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Complete Noob/Wifi & Blutooth errors

Just purchased a HTC Inspire off ebay for my wife and the wifi pops up with "error" everytime I try to connect. The bluetooth doesn't work either. I have no idea where to start and expect to get flamed for posting a question. I have read other posts similar but could find no answers. I don't know if this phone was previously rooted and had an error or how to go about re flashing it to stock or if it's even necesarry. Any help would be greatly appreciated..
Andoid version 2.2.1
Baseband version 12.39a.60.19U_26.06.06.30_M
Kernel version 2.6.32.21-g6a5ff14
[email protected] #1
Build number 1.84.502.11 CL341719 release-keys
Software number 1.84.502.11
Browser version Webkit 3.1

Go to the HTC website and download the gingerbread Rom. Also download and install HTC sync.
After you run the ruu you will be at stock gingerbread. If things don't work then, your phone could be damaged.

Thank you for the advice, it took me a while to get the inspire to connect to my computer through passthrough but finally got it, and installed it to stock rom, but alas...that didn't fix the problem. The screen is cracked on the bottom left corner so I guess when I get my replacement screen in the next day or two I'll open it up and check the ribbons to see if something was damaged when it was dropped. So far though, no luck...

WIFI Problem

Hey people..
I have a little problem with my WiFi conection.
I have reairep my Sensation thanks to ganeshp (Thanks man!). I had to install a ROM ´cuase we couldn´t find the original one for Sensation Vodafone in Spain...I´ve installed virtuous_inquisition-v4.0.2 wich is quite good. But I can´t acces to Wi-Fi (problem I have since I installed IceCream).
Ganehp says that probably is a Hardware problem...there´s anyway to check it, or repair my WiFi conection
I ´ve flashes my boot.img as a solution people says works, reflash the ROM with and withour any wipe,...
Thanks all

japso said:
Hey people..
I have a little problem with my WiFi conection.
I have reairep my Sensation thanks to ganeshp (Thanks man!). I had to install a ROM ´cuase we couldn´t find the original one for Sensation Vodafone in Spain...I´ve installed virtuous_inquisition-v4.0.2 wich is quite good. But I can´t acces to Wi-Fi (problem I have since I installed IceCream).
Ganehp says that probably is a Hardware problem...there´s anyway to check it, or repair my WiFi conection
I ´ve flashes my boot.img as a solution people says works, reflash the ROM with and withour any wipe,...
Thanks all
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If your wifi manager shows the network for a couple of seconds and then disapears use wifixmanager. Its an apk which should fix that problem upon installing the fix but requires root. If the wifi signal doesnt catch at all flash a different kernel probably sebastians kernel and it should start working. The last resort is to use another rom. I had a problem where the wifi wouldnt catch at all so using lightning 2.0 rom with sense 4.0 now with sebastian kernel. works like a charm

[Q] Wifi error with samsung galaxy S cl (gt-i9003)

Well i have searched many forums for solution of this problem. eventually i came to know that problems with wifi can be different in for different mobiles even if they are of same model.My problem is that when i try to turn on WIFI it shows error. I went into the advanced settings for wifi and MAC address was missing in there. I tried *#*#526#*#* code because in some forums they have told that it fixed their problem but didnot work for me. Detailed information is below.
The details for my mobile are as follows:
Model Number: GT-I9003
firmware version: 2.3.6
baseband version: i9003ddle1
kernal version: [email protected]#1
build number: gingerbread.ddlf2
the problem started after i got my phone rooted by one of my friend in order to unlock it.At first i was really happy because when i inserted the sim it recognized it i gave a call to my friend also.But soon one of my friend informed me that when ever he calls me the number is busy toned.I tried it then the problem was that the mobile wont ring and disconnect the phone on the first ring itself.then it was like if there was only problems with it.The home button was also not working. The icon for play store was also missing.And the main problem of all was that wifi wont turn on.
I took it to my friend he fixed every thing else i.e home button ,call problem, and now i can go into play store also.which reminds me that data network and blue tooth are working fine.do any body have a solution that might fix the problem. I have no idea what package did my friend use to rooted the device.
Android Device with out wifi is not that interesting to use
hope someone will come up with a solution..Thanks in advance.
Wrosun [newbie]LOL

I used to got this problem when i root my phone. I'm curious, who did your friend root it? Try ask him. This WiFi problem can be solved by using Bam Custom Kernel or flash a custom ROM. Bam Custom Kernel, link

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Mebin Robin said:
Change the kernel then it should work.
Can you please elaborate. How do i change the kernel??
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Flash cf-root. worked for me.
Flash in odin .put cf-root file in PDA. Now put ur phone in downloading mode and flash it.
Hope I helped and press thanks button
sent from Samsung galaxy S i9003 Remics JB v3

Sensation Wifi Error ...Tried Everything. (Any Ideas!!??)

