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[ROM-FIX] CM 6.xx, Ruby 1.1.1 and Shadowrom Radio and Wifi - Drops and Reboots Fix

Latest Cyanogenmod nightly number 97 (10/3/2010) has the new ril baked in. No need to use this patch if you are running it or a newer one.
Back Story
Long story short, the Chinese group Miui mananged to get / build (not really sure) a new Radio Interface Layer for our HTC devices... I pulled this file out of the Nexus one build that they released and it works perfectly. Link to the Nexus1 version
Over in the Nexus one forum a few people have questioned where this Chinese group got some of the files they're using, as they're really bleeding edge (at least thats what they say in the N1 forum). This newer / different RIL file seems to fix the issues we're facing with random phantom reboots while wifi is on. Also included in this is the issue where the signal bars show an "x" for a second or two after connecting to a wifi hotspot. Also fixed are issues where the radio signal drops before / after receiving a call that plagues AOSP builds (ruby and CM for sure).
Cyanogenmod 6.xx
This works on the 6.xx versions as well as the Nightlies.
NOTICE: As of Oct 2nd this has been "committed" so I assume the nightly that comes out this evening will have the fix built in. Check it out
Latest nightly number 97 has the new ril baked in. No need to use this patch.
Ruby 1.1.1
This works for Ruby. If you are wanting the BT Media Streaming audio fix as well, please see this thread. They are two separate installs.
Shadowrom
It has been confirmed that this also works for Shadowrom.
Bugs
I honestly don't know of any yet... but that doesn't mean there aren't any. Only a handful of us have been testing this thing out on the inc so far. Figured more people might want to check it out.
Credit
I take no credit for the fix. The Miui group built/got it(not sure which), I simply happened to be playing around with some files and noticed the side effects. Thanks again to Jermaine for letting me know more about the rom (and the fact that they weren't plagued by our reboot issues) in the first place so I could start digging...
Of course thanks go out to the entire ruby and cyanogenmod teams, without them we wouldn't have these fun roms. Lastly, IncredibleDoes for doing the Inc port of miui that opened our eyes to it.
Installation
- Download the file and place it on your SD card.
- Load up Rom Manager and hit "Install rom from SD card," select the file.
- I'd probably make a nandroid backup if you haven't recently just in case... no wipe has been needed.
Disclaimer
If this messes up your phone, not my fault Was tested by about 30 people so far, and no issues that we've seen. Please make a nandoid backup just in case.
THIS IS FOR AOSP roms listed above ONLY. Please do NOT install it on any sense based roms.
Downloads
see below
Latest Cyanogenmod nightly number 97 (10/3/2010) has the new ril baked in. No need to use this patch if you are running it or a newer nightly .

dnoyeb said:
Also included in this is the issue where the signal bars show an "x" for a second or two after connecting to a wifi hotspot.
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Isn't this just cosmetic? Or because the phone is switching from 3G to 1x? I've never dropped a call while toggling WiFi on...

larsrya8 said:
Isn't this just cosmetic? Or because the phone is switching from 3G to 1x? I've never dropped a call while toggling WiFi on...
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Not that I can tell... so far the mere fact that the wifi isn't causing reboots anymore is the main reason I'm putting this out there...
anything else is just gravy.

dnoyeb said:
Not that I can tell... so far the mere fact that the wifi isn't causing reboots anymore is the main reason I'm putting this out there...
anything else is just gravy.
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Fixing the WiFi reboots would be great. Though, strangely, I'm at 110 hours uptime with the WiFi on... I guess it'll take a while to verify this fix works.

larsrya8 said:
Fixing the WiFi reboots would be great. Though, strangely, I'm at 110 hours uptime with the WiFi on... I guess it'll take a while to verify this fix works.
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sounds good. in all reality the one person who can really verify is koush... sending him the idea as well...
(wish I could make it 110 hours! hah... at my office i'm lucky if I get more than 3 hours) so today will be a major test of it. so far so good.

dnoyeb said:
sounds good. in all reality the one person who can really verify is koush... sending him the idea as well...
(wish I could make it 110 hours! hah... at my office i'm lucky if I get more than 3 hours) so today will be a major test of it. so far so good.
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Good job! I hope that solves it since we've determined the kernels don't.

jermaine151 said:
Good job! I hope that solves it since we've determined the kernels don't.
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all thanks to you bud will update credits with backstory if all goes well.

dnoyeb said:
all thanks to you bud will update credits with backstory if all goes well.
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Totally thanks to you! I'm just glad that you were persistent on resolving it.

