Hi,
I wrote a little application that uses the RIL api to retrieve the cell id from the GSM of my Windows Mobile device. It works but after a while the data that is returned by the gsm radio is no longer up to date. The gsm radio will keep returning old values until I turn the phone off and on again using the comm manager. After that the updated values are returned again.
Does anyone have any experience with RIL and encountered similar problems?
regards,
Erwin
Yes, I saw mentioned problem on MDA Vario.
I know only one "fix" - You must close handle to ril (Ril_Deinitialize) and then call again Ril_Initialize.
Thanks for the reply,
Re-initializing the ril did not work but maybe I'am doing it wrong. I'll check my code once more and try again. It also appears that an incoming phone call or sms will trigger the ril to return updated values again.
regards,
Erwin
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I bought my Jasjam 5 days ago. I am having a problem that sometimes people cannot call me. When they make an attempt to call me they get the message that the phone is off-line.
When the phone is in this state I cannot make calls either although I can see the "G" icon as well as the signal bars. The dialer shows "Dialing....." for a few seconds and then cuts out.
This does not happen all the time but say once or twice a day.
Things become okay when I soft reset my phone.
Just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced a similar problem and if there are any solutions. This is very annoying as you are so uncertain that you may not be accessible and you don't even know of that.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Kind Regards
I wonder whether it's worth trying to take it off automatic band selection and choosing GSM only for a day to see if it still has same issue.
Start>SettingsPersonal>Phone icon>Band and selecting GSM in both drop down boxes. In second drop down list it'll be the GSM band for your area or test on each to see which works.
I suggest the above just in case you have the dropped line due to auto swapping between GSM and UMTS issue.
Mike
I seem to have solved the problem of the radio silently switching itself off without me knowing and so risking unnoticed missed calls.
The ROM version supplied from the factory with my Jasjam (HT647xxx) is as follows:-
ROM Version: 1.31.305.2
ROM Date: 8th September 2006
Radio Version: 1.21.31.10
Protocol Version: 32.53.7020.01H
Ext ROM Version: 1.31.305.104
Bootloader Version:1.06
Strangely the I-Mate site at this point states the latest ROM available for download is:
ROM Version: 1.20.305.3
ROM Date: 21st July 2006
Radio Version: 1.07.03.10
Protocol Version: 32.41.1010.02H
Ext ROM Version: 1.20.305.104
Bootloader Version:1.04
So I flashed my Jasjam with the ROM of 21st July 2006 downloaded from the I-Mate site.
For the last two or three days since I have downgraded the ROM the problem of radio switching itself off seems to have disappeared.
Just wondering if I-Mate are aware of the problem with the ROM currently being shipped with new devices and so decided the keep the old ROM for download on their website.
I will continue checking and report if I see the problem reappearing.
I thought to share this information in case it is useful for any one of us.
Regards
srmz said:
I bought my Jasjam 5 days ago. I am having a problem that sometimes people cannot call me. When they make an attempt to call me they get the message that the phone is off-line.
When the phone is in this state I cannot make calls either although I can see the "G" icon as well as the signal bars. The dialer shows "Dialing....." for a few seconds and then cuts out.
This does not happen all the time but say once or twice a day.
Things become okay when I soft reset my phone.
Just wanted to know if anyone else has experienced a similar problem and if there are any solutions. This is very annoying as you are so uncertain that you may not be accessible and you don't even know of that.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Kind Regards
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i seem to be 2 years late on this post but if you're still around - did you manage to solve this problem? I'm having the exact same one!
xhughx said:
i seem to be 2 years late on this post but if you're still around - did you manage to solve this problem? I'm having the exact same one!
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Yeah, I have same problem with an Orange SPV M3100... Two different maintaince office said "we have no idea" in Hungary...
Please, If you have an idea, share with us...
Try changing the os, thats what the OP did and no more problems reported...
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Try changing the os, thats what the OP did and no more problems reported...
