[Q] ViperS 5 - Headphone reboot - HTC Sensation

Hi! I have flashed ViperS 5 on my Sensation and I'm very happy with the ROM. The only thing is that every time I try to connect something to my headphone jack, no matter if it's low-end earbuds, high-end headphones or just an AUX-cable, the phone reboots. I tried to reintsall the ROM over the one I already have with no luck. I then tried to wipe the phone, and then flash the ROM again. It worked for a while, but then, the problem appeared again. Do you have any clue on what's the problem?
A guy told me I should re-flash the kernel on top of the installed ROM with VKF (Venom Kernel Flasher), so I tried this. I connected my phone to my computer through USB and turned on USB Debugging. I chose to install the kernel and pressed start. The software said it was successfully connected, but failed to push the kernel-modules to my device. I also tried to push the files to the phone from the fastboot-menu in the bootloader, but with no luck.
How should I fix the problem? If someone have a flashable .zip-file with the ViperS 5-kernel, I would be glad if you could provide me the link. Is it any other way I can "install" or "flash" the kernel-modules?
If re-flashing the kernel is the only option to fix the problem, please tell me. If it isn't, in what way can I fix the reboot-problem?

Are you S-on or s-off? If you're S-On try flashing the ROM again with full wipe with smartflash enabled. If ROM doesn't boot try extracting boot.img from the ROM zip and flash manually through adb with command fastboot flash boot boot.img . First of all try the wizdroid app and see if it fix the headphones issue.
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MrJukeHardbane said:
Are you S-on or s-off? If you're S-On try flashing the ROM again with full wipe with smartflash enabled. If ROM doesn't boot try extracting boot.img from the ROM zip and flash manually through adb with command fastboot flash boot boot.img . First of all try the wizdroid app and see if it fix the headphones issue.
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I'm S-OFF, so I don't think the problem lays there, but I'll check out the Wizdroid-app

S-off but locked bootloader by any chance? I had a problem with flashing splash screen as well with locked bootloader(but s-off)

Since Today i got the same issue. when pluggin my headphone in the sensation reboots and stuck in a bootloop until unplugging headset.
I flashed the Rom without full wipe but cleaned dalvik and cache. everyting works fine,and fast, except the headset.
Device: Z710e, S-OFF unlocked Bootloader
Headset: Monster Beats Audio urBeats
Any ideas or need further informations?

So I'm not the only one

Hey guys, i have the same Problem as you mentioned before. I installed the "Audio crash_Test" File from from developer Forum and after that the headphone works, but now i get a fc if i Start the camera. Then i installed the "Audio Crash Test_revert" and i got a bootloop.... Last but Not least, i made a fullwipe and installed the viper5 Rom.... And my phone reboot if i plug my headphone on the Sensation.
Sorry for my Bad englisch
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Some minutes ago, i installed the "Audio_Crash_Test2" and now my headphone works.
But if i open the camera, the phone reboots.
Can nobody help here?

Just want to chime in here. I am having headphone problems too. Bluetooth headphones as well. I posted it in the official forum but like everything i post it went ignored other than one person giving the ol' "works for me, bro. dont know what to tell you. have a good day" routine.
Also, i could not find this "Audio_Crash_Test2" file. Google fails to bring up any results as well as a search in this forum... anyone got a link?

I have to say i have tried to replicate what yousay and it does not ever reboot my device. Maybe dead battery :S

What do you mean exactly? The way to install the "Audio crash Test" files?
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fastfix2013 said:
I have to say i have tried to replicate what yousay and it does not ever reboot my device. Maybe dead battery :S
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No. It is not a dead battery. All i know is clearly other people are having this problem. i have reflashed this ROM 4 times. Full wipe every time. Before installing nay app or changing any settings i have tried both Bluetooth headset and wired headphone. I am very glad you dont have a problem. That's awesome and you are very lucky. But clearly other people do.
As far as the audio crash file. I am having trouble finding it. Google brings me no results and a search on the forum gets me no results either.

