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[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dshanah:
I got it through the phone, it was the 2.2.1 B136SP02 update. Not online at Huawei website. It doesn't seem to have improved battery life alas (or the frequent WiFi dropouts I've had since new, particularly while downloading app updates). Main feature of the update is WiFi tethering/hotspot support, at last...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Ardeloth:
What seems to have worked for me after a couple of weeks++ of REALLY crappy battery life is a battery stats wipe.

FullCharge while the phone was off. First boot in recovery, battery wipe and then i just let it run close to dry before the first charge (almost 48 hours of medium use). Note here that i am now using the charger that came with the phone because i noticed that my generic usb one had an output of 0.7A instead of the full 1A of the factory charger.

Another point arose however. Does anyone else have stability issues when battery drops below 25%? I am talking about some serious crash/reboot/lag/noradio issues.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sentiment:
Batterystats wipe really helps for me to, i get about 2days batterylife with "normal" usage.

I've tried the stock rom, B160 and CM6.1 and none of those caused stability issues below 25%, i think that there would be people reporting it here before you if that was normal.

Have you tried to wipe everything and make it stock and then go below 25?

edit: after my last batterystats wipe i noticed that the batterylife percentage meter jumps sometimes when it goes below 20-30 %, first time it was 18% and the phone was resting, then after like 20-30minutes i saw 39%...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] ioucorsa:
with B160 i see a jump from 8% to 3% even if i have calibrate it (and before also) but i must say that with light use 3 days uptime is constant for me...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] cirnocirno:
I just have a minor question regarding the ideos X5, I bought mine today and wondering should I drain the battery, by using it normally then recharge when it is fully drained or should I do the "first" charge thing even if it has some fuel left?

Cheers !
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Ardeloth:
Lithium batteries dont need a "first charge" you can just turn it on and use it.

Its best however never to let it run completely dry.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] cirnocirno:
So the "first" time use of the phone charge isn't legit?

Howcome, kinda odd in my eyes.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Ardeloth:
Well it used to be the case with Ni-Cd and NiMh batteries and people keep on doing it today out of habbit.

Li-Ion Li-Pol (etc) batteries are like this:

It doesnt travel empty like Ni batteries did because long periods of time without a charge cause the cell to short circuit and overheat upon the next charge. Factory charge is at about 50-60% sometimes even a little bit more.

It takes like 50% of the charging time to take it up to about 85-90% of the charge and another 50% to charge the final 10-15%.

It has no charge memory like the Ni ones so you can plug it in at any percentage without affecting the maximum capacity.

The only similarity between Ni and Li is the fact that after long periods of inactivity (like storing the phone for transport from the factory to the buyer) both types require a couple of recharging cycles befores they regain maximum efficiency.

So your actual phone "stamina" will show in a week or so ;)

P.S. In the reasonable case where you dont want to take my word for it you can always google :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] cirnocirno:
Ok thanks.
[Atrix 4G General] Exthero:
As I am not allowed to post this where it should be, this seems to be the next best place.

Hardware Needed:

* The Motorola Atrix 4G (without this you wont be going very far)

* Atleast a 4 Gb SD card

* a way of transfering data from your computer onto the SD card (The supplied USB cable or an SD adaptor)

Apps Needed:

* SuperUser (If your on this site, you most likely already have this)

* Just about any Terminal Emulator will work (I used Better Terminal Emulator Pro)

* Any VNC Viewing Client (I used androidVNC)

* A Busybox installer (I used Stericson's BusyBox installer)

Software used:

* I used the BackTrack5 version posted by msullivan, found **HERE**:

I used a slightly edited version of the bt file from the bundle

just copy and paste over the original bt file:

perm=$(id|cut -b 5)
if [ "$perm" != "0" ];then echo "This script requires root! Type: su"; exit; fi
busybox mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
export kit=/sdcard-ext/BT5
export bin=/system/bin
export mnt=/data/local/bt5
mkdir $mnt
export PATH=$bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/games:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export HOME=/root
if [ -b /dev/loop7 ]; then
echo "Loop device exists"
else
busybox mknod /dev/loop7 b 7 0
fi
#mount -o loop,noatime -t ext2 $kit/bt5.img $mnt
losetup /dev/block/loop7 $kit/bt5.img
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/loop7 $mnt
mount -t devpts devpts $mnt/dev/pts
mount -t proc proc $mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs sysfs $mnt/sys
busybox sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "nameserver 8.8.4.4" >> $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost bt5" > $mnt/etc/hosts
echo "Ubuntu is configured with SSH and VNC servers that can be accessed from the IP:"
ifconfig eth0
echo " "
busybox chroot $mnt /bin/bash

echo "Shutting down BackTrack ARM"
umount $mnt/dev/pts
umount $mnt/proc
umount $mnt/sys
umount $mnt
losetup -d /dev/loop7

