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[Xperia Arc General] aero125:
I finally got an update message for OTA to *.42 yesterday night (9Nov). I downloaded the firmware and followed the whole installation process but failed repeatedly to install the update for some strange unknown reasons on my rooted *.283 (World Generic). I tried disabling 3rd party password delay and QQ phone mgr apk but still no luck. :confused:

Given up, I finally proceeded to backup all data and flashed the *.42 ftf plus re-rooting using flashtool 0.4.2. :D This was a more troublesome process as some settings and apks gotten haywire after restoring from titanium backup. But i got my *.42 :)

I'm still wondering why can't the rooted *.283 OTA to *.42 directly. Anyone kind enough to advise if i have missed anything during the OTA process ?

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*.283 world generic, I got the update message finally on 9 Nov. Did u succeed in OTA to *.42 ? I failed repeatedly for unknown reasons ...
[Xperia Arc General] tatit1011:
that happened to me aswell i just had to put the stock framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk back and OTA worked
[Xperia Arc General] ceppone:
I have got the same problem, can you kindly post your stock framework-res.apk and SystemUI.apk and describe the procedure you follow to replace them and update via OTA???

Thanks a lot!!
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
If youve modded anything or changed anything then the OTA update will fail. I had a modded dock and had the panorama beta installed and mine failed. Even after restoring the original Home.apk and removing panorama (oh, and appwidgetpicker) it still wouldnt work (guess i must have missed something).

You should still be able to update via SEUS (though it will probably want to repair the phone first). When i did this i was expecting everything to be wiped but surprisingly it left all my apps installed.
[Xperia Arc General] pandaball:
Updating via SEUS will leave all your apps and data intact, unless it wants to repair your phone in which case everything will be erased.
[Xperia Arc General] aero125:
Thank u all for the advise, but i'm still kind of confused.

I only rooted the Arc, the bootloader was still locked, and i have made no changes to the *.283 framework-res.apk and sytemUI.apk, meaning both these files were original stocks. So I'm not sure what restoring these 2 files exactly means :confused:

I was using Go launcher Ex instead of the SE stock launcher, so has it got anything to do with the *.283 framework-res.apk and sytemUI.apk being changed unknowingly to me ?

I hope to clarify this OTA issue otherwise i would have to go thru the more tedious process again to update the *.42 later on.

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Is SEUS the same as OTA ? I did the failed *.283 to *.42 update from the "phone setting-about phone-software update" , which i took it as OTA (over the air) and which will retain the root. I updated in the past once via the PC companion but lost the root.
[Xperia Arc General] cryogenix:
for you guys worried with .42 root access loss, .42 can be easily rooted back anyways with the new flashtool so even if OTA from .283 fails, just use SEUS or even flash a .42 FTF directly, then root.
[Xperia Arc General] aero125:
Got it, Thk u.

I was still using the earlier 0.3 flashtool method which requires going back to *.181/184 to gain root before OTA up again to update. Yes, I just found that the 0.4 flashtool can install root directly. Development from XDA is really fast. Stupid Me :p
[Xperia Arc General] tibidt:
Hi ,

I have the HK 4.0.A.2.368 (rooted) , I have checked today and I got the message that there is an update: 4.0.2.A.0.42 , but cannot update OTA and wants me to use PC Companion.

I understand that in this case I will lose root. How can I root the .42 ? Do you have a link for the new flashtool ?

Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] bradgh:
refer this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1320350
[Xperia Arc General] shtreber:
I cant update neither. And i dont want to backup all my things, help pls
[Xperia Arc General] Moon.lSd:
I have just received .42 a few hours ago :D
[Xperia Arc General] pandaball:
Flash using Flashtool, uncheck 'Wipe User Data' and your settings will be kept intact.
[Xperia Arc General] default_s:
Anybody has the 58 SW for St15i in ftf format?

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Forgot to tell you that you can find the lastest 4.0.2.A.0.58 software on megauploads for the ST15i.

just add this:

?d=1NE5SIP1

after .com/

Can anybody make a working ftf out of the sin files and post the back link?