billybag said:
No. It is not a dead battery. All i know is clearly other people are having this problem. i have reflashed this ROM 4 times. Full wipe every time. Before installing nay app or changing any settings i have tried both Bluetooth headset and wired headphone. I am very glad you dont have a problem. That's awesome and you are very lucky. But clearly other people do.
As far as the audio crash file. I am having trouble finding it. Google brings me no results and a search on the forum gets me no results either.
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go to viperS 5.0.0 ROM thread
the solution is found(probably)
it is about poweramp

rzr86 said:
go to viperS 5.0.0 ROM thread
the solution is found(probably)
it is about poweramp
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Thanks. I have tried searching in the thread but i don't mind searching again. Thank you.

billybag said:
Thanks. I have tried searching in the thread but i don't mind searching again. Thank you.
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actually in the last 2 pages

rzr86 said:
actually in the last 2 pages
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Its not just "Power Amp" if you change any settings about the headphones like equalizers and stuff it will cause random reboots and you will have to flash completely again

I playing music with xplore preview without headphone,, 1 minute music ago then I put headphone,, phone get restart and again, but I have recovery data cwm
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NextGenGTR said:
Its not just "Power Amp" if you change any settings about the headphones like equalizers and stuff it will cause random reboots and you will have to flash completely again
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so no changes at all

I have. Checked and reboot upon taking a photo with flash on low battery will force a reboot. This also happened to me today whilst I had 14% on bat and plugged headphones in and was greeted with a reboot. I am pretty sure it has to be kernel related issue now and is not a Rom issue. Flashed back to viperS 3.1.4 and never got the issue so I cannot understand what's going on.

Cleared, thanks, just run recovery cwm then restore data only
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[Q] sensation crashing during unlocking the screen

Hi there guys!
i just bought a htc sensation a month ago and make its s-off an flashed also a custom rom (senseless rom 1.2)
now my problem its, that the phone is rebooting sometimes, when i try to unlock the device from sleeping.
i push the power button, the phone doesn't react, so i push a second time. after pushing 2nd time, the display splash on and at the next moment off.
2 seconds later, i got the boot-splash of the device.
anyone had this problem already?
EDIT: this problem was coursed also before s-off, therefore i choose this section to disks about! =)
I'm having this problem as well. I have not rooted or s-off'd or anything else. Stock rom, most apps from the market. This started happening the other day when I installed an update to version 2.3.4. This is happening several times a day and is getting extremely annoying!!
hi,
i just followed this problem again.
i am using now the Beast Rom, and the phone has still this problem.
any ideas?
yasinis said:
hi,
i just followed this problem again.
i am using now the Beast Rom, and the phone has still this problem.
any ideas?
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Try flashing ARHD 3.6.1 from Mike1986 very stable, good support and fully operational. way better than stock.
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio using xda premium
Defrag your micro sd card and fix file system errors. Uncheck enable fastboot and turn off your phone then turn it back on again. Lastly, try not to use "kill all" in task manager. Hope it help you guys.
Crashing as well
Same here with crashing.
During unlock, when using GPS. It's now several times a day. The device has become unfit for purpose. Will try the SD card trick.

