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ICS GPS Thread

I'm just curious as to what every else is getting back from GPS on the ICS ROMs as well as to what setup they're using. Here is my deal:
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Aokp same results. If it ain't broken then no need to fix it.

CM9
same thing.
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What is the name of the program you are using to test your gps results?

GPS Test
spbeeking said:
What is the name of the program you are using to test your gps results?
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That's GPS Test app from market.

This is indoors, 3rd(top) floor, 6 feet from a window.
EDIT: In the middle of a thunderstorm.

If you are using a gps case this can mess up your gps signal.
mauricehall said:
I'm just curious as to what every else is getting back from GPS on the ICS ROMs as well as to what setup they're using. Here is my deal:
I can tell you are using a case for your phone when you did your gps test, because I have an otter box case and it is interfering with my gps signal. When I have my case on my phone can see 2 satellites with 0 locks but when I removed my case my phone can see 7 satellites with 7 locks from the same spot.
What I am most impressed with is with the case on outside I can get a consistent gps lock. I drove home without losing my signal and I drive over 30 miles.
So in short if you are using a case for your cell phone it can interfere with your gps signal. So this is just another element to consider if you are having gps signal problems.
I am just think since having a case interferes with the phone signal it can also decrease somebody's battery life I am assuming.
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jamice4u said:
mauricehall said:
I'm just curious as to what every else is getting back from GPS on the ICS ROMs as well as to what setup they're using. Here is my deal:
I can tell you are using a case for your phone when you did your gps test, because I have an otter box case and it is interfering with my gps signal. When I have my case on my phone can see 2 satellites with 0 locks but when I removed my case my phone can see 7 satellites with 7 locks from the same spot.
What I am most impressed with is with the case on outside I can get a consistent gps lock. I drove home without losing my signal and I drive over 30 miles.
So in short if you are using a case for your cell phone it can interfere with your gps signal. So this is just another element to consider if you are having gps signal problems.
I am just think since having a case interferes with the phone signal it can also decrease somebody's battery life I am assuming.
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No case... I believe in feeling the phone in my hand. I hate the extra bulk from cases. I don't even have a screen protector on lol
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FC07 inside my house sitting at my desk. No lie, my out door reception is much better was actually just using it 2 hours ago to confirm my speedo accuracy with new tire size. Indoors works, but as you can see the reception is shoddy and the accuracy is out the window. (Edited to add by the window and system shots).
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55232470/shot_Mar_14_2012_0.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55232470/Screenshot_2012-03-14-02-46-37.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55232470/Screenshot_2012-03-14-02-47-19.png
I get almost no reception in the one floor building i work in but this house despite the brick outerwalls seems to have transparent ceilings. I use a soft rubber case.

I'm not getting any GPS lock.
Will have to incorporate the fix.

mauricehall said:
I'm just curious as to what every else is getting back from GPS on the ICS ROMs as well as to what setup they're using. Here is my deal:
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Where are you located? Maybe a shot in the dark here but I have had 9-11 satellites locked every day but today I am only getting one or two. I am across the river from NYC
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Reporting back. User error on my part. Test done indoors.
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Mine isn't even getting a lock at all. Where is this "GPS Fix"

tcooper85 said:
Mine isn't even getting a lock at all. Where is this "GPS Fix"
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If you are willing to take the time to do it, this seems to work for everyone:
Odin one click back to Gingerbread
Odin flash kernel w/ recovery
Restore nandroid (optional)
Get GPS lock on Gingerbread and keep it on.
Boot to recovery and flash format all zip and ROM.
I have walked several people through it and it has worked every time
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JohnCorleone said:
If you are willing to take the time to do it, this seems to work for everyone:
Odin one click back to Gingerbread
Odin flash kernel w/ recovery
Restore nandroid (optional)
Get GPS lock on Gingerbread and keep it on.
Boot to recovery and flash format all zip and ROM.
I have walked several people through it and it has worked every time
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What if you cant get gps lock on the gingerbread rom??

