Ok, the longer the Test-Radio ROM 1.58.25.14 is around, the more people seem to suffer Bluetooth and/or FM-Radio hardware failures.
I know it's very unlikely to be connected, but what if it might is? What if, for example, the test Radio diverts too much power to the respective units and thus actively destroys them over time?
I don't even know if this is possible, I have no idea at all what a buggy Radio ROM could cause. But I want to know if there is a certain correlation and that's why I set up this poll to see how many people are affected. I try to find out if it might be a coincidence and all the defects are actually caused by weak hardware used by HTC. However, please vote in the respective category. Condition: please do not vote, if you don't use or only rarely use Bluetooth or FM-Radio, I only want votes of people which actively use Bluetooth or the FM-Radio every day and thus are seriously affected (or not).
If your unit breaks down after you voted, post a message in this thread, explaining how the situation changed for you.
Thanks
Maybe I don't answer your question as you request it but I can say following:
1. 1.58.25.14 is radio ROM this is true but it is radio rom for GSM only (as well I can understand).
2. I use bluetooth on my Polaris nearly all the time (4-12 hours a day) with headset and laptop.
3. I do not use FM receiver so can't tell anything.
my polaris stopped working after i´ve upgraded the radio rom to the 1.58.25.14 then i come back to the 1.58.25.14 but the message BT hardware problem apears....
andreyamaguti said:
my polaris stopped working after i´ve upgraded the radio rom to the 1.58.25.14 then i come back to the 1.58.25.14 but the message BT hardware problem apears....
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like me !
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I've got both units broken.
The FM-Radio had a weird behavior before getting broken:
Sometimes, when I started the FM-Radio application, it didn't tune in a single station. I was able to solve this apparent hang tapping "Scan _Save" in the context menu on the right. When it fineshed scanning, the radio appeared to be re-started and everything was smooth. It worked a few times, and I thought it was only a bug of the application itself related only to software.
As I said, it suddenly stopped working, and my workaround was also useless. At the same time, I noticed the bluetooth unit didn't respond as well. The device "tries" to activate the BT for a few seconds, and finally it remains off. Today, I observed a very strange thing: the blue LED that blinks when BT is on, was blinking like if the BT unit was turned on, but... it was not activated!
Since this afternoon, I didn't see the blue LED blinking again. Of course, the BT wasn't actually working, only the LED.
I have contacted the technical support to repair it...
*bump*
I'm on bepes .66 now with standard shipped Radio and Bluetooth is still working fine. I do have the switch-on glitch though: out of no reason Bluetooth obviously gets turned on as the the blue LED blinks for like half a minute during the boot phase. After the boot its turned off though and all is fine.
What do you mean with hardware failures? Not working, error messages, bad receiption...?
So far I didn't encounter any problems (bluetooth + radio with stock rom). I didn't vote cause I don't use it regulary. Only thing I can say is that radio receiption isn't as good as that of the Siemens SX1. I noticed it when I travelled by train. With the Polaris I couldn't listen to radio anymore.
Keep in mind that this poll's results will be skewed b/c ppl that don't have an issue with either Bluetooth or FM Radio are unlikely to even open this thread.
I have the same problem with bluetooth and radiofm.
I have original rom, radiofm stopped to find station and BT stopped to work.
when I click on bluetooth in the commManager appears the loading wheel and after few seconds go back to the off position!
I tried to hardreset, but is the same
ermeneleutico said:
I have the same problem with bluetooth and radiofm.
I have original rom, radiofm stopped to find station and BT stopped to work.
when I click on bluetooth in the commManager appears the loading wheel and after few seconds go back to the off position!
I tried to hardreset, but is the same
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This is just the same that happens with my device!! I'm waiting for the repairing service to return it to me for the second time. They give you a report with the description of the problem they might find. I will tell you which problem they say...
I bet it is a hardware problem :S
Well more and more people seem to suffer FM-Radio and Bluetooth breakdowns. I gave up believing its any Radio ROM, it seems to be poor quality components. Qualcomm, what did you guys do...?! Psh...
Definetly seems to be crappy hardware. Check my thread about upgrading radio roms:
Reception Difficulties
I agree, there isn't a definable trend so it does point to a hardware issue. I haven't had any reception or bluetooth issues but now my camera doesn't work properly... plus add that to the poor build quality of this unit (rattling keys, sticky sounding screen, loose scroll pad, poor SD card cover and a double clicking d-pad), it's not what you'd expect from a 500€ device.
SuperJMN said:
This is just the same that happens with my device!! I'm waiting for the repairing service to return it to me for the second time. They give you a report with the description of the problem they might find. I will tell you which problem they say...
