yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r00tb33r:
Hey all,

I have a problem with not being able to write anything on my device. I have been trying to doctor it and it fails at 8%.

Since I have no data on my device that I would like to preserve, I am perfectly OK with wiping LVM completely.

I have been following instructions posted here (the part about erasing corrupt LVM):

webos-internals(dot)org/wiki/Last_Resort_Emergency_BootLoader_Recovery (can't post links yet, sorry!)

And when I attempt to remove labels from the physical volume, it says it does it, but the labels are still there!

root@webos-device:/# lvm.static pvremove -ff /dev/mmcblk0p14
Really WIPE LABELS from physical volume "/dev/mmcblk0p14" of volume group "store" [y/n]? y
WARNING: Wiping physical volume label from /dev/mmcblk0p14 of volume group "store"
Labels on physical volume "/dev/mmcblk0p14" successfully wiped
root@webos-device:/# lvm.static pvscan
PV /dev/mmcblk0p14 VG store lvm2 [14.19 GB / 8.00 MB free]
Total: 1 [14.19 GB] / in use: 1 [14.19 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0 ]
root@webos-device:/# lvm.static vgscan
Reading all physical volumes. This may take a while...
Found volume group "store" using metadata type lvm2
root@webos-device:/# lvm.static lvscan
inactive '/dev/store/root' [568.00 MB] inherit
inactive '/dev/store/var' [64.00 MB] inherit
inactive '/dev/store/update' [16.00 MB] inherit
inactive '/dev/store/log' [24.00 MB] inherit
inactive '/dev/store/mojodb' [256.00 MB] inherit
inactive '/dev/store/filecache' [136.00 MB] inherit
inactive '/dev/store/media' [12.75 GB] inherit
inactive '/dev/store/swap' [400.00 MB] inherit
root@webos-device:/#

Can someone help me wipe this thing?

Unfortunately I have had this problem out of the box, and so far HP hasn't been able to help me, as they fruitlessly try to doctor it for several hours now. Waiting for a call from a Level 3 tech now.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solidus_n313:
you might have to actually mount the volume before you can modify, give that a shot
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r00tb33r:
I've tried many kinds of writing. Writing to a file system, writing to a block device, so far none of the changes are persistent.

Mount what? Mount on what? And modify what? There is a lot of different options here.

I appreciate all help, but your suggestion is incomplete.

Also in this thread I am trying to remove LVM labels. LVM resides on a block device and is not mountable. Further, physical volumes and volume groups cannot be removed while logical volumes are mounted.

I can't mount some of the logical volumes (log and var) in the LVM on my TouchPad. Still fail to mount after formatting attempts. Last resort is to nuke the LVM alltogether and write the volume group and all logical volumes from scratch, however, that's the problem discussed in this thread. Removing literally does nothing, vgremove and pvremove execute, however the volume group stays.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solidus_n313:
wow, my apologies, i didnt even notice how little/useless info i put in the post o.O distracted @ work :/

anywho, since youre looking to wipe and start from scratch (as a last resort, im sure) are you able to clearpart? it might work with pvremove, but im not willing to try it on mine :P (more importantly, are you trying to remove the labels from just the physical volume and consequently the subs? or the logical only?

also, instead of pvremove, try pvchange to see if you can just modify existing labels to see if you can zero in on any changes (if any) are sticking.

also, give pvresize a shot after that, working you way back up to remove cuz at this point, id be willing to try anything to see if it will modify
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r00tb33r:
Thanks for the suggestion.

It didn't want to update anything but I did a vg backup and restore combined with pvresize attempts.

clearpart does not exist on the recovery image unfortunately, although I did try to "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mmcblk0p14" before, it fails with I/O error.

pvresize was failing with "too many metadata areas for pvresize" error, but i rebooted using "umount -a; tellbootie reboot" anyway. No changes. Doctor and

devicetool still find the volumes.

Doctor fails unmounting /dev/mapper/store-log (same thing as /dev/store/log), and devicetool fails mounting /dev/store/var, both with error "Invalid argument".

