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baseband unknown?

hi all, been following the Epic forums for sometime, finally decided to start getting involved
Im experiencing an issue with EB13. when it first came out I Odined EB13, everything worked great. Since then I have ran into the same issue every time I switch ROMS. I will flash the new rom, about half the time it works great. The other half I get no connectivity at all, and the UI is sluggish. Going into about phone, I see that my baseband is unknown, and my hardware version is unknown.
I can usually get it to connect after re-flashing and re-flashing the rom a few times.
Also, noticed that once I get it to actually connect and I get "bars", I will of course then do a fresh Nandroid, after a full nand backup the issue reappears.
Anyone know what this could be? weird thing is just that its so random. I can get it to work most of the time, just have trouble when switching roms.
Set up:
CWM3.0.0.6/EXT4
Just flashed SyndicateROM today.
EB13 (sometimes)

FIXED
FIXED. all the computers in my home are Macs so odining the modem again is not a quick fix option.
Booted into CWM3 and Fixed Permissions.
Booted up and connected.
Interesting stuff

I've been experiencing the exact same problem as the OP, but for me, running fix permissions in CWM (2.5.1.0) doesn't (always) solve the issue.
It seems to happen anytime I flash a zip from CWM, and goes away randomly (usually after sever flash attempts and modem restores with Odin).
Really hoping someone has an idea what's causing this issue, because it makes flashing things very tedious knowing half the time I'm gonna be stuck with a useless phone until I can get the modem working again.
I'm wondering if it's somehow a hardware issue, since it doesn't seem to affect everybody.
If it helps, I have the stock deodexed EB13 ROM with the Genocide 0.3a kernel.

I'm definately thinking its a cwm issue.. ill even just do a nandroid backup for kicks, reboot and it will do it sometimes.. eventually I might odin back to eb13 and reflash cwm and custom rom and see if I can get it to go away
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DrKaotica said:
I'm definately thinking its a cwm issue.. ill even just do a nandroid backup for kicks, reboot and it will do it sometimes.. eventually I might odin back to eb13 and reflash cwm and custom rom and see if I can get it to go away
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Let me know if that works for you, because it happens to me all the time, and it's really annoying.
There also doesn't seem to be a simple way of fixing it.
Seems to just randomly go away as suddenly as it comes on.
Okay, so I just odined back to stock EB13 and I still have modem issues.
Currently going all the way back to DI18 to see if that fixes things, but is it safe to assume it's a hardware issue if even Odin doesn't fix it?

Okay, so the unknown baseband issue is back for me, and I seem to have made some headway on what causes it.
I had just tried to initiate a ROM backup in ROM Manager, but it hung while rebooting into CWM (on the Samsung Boot Logo).
I think I might have been doing something with ROM Manager last time it happened as well.
Can anyone who knows more about this stuff than I do think of a reason it'd happen when using ROM Manager?
I'd very much like to nip this issue for good, because it's making it hard to justify using CWM/root if I'm gonna keep losing the phone part of my phone.

Can I bump this? My battery died, and when I turned it back on, I have the unknown baseband, unknown hardware problem. I've been googling all night, and haven't found a solution.
I have been running ERA Legendary v3 on the EI22 Modem for a few weeks with ACS Recovery that I've had installed since it came out.
Any help would be awesome.
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And I've tried flashing modems/roms and odining modems/roms. Even Heimdalling modems/roms. No luck. I've mainly tried ec05 and up. I will try older ones right now, if I can find them.

GPS Still not working after flashing fix

Hey All,
Long time listener, first time caller. I tried searching the forms for my exact issue but came up dry. My GPS still isn't grabbing a lock on Google Maps or Navigating after flashing the GPS fix; if I have to reflash the whole shabang again, so be it, but i'm trying to avoid taking that route.
Does anyone have any convoluted steps on helping my phone grab a GPS signal? after the flash i obviously rebooted and got nothing, so rebooted again and still got nothing. I've tried using GPS Fix in the app store but to no avail.
Phone: Epic 4G
ROM/Kernel: Swiss Cheese Samsprint EE03
Flashed: EC05 Modem and GPS Fix.
Please feel free to hammer down on me if I didn't write this post to spec, i'm just trying to get this figured out while i'm out golfing.
This site has saved me numerous times, so thank you in advance.

This was an issue with the old DK28 release. If the other fixes didn't work and you show no satellites with GPStest from the market, then you probably should try Odin the EC05 tar, get a lock there and leave it locked, then boot into your CWM and flash the EE03 stuff. But remember it is a beta release and all phones are not created equal.

That didn't do the trick, but thanks for giving it a shot anyway.

