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[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JWinAus1969:
Hi Folks

I bought a Motorloa Defy XT535 over the internet from a company in Sydney, who imported the phone from China (I live in Australia). When I received the phone, everything was in Chinese and changing the language to English, made little difference. Google Apps was not installed on the phone, and the only App Store software, had only Chinese applications. In this state, the phone was pretty useless to me. I attempted downloading the gapps APK, and installed it succesfully, however, I was still unable to connect to the Google Play store, since the phone did not allow me to create a Google account. The only account that I was able to create, was for and Exchange Server, no other options were available.

I came here and after much searching, found a few links that described how to root the phone, I found an Australian Telstra Firmware update for Gingerbread 2.3.7 one this site, http://www.droidevelopers.com/f437/...-xt535-gingerbread-2-3-7-firmware-update.html. I was able to root the phone successfully using the instructions in the All-in-one-guide on the forum - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1216982.

I then needed to install a Custom Recovery and found this link to install ClockworkMod - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1827338. This is where things went wrong. After I followed the steps and successfully installed CWM (or so it seemed), the phone now does not boot up at all. When I switch it on, the Motorola Logo appears and then nothing further. By holding down both volume keys and switching on the phone, I can get into the stock recovery, but resetting the phone to factory default does not resolve the issue. I can also boot up into the bootloader by holding down the Up Volume key before I switch it on, but the White screen appears and four lines of text, then nothing. There are no options and the only action that does anything, is pressing the power button which then resets the phone.

The original firmware version was 2.3.6. and since I was unable to get past the custom recovery installation, I have not attempted flashing the rom with newly downloaded Telstra Ginderbread 2.3.7 firmware.

Please help if anyone has any ideas?

Thanks

JWinAus
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JWinAus1969:
XT535 rooting, and firmware replacement

Hi Folks

I just resolved this issue on my phone. Have a look at this post in another forum - http://simply-android.com/discussion/593/how-to-unbrick-or-flash-a-defy-firmware.sbf/p1. It worked, I used this version of RSD Lite http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1348587. My phone is now up and running and all seems well.

I hope this helps someone ...

Cheers

JW
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Pony Express:
Many of us on the LGOG are wondering what is going on with the seemingly high/fast battery drain and finding the cause may have been a bit tricky.

Here is an app that is quite helpful in finding the source of the drain and it is an app that is getting constant updates through users reporting their stats.

I like it and hope you will find it helpful. :)

Credit: ahikmat

[APP] [2.2+] [Version 1.x] Wakelock Detector(new app for easier access to wakelocks)
[AT&T LG Optimus G] blenkows:
Yeah I've been running this for about a week now. Pretty cool app.

____

Sent from my LG Original Gangsta
[Asus Transformer TF700] Unfed:
Is JB 4.2 designed for better quad core CPU performance?
[Asus Transformer TF700] curiousmileo:
no?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lohitmalviya:
Hello .

Thanks for looking into my question.

My English is not good enough ,but i tried my best to explain my problem.

My mobile is Samsung Galaxy S GT I9003 ,and 4 month ago i installed CM9 alpha 14 ROM on my mobile.and somewhere on XDA i read to swap internal and external memory.so i did it on my mobile. and from last one month my mobile was draining too much battery so i thought to install a new ROM ( SLIM BEAN ) . and i was having mobile ODIN so i tried to install using it.while installation it was taking too long ..more then 15 minutes .so i though that mobile ODIN may be not working so i switch off my mobile in between.

and after starting it was a Samsung logo animation loop. and now i thought to install it using recovery and install from SD card..

but mobile recovery is not showing external sd card, and i have no idea how i can install it...

I also tried to install from desktop ODIN but SLIMBEAN zip have lot of files .. and i think this ROM can only be installed using External SD card..

Please help me how to install...

IF it can be installed using Desktop ODIN that would be great or if i can get path of external SD card in recovery mode..

