I was able to temp root my Archos 101 by using z4root ver 1.3 at several days ago and also able to set the CPU back to 1Ghz. However, my wife helped me to switch off the tablet accidentally (because she said she just helped me to save more power for the tablet and so I could only say nothing to her then. ) and the temp root has gone.
Afterwards, I tried to re-root my tablet using different methods such as clean up and uninstall z4root and superuser, turn on/off airplane mode / unknown resources / usb debugging, etc. but unfortunately no success anymore.
I can obviously notice the difference of performance between setting CPU to 800mhz and 1Ghz and I miss 1Ghz so much.
Can anyone suggest any workable methods to me? I will no doubt attempt all of them until I get back my 1Ghz...
have you tried turning debug switch off and on again?
yup, turn on/off several times but still got no success.
maybe debug off, restart, debug on, z4root?
You may have to wipe the device back to stock to get it to work again
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You may have to wipe the device back to stock to get it to work again
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Keep reboot and try again few times, i also got this problem. Take about 5-10 reboot then you can root again, but it eventually went out and need to keep reboot.
This worked for me. After a reboot, I go straight to apps> development> turn OFF usb debugging. Then I run z4root (it will ask you to turn usb debugging ON). Go ahead and turn it on. Run z4root again. It should root. Now run SetCPU and you should be good. Worked for me-- maybe it's a glitch of sorts.
I knew something was doing it, but just found out one offender is the video app.
IF you set up a setcpu widget with a refresh interval of 10s or so and setcpu to 1000, run a video, check, its set at 800, the slider still shows 1000, but you have to slide it back and forth to get the max back to 1000.
Archos mentioned some apps take advantage of the processor, they must've hardcoded the cpu speed for some apps including video app.
On my 70 I kill all apps including system before attempting root.
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675 Trip said:
I knew something was doing it, but just found out one offender is the video app.
IF you set up a setcpu widget with a refresh interval of 10s or so and setcpu to 1000, run a video, check, its set at 800, the slider still shows 1000, but you have to slide it back and forth to get the max back to 1000.
Archos mentioned some apps take advantage of the processor, they must've hardcoded the cpu speed for some apps including video app.
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I've also noticed this as well, but I didn't know what was causing it. I thought maybe I had to keep SetCPU in the background to keep it from doing it.
I had this same problem and the only way to get it to root again was to wipe the device and start over.
The only thing I did that might have broken it was load Titanium Backup and installed the BusyBox from that. Every since after that I wasn't able to root without wiping. I'm too afraid to try again Titanium.
Have titanium installed and root is working.
It may sound strange, but if you have moved apps to sd-card (e.g. apps2sd): move them all back to internal storage. Reboot, and rooting should work again... also be sure you enough free RAM. Worked for me. (Found at archosforums)
have you use HOT REBOOT ??
this apk stay the root !
superschotje said:
It may sound strange, but if you have moved apps to sd-card (e.g. apps2sd): move them all back to internal storage. Reboot, and rooting should work again... also be sure you enough free RAM. Worked for me. (Found at archosforums)
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Same to me I try 3 different app2sd apk`s but everytime the app is on the archos, without switching apps to the sd-card, temp rooting won`t work.
So I deleted the app2sd from my archos reboot one time and everything is fine.
Hope we get shortly permanent Root !
THANK YOU!! This did it for me. Moved all my apps back to phone and now z4root is working perfect. Thank you again!
superschotje said:
It may sound strange, but if you have moved apps to sd-card (e.g. apps2sd): move them all back to internal storage. Reboot, and rooting should work again... also be sure you enough free RAM. Worked for me. (Found at archosforums)
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I had to uninstall superuser and rerun z4root to successfully use su again. Annoying but it worked for me.
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This wifi driver kernel module "disables" the wifi maximum power management during screen off. The level 2 driver adds it further, changing power saving to off, while on battery power. Hopefully it could increase the wireless strength -- I am testing it.
DISCLAIMER: I am not responsible for any damage caused by the updated kernel module, neither its compatibility. I don't think it would work for any other ROM other than stock 360. Also, make sure you had the bcm4325 wifi instead of bcm4329.
Use at your own risk, always do nandroid backups
To update, either use ClockworkMod or StreakMod recovery, and use any of the attached zip file as update.zip.
Alternatively, you can just replace the /system/lib/modules/dhd.ko and reboot the system.
