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FM radio reception

Hello my fellows
Anyone notice that their HD2 FM radio reception is incredibly poor.
I use FM radio all the time, listen to 94.6 Cool Fm and 93.5 Radio 4 - Lol strange combination!
I have resigned my self to keeping my N95 8Gb with me now, it gives me twice as many stations as my HD2 I am testing now - 8th floor in a building on fleet st Ec4 so I am rigjht in the mix here - should get best reception for everything!
I tune in to cool FM on N95 and flawless - tune in on HD2 - I dont get the station
I really thought that I would be able to FINALLY leave my little Nok Nok at home.
No such luck yet
the HD2 just simply is unable to pick up stations that the N95 picks up clearly.
I have T-mobile Uk ~HD2 with N-R-G rom on it (not the new new one the one from before...)
Anyone got any ideas? I am loath to go up to the newest radio as I am jhearing mixed responses.......
Is there anyway to increase the pre amp on the FM radio? OR something?
Help?
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Regards
Jordan

Funnily enough, I was just thinking this on the dogwalk this AM. I seem to remember it being able to pick up & hold stations with the older ROM though...I'm on 1.66 unbranded UK now but I'm sure it was better on the old one - could be all in my head but just seemed that way.

yarod_g14 said:
I use FM radio all the time, listen to 94.6 Cool Fm and 93.5 Radio 4 - Lol strange combination!
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Northern Ireland, mate?
Never liked Cool FM tbh, I think your HD2 is doing you a favour

smudgelab said:
Funnily enough, I was just thinking this on the dogwalk this AM. I seem to remember it being able to pick up & hold stations with the older ROM though...I'm on 1.66 unbranded UK now but I'm sure it was better on the old one - could be all in my head but just seemed that way.
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Agree. The older stock ROM has WAY better FM receiver. HTC's techy need to sort this out.

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"Northern Ireland, mate?
Never liked Cool FM tbh, I think your HD2 is doing you a favour "
Lololol - North London Geeza! Not Ireland.
I cant imagine that a Northern Ireland Cool FM has quite the same clout as ours - which put Drum and Bass on the map for me and all my mates when we were 16
Ahh 1996!
Skiba dee
Det
Shabba
Stevie Hyper
Dj Hype
Dj brockie
Squilions of others
So I guess the option is to revert to old ROM>
Even though I lost multi pinchy zoomy stuff. I like N-R-G rom
No way to extract the files and install on newer ones?
Maybe I email N-R-G?
Seems like going forward to a new radio rom is only going to make this worse!

Hi, just to add, i do have BSB Tweaks 1.6 onboard & the settings don't appear to make any difference...

Radios: Big confusion here!

I've been following the developments on the recent radios, including the 2.08.50.08_2 radio thread and i must say i'm very confused. I am under the impression this is a TMOUS radio and from what i gather, TMOUS hardware is not the same as the original leo, especially the radio hardware. And yet i see all these people eager to flash their original leos with these new radios.
My question is: do we know for a fact that these radios developed for TMOUS are being developed with backward-compatibility with the original leo hardware? Is it not risky to flash our phones to run radio software against hardware it is not developed for?

wingm4n said:
I've been following the developments on the recent radios, including the 2.08.50.08_2 radio thread and i must say i'm very confused. I am under the impression this is a TMOUS radio and from what i gather, TMOUS hardware is not the same as the original leo, especially the radio hardware. And yet i see all these people eager to flash their original leos with these new radios.
My question is: do we know for a fact that these radios developed for TMOUS are being developed with backward-compatibility with the original leo hardware? Is it not risky to flash our phones to run radio software against hardware it is not developed for?
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its the same phone... so same hardware.

that would explain the poor audio quality i get with radios 2.07 or above. However only a few people seem to have this problem. Others report good quality, reception and battery life.

pencilcase said:
its the same phone... so same hardware.
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It would be nice to throw in a link or two of sources that state that the T8585 and T9193 have exactly the same hardware, otherwise it's just your opinion.
T8585 runs on 850MHz while T9193 runs on 900MHz, how do we know TMOUS radios are compatible with our original leo's 850MHz working frequency?