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] TheSiLeNT_A:
you always have to flash a custom rom via cwm recovery NOT via odin or mobile odin!

you should try to flash pit and full kpe via desktop odin and then you have to flash ddlf2 and cf-root .

after this you can flash the rom you want via cwm recovery
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] gazzaman2k:
:( hi all i brought a usb GPS receiver from off ebay (£38) for use with computer it is a NaviLock GPS which is suitable for PC, PDA and serial....

i have tried to get this to work but nothing :(

the model is: http://www.navilock.de/produkte/usb_gps.html BU-303

i have had a look at the xda connector place and am trying ti wire it up to a XDA car charger....

so far i have done....

RED wire - pin 21 (+5V) (on usb its +5V)

BLACK wire - pin 5 (GND) (on usb its GND)

GREEN wire - pin 8 (RS232_TXD) (on usb its DATA+)

WHITE wire - pin 10 (RS232_RXD) (on usb its DATA-)

could someone please help me as im totally confused why it will patch a signal but it wonr show on tomtom on serial 1 running v4.01.00 ppc2003 with baud rate of 4800 and nemea v2 or what ever it is :)

help me please :(

thx in advance

gaz
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] cruisin-thru:
Looks like a usb only receiver to me.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] gazzaman2k:
um... but the serial and pda models are exactly the same as this but different conectors :( works fine on windows 98 but doesnt on xp :\ though its supposed to. pics up signal in like 10seconds much more powerfu lthen my old haicom 203e

but i want this on my xda badly :( dunno why it isnt working...

also i seem to have so many serial pports on my xda 1 lol its got:

com 9:

com 1:

com 2: (makes ppc go slow and freeze half the time)

usb on serial

ive tried them all but no luck :\ i swear for sure its connected up all ok :\

hellllp! lol
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] cruisin-thru:
Try reversing the tx rx lines, it worked for swifty on his gps even though he wired it as per instructions.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] gazzaman2k:
tried everything :\ i rewired it back to usb to try out on my windows partition to make sure it wasnt a duff gps and it works exellent on windows 98 cant get it to work on xp nor how ever i hook it up on the xda doesnt work either the gps starts to flash to show it has a patch and thats like in my house its a hell of a powerful gps shame i cant get it on my xda :(

ah well waste of £40 damn :( gotta try flog it now :(
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] united_rule99:
Hi everybody

First of all I want to let you know that I have done my homework and could not find an answer to my question

a month ago I bricked my phone and I ended up with a fried emmc (don't ask me how), anyway after a lot of digging I recognized my problem so I bought a replacement emmc chip from this site ((Parts4repair)), and it is named ((htc-droid-incredible-2-sandisk-sdin5c2-8g-flash-chip))

sorry for not posting the link but my posts are less than 10 and I'm not aloud to do so.

After replacing the chip the phone came back to life (Finally!!), the chip came pre-loaded with a Chinese Rom (Which I think is based on the Chinese version of the incredible 2 which is the S710D) although I'm not sure of that. First thing I thought of is to check the firmware and Hboot versions of the device so as to root it again and here is what I got:

Android version: 2.3.3

Software number: quens_gb_so1

Kernel version:

2.6.35.9-g6760582

htc-kernel@and18-2#1

Baseband version: 20.23W.30.0803U_0.99.01.0225_2

and in Hboot I get:

vivo_w xb ship s-off rl

hboot-0.97.0000

radio-0.99.01.0225_2

it does not say anything about whether it is unlocked or not and it is not a Revolutionary Hboot although the device is S-off (Weird thing to me !!).

Now I know I'm not supposed to flash Chinese based Roms on an incredible 2 and of course I can't also flash incredible 2 Roms on Chinese devices, Now my question is >>> What sort of Rom should I flash to this device ????, it is an Incredible 2 with a replaced emmc chip pre-flashed with what I think is a chinese Rom.

Note:

1- CWM 4.0.0.2 is the installed recovery.

2- Before I got the brick the device was rooted and S-off via Revolutionary.

