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[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzler22:
is there anyway to test the hardware on an android phone?

I have my suspicions that the problem could be a fault with the internal storage or RAM... but it would be nice to have a way to test it.

the weird thing is that although apps take ages to load and come up with the not responding (force close or wait screen) if I press wait 9 times out of ten the app will appear right after that message and work fine....

any one have any ideas?

Cheers

Daz
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzler22:
Well now i have a situation, my lovely HTC OneX has died....

so im back to using my old Atrix 4g full time, this force close issue is driving me nuts, from what i can tell every application is slow and likes to attempt a force close 2 or 3 times before it becomes usable.

I have tried a full reset, clearing caches and re flashing, still got the same problem.

does anyone know of a tool to test the internal memory of a phone? is there anyway to do a full format as such? a complete clear and start again??

any help appreciated

Thanks

Dazzler
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andresrivas:
you can flash an .141 full sbf and start over (unlock bootloader, flash recovery, flash custom rom) to see if that's the problem.

Another way is to format everything via cwm recovery (mounts and storage -> format /data /cache /webtop /preinstall /system) and try a custom rom freshly downloaded and with md5 checksum, to avoid download corrupted issue.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzler22:
Thanks for the reply,

I dont have webtop listed in the mounts and storage, Im just downloading a new rom, once i have got that on the sd card, i boot into clockwork format the above and then install rom from sd card.

will give it a go!

also what is format /emmc? is that the internal storage? im assuming this is a big no no?

Cheers

Daz
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andresrivas:
I don't recall (and also don't have my phone at hand) if it's called /webtop, /osh or /vendor.. Any of those will go.

yup, /emmc is what the roms see as the internal storage, don't do it unless you want to start fresh :P
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzler22:
great thanks, will give that a go!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzler22:
ok so i did a clean slate install with a full format of everything and a new rom (CM9 unofficial one)

it is working better but im still getting force closes, I think my guess of something inside failing is prob about right, hopefully HTC will fix my OneX quickly....

Cheers

Darren
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andresrivas:
Glad to know that it is working, but sad to know it's getting to it's end :(
[Java for Android App Development] Hieron:
Hi all. Guys please help me. Already three months im trying to create a theme for golocker ive successfully understood basics. A basic go locker theme uses lockscreen.xml as main marque source and series of png images.There is nothing difficult. But some advanced themes as Transformer theme or Bug theme uses 3d graphics. I've spent already two month trying to find out how to do something like that. Mean use my own activity as a golocker screen instead of just editing lockscreen.xml. I've tried to decompile a number of themes trying to understand its implementations but it not enough. Please can somebody help me? I know it is possible to use your own activity as a golocker screem but how?
[Java for Android App Development] EatHeat:
Use the Theme Factory on the Go website.
[Sony Xperia L] Joel16:
The screenshot below consists of the change log

Sent from my C2104
[Sony Xperia L] krzysiek1984:
"...They Call Me Flipper Flipper..." - Al Bundy
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] allard1997:
Yesterday the official 4.2.2 update came out in Holland so today I tried to update my phone with Kies.

When my S2 Plus entered download mode Windows said that it didn't recognize the device so Kies gave an error that it couldn't go into update mode because it didn't find my S2 Plus in download mode?

Anyone has a way to fix this? I run Windows 8 and just updated to the latest version of Kies.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] nickchk:
i think you need samsung driver. try google for it.
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] allard1997:
Samsung Kies automatically installs it right?

I got SAMSUNG USB Driver for Mobile Phones. Version 1.5.29.0
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] nickchk:
it should have i think. but u can try reinstall back the driver,see if got any changes
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] skulim:
1. check other usb port,

2. check other usb cable (I assume now you use original samsung ones),

3. in case drivers down work - try to force installing them (pick them manually).
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] allard1997:
I tried on multiple PC's but nothing changed...

But my Windows 7 laptop said it can't install this driver: SAMSUNG Mobile USB CDC Composite Device

EDIT: Used an other cable and seems to work?

Updating now
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] skulim:
Prima:D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sky360:
Hi all

Today I received my freelander px2. I tried to follow the instructions posted here http://www.pandawillforum.com/showt...-PX2-MTK8389-Quad-Core-(update-Sep-6th-2013)/ to flash the device to the latest clean ROM. I got to the "Download" stage. I clicked the "Download" button and connected my Freelander PX2 with the USB cable.

I was having some issues making Windows 7 actually pick up the "MTK" device and load the correct driver. So I was playing around with the drivers and disconnecting and reconnecting the Freelander PX2 (Whilst leaving the Flash tool on DOWNLOAD mode, which was waiting for me to connect the Freelander PX2)

I must have reconnected it several times in the process of trying to make Windows 7 recognise the device. When I looked at the flash tool I noticed it had got to around 57% with the progress bar and stopped. I can only assume I managed to get the MTK drivers installed correctly at some point but tablet didn't really tell me new software was being uploaded to it. So basically I didn't know the flash tool was sending the new software to the tablet when I must have disconnected it during the process.

