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[Q][i9000] HSDPA not working on CM7/InsanityCM

Hello,
First of all, I want to apologise if this was already covered, but I really did use the search button, not only on this site, but also on google!
I really love the cm insanity rom and Ive been using it for a long time. You can see my post count is low because I really didnt have any problems and if I did, I usually solved it by myself. But that doesnt mean I am new here or noob
Ill try to describe my problem now.
I have the international i9000 with insanityCM021 and GlitchV11 kernel, I didnt really need HSDPA until now, because normal 3G speeds were sufficient for my mobile surfing. Now I have a new laptop which I want to use and the 3g speeds are really not doing it for me anymore.
The city I live in has really good HSDPA coverage, according to the operator webpage its 14.4mbps, altough the independent tests show speeds from 6 to 9 mbps. And all I am getting is 3G without hdspa with speeds as low as 200kbps to 400kbps. And it switches down to Edge quite often too, which is even more strange. It just never shows the H icon. And I am certain it is not coverage problem. Where I live I can see the transmission towers of my operator. Approx 250m away from my window.
I have tried various modems from this list nitr8 posted today in insanityCM thread and its still only 3g with average 300kbps download speed.
Ive tried the JV6, JV4, default JVK and JQ1
JV6 - 3G
JV5 - 3G
JV4 - H
JV3 - H
JPY - H
JPG - 3G
JQ1 - H
JVE - H
JVK - H
JPM - 3G
JP5 - H
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I also did a cleanup of my phone few days ago. Factory reset, InternalSD format, EZbase 2.0 and fresh CMinsanity.
I really dont know what to do next, thats why I am asking for your help, xda community
Sorry for the wall of text, but I didnt want to go down the "Halp my netz broken" path.
Thanks for help in advance

Come over too insanity thread and post this. I can't answer this personally, but I'm sure someone over there will help you
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Yeah, thats what I wanted to do, but I need 10 posts and I dont want to spam other threads just to get there

So, I finally managed to get the H icon for some short times, with KC1 modem.
Even the speeds were fine, but it keeps on switching back to 3g.
And one bigger problem appeared, the "Warmer" display colors from voodoo display seem to be gone and also when im scrolling through menus it tears the picture... glitch reflash didnt help...
Its funny how I am always the one who has these special problems...

xeq544 said:
So, I finally managed to get the H icon for some short times, with KC1 modem.
Even the speeds were fine, but it keeps on switching back to 3g.
And one bigger problem appeared, the "Warmer" display colors from voodoo display seem to be gone and also when im scrolling through menus it tears the picture... glitch reflash didnt help...
Its funny how I am always the one who has these special problems...
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Well it is probably some minor installation problem, I'm sure we can sort it
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Are you using glitch kernel with uv? Did you install via ezbase 2?
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slaphead20 said:
Are you using glitch kernel with uv? Did you install via ezbase 2?
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Yeah, Im using Glitch with 1400mhz overclock and significant UV, but I am pretty sure its stable. Ive sorted the colors problem, for some strange reason the gamma offset settings were reverted to default 2.3.3 values.
The HSDPA is working, but its falling back to 3g a lot, I dont know if thats normal though, because I didnt really use it that much. Even on old, non-cm insanity I had it disabled. So, if thats normal I seem to have no troubles anymore
The speeds are fine when it is working, I currently have cheaper data plan with 3.2 mbps cap and the speeds are pretty much as advertised. Though there is one thing I would like to know. My mobile operator offers unlimited data plan for mobile phones with 7,2mbps download cap and its just 15E.
Can galaxy S even reach that speed ? I couldnt find this information anywhere.

