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[Hero CDMA Android Development] Matt262:
I've been having a really annoying problem for a little over a week now and I'm out of guesses...

After running for a while my launcher (either ADW or LP) will lock up and make the phone unresponsive until I pull the battery let it come back up...It'll typically happen once or twice a day, and has happened with the stock .5 RUU rooted (using SenseUI, no LP or ADW), CM6 stable, NFXHero, Fresh, etc, so I'm leaning away from it being a ROM problem, but when it happens I can't unlock the phone from sleep. I booted the phone around 12:30am CST this morning and it just happened at 8:30am CST. When I slide to unlock it freezes, and I can hit end, try to wake it back up, and repeat the process and it continues to be unresponsive until the launcher FC's...the only thing I could figure to start with was ask in the IRC and Decad3nce recommended turning JIT off because over time it would bog down the phone, so I decided I would just flash CM6 and GAPPS and no tweaks, etc since no one else had a similar issue and still having the issue. I also limited what apps I installed to rule out something eating up CPU in the background (didn't install anything that stays running) I've ruled out CM6 being the problem seeing as it happens with any ROM I use and the only thing I can think of being the issue would be memory leak, and the only way I've come to that conclusion is since this is flash memory, I know it has a lifespan of reads/writes, and I'm wondering if I've just wiped and flashed too many different ROMs, etc...Also, I'm not using ANY homescreen widgets or themes, only a custom background. I don't have Autokiller installed or the battery tweak or ATK...just bare ROM.

Has anyone else had this issue? Is there any way I can troubleshoot it or do I just need to RUU the phone and take it to Sprint and try to get a replacement? I'm not due for an upgrade until Feb. so I can't just go swap out, plus I really like this phone and would like to keep it as long as possible...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] nicenice19:
+1-I am having the exact same issues with same setup although I do have AutoKiller and it is set to Optimum.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jason kiDD:
If you havent already try the Brainfunct kernal from this forum. I used to have random lockups and such before I used that..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Matt262:
Sorry, I should've mentioned that I DID try the BFS kernel (9/28 build) and it was after flashing kernels that I noticed it (mostly coincidence I'm sure) which is why I flashed straight CM6 to rule out the kernel
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jason kiDD:
Funny as you mentioned it my phone rebooted once and then was non-responsive a second time after being untouched.. You must remember that these are RC1 roms and not final so there will be issues with each iteration.. Its the drawback of pushing our phones to the limit..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Matt262:
It happened with the stock .5 RUU ROM with the only modification being AndROOT...I RUU'd it back to .5 this morning and am going to ride it out untarnished to see if the problem replicates again. If so, I believe I will have successfully found it's a problem with the phone itself, and at that point take it to Sprint and see about paying the $35 for an exchange. I would do the OTA updates but if this shows its fixed I don't want to lose the ability to root, and I don't want to have to RUU back to .5 in order TO root. I was really hoping a dev who understands these ROM's better than I could chime in with some thoughts, but I guess I'll just have to keep test and tuning...I definitely appreciate these responses, though, and I'm happy I'm not the only one having this issue (though I'm still not happy it's happening lol)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] t12icky0:
not trying to be mean but your better off actually posting this in the right section and you might get some better answers. Q&A section is there for a reason.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Matt262:
Thanks...I figured sticking it in the Dev section would be more fitting since my first inclination was strictly a software problem, and not too sure how often dev's surf the other threads.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] t12icky0:
oh...devs go in there quite a bit. If not them then plenty of people who know the answers are in there.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Dono74:
I have the same issue I've used stock roms cm6 roms and tons of different kernels. I've noticed it moreso when its been asleep for a while it will wake up fine and then a couple minute later it will freeze up and force me to do a battery pull.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Matt262:
Gotcha...if you check out my post count I'm a n00b to these boards, but I appreciate you not blasting me like I've seen others have that happen to them (for not searching ,etc)...maybe a mod could move this for me so I don't clutter the boards?

Exactly! Now if a resolution can be found...since I posted this in the wrong section, maybe there is a resolution and I just wasn't in the right spot to see it...
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Decad3nce:
Sounds like a garbage collection fail when coming from sleep, try using ondemand cpu governor for the time being.

