Crackly Speaker

**Cory Streater** · 12-11-2010, 05:15 AM

I frequently use the external speaker to listen to music and audiobooks. I've noticed lately that it sometimes cracks and pops. Anyone else experienced this? If so, are you running DJ05?

**Lodingi** · 12-11-2010, 06:47 AM

I am not running DJ05, but it is a common complaint of DJ05 users.

**NOsquid** · 12-11-2010, 08:42 AM

Using poweramp or stock? Does it happen even with the screen off? Widget maybe (battery ones especially)? It never happens with headphones or hooking up to your car speakers? I don't think I've heard a speaker-specific complaint. But there were a lot of music complaints even on di01

**avhokie** · 12-11-2010, 11:22 AM

The speaker on the Fascinate is a piece of crap. Even worse than the Droid X, which is also pretty bad.

**Cory Streater** · 12-11-2010, 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by Lodingi

I am not running DJ05, but it is a common complaint of DJ05 users.

I was hoping to hear this. Hopefully that means there's a chance it will get fixed. I almost bought a replacement over it. I've also noticed the visual voicemail audio through the earpiece speaker is barely audible.

Thanks to you other guys for your input.

**Chris Kerrigan** · 12-11-2010, 11:38 AM

Yeah Cory, I'm noticing the same issue. I figured it was an issue with DI05 seeing as how I didn't see this previously.

**ocgreenmachine** · 12-11-2010, 11:51 AM

i've noticed that if you have the power cord plugged in and the screen on when using the auxilliary cable, there is crackling in the audio output. A simple fix is to either turn off the screen OR unplug your external power. Perhaps without the auxilliary cable plugged in the same fix can be utilized.

**namebrandon** · 12-12-2010, 09:04 AM

It's the kernel. If you go into ROM Manager and download the latest Geeknik test kernel it should be resolved. I'll see if I can grab it off of my sdcard for you. It's only DJ05.

**namebrandon** · 12-12-2010, 09:12 AM

Here you go, that should fix it..

This is 1.7 which I'm using, the latest are at the link below.

**Cory Streater** · 12-22-2010, 05:43 PM

Brandon, I didn't even know you had posted this 8 days ago! I will give it a shot and see if it fixes it for me.

P.S. - Be sure and check out the mod forum

**NOsquid** · 12-22-2010, 05:45 PM

I would use 1.54, the last stable one.

**DroidXcon** · 12-22-2010, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Cory Streater

Brandon, I didn't even know you had posted this 8 days ago! I will give it a shot and see if it fixes it for me.

P.S. - Be sure and check out the mod forum

I posted about this earlier today , because i just put on DJ05 this morning and the crackling has been driving me crazy but im using a headset. It works fine when im talking over the phone but once music comes on its really bad.

So please let me know if it works out.

**Cory Streater** · 12-22-2010, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by NOsquid

I would use 1.54, the last stable one.

I was. Snap crackle pop

**voghan** · 12-22-2010, 06:05 PM

Interesting thing is it depended on what music app you used and how you used your phone while listening to music. If I just had DoubleTwist running it would be fine but if you did something else like browsing the web it would pop. Last.fm never had any issues and I heard the winamp app never had issues. I'm still running 1.54 but I'm glad it got resolved in an upcoming release.

**Cory Streater** · 12-22-2010, 06:09 PM

Even my ringtones were/are doing it though. It didn't just happen in a music player.

**DroidXcon** · 12-22-2010, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by voghan

Interesting thing is it depended on what music app you used and how you used your phone while listening to music. .

Well i tried it on Power Amp and Double Twist, both crackled...And i dont understand the 2nd question. I wasn't talking and listening, i was listening, then received a call in the middle which pauses the music player and switches me to the call, and in the call it was very clear. When i switched back to the music the crackles were back.

Originally Posted by Cory Streater

Even my ringtones were/are doing it though. It didn't just happen in a music player.

Probably the way it processes certain formats, because during calls it was fine

**NOsquid** · 12-22-2010, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Cory Streater

I was. Snap crackle pop

Lol

Did you try the latest test release too?

Raise min in setcpu?

Theres always Doodoo you can try

**Cory Streater** · 12-22-2010, 07:42 PM

No Doodoo for me!!

I installed the one in Brandon's post and so far so good. But I never declare anything fixed until at least 24 hours have passed

**NOsquid** · 12-22-2010, 07:48 PM

Hope it works, small issues like that really detract from the experience of a great phone. I love this thing and wouldn't trade it for any other phone/carrier combo on the current market, but sadly it takes more work to unlock its potential than many other handsets.