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[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buccieri:
I dont understand either, the shop told me that i have a one year warranty with them, but not for software issues. Go figure. and i tried the fast boot, and RSD, and Recover mode but since there isn't any current firmware when i select one of those options nothing happens to the phone. I'm going to try flash a stock sbf tonight when i get home. I'll let everyone know how it goes later on tonight.

thank you for the helpful advice!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buccieri:
Now I'm having another issue with this phone, to flash a sbf. i need to have a full battery but since there is no firmware on the phone when i plug my phone into the wall the phones turns on and wont turn off unless i unplug the phone.

i've had the phone plugged in for a few hours now and there is still no charge on the battery because im guessing all the energy being used is to keep the phone on. and i cant find a way to turn off the phone while having it plugged in. Can anyone help me?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sspa:
I believe you can just pull out the battery to turn it off. fastboot and RSD need PC side programs to flash. Recovery needs a flashable zip file to flash. You can try flash a "pudding" to your phone to unlock the bootloader, then flash RomRacer's CWM Recovery by using fastboot. Again see Swift's noob guide in General section. "Pudding" can be found in the development section. Take your time to read and make sense of these, they can save you a lot of time later on.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buccieri:
i sort of understand what your saying but when i try to run fastboot or run RSD the phone tells there is not enough battery to do a fastboot or to do an RSD protocal, that's the problem i'm having. You may have already told me the answer and i just didnt understand and i apologize in advance if that is the case, but if you could please clarify that would be greatly appreciated.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sspa:
See these for drained battery, hopefully they help:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1130130

http://www.atrixforums.com/forum/mo...d-protocol-support-battery-too-low-flash.html

Sounds like you need to pull off the battery from phone and charge with a charger. Or you can ask a friend to charge the battery for you.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buccieri:
I'll definitely give this a try and let everyone know how it goes later on today.

Thanks everyone for the help!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobileweasel:
You need to take it back to where you bought it. How the hell can they sell something that doesn't work ??? Sounds pretty fishy to me ...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buccieri:
so i've tried some things that the people have tried in the links you posted but nothing has worked so far. you said that i should take out the battery out of the phone and charge with a charger. Can you be more specific? do i charge the phone with no battery, or charge the battery with no phone? but if thats what your saying how could i do that if all i have is a usb cable to connect to the phone?

If you could clarify that would be great, thank you.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sspa:
Charge the battery out of your phone, that is, you'll need a separate charger, independent of the phone.

I think it's easier to find a friend with the same or other motorola models with similar batteries (Droid?) to charge your battery.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buccieri:
ok thanks for the tips ill definitely do that once i find someone with a similar phone as mine lol. and as for the other issue, getting a firmware into my phone, i think i'm going to flash a sbf. because i think thats the best and easiest way unless someone can recommend a better and/or easier method. but if sbf. is the best and easiest way what firmware do you guys recommend i install? 2.3.4 or 2.2 or something different?

please let me know what you guys personally think is the best firmware or the best way to get a firmware in my phone.

thanks.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sspa:
if you've updated to 2.3.4 *through OTA*, you shouldn't flash a 2.2 .SBF or any .SBF lower than 2.3.4, it will cause hard brick.

Given that said, once you unlock your bootloader and install CWM recovery, you're free to try a variety of ROMs, depending on what you want. If you want webtop or fingerprint scanner, motoblur based ROMs such as DarkSide is a good choice; if don't care these, CM7 is also a good alternative.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alaq:
Well since you don't know what firmware is on it, it's best not to flash 2.2.2 you could brick the phone, flash a 2.3.4 sbf...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sspa:
@OP:

look at this also, for the low battery (in case you're handy to make a cable by yourself): http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-labs/146492-how-why-make-your-own-motorola-factory-cable.html
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buccieri:
ok so once i get the battery charged i'm going to flash a sbf. 2.3.4 on to it if everything i am saying is correct. my phone is unbranded so does that mean it would be treated as a atnt phone in terms of flashing or would it be treated as a bell phone for flashing? also do you recommend or do i have to unlock the bootloader or root my phone before i do any flashing of the sbf? or can i just flash the sbf. and then unlock the bootlader and root? because since my phone is unbranded i'm not sure if i have different procedures to follow then an atnt phone.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ltdanno360:
you can get a universal battery charger for 2 dollers on amazon.com its an xternal one and much safer than bare wires
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sspa:
+1

I have to agree

---------- Post added at 10:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:22 AM ----------

Did you read the noob guide?

