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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Jesso2k:
My Galaxy Note (Bell) has a loose micro USB port. It can charge from the wall and is recognized by my pc however I need to prop it up on a slant in order for it to maintain pressure on the cable input, otherwise it will disconnect. It was caused by my dog knocking it off an end table while charging. It's a pain and Samsung has sent me a UPS slip to send it away.

The phone is rooted and this is my first experience with an Android. I've had a good time loading Da_G's kernel, figuring out adb, cwm, dagr8's Saurom and all the rest. However its time to send it back and I really don't know what Samsungs procedures are for a rooted phone. I've loaded the Bell kernel back to the phone but it's not the 100% solution I was looking for so I got frustrated and just went back to where I was already at with Saurom rc4 loaded up and titanium backup now doing it's thing.

Anyone with previous experiences send back a rooted phone for a hardware issue and know their policies?

Is there a step after flashing the bell kernel tar I'm missing?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] hackdroid:
I had to send my Captivate to Samsung for repair. it was rooted and they fixed it without any issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MSigler:
Most manufacturers will fix hardware issues clearly not caused by rooting. Of course, no promises.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Jesso2k:
That's the reassurance I needed. I'll get on with it and send it away tomorrow. I'll report back in a very long 2 weeks...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Ryanscool:
Best luck.... if you were in America you could just take it to an att store. Just be on a stockish rom and turn it in and they would not notice lol, get another device that day. Idk how things go up in Canada though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] BigBrotherMotown:
Dont Do It!!!!

I dont know WHY there are people here sending the OP off....EVERYONE KNOWS that if you root it voids your warranty...it doesnt say "It voids your warranty except for hardware issues"

Why set yourself up to be disappointed when you can just revert it back to stock and not worry at all.....people always trying to catch a fool slipping....question is who will be the fool in this scenario????
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] droidal:
Well he should revert back to stock for sure but you can't roll back the counter. But as long as your stock they may not look at the counter and just fix the phone. It's been said before, there's no known case of Samsung voiding a warranty because of it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] alexige:
Dont know how they do it up there but down here on AT&T we have a 30 day return/exchange policy I exercised yesterday in fact, plus a year warranty giving us refurbished phones if anything happens. I know you guys got it a little before us but I would check into this. Go back to stock there's a thread on how to do this in our development section and take it into your local providers store see what happens maybe you'll get lucky and they'll replace it on the spot. Say it was a hardware defect though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MSigler:
Because in everyone's experience they'll generally fix hardware problems even if you're rooted. Of course they have to, but they tend to. We all said there were no guarantees.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Jesso2k:
It seems like one does not simply revert back to stock. Admittedly I'm new to this but all I can find in the development forum is the Bell kernel. The full bell system doesn't seem to be up, just the At&T. After a factory reset and old kernal I still have super user loaded and all of the bell bloatware gone. I'm sure with some due diligence I could have made a back up right after my original root but I didn't. Frustrated with the mess I created I just set the phone back up with Saurom the way I liked it.

It's only 14 days here. I've had it since launch on Feb 14th. Bell is synonymous for passing the buck off, contact them online and they tell you to call in, call them and they tell you go into a store, go to a store and they'll tell you to go to the original store of purchase or another another store with a repair tech on duty. Going directly through Samsung has been smooth thus far, I just hope if they have an issue they'll contact me before blowing whistles and charging my bill some erroneous fees.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mom4ence:
Could someone make battery percentage + CRT on/off animation for Gingerbread 2.3.6 I9100XXKL1 ?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDA mark:
I think you should go to the apps & themes section and look at Jkay. That gives you all CRT and battery percentages that you want ;)

Instal the KL1 version off course.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mom4ence:
Please give me a link.I can not find it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDA mark:
How can you not find it? Did you even search for "JKay"?... if you looked on the themes and apps section it would have been on the second page.

Anyway, for this time:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1154278

Next time search a little more mate :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mom4ence:
Never mind , i just want modded framework-res.apk , not whole theme.

