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XDA 2 / SanDisk SD Wi-Fi = Streaming Audio Bad

Hi there
I was wondering if anyone has experienced any problems streaming Audio
using the SanDisk Wi-Fi SD Card. The problem I have is that it seems the data/audio stream keeps corrupting , as in the sound keeps clicking ever 3-4 seconds , I have tried this on a number of streaming sites and get the same results , I tried this on my old Ipaq 5450 and the stream is crystal clear no drops at all. The Player i am using is Gplayer which is freeware and works wells , the streaming site i am trying to connect to is
h**p://www.somafm.com ( Great music by the way ) , any help would be greatfully accepted.
Regards
RF

This issue has been around for a while now and it happens on mine as well. It seems this is a defect present on all XDAII's.

I had the same problem when I used gsplayer, works fine with pocket music (with the feature pack, the freeware version doesn't support streaming)

O2 XDA II audio patch
Try installing this. This came from O2 U.K.

Thanks
Many thanks to all who have replied , I have now d/loaded Pocket Music and will try it out when I get home.
RF

Hi,
I am also having the same problems. Its a similar setup ie sandisk sd wifi and wireless broadband router. I have tried installing the audio patch and tried pocket music, but it still skips. Any more ideas?
Steve

try increasing the read file cache (player options, general) I've got mine set at 2 meg, and also in player options, streaming increase the buffer , mines at 128k buffer, 25% prebuffer and 50% after underrun,
Streams fine both of pc via network share and from internet radio.
You will always get some internet staions that "drop out", but i get that on my pc as well so..........

I'm not sure if this can help improve things, but there is a free application called GB-Soft Tweak for WM2K3 Phone Edition that may fix this streaming problem.
I have not test it yet since my brand new socket SD WiFi is on it's way but it's worth a try.
It has an option that reads:
Higher priority for audio media streaming -> eliminate clicks (till after soft reset)
Good luck!
Rayan

SD CARD problem

hope someone could help...
im having problems with my 1G SD memory card. I have mp3s and movies on there and when i enter it into my XDAII and play it while using another program (ie file explorer), my music/movie lags and skips. What's the problem? is it because my device is dirty? or a bad card? it was running smoothly before when i first bought it. But now its doing this when i play music.
help please

i had the same problem once
i solved it by removing journalbar which took
too much cpu while running so the xda2 got audio issues
try removing your today items one by one and see
also using the program
www.GB-SOFT.cz/XDAII
and setting audio streaming prioity up also helps alot

thank you sooo much it worked.

WMP problem with Mobile 6 BA

When I upgrade my O2 IIs to Win Mobile 6 of Helmi, I cannot watch wmv. files. They are played very slowly and are interupted many times. How can I solve this problem. Welcome and thank you for any advice.

me too, any solution?

video problems
Having video problems too.
TCPMP needs to start in portrait orientation otherwise video only plays in full screen mode.... quite annoying.
Playing certain games causes screen to lock while game starts with music in background.... had same problem with latest xplod kitchen, had to then revert to helmis wm5 ROM.

Did you try to play the video from main memory? I tried it with a .wma file and it plays ok from RAM but stutters when on SD Card. Maybe there is a driver problem with the SD Card that it is too slow?

Throught Wifi I usualy use Media Player to see TV channels (mms://195.245.176....) and the sound and image is OK no problem at all.
Also throught Activesync Sound and image is OK!!
I do not think that is a SD driver issue because with Audio Manager we can ear sound OK from SD source.
So I think that the problem is in the way WMP reads information from the SD card.
I confirm that one MP3 file played in SD card has sound problems (speed on playing in the begining, then stabilizes), the same file copied to the BA memory works great!!
With WMA files the situation is the same, some speed problems at the begining then stabilizes, from BA memory no problem!
PROBLEM DETECTED!!
Other thing i notice is that when running full screen the image does not rotate to landscape.
Does xplode and helmi agree with this?

flyboy_____ said:
Throught Wifi I usualy use Media Player to see TV channels (mms://195.245.176....) and the sound and image is OK no problem at all.
Also throught Activesync Sound and image is OK!!
I do not think that is a SD driver issue because with Audio Manager we can ear sound OK from SD source.
So I think that the problem is in the way WMP reads information from the SD card.
I confirm that one MP3 file played in SD card has sound problems (speed on playing in the begining, then stabilizes), the same file copied to the BA memory works great!!
With WMA files the situation is the same, some speed problems at the begining then stabilizes, from BA memory no problem!
PROBLEM DETECTED!!
Other thing i notice is that when running full screen the image does not rotate to landscape.
Does xplode and helmi agree with this?
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same problem here.i tryed AUDIO MANAGER(read in other thread,that it works smooth) but i dont get it to run( certificate problem or missing part..thing).could someone help me figure out the RIGHT files and correct installation guide?

at least i figured it out.read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=327190

Music + Message

I would like to know why I can listen to music and write text message at the same time and with a fast writing on my poor Sony Ericsson W810i and why I can't do that in a fluid way on my niki with 400 Mhz processor !?