Installation Steps:

1. Make sure you have enough space to work with (atleast 4Gb).

2. Edit the bt file with the above coding.

3. Copy over the BT5 folder onto your SD card however you see fit, I just used a SD to USB adaptor that I got with my SD card.

4. Disconnect the USB cable if you have it connected.

5. open your Terminal emulator and type:

su <ENTER>

6. Type:

cd /sdcard-ext/BT5 <ENTER>

7. Type:

sh bt <ENTER>

8. The bt file should run, and leave you with a red command prompt.

Hit the home button.

9. Open your VNC Viewer and enter the login information.

Nickname: BackTrack5
Password: root
Address: 127.0.0.1
Port:	5901

The screen size still needs adjusting however as I believe it is set at 800×480 currently.
[Atrix 4G General] nexxusty:
Sick. Just sick.

Cant wait to crack some Wifi with this. Anyone test this out and get a successful crack?
[Atrix 4G General] Exthero:
I haven't looked too far into it, however I do believe that this is almost useless as a "cracking" distro on ARM hardware. AFAIK many things don't/can't work. for instance injecting is a no go (real turn off for me, but that is what a netbook is for).
[Atrix 4G General] barry99705:
Until we get better drivers for the wifi, we don't have injection, or monitor mode. I've also found editing scripts can be a ***** because the on screen keyboard is either in the way, or the enter doesn't work as enter if using nano, running vi really hoses things up. My external bluetooth keyboard helps with this, but a bluetooth mouse while it works, is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay (no really) too sensitive on the Atrix. Hooked up to an external monitor in webtop mode it works much better, but I've not tried running backtrack from there.
[Atrix 4G General] nexxusty:
Yeah I did not even consider the ARM architecture. Very good point.

Do they make a Rosetta type app for Linux? Anyone know? That could at least help use get past the Architectural limits.

*edit*

Still not thinking straight, that app is for PPC users.
[Atrix 4G General] BravoMotorola:
In the beginning where the script says "sdcard-ext/bt5" could I edit that to say "sdcard/bt5" in order to boot it from my internal phone memory?
[Atrix 4G General] barry99705:
Yep.

stupid 10 character limit...
[Atrix 4G General] BravoMotorola:
I get an error when doing "sh bt".

I get "bt: 36: Syntax error: end of file unexpected (expecting "then")"
[Atrix 4G General] barry99705:
Is your bt folder on your "internal" or external sd card? If it's the sdcard-ext, you'll need to edit the bt script to point to the correct location.
[Atrix 4G General] BravoMotorola:
Hmm, tried a lot of things, ended up going to the OP of the original Backtrack on Android thread and use his original file instead, working now. But now I have a new problem, (lol) how can I change the screen resolution of the BT5 GUI to match the Atrix's screen? I've looked all over for this. I just can't find out how...
[Atrix 4G General] barry99705:
once you start up backtrack, you need to edit /usr/bin/startvnc . Change that last line to

vncserver -geometry 940x520
[Atrix 4G General] BravoMotorola:
Thanks:) and yes I did see that somewhere, I just had no clue what file to edit. So is it possible to install things like Flash on Firefox on here or is the no package installer for this? Gosh, sorry I'm asking so much...thanks for the help so far
[Atrix 4G General] barry99705:
Firefox is already installed. Not sure if flash is there since it's so insecure.
[Atrix 4G General] NISVermeer:
Laptop dock

After installing BT5 to Atrix 4G, can the laptop dock be used to run BT5?
[Atrix 4G General] edounn:
I just wanted to throw a thanks out there to Exthero (since you only have 2!) for the start up script. Couldn't get it working until i used yours.