Your help is appreciated
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] vforaci:
I'm no expert on the subject. I would first load a recent recovery like cwm5, then flash the leaked radio, then a known rom such as viper.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jeremytn86:
Your bootloader is not unlocked, it was, but now has been relocked. And I do not recognize the radio, but I think it's a chinese one. I don't understand how you are getting reception though. Try googling the info, also, there is an older thread under development containing different radios, I believe it treks which ones are chinese, compare that with yours, but I'm pretty sure your not running a us verizon radio unless it's a really old one I forgot about, there are tutorials on how to s off once your device has been unlocked via htc dev which is I think is what happened with yours...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcparker:
I use one of my phones primarily as a media device, but since I'm always near a wifi connection either at home, on campus or whatever, I also use Google Voice and Talkatone for free calls and texts and it works great. I also got two brand new batteries and an external charger and they work fine (my old battery swelled and was just overall dead). So I'll use my phone in Airplane mode with Wifi on and I get around 22 hours with 90 minutes screen on time, which is decent, but I feel like it should be better than that. Depending on the ROM, I have gotten as much as 40 hours battery life (which is great) and as little as 14 hours, and this is ALL on Airplane mode with Wifi toggling, so I'm guessing its software/settings related.

I am just curious about general Android tips to improve battery life in Airplane mode. I am on an SGS2 Epic 4G Touch. I turned off all Location services, screen brightness is low and with the exception of push gmail and google voice notifications, the shortest polling interval time I have for any app is 4 hours. Any other settings I can change to maximize battery life?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sumangh01:
Hello Guys,

I am pretty new to this forum. Recently i bought Xperia U and now i want to install custom rom on it. Previously i had a samsung galaxy 5 set and I installed cyanogen Rom on it via Odin. and i know that process well but for Xperia U this will be my first attempt. can any one please tell me the exact order to install custom rom (say, Xperience Lite , JB experience V2 etc). My phone is already rooted but bootloader is locked(i guess as i didn't do anything). Also at first i want to back up my current rom so that later i can use it to get warranty :cyclops:. Please help me.

Suman
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mirost1:
So, its good your phone is rooted. The first thing you need to do (if you dont unlock your bootloader) is to flash recovery for locked bootloader (CWM). After you successfully install it you can flash .zip roms for locked bootloader in your phone.

Warning: Always flash the CWM and the rom for your phone and for locked bootloader.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] AmG77:
View this thread! This will answer all of your questions! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36741584
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] iamashwin:
We know that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 is more or less confirmed, although official photos of the device and its official specs have yet to be announced. However thanks to the folks at SamMobile, they have received a couple of photos which according to the person who sent them in, are that of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Plus. The tipper went on to claim that instead of calling it the Galaxy Tab 3 Plus, Samsung will instead rename it to the Samsung Galaxy S Tab, and will be banking on the success of the Galaxy S-line of smartphones and will apparently be marketing it in a similar fashion as well.:o

The alleged leaked photo looks similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, albeit with different placement of the home button. Then again this could be the design language Samsung is adopting for its products, so it wouldn’t be a complete shocker. As for its specs, these are the rumored specs of the tablet for those who are curious. It will apparently come with an Exynos 5410 Octa chipset, 2GB of RAM, a 9,000mAh battery:D, a 10.055” display with 2560×1600 resolution (300PPI),:D an 8MP camera:D, Full HD video capture, and will come with microSD card support. No mention of which version of Android it will be running on.(probable 4.1.2 or 4.2.2)

see attachments for the photo:cool:
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] _Variable:
Whoa... Too curvy corners, bad button placement.... I prefer if they kept the same design and just made the back not slippery.

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Sent from a dark and unknown place

Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] iamashwin:
you are right :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Dexxmor:
Exynos.... bad CM support, so i buy a other Tab :D
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] stoney73:
Exynos....bad CM support, a good reason to buy the tab 3, less prima donnas...
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Dexxmor:
No CM>No AOKP>No AOSPA3+ and if samsung decide to drop Support, than you must buy another tab. And prima donnas are everywhere specialy on tweakt stockroms.

Sent from Tab 2
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Jeversonmelo:
Poor poverty, $ 1,000 on Brazil. / Cry
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] stoney73:
Mayhap, but considering that I dont use AOKP/CM/AOSPA3, its certainly no great loss.

I get that if you are a CM fan, this is a big deal.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] blagginspaziyonokip:
I think that's fake, why would they include a hardware button? Seriously, almost every tablet from Samsung has had no physical home button, and with the majority of people who dislike the physical buttons, I doubt Samsung would design that monstrosity.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] et.nuclear:
I agree with you :D
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] iamashwin:
Now since it is released tell me if im right or wrong
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] openmatrix:
Hey bro can you now see tab3 has a physicAL button
[Galaxy S III General] kev1njenius:
Hello guys, I am new here...

