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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hobby31:
I was one of the ones with problems with trying to restore nandroids and wiping data. I got stuck going from vicious JB v1 to V2 then back to v1. Somehow, after attempting to restore numerous nandroids of ICS and my nandroid of V1 I somehow got it to boot.

Now, I've noticed that whenever I boot into recovery if I go to "mounts and storage" I see cache is mounted. I can unmount it and make a nandroid. Then if I go back to "mounts and storage" I see data is mounted and wont unmount so when trying to restore a nandroid it hangs at the data part.

He is what I do that has been working for me.

Once in recovery, I go to mounts and storage and unmount cache. Make a nandroid. Go back to mounts and storage and see data is mounted and won't unmount. I then go to "advanced" and select reboot recovery. Once it reboots into recovery I go back to mounts and storage and see that data is unmounted. I then can restore a nandroid. I've done this successfully going from vicious v3 to BAMF v2 then back to vicous v3.

I just wanted to share this and hope it helps someone.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jgraham4598:
Ddaaaaammmnnnn......I really wish I would have seen this earlier. Blew my phone up just to get it working again. Thanks for the info. I will know what to do next time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hobby31:
Sorry, left out a step. After returning to recovery and finding data unmounted, I can then wipe data, system, and cache. I believe data is again mounted so go to advanced and reboot recovery again, go to mounts and storage and make sure everything is unmounted then restore your nandroid or install a new ROM.

I'm using CWM touch by the way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] imnuts:
If you have adb access when in recovery, see if you can run the following and have /data unmount

umount -l /data

You'll need to be root, and if you're already in the mounts and storage screen, you'll need to go back one, and then select mounts and storage again for it to refresh. Could be something is still being accessed when it attempts to unmount /data causing the issues.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hobby31:
I've finally got Vicious v3 set up to the way I like. I'll try that next time. Maybe somebody else will see this post and try it if they are stuck.

It's strange, I've flashed many ROMs in CWM touch with ICS with no issues. I saw one post where someone believed it had to do with a new "storage" folder that is created in JB. If you use a file explorer you'll see a "storage" folder and inside it it is linked to the sdcard.

Should cache be mounted when I first boot into recovery? I've never noticed that before but I haven't had a need to check until now.

Thanks for your response.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] forgiventhief:
guide based on your post

Based on your post and some testing, I made a guide for people... kind of a step by step thing. Let me know if this captures the jist of your experience. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1749322
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sd0070:
Thanks I was totally baffled yesterday when I did a full wipe and reflashed the rom only to find that my phone booted normally and all my apps and data were there. Whats the deal with getting stuck on the google screen though? Does it just take a long time? I needed my phone for work last night and couldnt wait, which is why I tried flashing a nandroid...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] forgiventhief:
Step by Step

How to restore a Nandroid or flash new ROM with CWM Touch

In CWM Touch Recovery

1. Go to mounts and storage and unmount cache.

2. Make a nandroid. (Going back to mounts and storage, you will see data is mounted and will not unmount.)

3. Go to "advanced" and select reboot recovery.

4. Once phone reboots into recovery, go back to mounts and storage and see that data is unmounted. You may now wipe data, system, and cache.

5. You may now restore a nandroid or flash a new rom.

If this helped you, hit thanks. Also, thank hobby31.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hanfeitzu02:
Confirmed working going from vicious v1, back to a 4.04 nandroid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] richiewrt:
I have been having a similar issue

I have tried several of the JB roms, and haven't found one that will let me reboot the phone. Every one get to the google screen and never past, and I ended up having to flash the stock rom before I can get anywhere. Anyone else having this issue or found a fix?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hobby31:
If it is what was happening to me and a few others it has something to do with the data not unmounting in CWM. I went through all the boot looping, stuck on the google screen, battery pulls and pulling my hair out. After some digging I noticed that data would not unmount in CWM so when I rebooted I quess it would hang somewhere while trying to load data. Essentially, when I was wiping data in CWM it looked like it was doing something but really wasn't.

My fix is what is in this post. Basically, going to "advanced" in CWM and "reboot recovery" usually unmounts the data then you can wipe it. Then reboot recovery again as it seems to get stuck mounted again after wiping. Then reboot the phone after making sure nothing is mounting in "Mounts and storage".
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shiznu:
Had a similar issue but my system was not mounted, remount system and I could restore nandroid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Don't use touch cwm; use normal cwm

Sent from my i9250
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mikedick:
Not necessarily. I have tried both TWRP and CWM, and even CWM normal, and I am still screwed. Everytime I try to restore, I get an error restoring /data. Looks like I may be going back to stock.... This whole JB thing has made my Nexus feel like a Droid Bionic! :crying:

EDIT: Used the Gnex Toolkit, got back to stock, rooted and recovery installed and right back to AOKP 40. I think I will wait until this gets ironed out. Bit more work than I would like to crack flash. :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] seriouslyjeff:
Thanks for this!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revmra:
When I get my Nexus 7, I'm planning on reactivating my old Motorola Razr flip-phone so I don't have to pay for a data package that I almost never use. I put my most-dialed numbers back on the Razr, but obviously my complete contact list will be on the Nexus. Is there a way I could use my Nexus to dial my Razr or at least feed a number to it to dial, say via Bluetooth or something? I'm not saying that I want to talk via the Nexus, just dial the Razr and then use it normally.

