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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightrod24:
First a couple of things

i have a Droid Razr Maxx

the carrier is verizon

I'm running a th3ory rom

Android verson: 2.3.5

My friend when i first got my phone a while back decided to root it the problem is I don't think he made a back-up of it and i want to be able to upgrade my phone to ICS and i can't I already got rid of superuser using superus app. I tried resetting it to factory settings it still just runs th3eory automatically and I think but, im not sure what the back up in clockwork mod is. Also i don't have safeboot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brewy:
Flash the rom your using again then make a backup then flash the the ics rom it should work :)

Sent from my GT-S5830 EVO
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightrod24:
What does Flash the rom your using again mean?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightrod24:
Also how do you make a backup?

My friend usually does this sort of thing.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brewy:
Do you still have the zip file for the rom your using?

Sent from my GT-S5830 EVO

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In recovery mode there should be a back up menu that's how I do it but am using a galaxy ace so a don't realy no for you're phone

But am guessing there will be

sent from my GT-S5830 EVO
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightrod24:
No I do not have the zip file.

I'm not sure if its even rooted because i don't have super user on anymore. But, I can't update it though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brewy:
Youre best bet would be to search the forum for your mobile make and model you should find all the info you need there and to check you're root go to the play store and download root checker :)

sent from my GT-S5830 EVO
[General Questions and Answers] ardyarde:
Hello.

I tried rooting my Samsung Galaxy S using Unlock Root. When it got to step 2 the Download Mode screen appeared and nothing happened for 10 minutes then I unplugged the USB cable got the baterry out and then put it back in and a black screen with a Phone to Computer icon appeared, I managed to get into Download Mode but I don't know what to do from here. Is my phone bricked? Please respond.
[General Questions and Answers] electricsheepdreamer:
No need to panic.

You can always flash official firmware via ODIN from download mode.

Check Galaxy Si9000 general thread with official firmwares and instructions.

Make sure you have enough battery life.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sojuboi69:
So I was using PDA net 3.5 to tether my 4g to my computer

it was excellent!

but just about 5 hours ago I got this from T-Mobile.

I was wondering if there was another program I could use to tether again?

http://tinypic.com/r/suy7ns/6
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elesbb:
Just search there are hundreds of threads about it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sojuboi69:
I did search.. i;ve tried this one

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31813670

but it didnt work.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elesbb:
Yes it does.. If you use a VPN though you dont need to change your User Agent. But yes those methods work. (Either changing your User Agent or using a VPN) The one VPN i might buy only costs like 3 bucks a month. So thats a lot less then the 15 bucks T-Mobile wants.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] samomamo:
Hi, I have the Optimus G for 2 days, and its a verrrrryyyyy fast device. What are the Quadrant scores you guys get with Note 2. I still have 12 days that I can exchange.

I'm not trying to convince anyone to get a Optimus G. Just want to know opinions from you guy's.

Edit: After using the Optimus G for 5 days its going back. I decided to get the Note 2 can't use anything that is not Super AMOLED. Thanx to all of you for your replies.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] u921333:
Didnt screenshot it but 6200 ish is what I was hitting. I remember my low scores was graphics probably due to the huge screen lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tehee:
Quadrant doesnt really matter. Our phones can handle anything you throw at them..

Questions you should ask yourself when trying to decide is:

Do you like the big screen of the Note II or prefer the LG Optimus G's screen?

Do you like the LG overlay or prefer touchwiz?

Will you be rooting and installing kernals? (Because if you are, im pretty sure the boot loader is locked down on the Optimus G so you wont be able to install kernals)

Do you like the build quality of Samsung or LG?

Do you need the removable battery?

^^^^ Answer these questions and you will most likely know your answer.