I think a lot of us with GPS issues are suffering from a hardware issue. On my first phone, I never got a lock. Literally maybe only about 2 or 3 times; didn't matter if it was GB or ICS. After I hard bricked and got a replacement, GPS was smooth as butter out of the box on stock GB or 4.0.x without pushing any files. For the record I did get my lock on GB before I flashed CM9 but I don't think it would've mattered. At least for me personally, I think it was hardware related.

d.e.beatup said:
I think a lot of us with GPS issues are suffering from a hardware issue. On my first phone, I never got a lock. Literally maybe only about 2 or 3 times; didn't matter if it was GB or ICS. After I hard bricked and got a replacement, GPS was smooth as butter out of the box on stock GB or 4.0.x without pushing any files. For the record I did get my lock on GB before I flashed CM9 but I don't think it would've mattered. At least for me personally, I think it was hardware related.
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Well, oddly enough, I used to get gps lock. Used it just a week ago. It was awful because it would disappear and come back constantly but it worked. Now it isnt doing isht.
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Ok. I think I just found something out. I have been running a custom prl. I just flashed back to stock el29. Still runnning the custom prl, forced roam. NO lock. I went ahead and updated my prl in settings, rebooted. Stood near my back door, got 6 satellites and locked with in 10 seconds. Maybe someone can chime in and tell me why using a custom prl in force roam would keep me from getting a lock?? Thanks.

d.e.beatup said:
I think a lot of us with GPS issues are suffering from a hardware issue. On my first phone, I never got a lock. Literally maybe only about 2 or 3 times; didn't matter if it was GB or ICS. After I hard bricked and got a replacement, GPS was smooth as butter out of the box on stock GB or 4.0.x without pushing any files. For the record I did get my lock on GB before I flashed CM9 but I don't think it would've mattered. At least for me personally, I think it was hardware related.
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After receiving my replacement yesterday, i have to agree that most of the gps problems are hardware related.
The first e4gt i bought developed a usb issue so it was replaced with one that had a very weak gps. I tried everything to get it to work. I was able to get sprint to replace it again, and the one i have now works great, even on fc07 which is what i have installed now.
I would suggest to anyone that has an issue with gps to try and get a replacement if clearing the agps data with gps status doesnt solve the issue, which is what i had to do with my first phone.
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d.e.beatup said:
I think a lot of us with GPS issues are suffering from a hardware issue. On my first phone, I never got a lock. Literally maybe only about 2 or 3 times; didn't matter if it was GB or ICS. After I hard bricked and got a replacement, GPS was smooth as butter out of the box on stock GB or 4.0.x without pushing any files. For the record I did get my lock on GB before I flashed CM9 but I don't think it would've mattered. At least for me personally, I think it was hardware related.
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I had GPS lock, no problem, up to 8 Satellites, maybe more, on GB,
After ICS ROM install, nada, no lock.

kbizzle said:
What if you cant get gps lock on the gingerbread rom??
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Wow, you couldn't get a lock on Gingerbread either?! I assume you already reset AGPS stats and such?
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Australian OTA Update for OPTUS 128.980.10

128.980.10 is now out on Optus branded handsets. See any difference?
My phone was running great before, but now I am stuck at title screen, and its very difficult to scroll on the menus!
A bit wierd Im sure it will come good.
So I played with it for about 2 mins and it finally cleared up. Running pretty smooth. Some parts are super laggy, but my phone was like that when I first got it. Once I had been around the phone and seen everything the phone behaves super smooth. Its like it needs to see everything one time then its smooth.
Anyways ill report back any noticable differences over the next few days.

Just did the same update and first thing I can notice is that my WiFi has become alot more responsive. Is very quick to react when searching over WiFi and no delays. Apart from that I'm not too sure because it's too early to comment. Will keep all posted
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Unfortunately, im getting a wierd error Ihave never seen before, and everything is now reaaaaly unresponsive.
It says "android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly".
What can I do to stop this. sort of annoying cause my phone was actually pretty smooth and had great battery life before hand anyway!
EDIT:
While typing this message. I just got:
"com.android.settings" is not responding.
Help!

did ur hboot got updated ?

tids2k said:
did ur hboot got updated ?
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WHAT!>?
Where is it.
PS My phone is getting worse and worse.. the home keys barely work anymore. i have turned it on and off. I have even done that clear contacts cache under manage sources for contact info. Sometime when I try and wake the phone from sleep with the power lock button, it just stays off, for about 45 seconds. When it comes to, it is almost bricked.. just slow and the menus wont scroll properly.

Ah yes, google search leads me here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755968
So my HBOOT whatever that is, is 0.94.0000

im going to have to start my phone from scratch.. sorry guys I cant recommend this update for Aussie Optus people. maybe its something simple I dont know, but i updated it following the instructions perfectly, and the phone is now screwed. Im going to try and hard reset and reinstall everything on my phone all over again.

