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[Q] Home and search button stopped responding?

Hey guys,
I'm running the Octane ROM on my SGS4G, and suddenly both my home and search touch keys stopped functioning. However, they ARE triggering haptic feedback (a vibration in the phone when pressed)
Does anyone know what causes this and what's a common trouble shooting route?
I updated my binary in super user and updated busybox...nothing changed.
Also, I don't know if this is related to the problem but it happened at the same time: text msg notifications are permanently as if the phone is on silent; no sound or vibration. Just a status bar icon.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help, this phone is my only daily.
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Have you rebooted the phone? If so, I'd suggest doing a backup then performing a factory data reset.

Yea I rebooted several times..
could I just wipe the dalvik?
If I only do that, what information is lost on my phone?
Also the update from busy box said it might require I do a package reinstall "without" a factory wipe for the update to take effect... Any suggestions on that?
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Stafaa said:
Yea I rebooted several times..
could I just wipe the dalvik?
If I only do that, what information is lost on my phone?
Also the update from busy box said it might require I do a package reinstall "without" a factory wipe for the update to take effect... Any suggestions on that?
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You could always try wiping caches first. No data loss that way. The Davlik cache will rebuild itself over time.
I'm nto sure about BusyBox, though. Maybe someone else has an idea?

What about the cache partition?
I guess my question is, what exactly are you wiping when you wipe the dalvik and when you wipe the cache partition?
and is it a safe practice for when strange problems like this arise?

Just wiping the cache.completely safe and the first thing to try after a reboot.also I would suggest fixing permissions when clearing the cache
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Well I found the answer to what they both are Here
Figured I'd post it for anyone who every comes across this thread.
But thank you for going into more detail about it Somairotevoli.
where is it i fix permissions? In super user you mean?
And i just finished doing a full wipe =/
fixed the problem...but just sucks. Im glad i removed the SD card before hand, I think it tried to format it.
Does a factory wipe touch any SD files?

Stafaa said:
Well I found the answer to what they both are Here
Figured I'd post it for anyone who every comes across this thread.
But thank you for going into more detail about it Somairotevoli.
where is it i fix permissions? In super user you mean?
And i just finished doing a full wipe =/
fixed the problem...but just sucks. Im glad i removed the SD card before hand, I think it tried to format it.
Does a factory wipe touch any SD files?
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Fix permissions in the advanced option of cwm
And no factory reset does not wipe sd unless you tell it to when you're doing it from your settings menu
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ah, gotcha.
Wish I woulda have tried that before wiping.
Another question: After the wipe, I lost all the fonts that were originally there after I first installed Octaine ROM.
I'm thinking I should just reinstall the package, but I'm afraid I cant remember if I had to disable VOODOO lagfix first and whether or not i still have to change the mounting points before i reinstall the rom..

Stafaa said:
ah, gotcha.
Wish I woulda have tried that before wiping.
Another question: After the wipe, I lost all the fonts that were originally there after I first installed Octaine ROM.
I'm thinking I should just reinstall the package, but I'm afraid I cant remember if I had to disable VOODOO lagfix first and whether or not i still have to change the mounting points before i reinstall the rom..
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Glad you got it working though sucks you had to wipe everything. To be safe I would disable voodoo though I do not know if it's necessary. Definitely go into CWM and re-check the mounts first before flashing.

Well, unfortunately, after a full wipe... everything worked fine for one day... then suddenly the phone froze and restarted. After reboot, some apps had the android image on their icon and ALL OVER my wallpaper was a skull and cross bones image...cascaded in rows and columns all over the background..
and ofcourse.. my home and search buttons are non-functional once again...
What does this mean??

Stafaa said:
Well I found the answer to what they both are Here
Figured I'd post it for anyone who every comes across this thread.
But thank you for going into more detail about it Somairotevoli.
where is it i fix permissions? In super user you mean?
And i just finished doing a full wipe =/
fixed the problem...but just sucks. Im glad i removed the SD card before hand, I think it tried to format it.
Does a factory wipe touch any SD files?
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I'm running the Octane rom too, and have started having problems with all four buttons, but mainly the outside settings and search ones. Other roms do the same for me now, so I don't think it's the problem. I have fully wiped, reformatted, fixed permissions, you name it.
It dosen't seem to matter what happens, they still resist working properly. So are you saying that doing a wipe/reinstall/permission fix did it for you? I can't tell if it's a physical thing or a software thing, but I'm leaning more toward software.

