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[G Tablet General] newbieJim:
Hello, This is my first post. I have the vanilla GTAB with the 2 updates that were automatically loaded last Dec. & Jan. I frequently get force closes. Today when I booted the gtab, I had it connected to my pc, but I clicked 'hide' at the activate usb prompt. Then the usual force close occured in Launcher pro. At the same tiime there was a prompt that said something like "which app to use for this action" 1) desktop or 2) launcher pro. Since I thought I already set this to Launcher pro, I selected Launcher pro, and (this is the important part, I think) I checked the box to make this the default action. I had done this before so I didn't give much thought to it.

Well, the device immediatel began looping between to 'force closes' that look similar: 1) The application LancherPro (process android.acore) has stopped unexpectedly. Pleas try again; and then the second half of the loop is 2) The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

Note that in #2 it doesn't refer to LauncherPro.

I rebooted the ddevice and it immediately goes into the same loop.

Is there any way out of this? I can't help thinking it is caused by making the failing app (Lpro) the default action. How do I get the prompt back? Or have I bricked this gtab?

I was able to activate usb support between loops, so I have backed up all my data to my pc (whew!), but I can't get the device to do anything on it's own, other than loop. I do not have a recovery file or any of the suggested clock??? utilies. This is a completely vanilla device. Therefore booting with recovery (power + vol +) just comes up and enters the same loop.

Sorry if this is long winded, but I want to hear any advice before I follow Viewsonic cust support's instructions to ship it to them for a hardware reset. TIA, -Jim
[G Tablet General] kshwetabh:
Try Fix Permission in the Recovery. I face this problem every now and then and could not find a better permanent solution :(. Its really painful at times. It usually happens when my Gtab awakes from a long sleep (like remaining in standby for overnight).
[G Tablet General] MikeM:
I just experienced the same problem the other day. It is my third time with all the loops and force close and android.process.etc.etc. Unfortunately the GTab with the stock OS has this troublesome issue. I followed the instructions to install clockworkmod (CM) restore to stock with the 3389 mods, and now when it happens I boot into CM and first try and clear the cash and if that dosen't fix the problem then I do the wipe data/ factory reset option which is a pain, but if you have backed up everything you are back up and running with everything restored in less than 15 minutes. Do a quick search and you will find the CM solution to get your tablet back.

Hope this helps! I think everyone who has this device has gone through it. I guess for the price what can you expect, $799 for a XOOM without flash or $350 for the Gtab with flash and some issues. There is always a trade off.
[G Tablet General] newbieJim:
Thanks VERY MUCH for the replies. So minardml, it seems you have done the factory reset yourself. Is there instructions for this online? You took the back off the unit to do it? I will search for the CM solution. Also, kshwetabh, you are right it had been several days since I used the gtab. Could you explain how to "try fix permission in the recovery?"
[G Tablet General] kshwetabh:
@newbieJim, before wiping cache or factory resetting try Fixing permission option. It always works for me.

1. Reboot system into Recovery (Shutdown. Press and hold Volume Up(+) button and press Power button.

2. Select "advanced" ( scroll the options using Volume up/down button). Press Home button when on "advanced" option

3. Select "Fix Permissions".

This will take a while (depending on the packages/apps installed). Note that you will not see any progress bar. Once complete simply reboot.

Hope this helps :). I don't know how the system looses permissions but somehow it does.

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[G Tablet General] MikeM:
Sorry if I led you to think that I took the back off as I did not do that. The options that I was refering to are in the menu of clockworkmod. If you haven't found the fix I was talking about (installing CM) post again and when I get home later today I will see if I can find it. I think I may have bookmarked it on my laptop.
[G Tablet General] mr.frankm:
I just keep the home button prompt on. it seems to prevent 90% of FCs and also improved the screen lag i was getting.

it may be another step, but it's less of a pain the the ass in the end.
[G Tablet General] newbieJim:
Once again thx to all. I will attemp recovery again, but I don't have high hopes because, as I said, the loop happens even in recovery (or safe) mode. IOW, I cannot get to any menu or screen.... Only the loop. I do not think I can install any new app., but I will try tomorrow when I return.
[Xoom General] gigglebox:
Just gonna throw this out there and hope that somebody will have some insight…

Right now, my Xoom won’t turn on... or atleast "all the way on".

