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[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Almost every day!

It also sometimes turns on and nothing appears on screen!

I have Norton

Just a bunch of movies and music.

No games....no viruses found?!

Any help?
[Off-topic] I_am_Error:
It could be a driver issue. Any web cams installed? Any incompatible drivers could be the cause of it.

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Just format it.
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Yea I have 1 webcam installed.

Don't know of any incompatible drivers?
[Off-topic] I_am_Error:
Is there a installation cd that came with the webcam?

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Re-install.

Not because it's the hard (lazy) way to troubleshoot, but because it's the fastest way to diagnose the problem. A PITA i know, but there's a good chance the issue will be resolved. If not, it helps narrow down the problem.

A fresh install is like a change of bedding. A pain to do, but a pleasure to enjoy later!
[Off-topic] T3HBR1AN:
What is the error on the BSOD? IRQL<1? Bad pool caller?

The best advice I can give you is to isolate when it happens. It may seem "random" but usually there is a common denominator if it is a driver or hardware issue.
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Okay

No it didn't come with a CD.

Bought it for $5 on Amazon.

And will check the error next time.
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Okay so now it just turns in and doesn't show anything? I unplugged it for like a day and still nothing.

Do I take it to repair?
[Off-topic] dexter93:
kill it with fire! :eek:

or just follow jas' advice ;)
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
No I don't have a disk

And how do you format it?
[Off-topic] jaszek:
You take it to a computer repair shop so a professional can do it. Seriously, if you don't know what you are doing, don't do anything. I work at a repair shop, and it annoys me when clients try to fix **** themselves and mess it up even more.
[Off-topic] iynfynity:
Just do this, Allan. Unfortunately, you have to pay instead of you doing it for free.
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Ahh alright.
[Off-topic] MerkSession:
These things can generally be diagnosed pretty easily provided its not a 0x124 code.

I would start by checking your event viewer (start/control panel/ administrative tools/event viewer). Check administrative events to see what errors are showing. If there is a bunch of stuff there that you dont understand. You could make a quick custom view to check for hardware errors( right click custom views/create custom view and for source select whea-logger).

If that's too confusing, there is a program that is free that does a pretty good job of finding bsod culprits

www-resplendence-com/whocrashed

Ive used it quite a bit at work(im a tech).

If you are going to reformat and re install make sure to back up all your keys and software info. This is a good program to give all that to you.

www-belarc-com/free_download.html

It sucks to have to pay someone 65-85 an hr to work on your pc. Its usually not something very difficult to fix and reformatting/re installing your os now days is a very simple process if it comes to that. Especially if you have recovery discs or a recovery partition on your hd.

Id imagine your somewhat technically inclined if your on this website in the first place.
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Lol okay so when u format. Do you erase all your pics and videos from your harddrive?
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Yes. Backup first.
[Off-topic] Kikimar:
I had the same issue few months ago, it was fixed by replaceing the RAM. As I was told there was some problem with dual channel mode.
[Off-topic] venereo:
Graphic's card problem
[Off-topic] Dirk:
...or kill it with fire!

Edit: You could test to see if it'll Blend?
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
STFU and stop forcing everyone to install the OS of YOUR choice. You're no better than a Mac fanboi if all you do is heckle people and ask them to "install Linux" on a PC just because it crashed.

It's like asking him to love dudes instead of girls just because he had a bad relationship with a girl.

People have a legitimate reason to NOT install the OS of your choice, and you are a perfect example of said reason.
[Off-topic] MerkSession:
Yes, back them up to an external source. Its like when you format your sd except your using a different file system (NTFS).

Check to see if you have a recovery partition. Will often show up under my computer.What kind of PC is this? Different manufactures have different key combos to access the recovery partition at boot.

If you have a recovery partition it will make it much easier for you.