Headphone jack problem

For some reason when I plug headphones into my nook color I can't hear any music/alerts etc. The only sound I hear is what sounds like an eight bit helicopter. Anyone have anybidea what this is?
Also when I first turn on my nook it makes a very high frequency sound, I think it may be related to the battery based on my experience racing electric r/c cars, any ideas?
And lastly for some reason I can't get any videos to play on it, even videos that used to work, any ideas/fixes?
Any help would be very appreciated, I love my nook so I wanna get these issues resolved as soon as I can. Thank you in advance.
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It's hard to say anything without knowing:
what OS you're running
whether, how, and how much you've overclocked
what adjustments to sound output, if any, you've made in DSP Manager or Nook Tweaks
how long you were using the NC before the problem started
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Taosaur said:
It's hard to say anything without knowing:
what OS you're running
whether, how, and how much you've overclocked
what adjustments to sound output, if any, you've made in DSP Manager or Nook Tweaks
how long you were using the NC before the problem started
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Cm7 nightly 132 and up
Running at 800mhz
No adjustments at all
Using it for about two months before the problems started
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First, I'd say those are odd symptoms and may be indicative of a hardware fault. However, the NC has been known to have a number of audio issues, and adjusting gains in dalingrin's Nook Tweaks app (it's on the market) can address many of them.
Nightly 132 is known to have graphics acceleration issues which may be the source of your video woes. They should be addressed in the next nightly, 135, or you can roll back to an earlier version (at this point, I'd see what Nook Tweaks does for you, and otherwise just deal until 135 comes out).
Also, it may sound dumb, but play with how your headphone jack is seated. Sometimes the slightest turn or movement in or out can do wonders.

Well, I never thought I'd hear about this again...
My friend bought a NC from eBay a few weeks ago, and it had some strange problems. First, it wouldn't play any media. It would load a file and look like it's starting to play, but there would never be any audio or video. If a video file was open, we could move the slider to different parts of videos, and it would show that frame, but it would not actually play. He left it with me to fix.
That night, I found the same "8-bit helicopter" pulsing coming from the headphone jack while the Nook was plugged in to a power source. I also noticed that the top right corner on the backside was becoming very warm, much hotter than my properly functioning NC.
The Nook continued to refuse to play any media, it would not even play the intro vid of the stock ROM. Teardown pics show that the area which was producing excess heat was the audio chip. I'm guessing it fried out, which would explain all the symptoms.
That particular Nook also appeared to have been opened up previously. We assumed someone tried to hardware mod it and failed, and tried to recoup some loss.
Edit: The Nook operated normally otherwise, except massive battery drain. It would hold a charge cold off, but the battery would discharge in just hours, even while sleeping, while on.

TheAmazingDave said:
Well, I never thought I'd hear about this again...
My friend bought a NC from eBay a few weeks ago, and it had some strange problems. First, it wouldn't play any media. It would load a file and look like it's starting to play, but there would never be any audio or video. If a video file was open, we could move the slider to different parts of videos, and it would show that frame, but it would not actually play. He left it with me to fix.
That night, I found the same "8-bit helicopter" pulsing coming from the headphone jack while the Nook was plugged in to a power source. I also noticed that the top right corner on the backside was becoming very warm, much hotter than my properly functioning NC.
The Nook continued to refuse to play any media, it would not even play the intro vid of the stock ROM. Teardown pics show that the area which was producing excess heat was the audio chip. I'm guessing it fried out, which would explain all the symptoms.
That particular Nook also appeared to have been opened up previously. We assumed someone tried to hardware mod it and failed, and tried to recoup some loss.
Edit: The Nook operated normally otherwise, except massive battery drain. It would hold a charge cold off, but the battery would discharge in just hours, even while sleeping, while on.
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This sounds like mine... lol unfortunately. I'm gonna buy a new battery to fix the drain issues, other than that I'm going to attempt to wait out the media issues. Thanks for all the help everyone.
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nerdcroid said:
This sounds like mine... lol unfortunately. I'm gonna buy a new battery to fix the drain issues, other than that I'm going to attempt to wait out the media issues. Thanks for all the help everyone.
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I don't know where you got your NC, but assuming you haven't opened it up, you might try flashing back to stock and taking it into a store to see about a warranty replacement. They may just tell you to call customer service, but at least you can say you verified the problem with someone. If you've only had the thing two months, you don't want to just live with bad hardware.

