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O2 Xda IIs "wakes up" by itself!!!

Ok, I am getting increasingly frustrated trying to resolve an issue... my Xda O2 IIs keeps "waking itself up" ....aaaargh!!!
I hit the power button on the top to shut off the display (it saves power and enables me to lock the other keys from being accidentally pushed) but after a very short time, the screen comes on by itself, and I can't figure out WHY!!!!
While just sitting on my desk or out on the road, not in the cradle, I noticed, from time-to-time, that the "G" Icon at the top is often replaced by an "x" and the 'left/right sync arrows' ...so I naturally thought it was trying to connect to something.
I thought it might be trying to connect to GPRS, so I removed the connection. It didn't fix the issue.
I thought it was a Bluetooth File Transfer issue, so I deleted that connection also... still no resolve.
I checked my ActiveSync settings, and it all looks ok.
PLEASE HELP, it's killing the length of life in my battery on a daily basis!!!

i had the same problem when i was on the o2 rom, i sorted it by getting shut of the o2 rom and installing the imate 1.40 rom.... it runs faster,better and never needs soft reseting, with the added bonus of wm10.
but i kinda came to the conclusion that when the fone itself talks to the network every so often, ( ya know when u get interferance when its next to a radio or ur desktop speakers.) as it did it at those times, maybe u should stick it next to something and see if u get the radio interference, and see if it does this in flight mode......
also maybe think about removing the o2 active if u have that, and as a last resort, if no-one else can halp with a fix, maybe think about upgrading to imate 1.40 rom...

Mine did this for a while. I can't remamber the EXACT setting, but it was activesync trying to sync on a schedule (like every 5 minutes) over WAP.
If its the same problem, a bit of rummaging around the activesync settings should sort it out.
-Mike

Thanks joey jojo. Thanks mike freegan.
Joey, where can I get iMate 1.40 ??? Although, I really don't want to use the iMate rom. Ideally, I'd like to find and fix the problem I'm having with this O2 rom.
Mike, I checked my ActiveSync settings on the device... everything looks ok to me. Under ActiveSync/Tools/Options/PC Synchronization: 'Use this PC' is set to ZEUS (which is my computer name) and the other two boxes are UNchecked for 'Use mobile schedule to sync with this PC' and 'Sync with this PC during manual sync' ...then when I click on the Options button, the 'When cradled' dialogue appears, the checkbox for 'Enable PC sync using this connection:' is CHECKED and the connection to use is set for 'USB' . Then, under the 'Mobile Schedule' tab, everything is set to 'Manually'.
BTW, when I put the device in 'Flight Mode' ...it doesn't mysteriously 'wake-up' by itself.
I agree, it appears to be trying to use GPRS to 'connect' or 'sync' with something... I just can't seem to find what or where the cause is located. Aaaargh!!! Any other ideas guys?? Anyone else?

XDA III IIs IIi Waking UP
I've found that if I leave my bluetooth switched on it does this I'd love to have my bluetooth on all the time but as it does this I have it off unless I'm using my GPS.
Can this be fixed ?

Thanks Carl n Adele,
I tried your suggestion, shutting off BlueTooth, but after doing so, and then pressing the power button, the device STILL wakes-up after about 20-30 seconds. So, that wasn't the problem.
Is there any O2 subscribers that can call O2 Tech Support and ask some questions? I'd even call myself if I could pretend to be someone else. Just a thought, if there was anyone willing to help out.

i will try to get u xda support number, i work at o2 so i might be able to ask someone too... tho i guess they wont know, cos there idiots.... lol

I had this problem too. Found that Activesync was still running in the background and was using "mobile schedule" to sync via GPRS (even when set to manual), check that ActiveSync does not appear in the Running program list...

