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[Motorola Droid RAZR] cmraymond:
My husband's I phone has the defender case and yes the plastic screen protector sucks. It scratches easily and looks foggy. But it protects the screen so I wouldn't remove it. Or get a different case and buy the Steinheil screen protector, looks like you don't even have a screen protector on it. I use the Ultra crystal and it's beautiful! They are about 13 dollars on ebay.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] SouthernEvo:
I agree the screen protector for the defender case does suck . I to had the same issue , I was always getting dust and what not under the unsealed screen protector . I didnt cut mine out though , I just disassembled the case and pushed the protector out . IMPORTANT ! : remove all the glue residue left on the case after removing the factory screen protector . Then I installed the screen protectors offered by Verizon on the phone then reassembled the case . The case does not interfer with the screen protector (ie : peeling it up or causing bubbles to form) there is enough clearence between the phone and the case . In the end you can use whatever screen protector you want , i just used verizon since it was close quick and easy . Overall the screen looks way better with out the factory screen protector of the case . SIDENOTE: I got the ultra clear screen protectors from Verizon NOT the antiglare . The antiglare properties of the factory installed protector is what distorts the screen image .
[Motorola Droid RAZR] halx:
Great info, dude! I love the defender, but the screen film just started driving me nuts.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bond32:
Lots of people have been doing this to a variety of defenders. If if works for you then go for it. Honestly in my opinion although the screen protector sucks, it is an important part of that case and keeping the phone protected.

I have both the commuter and defender now. Have to say I honestly prefer the defender series. For anyone interested it rang up at radio shack for $15 which is cheaper than amazon.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] YANG-KAF:
Dust under Otterbox screen protector scratching phones display glass

My first post. Please bear with me.

Hey everyone. I noticed on this thread and many others that people recommend Otterbox defenders to anyone who works in a high dust environment. But as i have read in many places ( and this is the only thing stopping me from buying an Otterbox defender for my s3 ) is people who say dust gets under the screen protector as i assume it would through the holes over the front facing camera and proximity sensor, and then scratches the screen..

quick googled sources for reference about the scratches:

i cant post links yet but here is what they say:

08/07/2012, 13:51

"The built in screen protectors on the Otterbox Defender scratches and pits your screen if you get dust in your case. EVERYONE I know that has a Defender case has had this happen."

– Steven

i reckon this is where i'll find people with the most Otterbox experience. Any suggestions?

wouldn't a water/dustproof case like the upcoming Lifeproof for s3 or the Seidio Obex be a better bet for high dust environments?

I really am sorry for the long post.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rob larrison:
Will they replace a phone?

My case broke in less than two weeks. Used the online page and sent a photo of the broken phone and the receipt. called after thirty days and they wanted my name spelled out on a paper next to the phone. checked back later and that wasn't good enough either. Sent a photo of the product ID and after two weeks ......they sent me the wrong case. At work I sat on my phone and busted the glass and am wondering if they will replace the phone and the case since I bought the case to protect the phone and haven't been able to use it for that because it was broken.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] gatorrich:
I love Otterbox but I hate the fact that dust and dirt gets trapped in between the case and glass. I have an Otterbox Defender for my Black Berry I use for work. The phone was brand new when it was put in the case. Now after 2 years in the case, this is what the screen looks like. Other than the screen being all pitted and scratched, its been a great case. Hell, I've even run over the phone with a 9000lb forklift and nothing happened.

I also have the same case for my S3 and I'm tired of taking the phone out once every few days to clean the screen. I think I'm going to get one of those full body Zagg protectors and take out the plastic screen of the defender. Thanks for the idea!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] mirrin:
I have owned trident cases until I got my moto x pure unfortunately they have the worst case selection for that phone and the otter box covers something that is kind of a feature of the motos and so I avoided the 1 quality case that probably exists for that phone. Anyway with my new LG v20 I went with otter box. And yes indeed the built in screen protector sucks hair dust you name it it seems to gravitate to the cutout for the front camera and sensors.