Hopefully I helped.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] importtuner419:
Battery life alone is worth it. I'm at 59% with 2 and a half hours screen on, LTE usage, 15 min voice calls, and 15 min navigation use. Google Now is running and I have sync running constantly. Been off the charger for 10.5 hours. Best battery life ever.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mad383Max:
Well, here is my battery life on first full charge. Wifi was always on but only connected for about 6 hours (been gone all day). So LTE drain doesn't appear to be an issue as of yet. Lots of texts. 45 minutes streaming netflix movie over LTE While wife was shopping. Took about 300 pics and 15 minutes of video while at zoo. Lotbof internet and son playing Nova 3 for 35 minutes while driving to zoo. I am simply amazed!

Whatever your choice, don't think you will be disappointed if you do switch.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abdielol:
I still fail to see why do people care about Quadrant so much. It's like, if a company made a phone which did absolutely nothing but get 15k Quadrant scores people would buy it just for it. The GN2 (and I'm sure the Optimus G too) runs buttery smooth with minimal to none lag. It can run everything you throw at it as good as the Optimus G can.

What you should really ask yourself is if you'd rather have a 5.5 size screen vs a 4.7 sized screen. Not everyone likes the 5.5 screen on the GN2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] lordpelvis:
I was in the same boat and decided on the note 2.

Mostly because it will have developer support and LG doesn't release software updates often (so I've heard).

IMO they are both great phones, I just like Samsung a bit better.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mac11700:
From everything I have heard...LG doesn't put out updates as often...and doesn't have as much support from developers as the Galaxy line does...No SD card support or S-pen with the LG...but has a better screen...but no practical option for multi-veiw..

For my choice...the advantages of what I am going to do with it...the larger screen...the s-pen...the extra storage...makes the Note II the winner..

Mac
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] glitchsys:
I have both phones. The Optimus G is on temporary loan but I've had it for a week or so. It's got a nice heft and I love the rounded edge, but it's an LG. I have worked with their other smartphones in the past and there are always strange little quirks and issues. Not to mention they're horrible track record for releasing updates. This Optimus G has already had problems with the camera not initializing and having to reboot to get it to work. Honestly you wouldn't go wrong with either phone. But I do like the note 2 more. It has a great display, awesome specs, it's just a good all around phone and I suspect there will be a very healthy active developer community. Samsung has already shown that they are able to release updates faster than they have in the past. Maybe it is because cyabogen works for them now. If you really wanted, I could post side by side pictures and benchmarks and stuff like that. What I also like about the Samsung is that it has some added compatibility with other Samsung phones, including the very popular Galaxy S3.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] samomamo:
they At&t Optimus G has micro sd card slot and a sharper full RGB screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] x2h:
+1. But I still went for the Note II. I handled both at the AT&T store yesterday and am glad I picked up Note II.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] conflict0102:
I bet the the Note II will have more user development support like roms, kernels, etc than the Optimus G
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Err0xx:
If the OP is worried with benchmarks, check the sun spider benchmark - the note 2 destroyed the Optimus G (note 2 scores between 1025 and 950 - lower=better) and beats the Optimus G in antutu and several others (look for Engadget review of Nexus 4- shows all major benchmarks between Nexus 4,Optimus G, and Note 2 - Note 2 wins 4 out of 6).

Note 2 has spen (KILLER feature when you use it, so dang useful), excellent battery life, bigger screen (Web page viewing is a pleasure), expandable storage (except for ATT version) , smart stay/rotation features... Such a huge list. Note 2 all the way.

I'm scoring between 6300 and 6500 in quadrant, but I don't give any credence to this score- I find sun spider and antutu more telling of a device's day-to-day performance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] winky!:
It sounds more like you've already made your decison, since you are asking about if you should Get a certain phone on a forum with an obvious bias (nearly everyone on this GN2 forum has bought it already, so you will pretty much just hear people say get the GN2, because they made that decision, and will probably extend their opinion to you, to justify their own purchase.