I can only assume I've interrupted the NAND flash process? When I try to reconnect the tablet now, it says "USB Device Not Recognized". There doesn't seem to be much support anywhere on the internet for this specific device or issue.

I've tried holding the power button for 30 seconds.. nothing happens

I've tried holding the power button plus volume up button for 30 seconds.. nothing happens

There's also no USB disconnect sound when I hold the power button down? Surely a hard reset should trigger a USB disconnect sound in Windows.

What are my options at this stage? Is it completely dead?

EDIT: Ok, this was a bit strange. I left it yesterday morning and declared it dead. Today I woke up, switched my computer on and plugged it in using a different USB cable and the driver was automatically installed as "MTK preloader". I didn't try to switch the device on yet though, as I wasn't sure if it being recognized was by chance. I didn't ask questions. I just immediately started up the flash tool, hit "download" and re-plugged the USB cable. This time the software finished upload with 100% and a green circle. Then it automatically disconnected from the computer. I hit the power button and it needed some time to charge again (maybe it drained itself last time). A few minutes later the OS booted completely fine. I don't know which one of those things made it worked, the new USB cable or leaving it to discharge for a day.. I just don't know. I'm not taking any chances though, the USB cable is being binned.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snod33:
Have you flashed the CWM recovery for the px2 yet?

What do you think about the new firmware? I think its alot snappier than the old one. The CWM recovery works a treat (but you have no usb cable lol ) so you cant flash it. If you do want to put the recovery on it, let me know i can help. Cheers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazza500:
PX2 Bricked

Hi,

Glad you got yours working :good:

I have exactly the same problem and now mine is not reconised :crying:

How long does the flashing actually take ?

When I connected it again this morning it it reconised it and the flash toll started to work.

The green bar and red bars both went to 100% then nothing after 5 mons so I unplugged it.

Now its bricked again :crying:

Any advice guys please ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snod33:
Reset

Hi mate sorry to here of your problems. Try pressing the little button between the sim slots, if that doesnt work, press volume + and then power button and keep pressed until it starts. When you flashed it did you get the green circle at the end?

If you get it recognized again do this: ENSURE YOU HAVE FULL BATTERY AND DO NOT INTERUPT THE FLASHING

1/ Start tablet and connect usb data cable, ensure it is connected as Media device (MTP).

2/ Unpack PX2_PC_24-10-13 update to a folder of your choice.

3/ Start Flash tool and click scatter loading on the right, and go to your unpacked folder you made earlier and select MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc check ALL boxes at the bottom are selected.

4/ Now click on downlod button, then switch off tablet. It will either ask to load drivers or start the flashing process.Wait until you see the green circle.

5/ Restart tablet. ENJOY

If you want to put clockwork recovery on it do the following:

1/ Download Freelander_PX2_130717_CWM_recovery.img in post #162 at pandawill put it in a folder and copy MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc from the folder above to the same folder.

2/ Start tablet and connect usb data cable, ensure it is connected as Media device (MTP).

3/ Start Flash tool and click scatter loading on the right, and go to your Freelander_PX2_130717_CWM_recovery.img folder you made earlier and select MT6589_Android_scatter_emmc only recovery option should be checked. Dont worry about the red writing.

4/ Click download and switch off tablet, dont worry about the warning just go ahead anyway, it will only take a couple of seconds and you should see the green circle again.

5/ To check it worked press vol+ and power button to get to recovery ( should be blue text ) if it is congrats you have clockwork recovery.

6/ Enjoy your tablet
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazza500:
Hi,

Thanks for your help but I fear it may be terminal,as when I plug the usb in now I get nothing.

gonna try on a different computor later.

If that fails I fear my PX2 will be leaving via the upstairs window :mad:

---------- Post added at 04:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:57 PM ----------

Well it wont even charge now !

I wonder if this could mean a hardware problem or a software not sure ?

Any Ideas guys ?

:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snod33:
PX2 revival

Hi bazza500, try pressing the reset button between the sim slots it has saved me a couple of times when i thought i had bricked mine.

If you go to the pandawill forum under MTK tablets you will find a thread there dealing with an updated by users flashable firmware with cwm recovery.

Then later if you get it up and running there is a solution to extend the internal memory from 1Gb to 2Gb which reduces the storage by 1Gb. Hope you get it running buddy. Cheers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sky360:
A few tips

Windows 7 has a glitch where by if the path has Chinese characters in it the flash tool with crash/error. Extract everything to your desktop and delete the chinese characters in the folder names.

