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[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpalatsi:
Refer to the link I sent him...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razorseal:
Unlocked as in rooted?

I'm running gingerblur, so yes, I'm rooted so i have access to cwm...

Can I just flash that? And yes I'm on 1.8.3

Flashing via sbf?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razorseal:
So what are allll these posts about phones hard bricking? Why isn't everyone just doing this?

I realized unlocked as in bootloader unlocked... That part I'm not sure, I did the OTA 1.8.3 update, so I assume not...

I doubt I'll be downgrading though, so is it safe to just use that link? I'd hate to hard brick
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feisty_noodle:
@razorseal,

You will not hard-brick if you use the link posted by @mpalatsi.

It appears to be the official SBF version of the OTA. Edit: actually, that one is modified with the unlocked bootloader.

However, you will not be able to go back to any other SBF after you flash this thing. It modifies the bootloader in a way that will cause damage if you try to revert. This is ok if you have no plans to revert, but one never knows when they need to take a step back.

So, you can commit to this SBF or you can do the sensible thing: unlock your bootloader (if you haven't already done so) and follow with your procedure (or use the Fruit Cakes which are equivalent to the fastboot flashing, but using the recovery).

I would recommend staying away from SBF's in general, especially from the ones that cause irreversible changes to the bootloader.

Edit: If you need help unlocking your bootloader, look up the Pudding thread in the Dev section. Everything is straightforward and has been done by many users successfully.

Edit2: If it makes you feel any better, I personally used the method you described in the OP to upgrade. Wasn't that hard or "complicated".
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razorseal:
ok, got it...

I understand no downgrading, but how about upgrading in the future?

so if I want to do it the 'safe' way, how do I do that? the way I mentioned it? (the thread via fastboot)

How can I check if i'm unlocked my bootloader or not?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sagerox:
I'm in the same boat. I'm on ginger blur and 1.83 and I just want to update, unlock and root.I would like to revert back if need be.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feisty_noodle:
This link was exactly what I used.

As far as upgrading in the future, you can use the resources found here, on XDA. People will be dissecting new updates to remove the nasty bits (bootloaders and such).

If you decide that you want to play with custom ROMs, you can do that, too.

You will NOT be able to use OTA's unless you backtrack to a fully stock ROM via official OTA's or SBF's. This can be done, but will require some careful work on your part.

For the bootloader unlocking--go read the Pudding thread here. It is very a straightforward procedure.

Edit: if your first Motorola boot screen has the word "Unlocked" in the upper left corner, then you are unlocked. If not, then ...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paschalis:
Don't you remember if you unlocked your bootloader?

There is a method to check that I think in the pudding thread.

With unlocked bootloader, when moto makes an OTA, the devs here take it, mod it, made it a flashable zip, and you can upgrade your phone.

For downgrading.

Personally I m on gingerblur 4.5. With unlocked bootloader, and tenfars port of cwm recovery installed.

I currently have CWM nandroid backup.

I can install the 2.3.4 cherryblur e.g( with cwm installation also), and whenever I want I can restore this backup..

I can also have 2 backups of 2.2 and 2.3 and switch between the 2 backups.

Its very good advice to stay away from sbf's.

Safer seems the cwm zip files.. Of known devs..
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razorseal:
well then I should stay from that link that was provided here considering it's an sbf file...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feisty_noodle:
I agree with almost everything.

The 'almost' part is that using stock system.img can be a good idea. Whenever new firmware updates come out, I am always curious to see what the OEM envisioned to be the 'normal' look for their device.

Flashing these is perfectly safe because you are only touching the system partition. As long as you have functional fastboot (unlocked bootloader) or recovery, you will have two fallback positions in case something goes wrong (like a bad flash).

Trusting OEM's to give you a good product has historically been a losing proposition. They always take waaay too long. And they make stupid mistakes (like the ****ed up battery monitor in the new Gingerbread ROM, the 4.5.91). And to fix those mistakes they take their sweet time again.

Anyway, @razorseal:

After you upgrade, you will likely see poor battery performance. The way to fix this is to flash the new radio 01.77.30P found here; this will be done through recovery. I am not sure if Ken's thread here is the same thing. The image files look different.

