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[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Re: Sd Card Erasure fix for 4.01.00

This isn't needed if you go and download StorageTools from www.softwinter.com and format the card with the Backup FAT option. I've never once used the default Today Screen. Mine are always custom. I amusing T-Mobiles 4.01 and was using 6.24.01 on my last XDA until it wigged out, but use 6.18 due to it has better reception in my area.

I have never once experianced the SD Card erase problem or corruption as with the backup FAT, it keeps a second File Allocation Table of the SD card so if the first one corrupts, it can copy the backup over the bad one. In addition, this program gives you the ability to scan the SD Card inside the XDA for problems and fix them as well as defrag the SD Card inside the XDA.

If you prefer to defrag outside the XDA (much faster) ONLY use Windows XP built in Defrag program as I have found all others corrupt the FAT and over write files in the attempt to "Optimize" the SD Card.

If you add or delete files frequently to the SD Card, due to it's limited space, you must DEFRAGMENT it periodically. If you have programs that write data to the SD Card.... the same situation. If you do not, it may mistake an area with another file on it as open space and accidently over write part of the file. Just like a computer hard drive.

Computer hard drives generally have a Master FAT and a Backup FAT just like storagetools will create. Not to mention I'm sure you scan your hard drive about once a week for problems as well as defragment it more often than the SD Card. 8)

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] johnEllisDM:
Jta,

Thx for the advice. That does seem reasonable. I was thinking it was a hardware issue with the reset button, but the sim door makes much more sense.

I also realized that on my old phone, i had RS 6.24.01 and on this one i have 6.24. I just now upgraded to 6.24.01 (maybe this is something they fixed in .01). I will see how this goes and will keep you posted.

If this doesn't fix it, I will downgrade to the original RS (I think i may have figured out how to do it through this post: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=4123 by purposefully creating the 1% situation). With the original RS and rom, i will see if the problem repeats... if so, i will send it back to t-mobile.

I just want to eliminate all the "unofficial" things that i have done are not a cause of the problem, just to be fair to t-mo... though... i wouldn't call it fair to delay this upgrade for so long as they have done, but... well....

thanks,

John
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
I'm quite convinced it has nothing to do with the radio stack and all about the card and the way the XDA writes to it. Because SoftWinter's program StorageTools sits up the card differently than default, I believe this is what prevents the erasure problems.

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] johnEllisDM:
sorry... i was not talking about the SD card problems... i was talking about the thing turning off frequently.

It seems that when i upgraded to 6.24.01, i have not seen the turn off problem. I will continue to watch it though..

As for the SD card problem, i have never seen that, though i have had other SD card problems... for instance, i got a lexan 256mb card that several pocket pc's did not recognize at all.. formatted, unformatted... any way... just didn't even acknowledge that there was a card in the slot.

John
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] MrDollyMaker:
Hmmmm that one is an odd one.... :shock:

MrDollyMaker
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] pkrohnert:
Softwinter tools didn't work for me...

Thanks for all the suggestions about trying to combat the SD card erasures...I tried using the Softwinter tools to reformat my card after the last erasure, and the card spontaneously erased after a couple days. I've gone back to the default Today theme to see if that helps...

I'm using the TMobile 4.01.16 ROM (Official US TMobile release). Prior to upgrading to 2003, I didn't have any SD card problems...

PK
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] auburnham:
SD Card Erasure, Corruption with 4.01.16

I thought it was about time to upgrade my XDA from SER v1.2 to WM 2003, so I took the plunge last Thursday. I installed the official TMO 4.01.16 ROM from LumpiStefan's kitchen.

Friday I had my first SD card erasure, so I formatted with StorageTools and then restored all of the data I had backed up.

Today I plugged my SD card into my PC reader and found that all of the data has been corrupted, except for the My Documents and Temp folders.

(Note: I am using "\Storage Card\My Documents" for the default My Documents folder, and "\Storage Card\Temp" for cookies, history, and temporary internet files, all in separate folders).

