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EDIT: Yes I know that this has been a long standing issue...but I never heard of it until it happened to me!!! So no need to come in and comment like 4 or 5 others felt the need to do with "lol this is old news u r teh dumbz hurr" I just wanted to bring this up to any new captivate owners like myself :]
If for some reason you have a hankering for some stock 2.1 from your captivate like I did for whatever random reason tonight......if you see an an OTA (Over The Air) Update for your captivate....DO NOT DO IT!!!!!! I say this because I did this tonight thinking that MAYBE this was some form of a 2.2 silent update push..or hell just some bugfixes would have been nice...so i went ahead and downloaded it, it prompted for a restart so it could flash it......and when it attempted to flash...it got about 50% and failed! Well at this point im thinking...awesome...ATT at its finest. So it said it was going to reboot back to android, I waited patiently...waited.....it hot about 3 minutes with phone in hand and screen off when i feel 2 *buzz* buzz* ! I think to myself HOORAY! its okay ....well i was wrong...that was my Captivates last words so to speak. I have tried plain powering on the phone....trying to go into recovery, trying to go into download mode even using a JIG to get back into download mode.....nothing the screen is blank completely, seems as if its not even getting power. :\ I am now the sad owner of a Captivate shaped door stop /facedesk .....Thankfully i yelled at the ATT people on the phone tonight enough to get a replacement phone lol! I am greatfull for this and felt as if i should pass this along to you guys until this gets sorted out. And no im not the only one thats had this problem
http://forums.wireless.att.com/t5/Samsung/Samsung-Captivate-Bricked/td-p/2008787/page/2
thats just one of many threads where this has happened. I dunno if this is new or old news...but Still i thought that i should put this out here.
Bryan
I think this is a known issue. Many phones had this happen with the release of JH7. It was provably just the JH7 update that got pushed to your phone. I wouldn't get my hopes up
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I think this is a known issue. Many phones had this happen with the release of JH7. It was provably just the JH7 update that got pushed to your phone. I wouldn't get my hopes up
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this wasnt a post about me getting my hopes up for a 2.2 update lol. This was a warning to those who dont about that fail update thats messing up a ton of phones. ;D
blackberry,iphone captivate, whatever. i have learned NEVER EVER do OTA update download it from phone authors site or whatever no matter what phone it is OTA is spelled BRICK....
I didn't received any ota from att but last year I forced update my phone and it works fine with me though without any issue. I think its the same ota update but I manually force to update my phone lol
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blackberry,iphone captivate, whatever. i have learned NEVER EVER do OTA update download it from phone authors site or whatever no matter what phone it is OTA is spelled BRICK....
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I'm of the assumption that a OTA bricks less than 0.1% of the devices that attempt an update. Granted that may be a large number if the number of devices are large..but not much of a chance to brick in the big picture
JH7 pushed to mine flawlessly when i got my phone last month, no issues at all.
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And no im not the only one thats had this problem
http://forums.wireless.att.com/t5/Samsung/Samsung-Captivate-Bricked/td-p/2008787/page/2
thats just one of many threads where this has happened. I dunno if this is new or old news...but Still i thought that i should put this out here.
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That thread started in September, that's ancient in tech years.
bradleyG said:
I think this is a known issue. Many phones had this happen with the release of JH7. It was provably just the JH7 update that got pushed to your phone. I wouldn't get my hopes up
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+1 Still betting on St. Patty's Day release, office pool ya know.
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JH7 pushed to mine flawlessly when i got my phone last month, no issues at all.
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+100 Mine got the OTA fine and it was even rooted on edge service. Meh, who can tell why some did brick and others didn't. For sure I'll never do another OTA again. I love my 1007 build too much to return it.
