[Fix] 3G Drops - Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

This seems to be a pretty common problem lately: I've had it, and at least three others that I know of have had it. Luckily, there's a pretty simple fix.
Known Symptoms:
-Notification bar will say "3G," and appear to be connected, only to disappear (from the notification bar) after opening an internet-using application (at which point there will be no internet).
-Notification bar will only say "1X," and only 1X speeds.
-Settings --> Wireless & networks, mobile data will keep saying "turning on," without actually turning on.
Fix:
0. Disclaimer: You take responsibility for your own actions. The following is merely a replication of the steps that worked for me.
1. Do a nandroid.
2. Do a factory reset:
----Settings --> SD & phone storage --> Factory reset --> Reset phone.
----Phone will reboot, show a Clockworkmod-like screen, then reboot again.
If you have 3G, skip to Step 4, congratulations. If not, continue onto Step 2.
2. RUU. This will restore your phone to stock ROM, and wipe as much of the data as possible.
----Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IH461NS4
----MD5: 784d7d55d987ed5afa7b10a30b402fb4
----Put PB31IMG.zip on the root of your SD card.
----BE SURE TO HAVE AT LEAST 50% BATTERY.
----Boot into bootloader (vol-down + power), wait a minute for it to load / unzip, and select yes to update.
----Phone will reboot again into bootloader, wait a minute for it to load / unzip, and then select yes to update, wait a minute or to for it to update, and then yes to reboot.
----Phone will now reboot into stock ROM. Go through the set-up.
If you have 3G, skip to Step 4, congratulations. If not, continue to Step 3.
3. Factory reset:
----Settings --> SD & phone storage --> Factory reset --> Reset phone.
----Phone will reboot, show a Clockworkmod-like screen, then reboot again into Setup-like screen.
----Follow prompts, eventually getting to "Activate" and follow directions.
If you have 3G, continue onto Step 4, congratulations. If not, please post info, and I'll try to help as best I can.
4. Read Notes.
Notes:
-Reroot with unrevoked.
-I'm not sure whether a nandroid restore will maintain the fix, but I think it will (not mess anything up).
-The problem seems to occur with something being corrupted outside of ROM files, so that's why different ROMs don't alleviate the problem.
---More specifically, the problem seems to be related to doing a *228 on an Evo ROM. Nothing's wrong with using a ported Evo ROM, just don't *228 it.
---Not saying a *228 is DIRECTLY the cause of it, but there definitely seems to be some correlation.
Please report back if this works! (Or if it doesn't...)
So far: 100% =]
Alternative:
mrviper01 said:
Hey guys I might have a fix for this 3g issue. I work at Verizon as a tech support rep and we have had a lot of issues with 3g drops on the eris and the incredible. What happens is that somehow the M.IP settings on the phone get cleared out. M.IP settings control your data services and therefore if blank you have no 3g and therefore have no data. What you need to do is to go in and insert the correct info to get the 3g back on. Heres what you do:
Dial ##778 then press call, next you will get an EPST screen with 2 options. Choose edit mode. Next it will ask for a password, here you will use 000000 (6 zeros) as the password. Now you will have a screen with different options. First go into the one that says Data Parameters. On the next screen it will say Package Dial String and it should have #777 as the number. If it is not there go ahead and type in #777. Now press back and you will return to the 1st menu again. This time choose M.IP Default Profile and on the next screen you will see a field called NAI. Make sure this field has you phone # followed by @vzw3g.com ex([email protected] If it is blank go ahead and input the information. After you do that, press the menu button and choose commit modifications. The phone will power off and back on and you should have 3g service again. Hope this helps you guys.
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So I did a factory reset on my redemption ROM, but when I restarted it, it just brought me back to my homescreen with my accounts deleted.. and the problem still there. Do I need to totally wipe, flash a fresh redemption ROM, then when it prompts me for set up use wifi to get through, then factory reset?

why not just say, do a nandroid, wipe and restore nandroid.

My brother had the same issue using virtuous 3.1. What fixed it for him was changing kernels for what its worth...

gmichaelow said:
This seems to be a pretty common problem lately: I've had it, and at least three others that I know of have had it. Luckily, there's a pretty simple fix.
Known Symptoms:
-Notification bar will say "3G," only to go away after opening an internet-using application.
-Notification bar will only say "1X," and only 1X speeds.
Fix:
0. Disclaimer: You take responsibility for your own actions. The following is merely a replication of the steps that worked for me.
1. Do a nandroid.
2. Flash a sense ROM. (Virtuous, Redemption, Redemptive, Warm)
3. Settings --> SD & phone storage --> Factory reset. (Pick whichever option wipes the most)
4. Phone will reboot, show a Clockwork-like screen, then reboot again into Setup-like screen.
5. Follow prompts, eventually getting to "Activate" and follow directions.
6. 3G should now be working.
7. Read Notes.
Notes:
-I'm not sure whether a nandroid restore will maintain the fix, but I think it will (not mess anything up).
-The problem seems to occur with something being corrupted outside of ROM files, so that's why flashing different ROMs don't alleviate the problem.
Please report back if this works! (Or if it doesn't...)
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Activate just does *228. How is this method any different?

gmichaelow said:
This seems to be a pretty common problem lately: I've had it, and at least three others that I know of have had it. Luckily, there's a pretty simple fix.
Known Symptoms:
-Notification bar will say "3G," only to go away after opening an internet-using application.
-Notification bar will only say "1X," and only 1X speeds.
Fix:
0. Disclaimer: You take responsibility for your own actions. The following is merely a replication of the steps that worked for me.
1. Do a nandroid.
2. Flash a sense ROM. (Virtuous, Redemption, Redemptive, Warm)
3. Settings --> SD & phone storage --> Factory reset. (Pick whichever option wipes the most)
4. Phone will reboot, show a Clockwork-like screen, then reboot again into Setup-like screen.
5. Follow prompts, eventually getting to "Activate" and follow directions.
6. 3G should now be working.
7. Read Notes.
Notes:
-I'm not sure whether a nandroid restore will maintain the fix, but I think it will (not mess anything up).
-The problem seems to occur with something being corrupted outside of ROM files, so that's why flashing different ROMs don't alleviate the problem.
Please report back if this works! (Or if it doesn't...)
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n_i_x said:
Activate just does *228. How is this method any different?
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None of this is working for me... Including the kernel... I also just reprogrammed my phone but that didnt fix anything either. I guess I'll try and flash skyraider again and the service pack or something..
Any other ideas?
*edit* - Formatted my sd card, got rid of everything, reinstalled Redemption and no go... gonna try skyraider again...

