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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrTeddyChills:
The only down fall of the hinge is when you are in bed trying to txt or do something. But I found a way to cure that. I type with one thumb and the other thumb holds the screen up :D lol

Or u can just swype.

Other than that I love this phone..its soo powerful and impresive. Good job HTC.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] witeboy07:
Of you use swype, your qwerty use will be minimal
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] candy for breakfast:
never had a problem with the hinge ever.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barnesk9:
I have issues with my hinge from time to time, If im holding my phone at a certain angle while using the hardware keyboard the screen somemtimes falls and it is a bit shaky, and for those who say just use swype what's the point of owning the G2 if you don't use the hardware keyboard at all???
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinistersai4d4d:
The Hinge's poor design doesn't detract much from the overall greatness of this phone. But after holding DOZENS have G2's I'm pretty sure that's how they all are... nobody has a G2 hinge as tight as the G1 hinge, and it' impossible just based on the design.

It is a little loose even when closed if you press in the right spots.... it's not awful but some find it more annoying than others. My girl has a Droid 2 Global, and her sliding mechanism is as tight as a 14 year old Amish girl.... but her phone can't compete with mine on any other level.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrTeddyChills:
14 year old Amish girl. Aha. WIN!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] convolution:
To be honest, the hinge will never be a problem thanks to swype.

Other than the few times i pull good old qwerty out to type my retardedly long password that contains symbols and letters and numbers, I always use Swype for everyday messages. It's so easy to use and so fast.

And if you do want to use the qwerty keyboard, here's a hint:

Put the inside bottom half of both your index fingers on the part of the phone where the top and the bottom are still connected together after the screen has slid up, and the top part of ur indexes hooked around the phone resting on the back panel. The pressure from the bottom part of your index fingers will keep the screen up.

This is the natural way I held the phone while typing and am surprised at people who complain about the screen sliding down while typing, cuz they would have to hold it pretty retardedly to get the screen to slide down.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrenicX:
I myself don't have a problem with the hinge. Some people might if they use a holster, so just be careful if you holster it. Also my wifes phone actually pops open in her purse which drains the battery sooner. I also had that happen while in my hoody pocket.

I have a simple, if not botched, solution for it though. When you get the phone, the cord and headset have a nice small black rubber band on them. Its the perfect fit for this phone. I just stretch it around bottom over the track pad. Its easy to pull off and holds the phone snugly closed.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daughain:
I have yet to have a hinge problem, but I find myself continually changing volumes accidentally.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marqi.k:
...6 weeks and the hinge is still tight.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tazz9690:
my hinge is loose but it is no problem for me even when i type upside down in bed because the base of my index fingers support the screen so i have no problem whatsoever with the phone falling down on me
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blunted09:
its been very tight for me. I dont think there is anything to worry about. i dont see anything going wrong with it unless you abuse it severely over time.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crimvel:
Not at all!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsinco:
My hinges are good and tight, and the ones on my G2 as well;)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jive Turkey:
26 days and my hinge is fine. I even tried making the screen drop while upside-down like people have complained about and I can't. This thing will not open unless I want it to :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Becksman:
Damn, I have serious problems with the hinge of my (german) Desire Z. The screen will drop and close itself if I just lean the phone slightly towards myself. Even at angles of only 70-80 degrees the screen will drop. I couldn't even think of 45 degrees.

The phone will be sent back today.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibemad1:
This is the kind of thing that annoys me. How the hell are you holding it only by the keyboard? Just move your whole grip up by about half an inch probably so that your index findgers are just barely touching the screen, then it won't move a bit.

There. I just solved the hinge "issue"

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Becksman:
Idiot. Sorry but had to say that. I'm not trying to reproduce any theoretical issue. The phone closed itself when I held it in the most comfortable way for me to type. But I'm glad that you found a way for yourself to solve it. I'm not going to pay 500 bucks to not be able to hold the phone in a natural way.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crey23:
+1 on the cost thing....

The phone is way to expensive to have a hinge issue. I'm sure that those folks that constantly tell me just to hold the screen slightly different so that it doesn't close, are the same folks that made fun of apple when they said to their customers..." just hold the phone a little higher. The device is working fine....there are no issues with the way it was......" Sorry I just couldn't finsh that statement because MY PHONE DROPPED THE CALLLLL!!!!

Sorry had to vent! LOL
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deviationer:
I just got my G2 on 11/24 and no hinge issue here.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crey23:
ahhh Dev you should have waited til today....it was free. Or did you get another phone free?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deviationer:
I went for the Amazon $50 upgrade black friday week deal.

