Touchpad wont turn on!?!?!?!? - TouchPad General

Ok, i have a kang of cm9 on my touchpad and everything was perfect, i left it plugged in over night and now i cant get it to do anything wtf?!? it wont turn on/off idk whats going on the screen doesnt come up nothing does, i cant even tell if its on or off, is there a hard reset i can do to the touchpad?

ok found the hard reset, but can anyone tell my a way to stop this from happening again? is it normal for the screen to turn off and become unusable until reset like this?

slyr114 said:
ok found the hard reset, but can anyone tell my a way to stop this from happening again? is it normal for the screen to turn off and become unusable until reset like this?
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Those are the pitfalls of an Alpha build. Basically, you're installing a work-in-progress that's still 'full-of-bugs' (in case you haven't noticed that, it's probably in the name of one of the files).
The best thing you can do is follow the install instructions to a T, wiping data/cache partition/Dalvik and hope for the best.
With the release of the Android kernel, by HP, we can (probably) expect new versions to be more stable, but 'ish' happens in Alpha builds. Also Dalingrin (one of the main dev's working on this project) told us not to expect 'major changes'. Things will improve when it moves into Beta...I'm just guessing here, but we may see a new Alpha coming, soonish...and let's cross our fingers for a Beta!
EDIT: You could also try installing different builds. It could be that your device will be more stable on one of the others (I think there are 3-4 unique ROMs for the HPTP out right now). Try an original CM9, XRON, and classicnerd...but this might take a couple of days of evaluation of each before you can make a definitive call.

ya i no lol, i am just wondering if this particular bug is known, anyway its working now just hope it doesn't do it too often, cant wait for new builds thats the best part of android
also can i turn off auto screen lock altogether so it only sleeps when i sleep it?

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Unbrickable mod and encryption bug

Just wondering if the unbrickable mod is a cure for the ics encryption unsuccessful error or if it doesnt do the job either.. anyone try it yet?
Sent from a cell tower to the XDA server to you.
From what I read in the Cappy thread, it does not fix it and actually Adam got his hands on an Encrypted phone and he can't get it to run correctly. Right now there is no cure other than running off/ repartitioning your external, but I may have found a clue into the cause.
Look here on page 38 and my post is 379 and the next 3 pages are some insightful reading.
Wow.
Yeah i just read those three pages and it seems very interesting, particularly how mtp is ics and honeycomb exclusive.. did honeycomb use ext3 for app and media storage?
Also, just to contribute a bit, some people seem to have the grave bug where their internal sd is just plain shot which seems to come after the reboot after using MTP, while others are getting the issue upon flasshing or just randomly and are managing tto just yank batt, factory reset and fix the phone. Maybe theyre two different encryption bugs altogether?
Perhaps ics shells out the same error for two different flavors of the bug?
Other than that, i dont think im versed well enough in this bug to contribute and i dont have access to any bricked anythings either so good luck without me lol...
I left ics the moment i read about the bug; my phone needs to work and i cant go buy another. Has anything changed? Should ii go flash ics slim or is it still as dangerous and devastating?
Sent from a cell tower to the XDA server to you.
You've been a big help to me in that past here and there, so my words to you are if you are not comfortable in the gamble, stay on Froyo/GB until we find out what is the actual cause. MTP is only a theory now, but it does seem to be panning out. It is totally random as far as ROMs, so if try Slim, good luck.
I am testing out Fishman's mod of Deranged9 and if you liked the Toxic ROMs, you should like this one. He should be releasing it soon.

Quick Touchpad-Android run down for me? most stable rom?

