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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wlpywd:
tough call. I'd take it apart and clean the glass and make sure alignment is perfect before I'd risk getting an s-on locked phone... but that's just me. does the thing tell you its fine if you run the diagnostics test while holding it at a downward angle as if were holding to your ear while running the test?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] b_hamster:
hardware issue

I have the same issue with my proximity sensor and I can confirm this. I just placed a test call and pressed on the upper left portion of the screen where the sensor is located and the sensor started working fine. What can i do to solve this problem if it's a hardware issue?

Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] aximmaxim:
Sigh. It was working with the proximity sensor fix suggested for another rom. Now it's not. Using latest ViperRom.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egonadrian:
So Ive had my Evo for almost two years and my update is not due till August 1st. Is there a way to get my upgrade moved up? What would be the most money efficient way for me to upgrade? And how much would Sprint give me for my OG Evo in store credits?

Thanks in advance!

Sent from my Reloaded Evo 4g
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evocm7:
They most likely will not move your update up. But what they offered me was to pay the remainder of my contract which in your case would be like ~$25 since there is only a couple months left. That would be your best bet. I would expect them to give you less than $40 to buy your EVO back since they gave me only $70 for my gf 3 month old EVO design. But that would definately pay the remainder of your contract to upgrade and end up not costing you anything
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egonadrian:
So that means if I go to sprint and give them my OG Evo(Perfect conditions), lets say I get $75, that would pay for getting my contract moved up and the activiation of the Evo LTE?

Wouldnt I have to pay $200 to renew the contract?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imheroldman:
If you call you can buy out your contract at a pro rated rate, Sprint is buying Evo for $90 and they may even give you an extra rebate depending on the phone you buy.

My buddy just did this. He got to buy out for 75 bucks sold the evo for 90 bought the evo lte for 150 and got a 50 dollar rebate from best buy. You do the math, if you are sticking around this is the way to do it!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egonadrian:
So he got it for $85+activation?

Doesnt Sprint give like a discount for renewing the contract or something? I tought it was going to be a little bit cheaper.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evocm7:
There is no price to renew contract . Just price of the phone. The will be no activation since your line is already active. If they are buying the og EVO for $90, they royally f***ed me on the design
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egonadrian:
God i am so confused :confused:

Can you guys explain this to me further?

Thanks in advance
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egonadrian:
So is it $0 or $85? Im still confused on how upgrading works, its my first time upgrading.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rigel1326:
OK. Love Odin and big thanks to all devs out here helping and answering questions.

Have flashed twice now with Odin . Once to root and the other to to flash to sfhub's fe21. Wow what a great developer. Big thanks.

My question comes from wanting to use sfhub's Odin data/wipe first then use Odin to flash a rom. Can I? How? I know you can use it to load kernels and modems. Same question of how.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MeWarning:
What do you mean exactly? Are you asking if there is a data wipe you can flash with Odin? Whenever something is flashed in Odin it automatically wipes everything it needs to. And to flash a ROM just stick the tar in the PDA slot, same as if you were flashing a kernel.