Also if some mod could move this to the general forum, i just realized i posted it in the ROM forum.

wingm4n said:
I've been following the developments on the recent radios, including the 2.08.50.08_2 radio thread and i must say i'm very confused. I am under the impression this is a TMOUS radio and from what i gather, TMOUS hardware is not the same as the original leo, especially the radio hardware. And yet i see all these people eager to flash their original leos with these new radios.
My question is: do we know for a fact that these radios developed for TMOUS are being developed with backward-compatibility with the original leo hardware? Is it not risky to flash our phones to run radio software against hardware it is not developed for?
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very good question. would like to know that too.

wingm4n said:
T8585 runs on 850MHz while T9193 runs on 900MHz
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It's the other way around...the T8585 runs at 900/2100Mhz and the T9193 runs at 850/2100Mhz otherwise I believe they are identical (no proof, just what i've read).

I'm using 2.08.50.08_2 on my UK HD2 and it works fine, battery life seems better so it's all good!!

EddyOS said:
I'm using 2.08.50.08_2 on my UK HD2 and it works fine, battery life seems better so it's all good!!
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same here! battery life is definately much improved with this radio.

wingm4n said:
how do we know TMOUS radios are compatible with our original leo's 850MHz working frequency?
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The fact that those who have flashed to radio 2.08 have been able to with no loss in quality and improved battery life.

romac said:
The fact that those who have flashed to radio 2.08 have been able to with no loss in quality and improved battery life.
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some have reported higher temp from the back of their devices.

look i'm not saying that it doesn't work or even that it probably doesn't, i'm just wondering if all these good folks flash it because they know it's the same hardware or because they assume so

wingm4n said:
look i'm not saying that it doesn't work or even that it probably doesn't, i'm just wondering if all these good folks flash it because they know it's the same hardware or because they assume so
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I flashed to 2.08 on a UK Leo knowing if it didnt work i could always go back to previous radio. The decision was not hardware related

romac said:
The fact that those who have flashed to radio 2.08 have been able to with no loss in quality and improved battery life.
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not true in all cases!

The physical transceiver in the US release may be different but that doesn't matter to the Radio stack software that these guys are flashing

Starfury said:
The physical transceiver in the US release may be different but that doesn't matter to the Radio stack software that these guys are flashing
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english please?

Starfury said:
The physical transceiver in the US release may be different but that doesn't matter to the Radio stack software that these guys are flashing
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what makes you say that, pls explain.

gianton said:
what makes you say that, pls explain.
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Radio antenna's have to be "tuned" to the required frequency bands in order to optimise performance. This is usually done by changing the physical length of the antenna and/or using different passband filters.

Ever take an old radio apart? there are (usually) square metal blocks with what looks like a screw head in the top. That can be twisted to alter the working frequency, the rest of the radio doesn't need to be rebuilt/programmed for it to work. Same when Channel 5 started in the UK, they emplyed loads of people to twist a small screw in the back of VCR's to retune them.
Same with the radio's in our HD2s, the hardware will be the same in each unit, just the frequencies pre set differently. The radio stack shouldnt make any difference from one unit to the next, (except of course the internal operation of the stack, , battery life, etc)

samsamuel said:
Ever take an old radio apart? there are (usually) square metal blocks with what looks like a screw head in the top. That can be twisted to alter the working frequency, the rest of the radio doesn't need to be rebuilt/programmed for it to work. Same when Channel 5 started in the UK, they emplyed loads of people to twist a small screw in the back of VCR's to retune them.
Same with the radio's in our HD2s, the hardware will be the same in each unit, just the frequencies pre set differently. The radio stack shouldnt make any difference from one unit to the next, (except of course the internal operation of the stack, , battery life, etc)
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sorry for dumb question but are you saying that TMOUS roms will work just fine on T8585?