You'll need to

0. charge your battery to 100%

1. flash the pudding sbf to prepare the unlock of your bootloader; I believe this is done via RSD and you do need to know what's the origin of your phone (att, bell) etc since the pudding is phone specific I believe. Check the pudding post.

Use the instructions here for this step and next step: http://briefmobile.com/how-to-unlock-the-atrix-4g-bootloader]

2. use fastboot to unlock your bootloader

3. use fastboot to flash a recovery, i would use RomRacer's recovery;

4. enter recovery, backup your phone in case you still need your contacts or anything else;

5. flash a new ROM by wipe data, wipe cache/dalvik cache, and install zip (the flashable ROM zip file of your choice)

ROMs usually have been rooted already, you don't have to root again.

Check this for your phone's origin: http://servicemyphone.motorola.com/iden/support/unitSearchIndentifier.do

You do need your phone's IMEI, remove battery, it's on the sticker of the back of your phone I believe
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buccieri:
alright so i checked my phone from the website that was given to me in the post above and it turns out my phone is a bell atrix. I also found out that I have warranty for the phone until june. So now i'm a little stuck, i know i shouldnt be flashing bell phone according to the noob post, is this true?

if this is true is there any other way to get a stock firmware on the phone?

Or should i just take it into bell because its still under warranty? or will they not fix it because it has previously been tampered which would have voided my warranty?

Thanks for info so far.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sspa:
it is possible to unlock bell atrix too, see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1136261, search for "Bell", you'll need "IHOP" for pudding.

I won't be able to answer your warranty questions, you'll have to find it out by yourself. Maybe you can search see what the other people say?
[Xoom General] johnnyman25:
hi guys and happy new year!!im new in xoom .i almost have it 2 weeks.i have stock 3.2 rom,root with tiamat oc gpu kernel.curently i monitor my battery with battery monitor widget.when my xoom is in deep sleep the widget shows 6ma consuption for battery.if i leave it at night is drops down to 2-3 %.is this good?cau u guys tell me what battery consuption u have!!big thx!!
[Xoom General] dixonba:
charge to 100%, wipe battery stats in cwm...see if that helps after a few complete power cycles.
[Xoom General] johnnyman25:
which is the optional mA consuption when xoom is in deep sleep??i wiped the battery stats!!!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] rilam1987:
Hei to all.I try to play HD gameloft games(asphalt 6,9mm HD) in my u800pro with cm7 rom but it says not compatible phone.I try to change the build.pro with this tutorial:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1391250

but when i reboot it give me black screen and must reflash the rom.Any chance to play these games in u800pro with latest cm7?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] filipst:
Hi,

Anyone using GO Launcher Ex on the Nook? If so, what version does work best?

I have it on my phone and I really like it, but all the versions I tried on the Nook (including the one I have on the phone) had some problem or another... usually with the icons being messed up.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] MrColdbird:
Yes I'm using it. Always using the latest version.

I don't really know what problem you're talking about, it works fine for me.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] ponyboy82:
Same here -- using the latest version. It seems to work pretty well. One of the more recent updates fixed the problem where the settings pane wasn't showing up correctly with CM7's icon bar. There is still the same issue if you bring up the menu somewhere else, but not a big deal. It also seems to redraw the home page a lot when exiting an app, but otherwise I really like it.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] filipst:
Well, I tried using the latest version.. the problems I've got are that some of the icons look blurry. I reduced the size to the smallest possible but that didn't help. Large icons also get cropped.

And, when switching orientation on the home screen it doesn't update the icons... they simply don't appear unless I swipe the screen.

