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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JoeSyr:
Now that you've wiped it, you won't be able to make a nandroid anyway, you'd be backing up... nothing. When you say you can't restore a nandroid, what exactly is happening when you try? Do you try to restore an existing nandroid and an error stops the process? Does CWM not find any nandroids that should be there? Have you ever restored to a nadroid before that you know there *should* be one that works?

Based on what you've written here I'd suggest just restoring to factory installation and picking up the pieces from there. Before you do, you can try to backup what's on your phone using the command "adb pull /sdcard". If you have a nandroid that might be good but for some reason unusable by your phone right now, it will be copied and you can try to restore it after reverting to factory settings. Otherwise, it should pull off any personal stuff like your photos etc so it's not a total loss.

If you're on a GSM Nexus, follow instructions here.

If you're on a CDMA Nexus, follow instructions here.

It is really the exact same process for either, but you want to make sure you've got the right set of files. This will basically leave you where you were when you first unlocked the bootloader.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] acatabian:
yeah, i ended up unrooting and flashing factory image back. but i did however root and unlock bootloader again.

now, whenever i finish flashing my new rom. it gets stuck looping on the boot animation, not the google logo. is there any reason behind this? could it relate back to what happened before?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JoeSyr:
When you say "it gets stuck", how long are we talking here? Sometimes, depending on what you just wiped/what you're flashing, the phone will just take a longer time to boot. If you assume something's wrong and pull the battery you might just mess it up when really you just needed to be patient and let it finish.

These are probably questions best addressed in threads for specific ROMs, though, where people might have had similar experiences, or the ROM dev might be able to use your feedback. It's especially hard to formulate an opinion that might be useful when you provide barely any specific information to what you're working with.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cleary:
I did have a search on here, but didn't find anything particularly relevant so I'm hoping some people could help me out.

My situation is that I manage the deployment of Android Handsets and Tablets within my company. This process is fairly ad-hoc as in, I order a few handsets at a time, set them up with company software requirements + some desktop shortcuts, and ship them to the specific user.

My problem is that the quantity of devices I'm going to be deploying in the next 12 months will grow significantly, and this job is extremely boring, and costing me in time wasted on a repetitive task that could be much better spent on other things.

So I am looking for tools to help make this process more automated/quicker/simpler.

The crux of my requirements are:

a) install software packages (some from market, some not eg Lotus Notes Traveler)

b) Slight desktop customisations (add some app shortcuts, browser homepage etc) - realistically this is optional, but I thought I'd mention it.

Currently I take care of (a) with a homegrown python script which makes some adb calls.

(b) and (c) are entirely manual, and currently depend in part on the device going out - could be any of HTC Desire/Desire S/Sensation, Motorola Atrix/Defy+/Xoom or Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.

I also have to do this *after* having logged in, set up at least one google account + possibly a motoblur account, and enabled USB debugging - is it possible to get adb shell functionality without needing to get into the OS and enable USB Debugging?

Moving to higher level things, I'm open to the idea of paying for dedicated tools to manage this job - eg Google Apps Domain services, or some other Mobile Data Management service (eg silverback mdm).

However, what these tools are geared to is securing a fleet of devices, but don't seem to offer what I'm looking for, which I believe are pretty simple requirements. ie add some arbitrary apps, and make them accessible on the front screen of the device.

I can't imagine that I'm the first person to need to do this, so what are other people doing to ease the management burden?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awaisuk:
Hey.

Typing on CM7 is so smooth and fast, compared to stock.....

I mean that there is no lag or sometime the keyboard stutters while typing fast for me on checkrom or stock rom.

I am using gingerbread keyboard, I have tried both the market and the one that comes in the kitchen app, and both of them are not as smooth and fast as the CM7 keyboard.

Someone know why that is?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Horoscope:
lag isn not only in KB.. it lags like hell while trying one contacts and message app..

samsung stock roms are crap
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Atomix86:
I use roms based on stock releases and never suffer lag. Try different roms or kernels.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bpivk:
No lag here on my rom (stock rooted with siyah kernel and removed Samsung bloatware hubs).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jastonas:
I'd say the opposite. CM7 is crap and laggy compared to stock roms. Though I always use custom roms based on samsung firmware.

