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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alightgoesout:
I have just rooted my Epic 4G (thanks for the tutorials!), and I have clockworkmod recovery 5.0.2.7 and ROM Manager 5.0.0.6. When I try to backup my ROM, everything seems to work fine until it get stuck at "backing .android_secure". I can only remove the battery to force a reboot.

What is the problem, and how can I solve this? Additionaly, what is .android_secure?

Thanks.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ÜBER™:
How much free space do you have? Also .android_secure usually takes a while this is the license/market link to paid apps that keeps people from pirating most of the time anyways.

Need at least 1-2gbs for rom manager to successfully back up your rom additionally it'd be best to boot into clockwork mod via the power menu if you have that option or the three finger salute.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Yeah, what Biggie said....it takes a long time there depending on how many apps you have. On a Touchwiz ROM it could take over 10 minutes there depending on your setup.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alightgoesout:
I have a bit more than 8GB free on my sd card, so space should not be a problem. I am trying a backup directly from cwm recovery.

EDIT: OK, it worked this time. It took a really long time and the bar did not move until it was finished. I don't know if I waited enough the first time, but I was fairly patient.

Thanks all for the help.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ian47:
How much time did it take you to get through that point? Approx? I know it has been quite a long time.... My mmx a35 running stock ROM and CWM v5.0.2.7 has stuck at that same point....:confused:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tradejak66:
I was running Core Droid 1.2. I WASNT flashing a rom, I WASNT flashing anything or messing with anything. I was just watching a youtube video. The phone froze. I didnt want to remove the battery as i thought it was bad. I tried finding a way to emergency shutdown my phone like volume up and down and power or something but it seems there wasnt one. I took out the battery and put it back in. I turned the phone on but all that came up was a black screen. I took it out and put it back in again. It won't turn on period.

Any ideas?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saranhai:
Read my sticky in the general section

Sent from my Infernalized Glacier!

-Team Inferno
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tradejak66:
Yeah I did. And its funny cause when i read it 2 days ago I got scared that my bad eMMC chip would die any second... now it looks like it just did.

I just posted this anyways cause I was desperate >.> but t-mobile says my warranty hasnt run out yet. And since it cant boot up whatsoever they cant tell its rooted. SO I get a free replacement :D

I was kind of hoping they'd claim the phone was defective and give me a sensation or something :rolleyes:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
This doesn't look like eMMC failure at all.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tradejak66:
what would you think it is then? My new phone comes today and i have to ship this one off to tmobile, so its too late. But I still want to know :D
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
Most likely - corrupted SBL. It doesn't necessarily mean eMMC failure - though it could be. Pulling the battery out while there is some eMMC activity could have caused it.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tradejak66:
sorry im nooby. whats SBL and can it be fixed easily?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
SBL is Secondary Bootloader, in our case also known as HBOOT.

Once it was corrupted, it can't be fixed, since the phone won't boot to any state that allows you to work with it.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invasion2:
I don't think that was it. He obviously could get to HBOOT by flashing PD15IMG.zip and getting failed-pu error. But I may be wrong, feel free to correct.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
To flash PD15IMG, he needs HBOOT running - it's the HBOOT that flashes these files, it's the first screen on your phone that you can actually see and interact with. If HBOOT is gone, you don't boot - because you have nothing to boot to. Or actually, the phone boots to some state, but you don't know it - because you can't interact with it anymore.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tradejak66:
Nope. I cant flash PD15 if i cant get to HBOOT. the phone doesnt turn on at all, just a backlight for one second. Which looks like its attempting to turn on but failing.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tradejak66:
hmm. you'd think these phones would have some sort of fail-safe feature when it comes to pulling the battery, cause people obviously do it alot.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] invasion2:
Ahhh my bad, sorry. Didn't read :rolleyes: Definitely seems like you are bricked! >.<
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] samoevn:
Hi, is anyone thinking of returning the Note because of it's BIG SIZE?

I can't get use to the SIZE.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] orangekid:
How long have you even had it?

My HD2 took about a week to really get used to.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] drksilenc:
...you got a device that you knew was bigger. why would anyone that actually researched this return it based on a static variable like size
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] TinhMaiMongCho:
not returning this baby. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] orangekid:
lol, so true.

We all got this thing partly because it IS so big, it's like returning a GN because it runs ICS...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SysAdmNj:
You got 30 days, I would use 29 of those before deciding :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] paleh0rse:
I'm actually using the next 27 days to decide whether or not I can get used to the size -- which also gives me a chance to see what new AT&T phones get announced at MWC... if any?

