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[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spitfire:
If I don't touch my tab, my battery drains about 8% a day with wifi on and 4-5% a day if I remember to turn it off. Seems like too much. I had a kindle fire a while back and it would go down like 1% a day, and I picked up a nexus 7 as a gift and rooted/rom'd it and it was at 100% still after 20-something hours when I checked this morning. Obviously this is a bigger tablet, but I'd figure standby/screen off, they'd be equal. Is there any rom and/or kernel that sleeps very well? I'm currently on Hydro with no kernel change.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babymatteo:
Try CleanRom 2.6.1 w/ stock Asus Kernel. Buttery smooth and awesome battery life.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoH21:
[Q] How can I access "adb" again to fix bootloop (Android)? Please Help, only simple.

Device: Huawei Y200, RecoveryMode: Clockworkmod

Ok. Here is what Happened:

- I Flashed the device using a batch file, using device's adb access.

- got a market app, mistakenly accepted an intstall request ( a clockworkmod recovery).

- It Must have tried to replace the excisting one, and somehow phone turned off.

- Phone reboot wasn't successful and it went into boot-loop ( the first bootloader logo started and won't go further/ freezes there)

- While phone was boot looping, when in frozen bootloader logo, I could connect it to the PC and gain access to its adb.

- I reflashed it, and not further changes happened. Factory reset it with Recovery Mode, and nothing was solved (still boot looping)

- I then tryed reflashing again (still gained access to adb) and nothng happened.

- Tryed wiping cache partition, then dalvik cache, the cache in "mounts and storage" selection in Recovery Mode. Nothing changed i couldn't solve Bootlooping.

- I then wanted to try a command i found that makes device go into fastboot, and connected the device to computer and found no adb when phone is in bootloader.

- Couldn't go further not seing abd device to flash it and got phone into recovery mode and tried searching for adb and found it but with "recovery" beside it (maybe haven't seen it before as maybe i flashed phone while IN recovery mode too). Tried to inputn a command and it stated "waiting for device" and phone never responded.

- I tried the batch file to reflash it and it said "waiting for device".

- Now I can't reflash the phone, use commands, access adb while in bootloader, and even when I see the adb (under recovery mode) it doesn't access the phone.

I read about how i can make the bootloader update from .img's on SD. and usefull commands to go into fastboot, resolviong boot loop (Using ADB), and using and .img that is a fastboot recovery... But i can't either access adb or when i do (under recovery mode) it doesnt respond. I didn't try .img's yet, or read more about .img's with fastboot recovery. Please help and if any other details needed please inform.

Thank you...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] arcplusone:
Hi guys - long time lurker, first time poster.

My question is, does anyone have any little grievances with the stock note II software? I've owned android devices before, but ditched them for iOS a year or so ago, back when android was still a hot mess. I definitely believe it's caught up to iOS in terms of stability, performance, and smoothness. I finally feel like android is finally finished enough where I'm ready to take the plunge and pick up a note II.

Things that have driven me mad from previous android phones: audio lag / stuttering, stock software crashing/stuttering, the phone not stopping your music when you pull the headphone plug and blasting audio (even for a half second) through the speaker, stupid pop-up boxes that inform you you've either started or completed charging, etc. etc. etc.

Lazy, stupid developer decisions like this drive me absolutely mad and make me leave a platform that I otherwise consider superior. I want to be happy with stock until a stable CM10 comes out.

Therefore, is there anything like this that happens with the stock note II at all? Thanks - on the fence!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xKrisx:
You no longer get a pop up window verifying charging is complete, you do get a notification in the Status Bar though - either connected or finsed.

Audio Lag / stuttering hasnt been around for a while, I remember that in the OG Droid but havnt seen it in along time, I guarantee you that you wont find anything to stutter up the note.

Depending on the application, audio will stop when headphones are removed. Pandora / Stock Music Player / Netflix.. HBO Go - Xfinity - CineM all continue to play when unplugged. " hope that helps"

Battery Life on the Note 2 will blow away any other device out there outside possibly the Razr Maxx "Havnt compared"

Random System crashes are non existent on this device, especialy if you stay stock. Of course going with any customer ROM you can expect something .. I devvelop roms and I promise you, there is ALWAYS room for error, however with that being said, there is always room for error on stock as well.

