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[HTC ChaCha] PaddyM:
Music to my ears!

In Titanium Backup I tried restoring the backups I made; the "Recovering Backup" notice would just hang indefinitely until I forced TB to close. This only happened with system apps. The backed up files are still on my PC hard drive from when I copied them from my SD card, but I'm not sure they're of any use at this stage.

Ahhh, this is probably my problem then. I ignored most of the fixes and workarounds listed as [S-OFF] because I didn't think they'd work for my device haha.

I'm disappointed in myself for being so haphazard in my deleting, I'm usually not that stupid but I think I was a little overexcited to have finally gotten rid of some of the bloatware that'd irritated me for so long haha. I was like "oh boy, I can save even more battery power and internal space if I just remove a little more!". Lesson learnt :o

As I said above I didn't realise I could make use of [S-OFF] materials so I didn't even attempt them for fear of making matters worse. I just now attempted to flash CWM and it hung on "parsing" which is what happened with previous flash attempts. If a flash attempt doesn't hang on "parsing" it parses for a second and then goes back to the main menu, apparently having no effect.

I'd be lying if I said I'm not overwhelmed by all of this; the tutorials I've read seem to assume a fair degree of prior knowledge that I definitely don't have haha. I hope I don't stretch anyone's patience here, but if you could explain it to me like a 6-year-old whose mother drank heavily during pregnancy I think it will help move things along!

Thank you for the thorough reply, much appreciated :)
[HTC ChaCha] dapaua:
Follow this to flash CWM, you need to do it with your computer and using fastboot, this is needed for S-ON phones.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1449681
[HTC ChaCha] PaddyM:
Unfortunately I can't do anything via my computer; my phone isn't "discovered" by the command line, unrooting tools or anything else. It does allow me to access the SD card as a hard drive but that's all it does. Obviously this wasn't the case before my problems started, because I used my PC to root and unlock the phone originally, but now the phone's boot process can't reach a point where it becomes receptive to the PC's commands. I don't know why it lets me access the SD card though.

Is there any way to do this without my PC being involved beyond transferring files to the SD card? If not, am I screwed? haha

Thanks mate!
[HTC ChaCha] dapaua:
Can you boot into the bootloader (Whith the phone off, press Volume down + power for five seconds)?

Then boot into it, move up with the volume keys and then choose fastboot.

Then follow the procedures in the link I posted previously http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1449681 (start from step 3). Fastboot mode should be recognized.

The fastboot binary is here C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools , if you installed the android SDK, which I asume you did.

Good luck, I hope this works!
[HTC ChaCha] PaddyM:
Dear CHRIST thank you for that - I didn't know about this feature, and it worked! I was able to connect to my PC and do everything I needed to. I used the command line to flash the CWM, then followed instructions for partitioning the SD card and installing a custom ROM. I feel like a real h@x0r. I wonder if Anonymous are looking for any new recruits...

It did - I'm back in business!! Thank you mate, if I could fellate you via WiFi I probably would. You'd have to be wearing some anti-virus trousers though, I'm not a slut.

Cheers! :)
[HTC ChaCha] skezza:
Great news (I thought you already knew about the recovery menu feature :P otherwise I'd have mentioned it).

As I said in my reply earlier, every soft brick can be fixed somehow. Some are just harder than others. If I'm honest, it seems like yours was pretty straightforward once you got into the Recovery menu.

By the way, if you decide you want to return to stock, you can do that quite easily. Also, if I was you, do the freezing technique I suggested earlier and use the safe list that's available.

If you keep CWM, do a Nandroid backup. You don't have to keep it on your SD, but they are great for doing a very fast recovery. I can usually restore my phone in about 10 - 15 minutes using Nandroid.
[HTC ChaCha] dapaua:
I'm happy it worked. Let's hope WiFi technology improves in the future ;)
[HTC ChaCha] PaddyM:
I knew about the recovery menu (the stock one, at least) but I didn't realise I could go into the Fastboot option and for the phone to then be recognisable to the PC, thus making it possible to flash via the command line. If I had known that I probably wouldn't have needed to post this thread at all haha.

