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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gigabytex:
Mine is having too many issues with the 2.2 ROMs and I seem to be the only one, or one of the few, meaning its my phone... What's the best and less expensive(free?) way to get a new one from t-mobile? I do have the warranty plan as well so I'm already paying... Any help?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KerryG:
Go into the store and explain to them your situation and that you have been installing custom roms and they don't seem to work right. I am sure they will be completely understanding.

You are better off waiting for the official 2.2 release and if that causes problems then you have an official firmware on it that has issues.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ransz28:
Have you ODIN to stock then installed a new ROM?

If the phone is defective and you are paying for the insurance, then I would take it into the store.

If the phone is user error, then I would wait till the official release or go back to stock. No sense in trying to get something for free IF it's user error. (Brick)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gigabytex:
thanks for the quick reply, Guess I'll wait, stock gives no problems so hopefully official stock 2.2 won't if it does I get a new one :) thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swehes:
When flashing new ROMs on the phone I have had the best success to odin back to JFD first and then flash the new ROM. Currently running the Deodexed JK6 and it is running smooth. :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willsnews:
Do you now understand what deodexed is

V5 custom vibrant
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chalup:
:face palm:
[XPERIA X10 General] Smoked33:
Hi there.

I have an X10a from Rogers, 2.1(official upgrade), rooted and ever since running the 2.1 update my email notification has been inconsistant at best. With the stock email program it worked sporadically. Sometimes it doesn't even sync... I open the app, load new messages and they appear. Sometimes it makes a sound and puts the indicator in the status bar but no flashing led and sometimes everything works.

I tried K9 and that seemed to work but no led, so I loaded Maildroid and everything was fine for a while but now even that is sporadic.

I currently have my stock email notifications disabled, gmail sync enabled, maildroid sync enabled, wake up ever 15 mins in sleep to check email and still it only works sometimes.

I would prefer just using the stock email client as it seemed nicer on battery useage. Is there a way to uninstall it and reinstall it easily? I almost tried it with Titanium backup but the warning that i might need to reflash scared me off doing it.

Any thoughts?
[XPERIA X10 General] jakalmasri:
Same thing i noticed with mine , Email is really bad after the update , can know for sure when i get a new Email
[XPERIA X10 General] zhoustanley:
using the gmail app and no problems at all

i have 3 other email accounts all forwarded to my gmail
[XPERIA X10 General] Smoked33:
This is two forums and no one has been able to suggest anything to fix it. I think i'll just go back to the stock email client and live with it... checking manually whenever I remember.

This would be my one major complaint about the 2.1 upgrade...aside from it I'm pleased with the rest.
[XPERIA X10 General] gunawan-1:
I use shangmail.it works great.

Gunawan-GN Multimedia-X10i
[XPERIA X10 General] Smoked33:
I can try it. Does it light up the LED with the notification?

Re: my issue, i've noticed that it definitely seems that it's the syncing that's not happening moreso than the notification. I can send an email and until I open my client and load more messages, it won't appear where in the past it would pull down the email, notify me and then when I checked it was already there.
[XPERIA X10 General] Smoked33:
Okay...so I reflashed 2.1 on the phone last night. Immediately after the flash everthing was working fine. Then I rooted, installed Titanium backup and started to restore my apps and data... one at a time instead of the batch. At some point it stopped working again even though I didn't install 100% of the things I had on before.

Then briefly I uninstalled Super Security Standard and it started working again...but that didn't last.

I suppose it must be something i've installed, but it's really frustrating that the behavior isn't consistant. Aside from reflashing and then testing after restoring each app, I don't know what I can do.
[XPERIA X10 General] Smoked33:
It's definitely a syncing issue, not a notification issue. Installed a couple of free gmail notifiers and they don't work because the emails aren't sync'd until i go into the email client and manually load new mail.