Latest radio? 32.50.00.32U_5.12.00.08

From this thread:
http://www.hiapk.com/thread-583511-1-1.html
The poster attached a photo of his Nexus One with a Radio version which I've never seen before. "32.50.00.32U_5.12.00.08"
He reported that he received OTA update notification and the radio was automatically installed by the OTA update.
Has anyone seen that radio version before?

prolly the new Asian radio that has the new drivers and fixes for the vulnerabilities on their devices

JHaste said:
prolly the new Asian radio that has the new drivers and fixes for the vulnerabilities on their devices
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All nexus ones use the same radios

na there was a thread or article i remember reading about some vulnerability fixes for asian n1's via driver updates... brb looking for it lol

(inserts foot in mouth)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=815711
that was the thread i was thinking of but thats for the cpu not the radio... now i am befuddled about this new radio... i want it!

http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Passion%20(Nexus%20One)/OTA_Passion_KT_KR_2.18.1010.4_FRG83-2.15.1010.2_FRF91_release_signed.zip
new radio is inside this patch -> radio.img
Extract the file and connect nexus in fastboot mode
fastboot devices
fastboot flash radio radio.img

wdfowty said:
All nexus ones use the same radios
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No.
No they do not.

Well at least all Nexus ones bought from the Google Store without going through the carriers should have the same radio. Not taking into consideration which android version at time of purchase of course.
Anyway South Korea is the only country in Asia that sells the Nexus one on its own through its local carriers, so this radio is probably Korean.

Rusty! said:
No.
No they do not.
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I'll second that!
No. No they do not!
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so any differences noticed?

I saw a slight speed increase on Wifi and Edge.
Read the details here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8788247&postcount=76

Flashed it and it seems the Wifi and HSDPA are snappier! Much better than the 4.x
Using slcd N1 bought from local carrier

houzuoguo said:
From this thread:
http://www.hiapk.com/thread-583511-1-1.html
The poster attached a photo of his Nexus One with a Radio version which I've never seen before. "32.50.00.32U_5.12.00.08"
He reported that he received OTA update notification and the radio was automatically installed by the OTA update.
Has anyone seen that radio version before?
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Apparently the newest one (5.12) isn't so great: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=828185

Interesting, but hardly scientific.
There is too much variation in the network itself. I can keep my phone in the same spot all day, and watch it fluctuate between H, 3G, E, G, and even no signal at all...
I think it may be indicative, but would need many more data points to be conclusive (1000's).
Good effort though, and certainly worthy of note...
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danger-rat said:
Interesting, but hardly scientific.
There is too much variation in the network itself. I can keep my phone in the same spot all day, and watch it fluctuate between H, 3G, E, G, and even no signal at all...
I think it may be indicative, but would need many more data points to be conclusive (1000's).
Good effort though, and certainly worthy of note...
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Agreed, more people should do the test and THEN only could we do an average and compare the results...
My phone came with 5.08 on stock, then I went to 4.06 by mistake and it was pretty awful...In the end, I decided to try 5.12 and, as I said, it feels a lot snappier than the 4.06 and maybe even than the 5.08...I also think that the technology used could have something to do (frequencies of your network and such)
It's always hard to compare wireless speeds because there is nothing constant and physically exactly repeatable...still good job on the comparison though...we all know that any of the 5.x are better than 4.x anyways

Agreed!
Since switching to 5.12 I don't think I've ever dropped below 3G for any significant period. I don't know if my speeds are any faster, but its certainly more reliable... (5.08 seemed faster, but would frequemtly drop down to E/G, and occasionally loose signal).
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Rusty! said:
No.
No they do not.
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...Now I'm confused...All nexus ones, to the best of my knowledge, have the same hardware (sparing SLCD, of course), correct? And it isn't like there are radio "versions" for different regions where the phone sells...Only one thread per radio.
musashiken said:
Well at least all Nexus ones bought from the Google Store without going through the carriers should have the same radio. Not taking into consideration which android version at time of purchase of course.
Anyway South Korea is the only country in Asia that sells the Nexus one on its own through its local carriers, so this radio is probably Korean.
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No, you misunderstand what I said. I meant to say they can all use the same radios. But I guess I'm wrong? Can someone correct me?

wdfowty said:
...Now I'm confused...All nexus ones, to the best of my knowledge, have the same hardware (sparing SLCD, of course), correct? And it isn't like there are radio "versions" for different regions where the phone sells...Only one thread per radio.
No, you misunderstand what I said. I meant to say they can all use the same radios. But I guess I'm wrong? Can someone correct me?
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/facepalm...
they all use the same hardware, yes... apart from the ATT version which its virtually the same radio but just operates on different frequencies...
the deal is there is different firmware for the radios... firmware is basically a software update for the hardware but its localized to that specific component rather than like a driver for say your video card on your computer which you can tweak and stuff.
so in this case, his radio is the same however is firmware is different... its a newer version... one major difference in n1 firmwares is the 4.0 versions cannot do HD recording, only the 5.0 versions can... the hardware was limited by the firmware version it had... another thing was if you had this phone early on there was an OTA which gave us a new radio that improved the 3g connectivity for a lot of us... hope this helps

