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[Captivate General] creepyncrawly:
Probability: Most of the time, but not always, random shutdowns is a hardware problem. The most commonly accepted idea is that it is caused by faulty memory. So the probability is that your random shutdowns seemingly being associated with installing a rom is just coincidence.

I got my first captivate in early September, and had the first random shutdown in late November, or early December, so sometimes it can take a while before the problem surfaces. How long have you had yours?

I first thought it might be a software problem, so I did all sorts of testing, changing roms, etc. but I finally had it replaced by AT&T under warranty about mid January. The replacement has been perfect. It even has a little better gps (the first one wasn't too bad).

I did my replacement over the phone. The closest device center is about a 2 hour round trip for me. Could be they still had a bad one on the shelf. They do know about the problem and what causes it, and can rebuild units that for sure don't have the problem, but they may have problems with quality control. When I called, the first tech asked what the problem was, and when it was random shutdowns, he transferred me to another tech who specialized in shutdown problems. The second tech assured me the replacement would not have the random shutdown problem.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PixoNova:
I screwed up the flashing of my Cappy to CM7 (wrong kernel lol)

After Odining back to stock, my SIM card is no longer detected, so I can't update to 2.2

*EDIT* My bad. Had SIM in backwards. Was too used to sticking it in my Atrix xD
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramser:
So I just updated to 3.1 thanks to BRD, I wiped like I was suppose to and everything seems to be working except the home button doesn't do anything anymore. The button highlights like I clicked on it but won't return me to home. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to fix this?

I came from tiamat 1.4.1 if that matters.

Thanks in advance and sorry if it's a n00b question, im usually good at finding an answer on my own (hence this being my first post)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
Try a reboot.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramser:
I've done that several times now, I also just tried reflashing the update and bootloader (this time without the factory wipe) and still a no go
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
Strange. I had my home button not work on a first boot of the official images for some reason but a reboot fixed it. Actually it may have been the back button.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albundy2010:
I would flash back to the official motor images. Pretty sure it will work then. I can't see how it could not. Then try the update again.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramser:
Wow I feel like an idiot, i think i restored some things through titanium backup that I shouldn't have. A factory reset fixed it
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nate14:
Can anyone inform me or point me in the right direction on how to remove the left over widget place holder in the Widget Selection menu when I remove an app and it's widget?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hippofisher:
The way I remove widgets is by deleting the widget apk from the system files. Leaves no trace of it
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nate14:
I'm bringing this back up because I haven't been able to figure this out and I'm not sure it was completely clear what I meant.

When I remove a widget, say for example the FriendStream widget, it leaves a place holder in the widget selection menu like this:

To remove these, what exactly needs to be done?
[Captivate General] yaboysupadave:
For some reason after some time over the day my videos and mp3s will work and then for some reason they just wont play I get a unable to play or unrecognized file type. Also during all this no video streams will work. YouTube app also. I have to reboot then everything's fine. Happens everyday. Running stock 2.2 and rooted thanks for any help.
[Captivate General] hd779:
I have had the same issue when I was on cognitiin 4.1, I am now on 4.4 and haven't noticed it yet.
[General Questions and Answers] eric273:
I downloaded it and changed line 3 and 14 my phone was connected but I keep getting this when I click run.sh

Starting adb server

/Users/text/Downloads/one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5/run.sh: line 23: /<full: No such file or directory

/Users/text/Downloads/one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5/run.sh: line 26: /<full: No such file or directory

/Users/text/Downloads/one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5/run.sh: line 33: /<full: No such file or directory

/Users/text/Downloads/one.click.root.exploitv2.5.5/run.sh: line 35: /<full: No such file or directory

Phone is not connected. Press any key to continue.\n

My phone is mounted ( I also tried unmounted...), I tried both ports. I do not have a windows computer available... I am running 10.6.7 and 2.2.1 on my epic. Please help.. I am so frusterated

EDIT

I am in USB DEBUGGING mode
[G1 General] princ3ofd3sis:
Hey, I'll make this as accurate as possible so that you guys can help in any way.

