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[T-Mobile LG G2x] dv8ed:
I want to keep close to stock as possible.

If I root, use Titanium Backup or Root Uninstaller to remove bloatware and power off G2x, press Vol/Down + Power to do factory reset will that load factory bloatware back on or does that just reset settings to factory?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] nystatus23:
yea man thxs i was afraid to do the recovery cause of the tegra 2 new **** even tho im use to do root and recovery on recent devices i had like samsung galaxy s 4g and other devices, but i finally did the recovery with no problem thank god im good now just waitting for my 32gb micro sd in the mail :) **** is flying now :) thxs everyone
[Galaxy S II General] Protok:
Got this today and found it a great phone until it just randomly started crashing.

At the time I hadn't rooted it or anything, I was just setting things up like my email and adding contacts when all of a sudden (on google account) the phone just froze and I had to pull the battery out to restart it.

At first I chalked it up to it warming up so I turned down the brightness and whatever was using power excessively.

Now it pretty much restarts anytime I use the keyboard, sometimes it even restarts within a minute of me switching it back on.

I've now reset it to factory settings and even rooted it to try get to the bottom of the problem but I am not even getting a chance to look.

At this rate I am going unroot it and then go back to Carphone Warehouse and just give the phone back in and ask for a refund, a real pity cause I did a search through google and these forums and found no reports of anything similar.

Some information from the About Section:

Model Number: GT-I9100

Android Version: 2.3.3

Baseband Version: I9100XXKDH

Build Number: GINGERBREAD.XWKDD

Any help will be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance to anyone who can shed any light on this issue.
[Galaxy S II General] jonrwg:
There must be something wrong with your phone. Ask for an exchange? I think CPW doesn't offer refund policy, that's what they told me.
[Galaxy S II General] EleCtrOx666:
Maybe reset device and try to use no Google account and do some intensive stuff(to pass the Google account & stuff like that, when you're on Android-logo screen with "Change language" click once at the 4 corners) as that is the only thing I can see software-wise.

Otherwise, what temperature is it where you live?
[Galaxy S II General] pigglett:
I was playing a game on my sgs2 before and it got very warm as in hot around camera area on back

if you your in UK 28 days faulty return for full refund or exchange
[Galaxy S II General] Protok:
I just tried restoring to factory settings and did as EleCtrOx666 suggested. It did nothing, in fact it got stuck and rebooted as I was clicking through setup, I think something is wrong with the touch screen itself from my symptoms.

Temperature around here is maximum 20degrees centigrade, I am in England after all.

I even tried using the google search on the front screen and that got stuck within 3letters.

Tomorrow I will be heading back to the CPW I bought it from to get a refund or replacement at the very least. I hope they do not come up with the "we'll send it to be fixed" resolution.

This is ridiculous, I've been looking forward to getting this phone and yet I end up with the only duff one I've heard of :(

Thank you everyone
[Galaxy S II General] pigglett:
Dont take any poop of them

You want a new 1 or a full refund :)

Give them the sales of goods act "fit for the purpose" ....always works even if its not relevant ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I agree, exchange or refund, none of that sending off for repair stuff.
[Galaxy S II General] jonrwg:
CPW told me they'll not be accepting a refund, only exchange. Same goes to P4u.
[Galaxy S II General] Protok:
Thing that bothers me is, if they don't have one in stock I don't want to be waiting around for a couple of weeks before I get a phone. As said I've been looking forward to this phone a while but I am not gonna wait around forever.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Dude we are in the UK, the law is on your side despite what they may want to say to you in the store. Just stick to your gun if you want a refund: http://whatconsumer.co.uk/do-shops-have-to-give-me-my-money-back/
[Galaxy S II General] jonrwg:
Even when there is a notice in the shop stated that they've stop their refund policy?

