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[HTC One S] ippon:
can't get out of boot loop!

was on ElementalX 5.0, but i started experiencing bad battery life, so flashed ElementalX 4.3, and got stuck in the loop.

when i had boot loop happening before, i just had to flash boot.img via cmd, but that's not doing anything.

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finally worked, after flashing the rom again.
[HTC One S] umhhmm:
any ideas ???

So i have been given a Htc One S that is boot looping in htc logo , fastboot works fine , its untouched , Locked

VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBoot-2.15.0000

Radio -1.11.50.05.28

OpenDSP-v31.1.0.45.0815

CID:ROGER001

modelid: PJ4011000

even factory reset does not do anything

any body have anything in there bag of tricks that could save this one ?
[HTC One S] tivofool:
Well if you have a RUU for that Rogers CID you could put it in bootloader mode fastboot and run the RUU.

Or you could unlock it and put a custom recovery on and search the forum for a stock nandroid. Or just put a new rom on it.

Or maybe just the boot.img is corrupted.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1583427
[HTC One S] umhhmm:
ideas

ok thanks but this phone does nothing but boots to the htc screen then starts again

so if i use the ruu for that cid and flash through fast boot it should work ?
[HTC One S] tivofool:
If you can still get in boot loader by pressing the hardware keys, then make sure you select fastboot usb while in boot loader. Then yes the ruu.exe will work. (as long as there is a ruu for that cid, but I'm kinda remembering there isn't one, don't know)

If you can't make it to boot loader, then nope.

Holding power button down for 10 seconds soft resets it.

Holding volume down then pressing power button (still holding volume down) starts bootloader.

I can tell you already knew that by looking at your signature. Just in case.
[HTC One S] umhhmm:
Any Ideas

ok so i make it to bootloader and am able to access fastboot and have the correct ruu but it is a zip not exe so everything

i try i get (remote: not allowed) and (remote: signature verify fail) i even went as far as getting unlock_code.bin and can apply

it but it won't boot so it does not actually unlock the bootloader i have read so many posts my eyes are bleeding lol but ya

if anyone can help me out that would be great
[HTC One S] tivofool:
Sorry for late reply. Hopefully you have it all sorted out by now.

To use a zip is a very different process and much harder than a couple clicks from your pc like when using a RUU.exe.

zip method

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2394165

If you cannot get the bootloader unlocked I would say you have a paperweight instead of a phone now. (unless there happens to be a RUU.exe for your CID) But I'm no expert.
[HTC One S] umhhmm:
thanks

i hate to say it but i guess i have to agree with you givin the facts it just is not going to do anything but what its doing now oh well it was worth a try ;)
[Android General] rodmc123:
hi guys...

since i started using an android phone i've been surprised of how the interface is poorly designed for the comfort of the user, one of the major issues for me is the "back button", and the problem is a lot worst with phones with screens over 4". everytime you need to go back you have to move your finger to the lower part of the phone where this button is located and if you dont have big hands it is very uncomfortable, it is even painful after a while,

i think that those buttons should be removed from android, now with ics and jellybean there is that software buttons that keep the same problem and also are a waste of space on the screen.

every app should have its own "back button" in some place that is easy to reach with your finger like the apps for the iphone ( dont kill me for using the iphone like an example in this particular aspect).

what do you guys think???
[Android General] coolsandie:
Well, iPhone has the back button embedded in the app and many are saying they need to implement dedicated back key in their phones. So its all about personal choice bro.

And I don't think Android needs to remove the back key and if you've used an iPhone you would know the hassle using it without a back button. Many iOS apps have back key located at various areas in their UI. So a normal user, who don't have much experience in using smartphones would get confused easily. But if dedicated back key is there, it makes all easy.