I'm having a blast with this
[Atrix 4G General] edounn:
easiest way is on wifi:

see what your ip is

$ ifconfig

example:

eth0: 192.168.1.3

use a vnc server on your computer connect to ip address in ifconfig (port 5901 default for this chroot)
[Atrix 4G General] edounn:
anyone know if or where the atrix wireless drivers are for this?
[HTC Sensation] kgbkny:
For those of us who have to wait until June 8.

http://www.tmonews.com/2011/05/t-mobile-branded-htc-sensation-4g-in-the-wild/
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
this was already posted yesterday

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1093515
[HTC Sensation] kgbkny:
Sorry, missed that one.

MOD: Please delete or lock.
[Networking] mushirif:
hi all

can anyone out there help me out please, in own a htc rose s740 which i recently installed wm 6.5 rom on it problems is now am in sudan am using MTN SUDAN but my picks up my phone to be using MTN Mozambique so the internet settings dont work i tried updating the database but it says am already using the latest database is their anyway around this or anyone with a solution please help

thanks in advance
[Networking] brilldoctor:
Try looking on your carriers website for the apn settings.
[Desire HD General] aquifx:
Hi,

Im new to rooting and installing custom Roms,

I will be receiving a phone(HTC Desire HD) with cyanogen already installed.It has 8gb card.

I want to Install Leedroid's latest Rom with gingerbread and Sense on HTC desire HD..How do I go about ?

what I was planning to do is ...

1) hotswap the 8gb card with the 16 Gb card, format 16gb card and restart the phone

2) Copy leedroid Rom.zip file in the root of memory card (16gb)

3) Boot into recovery console, and install lee droid rom

is the above procedure Correct ??

please let me know what about radio on off ? and what other things to i need to do to proceed.

what about ext4 partition ? n any mods to be installed

Will just the leedroid zip suffice ?

Please give me links to actuall latest files i guess im lost :(

Which do i download ?

ROM Download links

Optional FULL WIPE to EXT4 patch (FTP)

This is an optional patch that can be applied prior to flashing the ROM, please note, this zip will wipe your device and format all partitions to EXT4 (Highly recommended)

LeeDrOiD HD V3.0.3 (TORRENT)

Hosting thanks to rshost.eu

LeeDrOiD HD V3.0.3 (FTP)

Hosting thanks to rshost.eu

MD5 Checksum file

MD5# 93030ecc2651c4b64c7bd517a6f3412f

Is the following step necessary?

Kernel Download links

LeeDrOiD GB V3.1.2 - 2.6.35.13 KERNEL (FTP)

Now Flashed using the "Any kernel updater" by Koush & compatable with all Sense ROM's

MD5 Checksum file

MD5# f5a5ad8c2a7d6ee55abea29c0c617887

To Add A2SD+ support, please flash the below patch straight on top of the ROM

>>this will be required for existing A2SD+ users<<

can I install any of the following add on's ???

Optional Add-on's

Add A2SD+ support (FTP)

The above patch will add A2SD+ scripts to your device, Please refer to "FAQ" for more info

EXT4 Cache & Dalvik cache cleaner (FTP)

Thanks Spyr0s

Convert DesireHD > Inspire 4G (FTP)

The above patch will modify your device ID's & Apply turboliniums tinny audio fix

HTC Sense 3.0 Lock Screen (FTP)

HTC Sense 3.0 (Kingdom) All in 1, Lockscreen, Weather, SMS & fixes - Updated 20/05 (FTP)

Thanks to SEO

GB IO Performance Patch(FTP)

This is a modified version of libsqlite.so - This patch gives significant I/O Boost by disabling sync() in sqlite3

Thanks to Ownhere for the original hack

Remove transparent app drawer (FTP)

Stock HTC Gingerbread Kernel (FTP)

=========================How about this ===============

I have a 16 gb card that I want to use.

1) I hot swap the 8gb card with 16gb card and format the phone in Cyanogen rom.

2) Now I copy Optional FULL WIPE to EXT4 patch (FTP) to the root of memory card (16gb)

3) Now boot to recovery and run wipe to ext4 patch

4) then I copy LeeDrOiD HD V3.0.3.zip to root of memory card (16gb)

5) I boot to recovery and run Leedroid HD v3.0.3 zip file.

Is the above procedure Correct to change from cyanogen to leedroid ?
[Desire HD General] dityfication:
If your DHD comes with CyanogenMod, I believe that DHD had rooted.

You don't have to Root, S-OFF, ENG S-OFF, install recovery mode, etc.

That 5 step will do it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpavich:
Hi,

I've tried the root procedure a few times now and something is going wrong but I don't know what....I'm not skilled enough to know what should be happening...I've rooted my phone...but that was easy compared to this...