Thanks joey jojo, I really would appreciate the help!
m4ttyw, you are correct, ActiveSync was running in the background. But I had set everything in ActiveSync to MANUALLY SYNC. Nevertheless, I STOPPED ActiveSync in the Running Programs List, then pressed the Power Button again, and with fingers crossed and holding my breath, I waited to see if the device would 'wake itself up' again... and... sure enough, it did. Same thing as always! DAMN! Nice try though, thanks.
This is really frustrating me. The manual shows NOTHING about that Icon at the top if the screen (see earlier message in this thread) and what it is doing, so I can only think that is is still trying to connect or sync something... AAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!
Hmmmm, I wonder if it might have something to do with the GSM Band setting? It's currently set to Automatic, I am not sure what it SHOULD be set to for Rogers in Canada???

Darn think waking up
checked all my settings and its def the bluetooth causing my problems

Not mine, Carl... I have BlueTooth SHUT OFF and the device still wakes up by itself!!!

NEW Observation: When the device wakes-up, it takes about 5 seconds before the "G" icon changes to the 'sync' icon with the 'x' (see pics earlier in this message thread) but, I've noticed that signal strength drops off to nothing except a few dots "..." as if it were searching for a signal. And then, immediately comes back to normal signal strength.

sol
This is sometimes caused by a conflict between ur current radio stack and the frequency ur network is using.
What i mean is, the 'G' icons only represents the availability of gprs in ur current coverage area.By default, ur phone syncs with ur provider every x interval
in seconds, by which the state of gprs availability is changed (Hence,its icon) in ur case, ur pda wakes up whenever ur pda syncs with ur network. A temporary solution would be to choose a network configuration (under settings - connections) which doesnt have a gprs connection. This might, or might not cure it. The best thing to do in my opinion is to change ur current Rom ( or atleast ur radio Rom) that would definately cure the problem.
Try both solutions and post.

Sorry for my worse english.
I met this problem for several times, and it seem to cause by active sync inside the PPC.
I have to connect it to PC and have a Sync Operation,then solve it .
My Device :
Simpified Chinese Dopod 696
The Version Number is fogotten Because I had upgraded it .

Thanks gz_lgz,
I think you are CORRECT!!!! I started to think about what you said in your message, and decided to INSTALL the NEW VERSION of ActveSync 4 on my desktop pc.
After installing ActiveSync 4, I did a sync, removed device from cradle, pressed the power button on the device and waited... and waited... and waited... and waited... and waited... and waited... AND it did NOT WAKE ITSELF UP!!!
It seems there was something happening with the ActiveSync installed on the device that was not working properly and therefore kept trying to sync itself again & again, but since installing the new version of ActiveSync, it corrected the problem.
NOTE: I suppose that uninstalling and reinstalling the OLD version of ActiveSync may have done the same thing... but I never tried to do that.
Nevertheless, I am very happy that it is working properly now!!!
Thanks EVERYONE for your time and patience and WILLINGNESS to help!

Gentlemen,
After upgrading to the latest Dangaard ROM I've got a problem that seems to have the same root cause although the symptoms are slightly different.
If Bluetooth is switched on and my hands-free Logitech is paired with the Blueangel, it wakes up every minute. Once the hands-free is switched off, the device sleeps normally. Another lame thing is if the phone call is long enough for the device to go to the sleep mode (longer then 1 minute in my case), the Bluetooth connection is dropped and the sound is transferred to internal speaker.
There is no need to mention that Activesync is stopped. I'm quite sure that all these problems have something to do with the power management of the device. That's why I'd like to ask if somebody uses any additional software for the power management and if you've got any recommendation on the subject.
Hope it could help us to get rid of the problem. Any help is greatly appreciated. My device details are mentioned in the signature.
PS. Thanks to all the contributors to this wonderful forum. I must admit that the idea of BlueAngel was as great as the implementation sucks...
Update: Check this out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=21235
I think this workaround is good enough.

