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[Motorola Droid Bionic] G-diddy:
Btw, to answer your first question, the best way I've found to transfer user apps from ROM to ROM is with titanium backup. Other data will still be on your sd cards and accessible to the new ROM. I never use titanium to restore system settings and most system apps though. Things tend to get messed up if you try to do this from one rom to another. System apps can be converted to user apps with titanium which is cool then backed up and restored to new ROM. And never restore Google play app with titanium. Some go so far as to say don't restore apps with data but I haven't had any trouble except with core google apps like play, gmail, voice. Usually flash gapps if I have to and restore other core Google apps directly from play store. Sometimes titanium "hangs" on some apps. Not to much trouble with it lately maybe it's fixed used to be a PIA though.Sorry there's still plenty of setup involved any time you want to "dial in" a new ROM.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Rookx:
Thanks G-diddy,

To clarify, I knew bootstrap and safestrap didn't play well together. That being said, I did NOT use safestrap to try and restore to a bootstrap backup. I installed safestrap, then swapped to my UNSAFE side, then restored to a previous bootstrap backup (using bootstrap), then OTAd to .905. I then backed up this fresh near stock but rooted .905 with safestrap (thus should never have to use bootstrap ever again). I then tried to swap over to safe and push eclipse 3.0 but had no success... At present my phone has near stock but rooted .905 on my unsafe side, and the same .902 with 2.2 eclipse on my safe side that I've been running for months...

I guess I have no choice but to restore my present safe side to the old bootstrap backup, then manually ota, then install the rom, I just thought that Safestrap would make all of this process easier - in as much as since my unsafe side is successfully updated, I was hoping my safe side would be too, making the process somewhat simpler. Sounds like I'm wrong in this assumption though, unless someone else can say otherwise?

Thanks for the tip on Titanium Backup too, although I've been using the premium version of that for months now, ever since I decided I was going to turn my phone into a toy :D
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Bloodimirgr:
Hi, i might just have bricked a friends U8800 pro, i d/l the official ics update and copied to the SD the step 1 app, so it could star the update as mentioned on the instructions, on the reboot, the update failed, nothing worked... so i had to remove battery.

Now i cant enter even pink screen (vol +- and power) its only black all the time....

Is there something i can do or ????????

ps.

The phone is not rooted, its brand new.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] XphX:
As it is brand new I suggest returning it immediately and simply buying it again - and for the future: Please explain to your friend how to update the phone but do not do it yourself. You do not want to be responsible for whatever might go wrong.

XphX
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Bloodimirgr:
I wasn't expecting anything like that, i have 2 X5 (not pro) with so many different roms and stuff that felt so sure for the official... and still i cant understand why it doesn't even go to pink screen or something... odd
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dancer_69:
check this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1748596

the last post and the given link.

Maybe can help.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Bloodimirgr:
Would be nice, but cant even get to pink screen :(
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dancer_69:
you can try to put the contents of the zip in the dload folder on sdcard(delete everything else there) and try to start on update mode.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Bloodimirgr:
isnt update mode the same as pink ? vol + and pwr

nothing starts there also, vol+ pwr, vol+- pwr, nothing, all black
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] dancer_69:
No, they are not the same(they activated with same key compination though).

Try without the battery and connected with usb cable before power on the device with the key combinatation.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] justviper:
something similar happened to me when i was updating x5 to gingerbread what i did to resolve it was remove the battery out connect the usb cable to the phone (from the laptop) and let it start by itself. it did kind of a soft reset and everything was fine later. I'm not sure if it'll work for you but its worth a try.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Bloodimirgr:
Pitch black.... guess total bricked ...
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[Galaxy S II General] pitum:
I start this Thread with my best combination at now...

Stock DXLPB + Siyah 3.3.2 Kernel + XXLPW Modem

;-)

Tell yours...
[Galaxy S II General] MistahBungle:
One word. Why ? (it's actually 8 words, but, anyhoo).
[Galaxy S II General] prbassplayer:
Please read this
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ksoze11:
Hi,

I'm on Fox Hound rom with latest siyah kernel, JKay framework and JKay paid app.

The problem is that notification icons don't show up in the notification bar. But when I pull it down they can be seen in the drop down menu.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m2xtreme:
I'm having the same issue on my Nexus One right now. I suspect it might be caused by an app I installed but have yet to figure out the cause. Whats worse is that it was working until today, I don't know what happened. I may end up flashing a fresh ROM if it doesn't fix itself soon. Good luck, you are not alone! Btw I am running ICS.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Posted just two days ago. Found with a Google search for " site:xdaforums.com i9100 notification icons jkay".
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m2xtreme:
Perfect, that did it. I just had to un-toggle the DnD option in my N1 rom. Thanks!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
After charging the battery to full my HTC EVO 3D always shallow cycles it until unplugged from the charger. In Battery Monitor Widget I can see the battery alternating between discharging to 95% and charging back up to 100%. This is done to prevent overcharging and to extend long term battery life.

