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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Agree that you should try the gold card method.

But if it won't flash, we can be looking at a hardware failure, like a fried eMMC chip of something of the like. That might explain why you weren't able to boot in the first place, or factory reset from recovery.

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In other terms "rooting" gives you access to the system files on the phone that are normally not user accessible. In Linux terminology, a user (or superuser, really) with this type of access is known as the "root user", hence the term "rooted" phone.

The term "unlocking" can be confusing, since often when talking about cell phones, "unlocked" only means SIM unlocked.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coldsun15:
Hey there, just read the whole thread (not that long though...lol). Without any disrespect to the guys helping here, id recommend u head over to #g2root over at webchat.freenode.net, and try to talk to pierre_ja or guhl, they are the best i know when dealing with this things (again, no disrespect for the guys here)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
None taken at all. I've tried to help with some suggestions, with the limited knowledge I do have. But there are certainly others that know much more than I do.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wuptdo:
I GIVE UP! TRIED EVERYTHING! NOTHING WANTS TO WORK! All i can put it down to is a hardware failure. In particular this eMMC chip. I have read that if you pull out the battery and put it back in fairly quickly as i did, it can cause this chip to fail. Clearly a design fault somewhere! :)

But anywho after emailing HTC support turns out i have a 2 year warranty, not just a year. So I'm sending it back to them to get it fixed!

Thanks alot for all your help guys. At least i've learnt some things along the way. I may even root my phone when i get it fixed! I'll pop thanks' on all your comments!

THE MORAL OF THE STORY. AFTER REMOVING YOUR BATTERY WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE PUTTING IT BACK IN! (probably down to a capacitor still discharging or something).
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
If would have been nice if you stated what you tried, for those that tried to help you, and anyone else that has a similar issue and reads this thread. In particular, did you try to make a gold card?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Jules2k7:
Hi there,

I am currently on Dorminax's 3.1.2 NAND ROM and loving it, but there is one problem that seems to plague me. I use microsoft exchange for my University emails, and every ROM I have used seems to have the same problem.

The roms are usually very snappy and have quite good battery life. But literally as soon as I enable my microsoft exchange email account, they become sluggish and the battery drain is very excessive.

I have sync set to every 15mins, (Which is the same for my gmail and hotmail, which do not cause battery drain).

I just wanted to know if this is a common problem, or if there is something I can do to stop/help this?

Thanks in advance!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hairuleff81:
I am using a sense ROM and don't have any problems of sluggish performance although battery life i can't be too proud. Why not try setting to sync to maybe every hour. You could also try setting to sync email to 3 days as opposed to the whole server. Try also limiting the email size to small like 5kb and when you want to read a specific email then the phone will download. Hope this helps.

For battery i use Juice Defender free on google's play shop. I set everything to bare minimum. I read email only when i want to. Battery could last up to 30h.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Jules2k7:
I didnt think about reducing the email size, thats a good one! Thank you!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bilybob:
I had similar problem, my fix is outlined here:

http://avpaul.blogspot.ca/2012/03/exchange-battery-consumption-on-android.html
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MaxPayne3004:
With email i never use push mail. It's drain a lot

when I want to read an e-mail, I turn on the data and sync manually (I have 5 account :D). one Exchange, three imap and one smtp

PS : When i leave the data on. Automatique sync is every 1 hours
[General Questions and Answers] Ringsgwandl:
Update: Problem has been fixed; keyboard never worked; returned it, got another one, which works like a charm.

Dear All,

this is my first post, please bear with me if I violated any rules ... I searched google (see below) and emailed Coby support (no response yet).

I bought a kick-stand with built-in USB keyboard; on page 32 of the 7014 documentation it is explained that keyboards can be connected, however, in my case, the keyboard is not recognized (Coby 7014 runs Android 2.3.3). The keyboard itself works (I tried it on my laptop), and also the USB port on the tablet is working as I used it to copy files back and forth between the tablet and my PC. It seems that I'm not the only one having this problem (confirmed by Google search), and people suggest to change the USB settings on other Coby tablets by going to 'Settings' ==> 'Advanced Settings', but I cannot find 'Advanced Settings' on the 7014.

Please help ...

Thanks so much, Ringsgwandl
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mhx:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/21/samsung-galaxy-tab-7-7-review-verizon-wireless-lte/

Why roll a new tab out with Honeycomb?

Why????

There Software Dev Team is f***ing lazy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aaronv89:
I seriously doubt a multi-million dollar organization is "lazy".
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
You were raped by a Samsung Rep as a child weren't you
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] netnerd:
Just look at freaking apple, they rather sue somebody than try to be innovate !
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Mhx believes apple is the answer to androids problems
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] droid512:
oooooo no he didnt
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skrambled:
Seems like Sammy is just flooding the market with everything they can. Must be some sort of corporate strategy to it rather than anything to do with the devs.

