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Hey,
I have had a vox for over half a year now and I was using the new OS from HTC.
Recently I had to reflash my phone because it was having a number of issues. The enter key on the front keypad would not work. It would handomly turn the bluetooth on. The screen would not be bright while I was using it (the standy dim lighting).
The enter key on the slide out keyboard does work.
After the reflash everything worked great. Now I have used the phone for a week and this starts happening again. Sometimes restarting will get rid of these problems, but it still seems to be there.
I tried to update to Dr. Gonzo's 6.1 ROM, but I was unable to flash that one, I got an error saying the ROM is corrupt.
Do you think this may be a hardware problem?
Please let me know what you think,
Thanks,
GRoder

which ROM are you currently using?
Did you USPL the device before flashing WM6.1 ROM?
that is a necessary step.
Let us know after you flash doc's ROM.

And another one who didn't even care to read the readme or some threats...

frauhottelmann said:
And another one who didn't even care to read the readme or some threats...
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oh come on man... play nice. some just don't know that search is your friend. They'll learn though.

frauhottelmann said:
And another one who didn't even care to read the readme or some threats...
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hey hey, I did read both of the supplied read me files, however I'm sure sure that the updates UPL/SPL updates worked correctly. There is one step that I am unsure about.

bellor said:
oh come on man... play nice. some just don't know that search is your friend. They'll learn though.
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yea I always use the search function in forums, why ask what 10 others have asked before.
I'm just curious if anyone has experienced a similar problem with their phone. I'm hoping this is not a hardware issue...

Nope, this is something for which people are opening a new threat every day, so I hope you can understand that I am a bit grumpy sometimes!

@groder54
There is one step that I am unsure about.
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what is it?

prajith said:
@groder54
what is it?
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I will try it again tonight when I get home. I think it was the step where I had to run the *.bat file with all the promts...at the end the phone did not behave like it said in the read me so I think something may have gone wrong at that point.

[Q] Galaxy S4 Clone screen not working

Hello,
I've recently bought Galaxy S4 clone and it was working great, till I tried rooting it.
The rooting was through *android kingo root* and everything went flawless. After 15 minutes, I noticed that the screen is black but there's backlight led. I thought it might be out of charge or any silly reason, tried every possible solution but couldn't get any help.
The phone turns on and I can receive calls and reply by guessing the place, I also can hear the unlock/lock sounds. But no luck in turning screen on.
Any help guys ?

this is urgent
Bump.
Sorry but the case is realy urgent. Please enlighten me with any help. /:

This is really important guys /:
Hope anyone can give me a hint ..

Clone
Don't know about a clone but i can think of just two things,
First maybe it's a hardware problem and need to be repaired!
Second if it is caused due to rooting or anything then you can try flashing the official firmware of your device (if available).

_maninder_ said:
Don't know about a clone but i can think of just two things,
First maybe it's a hardware problem and need to be repaired!
Second if it is caused due to rooting or anything then you can try flashing the official firmware of your device (if available).
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Well I think its a hardware problem, because the phone starts up and I can hear sounds.
I could get a screenshot from the phone and see the karnel/baseband ... etc (Attachments)
I don't know where I could find a replacement screen or a rom flashed. Could you assist me with some hints or links?
Thanks.

Omar_ said:
Well I think its a hardware problem, because the phone starts up and I can hear sounds.
I could get a screenshot from the phone and see the karnel/baseband ... etc (Attachments)
I don't know where I could find a replacement screen or a rom flashed. Could you assist me with some hints or links?
Thanks.
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A screen you should be able to order from china. A rom, now that will be harder to find as clone have almost no support or developers.

zelendel said:
A screen you should be able to order from china. A rom, now that will be harder to find as clone have almost no support or developers.
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I believe its a hardware one's. The touch works fine
Could you give me a link? I couldn't find any screen.