I can't seem to get it to work..
[Xperia Arc General] ShyamSasi:
It's for Xperia Mini .. Does not work for Arc there are too many difference.
[Xperia Arc General] soumya_digi:
Minor update for different regions. It'll also have the same battery drain issue!
[Xperia Arc General] robsaw:
Got update to 58 from wotanserver for Xperia Pro. Assume they'll have for more Xperia models soon.
[Xperia Arc General] s3rv3r:
if I update using WOTAN server, i'll need make backup of my contacts ?
[Xperia Arc General] robsaw:
Wontanserver flash will wipe all your apps, data, contacts - so back it up.
[Xperia Arc General] wallytax:
Contacts shouldn't be a problem. These can be backup in your google account, just as most apps. You will loose your settings and game progress. You can backup apps with astro
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] econometrician:
Has anyone tried Groove IP? I've heard very conflicting reports. Some said it worked great, other complained of horrible voice quality.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] snrb Labs:
Your call quality will mostly depend on your network connection.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] ensonnosne:
Works pretty good. Comes in handy when you need more than one gvoice numbers receiving calls at the same time
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] dcman008:
I used it for a month when I was backpacking in Europe. Was nice to make calls home for free when I was able to get WIFI. Call quality was not amazing but it did the job very well. Network speed/quality did not seem to have much effect on the call quality, it sounded the same if I was on fiber in France or ADSL in Italy.

As a comparison T-mobile's WIFI calling had much better voice quality. But I didn't like having to swap SIM every time I wanted to call home, so I stuck with Grove IP for most of my trip. Grove IP was 1.99 on Amazon if it is well worth giving it a try.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] add119:
It good u dont need to have network on groove ip i use it with wifi it depend on how strong your signal on wifi is . If you have 3g or 4g service this apps is useless but it wifi calling is not like wifi calling from t-mobile that force u to have a plan. This apps is the real deal in case if you dont pay for your phone bill on time.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] MattKilla:
Being that Wi-Fi is free everywhere where I live, I bought this and cancelled T-Mobile.

+$60 month for me.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] tvdang7:
What about when you are on the road ..............
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] SlimeYKW:
TMobile web exclusive $30: unlimited data/text, 100 mins + Google voice = cheap cell solution. Unlimited everything for 30 bucks a month, no contract. Cant beat it.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] SlimeYKW:
about groove IP....works good on wifi, pretty bad on mobile network...but useable.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] SlimeYKW:
Actually I take that back. Works pretty damn good when you news with the settings. I get good enough service where I've been using this daily on my mobile prepaid network ($30 web exclusive Walmart plan) without a problem other than slight delay.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arsonist63086:
I have slide that random reboots like once a day for no apperant reason . Beed doing it since cm6.1.1 and now I'm on cm7.1 so would like to know what mightt be wrong... info : rom- cm7.1 / hotboot- 0.52 / latest radio / s-on .. if anyone can help I'm open ears
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arsonist63086:
Any one with info on this your insight will be very helpful
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txdeathray:
can you give us some more info? like whether your phone's overclocked? to what frequency? what apps were running? etc...
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arsonist63086:
Well I had setcpu on the cm 6:1:1 and clocked 768 I beleave it would run right then it would reboot like 2 times a day so I took of the oc and set cpu and the reboots were now random like once a day or one at all .. so jumped to cm 7:1 everything is good so I set the built in oc to 768 and it was fine till like with in a few hours it would reboot again reboots are random but like once or twice a day so removed oc and back to the stock and only once a day on none at all ... apps that I use the most and leave runinf facebook, voice, talk , sd-booster at bootup set at 1024, music most of the time, also advanced task manager by rechild, ... if more specific info is needed I'm be glad to give to help me get closer to solve the problem .. thanx
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txdeathray:
how about battery temperature? how hot does it get when you're using/not using the phone? also, by randomly reboot, does it reboot when you're using the phone or just whenever it wants?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arsonist63086:
Battery doesn't heat up at all so normal temp ... by randomly I mean when it wants.. it in the pocket and u just feel the buzz of the reboot .. again no oc and just like 3 apps running at most also have cache clener ng runing at 12hour intervolts ... also ran permistion fix threw rom manager but not sure if the fix will stick since its s-on