JHaste said:
/facepalm...
they all use the same hardware, yes... apart from the ATT version which its virtually the same radio but just operates on different frequencies...
the deal is there is different firmware for the radios... firmware is basically a software update for the hardware but its localized to that specific component rather than like a driver for say your video card on your computer which you can tweak and stuff.
so in this case, his radio is the same however is firmware is different... its a newer version... one major difference in n1 firmwares is the 4.0 versions cannot do HD recording, only the 5.0 versions can... the hardware was limited by the firmware version it had... another thing was if you had this phone early on there was an OTA which gave us a new radio that improved the 3g connectivity for a lot of us... hope this helps
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i believe what he meant, which is correct, is that all nexus ones, whether a euro version, ATT version, or tmobile version, all use the identical radio firmware, whether that is the 4.06, 5.08 or 5.12. sure each one will use different frequencies, but there is no 5.08 for an ATT version vs 5.08 for a tmobile version. its the same radio file for all.

JHaste said:
/facepalm...
they all use the same hardware, yes... apart from the ATT version which its virtually the same radio but just operates on different frequencies...
the deal is there is different firmware for the radios... firmware is basically a software update for the hardware but its localized to that specific component rather than like a driver for say your video card on your computer which you can tweak and stuff.
so in this case, his radio is the same however is firmware is different... its a newer version... one major difference in n1 firmwares is the 4.0 versions cannot do HD recording, only the 5.0 versions can... the hardware was limited by the firmware version it had... another thing was if you had this phone early on there was an OTA which gave us a new radio that improved the 3g connectivity for a lot of us... hope this helps
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Lol, hold off on those facepalms
RogerPodacter said:
i believe what he meant, which is correct, is that all nexus ones, whether a euro version, ATT version, or tmobile version, all use the identical radio firmware, whether that is the 4.06, 5.08 or 5.12. sure each one will use different frequencies, but there is no 5.08 for an ATT version vs 5.08 for a tmobile version. its the same radio file for all.
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That's what I thought. Thanks for setting me straight

Phone mic default when using patch cable

I was under the impression that dj05 would fix the issue with the phone not defaulting to its mic when using a patch cable or headphones with no mic.. It would be great to have fixed.. I like to listen to pandora in my car.. And like to be able to answer a call when it comes in and talk over the car stereo.. But until this is fixed I need to unplug when talking..
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same request from me
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Maybe not the solution you're looking for, but why not pay pandora over bluetooth?

Kevin Gossett said:
Maybe not the solution you're looking for, but why not pay pandora over bluetooth?
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Not everybody has bluetooth stereo capabilities in their car but even a car with a tape deck can be used with a 3.5mm jack.

I was under impression that it was fixed. At least I was able to talk on the phone with headphones plugged in. Cannot confirm because I on DI01 right now.

Nope... Thx tho
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CNemo7539 said:
I was under impression that it was fixed. At least I was able to talk on the phone with headphones plugged in. Cannot confirm because I on DI01 right now.
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I tried voice search with head phones.didn't work. I will try a call in a bit
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Subscribing for a solution, hate this too. Not sure I've tried it on DJ05 though. Anyone tried it on DL09?

Dj05 for sure doesn't work, I'll check 09 in a sec

spyd3r05 said:
Dj05 for sure doesn't work, I'll check 09 in a sec
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I would think something so small would have been fixed by now.. I hope our devs will look into it.
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I'm Running dj05 voodoo kernel, and I use my headphones and a stereo mini plug for my car, and when a call comes in, I can answer and talk into my phone mic, them when the call ends the music continues. I assumed it was dj05 that corrected this issue. I love being able to do this.