Hmm, I'm trying to think of what I did to fix my 3G, and I think I RUU'd, and then did a factory reset. That should be your best bet.

I'm also having these issues. What does "RUU'd" mean?

What is the point of the nandroid if you ruu and go back to stock anyways?

sd5500 said:
I'm also having these issues. What does "RUU'd" mean?
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RUU stands for 'Radio Unit Update'........

gmichaelow said:
Hmm, I'm trying to think of what I did to fix my 3G, and I think I RUU'd, and then did a factory reset. That should be your best bet.
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None of this makes any sense. It sounds like a coincidence that it worked for you.

n_i_x said:
None of this makes any sense. It sounds like a coincidence that it worked for you.
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Well that's funny... CAUSE IT WORKED!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH gmichaelow!
Basically the deal seems to be in the factory reset. When you factory reset a RUU it deletes EVERYTHING which makes you need to reactivate your phone. When I reactivated my phone before, it didnt work because the corrupted files (im guessing) were still in tact...
Time to reroot! haha

AndrewGL said:
Well that's funny... CAUSE IT WORKED!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH gmichaelow!
Basically the deal seems to be in the factory reset. When you factory reset a RUU it deletes EVERYTHING which makes you need to reactivate your phone. When I reactivated my phone before, it didnt work because the corrupted files (im guessing) were still in tact...
Time to reroot! haha
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Ahahahaa!! Yayyy!!! Lol, I'm so glad it worked! It was REALLLLLYYY frustrating for me, as there's no documentation to a solution to this problem. There are only reports of the problem, but no answer.
It was actually a Verizon rep who put me on to this, after telling me to "factory reset." But I was running CyanogenMod at the time, and the factory reset did nothing.
So I figured that I should RUU, I've tried everything else. RUU didn't fix it by itself. But then I remembered the Verizon rep... factory reset... and then that magic "3G" icon appeared! And stayed! =]
lol, anyways, glad I could help.

gmichaelow said:
Ahahahaa!! Yayyy!!! Lol, I'm so glad it worked! It was REALLLLLYYY frustrating for me, as there's no documentation to a solution to this problem. There are only reports of the problem, but no answer.
It was actually a Verizon rep who put me on to this, after telling me to "factory reset." But I was running CyanogenMod at the time, and the factory reset did nothing.
So I figured that I should RUU, I've tried everything else. RUU didn't fix it by itself. But then I remembered the Verizon rep... factory reset... and then that magic "3G" icon appeared! And stayed! =]
lol, anyways, glad I could help.
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Ya the factory reset on Ruu must wipe the PRL data and stuff too which is why it makes you reprogram I think!

AndrewGL said:
Ya the factory reset on Ruu must wipe the PRL data and stuff too which is why it makes you reprogram I think!
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Yeah, it's definitely wiping something that ROMs aren't getting to. Probably the PRL, as no ROM I've ever flashed boots into that screen with an "Activate" button.

Me and my gf had 3G loss issues. After I did the RIL patch it did it less, but now it doesn't do it. So I've done nothing and my issues are fixed.
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shoman24v said:
Me and my gf had 3G loss issues. After I did the RIL patch it did it less, but now it doesn't do it. So I've done nothing and my issues are fixed.
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Your lucky, I tried that as well to no avail, I'd say this is like a a last resort if nothing else works-

AndrewGL said:
Your lucky, I tried that as well to no avail, I'd say this is like a a last resort if nothing else works-
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Yeup. when I tried this, I was desperate xD My 3G wasn't working! My smartphone was now an iTouch that could call! (Albeit with android xD)

I was having these problems as well, I did everything I could think of to fix it, RUU, 228, checkin, nothing worked. I ended up taking it in to a verizon store and they gave it a shot.
They ended up just sending me a replacement Incredible, and I haven't had any problems on this one yet.
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These issues are only apparent when you flash leaks are custom roms.