ONE981 said:
Ah yes, google search leads me here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755968
So my HBOOT whatever that is, is 0.94.0000
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damn less chances of getting s-off not good

ONE981 said:
Unfortunately, im getting a wierd error Ihave never seen before, and everything is now reaaaaly unresponsive.
It says "android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly".
What can I do to stop this. sort of annoying cause my phone was actually pretty smooth and had great battery life before hand anyway!
EDIT:
While typing this message. I just got:
"com.android.settings" is not responding.
Help!
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You're downloaded update had an error. Are you rooted from HTC dev? If not (judging from your question re hboot) take it back. The update failed and needs to be reflashed. Unfortunately without being rooted this can't be done. Easy enough to gain root but that has other consequences.
tids2k said:
did ur hboot got updated ?
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yes hboot updated along with radio and firmware to 1.28 base.
ONE981 said:
im going to have to start my phone from scratch.. sorry guys I cant recommend this update for Aussie Optus people. maybe its something simple I dont know, but i updated it following the instructions perfectly, and the phone is now screwed. Im going to try and hard reset and reinstall everything on my phone all over again.
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Hope this worked but I'm not sure it will. The android core process error is common with flashaholics who have not wiped a phone properly when changing base firmwares. Which is what we have done with the Optus ota. For me it worked fine.
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damn less chances of getting s-off not good
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We will see fingers crossed.
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The phone is now bricked guys. No I don't do any of this rooting stuff, I'm just learning the phone as it is from factory. I just got the Optus OTA installed it and now my phone is stuffed.
It's stuck on the 3 android with white background picture. I can't make the menu come up in this white screen. It just says "checking SD card update".
If I go to menu, normal menu with icons and sense 4.0, doesn't like any touch, completely unresponsive and will not accept me doing any functions, including resetting the phone. I can't do hard or soft reset.
Damn Optus update. Even before my phone got that green banding. Now this tops it off.

Two options return and enjoy new one. Or obtain root and flash ruu to return phone to stock software. Pick one and I can walk you through it. Will provide links to show you exact method but without flashing experience you will have questions that I can answer for you. Up to you which path you want to go.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1609190 is probably best current how to recover tutorial. It lists a lot of options from various sections of forum.
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Take it back man. Stop wasting time and get a refund before they tell you that it's too late. My One X updated fine but is the loading time while on WiFi that's honestly eating at me severely. Don't know what else to do at the moment.
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ASavva said:
Take it back man. Stop wasting time and get a refund before they tell you that it's too late. My One X updated fine but is the loading time while on WiFi that's honestly eating at me severely. Don't know what else to do at the moment.
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What WiFi loading time are you referring to? Mines super fast, lot faster than the 3g connection I have.
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Aust S5 said:
What WiFi loading time are you referring to? Mines super fast, lot faster than the 3g connection I have.
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the time it takes to connect to ur wifi router.

I still seem to be quick there as well. Takes my device approx 5 sec once within network. Also running extenders and no problems there. Seemless movement from one to next. Running n speeds with aes security
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How's the optus version of One X ppl?
Same issues as Europe or have we got better stocks in Oz??
I'm still using gs1 on ics and it has absolutely no problems but I'm up for new upgrade.
Should I?
Thanks.
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Short answer is yes. BUT will be interesting to see sgs3 launched soon. Might suit better and you don't lose anything by waiting a week ish
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[ics fix!] finally ! [easy!]

