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[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mozza2k11:
Using the official bootloader unlocking method will wipe your phone. I think using Alejandrissimo bootloader unlock method will not wipe your phone (not 100% sure tho better asking him) its not free aswell (for Alejandrissimo's method).

Other than that the only way to keep root on anything 2.3.2+ (with a locked bootloader) is to update using ota. So you will have to downgrade to 2.3.2 > root > then ota update. But downgrading to 2.3.2 will wipe your phone.

When flashing you can untick the "wipe user data" box and your apps will remian but your phone will FC on mostly everything. Its possible tho to root then make backups of the apps and data (on 2.3.2) then reflash (to wipe your phone clean) > root > ota and finally reinstall your apps and their data once on the latest fw rooted. There is always a risk tho that not everything will be restored fully so its up to you. See this thread since Fokezy had some success with the above method

I would ask Alejandrissimo first and if you dont keep your apps after unlocking you will have to do as i have described above to keep your apps on the latest fw.
[G Tablet Accessories] sjmoreno:
I have a new in the box Zeemote JS1 bluetooth game controller for sale. I ordered two of them from a U.K. vendor because the first vendor was out of stock for a month so I ordered another one from another vendor and they shipped it immediately.

Some games like Overkill (screenshot below) and Quake 3 have support for this joystick built-in and the joystick will work with other games if you install the free Bluez-IME app from the Market.

The Zeemote has 4 programmable buttons and one joystick. I use the open one on my GTab and Droid X and Atrix phones. If you want more info you can go to the Zeemote Website or look for videos on YouTube.

I am asking for $20 + $7 shipping in the U.S.. Send me a PM if interested and I will ship the next business day after I receive payment via PayPal.

Regards,

Steve
[Nook Color General] Rhonda19:
I am very much new on Rooting the NC. I finally updated to the 1.3 and then used the manual nooter to root it again. However, after doing quite a bit of research, I have been seeing people posting about flashing the

" Dalingrin Kernels" ??

What are these?? and if it would help my NC to be a little more stable, or faster, could I use these?? and if so, how would I do this??

Thanks!!
[Nook Color General] ponyboy82:
They are customized kernels that allow for overclocking, and some other "unlocked" features. They are actually included in the CM7 nightlies now, so you don't have to flash them separately. You can go into the Cyanogenmod Settings to change the CPU clock in the Performance section to overclock. Other stuff that's working include bluetooth and usb host mode.

I would highly recommend just using one of the latest nightly CM7 releases. If you want to stick with rooted stock, then you should still be able to flash the kernel, I believe.
[Nook Color General] votinh:
Add on to what pony said,

+ it created by Dalingrin, that's why it gets the name.

+ Dalingrin recently release new set of kernels in September, but I have no clue what news, enhancements or any advanced features added. I hope he will post the log some days.
[Nook Color General] hikersc:
Find the Dalingrin post in the Development section that contains the link to kernals. Use the 090111 kernal (there are two so pick the one that is to be flashed from the SD card). You can use the same CWM SD card that was used to install Manualnooter. Put the zip on the card, the card in the Nook, boot to CWM and flash. Following a reboot, you will be in business.

I did this when I installed Manualnooter 4.6.16 but you should be able to do it at any time. I coud not tell you if it makes any difference as I did not run rooted 1.3 without it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjunedaz:
Hi Guys,

Noticed something unusual off late with my SGS2 with custom rom (lite'ning latest)

Apparently the battery usage shows 50% by Android OS

is this normal?

Can anyone suggest a very good light rom for sgs2...thanks! ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kebark:
I'm just using stock and at the moment it says 47%, thought I've seen it as high as 90% and as low as 27%. The thing to remember is not to worry about the Android OS % as it will change depending on what you are doing with the phone. If it's the only thing running (for example over a night time) it will be really high, whilst if your playing games other things will take up some battery so the OS will drop.