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If for some reason you have a hankering for some stock 2.1 from your captivate like I did for whatever random reason tonight......if you see an an OTA (Over The Air) Update for your captivate....DO NOT DO IT!!!!!! I say this because I did this tonight thinking that MAYBE this was some form of a 2.2 silent update push..or hell just some bugfixes would have been nice...so i went ahead and downloaded it, it prompted for a restart so it could flash it......and when it attempted to flash...it got about 50% and failed! Well at this point im thinking...awesome...ATT at its finest. So it said it was going to reboot back to android, I waited patiently...waited.....it hot about 3 minutes with phone in hand and screen off when i feel 2 *buzz* buzz* ! I think to myself HOORAY! its okay ....well i was wrong...that was my Captivates last words so to speak. I have tried plain powering on the phone....trying to go into recovery, trying to go into download mode even using a JIG to get back into download mode.....nothing the screen is blank completely, seems as if its not even getting power. :\ I am now the sad owner of a Captivate shaped door stop /facedesk .....Thankfully i yelled at the ATT people on the phone tonight enough to get a replacement phone lol! I am greatfull for this and felt as if i should pass this along to you guys until this gets sorted out. And no im not the only one thats had this problem
http://forums.wireless.att.com/t5/Samsung/Samsung-Captivate-Bricked/td-p/2008787/page/2
thats just one of many threads where this has happened. I dunno if this is new or old news...but Still i thought that i should put this out here.
Bryan
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August called it wants its omg failed update back
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Razzman said:
JH7 pushed to mine flawlessly when i got my phone last month, no issues at all.
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Yup... This, but then my phone was new and unmodded at the time.
Thx for the info
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Thx for the info
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No problem
I know its easy to flame. But we were all new once.
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I know its easy to flame. But we were all new once.
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Join Date : March 2010
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July 2010 for you. You are new as well
LG is sending out a maintance upgrade for the g2x to correct all the software glitches that have been causing rebooting etc. this update will hit middle of may..SO, everyone hold tight, LG G2x will reign supreme, no need to replace
Do you have an official link, post, pic, or proof? I prefer to build my hopes on company made promises.
Is this based off the stock 2.2 rom?
Why not just fix the 2.3 leak and release that
i went to tmobile store today amd multiple store managers at different stores comfirmed that LG contacted them and said a maintnance update is coming out within a couple weeks, to fix all the devices.....I believe this to be true based on probability 3 different managers from 3 different stores told me this, when i was trying to exchange the device.....i got it exchanged and my manufacturing date is 4 /26/11, anyone else have one made that late
LG is retarded. I was calling them because of a headphone compatibility issue and they guy didn't know what the g2x or the p999 was. This was a rep in LG's mobile accessories department. I told him I was embarrassed for him.
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I was at a local store just yesterday after work asking about the camera issue, and there was no mention of it. I've made multiple calls to t-mobile customer service line and same deal there.
Any details on the fix, what issues it will resolve etc? My camera basically takes pictures/videos but the screen goes DARK and you can't exactly 'preview' anything. Same deal with any other camera app from the appmarket or barcode scanner apps as well.
Store mentioned other customers have reported the same thing, but no resolution yet...
the weird thing was i had to go to multiple stores because almost everyone was out, but not saying anything to any manager, the one said LG sent them a message that a maintnance update was scheduled for g2x in midmay to fix rebooting, freezing, and all other glitches. So i went to another store, and i said NOTHING about it, and then to my suprise, the manager there said, dont worry we just got notice that a maintnance update is coming out midmay as an ota update to fix g2x. Then i called another store, and the lady manager there said yes i heard that too... at that point, i was so happy, because folks, i didnt say anything, so how did all of them know.......
Weird.... I have absolutely no issues with my g2x, and honestly I am not going to do any upgrades unless it the official gb release. My only gripe is the BS battery drain issue, which I wish people would stop making excuses for.
"If Satan lived in heaven he'd be me.... "
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at that point, i was so happy, because folks, i didnt say anything, so how did all of them know.......
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If they operate like any of the companies I've worked at, the managers probably go to monthly or quarterly regional meetings. I'm excited about the update though. Thanks for the tip for sure. Hopefully our devs can roll this into their ROMs fairly easily. I can't wait to see what future OTA updates can do!
there is a report about an lg o2x update online. i've seen nothing about the g2x so far. hopefully these reps are not mistaken.
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i went to tmobile store today amd multiple store managers at different stores comfirmed that LG contacted them and said a maintnance update is coming out within a couple weeks, to fix all the devices.....I believe this to be true based on probability 3 different managers from 3 different stores told me this, when i was trying to exchange the device.....i got it exchanged and my manufacturing date is 4 /26/11, anyone else have one made that late
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Yes Thats my date and I have very minimal screen bleed and only one reboot so far and the phone works great. I ordered a replacement to see if I can get less screen bleed and I got a 4/28 one with much worst screen bleed that u can see during the day so Im returning the new one and keeping the 4/26 one which rocks!