htc sensation wifi error

yes I have tried almost everything, like flashing custom roms or stock ruu almost everyday with different variations. flashing kernels, tweeks, so on and so on.
It works somehow and it disconnect itself after a while or totally stucks in "wireless is turning on". After it get online it makes couple of reboots and it gives "wireless is turning on" error again. I can use the phone for days but wireless never gets on.
The funny point is when wireless on and screen is locked and screen is off. When I attempt to click screen lock button, sometimes it never gives light but I can see that The screen is on and I can move the ring and do whatever i want but it is very hard to see actually. I have to put on light on to see the pictures but it doesnt happen when wifi is off or gives error.
and another funny point is I can swipe down upper bar when screen is locked. I can do bypass.
What the hell is going on my phone? no idea really
lol, i don't know a solution for the screen/wifi issue. but lockscreen pulldown status bar is a new feature of ICS, not a bypass
to make it easier to access your notifications
we have the same issue i even downgrade to GB but still the same problem did have the wifi issue when you did OTA ?
lenetfm said:
we have the same issue i even downgrade to GB but still the same problem did have the wifi issue when you did OTA ?
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the problem has come after I updated my phone to ICS since february I guess. I have almost tried everything on everyday but still having issues. I am sure it is all about software problem, nothing is wrong with hardware
me too i am exactly like you now i am running GB and i ma flashing the radio
I think most of the people having same issues and problems but having no solution for that? it is just ridiculous.
Is there anybody out there that can help us please.
thanks
ozy01 said:
I think most of the people having same issues and problems but having no solution for that? it is just ridiculous.
Is there anybody out there that can help us please.
thanks
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Hi,
Have a look at THIS THREAD
Particularly # 3 and Extra 1
I have this problem as well...whatever I do, I can't get wifi to work anymore...I reflashed firmware, tried several different roms, I followed the guide in the aforementioned post...nothing helps...it always says "Error" after some time.
Is there anybody who knows what to do?
Struggled with same problem for months...gave up
I had the same problem with my wi-fi and bluetooth. Both would get stuck on "turning on" mode and never come on. Everything else worked fine. I too flashed ROMS, Kernels, RUU's etc. to no avail. SO I GAVE UP. After 2 months without wifi i couldn't anymore so i called HTC, they asked for my S/N and IMEI and confirmed I was still under warranty, so I un-rooted, went back to S-ON, flashed the newest official T-Mobile RUU and shipped the phone away. I called today and they said the MOTHERBOARD was being replaced and I should have it back this week! Woot-Woot! Try giving HTC a call...worst thing that happens is they say NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY...but you won't find out till you give em a call...*shrug.
I have the same problem with the lock screen and wifi. Except for me the wifi is always on "Error". It doesn't say anything else it just says error. It started happening after a system update failed to install. An update would come up and reboot my phone to try and install it. So it would start up ext4 recovery and ext4 would do some stuff and then reboot again. After boot I was asked again if I wanted to install the update. I repeated this process a couple of times before deciding I had enough and deleted the update.
Wifi has been on Error ever since. Everything else works fine.
Does anyone have any ideas? I'm on a HTC Sensation XE stock rom but HTC Dev unlocked and perm rooted.
Datastreamx said:
I have the same problem with the lock screen and wifi. Except for me the wifi is always on "Error". It doesn't say anything else it just says error. It started happening after a system update failed to install. An update would come up and reboot my phone to try and install it. So it would start up ext4 recovery and ext4 would do some stuff and then reboot again. After boot I was asked again if I wanted to install the update. I repeated this process a couple of times before deciding I had enough and deleted the update.
Wifi has been on Error ever since. Everything else works fine.
Does anyone have any ideas? I'm on a HTC Sensation XE stock rom but HTC Dev unlocked and perm rooted.
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did you try as malybru said on his post?
use the extra 1 part of this thread
i had the same issue with wifi after an official update
rzr86 said:
did you try as malybru said on his post?
use the extra 1 part of this thread
i had the same issue with wifi after an official update
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Yes I'm trying to find the boot.img I need but I can't find one that is right for my version and all that.
Datastreamx said:
Yes I'm trying to find the boot.img I need but I can't find one that is right for my version and all that.
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find your firmware.zip,extract the boot.img from it,place it the file where adb is and then do the commands
ozy01 said:
yes I have tried almost everything, like flashing custom roms or stock ruu almost everyday with different variations. flashing kernels, tweeks, so on and so on.
It works somehow and it disconnect itself after a while or totally stucks in "wireless is turning on". After it get online it makes couple of reboots and it gives "wireless is turning on" error again. I can use the phone for days but wireless never gets on.
The funny point is when wireless on and screen is locked and screen is off. When I attempt to click screen lock button, sometimes it never gives light but I can see that The screen is on and I can move the ring and do whatever i want but it is very hard to see actually. I have to put on light on to see the pictures but it doesnt happen when wifi is off or gives error.
and another funny point is I can swipe down upper bar when screen is locked. I can do bypass.
What the hell is going on my phone? no idea really
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Hi buddy.. I was having the same problem as you with the wifi error. Also my phone was restarting by itself. what I did was that I removed the SD card and left the phone without it. It worked for me. After that my wifi was working perfectly and no more restarts. I had a 8GB SD Card before, maybe with this new update this 8GB SDcard was too heavy for the phone. I running a 2GB SDcard now with no problems. Please let me know if it worked to you as well.. Good luck!!
ozy01 said:
I think most of the people having same issues and problems but having no solution for that? it is just ridiculous.
Is there anybody out there that can help us please.
thanks
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I tried this, but it did not work. I'm not sure if my problem is a hardware failure or a software problem. 3 weeks after I got this phone, it got water damaged. Full of water! I took out the battery, letted it dry for some hours and turned it on. Everything worked! Only thing to see from the water, was the spot, that shows if it have got water, was 3/4 red. Everyting went good within a month or so. Then in feburary/march it stopped working (wifi). The same thing for Bluetooth. It's just writing "turns on" wifi or the bluetooth, and after 5-10 minutes it say "error"
Edit: The reason why I wonder about if it's a hardware/software failure is, I do not remember if it came within a install of an costum rom or it just happened out of now where
Any sugestions?
Huotari
I had the same problem, this is how i fixed it : first flahs 4EXT recovery, not clockwork, then get the rom you want and a super wipe, go into recovery, turn smartflash on in tools. Superwipe, then let it reboot, turn smartflash on again, and flash the rom
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timmy-kidd said:
I had the same problem, this is how i fixed it : first flahs 4EXT recovery, not clockwork, then get the rom you want and a super wipe, go into recovery, turn smartflash on in tools. Superwipe, then let it reboot, turn smartflash on again, and flash the rom
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Ignore this info. What you need to do is log into your router hub & change the wifi signal Ch from auto to say, number 4 or summat, guarantee that's your problem.
Sent from My Omega powered beast, using Xparent ICS