Edit : forgot to say wifi alway on even when sleep since the phone does not have a data plane
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txdeathray:
hm... idk but perhaps it's the wifi that's causing those reboots. then again, if you don't have data plan, not using wifi will just turn your phone into paper weight.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arsonist63086:
Would having it s-on be a issue in any way?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txdeathray:
Not at all, I have S-ON and only have reboot problem occasionally when I use wifi, battery gets too hot, or something.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arsonist63086:
Oh ok ... so would their be a fix for the wifi cuz this is getting annoying I have reflashed like 5 times in hopes it was a bad flash.. and don't really see a big library of roms that ain't sense roms ...
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ovar:
I have had this issue with CM7 as well. Some nightlies are better than others.

To reproduce just keep toggling your wifi. Eventually the phone will reboot. I use to see "kernel panic" messages in the logcat file but the last time I captured logcat for this issue I did not see any message about a kernel panic.

Where would we post a bug for this?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arsonist63086:
Oh ok so wat u are suggesting it might be cm rom related issue ... would the wifi fix flooting around here help with the issue or have u tried the wifi fix ?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ovar:
I have not tried the WIFI fix. I would be curious if other can get the reboot to happen by toggling WIFI repeatedly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jayrod88:
I just wanted to see if everyone that is successfully connected to the AT&T LTE network has the orange & green sim card. Mine is orange and blue and I was under the impression it would work. Needless to say I can not connect to LTE (in Chicago).

With a different APN I can get 3.5G but not LTE. With the default APN I can not get any data connection. Due to my account type (work phone) I do not have access to the account so I can not check the feature code on it. Therefore I wanted to see if anyone is having success with the orange and blue sim card.

Please chime in.

See the link below for a picture of the back of the phone with the green sim card in it.

http://www.slashgear.com/att-4g-lte-speed-report-htc-vivid-and-samsung-skyrocket-04193046/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] slic33:
Orange and blue here. LTE working great.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lwfb:
Orange and blue here. The code is different though, if its not changed to the LTE data package, it will not work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jayrod88:
Yah. That's what I figured. Until my AT&T rep can change it I'm using HSPA+. It is killing me knowing that LTE speeds are just a feature code away, lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] JFizDaWiz:
the LTE SIM cards have the 9th and 10th digit as "25"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] netnerd:
cool! when i bought samsung infuse on release date, they gave me new sim!

9 and 10 digit is 25 and it' orange and blue!
[Atrix 4G General] topil:
i downloaded the lg camera pro from a website, i run titanium backup doctor market and linked that apk, then i realize that apk was a paid apk and my market even i didnt pay for it, is marked purchased, i really want to buy it so i can update the apk, but because i didt pay for it i have a message telling me that apk was not purchased, i hope someone can tell me how to unlink that apk so i can pay for it, thank you
[Atrix 4G General] ldc2335:
Uninstall it. Then buy it.
[Atrix 4G General] pmcnano:
Uninstall and buy it :)

edit: DAMN IT..you won by some seconds :( ok..lol
[Atrix 4G General] topil:
of course was the first thing i did but

