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[Xperia Play General] talrune:
Hi there so I am not new to rooting and flashing roms but not an expert either. I have a Xperia play I got from Verizon(yes horrid verizon) few problems as I can see I cant unlock bootloader, I assume this because in configurations settings there is no root option or even a bootloader unlock yes or no so from what iveread im screwed in that area.

My other problem is and htis is now on 3 phones of xperia play verizon has sent me they all have version of android 2.3.2 and when i try to do the manual update I get this mssg and I have bene trying this on all the ones they sent me and even contacted them with sony on the line and they cant understand why(morons). only solution is to send to them but perhaps someone here can help me. Here is the mssg. it tells me there was an error downloading hte software and it please try again later it has said this for weeks since ive had it everytime i try even after doing a hardreset and this is on all 3 xperia plays they have sent me so it must be something they have done.

Can I still manual update it at least to 2.3.4 using the method from sony and discussed on here using a flashtool x10 but im not sur what version of flash to use since they show like 3 main ones for different types and if so if im using windows what version of flashtool for my xperia play from verizon would i get for my xperia play r800x?

Any ideas and help would be great thanks agian.
[Xperia Play General] LAcube:
You can use the latest one.
[Xperia Play General] tigerheli:
Hi talrune,

I'll try to answer some of the questions you posted, but I may be wrong on some things. (If anyone can see anything wrong please feel free to correct me) As far as rooting the device it can be done. It has been awhile since I rooted mine and I cannot remember how I did it. I'm sure a quick google search will pull it up. As far as the bootloader, you can unlock it but you have to pay to have it unlocked. Alejandrissimo was offering this service a while back and I assume he still is. If you would like to get your bootloader unlocked you will have to get in touch with him.

I do not know why you would be having trouble with upgrading to 2.3.4 from Verizon OTA. I am pretty sure however that you cannot use flashtool to install the update without having an unlocked bootloader. Also, the directions from sony are no good. Unless they have changed things they want you to use PC companion or something to download and install the update. This works fine, however, when they ask you to connect the phone they require they phone be connected in MTP mode (I believe) and there is no way to put the R800x into this mode. I called sony and they asked me to go into the system menu and go to the Sony Erriccson tab, but this tab does not exist on the verizon phones (dang verizon!!!)

If you have the money I would strongly suggest getting the bootloader unlocked. It is extremely helpful when Verizon fails in epic fashion. Plus its fun to play around with different roms and kernels. Goodluck :laugh:
[Xperia Play General] aDigitalPhantom:
with a locked-bootloader flashtool should work, but fastboot should not.

there a firmware stickied in the Development forum for the VZW R800x
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miracle.vl63:
If I do factory reset my N7, will it delete the sd card as well?

Or is it only gonna delete data and etc...

Coz some devies delete sd card so just checking :)

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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miracle.vl63:
Any ideas?

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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krelvinaz:
It wipes everything except recovery if you have loaded one.

When done, you have a device which looks like the first time you turned it on

Via my HTC Rezound
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miracle.vl63:
So if i backup with cwm recovery, do i have to move that to my computer to restore after factory reset?

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Unlawful:
Are you sure? I was always under the assumption that the Nexus 7 would be similar to other Nexus devices in which it leaves everything on the SD card untouched.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krelvinaz:
Yes, you will have had to back it up off the unit and then restore it to use it again.

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Yes I am sure... did it. Even superuser was gone.... Recovery was not touched though so getting that kind of stuff back was easy.

It acted like it was a brand new unit with nothing in storage.

Before I gave the unit to the owner (I got to play with it a week brand new out of the box), I did TWRP backups, Titanium Backups and synced data from storage areas to my primary work station at home.

When the new device arrives Friday, all I need to do is unlock the boot loader,root and restore the data and I will be right back where I started.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miracle.vl63:
Does titanium backup backups downloaded data like shadowgun's as well? Or only the app and data?

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d2globalinc:
Using my rooted Nexus7 16GB with CWM installed.. I did a factory reset from settings -> Backup & Reset menu.. I can confirm it did NOT clear the sdcard.. Booting up the device shows the "Welcome" wizard, however I plugged in the device to the PC and the SDCard data is all still there..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miracle.vl63:
Ew... i cant go into recovery. Is it right to boot with bootloader and choose recovery? Then it's stuck with google logo with padlock...