None of the other deals out there apply to me.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
This is nothing like the way my hinge works, and I don't think my hinge is particularly "stiff". I think you've done absolutely the right thing by sending it back.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sk17z0:
My phones hinges work fine. I dont walk around holding my phone towards the ground while barely holding on to it so I dont have a problem.
[Captivate General] xyanide14:
Question says it all. Im in desperate need for a good one:-(
[XPERIA X10 General] mpasanthosh:
Hi,

my cda code for my x10i is 1235-2964..

which is IN customised sensous black.

i flashed to nordic to get 2.1.

now i want to revert back to IN firmware.

tried this tutorial http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=824711

but seus pc companion doesnt download the needed files.

1235-2964 cda has been kit has been updated as per seus product blog pls help.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigermunit:
I was in spare parts looking through options and saw one for showing all my application processes, i checked it and my phone rebooted and now it's in bootloop and has been bootlooping for 20 minutes, anyway to fix that without formatting my phone? i have class in 13 minutes...
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] harshlad:
Hi there.

I have a A853, 'milestone'. (the name is 'MOTOQRTY' in Korea.)

I have tried 'swapon' command so many many times in various ways, but I couldn't make swap 'ON'.

I have used a terminal emulator and typed commands, but I received a message "Function not implemented." repeatedly.

(* I have root permission already.)

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(these are the commands)

# swapon /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 <- partition mmcblk0: 1-FAT 2-ext2 3-linux swap

# swapon /sdcard/swapfile.swp <- the file was made by 'dd' and already 'mkswap'

(* I have root permission already.)

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I think, that situation is caused by kernel module, right?

(I have executed 'droidswap', 'swapper' and 'swapper2', but all of that didn't work.)

Then, when do the kernel implement 'swap' function?

I'm really curious about the time.

Thank you very much for reading my post in poor English.

Have a nice day, everyone.
[Droid Pro Android Development] rice247:
Nice, can't wait to try this on my wifes phone after work.
[Droid Pro Android Development] jayhammy:
Is the second step necessary if you just want root access so you can install Wireless tether, etc?
[Droid Pro Android Development] jhalsey205:
Not at all. Simply run z4 if all you require is root access (and a host of apps like Wireless Tether, DroCap, Titanium Backup ...)
[Droid Pro Android Development] Mackattack:
Can you please post the quickoffice apk from the Dpro so I can put on an DX? Same would go for the software that allows me to Invite attendees to meetings using GAL. It be copasetic if you can.
[Droid Pro Android Development] djsiva:
Thanks a ton! Freaking worked flawlessly on my Droid X.

Nate
[Droid Pro Android Development] DarthMowzy:
Cool. Cant wait to try this on my wife's phone.
[Droid Pro Android Development] jlpfam:
I downloaded everything you said and i started my deodex but when i select option 3 in main it tells me "error no odex file" have i done something wrong please advise
[Droid Pro Android Development] lngwstx:
Is it really that simple?

I feel like I must be missing something. I just download an app from the market and reboot and I'm rooted? :confused:

Also, what is the deodex for? I want to root my phone to install the apps I want and I want wifi tether. Do I need it? :o

Also, I really want to understand what is going on under the hood, but I don't know where to start. Is there a 'for dummies' tutorial somewhere that I can go to to start understanding what all of this stuff is, so I can make informed decisions for myself about what I want instead of begging for help on internet forums? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. :D
[Droid Pro Android Development] rllong1:
Is there a way to unroot? I am not rooted but just curious.
[Droid Pro Android Development] jayhammy:
Yes, Z4Root app allows you to root, re-root, and UNroot.
[Droid Pro Android Development] rllong1:
I see no uproot button on the screen. Only a root button
[Droid Pro Android Development] rllong1:
I had version 1.1 of z4. I now have the. 3 version and it has the unroot button
[Droid Pro Android Development] jayhammy:
You'll only see the unroot button once you've rooted. Otherwise, it will first show only the "root" option.
[Droid Pro Android Development] rllong1:
I was rooted. I had titanium installed and superuser. Z4 ran fine but I had an old version of it. I dont know if that matters but thats all I did. I downloaded the 1.3 version and I now have the unroot button. On the old version there was no option for temp root either. Just root. On the version I have now there is a temp root and perm root button.
[Droid Pro Android Development] darkninja157:
Would just like to let people know that your method for "updating" via nandroid backup would not work for me. Followed all the instructions to the letter and during the advanced restore I continually received md5sum mismatch errors.

So I took the chance and updated through the OTA update, it installed fine but lost root. Ran z4root (twice) and gained root access again ;) .

