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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radiohead_freak:
what method did you use? i used the same method for my hardware 2 evo on my hardware 4 (before i knew that actually mattered) and that happened to me. i had to run the RUU to recover it

ps to Vandelay007: Seinfeld = greatest show in existence
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CEspaillat:
Well it booted using the method above. But the main problem with the phone was before I tried to root, the phone was randomly restarting. So I'm gonna try to RUU and then try to root. Unless any one has a more efficient idea.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CEspaillat:
So I decided to RUU and same thing happened where it would not boot. Gonna try flashing the pc36img again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CEspaillat:
pc36img worked and phone is booting up, but still having the problem with random restarts..... any ideas guys?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craigbailey1986:
Have you ever over clocked.. i think setcpu can store a file on your sd card and cause problems.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CEspaillat:
No the phone was brought to me stock. They did the sprint update and the restart issues came then. No root. I was attempting to root in order to clear data, but didn't get to boot. Now after ruu, I had to use the 3.70 pc36img to get phone to boot. But it continues to reboot and after 3-4 reboots it will get stuck on white HTC screen. No idea where to start.....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craigbailey1986:
What hboot is it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CEspaillat:
It started as .76 but now with ruu its 2.10
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novanosis85:
Dude numerous people have been having random reboot with their 4 month old evos like me. You should have it replaced. Load a ruu and return it. Because it will get worse as in as soon as it boots up.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theultimatev:
This happened to my 002 randomly one night. Sucked...luckily I had warranty & I got a 004 new evo free. However, the new camera doesn't with with anything! So on every rom I flash without sense kernels I have no camera :/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CEspaillat:
So is there no way of fixing it?
[G Tablet General] Sandy A.:
I loaded the recent update on 12/24 and have not been able to use my tablet since then.. When turned on, it goes thru the ViewSonic screen and the gtablet screen, then just goes to a blank black screen.. It was stock before I loaded the last update..

I have tried to reboot using the power button and vol+

- if there is no microSD card in I get the following message

E: can't mount dev/block/mmcblk2

(no such file or directory)

E: can't mount SDCard2: recovery/command

Formating MISC:...

Rebooting...

- if there is a microSD card with the new download and recovery/command I get the following message

Formatting MISC:...

Rebooting...

Either way, I get a blank screen and no way to change things or update.

Is there anything I can do to get it working again?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
This was all stock? Sounds like the flash update failed badly.

Suggestion -- reflash using one of the stock ROM's we've grabbed. Post info: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=842000. Quick instructions:

- Have a microSD card ready.

- Download the 3338 ZIP file, save it to the root of your microSD card and then rename it to "update.zip".

- Grab the homebrew 1.00 ZIP and extract just the /recovery/command file to the same folder in your microSD.

So, if your microSD is your F drive, you should have the following:

F:\update.zip

F:\recovery\command

- "command" is a text file. Open it in notepad and edit "SDCARD" to "SDCARD2". Make sure notepad doesn't add a .TXT extension when you save it. :)

Insert the microSD back into your device and reboot into recovery. If you're lucky your device will reflash and reboot.

If this all runs and you still get the same black screen on reboot, my next suggestion is to try one of the older firmware ZIPs and flash as I mentioned above.
[G Tablet General] thebadfrog:
edit due to Roebeet answering while I was
[G Tablet General] Sandy A.:
It was all stock, with a few added apps...

I tried to reflash the file as noted, with no success... same with the 12/19 -3316 update... it goes thru the recovery reboot, and then to the black screen...

A question on the recovery file.. my computer will not allow a "\" as part of a name... I have been trying this was a recovery file, with just the command file in it... if I need to do something different, let me know..
[G Tablet General] samepic:
The instructions posted by roebeet should work. Make sure your microsd card is formatted as FAT32.

1. The file update.zip should be in the microsd card's root directory.

2. The folder recovery should be in the microsd card's root directory.

3. Inside the recovery folder there should be a file named command.

4. And inside the command file you should have the following line:

--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip
[G Tablet General] Sandy A.:
Still don't have it working.. I have tried all of the updates, and still have a black/blank screen once it goes thru the ViewSonic and gtablet screens..

