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[HTC One X] killerb4dger:
I have a HTC one X, got the black screen of death. I assumed it was a loose connection as the phone is sometimes dropped. I found a forum online mentioning that its the motherboard thats faulty.

I had the phone fixed by HTC after the LED screen was shattered, this cost me around 140 quid. They sent me a refurbished phone, I noticed the screen flickered under certain colours but assumed it was a driver issue. I updated the phone and found 2 updates and seemed fine after that.

Then few days back I put my phone down for couple hrs and come back to it to find the screen is black. Apparently is the video driver shorting or something.

HTC basically gave me faulty phone, thats how i see it, just wondering if I was to send it off what do they look for to see if the case has been opened. Hopefully I can seal it back and they might not notice?

I wanted to fix it myself initially, because I have data on my phone thats not backed up.

Also is the motherboard replacement under warranty or?
[HTC One X] TwinAdk:
Hello.

If you open the phone, i would assume they can see its been opened before. This can be done in many ways. Some screws show signs of having been removed, and scratches on the top of the screws also indicates this.. Then there are the "warrenty if void" stickers across places you need to breach.

Do you plan on opening up the phone? From what you write you have not yet opened the (faulty) phone you got from them, as a replacement? If they gave you a faulty phone, they did not fix the issue with it (you still have issues), and then i believe it should be straight forward to return it. Simply telling them what you write here (got it, noticed wierd stuff, updated it and then it seemed fine, but now its dead). The phone never REALLY worked, after you got it back (refurbished = phone returned to HTC that they send out to other customers as "NEW" while its in fact "CLEANED AND AS-GOOD-AS-NEW" - right?)

My advice would be to NOT OPEN the phone, start by having them replace it. If THAT fails, you can resort to opening it yourself.

Kind Regards

TwinAdk
[HTC One X] killerb4dger:
The problem was I was kinda impatient, and assumed it was a loose connection. Also I have data on the phone and was convinced I could fix it myself (have done other phones). I know when you send the phone off they get wiped before any work is done on them.

I have opened it, there was one screw at the top of the phone with a void print on it. I didn't scuff the screw and was put back in the exact same place.

There was no void stickers or tags to move, the only thing was the battery was stuck down to the base of the phone. It's now loose, i was hoping if i just stick that back and send it off they won't notice anything. There's no marks inside or outside of the phone, look new still.
[HTC One X] psyko93:
AW: What do repair companies look for to see if warranty is void on phones?

Well I think there is no way to get a new phone, because you bought a refurbished phone. There is a warranty on refurbished phones, but I'm pretty sure that its nearly impossible to proof that it was their fault or already damaged when you got it.
[HTC One X] killerb4dger:
I bought the phone brand new from a phone company (in store), since then I've had the phone fixed 3 times. Twice was my fault, but the other fault was the touch screen buttons on the bottom of the phone. They were no longer responsive.

I basically shattered the LED screen, sent it off to HTC, paid 140 quid for repair and sent me this crappy refurbished phone back. This one had the flickering issues and eventually fried the motherboard. Something about shorting the video driver i read in another xda thread.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] djasli:
Hello everyone!

･ Relatively long time member, first time poster....:) Just wanna introduce myself as a 1st month Note 10.1 user. I am an entertainment lawyer. As such, does a lot (& i mean lots) of freedom notes in meetings & such. Just retired my 7 year old HP TC1100 once I started using the Note. I'm a digital inker & live on LectureNotes & SNotes all the time. Am also a long-time Palm user, as such Graffiti for Android is my full time HWR 'keyboard'. I fly on Graffiti.

･ Lastly, for annotation on digital ink, Adobe Reader on Android & PDF Annotator on Windows are my friends.

･ Just sharing how I utilizes this excellent device. I believe if you write/ink freehand, Wacom & active digitizer cannot be beat & the Galaxy Note 10.1 is an excellent platform if this your workflow.

･ Comments are always welcome. Cheers everyone.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] fearkillerr:
Me my self a new note 10.1 user after i sold my note 1, i cant tell how pleased i,m with all the new features and stability of note 10.1!!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] djasli:
I can't even begins to express how delighted I am with the 10.1. Been looking for years for a modern device to replace my trusty Palm TX & Tablet PC. This is it. For pure digital inking noteslate, Note 10.1 fits my requirements perfectly.

Tried going the E-Ink route with Wacom on the Entourage Edge. Loved the concept, but so slooow!

