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Well I ordered a G2X the other day and finally I received it. It came with Gingerbread 2.3.3 from the factory. (worked flawlessly) Keep reading.
After a couple days I wanted to try out CM7 on it. So, I rooted the phone by using NVflash and doing all that good stuff, then I flashed the phone with (Gingerbread OTA 2.3.3 Rooted flashable zip v1.0.0) I couldn't get root with SuperOneClick so that was my only option. Well I got root and that's when the fun started.
I installed CM7 on it, seemed to run fine, looked fine. But simple me, I wanted to go back to Plane jane 2.3.3 So, I did all the usual stuff (backing up, wiping data, formatting caches), then I ran OneClickRecoveryFlasher...and restored the phone with LG-P999-V10f.zip (supposedly a stock flash for 2.2.2)
well it all seemed to work fine apon finishing. It booted fine, ran ok. However now I have some really bad problems. The major one is that my wifi doesn't work worth a damn now, the connection is highly intermittent. I can't use the market to download apps because it dies out often, along with anything else network related. (browsing works 5% of the time) You catch my drift. My other android phones have no trouble with anything. Now here where it gets weird, I supposedly restored my phone back to stock. However, the phone reports a proper android version 2.2.2 which is what I flashed it to. However it shows kernel 2.6.32.9 Baseband is July 15th 2011. When I use LG's phone update tool it says I am running V21E which is Gingerbread 2.3.3 ...but that's not true because it is actually 2.2.2
I have no clue what to do, I am stuck. I just want to either have a stock G2X running either 2.2.2 or 2.3.3
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Well I ordered a G2X the other day and finally I received it. It came with Gingerbread 2.3.3 from the factory. (worked flawlessly) Keep reading.
After a couple days I wanted to try out CM7 on it. So, I rooted the phone by using NVflash and doing all that good stuff, then I flashed the phone with (Gingerbread OTA 2.3.3 Rooted flashable zip v1.0.0) I couldn't get root with SuperOneClick so that was my only option. Well I got root and that's when the fun started.
I installed CM7 on it, seemed to run fine, looked fine. But simple me, I wanted to go back to Plane jane 2.3.3 So, I did all the usual stuff (backing up, wiping data, formatting caches), then I ran OneClickRecoveryFlasher...and restored the phone with LG-P999-V10f.zip (supposedly a stock flash for 2.2.2)
well it all seemed to work fine apon finishing. It booted fine, ran ok. However now I have some really bad problems. The major one is that my wifi doesn't work worth a damn now, the connection is highly intermittent. I can't use the market to download apps because it dies out often, along with anything else network related. (browsing works 5% of the time) You catch my drift. My other android phones have no trouble with anything. Now here where it gets weird, I supposedly restored my phone back to stock. However, the phone reports a proper android version 2.2.2 which is what I flashed it to. However it shows kernel 2.6.32.9 Baseband is July 15th 2011. When I use LG's phone update tool it says I am running V21E which is Gingerbread 2.3.3 ...but that's not true because it is actually 2.2.2
I have no clue what to do, I am stuck. I just want to either have a stock G2X running either 2.2.2 or 2.3.3
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You are probably going to have use Xboarders ROM then flash the unroot.zip he has in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158513.
See if that works to get you back to 2.3.3 completely stock.
It says that because it checks the baseband to see how recent it was, that's why it thinks you're on v21e.
As of now, there's no way to flash back to the old baseband, since people don't include the baseband in their ROMs, as that can cause a whole host of problems. The solution is to do exactly what tidewaterns said, that just gives you a little extra background info.
I am going to give this a try and see what happens, I will post results.
Well I tried the slimmed down version of Xboarders's rom and it seems to be working well so far. I originally installed his Stock OTA rom and that's when I started having problems. Oh well. thanks guys for all the help.
Crash course about root and roms: Superoneclick roots the rom you have in place. Flashing xboarders rom didn't "give you root" for the other roms you flashed, it is simply one rom out of many that is pre-rooted by the dev who packaged it up. When you flash it you have a rom that is rooted. If you had flashed CM7 (another rom that provides root access to its system files) then you'd have had a different rom that was pre-rooted by its dev.