Taosaur said:
I don't know where you got your NC, but assuming you haven't opened it up, you might try flashing back to stock and taking it into a store to see about a warranty replacement. They may just tell you to call customer service, but at least you can say you verified the problem with someone. If you've only had the thing two months, you don't want to just live with bad hardware.
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I bought it from best buy. I did open it up like a Month and a half ago because one of my SD cards was put in wrong (oops) so it was floating around loose so I opened it up and pulled it out but that was the only time I opened it up.
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Does anyone know what kind of fees I'd be looking at if I took it in to get repaired?
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@theAmazingOne did your friend ever try a pair of Bluetooth headphones?
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Decreased Cell Reception

I just got a used HD2 last week and have been playing with it over the weekend. I have noticed significantly decreased cell reception from Tmo US compared to my Samsung Vibrant SGH-T959 using the same sim in the same places. For example two bars and 3G on the vibrant, and no bars connecting and disconnecting to the network on the HD2. I know that each phone has different hardware antennaes but I didn't expect this much difference. On the vibrant we are able to flash different modems in order to sometimes get better reception, is there a similar possibility on the HD2?
What would some other methods be to improve my reception? Different Roms potentially? I have tried using Hyperdroid CM7 off of NAND as well as NexusHD2 off SD with no changes in reception. Any help is appreciated!

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I just got a used HD2 last week and have been playing with it over the weekend. I have noticed significantly decreased cell reception from Tmo US compared to my Samsung Vibrant SGH-T959 using the same sim in the same places. For example two bars and 3G on the vibrant, and no bars connecting and disconnecting to the network on the HD2. I know that each phone has different hardware antennaes but I didn't expect this much difference. On the vibrant we are able to flash different modems in order to sometimes get better reception, is there a similar possibility on the HD2?
What would some other methods be to improve my reception? Different Roms potentially? I have tried using Hyperdroid CM7 off of NAND as well as NexusHD2 off SD with no changes in reception. Any help is appreciated!
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Mostly i would say its the hardware hack thats on this forum . What connects the antennae are two metal prongs on the mobo which press against the case which holds the antennae . ive taken mine apart to fix the flash cover and while apart fixed that . and my wifi signal increased drastically . I wish i saved the thread link but i dont know where it is to post it . just search .

Thanks for the suggestion. Is this the thread you used? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190180&highlight=reception+mod

EmoEskimo said:
Thanks for the suggestion. Is this the thread you used? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1190180&highlight=reception+mod
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Yes ! Thanks now i dont have to search for it xP lol thanks again !

Bad WiFi signal a general JB problem?

My WiFi signal was bad with every JB ROM I ever installed so could that be a general problem with JB ROM ROMs? Or is there one with good WiFi signal?
Any other experience?
Rest0ck
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Partly, yes, but often it is just a visual bug so that the actual signal strength is not shown correctly.
That said, I've found that on jb, wifi channels above 10 work very poorly. I'm guessing you're from Germany, so have a look at which channel your wifi is on.
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have you tried flashing another modem? anw for me that problem has persisted even from stock gb rom (I tried different modems), but wifi's working fine. I guess it's just a visual bug as adytum said

Modems do not affect wifi signal strength, unfortunately.
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Thanks for your response. Tbh I have no idea what a WiFi Chanel is and how to change it. And unfortunately it's not just a virtual effect. Here by my gf (e.g.) I lose my connectivity inside the house from time to time or I have a really bad signal while my gf still get a great signal even in the last corner. She has a iPhone 3gs btw. I'm using slim ROM ATM and I love the most out of every ROM I tried .. except for the WiFi
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adytum said:
Partly, yes, but often it is just a visual bug so that the actual signal strength is not shown correctly.
That said, I've found that on jb, wifi channels above 10 work very poorly. I'm guessing you're from Germany, so have a look at which channel your wifi is on.
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Read this article, http://www.fixandsave.co.uk/index.p...00-no-signal-fix&catid=173:samsung&Itemid=254
sorry for my poor english.
JCBG