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 18t:
My guess would be the SD stays. I did this before when I sold a phone and they found nude pics of my gf lol

Sent from one of my devices, you nosey bastards.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] KiroDawg:
I was wondering if anyone knew of any nice metal/metallic cases for the nexus 7?
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Troute:
None, but if you're desperate you might look at tin watercolour paint boxes.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Uh60m Pilot:
http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-ThinSh...43263743&sr=1-16&keywords=poetic+case+nexus+7

They have a white one and black one on Amazon. They are not for sale though so I can not tell you how they are.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] KiroDawg:
thanks , I have seen that one, was wondering if there was more out. I have not seen any else like it thought.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] WalkSoftly:
I have a metallic case on my GSII LTE and it renders NFC/Android Beam useless. I have to take the case off every time I want to use NFC. Just a heads up.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] jwiskowski:
Mine was shipped and should be delivered on Saturday. I will post pictures and a brief review ASAP.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] KiroDawg:
That would be great. I thought it said it would not ship till august though?
[Nexus 7 Accessories] hullbay:
Will definitely mess with NFC, also what about WiFi? May weaken the signals no?
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Troute:
I don't think so, many other types of phone and tablet have metal cases and seem to work fine.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] E_man5112:
Depends. A lot of phones that have metal cases have signal problems. Really depends on metal thickness, antenna power, and antenna position.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] Locklear308:
Really curious about this one. Anyone got it yet?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
I figure this is the best place to ask considering you guys have the Ion already.

I currently have an Xperia S and will be getting an S2 soon aswell( just cause I don't like the look of the S3), but is it worth me getting rid of my SXS and getting this device instead?

I'm dubious whether to or not because I've had my phone right from when it came out and seeing as it was meant to be a flagship handset, it didn't live up to that and had nothing but problems. Mainly problems with tint, laggy and battery life. Are these problems present on the Ion?

How has the phone been for you lot so far? Any real plus points or big negatives?

Any feedback about this device from yous would be great in helping me.

Thanks in advance!

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] paul-c:
The ion is a really nice phone. I haven't had any lagging issues and the battery life has been better than I expected. The screen is gorgeous and everything works well. I know the ion isn't that much different from the S, but you'd have LTE, which is a good selling point. This phone flies on AT&T LTE.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
It's good that it hasn't had any lagging issues yet, so at least that's an improvement.

The main thing I'm not liking about the Ion though, is that it's only running GB at the moment. That's disgraceful really, especially considering the lower end models from 2011 have got official ICS and unofficial JB. That's my main draw back to be honest.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I have the ion, Xperia S and Xperia P. The ion is a great device. Big beautiful screen, fast and smooth OS and the LTE is screaming fast. Camera is good as are most Sony cameras. No issues with tint like the Xperia S and I haven't experienced any lag on any of these phones (save for the general slowdown of ICS on the Xperia S compared to GB) Battery life isn't the greatest for me, but then again with the ion I find myself using it more because of its screen size. Don't use my ipad to look stuff up as much since I got the ion.

The HDMI out on all these new Xperias is outstanding and with a livedock or the ion dock you can turn the device into a gaming console or mini computer. The 16gb built in plus the ability to add a microSD card is great.

I don't consider it coming with GB a downside because Sony's GB is incredibly smooth and stable. These phones fly with their build of GB. ICS is coming soon (within the next three months maybe as soon as 2-3 weeks) and the devs at Sony are working to get JB out for these phones. (I have a friend that works at Sony and I know this for a fact, they really want to get JB out asap.)

There isn't much development on the ion right now but hopefully that will change soon. The device is still new. If you like Sony phones I think its a can't miss especially because of the LTE.

Out of the devices I have I tend to use the Xperia P and ion the most then Xperia S then Lumia 900. (Yes I do switch between all of them regularly) The P is a better version of the S IMHO and the ion is just a great big screen device.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
On a complete contrast to you, I've found my Xperia S to be running a lot smoother on ICS and with only minor lag rarely, whereas I had a lot of lag on GB. I seem to have had that experience the exact opposite to everyone else I've spoken to who has this phone. Regarding battery life, as long as it's better than Xperia S then I really don't mind. I'm a really heavy user so obviously I can't expect it to last a full day with my amount of usage.

The main thing with me is that my minds split pretty much 50/50.

From the reviews I've read, YouTube videos I've watched and even from reading here on XDA, it does sound like a great choice of phone. No matter what, it's gotta be a step up from Xperia S anyway :p

But, with it taking a maximum of a few months just to get the ICS update, by then the Xperia Mint should be coming out soon after (according to leaks) which will supposedly have ICS on there with JB update available right away. Does that not make the Ion redundant in reality?