Are you catching what I'm saying? Flashing xboarders rom didn't "give you root" any more than CM7 "gave you root." Root is built in to those roms.
If you want to restore to an unrooted stock rom browse the threads in the development section. There are a couple of stock nandroid backups posted that you can restore via clockworkmod recovery and then you'll have a stock unrooted rom. You can even do that and still have clockworkmod recovery in case you want to flash a different rom to your phone again.
And PLEASE remember when flashing from one rom to a different rom, WIPE WIPE WIPE data, cache, dalvik cache, then flash rom, then fix permissions, then reboot. This will save you SO MANY headaches.
G2X CM7
I learned something new Thanks for the info. And yes, this last time when I installed, I wiped and formatted just about everything I could possibly do, including fix permissions..seemed to do the trick.
beast6228 said:
I learned something new Thanks for the info. And yes, this last time when I installed, I wiped and formatted just about everything I could possibly do, including fix permissions..seemed to do the trick.
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Sweet! If you're simply updating to a newer version of the same rom you can probably get away with just wiping cache and dalvik cache and then flashing. Its just when you switch to a totally different rom that you need to do a full wipe. Gives you a clean slate to start with.
G2X CM7
I'm curious about one thing though. What would I accomplish by using Nandroid and flashing a bin? I see there is a BIN_LGP999AT-01-V10f-310-260-MAR-27-2011+0.zip file that is available for this phone, although I have no clue on how to install Nandroid. Anyways, wouldn't flashing a BIN be the ultimate way to restore the G2X?
My phone shuts down all by it's self once or twice a day. It occurs on multiple roms. I really want to find out why. Can someone tell me how I can log wat happens?
Since I don't know when and why it shuts down I would likely need a logger wich writes to a log file so I can look back what the problem is.
I suspect it to be a hardware problem... (Don't hope so but it happens on multiple roms)
Thanks everybody
What kernels have been used with the roms?
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
The used kernels were default kernels of the roms I used. Problem started wen using CM7 alpha. and now using Android Revolution with Faux123
Frazzy said:
My phone shuts down all by it's self once or twice a day. It occurs on multiple roms. I really want to find out why. Can someone tell me how I can log wat happens?
Since I don't know when and why it shuts down I would likely need a logger wich writes to a log file so I can look back what the problem is.
I suspect it to be a hardware problem... (Don't hope so but it happens on multiple roms)
Thanks everybody
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Same for me, but ONLY with Revo HD ROM...
SadMac said:
Same for me, but ONLY with Revo HD ROM...
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You don't have it in any other ROM?
I had the same problem before, I changed my kernel to bricked 0.91 and the problems are gone now.
I'm downloading Insertcoin rom now. I'll report back if the problem still occurs.
Frazzy said:
My phone shuts down all by it's self once or twice a day. It occurs on multiple roms. I really want to find out why. Can someone tell me how I can log wat happens?
Since I don't know when and why it shuts down I would likely need a logger wich writes to a log file so I can look back what the problem is.
I suspect it to be a hardware problem... (Don't hope so but it happens on multiple roms)
Thanks everybody
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Change kernels. Go from 1.5ghz to 1.2 via daemon controller or another CPU adjuster.
The bricked 0.91 also fixes most issues too as stated above
Sent from my HTC Sensation in UR-Quan subspace.
Before you suspect Hardware.. Check first your software.. I'f i were you, i'll back up all my roms.. full / super wipe, then check it on by one.. lets say IC for first 2 days then ARHD on the 3nd-4th day.. If it does not shut down, it only means one thing, its not HARDWARE, it can be software.. Check also your chosen Kernel on your flashed ROM.. there might be an incompatibility running multiple different roms and kernels..
hope i'd help.. click thanks if i enlighten you so far..
Okay, I'm back from a weekend away.