Could someone do a short vid showing what it looks like when you do the rooting procedure for a TF?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Q.Entity:
Check whether you have the latest update (.13). I believe the current rooting procedure will not work once that was applied.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpavich:
ah...I'm sure that's it....thanks.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpavich:
Well I AM running the .13 update....darn!

But it would be good to see a video anyway....I've never rooted like this and I'm a command line noob....
[Droid 2 Global General] sb56637:
Hi everyone,

I am considering buying a used, unlocked Droid 2 Global for usage with a non-USA GMS 850 MHz network with HSDPA 850 MHz 3.5G internet. I need a phone with a hardware QWERTY keyboard and a fairly modern processor. All my searching suggests that the only two fairly modern phones with QWERTY and a decent processor are the D2G and the HTC Desire Z. The Desire Z is slower and a lot more expensive. The D2G has excellent specs and I really like the design. But...

I've heard a lot of things about GSM "resets" on the Droid 2 Global. How bad is it? Are there any firmware updates that correct the problem? Any other major gotchas with a D2G on GSM? Would I be wasting my money if I buy a D2G for use on a non-USA GSM network with a SIM card?

Thanks!
[Droid 2 Global General] kew1701:
Calling works great on gsm,signal is ok,but you must switch manual in settings on GSM,and if u loose u'r signal somehow there comes annoying pop up if u wanna switch to global...internet on edge working fine...im satisfied with phone,and there will be updates in software for shure...
[Droid 2 Global General] DroidSquared:
It works just fine although the "apparent" signal seems to be low.

But even when I'm getting one or two bars, I experienced absolutely no dropped calls, no data connection failures, no messaging failures whatsoever.

So, yeah, I definitely recommend using D2G on GSM.

And I think the signal's getting better these days...I don't know why lol
[Droid 2 Global General] rusty815:
i think the low gsm signal might be a software issue, ive seen tests that show that when the signal being received by the d2g and other gsm devices are the same, the d2g has less bars than other phones, something to consider.
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
The D2G has serious connectivity issues when used on a GSM Network with a foreign sim card. So far motorola did nothing to solve this problem. I suppose it is a software related issue because the milestone 2 works flawlessly on GSM.

In my case, the signal is usually lost 48% of the time.

Is Motorola working on fixing this?
[Droid 2 Global General] mactherapy:
Both my girlfriend and I use D2Gs in Australia. I have always been on Telstra and she was on Vodafone and just switched to telstra. Reception is great, I have been many very remote places with this phone and the reception is as good as any phone I have every had. Using the fission rom it is stable and fast and has good battery life. This is the best android phone I have had so far, I love it way more than the galaxy it replaced.

My gf initially had issues with GSM crashes and resets and it was due to an older sim card, updating to a newer one solved the issue.

I bought the phones new from the US and then paid $10 to unlock them, both codes worked first time.

My phone is rock solid, I have never had a crash or unexpected reboot. (since i removed cpu tuner, that used to crash it every couple of days)
[Droid 2 Global General] alejo:
@mactherapy

Hi, may I ask you where you bought the unlock codes? I have five phones coming in and I need them all unlocked. Thanks in advance.
[Droid 2 Global General] xavier7:
No problems using it in GSM mode with a foreign sim card here.
[Droid 2 Global General] Gasai Yuno:
Got the phone 2 days ago, currently at about 40 hours uptime. Everything works as intended (using a SoftBank UICC with USIM).
[Droid 2 Global General] xavier7:
wow 40 hours!

you're using the extended battery?
[Droid 2 Global General] Gasai Yuno:
No. The stock battery.
[Droid 2 Global General] gilmourd:
It works fine. I am using the Fission ROM on Bell Canada's network. I have been using this setup for about six months now and I think the issues are overstated.
[Droid 2 Global General] m-i-k-e-e:
I'm using it for about a month now everything is good and stable.

I had to set it to GSM only (because the phone is locked and i'm using TurboSIM).

I was on Fission but flashed yesterday to Hexen (search Droidforums), works even better!

Regards,

mikee
[Droid 2 Global General] GorDog:
Does these ROM's solve the problem of using the NAB 3g 850/1900?

I am trying to find a phone for Mexico and it is a b i t c h. Only the Desire Z A7275 is even close. And it is expensive if you can even find one.

