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I rooted my hero several months ago to remove a bunch of the bundled software that was wasting space and constantly updating itself. I definitely noted some better battery life afterwards. The only problems I noted since were minor: app icons becoming blank or random pics, apps renaming themselves as random file names (ie. my sprint football app is now res/xml/widget_nfl.xml in my app list and the icon is just blank), everytime I my phone restarts, my weather channel widget doesnt load anymore.
The one major problem I've had has been that every time i've tried to update my firmware, the file downloads, I run it, and it says there was an error and it brings me to the root screen. I havent had time to play with it recently as I'm in med school, but I just found out that the 2.1 update finally came out and I need it to run a few apps. Before I jump ahead and do it, is there something that I'm not doing properly as far as updating a rooted phone? Skipping steps maybe? Any help would be appreciated.
Upgrade your Rom to the latest ruu. Roll it back to .5. Root. Done.
You'll lose what you have on your phone bit your problems will be gone.
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Dear all,
I noticed my phone has an issue and I think this may not be rom / kernel related, so I would like to ask here.
My phone is running fine every time after booting up, however after running for a random period of times (say 2 - 7 days), it cannot play any media files. I can't play youtube (it said the video cannot be played), can't listen to mp3 (music player reported unsupported codec), ringtone disappeared (phone don't ring if i get call) and other apps failed in similar way. A reboot can solve the issue.
It is a bit annoying (especially when you when to play something and you suddenly identified that you need to wait for 5 min for a reboot), does any one experienced similar issue?
To clarify , I am running darky rom with darky kernel 1.0, however I had this issue for a few months, I was using super optimized kernel and had the same issue as well.
Same here. i'm running Darky's 9.4 but I don't know if it is related to this rom.
I don't remember that I had this problem before.
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Another one running Darky rom with a problem .
jje
I have this problem.
(dark kernel 1.4 and darky rom 9.5)
I get this occasionally and I'm on stock 2.2.1. It's a massive pain in the arse. I thought maybe it was something to do with my external micro sd card but I formatted it and waited hours to copy all my music to it again and I'm still having problems.
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So quite a few of people having this problem. Did anyone of us find out the root cause? And what's the reason that others do not suffer from this? This happened on Darky, Super Optimized Kernel, Speedmod, Stock Rom...
Some experts can help?
Also know this problem. Had it on stock and some custom roms too. Tried nearly every kernel ever available for our phone but didnt help. so it really maybe some strange Hardware issue...just speculating but when did you guys get your galaxy? cause mine was one of the `first generation` got it immediately when it was available here in germany in june/july 2010...perhaps this got fixed by Samsung later on
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An old Nokia trick may work . Delete your MP3s .
Load only a few MP3s to phone and see if it works .
jje
JJEgan said:
An old Nokia trick may work . Delete your MP3s .
Load only a few MP3s to phone and see if it works .
jje
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And then??? next time when my cars engine does not work i will follow your tip and try to remove all my seats and move back my drivers seat only to see if it works again...
Sorry but i dont get your point...i also have completely formatted internal and external sd several times for different reasons and the Problem still occurs. In addition this is not only for mp3s but also for recorded vids etc no matter were i store them
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hofinho said:
And then??? next time when my cars engine does not work i will follow your tip and try to remove all my seats and move back my drivers seat only to see if it works again...
Sorry but i dont get your point...i also have completely formatted internal and external sd several times for different reasons and the Problem still occurs. In addition this is not only for mp3s but also for recorded vids etc no matter were i store them
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Ignore it then your choice try Samsung Service ..
jje
I've seen another thread were someone said it was called by the twitter client. They have updated the official twitter client recently, and I've not had the problem occur since. Although, it may be too soon to tell, it used to happen to me very regularly.
And just to followup, the problem hasn't gone away with the new version of twitter.
So, I'm not sure of what is the cause (or solution) to the issue.
echidna2001 said:
And just to followup, the problem hasn't gone away with the new version of twitter.
So, I'm not sure of what is the cause (or solution) to the issue.
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Hi, where do you find the post also mentioned the same problem?