Good rule of thumb when upgrading a modem is to get a GPS lock on your known good ROM or on the stock ROM first before you flash your new ROM. This is the best advice I can give on the topic.
Running Swiss Cheese using the EE03 modem. First time I upgraded to Swiss Cheese the EE03 modem would not lock. Restarted from stock EC05 ODIN, upgraded modem to EE03, booted up and got a GPS lock. Flashed Swiss Cheese and all is well.
Sooppex said:
That didn't do the trick, but thanks for giving it a shot anyway.
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So you Odin'd back to EC05 and still no lock while on EC05?

I haven't had gps since before dk28. Lost it sometime during 2.1. Rooted and tried everything available at the time. Still nothing went to dk28 and stll nothing nd left it there for a while. When I first odined to ec05 I followed all direction except for the gps lock and when I went to ee03 istill had no gps. I reflashed eco5 and the ee03 modem and got the lock, flashed ee03 and gps still works. I'm about to flash to something solid tho my battery life is crap. Dunno if its the theme I fashed or the rom, I really think its the theme but idk definitively. Ayways I digress.. try and redownlod and get a gps lock every step of the way. Btw I couldn't see any sats either.
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[Q] Calkulin's mod (1.3a), phone reboots on its own

Hello everyone,
Couple of days ago I upgraded my E4GT to Calkulin's 1.3a (from a previous version). Since then, I noticed the phone reboots on its own at least once a day and sometimes I miss calls (this might be Sprint's fault though).
This is what I have installed right now:
Code:
Android version: 4.0.3
Baseband version: S:D710.10 S.EL29
Kernel version: 3.0.15-SPH-D710.FC24-CL287574 [email protected] #3
Build number: Calkulins.E4GT.2.ROM.v1.3a
Hardware version: D710.10
The reason my baseband is EL29 is because I read somewhere that newer versions do not support GPS as of yet.
Can someone show me the way please?
Thank you very much

I'm on 1.3a and have super fast gps. I'm on all fc24 stock. No reboots or any issues. The gps can be fixed in several ways. I ran Faster fix and GPS Fix. Now it lock before map is even loaded. The reboot issue can usually be fixed by a good clean install.
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What version did you flash from? I have not had any problems with the random reboots. I have been flashing every tweaked calk rom since fc05. They don't even require format to get up and running.
The only problem I've encountered is that I lost GPS on fc24. I had to use the old "go back to el29 gb for a lock and restore my nandroid backup" trick to get it back.
Did you try the format all and clearing cache?

If you flashed the rom from GB to ICS, then you must make the clean install (using Calk's format all tool). Otherwise, you will experienced the many issues that no one is going to help you because you did not follow the instruction.

I had the same issue after going from 1.3 to 1.3a. No wipe or resets helped. Just went back to el29 like usual and flashed 1.3a again it was fine.

kobridge said:
If you flashed the rom from GB to ICS, then you must make the clean install (using Calk's format all tool). Otherwise, you will experienced the many issues that no one is going to help you because you did not follow the instruction.
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Not so true I've been flashing every ICS leaks and I always make a clean install and I"m in the same boat as him so I did some testing and I found out that when I have 4G on ( in which I always do ) that's when my phone reboot at least 3 or 4 times during the day. Now on 3G it NEVER reboot so I d/l the Calk 1.3a again with clean install and flashed it and I still have the same problem.

Something to this as the reboots were significantly worse when I was on 4g, though not exclusively. The reboots were bad enough on my phone while on ics that am now back to 2.8.1
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LilWeech said:
Not so true I've been flashing every ICS leaks and I always make a clean install and I"m in the same boat as him so I did some testing and I found out that when I have 4G on ( in which I always do ) that's when my phone reboot at least 3 or 4 times during the day. Now on 3G it NEVER reboot so I d/l the Calk 1.3a again with clean install and flashed it and I still have the same problem.
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I can confirm that reboots occur only on 4g
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Having the same random reboots. Always do full wipe with calks format all. Tried several different modems and versions.

Sorry guys, after some testing I noticed that only when I leave 4G on do the reboots occurr. I have turned off 4G and it has been going for over 24 hours without reboots. I never use 4G but I felt like using my "unlimited" Sprint data plan so I started to use 4G and then I noticed the reboots.
I have gone from GB to ICS without a clean install, which I believe is the reason why I have the EL29 in my specs.
Seeing as how this version has "a" in the name, I am blaming this on the alpha release.
Hopefully it will get addressed by Calk (who is the man, btw).
Thank you!