That said, my impressions so far: this phone is f'n gorgeous, it's fast/smooth as hell (especially overclocked to 1.8+), and I'm currently leaning toward keeping it regardless of what they show at MWC! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sakanagai:
I think there are more owners here who bought it BECAUSE of its size.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] EvoXOhio:
There's a few annoyances and sometimes the size makes it hard to do some things one handed, but those are minor compared to the benefits. I have always used my smartphones as a mobile computing device first and a phone second, so for me I wanted the largest pocketable phone with the best display. The Note beats everything hands down in that way.

Yesterday I picked up my 4.3" HTC Inspire and it felt tiny in comparison. I can never go back to a smaller display now. Like I said, there are some trade-offs with a device this bug, but the benefits far outweigh the negatives as far as I'm concerned.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] iakeco:
I got this phone yesturday and it's really really sweet. Its a keeper. Had a nexus 1 for a few years.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] KingofKingsB:
I would never think about returning it or getting used to my little gs2 again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jpeg42:
Unless there is a super shocker of a Note 2 with beefed up hardware at MWC or something as big, I don't think anything could pull me away. Honestly, I would pick the size of this phone over the next small screen quad cores (for right now at least :D).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ARTAQaf:
back to the OP's question...sure i've thought about returning it samoevn. it is larger in my pockets than i had imagined, not the most practical in that respect. for me though the pro's are outweighing the impracticality of fitting it in my pockets comfortably. it is only uncomfortable when i kneel down to tie my shoes or work on someone's carpet in my carpet cleaning business, so several times a day it is an annoyance.

23 more days to decide :cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] guitarplayerone:
Return it and wait for the GSIII if that's how you feel..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] samoevn:
Thanx for the reply's guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sweetboy02125:
I definitely will return it, if we have the Note 5.7" out. Definitely
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] budco2000:
After having the international Galaxy SII I decided that it was the best phone out there, and I would not replace it until the SIII came out. LG and HTC phone just don't impress me. Then I read about the upcoming NOTE, and I thought wow, I'm getting that phone on launch day, and so I did. The screen size and resolution alone is why I bought my galaxy note. I'm keeping mine awhile.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note via: tapatalk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jamesd86:
Ill trade a skyrocket for your note? Pretty much same phone just the note is bigger.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jamesd86:
Maybe because where I work I'm not allowed to have my cell phone but seeing people on their personal phones while working irritates the hell out of me. I understand if its a work phone but God damnit you have 8 hours or so that someone is paying you to work not play angry birds or words with friends.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] greyhulk:
Mine was actually a given to me, so I don't really have to worry about taking it back within a specific time frame.

That being said, I still have my Skyrocket and I can always go back to that. Truth is, though, I can't imaging going back to a smaller device, even for the ability to one-hand text. And battery life is so much better on my Note than it was on my Skyrocket.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jb0nd38372:
I bought the Note to kill two devices at once. I was using the HTC Inspire as my phone, and a Dell Streak 7 as my tablet. This device is dead center size wise to me. Its faster than the phone and tablet. The display is awesome, I have had no issues with responsiveness or anything for that matter.

Considering the Note is only running Gingerbread it handles everything my phone did, and the Tablet running Honeycomb.

Only reason I would return mine would be if I found a defect. After two days I can't find any flaws for my use of it. When ICS is released via official or non official channels it will be that much better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Alkaline100x:
Look there is no other device out there that disloyal websites as nice as this. Web browsing and watching Netflix were the 2 main reasons I got thousand Device and it does not dissapoint,

Besides this is a smart phone not a flip one that can only be used with one hand.

Switched from iphone4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Corvette Dave:
After careful, thoughtful testing and comparing it to my Infuse at 4.5” single core.

Hell no I am not returning it! The Galaxy Note is a great platform!

The Devs that get involved with the Note have a lot to work with and personally cant wait to see what gets cooked up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] endine:
I was in the same boat as Jbond, needed to get rid of the tablet and phone. I got rid of my Xoom a few months ago and was looking at a smaller tablet, then I heard about the Note and fell in love LOL! I sooo am not returning this baby!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Alkaline100x:
OK so maybe the auto correct is not as good as the iPhone.... LOL "disloyal" and "thousand "
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] boxerlover02:
I had a dell streak before my Note so size don't bother me at all. My one and only complaint would be the lack of Widgets but I found a useful app for that so I can't complain about that. Also the charging time is a little slow but hey I just carry a charger.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ARTAQaf:
directed at me i guess? lol.

as i said, i use it in my own business...i don't work for a typical boss. i use the Gnote for 3 things whilst i am in a clients home or office: 1) Stylus jot's down notes (dimensions, the client's dog's name, price/quote, etc...) 2) Clock app has a timer so i can time how long my prespray is down for before i have to extract it. 3) to check the time.

i hope that doesn't irritate the hell out of you :D :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] s1mpd1ddy:
I got till the 21st to decide. The speed is fine -- it's not as zippy as my rooted/unlocked bootloader/Overclocked/CM7 Atrix, but the screen is 100000000x better then it in terms of clarity, color, and of course..size.

