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[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
yea it really only happens when i put morfics kernel on i wish i could figure it out cuz i love his kernel work been at stock for a few days been fine then i tried maxmem fr kernel n it happened 3 times ONLY when charging tho ....weird maybe something to do with voltages??? although i didnt touch them
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skwo:
Hi,

I own my galaxy for like 3 weeks now.

The first 2 weeks I was running stock 2.2.1, and had sudden reboots (it even entered into safe mod once :eek: I was sleeping and woke up from the sound the phone was doing), force closes.

So I decided and installed deodexed stock rom with speedmod kernel (+lagfix and recommended tweaks), and I feel that my phone is still bad. Angry birds keeps freezing the phone, wifi errors, and I can't run my phone more than 50hrs of uptime, it either will randomly reboot or as it happens today simply turns it self off and wont let me to turn in on (or getting into recovery/download mode).

When this phone was out everybody said its awesome (fast, stable etc) and I waited for prices to get down, now when I finally got it I think that I made a mistake.

Is anybody else frustrated with their phone? Am I doing something wrong? Maybe I should I hope that samsungs gingerbread will fix this? Or

maybe I should try custom rom like Darky or CM7?

Maybe all smartphones sucks and I dont know it because I never had a smartphone before?

Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drreality:
is it a new or used one mate ??????

i had it for 1 year now its the best
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skwo:
Its a new one of course.

Are you running any custom rom/kernel?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kauh1970:
the beauty of SGS and Android is the continuous evolution of the ROMs you install...

I tried many different ROMs , and I am sure you would finally find something that will make you happy with the machine...

for a start, if you are on 2.2.1, get Darky 9.5 and you wont be disappointed.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Furry Atom:
Your phone is faulty. I had the device on stock froyo for 4 months after buying it and I never had random reboots or wifi issues.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alluliwi:
Definitely take it back. I've modded mine so many times and still looks new to me. Had mine since January of this year.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skwo:
@kauh1970 Thanks for the support!

@Furry Atom, very supportive, however I do start to think that something might be wrong with my phone. On other hand, that might be some application that causes the problems.

@alluliwi, Sorry my English is not that good, what do you mean by "take it back"?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timelessfahad:
By take it back, he meant to send the phone back for repairs or replacement under warranty to Samsung.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vanvn297:
I have no problem with my phone, the only thing i dont like is the free ram available... seem low to me
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skwo:
@timelessfahad Thanks for clearing that up.

@vanvn297 You are running a stock 2.2.1 ROM?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andelain:
Hi,

I recently updated via kies from stock 2.1 to stock 2.2 HVJP4.

So far I'm not impressed with the stock froyo rom. It's often sluggish and apps, especially email from exchange, crash reguarly.

I have not experienced any problems with wifi or 3g reception however.

I'm still trawling the forum, trying to find all the info and confidence to backup the current rom and try something different, but there's a good chance a stock gingerbread rom will appear before that happens. Hopefully it will address some of these problems. Fingers crossed :-)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jappse:
Gingerbread works fine
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skwo:
The issue with wifi is pretty known from what I looked (strange thing it never happened on the stock samsung rom only started to happen on deodexed stock with speedmod kernel).

The other thing my original rom was XXJPY and I flashed a deodexed XXJPY so maybe the rom it self is not that good. Gonna try XXJVH/XXJVB deodexed with Demian kernel probably, or will try Darky ROM (also considering CM7).

More replies about your satisfaction with galaxy s will be happily accepted!

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nosaj97:
in my opinion cm7 has gotten to the point that there is no reason not to install it... its litterally just a single zip now after you have rooted and put cwm on you're phone. the battery is fine, the photo/video is fine (although the samsung camera is way better... panoramic pics ftw) wifi/data is fine/ no need for lagfix/ and its constantly being updated..

edit: actually I think the battery might be better than what I was getting on darky 9.5...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arielo1:
i have been frustrated about my sgs for the first month until i discovered the rom world

usally the stock rom comes bloated with **** and uneeded stuff wich makes the phone slower and many other useless things...(i think)

i am still kind of new to all this and there is so much info do some reading and see how your sgs can be a beast :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splendidtry:
I too am not feeling the awesomeness of the Galaxy S. My friend got his one when it came out and its hard to believe this is the same phone I thought of as awesome all that time.

I got it new last week, and experiencing quirky behavior that really makes me feel like I'm using a low-mid class phone, and made me completely unenthusiastic/ not inclined with moving to the new phone which is how it should be. I even used my old Motorlla V8 for days after I got the SGS cos I was so unimpressed.

Poor camera, reception, crashes, dropouts, low wi fi signal, stutters, not responding to taps etc, really clunky loose volume button that makes it feel cheap, cheap sounding speaker. And I haven't installed anything on it except quadrant standard, and that crashes sometimes too.