Yesterday I rooted my devices and planned to installed Supernexus Rom. But in the forum said that it needed FAT32 micro SD so I need to format it.

Unfortunately, i dont have adapter for microSD and my USB card doesnt have slot for micro SD.

I only have USB cable that connect me to my mac.

Is there other way to format my microSD to fat32 DIRECTLY from my samsung galaxy s 3?

thanks
[Galaxy S III General] fromaron:
You need to go to Settings -> Storage and scroll to the bottom of the list. before formatting the card you most likely have to mount it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] phistyle:
I see that verizon, tmo, and att all have synergy rom threads and being how it works on all the carriers, why isn't there a dedicated thread for sprint users?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] XxSilent.NightmarexX:
There is a port.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bstylz911:
have this show up after eevery line on twrp.

and it does not restore my backups or flash roms correctly.

how do i fix this?

i restarted my phone but i cannot go back into recovery nor does my phone fully boot.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] BWolf56:
Seems like you will have to get in download mode and flash with Odin.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] rc:
guys i bought a used sx56 on erbay and it seems to be dead on arrival and am not sure if the seller is going to cooperate on this.. so i was wondering if i hace any options with this..

here is the scenario.

the xda turns on

when i put a sim picks up ATT network fine

i receuve a call it rings ok

when i try takl the person on the other end cant hear me neither can i hear the other person

i tried play a media file no audio....

the phone is a a.20.17 Eng

rom date 5/15/03

radio version a.20.10

protocol 324e4

please help...

was wondering if i reflash the ROM or Radio will it help or os there something i can check to make sure if it is s/w or h/w issue???? :?:
[Galaxy Note II General] iamashwin:
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 may soon see an update to the latest version of Android. The latest rumor points to a Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.2.2 update in May or June, along with a Galaxy S3 4.2.2 update.

This is good news for owners of the popular Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3, but it is likely that this update will come after the announcement of Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie) at Google I/O on May 15th.

Samsung recently pushed out Android 4.1.2 updates to several versions of the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note 2 is also running Android 4.1.2 on some carriers.

The latest news comes from SamMobile’s twitter account, claiming the Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.2.2 update and the Galaxy S3 Android 4.2.2 updates are coming soon, specifically in May or June.

Samsung did not announce which features specifically will appear in a Samsung Galaxy note 2 or S3 update, but based on leaks we expect Smart scroll and the Smart pause feature to make an appearance. We may also see further support for Multi-View on the Galaxy S3 in the U.S. and enhanced motion control.

In any case, expect a three-month wait for the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.2.2 updates to hit the U.S. carriers after the initial release. According to an alleged Samsung leak, the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy note 2 are also in line for an update to Android 5.0, but the timing of that rumored update is unknown.
[Galaxy Note II General] cashyftw:
Man we never have leaks like we use to during the galaxy s days.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I317
[Galaxy Note II General] Kremata:
Man I wish the letters in the OP were bigger
[Galaxy Note II General] iamashwin:
Ok then it will be done in my next post
[Galaxy Note II General] iamashwin:
They keep their work secret !!

bUt StIll people like CHAINFIRE crack them out
[LG Optimus G (International)] stasou:
Hi. To start, let me state that I am a noob to android.

Now, I purchased an e975 where it should be unbranded. But it was with Starhub Singapore. Bought from US and I am in Europe.

So, I am trying to find a way to debrand the phone. Flashing a valid LG rom would be ok too, but I cannot find any post stating if there is a way to do this and how.

Bottom line, I will return the phone but that would mean some delay I am trying to avoid.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Stavros
[LG Optimus G (International)] zeusrazvy:
hy there search on ebay google it`s maximum 2 euros for an unlock

Push thanks is i helped :)

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Unlock-a...740?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item257c0d4674
[LG Optimus G (International)] stasou:
Thanks, but this is not the case. The device is not locked. It's branded. It's full of useless carrier specific apps and logos that can't be removed.
[LG Optimus G (International)] skdubg:
- root, unlock and install a custom rom

- use an kdz image from here for your phone model:

http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=20
[LG Optimus G (International)] stasou:
Thanks, I'm very glad to know that this CAN be done... I have a ROM downloaded since before I posted here... All I need now is to find out :confused: how to do it :confused:.

