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[General Questions and Answers] neiloz:
Hi Guys

Im up to the stage of loading alpha rev on my rooted HTC Desire so I can load the latest T-Mod LeeDroid GB rom but cant get my xp windows computer to boot from the usb after loading unetbootin on it. I've set the bios boot priority to boot from the usb but it comes up with a boot error message when trying to boot from the key. I've followed the instructions from the tmod site but no luck.I feel I must be doing something wrong with unetbootin. Any help would be appreciated. :(

Thanks
[Thunderbolt General] dannycarrasco8708:
Is anyone else experiencing issues with GPS not locking on das Bamf 1.7..???

I've done the GPS fix answer everything and nothing...

Thanks...
[Thunderbolt General] ElectroFetish:
This sounds really stupid but try not moving when you put in the address.. unless I'm out in the open my Google gps won't give me a route until I stand still
[Thunderbolt General] gordo80:
I am having the same issues. If your GPS is locking right away what radio are you guys using?
[Thunderbolt General] dannycarrasco8708:
This is annoying.... I have tried all possible GPS fixes there are out there and nothing at all works...

I am running the 1.16.00.042w_1 baseball firmware...

It's the news one... Is that what everyone else is running???
[Thunderbolt General] flyodd:
I was having problems until I read into it a little. What I did was download the app GPS Status off of the android market. Once opened pressed menu, tools, manage A-GPS State. I clicked reset first then did the above again and then clicked the download option. Then I turned on all 3 gps settings (vzw, google, and local gps) and bam it just worked. I hope this helps a little.
[Nexus S Accessories] ceo.mtcl:
I bought nexus s from craigslist and got ripped off... Someone sold me a phone without back battery cover. It came with a case and seller was in a hurry so I bought it by inspecting the software.

Can some one help me in buying a cheap case? Nfc is not a problem for me... I just want a 10-15 bucks battery cover...
[Nexus S Accessories] malikadnanm:
Call Samsung support. They'll ask for imei and just tell then you broke your battery cover. Then say you heard they sold replacements. They'll check and then they'll sell it to you for $16. Took a little more than a week for me to get one.
[Nexus S Accessories] mbh87:
lol he probably wasnt actually he in a hurry. it missing the back cover leads me to believe that he probably stole it off a display.
[Nexus S Accessories] ceo.mtcl:
Ohh, then if I call samsung will it get me into trouble?
[Nexus S Accessories] ceo.mtcl:
Return to stock for warranty...

Thanks man! you saved my life. Just called samsung support and had them send me the back cover for $16.23 with free 5-7 days shipping.

I also asked for the warranty on the product and they said that it was till March 2012. I also noticed that the screen has permanent impression of the virtual keyboard on it. First i thought that restoring to factoring settings will fix it but no... I still have the virtual keyboard impressions on the screen. I think it is the problem with the digitizer. They said that they will replace it for free. Now I am gonna have a cool phone once it comes back from Samsung.

Thanks a ton for showing me the way.

Anyhow, one more question, My phone is rooted and is running a custom rom on it, is it still under warranty? I am sure there should be a way to unlock the bootloader and return back to stock ROM, can you show me a thread please... I am gonna search also but I want to make sure I am doing it right before i do it... so that they don't deny me the warranty...

Thanks,

Edit/update: searched and found everything. Returned back to stock. It's so simple with nexus s! Thanks everyone who helped me
[Nexus S Accessories] johnkim0011:
What number and department did you call? Thanks!!
[Nexus S Accessories] malikadnanm:
Go to samsungs nexus s website, the number will be listed where it says support. You just talk to a rep who will handle everything.
[Nexus S Accessories] ceo.mtcl:
Just google samsung support phone number. It will help if you register your phone on their website before calling because that will save you some time.
[Nexus S Accessories] bobbych:
did any one find a way to get white cover?
[Nexus S Accessories] ceo.mtcl:
Nope
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] zenofsong:
Is there a way to make specific apps persistant in memory?
[Defy General] rogier666:
Back in September 2010 tech blog Engadget wrote:

"Matching up to the IP67 durability spec" does NOT equal "it is IP67 certified."

