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[Shift General] Cybog:
I am also having the same problem. Sometimes my HD is recognized sometimes not. For a while, my Shift just showed the "not recognized" error. I assumed the HD had died. After a week or so (to my surprise), booted up (HD found) again.

Now, about 3 weeks after first "not recognized", still having problems. Cold boot's take longer and much more problematic, then restarts. Can the problem be temperature related?

My Shift runs original Vista Business (Swedish). Sorry no solution, just share your problem.
[Shift General] Cybog:
Warmed my Shift (blow dryer) before cold boot. Shift booted on first try.

Will try the blow dryer again, the next time Shift shows the, "no HD/bootable device" error.
[Shift General] Cybog:
Shift with SSD... Have you tried it?

Any long time users of an SSD in a Shift... Does a SSD improve the Shift? Faster boot times? Less heat? Any problems?

Thanks in advance for replies.
[Shift General] B-44:
strange phenomenom... hasn't there been a song by kate bush? -

i just have updated my shift to 2GB, now booting and running much faster

may it be possible system updates have caused lame startup/system performance?

try system restore to a point six months back or updating hardware.
[Shift General] Cybog:
Don't remember the Kate Bush.

I have uninstalled some programs... no change. Have not tried system restores. (After many failed attempts, finally succeeded with all patches/updates for Net. Framework 4. Don't look forward to that again).

Hope that the problem with my Shift is a software (not hardware) issue. Will first try, a system restore as you suggest. And, if necessary, a total reinstall (original factory Vista).

Read somewhere that more ram means lower battery times. Is this true for your shift? Does the 2GB make a better Shift?
[Shift General] Cybog:
"Booting and running much faster" sounds good. Will consider these hardward updates if I can get my "no bootable device"/HD problem solved. Thanks for the system restore suggestion. Is it correct, that (besides 2GB ram) your Shift is also updated with a SSD? If yes, which? How long ago?
[Shift General] B-44:
SSD makes it run a bit faster, gives you more storage and reduces noice. Real boot improvement you get by increasing RAM-

there are 2GB 214Pin storages available making your shift real smart.
[Shift General] Cybog:
Heat Vent on the back shows wear. Same for yours?

I'm wondering if the age of my Shift plays in. I am its original owner. Think I purchased it back in 2008. On the back of the Shift is a air vent with a metal cover with holes. Here my Shift shows definite wear & tear The metal is deformed inward & with an extra large gap. Is this usual wear?

In addition, today my Shift showed a new error "BOOTMGR is missing". Still haven't tried a six month previous (or so) windows restore. Perhaps I should. (Or a clean installation of Windows).
[Shift General] B-44:
First try restore.

With ssd you have one moving part less, so less heat, so less ventilation running, so less battery drain...

p.s.: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2182238
[Shift General] Cybog:
Which SSD/usb-zif adapter (?) works best with HTC Shift?

"First try restore".

Tried to repair Vista Startup/bootsector files by booting from usb with Windows Vista Dvd. The Startup Repair does not recognize my Vista Installation. Nothing under "Operating Systems" (see attached image).

My Shift does not start, and can not be restored. I think my hard drive is totally dead.

Usb-Zif suggestions may be a solution for me too. Will upgrade with SSD & 2GB (not HD).
[Shift General] B-44:
Why then not simultaneously upgrade to Win7?

Of course me myself had to pay more for Win and SSD

as paid for Shift, 2GBRam then was pure luxury...
[Shift General] Cybog:
Which works best on Shift Windows 7 or Windows 8?

"Why then not simultaneously upgrade to Win7?"

Because Windows 8 came after 7, felt Windows 8 better that Windows 7.
[Shift General] B-44:
but more expensive. To me storage upgrade came first. Win7 on shift is cool, you got all the drivers you need. I really like the physical keyboard with it. maybe the new Win8 ...

---------- Post added at 10:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:55 PM ----------

I can imagine. Must have been way back in 1979, last great song in the 80s, featuring Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games) as Cloudbusting Daddy.

1985

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudbusting
[Shift General] Kingsized:
Just tested the old HDD in the usb adapter, it works fine. Now have to test the Zif cables. Then we will see.