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My mistake I see sf created a data/wipe tar. My bad! It looks like he has it in the one-click Odin style. It's even easier that way. Just download on your PC double click the file to launch and then hook up your phone when it's in download mode. After that click start and you should be good to go. I have to download that, it can definitely come in handy. With the one-click Odin you don't need to select which slot to put the tar in it's all ready to flash.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rigel1326:
One I am asking exactly that about the kernel and rom in the PDA section. Got it thanks! Next, where does the modem programming go? Recoveries?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MeWarning:
Modem goes in the Phone slot in Odin. If it was a zip file then you would use recovery to flash it. Stick to Odin though. It's way easier and tons safer than using Recovery. Check out the app Mobile Odin Pro you can put right on the phone. It automatically puts the rom/kernel/modem in the correct slot so you don't have to worry about putting it in the wrong one. The only thing is Mobile Odin can't flash modems for our phone. It doesn't like CDMA. So in regular Odin on your PC ROMS and kernels go into PDA and modems into the phone slot. Not too hard to remember but if you put it in the wrong one it isn't fun, lol.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rigel1326:
Ok. sfhub made a data/wipe Odin tool that I plan into incorporating into my regime way of flashing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MeWarning:
Yeah, that's what I had just realized he posted tonight. I'm glad he did that, makes it a lot easier to do that now. Love Odin. Way faster than going into recovery and doing it in there.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rigel1326:
Follow up: I booted to Odin and used the flash. Then what? I got a android figure with like an atom glowing on it after. I went back down to Odin 1.85 then couldn't figure how to load a rom zip. So I ended up using Odin one step to fe22. So how do you load roms then? thru the md5 file selection in pda? rom.zip files are usually loaded in recovery. But how do you load a rom into Odin? I know to use the pda selection. Think I will use winrar to change to a tar to use.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] johnl199:
I need to root, unlock, and install CWM right? How exactly do I do this? I tried to locate a how to without any luck.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] _MetalHead_:
The dev section is filled with all the info you need to know.

Also, not trying to be a **** but saying you searched when it is obvious that you didn't will get you nowhere.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] johnl199:
OK I've read some more and had a couple more questions...

I noticed that the roms I've looked at don't require an unlocked phone. What's the point of unlocking the phone then? Can I just root and install CWM?

Some roms say "needs the 1.85 base." What does this mean and how do I get it before flashing a rom?

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] davep1982:
Some of the roms, prior to the unlock discovery, were executable as an RUU. All the updated versions require recovery which you need the bootloader unlocked to get in to. It's a painless process and there's even a 1-Click script method for those who dont want to take chances.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] johnl199:
Will I be able to get the phone back to COMPLETELY stock should I decide to sell it in the future?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] tyshemi:
From what I know it will say relocked or tampered but maybe I'm wrong
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] rohan32:
After unlocking your phone, there will be no way to get back to 100% stock unless we can get S-OFF (which hopefully may be in the near future due to a few devices already being S-OFF).

However, you can root your device and not unlock it (1.82 and prior as of now) and still be able to revert to 100% stock as if it came right out of the box.

Most of the ROMs currently do not require an unlocked bootloader.

However, this will definitely change as we begin to see custom kernels (hopefully soon with the release of the source by HTC Dev) and more complex ROMs (such as those based on AOSP, such as CM9 and AOKP).

So in short, you can still use most of the ROMs in the dev section. Just be aware however that if you do not unlock then you cannot install CWM (limiting the number of ROM options) and also if you update past 1.82.502.3 then you cannot root (at this time, other root exploits are being explored).
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] lamenramen:
Is unlocking your bootloader the same as carrier unlocking your phone?

Does this mean that say, AT&T phones could be used on Tmobile?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
Nope. You are thinking of SIM unlock.

Bootloader unlock lets you load custom ROMs and change recovery, that's all.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] javier24:
I have found this good-looking flip cases (battery cover style) for the Note. I have ordered a white one that I will be receiving soon and posting an image of my white Note with it so you can see :D

They look amazing on pictures! Let's see how they look on my Note :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280889438735#ht_1739wt_151
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] flub:
was gonna say wouldn't want to put aluminum back cover on phone because of wi-fi gps interference but on closer look at link is not metal to quote

so is plastic case wish with paint job to look like aluminum
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Aryana90:
Unique on Ebay? No: http://www.ebay.de/sch/ytradezon/m....&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m270.l1313

Anyways, I received my blue one last friday and it's great! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] daveettitia:
look great !!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] wpghtc:
Damn, what a coincidence that you have the same name as the eBay seller.

AND he is from Ourense Spain too!!