If you have a windows disc its still very simple. The installer does all the work for you. Just boot to disc, usually you can select this at boot by hitting a f key like f8 for example. The required key will flash at the bottom at boot usually with or immediately following the splash screen. If not, just go into your bios and set your cdrom to be your first boot device. Boot, and then follow the on screen directions. It will format and everything for you. Next it through and make the few selections it asks for. Just make sure you point it to the right drive if you have multiple ones installed.
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Okay. Would do but nothing is showing on the screen.

Only CPU turns on and blah
[Off-topic] MerkSession:
Guess i should of read all your posts lol.

Do you have a video card or are you using on board video?

Does your pc post when you turn it on (does it beep)? If so how many beeps?

Reformatting will do nothing for this issue. Even if your o.s was totally corrupt it would still show video on boot as your operating system has nothing to do with the hardware.
[Off-topic] catogtp:
Definitely sounds like a hardware issue. I'd reseat the ram and pull out any additional cards you have in the pc except for the video. Remove any usb devices, including the keyboard and mouse as well. If it powers on after that then start adding devices one by one until you find the culprit. I tend to think that if you don't even get a blip when you turn it on the power supply could be the culprit. You can take that out and have it tested at a computer store more than likely. You could also pull it out and jumper two pins to see if it comes on as well.

Also, many power supplies have a rocker switch on the back of them. Make sure that is on as well. I
[Off-topic] :
Has anyone realized he's running Norton?

I hate to be a bearer of bad news but that program is a resource pig straight from the pit of hell. Not only does it embed so deeply in your system that it's nearly impossible to get off with out damaging something else, it consumes system resources like a dehydrated herd of elephants consume water.

Once that's out, I would attempt to install Windows again without formatting, update drivers and see if that clears things up.

If that fails, I would definitely consider backing up data to an external drive, and just wiping the entire thing.

Should that fail, then I would exhaust hardware avenues.

I just hate to see someone go to the most expensive fix first.

~Jasecloud4
[Off-topic] MerkSession:
^^^

Norton is software, he is having hardware issues. The removal or norton, which in his situation would require pulling the hd and putting it into another system as a slave since he has no video. Would do nothing for his problem.

Though you are correct norton is a resource hog. And other then there corporate edition (which is awesome) isn't the best anti virus to have.

As someone else stated, reseating your ram wouldn't be a bad idea either. If your case fell over for some reason or was jolted a stick could of come loose from its slot. Which would cause the pc to either parity error or not post at all. If the ram just died though it would parity error (give a beep error at post).

Also you would be surprised the havoc dust can cause in there.
[Off-topic] :
BSOD doesn't always mean hardware itself is at fault. It just means that the interaction between hardware and software has failed causing critical processes to cease functioning.

I stand by my original point though, jumping right on the costly fix without attempting the cheap ones is stupid.
[Off-topic] stephj:
I have just struggled on and off with an ASUS PN5-MX motherboard and an ASUS ATI 6770 graphics card in a Windows 7 machine.

According to all the bumph the board is Win7 certified.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/co...ds & Components&sc=Other Components&os=64-bit

It has an GeForce 7050 chipset on board.

Plug in the ATI card in and random BSODs, graphics freezes, and gaming background mask anomalies are the order of the day, but mainly BSODs. Driver updates didn't do a thing.

The solution was a new Gigabyte GA-P41T-D3P Motherboard. Runs Warcraft III without a hitch, impossible before.

Even though the motherboard and the video card are both from the ASUS stable, they steadfastly refuse to live in the same box!
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Seems to have progressed from a BSOD To show nothing on screen,
[Off-topic] MerkSession:
Of course it doesn't.

But you like I did originally, failed to read all his posts. He has no video at boot which eliminates a software/driver issue.
[Off-topic] :
Where in boot? After the Windows screen, or whenever he hits the power switch?

If it's get's through the load screen it's software, if it doesn't come on at all, then it could still be a number of different things ranging from a bad motherboard, bad card, or again a really, really nasty virus that likes to eat drivers at boot. LOLOL

~Jasecloud4
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
I dunno? Its all stock hardware. No it doesn't beep at all
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Try resetting the CMOS (the flat battery on the mother board, take it out, unplug power cable, put battery back in after 30 seconds, plug back in) remove one of the ram sticks, test the power supply. It could be MANY things. What computer is it? Is it custom built?

