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[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bjornlindekens:
i migth be wrong so dont judge,

im not saying i know how the usb works (i dont)

BUT i would think that charging and data transfer are 2 different things so it could be that you can charge but not detect phone.

if i were in your situation i would do 1 of the following to test!

1 try PC companion see if it detects and what not.

2 if you have unlocked your bootloader reflash your kernel to see if that works (i guess that would confirm if your usb is broken or not)

3 if your on stock use SEUS to update (even if its updated you can still select install)

so if they work i would think theres nothing wrong with usb itself seeing it transfers data ? again i could be wrong.
[Galaxy S II General] vwgolfman:
Hi,

I bought my SGS2 from Phones4u 12 months ago as "unbranded SIM only".

Recently I had to take it to a Samsung authorised repair agent as there was an issue.

When the repair agent entered my S/N and/or IMEI number into his database to check warranty info he said "oh that's strange, the phone appears to be an O2 one".

I never thought anymore about it until today, when I recieved my phone back from Samsung where it has been for a repair under warranty.

It has been returned with "the latest software on it" - says Samsung.

Anyway, they have flashed the phone with O2 branded firmware.

This would suggest the phone was indeed originally O2 branded.

I suspect Phones4u unlocked it before selling it to me.

Does this mean the phone is now locked to O2?

I want to remove the branding/lock.

What I want to know is whether I can simply use Odin and flash a non-branded firmware onto it?

For the UK it's GT-I9100_XEU_I9100XWLP7_I9100XXLPS_I9100XEULP5.tar.md5

Would this remove the lock or create any problems?

Many thanks for any help.
[Galaxy S II General] buxz777:
it wont unlock it but will put unbranded firmware on it without problems

for unlock just google or use the search bar ''sgs2 unlock'' or ''i9100 unlock''

are you sure its locked? just put another sim in and try it :-)
[Galaxy S II General] theunderling:
I think o2 phones are unlocked anyway.The last few I've bought have been......

sent by my s2 using xda premium
[Galaxy S II General] vwgolfman:
Thank you guys....

I checked to see if it was locked by entering...

*#7465625#

Everything displayed "OFF" indicating the phone was not locked.

Then I simply flashed the firmware to a Samsung stock unbranded.

All done. Thank you once again :good:
[Galaxy S II General] khrone:
I have quite the opposite problem, ever since i got my SGS2 from a local salesman, the box said DNA sim locked. Tried the key combination and it was confirmed that this is network locked. The main problem now is that i have no idea what's the latest DNA (Finland) firmware and am too afraid to send my phone for a repair until i can figure out which FW needs to be in to keep my warranty. Since I got my phone in 12/2011 ive kept the original GB firmware for a mere 3 days and forgot to take screenshots from it. Any ideas how to find out the current FW for finnish phones?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plympton:
Hey all, I actually love the Nexus 7, but am infuriated by it to the point of it being unusable.

Yes - it's unlocked, rooted, etc. Fully updated, and STOCK OS, though (besides the root, of course).

If I use it for more than a few minutes, the digitizer stops recognizing input - swipes, taps, etc. It's like it just ignores it for a few MS and then remembers "Oh yeah, you DIDN'T want to launch that bird yet..."

Here are a few videos - working and not working.

I think it's heat related (for me), as I just ran Quadrant, and it happened towards the end of the process.

Here is it working:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x7XnMNJIls&feature=plcp

And here is after a few minutes of Angry Birds / Cut The Rope (not even a Prime95 scenario!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZPDzKhQzSU&feature=context-cha

Anyone else?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wiithepeng:
This person is also experiencing similar problems.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29022373
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plympton:
Thanks, yep, same issue. Mine is going back for a refund, waiting teething issues out. Bummed.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glenn37216:
Mine is doing the same thing. Multiple touches sometimes cancel each other out . Making it impossible to play games with dual sticks..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29033537#post29033537
[Defy General] royale1223:
Real to Virtual :

You can browse /fshook/mounts/data/apps to find the apps in real system. However TB is the best way to go.

Virtual to Real :

In terminal emulator,

su
mkdir -p /data/local/mnt/data
mount -o loop -t ext3 /mnt/sdcard/multiboot/<Vfs name>/data.img /data/local/mnt/data

Then you can browse /data/local/mnt/data for apps. After completing installing,

su
umount /data/local/mnt/data
[Defy General] crakeron:
Very interesting! Thanks bro!