For example lets say your battery is 100%

If the phone is dormant you will only be using the Android OS so it will be high

If you are using the maps app you will see Maps and Display each take a large chunk of battery useage too

:-)
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] scottch699:
I was just wondering if anyone has tried this keyboard and if it in fact does work. I am considering getting the Acase(TM) Ultra Slim Bluetooth Keyboard Stand from Amazon, but want to be VERY sure that it will work.

ANY feedback or thoughts would be a great help.

Thanks.

http://www.amazon.com/Acase-Bluetooth-Keyboard-Galaxy-Transformer/dp/B005GMTK4O/ref=sr_1_110?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1316613213&sr=1-110
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] mastermind1234321:
Just from the basic idea, it seems kinda pointless. For 100 bucks you get 2 USB slots, 1 SD card slot AND (more importantly) doubles the battery life. The link is pretty useless since not only does it not have any of that but also it drains battery life since it has to connect via bluetooth.

Also, it might be lighter then the tablet which would be a pain in the ass. One of the best things about the asus keyboard is that since its heavy, the tablet doesn't tilt backwards if left alone on the desk.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] fliparsenal:
Agreed. The keyboard already acts as a stand and....a keyboard. But this is android so I guess that's an option.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Guys, i flashed the GoApk ROM 2.3.5 with Sense 3.0 and everything was fine. Today, i flashed the new Unity v9 kernel after wiping Dalvik cache and rebooted, but now my phone has been stuck at the wite HTC screen for the past 1 hour. The three button reset is not working, neither is the adbreboot recovery command as adb does not detect my device. Please help... I do not want to pull the battery and fry my eMMC.

EDIT: Got into the recovery and restored nandroid backup. Back up and running now. Thanks everybody for their contribution. :D
[HTC Desire S] Sib64:
What's your hboot.

It's a most recent 2.00.2002

or the older ?
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
I think it got updated to the most recent one when i flashed the ROM. I tried everything you have suggested. Nothing works...

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I'm just waiting for the battery to run out so it powers off and then i'll try to boot into recovery again. I thought Unity kernels were compatible with sense roms. Please can anybody help me out here?
[HTC Desire S] Sib64:
No, the newest hboot must be flashed alone.

It's not included in the rom.

You can find it on this thread: GUIDE: new hboot 2.00.2002 for sense3.0 adnroid 2.3.5

it's a solution maybe
[HTC Desire S] adridu59:
Maybe you have new .2 hboot and kernel is not compatible ?

Will it help solving the problem ? :confused:
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
So then what should i do now? Will i ever be able to boot into recovery? I have ClockWorkMod recovery.
[HTC Desire S] proxuser:
i dont think that install kernel kill your phone. if you can't access adb or anything you have no other chance as pull the battery.

if something like this me happen,

- i pull battery

- go to recovery

- go to 4EXT menu and wipe system,data and cache as EXT4

- then go to factory reset and install your rom

- restart
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
@ proxuser: But i do not have EXT4, i have CWM recovery. Can you guide me as to how to do what you sais in your last post please?

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Also, wont pulling the battery fry my eMMC? i'm scared of that...
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Have you attempted the suggestions in my earlier post #2?

After following what I suggested, although I'm not the only person to suggest that you attempt to use adb ....you seem to be missing the point or perhaps not understanding?

Follow step in post #2

Then fire up a PC CMD window, go to the directory where adb is extracted to and type the command

adb devices

tell us what the response is?

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It doesn't matter whether you have CWM or 4EXT they both are similar and perform the same functions.

If you have to pull the battery, READ the first post of this thread
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
@ben - I tried what you said and your instructions very very clear. But when i type adb devices it just says "List of devices" Thats all... and Typing adb reboot recovery just gives an error with no device connected...