Also, why does Alan always sound like a troll with all of his posts? lol
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Dell Inspiron

Okay opened it and this is what shown
[Off-topic] jaszek:
The CMOS battery is right above the white PCI slot.

If it's a dell check the front or back for numbers that light up. They usually light up in green. normally you don't see them. They are 1 2 3 4. Check if any of them light up, blink or anything. Tell me what the combination is (Like 1-on 2-off 3-on 4-off).
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Does the PC have to be on? For them to blink?
[Off-topic] jaszek:
yes

10char
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Okay there are 3 lights in the back two green and one orange.

The orange light is blinking fast

The other two green lights are just green and not blinking
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Oh it turned on finally.
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Well, too late now, but knowing the exact model would help lol. What fixed it for you, resetting the CMOS?
[Off-topic] VeryCoolAlan:
Actually no, I didn't wanna break or mess something as I'm very inexperienced ...lol

I just took of the ram and placed it back in.

Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jschall:
There have been a lot of good suggestions for A100 cases in this sub-forum, including some that actually ship to Canada! But they are all black!

Why is so much in the PC and audio-visual electronics world BLACK these days? Oh, don't get me started on black gadgets and how difficult it makes reading labels and controls and so on. Thank goodness my little Asus eeePC was white!

But back to the topic:

For other tablets including the A500, there are lots of coloured cases available.

But the only non-black case I found for the A100 is this one:

http://us-store.acer.com/product.aspx?prodid=95

- and it ships to Canada, eh? I have the blue one, and I want to order the red one for my wife's A100. It's a pretty good case, and you can get it in black if you like black.

Has anyone seen any other non-black cases for the A100?
[HTC Rezound] jim_0068:
I can't find the setting anywhere. Help?
[HTC Rezound] kingpin003:
You have to dial *72 followed by the phone number to activate. Then *73 to turn it off.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] jipjan:
Hello everybody,

This small app I made for Windows automatically creates a (batch)script so you can Zip-Align a sh*tload of apps at once without your phone.

I made this for myself and I don't think it is that usefull, but if you need it, feel free to download :p

Just extract the zip somewhere and run "Zip-Align.exe"

Tested on Windows 7 Ultimate x64
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] androidboss7:
U can do this using an app.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] -Grift-:
im sorry newbie to this ;) what does this actually do ?
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] jipjan:
I know, thats why I thought it wouldn't be that usefull. I extract often system.img files and edit them and create an update.zip of it for myself. With this small program I zip-align all the apps in no time on my pc so I don't have to do it on my phone.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] jipjan:
You can select a folder with android apk files, then the program creates a .bat file which you can run to zip-align all the apk files in that selected folder.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] stepph:
I'm using it... fine !!

thank you!
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] finance.resat:
Great job man. It worked perfectly. Thanks a lot. It makes life easy for non-dev noobs.:laugh:
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] nykolium:
Many thx !
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] jimmysmart83:
this helps me alot :) thanx
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] rasucha:
Thanks a million

I bow down to you, man. You have indeed made my day. Your app just saved me tons of backbreaking hard work.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] HELPMEPleaseplease:
thank u!!! u r amazing!! :)
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] weelkm:
thnxxs
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ratcom:
I've had a bit of a nightmare tonight, I rooted and cwm my nexus within the first hour of ownership and flashed modaco pauls rom however after a couple of days of messing around I found myself wondering how to format the internal storage but still be able to flash via cwm. Have poked around I've found you are able to push the rom via adb while in cmw so again no problem except selecting "wipe" from ics doesnt really format the partition the storage, while when the phone is running and plugged into the computer you seem to have a fresh storage area however the free space is still taking into account of old files. And when I went back to cwm it clearly still showed the old deleted files which seems strange. The only way i was able to clear everything was via the storage menu with ics deleting folders one at a time ?!

