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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garywojdan81:
They have too much current inventory belonging to their moneymaking manufacturers and too high of incentives to keep you in the "droid" family. The guy at the corporate store by me didn't know what it was when I asked for it but did find it & bring it out for me to see. No demo units on the floor until the 17th or 18th though. Even though I've never had an lg before, I'm strongly leaning toward this one. Gotta buy it outright tho to kelp unlimited.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wheelchairmitch:
Ya the guy at mine told us he had it for 3 months??? That doesn't even make sense lol. He said that it got slow and broke after 2 months. Hasn't this phone only been announced for like 2 months? Cant believe they would lie that terribly.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usefulidiot127:
Exact same experience, I was told that LG was garbage and stick to the HTC one or S4.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geekybiker:
Probably someone who has it confused with the original g, or pro?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crooke356:
I understand that us XDA members know much more about these devices than your average person. Much more. But sales people? Ridiculous. Have you ever listened to one of these guys sell a phone to someone after the customer explained what features they needed? I've heard these people lie (or maybe they're that ignorant) to get the customer on the phone with the biggest profit margin. I saw a lady looking at a maxx until the sales person came up and took her to a DNA because it had better battery life. Anyway, how many people have you heard say they hate their phone? (Non enthusiasts) Most of the time it's a phone you or I would like. They hate it because they were sold the wrong phone. These days they're packing enough stuff into one phone that it doesn't matter so much but not too long ago, you really had to find a phone that fit you. Still the case I guess but MOST sales people just don't care about the customer. If I go to a store, it's only because I can't wait for next day shipping.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeaconBoogie:
I can say my experience at the Verizon store in midtown Omaha, NE was the opposite... The sales person that assisted me was an extremely attractive young lady of 23 to 24 whose phone knowledge was excellent. Instead of trying to sell me something else, she knew the best way to work with a customer is to be agreeable, pleasant, and empathetic.

Usually I get some jackass in an over-sized oxford with droopy slacks trying to work me with his easybro "charm". "Hey man, you gotta protect that inVESTment... you NEED this screen protector."
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smacklayer:
Picture or it never happened
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FynxSyndct:
I love me some stupid VZW sales reps. And the corporate store prices for accessories are horrible too.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UniversalGC:
The sad thing is it's going to be very difficult for this device to succeed. LG has done virtually nothing to market it that I've seen, and the Verizon reps don't even know it's on display in their store. Were it not for the online reviews I stumbled upon, I wouldn't even know the phone existed.

If the exact same phone had Samsung on it and their marketing behind it, then the sky would be the limit.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ed5275:
Went to an authorized dealer here in town. (Have a $50 off thing I won for them specifically). They had no idea what it was and had to Bing (yes...BING) to see what it was.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lumpysherman:
I can only repeat the incompetence most of us ha email seen in our vzw corporate stores. The manager in the Dubuque, Iowa store couldn't figure out how to turn it on, I had to show him. The sales reps had never heard of the G2. Seems like vzw is in bed with Motorola and Apple and may put up with Samsung because of their popularity.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bckrupps:
Got mine in valparaiso indiana. Bought it full price. Got $325 trade on my iphone 5. Didnt want to mess with ebay and such. Went in to get the galaxy 4 or htc one and seen the G2. The sales rep was super nice. He was waiting for the note 3 but had nothing but good things to say about the phone. He was familiar with xda and was shocked there was a root counter in the settings menu when he was setting up my contacts transfer. 2 other reps also complimented the phones specs. He installed my screen protector and took all the time i needed with a packed store. I was extremely satisfied. Even opened both cases for me to try. Wish the window case had a magnet to hold it closed. Went with the tpu case for now. Im an apple guy through and through. I wanted a bigger screen. This phone is so fast with zero lag which i hate lag. Changed my whole perspective of android. Couldnt be happier
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] hoogerhuis:
... but want to make some changes. Is someone who nows how to:

*remove the T-Mobile coloured dialer pad (phone pad) and changes the colours back to the original Windows Mobile colours