I am
REVOLUTIONARY
S-OFF (Always)
Currently Running : ViperS 1.5.2
BaseBandQ 11.76A.3504.00P_11.24A.3504.31_M
Build Number: 1.11.401.110.cl68035
I was on Revolution 6.8.0 and my WiFi was fine....
One day about a month ago i flashed the new Elegancia rom....
EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL ONE DAY "OUT OF THE BLUE"... wifi stoped working.
Since then i have tried
Various Roms
Various boot.img
Wifix
Deleting the supplicant file
Installing original RUU
--------------------------------
Still Nothing after all this and... decided to do it all again ....
--------------------------------
-Revolutionary-
Root again
4ext
.....
And installed Viper S 1.5.2 ---> BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE...
PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE HELP !!!
ANY IDEAS ....

Follow these four threads, the answer must be in one of those, just read read read
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1887520
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1882729
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1642380
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1563336

Thank you for your help .... but ... I've read and tried most of these...
Its not a ViperS error, i have tested radios, roms, kernels, original RUU, Wifix (works for 5 min from time to time)...., deleted supplicant file, ... etc.
ANYONE !!!! ANY MORE SPECIFIC ... Ideas !!!
Thank you ...

same problem
gigian said:
Thank you for your help .... but ... I've read and tried most of these...
Its not a ViperS error, i have tested radios, roms, kernels, original RUU, Wifix (works for 5 min from time to time)...., deleted supplicant file, ... etc.
ANYONE !!!! ANY MORE SPECIFIC ... Ideas !!!
Thank you ...
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I have Sensation XE and so much roms i tried that there's no wifi working...wifix i will try now

gigian said:
Thank you for your help .... but ... I've read and tried most of these...
Its not a ViperS error, i have tested radios, roms, kernels, original RUU, Wifix (works for 5 min from time to time)...., deleted supplicant file, ... etc.
ANYONE !!!! ANY MORE SPECIFIC ... Ideas !!!
Thank you ...
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In vipers there's a new 'force wifi n' in viper settings. Did you try enabling that one?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using xda premium

gigian said:
I am
REVOLUTIONARY
S-OFF (Always)
Currently Running : ViperS 1.5.2
BaseBandQ 11.76A.3504.00P_11.24A.3504.31_M
Build Number: 1.11.401.110.cl68035
I was on Revolution 6.8.0 and my WiFi was fine....
One day about a month ago i flashed the new Elegancia rom....
EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL ONE DAY "OUT OF THE BLUE"... wifi stoped working.
Since then i have tried
Various Roms
Various boot.img
Wifix
Deleting the supplicant file
Installing original RUU
--------------------------------
Still Nothing after all this and... decided to do it all again ....
--------------------------------
-Revolutionary-
Root again
4ext
.....
And installed Viper S 1.5.2 ---> BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE...
PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE HELP !!!
ANY IDEAS ....
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Hi, what is the exact problem?
Can you enable the wifi?
Can you see any networks?

Its weird ....
Most of the time (98%) it says "wifi error"..... or "wifi connecting"... but nothing ever happens (No connection , No wifi networks)
Once i woke up in the morning .... i tried to turn on wifi ... and it connected for about 5 min ... and then "wifi error"..... or "wifi connecting".
It's been like this for about a month....
The weirdest thing happened two days ago.... the phone fell down, (thank god i had a jelly case on) ... after a while the wifi was ok .... for about 20 min ... connected to wifi network .. downloaded apps.... went on facebook .... and then it started going (ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF) really fast...
I RESTARTED the phone ... an then (ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF) really fast... AGAIN ...
After 1-2 reboots.... i got the classic "wifi error"..... or "wifi connecting".

gigian said:
Its weird ....
Most of the time (98%) it says "wifi error"..... or "wifi connecting"... but nothing ever happens (No connection , No wifi networks)
Once i woke up in the morning .... i tried to turn on wifi ... and it connected for about 5 min ... and then "wifi error"..... or "wifi connecting".
It's been like this for about a month....
The weirdest thing happened two days ago.... the phone fell down, (thank god i had a jelly case on) ... after a while the wifi was ok .... for about 20 min ... connected to wifi network .. downloaded apps.... went on facebook .... and then it started going (ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF) really fast...
I RESTARTED the phone ... an then (ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF) really fast... AGAIN ...
After 1-2 reboots.... i got the classic "wifi error"..... or "wifi connecting".
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Are you sure that the problem isn't coming from your router?

if you have data plan on your phone (gprs or 3g) download getril from playstore,maybe your baseband is not matching well..just try is free...

I don't think its the router.... cause ive tried connecting to various routers .... friends, hotspots etc.... its a phone think for sure.

