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[HTC Sensation] kojimin:
Hello, long time reader, first time poster. I know about rooting, and installing roms and all that good stuff (had a galaxy s2 but odin bricked it). So I'm new to the sensation, and it's quite different from my previous device. My problem is that when I install a custom rom, the phone will boot and all about after about 30 seconds will freeze and restart.

Okay so these are the steps that I followed:

-Used the KGS Utility and chose "s-off"

-Followed all the prompts everything worked out fine.

-Following that I used it to install a custom recovery.

-Followed the prompts everything worked fine.

-Then I used Revolutionary CWM to flash SuperUser.

-App was there on reboot.

-Then I downloaded the AOKP "Initiate Your Swagger"[4.1.2] Rom

-Put it on my SD card and flashed it (after wiping and backing up)

-When the phone boots the setup wizard starts.

-I follow the prompt and when it gets to "Just a sec" the phone freezes then restarts.

Don't know what the problem is here.

I get the same problem when trying to flash CM10. The phone will boot, but then after 20-30 seconds will reboot.
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
Be VERY specific and give a step by step detail of what you are doing to install. Give WAY more detail than you have. And put the detail in a list, not a giant paragraph.

Then we'll look at it and see what's missing.
[HTC Sensation] kojimin:
Sorry about that. Edited my first post. I hope that is enough.
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
When you say it boots for 20 seconds, what exaclty for you mean.

Does it just replay the boot animation over and over? Or does it actually bring you to a home screen with the status bar and everything for 20 seconds before the reboot? That's a very important difference in diagnosing this one.

Also try installing 4EXT recovery. CWM has been known to cause weirdness with AOSP roms. Plus you may have an older version of CWM thatcan't properly install the newer roms. If you used a .zip in bootloader to flash CWM yuou probably had an older version. I have a special place in my heart for CWM too, but 4EXT is just so much better for the Sensation. (Different recoveries ar ebetter or worse on different devices.)

If you properly installed superuser on your stock rom that you have a nandroid backup for, installing 4EXT is super easy. Just restore the nandroid, which should boot up without problems, download the 4EXT app from the play store, and use the app to install teh latest version of the recovery. No need for ADB or flashing in bootloader. Then try a full wipe and fresh install of AOKP from 4EXT.
[HTC Sensation] kojimin:
It boots up to the homescreen (with no signal) then it reboots.

I will try 4EXT and post my results. Thanks for your help thus far!

EDIT: Tryed installing 4EXT now when I try to boot into recovery it shows the HTC spash screen, then it reboots back the homescreen. So I think my recovery is gone.

EDIT 2: So I got the 4EXT recovery installed. But the ROMs are giving me the same issues (no change). I also noticed as before, when the custom roms boot there isn't any cellular signal.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Update the firmware.. You are on gingerbread firmware (revolutionary soff worked for you means you are on GB) and it won't work on ics/jb roms

Check the firmware thread by kohr-ah in sensation development section and flash universal 3.33 firmware

It will solve your rom problems
[HTC Sensation] kojimin:
it was the firmware! I just updated to 3.33, and 4.1.2 "Initiate your swagger" booted up completely. Thanks for your help :good:
[HTC Sensation] MidnightDevil:
Awesome reply mate :;)
[Sailfish General] nh1402:
Jolla will be announcing a new phone, you may have heard of this, will be announced tomorrow (20/05/13 at 4:30pm GMT), here is a live stream to the event I found from the Jolla official twitter account. #IAmTheOtherHalf

From what I have heard the screen will be no larger than 5" in size, and will likely get a physical slide out qwerty keyboard, don't quote me on this, just from research, that is all I found :)
[Sailfish General] aironeous:
It's 5/20 not 5/13. The only thing we know is Engadget guessed it was 5 inches from when Marc partially took it out of his pocket.
[Sailfish General] nh1402:
some people in different countries represent the date in different ways, I did day/month/year as I am from UK.