CM7 can't match the speed of it.

I can't say about the keyboard, maybe it's faster on CM7.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qwerty warrior:
for me custom roms are slower than stock samsung roms

the smoothest stock rom ive used is the KJ2 rom

cm7 is also pretty amazing almost fast as KJ2

currently using cm9

nothing is faster
[Motorola Droid X2] sen1366:
Hi every 1 I did not search and don't know if any1 has posted this but on my Droidx2 I found that u do not need the use the bootstrap app to get into cwm recovery if ur phone is off and u plugg it into AC power and when the Motorola screen comes on unplug wait for a few seconds and plug AC power back in and it will boot into cwm recovery.

hope this helps if no1 new this lol
[Motorola Droid X2] skwoodwiva:
Yes pwr off & plug in = cwr as long as recovery mode is set. Rebooting no.
[Motorola Droid X2] ashclepdia:
u don't need to unplug when u see the moto logo

if recovery mode is set all u need to do is

power off and plug in as said above

it does this because our recovery hijacks charge only mode, its the only way we can boot into BSR at this time
[Motorola Droid X2] Moon Shadow - NM:
Note: To clarify potential confusion... The BSR (Boot Strap Recovery) is NOT the same as CWM or CWMR (ClockWorkMod or ClockWorkModRecovery). PLEASE use the correct terms to avoid confusing people. Thank you! (Sorry, pet peeve. :D)

Ciao!
[Motorola Droid X2] iBolski:
Okay, call me stupid here, but I thought CWM didn't work with the X2? I saw another post that explained how to do it, but it confused the living hell out of me! :confused:

What are the advantages of using CWM over BSR or am I reading something wrong here?

Thanks!
[Motorola Droid X2] skwoodwiva:
To me it (ours 2.5.1.8) is a hacked version never written to be installed by an apk. They all come from cwm. Once you are in cwr you can flash a different "cwr".zip.

Whether it successfully restores your bu ONLY Tenfar has hacked one that works for the (locked BL versions of the phones) Atrix, Photon and the Dx2 and they are all the same "cwr".zip!

Ibolski are you referring to my "wish" post?
[Motorola Droid X2] robocuff:
It's CWM ported to our phones. Nothing more, nothing less. It's the same thing except we have to connect our phones to a wall charger. Otherwise, once you're in there, it's the same. Looks the same, the whole works. I have CWM on a couple devices here and there isn't any difference. Perhaps some of the options don't work for the X2 but, it's still the same thing. Can you tell I'm trying to tell you that it's the same? :)
[Motorola Droid X2] iBolski:
Thanks for the responses. I'll stick with BSR then. It just seems people were so gung-ho about CWMR and I can't see why as there isn't a clear advantage to it over BSR.
[Motorola Droid X2] weldawadyathink:
I just had an idea. How about, instead of replacing charge mode, replace stock recovery and add an option in CWM to go into the stock recovery if needed. I can't do any of it but if a developer wants the challenge.
[Motorola Droid X2] motcher41:
There is no point in using a recovery from another phone that has less options then bsr. U may be able to flash stuff like bsr but if it wont restore system there is no point in even posting it other then creating confusion when people cant nandroid back after something goes wrong. Save yourself a lot of issues people use bsr and deal with pluging it in. Its functional where the alternatives are not.

sent from my eclipsed chargecrack
[Motorola Droid X2] ashclepdia:
If this was possibke it would be done already ;)
[Motorola Droid X2] skwoodwiva:
(Oops I ment) motcher41 .