[Q] Sensation cant connect to mobile data

Hey all,,,I have a tmo sensation and have opensensation currently installed....the thing doesnt want to connect to mobile data...keeps showing the H then disconnects and repeats. Just happened recently and has been working fine on official nightly builds.
been searching around and seen others with the same issue but havent seen a fix for it
apn is correct
anyone have any idea's?
Found an answer to this in another thread. Apparently its a problem with the audio routing fix in CM roms that causes data issues in some devices.
I flashed: http://d-h.st/RFY this and it data is back to normal.
Did you flash that after wipe or over the top? I just wiped and flashed and am continuing to get the flashing data. Restoring back to Sense works and is an option, but the oddest thing for me was that this issue occurred like over night, without any installation on my part.
ebrand said:
Did you flash that after wipe or over the top? I just wiped and flashed and am continuing to get the flashing data. Restoring back to Sense works and is an option, but the oddest thing for me was that this issue occurred like over night, without any installation on my part.
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I actually flashed the superwipe.zip I had on my sd from a different rom I had installed then flashed that rom from the link and it worked great.
I think the superwipe was in the elegencia rom thread in development.
gotcha, ARHD also has the Superwipe.zip Thanks for the tip.
Mine did the same I just deleted apn and programmed it again . I have simple mobile
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htcbrazilian said:
Mine did the same I just deleted apn and programmed it again . I have simple mobile
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My apn was correct so I didn't think to delete and re enter
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[Rom] Jellybean for Droid