Many other blogs and tech sites twisted the words from Engadget into claims that the Defy is definitely IP67 certified. Similar claims are all over thos forum too.

But is it really IP67 rated?

Motorola never claimed that the Defy is IP67 certified. They carefully avoid the word "waterproof" and their documentation clearly says that the Defy is not meant to go swimming. Their recommended drying procedure in case your phone gets wet doesn't sound very reassuring either.

Once you've unlocked and relocked the microUSB cover a hundred times or so it's hard to believe that it still keeps water out. The battery door latch also gets looser over time.

Pictures and videos of phones in pools and glasses of water don't proof that the Defy has an IP67 cert. They only show that the phone resists water under the conditions used in the picture/video, which are not the same as real world conditions for a phone that's been used for a few months.

Just because the IP67 story is copied all over the web doesn't make it true, so until someone can link to hard evidence I suggest that we treat the IP67 certification as a rumor, not as fact. Of course the hard evidence should come from Motorola itself. Tech blogs don't count.
[Defy General] Devo2:
The user manual states that the product meets or exceeds IP67 standards.

User Manual (PDF). Scroll down to the "Copyrights & trademarks" section on page 67 of the manual.

I also found the same wording in the user manual in Portuguese.

See the red page on the right.
[Defy General] zakoo2:
i believe when the defy came out, moto confirmed that its ip67 certified, i think i even saw it on their official site. not anymore, there have been too many smashed/wet defys taken back under warranty (and youre right, in most cases the loose microusb cover was the problem). so in a nutshell, it was ip67 certified, not anymore. :)

Sent from my CM7 Defy
[Defy General] rogier666:
The manuals don't claim that the Defy is IP67 certified, and they certainly don't state who issued the certification. They only state that the specs are equivalent to an IP67 rating, which is something totally different.

And even that is wrapped in a bit of clever legalese:

All features, functionality and other product specifications, as well as the information contained in this guide, are based upon the latest available information and believed to be accurate at the time of printing. Motorola reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation.

Which may explain why this Motorola Defy user guide doesn't mention IP67 at all: http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Support/US-EN/Mobile%20Phones/DEFY_with_MOTOBLUR/US-EN/Documents/Static_files/DEFY_UG_US_68014009001A.pdf

The printed booklets that came with my phone don't mention IP67 either.

It looks like the IP67 certification was a plan that got dropped when the phone was shipped. After all, Motorola reserved "the right to change or modify any information or specifications without notice or obligation."

That non-american manuals still have some IP67-related weasel words in them, well... Moto is known for being slow outside of their home country. The world outside the usa is still waiting for an official Motorola-provided Froyo update. At this rate they're never gonna keep their Q2 2011 promise. After they've finished with that update (Q3? Q4?) maybe they'll have some time to update the user manuals?
[Defy General] K3n H1mur4:
In my user manual (brazilian), it states the Defy is IP67-certified. Also, according to a tech blog (I know you asked for us not to use that sources, but read below), here in Brazil, while presenting Defy to the press, the phone was submerged in a glass of water. So, if Motorola (at least here in Brazil) officially shown it as "water-proof", I assume they know the risks included.

Anyway, I see no reason for one to simply throw it's phone underwater, just to say "my phone is waterproof". I've had my phone for more than a month now, and never did anything like this. I think the resistance (scratch, water, dust, etc) of this phone is meant to be used in two conditions:

1) Accidental falls/scratches/submersion (if any of you guys though about dropping it on the toilet, I strongly advise you hit the flush before anything else);

2) People with active lifestyles (like bikers or climbers), who need a rough phone to use during their activities.

Also, filming a pool party (I mean, Defy's TV ad shows a scene exactly like this) or being able to keep your phone by your side while washing the dishes are quite practical. Anyway, that's how it is: it's meant to survive a few of these damages, but not meant to be victim of such cruelties daily.