What could be blocking the gmail sync?
[XPERIA X10 General] Smoked33:
Okay..some more searching has revealed a workaround. I cleared the cache for Gmail app and Gmail storage, rebooted and added the power control widget and cycled the sync button.

Now I can get email notifications when I cycle the sync...but only then. In the thread I found doing this once seemed to 'unstick' the sync, but that's not happening with me.

What sorts of things can 'hang' the sync? I'm still guessing some apps i've installed... :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yarda:
I'm looking for the radio that is used in Europe by Vodafone.

I'm now using radio 5.08.00.04 and rom Cyanoganmod 6.1. RC2 (FRG83 but i have troubles with traffic data from Navigon.

APN Vodafone settings are correct, but something goes wrong in the data connenection. Settings in Navigon are correct by the way

I woud just downgrade the radio . I know how to flash the radio but i'm not sure witch radio i needed ?

someone have a suggestion ?

thx
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rusty!:
You're using it. 5.08.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yarda:
i thought that this radio build was from a Korean Nexus ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=744605
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Outlet Link: http://www.searsoutlet.com/d/invent...mode=buyUsedOnly&to=cart&pn=1&ps=10&disp=sel#

My device is an Outlet item, so I have some experience with this.

General Information

SEARS Outlet is (generally) updated every morning, and they are selling "refurbished" GTablets for $279. Unless you can convince your local SEARS rep to make an exception, you need to pick the device up at the location it is located in.

If you purchase it, you would do that online and, usually within an hour or two, you'll get an email saying the device is ready for pick up. You'd then head over to their Merchandise Pick-Up section, with email printout in hand, to pick it up at the location you bought it at.

Are these Refurbs?

NO, they are not. And I don't know why they say they are. These are customer returns that they just re-sell. It doesn't go back to Viewsonic, and it doesn't get "cleaned up" in any way.

Case in point, my purchase: The previous owner rooted it and had Launcher Pro on it, and the screen was loaded with fingerprints. All SEARS did was slap a "Closeout" sticker on it and re-sold it. But it was in good shape, overall.

Do I Get a the same Warranty?

Not 100% sure, but read this (and keep the link handy):

http://www.searsoutlet.com/s/legal/FAQ.htm#NewReconditionedDifference

This claims that "New product warranty still applies". So, if you ever have a problem, you can use this to fight SEARS with if they tell you there's no warranty.

Bottom Line: Should I buy one?

I personally think it's a good buy, if you manage to snag one that hasn't been dropped on the floor. I suspect that a lot of these are going back fairly quickly so the amount of damage that a person can do is small. But, be aware that things like FC's and other issues might be the reason why it was returned. I would recommend having our firmware ready, possibly clockworkmod or, best of all, nvflash to clean the device up.
[G Tablet General] cuzzinz:
I wish I could get one but they are all in other states... HAHA i should have a friend buy one and return it at the store by me
[G Tablet General] hextex:
Several days ago, they were displaying properly on the sears site, I was about to order, but I decided I would wait until later. So the next day this link comes up to:

"An error occurred while processing your request.

We apologize for the inconvenience and will work to correct the problem. "

Does this mean they are out at the moment and I need to keep checking back? I am interested in purchasing one for the $279 price for sure.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I believe so. I would check the link every morning. They usually go very fast (Seriously, like within 30-60 minutes of when they post the updated locations).

If you're in the West Coast, check REALLY early. I usually start checking around 9 or 10AM ET.
[G Tablet General] khaytsus:
And if you're really lucky and catch it at the right time, they'll pay you 92 quadrillion dollars.
[G Tablet General] hextex:
Sweet! Who couldn't use a few quadrillion every now and then?

Thanks a lot for the information. I am on the East Coast, I am normally up at like 6ish to head to class, so I will check through out the morning on most mornings.

