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[Vibrant General] kolyan:
I had bunch of FC and many other annoying bull with my phone and after many recommendations on doing reset, I finally did it and it looks like it fixed everything !
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
This would be nice in the thread I made! Some people, like myself might not be convinced that a reset can fix a lot of problems (besides the GPS related ones) and need a little extra convincing.
[Vibrant General] boodies:
bro, I am not going to erase all my 70+ apps. the phone is super fast for me :)
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
I've been contemplating on doing a full reset.

@kolyan, did you keep the stock GPS settings or did you change it out after the reset? I'm curious....

Can you list other improvements you've noticed?
[Vibrant General] Argusi:
All I can say about this is I wiped my phone to prep it for exchange tomorrow, since some were reporting success with different phones. I was having horrid gps issues. Navigate, pre-wipe was taking 5 minutes or more, before it locked and stopped searching for gps. When I tried it after the wipe, it took a few seconds. Not to be beaten so easily, I rebooted and tried again. It again worked quickly. I've been randomly checking all day and the longest it has taken is maybe 20 seconds. Pre-wipe, that never happened. There may be merit to this if it hasn't been tried. Don't know if it will work for everyone, but it certainly worked for me. At least for my gps issues (fingers crossed).

BTW, I had all my apps backed up (146, I just looked) and everything went back fine. Took a while for the restore, but it looks just as it did before the wipe. I never restore system settings, so I had to do it manually, but it was worth it.

Before anyone asks, my compass is still pooched...
[Vibrant General] Welshy992:
Perhaps we should also realize that the bug with the compass might be caused by the app.
[Vibrant General] Argusi:
Which app? Maps? Layar? Every compass app? When I get time I'll get something that spits out raw sensor data. It's dampening is way too much.
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
so far GPS is stock, but i dont use it much so i dont know the best settings here

GUI was a bit slow (loading here, loading there), had some minor FC (like when adding picture to contact, had to do it from desktop, in phone i got FC), Engadget widget didnt work 100% (back button had to be double clicked, single click didnt work), in launcher all widgets kept reloading (LauncherPro fixed this, but after reset it work like a charm in stock launcher as well), also had multi-tasking issue and now its gone....
[Vibrant General] basataom:
Just wondering, What did you use for backup/restore?
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
i used to use Titanium backup, but i noticed that some (not all) apps didnt work correctly when restored, so I prefer to do everything manually to make sure everything works
[Vibrant General] Argusi:
Titanium Backup for me. It took a long time to go back, but it all seemed to work well. I haven't found anything broken because of it yet. Before this phone I would get broken market links and I'd have to restore app data twice sometimes, but it seems to be working well so far.

Also, as far as the rest goes. I am getting less stalling, but it's still there. It also fixed an issue I picked up with Quadrant somewhere along the line where it would hang during the i/o test. Another strange one was if I had gps in use, I could put my phone to sleep by turning it 180 degrees a couple times. That went away.

Just noticed facebook won't sync after the reset... Not sure what that's about.
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
mine syned fine.

its all weird.....TI backup and reset things..... apps seem to work fine and then you notice some small stupid bug.....and after reset everything seems ok so far
[Vibrant General] mi4kidzmom:
YES!!! today I noticed when using a different micro usb cable the computer could not find the phone maybe just maybe the configurations are different for these samsung phones. Just because the third party apps don't show an accurate reading doesn't mean they don't find you. I have had NO gps problems in ANY application, I listed somewhere else 6 different applications all worked fine and found me and lead me in the right direction.
[Vibrant General] Argusi:
I agree with that, for sure. It seems after playing with Android for over a year, I think a lot has to do with data integrity. I've many times rebuilt by hand and installed all my bazillion apps by hand after a wipe and had it work fine. Backup, reset. It's worth a shot. Most of us are here to tinker and learn. Can't do that without some pain! :p

Oh, I thought you were talking about my crack about the compass. It needs a fix. The only issue I have with that train of thought, is when you use the dialer code to get into the gps settings and run the gps test in there, it doesn't care what the data stream looks like for the most part. It's looking directly at the gps/driver for it's info. It locks when it locks. I don't know, it's making my brain hurt. :)
[Vibrant General] kizer:
When you say Reset are you talking a wipe from recovery or a Reset from inside the phone that basically sets the phone up for a new user?
[Vibrant General] kolyan:
Data integrity is probably it.

