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[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hedgehog90:
Uh oh

Okay. So after giving up with the email system (utterly useless), I finally phoned customer support today.

I described everything that had happened (a version in which my phone just dies unexpectedly with no wrongdoing from myself...), and I was sent an email with all the information I need to send it to a repair centre.

So, it's all packed and ready to be sent to Norwich Samsung Repair Centre.

...I am quite anxious though.

I asked if I'd be getting a replacement, and I was told I would be getting the phone I sent but repaired. Well... if they DO repair the phone, they'll see that I've tampered with it.

Unlike what I thought, I won't be getting a replacement... but what if they can't repair it?

I'm nervous I'm going to get an email or a phone call from someone at the repair centre with bad news... or confronting me on my heinous crime.

Also, if they find something, they'll likely remember my phone and my details and have it blacklisted from being repaired in any repair centre.

To add to my worries, I finally got a reply from my email:

More and more seems like they won't be sending back a new shiny phone... which is a shame.

The virgin mobile branding really pisses me off.

Also, I have written a description of what happened to my phone which I must send with the phone to the repair centre. At the end of it I've added:

Is this a good idea? Given that it seems quite unlikely I will be receiving a new phone, should I ask them for an unlocked phone?

I'm not sure if it looks a little suspicious...

Should I even send it off??? If I go in person will it increase my chances? Could i walk away with a repaired/new phone in the same visit?

Please give me some answers :( :( :(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfo12:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm pretty sure they won't know you've tampered with it if it's fully bricked
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QNBT:
You use the excuse of updating it via KIES, that should have bricked more phones than ROM manager.

One of the later resorts is to get 3 100ohms resistors and make a USB Jig, youtube it if you want further information. I havent tried it myself but it seem to have rescued quite a few phones.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hedgehog90:
It's been sent back.

Probably should have tried a jig first... but I figured I MIGHT get a replacement unlocked phone if I sent it back and it was beyond repair.

...Or, they might find out I tampered with it in a bad way, black list me, send back the phone and give me a firm slap on the wrist for being such a stupid **** (starts with c, ends in t).

Also, in the email, it said this:

So, I did the above option, I just put FREEPOST SAMANREP on the envelope. This seemed strange to me at the time. When I took it to the post office, the lady behind the window looked at it and gave me a puzzled/concerned look, and I explained to her the reason behind it.

I sent it anyway.

Won't be too surprised though if it's sent to the return address in a couple days...

What's weirder is googling FREEPOST SAMANREP returns absolutely zero results. Try it yourself if you don't believe me.

What do you think? Weird?

Also, I'd like some reassurance about my return. I'm quite anxious that I'm gonna get in trouble.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kumar.aashish:
you should have send it through standard courier. FREEPOST SAMANREP doesnot seem to be an address to me. Even I googled it, but it returned 2 results which were your post at xda. So I dont think such a thing exists. But anyways, just hope that I am wrong and your handset reaches samsung
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hedgehog90:
Arses.

If it's wrong then really, wtf Samsung!!! I knew it looked weird... damn it.

I've seen a sorting office, and I know they do a very good job of finding the correct address if it is incorrectly written/illegible... But if the address doesn't even crop up on Google, then it can't be an address surely, and I'll probably be getting it back in the mail by the return address.

Wait and see....
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mon_iker:
Hey hedgehog90, I own this phone too, I stumbled on this thread and am just wondering how all this ended. Did u manage to get it working?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ross231:
If you don't get your phone back, you can buy a pre-owned one from here, or, you could buy this.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohanms:
hello hedgehog90, What happend finally... me too have the same problem

hello hedgehog90, What happend finally... me too have the same problem:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j.posarekar70:
hey guies use USB JIG product which you can buy from web. ;)

this product let you enter in download mode while you have bricked/ couldn't open download mode by using keys.

m using this product on my ace plus & it successfully works :good:

note : this product remove binery counters too in galaxy s series product & on web you can't find usb jig specific for ace plus yet then buy s series usb jig it also work on ace plus to enter download mode except you cannot remove that binery counts
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] honeymonster11:
right this happened to me mate!!!! ive fixed it tho email me nissanmicrak12@hotmail.co.uk i will tell you what i did and anyone else who has the problem im in the uk :):cyclops:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xonojax:
Thank You for you HELP
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] L0rdWaffles:
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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] panamamike:
Was reading a thread on why ICS. Some mentioned better photos and uncompressed jpg files.

When I first bought the phone, it was recommended to try 3rd party camera apps because they didn't compress the jpg. I gave those a try, and yes photos weren't compressed, but I saw little benefit.

