Hi everyone, looking for some help, due to other commitments i dont get to spend too much time here anymore and i get a rom when buying a new phone, as log as it works i leave it until change the phone, but im noticing some apps are not working or appear a little buggy recently after updates and am wondering if its due to older software on the phone. i dont want to change the rom as it works for me, and i just checked the rom section and it is a mine field. They all look the same with just random names attached so its pretty confusing as to what works and what is just a test rom.
Im currently using a revolution os, android version is 8.1.0
Can i upgrade other aspects of the phone via twrp and zip files such as modem, wifi, battery, security patch etc without upgrading the rom?
if so how ?
I ask as i recall upgrading a cellular file on an older phone some years back when the GPS wasnt working correctly..
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I just swapped my phone out and received a new phones. now with the old phone which was the one i originally purchased, I could send a 4-6mb song via bluetooth in about a minute and a few seconds on Stock Verizon Rom, and on my rom im using at the moment The latest Mighty Rom Sense 2.1
Now on my replacement device ive tried on stock rom and The latest mighty rom it sends the files almost 10x slower if they go threw at all. Alot of times it goes at like dial up like pace when trying to send files over bluetooth...even small cab files that used to send on my old phone in under 20 seconds takes forever to send if they go through at all
when the files fail to go through it says Connection failed or lost
is it something wrong with my replacement device's bluetooth or is there something i can do to fix this issue? im thinkin about calling this in for another replacement
Do a hard reset and try again and/or go back to stock verizon 6.5 rom and try on it. If the stock rom is slow then the phone has issues.
Before going all the way back to a stock ROM, you might want to check and see if the ROM you're using has a different radio version than the stock one, that could be the source of degraded BT performance. Try whatever one came with the stock ROM, and see if it clears up the issue...if it does, then you should be able to keep the ROM you like, and just use the stock radio.
well im on my second replacement now i went all the way back to stock verizon 6.1 rom because i was having the same issues with the second replacement they sent me....slow bluetooth file transfer
im on stock verizon 6.1 now and im trying to pick up a samsung omnnia 2 but i cant pick it up at all and when the omnia 2 tries to pick me up it can find me but the pairing doesnt go through
the rom version is 1..18.605.6
the radio version is 1.87.00wv
is it a faulty device? is there anything i can do with the bluetooth to fix it?
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ok im assuming it was a issue with the radio that comes with verizon's 6.5. Now when i went to 6.1 and then back to my custom rom it worked fine just like before. But for some reason i could not find the omnia2 ill have to test that with a different device and see if it works with my earpiece and other phones but so far so good hope that helps if anyone else is having these problems
I have a ATT TP2/Stock Radio and have been flashing ROMs for a long time... I recently flashed to the latest ENERGY rom and after a day or so the weather for "My location" quit updating?
I figured it was a bug so I flashed to another one of his ROMs. (I always have used his ROMs from my 1st flash) The phone will not find a GPS signal to update my location. I went back to a tried and true oldler version of Energy, which worked in the past and still no "My location" weather?
Google maps cannot locate any satilites either?
I flashed back to 1st ATT stock ROM loaded google map, searched my location and it worked... So they phone is still working properly.
Flashed back to ENERGY ROM and back again to no "My location" weather or google map GPS?
I have tried everything I can think of please help...
Perhaps you have already done it, but have you performed a task 29? If not try that, then flash your rom.
Both the My Location and GPS issues are discussed (with possible solutions) in the Energy ROM FAQs, Post 6 (of the Energy ROM thread) Section 3 "Solutions to Issues":
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4579513&postcount=6
"My Location" is derived from cell tower information, not GPS. Issues with My Location may be a function of the cell tower at your local area, either low signal strength, or just not passing the proper info to your phone. If you travel to a location a few miles away (or farther) do you still get no location?
I have the ATT Tilt2, same as you, and have flashed Energy ROM many times (including most recently Oct. 8), and have never had an issue with either My Location or GPS. There are some ATT-specific solutions you can try, listed in the FAQ. Also, updating to the newer radio (one shown in my signature) may help.
Will do...
I do perform Task 29- Thanks for the reply
I will read more about the it from the Energy thread. Thanks for the reply...
That is the ROM I started having issues with.
OCT.8 Cookie Rom- Flashed and just like normal everything was fine. Drove out on a job for work and everything was good, later got back to my shop in and looked at the phone and it was stuck on the other city,kinda like it hadnt updated since. Tried to update and it just would time out? So I Hard reset the phone and it never loaded the My Location... Full signal indoors and out.