Ex. I had a card game and after ti restore everything seemed to work except double click. before reset, engadget back button didnt work......
[Vibrant General] Argusi:
I think it's the same? Not verified' but when I did it from the phone menu in settings, it rebooted into recovery and automatically deleted data, system and I think cache. Not sure exactly because I wasn't paying attention as I wasn't expecting it. It also flashed something. Maybe someone that's trying it could do both and see if there is a difference?
[Vibrant General] larryccf:
i believe some cables are charge only (like a lot of motorola cables) and others are charge/data cables - i went looking for a 180 degree adaptor (micro usb) and found them listed as 5 pin and 14 pin cables - suspect the other 9 pins are data transfer
[Vibrant General] paradox4286:
very glad i did this reset...made a world of difference
[Vibrant General] DonutYankee:
People are mentioning back-up. All my contacts are obviously on my Google account, and I don't have any saved games or anything. Does Android let us re-download purchased apps after a phone reset? Would seem kind of dumb to not have that option.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sablesurfer:
I have tried and tried to find a simple explanation of 'what is a shell?' and get more and more confused.

Is this ADB? What is ADB and where is all that code everyone says to type supposed to go? I have the sdk, I have eclipse...I have never found 'a shell'

Now...here is what I think I know...

- Is that DOS window you get from run>command line a shell?

- What is with some people running ADB from C: directory and others saying you have to get all the way to the sdk directory?

(BTW...at one point I went into command window and ran some adb kill command on a running app in my emulator...it worked...but I still have NO idea what I did.)

So...is there an "Extremely" simple explanation of what this is all about"?

---------

From a wiki I got this "COMMAND.COM – shell for various DOS versions including Windows 95-98-ME, also present in the operating systems of the Windows NT-2000 and XP substreams. MS-DOS Command.com is directly available when using OS/2 on a dual-boot configuration." which is why I attempted the above.

But if command.com is a shell why dont we say that...why all this shell business?

I know many of you are shaking your head...but lets assume I am like 70 and need you to teach me how to double click...lets go with that...;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] midri:
Shell is the command line, there are a few different programs that are run as command shells; bash (is the default one for most linux distros) and command.com (is the default for windows). If you use ADB Shell it basicly routes your phones bash shell through to your command line (be it windows or linux) You need to use a terminal emulator to access the shell on your phone directly (they can be found in the market)

ADB is the Android Debug Bridge it allows us to remotely access phones shell, push files to the phone, pull files from the phone, some other stuff to. It is part of the Android SDK and thus is bundled with it. I do belive HTC Sync might install it as well, however.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteelH:
adb shell

'nuff said
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sablesurfer:
Ok...thanks for trying to clear it up.

Now..you run the command....adb shell...from command.com (in windows?) So are you actually setting up a shell inside a shell? Earlier I found a post that said...

Now I tried that...I cd back to C:\ and typed in adb shell...and got an error about adb not being recognized internal/external command.

So...see...still so much newbies can't find...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sablesurfer:
uhm....see and that helps no one...ok well doesn't help me at all. If you asked me to explain the adenosine tri-phosphate cycle and I said...ATP baby...would that help at all?

I thought not.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3project:
because you either have to do it from the "android-sdk/tools" folder or add the path to the environment variables in the advanced system properties.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sablesurfer:
Ah hah...ok. I recall just following the instructions on the error message that popped up and it had the whole path in there. (Had to reach back to my DOS (win3.1) days to do that in command window.)

Ok...so this is what I figured out from a video and your comment. Right click 'my computer'...'advanced' tab...'environment variables' button. Then find the 'Path' option in the system variables section and ADD...';C:\path\to\folder\android'

Once I have that then just from any old prompt it will find ADB? I can be at c:\> or c:\documents and Settings\sablesurfer>

Is that right?

Ok...all this research lead to next question about the shells...if you type adb shell....does that mean the phone must be connected to computer? I guess so now that I write that out...because you only use adb shell to interact with the phone in first place...right?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankenstein\:
You need to add the /tools folder in the android ask folder to your path. i.e. c:\android-sdk\tools if that is where you extracted it. All the tools like adb.exe and fastboot.exe are in the tools did not the android-sdk folder.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sablesurfer:
Ok, good to know!

