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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lifelikelife1337:
Blank screen after samsung logo

Hey all, I'm having a terrible time with my sprint note 2 (sph-L900). I can only access my phone through Odin. Using Odin I've tried flashing:

CWM, TWRP, and Superuser.

After each of these attempts the phone will reboot and after the first Samsung screen, the screen goes blank. Phone is still on (when I disconnect from USB, I hear the sound on my PC) but will not do anything. I have to pull the battery. I've looked all over the forums, but can't find how to fix this. I CANNOT access recovery in order to do factory reset. I can only use odin. Any ideas why this is happening? I've been at this for 3 days now, I'm totally at a loss. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] louforgiveno:
Uncheck auto reboot in odin before flashing custom recovery. ..then after successful flash unplug and battery pull then vol up + home button + power to boot to recovery...if you have auto reboot checked custom recovery will be overwritten and these steps I mentioned should make the difference. ...if you have had that option unchecked I'm sorry but I don't know what your problem might be
[Galaxy S III General] nemanja96:
Sorry for bad english

Hi guys!I gotta one question about performance for games on SGS 2 and SGS 3 for those people who had both phones.

Is Samsung Galaxy S 3 so much better and faster when running new and HD games?

Which phone uses more RAM?

I gotta feeling that SGS 2 is more stable because of RAM...Is that true?

P.S I am going to buy one of those 2 phones and I love playing games,so that is the reason I posted this question.
[Galaxy S III General] Nicolae-Daniel:
Hey there.I'm not a HD Games player but I'm a former S2 user and actual S3 user and I can say the S3 is much better. Even with 4.3 update ram ussage is good,no lag.
[Galaxy S III General] AssassinGEO:
Agree with poster above.

Btw 4.3 update made even bigger difference between those two. SGS3 got 50% bump in performance and know one thing: unused RAM is wasted RAM. That means,no matter how full your RAM is,phone should be always stable. I always have to 100 mb free when multitasking and phone is as fast as it should be (+6 and more apps).

Galaxy S3 all the ways.
[Galaxy S III General] abhibnl:
One question though, why do you and buy a phone which is kind of dead already? I don't deny the fact that s2 was a great phone but it's too old now. Go for a s3, it has better dev support
[Galaxy S III General] simplyanin:
I hav got both S2 and S3..but ill say one thing abt hd gaming, if u planning for playing games then go for s3 as because it has more better config than s2..but on s2, asphalt 8 runs smooth as butter and better than s3.. but with other games such as gta san andreas, zero hour, dead trigger, etc, s3 performs much better..so go for s3.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treebeard68:
I have followed all of the steps required to get s-off with my HTC One running hboot 1.55 but no matter what I do it fails ever time. I have all of the necessary drivers installed and windows firewall is disabled (did that in services.msc) and I actually uninstalled Bitdefender so I have no firewall/internet issues. I am using a custom ROM...Viper 4.2.0. Any help?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
Viper 4.2.0 is 4.xx based, hboot 1.55 implies a 3.xx based ROM, recommend ARHD 31.6 (which is 3.62 based) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2183023
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treebeard68:
I see...I will try that! I really want to try ARHD Google Play Edition..hence wanting s-off.