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Permanent 1x, no 3g service

I was running Myn's, decided to flash Calkulin's. Downloaded all the latest radios, the format all, and the rom image. Once i flashed the latest radio onto Calkilin's i started noticing that I only have 1x, not 3g, service everywhere i go. I drove the local sprint store (about 5 minutes away) to test to see if I just had a bad signal, rebooted the phone and still had 1x service.
I restored the data profile by doing ##3282# going into the profile and restoring all the settings. Problem is this fixes the 3g service, but I lose the ability to receive phone calls.
I have also tried updating/downgrading trying different roms. Problem seems to follow. Couple of friends are having this issue, all of us are trying different things and not coming to any conclusion.
Any help is appreciated
could some mod please take down the link to calkulin's 1.8? 1.7.7 is such a good rom, but 1.8 is just causing problems left and right.
this same thing happened to me and a bunch of other people. it's calkulin's extended menus.
wipe and reflash his rom. then dload msl reader from market. get your msl. then go to dialer and type ##data#. choose edit, and enter ur msl. choose mode of operation, and make sure its on automatic. then, without going into settings at all, boot into recovery, wipe, adn flash another rom. check if its working now. if not, repeat. it'll work eventually.
dkdude36 said:
could some mod please take down the link to calkulin's 1.8? 1.7.7 is such a good rom, but 1.8 is just causing problems left and right.
this same thing happened to me and a bunch of other people. it's calkulin's extended menus.
wipe and reflash his rom. then dload msl reader from market. get your msl. then go to dialer and type ##data#. choose edit, and enter ur msl. choose mode of operation, and make sure its on automatic. then, without going into settings at all, boot into recovery, wipe, adn flash another rom. check if its working now. if not, repeat. it'll work eventually.
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Tried this several times (try #20 no lie.) Flashed the stock backup i had when i originally got the phone and it still continually doesn't work.
Autris said:
Tried this several times (try #20 no lie.) Flashed the stock backup i had when i originally got the phone and it still continually doesn't work.
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totally wipe and flash a stock rooted rom, then do the data/hard reset. if all else fails run the RUU, then root again and go from there. ive had this happen before and it can be a pain in the rear to fix. you may just want to start over fresh.
fixxxer2008 said:
totally wipe and flash a stock rooted rom, then do the data/hard reset. if all else fails run the RUU, then root again and go from there. ive had this happen before and it can be a pain in the rear to fix. you may just want to start over fresh.
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ruu didn't help me. seems like a very random bug. you sure you changed mode of operation to automatic? ok then try this. after changing mode of operation to auto, go into settings and in mobile data options, change the setting that says evdo-only (forget the name) to hybrid. then wipe and flash diff rom.
fixxxer2008 said:
totally wipe and flash a stock rooted rom, then do the data/hard reset. if all else fails run the RUU, then root again and go from there. ive had this happen before and it can be a pain in the rear to fix. you may just want to start over fresh.
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By chance, (I can't find it on the sprint store or on the htc website) could you post the download link for the Sprint RUU?
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[Q] Nonstop rebooting, even after full wipe/reinstall - last_kmsg inside