Looking forward to some real custom daily driver roms for this guy.
[Droid Pro Android Development] Jibreil:
Is there a way to uninstall the CWM recovery?
[Droid Pro Android Development] mynameismolotov:
Kinda new to the whole rooting thing, just got a new Pro and rooted successfully with z4root, got rid of bloatware and installed titanium backup, wifi tether, etc. Am I correct in reading your post that I can unroot, OTA update, and re-root again? If so, will I have to uninstall bloatware again, or reinstall root apps? Or any other repeats? Any danger in doing this?
[Droid Pro Android Development] darkninja157:
No need to un-root. This update is for the system portion only and does not touch the userdata. I simply went ahead on the rooted phone, let the OTA update download and install. In doing so lost root, but had no trouble gaining root access again via z4root. Did not have to re-remove any of the bloatware, at least if I remember correctly. Root apps will not need to be reinstalled but you may need to re-give them permission for root access. No danger that I have noticed or can think of.
[Droid Pro Android Development] mahst68:
For anyone doing the update the android method....

For it to work

You must do the adb "new" md5 creation portion with your phone in clockwork recovery for it to work and to not receive the mismatch error...

To do this, reboot recovery... then plug in usb from your computer... during the phone boot into recovery you should hear the alert from your computer that something from usb was plugged in. Finally, use the mount option in recovery to mount sd card to be able to transfer the .img file over to the correct directory then unmount sd card and do the adb commands in terminal window...

I had the same mismatch errors using my windows 7 machine and creating the md5 with android booted

Hope this helps:D
[Droid Pro Android Development] dougsmiley:
Seemed to work but then sticks at red x animation. Restoring the old one for now but any idea how i can get the new one workin?
[Droid Pro Android Development] dougsmiley:
For those of you having issues installing the update or who have bricked their phone with this method - there is hope. Here is how i got my phone updated & rerooted (finally!)

This should work regardless of the status of your phone (reboot loop, stuck on droid animation, or just if your update is failing and you want a sure way to get it working.)

You will not lose settings, apps, contacts, etc. This simply restores the OS to original factory. It never hurts to backup though, so feel free! Check out the bootstrapper and clockwork if you wanna backup.

1. Find the "droid pro sbf" Google is your friend.

2. Follow the instructions there for a "phone off" install.

3. Once it reboots back into the os and RSDLite says something about "manually power on the device", you can close RSDLite and ignore the damage warning.

4. Dial *228 to reprogram/activate your phone

5. Update phone through the about phone screen

6. Rerun z4root, which should still be available on your phone unless you deleted it.

7. Enjoy.
[Droid Pro Android Development] dutchbastard:
Quick question...

In order to remove and install apps all I would need is the root access correct?

I don't need the other steps?

What exactly would I accomplish by doing the rest, meaning what can I do by following all steps, that I cannot do with just root ?

I'm pretty sure all I would need is uninstalling a few apps and replacing them with better ones.
[Droid Pro Android Development] Throttle64:
no longer working

z4Root doesnt seem to work anymore. Tried it at least a dozen times, maybe its because of the new update? Is there an updated z4 apk? I have v 1.3... I have been looking for a manual way to apply root but cant find it. Any help?
[Droid Pro Android Development] davinci27:
Search for "aroot" it was written for rooting the atrix, but it works on the latest update of the droid pro as well.
[Vibrant General] gonintendo:
Iirc it did on my old g1. Is it a clockwork limitation?
[Vibrant General] gonintendo:
Bump
[Vibrant General] dbacchus:
I would like to know that too. More specifically though, why doesn't ROM manager have this *basic* functionality? OCLF does... Weird ...
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Ask Koush to support it?

@koush

He is an amazing developer!!
[Vibrant General] 12paq:
Agreed.

I have his Kernel on a plain Froyo and like it. A lot.

Your Bible is and has been a GREAT tool. (thats you right?)

I also would like to have a better understanding between kernels, ROMs, and versions, and how and what gets backed up with Rom Manager and clockwork.

What are the differences in all the versions and how and why some work together and some don't. Just basic understanding so I can select and build my components properly for my device. Can't help it, its fun to learn this stuff.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bialynia:
OK, I got a real nice surprise today when I saw in my phone bill that i had been dialing internationally through my wireless provider even though "google voice" would pop up on my phone since it is set to be used for ALL international calls. I now set it to ask before dialing, but I go check my call history in google voice and I have no calls made... WTF????
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loony33:
same

I had the same problem with $160 surprise bill.

Thank you very much!

It seems that the calls dialed out are just not going out through GV - regardless if they were local or international.

I called a friend's phone from my GV and my regular cell number shows despite asking it to dial all calls. While the phone shows that google voice is dialing out, it's just your phone dialing.

WTF, stuck with a very high bill now. Who is to blame? SE, ATT, GV?

:confused:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bialynia:
I am out of the country at the moment and cannot check but I saww Google voice was updated, maybe it works after this update.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavriel18:
Unfortunately you. The best way to ensure gv is being used is to make calls from the browser. I have had ongoing problems with the app.