I am having the problem regularly too, after updating the Twitter client the same problem still happen yesterday, the phone run for around 2 days after last reboot.
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Hi, where do you find the post also mentioned the same problem?
I am having the problem regularly too, after updating the Twitter client the same problem still happen yesterday, the phone run for around 2 days after last reboot.
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Nope, i though you are talking the twitter update around 1 week ago. I just found that twitter have a new update today and never tried it if it fixed the problem. The change description do mention something similar, fixed a bug to skip music player while updating.. not sure if this is really the case.... need to test now...
good topic
I'm going to get rid of the twitter app then to see if it helps as updates don't seem to have done anything and I reformatted the sd card again and stuck everything back on there today and not only did it happen again, it's getting worse! Not only could I not play any music a minute ago, a load of my apps had vanished too! I assume ones that installed to SD by default rather than the phone storage.
If this sorts it out I'll be very happy. Twitter's crap anyway.
I've been having the same problem for a while now. I have just uninstalled Twitter and will see if that helps.
Basically all media stops working. Can't even record anything with the camcorder app. Nothing plays back. No youtube, no camcorder videos, no nothing. BUT arcmedia will open some videos sometime. HMMM weird, because other video player apps don't seem to be able to play them.
I'll give an update later today if it works. Videos normally stop working after only a few hours on my phone.
Bell SGS Vibrant I9000M
Alex
Do you guys have 8GB or 16GB models?
I've only come across this once and it was on a stock 16GB, one of the early ones, started about a week ago...upgraded to JVB seems to have solved it for now, time will tell.
16gb model, I've had 3 updates, and none have fixed the problem.
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16gb model, I've had 3 updates, and none have fixed the problem.
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Wonder if it's just the 16GB?
about an hour ago, my galaxy had only been rooted. between then and now, i've backed up my apps, flashed a faster kernel, and flashed it up to a gingerbread rom.
something strange has happened during this, and now not only did a lot of things no longer when restored (root explorer), but my phone seems to have a problem with background music, strangely enough.
speedx and fruit ninja seem to play fine with all the sound effects, but no background music plays! i mean, that's definitely something i can live with, but it just hints at lots of other hidden things wrong. has anyone else experienced this?
If it was ok before you flashed then its the flash/rom .
Even though Gingerbread is BETA not heard of your problem so far .
best is factory reset .
#Followed by a new flash if still wrong.
You do not mention any details regarding what you flashed
deadly
jje
the4d said:
about an hour ago, my galaxy had only been rooted. between then and now, i've backed up my apps, flashed a faster kernel, and flashed it up to a gingerbread rom.
something strange has happened during this, and now not only did a lot of things no longer when restored (root explorer), but my phone seems to have a problem with background music, strangely enough.
speedx and fruit ninja seem to play fine with all the sound effects, but no background music plays! i mean, that's definitely something i can live with, but it just hints at lots of other hidden things wrong. has anyone else experienced this?
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Aha. Finally someone with the same issue. I am missing the background music in fruit ninja too. Reinstalling does not fix the problem either. I would try reflashing, but I am having my first exam on Monday, so I can't spare the time at the moment.
I'm running debusrom g1. I'll maybe try flashing another rom and see what happens. Good to know I'm not alone with this.
All,
We don't have an ICS Bugs thread going on. I wanted to check with some of the people here on XDA to see if they are experiencing what I am. Currently on .213, but most of these bugs I've seen since the begining. Oh, I'm also in Canada running on 3G HSPA+. I'm stock, but rooted with safestrap installed.