What is the exact date of refund or exchange policy? Might want to exchange mine if my battery life still bad.
[Galaxy S II General] pigglett:
That is not worth the paper it is written if the item is faulty

Law is on your side with faulty items
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Bro your statutory rights supersede any store policy.
[Galaxy S II General] jonrwg:
Thanks for all the advice. Now I feel more confident.
[Galaxy S II General] Protok:
Right some good news, went into CPW today and they basically just swapped my phone over no questions asked. This one is noticeably faster and hasn't hung up on me whatsoever, fingers crossed I won't have to worry again.

Rather funny as the guy said how is it possible, hadn't had any back in. Then he switches it on only for it to hang on the startup screen and reboot.

Thank you everyone for the advice, sorry my first post had to be a rather ****ty one but I shall be hanging around and absorbing any information I can :)
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Great stuff bro. Hope this one isn't a lemon and you enjoy the device. No go test it to make sure it works properly. :p

BTW, what firmware version does it have out of the box?
[Galaxy S II General] jonrwg:
Is everyone box seal been opened before when you first bought it?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Nope, box was seal with a black security strip.
[Galaxy S II General] pigglett:
My seal was broken instore by shop assistant even tho I told her twice not to do it...only 1 left or else I would have swapped it. :(

P.s. Glad to hear you got it all sorted Protok. :)
[Galaxy S II General] jonrwg:
My box was opened too by shop assistant. Not in front of me but when he bring the box out i saw it was already open so i ask him did he have another sealed box, he say all the box were open to check whether the phone was inside. Hmm.. mine from CPW

@intratech - where did u get yours?
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
P4U... on launch day.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] le0.br4zuc4:
AndroidCentral has a version of Google talk that allows you to video call but you must have gingerbread. Can anyone port this over 2.2 can support it?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ddgarcia05:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056793

looks like it'll only work for 2.3+
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Chopes:
Could attempt it on a test build on CM7, works there from what it looks like.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TheSlyWolf:
Just wanted to chime in here on the subject.

Did some searching today and it lead me to the threat linked above, downloaded and flashed through rom manager. First boot took a bit longer than it usually does, thought I got stuck in a boot loop. However, I can confirm this works on the lates pre-alpha cm build!

I had to create another google account to test it out, but low and behold it actually works!

I didn't see any other posts in the thunderbolt forum acknowledging this so I thought I would let you all know.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] dopediculous:
A family member of mine has a stock tbolt and I got the latest BAMF GB Tom on mine. She texted me today and by her info in the text I had the green video camera. I hit it, it called her and I could see and hear her. She doesn't live in a 4g area nor hooked up to wifi at the moment, but for whatever reason, like I said I could see her and hear just fine. So looks like it might work from 2.2 to 2.3 with better circumstances. Hopes this helps.

4Geezy ON DopeDiculous's ROOTED TBeezy!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] onyx_64:
Did anyone try it out and got it working? I can only get a one way video. I can see the other side, but they cant see me!

Im on gingeritis beta VIII
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] pmdied:
I keep getting foreclosure on gingeritis.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] bolt_of_thunder:
Just tried gtalk video chat today with a pc and doesn't work for me either.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] herbiehusker2608:
Same here. No luck get error saying plugin crash
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] bolt_of_thunder:
It connects on both ends but no video shows up on computer end and on the phone the video of myself is sideways and the rest of the screen is white with a bunch of random colored bars on it.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mcmillanje:
CM7 == gingerbread so yep, it works!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Upstreammiami:
Only works phone to pc... so wack on pc sign in your gmail. Com and it should work there
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ctinsley:
I'm running BAMF 2.0 GB and had the same result. I can see the other person but they can't see me.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] onyx_64:
Thanks for confirming! At least I can b satisfied that I didnt mess anything up ;)
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jschecter:
I finally got gtalk video and audio working for two way calls on gingerbread :D

The solution has been out, but I guess I just didn't do a good job of googling. Flash this Google Package File in recovery after wiping cache and davlik.

You can also just read the thread where I got it from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056793. The same file is listed under "to install" step#2,

Alternate3

.