UPDATE:

4.5" screen (unknown resolution at this time, known to be HD so either 720p or 1080p

dual core processor (unknown clock speed)

unknown RAM

unknown GPU

8mp AF camera

seems to have a front facing camera of unknown mp count.

replaceable battery

4G (LTE)

16GB + microsd card expandability

unknown battery size/life

(All specs quoted from jolla website)

disappointed that it is not quad core but as the OS is based on C++, efficiency will be much better than Android, providing the RAM is of decent size and the GPU is good, it shouldn't make that much difference speed wise, also doesn't seem to have a qwerty keyboard (only reason why I thought it would is that, one of the guys at Jolla in an interview, stated that more phones should have a physical qwerty keyboard.)
[Sailfish General] ===:
i am waiting for jolla :laugh:
[Sailfish General] dragon_76:
Quad core doesn't really matter in Android as the OS itself currently only supports 2, apps have to specifically use the extra cores, and only a few games do. I believe KLP is supposed to change that to "N" cores (along with full Intel support). Because Android used a VM, it is RAM that makes the biggest difference. That is why iOS and WP7/8 are so smooth with much lower RAM than Android.

I have read, and anyone can correct me on this, that KLP is the start of moving away from Dalvik and will support ARM and x86 natively with fat binaries. This is the rumour why KLP was not released at I/O, because they are re-writing the OS as native.

As you mentioned, Sailfish is a native OS, it won't need as high of specs as Android, which also means cheaper phones (in theory).
[Sailfish General] nh1402:
I was just saying future proof wise, if their OS supports Quad-Core, and they provide one in their first phone, they could just stick with this phone for a while, as it wouldn't need to be updated yearly, to keep with the competition. The phone as of the last time I checked had the equivalent price of £350, which is more than a Nexus 4, and yet that has a quad core processor, I have mentioned that to Jolla via their support page, and will be releasing more details as the release date gets closer, the main thing that was a huge turn off for me was not the Quad Core processor as much but the MASSIVE Bezel around the 4.5" screen, but then found out that the final design of the phone will have a smaller bezel, as mentioned by the lead designer at Jolla.
[Sailfish General] dragon_76:
If they want anyone to buy their phone, it just has to be cheaper. Nokia made pretty good inroads with their Lumia devices by making them very inexpensive (and often free) on contract. Windows Phone is now at 5% market share, and it is almost entirely Lumia devices. With Jolla being former Nokia people, hopefully they will understand this instead of making the mistake Palm did with the Prē
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naujoks:
Is the only way of making the status bar on top and bottom appear black really installing a custom ROM?

Is there no simpler solution?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Incanity:
simpler solution is to update to .253. this has black top and bottom bar :good:

downside is, there is no root method yet. not without unlocking bootloader.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decadan1977:
No just update to the new. 253 firmware
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naujoks:
For some reason that update is not showing up for me yet, neither OTA nor through PC Companion...

UK here.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maddhouse:
i am in uk and i just flashed a prerooted rom, just one thing with the Baseband on new release is a little slow on bootup to pick you network (Before i unlocked)

but i am now on unlocked bootloader so all changed for me
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naujoks:
I don't think I want to unlock my bootloader. I'm actually very happy with the stock ROM, if it weren't for the colour of the status bars, which is a fairly small niggle anyway.

To lose my DRM keys, and Bravia 2 engine doesn't seem to be worth it, just so that I can install ROMs that don't give me anything new anyway.

UK guy: Were you offered the update by SONY or am I the only one who doesn't get it? I don't suppose it's because I'm rooted. I'm not getting any error messages.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gm007:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2279773
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maddhouse:
No I didn't get OTA notification just some small apps, I'm an on EE orange
[Motorola Droid Bionic] breatheoflife:
Using Safestrap, I accidentally deleted my stock rom on my phone. So I'm trying to reinstall the stock rom using RSD Lite and the .902 FXZ to just start from scratch. I was in RSD Lite, and it got to step 6/22 and failed. Got the error "Failed flashing process: 6/22 flash cdt.bin "cdt.bin" -> Phone returned FAIL". I can't do anything on my phone now. It only boots up in the AP Flashboot Flash Mode. What do I need to do to get my phone back to completely stock? Please help! On a time crunch!
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Sir_Eagle:
You can't go back to .902. You have to FXZ whatever you were on GB, ICS, JB.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] breatheoflife:
Yea, I figured that out. I got it back to stock 4.1.2. Now I've just gotta figure out how to get root back.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Sir_Eagle:
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/17202-easy-root-for-bionic-running-stock-jelly-bean/
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Yhernandez:
Today I got the HTC One from a guy that works at a T-Mobile store. The phone came rooted but I wanted to unroot it. We went into TWRP and touched wipe. We wiped out everything including the operating system. I tried connecting the phone to my computer but it wouldn't recognize it. I'm not sure if its because of my laptop which is a windows 8 or because the phone might have USB debugging disabled. I have absolutely no experience in this and I have no idea what to do. :/ Any advice would be nice (: Thank you!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Ajxx16:
So wait, can you access recovery? I haven't gotten around to rooting mine yet so not 100% the process for the one but if you can access recovery you should be able to mount usb storage then the computer will pick it up.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] aLdaRiS:
do you have the necessary drivers?

