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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] SconnieRoadie:
Noted this too....

I have noted a lesser but similar issue. When I am at work (in a moderate sized city) I get 2 -3 bars with CM10 but 0 signal where I used to get at least 1 bar or roaming one bar with TW. I posted recently about this issue and have noted other comments (like in the Sprint website phone reviews) that are similarly focused.

I have found that the stock ROM will give me signal (I can dial out) where CM10 frequently won't (no dial out). Others have suggested that it is a matter of perception and dissimilar scales. I may waste the time collecting actual data... signal strength numbers, etc... Since I cannot have both ROMs running at the same time, it would have to be averaged data... Not sure I am worked up enough for that ;)

You could try some of the other radios available in these forums:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1787677

Good luck and if you find a ROM/radio combo that improves your signal, let us know!

Sconnie
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] outkast22:
Im having the same issue. Any luck flashing another radio?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dsd424:
Long story short, need help getting my note 2 unblocked. TMobile blocked it because they thought they lost it during shipping. Well I got the phone, used it for 4 days and then got blocked. Any help?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
Yea call T mobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] P-Men:
I'd recommend getting help from T-Mobile via their live chat service.

http://support.t-mobile.com/community/chat

More efficient than calling.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dsd424:
Been on the phone with tmobile for the whole week. They wont help out. They basically sent me another Note 2 for free without me even asking them and now im stuck. I want to get rid of it, but its still blocked. Got TWO Note 2s for FREE in the same week. But neither work because of the block and bad storms knocking out towers in my area. FRUSTRATED!!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ssCISengineer:
That just doesnt sound right to me. Tmobile isnt in the business of sending out free note2 with blocked imei number

...what are you really trying to do?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dsd424:
Didnt ask for the other note, they sent it to me because they tech support guy simply said, "its a paperweight" Now I have an extra note that blocked by tmobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mdt73:
Are you asking us to help you scam someone else? The guy was right, its a paperweight.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] aristo2jzgte:
Dsd424 you can scam me! Im not joking! I can use that deadweight t889 u have! Let me know! Pm me! Thanks! .)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] blchff04:
Use it for parts or do a tear down...ibl
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] aristo2jzgte:
No! Why do that?! When the phone is still good! Send it to me! .)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dsd424:
haha yea guys. well after many conversations with tmob, i basically am stuck with an extra note 2. they wont unblock the imei for me. and to whoever said i am scamming someone, please dont make up any stories. They sent the second note 2 because they wanted to, not me. I just wanted my first note2 fixed. Story over.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kissmegoodbye:
Since they sent you another note, shouldn't you return the first note back?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mdt73:
Thats the honest thing to do.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] shojus:
If T-mobile did not tell me to send the phone back than I would NOT send it back.... It sounds to me like they already know he has the extra phone but don't care, so sell it to someone for parts or whatever they want to do with it..... If you want to keep it then you have no options with T-mobile but you can get it activated on Straight Talk or Simple Mobile cause they don't tend to care or even know if it's disabled by T-mobile... I am NOT promoting fraud but if you are being honest I am giving you an honest answer...