Motorola Defy, CM7 @ 1Ghz + CM9 multiboot

[Guide] Install double boot CM7 + CM9

[Guide][Root needed] Unsimlock your Defy

[Mod/Fix][APP]Messaging apps with ENTER button enabled!
[Asus Transformer TF700] jbrawley1:
I am going to be buying this through Best Buy soon I am sure this is going to be the best Tab for awhile... But i was wondering if I should wait to buy it because of the I/O issues incase they ship a new model or something? or can all the I/O issues be fixed though software updates?

Thanks in advance!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] bfaber:
So, who here can get me a sound file with the damn bird getting shot. :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jmorton10:
LOL, that bird sound might be the single most annoying sound I've ever heard come out of a phone.........
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] mt3g:
Is this a joke or do you really want something like that?

T-Mobile SGS III
[Nexus 7 General] Brad387:
An elderly relative of mine shall be getting herself a Nexus 7 tomorrow, which she plans to use mainly for e-Reading plus a bit of media usage in the form of BBC iPlayer. I was looking for an easy-to-use interface for her. Any launcher recommendations or simple customisations to make it just a little bit easier? I am sure she could use it as is, but making it easier so I don't have to teach her so much will be good.
[Nexus 7 General] wiithepeng:
How elderly? Talk back might be nifty. I tried it once, it was annoying as hell though
[Nexus 7 General] Catch22!:
Instructions are poor. You get a quick startup guide on paper and then have to open the book section to read the user manual. I find it harder to learn about a system when I an constantly flipping from the manual to a page to try out what I was reading.
[Nexus 7 General] Brad387:
I was more just on about launchers which would allow her to have a nice, clean UI that isn't too cluttered.
[Nexus 7 General] Brad387:
Anyone know of such a launcher?
[Nexus 7 General] wiithepeng:
Sorry, it was just merely a suggestion as I did not know what he needed.
[Nexus 7 General] Brad387:
Well, thanks anyway.
[Nexus 7 General] wiithepeng:
No problem. The only launcher that might suit your needs would be a heavily customized apex launcher.
[Nexus 7 General] Brad387:
Thanks. I can install Apex on my Galaxy Note, so I'll fiddle around and see what I can do on it.
[Nexus 7 General] MattSkeet:
Just empty the desktop from every single icon . Than..

1.on home screen Add icons that this person will use the most e.g BBC iPlayer (not sure bits going to work without flash), chrome, play store and a nice looking clock widget or something

2. Set each other screen with categories e.g one for books where you place the appropriate widgets and icons . One for videos and one for whatever else like notes calendar and other productivity ....

3. Do that person a favour and download some games .. yes games . You'd be surprised how often older people like to play ... ideal games would be mahjong, card games , also things like Bejeweled ,Zuma, scrabble type games

Stock android launcher is good enough trust me you just have to know how to organise it. Also wait for chameleon that might change things
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Crazymike55:
Ok, so I bought this Sidekick off of craigslist and the guy said it worked. Turned it on and I seen the boot screen. Figured it worked. Well then after everything was said and done and I got home. I put my sim in, booted it up. Goes through flash screen and then shows samsung logo. Then goes to blank screen. After while it will just reboot.

So I checked into Odin and the KD1 file. Reflashed the phone with no problems. Said it was complete and phone rebooted. Stays on samsung logo for awhile and then just shuts off and shows battery charging screen (plugged into USB)

So I've looked and looked for a solution and don't know what else to do. I don'yt believe it is a hardware issue do to the fact that it turns on, charges, enters download mode, flashed successfully.

I am unsure if the previous owner had this phone rooted or not. I would assume he did because of the problem I am having.

When I used odin I put the PIT file in and the PDA Tar file. Like I said everything worked and it succeeded. Im just still stuck on endless boot. Are there maybe other files I need? Read something about flashing boot, but didnt give any info.

My ODIN log states:

<ID:0/017> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/017> factoryfs.rfs

<ID:0/017> cache.rfs

<ID:0/017> data.rfs

<ID:0/017> param.lfs

<ID:0/017> modem.bin

<ID:0/017> zImage

<ID:0/017> Removed!!

