ActiveSync disconnects on any non-AT&T ROM!

[lostinvt]

This is a very sad thing!

I have my Tilt (thankfully got the defective one replaced!) and I set it up to sync with my exchange 2007 server which should be push e-mail. In fact I know it is....
On the AT&T stock rom, it stays connected 24/7, never goes offline which is what it's supposed to do.
I get home, flash on the HTC ROM. Set up the partnership with my server, and I look, an hour later it's offline, showing last synchronized 45 minutes ago. I hit sync, it syncs, stays online for maybe ten minutes, then the same thing.
I've tried every cooked ROM too, same deal.
When I do manually sync, it doesnt try to connect to the network, it's already connected. I was wondering if the network settings may need to be tweaked...?
I've already tried adding an exclusive in task manager for activesync.

I'm using a Tilt and on AT&T.

I'm really going to be upset if Im locked to the AT&T rom just because the other ROMS dont handle active sync properly...and I can't beleive that the stock HTC rom has a problem like this...so I'm wondering if the network wizard may not be entering all of the proper settings...

Oh, and as a side note, this is my second Tilt, the first was defective, it it exhibited the exact same behavior. AT&T ROM stays connected properly, non-stock ROM disconnects....
Any advise? I dont want to be stuck with AT&T!

[kireol]

I'm wondering if it's you. it works fine for thousands of other people, and for you, 2 phones it's been "broke"

I had my phone disconnectng from active sync. It didnt bother me in the least because I'm not updating my phone but maybe once a day, i really dont care if it disconnects every 15 minutes. After I found out it was my USB hub, it's worked perfectly ever since. And I never once blamed the phone.

[lostinvt]

Hey now...no need for any snippy tones there...

I was asking for help here, not looking to be blamed as the source....

Exchange 2007 is supposed to remain totally connected 24/7....and it isnt. And Ive been able to recreate the problem on two separate devices....

So just looking to see if anyone else had had the same.....

[rsolomon]

Oh, and as a side note, this is my second Tilt, the first was defective, it it exhibited the exact same behavior. AT&T ROM stays connected properly, non-stock ROM disconnects....
Any advise? I dont want to be stuck with AT&T!

You must admit - this statement boggles the mind. You expect AT&T to replace a device because it only works right on their network with the software they shipped on it? Umm, that's their whole EXCUSE for shipping custom ROMs and you're busily proving them right....

It's obviously too late to ask you not to return a hacked device as "defective" and f$ck it all up for the rest of us, but please don't do it again!!!!!!!!!!!!


Your actual question would probably better be phrased as "Anyone on AT&T managing to keep ActiveSync continuously connected to Exchange 2007 with non-AT&T ROM?"

[lostinvt]

Not at all...I actually had a boat of other problems with my first Tilt..I did not in any way return it because of this problem...
Im not daft...I would never go back to AT&T and ask them to replace something because I monkeyed with it and broke it...
My scroll wheel stopped working along with my GPS....which is why I returned it...after restoring the AT&T ROM back onto it.

So...I will just drop this since it seems as if nobody actually can listen to my problem and offer up solutions,but would rather take potshots at their impressions of my behavior.

[rsolomon]

would rather take potshots at their impressions of my behavior.

No offense, but if you write more clearly you will be misunderstood less.

the first was defective, it it exhibited the exact same behavior doesn't read many other ways than "I returned the last one for this problem".

[kireol]

i gave you a suggestion to start looking at. AT&T and us posters arent out to get you. trust me.

[njmarchetti]

this may sound kind of obvious, but did you check your sync schedule in ActiveSync? Make sure it is set to as items arrive.

I have my activesync working fine with Exchange 2003 on AT&T's network.

Only other thing I can think is if you have KaiserTweak set to disconnnect GPRS automatically after X amount of time.

[PsyOpWarlord]

I have the same problem with mt Tilt. If I use the ATT ROM it works fine but if I move to one of the HTC ROMS I get that problem with Activesync disconnecting from the Exchange server.