Hope the port on the motherboard is not defect..
[Shift General] Kingsized:
The original Zif cable works fine aswell, so I have no idea what the problem is.. anybody has an idea?
[Shift General] B-44:
Unfortunately it seems you're right thinking about some broken port on motherboard...

Don't know how this could be checked.

Maybe try to clean its pins inside...

A second possibility may be some software mistake-

Just to be sure you could reinstall Windows via USB Stick

and take a look if hdd is recognized afterwards
[Shift General] B-44:
Just take a look at this thread, post# 141:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1264742&page=15
[Shift General] ryu1:
is that the original HDD that came with the tablet?

Or it is a new HDD you bought?

Note that the shift doesn't detect all HDD, especially those from ipods. I read somewhere on this forum that somebody bought a HDD and bios didn't detected it, he put the old HDD back, and everything was ok with that one.

So not all HDD are compatible, even if the specs of that HDD are identical with the original one.
[Shift General] Kingsized:
I Have the original hdd and another one. Both work fine in external case but not in shift.
[Shift General] ryu1:
take a look at the "J2" port (marked with blue circle), see if it is bend and that there are no cracks in the solder between the port pins and the motherboard.
[Shift General] B-44:
funny crossposting ;)

Suppose to suppose to take a pic of this southbridge chipset if device is open...

post 143

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49548360
[Shift General] ryu1:
I cannot see from this pic the Intel 82801 controller, even if i zoom in i cannot see the text printed on those chips.

And i did not found another pic of the motherboard on the web, so the only option remain to open the tablet and take a closer look.

Offtopic - i recently updated windows 8.1 on the shift and lot of bad things happened - the wifi didn't work anymore, the angelic tears drivers were replaced and the worse fingerprint drivers. Now i fixed all but the fingerprint. It appear to be installed in device manager, but autentec software doesen't detect my sensor anymore, and if i try in settings-biometrics i cannot add a fingerprint the option is greyed. What version of the drivers do you have for the fingerprint?
[Shift General] B-44:
first: i supposed to take a pic of the board when device is open, not to take a look at existing pics.

I know from working on BA/Harrier, how difficult it is to provide sufficient documents.

second: I have Win7 installed on my shift- win8.1 is yet academic to me, but discussed around here,

network problems are known but solved.

Just today i after a long time met a pal, recognized ms win developer, who didn't even know shift

when i told him about it

(why should he?)

but he'll hand me win 8.1, then i'll get into it.

btw- fingerprint is nice, but an intelligent password quite as good.

Actually i use the normal fingerprint drivers provided here,

think you should repost your questions in 8.1 threads.

I'll follow you.
[Shift General] ryu1:
Well, i cannot open my device now, so that is the pic i copied from the service manual, unfortunately that is level 1 repair (i think). I need level 3 manual in order to provide a solution. In level 3 there is the circuit schematics.

Nevermind about my question, i just reinstalled win 8.1, and that fixed the sensor. Very important- when you install win 8 reemember to turn off automatic updates becase they do more harm than good.

Offtopic- what is BA/Harrier?
[Shift General] B-44:
BA = HTC Blue Angel/Qtek9090 (aka Siemens SX66 - see my signature), Harrier its CDMA"Cousin" which looks absolutely the same. Outside.

Concerning the Updates- in Win7 it's as well annoying, as i had to reinstall marvell driver three or four times after system update, because windows had replaced it.
[Shift General] B-44:
Back again now with the same problem others had in this thread: SSD not found.

I had taken my shift off charger for a day; when i came home and wantet to start

it i received some error no boot device - please connect proper bootdevice and restart (or something similar to this).

In bios my Integral SSd wasn't present. Plugged in Win7 installation USB stick which was

recognized immediately. Here once SSD showed up as deactivated, but this message never came back.

Contrary to some blue screen with a lot of text, containing some bios error report,

which i had repeatedly.

Starting new installation of win7: loading files, but when it came to installation path again no

HD was found, so i had to abort. Win repair from boot menue didn't help either, tried all possibilities.

Zif cable? opened my shift, checked cable which i found clasped tight in SSD connector.

SSD connected to PC ran clueless.

Battery ot for a night.

