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Yesterday I flashed the "Sprint 2.27.651.6 STOCK Deoxed w/apps2sd 6/18/2010:Update 2" ROM and the wireless tether wouldn't work. When I try to start it simply says "Unable to start tethering! Please try again!"
I gave up and went back to the Fresh ROM but this time flashed 2.1.2 instead of the 2.1.1 that I was running.
I am still getting the same message now even with the Fresh ROM. Any ideas what went wrong?
No idea, but did you try uninstalling it and then reinstalling it as well as rebooting the phone? That might help if you haven't tried it yet.
Try one of these
I currently use the 1.6 version for wireless tether. It might have to do with the different kernel (anyone can step in and correct me here) but I have had situations where one release of WT didnt go with the ROM I had just flashed.
Using pure hero 2.0.9 and my wifi tether 1.6 caused my phone to turn into a pocket fireplace. Since the option to uninstall 1.6 was not there I simply removed the apk for it, then installed 2.0.2 which gave me tht "unable to start tethering error. So I uninstalled it through settings-apps. When I then installed 2.0.5 pre 5 or whatever it is, the new binaries were installed and it now works. Gotta jump through some loops to get everything from the previous version uninstalled, but in the end 2.0.5 runs way cooler and even has the battery temp gauge built in.
Has anyone got the encryption to work on the hero though? I use access control but I get so tired of seeing my neighbors trying to get on my internet with their ipad.
jlem26 said:
Has anyone got the encryption to work on the hero though? I use access control but I get so tired of seeing my neighbors trying to get on my internet with their ipad.
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LOL..I haven't even tried and no one has tried to access my WIFI here. I even opened up my Wireless router at home so anyone can use it, but no one has even tried.
I usually install the 1.6 wireless tether app, but I also have not tried the AOSP Roms or an overclocked one so I don't know if it would or would not work with those.
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LOL..I haven't even tried and no one has tried to access my WIFI here. I even opened up my Wireless router at home so anyone can use it, but no one has even tried.
I usually install the 1.6 wireless tether app, but I also have not tried the AOSP Roms or an overclocked one so I don't know if it would or would not work with those.
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1.6 on the pure hero 2.1 OC would drain the battery faster than it could charge even with overclock widget underclocking the cpu. The phone also felt like a frying pan. It was the reason I went back to pure hero 2.0.9 without OC. On the OC 2.1 I also noticed that when using any of the 2.0.2 or 2.0.5 wifi tethering you couldn't turn off tethering. If you tried to stop tethering it would freeze the phone requiring a battery pull, if you just end the process in autokiller it appears to close but continues to run in the background.
Anyway, I found a link to wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre3-test3.apk and tried it out. After I changed the channel my SSID changed to what I had it set to and all of a sudden I had a wireless AP, infrastructure mode. No more adhoc networking. However the encryption still doesn't work and trying to get a nintendo ds to connect is not working yet, guess I can look at that later.
In case anyone wants to try out the newest test version:
http://android-wifi-tether.googlecode.com/files/wireless_tether_2_0_5-pre3-test3.apk
I went back to Fresh 2.1.1 and it is now working again. I'm going to wait till Fresh 2.3 comes out and upgrade to that. If I still have an issue I'll try the newer version of wireless tether.
Thanks for the replies,
I use either DamageControl 2.9.1 or Darchdroid 2.7 and android-wifi-tether 1.6. It works great for me, doesn't drain the battery too much, doesn't turn my phone into a handwarmer, turns off and on fine, ignores access control warnings when I don't want to see or hear them. Maybe I'm the lucky one.
If I'm using the wireless tether at home I plug my phone into the wall and set it in front of a fan. I can run it all day and it won't get hot. Since it is usually faster (2Mbs-5Mbs) than my dsl I only use it when downloading files.
there is a version in the market again..it ended my freezing issue..
I'm starting this thread to see if anyone else has suddenly found themselves without the ability to use Wireless Tether for Root Users. I've used several ROMs, several kernels and several versions of WTfRU. I've been able to tether for since the day I rooted my phone. I don't use it that often and never have gone over the 5G cap that Sprint puts on our "unlimited" data service. I've wiped and flashed countless times since finding myself unable to tether. It's been a frustrating ride and I was wondering if I was alone.
