Some apps randomly closing (logcat linked) - HTC EVO 3D

Hey guys I got a quick question...
I just got my 3D today coming from the Evo and got it rooted and everything no problem...do I flash miui and restore a backup from the miui I was running on my Evo and almost every thing seems to work without problems except a select few like bejeweled and stardunk...so I just completely deleted the data, uninstalled and reinstalled but nothing...they just hang at the initial bootscreen then close...anyone have any idea what's going on..
Any insight would be much appreciated
Sent from my MIUI'd 3VO (Finally switched)

thebeast614 said:
Hey guys I got a quick question...
I just got my 3D today coming from the Evo and got it rooted and everything no problem...do I flash miui and restore a backup from the miui I was running on my Evo and almost every thing seems to work without problems except a select few like bejeweled and stardunk...so I just completely deleted the data, uninstalled and reinstalled but nothing...they just hang at the initial bootscreen then close...anyone have any idea what's going on..
Any insight would be much appreciated
Sent from my MIUI'd 3VO (Finally switched)
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Hard to say exactly what is causing them to hang and close. If these apps are free, have you tried installing the latest version from the Android Market?
When you said, deleted the data, I'm not sure if you're referring to the application specific data or the data partition. A few important areas to erase in troubleshooting the specific applications:
1) Erase the application's data directory under /data/data/<package name>.
2) Erase the /data/dalvik-cache directory.
3) Erase the /cache partition (on most ROMs this wont have an impact, but some move dalvik-cache to this partition instead of the default /data partition)
If those three methods don't work, in addition to uninstalling and reinstalling the latest version of the application, the next best step I'm aware of would be to look at the logcat to see the output the applications give when they close.
There is an application the market, aLogCat which makes it easy to obtain a logcat. If you could open the app, let it crash/close and then grab the logcat, it should contain the information necessary to start troubleshooting. If you wanted to post the information back up here, we could take a look and try to help!
Hope that helps!

joeykrim said:
Hard to say exactly what is causing them to hang and close. If these apps are free, have you tried installing the latest version from the Android Market?
When you said, deleted the data, I'm not sure if you're referring to the application specific data or the data partition. A few important areas to erase in troubleshooting the specific applications:
1) Erase the application's data directory under /data/data/<package name>.
2) Erase the /data/dalvik-cache directory.
3) Erase the /cache partition (on most ROMs this wont have an impact, but some move dalvik-cache to this partition instead of the default /data partition)
If those three methods don't work, in addition to uninstalling and reinstalling the latest version of the application, the next best step I'm aware of would be to look at the logcat to see the output the applications give when they close.
There is an application the market, aLogCat which makes it easy to obtain a logcat. If you could open the app, let it crash/close and then grab the logcat, it should contain the information necessary to start troubleshooting. If you wanted to post the information back up here, we could take a look and try to help!
Hope that helps!
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Hey thanks I tried what you had said but no go...but here is the logcat with the error output
http://db.tt/CVd3KPKx
Sent from my MIUI'd 3VO (Finally switched)

thebeast614 said:
Hey thanks I tried what you had said but no go...but here is the logcat with the error output
http://db.tt/CVd3KPKx
Sent from my MIUI'd 3VO (Finally switched)
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Based on the small portion of the error messages you posted, essentially two, those are cryptic. Unfortunately, those aren't very general terms or error codes. You'll have to revert to the developer for an explanation.
Perhaps some else on here is familar with that application and can provide more insight but as for general application errors go, I haven't seen those before.
Hope that helps point in the right direction!

joeykrim said:
Based on the small portion of the error messages you posted, essentially two, those are cryptic. Unfortunately, those aren't very general terms or error codes. You'll have to revert to the developer for an explanation.
Perhaps some else on here is familar with that application and can provide more insight but as for general application errors go, I haven't seen those before.
Hope that helps point in the right direction!
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Actually that's just a game called bouncy mouse...so far i've had it happen with bejeweled 2, stardunk, and I think world series of poker...Idk what is going on but I don't have this problem
with any other ROM
Sent from my MIUI'd 3VO (Finally switched)

I think im going to try a clean flash then install from the market...maybe the some of the backups borked the data