I bet it is a hardware problem :S
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thank you!
do you think it's a good idea flash the rom? maybe there is a problem in the rom after some installation (gprs monitor? netframe?).
I would try but I don't want to come back again to the original rom for the repairing service.
some notes:
1) after the second hardreset for a while the bluetooth was working, then I restart the device and the BT was off!
2) with an hard reset not everithing is deleted, some information still in the memory (gprs monitor data, bluetooth device associated...)
SuperJMN said:
This is just the same that happens with my device!! I'm waiting for the repairing service to return it to me for the second time. They give you a report with the description of the problem they might find. I will tell you which problem they say...
I bet it is a hardware problem :S
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thank you!
do you think it's a good idea flash the rom? maybe there is a problem in the rom after some installation (gprs monitor? netframe?).
I would try but I don't want to come back again to the original rom for the repairing service.
some notes:
1) after the second hardreset for a while the bluetooth was working, then I restart the device and the BT was off!
2) with an hard reset not everithing is deleted, some information still in the memory (gprs monitor data, bluetooth device associated...)
Hi everybody !
My Radio FM doesn't provide any sound anymore
I had a SFR's polaris and I flashed it with all the recents ROM : bepe, radio, etc...
MP3 are working great, radio found some stations, head-phones are plugged, but I can't hear something.
What's wrong ?
Do I re-flashed with any ROM ?
The Polaris-Radio is crap, it's of a very bad quality. Is it just the sound volume then? There is a thread somewhere which is supposed to contain a fix for volume/sound issues on french ROMs...
I posed the patch for volume of MP3.
My Radio FM haven't a bad sound, but no sound.
It's very hard, because I don't know what to do : reflashing from the start (bepe, ...) or try to find a radio fm cab, to try to re-install it
An idea is to flash another language version. For example, just for curiosity, flash udK's WM6.1 ROM in English (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=386862) and test the fm radio... it could be that the volume limitation got baked in in all french ROM editions...
If it doesnt work on that ROM either, I dont know what to do and at that point I suppose sending it in for repair wouldnt be the worst thing to do...
I wonder how many returns they´ve had with this device??? It´s a real shame cause when everything works well it´s the best thing out there
By listening to the FM Radio, is the device after 10 min off (reboot)
Who has a problem with that?
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HTC Touch HD (NLD)
Rom: 1.14.404.3 (22273) (NLD)
Rom Date: 10/25/08
Radio: 1.09.25.14
I have a HD with the same specs and language and also experience the same problem. Device reboots while listening to FM radio. Not sure it happens every 10 minutes. Could be every 15-30 minutes.
Hope someone has a solution.
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ive found a piece of software which has been designed for FM and MW radio, this will cut out the reboot problem.
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Don't listen to this guy, he never actually posts any software, just claims to have it
Fallen Spartan said:
Don't listen to this guy, he never actually posts any software, just claims to have it
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Thanks for the warning. He is the police radio guy...
It's kind of strange to say you have a solution, but not post a link or some other info.
police radio guy ??
In some other thread on this forum - which I cannot find right now - he said he has some software for using the HD to listen to the police band on FM. Various people asked for more info and/or a link, but he didn't deliver.
reboot
I have my HD since january. I never used frm radio too much. Today i used it for about 30 minutes and i experienced the device reboot. I 'm using 1.14 stock rom. I bought it in Miami but i think the phone is from UK.
Any idea if this is a software or hardware problem?
thanks
No idea if it's hardware or software. I'm using FM radio quite regularly. Over the past week I've experienced various reboots, but it also has been on twice for over 10 hours.
LOL.
The only reason people are paying atention to his crap now is because they were when he posted the police thread, but that just BS anyways
Hahaha...'Police Radio Guy'. Oh Man !! people do almost anything to be famous. Then there was one 'Multi Touch Screen application' Guy
BTW Police Radio was good one !!!
I need to check with my HD
I also have problems with the FM Radio. It doesn't reboot the device, but in 9 of then tries, I don't receive anything. For 2 or three days, it worked for me to enable/disable Bluetooth and WiFi. Afterwards everything was fine for about 15-20mins. Then suddenly the reception was gone again.. Only strange noise (no white noise!)... Since 3 days, I can't get it to work at all :-(((( Reset doesn't hep....
I also tried playing around with the registry keys.. but no success....
Any ideas would be great !!
rocko
Willem59 said:
Thanks for the warning. He is the police radio guy...
It's kind of strange to say you have a solution, but not post a link or some other info.