The o2x is a UK phone so I don't see how they could mistake.....the supervisors are confident its coming out very soon....guys I would hold off on flashing until this is straitened out...my GPA was messed up after flashing.hence my return even after I went back to stock and hard reaetted........g2x forever....hopefully morfic can get us a kernel which increases our ram......like he did on vibrant.Nordic I love you man you have a fanclub with the most loyal g2x owners
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The o2x is a UK phone so I don't see how they could mistake.....the supervisors are confident its coming out very soon....guys I would hold off on flashing until this is straitened out...my GPA was messed up after flashing.hence my return even after I went back to stock and hard reaetted........g2x forever....hopefully morfic can get us a kernel which increases our ram......like he did on vibrant.Nordic I love you man you have a fanclub with the most loyal g2x owners
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Whats gpa?
Oh you meant gps.. Woops
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The o2x is a UK phone so I don't see how they could mistake.....the supervisors are confident its coming out very soon....guys I would hold off on flashing until this is straitened out...my GPA was messed up after flashing.hence my return even after I went back to stock and hard reaetted........g2x forever....hopefully morfic can get us a kernel which increases our ram......like he did on vibrant.Nordic I love you man you have a fanclub with the most loyal g2x owners
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I've never had less than 60mb of RAM free at any given time. Not sure a RAM hack is needed on this phonee.. Seems to handle its memory wonderfully.
regP said:
I've never had less than 60mb of RAM free at any given time. Not sure a RAM hack is needed on this phonee.. Seems to handle its memory wonderfully.
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Yeah, I don't understand the RAM concern either. Seems to be a small obsession with this guy; he started another tread whining about how "handicapped " the phone is because it has so "little" RAM. I really think he just doesn't understand how Android allocates memory...
My G2x was fine no reboots or freezing. Then I flashed Eagles Blood and I was getting frustrated with the keyboard lag so I reverted back to stock from my nandroid back up and now I have had one reboot, it has frozen when coming off the charger twice now. Kinda wish I would have never flashed a custom rom.... I am hoping this is legit and everything gets patched and is ready to rock again!
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The o2x is a UK phone so I don't see how they could mistake.....
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lol, you put too much faith in customer service. people were actually sent replacement g2's for their g2x.
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Hey everyone, thought I'd register to chime in.
The UK version of this phone was released with its own LG skin so it makes sense that LG would release a patch to correct their own custom made skin (the problems that people seem to be having in the UK are reported to be much much worse then the G2x).
Don't expect the same patch to be released for the G2x because there is no LG skin on it. The patch for the G2x should be an android update.
freakboy13 said:
Weird.... I have absolutely no issues with my g2x, and honestly I am not going to do any upgrades unless it the official gb release. My only gripe is the BS battery drain issue, which I wish people would stop making excuses for.
"If Satan lived in heaven he'd be me.... "
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I had major battery drain issues phone was lasting only 6 hours and I ended up doing a factory reset and now my phone can last all day! I can unplug the phone at 2am wake up at 10am and use the phone , fb, gmail, web browsing, and youtube all day and still have 40% left by midnight.
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Hey everyone, thought I'd register to chime in.
The UK version of this phone was released with its own LG skin so it makes sense that LG would release a patch to correct their own custom made skin (the problems that people seem to be having in the UK are reported to be much much worse then the G2x).
Don't expect the same patch to be released for the G2x because there is no LG skin on it. The patch for the G2x should be an android update.
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Even though the G2x is not running LG's interface, I'm pretty sure LG still has a hand in the updates. Just like T-Mobile will also have a hand in the updates.
This is my first post. OK I have the GB 2.3.3 update I did it through the LG updater the day it came out. The whole process went smoothly with no problems. But I heard that 2.3.3 is just a beta and that 2.3.4 will be the final and I think that they said it is going to be over the air so my question is will I get the OTA update and what should I expect? Do I have to keep checking myself through the check update in options or will it just be forced to my phone when it is time? Or Should I keep checking the LG updater to see if they have it?
I'm sorry for all the Noob questions but I this is only my second smartphone my first android and I have never received an OTA update. I heard that the stock camera only is capable of 720p there is no way that they are going to leave it that way. One of the features of the phone was the ability to shoot in full 1080p so I would assume that .4 will contain a really good camera app.