Have fun, and format /system before flashing!
added camera app, fm radio, media_codecs.xml (fixes sound probs)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/rm3t3813wwxaewd/cm-10-20120826-UNOFFICIAL-sholes.zip
bootloops? ts problems?
did you format system?
try safe kernel (stockish ram/sgx/dsp timings)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/0kci9mvja4b9ssn/jb_safe_kernel.zip
or safer kernel (doesn't reprogram core clock at boot, exact stock timings)
http://www.mediafire.com/?do6yfe1c79v7xj7
or safest (same as safer with cpu max at 800mhz instead of 1000)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/926lgj8qu2a8l8s/jb_safest_kernel.zip
still no go?
try ics build here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29471613&postcount=1855
with 160mhz kernel
then wipe everything and try this build again, or enjoy ics :]
if you get stuck without touchscreen don't sbf back to stock
try safe kernel and ics build, if you still have troubles pm me
Gapps: http://www.mediafire.com/file/6gm3mm7iyi775n6/gapps-jb-20120726-minimal-datainstall.zip
broken: lots? please test
greets and credit: nadlabak, quarx2k, tpruvot, mbm, everybody at #motomagic, et cetera
kfazz said:
Have fun!
Build: http://www.mediafire.com/file/elk7kvw2hyu28ij/cm-10-20120824-UNOFFICIAL-sholes.zip
Gapps: none yet
broken: lots? please test
greets and credit: nadlabak, quarx2k, tpruvot, mbm, everybody at #motomagic, et cetera
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Downloading
since this is CM10 based would regular cm10 gapps work? Thanks
Edit: It doesn't seem to boot. It gets stuck on the android screen.
about 3m freee in system, so regular jb gapps wont work unless modified to use /data. ics gapps work.
if you have bootloop:
adb shelll and
rm /system/lib/hw/gps.sholes.so
or just delete it from the zip before flashing
kfazz said:
about 3m freee in system, so regular jb gapps wont work unless modified to use /data. ics gapps work.
if you have bootloop:
adb shelll and
rm /system/lib/hw/gps.sholes.so
or just delete it from the zip before flashing
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Installd ics gapps.
So, got rid of bootloop using adb to remove gps. Boots up fine after that.
CPU overclock settings can not be changed in settings. Works fine in setcpu.
No camera app included.
EDIT: Phone was plugged into usb port on computer entire time, and I noticed that the battery was not charging. Flashed back to my daily driver for now and phone is charging again. Not sure if this is common to anyone else or just a bug for me.
this is filthy! so fast. i used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30325746&postcount=1977 nightwing's .zip to get market over adb. wireless also works. mp3's through music load up like it's going to play, but then flashes a screen where song progress is complete and goes back to the artist list, but media server found all my songs. m4a's say file not supported. bluetooth paired with my keyboard and worked. voice dialer worked to open apps and i got a few beeps out of it at the end of commands so some sound is working. mine's not activated though so i can't test radios. donations on the way. thanks for all the hard work.
peeyourownpants said:
this is filthy! so fast. i used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30325746&postcount=1977 nightwing's .zip to get market over adb. wireless also works. mp3's through music load up like it's going to play, but then flashes a screen where song progress is complete and goes back to the artist list, but media server found all my songs. m4a's say file not supported. bluetooth paired with my keyboard and worked. voice dialer worked to open apps and i got a few beeps out of it at the end of commands so some sound is working. mine's not activated though so i can't test radios. donations on the way. thanks for all the hard work.
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I can confirm 3G and calling works.
also, is there a way to get google now on this?
db2u said:
Installd ics gapps.
So, got rid of bootloop using adb to remove gps. Boots up fine after that.
CPU overclock settings can not be changed in settings. Works fine in setcpu.
No camera app included.
EDIT: Phone was plugged into usb port on computer entire time, and I noticed that the battery was not charging. Flashed back to my daily driver for now and phone is charging again. Not sure if this is common to anyone else or just a bug for me.
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Might flash back to test some more once my battery gets up to a decent level
Can't get it to boot, using CWR 3 from Rom Manager
jyeley5 said:
Can't get it to boot, using CWR 3 from Rom Manager
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Originally Posted by kfazz
if you have bootloop:
adb shelll and
rm /system/lib/hw/gps.sholes.so
jyeley5 said:
Can't get it to boot, using CWR 3 from Rom Manager
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db2u said:
Originally Posted by kfazz
if you have bootloop:
adb shelll and
rm /system/lib/hw/gps.sholes.so
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I have 3 loops at the "M" screen each time before it moves on to the android screen and finishes the boot even with gps.sholes.so removed
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Finally got it booting, thanks for the help!
kfazz: Awesome work!!! What's the current status of FM radio though? I tried the FMRadio.apk from the Defy and it FC'd as soon as I plugged in my headphones
peeyourownpants said:
I have 3 loops at the "M" screen each time before it moves on to the android screen and finishes the boot even with gps.sholes.so removed
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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I used to get that on CM7.1 I think it was a bad flash, It went away when I flashes Steeldroid, and I am definitely not getting it on this build
mediafire virus
After using link at top of page to download from media fire using Windows explorer I got a message saying virus detected on my computer and the page looks exactly like Microsoft security essentials I clicked no and computer crashed!!! This makes 2 times I have gotten virus from media fire last time I was able to restore to an earlier backup this time computer wouldn't let me boot into recovery or anything after much trouble I got it to boot into safe mode only because I have recovery disks that came with PC but have not been able to repair it complelty yet because if I try to restore it ends with an error about system contains some file ( idont remember name) so if I can't figure it out I guess I will backup important files and do a complete restore from factory disks ( last resort ) . Just a warning . If anybody has any answers and or ways to prevent this please PM me. Hopefully this won't happen to anyone else
Sorry for highjacking thread I know this is off subject but don't want anyone else to become a victim!!
Link worked fine when downloaded from phone but I have no way to modify zip or use adb to make JB boot
Sorry to kfazz for this post I know its not his fault I found many people with same problem with a Google search
Keep up the great work kfazz you are the best!!
peeyourownpants said:
I have 3 loops at the "M" screen each time before it moves on to the android screen and finishes the boot even with gps.sholes.so removed
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Similar problems, but mine's randomly deciding to boot up or not. Sometimes it doesn't boot at all, other times it boots on the first try.
However since the Camera, Wifi, and other Jelly Bean goodness works, I can't help but to thank you on this release, Good luck on further development!
EDIT: And now it won't even boot, sometimes it just gets stuck at a blank screen. Bummer.
denwaotoko said:
Similar problems, but mine's randomly deciding to boot up or not. Sometimes it doesn't boot at all, other times it boots on the first try.
However since the Camera, Wifi, and other Jelly Bean goodness works, I can't help but to thank you on this release, Good luck on further development!
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i cant get the new build to boot i removed the gps.sholes file and im just bootlooping at m logo
wolf45801 said:
i cant get the new build to boot i removed the gps.sholes file and im just bootlooping at m logo
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Which one, the one with fm radio and camera? I was able to get the first build to boot fine after removing gps.sholes
ASAM123 said:
Which one, the one with fm radio and camera? I was able to get the first build to boot fine after removing gps.sholes
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i couldn't get the newest to boot either, just loops at the M.
i poked into the .zip and the gps file is gps.goldfish.so, not sure if that's relevant...
ASAM123 said:
Which one, the one with fm radio and camera? I was able to get the first build to boot fine after removing gps.sholes
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i finally got it working i downloaded the new one but for some reason mediafire didnt download the full rom so had to redownload
I can't get it to boot up. I end up with red M bootloops with both the 8/24 and 8/26 builds. I wiped everything between flashes. Any ideas?
Flashed over 7/12 ics build seems as good as ics was don't think I will be going back to ics. Gallery opens but never shows any pics fm radio is nice only plays in mono other than that everything else I have tested is working correctly great work as usual
Thanks to all who are making this possible
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Can't find stable Android 4.x ROM/ Kernel