Anyone else on this board using the Note solely for a pen & paper replacement? Like an A4/Legal notepad? Would love to hear your thoughts on going paperless & digital inking usage scenarios. I've been paperless for the last decade.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] asdfuogh:
Um, my main purpose for the Note is a pen & paper replacement, but I do use it for browsing Reddit while pooping quite frequently. I also will use it to watch Netflix (since my desktop uses Linux and Netflix won't work on it without too much hassle). I mostly use it for taking notes in class (grad student) and it works great for that. I used to kind of just fling my notebooks around so I'd have a bunch of notes that I'd never really read over, but since I have synced my notes online, I can always access them to read at any time. It's pretty awesome.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Temetka:
I work in IT and my Note 10.1 has become liek a 3dd arm. All it needs is an ethernet port and it would be perfect. I use my for remote sessions, nowte taking during meetings, and so on. It gets used for hours every day.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] AndroidAble:
I went paperless quite a few years ago and was using a Dell Latitude XT with OneNote. Had been looking for some time on a better solution. Purchased a Latitude XT3 just 6 months before the note launched. Now it is Note 10.1 and LectureNotes. It was hard to leave OneNote, but I have felt better about it lately. Can always export to pdf for import into OneNote if I ever need to go back. As an account executive, I take notes all day long and need to go back and refrrence them often in the future. Paper notebooks were just a waste for me. Carry my note everywhere now.

Couldn't be happier with this unit and I just bought a MacBook Air recently to do some of the heavier stuff, but this is still my favorite device.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] djasli:
You & I, fella. Replaced your Mac with a Lenovo U150 in my place. OneNote 'insert' function is a lifesaver. Thanks for sharing your workflow.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dtl:
Ha, I also still have my HP TC100 running win 7. Got it on ebay about 3 years ago. HP was way ahead of its time with this.

I am interested in finding the best pdf view editor and PowerPoint presenter. I have reported on the latter on the forum and trying to work with companies to make the software more useful. Not much movement so far.

For PDF I am experimenting with Adobe, RepliGo Reader, exPDF, OfficeSuite, Polaris and QuickOffice ProHd.

I do not have a report yet but two issues for me are fast rendering of each page (including large files) and inking. For inking, Adobe, RepliGo Reader, exPDF, and QuickOffice ProHd work ok. Adobe is the most basic and the others have choices such as width of line and insert of arrows etc.

dave
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] djasli:
Dave,

The TC1100 is/was way ahead of its time. I agree. It is/was a joy to use though mine is still running on stock HP XP Pro SP3.

On the Note, Adore Reader is good enough for me: inking, strikethru, underlined etc. Polaris supports AllShare Cast for PowerPoint, so I bring along the Cast dongle to conference rooms as needed. It is small enough to stash in my briefcase. Having said that, I do missed presenting with full-on TPC with full Office suit like I did on the TC1100.

I find the Note snappy enough for my usage, even on huge PDFs. No issues so far. I load my own PDF templates for notetaking, whiteboarding etc.

One thing that tonk the TC1100 is the Note's battery life. Thin, light, all-day battery life & instant on is why I go for the Note. Of course, Wacom is Note's great advantage over other Android tablets. I can't stress that enough for users like us.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] cugel:
I absolutely agree, i'm on IT and always looking for a good solution to keep my life paperless because meetings note taking and archiving is really important for me. I've tried windows solutions like HP Slate 500 but it's lack of power and awful n-trig digitizer made me to look for android alternatives. I've using note 10.1 for 6 months and is absolutely amazing..

I'm really missing One Note but LectureNotes and using svn repositories for notes sync (OASVN pro client) it's a good and private alternative. I'm using ezPDF and OfficeSuite pro for standard format documents editing.

I would really like to combine my laptop (Sony Z2 for development activities) and note taking device in a single device but still doesn't exists in the market. Sony Vaio Duo 11 is a first approach but still missing important features for my laptop replacement.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] qocarekeri:
On the android side of things, there are some pretty good alternatives (especially if your company is on Google Apps) for note taking and archiving. There's Drive + Docs + Quickoffice for times when you need more complex documents, or evernote for times when you need plain text and files and everything attached in one place. You can also set up some pretty neat automations with a service called ifttt.com which will connect to lots of different accounts and shoot things around according to your instructions (for example: If I'm tagged on facebook, the picture is downloaded to a folder in my Drive account).

-Keri
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] cugel:
I agree with this options, i'm using several of them for personal documents and notes but for corporate documentation and meeting notes sometimes is difficult (or directly forbidden) to use this kind of "cloud" infrastructure.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] djasli:
^^

I quite agree. Not in corporate environment, at least in my case. For me, that MicroSD slot is a lifesaver. Do the work I need to do out-of-office; at back to office, attach Note to USB and access data on PC. Also OTG USB to thumbdrive. Works for me. No "cloud" involved. The only cloud service I use is Email.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] qocarekeri:
Ah!