Hey everyone.
I know there's a couple other threads with this problem, but none of them included their last_kmsg files. It took a bunch of tries before I could stay booted up long enough to grab it, but I have one.
I'm getting a significant number of reboots on my EVO. Like almost unusable at times. It seems fairly random, although there's a slight suspicion is has something to do with the GPS. Maps has been a crash-cause before and the most recent bout last night was brought on by foursquare. (the annoying part is I had just used 4sq fine 30 minutes prior with no issues. Then, booted it up, refreshed locations and my phone was unusable for hours.)
I've done all the standard things. Fix permissions, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, wipe data/system, reinstall the latest CM7 build (update-cm-7.0.2.1-Supersonic-signed.zip), wipe cache, wipe dalvik. I entered my google account info but told it not to sync anything. It is now rebooting less than a minute after it starts up. I haven't installed any apps at all since this most recent wipe/reload of CM7. It reboots with and without the sd card installed.
I'm at a loss here and getting incredibly frustrated. Many replies say it's as easy to fix as wipe everything and re-do it. Obviously something abnormal is screwed up on my phone and I can't figure it out.
Here's the pastebin from this morning: pastebin.com/Ki7H8bH3 (Crap, I don't post here enough to be allowed to post links. Just add the http part to that.)
And then when I got awake enough, I did another complete wipe/reload. The rebooting is even worse now, it's taken me almost an hour to get to a point I can install es explorer to try and pull another file. And when I did, it was blank.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
1. Go to the link below and download the PC36IMG.zip file for amon RA v2.3 and place it on the root of your SD card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
2. Shutdown your device.
3. Simultaneously press the DOWN volume button and the power button until your device starts. There will be a short pause and then a few lines of text will scroll across the screen. Afterwards, the bootloader will automatically detect the PC36IMG.zip file and prompt you to install it. Follow the easy prompts to install. Installation will take less than 10 seconds to complete. Afterwards, reboot into your new recovery. Go to the backup/restore menu and make a nandroid backup of your current setup.
4. Now go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it EXCEPT the SD card.
5. Go to the flash menu and flash the rom you desire to flash.
On many occasions, reflashing the recovery solved rebooting issues and hopefully, it will solve yours.
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Hi dougjamal,
Thanks for the reply.
I've made some progress. Last night I had done a majority of what you suggested, with installing amon RA. I've also just formatted my entire sd card just to be sure.
I haven't tried wiping things other than cache and dalvik, so I'll try that.
My progress I mentioned is that I had CM7 up and running until I flashed a new kernel and gapps in there. So I guess I'll just stick with the stock CM7 kernel, try your extra wiping and see how that works.
Thanks!
grifta67 said:
Hi dougjamal,
Thanks for the reply.
I've made some progress. Last night I had done a majority of what you suggested, with installing amon RA. I've also just formatted my entire sd card just to be sure.
I haven't tried wiping things other than cache and dalvik, so I'll try that.
My progress I mentioned is that I had CM7 up and running until I flashed a new kernel and gapps in there. So I guess I'll just stick with the stock CM7 kernel, try your extra wiping and see how that works.
Thanks!
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You're very welcome. Sorry for the delayed response. I was having a late lunch and then drove home. Anyway, keep us informed of your progress and enjoy the rest of your day.
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No worried on any delay, just glad to have someone that took a read and time to reply!
Ugh, it's the randomness of this that has me so frustrated. I thought I had a good install again, I left it sit on the "touch the android" screen for a few minutes and it stayed on. Made it through the setup process ok. I allowed the setup to "auto-download" a handful of the google apps it asks if you want. Once they got to about 38%... boom, restart.
So I did another toooootal wipe and I'll manually install those apps one by one. We'll see...
dougjamal said:
1. Go to the link below and download the PC36IMG.zip file for amon RA v2.3 and place it on the root of your SD card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705026
2. Shutdown your device.
3. Simultaneously press the DOWN volume button and the power button until your device starts. There will be a short pause and then a few lines of text will scroll across the screen. Afterwards, the bootloader will automatically detect the PC36IMG.zip file and prompt you to install it. Follow the easy prompts to install. Installation will take less than 10 seconds to complete. Afterwards, reboot into your new recovery. Go to the backup/restore menu and make a nandroid backup of your current setup.
4. Now go to the wipe menu and wipe EVERYTHING in it EXCEPT the SD card.
5. Go to the flash menu and flash the rom you desire to flash.
On many occasions, reflashing the recovery solved rebooting issues and hopefully, it will solve yours.
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Seems like this gets posted quite often, huh??? lol
Don't rule out a corrupt download. If you have the time, download both Salvage-Mod 1.2.1 and the gapps zip from http://www.salvage-mod.com/node/4. If you like CM7, you may like Salvage-Mod. It is pure gingerbread. If you decide to flash it, see whether or not you get bootloops with it.
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HipKat said:
Seems like this gets posted quite often, huh??? lol
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Indeed, my friend...lol...but it works.
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HipKat said:
Seems like this gets posted quite often, huh??? lol
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It does and it wish it was that easy. It's frustrating to read that others seem to have no issues at all yet when I follow those directions, which are everywhere, nothing seems to work.
dougjamal said:
Don't rule out a corrupt download. If you have the time, download both Salvage-Mod 1.2.1 and the gapps zip from http://www.salvage-mod.com/node/4. If you like CM7, you may like Salvage-Mod. It is pure gingerbread. If you decide to flash it, see whether or not you get bootloops with it.
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I re-downloaded CM7 this morning thinking that might be the issue, but it hasn't seemed to help. I'll give a different rom a try probably, maybe there's something other than CM7 I'd be content with.
Whelp, I downloaded SalvageMod and their gapps. Wiped everything, installed salvage, installed gapps, rebooted.
I got through set-up, was ok for a couple minutes, then as I was going into my contacts to see if they had sync'd yet... reboot.
This makes me think this can't be a ROM issue.
Any other ideas?
Does the same thing happen when you run a stock (or close-to-stock) rom? Main reason I ask is that this might actually be some sort of hardware problem, but one of the best ways to test for that is to be running on stock software. I wouldn't necessarily suggest flashing an RUU to get to the latest official release, but there are stock rooted roms out there that you could try.
You probably went with CM specifically to get away from Sense and the default HTC stuff (that's most people's reasons anyway), but if you flash a stock rom and it's still rebooting like that then I'd say chances are REALLY good that it's hardware and that you'd have grounds for getting a replacement phone (just remember to unroot first.)
And if it stops randomly rebooting on you then you'll have at least narrowed things down a bit.
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Does the same thing happen when you run a stock (or close-to-stock) rom? Main reason I ask is that this might actually be some sort of hardware problem, but one of the best ways to test for that is to be running on stock software. I wouldn't necessarily suggest flashing an RUU to get to the latest official release, but there are stock rooted roms out there that you could try.
You probably went with CM specifically to get away from Sense and the default HTC stuff (that's most people's reasons anyway), but if you flash a stock rom and it's still rebooting like that then I'd say chances are REALLY good that it's hardware and that you'd have grounds for getting a replacement phone (just remember to unroot first.)
And if it stops randomly rebooting on you then you'll have at least narrowed things down a bit.
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Hey jesuspgt,
I haven't tried that yet. I'll look around for a rooted stock ROM later and give that a shot.
My current status is back to uncertainty. At the moment, my evo has been sitting here fine, not rebooting, for the past hour or two. It's still the Salvage ROM I first installed (i.e. I haven't reinstalled it since it rebooted). Now I haven't really used it any, so it might go to hell as soon as I do that, but for now, it's on and only had that one (maybe two, I can't keep track...) initial reboot.
That's what makes it tricky to diagnose. I know using any custom ROM runs the risk of loosing stability and all ROMs probably produce a reboot here and there. Tough to tell if it's just a "comes with the territory" type of reboot or an actual problem.
Even though I'm sure there's some CM features I'll miss, maybe Salvage is my answer.
Thanks!
*sigh* Well I decided to try using some apps and guess what... reboot.
All I was doing was trying to play a game of Androminion, which is about as basic and not-tasking as possible, so I can't imagine that's what crashed things.
The only thing I can think of that you *may* need to do is reflash your hboot and/or your baseband, PRI & NV from within recovery. You can download it from the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
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dougjamal said:
The only thing I can think of that you *may* need to do is reflash your hboot and/or your baseband, PRI & NV from within recovery. You can download it from the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485
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Excellent, I'm going to try that. My hboot is still 0.93!
Hey dougjamal,
Just wanted to drop an update. I know how annoying it is to help someone out and never hear how things ended up!
Who knows what combo helped, but I'm fairly stable now. After updating my hboot, I flashed to Sprint Lovers, did the ##GPSCLRX# trick and then flashed to the latest nightly of CM7 (63 I believe). Only one or two crashes and one bootloop since then.
Of course, as luck would have it, a new problem showed up in the form of a dead spot on my touch screen. Right about where the "Clear" button is for notifications, that entire strip across the phone won't respond to touch. I was hoping it was a nightly issue, but I switched to a different rom and the issue was still there. Looks like it's going in for a warranty claim after-all!
Thanks for all your help
-grifta67

[Q] "Seaching for GPS..." loop?!?! HELP!!!