One of the guys I work with has a TP2 as well and he asked me if google was working. I tried to locate me on the map and it says "Your location is temporary not avial." When I try to update the weather from the tab it says "No updates are avail."
I dont know? Im downloading the new ATT ROM now and will, see what it does.
I was told that it will update my radio.
Ive never flashed my radio, and dont know much about it or what exactly it does to upgrade it. I am going to try to read more tonight when I get off work.
Thanks, If your have any inputs/questions I will get back ASAP...
Dont know?
Well the new ATT ROM is on the phone working fine...? As soon as it booted the weather on the Sense popped up with my city... I cant figure out why other roms arent working.
Im going to flash again to Energy soon... Maybe tonight or tomarrow; Battery is dead and have to let it charge. Besides Ive flashed some many times im tired of messing with it.
If anyone has any ideas on what my issue may be please help.
Thanks-
JColorado said:
Well the new ATT ROM is on the phone working fine...? As soon as it booted the weather on the Sense popped up with my city... I cant figure out why other roms arent working.
Im going to flash again to Energy soon... Maybe tonight or tomarrow; Battery is dead and have to let it charge. Besides Ive flashed some many times im tired of messing with it.
If anyone has any ideas on what my issue may be please help.
Thanks-
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The stock ROM works fine because it does all the work for you. It preforms a task29 as part of the process. If you don't know what that is, it's a tool that erases and formats the internal memory of the device. It also flashes the radio and the ROM in the same program. Basically, all of the things you needed to do on a custom ROM, it does for you on the stock ROM.
BEFORE putting another ROM on your device, preform a task29 (search for it in the Rhodium ROM dev section), then flash the ROM. After that, read the FAQ in post #6 of the Energy thread. If that doesn't answer your question, then ask about it in that thread.
BEFORE posting a question in the Energy thread, be sure to read the FAQ. There is a correct way to ask for help there.
IDK, This is wierd
I do know about task29 and perform it before every flash.
So Stock ROM V.2 was working on "My Location" and Google Map... So I was looking around for .Cabs to clean the Stock ROM up and noticed that ENERGY had posted some new ROMS and I downloaded one. I Task29'd and flashed to the new Energy ROM, No fix on Google and weather "My Location" still unable to update or even find my location...?
Task29'd and went back to Stock ROM V.2 and now I'm having the same issue with the stocker?
Does anyone know what could possibly causing this issue? I don't ever get into the Registry or anything. I just flash and go adding the basic .Cabs
I'm at a loss... I would really hate to replace the phone due to this. Everything else works fine it just seems to be a GPS issue...
Any help would be greatly apperciated.
Thanks in advance-- I hope
JColorado said:
OCT.8 Cookie Rom- Flashed and just like normal everything was fine. Drove out on a job for work and everything was good, later got back to my shop in and looked at the phone and it was stuck on the other city,kinda like it hadnt updated since. Tried to update and it just would time out?
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This to me would seem to indicate that it might be an issue with the cell towers and not your phone, if it works in some locations and not others. Its a pretty common issue, that's why its on the FAQs. For months, my phone would not retrieve the location information from the cell tower near my office, despite 4 bars of reception. But it works fine almost anywhere else. Next time you are driving to other locations, experiment and see if it works better in other towns.
The time out message for weather just means it can't get the weather info over the data connection, it doesn't refer to My Location. The HTC weather server has issues from time to time, so this may have nothing to do with your phone.
JColorado said:
I do know about task29 and perform it before every flash.
So Stock ROM V.2 was working on "My Location" and Google Map... So I was looking around for .Cabs to clean the Stock ROM up and noticed that ENERGY had posted some new ROMS and I downloaded one. I Task29'd and flashed to the new Energy ROM, No fix on Google and weather "My Location" still unable to update or even find my location...?
Task29'd and went back to Stock ROM V.2 and now I'm having the same issue with the stocker?
Does anyone know what could possibly causing this issue? I don't ever get into the Registry or anything. I just flash and go adding the basic .Cabs
I'm at a loss... I would really hate to replace the phone due to this. Everything else works fine it just seems to be a GPS issue...
Any help would be greatly apperciated.
Thanks in advance-- I hope
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If you are running Energy ROM, then the solution to your My Location problem is listed in post #6 of that thread. The easiest solution is to simply disable 3G. My Location is determined from the Cell Towers, not the device. If this solution doesn't work for you, then that narrows the problem down to something you've installed on the device. Try the solutions listed first. If that doesn't work, install a program like Sprite Backup to create an image of your device so you don't loose anything. After backing up, flash the stock ROM and see if, without installing or changing anything, you have the same problem. If it's working like this, then install things one-by-one until you find the culprit.