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I already changed the rom 6 times, to 6 different roms (official, boiled, WM5.0, 6.0, 6.1), but nothing happened... I already try to change radio rom only to a different and back to the original. But nothing...
The last service said "the hardware is ok", they measured everything.
The problem is that the phone connect to the tower, but after 1 minute lost the connection, but show me the full signal level and I'm unavailable. At the first call that I make it show me an "operation failed" message and reconnect...
I think it sounds more like a radio ROM issue than an OS ROM. I had similar issues until I found a radio ROM that worked for me.
rmcknight said:
I think it sounds more like a radio ROM issue than an OS ROM. I had similar issues until I found a radio ROM that worked for me.
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Hi, thanks for your answer. I had change my OS ROM and Radio ROM to your settings
IPL 1.04/ SPL: Hard-SPL V7 2.10.OLIPRO
Radio 1.48.00.00
Rom Version:Josh's Manilla2D v15
But nothing...
Please help me, my Dopod 838 Pro has No GSM!
This sounds similar to the problem's I'm having with my Sony Ericsson X1. It started a couple of weeks ago, seemingly spontaneously. I had been running the same firmware (generic UK R3AA010) for quite a while with no problems (at least more than usual with the X1) but suddenly one day these symptoms show up:
People who try to call me get an "unavailable" tone. If they try again it works fine
If I try to call someone, it just silently fails the first time. If I try again it works fine
So it seems that the phone gets disconnected form the network somehow. It can't just be that the phone network looses track of where the phone is (in which cell), since it affects outgoing calls as well.
I've tried this with two different SIM cards from different operators with identical results.
I've tried a couple of other firmware versions with no help. If anyone can help with information on this I'd be very grateful.
There's no way I can use a phone that people can't reach me on, but I can't stand the thought of throwing a fairly expensive phone in the trash.
exactly same problem here. I figured out that switching off the phone function in comm manager and then switching it back on does the trick without soft-reset, but I don't need to explain to you how annoying it is... I've already changed 4 OS roms and 2 radio roms with no result... I'd appreciate any suggestion very much.
Hi Guys,
Please help! I have an XDA Orbit that I have put various different ROMS that I have experimented with. Now I have one that I like I am having a couple of issues.
Firstly, I cant make or receive calls with any SIM card in the phone. It is showing as full reception and does fluctuate as it should but can't make calls. When dialling it just makes 3 beeps after a few seconds and cuts off. Not even emergency calls can be made.
Secondly, although I beleive related to the above, my WIFI does not work. I switch it on and get the hour glass but then nothing happens.
I have re-flashed ROMS to it but to no avail. Even the orginal ROMS but still it does not go away. I will try GPS later today to see if it works and will post results.
I have flashed all radio versions hoping it will solve the problem but hasn't.
Any ideas?
WLAN not working now
Hi Guys,
Answering part of my question myself here but just to let you know the update.
I have managed to fix the calling out and not receiving call issue.
It seems that when I was experimenting with different ROMS on my Orbit I somehow managed to corrupt the IMEI number on the phone. This was causing it to think it was a 'barred' or 'blocked' phone. Therefore not allowing calls.
Quick search on this forum and I found a tool called 'Wizard Service Tool' and changed the IMEI back to orginal and all working fine now except...
WLAN is not working. I suppose the MAC address may have been corrupted also? Anychance I can check this? Or does anyone know how to restore it? I will be searching all day for this so any assistance will be appreciated.
If I manage to fix I will post my results.
You know you can just reflash the radio, you could try the latest version it may help. It is dead easy to find. It will have new wifi, bluetooth, and gsm.
I have tried to flash radio/new rom/hard reset to no avail.
It is a problem with the mac address on the phone. for some reason it gets wiped/corrupted when installing\experimenting with the vanilla roms.
but thanks for the suggestion anyway
any suggestions?
Guys any suggestions????????????
