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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] earthangelcf:
YOU... ROCK.

It worked! Not sure what I did wrong to start with and the behind the scenes is a mystery to me, but it worked!!! Thank you!!!

So... 1) what do you think is the best custom ROM out there right now?, and 2) what's the difference between ROM Toolbox and ROM Manager?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smark72:
I used to use ROM manager but I switched to ROM toolbox. I just simply like it better. More options. I haven't used ROM manager in a while, so I don't even know what the current version offers. I prefer phantomhacker's blazer ROM. But if you like themed roms, there are a few out there. I am not on any custom ROM right now, just stock rooted with a few mods and tweaks. I had blazer ROM on my gs2 and was my favorite on that phone too. Just do allot of reading on each roms thread so you can see if there are any issues. I always read read read before flashing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] earthangelcf:
THANK YOU once again.

Final question - is there a list somewhere here with all the ROMs out there for the GS3?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smark72:
Sprint galaxy s3 android development section. It will say [ROM] in the title. If you are looking for cm9, cm10, aosp, or aokp type roms, look in the Sprint galaxy s3 original android development section.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] earthangelcf:
Excellent! Thanks again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] smark72:
Your welcome. You can always PM me if you have any other issues and I will try to help. If I don't answer right away it just means I haven't seen the message yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Product F(RED):
I promise I'm not trying to insult you, but:

1. Your choice of thread title doesn't explain anything.

2. Your original post wasn't very coherent.

3. You failed to do the first thing when buying a new phone, which is read, read, read before even downloading a ROM.

Next time, please be as clear and detailed as possible when describing an issue, and choose a more relevant thread title. Next, troubleshoot; if the phone says "operation aborted", try rebooting the phone. Tell us what happened and what you've done.
[HD7 General] cabe0018:
Hello guys! This is my first post after visiting xda developers everyday for the past two weeks so bare with me...

I recently purchased an HTC HD7 from ebay at a very good price. I thought all was well with the free shipping and all...until the phone started restarting after the first day. So I panicked, searched on google and up pops up xda developers forum! It offered alot of solutions to many problems regarding resetting and restarting.

However after extensive research for the past two weeks, I finally recognized that the problem was the 'internal' SD card. The sellers from HK from whom i bought the phone had voided HTC warranty to insert one of their low class, cheap SDHC cards (which explains the reduction in cost) causing it to fail drastically as a phone. I know this happened because of a shiny warranty sticker with a bunch of chinese symbols on it. Updates won't work, factory reset happens on it's own, restarting even when i simply open up the messaging app and of course the infamous "storage card not working" error.

I've decided I cannot and do not want to send back my phone back in exchange for a new one since i will encounter the same problems. I've decided to have them compensate me for any repairs I have to make. So I read an article on xda dev about upgrading memory to 32GB using SanDisk Class 2 SDHC. Problem is, it is quite out of reach in my country so I would like to know a full list of compatible SDHC cards (not necessarily 32 gb). Also, what other hardware problems might be causing the occurances mentioned? I doubt it's a software problem, but say it is, what might be causing it?

Thank you! :)
[HD7 General] xdrc45:
I think your probably right, more than likely it is due to the cheap SD card!

The good thing is that almost all the newer manufactured SDHC cards will work in the HD7, class 2, through 10.

I would recommend at least the 8gb or the 16gb for storage capacity and a class 4 for read/write speeds.

Stay with a better brand like SanDisk or PNY.

Purchace it from someone that has a decent return policy, just incase you get a dud.

Run the CrystalDiskMark 4000mb test on it and post your results in the "upgrade your HTC HD7 memory to 32gb" thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=883582

and they will be able to tell you if its a sufficient SD card for the HD7.
[HD7 General] cabe0018:
Thank you

Where can I hit the thank you button? I cannot find it :S Also the phone is deteriorating day by day....Now it is out of battery and when i charge it, it goes into a loop of the HTC splash screen and a windows loading screen. It then freezes and repeats. Is there anything else that might be contributing to this? thanks!
[HD7 General] xdrc45:
It's definitely possible and I wouldn't rule out a software issue, but I think the signs are pointing to a non- compliant SD card

The devices OS is reliant on the SD card to store user data and cache, contacts, SMS, emails and apps, without an SD card inserted or having a faulty SD card would cause these operations to crash and cause system errors when powering on the device, this in turn prevents it from operating and the system from loading and cause file system performance issues, device lockup, reset or boot loop.