I'm using CM7 nightly...
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] onclebob:
I use version < 2.71

In landscape mode all my widget gone mad with higher version!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] filipst:
I just installed the latest version on my phone too and the refresh problem when switching orientation happens there as well. The icons look good, though.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] gregh77:
i use it and love it also, but when i reboot, all my widgets dont work and i have to re-set them up. i even tried doing a backup and when i restore it all the widgets dont work. i cant uninstall ADW from CM7.2 either. any suggestions?

thx
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] ponyboy82:
Strange, mine behave ok. Does it backup successfully? Are you running CM7 off of an SD card or emmc?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] gregh77:
CM7.2 off of SD card. i just went got a Sandisk bc everyone says its more stable. i had a transcend so i backed up an image of it and i will try the sandisk. if it still doesnt work ill start from scratch... i really like go launcher but when i reboot all my widgets say errors on them.... should all my apps be installed on the SD card? alot of them say its on the "phone"

thx for response
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] gregh77:
wow, went got the sandisk and reloaded from scratch. that definitley fixed everything. not one force close yet.. thx!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] caferacer73:
I have it on my Nook and my phone and love it. I haven't had any issues with it.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] slickie88:
I've been using GO Launcher EX on my CM7.2 NC for months and haven't had any issues with it at all. Also my launcher of choice for my Galaxy S2.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] dormaj:
i have not upgraded to CM7 yet.. still running zeam launcher from ManualNooter. will GO Launcher EX work?

Anyone have issues with Kingston micros SDs?
[HTC Wildfire S] tsalta:
Hello guys im very new to Android and i want to ask something.

Maybe its a noob question but what i did it.

I S Off my Wildfire S and i Permanently ROOT it this is all i done till now.

I never put some recovery things etc.

So today i saw something that i want to install on my device but i need to put 1st my device in recovery mode and install it then.

So when i went to recovery mode 1st for few seconds its show me a black screen with device and green arrows like all is normal and after a second showing me BIG RED TRIANGLE like something is wrong so what i think is

I dont have a recovery?!

I mean do i need to put it by myself?! this is why im not able to boot in recovery?

And if im right can someone provide me i mean show me where to look for this TUT what recovery to flash and how im sure there already have a quide and etc.

If someone can point me out i want to understand more about this devices what this recovery doing exactly i guess its recover something and maybe i can do backup etc.

Thank you in advance:)
[HTC Wildfire S] dvhttn:
I have the same issue. I used the instructions and SW at htcdev to unlock the bootloader, which worked fine. Went to try recovery and had the same issue as above. Had to take out the battery to get the phone back.

Ideas?

Dave
[HTC Wildfire S] tsalta:
I really think WE DO NOT HAVE RECOVERY installed lol

I dont know do this is posible but its seems like its posible so we must to wait someone more familiar to tell us :)

I think that we need to FLASH RECOVERY
[HTC Wildfire S] mstfkaratas:
it is useless stock recovery :D you can flash cwm recovery with this tool
[HTC Wildfire S] BigChillin:
Also, please post general questions, in the general section.
[Networking] DeeReynolds:
Found this on slickdeals. Anyone heard of this before?

All new activations and add a line with 2 year contract on T-Mobile.

• 10% on qualifying monthly recurring charges

• Waived Activation Fees ($35 savings per line)

• Free 2 Day Shipping

• FREE and/or Discount Devices with new activation

Call 866-464-8662 option 3 and give promo code 13997 TMOFAV. Say you are a member of student rate if they ask
[Networking] LFrank342:
Can you apply this deal to a family plan or only one line?
[Networking] magsbrown:
is there a promo code I can use instead of calling?
[Networking] randyking:
your best bet is to call. you MUST state that you are a member of Student Rate in order to get these discounts.

---------- Post added at 04:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:34 PM ----------

also!! here is the phone number: 866.464.8662

and hit option 3 - - use promo code 13997TMOFAV

my stepfather just used the code, so I know it works.:):):):):)
[Networking] magsbrown:
ugh ok i guess i will have to call.

thanks though!!
[Networking] nevrlow:
They asked which school i go to. I blanked lol

sent from my Sensation on CM7 Alpha#10
[Networking] LFrank342:
lol you don't have to mention a school.

instead of a school you need to mention that you're getting a promo via student rate.
[Networking] magsbrown:
i decided to call and it was just above all easier to activate and receive my discounts over the phone.

i was also able to confirm that i was getting a discounted phone as well as a discounted monthly bill.

your best bet is to just call instead of trying to obtain the discounts online.
[Networking] samryderdie:
this is an awesome promo for the fact that you can apply the discount over the phone.

more deals should be put out this way so people feel more comfortable.
[Networking] randyking:
there might be a limitation on the number of lines you can apply the discount to, but i know you can. :)
[Networking] Mephikun:
Please don't use T-Mobile. 5 months of living hell with T-Mo for me. they broke my contract many times
[Networking] nevrlow:
Yea? Ive been with tmo since 2004. They have been great.