Related

Gapps for Archos

Hi all,
Well for everyone who want's to have the Google apps like:
Android market
Youtube
Gmail
etc.
Here is a link to a share where the gapps4archos can be downloaded.
http://code.google.com/p/archos-apps-installer/downloads/list
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:
WARNING: You cannot install this appInstaller if you installed gApps4Archos or any other gApps installer. Anytime you switch appInstaller programs, you MUST reset your device back to stock. If you've NEVER installed ANY market/gApps installer, then your good... no need to reset.
NOTE: If you've ONLY used my appInstaller, then you can REMOVE the old files using my app and re-install the apps at the same time, then REBOOT.
1) Download - http://code.google.com/p/archos-apps-installer/downloads/list
2) Copy download to your device via USB (if you didnt download directly using your Archos)
3) Use 'Files' app to locate gAppsInstaller, then execute/install it
4) Choose install packaged apps or choose to install your own packaged 'apps.zip' file located on the internal drive (not sdcard)
4a) There maybe a short delay after you tap an install button (its installing and you'll be notified when its done, about 5-10 seconds)
5) REBOOT!!
6) Follow the Market FIX instructions below
MARKET FIX:
This will get you most missing apps from the market, except some "protect market apps"
Setting-->Manage Applications-->All-->Market (Clear Cache then 'Force Stop' -- DO NOT clear data)
Setting-->Manage Applications-->All-->Google Services Framework (Clear data then 'Force Stop')
REBOOT again
Market Fix video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l-nySibzeA&feature=player_embedded#!
If you do this correctly you will find most missing apps like 'Copilot Live USA' in the Market. However, some apps will not show because they are "protected" Market apps. These include 'NY Times'. Google search "android protected market apps" if your not familar.
NOTE: The latest version of GMAIL and Youtube can be downloaded in the market...
Thanks to our friends from the archosfans.com forum
Thankyou for this, I have seen how much work you have put into it. Tried gAppsInstaller_v3.apk this morning and seems to be working well, no FC's etc so far...
(edit)Oppss ment to say thankyou Kenyu73 for the app and thanks Dreetje for posting, thought you was Kenyu under a different name...
supagforce said:
Thankyou for this, I have seen how much work you have put into it. Tried gAppsInstaller_v3.apk this morning and seems to be working well, no FC's etc so far...
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Well i didn't made it, Kenyu73 did make it It makes my device complete, really love the Archos device!
Thanks! I've looked at these instructions a dozen times on ArchosFans and always missed that market was clear cache not clear data and never figured out why it didn't work right for me. With the latest gapps I'm now seeing most everything. Awesome guide!
Edit: For some reason when I use this installer however, TweetDeck will not run properly. It always Force Closes once I've signed into my account and I cannot fix it. This is one of my favorite apps. If someone could figure this out I would appreciate it.
Edit 2: This installer causes a ton of apps not to launch in my experience thus far. TweetDeck as mentioned, Moblox, Angry Birds, they all just FC or hang endlessly. I'd still recommended the other installer with the same steps outlined in this post.
Stupid question but does "reset your device back to stock" mean anything else than a reboot? Like an Android reset or something?
g00ner said:
Stupid question but does "reset your device back to stock" mean anything else than a reboot? Like an Android reset or something?
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from recovery or from menu, not reboot
thanks for the advise on market acces update, now finally updated gmail apk
I have the Google Marketplace up and running and for the most part it works wonderfully. My biggest issue are protected applications I use on my HTC EVO aren't showing up and some of these application I really use / enjoy. Some of these are:
1) BatteryView
2) Battery Watch
3) Splash ID!
4) Monster App Pro (I'm using the non-Pro right now)
I've been trying to add the "Market Access" application to the mix to help me with this issue, but thus far can't get z4root to work. Oh, it says it was successful, but none of the programs that need root can get it from the Super User application.
I can live without these protected applications, they are simply nice to have -- except Splash ID!, which IMHO, is necessary to protect my development personal, professional, and development information. I was able to get a work around for Splash ID, for which I'm thankful.
Bert Moshier
Excuse my ignorance, but how is this at all new? There's been a gapps hack available for every Archos device for quite some time now. It's always been readily available on ArchosFans.com.
MidwestDrummer said:
Excuse my ignorance, but how is this at all new? There's been a gapps hack available for every Archos device for quite some time now. It's always been readily available on ArchosFans.com.
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It's a different version which allows for more flexibility, especially for updating the two most useful core apps.
MidwestDrummer said:
Excuse my ignorance, but how is this at all new? There's been a gapps hack available for every Archos device for quite some time now. It's always been readily available on ArchosFans.com.
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It also has less apps in it, saving space for where the apps are installed, especially since Archos only provided around 275~ MB of space for app installation
And not all apps can move to sd card so any space is helpful
All we need now is the Samsung Galaxy Tab email app ported over. If anyone has any idea please share.
Thanks for posting the info for my gAppsInstaller. I've been away from the game for a few days now doing housework "mods" (=
The only issue remaining that I'm aware of with this app is a certain sub-set of apps that FC (AutoZone, OSMonitor and a few others mentioned in this thread. I haven't had time to research, but whatever the gApps4Archos is doing is making these work ok... I'm thinking its some registration of dll files ('so' files perhaps). I do know it copies 4-5 .so files into the froyo/system directory, but i'm not sure right now if I need to do some type of '.so' file registration with them.
If any linux guru's out there know of something I need to do specifically with these (besides copying them to the '/froyo/system' directory, please let me know.
libspeech.so
libvoicesearch.so
libzxing.so
libimageutils.so
libinterstitial.so
kenyu73 said:
Thanks for posting the info for my gAppsInstaller. I've been away from the game for a few days now doing housework "mods" (=
The only issue remaining that I'm aware of with this app is a certain sub-set of apps that FC (AutoZone, OSMonitor and a few others mentioned in this thread. I haven't had time to research, but whatever the gApps4Archos is doing is making these work ok... I'm thinking its some registration of dll files ('so' files perhaps). I do know it copies 4-5 .so files into the froyo/system directory, but i'm not sure right now if I need to do some type of '.so' file registration with them.
If any linux guru's out there know of something I need to do specifically with these (besides copying them to the '/froyo/system' directory, please let me know.
libspeech.so
libvoicesearch.so
libzxing.so
libimageutils.so
libinterstitial.so
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There is the guru! I thought i share it with the XDA members
Your question: I searched for an explenation about registering the .so files and found this link: http://users.actcom.co.il/~choo/lupg/tutorials/libraries/unix-c-libraries.html#shared_dlopen
just checking - these instructions are for 2.2 only ?
-thanks for posting this in a clear easy to follow way and thanks to kenyu73 for all the work
- Stephen
kenyu73 said:
Thanks for posting the info for my gAppsInstaller. I've been away from the game for a few days now doing housework "mods" (=
The only issue remaining that I'm aware of with this app is a certain sub-set of apps that FC (AutoZone, OSMonitor and a few others mentioned in this thread. I haven't had time to research, but whatever the gApps4Archos is doing is making these work ok... I'm thinking its some registration of dll files ('so' files perhaps). I do know it copies 4-5 .so files into the froyo/system directory, but i'm not sure right now if I need to do some type of '.so' file registration with them.
If any linux guru's out there know of something I need to do specifically with these (besides copying them to the '/froyo/system' directory, please let me know.
libspeech.so
libvoicesearch.so
libzxing.so
libimageutils.so
libinterstitial.so
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you tried to ask m4rk3t about this?
czesiu said:
you tried to ask m4rk3t about this?
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I dont think he created the original gApps4Archos package, he only de-compiled it, added the updated the apps with the newer 2.2 market then vanished.
I think he dropped of the radar after he did the re-package of that app.
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my youtube wont update to new one in market and my youtube just fc
tmacgarris6727 said:
my youtube wont update to new one in market and my youtube just fc
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My app doesn't include youtube (i required you to get it from the market) so I'm not sure why you say it wont update.
Did you use this one or gApps4Archos?
yes i use that and youtube comes with it but it keeps fc and it wont download from market