I tried an older version of Maximus which is the 3.4.10 Kernel version and it's 4.2.2 android version but this time I get the "FIX it FIX it" error message when trying rumrunner. I will try ARHD 31.6 and see if that helps..probably not but it's worth a try.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treebeard68:
Installed ARHD 31.6...no dice, I still get error messages!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tobesedated:
This is what I did to get S-off on HBoot 1.55...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2606577
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skyfury:
I just used rumrunner on a hboot 1.55 without facing any problems.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treebeard68:
I can't seem to get it to work another pc either. No windows firewall, no defender, no internet security program. It seems to fail after attempting to boot to adb....I get an error message that pops up in windows systray that says device drivers not installed even though they have been installed! Argh....I am going to try the method tobesedated suggested!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tobesedated:
Check two posts above yours... People get nervous about using Linux but it's really very easy
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] treebeard68:
I have used Linux...in fact for several years ago it's all I used. I have already downloaded the .iso...burning it now...will reboot and give it a shot. Heck, I might just partition my hard drive and keep it on there for fun!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tobesedated:
Lol... I have a 3T hard drive with a few different Linux os's on it... I admit I'm terrible when it comes to needing to manipulate my computers and phones lol
[G2 Accessories] jose_k:
I am wondering if anyone of you had purchased a capacitive stylus pen for LG G2 D802. I don't know if the model of the LG G2 can be the difference in this type of purchase however I specify D802 to avoid misunderstanding.

This is what I found on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/caseen-Capa...03098?pt=US_Styluses&var=&hash=item58a4c828ba

What do you think about it ?

I am not sure that it can work well to write email, documents etc. but I am not expert so I want to ask your opnion about it !

Thank you !
[G2 Accessories] Chaaqoti:
Just so you know, any stylus works with any smartphone and tablet, no matter the brand.
[G2 Accessories] jose_k:
Very good ! :) If any stylus work with any smartphone also a $3 economic stylus pen might work with the LG G2 ; fantastic ! :D

Thank you !
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panagiotisgr:
i need a help from people used the following roms to tell me which one is better to flash my phone.

all of them are in 4.4. I want something with support and future updates and support.

VanirAOSP, Mahdi or Freexperia ?

thanks in advance
[Hardware Hacking General] Hunter1998:
I'm looking to buy a new phone very soon and am in a debate over the Nexus 5 or the Moto X.

Lots of good reviews out there for both phones, but I want to hear actual user reviews about your experience with these phones.

It seems to me that it's basically a choice of power and great update times (Nexus) or a little less power with some outstanding battery life (Moto).

Thoughts please?
[Hardware Hacking General] ChimneyBoy:
I've had the N5 since launch and rooted it about a week later. Needless to say that I wasted that week with stock ROM and OK to decent battery life depending on the usage. Now I'm running stock ROM + Xposed mod with trinity kernel and I average between 4 and 5 hours of on screen time with moderate to heavy use. All in all, the N5 is a beast and with a few tweeks, you can prolong your battery life... Without cracking open your phone and having to compromise the inferior power of the motoX. I'd suggest you go to the store and fiddle with both to get a feel of what they both bring to the table and go from there. It always comes down to personal choice.

Rastakat ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2541185

Trinity Kernel: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2540230

This is a beast of a setup

Cheers!
[Hardware Hacking General] Hunter1998:
Much appreciated input! Hope there's more! :)
[Nexus 5 General] charmcitybryan:
So like most in this forum, I bought my Nexus 5 directly from the Google Play Store. I chose AT&T as my carrier. When I signed up for the account at the AT&T store, I got the phone insurance to cover me when I inevitably crack the screen or my 3 year old drops the phone into the bath tub. I asked them when I activated the phone if the AT&T insurance covered the phone for replacement even though I did not buy it from them. "Of course!" the salesperson said. Bought the phone at the end of October.

Sure enough, last night my buddy bumped the phone out of my hand, and it dropped about 4 feet to a stone floor face first. Cracked!!! It pained me to see my new phone with a full screen length crack, but I breathed a small sigh of relief knowing I had bought the insurance for just this circumstance. I called AT&T this morning to ask about the claim process and the customer service guy told me he was not sure it was covered because, "The Nexus 5 is not a phone we carry." He advised me to call Asurion Mobile, the AT&T insurance carrier and ask them. When I called Asurion, they confirmed what the AT&T guy said. AT&T does not carry the Nexus 5 and therefore cannot replace one as part of a claim. Instead they said that they would replace the phone with "an equivalent".

I know others probably like those other carriers, but AT&T in Baltimore really does offer way better coverage than those others, even Verizon. Because of this, I would like to stay with AT&T.

