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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave_id:
hello all!

my phone was working properly (rooted but not boot unlocked)

pc companion told me there were a new version availlable (.253) I accepted, install, reboot, everything was fine.

I tried to backup my data in order to change the sd card to a bigger one...then it told me there was a problem while backuping so I did a reboot

this is where the problem begins:

now I have a white triangle with a screwdriver in it and a blue bar below it with an animation inside and it's stuck there...what does it mean for a start?

can you please help?

I'd like to recover it in order to get back my data (photos and video I wanted to put on the new sd card)

tried flashtool but it doesn't recognise the phone...

note: before doing all that, free space was low on my XZ internal storage (like 300 megs)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danw_oz:
Unplug your phone from the USB cable and then start, see if that helps
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ycneosg:
This is exactly what I've encountered, can't find much help in the web, re-flash with wipe cache no joy, in the end re-flash with wipe data boot normally, last backup was 4 days old, restore and lost 4 days game progress...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philje123:
That's strange.

Also had the same.

I updated to the .253 ROM and firmware etc and everything working fine.

I then rebooted after removing some system apps and got this.

I left it for a while and still stuck there.

Pressed a few buttons and still nothing then it suddenly rebooted (not sure if related to pressing the buttons or not) and everything was fine.

Then when it booted up it did the NFC firmware update so maybe related to that.

Not had it since and rebooted a few times.

Phil
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave_id:
thanks for replying guys.

problem really is that I can't use flashtool, for some reason I can't go in flashboot mode (green led right?)

and in fact I don't know all the key pressing procedures (if someone can post them all)

...but I think I got the press down and connect right, problem is that I have the green led for less than one second and then nothing...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newtbie:
Hi,

I also encountered this when I tried to use the old root method of .253. (yah, stupid of me but managed to salvage)

Just let it run for like 20 minutes or so and it will reboot subsequently. (As long as the progress bar still move, you should be ok)

Seems like a self-recovery process in place I guess.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave_id:
yeah I guess you're right , but the first time was so long (more than 20 minutes ) so I thought it was dead...it is obviously some kind of self repair,

because now after a lot of reboots it suddenly started correctly after 5minutes of this blue bar moving....and now working? WTF?

things that I did in case it could help:

-used flashtool beta 4

-flashed a base .434 in blind mode (choosed xperia Z in the list)

-went into flashboot (press down and then plug usb) I had the green light for just a second...(I also installed EMMA drivers from sony , don't know if it helped)

-reboot then wait (I put it also on the docking bay , don't know if it helped as well but it made the blue bar go faster it seems, not sure tho...)

I used "hard boot" also : just jkeep pressing up and the power button until it vibrates 3 times.

maybe just puting it on the dock and then wait (quite some time) is enough (and makes sense)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancebuks:
I just had the same issue - WTF!!!

I just let it sit there for a while and it automatically started.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esselite:
This is f*** crazy smart (stupid) phone.

DOn't know exactly what my wife did, but I doubt she flashed anything:laugh:

The battery died, she conncted to the charger, most probably with pushing some of the volume buttons and phone booted into Triange mode. Now it's stuk in this mode since an our.

I did Hard reset, but after phone is plug into wall charger it automatically boots in Triange mode.

This is in stock ROM without any modifications, unlocking, anything.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancebuks:
Just wait - sometimes it takes a while but it'll eventually boot up.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikc0069:
I think [NUT] said somewhere that this is a repair of certain permissions by the phone itself. I've only ever had this for some minutes - but it is possible if the battery an out it could invoke this. Shouldn't be anything to worry about.

And I think fastboot is blue led - you could try flashmode.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancebuks:
I tend to do lots and lots of flashing and mods so I've seen it several times. The first time caught me by surprise and lasted for a long time...now I'm just used to it .. :confused:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esselite:
In my case waiting in triangle mode did not helped. Was waiting 5 hours at work. I flashed with flashtool again stock ROM without wiping data and still no response.