If I hold in “Volume Up” and the power button for 3 seconds (as described on the support site), it boots, gets past the moto screen and to the honeycomb animation. The animation plays for a few minutes… yes minutes until it either goes dark/off or presents a bare-bones lock screen that doesn’t respond to touch input.

Occasionally, when it reboots, it gets to the screen that has the Motorola logo and in the upper left corner, it has the text: "Starting RSD Protocol support 0". When that happens, it just freezes there. This has only happen a couple of times and I believe it had to do with variable durations of holding down the power and volume buttons. The phrase quoted doesn’t appear in either bing or google’s indexes.

Right now, the honeycomb animation has been playing for several minutes and 2 notification sounds just played… WTF

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
[Xoom General] gigglebox:
FWIW

Whatever happen, it did so under the follwoing circumstances:

1. Sent gTalk invite

2. Changed background image

3. While it was applying the new background, gTalk popped up with an incoming call.

4. I accepted the call

5. I then saw my video image in the lower right and nothing else on the screen.

6. Approx 10-15 seconds later, the Xoom rebooted.

7. Never finished the reboot, just turned off during honeycomb animation.

8. Tried that again a few times.

9. Tried the hard reboot, where you hold in the volume and power in... no dice

Sometimes, it will play a notification sound when in the honeycomb animation.

Sometimes, it will get to a generic unlock screen that doesnt respond to touch input. When that happens, and once the screen goes to sleep, I'm back to square one.

Just got off the phone with Motorola. I explained to the lady on the phone the situation and she was confident that she could help. Unfortunately, the volume / power button combo was all she had up her sleeve. She advised me to return it to BestBuy tomorrow.

Willing to bet BestBuy wont have any tomorrow... This isnt the "experience" i was hoping to get.
[Xoom General] martonikaj:
Just return it and get a new one? its obviously defective...
[Xoom General] gigglebox:
Yeah, that's what I'll have to do. Just sucks because they probably won't have any and I'll end up having to wait for another. It's lame, but I suppose its one of those "it'll do what it do" scenarios.

Sent from my Evo using the XDA App
[Xoom General] martonikaj:
The quicker you take it back, the better off you are. They'll get new stock in and you'll be better off.
[Xoom General] parrotheadmjb:
If you see that it doesn't mean its defective, it means your stuck on the fastboot screen

do this:

"Holding vol up down & power does a force normal reboot"
[Xoom General] gigglebox:
I just returned the device to BestBuy, exchanged it for a new one… so I’m all set.

Here are my current thoughts as to what happened (and what may happen in the future):

It really seemed / behaved like an unhandled combination of circumstances exposed what might be a couple of holes in Honeycomb. Obviously, we’re still pretty early on in the life span of this thing and many things that fell through the software validation process will likely be corrected as they are found.

Best I can figure, while attempting to write a change to (what I imagine is) a config file somewhere (when changing the background image), the process was interrupted by an incoming connection (inbound gTalk video call). That, perhaps in conjunction with the set of apps that I had loaded and were likely still present in ram, somehow made Android lose its marbles.

Throughout the night, I tried lots of different ways to reboot, and lots of attempts with no luck. However, on 3 occasions, after 30-40 minutes of not touching the device, it would start to make noise. Each time, I found that the noise was that of an incoming gTalk call and the caller (that seemed to initiate the failure) appeared on the screen accompanied by the Accept, Deny buttons. The pressing of any of the on-screen buttons resulted in the powering off of the device. Whats puzzling is that the device maintained any awareness of a call, etc, hours after it was initiated and had been hard-rebooted several times. Something wasn’t getting flushed…

I assume that once folks get a solid handle on rooting and custom ROM procedures, there will be an iron-clad way out of the hole I found myself in.
[Xoom General] VanVlack:
Have the same problem

I am having the same problem. will not get past the honeycomb startup animation. Did try up/down volume + power with now luck. I can get to a screen that says Starting RSD protocol support 0 but wont get past that.
[Xoom General] parrotheadmjb:
Thats the fastboot screen, you could try flashing it at your own risk. But if it was a software glitch that would fix it.
[Xoom General] gigglebox:
FastBoot or not, I never succeeded in getting it out of that funk (any combo of either proscribed or "creative" button pushing). I dicked with it for about 5-6 hours before I cut my losses and went to bed. In terms of flashing it, I would imagine that it would work, but I personally wouldnt be comfortable enough yet. The process will get a hell of a lot more tested and vouched for in the near future.