Yeah... :o I think if it happened to one of you guys you probably would have had it sorted in about 6 minutes. 3 days isn't bad for my first attempt though! hahaha

Thanks for the advice man, I'll definitely be looking into the Nandroid backup option, although I hope I've learnt enough from this experience to have no need for it :p

Thanks to everyone who posted here, I appreciate the patience and the tolerance of my noobery.
[HTC ChaCha] skezza:
Funnily enough, I tried TitaniumBackup today and the original poster is correct. While you can freeze, remove apps etc, you can't return them. especially system. I've not tried any of the alternative install methods that TB uses, but it's quite interesting.
[HTC ChaCha] PaddyM:
TB is a bit quirky, I think. The system apps won't restore at all, but sometimes apps that I've downloaded myself will restore and other times they won't (the "Restoring App" notice just hangs there indefinitely). I usually find that forcing TB to close and then trying again does the trick, but I can't figure out why it happens in the first place.
[HTC ChaCha] skezza:
Im wondering if anyone else has worked out a good configuration that will allow it to work every time?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtruth313:
i am running the era legendary rc 2.2. should i upgraded to the el30? and 2nd question is i watch the review on el30 is it a big upgrade or should i just go to ics?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flastnoles11:
Not really a big upgrade... just a new modem and completely removed carrier iq... new call screen... just flash one of the el30 custom roms and try it out... I'm running sleeper... cm9 is AMAZING though and if you haven't tried it I suggest you do... viper rom is also planning on releasing an aosp ics rom too! Epic is getting some love from the devs these days! Just make a backup of your current setup and flash away... if you don't like it, your current setup is just a restore away!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtruth313:
thanks i did it. but i miss my legendary. which one are you running? would i be able to ask qbking 77 what he is running. or is that a rule that we cant ask?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtruth313:
another question

it may be a dumb one. but when i restore my app. and i move them back to my sd card is the app being double? or is it just replacing the app from before?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DCRocks:
AFAIK, the app is not "doubled" but moved from the internal memory to the SD card, or at least as much is possible to be moved

If unsure, check your internal space before moving the app, and then after, and you should see additional space on the internal after the moving of the APP to the SD card
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
To answer both your questions qbking77 is currently running CM9 but changes often to make videos so may be on 5 different ROMs in one day.

If your apps are in the system\app folder it replaces them. If your app is somehow in the \data folder and you flash something that adds it to the system folder you will have 2 copies.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtruth313:
thanks again. with the rom you running do all your apps work? i have the rom on my sd card. have not flash it not sure if all the apps will still work. i have cm9 on my touchpad. just waiting on the fixes to hit.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtruth313:
and on question i know it is a noob question. but how can i change my signature. lol
[Xperia Arc General] samuel109:
Hey, i had to downgrade to .42 from .62 to be able to root. But the firmware i downloaded didn't come with the new calender apk. Can anyone share it please? thanks
[Xperia Arc General] samuel109:
Anyone?
[Xperia Arc General] Soheil_rf:
I attached It
[Xperia Arc General] samuel109:
Thanks!
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
What's different about it?!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hellboy880:
1) Every time I turn off or restart all the widgets out there are written and Problem loading widget.

With all launcher :S
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidewalk_:
Hmm..

I hv this too,,

But i think its normal..
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hellboy880:
normal?? lol :P
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] X_Laws:
i got the bug too..

Did any one get solution to solve this problem ?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bolussimo:
I've tried GingerXperiaRay with zeam launcher, cause I didn't like the 360 launcher. And for me power management widget and task killer widget works ok. Didn't try other ones :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hellboy880:
ok, i try it, and with gps?? its good with gmaps?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bolussimo:
Sorry mate, didn't try google maps :) I prefere iGo with offline maps on SD card :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bondgold_x:
Install widget apps on phone only.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hellboy880:
I have another 2 bugs : When I switch on the GPS, the GPS does not work. and I have to reboot the phone.

Battery life is too low = 15h with no process open and only with 3g :S
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kemploe:
I have that problem too..

I think bug in GXR_v004..

try to activated bluetooth or wifi, the toolbar will be back.. :p
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cgarland:
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# 1 [Q] LG g2x 2.3.3 HELP CHANGE to 2.3.7 or better for battery

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Hello, I'm new and pretty dumb about smartphones but I'm very motivated and excited to have found "you guys". I like what you guys believe in

"P.S. A little bit more about us. XDA-Developers was founded on the simple principal that SHARING IS GOOD and when many people SHARE what they know, EVERYONE benefits. We exist upon this Ethos, we RESPECT each other, we SHARE with each other, we do not judge one another and we HELP all who ask. We believe that while some may have more knowledge than another, none are more important."

I will show every member that I'm humble and grateful for any help that comes my way. I promise to ALL MEMBERS that I will be a "GOOD" member and give back to the site at every opportunity.

I bought a g2x used with 2.3.3 and I love it except the battery life. I heard that if I downloaded the 2.3.7 the battery problem would go away. My problem is that I know nothing about this type of "stuff" but I'm VERY excited about learning and starting new and TRUE relationships with other members. PLEASE HELP me get this LG g2x straightened out.: I need to learn how to re-root this phone. I have to make4 sure that I don't harm what good I already have. If I can't get better battery life from this phone I will have wasted $250. I just finished "fighting" Lymphoma cancer and I can't afford to throw away money, especially in these amounts. Please help me and get to know me and I the same with you.:confused:

Thank You, Sincerely, Cgarland
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mackster248:
Hello sir. All you have to do NVFlash CWM and you're all set to flash a ROM.

