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***EDIT*** I believe that I have found the solution to this issue (at least for me) by flashing the FuGuMod Kernel as advised to do by 2 users (jetrii and slyydrr) who advised me of this in the following thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1487056 on pages 7 and 8 respectively.
This fix may NOT work for you but I can say that it has worked for me. Please see post #33 (and onward) in this thread.
I have painstakingly been trying to find a solution to this issue and it SEEMS as if I have FINALLY found one so if I have helped you in any way then I ask that you please press the "Thanks" button and please visit the thread above and say thanks to jetrii and slyydrr as well. I also recommend that if this works for you that you go to the FuGuMod thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438417 and pay tribute to nikademus for his kernel!!! I know I sure have... Also... Make SURE that you flash the correct kernel version for your ROM ie: 4.0.3 ROM = 4.0.3 Kernel, etc...
Thanks...
Hi everyone,
I have decided to start a fresh thread here as I have seen (and replied to) many threads regarding people with the GSM version of the GNEX (like I have) that are suffering from random signal loss of both data and GSM services for apparently NO REASON.
If you are also experiencing these issues I ask that you please post them here so that they are easy to follow and I also ask for anyone with ANY answsers to please post them here as well. Also... Please post what firmware you are running and any steps you have tried to fix this issue be them a failure or a success. I have done the following...
I am currently on the FoxHound v1.0 AOSP 4.0.3 firmware and experience these random signal drops. I have flashed NUMEROUS radios / modems to try and fix this with no success. I had been told by someone that the issue MAY be a BUG in the 4.0.3 AOSP ROMS but I have a hard time believing this as some people do NOT experience these same issues while on 4.0.3 ROMS.
What did work was to flash to the Android Revolution 4.0.2 ROM and on this I do NOT experience these random drops which COULD mean that the problem DOES lie in the AOSP builds of 4.0.3 but again... I have a difficult time believing this but it could be true. Also... Stock firmware (4.0.1) for me here in Canada does not experience these random signal losses either.
This is very annoying as I want to run the 4.0.3 custom ROMS for their customization capabilities, etc but I cannot keep my device in a USABLE state when on 4.0.3 so I have to go back to my trusty SGSII.
Again, please post here to voice your concerns and opinions on this and perhaps SOMEONE will be able to find us a solution.
Thanks,
are you using your carrier supplied radio?
s2d4 said:
are you using your carrier supplied radio?
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Yup. Im on UGKL1 which is the radio that shipped on my device. I have also tried other radios (XXKL1, UGKK7, XXKG6, etc) as I mentioned as well and I still experience the same issue and others have mentioned the same things as well with no successes.
There was this one time that I had lost signal randomly (while on stock unmodified out of the box ICS) but I was able to get it back with a factory reset. After that it never happened to me again.
jonnyg1097 said:
There was this one time that I had lost signal randomly (while on stock unmodified out of the box ICS) but I was able to get it back with a factory reset. After that it never happened to me again.
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Thanks for the comment. May I ask what Radio your device has on it? Are you running any sort of custom ROM now? If so, what are you running?
Right now the radio is KK6 (im on stock yakju 4.0.2 now) but at the time it was what came with the phone (shipped from Rogers)
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Right now the radio is KK6 (im on stock yakju 4.0.2 now) but at the time it was what came with the phone (shipped from Rogers)
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Hmmmm... Interesting... You got an OTA update to 4.0.2? I have seen other posts that people here in Canada are complaining that they have not received ANY OTA updates at all... When did you get this?
Since I have been on a custom ROM I have not seen this update obviously...
I'm on GSM with Rogers as well. I haven't noticed any significant signal drops with the exception of my basement (no cell phones get signal there - its a fortress lol). I am on 4.0.3 as well. I have read that the 4.0.4 has improved radio... so it may be worth looking into. I saw a WIP 4.0.4 GSM Rom here.
I've been experiencing this as well. I'll have a great signal, then suddenly it totally disappears, and after a few seconds the signal comes back. It's even happened during voice calls as well. I experienced this on the stock device (4.0.1). I'm now using the GummyNex rom on 4.0.3 (w/ a stock radio), and I'm still experiencing these random signal loses. (T-mobile USA in NYC, btw).
It's not a constant problem, but it happens a few times a day. enough to be an mild annoyance.
grantith said:
I've been experiencing this as well. I'll have a great signal, then suddenly it totally disappears, and after a few seconds the signal comes back. It's even happened during voice calls as well. I experienced this on the stock device (4.0.1). I'm now using the GummyNex rom on 4.0.3 (w/ a stock radio), and I'm still experiencing these random signal loses. (T-mobile USA in NYC, btw).