My droid incredible has been having some major problems with any GPS-related functions when flashing to custom ROMs. I've tried CM7, OMGB, OMFGB, and MIUI so far. The GPS worked great in OMGB and OMFGB after updating the radio, but when I tried this on CM7 and MIUI (both of which seemed much smoother and refined), no dice. I've also tried completely reflashing the rom (yes, I did wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache), uninstalling WeatherBug, flashing 4 different radios (4.08, 11.19, 5.02 and 5.06) as well as reflashing the original stock 7.28 radio, and even tried that fix through a sense rom where you dial some ## number and then enter some MSL number. That didn't seem to work for me, the call didn't even go through. No matter what I try, I can't seem to get GPS to work on either of the custom ROMs that I love. Major bummer, because I used GPS daily on stock 2.2 Froyo before rooting my phone. I'd appreciate any help at all on this issue and I really would like to get my phone's GPS functionality working again.
P.S. - I've already spent countless hours searching XDA as well as other forums about this issue, and the above list of troubleshooting steps is what I've come up with so far. Please don't lecture me with a useless response such as "Use the search function" as I have already done so. Thanks
Seems like you've done your research. Have you tried an app titled "GPS Status & Toolbox" in the market?
Just tried that app but no luck. I tried clearing the current GPS settings and then downloading new ones. Anything I'm missing?
I only saw mention of AOSP roms, did you try using *228 on a Sense rom? I'm not sure if there's a difference performing this on an AOSP rom but I recall folks saying to do that on a Sense rom. As you stated, GPS worked on two roms just not MIUI or CM7, which is weird. Have you returned to or are you currently using OMGB and OMFGB and retained your ability to use gps? I'm trying to rule out this being a hardware issue since you noted GPS failed on two of four roms.
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I only saw mention of AOSP roms, did you try using *228 on a Sense rom? I'm not sure if there's a difference performing this on an AOSP rom but I recall folks saying to do that on a Sense rom. As you stated, GPS worked on two roms just not MIUI or CM7, which is weird. Have you returned to or are you currently using OMGB and OMFGB and retained your ability to use gps? I'm trying to rule out this being a hardware issue since you noted GPS failed on two of four roms.
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Just reflashed OMFGB, and now GPS DOESN'T work?!?!?!?!? I've tried everything all over again, format SD card, reflash radio, I'm clueless.
Do you recall performing anything on your phone that may have messed with the gps? Do you restore system data at all with something like Titanium? My only other suggestion is to flash rmk40's gingerbread leak found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087077
The reason I'm suggesting is due to the 3G drop issue that people have fixed by flashing this. I'm doubtful, but maybe this could resolve the gps issue as well? Aside from this, I'm hoping another XDA member has suggestions/solution as it looks like hardware failure if you do not recall anything odd that caused the gps issues.
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Do you recall performing anything on your phone that may have messed with the gps? Do you restore system data at all with something like Titanium? My only other suggestion is to flash rmk40's gingerbread leak found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087077
The reason I'm suggesting is due to the 3G drop issue that people have fixed by flashing this. I'm doubtful, but maybe this could resolve the gps issue as well? Aside from this, I'm hoping another XDA member has suggestions/solution as it looks like hardware failure if you do not recall anything odd that caused the gps issues.
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I do use Titanium to restore system data. I flashed from CM7 to MIUI and did a batch restore of EVERYTHING, and got a FC on android.process.acore. I reflashed MIUI and the FC problem was fixed, but GPS still did not work. After this I flashed back to OMFGB and even complete stock 2.2 with sense, still no GPS. I will try your suggestion above, however I'm doubting this is a hardware problem as my GPS worked fine before rooting my phone. I'm guessing I screwed up something to do with the software, I just don't know enough about the subject to make an educated guess about what I screwed up. Anyway, I'll try flashing that gingerbread leak and let you know. Thanks for all the help so far guys.
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Do you recall performing anything on your phone that may have messed with the gps? Do you restore system data at all with something like Titanium? My only other suggestion is to flash rmk40's gingerbread leak found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087077
The reason I'm suggesting is due to the 3G drop issue that people have fixed by flashing this. I'm doubtful, but maybe this could resolve the gps issue as well? Aside from this, I'm hoping another XDA member has suggestions/solution as it looks like hardware failure if you do not recall anything odd that caused the gps issues.
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No luck. GPS still is not working.
Aight, well one thing is you are not supposed to backup/restore system data. Idk how deep it affects rom flashes but that is very likely the source of your gps issues. Have you flashed a rom without restoring anything and checking gps? With titanium you are supposed to backup user data. If you ask many dev's, they strongly discourage backing up system data.
1) flash a rom (step 2 is an option within Settings in gingerbread roms, idk about froyo roms)
2) if you want to completely start from scratch Cancel google restore by NOT signing into your google account upon initial setup. Go into Settings>Privacy and uncheck "Back up my settings" as well as "Automatic Restore."
3) sign into your google account and let it sync
4) test your gps
If you always restore system data through Titanium each time you flashed a rom PRIOR TO testing gps, this may have resulted in your problems.
I'd have to agree with slimsnoop, my first flash I made the mistake of restoring system data and everything went crazy wifi freaked, gps, repeated fc's. I'd try flashing then try gps, if its working then i'd restore apps one by one and see if any interfere with the gps. If that doesn't work then i'd go stock, master clear/factory reset and see how that goes make sure EVERYTHING important is backed up to your pc cause it will wipe it clean, if none of that works then i'd leave it stock and take it in for replacement or repair if possible.