Lastly I have to say that I love this phone I have not had the troubles that others have had and that's not to say the problems don't exist I just didn't have them. there have been a few issues here and there but certainly nothing major and you gotta remember this is a small computer and I have been around computers all my life and have never seen one that didn't have its share of bugs and problems. It is just the nature of the beast and a smartphone is no different. But I guess I don't have to tell you guys that I really like what is done over here at xda keep up the good work boys.
Thanks,
Charlie
Getting the GB 2.3.3 update through LG update shouldn't preclude you from getting a future 2.3.4 update (if at all) from either LG or Tmobile OTA.
Thanks thats a good thing. So ny next question would be is the OTA update that they are rolling out 2.3.4? or is it the same thing that I got 2.3.3. Also will my phone just let me know when it is ready and say something like ota update is ready for your device and give me a option to continue? What is the process. Thanks for your help ahead of time.
Is it normal that I still haven't gotten any OTA update? Im over in NY and went to stock ROM, went to stock recovery, and unrooted the phone. When is the OTA update rolling out until? Did it stop? I keep getting connection failed when manually looking for a software update.
And I don't want to manually use the LG tool because I am afraid of bricking the phone and don't want to go through the trouble of unbricking it.
I never got the OTA either and it was announced they stopped. The LG updating didn't brick my phone either.
I was actually wondering the same thing.
I called Tmo CS over a week ago, and he swore that I would be getting either an email, text or phone call, letting me know that I would be getting the update. He was nice, but I think he was new (didn't seem all that sharp). I did ask him about the rumor that they stopped the OTA, and he said that there was nothing about that in his system. He said, according to his system, it was still active. I asked him like 3x lol.
I have a refurb, so can't use the LG update tool. I know there is an alternate way of doing it, here on the forums, but I'm just too darn lazy lol. I will be calling Tmo again, in the next few days. If I get any useful info, I will pass it along to you.
I like my G2x, but honestly...between LG and Tmo, this has been one, huge clusterf**k. Thank God for the devs here, and around the net. They have done what LG and Tmo have continuously failed to do...made me a happy G2x owner!
ive had the same issue trying to do it by the phone so used LG tool and .... bricked my phone
i called Tmo and they exchanged my phone at no cost. the new one came with Gb preinstalled.
Why not just screw the OTA and grab one of the great custom, pre rooted roms. I did the OTA thing and had to re root. Ran the official update for two days and got tired of the thing. The custom roms spoil you.
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dalephil22 said:
Why not just screw the OTA and grab one of the great custom, pre rooted roms. I did the OTA thing and had to re root. Ran the official update for two days and got tired of the thing. The custom roms spoil you.
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I'm running EB 2.3.3, and love it. And thanks to EB, I also love my G2X again. But I would like to have the new baseband. And I can only get that from the update.
Really, what I think it comes down to (for me), is that I want T-Mobile to step the hell up, and stop jerking me around. How do you release an OTA...but only to SOME? I've just never heard of such a thing. And how do you release your "flagship" phone, then realize it's got issues, and then try to sweep all the owners of said "flagship" under the carpet...where you don't have to deal with them any more? It just makes me sad. I used to brag to all my friends, how much I loved T-Mobile.
dalephil22 said:
Why not just screw the OTA and grab one of the great custom, pre rooted roms. I did the OTA thing and had to re root. Ran the official update for two days and got tired of the thing. The custom roms spoil you.
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I kind of sympathize, but people recommend custom roms as a blanket solution to random issues way too often. Don't get me wrong, I love EB and CM, and xboarder's rom is fantastic, but the first two don't have a2dp and the latter won't still give you a new baseband. For people like me who have a non-functional gps and rely on a2dp, the official update is pretty critical.
Also, is there any evidence suggesting T-Mobile actually pulled the update? I think I know the post where this rumor started, and for what it's worth, a pretty knowledgeable rep told me about a week ago that the OTA is still rolling out, and will continue to do so through August. If the roll-out is slow, I don't think its too surprising considering what little space lg has to screw up again.
[EDIT] http://www.tmonews.com/2011/08/t-mo...ad-ota-rollout-manual-update-still-available/
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I kind of sympathize, but people recommend custom roms as a blanket solution to random issues way too often. Don't get me wrong, I love EB and CM, and xboarder's rom is fantastic, but the first two don't have a2dp and the latter won't still give you a new baseband. For people like me who have a non-functional gps and rely on a2dp, the official update is pretty critical.