I'm fortunate to work in an environment where cloud computing is not frowned upon (it's actively encouraged), so that tends to be the first thing I think about.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dtl:
Actually polaris does not work correctly with AllShare.

Here is a portion of my review.

"I am on a quest(s) to find the best pdf reader, best PowerPoint presenter etc. I teach at a university and use powerpoint for lectures. I also give ppt lectures to professional groups, other universities, etc. What I am looking for is the best ppt presentation software and the ability to do the presentation remotely. I also do (with my win 7 lenovo tablet) portrait presentations, in which I have configured the table to simulate an overhead system where I can write on in "edit the ppt view" while the systems projects this to the class. So this is the back ground. I see great potential for the Note in many ways, but right now I am disappointed. What I hoping is that I can learn from you about this goal. Below I compare software that I have. I also compare with the Note hooked directly to the projector (hdmi or hdmi-vga) and with the allshare cast dongle. (*hdmi means hdmi or hdmi to vga, both direct to tv or projector). This results were a surprise and part of my current disappointment,

3. Polaris (Ireviewed a few others)

Fairly good for fonts, does not maintain proper style for text (e.g., maintains column width) can edit

Picture effects like reflection does not work

Animation works

No 3d shapes do not work

Fonts generally ok

Color off for text and shapes, but better than office suite pro.

Does not import lines and arrow correctly

Annotation works

Black background used to fill in rest of screen

Good display resolution.

Short time to load big files.

Does not work similarly with both direct hdmi* to tv/projector and the allshare cast dongle.

There are three display choices, primary monitor, duel monitor, controller and note. The first two work the same, bottom bar not hidden. The controller and not setting hides the bottom bar and gives the biggest projected picture (seems to be the biggest and best of all the I have tried). Works great with direct. With the allshare dongle, the first slide is fine. When the second slide comes up, the first slide does not disappear and for the second slide it only show in about ¾ of the screen in the upper left so you do not see the full slide. The rest of the screen is the first slide. This stays the same for the rest of the slides.

Does not work in profile."

First of all, is this not your expereince?

Second, I have been trying ot work with Polaris to see what is going on. Have had some success with email exchanges. They said that if the verion of Polaris is 4.0.5002.30 version, then it should work. I told them my version number is 4.05002.80, which is higher and it does not work correctly. They asked on Sunday (March 10) for a screenshot of the verison number. I sent that but have not heard back. ( i have emailed them and resent the screenshot, but no emails so far.

dave
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] djasli:
Dave,

The version on mine is 4.0 5002.62-Fj03 & it works beautifully. Well for my usage. Set up the Cast, load ppt, hit slideshow & I'm set for drawing, annotate etc. Granted my usage is basic, with no Powerpoint slide creation at all (That's done by my PA back at office). Maybe you need more. A Windows TPC with Office suite works better for you maybe? As far as I can figure, there's no Office-compatible apps for Android. At least not yet.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dtl:
Interesting that you have a different version and it is a lower number. When did you get your note. I wish I could see more of how this works for you.

But some questions

1. do you get the choice of how to do the slide show? The three choices I mention in my post.

2 Also I just want to make clear that when you project, that the bottom bar hides dn the only think you see on the screen is the ptt presentation.

I would like to take this information to Polaris and to Samsung

As for windows computers with ppt for presentations, yes I use these, but to be able to use the Note with Allshare opens up many possibilities and I wan to work to making it so. It is interesting that if you were to take all of the good features from the other android ppt programs ( I think I reviewed 4 or 5) and combine them, you would almost have a windows ppt like experience.

Thanks!

dave
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] djasli:
I'm still new on this board to insert attachments.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dtl:
Well this is what I thought might be the case. Was hopeful. Interesting that you got yours after mine and with Jelly Bean, but an older version of Polaris. Got mine months ago with ICS.

So I think that Polaris knew of a problem and then produced the next version (with the three display choices) to solve it. One of those choices as I pointed out hides the bar and only displays the ppt. But it does not work and Polaris now has not responded for almost a week. So that could mean 1) they are working on it, or 2) they do not care and are ignoring it. I hope #1.

A problem is that we cannot update Polaris from PlayStore if they do upgrade the software. It is all up to Samsung and thus complex. So my hopes are rather dim at this point and a response from Polaris would be encouraging..

dave
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] djasli:
Your comments got me thinking. So while at work today, I did a test:

･ RDP to my office pc and AllShare Cast the Note to the projected. Walla! Full Office ppt with all the trappings. Bit laggy connection but not discernable much.