What I did before I went away (Friday afternoon) is:
- Reboot to Recovery
- Wipe cache, wipe dalvik, wipe data
- install zip: Super-wipe (just to be sure)
- Install zip: InsertCoin 3.3.0
- install zip: InsertCoin 3.3.1
It all went well until Saturday evening. It was off when I got it out of my pocket. i tried to turn it on and it booted up. If it is on there is no problem at all. It stays on all the time...... Until I unlock my sim with my personal code. 2 seconds atfter that the phone turns off...
Since the problem reoccurred I tried the following things:
- Wipe cache, reboot (problem still exists)
- Wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, reboot (problem still exists)
- Wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, wipe data, reboot (problem still exists)
- Wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, wipe data, Super-Wipe, re-install rom, reboot (problem still exists)
Is there a way to test the hardware to rule it out? The problem occurred in three different roms and got worse. I really can't see how this could be a software problem.
I'm now going to download the latest stock rom and see what happens...
I had the same problem I'm on tmobile sensation 4g in the us and I think all us sensations have the problem... When I was using any rom that was based on the experimental sense 3.5 base my phone would turn off/crash I tried all different Roms but the problem still occured, I though about it and installed revolution hd with sense 3.0 and still on the old base and the problem is gone. I'm waiting for the official release of the new sense 3.5. Hope it helps
I had the problem on 3.5 and non 3.5 based roms. CM7, Android revolution XE, android revolution sense 3.5 and Insert Coin XE sense 3.5. The last one I mentioned was the worst and I even couldn't get past the security code.
I now installed a shipped Rom. Let's see what happens.
In my first post I asked if there was a log file in which I can see why it shuts down. can anyone shed a light on that?
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I had the problem on 3.5 and non 3.5 based roms. CM7, Android revolution XE, android revolution sense 3.5 and Insert Coin XE sense 3.5. The last one I mentioned was the worst and I even couldn't get past the security code.
I now installed a shipped Rom. Let's see what happens.
In my first post I asked if there was a log file in which I can see why it shuts down. can anyone shed a light on that?
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I am having the same problems. I tried all of the same roms you have tried and as of last week I have decided to unroot my phone and return it to stock rom and recovery. after a week I am still getting the same random reboots. the only non stock part of my phone is that it is still S-Off, but I think im going to have to learn how to put stock S-On and go yell at the T-mobile guys to see if I can get a new phone.
If you can come up with anything better I would be willing to try it. the reboots are killing me.
This issue sucks. I'm glad I'm not the only one that has it though lol. I've also gone back to stock rom, no root/S-ON etc. Just to rule out the possibility that it's something funky going on with custom roms, kernels etc. So far I do still have random shutdowns, possibly a little less than I did before, but still there nonetheless. To get S-ON again, flash the RUU appropriate for your phone, then get into fastboot and type
fastboot oem writesecureflag 3
and then
fastboot reboot-bootloader
More on all this is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1201773
As far as logs to track down what is going on, I think it might be in lastkmsg. Unfortunately I don't know exactly where to find that or what to look for exactly.
And as stated twice before me, the problem still exists. I'm going to undo all changes to the Sensation and see what happens. If the problem is still there the phone will go back for warranty.
And again my old trustworthy HD2 saves the day as a backup...
I've never experience having a reboot with a super wipe then flashing a custom rom.. i do it almost everyday.. maybe its already a hardware since software installation (roms, and kernels) are clean when you do the flashing.. Has your phone experience some accidents? like fell on the ground?
Not that I know of.
I'm not new to flashing and I'm a real flashoholic. Nothing ever went wrong with flashing. Where other people would have problems with a certain ROM I could always enjoy the Rom without trouble.
I installed the eu version of the shipped roms. the problem seems to be different again. Nof it shuts down far less then before but I have to pull the battery to get it to boot up again.
I hope I have enough time today to S-on the phone. Does anybody know if the box states which version number it was shiped with? I know it's EU but there are different version numbers. (or is that not impotant)
Thanks for your help everybody.