<ID:0/017> Completed..

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

Any information would be appreciated.. Thanks
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Crazymike55:
update 1

Also thought I would add that In odin I check auto reboot and re partition.

I was also able to enter recovery mode one time and I cleared cache and user data.

Now I can only enter download mode.

The recovery mode (hold vol down + track key + power) Will no longer work, goes right into boot screen now.

Help please :(
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Crazymike55:
update 2

Unsure if the phone originally had KD1 or KG2. I only tried to flash with KD1. Is it possible that I have to flash with KG2?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] orange808:
I bet your new device has gotten wet. You got ripped off.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Crazymike55:
Update 3

Well I certainly hope it did not get wet. Sticker on battery is not tripped. Are there any other water sensor stickers on or in the phone?

Also I tried the latest heimdall, which seemed to be much nicer than odin. Completed but the phone boots into android system recovery.

Its says:

--install from package...

Finding update package...

Verifying update package...

E:signature verification failed

--Appling Multi-CSC...

Installing Multi-CSC

Installation aborted.

So I tried once again, but this time checked flash bootloader.

Everything went normal again, phone rebooted but continues to have endless boot cycle.

Im guessing the phone was rooted before and he screwed something up some how. If the phone has had water damage and board inside is crap, it shouldnt allow you to write to the phone or it should but fail.

Im hearing about this CWM to bypass the error, but I do not believe I can install due to the phone not even getting to a home screen.

I'm new to Android and Rooting, but I'm an expert on jailbreaking and understand how these programs run and work. I am just unfamiliar with installing/flashing android phones.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] orange808:
It's really simple.

Try a few different recovery images with Odin. If none of them will flash, you have a hardware problem (paper weight, door stop, dog toy, etc. etc.).

All this effort should be directed at getting your money back.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Crazymike55:
update 4

Ill give it a shot and keep trying. Phone has no water damage, Both sensors are not tripped.

I keep reading something about a recovery image.

I think its possible some scripts or something in the phones files need to be changed or modified to allow the stock KG2 to install.

If anyone has any ideas feel free to let me know

Thanks again
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] orange808:
Nope. Nothing has to be changed to use Odin.

You can flash any version of the OS you want with Odin and it should work like a charm.

Anyhow, good luck with that.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Crazymike55:
Annoying

Yea I don't know what else I can do. I have tried both KD1 and KG2 with ODIN.

I have tried using one click heimdall 1.3.1 and still no luck. At least when I use One click it brings me to recovery screen after it completes, but with a installation error.

I click reinstall but it tries to install from SD card.

Is it possible to install from the SD card at this point. If so what files go where?

I find it hard to believe it is a hardware issue.

Is it possible that if this phone is rooted already that there is something I could try?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] d9vabder:
same problems with me, after ODIN restore, I get this:

--Appling Multi-CSC...

Installing Multi-CSC

Installation aborted.

I was told to delete /sdcard/VooDoo and then ODIN again, but that didn't solve anything. I can't install ROMS or anything,

I get the robotic woman (Linda) telling me to convert system partition, sometime to convert data partition, and one time, she even said restoring
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] eMJaaay:
When I first flashed a custom ROM, phone was 'stuck' on Sidekick Samsung screen on reboot with the woman saying restoring, etc. At one point she says ETA 2 minutes or something and then after 2 minutes my phone starts like normal. Have you tried leaving the phone with Linda talking on the background (she says Restoring a few times) and waiting till phone boots? I waited around and she sounded fine .. sorry if this doesn't help!

Edit: I had my SD card partitioned with a ext3 before flashing voodoo since I use Link2SD and I've read on the forums that partitioning your SD card to have a ext partition could help with this problem? Might explain why I never had this issue?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] orange808:
What options are you using when you Odin?

