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xdaII: BIG problems with SIM, texting and using phone HELP!!

I have been having problems with my XDA II for some time, although it used to be relatively trouble-free and give or take a few idiosynchracies has worked properly since unlocking. I don't know if these problems are related or not so I will put them all in one message:
These are the problems:
1) Putting my Spanish SIM card in activates a hard reset 9 times out of 10 (it was fine putting the same card into my son's XDA). Once it did it putting my English SIM back in, but this is usually Ok.
2) Inbox stopped opening -when I click on 'unread messages' it just flickers. It won't open from 'Programs' or from 'New Message' either, nor by opting to send a message from a particular contact.
3) After a hard reset (involuntary) Inbox would open again until I restored my settings, whereupon it wouldn't, so it looks as though it is a dodgy setting.
4) After restoring contacts & appointments only (not settings) Inbox will open but it won't send texts. It sends the text to an ActiveSync folder instead (can't remember which one).
5) Since the above, there is now a new Folder appeared in SMS, entitled 'IPM.Root'. Weird.
6) Whenever I do a soft reset the volume box comes up and it makes a wild beep! beep! beep! beep! beep! beep! until I turn it off and on again.
7) The volume goes off by itself without me touching it: I virtually never hear my phone as volume has gone off again
8)Then there are the synchronisation problems. It often tells me it doesn't recognise my device and I have to set up a new partnership. This is laborious as I have two computers and then have to do it on the other as well...
Somehow I feel that I need a reset that's harder than hard - or do I need a new device?
Will someone help and advise me please!

HELP!! HTC Wizzard!! Tmobile MDA!! DELETE FiLES

Hello.
I need help. My phone is unlocked and prepaid[cingular] so it always makes this noise when i send a message or recieve a message despite the fact that all sounds to the phone are silenced. I tried to silence all notifications and yet it still made the noise. I want to delete the tone all together and maybe put a blank file there that makes no noise. I found the tone its called notify and I tried to erase it but its locked aka the delete button is greyed out. I tried to install a windows unlocker on my phone but a pop up kept comming up saying that the file is not valid/permitted and it could not be downloaded[windows wouldn't allow it]. If you have any methods or solutions for me to solve this problem respond ASAP!!!
Thank yOU!!

Have you tried going to Start->Settings->Personal->Sounds & Notifications, clicking on the Notifications tab and changing your preferences there?

Listen carefully!!!
mizzdenver said:
Hello.
I need help. My phone is unlocked and prepaid[cingular] so it always makes this noise when i send a message or recieve a message despite the fact that all sounds to the phone are silenced. I tried to silence all notifications and yet it still made the noise. I want to delete the tone all together and maybe put a blank file there that makes no noise. I found the tone its called notify and I tried to erase it but its locked aka the delete button is greyed out. I tried to install a windows unlocker on my phone but a pop up kept comming up saying that the file is not valid/permitted and it could not be downloaded[windows wouldn't allow it]. If you have any methods or solutions for me to solve this problem respond ASAP!!!
Thank yOU!!
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I have change this notify.wma file to the one that has the diamond and it works....
First make a sound in wma yours or a blank noised ok?
Then sync your mda to activesync full sync (I mean say yes to all the windows of outlook, uncheck all options of sinced files, contacts, favorites etc etc) to make an association.
Open in activesync "explore" then open the windows folder and drag your file notify to overwrite the other one default file, it works! jeje.
Im from mexico and the noise makes me get mad.
Good luck!

whoa there gunslinger, how mad does it make you? (lol)

Mad
S.V.I said:
whoa there gunslinger, how mad does it make you? (lol)
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Mad as i needto change it!!!! LOL!!!!
so what da heck is gunslinger?
Im not from USA and i cant speak english well.