I updated phone by going to settings/about phone/system updates and ran the updates and havent noticed any reboots since. But this is at home where I get intermittent 4g so I will know for sure if its fixed when I'm at work tomorrow.

tyler2time: thanks for the info, I just updated Profile and PRL (but Firmware and Android were up-to-date already). I will test this out throughout the day tomorrow and report back.

sTr3utr said:
Sorry guys, after some testing I noticed that only when I leave 4G on do the reboots occurr. I have turned off 4G and it has been going for over 24 hours without reboots. I never use 4G but I felt like using my "unlimited" Sprint data plan so I started to use 4G and then I noticed the reboots.
I have gone from GB to ICS without a clean install, which I believe is the reason why I have the EL29 in my specs.
Seeing as how this version has "a" in the name, I am blaming this on the alpha release.
Hopefully it will get addressed by Calk (who is the man, btw).
Thank you!
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The EL29 Baseband is the modem you are using. It does not change when you flash a new Rom. You can flash any modem you want to try but they have to be flashed separately. The a in the 1.3a build is because in v1.3, Calkulin accidentally used the FC22 kernel. He uploaded the Rom again with the FC24 kernel and renamed it to 1.3a. I consider every one of these leaks Alpha builds since they are built for testing purposes. Thanks for posting your results.

Hi DataHawg,
Thank you for the info. I found out that the modem is updated independently of the ROM. I am planning to do a format_all and re-install with latest modem, hopefully that will be more stable.
Another strange thing happened: I went to sleep with phone battery at 46% and woke up today with a dead phone. I saw that battery was drained somehow. I don't leave apps/services running except for a few (dropbox, box.net, facebook, twitter).
I will report how the new upgrade goes.
Thank you again, you guys are doing a helluva job here!

Today I read in the original Calkulin thread that modems used in ICS all have trouble with 4G data reboots, so I guess it's a known issue.
But now I'm having another issue with HTC_IME mod crashing. Can anyone help?
Thanks!
EDIT: Found the problem to be text prediction. I turned it off in the HTC_IME mod settings and all works fine now, no crashes so far. Thank you everyone!

Wifi keeps dropping....

So I am on DoomKernel for CDMA. And I have flashed the DoomKernel wifi modules V2.... this was all months ago. Lately though about once a week my wifi goes back to saying "error" under settings and I have to reflash the modules again. In addition to that now constantly throughout the day my wifi drops. It causing me to pull my hair out when I am dropping wifi every 2-5 minutes. It happens at work, home, families houses etc. Doesnt matter where I am. This is driving me nuts.
Does anyone have a solution for this? Also, if I remmber right wasnt there a CDMA kernel that was modded by DoomLord to have only overclock? No recovery? Also, just to mention, I have reflashed DoomKernel multiple times and same results I end up back in this situation..... suggestions anyone?

anyone else on DoomKernel having similar issues?

Never face such problem before. Try reflash everything?
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Never face such problem before. Try reflash everything?
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I have, reflashed the kernel, reflashed the wifi modules. In fact when it drops it, actually not dropped it just goes to 3G and everytime it does that under wireless settings it sayd Error..... despite the fact that 5 minutes earlier wifi was fine.
Anyways, flashing both kernel and wifi modules (yes doomkernel not stock modules) will get it to work for anywhere from 2-5 days then it does it again..... each time I just go back into recovery flash the modules and it works, but again couple days later repeat.... its weird. I have email DoomLord on it some time ago but never got a response. Speaking if that..... anyone know if DoomLord plans on releasing a newer kernel based on 2.3.4 (I am on 2.3.3 as 2.3.4 is a trainwreck.... probably why no updated kernel yet.)

I think he's moved on to a new/better device
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jgregoryj1 said:
I have, reflashed the kernel, reflashed the wifi modules. In fact when it drops it, actually not dropped it just goes to 3G and everytime it does that under wireless settings it sayd Error..... despite the fact that 5 minutes earlier wifi was fine.
Anyways, flashing both kernel and wifi modules (yes doomkernel not stock modules) will get it to work for anywhere from 2-5 days then it does it again..... each time I just go back into recovery flash the modules and it works, but again couple days later repeat.... its weird. I have email DoomLord on it some time ago but never got a response. Speaking if that..... anyone know if DoomLord plans on releasing a newer kernel based on 2.3.4 (I am on 2.3.3 as 2.3.4 is a trainwreck.... probably why no updated kernel yet.)
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I think v14 is the final build. Or maybe you try rolling back to stock, factory reset and reflash?
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[Q] Yep, another GPS problem

Yep, yet another GPS issue.
I flashed a few JB roms with correct modems and all was well (had good GPS lock). Went back to ICS for the batti life. Flashed a new ICS modem, and ROM - no GPS lock. Flashed multiple ICS modems - no GPS lock. Used multiple "GPS fix" recommendations from XDA - no GPS lock. Flashed multiple ICS roms - no GPS lock. Flashed stock FF18 - no GPS lock with stock. Flashed stock FI27 - no GPS lock
Just wondering if it has something to do with going from JB than back to ICS??? or if anyone else has had issues coming from JB to ICS too?