Sent from my SGH-M919
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] skinsfanbdh:
people have had issues with adb and windows 8. search the international thread for a solution.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] SanDiegoHB:
No the GS4/Google isn't immediately coming to Sprint, but I'm thinking of jumping to AT&T for it. But before paying a premium, I'm looking for input into a bluetooth problem which happens to be the only thing I don't LOVE about my nexus phone.

My Galaxy S THREE give *excellent* Bluetooth quality of voice of the person on the other end; custom Rom or stock doesn't matter, same good experience. What I get from my galaxy nexus is *horrible* quality, regardless of stock OR custom rom including 4.2.2.

Any opinions regarding what to expect from the upcoming galaxy s4 Google edition regarding Bluetooth quality? Perhaps good quality because it's GS4 hardware? Or the same bad quality as my GNex because it will probably be the same vanilla 4.2.2?

thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] kyhassen:
I use Bluetooth headphones everyday for work and i use the motorola s10-HD. Quality is amazing and it worked even at least 20 feet away in decent quality. I dont know what you use, but this is decent. I hated using it on the Hero, Evo, Evo Shift, and my SII. but the SIII and S4 is amazing.

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-S10-HD-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headphones/dp/B004BHCSQC
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GiantJay:
Yes it should be better than those phones. The Galaxy Nexus is pretty old so ya of course the S3 would have a lot better hardware as will the S4 over the S3. But the S3 compared to the Galaxy Nexus was a pretty big leap in tech. The Galaxy Nexus is pretty much the E4GT hardware wise.

Sent from my SPH-L720
[General Topics] s1xkill3r:
I was wondering why they made Android smartphones so big? For me the display size above 4.5 inches are useless. Who wants so big dimensions in his pocket? I had Note for a week. It was so uncomfortable. I even prefer 4.3 inch display instead 4.5 one. But these with small dimensions doesn't have good hardware.

Now according to my criteria there are only three phones with MONSTER hardware - Xiaomi MI-2 . MI-2S and Meizu MX-4

So I don't know what to buy. :rolleyes:

What do you think? With this temp the displays will be 6 inches, which is ridiculous and ..... If I want tablet I will buy tablet. :eek:
[General Topics] ShadowLea:
It's a matter of opinion.

I went from a HD2 (4.3) to a SGS3 (4.8), and more and more I find even the size of my SGS3's screen to be too small. I watch a lot of films, play a lot of games and use my phone as an Ereader. Below 5" is too small for my taste. I'm actually happily anticipating the Note 3's potential 6" screen.

If all you do is the occasional casual game, post on a forum, read some webpages and do other, non-big things (More commonly referred to as 'the activities of the average iSheep'), a 4.5+" screen will probably feel bulky, yes.

Why would a small screen need heavy hardware? It's not as if it has to push a lot of pixels... :rolleyes:. In fact, the hardware will be completely wasted as there is nothing one does that requires the processing power.
[General Topics] DesertHawk:
This lady knows. Listen to her. Lmao 5in is too small. Mines alot bigger. Yes I was referring to the Note II. But also the other way too :P
[General Topics] s1xkill3r:
Sorry , but I am not iSheep. I hate very very much Apple iPhone!

I don't play games or if I play they are very simple. I am using it for some special thins in my daylife. Android can be programmed to do specific tasks in specific time. This is very useful. But I want a bit little size of the displays.
[General Topics] DesertHawk:
Just get a HTC One S. Great phone, getting Sense 5 soon. Krait processor. Very slim and small. Perfect. Job done
[General Topics] s1xkill3r:
The three options according to GSMarena.com phone finder searching tool were Xiaomi Mi-2 , Xiaomi Mi-2S and Meizu MX-4.

