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[Motorola Droid Bionic] alodar1:
Listen to Bionicblue's advice. If you have problems that interfere with phone usage, either return it...or do the leak. If you do not, wait for the update path.

There is no assurance using the leak will be able to return to the update path without doing something. Generally updates are tied to some kind of stock. Sure, the awesome devs on XDA do get around to the updates and do wonderful jobs. So root and futurecooked roms will be an option.

But, if you can wait, wait. If you just gotta jump in...do it with a smile on your face...not that one...a real smile. I've been here going on 5years. Never once has there been a failure.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ichigo007:
Stock 5.7.893 with webtop. still ocationally getting no network warnings but I think someone said that was a sim card problem and that a sim replacement fixes it.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] alcor34:
I did

I did the three updated ending with 5.7.893 and i have to say i am starting to love my phone the way that i had hoped i would when i first got it. It's so much faster and more stable than before. And now i can enjoy having 4g. That's working so much better for me now.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] skaman9876:
Is anyone here having the dreaded no 3g connectivity issue? Just took the plunge and updated from 5.5.893 to 5.7.893 with webtop rocking Shift3r 2.3.1 ic3 blurry everything was last night now getting no 3g or icon stays white. 4g our blazing fast. Hopefully I can get a new Sim card and be fixed
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Wintergon:
I did the update from stock to 5.7.893 and love the change. Camera is wicked fast now and over the phone seems a lot more stable. I have the frequent data drops but I had that before the update (tried all of the recommended fixes with no real improvement).
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Skyroket:
I just started having this problem yesterday, too. I am on 5.7.893 stock rooted +webtop. 3G connects, sometimes, but never turns blue (what is that, getting an IP address or something?) so there is no connectivity. 4G works just fine.

At first I thought it was just a Verizon issue, but my daughter's LG Ally seems to be working just fine on the 3G.

Do you think they're blocking the new radio, perhaps? I would've thought more people would be reporting problems on this forum if that was the case.

I really don't think it's a SIM card issue, because the SIM card is for 4G. The CDMA radio inside the phone is what controls the 3G, to my knowledge.

I'm trying to restore back to Liberty 3 (based on 5.5.886) but obviously that will not downgrade my radio firmware, so I really don't know what that will fix. I will post back with results of that.

EDIT: Restoring back to Liberty 3 on 5.5.886 didn't work. Going to try stock fresh of 5.7.893 and see, but something tells me this is a Verizon issue with the Bionic. Luckily most of the VZW reps have Bionics so they should be reporting the problem.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ichigo007:
I talked to a Verizon rep and she said all LTE phones have the connectivity problems and have been slow fixed and that it is a software issue and not the SIM or hardware or verizon.

She also stated that Motorola phones when you pull the battery you should leave it out for a minimum of 2 minutes per Motorola or you are not really fixinf the problem just post poning it when a battery pull is required
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Skyroket:
So it is a software problem that they're rolling out OTA updates, or that we should try to solve this software problem by doing a 2 minute battery pull? I have kinda been afraid to ask a rep since I have rooted and installed these OTA leaks. With the new OTA that blocks root, I feel like there is some super nerd in the back room just trying to **** with us for getting off stock.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] cmhfdisker:
I'm stock, unrooted and installed the leak several days ago. I concur with the feedback given in this thread. My phone is fast and stable and I haven't had a single data drop (I'd only experienced dropped data once or twice since launch day).

The problem I'm chasing now is fringe signal hopping and the leak did not address it. What I'm seeing is that my wife's thunderbolt will easily hang on to a weak 4G signal as my bionic flips to 3G. This isn't a huge deal for me as it only happens a few places in my home yet it's still frustrating. The phones will sit side by side on the same coffee table both with 4G connections and suddenly the bionic flips to 3G.

I'll give credit where credit is due. HTC's latest gingerbread update on the bolt along with a mature radio version has made it a solid phone. Battery life on the bolt is now every bit as good as it is on the bionic. I wouldn't go back to it but it's nice not having to troubleshoot problems on the wife's phone. It just works.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jplaidlaw:
Sometime's something obvious is overlooked, if it's a night time issue verify via battey & Data manager/ battery mode is not on nighttime saver, as most custom roms come with this as the default
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Skyroket:
Thanks. Night mode was on, but it wasn't the culprit. I changed it to Performance Mode. Data Saver is also already unchecked. Background data is on, Data roaming is on. The 3G is "connecting", and even in Phone Status it says it's connected, but the icon never turns blue.

If you aren't sure what I mean by turning blue, here's what usually happens when the phone changes connection modes. It is consistent through 3G, 4G, and Wifi.

For example's sake, I take it out of airplane mode, then this is what happens.

