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[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Loewe_78:
One step forward...

Hello everybody, I finally managed to get some light into my issues as I once again figured out how to get a software installed and running :cowboy: . It's this one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2329200

Thanks a lot to the guy who just posted it somewhere where id could do good...

By the way, I figured out that this software actually includes the Baseband.

As in this version, the original recovery system is running and giving me an error message when I start it without external SD-card, I am now quite sure that the internal memory has just failed as this error message was specified in another posting of someone who had a similar issue with a GT-I9000.

The biiiig "Outch" is, that I am unable to install any CWM Recovery System with that Baseband..This results in me not being able to upgrade the software to ICS, where - as far as I read some troubleshoot-information - will enable me to mount an additional partition on my SD-Card as Data-Partition which isn't possible yet (i.e.: I can't access my SD for storing data or whatever - it's just specified as "not there").

I tried to install the XXKPE-Baseband to be able to go for KPQ which would enable me to install CWM Recovery. I also installed Bagarias CWM-normalboot-image via Heimdall - but I was unable both to boot the OS and to find any trace of a zip-file on the SD-card.

Edit: I managed to install the right CWM - it's mentioned in the post where I've got the firmware from... now, I only have to figure out how to deal with the fact that "officially" there is no SD-card inserted - or, better, that this SD-card is now flagged as "internal SD" - and how that machine can find the zip-file on it :p

Thanks for every bit of help with that issue :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] silentvisitor:
Try Aroma File Manager with Terminal

For SDCard issue you could probably switch them in vold.fstab in /system/etc

Good Luck !!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mnsjsk:
try this- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2329200
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] d12unk13astard:
Is it possible now on 4.3 on note 3? Has anyone tried?

Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aiqbal09:
Yes its there when you go to application manager. Did it with a few games.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] d12unk13astard:
Awesome, one of the many features I miss from my epic 4g touch days. Thanks for informing me, still waiting awhile before jumping ship to note 3.

Sent from my note 2 ya bish!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aiqbal09:
Yea your gonna love the phone. The best I've used so far.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] knarfies:
When moving a game to sd, will that keep your game data in case you have to wipe your phone? I know Google play came out with the game cloud but not everyone is using it yet.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Okaham:
Hello all! i usually don't come over to this side of xda, i'm more of a Samsung guy lol

my friend gave me her nonworking HTC Vivid and told me to try and revive it for her. she said that the screen is broken, but i don't believe that's the case. every so often when i press the power button, the screen lights up (black), and when it's charging (as it is now), the screen is also lighting up (black) and the LED light is orange. any help would be appreciated :)

also as a side note: does anyone know if you can take out the SIM tray? just curious. thanks all
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Jaxellis:
is the LED light blinking when charging? take out the battery and put it back in. Then hold the power button and vol down and then release the power button and see if you can get into the bootloader
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Okaham:
no, the LED light stays on constant. i've tried both of those methods many times before, no go :(
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
OK... Let's try this... Just to give us a better idea...

Pull the battery...

Pull the sim card...

Pull the sdcard...

Replace the battery... Try to turn it on...

Now... Does it vibrate?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Okaham:
neither SIM or SD Card is in the device, pulled battery and tried to turn it on, no vibrate or anything, however the screen alternates between off and black screen
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
OK... Next round...

Was it stock... Locked bootloader?

Hmm...

Have you tried plugging it into USB and booting it?

Are we sure the battery has a charge... And I'm asking because if you have CWM on there it will not charge while off...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Okaham:
the device was completely stock, no root or anything, i tried plugging it in and booting, no go

oh, just tried to do that, the device vibrated however, still a black screen

EDIT: okay i'm almost 100% sure that the device is on now, however i'm still getting a black screen? :(
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
OK... If we think the device is on... Let's plug into your computer and see if adb can see it...

I am beginning to lean towards a loose connection somewhere...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Okaham:
"adb devices" does not respond with anything, computer can't see the device :(
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
OK...

We got one more try here...

Make sure you have the fast boot drivers for the phone...

Make sure you have the right RUU

Pull the battery... Put it back...

Hold vol- and press power...

Count to 30...

Plug the phone in...

Try to run an RUU...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Okaham:
can i get the links to the drivers and RUU? thanks, really appreciate your help
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
Link...no...