I am really looking for Xiaomi. It is something great , but in this forum here people don't like it. And I know the reason.

The other variants are HTC One S , HTC First or Galaxy 4. (The last is big , but not enough to be compared to S4 , One and Xperia Z).
[General Topics] Pennycake:
I guess it depends on what you do with your phone. What do you do that requires "monster" hardware and if it really does, how are you able to deal with the tiny screen size ?

I have the Galaxy S3 and the screen size is too "small" for the tasks that actually use the hardware to any great extent. Temple Run is okay, but many games are hard to play on such a small screen. I've watched Netflix on it quite a few times but it's never a really pleasant experience - my 10" tablet allows for video to be immersive, but the 4.8" screen is to small to really focus in on. It's too small to navigate most web-sites on without annoyance.

Is there a special program you use that needs high-end hardware ? Are you just not bothered by the tiny screen when it comes to the above tasks ?

I don't consider the S3 to be particularly "big" or "bulky" as I can fit it in my pocket and now that I'm using only bumpers for protection (along with screen protector and phone skin) it's really quite thin - so hardly bulky at all. If it can comfortably fit in my pocket I guess I don't find it that big. I can use it one handed, too.
[General Topics] s1xkill3r:
Yes , the usage is the most important thing.

About the games - I don't play games often. I don't like FPS or somthing like that , cause now I am too old for this kind of games. And the experience is not as good as the one on the PCs. I have played only racing games. Especially Need for Speed Series and Asphalt.

Now on my phone (Galaxy W) I have only Temple Run 2 , Scrabble , Simple Chess. Temple Run 2 lags sometimes.

For films. I don't watch films on my phone. Even if I would have 5 inch phonblet. I watch sometimes only Youtube.

So maybe it isn't necessary to buy quad core phone. Dual is enough.

But for the RAM. Maybe it should be 2 GB.
[General Topics] Shean92:
I agree that the usage is what's important. Some companies do release some small phones, like Sony and Samsung. I'm actually a really big fan of the small android phones like the Xperia Ray, S3 mini, Xperia U... okay maybe they aren't that small compared to the Xperia Minis. but their size fits right in the palm of my hand and they're pretty slim and the hardware is pretty decent for their size (the Ray is amazing, still can't get over it).

The screen size, well it is user dependent, by that i mean it depends on what you do with your phone. Some games actually feel more comfy to play on a small screen (like Cytus, easy to reach the notes but sometimes hit notes by accident.) some are also comfy to play on a bigger screen because the UI might be too small (like Plague Inc. really small map. but you can zoom in if needed. its a hassle though). For me though i prefer watching movies on my Ray because the image looks clearer on smaller screens. which i enjoy.

One comment on screen size. its equally hard to use a full keyboard on a small screen as it would be on a big screen. still press the wrong keys by accident. but that's just me :)
[General Topics] tld88:
If you don't want a big phone, don't get one. Pretty simple.
[General Topics] Planterz:
Normally I'd complain about someone bringing up a year-old thread with such an inane and unhelpful comment, but things have actually changed since this thread was active.

Firstly, I'll address your comment. Small Androids are plentiful, but good small Androids aren't. And small Androids with "flagship" specs are few and far between.

In fact, there's only ONE, the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact. Apart from the 4.3" 720p screen and smaller battery, it's every bit the beast of a phone as its bigger brother. Same processor, same 2GB RAM, same 20.7MP camera, same build quality, same software features, etc. In fact, since it only has a 720p screen instead of a 1080p, the Z1 Compact absolutely screams.

Even better, Sony is about to come out with the Z3 Compact (they skipped the Z2 Compact). Despite being exactly the same height and width, they're cramming a 4.6" screen (some rumors say 720p, some say 1080p) in there, and making it a hair thinner too. Dual front facing speakers, SD801 processor 2 or 3gb RAM (depending on the rumor), and the same software suite and 20.7MP camera as before.

Both are only slightly larger than an iPhone 5s or 5C, and much smaller than the current 5.0-5.5" flagship phones.

Oh, and they're waterproof.

These "Compact" Sonys are a departure from the "Mini" phones the other main manufacturers, like the Galaxy S4 Mini, LG G2 Mini, HTC One Mini(s), etc. which all are neutered spec-wise in many ways. Lower MP cameras, slower processors, less RAM, sub-HD screens, etc. And some are only "mini" in that they're not as huge as their bigger brothers, but could hardly be considered small.