Please please let Koush know about this, too. Nice work man.

Asterdroid said:
Please please let Koush know about this, too. Nice work man.
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if it works, sure going to send out the links shortly... testing the installer on another phone really quick.

YGPM.
I'll guinea pig my phone for a few days if it means getting CM running w/o locks or reboots.

I'll try out the ruby one!
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

I'd be more than happy to help test either CM or Ruby (Ruby preferred). Just PM me the info!

Installed the fix on Ruby 1.1.1. Running stock Ruby Kernal (This kernal has been the best overall performance Kernal for me on Ruby). Will report back results

I've installed the file you sent me... and holy crap. It seems to work. Really hope this does it or at least puts koush in the right direction.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

ncwildcat said:
Installed the fix on Ruby 1.1.1. Running stock Ruby Kernal (This kernal has been the best overall performance Kernal for me on Ruby). Will report back results
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I am very interested to see the results on the stock one... I forget, does the stock kernel have working wifi tether?
I am packing up a BT-Fix for Ruby right now but will keep it separate, to not complicate things.
camalus said:
I've installed the file you sent me... and holy crap. It seems to work. Really hope this does it or at least puts koush in the right direction.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
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You and me both man... if most testers go a good 24 hours with no wifi caused reboots / drops etc, maybe he'll look at it...
Keep us informed of the progress! thanks for testing.

Just in case you are curious.. I'm running koush test 2 kernel. No setcpu installed.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

I have had good luck with wifi teather on the stock kernal...didn't work on any of the king kernals.
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I really dont believe its the wifi. Its when the 3g turns on or off when the issues happen, which is when you leave or enter a wifi area. I turned 3g off and didnt use it for 2 days with wifi on the whole time with no reboots. I've have the lockup with just 3g on as others have noted. Also I believe that the lockups and the reboots are a separate issue. I have yet to see where any dev said it was the wifi directly, and with the known issues of 3g+froyo it points to 3g not wifi.
So, if you turn wifi off and are in a good 3g area then you will unlikely lose 3g much if at all, but if you have signal issues then the reboots still exist.
If we are going to find out what the problem is we need to setup test groups.
1 - no wifi, no 3g
2 - no wifi, 3g on
3 - wifi on, no 3g
4 - wifi on, 3g on
Make sure everyone is using the same rom/radio.

nfiniti9 said:
So, if you turn wifi off and are in a good 3g area then you will unlikely lose 3g much if at all, but if you have signal issues then the reboots still exist.
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That's a possibility, but I think I'm in a good 3G area, and the majority of my movements are in a pretty small geographic area. I'll get reboots when my phone is just sitting on a table or in my pocket though in an area w/ strong signal.
Make sure everyone is using the same rom/radio.
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I think what we'd really need is for the testers to check all 4 combinations. There's too much geographic variance to have a bunch of different people testing these combinations unless some lived very close to each other.

[Q] phone internet speed question

I am trying to see if maybe its my phone radio or wifi antenna is not working correctly. I flashed the latest radio and doesn't seem to be helping either. on 4glte I am getting 1.44mbs for download.and on my wifi I am getting 3.61mbs for download. I have nothing else connected to my wifi. Wondering if maybe I should Ruu my phone and take it into best buy and have them look at it or give me a new one.