So my question is......

Which is the best way to format the internal storage area and once completed am i able to push my rom onto the phone and flash correctly?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GBIC:
Same problem here.

Even with wiping and formatting data, cache, system, dalvik cache and even a factory reset from the running Android, I still have old data from non-present apps in my app list.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EddyOS:
Download the Super Wipe script from the Android Revolution HD thread, flash it in CWM and voila - completely formatted phone (bar the user data like pictures, music, etc)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Proyoyo:
Simplest way is to re-lock and re-unlock back the bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChosSimbaOne:
Will this has any effect on rom / root?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BDHela:
Grab the Nexus Toolkit in the development section. It will do everything you are looking for plus more.
[GT540 Optimus General] dteric:
I've search the forums and couldn't find what I'm looking for.

what I want to do is restore my LG GT540 bac to 2.1 so that I won't have fastboot or CWM recovery.

is this possoble?
[GT540 Optimus General] quanqw:
You can use cwm to recover and boot into fastboot. Now you flash boot appsboot.mbn of official ROM (kdz file). It is safe than kdz update. Sorry for bad English.
[GT540 Optimus General] -Grift-:
or flash any 2.1 stock rom and use mur4iks bootloader builder to remove recovery and fastboot
[GT540 Optimus General] androidboss7:
I have tried that but it doesn't remove recovery but its meant to remove fastboot but it didn't worm for me.
[GT540 Optimus General] -Grift-:
@up so what does it remove? if only fastboot and not recovery then erase recovery first then use this to remove fastboot. problem solved??
[GT540 Optimus General] ErnuB:
Technically, i read in that app's thread someone went back to stock to use the warantee
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] djxpress:
I have the AT&T Skyrocket and it came preinstalled with City ID which shows the city/state of the call. From what I've read this app is trial version, and then you have to pay for it?

I've had my phone for 3 weeks, and I have yet to see the prompt asking me to download the full version. When I call the lovely people at AT&T, they seem to have no idea what this app is, and they've told me to call Samsung.

Is this a subscription based app? What's the charge? How come I haven't seen a prompt to subscribe?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jp712:
Mine prompted me after like 2-3 days. Im not sure if its a time trial or based on a set number of incoming calls. After the freebe was up I removed it using TI Backup.

I don't get calls from people I do not know though...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] GeorgEveS:
Previously I had Desire HD but it didn't occur. The problem is that when i scroll in a list(albums, songs, artists etc.) there is no inertia.

Has anyone else had this problem? How can I fix it? Please help(it's really annoying)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Krshaw18:
I'm experiencing the same thing, thought it was a big, but not sure. Hopefully iy gets fixed.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] plasket:
Same here. Really annoying. I'm hoping that ICS standardizes alot of these app issues.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jschall:
I have this Acer case:

http://us-store.acer.com/product.aspx?prodid=95

and the leather on the left side (landscape mode) completely covers the microphone. I had to cut a small hole in the leather to be able to use the mike.

Are there any other cases with this problem?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Haesslich:
Dunno if the RooCase has that issue, but the carbon-fiber version doesn't seem to have it. That one covers less of the screen than the other red/blue/black 'leather' ones, although it costs $10 more. Then again, it also exposes a lot of the top, bottom, and right side where it's not covered by the velcro strap that holds it in...
[XPERIA X8 General] n1kolaa:
how to extract nanodroid bacup
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psxpetey:
when is sony going to throw some more content over to the xperia play theres been a super slow trickle lol and question 2 is when is playstation suite going to be up and running
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ff7fan4eva:
Lol it hasnt been trickling at all it's the same games since the play launched :P

For the second question, the SDK was recently released so expect march/april next year for more games
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psxpetey:
talk about slow:P
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andrawer:
I am bummed...just noticed the other day that my Infuse's camera autofocus is not working. Taking a photo of text in a magazine, for example, and it's always fuzzy. I've tried all the settings, etc and even different roms/camera apps. The front camera does work however.