I've had this g1 for a while, but didn't really use it because I was using my Touch Pro2, but wanted to go back to it for a while. I charged it for a little while, and then tried turning it on, but what happened was that I saw a striped pattern, which disappeared and then the g1 vibrated. It happened again, but the colors weren't as bright, and then it vibrated again. After 2 or 3 more times that this happened, the g1 backlight stayed on, but the screen was blank, and it kept vibrating after a little while. After like 2 minutes of this happening, the backlight was still on, but the vibrating stopped, and the phone never turned on.

I tried connecting it to my computer, and couldn't do that because it didn't pop up on the computer screen (g1 screen is blank, but on). The charger works because the orange light comes on.

What is the problem, and how can i fix it?

any help will be much appreciated.

thank you

P.S. can't enter factory reset (holding down the home+end key), it does the same thing.
[G1 General] ldrifta:
wow that sucks dood..uhhhmmmm i wouldnt know what to do and dont feel discouraged nobody has answered you yet im sure peole seen this but just also dont kno what to do.. but uhhhmm was your phone rooted? do any numbers and letters show up when you see that colored screen?
[General Questions and Answers] LanguidLegend:
So I've installed AndFTP on my Droid and Cerberus FTP Server on my PC, but when I try to log into the AndFTP app, it asks me for my username and password... Is it asking for the username I used in Cerberus? It defaults to admin, which doesn't work either.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
[HD2 General] iwin2000:
I purchased a non-working HD2 phone thinking I could fix it based on the description the seller gave, but I received it today and after messing around for a bit I'm starting to have some doubts.

The phone came with MAGLDR v1.13 on it already. First thing I did was try to install an Android ROM since it was the easiest. Unfortunately I had no microSD card for the phone so I used a direct install DFT ROM (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1062881 is the one I used). After installing it and restarting the phone, the ROM did not boot and MAGLDR faulted when booting on an error "0x1E Fatal Hit 1".

So then I decided to format the phone completely, reinstall SPL and try doing everything over again. That's when I ran into problems. The bootloader (2.08 SPL) loaded into the HD2 just fine, but now any ROM or RADIO I try to upload to the HD2 from my computer, fails. It just stops at 20-30% and doesn't increase anymore when installing a ROM. Sometimes it just stays at 0% and doesn't increase. Also, other times the HD2 vibrates 7 times when the installation of the ROM is beginning. I'm not exactly sure what the 7 vibrations mean, but after googling it sounds like hardware issues.

I fear there are bad sectors in the NAND. Is there any way to check for sure? Is there any way to repair those bad sectors? Are there any other suggestions that I should try?

EDIT:

Here is the output after running a few commands on MTTY, not looking good, right?

Please give me some advice, someone...
[HD2 General] Tachi91:
Make sure you have hard spl installed then try a Task29 that should format nand and if all goes well flash magldr (wp7 or android) or flash a lite wm6.5 rom

I recommend If you get past the task29 flash a lite wm6.5 since that actually is made for the hd2
[HD2 General] iwin2000:
I tried to do a task29 and it freezes in random spots...58%, 74%...then it worked!

But unfortunately the same thing happens when flashing a ROM...it keeps freezing in random places and I have yet to get it to 100% once...but I'll keep trying.

This is definitely indicative of bad sectors in the NAND memory, right? Is it possible to replace the memory if I open up the HD2, or would it be too much work? Has anyone ever done this?
[HD2 General] Tachi91:
That mimicks a bad harddrive... Freezes then eventually finishes but then when installing (flashing) its true colors show... If you can get stock SPL installed check if it has warranty and send it off to HTC.. Replacing internal parts are hard enough but when it comes to chips its not worth it
[HD2 General] iwin2000:
Meh...not worth it, there is also a crack on the screen. I think I will just get another one off ebay, they are going for $150-$200 nowadays. I'll just make sure not to make the same mistake again, don't buy a product that is "for parts or not working" and assume it can be fixed regardless of the condition described by the seller.