I'm afraid I have to declare this unit defective, as it does not correctly perform commands other TouchPads perform during the recovery process.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solidus_n313:
thats a shame, it sounds like there is a problem with either the NAND, or a flaw with the cpu :( the last case resort i can think of, which is a 50/50 crapshoot is trying to zero the drive using zerombr (command might be "zerombr yes"), if its available (*should destroy all of the contents of disks with invalid partition tables) and see if you build from scratch with nova...

a daunting task, but if youve accepted the fact that its dead, its worth a shot. and on the upside, if it is dead, you now have spare parts! (hopefully you have another TP, the prices on craigslist etc are ridiculous these days :/)

also, since youve been speaking with HP, are they willing to exchange/repair/replace?
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r00tb33r:
Thank you for your help.

I think its a freak case, because clearly under normal circumstances I should have been able to repair the filesystems with methods many other people have used.

HP is sending me a box for my unit, and I should receive a working one next week. I haven't voided the warranty since I still have WebOS on it, and could never make any changes, so I should be good.

Hopefully next one will play nicer than this one.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solidus_n313:
thats what i was thinking, when you make drastic changes like that to the filesystem and structure, it should stick or brick.

well at least you can swap it, are they charging for repairs? or listing as defective?
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r00tb33r:
Due to inability to update to 3.0.4 using update app, or doctor they say I have a "software defect" and offered the free repair. I suspect however that I will receive a new or refurb unit, as I can't imagine them doing anything different short of working through the Qualcomm bootloader directly.

I should probably write down my serial number just to check.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solidus_n313:
thats a good idea, im kinda curious about that as well, considering HP is cutting stall left and right, i wonder if they have available staff to modify the low level , or just take the hit and sent refurb/"new"
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r00tb33r:
The TouchPad is in in El Paso, TX facility right now, but I thought I'd post the email I got (after the box arrived).
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solidus_n313:
the ONLY thing i needed to quote. escape/metal gear ref FTW

also, thats good ****, hopefully its a quick turnaround for the return, i hear theyre actually quite quick about it
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r00tb33r:
The long awaited update... I got it back yesterday. UPS 2nd day air both ways, all paid for by HP (don't let 2nd day confuse you, its next day delivery).

The device I got back has my serial number on it, however the rubber seal on one of the corners is slightly raised, so I have to conclude that the techs opened it to replace the board. It's perfect otherwise. After seeing complaints of bad rocker switches and bad accelerometers/tilt sensors, I'm happy that mine is good on both counts.

To sum it up, HP support performed flawless warranty service for me.

My devices (strangely) still arrived with 3.0.2, but I was able to install 3.0.4 update as it normally should. It now reads and writes to storage as it should.

Had CM7 running within minutes, something I wasn't even able to attempt while storage was read-only.

As for CM7, I've used it for a day now, and I haven't experienced Wi-Fi drops or "sleep of death" others complain about. Knock on wood.

Very happy with Android on it. WebOS might be smooth, but there is nothing for me to do with it.

Looking forward to a finalized production quality rom! (Don't get me wrong, I haven't found anything to complain about in alpha so far!)
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solidus_n313:
congrats! thats excellent that HP didnt welch on the RMA. i also figured that they wouldnt give you a replacement, considering this hardware is gonna be non existant in the market/refurb soon

the only good thing about all the trouble you went through trying to fix your old one is im sure you learned A LOT about how the hardware/file structure operates, always good to learn something new :P

hopefully we still see you around these threads, you really know your ****, and can most certainly contribute more than most
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r00tb33r:
Thank you for your kind word.

Actually I got it wrong in my update. The TouchPad I received is actually a Franken-TouchPad. My serial number sticker apparently has another serial number sticker underneath, yet the back shell appears to be from my original TouchPad.

Interesting. I guess I'm happy as long as it works.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arthur90:
Same problem !!!

I have the same problem and just wanted to know if someone got any results in this problem. While searching on internet i found that there are quite some people with this issue, but no one had found a cure. I would really appreceate some help since i cant return it to hp, i already installed android on it.