Has anyone been able to get the D2G to work on the At&T - TelCel NAM 3G Bands for Data???
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
Using a custom rom doesn't solve the gsm problem. The only way to get a decent signal strenght is switching to GSM only mode, but of course you don't get 3G.

Is Motorola working on solving this issue on the upcoming Gingerbread update?
[Droid 2 Global General] Gasai Yuno:
Well if you get good signal on 2G and bad on 3G, it probably means that your carrier's 3G coverage sucks. No?

Myself, I have zero issues with 3G signal strength on my primary carrier's network. HSPA always shows 80% to 100% signal strength.
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
Not really. D2G has issues with WCDMA reception. Good signal you only get if you are in very close proximity of the base station.

I usually get 1-2 bars only and any other phone displays full signal strength at the same spot. This is a known bug of D2G. Hopefully will be fixed in upcoming update.
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
Is Motorola/Verizon aware of this known bug of D2G?
[Droid 2 Global General] eksempel_123:
I've bought 3 D2Gs. Sold one to a friend, used a properly unlocked one for a while and then I lost it. Bought a new one but it had bad ESN so it couldn't be unlocked (used TurboSIM).

My (and my friends' experience) so far:

SMS worked just fine on my first phone, received and sent messages instantly. However, my friends' phone would not receive some (around 10%) of his incoming messages until he rebooted the phone. Mine and his phone had no problems sending the SMS.

We shared the same "incoming calling" problem, some of the calls that other made to us were simply denied and redirected to our voicemail. We tested this a lot of times from different phones, and it seemed like most of the calls were voicemailed when the phones were in standby. If the screen was awake the phone would ring as usual.

Signal strength wasn't reliable at all, not like I care since the call quality never took a hit even on almost 0 signal strength. So when it actually worked, it worked superb.

Using a locked D2G with TurboSIM is a real ****ty solution. Calls worked fine, outgoing messages worked, but incoming messages were only received when I made a call.

Long story short, we sold both our phones and are looking for something new, as this was not a reliable phone at all.
[Droid 2 Global General] helmutiffe:
My experiences with the D2G GSM radio, using the original firmware (2.4.29 I think it is):

- the radio itself is very good at grabbing a signal, and hanging on in low coverage areas. Call quality is great too. The only phones I've found that are better in this regard are the iPhone 4 (antenna on the outside, mind the seam) and Sony Ericsson Cedar (100% plastic casing, no metal anywhere).

- the signal strength meter ('bars') are faulty in UMTS/HSDPA mode, reporting bars too low. It reports OK with a GSM signal. This is purely cosmetic and doesn't affect call quality in the slightest; e.g. I've had crystal clear calls on a UMTS signal that showed no bars.

- if the phone does lose signal, watch out - it will try to register with the first signal it finds, regardless of what SIM you have or the network settings you have set. e.g. I have a Telstra SIM, and told the phone to connect only to Telstra; when losing a signal it sometimes re-connects to Optus or Vodafone, and sits there. It doesn't realise it's on a network it can't register on, so when this happens you have to manually force it to re-scan for a network.

- switching between GSM and UMTS mode will crash the phone; it's more reliable if you specify a carrier in network settings - then it will crash only 20-30% of the time. (This also happens in 2.4.330)

In my (and some others' experience), 2.4.330 is completely broken on GSM. None of the above are fixed, and worse still, the radio works for about half a day to a day, then will start ignoring calls and messages until you reboot.

Right now I'm using the Sony Ericsson Cedar (much better than its $50 price tag implies), with the D2G back in its box hoping that (a) the GB update arrives before the iPhone 4S/5 does, and (b) that update finally fixes these GSM radio bugs.
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
How do you know Motorola is aware of this GSM problem and is working on fixing it on the next GB update? Did you report this issue to the Motorola support center?

Let me tell you my experience: I sent them emails, opened threads about this issue on their forums but so far didn't get an answer from them. Worst thing is that in the list of improvements on the GB Update it says they fixed connectivity issues only for Europe/India. What happened with the rest of the world? How did they know we didn't have an issue? Well, we do have a very big one in the Americas! Again, do they know about all this?
[Droid 2 Global General] Gasai Yuno:
Well I'm running stock 2.4.330 on GSM.

No issues like the ones you posted. At all. The phone always chooses the home network, there are no crashes when switching modes, and even with 160 hours uptime it had not ignored a single call.
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
Well, that's because you are in Russia. Go to Canada and you will see how bad it is.