I have noticed that when I take the sd card out, and check on my computer, that the recovery folder is empty, but I know it had the command file in it before..

any other suggestions??
[G Tablet General] thebadfrog:
I believe it's fixable but at this point you may be happier returning it for a new one. It sounds like your update download was corrupted and borked your install.
[G Tablet General] Sandy A.:
Not exactly what I wanted to hear.. but..

I called customer support, and got thru today (tried last night and was put on hold then the call dropped)... I was told I wasn't the only person who had this problem with the last update... they are going to send me instructions on how to send it in for repair...
[G Tablet General] thebadfrog:
The only I can tell you to try is the same thing Roebeet said earlier. If you have never installed clockworkmod recovery then go here and download the 3389 update

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=879534

Rename the file to "update.zip" ....make sure it doesn't get named update.zip.zip

Then go here and download cwm 0.8.zip

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865017

Unzip the cwm0.8.zip and you should have this

update.zip

a folder named "recovery" with a file named "command"

update.zip.......DELETE THIS FILE

recovery/command

the command file should have this line in it

--update_package=SDCARD2:/update.zip

If you have a micro sd card then place the 3389 update file that you renamed to "update.zip" on the root of the micro sd card. Not in an folders

Now place the recovery folder on the root of the micro sd card. Make sure the "command" file is in the recovery folder.

When you open your micro sd card you should see this

recovery (folder)...."command" file in this folder

update.zip

Insert the microsd card into the GTab. Make sure tablet is off and then Press power and vol+. hold Vol+ until you see "recovery key pressed". It should install the 3389 firmware and reboot.

If something happens during the install or if your download is corrupted again always check the recovery folder for the command file because it will be deleted on install.
[G Tablet General] dedge020:
Just a thought, are you sure it has a good charge on the battery? When I first got my gtab I had a similar issue getting it to boot, until I realized the battery was drained
[Fascinate General] palisoulja1:
Hey guys. I hate the puzzle lock screen on the fascinate and I want to go to the aosp lock screen and I've searched the forums and tried a few things but nothing's worked. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

sent from the one
[Fascinate General] ryanf:
Try rom manager, sonofskywalker. Im sure it there. Under lockscreen
[Fascinate General] bendbowden:
This belongs in the general section.
[Droid X General] wardo5757:
Hey guys, I bought the DX on the day it was released. about 4 months later I started noticing considerable dust under the screen, so I called it in and Verizon was quick to send me another one. Well the first replacement had a broken radio and wouldn't aquire a 3g signal, Verizon sent me another. That one had a broken shutter, a lot of the pictures taken with it would over expose. I stayed with that one for a couple of monthe til it got so bad that all pictures taken in the daylight would overexpose. so last week i got another sent too me. That replacement phone had a broken gps, it wouldn't aquire a signal strong enough to lock on, so verizon sent me another. This one will not recognize any videos on my sd card, it will not take any videos either, it also will not save any pictures, it will take them, then say that its saving the picture, but somehow it doesnt.

I am on phone number 5 and there is another coming tomorrow (cain't wait to see wht's wrong with this one)... Has onyone else had the same experiences with the certified phones? The company that's tasked to fix these is obviously not doing there job...
[Droid X General] y3ahright:
You got really unlucky back when I had my droid eris it froze up doing the ota to 2.1 and they gave me a preowned phone that worked just fine

Sent from my DROIDX
[Droid X General] zwade01:
My first pre-owned had mad reboot issues and none of the troubleshooting methods worked. Got a replacement pre-owned and all is well. Good luck with your next one!
[Droid X General] pCarson92:
Verizon is notorious for this - supposedly these certified pre owned phones pass a "100 point inspection", yet somehow most of the phones have obvious problems such as the ones you outlined above. You might have some luck going into the store, explaining your situation, and demanding a brand new one instead of a used one.
[Droid X General] gskellig:
a LOT of the "recertified" phones don't actually have anything wrong with them at all. Customers return them before their 30 days is up, or they get sent in for things like a broken battery or broken SD card. So sometimes these "recertified" phones are actually brand new in box, that just never came with an SDcard (or something along those lines).

