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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timothydonohue:
super user does not automatically do anything. it simply provides /system access to those applications that require it.

if you applied either the leaked or the official froyo update that was not modified to maintain root access, you are out of luck for the time being.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im0rtalz:
That was the exact same problem I had on my phone. It turns out that 4G was just down in the area. I even went through the trouble of reflashing my wimax radios. What city are you in right now? I can try to search other forums to see if there are others in your area experiencing the same issues.

What you can do if you are still restless, run ADB and run wimax_mtd, you can either use ADB or you can also download Terminal Emulator from the market.

then type

su

wimax_mtd

Go through it and check to see if your wimax mac address is still correct by verifying it with the address you have underneath the battery.

Next would be to check if your user login info is still correct. It should be yourusername@sprintpcs. I believe you can check this in the data settings. Just dial ##data#, you might need your MSL, but I think you can still go into view mode without the MSL. Im not really the best at explaining things in detail if any of this dont make sense, feel free to msg me. I'm fairly new but I do know how it felt to have 4G stop working all of a sudden.

Also I believe if you updated your wimax, your base rom must match for it to work. Such as the wimax from the 1.47 ota, you must be running a 1.47 base rom.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hecklbrg:
I assumed that you still had root. If you are not rooted, you are out of luck. You will need to root your phone before using the method. If you are on 2.2 without root, you are completely out of luck.

Using the whitslack method will not root/unlock nand for you -- it simply will update your phone to 1.47 with the corresponding radios.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackedOut08R1:
so its rather simple? just run OTA Again?

ok i will check all that..like i said im on a base 2.1 regular with no root since the pc36img file replaced and lost my root!

is there any way you have AIM, or any chat program? it would help greatly lol

Update** Mac address's are the Same :-) if thats good? lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hecklbrg:
If you ran the first part of Whitslack's method (putting the PC36IMG on your SD card and running it in bootloader) just do the second part (putting the superuser.apk on your SD card and flashing it in custom recovery) and you will have full root again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackedOut08R1:
i did man i installed superuser, and i have it, whats the easiest way to check for the root?

Rom Manager?

Update for our convo*

Ok just re got rom manager, and flashed Clockwork, so my root is still there :-)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im0rtalz:
Actually I used whitslacks method and I did retain root. Since his pc136img contains the Dev hboot all I had to do was just as his thread says flash the superuser zip when you are done

Wow ignore my response was replying but the above posters have already beat me to it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackedOut08R1:
me to i just found out..i was just use to seeing the OTA, ciq tools, and everything so my fault..i will be testing my 4g in a awhile

now do you guys think i should attempt to go back to DamageControl, and not mess with the radios this time..and it will still work?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im0rtalz:
If you are running the latest radios and wimax radio I would flash one of the newer 2.2 froyo roms.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackedOut08R1:
ok i just installed damage Control 3.2.3, the newest one not inclduing froyo!

and i have read this link

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7020516&postcount=3826

has anyone had any luck with it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] booloobunny:
The EVO carries some great specs and gets some good benchmark scores through various tests but I always felt that it seemed kind of clunky with just navigating through the OS. 2.2 has helped a bit but I still feel the same way.

I was recently supplied with the HTC Aria through the company I work for. Now I know this phone is a more entry level android set, but I am really blown away with how quick this thing feels. Benchmark scores aren't as high as the evo, but the phone just feels so much faster and more fluid through the OS.

I am not trying to start any sort of flame war. I came from the Nexus One and now have the Evo and Aria. Anyone else notice this?

EDIT: Also I did a camera and video comparison. The picture and video quality is just better on the Aria. Maybe it's just my Evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sprink0281:
It's the Damn FPS LOCK! My parents have the incredible and that also feels sooo much smoother. Come on HTC give us a factory fix instead of leaving it to the Devs again! They will fix it! But they shouldn't have to!

P.S. we don't call the Android op sys OS 2.2 its not an iphoney....its froyo ....just messn with Ya I couldn't resist
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] booloobunny:
Is that really what makes it feel that way? I didn't know.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afxtwn:
100% absolutely.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hot_Hands:
Very much so yes.

