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[GT540 Optimus General] lavero.burgos:
well i only have home vertion but i remeber i did tri with that one too for raw files with a special for recover 1gb of ur data for free , still have my code somewhere, but guess wot did not help, could not fix it. Its really death my poor sdcard
[GT540 Optimus General] lavero.burgos:
happened to me so yes its possible
[GT540 Optimus General] miksontije:
i also have this problem with versions 1.7 to 1.9. now in 2.0 works well
[GT540 Optimus General] darál0w:
i have same problem...i tried 3 pieces of kingston 8gb sdhc class4 card...

now i have nokia 8gb class 6 micro card...and some times same error here...

try Joestone's new rom. published today.
[GT540 Optimus General] jrohwer:
:UPDATE:

Just got my new 8Gb Class 6 SDHC card today and everything is working beautifully. Card is recognized by the phone, mounted under /sdcard, and I can even create an ext3 partition on the card which is automatically mounted on /sd-ext :)

So it seems for this phone with 8Gb SDCARD you need at least Class 6.
[GT540 Optimus General] lavero.burgos:
Not really i started with a 16GB SanDisk class 2 And worked fine for a while , then got corrupted after took the sdcard out without unmount r.I.p
[GT540 Optimus General] downjack2010:
i also facing same problem in my phone. please let me any solution is found..
[Optimus One, P500, V General] valent|n0:
for all of you rom tester..

Which rom so far has the best battery life in your experience?

I only have tested Void e and mik_os and I must say both are comparable.

I know other people will say different. I just want to hear from all of you custom rom flasher :)

so Which rom so far has the best battery life in your experience?

Thank you
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ziaasp:
Megatron with mik-os touch screen fix has good battery. Turn off background data in settings it helps..
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mprou:
I'm currently using LOL v1.42 and i'm pretty satisfied with battery life compared to overall performance. Today i'll flash OpenOptimus 0.072 for long run testing and see how that goes too.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] valent|n0:
I must say mik CM7 is really fast to charge... I can get a full battery in 1 - 2 hrs I think.

with mik CM7. I can take it off the charger at 7:30 AM and by the time I am home from work (at 6PM) I still have 40% - 50% battery left depending on the usage (low to moderate use). so about 10.5 Hrs of use 60% batt use.. about 5.7% per hour ..

I am using andy572 rom now and will report later
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ligu:
I use stock ROM (v10c fw) with mik_os fix, but don't really feel the battery is better.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] benny6812:
Hi, I have this animation (gif) file that I want to have booting up when I turn on my atrix. Basically, three questions.

1. I have the animation in gif but also in a series of PNG's, which one works?

2. How do you add sound to an animation?

3. Does this phone use an xml or txt for instructions (probably linked to question 2 answer).

Thanks guys in advance
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] armathrillo:
A boot animation consists of a zip file that contains a series of png or jpg images, along with a desc.txt file. Here's a snippet from the factory desc.txt for AT&T's Atrix:

# 540 wide, 960 high, 15 frames per second

540 960 15

# p means we're defining a part

# first number is repeat count, 0 means infinite

# second number is delay in frames before performing the next part

# so if you are playing 15 frames a second 15 would be... one second

# string defines the directory to load files from

# files will be loaded in order but names don't matter

# s defines a sound for a part

# sounds will be loaded from /system/media

# oggs with loop points will loop automatically

# only one sound will play at a time

# timing is driven by the part, not the sounds

# if you want no sound, leave blank

(I'm not sure if the sound has to be an OGG; an MP3 or a WAV might work. If not, google around for OGG converters.)

So, say you had a folder of pngs called MainAnimation, and a startup sound called StartupSound.ogg, your desc.txt would look like this:

540 960 15

p 1 0 MainAnimation

s StartupSound.ogg

Or, if you want the animation to loop (instead of just sitting on the last frame), your desc.txt would look like this:

540 960 15

p 0 0 MainAnimation

s StartupSound.ogg

After you make your desc.txt file, zip that up with your MainAnimation folder. The structure should look like this:

bootanimation.zip

|

|- MainAnimation

| |- 001.png

| |- 002.png

| |- 003.png

| |- 004.png

|

|- desc.txt

When you create your zip, use "storage" or "no compression" mode. The zip needs to act simply as a container, instead of trying to save on file size.