I think the problem is the battery. I bought a new battery, the evo3d batery and so far I have not had this issue again.
Problem is solved. I got a free board swap and now everything is working again. So it was a hardware defect.
Thanks for the help all.
Hi,
I have had a TF101 for over a year. However it was used by someone else who upgraded it 0.17 and when it came to be me was unreliable and would often randomly reboot and then get stuck on the 'EEEpad' screen (before it says ASUS etc).
I am new to Android (been on webOS for a few years) so rooting etc is new ground for me, but I am pretty technical. Had lots of webOS patches and overclocking installed.
I 'upgraded' to 0.24 and then started reading as much as I can on this site after the reboots remained. I now realise I made two fundamental mistakes
1) Going to 0.24 at all seems to be a no-no from what I'v read.
2) I didn't do a clean restart before upgrading.
I'm not too worried about staying with stock but I do need the thing not to re-boot as often (15 times yesterday !!), so I am wondering.
1) Is 0.24 on a factory reset machine better for rebooting ? If so how do I get back to that state given that I have 0.24 already so can't reset and then re-install 0.24 (as I think I should have) ?
2) Is the only way to make it reliable to go for a customised ROM/Kernel/Bootloader etc ?
3) If (2) is true and I need a different ROM/kernel etc which is the most reliable ?
I know I need to do the downgrade, root, clockworkmod etc but can probably handle that from other threads.
Many thanks for anyone taking the time to respond.
1: A factory reset *May* help, but there's problems with official ICS anyway.. I haven't tried stock ICS and have no intention of trying it with all the horrid reports I read.
2: I would say this is your best option, put a ROM on, you won't regret it.
3: You will need to flash a ROM, boot it once, then wipe caches again and flash a kernel. As for kernel IMO your best choice is Guevor's kernel, (I'm using v20.6 and it's perfect.) As far as ROM I recommend ARHD or Revolver if you like stock look, and Megatron or AOKP if you like AOSP based roms. (its all preference here)
15 reboots in one day? Have you tried a factory reset yet? That sounds excessive.
But I have zero problems with ARHD 3.4 and Guevors kernel.
As the 2 previous posters suggest - I think a factory reset could possibly help.
If not then I would root, and install a custom ROM. I'm using Revolver and stock kernel with zero RR or SOD. I tried Guevor's kernel and it just didn't agree with my particular TF-101. I also tried ARHD and it worked great but I just prefer the aesthetics of Revolver. Good luck and I sure hope you get your reboot issues fixed soon.
Many thanks for the help, I will do a factory reset.
I suspect that won't work so will look in to rooting and custom roms etc.
I gather I need to downgrade ?
I know there are instructions out there so I will go and have a look at them in preperation !
Thanks again.
rege0039 said:
Many thanks for the help, I will do a factory reset.
I suspect that won't work so will look in to rooting and custom roms etc.
I gather I need to downgrade ?
I know there are instructions out there so I will go and have a look at them in preperation !
Thanks again.
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As you have had the unit over a year --> old serial# --> it has to be nvflash-able. So you have an option for an easy one-step installation.
Erm, OK - now I am a bit lost !
I want a rooted machine, Clockwork mod and a chance to try custom roms and kernels.
I seem to be able to find instructions for one but not the others, some want to put back stock rom but I am don't want that.
Sorry to be thick, and maybe I'm looking in a panic and getting lost but is there some instructions to follow to take it from 0.24 to being rooted and able to load custom roms. If I get to Clockwork mod I know how to use that to flash etc as I had it on my touchpad before I want completely to Android.
nv-flasable - what does that mean ? Can I check my serial number to know I can do it ? Stickers seems to have come off so not sure I know serial
Sorry for sounding confused and not looking enough - I really have tried but can't seem to get instructions that go from where I am to where I need to be !!!
Thanks again.
