MSDroid "Reading Signature"
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MSDroid "Reading Signature"
I've been using MSDroid on my Samsung S3 for a few months now. The app worked great, until last week when I installed an update. Since then when I connect to my phone the app will say, "Reading Signature" and it just flashes indefinitely and never connects.
I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling the app and I've tried loading a new project. I downloaded the app on my wife's phone and it did the same thing there as well. I looked through the app settings and project settings and nothing jumped out at me. Any one else having issues with MSDroid? Any suggestions on things to check or try? I got spoiled being able to tune from my phone, I hate to go back to hauling around my old junk laptop with a dead battery.
I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling the app and I've tried loading a new project. I downloaded the app on my wife's phone and it did the same thing there as well. I looked through the app settings and project settings and nothing jumped out at me. Any one else having issues with MSDroid? Any suggestions on things to check or try? I got spoiled being able to tune from my phone, I hate to go back to hauling around my old junk laptop with a dead battery.
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I've been getting a bunch of issues with it too. Sometimes disconnecting then reconnecting work sometimes it doesn't. I've had better luck using a USB cable to my phone.
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Have you found the signature files on your phone yet? I had to delete those after a bad update. IIRC it went ahead and downloaded the right ones for me after I cleared the folder. I might be mistaken though, and that may have been shadowdash.
MSdroid is about ten times as effective at staying connected for me than shadowdash. Ten times a 1-100 chance of it staying connected at any decent refresh rate is still not very high, but it does work. I've tried several cheap bluetooth-rs232 adapters and they all are about the same. A pox on shodowdash, worst waste of ten bucks yet. I tried reinstalling it, and on a tablet, and now I can't download it again because I only get three tries apparently. Whoever manages the piece of crap doesn't reply to messages, either.
Wish my phone had native USB-OTG support. Guess the only thing it lacks is 5V on the port, not really the end of the world. Is it really that much better than bluetooth, I assume it manages a lot faster bandwidth?
MSdroid is about ten times as effective at staying connected for me than shadowdash. Ten times a 1-100 chance of it staying connected at any decent refresh rate is still not very high, but it does work. I've tried several cheap bluetooth-rs232 adapters and they all are about the same. A pox on shodowdash, worst waste of ten bucks yet. I tried reinstalling it, and on a tablet, and now I can't download it again because I only get three tries apparently. Whoever manages the piece of crap doesn't reply to messages, either.
Wish my phone had native USB-OTG support. Guess the only thing it lacks is 5V on the port, not really the end of the world. Is it really that much better than bluetooth, I assume it manages a lot faster bandwidth?
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For me its the stability if the connection. I have had Bluetooth issues before but with OTG is instantaneous and solid connection all the time.
What phone? Might be worth just giving it a shot, some phones just don't advertise it.
What phone? Might be worth just giving it a shot, some phones just don't advertise it.
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To power the usb/rs232 adapter, unless I'm mistaken? I have no Usb, ms2 :(
May need to finally root my phone too, maybe.
Android Advanced: USB OTG on the Nexus 4 | Android Central
May need to finally root my phone too, maybe.
Android Advanced: USB OTG on the Nexus 4 | Android Central
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Just tested. Detects a USB device and opens msdroid. But won't connect due to not finding an ecu definition on the server. I don't know if this is an error with my megasquirt or with the connection. Definitely worth testing though. OTG cables are like 2 bucks.
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Ahhh, I remember that. I had to download 3.3.2 or whatever .ini files and put them in a directory on my phone. You should have a .ini in a tunerstudio directory somewhere in my documents, with the right .ini file.
Thanks man, I'm gonna order a cable now. I think I still need to flash a custom kernel to my phone though. I'll be on the xda forums for a while
Thanks man, I'm gonna order a cable now. I think I still need to flash a custom kernel to my phone though. I'll be on the xda forums for a while
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God that place has gone downhill. I started there as a windows mobile user before Android was a thing. A lot smaller nicer community back then. Once I got a moto-x and xposed was released I haven't really gone back.
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Yes, I did get it resolved. I ended up making a new thread since MSDroid wasn't the issue. Here's the link:
https://www.miataturbo.net/megasquir...connect-83436/
My issue ended up being with the firmware. Once I reloaded it everything worked fine. If you're issue is with MSDroid, try to connect with Tunerstudio and see what happens. I've had a few times that MSDroid wouldn't connect and when I connect with Tunerstudio I get an error message that I points me in the right direction.
https://www.miataturbo.net/megasquir...connect-83436/
My issue ended up being with the firmware. Once I reloaded it everything worked fine. If you're issue is with MSDroid, try to connect with Tunerstudio and see what happens. I've had a few times that MSDroid wouldn't connect and when I connect with Tunerstudio I get an error message that I points me in the right direction.
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