It's not a constant problem, but it happens a few times a day. enough to be an mild annoyance.
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Hmmmmm... I ONLY seem to get these signal drops on 4.0.3... Weird... You have a GSM device right? Not CDMA - LTE?
I found something new to try when I get home but if anyone may want to try it now and post your results it would be very helpful and appreciated.
This is a radio from the Japanese variant of the GNEX and most people who have tried it have had good success with it... See the link below...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1478685
I THINK I am experiencing this. My phone keeps going from H+ to 3G non stop at the top. How can you tell if your signal is being dropped? (sorry new to this) I've seen posts with a network screen? showing connection but I can't seem to find this.
Haven't had any issues as far as that. There were times when I was using the browser and it said network error but everything still worked.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA Premium App
mattymac said:
I THINK I am experiencing this. My phone keeps going from H+ to 3G non stop at the top. How can you tell if your signal is being dropped? (sorry new to this) I've seen posts with a network screen? showing connection but I can't seem to find this.
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You will notice because the signal bars icon will go "completely blank" and for example... If you are on your lockscreen and you can see the name of your provider...It will disappear completely for a couple of seconds and then come back...
No I guess I am not experiencing this. I'm not exactly sure what the difference between H+ and 3G is but my phone seems to stay in 3G until it transfers data, when its transferring data, it goes into H+, then back into 3G. Maybe this is normal. I was just curious because I did flash Yakju and the radios when i bought it.
mattymac said:
No I guess I am not experiencing this. I'm not exactly sure what the difference between H+ and 3G is but my phone seems to stay in 3G until it transfers data, when its transferring data, it goes into H+, then back into 3G. Maybe this is normal. I was just curious because I did flash Yakju and the radios when i bought it.
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Yes... That is normal...
yiannisthegreek said:
Hmmmm... Interesting... You got an OTA update to 4.0.2? I have seen other posts that people here in Canada are complaining that they have not received ANY OTA updates at all... When did you get this?
Since I have been on a custom ROM I have not seen this update obviously...
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Well, when I first flashed 4.0.1 yakju I got notifications of being able to upgrade it OTA. However, at the time I must of messed something up when I flashed it because the updates werent successful when I went to update it. So I got fed up with it and I flashed 4.0.2 manually via fastboot.
yiannisthegreek said:
I found something new to try when I get home but if anyone may want to try it now and post your results it would be very helpful and appreciated.
This is a radio from the Japanese variant of the GNEX and most people who have tried it have had good success with it... See the link below...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1478685
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So I flashed this radio and I get SOMEWHAT better stability but it only accesses the EDGE network and NO 3G/H... Guess this is a no go too...
HD Rom, Latest build.
Radio - XXKK6
Had the stock radio with the HD Rom, and thought that my random lost connections on market were due to my not flashing the recommended radio. Flashed the recommended radio (current), and still experienced them. Signal is better, and oddly enough voice doesn't get lost. Phone doesn't show that there is no signal, in fact it is at 3 bars on H.
Edit: I use a regional carrier, that doesn't list APN settings. By leaving APN type blank, I seemed to have solved the problem. Also dramatically increased the signal strength (Using Network Signal app).
finch8423 said:
HD Rom, Latest build.
Radio - XXKK6
Had the stock radio with the HD Rom, and thought that my random lost connections on market were due to my not flashing the recommended radio. Flashed the recommended radio (current), and still experienced them. Signal is better, and oddly enough voice doesn't get lost. Phone doesn't show that there is no signal, in fact it is at 3 bars on H.
Edit: I use a regional carrier, that doesn't list APN settings. By leaving APN type blank, I seemed to have solved the problem. Also dramatically increased the signal strength (Using Network Signal app).
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What is the name of this network signal app? Developers name and what does it do exactly?
So first a little bit about my phone:
It's a GSM Galaxy Nexus on Telus in Canada. It's rooted and running AOKP M4. I had just flashed Franco Kernel M2, but that's when my trouble started to I just wiped my data, reflashed AOKP M4 and restored from a back-up from before I flashed that kernel. I've never flashed a new radio.
The problem is as follows: when the screen goes to sleep, I lose signal altogether. I don't receive calls, I don't receive texts, nothing. But as soon as I wake the screen, the signal comes back (and it's strong - 3 or 4 bars so it's not a service issue).