After installing this, my Gmail app was missing so I installed it from the market. I had to install the thing twice before it finally worked b/c it force closed on me with the first install.

I haven't tested the calls on wifi yet, but it was clear on 3g. Only gripe I have is that the camera view is rotated.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] thafngame24:
Has there been any fix for the camera view being rotated?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jschecter:
Nope. No fix for the rotated camera that I know of yet.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Shane RC51:
Hold the phone sideways?? :p
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] thafngame24:
It's sideways no natter what angle you view it at
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jimmydene84:
Gonna try this out
[HTC Inspire 4G] digir0gue:
will i brick my phone if i change the line in build.prop

ro.sf.lcd_density=240

to

ro.sf.lcd_density=160

also is there anything else I need to change?
[HTC Inspire 4G] digir0gue:
nevermind... i got it =P
[HTC Inspire 4G] ryanmfraser:
Care to share what you figured out? Just curious.
[HTC Inspire 4G] duvalla:
I'm guessing he changed his screen density and it didn't brick his phone. I usually set mine to 220 by changing the build.prop file with es file explorer and it doesn't seem to mess anything up.
[HTC Inspire 4G] diegomtoscano:
just curious

Sorry eefor the noob question but what is the benefit advantage to change screen density? Thanks
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
This is for n00bs like myself that had to search around before getting into this and doing it correctly. A lot was copied from the Inc S thread, but felt the instructions were needed here so no need for searching there and crowding their forum with our questions: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1039015

Psneuter exploit is working on DInc2, but because /system is locked on s-on phones, we can't copy su and superuser.apk into /system, apps required root access can't work.

The following procedure uses psenuter exploit to gain adb shell root, and then copy su (without privilege control ) and busybox into /sbin (which is on rootfs and in the global PATH list) to gain root access for apps.

The procedure:

1. Install the HTC Sync software or PDANet software to install drivers for your phone to Windows

2. Ensure that the device is in USB Debug mode, go to Settings > Applications > Development and "tick" USB debugging and plug in your phone to your PC

3. Unzip the attached .zip into a directory (like c:\adb)

4. Open a command prompt by going to start > run and running CMD, and cd to the directory where you extracted the .zip (like cd \adb)

5. Type "adb devices" > enter, and ensure that your device has been detected

6. Run the "pushroot.bat" file

7. Type "adb shell /data/local/tmp/getroot" > enter

8. Type "adb shell" > enter

9. You are now in # prompt. Type "/data/local/tmp/pushroot"

After the last step, a new # line appears. That's it! You're temporarily rooted

You have to redo steps 7, 8, 9 once you reboot your phone.

The procedure will have all apps gaining root access.

!!USE ON YOUR OWN RISK!!

Known working programs: Root explorer, Titanium backup, gscript lite, trasproxy 2.04, ...

Some apps check existence of su in /system/xbin , and reject to proceed if the su binary is not exist (like transproxy 3.08). For this kind of apps, this procedure won't help.

I run Bloat Freezer to rid the VZW apps
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ACD168:
u can actually use the exact same process as the incS
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
I said that and linked to the Inc S thread for doing it

I just added in some steps for the issues I ran into, since it was my first time trying to do something like this and so others have a step by step to follow

And also so we have have something for this forum...thanks though
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] WorldOfJohnboy:
OK, question... if I do a temp root on the DInc2, then restore my wife's Titanium Backup to the new phone, can I also perminantly get rid of the VZW Bloatware, then reboot without Temp Rooting from that point on? (I know I will lose full Backups as well as SetCPU, etc. but will the Bloatware removal cause issues?)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
I use Bloat Freeze and the VZW crap never comes back after a reboot when I have the "Alternate Freeze method" checked in the preferences, which is the Titanium Backup method
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Pulvermacher:
Maybe I am doing something wrong. I get to step #9 with

$ /data/local/tmp/pushroot and get

mount: operation not permitted

and a few more permission denied lines.