PS: Thanks to Myshkinbob's hint on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=752856
WOW , while i was playing with the cifs another wonder came, i do confirm the cifs module works perfect [on 360], am on the process of testing these modules too, streak-custom-ROM-cooks i appeal you to include these modules in your 2.2 based ROMs.
Thank you again !!!
StreakOwners show sreakLove to this dev. {Thanks}
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Wifi streaming is now working flawlessly with screen turned off. The no power saving configuration on battery doesn't seems to improve the signal much. But it doesn't seems to have any significant increase on battery usage, so I suggest to just go for the level 2 version.
Gonna ask the obvious before someone else does
setting wifi sleep to 'never' doesnt accomplish what you want? What happens exactly if you set it to 'never' without loading your module? Is it as described in your link where it goes down to ~100kb/s link speed?
Wonder if porting to another kernel is as simple as using it's matching config.gz like with tun.ko or cifs.ko(?)
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Gonna ask the obvious before someone else does
setting wifi sleep to 'never' doesnt accomplish what you want? What happens exactly if you set it to 'never' without loading your module? Is it as described in your link where it goes down to ~100kb/s link speed?
Wonder if porting to another kernel is as simple as using it's matching config.gz like with tun.ko or cifs.ko(?)
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No it doesn't -- it is unrelated, actually. The bandwidh limit imposed by maximum power saving is much less than the required bandwidh for streaming FLAC audio. The result is intermittent audio playback with repeating 2-5 seconds silence and audio pattern.
Not to mention that I occasionally experiences IM+ Google Talk, YM, and Jabber session disconnects due to the same problem
Whoops sorry double posted
Any chance of building one of these for 2.3?
I use Advanced WiFi lock from market. It,s Free and work just fine.
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Any chance of building one of these for 2.3?
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I haven't personally tried Gingerbread on my Streak. Probably will never do so due to reasons I won't post here.
But I could probably try building them, although I'll need your help on a couple of info needed.
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I use Advanced WiFi lock from market. It,s Free and work just fine.
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I believe an app could also prevent wifi to enter max power saving mode on screen off. But to make sure it does, then you have to try streaming some lossless audio with it
I'd be willing to help, but have decided to forego gingerbread for now. One too many random reboots. However I'll help you out as much as I can for the good of the masses.
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I'd be willing to help, but have decided to forego gingerbread for now. One too many random reboots. However I'll help you out as much as I can for the good of the masses.
Sent from my Dell Streak using xda premium
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As you're not currently running 2.3 then I assume you're not in hurry for this. We can schedule it later then
Anyway I don't think many people needs this tweak, so let's just take it easy. Just post back when you're ready with a Streak running 2.3.
Sorry but I should've been able to do this by myself if I had 2.3 installed on my phone. But as stated, I don't have any plan for that
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As you're not currently running 2.3 then I assume you're not in hurry for this. We can schedule it later then
Anyway I don't think many people needs this tweak, so let's just take it easy. Just post back when you're ready with a Streak running 2.3.
Sorry but I should've been able to do this by myself if I had 2.3 installed on my phone. But as stated, I don't have any plan for that
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I'm back on the gingerbread bandwagon, however I am having wifi issues and I wonder if your fix can help. Randomly, but quite regularly, the wifi still shows as connected, however there is no data throughput. I'm wondering if it possible that the wifi "power down" is going to low and then not powering back up when the screen comes back on. Would your fix help with that at all? If so, I'm ready to help with it for gingerbread.
can u make one for 354? thanks
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I'm back on the gingerbread bandwagon, however I am having wifi issues and I wonder if your fix can help. Randomly, but quite regularly, the wifi still shows as connected, however there is no data throughput. I'm wondering if it possible that the wifi "power down" is going to low and then not powering back up when the screen comes back on. Would your fix help with that at all? If so, I'm ready to help with it for gingerbread.
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Yeah, same issue on d_steves 2.4.3 build.
A fix for this would be fantastic!
up.. can u make one for 354, please?
wifi drivers
can anyone provide me with wifi drivers for 2.3? i have had no wifi for around 6 months and cant bear it no more!
i get a wifi drivers not loaded on the logcat, have tried everything i can manage in my limited adb capabilities, dont think its a hardware issue but want to try something/anything before selling my streak! changing roms, wiping and factory resets have not worked.
anyone??!!