SOMEBODY POSTED
HOW TO FIX ICS!!!
My goodness, I must have been pretty irked to have made this thread from phone... where I couldn't even see the difference in sizes..
I hope the sarcasm was obvious enough that people aren't setting everything to the settings in the pictures...
I was pointing attempting to point out that, by default your settings are in kill-the-crap-out-of-battery mode and that a few simple adjustments
easily got me 4 hours of screen-on time.. and you guys aren't me (definitely not proud of this addiction).. you'd probably get 4-5 off the jump with a clean install followed by turning off the nonsense.
Seriously... I am appointing myself PhD... nay, Pharmacist ... If you have problems with your stock build, Pm me, with reasonable detail describing the issue.
I am definitely going to regret this and will probably throw in the towel after a while.. but for the love of (insert special individual or super deity) please stop making new threads (yes.. Like this one... jerk..) about the same tired things..
If you do it just to talk with one another fine... but recognize appreciate that you have been offered a chance to fix your issues instead of scoffing at someone
likely participated in the actual bug finding and squashing process.
There is no ICS bug that I have been made aware of that is actually on every release candidate. If you have had the same problem, on every build... which are in some
cases very different from one another... then let's examine the variables.. then let's read this
HOW TO FIX ICS!!! C mon... Stump me.
I'm sure that others will join in on the fun if we actually attempt to get you fixed.. at least they better..
SOMEBODY POSTED
HOW TO HOW EASILY FIX THIS ROM!
It worked for me great
Okay, okay.. you caught me..but ... seriously... if this doesn't work than you are a terrible person.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29196468
less dramatic route....
Settings! And how to use them!
Obviously I'm not saying everyone set this up, it is just an example of things that #COULD# be done.
I don't like the restrict data as much as a good toggle but some do, also enable "show WiFi usage" and surprise yourself like I did while going to take this
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WHAT! I USED MAPS FOR TEB MINUTS WITH MY FIANCEE EARLIER AND WTC!
That can't be right... I'll make sure....
(this one WAS a surprise lol)
well that's weird...
guess it's good I did that!
If I hadn't my battery would've drained rapidly and my phone would have overheated! close call..
Next SLiDE!
it's a good thing this is accurate..
waitt a mminute....is tha... is that, BATtery MANagement I SEE ESSplinations on?
Monitor your internet or this is what happens EVERY FEW HOURS. In part Why I uninstall things like maps, which is always available....
intermission. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . AND ACTION
why the $ is this set to auto by default?
Whats that? No...
I would have heard about it by now if companies made money off me using towers that I'm not supposed to...
Doodoodeeeda AWww why is this set to "get even Lil Kim off" mode?! better turn these down a little.. actually.. off. people look me funny at work when my pocket makes that noise....
this one's just funny.. no idea why 3. must be reading from media folder on extSD...but the how...
seriously, a font you read faster can make a difference in screenOn time... sounds silly but your reading a guy with no phone issues so.....
unless you plan on going over several time zones rapidly... disable.
persistent settings have the second highest priority possible in your android, Less literally equals More on this rule.
not my style, but if you want to... slow it down a tad..
we are lucky we can end all process' with task manager... since I just killed all now I have nothing eating at..... HEY!
HEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING!
is this a joke? I haven't updated anything....get disabled.
default settings are great, right!?
go to see... open
to. see
yeah, they went there... disable that may AND turn it 2.4Gh only. You will know if this doesnt apply to you, so yes. YOU.
if one day down the road you are having a hard time connecting to one you used to connect to?....
you guessed it! this might need to suck twice the power for 5 minutes. or..
or just always leave it on... that's fine too..
Here's the big bad "bug" I heard people talking about a few times...
for... a while... I'd quietly pm with info like this... probably didnt get a response once per dozen.. but you are being force fed.
I haven't gotten a chance to for a bit, but... I can share hours of screenOn time while doing a bunch of other.... oh you'll see... JuST from the settings options... this
is still w/out any effort...
even you can do this ...
some more good advice
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29203847

What the eff? Longest post I ever read!
ICS sucks for us. Period.
(when I have time I may try some of the suggestions, not holding out much hope though...)
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basketthis said:
What the eff? Longest post I ever read!
ICS sucks for us. Period.
(when I have time I may try some of the suggestions, not holding out much hope though...)
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Dude, dont say ICS sucks, you're asking to get trolled. The point is ICS works for some people and they have a lot more time then anyone to stay on these forums.
Also, you are wrong. There's no way ICS doesnt work. It's just impossible. Did you see the fixes?
Theres no sarcastic emoticon.

apatcas said:
Dude, dont say ICS sucks, you're asking to get trolled. The point is ICS works for some people and they have a lot more time then anyone to stay on these forums.
Also, you are wrong. There's no way ICS doesnt work. It's just impossible. Did you see the fixes?
Theres no sarcastic emoticon.
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lmao actually I just wanted to amuse some folks while I went gather up a simple and easy follow picture guide so even the card carrying members of your Illiteratti can enjoy ICS.
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In before the lock.
10 Char