"When you ASSUME you make an ass out of u and me" so let's not assume he is being fraudulent when he just asked a question...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] phreshjoker:
I love this guy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mysticfrog:
ive been with T mobile for six years they never just sent me a phone and i was allowed to keep the other considering how much this one cost.. They were real anole about me sending back my vibrant a few years back and my sg3 a few months ago... this phone cost about as much as those two combined.. Be careful bro.. you may get a repackaging fee...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dsd424:
Yea to those who feel I'm being dishonest, please read the whole story and don't judge. I never asked for the second phone. Tmobile told me to keep it, quote "its basically a paperweight" they said that not me. Been on the phone with them all week long. They just want me to keep it, trash it, whatever I wanted to do to it. :eek:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deviusdragger:
send first phone back, upon receipt of first phone, it will prove that you are legit. Sorry dude, but your story is really really hard to believe, you most likely will get a bill for that first one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mdt73:
I actually think the person he sells the phone to will find out its blacklisted, regardless of what carrier its on. At that point the new owner will do one of two things; call the police, or show back up with friends and ensure they get their money back. You have one working note, and an extra one that should be sent back because thats the honest thing to do. Why do you think otherwise. Go troll some of the lesser sites, I dont believe xda is the proper place for you to try and learn how to reprogram an IMEI in order to circumvent t-mobile block on your phone, as its concidered stolen at this point.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] flastnoles11:
If your story is true, I wouldn't send it back... t-mobiles mistake, not yours... if you want to throw it to a dev for dev use shoot me a pm (not for me, but a dev on gsIII that wants one to dev on)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hull22:
Just got an unlocked N7100. Really liking it, but how do I change the temperature units from celsius to fahrenheit on the lockscreen weather display? Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tawheed12:
Add the weather widget, tap on it, hit menu button -> settings and change it there.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hull22:
thanks! Does that weather widget only work for touchwiz? I like the look but prefer using Nova launcher.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Blueback22:
When I flashed into CM10 on my GNote, I forgot to backup Photoshop. Would someone be so kind as to make a Titanium Backup and shoot me the APK?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Jonphinguyen7:
I don't think this is allowed... seeing as how PS touch is a paid app. You can always reflash stock and backup the APK from there.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] snowman77:
My exact thought
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Blueback22:
I was trying to avoid that to save time and energy. I bought the device and therefore the app. I can see not wanting to post it live here for piracy reasons, but a pm with a drive link would be nice.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] The-Captain:
Thread Closed for warez. OP, you didn't seem to know, but now you do ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] AtariDroid:
SOLVED the best way.. See post #5

Hello :)

I have asked this in other threads, but have not gotten an answer that I can manage to make work yet. I'm also hoping that this thread may help the many others out there with this same problem.

I have an Iconia A500 that has the bad sector problem. I cannot get it to format partitions through any of the EUU's out there,or even the Babsector .bat's . Same thing every time-read/write failure. :( I have seen mention in a thread or two about guys who have used the "rawdeviceread" and "rawdevicewrite" commands in NvFlash to "map out" any bad sectors on the EMMC chip, and create "dummy" partitions over them so that the tablet will function again, at least until more sectors die anyhow.

Can someone please explain this process, including describing the files needed, exact commands, and the rest of the process to make this happen? I have seen member "Yaworski" describe the basis of it, but again his commands are no-go for me. It would also be great if a partition could be created, but not formatted, completely bypassing any possibility of NvFlash failure.

Thanks in advance:) By helping me I'm sure you wil also help many others. It seems many a500's are starting to suffer form this same exact issue.
[Acer Iconia A500] AtariDroid:
Anyone? I have read thru this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1691729&page=3 , and seen a couple recommendations to it in other threads, but no dice on making it work .. or even being able to map out the bad sector/s. I know this'lll fix me up at least temporarily...
[Acer Iconia A500] dynospectrum:
I need help with this as well. There doesn't seem to be a step by step guide anywhere :\
[Acer Iconia A500] graphdarnell:
I've been asking around about a possible process of mapping out bad sectors, and not just members in here, but engineers and technicians I know as well. First, the NAND has this sort of embedded firmware that directs it to remap or bypass bad sectors “spontaneously,” if you can call it that. When you're stuck with “write errors” or where the NVflash even fails to create and format a partition, it suggests that this part of that firmware is not working. Why the loose fit, or lack thereof, I don't know.

Second, The FCK guys mention that you can write a dummy file and make the device read back so you can see where the data is missing and circumvent it altogether. But they also state that if Sector 0 – which NVFlash is slated to access – is kaputt, then it would hang, as probably in your case and certainly in mine.

Given that the Boot Configuration Table is 4Kb tiny while the NAND is 16Gb large, I can't imagine the latter being damaged so badly as not to have a continuous space of 4Kb to accommodate such partition. As a matter of fact, I did have someone with special equipment probe my NAND “physically” and the initial report indicated that the first half (50%) of it had less than 3% of its sectors that was bad. NVFlash, however, could neither create nor format, let alone write on it.