The day after launch, I just called around to see what BestBuys had them in stock and drove out there to exchange it.
[Xoom General] jm9843:
I hope that you guys are reporting your issues to Google...
[Xoom General] VanVlack:
never got it fixed

I never did get it out of that loop or what ever was going on. I am too an advanced user of android, from day one and it seem like more of a hardware or software problem then anything. Took it back to costco and they had me call up verizon. Went up a few tech levels. He tryed to help me get into the factory reset menu but no go on that. Got a replacement. I had my new xoom crash and go to the startup screen. Held my breath as it started back up.

Will send out a message to google and motorola letting them know.
[Xoom General] rogeroh33:
All you had to do is hit sound up and power button it would have shutdown and once you power back up it will go into the regular boot
[Xoom General] dogma444:
broken xoom

mine is stuck at the duo core screen with failed image lnx 0x002

starting RSD mode 2

i can hold the down volume button and put it in the fastboot protocol support. but when i plug it in and try to unlock it to run the factory reboot protocol from motorola my command prompt says waiting on device. i have the correct mot driver installed. any help out there
[Xoom General] jase33:
Try this post http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=973355
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stealthj:
I know the original vibrant was a pentaband phone, supporting AT&T's 850/1900 networks as well as t-mobiles 3g networks....

Can anyone confirm the 3g bands on the new Vibrant 4g?

Will there be fast 3g 21mbps for 850/1900 on the modem chip also? ( or 4g whatever you want to call it, in my book its just faster 3g..)

someone enter the debug screen and check which bands are available...

cheers!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] troby1986:
How do I get to the debug screen? *#*#4636#*#* gives me WCMDA/GSM under phone info
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] compuguy1088:
Curious about this as well. Currently using a vibrant on at&t...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] TheMan42:
HSPA+ 21 only works with T-mobile, AT&T doesn't use an AWS band, in this case is 1700/2100Mhz.

Someone may have been able to 'trick' the vibrant into using a basic UMTS band on AT&T, but I never heard of it, let alone heard that the Vibrant supported AT&T 3G. The Vibrant has GSM.support for them (2G), I haven't seen anything else.

Where's the supporting documents that people have been getting At&t 3G with a T-Mobile Vibrant?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] compuguy1088:
Trust me.... I'm using a vibrant on at&t with 3g. It does support the wcdma 1900 band. There is alot of evidence of this...heck engadget made a post about this... google it!

Edit: What I was trying to ask is if the galaxy s 4g supports the 1900 wcdma that the original vibrant supported....
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] princedwi:
Not sure how I could check unless i unlocked it..
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] compuguy1088:
That would work....hopefully the galaxy s 4g can be unlocked the same way the previous galaxy s phones could.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
In my research I have found that 4G is not backwards compatable with 3G. Someware I read that companys are putting 3G and 4G chips on the new 4G phones to bridge the gap between the 3G chip ability to handle voice and the 4G chip being able to handle data. I can't say for sure if SGS4G has both chips. It's a know issue that the 3G SGS misses calls when connected to a laptop because It does not handle data well in combination with voice. That's why I upgraded to the 4G. I don't think Its going to make a lot of difference until TM gets their HW in place with a backbone that can support it.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fm219:
Samsung Galaxy S 4G 1900 MHz WCDMA

I bought my Samsung Galaxy S 4G at a T-Mobile store in San Francisco. I subsequently upgraded it to the latest firmware provided by T-Mobile using Samsung Kies.

I usually use WCDMA only mode because GSM causes awful buzzing sound when I use it in my car (I have a FM transmitter connected to my phone).