Overall, I can see why you may have left Android in the beggining, however I will say that Android 4.1 is buttery smooth and I have not experienced any issues as of yet. I am a power user from he** and cant throw enouhg at my phone yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
oddly enough my biggest complaint with the note II is that it is harder to "share" stuff than on the S3.

on the S3 you have a little SHARE symbol and next to it you have a "default" service that takes you directly into that (and its separate for different media types so youtube is default for example for sharing video)

just tap that and boom your sharing. but on the note II this is gone. you have to tap the share icon and OF COURSE the ones I use imgur and youtube are all the way at the bottom so I have to scroll down and THEN select where I want to share it too. this is surprisingly annoying now that I know "IT CAN" be much easier.

I REALLY want that quick access default icon from the S3 on my Note II. badly.

Here is the Note II see where it says Share Via - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - but on the S3 it looks like this

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] convictushome:
Video calling seems to be broken

I have noticed that I cannot make video calls with the apps that I've tried. Neither Skype or Fring work on the Note 2. By work I mean I can see the video from the other person, but they cannot see me. Interestingly Google+ hangouts did work, and I have yet to try tango.

I did reproduce the error on an in store Note 2, so I don't think it's just my phone. I'm just running stock rom, not even rooted. It doesn't work over 3g or wifi. I tried connecting to an iphone 4s and a galaxy s III, I could see both of them they could not see me.

I would also like to gripe about the "buddy" pages. I want to be able to edit the icons in that bottom row to be more useful for my purposes. In the headphones buddy page I want to add my video apps, and they do show up over time but it varies based on what I'm using most often. I want to choose to set them.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jiffy1080:
I have been able to run Skype. I did it as a test as I don't normally and all was fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] convictushome:
Did you do a video call on skype? I can voice chat fine, it's the video that doesn't work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] wascapsfan:
2 grievancies that have been noted but no solutions that I'm aware of!

First is the poor commumication between the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (AFTER ROOT) and my PC. I always get Hardware ID Missing which in turn makes it hard to transfer files from my computer to my phone and vice versa since the PC won't recgnize the phone,

and,

Second, is that I can't view my photos as photos from my phone on my PC. My PC goes into the DCIM or photo folders but can't just load the pictures. I must click on each JPG icon to see what the picture is.

I wish that someone would come up with a program that can be a mass storage transfer instead of the MTP.

So far, everything I have seen with this MTP is not good at all.

THOSE are MY grievences!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
its worse that that wascapsfan

first your root issue is a new one. I rooted mine ZERO issues with hardware id stuff ?? so something is hinky on your end

back to the pictures YES the MTP protocol is truly horrible. you have ZERO file access on the device. NONE. 100% of all actions result in the file having to be COPIED to the PC first before you can even so much as look at it. no thumbnails no live view NOTHING

this is not a note II issues its a samsung issue with Jellybean and its horrible.

You can't even MOVE files on the SD card. it has to copy them to the PC and then copy them back to the card. takes a freaking eternity and it hard core sucks. big time.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] wadeheisen:
I initially had the Hardware ID error when connecting my phone to my Windows 7 PC as well. I am not rooted, for the record. As odd as this sounds, I solved the problem by removing the drivers for the phone from the PC. After that, it connected fine.

I will add, though, that the drivers are still installed on my work laptop (because I need adb drivers to tether) and it connects just fine to that. All this combined leads me to believe that it is a driver conflict error with some of the other drivers/files on my home PC. I could probably narrow down where the exact cause is, but I just don't care enough to do it since I have found a usable workaround for my situation.

If you still need ADB drivers, I would still suggest uninstalling and seeing if the phone is recognized without the drivers. Could just be a bad install of the drivers, which is something that happens when you use Windows.