I am used to modding android devices. I might be looking to get a touchpad for my mother depending on how stable an android rom is for it.
Is there a stable CM7?
What are the features that DO-NOT work? (that way I can assume everything else works?)
Front camera, skype support?
Again I would be looking for the most stable and bug free ROM that I would not have to constantly flash updates for her. Thanks!!
I have never used CM7 since I just got my Touchpad a few weeks ago when CM9 was out. But CM9 is stable. Just doesnt have camera or mic working. I dont know if these issues are the same with CM7. But if your mom has no need for all the apps android has to offer, she can just use webOS which is more stable than both CM7 and CM9.
Wond3r said:
I am used to modding android devices. I might be looking to get a touchpad for my mother depending on how stable an android rom is for it.
Is there a stable CM7?
What are the features that DO-NOT work? (that way I can assume everything else works?)
Front camera, skype support?
Again I would be looking for the most stable and bug free ROM that I would not have to constantly flash updates for her. Thanks!!
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Dont bother at all with CM7. CM9 and other ICS roms are far more stable. Pretty much everything works except for the camera and microphone. Battery life is nowhere near as good as in webOS, expect about 2 days of standby or about 5 hours of constant usage. Some people have wifi issues, but they're more often than not fixed by setting the router to avoid higher channels (keep it on 6 or below). The vibrate motor also for some reason stops working after the device goes into sleep, and the only way to get it going again is to reboot but I dont think that's a big issue for anyone.
As for a ROM, I'd recommend CM9 not because its the best but because its the one I'm most familiar with, and I can say its fairly stable. Sometimes it will randomly reboot, but never while actively using it. I'm using a nightly, but since you're giving this to a family member you might be better off with the better tested Alpha 2.
Stable Rom: Classicnerd
For me the most stable rom has been classicnerd's latest version. I have been using it and donot get any force closes or reboots. You can find the latest version at classicnerd.net/Betas/
as far as CM9 and the camera/mic issues, I think she would want to use skype to video chat with family members, so that would be a problem.
Does classicnerd have that issue?
Wond3r said:
as far as CM9 and the camera/mic issues, I think she would want to use skype to video chat with family members, so that would be a problem.
Does classicnerd have that issue?
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All CM9 ROMs have that issue. Again, she can use webOS for that though.
jsgraphicart said:
All CM9 ROMs have that issue. Again, she can use webOS for that though.
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webos does not have a lot of the banking and other apps she may find useful. Although is it easy to dual boot webOS and android? I'm thinking maybe its useful to boot to webOS just for skype and Android for everything else. That is, if its easy to switch between them.
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webos does not have a lot of the banking and other apps she may find useful. Although is it easy to dual boot webOS and android? I'm thinking maybe its useful to boot to webOS just for skype and Android for everything else. That is, if its easy to switch between them.
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Dual booting is the only way to do it. As far as I know, you cant replace webOS. When you follow the instructions to install android, you also install what is called a moboot that lets you select which operating system to boot into when starting the device. Switching between the two is easy and is just a matter of restarting your device.
Wond3r said:
I am used to modding android devices. I might be looking to get a touchpad for my mother depending on how stable an android rom is for it.
Is there a stable CM7?
What are the features that DO-NOT work? (that way I can assume everything else works?)
Front camera, skype support?
Again I would be looking for the most stable and bug free ROM that I would not have to constantly flash updates for her. Thanks!!
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CM7, yes.
Personally, I prefer AOKP.
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Just depends on how adept she is at technology. If she can decently run a computer and text, she should be mostly okay. The one thing I would highly recommend is to make sure she can fix the wifi authentication problem. Basically, every now and then, wifi will have an authentication problem. When this happens, she needs to go to wifi settings, forget the router, toggle wifi off/on, and sign back into the router. This problem usually occurs for me when I leave wifi on and then reboot or get a random reboot. Takes maybe a minute to fix. As far as ROM, I like oat's light and tasty, although they're all pretty good, as they have the same base.
Sorry, I have to get this out of my system, then I'll be back to polite nice Canadian. In short, try one and see.
<rant mode on>
One of these days, people will actually glance through the forums as opposed to posting a new thread. This thread has been duplicated many other times before now.
In the end, again, just grab one, take it for a spin, and try it. Start with the more official ones, and work out from there until you find something you like. If nothing suits your fancy, take the source and make your own. It's pretty simple. So please stop spamming the boards with "Which ROM should I use" threads. </rant mode off>
MikeyCriggz said:
Personally, I prefer AOKP.
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+1
I have tried CN and others but, I think that Oat's light n' tasty is the best so far. All my games run great and so does netflix and YouTube. But, a Rom is only good if it runs the apps you like. You I'll have to find the one that works best for you. I still think webOS is still good. Just my $0.02
I figured one more opinion can't hurt.
I've been using AOKP on my touchpad ever since I found out that they build roms for hp touchpads. It's great, so is CM9 but for some reason my touchpad refuses to behave with CM9, I'm talking random reboots, wifi issues, SOD (screen of death), and so on. ClassicNerd is also great too but I fell in love with the ROM control options available with AOKP.
Either way, one of the earlier posts mentioned that battery life is weak with ICS which is NOT the case for me, I always have wifi on, with my CPU overclocked to the maximum available frequency and get about 7 days, yes 7 DAYS, of standby and at least a full day of constant use.
As for skype, it is not fully functional with all android devices, just the few that the skype people officially support, I've tried it on my phone and it gave me a lot of issues, so even if the mic and cam were working I doubt skype would work well enough on the TP.
Obviously as others have mentioned earlier ICS is much better on the TP than GB, plus you have the great option of dual booting so you could always use WebOS which is pretty decent itself.
All in all, the TP was a great $100 investment and has a lot of support from some great devs out there. My almost 3 years old nephew has one and he loves it too lol
if you install one of the current nightlys, unofficial or official, she should be running just fine until you come over and install the one of the newer ones for her
the nightlys seem to be running great, even without the supreme mods.
can anyone tell me if the supreme mods are still worth installing?
mes0suave said:
if you install one of the current nightlys, unofficial or official, she should be running just fine until you come over and install the one of the newer ones for her
the nightlys seem to be running great, even without the supreme mods.
can anyone tell me if the supreme mods are still worth installing?
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I found your answer on another thread:
cdzo72 said:
I read somewhere that the tweaks were in one way or another no longer relevant or in some form had been incorporated into Android starting with Gingerbread... I think the post is actually in this thread. I myself was using it for a while but after reading that I stopped flashing it and haven't missed it
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[Q] ICS Lockscreen bug