mizzdenver said:
Hello.
I need help. My phone is unlocked and prepaid[cingular] so it always makes this noise when i send a message or recieve a message despite the fact that all sounds to the phone are silenced. I tried to silence all notifications and yet it still made the noise. I want to delete the tone all together and maybe put a blank file there that makes no noise. I found the tone its called notify and I tried to erase it but its locked aka the delete button is greyed out. I tried to install a windows unlocker on my phone but a pop up kept comming up saying that the file is not valid/permitted and it could not be downloaded[windows wouldn't allow it]. If you have any methods or solutions for me to solve this problem respond ASAP!!!
Thank yOU!!
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You can remove the setting for sending and reciving mesages with snaps advance configutation or SK Tools
Other option is to change the settings by sounds & messages in the settings part personal

lemme help you out here
go here : http://www.ghisler.com/pocketpc.htm
download pocket commander and install it on your phone !
dont ever take it off
and do whatever you want to your registry and files .. wherever they may be
and dont ever let this pesky phone tell you that it cant do what you want it to do !

i cant do that!!
da_jojo said:
lemme help you out here
go here : http://www.ghisler.com/pocketpc.htm
download pocket commander and install it on your phone !
dont ever take it off
and do whatever you want to your registry and files .. wherever they may be
and dont ever let this pesky phone tell you that it cant do what you want it to do !
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WHY I cant do that with my total commander? with some files... like delete some ringtone. even overwrite.