NvFlash
NvFlash is a utility that older tabs (With Sbkv1) can use to easily flash a recovery on the system. ASUS has basically two passkeys for the TF101 to get into APX mode, Sbkv1, and Sbkv2. Sbkv1 is the passkey everyone has, and Sbkv2 is currently unknown/locked. What Sbk you have is based on the serial number of your tablet (you can look at the box if you still have it, or find the stickers, also when did you purchase the tab, if it was before July 2011 then you for sure have Sbkv1, if not it may be Sbkv2) If your serial number starts with B60 or below (B50 B40 etc...) it has Sbkv1, if it has B70 or higher, it has Sbkv2. Find out what Sbk you have (it should be version one) then download NvFlash from Rayman's thread. Search nvflash unbricking released in the development forum. Once you have that get an NvFlashable recovery (I recommend Rouge XM touch recovery 1.5, since it reads from internal and external memory, again search in development.) Boot your tablet into APX mode and connect to your computer (Turn off, hold Volume-UP and power.) Install the driver, then follow instructions from NvFlash thread to flash the new recovery. Once you have this, you can place a ROM on your tab (All roms are pre-rooted, no need to install superuser) boot into your new CWM recovery with Power + Volume-DOWN, then press Volume-Up after a few seconds. Wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe Dalvik-cache, install zip from... find your ROM.zip (don't extract it) and install! Then reboot and let it install, after booting once, you can go back into CWM recovery to install a kernel.zip that you also place on your tab (I recommend Guevor's kernel, make sure you wipe cache and dalvik-cache again.) Then you're all set!
Any other Q's?
Ok. I think I follow all that. Many, many thanks.
I will go to work tomorow and look for the box, but I'm pretty sure it was bought before July 2011.
Need to do something, sure it's cos I am now counting but today held the record at 29 reboots ! Four within 8 minutes at one point.
I think I will go Android Revolution and the kernel you mentioned.
Would be great to bo rooted as I have Titanium license as well.
Thanks again. webOS forums were always good, XDA proving so as well.
Nvflash was just released for Sbkv2, so just use NvFlash, it's easiest good luck!
Thanks for following this up with the latest news !
As far as I can see the wheelie setup is for LINUX only ?
I'm on Windows 7, I could set it up as a dual boot but am complete newbie at Linux !
It's not that bad to set up, just download virtualbox from Oracle, then an ubuntu.iso installation, and run it as a virtual machine within windows. Easier than dual boot. It isn't too hard to set up, essentially download and extract.
So ...
Good news is got it rooted, clockworkmod installed (using the Rogue version that was suggested) and then went installed Android Revolution latest version. Did all the required resets, dalvik and cache wipes etc.
Great I, thought, until ...
All day to day it has rebooted frequently even though I installed no other s/w - just what comes with Android Revolution. It seems to more frequent when the device has powered down after a period of inactivity.
Is it now time to start thinking this is a h/w problem ?
Will a different custom ROM be worth a go or would a different kernel help (which I haven't tried yet) ? If so I wasn't sure which version of the suggested kernel (Guevors) I should go for as there seemed to a lot of them.
Once again, thanks for any and all time. NVFlash was a revelation and really not that hard once I had the drivers installed.
Have now installed v21 of the kernel and got CPU tuner to change minimum cpu speed, wasn't sure about voltages.
Is there a recommended way to set cpu speed, governors and voltages ?
At the point of thinking this will never be stable again. Not even getting 30 minutes without a random reboot.
Try version 17c of guevor's if 21 is giving you issues, and any Cm9 based build will have overclock change built in. I don't use overclock apps, they give me problems. Make sure you SuperWipe, then try reinstalling ARHD (or a aosp/aokp/etc rom) flash either 20.1version6 guevor or 17c and don't overclock (default it overclocks a bit to 1200). See if it is finally stable, if not you might have borked hardware :/
It's charging at the moment, after I night of rebooting I presume.
I've got the SuperWipe zip so I will run that (which I didn't before but did do a reset, cache and dalvik wipe) and then put Revolution on after that.
I looked at Megatrons ROM as well - any comments on its reliability ?
I've not noticed it only does it when the device has been left for a few minutes. If I keep using it and don't let it sleep then things seems OK.