appear purchased in marked, so i tried to install it again and then i received the message the download of lgcamerapro was declined because you havent purchase it.
[Atrix 4G General] pmcnano:
Uninstall it, clear cache in market and purchase? ;D?
[Atrix 4G General] G-Man.:
re-install the .apk backup through Titanium Backup then use Titanium Backup to 'detach' the .apk from the market :rolleyes:
[Atrix 4G General] topil:
thank you for the help, im going to provide more info, i go to android market WEBSITE, not in my phone, and in my market lgcamerapro appear PURCHASED, this is not market apk issue, im talking about the real market from google. of course i have not purchased that app, but i can not change the purchased status.
[Atrix 4G General] meamgood:
I have the same issue with pocket casts and a few other apps I got from the Amazon market. I have sent an email to Android support, but it's been a month and they haven't done a damn thing.
[Atrix 4G General] qwert69:
I have same problem. I downloaded some apps (not from market) and linked them with titanium backup with market. Now I cant download them or buy them.
[Atrix 4G General] msd24200:
Even if you uninstall the app you still don't have the option? I've never tried to link an app so not sure if that will work.
[Atrix 4G General] qwert69:
If I uninstall the app then in market is only install button - not buy (market in phone and web market are same). when I try install then show me message that its declined because I havent porchased the app. Tried many times. They dont want my money :D
[Atrix 4G General] Darknicks:
Same problem here.
[Atrix 4G General] scrchngwsl:
Solution: Don't download pirated apps... :rolleyes:
[Atrix 4G General] randomchars:
D'oh! Amazon apps will show up here too, not just pirated ones. I have this issue with soundhound.
[Atrix 4G General] Phalanx7621:
Rom Toolbox also gives the ability to break market links. Fyi.
[Atrix 4G General] scrchngwsl:
Can't you update it through Amazon?
[Atrix 4G General] randomchars:
You can, but it will still show up the market as installed, and you can't buy it from there. I wanted to get soundhound so I could update it like all my other apps, but I can't as it shows as purchased.
[Atrix 4G General] Haldy:
I have exactly the same problem, I tried to unlink the app via TB and also the ROM Toolbox, but still no success :-(
[Atrix 4G General] mandrsn1:
I was using a CM7 build on my Milestone 2 and the Dev included ADWLauncher EX in the ROM. When the ROM was flashed the pirated app was linked to my account without me knowing.

Once ADW was updated I was able to buy and download ADW and everything was fixed.
[Atrix 4G General] Grant Barker:
This is a valid problem.

I have installed a couple of apps with apks supplied by the developers. I used them for a couple of product reviews.

Here is one example.

App shows as purchased

App cannot be installed or updated regardless of whether the original apk is installed or not (and/or linked to the market or not, as far as the phone is concerned). I also tried Titanium Pro.

It is an Android Market thing.

Another thing:

When an app is paid for but then the developer decides to make it free or remove the paid app - it still shows up in the

Android Market list of owned but not yet installed apps.

When you try installing it it stays on the following page forever because nothing really exists to download.
[Atrix 4G General] Grant Barker:
Actually, you might try this thread and use the old version of the market they link to..

https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!topic/android-market/VS1-_Kv_N80
[Atrix 4G General] Phalanx7621:
When u get an app that's a pirated version of an app or u get one for free from amazon or getjar u can't update it. It amazes me people are not being able to figure this out.
[Atrix 4G General] nunjabusiness:
I think you might be missing the point here.

I think the problem is in the inability of the Titanium Backup link feature to do adequate housekeeping. I think the answer will be for the OP to contact TB dev and ask about it. It may matter whether it is the free or Full version. I don't use a LOT of the advanced features in TB, but I paid for it to get the one-click restore capability and such.

I also have a large number of apps installed/purchased/received free from the Amazon App Market and I can see how this could be a problem if I had linked any of them to the Android Market. I don't. I use the service I got it from to update the app.

Maybe the "Mark As Installed From" feature could help. I know there is a "Destroy All Market Links" option in Market Tools.
[Atrix 4G General] randomchars:
Do you have a reading disability or are you mentally challenged?

No? Good! Here's a real world scenario that could have happened to anyone. Apparatus was a free app on Amazon but it was pulled after the promotion so it's no longer updated there. But if you installed it when you the new market, you can't buy it. Ever.

Likewise if you got an app from getjar or pirated it but would like to buy it you can't.