Obviously I can look up the number on the Nexus and key it into the Razr, but if I could eliminate a step, that'd be great. The geek in me also thinks that this would be painfully cool.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dstaley:
Can anyone with a Nexus 7 and an NFC enable Android 4.0+ device upload a quick video demonstrating Android Beam? I'd personally like to know where you'd need to place the phone in relation to the tablet to initiate the connection. With current phones, you seem to need to place them back-to-back. I'd hope this is not the case with the Nexus 7, as that's pretty cumbersome if you're trying to transfer from your own phone to your tablet.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmm200:
Not the test you are asking for, but the Wikipedia entry says typically 4cm or less. Bit less than two inches.

No idea where the antenna is on the Nexus 7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dstaley:
Yeah, hopefully the antenna is somewhere on the front of the device as opposed to on the battery like with phones.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VanVlack:
Both side seem to work

It seems that you can use both sides. On the front above the camera and on the back. They use the front on in the demonstration in the NFC workshop at I/O.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkzPc8ZvCco - Google I/O 2012 - Up Close and Personal: NFC and Android Beam

around the 8:30 mark

I have also seem break downs of the device and there seems to be a blank spot there for a nfc pass through as nfc dose not work through metal.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrich137:
I was having problems too but I just got it to work. The antenna on the N7 is at the top left if you're looking at the screen. I had to hold my gnex so about half of it was above this corner. I was able to do from tablet to phone and phone to tablet successfully
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] gedster314:
So how different are all these US model phones from each other? Would a modem flash, sim unlock and rom update get a Verizon one on ATT? It would be nice to have one phone that would be able to go on all the networks with some tweaking.

Just wishing. Maybe someday when the Socialist Party takes the White House, Senate and House of Representatives.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Samsunguy:
There pretty different considering all the different spectrums the carriers use the only little similarity that i see so far is that att and verzion use the same 700mhz for there lte

cdma technology bettween sprint and verzion is very different and the gsm technolgy with tmobie and att are similar but you have of course different backhauls...

Give Me a Thanks if i helped
[Transformer TF300T General] dilfatx:
I have a habit of checking screen for issues as had screen issues in past with previous asus primes.. this t300 has been great until last night I noticed this.. wtf.. anybody know how to fix this?
[Transformer TF300T General] L551:
Picture does not load.
[Transformer TF300T General] dilfatx:
Just noticed it's an issue with screen and not the LCD part.
[Transformer TF300T General] nooktablet:
yes it does.

but what's wrong with it? i don't see any problems show in this picture
[Transformer TF300T General] SaschaG82:
Don't know, but do you mean "bright clouds" on the display?

On black areas of the screen i can see some "bright clouds". If i play a game or something like this, i can not see this "clouds".

Does anyone else have the same problem?!
[Transformer TF300T General] 10010110:
^^

It's called light bleed. It is not a part of the actual display, which is why it did not show up in the pics from OP.

It happens sometimes on tablets, and other devices, it is a defect but one you can kinda live with as long as it isn't overly pervasive. If it's really bad, it's return time.
[Transformer TF300T General] dilfatx:
thats exactly what it is.. its on the physical glass screen and not on the display cause it doesn't show up on the screen pic.. its only noticable when i have something with a black screen.

is there not a fix for this? if i could avoid asus warranty i would.. have read nothing but bad reviews on them.. and my prime is new.. and was told they will give me a refurb and who knows what was wrong with the refurb.. atleast with this one im aware was just the glass on the screen..
[Transformer TF300T General] turdbogls:
i think there was someone how took apart their prime or TF300 and fixed this light bleed.

here is my google search with some videos, and a nice long thread on how to fix this.

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=fix+light+bleed+transformer+prime&oq=fix+light+bleed+transformer+prime&gs_l=hp.3..0i8.8083.34576.0.34735.18.18.0.0.0.0.151.2099.0j17.17.0...0.0...1c.aOxcx7xtI-E&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=83f80cfbb2267061&biw=1260&bih=792
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Sherwood1:
Hey guys i just the new ota for ics the other day and i dont like it. Csn i go back to 2.3.6 somehow?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Chuckleb0ne:
Yea I think it is possible. Just Google search the stock 2.3.6 RAZR rom and follow the instructions.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] prstorero:
You can't roll back because the boot loader has changed, you will brick if you try to roll back from the ota to 2.3.6
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Sherwood1:
Damn... i officialy hate ICS.... Gingerbread ran so much better.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Shinare:
No... you can not. You will brick. New bootloader for ICS guarantees this.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Sherwood1:
Time to call verizon and get a refurb.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] unexpectedly:
I'm bummed about ICS, too.

