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[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mightydr:
Apologies for a long post.

But more importantly... "THANK YOU" to all the members of XDA-Developers!! (Too many individuals to list/remember separately)

OK, long story:

I have a 32 GB wifi Xoom. I upgraded from Tiamat kernel 1.4.1 to Tiamat Moray Rom 2.2.2 last week. In the kernel, I was experiencing sluggishness, FCs (launcher, market), and long (2 min. +) boot times. Moray fixed the sluggishness and the FCs, but boot time increased by 30 sec. (no big deal).

After about 6 days (yesterday), problems started mounting, and my device "eroded" (steadily crept toward what I saw as death.):

* The wallpaper had strange markings/moire

* Gmail FC'ed immediately

* None of my computers would recognize the Xoom file system (after having done so minutes prior on my work machine and that morning for my home machine).

So...

I attempted to reflash Moray-- things got worse, EVERYTHING FC'ed, wifi died.

I attempted to restore my nandroid (of Tiamat kernel before I originally flashed Moray)-- things hit rock bottom, it bootlooped.

This morning, I was about to give up. I had already placed a new Xoom in my Amazon.com shopping cart.

But, I tried again...

From you amazing contributors, I was about to find potential answers, and hope

One guy had the exact problem I did:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1240904

In other places, I learned about adb and fastboot and Motohelper PC drivers.

Now, I have just finished a nandroid of a "clean" Moray flash.

I'm ecstatic.

But, also worried. I have NO CLUE how/why the problems started.

If anyone who made it through reading all this has any idea to help me and others, or confident words that the problem(s) are gone for good, please pass them along. Basically, I would like to know if there are specific apps to avoid, filetypes to never save, actions to never perform, etc...

This ordeal has taught me that ANYTHING on xda-developers is potential gold.

Anyway, thanks again from a slightly-less-noob-ish Xoom user.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhemke17:
A lot of times, all the problems mentioned can be completely avoided by doing a clean install of any rom. I always do this even if the directions say it is unnecessary. by wiping all data, you are removing any incompatible or corrupted files from your device. For force closes with google apps, it can be caused by not having the proper signature from the maker itself. I have avoided this in all roms I have made by not resigning them and even removing them entirely, since they can be installed from the market.

As far as the long boot times, the incompatibility of apps and corruptions removed during the wipe process should have fixed this as well as the system isn't trying to start and piece together these apps.

I hope this gives you a little understanding as to your issues and why they happened...if you want a further explanation, please contact me. Also, I am glad to see your issues are fixed and you didn't purchase another xoom...

another tip...restore your apps only and not system data from titanium backup...a lot of times, the data is not compatible with the new system you put on your device.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okantomi:
Excellent advice!
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mightydr:
Thanks. Your words are spot on:

1) I fixed the problem by learning how to install/use fastboot to get rid of *everything*.

2) My force closes began immediately after boot of Google apps: Gmail, Market, Video, Browser, and something called "ancore" (I guess its the core android os).

3) Between my original flashing of Moray and the disaster, I had installed two potentially "improper" apps: the ICS Gmail that was circulated in a Tiamat Moray thread here, and tTorrent. Neither will be reinstalled on my "new" Xoom.

4) In my panic to reflash Moray and restore my nandroid, I may have mixed system data and made things worse.

I may leave my Xoom alone for awhile until I have more thoroughly researched xda-developers.;)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okantomi:
There is a wealth of information here, almost all of it buried in the back pages. It's a guarantee that "someone" has had the exact same problem, and usually has been able to find a solution, and as you said, almost everyone wants to share.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arnauduk1:
Hello Everybody,

I am using TomTom 7 on my HD2...

It works Great; however, I have a problem while using it on a bike...

While biking, I hold it in my hand, and as the HTC screen is very sensitive, I touch very often the edges; therefore TomTom is constantly changing screens...

Would anyone know how to lock TomTom screen display from finger touches... ?