Also there's a driver error in Windows 7. Make sure you use the driver install tool to install the MTK drivers. Also make sure the driver is installed and the tablet is recognised before you run the flash tool. That's the error I made, I tried to get the drivers installed whilst running the flash tool and the firmware started flashing when I hadn't realized.

Unlike Samsung and Apple, most Chinese devices don't give you a fancy progress bar on the device. There's almost no feedback the tablet or phone being flashed in most cases.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazza500:
Thanks for the help guys................

Got my replacement today but have hooked it up to updrade and there was about 3 x colours went to 100% on progress bar now nothing for 15 mins !

Is this normal ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazza500:
Well a massive fail again.

Gonna send thos one back and get my money back.

Always a bad idea to by cheap o suppose u het what u pay for.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazza500:
Ok been awhile but I now have a new one and managed to upgrade the rom.

Only one problem I keep losing phone signal ?

Any ideas?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] makofit:
Hi guys i found this in miui website its official english language supported??? http://www.miui.com/download-75.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mike231x:
Ok I looked around and things weren't quite matching up to the problem i'm having.

I recently rooted my S2 and flashed Revolt JB rom which I absolutely love.

But I cannot go into my gallery, when I do it loads a bit, then it freezes and my phone reboots, while every other person with the gallery issues it just goes to the home screen.

I tried removing DCIM folders from internal and SD

Tried removing the SD completely

Tried clearing cache and data on gallery app

I really really don't want to revert back to stock and unroot, so please help me with this problem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] krazierokz:
have you tried a different gallery app, also try moving all your pictures /data/files etc anything you want backed up and then format your sd card and then transfer everything back see if it helps ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mike231x:
I tried a different gallery app, but i'm going to try and remove all the data/files
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mike231x:
I just noticed I tried removing the SD card completely, the issue isn't the sd card, so is there any data files in my internal storage I can move without there being any issues?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Actually the "gallery issue" does reboot phones.

Your sd card is out, so that's good....but you also need to transfer off your phone and delete every video and pic you have on your internal sd storage and the issue should be gone. Maybe you have a video on there that you've missed???

And you definitely are using twrp 2.6.1.0 right?

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mike231x:
craft atyperia

Yes definitely using twrp 2.6.1.0

I tried removing everything to my computer but it just made a copy , i'll try it again though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Move everything, then delete everything to do with pics and vids off the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mike231x:
with the help of various apps etc, i finally got it, Thank you,

I tried doing it with factory reset but it didn't work.

but with other apps it did.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsfredo:
Which apps if you don't mind sharing?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] colonel:
anyone got navngo to work on the wizard ?

I had the std sd version. copied it to minisd and used a hack I found (ahem!) to get by the security encoding.

It installs now and loads up, but after staying on the menu screen for a few seconds it crashes out !!!

Any use this, and is it a WM5 or a Wizard issue ?

rgds
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Nadavi:
i think the problem is that the NAV N GO doesnt know what MINI-SD card is.

since this NAVNGO Software workds great on the Jasjar.

Nadav.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] colonel:
I don't think the minisd card is anything to do with it. navngo told me themselves that it will work fine on minisd and that they will transfer it for 60 nis. I am just worried that there is something wrong with the wizard. however its good to know that it is working ok on your jasjar, obviously wm5 is not a problem.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sunseaker:
Where did you purchase this from? I can only find Israeli sites with NavnGo. I found references that NavnGo is actually iGo (http://www.i-go.com) but there is no information of where this software is available.

It looks pretty good though.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Churchill:
Nadav,

You say Nav N Go works perfect on JasJar. Which GPS receiver are you using ? I have the one from TOMTOM SIRF III and am not able to make a connection to the GPS receiver..
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] colonel:
navngo is a pretty cool gps nav system specialising in multilingual implementations. it has all the latest stuff like 3d, night view, etc.

Due to its roots it is currently only targeted at the following countries:

1. Hungary

2. Israel

3. Romania

4. Slovenia

I believe the team are currently working on a pan-european version to compete with tom tom

In terms of the questions above. I have always found the navngo team very helpful. If you email them they will take 3-4 days to reply but will normally always do so.

rgds
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] sunseaker:
colonel, where did you purchase your copy from? I can't find it for sale anywhere.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] colonel:
I purchased it from a bug retail store in Israel. The central european version can be purchased in computer retail stores. Some details are here:

http://www.navngo.com/
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Jlaeo:
It is possible that this version of Android is developed for our devices ?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] Harakhti:
The androidarmv6 team are working on it, however, there seems to be an issue with the builds lately.

Namely this.
[Nexus 4 General] Goku80:
This is not a rant or a moan or whatever you want to call it. This is just clearing a few things up after the last few days what i have been reading on the forum.

Firstly support for N4 will still be there after this update, and i am sure we have at least one more major update to come for our beloved device. People saying that our phone will be next are just talking rubbish. People all over the forum are crying thinking that our device will be next. Until a confirmation from Google can people please stop with the conspiracy theories.