Omar_ said:
I believe its a hardware one's. The touch works fine
Could you give me a link? I couldn't find any screen.
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Well see thats the issue with clones. No telling what part they used from where.
This is all I could find.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512243
To be honest it maybe cheaper to replace the device with an authentic version from somewhere like swappa or something.

zelendel said:
Well see thats the issue with clones. No telling what part they used from where.
This is all I could find.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512243
To be honest it maybe cheaper to replace the device with an authentic version from somewhere like swappa or something.
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Well, at the moment I have no money at all. I spent it all on the phone and didn't complete 2 weeks. I will try to save some money in the next months to buy another phone or parts.
If anyone has another solution please tell me.

[Q] Touch+display dead

The display stopped working 2-3 days ago. On booting i can see the google logo for 2-3 seconds before the screen goes dark. The phone works and i can hear dings of messages, but i cant access any of it. Once i kept shut it for a day i was able to see the screen for 10-15 seconds( i used this window to remove the screen lock so that i can use the usb transfer ). Now keeping the phone shut for long duration has no effect.
I can see the fastboot screen but not the recovery screen throught it.
I also bought a slimport so that i could see the screen on my pc. It works (not for the fastboot or recovery), however the touch doesn't work and the volume and power buttons response is too sluggish. I can connect the mouse but it is of no use as i can't see the screen on PC and use the mouse at the same time. I tried adb ( i have no experience of it ) but i cant touch the allow pernmissions key on the screen for the above reasons. Also what advantage would adb be in this case?.
Any advice ?
PS: i have cyanogenmod

I think ram is your only option. It definitely sounds like it's hardware and not software related.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

Sorry, i don't follow. U mean a ram replacement is needed ?
jd1639 said:
I think ram is your only option. It definitely sounds like it's hardware and not software related.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
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nexmus said:
Sorry, i don't follow. U mean a ram replacement is needed ?
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It was a typo.. He meant RMA
- Sent from an IceCold Hammerhead!

Oh, you mean sending it to LG for servicing? I am a bit hesitant since i have cyanogenmod and also am in india and i doubt they will give a replacement. I think going back to stock rom and then sending it for repairs might help but i have no idea how to go about doing that in this situation.
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It was a typo.. He meant RMA
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nexmus said:
Oh, you mean sending it to LG for servicing? I am a bit hesitant since i have cyanogenmod and also am in india and i doubt they will give a replacement. I think going back to stock rom and then sending it for repairs might help but i have no idea how to go about doing that in this situation.
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Its all done via fastboot or lg flash tool. Probably the latter is best for you. Have a read of the guides in my signature

How can i do it using fastboot ?
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Its all done via fastboot or lg flash tool. Probably the latter is best for you. Have a read of the guides in my signature
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nexmus said:
How can i do it using fastboot ?
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I do t understand the question. Is this question one you're asking having already read the fastboot return to stock guide?

Same issue I had pretty much, it died about 2 months ago. I was still able to copy all of my files, phone worked perfectly but the screen was black. Had it replaced it no time. Is that by any mean a 311k? I've seen another thread like that pop up lately.

vnvman said:
Same issue I had pretty much, it died about 2 months ago. I was still able to copy all of my files, phone worked perfectly but the screen was black. Had it replaced it no time. Is that by any mean a 311k? I've seen another thread like that pop up lately.
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What does the month it was made have to do with anything?

rootSU said:
What does the month it was made have to do with anything?
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I don't know yet, I'm just trying to figure out whether it's a particular batch that started failing or it's completely random, just curious. The two replacements I was sent were 403K. Build is perfect, but they both had some light bleed issues. Looks like every batch comes with some good and some bad, QC definitely hasn't been too great on this phone.

vnvman said:
I don't know yet, I'm just trying to figure out whether it's a particular batch that started failing or it's completely random, just curious. The two replacements I was sent were 403K. Build is perfect, but they both had some light bleed issues. Looks like every batch comes with some good and some bad, QC definitely hasn't been too great on this phone.
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They're not really built in batches. Manufacturing was continuous. They just changed the serial number every time the month changes so I dont think this would actually mean anything

I know but I'd still use it as a milestone more than anything, I mean there have been some differences in the units (eg bigger speaker holes), this way it's easier to track them along the timeline, because they definitely do change something in the manufacturing process from time to time if they have to make up for issues or something. They also did it with the N4 if I remember well.