Strange...
May it depend on the phones somehow?
I'm pretty confident that it worked for me on DJ05 stock and geeknik stupidfast, because it was one of the annoyances I hated. Then I exchanged my phone because of USB problem and stuck with stock waiting for official update today :-(

CNemo7539 said:
Strange...
May it depend on the phones somehow?
I'm pretty confident that it worked for me on DJ05 stock and geeknik stupidfast, because it was one of the annoyances I hated. Then I exchanged my phone because of USB problem and stuck with stock waiting for official update today :-(
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I know for a fact it didn't work on di01, so if it is varied from phone to phone, its also firmware dependant.

i never said it was DI01. By stock i meant Dj05 Tom provided by adrynalyne.
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Yet another Samsung ****up. They are getting good. By the time they release the beast they showed at ces it will have been fogotten. I absolutely love the hardware. And that about covers it.
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This is not samsung's software problem. They deliberately decided to switch up the 3.5mm jack to make it different from Apple's products. Certain cables will work, some will not. Most likely, it won't T T.. DAMN SAMSUNG!!!!! (TRRS switch)
No one has confirmed a software can change whether or not the jack can be read differently.

Are there any devs looking into this?
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Just tested this with DL09(the leaked version that's been stripped of bloat) and the problem has been fixed. I used JVC Gummies and my friend had no problems hearing me.

shilohdrummer said:
This is not samsung's software problem. They deliberately decided to switch up the 3.5mm jack to make it different from Apple's products. Certain cables will work, some will not. Most likely, it won't T T.. DAMN SAMSUNG!!!!! (TRRS switch)
No one has confirmed a software can change whether or not the jack can be read differently.
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Not true. I am using the same headphones and cable that didn't work in di01 that work in dj05

shilohdrummer said:
This is not samsung's software problem. They deliberately decided to switch up the 3.5mm jack to make it different from Apple's products. Certain cables will work, some will not. Most likely, it won't T T.. DAMN SAMSUNG!!!!! (TRRS switch)
No one has confirmed a software can change whether or not the jack can be read differently.
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WOW! How so? At least all phones I have look the same physically. More over they work with both my iPod and SF.
I assume that it was bug in soft, preventing sensing jack without mic.

Sounds like Cyanogenmod is stopping support of the Vibrant

Just saw this over on Google+ and didn't see it posted on here.
We are no longer supporting the Vibrant due to the inability to dial 911. We consider the issues related to this unresolvable without source code from Samsung related to the Radio interface layer and its interactions with the Audio layers and have taken the decision to no longer support this. We apologize for the inconvenience and strongly suggest that Vibrant users use a Samsung ROM due to the 911 issues with any ROMs based on open source code.
-SGS Team/Team Hacksung/Teamdouche​
https://plus.google.com/115559452692492479251/posts/cebZUe4E7wM

Old news
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Bad news...

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Old news
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The 911 issue is old news, but the decision to stop support for the phone specifically stating the reason to be said 911 issue is new.
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I wonder why there hasn't been a fix for it yet. Why not just let us set a location during the initial setup. Seems like an easy fix to me

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The 911 issue is old news, but the decision to stop support for the phone specifically stating the reason to be said 911 issue is new.
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It's old news that they were going to stop support....

ferhanmm said:
I wonder why there hasn't been a fix for it yet. Why not just let us set a location during the initial setup. Seems like an easy fix to me
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Did you even read the link? They explained why in both the CM7 nightly thread and at the g+ link.
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This is just ****ty news. I wish the was a disclaimer when you download that you have to agree to rather then this...
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its the nice way of saying we are dropping support, they really dont have a good reason considering all that they really need to do is fix button mapping and release it, but since gps doesnt work 100% of the time they basically just said F*** it, thats my take, I'm sure that there will be kernels that are cm9 compatible and then we will just flash an I9000 version of the rom with a button mapped fix.
the best way to do it would be to create an update.zip that has a button fix in it so then we can just flash I9000 roms and then the button mapping fix but we'll see

So the 911 issue is specific to CM7 ROMs and not gingerbread ROMs for Vibrant in general? Do the new ICS ROMs have this problem?