The Droid Mini is a pretty good phone actually - all the specs of the Droid Ultra or Droid Maxx, but only available with Verizon in the US.

The Moto X is small for its largish screen size, and fits the hand (and pocket) nicely. It's substantially smaller than other 4.7" phones like the Nexus 4 or HTC One (M7).
[General Topics] EdVel:
I changed from my HTC Desire S to a Jiayu G3C, and it was a really big change for me. The Desire S was really good for one hand and fits perfectly in the pocket.. But the Jiayu it's really big. I think more than 4" is too much big to be called a "phone", is like I already see those phone as a "phablets"
[General Topics] joel.w:
I agree, many modern phones feel big and bulky. The range of 4-4.5'' is ideal for me.
[General Topics] mojito13:
Yes they're on the bigger side as of late as that trend continues to be in vogue, but holy moly are they lighter than any iPhone I've ever owned and used. I know the 5s is super light, but never owned one. I was used to the iPhone for awhile and never thought twice about its weight but after playing with some friends droid devices, the iPhone has always felt like a brick since then.
[General Topics] galaxys:
Nexus5 fits like a glove! :)
[General Topics] C.Beery:
Personally, I thought the iPhone 4 was the perfect size because I could use everything on the screen comfortably with one hand. Now with my GS4 there are areas in the screen I just cant reach one handed the way I used to.
[General Topics] the.trickster:
I think that They designed it for the user who often to play game and watch HD movie on their smartphone. Maybe that's why Samsung have "mini" version like Samsung S3 Mini.

But of course the can't make Galaxy Note smaller. It wouldn't be good.
[General Topics] enapah:
It seems that soon enough we will have the Galaxy Alpha, which should be a good contender for the Z1 Compact (and it's straight successor, the Z3 Compact).

But I do agree with the OP, phones are getting a little too big for my tastes. Do notice I said "tastes", because it really is a matter of taste.

There are plenty of users willing to carry a larger device and take advantage of the added "screen real-estate".
[General Topics] Stuart Little:
For me are phones the best around 5-5,5 inch.

But maybe you can try out the HTC one mini or the LG G2 mini or the new Galaxy Alpha ;)

Sent through my Galaxy Note using Tapatalk 4
[General Topics] predator120480:
For me it's the bigger the better, but we need bigger pockets on our clothes soon :P
[General Topics] Labrat0116:
One word. FOOTBALL !

One word. FOOTBALL !

Yes, FOOTBALL (on the go). Who wants to watch a football game on a 4.3" screen ?

Also, who puts a 5"+ phone in their pockets ? That's why God made the Otterbox Defender series so you can carry it on your side like a gun! LOL!
[General Topics] xyyx:
I think 4,7 screen with 1280x720 it's best variant.
[General Topics] Khatarian:
I actually think, since I own a Find 7, a 5.5'' display is a perfect size. But when I first bought a smartphone, a SGS3 (4.8'') I thought that was huge!

After a year maybe, I bought myself a Nexus 5, which was slightly bigger than the SGS3, it took some getting used to the size but I found it excellent. Once I saw the Oppo Find 7, I just wanted that phone, so I bought it, once agian got used to the size and now I find the 5.5'' displays excellent.

I honestly think 5.5'' is the limit it should be though. If they go any bigger than that, it would just be a tablet in my opinium.

So bottemline is, a size may sound big to you, but if you read alot on a phone like I do, a bigger phone is quite useful. It all comes down to getting used to and personal preference.
[General Topics] DrekavacXXL:
Fully agree. I loved my Xperia x10i size, was just "right". For most people, 5+ inch phone size is hard to use with single hand.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carter0108:
Has anyone found a good Facebook tablet app that looks nice on the Nexus 10? I'm fed up of Facebook giving us a disgusting upscaled phone app.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvnatic:
I use friendcaster but it doesn't have a polished look, it's just practical.

Most of the time I end up with the website version.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nein7three:
I'm wondering this too, the fb app is terrible on here
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johno86:
Friendcaster is probably one of the better apps for Facebook.

Offers duel pane viewing, color change, etc

Basically it's tablet optimized unlike the official facebook app.

Sent from my Nexus 10
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purmou:
Flipboard does the job for all your social networks. Looks great on the large resolution.