Also, is there any evidence suggesting T-Mobile actually pulled the update? I think I know the post where this rumor started, and for what it's worth, a pretty knowledgeable rep told me about a week ago that the OTA is still rolling out, and will continue to do so through August. If the roll-out is slow, I don't think its too surprising considering what little space lg has to screw up again.
[EDIT] http://www.tmonews.com/2011/08/t-mo...ad-ota-rollout-manual-update-still-available/
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Well here it is posted on T-Mobile Support forum. The post says its created by T-Mobile so I'd say its legit, not a rumor.
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-2362
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Actually, although EB 2.3.5 doesn't have A2DP, EB 2.3.3 does.
And the mms works SO much better than other ROMS I've tried.
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Yeah, the link I posted above was the same notice from a secondary source.
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Yeah, the link I posted above was the same notice from a secondary source.
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But you called it a rumor. Looks pretty official to me.
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I'm on CM9, so in order to get the new Baseband is this what you do?
1. I have CWM recovery.. (Do I flash stock recovery first using oneclickflash? Or do I just use LG tools?)
2. Install any rom you want.
Nandroid, Change recovery back to stock. Use the LG tool to install the new LG stuff. Change back to CWM, restore nandroid. Done. At least as I understand it. I am waiting for feedback on the new baseband before I install it.
First flash the zip file that kews posted today here ( to make sure lg updater tool doesn't bailout on update, you can directly use lg updater tool but I didn't try it)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602798
.. and use lg updater tool to do a full restore back to stock. you will loose your root, cwm everything.
I have a new laptop so I was in the process of installing drivers, etc. I had the LG tool up and before I reverted recovery and all that, it found the phone and told me I had an update. So i made a nandroid backup, and a Titanium backup. Without reverting I "clicked" the update. It installed all the new goods. When finished, it had stock recovery and was not rooted. But it did have the new baseband and all the bloat. Very painless. I did a oneclick root and installed CWM recovery and I'm back in action. Didn't take all that long.
I plan on running the new stock for a while to see. I was running TSUGI previously.
GPS seems to lock very quickly, seconds. Previously it would take minutes.
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I plan on running the new stock for a while to see. I was running TSUGI previously.
GPS seems to lock very quickly, seconds. Previously it would take minutes.
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I'll be looking forward to reading your experiences. I'm currently running Tsugi and, except for the long TTFF with the GPS, have been very happy with it. If the GPS continues to lock quickly for you (I've gotten locks in a few seconds, but not very often -- usually it's 2-3 minutes) and there aren't serious gotchas, I'll definitely consider switching.
If you read other thread, if you update to newest baseband and instal custom rom, you will be unable to make or receive calls
Heh, I guess I will waitout till everything is fixed...
Can anyone test this?
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Put device in airplane mode
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nitrogen618 said:
Heh, I guess I will waitout till everything is fixed...
Can anyone test this?
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APN came right back for me
Edit: I'm on the LG Rom
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nitrogen618 said:
Heh, I guess I will waitout till everything is fixed...
Can anyone test this?
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Doesn't work for me. APN gets "erased" both in HFS and Owain's for me, and it always has.
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Doesn't work for me. APN gets "erased" both in HFS and Owain's for me, and it always has.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24933294 could you try using this ril and letting me know if it helps?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24933294 could you try using this ril and letting me know if it helps?
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I was the one who posted the original lge-ril.rar file for v21y (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1601918&page=4), and calling does not work with anything other than what it was designed for.
I've switched back to trying the stock 2.3.4 and it's been amazing.
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I was the one who posted the original lge-ril.rar file for v21y (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1601918&page=4), and calling does not work with anything other than what it was designed for.
I've switched back to trying the stock 2.3.4 and it's been amazing.
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Hmm, I see... Well I think I'll hold off on that for now. I'm having too much fun playing around with ics roms. Thanks
Yeah, honestly, if I knew what I know now about baseband and calling issues, I wouldn't have updated.
To those who are contemplating on updating - don't update if you want to keep using ICS roms and have a phone that actually calls/receive calls.
Why does LG waste money, time, effort, etc., on updating GB for the G2X when it should be using those resources on ICS for the G2X. If they had, we would have ICS now. Maybe LG did it because it won't be providing ICS for the G2X and thinks that a GB and baseband update is good enough to placate us about updates. If that's what they actually think and did, they're incredibly stupid.
