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[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Craig,

I do not *hate* Windows 8.1, I simply prefer Windows 7 because I am so familiar with it. My clients hate it and always want me to find them a Windows 7 replacement computer or laptop, but some do not care. Win 8 has file system improvements, security improvements, transfer speed improvements, so what is not to like? The "Metro Interface". It is like one giant cell phone. And the program strategy seems to have changed. You cannot just "buy " MS Office, you can buy it for yourself, to use on your login, but not for the entire computer or other users. I don't have a Windows 8 computer so my experience with it, day to day, it limited. I did the setup for a client as suggested by Microsoft screen prompts and they had me create a Live account, and then enter that login email address and password constantly. No matter what you do, log in with your Microsoft account. Screensaver kicks in, log in again. I *know* my client will not tolerate this so I skipped all that and got it to go straight to her desktop. She did have to login once at the desktop screen.

When I built this monster computer out of a Maximum PC guide, I had to struggle with Windows 8, more modern or stay with Windows 7. Well, the motherboard for the build lacked Windows 8 support so I stuck with Windows 7. Parts alone for this new rig cost $2K, 16Gb DDR3, ½Tb SSD, GT-670 performance video card, the works. And man, do I really like this thing!

Having my Sky Drive account terminated because one poolside picture contained a topless woman was a total shocker! No explanation, violates the TOS, no second chance. I think they use "skin tone" scanner software as well as God knows what else to scan Sky Drive files. Too much skin tone requires a closer look, perhaps? I *never* had an issue like this with Dropbox or Gdrive. I opened another one under a different name and email address so at least I can send family pictures at full resolution.

Hey, you hit your magic number, Craig. Any chance we will be seeing you in other areas of the forums? ;)

Take care buddy!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Craig Miles:
Yeah buddy! Ill be posting over on the dev forum...

You know, the original win 8 start screen kinda sucked, you couldn't resize tiles, see the toolbar, any customizing that could be done was revealed by a right click that popped a toolbar...

Win 8.1 spring updates brought a slew of improvements in functionality for the desktop user. The ability to see the taskbar from the start screen is very functional. So now instead of having to expand a tree of pop out menus as in win 7 - you have an entire screen to place shortcuts.

One very important setting that is hidden: netplwiz - that gets you to the setup that allows the user to avoid entering a password on startup. You would also want to disable "enter password on wake", in the power settings if I recall,very annoying.

I have installed and set up Win 8.1 around a hundred times, between all of my home pc's, co-workers, friends.. Unless your Mobo is very old I don't understand why it would not run 8.1

I have installed 8.1 on some very old hardware and been surprised at how smooth it runs.

Anyway, enough about that! See you over there
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Thanks Craig, I am going to PDF this post as a Windows 8.1 Guide.

The PC I made is here, with all parts and specs. I doubled the RAM and SSD.

Build a Crysis 3 PC on a Budget

I thought that reading somewhere this board, Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4, either did not support or fully support Windows 8 so I played it safe.

Hey man, I may be contacting you in the future about Windows 8.1 issues, if you do not mind. Thanks buddy! :good:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Craig Miles:
Hey, I just went to http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4288#dl and see that your mobo is supported by Win 8.1 regardless if it is ver 1.0 or 1.1

It would rip and tear even more than it does now, you would probably see slightly faster boot times with that ssd in win 8.1 than in 7.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Wow, I appreciate the advice, but I have SO much invested in this PC with programs, settings, and everything else to format and start over. I build it as a "Budget Gamer PC. Some budget. The proposed budget was $1,600. Since it was my "once in a lifetime", I doubled the RAM and SSD, bringing me up to $2,000. Not likely to rip it down to nothing and then spend another 4-6 months getting it setup the way I want. But I do appreciate your efforts, dude. :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] segordon:
I am having apn issues when I try to send mms. I get the usual " no apn specified for the device " then " couldn't send because of network problems "

I am running cm11 5/25 on xt912 on the stock side.