My new EVO 4G LTE on the other hand simply stays at full charge after reaching 100% and until unplugged. I can't see any cycling in BMW. Any idea why the change in behavior and wouldn't it negatively affect battery health? Meanwhile, I'm going to make it a habit to unplug the phone after charging and not leave it plugged in overnight.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 84guy:
The evo 3d stayed awake when plugged in. The evo lte is asleep when plugged in causing no discharge meaning no need to cycle up and down

Sent from my HTC EVO 4g LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
That does not make much sense. If EVO LTE draws less current than EVO 3D when plugged in, then overcharging is even a bigger problem. I don't think your observation is correct though: CPU Spy shows both at around 95% in deep sleep CPU state after a night on the charger.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cruise350:
One of the biggest battery complaints of the 3D was the fact that it wouldn't charge to 100% and now your complaining when HTC got it right for a change. These aren't nicad batteries and there is no need for what your describing. Welcome to 2012 and the technology that we have now. Leave it plugged in and be happy that you start the day with 100% battery power.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
I certainly wasn't complaining about EVO 3D starting the day at 95% battery if that meant extending its useful lifespan. Li-ion is indeed quite different from Ni-Cd, however they do age and lose capacity 2x-4x more rapidly when charged fully and not allowed to discharge, especially at higher temperatures. Lifehacker has a decent guide.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SoraX64:
Anybody who knew what they were talking about wouldn't complain about the battery charging on the 3D. HTC DID get it right. You don't want to fully charge or over charge these batteries because it's bad for them in terms of overall life.

And with a phone that has a built in battery, the concern would be quite valid, as replacing the battery if it were to become damaged would be troublesome.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Aren't these batteries Li-Po, not Li-ion? I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
The battery chemistry is quite similar between the two, so unless proven otherwise I would still be concerned. Also, has it actually been definitively shown that the EVO LTE battery is lithium-ion polymer?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
I have to agree with you 100% (No offense to the OP) but i happen to love this. Just like u stated, with the 3D i would wake up, and leave the house and the battery would be drawn 3-4% so it wouldnt over charge. Im leaving for a BBQ in 2hrs, and my phone has been at 100% for over 2hrs now. Good to know i can leave it in and not have to worry about over charging it, or even losing some of that charge by leaving it plugged in. Very cool

---------- Post added at 03:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:19 PM ----------

Nope. There Li-ion

Im looking at the back of the battery right now.

Dont ask LOL
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
None taken.

That's a photo of a Li-Po battery.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
How do u know its a Li-po?

Its says Li-ion right on it

EDIT...Ohh i see it.....I see where it s says Polymer there. THen what the hell is the diference from a normal li-ion?

EDIT 2.....Well it truns out there is a bit of a difference from a normal Li-ion. Thats my bad. i had no idea there was 2 different varitations. Ok i admit it "I was wrong"

on WiKi it states that the difference has to wiht cost, size and packaging and such. its built completely different on the inside
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] xHausx:
Not too much difference between them really, for the most part I think the two terms are interchangeable.

With the 3D and og 4G the phone would stop drawing power when it was full and then use the battery again, with this one I'm guessing they just bypass the battery altogether once it's full. Again, that's just a guess though since we still don't have kernel source to check.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] reverepats:
Haus, glad your on board with us man. Have u heard anything about Source yet? One X has it, but we're still left blowing in the wind. Im surprised it hasnt popped up yet tho
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
Close, but not interchangeable. Regular Li-ion batteries have a liquid electrolyte, polymer Li-ion ones have a polymer-based electrolyte.