vnvman said:
I know but I'd still use it as a milestone more than anything, I mean there have been some differences in the units (eg bigger speaker holes), this way it's easier to track them along the timeline, because they definitely do change something in the manufacturing process from time to time if they have to make up for issues or something. They also did it with the N4 if I remember well.
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Speaker holes is a bad example because even the latest built devices it was still a lottery whether you got bigger or smaller holes. That's down to what you mentioned earlier, QC

rootSU said:
Its all done via fastboot or lg flash tool. Probably the latter is best for you. Have a read of the guides in my signature
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I was able to unroot and flash the stock image. The problem still exists though, so it has to be a hardware issue. Fortunately the phone is still in warranty.
Thanks for all the support.

Nvidia shield tablet Power options help

Heya!
So i just got this Nvidia tablet with blisspop/lollipop or whatever it's called already installed.
Now i've been trying to read through some of the threads on this page but it honestly feels like im reading a different language.
I've noticed the Nvidia power options is gone from the tablet and since im lagging pretty bad often when playing games although not all the time, i'd like to fix this.
I thought the best option would be to increase my cpu usage, do you guys have any guides or tips for me on how i could do that?
Thanks in advance!

honestly, the kernel included in blisspop is plagued with odd behavior.. hangs, audio skips, and weird lag that comes and goes without reason...
some say it works fine for them, but myself and many others have had this issue... so, that is probably your problem.

DreadApex said:
honestly, the kernel included in blisspop is plagued with odd behavior.. hangs, audio skips, and weird lag that comes and goes without reason...
some say it works fine for them, but myself and many others have had this issue... so, that is probably your problem.
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I understand, is there anything i can install which works better? or am i stuck with the current "kernel" as it's called?
Sorry, i'm not familiar with the contents of blisspop and such.

you can try the official firmware, but if you bought the tablet with blisspop installed on it already... it is probably killswitched... so you need to follow the instructions here or risk breaking your tablet for good.

DreadApex said:
you can try the official firmware, but if you bought the tablet with blisspop installed on it already... it is probably killswitched... so you need to follow the instructions here or risk breaking your tablet for good.
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I'll check it out!
One last question; if i just use it regularly as i've been doing, will it actually just not work after some time?
Edit: i checked my serial number and it said "Next OTA: ST - yy (urgent)" so im guessing it's killswitched

Cladias said:
I'll check it out!
One last question; if i just use it regularly as i've been doing, will it actually just not work after some time?
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I'm not sure what you mean... the battery will die if that's what you mean..lol
Cladias said:
Edit: i checked my serial number and it said "Next OTA: ST - yy (urgent)" so im guessing it's killswitched
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yes, just be sure to remove the ota app as instructed in that post to ensure it won't get delivered.

DreadApex said:
I'm not sure what you mean... the battery will die if that's what you mean..lol
yes, just be sure to remove the ota app as instructed in that post to ensure it won't get delivered.
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I assumed the Killswitch is something that deactivates my tablet if i dont do anything to fix it, hence why i asked if it wouldn't work after a while if i didn't do anything about it.
I'll try to follow what the thread says. Thanks for the replies!

the killswitch could kill your tablet the instant it connects to the internet.
make sure you remove it BEFORE you do and you won't have any issues from that point on with anything.

any1 have a software update?

Just receievd a update. Im on XEU. Seems a large update. Anyone had this update yet?

vimto25 said:
Just receievd a update. Im on XEU. Seems a large update. Anyone had this update yet?
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What carrier? I'm with T-Mobile and haven't received since the 24th of April and it wasn't that large either.

Sim free, so far the ui seems a lot smoother

vimto25 said:
Just receievd a update. Im on XEU. Seems a large update. Anyone had this update yet?
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mine keeps notifying me of an update, but i haven't done it yet. did it have any negative consequences on your device?

B. J. said:
mine keeps notifying me of an update, but i haven't done it yet. did it have any negative consequences on your device?
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I've done a benchmark on the memory and previously i was getting 800+mb/s now I'm only getting 550mb/s ......