I am also trying to get an Archos 70, but I think the G-Tablet can be a long term solution with the custom roms, etc. (As long term as a tablet at this stage of the game can be, anyway.)
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
Wow Walter, you really find the good deals. :cool:
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Don't take the cash! Such liquidity in our macro economic infrastructure would create 10,000% inflation! :O
[G Tablet General] khaytsus:
Man, where are all the refurbs going? I expected to see a TON of them after thanksgiving.
[G Tablet General] hextex:
I agree, I figured there would be a pile of outlet deals going on.

I was at my local Sears today snooping around, hoping to luck up on a "in-store" Outlet deal. When I mentioned the Outlet $279 deal, the sales guy became a complete jerk. He said, "If you are talking about the Outlet price, then don't even talk to me." He said it very loud, almost like a yell. I was stunned a little before my admittedly short temper acted up and I flew off the handle. I had picked out a pretty nice camera I was for sure going to purchase, but changed my mind after that.

I did make it to Staples to play around their demo model. Internet was extremely snappy, but, my God, other than that the thing is like a $99 Kmart Tab when it comes to navigation being laggy etc. I didn't have an issue with the screen though, like many people have said was an issue for them.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
I saw that before and was sorely tempted to place an order and then demand my gTab and $92Q...
[G Tablet General] BigJohn89:
Some thrifty person in Scranton, PA can pick up a floor model (I'm surprised about that) G-Tab that just popped up on the radar for $149.93...

Every once in a while, I wish I lived further east :D
[G Tablet General] johnneyi:
just seen that... 2+ hr. drive for me.....is it worth it to return the $280 g-tab and take a 4 hr drive?:rolleyes:
[G Tablet General] crowpismo:
Unfortunately, it might not actually be there. I just found out that even if it is listed on the outlet site, it might not really be in the store. I ordered the one from Landover, MD this morning, and then called when the store opened to get someone to put it aside so I could pick it up. First the electronics department told me they don't even carry that device new, then the merchandise pickup department told me that they don't have any refurbished devices, and for that matter that they wouldn't have it anyway. "Those types of things get shipped back to the manufacturer for a refund."

Oh well, so close...

Hopefully another one will come close to VA.
[G Tablet General] NewbTrader:
Buy it online with "add to cart," and then go pick it up after you paid for it. Don't call. I had the same problem, and mentioned it in another thread. Sears outlet and sears stores have ZERO affiliation, and are not aware of each other, so calling the store does absolutely nothing. I'm in VA too, so we may be fighting over one. :D Not sure if I'm going to bother though.
[G Tablet General] crowpismo:
LOL! I'll break out the boxing gloves... :) I did do the add to cart, and went through the whole process of inputting my credit card and everything. Once I finished that I figured I'd better call to make sure they put it aside so no one walked in and grabbed it before I could get there. That's when they said they don't even have em new. A little while later I got the email reply to my order, confirming that they didn't have it in stock. I am starting to wonder if an employee snapped it up quick this morning. Either that or their system is jacked.

ARG!
[G Tablet General] NewbTrader:
When you buy online, it removes it from the online inventory. So, calling is redundant, as the one that's available is reserved for you (assuming you get the confirmation email that it's in stock). I did the same thing you did in a sense and just called ahead (didn't know you could even buy it online and reserve it initially, but 15mins later bought it online, and got a confirmation that it was in stock), and when I got there the manager said the wifi was damaged on it and they were going to send it back. Of course, strange that this problem wasn't caught till I called and asked the store about it.. :p An employee likely wanted it, and I nicely called to notify them of the great deal. So, do yourself a favor (and anyone else looking to get one), and don't call.
[G Tablet General] Falco01:
Showing one for $149 in Scranton, PA.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
2 1/2 hour drive for me, and it's a toll road. I did consider it, for that price.

Would have made a great dev device, assuming its all scratched up / floor model.