I went from CM6 with a 53 FPS avg to test Fresh 3 with the stock HTC kernel with 29 FPS avg. Night and day difference navigating around the phone. It really is that bad. It's a shame HTC is stonewalling on the situation.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patelkedar91:
-NO fps lock

That's it... I'm running CM-1 with netarchy fix I think... anyway, it's NIGHT and DAY difference. Do yourself a favor and get a rom/kernel with a fix.

Mine benchmarks just fine now... infact, with Cm6 + Snap kernel, I benchmark a bit better than most snapdragon phones.

30.3 on neocore, HOLLA'.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BAleR:
Its not just the fps lock, it also has alot to do with the graphics accelerator. For one HTC didnt include the proper drivers for the graphics to run at full speed and not only that but it is not an indipendent G.A. it is "intergrated". In other words, if youve ever bought a new graphics card for your computer because most of us nerds know that most comps. bought out there have "intergrated" fx cards. They are built into the motherboard, therefor sucking more energy and resources from all the other parts of the computer. Its the same way with this phone, another thing is the HDMI output. Just like a computer if you want to have a nice vid card and also have a tv tuner or another output you would need to take up 2 slots, well you can only fit so many slots in a phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twilk73:
The FPS hack is not the answer lol. Ever heard of placebo.. not the band the effect. I am running CM6 and in linpack getting scores of 39.???. My phone is current and runs smooth. However when it comes to changing screens or anything like that its not any less or any more smoother then when it was set to 30fps. I will say this though games do play smoother and that is definitly noticiable.

These people claiming the FPS unlock makes there phone snappier lol what a joke seriously guys? Dont guess things, read up and learn something. Word of mouth isnt always the correct answer.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sprink0281:
not just placebo. Like others have noticed there are Android phones that do not have the fps cap that do run smoother and are equal or less as far as processor and gpu specs go. I have been building pc gaming rigs for the last 8 or so years so I do know the difference not going by word of mouth and also agree with BALeR's post that its not just the fps cap. I didn't mention the gpu in my earlier post because I have used the incredible and it does run smoother loaded up, Not rooted than my evo was stock. Yes might be using different drivers also. The majority of the peeps who use the fps hack can't all be seeing placebo effects. There is some truth to the matter might not be huge but enough non the less for a noticeable difference. Not flaming or saying you are wrong, just defending what I posted.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilovemytilt1:
I would have to disagree. When I first started using netarchy's kernel for my evo it felt like butter
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] felacio:
If the FPS unlock is a placebo than so is Chemo for cancer patients.

lol. yeah SERIOUSLY. I've gone back and forth from stock to Netarchy a dozen times, and I can instantly tell which is which.

My girlfriend has an EVO as well. She wasn't convinced either, so we took both phones, stripped our Sense "Scenes" to "Clean Slate", removed battery covers (I have carbon fiber on the back of mine.) and I had to guess who's was whos.

All I had to do was swipe once or twice and I knew which phone was mine vs hers. we did that probably a dozen times and I got it every single time.

I wasn't going off of some blemish or marking that my phone had that hers didn't, it was solely based on a BLANK screen. (default background of course.) and swiping back and forth.

No, but you're right.. it's make believe, like Toothpaste and the female orgasm. :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrianBaker:
LOL,the nerve of some people..So its a Placebo that I and 100's of other people see a huge difference in the over all "snappyness" of the phone when using a fix?...You can't be serious...placebo,lol....Linpack and CM6 isn't all that's out their sir.Seems like you need some real world experiences with other roms and unlocking FPS before posting.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
The Evo running at 30hz is awful, running at around 55hz on CM6 rom (used the T2 hack before), and it is WAY WAY WAY WAY better.

I lol at people who lost their root and can't do it... they can whine all they want :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] felacio:
Exactly, it feels so much better. FYI. fps, not hz. two totally different things.

30hz would strain your eyes, possibly and REALLY be annoying.