Otherwise.. don't set your max freq too high, that's usually where lockups stem from.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Matt262:
Actually when I flashed CM6 last night with no tweaks I didn't even install SetCPU or any kernels...just the one that came with it capped at 691.2...no battery tweak or anything
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Jason kiDD:
I think there is a problem in the latest iteration of CM6 but again its not a promised fully stable build.. All I did since then was to flash the battery tweak over stock CM6 and poof problems were gone.. With the 9/22/10 it was the opposite and i had to flash the Brainfunct kernal instead of the battery tweak one..
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Matt262:
Still a mystery to me as to why it's happening with more ROM's than just CM6 though...oh well, I'll see how stock .5 unrooted treats me this weekend, and if I have the same problem happen again, I know it's phone related and not to be blamed on a ROM (which I'd like to make clear -- I do NOT blame CM6, Fresh, or NFXHero for my issues. I know the dev's spent a TON of time building everything for us to have something we would otherwise NOT have, and my sole reason for this post is really to find out exactly what is wrong with my phone, not necessarily with a ROM, and most importantly to find out if I'm the only one experiencing these issues)...I do appreciate all the help and responses, and I'm thoroughly impressed with XDA and the responsiveness of everyone
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Matt262:
Just in case anyone was interested at all, my phone completely bricked today (stock .5 running all weekend no issues) and the culprit is the touchscreen and all buttons but power stopped working...sprint's overnighting me a replacement so evidently something got too hot at some point or the like...thanks to all for the responses, and to those who had similar issues (not related to the ROM you're running) then keep an eye out for imminent failure lol
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] bluszczy:
Hello,

I am looking for help to fix my HTC Universal. It is not loading the system. Device stops with first splash screen. I am a new forum user and unfortunately cant post links to picture I did to show this splash sceen. At the right bottom are such a numbers:

R 1.08.20

G 42.41.P8

D1.30.61 ESN

Can anyone help? what can I do to make it working? Does anyone can anticipate what may be a root casue?

Thanks in advance.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] orb3000:
Welcome to forums

Have a look on my signature, you´ll find a comprehensive guide to upgrade operating system.

Good luck,
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] bluszczy:
Thank you Orb,

I did the installation of new ROM without issues however previous issue still persists. When I turn device on it get stuck on the same screen as described earlier.

I've seen this as well:

Thread: For All Those Who Stuck In The Boot Screen - Try Mamaich Method !!!

But cannot find USB in drop down to choose as a port so it doesnt work

I am using Win XP.

Could you please help?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] orb3000:
Try using MTTY tool or DOC format on the same thread pointed before.

Hope it helps
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] bluszczy:
Finally I managed to install new WM6.5 in English. Many thanks for your hints!!! Device is working!

but...

I need to have previous version of firmware (WM 5.0 in Spanish). I have another working device with previous version (required). Is there any chance to somehow extract/download firmware from that device and deploy to the one which is already upgraded?

Thanks in advance for any hints!
[Vibrant General] ipugh:
Convert the Avatar movie that came on my Vibrant to a format so that I can watch it on my PC?

Thanks!
[Vibrant General] KerryG:
Not really, its protected by DRM.
[Vibrant General] ipugh:
Remember DVD, BluRay, HDCP, etc? :)

Do you know the details of the DRM? Surely there's a way to do this that isn't too involved.

Ian
[Vibrant General] KerryG:
So you want an explanation here in a public forum for how to break the law? Sorry, not going to happen.
[Vibrant General] down8:
It likely be simpler to just torrent a cot of the movie. You own a copy already, so it isn't strictly illegal. ;)

-bZj

_____

-sent from my Samsung Vibrant via XDApp
[Vibrant General] KerryG:
Really? Where does a piece of code that is bundled with your phone give you the right to use it on other media? It actually, strictly speaking, IS illegal and is therefor not appropriate discussion for these forums.
[Vibrant General] DreamcastDC:
No, it's DRM protected.