Thanks for your help!
[HD2 General] Tachi91:
Your Welcome... Read the Descriptions! lol
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
Just for anyone reading this thread. Going by what XDA member facdemol says in his very hardware descriptive thread "Solving the thermal problems of HD2 or other snapdragon powered devices" the actual chips in the HD2 can not be replaced because they have some kind of resin surrounding the chips to help hold them in place. And it would take a very high temperature to make the resin loosen up enough to remove the chips. The high temperatures will ruin the main board.
[Atrix 4G General] anemoneman:
Hello all, first poster here. I want to root my Atrix, but I already have 4.1.83. Will this cause any problems? Also could somebody give a basic outline of rooting and installing custom roms on this particular phone? Thank you in advance for the info.
[Atrix 4G General] justarookie:
go to development section and search gingerbreak. everything u need is there. requires sd card
[Atrix 4G General] DarrellRaines:
Please use the search option in the future as it will save you time in getting the answers you need.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=960336

http://briefmobile.com/motorola-atrix-4g-root

The first link is the thread over in the dev section that will link you to the second link I posted that will actually walk you through rooting and enabling side loading.

Good luck and back up your data first. You've been warned.
[Atrix 4G General] roharia:
Ill tell you in a nutshell;

Flash 1.26

Run gladiroot

Upgrade to 1.57

Upgrade to 1.83

Run "afterupdate" gladiroot

Now you're on 1.83 rooted!
[Atrix 4G General] DarrellRaines:
That route works as well, but takes much longer and is tougher to do if he is already on .83

From what I understand he would be better off using the Gladiroot method, but he may not be able to do all of that depending on his skill level.
[Atrix 4G General] dasnitin:
update didn't screw up root

I am new to rooting as well and new to android (messed around a lot with WinMo with generous help from xda :p thanks).

Rooted my atrix just prior to the OTA update with intentions to try out how rooting worked and hoping that the new update will give me a fresh start if I screw up.

Installed my update 4.1.83 and looked to see if I lost my superuser status, and lo and behold it was still there. Also managed to side-load an apk (original intent for rooting) successfully after the update.

Haven't come across similar experience along the way so far.

(I used gingerbreak).
[Atrix 4G General] agentscreech:
I had GreyBlur on 4.1.57, did Titanium backup to the EXTERNAL CARD (not internal storage), ran RSD with the 4.1.83, re rooted, reinstalled recovery, reflashed GreyBlur and most of my apps and settings stayed. the missing apps just got installed by Titanium and I had to resetup my home screens, but it was pretty painless. if you go all the way back to 4.1.26, it will put your phone back to stock and you will have to start over again. The last PITA is to modify the build.prop to get rid of the OTA message.
[Nook Color General] merc476:
Please excuse my ignorance. I followed a youtube tutorial and was able to root my Nook to Honeycomb. But now, i have no ebook reader and when i try to download one from the android market or it doesn't install. I successfully downloaded the kindle app from the amazon store but once it loads, it crashes sometimes just on launch and sometimes when clicking the free books the the kindle app came with.

Another issue im having is I have no clue how to access files on my SD card. Even if i connect my nook to the comp, it recognizes that a hard drive was connected but it doesn't mount so i can transfer files to and from it. Sorry for the noob questions.

Not sure if this helps but in "About Phone" the Kernal Version is 2.6.29-omap1. Build number is sdk-eng Honeycomb Nook eng.rbrune.20110131.162619 test keys