The thing is that it worked great for a couple of weeks, i installed cm and mostly worked on it. And since 3 days or so i cant change anything. Cant remove files on cm or on webos, cant create any (i can but when i restart it nothing is changed), the acmeuninstaller dindn't work, and finnally when i'm doing :

lvm.static vgscan --ignorelockingfailure

lvm.static vgchange -ay --ignorelockingfailure

lvm.static vgremove store

The partitions dont remove, but i dont have any errors/warnings.

I guess i just want to know if this is a software issue and i can do anything or it's a hardware one.

Thanks in advance for any help
[HTC Sensation] Kstarz:
Hi all,

I was wondering does the MHL adapter from the SGS2 work on the Sensation? Because I still have my one from when I had my SGS2 and I don't really want to purchase a new one.

Also before anybody asks why I haven't tried it I'm using CM7 and am currently downloading a Sense ROM to try it but wanted to see if anybody has else has tried using it.

Thanks.

EDIT: Just tried it and it works in case anybody comes accross this thread =D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingsway8605:
I stumbled onto an app called LBE privacy guard. It allows you to individually block certain apps from certain permissions. It does require root, but it has shocked me at which apps are requesting which information and when.

It does require root
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rabid_Gypsy:
I've done some searching and think it's just a wipe/reinstall answer, but i'd love to save the time and hassle and ask. I've got CM7.1 RC running on my Telus SGH-T959D with the most recent Glitch kernel med-leakage (no oc/uv) and my BT isn't turning on. I've tried switching to the newest nightly and back to the RC, I've even switched modems, no luck. Whenever I press the notification widget or try to turn it on from the wireless networks menu it greys-out as if it's turning on but it will just stay off. Any ideas?
[Epic 4G General] Shinydude100:
Prolonged uptime will eventually lag a stock device, assuming you're not using an type of script or whatever, anyway the purpose of this thread is for everyone to post their longest uptime (screenshot) without shutting off your phone entirely, and charging when needed as usual, and report any issues they have due directly or indirectly to their uptime.

Please try keeping this format.

Your Image Here

Rom:

(If Stock) Odexed, or Deodexed? :

Android OS Version:

Kernel:

Modem:

Launcher Used:

OC/UV:

Are you using Ram Scripts?:

I'll start.

Rom: Stock EC05

(If Stock) Odexed, or Deodexed? : Odexed

Android OS Version: 2.2 Froyo

Kernel: Stock EC05 Kernel

Modem: Stock EC05 Modem

Launcher Used: Stock 3.0 TouchWiz Launcher

OC/UV: No/No

Are you using Ram Scripts?: Nope
[Epic 4G General] xopher.hunter:
Good idea. However a lot of us swap batteries which prevent us from having long uptime...
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
I go about 3 or 4 days and usually swap out a battery by then. But yeah, caches fill and it is hard to recover memory after a few days.
[Epic 4G General] tmuka:
I swap batteries daily...
[Epic 4G General] ugothakd:
Have ROM Manager and Titanium to do automatic backups...and Titanium reboots.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
My uptime is usually a while. Then it gets slow, i reboot.
[Epic 4G General] DiGi760:
I get about 18-30 hours of uptime before the battery dies and I swap for another one. (Not counting eh17 reboots)
[Epic 4G General] DCRocks:
Wish I could help out, but I reboot each night when I place it on the charger and 1st thing when I take it off in the morning. Have found it helps to reduce issues and mantain prime performance.

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[Epic 4G General] poit:
Using stock EH17 with mkasick compiled kernel, I was at 40 hours uptime before I rebooted the phone because of a bluetooth issue. (Couldn't reconnect car bluetooth, icon showed connected even after stopping and starting bluetooth).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drsela:
Hello XDA..

I've just installed EXTRAordinary v 5.0 rom and after i've flashed the device it wont start..

I flashed the device and now it's just saying Downloading... (The bar is full), Do not turn of Target!!!