3G appears next to the cell signal icon. It is white.

4-5 seconds later it turns blue and you can now browse and sync, etc.

Same thing happens with wifi and 4G. The problem here is the 3G never turns blue. It just stays white and no apps can browse.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Skyroket:
Did absolutely nothing and it just resolved itself. I think mine was an issue with the Verizon towers and/or network. Hope yours was that easy, too.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] skaman9876:
luckily mine was that easy too. I texted a friend at vzw and he said he never heard of the issue (obviously since he doesn't fart around with rooted phones and OTA updates that aren't released yet). I told him I was going to come by and grab a new Sim card and last night I tried disabling 4g again just to see what would happen and sure enough 3G kicked in, turned blue, and everything was A okay. Maybe the update just needed a day to settle down?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ichigo007:
The official OTA should fix the $G lte network connection loss when switching between 3g and 4g.

The battery pull is for anytime you need to pull the battery for a problem or to assure you are recieving OTA. She also said that if you pull the battery for the manufactured recommended time your device will find OTA faster if they are rolling them out.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ratledge:
Unfortunately we're pretty sure at this point that .893 will never make OTA, it will be .894 instead, which eats your root and locks out all currently available rooters (that I am aware of)...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] alodar1:
I agree with your assessment, except for the lockout part.

When doing widespread testing, its very common to remove security or validation checking. It allows for better overall testing scenarios. Usually a last step before release would be to add the validation and security checks back into the package.

If you attempt to update. 894, and fail, where .893 succeeded, the test was positive. This would indicate the OTA is close, OR, a phase of OTA dev is complete.

Either way, you knew they would not be releasing any patch that did not contain security and/or validation.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Inous:
I went from .886 to .893 and used the 43v3r root method....I lost root for some reason, but overall the .893 seems good so far
[Motorola Droid Bionic] KonellAZ:
.7.893 did nothing for my bionic.. I have to force it to cdma just to hold a constant signal.. When on Lte/cdma I go from lte, to 3g, to 1x every few seconds.. Eventually burns up radio and I get another bionic.. On my 4th since release date
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ticrandall:
I was stock, had radio issues.

I rooted, eventually got so sick of radio issues that I went from 5.5.886 to 5.7.893.

Several things are better, including battery life and camera, and overall phone speed. Data drop out... Some times it seems better sometimes I want to throw it at moto employees head because no data will work. Better, but not gone. Was it worth it? Seeing how Verizon/Motorola are willing to do just about nothing to help (ok, they will give me a refurbished pos phone with the same issues, or more) I decided to go for it. Haven't regretted it really, but it has solved everything.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] real0325:
5.7.893

I was good on the update for about two weeks until tonight all data is lost no 3 or 4g symbols just stay white. Even the 4g is white if i try to open the market or anything else that requires background data it instantly goes to 3g and says "no data connection" i hope its a simcard issue.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] MillionManMosh:
Same situation here. I'm thinking network issue though.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] bigeddthemonk:
I'm not having that issue but mine gets data drops like crazy, but have to airplane mode alot.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] h1br1d7heory:
The camera fix was great. But the most important thing for me, the 3G data drops, although seems less frequent, still happens. I don't have 4G in my area yet, so I keep LTE off to conserve battery. Still losing 3G more often then I should.

I am rooted with 43v3r root.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] nerdslogic:
I actually did the upgrade and did notice much better performance all the way around....unfortunately that phone was replaced....now I am on my 4th replacement and my camera doesn't work....at all.....even tried flashing the Razr camera to no avail. Always get the same error....."cannot initiate". I had this error before I rooted....actually rooted to try and fix it.

Bummer

Plus I missed Fed Ex today.....:(. But....providing this new replacement works better than the previous 3 CLN's I can try again.....
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ebourlet:
Has anyone been able to flash the newer versions once they were on 5.7.893? If so what's the trick?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eallan:
Title says it all got one stuck in the center, green. Only super noticeable on shades of grey.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dilzo:
Well if you're lazy like me then no. But if you feel like you've been conned out of your money then return it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Kibosh3:
sure... you paid a fair deal for the phone- if you're dissatisfied, then samsung/retailer should rectify it.

but it does sound like lots of hassle for a single pixel.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DMax99:
of course...especially when you will be noticing it, everytime when you look at it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jommy999:
i'd return it . im sure now you see and look at the dead pixel everytime you look at the screen as you have already spotted it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eallan:
Well, kind of how I feel guys.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jay_993:
Just so that you don't regret do it :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ChodTheWacko:
Probably not, depends on how noticeable it was.

If everything else works fine, there is always the chance you'll return it and get something far more annoying.

It reminds me of friends who used to return monitors that had a bad pixel.