Now, all that's left to do is copy bootanimation.zip and StartupSound.ogg to your phone. I use Root Explorer, but any method that'll get the files on there is just fine. Both files go in the /system/media/ folder.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] benny6812:
That was great, I will let you know if that works. BUT...two more questions, if I get it wrong, ie no boot animation, will my phone still boot up, other is, will my phone boot whenever it wants or say the png's are set to last 30 seconds playing at 15 frames a second, it will wait for the sequence to stop?

Thanks
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] armathrillo:
The phone will boot just fine if bootanimation.zip is missing or messed up, it'll just keep showing the Dual-Core Technology splash screen until the phone boots. (btw, that Dual-Core splash screen always shows at the beginning; your custom animation will start after it)

Boot time isn't affected by the boot animation, from what I can tell. If you have a short animation, it'll either loop or pause on the last frame (depending on the option set in desc.txt) until the phone finishes booting. If you have an animation longer than the phone's boot sequence, the phone will interrupt the animation and load the home screen.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] benny6812:
anyway way to remove splash screen just so we get more animation time?

Thanks
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] armathrillo:
Not that I know of. There might be something you can do with a custom rom (completely guessing), but that's a bit beyond me.

Best of luck!
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] BravoMotorola:
Sound DOES NOT have to be .ogg it can be any format that the phone is able to play.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] jortiz17:
Tried every possible variation of this and I cannot get it to play sound

:sigh:

Animation plays, but no sound.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Ririal:
Also should be noted that for windows users, you CANNOT use notepad/wordpad to edit desc.txt. You should get Notepad++ and use that instead or it will screw up the linux formatting of the file.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] dubyajaysmith:
Do u put soundfile.ogg in zip or in system/media? Thanks for the bootani 101 ^_^ looks to b in system/media but double checking JIC
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] dratsablive:
Got the files over to my phone, and the animation and sound plays, but the sound plays after the animation is finished. Anyway to get sound to play while animation is happening?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] edejonckheere:
A good app to unzip, edit the desc.txt and anything else, and rezip is found on the market and is called "Boot Animatiom Installer".

On a side note, I am having a problem with the audio files during the boot.animation. They only play at ~30% volume level with any audio file. How do I configure/change this so that I can get the audio file to play at max volume level??
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] JdeFalconr:
Hah! That explains alot, thank you. What about editing it within something like Root Explorer?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfltcdrjr:
So I successfully (I think) took my gtab back to stock rom using NVFlash. Then When i try to install clockwork mod (to eventually move to TNT lite 4.4) I killed it. I copied over the update.zip and recovery folder when attempting to do clockwork. Then I powered down. Now it won't do anything. ie. The screen doesn't even turn on. I tried disconnecting the main battery and letting it sit for up to 20 sec but that doesn't help either. Won't turn on while holding +Vol either (that's how I tried first).
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
Connect it to your computer via USB and see if it's in APX mode. If it is then you'll likely need to nvflash again. If you do make sure that you are using the right drivers and bekit's 1105 image. Then once you have it up and running you'll likely need to repartition it.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfltcdrjr:
ok. And if that works Can I update the tablet with the new viewsonic release or do I have to keep the old version to run clockwork and then tnt 4.4? I guess 5 has been taken down?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
The latest Viewsonic release (build 4349) is NOT compatible with the standard clockworkmod.

TnTLite has been retired and replaced by it's developer with Mountain Laurel which you can find over at SlateDroid. It is based on the latest stock build so you could upgrade to that with no trouble if you choose to.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfltcdrjr:
Alright. Thanks for the help so far. It was indeed still in apx mode. Any Idea's on how to get it out? I can NVFlash it with no problem but every time I reboot (update or just power down) it comes back in APX :( and I have to re-NVFlash.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebadfrog:
You have an APX brick. Unless KJ Rad has come up with a fix yet your stuck right nnow nvflashing everytime you boot
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
1) nvflash - bekit's 1105 image (nvflash _gtablet_2010110500.zip)

2) wipe data/cache

3) Install CWM

4) reboot into CWM

5) repartition 2048 and 0

6) nvflash bekit's 1105 image again

7) wipe data/cache

If you get any error at any step (especially during the nvflash) stop and let me know. If you're not sure how to do any of those steps I'll be happy to point you in the right direction.