Hi guys,
I'm trying to find a Android 4 ROM/ Kernel that doesn't randomly reboot my MT4GS. So far no luck with CM 9.1 from scverhagen r8, r9b, r7b and the experimental 10a3, AOKP 4.2, CM 10 has been most stable of all so far but drains battery soo fast and also got me random reboots or shutoffs sometimes... The other ones usually reboot very fast after flashing. About 10 minutes after that, at least if the phone sits idle. Maybe when the phone is going to sleep or deep sleep? (Don't know what that is exactly)
Since these ROMs seem to be very stable with a lot of you guys, maybe I'm doing something wrong? I always wipe and format data and system and wipe battery stats and dalvik cache before flashing and don't use the phone for 7 minutes after rebooting... I have the newest radio I could find in the forums which is Radio 11.59.3504.00_11.16.3504.20_2
As always, your help means a lot to me and is greatly appreciated.
Unrelashade said:
Hi guys,
I'm trying to find a Android 4 ROM/ Kernel that doesn't randomly reboot my MT4GS. So far no luck with CM 9.1 from scverhagen r8, r9b, r7b and the experimental 10a3, AOKP 4.2, CM 10 has been most stable of all so far but drains battery soo fast and also got me random reboots or shutoffs sometimes... The other ones usually reboot very fast after flashing. About 10 minutes after that, at least if the phone sits idle. Maybe when the phone is going to sleep or deep sleep? (Don't know what that is exactly)
Since these ROMs seem to be very stable with a lot of you guys, maybe I'm doing something wrong? I always wipe and format data and system and wipe battery stats and dalvik cache before flashing and don't use the phone for 7 minutes after rebooting... I have the newest radio I could find in the forums which is Radio 11.59.3504.00_11.16.3504.20_2
As always, your help means a lot to me and is greatly appreciated.
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Are you still-off?
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mattlowry said:
Are you still-off?
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*s-off
mattlowry is getting at if you are s-on be sure to flash appropriate kernel after rom flash, also take a look into what apps you install, some are poorly coded and can lead to results similar as your own
demkantor said:
*s-off
mattlowry is getting at if you are s-on be sure to flash appropriate kernel after rom flash, also take a look into what apps you install, some are poorly coded and can lead to results similar as your own
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Thanks guys! Fastboot says:
-Revolutionary-
DOUBLESHOT PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
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That means I did everything right and phone is s-off, right?
And yes demkantor, I know some apps are problematic and cause reboots/ instability, however I recently tested without installing any apps to be absolutely sure, even without gapps and it still crashed/ rebooted.
I am still without a clue, even you guys don't have another idea? Haha I don't get computer stuff even after all these years...
Oh I got another idea. Maybe my battery is broken and because most kernels optimize battery use and undervolting etc, maybe this results in my phone crashing or rebooting? Also, maybe a reboot means a problem with the rom/ kernel and a crash (instant shut down) means higher propability for a battery problem?
Man I'm really desperate hahaha
Unrelashade said:
Thanks guys! Fastboot says:
That means I did everything right and phone is s-off, right?
And yes demkantor, I know some apps are problematic and cause reboots/ instability, however I recently tested without installing any apps to be absolutely sure, even without gapps and it still crashed/ rebooted.
I am still without a clue, even you guys don't have another idea? Haha I don't get computer stuff even after all these years...
Oh I got another idea. Maybe my battery is broken and because most kernels optimize battery use and undervolting etc, maybe this results in my phone crashing or rebooting? Also, maybe a reboot means a problem with the rom/ kernel and a crash (instant shut down) means higher propability for a battery problem?
Man I'm really desperate hahaha
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Is it only with the experimental kernels or does this happen on stable kernel as well?
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Most kernels probably wont have undervolting built it, and yes as your rev soff you dont need to flash the kernel seperate.
Battery could be a culprit but not a common cause, maybe pull a last_kmsg next time it happens
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You're having problems with every single 4.X series ROM you flash? Even with the original kernel that is supplied with that ROM? That just sounds SO weird! Almost as if you have a secured bootloader. Even with S-Off, that would keep it from flashing with the ROM. You haven't flashed a different bootloader sometime have you?
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Is it only with the experimental kernels or does this happen on stable kernel as well?
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Stable kernels as well. I went all the way back to the absolute basics to try to make things stable.
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Most kernels probably wont have undervolting built it, and yes as your rev soff you dont need to flash the kernel seperate.
Battery could be a culprit but not a common cause, maybe pull a last_kmsg next time it happens
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I'm going to research how to do that... Is there a thread that introduces readers to pulling logs? I'll go looking for one.
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You're having problems with every single 4.X series ROM you flash? Even with the original kernel that is supplied with that ROM? That just sounds SO weird! Almost as if you have a secured bootloader. Even with S-Off, that would keep it from flashing with the ROM. You haven't flashed a different bootloader sometime have you?
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Exactly! Even with the original kernel of each ROM. I bought the device used, so I can't rule out the possibility that the last user installed a secured bootloader. Here is what my bootloader says:
-Revolutionary-