just a thought, but open active sync on your xda, and make sure that on the PC tab, the box marked 'use mobile schedule to sync with this pc' is not ticked and the other marked 'sync with this pc durin manual sync' IS ticked
also on mobile schedule tab, all selections are set to manually, and the box marked 'sync outgoing items as they are sent' is not ticked.
dunno if that will help, but its a thought anyway!!!
joey 8)

Guinness said:
Thanks gz_lgz,
I think you are CORRECT!!!! I started to think about what you said in your message, and decided to INSTALL the NEW VERSION of ActveSync 4 on my desktop pc.
After installing ActiveSync 4, I did a sync, removed device from cradle, pressed the power button on the device and waited... and waited... and waited... and waited... and waited... and waited... AND it did NOT WAKE ITSELF UP!!!
It seems there was something happening with the ActiveSync installed on the device that was not working properly and therefore kept trying to sync itself again & again, but since installing the new version of ActiveSync, it corrected the problem.
NOTE: I suppose that uninstalling and reinstalling the OLD version of ActiveSync may have done the same thing... but I never tried to do that.
Nevertheless, I am very happy that it is working properly now!!!
Thanks EVERYONE for your time and patience and WILLINGNESS to help!
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ah, i didnt read that before my last post, ok, glad to hear you sorted your problem out tho!!!
joey 8)

i get the same problem with mine - ever since i turned my active sync onto manual it started with the problem so i turned it back to automatic.. just seeing if that fixed the problem i've been having..
also Downloading the lastet Active sync 3.8 and see if that helps..

I've figured out that its Sprite Backup Software v3.0 thats causing my XDAIIs switch on all the time. Disabling the Scheduled Backup seems to resolve the problem.
However, I've upgraded to SBSv3.14 which works even without turning off Scheduled backup.
Hope this helps

Looking for an app to initiate and stop a 3G Connection

Hello,
I'm using schap's WM6 ROM 3.30a
I was wondering if someone knows an app to initiate a 3G/GPRS/EDGE connection.
I use radio streaming programs that don't initiate the connection by themselves. So I would love that kind of button to connect/disconnect easily from my 3G ISP.
If you think it's possible...
Thanks !

pim said:
Hello,
I'm using schap's WM6 ROM 3.30a
I was wondering if someone knows an app to initiate a 3G/GPRS/EDGE connection.
I use radio streaming programs that don't initiate the connection by themselves. So I would love that kind of button to connect/disconnect easily from my 3G ISP.
If you think it's possible...
Thanks !
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Schap's CommManager has a button to do this

I've downloaded schap's comm manager ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310650 ), but I don't see any button to do that. There is a button to switch between 2G and 3G. But I dont' see a button to start or stop the connection.
Thanks

How about BandSwitch...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=299070

As I understand you want a way to disconnect a 3G connection... right?
If so, you want something like the HTCustom Tweak Application... it allows you to display the GPRS/3G Disconnect and Timer option!
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=307873

pim said:
I've downloaded schap's comm manager ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310650 ), but I don't see any button to do that. There is a button to switch between 2G and 3G. But I dont' see a button to start or stop the connection.
Thanks
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It's the 4th button down on the right - looks like a computer with a globe behind it - press that and then 'connect' on the left softkey (under network connection it should show your default 3G connection)

stewcp said:
As I understand you want a way to disconnect a 3G connection... right?
If so, you want something like the HTCustom Tweak Application... it allows you to display the GPRS/3G Disconnect and Timer option!
See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=307873
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To stop the connection, I know there is a tweak.
I'm looking for something to Start it

rabdo said:
It's the 4th button down on the right - looks like a computer with a globe behind it - press that and then 'connect' on the left softkey (under network connection it should show your default 3G connection)
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Maybe I'm a noob but where is the left softkey ?

pim said:
Maybe I'm a noob but where is the left softkey ?
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The left and right softkeys are the buttons on the bottom of the screen which also have hardware buttons below them
does the button I mentioned in the comm manager not work for you?