Follow this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy9on64jAZs

Just the part where you do the NVFLash. Once that's done upgrade CWM to the latest version, you can find that in the dev section.

Then you just simply DL CM7, wipe your phone then flash your desired ROM.

I didn't really go into details in case you're already familiar with CWM and flashing, that's just a gist of it. But if you need more help and have no idea what flashing and CWM is then let me know.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cgarland:
GREAT to hear from you.

Howd ya know? I have no idea what CWM or flashing is! I want to thank you for writing back to me. I'm MORE than excited about talking with the members of this site. I'm having dental work done at the University of Washington school of dentistry and I have to go to bed since I have to get up at 6:30 in order to make it to Seattle from Olympia by 9:30. I hope tomorrow we can continue to talk about these and other issues with these type of devices? Thank You....who are you? I want to learn how to attach a video to my post like you did for me. You have no idea how excited I'm about this site and talking with you guys. The member that just answered my question is totally freaking me out with the knowledge that you have about my phone. What I think your saying is that I need to get a cord that goes from my power outlet on my phone to a usb plug on my computer? Please explain, in detail, what you mean when you say " All you have to do NVFlash CWM and you're all set to flash a ROM." Is that where I empty my phone and then re-load with an updated version? Do I have to protect my phone? Did this phone come with 2.2.3? What do the numbers mean? I hope I can help you with something in return? Thank you VERY MUCH Sir. I look forward to talking with you tomorrow...cgarland
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cgarland:
Is this g2x a good phone if I can get the battery to last at least one full day? I like the phone and all that I've read about it (except the bad) but it is my first smartphone. Seriously mackster248 I want to keep this phone. Can I make this phone work properly so I will be happy with it? Will the battery life improve with updates? What is "ROM: CM7 or MIUI" I'm not kidding, there is a guy on Craigslist that did exactly the same thing to his g2x, that is he has CM7 and MIUI on his g2x. Here is his post. What do you think mackster248?

Title says it all, unlocked for any GSM carrier and rooted with cyanogen mod 7 and flashed with a cool MIUI rom making it faster and better looking than ever.

Will come with HDMI cable, black hard rubber case, 2 chargers and original box. 9/10 condition front and back it had a screen protector on but I recently took it off because it made the phone look like crap. It has a CLEAN front now.

MOSTLY LOOKING FOR TRADES but $275 cash nothing more nothing less is good. Looking for an iPhone 4 unlocked I dont care how many gbs just has to be unlocked, same condition, with charger at least.

Looking for:

Iphone 3gs 16/32 gb unlocked and jailbroken w/ accessories and some cash on your side.

LG thrill unlocked

Iphone 4 unlocked

HTC sensation

All offers are considered just shoot me what phone you have.

206 four53 eight713 will send pics through text!

Teach me what it is you both are talking about mackster....PLEASE! See that where he say's what you said?

Thank You, cgarland
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cfj521:
i have a problem as host's, it's very helpful, thanks
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mackster248:
Well CWM is a recovery that's needed to flash custom ROMs. You need to follow that video to install CWM via NVFlash. Just do that portion first then I can help you with the rest.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] renocivik:
Cwm is clockwork mod recovery.. it is a modified recovery that allows any rom to be flashed to your phone.

Recovery is a utility built into the phone that lets you do various tasks like install different modified versions of android reset your phone to a "new" state... deleting all the data on it (except android itself)

To flash a rom means to install it...

Cm7 is cyanogen mod 7 which is a "team" created rom that has a lot of added features that the stock Android does not have check out cyanogenmod.com for more details...

Miui is pronounced my U I and is another "team" created version of android that very much changes the look and feel of android...

As far as everything else... browse the development section and just read... that's the easiest and best way to learn

As far as battery life... there are a few roms that improve battery life... but there is no miracle solution. It's just a sacrifice that is made in liu of speed and performance... what I mean is... a dual core 1ghz processor uses battery... ya know

Also... if you need help try and post in the right section ... general or q&a ... don't ask questions in the development section .. for some reason a lot of people have a huge stick up their rear and rather than being helpful... they just get all rude and tell you that you are posting in the wrong section and are rude... :)

Joel
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cgarland:
Just got out of the hospital and good to hear from you mackster248 What a cool name "mackster248" I will do what you say mackster248 and get back to you....THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cgarland:
renocivik THANK YOU so much for your reply! I just got out of the hospital and saw your reply for me. I will read your information and do exactly as you say and get back to you ASAP with my results. Is this a good phone renocivik? I see where you talk about battery life, what should I do? I need to get some rest before I write anymore stuff here. I will talk to you guys soon. Thanks for everything and will get back to you tomorrow.....cg
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cgarland:
What are you saying? I truly don't understand what your trying to tell me. Would you please explain cfj521 ? Thank You cgarland
[T-Mobile LG G2x] iCraft:
I think I can put flashing and cwm into simpler terms for you.