I think on every ICS ROM I have tried for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 there is a bug that sometimes occurs when you wake up the tablet and get the lock screen. You cannot unlock the tablet because the touch screen is not working. Sometimes if the tab goes back to sleep and you wake it up again, touch works. Other times, the tab will never go back to sleep and eventually ends up in a boot loop. This bug has been mentioned in a few topics as well.
What I'm wondering is, what causes this and is anyone working on a fix? I see lots of people who keep asking "does the camera work yet?!" but this particular bug is more annoying than a camera that does not work. I've been staying on top of the ICS development topics and I only see people reporting the problem, but no mention of a solution or that something is in the works.
So, does anyone know anything about this? It seems to affect all ICS ROMs (at least all CM9 based ROMs). I do not believe it is one kernel vs another as I have tried different kernels too. Any feedback is much appreciated.
yes happens to my 10.1 all the time as well. Not sure the root of the cause. Should probably pull up the logcat and see what the deal is.. Probably some sleep mode issue not letting it recover the touch driver or something.
+ 1 same issue
ganiman said:
I think on every ICS ROM I have tried for the Galaxy Tab 10.1 there is a bug that sometimes occurs when you wake up the tablet and get the lock screen. You cannot unlock the tablet because the touch screen is not working. Sometimes if the tab goes back to sleep and you wake it up again, touch works. Other times, the tab will never go back to sleep and eventually ends up in a boot loop. This bug has been mentioned in a few topics as well.
What I'm wondering is, what causes this and is anyone working on a fix? I see lots of people who keep asking "does the camera work yet?!" but this particular bug is more annoying than a camera that does not work. I've been staying on top of the ICS development topics and I only see people reporting the problem, but no mention of a solution or that something is in the works.
So, does anyone know anything about this? It seems to affect all ICS ROMs (at least all CM9 based ROMs). I do not believe it is one kernel vs another as I have tried different kernels too. Any feedback is much appreciated.
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Oh wow! Did you make this yourself? Downloading and flashing now! Great work, dev!
Questions go in the Q&A section
Thank you for moving this to a place where topics go to die. This sort of question needs the attention of devs, not to be ignored in a forum hardly anyone looks in. Your system is broken.
ganiman said:
Thank you for moving this to a place where topics go to die. This sort of question needs the attention of devs, not to be ignored in a forum hardly anyone looks in. Your system is broken.
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Welcome to XDA, new guy. XDA began as a dev-only forum; the general and Q+A subforums came later, and only to keep the important stuff uncluttered. You need to understand that if you're going to use these forums, you go by the rules; if you don't like it start your own forum. The rest of us like it that the dev forum enjoys special status.
BTW- if you want a dev to read your bug reports (and they'd be happy to do so), post in the ROM thread or IM them directly. The devs are friendly folk who do this for free; respect them and their forum and they'll respect you.
I just came here to mention the bug. It isnt the first time I experienced it, but it got to the point today where the tab wouldnt unlock at all after attempting for a good 3-5 mins of constant hitting the power button and trying to move the icon; and then trying the power button to power off the tab and the button on the screen wasnt working either for me.
flash latest cm9 nightly.
then flash this:
http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/?p=2591
observe if its better.
You want to talk about bugs in your lock screen heres a real bug problem that not even ics can fix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1641464