1) When placing a phone call, the phone hangs up immediately (you here the disconnected beep), then retries the phone call a few seconds later (it always succeeds). I have tried this on a freshly wiped phone and found the same experience. I have also tried disabling the Assisted Dialing, but have found ikt's the same thing
2) When using Google Chrome, if there is a input box, most of the time my keyboard won't appear (I'm using Swype as my default keyboard)
3) Phone runs hot sometimes, and when it's running hot it slows down to a halt. Usually happens after a day or two without a restart
4) My photo doesn't appear in the text messaging app (worked in AOKP/CM9 on my D3, as well as it works on my gf's Nexus S)
The only bug I noticed was that it initially booted up in global mode, and wouldn't connect to 4G/CDMA. Switching it to CDM+LTE fixed the issue and I haven't seen a bug since (213).:good:
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The only bug I noticed was that it initially booted up in global mode, and wouldn't connect to 4G/CDMA. Switching it to CDM+LTE fixed the issue and I haven't seen a bug since (213).:good:
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Is your chrome working properly? Specifically the bug I mentioned in the OP...?
I didn't comment on that because I use Opera
Just tried the Chrome Beta now just to see, and I can confirm I am seeing the same behavior. I use Swiftkey, so it isn't a Swype-specific bug either.
What exactly is the difference between Chrome and the built-in browser? Aren't they both Webkit-based? Why is Google bothering to work on both?
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I didn't comment on that because I use Opera
Just tried the Chrome Beta now just to see, and I can confirm I am seeing the same behavior. I use Swiftkey, so it isn't a Swype-specific bug either.
What exactly is the difference between Chrome and the built-in browser? Aren't they both Webkit-based? Why is Google bothering to work on both?
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Chrome is way faster at many things since it users hardware acceleration for video. Does text input work properly on opera?
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I'm in the US also running .213
I haven't noticed any bugs, its working fine for me. I do not use chrome beta so I can't comment on that. The stock is not too bad, I don't use it much anyways.
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Chrome is way faster at many things since it users hardware acceleration for video. Does text input work properly on opera?
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Text entry works fine in both the stock browser and Opera. BTW, Opera also has hardware acceleration, which is why it never worked in any of the Frankbuilds of ICS based off the GB kernel ... So you can have your teh snappy and type with it too :laugh:
I'm on the 212 build and i can't screencap using power + volume down.
Is this fixed in 213 or am i just doing it wrong?
Also on 212 i can't control the default google music app or winamp from my bluetooth headset when the screen is off. I could do this before with the same version of the winamp app when i was back on gingerbread. I tried upgrading winamp, but that did nothing. Is there any change in 213?
Thanks ahead of time
Edit: just tried it and the volume down + power combo worked. Lol
One question, possible thought to ponder.
Are the bugs being described here really bugs of Android 4 or are they bugs in the individual app itself not being fully compatible with Android 4 yet?
Do similar bugs happen on a non-motorola device with android 4?
I'm considering flashing one of the leaks, so I'm trying to understand how you are sure these are ics bugs before I make the leap and run into issues.
Thanks.
Apologies if this constitutes hijacking the thread, if it does let me know and I"ll edit it to delete the question.
I was able to figure out bug #4, I had to login with my Google+ account again, since the update yesterday everything seems to be working fine.
Bugs 1 through 3 still exist, although I've switched off Global mode for now and put it to GSM only, it seems like the phone runs a lot cooler in this mode.
Even after updating Chrome to the final version, I'm still experiencing that text input bug. Maybe it's a Motorola issue... Can't wait for the next version of the leak!
I have tasker reboot my phone every morning at 6am. The phone doesn't need to be rebooted every day, but it ensures that it is fresh and ready to go every morning :laugh:
Nothing more annoying than trying to do something with your phone and having to reboot it because it is slow for whatever reason.
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I have tasker reboot my phone every morning at 6am. The phone doesn't need to be rebooted every day, but it ensures that it is fresh and ready to go every morning :laugh:
Nothing more annoying than trying to do something with your phone and having to reboot it because it is slow for whatever reason.
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for this reason I think there will be other leaks, ICS is supposed to handle killing processes much better than GB, however the settings seem to not be aggressive enough in 213.
Probably there will be, though I likely won't update again for a while. Don't feel like losing all that data...
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Probably there will be, though I likely won't update again for a while. Don't feel like losing all that data...
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You could just do what I do: once you have root install safestrap and then take a backup of your phone before flashing the upgrade.
Once you're all done upgrading, re-root and re-install safestrap, then do an advanced restore and only restore the data. Voilla, all your apps are back.