Has anybody else had a similar problem? What's the fix?
Any help would be appreciated...thanks!
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Confirmed that I had no issues after flashing back to 4.0.2 stock. Went back to stock 4.0.4 and the problem surfaced again. Tried B29 of AOKP and utilized a minimum CPU setting of 700 MHz which resulted in no issues with the phone signal after going to sleep. I was able to duplicate the problem when I set the CPU to a minimum of 350 MHz. Went back to 700 MHz minimum and everything is working fine.
I'm wondering if the stock 4.0.4, in an effort to squeeze more battery life, lets the processor speed dip down below the threshold require to keep the phone "listening".
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I've had the same issue after upgrading my phone to 4.0.4. It started life as a 4.0.2 GSM GNex with the Samsung ICS build on it. I flashed the Google version, then manually updated to 4.0.4. I've been searching the forums and found quite a few people with the same problem, but no real solution yet. I'm going to try a few things before taking a swag at a new radio.
I have the exact same problem
I have a GSM Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Vodafone, and within about 2 minutes of the screen sleeping, it loses connection to the network. When awakened, it will re-establish the connection within 5 seconds or so, but it is intensely irritating as I have missed lots of phone calls with this bug.
It has occurred on both my 4.0.2 patched to 4.0.4 and a clean install of 4.0.4 from google's website
I am about to revert back to 4.0.2, but if anyone can fix it in the meantime I would be eternally grateful.
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I concur with warhummer. After rooting my Nexus again after the 4.0.4 update, and installing CPU Tuner from the Market place, I increased the minimum CPU speed to 700mhz (up from 350mhz) and it appears to be keeping its signal now. This would also tally with the fact that while my Nexus was doing things in the background it would maintain signal, but as soon as it was idle, within a few minutes the signal would die.
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memoreks said:
I have a GSM Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Vodafone, and within about 2 minutes of the screen sleeping, it loses connection to the network. When awakened, it will re-establish the connection within 5 seconds or so, but it is intensely irritating as I have missed lots of phone calls with this bug.
It has occurred on both my 4.0.2 patched to 4.0.4 and a clean install of 4.0.4 from google's website
I am about to revert back to 4.0.2, but if anyone can fix it in the meantime I would be eternally grateful.
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I've confirmed a fix (for myself anyways) that if you can get a CPU app that can modify the processor speed, try that via the stock 4.0.4. I'm going to flash mine now.
I have the exact same problem. I was on a Rom stock 4.0.2 with root, and after flashing the OTA, I had the problem when the screen is off.
To be sure I flashed the factory image in 4.0.4 but I still had the problem.
I looked at logcat and I had this error that seems to be the problem:
Code:
03-30 15:58:16.639 E/ConnectivityService( 186): Exception trying to remove a route: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to communicate with native dameon to add routes - com.android.server.NativeDaemonConnectorException: Cmd {interface route remove rmnet0 default 10.114.222.1 32 0.0.0.0} failed with code 400 : {Failed to remove route from default table (No such process)}
03-30 15:58:16.639 E/ConnectivityService( 186): Exception trying to remove a route: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Unable to communicate with native dameon to add routes - com.android.server.NativeDaemonConnectorException: Cmd {interface route remove rmnet0 default 0.0.0.0 0 10.114.222.1} failed with code 400 : {Failed to remove route from default table (No such process)}
I'm going to send my phone to repair and hope they change it, or if someone has a solution.
Right now I flashed the 4.0.2 factory image to be able to use my phone.
PS : maybe someone know how to contact a Google dev ? To report the problem to them ?
SetCPU fixes it
How to sort out the problem of losing signal when GNexus goes into Standby:
1. Install 4.0.4 Stock ROM
Either use the OTA patch or do a clean 4.0.4 install from the Google Stock ROMs page.
2. Root your GNexus
There's lots of info about rooting you GNexus. I used CWM to root mine.
3. Install SetCPU
4. Run SetCPU, and raise the minimum CPU speed from 350mhz to 700mhz. Then tick "Set on Boot". (see attachment)
This should now mean your phone functions perfectly well again, and you benefit from the other good stuff in 4.0.4.
Thank you for the solution, but I don't want to achieve it that way for me there is a real problem with probably a hardware piece or something.
I contacted Jean-Baptiste Queru on Twitter, and he said that he will see who can talk to for this.