Thank you ... i will give it a try and get back to u ...
ANY IDEAS... are welcome... !!!
Thanks again.
-G-

I haven't played with my Sensation in a while, but I have heard that the HTC phones have a tendency to get the wifi wire "loose." It might be a hardware issue - there are instructions for going in and reconnecting the wire to make the wifi antenna more "secure" - maybe attempt that?

You were right....
The Baseband and RIL didn;t match .... now they do ... thanks to getril... BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. !!!!

Thanks... for the reply.!!!!
Any links on this antenna issue... that i can use...
ALSO ...
DOES ANYONE KNOWS ANY RADIOS OR KERNELS .... FOR MY CURRENT CONFIGURATION !!! (VIPER S 1.5.2)
Thank you ..

The Sensation has golden pins that connect to the back cover in order to receive signal, be it WiFi or mobile signal. Maybe the pins for WiFi aren't touching the golden parts on the inside of the back cover, causing the same effect to signal strength that taking off the back cover results in.

wifi issue with firmware
android1234567 said:
The Sensation has golden pins that connect to the back cover in order to receive signal, be it WiFi or mobile signal. Maybe the pins for WiFi aren't touching the golden parts on the inside of the back cover, causing the same effect to signal strength that taking off the back cover results in.
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got a sensation (vodafone) with stock everything. did unlock and s-off and it installed revolutionary hboot. flash latest firmware 3.33 universal and all hell broke loose, no wifi on any rom, kernel or any boot.img i tried flashing. stress i tell you!!!. after days of agony i tried going back to 3.32 firmware universal and it worked. so avoid the 3.33 firmware, KILLS wifi!!!

I am back in 3.32 for about 2 days now because i read about this possibility of wifi error on 3.33 .....
I am running the Viper S 1.5.2 wich as it says works with 3.33 but i have no probs with 3.32 at the moment... EXCEPT THE CLASSIC wifi error...
Maybe i should flash a 3.32 cpmatible ROM ... just to make sure ~!!!???
Which rom do you Use... and which 3.32 ??
Can you provide me with names or links ...
THANK YOU ..
-G-

Any ICS rom should be compatible with 3.32. Firmware. However, I doubt it's a 3.33 issue. I've been running 3.33 for quite some time now and never had ANY Wi-Fi problems.. but it's worth a try . I hope you get your issue fixed! Check the rom before you install and it should tell you if it requires 3.32 or 3.33. Hope this helps. Best of luck.
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda premium

I got same issue with WiFi works and then loses connection . Can't download any big files like roms. I'm on 3.33 firmware and running arhd with anthrax kernel . Gonna try 3.32 firm wen I get home . Oh it happens on all roms and kernels . Must hardware related or firmware related . Also notice some black spots where the WiFi and data pins touch might try cleaning those and see if it helps
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G with Beats Audio using xda app-developers app

Go into your WiFi Router Settings and switch the Channel from Automatic to Channel 11.

Can't get the WiFi working

Hi there,
I have a problem with my HTC Sensation XE: Can't get the WiFi working.
When i hit the switch to put it ON, it stays on OFF and gives me "Turning on WiFi..." message forever.
- It is not a Radio / RIL problem since, i've tested many ROM's with many Radio / RIL's and it still doesn't work.
- It's not a Hardware problem since, sometimes, it works after various reboots or battery unplugs.
- When i write "getprop" in the terminal i get:
[wifi.interface]: [wlan0] | but if i write ifconfig wlan0 down the answer is SI0CGIFFLAGS no such device
[wifi.softap.interface]: [wlan0]
[wifi.softapconcurrent.interface]: [wl0.1]
[wifi.supplicant_scan_interval]: [15]
[wlan.driver.status]: [unloaded]
[wlan.sim.enabled]: [1]
I really don't know how to get it working again.
[Questions]
* What does the WiFi working / not working depends by? Kernel, Firmware, Radio, RIL, ROM ecc ?
* Is there any way to fix this?
Let me know fellas!
---------------- LOG ----------------
After unsing WiFix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45909421#post45909421
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Phone Specs:
ROM: Android Revolution HD 7.3 ( Android 4.0.3 )
Sense: 3.6
Kernel: SebastianFM 3.0.16-v1.5.2
Baseband: 11.76C.3504.00P_11.29A.3504.18_M

it depends from kernel mostly
try a diffrent kernel and see how it goes
you can use also the wifix manager app

I've tried a lot of kernels while changing ROMs but, the problem doesn't seem to get fixed ( actually i'm on a SebastianFM kernel ), however, after the WiFix got installed and activated through *#94349#, i've restarted the phone and the WiFi worked for 2 minutes ( in fact it scanned for wireless network, recognized them and almost connected ). After 2 mins, the WiFi stopped working again and, while trying to reactivate it, I saw that now I can't even deactivate it and i get the "Turning WiFi off..." message
Even tried to change the country code in the app from US to IT ( i'm in Italy ) but nothing happens...
At least i can confirm that it is not a hardwer problem.