I think you just got REALLY REALLY unlucky.

Maybe go to a verizon store and give it the "wardo5757 100 point inspection" before you take it home.
[Droid X General] DNak206:
What a great thread to read right after I have a replacement shipped (will be here tomorrow). Stupid mini usb port is super loose and won't take a charge.

Who am I kidding though, Verizon replaced 3 of my TP2 device to the point I got a letter saying Assurion would no longer cover me. I have bad luck with phones but have never had a problem with a replacement outside of once or twice. Better luck next time!
[Epic 4G General] cts627:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SPH-D700ZKASPR this is what samsung has now on their website about the Epic and it definately didnt say 2.2 in the past cause im on that website on a regular, so i guess if u got yours within the last 30 days return it get a new one and you will have 2.2.. and i guess this means all of us who bought it since day one will have to wait .:confused::eek:
[Epic 4G General] flash_c4:
Seriously? You're going to actually read anything on there and believe it? Look at all of the reviews for the phone. They are ALL from September. If they posted recent comments and reviews I don't think it would look very good and it definitely wouldn't have the 4 and 5 stars that they all have on there now. That whole site is just marketing propaganda.
[Epic 4G General] I EnFamouz I:
The reviews at the bottom are from 2 days ago0_0 Wtf
[Epic 4G General] Top Nurse:
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SPH-D700ZKASPR-features
[Epic 4G General] flash_c4:
Click on the "See All Reviews" button. http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SPH-D700ZKASPR-reviews

Pretty much everything in there is from September. I'm calling BS on the whole review thing on their site.
[Epic 4G General] cts627:
well actually if u visited the site b4 u would notice that the whole epic info is new the layout and everything have been updated, samsung does update their website very often. and the reviews are current
[Epic 4G General] cts627:
so why change the layout and update the page with the new OS 2.2 what diff does it make when the reviews were ?
[Epic 4G General] I EnFamouz I:
LOL OS 2.2 the people working on 2.2 are probably laughing thier as$es off everyday to theese threads here while lighing up some gud .....O_O
[Epic 4G General] Gersonian:
I was actually there earlier today and it has been updated in the last several hours.
[Epic 4G General] honourbound68:
I had made a comment on the samsung website about a month ago and gave the epic hardware gowing reviews but panned the support for froyo. They removed my post and gave me some bs line in their email to me. I stopped visiting their site after that. Utter bs
[Epic 4G General] rapatelrocky:
They reference GPRS/EDGE/HSPDA and 16GB ROM/512RAM - if it doesn't have that right, not surprising it has 2.2 instead of 2.1.
[Epic 4G General] NateWhite:
I think it's funny that the pictures of the phone are with 2.1 :D
[Epic 4G General] Top Nurse:
What's even funnier is that the print says 2.2, but one of the images has a 2.1 number as part of the image. Makes me wonder if someone hacked their site just to **** with them. :-D

Sent from hell...
[Epic 4G General] cts627:
whats even funnier is if you go to a best buy tomorrow you will see all the new epics have froyo :rolleyes:
[Epic 4G General] cts627:
Re: Android 2.2 update...Check out this BS. .I was at a suburban Chicago SPRINT store 2 hours ago to get a family phone repaired. While there, I checked the DEMO Epic on display and noticed that it was running FROYO 2.2. The salesman said that the latest batch of Epics they received just before Christmas all arrived with Froyo 2.2 pre-installed. He then went on rant about the damage being caused by the fake FROYO's that people are downloading from various non-Sprint websites. I assured him that I'm patient and will wait. He didn't say directly that Sprint is dragging their feet on sending Froyo out to our phones, but that's the conclusion I arrived at after talking with him for awhile.

So..bottom the line is, Froyo is ready for Epic, and Epic is ready for Froyo. Now, the ball is in Sprint's court. Perhaps it could be some type of bandwidth issue that's causing the delay. Does Sprint own its own network, or does it have to buy or rent time/bandwidth from some other carrier in order to get FROYO out to us? Why the heck doesn't Sprint simply put a link to the update here in the Epic Support section of Sprint.com? Doing the update via USB isn't something that could cause the average person to ***** up their phone is it? For that matter, Sprint could just put the FROYO Update in the SPRINT section of the Android Market and let us download/install it the way we do every other program. Perhaps this whole FROYO saga (that's turning into a fiasco) is as simple as Sprint Corporate not being run by people who are in touch with the needs of the customer after the sale is made. Have a safe and happy start to 2011 everyone!