[Q] Disabling back lit soft keys on screen touch

I recently flashed my Samsung Fascinate with PowerWashed Team's PWGB Version 2.0 (Beta 3). I'm terribly new to using custom ROMs, but I'm quite pleased with the results. I've only had one concern with this ROM regarding the back light on the soft keys. They light up every time I touch my screen or press a hard key.
I've attempted to find a setting for this in the OS and in CwM Voodoo Lagfix Recovery v2.5.1.x screen, but wasn't able to find such a setting (Again, I'm very green so it could be right under my nose and I simply don't know it.)
I also attempted to install myriad apps to keep the back light off on screen touch including:
Screen Filter (No effect)
Night Mode (No effect)
Light Flow Lite - LED Control (No effect)
Light Manager - LED Settings (This app actually stops the back light from coming on, however it's unpredictable and works >15% of the time)
I've also done a lot of searching on the matter. I've seen where others have stated the problem, but none where there was a solution or enough information for me to further investigate a way to fix this. It's also been complicated to find information due to a variety of search terms (soft keys, led, etc.) yielding results about the camera or other things that are unrelated to my issue coupled with my lack of direct knowledge on the matter.
I'd really appreciate any advice on either directly fixing this or a source of information so I may learn more from what is causing this behavior and fixing it myself. Thanks, everyone for all the time and effort you've put in for making things like this accessible to individuals like me. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it.
This behavior is a product of the kernel, and most people find it desirable. If you install the kernel control app nstools, you should see an option called cmled timeout, allowing you to set the led backlight timeout.
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MultipleMonomials said:
This behavior is a product of the kernel, and most people find it desirable. If you install the kernel control app nstools, you should see an option called cmled timeout, allowing you to set the led backlight timeout.
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Thanks for the information! Unfortunately, the ROM I flashed has a stock kernel and doesn't offer this option. So, I suppose that's the first thing I need to address, but now I know where the problem lies! Thank you so much for your time and input, I'll put it to good use.
Are you saying the back lights light up even if you just touch the screen? That's strange, they only have ever lit up for me when I actually touch a soft key or hit the power button to wake the phone up.
Well good luck, I'm not sure what kernel is best for GB as I started flashing custom roms during ICS and I'm now on Jelly Bean and never going backwards.
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Are you saying the back lights light up even if you just touch the screen?
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Yes, exactly this. It is really odd and very bothersome when trying to read at night. Even if I use the volume rocker to turn the page the lights will come on. It's maddening. I'm currently looking at the kgb kernel, but I think the nstools led option isn't actually going to address this quirk. (Directly, I believe I will end up disabling the led altogether)
If you don't mind, what rom did you choose?(Ignore, I was on mobile and did not see your signature at the time)
How has the performance been? I'm interested in doing the same, but was afraid my fascinate wouldn't handle jb very well.
Well needless to say it's different for everybody when it comes to roms, sometimes your phone will have no problem running a certain rom where as someone else's might not even boot. As for myself I've been pretty fortunate and have been able to try any rom I've wanted to with success, and I'll give you a few of my thoughts on it.
If you're wondering about performance, well simply put JB blows everything else away and runs like a dream on the Fascinate. Once you spend a few days with it you'll never want to go back honestly. Even on our aging hardware, it runs amazingly fast, even without kernel performance tweaks.
Anyway, as far as roms go, if you're most concerned with stability and reliability then I would highly suggest CM10 (whatever the latest nightly version is). Of all the roms I've tried, it's by far the one that's given me the least hassle. That said, I'm quite fond of the tweaks offered in AOKP, mainly the voltage settings (for battery life) and the fact that it seems to vibe much better with Devil kernel than CM10 does. I've been running my current rom/kernel for a couple of weeks now, and I'm happy enough with how it's running to keep it as my daily driver for a while.
This isn't to say the GB roms aren't any good, because of course they are, but considering how nice JB roms run on our phone you'd be doing a disservice by not at least giving them a shot.
Crawshayi said:
If you're wondering about performance, well simply put JB blows everything else away and runs like a dream on the Fascinate. Once you spend a few days with it you'll never want to go back honestly. Even on our aging hardware, it runs amazingly fast, even without kernel performance tweaks.
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You sold me on the idea of JB. Flashed it today, and I love it so far. Plus, my soft key lights aren't constantly on! Win-win.
Thank you so much for the guidance. Your input helped turn a satisfactory experience with ROMs into a trully positive one.
Glad to hear you liked it man, I was reluctant at first too due to (at the time) no 'official' releases, but I'm glad I made the jump. I'm quite enjoying AOKP M1 and will probably stay on it for a long time. Which rom did you end up trying?
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Glad to hear you liked it man, I was reluctant at first too due to (at the time) no 'official' releases, but I'm glad I made the jump. I'm quite enjoying AOKP M1 and will probably stay on it for a long time. Which rom did you end up trying?
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I was really impressed with your review, so I chose to go with the same rom. It also seemed like the most stable option and easiest for me to understand the installation procedure (very important for me since this is my only device and more than just my daily driver, it's my life line). I had been extremely hesitant to go to JB for fear of junking my phone up, but I'm really glad I took the extra risk. I just needed an extra bit of encouragement. Thanks again for all your input!
If you managed to install AOKP smoothly you can pretty much install any rom the same way, basically meaning wipe data and cache/davlik then flash whatever you want to. Luckily this phone happens to be very hard to break, and you'd have to do something pretty extreme to brick it. I highly recommend Titanium backup pro so you can just backup the apps you want, and restore them in no time when you're trying different roms. Also, I've been using some voltage settings that make battery life insanely good, so if you're interested in doing that let me know and I'll post them.
olalaelaine said:
I was really impressed with your review, so I chose to go with the same rom. It also seemed like the most stable option and easiest for me to understand the installation procedure (very important for me since this is my only device and more than just my daily driver, it's my life line). I had been extremely hesitant to go to JB for fear of junking my phone up, but I'm really glad I took the extra risk. I just needed an extra bit of encouragement. Thanks again for all your input!
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Regarding the key back light, since you are on aokp jellybean now if you still want to tweak the settings, goto settings and then device settings. There you can adjust the timeout on them
Crawshayi said:
If you managed to install AOKP smoothly you can pretty much install any rom the same way, basically meaning wipe data and cache/davlik then flash whatever you want to. Luckily this phone happens to be very hard to break, and you'd have to do something pretty extreme to brick it. I highly recommend Titanium backup pro so you can just backup the apps you want, and restore them in no time when you're trying different roms. Also, I've been using some voltage settings that make battery life insanely good, so if you're interested in doing that let me know and I'll post them.
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just a little hint: NEVER RESTORE SYSTEM APPS WITH TITANIUM YOU WILL GET BOOTLOOP
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I've restored Nova before that was a system backup with no problems but I agree about anything else. Not sure what system apps anyone would even want to backup really
Crawshayi said:
I've restored Nova before that was a system backup with no problems but I agree about anything else. Not sure what system apps anyone would even want to backup really
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Dude I mean like system UI or settings lol
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bbrad said:
Dude I mean like system UI or settings lol
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I've actually done that before just to see what happened (system settings) and it didn't bootloop, it simply didn't restore anything. Not that I mind re-setting everything after a clean install, just figured I'd try to save a little time
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I've actually done that before just to see what happened (system settings) and it didn't bootloop, it simply didn't restore anything. Not that I mind re-setting everything after a clean install, just figured I'd try to save a little time
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Are you trying too teach him too restore system apps lol?
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Nope not at all, just chiming in on what happened when I tried it. It should be a no brainer to anyone flashing roms to not restore system apps, even if they're new to it honestly
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Nope not at all, just chiming in on what happened when I tried it. It should be a no brainer to anyone flashing roms to not restore system apps, even if they're new to it honestly
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I know but it would surprise you I've had people complain because they flashed a i9000 ROM and it didn't work because the developer is stupid LOL
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Maybe somebody knows a fix