Plock and touchlockpro do not seem to work...

Thank You for your help... !!!

Arnaud :-)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poyensa:
Threat moved. Please read Forum Rules and post in correct section. Thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j.i.wilson:
To where??

It would be helpful if this was stated in the message. It would also help participants to post messages in correct place.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poyensa:
To here. This was wrongly posted initially in some other section, and I moved here because this is the right section to post questions. Regards,
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsachi:
With my other android devices I can use "adb reboot recovery" to get into recovery mode. This does not work on my rooted (stock) transformer. It reboots normally instead. Does anyone know if this is a transformer issue or honeycomb issue? Am I supposed to use the bootloader option instead?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snootched2:
I had same behaviour. I didn't look into it too deeply, but I don't think you can use adb reboot recovery (at least with the stock rom.. I have to try with Prime/others.)

There are two methods, you can use: the hardware key combination, or an app from the market "transformer reboot to recovery".

The key combo can be done with: Hold VOL Down + Power button, wait a few seconds, some text will pop up. Hit VOL Up within 5 seconds and you will enter recovery.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsachi:
I asked gnufabio, who wrote the reboot app. Here is the command line:

Sent from a gingerbread thunderbolt
[Xperia Arc General] bigboymckee:
Hi people,

I tried to update my xperia arc and suddenly stopped and went dead. I can;t even turn it on

Any suggestions to bring it back to life????
[Xperia Arc General] martin132014:
what version is your arc and what method did you use.....OTA or PC companion..
[Xperia Arc General] l3mm:
Did you have sufficient battery when you were updating (ie at least 50%)? What were you trying to update it to/from?

I suggest you use SEUS and flash the latest 2.3.4 ROM (4.0.2.A.0.42)
[Xperia Arc General] SXUsr:
If it was ota and your bootloader is unlocked then see the unbrick thread.

Sent via CM7-FXP45
[Xperia Arc General] im_bol2riz:
Hi,

Got the same but I still have locked bootloader...

no led conneted to AC nor to PC.

Phone vibrate if I keep pushing the power button but nothing else happens...

Of course no phone detection un PC companion...

I need help T_T

Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
Remove the battery, wait a few seconds, then put it back. Test if it starts.

Leave phone charging on PC for a while (30 mins), then try to start phone with connected USB.

If your phone start, but allways shows 0% on battery, then you have the infamous 0% battery issue.
[Xperia Arc General] im_bol2riz:
Problem quickly solved using this post even with locked bootloader.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1126358

THANKS A MILLION to the devs and all the community!
[HTC Sensation] Lightyear25:
I am running Mike's Android Revolution HD based on HTC Sensation "non-XE" HTC base ROM and am experiencing a strange glitch. I would have posted this in the developers section but I have under 10 posts.

I have a Rooted S-OFF Sensation running this ROM and it works very well, exept for one thing. When my TMOUS Sensation's screen turns off, I normally can just hit the top button and the unlock screen comes right up, but sometimes, the lockscreen does not come up and I am forced to pull the battery on my phone. This happenes about once every couple of days. I have tried wiping and reflashing to no avail.

Please help.
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Which ROM are you running,and with which kernel?

Clean install,upgrade,what have you wiped before you started.

You need to provide some more information,so that you can get the correct help.

:)
[HTC Sensation] Lightyear25:
Info

Mike's Android Revolution HD based on HTC Sensation "non-XE" HTC base ROM 4.1.6, I have tried wiping using Mike's Superwipe and reflashing this version (Newest version) twice, same issue, I am running 2.6.35.14-Sensation-faux123-v0.2.3r+ Kernel and my radio version is 10.58.9035.00p_10.15.9035.02_2. I flashed the newest radio listed for this ROM, oddly, it is suposed to be 10.58.9035.00u, I use T-Mobile so that could be affecting it.