I had the same issue on my 8500 with some of the cooked ROMs. On that device the ATT ROM and vp3G's ROMS worked fine (except for one of his; the hybrid I think).

For now I'm just sticking to the ATT ROM and pray vp3G gets a Tilt so he can start making ROMs for our device.

If you don't want all the ATT bloat installed then hard reset and then just hit the soft reset button when it pops up saying it going to customize the device in 3 seconds.

[e-dub]

me + kaiser + htc rom + exchange 2007 + at&t network = working just fine

eric b

[lostinvt]

Psy....

THANK YOU!

At least Im not nutso...

I am using the clear AT&T ROM which actually runs very well...its just the customizer in me that needs to make things better even if they arent broken!

Everybody else...sorry if we got off on the wrong foot with this thread...

Start fresh?

[lostinvt]

I wanted to throw an update out there....
My desire to figure this out got the best of me, so Ive been pretty much just flashing and experimenting for the last few days, and I think I may have actually figured this out....

It looks like it IS something to do with the network wizard. I pulled out a cingular settings cab from my hermes days. Flashed on the HTC rom, cancelled the network wizard, install it, and my AS has been connected for hours and hours. Did the same with one of the new cooked ROMs, same thing. So it looks like something just isnt quite right with the network wizard when it puts in the AT&T settings....

[rsolomon]

Flashed on the HTC rom, cancelled the network wizard, install it, and my AS has been connected for hours and hours. Did the same with one of the new cooked ROMs, same thing. So it looks like something just isnt quite right with the network wizard when it puts in the AT&T settings....

Nice work! What I've done to track this kind of thing is to use DotFred's TaskManager and export the *entire* registry before and after, then use a "diff" type utility to compare the two. Some obvious timestamps, etc, always change but it's usually pretty apparent where the change(s) were.

Might be interesting to do that between your working config and the wizard's config and see if there's just one or two settings different....

Richard

[PsyOpWarlord]

Flashed on the HTC rom, cancelled the network wizard, install it, and my AS has been connected for hours and hours. Did the same with one of the new cooked ROMs, same thing. So it looks like something just isnt quite right with the network wizard when it puts in the AT&T settings....

I wonder what all there is in the cab file? I haven't tested it on my Tilt but on the 8525 if I canceled the customization and inputed the network settings myself it didn't stay connected.

Where do I get a copy of this cab file so I can look at it?

[lostinvt]

I'm attaching the cab for the settings....been working like a champ for over a day now, so Im going to call this issue resolved in my book....

[lostinvt]

rsoloman,

Sounds like a plan...there definitely has to be something different between the AT&T settings both in the cab and included in the AT&T ROM versus what comes with the network wizard......

Sounds like a scooby doo mystery to me!

[rsolomon]

Sounds like a plan...there definitely has to be something different between the AT&T settings both in the cab and included in the AT&T ROM versus what comes with the network wizard......

Well, personally I'm happy on the AT&T ROM, so it will take someone else running the .reg file extractions. I'll be happy to help analyze the two, but right now it won't be me extracting them :)

Richard

[jlczl]

For the record I'm using a tilt flashed to HTC ROM on at&t without any AS problems running Exchange Push.

I always manually input the at&t settings though.

[decimusmaximus7]

Mine actually worked fine both the stock AT&T rom and the HTC rom. I just started having this problem with duty's touchflo tilt rom. The cab posted here did not make any change for me. Any other suggestions?

[ilordvader]

Is there a way to boost up speed of Sync
Is there a any software or Cab file for it ?

Also want to know after we sync Phone
It keeps repeating to sync, is there a way to stop it ?
With removing the phone

Please Help

[dankirkwoodjr]

I dont know about y'all and your att tilt... But I got problems with activesync... My HTC Mogul before and after I flashed the rom cant keep a connection with activesync for more than 3 to 15 minutes on XP...

However, on Vista at home, it appears to work better and longer... At home, I plug it in and quickly, I'm connected. It seems to stay on for a long time then. It's probably the ONLY thing I like about Vista... but that's another story...

Is there an alternative to activesync out there and/or could this be my (non-att) device's fault? Who knows?