Btw, my understanding is that the Outlet stores and the SEARS stores are the same thing (at least it was i my case). These are the "clearance" and "closeout" items you see in the bins in the Electronics section. In my case, I picked up my Outlet device in the Merchandise Pickup at a local NJ SEARS, in a mall.
[G Tablet General] NewbTrader:
Yes, they're the same physical stores. To clarify my post, I meant to say physically they're the same, but the outlet and regular sears sites and internal inventory/etc. seem entirely separated to a degree. If you call a store asking about an outlet product, they are completely clueless about it, and have no way of knowing without calling the "outlet" department, which is what the manager told me when I called (wherever that is, maybe an 800 number for them?). At least it seem to be this way to me.

The wise thing to do is not call if you ask me. You're essentially notifying everyone of its availability (and cheap price), and you'd be naive to think that employees wouldn't have any qualms snatching it up even if you already placed the order. The employee and manager I spoke to when I called inquiring about the unit seemed VERY interested in it when I mentioned the price, and not in a "oh I'd love to help you with that" sort of way.. ;)
[G Tablet General] Acturbo:
I bought one on the outlet site yesterday and got my pickup slip which I intend to take to the store today. Its 45 minutes from my house, so if its not in stock and I have a pickup slip and was notified to pick it up. You better beleive Im raising all hell and will be leaving the store with a new one if the "refurb" isnt there. Never call the store............
[G Tablet General] dragonfly1113:
Good luck, let us know how that goes.
[G Tablet General] khaytsus:
I haven't seen any in the outlet store for a week or more, I'm thinking Sears have given up on it and are just shipping them back rather than re-selling them.

They still show as available new, but haven't seen any refurbs locally.. Suspicious.
[G Tablet General] crowpismo:
I've been keeping an eye on searsoutlet.com, hoping for a Virginia store to get one. They post, or have been for the last week or two that I have been watching, at 8:45am. They are usually gone from the site by noon, give or take. Most of the time they don't last more than an hour or two. The site gets messed up for a little while, and if you refresh the G tablet page the price goes to -92 trillion or whatever. Then it's gone from the site till the next 8:45am posting.
[G Tablet General] andygee:
Yeah they are still listing them, in fact this morning there was one for $180 on the site, but they are all gone now. They don't stay on there for long.
[G Tablet General] badass989:
I bought a return from Sears today, it showed up on the outlet site but it was at a normal retail store.

So, it appears to have tnt 2.2 lite installed, can anyone tell me what I should check to make sure it's good to go? I'm not going to reinstall if I don't have to, or is it best to start with a fresh flash? It already has maps, and other things installed so it would be nice if I didn't have to redo it all.
[G Tablet General] copc:
If I was to buy one from a outlet sale, I'd start all over from scratch and load the basic, then TNT again.

I think trusting someone you don't know would be foolish.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
First, I'm curious if you got the $149 one, as I'm wondering why that one was so cheap. I guess I could see the logic if a SEARS rep sees that the GUI is completely different - maybe they think it's "broken". :)

Second, x2 on wiping it. It's always a good idea - user data, system and even /sdcard, I would wipe them all.
[G Tablet General] crowpismo:
I'm curious too. Which Sears did you go to?
[G Tablet General] jae-v:
i'm guessing no add to cart option means sold out
[G Tablet General] Acturbo:
Sure enough they didn't have my refurb and they tried spewing all kinds of BS at me, and I did raise hell. Ended up getting a brand new one for the same price as the refurb, but it sure wasn't easy. Manager was a tough cookie.
[G Tablet General] ianandamy:
link is now completely dead you get an error cannot find merchandise sorry, looks like you may have pissed off someone enough manager wise he made a few phone calls to remove them from the site. good job ;)
[G Tablet General] Acturbo:
Haha. No they take the page down when they don't have any. Check back over the next few days and they will probably have more. I should know I'm a pro at this, been scouring for one for the past couple of weeks. :)
[G Tablet General] getmore4less:
2 showing up today

There are 2 sites with refurbs showing up on the sears outlet site this morning.