youtube stopped working

Very suddenly youtube stopped working on my NC, tried to use astro to uninstall but no joy. The app just shutdown when it goes to launch; any info on a fix is appreciated.
This solution was posted by Bimboy in these forums. My youtube tends to go wacky every once in awhile and this fix works every time.
From the Market, download Titanium Backup (Free in the Market)... You may already have it installed, if so, skip this part.
Open up Titanium Backup, it will likely ask for Superuser permissions. Grant it.
If you get a Busybox error, install Busybox from the Market.
Click on the second tab at the top of Titanium, named 'Backup/Restore', and let it populate all of your apps
Scroll to the bottom of the list and tap the YouTube app
You'll get a dialog box. Click on the 'Wipe Data' button
Just close Titanium Backup, and you're done. YouTube will work, now that you cleared your user data.
Thank you for the info, i appreciate you taking the time to spell it out for me.
The other thing that made YouTube stop working for me was that I added my account in the YouTube app, which was the same one I used to register my NC. Apparently this seems to be an issue. I cleared the data and I am back working again, but I am not going to enter My Channel again.
I used mini info to wipe data... just wanted to add that in case anyone wanted an alternative
I have also noticed that I have to do the TB "wipe data" fix every time the phone boots up. This has been annoying with the random reboots that happen with the NC. Hope there is a permanent fix for this soon.
Does anyone know if there is a way to write a script that could execute this upon every boot?
GarJones27 said:
I have also noticed that I have to do the TB "wipe data" fix every time the phone boots up. This has been annoying with the random reboots that happen with the NC. Hope there is a permanent fix for this soon.
Does anyone know if there is a way to write a script that could execute this upon every boot?
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Not sure about a script, but "Tasker" should be able to do that for you (from the Market). I don't have this issue, but that would be a pain to deal with as many times as I reboot my NC during the day for testing.
I poached the "fix" portion of the script here to fix youtube... It seemed to work fine. In short, I did this:
Code:
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb shell busybox rm /data/data/com.google.android.youtube -r
adb reboot
Hope this helps.
360Razir said:
Not sure about a script, but "Tasker" should be able to do that for you (from the Market). I don't have this issue, but that would be a pain to deal with as many times as I reboot my NC during the day for testing.
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I've asked on a separate thread as well...what if i've deleted youtube. I don't see it in the market which doesn't make much sense that i wouldn't be seeing a general app there.... but how do i dnld it again? Hope i don't have to re root the NC.
i've tried to care about you tube. really.
but i can't.
good luck
you tube is in the market and the .apk is posted here a million times. should be pretty easy to find.
i just wipe the data and start over

fix: insuffiencient space for apps (google market)