So I am going to do what I did with my note 3 trident case I gently pushed the screen protector until it freed itself from the case then I cleaned my note 3 and applied a glass screen protector and reassembled the case after taking a fine nail file and removing the locating nubs for the old protector and cleaned the adhesive off the case. A .3mm glass was within tolerance of the cases fit and overall was a great improvement I had also used a saggy wet apply vynal that worked good too. In both cases the protectors lasted longer than normal and any defects like balling or peeling never occured. In fact I would have never moved to glass if I had not caused a wrinkle in the zag with the stylus...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chugger93:
Anyone else ever notice this sometimes. I'm trying to make a backup of my nova launcher settings which writes data to /sdcard/data/com.teslacoilsw.launcher/backup

We'll, if I mount my phone to my computer and search that directory its not there. My previous backup seems to be there, but if I make a new one, and then mount the phone and search the directory its not there.

I deleted the entire backup folder directory, and backed it up again, still not there. Yet I can see everything in ROOT EXPLORER just fine?

What am I missing? This happens with other things (data) as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yuanliao_2003:
Yes, I have the same question as yours. Us there anybody can help us out?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
That is an issue with the MTP interface, not with your device. The files are there. You need to refresh the window.

I personally do not use MTP to transfer files, as it is quite flaky. I use ADB instead.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PaullieVicious:
v c urngsem

Do you use Dropbox? in Rootexplorer go to that backup and if you want to copy it to your PC then long press the backup with rootexplorer or astro file manager and send it to dropbox!! I had a similar issue today I wanted a TiBu backup and it wasn't showing when mounted to the PC but others were...
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
WARNING!

DO NOT EVEN TOUCH ANY OF THESE LINKS, IF YOUR PHOTON IS UNLOCKED OR LOCKED, BUT NEVER FLASHED ANYTHING HIGHER THAN 2.3.4_198_7 OR SOME CUSTOM ROM? IF YOU DON´T KNOW, ASK!

THIS WILL PERMANENTLY LOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER!

ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED THIS!

AND NOONE TOUCH THIS, AFTER 2.3.6 OR ICS UPDATE!

If you want to know why, read here.

Anyone after succesfull 2.3.5 ota update or after flashing 2.3.5 USC_19 sbf - these links are for you.

But I am not responsible for any damage, you are not forced to flash these.

Don´t flash anything from here, if you do not know well, what are you doing.

Radios:

198_7 radio sbf ----- 198_7 libmoto_ril.so (or older) needed, flashable with bootstrap recovery

254_12 radio sbf ----- 254_12 libmoto_ril.so (or newer) needed, flashable with bootstrap recovery

Be sure, to have the right libmoto_ril.so first, then sbf.

Flashing radio through RSD Lite resets the radio and can solve "Modem did not power up" issue and switched baseband in phone info.

Others:

2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image sbf with sv2 bootloader and microboot from USC_19 sbf -

- mostly for unbrick of your device, after failed to boot bricks - 254_13 modules needed, flashable with bootstrap recovery

Full:

There is only one - 2.3.5_USC_19 sbf - but it is for Electrify. After flashing this, you need to flash locked custom rom, "2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image" and some sv2 sbf radio, for working Sprint services, including 4G.

Do not try to flash any of those Sprint 2.3.5 full sbf files, they are not signed and your device will not accept them.

Step by step 2.3.5 unbrick for Photon:

I am copying and modifying post from yairku, thank him.

One important thing about modules.

In every rom, there are modules for wifi (dhd.ko), wimax (bcmsdio.ko) and VPN (some vpn*.ko) and some other .ko (maybe not important, but they are there).

These modules work only with the kernel they were built with (don't know why).

Example: You are locked and you flashed USC_19 sbf = you flashed USC_19 boot.img ("kernel"), then you flash some rom (locked) without kernel = you reflashed the modules, but still have USC_19 kernel = wifi and wimax is not working, so you need to get these two puzzle pieces together again.

You have two choices -

1- flash 2.3.5 sv2 moto-signed boot.img corresponding with the rom modules

2- flash modules corresponding with the kernel you have (USC_19 in this case)

Very similar important thing applies to radio and libmoto_ril.so.

198_7 radio = 198_7 libmoto_ril.so

254_12 radio = 254_12 libmoto_ril.so

But here it's not so strict -

-198_7 radio = USC_19 libmoto_ril.so without problems :)

Thank "swuln" for 254_13 dump from his Photon.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mof9336:
Excellent work......
[Motorola Photon 4G] nenen21:
Hi, My photon had been accidentally updated with 2.3.5 USC. Is it flash to flash your file : 2.3.5_254_13 sv2 boot, recovery and cdrom image will this bring me back to Sprint version of 2.3.5 ?