And I do not like that:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Forum rule #1...?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elgubbo:
Hey guys,

i am looking for help with this decision.

what i would like in a phone:

- build quality

- ability to flash custom roms (and a good community)

- hardware does not have to be high end, but should be good enough for the next 2 years

My thought process so far:

Galaxy S2 (i9100G):

the i9100G comes with a TI processor and is not as strong as the i9100 performance wise

it has a great screen, resolution could be a little better

i like the hardware home button, but i am used to a 4 button layout

because of the changed CPU/GPU of the i9100G there are only a few cooked roms, custom roms like CM9/MIUI nowhere to be seen.

HTC Sensation XE:

good build quality, not completly plastic, feels nice

viewing angles of screen not as good, but it has a greater resolution than the S2

four button layout, but only touch buttons

great community for roms, official ICS

"only" 768 megs of RAM, not sure if that will be enough for the next 2 years?

i am leaning towards the Sensation XE, but i still am unsure,

what would you guys do?

thanks for your help!

best regards,

elgubbo
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JaysunU:
I currently own the sensation XE and bought it about 2 months ago. I tested the s2 for a week and felt like it did Wat it said it would but that was it. The sensation XE is very user friendly and feels like it has a personality of its own, it is fast, clear, durable and has beats audio :)

I chose the sensation XE and I haven't regret it since. I hope this helps
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sfai05:
OMG my Apple In-Ear is not working with the new Xperia S.:mad:

Anyone with same problems?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rashkae:
I use a pair of Shure in-ear headphones designed for the iPhone and they work great.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sfai05:
So sad :-(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rashkae:
No need to be, the apple in-ear phones stink anyway. :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] k1018277:
I read somewhere that Sony have changed it so that it's the same as most devices like Apple and Blackberry so it should work.

Maybe your ones are broken.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sfai05:
I read the same article too!

I try my apple in ear with my friends iPhone and I works perfectly. :-(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bustervic:
Tested OEM apple headphones, doesn't work

Tested Seinhauser headphones, doesn't work

Tested OEM Samsung GSII headphones, works....

I've had it, sending mine back. First the retailer doesn't supply the hdmi as advertised, then I have to deal with "some" headphones work issues.

No thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] forzanerazzurri:
No offense but why would you want to use Apple headphones? They are some of the worst headphones on the planet.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rebilith:
Yeah, I don't understand why you'd want to use apple headphones, you can buy a lot better headphones for so low... try some audio technica ones if you are in a budget. Apple standard ones distort everything so much...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bustervic:
If you are asking me, my sennheiser are my primary headphones, they were around $100 and just plain rock. With the same standard, they "should" work.

I shouldn't need to buy new headphones because Sony can't play nice with the "standard"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rashkae:
I use Etymotics designed for the iPhone and they work perfectly.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Razje:
Creative EP-630 In-Ears, Working

Plantronics GameCom 377 (PC Headset), Working

Sony Ericsson OEM In-Ears, Working
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] eXplosion17:
Hello

My headphones from Iphone work great with Xperia s and i recieve the phone today and i think is the best thing i had samsung galaxy s2 before.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bustervic:
Do they have an inline mic or control?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Rashkae:
Yes, works perfectly.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] oANUBISo:
No offense, but get some decent earphones

The Apple ones are poor anyway

Sent from my Xperia Ray
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] armstrong2121:
Hello sfai05,

I have got exactly the same problem as you describe :( .

Did you already manage to fix this? Or do you know what the problem is?

I am looking forward to your response. If I solve the problem myself I will post it here (sadly I'm not very technical minded; maybe that's why I bought those Apple- In-Ear plugs ;) ).

Good luck man.

Armstrong

PS I cannot imagine that there is not a solution to this. Sony cannot be that retarded can they? :S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] da_muffin:
Sorry for un-burying this topic but I just got an Idea.

Theres some workarounds here to modify some iphone headseats to work perfectly with xperia S.

But in those you have to open the microphone housing and solder some wires and add resistors.