So one thing I haven't seen in this post was what about Wi-Fi issues I have Wi-Fi dropping out on every ICS touch with his rom, and I make sure when I installed rom I do everything that is said to do and more. But I'm not complaining because I'm happy with my EL 29 rom. I'm patient and will wait for things to work out a

davidstjohn1 said:
So one thing I haven't seen in this post was what about Wi-Fi issues I have Wi-Fi dropping out on every ICS touch with his rom, and I make sure when I installed rom I do everything that is said to do and more. But I'm not complaining because I'm happy with my EL 29 rom. I'm patient and will wait for things to work out a
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dropping out how? like, you are at home and still lose signal?
What ethnicity are your neighbor's JKJKJK THE IMPLICATIONS WERE AGAINST ME STEALING NET, I SWEAR!
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kthejoker20 said:
In before the lock.
10 Char
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why would this lock. I am using humor so maybe attention will be paid. this all going to be helpful info for the less informed on ics
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what no comments from the peanut gallery now that you see this may lead to information that could help? seriously, guys...
it comes down to stuff like this... tiny..stuff
for the record My setup is usually more aggressive so this little experiment is even surprising me.
used less than twenty percent in an hour and a half of nonestop WiFi, quadrants, screenshots, posts.... if I was at work this thing would still be at 95...
back to posting.
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@Phaker
If you want to layer on top of what you did for even more performance + battery like you can grab tegrak (I know you got pay for it but worth it) switch governer to wheatley (assuming you have the latest TM Kernel installed) undervolt each step to -50mah (-75mah at each step works for me but can be unstable for other -50mah seems to be pretty universal) THEN overclock to 1.252ghz (let your ROM settle and do some usage tests) if 1.252 hold (which it should) push to 1.3ghz. Also for wifi go to setting advanced and set your sleep policy to either Never or Only when plugged in.
This is what I personally did that seems to fix all my major issues as far as huge battery drain. Finally allowing me device to go into a deep sleep and leave wifi on plus killer battery life & performance. And I am not running any custom scripts or anything......
SIDE NOTE:
After applying all these settings I left my phone off the charger last night. Went to bed with 95% battery. (mind you all my sync and even location services + maps everything is on) woke up 8 hour later and was down to 91% now that is some sexy deep sleepage and killer battery drain. This is what I would expect to see.

I try not to advertise when possible when I'm on here.
Just a preference, and I have exceptions.
Chainfires one example. I think we all owe him an app or two.. (I paid for 6 lmao only use 2)
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oh, and one of the overlooked factors... turn off the battery% icon if you aren't used to it...
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Phakker check your pm..,sorry its so long man
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PhAkEer said:
dropping out how? like, you are at home and still lose signal?
What ethnicity are your neighbor's JKJKJK THE IMPLICATIONS WERE AGAINST ME STEALING NET, I SWEAR!
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Like it drops out when I'm sitting right next to my router , but only after the phone goes to sleep . When I wake up the phone I have no Wi-Fi . I have had this happen on every touch wiz ics Rom. And yes I do know how to wipe and install these ROMs lol. just something going on with ice cream Sandwich I guess . No big deal anyway I'm back on EL 29

davidstjohn1 said:
Like it drops out when I'm sitting right next to my router , but only after the phone goes to sleep . When I wake up the phone I have no Wi-Fi . I have had this happen on every touch wiz ics Rom. And yes I do know how to wipe and install these ROMs lol. just something going on with ice cream Sandwich I guess . No big deal anyway I'm back on EL 29
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two things I would like you to check, if you will.. there is a pic in the OP about 1
1) settings/WiFi/(menu btn)/advanced/on when sleep=
2) also what does"system/etc/WiFi/wpa_supplicant_scan"=
(this is likely the problem, in which case it is no problem )
let me know what you find.
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PhAkEer said:
two things I would like you to check, if you will.. there is a pic in the OP about 1
1) settings/WiFi/(menu btn)/advanced/on when sleep=
2) also what does"system/etc/WiFi/wpa_supplicant_scan"=
(this is likely the problem, in which case it is no problem )
let me know what you find.
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When I get some time I'll flashback and give that a check and I'll come back and let you know. When I went to advance on Wi-Fi it definitely was set right. It was set to on when sleeping.

davidstjohn1 said:
When I get some time I'll flashback and give that a check and I'll come back and let you know. When I went to advance on Wi-Fi it definitely was set right. It was set to on when sleeping.
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I just had a stroke of DUHness about those three files... something tried to mount world writable (actuall, I think I nulled a world write but it also read a symlink and therefor created a directory. 0 666 And somewhere else the P came
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How's the battery life on this one?? :victory:

This is an odd post. But I am using some of its advice!:laugh:

i feel like i just read a post written by nicki minaj.