God imagine that.. 30fpx lock AND 30hz. what a POS that would be. :p
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I believe the display is locked at 30hz, it's not a CRT.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] felacio:
I can't find actual specs for the screens refresh rate. (excluding the fps cap)

But, I believe the reason we feel so much lag is that the screen is capable of 60hz, which, all LCD screens are now a days. but the cap of 30fps is allowing the screen to refresh 2 times before another frame is drawn, giving us that feeling a lag.

again, this is just my thought on the whole thing as I can't find solid specs of the device, only a bunch of sites that say the 30 fps is a cap on the screens refresh rate. which, ...don't have to be the same thing.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] halorin:
Wholly inaccurate. Netarchy's kernel shows a dramatic improvement in touch response in addition to improved framerate when scrolling. It's not just a placebo and it's borderline irresponsible to say otherwise.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBiles:
CyanogenMod wins agian! :D

I'm actually thinking about the Epic if it gets CM6 support... :eek:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patelkedar91:
Come back to us when you compare a Stock Nexus One or Incredible and a Stock Evo.

Again, scrolling between screens and apps... one can see a BIG difference.

The 30fps cap puts a TOUCH INPUT LAG. This makes it feel like the phone is lagging behind you. You swipe across the screen and the phone actually registers it around half a second after you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szOje7dcRlo

Looks like someone's a pretty big hypocrite... Twilk, you need to do some reading and learning.

_______________

On top of that, I put the Cm6 Snap Kernel on top of the Cm6-RC1...

I get higher 3d benchmarks. For example...

-16.8 fps on Nenamark (formerly... 10'ish fps)

-30.3 fps on Neocore (formerly 25'ish)

-43 fps on GL Benchmark HD 1.1 (formerly 28'ish)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vandam500:
Install a Custom Rom, Netarchy's latest kernel and then Launcher Pro. You will notice a big difference :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twilk73:
Lol wow seriously. Placebo, the 30fps unlock isnt doing anything for the screen transfer and swiping. Unlocking the 30fps has its advantages and I am all for it. But as far as basic screen changes and app drawer swipes, your not going to see the diffrence. Also these roms arnt stock so going rom to rom yes a screen change or the speed could increase or decrease but there are alot more factors to account for other then just FPS. And I am not talking about compairing a phone to another type or a phone with a dedicated GPU. I am talking about compairing a stock evo to another stock evo with 30fps unlocked. All the same settings your not going to see the diffrence while just swiping screens or going up and down in the app drawer. With games movies things like that yeah you will see the diffrence. If I have a stock phone and a phone loaded with a rom thats set to perform Then yeah Ill see a diffrence while switching screens and and swiping up and down in the app drawer. But heck I would see a diffrence without the 30fps unlocked.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] felacio:
Except that a page back I actually had stated I could tell the difference almost immediately. Running different kernels. Just because YOU can't tell the difference doesn't mean hundreds of others can't. I can tell the difference easily.

...in 1943, I killed a drifter.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SysFailure0x5a:
30hz vs 30fps

Ok guys, seriously a lot of you do need to read up on the difference. I am a network engineer and have built computer systems for roughly 10 years. I did a lot of reading on refresh rates and different types of computer screens quite a few years back.

LCD refresh rates are listed in Hz. Most of today's computer screens are locked at 60Hz or 59Hz. This is how fast the screen flickers and updates information (layman's explanation so stick with me, don't nitpick)

FPS are frames per second, and this is how fast the CPU/GPU draws frames. Picture FPS as software driven while Hz is hardware.

Now FPS and the LCD's Hz often dont sync up, and you will see screen tearing. VSYNC was introduced to Sync the FPS to the screens refresh rate. This inherently limits the FPS, in other words it caps it to the refresh rate and forces the frame to be displayed on the screen flicker rate.

What happened with the EVO is they locked the LCD refresh rate to 30Hz, and with some form of VSYNC also slowed down the visual performance of the android desktop and video games. What the ROMS do is allow the refresh rate to be changed to what ALL other LCD's are capable of supporting, 60Hz. This now uncaps the 30FPS limit and allows games to run up to 60FPS.