Thanks everyone for being patient!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sablesurfer:
So found this reference to shell that is different from what I have seen so far...

"1 After switching to a root shell (# prompt), type mount and press Enter."

What is 'a root shell'? From little bit of research it seems you type sudo su to get to a root shell? Where are you typing that? On the pc or on the phone? In command.com on pc or ... in what on the phone?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mrx00xrm:
TESTED IT WORKS ON WINDOWS XP

IT DOES NOT WORK ON WINDOWS VISTA

IT DOES NOT WORK ON WINDOWS SEVEN

TURN ON THE PHONE

MAKE SURE YOU BATTERY IS MORE THAN 50%

DO NOT CONNECT THE PHONE TO THE PC USB

INTALL ACTIVE SYNC

AFTER ACTIVE SYNC INSTALLATION

NOW CONNECT THE PHONE TO THE PC USB

NOW YOU SEE WINDOWS INSTALLING DEVICE DRIVERS

AFTER DRIVERS INSTALLATION

ACTIVE SYNC WILL TRY TO CONNECT

YOU WILL SEE THIS

MICROSOFT OFFICE OUTLOOK SCREEN

CLICK OK

MICROSOFT ACTIVE SYNC SCREEN

CLICK OK

SYNCHRONIZATION SETUP WIZARD SCREEN

CLICK CANCEL

TO AVOID PROBLEM IS BETTER TO UPDATE WITH AN ORIGINAL ROM FIRST

I THINK THIS WAS THE LAST CINGULAR ORIGINAL ROM FOR 8125

RUU_Wizard_225111_22511102_022511_CWS_WWE_Ship

DOUBLE CLICK THAT FILE TO RUN SETUP

CLICK NEXT

SELECT I UNDERSTAND THEN CLICK NEXT

SELECT I COMPLETED THE STEPS THEN CLICK NEXT

VERIFING PDA INFORMATION SCREEN

CLICK UPDATE

CLICK NEXT

CLICK NEXT

"DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING PC OR PHONE"

CONGRATULATIONS YOUR ROM UPDATE IS NOW COMPLETE

CLICK FINISH

THE GOAL IS WM 6.5 SO NO NEED TO SETUP THE DEVICE

YOU SEE THE TAB SCREEN SETUP IN YOUR PHONE

ACTIVE SYNC TRIED TO CONNECT AGAIN

CLICK OK

CLICK OK

CLICK CANCEL

NOW GO TO RUU NO ID FOLDER

DOUBLE CLICK

ROMUpdateUtility_Wizard_NoID

YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE SAME AS BEFORE

WHEN YOU FINISHED YOU WILL HAVE WM 6.5 PRO
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] mrx00xrm:
new rom

look for this thread

Windows mobile 6.5.5 pro with touch flow
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hassan1122:
didnt worked on my 8125 (G3).. just the ROM updated to 2.5.

and when i ran the ruu NoID my mobile restarted(with complete installation) but nothing happend, its just the same OS
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandonmangan:
I bought one of the small portable battery powered speaker sets and I was wondering if there was a way to make the phone play both through the phone speaker and the line out because honestly the HD2 speaker is nearly as loud as the external set I bought. I would think it wouldn't be too complicated but I'm not that skilled or knowledgeable. I looked around but it doesn't seem this has been asked yet.
[General Questions and Answers] tieralx:
Hi All

can some help me i cannot make work iGO 8.3.x on my HP Glisten, the program is working fine but i cannot hear any voice, TTS or non TTS, non TTS works partially only, all messages are cut, i used the same program and configuration on an ipaq 910 and works fine there, please someone help

thanks!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codejunkie78:
I'm on Appalachian wireless and i noticed that after running there 2.1 update for the hero, protected apps like documents 2 go are missing from the market, this only happens on the official rom.

if i use an unofficial rom like darch2.7 all my apps show in the market. I was just curious if anyone on alltel, cellsouth, or any of the other regional carriers are having this same issue with there official 2.1 update.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] kabuk1:
id like it if someone with the knowledge could possibly port these apps to WM for me. if the android build was 100% functioning id probably switch just for these apps, but alas, its not. i am willing to pay too, of course.

i wish someone could make an android emulator, honestly. i dont like the android OS bit there are a lot of android apps i like.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] kstar54:
Anyone able to get the slideshow to work from your gallery? Mine tells me I need to choose at least two photos, lets me select them, then freezes. Anyone able to get it to work?

