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Phone freezes every 20 minutes. Faulty device?

Hey Everyone
Ive been quite awhile on this board but I am usually more the quiet guy who observes and enjoys this great board. About a year ago I started to become interested in WM and Rom development and have since flashed several roms on several devices.
Yesterday I got my Swiss HTC Diamond and I have to say there are a few things that are bugging me. The phone crashes about every 20 minutes. So I thought I'd install the signed SPL and then the Elite 2 rom. However this didn't solve my problem and I installed the developers SPL and bepes 0.51 Rom. The phone crashed regurarly and I can't use it as a working phone/communicator/organizer. As a last try I installed an hour ago the TRL Diamond 2 rom.
Don't get me wrong. All the roms are working quickly and I would love the device. It's just that the phone freezes badly quite often and I have to softreset.
So my question is: Am I the only one experiencing this? Are there registry hacks to make the device more reliable?
Greetings from Switzerland and keep up the good work
geele
Edit: I'm not sure if this is in the right forum as mentioned by Spawn12. If so Admins, feel free to move into the other folder.

Looks like it might be a faulty device so needs to be sent back but because you have flashed the rom...it may be that your warranty is void now. But im not 110% sure though so dont quote me on that.
By the way this part of the forum is for ROM DEVELOPMENT....you might want to try posting next time in the Diamond forum.

For warranty reasons (I thought the device was broken) I reflashed the original SPL and the 1.37 rom.
So far (40 minutes) the phone was very stable. This led me to believe that somehow my device doesn't work fine together with cooked and tweaked roms that are out just now. I think I will wait a few weeks before I reflash some of the great roms that are being developed right now.
geele
edit: just a few seconds after I posted, the touch flow 3d restarted itself randomly... Whats wrong with my device?

geele said:
For warranty reasons (I thought the device was broken) I reflashed the original SPL and the 1.37 rom.
So far (40 minutes) the phone was very stable. This led me to believe that somehow my device doesn't work fine together with cooked and tweaked roms that are out just now. I think I will wait a few weeks before I reflash some of the great roms that are being developed right now.
geele
edit: just a few seconds after I posted, the touch flow 3d restarted itself randomly... Whats wrong with my device?
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Like i said mate, it seems like your phone might be faulty...why not just return it and get a new working one. If it was me thats what i would be doing straight away...wouldnt put up with a faulty device to be honest.

Mate b4 u take ur fone back to ur dealer...I remember reading it sumwhere that HTC did rush the release of Diamond but moslty al of thier fones are working fine. I got mine in Sydney from ebay and it turned out to be from Russia...
If i install any other roms either then the Rusian rom...the fone crashes as u mentioned urs does..there is sumthing as a region lock or sumthing...thats why i can only run the Russian rom without any problems..(M tryn to cook my own rom) My advice would be get back to ur stock rom and see how things go from there..there might be afew resets but it'l work fine after that..
If that doesnt work then u have a faulty fone...This saves u time and money i guess...
hope this helps
Cheers from OZ

Hey Lordaris and Spawn12
I returned my Diamond and got a new one. As mentioned in the posts above I did reflash the wwe original 1.37 rom but it didn't help. Now everything works fine (no crashes) but the phone without a cooked rom from this forum is just slower :-( Does anyone besides Lordaris have the problem with the roms? I am concerned now to flash new roms if this is a common problem?
geele - happy with a new diamond

I am really dissapointed! Mine also start restarting after missed call!
I cant understand how HTC put this device in sales - and it IS NOT SOME INEXPENSIVE toy - it is one of the most expensive phones!!!
I hope HTC will issue a solution for all their pissed-off users, otherwise - it is very bad for the company image!

... and i hope thay will also fix the issue with the alarm (which can not bew stoped without restarting the phone!).

3G PROBLEMS (donate for help if i have too)

So i have rooted my phone a while back, and been flashing new roms back and fourth , but not sure why recently after a couple of weeks, i have seen my 3g signal drop without me doing anything, on the same places were i usually get perfect 3g signal,
i updated the radios to recent ones, update the profile , PRL profile etc so see if these was the problem that 3g drops all the time,
so i have flash myths , cya mods roms, MIUI , and evry other sense roms like HD SACS and fresh evo etc and i even try AOSP roms to see if the sense roms was the problem, but with AOSP Roms it even drops more,
example of what i mean:
i will be using the internet were it takes forevr to load cuz 3g dont kick in,
than out of no where 3g works perfectly for like 5 to 10 mins,
than after a while i try to use any application that uses internet like facebook, pandora, youtube etc, the 3g starts acting up and doesnt kick in , does this evry other 10 mins which its annoying the crap out of me.
PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME I WILL EVEN DONATE $20 TO 30 BUCKS FOR YOUR TIME BY PAYPAL.
NOT SURE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS I HAVE, AND I REALLY DONT WANT TO REPLACE MY PHONE AND IM PRETTY SURE I CANT BRING IT TO SPRINT TO FIX IT CUZ ITS ROOTED, OR CAN I?
THANKS

Here is the best thing to try for starters.
Start completely fresh.
Download this zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ikylelx99c49133/Calkulin's_FORMAT_ALL.zip
flash that zip from recovery and it will format everything without a doubt.
Then flash a rom like this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
stock rooted ruu - simple and no modifications.
If you are still having issues after this, then it is possible that you are having hardware issues.
It wouldn't hurt to try updating your radios as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485 - the combo one at the top should get them all.