Hey everybody -
This is my first post here. I'm sorry if there is an answer already posted to this and if i'm just reposting, but i haven't seen any of this information anywhere, and apparently i have to make 5 q&a posts before i can start posting stuff where i need too, so i'm trying to throw some useful info to the community to gain this privilage
Anyways, onto the topic -
Many people that are installing a new ROM on there EVO 3D are getting an error when google tries to auto install apps after flashing. The error states that there is not enough space left on their devices to continue installing apps, even though there are reports of users having 700+mb free for app storage. Developers are claiming that it's because you didn't wipe dalvik/cache before flashing. I've found that this is not true, but I do know the fix, but don't completely under stand why this happens.
The fix:
The fix to this problem is a very simple one.
1. Install the rom like you normally would (boot to recovery, NAND backup, wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, wipe partition cache, and wipe cache, then flash from zip, then select reboot device)
2. When the phone is booted up, type in all your info as usual to sync your accounts. When your done with this step, you'll notice google tries to start installing all of your apps, which it'll eventually crash on due to space.
3. You can do this before or after it throws you the error message about space, but the next step is reboot your phone back into recovery. From there, you're going to wipe your dalvik cache and cache (again), and then reboot the phone again.
That's it! You should now be able to install all of your apps again without getting storage errors!
I'm not a developer, but if i'm to take a guess at why this happens, i'm guessing something about the install, or maybe even the initial boot process of a rom being ran for the first time, for some reason is flooding our cache space, thus firing false alarms for being out of space. Therefor, by cleaning the cache space after the rom install is completed and booted, the phone no longer notices the space issues. I could be wrong on this, but this seems like a logical answer to me.
If this helps, let me know! Also feel free to correct me if i'm wrong on anything i posted, but this method seems to work for me! If this needs to be in a different category, feel free to move it! As a new member, i'm very limited on where i can post things...
Enjoy your newly rooted and modded EVO 3D!
duble08 said:
Hey everybody -
This is my first post here. I'm sorry if there is an answer already posted to this and if i'm just reposting, but i haven't seen any of this information anywhere, and apparently i have to make 5 q&a posts before i can start posting stuff where i need too, so i'm trying to throw some useful info to the community to gain this privilage
Anyways, onto the topic -
Many people that are installing a new ROM on there EVO 3D are getting an error when google tries to auto install apps after flashing. The error states that there is not enough space left on their devices to continue installing apps, even though there are reports of users having 700+mb free for app storage. Developers are claiming that it's because you didn't wipe dalvik/cache before flashing. I've found that this is not true, but I do know the fix, but don't completely under stand why this happens.
The fix:
The fix to this problem is a very simple one.
1. Install the rom like you normally would (boot to recovery, NAND backup, wipe data/factory reset, wipe dalvik cache, wipe partition cache, and wipe cache, then flash from zip, then select reboot device)
2. When the phone is booted up, type in all your info as usual to sync your accounts. When your done with this step, you'll notice google tries to start installing all of your apps, which it'll eventually crash on due to space.
3. You can do this before or after it throws you the error message about space, but the next step is reboot your phone back into recovery. From there, you're going to wipe your dalvik cache and cache (again), and then reboot the phone again.
That's it! You should now be able to install all of your apps again without getting storage errors!
I'm not a developer, but if i'm to take a guess at why this happens, i'm guessing something about the install, or maybe even the initial boot process of a rom being ran for the first time, for some reason is flooding our cache space, thus firing false alarms for being out of space. Therefor, by cleaning the cache space after the rom install is completed and booted, the phone no longer notices the space issues. I could be wrong on this, but this seems like a logical answer to me.
If this helps, let me know! Also feel free to correct me if i'm wrong on anything i posted, but this method seems to work for me! If this needs to be in a different category, feel free to move it! As a new member, i'm very limited on where i can post things...
Enjoy your newly rooted and modded EVO 3D!
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Welcome to the community, and nice first post! I haven't had the issue that you're referring to, but I have indeed noticed others having the issue. Good to know that fixes it up, in case I ever encounter it. Thanks.
k2buckley said:
Welcome to the community, and nice first post! I haven't had the issue that you're referring to, but I have indeed noticed others having the issue. Good to know that fixes it up, in case I ever encounter it. Thanks.
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no problem! this community has helped me TONS in the past, even though i haven't said anything about it (due to not being able to post in developer threads yet). I reflashed and wiped my phone about 4-5 times before realizing that the cache had to be cleaned AFTER the install and first boot of the new rom, and all the dev's kept stating it was from not wiping prior to flashing, which i did every time. Hopefully this will save some people time and headaches and i'm sure the dev's will soon find a fix to this, as they seem to work very fast at finding bugs and cleaning em up.
more or less i would say its because the market will download apps to the cache first...then install them to the phone...
the insufficient space is mostly what happens when the cache gets filled.
thats my educated guess on the matter.
also welcome to xda. you're gonna like it here
When I do this, it forgets all my 130 apps and I have to go look for them manually. Only ROMs that are using the new market do this to me.
Welcome to xda.
Another suggestion to add to the nice info here is. When you boot up a rom for the first time dont sign in. Immediately go to settings/accounts & sync and uncheck auto sync. Then head to settings/privacy then uncheck automatically restore. Then sign in. This is a option for anyone who doesn't want to reboot.
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newkidd said:
more or less i would say its because the market will download apps to the cache first...then install them to the phone...
the insufficient space is mostly what happens when the cache gets filled.
thats my educated guess on the matter.
also welcome to xda. you're gonna like it here
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that would make a lot of sense as well - if that's the case, maybe people should let google market crash the cache before they clear it out again? that's what i did when i got it working... it was one of those things where i just watched and wondered, "is it going to do it all this time?", and of course when it didn't, that's when i discovered re-clearing the cache again in recovery fixes it. I noticed that by clearing the application cache (settings/applications/manage programs/market/clear cache) the problem still persists, and the only way to get google apps to install again is by clearing cache in recovery, which made me think it was an installation/boot thing. but i'm still learning, like many of us here
thanks for the input!
awesomeindeed said:
When I do this, it forgets all my 130 apps and I have to go look for them manually. Only ROMs that are using the new market do this to me.
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this is an issue i noticed as well - i had to re-add my apps manually after it only added 24 of the 120 i had going. but hey, beggers can't be choosers, and i'm just mostly happy that i got a new rom going with everything functioning properly within 2 weeks of the phones release!
If anyone knows how to re-start the app sync succesfully without space errors, that might be good info to include in this post
awesomeindeed said:
When I do this, it forgets all my 130 apps and I have to go look for them manually. Only ROMs that are using the new market do this to me.
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Did you clear the cache or data in the app itself or from recovery?? If you clear cache from recovery, this shouldn't happen. If it still does, usually downloading another app rebuilds the market cache.
What you can do to fix it is use Titanium Backup and there is a setting: Menu > More > Market Doctor and it fixes this issue. But, I think it only works in the paid version. It's well worth the few bucks though!
-viperboy- said:
Did you clear the cache or data in the app itself or from recovery?? If you clear cache from recovery, this shouldn't happen. If it still does, usually downloading another app rebuilds the market cache.
What you can do to fix it is use Titanium Backup and there is a setting: Menu > More > Market Doctor and it fixes this issue. But, I think it only works in the paid version. It's well worth the few bucks though!
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Recovery. Downloading another app doesn't rebuild the cache either. Now it's gotten to the point where no ROM will restore any of my apps at all, it basically thinks I've never downloaded anything. So now I've gotta try and remember the 130 or so apps I had installed.
Not complaining, just an observation. One of the caveats of rooting a new device
Welcome to the community.
A really easy way to fix this is to just clear the cache and data for the Market in Settings > Applications, and that has worked for numerous people using my ROM but I don't think it'd be any different for any other ROM.
empiire said:
Welcome to the community.
A really easy way to fix this is to just clear the cache and data for the Market in Settings > Applications, and that has worked for numerous people using my ROM but I don't think it'd be any different for any other ROM.
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I tried this method on vipers rc1.2 and supra ROM, and it didn't fix it for either - I continued to get insufficient space warnings, even after rebooting. The only thing that worked for my device was going into recovery to clear the cache.
You can also go into terminal emulator and delete the Download.apk files in the cache.
You'd think Google would be a little smarter at this. All the market would need to do is download fewer apps at a time, as the files are cleared once the installation is complete.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
I feel a s0be market fix coming on. Although I have not seen the issue, you could pwn the cache and symlink it out of /data and into /system. A genious linux guy, seriously, genious, made this hack back on the hero, fixed market download errors EVERY time.
See this post:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11055157&postcount=4650
If you like it, go find s0be and thank him
duble08 said:
I tried this method on vipers rc1.2 and supra ROM, and it didn't fix it for either - I continued to get insufficient space warnings, even after rebooting. The only thing that worked for my device was going into recovery to clear the cache.
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You could try reflashing the rom and signing into your google account right away. And let it sync. Just a thought.
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laie1472 said:
You could try reflashing the rom and signing into your google account right away. And let it sync. Just a thought.
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That won't make any difference if there is no room to actually store the downloads. Downloads from the Market go into /cache while downloading and then move to /data/app or /system/app, depending on the app. Hence why clearing cache fixes it.
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You could try reflashing the rom and signing into your google account right away. And let it sync. Just a thought.
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That's what causes the market problem - I tried wiping and flashing both roms multiple times with the same result - if you flash a new ROM with the new market, and your market tries to sync a large number of apps, its going to flood the cache space and stop allowing the installation of apps until you go into recovery and clear the cache there... Then it all works fine, except for having to add all your apps one by one.
duble08 said:
That's what causes the market problem - I tried wiping and flashing both roms multiple times with the same result - if you flash a new ROM with the new market, and your market tries to sync a large number of apps, its going to flood the cache space and stop allowing the installation of apps until you go into recovery and clear the cache there... Then it all works fine, except for having to add all your apps one by one.
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Well have you tried my suggestion I posted before the last one???
As in this
Another suggestion to add to the nice info here is. When you boot up a rom for the first time dont sign in. Immediately go to settings/accounts & sync and uncheck auto sync. Then head to settings/privacy then uncheck automatically restore. Then sign in. This is a option for anyone who doesn't want to reboot.
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laie1472 said:
Well have you tried my suggestion I posted before the last one???
As in this
Another suggestion to add to the nice info here is. When you boot up a rom for the first time dont sign in. Immediately go to settings/accounts & sync and uncheck auto sync. Then head to settings/privacy then uncheck automatically restore. Then sign in. This is a option for anyone who doesn't want to reboot.
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I tried something similar, but not exactly like you said earlier. I set my accounts to sync, but immediately went into the market while it was syncing, and cancelled everything. This would've still left the user picking each app to re-download one by one, because I believe there's no way to restart the app sync. I ended up buying titanium, and used that to put all my apps back on - its much less of a headache.