A little unsolicited personal advice: stop being ignorant, and read the ****ing thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DJSLINKARD:
So I decided to install the new MIUI ICS rom(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1335745) after running UnNamed for quite some time but Im getting terrible battery life and I wanted to see some comparisons on what you all are getting. Im loving everything else about this ROM except the horrible battery life. On UnNamed, I could easily go well over 24 hours without a charge and sometimes upwards of 30 hours. On MIUI im getting half of that. My battery is draining twice as quickly. Anyone else experiencing this or know of some good tweaks for MIUI?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
I'm not sure how you got 24-30 hours on unnamed. I have tried just about all of the ROMs, and none of them get that life without the help of juice defender, etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ppttpp:
I flashed MIUI (not ICS). The battery life is non-comparable to the stock ROM. I have to charge every night for normal use.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DJSLINKARD:
The only thing I did on UnNamed was use TB to freeze a couple of the apps that i thought were using battery. Other than that, it just worked and my battery was amazing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bella92108:
Likely something you're running. I used both Unnamed and this ROM (MIUI), and they both are less power-efficient than stock, but comparable to each other.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cfaberlle:
This is what I'm getting. As you can see it is always awake since it's a work phone. I'm always getting emails, text, and calls, ect.

For a heavy user, I can't complain.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
I'm on MIUI ICS.

Juice Defender Ultimate has done wonders for my battery life. Nearly doubled it. My phone is only a month old, so I've been extremely heavy on it. I'm certain it will do even better once I stop working it to the bone. Props for juice defender.

I also froze a few things in TB, but i'm not sure this does much other than possibly free up some RAM... if that. While on the stock ROM i froze almost 1/2 the processes.

Finally in System Tuner I went into the start up apps and made sure nothing was starting that I rarely use.

Easily largest gains have been since installing Juice Defender Ultimate.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] patrkoch:
I'm running MIUI 2.3.7 and I also get terrible battery life. I love the rom other than that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tewan:
Read up on how amoled screens work, you're killing your battery life by using a white theme.

By having a black background with white text, you're only powering the LEDs to display the white text. However, when you have a white background with black text, you're powering all the LEDs for the background while leaving the black text LEDs unlit. This is why blacks look so inky and dark on our screen rather than a very very dark grey.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Heavy user.... hehe

I've been putting 9 to 10 hours of screen on time in one day. Giving my extended battery a serious work out.

Though I'm recovering from surgery so I can't move much and don't have alot else I can do.

Using darker themes will definitely help alot. Switch your xda app on your phone over to simple and it make the majority of your screen black. As much as I'm on here it's made a noticeable difference in battery life.

Finally heal up and I'll be going through phone withdrawals, even with phone in hand.

Sent from my páhhōniē
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ferrocene:
I'm getting 30 hours on Unnamed, with full data/email/facebook updates, etc. it's just a well-tuned ROM. BBS helps identify wakelocks, on another ROM the calendar wakelock would prevent it from entering deep sleep.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LimpyShox:
From that screenshot, I think the white theme is the smaller problem. In general you want your ratio of screen time to awake time to be as close as possible to 1:1. Those huge periods of time where the screen is off but the phone is awake are what's draining the battery.

Try Better Battery Stats to find out what's causing all the wakelocks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] akira02rex:
Untrue
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] demon9206:
Yeah I've seen lots of people say unnamed has less, but how? So many things were removed, and only a few added, how would it get less than stock?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] akira02rex:
Because these folks aren't conducting real battery tests - they are instead, just using their phones in everyday reality and installing this app, that app, then looking at battery life and guesstimating it's worse or better.

Unnamed should theoretically get better battery life because of the stripped apps/services and because of Entropy's kernel. If it's not, the problem lies elsewhere within an app/service that has been installed or misconfiguration.
[Galaxy S II General] iPodtosis:
I have searched this forum, and the general consensus is that this version will only work on T-Mobile Edge, not 3G, because Tmo 3G is 1700 and 2100.

But I called T-Mobile Tech support today, and the tech guy said as long as the phone is unlocked, the GSM 1900 band on this phone will pick up Tmo's 3G/4G network.

Can anyone confirm this please?

If the tech guy is right, I will be buying this phone this week.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II General] Mr. Sakkaro:
Unfortunately, that guy is wrong...

It does not work on T-mobile 3G/4G band.