Please help
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Not only this, you need to install some sprint based custom rom for locked (mof 2.3.5ish), with bootstrap recovery first. Then install modules and in the end, flash that sbf.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KeepingItCuttingEdge:
OK, I'm a little unclear on this...

I unfortunately allowed the OTA and on a locked bootloader with the 254_13 ROM.

Are these files I can install to downgrade and then unlock my bootloader and flash a custom recovery?
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Short answer. No.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jleeblanch:
Peetr_,

I wanna get my girls Photon back to legit stock Sprint. She is currently on 2.3.5 from the Moto soak test (the first one) and using RockoDev's Sprint-2.3.5 rom. I just wanna make sure I do this process correctly so that everything turns out OK and she won't have any worries...

So, to start the process I should:

• First flash the mof-2.3.5 rom via BSR

• Then flash module...

• Then flash the 2.3.5 sbf...

When in this process do I flash the radio/lib files? I would assume before or after the module file maybe? Or is it not actually needed.

Thanks for your time man, much appreciated!
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
I don't understand correctly, what do you mean by legit. You mean latest not modified stock 254_13 version? Because mof 2.3.5ish is modified custom rom, the only one available with active support.

Someone would have to make 254_13 as flashable zip for bootstrap recovery, to get it in the phone.

But if you really want mof 2.3.5ish rom, you can just install it with bootstrap recovery, install 254_13 modules with bootstrap recovery and flash that sbf with boot.img, recovery.img and cdrom.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jleeblanch:
Sorry, yes legit as in not modified stock Sprint 2.3.5

My girls device is locked down and a while back I had flashed SprintRocko2.3.5 rom (when it was active).

Currently, I'd like to get her device back to "normal" Sprint device so she could bring it back to Sprint if she wanted without them harassing her about custom firmware on there (as they say).
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
That won't be so easy. We don't have no flashable zip with the stock latest rom. And I am not sure, if webtop will flash properly from bootstrap recovery. These two are needed to get it back to stock. Then removing bootstrap and unroot.
[Motorola Photon 4G] nenen21:
Hi Thank you very much for your explanation. Currently i want to flash rom for locked (mof 2.3.5ish), with bootstrap recovery but in his thread show that "You must be coming from 2.3.4. or using a 2.3.4. kernel or none of the service will work" Should i just go ahead ?

Because my photon currently using from 2.3.5 USC Electrify ?

Please help thank you very much in advanced
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jleeblanch:
OK, thanks for the reply man!

I was hoping that flashing the .sbf file in the OP was gonna be enough lol. Guess not
[Motorola Photon 4G] Cooldevil1989:
Hey friend I am not clear ....wht to do??

I have updated..my photon with latest OTA. its build number is 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13 .

And I want to unlock bootloader...

What should i do???

Which files i hav to use????
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
I am sorry, it's not possible to unlock after ota update.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Cooldevil1989:
Thanx... for ur quick reply .....

Its my bad luck....

But any hope to unlock .... means any dev. is working on this or not????
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheChronicDroid:
I havnt heard much work on fixing this though this is pretty recent so in time we could possibly come out with a way to downgrade/unlock

Sent from my Kitchen Sync'ed MoPho!
[Motorola Photon 4G] solidus636:
I was at 2.3.5 Ota. Stuck on locked. I flashed the electrify and and was on uscc 2.3.5 .

still locked. I then proceeded to flash sv2 after it booted. Then I rooted, installed bootstrap and install peetr's 2.3.5 . I did not install a sprint radio, nor the lib. I am now working on att. 3G, as I write from my phone not on Wi-Fi. My bootloader is still locked. I can't install sbfs. Nor recovery. However att 3g works. Sim is working. I am in the us. Sj, ca.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
If you are satisfied now, good finding.

The radio from USC sbf flashed or not?
[Motorola Photon 4G] solidus636:
Well when USC sbf was flashed the sim did not recognize. It was after flashing your rom.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Hmm, this is interesting.

But good to know.

So you think that kddi radio is not needed?