But... The fastboot stuff is bundled with HTC Sync... And you can find an RUU on goo.im

As long as HTC didn't make them take it down... I think it might also be available on the HTC website
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Broncosis:
I have a raider that did this very thing

get a stock charger plug it in for a few minutes and you maybe surprised

I didn't believe it either

but it worked I have meet a few people that say the same thing
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
So I finally got around to taking pics/video with my 230x usb microscope... this thing looks horrible (and its visible to the naked eye). I can't believe some of you guys (with at&t phones?) haven't seen this? Definitely not cracked... its scratches for sure. see how they fade out on the edges?

WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE HERE best viewed in 480p

Here it is at 60x for an overall view:

230x:

As a comparison, I also took pics of my Gnex that I have had for over a year and a half in all different environments... with and without a case.

60x:

230x:

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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] friguy3:
Very cool pics, I mean, sucks about our lenses, but cool pics!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 06stang:
Darn it. How do they expect me to be a professional photographer with that?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Damasterjj:
I though the camera lens are suppose to super scratch resistant. does this mean G2 use low quality lens?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afmracer6:
Crap so I can see the scratches on mine . I guess I'll return mine
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
Is this serious? Are we putting our phones under microscope just to see some microscopic scratches that obviously is invisible to the naked eye and probably does not affect picture taken?

This is the typical OCD thread taken to the other level.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timsterzzz:
I'm sure that chicken didn't have a scratched lens on his helmet cam.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bgaccord:
i actually had 1 big scratch on mine that was visible too.i return it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
Yes this is serious... And I think it's a valid issue. Especially when they are advertising that this phone has a glass lens. Apparently you didn't read the op... "and its visible to the naked eye" very visible. These aren't microscopic scratches, I just wanted to see what was going on at a deeper level, especially since some are saying that these are just micro-cracks.

What's odd is that I don't have any of these scratches on my bare screen (which I've been using with out a screen protector for most of the time).
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afmracer6:
So the real question is... Do these scratched make a real difference in photo quality? Are there any camera/photo nerds that can chime in? I take photos and I can't tell. I don't have a g2 with a good lense to compare against.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiguy99:
Met with LG rep...the lense is real sapphire crystal. Its possible some crystal may show imperfections especially magnified to that level. Exchange the phone or find out how to polish crystal to eliminate the scratches

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O.P, what made you decide you wanted to do this?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xyltha:
I don't see any scratches on mine so i want to buy a microscope now. Damn you OP!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaT Franchise:
Wow just wow it has come to this!!!! First off its to close to the shutter to affect anything and really come on get over it. Ive had mine for a month and run it nude no scratches on my screen or camera and im far from careful, humm maybe i should get a microscopic and nit pick.....naw i like mine too much
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomthedancingbug:
god i hope this is a joke thread
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zhawk777:
SOLUTION

I just noticed this same issue on my two week old G2 this week. I treat my device just like my first born, so I wasn't shocked when I discovered the issue was caused by defects in the glass. I went down to the store to exchange it within my fourteen day window and they gave me the middle finger, stating that they "couldn't exchange it for the same device, only for a different brand, and if they did give me a new G2 they would lose money on the cost of the original phone". I thought that that was a ridiculous policy, why would I want to get a different device, when two weeks ago and after months of consideration it brought me to the store for the unique look and experience of the G2. I bought the G2 for several reasons: screen quality- type and size, battery life, camera quality, and overall customization of the experience(none of which I wanted to sacrifice), so I walked away without a replacement. Two days later I went down to the store again to provide them with even more evidence (since it had gotten worse over two days), and they agreed that it was defective, but wouldn't do anything because I was now out of my two week window (BASTARDS!). They gave me this number for Verizon warranty issues 1-800-922-0204 or *611 from your phone to get it replaced under the one year warranty, which was a pleasant experience. Thanks to all of the community on XDA and Android Central I was able to utilize their information as evidence to Verizon customer service, and now there is a shiny new one on its way. I just thought I would share my story and maybe alleviate someone else's frustration. Hopefully with my new TPU case from Tudia, it will help protect this apparently fragile phone!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afmracer6:
thanks for the update. when you get the new one we will be expecting a full camera report . im just curious if this is standard on all units
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaT Franchise:
Standard lmao, mine doesn't have a single scratch on the camera but than again i dont have an electron microscope trying to find a flaw in my junk so i can exchange it for whatever reason.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] instigator008:
Mine's fine. No scratches here.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] almahix:
The people in the stores are useless and inconsiderate. The store is only useful to check out new products. We know more about their phones than they do.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 06stang:
Let's hope he doesn't find out the one he's getting for his warranty isn't shiny and new haha
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
I never suggested that you get a microscope to look at your camera lens up close... Mine is very visible to the eye and I believe it will affect camera quality in the next month or two (at this rate). If you can't see it to the naked eye easily, then you don't have an issue now do you?