What a small world!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] snabben:
+1

Haha didnt notice that until i read your post. http://xdaforums.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Aryana90:
Anyway that flip cover is amazing! :)

(If it's the same that I bought, on the picture it looks identically.)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steve Jobs®:
Have any users of the I9300 (Galaxy S3) reported any issues with their screen having banding, lines, blotches, etc. such as the Galaxy Nexus or Skyrocket(i727)?

Im curious because Samsung is known for their BAD screens that they release into their phones. I have a Skyrocket and it shows multiple lines. I've also purchased a Nexus and the screen is grainy and has banding..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demonwind:
There's a tint issue, but nobody has checked for lines/blobs yet.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1658601
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steve Jobs®:
i dont understand why samsung keep releasing phones with screen issues... :confused:
[HTC Amaze 4G] eggydrums:
Hey guys, I know there are a LOT of ICS threads here, but I believe this is truly effective. So this is for ics roms, and its pretty simple, so I'll post the link here so you guys can read some :p

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1628457

All right, so I'll post some pics so you guys can see how effective its been for me.

Here is my battery life. I started using the method mentioned at around 11 hours 50 something minutes, the rest, 11 and back is before I started using the options. At the moment, its been staying at 20% as I'm writing this lol.

Here, I restricted Facebook app (which I use on a regular basis) background data, and the gray part, which is background data usage has deceased significantly, before the option was disabled, the grey part was larger than the green.

I also, as the link I posted says, limited background processes to 4, which can be found under development in settings.

RAM usage is supposed to improve after doing this. Usually for me, at this percentage battery left, about 500 plus mbs is used. However, in this pic, which is after I applied the changes, I still have the same amount of RAM used as, say, when you reboot your phone.

Will post updated pics tomorrow night :)

Thanks to silentbtdeadly!!

Sent from my HTC_Amaze_4G using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[HTC Amaze 4G] glacierguy:
This prolly should have been posted in SBD's thread don't you think?

HOWEVER, I think I may have to try this finally.

Thanks for posting your findings
[HTC Amaze 4G] eggydrums:
Yes I know, but I wanted more people to know my results from this, and I think this is the best way :)

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[HTC Amaze 4G] eggydrums:
Reserved for updated pics :)

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[HTC Amaze 4G] KnowledgeBroker:
I know this stuff works, I have practiced this ever since I posted, taming background processes and data not only makes everything snappier.. I'm pretty sure it saves on battery too(and I have pretty consistent good battery results). I was hoping to have more of a list of tweaks that could be effective to update the OP with.. but I am still happy with those two.

The only thing that sucks is that the background process limit setting gets reset when the phone is restarted.. but it is worth a few seconds to set everytime you reboot.
[HTC Amaze 4G] eggydrums:
Yeah i noticed lol but yeah a few seconds to set dont hurt
[HTC Amaze 4G] jjane45:
could tasker automate it?
[Off-topic] semperfidoordie:
I'm thinking it's a virus that I have...my computer has slowed to a crawl and is acting all sorts of messed up...I've pulled the important info I want off of it. Wondering if reformatting and using a Linux OS would help...Considering dual booting windows and linux but wasn't sure if the problems would persist since I think it is a virus...I downloaded AVG anti-virus and comodo cleaning essentials...the computer is just acting WEIRD..won't recognize my wifi half the time, super slow to load...not starting in windows 7 starter...any advice is appreciated.
[Off-topic] mistermentality:
If you can start it in safe mode you can then go to start menu / accessories and choose run. Type msconfig into box that appears then press your keyboards enter key.

It will open a window with a few tabs, go to the one that says startup and you will see a list of programs windows runs at startup.

Untick those you're not sure are things you installed, malware and viruses often show up with a random name made of letters for example kwge.exe if you see weird names like that untick them then click save and ok buttons and reboot.

If you have a nasty program affecting pc its common for it to try starting up at boot time.

Another option is download malwarebytes malware scanner but you need pc able to start up to do these things even if only in safe mode.