[GUIDE]CLEAN-SETUP of Eeepad Transformer Prime tf201

This is a guide for tf201 owners of how to setup the Eeepad Asus Transformer Prime from scratch to get a most stable installation of the tf201 and to achieve comparable mass-testing-results based on a totally similar installation of the device. The setup helps people to get as much out of the device as the firmware of Asus offers. It’s by no means a fix for bad & wrong coding or defective hardware but it will resolve any update/ firmware or user induced mess with the os and will givepeople a fresh start for a clean setup.
As the rooting of the device presumably won’t void the guarantee but offers the ability to get much more out of it I decided to root with sparkym3’ root tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706588&highlight=root+sparkym3
Currently I was running on firmware .28 (this works for any previous firmware)and this is a guide for the clean-setup of a rooted device.
Make sure to follow every step thoroughly if you need/ want to participate in mass-testings and share results.
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Only positive feed back on my guide but the rating is bad, come on guys don't be so stingy, help people identifying a useful thread.
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I hope my thread, being viewed over 5100 times, gives you guys an idea about how to treat your device. I am still happy with mine. Had to install 'browser to ram' though. I will update post #3 4v1.01) SETTINGS SETUP: very shortly, hopefully before JB, as then I will have to restart everything again....
1v.1.01) PREREQUISITES:
- Electricity
- Transformer Prime TF201, I recommend rooted so TitaniumBackup can be used
- Asus ac-connector
- Asus usb-cable
Make sure the battery is almost fully loaded.
2v.1.01) CLEANUP unrooted/rooted:
Load the battery first no matter what state your tf201 is in. You have installed a new update, a new rom from the Asus Homepage and or just want a clean start. You have done a backup of all your private data:
(if you are not rooted just skip step 2a2))
2a1v.1.01) Start cleaning your device. You have to get rid of every single app and every stock-update (except for rooted tf201; spare “TitaniumBackup”, and “Superuser") either in the menu “Settings/Apps/All” by going through every app and first of all “Stopping” it, if possible “ClearData” and “ClearCache” and then “Uninstall” it.
2a2v.1.01) (if rooted) clean with TitaniumBackup:
- Open “TitaniumBackup”
- Click on the “BatchBackup/Restore–ALL” Menu in the top right corner of the screen
- Scroll down to the section “Uninstall” and “Un-installAllUserApps”
- Scroll down to the section “ManipulateData” and “ClearCacheForUser&SystemApps”
- Scroll down to the section “ManipulateData” and “WipeDataForUser&SystemApps”
2a3v.1.01) Now you will do a “FactoryDataReset” in the menu “Settings/Backup&Reset". Don’t use the inbuilt “Google Backup&Restore” function as you want to redo everything from scratch. Just push the “Reset” button, put in your credentials, if you are prompted, and “Confirm”:
“EraseEverything”
The tf201 restarts twice now and the android-clown starts digesting the mess it is deleting and organising.
On my device this takes approx. 2 min. and the reboot takes another 2 min. Then you can start to initiate you Transformer again:
3v.1.01) INITIALISATION:
a) choose your country and push “Start”
b) choose your keyboard language /Input method and push “Next”
c) connect to your network and push “Next”
d) set date and time (choose “Timezone”, “AutomaticDate&Time” set “ON”) and push “Next”
e) sign into your Google-account
f) don’t join “Google+”, push “NotNow”
g) untick the 2 settings in “BackupAndRestore” and push “Next”
h) tick the 2 settings in “UseGoogleLocation” and push “Next”
i) push “Finish” and the Initialisation has completed
Now you see the all new os on your device. But it still has some old data fragments in use and
k) by pushing a pin in the reset-pinhole next to the microsd-card slot of the tf201 for more than 30 seconds you will delete old information which is kept back until the residual energy has emerged from the transistors of the mainboard.
The device reboots and you do another two reboots. Now your tf201 is as shiny as it can get and ready to eat mud again.
Sorry people: Forgot to mention that you should now also wipe your interior sdcard. lAt least all the data which has been put there by some app and isn't part of your precious digital collection. We want every app, stock or downloaded, to have a clean setup with no old data.
4v1.01) SETTINGS SETUP:
(This part hopefully gets structured when I go through the menu ...)
I now will check and define the stock settings point by point but out of curiosity I just went into the menu for a first glimpse:
"Settings/Wifi/Advanced(menu in the right top corner)/KeepWi-fiOnDuringSleep" is set on "Always" and yes, the battery-reading is confirming this too ("Settings/Battery" tap on the diagramm and you see the timeline of GPS/Wi-Fi/Awake/ScreenOn//Charging). Okay, I will change the Wi-Fi to "Never" and observe it .(previous setup has learned me Asus fixed this setting)..to be continued
5v1.02) NOTE:
You can do a backup of your device first so you always have the clean basis handy if needed. This guide is work in progress and I hope I get some additional information into it in time.
After having followed my guide twice and done every step as described my root was still there both times. But the previously not uninstalled 2 applications were gone.. So the next thing I will do, is; install "Superuser", “TitaniumBackup” and “RootExplorer”. Then I will do my backup.
Depending on what basis you have started setting up your prime you can swap certain steps to still experience the tf201 at its “best”. Different apps may set you back to deleting everything manually and following this guide.
This guide is set up from my experience with four pieces of the Asus tf201 species and the many hours I spent in this forum as well as on the phone with technicians of an Asus repaircenter. I put up my thread how it is convenient to me and I hope the xda-old-timers show their goodwill towards noobs like me and won’t kill it as well.
Hopefully its helpful to some of you gals and guys and you have years of fun with your chopping-boards.
6v1.01) TRHEADHISTORY:
120629:
v.1.01 uploaded
120701:
5v1.01 Note unloaded
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After having followed my guide twice and done every step as described my root was gone both times. And the previously not uninstalled 2 applications were gone as well. So the next thing I will do, is; reroot the device with sparkym3’ root tool (see op) and install “TitaniumBackup” and “RootExplorer”. Then I will do my backup.
Depending on what basis you have started setting up your prime you can swap certain steps to still experience the tf201 at its “best”. Different apps may set you back to deleting everything manually and following this guide.
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7v1.01) FAQ:
Q: How is this different from doing a factory reset? Why manually delete everything 1st? [email protected]
A: My experience (was on a previous build though) I still had apps like "superuser" showing up in the applist after a factory reset only. The "FactoryReset" needs to be prepared also! Actually before uninstalling you should turn off as many of the running processes in "Settings/Apps/Running"(push "ShowCachedProcesses" in the top right corner) and running services in "Settings/Apps/Running"(push "ShowCachedServices" in the top right corner) as you can without corrupting the preparation of the "FactoryReset". Then you will be able to delete even more app data and cache of stock apps. But I will leave it out for the moment and hope I won't stumble over this.
thanks for the tutorial.
Ummm - how is this different from doing a factory reset? Why manually delete everything 1st?
post 3 will be updated wip as is
john9 said:
thanks for the tutorial.
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clenz said:
Ummm - how is this different from doing a factory reset? Why manually delete everything 1st?
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My experience (was on a previous build though) I still had apps like "superuser" showing up in the applist after a factory reset only. The "FactoryReset" needs to be prepared also!
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My experience (was on a previous build though) I still had apps like "superuser" showing up in the applist after a factory reset only. The "FactoryReset" needs to be prepared also!
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That's because factory reset formats /data and /cache but does not touch /system. Easy way to fix that is just delete busybox, su and superuser.apk before factory resetting. Much faster than the cleanup section of your guide imo.
anyone with screen flicker/artifacts/audio skipping issue tried step by step of this guide, if yes, are those problems gone?
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That's because factory reset formats /data and /cache but does not touch /system. Easy way to fix that is just delete busybox, su and superuser.apk before factory resetting. Much faster than the cleanup section of your guide imo.
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I was reading in another thread the suggestion to wipe the data or factory reset, and then install the latest firmware version from the Asus site (which you would have preloaded on an external (? I've also read internal...) sd card). Would that take care of the system files in a more efficient way than going through and deleting each of them individually? Also, if the factory reset does wipe everything but system files, is there a need to manually remove non-system apps? Can I even get at the system files if I'm not rooted in order to remove them?
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anyone with screen flicker/artifacts/audio skipping issue tried step by step of this guide, if yes, are those problems gone?
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I'd also love to know this- it's my most frustrating problem, and if doing the reset isn't going to help than I might put it off (I'm scared to make something else break on me that would be worse!).