The reason why I'm wondering what's going on is because several here (most seem to be on at&t) don't have any issues with their camera lens scratching....
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
If you don't mind, post how your new phone works out...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 06stang:
I'm sure his refurbished phone will have a shiny new lense at least
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prerunnerseth:
here is mine under my microscope. I dont have as much magnification, but mine is flawless. Have had my G2 since VZ launch day.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leonheartx:
good to hear :D are you using a case with your phone?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prerunnerseth:
Yes, Using the VZ TPU case. I take good care of mine. It gets its own pocket. Never have anything in the same pocket as my phone. At work it sits on a little stand and at night on the wireless charging pad.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
Thanks, your lens looks amazing! I do the same as far as babying my phone...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 30br:
him dgoubm

Nice picture. I have to nitpick though. Right now you are focused on the camera. Change your focal plane to the actual lens and see if looks the same. I hope it does, but I'm curious. I have a microscope that I checked my weekold G2 with, and I found a few scratches. I don't think they hurt anything camera wise. They just very slightly reduce the amount of light getting to the camera, they dont affect image quality.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prerunnerseth:
I dont have a way to manually focus with my current setup. I will see what i can do, but I dont see anything with my eye either.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 06stang:
Well try harder until you do find something wrong with it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaT Franchise:
Hahahaha IKR
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
I saw the ones on mine clear as day. I didn't use a micro scope.

Funny how some of you are pretty much dogging the op for caring about a $600 phone..... some off us care about our hard earned money.

I think the glass is junk tbh. It's really the only major flaw with the phone.

LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiguy99:
Its not glass its sapphire crystal....my guess is just like real diamonds have flaws under a microscope, so does crystal. If you want a perfect one, exchange the phone & pray the next one is using a sapphire with no flaws

either that or find a way to polish sapphire & you're golden
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
The first one I had was flawless until about 4 days of using it. Then it got worse. They were scratches not flaws in the "glass". I don't care what they claim it is, I claim its junk.

I have a replacement now and have a protector on the "glass" now. Bet it doesn't scratch this time....

LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
Did you put a protector on your camera lens? Or are you talking about your screen...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
The real question is "at what point do the scratches become bad enough to affect picture quality?" because make no mistake, there is a threshold...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
Camera lens.

LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
That's a great idea! I posted a thread over in the g2 accessories about getting a "tempered glass" lens protector... What are you using? How does it affect your photo quality?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
I'm using part of a ghost armor screen protector for my nexus 4. I had an extra and the wife had some old cutter patterns for scrap booking. I used a few and finally got a decent cutout.

Pictures are still great as long as the cover is clean.

LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ready2Mosh:
It will, the crystal they are using covering the camera isnt finished properly, the edge is left rough and it has bearding around it look up diamond bearding of the girdle) any stress, flex or shock will cause them to spread. I got *****ed out for basically trying to bring this to everyones attention (that the crystal was ****) so don't feel bad. Mine actually kept getting cracks, clean out of the box, 3 days use and the cracks started, finally gave up and have a note 3. And yes, it will affect the camera, light reflects off of scratches or cracks differently than if it was passing through a clean plain. Also man made is different than nature, the crystal comes out optically clear from the factory, it's when they cut the glass to fit the lens that they do a crappy job and make it flawed.

Go ahead rip away, but guaranteed almost everyone will be affected by this at some point.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notlordlucan:
It's very doubtful that these small scratches will have any detrimental effect on picture quality. My Galaxy Note lens is covered in scratches and it has no effect at all. Much of the science that determines if a minor defect (such as a scratch or dust spec) affects picture quality is to do with the space between the lens, glass and subject. DSLR users will know that if you stand very close to a mesh fence you can focus it almost completely out of existence. A similar effect comes into play here.