So I cannot use the app to backup the stock apns and then restore them. Does anyone have a backup of the stock apns that I can restore into cm11?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] JakeDHS07:
The apns have been merged into CM. You can try reflashing the newest nightly or while in access point names hit menu and reset to default then reboot. Should fix

DROID RAZR MAXX CM 11 JBX KERNEL
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dshulman:
Where did 500MB go?

I've installed CM11 and am on the latest nightly. I've got an XT912 and am on Verizon in San Diego. (Ohmster's seen me on the CM11 dev board trying to help out. :cyclops:) I've been hearing that some people have as much as 500MB of RAM available to them, but I can't get more than 300MB at the most after closing everything down. I'm using AutoKiller Memory Optimizer to see my memory and services and have Greenify installed to kill the non-system apps like Facebook. I'm also running Smart Launcher because it seems like that's the most memory efficient.

Here's the kicker, when I add up all of my running processes and services, I only total up to 500MB. This includes multiple lines for "system", "com.android.bluetooth" and so on. Where did the other 500MB go? The only services (beyond core) are Greenify, Swiftkey (8MB), and SmartLauncher (4MB).

What other information can I tell you guys that would help? Or is there a simple answer that there are 500MB of hidden apps that I don't see. In the System Default section it says I have no hidden apps so I think I see everything.

Thanks!

Dan
[Motorola Droid RAZR] brkahughes:
One fellow had questionable results, but most people have profited from this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53075918

Edit: Oops! I didn't notice at first it was you segordon, I know you already saw that in the developer thread...

Sent from my continually born again RAZR MAXX!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Jake (Or anybody),

Have you tried that new really huge change log update at all? 06/11

Any issues, anything broken, anything cool, any need for concern?

Sorry, I have been down for the past week, waiting on medication. Thanks! :laugh:

EDIT:

I see the question has been thoroughly answered over in the main thread. Thanks guys!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Indyultra:
Ok so the other day I was transferring apps to my Sd card from the internal, had a couple issues so I put them back. Now for some reason the phone won't recognize any picture in the gallery. I can see them using file manger. I even did a full wipe reloaded using Matts utility. And back on stock. Still no luck. Any ideas? Moved them around from internal to external. I can take pictures and they show up.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] drewski_1:
the media DB needs to be updated. there may be a way to initiate this manually, but there are also Apps.

search Play Store for "media scanner" some of them are pretty old so make sure it's JB compatible
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Indyultra:
Tried a few different media scanners, no luck. Funny thing is I backed up the pictures on the computer, transferred them back again and had them overwrite the others. Bam they are back. Go figure
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
How to clean your SDCard contacts safely

You know, I just had an EXTSDCard issue myself. I tried to WiFi over a rom for flashing and the file would never complete. I can see all my files in the File Manager so what is the issue? I went to USB and now we have to tap the pull down for USB and release the cards for Windows read/write. Normally this takes a few seconds, but for me, the circle would spin forever and never could I see the cards in the device.

I am a personal friend of Stargo and we communicate often. Sending him logs for unrelated issues, he commented "What happened to your Ext SD card? It was throwing many errors and suddenly the errors were gone.".

Well, fortunately, I am a lifelong electronic technician and know all too well about intermittent connections, contacts, and especially Gold contacts. The Gold on the SDCard contacts is atoms thick, thus one cannot ever use abrasives to clean them! There is a simple fix for this. Unmount your EXTSDCard, pull it, and use a fresh, big, pink pencil eraser on the contacts to restore them to brilliant luster. Brush, wipe, or dust off the dust with canned air or fan, do not blow as you will introduce saliva onto the contacts! Reinsert and mount your card and you are good to go.

I did this as well as putting the card into a USB card reader and Windows had no issue with it. I scanned for errors to fix and found none. But, after reinserting the new 64Gb EXTSDCard back into the phone, I had no more issues with it.

As previously stated, this may not be the cause of your issue but it could certainly be a contributing factor. If cleaning does not help, it may be necessary to delete your image database and rebuild it. I am late for dinner at mom's so I cannot research this at the moment, but will help you if you need it.