And you can still use cdma too?
[Motorola Photon 4G] solidus636:
Kddi won't install of course from recovery. And I can't test cdma. But I'm pretty sure the radio is borked because beforee I put the SIM in nothing worked.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Hmm, it must not necessarily be borked, but you are most probably, if you installed v17 for locked, using 254_13 radio with USC_19 libmoto_ril.so. You can install 254_12 libmoto_ril.so and cdma will work.
[Motorola Photon 4G] solidus636:
i'm on 254_12 radio.but i am sure if i flashed the sprint radio it would start working yes. however, my main use is for att, but awesome.this thing can now do everything :) might be flashing to boost to save a bit of money! aha.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Try flashing 254_12 libmoto_ril.so, after flashing the rom.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ganeshshas:
Understanding check

As per My understanding can i do the following steps to update CM9,

1.my phone already rooted.so no need to root

2.And my bootloader already unlocked.so no need to unlock.

3.After format system,cache,data and wipe data, cache

4.Flash CM9 and gapps.

5.After that flash 254_12 libmoto_ril.so

6.flash 254_12 radio sbf through RSD.

Can you please confirm the above are correct.... And please tell me no problem's will raise because of this process?..
[Motorola Photon 4G] maxon_yalta:
It's in the first post. Those big red letters.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Could you please write me first, where you got this -

System version: 45.4.13.MB855.Sprint.en.US

Android version: 2.3.5

Baseband version: N_01.29.10R

Webtop version: WT-1.2.0-180

Kernel version: 2.6.32.9 dnt648@fl36bld22 #2

Build number: 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13

- and how could you be unlocked with that?

Could you make dump of mmcblk0p1, mmcblk0p10 and mmcblk0p11?
[Motorola Photon 4G] ganeshshas:
reply

This 2.3.5 update is official by Motorola.... and my mobile is already unlocked in 2.3.4 so now i didn do any unlock's
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Ok, but with latest ota, you are flashing locked bootloader with another version of signature, which prevents booting with unlocked bootloader we have.

This is interesting. So you are trying to tell me, that your bootlogo writes unlocked and you can install and boot custom recovery?
[Motorola Photon 4G] ganeshshas:
reply

YA absolutely...

In my bootloader unlocked is written and i can able to install cusom recovery.........

I had one prob jus now i tried flashing 254_12 libmoto_ril.so through CQMand 254_12 radio sbf through RSD after installing CM10...

Still the problem remains same IMEI and network all showing "unknown"... :(

---------- Post added at 11:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:52 PM ----------

Did those steps but again same problem IMEI and network showing "unknown"......... :( :(
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Could you please make -

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p1

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p10

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p11

- and send me those files from sdcard?

I cannot tell you, flash this or that, because this is unusual.
[Motorola Photon 4G] deepak251146:
USSD

Does flashing electrify radio on photon will solve the ussd issue for gsm users?

does anyone have working ussd after flashing electrify rom on photon...
[Motorola Photon 4G] ganeshshas:
reply

OK I will put my current ROM backup in Dropbox and i'll tell you the path.

Can I connect you through facebook or twitter...

My fb id is ganeshsha@facebook.com
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Backup is not enough, I need those blocks. You can upload on d-h.st, or somewhere else and pm me the link.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
I do not need those files anymore. Do not use files with sv2 in the name!

Did you have failed to boot 3 after ota update?

You can flash 254_12_libmoto_ril.so after CM flashing and radio should be working.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ganeshshas:
Probmlem still remains

.

Hi i've flashed 254_12_libmoto_ril.so after CM9 installation again the problem remains same!....... :( :(

Don't know what to do?
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
So flash 198_6 bp.img, reflash cm9, wipe data. If this won't help, you will have to ask in cm9 thread.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ganeshshas:
QA

Can you please share the link for 198_6 bp.img .......... I'll last try with it
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
http://d-h.st/lS0
[Motorola Photon 4G] suhaspatwa:
Peetr, I have photon with USC2.3.5 but dont know which radio ,

I had tried flashing MOF2.3.5ROM,

flash 254_13 modules and 254_13 boot.img

but had some wifi error/activation problem. So please tell me shall i need to flash any RADIO before following above steps?? I reside in India so cant do that sprint activation stuff. thanks in advance.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Now you can install rom, flash modules, flash 254_13 boot, recovery,... sbf and libmoto_ril.so varies from the radio you have now, if you flashed 198_7 last, install 198_7 libmoto_ril.so.
[Motorola Photon 4G] suhaspatwa:
hands free activation message

After USC2.3.5,

1>Did factory reset, format system, data, cache and the wipe dalvik cache,

2>flashed mos2.3.5rom, 2.3.5_254_13_modules with bootstrap and

3>flashed 2.3.5_45.4.13ota_unbrick_no_system with RSD and then with

4>recovery flashed libmoto.so 198_7(*considering i had 198_7 radio already) but it

gave me message that signature verification FAILED, installation aborted.