FInally flashed with wipe and phone is running but all data gone. What a crap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] CZ Eddie:
For those of us with a locked bootloader who can't install CWM or TWRP, how do we install zip files? Such as a theme for a deodex TW ROM?

I've done some googling but everything I find just says "install CWM". ugh

Looks like some devs in the past have been able to modify the 3E recovery to remove the signature verification check. But I don't think we have that yet.

There is a modified 3E recovery in this thread below with instructions on how to install. But it's for a different phone and might kill ours. I dunno.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=909213
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Bender B. Rodgriguez:
You dont.

Place or replace the files manually. Or be paitient and wait a bit for the bootloader unlock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] plwalsh88:
Perfect answer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] CZ Eddie:
There is a huge amount of files in the extracted zip. Not really sure what all needs to be copied over. I did manually replace the systemui and it changed a few things. But I'm definitely missing quite a bit of the theme still. I'll keep playing with it for a bit longer I guess.

Edit

: I think I'm starting to figure it out. There are a ton of res folders in the theme and if I open the stock APK's and copy the res contents from the theme over to the existing res folders, that might do it.

But it's time to eat dinner now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] plwalsh88:
CWM flashables are nothing more than batch files or macros of sorts. Just manually follow along with whatever the updater-script is doing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] CZ Eddie:
Yay, it worked. Thanks guys.

7zip & Root Explorer are once again my two favorite utilities on the planet.

This is the theme I just applied to my deodex AT&T ROM in case anyone is wondering.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2264498
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] eraycetin:
So how did you do it? And does it work for any other zip files ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] CZ Eddie:
For themes you can just open the zip file in Windows and locate the internal files. Then use those to replace the same files that are on the phone.

But the Google Play store has apps that will flash zips without needing recovery or a reboot. I don't know the names but if you Google you'll find it.
[LG Optimus G Pro] mrfeuss:
Is anyone else noticing inconsistencies in their Home Button LED Notifications? I'll often not get any notifications for missed SMS Messages or emails. Is anyone else having a similar issue? I've tried toggling the Folio Quick Cover on and off and that doesn't seem to make any difference. Any suggestions?
[LG Optimus G Pro] draiko913:
I haven't noticed any issues with missed calls, sms or emails. Seems to be working 100% on mine. Did you check under Settings > Display > Home button LED (press on the text, not the blue toggle button) > Select missed event. Check that you have Messaging checked, along with any of the others you want notifications lights for.
[LG Optimus G Pro] mrfeuss:
Making sure it was checked was the first thing I did. When I toggle the other Notification options (Besides Downloaded Apps and Missed Events) they all show a preview of the LED notification. Would you mind checking to see if yours previews the LED when toggled?

EDIT: Toggling Notification Popups didn't have any effect, either.
[LG Optimus G Pro] draiko913:
Mine shows the preview for everything except download app and the 4 options in the secondary screen under the Select Missed Event option.
[LG Optimus G Pro] mrfeuss:
Hmm. Maybe I have a hardware problem, then. Mine doesn't do anything when I toggle the main option for Missed Event or the options in the secondary menu. :/

EDIT: Definitely suspecting a hardware issue here. I just looked at a video of the home button colors during boot and mine never does any yellows or greens. Guess I should take this to an AT&T store to get swapped out. :-/
[LG Optimus G Pro] mrfeuss:
Just reverted the QSlide Notification fix and unrooted so I can exchange at an AT&T Store today. I'm going to do a factory reset beforehand and test functionality before I exchange, but I'm guessing it's hardware related.
[LG Optimus G Pro] mrfeuss:
UPDATE:

After dealing with an incompetent AT&T employee who erroneously told me that I would have to drive to another store about 30 miles away I have a new OG Pro. All is well!
[LG Optimus G Pro] draiko913:
Glad to hear all is well!
[LG Optimus G Pro] jesi.james:
Pray tell, what was this fellow's reasoning?
[LG Optimus G Pro] mrfeuss:
He said that his store (corporate store, not an authorized retailer) was unable to do warranty exchanges and that the closest location with a device service department was ~30 miles away. The guy at the other store told me that since my phone was bought within 14 days a regular exchange (not a warranty exchange) was what was going to happen. The other store was absolutely capable of doing a regular exchange. I guess he just didn't feel like dealing with it. *Shrugs*
[LG Optimus G Pro] nthknd:
I would call the store back and talk with a manger that's bad business.
[LG Optimus G Pro] mrfeuss:
At this point I don't think it's really worth it. Most people probably would have just done the exchange through customer service over the phone, I'm just more impatient. I already had to wait a few days to get the first one delivered and I'd have been damned if I had to wait for a fully functional one. :P
[LG Optimus G Pro] RaptorMD:
I notice that if I clear the alert from the notification area the LED still does a rapid blink at least the green one which is a missed call.
[LG Optimus G Pro] stevefxp:
I just went through the same exchange at a corporate store in NYC. Customer Care on the phone wanted to charge my credit card a second time for the device replacement. This just doesn't happen with Verizon.
[LG Optimus G Pro] mrfeuss:
I disagree-I always had much worse service and device support when I was on Verizon. Honestly, AT&T has always been great to me when I have issues. This was an isolated incident with a particular employee. I've never regretted, for a second, switching to AT&T from Voldemort... I mean Verizon. Their reps have always gone above and beyond to help with even the most trivial of issues.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Megacamz:
Is there a stock gingerbread for the x10? no sony skinning/bloatware?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jnguyen12:
I've had my Nexus 4 for about 6 months now and everything's been working great but over the last few weeks my text messages have been hanging on sending. It doesn't send me a notification that says my text fail to send. Just the message I sent is stuck in sending. Wondering if anyone else has had this issue. Completely stock and using the stock messaging app.

Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CGY Guy:
I'd check the APN's to make sure they're correct. If that fails, have your provider refresh your profile.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redandwhitearmy:
Happened with my n4 once... But it was not persistent ..however my message app never tried resending it , dont know why.. I deleted that message and tried sending another one it worked... I believe u are in a low signal zone when this happens.. not totally a software thing...

Sent from my HTC_Flyer_P512_NA
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] devinthomas:
Not really sure what went wrong. I'd been running the TrickDroid ROM with the Bulletproof kernel, everything was buttery smooth until I restarted to the phone because it wouldn't send any SMS messages and now the phone refuses to power on. I can't even do a hard reset with power + volume down. So far, nothing has worked to get the phone on.

I hate to think I've bricked my phone, but I think I've bricked my phone. Any other ideas? I'm freaking out here.

I just got the phone last week, so I think if I take it into the AT&T store and show them that it simply won't power on maybe they'll just swap out the device, since I *just* got it.

EDIT: I kept the phone on the charger all night, still didn't turn on, I'd tried different plugs around the room too, no juice. Took the phone into the AT&T store, they plugged it into one of their display chargers and it turned back on. :confused:

I had the phone plugged into the wall when it died last night, so I'm thinking it may be some kind of incomparability with the Bulletproof kernel. I'm going to flash stock kernel and call it a day.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] entropism:
Honestly, if you got the phone within 14 days, tell them it's defective and they WILL give you a new one, easy swap in store. If it's outside of 14 days, you'd have to get a refurb, so I'd try all other troubleshooting BEFORE you go that route.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] joshuadjohnson22:
is your charger broken?
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] encik_racun:
Look at the picture, why cant scaling the cpu?

I try setcpu (on the picture is one power battery saving) but no luck, see at cpu spy its scaling it self to 1000-1000mhz even i lowered it to 200-800mhz :(

The picture i attach is without using the phone, just idle and without using the data or wifi...just unplug it from charger and drive to work for half hour....and that it, draining fast...