Also, to fix the aforementioned screw-up by Motorola, follow the instructions here.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razorseal:
Thanks bud

http://briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader

I looked at that, and that says it will unlock it... isn't the link provided here already unlocked?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feisty_noodle:
Yes, zomgunlock-lite.sbf is the contents of "pudding".

That is your bootloader that has the unlock code. Just follow Ken's instructions from the page you linked to.

Also, here is the link for an easy root method after you are done.

If you are still scared, watch the videos of the process here. I didn't have time to look too carefully, but it clearly shows what the bootloader screen should look like when you've successfully unlocked.

Good luck, I have to sleep now.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razorseal:
ah ****... not working

I have something that says 'failed to boot 4'

starting RSD mode

uh oh
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feisty_noodle:
You are not in a bricking situation! Take a deep breath.

I have not seen this, but others have ...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1062727

Do some homework.

I am really going now.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razorseal:
I just reflashed.... I guess something got corrupted it works now

alright, off to unlocking, and doing the radio tweak along with battery % and att logo removal
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clegko:
Has anyone had any issues with the vibrating motor in the NS just... stopping working? I was typing something and I had haptic feedback on, then halfway through a sentence, it just stopped vibrating. Is this a known issue or rare?

NS4G, bone stock if that matters.
[Desire General] ElimElim:
anyone know why i have only 109mb free, with everything killed in task manager, is this normal? i am using leedroid rom

i found some services running that i have ended in running services which has helped a bit. but they keep appearing like google maps
[Desire General] andQlimax:
Android handle itself the ram memory..if you think to handle the running application better than the google engineering, you are wrong

When the memory is going to be full, and 190 mb free are enough, it will free some memory when and if it is necessary

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire General] MihailPro:
If you have a ginderbread rom, u will always have less memory then in othe froyo roms..

Check if there are any background apps...
[Desire General] reaper7881:
Sometimes when my phone starts randomly eating the memory I just unmount the SD card then remount it then it goes back up. Or u could just restart the phone
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] NyceBryce:
I would love to learn how to make my own windows phone apps. My problem is I cant seem to find any classes that would just teach me just windows phone OS. Ive downloaded all the developer tools and even went through a couple tutorials but I want to know more. Please point me in the right direction, Ive have great ideas that need to turn into apps. Thanks for any advice.
[HTC Sensation] gnatman:
I have a problem with my phone randomly pausing the music. This is while using Google's Music app, and I can't seem to find any correlation. At first I thought it was after a certain amount of time (seemed to typically be 45 minutes of music playing) but today while I was running it paused 5 times in 2 hours, at various intervals.

Has anybody experienced this before?
[HTC Sensation] crking1980:
yes. most likely its your connection, when im out it will pause. if im somewhere connected to a router it works with no problem
[HTC Sensation] leighaus:
I searched for Google music app in the market, is this an apk I need to download or something as I'm not in the USA ? Or when you guys are saying google music do you mean the vanilla Android player ?
[HTC Sensation] Ndokami:
[YOUTUBE]V36JGjpIeGo[/YOUTUBE]

nah its basically an newer polished version of it.

i also has a cloud music option that i use all the time. my only gripe is that it messed up all my album art for some reason that i had in itunes.

Otherwise it works like a charm on Edge, 3G, and 4G :)

as far as i can remember its still in beta and was only available in the us market. i'm sure you can find the apk. around here somewhere
[HTC Sensation] gnatman:
I've just confirmed today that it also pauses while listening to the Google Listen app. This time it happened after 1 hour (almost exactly) of listening to podcasts. And of course this was MP3s that were already downloaded, so it couldn't have been a connection problem.