Stafaa said:
Well, unfortunately, after a full wipe... everything worked fine for one day... then suddenly the phone froze and restarted. After reboot, some apps had the android image on their icon and ALL OVER my wallpaper was a skull and cross bones image...cascaded in rows and columns all over the background..
and ofcourse.. my home and search buttons are non-functional once again...
What does this mean??
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You should probably re download your desired rom, do a full wipe (data, cache, and dalvik) and re flash. this sucks but should work. Did you by chance ever flash a kf series 2.3.3 ROM?
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Stafaa said:
Well, unfortunately, after a full wipe... everything worked fine for one day... then suddenly the phone froze and restarted. After reboot, some apps had the android image on their icon and ALL OVER my wallpaper was a skull and cross bones image...cascaded in rows and columns all over the background..
and ofcourse.. my home and search buttons are non-functional once again...
What does this mean??
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After the wipe did you install a new ROM or stay on Octane? Maybe try wiping & install Raver's KJ6 stock via Odin or CWM. Run stock for a few days and see if the problems persist.
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[Q] HELP flashing kernel PLEASE

I have just recently begun modding my G2x. I can install ROMs without any problems but I've since been interested in flashing a custom kernel. Information is sort of everywhere and what I do manage to find I am worried about it being out-of-date. Anyway, I flashed cm7.1 (the stable release) and it worked fine until it started fc-ing everything google related (something to do with sync?). I decided to try flashing kernels (wiping caches as instructed) and could never get one to work. I've since flashed the latest cm nightly (201 I think) and tried trinity with it. Still nothing. I've since read that I should let the phone sit for 10-20 minutes but after about 20 minutes it is just a black screen and nothing ever happens. It does get really hot however. Anyway I have tried flashing kernels multiple times and nothing has ever worked, same story every time. Any way somebody could tell me what I'm doing wrong? Tell me what's compatible (as maybe sorta stable) with the ROMs I'm using? HAHA and if it's not asking too much...maybe some links too? Sorry, just very new to this and very eager to learn. I just have a bit of trouble figuring out what's supposed to be compatible and where to find it. THANKS!

Start over fresh, wipe data x 2, wipe system x 2, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, flash cm7 nightly, dont reboot yet, wipe cache ONLY, wipe dalvik cache ONLY, flash kernel try faux123 (make sure kernel is for cm7) latest or morfic latest, reboot, enjoy ....
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!

fcisco13 said:
Start over fresh, wipe data x 2, wipe system x 2, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, flash cm7 nightly, dont reboot yet, wipe cache ONLY, wipe dalvik cache ONLY, flash kernel try faux123 (make sure kernel is for cm7) latest or morfic latest, reboot, enjoy ....
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!
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Thanks will give it a shot in the morning. Too much of a headache all day. Back in a useable state and I want to keep it that way for a bit haha. Will post results.

I still haven't tried to flash a new kernel... that is coming in a bit. I do have a question though... I'm interested in getting my phone in the cleanest state possible before doing anything further. I basically want my external sd cleaned up (I want to just reformat it) before flashing a rom again. What files/directories are absolutely essential to keep? As I said, I want to just wipe it clean but I'm not sure I can do that.
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So just to be thorough I can safely remove the cwm directory as well? Just delete it all put my rom and kernel zips back and I'm good?
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Make sure you flashed recovery through nvflash
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!

Tried to just flash 0.4.7 and it did the same thing as before. Waited 20 minutes before taking out the battery then tried to boot it again. Waited 20 more minutes and all it ever did both times was get hot. Same results as before.
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OK that's what I was missing. Needed to be running SV. Anyway it's working now just fine. Muuuch appreciated.
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[Q] any solution for boot "updating apps" on ics?

Everytime I boot my Sensation (ICS OTA from Elevate) I got info, that my phone is "updating" apps... IDK why - after OTA I've restored to manufactured settings/wiped, for better smooth, and installed ALL APPS, and CONFIGURED from ZERO. It shouldn't update anything, or if should - once, not every boot...
any solution?

It's the dalvik cache refreshing but it should only do it after an update to the system. My Nexus doesn't do it
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It sounds Ike the dalvik cache is rebuilding at each boot. Does it run normally after each boot?
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stringer7 said:
It sounds Ike the dalvik cache is rebuilding at each boot. Does it run normally after each boot?
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Yes, everything is normal after boot. But... normal boot isn't fast, and now... with updating it's slower than just "slow" ;(

hexen88 said:
Yes, everything is normal after boot. But... normal boot isn't fast, and now... with updating it's slower than just "slow" ;(
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Maybe turn off the fast boot feature? I guess it's possible it might be precluding Dalvik from updating correctly.
Shot in the dark
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Did anyone manage to find a solution to this problem? It's not hugely annoying, but it definitely should not be doing that.
I contacted HTC and they (naturally) suggested a factory reset. However, given that I had to flash 1.73.401.4 from an RUU to update (was stuck on an older version, for some reason), I'm rather hesitant to do another reset only to have the same problem. And given that I updated a completely new installation, it would seem somewhat unlikely that a factory reset would solve this.