-Allen in Chicago
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
Wait I misunderstand, did the display run DK28? or a newer build of Froyo?

Though if new batches came in with froyo I would think someone would leak it by now...anyways I guess we will know more on the 29th when the new playbook hits..
[Epic 4G General] diego1985:
So if i can manage to switch my epic at the sprint store, iI have a strong possibility of having that froyo 2.2. But not sure if i can do that since i got my phone from amazon. And if i could, i need to figure out how i can get the build downloadable to the rest of the community. Im pretty sure that would be easy, ill just have to research a little more. How would i go about getting the source code for that new epic? hmmm. I'm pretty sure its some guys thats way smarter that can just play with the phone in the store and get what we need. Let me stop rambling and just wait lol.
[Epic 4G General] uranidiot:
Ok ill bite. We want proof, go to that store and shoot video showing android 2.2 on it then wll believe. As for the web site isn't it kind a false advertising. We ask know froyo isn't out yet. Out would seem that the dec 26 was the date but SOMEONE is holding it back. Again the epic if the last samsung phone I will ever buy!

Sent from my rooted official unofficial froyo because samsung and sprints takes too long SPH-D700 using XDA App
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
It is easier to ship a device with froyo rather than updating to it from a previous version and not only that they have to configure to go from dg27 to 2.2.1 which might be their snag in releasing the ota. as dumb as it sounds there is still like 30% of epic users still on dg27. sprint has had froyo for 3 months now officially so it is all their fault not sammy............ but sprint is still the best carrier even with their lack of support cuz all carriers lack in supporting phones because its the next phone that they have their money and mind on. just like video games lol.
[Epic 4G General] flawlessbmxr:
Considering I work in an indirect Sprint store, I may actually order myself a new Epic just to see. It wouldn't hurt to try. If no one else does it, I can have info by Wednesday whether or not the new epics come shipped with 2.2. If so, (just like someone else asked) how would I go about extracting it?
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
Got this one on the 20th, brand new, *****ed about wait time after getting a totally jacked refurb, fc' on everything. Anyways, tried to odin to 2.2.1 last nite, said it passed twice, did nothing, indestructible di18... but noobs cw method worked. Idunno, I did odin exactly the same as b4... anyways, no 2.2 preloaded. I heard elvis got the update from area 51's servers though...
[Epic 4G General] uranidiot:
Dam it we need that info now. Ok ill break into a sprint store and take a couple epics. Give me an hour lol XP
[Epic 4G General] flawlessbmxr:
Hhmm, that blows. Well I'll still try to get a new one from corp. and see what it says. If it's not 2.2.1 it's going back
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Member of XDA and presumably an Epic owner sees legit Froyo running on a Sprint demo Epic and doesn't think to take a picture of the About Phone screen?
[Epic 4G General] ultra78721:
Another rumor......Starting....Here we go again:rolleyes:
[Epic 4G General] flawlessbmxr:
Well I wouldn't be surprised but at the same time yes, rumors for Froyo is getting annoying. Bunch of kids, but I know I've (we've) been patient enough so I will find out about the "shipped epics with froyo"
[Epic 4G General] sctwinslow:
I just swapped out my Epic at a corporate store today with one they had just pulled out of todays shipment and it still had di18, so I'm gonna say not true.
[Epic 4G General] musclehead84:
Thanks for clarifying this. I wonder where these people come up with these stories.
[Epic 4G General] ultra78721:
Maybe they just want attention:D So they make up tales :rolleyes:
[Epic 4G General] enispenvy:
lol i work at a sprint store and we haven't gotten a new shipment of epics in weeks.