rest0ck said:
Thanks for your response. Tbh I have no idea what a WiFi Chanel is and how to change it. And unfortunately it's not just a virtual effect. Here by my gf (e.g.) I lose my connectivity inside the house from time to time or I have a really bad signal while my gf still get a great signal even in the last corner. She has a iPhone 3gs btw. I'm using slim ROM ATM and I love the most out of every ROM I tried .. except for the WiFi
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First of all, make sure you do not have "avoid poor connections" ticked in wifi advanced settings.
The channel is easy to change, but you do this by logging in on the control panel of the modem, you'll need a username and password.
You could also try an app, wifi analyzer for instance, which shows you which channel the networks are on. For me, changing channels down to 5 from 12 made a huge impact, but others have not had any effect from it.
Usually the channels above 10 are only in use in Europe and Japan, so some isps here will set their router to high channels to avoid interference from other nets on the common channels.
@JCBG I can't see what that article has to do with wifi signal?
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adytum said:
First of all, make sure you do not have "avoid poor connections" ticked in wifi advanced settings.
The channel is easy to change, but you do this by logging in on the control panel of the modem, you'll need a username and password.
You could also try an app, wifi analyzer for instance, which shows you which channel the networks are on. For me, changing channels down to 5 from 12 made a huge impact, but others have not had any effect from it.
Usually the channels above 10 are only in use in Europe and Japan, so some isps here will set their router to high channels to avoid interference from other nets on the common channels.
@JCBG I can't see what that article has to do with wifi signal?
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Thank you. I will give it a try when I am at home again. Here where I am now the WiFi uses channel 4 BTW (my gf don't know their router password >.>). Which one should work good?
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Well, channel 4 should actually be in the good range.
As far as I know, nobody has come up with any alternative solutions to this issue.
I might add that for me, disabling qos, quality of service, on my router, improved the speed, but not the visual signal indication of my phone's wifi.
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Oh hm .. it's probably just jelly bean? As I mentioned earlier on my gfs phone it works properly :/

Yeah, it seems so, and there seems to be more than one cause, seeing how nets with low channel numbers fixes it for me.
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Is the WiFi signal on ICS also bad? I don't remember.

No, never had problems with it before jb. And I've at least tried 5 different jb roms, with no difference.
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Guess I have to switch back to ICS then :/

have you factually measured a difference in traffic bandwidth?
or are you switching back just because the wifi visual indicator doesnt show full reception anymore?

jelle2503 said:
have you factually measured a difference in traffic bandwidth?
or are you switching back just because the wifi visual indicator doesnt show full reception anymore?
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Hell no it is not just visual. I lose the connectivity and it is slow as hell. And it was not like that before.

no problems here..

same bad experience here.After update to JB my wifi connection is very poor, not just visual.I hope it will a solution later.

On ics cm9 my wifi was good, now im on jb mackay rom and its really bad. I get a weak signal, but i think the driver of wifi are bad made of the developer. My bro has the same phone and uses helly bean and his connection is always better. His wifi is good like cm9 was.

Wifi works great for me on CM10

Lines on note camera? Is it just a faulty device?

Not sure if new threads needed couldn't find a post to on it. Anyways my camera on the rear seems fine in daylight buy when the light drops I get loads of lines flickering. These show in picture below (on the roof top and bottom of windows right across the screen) . This is brand new phone (3 days old)
Should I take it back?
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Dont ...... take it back yet. The next device u will get most likely will have the same issue.
This particularity happens when the device is connected to a wifi network. Try again while disconnected from a wifi network.
I also have this problem and changed the device the same day i got it. Same issue tough.

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Not sure if new threads needed couldn't find a post to on it. Anyways my camera on the rear seems fine in daylight buy when the light drops I get loads of lines flickering. These show in picture below (on the roof top and bottom of windows right across the screen) . This is brand new phone (3 days old)
Should I take it back?
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i got those once too. I was in my house and now that i think of it i was connected to wifi. Is it possible that they overlooked such a huge bug?