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I was reading in another thread the suggestion to wipe the data or factory reset, and then install the latest firmware version from the Asus site (which you would have preloaded on an external (? I've also read internal...) sd card). Would that take care of the system files in a more efficient way than going through and deleting each of them individually? Also, if the factory reset does wipe everything but system files, is there a need to manually remove non-system apps? Can I even get at the system files if I'm not rooted in order to remove them?
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I'd also love to know this- it's my most frustrating problem, and if doing the reset isn't going to help than I might put it off (I'm scared to make something else break on me that would be worse!).
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Yeah, because I've personally did a manual reinstallation of .28, full wipe and system wipe and it changed nothing.
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Yeah, because I've personally did a manual reinstallation of .28, full wipe and system wipe and it changed nothing.
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Exactly. This is a placebo effect. . If that really made a difference, don't you think Asus would have said something by now?
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I'd also love to know this- it's my most frustrating problem, and if doing the reset isn't going to help than I might put it off (I'm scared to make something else break on me that would be worse!).
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I tried the procedure suggested by the OP (i never wiped after the update, only cold booted a few times yesterday because of the prime that seemed to be alive - see related thread), and now, after an all-day use (all my apps and games reinstalled) i can say that it's more smooth, wifi is a little better and my prime does not move by itself like it's alive ahah. But immediately after finishing the procedure i had persistent screen artifacts on the very left (never had them), but a cold boot solved. And, after that, 2 or 3 very little artifacts during the day, just like before doing this procedure. Never had ANR before and after this procedure.
So i think that there's nothing we can do about screen artifacts: somebody have them, somebody not. Every prime behave in a different way. I hope they can fix this annoying problem (which, incidentally, i never had before .28).
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doing a factory reset willl lose root right?
my Prime really needs a reset and fresh start everything is mess
brainimpact said:
doing a factory reset willl lose root right?
my Prime really needs a reset and fresh start everything is mess
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No, you won't lose root, but maybe you'll only have to reinstall superuser app.
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pandaball said:
That's because factory reset formats /data and /cache but does not touch /system. Easy way to fix that is just delete busybox, su and superuser.apk before factory resetting. Much faster than the cleanup section of your guide imo.
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You are probably right. I did this guide for non rooted user as well and today I don't see any other solution to get rid of all the old data than by deleting every single one. Suggestions to do a factory reset but not pointing out to prepare this factory reset and finalising it by the pinhole reset seem to be in use for a long time and show different results.
So I took another approach which has been very reliable for me. Thanks for your input
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anyone with screen flicker/artifacts/audio skipping issue tried step by step of this guide, if yes, are those problems gone?
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Yeah, because I've personally did a manual reinstallation of .28, full wipe and system wipe and it changed nothing.
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Maybe you try my description step by step and don't forget, very often you have to do a reboot after installing a new app.
MiscBec said:
I was reading in another thread the suggestion to wipe the data or factory reset, and then install the latest firmware version from the Asus site (which you would have preloaded on an external (? I've also read internal...) sd card). Would that take care of the system files in a more efficient way than going through and deleting each of them individually? Also, if the factory reset does wipe everything but system files, is there a need to manually remove non-system apps? Can I even get at the system files if I'm not rooted in order to remove them?
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I'd also love to know this- it's my most frustrating problem, and if doing the reset isn't going to help than I might put it off (I'm scared to make something else break on me that would be worse!).
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My guide starts after you have done the update. Now the trouble starts because even updated some apps still use old values. If you use the .zip-file to update you still should clean up everything after the installation and start with the procedure described from step 2 and not skip anything until you have done the pinhole-reset and two more boots. Now you are fine to start.
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Exactly. This is a placebo effect. . If that really made a difference, don't you think Asus would have said something by now?
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As I stated earlier: I don't suggest to fix any coding problems. My guide just gives you a clean start. You don't sound like you have tried, haven't you?
jason1993 said:
I tried the procedure suggested by the OP (i never wiped after the update, only cold booted a few times yesterday because of the prime that seemed to be alive - see related thread), and now, after an all-day use (all my apps and games reinstalled) i can say that it's more smooth, wifi is a little better and my prime does not move by itself like it's alive ahah. But immediately after finishing the procedure i had persistent screen artifacts on the very left (never had them), but a cold boot solved. And, after that, 2 or 3 very little artifacts during the day, just like before doing this procedure. Never had ANR before and after this procedure.
So i think that there's nothing we can do about screen artifacts: somebody have them, somebody not. Every prime behave in a different way. I hope they can fix this annoying problem (which, incidentally, i never had before .28).
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda-developers app
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I am glad it helped you. Just to get it straight: You got the screenflicker before you finished my procedure! After the reboot it was gone and this is exactly why I suggest to do two more bootups after the 30 seconds pinhole-reset. Thanks for your feedback.
brainimpact said:
doing a factory reset willl lose root right?
my Prime really needs a reset and fresh start everything is mess
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No, you won't lose root, but maybe you'll only have to reinstall superuser app.
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[NOT CORRECT]Sorry to correct you but my root is gone, installing superusere won't help.
But you can regain root by using sparkym3 root tool mentioned in the ops.[/NOT CORRECT]
Edit: jason1993 is right, I have changed the op
131313 said:
I am glad it helped you. Just to get it straight: You got the screenflicker before you finished my procedure! After the reboot it was gone and this is exactly why I suggest to do two more bootups after the 30 seconds pinhole-reset. Thanks for your feedback.
Sorry to correct you but my root is gone, installing superusere won't help.
But you can regain root by using sparkym3 root tool mentioned in the ops.
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You are right about the screenflicker, but i don't agree about root permissions. I didn't lose them after your procedure, i only had to reinstall superuser app to manage them, but i had them. I'm sure because the first thing after finishing the procedure has been reinstalling superuser app and then ezoverclock.
Anyway, after this procedure and the tweaks of the ATP Tweak app, screenflickering is almost fine.
can anyone else who tried this method play a video, be it youtube or any video files and see if there is any random loss of audio during playback for abt 1-2 sec
because i keep having this issue, regardless of the number of times ive rebooted my device
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You are right about the screenflicker, but i don't agree about root permissions. I didn't lose them after your procedure, i only had to reinstall superuser app to manage them, but i had them. I'm sure because the first thing after finishing the procedure has been reinstalling superuser app and then ezoverclock.
Anyway, after this procedure and the tweaks of the ATP Tweak app, screenflickering is almost fine.
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Oooops, I just found out: You are right, we don't loose root after the "FactoryReset". I apologize to you, great you insisted.
Will change it in the original post.
MXR2 said:
can anyone else who tried this method play a video, be it youtube or any video files and see if there is any random loss of audio during playback for abt 1-2 sec
because i keep having this issue, regardless of the number of times ive rebooted my device
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Why don't you just try it yourself instead of keep asking? Your device will be cleaned an probably (hopefully) fixed. I don't have this audio loss problem at all.
because I've done many steps already to set my prime to default, as vanilla as stock as possible and the problems were never gone. i just dont wanna go thru another reset