DOUBLESHOT PVT SHIP S-OFF RL
HBOOT-1.44.1107
MICROP-0353
RADIO-11.16.3504.20_2
eMMC-boot
Jun 27 2011, 14:08:29
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This information could of course be fake But if you guys say battery is probably not the problem then it seems to be a good idea to flash a bootloader from the forums...
And again thanks for your help, I am kind of moved haha
If you try to flash a new bootloader the only way to get soff again would be via the wire trick, more complicaed then the revolutionary method but better, at the same time not neccesary.
If you know how to pull logcats last_kmsg is easy, if not its still easy and a quick google search will tell you how
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Do you have this issue on stock also?
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A fresh battery wouldn't hurt. Before I rooted, my phone would have random reboots and shut offs once the battery went below 60 percent or so. I did factory resets and tested with different apps installed and only a new battery fixed it. Best of luck!
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Unrelashade said:
Stable kernels as well. I went all the way back to the absolute basics to try to make things stable.
I'm going to research how to do that... Is there a thread that introduces readers to pulling logs? I'll go looking for one.
Exactly! Even with the original kernel of each ROM. I bought the device used, so I can't rule out the possibility that the last user installed a secured bootloader. Here is what my bootloader says:
This information could of course be fake But if you guys say battery is probably not the problem then it seems to be a good idea to flash a bootloader from the forums...
And again thanks for your help, I am kind of moved haha
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Well, it was just an idea. From that info there, it would seem that you have the proper bootloader. That's exactly how mine reads.
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Well, it was just an idea. From that info there, it would seem that you have the proper bootloader. That's exactly how mine reads.
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Thanks for the info.
demkantor said:
If you try to flash a new bootloader the only way to get soff again would be via the wire trick, more complicaed then the revolutionary method but better, at the same time not neccesary.
If you know how to pull logcats last_kmsg is easy, if not its still easy and a quick google search will tell you how
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Ok, right now I'll not try flashing bootloader since everything seems to be normal.
What I did to get last_kmsg:
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Open terminal app
Enter "su" to get root privileges
Enter "cat /proc/last_kmsg > /sdcard/last_kmsg.txt" to save current log.
Close terminal app.
I attached the last_kmsg.txt. What do I do with it now? I don't have knowledge to understand it.
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Do you have this issue on stock also?
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I can't remember using a ROM that never crashed, but I'll try a stock ROM if nothing else works. However an old kernel of scverhagens CM 9.1 seems to work flawlessly if battery is not about < 15%. The newest r10 kernel on the other hand always immediately crashes when the phone is not charging. When charging I haven't experienced a crash yet. That's strange and makes me suspect my battery is the problem.
mojoffdawal said:
A fresh battery wouldn't hurt. Before I rooted, my phone would have random reboots and shut offs once the battery went below 60 percent or so. I did factory resets and tested with different apps installed and only a new battery fixed it. Best of luck!
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Thanks! I guess I'll try an Anker since I have seen so much users here using it.
virtuous rom works great! when i had mine, i was running 4.0.3 overclocked to 1.5ghz. super stable too! daily driver for sure.
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Thanks, but the problem is I'm pretty sure that something's wrong with my phone...
I'll try virtuous ROM and a new battery though.
hope it works
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So, I'm reviving this thread, because I stopped writing only because my phone was broken. Now it's back and I'm facing this problem again.
I've tried a lot of the 4.x ROMs here from the forums, but all of them rebooted or shut down after 5 - 10 minutes after flashing. I also tried some without flashing gapps even, but still the same symptoms. Also tested it with my new battery, nothing changed. Even the scverhagen CM 9.1 ROM rebootet shortly after flashing that worked longer previously (guess that was just by chance)
Now I've tried the original image and it works! Ugh. So what can be wrong, any ideas?
I was having this issue as well and it ended up being my battery. I had ordered those gold ones and luckily had kept my stock. Plugged the stock one in and my reboots went away. Not sure if that's your issue. My brother had this issue and we updated his CWM that was older to the latest TWRP and that fixed his reboots. Hope either of those suggestions help
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bit1 said:
I was having this issue as well and it ended up being my battery. I had ordered those gold ones and luckily had kept my stock. Plugged the stock one in and my reboots went away. Not sure if that's your issue. My brother had this issue and we updated his CWM that was older to the latest TWRP and that fixed his reboots. Hope either of those suggestions help
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It happened with both stock and new battery (Anker).
Thanks, update to latest TWRP had been my next try, if it didn't work now. But it does! Yeaaah so happy Thanks to everyone again. Almost three hours uptime and not a single issue so far!
To conclude: What I did:
Revert completely back to stock with BlueIX6's stock image (except that phone was still s-off and sdcard not wiped).
Then followed instructions to unlock bootloader, flash CWM recovery and finally flashed ROM (see sticky thread). Works like a charm!
In hindsight maybe radio made my phone unstable... I think it's the only thing that's different from now.

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