TIA
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] kizer:
As long as you have photos in the gallery it should work. I've had at least 4 or 5 and I hit the slide show button it pops up and says display in Landscape and I normally click the box and it runs.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] chucky80:
mine runs here no problems at all.
[General Topics] gepp:
I've been traveling in Mexico & Central America. Fortunately all the countries have at least one company offering pay-as-you-go internet via USB dongle.

However all is not bliss. Each country and provider has their own hardware (and firmware)

Is there a forum - resource for people like me that would like to hack the firmware so I can use one dongle everywhere.

Regards,

GPSGary
[General Topics] maxpower097:
Doubtful, your best bet would be tethering with a GSM phone, then just buy a new sim card for each location.
[General Topics] gepp:
USB modem dongles

The countries don't all have pre-paid data plans for phones and its more hardware and software to deal with. A dongle is plug and connect.

Wave,

GPSGary
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] thefixer:
Hi,

My TP2 (standard T-Mobile US 6.1 ROM) has been pretty stable - until two weeks ago, when it started freezing (or, more accurately, getting really, really slow, eventually requiring a reboot).

I've narrowed it down to the following:

If you type " I " (space, I, space) the following characters no longer appear on the screen (although the cursor moves). If you close then window (e.g an SMS) and re-open, then the characters are there, and saved - but from then on the device is unstable, and very, very slow until soft-reset.

I wondered if it was something to do with the custom dictionary, but that has a size of zero (which surprises me...), and also I've now set the 'suggest words' count to zero.

I really want to avoid a hard reset (I've got about 30 apps to re-install...), and am hoping that someone else has seen (and fixed) this.

I did search, and found the following old (2007) thread that describes a very similar problem - but no-one posted a solution...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=317634

Thanks in advance!

-Steve
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] undefined:
Very odd issue, and I would not know where in the registry to look... Solution - hard reset. Sorry to say. You said you have 30+ apps to install, but if you have the .cab, some Roms have an "Autoinstall" feature as to where you can make an "Autoinstall" folder and put all the cabs in there and they will install when you flash the new rom. If you have purchased the apps from the marketplace, there is an install all feature there as well.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] thefixer:
I guess this gets consigned to the 'don't know why and will never be fixed' category...

I've hard reset the device, and taken the opportunity to install Jacko's 'Old School' ROM - now I need to get all those apps installed and configured....

-Steve
[Hero CDMA General] gunnyman:
So I'm loading up Zen XP ROM on my Hero and go through the set up. When It's done and I get to my home screen I see a sprint icon up in the notification bar. I drag it down click on it and the market opens up. After I click through the TOS I get an item not found error. Weird.
[Hero CDMA General] thatguythatdid:
interesting indeed
[Hero CDMA General] gunnyman:
The message in notifications window was click for an offer from sprint
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisinaz:
Has anyone noticed this in Clockwork?

I was on Eugene's Froyo rom, and wanted to switch to Clay's Superfly rom.

I did a Nandroid, wiped, installed clay's rom, and then went into the Advanced Options in nandroid, and restored just the data.

I've got all my apps, all my data, and I'm on the correct rom.

Has anyone else done this? I'm just not sure if it can cause errors or anything, but it was a huge time saver for me...
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TakoLuffer:
Yes and it is :)

Sent From My R..r..r..rooted MyTouchy Sliderz
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisinaz:
Just an update to this. I tried the advanced data restore as described in my first post when switching from Superfly to SMR5, and everything FC's. So, it works between Eugene's and Clay's roms, and I imagine it might work between other similar roms, but not a change that big.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TakoLuffer:
Probly a compatability problem just like how on old g1 roms. Csdi data wldnt work in rooted enomother 1.6

Sent From My R..r..r..rooted MyTouchy Sliderz
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nbakid2000:
I'm rooted and I just have to unlock NAND.

I got rooted following the OTA SimpleRoot program...but why did it not unlock my NAND?