Sent From deep space using My htc Sensation
[Networking] GorillaPimp:
I don't know if that's the discount I got but I combined two accounts into a family plan and got a free GS2 for the line I merged into my account. It wasn't due for an upgrade for 6 months. I also got a discounted family rate. I pay $120 for my account. 1000 anytime shared + $20 Android 5gb per line and unlimited texting = $120

Great deal. Gave my Sensation to my wife and got the GS2. Took a few phone calls and I was ready to move to Sprint but I finally got a Loyalty supervisor who earned my business. My bill still says I owe $600+ since they haven't removed the phone charge yet. If you can handle the bull**** TMo is the best.
[Networking] nevrlow:
Thats about what i pay. $125. That includes $15 per line for a g2x and sensation. $30 of which is phone payments

Sent From deep space using My htc Sensation
[Networking] GorillaPimp:
Are you on that new unsubsidized phone - lower monthly rate plan? $95 a month is pretty nice. After insurance and tax I'm up at $130 and change. Better than the appx $160 I was paying separately.
[Networking] nevrlow:
Well i have a sensation mine, g2x is the girls. We both financed the phones so thats $15 a month per phone. She gets 2gb of data for $10. I get 5gb for $25. 1000 whenever shared and unlimited txting. Its $125 and some change but after the phones are paid off our bill will be really cheap. Its a good plan in my opinion. Service is great ect ect

Sent From deep space using My htc Sensation
[Networking] Mephikun:
I was with them for 7 years. Added a line, they took away my Fave5s, gave me Truly Unlim on all 3 lines, but on the one that talked the most on the phone... they only had 500 mins and we were still charged the quoted $170 + fees for the overage on minutes. Then we called, complained, they said it was fixed and apologized. Okay, next bill, it's even MORE expensive! We call, complain, rinse, repeat, and since they had broken our contract, we called, asked for waived etfs... 2 months later, a letter came in the mail and basically said "We don't feel we did any wrong, so you have to pay the $600 in ETFs." I was really furious at this point. Basically I lost over $1000 to this company.
[Networking] nevrlow:
Wow. Thats ridic. Ive never ever been overcharged with tmobile. They have been nothing but perfect.

Sent From deep space using My htc Sensation
[Networking] GorillaPimp:
I wouldn't settle for that $1k. Take them to small claims court.

I've had tons of bs with T-Mo in regard to billing. Take this month. My bill is $675. They still charged me for the free phone. Supposedly that was to be taken off on Feb 6th. Nobody told me that until I called wondering why my bill was wrong again. In the past year my bill has been wrong 9 months. When I bought my Sensation they screwed up the payments every month for 6 months in a row. Every month my bill was $400 and change and I had to call up and go through bs for 30 minutes to an hour.
[Networking] GorillaPimp:
And see this is why I probably will just move to Sprint. Tmobile is totally inept. It's now the 8th and nobody has fixed my bill. I call up and the moron on the phone can't even read the notes. I tell her the relevant dates. She puts me on hold and comes back and says it doesn't say anywhere that the phone was free and that they can't remove the charge. These ****ing idiots make me sick. I'm right to the point where I would pay more to get better service. I won't pay a cent to cancel this contract either. I will gladly sue them in small claims court for fraud. smh

Of course all departments shut down their lines before she transferred me to cancellations.

I hate these people. Now for 30 more stories from 30 different morons at Tmo. I will record my calls and just sue them. It will probably be less time suing them in small claims court than trying to find a person with a living brain cell in their call center. Pathetic.
[Networking] Mephikun:
I've been thinking about that... may do that soon.
[Networking] nevrlow:
Im sry man ur experiencing this. Ive been w tmo forever. I kno a few ppl inside maybe thats why i never got fudged?