[Q] Windows Phone Unlock Chevron Unique Problem

I have been able to unlock my phone before, but now no matter what I do, I just can't seem to get past the ChevronWP7.exe error of not being able to communicate with the phone after I click unlock.
I think I know why. I had been trying to get my device (Samsung Focus) to be able to be seen as a USB storage device (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915664) . I had messed with the registry keys until I got the desired effect.
Well a couple of days later my phone's screen would turn off as soon as a call was started and would be inaccessible until the call ended, and also the camera wouldn't start under lock. These problems were unrelated, and frustrated me enough to hard reset my phone. I had jailboken it once before, so I figured, how hard could it be to do it again.
I've followed all of the steps TO THE LETTER (from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=938106, and also here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857127), to no avail.
Here are all the registry values for the Windows Phone USB in my computer, as per the article above.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000]
"LocationInformation"="0000.001d.0000.001.002.000.000.000.000"
"Capabilities"=dword:00000000
"HardwareID"=hex(7):55,00,53,00,42,00,5c,00,56,00,49,00,44,00,5f,00,30,00,34,\
00,35,00,45,00,26,00,50,00,49,00,44,00,5f,00,30,00,34,00,45,00,43,00,26,00,\
52,00,45,00,56,00,5f,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,26,00,4d,00,49,00,5f,00,30,\
00,30,00,00,00,55,00,53,00,42,00,5c,00,56,00,49,00,44,00,5f,00,30,00,34,00,\
35,00,45,00,26,00,50,00,49,00,44,00,5f,00,30,00,34,00,45,00,43,00,26,00,4d,\
00,49,00,5f,00,30,00,30,00,00,00,00,00
"CompatibleIDs"=hex(7):55,00,53,00,42,00,5c,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,\
5f,00,66,00,66,00,26,00,53,00,75,00,62,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,5f,\
00,66,00,66,00,26,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,74,00,5f,00,66,00,66,00,00,00,55,00,\
53,00,42,00,5c,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,5f,00,66,00,66,00,26,00,53,\
00,75,00,62,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,5f,00,66,00,66,00,00,00,55,00,\
53,00,42,00,5c,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,5f,00,66,00,66,00,00,00,00,\
00
"ContainerID"="{90a9bbd1-3a2a-5361-ac63-c05b6db1c321}"
"ConfigFlags"=dword:00000000
"ClassGUID"="{eec5ad98-8080-425f-922a-dabf3de3f69a}"
"Driver"="{eec5ad98-8080-425f-922a-dabf3de3f69a}\\0006"
"LowerFilters"=hex(7):57,00,69,00,6e,00,55,00,53,00,42,00,00,00,00,00
"Class"="WPD"
"Mfg"="@oem37.inf,%mfgname%;Microsoft"
"Service"="WUDFRd"
"DeviceDesc"="@oem37.inf,%wphone.devicedesc%;Windows Phone 7"
"FriendlyName"="VenezuelaDan's WP7"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Device Parameters]
"ExtPropDescSemaphore"=dword:00000001
"Interfaces"=hex(7):7b,00,36,00,41,00,43,00,32,00,37,00,38,00,37,00,38,00,2d,\
00,41,00,36,00,46,00,41,00,2d,00,34,00,31,00,35,00,35,00,2d,00,42,00,41,00,\
38,00,35,00,2d,00,46,00,39,00,38,00,46,00,34,00,39,00,31,00,44,00,34,00,46,\
00,33,00,33,00,7d,00,00,00,7b,00,43,00,41,00,33,00,44,00,37,00,33,00,38,00,\
37,00,2d,00,46,00,36,00,37,00,42,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,44,00,41,00,2d,00,42,\
00,42,00,45,00,43,00,2d,00,38,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,36,00,30,00,30,00,46,00,\
45,00,38,00,30,00,30,00,7d,00,00,00,00,00
"DeviceInterfaceGUIDs"=hex(7):7b,00,36,00,41,00,43,00,32,00,37,00,38,00,37,00,\
38,00,2d,00,41,00,36,00,46,00,41,00,2d,00,34,00,31,00,35,00,35,00,2d,00,42,\
00,41,00,38,00,35,00,2d,00,46,00,39,00,38,00,46,00,34,00,39,00,31,00,44,00,\
34,00,46,00,33,00,33,00,7d,00,00,00,7b,00,43,00,41,00,33,00,44,00,37,00,33,\
00,38,00,37,00,2d,00,46,00,36,00,37,00,42,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,44,00,41,00,\
2d,00,42,00,42,00,45,00,43,00,2d,00,38,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,36,00,30,00,30,\
00,46,00,45,00,38,00,30,00,30,00,7d,00,00,00,00,00
"EnableLegacySupport"=dword:00000000
"EnableDefaultAutoPlaySupport"=dword:00000000
"PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell"=dword:00000001
"PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeAutoPlayTab"=dword:00000001
"ShowInShell"=dword:00000000
"UseExtendedWmdm"=dword:00000001
"WMDMSPCLSID"="{63DF72F9-C6BD-40B2-9590-6CD8D468C9D7}"
"Icons"=hex(7):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,77,00,\
70,00,64,00,73,00,68,00,65,00,78,00,74,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,\
00,37,00,30,00,31,00,00,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Device Parameters\WUDF]
"DriverList"=hex(7):5a,00,75,00,6e,00,65,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,\
00,00,00,00,00
"UmdfDispatcher"="WinUSB"
"Exclusive"=dword:00000001
"NumDeviceInterfacesMax"=dword:00000080
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Device Parameters\ZuneDriver]
"TransportClassID"="{E4F7BB36-38CD-4159-83AF-439CE5B521B0}"
"UseWpdPrivateInterface"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Device Parameters\WUDFDiagnosticInfo]
"HostPid"=hex(b):70,16,00,00,00,00,00,00
"LifetimeID"="82458636-056b-41d2-900b-bc7941fab9a3"
"RetrievalMode"=dword:00000000
"RwTransferMode"=dword:00000000
"IoctlTransferMode"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\LogConf]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Control]
"ActiveService"="WUDFRd"
Please help me understand where the heck I went wrong! Am I missing anything, are there any wrong values? I'm aiming for just being able to unlock at this point. This is driving me insane!
Thank you for your help.
Edit:
I've checked any and all possible reasons for not being able to unlock, from using TCPView to kill https processes, to editing the hosts file from having the loopback to windows developer server. I have no other ideas other that this registry is messed up. If anyone (so long as they havent messed with the USB storage thing) could just export that whole registry folder:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00]
and just post it, that would be more than enough. Thank you again.

Solution
It did end up being my registry settings. Went to another computer, installed the Developer Tools, ran ChevronWP7, and voila. Still dont know my problem though, and with the new NoDo update I know I'll have to reset again eventually, so if anyone can shed any light that would be great.

I'd say, uninstall the samsung drivers, remove what's left of these registry keys, install the drivers again and connect your device to recreate the registry keys.

I've already uninstalled the Samsung drivers, and I'll try deleting those registry keys. I've already tried uninstalling and reinstalling both the Windows Phone Deeloper Tools, didn't do very much. Can access just fine through Zune, but any xap deployer (including Microsoft's) and the ChevronWP7 can't.