Are you sure that they even put an SD card in your device? They or the original owner may have removed the SD card and not installed another one. Either way, I would start with putting a new SD card in your device and go from there!
[HD7 General] cabe0018:
Yes I am sure they put in an SD card because i removed the back panel and it is clearly visible. One thing I find annoying is that they removed the protective metallic paper used to protect and hold the SDHC in place. Is there a way to use an alternative to this protective paper? I have also noticed the phone does have some on board memory ( 11MB) to be able to run. However there is no place for anything, messages, contacts, even for running applications such as IE! I'm guessing it is some kind of emergency memory? Anyways, my worry is that i feel that metallic strip is somewhat important so I would like to know how to replace it? Your help is very much appreciated!!! :)
[HD7 General] xdrc45:
Glad I can be of help!

It sounds like it's not recognizing the SD card. Can you get the phone running and goto settings, about phone and check to see what it says for storage capacity. It should show, total storage and available storage.

As far as the metalic tape... I know that it's there to help prevent the SD card from coming out of the tray. Because WP7 Mango security locks the card to prevent any data from being removed from the card. So say you removed the card without unlocking it first, there is no way to extract the data from the card or format it with another device. If the HD7 is turned on without the SD card installed the card will no longer work in the device either.

Not a 100% sure if the tape serves any other purpose though. You could cut a piece of duct tape to fit and secure it in place use the good kind like gorilla duct tape.
[HD7 General] cabe0018:
I have successfully inserted a 32Gb SanDisk SDHC Class 4 in my phone just a few hours ago. I performed a hard reset as instructed. When I booted up, the HTC splash screen showed up and it froze. For roughly 5 minutes...I plucked out the battery and again performed a hard reset. This time the device loaded with an error saying: low storage space please free up some space from your device. I tapped 'ok' and all I had was a black screen, although i know the OS booted up because i could hear system sounds, the bottom buttons were responsive and the lcok screen was visible. However when I slide up, no icons are visible except the wifi icon, the battery icon and the sim icon.

I tried loading the bootloader and as far as storage goes it is only recognizing some sort of 64MB partition from an "sd sandisk". Could this be a faulty installation of the OS on the new card? was I supposed to allow the system to take its time to load the software onto the new SD card? I am also unable to obtain the bootloader version etc that would be required to flash an RUU. Help would be appreciated!
[HD7 General] xdrc45:
That's strange... The HD7 has an internal (primary) seperate memory for the OS, the SD card is a secondary memory for the device. Technically it's a non removable storage. So once inserted, you hard reset the device and the SD card is formatted and then it becomes a part of the device and it's integrated into the file system.

If you boot into bootloader mode (device off, hold down the volume down button and power the device back on, while continuing to hold down the volume down button) what's all the information on the bootloader screen? I'm wondering if it's bricked. Can you also get into USB host mode? Device off, hold down the volume down button and the camera button and then power back on.
[HD7 General] cabe0018:
The device was not bricked. I inserted another SDHC card I had used for an old MP4. It was an 8GB TEAM SDHC class 2. The device booted up the OS on this card after a formatting and everything worked better than previously. However some restats were still happening. I tried loading the bootloader in an attempt to flash a custom ROM for the device but no USB text was seen on screen although Zune was recognizing the device perfectly. I decided to leave the device as is. Yesterday, I migrated to my grandma's for a week and I have a room where reception is great always full and no interruptions. A curious fact was that the phone did not restart once no matter how much I used it... and I did use it extensively downloading apps for the first 3 hours, constantly chatting on facebook, emails HTC hub and also voice recognition for messaging and searches. It was working 100% great. When I descended down the stairs (my room is on the first floor) and went to the kitchen I recieved a call from my girlfriend. I picked it up and reception was pretty bad, so I told her to message me instead. As I cut I realized the reception bar was zero. After a couple of minutes, the phone restarted for the first time since my stay at grandma's. I came to the inevitable conclusion that the mobile restarts everytime the reception is bad. This conclusion was backed up by working fine in my room and restarting every time I went to a low reception room. It hit me then that my house does have pretty bad reception where I reside most of the times which causes all those restarts. I am almost sure this is the cause of the restarting. However I am not sure what it infers... Regardless I am sending the phone back in exchange for a new one. However I do wish to know if anyone encountered the same problem, what they did to tackle it (besides running around like a madman to find reception), what causes this and if it is a model defect or a rare case. Thank you for your help! :)
[HD7 General] xdrc45:
Yeah... If you can exchange it for another one I would!

If in bootloader mode the white section will display "serial" while not plugged in and "USB" while plugged in, if neither of these are present then the device is half/small bricked for sure, even if it's recognized by Zune. That can be fixed with the goldcard/ Y cable method too.