So this hack is not just "uncapping" a FPS, it is upping the Hz of the LCD which all on its own can improve visual response. Go to Best Buy some day and stare at the old Insignia 60Hz LCD's for $200. Then walk over and take a look at an LED with 240Hz. They often have demonstrations showing the difference in refresh rates. Higher refresh rates provide a smoother visual experience.

Go to wikipedia and search for "Frame Rate", "FPS", and "Hz".
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nukedukem:
Listen to SysFailure and those saying that it's the TOUCHLAG that is directly affecting "snappiness".

People are confusing the responsiveness of the EVO with regards to FPS. I believe (at least the first) kernel fixes for the frame rate cap involved increasing the Hz of the screen. This removes the touchscreen lag and inproves "snappiness". Use a multitouch visualizer app to compare a stock kernel to a fixed kernel to see the difference.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SysFailure0x5a:
Yep, the touch lag is fixed by the increase in LCD Hz frequency. It also fixes the "snappyness" because the screen is updating more times per second. What a lot of people are also seeing is, lets say your scrolling the apps section to download a new app, the scrolling Jerks by and stutters not because the phone is slow, but because the screen didnt update all those frame in between point a to point b, which gives it a staggering look and feel. This happens with screen swiping as well.

The Hz lock messed all kings of crap up. Not just games.

If its not such a problem guys, why dont you all force 30 Hz refresh rates on your computer?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skydeaner:
agreeed with most things except the new 240hz lcd's aren't really 240hz for the most part. Hardware wise they are 120hz.

Either way it is very easy to tell a difference between 30fps and 60fps, no doubt.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Success100:
YOU my friend, are what we call a troll and a RETARD if you think the fps cap does not hinder the EVo, you obviously havent tried a fps locked evo vs a fps unlocked Evo. It would take a blind man to not see the difference. This IS why lower specced phones seem zippier. I.E. the Hero, Aria, MT3G. They have slower processors and less memory, but arent hindered by the fps cap.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfrandy:
Yep, I agree, if you cannot tell the difference between stock and the kernels with the fps fix, you must be blind. Get one of the programs like dotty and move your finger rapidly around the screen. At 30 fps the dot will lag a half inch behind where your finger is at any instant. With the fps fix though, the dot tracks right with, and stays right under where your finger is touching the screen.

Personally I could care less about the fps of the screen, nothing I do requires more than stock, but the screen lag is a deal breaker for me. I actually waited until Netarchy came out with a kernel with the fps fix before upgrading to 2.2 just because the touch lag of stock kernels is so annoying to me. In fact, the touch lag was the only thing I didn't like about my Evo since the day I got it, the fps fix has made the phone perfect for me. So no, definitely not a placebo effect.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v_lestat:
i see the diffrrence

instantly when going from a locked hz to unlocked
[XPERIA X10 General] k1sr:
Hi,

Couldn't find anything in the forum, but it could be detailed a 100 different ways...

I'm having a problem where my x10 won't come out of sleep properly - it doesn't happen all the time, but often enough for it to be super annoying...

Basically I cannot get it out of sleep - the screen will turn on, but without backlight, and without the ability to interact with the touchscreen. to get out of it, I have to pull the back off the phone, and pull out the battery.

So in short, I'd say the digitizer and the backlight frequently fail (together) coming out of sleep (everything else 'works')

Anyone else had experience with this issue?

P.S. I'm not rooted.
[XPERIA X10 General] mezo9090:
Happened like 2 times to me, I leave it for 1 min and press again and it works.

No big deal.

sent from my x10i that is banging for a 2.1 upgrade. ...
[XPERIA X10 General] k1sr:
Normally I need the phone there and then, but worth a try waiting... I just upgraded to the latest FW, so hopefully it's the last time it happens...

Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 General] k1sr:
Hmm.. tried the waiting option... left it for more than 10 min, and all it did was stay frozen and drain my battery... :(

Might try a full re-flash
[XPERIA X10 General] jas0607:
Strange. I thought a Firmware upgrade would have sorted it. Do you have any apps installed that may be relevant, a lock app or anything? And did it do this from the moment you got your phone?
[XPERIA X10 General] k1sr:
It started happening fairly soon after I got the phone... couldn't say when, but it's now happening really frequently - at least 3 times today already...