TLDR: Don't expect an objective opinion )

That being said. If you like the bigger screen, you will absolutely not be disappointed with the Note 2. I'm sure the Optimus G is pretty good (haven't ever touched one though!) as well, but I can say for sure the Note 2 is one hell of a phone.:victory::cowboy:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Err0xx:
That's not always true. I have an Optimus G, SGS3,Gnote 2, HTC OneX, and many others. The fact that I have all these phones but choose the Gnote 2 as my daily device speaks highly of this phone. I'm not giving my opinion from bias, I'm giving it from having access to most top end phones and when compared side-by-side, the Note 2 is simply superior.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Err0xx:
Deleted - accidently quoted myself lol.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mad383Max:
What?????????? Confused here.:confused::confused::confused::confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Err0xx:
The Optimus G on ATT has expandable storage too, so that's not a feature the note 2 has that the Optimus G for ATT doesn't.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mad383Max:
Was reading it as being said that at&t note 2 didnt have expandable. Oops. Need to get some sleep here.........
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] geekasso:
The note 2 has an expandable micro sd card that supports up to 64gb.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] uplifted6:
Didn't at&t change their buyers remorse period to 14 days?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] samomamo:
I have a 64gb micro sd in the Optimus G right now
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] abdielol:
I think that it's very clear, judging from your post history, that you absolutely love your Optimus G a lot. If you love it so much, I don't understand why would you want to change it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] samomamo:
I understand what you saying, but dont we always look for the next Big thing? I know I am.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] americasteam:
Yeah, if your looking for the next big thing then the Note is your answer. Heck, it's actually the only big thing. ;) This phone just does everything extremely well. Also, I would absolutely hate going to any device smaller than the Note 2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] samomamo:
Just called At&t and I'm sending the Optimus G back and they already sending me the Note 2. Thanx guys for your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Err0xx:
Fo sho man, you won't be disappointed! Please return to this thread and let us know your impressions when you get it. What color did you go with? This phone is an engineering marvel.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Err0xx:
Same color as mine. Looks killer in person :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] samomamo:
Got the Note 2 last night. And its a killer in every way. Just my hand is tired, and I think my right hand is getting bigger after holding the Note for 5 hours:D. Now my right hand fingers are longer then the left.

Did anybody experience this?:eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Err0xx:
Congrats. It's called monkey-handitis. Note 2 is the only known cause, and no, there is no cure except to use your Note 2 more.
[General Topics] TimeAndroid:
Hi, I was wondering how to create a signature. Is this feature available to senior members only? :confused:
[General Topics] Clark Joseph Kent:
Sir, You will fine your answers and more here: [GUIDE] - XDA New User Guide - Getting started on XDA

Thread closed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jon3sh:
Whats the most you get from your battery from full charge? I am really impressed with battery performance of Note 2 with out any mod or custom rom its way better than my old S3 LTE version.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pterry30:
I have got so far 27 hours, with 3.5 hours of screen time, on LTE on about 80% of the time. This is on my first full charge on the battery. I did not use any power saver settings.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] oka1:
From the Moderator

Sorry......... too many battery life threads

........... THREAD CLOSED..........
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boxer29:
when i try to connect my galaxy s2 and galaxy note 2 to my pc running win vista it says

This device isn ot supported by kies 2.0 Make sure that your device is supported and try again

im using kies 2.5.0.12094_28

i ve checked and it says this is the latest version installed

what am i doing wrong

have rebooted teh phone ,tried a different usb port

the phone is recognized in my computer but on kies it gives the above message

any comments

thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stoux2:
I have the same version of Kies and I'm not having any troubles. Try (re-)installing samsung device drivers and/or Kies.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IGNIS777:
I have a big problem.

I foolishly ran Root.exe. From This set:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=33018495&postcount=37

But a bootloader had NOT unlocked.

Now the phone is launched only in Fastboot mode: "AP Fastboot flash Mode (secure boot)".

Hanging menu with white blue and yellow at the bottom of the inscriptions.

That's all. Reloads - again this menu.

There is an inscription (in blue):

- Normal Powerup

- Recovery

- Factory

Etc.

Can scroll menu by button VOL-

When i press VOL + writes - "Fastboot menu disabled".