Megatron is really stable, I've found. I like aosp better too.
Those who experience rr or SoD can downgrade via nvflash to Any custom rom , prime 1.4 for example, and then upgrade by way of cwm to an ics aopk to make those problems disappear?
EDIT: megatron is very stable and have an awesome battery life. And the pop ups telling us there's a new update is great too
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using XDA Premium HD app
Hi,
Have been away with unreliable internet access but am now back.
I'm starting to think there must be a h/w problem as nothing seems to make the thing stop rebooting. The only pattern I can see is that if the device is being charged (either from the mains or by being plugged in to the keyboard) then it seems to stay up. Not sure if a certain battery level makes a difference.
I went through the whole SuperWipe clean and Revolution install, then put on the 17c kernel (At least I think I did About shows 2.6.39.4-g8fc25a9-dirty for the kernel, is that right ?) and am still have lots of reboots.
Tried Megatron with the same kernel and couldn't get wifi but still got a couple of reboots.
Any other suggestions ?
Or does anyone know a way of getting repairs done on this in the UK ?
You'll want to RMA to ASUS if nothing works :/
Hey there XDA,
I have a weird problem when using a Samsung Captivate (ATT i897)
I was running CM9 and i wanted to flash Paranoid Android JB rom, so i followed the instructions to the letter(factory reset, and format cache, etc) and a weird problem occurred, everything works perfectly except:
1) i have no lock screen (even though it is check on (slide))
2) no notifications arrive, (i hear the ringtone and all, but it doesnt tell me anything)
3) i hold the home button and no recent menu comes)
i flashed back to cm9 and the problem came with me.
So i OdIn back to stock and followed this link (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1350266 ) to get root and CWR and went to CM9, it works.
Fast forward one month and i decided to flash Lanight V6.5DD Jelly bean Rom.
The Same exact problem happened, i went back to CM9 and it followed me.
So i want to format everything on my phone using CWR (including /BOOT) and then going in to download mode and using the same method as above as a fresh start ( i have GB boot-loader from Kf1, and two ATT flashes come up whenever i boot my phone up)
maybe if i flash the ginger bread boot-loader again and cleanly (clean format of /boot) then install it will fix it.
.
(QUICK Q: if i format the /boot in CWR can i go into download mode????????)
Hopefully that will fix the problem
i would like to see what is your opinion and expert help.
Sincerely,
Thatguy2007
Hi there,
I hope someone out there can help me fix my wife's sensation XE. We both have the same phone and generally the same ROM with no issues, but here's where we are now (apologies for length)
Background
A couple of months ago, she was running Viper 1.5.2. No issues, happy days
One day the screen just stopped responding while she was using either the official Facebook app or the stock browser (she can't remember which). She could wake the phone up but could not unlock it. The screen was perfectly responsive in recovery (4ext) so the problem was only apparent when the ROM was booted up.
I downloaded the latest version of Viper (as a more recent version had been released), fully wiped with superwipe.zip and flashed it.
Strangely, after flashing this, Aroma gave the option to reboot (as usual) and I selected yes, which then led to 'installation failed/installation aborted'. I then had to fully wipe again, flash the ROM again and say no to rebooting through Aroma, so I could manually reboot - which worked fine.
Unfortunately, the same problem with the screen was there right from the beginning as soon as the new version of Viper was booted up.
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I went back to recovery and manually wiped data/cache/dalvik, as well as formatted system and boot, flashed the ROM again and it was still the same!!
I then fully formatted her SD card using Gparted and reflashed Viper, but it was still the same!!
I then went back to recovery, fully wiped everything again and flashed a different ROM (Elegancia 3.6.0 - sense 3.6) which worked fine straight away once it was booted up.
This seemed to clearly show that something about Viper ROMs had led to this.
Since then, I have flashed some other ROMs for her:
Elegancia 3.7.0 - worked fine
Viper 1.6.0 - screen locked up from the outset
Hypernonsense - worked fine
NB - Every time I flash any ROM, if the reboot option is selected in Aroma, the installation still fails. I have never, ever had this happen on my XE and I flash new ROMs all the time, from sense 3.6 to sense 4.x to MIUI.