I did not talk with Asurion any further, but this presents those of us who bought the phone unlocked and out of contract precisely to avoid the carrier capture relationship with a conundrum on AT&T. The insurance will cover you having a phone on AT&T, just not the one that we all really want. Interestingly T-Mobile and Sprint DO carry the Nexus 5. Am curious if anyone on those carriers has made an insurance claim and they gave you another Nexus 5? And further, if they did, was it unlocked or locked?

Reading another forum, I noted that my credit card my offer purchase protection given that I am (barely) still inside of 90 days. Will be investigating that possibility next.
[Nexus 5 General] digiblur:
Phone insurance is really a scam for such a low priced phone as the N5. Self insure and save the $$$
[Nexus 5 General] dfin13:
The $150 deductible for Asurion is ridiculous anyway. We just bought a pair of Nexus 5's from T-Mobile, but are holding off on insurance for now. I see Square Trade has insurance for $8 a month, with a $75 deductible -- my wife is a bit careless with the drops, so I was considering them for her phone.
[Nexus 5 General] sprof:
Curious as to what they consider an equivalent. Possibly they replace the phone then you sell it to buy yourself another N5.
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
does any company do this? i dont get why the OP thought this would work. i get it that the customer service guy gave him the wrong information, but why did the OP expect this enough to even ask them in the first place?
[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
[MENTION=4245213]charmcitybryan[/MENTION] - since ATT doesn't carry the Nexus 5, it makes sense that they can't replace your phone with the same one. You could do what [MENTION=5033810]sprof[/MENTION] suggested - and get the replacement they offer, and sell it and buy a N5 then.

Depending on when you bought your phone, and whether you used a credit card with accident protection, you may be covered by your credit card (check with your credit card if you used a credit card for the purchase)

If a carrier did somehow replace the N5, it will be unlocked (even if they somehow figured out a way to lock it - which they won't, unlocking it is as easy as flashing the stock image from Google).
[Nexus 5 General] Cirkustanz:
Well...that $8 a month might not sound like a month, but consider this...

Let's say she has the phone for a year. Month 12, she breaks it. Boom, in theory you pay $75 and you get a new phone. You can't ignore the $96 you've also already paid. And then you have the situation of having the insurance, but for some reason they don't decide to honor the claim. (let's ignore that for the sake of argument though)

Even if you break it on month 1, you're paying $83.

Assuming you have the 32G version...does the ratio of that $83 vs. the replacement cost of the phone REALLY make mathematical sense to you factoring in the odds of her breaking the phone?

It almost never does. Just saying!

Also...here's the best part....Take the price of this phone, and compare it to the price of other comparable phones. It's seriously about half as much as them, if you are considering the TRUE cost, ie: no contract price.

Take that extra $350 or so and save it. If you get your phone stolen or you throw it at someone in a fit of drunken rage...you can buy a new phone.

If that doesn't happen...You still have that $350!
[Nexus 5 General] Knight-Rider:
Went from a Note 3 returned it to buy Nexus 5, cancelled my insurance because I knew AT&T would not carry it. Call Google get an RMA they should be able to replace it since we have a 1yr warranty.
[Nexus 5 General] shotta35:
Umm warranty doesn't cover smashed screens :p
[Nexus 5 General] Knight-Rider:
Oh ok wasn't aware that Google didn't cover smashed screens good to know lol.
[Nexus 5 General] capathy21:
I'm shocked they even offered to replace it with an equal valued device. Not to sound hard to the op but I figured it would go without saying that a device not sold by Att wouldn't be covered through their insurance. Take the replacement and sell it for another n5.
[Nexus 5 General] coorsleftfield:
The nexus 5 is so easy to service yourself that it doesn't really need insurance.
[Nexus 5 General] aooga:
I would be happy. Take what they give you, assuming its another high end phone, and sell it.
[Nexus 5 General] sharpehenry:
I'm just curious what equal value phone the OP will get. Nothing is really equal when it comes to specs with that price. Moto x costs more but lower in specs. I just hope that OP will get something that's equal in specs not in costs.
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
Op let us know what they give you. I'm thinking the LG G2 and if they do that's not so bad is it?
[Nexus 5 General] coorsleftfield:
Only if it's unlocked like the nexus 5 would that be acceptable to me.
[Nexus 5 General] P.Mobile:
i always have had insurance on all my phones.. im with sprint.. i ended up sellimg my gs4.. and got the N5 from the play store.. when i tried to get insurance on my N5 they said i cant bec ause i got my N5 from the play store.. sprint dont carry the 32 gig.. so now i have no insurence which sux.. but it is what it is
[Nexus 5 General] charmcitybryan:
Update on OP