Anyways, I was curious to see if I'd see AT&T, so I searched for network (still under WCDMA Only mode), and it found both AT&T and T-Mobile.

I pressed *#197328640# in the dialer, and then went to the debug screen/band selection to look at available bands, and it actually does have 1900 WCDMA.

It shows

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900, WCDMA 2100 (FDD I), WCDMA 1700 (FDD IV), WCDMA 1900(FDD II).

I don't know if AT&T SIM would work since my phone is locked but I can report back once I get it unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fosormic:
EDIT: Reading an old post of mine, I realized that my memory played a bad trick on me. My tests DID work on 1900 WCDMA and DID NOT work on 850 WCDMA, just opposite to what I wrote earlier in this post. :o --sorry

I don't

think

it would work. For reference, here is a side by side band comparison between my Vibrant (tested 3G on AT&T) and my coworker's SGS 4G (locked, untested).

The essential band here is the 850 1900 WCDMA, but the "overflow" 850 WCDMA is missing and I couldn't make it work anyways (I'm in Houston, maybe it is not switched on here).
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fm219:
My understanding is that AT&T usually uses 1900MHz for 3G, and in certain cities where they don't have enough bandwidth in 1900 MHz like NYC and SF, they use 850MHz.. so you could still get by with only 1900 MHz, no?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fosormic:
EDIT: Reading my old post, my memory played a bad trick on me. My test DID work on 1900 and DID NOT work on 850, just opposite to what I wrote earlier on this post. :o

Yep, thats what I have heard as well. Now one thing of note. When I tested my Vibe, it only worked on the 850 1900 WCDMA band. Could not make it work on the 850 no matter how hard I tried. I'm in Houston for that matter and maybe this 850 WCDMA is not enabled here.

This was my test: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9958501&postcount=14
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] danstheman7:
I'm currently unlocked on AT&T and i'm on 3G. I ALWAYS have an issue with upload speeds, but otherwise download speeds are just fine.

I attached four photos, of the available bands with my CURRENT galaxy S 4G unlocked on AT&T.

Also, a speed test I ran. That download speed is WAY higher than average because it was taken when the network was under the lightest usage possible, late at night.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fm219:
Oh wow, over 5Mbps download on AT&T?

Are you on AT&T's 4G (HSPA+) or 3G?

I'm supposedly on T-Mobile 4G (my phone shows 4G when I download/upload), but I don't ever get 5Mbps. I get usually something around 2~3Mbps down and 1Mbps upload. I'm in the Bay Area.

I went into phone debug page, and one of the screens says HSDPA[0], HSUPA[0]. It also says network status: HSDPA (sorry I don't have the exact info on me right now).

Am I really just on HSDPA, not HSPA+? Is there a definite way to find out what my phone is using? Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] danstheman7:
Technically I'm on HSPA+, though this phone doesn't even cover all of the "necessary" bands.

Look, to edit what bands you're on go into the market and download SGS Tools.

Then, go into the first line (Secret Codes) and hit Band Selection.

I'm on AT&T so I'm not sure what bands you need, but you can manually select them in there.

To check the band you're on, go to GSM Status in the "Secret Codes" page again.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fm219:
Oh I know I'm on 1700/2100 MHz because that's the only frequency (AWS) that T-Mobile uses for WCDMA/UMTS/4G/3G.

I downloaded Phono, and it says Network Type is HSDPA. Shouldn't it say HSPA+? I'm just wondering if there's an easy way to tell if I'm really on 4G (aka HSPA+) as opposed to 3G.

I actually messed around with debug settings last night so I'm worried that I screwed it up.... :(

Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] danstheman7:
Which debug settings did you change?

And as for Phono (which I've never even heard of/used until now), my phone says HSDPA as well, which, quite frankly, makes no sense. I guess you can technically get speeds of around 5MBPS on HSDPA but it's not typical.

You should easily be able to tell whether you're on HSDPA or HSPA+ with the 4G/3G connectivity icon. in your status bar.