I have heard of some people having issues with restarts when on their network and while roaming outside of their network. One thing you can try is flashing different radio versions until you find one that gives the best signal. Another thing could be the OS build version and firmware version that your device is running on, it may need to be updated.
[HD7 General] cabe0018:
While I wish to thank you for your constant support and very useful suggestions on the matter, xdrc45, I am going to send the phone back very soon. Chances are I will recieve a replacement in two weeks time. Aside from this, I am sure the seller at HK will send me a phone with similar issues (Cross-fingers he won't), But since I am able to handle some very basic technical issues such as these, and the phone is at a good price (160EUR) I do not wish to refund. I'd much rather tinker with it a little here and there to customize it to my liking, ensure maximum potential of the phone and prevent issues. So my question is this: What steps should I take the minute the phone arrives (assuming they send me an identical copy of the phone they provided)? Do I need to supply myself with any hardware or software to be able to install the phone to function as though I bought it officially from HTC?

In reply to your suggestion on the bootloader: yes, the white section was always empty no matter what...so I'm guessing the phone was slowly dying away anyways. I will definately look further into the goldcard/ y cable.

Thanks!
[HD7 General] xdrc45:
I think that's a good choice and hopefully the next one won't have the same problems for you!

The best thing to do when you get the new one is boot into bootloader mode and check the information, if you want post back all the info from the BL screen or provide a screen shot of it. Also go into settings, about phone, more info and post back all the information from there too. That way we can make sure everything is up to par on the device and functioning like it should and make sure it's not bricked and if it is we'll get it taken care of for you!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droid_1989:
Hey guys,

Was just wondering how I would get Apex Launcher to fit correctly? When I use it, like a quarter of my screen at the bottom can't be used for apps and widgets, I tried playing with the grid size to no avail,

Any help?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droid_1989:
If you look at the screen shot, no icon will go further down to the bottom of the screen.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rycon33:
No issues here running the version 1.3beta2

I can see you are on a different DPI, try it on the default 213

Tapatalked from my N7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newskate9:
What are your home screen margins?

I had the same issue - I tried the grid size. The next option down you can select if horizontal and vertical margins. I have these now at NONE and I can put anything anywhere. Before adjusting your DPI, etc. try this.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droid_1989:
Hi thanks this worked,

I am on 213 DPI though.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nlaplante:
Same issue here
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brizey:
This has come up about 1000 times. Apex needs to set the default margins to something smaller, or put the instructions in the description in the playstore. It is nice to have the control over the margins, but it turns people off to have to go through a learning curve to do something so basic on something like a launcher.
[HTC One X] BlueAngle12:
Hi, I want to restore my phone to factory settings, I want to backup all my applications to the computer and then restoring to the phone again
[HTC One X] Wir3start3r:
You could use a app called titanum backup but that don't backup it to the computer
[HTC One X] BlueAngle12:
then can't I backup the apps with that app and then move the backup file to the computer?? and after restoring the phone, moving the backup file back to the phone and restoring the backup?
[HTC One X] Arsaw:
Yes you can.
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
if you are rooted then use titanium backup and backup all your apps and their data and after performing restore all apps and can also make a flashable titanium zip to save time of not using your computer
[HTC One X] BlueAngle12:
thank you All, I did it with GO Backup it ir realy simple and easy app for backup app and app data
[HTC One X] chrisjcks:
I use ROM Toolbox Pro,

It's Titanium backup, root explorer & setcpu all in one, with some extra features too.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheJurassien:
Gello guys,

(I'm on MooDed ICS 1.0.2)

I wanted to know what kernel(s) is (are) the best to overclock the Arc and to what frequency can I go with the phone stable? I'm actually on InFamous Kernel ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1843532 ) But I'm not overclock. I was before on DooM Kernel and overclock to 1.2 gh/z.

Thanks a lot! (And sorry for my bad English, I do my best)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jon565G:
It all depends on your phone. Even though there all made the same, some of the processors can not handle the same amount of OC as other do. The way to test which runs most stable is to slowly up the frequency every hour or so, and test it to see if it's stable.

If your phone starts to random reboot, then it's probably best that you choose the lower frequency to what you are using when it reboots.

I'm using inFamous Kernel too, its overclocked to 1.5.

1.4 should be theoretically safe as that the speed that the Arc S runs at with the same processor

EDIT: I don't recommend passing 1.5 on the Arc as it will very quickly burn out the processor. (Even at 1.5, it's running 50% more than what it was originally designed for).

Overclocking will also reduce your battery life. So it's swings and roundabouts depending on if you want performance or battery life.

Hope I helped
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chathudagr8:
Over cloking is realy affect to battery life and all so the head will get increase,

am always usting 1.2Hz.i think it is enough to have a smoooth run for a xperia smart phone while saving the battery and reducing the risk :D :D:cowboy:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheJurassien:
Ok thanks guys! I'll try all I can. I'm now overclocked to 1.2 ghz and battery life is good for me, because I recharge it all night. At 1.4 ghz, it's stable normally but the CPU is hot (very hot) and I don't want to burn it. But is it normal? Because Arc S is on this frequency and isn't normally so hot :eek:

So Thanks one more time!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jon565G:
Yeah, don't worry about it getting warm. If it gets really hot, then I'd recommend to stop using it for a while. Simply to let it cool down.