The current problem
The problem is that her phone, is generally laggy, seems to run out of battery quickly and freezes a lot until it either catches up after several minutes (but is still then a bit laggy) or she has to pull the battery, regardless of what ROM she has been running. Again, mine has never had this problem and this has only been happening to her phone since the day that it first froze.
Her usage had not/has not changed, and the phone was running well before then, so I don't believe she is causing the lag/freezing/battery issues which she now has - it must stem from whatever caused the initial freeze on Viper 1.5.2.
I feel like due to the fact that full wipes, and formatting her SD card have not helped, the card cannot be the problem, plus I feel the fact that Aroma is no longer able to get the phone to reboot may point to a problem with the phone itself.
Can anyone help me to establish if there is a problem with the actual phone and if so, advise me if there is a way I can reflash/reset the phone itself, or whatever may be needed to get it back to how it was before this happened?
Also if it's not the phone itself and anyone might know what actually has happened, please, please enlighten me!!!
Many thanks for reading this and thanks in advance for any replies.
wildcardspv
wildcardspv said:
Hi there,
I hope someone out there can help me fix my wife's sensation XE. We both have the same phone and generally the same ROM with no issues, but here's where we are now (apologies for length)
Background
A couple of months ago, she was running Viper 1.5.2. No issues, happy days
One day the screen just stopped responding while she was using either the official Facebook app or the stock browser (she can't remember which). She could wake the phone up but could not unlock it. The screen was perfectly responsive in recovery (4ext) so the problem was only apparent when the ROM was booted up.
I downloaded the latest version of Viper (as a more recent version had been released), fully wiped with superwipe.zip and flashed it.
Strangely, after flashing this, Aroma gave the option to reboot (as usual) and I selected yes, which then led to 'installation failed/installation aborted'. I then had to fully wipe again, flash the ROM again and say no to rebooting through Aroma, so I could manually reboot - which worked fine.
Unfortunately, the same problem with the screen was there right from the beginning as soon as the new version of Viper was booted up.
.
I went back to recovery and manually wiped data/cache/dalvik, as well as formatted system and boot, flashed the ROM again and it was still the same!!
I then fully formatted her SD card using Gparted and reflashed Viper, but it was still the same!!
I then went back to recovery, fully wiped everything again and flashed a different ROM (Elegancia 3.6.0 - sense 3.6) which worked fine straight away once it was booted up.
This seemed to clearly show that something about Viper ROMs had led to this.
Since then, I have flashed some other ROMs for her:
Elegancia 3.7.0 - worked fine
Viper 1.6.0 - screen locked up from the outset
Hypernonsense - worked fine
NB - Every time I flash any ROM, if the reboot option is selected in Aroma, the installation still fails. I have never, ever had this happen on my XE and I flash new ROMs all the time, from sense 3.6 to sense 4.x to MIUI.
The current problem
The problem is that her phone, is generally laggy, seems to run out of battery quickly and freezes a lot until it either catches up after several minutes (but is still then a bit laggy) or she has to pull the battery, regardless of what ROM she has been running. Again, mine has never had this problem and this has only been happening to her phone since the day that it first froze.
Her usage had not/has not changed, and the phone was running well before then, so I don't believe she is causing the lag/freezing/battery issues which she now has - it must stem from whatever caused the initial freeze on Viper 1.5.2.
I feel like due to the fact that full wipes, and formatting her SD card have not helped, the card cannot be the problem, plus I feel the fact that Aroma is no longer able to get the phone to reboot may point to a problem with the phone itself.
Can anyone help me to establish if there is a problem with the actual phone and if so, advise me if there is a way I can reflash/reset the phone itself, or whatever may be needed to get it back to how it was before this happened?
Also if it's not the phone itself and anyone might know what actually has happened, please, please enlighten me!!!