ROM - Mike's Android Revolution HD based on HTC Sensation "non-XE" HTC base 4.1.6

Kernel - 2.6.35.14-Sensation-faux123-v0.2.3r+

Radio - 10.58.9035.00p_10.15.9035.02_2

Carrier - TMOUS
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Thank you.

There are known issues with that kernel.

I suggest you try the latest kernel,which you can find in my signature.

Go into recovery,

Wipe your cache partition and dalvik,

Flash the kernel,(exactly like a ROM)

reboot and enjoy.

:)
[HTC Sensation] Lightyear25:
Flashed newest Faux Kernel.

I flashed the new kernel, and I also flashed your battery mod, looks great btw :)

One last question, isnt my baseband suposed to be U and not P? why does it say P despite the fact I flashed the newest one for this ROM? and will it negatively affect performance?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Glad you like the mod.

Those letters in the radio just refer to the carrier,and do not affect the performance in any way.

:)
[HTC Sensation] Lightyear25:
Thanks!

Awsome, I really really apprechiate it.

Thank you!
[HTC Sensation] eddie_d4:
hey shenoka.. how is it?

I am really annoyed with this rom... I used it for my desire hd and never had a problem with it.. since I started using it on my sensation mike screwed it up massively... He is too stubborn to use the bricked kernel which rips on the faux rubbish that he is using now. I switched over to insertcoin because of this massive stuff up. So many people have complained about it and it took him this long to fix it if he hasn't already. The faux kernel is a joke and has always frozen up and have to be rebooted on me even especially in the morning when u expect the alarm to go off but the stupid faux kernel doesn't think it should go off.

And this same problem was happening for me on the de version so it definitely has to do with the kernel.

Anyways enough of my frustration has been let off about this rom. How is the new 0.2.5.2 kernel? Because I know that the 0.2.3r was rubbish for me and still did the stupid screen not turning on. I'm not going back to this rom until I am certain that the kernel won't do this same thing again.

Also has anyone noticed that with this rom u also have to sometimes fight to turn off the screen because it turns back on when u only click the power button once? Doesn't happen on insertcoin.
[HTC Sensation] erraggy:
Why so much hate for 2 devs that are giving their wares away for FREE? There are numerous posts (today & yesterday even) on the development thread discussing how this happens, the fact that yes it is the faux kernel that has the bug, and how to install bricked if you wish.

Your frustration is understood. Isn't it nice to have so many choices of ROMs/kernels for your phone for free? I think these devs deserve more respect.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bekarhoo:
I travel both in the US and International a lot. I am seriously considering switching to Skyrocket II when I travel to LTE markets. So assuming I can unlock the SkyRocket, it should work internationally by popping in a SIM card. I cannot seem to find the thread, is there something that AT&T does that not make the SkyRocket very well in terms of the speed?

The countries I visit probably will not have LTE for a while, so 3G is probably be the best I can hope for, so will that be an issue? Can I turn of the LTE for example?

I have been using the Atrix successfully, the only issue I have international (with a different SIM card) is that occassionally the carriers have "data" roaming agreements in some cities, for 3G e.g., and I could not get the Atrix to switch to 3G data roaming at all, it would always stick to the primary carrier. I don't know whether I have explained this correctly? Yes, I had to setup the APN's manually, created my own CWM zip which I would flash, hoping Skyrocket will have CWM and since it is already rooted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
LTE band support is pretty fragmented, so the LTE radio likely won't work well if at all on international LTE systems.

Also, if you like custom ROMs and such - the I777 has lots of commonality with the I9100. The I727 (Skyrocket) only has commonality with the T-Mobile T989. By the way - while the I777 had kernel source 1-2 weeks before device release, the Skyrocket has no kernel source available and the T989 sources don't produce a usable kernel on even the device they were intended for.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TXFLGO05:
Entropy,

In your opinion if you live an a current LTE market and could either keep the i777, or get the i727, is it worth switching?