ROMs I've used:
DamageControl 2.08.1
DamageControl 2.09.1
Darchdroid 2.7
Froyo AOSP 2.2
Cyanogenmod 2.2
Kernels I've used:
The stock kernels with the above ROMs.
Darch's 710 and 768 OC'd kernels.
WTfRU versions I've used:
1.06
2.02
2.05
I can't pinpoint the day that it stopped working for me. All I know is that one day I needed it and it wasn't working anymore. I can see the SSID of the network, but when I connect to it it just spins and times out. I've turned off the encryption. I've turned off the access control. I've even tried leaving my phone and WTfRU on stock settings, not even changing the SSID. I've tried everything I know how to do and I simply can't get this working again.
My phone will connect to other wireless networks and I can surf/chat/etc. My phone uses the 3G connection to do the same things just fine. My computer will connect to the same wireless networks my phone will and I can surf/chat/etc.
I can't imagine that Sprint would be able to block my computer from even connecting to my phone as a wireless hot spot. I could understand if they found a way to block the data traffic knowing that someone was rooted and using their phone as a hot spot, but not connecting to the hot spot itself.
I'm just hoping I didn't burn something up...
mine still working...........maybe it's your phone...
someonenewhere said:
mine still working...........maybe it's your phone...
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That's what I'm afraid of. I don't want to replace it, though. Last time I did that, they made me wait another year to upgrade. My upgrade is in October and I want to get an Evo... or whatever the next big thing that Sprint announces is. I was going to give this phone to my girlfriend so she could get rid of her f**king Palm Pre. On top of that, I can't just walk in and say, "Hey, my rooted phone that I'm using to wireless tether my computer to your network won't allow me to do this anymore. Could you replace it for me?"
ha!
I sold my Evo on Ebay for about $750 dollars..The Hero does almost everything the Evo does....except that we don't have two cams and a killer processor..
which ROM are you using tho?
Right now I'm using the Cyanogenmod 6.0.0 Test 4 that Darch has been working on with other people... and I'm not sure whom. I just got excited for Froyo and uploaded it. Anyway, that's the one I'm using now. I've also, just today while fighting this issue, tried DamageControl 2.08.1 and 2.09.1. I went back to Cyanogenmod, though, because I'm digging it.
I know this won't be much help, but... I'm not sure what I did but it's working now. Yes, I know... big help.
In the past 48 hours I've done everything I listed above. I also updated my PRL. I wiped data and Dalvik many times. I've uninstalled and reinstalled. I even turned it on and off again like Roy told me to. I also shook a voodoo doll at it and cursed at it in every language I know. I'm not sure which one did it, but it's working now.
Try PDANet Free from the market, and dont use the tether or share internet option, just hook it up as a disk drive and launch PDANet on your comp and on your phone. works flawlessly for me.
easytether is much cheaper if you go that route.
I had this problem as well, it depends on what version you are using. the one in the market no longer works for heros, you have to go to the wifi tether website and download 1.6, the latest version that works with the hero.
There is no 5GB cap on the unlimited data plan.
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I'm starting this thread to see if anyone else has suddenly found themselves without the ability to use Wireless Tether for Root Users. I've used several ROMs, several kernels and several versions of WTfRU. I've been able to tether for since the day I rooted my phone. I don't use it that often and never have gone over the 5G cap that Sprint puts on our "unlimited" data service. I've wiped and flashed countless times since finding myself unable to tether. It's been a frustrating ride and I was wondering if I was alone.
ROMs I've used:
DamageControl 2.08.1
DamageControl 2.09.1
Darchdroid 2.7
Froyo AOSP 2.2
Cyanogenmod 2.2
Kernels I've used:
The stock kernels with the above ROMs.
Darch's 710 and 768 OC'd kernels.
WTfRU versions I've used:
1.06
2.02
2.05
I can't pinpoint the day that it stopped working for me. All I know is that one day I needed it and it wasn't working anymore. I can see the SSID of the network, but when I connect to it it just spins and times out. I've turned off the encryption. I've turned off the access control. I've even tried leaving my phone and WTfRU on stock settings, not even changing the SSID. I've tried everything I know how to do and I simply can't get this working again.