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Doubt the mint will have JB right away. The mint should be out in the US on AT&T in October/November with ICS.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
I doubt it either but if we're right and it hasn't, then it just shows that Sony isn't doing a lot for their reliability than they were as SE because realistically, by the end of this year/start of next year, quite a few of the high end phones will be running JB. Included in that list should be all the flagship phones, which the mint is supposed to be.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Given the track record of all the manufacturers and carriers I seriously doubt many phones will be running JB by Jan if any other than the Nexus devices especially here in the US. Maybe 2-3 other phones but I just don't see any more than that. Look how long ALL the manufacturers took for ICS. Yeah JB isn't as big an upgrade from ICS as it was for ICS from GB but I still don't see it happening. Sony has been the best so far with at least keeping their customers informed and even releasing betas.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KidCarter93:
You really think Sony are the best as far as updates? Yeah they've kept customers informed as to releases, but only to a minimal extent. At least from what I've noticed. They generally just say "next update due for Q1" for example and won't release it until Q3 or 4.

I understand that they'd rather wait a bit longer and bring out a fully optimized version rather than release a buggy version sooner, but with each phone Sony are bringing out, they're falling further and further behind. In my opinion at least.

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Any other company pushed out ICS to their entire 2011 line? (I know the play didn't get it but is a niche phone) when you compare them to Motorola, htc, Samsung yeh I think Sony does the best with updates.
[HTC Sensation] Mesaman2012:
I can only find it for sense roms.If anyone know the download link for the aosp version could you please list it. Thanks!!!
[HTC Sensation] flare4000:
There is no Aosp one faux only made a sense kernel.
[HTC Sensation] Mesaman2012:
So v005b3is the highest faux kernel for aosp roms.
[HTC Sensation] flare4000:
Woops I was wrong about faux and Aosp I forgot that he made one the latest version is here http://rootzwiki.com/topic/4570-ope...rue-dual-corepower-savingsapr-22/#entry621010 just that I have never used the kernel I usually use tam core or bricked for aosp.
[HTC Sensation] Mesaman2012:
Do bricked and tamacore kernels gives your better battery life or performance?
[HTC Sensation] Mesaman2012:
Could you recommend a bricked and tamacore kernel for battery life and also a bricked and tamacore kernel for performance. Thank you for your time...
[HTC Sensation] flare4000:
I would say use both and see what's best for you but for settings, badass for battery and on demand for performance.
[HTC Sensation] realsis:
Hi , give them both a try and see what you like the best. I've not had great luck on battery with faux but that don't mean you won't. It's always best to see what works for you. There are so many different variables between users that it's best to see what you like. For me my focus is battery life and I've seemed to have better luck with bricked for that but others might disagree. You see it is how you feel about it and the results you personally have gotten and your own goal weather It's battery or performance It's always best to decide these things for yourself. I wish you the best and hope you find the kernel that suits your needs. Sometimes it takes experimenting with different ones to find what works best for you. Best wishes!

Tamcore for me was a battery drainer but that doesn't mean you won't love it so experiment, experiment , experiment! See what YOU like the best..:)
[HTC Sensation] Mesaman2012:
What tamacore kernel would you recommend.
[HTC Sensation] flare4000:
Just go to open sensation and look for tamcore build, on his Site just look for kernel and download the latest.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blaster44:
Anybody?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blaster44:
Please, help me....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tankdog03:
I can't get my Bluetooth to connect to anything either, worked just fine untill I starte flashing roms and kernals, and I'm s-on, running newest viper Rom, any suggestions on with kernal to use? May it possibly be the radio giving me problems? Any help would be awesome PLEASE!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRX120:
http://pastebin.com/niu4esGc

Hi! I can't seem to find anything about this on the internet but basically I cannot build AOKP it give me an error about libcrypto.a and then that it can't build recovery. over spent a lot of time trying to figure this out. I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 on AMD 64 bit

Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
My memory card got fried and all the games that i had transferred to SD are gone as well. I thought this would be a simple process of buying a new SD card in which I did and reinstalling the app. WRONG.... everytime I try to reinstall the games that were lost my phone would say "REPLACE APPLICATION" and of course I would select OK, it would go thru the entire motions of installing and then in the end would say "APP NOT INSTALLED". So apparently even if the games were lost when my SD card got fried there are reminants left somewhere on the Phone. Does anyone know exactly where i would be able to find the reminants of these games so I can reinstall it without any problems ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahilarora2003:
Manage Applications

Find the games installed.

Uninstall them. Now install them again... :D

And list the games please.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
I tried that and the games are not listed on there.