This is exactly why I love these forums! Great idea on getting the replacement and then selling to get another N5. Will definitely now start a claim to see what equivalent phone they will provide. Like another post said, I hope they provide equivalent specs, not equivalent cost given what a great value our phone is.

On the posts questioning why I thought AT&T would replace the phone in the first place, it's a fair question. I honestly have never used phone insurance before. My first mistake was believing the salesperson. Bummer, but that's life. I knew at the time that AT&T did not carry the phone, but was guessing the business model of the insurance would be as fine with providing cash so I could just get a replacement as they would providing a replacement phone. Always read the fine print and all that I guess. Another good option is just sending the phone in to LG for a screen replacement. I have read in other threads that may actually cost less than the deductible to replace the whole thing.

On the economics of cell phone insurance vs. self insuring given the cost, I found this article on Lifehacker that does a nice summary of the plans that are out there. Do a quick google search for it.

I think the argument that the high cost does not justify the benefit is particularly interesting now that many of us have the phone out of 2 year contracts and paid a low price for a great product. Aren't we all likely to jump at the next Nexus that comes out in a year? If so, as time approaches the next release, the value of replacing the phone we have goes down significantly.

In fact, given this, it would seem only to make sense to get phone insurance (if one wanted it) that provides a cash payout of the purchase price of the phone. Because the price of our phone is less, the premium would be lower and possibly a better cost benefit equation.
[Nexus 5 General] coorsleftfield:
Equivalent phone to me would be a 5", snapdragon 800, 1080p display, lte and unlocked.
[Nexus 5 General] Enddo:
i gotta agree here
[Nexus 5 General] BlueDrgBlade:
Be careful guys as Sprint will not cover the 32 gig with insurance if you go that route....found out friday when i went in to activate my 32gig version.
[Nexus 5 General] bog3nator:
They don't carry insurance for the n5 at all. I just called a them and I got my phone from best buy.
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
I've been using this insurance company since the galaxy nexus (although after this one expires I'll probably take my chances without insurance). It costs 50 bucks a year for this phone, and 50 bucks to replace phone. But they will just cut you a check. You buy the new phone yourself. Doesn't matter which carrier.

www.worthavegroup.com
[Nexus 5 General] FrameCityJackal:
Are you without a phone for a certain period of time?

Do they let you buy the phone first then you can ship yours off?

My screen is cracked on the 16gb white N5 and I have T-mobile insurance.:crying:
[Nexus 5 General] frigidazzi:
I'm not sure. I haven't actually claimed anything before lol. My understanding is that you are just written a check. I assumed you just junk the old phone? But I don't know.
[Nexus 5 General] FrameCityJackal:
Ah lol I see T-Mobile covers the black N5 but not the white.
[Nexus 5 General] GavinMazey:
Sprint does have insurance for the n5. I bought mine through sprint and got insurance on it. I even broke my first black nexus 5 and used asurion to get it replaced. But they were out of black so I got a white one.
[Nexus 5 General] nerv8765:
What was the deductible? I have Sprint too, but I'm not sure insurance is worth it if it's $150.
[Nexus 5 General] warofhero:
I think you just make a big mistake buying the phone insurance!!!!!!!