*remove the T-Mobile logo and put back the normal operator name. I am going to have the SIM unlocked, but he point is that even if I use Vodafone the operator name is the T-Mobile logo

If the above can be solved by not installing a part of the extended rom (but I do ot know what part), than please advise me. Maybe I have to change to the Qtek ROM when available. Can I just delete the extended ROM in WM5?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Wiz:
Hoogerhuis,

1: Hard reset your MDA Pro, reset it when it says that it starts installing the additional applications

2: Download the following file ftp://xda:xda@ftp.xda-developers.com/Uploads/mda_pro_eng_nl_extrom.zip, copy the contents to an SD card, and on your MDA PRO install all the cabs *except* TMO_NL_UI_0727_signed.CAB which contains the User Interface for T-Mobile.

** Do not launch the exe files or autorun.exe, or it will install everything out of the extended rom.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Wiz:
Actually I was wrong about the file that does the T-Mobile dialer skin etc. The file that should not be installed manually is:

Enable_VT_RTPlugin_0727_2_signed.CAB,

(I justed tested and confirmed that myself
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] hoogerhuis:
Wiz, many thanks. I indeed tested it myself also and saw which one was the problem. You could use the i-Mate jasjar version of that file, although I don't know what that file does besides changing the dialer skin.

Are you also Wiz at PocketPC-club.nl (now PocketInfo.nl)?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Wiz:
No, installing the Jasjar equivalent will not set it back to default. The Jasjar uses the standard WM5 dialer skin and therefore does nto need to customize it.

The Jasjar file only contains the Ringtone Player plugin, the T-Mobile one contains the Ringtone Player plugin + the TMO Dialer skin
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] hoogerhuis:
I now have an internally unbranded MDA PRO. The only thing is that I miss the IntelliDialer and can not access the smartdialing options. What is the trick here ...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] bonegasher:
yeehaa! that's exactly what i was looking for!

This thread made me donate ;) since i was looking for exactly this solution for so long!

I've already tried it and it works perfect.

now the only thing i still need is a today & dialer Theme (for the universal) that rocks (just like the halo theme - does anybody know where to get it?)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] joebongo:
How did you get the MDA pro English? I just called them and they can't even say exactly when it will be available to buy here.

Cheers,

Joe
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Curehead:
Hi guys,

next time: to remove dialer pads from brands: just change your register! or get some advancedconfig freeware. all done in a jiffy.

Greetings from the fats lane

C.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] enigma1nz:
I just installed the customised dial pad .CAB and it looked rather lovely...

As far as the rest - plenty of into in these forums, just have a good search.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] enigma1nz:
*Waves* to fellow Wellingtonian. :D
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] orb3000:
Don´t fprget to READ here: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Universal
[Motorola Atrix HD] skatingrocker17:
I'm having the same issue as in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2417726

But there was no resolution that the OP posted.

I was running the 9/13/13 PacMan rom when I tried to restart because the phone was running slow. When the phone booted back up, it was stuck at the unlocked bootloader message.I could get into CWM, I tried to reflash the rom, and wipe everything but nothing worked. I also tried flashing all 3 of the stock firmwares (found here: sbf.droid-developers.org/dinara/list.php) in RSDLite, but they all fail. I was trying to follow the instructions in post #6 of the other thread, but they weren't making sense to me..... what can I try. Currently I'm just sitting here at the fast boot screen.

Thanks
[Motorola Atrix HD] Silentwidow:
When you use RSD, why does it fail? If it fails because it can't find the device, go into your device manager(assuming you have windows) and there is going to be a (I believe it says Full Android Emulator) right click that one and install the driver by choosing one and use the Motorola ADB driver. Replug the device then try again.

Now, if you are using RSD and the device is showing, is it failing due to the XML files being wrong? Remember you have to delete the GetVar max download size lines, there is two of them, as described here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2231249&highlight=rsd
[Motorola Atrix HD] skatingrocker17:
When trying to flash: 7.7.1Q-144_MB886_MR1-22_SIGNED_CFC.xml

RSD Lite is giving the error: "Failed flashing process. Unknown fastboot command. (getvar)"

7.7.1Q-115_MB886_FFW-14_SIGNED_CFC.xml

Error: "Failed flashing process. 1/23 flash partition "gpt_main0.bin" ->Phone returned FAIL."

