I have an HTC one m7 (att model) but I believe I can install the regular HTC one m7 roms right?? I won't be needing mobile data.. I plan on unlocking tomorrow or.sometime really soon, I just want to use this phone as my bicycle computer with a certain app. I won't have a sim card inside it, everything will be ran without any data needed.. I'll periodically be using WiFi to update things as needed..
I was just wondering, is there a simple lightweight Rom/kernel setup out there anyone would recommend?
I need sound, WiFi, and GPS working flawlessly.
I need the best battery life possible.
I need something stable without any reboots or anything so since I'll be recording long distance cycling routes..
Is there a way I can maybe disable or remove the modem file to save battery so mobile data won't work forcably?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank u so much!
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Afters many hours searching the net and xda i could not find answers to these questions.
1) Does the rogers dream/g1 GPS work without a data plan? (using a standalone GPS app for example: CoPilot)
2) Does rogers Dream/G1 require data in order to initially find the satellites?
3) If you have no data plan are you able to get a lock on the satellites?
4) Can i manually enter my coordinates (longitude/latitude) for my gps in order to find the satellites quicker?
Here is what happened, i got fed up with rogers and decided to cancel my data plan (its just not worth paying 25$ for just 500mb per month). But since i canceled i noticed i am unable to find satellites for my GPS. Using multiple apps (GPS Test, GPS Status, CoPilot, etc...) none of them could get a lock on any satellites or even find one for that matter. I had my phone outside in a clear view of the sky when i was trying these apps.
By the way its not a hardware issue, because it worked before i canceled the data plan. I purchased the standalone map software called CoPilot in order for me to use when i canceled my data plan. (The US/CANADA maps are already installed on my sdcard).
Data was not important to me, since i quite often use my wifi, but not having my GPS working because i canceled my data is really making a paper weight out of my phone
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!, as i am sure that there are many other users who would like to have these questions answered before making the decision to cancel their data plan.
1) Yes.
2) No.
3) Yes.
4) No.
Note that robbers really screwed some things up badly on the latest "update" that they sent out for DREAM hardware -- along with locking the thing down to prevent you from fixing it yourself. I think they want to make it look like crap and be locked in to its obsolete version of Android permanently. They are obviously fishing for more service contracts. I wouldn't be surprised if they broke GPS.
Note: It could be that you just aren't in a spot to easily receive GPS.
Thank you for the response!!! lbcoder, and i am happy you kept your answers to a yes or no (that was exactly what i was looking for).
I was wondering if you could help me some more. Instead of doing the robbers 911 update, i followed the instructions from cyanogen to bypass this since i already had my phone rooted, i used this guide wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Upgrade_Rogers_Dream_Radio
Before i did this update i was running enomther rom and also wesgarner rom. Both worked flawlessly and GPS also worked with both. But once rogers sent out the 911 update, that's when i cancelled my data plan, and followed cyanogen instructions to bypass this.
1) Could it be that its cyanogen new v4.2.14.1 rom that is causing the issue of my gps not working?
2) What are other roms i can try that works with cyanogen new radio update?
Thanks again for your help!
ifactory said:
1) Could it be that its cyanogen new v4.2.14.1 rom that is causing the issue of my gps not working?
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Possible. Cyanogen isn't known for being particularly stable.
2) What are other roms i can try that works with cyanogen new radio update?
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I believe that you should be able to use ANY ROM that you like. The only issue is that the kernel you use must be compatible with that radio (i.e. built from the HTC source).
There is no guarantee, but there is a high likelihood that the appropriate kernel will work with pretty much any system image. So you should be able to switch out the boot.img and any kmods from any rom to make something that works.
Just be sure that you don't go messing with the radio or spl on your phone and keep a good nandroid backup in case you need to backtrack.
Now if you aren't comfortable making this kind of modification (i.e., if you have to ask....), then you might want to go searching for ROMs that are specifically listed as compatible. I don't have any robbers hardware, so I don't know which specific roms to suggest to you.
I was able to install two roms aside from cyanogen, using the new radio. One was by wesgarner and the other by benbuchacher. Both roms are not able to find any satellites for the gps.
So i can confirm this issue has nothing to do with the roms.
CAN ANYBODY CONFIRM THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO USE THEIR GPS WITH A ROGERS DREAM PHONE, WITH THEIR DATA PLAN CANCELED?
The G1 GPS uses ASSISTED location when it can, meaning when you use the GPS along with the data services it will be able to lock onto a signal pretty much instantaneously. If you turn off your data, if can take the GPS a LONG time to find location (I've seen it take upwards of 5 minutes.)
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Possible. Cyanogen isn't known for being particularly stable.
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not sure which version were you using but Cyanogen is one of the best roms and stable ones, maybe you used the experimental version
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GPS is working fine with & without data for the version of cyanogenmod mentioned.
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not sure which version were you using but Cyanogen is one of the best roms and stable ones, maybe you used the experimental version
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Any of them. They're all bloated piggish things that barely work at all. Fine if you like bleeding edge and useless features. Not if you actually want your something productive.
it works fine.