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@ben : Yours was the first help post that i read and i have tried everything you suggested and i'm down to the last point where i may have to pull the battery. even if i reinsert it after a minute, there are chances of killing mu eMMC, right. That is where i'm stuck currently...
[HTC Desire S] NiruBhai:
The same issue happened to me last week while trying to flash EXT4Recovery over CWM.. I have pulled the battery and reinserted after few seconds.. And then I was able to boot into the ROM..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1264527
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
@Nirubhai, can you tell me exactly how you got past the white screen into recovery?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Hey bro, if you do pull the battery, do not instantly re insert it. Re insert about a minute later. Try ADB commands.

You don't need to worry, relax. You're in no trouble at all. A kernel flash is usually harmless.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
How much was your phone charged?
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Around 52%
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
That'll take a while to run out. Is adb detecting your phone? ADB is probably your best bet.

You'll get into recovery eventually, it's not a question of IF , but WHEN.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
I am going to wait the entire night if it takes that... Adb is not detecting my device. Have run out of all options but to wait till it switches off, then connect to charger and try recovery. WHEN ;) i get into recovery, should i do a nand restore or flash another kernel, ext4 or what? Any suggestions willl be a big help...
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Sorry to hear that, just needed feedback to know what to suggest next. :confused:

when you plug charger in does LED light ?

The way I see it you have two options

1)

If LED was lighting when you tried charging phone?

Then you could wait until the battery runs completely flat and the phone turns itself off. Then plug in charger and fully charge the phone before turning phone ON and trying to enter bootloader by pressing VOLUME DOWN + POWER button.

2)

Just go for it and pull it, pull it out quickly leave out for about 30seconds and replace it and try to enter bootloader by pressing VOLUME DOWN + POWER button.

Anyone agree?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Do you have a nandroid backup? If you do, restore that. No need for Ext4 or anything right now.

Yeah ben, thats probably what i would do. I've been stuck on this screen many times, and thats what i did. Pull the battery, and re insert a minute later.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Thanks brother, you've been very helpful. I'll keep you posted what happens... (fingers crossed)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
When (?) you get into recovery then I'd suggest that you restore a good nandroid backup.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
What is a better option - battery pull or wait till it drains?
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
My charging light doesnt light up on connecting charger. Is that bad?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
No normal in a bootloop. While waiting, try the three button reset again, and make sure you do it right. Press all 3 - Volume up, volume down and power buttons together and hold.
[HTC Desire S] NiruBhai:
1) Removed the battery after waiting for some time

2) Re inserted the battery after waiting for some time

3) Pressed Volume Down+Power >> got the HBoot Screen :-)

4) Selected Factory Reset >> Failed.. Again got the White Boot screen

5) Again Removed battery and re inserted battery after waiting for some time..

6) Pressed Volume Down+Power >> got the HBoot Screen again

7) Selected RECOVERY >> Failed.. Again got the White Boot screen

8) Again Removed battery and re inserted battery after waiting for some time..

9) Pressed ONLY the power button and phone got powered up and the installed ROM got loaded without any issues

10) I was getting some random Restarts after that.. I was NOT able to select RECOVERY or FACTORY RESTORE from the hboot. Installed ROM Manager from market and re installed CWM from ROM Manager

11) Restarted the mobile and selected RECOVERY >> Luckly it got worked :-)

12) Reinstalled the ROM and its working fine without any issues now
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
@Nirubhai, i hope i am as lucky as you...

@shrome : did you mean "not narmal in a bootloop", or "No, thats normal in a bootloop" Confused...? :rolleyes:
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
^^^^^^^^

This was probably a different issue. Don't try a factory reset or normal boot after battery pull. You'll end up in the same situation as you are now.