??? thanks in advance
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
Looks like the getroot did not work/run right, when you do step 8, the shell should start with the '#', not the '$'
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] xgunther:
Can somebody help me...after the last step, nothing happens. It just starts a new # line.

Posted from my Droid Incredible 2
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] xgunther:
Disregard. I got it. How can I effectively get rid of the bloatware? I moved a lot of it from system/app to my sdcard, but when I rebooted and lost root, it all reappeared.

Posted from my Droid Incredible 2
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] efaden:
Use Titanium to freeze it. Don't delete it. Freezing works, but if you delete it it will just come back.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] x Eacott:
I have done all the steps correctly up until step 5, well the problem is after typing in adb service, i get an extensively long list of different commands, and then the next step is to type in pushroot.bat, and when i do, heres what i get in return

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

error: dervice not found

C:\adb>

I dont know the problem...i do have Ongoing HTC Charge. USB Debugging connected. And PdaNet Connect (USB)

What could be the problem?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
That should be adb

devices

, not serices

After that, you should see your device listed. When you typed services, the list you got was basically a help list for adb commands, since you did not type a valid one

Double check to make sure your device is detcted, if it is not, go to Windows' Device Manager and make sure the proper drivers were installed for your DInc
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] x Eacott:
Ah, i appreciate the quick response i really do. I did type in adb devices, and what i got back was

List of devices attached

Afterwards, i did type in "pushroot.bat" and got a reply with again the same thing, error;device not found

In my window's device manager, i do have Android Phone, however the picture is only shown as a hard drive, which idk if that would have any affect. But yes, i didnt install any drivers from windows recommendations, like when i plug it in, the normal driver window pops up, but apart from that, i never did anything else except for the PDAnet 3.0 driver
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] mykenyc:
Am i the only person who tries to delete apps and when the phone is restarted they come right back on.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] xgunther:
You must "freeze" them with bloat freezer or a similar app.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sixteen2nd:
With only a temp root wouldn't any bloat freezing reset on reboot?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
Looks like your Dinc2 isn't being detected by your computer, watch you device manager when you plug in your phone and see what all is installed...sounds like that is the issue for you

Negative, Freezing works on the temp root after a reset, just make sure if you use Bloat Freeze that you select the alternative freezing option (Titanium Backup method) when you do it
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] codesplice:
There are a lot of things that could prevent adb from picking up your device... easiest would be to double-check that you have the USB Debugging option enabled on the device. The next easiest would be to make sure you have the correct drivers installed. I'd recommend using an app like USBDeview to see an extended list of all your installed USB drivers, and then deleting anything related to HTC/Android/adb. You can then reinstall the correct drivers which I believe LowFire mentioned in his OP.

/threadjack
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] WorldOfJohnboy:
Ahh! OK, I had to do a Master Reset of my wife's Inc2, previously it had TempRoot working.

I followed the instructions from the beginning after it was reset, but I cannot get TempRoot access. MyBackup Pro, Titanium, Root Explorer all say there is no root access. I get the phone listed at adb devices and get no errors running the commands. Anyone have issues gaining root?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] andrewrh3:
I have the same issue...just another # line after typing in the string from step 9 and hitting enter

What did you do?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] xgunther:
After you press enter it is done. There is no "success" message or anything except for a new line beginning with "#"
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] SoCalSpecialist:
Question:

Besides freezing the bloatware apps, whats the benefit of temp rooting?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
I am able to use apps that require root, like screenshot and MarketEnabler

Also because I am new to Android still, I like to use terminal emulator and su into places that are typicaly locked I guess

Bloatware removal is the biggest though, I guess
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] andrewrh3:
oh, haha, thanks
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] andrewrh3:
used titanium pro to freeze blockbuster and vzw apps, but they are all still in the app drawer. does TB not work on temp root? do i need to buy bloat freezer?

thanks.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
Titanium

should

work, though that isn't what I used, so I don't know what to do to freeze them correctly with it
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] andrewrh3:
i don't get an error message (in TB, i get the pop-up "Blockbuster has been frozen and is invisible from your app drawer"), but all the frozen apps are still in the app drawer.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] SoCalSpecialist:
And u never reboot? I reboot like 4 times a day lol. That would kill me.