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its the nice way of saying we are dropping support, they really dont have a good reason considering all that they really need to do is fix button mapping and release it, but since gps doesnt work 100% of the time they basically just said F*** it, thats my take, I'm sure that there will be kernels that are cm9 compatible and then we will just flash an I9000 version of the rom with a button mapped fix.
the best way to do it would be to create an update.zip that has a button fix in it so then we can just flash I9000 roms and then the button mapping fix but we'll see
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I am sorry no - it isn't that simple. 911 calls, audio callbacks (and related GPS callbacks) aren't working correctly specifically on the Vibrant due to missing code in the Radio Interface layer and audio stacks. We don't have this code, we are unlikely to ever get this code. This was something we've been trying to fix for a while, and have finally given up. As a lot of other ROMs use our code, we'd rather not have CyanogenMod distributing a ROM that cannot do 911 calls correctly, even with disclaimers. The disclaimers will mean squat if someone actually has to call 911 and we strongly encourage you to stick with Samsung ROMs. Until we can fix this, this is off our supported device list and we are sorry about this.
This came to a head last evening after some unrelated threats, but an actual 911 operator who has been working with us to fix 911 calling made it clear to us just how dangerous this really is if Vibrant cannot do 911 calls, and we made the decision to stop support and remove the device from our supported list.
Yes, others can still build it - but it will not be CyanogenMod that does it. We're sorry about this.

atinm said:
I am sorry no - it isn't that simple. 911 calls, audio callbacks (and related GPS callbacks) aren't working correctly specifically on the Vibrant due to missing code in the Radio Interface layer and audio stacks. We don't have this code, we are unlikely to ever get this code. This was something we've been trying to fix for a while, and have finally given up. As a lot of other ROMs use our code, we'd rather not have CyanogenMod distributing a ROM that cannot do 911 calls correctly, even with disclaimers. The disclaimers will mean squat if someone actually has to call 911 and we strongly encourage you to stick with Samsung ROMs. Until we can fix this, this is off our supported device list and we are sorry about this.
This came to a head last evening after some unrelated threats, but an actual 911 operator who has been working with us to fix 911 calling made it clear to us just how dangerous this really is if Vibrant cannot do 911 calls, and we made the decision to stop support and remove the device from our supported list.
Yes, others can still build it - but it will not be CyanogenMod that does it. We're sorry about this.
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Atinm you guys did the right thing. I appreciate everything you and everyone else working to bring CM on Vibrant did. However, no rom is worth risking someones life. I applaud you guys for making the right decision. I hope Samsung releases the source needed and we can get CM back on the Vibrant with working 911/GPS.

It may suck for us but its the right thing to do what if someone dies do to this then they could be sued and possibly mental stress on someone who is doing something for fun/free
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Sounds like we all gotta put our heads together and fix the 911 bug
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That's a pretty weak excuse to give up on development. People can add local emergency service numbers to their phone contacts

lilroach said:
That's a pretty weak excuse to give up on development. People can add local emergency service numbers to their phone contacts
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But they don't want to put out product that would put peoples life at risk an vibrant has no source so that makes it even harder so y waste a head ache
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I was just thinking today that it may be time for a new phone... I guess this further suggests that the Vibrant is surely fading away.

lilroach said:
That's a pretty weak excuse to give up on development. People can add local emergency service numbers to their phone contacts
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I disagree. Local numbers don't do jack when you are out of town. To many what-ifs to worry about.
These guys supported our phones LONG after Samsung abandoned us. Credit where credit is due I say.

lilroach said:
That's a pretty weak excuse to give up on development. People can add local emergency service numbers to their phone contacts
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Another point to add is what if you didn't have cell reception? And you were lost in the woods? The only number you can contact is the emergency number which happens to be 911. So if you didn't have the option to call this # you are screwed big time.

I've been trying to research this 911 issue from a user's perspective for the past few days now, but I still have some questions unanswered. If anyone can answer them or point me in the right direction/thread I'd appreciate it.
First of all to reiterate something I learned, the issue isn't that you can't actually dial and connect to a 911 operator. The problem is that they won't be able to hear you and they wouldn't be able to get a GPS lock on your phone. Although I've also heard 911 calling does work for some people in some states.
Anyway, so my question is which specific ROMs actually support 911 calling? Is it JUST the offical stock ROMs? What about Froyo custom ROMs like Bioinix 1.3.1? I read from one Bioinix user that 911 does work, but I'm not sure if they're just guessing. Do these custom Froyo ROMs have this missing Samsung code (I'm guessing all GB ROMs don't)? Thanks!