CMOS reset? Couldn't find neither the switch (SW1) nor the jumper (JBAT1) for reset.

Last idea i had was disconnecting backup Battery.

After reassembling my shift SSD was back, but bad bios settings-

some five years back. Put in correct settings, updated Bios

using the one from google shared folder in stickies thread

and now my shift runs again as ever- nearly.

Browsing the web on firefox it takes some time and suddenly

again this blue textscreen reappears, on reboot i get the message

bios checksum bad. Load default settings makes shift boot properly.

Obviously the battery on my shifts' motherboard has gone too weak

to provide stable datamanagement in bios. Think I'll replace it.

Having done so I'll post if it has fixed my problems.
[Shift General] Cybog:
Changed the battery? Fixed the problem? Does Shift operate as it did before "no HDD"?
[Shift General] B-44:
Not yet.It's hard to get bios batteries for shift, as they are smaller and have some really tiny plug.

But i opened my Shift again, undid all relevant connections, cleaned em and took care to prpoperly reconnect them.

Since then this issue didn't occur any more, but i am to admit i didn't take it from charge long enough recently, used my Ameo as Fallback.
[Shift General] Cybog:
Thank you for the explanation of what you have done and the result. Would it be good idea to post a picture of the battery? Hopefully someone knows where to get one.
[Shift General] Cybog:
When I read again I understand that problem was not the battery, but it is more possible that my Shift's "relevant connections" need to be cleaned.

I have never opened my Shift. Read before that one owner had a problem with power switch after he opened and closed his Shift. Rather than risk damage, I use only the WM/Snap ue side. Any problems with Shift, open-clean connections-close? Easy? Hard?
[Shift General] B-44:
Following the instructions in this thread opening Shift isn't this hard.

You'll need to if you wish to upgrade RAM

(Prices deceased recently in a really drastic way- i had paid far too much)

Concerning backup battery there is some screenshot around here- will search and post.

Harrier battery may fit...

Backupbatteryerror of course only occurs, if you take your device off charge long enough.

I didn'thave a need to do so recently, but think i'll have to just to get rid of the question.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] legal.xchech:
I'm running most recent cm11/cMetal ROM and am trying to change the LCD density from stock to 240. I've got ROM toolbox pro and tried to use the built in build.prop editor but it doesn't seem to work.

Is this a 4.4 issue? I've tried in r/w and r/o and it does not work (I only did that because someone mentioned it during my research.)

Has anyone had any success or have any tips?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SuperGoober:
I'm also wanting to change and haven't found a way yet .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RajatPatel:
Navigate to /system/build.prop using Solid/Root explorer and open it in text editor and change the property ro.sf.lcd_density to 240 or whatever you like. Then reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] legal.xchech:
Yup, that worked! I'm a little disappointed I didn't think of editing it manually myself. Oh well. Thanks for the help!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Unchange:
I just tried this on the newest CM11 nightly and got a bootloop. Anyway to fix this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrgnex:
Dirty flash your ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Unchange:
I don't mean how to fix the boot loop; I mean how can I get the LCD density change to stick without a boot loop?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Nephilim:
There is no reason your lcd density should have caused a bootloop unless you configured the numbers outside of the galaxy nexus proper density radius or you messed with the wrong thing in build.prop. Try downloading Build Prop Editor from the play store and only modify the LCD Density.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lcy221:
DPI 280 is so clear and comfortable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mgaw:
With latest nightly cm-11-20140120 I am unable to change the lcd density. Seems lcd_density attribute in build.prop is ignored... Anyone experiencing this issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yotvb531:
It's the only thing I manually change after dirty flashing each nightly and has always worked for me. I'm on toroplus for what it's worth...and I ran the 20th, 21st and now 22nd nightlies.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mgaw:
Actually, with 22nd it works again for maguro.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umaxtu:
The title pretty much says it all but here are some more details. My current phone in an old Samsung Rant (Had it for a long time)

And I think I'm going to replace it from the Nexus 5.I've compared the sizes using phone arena's size comparison tool here

I'm a little worried whether or not I'll be able to handle a "phone" as large as the N5 when I've always used smaller phones.