Just an example: if you own a phone which is advised as bulletproof, would you buy a gun just for testing this feature? I wouldn't. That's how the Defy is: waterproof, but not able to swim daily.
[Defy General] tommy1992:
yes, it WAS
[Defy General] juried:
I thought it was rather obvious. The engineers got the brief to make it meet IP67, and it got certified to that. Motorola makes a big thing of it, then the legal dept gets nose of this and shuts the whole thing down: "Are you guys all CRAZY?! Before you can say "IP67" you will have thousands of claims of Defys with water damage, because their idiot owners forgot to close the usb cover properly before dropping it in the toilet! Now back off while we repair the damage you have done!"
[Defy General] rogier666:
Can you quote the text from your user manual?

In this brazilian user manual:

http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles.../STATIC_FILES/DEFY_GSG_BR_PT_68014349001A.pdf

the IP67 story is wrapped in weasel words that do NOT mean that the Defy is IP67 certified.

"O produto está em conformidade a norma IP67 para água e poeira" only means that the specs mimic the IP67 standards. It does NOT mean that the Defy is IP67 certified, just like "my education conforms to academic standards" does not mean that you have a university degree.

Is the text in your user manual different? If yes, does it say who issued the certificate?
[Defy General] CSharpHeaven:
Sorry, a little bit off the the topic. With Defy I'm glad I can take an urgent call under a heavy rain without worrying about the phone itself. That is the only expectation I had when I heard Defy was water-resistant.

As for being dust-proof, I often have to take the back cover off and clean the inside.

Just remembered this, I believe I read this today either on Motorola's own forum or on XDA's that the back cover lock starts unlocking itself with gentle push/pull. I had the very same thing happened to me, when I picked up the phone the back cover simply dropped on the floor. I think the problem with the lock not being tight enough defeats the purpose of any type of proof-resistant that Defy meant to provide.
[Defy General] xLerate:
Certification is irrelevant

hi folks,

imho for end-user it is irrelevant if it is 'certified' or not. in the manual is stated that the device has characteristics which at least fullfill IP67 ('Product meets or exceeds IP67 standard for water and dust.'). so i can expect that it does so , certified or not, as it is an assured property. i don't know the case law in different countries, but in germany you would have good prospects.

regards

ronald
[Defy General] rogier666:
That "assured property" is not assured at all.
[Defy General] TechNoir:
In fairness though, most user guides or documents contain that qualifier, since changes might need to be made for any number of reasons. Though I reckon revising the user guide for typos or minor errors is one thing, If you got a user guide with the phone describing IP67 specs when you bought the phone, I'd think you've got a good case if your phone cannot handle that, regardless if a revised user guide would leave IP67 mentions out.
[Defy General] one2wan:
In french user manual, Motorola wrote : "the Defy is conform to the IP67 norm concerning his resistance against water and dust".

So, not certified...

"Certified" means that the item you bought has been tested.

I don't think Motorola tested my personal Defy !!!
[Defy General] juried:
Certified does NOT mean the one you buy has actually been tested to the rigor of the certification test. It means the product that was submitted for rigorous testing, was certified, and that certification extends to every product which in essence is identical to the tested product. Manufacturers may or may not exercise the option of scaled down production testing of a certain certification, and certification bodies may prescribe certain tests if a certification claim is to be used in the product.

In the case of the Defy, I suspect that certification was done, but that marketing decisions led to the retraction of the claim, as Motorola has no control over how users treat their phones, eg submerging them accidentally with the usb cover open, and subsequently claiming on this IP67 guarantee. I think that was a wise decision, as only a product that is IP67 regardless of how it is used, can sensibly be guaranteed.
[Defy General] one2wan:
@juried : you're wrong !

You have to distinguish 2 different certifications :

- a manufacturing process certification

or

- a product certification

I quote you :

- "... the product that was submitted for rigorous testing, was certified..."

and

- "...certification extends to every product which in essence is identical to the tested product..."

So you talk about a manufacturing process certification !

I'm right, your Defy is not certified IP67 !
[Defy General] zoitee:
In my opinion Defy is IP67 certified.

Everyone talk about it, so why not? and a lot of test showing that too.

It boost selling at first but backfire with more damaged phone from testing about it.

After that Moto not talk about IP67 anymore.

So they can say "You miss use your phone it is not our false".