EDIT: Regarding the ICS/JB soft-keys option, if the manufactures think its a waste of space, they can simply disable it by modifying a line in one of the xml files. And if they decide they need not have to give their phones any hardware/capacitive buttons, they'll enable it. So google have given this feature as optional, and why would anyone think of removing that handy feature.
[Android General] rodmc123:
i think the back button is useful, but this is an ergonomic problem.. i think having a back button in the app it is a better solution, the waste of space on the screen also sucks, and i doubt that some pepole could be confused by a button with a back-arrow icon on it :p
[Android General] coolsandie:
After all, everyone gets a User-Manual with their phones. And every people that have paid for their new shiny phone would die to boot up fast and they'll look around, and by looking around they can easily know, the arrow stands for the Back key. :silly:
[Android General] gagdude:
The main problem of the iphones back button is, is that sometimes it had different words, its in different places within the app, and its not simply a back button sometimes.

For example, when I use the keyboard on iOS, I have to tap on an area in the screen to close the keyboard, whereas on android its just a simple tap of the back button. Its just extremely consistent and I found myself tapping the empty area next to the home button on an ipod touch more than a few times expecting there to be a back button.

Although I have never used something as big as the One X, I imagine it would be hard (as you said) to reach the button without risking dropping the phone. But then I guess you buy a phone that fits your hand size, not something too big that you know will be a hassle
[Android General] Mitch_Faiz_555:
If you use your left hand to hold the phone, why can't u use your little finger of your left hand to press the back button (it's convenient to me)

If u use the right hand, u can use the thumb of the right hand to press back.

Just my advice, no offence
[Android General] chaki-:
You sound a bit like the commercial for the iphone5 with all that trollin arround here :laugh:

The 4" the sane size for a phone!!! -like speech etc.

If you don't like it you don't buy it. What is all that wining???
[Android General] rodmc123:
this is not an iphone vs android discussion.. i do not say the back button is not useful the thing is that the location of the button is very uncomfortable in devices with a big screen if you dont have huge hands.

i like 4,3" and 4,7" screens thats why i have a 4,3 screen.. but with the back button down there, atleast for my hand size, it is very annoying to use.

really nobody else noticed this issue?? i mean your finger is most of the time at the middle of the screen and from there you move it like a compass to the upper and lowwer part of the screen, now take a phone with a 4,3 (or bigger) display and try to do that, you have to use your other hand or you have to somehow move the phone so the bottom (where the back button is located) is reachable for your finger and in that process you can drop the phone or end up with tendinitis after a long time of use.
[Android General] rodmc123:
sorry but what you say does not make any sense, your "little finger" might be ridiculously large and flexible to do that.

do you know what is constructive criticism?? i like android, i like my phone i just wish they can improve the back button thing.. is that too much for you?
[Android General] dxppxd:
Personal preference. I like the dedicated back and menu buttons.

Never had a problem with them, makes switching or going through apps much faster than having to locate the back button on each app (which is not always obvious where they put it)
[Android General] hikarugo:
I'm asian. My fingers are relatively smaller than you guys but for me the buttons are very convenient to use. Mine is the S2.

Navigation bar is not a waste of the screen. Why? Because it's not just back key. There are recent apps and home too. For a futuristic full touch phone without any buttons, what do you expect for the alternatives of those 2 other keys? Gestures? That will be hard to be used.
[Android General] gargwlas:
problem solved in ICS/JB
[Android General] Logi_Ca1:
It's really is a personal choice.

I personally love the back button, have no problems using it with one hand, nor do with GF with her small hands and Optimus 4X HD, which is a larger phone than my Galaxy S2. Both of us cite the back button as a large factor contributing to the usability of Android.

If you don't like the back button, you can always switch to the iPhone. This is such a rare complain that I must say that you, OP, are in the sheer minority.