5> After rebooting, was able to DETECT WIFI network and connected.it is showing contacting network which leads to

HANDS FREE ACTIVATION (i Dont have sprint network here).

6>after pressing ok, It gave me

sprintomadm has stopped unexpectedly message.

and it keeps the same loop of contacting network and the HANDS FREE ACTIVATION

WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT?

---------- Post added at 09:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:26 AM ----------

It seems my phone is switched to CDMA, is there any way i can directly go GSM, currently i cant bypass the hands free activation, also airplane mode is not avalable only 4g, wifi, data toggle is possible and usb debugging..HELP
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Select boot android with no bp in bootloader menu, it should bypass the activation screen and delete sprintomadm(something).apk in /system/app or install one of the new mof roms, I think, there should be no sprint activation in 2.3.5.
[Motorola Photon 4G] portman:
Peetr_

successfully flashed Stock 4.5.1A-1_SUN-254_13.zip from mof's thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1837775

wifi and 4G not working after this update. also it takes only 198_7 radio.
[Motorola Photon 4G] suhaspatwa:
It worked!

Peetr...Thanks a TON! YOU ROCKS

I could bypass the activation and did delete apk. Also THANK YOU all for such kind help all the time. I will try to flash MOF2.3.5 slim soon...Thanks Again!
[Motorola Photon 4G] portman:
finally I made it working by applying 2.3.5_45.4.13ota_unbrick.sbf and 198_7 libmoto_ril.so

its strange that I am on 2,3,5_254_13 and it takes only 198_7 libmoto_ril.so?

am I really on stock 2.3.5_254_13 now?

thanks for those files
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
With libmoto_ril.so, it doesn't matter, which rom do you have, but which radio.

198_7 radio = 198_7 libmoto_ril.so

254_12 radio = 254_12 libmoto_ril.so

etc.
[Motorola Photon 4G] suhaspatwa:
3g data not working

Is there any issue with sprint locked apn? i have created new apn but data doesnt work, any help?
[Motorola Photon 4G] HemRoyd:
So I got a bricked Photon on 2.3.5 OTA. I was rooted/bootstrap recovery installed - I can't get into bootstrap recovery. I just skimmed this thread and I almost want to believe there is a way out of this by maybe trying to flash the Electrify USCC sbf and somehow work my way back via bootstrap?
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
I am copying and modifying post from yairku, thank him.
[Motorola Photon 4G] HemRoyd:
Actually, I don't need Sprint services at all. I run purely off WiFi at home and hotspot - I don't need carrier call capability (Sprint or USCC). If anything I may flash to Page Plus. I am however primarily interested in maintaining international GSM capability as I travel to Canada and would like to be able to pop a SIM in and use the phone if I can. Not interested in flashing GSM radio for US carriers.

Would I lose any other phone functions by just flashing to Electrify and running with that?

Thanks for you post peetr_ , I'll start planning to perhaps go that route.
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
Hmm, if it's like that, you can use Electrify rom, or you can flash my rom. You will only need 254_12 (254_13) libmoto_ril.so.
[Motorola Photon 4G] HemRoyd:
OK. Basically what you said in another post:

Since I think initially my only option is through RSDLite because I can't get into bootstrap. Although I do have a recovery prior to bricking. I basically bricked it trying to get rid of the Sprint bloat I didn't want via this thread.

Hopefully, I am good to go. Thanks again.

UPDATE 8/24/12: Was a strange trip, but I am now back to 2.3.5, locked and rooted. I flashed the Electrify ROM and it failed. However, I managed to boot into recovery and do a wipe/reset and got it to boot. Was experiencing random reboots on Electrify ROM, so I re-rooted and installed bootstrap recovery and restored from my previous backup. I experienced Wifi error on reboot but managed to repair it by continuing through the above procedure. Pretty sure everything is back to normal.
[Motorola Photon 4G] InsanePostman:
Thank you so much! I got back into my phone and was able to load my nandroid backup through bootstrap recovery that I made before attempting and custom rom installation. You are a life saver.

EDIT: How do I get wifi and 4g to work?
[Motorola Photon 4G] peetr_:
You restored your backup with or without boot.img (kernel)?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jaemostoriginal:
can i just flash the radio? I flashed the kddi and rsd'n back to stock didn't work.. im unlocked