Still can't register GSM

[William Kenworthy]

1. flash moko10 as recommended below - fixes problems with some
incompatible SIMs.  On my Vodafone 128K, made a huge difference to the
PIN dialog popping up - not 100% fixed, but made a difference between 1
in 10, to 1 in 2.

2. try logging in and run "logread" - if you see "ATCHAT: ATF modem
ready" (something like that anyway) continually being repeated.  Restart
X (/etc/init.d/xserver-nodm reboot) - give it up to 10 goes or so (then
try 3 below).  On my phone (even with moko10) it appears to be
unresponsive to the first reset/commands and just starts repeating the
above message to the log.  Restarting X gets it to try again.  It doesnt
do it if you leave it to its own devices.

3.  Shut down, remove battery for a few seconds.  Replace battery,
reboot, go to 2 above if neccesary.

4. Remove any SD card (esp if over 4gb) and retry.

5. Use another phone and set a PIN on the SIM if not set and try again
(at least one software version wouldnt work if PIN wasnt set :(

6. Reboot, wait for a few minutes (5?) where nothing is happening and
run "logread > logread-<current-date>.txt" and post
logread-<current-date>.txt here for comment.

7. Try 2008.testing in combination with moko10

8. file a bug - I would think it most unlikely its a hardware problem
(other than the known one of incompatible SIMs) - its probably down to
the software.

BillK



On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 14:12 -0800, Sargun Dhillon wrote:
> Stupid question,
> Have you flashed moko10 gsm firmware?
> 
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Daniel Dadap <daniel at digsoc.com> wrote:
> > I wrote earlier about being unable to register GSM. It happened out of
> > the blue and I still can't register.
> >
> >> Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:33:49 +0000
> >> From: Andy Green <andy at openmoko.com>
> >> Subject: Re: GSM no longer registers on GTA02 - how to troubleshoot?
> >> Your U-Boot environment can have some issue, that's why the problem
> >> behaviour is so sticky.  You are into trying to get a USB serial
> >> connection on ttyACM0 on your host and meddling from there.
> >>
> >> About your main problem not much idea except confirm the SIM still works
> >> on another phone I guess.
> >>
> >> - -Andy
> >
> > Yeah, I'm going to try messing around over the USB console, but I'm
> > trying to get GSM to work first.
> >
> > The SIM works fine on my dumbphone which I have been using for the
> > past few days. I've tried two different SIMs, from two different
> > carriers, both of which used to work on my FR, and both of which still
> > work on other phones. I know that the FR can see the SIM because I can
> > read contacts off of it and stored SMS messages. I have reflashed the
> > phone with several images which were all known working. I'm stumped,
> > and I'm worried that it might not be a software problem. (I think FR
> > only has 30 or 60 day warranty and mine is already older.)
> >
> > How much would an out of warranty repair cost, if I have a hardware problem?
> >
> > How can I tell what the FR is trying to do when it tries to register
> > (and fails)? I like to know if it seems to be the antenna, or the
> > Calypso, or something else.
> >
> >> Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:09:47 -0500
> >> From: Paul <paultsai at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: GSM no longer registers on GTA02 - how to troubleshoot?
> >> To: "Support for Openmoko Device Owners" <support at lists.openmoko.org>
> >> Message-ID:
> >>        <c31a36600812090909hc71e2cevfdc0feb007c40f88 at mail.gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >>
> >> I received the same behavior when I updated to the latest testing images.
> >>
> >> I revered to the old 2008.9 images and things are working again.
> >> --
> >> Paul
> >
> > I tried many different images, all of which used to work fine. None of
> > them can register.
> >
> > Also, does anybody know how I can reply to a message and keep it in
> > the right thread if I don't receive individual messages? (I am
> > subscribed in digest mode.) Is there a web interface where I can reply
> > to a specific message?
> >
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