Tsukiyohikage said:
I am trying to see if maybe its my phone radio or wifi antenna is not working correctly. I flashed the latest radio and doesn't seem to be helping either. on 4glte I am getting 1.44mbs for download.and on my wifi I am getting 3.61mbs for download. I have nothing else connected to my wifi. Wondering if maybe I should Ruu my phone and take it into best buy and have them look at it or give me a new one.
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Do u have another device that is able to test the 4G or WiFi? Did u update profile and prl?
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Yeah I was about to ask the same thing.
Also, have you just done a straight stock flash, then update PRL? None of that should effect your WiFi though, I would test with another device..

Yes I have tested a computer, iPhone, and ipad and all get iver 20mbs+ on same wifi. Thats why I am wondering if it's my phone.

Tsukiyohikage said:
Yes I have tested a computer, iPhone, and ipad and all get iver 20mbs+ on same wifi. Thats why I am wondering if it's my phone.
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It quite possibly is, that is very odd.
Have you gone 100% stock, then tried it? (you have modded the phone somewhat if you are flashing a radio)

Haven't done a ruu yet.

Tsukiyohikage said:
Haven't done a ruu yet.
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I would RUU 100% latest stock.
Then do a speed test with WiFi. If you get the same speed, return the device for a new one.

Alright sounds good. Cause I have trued a couple of different roms and get about the same speed. Cause someone told me it might have been a rom and since it's not I figured I would asks others.

Tsukiyohikage said:
Alright sounds good. Cause I have trued a couple of different roms and get about the same speed. Cause someone told me it might have been a rom and since it's not I figured I would asks others.
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At this point it could be ROM, Radio, or Hardware.
Best way to make sure is Stock RUU.

Tsukiyohikage said:
Alright sounds good. Cause I have trued a couple of different roms and get about the same speed. Cause someone told me it might have been a rom and since it's not I figured I would asks others.
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Try setting the WiFi frequency to 2.4 or 5 instead of auto
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orangekid said:
At this point it could be ROM, Radio, or Hardware.
Best way to make sure is Stock RUU.
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Agreed. This way, you get a baseline reading with the phone, with it operating "as it should" with the stock ROM and settings. If it doesn't work stock, then you are going to have a hell of a time trying to get it to work any other way, if at all.

Alright I ruu back. The one wifi speed is the same. and on my other router it is faster.

Question about the no calls/text while on LTE

Is this something that is more prevalent on custom Roms? Because since I got my M8 Ive had no problems with missing calls or text. I was just curious before I go ahead and unlock and start flashing roms.

HaiKaiDo said:
Is this something that is more prevalent on custom Roms? Because since I got my M8 Ive had no problems with missing calls or text. I was just curious before I go ahead and unlock and start flashing roms.
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Your best bet is to probably read some rom threads to find out. I'm having zero issues with viper, but everyone's experience may not be the same.
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joshuaw84 said:
Your best bet is to probably read some rom threads to find out. I'm having zero issues with viper, but everyone's experience may not be the same.
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Well thats the thing...All the people I see who are having this issue were on custom Roms. I don't think Ive run across anyone who is stock untouched. So thats why I was hoping to get some feedback here.

HaiKaiDo said:
Well thats the thing...All the people I see who are having this issue were on custom Roms. I don't think Ive run across anyone who is stock untouched. So thats why I was hoping to get some feedback here.
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Understood, however if there are issues they may be posted in their respective threads along with any fixes/updates.
But I personally believe that most of the issues you're reading about may be network or hardware related, but that's just my opinion.
I myself am luckily in a market that has strengthened the network early on, we were a second round market that started the build out along with first round markets.
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joshuaw84 said:
Understood, however if there are issues they may be posted in their respective threads along with any fixes/updates.
But I personally believe that most of the issues you're reading about may be network or hardware related, but that's just my opinion.
I myself am luckily in a market that has strengthened the network early on, we were a second round market that started the build out along with first round markets.
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Yeah I was pretty lucky with the upgrades all around Atlanta GA. I might not have the most amazing signal but just about everything is upgraded and ready to go.
Ill continue to search around but if anyone is reading this and is complete stock with these issues please post and let me know.