Shouldnt it be possible to just add an extension headset cable which you open and change the wirings and maybe add some resistors?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] roy8846:
So pissed, Bought some Pioneer headphones with a compatible with Iphone cable, wont work on my new Xperia S grrrr..

This says it should work??

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/154264#154264
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Will sennheiser mm50 work?

Sent from my Android 4.2.1 Xperia S
[LG Nitro HD] hrnzir:
i have been having issues with no sound coming from the LG nitro , all of a sudden it cut out yesterday and have hard reset numerous times and 1 out of 4 or 5 reboots the sound comes in but if you power off then on the sound disappears .. this is a stock phone with only root , anybody have any ideas or similiar issues ?
[LG Nitro HD] S1XXV:
This is not any kind of development related topic but I'd suggest that you bring it in for repair or replacement as that sounds like a hardware issue. Maybe try flashing another rom.
[LG Nitro HD] nexwave-mat:
I had a similar issue and ended up returning the phone to bell for a new one.

Here is the long story just in case it helps some one. Like all good Android users I started by rooting my phone, installing ROM Manager and making a nandroid backup. Once this was done I ran rooted stock for a few days. All was well.

Then I started to debloat my phone. After which everything seamed good. Then installed and played with RAM Manager and SD Speed Increase. TBH i did not notice any particular increase in speed on my phone but that might be due to the following issue.

After all this I decided to run a few test by using the phone into the ground. Added a bluetooth headset, while using navigation and making several calls. It was all running very well until I rebooted. Once rebooted whenever I connect my bluetooth headset I was no longer able to make calls. The phone dialer would completely lag out until I de-activated bluetooth. The the 10 or so test calls I tried making would all go through at once. This wasn't the end of the word for me so I continued to use the phone as everything else was working fine. The things started degrading by which time I was on the new CM9 nightly build. The phone had started being really sluggish. I finally decided to return my phone after it would no longer play any sound and whenever it called to any sound related function would lag out and/or reboot. The same behavior happen in stock, cm9 and NO! NO! ROMs. I tried flashing a few roms in a last ditch effort.

I could be wrong by my conclusion is that the audio portion of the snapdargon chip fried and since these phone are basically just 1 chip the phone simply degraded from there.

I would like to know of anyone else has had similar issue or if I just got a lemon and also your take on the cause of the issue.

Hope this can help someone.

Thanks!

Edit: Returned my phone for a new one and I've been flashing CM9 since the first release and no issues. I'm actually really happy with the replacement and would recommend the phone as long as you don't get a lemon ;-)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] stevew84:
I have a bunch of different notifications and ringtones I'd like to use, but I cant insert them into the default directory along with the other ringtones. Is there anyway to do this?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Волк:
Are you rooted? If so, you can use root explorer or es file explorer to mount /system as writable (I assume you are rooted if you know where to put the files) then copy your files.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] stevew84:
So through Clockwork, I know how to mount /system, but then what? Do i start the phone as normal to get to the OS, and do my file swapping from there?

Or do I need to do something else?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] stevew84:
**** i didnt see the part about Root Explorer. I'm download ES right now.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wewoapsiak:
Why do you want to put it in your system folder and not on your SD card? Every time you flash a new nightly or release you'll have to put them there again.

No one ever uses ADB anymore for some reason, but if you're running windows you can create a batch file to delete the stuff you don't want and the push your files to the media folder. I have a batch file I run after every nightly to remove a lot of junk, here is the commands I use for the sounds. I don't push any sounds to the media folder b/c they are all on my sd card.

adb shell rm -f /system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg
adb shell rm -f /system/media/audio/ringtones/*.ogg
adb shell rm -f /system/media/audio/notifications/*.ogg
[T-Mobile LG G2x] GTWalling:
You can put them on your External SD in Folders named ringtones and notifications. The rom should read it from there, or mine does. I am using Xborders GB 1.0.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Prinz`:
Cant delete an audio file !!