I picked up a note cheap,it is android 4.1.2,and has jelly beer 3.34,it is rooted,my question is do you know of any screen rotation issues,I can turn the phone and it will swithch to the sideways mode but when I turn it back like a phone it stays stuck until I hit the home button,I have tried every kind of setting on the launcher and the regular display settings.I also cant find screen calibration to recalibrate,thanks for any help
A rotation mod may have been used on the device prior to your getting it...
there may also be other modifications to the device you are not aware of, but without seeing it, I cant say for sure.
this much I do know, that it's a rom related issue..
check the rom thread here on xda for a potential solution, as I'm sure it's been addressed in that area...g
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1979080
Thanks but I have still found nothing
gregsarg said:
A rotation mod may have been used on the device prior to your getting it...
there may also be other modifications to the device you are not aware of, but without seeing it, I cant say for sure.
this much I do know, that it's a rom related issue..
check the rom thread here on xda for a potential solution, as I'm sure it's been addressed in that area...g
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1979080
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I guess Im going to have to figure out the best way to flash a rom,If thats what you think I should do,also could you recomend one ,I have read so much my eyes hurt.I just want something stable with good battery life.thanks
AospxXx
Gotham xXx
byrdman6981 said:
I guess Im going to have to figure out the best way to flash a rom,If thats what you think I should do,also could you recomend one ,I have read so much my eyes hurt.I just want something stable with good battery life.thanks
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try flshing eclipse by manelscout- most stable for me, a different rom, or that one again

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