It have been in this state for 8-10 minutes now, and odin was done for 8-10 minutes ago -.-

Can anyone tell me what to to???

Since i'm a new member, i can't write in the official thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1136449
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drsela:
I removed the cable and restarted the smartphone..

AND NOW IT*S WORKING :D
[Motorola Droid Bionic] stevessvt:
I permarooted .886, backed it up in nandroid, then installed reblurred V2.0 a few days ago. Today I backed up reblurred, reinstalled stock .886, installed 5.5.893, then 5.6.893. Everything went fine, then nandroided reblurred back again. But I forgot to make a nandroid of the new stock 5.6.893. If I ever need to can I go back to the original .886 backup without detriment?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] neckbonest:
yes but you will still be on the .893 kernal and radio. so if you went back to the .886 you will have a hybrid with886 softwear and 893 kernal and radio
[Motorola Droid Bionic] stevessvt:
Thank you for the reply. I'm sure if need be there is a d/l of the 893 system software I could use. I know the one click restore says it can be used on both 886 and 893. Wonder which it's based on?
[General Questions and Answers] lanamri:
Hi,

I am a noob here...I just installed Insanity 045 Rom and have encountered that after the inital bootup (post install), the phone has automatically gone into headphone mode even with no headphone connected...What am I doing wrong??

I have a samsung captivate that I have installed GB 2.3.3 XXJVK Stable Release and then installed CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVK-v3.1-CWM3RFS.tar to get rooted and get into CWM to install insanity rom zip. I did perform a clean fresh install as instructed.

I dont encounter headphone mode on by default on any other gingerbread or froyo roms (custom or stock)...PLEASE HELP!!!
[General Questions and Answers] lanamri:
Can someone please help with this issue? Thanks in advance.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Hey guys,

As stated previously, I had just updated to 198_7 and heard that some people were getting much better battery results. I wasn't sure what that meant, but I remember hearing about some dude who went 14 hours and was sitting at 60%. So I thought after the update yesterday, I'd post my screen to show what I was getting out of my battery...feel free to comment..Do you think this is typical? Or are people getting even more life and should I be asking Motorola for a new battery?

I got pretty much 24 hours out of my battery including 7 hours of airplane time (when I go to sleep). So essentially I got about 17 hours of moderate use of calls, text, web, XDA checking, some youtube...so anyway, not sure if this is typical, but would love your guys' feedback!

Thanks,

K
[Motorola Photon 4G] olegfusion:
Its exactly same here, but I didnt turn off wifi and 3g at all, but no youtube, if compare. Very similar.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
A guy over at android central just posted this:

That's what I'm talking about..how could he be getting such great life out of his battery, anyone else skeptical?
[Motorola Photon 4G] cepera_ang:
As I can see there is moderately high usage, see "Display Active", I think there is 3-4 hours of screen on, its normal for Photon.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Interesting point. I've put the display down to minimal brightness...and according to you, I've got about 5-6 hours of display time...but i guess that brings up another point...looking at the other person's phone, it seems like they didn't really touch their phone...
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
If you want super battery edit your build prop and enable the deep sleep option. Reboot and you have the sleep option in the power menu now. Of course don't expect phone calls
[Motorola Photon 4G] scoobdude:
I usually get about a aday or so out of mine. Last night my phone was in the orange when we got to a wedding at 3 and finally died around 9 or 10. and that was with playing a bit of greedy spiders and a few time checks etc.

I am on 198_7

p.s. how did you get your battery meter like that?
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Thanks for the feedback...yeah I'm not sure if 17-20 hours is decent with moderate use as this is my first Android phone.

I used UOT Kitchen to change the battery meter. It's really easy to use, just copy your framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk to your computer an upload it into the website. Make any changes you want by selecting the mod and choose amend scripting when you decide to cook your theme. Let me know if you have questions!

Best,

K
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
I didn't get the same results. I usually get 10-12 hrs moderate use web and texts and a high res game auto brightness.