Have you guys tried remounting /data, or checking and fixing permissions for that folder?
Dalvik cache is stored at /data/dalvikcache. Problem could be due inability for this to be read at boot?
Have you used any app or script that would direct the dalvik cache elsewhere, such as app2sd, data2sd etc? If so, disable/delete...
This thread might provide useful reading: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239471
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stringer7 said:
Have you guys tried remounting /data, or checking and fixing permissions for that folder?
Dalvik cache is stored at /data/dalvikcache. Problem could be due inability for this to be read at boot?
Have you used any app or script that would direct the dalvik cache elsewhere, such as app2sd, data2sd etc? If so, disable/delete...
This thread might provide useful reading: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1239471
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Thanks for the suggestions. Right now I am running stock everything, and it sounds like this would require rooting. Is that correct? Sorry for the stupid question, but I am rather new to that particular dimension of Android.

Yes root needed for that unfortunately. They have recommended factory reset because it will wipe /data.
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Well, I decided to take the plunge and do a factory reset. As I suspected, HTC's reply was nothing more than a boilerplate copy-paste reply. Factory reset does not help in any way. I think this is simply a bug in HTC's ICS update (and not the only one, by the sound of things). If they'll admit it, now that's another matter...

Funny how custom ROMs don't have this issue
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updated to .5 ics htc stock rom, and problem still exist... with another one - one empty place on rosie bar

Owain ics g2x domination

Recently, my battery levels have gotten stuck at 100%. At the time that this happened, I was using an older version of owain ics so I decided to update to owain domination ics rom. It was fine after installing and everything but once I turned off the phone, my battery levels would get stuck at 100% once rebooted. When I installed this rom, I made sure to wipe data, cache, factory wipe and dalvik wipe and all that stuff. So I decided to use a different rom and I used eagles blood 4.0.4 and I get the same exact problem. Same with Hell fire sandwich 1.8. I have searched this problem of battery percentage getting stuck at 100% before but all the solutions tried (wipe battery stats and calibration) did not work for me. How would I fix this problem of battery levels getting stuck at 100% after reboot?
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fursquare said:
Recently, my battery levels have gotten stuck at 100%. At the time that this happened, I was using an older version of owain ics so I decided to update to owain domination ics rom. It was fine after installing and everything but once I turned off the phone, my battery levels would get stuck at 100% once rebooted. When I installed this rom, I made sure to wipe data, cache, factory wipe and dalvik wipe and all that stuff. So I decided to use a different rom and I used eagles blood 4.0.4 and I get the same exact problem. Same with Hell fire sandwich 1.8. I have searched this problem of battery percentage getting stuck at 100% before but all the solutions tried (wipe battery stats and calibration) did not work for me. How would I fix this problem of battery levels getting stuck at 100% after reboot?
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I know you wiped but try again cache,davlik,batt stats and fix permissions then reboot
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Hey thanks for your reply
Unfortunately, it didn't work and the first reboot gave me a 100% battery percentage. I also noticed that when I switched wifi on using owain domination ics rom, my phone went back to that spinning circle bpotloading screen and then it turned on Wi-Fi.

fursquare said:
Hey thanks for your reply
Unfortunately, it didn't work and the first reboot gave me a 100% battery percentage. I also noticed that when I switched wifi on using owain domination ics rom, my phone went back to that spinning circle bpotloading screen and then it turned on Wi-Fi.
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Which kernel have you been using? Perhaps try another one. Make sure to wipe cache and dalvik first then fix permissions afterwards. As for the wifi reboot thing, that is just a bug in owains rom right now. In sure it'll be fixed soon.

If you're always using airplane mode, that could be why

pandalogical said:
If you're always using airplane mode, that could be why
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Ohhhh Mann. U are a genius thank you so much. What's the explanation behind this tho
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[Q] Phone wont turn on?

I recently flashed the cyber s4 rom and i like it. The only problem i have is that everytime i turn my phone off, it wont turn back on unless i connect it to a charger, even if the battery isnt dead. Also my battery has been dying quickly.
Is this a hardware issue, battery issue, rom or anything?
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ShadyWTT said:
I recently flashed the cyber s4 rom and i like it. The only problem i have is that everytime i turn my phone off, it wont turn back on unless i connect it to a charger, even if the battery isnt dead. Also my battery has been dying quickly.
Is this a hardware issue, battery issue, rom or anything?
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Did you do full wipes when flashing the rom, try reflashed again and do full wipes, clear cache and fix permission.

xxxSuperserieSxxx said:
Did you do full wipes when flashing the rom, try reflashed again and do full wipes, clear cache and fix permission.
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i agree with super, but to clearify a FULL wipe is doing the following:
wiping cache
wiping d-cache
factory reset
wiping system
then you flash the rom, it is so far one of the "cleanest" ways of rom installation

I did a full wipe and i was just waiting for an upfate on the rom to flasg since i rarely turn off the phone. New update is up so im going to flash and see if the problem persists.
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ShadyWTT said:
I did a full wipe and i was just waiting for an upfate on the rom to flasg since i rarely turn off the phone. New update is up so im going to flash and see if the problem persists.
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sounds like you needed to factory reset/wipe cache/wipe dalvik cache/fix permissions before you flashed, some people say fix permissions isnt needed but in my experience it helps with things like this