It's probably the touchscreen drivers, find a rom wich has the s600 drivers and the problem is fixed

Ohhhh no it doesn't fix anything at all(I use latest Mary). This has always been. Even since my first smartphone Qtek S100. It is weird. It the same thing that when I look at the Hardware needed to have on a PC the same quality in the game than on XBOX 360 or PS3! It's strange! The HTC is furthermore powerful but slower. It is the same while listening to music and sending a song via bluetooth

Just give a try. Listen to music and try to write an sms. It will take you the day!

Works fine for me
It's even possible for me to have music, msn, and write a sms with touchscreen keyboard wich (I think) requires more of the cpu than the hwkeyboard

Sorry dp

I didn't say it's impossible. I just say it's very slow ! It's not slow for you? I can't be as fast as I am without music

do you use media player?
try another player.. like s2p.. i dont have this problem but then again, im not a speed texter..

Sound lag when listening to music

When playing music I often get small breaks during MP3 playback. Half a second of silence or something like that at random times about 5 minutes apart.
It does not matter what player software I use. This problem is also very common among the HTC Diamond users http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=412065 .
Do you have the same problem? I bet you do .

strange, ive been using my phone everyday as an mp3 player and i havent heard it skip even once.
Does it lag with every song, or are there specific songs where it lags. Are there any that absolutely never lag? Also what kind of headset do you use for listening?
edit> Also, what ROM are you using?

It is not really a skip, it is just a very short pause. You would not notice it in noisy environment. I tried 320bps, 192 bps, 128bps. Everything the same, lower bps are little bit better. It also helped if I set playback priority to higher (in MortPlayer or CorePlayer), but it did not solve it.
It seems like some higher priority process tries to do something and at that point sound lags.
It does not matter if I use headset or play on speaker.
I have this ROM:
ROM version: 1.40.401.2 (21259)
Radio: 0.27.30.09
Protocol version: 12.27.30.09W

strange very strange, i use my jade about 2h a day as mp3 player and i never have that kind of problem..
i generally use the default player... try with that a tell us it works...
ciao

I have the same problem.. But only when i'm using my bluetooth A2DP headset. Seems to get worse when i "move" my phone quickly, like when i'm running or riding a bike and the phone is in my pocket. I also experience random speedsups after the music skips, like the media player is trying to catch up or something..

I use a bluetooth headset too, and no problems, even when ive got several things running at the same time. Maybe its a ROM problem. I can imagine it being real annoying but its not something all of us have so i would just try to get it fixed or get a new one.
btw my ROM is version 1.40.401.2(21259)

Same problem here!

Please write to HTC about this problem. If they tell you they do not know about this problem, they would LIE, because I did tell them .
I found a way around this: Use Windows Media Player only for playing MP3 files. WMP is a pain, but it works.

From HTC Support center !!!
Dear valued HTC customer, Thank you for contacting our Customer Support Center. We are dedicated to providing you with the best quality service and answering all of your questions and concerns. You recently wrote us about an issue that you have encountered with your Touch 3G. To clarify your issue, you stated that you are experiencing pauses when listening to music on the device. I recommend you synchronise the music on your device by using Windows Media Player 11 on your computer. Also, I recommend you test mp3-files on the device. If this has no effect, I recommend you perform a hard reset as this might be a software issue. A hard reset will delete all data on the device and reinstall Windows Mobile. We recommend you do backup of the data on the device before attempting a hard reset. If you have an encrypted memory card in your device, we advise you turn off encryption before doing a hard reset. To do a hard reset, go to Start - Settings - System tab - Clear storage. Here you will be asked to type 1234 in the box and press Yes. This will start the reinstallation process. If the above steps do not resolve your issue, we invite you to visit the support area on our Web site. Please go to: http://www.htc.com/www/support.aspx Or you can go to: http://www.htc.com/select_country.htm, select your country and then click on the Support tab. You can also call our call center if you have further questions. Thank you once again for your continued patronage. Best regards, Europe customer support team HTC Corp. Global Service Division

Hi
Is music stored on Micro SD card? If yes try storing on internal memory, if OK playing from onboard memory then suggest reformating card. I had performance issues with card when using apps that continually transfering data from card, would get "lag", but browsing card etc. was fine. Formatted as FAT32 in windows using USB card reader and then all OK.

Hey fenikso!
I'm sorry, but I never discovered a problem as per description. Not tested A2DP yet. I always store my music files on sd card, I think like the most of us. Runs perfectly.
I`ve formatted my sd card as the FAT ( not FAT32 ) system. Maybe your solution of the problem?
Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Bump-ti-bump.
Still experiencing this problem. Haven't upgraded to the lastest official rom for the Jade, will try that and see how it goes. With a wired headset, the problem doesn't present itself, so i guess that rules out the micro-sd card inside the phone.

do have exactly the same problem, but reversed. while i was using bluetooth headset, never experienced audio lag. Then BT headset died, bought PortaPro, and here we are... contacted HTC support, told them about, they want me to do hard reset and stuff... when i pointed them to this forum, as this problem seems to be related to many new HTC models, and they did not contacted me since then.
So i listen to music with gaps...