Is there any cpu app can scaling S3 mini cpu?

Now i feel like the same like using my MTK6577 phone :(

Or its Jelly Bean default? Cant scaling the cpu but can use the inbuild power saving mode, still its suck a lot of juice...

I already remove all bloatwares, just install fb, wechat and stuff like that...no gaming.

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[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samersh72:
install busybox. try trickster
[General Questions and Answers] katrais:
Im running hyperdrive rls12, and i dont have enough posts to put this in the appropriate section, however i need to know if i can avoid a full factory reset when flashing rls13, since it is the same rom and all. any help would be appreciated!
[General Questions and Answers] daniverse:
As with most roms, it's ALWAYS a good idea to do a factory reset & wipe caches before installing. In fact, the dev recommends doing it 3x to ensure proper installation and minimal problems. I always wipe everything before installing a new release, but that's just me. You can use apps like "Titanium Backup" to backup your apps before you wipe if you don't wanna re-download everything. Btw, rls13 is AMAZING! :)
[General Questions and Answers] katrais:
i dont understand the difference from rls 12 in the changelog
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] thefunkygibbon:
Hi guys,

got a little question.

I have got a exchange 2003 running which i sync to at home, which is all well and good, but i REALLY need my works outlook/exchange Calender syncing to my device too.

Now as far as i can make out this isnt possible. is there some sort of hack/workaround/3rd party hack for me to be able to do this? I cannot use Exchange sync with work because they are only using 5.5 and wont allow me access even if it did work.

any advice much appriciated.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] cbrow51:
How about just setting activesync up using the option "sync with 2 computers" Would this do it for you or must you do it remotely?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] thefunkygibbon:
well yes this is the only other option i could think of, but that means i have to use rubbish pop3 to collect my home emails.

any other ideas?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] cbrow51:
OK, but I guess that I am not sure why you would have to use POP at home... Why not have the work machine and the home machine both use their separate exchange profiles, and activive sync the device to each one? Unless your home and work PC is a single unit that you share. I am probably missing something in what you are trying to achieve....

Your other option may be to look at using i Anywhere's "Pylon Anywhere" product, that provides some enhanced syncing capabilities and 'push' e-mail to the PPC device.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] thefunkygibbon:
i would activesync to each one... if... the XDA's OS supported syncing to 2 exchange activesync's.. and if exchange 5.5 had any sort of mobile integration.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] cbrow51:
Mmmm...well I guess the way I work around it is that I have my mail eyc downloaded form exchange to the PC's and stored there. That way its only a local synce with each on the PC's. Does that make sense or am I still missing something...?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shaqqq:
So I got the S4 today at the Sprint store so I had to pay 100$ deposit and and I got 100$ off for using my Prepaid T-Mobile Account and he switched my number over but I didn't want him to do that I told him but he did it so now my T-Mobile account is deactivated and it was activated until June1 and I had 27$ on my account but now it's deactivated but I still need that account and now my number got switched to Sprint so how can I recover my T-Mobile Account and balance and all? Please help if you knew what to do
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] ~Zach~:
Call T-Mobile customer service?

(I'm not being a wise-ass. It just seems the logical thing to do in this situation. *shrug*)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shabbypenguin:
porting a number usually requires a fair bit of info about the account. why did you tell him your tmobile password/pin when you were saying you didn't want it ported? either way tmobile prepaid bases teh account off your number, since your number isnt there anymore neither is your account. and you remove that number and you are gunna face issues with sprint (the 100 dollar discount being one of them).

my suggestion, eat the 27 bucks loss and consider it a life experience
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GiantJay:
Yes. Also you can't get the credit without porting over a active number so you actually saved money since you got a $100 credit.

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jc.m:
Funny you switched to Sprint from T-mobile when T-mobile has no contract and you now can have unlimited data, Sprint has only 3G and it is very slow.