Now, all these guides are like, "well, you have to root your phone OUR way to unlock your NAND".

Anyone know why SimpleRoot didn't unlock me?? Is this easy to fix by rerunning SimpleRoot?
[HD2 General] clomeli21:
This happens randomly about 5x a day. When I try to put my phone away (press red button) the screen turns off (like it should) but immediately turns back on again.... all on its own. The screen wont stay off so it drains my battery.

The only way to make it stop is to plug the phone into a charger. Eventually it stops... But, the problem comes back later in the day. Its a struggle I'm facing throughout the day... ugh!!

Any ideas? I've tried restarting, soft reset, taking the battery out for long periods of time... nothing works!

THX! :)
[HD2 General] Faelok:
Couple of questions.

Has this been happening since the day you got it?

Are you using the stock battery?

Have you flashed a custom rom?

What apps have you installed?

Any damage to the phone?

Have you spilled any liquid on it?

Are any of the buttons (volume, windows key, home, etc.) possible stuck down?
[HD2 General] clomeli21:
It started doing this about a week or so ago. I have a Pandora, Shazam, pretty simple apps... nothing crazy.

Yes it is the stock battery.

I have not updated or installed any custom ROMS... although I am looking into it.

No Damage to the phone

No liquid damage

And I doubt the buttons are stuck... ive checked.
[HD2 General] Faelok:
my first thought is that you have some app running that is waking up the phone. have you tried (i know it's a pain) uninstalling any apps you've added recently? When your phone wakes up is it locked as it should be?
[HD2 General] clomeli21:
yes, the phone is locked when it wakes itself up. I've tried uninstalling the very few apps I have installed... no luck. Do you think a ROM change my help? Been looking into installing the Kumor Rom. thx again
[HD2 General] cem_cann:
Hi. I have the same problem for almost 2 months. I have loaded 3 different roms but nothing changed. I dont know what to do :(
[HD2 General] xxxfiend2431:
tmo replaed my batt

I had this same exact problem last month. Called TMO support and after a couple questions, the dude told me he would send me a new battery....I was skeptical, but thought hey, why not...got nothing to lose. I replaced the battery as soon as the new one arrived and the problem went away instantly! have not had this occur for a month(fingers still crossed). Like I said, I was skeptical, but the new batt worked for me. I didn't have to send back the old battery, so just for S&G's, I put the old batt back in and the problem returned after a full charge.....go figure. Call up TMO and see if you can get a new batt. BTW...my ROM is totally stock and only have CHT installed...no other 3rd party apps of any kind.
[HD2 General] clomeli21:
hmmm im calling them today. I'll let you all know what turns up!
[HD2 General] clomeli21:
To follow up...

I talked to a Tmobile rep (via their chat support on tmobile.com) and after answering a few questions I got them to send me a replacement phone. Although I'll have to pay for the shipping myself, I'm glad to know I wont have the issue anymore.

I'll let you all know if something else comes up.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] yamaharider1:
Hello guys, I love my Droid X but watched some videos of people hooking up to composite (much better than HDMI, not so limited). Anyone know how we can get this on the Droid X? I have a nice stereo in my car that plays movies and would love to see exactly what I see on my droids screen on my stereo. I repeat the INcredible does this!!!! Thanks
[Droid X Themes and Apps] generic.imitation:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hdmi+to+composite+adapter

personally, every tv or screen in my house has hdmi, and I use bluetooth in the car while watching movies on the droid x, so it works pretty good for me.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] mavermc:
did you check the google search before you made that link? it looks like he wants the out for his car, all that google brings up is set top boxes that do converting. which isn't mobile and probably isn't very easy to incorporate into a car.

I think your SOL buddy, the only option is to go with the htc inc, while it doesn't do HD out, it will broadcast all of the screen all the time, as opposed to the evo which i hear just does video output (youtube video players) and the droidx that only does gallery output
[Droid X Themes and Apps] grdm:
someone wants this over hdmi?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] evulhotdog:
Technically HDMI is better than comp, comp is video only, no audio. Why would you do that? Not only that, HDMI can support higher resolution than comp, above 1080, not that it matters being that the X can only play 720. Just saying, why would you purposely limit yourself? its dumb.