･ The Note's Airview mode helps. Perhaps you can try this too.

･ Next up, I'm gonna try setup my own personal network and try the experiment at one of my client's conference room, who happens to be my college buddy.

Hmmm, this is getting interesting. Thanks for making this tired old brain working again.....:)
[HTC One X+] jrockwell:
Hello...I'm running Elegancia and Nova browser right now with SuperUser installed. I went to place a "system reboot" shortcut on my homepage. When I went to use it it asked for "Superuser Priveleges" which I granted...but after that there was an error saying that the program couldn't work on an 'unresponsive shell" or something like that. I had the same issue when i tried to install a power down button through the power toggles app. Any idea why this is happening?
[HTC One X+] jrockwell:
I have another question about a different issue, but I'll post it here to avoid making multiple threads. I go into advanced task manager and even after I kill everything it says there is only 300mb of RAM left...is this normal? Does the system/ROM/launcher consumer 700mb of RAM?

Also, BUMP to my first question :p
[HTC One X+] Lucky Thirteen:
I will try to answer your first answer but I don't have the exact answer to this only a theory. The Widget shortcut is only valid for a Reboot on a Sense based ROM and since you are using Nova launcher...

As for your second question...

You don't have to worry about memory. The OS manages how applications use your phone’s RAM. It only allows applications and their component processes and services to use RAM when they need it. It will cache processes that you’ve been using recently in RAM, so they restart more rapidly when you open them again, but it will erase the cache if it needs the RAM for new applications. It's not a Windows like system where the more RAM you have the better the OS is responding. This is based on Linux core and the memory management is totally different. And way more effective. If this phone was built with 2Gb of RAM the cache would only cache more applications and their components processes since more space would be available for caching.
[HTC One X+] jrockwell:
Good to know about the memory. Regarding my other issue...I don't know what happened, but I reflashed the ROM without wiping and the reboot shortcut started working.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maicol87:
Hi,

I want to change the modem.bin on the rom Xperia Note CM10.1 edition, because my wifi have a low signal, but when i open the rom file ou kernel file, i cant find the "modem.bin", i did a serch on root explorer by the file name, and no results. Any one can help me?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThaiDai:
Please some more details or precse information:

Do you have a Samsung Galaxy Note?

What Rom do you mean (link to Rom thread)?

What files do you open?

You can install a modem.bin if it is packed as a cwm-installable zip. But first you should be sure about the state of your device (see my questions).
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
i dont think the modem is related to wifi., the kernel is
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThaiDai:
AW: [Q] [Question] How can i change the modem.bin on Xperia Note CM10.1 rom?

That is the shortest and of course correct answer.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
notifications waking up the screen are killing me.. if my phones in my pocket and the screen wakes up, then every step i take, my thigh hits the screen and keeps it awake for hours till i check the phone or it dies first..

sometimes when i get certain notifications, such as low battery, it keeps the screen on indefinitely (ironicly battery warning is a huge battery killer lol..), so does charger connected/disconnected.

anyways there's my rant, my question is,

; has anybody come across a way to stop the screen from turning on when getting a notification? it already lights up, vibrates, has a smart reminder option, and a led indicator, I'd really love to stop the screen from lighting up.

ill give 'Thanks' to anyone throwing out suggestions
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
are you talking about the sms app? use a custom one
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
SMS app is one culprit, so is email, Google talk, battery notifications, LINE messager, and a zillion other 3rd party apps.. itd be much more realistic to find a lock screen off solution, or remove the service that lets apps lightup the screen
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roloracer:
Easy fix, get SMS popup app, go into the stock SMS app and disable notifications, now go into the SMS popup app and in notifications , click and enable notifications. Now go into additional settings and unchecked screen on for pop-up . That's it, you'll get notifications without the screen turning on.

RoloRacer on JellyBeer 4.2.2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
only for the sms
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roloracer:
Nope, I use it on my galaxy note to have working bln and my screen never turns on, emails, IM, Facebook, nothing, it always stays off.

RoloRacer on JellyBeer 4.2.2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
interesting. let's wait till OP tries it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themadproducer:
Soraxd,

What lock screen do you use?

I have a good workaround, but it involves using WidgetLocker lock screen which is hands down the most killer optioned lock screen around.

Let me know if your interested.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxd:
i am interested, ? actually purchased widget locker in the past. it just seems to unlock slower than stock lockscreen, so i stopped using it when i got my s3. what's the option?

in the mean time ill try the SMS app and report back