Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Signal Problem on Lenovo s920 Kitkat


I never expected Lenovo to provide an OTA update for s920. Well anyways it came. But to apply the update i had to revert to stock recovery from twrp and unroot. Once done, updated and in 10 mins the update was completed and my Lenovo s920 was on KitKat 4.4.2. Great !!!!!

Yeah, i did read the reviews and comments about the slower camera, poor signal reception, but i still wanted to have the latest android on my phone. Yup, the camera was slower, but i did not find any decrease in image quality. And i had installed the Lenovo Super Camera apk on 4.2.2 itself. The additional camera features is a bonus.

Then came the signal problem, right from Day 1. I had 2 sims, and everyday at office from 10.30am to 12.00pm i just wouldn't get the signal. I couldn't make calls and also wouldn't receive any. In the evening, it worked fine. But at that critical moment when u really want to make that call...Damn.. the signal disappears....it was annoying but then the search started.....yes.. the search for a fix....Found some options to revert to 4.2.2, install MTK Droid tools and change some settings, install CWM, root the phone and then replace modem files.
AND... i didnt want to revert to 4.2, changing the settings didn't work and i was unable to install CWM using SP Flash tools as it always failed with error 8083. Yes, i tried to find a solution for that too, but ended up with a blank and stopped.

During the signal drops, I noticed that even though sim 1 has a singal, if sim 2 shows no signal, then i was unable to make the call. So, I removed my second sim, and am using my phone with only 1 sim and it is working perfectly. Now no signal reception problems at office at the same location.Yeah...

anyways hope Lenovo releases an update for fixing this problem....



Thursday, August 30, 2012

How to share MTS MBlaze USB Modem internet

There are two ways

  1. Connectify
  2. Portable 3G/3.75G Wireless N Router TL-MR3020

#1) Connectify
Requirements: Windows 7, Supported WiFi adapter 
*Does not work with Intel Wifi 4965AGN

1) Download connectify
2) Install
3) Start the hotspot

Recent versions above v3.2 does not seem to support USB modems

#2) Portable 3G/3.75G Wireless N Router TL-MR302
1) Buy the Router priced at about Rs 2000 http://www.tp-link.in/products/details/?categoryid=218&model=TL-MR3020
2) Follow instructions in manual
3) For MTS, 

  • set button to 3g
  • In admin console select 3g and then select MTS in the carrier dropdown
  • Select default option as Connect Automatically
  • Save
4) The router should be configured properly
5) Don't forget to setup a WPA2 password to avoid others from using your Wifi

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN problem with windows 7

Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 could sometimes result in  WiFi not working. Hence, no Wifi networks will be detected.


Solution: 
1) Download the latest driver for Wifi 4965AGN from the intel website [http://downloadmirror.intel.com/19855/eng/ICS_s32.exe]
2) Uninstall the existing driver.
3) Install the downloaded driver and test wifi. it will work.