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can u make one for 354? thanks
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Just flash the 360 ones on 354. It worked fine on mine
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i tried.but it disabled my wifi
Raz-or,have you tried putting the 360 update.pkg on your root sd card,then run your phone through the qdl tool......after that....start your phone up in stock recovery,and it will install the 360 you put on sd,then upon reboot go back into stock recovery and do a factory reset......after your up and running,wifi should be working now.after doing this....you could put streakmod recovery on....so you can go back in and do a nandroid backup,and be able to do other things it can do
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I'm a noob so I can't ask a question in the dev forum on this thread (where it would be more appropriate):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1362961
I've got the ROM installed and I'm not going to complain about the lag because I've read that it clears up. However, I haven't seen any comments about 2 problems I have.
1) I'm on the east coast of the US and I've got the settings to auto-update over the network, but my phone thinks it's 5hrs ahead of my actual time.
2) When I try to download anything through the market or using apps (like SMS Backup +), it just crawls at a tiny fraction of my previous speeds.
Are these more "just wait for it" issues that will clear up or is there something I can do?
I've already installed CWM's Rom Manager and used it to fix permissions and rebooted a couple of times. THANK YOU!
For the time, it's better to just select your time zone. I've never had the time be accurate when set to automatic. As for the lag, I believe it just takes time. I'm flashing it now so I'll let you know if I notice the same thing and if it seems unusual.
Edit:
After flashing and letting the phone sit, the biggest thing I noticed was it running slow and the battery dropped from 98% to 30% in the 2 hours it sat. I hadn't tweaked my settings yet and CPU Spy revealed that my system was running at 1200 MHz for the majority of the time. Here's what I've been doing with previous versions of ICS that I feel makes a huge difference. In Rom Toolbox, set CPU from 1200 MHz to 1000. Then go to settings > developer options > Don't keep activities. This seems to kill activities more efficiently than a task killer/manager. I also don't allow any other stuff in the background like google getting my location. I also keep gps off unless I need it. With these settings and v6.5 I was getting an average of 10 hours on a charge with frequent use. I'll keep updating as the rom settles.
I set it manually and that seems to stick fine. As a test, I then set it back to auto-via-network and it's still right after a couple of reboots.
The slow internet downloads are KILLING me.
Prior to following the instructions in the ICS passion v7 OP, I dd a ClockworkMod backup of my CyanogenMod7-Kang setup.
Now, I've done a CWM backup of this ICS setup. Can I use CWM to go back and forth from one backup to the other?
...well, I guess I'll find out as I'm about to give it a shot.
Edit: didn't have any problems going from the clean ICS install back to my CM7-kang backup! (whew)
On the other hand, when I tried to go forward from the CM7-kang backup to the ICS backup, it was craptacular and I had to flash the ICS rom again. Not too awful, I guess.
Also, holy crap it's faster now that I let it sit, turned on, while I slept! Yeehaw!
Even the market-downloading is blazing.
a fellow noob with a problem on ics v7
for some reason I can't see the external sd on the phone. I CAN access the external sd on my pc and write files to it. I just cant get the phone apps to SEE the external sd. Help? Should I get back to stock then go for ics v7? (I tried a few mods in-between, might not be ics v7 fault - otherwise everything great with it!) Well, I am going to go back to stock via odin now (sigh) and then to v7 to see if that's the problem.
I've had similar problems. I think the fix is to format everything, but I'd rather not so I'm must accepting things as they are for now. Just a layperson guess, though.
The time zone needs to be set manually.
The slow 3G connection is the only noticeable problem. Wifi speeds are the same as always. Toggling the wifi on/off seems to help my 3G speeds at first. I used the speedtest app in the market to test.
Good luck!
update to v8
I had the same snail download speeds on v7 and am not sure why, but now I'm up to v8 and it is back to the crazy fast downloads!
Hi I got this phone couple of days back. It came flashed with latest Android 4.0.3 (20120608-154131)
I have rooted it using zopoROOTby_Jaynes_android4.0.
It's working fine, but seems the battery life is ridiculous and the battery information is also not reliable, especially after restarting the device
(Sometimes it suddenly decreses a lot and vice-versa).
Also GPS, I tried it out in the open for like 15-20 mins it finds 4-6 sats but DOESN'T lock on.!
And then the market had some incompatible apps, I did the XML trick, didn't work...removed the 5 files again and then gave up, all of a sudden after a restart, market is fully accessible!! (Weird!)