Now Samsung coming up with new galaxy XCover with IP67 too. (from Engadget)
[Defy General] juried:
@one2swan:

No need to shout. :) I am a design engineer and have been also responsible for many products certification for a variety of international standards - I really know what I am talking about here, wrt what certification precisely means.

* If a product is certified, and the manufacturer intends to sell this product under the certification, the manufacturer can't make any changes to the product that would affect the certification.

* Manufacturing a certified product necessarily involves manufacturing processes that are suitable to achieve that level of performance that will satisfy the certification. This process may involve certain tests to assure the certification is validated, or the certification might be guaranteed by design. The two are not separated - you don't get your process certified separately from your product.

Now we know from earlier press reports (I haven't seen any) that Motorola publicly made claim that the Defy is "certified to IP67". Indeed that is different to "designing it to conform to IP67," but "conforming" is not what was originally claimed.

So no matter what way you try to cut this, Motorola publicly claimed certification.
[Defy General] one2wan:
Be sure I didn't shout ! ;) It's just a conversation between adults !

I'm definitively not agree with you...

Ok, you have been responsible for many products certification but some politicians or others engineers have been officers projects and I was not agree with their actions...

There are two visions and interpretation of certification :

- scientific : a product is certified in general by an independent verification organism to respect some standards. You get a certificate when you buy it (like for example COSC certified chronometer) and of course have a guarantee which cover aspects concerning with the verified standards.

- commercial : a product is certified by the manufacturer to respect some standards. It's a pledge of confidence and you can logically hope that the guarantee covers aspects concerning with the announced standards.

The Defy is not certified.

Perhaps, in past, Motorola has certified that Defy respects IP67 standards (it's different, I insist !). Ok, so the question is :

### Does Motorola Defy guarantee cover all damage which will be not "normal" if it arrives to an IP67 certified item ? ###

- if yes, so I'm agree, it can be regarded as a real certification.

- if no, so it's a purely commercial factitious certification !

Sorry, but I think good answer is the last...

Finally, it's sure that Defy is very solid and resisting dust and water under some conditions but it's not certified IP67 or then Motorola must assume it !!!

Of course, it's my opinion and I don't want to impose it on whoever ! ;)
[Defy General] juried:
Well, you make some good points but regarding certification, such is always carried out by a 3rd party accredited certifying body, so what's the problem?

The problem is, even while Motorola apparently did have the Defy certified to IP67, they are no longer willing to back it up presumably because they argue they have no control over the end user.

So I actually agree with you, effectively, the Defy is not certified because Motorola are not willing to guarantee the IP67 rating, even though the product was (assumed to have been) successfully tested and certified by an NATA accredited body for the IP67 rating.

(I have also had many of my company's products tested for various IP ratings as well as many other things; tests are carried out by a NATA accredited 3rd party and they issue a report with the test result and verdict.)

Anyway, it was a commercial/legal liability issue no doubt, not a technical one. I actually do trust the IP67 rating of my Defy, but I am not foolish enough to believe Motorola would give me a new one if I dropped one in the toilet and it stopped working.
[Defy General] one2wan:
I quote myself : "...I'm definitively not agree with you...". I'm wrong, we almost agree about terms now.

Problem is that there are various points of view (technician or scientist, commercial, manufacturer, buyer), various relations between each one and avoidable laws... :rolleyes:

I quote you : "...they have no control over the end user...". For sure, we must include them !

I concluded my participation in this thread : for me, Defy respect IP67 standards but it's not certified because Motorola can't guarantee it...

Thanks to you juried for this animated debate but serene, with the pleasure of finding you on another wire of discussion !

(sorry for my very approximate english)
[Defy General] rogier666:
Here are some examples of IP-67 certificates:

http://www.defibrillators-uk.co.uk/ip67_certificate.pdf

http://drgd.en.alibaba.com/certificate/200750665/200985244/content.html

http://www.rolec.de/download/aluTWIN_en_150001.pdf

http://www.coopermedc.com/resources/cooper-medc-certificates?page=1

http://www.enclosures.com.cn/en_show.php?id=7

Is there a similar document for the Defy? There's no published certificate, and nobody knows who did the certification (if it was ever done).