HaiKaiDo said:
Is this something that is more prevalent on custom Roms? Because since I got my M8 Ive had no problems with missing calls or text. I was just curious before I go ahead and unlock and start flashing roms.
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I can confirm my issues are related to the tower im on at home, as soon as I get far enough away from it to go to another tower I get all of my connections back

dogcmp6 said:
I can confirm my issues are related to the tower im on at home, as soon as I get far enough away from it to go to another tower I get all of my connections back
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Thanks! Good to know

I can confirm my issues are related to the tower im on at home, as soon as I get far enough away from it to go to another tower I get all of my connections back.

The only issues I have seem to be when I'm at home.
Sometimes, it takes a while to send/receive texts. Most of the time when this happens, I get anxious and instead of seeing how much of a delay there is, I simply update the profile and they all come quickly afterward. I've found that reprovisioning my phone using the ##SCRTN#(##72786#) dialer code while on CDMA tends to prevent this from happening for a greater amount of time.
Though, I did it a few days ago, it seems to be working okay now. We'll see how long it lasts.

[Q] Can I fix issues by using Custom Roms?

Well i have wifi problems like; droping from my router and bad connectivity
And battery drains fast (even in 4.3)
Can I fix these by using custom roms or is there different any solutions?
If these problems are not normal i will going to send my device to service

No body can tell. maybe someone had improvements flashing Custom Roms but is not tha same for everybody. You have to try them by your self and see if you get rid of issues, improvements exc.. Also the Roms are very different so you have to see if it suite your needs.

eclyptos said:
No body can tell. maybe someone had improvements flashing Custom Roms but is not tha same for everybody. You have to try them by your self and see if you get rid of issues, improvements exc.. Also the Roms are very different so you have to see if it suite your needs.
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No, you didn't get the point... My point is:
I have bugs which nearly happens to everyone, so I think these bugs that I telled can be Sony's bugs. And i think I can remove those bugs by using another kernel or custom rom.

They do not happen to everyone.
Why don't you just try it and see... you can answer your own question by trying it...

dnzdeniz said:
Well i have wifi problems like; droping from my router and bad connectivity
And battery drains fast (even in 4.3)
Can I fix these by using custom roms or is there different any solutions?
If these problems are not normal i will going to send my device to service
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Revert to stock with no apps and no extras installed, make sure you're on the proper FTF / Rom for your region, rooted or not.
Leave it with the bare minimum installed, test it to see how things go, it's impossible to say exactly what's going on with your phone as there are a lot of variables to take into account.
Here's some:
Your apps, your mods, your router, the people using the router, your ISP, your phone itself, your sim card, your environment, distance of router. cables.
Unless you can eliminate all of these things besides the phone itself you'll never know for sure exactly whats causing the issue.
Return to stock 4.4.2 v757 and leave it with nothing on there, not even your google account, turn off your router, check all cabling, turn it back on from the wall socket all the way back to the unit, make sure nothing else is connected, then try to use your wifi, test it with another mobile device too.
If you still have problems then it's more than likely your phone, in which case you should get a new one.
Hope this helps.

dladz said:
Revert to stock with no apps and no extras installed, make sure you're on the proper FTF / Rom for your region, rooted or not.
Leave it with the bare minimum installed, test it to see how things go, it's impossible to say exactly what's going on with your phone as there are a lot of variables to take into account.
Here's some:
Your apps, your mods, your router, the people using the router, your ISP, your phone itself, your sim card, your environment, distance of router. cables.
Unless you can eliminate all of these things besides the phone itself you'll never know for sure exactly whats causing the issue.
Return to stock 4.4.2 v757 and leave it with nothing on there, not even your google account, turn off your router, check all cabling, turn it back on from the wall socket all the way back to the unit, make sure nothing else is connected, then try to use your wifi, test it with another mobile device too.
If you still have problems then it's more than likely your phone, in which case you should get a new one.
Hope this helps.
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I will try it, thanks :thumbup:
But as you know, wifi issue on xperias are seen everywere. I beleive wifi problem is depends on software or hardware.
And, my usage of phone is pretty normal and i am just have few games and programes. They're selling this device, and am i musn't have apps to have good battery life!?
And, why kitkat? Everybody is saying 136 is much better than 757