There's nothing but desktop.ini and index.dat files in those folders, and the earliest one is dated yesterday at 10:30pm, which is when I'm guessing the corruption happened. It seems like all of the data is still there since almost half of the card is marked as used.

Is there a way to restore the FAT backup with StorageTools? I've tried to Verify and Repair in StorageTools, but it keeps locking up. I can restore most of the data anyway, but I need to stop the erasures/corruptions so this doesn't happen again. Does anyone have any similar experiences, or have any suggestions why this may be happening? I thought they had worked all of the SD erasure bugs out of WM03 before officially releasing it. I had no problems using the SD card for temp files with SER 1.2, but could there be a problem with this in WM03? Could my PC card reader have something to do with it??

I tried a few of the WM03 betas, and had card erasure problems with those, but this is getting very frustrating with an official release! Someone please help!

Shawn

Storage Card: SanDisk 256MB SD Card, 0210LR (Taiwan)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] auburnham:
SD Card Erasure Update

Here's an update on my problems with the SD card erasures.

First the conclusion: I have not had an erasure/corruption in two days, and the only change I've made since then was switching from a SanDisk SD card, to a Kingston.

They were both 256MB cards.

Here are the things I tried:

1.) Formatted the card with StorageTools v1.9 512KB FAT32 with FAT Backup

2.) Labeled Card

3.) Created "My Documents" folder (to avoid ignore.my.docs file creation)

Before switching to the Kingston, I had two complete erasures, and two data corruptions. I finally figured out I could use a FAT recovery program for corruptions, so restoring files went a lot faster. The last corruption was strange. I could see the files on the card, but couldn't access them, so I reset the device. When I looked at the SD card again, it was all garbage. Maybe that will give someone a clue as to what is going on.

Here are some other "unique" registry settings, that certainly don't help the situation:

1) Temp Internet Files stored on SD

2.) Cookies stored on SD

3.) History stored on SD

4.) "Program Files" default directory pointing to SD

5.) "My Documents" default directory pointing to SD

Although these settings may aggravate the problem, they should be possible. But my hypothesis is that it is a combination of bad hardware design for the SanDisk, and the device trying to write critical data to the SD card at critical times (power off, reset, etc.). That may cause corruption or erasure of the SD.

So I'll post an update if anything changes, but the Kingston SD card seems to be doing the trick. I sure wish TMO would have worked this problem out before releasing the 2003 ROM. This wasn't an issue in 2002, and isn't an issue on other devices with 2003.

PS: Sorry if I got some data wrong or something doesn't make sense. I'm kinda tired.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] auburnham:
SD Card was formatted again...above conclusion wrong...T-Mobile's developers need to be fired.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] massimotamos:
How to go back to the old software release

I'm experiencing the same troubles with my xda and the update to the T-Mobile O.S.

I'm experiencing SD erase and reboots of the xda.

I tried to go back to the old release but it seems that the standard way to update by Special Edition ROM v1.2, but it seems that there are connection issues about this procedure so it's failing.

Anybody can explain me where to find the correct procedure?

Thanks
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] ramram:
Re: How to go back to the old software release

You just need to flash ur XDA with the SD method here's is the way how to do it http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3274
[HTC Desire S] Ahmed_Mans95:
I ran the RUU, went to the temp folder and extracted the kernel.

there: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r3uwwy1gy9delbh/boot_signed.img

I didn't test it yet but give it a try if you like.
[HTC Desire S] Jann F:
Dude, even the Kernel Source is on HTCdev...
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patel4prez:
Hello all,

I've had my TouchPad running CM10 for a while now, and every so often, when I try to execute another app, either from the app drawer, or the sharing/share to... menu, etc, the app (whatever it is) will force close and come up with:

Unfortunately, [insert app/process name here] has stopped.