Mine can get to the point when it feels it's going to melt the plastic on the back :D yet it still works perfectly, so yeah i'd say its normal. There's also a ton of older threads about how much peoples arc's heat up when it's being used.

The reason why the processor gets so hot is because there is very little heat sink because of how thin the arc is.

Obviously the more you overclock the hotter the processor will get. The hotter the processor gets, the more quickly the CPU will burn out. If you don't like to replace your phone every few years, don't overclock it to the limit.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lavenderdl:
You should OC stable at 1.2 - 1.4 GHZ
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheJurassien:
Ah ok thanks.. I like to change it every year / 2 years. And now I'll try Puissant phone like GS3 and others.

I've overclocked it to 1.6 and it's stable (fast..) and hot. But I'll follow your advices. Thanks a lot!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
dont overclock over 1.4Ghz if you have arc and you can always undervolt to save some battery juice :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheJurassien:
Ok, but I didn't find thé option to undervolt where is it?

Thanks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
U need apps for undervolting such as setxperia, voltage control, etc.. Reduce the voltage and test it for few mins then again lower the value until ur phone auto restarts. Tats the threshold value

Sent from SE Xperia arc s using tapatalk 2
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheJurassien:
Is it possible to undervolt it if it's overclocked?

Thanks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
yea obv..undervolting means supplying less voltage to the cpu at specific frequency. it doesnt matter at wat frequency the phone is running
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hygge:
It might work fine well above 1.4 depending on the quality of the CPU you have in your device. I am fortunate enough to be able to overclock an xperia arc to 1.8 GHz and have been running at this clock for 6 months. Even gaming at lengthy time with charger plugged in works fine.

I do not game every day and just listening to music, talking on the phone, texting, reading a webpage or watching a video will not run the CPU at full speed all the time. Battery live if also fine for my usage 1-3 days. I prefer a snappy and responsive phone.

Running at very high clock speeds is at your own risc, the cpu chip design should be able to handle the high temperatures. I have allways overclocked my phones and have not yet been able to kill any of them, maybe I have just been lucky. There could be a poor soldering that breaks when it heats up, only push it to the limits if you can afford paying for a new phone ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaxFTW:
1,6 GHz on XArc by Sirkay = epic speed.

Sent from my CM9'd Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tdetroit:
Hey folks, quick question....I have the SG3 through Verizon, Rooted and Bootloader Unlocked. I've heard that the VZW SG3 has a GSM radio in it, and I'm traveling to Germany, Austria, and possibly Greece in December for a few weeks and would like to know if VZW will unlock my SIM card? I've been with them for 4 years, have 5 lines, always in good standing with them. I asked a Rep in one of their larger stores here in Metro Detroit and he said that he believes that VZW will unlock the SIM but he has no date and suggested that I call VZW before I leave and they will send me a "Loaner World Phone". My brother in Europe also told me that if I get it unlocked he'd give me a T-Mobile SIM card (he's a Store manager for T-Mo in Austria), OR is there a hack available? What about those sites that promise to unlock your SIM card by sending you a code for $34.99? I'd love to take my phone with me, especially because of the Camera....I could leave my camera here at home and use my phone to shoot pics, and my brother and sister-in-law have the SG3 on T-Mo, which would be awesome to do quick share of videos and pics we snap. I have no idea what kind of World-Phone loaner they'd give me.....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trafalger888:
There is a thread on how to do this in the development section I will see if I can fond the link
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tdetroit:
Thanks. I did a Google Search but came up with pretty much nothing on this, except for the AT&T and T-Mo versions of the US variants....but zilch for the VZW phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] trafalger888:
Here is the link I don't travel so I have never done any of these things...so I won't be able to trouble shoot or anything for you but I'm sure they can help after you've tried what's outlined

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29640360
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tdetroit:
Ah, thanks. I've read that post before, but had a Duhhh moment, not realizing that it stared me right in the face.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rednukleus:
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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RJGand:
I'm heading to Germany in a few weeks and have a co-worker that is there right now. I'd like to have her bring me back a pre-paid SIM (I've read that they are much cheaper if purchased there), but I have no idea which carrier would be best for my situation.

While in Europe I'll be in Germany during the week (meetings and such), but plan to travel to Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands during my weekends. I'd like to be able to send and receive calls to/from German numbers and a small amount of data would be nice for navigation (maybe 250-500MB for the 2.5 weeks that I'll be there.

Any recommendations?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabanciano:
I flashed this rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1775257

after the auto reboot. It's just a light blue screen. nothings next. :'( i waited for 30 minutes and nothing happens. even if i reboot it. I can't even go to recovery or download mode. :(((((

I'm so dead. : (
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B A D R I:
Remove the battery and reboot again. .wait for two mins it will work