You are missing my boat! The old Atrix, the Photon and the Dx2 bootstrap.apk are the same files/apks. The photon and ours have the same md5 sums.
[Motorola Droid X2] Pixelation:
After all, everything everyone said...I'm jittering...need to flash something new...omg!!! Calling VZW now for warranty alternative...lol

:) SMILE :) It's Not Illegal Yet :)
[Motorola Droid X2] motcher41:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22610152

That's the thread post I was refering to mainly

sent from my eclipsed chargecrack
[Motorola Droid X2] weldawadyathink:
Where does the rom manager one install?
[Motorola Droid X2] motcher41:
If my memory serves me correctly... which it rarely does ;) lol... because of the locked bootloader the install fails. Stock recovery is in the bootloader and we cannot modify the bootloader so we can't install recovery. Or does install but the bootloader overrides it and brings us to stock. Something like that.. vodka is making it all foggy lol I'm pretty sure that's close though

Actually i think somewhere in the system... preinstall I think. But our locked bootloader is why it does not work and cannot work. That I remember for sure

sent from my eclipsed chargecrack
[Motorola Droid X2] skwoodwiva:
Where RM puts the recovery IDNK but it's not preinstall.

BTW

Tenfar was one smart cookie getting cwr working w/ one apk on 3 different phones.

Moltcher41

my post about a the the newer atrix recovery WAS in response to a MX2 Q about RECOVERY SAVING AS TARBALLS and they could not get a working recovery anyway.

Now some Mx2's can use ReRecovery manually as a work around.

Edit

I have flashed lots of foreign recoveries - no problem as I never install them. They run in the same environment created by our bsr.

But using Rom Manager to install any recovery, other than the still non-functioning dx2, will require an sbf.
[Motorola Droid X2] cnsd:
nope.

the power thing doesn't work..
[Motorola Droid X2] sd_shadow:
then you are doing it wrong
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Can't connect to mobile network...any of youse guys in beantown lose network? Seemed like mine just crapped out. :confused:

EDIT: Local area is down...thank god it's not my phone.
[TouchPad Accessories] Buda76:
I thought the Ori was pretty cool and hard to pass up at $30 even if it doesn't fit the best.

I ordered the Ori and used it for a bit and could see why some of the negative comments about it not securely holding the touch pad were made. I then started thinking of possible solutions to this (I also mod computers and cars) and in about 5 minutes I had a solution. I've been testing it out for a while now and it works brilliantly.

I bought the following trim pieces:

Polyethylene Edge Trim w/ Adhesive

Neoprene Rubber Edge Trim

From this site: (did I mention I mod cars too?)

http://customcargrills.com/products.asp?cat=45

The fitment with the trim pieces is nearly perfect and the touchpad is in there solid. The trim pieces do not extend higher than the TP so the cover fits as if the trim pieces weren't even there. I just need to get time to cut/drill out holes for the head phone jack and speakers.

I had thought about posting up a teaser saying that I had a solution to give me time to get a short video put together but I know how I hate those threads so here are some of pics of the results: (using my CM9 Nexus S 4G)

I've held the case so the touch pad is pointing face down and shook it as hard as I could and the touchpad did not come out. :) I've already ordered another Ori for my 2nd touchpad. I'm loving how functional the ori is. I'm just wanting to get a netbook sleeve for it to cover it when traveling and such to protect stuff from the metal case.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] BruteSource:
Really hoping to have this setup on my sg2 when its released. Basicly you dock your phone to a monitor, KB, mouse, speakers, etc.. then you boot up Ubuntu on your phone. Only for dual core phones. Allows you to do all your computing as well as phone calls, SMS, mms, etc. Can use your 4g or wifi. Can't wait.