I have backed-up my apps using Titanium free but I want to install CWM recovery. I do not know the exact procedure to follow for the same.
I just want to have the CWM recovery and not want to flash whole ROM again...How to do it???
Also please give me any important suggestions, tips if you have regarding this phone.
Thank you!
Anyone have anything to say?
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Hi I got this phone couple of days back. It came flashed with latest Android 4.0.3 (20120608-154131)
I have rooted it using zopoROOTby_Jaynes_android4.0.
It's working fine, but seems the battery life is ridiculous and the battery information is also not reliable, especially after restarting the device
(Sometimes it suddenly decreses a lot and vice-versa).
Also GPS, I tried it out in the open for like 15-20 mins it finds 4-6 sats but DOESN'T lock on.!
And then the market had some incompatible apps, I did the XML trick, didn't work...removed the 5 files again and then gave up, all of a sudden after a restart, market is fully accessible!! (Weird!)
I have backed-up my apps using Titanium free but I want to install CWM recovery. I do not know the exact procedure to follow for the same.
I just want to have the CWM recovery and not want to flash whole ROM again...How to do it???
Also please give me any important suggestions, tips if you have regarding this phone.
Thank you!
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Is the phone going in deep sleep? (install cpu spy to check). This could be your battery problem. WiFi/3G/Bluetooth and some apps can keep the phone from going into deep sleep. You can try to edit build.prop to help it go into deep sleep.
The gps - theres some things you can edit in gps.conf and secgps.conf to get a faster fix (like changing time servers and how a-gps works).
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Is the phone going in deep sleep? (install cpu spy to check). This could be your battery problem. WiFi/3G/Bluetooth and some apps can keep the phone from going into deep sleep. You can try to edit build.prop to help it go into deep sleep.
The gps - theres some things you can edit in gps.conf and secgps.conf to get a faster fix (like changing time servers and how a-gps works).
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Thanks for your helpful reply! I installed CPU Spy and here's what I found!
Seems, it's keeping at 1001 Mhz all the time!! Am I right??
Are there any other ways around it than editing system files??
Thanks again!! About GPS I got it to work today, albeit not accurately...
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Thanks for your helpful reply! I installed CPU Spy and here's what I found!
Seems, it's keeping at 1001 Mhz all the time!! Am I right??
Are there any other ways around it than editing system files??
Thanks again!! About GPS I got it to work today, albeit not accurately...
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Yep, looks like it is staying at 1ghz, you can install an app like setcpu to manage the cpu frequency. You will probably be limited by the kernel when it comes to governors (no undervolting either).
If you are not comfortable editing the gps.conf/secgps.conf there are apps for that I think. But it is quite easy with a file manager (root browser for example), the gps.conf tweak is to change the " NTP_SERVER= " to the closest server to where you reside from this site :
http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/
For example if it says NTP_SERVER=0.europe.pool.ntp.org , (edit: noticed you live in India, so you would do it like this):
NTP_SERVER=1.in.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=0.asia.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=2.asia.pool.ntp.org
If you want to see more on these gps tweaks(I would just do the time server tweak since it works on all phones, I'm not sure if the secgps.conf tweak works with your phone), check out this thread (it's been updated at the bottom of the first post) : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320626
I'm not sure about CWM, I think it has to be tailored to the phone itself because of the location of the recovery partition.
Edit2: I noticed in the picture that your phone has 1ghz , 500 mhz 250mhz and 166mhz. You can add a profile to setcpu to set the CPU to max 250mhz while the screen is off for example. This wouldn't fix your deep sleep issue, but would save battery. (Deep sleep is some parts of the CPU turned off, while some parts stay on)
Thanks again! I have set it to 250-1001 ondemand and apply on boot now. But 'deep sleep' is still unused as per CPU spy, Any clues as to how can it be enabled?
About GPS, I can do that. Just that I could live without it for now, but thanks for elaborating it! I will do it tomm. Morn, its 2:39 am.
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Thanks again! I have set it to 250-1001 ondemand and apply on boot now. But 'deep sleep' is still unused as per CPU spy, Any clues as to how can it be enabled?
About GPS, I can do that. Just that I could live without it for now, but thanks for elaborating it! I will do it tomm. Morn, its 2:39 am.
