Solved Bluetooth Audio Streaming Problem [CM10][I9300 International]

[pknoe3lh]

Hello

I have investigated the problem for one week and found a solution for me

The Problem is the short distance of the Bluetooth audio transmission!

There are two settings file for the BCM4334 WIFI BLUETOOTH IC and it seems that it depends on the phone which is better.
For me it sadly was not the common used for CM10 nightly!

So i build two CWM files for you to test the differences.
Maybe we can find out on what it depend

I bought my S3 in Austria (the carrieris H3G) and for me bcm4334_semcosh works fine!

greetings
Patrick

 

[mfg213]

Hi Patrick

So. I had i fine working BT audio streaming with cm 10. Then Changed to cm10.1. BT-connection was crap.
Flashed both of your files.
Aaaaaand: tataaa. the second one seems to work for me.

Thanx a lot!

 

[drunkeneti]

so you are able to establish a audio-stream-connection longer than 1m?

 

[stephendt0]

This works for me! Used the second zip file listed (bcm4334_semcosh.zip) and it did the trick. Tried streaming some music from about 5m from the receiver, no problems at all! Thanks OP!

 

[tux821]

On CM10 I had excellend bluetooth audio streaming up to +/- 6 metre, on CM10.1 audio is (just) ok with max distance +/- 1 metre.

For who want to know, the Samsung bluetooth firmware files (bcm4334*) wrapped in the two packages in the first post are also in the CM 10.1 rom, see screenshot or browse to /system/bin/

Seems like the murata version is installed by default by CM 10.1.

I did a manual copy, rename and a reboot to try both files (e.g. to try the murata version, copy bcm4334_murata.hcd to bcm4334.hcd).

Both files give me the same performance I had already, sound is ok and max distance still +/- 1 metre.

 

[Planet X]

Thank you so much for your help. Finally I am able to use cm10.1 on my SGS3. Also for me the bcm4334_semcosh fixed the problem. I can leave my Phone in my pocket while driving.

New problem:
But now I have the problem that when i have had a call in the car I have no sound coming out the speaker when I get called or receive mail for example. The phone needs a reboot to get sound back. Cm10.1 b.t.w. Am I the only one?

 

[bakachu]

Hello

I have investigated the problem for one week and found a solution for me
...
Patrick

Worked for me (semcosh), thanks so much!

 

[gpvecchi]

Not working for me...
CM10.1 with Siyah kernel: I can't pair device. It actually asks for PIN, but no answer...
Any help, please?

 

[beardymarrow]

Not working for me...
CM10.1 with Siyah kernel: I can't pair device. It actually asks for PIN, but no answer...
Any help, please?

Try the stock CM10.1 kernel. I had the same problem, and not installing Siyah kernel fixed it for me.

Beardy

 

[albarovero]

semcosh solve it for me audio Bluetooth works like a charm with Cyanogenmod 10.1. Thanks!

 

[fold93]

Hi there!

I'm on CM 10 on my SGS 3 too and have the problem of not being able to pair with my car's radio.

The two files didn't help, still can't pair.. it simply gets stuck at "Pairing.." in the Settings app.

I'm also using an austrian SGS3 (unlocked) with Siyah kernel and CM 10..

Any suggestions?

Greetings from another Patrik

 

[beardymarrow]

Hi there!

I'm on CM 10 on my SGS 3 too and have the problem of not being able to pair with my car's radio.

The two files didn't help, still can't pair.. it simply gets stuck at "Pairing.." in the Settings app.

I'm also using an austrian SGS3 (unlocked) with Siyah kernel and CM 10..

Any suggestions?

Greetings from another Patrik

Try stock cm kernel.

Click thanks if I've helped. Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium.

 

[fold93]

Thanks for reply!

Is there a way of getting it after flashing cm 10 or do i just have to reflash it?

Greetings

 

[beardymarrow]

Thanks for reply!

Is there a way of getting it after flashing cm 10 or do i just have to reflash it?

Greetings

Re-flash it without wiping worked for me.

Click thanks if I've helped. Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium.

 

[alongcor]

No Cell Data

I'm using Galaxy S3 Verizon with cm-10.1-20130121-EXPERIMENTAL-d2vzw-M1

I flashed both of these files using ClockWork Mod. Neither helped my performance. I still have very poor Bluetooth A2DP audio and it will cut out after about a minute of playing.