The only workaround I have found for this is to close everything in the recent apps dialog/multitasking menu and then try and open the force closing app/process again. Sometimes, I can have 4 processes max open at once and the 5th one I try will fail, making me close 1 of the 4 and try again in order for it to work. Other times I can only have 1 process open and it gets to be such a pain that I will have to reboot, which fixes the problem, but only for a while.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this problem and/or has a solution for it.

Thanks!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsgraphicart:
Which gapps file are you using? If its the ones for 4.2 then thats your problem.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patel4prez:
I am using RolandDeschain79's Lite 4.2 gapps from rootzwiki. I was using the 4.1 gapps previously but the same problem occurred.

Which gapps file do you suggest?
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazzza:
How many apps moved to sdcard do you have?
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patel4prez:
Alot. More than the 50 limit.

Recently I ran into the "Removed SD card" error and I think it was because of the new Gapps.

Might have to completely re-flash. :crying:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agow2004:
i just buy a second hand Galaxy Note N7000 phone, and i want to know from whitch contry the phone is.

my phone details are:

PDA: N7000XXLRI

PHONE:N7000XXLRB

CSC: N7000XXLP8

I want to know from whitch country is, becouse i wish to know when the jelly bean will be released

sorry for ny english
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eugenerudenko:
How does the release of JB depends on the country?? I think it depends on the model of your device. Correct me if I'm wrong.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agow2004:
samsung provides the update depending the carrier of the phone...

Can anyone tell me from witch region/country is my phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agow2004:
no one?
[General Questions and Answers] Fimatr93:
Peace.

So I've spent a month compares mobile devices according to the specifications they should give the same results in performance, but according to the videos I've seen they are not.

Please help me decide which mobile device better.

1, LG Nexus 4.

2. Asus PadFone 2 (Without the pad).

3. Meizu MX2 Dream.

*My favorite is the nexus.but the better win.

i don't have any issue with camera quality,Speaker,Screen or battery. every thing is good for me.

Thank you.

Fima.
[General Questions and Answers] bbrad:
Why did you create a thread on only a decision you can make?

Sent from my Slimming Hybrid Fassy
[General Questions and Answers] Fimatr93:
i meant to said that Nexus is a higher priority for me but if one of the mentioned phones better than the nexus I'll take the best of them
[General Questions and Answers] bbrad:
Well the winner is the nexus in my book but only you can make this decision there all good phones

Sent from my Slimming Hybrid Fassy
[General Questions and Answers] Fimatr93:
Ok. any one think different for now 2 to nexus 4.
[General Questions and Answers] mark manning:
please continue this discussion here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1620179
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Urbanos:
Hello Forum, thank you for your excellent support.

i'm interested in purchasing the C6606 once it is released and would like to find a fair and agile online reseller to hold and alert me of stock availability.

I'll be shipping to Ontario Canada - would prefer to order from a canadian reseller if possible. Any recommendations?
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
mmm not really just trying to grab mods attention ;)

why is it allowed over the SGS4 forum?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192227

if so please allow us the same

thanks!
[One (M7) General] mouzaihem:
A lot of people have the misconception that photos taken on the One, because are only 4MPs in size, can't be viewed on even laptops. Which is a ridiculous misconception. Not a reason to think the S4 > One
[One (M7) General] Riyal:
The rule that doesn't allow the <insert phone here> vs HTC One thread isn't a official xda forum rule. Mods that facilitate on a specific forum tend to create their own set of rules to see what they think would make the forum under them organized. In fact there's this controversial rule also on some forums under the development section where all threads without a download link is not allowed to be posted in the development section. Which doesn't seem right since this site here is a forum and should contain primarily with discussions not download links. And yeah obviously not all development stuffs means download links. :p
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
for example this post

anyone would like to guess how the SGS4 would fare on that rough rugged terrain in the above test?

[YOUTUBE]K7e9ebi41Wc[/YOUTUBE]
[One (M7) General] shiningarmor:
make a poll hamdir
[One (M7) General] Option58:
Ahh, sorry for another thread, haven't seen this :)

And that is too rough terrain to drop, every phone would crash...