Hence why I'd like to find a store with a demo unit for me to try holding. Amusingly they both weigh 130g so that isn't a problem.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphamale99:
Depends on where you are. T-mobile has them inside the stores
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
many tmobiles have demo models, since tmobile sells them.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daewond3r:
I went to my local Best Buy last night and they had one on display. A friend told me he also got to check one out at his local Sprint store. I'm gonna assume T-Mobile has them as well since they're selling it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umaxtu:
Ok thank you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stremax:
don't worry about size, it's a matter of time, maybe two days and you'll find yourself asking how can I handle a so small phone looking at your previous one,

just don't put in your pocket!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cvballa3g0:
Best buy
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben36:
Car phone warehouse
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umaxtu:
Because of the risk of scratching the screen? Thats one thing that I'm going to miss about my Rant. The plastic over the screen instead of glass. I've dropped that thing onto the pavement many times (Years ago, I'm better at not dropping electronics now. :D )
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stremax:
not exactly.. found a post here, but I can't find no more, about a "silly" boy who bended is phone while having in his back pocket...:D
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] klouie10133:
Hi xda,

I recently found out that my HTC One had a fried camera sensor, so I was able to get it replaced. Fortunately, it had Hboot version 1.44, so I was able to get S-Off using revone. After getting S-off, I changed my cid to GOOGL001 and flashed a GPE RUU. My question is, if I have S-off and I root my phone, will I still be able to receive OTA from Google and HTC? I'm just wondering because it was S-off. If not, are there any wifi-tethering apps without root necessary? Thanks.

Android Version: 4.4
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lmroks:
I want to uninstall the rom I have to my regular phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sriram231092:
you may install a new rom. it is not an app to uninstall simply!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
You go and read the guides on how to return to stock. General forum, stickies.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Your question has been posted multiple times . Forum rules require you to search before posting .

Google <<< I9300 your search terms > xda

UNDERSTAND FIRST

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2362743

Network IMEI EFS

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2393289

Phone Freezes

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2133401

Sudden Death .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2091045

RETURN TO STOCK

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2323847
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ChinoSupreme23:
So I followed the guide in the Unbrick thread for the T999 but when I insert the battery with the debrick sd card, all it does is the camera flash blinks once really fast, but the phone doesn't boot up still, no recovery or download mode. Am I doing something wrong I followed the guide step by step carefully if anybody can help me revive my S3 is really appreciate it
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] p50kombi:
Hey you guys…:D

I’ve got a question…

Is there an app whcich will toggle Bluetooth on when you enter the telephone function of the wizard?(ei. Press the green button) and that toggles Bluetooth on when there is an incoming call?

Then again turns blutooth off when you end the call and telephone app. :?:

Tomtom also toggles Bluetooth on when you launch the app, and it would be nice that you don’t have to manually toggle Bluetooth on when you get an ioncomming call in your car, or when you want to make a call in your car.

This way you can save battery life, because Bluetooth isn’t permanently on, and it turns on when you need it…

Is there such an app, or is this impossible….

Anybody? :?:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] a1laserboy:
Maybe phonealarm can do it. It can definatly switch different profiles like home, car etc. and within the profile you can launch programs, turn on/off bluetooth/hifi

http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.htm

[edit] I should add that WM5 support is still in beta at the moment [/edit]
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] p50kombi:
Okay, but I don't think that you cange a profile when you enter a car, because I just put the phone on a charger, and use a Jabra headset, so no professional carkit.

It would be nice if there's an app that switches bluetooth dependent on another app, not on a profile...

But I'll look into phonealarm...

Thanks, anybody else got an idea?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] lbc:
pocketzenphone, dktoday.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] a1laserboy:
One reason I didn't keep phone alarm is because it didn't quite do what I was looking for. It was closer than everything else I've found, but seemed to slow my whole experience with my phone down.

Maybe someone like vijay555 might make something that'll do that.

I have got into the habbit of useing my BT headset when getting into the car and turning it off when I get out. I plug my phone into the car to keep it topped up, so using extra power isn't a problem.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SDP-1:
Hello Folks,

My LG P715 is rooted and from Titanium Backup, it shows "system ROM"of 1250 MB with 837 MB used and 413 MB free. How can I utilise the free 413 MB? Do I:

1) Use Titanium Backup to force apks in the system ROM

Or

2) Repartition the system ROM (How do I do this?)