- Frank
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Sharpshooterrr:
Yes I definitely would. Not sure if they'll accept the return though because of just one dead pixel.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jommy999:
yeah im sure it will be fine with exchange to newset.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eallan:
I would return a monitor for one. I haven't had a dead pixel in a monitor in a very long time.

This one is pretty noticeable being in the center and all.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mha1021:
I would definitely exchange it coz i know how annoying that one dead pixel is.. i had a iPhone like that and i took it to apple store and they exchanged it for me.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Xaddict:
I would definitely return it.

You deserve a new and defect free screen when you have paid for a new device.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rossygnol:
Definitely I would. You'll never forgive yourself if u don't do it :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eallan:
Talking with the vendor, hoping they take care of me. They have a pretty awful policy on the books there though at 11 dead pixels for a return...

They're talking to the supplier, i will keep you posted.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Prozac69:
Aren't there any apps that force colours to all the pixels which then, in turn, might unlock the green one?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Prozac69:
Just found 'Pixel Fixer V 2.0' and its free. Give it a go. You can't lose really.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] pjm77:
Exactly, there are methods of fixing dead pixels with a good chance of success. I would definitely google it and try them out (and maybe try to figure out which may be best for AMOLED screens).

Then, if nothing works and the dead pixel is in some annoying place I would ask for a replacement.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/dead-pixel-detect-and-fix/com.htc.chris.blackspotdetect
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] wonshikee:
Even if you don't mind, say in the off chance you sell it later - and the buyer notices it and decides not to - you'll regret not getting a new phone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eallan:
Thank you, I already tried that overnight to no avail (and then again several times for a few hours.)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jommy999:
i think you should return it as soon as. i'd have return it on first day if happen to me. not even dead pixel but like a little scratch on the cover front or back i'd return it too.

we should get what we pay for.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eallan:
I agree completely, especially with an $800 device.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eallan:
Well, it looks like I'll have to pay some form of restocking fee for this exchange, going to be worth it to (hopefully!!) get rid of a dead pixel!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] neverthemore:
Ignore the extra pay, just test the new device before you take it home!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Manalow88:
Ok. Im wanting to flash all the way back to stock unrooted and start from scratch on my gsii. i know my flash counter has incremented but i really dont care about that. i just want to know if i can still do the odin one click flash to stock package in development. this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1286432. i am currently on cm7 nightly 11. is there anything particular i need to do? thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
On the second page of this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1330588

I posted a nand backup I did through cwm. If you extract the clockworkmod folder and put it on your phone, you should be able to see it in cwm as a restore. Hopefully save you a number of steps.

It's a clean stock backup that is rooted and has entropy512's kernel. No Google account has been signed in on it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Manalow88:
thank you im gonna hang on to that
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Indeed. Only issue might be putting on the right sdcard, either internal or external, for cwm to recognize it.

And just in case forums are still merged and skyrocket users see this, IT IS ONLY FOR AT&T SGH-I777 SGS II PHONES.

I don't want anyone messing up their phones because of me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Manalow88:
yeah should have stated that. but back to the question i asked. can i use the odin package and flash it or could something go wrong
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Shouldn't be any issues as I'm pretty sure the PDA file contains the files to repartion. But I've never had to flash a phone through Odin to get off cyanogenmod. I've always run a backup of the previous rom I was on before I flashed cyanogenmod.

I've never done what you're looking at doing, so I'm cautious to tell anyone to do something I haven't done.

I wish the cyanogenmod forum had better instructions to revert to something else.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Manalow88:
yeah i agree. i may just flash yours and then odin
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Let me know how it goes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Manalow88:
i just talked to entropy and he said that all i have to do is

2a.) Flash Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to Stock, Kernel + Non-rooted System Package with Modem using Odin3 One-Click Downloader (Windows)

Download the "Odin3 One-Click Downloader Stock I-777 UCKH7 No Bootloaders" package from MultiUpload or MegaUpload. Extract the contents of the zip file to a directory on your hard disk drive. This is a One-Click version of "Entropy512's Return/Unbrick to Stock, Kernel + non-rooted system package" plus stock modem from the development forum. (Contains stock zImage, factoryfs.img and modem.bin.)

Start the Odin3 One-Click Downloader program by double clicking on "I777UCKH7 OCD No BL.exe".

Now Enter Download Mode:

With the phone powered off, plug in the usb cable while holding the vol up + vol down buttons (but not the power button).

When the warning screen appears, press Volume up to continue into download mode.

In Odin, the small edit box in the upper left corner will turn yellow, and say something like [0:COM8].

Click Start. Watch the progress bar advance in green while the message box in the lower area describes the steps. When the flash is finished, the top left larger edit box will turn green and say PASS! and your phone will automatically reboot.