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Probably there will be, though I likely won't update again for a while. Don't feel like losing all that data...
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I don't know, just had a random reboot after watching a youtube video in firefox, most likely memory related, not sure who's fault though, Motorola or Firefox. gotta root and use system tuner to change memory mgmt states.
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You could just do what I do: once you have root install safestrap and then take a backup of your phone before flashing the upgrade.
Once you're all done upgrading, re-root and re-install safestrap, then do an advanced restore and only restore the data. Voilla, all your apps are back.
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That is a great idea. Though there hasn't been another leak since 213, so
Notification Bar Sticking/Wont Pull Down
I am on 212 currently, and I have noticed in 208 and 212 something that has happened only twice so far. Today, I just tried to check my notifications, and the bar will not pull down.
After a reboot it works fine, and it has only happened 2 times in the past couple weeks since the leaks first appeared.
Obviously it is a minor glitch, but just thought I'd throw it out there in case anyone else has seen it and overlooked it. :cyclops:
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You could just do what I do: once you have root install safestrap and then take a backup of your phone before flashing the upgrade.
Once you're all done upgrading, re-root and re-install safestrap, then do an advanced restore and only restore the data. Voilla, all your apps are back.
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I have heard of a few others using this method successfully. If you are not using safestrap or just don't want to go this route take a look at the post link in my signature. It's a modified version of the original Droid 4 Utility and includes a script to jump from one ICS leak to another without losing data. It also flashes the GB files and the Kernel (boot.img) in one script, thus making it easier to go from one leak to another.
Regarding bugs, my wife got a razr yesterday. It wouldn't pull down the ICS update, so I just sideloaded it. We both run some of the same apps. So this gave me a chance to do side by side comparisons.The issue with some of the icons being small in the left top of the status seems to be a app issue. The chrome issue isn't present on the razr, of course there isn't a physical keyboard. Otherwise my 213 ICS seems to run great.
I found a new bug, it looks like GSM call forwarding doesn't work properly... at least it doesn't with my SIM card, I'm on Rogers in Canada.
Does Verizon support call forwarding? Does it work on there?
I have noticed in Chrome that pressing shift and then one of the symbol keys (like @) will only work if you hold the shift key.
More importantly I don't get notifications of app updates from google play. Check to see if you have any apps that need updating. Superuser had a update on July 1, dropbox yesterday and voodoo rootkeeper on June 28, I think. Anyone else?
Woa, haven't been to XDA for years... Anyway, to the point.
When my i9000 was passed on to my mother I left the ROM-scene and stuck with Stock on my new phone.
Before I gave my mother my old one though I did a complete clean install of AllianceROM XXJW4 Base
(2.6.35.7-I9000XXJW4-CL1043937, [email protected] #DarkCore_4.5_JW4).
It has worked just fine for the longest time. Just recently though issues have plopped up.
Seemingly at random the launcher seems to restart. Standing on home it will suddenly go black, render up home again, go black, etc. During this I cant press anything on home. I can open the power menu and I can force a shut down of the phone. This resolves the issue temporarily, but it quickly returns.
At first it only did this for a few seconds then continued as normal, but now it keeps flickering for over a minute, sometimes it even seem indefinitely and I have to restart it. The launcher used is the TouchWiz bundled in the ROM. My mother refuses to use another launcher so I have not been able to deduce if this issue appears for other launchers as it is pretty random, so I can't reproduce it quickly.
I would like to find a solution for this which does not require a wiping re-flash or some-such. My mother is very reluctant to lose her application data and there is some issue with the root so Titanium Backup just keeps throwing errors at me, and I can't update the binaries using Superuser, it just fails.
Is it feasible to flash a Stock Samsung ROM from AllianceROM without wiping data? Or do you guys have any other suggestions what to try?
Only read the first part of this post, it shows how you can lock the launcher in home memory in GB:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844787
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Soryuu said:
Only read the first part of this post, it shows how you can lock the launcher in home memory in GB:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1844787
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Thanks, I'll look into that! Sounds as if that might be the issue.