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant Galaxy S
[Vibrant General] ipugh:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/26/did-the-fifth-circuit-just-make-breaking-drm-legal-not-quite/

Uh.. It's not illegal. Thank you, though.
[Vibrant General] ipugh:
Just to be clear; it by no means is illegal.
[Vibrant General] joroboyvn:
You can stream it trough allshare to your PC, Xbox, or TV.... why you need to convert it?
[Vibrant General] ookas:
lol people saying it's illegal... NO it's NOT... he OWNS the movie, so if he wants to play it in another media player, that's not illegal at all... kind of like if you own a GBA, and say Game X... it is 100% legal to download a GBA emulator on your computer and the Game X rom, and play it on your PC... you OWN the media
[Vibrant General] ipugh:
Thanks for the support -- but let's not turn this into a philosophical debate on the merits of watching a movie on different device other than which it came. :)

Ian
[Vibrant General] smutek:
Seems that in order to proove your point you've linked to an article that says "it is still very much illegal to strip drm off of media to transfer it to another media device since you are making an unauthorized copy"

Curious, did you even bother to read the article?
[Vibrant General] smutek:
Just to be clear, it is by all means illegal.

Furthermore, since another poster mentioned this, downloading a torrent because one owns a drm protected version is also illegal.

I'm not debating philosophy with you and am not taking a stand one way or another on DRM, my opinion has no bearing on the legality.
[Vibrant General] Tarzanman:
It isn't illegal. Illegal would be distribution/sale of property you don't own.

Watching a movie that you already own is not illegal. It is a breach of the license, but those things don't carry legal weight. If the movie studio sued you then it would be in civil court, not criminal court. They wouldn't be able to prove any 'damages' from you watching the movie you already own since you already paid for it. Case dismissed.

However, the act of downloading a torrent could be construed as distribution, due to how bittorrent technology works.

Seeing as how the terms of copyright are ridiculous (100 years... really?) and that media companies like to piss all over fair use, I have no problem with acts of civil disobedience as far as copyrighted material from large media companies.

These are the same guys who cheat on their taxes (no movies ever turn a "profit" according to their balance sheets) and artificially manipulate prices in different markets via region coding, et. al.
[Vibrant General] smutek:
It is illegal. The question isn't about watching a movie already owned, the question is about removing the DRM to make an unauthorized copy, which is not legal.

Again, to clarify, I am not debating the morality, personally I could give 2 ****s what the OP or anyone else does with their copy of avatar.
[Vibrant General] ookas:
who says he is making a copy? he wants to know how to "CHANGE" the format of the video so he can watch it from his computer
[Vibrant General] hitman818:
Who cares if it is illegap or not. Is a cop going to catch us and take us to jail.
[Vibrant General] smutek:
Changing the format to remove the DRM is illegal. When he COPIES it to his computer he has made a "COPY", which also is not legal.

Just because you can think of reasons why it should be legal doesn't mean it is. Just because I'm telling you it is illegal doesn't mean I agree with it.

Are you going to get caught? No.

Is anything going to happen? No.

Does it make you a bad person? No.

Do I think it is wrong? No.

Just know that it is not legal to remove DRM and make a copy is all I am saying fer ****s sake.

Beyond that I don't care what he, or you, or anyone else does with the movie or with their phones, shove it up your ass if you'd like, it doesn't matter to me.
[Vibrant General] dbacchus:
Jc, smutek - would it be "illegal" to remove DRM and do not make any copies? You owned one file and the right to watch it. DRM is removed. What changes (except the bit content of the file)?
[Vibrant General] down8:
I copied the file from the SD card to the internal storage. Then I copied it again to my larger SD card. Anything illegal in there?

I don't remember seeing a click-wrap, so I never agreed to any license for this content. Perhaps I missed one taped to the phone, but I don't recall that. The content of Avatar is now mine to enjoy as I please. Fair use is still generally accepted in most courts.

-bZj

_____

-sent from my Samsung Vibrant via XDApp
[Vibrant General] ookas:
again who said he's going to copy it to his computer? u could move it to your computer... and AGAIN CHANGING is not illegal, copying is... accessing the file and changing is not illegal, read the article someone posted earlier... just admit ur wrong, cuz u r
[Vibrant General] smutek:
Lol dude, seriously? I think I'm probably the only one who did read the article, the article said it is not legal. Wtf...