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he posted a link finally in another thread it was just a streaming radio over internet app no big deal
Alright im not going to lie to you, i dont know much about the adroid build but i managed to figure out a way to install adroid on my phone
HTC DESIRE
mod version: darkstone HD2 Froyo V3
Build number: DeFrost HD2(A0SP FRG83+CyanogenMod)
Okay so everytime im on my phone, i always lose internet connection when im on 3G, like it spans for about 10-15 minutes and then it will disconnect me. Then i have to turn on airplane mode and then turn it off and it will enable my 3G again, if i turn on the 2G network, i can use the internet for alot long but it still manages to disconnet me along my 3G. So now im mind boggled of why it constantly does this for no reason.
I tryed updating my radio but when i tryed putting the different radio on my phone, my htc screen would just stay at the 0% and it wouldnt upload onto my htc. So i had to take out my battery and start from square 1 again. Also does anyone know why my battery life is so terrible?, i fully charge it and it only lasts for about 6-7 hours at most. It frustrating because i absolutely love the adroid vs my windows 6.5 OS. So if anyone of you can please help me with this problem.
Do i need to install a new build? or tell me how to correctly update my radio, something, are my apn settings wrong? like i just dont know. So if anyone can help me, it will be greatly appreciated, thank you
Mate - this is the HD2 forum. You should be asking here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=594
Very few people in the HD2 forum will have any clue as to what your problem is. More people in the relevant forum will have help for you.
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Mate - this is the HD2 forum. You should be asking here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=594
Very few people in the HD2 forum will have any clue as to what your problem is. More people in the relevant forum will have help for you.
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He has a hd2. The rom is desire froyo on hd2. I have had the same problem. I just change build. Sorry there is no easy answer.
itsjustjeremy said:
Alright im not going to lie to you, i dont know much about the adroid build but i managed to figure out a way to install adroid on my phone
HTC DESIRE
mod version: darkstone HD2 Froyo V3
Build number: DeFrost HD2(A0SP FRG83+CyanogenMod)
Okay so everytime im on my phone, i always lose internet connection when im on 3G, like it spans for about 10-15 minutes and then it will disconnect me. Then i have to turn on airplane mode and then turn it off and it will enable my 3G again, if i turn on the 2G network, i can use the internet for alot long but it still manages to disconnet me along my 3G. So now im mind boggled of why it constantly does this for no reason.
I tryed updating my radio but when i tryed putting the different radio on my phone, my htc screen would just stay at the 0% and it wouldnt upload onto my htc. So i had to take out my battery and start from square 1 again. Also does anyone know why my battery life is so terrible?, i fully charge it and it only lasts for about 6-7 hours at most. It frustrating because i absolutely love the adroid vs my windows 6.5 OS. So if anyone of you can please help me with this problem.
Do i need to install a new build? or tell me how to correctly update my radio, something, are my apn settings wrong? like i just dont know. So if anyone can help me, it will be greatly appreciated, thank you
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i had the same problem. not QUITE so bad, but i'd have to reset/toggle airplane mode. turns out tmobile thought i was using a different phone. i called them up and they my device to the HD2. it's a different style plan (same price) as before. it fixed it for me.
Hi everybody..
As it is a general problem i decided to write my complaint in here, All of the operating systems have the same problem.
Lets start from the beginning.
I'm a 2 year (almost) HD2 owner.
I've used my HD2 WM 6.5, and after a long long time just tried my first android release. Core droid, and then cyanogen 7.
I never had problems while listenning music in my device.
But always had complaints about my battery life. It is consumed at the end of the day at minimal usage.
I did flash 2.14.50 to my device which had 2.15.50, from my latest original rom (3.14), just to try my battery consumption. I saw no diffrence and then back to 2.15.50.. in the tri colour screen.
And then I decided to try WP7!
Everything was fine till i realised that i cannot listen music.
Application stops and pauses by itsself. means that music interrupts anytime, anywhere no matter if i press buttons or not. Its so annoying!
Some people on the forum told me that this using speakers instead of headphone might be the origin of the problem. But the problem exists with my newly bought headphones. So thats not it!
I dont know what to do with my phone right now.
When i play a song using androids stock music application, songbird starts by itsself and ruins my whole joy!! overlays my songs, something stops my songs triggering something in the background. Intresting things going on at the background.
I need to find an explanation for this.
Explanation and a solution. Because i dont want to carry my old ipod anymore
Any help would be really appreciated.
Here is a post that i sent yesterday about this problem yesterday in cyanogen topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16840840&postcount=16325
Wireless - wifi problem should be, a "radio unit" problem i think.
The whole thing started with my radio unit upgrade
regards
Sabi RAZON
Okay, After reading through your thread. Did you upgrade your radio unit or just update the radio software? Because if those issues were coming after a hardware upgrade then it is probably the cause. If not, try radio 2.12 .
As for the birds song and noise in Android in the background, a logcat would be helpful if it's not hardware related . (adb logcat)