My phone will connect to other wireless networks and I can surf/chat/etc. My phone uses the 3G connection to do the same things just fine. My computer will connect to the same wireless networks my phone will and I can surf/chat/etc.
I can't imagine that Sprint would be able to block my computer from even connecting to my phone as a wireless hot spot. I could understand if they found a way to block the data traffic knowing that someone was rooted and using their phone as a hot spot, but not connecting to the hot spot itself.
I'm just hoping I didn't burn something up...
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I actually have a similar problem that may end up being related somehow: I am able to start the Wireless Tether, haven't yet tested the connectivity with another device, but the phone locks up when trying to stop the tethering. I have tested with several ROMS and with each and every ROM I have tested it works fine... Until I apply the "damage537.zip", "damage710.zip", "damage710v2.zip", or "damage768.zip" OC Kernels.
As far as I can tell they're all just variations of the same Kernel, set to different OC stats out-of-the-box, so to speak.
I'm a troubleshooter by nature, so I've devoted some thought to this problem. Here's what I've come up with so far:
I perform full wipes (data, Dalvik, SD:ext, battery, and rotate) before installing any ROM.
Th ROMS I've tested so far are: Fresh Hero 2.3.3, Fresh Toast v21 heroc, Hero.C.Sprint_2.27.651.6 Deodexed, RegawMOD v2.1r, RegawMOD v2.1t
With each and every ROM tested: the full wipe was done; the ROM applied; the default version of Wireless Tether for Root tested successfully; the Wireless Tether updated from Market; tested successfully; the OC Kernel applied (each of the four mentioned above tested;WITHOUT performing another wipe first); tested UNSUCCESSFULLY.
Am I doing something wrong in these steps as listed? Are there other OC Kernels available somewhere that can be tested? How about some more ROMS (when's that Wiki going back up??? )
axled2 said:
I had this problem as well, it depends on what version you are using. the one in the market no longer works for heros, you have to go to the wifi tether website and download 1.6, the latest version that works with the hero.
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I wasn't using one from the Market. I went here and downloaded wireless_tether_1_60_htc.apk. As I said above, this always worked for me before. I wasn't sure why it quit working. It's working again now, though, but it seems to be a bit... strained. Getting it to connect is wonky, but when it does connect it works fine. Still not sure what's going on there.
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There is no 5GB cap on the unlimited data plan.
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Read your service agreement. I pulled this directly off the service agreement on the website for the "unlimited" data plans:
Data Usage Limitation (Mobile Broadband Cards, USB Modems, Embedded Modems and Phone-As-Modem):The amount of data transmitted over our network is measured in kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB) or gigabytes (GB). Sprint reserves the right to limit throughput speeds or amount of data transferred; and to deny, terminate, modify, disconnect or suspend service if usage either exceeds (a.) 5GB/month in total, unless specified otherwise or (b.) 300MB/month while off-network roaming. 1024KB equal 1MB. 1024MB equal 1GB.
As the subject stated, I have enabled the "Use Wireless Networks" under Location & Security, however, Google Maps and any location-enabled apps still complaint that I need to "...enable My Location...".
Is this not working in the current version of HC or do I need to do something else?
Note that this is for location based on WIFI, not GPS since Nook Color doesn't have a GPS chipset.
Try enabling GPS if you haven't. I'm not having any trouble with both location systems turned on.
I did, and same error:
"Please enable My Location source in system settings"
FYI, I am using the following:
- Barnes and Nobles Nook Color
- Kingston 8GB Class 4 card
- Honeycomb 3.0 (Deeper Blue's Preview v04) installed on SD card (NOT internal ROM)
The Google Map application was installed separate than the Honeycomb image building. I.e. push via adb.
I'm getting the same message with both WiFi and GPS turned on.
I'm running HCv4 off a SanDisk SD with the Maps 5.0 apk (3d buildings, rotation and two-finger swipe work great)
Anyone else? Or location feature in HoneyComb for Nook Color is a known bug?