Maybe saving ICS for their most expensive devices to try to help them sell more?

I'm sure there is an ICS build for that tablet waiting and ready in the dev dept, just as I'm sure there is a stable, usable ics build for the Skyrocket that they're holding out on in the hopes of selling more Galaxy Nexuses...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Presbycusis:
Anyone else notice that they have this brand new tab face down on the cement? :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Ooooooooh yes I did lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aaronv89:
Is this a joke? A business runs on a lot more than innovation. Pay attention in school.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
There are other manufacturers like Motorola who are worse, Samsung is one of the best carriers in the world. If you don't like them you don't have to buy their products

Send from a better Galaxy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kr3w1337:
Are you a George Bush follower? Just wondering. With the if your not with us, get out mentality.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
I think he is just saying quit crying like a little girl to him
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Yep money lawyers and awesome theifs LOL no your right but in an industry like this innovation is key one must change and adapt to needs of the time apples general theme thus far has been to slow down competition instead of adapting they have battled and wasted tons of money and with little to no success they are sweating and know they have to do something soon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aaronv89:
Apple is the considered the top brand in the WORLD. There are literally riots to get hands on an iPhone. They just released the new iPad.... People are literally sitting in their homes with a wad of cash waiting for Apples next product to just throw their hundreds or even thousands of dollars at them.

What I'm trying to say is that Apple has achieved superior brand recognition. If you understand the life cycle of an industry then you will understand that Apple isn't going anywhere for a while. They aren't sweating, they basically created the smartphone, apps, and tablet industries. So please don't tell me they aren't innovative.

The truth is that android will never be as popular as iOS. Maybe someday sales will surpass Apple but there isn't one company that is going to be as powerful as Apple when it comes to phones or tablets.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] netnerd:
then why are you here?? go play with your apple!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] icenight89:
Wrong. Apple didn't invent any of those markets, they only made them appeam to the masses. The reason apple is so successfully is that there market strategy has always been getting regular people to buy tech that otherwise only people on this forum would use.

Brand loyalty and a lack of innovation will only get u so far. People will sooner or later catch on to the fact that the price premium for specs that are always months behind current competitive flagships of other companies.

I honestly believe that yes, people will continue to use iphones, but now that their is a genuine mature competitor, the markrt will change.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Actually sale of android devices have surpassed apple at times and they innovate nothing anymore they lead on a name alone and people to afraid or stuck in their own ways to try something new I pad 3 bigger resolution and better graphics processing that's your third Gen update cool.... please
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] netnerd:
you forgot the HEAT! didnt people complaing about ipad3 overheating?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
Its minimal and manageable I don't see that as a problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aaronv89:
I am here because I like android better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] the k9:
actually, in the last 2 quarters Samsung has out competed Apple in every relevant category. (Samsung makes far more products than does apple). far more people own iClone products, yes, but apple also has a leg up in terms of seniority and brand recognition and with brands like Motorola and Samsung giving extra push now, the latter is only by a small margin.

i can honestly say that i sell 10 Android phones/tablets to every iClone device, and that is very representative of the market as it stands now. the only thing stopping Android from decimating Apple is the fractious nature of open source (which, p.s., is the reason for update delays. suck it up buttercup, patience is a virtue that does not go unrewarded ), which, as we all know is vastly superior to proprietary as it is constantly mutating and evolving.

apple works, it works well and it works consistently. Android works as well as you want it to, with a threshold that is so far beyond apple as to be laughable. apple products are great for the elderly, the luddite or the knuckle-dragging, slope-headed windowlickers who are themselves proprietary coded devices. eventually, i think that more people will tend toward individualism, and that iClone ownership will be a source of embarrassment.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
Yes i am and proud of it

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This should be stickied by a mod.....so true so true

And describe very well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] :
What's awesome is that android kernel is being pulled back into Linux mainline kernel please tell me I'm not the only one excited about this
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kr3w1337:
It won't change anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] icenight89:
not immediately, but it will change things
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kr3w1337:
Only when AOSP takes over. Google isn't willing to make that push right now because they aren't getting squeezed. When (yes, it is a when not if) Windows Phone starts getting popular, the industry will see the next shift.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] motorazrv3:
Hi Guys.

I don't know if any member already found and posted this here at mini forum.

I found a interesting cm7 theme. It's for cm7 chooser and called retrodroid.

It looks like old froyo android. It is for hdpi and mdpi device.