On the subject of MTP, I have to agree that I would like to be able to preview photos as well. While I can move them freely (not sure why you wouldn't be able to), not having previews is mildly annoying. It isn't as convenient as seeing the previews in Explorer, but going to the folder, hitting Ctrl-A, and selecting Preview from the context menu at least lets me see the pictures without having to copy them to the computer.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] wascapsfan:
I'm still not understanding the Hardware ID missing thing. I had my first SGN2 for 13 days and it had this trouble only AFTER I rooted. It was fine and had not one issue prior. I gave it back and Sprint gave me another one. No issues UNTIL I rooted.

Install the drivers, then remove the drivers, then reinstall the drivers, etc..... It's not me, I know that is for sure.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
Trust me you CAN NOT move them "freely" you just THINK you are moving them.

when you move a few photo's you don't even notice. trying moving 9gigs of photo's and let me know how it goes.

when you MOVE a file in MTP you not MOVING it. the process is like this.

it copies the file from the phone to your computer.

Deletes the file on the phone.

Copies the file from the computer back to the phone

deletes the file on the computer.

this is why MOVING 9 gigs from one folder to another (which should take 1-5 seconds tops) takes the same time as copying 18gigs. because it has to do it TWICE. so in essence it really IS moving 18 gigs. (same files twice)

this means you CAN NOT "access" any files ON the MTP device "live" it has to copy them to the PC first before you can "interact" with them beyond properties or renaming.

its an absolutely HORRID interface.

you can not even LOOK at a picture on the device you have to COPY it to the PC first. when you access a file its just DOING this for you in the background without you knowing it.

you finally "know it" when you try to perform an operation that should take 5 second and it takes 41 minutes. (move mp3's from one folder to another)

this also means using the phone as a drive is no longer feasible. I used to plug the phone into the computer and PLAY a video from the phone on my laptop screen (using the phone as a usb drive) and at the same time I get a charge.

now I can't even do that I have to COPY the file TO the computer first and THEN watch it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Negrito:
At least you Windows people can somewhat access your files. On both my Macs neither my SIII or NoteII are recognized in any shape or form. I have to use a wifi explorer app, or unmount and stick my sd directly in the comp. Dunno why they changed from Universal Mass Storage which worked completely fine... :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
cause they are MORONS. no other reason is valid in my book. morons.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] JimSmith94:
I have the hardware ID error too. From what I've read about it, people are seeing that after installing the Samsung drivers from ToolKit prior to rooting.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mevensen:
Not to derail the thread, but aren't there two easy potential workarounds for this?

1. Use Dropbox/Goggle+, enable automatic upload of camera shots. Photos will be available instantly on home computer. Yes, you're not manipulating the phone images directly, but you've got direct access to copies of the files.

2. Save photos to SD card, pull card and put in card reader. Direct access to files.

True, accessing via USB cable would be nice alternative to have, but it's not like we don't have options.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skripka:
Grievances with the stock OS ROM/software:

-Intentional gimping of the multiwindow menu by Samsung. Damn it I should be able to put any app I want to in that menu. Plain and simple. Most work in multiwindow just fine. Further, that damn toggle should have transparency be default...NOTHING more annoying than reading something and having text obscured due to idiotic UI.

-Intentional gimping of stock Touchwiz to forbid any selection/addition/subtraction of quick controls in the status bar. NO reason for it. Zero zip nada.

-Kies software. Neat idea. Works pretty well...but gawd, why did they have to build it on the steaming pile of insecure poo known as Java? I would love to permanently delete Java off my computer and Kies is the one reason I have to keep it.

-Gimping of AllShare etc to prevent non-stock ROMs from using media hubs etc. No reason for it. I don't have a hub or use one...but I hate gimping by design.

-Sammy Appstore is all but pointless as of now...there's nothing on it worth it eating space on my device.

-Sprint Connection Optimizer is also crap IMHO.

In the grand scheme of things these are somewhat minor complaints.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Next1776:
Well, lets see?, .....no, no grievances.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lovekeiiy:
For those having issues with the Hardware ID error, I did thread on a partial solution: Linky. Unfortunately, it doesn't give access for ADB, but good enough to access the microSD for file transfers

I haven't had any OS crashes or random reboots. I think I had one boot loop. I did have an issue with the 4-1 power menu with a reboot, but it was a known issue

Overall, the stock firmware is very stable and solid.