I'm hoping to have something better than this in the next few days but for now this is the best we have to get you working at a good factory load.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfltcdrjr:
Ok. What do I do for steps 2-5 :) thanks for the help.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
2) Wipe Data: This can be done either through "Settings - Security - Factory Data Reset" or Method I from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1030915

3) Install ClockworkMod (CWM): The first part of this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865245 (Just do the CWM install)

4) Shutdown the tablet then restart it while holding down the Volume Up key until the words "Recovery Key Detected" appear in the upper left hand corner of the VS Birds Logo screen.

5) Once in CWM, Look for partitioning under Advanced menu. Select it and answer the two questions 2048 and 0. This will take a few minutes.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfltcdrjr:
update: Ok I think its out of its APX loop (somehow) Now in version 1.0-2638.

Another update:

Boy am I a dumbass. When I put the thing back together I put the VOL key in backwards.... DOH! CW mod is working fine.

I'm guessing I need to update stock software to get best results now? Is that possiblcard if I can't get it to boot in anything but APX anyway???
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfltcdrjr:
The best I've been able to do is using the NVFlash found here: http://droidpirate.com/2011/03/10/g-tab-users/

I can see the viewsonic splash for a split second at startup when holding the Vol+ and power then back to APX
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
I was hoping the data wipe would clear the loop. What ROM did you have on the device before all this started?

Two things... First, I cannot help you effectively if you choose to use resources other than those I recommend. I have no idea what is in that nvflash from droidpirate nor do I have the time to research each and every one so please use the references I provide.

Second, Are you absolutely certain that you're holding down the Volume Up key to go into recovery? You'd be amazed how many folks (myself included) make a mistake here every now and then.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfltcdrjr:
update: Ok I think its out of its APX loop (somehow) Now in version 1.0-2638.

Still can't boot into CW. (VOL+ + Power) DLed version 8 from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865017

I'm guessing I'm unbricked but just using wrong CWMod version

is this the one I need?

I guess it depends on which ROM I'd like to run correct? If you could reccommend one and help me get there that'd be great.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
That one should work fine for the ROM's on here. If you're going to use the VS stock 4349 build or one of Roebeet's ROM's from slatedroid then you'll need to use the one compiled for the 1.2 development branch.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfltcdrjr:
update: Ok I think its out of its APX loop (somehow) Now in version 1.0-2638.

Another update:

Boy am I a dumbass. When I put the thing back together I put the VOL key in backwards.... DOH! CW mod is working fine.

I'm guessing I need to update stock software to get best results now? Is that possible without wifi as I won't have that until the weekend?

I've re-partitioned the SD card.

I'm going to try and get TNT light 4.2.1 from droidpirate to run
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starfltcdrjr:
looks like TNT Lite 4.2.1 went on OK. Thanks for the help and remember + is on the right :D
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
Glad you got it working. Enjoy!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simmo35:
Hi,

I'm in the APX loop and have been unable to progress through these instructions.

My error was that I successfully flashed CWM v08 and Vegan, then tried to use ROM Manager to switch to Cyanogen. ROM Manager forced me to update the CWM to 2.xx, and then on the reboot it had the 'Magic' error.

I've done NVFlash and can get into TnT but can't get past the APX loop to install the CWM (as per step 3) - my holding down power + vol+ just results in a black screen, then when I check for APX mode, it is still in that mode.

Step 2 (clear cache) forces a reboot - is that right? I've tried the other method of clearing cache ('Method I').

Any ideas? I only got this thing a few hours ago, lol!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simmo35:
Searched APX bootloop and got this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=994046

Worked for me.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
And stop using ROM Manager
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] overpower:
Sorry if I revived a dead thread but I had the same exact issue as the original poster. Was dumb and flashed CWM through ClockWork's Android app. The tablet screen went black and the power and vol - and power and vol + keys didn't respond.