I haven't tried it on HC yet, but I did find that on CM7 the google maps location and navi only works with the settings a certain way. It may be something to do with my setup and the way other apps/settings are somehow affecting my location, but I was at work yesterday and it was showing my location as being in my apartment; which I obviously wasn't. It had done this previosly too and I never could figure it out, but I had been anywhere recently where I had a reason to use navi so I didn't mess with it a whole lot.
Yesterday I was on my lunch break and I decided I wanted to solve this issue, it was showing me as being at home when I wasn't, again. I tried clearing the app cache, data, I tried force stopping, resetting the device, and even powering off for a few minutes on both my phone and my nook. Since I couldn't figure out which device was causing the confusion about my location I tried all the above on both, but still nothing. Maps opened up and placed me at home again each time. So finally I opened maps on my Incredible and the location was right, it showed exactly where I was. Then I knew it was something to do with the nook. I went into the location settings where I had the wireless network location AND the gps satellite options checked. I unchecked the wireless network location option and force closed maps to open it again fresh. Worked right away and FINALLY didn't show the blue dot over my apartment. I used the navi on the way to work this morning just to test it and the location and everything else was perfect.
I know you are on HC and I'm not, but there are so many factors that have to be done just right it setting this up that maybe it's still just a tiny difference in your settings. Hope I helped, if even just a little bit. It seems to be that the wireless network for location was throwing mine off and giving a false reading.
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I have been trying for several day's to get the v4 to run and all I get is the locked partition error.
I have formatted the card (Patriot 16gb Class 10) several times.
It will run other roms including CM7 with out problems.
What is so different with the honeycomb one?
It doesn't work reliably but it does work on the 2nd of the eMMC Honeycomb.
Note that this is for location based on WIFI, not GPS since Nook Color doesn't have a GPS chipset.
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BTW, you can make it work with GPS Tethering, see this:
I have that card as well. I have installed several rom's using my Win7 x64 machine. ALL worked except the Honey. I tried writing the card on my eePC Net book. running WinXP. Success and it wrote @ 14.6 MB/s. I only get 4.3 MB/s on the win7 machine.
I believe that this ROM is VERY VERY sensitive to writing speed. I will test more and see what happens. BUT, If you have access to a WINXP machine. Try it and see what you get.
I have a weird problem with my AT&T galaxy tab. For the past couple of days, each time I launch the Market, my 3G connection is killed and I can no longer access the network, and of course I cannot access the market. As soon as I kill the market app, my 3G connection comes back.
I cleared the data and cache of the market app, did not solve the issue. When I uninstall the updates of the market app (reverting to the original ugly market app), everything works fine, but it then automatically updates itself and the problem comes back. I assume this is a problem with the market app itself and not my device (hopefully).
Has anybody else experienced this issue and found a fix?
I am running stock ROM with third party apps installed enables (done it with superoneclick: root, enable third party apps, unroot).
I have the amazon app store installed, so I can still buy new apps, but I would like to be able to get updates for the apps I have purchased from the market.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
What modem are you using? Does the problem happen when you are using wifi? I think the JMF modem that is available for overcome rom is weak and I get many dropped connections and slow data speeds.
I am using the stock ROM and stock modem, I have never flashed a ROM. It only happens with the Market App.
Same issue for me. I have a rooted stock rom.
I have the same issue. Also stock rom and rooted. When WIFI is on (and connected) the market works fine.
I have been beating my head against this since I bought one. I am rooted using....I think I used Super One Click......stock everything else with non-market apps enabled. I originally thought that Root had broken it; however, if I unrooted, reset to factory, I still had the issue.
After many hours at the ATT store and on the phone (and swapping the device once and SIM card twice) I had an epiphany. a Factory Reset does NOT wipe the Internal SD like I thought it did. It leaves /mnt/sdcard/ intact. So, just for kicks, I began looking at my folders here. I MAY have discovered something. Market started working after I restored this folder to it's factory content (deleted any folders having to do with Apps in general).
I can typically hold power, deactivate Data connection, wait a few seconds, re-enable, and I get 3g back (at least for browser and other apps, Market still fails).