It's important to understand that converting back to Samsung's stock file system from ext4 does not work properly. It's a known issue.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] d9vabder:
you can do so in CWM, Advanced>Repartition

Backup your SDcard, and repartition it to 2048 ext and 0 for SWP, then re-try ODIN & Rooting
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] TheLastSidekick:
I'll chime in. If nothing they said worked (and I believe it should) backup your SD card, and download Panasonic SD Formatter and get ready to format and try again. Simply move the data back on to the SD after formatting.
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
I am having issues with my panel.. at first I couldn't figure out why scrolling webpages seemed so laggy...then I discovered it is not properly "holding" on to a press...it cycles it... I am horrible at explaining it so I uploaded a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F024BCO-MZw
[Nexus 7 General] chisaki:
Mine was doing that, I couldn't move icons at all until I did a factory reset. Now it is a lot better but still a little flaky when moving icons. I think it is a software problem, maybe be improved with an update.
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
If you look at the touch test program it's registering hundreds of "presses" from me just holding down my finger.
[Nexus 7 General] wiithepeng:
Where did you buy it from? Looks like you should return it cause mine is silky smooth.
[Nexus 7 General] wiithepeng:
What app is that?
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
Google. RMA is going to be a PITA.

Multi-Touch Benchmark
[Nexus 7 General] h3r3tic:
I had the same problem i just been rebooting when it happens. I think its a bigger issue when in landscape. Usually after a while of play a game it does it. Def seems like a software issue.
[Nexus 7 General] wiithepeng:
Seems like when you slightly move your finger it starts registering touch events.
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
Yeah it seems to come and go, right after the video it started working normally again.
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
I'd need to look at the video again to see if it caught I'm talking about. But, I would hold my finger down and the touch indicator under my finger would flash as if I was tapping the screen.
[Nexus 7 General] wiithepeng:
That's not good then.
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
it kinda reminds me of the multi-touch issue the Gnex had at launch. Or maybe even the grounding issue the EVO 4G had.
[Nexus 7 General] wiithepeng:
Seems like around 0:40 is when that happens
[Nexus 7 General] plympton:
Having the same issue. Unrooted, returned to stock. I'm convinced it's a heat issue - it is fine when cold, and then goes wonky after a bit of use. Decided to return rather than exchange it - wait on my pre-order from J&R that is like a month out. Should be worked out by then. :-)

Here's my video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZPDzKhQzSU&feature=g-upl

A touchscreen device where the touchscreen doesn't... recognize... touches... kinda sucks. :-(.

Google Guy said there were a lot of problems with the pre-orders, not for retailers, FYI. He was quite honest, refreshingly so, so I won't reveal his name :-). If it's any indication, it took me about 45 minutes on hold to get through just now!

-Dan

---------- Post added at 08:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:33 PM ----------

Just looked at the video. EXACT same problem. Infuriating. Especially since it's such a neat device otherwise!!

(Although I still have no idea what I'd use it for...)
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
I think I may just return it and purchase a new one from somewhere locally where I can just go down the block for a replacement if need be.
[Nexus 7 General] plympton:
Reboots aren't stressing the hardware too much, at least not the GPU. If the GPU is overheating and heating up the digitizer or something else, it can be cool enough to work when the reboot is complete. Just a theory...
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
Turns out putting it to sleep and waking it also fixes it. Really not sure now if it's hardware.
[Nexus 7 General] pumacat311:
I did not have this issue start until yesterday and have been using my I/O Nexus since the event.. I feel like its something to do with flashing Roms that somehow changes the way the digitizer responds to touch.. Maybe a calibration issue of some sort.. Just an idea.

Sent from Gift from Google at the I/O... Nexus 7 using xda premium
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
My GF hasn't installed any ROMs, however she did install the 4.1.1 update. It stinks of software issue. What does pressing the sleep button actually do?
[Nexus 7 General] glenn37216:
Mine just started doing the same thing today .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29033537#post29033537
[Nexus 7 General] Teqonix:
I'm having the same issues on my Nexus 7. I have a 16GB and have unlocked, rooted, and flashed CWM Recovery on it.

In either portrait or landscape mode, I can take one finger to the display and the registered touch point will start jumping all over the place and in some cases show multiple touch points around my finger. The display also seems to start ignoring touches for a small amount of time before returning to normal.

Sure is strange - hopefully it is simply a software issue.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
Have you tried flashing back to stock 4.1.0 or something like that?
[Nexus 7 General] Teqonix:
Not yet, I'll try that tonight after I make a Nandroid backup of the 4.1.1 image I'm running.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
That would be amazing if you could report back. I'm sorry I can't test personally, I don't have this problem and as you can imagine my girlfriend isn't to thrilled at the idea of me totally resetting her nexus. Especially given that since discovering that a quick sleep and wake fixes it, she doesn't even seem to care that much now.