I was able to plug in the charger to see the red charging light. NVFlash didn't see a connected device.

I unplugged everything, popped the case open, and noticed that there was a green LCD still on inside. Pulled out the battery to kill the green led. At that point I was able to get into APX mode by power with vol -. Followed K J Rad's steps and brought it back from a brick.

I know some people on other threads suggested plugging it in and charging over night as the they thought power might be completely dead resulting in the screen not turning on. I'd suggest considering that first, but if you're sure you have enough juice, it may be the tablet is still on but in a locked state and you need to do a battery pull.

Hope that helps someone else.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefdave12118:
My wife is currently running kings 2 and looking for a colorful girly theme for spring. Any suggestions? Or even a colorful Rom. Or a Rom with colorful themes. Lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Not being biased on the whole girls and pink issue, but you can try this for starters.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=945402
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefdave12118:
Sweet! Thanks man! She asked me this morning to put a colorful, springy girly Rom or theme on her phone. I'm just happy she's getting into this whole custom Rom/theme thing. If I do real good she may be extra friendly tonight. Lmao
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Lol, well you're going in the right direction.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkdude36:
try calkulin's evio 2 rom. i'd flash version 1.7.7, not 1.8, because 1.8 has some CRAZY BAD 3G BUG. but 1.7.7 is great. it looks pretty stock, but with colorful notification bar icons and notifications.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefdave12118:
Thats what I'm looking for. Thanks DK
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkdude36:
no problem man.
[Thunderbolt General] magicriggs:
OK now hear me out, I posted a comment like this in a subforum but I would like to discuss this with other members. When 4G is brought out to all the markets it could theoretically save battery life, now here's my thinking in it...

On 3G now...

Cpu maxed out/ downloading a file (195mb) that's gonna take 60 minutes. For the next 60 minutes my phone is going to be constantly using data with the processor fully throttled. Heavy battery usage.

On 4G...

Cpu maxed out/ downloading a file (195mb) that's gonna take 4 minutes. For the next 4 minutes my phone is going to be constantly using data with the processor fully throttled.

data usage is what kills our phone the most, I believe the lesser time we spend having to download and upload the lesser the strain will be on the battery.

I know alot people are saying that the 4G is a battery killer, but how could it be? Unless there are still bugs in the network. What are your guys thoughts on this?
[Thunderbolt General] JoseGutierrez:
I think it will be awhile before HTC perfects their 4G radios for mobile use. It won't be the Thunderbolt but it always takes a cycle or two to fully work out a new service. It will only get better. For now, carry a charger.
[Thunderbolt General] magicriggs:
I'm not complaining about battery life just talking about the future and why 4G could be a vital part for android and there battery troubles.

4G bugs aren't going to be fixed over night but when it does happen weather your on the Tbolt or next generation LTE device then battery life in general should be more acceptable.
[Thunderbolt General] JoseGutierrez:
What the Thunderbolt is going through is the reason Apple hasnt put a 4G chip in the iPhone. The technology is too new so nobody has a good grip on it yet. 4G will probably become a standard only when Apple adopts it which may be in 2012.
[Thunderbolt General] scassel:
Only when Apple adopts it??

Sorry but that is too funny. All the rest of the cell phone companies are going to have to wait for Apple so that 4g technology can improve/become the standard....

PLEASE
[Thunderbolt General] g00s3y:
I forgot when Apple was the one to determine who determines what is good and what isn't :rolleyes:

4g will definitely help on battery life. I get it constantly where I live, and I have just LTE mode on when I am home. I notice on average I get an extra 2-3 hours out of the phone when on LTE only mode. So with better radio's, more towers, and what the OP said about being able to download faster, people who use the phone more, will probably notice better battery life. Where the people who don't use it so much, might not notice much of a difference.
[Thunderbolt General] magicriggs:
Rofl. +1. Apples battery life has nothing to do with the network. The reasons why they have great batter life is smaller screen, no widgets, no third party syncs, and there processor is underclocked. Have you heard apple say that iphone 4 is a 1ghz processor, I know it's the same chip as the ipad but it's not clocked the same.
[Thunderbolt General] magicriggs:
Thank you that's the information I needed.
[Thunderbolt General] g00s3y:
Don't quote me on that lol, thats just how I feel about it. I agree completely with the "less download time = better battery life". But anything else, just my opinions, but I truly do believe that it will help.
[Thunderbolt General] magicriggs:
Lol I gotcha ya, I won't quote ya, but it's good to see that someone with 4G is noticing improvements that I speculated on. :)
[Thunderbolt General] Syco54645:
To move back on topic one should also note that 3g is 800mhz/1700mhz while 4g is only 700mhz. One would assume that once the lte bugs are worked out that we would get better battery life based solely on the fact that it is a lower frequency.
[Thunderbolt General] Ubermicro13:
These are all very good points. I just think manufacturer's should relax with the dual core processor's and invest in battery technology. I mean a 1GHz single core snapdragon can run almost anything. Plus theirs overclocking. So I think we're all set on processor speed for a while.
[Thunderbolt General] LordLugard:
Dude you have it ALL wrong. Verizon's 3g is on 1900 and not 800/1700.

Yes, LTE is on 700.
[Thunderbolt General] andrew53517:
This is the only reason why it would bring better battery life in the long run. 700mhz spectrum is supposed to be less battery intensive vs the current spectrum. But it'll take lots of tweaking of the silicon radio chips like they did with 2g/3g to perfect it. Might not be till early 2012 till we start seeing it not as battery intensive in NEW devices. But radio updates will help too. That is my understanding of it.
[Thunderbolt General] bdragon46:
Not sure about it saving battery life, but battery will get better than its current state. Along with updates and more towers added, the better the reception and better the battery life. It's weird how WIFI drains battery on 3G, but helps it on 4G.
[Thunderbolt General] scassel:
When connected to wifi on 3g, it helps to extend battery. It is only when it is constantly searching and unable to connect that kills battery. I would think it would be the same on 4g but that is just a guess.
[Thunderbolt General] Southern_mind:
My battery last all day and I use 4G all day with the stock battery.

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[Thunderbolt General] Forgetfull:
in Theory yes lte will be more efficient than 3g. just give it time.
[Thunderbolt General] Syco54645:
Woops. thanks for the correction!
[Thunderbolt General] kdb424:
I can't see how it would be a no here. I mean look at 2g and 3g. I can't imagine the need for a 5g any time soon as I can hardly max out my 4g when tethering and trying. It's faster than cable internet here and my cable is fast >_>
[Thunderbolt General] Raspster:
So, I guess it's normal when my phone dies after only 4 hours on 4g @ idle..? I usta be able to get more out of it on 4g in the beginning but now when I'm in a 4g area, it cuts back & forth from 4g to 3g every so often which I think is whats killing the battery..? If I leave it @ 3g, I'm good to go.
[Thunderbolt General] OneStepAhead:
that would probably work if you disabled 4G immediately after the download ended. im not sure about a download fully throttling a CPU though, if it really does Id be very surprised.
[Thunderbolt General] OneStepAhead:
what do you mean wifi drains battery on 3g? that doesn't make sense. are you talking about wifi tethering with 3g enabled?
[Thunderbolt General] bdragon46:
You might be right about it constantly searching, but from my experience, my battery would die quicker when I'm using it. Not talking about 3G on the Tbolt.
[Thunderbolt General] g00s3y:
If your phone dies, after 4 hours of idle, there is something wrong with it.

You are talking about the TB correct? I notice you have an AT&T banner.
[Thunderbolt General] scassel:
That is really odd as it should be just the opposite. And I can offer no suggestion as to why....

If the device is searching, whether it be for wifi, bluetooth, cdma or lte, it will use more battery than when connected. The boards are full of threads to that end.
[Thunderbolt General] ERIFNOMI:
Using the battery monitor widget to track current draw, mine uses more while idle on WiFi than on 3G. Not sure about how much it uses when actually using data as I haven't tested that.