JColorado said:
Ive never flashed my radio, and dont know much about it or what exactly it does to upgrade it. I am going to try to read more tonight when I get off work.
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Flashing the radio is super easy. If you've already flashed ROM, flashing the radio is basically the same process, except it only takes a several seconds. It updates the software on your phone that allows it to connect with the cell network. It resides on a separate part of the memory than the OS, so it usually is not affected by ROM flashes (and vice versa, flashing the radio does not affect the ROM). The newer official ATT ROM is an exception, where they packed the radio in with the ROM. So now your radio is updated to the newest ATT radio. Flashing custom Rhodium GSM ROMs from XDA won't affect the radio, unless specifically indicated otherwise (and I haven't seen any custom ROMs that do that).
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Flashing the radio is super easy. If you've already flashed ROM, flashing the radio is basically the same process, except it only takes a several seconds. It updates the software on your phone that allows it to connect with the cell network. It resides on a separate part of the memory than the OS, so it usually is not affected by ROM flashes (and vice versa, flashing the radio does not affect the ROM). The newer official ATT ROM is an exception, where they packed the radio in with the ROM. So now your radio is updated to the newest ATT radio. Flashing custom Rhodium GSM ROMs from XDA won't affect the radio, unless specifically indicated otherwise (and I haven't seen any custom ROMs that do that).
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There are a couple of custom ROMs that flash radio as well. I don't recall which, but be sure and look before flashing!
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There are a couple of custom ROMs that flash radio as well. I don't recall which, but be sure and look before flashing!
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Thanks, good to know. Of course, we always read the ROM instructions thoroughly before flashing!
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Thanks to all that have helped so far...
Ok after reading the last few post I have somewhat narrowed down the issue.
Okay, Yesterday I flashed the New ATT ROM so I have the upgraded radio-
Discouraged after I lost the "My Location" with the stock ROM and its differences between Energy(I guess I got spoiled by it) I flashed back to a later version of Energy.
CajunFlavoredbob- Thanks for recommeneding me to try disabling 3G and see if it works. Well it did, I dropped to the Edge network full signal and it picked up pretty quick both on "My Location" Weather and Google... Switched back to 3G and issue came back.
So I read post#6 from the Energy forum and one user says for him he used
"FF ATT Nokia aGPS Settings" I am using something I think is similar to that it is "FF Google aGPS Settings Generic" but I guess its not work aswell as it should or at all? So I am going to try to find this other .Cab and install it and see if this works.
Somewhat narrowed down, with the issue but feel like I am getting somewhere
Thanks to all for help so far! I will keep you guys updated...
No luck...
Okay well I got 3 .Cabs from I believe Fone Fanatic and another one from this guy I work with and no luck?
Any other ideas on what I can do?
Hi,
As above..
I've had my desire rooted for ages now running lots of different roms, very happy with how awesome the phone is, especially running ics.
Just wondering if there's any point in flashing the kernel... everything has worked great when I've just flashed the rom in the past, never had any issues (full wipe almost every time).
Also re flashing the radio, is there any major benefit to this?
Cheers
Updating the radio can improve reception/battery life/wifi reception. I have tried updating the radio once and because i was hoping to improve things. After testing the radio everything looked fine until i put it to everyday use. Everytime i called someone/receieved calls as well my call will drop out every 10-15mins for everyone. After a week of use i decided to go back to my original radio. So flashed radio and installed the correct ril file and started using it normally. Everything was back the way it was. So no drop outs and everything was fine. So for me i decided to stick with my original radio. So after i flash any rom i would just install the ril file that was for my radio version.
So it's up to you if you want to try a new radio. If it works, GREAT. If it doesn't, well at least you learnt something new (meaning you know how to flash a radio and revert back). Make sure you find a copy of your original radio/ril files before updating. It really helps!!!!
If you haven't found this link yet then it might be useful
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=877295
Someone showed me the thread with the 12.1 cm rom and the .img for the recovery is it okay if I use flashify to put the recovery on my phone instead of using odin after rooting? Or does someone have a .tar recovery for the L520 in a drop box somewhere? also do I need to update my firmware before flashing a rom? I think I'm on firmware na7 on 4.2.2
it's fine, trust me use flashify. Odin doesn't flash .img files. No, you don't need to update your firmware, it's going to be flashed over anyways.
Seemed to work fine. That cm 12.1 rom still working okay for you?