I deleted the registry key (or rather what I could, some of them were system protected and wouldn't budge when I edited permissions), then uninstalled zune and reinstalled it. I plugged my phone in and everything synced just fine. Tried Chevron, it started and detected my phone was jailbroken. I was also able to deploy xaps. Thanks for the suggestion, saved me from a lot of frustration.

VenezuelaDan said:
I deleted the registry key (or rather what I could, some of them were system protected and wouldn't budge when I edited permissions), then uninstalled zune and reinstalled it. I plugged my phone in and everything synced just fine. Tried Chevron, it started and detected my phone was jailbroken. I was also able to deploy xaps. Thanks for the suggestion, saved me from a lot of frustration.
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You're welcome

I have the same problem as above; Unlocked my Focus, it got re-locked somehow and now I can't re-unlock it, after trying everything. Should I do what OP ended up doing? If so, how do I do that?

I've had a somewhat related issue where something in my PC's registry or user profile was screwing Zune up. I'd get a generic "Please disconnect, restart your phone, and pray" response that never worked. The fix? Recreate my user profile in Windows which has a net effect of giving you all new HKEY_CURRENT_USER stuff. This may be necessary for others in the future, specifically when one computer works differently than another.

VenezuelaDan said:
I have been able to unlock my phone before, but now no matter what I do, I just can't seem to get past the ChevronWP7.exe error of not being able to communicate with the phone after I click unlock.
I think I know why. I had been trying to get my device (Samsung Focus) to be able to be seen as a USB storage device (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915664) . I had messed with the registry keys until I got the desired effect.
Well a couple of days later my phone's screen would turn off as soon as a call was started and would be inaccessible until the call ended, and also the camera wouldn't start under lock. These problems were unrelated, and frustrated me enough to hard reset my phone. I had jailboken it once before, so I figured, how hard could it be to do it again.
I've followed all of the steps TO THE LETTER (from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=938106, and also here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857127), to no avail.
Here are all the registry values for the Windows Phone USB in my computer, as per the article above.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000]
"LocationInformation"="0000.001d.0000.001.002.000.000.000.000"
"Capabilities"=dword:00000000
"HardwareID"=hex(7):55,00,53,00,42,00,5c,00,56,00,49,00,44,00,5f,00,30,00,34,\
00,35,00,45,00,26,00,50,00,49,00,44,00,5f,00,30,00,34,00,45,00,43,00,26,00,\
52,00,45,00,56,00,5f,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,26,00,4d,00,49,00,5f,00,30,\
00,30,00,00,00,55,00,53,00,42,00,5c,00,56,00,49,00,44,00,5f,00,30,00,34,00,\
35,00,45,00,26,00,50,00,49,00,44,00,5f,00,30,00,34,00,45,00,43,00,26,00,4d,\
00,49,00,5f,00,30,00,30,00,00,00,00,00
"CompatibleIDs"=hex(7):55,00,53,00,42,00,5c,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,\
5f,00,66,00,66,00,26,00,53,00,75,00,62,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,5f,\
00,66,00,66,00,26,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,74,00,5f,00,66,00,66,00,00,00,55,00,\
53,00,42,00,5c,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,5f,00,66,00,66,00,26,00,53,\
00,75,00,62,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,5f,00,66,00,66,00,00,00,55,00,\
53,00,42,00,5c,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,5f,00,66,00,66,00,00,00,00,\
00
"ContainerID"="{90a9bbd1-3a2a-5361-ac63-c05b6db1c321}"
"ConfigFlags"=dword:00000000
"ClassGUID"="{eec5ad98-8080-425f-922a-dabf3de3f69a}"