B. J. said:
mine keeps notifying me of an update, but i haven't done it yet. did it have any negative consequences on your device?
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I updated about 4 hours ago, with a device that has never been reseted, and been through 3 major updates (+500 mb) without a reset. No negative consequences have happened at any of the updates, UI is smoother all around, and standby battery has improved a lot. Even though I have both, WhatsApp and Kik open in the background, the battery has decreased only 4% in the past two and a half hours with me using the phone once a while. This is incredible, and the device has not heated up once in use, I can't even tell that the phone is on by feel, because it doesn't produce any heat.
I did read that many people did have issues with the update in India, where it was released first, but I have not had any issues, only big improvements. I've also noticed that the India update changelog did not list the things that mine did, so maybe they did changes to the update? I've also been trying to "use my phone like it's meant to be used", this includes no accessibility service hacks or gutting TouchWiz from the inside with a package disabler. I feel like changing how the system is meant to work is only going to make it worse, since a LOT of people were involved in making the S8 run fast and smooth, the exact way it's meant to be used for the average customer. The user interfering in this by disabling packages will inevitably cause errors in cross-process communication, where system applications are trying to communicate with other system applications that have been disabled by the user.

vimto25 said:
I've done a benchmark on the memory and previously i was getting 800+mb/s now I'm only getting 550mb/s ......
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How can I find out how much memory I'm getting?

Search 1st b4 post!
vimto25 said:
Just receievd a update. Im on XEU. Seems a large update. Anyone had this update yet?
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Do you know this forum has a SEARCH-function?
There's already a thread about Firmware-updates:
OFFICIAL STOCK Firmware-update (Odin) thread Samsung GALAXY S8+ SM-G955F

will this update enable 4x4 MIMO and 256QAM ?

After a factory reset my device seems to be fine. Maybe mine had a bad install... be good to hear if other people have had the same problem?

henklbr said:
Do you know this forum has a SEARCH-function?
There's already a thread about Firmware-updates:
OFFICIAL STOCK Firmware-update (Odin) thread Samsung GALAXY S8+ SM-G955F
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Noted.. I honestly did not no that thread was for this latest update.

henklbr said:
Do you know this forum has a SEARCH-function?
There's already a thread about Firmware-updates:
OFFICIAL STOCK Firmware-update (Odin) thread Samsung GALAXY S8+ SM-G955F
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To be fair, that thread does say (Odin) in the title leading people to believe it does not apply to OTA updates.

biffwitch said:
To be fair, that thread does say (Odin) in the title leading people to believe it does not apply to OTA updates.
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Completely true!
Odin has nothing to do with the updates received through OTA.
Then the word "Odin" should be removed from the thread title because is misleading
Conversely, we may need another thread for discussing OTA updates, no Odin required!

I got a notification yesterday but it disappeared...

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To be fair, that thread does say (Odin) in the title leading people to believe it does not apply to OTA updates.
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Let them have there second of fame there's always at least 1 rager ?

Well, I had the update and can confirm my SD card is now much faster. I store my music and photos on it and now it's just as fast as reading from internal memory. I can't​ judge the Bluetooth part, don't use it much. I have my iPhone for that. I will test my memory speed but expect no issues.

Bisquit-02 said:
Well, I had the update and can confirm my SD card is now much faster. I store my music and photos on it and now it's just as fast as reading from internal memory. I can't​ judge the Bluetooth part, don't use it much. I have my iPhone for that. I will test my memory speed but expect no issues.
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I don't know if any of you have had the SD card mounting/unmounting problem, but do you think or does it fix that issue that has been ongoing in some of the Samsung community? I think it should fix it since it does seem to tweak it considerably. This is what myself and others are waiting for (in U.S). Please leave your carrier or country when you get the update, thank you!

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Completely true!
Odin has nothing to do with the updates received through OTA.
Then the word "Odin" should be removed from the thread title because is misleading
Conversely, we may need another thread for discussing OTA updates, no Odin required!
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Why do you think the word "Odin" is between brackets...?

Update fixed my bluetooth issues.

henklbr said:
Why do you think the word "Odin" is between brackets...? :
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IMHO even in brackets the word Odin is misleading, and useless too as people should perfectly already know that Samsung full firmware flashing needs Odin....