To add on, the fact that Windows Phone implements a back button as well shows that this is a feature that is beneficial rather than detrimental as you believe.
[Android General] rodmc123:
i repeat, im not saying the back button is not useful!! all im saying is that the button is not well placed it is just an ergonomic problem.

for example, it would be a lot more easy to reach if they move to button to the side of the phone (contrary to the volume buttons), i know it sounds like weird place to put it, but if you take your phone you will notice that is a place where you always could easy reach the button without using your other hand or move the phone.
[Android General] hlbhlb:
I like the back button too. As I don't need to rely on app developer to setup a back button
[Android General] coolsandie:
You could use this app (requires root though) :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey

It provides on screen functionality for navigation keys, which could be placed anywhere on the screen of your choice.
[Android General] Senzune:
rodmc123, may I aks what device you are using? I believe it's also a manner of the ergonomics of the device itself. Many flagship devices have large screens and while design is nice, ergonomics may lose. I use the HTC One S momentarily (planning to rid it when new Nexus phones appeal), which is 2.56 by 5.15 inch, with a (screen) diagonal of 4.3 inch. That's too large for me to handle with one hand. Even though I'm not having much trouble using both hands most of the time, I do find it inconvinient I have to.

And indeed, there's the software button vs hardware button discussion. I believe it is simply mostly due to the ergonomics of the device itself, and depending on the OEM, software overlays creating additional bugs. Again, I'm a HTC user, got quite a bit of these stupid design flaws myself.
[Android General] trevd:
I can see the OP's point here, I started of with an HTC Hero which had quite a unique design with it's angled "chin" It was just the right size for one-handed operation. I upgraded to an HTC Sensation, being left handed, I run into trouble reaching the home button with my thumb. In fact using all the Hardware buttons at the bottom of the device does require shifting upwards in my palm.

It's got me wondering, would the hardware buttons be better off at the top? This being Android of course we don't need to wonder, we can try it out! Cyanogenmod for example allows full 360 rotation, although I might have to hack the Launcher a little bit to move the static app bar, I'm sure there was a setting for that pre-cm9, No matter it's just a case of editing the source or the layout xml. I'll just have to get used the upside down symbols. :)
[Android General] rodmc123:
i have a motorola atrix 2.. anyway i dont think its the ergonomics of this particular device, i think any phone with a big screen would have the same issue with the back button placed at the bottom.

like i said, at the opposite side of the volume buttons would be the best place if you think of the position of your hand and your fingers when you are holding the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] okzahr:
Most Roms I've found here are based on T-Mobile base and work great but I've been longing for a tweaked Telus-based Rom for my T989D. The result was the following Rom:

-Removed Touchwiz Launcher and replaced with Apex Launcher

-Numerous tweaks to build.prop

-Rooted, Deodexed, Zipaligned

-Busybox

-Numerous init.d scripts

-CPU Sleeper Script (Thanks to eugene373)

-Google Now (Thanks to cajunflavoredbob)

I will be slowly evolving this as I learn more about Rom making and get a chance to talk to some more experienced devs (such as 14-toggle, etc.).

You can download it here:

http://d-h.st/FTk

If you have any questions feel free to ask but keep in mind I'm a complete newbie. Suggestions are welcome!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LoopDoGG79:
My first first on XDA! :) thanks for the ROM buddy!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Magnumxxxl:
I'll bite, haven't tried any ics 4.0.4 Telus rom, let's see what's all the fuzz is about.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phordych05:
Congrats on ur fiirst first...lol :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] okzahr:
Personally, I haven't really studied the difference between the two versions. I do find that the Telus base is more stable on my T989D though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] okzahr:
First times all around! ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cafterg:
Gonna wait until you add more features :) I am not in a hurry.

Btw, is it rooted?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] okzahr:
Completely understandable, the truth is I put this up to speed up the learning process through criticism and advice :). Yes it is rooted, I will update the description.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] OptimusCrack:
herp ^
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cafterg:
For now, I am running stock Telus Rom. I rooted my phone, and flashed TWRP 2.2.2 Recovery. There are so many ROMs for this phone I have a problem choosing the right one :D But I will definitely be waiting for this one!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Tornade69:
Telus stock Rom is 4.0.3...koodo is 4.0.4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Chochiwpg:
Ok, now this ROM interests me. Have the Darkside Telus ROM backed up on my phone right now as well. I will be trying this for sure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lacjm:
social hub