I'm in the same boat and have really been working on this for a couple of weeks too. I've also tried every application and .conf mod there is. Tried going back to an ICS ROM too and got the same thing - no GPS except in Google maps.
What happens for me is that I can get what appears to be a good lock (ONLY with Google Maps and NOT any other of the 6 applications I've tried!) but then after some time I get the 'searching for GPS location' thingy. To stop this I have to long press on that notification/App Info then force close the UI. And of course loose my wallpaper. OR simply reboot.
It sucks 'cause' up till this point I"ve never really had any issues at all.
I'm going to make one last attempt over the next few days. Going to PC Odin EL29 stock rooted check GPS. Then PC Odin Stock FF18 again check GPS. Then PC Odin FL16 and check there too.
I suspect it has something to do with the /preload and partition changes with JB. I do know that TD just put up a new FormatAllX2 he's created for JB ROMs. That may help for tose of us moving between ROMs. I'll check that out first.
But I don't know yet.
Really don't like having to spend the whole day, or more restoring all my settings and stuff but I guess it's necessary now that I can't reliably use my navigation on which I actually depend.
Hopefully someone with way more knowledge can jump in.

ffkip911 said:
Yep, yet another GPS issue.
I flashed a few JB roms with correct modems and all was well (had good GPS lock). Went back to ICS for the batti life. Flashed a new ICS modem, and ROM - no GPS lock. Flashed multiple ICS modems - no GPS lock. Used multiple "GPS fix" recommendations from XDA - no GPS lock. Flashed multiple ICS roms - no GPS lock. Flashed stock FF18 - no GPS lock with stock. Flashed stock FI27 - no GPS lock
Just wondering if it has something to do with going from JB than back to ICS??? or if anyone else has had issues coming from JB to ICS too?
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Honestly I think it is something hardware related. I used to have a SGS1 and it had the same flaky GPS. Some fixes would work, most wouldn't but if they did they didn't last long and it would be back to the drawing board.

leaderbuilder said:
I'm in the same boat and have really been working on this for a couple of weeks too. I've also tried every application and .conf mod there is. Tried going back to an ICS ROM too and got the same thing - no GPS except in Google maps.
What happens for me is that I can get what appears to be a good lock (ONLY with Google Maps and NOT any other of the 6 applications I've tried!) but then after some time I get the 'searching for GPS location' thingy. To stop this I have to long press on that notification/App Info then force close the UI. And of course loose my wallpaper. OR simply reboot.
It sucks 'cause' up till this point I"ve never really had any issues at all.
I'm going to make one last attempt over the next few days. Going to PC Odin EL29 stock rooted check GPS. Then PC Odin Stock FF18 again check GPS. Then PC Odin FL16 and check there too.
I suspect it has something to do with the /preload and partition changes with JB. I do know that TD just put up a new FormatAllX2 he's created for JB ROMs. That may help for tose of us moving between ROMs. I'll check that out first.
But I don't know yet.
Really don't like having to spend the whole day, or more restoring all my settings and stuff but I guess it's necessary now that I can't reliably use my navigation on which I actually depend.
Hopefully someone with way more knowledge can jump in.
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Tried the new JB format allx2----no luck
and i agree, may have something to do with the preload...have not tried going back to JB yet to see if GPS locks there...may try tonight
Full flash of JB with modem... No lock there now... Damn!

I've read that it's a hardware issue on a previous post. It's tough getting a GPS lock from JB to ICS. As well as ICS to ICS. Or JB to JB.
The only solution to this for me was Mobile Odin Kernel Flash EL26 safe recovery. While in recovery wipe cache x3s, wipe dalvik x3s, format user data x3s.
Then flash whatever you are looking for. Immediately open Maps. With 3G and GPS ON. Locate and lock.
Or simply get a nandroid of a working EL26 GB ROM and flash it before you flash the ROM you want even if it's a nan(GB)droid to nan(JB)droid.
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The only thing I have not tried is to one click EL26 full restore rom (tried with FF18 and fi27)
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The only thing I have not tried is to one click EL26 full restore rom (tried with FF18 and fi27)
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Me too.
Going to have to wait on the full EL26 till later this week. Or hopefully FL27 will drop and I'll try that.

Anyone with solid leads on getting a lock?
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Anyone with solid leads on getting a lock?
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Yes... Go back to stock GB or any stock tw ROM works for me, get a GPS lock, then reboot and flash your ROM.
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