To elborate a little. As far as comparable qualities go, compared to my Motorolla V8, The reception and voice quality is poor. Same network same simcard, I get half the signal, during a call it will sometimes dropout or make that guitar like noise, whereas my V8 never did any of that.

Even when I am next to a wi fi router. It doesn't show full wi-fi signal. Not even at my friends house. It reaches nowhere near as much as any laptop I have had.

I gotta compare these attributes to my friends sgs.

What I have compared so far is the camera, which is much worse on mine, You can see the thread here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1081453

The AMOLED screen is also a lot dimmer, and cant display white as pure white but a grey/blue tint. Same settings max brightness.

For example quadrant standard, the spinning DNA like helix test. His background is pure snow white, mine is an off blue/grey dim white.

We also compared speakers, same song. His one has stronger clearer sounds, its quite noticable. All in all I'm wondering If I should replace my phone within the 14 day period.

I already took it back one about the camera issue to where I got it and the guy said its fine, so I would really have to go to Vodaphone or samsung directly to get a new one, which I did, and they said go to a repair centre. Even if they even have stock, it could be the same problems. And I would have to prove all these grey area problems.

Anyway check out my other thread as well and apply the Spectrum or Waveform Wallpaper. I wonder if its glitching here, but I think its most likely normal.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1086257

I will try upload a vid soon.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chillaholic:
I am using my sgs now for 2 month, and i have to say its a great phone.

But its only great if you flash it.

In my opinion stock roms by Samsung are not fast enough,

full with useless apps and many tweaks like voodoo sound and gps fixes are missing.

(Tested 2 SGS from different providers, both roms not usable)

Try Darkys rom as also mentioned on page one.

There are many roms, and not all of them are bugfree and stable.

You have to remember the programmers arent payed for their work.

If you still have wifi problems uing darkys rom, your phone is damaged.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oswade:
You probably need to start afresh.

Reflash a stock rom (ie. JPU which is a fill rom), then update to stock gingerbread. There shouldn't be many bugs at all.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andelain:
I finally plucked up the courage to do exactly that.

I'm now running JVH with a CF rooted kernel and the phone is now performing close to what I hoped for.

Secondary boot loaders have also been fixed and I'll admit I held my breath during that flash.

Thanks to everyone here for providing the info I needed and making great roms.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xWarMachine04:
Ive had mine since day 1 and its been amazing. No latency issues, wifi/data works perfectly, stable, no fc's(force closes), and the display is perfect. It seems they've gotten fairly "cheap" with the manufacturing of the newer, more recent models being shipped.

Love this phone... BUT, im still going to trade it in for an SGS2 :P
[General Questions and Answers] john398:
Just curious on a device that uses wifi and not gps in google maps and not radio towers such as the nook, how does the system know where you are located in the world? any links would be helpful
[General Questions and Answers] Choonsung:
You need to use API if

Android location API convert network address to location.

In Android, there two types of location providers. One is GPS and Another is Network. Using network GPS, you can know your location. But that is not accurate.
[General Questions and Answers] TooVerily:
Wifi tracking is possible with

EVIL

geoip location. One's ISP wickedly issues client an ip address from a TINY netblock. Netblocks are broken across tiny geographic areas removing the previously experienced anonymity of interacting with the internets. Now your geoip location can pin you to an area of one square mile, one city block, or smaller... whereas before verizon internets users were are "located" in reston, va as that was the registration information for their netblocks.

Do you really want people who do not share you ideology on x y or z knowing where you live (work, or hangout) from your interweb posting? or your email? or your chatting on some networks? or your SIP calls? or your media center stream downloads? If you do not care you likely have not given enough though to the LONG range consequences of this

vile

privacy breach.

Call up your ISP and try to be removed from this evil scheme. When enough people demand their privacy back the ISP will find a way to do it (bother to change DHCP settings) or "monetize it" then do it (in a few clicks).

Are you willing to spend $1 to have your internets privacy restored?

I am.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Suprah:
noob question i know however just a quick one,

can you rename nandroid backup folders with messing up md5sum ?

i load a ton of roms on the regular [a junkie i know] basis and get flustered when i have tons of backups but they are all dated
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
great question i also would like to know never had the balls to try cuz it says something about messing it up i know in rom manager u can under manage and restore (i think) also rom manager doesnt see ur cwm backups i usually go through ando zip but yea id def like to kno
[T-Mobile LG G2x] VisedMonk:
I don't know if you can rename the folders themselves, but you CAN rename the backup file itself. I use Root Explorer to do this. Just make sure you don't put any spaces in the new file name. You can use dashes and underscores to separate words and numbers, though.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Minker17:
Someone in the past said you can download mand5 to generate a new md5 sum, but I haven't tried it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
@visedmonk do u think andro zip will work it says it will let me rename then i click on that and it says change to file extension can make file unusable and i dont space any letters for instance il put cm for (cyanogenmod) rite next to the numbers havent had the balls to try it:D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] VisedMonk:
I dunno. I've never used andro zip. Only one way to find out... ;)