Does this link apply?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2085344
[LG Optimus G (International)] skdubg:
this is not for optimus g.

please read the threads for the correct phone model
[LG Optimus G (International)] stasou:
Well, I've seen a bunh of posts and threads describing stuff, but I'm getting more and more lost trying to follow links and trying to depict points from any next post...

The best match I've managed to find is an article about unbricking a phone... This appears like a reasonable procedure for changing rom to a device...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2010624

Sorry for being so persistent, but I am not confident enough to start a procedure if I can't know that it is the correct procedure to be followed.. Shouldn't there be something like a wiki article with a step-by-step procedure from a to z on how to flash a kdz, from rooting to wiping to flashing to booting?
[LG Optimus G (International)] mandroid717:
I have used the method in the link you posted at least 10 times. Never failed. Make sure you have the proper kdz.

delivered by my customized LG E973
[LG Optimus G (International)] stasou:
I'll make sure, thanks... I've downloaded a file named E97510B_00.kdz, roughly 1GB. I've picked the one for Greece, from a list on

lg-phone-firmware dot com (sorry, can't post links yet :o)

Having an e975, I suppose this list is good for me... I'll stick to low letters (A,B) for starters and I'll see what I shall do next.

Unless something goes terribly wrong, I won't be posting back on this thread. Thank you all guys for the assistence... :laugh::laugh:
[LG Optimus G (International)] stasou:
Nothing went wrong, everything is in order, I have a clean phone :good::good:. I am thrilled... I can't wait to start working on it. I didn't forget to Thank Potatohead for the guide...

Bye and thanks once more.
[Verizon Droid Charge] jheide44:
Has anyone with custom recovery ran a factory data reset and experienced issues? Specifically wondering if anyone could confirm/deny the issue as described below. Also just for informational purposes.

I've noticed that with CWM custom recovery installed on FP8 that a factory data reset, from android OS (settings > privacy > factory data reset) causes the following issues...

- a one time force close "the application TwLauncher (process com.sec.android.app.twlauncher) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."

- missing google play

However I found two work arounds

1) CWM based "wipe data/factory reset" = no issues

2) revert back to stock recovery prior to Android OS based reset (settings > privacy > factory data reset)

when the issue was present it didn't like to install the google play apk from an unknown source. out of space error. I never tried a proper adb sideload.

Is there a way to work smarter, not harder on this one? Have I missed something simple? (am I just a moron?) :) I don't remember this to be an issue on FP5.

Note: presence of SuperSU apk was not a factor. I confirmed this from several "angles" on two separate pieces of hardware. used the orange SCH-I510 CWM v4.0.1.4 primarily, but also checked it on the blue version 5.x.x.x that is floating around (the version where nandriod only works on EXT4 fs).
[Verizon Droid Charge] mddexter:
Forgot I can post on q&a!

It was strange to me that after I went through the os flavor of the factory reset my home and search buttons didn't function. The long power button press option decontenting was strange too.
[Verizon Droid Charge] jheide44:
Thanks Dex!

He recreated the issue i noted and found a few more "symptoms"

See his original documentation of his findings here...

http://www.chargeforums.com/forum/droid-charge-hacking-guides/7809-tried-create-deodexed-fp8-rooted-stock-worked-all-week-me-right-6.html#post57936
[Asus Transformer TF700] budzylikessoup:
So my brother accepted the 4.2 update on Thursday. He is stock and non-rooted. When he accepted the update, his tablet was in the keyboard dock. He let it be while it updated for about 2 hours. It was still on the boot screen. Then, he detached it from the dock and put it on the charger. It's been just shy of six hours, and it's still on the boot screen. What should we do?:(
[Asus Transformer TF700] buhohitr:
Did you try to power it off then on again?
[Asus Transformer TF700] budzylikessoup:
No should I? Is there a chance of bricking it?