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My captivate works fine when running a non rooted stock rom, but as soon as I root it and load my apps it starts to get random shutdowns, so it's not overclocking or undervolting. I'm on darky's right now, and I am getting several shutdowns a day. I tried un installing multiple apps with root access to no avail.. Is it possible for a non root app to cause shut downs? I sent my phone in and it was sent back just fine because it was on stock eclair. I don't want to have to trade it in for an iphone but if it continues to shut down I will. Is there any way to diagnose the problem, or even fix it? I think it is an app issue.
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Did you try a different kernel? All phones react different, I can't currently use i9000 roms. Worth a shot.
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I tried Darky's and I got the same thing. I have switched to FireFly and have had no problems at all. Paragon is a good ROM as well.
I had the same problem but I would only have the majority of my shut downs within the first 10% of my battery after a full charge. After that for the most part, it would be just fine after that. I'm using cog 4.1 and have been for the last few months and I can count on 1 hand the number of times it shut off. I found that after a full charge,immediately after taking it off the charger, reboot the phone and it runs all day with no problem since I started doing that.
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My best guess is that the officially confirmed bad ram problem is to blame. the rooted apps might be accessing bad sections of the ram and causing crashes. It makes sense that the frequency changes depending on which rom you are using since they all handle ram management differently
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See I would think it was my kernel or rom if it didnt happen on stock eclair. It happens at any battery percentage.. I really don't know what to do. I might be able to trade it for an Iphone 3gs.. I really want to keep the phone but it seems like I might be stuck with a permanently shutting down phone.. which I can't keep.
How long have you had it? I just returned mine for a new/refurbed one a few days ago. I bought mine in Oct. I'm lucky enough to have a ATT service store near me. Went in, told them I had the shut down problem. Swapped phones and out the door. They are honoring the 1yr replacement from Samsung. Got a 1009 that has perfect GPS, for now, haha.
I got mine refurb, and sent it in to samsung, no go. Do you think an att store in a mall would honor the one year?
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Since yours was refurbed, I think the warranty is limited by everyone to 30 days. Mine was new. One of the few perks to NOT getting a refurb.
I had same problem running seremdipity . Now i run continue and no more shut downs. I guess u should try other Rom like mentioned before
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Give AT&T a call via 611 or their 800 number. I think the refurb policy is actually 90 days, but from my experience, if you complain hard enough and be rational and reasonable about your requests, they usually budge. I had the same shut down problem with my captivate. First thing they did was send me a new battery in case that was the problem, didn't have to return my original battery so I now have 2. Then after another call back, they told me to go to the service center and I swapped it out in under 3 minutes no problem. Just make sure to Odin to stock before returning your phone.
install setcpu app and set your min clock to 200 that helped some people with shutdown issues
I'm new to these forums so I'm not really sure if this is a known problem but I'll give you guys a little background of what lead to my issue.
So I rooted my Droid X last night using SuperOneClick and worked fine. Downloaded a bunch of root apps including ROM Manager and Bootstrap. I backed up my phone using bootstrap perfectly fine and everything was working good until this afternoon when I did another backup after getting rid of a few old unused apps. During the back up process, my phone crashes and goes into the reboot screen. It stayed on the M logo for a good half hour. I finally pulled the battery and loaded into recovery mode. I attempted to restore my backup from the previous night multiple times but it kept freezing in the middle of the process. After several battery pulls (I know not a very good idea but i didn't know what else to do) my X finally turned on normally but it was like a brand new phone. I don't know much about the backup process but from what I've read, my phone is supposed to be just like how it was, now restored.
I've linked my google account so I can get everything back, my photos/videos are still there and from the apps that I've tried to use, they're like the way they were (haven't tried any games yet because theyre still downloading).
However I'm tempted to try another attempt at loading my back up now that I'm home but is it a good idea? Or is linking google accounts the way bootstrap backs up apps? My phone is currently still downloading all my old apps that i got off the marketplace so I might just wait until thats finished, then maybe think about.
BTW: For some reason my phone can't connect to 3G either. Earlier today it was fine and I was even surprised that I got 3G at work which I never get. But half way through the day it just went back to normal phone connection. I thought it was because of my work but now that I'm back at my house I still don't have 3G connection. Is this an issue with my phone or do you think it's just my connection?