Thanks
[Nook Color General] deboyz1014:
Honeycomb port is just really in its infant stage right now, I would suggest you going to CM7 and familiarize yourself with all the settings before jumping to HC.
[Nook Color General] merc476:
Thanks for the reply..Im assuming I have to restore my nook back to factory default and then root again. Correct? Thanks again.
[Nook Color General] Divine_Madcat:
I am thinking you are having some terminology confusing. Putting on the Honeycomb build is not rooting; it is flashing a rom. You can root your factory OS, which will let you add things like the android Market and such. Since you are already at the point where you can flash a new ROM, you can just flash the CM7 build just like you did the Honeycomb build.
[Nook Color General] quags:
I agree with everyone. Flash to CM7. I tried Honeycomb but didn't like it. I had the same problem with apps not installing. For me, I had to turn the NC off after a download and back on to see the apps installed. CM7 is running awesome on my NC. I have both Kindle and NC ereader apps running without issues.
[Nook Color General] merc476:
You're right. I have all the terminology screwed up. Its my first time doing anything like this and to top that, I've never even owned an android phone. Anyway, Gonna attempt to go to CM7. Is it the same process? just put the CM7 zip file on the sd card that i just imaged? Would you be so kind to post a link with the latest file? If not, I will search and hope I get the latest. Thanks for your replies. I appreciate it.
[Nook Color General] arkiledotcom:
Yes.. just download the CM7 from cyanogens website. Click the Nook Color under "All Supported Devices". Get the latest stable one.. 7.0.3. Try the nightlies out when you get bored of a functional new device. :D

Click the thank button on the posts for people who helped you.
[Nook Color General] merc476:
Cool. So I downloaded and installed CM7. Looks like it loaded nicely but then i keep getting this popup "The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" Any suggestions? Thanks!

EDIT: BTW, did I have to reformat before installing CM7? I just installed it right over HC and the few apps I had downloaded before were still on the NC plus my wireless settings were still there and everything.
[Nook Color General] merc476:
Ok. I was too desperate. So I went ahead and reformated then reinstalled CM7. Everything is working nice and smooth. My only issue now is I don't have the android appstore to download apps. None of the google apps are installed either. I can't even get the amazon app store cause it wants to send me an sms with the download. Thanks again for the help guys!
[Nook Color General] TooSlo:
Since I'm on my nook on the xda app I don't have a link handy, but you need to flash a file called gapps (Google apps) after a normal cm7 install. You should be able to find the file linked here our in the cyanogenmod.com site.

After that, it should prompt you to set up all of your normal google accounts.
[Nook Color General] merc476:
Yup. I downloaded the gapps-ga-20110307-signed zip file and what i'm not sure of is if I installed it right but here's what i did. This is what i did 5. 'install zip from sdcard' --> 'choose zip from sdcard' --> select "gapps-gb-20110307-signed.zip. I followed these instructions from another post. Anyway, it stated that it was installed successfully but i got nothing. No gmail or anything. Its as if i didnt install anything at all. Any suggestions? Thanks!
[Nook Color General] ebubar:
Do you have wifi turned on? I believe that you need to turn on the wifi to get the market app to show up.
[Nook Color General] merc476:
Yes...I have the wifi on. weird. Any other suggestions? Thanks
[Nook Color General] stevemp:
Phiremod comes with google apps, might be easier to install. Wipe system, cache, data, and dalvik to be safe. https://phiremod.wordpress.com/nook-color/ or http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=954902 It is CM7 with some custom themes and extra apps.
[Nook Color General] merc476:
OK....Im gonna give this one last try when I get home tonight. If this doesn't work, I think i'm just gonna give up and restore it back to Nooks factory default. I got this for my wife and she loved the way the Nook displayed the books much better than the 3rd party apps I found on amazon store. Sucks cause I know the Android store has the Nook app but I can't get to it and for some reason, I can't download it from the Barnes & Noble site. Oh well. Thanks for your help.
[Nook Color General] merc476:
Stevemp....worked like a charm. Couldn't get the nook app to work properly so i just bought moon reader and its perfect. My only issue now is that when I connect my nook to my pc via usb, the pc doesn't recognize it. I thought I bookmarked some instructions a some thinks i needed to download onto my pc and what not but I can't find it. Any suggestions? Thanks!
[Nook Color General] stevemp:
Windows only sees the first partion on the sdcard. I use Samba File Sharing from the Market to transfer files. It's wireless and easy to use. Go into settings and set your password and you should be good to go.
[Nook Color General] bugeyed1:
When you connect the NC via USB, do you see a USB symbol in the notification bar? If so, pull it down & you can enable USB connection to the PC. Be sure to eject when finished.