"Driver"="{eec5ad98-8080-425f-922a-dabf3de3f69a}\\0006"
"LowerFilters"=hex(7):57,00,69,00,6e,00,55,00,53,00,42,00,00,00,00,00
"Class"="WPD"
"Mfg"="@oem37.inf,%mfgname%;Microsoft"
"Service"="WUDFRd"
"DeviceDesc"="@oem37.inf,%wphone.devicedesc%;Windows Phone 7"
"FriendlyName"="VenezuelaDan's WP7"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Device Parameters]
"ExtPropDescSemaphore"=dword:00000001
"Interfaces"=hex(7):7b,00,36,00,41,00,43,00,32,00,37,00,38,00,37,00,38,00,2d,\
00,41,00,36,00,46,00,41,00,2d,00,34,00,31,00,35,00,35,00,2d,00,42,00,41,00,\
38,00,35,00,2d,00,46,00,39,00,38,00,46,00,34,00,39,00,31,00,44,00,34,00,46,\
00,33,00,33,00,7d,00,00,00,7b,00,43,00,41,00,33,00,44,00,37,00,33,00,38,00,\
37,00,2d,00,46,00,36,00,37,00,42,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,44,00,41,00,2d,00,42,\
00,42,00,45,00,43,00,2d,00,38,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,36,00,30,00,30,00,46,00,\
45,00,38,00,30,00,30,00,7d,00,00,00,00,00
"DeviceInterfaceGUIDs"=hex(7):7b,00,36,00,41,00,43,00,32,00,37,00,38,00,37,00,\
38,00,2d,00,41,00,36,00,46,00,41,00,2d,00,34,00,31,00,35,00,35,00,2d,00,42,\
00,41,00,38,00,35,00,2d,00,46,00,39,00,38,00,46,00,34,00,39,00,31,00,44,00,\
34,00,46,00,33,00,33,00,7d,00,00,00,7b,00,43,00,41,00,33,00,44,00,37,00,33,\
00,38,00,37,00,2d,00,46,00,36,00,37,00,42,00,2d,00,31,00,31,00,44,00,41,00,\
2d,00,42,00,42,00,45,00,43,00,2d,00,38,00,30,00,30,00,30,00,36,00,30,00,30,\
00,46,00,45,00,38,00,30,00,30,00,7d,00,00,00,00,00
"EnableLegacySupport"=dword:00000000
"EnableDefaultAutoPlaySupport"=dword:00000000
"PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell"=dword:00000001
"PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeAutoPlayTab"=dword:00000001
"ShowInShell"=dword:00000000
"UseExtendedWmdm"=dword:00000001
"WMDMSPCLSID"="{63DF72F9-C6BD-40B2-9590-6CD8D468C9D7}"
"Icons"=hex(7):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,\
00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,77,00,\
70,00,64,00,73,00,68,00,65,00,78,00,74,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,\
00,37,00,30,00,31,00,00,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Device Parameters\WUDF]
"DriverList"=hex(7):5a,00,75,00,6e,00,65,00,44,00,72,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,72,\
00,00,00,00,00
"UmdfDispatcher"="WinUSB"
"Exclusive"=dword:00000001
"NumDeviceInterfacesMax"=dword:00000080
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Device Parameters\ZuneDriver]
"TransportClassID"="{E4F7BB36-38CD-4159-83AF-439CE5B521B0}"
"UseWpdPrivateInterface"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Device Parameters\WUDFDiagnosticInfo]
"HostPid"=hex(b):70,16,00,00,00,00,00,00
"LifetimeID"="82458636-056b-41d2-900b-bc7941fab9a3"
"RetrievalMode"=dword:00000000
"RwTransferMode"=dword:00000000
"IoctlTransferMode"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\LogConf]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00\7&c888580&0&0000\Control]
"ActiveService"="WUDFRd"
Please help me understand where the heck I went wrong! Am I missing anything, are there any wrong values? I'm aiming for just being able to unlock at this point. This is driving me insane!
Thank you for your help.
Edit:
I've checked any and all possible reasons for not being able to unlock, from using TCPView to kill https processes, to editing the hosts file from having the loopback to windows developer server. I have no other ideas other that this registry is messed up. If anyone (so long as they havent messed with the USB storage thing) could just export that whole registry folder:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB\VID_045E&PID_04EC&MI_00]
and just post it, that would be more than enough. Thank you again.
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I had the EXACT same problem with my Focus after unlocking it. I also had been playing with the Diagnosis app, so i figured it was that. I've never touched the registry of my phone...