This depresses me since I use the camera quite often on trips, etc.

Samsung does have a 1 year warranty so I guess I'll have to figure that out. Gee, now I have to return it to stock ROM and what am I supposed to do in the meantime without a phone? (with my now sold ip4 I could just take it to the local store and replace it on the spot)...maybe I can try one of the big AT&T stores here locally??
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
You sure? sounds odd. try it in stock see if it doesn't work. that would be so odd if it stopped working.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andrawer:
I know it's weird...but I guess I'll have to try the stock setup and retest. Something to do during the NFL tomorrow.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Truckerglenn:
Dirty Lens?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andrawer:
No, cleaned it, returned to 100% stock this morning and same problem.

*replacement is in the mail by the mfg.
[Android General] Jeff827:
I recently rooted and even though I did a ton of research, I destroyed my phone. So here are some tips to avoid turning your phone into a paper weight.

First thing you should do after rooting is create a backup. If I had done this I would still have a phone. To do this boot into recovery (look up how to do this for your phone) and go to backup, create backup.

DO NOT: Trust titaniumbackup to backup system apps or preinstalled apps. IT WILL NOT WORK.

DO NOT: Randomly uninstall system apps even if you do not use them. Many system apps are used for other applications or are required to run in order for the phone to work properly. Some system apps can be installed, but just research it before you uninstall. I found, the hard way, that it is safer to flash a new rom to get more space than to uninstall things that might be important.

If you flash a ROM and have issues with connectivity, internet, sms, etc., it might be because you have a CDMA phone and the ROM is meant for a GSM phone or vice versa. If you look at the back of your phone and you have an MEID number, you have a CDMA phone. If you have an IMEI number you have a GSM phone. If you think this might be your problem go to settings/about phone/phone identity and see if it tells you a IMEI number or an MEID number and see if it matches the number on the back of your phone.

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask me questions and I will try to answer although I am still somewhat new to all of this. If I helped be sure to click thanks.
[Android General] lowandbehold:
Thank you Captain Obvious.
[Android General] negrobembon:
Dont be like that, he screwed and wanted help so it doesnt happen to anyone else

It might be obvious, but the good intentions are appreciated
[Android General] Jeff827:
I'm sorry if I offended your far superior android abilities with this simple post meant for much less intelligent users like myself, but can I ask you why you are reading a post titled general tips if your expertise extend beyond anything general?

Also if a brilliant "expert" like yourself would have posted a thread like this before, in all likelihood I would not be in the position I am now.

I suggest you get off your high horse and start being a little more accommodating to people who are just learning this stuff.
[Android General] stevespens:
Thanks for the input. Thanks for helping out us new folks.
[Android General] lowandbehold:
So no one ever told you to only flash ROM's made for your phone? And you cant brick your phone by deleting system apps...you get force closes, go to recovery, reflash, good to go.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rviperx:
My ringtones play from the speaker when i have my headphones plugged in, is there anyway to make it so it only plays from the headphones? This started when I upgraded to Cyanogen 7.1.0 with the previous version of cyanogen this didn't happen. I tried the "always play on speaker" settings but nothing happens. So pretty much i want to disable the speaker when i have headphones plugged in.

Thanks for the help.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrygooch:
My question is, this...

1. what is MIUI I understand it is based off of cyanogenmod 7? So does it take features away, add more features? is it purely aesthetic changes?

2. Are there benefits to MIUI over CM7 weeklies (besides looks).

3. I've never encountered MIUI before so any info would be great!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phalanx7621:
Its not an aosp rom so it's not based on gingerbread.it's a complete rework of the framework. Its actually developed from ccm7 but cm7 is only used as a base. Miui is a completely different experience. Also miui has its own custom themes! Which is awesome.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrygooch:
Interesting, well once we get the front camera working I may sample MIUI and see what it's about! thanks!