sorry I found it out.
But I would prefer something faster, with one click only

First off this has nothing to do with WM6... second all of the tweak apps have a setting for connection always on! and the option to show a dissconnect button on the top! third in most commangers there is a data connection button that you simply tap and turn the data on and off... searching the forum would have been a much easier way to find your answer it seems that people love to be spoon feed around here and are not willing to go through the trial and error that real devs do to get what they want. until senior member stop feeding into this the problem will never stop. I know everyone wants to be a nice guy but damn if we don't stop this no we might as well change the name to HoFo2...

pim said:
sorry I found it out.
But I would prefer something faster, with one click only
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My first thought would be to look at a program called 'mortscript' in which you can create scripts and attach them to shortcuts or hardware buttons. You can do just about anything with these scripts so is probably your best bet for a 1-click option

Be happy with what is out there. If you feel you want something faster and one click, you might be better off writting your own apps to fit your needs.
pim said:
sorry I found it out.
But I would prefer something faster, with one click only
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Thank you all

Sorry for Hijacking this thread.
After I got the WM6 image on my device I lack the button / link for initiating the 3G/UMTS-Connection (before I was able to click on the "U" (="3G") logo in the menubar, and the Connectivity-Bubble gave me the option to initiate the data-connection. With the new image it only shows me a text that "there are no data-connections active. If necessary applications will initiate a connection. Go into "Settings" to change your connection settings." (Freely translated from the german version)
Anybody know how I can get them back? I'm aware of the reg-hack to get the disconnect-button in HKLM\ControlPanel\Phone\Flags2, what are the settings of Flag2 and Flag of people who are able to initiate the connection from the menu bar?
TIA, Ulf

PhoneAlarm can include a button to initiate or stop a data connection (as well as BT or WiFi buttons), with one click. It's also an awesome program for other reasons if you haven't used it yet.

Hi!
I live in Europe and flashed the Dopod rom..
The thing is, ever since the upgrade when I connect to (mobile) internet, it doesn't show the UMTS sign, but the Edge/3g sign. Internet is a lot slower than before as well.
Does this have anything to do with the fact I get an error when I boot saying it's for Asia only, or do I need to do something to connect to the UMTS network?

Does anyone know haw to add the GPRS disconnect button???

It seems like no one knows or no one is willing to share the ref hack to enable the disconnect button in the balloon when you are connected to net, the only rom ive seen that has this button is Toms B&B roms, so i know it is possible.

This works in my Rom NewArtemis 2.3
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\Phone]
"Flags2"=dword:00000008

Press red key for about 8 secs (works on official release), no need of the disconnect button

That reg hack doesnt work

NewArtemis 2.3?!
Fracoon said:
This works in my Rom NewArtemis 2.3
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ControlPanel\Phone]
"Flags2"=dword:00000008
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Nobody did notice that Fracoon mentioned his NEW ROM?! But so far I've seen it nowhere...
Fracoon, please, share your new rom with us!
(And I noticed too that nowadays you appear very rarely here...)
Best regards,

hi,
if you want to automatically stop edge connection (web and email) after 1 minute, try phone alarm, there is an option on advanced menu that turns off automatically data connection,

Do most people close their GPRS connection, or leave it open?
Is it correct that you only have to pay for downloaded data? So you can leave it open all the time at no cost?
What are the advantages of shutting down the GPRS conection every time?
Thanks

diligaf said:
Is it correct that you only have to pay for downloaded data? So you can leave it open all the time at no cost?
Thanks
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It depends on the mobile provider and your contract with it, but yes, in most cases you pay only for the down- and uploaded data.
diligaf said:
What are the advantages of shutting down the GPRS conection every time?
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The advantage is prolonged battery life! The phone, with GPRS open, eats more energy.
And regarding the original question:
If you have SKTools (very useful prog) go to 'Tune Up!' menu item, go to 'Phone edition' and there you will find the possibility to create a Disconnect button for your bubble.
Good luck!

so it's normal that the data connections stays open until a manul stop happens?
no way to avoid this problem without installing 3rd parts software?