FC's, bugs, etc? Read here for general solutions and how to report.

Intro
I don't mean this to be a thread for any specific ROM or problem, but rather a general guide that essentially eliminates all doubt of machine or user error (we all make mistakes). This is generally geared towards the issues users are experiencing when flashing an AOSP ROM, but can also apply to Sense, and even other devices. This covers from downloading a ROM forward, and also making sure that everything gets properly installed with no corners cut, so that everybody can be on the same page when a problem arises. I'm not trying to say anybody's way of doing things is wrong, but I've see a lot of people asking different questions that end up getting solved with the same few answers. This isn't a "how to flash" thread, but rather how to ensure you're getting your device in a clean, fresh state so that everybody can be on the same page when it comes to bugs, otherwise nobody is going to want to help you if you don't try to help yourself first.
I know this is on the longer side, so key points are underlined, with a TL;DR at the bottom
Downloading
Checksums or hashes are a great way to make sure that the *.zip or any other file you're downloading is not only the right one, but that it hasn't been corrupted or tampered in transfer (uploads or downloads). You'll probably need to install something to work with chescksums- personally I like the open-source HashCheck for Windows. It adds a "Checksums" tab to the right-click > Properties dialog that automatically calculates MD5 (most common) and SHA-1 (more advanced) hashes. I encourage anyone posting a file to also post the MD5 with it, for everybody's sake, since it only takes a few extra seconds to eliminate all doubt of a bad upload or download. HashCheck even gives an option to create a *.MD5 file, just like the ones you might get from goo.im. If you're on Linux, Android, or presumably Mac you can check a file's md5 by opening terminal and simply typing "md5sum <filename>" without the quotes. If a file is posted without an MD5, you can download it twice and check it against itself, but just keep in mind you're going to be hitting somebody's server twice as hard, so only do it if necessary. Now that you're sure you have the right files...
Wiping/Flashing
Most people know dirty flashing is at your own risk, and if you have a problem, the first thing anybody's going to tell you is to do a clean flash. No really, just clean flash- that's what backups are for, but that's a whole different topic. Unfortunately, most people consider a clean flash to be just a factory reset, but that only wipes dalvik, cache, and data (except your sdcard), while leaving the system partition intact. To do a proper clean flash you want to go into advanced and make sure that system gets wiped in addition to dalvik, cache, and data. I can't say exactly what (sorry), but there's lots of miscellaneous things that can persist between flashes, especially when you're going to a different ROM. For us DNA owners, there's still a lot of activity in our CM device tree, meaning that even on the same ROM, some of our device files may change between versions which will necessitate a wipe of system. Maybe it's just me, but it seems things go out of line more often on 4.3 so I just always wipe system now.
If you're here, you probably know how to flash a ROM, but always double check the OP or first few posts and see what gapps/settings/etc are recommended. I'm also going to remind you that it takes just a few extra seconds to create a *.md5 file with HashCheck that you can push to your device along with the *.zip and TWRP (probably CWM too) will check the file against it's MD5 before flashing it. After using the Setup Wizard to log in to your Google account, make sure that you uncheck the box to restore settings and data to your phone, otherwise those can cause problems. Now you can be sure that whatever is on your device is clean as can be and as the developer intended, otherwise you're probably not going to get much help.
Narrowing down the problem
Now that you've got a brand spanking new and clean ROM is the best time to try and narrow down a problem, but before you post anything, try the golden rule of IT- "Have you tried rebooting it yet?" Also, you can try booting to recovery to clear just dalvik and cache and/or repair permissions. This is the first time you should consider making a post about your problem, but please, please, please don't make a post that just says something like "Settings FCs." Posts like that don't tell anybody anything- the best thing you can do is pull a log (more on that in a second), and create a post in the appropriate thread which you can determine as follows: Start by seeing if the problem occurs with nothing installed besides the ROM and recommended gapps- do not restore any backups, install any apps, or flash any kernels, even if the OP recommends it. If you're having problems with Settings or any Google app, there's likely a conflict with the gapps package that should go away if you reflash only the ROM, otherwise it's a bug in the ROM itself. Either way, if you can reproduce a problem at this point you should post in the ROM thread. If you want to flash a custom kernel, only do so after you've verified the problem isn't with the ROM or gapps. Flash only the kernel, and if there's any problems after that, post them in thread you got the kernel from, not the ROM thread.
If you're having a problem with an app, once you've completed the above steps, install only that app without restoring any data. If you can't replicate the problem, there's likely an incompatibility any corresponding data you may have restored, and sorry, but there's not really anything you can do about that. If the problem occurs with a freshly installed app, first check the Play Store to see if other users are experiencing the same problem- there may just be something wrong with the app. If it only seems to be you having this problem with a clean install, the ROM thread is the best place to post, although keep in mind other users may not be familiar with app.
Pulling and posting logs
Even now, nobody is obligated to help you (you flashed that ROM at your own risk, remember?), but once you're at this point, you'll have a better chance at getting help. Try to include as much information as possible like what else you were doing, what screen you were on, what button you tried to press, etc. and if you can, try to see if you can replicate it. Like I mentioned above, posting a log is the best way to get help, and they're really easy to get. Not everybody is going to understand every line, but if you know what you're looking for, occasionally the log can tell the developer exactly what the problem is, and bam- easy fix.
First make sure USB Debugging is enabled in Developer Options (if you don't see Developer Options, go into About Phone and tap on the Build Number line 7 times), and make sure that Root Access is set to both Apps and ADB. Now as far as gathering these logs, SysLog is by far one of the easiest ways- download it, open it, and press "Take Log." It pop up a toast message saying that your logs are in /sdcard/SysLog/<DATE_TIME>.zip and it'll even give you the option to share it via email, Dropbox, or anything else you might use. Post that and you'll have even better chances of getting help. For simplicity, I'm not going to details on manually pulling logs, however if you're stuck in a bootloop or something like that and can't run the app, use "adb pull /proc/last_kmsg" and post a link to that file.