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Aight, well one thing is you are not supposed to backup/restore system data. Idk how deep it affects rom flashes but that is very likely the source of your gps issues. Have you flashed a rom without restoring anything and checking gps? With titanium you are supposed to backup user data. If you ask many dev's, they strongly discourage backing up system data.
1) flash a rom (step 2 is an option within Settings in gingerbread roms, idk about froyo roms)
2) if you want to completely start from scratch Cancel google restore by NOT signing into your google account upon initial setup. Go into Settings>Privacy and uncheck "Back up my settings" as well as "Automatic Restore."
3) sign into your google account and let it sync
4) test your gps
If you always restore system data through Titanium each time you flashed a rom PRIOR TO testing gps, this may have resulted in your problems.
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Tried that on Cyanogenmod just now, and I unchecked "backup my settings", however "automatic restore" was checked and greyed out, I couldn't do anything about that one. Also, I had to sign into my google account in order to download maps so I could test it. So if google sync is interfering with the GPS I'm not able to stop it from syncing on a custom rom. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
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I'd have to agree with slimsnoop, my first flash I made the mistake of restoring system data and everything went crazy wifi freaked, gps, repeated fc's. I'd try flashing then try gps, if its working then i'd restore apps one by one and see if any interfere with the gps. If that doesn't work then i'd go stock, master clear/factory reset and see how that goes make sure EVERYTHING important is backed up to your pc cause it will wipe it clean, if none of that works then i'd leave it stock and take it in for replacement or repair if possible.
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I've actually already tried a complete restore back to 2.2, as well as a factory reset once I"m already at stock configuration. I'll try that again tonight if I get a chance. Is there anything you can recommend when retsoring back to factory configuration? any hidden settings I'm missing that have something to do with the radio or GPS or wireless settings?
No the only settings I've found for gps is location for pics and stuff, besides a factory reset should of changed it all back anyways, i'd say its a hardware issue but seeing as two roms were working at one point and not now it kind of seems that maybe something isn't getting erased with factory reset thats catching you up, I'm not sure what the code is for yours but i'd try the actual master clear code. I read somewhere theres a difference between factory reset and master clear not sure if there really is though, and if you can find a secret code list there might be something where you can change the gps sat pool. When I get home tonight I'll do some digging and see if I can't find something to get this working for you
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When you install cyanogen, to test maps without signing in, download the gapps package from the cyanogen thread on this forum or on cyanogenmod forums
Sorry, can't provide links. On cell
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Cryous said:
When you install cyanogen, to test maps without signing in, download the gapps package from the cyanogen thread on this forum or on cyanogenmod forums
Sorry, can't provide links. On cell
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I do use the gapps package. It's also available on rom manager, however when you flash the gapps package it's basically multiple market links that take you to the apps of your choice so you can download the latest version. This requires you to sign into the market, which requires you to sign in to your google account =/
The only other solution I could think of is finding an .apk of the maps app, and doing that manually. I can't imagine that the google sign in is what is interfering with the GPS though. I'll try Jsmokey's suggestion and search for a master reset code, maybe that'll do the trick for me. If i'm flashing to the stock config the maps app is already included anyway. Thanks for the idea though.
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No the only settings I've found for gps is location for pics and stuff, besides a factory reset should of changed it all back anyways, i'd say its a hardware issue but seeing as two roms were working at one point and not now it kind of seems that maybe something isn't getting erased with factory reset thats catching you up, I'm not sure what the code is for yours but i'd try the actual master clear code. I read somewhere theres a difference between factory reset and master clear not sure if there really is though, and if you can find a secret code list there might be something where you can change the gps sat pool. When I get home tonight I'll do some digging and see if I can't find something to get this working for you
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No luck finding a "master clear code" on Google, but I did find that there is an option for factory reset in the hboot menu. Is this what you're referring to possibly? Also, is this different from the factory reset option in settings>storage while the phone is on?
UPDATE: Just called verizon, apparently they are out of stock of dinc's and are sending me a dinc 2! =D
Anyway, what steps can I take in the future to make sure I DON'T screw up my phone the next time in the first place (besides NOT restoring system data in Titanium)?
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No luck finding a "master clear code" on Google, but I did find that there is an option for factory reset in the hboot menu. Is this what you're referring to possibly? Also, is this different from the factory reset option in settings>storage while the phone is on?
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Yeah I wasn't sure if it had a master clear or not some phones do some don't, I can't remember if what you're talking about is different from regular factory reset or not its been a while since I played around with a droid inc. Glad to hear you're getting a replacement and an upgrade at that. Basically do searches for what you can back up and back up everything system related you possibly can, you can't be too prepared when disaster strikes.
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Sounds great. I'll probably do a nandroid backup at absolute stock and make sure it's working correctly. Thanks to everybody for all the help.
-snoshreddax21
Do you mean if you call them for a warranty replacement they will send you a dinc2?
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Glad to be of service! Hopefully things work out on the DInc2 for you.
As far as warranty replacements go, the availability of DInc vs. DInc 2 depends on what they have in stock in your area. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if more folks received DInc 2's as replacements.