Can someone with experience provide some insight? Are photos really better on ICS or is it similar to photo quality from 3rd party camera apps?

I'm wondering if Sony can defeat compression before the 3rd party camera apps.

Regards,

Mike
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] gmp009:
Dont know that is it better then 3rd party camera app or not. but in ICS photo quality is better then GB. but in GB u can record video quality better then ICS in ICS Video Lag which is irritating for me...in GB install Camera 360 now u can capture pictures in good quality but for ics i dont know how to record lag free video in HD Resolutions
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] panamamike:
Does Camera 360 = ICS photo quality?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] b00tbu9:
I think CM 7.2 also has better camera
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] gmp009:
I think its same for both!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] panamamike:
Could someone post a quality sample photo from ICS? Well lit and sharp?

Regards,

Mike
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] saeedlf:
no diffrrent if there is a change its verey low
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Joshh465:
Hey guys,

I've been messing around with ICS for a while now, and to be quite honest, I haven't noticed a difference in photo quality apart from a slight improvement in macro images.

However, as previously mentioned, HD video is awful! It lags very frequently, but when it is smooth it's the same quality as in GB.

I prefer the GB camera app though, much more to mess around with settings wise, if someone finds a better replacement app then please link me it :')

Just wanted to give my thoughts, that's all :D

Joshh465
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Hey so I'm coming from the i9000 section I'm very confident with flashing ROMS and mods and stuff like that but obviously every phone is different, what would be the best most stable ROM ? What I'm looking for

*stock styling (stock launcher like in 2.1)

*good battery life

*stability

*lots of features

*the slide to remove notification feature (this is probably my biggest ask, if there is a mod that can do this on stock firmware it would be great)

*clear instructions to check if bootloader is locked and if it is how to unlock it

*clear rooting and flashing guide thanks

By the way looking for this for mini pro
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Sui_DK:
Try the MiniCM7 its rubble and looks much like the org Im running MiniCM9 mimmi that is very sweet to

Sendt fra min U20i med Tapatalk2
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] demoniacs:
while it is not stock i like minicm7 by naa. and when the bugs of minicm9 is ironed out i think it will be the next best thing.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
I saw that but it had adw launcher, is there any ports of the stock launcher for ics?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Anyone? A guide?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
I would start with MiniCM7Pro by Paul-xxx from this link.

It looks close to stock Android Gingerbread and it doesn't require you to mess with your bootloader or a custom kernel.

Steps are:

Get Flashtool :)

Root the phone

Install CWM

Press the backbutton on kernel-logo to get into CWM.

In CWM do the usual wipes (factory-reset/data, cache, dalvik-cache, battery stats)

Then install the ROM from your sd-card and reboot :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Thanks a lot! :D since it is on 2.1 can I just use a once click app method? To do this then use ROM manager to install cwm?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
Don't have experience with ROM manager, if it works on stock 2.1 then it will probably install CWM fine, I've got a CWM install zip for xRecovery (I install xRecovery with flashtool ,then install zip from sd-card and choose the CWM-install zip)

It is in a thread here somewhere, can't remember where though.

After that just flash the ROM with it.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Thanks a lot :) if it isn't to much to ask what exactly would I need to unlock the boot loader for?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
search for S1Tool, it will give you the information you need to determine if it is safe to unlock your bootloader. (basically, if you have an SEMC simlock certificate you should be ok, if it states unknown simlock certificate, you're more than likely to brick your phone) (and look on the sticker under the back-cover of the phone, if it's on or after (year)11(week)29 (11w29) there is a chance of hard-bricking your phone too)

If it is safe, there is an unlock-option in Flashtool, under the plugins-menu that should do the trick.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Thanks :) what's the advantages of having it unlocked?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
You can install custom kernels and have a wider choice of ROMS to choose from for your phone.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] TemplexZ:
I think the best ROM for x10 mini/mini pro are miniCM9!:good:

It,s very stable and it still in development!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] demoniacs:
i disagree minicm9 still needs a lot of improvement. minicm7 is still the best
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ruifung:
I disagree, minicm9 works better then minicm7 in terms of speed and stability. Not to mention the UI of ICS is better then GB. All I have issue is with video playback (qualcomm's fault).
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
Lol, it is NOT Qualcomm's fault, they would have helped if it was possible. If anyone is to blame, it is Google, for choosing a newer SOC with more possibilities as base for ICS.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] TemplexZ:
You can use xRecovery if you dont have CWM:D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] DarksonDAP:
for me the best ROM is MINICM9. The only things that need to be ironed out are the Loudspeaker distortion, the earpiece sound bug while in a call and the lagginess when opening an app or someone is calling. Otherwise its perfect! (for me at least)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Thanks I just checked her phone tonight it was under the year week thing with right baseband and update version for miniprocm7 but didn't have access to a of so couldn't check sim lock, so assuming that's okay do I just connect it check unlock bootloader and run? Or is there anything else I need to know?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
I think I'll wait till that ROM is completely stable as she's not the most technical person in the world :P
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] DarksonDAP:
1.First of all, you need to unlock the boot loader