TLDR; Small scratches unlikely to make any difference to image quality.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cavanman:
Yes it makes a difference. As the scratches get worse the photos will start to appear foggy. It happened on my Nexus S, one side of the lens was

scratched and as the scratches built up, the left hand side of my photos started looking like soft focus filter was applied.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trh1341:
What people Dont know is with each little tiny scratch, the picture becomes just a little but more lower quality. So one scratch...technically if you zommed in enough, you would see a straight line of imperfections (can't do that here because you would need about 100-200 megapixels to see ONE scratch) now, as you add scratches, it becomes more visable..photos become foggy, you zoom in and you see scratches. So the people criticizing him for putting it under a microscope...you can see at the 60x magnification, they are more than clearly visible (to those that haven't really had experience with a microscope, 60x isnt really that magnified compared to looking at it from about 12 inches away) so if you are thinking "this guy is crazy" stop being so hard headed and look at the bigger picture...lg said in one of the releases it was a 9h on the hardness scale and that it is scratch resistant...its very misleading and a very big problem.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freebird_78:
Verizon model here. Scratched to poop with a cover on from day one. Pictures look terrible now. Completely foggy and distorted.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steamer86:
Return it for defects. Its a sapphire slice, apparently the one in your phone is pretty flawed. Bound to stress and show later on some units. So far so good on my VS980.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afmracer6:
i got a replacement phone from Verizon. i can confirm that a lens without scratches does make a difference. if your phone has these scratches. RETURN IT. its worth the hassle for amazing photos!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
I got a replacement phone from Verizon due to this issue... Replacement phone was perfect as far as scratches were concerned, but within a few days (after I wiped off the lens a few times) I started noticing micro scratching again. At this point I made a make shift lens cover from a piece of a left over screen protector. What's funny is that my screen protector is scratching less than the lens did!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhiteZero:
Really, do you have some comparison pics?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strif3:
Today the phones are made in masss production so its normal you find defects on them but on the other hand every phone lens scratches saphire or not,it gets scratched i think from the micro crystal particles on a surfeces,dust or everything that is in the crystal class like the lens can scratch it so..... i dont see the point of this thread.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steamer86:
The point of this thread is clear... some phones are clearing quality with stone very flawed slices that do not show surface cracks until minor stresses.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cyko.Tech67:
yea so is gorilla glass but it scratches like nothing
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steamer86:
It is super scratch resistant, but get one matching hardness particle pushed on the screen and it will. It's science.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
Then please explain why the same phone in the same pocket doesn't have scratches on the gorilla glass screen anywhere NEAR the same amount that the camera lens has?

"Gorilla Glass hardness is comparable to that of sapphire, which is 9 on the Mohs scale of hardness. Regular glass is much softer, closer to a 7 on the Mohs scale."

http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingswork/f/What-Is-Gorilla-Glass.htm
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
Not yet... They were very fine micro scratches, all over. Nowhere near t degree as in the op, but I never want scratches like that again, those were obviously deep. I put a lens protector over my camera lens now and it's working great... Check out the attached photo with my lens protector on...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vween:
So, is everyone with scratches using a Verizon phone?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalboy94:
My D802 is clean, and I run naked (sometimes I place it on my desk at university without anything to protect the lens). Now I'm kinda worried if the scratches are too small to be seen with the naked eye.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mandelbrot.Benoit:
Another Verizon user with visible scratches. They're very hard to see and I haven't seen an impact on pictures. I've had mine in a case but I'm constantly wiping the lens before pictures because the lens does get smudges. I take very good care of me devices, usually having one device for two years or the length of contract.

I'll keep an eye on my pics but I don't think I'll be returning it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
If they're too small to see with the naked eye then you don't have anything to worry about... Mine were extremely visible with the naked eye.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalboy94:
Thanks for clarifying. Judging by the thread so far, perhaps this is an issue most commonly found on VZW G2's?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wabawaba:
Fml

Look at the surprise I found today, never once drop phone and I only had it for 15 days and store won't take phone back... Scratching my head trying to figure something out. I have never broken any of my phones in the past always treated them like my jewels.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
Dude... That's RIDICULOUS. You need to call into the carrier... The store won't help you.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yyz123:
Wow that looks terrible, what happened there?

Did it just crack on its own?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wabawaba:
thats going to be my next step. i have a friend that works for the carrier and they told me im going to must likley have to pay and i can try to challenge them and fight the uphill battel. im doing all the research i can do to find more incidents like mines or close to it.

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pretty much for what i know. i did not drop it or hit a sharper corner. i really cant believe this could happen so easily in my pocket..smh
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woof123:
Depends what your pocket had man...These are way to deep,its like its scratced with keys or a sharp object..