I understand that from a development standpoint the i727 is more of a challenge but if I am looking for a phone that I can get LTE on that operates in a similar manner to the GS2, why would the Skyrocket not be a better option?

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] poofyhairguy:
Lets not forget the DSP of Qualcomm SoCs are much worse. If you like playing HD content on your Int. SGS2 don't trade it in for a skyrocket.

Here are results of a Sensation, which shares the same DSP:

http://blog.clove.co.uk/2011/07/06/...-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-video-playback-shootout/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TXFLGO05:
What is DSP?

SoC = System on a Chip?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] poofyhairguy:
Digital Signal Processor aka Video playback capabilities.

The Exynos is the best on the planet currently- I have 1300 HD movies and it can play the largest ones.

Meanwhile Qualcomm SoCs can only play a few files. The SGS1 is honestly better.

Yep.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Actually, media playback is usually in the GPU on nearly all modern processors... So it's the GPU that sucks. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TXFLGO05:
So the GPU on the SR is inferior to Gs2?

Entropy any thoughts on what I mentioned, about being in an LTE area?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sweetboy02125:
I don't think we have a way to unlock the phone to use in different carriers yet. All free unlock apps didn't work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jjesusfreak01:
If you really need LTE, then the Skyrocket is the clear choice, however if that isn't as important to you, you might try to get your hands on an I777. Its very very similar to the international version but with ATT 3G bands, so you'll get the enhanced development potential with the benefit of high speed data in the US. It is also believed that the I777 has an NFC chip, but we haven't figured out how to enable it as of yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Wrong. We've got NFC working, however only to read tags, we can't do card emulation (Google Wallet) yet from the looks of things.

The international version actually fully supports the AT&T 3G bands, a rare thing for an international device.

The main differences between the I9100 and I777:

FM Radio removed

NFC added

Touchkeys moved from the "International" layout to the more typical for the US "four keys" (menu, home, back, search) layout.

This is why at this point, one can automatically take many I9100 ROMs (likely any XXKI3-based one) and get full functionality except:

1) Home button haptic (requires a ROM-specific mod)

2) NFC (requires a Settings.apk tweak)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] bekarhoo:
Thanks. Yes, I actually want the ability to turn it off i.e LTE. I believe or heard the rumors that the SR stock rom has this disabled. Not sure if it is true or not. Whereas in the i9100 it is available as an option and probably i777 too.

Yup, I am expecting AT&T or buy the unlock code, if free ones don't work.

Yes, I am not really interested in multi-media or anything like that so the processor performance is kinda of moot :).

My main goal is to get data working during travel, LTE areas and turn off LTE when not available.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] poofyhairguy:
The Exynos has the fastest Android GPU on the market currently. Anything is inferior (including the Qualcomm Adreno).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobbydharrell:
Before I rooted I got a full day out of my battery, not I barely get half a day, I have a rooted Evo 4G with CM7 rom. Any ideas?