2.Using the flashtool, flash the latest NobodyAtAll kernel (NOT THE ICS ONE)

3.Then you have to get into recovery menu, and mount your SD to your computer. When you mount it, place into your SD the zip file with the ROM as is,rename the ZIP to update.zip, and unmount.

4. select install form zip (or something like that)

5. Install update.zip

6. Reboot your device and wait, the first boot takes a while

7. Enjoy
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
I was going to root, then install cwm with ROM manager then flash miniprocm7 through cwm I don't believe this requires the bootloader to be unlocked but I was asking exactly how do I unlock using the flashtool?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kubapl66:
MiniCM9
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
attach your phone to your pc, start flashtool, choose plugins from the menu and unlock. after you've done that, boot your phone and see if you can still get signal, if you don't you have to relock it and you're stuck with ROMS on the default kernel.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
where do I fond xrecovery file and how do I flash it using flash tool? them where can I find the cwm.zip file thanks :) (just don't want this to f up lol)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
xrecovery installation is one of the buttons in flashtool, the one that looks like red red-cross logo :)

use that after you've chosen the root-button and your phone has restarted.

Hang on, i'll have to find the link to the CWM-zip for you.

Hope i didn't leave you hanging for too long, Here is the zip for installing CWM from xRecovery.

Boot into xRecovery, choose install zip from sd-card, choose 'choose zip from sd-card' and select the zip.

On your next boot you will get CWM instead of xRecovery.

(copy it to your sd-card first ofcourse... silly me)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Thanks :) I turned my phone of (with USB debugging on) and plugged it in and none of the options are working? :(
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Okay so I turned it on and connected it and tried to install xrecovery and this happened
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
(you can select the text in that window and copy-paste it)

Can you get me the text from when you just connect your phone to flashtool.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
Did you press the ROOT button first, before trying to install recovery?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Yes
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
For some reason it just wont mount system rw?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
hmmmzzz, ok :)

disconnect your phone from the computer, make sure usb-debugging is still enabled, restart flashtool and connect your phone, don't do anything else, i would like to see that output :) (and if you get a blue popup on your phone, asking what you'd like to do when the usb-connection is detected, just choose charge)

(and your phone needs to be on during all this, it can't be in flashmode or turned off)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
07/034/2012 20:34:59 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

07/034/2012 20:34:59 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.8.0.0 built on 2012-05-27 21:57:12

07/034/2012 20:34:59 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them

07/035/2012 20:35:05 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on

07/035/2012 20:35:08 - INFO - Connected device : U20

07/035/2012 20:35:08 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : N/A

07/035/2012 20:35:08 - INFO - Android version : 2.1-update1 / kernel version : 2.6.29

07/035/2012 20:35:10 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\.\devices\U20\busybox\1.19.0\busybox to /data/local/tmp/busybox

07/035/2012 20:35:11 - INFO - Remounting system read-write

07/035/2012 20:35:12 - ERROR - Error mounting /system rw

07/035/2012 20:35:12 - INFO - Root Access Allowed

thats with me just plugging in with usb debugging on and selcting charge
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
ok, try the root-button again, (i'm not sure about this, but at some point your phone may give you a popup about 'unknown' or something asking for root-access, you have to allow that)

It will root your phone, restart it, install busybox, and you should be fine.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
ive already allowed it? if it makes any different i rooted with superoneclick?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
Shouldn't make much difference, but in that case, go into advanced and install busybox, if you root with flashtool it will automatically install that, superoneclick won't.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
I unrooted using superone click then rooted with flashtool now its working okay :) thanks for helping me through it I really appreciate it! :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
No probs :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
By the way this is for mini pro yeah?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
The MiniCM7Pro ROM you mean? yes.

And if you mean, what you've just done? yes.