is the social hub included in the rom? And by the way, the best one I have tried:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] okzahr:
Thank you that's very generous. :) I'm afraid the hubs aren't included, however, it would be a simple matter of adding the apk to the system/app since I have not messed around with the framework that makes the Samsung apps work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lacjm:
Well, it would be nice to see it in your next update!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cbr69er:
Its too bad that telus released the 4.0.3 ics, dont understand why koodo got 4.0.4 because telus owns koodo?! weird
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] T.J. Bender:
So here's a fresh torment for me. My speaker clearly works--it plays game audio and music quite nicely, but the phone simply will not play ringtones or notification sounds. I can hear the music during "Cut the Rope" just fine, but if someone calls, texts or emails, or if a calendar meeting goes off, nothing. Not even vibration. I'm on Majick Wizz R2, running Nova Launcher. Any ideas? Think maybe a "dirty flash" of the ROM over itself might solve the problem, or is there some obscure setting I messed up without knowing it?

Nevermind, fixed. My phone was defaulting into the "Silent" profile on boot, and would default back to it instantly every time I selected a different profile. Solution?

See Waffle, I can do memes too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RTFOP:
Y'all see this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1908269
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] style154:
That's actually an amazing idea I like that. I didn't download or install it but if I were on like a stock rom that would be amazing to choose from all those features. Jk3 has most of the features already tho

If I helped in any way hit thanks!!

Sent from a Jedi Knight Galaxy far far away...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
the real question is....

is it Safe?! for our T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Slimgym20:
According to Droid-Life, as long as you are rooted and have a custom recovery it will work on any phone. Haven't tested it out myself yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] peppersu812:
Who's gonna be the guinea pig lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] payazo915:
I downloaded it and flashed it about 5 mins ago. I'm running 10/5 official cm10 nightly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Results...?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mulletcutter:
I flashed on aokp JB... NO problems. I actually think my battery life is better. Aroma is insane to navigate through... But do able
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] payazo915:
Phone has been running smooth, no RR or sod. Feels a bit snappier. Battery life is good.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djtheraven:
Which device install do you use for our phone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
The colors seem to be off and hard to read in the installer any way to fix? Other then that it works good
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] payazo915:
Hdpi
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gypsy214:
Yeah it was really hard to read. I flashed it on Plane Jane but no results? Althought I click that it was a aosp rom not a cm9/cm10
[Galaxy S III General] cyberz:
Hi,

today I want a black picture on lock screen, but all picture black or with black background, show spots on the display: "fortunately" happen only with black picture(s). But, if I view the same image with the Android gallery or another image viewer, the spots are not present. It seem a manufacturing defect, but not, because the image(s) are "clean", without spots.

In these pictures the lighting it is at max value. However, that spots are visible at low lighting too, a bit less, but are visible.

Someone already knew this anomaly?

Lock screen:

The same image viewed in the Android Gallery/viewer:

The "raw"/original image:

Best Regards
[Galaxy S III General] corrsea:
Turn of the ripple effect in settings
[Galaxy S III General] nfsmw_gr:
Yes,that's lame really...

Can someone mod the ripple effect not to mess with the image? :/
[Galaxy S III General] cyberz:
Ops!! I had turned off the drag setting but not the ripple setting ... :D

However, I want the ripple effect, so it is bad ...

Thank you corrsea, apology for the mistake

Best Regards
[Galaxy S III General] corrsea:
It only seems to effect black backgrounds. If you go to a slightly grey background it is much less noticeable.
[Galaxy S III General] ruk212:
+1

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] paulrodgers34:
hello everyone bit of a newbie and need some assistance i've been flashing for a couple months now and want to give ParanoidAndroid a shot but every time i flash and reboot the boot animation comes up and then goes to a white screen and stays there. I do follow all the directions and have tried previous releases but always the same, I do use darkside superwipe and cache to clean before flashing and other roms I have no problem with.