MySelf_v1 said:
I've tried a lot of kernels while changing ROMs but, the problem doesn't seem to get fixed ( actually i'm on a SebastianFM kernel ), however, after the WiFix got installed and activated through *#94349#, i've restarted the phone and the WiFi worked for 2 minutes ( in fact it scanned for wireless network, recognized them and almost connected ). After 2 mins, the WiFi stopped working again and, while trying to reactivate it, I saw that now I can't even deactivate it and i get the "Turning WiFi off..." message
Even tried to change the country code in the app from US to IT ( i'm in Italy ) but nothing happens...
At least i can confirm that it is not a hardwer problem.
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take out your back cover and lift up gently the pins which are responsible for the wifi
after that check your wifi

I had it too. But when I install revelation 1.0.2 rom and flash sebastian kernel it works good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349756

@rzr86 already done that but nothing.
@1qasdfghj gonna try that too and i'm gonna report back asap. Thanks for caring about.

MySelf_v1 said:
@rzr86 already done that but nothing.
@1qasdfghj gonna try that too and i'm gonna report back asap. Thanks for caring about.
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That works for you?

Hello, I have a problem which is almost similar to yours. I tested EVERYTHING, i mean everything i could find in this forum and in the internet. I knew that the Sensation has a problem with the Wi-Fi when i was buying it. (I bought it second hand - the seller told me that the problem with the wifi came after an official update to 4.0.4 Android). It was on low price so i starter looking for a solution to the problem. I found so many things and i said to myself that i will buy the phone, fix it using the forum (I really love u guys, on all my 4 Android phones i used ROM from here) and use the phone with no problem. So i bought the phone. Unlocked the bootloader, made it S-ON, installed 4ext recovery and starter trying everything to fix my problem. I will describe my problem now :
I Installed all versions of ICS, JB (4.1, 4.2 and 4.3), all the various kernels - the problem is that, when i turn the WI fi on i use the phone for 1-2-3 minutes (depends on the load and things i do on the phone) and after that it freezes and reboots. This is on everyrom ! Also while the wifi is turned on, if i want to lock the phone and turn-off the screen - the phone reboots again. I tried to use it without SIM card, tried WiFix Manager on all the ROMs and it didn't help. On ICS ROM WiFix manager helped me to get rid of that "Turning WI-fi on....." message and turns the wi-fi on, but the problem with the reboots persists. I asked the developers of the ROM, wrote in the SebastianKernel thread about that (they just didn't wanted to help me after i told them that flashing boot.img and WiFix doesn't work , I am with 4ext recovery with enabled "smart flash" - no problem with the boot.img) Now i am with MIUI ROM + Sebastian r31 with aroma installer kernel- also having the problem. Can anyone help ?
P.S : I took the phone to a service ( to exclude a hardware problem) and they confirmed that the phone has no hardware issue, the problem comes from the software. I attached a last_kmsg file from such kind of a reboot when the wi-fi is on and i try to turn off the screen.
P.S 2 : I Just installed GetRIL apps to get my RIL and the app says "Unknown RIL Found" ot shows my md5sum and the baseband but the RIL is not found ? What does this mean ?

actually try to return the device to stock by using a ruu.exe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425

rzr86 said:
actually try to return the device to stock by using a ruu.exe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672425
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This process will start a long journey of going back S-OFF, installing recovery, Unlocking bootloader etc. and will consume a decent amount of time which i am not sure i have. Are u sure that going back to the far past RUU at any point will solve my problem ?

lionman011 said:
This process will start a long journey of going back S-OFF, installing recovery, Unlocking bootloader etc. and will consume a decent amount of time which i am not sure i have. Are u sure that going back to the far past RUU at any point will solve my problem ?
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I don't think this will solve ur problem as I also had the same problem if WiFi and BT for 1 year and I was not able to solve it (story is long) I the tried every thing ruu etc nothing worked , but when I disassembled and reassembled my phone from local market it started to work and I was like o.0 only that fixed my fix problem and its working till now
Sent from my HTC Sensation using Tapatalk 4

lionman011 said:
This process will start a long journey of going back S-OFF, installing recovery, Unlocking bootloader etc. and will consume a decent amount of time which i am not sure i have. Are u sure that going back to the far past RUU at any point will solve my problem ?
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actually if you are on S-OFF you will remain on S-OFF after ruu installation
so need for S-OFF again nor unlocking bootloader again
if you are on S-ON just use the unlock.code bin after ruu installation to unlock the bootloader
no need for extra steps