Now, I'm no expert, but hopefully that answers your question.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fm219:
I played around with GCF settings. When I go into debug mode, there was something about choosing Rel.6 or Rel.5 or cancel settings.. And then also, if you do *#3214789#, you can enable/disable GCF Mode.. which I have no idea what it is about....

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] danstheman7:
Hmm...that's awfully strange.....

I can't find anything about it anywhere....

Try restoring using ODIN yet?

I mean, if the phone is that messed up since you messed with that setting.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] DirtyPISTOLA:
I put my friends att sim in my unlocked sgs4g to test and the 3g sign came up by the bars as well as the att operator logo didn't really test out speeds but im guessing that the 3g sign wouldn't have came up unless it was really picking up that frequency.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] danstheman7:
I'm on AT&T as well. It is essentially 3G, though at times the speeds are closer to HSPA+. My speedtest results are above, in the screenshots.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fosormic:
That is really cool. The Vibe has the extra band off by default. I guess sgs4g kicks ass in this aspect.

Conspiracy theory: Maybe they are planning ahead of the oh-so-called-merger (read: takeover). I read last night on some site that it looks like the new Samsung Titan (or whatever is called :D) also has the AT&T bands on by default and could be because they are preparing for sharing spectrum :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] danstheman7:
Samsung titan? Can't find anything on it.

Still not sure if the merger is going to go through, though. Essentially it will help all AT&T users, but for T-Mobile users, you're losing your previously-"exclusive" bands.

Whether the merger goes through or not, I think some manufacturers are wising up about which bands to include. After all, the more bands available, the more people will want it unlocked.....meaning....more sales.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fm219:
If they do merge, I won't be happy with using this phone because it doesn't have 850 MHz. And I heard AT&T is planning on moving all T-Mobile users off of AWS (1700MHz/2100MHz) so they can build LTE on 1700.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fosormic:
Hercules, sorry... pretty close anyways :P

If that happens, I'll Run For The Hills (or Sprint even) as fast as I possibly can...hehe. Hell, I'm willing to march at my state senate if it helps block this merge/over - seriously.

I agree with the rest of your post as well...

AAARGH!.... Hate mergers...lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] wildman:
OK I read over these post but there hasn't been any report of which is the best settings for ATT data to work on the Samsung Vibrant....

I have a rooted / unlocked Sasmung Vibrant that is experiencing data connecting issues, most of the time it shows a WCDMA connection but the device wont connect to the web... Would it be wise to change settings to GSM only or should I use another setting to get a reliable connection? Would changing the connection to 3G on the 1700 bandwidth be a workable solution?

Sorry for the noob question but I have tried everything without luck...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lumin30:
You might start in the Vibrant forum. This is the Galaxy S 4G SGH-T959V forum.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] oka1:
From the moderator

this info is old ....... thread is old.....

......THREAD CLOSED..........
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Optimus-Prime:
okay so recently i have noticed that my battery drain has gotten worse. i was not like this before tho. i have installed the GPS fix. could it be that that is messing with my phone?

anybody have anymore ideas on how to make my battery better.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] h.nocturna:
Is this idle or screen on? With the screen on, a draw of 241mA is within normal limits. I've hit over 500mA before.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] slbenz:
I would agree with the previous poster, that is normal when using an app. I have seen higher numbers if WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth are all on at the same time. I have a highly modified gps.conf file on my phone. It does not affect my standby or actual use battery drain. So I don't think that is the problem. Make sure to go to Settings and go with the manual sync and not auto sync. You can also go into your WiFi settings and go to Advanced to set the WiFi to sleep when you don't use the phone.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheATHEiST:
Why is it that so many people who ask for help dont even give any relevant info?

What ROM are you using?

Are you using SD/NAND?

What solutions have yu tried so far?

My suggestion is to make sure your have latest version of your rom, Install SetCPU and create a profile for when your phone is sleeping and set both min/max to min value. Also make sure you remember to turn off stuff you're not using like GPS/BT/WIFI etc. Also try other roms. The 0one is my dig has great battery life and is also runs really smooth.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] plastikq:
what is the name of app that you use for calculate consumption. i try to find that program in the photo.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MAMiiX:
Maybe it's because of your rom