went in to december with maybe 40 of them.. probably still have 20 left. buy your epic in 2 months if you don't want old ass inventory :|
[Epic 4G General] GituSum:
Looks like samsung changed there minds and put 2.1 back on there site.
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
I went on their twitter site and *****ed about it

http://twitter.com/#!/boominz28
[Epic 4G General] Zeinzu:
my coworker just came from my local sprint store, the display has 2.2 on it, its out whether u think it is or not, just sprints ota method is bricking devices like it did with the intercept, so they wont officially announce its release, u want 2.2, someone is gonna have to get their hands on a brand new just shipped epic
[Epic 4G General] lehaman310:
Now if someone got a dump of the software could we put it on our phones?
[Epic 4G General] othan1:
If the OTA delivery is the actual problem, I'm curious as to why they don't just release it to us like they did for the Moment: Just do an OTW until they fix the other problems. At least that should stop most of the complaining.

Is it possible that your coworker would work with you to get a ROM dump?

Edit: Oh, and of course insert the obligatory "Does it come with TV-Out" question here.
[Epic 4G General] pyrotech:
The display could have been a .004 hardware that got the OTA DK28 update. Bottom line is 2.2 has not been pushed to the masses so it doesnt matter.. I was so hyped about dec 26th coming and now i am at the point of who the f*ck cares.. I will get 2.2 when it comes out.. I have used DK28 roms and to me the few bugs werent worth it.. So went back to stock.. The phone is still the best on the market (besides nexus S) so i am not going to have a dead threat about leaving sprint or getting rid of the epic.. I left the evo with 2.2 on it for the epic and would never go back.. lol..
[Epic 4G General] lehaman310:
PhoneArena thinks otherwise they said "In the end, the Samsung Epic 4G still feels like the ultimate Android powered device on the market thanks to its stellar performance, substantially iterative offerings, and a design that's still satisfactory."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFAYWyVcj0Q&feature=player_embedded

Makes me feel better about my epic for some strange reason.
[Epic 4G General] flawlessbmxr:
we will get it soon enough
[Epic 4G General] Quis89:
I work at a corporate sprint store. The Epics do not have 2.2. Someone is lying for shock value.
[Epic 4G General] Quis89:
Lies...
[Epic 4G General] hgvidal:
Will people just stop posting these useless articles and giving false hope.We have been let down to the point where it really doesnt matter. We'll get it when we get it. We cant rush them no matter how much we ***** and moan.
[Epic 4G General] othan1:
If someone's lying, it's not Zeinzu.
[Epic 4G General] uranidiot:
Just checked there web site. They took down the 2.2 and put back 2.1. So I guess 2.2 is not imminent.
[Epic 4G General] Whosdaman:
This is not true at all.

CLOSED
[Vibrant General] kaine13x7:
It seems sometimes on my vibrant that I am able to use 3g and be on a voice call at the same time, and sometimes not. Anyway to make this consistent? On nero v3 if that helps.
[Vibrant General] GenTsoChkn:
Are you sure that you are indeed on 3G?
[Vibrant General] kaine13x7:
I posted this while on a call
[Vibrant General] lqaddict:
It depends on the signal strength

Sent from my Nero powered Vibrant
[Vibrant General] kaine13x7:
I have been informed you can use voice call while on 3g but not edge. Blah
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] local_crack_dealer:
Im trying to start theming, as i have only been in the android club for about a month. The issue im having is with xml files. Everywhere i read, its like, open in notepad to edit. I open them in notepad and all i get is a bunch of gibberish symbols and letters. Is there any special way that i need to use to edit xml files?

Any help is appreciated, Thanks.

Sorry if this is a repeat, used the search but not in depth, so please dont flame.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] phrozen87:
I spent a long time searching for how to do this as well. Easiest way is to use APK manager.

Go download it from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695701

Basically you put the apk you want to edit into the edit folder and decompile it. Then go into the projects folder and the xml files created will be readable. Edit them using textpad, notepad, w/e you want. Once you are done load apk manager backup, select the same project and then compile the apk. Thats the gist of it, its a tiny bit more complex but you should get it after trying it. Also if you are looking to edit something like services.jar I found you can rename it to services.apk and it will decompile the smali for you so it can be edited. Just play around with APK manager and it should do everything you will need.
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] local_crack_dealer:
sweet, thanks for the help. hopefully ill have a nice theme on here in a couple weeks. thanks