I have PSX4Droid installed (PSX Emulator if you don't know). There is a folder here named /.psx4droid, so I renamed it to /psx4droid (If I remember correctly, doesn't the "." hide the folder......too long since Linux class). I then deactivated/reactivated my data, and the Market started working properly.
I am not sure if it has to do SPECIFICALLY with psx4droid or just the "Hidden" folder in general, but now my Market works. I have 2 more folders in this location (/.downloadTemp and /.FileExpert) that may/may not cause any problems. I will post my findings.
.....Okay, so I'm going to type what I write now....Market just failed. Now I'm renaming /.FileExpert....Let's see what happens......
Damn. Still fails. But I'm tellin' ya. There is something in this folder causing it.
Or maybe some app is causing it to break......I have Amazon App store installed, what about you guys?
I do have Amazon App installed.
Anybody with an AT&T Tab not having the issue?
Same issue here. I had the Amazon Appstore installed but uninstalled it probably a week afterwards. Rooted running stock, everytime I go into the market it crashes the 3g. I found a folder in sdcard/android/data that had a bunch of appstore files in it. I deleted that and still having the same issue. I have removed all 3rd party apps so I have no idea what is triggering this. Please help.
P.S. I can access the market on WiFi
This also happens to be sometimes, if you tap wifi on then off again your 3g should come back and work fine.
swyped from a galaxy far far away...
Unfortunately what you proposed did not work. The market is killing the network connection each and every time. The network connection only comes back when the market app is not active anymore.
Since everything works fine when the market upgrades are uninstalled, I really think it is a bug in the newer version of market. Hopefully, the next update will fix this.
Maybe when Gingerbread is out!
I'm thinking this has more to do with us having installed amazon appstore before it was supposed to be. Somebody is mad at us
Has anyone made any progress on this situation?
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I really wish I would have made more progress. After all the trouble I had with the device with this issue, I was seriously monitoring the apps I installed and then testing the Market. I gave up after a while since I am on Wifi 90% of the time and hardly ever do I access the Market while driving. I still have a feeling that something in /mnt/sdcard is causing it. Like I had mentioned, I could wipe back to factory and the problem was still there. I seem to remember that it only started working proper after I had cleared this location of crap. I would think that a Market update would see a larger group of affected tabs than just a handful of us. This doesn't seem to be a widespread issue.
That being said......I have decided to move on to Gingerbread. Maybe that'll fix it
Hey guys, try this. Worked for me and my Data problems with Gingerbread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13751694&postcount=6
Basically create a new APN inside Settings -> Wireless and Networks -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names. Only set the APN to "Broadband," save it (Menu button) and select the radio button for it. Instantly fixed my data issues.
Thank for the tip. Unfortunately, it did not work for me. I am running stock 2.2 and waiting for the official 2.3 update from AT&T.
Good Luck. I thought about waiting for the official.....but I also have a Captivate. We didn't get 2.2 until MONTHS after the rest of the world (I think it was like 5 or 6 months later). I didn't want to wait that long again.
swedishcancerboi said:
I really wish I would have made more progress. After all the trouble I had with the device with this issue, I was seriously monitoring the apps I installed and then testing the Market. I gave up after a while since I am on Wifi 90% of the time and hardly ever do I access the Market while driving. I still have a feeling that something in /mnt/sdcard is causing it. Like I had mentioned, I could wipe back to factory and the problem was still there. I seem to remember that it only started working proper after I had cleared this location of crap. I would think that a Market update would see a larger group of affected tabs than just a handful of us. This doesn't seem to be a widespread issue.
That being said......I have decided to move on to Gingerbread. Maybe that'll fix it
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Could you please report if the problem fixed with Gingerbread ?
At first I didn't have ANY cellular data until I created a new APN mentioned in the tagged thread (APN Broadband). Now I have no issues with Market. I wish I could trust AT&T to release Gingerbread in a timely fashion, but I know better. So instead, I flashed Overcome.
P.S. I really can't enough of the CRT lock animation......damn I'm such a geek....
I just moved from an iPad WiFi to the DS7 for use in my work. The smaller size of the DS7, FLASH, and the camera sold me. I have read everything I can find (untold hours) here and elsewhere trying to solve my issues, with not a lot of luck. I even called Dell Mobile Support. I did get some help from a nice lady in Texas, but my second call was a waste. Anyway, on to the issues at hand.