Hello all,
I have an old Samsung Captivate laying around that I have turned into a media center remote control. There is no SIM card in the device and there likely never will be in the future. I have loaded Slim ICS (gotta love ICS!) on it and it runs great, but what I would like to do is COMPLETELY disable the cellular radio. I have no need for it and I know that having the radio active, even if it is not connected to an AT&T network, is still draining battery slightly. I want to know if there is some modem out there that I can flash that will be able to shut the cellular radio off totally, or at least give me the option to turn it off. I know this may sound dumb, but please bear with me. I basically just want to eliminate unnecessary hardware. I would also like a way to physically disable GPS if possible, but that's another topic for another day.
Thanks in advance to anyone who even takes the time to read this thread
-Steve
You can use airplane mode.
Or can't you just delete the modem?
Sent from my ICS Samsung Captivate
Here is a ROM that was the same idea.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1093696
A guy on the last page says he just uses TiBu to freeze all the MMS and Phone stuff in Sliim ICS.
Just deleting modem will probably disable the wifi. That rom listed above had the basic idea. You could just use airplane mode and have working wifi.
hello everyone, im currently using a samsung mini for mainly wifi tethering as i need it for the net i am on the one plan tariff ,the problem i have is
i cant seem to get optimum speeds from this device no matter what i try what rom i have tried its all the same. but if i use my sim in other phones like a htc device i get nearly double the speeds and super smooth ,now as far as i am aware you dont need too much cpu power to run wifi tether
the handset is set at 600mhz and i can overclock it up to 864 mhz ,also when i recieve a phone call it interrupts the tethering i have to turn off and turn on the data connection as it gets stuck on hspa sign with the arrow only pointing upwards then it after i reset it all is fine ,
can someone please advise me how i can optimise this handset specifically for tethering as i dont use any other apps and dont need anything else apart from messaging ,phone calls and tethering .if someone can help me tweak this handset i would really appreciate it .as i have faith in this little handset its done well but also has many flaws when it comes to tethering ,i tried diffrent tethering apps but they all do the same mistakes and i cannot surpass past 500kbps a sec but again on any htc device i can hit over 1mbit! so why is this? even a htc desire c which is similar handset to this phone runs smoother .surely there must be a way to optimise the handset for optimal performance on tethering .
thank you and hope to get a reply back about this
flash stock rom of your region as you will then have a radio specially created for your region which will make signal reception much better
dear sir ,,, i am on the 3 network in uk ,and i cannot find the firmware which is the original stock rom for this phone .i have searched google
if you have a link for the original firmware for this handset could you please share it
thank you
are you using any carrier branded mobile
I think not
in the dialer type *#1234# you will get version number type them here
dear sir again thank you for replying back to me very grateful ..
this is what it shows once i typed in what you asked
PDA : 5570xwktn
PHONE : 5570XWKT6
on the side note i got this handset originally from 3 network with its original firmware but i never backed it up via nandroid ,.i flashed cwm on it also unlocked the sim side using the tutorials on xda to make it sim free .again i have tried just about every single custom rom made for this handset and none optimises it so hoping if i revert it back to its original rom will fix my issues with tethering ,and i would like to make my own rom for it with only messaging,telephone,tethering nothing more if that will make a diffrence a very light rom with only these few features would you let me know please so i can work on this .thank you sir
http://androidadvices.com/update-galaxy-mini-s5570-xwktn-gingerbread-236-firmware/2/
above is a guide
but you are saying your mobile is carrier branded so the firmware may not work
thank you sir ,i will try it but the handset doesn't have a 3 network badge on it only says samsung ,and they gave me the handset when i first got the contract .I will try that firmware and thank you for your kind help ,god bless
Dear Sir,
I Am Very Grateful For Your Kind Help & It Seems You Have Fixed My Issue Since I Flashed This Firmware The Phone Is Running Fantastic & Connections Seems Much Smoother Than ever before .,,God Bless & Thank You Again ..Would It Be Possible To Use This Firmware Strip It Down All The Extra Apps Embedded In It ? I Would Like To Strip This Rom Apart Make It Very Light
can be stripped down but it is really a hard work to do you may end soft bricking the device
but what you can do is root your phone then go to /system and remove all those useless apps which are not needed by system and you
i am using the firmware you told me to use which software can i use to root it sir ?
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/an...ad-root-unroot-2-3-3-2-3-7-a.html#post2130907
go to the above page and download the file according to your carrier then flash it in stock recovery you will get root
then use the app like systemapp remover to remove the unwanted system apps
to all those who have had similar issues with wifi tethering no matter what application was used for tethering i finally found the what was the problem!
i mainly use the samsung mini galaxy for only wifi tethering and had the problem of it stopping working due to the power save mode set to enabled in the wifi section of the phone ! ..i have tried just about every single rom i can find and still had the same issue even with a stock rom which dheeraj was kind enough to show me how to use the proper stock rom for my phone but that still didn't solve my problem so i done major research on this problem and found this menu which enables or disables the power saver option for the wifi and once you disable it the problem is solved! since i figured this out over 48 hours of good use and still running rock solid how it should be! the only problem is when you reboot the phone you must go back to the menu to disable power saver mode as it reset's back to it's default setting which is power saver mode enabled .