I don't have any complaints. Although, S-pen applications are quite limited. Not surprising since this is only the second device with it. Throw in that styluses aren't exactly common in use on the Android platform, or mobile in general. I assume more will come later.

Battery life is good considering the screen size. The only time I'm burning through battery is when I use an MHL adapter, which is a lot at work.

The nice thing, since this phone is on all the major carriers, plus an international version, we'll probably see quite a bit from the developer community.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] RedheadTarn:
So I don't get my note 2 until January, but regarding the inability to see files when connected with USB... had anybody tried the app Software Data Cable?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lyy.softdatacable

I haven't had to connect either my phone (OG Evo) or my wife's (galaxy s2) in months.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrnamster:
Grievances? Yes, R.I.P. Apple.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] numan_malik999:
Hi XDA

i am using a data sim.net is working alright in alll program except skype.

Its saying that

"there was a problem in signing .check your internet setting"

help me i need it.

thanks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rod555:
screen shot please ;)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] dick388:
My AT&T Galaxy Note 2 SGH-I317 want a gray flip cover but US Samsung out of stock, I see ebay.uk has a version EFC-1J9FSEGTD but US is EFC-1J9FSEGTA. Is the UK version good fit for AT&T? I know Note 1 the flip cover is not good fit but how about Note 2.
[Motorola Droid 3] sd_shadow:
well you probably know this

PLR should get updated, with *228 option 2

I'm guessing you were just trying to get it up and running to resell

but haven't tried to activate

but don't know about ERI or baseband fix

you verified model number XT862 and not XT860 Milestone 3 GMS only
[Motorola Droid 3] afextwin:
The plan was to ship it to a family member who lives in NY after I activate it on Page Plus, but sadly I think I'm stuck with it as they need service Tuesday.

The weird part is that the SBF restore mentioned in the other thread does not restore my baseband, prl or eri. Nor does fastboot flash radio. I've never had a problem restoring a flashed phone using SBF/FXZ but this one won't take which makes me think something has been changed in RUIM but I can't read the phone while in BP Tools from DFS or QXDM, I'll try QPST after I read up on root & safe strap.

Yes, verified to be a Verizon Droid 3 XT862 with clean ESN.

I'm going to root this thing today and install 2nd init/safestrap [not sure which as of right now, i need to do more reading] and maybe then I can force the update.zip to be applied? I'm not really sure what the error message means.

edit: looks like installing an update.zip from a custom recovery is not recomended so i won't even try that.

i have a feeling that this phone was on the original .959 firmware before it was bricked as the seller told me that even if i can fix it, it had a blue camera....sigh. i should have sbf'd the original firmware and then the legit .890 sbf, but i went straight to the .890/906 sbf and now i have no baseband, prl or eri. so hopefully a .906 fxz gets leaked before cheesecake gets shut down permanently.

another edit: logic is telling me that i get an error while flashing the .906 OTA update zip because i don't have a baseband after SBFing .890, so the update installer gets error 7. amiright?

yet another edit: i see people have flashed the xt883 baseband to unlock GSM, can i do the same to get service with verizon? radio.img from the .890/.906 SBF does not work as i still have "unknown" as showing for my baseband version (also, why does everyone call it an sbf, when it is an FXZ?)

final edit: so i guess i'm waiting on redsox or someone from TBH to come to my rescue, i've searched the forums and anyone with a similar issue seems to have never resolved it. if the issue does get resolved i promise to post step-by-step instructions. [to reiterate, i can flash the radio.img from moto-fastboot, but that does not restore my baseband, prl or eri, which is probobly why i have issues getting this phone to connect while in diag mode]
[Motorola Droid 3] afextwin:
SOLUTION:

VRZ_XT862_5.5.1_84_D3G-66_M2-10_1FF_01a.xml.zip fixed the problem.

I'm so glad a proper sbf/fxz was released/leaked some time this year.
[Motorola Droid 3] dinosaur swagg:
Hey, so was the original problem that all the phones system information was "unknown"? such as the IMEI and the Baseband version etc under "About Phone" in settings?
[Motorola Droid 3] afextwin:
yes, that was the problem.

the baseband was broken and could not properly be written to the phone using moto-fastboot or any baseband i could find.