In the meantime, my Galaxy Nexus is going for repair in the hope I will have a brand new one
mephissto said:
Thank you for the solution, but I don't want to achieve it that way for me there is a real problem with probably a hardware piece or something.
I contacted Jean-Baptiste Queru on Twitter, and he said that he will see who can talk to for this.
In the meantime, my Galaxy Nexus is going for repair in the hope I will have a brand new one
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i'm having this problem too. but would it be a hardware problem? i don't remember this happening in 4.0.3. you might just be returning it for another phone with the same problem if you update to 4.0.4
It might be a harware problem caused by a some code that was not in Android 4.0.2
I tried CyanogenMod 9 which is on Android 4.0.4 (same bootloader and radio as stock 4.0.4) but AOSP and I had the same issue.
It's really stranged because there are not a lot of people that have this issue.
Let's hope we will have news from Google soon
I stopped having this problem in 4.0.2 and 4.03, when I updated to 4.0.4.
mephissto said:
It might be a harware problem caused by a some code that was not in Android 4.0.2
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then that's called a software problem lol
mephissto said:
It might be a harware problem caused by a some code that was not in Android 4.0.2
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It's really stranged because there are not a lot of people that have this issue.
Let's hope we will have news from Google soon
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I also have exactly the same errors in logcat.
Sent from Galaxy Nexus
I have raised a bug report with Google
I have raised a bug report with Google.
Unfortunately I cannot post a URL, so you need to go to:
code.google.com/p/android/issues/list and search for issue 28133
It might help if those of you who are experiencing this problem add comments to the post, try and raise its profile with Google somewhat.
@ceejay83 : I know, but only a few devices have this issue, that's why I assume it's also related to hardware.
@memoreks : Thanks for the link, I'll go there to also post a comment.
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Here is the link to the issue on Google code : http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=28133
Please star this issue so Google notice it
I've starred the issue at the link posted, and I'm trying radio UGLC1 from the link below to see if it helps to use a newer radio.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345&page=37
I found this thread about radios days ago, where you can find all existing radios, if you want to try others.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405345
Found your thread on google code. This is what I posted there:
I have a similar issue. My phone doesn't lose signal for good, it just drops and comes back on 5 seconds later and this loop keeps repeating with random times between drops(1 minute intervals most of the time). It started right after updating to 4.0.4. I installed an app to help track when signal drops, I attached and screen of the app. I also tested with AOKP build 28 based on 4.0.3 and the problem was still there. I will test a 4.0.2 build soon.
does it only happen in a weak 3g area? i noticed my phone having signal problems after updating to 4.0.4 too. In the secret menu, *#*#4636*#*# the preferred network type is set and stuck to wcdma preferred and if you are like me and are in a weak 3g area the phone will still prefer a weak 3g to a strong 2g signal. it prefers 3g so much that it will still hold on to it for hours even when the signal is too weak to make or receive calls. With 4.0.2 it was set to gsm/cdma prl which prefers a strong 2g but will switch when there is a strong 3g signal. unfortunately you cannot change this setting in 4.0.4.
i tried ugkl1, ugla4,, xxla2 and now using uglc1. they all had similar signal strength and will hang on to a weak 3g, so i dont think the radio is at fault here. an option for those running aokp is to go into the power saver settings and you can set your phone to go to 2g when the screen is off.
I have been having this issue since 4.0.3 on my GSM Nexus. I have tried multiple radio's and multiple kernels. I was having to change the min cpu to 700mhz. I tried FuGuMod's Kernel and it seems to have fixed my signal issues. I am able to keep the min cpu at 350mhz. If you search the thread he explains what he thought was causing the issue. Once he disabled that feature in the kernel my signal issues went away.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438417
I think its a mix between software and hardware issues. There is some software setting that the hardware doesnt like. But since this doesnt happen to everyone running a certain kernel and only some people there must have been a bad batch of hardware from samsung.
I think I am going to try a warranty exchange with Samsung.
For me at least, it is occurring in both 2G and 3G areas. I have tested it in both, and also in strong and weak reception areas.
Memoreks
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
This issue seems to be all over the place, but I'm having extreme problems getting it fixed.
My GSM galaxy nexus regularly loses all signal everywhere I normally get full bars.
Also, sometimes I'll look at it WITH signal, and it enables Call forwarding and leaves that on until I go into the settings and try to disable it. (There is no option to disable it tho...it just automatically disables after it takes a minute to load call forwarding settings).