1. Dell sync sucks! Life with the ipad was wonderful in this regard as iTunes syncs perfectly with outlook and IE9. I have installed MyPhoneExplorer and it does get the job done,except for IE9 bookmarks. Any help on this? Any other sync app that you use to do this better?
2. DS7 will not recognize adhoc WiFi networks without rooting and installing new files. I use my TP2 with the HTC mobile WiFi router app for wireless on the go. Again, no problems with the iPad or laptop just DS7. Anybody know of a Wmo router app that creates a regular network?
3. FroYo 2.2.2 can't be rooted (see above fix needed). I have read this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084526
If I understand this correctly, this is a way to root 2.2.2? After this is done then can I mod the files to get the adhoc issue fixed?
I would rather change the router app on my phone while the DS7 is still in warranty. I have only had it a week, but I would really like to have WiFi on the go. The lady at Dell told me that these problems were Google mandates for the OS. I guess Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are better friends than Michael Dell and Sergie!
Thanks to those of you with the knowledge to make our devices work better for us.
Chris
problems solved, partly
I got brave and rooted the Streak following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084526
No problems, quick and easy. I downloaded the Super Manager app from the market for making changes. After playing around to figure it out (not at all like Windows) I made changes to the wpa_supplicant and can now connect to my phone's wifi! Hint to those new like me: I downloaded the wpa file to my laptop and unzipped it then copied into the dowload folder on the Streak via USB. I tried to download to the Streak and open/copy/paste with no luck. I also changed the phone files mentioned here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123249
I renamed them to .old and left them where they were. I now have a cell signal bar with an "x" over it and no power usage in the status.
One issue that I now have under settings/about/status, I get an error message that process com.android.settings has stopped unexpectedly with a "force close" button. Is this a product of Clockworkmod?
I installed Task Killer and it works fine, but I thnk I need a start-up manager to keep apps from starting until I need them. Any suggestions?
alchrisr01 said:
I got brave and rooted the Streak following this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084526
No problems, quick and easy. I downloaded the Super Manager app from the market for making changes. After playing around to figure it out (not at all like Windows) I made changes to the wpa_supplicant and can now connect to my phone's wifi! Hint to those new like me: I downloaded the wpa file to my laptop and unzipped it then copied into the dowload folder on the Streak via USB. I tried to download to the Streak and open/copy/paste with no luck. I also changed the phone files mentioned here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1123249
I renamed them to .old and left them where they were. I now have a cell signal bar with an "x" over it and no power usage in the status.
One issue that I now have under settings/about/status, I get an error message that process com.android.settings has stopped unexpectedly with a "force close" button. Is this a product of Clockworkmod?
I installed Task Killer and it works fine, but I thnk I need a start-up manager to keep apps from starting until I need them. Any suggestions?
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I'm running with CWM and I don't get that force close issue, for what it's worth.
Task managers are a mixed bag on FroYo+ devices, but they're generally not needed. I used to use one because I thought that, coming from a Windows world, if an app is under running services it's taking up battery and processor resources. This isn't the case with Android. Try running without your task manager for a while and see if you get better performance and battery life; I certainly did. The only thing I use a TM for now is to kill a bunch of apps prior to running something extremely memory intensive, like Galaxy on Fire 2 or a benchmark test (but this has very little practical value in day to day usage).
You can find a CPU usage monitor instead of a task killer; those are much better. Look for apps that use a lot of processor that you don't want to and uninstall them (products of poor coding). But as for memory management (aka task killers), you're almost always better served just letting Android do its thing.
I found the problem on the status issue. By renaming the phone files it created an issue. I have not tried moving them. Not sure if it really was that important since not much is under the status anyway.
Thanks for the info on the task manager. I installed Super Manger because that was recommended in one of the threads to edit and make changes after root. I installed Advanced Task Killer after much reading as well. I notice that when I kill task the available memory increases a lot. There seems to be too much BS that just starts on its own, thats why I thought a startup manager would help. Again, I am windows oriented I suppose.