But seriously, it should work. To be safe, though, make a copy of the file you want to rename and place the copy with the unaltered name on your computer or sd card or whatever. Then you can rename the file and see if it works. If it does, great. If it doesn't, you still have the backup you need.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] short/y:
Don't know if you're using "nandroid" generically to refer to both the true nandroid as well as CWM but I rename CWM backup folders all the time and have never had trouble restoring them. I've done it from ROM Manager, via a file manager and also via ADB.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Suprah:
im talking about the folder not the actual files in the folder.

i just want to organize my roms so i can always jump between each
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
@suprah name it like this ex, 2011-06-16.05.57.13.....

you want...2011-06-16.05.57.13gingerbread ? rite well when i try that in andro zip it sayin it will make file unusable.... n i guess i will have to try:D and i always used to use rom manager and just go to manage and restore backups but its different with this phone especially cuz rom mana doesnt see cwm i guess?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] short/y:
Yup, that's exactly what I'm talking about. I rename the folders all the time and have no problems restoring.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Suprah:
alright welp as long as you rename the folder without any spaces, then there would be no problem with restoring nandroid backups
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
nice nice will try soon cuz yea i have like 6 backups on here n was writing the date down with a name lmao
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moshe22:
I renamed the folder once and couldn't restore. It was making a reference to the md5 file.

What I did to fix the backup is rename the folder again but this time without spaces and then it let me restore without any problems.

Now my Nandrioids are all organized :)

Hope that helped
[T-Mobile LG G2x] crazythunder:
the stock rooted nandroid restore that's posted in the dev section is renamed to LG-P999-V10f. it's not the typical date format. and alot of people have used it. so the answer is ....yes.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Suprah:
jus making sure, im not a dev so i assumed that was possible with some code editing
[T-Mobile LG G2x] short/y:
Could be there's a coding error in the recovery code and stops parsing the directory name when it hits a space. The md5 file only references the individual files not the directory.

In general it's better to stay away from spaces in file and directory names. Back in the early days of *nix spaces were verboten and there are still some vestigial issues lurking either in the code or in the coding habits of some people. It's rare but it does happen. Hyphens, underscores, periods are all OK though.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hiko36:
If after you rename the folder you get an md5 error. This http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=714114 can help you fix it.

BE SURE AND READ THAT POST COMPLETELY

It's imperative that one not generate an md5 sum for a nandroid that is actually corrupted. That will wreak all kinds of havoc on your system.

ONLY PERFORM THE ABOVE IF YOU

KNOW

ITS NOT RESTORING DUE TO A NAME CHANGE

EDIT: For the record, the above commands can be performed from terminal emulator if you know what bits to leave out. Saved me a few steps.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] WorldWide60:
I rename all of my nandroid backups. They are easy to get confused otherwise. The only thing I change is the year in the date, and leave the month/day alone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
Yea I downloaded the Stock Nandroid and loaded it. I renamed the folder and got a MD5 error. Now I'm not sure it if was because of the rename or because it was a bad download to begin with.

I think I still have the file on my pc and possibly find the MD5 checksum before copying it over this time.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moshe22:
Most likely because you renamed it
[T-Mobile LG G2x] clicktician:
Look what I found on Mugen's international site. Of course it has a new back cover for the phone because the battery is so chubby. But 4500mAh, dang!

http://www.mugen-power-batteries.co...tery-for-lg-optimus-2x-p990-t-mobile-g2x.html
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Dolphinwigs:
thanks for the link but NO WAY! $100+ is way to rich for my blood...

i just ordered 2 of these. i like the idea plus they are solar and charge all my gadgets on top of my phone. and shipping from china is 22 for dhl but they are worth it and are the size or smaller than our phone! holds almost twice the charge with multiple voltages including 3.7v which is ours.

Total was around $52 after shipping but just sell one or keep the other for twice as much! ill repost this link in thread.

http://www.chinavasion.com/product_...arger-for-mobile-phones-and-mini-usb-devices/
[T-Mobile LG G2x] luckycook82:
Too expensive and UGLY
[T-Mobile LG G2x] KRAZYADROIDMASTER:
Wow, out if my budget.

I could buy 3 external batteries including shipping, for that.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] JHaste:
look at the back cover on that thing and then the shape of the batter! what a waste of space!