dnzdeniz said:
I will try it, thanks :thumbup:
But as you know, wifi issue on xperias are seen everywere. I beleive wifi problem is depends on software or hardware.
And, my usage of phone is pretty normal and i am just have few games and programes. They're selling this device, and am i musn't have apps to have good battery life!?
And, why kitkat? Everybody is saying 136 is much better than 757
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No m8 that's nonsense, 757 is the best version by far, ask any dev and they'll tell you the same, 136 was a decent version but 757 at least for me and many others which i've been told too.
Wifi problems could be down to so many factors m8 which is why you need to get a bit anal with things to find the culprit.
If sending it back is a possibility without too much fuss then don't suffer for a problem that isn't your fault, just get it swapped.
Click thanks by the way dude

dladz said:
No m8 that's nonsense, 757 is the best version by far, ask any dev and they'll tell you the same, 136 was a decent version but 757 at least for me and many others which i've been told too.
Wifi problems could be down to so many factors m8 which is why you need to get a bit anal with things to find the culprit.
If sending it back is a possibility without too much fuss then don't suffer for a problem that isn't your fault, just get it swapped.
Click thanks by the way dude
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Well, i will follow your steps. If there is still problem, it is time to give my phone to warranty.
And by the way, I will going to use 761 to follow ur steps
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dnzdeniz said:
Well, i will follow your steps. If there is still problem, it is time to give my phone to warranty.
And by the way, I will going to use 761 to follow ur steps
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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761 is region specific afaik, so no need unless your region requires it, i think it's from china or somewhere. Majority of regions are still on 757

dladz said:
761 is region specific afaik, so no need unless your region requires it, i think it's from china or somewhere. Majority of regions are still on 757
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Am i must use my own country's 757? This will effect something when compared to the other country's firmwares?
Note: I bought this phone from China but i am living in Turkey. Which one i will going to use?

RIP HTC Vivid

It saddens me that our beloved phone is officially dead. I hope some dev out there challenges our desire for a 5.0 update by destroying hardware limitations, battery consumption and the occational bugs. I'll be waiting for the day that Vivid rises from the ashes.
I'm still using mine since 2012, it's a good, reliable phone but admittedly has awful battery life.
Well, if it's hard to love, and you loved it. You're married to it.
RIP

Still using mine every day, thought admittedly as a WiFi-only device. Still a great screen and camera though. Just wish I could get a download of this custom ROM though as all the links in the thread have not surprisingly expired:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=70129296

thwak said:
Still using mine every day, thought admittedly as a WiFi-only device. Still a great screen and camera though. Just wish I could get a download of this custom ROM though as all the links in the thread have not surprisingly expired:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=70129296
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I'm currently using that ROM by Albinoman, i think you can send him a private message and ask for a link.
I don't have any copies of the rar file because i've been in this ROM for the past 4 years or so and my PC had a lot of anomalies that required a reformat.
I hope you find the link, you're gonna love it.

Sleetback said:
I'm currently using that ROM by Albinoman, i think you can send him a private message and ask for a link.
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Already tried that. No response. Oh well.

Well man you might be in luck. I'm porting 5.1.1 as we speak. Just a warning IDGAF about cellular connections, bluetooth or..... a lot of things. I want the camera to work, wifi and all my apps to work. SO. Maybe once I do that I can work on everything else if I want... But I really have a burning desire to at least boot Lollipop on this device. Cheers.

pyrohydrosmok said:
Well man you might be in luck. I'm porting 5.1.1 as we speak. Just a warning IDGAF about cellular connections, bluetooth or..... a lot of things. I want the camera to work, wifi and all my apps to work. SO. Maybe once I do that I can work on everything else if I want... But I really have a burning desire to at least boot Lollipop on this device. Cheers.
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how did it go?