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
I'm guessing you didn't re-calibrate you battery, did you?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobbydharrell:
How do I do that?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Charge the phone to 100% > boot into recovery > wipe battery stats > boot up, use the phone, make sure it fully discharges [so it turns itself off] > charge up to 100% again, use as normal.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobbydharrell:
ok did all the steps ... half day battery is in the red ... any other ideas? Or should I go back stock?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkrodgers:
What kind of stuff do you have installed? Anything that might keep the phone awake or use a lot of data? Have your usage patterns of the phone changed since you rooted it (i.e., are you doing things with it that you didn't used to, like tethering or such).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Green_Arrow:
you can check the thread i have in my sig it should help you because battery life is what i try to get
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Luka92:
I have an Alcatel OT-990 and I would like to install one of the MIUI themes. Can some1 tell me how can I get the MIUI theme manager installed on my phone? Or is that an app inside a ROM, and if so where can I get the appropriate ROM for my device? Thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jalankakapsatu:
miui theme manager, u should use miui rom i supouse,cmiiw :D
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enigma0456:
I own to g-tablets - one at home and one at work and I find them very useful. After trying many roms on them and being able to compare side by side, I have, for now, settled on Flashback although there are many other good roms as well. Recently, I was able to pick up a Cruz Reader SE at Big Lots for $70. I thought it would be fun to mess around with and I see that someone has built alternate roms for it. It runs Eclair and is constrained to only 256 mb for android and all apps. It has a resistive screen so it works best using a stylus (still had a few from the iPaq days. It doesn't connect to the market although Amazon seems to like it OK. I have been able to load some apps on it by fishing them out of backups from my g-tab. My point is this - when you see (and use) the other offerings (at the low end) you realize what a nice piece of equipment the g-tab really is. With the roms that we have available to us and the price of a g-tab, I think it is an excellent bargain. I will say that Cruz has a better support system - Viewsonic could certainly learn something from them but with XDA support, the G-Tablet is going to be going strong for some time yet. Sadly, Viewsonic seems to have no interest in their clever little child but I'm sure that one of our devs will find a way to get past it and keep us rolling forward. Thanks to all the G-tab users and especially the devs that have made this such a fun experience for me!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] koniakki:
Guys as you can see, many started posting concerning some defects of the Note's screen. It's starting to look widespread. Might be wrong tho.

Should we be worried of widespread manufacturing defects? I would hate sending my Note back to Amazon.de even when it hasn't even arrived yet! I hate all the hassle/waiting/delays.

Please only post insightful/informative answers, because I'm starting to get worried and I can ASSURED you I'm not the worrying or nitpicking type so that's says something.

I believe many or some others people are in the same situation as me. Also I got it from Amazon.de so it's EU Model.

Could this be EU model specific "problems"? If it does NOT affect it's performance/reliability and day2day usage I don't even care then..

But I would hate having the screen of a expensive device failing on me after couple months. It's the phones main feature after all and many started complaining about it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gaugerer:
According to my poll, over 83% of the people here who responded think the Note is the best phone ever made. So I think you might be barking up the wrong tree or singing the wrong Note needlessly:).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lehto:
Theres absolutely no problem whatsoever. If you display a full-black picture on the phones display in lightless environment you can see the OLED display emits a little bit of light (like 1/1000 of the best LCDs I've seen). Also you might spot few black spots when looking at the screen with your perhiperal vision. So yea... huge problems!

Your never ever going to see these "problems" in normal usage scenarios. Some people just like to make practically non-existing problems into huge "dealbreaker" situations.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] koniakki:
Did I say otherwise? That is NOT great phone? Best is subjective to each one needs and opinion. But for me it's the BEST phone for what I want and look after. That's WHY I order it.

Don't take this the wrong way but that's your opinion of insightful/informative answer? Please don't answer. Just think about it.

I did not ask if it's good/best phone or if you like it. I ordered it for the same reasons like almost all here.

I believe my post is very clear of what it's about.

I asked about the display/screen issues some are having. So please next time answer more appropriate and talk about the display/screen "issues" and not about trees and barking and whatever you wan't to talk about.

P.S: See what I had write now? I hate to write such comments/posts. There's no need for them I believe.

A more appropriate answer like: No it's not widespread. I just isolated case or something or whatever, would have been much preferred. Thank you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Gaugerer:
I apologise if I have offended you by the manner in which I replied. I was not trying to be patronising but just trying to reassure you and that you might be worried unnecessarily.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] koniakki:
I know. As I said I'm not the nitpicking type. I will never turn the brightness to a 100%(had it at the lowest on my SGS2) and wont stare a full-black picture in lightless environment for no apparent reason obviously.

The thing that got me worried was those black spots to be honest. So reliability is a great concern for me.

And thanks for the reply. I really appreciate it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] koniakki:
None taken. I apologize for my saying also. We are all part of a great community here. And also a part of a bigger one too. Yes, XDA Community. :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ankydu:
We all are XDA-Brothers & Sisters :D !