The bigger issue I'm having is that I now get zero cell phone reception. I can't make calls, send texts, or use cell data. Wifi, GPS, and bluetooth all work. I had the phone in airplane mode when I flashed the first file, but I'm thinking that wouldn't have affected it.

Any ideas on how to get back to the original bcm4334 file?

Thanks

 

[pknoe3lh]

I'm using Galaxy S3 Verizon with cm-10.1-20130121-EXPERIMENTAL-d2vzw-M1

I flashed both of these files using ClockWork Mod. Neither helped my performance. I still have very poor Bluetooth A2DP audio and it will cut out after about a minute of playing.

The bigger issue I'm having is that I now get zero cell phone reception. I can't make calls, send texts, or use cell data. Wifi, GPS, and bluetooth all work. I had the phone in airplane mode when I flashed the first file, but I'm thinking that wouldn't have affected it.

Any ideas on how to get back to the original bcm4334 file?

Thanks

just flash the custom rom again and the file will be overridden

 

[alongcor]

just flash the custom rom again and the file will be overridden

Thanks for the reply. I actually did that and after the reboot I still don't have cell service. I even backed up all my apps and settings with Titanium. Wiped all user data and wiped cache, then flashed again. After doing the initial setup after the reboot, I still don't have cell service. I'm going to try to flash a different version of CM10.1, one of the nightly's and see if that helps any. I wish I would have done a full backup with CWM before flashing that bluetooth file

 

[pknoe3lh]

Thanks for the reply. I actually did that and after the reboot I still don't have cell service. I even backed up all my apps and settings with Titanium. Wiped all user data and wiped cache, then flashed again. After doing the initial setup after the reboot, I still don't have cell service. I'm going to try to flash a different version of CM10.1, one of the nightly's and see if that helps any. I wish I would have done a full backup with CWM before flashing that bluetooth file

hm
yes a full wipe dont help
but if you flash CM again it is for sure overridden!
So your problem have another source.
I would guess you had flashed an other radio rom (CM dont come with Radio so new flashing has no effect on radio rom)
Also call problems are independent of the bluetooth hardware ...

I would recommend you to flash the orginal rom again and then rood again and then again flash CM but be careful as flashing is risky

greetings Patrick

 

[alongcor]

Yeah I'm starting to think it was a just a coincidence that it stopped working when it did. From other threads I've found the best bet will be to indeed flash back to stock ROM and then back to CM. I'm downloading the stock ROM now found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762204

The only thing I did was flashed that semcosh.zip file using CWM though, so I'm not sure how that would have affected my radio.
Good thing it's a slow day in the office! Also, I think I'm just going to use wired headphones from now on!

---------- Post added at 03:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:37 PM ----------

Just an update. I downloaded that root66.tar and flashed it with Odin. Did a full data wipe after (because it was stuck on the Verizon 4g splash screen). Still didn't have cell connection. Then did the step 2 on this page:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35600769&postcount=2

Open the dialer and enter *2767*3855#

After it did some other sort of factory reset, I finally have cell connection again. And all before I leave work for the day.

 

[pichualvarez]

Same issue here

Thank you so much for youthe latest version available todayr help. Finally I am able to use cm10.1 on my SGS3. Also for me the bcm4334_semcosh fixed the problem. I can leave my Phone in my pocket while driving.

New problem:
But now I have the problem that when i have had a call in the car I have no sound coming out the speaker when I get called or receive mail for example. The phone needs a reboot to get sound back. Cm10.1 b.t.w. Am I the only one?

I have the same problem as you. When I disconnect from the car, all notification sounds are lost, BUT I've realized that you don't need to reboot. If you recieve a call to your phone (no email, sms or whatsapp, only a call will do the trick), it will actually ring and from then on, notifications go back to normal. It's not actually a fix, but until one comes out, it makes this issue a little less a pain in the ass.

Hope this helps. If anyone knows how to fix this for real then help is largely appreciated.

PS. My first custom ROM in S3 was CM10.1 nightly (the latest version available today) so I can't tell what happened before, but except for the mentioned issue and maybe a subtle loss in streaming quality, BT pairs and streams quite alright. Oh, and the media system in my car (Citröen C4) used to show artist and song name while streaming and doesn't anymore.