So, either one must have the appropriate hardware to do a very low level format to restore the NAND in full or in part, or NVFlash has to be hacked to command writing at a Sector different than 0. Until that happens, I doubt it that a step-by-step guide grounded in current programs would be viable.

I know that neither the custom ROMs nor the custom Bootloaders and Recoveries are remotely the cause, because this occurred way before any of it came onto the scene. But in light of the frequency at which this happens to some of us, it seems ironic to term this device bullet-proof. I'd like to think it's not incurable, but what the FCK do I know? (Sigh) Anyone with the essential hardware know-how to tackle this?
[Acer Iconia A500] AtariDroid:
SOLVED..well the "easy" way....

I sourced out a broken A500(strangely the screen is fine though lol), re-soldered the power button on it(PITA), and put it into my A500.

I plan on taking it easy with the flashing on this one. A500s seem to have a growing history of EEMC chip failure from over-flashing. My old board had been flashed MANY times by the previous owner, and a few by me before it died. The "new" tab was only flashed enough to get it to Stock ICS. Now it has the V8 bootloader and Civato's Re-Flexx ROM(Best out there IMHO).

So there you have it.. this seems to be the best way to fix this problem on the A500---Replace the Darn motherboard. I'd imagine mapping/skipping sectors is only a temporary fix that will probably lead to the tablet dying when its needed most.
[LG Optimus 2x] vanmarek:
I don't have any stock ROM backup that I can flash via CWM, can I use this instead?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1617458
[LG Optimus 2x] kohos:
To be honest I don't see a big difference to my post you probably found while searching except that your version is waaaaay more to read.

But that aside I hope you realize that this is not a solving fix at all. All it does is giving people who got a fresh device the chance to flash a custom recovery. That's all. It won't work with any CM ROM and even Stock based ROMs.

Unless you have an early Froyo version flashed you will also have no ADB and it won't be recognized during the NVFlash process rendering it pretty much useless.

Having seen dozens of people having this particular problem where all the super obvious stuff like other cables, other pcs, other drivers etc. did not work, sending it to repair was the only fix I heard of solving this problem to date.

Of course I'm very curious on how you are going to identify the problem. Good luck.
[LG Optimus 2x] ocr66:
I'm extremely sorry, there's one think I missed, give you credit (fixing that right away), I actually found your post on modaco.com, and tried to access to the hidden menu from CM7 with no success, fortunately, I do have an early froyo backup that can be flashed through CWM, the only thing is that is the Telcel stock rom (I don't know if this can work with other O2X devices, I think there should not be problem at all)

About ADB, it work in full with the latest drivers installed and scanning for hardware changes on the computer device manager, It even work entering the S/W update service on the phone (to install a stock rom)

I know that many people have had this issue, I spent a lot of time reading forums and stuff about it, the only post that actually helped me, was yours, so, credit is yours, I did this post to show people what I excactly did (that's why is a lot to read, but I wanted to make it as easy as possible to follow up)

To identify the problem is a long and slow task, so, I'll be making some tests and let you know what I found, right now I have no much time, 'cuz I'm about to start my final exams, so I'll be busy, but as soon as I finish I'll be more dedicated to it, I'll be making hardware and software tests but can't promise anything yet
[LG Optimus 2x] ocr66:
I tried to use that ROM, but couldn't manage to download it (I think it was removed, if you want to give it a shot try to find another flashable stock rom or backup, if not, give me some hours to clean my bakcup and upload it somewhere to let you use it, (it is mexico's telcel stock rom, but it should work) :)
[LG Optimus 2x] vladutz9:
Well Thanks ocr66 for this wonderfull news. I have the issue with usb connection from long time and i will give a try to your fix. You can post a stock rom here or a link to a rom that works??? In order to instal this fix i could lose the root??? Thank you 4 all!
[LG Optimus 2x] ocr66:
It all depends on what you install, if you manage to install stock rom through CWM or another recovery, yes you will loose root, but will have usb connection so you can root again, later today I'll upload my own froyo stock backup (it's mexican stock for telcel carrier, i think it should work out of méxico, maybe could cause network trouble on other countries, but its just a posibility, the important thing is that you be able to access the hidden menu), this backup I'll upload can be installed through cwm and its already rooted, so its like installing any custom rom, you'll keep your recovery and root