I guess we do have to wait for the kernel source to figure out what's happening. If the battery is bypassed, overcharge is not an issue, but sitting at 100% without discharge is still not ideal for long term longevity.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] firmbiz94:
Lol lithium ion POLYMER
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Evo_Shift:
I wouldn't put to much stock in what the battery monitor says anyway. They could just have it programmed to display 100% while it's plugged in even if it's in the slow discharge state.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
That is indeed possible, but that would be a first. BMW retrieves current drain reported by the kernel, not just percent charge.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Pizzalover83:
I used SBC kernals on and off on the og evo's stock battery, and that battery was still good when I got rid of that phone. I wouldn't worry about it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
It does not keep me up at night. However, there's no reason for HTC to start doing things sub-optimally on EVO LTE after they got it right on EVO 3D.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ms79723:
It could just be charging the battery at the same rate that it is discharging, and at a certain time interval it could decrease that charge so that the battery drains a little...and then it repeats that and once it hits that interval again it could just bump up the charge and repeat. That way, the battery would stay at "100%" because that's determined by the voltage and not the percentage.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mightyoj:
Hi all, yesterday I woke up to a world of pain.

I checked my phone to see a bunch of things had FC'd over the night. This had never happened before as I've been running this rom since sean released it and haven't had any issues since. I began to wonder if the ROM I was using had some kind of expiration date. Throughout the day, I tried multiple times to flash different roms, recoveries, even ODIN'd every rom tar I could find, only to face the same result over and over and over- my Skyrocket would boot back up to SKYICS 4.2E-17(ULCE2) and after a few minutes, start FC'ing everything. I made recovery tars and kernel tars and tried them too. Odin would flash, seem like everything was peachy, reboot and... back to my former rom, like nothing happened.

I realized later on in the day that this has to be an issue of not being able to write properly to any partition. I was stuck with CWM 5.8.1.3 (even though I'd try to upgrade that with no avail, even wrote through adb shell dd to of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 which made no difference).

Now I know to search before posting, and searching I have been for a file similar to the I9100's recovery image with the CODE, MODEM, CSC and .PIT in a bunch of tars and the closest method I could find was here [GUIDE] Fix an unflashable or soft bricked GSII (I9100G/M/P/T VERSION INCLUDED!).

I think I'm screwed. I've tried everything I can think of. The NAND just will not go RW. Is there any way to breathe new life into my Skyrocket, or is it doomed to repeat July 3rd over and over, Ground Hog day style?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
thats a new for the sr, dont think ive read any1 w/that prob so search might not help here for this forum, did odin(1.85) says it completed w/o any errors, did u do a full wipe b4 flashing a new rom. did u try going back to stock using sammobile, read this b4 u flash back to stock http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1652398.

u can also try to reformat both sdcards, back them up 1st, do a full wipe(im not sure if u tried that) and try again, u can try the hercules forum(t989) its our sister phone, or else a hardware problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mightyoj:
Thanks vincom, i've tried full wipe, mounted under pc and format the internal, did the darkside super wipe. reboot and back to skyics, internal SD stuffed with my data, which i wiped.

I've also tried the sammobile I727UCKJ2_I727ATTKJ2_ATT tar with odin 1.85 and 1.87 and had a successful flash, yet reboot and back to skyics. here is the message log below:

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> HOME_SGH-I727user_CL626051_REV02.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> recovery.img

<ID:0/004> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/004> amss.bin

<ID:0/004> cache.img.ext4

<ID:0/004> mdm.bin

<ID:0/004> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/004> RES OK !!

<ID:0/004> Completed..

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

<ID:0/004> Removed!!

..., yet reboot and back to skyics. My guess is that this is hardware related to the nand flash itself, i remember reading that these things only have so many rw cycles until they are toast. whats odd about that is that this is my work phone, only had it since Feb 20, 2012, and I haven't flashed a lot of roms on this, i think sky ics was my 4th one (however the updates were constant ~everyday updates up until v17). I've only odin'd this thing a total of 4 times since i've had it, and only with either the official stock or ics leaks.

lastly, have i posted this in the correct area? I know its a SR question but since this is the first case of nand rw corruption in an SR, should i ask a mod to move it to general android QA?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
leave it in the q@a section, dev's are always flashing stuff and none of them have had this issue, if they did they would of posted it.

odin is the thing thats wierd, if it encounters a prob it would shoot out an error, did odin reboot ur phone or did u manually have to do it.

does battery have full charge, do a battery pull for a few minutes, maybe even for an hour(no cable plugged in) b4 u use odin, use another usb port in the back, use another computer.

the other method is to use adb, which i dont use so cant help u there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mightyoj:
odin initiates the restart, i can uncheck that box and tell it not to but i dont think it will achieve anything. maybe i can flash multipe times without a restart and it may change? i think thats the definition of insanity but at this point its worth a shot.

full charge with the device, used my work mac pro, my macbook pro, a shuttle pc i have at home, multiple usb ports, different cables, etc. I know these can cause issues but i'm familiar enough with the process that i've knocked out as many variables as i can.