Here is the official site for all the info. http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Smacdallas:
Yeah I saw this on phandroid looks pretty sweet
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] b0u1d3r:
This looks really promising. Hopefully it turns out better than the system that was attempted for the atrix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yahoowizard:
Well, hmm, how would the dock work now... Is it for phones that already have a docking capability like the Atrix that now will have an Ubuntu alternative, or; will Samsung and other manufacturers make these docks so that their users can dock and use Ubuntu, or; will Ubuntu make a somewhat universal dock using the microUSB for example, which then spreads out into mice/keyboard/display. Overall, I'm just trying to see whether or not we're going to be included.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] androidobsessed:
initially at least it didn't seem like this is going to come for us, right now it looks like the work they've done with the Atrix is mostly just to change webtop application that it normally runs with and I think I saw that it was only for devices with micro USB and hdmi output
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] yahoowizard:
Yeah, the HDMI thing lost my hope a bit, but I think our phones do have a way to output via HDMI, or at least, my point is, a dock could be made to support the GS2 if someone were to make it. But yeah, the line:

Confuses me as it sounds like it can be easily integrable, but at the same time, I just really don't know. We'll see what happens, I guess...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
The SGH-I777 does have an MHL port, just like the GT-I9100 and the Infuse - it just, for whatever reason, didn't come with an adapter in the box like the Infuse did.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Johosophat:
So if we can output to a TV/Monitor via HDMI and MHL we could use the slick web top type application?

I wonder if this will be downloaded-able as an "App" or will need to be more built in to the framework/rom itself (seems more likely). Very exciting though, to have desktop capabilities on a phone would be awesome.

Plus the exynos running on our phone would be much smoother than the Tegra 2 running on the Atrix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tibiz:
any news? when will be this ubuntu solution available?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Divine_Madcat:
Give that this is from Feb, think its safe to say no news. Lets try to avoid necro-bumping threads like this...
[HTC Sensation] Hardcore69er:
I'm running Trips v4.

Its great, and we haven't had any updates from anyone else.

I want to switch themes but I can't find a compatible v4 theme?

Where are they?

When I try to search for them I get v4 looking themes (ics) for gb.
[LG Optimus Black] dnmn8r:
Well I've currently got zeus 3.2N installed, and the power button has become very temperamental. Sometimes it just will stop working and the phone won't lock, nor will power options come up. When the phone then locks on its own, I can't unlock it (the only way is to plug it in to a charger). Once plugged into the charger, it works fine for a bit but then the same thing happens and I have to unplug it to unlock it.

I've tried performing a fresh install several times, and have tried 3.0N aswell with no luck. I tried going into terminal and getting a log, but it told me it did not exist so I'm not sure if I'm doing it right.

Any suggestions?

EDIT: Nevermind, I just flashed back to stock rom, and I'm having the same problem. Must be a hardware issue...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lemonoid:
I just began to compile from source for the first legitimate time tonight, legitimate as in, every time before I had syncing errors or other errors and said screw it. Anyways, when I go to sync my repo, it has been over an hour now, and it has just stopped. It hasn't gone back to a command line or anything, just stopped where it was. If I go in and sync it again, and it was not finished, will it simply begin where it left off, or will it start completely over again and take another couple hours?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mDroidd:
It will start over, but recognizes you already synced a lot and will skip that.

Greets!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lemonoid:
do I need to repo init again? because now when I try to type repo sync, nothing happens.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lemonoid:
well I had shut down my computer and now when I turn it on there is no ~/bin or ICS_SOURCE. WTF?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Salv0:
Just reinstall repo in bin and do repo sync in the source folder :)

Uhm if u lost the source folder you have to redo repo init too
[Nokia Lumia 800] thuannguy:
So I just bought a new Lumia 800. My previous phone HTC Mozart so I compare their screens and there is one thing that annoys me: while my HTC Mozart displays everything from fonts to live tiles smoothly, those in my Lumia 800 look "serrated":

in which the "No sim" one was taken from my Lumia screen. Similarly, when white texts are displayed in black background, they look serrated too which a little bit hurts my eyes.

Could you tell me if this is normal for AMOLED screens or is it just my device's problem?