If press the Power, the screen goes out when press Power again - it`s boot - again all in the same Fastboot menu.

It can generally return to functional, normal mode?

I would be very grateful for your advices
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HSD-Pilot:
When you're in AP Fastboot, try to flash an Retail EU Fastboot with RSD 6.1.4. (Use an Brazil one, when you got an Latam RazR)

Gesendet von meinem XT890 mit Tapatalk 2
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mowkof:
I'm with the same problem, i my razr is stuck in fastboot and not start! how can I find a rom to install??
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattlgroff:
1. Unlock the bootloader.

2. Flash a Home-made fastboot.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustKastillo:
I unlock the bootloader, but how do I flash the home-made fastboot? The FlashanRoot.bat get stuck on press any key. :C
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HSD-Pilot:
AW: Plese, help! I brick my RAZR I by root.exe

When you use an JB Homemade and stuck in AP you have to edit the bat and delete the first 2 adb lines (adb push..., adb reboot)

After that start the bat.

Sent from my BataKanged XT910
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustKastillo:
I'm using a ICS Home-made. I erase the same two lines?
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuben:
You need to remove;

adb wait-for-device push RAZRiRoot2.zip /sdcard/RAZRiRoot2.zip

adb reboot bootloader

From the FlashAndRoot.bat file, right click and select edit, this will open the bat file up in notepad. Remove the above lines, connect your razr to your pc by USB in fastboot mode (vol down + power). Double click the .bat file and you should be done, it takes about 20 mins to flash.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anticimex:
Right, I've been a member of XDA for years now, but unfortunately I forgot the login credentials of my other account after some inactivity, so I had to create this new one. Nevertheless, I have some questions about my Samsung Galaxy Nexus I was hoping you could help me out with.

I cannot update the phones firmware.

Around 3 weeks ago I got a popup saying a Jelly Bean update 4.1.2 was available for my phone, so I tried to update it. It failed and gave me an Android lying on the back with a triangle inside of him. So I tried again, and again, and again, and it still didn't work. I Googled around and looked here on the forums to find out what it could've been, but I never really got myself an answer.

I asked my friend about this, and he told me it might be because my phone is rooted/modded or whatever you call it. So I decided to take a look at it, and I saw my phone is rooted and it has something called ClockwordMod Recovery on it. I have no idea of what this is considering I was given this phone as a gift a while ago because he didn't need it anymore.

How do I know what root/mod my phone has?

I have tried many different variants to find out how my phone is modded, tried many apps claiming they'll show you what root/mod/rom or whatever you have, but I don't seem to find anything. I am absolutely clueless when it comes to these things and would really appreciate some help.

- How do I update my phone?

- How do I find out what root/mod I have?

- What do you think I should do?

I will happily provide you with any info you might need to make it easier to help me out. I really appreciate any help I can get, and I'm sorry if these things have been posted before, just couldn't find them. Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
There is a sticky in the general forum on how to return to stock. Follow it exactly and you will be back to stock and on the most current version of android out for this phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anticimex:
Will I then be able to re-root everything etc as well as update the phone properly?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Y, read the stickies

Sent from my i9250
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zombeezy:
Go into settings, click on About phone, then look at Android version, Kernel version and Build number.

One of the problems with doing a lot of research and then not staying involved is losing that knowledge. When I first rooted my Virgin Mobile phones, they were pretty simple one-click operations, so I had to start reading up on things in depth after I got the Galaxy Nexus.

Generally, if your phone says there is an Over The Air (OTA) update, you don't want to ruin it by going with that. Especially if it has been rooted. People that have rooted their phones generally want to pick when and what to update. On the other hand, there are ROMs that have notifications for updates, something that ClockWorkMod Recovery ROM Manager also allows for those developers that work with it. Perhaps your notification wasn't from your carrier but from ROM Manager?

The good news is - its hard to ruin things, so worst case, you can make it stock and then you can decide what to do.