I installed an audio app from the market. It gave options to "Set as ringtone" for its sounds. I set a tone. But now i cant remove it from my system/media/audio/ringtones !!. Its so irritating. I have a rooted xperia mini ( ROM - Jelly Vanilla Ex 2.1) ... I even flashed the stock firmware, wiped data and everything, but every time i set a new ringtone, it is present in the SOUND PICKER !. Can anyone please help me in this ??? Is this a virus or anythin >???? :crying:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] basse10000:
Yo.

A friend of mine rooted his sgs2 with superoneclick. He now wants to flash a custom rom but he can't since he is running stock recovery 3e. Question is if he can flash a correct cf-root via Odin on the already rooted device. A cf-root kernel includes a custom recovery, cwm, and this should then let him flash custom roms.

Am I on the right track here?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Makrilli:
That's correct
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] own4d:
Is it possible to install the custom recovery, CWM once you have already obtained root via Super One Click (On a SGS2)

I have the same issue as above, however someone has posted these instructions, wondering if it will work:

1. Use super one click (zergRush) to gain root

(now to get CWM without using Odin3)

At this point we are still using 3e recovery (can't get a backup)

The plan:

2. Download InitialCFRootFlasher (care of Chainfire) which is from His initial SGS2 root thread

3. Get the correct CF-Root kernel for my SGS2 from the above thread (NB I couldn't find my correct firmware)

I couldn't find a v5.0 for mine

Which is 2.6.35.7-I9100TDOKH1

PDA:KH1 PHONE:KG2 CSC:KH1

The closest I could find was this CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KH1-v4.1-CWM4.zip from Another Chainfire thread

4. Extract the downloaded CF-Root kernel till you get a zIMAGE file.

5. Place the zImage file from the CF-Root kernel in the zImage folder from InitialRootFlasher

- Start "already-rooted.bat" and follow the instructions

From now I should have CWM Recovery and Manager now just like you would have if you used Odin3 with the same CF-Root from above?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] own4d:
Or shall I just CF-root it using the above KH1 file?

My only concern was the ability to 'unroot' my phone if required using the same procedure I used to root it (Super One Click).

My main objective right now is get a current backup of my phone as it is. Then try out the latest CM9 custom ROM

EDIT: Will this be the better CF-root for my phone?

CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEU_KH4-v5.0-CWM5.zip

I was going to use

CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KH1-v4.1-CWM4.zip
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UnwiredDroid:
I think if you want to unroot your kernel, just flash it with the stock kernel.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] own4d:
My main goal is to get a current backup of my existing ROM so I can restore to factory if I break anything.

So I take it I should use KH1 CF-Root ontop of what I have now?

Considering I can't even get a backup like it is now (e3 recovery)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
If you want to get a backup of your setup as close as possible to stock, yeah, CFRoot it. From there, before you do anything else (install a custom rom, other apps, etc), do a Nandroid backup.

This will give you a backup which is basically stock save for the rooted kernel.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] own4d:
Cheers Mistah,

Using the KH1 above, or KH4? (Much difference between CWM4 and CWM5?)

What is the best app to backup my EFS before I attempt the CF-root of one of the above kernels?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
No worries :)

Use Hellcat's kTool (search on here/Play Store) to backup your EFS. Keep a copy on your external SD card (if you have one), a copy on your PC and a copy on an external HD or CD/DVD if you're really paranoid ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] own4d:
Yes very paranoid.. I noted your sig that's why I'll start with EFS, then I'll use CF-root and hope for the best

My model is the I9100T so apparently I need to flash the phone (modem?) back to support my 850MHz carrier here in NZ after applying the KH1

(I will only apply the PDA option in Odin3 so it shouldn't effect my KG2 phone setting right?)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
You noted the EFS thing in my sig ? Good man ;)

Yeah I've got an I9100T/850mhz carrier as well and the "T specific" modems tend to give the best performance, though you can certainly try out/use I9100 modems if you ever find the T modem you're using isn't working well. Yep that's right, if you only flash a kernel it won't affect anything else. Same with flashing *most* roms, your existing modem should remain.