If you buy the phone with a credit card, most likely your VISA/MasterCard/American Express will have Purchase Protection which will cover the damaged phone or any products that you buy within the first 90 days of the date of purchase.

You can use this site to check your credit card's benefits www.benefitinformationcenter.com, they will only ask for the first 10 digits of your credit card.

But please Call your credit card issuer and check if you have that purchase protection.
[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
It depends on each individual. For some, 90 days insurance offered by CC is sufficient. For others, that is not enough. To each their own. Can't really call it a mistake,
[Nexus 5 General] Johmama:
I'm not arguing with you, but I do want to provide some food for thought. Insurance companies are coming out ahead in their business. If they weren't, then they wouldn't exist. Chances are, you are losing money on insurance. Here are some maths:

Square Trade is offering a plan for $125, with a $75 deductible. Assuming you actually make use of it, you would pay $200 to get a new Nexus 5. That's a savings of $150 versus buying a new one outright. Now, you may look at that and think "Hey, that's $150. Pretty easy decision." However, you need to weigh the gamble of $125 vs the reward of $150. Also, another thing to consider, when you break your phone and use insurance to replace it, they usually require you to send the broken unit back to them. What a lot of people don't realize is after you break your phone, it actually does have value. Just doing a quick search on Ebay, I see a few listings of a Nexus 5 with a broken screen going for ~$230. So let's say you break your phone, and buy a new one for $350. Selling your old one, netting $200, you would be down a total of $150. Which is $50 less than what you're going to pay for a new one through insurance, and slightly higher than the $125 risk you put down even getting insurance in the first place. So given that scenario, you actually save $50, and also don't gamble $125 on whether or not you will actually break your phone, and whether or not the insurance company woke up in a good mood and will actually decide to replace your phone. Guess what I'm saying is, it is surprisingly pretty rare that insurance actually saves you money, all things considered. Of course, I'm talking phone insurance, and not ones like car/home insurance. Insurance to cover a home you've spent the last 30 years paying for is usually a pretty sound investment.
[Nexus 5 General] coorsleftfield:
+99999 and that my friends is why I don't pay for insurance .

Also the nexus 5 is stupid easy to fix yourself. Even replacing the screen is not difficult. You can by a new screen/digitizer for your broken phone for around $200 and drop it in yourself after watching a YouTube video on how to do it.
[Nexus 5 General] tokuzumi:
If I pay my cell phone bill with my credit card, that card offers insurance protection, with just a $25 deductible. I don't have to pay anything for the service, and just provide records of my cell bill being paid via the credit card.
[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
Good analysis.

I think OP was referring to the insurance offered by AT&T (Asurion?) - and other folks had chimed in with Sprint's insurance (also Asurion I think).

Not sure about ATT, but Sprint's insurance covers lost/stolen phones. Deductible is 150, but for folks who are prone to misplacing their phones (or have teens who have the same issue), it may make sense to go for that insurance.

I personally have coverage thru' my credit card (as long as I pay my cellphone monthly bill using my credit card, it is covered), so I skip 3rd party insurance. But again, other folks may have different needs, so I don't think "getting insurance is stupid" statement is valid for all.

(A lot of folks can get by without health insurance - doesn't mean it is a good idea for everyone)
[Nexus 5 General] lowandbehold:
Quite a bit of misinformation in this thread, especially from the people saying the guy was stupid for thinking AT&T insurance would cover his phone. The fact is, all of the US carriers use a third party insurance provider. I know that T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint all use Asurion. Considering T-mobile and Sprint both carry the N5, it is not ridiculous to think that Asurion would cover the phone.

OP, the Asurion representatives are most likely unaware that the N5 is an unlocked device and is the same across all carriers. If you can explain that to them, they should be able to give you another one. If you have the 32GB, you are most likely out of luck, as no carrier has that one.