Remember, this is a temporary fix yet 'cuz I still get the bug comming back, maybe its because I am restoring my last working cwm backup, the only thing I haven't tried is clean all, install stock, root, install custom rom, and download again everything, maybe the bug is caused by something on that last cwm backup

I'll let you know as soon as I upload my bakcup

cheers :)
[LG Optimus 2x] vladutz9:
Well thank you! How i have this issue from one year i learned to live with her, but i could not live without root. So if i will instal a stock rom without root i will be unable to correct the usb connection i will get stuck with stock rom and no root. Will be the end of my phone. In am interesed to gain the usb connection for change the bb, i supose i can be something wrong with my bb 1035.21_20110725 and gingerbread. You can check to change the bb to see if you get again losing usb connection. Cheers and thank you 4 all.
[LG Optimus 2x] tiktok1:
got this after CM10 install

I've only had my phone for 1 day from new and already got this problem.

Rooted with superoneclick

Installed CWM v5.x

Installed CM10 Nightly Nov 13th

Now no USB mode, only charging.

baseband: v10e

RIL: CM10 1106

EDIT UPDATE: Well its working for me again now, I think in my case it was because I was using Linux and CM10.

By going to Settings/Storage then pressing menu button and selecting 'USB computer connection' I was able to change the 'Connect as' option from MTP to Mass storage and it now works.
[LG Optimus 2x] vladutz9:
@tiktok1 Lucky you!!!

@ocr66 Any news about this bug???
[LG Optimus 2x] ocr66:
Actually yes, I've managed to identify what's triggering the bug at least in my phone, so might be the same for others as well, see the second post

BTW, did you tried already the fix? did you used my stock froyo backup?, if it didn't work, I can make another and upload it
[LG Optimus 2x] Doctor0710:
Hi. Looks like I have the same problem with USB as you. Your theory about the wall charger might be correct. Here's my situation:

So, I've got my phone two days ago, bought used, came with a general Sony Ericsson USB charger. It says it outs 850mA at 5.0V (confirmed with a multimeter). The phone is on stock Android 2.2.2, isn't rooted yet. The guy from who I got the phone says that he suffered too with this kind of problem, however he got it working after 2 weeks without the use of the hidden menu. This means, that in those 2 weeks, he might have used a PC or a laptop to charge the phone. I tried the hidden menu port settings, however the only "working" mode is AP UART, but it is not recognizable by the PC, even if I try to link the LG drivers manually. Cycling through the modes did not help. I'll try to charge the phone with my PC, and see if that dose anything.

Details of the phone:

Firmware version: 2.2.2

Baseband: 1035.21_20110218

Kernel: 2.6.32.9-dirty

Build: FRG83G

LGE Version: LGEP990-V10b
[LG Optimus 2x] mondc1088:
Wow. All i can say is wow! Gosh! Just dunno how grateful I am stumbling upon this thread! Kudos to you sir,you just ended my 2 month long frustration about my phone not being able to communicate to my PC. was getting ready to send the phone for service then I read this. I had flashed every GB ROM imaginable from the dev thread with no luck. I am running carburano DM 1.7 now,all I did was to go to the hidden menu,switched one port setting,wait,then voila! PC recognized my phone! Again thanks,great respect to you,and Superskill. :)
[LG Optimus 2x] monkeyass:
Hi, this is my post to thebgeneral board by accident, didnt even read there was a qanda section lol

It didn't work on my gfs phone unfortunately, notvsure what was wrong.

Maybe I should try stock Rom instead of modded, how long are you guys waiting for the phone to show up?

I downloaded a stock Rom that had been modded.

So I could be sure that I would have cwm in case anything went wrong.

Rom loaded and was able to get into the secret menu.

I will say that under USB connection type there was misspelling where it said:

LG USB adnroid

Not sure if that would affect it.

I selected that item.

Then went to port.

Selected the different options in ordered and waited about 10 seconds on each turn, then pressed find any changes in device manager unplugged and plugged the USB.

Then tried in different orders but with not luck.