Games are:

JENGA

PLANTS VS. ZOMBIES

DARK KNIGHT RISES

NIGHT OF THR LIVING DEAD DEFENSE

FINAL FANTASY

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpyderTracks:
Navigate to /data/app and see if they're in there, if so, delete.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
Been there done that and nothing as well.....

Any other suggestions ?

-Sent from my Commodore 64
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpyderTracks:
Last place I can think is /data/data
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
Tried that as well and no dice. I really don't want to resort to a complete reset.

-Sent from my Commodore 64
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c5satellite2:
Clear play store data?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
Is there a apple out there that can search my entire system with whatever name I give it ?

-Sent from my Commodore 64
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
They were all downloaded from the Amazon appstore.

-Sent from my Commodore 64
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SpyderTracks:
Root explorer has a full search feature in options menu.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c5satellite2:
How did you move the apps to sd card? Android mechanism or 3rd party app like app2sd or other.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
Thru android mechanism

-Sent from my Commodore 64
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c5satellite2:
Do you have any nandroid backups that include the android secure folder?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
I had it but lost it as well since it was in the memory card when it got fried.

-Sent from my Commodore 64
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c5satellite2:
What about using the amazon marketplace on your pc to push it? Not sure if amazon has this function because I don't use amazon.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c5satellite2:
How fried is the sd card? Data recovery is pretty good with solid state if it is just a partition/mbr/fs/vol issue. If it is truly done and won't show up at all in disk management, then probably done. But if it shows up at all in management, even if it has no partition info or raw, it should be recoverable.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nposix:
just re-install via amazon appstore.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c5satellite2:
Did you wipe dalvik and cache?

Several system cleaners in the play store that cleanup left over app stuff. Try one.

If none of these work, the entries that need to be deleted are in a config file somewhere, no clue which one.

Use TiBu to back up your settings and data, wipe and reflash phone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
PROBLEM SOLVED !

I installed ANDROID SYSTEM CLEANER and it fixed the problem.

Thank you everyone for all the effort and suggestions.

-Sent from my Commodore 64
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Braxos:
Floppy disc or Kassette? Got any new good game? My last one was Shinobi! Cool one even the ninja stars stage is a bit hard to master!

PS can I steal your signature? Pleaze it pwns!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomer30:
I still have it. I fired it up about 6 months ago and out of all my floppies the only only that works is YIE AR KUNG-FU.

By all means you can have my signature ! Lol !

-Sent from my Commodore 64
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c5satellite2:
Glad you got it resolved. Good to know for the future.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v.cecchetto:
Great game! First game I installed on my Note was YIE AR KUNG-FU using MAME! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kildon:
Sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but I had looked here for guidance but still wasn't able to get data off my card, so I wanted to share what ultimately ended up being the only thing that worked. I tried recovery software in Windows, too, and it couldn't even see the card.

Ultimately, a company called Recoverfab was able to pull the data directly from the memory, bypassing the controller (which was fried), and got me 2000+ pics of my infant daughter back. It isn't cheap, but much cheaper than many other "forensic" level recovery options, and it definitely works.
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
who said u cant boot sense 4 rom on gsm evo 3d with 1.53.007 s-on unlocked bootloader :D the two best sense 4 roms are virtuous eclipe and predator unity3d those roms are on htc ville c2 1.11.401.xxx to boot these roms make a full wipe flash the rom and flash this img in fastboot :

http://www.mediafire.com/?2ht4428nf95h7tq and there u go sense 4 :) hit the thanks button if i helped , i opened this thread because a lot of evo 3d users would love to have sense 4 but cant boot it cz of the stupid 1.53.007 hboot.

Remember : if i helped u hit the thanks button :D
[HTC EVO 3D] kickyoace:
Good job it mostly depended on the boot IMG if u got that flashed anything should work like jb or cm9 its not like flashing different radios which is a protected partition until u s-off
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
Yeah but u have to find the correct boot.img its not always extracted from the rom the one extracted from predator unity3D gives bootloops on s-on 1.53.007;)
[HTC EVO 3D] invince2:
I am stuck on the v logo in viruous eclippse...What TO Do !!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
Ok tell me which hboot version u have?? Ur s on right?
[HTC EVO 3D] invince2:
s-on hboot 1.53.0007
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
I have hboot 1.53.007 too but i have s off it yesterday and now everything is easier and every rom boot but even when it was s on i use to be able to boot virtuous eclipse with flashing that image in fastboot:o kinda weird the only left option is ur recovery do not use 4ext ! Which recovery u have?
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
This boot image allows sense 4 roms to boot