Is this a bug in the Sensation software? I imagine if it was other people would be having this come up.
[HTC Sensation] bighaubs:
This happens to me all the time on my Bionic. I use both Google Listen and Google Music (all downloaded content). It's so infuriating. I just want to listen to music/podcasts without it pausing randomly.
[HTC Sensation] marcrandom:
Not that this helps, but I've noticed the same thing, with both Google Music and Listen, on both my Nexus One and Galaxy Tab 10.1. I don't get it; Bluetooth is turned off so there's no AVRCP or hardware pause button or anything like that...
[HTC Sensation] rizoh66:
I'm curious if this app works on the sensations that are having touchscreen delay issues? I installed it on my Sensation, but I never had delay issues, so it's hard for me to assess. The reviews claim to work on other devices outside of SGS. Does someone with touchscreen delay issues want to test and report back. This could be very useful for those having touchscreen issues.

https://market.android.com/details?id=br.shop4apps.touchscreenbooster.com&feature=search_result
[HTC Sensation] tsunami1609:
Thanks

I didn't really have many issues in terms of lag. The two areas where it was somewhat noticeable was in pulling down the notification bar on the homescreens, and slightly when unlocking the device. Now it's much more responsive.
[Android Apps and Games] kaos420:
figured i would share. drop box with titanium backup has made my life easy. backup your entire phone to the cloud network. whether using titanium backup pro. as well as titanium media backup. both of which are available on the market. I also use it to keep all my side loaded apk files on. drop them into my desktop folder , then instantly appear in my android device drop box folder. Normal drop box free account is. 2.00gb. if you join using the invite link below you will get a extra 250MB. so check it out!

Always have your stuff when you need it with @DRoPbox. 2GB account is free! http://db.tt/Ii3q65Y
[Android Apps and Games] xriderx66:
you can backup your WHOLE app list to the cloud?
[Android Apps and Games] kaos420:
yup. i did it tonight. you need the dropbox program i linked above. install titanium backup im using pro. there is a option sync to dropbox. i have it installed on all my pcs too. as its updating all my pcs are updating with all my apps. works awesome. i also made a folder labeled android apps. drop all my apks in there i get from google. syncs to phone and i just click to install. its made life so much easier with backups.

backup shows on my dropbox 489MB all there.
[Android Apps and Games] xriderx66:
thanks, i'll get it for myself later on.
[Android Apps and Games] kaos420:
install from link above you will get a extra 250MB free.
[Acer Iconia A500] grhand82:
So I was looking @ chinese devices and I saw this one at chinagrabber.com and would like to know what u all think. Its called the gs-708. I want a tab that runs gingerbread with decent specs, duel cameras and supports 3g and sim cards. Advice is welcome. Didn't know where else to post this. I know the nookis an easy device to root but imlooking for a device with a little more to offer. Idealized there will be little to no device support but I am learning to work with devices.

Here's the link.

http://chinagrabber.com/gs-708-cell...---android-2-3-tablet-pc---3g-flash-10-4.aspx
[Acer Iconia A500] entropy.of.avarice:
Link to the device?
[Acer Iconia A500] Euclid's Brother:
You'll probably have more luck in the General Android area than here. Or even on AndroidTablets.net
[Acer Iconia A500] Moonking:
Try out Slatedroid

http://www.slatedroid.com/

They have info on the chinese tablets

MK
[Acer Iconia A500] goodintentions:
A word of warning. Chinese vendors have recently released a multitude of tablets that look nice on the outside and act nice when you first turn it on. The problem that's been floating around the internet is that they often die after a few days. These are cheap imitations of the real thing.

Please stay away from these products. Buy from legit vendors or retailers. The last thing we want is to encourage these counterfeit/fake companies to expand.

Added by edit.

First, it was the Iped. Now, it's the Apad. There's also the Superpad. There's a reason they name them so closely to the Ipad.

I don't mean to put down foreign companies. But we really do have to watch out for these fake tablets.
[Acer Iconia A500] honeycombflytouch3:
GS-708 tablet

ww. Apad.tv forums has a thread on this tablet. It is original and nothing about it is fake. even the iPad is made in China as is probably the iconia. Probably not the best place to post as people are iConia A500 owners.
[Acer Iconia A500] goodintentions:
This is why I said I am not dissing foreign products. I fully understand that most things these days are made in China. But there's a difference. Products with legit names have (hopefully) better quality control.