HOX Screen Flicker on 4.0.4

Im having a screen flickering, where it looks a bit like interference on some images, it happened very slightly over the last few weeks but i didnt think anything of it. Since rooting & installing ARHD I have it more often – Im not sure if its increased or im noticing it more now.
Also ive read alot on XDA about similar probs being software – but there is always a chance its hardware – having only had the phone a month i dont want to have a faulty unit that cant be fixed!
But now my phone is unlocked will i be able to take it for warranty? if i flashed RUU & re-locked bootloader?
Its not bad atm, but im worried it may get worse

the flicker was/is kernel related
try flash another kernel - i was getting some flicker after rooting etc, but am using franco r18 kernel now and haven't seen any so far

lawrence750 said:
the flicker was/is kernel related
try flash another kernel - i was getting some flicker after rooting etc, but am using franco r18 kernel now and haven't seen any so far
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Oh that would be good if it's definitely a software fix, its odd that others don't complain from ARHD, is the problem you had, colored lines across the images, or actual back light related, as ive seen this confused?
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its not the graphical corruption that everyone somehow thinks is flicker definitely backlight flicker.
i think the reason some don't get it is just the variations in hardware if i'm honest.
the kernel is supposed to 'calibrate' the screen, and after 1-2 weeks on auto brightness the flicker should have completely gone. alternatively use max brightness for a few hours.
the 1.29 (the second 1.29) OTA was supposed to fix this, so it's strange that some are seeing this again with 2.17 ...

lawrence750 said:
its not the graphical corruption that everyone somehow thinks is flicker definitely backlight flicker.
i think the reason some don't get it is just the variations in hardware if i'm honest.
the kernel is supposed to 'calibrate' the screen, and after 1-2 weeks on auto brightness the flicker should have completely gone. alternatively use max brightness for a few hours.
the 1.29 (the second 1.29) OTA was supposed to fix this, so it's strange that some are seeing this again with 2.17 ...
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Ill try it for a few weeks, :fingers-crossed:.. I just ran the fone on full brightness for 20mins and the phone got real hot - like 53d, that also doesn't seem normal. Might need to try a different ROM.

fonetalk said:
Ill try it for a few weeks, :fingers-crossed:.. I just ran the fone on full brightness for 20mins and the phone got real hot - like 53d, that also doesn't seem normal. Might need to try a different ROM.
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all i can say, is that afaik arhd is close to stock, and i know the heat was improved in 2.17 - but faux/franco kernel both pretty good with heat. i'm using viper rom, the tweaks just make it something else! it's really good imo.
normally doesn't go above 40c battery temp even when charging. before on old versions i had it overheating when just browsing the web whilst charging, haven't had an overheat message for ages now.
try franco kernel first - i did see some flickering on fauxs kernel when using it.

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lawrence750 said:
all i can say, is that afaik arhd is close to stock, and i know the heat was improved in 2.17 - but faux/franco kernel both pretty good with heat. i'm using viper rom, the tweaks just make it something else! it's really good imo.
normally doesn't go above 40c battery temp even when charging. before on old versions i had it overheating when just browsing the web whilst charging, haven't had an overheat message for ages now.
try franco kernel first - i did see some flickering on fauxs kernel when using it.
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I flashed Viper ROM tonight, Great ROM btw so far.
Unfortunately it still has the screen problem, first day i know.
Here is a photo of what it looks like atm:
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fonetalk said:
I flashed Viper ROM tonight, Great ROM btw so far.
Unfortunately it still has the screen problem, first day i know.
Here is a photo of what it looks like atm:
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hold on, i'm not sure what im looking at in the picture, do you mean the orange bits? can't tell if its the photo itself thats blurred or if thats the effect you're having with the screen
when i talk of flicker, i mean backlight flicker, as in one of those office lightbulbs, that when they're about to die, they start to flicker, like a strobe light effect. is this what you're getting, or something different?

lawrence750 said:
hold on, i'm not sure what im looking at in the picture, do you mean the orange bits? can't tell if its the photo itself thats blurred or if thats the effect you're having with the screen
when i talk of flicker, i mean backlight flicker, as in one of those office lightbulbs, that when they're about to die, they start to flicker, like a strobe light effect. is this what you're getting, or something different?
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I thought that you may have meant that. The flicker im talkin about is the green/yellow lines down the image - some people have called it banding.
So far no change in ROMs has fixed it.
There is alot of talk that it is Software related, i'm just worried there is confusion between what i have and the back lighting issue... Id like to know if its hardware.

fonetalk said:
I thought that you may have meant that. The flicker im talkin about is the green/yellow lines down the image - some people have called it banding.
So far no change in ROMs has fixed it.
There is alot of talk that it is Software related, i'm just worried there is confusion between what i have and the back lighting issue... Id like to know if its hardware.
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ok i see now what you mean in the picture, the bit just slightly left from the middle?
and is that corruption even on the htc startup screens/bootloader etc?