Good luck and goodnight. :good:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Indyultra:
Thanks Ohm, but not sure what was going on but it only affected the pictures, once it overwrote them all was good. Haven't had my sd card out in about a year. Think I'm going to leave alone for now. Thanks again. Chris
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Oh cool! I really didn't want to wish that on you, but did want to prep you for it in the event it happens. Now you know if the card starts acting funky in general, cannot access sometimes, file transfers stop, etc., this is classic bad connection and how to safely clean it. Honestly when you said it was only the pictures, I knew my "remedy" for SD card problems was not your issue, sounded more like a corrupt database and the other member got that right. Overwriting the pictures was a great idea, you did good, brudda! :highfive:

Take care and thanks for comment. 'night!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dnkjordan:
Recoveries

Ohmster,

First, thanks for the thorough response to my question. You mentioned using safestrap over CWM recovery. I wanted to make sure we're on the same page. I have a RAZR MAXX HD and flashed Dhacker's KK-CWM-6048.img for xt926 for my recovery. I am not using the ROM manager. Do you still recommend using safestrap or should this be safe for my phone?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
You have a different phone then the rest of us. If you have a Motorola Droid RAZR HD, do you have the XT926 or is it an XT926M? See Settings, About Phone. Our thread is for XT912 and XT912. But they may be similar enough to help. But you MUST download the right rom for your phone. Give up the model number before anything else, you cannot flash the wrong file on that phone!

But, maybe we can help. You need to boost your post count and I can use the Thanks. :D

Your entire phone and the stuff you need it totally different for our 912 phones. Our methods and files will not work for you. I thought you had a 912 or 910. I do not have an XT926. What would I use? A TWRP based recovery system. Even ClockworkMod ROM Manager has the option to install TWRP as well as CWM. Both work on my tablet, but TWRP allows you to flash 2 files at once like cm11 and pa-gapps. It also allows OTA updates from within CM11 as well as my binary su update in recovery. Last I checked, you could not do stuff like that with CWM. You also need an unlocked bootloader. Read on.

You need guides that outline the procedure, software, and downloads for your device. The entire procedure is different. Get your ten post restriction out of the way here and this is the XDA thread you need to be in:

[ROM] CM 11.0 (Android 4.4) for RazrHD XT925/XT926

CyanogenMod outlines how to do it here. It looks like a total hassle. Read the line written in red because it looks like this instruction sheet is now outdated and there is a new one in the red link.

Watch the procedure on youtube.

Root Verizon DROID RAZR HD XT926 on KitKat and Install CWM Recovery

Man this is a headache because it is way different from our phones so you must find the right stuff on your own but I will give you links to get started. See the ones above. Here are a couple of Google searches to get you started. If you find videos, watch them and if you find XDA links, pay attention to them.

Some Good Google Searches to get you started:

how to root and unlock an xt926

how to install cyanogenmod rom on a an xt926

I cannot help directly but believe I gave you what you need to get it done yourself. I can answer questions for support, but you have to do this one yourself, we do not have the same devices. Let us know how it goes. :cool:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kaziq:
Hi, I have a problem with my Razr Maxx xt910 (umts), that is driving me nuts already.

The problem is the notification led frequency. It's just too slow to be useful. It's easily overlooked.

I have CM11 (latest M7 snapshot) installed.

I have tried these thing so far, none of which working:

1. Light Flow - can set the LED colour, but not the frequency.

2. Another LED control app, don't remember the name now.

3. The system settings (System settings -> Display & LEDs -> Pulsating LED). (What is the on/off duration setting for if it doesn't work?)

4. Modifying integers.xml in the framework-res.apk file. I have managed to make the LED constantly ON when the battery is fully charged, but the usual notification blinking time values seem to be ignored. I have tried this both in the CM and in the stock rom. Nothing works.