Again, why in the world would a product brand named almost a perfect immitation of a real thing that's popular? Iped. Apad. Superpad. Etc. If a product can stand on its own silicon feet, then let it. If it needs to imitate to sell, then chances are it's got something to hide.

People often try to talk me down when I share my concern. So, let me repeat. I have no problem with products made in China. I do have a problem with these companies that are springing up all over China that pay little attention to quality control and sell their products through cheap imitation of real popular things. We as consumers need to stop supporting these immoral practices by staying away from these cheap imitations.
[Acer Iconia A500] honeycombflytouch3:
Fair enough. for the most part a lot of rogue sellers on B2c platforms, and auction sites do not qc products before shipping - this does not mean the product is inferior: it comes down to how the seller qc's / tests / describes product before shipping.

It is not fair to make assumptions about company qc. ChinaGrabber.com is actually a USA site if you do a who.is search.

Lastly, many people on the apad.tv forums, including myself, have bought the "Branded" iBex Flytouch3.

ChinaGrabber is also a supporter of the forum so if their products have quality issues, including iBex tablets, I am sure people would be complaining. For the most part, I have only seen positive reviews.

The GS-708 is a new tablet so it will probably be a while until people get it and review it.

HCFT3
[Acer Iconia A500] goodintentions:
Again, I am not dissing everything that comes out of China or embracing everything that comes out of the US. There are honest to god legit US companies that have been created for the sole purpose of having an American sounding name and American base to sell Chinese, often inferior, products. An example of this is the company called Augen based in Florida. I'm sure many of you have heard of the Augen gentouch series. These are really cheap tablets that pretty much have everything that's wrong with them. Quality control is nonexistent. Tech support is nonexistent. The screens are made of plastic instead of glass.

For a time, I was curious enough to look into this company. What I found was that this so-called company name Augen has exactly 7 employees, including the so-called CEO. The company base is in a hotel suit. So, I went a step further and bought one of their products. I then pretended to be a complete dummy and called their "tech support". I asked some questions that any newbie dev would know. It was painful to listen to the guy's half-cooked answers. Let just say he didn't even know what a kernel was.

Augen is now selling what they call their espresso series. Very shiny pieces of plastic. Completely not worth anything at all.

The point is again let me repeat myself. We as consumers need to discourage such immoral practices in the trade by staying away from these fakers. Yes, most of them are from China. But there are a number of them who are based here in the US. And I am convinced they are all over Europe as well.

If the name sounds almost like something really popular, best to stay away from it.

If a product is legit and is able to stand on its own, then name it something else. Boycott!
[Acer Iconia A500] entropy.of.avarice:
On a side note

This kind of business practice reminds me of "mockbusters" - movies named after the most popular moves of the moment to hopefully convince people to waste cash on some b rated crap by misdirection. I spent two weeks of research before buying my Iconia - easy to see how if i had not done my homework I could have been totally ripped off.
[Acer Iconia A500] goodintentions:
Yup. When pirates of the carribean 2 came out, a soft porn movie came out called "pirates". Being a zombie fan, I've seen dozens and dozens of cheap budgeted movies with very similar names to high budgeted movies.

We need to stop endorsing these practices with our money.
[Acer Iconia A500] strider_mt2k:
Hey folks, I have to agree.

I bought a couple of inexpensive Chinese tablets on my tablet journeys. One was the Haipad M701-R that wasn't so great so I sold it. The other is my current 7" cheapie: a Rena3 that is actually an okay piece in most respects, but suffers from poor video playback due to shoddy support by the manufacturer with no promise of...anything to fix it anytime soon or...ever maybe.

What you save in money you lose in ongoing support, even with the better built ones.

The closet full of coding slaves the small companies have is only good for a couple of firmware revisions at best before the next big device they want to sell has to be coded for.

REAL support ends up being through the community in the form of someone in the know creating custom firmwares for these cheapie tabs, if you are lucky.

IF

The satisfaction level with my a500 is through the roof by comparison, and the firmware came down the line on it's own and WORKED.