Yeah just the vertical thin greenish lines, it only effects about 2% of complex rich colored images with varying severity, the example being the worst. And most of three time is only when I'm touching the screen.
So not a massive problem atm, but I just want to know if three a fix and it won't get worst.
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fonetalk said:
Yeah just the vertical thin greenish lines, it only effects about 2% of complex rich colored images with varying severity, the example being the worst. And most of three time is only when I'm touching the screen.
So not a massive problem atm, but I just want to know if three a fix and it won't get worst.
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to be honest, after the re flashing etc etc, it sounds like it could well be hardware, maybe a bad connection to the screen. its hard to say.
feel free to put up a link to the image and i'll test on mine, but i don't expect to see any issues of course.
it's probably worth having a chat with htc about it, they'll probably say to send it for repair imo

lawrence750 said:
to be honest, after the re flashing etc etc, it sounds like it could well be hardware, maybe a bad connection to the screen. its hard to say.
feel free to put up a link to the image and i'll test on mine, but i don't expect to see any issues of course.
it's probably worth having a chat with htc about it, they'll probably say to send it for repair imo
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yeah, thats what i was worried about - now that the phones unlocked they will probly wont accept under warranty even though its hardware.
You reckon if i relock bootloader & RUU original ROM they would take it under warranty??
Here is the worst offending image, its just album art off spotify. there are heaps of other images that produce similar effects - but not as bad, and it usually settles within a second.

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yeah, thats what i was worried about - now that the phones unlocked they will probly wont accept under warranty even though its hardware.
You reckon if i relock bootloader & RUU original ROM they would take it under warranty??
Here is the worst offending image, its just album art off spotify. there are heaps of other images that produce similar effects - but not as bad, and it usually settles within a second.
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Are you from uk? If not, start looking up the consumer laws relevant to where you live, lemme know as well ill see what I can find
Re locking and all that hardly makes a difference imo, it might help for the luck factor in hoping the technician won't notice, but if they want to look, they'll see it straight away because of the re locked bit
Anyway if you're from uk its a lot easier because the onus is on Htc to prove you caused the fault (if the problem has occurred within 6 months of purchase)
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Also if you're under volting or over clocking revert to normal values and check if problem still happens
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lawrence750 said:
Are you from uk? If not, start looking up the consumer laws relevant to where you live, lemme know as well ill see what I can find
Re locking and all that hardly makes a difference imo, it might help for the luck factor in hoping the technician won't notice, but if they want to look, they'll see it straight away because of the re locked bit
Anyway if you're from uk its a lot easier because the onus is on Htc to prove you caused the fault (if the problem has occurred within 6 months of purchase)
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Also if you're under volting or over clocking revert to normal values and check if problem still happens
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Im from Australia, I really dont think I will take it in unless it gets worse..
Kind of sux concidering its only a month old, but its really not bad atm.
Im not willing to get charged a repair fee for it unless it occurs more frequently.
My next step is to try a jelly bean ROM as it will be a totally different kernel, just in case :fingers-crossed:

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Im from Australia, I really dont think I will take it in unless it gets worse..
Kind of sux concidering its only a month old, but its really not bad atm.
Im not willing to get charged a repair fee for it unless it occurs more frequently.
My next step is to try a jelly bean ROM as it will be a totally different kernel, just in case :fingers-crossed:
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Does it happen on stock rom? Sorry can't remember if you said it does or not
Let us know if jb helps
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Phone waking up for no reason - eating up battery

My phone screen keeps waking up for no reason! It has been eating up all my battery because of this.
I'm running the CM10.1 Feb 07 nightly
Any idea why this happens??
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Every time you turn your screen on it'll show awake.

mt3g said:
Every time you turn your screen on it'll show awake.
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I'm not turning it on, it is doing so automatically

So out of those 18 hours you never turned your screen on? Then you have a ghost of a phone bro! I've never seen that or anyone report that their phone turned on by itself with out getting a call or a text (if your phone is setup like that)... Maybe someone else will help you with more knowledge. No need to make multiple posts about your stuff either. Either here are or in the CM10 thread would've sufficed.

My phone will do this sometimes aswell, only thing that has worked is a reset when I discover it happening.
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Just fyi, the phone in my sign is wrong. Sgh-t999 is current phone.