There's a few little annoyances but it's working okay otherwise. I get an exclamation point by my bars sometimes and have to reset the apn to fix it. GPS has some issues so it's become more a roadmap than actual guidance and I can't send mms but that's not really an issue as I have unlimited data and can just facebook messenger as a workaround. I hope that these issues get fixed but I understand that alot of 5.1 roms have issues with the exclamation point thing and even some unrooted 5.1 phones have the problem. It would be nice to see a fix for these issues but I don't see anyone making any more roms for this phone and the guy that made this rom seems to have landed a job with cyanogenmod and is too busy to update this rom. What a shame but at least I have 5.1 now.
Hmm I suppose I'll stay at 4.2.2 till I feel like flashing 12.1 thanks for all the info. You don't have any overheating issues or random restarts right? Also how does the GPS not work well?
No overheating or random restarts. All things considered its a pretty smooth rom if just a little incomplete. I only tried using the GPS once and it came up with my location and the route for where I needed to go but when i was driving along the GLS was not updating my location. It may have been just a one time thing, idk, I havent needed to use GPS since.
Cool do you know a way to go back to stock if I don't like the cm 12.1 rom?
Gonna try my best to give as much information as I can to make it easier for anyone good enough to try and help me with this. So I have an HTC One M9, from Sprint right here in the good old US of A, and it was working fine until I got the OTA Marshmallow update. At that point, apps started crashing like crazy (even after all were updated) and the status bar at the top of the screen and navigation buttons at the bottom would randomly disappear for several seconds after pressing the volume buttons, even after wiping the cache for both the system as well as the individual apps in question.
"No problem," I thought, "I'll just root it and install a custom ROM like I have with all my Android phones in the past." So I did that and tried Android Revolution, ICE, and ViperOne (all the latest versions), and every one of them had the same issues with programs crashing, the volume buttons messing up the screen, and so on. Actually, I couldn't even get through the setup wizards for any of them because those kept crashing too, and I had to use TWRP to rename the HTCSetupWizard.apk just to get to the home screen. Once there, my home button was inoperable, and no notifications or usual buttons like WiFi, Bluetooth, etc appeared when I pulled down on the status bar (which I discovered is what Android does if you don't complete the setup wizard).
At this point, I thought, "Well, maybe it's just a problem where my phone doesn't like Marshmallow for some reason. Let me try downgrading to Lollipop and see what happens." So I got the latest Lollipop versions for each of the aforementioned Custom ROMs, and they all ran smooth as silk, which tells me it's not an issue with faulty or damaged hardware. Only problem was that mobile data wouldn't work, on either LTE or CDMA settings.
I tried changing network modes, popping my SIM card in and out and rebooting in various combinations, but none of it worked. I couldn't even get into APN settings since the phone couldn't seem to detect my SIM card and had the APN menu greyed out. I thought I might have somehow damaged the SIM card with all the time I spent screwing around with the phone, but just to see what happened, I flashed a Marshmallow ROM back onto the phone and, sure enough, LTE service was right back.
I did some more research and saw that the issue may lay in the fact that the firmware (which is currently OS version 3.41.651.4) is not usable for Lollipop OS versions, and since my phone is S-ON (and I'm really not interested in spending $25 to S-OFF it), I'm not able to downgrade the firmware or, I assume, the radio firmware (if that's something you can even do separately from the "regular" firmware. Currently version [email protected]).
At this point, I'm really not sure what to do, and could use some guidance. I feel like my options basically boil down to the following:
1)Find a way to make Marshmallow ROMs more stable, possibly by reinstalling the firmware or some other method someone here might know that I don't,
2)S-OFF my phone, downgrade my firmware to something Lollipop can work with, and try a Lollipop-era ROM (not ideal), or
3)Go back to stock and hope Sprint pushes down an update my phone can use.
After going through all that, does anyone reading this have a recommendation for which of these options would be best (and how to go about them), or possibly offer other ideas I haven't come up with during the week and a half I've been researching and trying to fix it myself? I'm not hellbent on any particular option, I just want my phone to work (all of it) without constant crashes and glitches. Thank you to anyone who read all that and is still moved to offer help!
If you can run lollipop based roms you'd be on Lollipop firmware.
If you're going to mess around with aftermarket software you need s-off. If you don't s-off then you are risking unrecoverable bricks.
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Okay, so if I'm on Lollipop firmware, would it stand to reason that that's why I'm having trouble running Marshmallow ROMs, including the stock ROM from Sprint? If so, what's the best (and safest) way to update it?