About crash it doesn't matter, HTC fell on its face... -even boomsounds protect the screen...

You are not going to drop directly on screen.
[One (M7) General] hamdir:
will do if mods allow this thread to live
[One (M7) General] O_G:
Thread Closed​

There are several reasons why those "device comparisons" are undesirable for users and moderators alike. The main ones being, if every user opened one of these threads for their next possible upgrade or just comparing two devices, the forum would be awash with junk. Secondly, the threads just attract fanboys/flamers. The thread is always biased towards the device in which is located, making it useless.

I will point out, that specific features of a device may be compared. But to do a overall comparison, generally just creates a flame war, that none of us want. That is also explained in Guide-Sticky.

Please, if you have questions to do with moderation, do it by PM.​
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] nextelbuddy:
I want to use the option to hide my notification bar at the top which will hide my mobile/bluetooth/wifi status.

I was hoping to find a way to add them back to the home screen in the form of a customizable widget.

I tried using UCCW widgets but they don't offer anything other than dates/time/weather etc.

thanks in advance
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] linelock:
Check out Dashclock and the dashnet extension on Playstore. The Dashnet extension doesn't show Bluetooth status but there may be anouther extension that does.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] superseagulls:
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/199812208/9e0de67/T779UVTMC1_T779TMBMC1_TMB.zip.html

I installed it using ODIN (I had been rooted so no auto download for me).

T-Mobile have ceased pushing updates and removed from their support website so this seems to be the only current way of upgrading if you choose.

It's all legit and works, slow download though!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dae06:
Sorry for the possibly quite stupid question, but according to "root checker" I am rooted, so does this automatically mean I'm unlocked? When I turn my Nexus 7 on, the lock is closed. Should that show an unlocked lock? :confused:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fp99:
Unlocking and Rooting are 2 different things.

‘Unlocking’ deals with unlocking the bootloader. You cannot flash custom Roms or replace the Recovery image without unlocking.

‘Rooting’ deals with running apps with root-level permissions. You can modify system files, back up the files, etc. after rooting.

Remember: Both are not necessary. You can be rooted and don't really need to be unlocked.

This tool is a simple and effective way to unlock and root your Nexus 7. (At least for me it was.)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1766475

In your case, I believe you are rooted, but since booting up the Nexus 7 shows a lock, your boatloader is still locked meaning you are not unlocked. (Someone please confirm.)

I do request someone with greater knowledge to add more information. Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
You would have needed to unlock the bootloader in order to root. You can confirm this by booting into the bootloader and reading the lock state.

Also, there is no locked icon. It's either the unlocked one or no icon at all.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dae06:
How do I boot into the bootloader? Power, volume up and volume down, at the same time?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dae06:
FYI, Yes this is how you get into the bootloader.

Mine did say "unlocked".
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
^this.

I suppose (since it is the bootloader that displays the screen) that it is possible that different versions of the bootloader (v3.21, v4.13, v4.18) behave differently, but the above is what I've observed - no lock symbol at all if the bootloader is locked.

The icon for unlocked state only has a small gap in the hasp - kinda hard to notice unless you take a close look IMO.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
Nope, really all you need to do is press volume down immediately when the Google screen comes up. Some people like to hold vol down and power but it's really not necessary.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dae06:
Great! Good to know.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
Make sure you are ready to press Vol-down as soon as possible when the splash screen shows up!

On my tablet, it seems that if I delay that Vol-down button-press by more than one second (maybe even only 0.75 sec!) the normal boot occurs. Also, same thing if release the Power button too soon after pressing Vol-down. I usually just keep the Power button held down until I see the fastboot-mode screen appear (2-3 seconds later)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
Hmm odd... I usually just tap the power button without any holding.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timboj:
press vol. down when the Google screen comes up
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nexusmaniac:
yes

To be rooted you firstly need to unlock the bootloader
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBirdOfHermes:
Hey

My brother has a Defy, and I have a Defy+. He strongly recomended me to install CM on my Defy+, and after I saw CM7 on his Defy I really grew to like it.