Maybe Moto got a certificate but are unwilling to use it, maybe they were denied a certificate after they prematurely printed the first edition of their user manuals.

Without conclusive evidence we should assume that there is no certificate. After all, the whole idea of certificates is that their existence can be verified instead of guessed. If there's no proof, there's no certificate.
[Defy General] zeRONY:
so just buy defy+ and u can get ip67 certified

lol
[Defy General] rogier666:
Only if u'r still alive after being submerged for half an hour. If u drown u don't get ip67 certified :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farisiylia:
Hi guys, I've flashed MIUI 5.2 yesterday and I didn't have time to play around with it. But I've noticed today that even when left idle, the battery drops from 100 to 84 in about 2 hours or so. All the other services are off except 3g. Plus when I fiddle around with it, the battery drop is even more noticeable. I went from darky 10.1-Miui5.2, just fyi with the default kernels on the miui page. Any suggestions on how to fix this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zionator:
Miui is to heavy

If u want longer life then Miui aint for u.

Miui is by far the best rom for galaxy s ever if u like to be able to change every aspect of ur phone but the more a rom can do the more juice it takes.

If u want more life and less tweakeblity then u need to use pony roms like darky or ultimate aso.:cool:

Edit : Miui bat life is slowly increased by each release (5.2 is way better then 4.1)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farisiylia:
Yeah I've noticed that. I switched back to Darky,happy to see 16hours of battery life again. But I wouldn't hesitate to go back to miui in the future though, provided the battery life increases. Or at least until juicedefender has some effect on it:P
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
flashing from stock to MIUI is a painful process and it reflects on the phone too !!

after such a vigorous beating from ODIN and Recovery flashing, the phones battery needs time to settle,

Do the battery calibration a few times, generally the battery will settle after a week, Until then its hard to judge battery life, albeit it is definitely less than a stock ROM, But some MIUI users report 1 day, some report short of 3 days..

so dont give up just yet :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farisiylia:
wow 3 days? imma try it again then, right after my battery finishes charging. what kernel do you think is the most ideal one to use? i live in the uk

Edit: I saw a guy getting 14% loss after 12 hours using JXJV6. Isn't JXJV6 a modem for the middle east? Is it possible for me to use it here in the uk?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
im not sure about that modem, but i dont see why it wont work, i use at the moment ZSJV5 - i am in the uk too, that modem works fine for me :D.

As for the kernel, the latest Glitch V10 is good enough, you could also maybe undervolt and underclock just a little, this would increase battery life too.

but 2 -3 full cycle charges really makes a huge difference.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farisiylia:
Awesome, I'll try that soon. Mind sharing the link for ZSJV5? And the app for undervolt and underclocking?:D

Edit: It seems that I have the insufficient storage space bug, I've read the faqs,

1.3 Apps not installing - Not enough memory message pop up (Known bug for CM7/MIUI)

1. (Using root explorer or any equivalent app) Delete folder /data/data

2. Copy "folder" /datadata to /data/

3. Change name of folder /data/datadata to /data/data/

But it still doesnt work. If I reboot, I have to go through the setup wizard again, and rootexplorer will be uninstalled. Any idea how to fix this as well?
[EVO Shift 4G General] Rob_ec:
What's everyones default rom?

Best batteryy life?

Mine is mikshift and cm7
[EVO Shift 4G General] jwigley24:
best ROM i've had is gingerbread shift deck (which i've been using for the past couple weeks), best battery life i've had was on AwesomeROM or MikShift
[EVO Shift 4G General] TinkerDude:
I'm really liking Mikshift OC'd to 1.5GHz. MikBrando GSense has an awesome look and feel (guess I'm partial to the Sense eye candy and 2.0 is slick) and it will probably be my daily driver once the kernel source is released and it can be OC'd. BrandoKC's green theme really gives it an "executive" look. On the other hand, Sense ROMs can't touch the performance of AOSP ROMs such as cm7 at equivalent clock speeds, but you pay for it with battery life. That's my two cents.