If there was a way to keep it going with say 1 reboot a day id give it a go, but considering u cant even reboot once, ill continue on as i am.

Thanks for the reply.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] xgunther:
Right!? I only temp root on a demand basis. LOL
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
:o Yeah, hardly ever do I reboot....I don't get to use my phone as much as I would like since I spend 12 hours a day secluded in a secure building anyway

And usually I leave the command prompt open on my netbook anyway, so a couple of up arrows and Enters and it's back, haha
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nazo0:
so for someone that doesn't want the stupid preinstalled bull**** verizon apps, temp root will just take care of it right? i'm not really a fan of changing roms since majority of them are glitchy and i prefer the stock OS over it...only question i have is will these apps come back upon restart of the phone?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
No they won't, when frozen
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] pinakaeus:
Hey I wanted to put a custom rom, so I can get rid of Sense and get AOSP, is that possible with temproot, or do I have to wait months for the perm-root?

And this is a bit off topic, but I bought my phone from costco, and still have the option to exchange the phone, and I was thinking of the Droid 2 Global, can someone tell me if thats better than my Inc2, or what?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nazo0:
to change the rom you need s-off (perm root) your best bet is to temp root and freeze all the bull**** apps it comes with

and stick w/ the inc2, it has one of the best specs for any android phone right now minus the fact it doesn't have 4g
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] pinakaeus:
Alright, I'll be keeping the Inc2 I'm becoming more attached to it. Also, what app should I use to freeze all the bloatware? And what else should I do while I'm in temproot, can I change a system prop file to get netflix to work? Sorry for these noob questions, as I just changed over from a iPhone 3G to an Android, thanks :D
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LowFire82:
I used Bloat Freeze, pretty decent for $.99, though Titanium Backup works as well

And that's a negative on getting the Netflix app to work yet
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] pinakaeus:
Oh alright, I decided to use Titanium Backup (or whatever its called) to freeze my bloatware. Is there any section of this forum that has more frequent updates on the root of this phone;also if I freeze HTC Sense, will it load AOSP?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] dc/dc:
FWIW, this was one of the most painless root processes (even if only temporary) that I have ever done. I used Bloat Freeze, and the apps are now hidden from the drawer. I froze almost all VZW and HTC bloat, and everything is still gone after soft reboot. w00t.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
Question regarding the bloat freezing, is this temp root enough to do that? Because honestly that is the only reason I even want rooting. And also, the OP mentions that the root gets reverted after restart...What about the frozen bloat? Do those still remain frozen even after the phone is restarted?

And if I wanted to unfreeze them, would I need to reapply the temp root and set those stuff back to unfrozen state?

Basically, is this temp root enough for a freeze and unfreeze of applications, I don't really want to have issues with OTA updates if they ever occur.

Btw, I don't have the phone yet...So I am just speculating ahead of time to make sure I know what I am doing before getting my hands on one.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] dc/dc:
Yes, it is enough, and the freeze remains post-reboot. I tested it. You would need to run this temp root again to unfreeze. However, as I understand it, frozen apps shouldn't prevent an OTA update as the apps are not actually uninstalled, just prevented from running.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nazo0:
Yeah the OTA update comes from Google's server or directly from Verizon. Either way, freezing the vcast apps (or any apps in that regards) have no effect on OTA
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nazo0:
i just followed the steps listed in OP, literally took 2 mins to do everything. just a question tho...is there anyway to root from the phone itself? i remember when i used the mytouch 4g, visionary was helpful along w/ terminal emulator. isnt there a way to install the zip file on your sd card and run the commands via terminal emulator? i'm just trying to figure out how can you get temp root access again if you're not by a PC