Whatever though, I'm done.
[G2 and Desire Z General] smasraum:
So, the stock G1 virtual keyboard sucked compared to the HTC_IME keyboard. How's the virtual keyboard on the G2? Is there a calibration tool?

Enquiring minds want to know

8-9 hours and counting down until my G2 arrives...
[G2 and Desire Z General] hendusoone:
Mine arrived with Swype set as the default keyboard. It's usable, but takes some getting used to with the whole finger-gymnastics thing. It also accepts typing like a standard on-screen keyboard... I'm finding that a bit easier to use than on the G1 mostly due to the larger screen size. I don't see a way to calibrate it in the settings, but it's got a couple of options for adjusting frequency of the word choice window and speed vs. accuracy.
[G2 and Desire Z General] xile6:
Yea in using the default Swype. Its pretty good, just takes some time to get use to. I find myself being a letter off somethings. But the better screen makes vk way better then the g1 u git more space
[G2 and Desire Z General] smasraum:
Thanks all, I'd forgotten about the fact that swype was the default. I'm interested in trying it. It's supposed to be quick and easy once you get used to it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] diversificationied:
Is the regular android keyboard available?
[G2 and Desire Z General] hendusoone:
Yes, you can disable Swype and use the standard Android keyboard, in the Language & Keyboard settings. Long-tapping a text field to change the input method also lets you switch between 'em on the fly if you have both enabled (default settings have 'em both enabled).
[G2 and Desire Z General] legendary1022:
I use the stock keyboard over swype. The froyo keyboard if you have never used it is ten times better than 1.6. They continue to improve the keyboard and honestly I don't need another keyboard besides swype (I use it from time to time). Trust me you won't have issues with it. You can drag up and the numbers and symbols will show up for quick selection without having to enter symbol key.
[G2 and Desire Z General] smasraum:
Sweet, I've never used the Froyo vk. I've practically never used the stock pre-Froyo because it was so bad and the HTC was so much better. I'm looking forward to both the Froyo standard and the swype.

Thanks

My phone is coming in today. Sometimes the UPS guy arrives before I get home (4:30) but usually they show up between 5 and 7pm. If it's not there when I get home, I suspect I'm going to pace back and forth staring at the front door like a tiger at the zoo.
[HD2 General] malanga3:
Hello;

It's been like a month that I have this problem, my bluetooth won't connect and neither is my wifi. The wifi sometimes connect with like one bar, the signal strength is awful and you have to be like 1 feet away of the router because if you move farther it disappears. I have tried to boost this in the settings by better performance but it doesn't make a difference.

In the other hand the bluetooth is not working at all, I tried to connect to my laptop and is like there's no bluetooth device in the area, tried it with my headset and get the same thing.

It's really frustrating cause this two features are very important for my daily use of this phone, so if someone now what to do please let me now.

Appreciate it!
[HD2 General] drunknfairy:
Same here!

I have the exact same problem and apparently by the lack of posts anywhere on the internet nobody has an answer.
[HD2 General] chopped:
im having EXACTLY the same issue. im gonna open it up and see whats up.
[HD2 General] Hulmeman:
The answer might lie within?

Try this link? What you're looking for might be somewhere in amongst these threads? http://xdaforums.com/search.php?searchid=48353718&pp=25:confused:
[HD2 General] chopped:
can you repost that link? its saying search is down..

edit: working now.
[HD2 General] drunknfairy:
???

I get a "Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms." message.

???
[HD2 General] chopped:
nothing worth noting on the link. im gonna send mine back to htc..
[HD2 General] Hopper81:
I'm hoping someone will get to the bottom of this as i miss my wifi.

All was working fine on my phone until I had to take my phone apart because the plastic led shield had come lose and was touching the vibration device causing a strange noise.

So i managed to get the phone apart and push the led plastic cover back into place, i didn't touch anything else. I put the phone back together and all worked fine until i tried the wifi. Nothing, it turns on but stays as scanning and never finds anything even if its right next to the router.