any ideas would be greatly appreciated
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] parusia:
The white screen is normal, try to wipe dalvick cache, fix permissions, if you are in cwm 6.X.X.X. If you are in cwm 5.X.X.X. try the dark side wipe.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blatz729:
I get the white screen too, but my phone still boots up. Make sure your fully wiping before you install. You'll always get the white screen until they realize to fix it but for now dw about it. Make sure you are waiting.. the first boot takes s while and we tend to get so excited that it feels so long. Time it and if it doesn't boot up after 5 minutes then you probably have a bad download or something
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] paulrodgers34:
Thanks for the help I actually got it to finally boot up after doing a seperate dalvick wipe and fix permissions it booted and was looking badass then I went back to install my apps from my zip backup and it wouldn't go past the white screen again n I waited 20 minutes so I tried another fresh install and nothing I'm gonna keep trying though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
For backing up apps I use rom toolbox and only restore apps not the data. If you get white screen, wipe cache dalvik and fix permissions again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] paulrodgers34:
Finally got it to work by wipe cache, wipe dalvick & fix permissions every time I used dark side cache wipe it just sat there and did nothing but I'm up and running thanks everyone for all your help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] suaverc118:
If your are running 6.1.4 then no scripts are needed. Just do what you did every time you have issues
[HTC One V] Brandon223:
Alright, so about two weeks ago I bought the Virgin Mobile USA HTC One V at RadioShack. Everything seemed to be running smoothely after two weeks, but I noticed HTC Sense really boggs the device down. So I checked out the XDA Forums and found some nice ROMS for this phone.

Last night I unlocked my bootloader

rooted

installed SuperSU

installed Team Win Recovery Project v2.2.0 (CWM Wasn't working, it just didn't boot)

So I made a backup, copied the backup from my SD card to my pc.

Cleared Cache

Cleared Dalvik Cache

Wiped System

Flashed Paranoids JB Rom and Gapps

Cleared Cache & Dalvik cache again

Rebooted

Reached the Paranoid Android boot logo/animation

It just stayed at the animation for about 15 minutes then i decided that something was clearly wrong

I tried restoring my backup, but the same thing happens. Only now on the first htc logo that displays the red text with the "this build is only for dev purposes" etc... shows up then goes to the virgin mobile boot anim, then back to the htc logo with the beats and freezes there.

WAT DO?!?!?

:crying:
[HTC One V] ipeemyself:
did you flash the correct kernel?
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
Chill my friend...happens with me almost everyday...... tell me how u flashed ur kernel, and moreover try flashing cm9 rc4
[HTC One V] Brandon223:
For some reason, it booted when I reinstalled SuperBoot. Don't know what happened, but oh well I'm happy :)

Also got Paranoids JB ROM Installed, anyone know why Facebook crashes via the official app and in the default browser? Opens fine in Chrome weirdly.
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
Yup its a bug in jelly bean although it was fixed in cm10 it ahud also be fixed fir ur rom
[HTC One V] Brandon223:
I'm currently on the latest nightly of paranoids ROM. But it still doesn't work :/ also in settings it says cyanogen mod 10.
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
Paranoid android is a rom where the only difference is is it's tablet mode all the way. U can enable and use tablet apps that's the only difference i found

---------- Post added at 11:43 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:42 AM ----------

and its still in nightly stage once it finishes the beta stage then complain
[HTC One V] Brandon223:
Oh okay I didn't know man. Jeez. What jb ROM do you recommend, and could you provide a link to the thread if you don't mind?
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
What kind of ROM u want? Jb or ics?

Stable or nightly
[HTC One V] Brandon223:
Jellybean. Preferably stable but nightly Is fine.

Thanks.
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
There is no stable rom till now all are almost stable if u want stable go for cm9 its ics but

Gere is cm10 -jb still in beta so don't expect everything to work btw i use it and there are only minor bugs here is the thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30271840
[HTC One V] Brandon223:
Darn I have the VM USA One V so it is CDMA/PrimoC :/

Thanks anyways!
[HTC One V] cybervibin:
u should have told me here cm10 jb for cdma

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32310350