I meant it is normal. If the combo don't work, pull battery and reinsert after a minute.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Then what should i do, factory reset and full wipe or directly go to restore nandroid backup?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Then, when you reinsert the battery, hold the volume down button and without releasing, press the power button. You should reach a white screen called bootloader mode. Enter recovery from here and directly restore a nandroid backup.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Well then, i guess nothing more to do but to wait for the battery to die. Hope this works... Thanks everyone for your help. Will report back when i have something to share... Just sitting and refreshing this post and staring at the phone screen right now... :(
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Umm, since your phone isnt charging, how do you plan to boot? Does a friend have a similar htc phone?
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
So you mean if my phone gets discharged, i wont be able to charge it again? Oh my God, is that true!!!??? Please tell me now so i can pull the battery if that is the case...
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
No, you probably wont, cuz the charging light wont turn on. You'll need another battery.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
The charging happens at hardware level no? Why should a corrupt kernel prevent me from charging? So you think i should pull the battery? Anybody out ther have an answer to this? Please let me know before i lose charge...
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Just pull battery and hope for the best.
[HTC Desire S] NiruBhai:
In case, If you are not able to get into recovery from hboot, try to reinsert the battery and press ONLY the power button (normal boot).. It worked for me
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
First try recovery.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
@ shrome, i'll let it drain out, figure out a way to charge the battery elsewhere or get another battery and then boot rather than trying a well documented procedure to brick my eMMC. At least that way i wont be cursing myself of bricking my phone despite everyone on the forum screaming "DO NOT PULL BATTERY" !!!

Thanks for all the advice guys. Stupid phone just wont switch off...:mad:
[HTC Desire S] NiruBhai:
All the best bro..

But for my issue, I have removed and re inserted the battery for around 3 times. Luckly it got worked..

The main thing is that, do not re insert the battery immediately after removing it..
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Ok, best of luck.

Next time post such stuff in the GENERAL section. You'll get faster support.
[HTC Desire S] Traged:
When telephone stuck on white htc , you can access it from ADB, so in cmd write only

adb devices

adb shell

reboot recovery

, and you can load new rom!!
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
I've tried adb, doesnt detect my device...
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Sorry for not fully reading your first post, where you answered all questions that i then later put to you :o

If you do have another way to charge battery, ie a friend with same phone or perhaps know of a phone shop that might have a working phone and could charge or at least part your battery then the dis-charge method is the safer one.

I believe that the Desire S battery also works in Desire Z in case this helps.

You'll need a reasonably full battery in order to perform a restore (assuming you can enter recovery on re-start) and if your phone's has been stuck on the white screen for over an hour it's probably burned a significant amount of the charge that it had in it.

Before it was known that pulling the battery was so dangerous, I pulled mine (without any damage) over a dozen times, perhaps I was lucky! just telling you that in case you're forced into doing it at some point in the future!

good luck.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
When my device does this, I occasionally pull the battery. I don't understand why we cannot pull the battery :/

On HTC's user guide , they say when your phone freezes, pull the battery out , and re insert it
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
eMMC issues suck. I can say this a million times. There's probably no other way to brick your phone. (unless you do somthing toooo stupid) If htc didn't cheap out on the eMMCs, The desire s would be perfect.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Whew! Back on and running!!!

To all you guys out there who spent your time and helped me out, thank you. Especially Nirubhai, Shrome and Proxuser and ben_pyett. I got my device working again. Its back to its former glory. Thank you everybody. God bless you all.:D
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Ah, can someone please explain to me the theory behind the issue... why do the chips fry when you pull the battery ?!
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I can't stand the suspense? what did you do to fix it?

Did you just go for it pull the battery?

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They shouldn't, although as someone pointed out earlier apparently the BLISS or HTC RYTHME as its called is made so that the battery cannot be removed! an admission of an underlying issue if ever I've heard one!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
What did you do???? I'm curious too.

About the eMMCs - htc put cheap eMMC chips in their devices. M4G2DE chips/ devices are usually faulty. Idk the reason, but a quick battery re-insert usually fries a faulty eMMC chip for some reason. Mine's still alive so i'm either very lucky, or my chip's good

@ben_pyett That's really bad imo. Not being able to pull battery may put users in very tight situations unless there's a hard reboot key that never fails or a mode hard coded into the device like DFU mode in apple devices or download mode in samsung phones.
[HTC Desire S] NiruBhai:
That's great news.. Please share the steps you did. It will help others :)
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Like i had decided earlier on in the discussion, i made a resolute decision not to wipe the battery. I was not willing to chance ruining my eMMC as i did not know if it was the M4G2DE type.