I have tried it and i find it looks good.

Here is the thread i found the theme and where you can download it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1014773

Some pics from my mini.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] akuila:
xixi bringing back some old memories with my old friend "froyo"
[HTC Desire S] invalid id:
Hello,

I have bought the htc desire s in december'11 and I assess that I hate android and all the available custom roms so I try to get some other distribution to work on my desire s.

IMPORTANT: Please don't tell me something about the sense or how nice a chroot works, I am asking for a native installation guide.

All I want is a clean base-system (ubuntu/debian/gentoo/angstrom/...) that will boot.

Does someone know a way (howto/wiki/manpage ;)) to get a proper distribution to work on this device?

My Workflow:

-> install distribution

-> get wlan access to work

-> boot device with autoconnect (wlan) and sshd (openssh or dropbear)

-> connect via ssh and get an graphical frontend like X-server to work.

best regards

invalid id
[HTC Desire S] ZaInT_:
Why did you buy an Android phone when you hate Android?

Anyway, are you planning to use the phone to make calls?

If so, you can't use any standard Linux distributions.

If you do some googling you should be able to find a guide to install Ubuntu and run X on it.

I think there's an official version for dual core phones, but unfortunately that does not affect this phone.
[HTC Desire S] Jack_R1:
Ubuntu doesn't run native, but through chroot.

There are no native installation guides.

If you can remake any distribution to have 4MB kernel and load everything from another partition - you can try to make a native installation yourself. Look at the mounts in loaded system, look at the kernel code and see how you need to compile one, and make it.

Otherwise - sell the phone and buy something else.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] leppie:
You might want to calm down with that Ritalin.

Why create yet another thread for speculative BS?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] foxmeister:
If the the update to .19 is patch, it is very likely you'd need to be on the latest "previous" version in order to get it.

If it is a complete update, you should be ok.

Regards,

Dave
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
You're asking for clarity regarding a Google translation? :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] PrimeUser:
Don't worry, you're still the lab rats:D, they released it first for Europe cause works fine, no rats needed;).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sbdags:
This forum is rapidly going downhill.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sparkym3:
a) yes it is possible

b) you would most likely have to wait for the full package to become available, but that package would be the same files as if you update to .15 and then updated to .19 (.20). You never have to stay on .15 just use it as a stepping stone to get the next update.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Andy T11:
I installed Froyo on my HD2 sometime ago. Now, I would like to install Cyanogenmod.

Can I just boot into Magldr, and use "install from usb" as is demonstrated in this video:

Install Cyanoge?

Also, I found a walk through that recommends performing a " wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache & wipe Dalvik cache." Is it necesssary, and what is the best way to do it?

Thanks!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Jules2k7:
You should probably check this guide out: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=945427

Most roms are made for either Clockwork recovery mod, or CLK. So if you want one of the latest mods, you will need to install one or the other.

Heres a link to the compilation thread, there are a few more guides in here too:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1336700

Should be enough to get you started! :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] samsamuel:
You should go read up on what exactly is clk, since the above statement is wrong. Clk roms also use clockwork. All roms except 1 or 2 use clockwork, whether a magldr rom or a clk rom, they all use clockwork.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
Agreed with samsamuel, please try not to cause confusion. cLK and CWM are two different things completely.

I haven't watched that video but judging purely by the title it seems fine. If you find it difficult to understand in any parts you can also see this guide which I found to be the simplest guide on installing NAND Android :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djluis48:
My GPS is not working on any CM7 rom, i have tried in Neutrino and in the RC1 and my GPS cant lock. It used to work fine on Blur based roms. I really like CM7, but i need my GPS. Im furrently using baseband 37p and CM7. Everything works fine except that, any help?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sr.samuel:
I'm using neutrino ROM and the GPS works fine. Did you try flashing the GPS Mod from Neutrino add ons ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1398819

Look for GPS mod on addon page. Download it but don't flash it, open the zip, and take a look at the readme for instructions on how to install.

Additionally you could download "GPS Status & Toolbox" app from Google Play store, calibrate and download A-GPS data for faster GPS and look up.