MB886_att-user-4.1.1-9.8.0Q-97_MB886_FFW-20-27-release-keys-ATT-US_BuildA.xml

"Failed flashing process. Unknown fastboot command. (getvar)"

In Device Manager it says ADB Interface -> Mot Single ADB Interface.

I have use ADB commands with this computer to the ATRIX HD before so it should work.

In fast boot, I've noticed it says

"Fastboot reason: Flash Failure

usb connected

downgraded security version

update gpt_main version failed

preflash validation failed for GPT"

UPDATE:

I have removed the "<step operation="getvar" var="max-download-size" />" lines from the .XMF files now I get the "Failed flashing process. 1/23 flash partition "gpt_main0.bin" ->Phone returned FAIL." on all the files.
[Motorola Atrix HD] TecknoFreak:
Make sure the files are put on desktop and not a folder and try again going to stock

Sent from my Atrix HD using ProBAM rom and XDA 4 Premium
[Motorola Atrix HD] skatingrocker17:
That didn't seem to help. Before I just had them on the root of the D drive but I am getting the same errors from the desktop. Not sure if it matters, but I'm running RSD Lite 6.1.5.

Update: Tried 6.1.4... no luck.
[Motorola Atrix HD] TecknoFreak:
Maybe running the rsdlite as admin?

Open a new Fastboot without usb connection to PC then connect and open rsdlite again and try. I had this problem before and playing with it i manage to flash stock. I forgot how exactly I did though. Just keep trying. I know one of my issues was to put the att stock rom on desktop

Sent from my Atrix HD using ProBAM rom and XDA 4 Premium
[Motorola Atrix HD] skatingrocker17:
Just tried that, I am now using a real Motorola USB cable too.

If I remove the "<step operation="flash" partition="partition" filename="gpt_main0.bin" MD5="900113B868E61E8FC4E59F72C0B67193" />" line from all the files, I get an error that says "Failed flashing process. 1/22 flash sbl1 "sbl1.mbn" -> USB error occurred while reading/writing." Otherwise, I get the error "Failed flashing process. 1/23 flash partition "gpt_main0.bin" -> USB error occurred while reading/writing."

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong here. This isn't my first Motorola phone, I've used RSD Lite before in the past as well as ODIN for Samsung phones and have never had any issues so difficult to solve. I'm not even sure what file I should be flashing. I came from the latest 4.1.1 then flashed 4.3 PacMan rom.
[Motorola Atrix HD] skatingrocker17:
I tried another computer and getting the same errors in RSD Lite. In Myth Tools, it says it's flashing the firmware for about 15 minutes but when it reboots, it seems to just go right back into fastboot.

I tried to manually push something using fastboot and this is what I get:

Is it failing BECAUSE the battery is low? It doesn't seem to be charging.

I bought the Motorola Factory Adapter from Team Black Hat. I saw on write-up on droid life on how to create one but I really don't have the time to do it.
[Motorola Atrix HD] skatingrocker17:
Buying the adapter solved the problem.
[Motorola Atrix HD] bsmitty:
Were you able to flash other ROMs successfully & stably after that? I've been in the same boat & can't get past a reboot after flashing a custom ROM.
[Motorola Atrix HD] skatingrocker17:
Yes I was. I installed a different ROM but... I woke up after leaving it on the charger all night a few days ago and the phone was off. Getting the unlocked bootloader message again... the only way to get around it seems to be reflashing. It's really annoying.
[Motorola Atrix HD] skeevydude:
What was your previous stock fastboot used and what rom are you trying to flash? I ask this because our development is based off of 4.1.2 RAZR HD stock and I've noticed 4.1.1 only flashers here sometimes have issues. Since the unlock, my stock changed to 4.1.2 Mex Retail (manually flashed everything via fastboot) and I've only been stuck on the bootloader screen once (had to do the sticky bit fix :p).