Rooted and froze a bunch of bloatware on the phone --now it seems a little zippier.

How long the battery lasts is going to factor into my decision too. a 2500 mAh battery is pretty big -- and right now I'm on my first cycle --- I got 10 hours on it with less then 10% left with 3hr 10m screen time. Pretty good since I installed a bunch of crap today, downloaded a bunch of apps, rooted, restored, made calls, text messaged, facebooked -- etc.

I'm thinking once the battery goes through a couple cycles and settles -- with moderate use -- I could get 20 hours and 4+ hours of screen time (which is what my Atrix got me originally).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mrandyp69:
Heck no. This thing is sweet as molasses
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] paleh0rse:
The XT9 in the stock keyboard completely blows. In fact, my biggest problem with the stock Note is using the keyboard, so I'll be replacing it tonight with either Swiftkey or Thumb keyboard.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sailador:
This phone is da bomb. I bought this phone because of the massive size. Now it is in my hands...i am freaking impressed. I will not go back even if there is a S3 with quad core out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] big samm:
I know im not! The big screen and lte is enough for me to keep this badboy!

Sent from my iPad 3G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sashusmom:
Doing much better with size now that my case came. Gives me more to hold onto. I got a flip case that is very minimal, but just enough to improve the grip.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jb0nd38372:
Didn't know if you knew or not, but the phone also has Swype installed as an additional keyboard. I love it in portrait view.. one handing quick typing / swyping :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] andrawer:
You already returned the International Note because of it's size so don't understand why you purchased the AT&T version???

If I were you I'd return it and move on to something else....quit thinking about it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] slaydog:
I went through the same thing when I got the Streak. I was 99% sure after 2-3 weeks that I was going to return it. One year later I bought this one with an even bigger screen, lol...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] HarmonyFlame:
You couldn't make me give up this phone even you put a gun to my head.

Sent from the best mobile device ever --Samsung Galaxy Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] phillyrican:
thanks for making me laugh guy:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] paleh0rse:
Wow, didnt even notice! Thanks for the tip!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] spense626:
Took mine back the other day, not because of the size or the phone.. best device I used while on WiFi (lol) AT&T Service is absolute garbage here in Los Angeles.. no signal at the gym, no signal at the mall, no signal at home.. back to my Nexus on VZW.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] NR017:
I won't return this unless it's defective within than 30 day mark. I went and played with my old phone and I can't get used to how small it is. And this was one day after messing with the phone. It's unfortunate for those who are returning it with the reason they can't get used to the size.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tbran:
I spent an hour today setting up my noob buddy's new Nexus today and I couldn't get over how small it seemed! It made me realize that there is no turning back for me. I will forever have 5+" phones now!

Sent from Tapatalk Pro on my Samsung Galaxy Note™, an AT&T LTE smartphone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Rayne718:
I might do it, depends, still have about 28 days. I love everything about the phone; EXCEPT one thing: the processor. I've gotten so used to the stupidly blazing fast exynos cpu on my GS2 so much that I can't used to the snapdragon cpu at all. Exynos spoiled me :o. My note feels sluggish in comparison and it's driving me crazy. It's like going from a Ferrari to a civic.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sdelliott31:
I went from the amazing dell streak to the speedy atrix and now this. This is the like Streak on steroids. I love love it. I was able to take realistic notes and text during a meeting today. Screen is awesome and music videos and ebooks are great. GPS is fast and oh wait....the camera. So nice and clear. I'm good and I havnt even modded yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] keplenk:
I'm returning mine not because I don't want it but because it is defective.

Charger is getting wonky.

:( Hope the next one I get would be nicer and no problems at all.

Best Buy only 14 days though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] nm3th:
That's too bad. I have 4 to 5 bars of LTE from OC to LAX.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] roloracer:
I think that the large size will be the last reason for anyone to return it, now if you're like 4'11" and have little tiny hands then this phone is not for you, but for everyone else like myself, I'm sticking with this for a while. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jamesd86:
Na, just a rant of sorts. Like I said if its a business phone, I got no problem with people using it...that's what it's for after all. I have a problem when the receptionist at the doctors is trying to make a 5 letter word when I'm standing there waiting to check in. Or anybody else that's getting paid and sitting around playing on their phones instead of doing their f'ing jobs.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Eric-1987:
I dont know which phone you're using but my snapdragon is not laggy at all. Maybe its the user? I cant lag my phone. All the latest graphical android games run flawlessly too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Rayne718:
Same one you're using, but I'm not talking about game performance or frame rates. I'm talking about swiping through screens, the UI, scrolling up and down pages, transition between apps, flicking through the app drawer, etc. Personally, it just doesn't cut it for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kanate:
Love this phone so far, upgraded from iphone 3Gs. Love the size of the screen but sometime I feel it's too big, cannot use it one hand anymore, even when using it to make phone call requires 2 hands. I'm sure I will get used to it pretty soon. This phone/tablet is AWESOME
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] robstunner:
Ya that's the one negative thing I feel about the phone. The screen is so massive that every phone I touch since getting used to this feels tiny. I don't even wanna think about an iPhone screen at this point!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] paleh0rse:
Have you tried the overclocking kernel yet? Mine is 100% stable and smooth as silk at 1.836 GHz! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] samoevn:
Well after all this time is anyone returning it or still happy with the size?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sweetboy02125:
I returned it to get a new one because i have a small scratch on the screen. Got a brand new one for an exchange without question asked :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Vcolassi:
I returned my white note for a Blk one lol. :). The GF talked me into the White one.. But after a day or so and watching a few vids on YouTube I knew I wanted the Blk one. The white is nice don't get me wrong.. But I find the Blk more stealth with the gun metal bezel and I love how the screen blends in when the display is off. And surprisingly like the texture back more then the whites smooth back.