Dave

( http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownKXmAQ/bigfatuniverse )
[Off-topic] semperfidoordie:
Thank you...the computer will start up the issue is that I will get about 80-90% done installing an anti-virus or using the Comodo Clean up and it will restart...thinking the virus maybe blocking it from using an application like that...I want to run Jolicloud or another Linux based OS if you know any made for netbooks. It will go into startup repair when it restarts and won't finish the startup repair deal
[Off-topic] semperfidoordie:
So something is seriously wrong with my computer...every anti virus/cleaning program has frozen and gone to not responding...AVG Anti Virus, Comodo Cleaning Essentials and now Malwarebytes Anti Malware...this is getting ridiculous...how I reformat this piece of **** and get a non-Windows OS on here? I have Jolicloud on my SD card.
[Off-topic] ossito2012:
Google a program called rkill from bleepingcomputers.com, download this program and run it, it will stop most processes when it's done, allowing you to run Malwarebytes.

Good luck.

Sent from a pay phone, and yes I DID search before posting
[Off-topic] semperfidoordie:
Trying it now...just wondering if a new laptop/netbook would be a better idea...I think the HDD in this one is dead from everything I've read online...just want a Ubuntu or other Linux OS laptop I'm done f_ing with windows lol
[Off-topic] semperfidoordie:
Tried installing Julicloud (Ubuntu) got it to load after restart to dual boot menu...selected jolicloud go to about 95 or 96% and it restarted and came up with the message "No init found. Try passing init=bootarg. Busybox v1.13.3 (Ubuntu 1:1.13.3-lubuntutii) built-in shell (ash) Enter help for a list of built in commands.

(initramfs)

help???
[Off-topic] hengsheng120:
That's sounds more like a hardware issue because your problems are still there even after formatting.
[Off-topic] densetsu86:
Try to run a short dst then a long dst. Look up on google on how to get there for your computer. To me this sounds like a software issue more then anything else but try it. If either one fails your hdd is really close to dead. I just went through a short dst failure on my hdd so to me it doesn't sound like hardware but dot your i's and cross your t's kinda thing. If both pass then its most deffinitly software. Try an online antivirus toll so that there is nothing to install. If you are still having issues and your sure its a virus and you want to go to linux then write zeros to your hdd. Basically its a massive reformat. Reformatting can sometimes leave the the virus on the sector of a hdd and still make your computer run like ****. But writing zeros is basically a very thorough format that takes a bit of time and usally formats it quite a number of times.

Or go an easier root buy a new hdd, take out the old one put in the new one in the computer and install jolicloud and destroy the hdd then through it away and be done with it.
[Off-topic] mistermentality:
Not used that myself but did a google search and found someone who had the same problem and blogged about how to fix it.

The page is http://codeabout.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/fix-your-non-bootable-linux-partition/ hope it is of some use.

Basically it would appear that by installing a second os you have made the boot sector unusable for the second one. Some netbooks allow you to select a specific partition to boot from, if yours does you can tell it to boot from the linux one.

Its usually done by pressing a function key before it tries booting but most netbooks don't allow it so just mentioning it in case yours does. Keys differ depending on model but typically is f1 though one was the del key.

Dave

( http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAownKXmAQ/bigfatuniverse )
[Off-topic] semperfidoordie:
Damn I guess I will start looking at HDD's mine pretty much instantly failed the short DST test. Any advice on upgrading netbook memory while I'm in there? I know how to take it apart and all just don't know a lot about upgrading these little things.
[Off-topic] semperfidoordie:
Man things go from bad to worse lol...tried to run chkdsk and now everyone it boots it boots running chkdsk and freezes after 6% and having quite a few bad sectors. Is there a way to bypass this and get it to start with command prompt? If I buy a new HD could I install a Linux OS right off the bat and not mess with windows? Also is there any definitive way to tell without a doubt it is the HD?
[Off-topic] hengsheng120:
Yes you can switch hdds and see if the problem still occurs... if not then the problem is fixed.
[Off-topic] semperfidoordie:
That's a good point. I am considering buying a new laptop and starting fresh...wish you could build one like you build a desktop. I want one built the way I want it running on a Linux OS. Don't really want to waste the money buying a new computer and paying for Windows and not use it.
[Off-topic] shravbits:
Hmm... Have you tried to install Ubuntu? I recommend you use Wubi to install and dual boot it with some dead simple automated repartioning