Report back on what the About Phone says, and let's see if we can help you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zombeezy:
Ah, sorry. Just realized you tried the update and it didn't work, so you have the Android triangle.

See if you can can boot into Recovery Mode (hold Vol Up & Vol Down at same time, then hold pwr button also until the screen flashes on). If so, then you'd be able to wipe everything and install a factory ROM or any other that you have already placed on the phone before-hand. And to do that, you need to be able to access it via your computer. So, use ROM Manager to reboot phone and then check it out.

Hook up phone to computer and see if it recognizes it in the file manager. If not, you need to cross that hurdle. If so, grab a ROM, toss it on the phone into a directory to access in Rom Manager, boot into Recovery Mode, wipe out current install by using it to:

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

advanced > wipe dalvik cache

mounts and storage > format /system

mounts and storage > format /data

mounts and storage > format /cache

Then use ROM Manager to install a zip file (new ROM) from wherever you stuck it.

If you haven't already, get the GNex Toolkit at:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1400871

Install it on your computer. The developer has gone to a lot of trouble to cover all sorts of "Oops" and "How-to" scenarios that out to get you back to a stock ROM or new ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] robogoflow:
I bought my phone rooted and went back to ics.

When i tried to update it breaks half way through.

After hours of searching i ran into something that the lte radios didn't match up to their builds and gave people errors.

It happened because Leaked radios got mixed up with Official builds .

check this thread out.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1634660
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anticimex:
Android Version: 4.1.1

Kernel version: 3.0.31-g6fb96c9 android-build@vpbs1 ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jun 28 11:02:39 PDT 2012

Build number: l9250XXLA2 or JRO03c (Don't know which one)

Thanks a lot for your help. I will try the ClockworkMod Recovery thing you said when the backup I started is finished, and then get back to you. Until then, I provided you with the information you requested above, if it helps. Once again, thank you, really appreciate your help.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] robogoflow:
okay, i skimmed your post and after rereading it(its 4am where i am) i see your problem.

Stock OTA updates won't install if you have ClockworkMod as your Recovery.

you can be rooted, but you need to flash back the Stock Recovery in order for the OTA to flash.

If you flash it, it will get rid of your root access, but that can be easily added back.

In the Gnex toolkit mentioned above, theres an option that allows you to flash back stock recovery then you can let the OTA do its thing.

Another option to grab the image files (theres 6) of the version you want.

Boot

Radio cdma

Radio Lte

system

etc.

And push them one by one to your phone using the toolkit.

If the toolkit is too difficult(you should learn it though)

look around for these programs called "One Click Root" or "One Click Stock".
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anticimex:
Okay, I completely wiped my phone and "factory reset" it with ClockworkMod Recovery, however, I do not believe it has gone back to stock as I still get the Android robot lying on its back with the red warning triangle. Luckily I did make a backup before I wiped everything, if I need it at any point.

What do you think I should do? I am new to these ROM stuff etc, only tried adding them to SD-cards before, but since there is no SD-card on the Galaxy Nexus, it gets a bit harder.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anticimex:
I'm trying to reset to stock, but I'm having some problems.

1. The guide tells me to download the official Googe Nexus Factory Image here, but I can't find my version JRO03C there?

2. Asks me to get Fastboot/Superboot - how do I know if I already have it, or not?

Using this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1366806

Is this perhaps something for me?

---------------------------

UPDATE:

Found a video too that might be good to follow when I find the files I need?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBWI3MspJ78

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UPDATE 2:

Read a few guides to try and get a better insight at how things worked, and as far as I'm concerned, JRO03C -> JZO54K now for 4.1.2?

So I downloaded these files, are they right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Please follow this post to return back 2 stock. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1626895)

The files you currently have are for takju (play store nexus version) and are the ones downloaded from official google nexus devices factory images page. Fastboot is the official google tool for recovering the device. Below all those links for the several nexus devices, there are INSTRUCTIONS. Patience, young padawan, patience.

sent from my i9250