It blends in better when I dock it in my H3 when driving too lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] keplenk:
After using the note for 3 weeks (well, i've returned it twice because of defect) .. I'm not going to be able to use anything smaller again.

I just love the phone!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] unhurt:
Coming from a Dell Streak i was already im the 5 inch or larger mindset. Wanted to get a new phone but until this came out nothing quite felt right size wise
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] robstunner:
I did. Not because I didn't like the phone but because I wanted to keep my unlimited with Verizon instead of 3gb for $30 with at&t. I'll revisit the note if and when it comes to Verizon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Eddie Bombay:
Yeah you gotta be crazy to give up a Unlimited Data plan regardless of what other carriers have.

Galaxy Nexus & Unlimited Data > *

Edit: And Verizon don't give anyone crap about illegal tethering, yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] robstunner:
Yea, i thought just getting 3gb a month was enough for me. turns out 1.8gb in 2 weeks is normal for me lol. thats not streaming and shows / pandora / GPS while on down time at work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Eddie Bombay:
lol damn man that's crazy wtf are u doing to burn through almost 2 gigs?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] hausman:
I used almost 1.2GB in the first few days. I think a lot of that was syncing a lot of email/contacts/calendars, downloading all my apps, and running speed tests. After that my usage dropped to more reasonable levels that I'm used to, probably a rate of 1-2GB per month.

Note to self - next time setting up a new phone, use Wifi for all the big stuff.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jay slasher:
Coming from an iPhone 4 no I can't go back. This phone has ruined me for all others.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] firemedic1343:
Unless there's a phone that has a larger screen and more cores/better gpu/etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Spind426:
Bigger the better!

So im assuming you made this post so a number of people would agree with you and say YEAH ITS TOO BIG EW... Im sorry but most users to post on xda are aware of the size BEFORE they order it. Its not like you order it than cross your fingers hoping you get a small one haha. When i return something its usually because of something i was not expecting (like the atrocious pentile display when i recieved my droid bionic) Something like that is understandable because motorola did not write anywhere in the specifications sheet that it would look like TERRIBLE! To be honest if i was a phone company i would refuse that return because that is just such an invalid argument, they list the size of the freaking thing EVERYWHERE. Ever heard of buyer beware?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] welchertc:
I'm pretty sure your logic for returning the bionic is just as flawed. It was definitely announced before the bionic was released that it would have a pentile display. And it was your fault for not checking it out in person before buying it. Also, the Note has a pentile screen, so what gives? Just like Motorola didn't write anywhere that it would look terrible in your opinion, Samsung also doesn't say it's too big for somebody's opinion. Same logic. So before you go and make one of those posts to rip on somebody, take a look at what you yourself have to say.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Chiver:
Honestly I wish the display was a bit larger. When I bought the Note I wanted to fill the gap between a phone and a tablet, and for the purpose the I717 has completely succeeded. I have abnormally small hands and I don't have a problem with the size. I find myself using two hands to type things out but I can use one hand if needed. I honestly wish the Note was just a bit bigger.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Driggity420:
I have had MAAAANY phones just like most of you all probably have. But I could never keep one no matter if it had ICS or whatever else was the selling point for the particular device or no matter how many roms tweaks mods pixels or whatever else, I would get bored with it in about two weeks (and thats if I liked the phone!) Then of course I got the Gnote because its the new hotness and was thrown off a little bit of how big it was HOWEVER that wore off in about week and now I realize why I never like any other phone...THE SIZE!!! This is why I will never get another phone that is any less than 5" ever again. Yea I had a Dell Streak 5 but that phone was complete **** quality (stupid battery door design!) This phone is a damn keeper for real and the only phone ill give it up for is a new Gnote lol get this phone and give it some time and GET A SCREEN PROTECTOR!