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[Off-topic] cdesai:
Not sure if that's available there, but here we get pcs with no OS or DOS, and then you can install what you want :-)
[Off-topic] ptmax13:
This is what I would do, if I were you...

First and foremost, make sure nothing is wrong with the hardware itself. The most common issues are with the HDs, as they tend to break first...

Schedule a diskcheck from the disk properties, and make sure to check the surface for errors also.

Then I would start the hunt for the virus, if it exists. Bear in mind that formatting the disk and installing another OS does NOT eliminate some virus types, like rootkits, so you have to make sure that the disk is clean before doing anything.

For a quick test, I always download a portable version of Superantispyware and do a smart scan. Then I'll download from Malwarebytes and do the same.

You may or may not solve your problem with the above. In case you don't, keep reading...

The most secure and guaranteed way of virus checking (and cleaning) is with a Rescue CD or Usb key. Download yumi, it lets you make a multiboot usb key with multiple rescue cds. Don't worry about finding the cds, it has the option of doing it for you, from inside the utility. I will go for Avira and Kaspersky, make a boot usb key and boot my pc from it to check for viruses, particularly rootkits. You can also try with other companies, if you cannot find any viruses with Avira and Kaspersky, like Panda or F-Secure...
[Off-topic] semperfidoordie:
I have tried but I get an error when trying to boot using Jolicloud (a netbook version of Ubuntu) I may a different version though.

That's pretty cool. The computers are out there it's just finding a company that will let you build one that way haha. Everyone seems to have a hard on for Windows crap.

I have downloaded Malwarebytes, Comodo Cleaning Essentials and AVG. None of which have been able to complete a scan the computer will always freeze up and shut itself off before they get the opportunity to. I have finally been patient enough to let chkdsk run though and so far although it's taking forever it has been finding bad sectors, replaced a bunch of bad clusters and what not. I am hoping when this finally finishes it may function somewhat more normally.
[Off-topic] densetsu86:
If your hdd failed the short dst then your hdd is pretty much gone, dead, about to be taken off life support, and it needs to be replaced. Which explains why its failing to install programs, jolicloud and would seem like a virus.

Its a dying hdd. Go to bestbuy, newegg, microcenter, etc and buy a 2.5" hdd. Then install it into your netbook. Once you replace your hdd you will need to install a os as there will be nothing for the netbook to boot up. So choose jolicloud, ubuntu, win7 or what not and you will be good to go.

Once you done all that buy a 2.5" housing for the hdd. Basically this will make the internal hdd into an external hdd and plus it in via usb and copy all your files to the new one.

The only thing you can do for a short dst failure is to replace your hdd. Nothing else will work. Its only allowed matter of time before it can't even be accessed.

Ps if you never removed a hdd from a netbook or laptop its a little bit different from a desktop. You need to remove the brackets from the old hdd and put them on the new one so you can install it.

Also the checkdisk repairing sectors will not fix a short dst failure. That is a hardware issue. All you are doing is waisting time. Your computer is crashing and restarting its self cause the hdd is having issues trying to process the info on a hardware level, not software.

If you manage to repair all the sectors it won't mean anything. Cause if you try to still do any installs (mine going through a short dst allowed installs btw) it may still fail and any intense task will cause it to crash. And by intense i mean any multitasking could crash it. Your hdd is very unstable and os use a lot of the hdd functions. So when you make it an external to get the files off it becomes more stable because of the less work from the os allowing you to remove your files.

I know its not what you want to hear but the truth is hard to take at times.