Great to see you're planning this out well before you do it. Good job :) Post here again if you have any dramas.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] own4d:
Yeah, I've spent half the day reading various articles.. haha

Thought I was ok until I read about corrupting IMEI, and then the special modem differences we have down under. So that meant even more reading

I can apply CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_KH1-v4.1-CWM4.zip via Odin3 (PDA only) without changing anything else? This will enable CWM only (I already have root so that won't be anything new)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pat1984:
stock rom s2

Kabayan,

Can you help me where I can download stock from for s2,,

I bought it here in taiwan.

Salamat.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] own4d:
Try

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

or

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Really ? Good :) Too many people on here don't do the research/prep you've done/are doing & end up with borked phones. Then wonder why.

Yep, if the KH1 kernel matches your existing one, use that. And yes, that will give you a rooted phone with nothing else changed (rom, modem) & you'll have CWM.
[Xperia Play General] Zombie Taco:
My take is, it is definitely getting 2.3.4 and 2.3.6 but no time as to when, and 4.0 is possible but no official word yet.
[Xperia Play General] DubleJayJ:
Those mother ****ers. Instead of ICS in April, they are gonna give us 2.3.4 or 2.3.6

Could you not see that happening?
[Xperia Play General] odst0016:
I just got off from live chat with verizon and the rep told me that she does not know if it will get an ics update but it will more then likely. I can about guarantee you none of these reps know anything about any of this they just have a list to of catch phrases to say for each phone to keep the customers content until there contract is up, or they get the one year upgrade.

Just got off from another chat with a different agent and she said there is no way for them to confirm any kind of update for the device. I have screenshots if you want proof.
[Xperia Play General] Zombie Taco:
Typical Verizon run around. I don't think they have a damn clue.
[Xperia Play General] odst0016:
I doubt they do the rep tired to sell me the galaxy nexus, she was going on and on about it already having ics on it and i should get that phone if i wanted ics. I told her that if verizon doesnt update the play there isnt a chance i would upgrade my device i would switch networks.
[Xperia Play General] Zombie Taco:
If I get my own line AT&T here I come. Verizon is going to lose a lot of customers.
[Xperia Play General] sufy1000:
You lot still don't have the 2.3.4 update ?
[Xperia Play General] odst0016:
Nope we don't
[Xperia Play General] Zombie Taco:
Verizon takes forever to get updates out. We'll probably see 2.3.4 when 4.0 is out.
[Xperia Play General] Insane PPC:
Verizon cares about lost customers as much as it does about pushing updates...
[Xperia Play General] odst0016:
They will care when they loose enough customers
[Xperia Play General] Zombie Taco:
Hahahahaha
[Xperia Play General] markcyst:
Until another network has equal voice quality, and voice/data coverage, they won't loose customers.
[Xperia Play General] semclurker:
There will be an intermediary release before the VZW Xperia Play receives ICS, but it will receive ICS
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Just curious but how do you know this? Not slamming you.. just that we have all heard VZ talking out their ass about our R800x...
[LG Revolution] Rescue Wagon:
Just flashed it and now my phone comes up with Application com.android.lgsetupwizard stopped unexpectedly and just keeps popping up.

Any help would be appreciated.
[LG Revolution] JohnnyAn:
Freeze the setup wizard with titanium back up. I've had it frozen for a while and have had no adverse effects. If it's frozen it can't crash on you :-)
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Sorry I just now noticed your post. I'm not really sure what to do about that cuz the files in the zip have nothing to do with the setup wizard, or any apps at all for that matter.
[LG Revolution] keynith:
Happened to me, but not from hicks zip. It just started happening with random stuff. First the display settings then the wireless network setting. The only way to fix it that worked for me was to reflash your current ROM.
[LG Revolution] Rescue Wagon:
Not sure why it happened. Finally got around it and had to re-install Gingervolt since I pulled a NOOB move and didn't backup before I tried using your flash.