Cheers,

kev
[Nook Color General] stevemp:
Thanks for the tip about usb, makes it much easier to transfer files.
[Nook Color General] Briaom:
I used the method outlined in this post to get the Market and Apps:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1000957

I noticed that some people had difficulty booting into Recovery Mode while installing the Apps package. I did too, so what I did was just continued to hold down the 'n' throughout the entire startup, rather than releasing it, and then gapps installed fine

I now find that I hardly boot to the NC OS any longer to use it, I just run the CyanogenMod almost all the time.
[Nook Color General] boxcar8028:
the nook is not USB mounting right now. but this little apk will help its really simple to use and its really helpful, you'll be able to mount all on your nook. just make sure to eject when finished.
[Nook Color General] MsRokit54:
Apps went to DroidX instead of Nook Color!

So.....I installed HC v4 on my Nook Color, and when I downloaded Apps using the Nook Color, they loaded onto my Droid X instead! Whoa! What the heck??? This didn't happen when I originally rooted and installed Nookie Froyo.
[Nook Color General] I Am Marino:
That's odd.
[Atrix 4G General] Michael Williams:
how do i root my atrix with 4.1.8.3

Thanks,
[Atrix 4G General] justarookie:
search gingerbreak in development forums. its all over the place. requires ext sd card. and ur internal will be wiped clean. make a backup
[HTC Inspire 4G] boufa:
O.k. so I totally bricked my Inspire. I tried to partition my device with CWM via the ROM manager, and apparently there is/was a bug in it that gave it a bad repartition. This completely bricks the phone (and has been discussed widely on the Desire forums).

So can AT&T tell, will they even look. The phone has absolutely no reactions to any button, they would have to maybe re-flash it just to get it to boot. Will they look for a hardware fault, will they simply determine it was a critical failure and replace the guts and put it back into referb stock. How much actual time do you think they would put into researching/validating?

Sure on a semi functional phone they check s-off and firmware versions, but there is no access to that info on this phone in this case. I know there are no guarantees, but what are your experiences?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Thremix:
sell the phone as is (bricked) and buy new?

I am running leedroid as well... (I read your post) and I didnt even fool with anything more than installing the ROM.... I tried the radio flash through ROM manager gtg download section, but it didnt work.. you know I have great data speeds and good phone quality, I'm not gonna risk bricking my phone because I wann "try" to get better speed.. when infact it might get worse..
[HTC Inspire 4G] disobayish:
I remember back in my g1 days people used the excuse that they was updating the phone and it got stuck..maybe that will work since there is an update still going around

Sent from my quietly rooted Inspire 4g running MIUI 1.4.29v2
[HTC Inspire 4G] wade7919:
just bring it in tell them you was doing the OTA update and now it won't boot up or anything
[HTC Inspire 4G] attn1:
Really? Far as I know ROM Manager only sets up partitioning for SDCARDS, not the device.

Can you point me to the other threads that discuss this in more accurate detail, because I can't find them with my evidently feeble search ability?
[HTC Inspire 4G] di11igaf:
Its in desire HD forum somewhere, supposedly koush fixed it with the new clockwork recoverys, but there is LOTS of bricks in that thread. I think he was using an old script for repartitioning, and it was calling the wrong partitions to repartition. I believe it was supposed to repartition the external SD which would be dev/block/mmcblk0 on a g1 or older phones, but on our phones that happens to be internal flash memory, which results in unrecoverable brick.

Edit - here's the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1043160
[HTC Inspire 4G] tweaked:
Cut the USB Cable Strip the wires on the end. Plug the micro end into the phone attach a battary charger to the wires flip switch. let it cook for a few. Unhook it and return it. Toasty. This is fraud, but you are talking that anyways... ...
[HTC Inspire 4G] AyoKiddd:
I bricked my Aria trying to flash a new Rom. Since it was still under the limited warranty, I called HTC. They give you a tracking number, you send it in, and they diagnose it. If it falls under the warranty then they repair it free. Otherwise if there is water damage or physical damage they'll tell you the cost to repair it or you can just have them send it back to you with no repair, but with a $39 charge. If your Inspire does not turn on at all then you should have no problem getting it repaired. Good luck

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