The WiFi issue after Standby - Solved

Hi guys,
I saw a several post for the problem with the WiFi which dont want to connect after phone waked from standby
in my case - WM6.5 WWE Official Rom
how I solved this
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\BCMSDDHD1\Parms]
string Value - "EnableAutoConnect" must be set to 1
this work for me.
At first when you powerd from StandBy you will see that the WiFi icon still missing, but when you open the browser or Im .. or whatever using internet
WiFI Start to connecting
Thats from me
I Hope that this will work and for you guys
Regards,
patzkata

Thanks! Hope this works.
Is there any way to have it connected w/out editting the reg? Also, what program is best for doing so?

Ky772 said:
Thanks! Hope this works.
Is there any way to have it connected w/out editting the reg? Also, what program is best for doing so?
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I don't know
did you tried it already?
it seem that this is some king of bug in WM6.5, and after the phone sleep (stanby mode) after that the WiFi is ON, but it dont want to connect
so if you chance the registri like i said, you will have no problems any more
Regards,
patzkata

The Registry Settings dont exist on my device. im running 6.5.3

Trying this - hope it works.

On do this.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\BCMSDDHD1\Parms]
string Value - "HTCKeepWifiOnWhenUnattended" must be set to 1

drewcam888 said:
On do this.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Comm\BCMSDDHD1\Parms]
string Value - "HTCKeepWifiOnWhenUnattended" must be set to 1
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that worked for me. Thanks

the EnableAutoConnect edit worked for me, but the HTCKeepWifiOnWhenUnattended did not hold after a restart. It would be nice if i could get my wifi to stay on. Any ideas?
BTW I got an HTC Tilt 2 with original rom WM6.5 rom ver 1.59.502.3 WWE

LiquidXed what i use and has worked with no problems so far to Keep Wifi enabled and on always ( even through standby) is Wifinostandby
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5353195
just install it and it will basically do what the Tweaks do (BBtweaks etc) but it does it auto on startup every time since the registry keys don't hold after restarts.

WIFI used to autmactically connect

On a previous build/ROM, my wifi would automatically connect when needed. So if I clicked update weather, it would turn on wifi and connect if I was at home.
Look at this image. Under wifi it shows "Connect to wifi network" It used to say "Automatically connect to wifi".
Now it doesn't automatically turn on when I click update weather, but if I turn it on, it never turns off. (It turns off when I put my machine in standby, but it comes back on when I turn my device back on) It used to stay turned off, but automatically turn on when needed. A VERY nice feature.
Anyone know how to 'hack' this feature back into existence?
ps. I'm running NRG ROM, build 23554

On the stock roms, yes , the wifi would stay off until needed and then turn on and automatically connect. But on the custom roms (not sure if all custom roms) its hacked to stay on all the time because alot of people like it that way. I'm pretty sure its just some registry values that you would need to change. I would suggest rooting around in your registry looking for your wifi settings, and then change stuff until you get it the way you want it, just make sure and write down what all you changed, and what the values were, in case you screw up your wifi and need to revert back to the way it originally was in order to connect. And remember that in order for registry changes to take effect, you have to do a soft reset

I, too, suspect it's just a reg settings, but I haven't come up with anything... WIFI on all the time is such a battery drain, I don't see why it would be popular to have this way...
anyway, if anyone knows how to change it back, it'd be greatly appreciated.

This cab works for me.

rete said:
This cab works for me.
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Thanks. I'll give it a try!

I had the exact same problem as described in the first post after I upgraded from a stock Manila 2.1 ROM to a stock Manila 2.5 ROM. This cab worked perfectly for me. I think it will be a real battery saver, not having the wi-fi needlessly reconnect every time I turn the screen on!