I don't have any apps I could pinpoint, although I'd guess it would have to be something I installed fairly early on.

Strange that it's getting worse though.
[XPERIA X10 General] jas0607:
Hmm, it seems that this has happened to a few other people online, but mostly with HTC devices. Do your hardware buttons (at the bottom) wake it up differently at all?

http://androidforums.com/sprint-htc-hero/115869-phone-sleeps-does-not-wake-up.html

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=3b57dc33e2c148aa&hl=en
[XPERIA X10 General] k1sr:
Thanks for the links...

Yeah, the HW buttons wake up fine (at least from what I can tell) but they're basically useless when the phone is stuck on the lockscreen

I did a full re-flash last night, so hopefully that fixes it...

It had better since all of the backup programs I had faith in failed me completely... man I'm annoyed... have to spend a bunch of hours putting everything back on my phone and setting it up again.
[Droid Incredible General] sprintrjm:
i did the optical wake fix, im having issues and want to revert back to the stock one.

I should have backed up my original... i know.
[EVO 4G General] XterierK:
Got bored of painting xbox 360 controllers and cases, tried my evo..

Opinions?

Steps:

1 Disassemble phone (Take off back cover, unscrew frame)

2 mask off non paint areas

3 sand

4 primed painted with Dupli-Color Adhesion Promoter (3 light coats)

5 painted color (Krylon Fusion 3 light coats)

6 painted clear coat(Krylon Fusion 3 light coats)

7 reassembled.
[EVO 4G General] mobilemaniac:
In my opinion, you need a new camera. Or maybe I need to get my eyes checked. I'd ask for a second opinion.
[EVO 4G General] XterierK:
Yea, sorry for the **** camera quality :/
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Hmmmm....if only there was red carbon fiber dinoc. ;(

Looks good, but slightly to much like the red xbox controller for my tastes.
[EVO 4G General] munsterrr:
i guess the thread title was "check the quality of my camera"

phone looks good. Glad to see you made it your own.
[EVO 4G General] XterierK:
Yeah, I wanted to get a glossy paint like underneath the kickstand.

The paint was too expensive as it was automotive paint... but i think it came out pretty good.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Cool but check this link if you haven't yet......

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=735830
[EVO 4G General] XterierK:
Thats actually really cool! Thanks for the link.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
No problem! :D
[EVO 4G General] GadgetViews:
you should write up a tutorial on how to paint it, like tips on how to
[EVO 4G General] XterierK:
I might just do that!
[EVO 4G General] Jeremiah239:
Cool post back in a year I wanna see what it looks like, I'm guessing like ****.
[EVO 4G General] thorpe24:
Was that necessary
[EVO 4G General] ChadMichels:
Orange peel much? Maybe its the camera but it looks like the finish on a refrigerator.

hats off for the idea tho. But I like black personally lol.
[EVO 4G General] xlrdxrevengex:
ehh its ok to me but i like the stock better in my opinion i guess i like my electronics clean looking
[EVO 4G General] XterierK:
The camera doesn't do it justice, it actually is very slick and works well with the red inside and under the kickstand..ect..

i love it
[EVO 4G General] damian00976:
what kind of paint did you use?

how did you paint the sides?

Edit:btw it looks great love the red,but im just lookingto color the saids.
[EVO 4G General] sprink0281:
Don't pay any attention to those that bash! They have their insecurities that need to be displaced by putting others down. This planet would be much better without them!

Like the saying goes: "mean people suck"!
[EVO 4G General] XterierK:
Ill edit the 1st post with how i did it.
[EVO 4G General] LearnIIBurn:
Excellent work man! Glad to see people stepping up and expressing themselves any way they want. Cheers!

Sent from my EVO from the Apple Store.
[EVO 4G General] xlrdxrevengex:
i am not saying i hate it just that i dont care for it. i think that if i saw it in person it would be different.