Update; I have Sprint and my contract is up next month, I was thinking want to go to T-mobile.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GiantJay:
Sprint has LTE and T-Mobile is not unlimited.

Sent from my SPH-L720
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] P1NK13P13:
Funny you are wrong. Sprint has 4g, as well. I have excellent 4g. When my 4g is unavailable, my 3g is not 'slow.' Almost everything depends on the location. Location, location, location. I wouldn't base your speed & area's "3g/4g" without knowing where they are & their speeds. Sprint's upgrading their towers & they are popping up here & there. There's a whole thread going on about it. Look for it & do some research. Contract or no contract, they switched for personal reasons.

Sent from my Sprint Unlimited plan with 4g :p

Anyway, I'm not sure why you gave them your TMO pin & info if you didn't want it the phone number ported. Sounds like the rep got the "Spint Customer Service script" wrong or you misunderstood him. Definitely call customer service, asap. I had to jump through hoops to get my S4 situated for other reasons. Call them & call them & call them until you get your answer(s) & it's solved.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shaqqq:
T-mobile told me that I'll have to call Sprint and tell them I didn't want that number transferred and that I need a new number then when they change it I can get my tmobile account back. Will this really work?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] dare2know:
Nope. Once ported and if accepted all your remaining money will be lost.

Actually you have already lost :thumbdown:

So forget further action in this regard.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shaqqq:
The TMobile rep said I will get my balance back and everything once call Sprint then call them back but I didn't call Sprint yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] travisw0204:
Yeah T Mobile doesn't have a contract but to offset it you pay full price for your phones now. Ex. The S4 is $149.99 down and $20 a month for 24 months which equals $630( regular price for device). So in essence there's no "plan contract" but there is a "phone contract" which costs just about as much as an early termination fee thus keeping you locked in for 2 years. The good thing is you can upgrade whenever a new device comes out but the bad thing is you have to pay off the balance on the current device and then you can start the payment plan all over again. That's basically paying your early termination fee on any other carrier to fulfill your current contract so you can a start a new one. No thanks T Mobile. I'll pass.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shaqqq:
So I should definitely be able to get my TMobile Account and everything back for sure?
[LG Optimus G Pro] itikhvin:
Is the increased resolution of the G Pro a big deal ? What is the G Pro superior for and where (if anywhere) will you be able to tell the difference side by side?

What about the battery life?
[LG Optimus G Pro] mgd76:
The screen on the OG Pro absolutely blows Note 2's away. All benchmarks I have seen favor the OG Pro. IMHO, the only category Note 2 wins is the pen. If you must have a pen, and think you can avoid losing it, get the Note 2. (I've heard that the OG Pro will work with any capacitive stylus, just not quite as precise as the Note 2's pen. Haven't tested, though) Note 3 comes out this fall...

---------- Post added at 10:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:17 PM ----------

Note 2's battery can probably do a bit more screen-on time because of the less demanding display, otherwise pretty close in this category.
[LG Optimus G Pro] naeem86:
Ive had past experiences with lg and never will i be buying an lg phone again. I like custom roms and new updates..and with lg,they take a hell lot time to update their rom. Plus when they do it, they give u crappy software.

Get the note 2 and u wont regret it. Battery life is awesome. I get 6-7h of screen time with moderate use. Anyway just my 2 cents..Good luck with ur decision. :)
[LG Optimus G Pro] itikhvin:
I already have the Note 2 actually, but it's clearly a defective unit, as it randomly reboots and freezes. I'm thinking of returning it for another Note 2, but I was considering the G Pro.

I'm pleased with the screen of the Note 2.In what does the G Pro screen "blow away" the Note 2. Again, I know, more pixels... but is that really noticeable?

Don't like the locked bootloader on the G Pro
[LG Optimus G Pro] nnotis:
I spent some time with one in the AT&T store a few days ago. The OGP screen is all that it's cracked up to be. It's virtually impossible to see pixels, and in a totally other league from any of the 720 * 1280 screens available.