Has anyone managed to make the led blink faster in any way? It would be great to make the LightFlow settings work (so I could customize the blinking frequency for each notification separately), but system-wide blinking frequency increase will be fine too.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dnkjordan:
I'll shift to the other thread you recommended but have one last question you might be able to help with: I attempted to install safestrap 3.6 (for xt926) from the link you provided. Once I installed the apk then selected install recovery, everything appeared to work. When I selected the reboot into recovery option the phone just restarted. I then shut down and attempted to boot into recovery using PWR/VOL Up button combo, selected recovery and got the M logo followed by a black screen. Had to reboot using PWR/VOL Down to get out of it. Any thoughts as to how to fix this? I posted this question on the hash site as well.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] segordon:
[MENTION=3322848]JakeDHS07[/MENTION] and/or [MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION] I have been using CM11 for months now because it is the only ROM that seams to be constantly updated and most stable. My thanks for that. I am currently running 6-18 and once I give it a few days I'll give any bugs or feedback I can come up with.

I don't know if this could be changed or not, but on the notification pulldown, you know how you have to swipe the very bottom of the screen to switch to tiles or notifications? Can this be changed that you can swipe in any open area like on Liquid Smooth?

I can say that for me, on Verizon with my xt912, that whenever I try to use the jbx kernel problems arise. By using the stock kernel, I have no issues. When I was having APN issues, I installed slimkat which I did not have any issues and used APN backup and restore to save the apn's from slimkat and then installed CM11, used APN backup and restore to delete the apn's and then installed the apn's from slimkat and had no issues after that.

The only other ROM that I would switch to once everything works would be Liquid Smooth. Mainly because of the active display. I have tried the xposed modules and apps to try and mimic active display, but they are not the same.

Tapped from my Razr Maxx from the dark side of CM11 4.4.3!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Tried to get you a screenshot but need a delayed one for pulldown menus. The one I picked did not work, so I will explain it.

Pull down Notification info. Tap the square grid, top right, looks like a man in a window, takes you to settings pulldown. Same for Settings pulldown menu, same square, same effect, takes you right to notification pull down menu.

It is really late and I am very tired. If this is not what you want, spell it out and tomorrow I will try to address it. 'night guys. :confused:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kaziq:
Thanks, for the reply.

I tried what you suggested. I have installed the 06/19 nightly, and used the Pulse Notification Led configuration panel (I have mentioned I had used this panel before, but I mistranslated its name from Polish :)). It doesn't work. I can change the color, but the Led blinks always with the same tempo - about 300/2500 on/off. In the moment I change the setting the Led lights for some longer time (like 1 second perhaps), so it seems that it's trying to change something, but then the blinking rate goes like before.

I thought an app might interfere with this, so I did full wipe (factory reset) from Safestrap, but it didn't help.

If the blinking frequency change really works for you or anyone, do you have any idea what might be the reason it does not work for me?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dnkjordan:
Thanks! I really appreciate all of your help!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] mikeoswego:
You're not alone. Changing the pulse length or frequency doesn't change anything on my XT912 running CM11 nightlies. I used to use Lightflow on the stock rom and I don't think it would adjust the length or frequency either. I'd guess it's a Moto thing.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] segordon:
Yeah I know what you mean. You can either use that toggle or swipe the very bottom of the bar right below Verizon wireless to switch.

On liquid smooth, you can swipe on any free line to switch back and forth.

Tapped from my Razr Maxx from the dark side of CM11 4.4.3!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kaziq:
A appreciate your writing, and suggestions you made, but - please don't be offended - this is evasion, not an answer.

The question is not about flashlights. The question is not about notification led blinking while the screen is on. The question is not about what reasons the company might have to prevent changing the interval. And finally, the question is not about why anyone might want to change the interval.

The question is: can the interval be changed or not?

I can perfectly understand that the LED can drain the battery faster when lit constantly. And I can understand that for you and almost everyone else a 3-second blinking interval is just fine. But the point I am making is that it is not fine for me. Do I really need to explain why? No, I don't, because I don't demand it. I am just politely asking whether or not it can be set to my liking.