I am sorry but I get plenty of juice out of my battery, i dont know what i would do with a battery twice the size let alone three times the size of my current one... that **** would last all week without needing a recharge!

honestly for the same price, little bigger and more juice i could just lug around a mini nuclear reactor... where is tony stark when you need him? im trying to hook my phone up with that mini arc reactor bro!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] BeHarsh:
Yeah, that is way too bulky for the size. If they wanted to extend the back of it, why wouldnt they make the battery a sort of P shape that extends further up the back so it doesnt have to bulge as much?

I MIGHT buy a battery that only makes the back case flush with the camera. I already dont like that camera hump on the back, so a battery that only needed to extend that much or a tiny bit more would be perfect. Maybe like a 2500mAh?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mr. Clown:
Thread cleanup, back on topic please.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lightningomega:
My question here is this: Is it completely safe to use this battery?

I'm thinking perhaps in the future I might want to buy one because I deplete my battery extremely fast with constant use. The only thing I'm worried about is if it will hurt my phone in any way.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jacob808:
you know I was thinking this too, but I did watch some reviews on youtube on their other 4500 mah extended batteries for other android phone models. It doesn't look that bad, infact it seems to make the phones look like a tiny miniature powerhouse PCs from the future.

Right now it says their sold out and will get new stock in June, I'm definitley gonna get one. If like the reviews say that some people don't have to charge this extended battery after 3 days of heavy use then I'll be in G2x heaven. Infact, I would bet as LG was in the design proces for the phone that they were shooting for a phone that could last for 3-5 days on one battery charge, but since marketing research thinks consumers will only buy a slim form factor cell phone, they opted to cut corners on performance for cosmetics, which absolutley sucks in my opinion.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dilwaala:
just ordered it. Will post a review once I receive it.

I ordered the 4800 one for my atrix as well. I just received that one today. Will try it out when I get home!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jacob808:
Right on, can't wait for the review. Just wanted to ask though, I saw that they were out of stock and that they'd get more in stock and if I ordered on that certain day I looked on the site, I would get it on June 3rd. I looked at the site again and it said if I ordered that day I'd get it on the 10th, now I checked again today and it said if I ordered I'd get it on the 6th. What gives with all the different ship dates?

You also said you just got the 4800 for your Atrix.

When did you order that one and how long did it take for you to recieve it?

How was it shipped out to you, UPS or USPS?

How did you purchase, with credit card or paypal?

How professional are they and quality of the product?

Does the product come with a specific charger?

And how long did your Atrix last on standard battery and how long does the Mugen battery last?

Sorry for the questions, I'm just very interested in this battery and I'm so ready to purchase, just waiting till they get it in stock, before I ordered, although I'm so anxious just to put in the order now and wait for them to ship it out to me on the proposed date a couple weeks later. But is that wise?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Suprah:
Remember most extended batteries are scams
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ttabbal:
Check the forums for an easy to build tester. I tested a few, and stock batteries for g2 and vibrant, none of the extended ones lived up to their claims. They had more capacity, but not what they claimed, and some caused instability. Stock oem tested within 5%. Extended varied wildly, best being about 25% shy of stated. Imo, that's false advertising at best.

I still have the tester set up. Ship me a battery and I'll test it for you if you like. I'll even pay to ship it back to you, but I will post about it here if you do. Personally, I'm not wasting any more money on them for myself.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dilwaala:
You also said you just got the 4800 for your Atrix.

When did you order that one and how long did it take for you to recieve it?

I ordered it on 5/13 and received it on 5/20

How was it shipped out to you, UPS or USPS?

Came via USPS

How did you purchase, with credit card or paypal?

I used paypal. Had no issues

How professional are they and quality of the product?

The quality of the product is awesome. At least so far. This is my second Mugen battery. I had one for the nexus one as well. worked just fine. The one for the atrix ROCKS right now. On average usage (with stock battery) I would get about 1.5 days. With the Mugen, I hit 3 days with 1 full charge under the same usage pattern

Does the product come with a specific charger?

Nope. Just the battery and the back cover.

And how long did your Atrix last on standard battery and how long does the Mugen battery last?

1.5 days vs. 3 days

By the way, I had a Milestone as well, which also had an extended battery but from Seidio, and that battery i was NOT happy with. Did not add anything in addition to the stock.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] rotohammer:
The only way to test a battery is using an external load / voltmeter jig. Based on my past experience with Mugen, their 4500mAh battery will test out much lower, my bet is somewhere around 3400mAh. Just enough to make you feel like you got value for your money. Theres no way the average consumer can compare battery life using the phone itself.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dilwaala:
Yup you're right. I do not have a voltmeter handy so I'm just relaying my observations.

So far, it's been good (I'm still talking about the Mugen Atrix battery since I haven't reeived the G2x one yet). Far better than the stock battery (not just by a couple of hours but by days) so I'm happy :)