So i waited for the battery to drain out with my heart in my mouth... Finally it ran out of battery.

Then i removed the battery (Not Battery Pull) I took it out AFTER the phone had switched off.

Then charged it, booted into recovery and restored the nandroid backup i had made seconds before flashing the new kernel.

And lo and behold, I was back up and running.

Then i did an adb log to see my eMMC chip name.

Guess what?? It turned out to be the M4G2DE !!!

Had i pulled the battery while it was still on, i can only imagine what might have happened...

So there it is, a new solution for those stuck in bootloop and dont want to do a battery pull.

Its called Patience !!!

Let your battery run out. Then charge it and go for the recovery. Hope this helps others like me.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
When you say charged it, I'm guessing that you put battery back into phone, turned off and waited?
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Yes ben, i put the battery back in, connected the charger, waited for it to charge for 10 min then went into recovery.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Good thing dude. When the battery ran out, and you put the charger, did the notification light turn on? How much battery did you have on booting?
[HTC Desire S] tcchuin:
wish i hadnt pulled my battery:(
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
@shrome99,

The funniest (and scariest) thing happened to me when i connected the charger after my battery had run out.... instead of being a steady orange like it is when it is charging in either switched off or on mode, it stated blinking rapidly, then slowly...

I only figured out later after 2 attempts that with a completely burnt out battery, the charging LED cycles through three stages,

1) The first is a rapid short burst blinking for about a minute

2) The second stage is of more steady light up of the LED albeit with periodic slow blinking for about another minute or two.

3) Finally, the third stage is when it stays lit up.

In the first two stages, hardware and firmware restrictions prevent you from starting the device as it probably doesn't have enough juice to get you through a complete boot.

So when there is enough charge in the battery to take you through an entire boot-up only then does the LED stay lit and allows a boot.

Also, from reading about charging batteries in phones, i found out that it is a function of a small code written onto a CMOS flash memory chip which governs supply of power to the phone... like in laptops. So a bad ROM flash or a busted kernel will still not stop you from charging your battery...

This is what i have learned so far from pretty nail-biting experience and i am no tech wiz like all you awesome people out there so please forgive any erroneous information, and i hope this will be of help to anyone stuck in a pathetic situation like me, with an unresponsive phone stuck at the boot-logo, not responding to adb or a three button restart, with the only apparent solution being a battery pull. Well, there is now an interim and safer option involving hours of patience, but a potentially rewarding solution.

Hope this helps.

EDIT: I had about 5% BATTERY after i booted up into my ROM, but mind you, the phone was connected to the charger through the entire process of the nandroid restore and subsequent reboot.
[HTC Desire S] tcchuin:
i guess mine is all fried :(

no hboot,fastboot adb ,no anything.

led doesn't even light up even plugged in.

guess i was just being "lucky"..hahaha
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Sorry to hear that

@tcchuin, i'm very sorry to hear that.

But like i said before, its the hardware that prevents you from charging. So if you wait till the battery runs out, you can still recharge and try booting into recovery.

If that doesnt work, disconnect from charger, let it drain again (will take only 5 minutes, and try adb command.

TRUST ME, i have tried, adb commands dont work on the white HTC screen but the moment it switches off (battery drain), you connect the usb and instantly the adb recognises your device and allows all adb commands.

The key is patience, and not attempting a battery pull. THAT is a well documented way of frying your eMMC, and once hardware is damaged, there is nothing more to be done but to return to HTC, and then they give you a hard time for software tampering and warranty clause violation...

I'm sorry this happened to you. I wish you had come to this situation after me, so maybe this thread could have helped. Keep the spirit up, this is not the end of the world. Now we know what to do if ever this happens to your or mine or anyone else's phone...