You have stated in your previous answer, that you could change the interval: "In there you can change the color, pulse length, and pulse duration for calls, missed calls, and voicemail as well add more things with the + in the top left corner and yes, it works." - this is the direct quote of yours (with emphasis added by me). But in the latest answer you started with explanation of why the manufacturer could have blocked the possibility. And further you described what values were good for you and why, without a single word on whether the duration settings changed anything for you. So if you don't mind, I would like a straight answer: does the duration change work for you or not? If you set the timing to "very long" and "very fast", and close the settings panel, and then get a notification (while the screen is off), will the led blinking pattern change according to the setting?

If it changes, then I repeat: do you know what might be the reason for that it does not work on my phone?

(While there might be the reason in the notification led design between our phones (XT912 and XT910), mikeoswego above me said that it did not work for him too, while his phone is the same as yours. Thus hardware difference between the phone models cannot be the possible reason in this case).

That said, please forgive me if any part of my post seems harsh or offensive, as I am not a native English speaker and I cannot always comprehend what tinge my writing will have to another person. Especially if I'm trying to make a straight point like this.

Cheers :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] mikeoswego:
I'm not sure why you think I'm dissatisfied. I use varied colors for different notifications for years just as you describe and for the same reasons. In the setup for the LED's, in addition to changing colors, you are supposed to be able to change how long the LED stays on and how long between flashes. At least in the preview mode in the settings screen, neither of these options have any effect. Since Lightflow on the original ROM had the same flaw, I'm trying to indicate it is not a CM problem but is probably a hardware limitation (and presumably other phones don't have that limitation since the options are there.) I don't consider this to be a problem, the default flash time and interval is fine for me. I can understand, though, why someone who has just started experimenting with these settings could be confused. (And, BTW, always on does work for me, at least in the preview mode.)

As for the flashlight apps you mention, those operate the camera flash LED on the back side of the camera rather than the notification LED facing me (for the most part.)

Yes, the notification LED doesn't work when the screen is on because presumably the notification bar is giving you the relevant info.

I admit that I've never checked to see if adjusting the duration and interval affect real notifications since it didn't work in the preview mode. I'm sure I did check this in the original ROM using Lightflow and the adjustment didn't change anything in preview or actual mode.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] mikeoswego:
Yes, the LED flashes about every 3 seconds no matter what interval or duration you set. Again, I'm not complaining about this, just an observation. Also, I have to follow up and say that setting the LED to always on does not work as I said it did; it still flashes about every 3 seconds.

I'm not surprised that the notification LED goes away after going into the settings for it; just like it goes away if you just open the notification drawer and don't actually dismiss the notification there.

Just to add something new, here is a website that gives the correct hex values for various colors which I find easier than working the sliders to set them up: Color Hex Color Codes
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Thank you for the backup on that. I too find typing in named colors easier than that slider thing and I use the 216 safe, non-dithering colors in this chart more comprehensive. It shows all the colors and hex code to type in. It is a link from the mac daddy of all colors that I use here when doing web or logo color work.

I am now back to 06/21 and my LED comes and goes, with nightly builds, Forrest Gump got it right. "cm11 is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get". :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Chungchik:
reset

Every time the phone runs out of battery, it reverts everything to stock. All apps and setting are erased and reset. Basically, I have been trying to not to let it run out of battery, but I decided that I can't stand this anymore. Otherwise, it is running Cyanogenmod 11 very smooth. If anybody knows how to fix it I will greatly appreciate. Thanks!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] mikeoswego:
That's a better page than the one I posted. Thanks for the link!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] segordon:
[MENTION=3322848]JakeDHS07[/MENTION] or [MENTION=4245858]Ohmster[/MENTION] , under the battery icons, I have a request for the dotted battery icon from other ROMs? Or should I use ROM toolbox to change the icon?

Tapped from my Razr Maxx from the dark side of CM11 4.4.4!