Took the battery out and tried holing the vol up down the plugging in USB but to no avail.

Then pressed power and vol down.

The phone tuned on and showed LG sign then switched off.

I tried pressing check any changes as the LG sign came on but nothing.

Then tried nvflash as the LG sign came on but nvflash showed no connection.

Very weird, definitely dead but still charges, doesn't make sense.

Oh well

Ordered an atrix with work and play kit for 68 quid, has a broken digitizer which will cost 20 pound, on average, off ebay.

Thanks for the help though.

May take the 2x apart when new phone comes and see if there's any physical damage on te board.
[LG Optimus 2x] vladutz9:
Lucky you! I was to in DM 1.7 but when i was in hidden menu i chosing another port, don´t want to save the settings. Anyway congrats!
[LG Optimus 2x] Doctor0710:
No luck...

I've used my PC for charging for a week now, still no USB connectivity. I think this might be a hardware issue with me as the phone sometimes says it's charging, but it's actually in my hands with no cable attached. I managed to root the stock 2.2.2 firmware with GingerBreak and installed CM7 with RomManager with a downloaded ZIP on the SD card. Thanks for the tips anyways.
[LG Optimus 2x] ocr66:
Hello, I'm sorry it took me a while to answer, I've been busy with my finals, did you tired the tutorial I posted? the hidden menu modification? I know that you let your phone charging for a while with your pc, actually, it should've worked but, maybe the problem on your phone actually is something else, 'cuz I haven't had that issue that the phone says it is charging but its not connected to the charger, my brother told me that he have had that same issue but with other phone, he changed the wall charger and that "fixed" it, but I think if you haven't tried the tutorial, give it a shot, try changing to CP UART if your phone's usb is working as it should, your computer should detect a new unknown device, if not, myabe your phone is hardware damaged, hope you can fix your phone soon

cheers
[LG Optimus 2x] ocr66:
What I did on my phone is exactly what I posted, if your computer haven't detected your phone on CP UART I doubt rebooting will make a change, anyways the most important thing to see if your usb is damaged or not is to try on the hidden menu the option CP UART it almost instantly detect the device, but, not everytime, I once waited there 20 min, so, give it a shot if you want, the stock rom I posted (on second post) is Mexico's Telcel stock rom, rooted, it doesn't delete your cwm recovery nor root, you can give it a try if you want, but

read the instructions

'cuz you have to restore the ext3 format of your phone's partition to make it work (it stays on boot loop if you don't restore ext3 format), if the backup doesn't work, let me know to upload a new backup, hope you can fix it

cheers
[LG Optimus 2x] ocr66:
Hey did you managed to fix the problem yet? did you tried the bakcup I uploaded? it's Mexico's telcel stock rom, rooted, its made by cwm so it doens't delete your cwm recovery, give it a try if the backup doesn't work, let me know to make a new one and upload it ok?

cheers
[LG Optimus 2x] Doctor0710:
Yes, I have tried every option in the hidden menu, without luck. On the CP UART it gives some life signs, shows up as not recognized. I have tried to link the drivers from LGE to the newly shown device, again with no luck. Thanks for the help though.
[LG Optimus 2x] vladutz9:
Hola Ocr66. Well the backup you send it to me have 8mb. i think this can´t be a rom with 8 mb.
[LG Optimus 2x] Kaptain K:
hi,

Got this USB issue, and I need a clean nandroid backup to try to solve it with your tut.

Thx
[LG Optimus 2x] mondc1088:
Well,I would not call my self "lucky",the bug still exists,everytime I connect my phone to my PC I need to still repeatedly go back to the hidden menu in order for it to be enabled. I think the bug returns after a full shutdown and startup,IDK,but I did not find the need to reflash to stock,I was still using DM1.7,even though it's annoying it's still good to know that there was a fix,so I'm not complaining. I haven't flashed stefan's goodbye ROM yet,but my partial conclusion is that it works as long as the ROM is stock based,but again,I haven't tried all ROMs out there so it may just be me. It also does not save your settings,as soon as you exit the hidden menu it reverts back to AP USB mode,even if you clicked AP UART and saved it.