Need some help after bad rom install/reset

I attempted my first rooting and install of darthstalkers rom last night. the step by step instructions were well laid out, and the process was pretty smooth. however after completing the rom install, and began getting various errors such as 'gallery not responding', 'omacp has stopped working',etc. over a dozen different errors in total. kies wouldnt connect to restore my settings,etc.
i decided to flash back to stock, and followed the instructions perfectly, which again were very easy. kies connected instantly on stock, and everything seemed ok. however im still getting the same errors as i was with the darthstalker rom. now i bought my s3 outright (its not part of any package), so i have no warranty issues, however my phone is completely hosed now. i cant send texts, cant view email, nothing. i'm honestly regretting ever doing this.
any help/tips/suggestions so that i can go back to the way i was? ive tried everything that my googlefu has led me to, and nothing has worked.
Rawt said:
I attempted my first rooting and install of darthstalkers rom last night. the step by step instructions were well laid out, and the process was pretty smooth. however after completing the rom install, and began getting various errors such as 'gallery not responding', 'omacp has stopped working',etc. over a dozen different errors in total. kies wouldnt connect to restore my settings,etc.
i decided to flash back to stock, and followed the instructions perfectly, which again were very easy. kies connected instantly on stock, and everything seemed ok. however im still getting the same errors as i was with the darthstalker rom. now i bought my s3 outright (its not part of any package), so i have no warranty issues, however my phone is completely hosed now. i cant send texts, cant view email, nothing. i'm honestly regretting ever doing this.
any help/tips/suggestions so that i can go back to the way i was? ive tried everything that my googlefu has led me to, and nothing has worked.
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have you tried booting into stock recovery, wiping data and cache?
xBeerdroiDx said:
have you tried booting into stock recovery, wiping data and cache?
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I did it last night, but in my tired confusion, i may have fudged it up. going to do it now and ill update in a few minutes. Thanks for the help thus far.
when flashing to stock through Odin you retain the same cache and therefore you can have some issues of force closes..which is why a factory reset is always best....and mandatory when going from 4.1.1 to 4.0.4
That's a very stable ROM and I'm surprised at the issues you had. I have a feeling it wasn't the ROM or anything you did persay but bad flashes happen which it why most of us have a nandroid to fall back on just in case. Sometimes a re-flash does the trick to fix problems.
hednik said:
when flashing to stock through Odin you retain the same cache and therefore you can have some issues of force closes..which is why a factory reset is always best....and mandatory when going from 4.1.1 to 4.0.4
That's a very stable ROM and I'm surprised at the issues you had. I have a feeling it wasn't the ROM or anything you did persay but bad flashes happen which it why most of us have a nandroid to fall back on just in case. Sometimes a re-flash does the trick to fix problems.
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Ok well i wiped cache/data in recovery mode and all seemed ok (not sure if its worth noting, but the recovery menu/screen was totally different from last night - the one last night was touch screen with ++++ before and after each menu choice, and the one today has me using the volume keys to move and power to select).
i went to do kies restore and it went smoothly, but is now sitting on the last option, 'restoring call log', for quite a while. So i guess ill update this again when kies finishes up.
10 minutes later and its still sitting at restoring call log. should i abort this?
Rawt said:
10 minutes later and its still sitting at restoring call log. should i abort this?
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you can if you want
since call logs aren't important as long as your contact list is restored
pcshano said:
you can if you want
since call logs aren't important as long as your contact list is restored
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seems to have worked. all my contacts are there, and i can send/receive texts. only issue is, none of my apps, settings, layout, wifi,etc transferred over for some reason. so i guess im stuck manually entering in all of this data. what a ****ing hassle this was.
do any of you trusted members do this for a fee? i really liked what i saw with darthstalkers, but cannot be bothered to go through this again.
Rawt said:
seems to have worked. all my contacts are there, and i can send/receive texts. only issue is, none of my apps, settings, layout, wifi,etc transferred over for some reason. so i guess im stuck manually entering in all of this data. what a ****ing hassle this was.
do any of you trusted members do this for a fee? i really liked what i saw with darthstalkers, but cannot be bothered to go through this again.
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Settings, not much can be done about that. It's needed to wipe them when going to a custom ROM (same goes when updating to avoid issues).
Titanium Backup can save your Wifi, apps and apps data (requires root). Also can save your texts and call logs with it.
Rawt said:
Ok well i wiped cache/data in recovery mode and all seemed ok (not sure if its worth noting, but the recovery menu/screen was totally different from last night - the one last night was touch screen with ++++ before and after each menu choice, and the one today has me using the volume keys to move and power to select).
i went to do kies restore and it went smoothly, but is now sitting on the last option, 'restoring call log', for quite a while. So i guess ill update this again when kies finishes up.
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Sounds like you booted into stock recovery which is what you wanted.
I used to think it was a pain restoring settings all the time but after 100 or so ROM's over various devices its takes 10-15 minutes to do that and install my apps form the market (I only use maybe 20 or so and maybe are one I have apk for already.
Everyone's first time is a bit awkward and messy... gets fun after you do it enough
So its possible it was just a bad install? This isnt a very technical or tough thing to do, but becomes a serious pain int he ass when things go awry. Would love to have the darthstalkers setup, though. I just hate to do it and have it all be FUBAR'd again.
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Everyone's first time is a bit awkward and messy... gets fun after you do it enough
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This line is awesome!
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Rawt said:
So its possible it was just a bad install? This isnt a very technical or tough thing to do, but becomes a serious pain int he ass when things go awry. Would love to have the darthstalkers setup, though. I just hate to do it and have it all be FUBAR'd again.
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Keep in mind that flashing a custom ROM also means flashing the updates (as it can always get better and there are bugs to fix), meaning that you will have to factory reset every time (which resets your settings, cleans your apps and such). So it's something you kinda have to get used to when flashing.
That's also why I suggested Titanium Backup, it saves a lot of time when it comes to apps, wifi, call logs, texts, etc. You'll still have to go through your settings, emails and accounts though.
If you wanna go ahead and give Darthstarkers another try, re-download it and make sure you follow their full instructions.
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Everyone's first time is a bit awkward and messy... gets fun after you do it enough
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its true. the first time around is always a little bumpy. as long as you are doing things correctly and installing the correct files, things will only go smoother with time.
this is just my preference, but once i've transcended stock (to aosp), i dont mess around with kies anymore. i know you had your things backed up via that route but ask around and you'll see, there are a lot of useful apps out there that can backup and seamlessly restore everything you want after flashing.
dont give up. everyone deserves the performance and style they want on their device. next time you're ready, let us know. between myself, hednik and a few others, we can get you the best way to do this right here in one thread versus 20 different sites/threads/opinions. cheers
I didnt think about the future and rom updates, etc. I think ill pass for now, my time for this is limited. I'd love to have something like darthstalker working, but i cannot afford to spend the time if it all goes to hell again.I do sincerely appreciate the help, and if theres some way i can say thanks other than clicking thanks for each of you (already done), please let me know.
Rawt said:
I didnt think about the future and rom updates, etc. I think ill pass for now, my time for this is limited. I'd love to have something like darthstalker working, but i cannot afford to spend the time if it all goes to hell again.I do sincerely appreciate the help, and if theres some way i can say thanks other than clicking thanks for each of you (already done), please let me know.
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It's basically the way to show your gratitude, you've said thanks and pressed the button, can't ask for much more :highfive: Especially from a new user.
I hope you find the time to enjoy one of those custom ROM at some point and we'll be here if you need help again. Good luck!

