before and also after BSB instalation.
I am using an orange branded rom 1.48
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Try un-ticking "Tap Time"

it seems its a network related problem...
sim related...
got to ask for super sim..
like the data connection stops calls..
with a super sim the problem is much smoller.. :?

steveianson said:
Try un-ticking "Tap Time"
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This worked for me, thanks

I have this issue across diffrent roms, soft reboot does not fix it. just fixes itself after a while

Hi
Did you find a solution to this problem?
I'm using GSM HD2 Europe.
This problem start occurring after a while when I was using 29 Aug Energy rom.
After a reset the phone work ok for few hours.
When to problem start, the send physical button does not work.
if I want to make a call I must use the "phone" from the start menu.
When I try to end the call, the phone software stop responding, but the operation system keeps working.
In order to end the call I must remove the battery.
I when back to the original rom 1.66 from HTC site.
the problem still exist but less frequently.
(by the way the original rom work much slower then the energy custom rom.)
I’m wasting so much time on this phone, and I’m on the verge of giving up .
I will be happy to get some help.
Thanks
Ran S

If you do not have BsB tweaks, but used tweak #44 in "Leo's tips and tweaks", this can cause problems for some.

can't hangup
I found the reason for this problem. (at least for the specific problem I had)
I'm using resco keyboard.
if I leave the Caps lock on after using the keyboard, then the "Send" HW button does not work, and you can't hangup calls.
by opening the keyboard again and releasing the caps lock the all work fine again.

I've also had this problem... Made me consider selling this otherwise great HD2, sometimes even running it over with a car
When I want to make a call, phone just won't dial - it freezes, but everything else works fine (only "phone app" freezes). So, I give up the call. Few minutes later, it unfreezes, and phone starts calling. Usually, from my pocket. Also, after a call, I can't hang up. I often ended up with removing the battery.
I tried everything...
Restarting the phone makes everything ok, but only for a few minutes.
Installing different app, tweaks, etc - nothing.
Removing everything and returning the phone to factory settings - nothing.
Then, I remembered to disable Sense. That was it. I have used the phone without Sense for months, and it didn't happen. Not even ONCE!
Can anybody here do anything with this?
I still want to use Sense because it looks awsome, way better than Windows interface...

You could try a custom rom. I have been using Dutty's latest and greatest without any of the problems you're describing.