I wanna fix it for her though >.<
[Nexus 7 General] plympton:
I reverted mine to stock & relocked it - same issue. I don't believe sleep fixes it (for me), but I'll check again.

Son of a gun - at least this one time, sleep fixed it. Perhaps not an overheating thing after all, but just a glitch in the matrix.
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
The Gnex had a very similar issue, but with multi touch. A sleep and back on temporarily resolved it. Took months to fix.
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
I called google for a replacement.. hold time was about 45 minutes... previously I had tried and was on hold 2 hours before giving up. The guy was nice but wanted to walk me through meaningless troubleshooting steps I had already performed myself. I'm not proud of it...but after almost 3 hours on hold I just wanted off the phone and said "oh look the display is sticking up past the tablet on the lower left side...is that normal?" That got me an immediate RMA as they had seen a lot of those today apparently.

he says I will be contacted between 24-48 hours with more information...but that I will be sent out an expedited tablet and then have 29 days to return the one I have now.
[Nexus 7 General] IPvFletch:
Take your finger back to the story and demand an exchange!! :)
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
My girlfriend told me something like that the other night..
[Nexus 7 General] daveheine:
Having same problem after 2 days of hard use (adding all my apps, etc.) on a stock Nexus 7. Sleep seems to temporarily fix the problem. I need to find out if this a problem that can only be fixed by replacing the tablet or wait and hope there is a software fix.
[Nexus 7 General] plympton:
OK, i have to admit something - I reflashed my tablet, unrooted it, and re-locked it.

I can't get the display problem to happen again.

W

T

F

?

Is it *POSSIBLE* that the rooting & unlocking process does something?

Is it *POSSIBLE* that they need to "burn-in"?

Is it *POSSIBLE* that the heatsink compound needs to settle in?

---------- Post added at 04:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:50 PM ----------

So, is ANYONE having these problems on an UN-Rooted machine?
[Nexus 7 General] gtschubert:
So I found that after playing some heavy games (Dead Trigger, Shadow Gun, etc) I would have problems. After some searching, I found this which seems to explain it.

talkandroid dot com/123475-nexus-7-touchscreen-defect-surfaces-video/

(Sorry, have less then 10 posts so XDA wouldn't let me post an outside URL)

Thoughts?
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
Fixed.

http://talkandroid.com/123475-nexus-7-touchscreen-defect-surfaces-video/
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
My girlfriends is unrooted, totally unmodded, but installed the 4.1.1 update on a slightly flakey WiFi connection.

I'm still holding out for it being a software problem.... Wishful thinking maybe, though the heatsink idea is certainly interesting.
[Nexus 7 General] gtschubert:
Mine is completely stock running 4.1.1.

You figure that Google & Asus would both be field testing the crap out of the 7 before release. It also looked like they were using build JRO03C. I'm wondering if the update to JRO03D (which included a performance update) adds to this problem.
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
My issue with this... issue is really that what does simply sleeping and waking the tablet actually do that could cause this problem to fix if it IS a hardware issue?

If the problem can go away that quickly, then surely software could be written to quickly do the fix when it glitches? I don't know about this bit necessarily, but it seems like a weird old hardware fault if a quick sleep fixes it (not even deep sleep).

AND on top of this, I can't see anything in the teardown that lies behind the dead spot that could realistically cause it to sometimes crap out. The digitizer is right at the front, with the LCD behind it, and the display shows no symptoms that occur along side the touch issues. Surely a random hardware failure (rather than being triggered) wouldnt get fixed by switching off and on?
[Nexus 7 General] Grims:
Turn the screen off turns off the digitizer. I'm sure some kidn of "re-calibration" or reintilization is bringing it back in spec until whatever causes it happens again.

Gnex had the same issue, and was fixed by software
[Nexus 7 General] jtc42:
Thanks :) I feel justified in remaining hopeful this is primarily a software issue.
[Nexus 7 General] bongostl:
Same problem here.

Infuriating. A touch device where touch doesn't work isn't much use....