Many thanks for reading this and thanks in advance for any replies.
wildcardspv
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well, regarding the screen issue, use the battery all the way, til it shuts down. then rwmove the battery n press the powere button as if u were turning on ur phone. then let the phone be still over a night. then re-insert the battery n plug the phone into charge but BEWARE THAT U WILL NOT TOUCH THE SCREEN AT ALL, TIL IT'S FULLY CHARGED. i tried this solution, n it worked. maybe so did it for u :-??
n about the lags, i recommend u to install Seeder 2.00 which is recently released n can decrease the lags as much as possible. and also u could try out making 256/128MB swap with 100% swappiness using Kernel Tuner v4. alsi set these settings IN THE ORDER I'VE TYPED in venom tweaks --> misc --> minfree settings
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wildcardspv said:
Hi there,
I hope someone out there can help me fix my wife's sensation XE. We both have the same phone and generally the same ROM with no issues, but here's where we are now (apologies for length)
Background
A couple of months ago, she was running Viper 1.5.2. No issues, happy days
One day the screen just stopped responding while she was using either the official Facebook app or the stock browser (she can't remember which). She could wake the phone up but could not unlock it. The screen was perfectly responsive in recovery (4ext) so the problem was only apparent when the ROM was booted up.
I downloaded the latest version of Viper (as a more recent version had been released), fully wiped with superwipe.zip and flashed it.
Strangely, after flashing this, Aroma gave the option to reboot (as usual) and I selected yes, which then led to 'installation failed/installation aborted'. I then had to fully wipe again, flash the ROM again and say no to rebooting through Aroma, so I could manually reboot - which worked fine.
Unfortunately, the same problem with the screen was there right from the beginning as soon as the new version of Viper was booted up.
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I went back to recovery and manually wiped data/cache/dalvik, as well as formatted system and boot, flashed the ROM again and it was still the same!!
I then fully formatted her SD card using Gparted and reflashed Viper, but it was still the same!!
I then went back to recovery, fully wiped everything again and flashed a different ROM (Elegancia 3.6.0 - sense 3.6) which worked fine straight away once it was booted up.
This seemed to clearly show that something about Viper ROMs had led to this.
Since then, I have flashed some other ROMs for her:
Elegancia 3.7.0 - worked fine
Viper 1.6.0 - screen locked up from the outset
Hypernonsense - worked fine
NB - Every time I flash any ROM, if the reboot option is selected in Aroma, the installation still fails. I have never, ever had this happen on my XE and I flash new ROMs all the time, from sense 3.6 to sense 4.x to MIUI.
The current problem
The problem is that her phone, is generally laggy, seems to run out of battery quickly and freezes a lot until it either catches up after several minutes (but is still then a bit laggy) or she has to pull the battery, regardless of what ROM she has been running. Again, mine has never had this problem and this has only been happening to her phone since the day that it first froze.
Her usage had not/has not changed, and the phone was running well before then, so I don't believe she is causing the lag/freezing/battery issues which she now has - it must stem from whatever caused the initial freeze on Viper 1.5.2.
I feel like due to the fact that full wipes, and formatting her SD card have not helped, the card cannot be the problem, plus I feel the fact that Aroma is no longer able to get the phone to reboot may point to a problem with the phone itself.
Can anyone help me to establish if there is a problem with the actual phone and if so, advise me if there is a way I can reflash/reset the phone itself, or whatever may be needed to get it back to how it was before this happened?
Also if it's not the phone itself and anyone might know what actually has happened, please, please enlighten me!!!
Many thanks for reading this and thanks in advance for any replies.
wildcardspv
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Install TWRP (TeamWin Recovery Project) and use that to flash ViperS once more (after doing a full wipe of course). Since the only recovery that allows the installation of kernels on an S-ON device is 4ext, you will need to extract the boot.img file from the ViperS installer .zip and flash that using fastboot. Detailed instructions on how to flash a boot.img file through fastboot can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
I don't really trust 4ext because 4ext gave me a lot of weird and nasty bugs. Using TWRP is worth a shot.