Just my thoughts since I bought this wonderful phone that makes me not bother about battery charge. A true smart phone it is.

*****Edit*****

For the sake of knowledge sharing, I used Link2SD to convert user apps to system apps and froze unnecessary apps. I did not uninstall any stock app to avoid "LG security error" issues. I now have:

"system ROM" of 1250 MB with 1182.5 MB used and 67.5 MB free. Meanwhile, my Internal+Media is 1910 MB with 991 MB free. Simple but effective.

I love XDA!

LG

Optimus L7 II Dual P715

Rooted, Stock KDZ
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nasheich Xfiles:
all stock rom have some space rom free,
[Moto G General] x2h:
Just ordered mine for the USA version. The ship date changed from Dec. 2 to Dec. 9. The international version ship date is still Dec. 2 though.
[Moto G General] Doublepranks:
The Brazilian version comes with earphones and usb charger adapter but truth is, we pay a lot more for those "extra" items.
[Moto G General] SeanPR1:
Same here, Dec 9th.
[Moto G General] tmeader:
I believe the US version has always been December 9th. I ordered the first day it was available (November 26th) and it said December 9th even then. It's always only been the Global version that was shipping on December 2nd, not both. None of the news sites ever seemed to report this distinction though.
[Moto G General] dr4stic:
Yeah, I believe Motorola wised up to the fact that they were going to miss black friday and basically the whole gift giving season in the US under their original plan which was to release in early January. That was the first thing I wondered about when the Moto g announcement came.
[Moto G General] ferossan:
Here in Chile it's having a great success. One small department store has started to sell the 16GB version last week for US$188 (equivalent). Now it is becoming difficult to find it. :p
[Moto G General] sesperaba:
Yep. Also, there's no 8GB version in Chile. And we get a wall charger instead of a USB cable.

Enviado desde un Moto G.
[Moto G General] The MBG:
Perhaps with its low price, excellent reviews and word of mouth the Moto G is going to be a game changer in the market. Looking forward to getting mine either tomorrow or Tuesday.
[Moto G General] x2h:
Saw it on the net that moto started shipping the international version on Nov. 30.
[Moto G General] melcali:
Saw that too

http://www.coldscoop.com/moto-g-pre-orders-started-to-ship-as-of-sat-nov-30-2013/

I ordered it on the 30th. Hope it ships earlier too.
[Moto G General] audit13:
In Canada, we only get the 8 GB version locked to Telus or Koodo; however, people have been scoring the phone outright for a cheap price as part of the BF deals.
[Moto G General] CADude:
Just bought one to replace my Gnex. If I don't like it, I will just get the Nexus 5 when its back in stock. I have been curious about this phone for its low price and good reviews.
[Moto G General] plmiller0905:
My cousin and I both ordered a g. He ordered a International Version and me U.S. Version. His shipped yesterday and he said he'll have his tomorrow....

Still waiting for mine to be shipped..
[Moto G General] Korikisulda:
Tesco

I got mine from Tesco, but they had actually sold out in store, so had to order it. This phone is insanely cheap for what it is..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] toshik1:
Do I need to unlock any LTE bands on stock sim-unlocked AT&T SGH-I317 phone for use on T-Moblie network?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bajanman:
I'm getting LTE using TMO on AT&T no problems. And I didn't perform any lte hacks. Or AWS mod. Mine just quirks...:thumbup::D:cool:

Pending I did do the unlock so it could quirk on AT&T network...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ojai00:
I purchased my phone unlocked. Presumably, with the method described in another thread. I performed the AWS Mod to get LTE on my SGH-I317 with T-Mobile.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] chadrick.7:
You only need the aws mod to enable HSDPA+ on the 1700mhz band. LTE works out of the box.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] inconceeeivable:
Aren't they downsizing the AWS 3G? I didn't even bother doing the mod when I used an ATT Note 2 on T-Mo.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] chadrick.7:
You are correct they are upgrading 1900mhz for their HSDPA+. In some areas that has not been completed yet though. If you do any traveling the mod would be helpful.