Thanks so much for the help
I upgraded using the LG tool and everything went fine. Setup the ROM from scratch and all was well but then I kept having these issues so I shelved the G2X and went back to Sensation UNTIL T-mobile released what I thought would be a newer official build.
The fact that they are putting out V21E as the official GB build is downright sad and pathetic. After many months of promising an update they can't even get a release out there that's not busted. I know it is possible but it seems only HTC and perhaps Samsung know how to write software...my old Droid Incredible, friends Evo 4G and now Sensation are rock solid and everything just works. Samsung Nexus S and Galaxy variants also just mainly work.
I had these issues for the 24 hours I used the G2X with V21E - I got fed up and stopped using it but I'm sure there are others.
- Several times phone rang/vibrated due to incoming call so I answered the call which worked BUT the phone kept vibrating like it was still ringing even while I'm talking to the other person. Only solution is to hang up call and call back. Doesn't happen every time but happened quite often.
- Bluetooth is buggy as hell. Sometimes a device that's paired won't connect unless I powercycle the BT on the phone.
-- I was listening to music once with A2DP headset and a call came in. I answered the call and everything was great. I hung up the call and now no BT audio would come through the headset or even the phone speaker no matter what I did. Turn off BT/turn on, etc. Only solution was to powercycle
--Later on was using the phone, connected my paired A2DP headset to the G2X and almost instantly the phone screen turned off and it locked up. Had to pull the battery
- Weird issue with apps like (edit: Google's podcast app not HTC) Listen. Will play for a while and then all of a sudden stop playing and nothing I can do will get it to play again unless I uninstall/reinstall the app. Never happened on Froyo or CM7.
- Gets very warm - battery app showed the temp being well over 35 degrees celcius most times I looked and I wasn't even using the phone much.
- Was using the Google reader to read articles and all of a sudden the phone started slowing down and then it just froze with the screen on. Nothing I did would get a response from it. Power + vol up didn't work. had to pull the battery.
I mean this is freaking ridiculous. I have the Sensation setup with the exact same apps, launcher, settings, everything and I have ZERO issues. This is simply crappy software and LG should be ashamed.
FWIW, CM7 latest nightlies I never had ANY of these problems but A2DP doesn't work on CM7 so can't use it daily. Once A2DP starts working on CM7 I might give it another shot.
I'm definitely done with LG for a while.
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- Several times phone rang/vibrated due to incoming call so I answered the call which worked BUT the phone kept vibrating like it was still ringing even while I'm talking to the other person. Only solution is to hang up call and call back. Doesn't happen every time but happened quite often.
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This happens a lot in Stock Froyo for me. Sad to hear it's not fixed in GB!
Lightning Blue said:
This happens a lot in Stock Froyo for me. Sad to hear it's not fixed in GB!
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Weird, I had reboots and SOD problems in Froyo but otherwise I had NO other issues in Froyo - when the phone wasn't rebooting or turned off it worked perfectly. This GB build has way more problems for me than Froyo.
Solid here..... Not a bad update imo
Same here I haven't experienced any of these problems, not even in Frito either. The update overall has done it all for me. I would try reinstalling the update again if I were you
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Those of you with problems should try doing a Factory Reset.
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moshe22 said:
Those of you with problems should try doing a Factory Reset.
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I did, note how I said I set it up from scratch. There is BOUND to be issues with this because the kernel is the same as froyo - many of the problems were caused by the kernel and since that hasn't changed, how would the issues be fixed? CM7 might fix issues because it's a different kernel.
My phone is now freezing up!!! WTH! Three times since the update in less than 12 hours. I wanted to call Tmobile customer service to cancel my Value Plan i switched to a day earlier but couldn't. I had to remove the battery and reset the phone before making my call.
I told them I didn't want to spend $200 for the migration fee and then be stuck in a new 2 year contract with this G2X phone and pay a $200 if I leave that Value Plan contract or spend full price on a phone to replace this junk. I went back to my 1500 mins, unlim text, 5 gb data for $79.99 plus %15 discount on that. The person I spoke with was surprised this new update was having issues. She knew this phone had bugs because her friend had this phone. She also knew they took it off their website and just brought it back with Gingerbread.