Are you sure you don't hit the home or power button while it is in your pocket?
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Unfortunately, I remember having this problem too, but I experienced it on stock ROM both before and after I rooted. I'd have my phone sitting idle nearby and the screen would come on for no reason and would stay on indefinitely regardless of the screen timeout settings, until I manually turned it off. Sometimes it would only happen every couple hours, other times it would happen every 10 minutes or so. Was a major pain in the ass.
Every time it happened, there was never a message or alert of any kind received that would explain the phone waking on its own.
Sadly I was never able to figure out the cause but the issue resolved itself much later on after I had to revive my phone from an unrelated soft brick.
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So the moral and solution to this story is soft brick your device then recover it should come back to normal lol jk
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Yeah, mine was doing that at one point too. Not sure why, went away after I flashed another ROM and stayed away even after I reflashed the same ROM back. Randomness.
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daxecutioner24 said:
So the moral and solution to this story is soft brick your device then recover it should come back to normal lol jk
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LMAO I wish I could provide s solution I mainly wanted to let the OP know they're not the only one who has encountered this issue.
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just started having this happen to me....extremely annoying.

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So out of those 18 hours you never turned your screen on? Then you have a ghost of a phone bro! I've never seen that or anyone report that their phone turned on by itself with out getting a call or a text (if your phone is setup like that)... Maybe someone else will help you with more knowledge. No need to make multiple posts about your stuff either. Either here are or in the CM10 thread would've sufficed.
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Well looks like its quite common huh..
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Now that people are providing some useful posts it will be figured out, oh wait, not one post has given any insight on the matter lol. People saying it happened to me too does no one any good besides upping their post count, and putting some comfort to the OP that he's alone... Maybe fart apps are the cause! My guess is something with in the stock firmware, as I stock and read every post of most of the AOSP based roms and never seen that before, but I occasionally read TouchWiz based rom threads and I might have something like that before. I've ran stock for maybe a total of a week since this phone came out, so it's easy for me to have never seen this before.

mt3g said:
Now that people are providing some useful posts it will be figured out, oh wait, not one post has given any insight on the matter lol. People saying it happened to me too does no one any good besides upping their post count, and putting some comfort to the OP that he's alone... Maybe fart apps are the cause! My guess is something with in the stock firmware, as I stock and read every post of most of the AOSP based roms and never seen that before, but I occasionally read TouchWiz based rom threads and I might have something like that before. I've ran stock for maybe a total of a week since this phone came out, so it's easy for me to have never seen this before.
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Hey buddy doesn't mean you do not face this issue that others don't and i dont think 4-5 people would just want to comfort "OP" i don't know if your having a bad day or anything but take a chill pill really.. I've seen you around whit always good useful posts not like these here..
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shahkam said:
Hey buddy doesn't mean you do not face this issue that others don't and i dont think 4-5 people would just want to comfort "OP" i don't know if your having a bad day or anything but take a chill pill really.. I've seen you around whit always good useful posts not like these here..
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Hey buddy, I meant no ill words or anything. I usually am not hostile, I just don't text with attitude (Good or bad) really. People misunderstand that all the time, this is the internet, put your emotions away. I'm 100% serious. If people were to be more helpful then just saying "me too", the issue can be solved or at least have a reason of why it is happening. Post what roms/apps they are using, when the awakening happens, and what apps are running in the background.... those kind of post are helpful and can help pin point what is going on.

I'm having some type of similar issue as yours. Except my phone randomly reboots or just doesn't turn on at all. I've noticed this more recently then in the past.
My phone isn't over clocked or under volted. Governors that I am running are On demand and scheduler is on deadline.
I, too also get random and I mean random screen wake. I thought maybe my phone may be faulty? I read somewhere in the FAQ's section stating S3's with faulty power buttons? Does that have anything to do with this?
Also, OP, did you check to see if any apps are running in the background keeping the phone up? Or is it just randomly keeping the phone "on"?
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Hey buddy, I meant no ill words or anything. I usually am not hostile, I just don't text with attitude (Good or bad) really. People misunderstand that all the time, this is the internet, put your emotions away. I'm 100% serious. If people were to be more helpful then just saying "me too", the issue can be solved or at least have a reason of why it is happening. Post what roms/apps they are using, when the awakening happens, and what apps are running in the background.... those kind of post are helpful and can help pin point what is going on.
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I do understand that but the people that replied me too have also stated they did not know why so they are all looking for a solution.
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