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I posted second edit after you posted, will repost here in case you missed:
Edit2: I noticed in the picture that your phone has 1ghz , 500 mhz 250mhz and 166mhz. You can add a profile to setcpu to set the CPU to max 250mhz while the screen is off for example. This wouldn't fix your deep sleep issue, but would save battery. (Deep sleep is some parts of the CPU turned off, while some parts stay on)
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The deep sleep issue is probably related to some apps keeping the phone on (could be kernel problem also, but I'm not an expert on that so can't say). You can check wake-locks with betterbatterystats. Also, rebooting the phone helps(rebooting after charging also helps I noticed). Edit: Some tips on wake-lock : http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Wakelocks
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I posted second edit after you posted, will repost here in case you missed:
The deep sleep issue is probably related to some apps keeping the phone on (could be kernel problem also, but I'm not an expert on that so can't say). You can check wake-locks with betterbatterystats. Also, rebooting the phone helps(rebooting after charging also helps I noticed). Edit: Some tips on wake-lock : http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Wakelocks
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Thanks for your reply. I think it is more of a Kernel problem only.
ust found out using Batterystats that As soon as I get a message or notification, It triggers LED light and a WAKE LOCK (Called 'Leds Wakelock' ) Which prevents phone from going into deep sleep, and it remains that way hogging battery! Only solution is to REBOOT and hope you don't get any notification!
BEFORE REBOOT
AFTER REBOOT
If your phone has a cyanogenmod rom (I haven't looked into the popularity of it), there is an option to turn off the LED notification in the cyanogenmod settings. Does Zopo release the source code for the kernel / rom?
I read in the other thread about the phone having issues when not in the performance governor, that is a shame, maybe the voltage is adjusted lower at lower frequencies causing the reboots.
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If your phone has a cyanogenmod rom (I haven't looked into the popularity of it), there is an option to turn off the LED notification in the cyanogenmod settings. Does Zopo release the source code for the kernel / rom?
I read in the other thread about the phone having issues when not in the performance governor, that is a shame, maybe the voltage is adjusted lower at lower frequencies causing the reboots.
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I don't know whether it is cyanogenmod (I don't even know what that is..) But my phone doesnt have ANY option regarding that. But
Here's a good thing, since I restarted to take screen shot I've had several notifications LED flashes, and the 'LEDS Wakelock' hasn't reared it's ugly-head!
ALSO I have again set the Governor to 'On demand' and now it seems doing better no Hang up for a good time played AB space. going good!
I think that LEDS Wake lock was root of all troubles. Will have to keep a lookout for it.
Thanks a lot for your guidance!
Have you come up with a solution that can kill that wakelock other than reboot? From my observation that leds wakelock only happen when the battery's going low (<15%) and it won't go away after that.
Dirty solution is to patch framework-res.apk and modify the level of battery low notification.
I am using a newer custom ROM 100500 v2 and no longer have any issues with wake locks!
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PLEASE HE:LP because I LOVE my Atrix!! For the first time, I am stuck. Atrix boots up, screens open, and shortly after it reboots.
The same thing happens even when I start in safe mode.
The last thing I did was move a bunch of apps to the MEDIA AREA. (Is that the /data directory?)
It looks like the phone does not reboot when I remove the sim card.
I am running Droid Explorer on my computer and the computer sees the internal files.
Other than resetting the phone which Id prefer not to do,:good: do I have any options to try and fix this?
I am rooted and running latest OTA 2.3.6.
ANY ASSISTANCE APPRECIATED. !!!!!
THERE IS SOMETHING THAT RUNS THAT MAKES THE PHONE REBOOT AND i DONT KNOW HOW TO FIND WHAT IT IS.
thanks.
Reflash the zip for your favorite rom using Cwm. The files missing will be recreated.
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If the phone doesn't reboot with no sim, it could be a bad sim card. Try getting it replaced before you do anything drastic. Its been known to happen and happened to me.
i DUNNO
pre4speed said:
If the phone doesn't reboot with no sim, it could be a bad sim card. Try getting it replaced before you do anything drastic. Its been known to happen and happened to me.
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When I put the phone into airplane mode it still reboots so I dont think its the sim but I will go to AT&T tomorrow and try another sim card and see. When I remove the sim and boot up it does not log into the phone network and a lot of processes do not start up. I recently set up GROOVE IP, and used a new VOIP via google and stayed away from my mobile number but I can try unlinking Groove IP and turn off the google link and see what happens. I wish there were a way to record a log using Android Explorer or the phones built in android utility so I can see at which point it reboots.