Flashtool recognised the U20, which is the model number for the x10 mini pro :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Mines a u20i? :) and I meant the cwm zip because the file name says mini not mini pro?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
shouldn't make a difference i think, all it does is push the needed files to their standard locations and set the permissions, it doesn't involve installing any drivers or anything, but you may be able to install MiniCM7Pro with xRecovery without having to install CWM.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
I'll install it :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
How do you actually get into cwm once its installed?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
same way you go into xRecovery, spam the back-button when the kernel-logo appears (the right button of the three below the screen)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Okay it doesn't work so I reinstalled xrecovery, any other methods? :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
can you get into xRecovery that way? by repeatedly pressing the back-button on start-up?

---------- Post added at 10:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:41 PM ----------

Step #11 : Download ClockWorkMod 3.2 from here.

Step #12 : Extract the .zip file you just downloaded on your desktop/wherever you'd like.

Step #13 : Double-click the file called install(.bat)

Step #14 : Press Enter

Step #15 : Is your device ROOTed? Type y and hit enter.

Step #16 : Do you already have a recovery installed? Type y and hit enter.

Step #17 : Turn off your phone.Turn it back on and when Sony Ericsson white letters apear keep pressing rapidly the back button.If you got into an orange menu then ClockWorkMod has got installed.You can navigate using the Volume keys,select using the home button and go back using the back button.For now navigate to Reboot sytem now and hit the Home button.

(credit goes to The Miltos21 for this part, found it in a post of his)

(and by the way: the U20 is the model-number for the X10Mini Pro, the i or other letter you may find behind that only indicates differences in 3g networking capabilities as far as I'm aware, the model stays the same otherwise)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Thanks I will do this tomorrow as she has just gone home :) will post on how it goes :P
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
Cool :) I'll go and get myself a couple of beers then, it's about that time of night overhere.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Sounds good to me ;)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
It worked and the phone is now running minicm7 thanks for your help :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
You're welcome. How does she like it?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
She loves it :) especially the slide to remove notification feature :) would you recommend any kernels? (For better battery life supporting undervolting and overclocking maybe?)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Also with installing roms do I have to change the kernel first then flash that ROM or will it change it automatically? :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
for kernels, the nAa is the most popular one, although you could try the fa-kernel too, make sure you get nAa's gingerbread kernel and not the ICS one.

You can do it both ways, as long as the ROM and the Kernel you choose are compatible. There is no way of knowing how it went before you've installed both anyway :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
On my phone to install a new kermal I just flash it via cwm is it that simple with the mini? And so if I install a new ROM I can just install it and it will flash the new ROM on its own? :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] SmG67:
No, with the mini you have to use flashtool to flash the kernel, it's fairly straightforward, after that, you boot into CWM and flash the ROM (or you can do it the other way round). The mini doesn't support changing kernels 'on the fly', the only way to do it is in flashmode (phone turned off, backbutton pressed when plugging in the usb-cable)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] calum96:
Ah okay since its all working and she's happy I'll just leave it till cm9 is completely stable thanks for the outstanding help :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] demoniacs:
that i would definitely disagree. stability with cm9? reboots, minmax oc not staying after reboot, as you mentioned recording lots of force closes and the sound that could snap anyone patience. speed with cm9? lockscreen not responding, apps not opening snappily e.i. call app.

been with the two minicm's and i wont go back till maybe nAa ICS 5 with minicm9 3.3.5
[HTC One X] rn9215:
Hey guys i have been using the One X for about a month now and been having this problem from day one.The facebook sync in my phone works but it only syncs the news feeds and calender .The contacts sync never works.It keeps on showing the syncing arrow mark but never gets the job done.I have tried everything.Uninstalling and reinstalling the app,logging in again and all.But still the problem persists.Do anybody else have the same problem? :mad:
[HTC One X] rn9215:
Nobody!
[HTC One X] lawrence750:
do you have the facebook contacts enabled in menu>view from the people app?
[HTC One X] rn9215:
I tried it but still it does not sync contacts!...:mad:
[HTC One X] BshadoW1:
i have the same problem with my sensation and now i just bought one x ,

i still didnt install facebook on my one x but i guess it will be the same..

as much as i know it because you have alot of friends and the phone cant handle it.

i have 2700+ friends , as i work in public relations and know alot of ppl.

its a damn shame and i hope someone can fix this some how
[HTC One X] walaway:
Best I can say is turn on autosync, goto settings, accounts and sync, facebook, sync now on the top right.

If you notice errors within that then untick it

on xda for android and mistyping like a boss
[HTC One X] BenPope:
On the home screen hit the phone, select People, top left, drop down Phonebook, tick Facebook?

Or, when you say it doesn't sync, does the circle turn red?
[HTC One X] h00py:
Try this app:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ro.weednet.contactssync

Facebook uses the wrong API or something for ics. See this thread for info:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1577384