She said she will make a note in my account to give me a full upgrade credit because I am on my second phone and I told her that I was going to leave to Sprint! Hopefully my phone wont cause me to smash it before the Samsung Hercules comes out on Sept 26.
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My phone is now freezing up!!! WTH! Three times since the update in less than 12 hours. I wanted to call Tmobile customer service to cancel my Value Plan i switched to a day earlier but couldn't. I had to remove the battery and reset the phone before making my call.
I told them I didn't want to spend $200 for the migration fee and then be stuck in a new 2 year contract with this G2X phone and pay a $200 if I leave that Value Plan contract or spend full price on a phone to replace this junk. I went back to my 1500 mins, unlim text, 5 gb data for $79.99 plus %15 discount on that. The person I spoke with was surprised this new update was having issues. She knew this phone had bugs because her friend had this phone. She also knew they took it off their website and just brought it back with Gingerbread.
She said she will make a note in my account to give me a full upgrade credit because I am on my second phone and I told her that I was going to leave to Sprint! Hopefully my phone wont cause me to smash it before the Samsung Hercules comes out on Sept 26.
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Looks like I'm not the only one.
I just got T-Mobile to send me a replacement G2X on Thursday so will see if I have same issues. At this point I truly believe I have a hardware issue.
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I can't help to think that theres some app people are installing that's causing some of these issues. My phone has been perfect in operation, but froyo was great too.
People need to understand that the tegra 2 has some compatibility issues as well with some apps.
Uninstall everything 3rd party, use the phone for a day and see what probs you have.
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I've had issues after a factory reset and not installing anything. Further I'm not keeping a phone that limits the apps I can install. I've got the same exact set of apps on my Sensation and it works perfectly. Its not like I have a ton of apps either, just the ones I need.
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No problems so far. I love GB. My bluetooth now syncs with my radio which it wasn't doing with Froyo.
i've had none of these issues. i have had issues like this in the past with a bad flash.
Well I'm getting a replacement G2X that either will come with the update (doubt it) or I'll use OTA to get the update so if after that it doesn't work. I give up.
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I'm definitely done with LG for a while.
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OK.
I hope you have better luck with your new phone. The Sensation is a piece of garbage according to many. It is all up to luck apparently. It is weird how some have no issues and some have continual issues.
I'm starting to think I have bad hardware too, I'm having more problems with GB than I did with Froyo!
What did you tell them to get a warranty exchange? I was thinking of calling and just overwhelming them with info.
Just worried the replacement device could be worse!
I can't adjust the damn touch key brightness. It is making me crazy. Also the screen is not as responsive as it was with Froyo.
and of course the battery still sucks, but apparently android is a flawed system that just sucks battery for no reason at all. I hope the google/android folks get their stuff together one of these days. I really miss my HD2 battery life. You would think a bigger battery and newer operating system would be more efficient, but crappy battery life seems to be the norm. The tmobile guber that sold me my phones assured me I would get the same life out of the battery, but he was very wrong.
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I'm starting to think I have bad hardware too, I'm having more problems with GB than I did with Froyo!
What did you tell them to get a warranty exchange? I was thinking of calling and just overwhelming them with info.
Just worried the replacement device could be worse!
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They make you go through troubleshooting so I just answered their questions and she said, fine we'll send you a replacement. Just tell them you have a G2X that has been rebooting/turning off and that even after the update it still happens. That's what I did.
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Looks like I'm not the only one.
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Nope you're not the only one. My G2x today decided for the first time to freeze while I was using it. Plus with this update I get less signal than I had before.
This phone and how tmobile handled it in my situation left a foul taste in my mouth forcing me to switch to Sprint and the HTC EVO 4G. So far its been a happy switch, my phone hasn't locked up, no reboots, doesn't overheat and battery lasted me about 30 hours with moderate use (web browsing for about 30mins, 1hr phone call, and about 2hrs overall on xda) also had WiFi on plus Bluetooth.
Sadly I lost 4G data since Sprint doesn't have any 4G towers in my area yet. But @ $110 a month for unlimited everything and no data throttling it was a good move, plus nice to have signal while at home. WiFi calling worked whenever it felt like so it was no more reliable than plain cell service.