i've used adb push to send the boot/recovery/rom image to the phone's sdcard and external_sd, tried using flash_image under su shell in adb but got a -1 result unsuccessfully (this i'm not familiar with as i couldn't find any documentation on flash_image)

what is constant about this problem that maybe anyone else reading this can elaborate on is that whatever you do to the boot/recovery/rom partitions, it stays UNTIL rebooted. at reboot, all changes are wiped, nothing sticks (unless written to external_sd)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
i asked about the reboot to make sure odin was properly sending out the command to reboot, it did, but u might have an idea is to flash stock a few times b4 odin can initiate a reboot to make sure it "sticks", just never seen odin do a successful flash of stock firmware only to reboot back to a custom rom. try searching that problem in xda

edit: u cant even hardbrick your phone to get warranty repair as they would c ur custom rom, lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
I've seen this one other time. It happened to a t989. As far as i know he never got it to work again. It's in the t989 section. He may have updated his situation, i haven't checked in a while.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
just a thought did u try the kies method of flashing stock

start kies w/o plugging ur phone to usb, manually enter s/n and model all in caps under tools/initilzation, then follow onscreen instructions

---------- Post added at 02:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:36 PM ----------

can u try to flash a diff recovery to c if odin flashed it, this one has a tar file u can use in odin

regular cwm touch http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1566613 if u r already on this one flash sk8erwitskils cwm http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1472954&highlight=sk8erwitskils and then use odin to flash back the cwm tar
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mightyoj:
I haven't tried kies on PC yet, the OSX version is missing that part, it will be my next step. I can't get either of those recoveries to stick with odin but the 5.8.1.3 touch cwm is what i've got. I'm currently trying to flash either the stock recovery or the 5.5.0.4 through adb push and dd but it also won't stick.

I'm starting to think i'm going to have to sodder a new nand flash chip on the pcb.... does anyone know if the partition structure is different from a t989 (doner device)?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mightyoj:
I just found his last post, Corrupt sd card (internal memory) and the one before that, Broken phone.

Dang, looks like i'm not alone in this sinking boat.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
if u can solder that, thats cool, my hats off to u

did u ever try keeping the phone dead(no battery) for a lenghty period, then using a pc, not mac to odin

try the kies method if u can, im on rogers and the kies method wont work for us, i would try to hardbrick it if u can(maybe solder some contact point) to get a replacement if all else fails

this is still the wierdest prob ive seen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mightyoj:
I odin only on PC, i didn't know that was even an option on mac. I'll try to kill off the battery and try that method, its worth a shot. Currently I am downloading a stock heimdall to see if anything can be done with that.

I don't want to solder unless I have to, that would without a doubt ruin whatever chances of warranty I have and I don't want to send it in for warranty with the data on the device- as this is a work device. I have some confidential data in corp email that I cannot risk worrying about. Even shorting the flash for data destruction would kill my chances of warranty as i'd have to cause the damage myself and I couldn't send it in knowing i did that. what a catch-22 situation i've found myself in.

I'm about to try the Kies method on PC right now. What mode does the phone need to be in to do the Kies emergency recovery? I don't have the stock recovery and cannot put that on the device. My only options right now are download mode and within SkyICS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
once u enter the info into kies, its tells u what to do, but i suspect it tells u to put it into dl mode and it flashes the firmware once it downloads it for ur specific phone

if ur on att, i heard they just do a str8 exchange if they can see that it wont boot

as for ur private info cant u transfer it in a pc and then delete off ur phone, or a system restore from within phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mightyoj:
If i could delete it off my phone, i'd be so happy, i wouldn't still be trying to fix this right now. Even after formatting the sdcard partition on the phone through a pc, at next restart, its all back.

I just went through the Kies emergency recovery and same result, after the restart- back to SkyICS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mightyoj:
Heres an update for anyone experiencing this issue and finds this thread:

I gave up. The issue (to me) is akin to a USB flash drive becoming corrupt, as they similarly have limited block erase cycles.

I called AT&T and put in for a warranty exchange. They never asked if it was rooted, the closest they got was "Does it have any third party apps?" to which I answered, "heck yes." I told him truthfully about the baseband version as well as running Android 4.0.4. He said he could offer me free expedited shipping. Winning.

If something ever surfaces from my rooted Skyrocket running a custom rom, I plan to direct them at 15 USC § 2304 - FEDERAL MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WARRANTIES under Title 15 › Chapter 50 › § 2304 Part C (which I learned about from XDA TV today) and refuse charges.

I will update this post accordingly as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] WoodroweBones:
It wasnt related to this was it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1386234