PRICE IS NOT VALUE
[Acer Iconia A500] Fluffbutt:
I would warn anyone off ChinaGrabber.

I bought a Flytouch 3 10" tablet from them.

The GPS was locked to Chin.

The battery lasted 1 hour after charges, and later on the charge would not 'take'.

Finally the battery exploded, destroying the tablet and filling the room with toxic fumes.

ChinaGrabber's answer to the GPS and battery was to send me to some dumb forum and I was told to try the things posted there.

When I did try them and told them it didn't work they told me that doing these things invalidated my warranty.

PayPal (the scamming bastards) upheld my payment guarantee complaint, but then reversed their decision - they said to get the refund I had to send the item back in the condition I received it, I told them it was melted, cracked and burnt from the exploding battery, they said it's either condition-I-received-it, or no refund, then cancelled the entire claim on me.

Don't buy ChinaGrabber, don't use PayPal..
[Acer Iconia A500] jsm7483:
Check out the Rena3. It is a dual core tablet with a &
[Acer Iconia A500] karlkarloff:
I've owned a couple of the cheaper Chinese tablets...one M0003 7" and a 7" rockchip tablet. I gotta say, that while it was fun to take them both apart and dork around with the insides, the fact that I ended up needing to take them apart to fix them should be a good indicator of quality control. The touchscreen went out on the first one, and while I could still use it with a mouse, it was useless as a tablet and the second had a shoddy joint at the battery and I had to resolder it to keep it going. After those experiences, I decided to go with a better name and got a Gtablet. Still have that and its ticking away like clockwork. My 6 year old uses it to play Angry Birds and watch videos every day. I got my A500 for my daily driver and have not been disappointed at all. I don't think I will ever buy another knock-off tablet again. The use-ability just isn't there, and the QC is questionable at best. My advice is if you want something with 3g capabilities, try to find a used Xoom or A501 on Ebay or something, cause even used it will be a better choice than a no-name.
[Acer Iconia A500] honeycombflytouch3:
I hear that. The iPed was an obvious one.

But, Apad, which is in the GS-708 title is a word that discribes a Chinese Android Running tablet pc or "Android pad" or A pad. Do not think that sounds like anyting mainstream.

You guys are right to always do research on a product before buying it. I think this is why the OP posted thread.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] themoebius:
Hey all,

Primary phone is a Sensation and I bought the new Captain America game yesterday. It has some pretty glaring graphic glitches due to the Qhd screen I'm guessing so I wanted to give it a whirl on my rooted MT4G. One issue... it is NOT showing in the Market when I search on that phone. I can go to the link directly, then it shows up but with no INSTALL button.

Ideas? Could they be blocking installations for rooted devices or maybe it's simply incompatible with the MT4G? I know it's not listed as a tested device on the description, but then again neither is the Sensation, but it still downloads and runs it just with "issues". Not a huge issue, just curious if anyone has any ideas or experienced the same? :confused:
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] GazaIan:
not sure if its because its rooted.. it says its incompatible with my device as well, but the Nexus One is a compatible device and glacier is a hell of a lot more powerful than the N1..
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] themoebius:
Yeah, that's what I was figuring as well. How weird!
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] G1-evolve:
I got it O_o
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] mulletcutter:
Works on my cm7 glacier and xoom. Kinda weird control game
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] mjeezy13947:
Works on unity downloaded wallpaper then game through it, it downloaded from new market. It's straight for $.99
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] R3SiEViL:
I have it.. running cm7
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] tgary:
I purchase it then download the data then it says installing but it fails and says application not installed I'm on unity 1.2.9 any ideas to fix
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] mrmako777:
Works fine on my stock, rooted rom
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] genaropr:
Works great on mine with Virtuos Unity 1.29 but it requires a 123mb additional download. :D
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] carrrnuttt:
Working great on my CM7 Glacier and Asus TF101 running 3.2 rooted.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] FLYNN2:
I didn't see it with RG 2.1 but after flashing RG 3.0 it became available on the Market
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] NatsuDragneell:
Is the game fun like gameplay I kno ya said the controls are weird but what about the overall gameplay