Instead I created an icon on my nineteen with gv as the bookmark. When I hit it, it goes straight to the gv call screen. It ain't pretty but it works.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bialynia:
That is a snarky answer. I never ever had a problem with GV on 1.6 from March to October of this year, and from what I read it was even more integrated in 2.1, why would I assume a Google App would not work properly when it pops up when I make an international call? Thank you for the workaround though.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavriel18:
Sorry, I didn't mean for it to come across that way :-( .

I agree I did expect the same as you. When I got stung it was around $300 more than my bill normally was. Calling my buddy in Cali at 35 cents a minute flat! :eek:

The only way I have found to be sure is the browser way and only because you are receiving a call. IMO gv should have some sort of pre-ring notification to verify it's operating.
[HTC Excalibur] kuljit55:
Please Help Jogger Broke Volume = 0

i need a toggle for my volume or some sort of app

please help me

thank you
[HTC Excalibur] Pierrot Lunaire:
Install SmartToolkit.
[HTC Excalibur] crz6662:
Here ya go, I recall some issues with RC09 so I use RC08.
[HTC Excalibur] tobbbie:
You could also simply go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Volume and there set the DWORD "Volume" to x'ffffffff. This delivers maximum volume again :-)
[XPERIA X10 General] boundish:
My Xperia X10I has developed a hardware fault i belive , it started to rarely ,but suddenly shut down and reeboot and about 6-7 weeks or so and now it accours very often. When it reeboots it sometimes starts on a reboot loop sort of that can last for 30min and i have to take out the battery and turn it on again myself to have it reboot problerly , someties nothing helps . It seems that the shut downs accour when i f.ex browse the web or play a game that uses much of the devices cpu and ram . The issue has not been solved by the 2.1 update or beeing serviced at sony ericsson . the service log stated that they had just reset the phone and re-installed 2.1 and tested it ok.

has anyone had similar problems? this issue is frustrating
[XPERIA X10 General] mayank.1love:
I too had the exact same problem with my X10. I took it to the SE service center, they told me it was the faulty motherboard that is causing the problem.

They replaced the motherboard and now my X10 is all working well.

I am sure its the hardware fault, take it again to the service center for repair.
[XPERIA X10 General] boundish:
Thank you very much :-) i will tell the people at the service centre to put it under more load when they test it this time:-)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhoffy22:
Hey all,

I just did a little test as I had seen some people reporting problems of there phones not ringing when someone calls them until the 4th or 5th time that it rings on there end, well turns out I'm having the same problem. My phone is not ringing when it should be and when it finally does ring, it only does so for about 5 seconds and then I miss the call.

What's the problem here? I did a search on the forum and google and can't really find a solution. Thanks for your help!

BTW: Running Myns 2.2 RLS 3, Netarchy 4.2 More Agg HAVS, SetCPU with screen off profile, and Launcherpro Plus.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrianBusby2038:
You may have your screen off min clock speed set too low,if your min is at 128mhz,try raising it to 245mhz.I've also found that 128mhz min will work ok on some phones as long as you set the screen off max to 245mhz.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erikivy:
I think you might want to check your slot cycle index. It's a setting that determines how often your phone checks the tower for incoming calls. Good reading here.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JTNiggle:
I have had that problem before too, but never really pinned it down. But one thing you can do to improve your phones response time for incoming calls is to edit the Slot Cycle Index. It is a setting in the EPST menu that decides how often your phone should check for an incoming call or message. By default it is set at 2 I believe, if you change it to a 1 it will check twice as often. Or go all the way to 0 for full effect. It can be draining on your battery in low service areas though!

To edit your Slot Cycle Index, dial ##DATA# and pick edit mode, enter your MSL# for a passcode, then pick Advanced. Find and pick Slot Cycle Index, edit it to whatever you want, select ok. Then tap menu and pick commit modifications. Your phone will reboot and then it's good to go. I have been setting my phones to 0 for a while, and you can definitely measure the difference from the stock setting.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JTNiggle:
LOL, I type too slow! :p
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhoffy22:
I'm having a delay in texts though too, and I don't think that it has anything to do with my screen off being set to 128 because even when i have my phone plugged in with the screen on, it still will ring about 4 times before it actually rings on my phone. (I tested this out with my home phone and cell phone right in front of me.)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] napsterdj:
Have you guys tried flashing to the latest radio yet ? Or the radio suggested by the ROM cook ??
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhoffy22:
How would I go about obtaining my MSL#? Would I have to call Sprint?

Any other suggestions of how I can fix this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhoffy22:
Also, how would any altercation that I made to the phone make it have a delayed ring? How would your typical evo owner go about handling this situation? If I called Sprint would they do the same thing that you told me to do, just on their end? I don't want to lose battery life over it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhoffy22:
Bump because it's on second page and this is becoming a very annoying problem and resulting in a lot of missed calls...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrianBusby2038:
Msl Reader from the market will get you your msl.