With JDU I only got 8 hrs but I did start using go launcher and I think my phone got unplugged last night around 80%...it claims it increased my battery life by 1.56 but no.

I did use the guide the dude put up too
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Can you post details about the kitchen on my community rom post in general
[Motorola Photon 4G] Schulz3:
Ask someone that has or had a Evo 4G, they will tell you, you are getting GREAT battery life :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benyben123:
Is there a way to change the silver bezel \ frame \ band around the screen?

My bezel is horrible!

I am not sure if this is even possible, or if it's welded into the ..... whatever..... and is irreplaceable....

THANKS!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shortbus-Driver:
No...........
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benyben123:
So what's this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...ltDomain_0&hash=item3cb9d29111#ht_3441wt_1119
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
yes, they sell for 15 bucks on ebay.

look in the vibrant assessories thread to see the silver one with white battery cover. there is a video.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shortbus-Driver:
Ok I guess I'm wrong....if you know the answer why ask? Lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benyben123:
Because I only found out AFTER (:

haha, and if you don't know, why answer lol ?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shortbus-Driver:
:-) good researching. :-)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oka1:
If you want to replace it you will need 3 medium guitar picks to do this. YOu have to take the back section off to re install the new bezel. To see how to do that, check the FFC thread it explains it or check out Youtube on How to install a front facing camera. Like step 3 is far as you go
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benyben123:
thanks for that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minimalist83:
I need this one but couldnt find on ebay , this adhesive special cut ..

http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-Vibrant-T959-Front-Housing-Adhesive-p/smsng6085985.htm
[HTC Incredible S] intelligencexan:
Hi

Is anyone else having this problem?

the data works fine when using roms like VU 2.39 or ARHD 1.18 or cm7... but when on a sense 3.5 rom it doesnt work with market, weather apps or any apps apart from the gmail or browser. I have confirmed the apn and the issue still persists.

Can anyone help?
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
I think it is all of us telus users...

:(
[TouchPad General] krackers:
Enjoy!

I merged two of my favorite boot animations into one.

http://www.mediafire.com/?13ijlvcy3chbd47
[TouchPad General] Adonis K.:
How about a screenshot?
[TouchPad General] john21511:
Screen shot please.
[TouchPad General] krackers:
Preview... as requested

http://www.flickr.com/photos/69285242@N07/6300898173/in/photostream
[TouchPad General] wondercoolguy:
I like it but does your touchpad actually take that long to boot? If so you've got problems....
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catfewd:
Is anyone having an issue with the stock browser where on some web pages the back button just refreshes the page and in order to actually go back a page you have to double, tripple, or even quadruple click it? This happens with both the task bar back button as well as the quick control back button.

This happened on all the roms that I have tried, currently running Task650's in Paris (loving it!) and I am not a fan of the Dolphin Browser, does anyone know of a fix?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catfewd:
found a fix I the developer forum!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18742928&postcount=1864
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcj64:
Thanks for the link been looking for an answer and I dont have enough posts to ask Task on his page, any idea why the delete button isn't working right?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irishtexmex:
Thank you! I've been looking for a fix for this for ages and haven't been able to use the right keywords to get there.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catfewd:
haha, same here, i wrecked my brain trying to google it and then finally found it by accident
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincdoes.me:
OK newbie question how do I boot into recovery I totally forgot because the NC used to be mine but I upgraded to Acer a500 but my wife wants miui.us or what ever rom runs the nook app at correct resolutions

Any help with a setup of rom/version. And nook app version would also be appreciated!

Thanks

I did try holding power and n button but no luck it does boot into cwm on its own cuz its trying to update since she put it on the nook..

Current stock 1.2

Edit this URL help for some reason I thought I just had to hold power plus n button but I was wrong I would still like some help with which rom will play nook app well
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patruns:
The only problem I have seen so far with the Nook app is when trying to view magazine subscriptions. For books it works fine. Not really sure at this point whether that is a CM7 or Nook app issue. I just read in another post that someone is finally running a working Nook app on the latest Phiremod but I have not seen anyone else confirm that.