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When I put the phone into airplane mode it still reboots so I dont think its the sim but I will go to AT&T tomorrow and try another sim card and see. When I remove the sim and boot up it does not log into the phone network and a lot of processes do not start up. I recently set up GROOVE IP, and used a new VOIP via google and stayed away from my mobile number but I can try unlinking Groove IP and turn off the google link and see what happens. I wish there were a way to record a log using Android Explorer or the phones built in android utility so I can see at which point it reboots.
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Grab a logcat app off the market.
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Grab a logcat app off the market.
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Thanks.... the phone does not stay on long enough to install or start anything, but Ill look at them.The phone stays on long enough to remove maybe 1 program every 5 reboots or so, even in safe mode. It boots up faster in safe mode, but it turns off quicker too. Ive uninstalled about 5 programs that were on the media area so far. I am thinking there may be more than 1 program that manipulates the notification LED on startup, so that is my next program(s) to try to uninstall. I did get into my startup manager and stopped all newer user apps.
Try flashing a new kernel, i've been though that and faux kernel solved the problem
I had the same thing happen to me.
First thing I had to do is go to a different PC (one running XP)
Try to reload Rom Racer's Recovery thru Fastboot.
After it has flashed it
install the Rom again.
Make sure you do the wipes that the ROM calls for.
It worked for me!
Good Luck!
Was out earlier today, all Was fine with my phone, and never had an issue before. Then next thing I know I take my phone out of my Pocket and everything is in chinese, and apps gone, same widget setup as it came from the factory. I tried rebooting and changing the language to english. Also noticed that terms/privacy policy Was not already checked as usual (I got the phone from Taiwan a few months back and havent put a sim in it yet, just using on wifi, so it asks me for language/terms every time I reboot, but it has never been a problem in the past)
Everything is gone now, pics, videos, apps, and all data, even files I saved in folders I created myself in internal storage. I dont think I could havent "butt dialed" that sequence of commnds, especially since you have to select an extra setting if you want internal storage to be wiped during factory reset (I think). Possible but not likely...anyone else seen this? And more importantly is there anything I can do to get my data back?? I lost all pics from the vacation we're on and a ton of pics of my kids and family... I'm hoping its just some profile switch function IM not aware of, but I doubt it since storage space is all free now
One other interesting thing, google loaded and havent searc results in chinese, even after I selected English. phone UI did change successfully, but for same reason google still thinks I want chinese.
That doesnt sound normal
Try flashing a FTF with flashtool (flashtool.net)
See if it happens again, your firmware may not have been written right during manufacturing of your device
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You don't want to flash anything if you want any chance of getting your data back, you need to stop using it and run a data recovery program as soon as you can, more chance of getting some of your data back
Mr.R™ said:
You don't want to flash anything if you want any chance of getting your data back, you need to stop using it and run a data recovery program as soon as you can, more chance of getting some of your data back
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Thanks, that's what I was thinking. Outside of the initial investigation, I pretty much stopped using the phone altogether and shut it off. I'm still on vacation so I haven't tried any recovery apps yet. My phone is not rooted currently, does anyone have any recommendations on the best recovery tool to use in that case? The first one I checked out was Dr. Fone, as well as an app based tool, but that one required root access. I'm hoping the most effective tools don't require root, as I don't want to mess up my chances of getting my data back during the rooting process.
As long as your computer recognises it you can use any recovery tool that supports flash memory via your pc
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As long as your computer recognises it you can use any recovery tool that supports flash memory via your pc
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Ah that's good to know, thanks. I tried using a few android specific ones last night. Dr Fone connected to my phone and started installing drivers I think, then just crapped out. The other one (Tenoshare i think) made it all the way to scanning (it said it didn't recognize my phone model, but let me continue anyeway), but the process hung during the scan. When I restarted it, it told me I needed to root my phone, which is weird since it let me scan before...
I'll keep digging around, hope I can find something that works!
EDIT:
Finally decided to root it since I was having no luck, and that did help for a few of the apps. Unfortunately it seems the only recoverable data is the stuff I had already backed up to the card. No photos or videos taken after that come up, which also seems very strange to me... I have no idea what happened, one minute everything was normal, the next it was like I just picked it up fresh out of the box : /