I did the update and headphone jack no longer is recognized. I use it everyday in my car. It's not lint in the port.

Anyone have ideas about a fix? I'd rather not root, but I'm on the road enough that I can't go on a trip without Pandora out the headphone jack in the aux port of my car...

Thanks,

Chris

UPDATE: Called Verizon and they immediately sent out a replacement. It was a refurb, but you couldn't tell at all. "Refurbs" are probably products that had the original retail boxes damaged. New phone is on 2.3.6... not sure I'm going to update again. :P
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yassero:
At some point in time, probably when the nand was released for HD2 (I had one), we had to use a tool to format our SD card, I think to ext4. Eversince that my SD card was accessible to the HD2 & then the Evo 3D afterwards. Today after I got my Galaxy S III, it is unable to access part of the SD card, although in settings it shows the actual capacity utilized on the SD card.

Is there a way to fix that, considering the SD card stopped being read by the PC after the reformatting to ext4 sometime back ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
Does your SDcard have one or multiple partitions?

What do you mean by 'parts of'. Are there files/folders you cannot access, is something missing, ... ?

The S3 should have no issues in mounting and using EXT4 filesystems since it's internal storage is using the same FS.

Btw there are tools to at least read EXT4 filesystems under Windows (but none I know of to actually use read-write mode, sadly)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colint3:
duh
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4fseeker:
I guess he might want to keep the contents =)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yassero:
I installed ES File Explorer & it only shows the folders that were created by ICS. All my other content is not shown at all. If there is a way I can access the SD on the PC, move all its content then format the SD to FAT32 & move them back. This will solve the problem.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yassero:
now I have got it. I am an A...hole :)

I did not notice the phone has internal SD like my pad, as my Evo 3D did not have. So what I was seeing was its internal SD. When I enabled root view in ES explorer, I was able to see 'ext SDCard'. The other thing is, my SD Card got read on my PC. Maybe cause it is Win 7 now. Earlier, Win XP did not read it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] bird333:
I know it seems like a silly question, but I want to be sure that it is supposed to take that long and that it vibrates when powers on?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] teh roxxorz:
Eh between the vibrate and the boot, probably 24-30 seconds...but yes, it is a quick boot.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Stryker1297:
it really depends on things like what rom or mods you use, and how many apps you have, carrier, etc...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] bird333:
I wasn't asking about the boot time. I just mean holding the button until the power first comes on with just the plain stock Samsung rom. Does it take about 3 seconds (I just timed it and it's more like 3 seconds holding the button)?

It just seems longer than my captivate.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] k.janku1:
So I ordered a Raspberry Pi. If you don't know what it is go to raspberrypi.org I am currently waiting for it, but I thought that it would be a good idea to use it for ROM development as it runs on Linux and I wouldn't like to put Linux on my day-to-day pc. I am just wondering if it has enough power to compile a ROM in a reasonable amount of time? What do you think about it?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thewadegeek:
Hahaha not in a "reasonable" amount of time no! :P The things looks like it might be able to handle running Android though. ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] SifJar:
Probably depends on whether you want to actually compile ROMs or just modify existing ones (e.g. using dsixda's kitchen on a stock ROM or whatever). Compiling might be quite slow, but I think modifying existing ROMs (removing stock apps, adding small tweaks to stock apps, replacing apps, adding root etc.) should be possible in a viable amount of time.

Then again I believe the power use of the Raspberry Pi is quite low, so even if it does take a while to compile ROMs, you could leave it running for a while without it running up a huge electricity bill.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] psycodrumfreak:
Android

I just got my hands on one, and am interested in porting a version of Android to it as well. According to raspberrypi.org, as long as the rom will run on 256mb of ram, raspberry pi can handle it. So, I suppose we should start looking into the older android phones, like the G1 and the MyTouch 3g. I'll post back with anything I find out.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lemonoid:
I don't think that it would be handy for that purpose. It only has 512mb RAM so you can't really compile that easily, but as said above you could use it to modify existing ROMs. I love those things man, did you put your name on the wait list? or did you find somewhere else to buy one from at a jacked up price? I want one so bad but I'm not paying $200+ when I can wait a couple months and pay $20 when they get to my name on the wait list.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingolianbeef:
Long story short, I hard bricked my Evo 3D because I flashed the boot image to the wrong partition by not properly editing the updater-script when trying to port Jellybean (very developer NOOB move even though I'm not one by a long shot). So I'm thinking about buying one on Amazon to tie me over until my upgrade next year, because right now, my parents' only option (until I get the money) is to let me use a Blackberry, its torture (-_-)... I've read up on this and I am thoroughly impressed with the specs given it was released in 2010, plus it has ICS Officially. So I just have a handful of questions!