Unplug the usb cable from you phone after it boots up. Success. You're Bone Stock.

and ill be good

i got this from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1313659
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Good deal. Entropy is pretty awesome in helping people out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Manalow88:
yes he is and woot it worked perfectly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Sweet. Learn something all the time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ykolin:
ok, i know i'm a little behind with my reply, but it might be helpful to some one else who might have problems with SIM RECOGNITION

once again, it is not about receiving ATT DATA PLAN, it is about your phone NOT recognizing any sim card.

i flashed my skyrocket with ODIN once click ICS, which was very easy. however my DATA plan did not work, so i installed many different modems and no luck. i tried to change different ROMs and no luck.

so i went back to stock ROM, and no luck, then i tried to flash it again with same ODIN one click ICS that i used in the beggining, and i have my phone recognizing my SIM card just fine.

however, still no data plan, i guess it would be on att settings, but not sure which one to use.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
You know this isn't the skyrocket section right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Pirateghost:
did the shortbus drop everyone off at the wrong stop today?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dandrumheller:
Yup.

Holy crap, I have no skill....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
It seems so
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tenxo:
Looking for a way to set folders to install to EXTERNAL SD card (Not the actual apps). Not like apps2SD...just the folders the apps create for settings and such.

You can specify what location/folder to store pictures taken with the camara too, be it internal or external SD.

This is a setting in the camara app...but most apps dont provide an option like this.

Example:>

We have System, Internal, and if you install External micro SD.

You install Titanium Backup, or other apps that can back up stuff and their own settings, i.e. backup GO launcher settings. When you make your Titanium Backup(s) it creates a folder on INTERNAL storage. Now in the event that something (un-thinkable :o:mad::eek:) happens to your phone like dropping in water or ran over by MACK truck etc...(you get the point) you can't get it to power on you wont be able to get to any of your files on internal SD. Hopefully your External micro SD would survive and you could take it out, in one of the above examples.

So...that's why I ask if this can be done to bypass the INTERNAL SD in a way. I would actually use the internal for music and movies and put files that I want to make sure stay safe on the EXTERNAL SD. Most of us transfer mp3's and movies etc...from computer so we have copies.

Yeah one could just backup the INTERNAL SD from time to time. But we all know how sometimes this is overlooked.

Not sure if it's something about the way Samsung partitoned the storage or in EEPROM settings or something:confused:. On cyanogen mod roms though it had a setting that allowed for this. Phones with less internal storage like HD2 stored the apps on internal and their created folders to external card if one is installed, makes me lean towards the sofware.

P.S. if just move those folders to the External SD the apps dont look their for them.

Thanks for all feedback!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
the 2 way i'm familiar with

CM7, has a build in option to do that

you could probably download CM7 source code and dissect that

Link2SD, can do exactly what you want, which is why i always use it to install my apps directly to my External SD card
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tenxo:
I wish I could DEV but um more of a tester :o! I downloaded some kitchens before but just couldn't get anything going so gave up. Guess I know my place. HAHA

Link2SD sounds like it may work I have to try it. It gives plenty of options!

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
Well on titanium backup you can change itnto backup to the sd instead, just click menu> preferences> backup folder location. At first its set to mnt/sdcard/titaniumbackup, you got to press back and select external sd card and titaniumbackup, or if your sd card already has a titanium folder, just select "detect" and it will find the folder on the ext sdcard
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
but when you do it that way some apps does not work properly, those that are not SD card compatible
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tenxo:
Wow thanks...I knew you could change the location, but that's new to me the DETECT feature that's cool.

Yeah my point...Getting them to the SD is no problem its the apps wont look their unless they have the option to change default location like above mentioned titanium settings.

Side note: seen the post from Cyanogenmod about CM7 being "in progress" :) the option is there to set default under applications so all shall be fine soon for this anyway.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
Were you talking about my post? If so then all the apps do work properly, its just moving the backups you make on titanium to the sd card, not the app itself
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
i'm

not talking about backups

, i'm talking about Apps that are moved forcefully to run from SD, you can do that using TI

but some Apps behaves erratically after that, only SD compatible Apps are unaffected
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GMSonicX:
I just rooted my phone and I was trying to flash it to gingerbread and it was working fine, but clockwork mod wouldn't let me backup. A forum told me to dlete the recovery in the system and replace it and i did, but the replacement was titled "recovery - copy". i tried to reboot my phone but it is stuck at the "Galaxys S 4G - TMOBILE" screen. I can't get into recovery mode and i could never get into download mode. HELP!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Exodian:
How did you try to get into download mode and what rom did you flash?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] HB66:
here is a guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1069032

pull battery and then plug in usb then hold down volume and then you should be in download mode. you should see phone on odin.