40 Catherwood Rd

Ithaca, NY 14850-1056

3700 Atlanta Hwy Ste 270

Athens, GA 30606-7428
[G Tablet General] cshehan:
No longer on outlet page

Anybody notice when the GTab stopped showing up on the Sears outlet page?? I tried to look it up today and couldn't get it to pull up. Normally even if there's no stock showing for my area it pulls up the item and says no stock available, but today can't even find it at all.
[G Tablet General] stormin:
It comes and goes, seems to be that if there is no inventory for that day it disappears and errors out. Then on the days there is/was inventory it shows up and hangs around even when inventory runs out. There was a unit on there yesterday and none have come up today that I've seen and it's error'ing out today.
[G Tablet General] cshehan:
I must have only caught it after some were available, never saw it just not show up before. That's good to know though, all this recall nonsense at Staples makes you wonder if other retailers will follow along.
[G Tablet General] MicroChip:
Well my experience today was great. I've been checking the Sears Outlet for one nearby for the last week or two, and occasionally one will show up at the Freehold, NJ Sears, which is about an hour from my house. Not convenient on a weekday when I have to work. The last few days, almost nothing has come up anywhere, or if so, like in Nebraska.

This morning it said there was one at Freehold again, and since it's Sunday, I just bought it online as quickly as I could, printed out the confirmation page (not the email saying they actually have it), and headed out with my wife and 7-year old son for a mini road-trip. I figured if they didn't have it, or I got there and it was in bad shape, at least we got out of the house for a while on a pretty nice Sunday, with all the snow and rain we've been having in NJ lately.

When I got out of the car in the Sears parking lot, my Droid had the email from Sears saying it was ready for pickup. Sweet.

When I get to Customer Pickup, I slid my credit card in the machine and it found my order and threw my name up on the board overhead. A few minutes later the guy comes out with what looks like a brand new G Tablet. He grumbles a little, says the system should've said no, because they didn't actually have the refurb in stock, and that he had to give me a new one. Beep Beep on his little handheld scanner device, and I'm running for the car with a brand new G Tablet for $279 plus tax before they change their mind.

It's charging now. I'm going to play with it stock for a bit just so I have a point of reference before I root and rom. I've had an original droid since they came out in November of 2009 and have had it rooted and running custom roms for over a year. It's running CM 7 nightlies now.

Cheers!

MC
[G Tablet General] jerichoholic:
Wouldnt buying it at $380 only to return it be a smarter and a somewhat sure-fire way of getting it at refurb discount
[G Tablet General] nunjabusiness:
Except that goods sold as refurb are not subject to the same warranty as new (unless the seller is warranting it himself). Most places will only exchange.
[G Tablet General] sanvara:
That's worth a $100 discount.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neo3D:
Does anyone have the most recently updated ROM, that is still stock and rooted?

Just looking for something that is really stable and has as good battery life as the most recently updated stock ROM.

Also, I want an "as close to stock" rooted ROM as possible to play with making my own ROM. Any recommendations on how to get started?

Already did a search and couldn't find any recent Evo rooted stock roms. :/

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodriguez102:
I think your looking for this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=836728&highlight=3.30.651.3
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bridic:
This one is good also

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=830153
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CheesyNutz:
and this !

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=652
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neo3D:
Awesome, thanks for all the links guys!
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] hartyshow:
It will help me !

Merci ;-)
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] DavidThompson256:
Fantastic! This is just what I was looking for, thank you! I feel dumb now, because I started a thread of my own right as you posted this. You must just type faster than me :)

I ran a quick test, and it all looks good. One quick question actually. Why do you mount like this:

# mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

When most instructions for the Galaxy Tab have you doing something like this:

# mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/block/stl9 /system

I'm not saying it is wrong, in fact, it actually worked for me. I'm just curious as to why it works like that? My understanding of mounting partitions and such in Linux is a little bit weak, so I like to indulge my curiousity by bugging fine people like yourself :)

Anyway, thanks again, this did exactly what I needed it to. Well done, I appreciate it.