I was advised in another thread that one of the cables might have come loose as i took the phone apart so i opened it up again but couldnt see anything wrong.

I'm just wondering if its a software issue somehow. As i never touched any part of the board, or antenna etc whilst it was apart and like i've said i couldnt see anything out of place or loose. Whether a hard reset will solve the issue i dont know and its a pain to do really.

I haven't tried bluetooth, but considering it looks to work off the same antenna that too might have broken.
[HD2 General] Zhooo:
maybe solved

find bttrayce.exe or bttrayce.lnk in windows folder

run it and check them

copy lnk file to startup folder

restart

this is for wi-fi too .
[HD2 General] Hopper81:
I've run bttrayce.exe and the ink file is in the start up folder.

This hasn't made any differance.
[HD2 General] pakure:
enable wifi n mode using registry editor like total commander or resco, go to:

HKLM/Comm/BCMSDDHD1/Parms/11nModeDisable = Change from 1 to 0

or, install bsb tweaks and enable wifi n mode.....

or, the best answer is to flash a new radio-improves bluetooth, data, wifi and call signal
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
did you hard reset and the problem persists? then it is a hardware issue, send it to htc.

so wait, you take the phone apart, put it back together, then it doesn't work, yet it isn't your fault? I hope you didn't screw up the void sticker covering the one screw when you did this, because you obviously damaged the the wifi cable in some way.
[HD2 General] Hopper81:
Obviously i'm aware that what ever has happened is my fault, my point was that if i'd taken it apart and knew i'd done something that might have damaged the board etc then that's fine I would be able to pinpoint what it was, but as i didnt do anything really especially to the main phone just the back case it's just a little odd.

Void sticker is fine.
[HD2 General] chopped:
seems like an antenna problem, there is a cable on the side of the phone with the volume rockers, there will be a cable going to the top board to the bottom board this cable attaches and can be removed. try to remove then reattach the cable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL-jnUKufC4&feature=player_embedded

the cable is on 2:38 of this video.
[HD2 General] Hopper81:
Right I took my phone apart again this morning to double check everything. I noticed the cable attached at the bottom as mentioned in previous post. It lifted off a bit too easily, so I positioned it correctly and pushed it back down, my WiFi now works. So that was my issue.

So my advice would be if both your Bluetooth and WiFi do not work, it is more than likely the cable is lose. (more likely if your phone has been a part obviously)

Thanks for everyone's help and advice on here. :)
[HD2 General] htccol:
I had the same problem with my GPS. I took the phone apart and found that the GPS unit was connected to an amplifer via two gold prongs. The connection was not flush, so I stretched the prongs abit (not too much) to improve the connection and put the phone back together. The problem was now fixed.

From memory I think the bluetooth and wifi worked on the same principle, and I think the amplifier states what its function is.

Hope this maybe some help.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] intray4:
I am looking for someone that can tweak a file in a largish application developed in visual studio that operates on winmo. Since 6.5 came out the application will not find bluetooth printers. We had a similar problem with signatures not being captured but a tweak to the CEDD.CPP file and a recompile sorted it out.

Anyone like to step forward as a source of help? South West based could lead to further work,

Thanks,
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbrowning37:
I installed the kingx bfs kernel #5 and after rebooting my phone, the phone would come on and start loading the widgets and all that good stuff. After about a minute, my phone would reboot and do the same thing. well after about 4 reboots, I pulled the battery and went to bed, thinking I would just download a new kernel in the morning and things would be better. Now when I try and start my phone up into recovery, it vibrates 3 times and nothing happens. The screen doesn't come up; nothing. It will still boot the phone up and load the widgets and then reboot itself again, but I can't get into bootloader or recovery.

I am running the leaked version of froyo that came out a while back.

any ideas?

*EDIT* ok somehow I managed to get into recover... idk how but I did. wish me luck.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanmcd72:
You put your phone into some type of Debug mode. I'm assuming you have S-Off enabled? You are fine, you just need to unplug and remove the battery for a while when that happens.