The Problem is, I can't see an official CM support for Defy+:

http://www.cyanogenmod.org/devices/motorola-defy

As the link states: "Official CyanogenMod support is ONLY for the Motorola Defy, NOT the Motorola Defy+. "

So what are my options instead? I'm looking for a good rom, preferably android 3 or 4 that must support Hebrew.

Currently using rooted stock 2.3.6 rom.

Thanks in advance!:victory:
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pochopsp:
here to you: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=jordan_plus&type=nightly CM7 for Defy+

anyway, good roms are CM9 by Epsylon, Wiui, CM10 by Quarx and Xperia D. look in the development section ;)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricketyclik:
I'm about to do this for my Defy+ for the first time too. It's got the latest firmware update pushed out from Motorola (BL7?) so I'm following the gizmolord tutorial for rooting it (not allowed to hyperlink yet) for rooting it. If anyone has the time for checking it for errors I should be aware of I'd be most grateful.

Anyway, my real question for this post is: is CM7.2 for upgrading Defy (not +) and CM7 effectively the same thing for Defy+?

Edit: Another question: how do I back up (save an image of - "nandroid"? my phone before I wipe data/factory reset the phone, which seems to be required before rooting it?

I realise there are CM9's for Defy+ but I reckon I'll wait around for JB+ (10.2?) to get to a stable point before I go with moving away from Gingerbread.

Thanks for any comments/answers in advance.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z3ro-grav1ty:
Firstly if gizomolord's tutorial is a program that roots the device for you, don't use it, because BL7 devices (I'm fairly sure yours would be) need to be rooted manually. You can follow the instructions in my signature under 'Status' for the files and instructions needed to root your device.

Secondly, I'm not quite sure what you mean in your first question. CM7 is Gingerbread and CM7.2 would just be a 'more up-to-date' version.

About the nandroid, from what I know you can only perform a nandroid after rooting your device. As for preparing to root there are a few things I did:

You can back up your SMS and Call Logs using programs from the Google Play Store. During rooting, your sdcard will be safe and so you can back most thing onto it.

You can back up your contacts to Google.

You can remember what apps to download from the Google Play Store once you have rooted.

That's all I did. There may be a way to backup but nandroid backs-up your current ROM which means you need root to be able to do so.

I hope that helps you! And if you need any help with rooting don't be afraid to ask (plus I wrote instructions and added files to my spare DropBox which you can find in my signature)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricketyclik:
Thanks very much for that z3ro. I did use your tutorial in the end (gizmodo's was similar, but less detailed) but since I'd downloaded their sbf's I used those. I also did the sms and call log backing up. There is, as far as I can tell, no way to make a backup of a rom of a device that isn't rooted, so I just gave up on that idea and stepped into the void. It all worked a treat. I'm feeling so confident now I think I might try Jelly Bean :)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z3ro-grav1ty:
Good for you mate :) If you need any further help, don't hesitate to ask
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBirdOfHermes:
Hmmm, they are all good looking, I'll try the CM7 first and then decide what's next.

Thank you so much for this :)

How do I install? Usual cleaning & wiping in Recover Mode, then "install from zip file" option, wipe again and done?

Good to know you found your answers :)

Thank you for helping the other guy !
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pochopsp:
wipe data, chache and dalvik chache, flash cm7, flash gapps, reboot ;)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricketyclik:
Thanks z3ro. Here's one for you: I've got Quarx's CM7.2 running, after trying CM7, and both go through battery much faster than stock Motorola - which had a nice battery saver setting, not available in the CM's.

I've read that this is as much about which kernel you're using as anything. So:

Can I flash a new SBF without flashing a new ROM? If so, is it advisable? and

I can't figure out how to do a nandroid backup. I've got 2nd init installed, but cant see the option anywhere in its menu. Does a nandroid backup back up just the ROM and settings, or those plus the SBF?