1. How is the Developer scene here? Is it still very active?

2. How good are the 3G speeds on this (I'm not getting 4G)

3. How is battery life

4. Is the phone easily breakable (this determines if I buy a case or not upon my ordering)

5. Can I still have me an awesome gaming experience? I am the Asphalt 6 and Shadowgun type of guy, so gaming is a must.

6. How quickly can someone fill up that 512MB space? and has someone made script that moves the WHOLE app to an external SD or repartitioned the space to give 1GB space?

I'll be sure to add more questions should they come up...

Now I have read that this has no SD card slot, and this would have been a problem. But as of recently, I have become a cloud kid. My Music is on Google Play Music, I have a couple of Movies and TV Shows on my SD Card but I can put those on my box cloud storage, that means that I can use all 16 GB for Game caches and the few movies and shows I frequently watch.

I just want to know your opinion, and the pros and cons of the phone, alongside the questions I asked. Thanks in advance! :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
Developer scene is still pretty solid. Expect an additional boost in a few weeks when Jelly Bean arrives. 3G speeds and reception should be decent so long as you have a decent provider, it is more dependent on them than on the phone. Battery life is mediocre, though you can pull off 4 hours of screen time a day with a little bit of effort (and compromise). It is generally a pretty stubborn phone. It won't break straight off the bat, but being plastic it will tend to scratch easily from rough surfaces. The screen can take a fair bit of abuse so don't be scared about the lack of "gorilla glass" branding, plus it's curved which is both great to touch and means it's less prone to scratched glass. I've found a case to be good due to the phone being slippery, but have since decided to use it without one. If you intend to root the phone i'm sure the gaming experience will be a good one, and likely even more so with jellybean - though there are certain games that won't even install (some tegra and tablet based games i think, i don't game that much on the phone so don't take my word on this).

As for storage, you have 16GB in the phone classified as "sdcard". It is built in and non-replaceable, with no external sdcard slot. It is partitioned primarily into /system, /data and /sdcard. /system holds the android operating system and is plenty big enough even for development purposes. /data is approximately 1GB and holds the data for apps only, so you have 1GB worth of apps which you can keep installed on the phone. The /sdcard partition is around 15GB and formatted as FAT32, so you can throw all of your music, photos, videos and sd2ext (built in, not a seperate app) apps here, so any larger games would be thrown onto the sdcard if you choose so, generally giving plenty of room. The only drawback for me, personally, is the lack of room for music - but you seem to have yourself sorted there.

And as i said above, if you really want to get every benefit from this phone it should be unlocked and rooted. It loves being free. Otherwise it's just a Galaxy S.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingolianbeef:
And my decision was solidified with the acquisition of jellybean. I can get a gnex experience for the most part without having to shell out so much money. I just need a gaming device (I'm going to buy chainfire for the coupe of tegra games I want) and an entertainment hub. I will buy a case asap, probably a ballistic case, an some other stuff, thank you so much :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
One more thing to point out though, if you end up getting the 4G version (the only CDMA version, which i think is what Sprint uses) it may take longer to get JB and I can't comment on CDMA networks 3G. It will be approximately on par with most other phones running on the same network, though.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whoisrikk:
The Nexus range is the first to get the Jelly Bean update, so it's certain that Google is paying extra attention to it.

As a friend of mine (also owning a Nexus S) pointed out, the development activity is one of the best out there.

In terms of performance, I was happy with it in 99% of time, you can't pretend the same performance as a quad core phone but overclocking the phone at a safe 1200mhz makes it significantly faster.

All in all, it is a very good phone for the price you pay.

Good luck and let us know if you decided getting the phone.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingolianbeef:
I am aware of Sprint and their inability to push updates properly, so it's expected. I will be rooted and running a slim ICS Rom anyway

, so I can just install JB after they get the update it in rooted Rom style.

I got a little excited yesterday and decided to do research on some other phones that could be possible contenders, but this phone takes home the crown. My parents said that because I broke the phone, I cover the expenses. So I did the math.

If I get a galaxy nexus now:

I have to buy out my contract ($100), and then buy the phone ($150) = $250

If I buy a galaxy S III now:

I have to buy out the contract (same) and buy the phone ($200) = $300

if I buy this phone:

But it from Amazon ($150) and transfer my number (free) = $150

The numbers say it all. I will get this phone :). Plus, I want a nexus 7, so I need to save as much money as I can. I will wait until next year to get my upgrade to the gnex :)