Has anyone else been having these problems and been able to fix it? I flashed new radios, roms, kernels....everything! And I just can't get the problem solved. Recently I flashed the UGLC1 radio and that worked for a couple days but now it's just as bad as it ever was.
MarkB709 said:
This issue seems to be all over the place, but I'm having extreme problems getting it fixed.
My GSM galaxy nexus regularly loses all signal everywhere I normally get full bars.
Also, sometimes I'll look at it WITH signal, and it enables Call forwarding and leaves that on until I go into the settings and try to disable it. (There is no option to disable it tho...it just automatically disables after it takes a minute to load call forwarding settings).
Has anyone else been having these problems and been able to fix it? I flashed new radios, roms, kernels....everything! And I just can't get the problem solved. Recently I flashed the UGLC1 radio and that worked for a couple days but now it's just as bad as it ever was.
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if youre on stock just update to IMM76I thats the build just released to solve these issues
if your on a custom rom you may want to flash a kernel that has incorporated these fixes GLaDOS 1.30 for example
So, I figured I'd share since I couldn't find much information on the forums about this.
I recently, within last few weeks, started having issues with the modem on my GNex.
I had been running a ROM derived from AOSP Jelly Bean without issue, except the modem seemed to get poor signal quality.
I tried to upgrade the modem once the official Sprint JB release of FH05 started spreading.
At some point afterwards it seemed the modem would inexplicably start to die periodically... (By die I mean the status would change to searching and/or not connected and the status icon would change to no service icon). I could sometimes trigger life back in at times by toggling CDMA/LTE or CDMA Only options or the data enabled options or rebooting...
I went through a period of continually trying to reflash the various radios FD02, FC12, FH05... all in an attempt to get stability.
I had persistent issues even trying to flash the radios. The LTE radio would always flash fine, but the CDMA radio would often hang in flashboot forcing me to sever connection and restart.
This never seemed to fix the issue and I began to think I might either have bad flash memory on the radio partition or there was a problem with the radio hardware causing this issue.
I then remembered I had dropped the phone on concrete and it landed on the modem side of the phone... phone seemed fine besides a few new dings, but operated ok. I considered maybe this had something to do with the state of things.
Last night I took my phone back off using these instructions: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Teardown/7182/1
I basically just jostled the internals a bit hoping to fix maybe a simple misalignment...
It has been a solid 12 hours and everything seems to be running strong.
This is purely speculation, but given that I haven't been able to consistently replicate any scenario other than it not working... I am hoping this is the fix.
I hope it might help someone else, or someone else with a similar problem can confirm or provide alternate conclusion.
I am currently running:
ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801942
LTE and CDMA FH05:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620036#2
TWRP 2.2:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/92
shadowspires said:
So, I figured I'd share since I couldn't find much information on the forums about this.
I recently, within last few weeks, started having issues with the modem on my GNex.
I had been running a ROM derived from AOSP Jelly Bean without issue, except the modem seemed to get poor signal quality.
I tried to upgrade the modem once the official Sprint JB release of FH05 started spreading.
At some point afterwards it seemed the modem would inexplicably start to die periodically... (By die I mean the status would change to searching and/or not connected and the status icon would change to no service icon). I could sometimes trigger life back in at times by toggling CDMA/LTE or CDMA Only options or the data enabled options or rebooting...
I went through a period of continually trying to reflash the various radios FD02, FC12, FH05... all in an attempt to get stability.
I had persistent issues even trying to flash the radios. The LTE radio would always flash fine, but the CDMA radio would often hang in flashboot forcing me to sever connection and restart.
This never seemed to fix the issue and I began to think I might either have bad flash memory on the radio partition or there was a problem with the radio hardware causing this issue.
I then remembered I had dropped the phone on concrete and it landed on the modem side of the phone... phone seemed fine besides a few new dings, but operated ok. I considered maybe this had something to do with the state of things.
Last night I took my phone back off using these instructions: http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Teardown/7182/1
I basically just jostled the internals a bit hoping to fix maybe a simple misalignment...
It has been a solid 12 hours and everything seems to be running strong.
This is purely speculation, but given that I haven't been able to consistently replicate any scenario other than it not working... I am hoping this is the fix.
I hope it might help someone else, or someone else with a similar problem can confirm or provide alternate conclusion.
I am currently running:
ROM:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801942
LTE and CDMA FH05:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1620036#2
TWRP 2.2:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/92
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So you just took apart and reassembled and that got it working?