Also regarding with the launcher. Now i am not that really bothered if it gets released or not as i do not use Google Now. But again were is the official confirmation that the launcher will not be included for our device? There is none. Just tech sites writing there stuff as usual and every one is lapping it up and making a fuss.

I love my phone and i do not see a reason why i should upgrade to the Nexus 5. I do not want though people in the forum to start moaning about things that are not official yet from the God itself which is Google. Yes they are not perfect but until the actual release gets to our device and we have things missing then fine all hell can break lose.

Oh and one last thing. Yes am gutted that we not got the update soon as the release came out but we are still the first to get it were other mega devices are not getting it at least December or Xmas the earliest..So am still thankful for the Nexus line. But that will start not meaning anything soon anyway if they carry this new strategy of there to put money first before anything else.

But till then please take a chill pill people.

This will get shut down and deleted am sure but i just wanted people to read this and seriously take it easy till there is ACTUAL CONFIRMATION by GOOGLE THEMSELVES..

Mods sorry if this should not be here but sometimes a man has enough when reading through the forums and having whiny kids whine all the time.

And to add...We are XDA...If things go missing and are not included in the build that our beloved N4 should get then people trust our great and respectful Developers here who are if you do not mind me saying better than those at Google..We will have those features that the N5 has and if not should be better build than stock...So please show your support for our devs and less whining and help this place for newbies instead of moaning all the time about something that has not been confirmed yet
[Nexus 4 General] Ignasiuz:
:highfive: for you!

This is exactly my opinion on the subject.

If you are on XDA, odds are that you know how to mod your phone, and believe me, everything that will not come with the official OTA will be made avaliable soon here on XDA.

Right, you might need root, you can argue you do not want to root but then what is the point of your anger if you do not want to take action to get something you want?

Just wait for Google to release the OTA and everything will be clear!

Should be soon I guess ;)
[Nexus 4 General] Goku80:
exactly my friend. until something has been confirmed i do not understand why people are panicking. and by the next update which will be by summer time our phone should be more than capable to handle it and i am sure we are in for that to. phones should have a support from the OS development team ie Google at least maximum two years...so why are people are stressed is beyond me.

Now as the Galaxy Nexus that is a strange one and Google should state the reasons why they are not supporting it but again that is nothing to do with me or concerns me..But for people to start saying that the N4 is next is beyond silly to say
[Nexus 4 General] bozzykid:
Sure there is confirmation. It is not included in the Nexus 7 WiFi KitKat update. And Google confirmed it with The Verge and said it is possible they will bring it to other devices other than the N5 someday but not initially.
[Nexus 4 General] styckx:
Great post OP.. You know what I think it is? Purely my opinion after mulling over how absolutely weird the 4.4 rollout and release has been.

Ever been in a corporate environment where someone important is replaced? It's hell.. JBQ left and was replaced.. So here you have a new guy who is pulling the old corporate "I'm new and have to flex my superiority and change things to make it look like I'm doing something different and being productive" (ie: Fishing for his next promotion).. This happens in nearly every business.. It's hilarious to watch happen in real life because most employees know it's coming.. 3 months later after everyone hates the new guy and his useless changes everything goes right back to the way it was. I'm certain all the rumblings this is causing is being heard..
[Nexus 4 General] a g bell:
This is all very nice but it makes my think longer and hard did l make the right decision buying a nexus 4.With the ota out for nexus 7 and 10 l just wonder what the delay is with nexus 4:eek:
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
In b4 lock :)
[Nexus 4 General] forever_lol:
No please, not again.
[Nexus 4 General] Goku80:
Its called discussion. If you do not want to participate then don't post. Hence why the other thread got closed

Cause useless posts like yours
[Nexus 4 General] forever_lol:
Please enlighten me, what's the difference between your thread and the one that got closed. You've already labeled all that don't share your point of view by "whiners" (btw weren't you the one that also happened to "whine" at the beginning? ) so what do you expect? It's obvious that any sort of discussion won't be possible here. Your thread will sooner or later became exactly the same place of mindless arguments and eventually closed.

But you're right. If am not interested to participate so I am done. Good luck though, I am sure you're get many "thanks".
[Nexus 4 General] Ignasiuz:
It has to do with the Ti core not being supported anymore. Also, not being supported by Ti did not meant it doesn't work for Galaxy Nexus, just means Google would not support a device without former support to its hardware.

Anyways, Galaxy Nexus got 4.4 already, go Install it ;)
[Nexus 4 General] RealiZms:
Isn't this the waiting room for nexus 4 owners that are waiting on the ota?
[Nexus 4 General] Goku80:
It is not about getting many thanks..To be honest got enough already as it is. ;) Now moving on
[Nexus 4 General] Rusty!:
Notice the GSM/LTE tablets haven't got an update yet either...