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ok so i was running EP1f and had no major complaints (buttons didnt back light) so when i EP1W came out i ended up running it and absolutely loved it! everything worked and i actually liked my phone with the exception of loosing the stock basic android keyboard that was in EP1F (not the samsung added crap or the one in the market) but after about 2-3 weeks on EP1W i started having huge overheating issues and then i couldn't connect to any data (LTE, CDMA,WIFI) and then guess what!?! my phone decided that it wouldn't recognize the sim card so i truck down to verizon and get a new sim and no sooner than i walk out of the store does my phone decide that that sim isnt good enough either! so i get another new sim card and head home reflash back to stock 2.2 and still no data ability and the sim card malfunctions... verizon was clueless and refereed me to samsung who promptly wanted the phone back!
anyone else have anything like this ?
Eh. It happens. Just back up all your stuff, restock it, and get Sammy to send you a replacement.
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Yep, already did.. samsung is much easier to deal with than moto!
I've been getting alot of overheating here lately and don't know why. Do I just call the Samsung customer service people?
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Eris _2.1_2010 said:
I've been getting alot of overheating here lately and don't know why. Do I just call the Samsung customer service people?
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Iv been having it too i just went to VZW and they ordered me a replacement
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I'd like to stay away from Verizon. I'm on my third replacement now.
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Eris _2.1_2010 said:
I'd like to stay away from Verizon. I'm on my third replacement now.
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Why would you want to stay away? It's not your fault the phone is having problems.
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Well i'm coming from the Fascinate and got a replacement DC and that one had USB problems, then #2 upon first boot had lockups and reboots. Tried to rom it and that didn't help at all. And the DC I have now overheats and becomes unresponsive to touch when charging. So in short I'm tired of replacements and would like a brand new DC, but that won't happen.
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I'd stay away from verizon too and go thru the manufacturer. Verizon does in house "refurbishing" sometimes. Someone gets their phone replaced>defective phone goes back to warehouse>warehouse does in house testing - doesn't find an issue, though truly defective>warehouse deems defective device "no trouble found">defective device goes back into stock and eventually out to another consumer as a replacement>consumer has issue with that device. And this cycle can repeat countless times.
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ticholas said:
I'd stay away from verizon too and go thru the manufacturer. Verizon does in house "refurbishing" sometimes. Someone gets their phone replaced>defective phone goes back to warehouse>warehouse does in house testing - doesn't find an issue, though truly defective>warehouse deems defective device "no trouble found">defective device goes back into stock and eventually out to another consumer as a replacement>consumer has issue with that device. And this cycle can repeat countless times.
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i had that issue with my OG droid... i had 8 or 9 in less than a year... finally went to MOTO and they gave me a whole lot of hell but finally after 6 months of fighting they gave me a D2G which i keep as a back up... as for samsung i called and within 5 min they had emailed me shipping labels and set up my repair ticket...
Now with Samsung is it like VZW where they send out a replacement first and then I return the defective one? And you think they would send a new one instead of a owned one?. I swear we need a Carfax of sorts for these phones lol.
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Okay, so a few weeks back I rooted my Atrix. All went fine. After a while i started having some major issues. I couldn't get a lot of apps, because my devise was not supported on the markets. I started getting dead spots in my screen, and it just started just glitching out all the time. Also, some apps that I KNEW were supposed to be on the market I couldn't find on my phone.
Today I decided to factory reset. I backed up my contacts and photos to the sd card (for some reason it still deleted my photo's). I reset my phone. Now, I have a whole lot more problems.
Most of the dead spots are gone, I still have one, so that I will say is a non issue. I cannot update my phone. There is an update waiting for me to install, but when my phone goes to do it, it installs about 2/3rds of the way and then rolls back. No clue why, it just says the update cannot be installed.
Firefox and facebook (and others, these are just the ones I use the most) are non existent on the market place. I know they exist, but i cannot find them. I really am not sure why, but this is annoying. Apps are force closing all over the place.
I know there are other things wrong with it, I just can't think of anything else without bursting a vessel.
My phone has basically become useless. I am really tempted to see how many pieces I can get my lawnmower to turn it into. Any help at all will be very appreciated!
Oh, I have an ATT Atrix.
same thing happened to my sisters atrix
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Got 1 back in july, rooted it, ran great for 3 days, then did alot of what youre describing, but id also get an android process force close & the phone would shut down. My buddy's did the same thing. We ditched them
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