[REF/TIPS/TRICKS] New Phone? Check here first

Congratulations on your new Purchase. The Tmobile LG G2x is a beast. Like all new devices, you may experience new service options and features you may not be familiar with and may cause some trouble down the line if not set up properly. We also want to make sure you are away of all of the known issues and some faulty units so you are aware and can check while still within a reasonable exchange window.
1. Get Connected! By default you won't be able to access the SD card via USB because it is defaulted to mount the Internal Storage, which requires the LG Driver.
To get around this, or if you only want/need access to the SDCard go to [Settings>SDCard and Phone Storage] and check "Mass Storage Only". This option doesn't require special drivers and will operate like most other phones.
The folder hierarchy is as follows:
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Internal Storage: /sdcard
External Storage: /sdcard/_ExternalSD
1A. How to Delete your LG Drivers to use MASS STORAGE and to advert the Blue Screen of Death:
Obviously on Windows: Go to Start>Control Panel>Programs and Features find "LG Android Drivers" in the list and uninstall.
2. The first big problem on a few handsets is a backlight bleeding. You can test this by viewing a black screen in a dark room. You should have a solid color throughout. If you have really bad bright corners, you may be a victim of the bleed. While not quite a set back, it may be noticeable while watching movies or playing games in the future. If this is something that bothers you, I advise to swap it out for another unit.
3. There seems to be lots of "weird" issues ranging from grayed out options or behaviors such as lockscreen sounds not working. Most are assumed from faulty Titanium Backup restores or by simply skipping the initial setup. It is recommended that if you have done any of these things, to do hard format and set it up manually, recreating backups and program restores.
4. Like other later handsets by Tmobile, you may see WiFi Calling in the App Drawer. It works fantastic and is great for desperate times when you don't have available cell service. What you need to know is that it is ENABLED by default. The problem is WiFi Calling is designed to disable your actual Cell radio to save battery. What this means is that if you enable your Wireless and bounce around stores or in/out of WiFi service, you may be missing calls and messages while you are offline.
I recommend turning WiFi Calling OFF and enabling it only when needed.
5. WiFi is set to go into sleep mode after X amount of inactive minutes to conserve battery also. While a great feature, if used in conjunction with WiFi Calling, you may find your WiFi goes to sleep and you can start missing calls and messages also. To change this to go [Settings>Wireless & networks>WiFi Settings] + Hit Menu>Advanced]:
Change WiFi Sleep Policy to: Never
6. LG, like most other manufactures, develop their own drivers which may or may not be compatible with everything. With the LG G2x we are finding that some Bluetooth profiles may not play nice with your gadgets. Please check these as soon as possible. Some items may be Car Stereos, Specific programs using certain bluetooth profiles, and handheld gadgets such as gamepads or wireless speakers. Most will work but a few reports suggest the drivers may be off. Again, for your satisfaction, please check as soon as possible.
7. Root:
-Enable "USB debugging" [Settings>Applications>Development] and connect your phone to your computer via USB.
-Install ADB Drivers LG Driver.
-Run SuperOneClick: SuperOneClick
-Choose the option "Root".
8. Get rid of Bloatware using Root and Root Explorer (from market):
Here are a list of apps you can delete from the (/system/app/) folder:
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AppPack
TeleNav
NOVA Demo
NFSShift
LMIRescue (LogMeIn.Rescue)
LMIRescueSecurity
EAPK = EA Mobile
MyAccount.apk = "My Account" and "My Device"
ZinioReader
ZinioSettingsProvider
9. There was also a report of using a HTC EVO Micro HDMI cable that shorted out the phone. This was a big deal over in the EVO thread. The problem is the way the cable was made and can short out with the external metal casing. If you purchased one of these I would proceed with caution.
10. If you want to make a solid backup of your current configuration or FLASH ROMS then you'll need ClockworkMod Recovery. There are two current methods to doing this. Both work but this is the best option because you can boot into Recovery via Volume Down + Power in case something gets screwed up and you get thrown into a Bootloop. The other method is by simply downloading Rom Manager via the Market and installing it that way. Although the second method does not allow booting directly into the Recovery console. So just do yourself a favor and download the latest ClockWorkMod NvFlash App for Windows
Feel free to add to this or perhaps add this information to the Wiki. Please give me a THANKS if this information was useful.

thanks, getting phone wendesday and will do all this. shouldn't the charging battery and discharge thing and factory reset be on there also from what i read.

Very helpful! Thanks a lot
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This requires a big Thanks. Good job.