TL;DR
Sh*t happens, learn to deal with it or go back to stock
Verify your download with an MD5 Checksum
Wipe system in addition to factory reset (dalvik, cache, & data)
Flash ROM and gapps without installing anything else or restoring any data
Pull a log, it's really easy
Now is the best time to make a post about your problem
Radio/Reception Problems on the DNA?
First things first- Double check your settings in Settings > More > Mobile networks. They should be as follows:
Data Enabled: Yes
Data Roaming: No (unless you're actually roaming)
National Data Roaming: Yes (otherwise you'll probably lose data; this won't get you any roaming fees)
Network Mode (Verizon): LTE/CDMA/EvDO (or Global, which is everything, I've never noticed any difference between the two)
Network Mode (GSM): GSM/WCDMA preferred (depending on the ROM, you may also need to flash the GSM patch courtesy of Flyhalf205 from the 2nd post in the original CM10.1 thread.)
System Select/CDMA Roaming: Automatic
CDMA Subscription: RUIM/SIM
GSM users may also need to manually enter APN settings for your carrier to get things like MMS functioning properly. I'm not going to compile a worldwide list, but if Google fails you, your carrier should have support documentation with these settings. Recently, I noticed this file in the android source lists tons of APNs, so try finding your carrier in there too.
Why do I have 0-1 bars? I got a lot more on Sense
Don't be alarmed if your reception looks low/non-existent. Sense "pads" the signal bar to get it to show bars more "accurately," but AOSP does not, so expect a drop in bars. To get an accurate assessment, you want to be looking at your actual signal in dB before trying to diagnose anything by going to Settings > Interface > Status Bar and changing Signal Status Style to Text, and your signal bars will be replaced with a negative number, therefore a value closer to zero indicates a stronger signal. If you don't like negative numbers, another way of thinking about this is as if the phone was telling you how far you are away from the nearest tower. What would normally be 5 bars on Sense equates to -70dB, and 1 bar equates to -115, but these are approximate values and depending on your location and environment, you might bee numbers outside this range.
I'm still having problems
Unfortunately, our phone is known to have problems with reading the SIM card. Some say it's purely software, some say its purely hardware, but I believe it can be either. I'd first suggest giving your SIM card a cleaning by popping it out and gently rubbing the contacts with a clean rubber eraser, another more risky option is a just drop of isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab. If you have compressed air, you can give that a small blast into the SIM slot from a few inches away. If the phone is still having issues with reading the SIM after that, it might need to be replaced.
Another possibility is issues with the radio firmware. You can try updating the firmware by following the instructions in this post. Personally, I recommend the most recent version, 2.06.605.1. Some users, myself included, have reported that sometimes a full RUU back to 100% stock is necessary to restore proper radio function. Instructions for that can be found here, but be aware that this can be a lengthy, tedious process. You'll end up having to re-unlock and root your phone before you'll be able to flash anything else again, so I only recommend this as a last resort, but is nonetheless something to bear in mind.
Stickie this?
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I'm going to stick it for now, it's actually good basic info. But I am moving it to the Q&A forum.
Thank you. I debated where to post this, but since this mainly applies to those of us who are flashing away from Sense, I thought it would get more attention with the development section, but I respect your decision to move it.
pyroguysf said:
Thank you. I debated where to post this, but since this mainly applies to those of us who are flashing away from Sense, I thought it would get more attention with the development section, but I respect your decision to move it.
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Yeah that makes sense, and I was hoping this would also cut down on unnecessary thread starts.
I think what I'll do is have this in both development forums as a sticky, hopefully this will help out some of the chefs.
If you edit one thread, be sure to edit the clone in the other forum.
I am going to let you clean this up as much as possible over the weekend, then maybe move it to the dev threads Monday as a polished product, see if you can get as much info as possible about GSM to include about the signal issues etc.
Part of the issue is that a lot of the users who are guilty of saying "this is broken, fix it" with no logcat and not having wiped or installing some app that is causing the issue don't read stickies, but it's a good resource to have.
You might add something about restoring apps from TI or MyBackup and apps causing issues, or installing some root app and then having issues, a solution might be to wipe, then boot, then try to reproduce the issue, or uninstalling the app.
Also if you flash a different kernel, do not then go into the ROM thread and start saying something doesn't work, having installed a kernel that did not even come with the ROM and confusing the chef.
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Part of the issue is that a lot of the users who are guilty of saying "this is broken, fix it" with no logcat and not having wiped or installing some app that is causing the issue don't read stickies, but it's a good resource to have.
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I've noticed this, but I made this in hopes of giving people a place to link back to rather than having to waste time typing out the same things over and over, which is why I also put the link in my sig.
orangekid said:
You might add something about restoring apps from TI or MyBackup and apps causing issues, or installing some root app and then having issues, a solution might be to wipe, then boot, then try to reproduce the issue, or uninstalling the app.
Also if you flash a different kernel, do not then go into the ROM thread and start saying something doesn't work, having installed a kernel that did not even come with the ROM and confusing the chef.
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Good ideas. I'll try to add a section for apps when I get a chance. I tried to briefly touch on the kernel situation by saying to read the OP for recommended settings, but I'll definitely expand on that.
OP edited for clarity/grammar and updated with information for apps and determining where to submit your post (e.g. ROM vs kernel thread). Second post updated with GSM info.
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OP edited for clarity/grammar and updated with information for apps and determining where to submit your post (e.g. ROM vs kernel thread). Second post updated with GSM info.
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Sounds good.
Moved to dev forum.
If you want to go ahead and create the same thread and copy / paste the first 2 posts, I can sticky it.

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