Hope this helps.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pbwizkid:
Also check ur GPS setting might.e was set to not use internal GPS for some reason after flashing rc1 and now lime works great
[HTC Rezound] Joe_T:
I always have to go into running aps and delete Media/MediaSyncService when I boot up my phone b/c if I don't it burns through my battery in no time (less than 4hrs even if phone is sitting in my pocket burning my leg). Any thoughts on what to do to stop the mediasync from being an issue?
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Uncheck everything you can in Settings > Accounts & Sync

Especially the Google one
[HTC Rezound] Joe_T:
Thanks Nils,

Tried that and still spinning and burning the battery. I also saw it could be a corrupted file on the sd card, so I'm reformatting, and slowly adding things back onto it to see if I can find anything.
[HTC Inspire 4G] remark517:
:confused:This is probably my first or second post here on XDA but ivr been a member for the last 6 months.. big thanks goes out to all the devs and everyone associated with XDA that helped me learn about this awesome hobby. Anywho i have a problem thats probably easily solved but i cannot figure out what to do. So bear with me this may be a noob question, My device is acting strange, i recently flashed the coredroid ROM and when i reboot i get my splash screen and then a blank screen... i wiped the dalvik cache and wiped everything else prior to flashing so im not sure it could be that, and i cant go into hboot to get back to recovery that way cause i have a radio.zip on the SD card and whenever i go into hboot it just asks me if i want to update by pressing up or dont update by pressing down, then after i choose ither one it wants to reboot...all i need to do is get back into recovery but at this point i dont know how. Can somebody please help me? Ive never had this problem before so im stumped!!! Thanks in advanced for all whom give me insight and point me in the right direction:confused:
[HTC Inspire 4G] dingokevin:
Get a card reader take the PGIMG off of your SD. Redownload your ROM put it on your SD reflash.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MMM-BACONSTRIPS:
Please please please please please please please pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee search for your answers. If you're gonna call it a noob question, chances are the answer is out there.

There are couple things you can do. One would be to get an SDcard reader and just delete the PD98IMG.zip off your sdcard. You can also just take out the sdcard and boot into HBOOT.(I think this should work, I remember seeing this as another option to getting a card reader) Once it does its thing you can then put the SDcard back in and boot to recover

Moving forward, always delete PD98IMG.zips off your sdcard immediately after you use them or just create a folder on your sdcard for radios or other PD98IMG.zips you want to always have on you. Remember to always clear wipe data, cache and dalvik cache before flashing. First boots may also take some time especially after full wipes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] remark517:
thats one thing i was thinking about doing, but as of now im broke till friday and i dont have a card reader :/ do you think there may be any other way of going about fixing this???? or is that pretty much my only option? Thanks for the input!:)

edit: i posted this right as you did baconstrips, lol thanks forthe help
[HTC Inspire 4G] MMM-BACONSTRIPS:
not a problem man! let us know if that got you fixed up :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] remark517:
lol thanks bacon, that was a very simple fix.. i took out the SD and booted into hobbot then recovery, i dont know why i didnt think of that...:o
[HTC Inspire 4G] MMM-BACONSTRIPS:
hahaha, listen man we've all been there..something unexpected and freaky happens to your phone and logical thinking goes out the door! Glad you got it all worked out though!! Happy flashing sir! :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Oathdynasty:
Just out of curiosity, what ROM did you have before you flashed that one? And what steps did you take when flashing the ROM?
[HTC Inspire 4G] MMM-BACONSTRIPS:
OP stated he full wiped. My honest guess regardless of the previous ROM since he claims a full wipe was probably a bad flash or a bad download. It happens from time to time.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ST3ALTHPSYCH0:
If you don't run a MD5 (or SHA1 as appropriate) sum, you're borrowing against trouble.

I always calculate the sum when I download, and then again after copying it to my SDcard.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MMM-BACONSTRIPS:
meh, I haven't checked a md5 number for ROM download in quite some time and haven't had any issues...when it comes to radios, well that's a different story. It's good practice to do it for all downloads but with ROMs for me I don't usually check it. I think I've had one problem in the last 4 months due to a bad download.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ST3ALTHPSYCH0:
I create the torrents for Fuduntu Linux... I made summing a habit after creating a torrent with a bad ISO. Sum twice, upload once.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
while we wait for aosp and or miui would you guys be interested in a GB or ICS rom with touchwiz and or samsung elements? i know most hate touchwiz but honestly i think it has alot of cool features including some nice lockscreen options.

for example this rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1274561

just thought it could be cool to play with something different than sense for a change. id try to port it myself but i have no clue where to start. just getting a feel if this would be something some of the rezound members would be interested in? or if some of the devs could point me in the right direction of where to start and how to port?
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
So essentially you want sense-like widgets, with samsung icons ? Can't you do that already with a custom launcher and just swap out the icons ? :D
[HTC Rezound] MrSmith317:
Isn't one UI on top of Android enough?
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
i just thought it would be something different and id like to learn about porting. my wife is running that rom and it's actually pretty solid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] soloxp:
How can I charge my phone and have an USB OTG hookup at the same time?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] donouzo:
this would be of interest for me, too... is it even possible without frying the phone?