Also, if you're an ATT user, the Mex Retail radio will give you a better signal and I can say that with 100% confidence. My Dad and I both have Atrix HD's, his runs stock 4.1.1 unrooted and mine running anything with Mex Retail radio, I've had 2 bars of service in known dead zones and my Dad had no service less than a foot away -- and that's happened in multiple dead zone/bad signal areas.
[Motorola Atrix HD] deeje00:
How do I go about flashing just the radio and staying on pac? [MENTION=4487948]skeevydude[/MENTION]

Sent from my PACMAN MATRIX HD MAXX
[Motorola Atrix HD] audit13:
I think this method will work to flash a new radio without affecting the rom. I installed the Mexico Retail radio onto Holoblur without affecting Holoblur at all.

Assuming you have a Windows machine:

1) install the adb/fastboot files to a single directory on my computer;

2) place the NON-HLOS.bin file you got from the desired rom in the adb/fastboot directory from step 1;

3) open a command prompt window as an administrator;

4) install the Motorola USB drivers and connect my booted phone with USB debugging enabled;

5) from the command line, type "adb reboot bootloader" and press the enter key to get my phone into AP Fastboot Flash mode;

6) from the command line, type "fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin" and press enter; and

7) reboot the phone and check to made sure the baseband is the one you wanted.
[Motorola Atrix HD] skeevydude:
Ya forgot one step

0) download snapdragon-fastboots.zip from Batakang and use that everywhere a fastboot command is used

/can also install it with the Android terminal emulator and a dd....

//su

///dd if=/sdcard/NON-HLOS.bin of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1
[Motorola Atrix HD] audit13:
I just used the adb/fastboot included with Myth Tools. Not sure if those files will work for everyone though. I'm not very good at using Android terminal so I tend to stick with doing things from a Windows command prompt:o
[Motorola Atrix HD] skeevydude:
Myth comes with the correct files. Very important to specify the correct fastboot because the stock sdk fastboot doesn't flash our images correctly and has led to a lot of confusion in the past.
[Motorola Atrix HD] audit13:
Good advice for AHD owners to follow. Thanks.
[Motorola Atrix HD] clockcycle:
Old post, but still relevant issue. Hope this helps, anyone else getting these errors.

After unlocking bootloader and having flashed MX retail. When using RSDlite I had to remove the "getvar" lines. I've tried to flash back to ATT stock, but can not get past "gpt_main0.bin".

RSDlite can and will finish flash MX retail and Bell stock after editing out "getvar".
[Motorola Atrix HD] wadamean:
I can't seem to flash system.img on my mac. I get infoprotocol (multiflash error)

I have followed your steps one by one and this is the only,thing that doesn't work. I have the fastboot file from batakang that is to be used. And still same.
[Motorola Atrix HD] skeevydude:
Not sure, no Mac experience. I could guess at trying as root, double checking everything, etcetera. On Linux that error is from not using the custom Motorola fastboot executable.
[Motorola Atrix HD] wadamean:
I have tried as root and administrator on mac using the sudo commands . And I have double checked everything like unzipping again the stock files and putting on the custom fast boot file. Isn't mac similar to Linux though?
[Motorola Atrix HD] skeevydude:
Strange. Yes, they're similar. Both are based on Unix and have a lot of the same code. Have you tried putting everything in the same directory and running the executable with ./fastboot, or whatever the executable is named. ./ will use what's in the current directory, at least with bash and most other *nix terminals I've used.

If you have a spare USB drive or can burn a disk you can run a Linux live environment and do it all there. Pretty much any popular distro from 2013 will work, like Ubuntu, Mint, Suse, Fedora. It's worth installing Linux to a USB drive for Android flashing, system rescues, porn browsing, and more.

/Now if I could only get Grub to mount my Funtoo zfs root partition. :confused:

//No bootable Linux sucks. :crying:

///How do you Windows only folks keep from shooting yourselves? :mad:
[Motorola Atrix HD] wadamean:
Alright I will see about that and thanks for helping from what you know. I guess I will re-open the zip of the stock fast boot sbf files and insert the custom Motorola fastboot file. If not then I will have to use windows then
[Motorola Atrix HD] David_Clark:
Fastboot

Myth Tools worked for me after RSD flash failed for 4.1.1 but now it boots into fastboot every time and I have to boot from the boot selection menu. How can I fix that?