Can you unroot with that method of rooting? I'm afraid to root because I'm not tech and android savvy and have no idea what I am doing. Plus, I have all macintosh computers, will downloading that stuff be a problem?

This is excellent. I figured most of this stuff out on my own, but for anyone still trying to figure out his or her device, you've pretty much taken care of everything. Needs to be stickyed.

Mikeglongo said:
Can you unroot with that method of rooting? I'm afraid to root because I'm not tech and android savvy and have no idea what I am doing. Plus, I have all macintosh computers, will downloading that stuff be a problem?
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For Macs, read this post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1048309

Thanks a lot gubidi, I will look at it when I get a chance. I'm a newbie at this stuff so I hope I don't damage my phone.

No problem, this is my first Android phone too. Developers have really simplified these commands to help out us noobs

How do you reboot? Power + ?????

Mikeglongo said:
Can you unroot with that method of rooting? I'm afraid to root because I'm not tech and android savvy and have no idea what I am doing. Plus, I have all macintosh computers, will downloading that stuff be a problem?
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Well Root just gives you admin access, which means you can do anything. Some programs require root to really get down to business, such as some of the better backup programs so they can backup a lot of the stock apps and personal settings.
Once you root there is no reason to unroot. It doesn't change anything, except permissions.
And not to worry, any application that requires root will pop up asking for access which you can accept or deny.
The main reason for Root is to use Rom Manager, which installs a custom recovery so you can flash custom roms and other files that can alter the look or functionality of certain parts of the OS. If you have no intent on altering the existing OS, you don't need root access.
Without Root, you will still be able to upgrade to new official upgrades and fixes.
ilanad said:
How do you reboot? Power + ?????
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Good question. On my Nexus One you hold the Track Ball, Vol Down, and Power. Lacking a trackball I guess there is not a way. Would be nice since there isn't a "Reboot" in the power menu on stock android.

player911 said:
Well Root just gives you admin access, which means you can do anything. Some programs require root to really get down to business, such as some of the better backup programs so they can backup a lot of the stock apps and personal settings.
Once you root there is no reason to unroot. It doesn't change anything, except permissions.
And not to worry, any application that requires root will pop up asking for access which you can accept or deny.
The main reason for Root is to use Rom Manager, which installs a custom recovery so you can flash custom roms and other files that can alter the look or functionality of certain parts of the OS. If you have no intent on altering the existing OS, you don't need root access.
Without Root, you will still be able to upgrade to new official upgrades and fixes.
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Okay, well I plan on changing the look of the phone most likely, not I think mostly what I want to use it for is to delete bloatware like the t-mobile apps that may be using up a lot of my battery. Then is it worth rooting?
And also once you root it, is it complicated to alter the look and functionality?

My G2X and my Nissan Altima 08 doesn't go well over Bluetooth. No sound. I thought that was fixed in Froyo

good one !

AppPack- is it applicationsProvider.apk?

avetny said:
change the car
(joke)
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Hmm..I will call TMO and ask for a replacement car

notebookgrail said:
Hmm..I will call TMO and ask for a replacement car
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HHAHAHAHAH nice one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

player911 said:
Well Root just gives you admin access, which means you can do anything. Some programs require root to really get down to business, such as some of the better backup programs so they can backup a lot of the stock apps and personal settings.
Once you root there is no reason to unroot. It doesn't change anything, except permissions.
And not to worry, any application that requires root will pop up asking for access which you can accept or deny.
The main reason for Root is to use Rom Manager, which installs a custom recovery so you can flash custom roms and other files that can alter the look or functionality of certain parts of the OS. If you have no intent on altering the existing OS, you don't need root access.
Without Root, you will still be able to upgrade to new official upgrades and fixes.
Good question. On my Nexus One you hold the Track Ball, Vol Down, and Power. Lacking a trackball I guess there is not a way. Would be nice since there isn't a "Reboot" in the power menu on stock android.
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there's a reboot widget in the market. works great.

Can we delete/freeze SmartShare? I guess it only works with LG TVs.

[Q] Application Deployment not working after interopunlock

Having a crazy day. Got the new ChevronWP7 unlock last night. Did the internet sharing interop combo. Now get error trying to reload xap files. Trying to put on accentchanger file.
Error - failed to connect to the device. Ensure that the device is connected..