Maybe
xvanwilderx said:
So you just took apart and reassembled and that got it working?
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Tried to sell phone on ebay because the wifi adapter was showing issues with range... I bought another and it was clear that the range of the older phone was having issues...
Tried to sell on ebay and buyer couldn't activate... just sent back and I can't get it to accept a flash at all... maybe trying the taking apart trick again...
Crazy
Sorry if this has been posted before. I know there could be several GPS related threads around here but I have tried searching and haven't found one.
Since a week ago my Galaxy Nexus has been exhibiting some very weird behavior. GPS stops working once I get a data connection over HSPA. And by that, I mean GPS Status and Toolbox will begin saying GPS is disabled once I get a data connection. This doesn't seem to be a problem when I use WiFi (via pocket wifi or tethered to another phone) or when just using EDGE. Pretty inconvenient when using several GPS/map related apps like Google Maps and Ingress. But when using EDGE, WiFi, or airplane mode, I did notice that once I get a lock, it gets lost in a few seconds and searching for satellites lock again even if 4-8 satellites are detected.
I have tried reflashing the ROM (CM11 M9) and doing a factory reset. I've even tried reflashing radio firmware from the latest Android 4.3 factory image from last year, but still did not help. Same problem. I will try flashing Android 4.3 again this weekend to see if that helps, but am thinking it would not help as well.
Could it also be a hardware problem? Like a loose antenna or antenna cable inside?
Man, I have exactly the same problem here in my galaxy s2 AND my moto g DTV. This problem make me crazy. Im from Brasil and seems that only me have this problem. Can u solve the problem?
thegidz said:
Sorry if this has been posted before. I know there could be several GPS related threads around here but I have tried searching and haven't found one.
Since a week ago my Galaxy Nexus has been exhibiting some very weird behavior. GPS stops working once I get a data connection over HSPA. And by that, I mean GPS Status and Toolbox will begin saying GPS is disabled once I get a data connection. This doesn't seem to be a problem when I use WiFi (via pocket wifi or tethered to another phone) or when just using EDGE. Pretty inconvenient when using several GPS/map related apps like Google Maps and Ingress. But when using EDGE, WiFi, or airplane mode, I did notice that once I get a lock, it gets lost in a few seconds and searching for satellites lock again even if 4-8 satellites are detected.
I have tried reflashing the ROM (CM11 M9) and doing a factory reset. I've even tried reflashing radio firmware from the latest Android 4.3 factory image from last year, but still did not help. Same problem. I will try flashing Android 4.3 again this weekend to see if that helps, but am thinking it would not help as well.
Could it also be a hardware problem? Like a loose antenna or antenna cable inside?
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I'm having the same problem with my Galaxy Nexus.
I also thought it was the hardware and so i open the phone to check cables and antennas and everything was ok.
Now knowing that the hardware is ok what can be?
In my case the fix was to flash a later nightly build of cm11, and was fixed on cm11-m10. No other changes made. I think it may have something to do with gpsd, something got broken as it affected other devices as well.
thegidz said:
In my case the fix was to flash a later nightly build of cm11, and was fixed on cm11-m10. No other changes made. I think it may have something to do with gpsd, something got broken as it affected other devices as well.
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I'll tell you the mistake I did:
I flashed one with toro (verizon) on my galaxy nexus GSM variant and after that the problem occurred.
I had to correct by doing the flash of a GPS fix for toro
(VZW_JDQ39_GPS + WIFI_DRIVERS). But as I said this is to toro and not GSM ...
Could you pass me the link of your fix? (I have not found)
Like I said, I just flashed the latest nightly build for cm11. I am currently using the latest nightly build of cm11 for maguro since I have the GSM version. You can get cm11 http://download.cyanogenmod.org. I did not anything else.
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Like I said, I just flashed the latest nightly build for cm11. I am currently using the latest nightly build of cm11 for maguro since I have the GSM version. You can get cm11 http://download.cyanogenmod.org. I did not anything else.
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I understand but i have already installed (cm11) the latest and failed.
It could be something related to M10.
So I wanted exactly what you put. I found this:
cm-11-20140916-SNAPSHOT-M10-maguro.zip
was this?
I doubt m10 has anything specific that will fix your GPS issues it you can try. The latest snapshot and nightly build should have whatever it is that is on m10 since it is still working for me.
The other thing that I can think of that you may need to flash is the radio firmware from the last factory images of Android 4.3 stock for maguro. You may want to also try that, but that may or may not fix your GPS issue.