Sent From deep space using My htc Sensation
[Networking] nevrlow:
I can twll u that sprint is going to suck. All those folks tethering their entire homes has had an effect on the network. Give me any sprint phone next to any carrier and do a speedtest. You can firsthand see the damage that network faces. I understand now why carriers throttle.

Maybe your best bet is to go prepaid. U can flash a vzw galaxy nexus to regional cdma carriers. iMO cdma is crap though.

Sent From deep space using My htc Sensation
[Networking] GorillaPimp:
Every time I'm ready to move on I end up talking to someone who isn't a liar or poorly trained. Knowing someone definitely helps.
[Networking] GorillaPimp:
People aren't smart enough to do that where I live. I thought their bandwidth issues were iphone related? Yeah I looked into flashing a decent handset for prepaid for my brother-in-law. That would be a last ditch effort for me. I spoke to someone in loyalty who fixed it on five minutes. Not pleased with being lied to though. T mobile is still my best alternative for good handsets, cheap plans, fast network and gsm. I really hate ATT.

I need to use this as an opportunity to train myself to be patient.
[Networking] nevrlow:
I can flash any cdma phone to regional low end cdma carriers. This is what we do at our store. If your ever interested in going that route just PM me.
[Networking] oce1989:
Thanks for this!
[Networking] ngocdao:
Happened to my friend. I thought TMO was like AT&T and rerated customers on overages, so I recommended him to call them up (especially since he's been with them for 10+ years back in voicestream days)

After 4 hours, he said F it and cancelled

moral of the story: they made him pay the whole amount, and would rather suck you dry off your overages and cancellation fees than to keep you as a customer.
[Networking] nevrlow:
Idk just had an incident the other day. My girls g2x is messed up so i called tmobile and i told them i didnt want to replace it for another one. We have a free brand new sensation on its way. Ive heard these stories but tmo has been so good to me.

Sent From Space Using My ICS Flavored Sensation
[Networking] samryderdie:
that's awesome!

i honestly think its who you talk to and how you approach the situation
[Networking] nevrlow:
Im sure being polite plays a good roll.

Sent From Space Using My ICS Flavored Sensation
[Networking] magsbrown:
t-mobile is the cheapest of the top monthly plan providers.

it's honestly how you approach them and who you speak to for help.
[Networking] tejrl:
Thanks for this!
[Networking] samryderdie:
any word if tmobile is getting the iphone?

i rather wait it out and get the iphone and a discounted bill
[Networking] nevrlow:
So I'm being throttled at 1.7GB on a 2 GB plan

Total crap. Might be time to go to Verizon and get a nexus.

Sent From My Ice Cream Sensation

Virtuous 3.0
[Networking] LFrank342:
either verizon for their service or tmobile for their cheap rates..
[Networking] LFrank342:
[sr] still has this deal available for members, def use it!
[Networking] randyking:
t-mobile is the best bet in terms of pricing and saving money.

they are still cheaper than verizon (by far) and at&t.

sr has a deal with them, it's pretty cool & you can get a phone with 4G for free
[Networking] amiaaka:
its a awesome promotion....
[Networking] jeet92:
I did this a while back and now I have 2 lines with 1000 min, unlim texts and 2gb each for 97 including taxes. So don't hesitate, it works. oh and thank the op,
[Networking] LFrank342:
a ton of people have been signing up for t-mobile through the student rate website. it's an awesome deal.
[Networking] magsbrown:
they also have more than wireless deals.

my girlfriend uses student rate to shop at forever 21.

but they are def the go to site for discounted phones and plans
[Networking] Lizzy345:
the t-mobile deal seems to be the best one.

i know with their sprint deal you're not guaranteed the 23% off...

the percentage that t-mobile offers is guaranteed.
[Networking] Renzo011:
it would be 10x better if you could use their deal in stores
[Networking] MntClmr:
they haven't gotten that far yet..
[Networking] Tricksie:
this deal has been doing pretty well
[Networking] koisnahpls:
t mobiles are not good
[Networking] Tricksie:
depends on the area you're in..
[Networking] MissyThinks:
the service is great in NYC..