The xap app is not supported
You have to deploy supported xap only
Ex:
Screen cupturer
Nokia maps
Battery status
Tango, but it is now in marketplace
Some other apps like Native keyboard are not working.
Good luck.
Sent from my 7 Mozart

@verynuclear: Not sure what you think you're trying to say, but it's totally possible to use high-privilege apps like Advanced Config (which does custom accent colors, among other things). You just need Interop Unlock, which is easy on LG, possible (via an app) on Samsung, and difficult but not impossible on HTC (I have it on my HD7).
The problem is that after using the Interop-unlock app on his or her Samsung phone, the OP seems to be having trouble with the XAP deployment tools. @jgibo, I suggest you read and then post in the relevant threads for those apps, rather than starting a new thread.

The main reason for asking question is if the deployment tool stopped working for anyone else. After I got Chevron on there I was able to install screen capture, accent changer. Screen capture worked. So I removed accent changer and followed instructions for interop unlock install. Then saw the thread for internet sharing and interop in one. Installed that to phone. Got internet sharing Then tried a few different xap files and couldn't install any. So did that xap mess something up? Guess I will look elsewhere for answers.
This is all they have on MSDN site.
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This can be caused by several reasons, including if the device is off. If the device is already connected, sometimes disconnecting and then reconnecting the device may fix the problem. Rebooting the device may also fix this problem

You do have internet sharing OFF right? You can not deploy XAP's with ICS on. I don't mean to be rude but it really does pay to read the whole post when someone gives instructions on how to do something before saying it messed up your whatever.
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As long as your device is unlocked in some way (Developer/Chevron/Other) you can get internet sharing on your Samsung phone.
1.) First install the WP Dev Tools and unlock your Samsung phone.
2.) Use the Application Deployment tool to send THIS to your phone. You do not need to run it and you can delete it after it has been deployed.
3.) Install the Diagnosis app by typing ##634#
4.) After the Diagnosis app starts type *#9908# and select 'System Tweaks' press 'Save' then 'Close' and RESTART your phone.
5.) Your phone now has internet sharing and as a bonus is interop unlocked!
PS: You need to have a recent firmware on your phone or your diagnosis app and drivers will not be new enough to work.
EDIT: I built the file depoyer app using the tools provided by Heathcliff74 so many thanks to him! Also ADC is built in as well so no need to worry about that and I also upped the max number of connections from 3 to 5 devices.
NOTE: If you have internet sharing turned on (active hotspot) you will not be able to deploy XAP's untill it is turned off. Also, as with any xap, you need to have your screen unlocked to deploy.
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Of course if you have ICS off then I'm sorry for this little rant and all I can suggest is restarting your phone and PC and trying again.

ICS is and was off. Found other posts with same message. Currently reinstalling dev tools. I do IT support for a living and hate havinng to do troubleshooting on my own stuff From past experience with computers it is either a coincidence or cause when a new problem occurs. Hence the questions asked. I do remember seeing an odd usb error in system try when I was doing step 4. Did a troubleshoot on my Focus connection but that didn't help. Also tried all usb connections. If the reinstall doesn't work will have to get my htpc out and try on it.

Reinstall didn't work. Since it stopped after running system tweaks I am trying again. Wish the instructions had a note on how long after hitting the save button before it was done. Has the Loading GPRS Profile for System Tweaks on screen. I think I may have hit the close button yesterday while is was still showing Loading. Right now I am not touching phone till I see it go away. Unless you are supposed to hit close right after hitting save.

The settings are applied almost instantly, as soon as it says loaded after you hit save then you can hit close and restart. Another user stated they had to turn ICS on then off again before he could deploy XAPs. Another question, you haven't turned on wired tethering have you? I ask because if you don't set your phone back to Zune sync you also will get the error you are getting.
EDIT: Main question, does Zune see your phone when you plug it in at all? Can you sync media? Cause if you can't you have another issue that is beyond anything my XAP could have done.

That kind of worked. Turned on ICS then back off. Got Advanced Config to install. Now get UnauthorizedAcessException. Click ok and app closes. Go from one issue to another.