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Why does LG waste money, time, effort, etc., on updating GB for the G2X when it should be using those resources on ICS for the G2X. If they had, we would have ICS now. Maybe LG did it because it won't be providing ICS for the G2X and thinks that a GB and baseband update is good enough to placate us about updates. If that's what they actually think and did, they're incredibly stupid.
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It's T-Mobile's phone. They decide what gets updated and what doesn't. If this was a maintenance release then they pay less for it. A major upgrade to ICS would cost T-Mobile millions of dollars in payments to LG for the update. Since the phone is EOL'd major bug and/or maintenance updates are all you are going to get if you are lucky. Don't expect TMO to pay for ICS, so the G2X, in my best guess, will never get official ICS from LG. If I am wrong then consider yourself very lucky if you get official ICS with properly written drivers.
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It's T-Mobile's phone. They decide what gets updated and what doesn't. If this was a maintenance release then they pay less for it. A major upgrade to ICS would cost T-Mobile millions of dollars in payments to LG for the update. Since the phone is EOL'd major bug and/or maintenance updates are all you are going to get if you are lucky. Don't expect TMO to pay for ICS, so the G2X, in my best guess, will never get official ICS from LG. If I am wrong then consider yourself very lucky if you get official ICS with properly written drivers.
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Correct. I just got off the phone with lg and T-Mobile. First I spoke to lg. They claim they know nothing of a update v21y or any update for g2x and they will have someone call me when they find more info about the updater tool and its updates.
Then I called T-Mobile and made them feel dumb for a while. Finally they said lg is working on a software update. They wouldn't answer what specifically. They even offered to send me a new g2x...Even after they told me they dropped g2x because of all the known issues. I said "isn't that like going to a tire shop to buy flat tires?". They then went on to talk to me about lemon cars in which I replied there are laws that state we are protected from manufacturers over those said "lemons" and people get sued over them.
So I called lg back. Then they say their is an update in the works but wouldn't give anymore information and still deny v21y.
Calling them some more now lol..
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jboxer said:
It's T-Mobile's phone. They decide what gets updated and what doesn't. If this was a maintenance release then they pay less for it. A major upgrade to ICS would cost T-Mobile millions of dollars in payments to LG for the update. Since the phone is EOL'd major bug and/or maintenance updates are all you are going to get if you are lucky. Don't expect TMO to pay for ICS, so the G2X, in my best guess, will never get official ICS from LG. If I am wrong then consider yourself very lucky if you get official ICS with properly written drivers.
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Why should T-Mobile have to pay for LG's frigging bad coding to begin with??
LG were the ones who released this damn phone with all the glitches, and now T-Mobile is expected to pay for it? I'm not even in the United States and that sounds absolutely stupid. If LG wants to lose customers by not providing updates because of a small payment from T-Mobile, then they seriously need to crank there heads around because they're on backwards.
barqers said:
Why should T-Mobile have to pay for LG's frigging bad coding to begin with??
LG were the ones who released this damn phone with all the glitches, and now T-Mobile is expected to pay for it? I'm not even in the United States and that sounds absolutely stupid. If LG wants to lose customers by not providing updates because of a small payment from T-Mobile, then they seriously need to crank there heads around because they're on backwards.
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T-Mobile tested it and allowed it to be released like that. If they didn't approve it then it wouldn't have their crappy bloatware packed in. All manufacturers care about is selling the next phone not customer satisfaction.
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nitrogen618 said:
I'm on CM9, so in order to get the new Baseband is this what you do?
1. I have CWM recovery.. (Do I flash stock recovery first using oneclickflash? Or do I just use LG tools?)
2. Install any rom you want.
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I couldn't get the updater to work with cm7 on the phone.. I had to put on stock 2.3.3, stock recovery, then it detected and installed. Then I did cwm and rooted.
The thing is much snappier. CM7 has some great features that I'm missing, but the phone is operating very smooth. I'm sticking w/ this one for now.
kwes1020 said:
T-Mobile tested it and allowed it to be released like that. If they didn't approve it then it wouldn't have their crappy bloatware packed in. All manufacturers care about is selling the next phone not customer satisfaction.
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Oh I had no idea the mobile carriers tested and permitted phones to be sold with horrible problems.
It's still horrible business practices for both companies involved then.