Update: The problem was that I was stuck in STICKY BIT FACTORY_FASTBOOT and heres to remedy that:

List of commands to type in. ( in order)..this will WIPE YOUR DATA

1. adb reboot bootloader

2.fastboot oem fb_mode_set

3.fastboot oem fb_mode_clear

3.fastboot erase userdata

4.fastboot erase cache

5.fastboot reboot

Many thanks to akg021494 over at droidrazor.com
[Motorola Atrix HD] skeevydude:
Shoulda searched here, I have a thread just for that issue. Userdata and cache isn't necessary...that was a problem from downgrading from 4.2+ to 4.1.2-, just so ya know (the userdata format is necessary to fix the internal sd differences between Android versions).
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] vettejock99:
I've been searching for a solution to this, but most posts assume you can get into recovery and I can't. In short, I let an acquaintance borrow my rooted Nook running 4.2.2 and TWRP from internal memory, and he called me 2 days later and asked why it is just rebooting to the Nook logo over and over. I got it back and best I can guess he must've tried flashing something though he says he didn't. Anyway, it never gives me a chance to get to recovery, and with it rebooting I can't access it via adb. I've tried several bootable sd images but only once did it even try and within a minute it was rebooting again without trying to run from sd. I've tried a SanDisk 8GBP and a Kingston and an off brand and I can't tell if I'm wasting my time or if someone can confirm that it isn't unrecoverable and help me identify a recommended bootable image and card.

Thanks for any help.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] digixmax:
My NT (which was running CM10.1.3) recently while running the usual apps got into a spontaneous CM boot-loop, then as its battery started to get really low the boot-loop got no further than the "N" logo.

I'd suggest you first try charging your NT, then test to see if it would run a pre-made CM10.1 or 10.2 image on SD (available at http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/). If the test is successful, you can the proceed to re-install CM internally following the process outlined at http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43326042&postcount=123.

FWIW, I've come across reports of similar spontaneous boot-loop incidents on NT and HD+ running 4.2.2, so I don't think your boot-loop problem was caused by your acquaintance doing something he was not supposed to do.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] vettejock99:
That's good to hear. It doesn't seem to want to charge though because when I plug it in it powers on and then starts rebooting and I can't figure out how to get it to power down. Do you have any ideas?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] digixmax:
I'd suggest trying one of the following approaches:

Power it off, put in a bootable SD card (i.e., with a CM SD image, or with boot files and CWM/TWRP recovery), then plug in power cable.

Power it off (by holding down the power button for 20-30 sec)

after

plugging in the power cable.

[As a last recourse] Let the boot-loop continue to drain the power totally, then plug in power cable to start the charging (you'll need to use the BN power adapter and leave it charge for at least 4-6 hours).
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] vettejock99:
Thanks for the response. I couldn't get those to work straightaway so I burned a bootable CM image to multiple SDs and got it to boot and charge, and then I was able to reinstall recovery in emmc and it's working again. Thanks so much!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ryan23474:
Has anybody tried buying one of the third party battery doors off of Ebay and using it with a Sprint variant? They all say they're made for the International variant, but I don't know how different the housing of the hardware is between the phones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] oscarthegrouch:
There shouldn't be any difference. I'm not saying there isn't. I bought a battery door off eBay from a guy in Florida that was for the sprint version. The reason I liked it was because there was no carrier branding on it. I don't know if the guy is still selling them, I didn't look.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] gtuansdiamm:
If it is the back cover just go for it. There shouldn't be any difference

But if your going for full casing I would advice against buying the international version because I've never seen the guts of either and since they have different processors I'll just guess the guts have different sizes/shapes
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ryan23474:
Thanks for the feedback, guys. I did order the housing in the end. Should be here in about 10 days, so I'll post whether or not it works then, if anybody's interested.