Can someone help me? Phone keeps disconnecting (sms, call, 3/4G) rooted

SMS, Calls and Network seems to shut down after 5 mins of the phone being booted up. I have to 'restart' the phone in order to get everything back working. Then after around 5 mins everything (sms, calls, network) stops working. so basically every time i need to use my phone i have to restart it.
This has been happening for about a month now. Been through 4 different ROMs, tried different kernels and about 5 different radios (including Restore Modem Flashable Zip).
Oddly, last week, when traveling across state for 4 hours in a car, the network worked mostly. SMS i had to restart a few times.
What can I do to try and fix this?
I have dropped it a few times. small cracks but everything else works fine.
The problem started to occur the very 1st time I flashed a radio modem that a ROM dev suggested on his thread. Not sure if this was just a coincidence. Like i said I tried different radios with no luck.
Any tips?
saeroner said:
SMS, Calls and Network seems to shut down after 5 mins of the phone being booted up. I have to 'restart' the phone in order to get everything back working. Then after around 5 mins everything (sms, calls, network) stops working. so basically every time i need to use my phone i have to restart it.
This has been happening for about a month now. Been through 4 different ROMs, tried different kernels and about 5 different radios (including Restore Modem Flashable Zip).
Oddly, last week, when traveling across state for 4 hours in a car, the network worked mostly. SMS i had to restart a few times.
What can I do to try and fix this?
I have dropped it a few times. small cracks but everything else works fine.
The problem started to occur the very 1st time I flashed a radio modem that a ROM dev suggested on his thread. Not sure if this was just a coincidence. Like i said I tried different radios with no luck.
Any tips?
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I'm assuming you don't have a nandroid of your previous setup. First thing (before trying any of our solutions) is to make one of your current setup. This will allow you to at least go back to a semi-working setup (emphasis on semi-).
Obvious first question would be to ask Sprint if they're doing network upgrades in your area. It doesn't sound like this is the issue, but it might be.
Secondly: what is your install procedure when installing a new ROM? Are you doing "dirty flashses" or clean flashes (factory reset)? I don't have any solutions for you, but the fact that you're having this issue across ROMs and across Radios tells me that there's something left over in your /system that's messing with your data connectivity. If you try wiping system (or the entire internal sdcard) before installing a new ROM, you might find that this fixes your problem. I'll admit that's the extreme solution, but if it's not a hardware problem, it'll most-likely will work.
topherk said:
I'm assuming you don't have a nandroid of your previous setup. First thing (before trying any of our solutions) is to make one of your current setup. This will allow you to at least go back to a semi-working setup (emphasis on semi-).
Obvious first question would be to ask Sprint if they're doing network upgrades in your area. It doesn't sound like this is the issue, but it might be.
Secondly: what is your install procedure when installing a new ROM? Are you doing "dirty flashses" or clean flashes (factory reset)? I don't have any solutions for you, but the fact that you're having this issue across ROMs and across Radios tells me that there's something left over in your /system that's messing with your data connectivity. If you try wiping system (or the entire internal sdcard) before installing a new ROM, you might find that this fixes your problem. I'll admit that's the extreme solution, but if it's not a hardware problem, it'll most-likely will work.
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If I remember correctly, after the problem started happening I did restore a previous backup but the issue kept happening.
I never dirty flash and usually wipe data about 3 times before flashing a new rom.
So you are saying wipe/format the entire internal SD card? what would be the safest process to do this?
Thanks for helping
Honestly it sounds like a firmware/modem issue, not rom related. I would flash via odin the lj7 firmware and start there. Also make sure you do the dial reset sequence ##72786# once you boot up.
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edfunkycold said:
Honestly it sounds like a firmware/modem issue, not rom related. I would flash via odin the lj7 firmware and start there. Also make sure you do the dial reset sequence ##72786# once you boot up.
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I have tried the LJ7 quite a few times but always using CWM -- never helped. Forgive me but what is "dial reset sequence ##72786# once you boot up" and how do you do it?
saeroner said:
I have tried the LJ7 quite a few times but always using CWM -- never helped. Forgive me but what is "dial reset sequence ##72786# once you boot up" and how do you do it?
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In the phone dialer dial that specific sequence it forces a reset activation on the network. Go ahead and try that, you can do that right now. But let me explain flashing the firmware and modem via Odin is a much better procedure that through custom recovery. I would give that a shot before continuing to bang your head trying to figure it out. If you odin your firmware and still have the problem then you can eliminate that as a probable cause.
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edfunkycold said:
In the phone dialer dial that specific sequence it forces a reset activation on the network. Go ahead and try that, you can do that right now. But let me explain flashing the firmware and modem via Odin is a much better procedure that through custom recovery. I would give that a shot before continuing to bang your head trying to figure it out. If you odin your firmware and still have the problem then you can eliminate that as a probable cause.
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I agree with edfunkycold, that's your best bet. Mine "solution" was more of a way to eliminate if any /system files were interfering with the network, but I'd suggest ed's fix first.
My "final" solution would be to try flashing Sextape's stock (rooted) tar file. I'd flash the "restore" version, the link looks like this:
SPH-L710_MD4_1130792_Rooted_Restore [EXE|TAR.MD5.GZ]
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But again, that's more of a last-ditch thing. Try out the dial reset sequence the ed suggested.
topherk said:
My "final" solution would be to try flashing Sextape's stock (rooted) tar file. I'd flash the "restore" version, the link looks like this:
But again, that's more of a last-ditch thing. Try out the dial reset sequence the ed suggested.
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Would flashing the "wipe data" version of the ROM clear out the /system/etc/firmware folder, and restore that to stock as well?

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