I have the same issues yes.. I think this is a big manufacturer bug when you are connected on WIFI.. not cool samsung, hope you can fix it with a software update but I think its hardware related..

I read this too late. I took the device back today and I'm now on my second note. I have literally just got in the door and connected to my wifi. Haven't tested it on wifi yet but there was no lines in town in dimmed light.
Another reason I took it back was because I kept having unresponsive power and home key buttons.
This was temperamental but still an issue.
Just did the 2 updates from Samsung hopefully this one will be alright
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Just had a look while connected to wifi.. seems fine now.
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I had the same issue with my ex note 3. I guess all of them are same. I was almost killing shop assistant while trying to get new one. You will see the same lines when you are reacording.

Solution
I added a simple tasker rule to disable wifi and mobile data while the camera app is running. I also mutes the dial tone volume to get rid of shutter sounds...
This phone needs some patching until rooting becomes possible without loosing warranty.
I am so pissed at Samsung. Their hardware team created perfection only to be ruined by the monkeys who make their software

vgergo said:
I added a simple tasker rule to disable wifi and mobile data while the camera app is running. I also mutes the dial tone volume to get rid of shutter sounds...
This phone needs some patching until rooting becomes possible without loosing warranty.
I am so pissed at Samsung. Their hardware team created perfection only to be ruined by the monkeys who make their software
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I couldn't agree with you more.. Very disappointing that I spend a lot of money on a device i believe to be probably the best on the market for it to be ruined by something as simple as taking pictures.
But. . Touch wood.. This one hasn't produced the same lines... It did however lock up one on the day i got it requiring battery pull.

@JAMIE1000UK what's your new phone's software version? Mine's still MJ1 and I'm guarding it like gold, because with this I still have some chance of rooting, when I gather up the courage...

I'm running mj7 too. I'm pretty much the same. . Holding back on root.
Having said that. When I took out the phone I got phones4u care with it.
Meaning I get a direct replacement no quarrels within 21 days of purchase so shouldn't be a problem.
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This is becoming a serious and annoying problem. Does anyone have a fix??? I hope it's not a harware issue...

Riqz said:
This is becoming a serious and annoying problem. Does anyone have a fix??? I hope it's not a harware issue...
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People are reporting that it only happens when using the camera when using wifi.
I took the device back as I use my camera every day. The bloke in the shop knew exactly what I was talking about before I'd even shown him the images.
Must be something in the configuration. Our maybe just the camera module.
No idea. Id take it back on Warrenty.
My new replacement is Absolutely fine.
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vgergo said:
I added a simple tasker rule to disable wifi and mobile data while the camera app is running. I also mutes the dial tone volume to get rid of shutter sounds...
This phone needs some patching until rooting becomes possible without loosing warranty.
I am so pissed at Samsung. Their hardware team created perfection only to be ruined by the monkeys who make their software
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There's a setting to disable the camera shutter sound, FYI

hfuizo said:
There's a setting to disable the camera shutter sound, FYI
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no there isn't in many regional versions, such as the European Now that I am rooted, i could probably switch to a different region, but it would cause a factory reset, which I don't have time for currently
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vgergo said:
no there isn't in many regional versions, such as the European Now that I am rooted, i could probably switch to a different region, but it would cause a factory reset, which I don't have time for currently
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Germany dbt
No sound at all (silent mode of phone)
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i have that lines to, and i dont really care about it
its not worse as my old htc one :

I have these lines on my device. I haven't rooted yet as my device came with MJ6 firmware.
I read that the problem goes away on MK2 firmware:
jesper10 said:
Downloaded this tonight, haven't had the change to comment on battery life but one thing it does seem to have fixed is the issue I was having wit the camera in low light, the interference with wifi on seems to have disappeared now...no horizontal lines on screen
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48585178&postcount=18
Can anyone else confirm this?

Mine happened on the original device I had after I'd fully updated it.
I'm on same firmware on the new device and I've never had the problem. Baring in mind that the phones arrived from same store on the same firmware probably from the same batch that they had delivered. .
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