I did not try to flash just the baseband from this particular fxz/sbf but i'm sure that would work too.

in the past, the .906 sbf was not official and was a mashup of previous version + new.
[Motorola Droid 3] dinosaur swagg:
My Droid 3 currently has that problem and I thought I tried everything so I just wrote it off as a hardware issue. So is the problem causing all of the system information to be 'unknown' due to a broken baseband? I hate to be a pain but would you be able to provide us with the link you used. I did sbf the phone back to stock but perhaps used the wrong one.

Edit

I just used VRZ_XT862_5.5.1_84_D3G-66_M2-10_1FF_01a.xml.zip through RSDlite but still have the ERI, PRL, IMEI, Baseband, MIN, MEID and everything else as 'unknown'. This must be a hardware issue if the above sbf didn't work right? Did you flash the full xml through RSD? Grrrrrr wish this had worked
[Motorola Droid 3] afextwin:
Try http://sbf.droid-developers.org/cdma_solana/list.php for the file download. You can try to flash using motofastboot-adb, but I just used RSD Lite 6.1.4 for this sbf. I believe NONHLOS.bin is your baseband from this package. If nothing works...brick it by flashing a bad firmware and then restore it with the proper sbf as linked above. this should force an efs clear. i know, i know, it sounds like very very bad advice. but what do you have to lose at this point? i've never hard bricked a moto by flashing the wrong firmware on a (VZW) motorola or samsung and i flash about 30 vzw moto droid phones a day. and believe me i have accidentally chosen the wrong file many many times.
[Motorola Droid 3] dinosaur swagg:
Yo, I think I'll stick with RSD as I'm not very familiar with adb. Okay so what you're recommending is to flash any old rom, lets say miui for my HTC DZ to brick the droid before sbf'ing it? I'll give it a shot but I can't understand why the efs wouldn't have been cleared during the sbf whereas if the droid were bricked, then it would clear the efs. Anyway I'll give that a shot. Cheers for the help by the way
[Motorola Droid 3] sd_shadow:
could try one or both of these, they use an automated moto-fastboot.exe with batch.exe

sometimes moto-fastboot works when rsd lite fails, and this is just one click

Official .906 1_click sbf .exe [03-28-2013] (uses extracted 906 .xml)

or

.906 1-click-sbf.exe + tools [06-01-2012] (uses 906 update files and parts from 890 xml)
[Motorola Droid 3] afextwin:
Honestly I don't know why either, but I do know that every time I misflash and reflash the phone efs clears, but for some reason rsd does not always clear /data /cache efs etc when successfully flashing an sbf/fxz/xml. odd, i know.

But I would also try what the poster above me suggests, use a few different fxz's, like the 906 mashup that was released before the official one. i highly doubt the radio went bad.
[Motorola Droid 3] dinosaur swagg:
I don't even think I have an efs folder. I checked using a root explorer. Isn't it supposed to just be located at the very root of the phone (/). Could this mean its been deleted or what? And if it has is this phone a lost cause i.e there's no fix for that if there's no backup of it?
[Motorola Droid 3] afextwin:
I will root a droid 3 and let you know if i see a folder, i'll reply/update this post by tomorrow.
[Motorola Droid 3] sd_shadow:
can't remember where the efs folder is, but I could not find it on mine
[Motorola Droid 3] doogald:
Maybe he meant emstorage (which includes, I believe, the internal "sd card").
[Motorola Droid 3] sd_shadow:
I don't think so, I believe I have found it on other motorola devices, but didn't plan on messing with it.

---------- Post added at 07:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:45 PM ----------

the efs folder may only be accessible radiocomm or cdma workshop, but I don't know
[Motorola Droid 3] afextwin:
You are correct.

Very rarely does the physical hardware modem/radio go bad in this phone.

[MENTION=5228767]dinosaur swagg[/MENTION], have you tried flashing old xt862 firmware and then flashing the latest?

It should softbrick if you try to downgrade, and hopefully reflashing the correct .xml will kick it into gear.

Also, have you tried moto-fastboot and just flashing the radio partition?