Thank you in advance.
[Nokia Lumia 800] ua330:
I believe this has to do with the Pentile Matrix of the Lumia 800.

search "pentile" on this forum for more info.

found an online artice http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/11/2699574/lumia-900-amoled-display-no-pentile

talks about Lumia 900 not having this type of matrix
[Nokia Lumia 800] Rusty!:
Yep, what (s)he said. It's due to the PenTile matrix used.
[Nokia Lumia 800] thuannguy:
Thanks for all the replies. Now I believe my phone's screen is normal, although I don't really like that pentile effect at all :(
[Nokia Lumia 800] Rusty!:
Not many people do. Some people apparently can't see the effect at all. Annoyingly, I can.
[Nokia Lumia 800] BlitterTwisted:
I can see it if I look for it, but it doesn't bother me in normal use.
[Nokia Lumia 800] thuannguy:
Unfortunately, I got used to the smoothness of HTC Mozart display, so this really annoys me :mad:
[Nokia Lumia 800] Wiggy Fuzz:
i find it's far more noticeable if you use more warm colours (like oranges and reds) than if you use blues or greens.
[Nokia Lumia 800] dannejanne:
I am used to the pentile. I have always disliked pentile screens but now after using one for two weeks I can say the pentile doesn't bother me one bit. Even though I see it all the time as I'm sensitive to these things. The true black and good response time of the screen makes up for it. I now prefer it over the sharper screen of my old Xperia Play. Much more comfortable screen to look at on the Lumia.

Like comparing LCD to plasma. Amoled seems much easier on the eyes than ordinary LCD.
[Nokia Lumia 800] vnvman:
I can notice it and I hate it, but I knew what I was getting. The Samoled+ on my old GS2 looked much better. Honestly, even looking at my GF's 710 I have to say that I like that screen better for some aspects: pics and vids have more natural colours and look less pixelated, text is also more readable in the browser without zooming. Anyway at the end of the day the 800 is overall a much better phone, and its unique design mekes you feel like you're holding a true work of art in your hand. Right now thinking about going back to my super plasticky GS2 makes me cringe.
[Dell Venue] TheManii:
October 3, 2011: NTT Com to Offer Comprehensive Solution for Remote Working

Apparently ntt com (any relation to ntt docomo?) launched the Venue in Q4 2011 as a business phone on their network?

NTT com is region 16 and plugging in a version number gives you:

mobileupdate.dell.com/LandingPages/Thunder/NTT-com/uptodate/en/index.html

Havnt found an ota for it, as the V generally hasnt actually recieved notifcations for the majority of it's updates (ie they're being made but not released)
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Webmariner87:
Hi guys,

first of all i'm sorry for my english, but it's not my first language.

I've a issue with the syncronization of the facebook contacts with the default address book of my wildfire.

I installed the facebook app, and i set it to syncronize all the contacts by facebook-settings-sincronize...

Now in the addressbook i see all my facebook contacts, all my gmail contacts, but only gmail contacts with a pic loaded on gmail have a pic on the address book.

So the great part of the contacts haven't a pic.

How can i do?

I'm using the last cyano nightly.

Please don't suggest me to use SyncMyPix, i don't like that app, it makes my address book too much slow.

I want a "clean" solution. Before i flashed my Wildfire, with the stock ROM, i visualized all the pics =/
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yohanandz:
you could try this app from the market it works well. you can sync ur contacts photos from facebook..

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alexdev.friendsmatcher&hl=en
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Webmariner87:
Thank you very much for the reply, but few hours ago i solved my issue installing FriendCaster for Facebook. However thanks ;)
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yohanandz:
your welcome..

how does friendcaster work? syncs the existing contacts only or all?
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Webmariner87:
It works great! It syncs all contacts and you can also use HQ pics. Try it and told me what do you think ;)
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve_032:
I've recently had this problem, only a few contact images were visible after syncing using the Facebook app. For me, it seemed that the photos which were synched were the ones which you have previously loaded up on the Facebook app.

I got around the problem by clicking onto my friends list within the Facebook app, and scrolling through the list waiting for each of the profile pictures to load up. Once I'd got to the bottom of the list I went back to contacts on the phone all of the images were visible!

Slightly strange workaround but now all my contact images are visible and they all update as they should.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nishantsikri@gmail.com:
try reinstalling it