The word "flashing," in this case would mean downloading and installing a new ROM to your phone.

A ROM in this case, is simply a developer made android system that they make for the better and enjoyability of your phone.

CWM is an abbreviation for "Clock work mod recovery."

CWM was made for you to make adjustments to your phone, and install new software, ROMs much easier.

This system will be the head quarters of making adjustments to your phone.

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Now, about getting NvFlash onto your device.

NvFlasher is, I believe, also a developer made program specific to our Nvidia Tegra devices. And also does make installing CWM much easier.

(Nvidia Tegra 2 is the processor for our G2x)

There is a section around here that explains to you how to use NvFlash for your G2x.

Which, I believe will be in the Android Development section in our G2x forums. Probably at the tippy top in a sticky forum (Highlighted forum).

The instructions may be a bit hard to following, but hang in there and just follow the instructions for NvFlash, refrain from stuff that isn't for now.

I hope I enlightened you a little bit on what we all talk about around here.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] akshay0078:
I have few HD movies of resolution 720p stored on my neo v (unrooted)

Now what i have observed is that HDMI output does not seem like real or close to being HD video...I dont know why is it like that ? because the same video looks too good when i watch on laptop which unfortunately dont have hdmi output..:(

Is it because smartphones arent intended to output the real HD quality on HDTV..or is it that it will take few tweaks or few apps which will make it more like HD..

Contents i use are genuine HD of 720p files over the internet..

Players which i use on my xperia neo v is mx video player as well as power dvd 4.xx(latest version)

Is there any other player which will make some difference when i watch HD videos through HDMI cable..

And yes my tv is full HD so it does have the capability to output all real HD stuffs upto 1080p

I would be glad with the help...thank you !!

Roooting the phone is not a solution for me...!!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] sunlight10f:
The phone puts out its own maximum resolution via the hdmi cable. That means 480x854.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] akshay0078:
I really dont buy on this...as my tv shows that the output is 720p...and there is nowhere being written over the internet that it shows its own resolution...

Another reason why i dont think is because i do watch HD 720p movies..and there is nowhere screen being cut off on my HDTV...if it was showing on mobile resolution as the output is being recognised as 720p on my HDTV..!!

Thanks though hoping for more replies..with any help..!! :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Chaosek:
You are right. Its 854x480 scaled to 720p.

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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] tomask33:
HDMI configuration

Please check also configuration in - service menu - under service test , hdmi

and try change to 720p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] sunlight10f:
I got all hopeful and tried this after getting home but no, same quality as before when it was on automatic.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] akshay0078:
yes we can see that it is upscaled..but what about 720p mp4 videos..are they upscaled too ? or is it HD output i.e. 720p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] kormatoes:
Read the default prop it tells you fps HDMI output

Also mod it from there

You may be lucky
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] tinyXperia:
Why don't you just use your usb cable for watching movies? Does you TV support USB flash drives? Set your phone to MSC mode, and connect it the TV.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] akshay0078:
where to find it ? sorry i am a total newbie around here...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] akshay0078:
yes my tv supports USB drives..it works pretty well with pendrives on my HDTV..however it cannot play any HD files through USB on my HDTV..only divx files supported..

After being suggested by you i set my phone to MSC mode and connected but TV fails to recognise any USB device being connected :(

So how to overcome that..my phone is non-root does that have anything to do with it..?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] tinyXperia:
My phone connects fine to the tv in MSC mode. Haven't tried movies, but browsing pictures works good. Is it a fairly new or an old TV?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] akshay0078:
yes you can say that if not much its been 2years old..belongs to LG LH60 series jazz theatre 32'
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Lietotajs:
Picture on HDMI device must be same as on phone display (here is no windowsXP with super videochip with multidisplay support), therefore picture on FullHDTV is scaled 854x480
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] tinyXperia:
OK, I tried it on a few months old Brava mid segment tv.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] akshay0078:
I can understand for rest of the stuffs on mobile but what about 720p mp4 videos are they upscaled too ?

Why does they advertise HD then ?

offtopic-Does samsung galaxy S2 and upcoming xperia S who have the capablility to output 1080p stuff through HDMI..is nothing but upscaling ?