*#*#232338#*#* shows wifi mac address is how to enter this menu and disable power saver mode .,this code will only work on original stock roms or roms which is no higher than 2.3.6 .figured this out also trying various roms so no choice but to use a old rom to use this feature once you set it dont reboot the phone unless you need to . hope this will help others who use this little handset for tethering purposes and i want to thank xda developers for the wonderful work they accomplish for all of us to get the best out of our handsets god bless you all
Hello fellow droid people.
Ok here is my question/questions. I apologize in advance if some of these questions are redundant with others, but I am at work at the moment and my search functions are limited due to web lock downs.
So I know a bit about what I'm doing in terms of flashing and backing up with safe-strap (v3.05). Currently I'm running MiniMoto v1.6 on a 5.7.906.xt862 system version on the Verizon US network.
My first question is what are the benefits of swapping to the xt833 over the xt862, if there are any at all.
My second question is dealing with the 3g vs 1x connections. I usually get a 3g connection just fine, but soon as I switch to any heavy internet usage, steaming music, downloading/updating from the play store etc, it will drop down to a 1x connection and my data will slow down drastically I grandfathered into the unlimited data from Verizon so idk if its a cap thing or what.
My last question is that when I turn on the GPS it takes a drastically long time to find any satellites to be able to do navigation. I tired installing the GPS status app which seems to help a bit but still takes a long time to connect that first time after its been off for a while.
Lastly, not really a question I suppose, but I am looking for suggestions too on ROMS to run. My biggest issue, as I'm sure with most people, is batter life and looking to get the most out of it. I do run Juice Defender Pro and with the minimalistic approach of MiniMoto I do get a lot of battery life. I guess what Im looking for though is something that is VERY bare bones, no extra stuff at all, not even gappps, at least on a fresh install, and with the features to customize what I want to have on there, almost like a build your own capabilities. For example I notice most ROMS I've tried (Ive run CM9 a long time ago on an x2, Steel Droid, v3 i think, and now MiniMoto) and they all have things like the Flicker Authorization on it, I have no use for that personally. yes I know I can freeze it with Titanium Backup (which i have also) or rename the .apk file to like .apkb or something, but I am looking for something where its just not there, if its out there.
Thanks for making it though this wall of txt and look forward to participating on here after a long time lurking and using the forums for info
Another question that just popped into my head, if someone can point me in the direction of how to apply the build.prop things that get put out, Ive seen a lot of things about them, but never been able to find how to apply them it would be appreciated.
-Waff
-Droid x2 - returned to get the Droid 3
-Droid 3 .906 x862 running MiniMoto
-Asus Transformer 300
1) The 883 radio/build.prop is used to unlock GSM in the USA. Totally unneeded and will disable your CDMA part of your radio from my experience unless you want to unlock for T-Mobile/AT&T.
2) The 3G/1X switching may be you needing to do a *228. But you can force 3G by *#*#4636#*#*, Phone Information, EVDO only. Note: You won't get inbound calls or texts, as those use 1X.
3) Minimoto is about as barebones as you can get. If you want more battery life play with the overclocking and keep it at 1 GHz but change governors and stuff. I get through the day just fine. What are you expecting? Maybe you have apps that you download that are killing it (like Words With Friends is notorious for me).
Thanks for your response MrObvious
As to the 3g/1x thing. Ya i don't want to force 3g that way as i do still need to receive calls and such. I have tried the *288 a few times and its doesn't help at all, I'm thinking its just a bad location in my office as that seems to be where I have the most issues.
For the battery thing. Its not that I see a big drain on it, far from it when I know I'm going to need to be maximizing it I can just use Juice Defender to cut the pushes and radios that aren't needed to a minimum and I can easily get a full day plus of standby. I was just looking for a way to maximize what I did have already.
It is two two eight not 288.
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Google talk
Also new to flashing roms, and I am using minimoto 1.65. Do you know how to get google talk installed?
guyland123 said:
Also new to flashing roms, and I am using minimoto 1.65. Do you know how to get google talk installed?
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Good source.
http://goo.im/gapps/
guyland123 said:
Also new to flashing roms, and I am using minimoto 1.65.
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before you add the gapps from above, might want to upgrade to 1.7, he just put a new version out a couple of days ago with some fixes and more removal of things. and it requires a full flash, not just an update.
Hi, there. Basically just spent all of last night slaving away trying to fix my phone only to make everything progressively worse, and all of this morning having someone (thank you, BD619!) help me fix it, all because of me trying out some new roms.
Anyway i'm looking for something with a built-in tether that works off of USB (my laptop's wifi is broken). And having something with working GPS is pretty important for me too. I was on CM10.2 previously and the USB tether worked fine, but i couldn't get the GPS to work right for the life of me. And Viper's rom is the one that essentially sent me into non-stop boot loop mode, so that's out of there as far as what i'm willing to try.
I have tried other variations of CM like PA and slim, but i'd always end up having some kind of issues with the broadband or GPS. Others didn't even plain install. FWIW before today i did not have s-off, but now i do.
Would greatly appreciate any advice here. Please let me know if this is in the wrong section. Thanks