Using AP3.0 I seem to have a very unique problem as I can not find any references to it, so I would like to debug the radio or at least look at what is going on between the cell company(fido) and the phone. I have 10+ years of c/c++.
The problem is that the phone is not connecting 50% of all calls in or out. If I dial out, after 3 seconds it hangs up. Inbound calls are fw to vm.
How would I go about producing a log file to begin with?
Thanks
The thread below is for an application built into most WM phones (but not the Athena) which shows the cellular engineering data coming from the celluar radio. Unfortunately most of the functions only appear to work for a very short time before they lock up, which is probably why the application wasn't included in our Athenas. However, it does demonstrate that its possible to interface with the radio - if you can find the documentation that tells you how. Works great on my wife's Tilt.
If you manage to write a similar program that works on our phones, please post it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=431971
Hello All,
My TD2 details are in my signature. Location = India.
Now a days I have one very Peculiar issue:
1) Some time (mainly when my mobile changes the receiving gsm signal tower from to a different location in city) I am not able to make any call. If I do a soft reset in that place I can make the calls.
2) I never switch off my mobile, but many of my friends tell that when they call me, they got message that my mobile was switched off.
May be this 2 issues are related...
Is there something wrong in the radio or any internal technology of the mobile here, where I should visit the service center?
NOTE: I have done HardSPL 1.83
Any king of input will be helpful for me....
Thanks.
It could be through radio version, did you try another one ?
prdic said:
It could be through radio version, did you try another one ?
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No not yet . But I think this problem was started just copule of days before I updated the Radio.
Well...that's my problem...
I can't receive or send SMS anymore...
Last SMS I received did not make a sound or a reminder...I accidently clicked on sms tab when I saw it...
Last few had some problems with new messages notification...it just did not disappear for a lot more seconds as it should...
The second problem is incall sound quality...
I hear very bad and sometimes computer voice...
The person on the other end hear echo of his voice...
I had this echo problem for few weeks but it was very minor...
Now suddenly I can't use SMS and calling is so annoying...
And I am very sure these problems are connected because they started at the same time...
Top taskpar also does not bring up notifications menu...only start button works and battery bar is updated...
What could be the problem?
Software or hardware?
I am using EnergyRom, but never had problems with it...
I'm guessing a problem with Radio, due to the sms failure and robot voice in call. Try flashing another RADIO, it might solve the problem.
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I've been using radio and rom I have for more than 3 months...situation began 3 weeks ago...
If I flash the radio again...do I need to hard reset?
Hard reset may be a good idea & you can make a backup first thus can recover fully if reset does not resolve issue.
Are you sure sim card & network are free from errors ? have you tested sim in another device & another sim in your device ?
Does the signal strength apear in normal strengh parameters.
What network/country is this happening on ?
Mister B said:
Hard reset may be a good idea & you can make a backup first thus can recover fully if reset does not resolve issue.
Are you sure sim card & network are free from errors ? have you tested sim in another device & another sim in your device ?
Does the signal strength apear in normal strengh parameters.
What network/country is this happening on ?
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I guess I will reflash radio and new July4 rom because I use June1 rom...
I am in Slovenia, I use Mobitel network...I did not test SIM...Signal looks same as always...
I did remember something new...weather location says Slovenia and not city anymore...this has been since the problems began...and it doesn't update weather very often anymore...
Internet connection works well...
Probably flashing would be best option...if it doesn't fix the problem, I'll return the device to be rapaired...
Sounds more like a network change & perhaps your device phone band settings & sms centre number need adjusting ! weather failing to update &/or not pull actual location is normally always network tower related so I guess Mobitel may have done some reconfigering of its towers !
Really worth swapping sims & another device before flashing or sending into repair. Also a call to Mobitel may shed some light on any network changes if you get a brighter than average human call centre drone ...
Bence;17846361If I flash the radio again...do I need to hard reset?[/QUOTE said:
No. If you only flash RADIO you do not have to hard reset.
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