+1 those are the best suggestions than I think can be given to help with your situation. I had the same problem on my hwd 003 evo sent it in and got a hwd 004 speeds were better I think it was a hwd problem cause I couldn't find a fix.
dills2214 said:
Here is the best thing to try for starters.
Start completely fresh.
Download this zip
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ikylelx99c49133/Calkulin's_FORMAT_ALL.zip
flash that zip from recovery and it will format everything without a doubt.
Then flash a rom like this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=874251
stock rooted ruu - simple and no modifications.
If you are still having issues after this, then it is possible that you are having hardware issues.
It wouldn't hurt to try updating your radios as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=715485 - the combo one at the top should get them all.
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Any luck with this?

dills2214 said:
Any luck with this?
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i just try this like 2 hours ago, its going fine for now but still dropping the 3g couple of times, i just want to see how it goes by the end of the day...because this phone that i have its a replacement cuz my original evo i lost it, hopefully i didnt get a evo that has a hardware issue even though it was working fine for the first months, till now.
thanks again for ur help and ill keep u updated of how it goes and test it for a couple of days.

so i use it over the weekend, and after a day it starting acting up again, i was happy when it work almost for a full day and than it starting acting up where 3g wasnt kicking in, thanks for ur advise and i guess i have to replace this evo.

you might wanna try going to a Sprint store with service center, maybe they can figure it out there, as you've basically tried everything one can do at home to try and fix it, and are still having problems.

miguelfp1 said:
you might wanna try going to a Sprint store with service center, maybe they can figure it out there, as you've basically tried everything one can do at home to try and fix it, and are still having problems.
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Here's one to accompany that. It may not even be your phone. Call *2 and ask if they are having network issues in your area. Mine was doing the same thing after a storm (we had tornaders...yes, tornaders...live with it). It was back up withing 48 hours, then again, I reported the issue.
I'm sure they have some pretty good monitoring systems in place; however, if the guys behind the NOC are anything like the guys here at my work...well I won't say anything, but you can piece together the picture.

topdawgn8 said:
Here's one to accompany that. It may not even be your phone. Call *2 and ask if they are having network issues in your area. Mine was doing the same thing after a storm (we had tornaders...yes, tornaders...live with it). It was back up withing 48 hours, then again, I reported the issue.
I'm sure they have some pretty good monitoring systems in place; however, if the guys behind the NOC are anything like the guys here at my work...well I won't say anything, but you can piece together the picture.
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nobody else i know have 3g issues, because i have ask my friends with evo's and my roommate to let me see there evo and check if the sprint network just acting up, but is not cuz there phone is running good. but it seems like i start getting normal 3g signal when i first flash a rom, than after a couple of hours or a day it start acting up, its annoying as hell cuz i could be in the middle of doing something during the day and when i need my phone to work with 3g, it start acting up,
thanks though for the suggestion, not sure if rooting the phone would effect the signal problem,

aalopez10 said:
nobody else i know have 3g issues, because i have ask my friends with evo's and my roommate to let me see there evo and check if the sprint network just acting up, but is not cuz there phone is running good. but it seems like i start getting normal 3g signal when i first flash a rom, than after a couple of hours or a day it start acting up, its annoying as hell cuz i could be in the middle of doing something during the day and when i need my phone to work with 3g, it start acting up,
thanks though for the suggestion, not sure if rooting the phone would effect the signal problem,
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Just because you see it drop to 1x doesn't mean anything. That means that sense doesn't want you to know about it. so there is no icon for 1x since aosp is different and doesn't lie it tells you the truth. I thought things like this from time to time until I did this. Flashed stock. Speedtest... sat in the same spot flashed CM, speedtest. Both were about the same.. some tests were faster on CM then sense and some were faster on sense then CM. I get my email... and my market downloads never fail... So I can't really complain.

[Q] Advice needed on whether to flash or not

Hey guys,
Firstly, Thanks for taking the time to look at this post.
I bought a Desire HD last month and have been reading about how the battery adapts to your usage and eventually improves within two to three weeks. This hasnt been the case for me unfortunately. I take my phone off the charger exactly at 12 30pm before going to work and by the time I leave work around 9pm, my battery is usually sitting around the 40 - 45% mark with literally two to three minutes of usage throughout my shift! I tried JuiceDefender but didnt help at all. Also, I uninstalled all the apps I installed when I first got the phone just to check if that made a difference - it did not.
Now I'm no expert at this but from what I could make out from other threads, flashing my rom sounds like a promising option.
My question to the experts is, I have only had this phone for a month, I know it will void my warranty if I flash the rom but do I really need the warranty? I mean I never used any warranty before on any of my phones and since this is such a promising phone, I highly doubt it that something could go wrong (ofcourse with the exception of human error like dropping or losing the phone etc.) If I plan on flashing, which rom would you recommend to a rookie with almost no knowledge about flashing and roms etc but very eager to learn? Any tips, advice, anything at all would be really appreciated.
Thanks in advance to anyone thats going to contribute!

Hello,
First I am no expert . I have rooted and flashed just recently but I have learned a few things or two by hanging around excessively on the forum .
In my opinion battery life does improve ,Before rooting n flashing my overnight battery drain on standby mode was abt 9-10% n Now its abt 2-3%.
I started off with CM7 , though it is a very good ROM you won't get battery fix which you are looking for..still you should give it a try..may be it will work for you..
I tried 3-4 More ROMS before settling on MIUI..I keep coming back to it coz the battery life on it just amazing!!!...I get 20 hours+ on moderate usage..
Also radio for a ROM matters a lot...your battery life depends hugely on it...I tried about 6 different radios tll I found the correct one..
Also If you like Sense too much then you can try LeeDroid n RcMixHD both are very good Roms...though RcMicHD is better acc. to me..
So I think you should try these 3-4 Roms n see which suits you best.Hope I helped

Hi, I wholeheartedly agree with aradhyat.
MIUI IMO has all the benefits of Android & Cyanogen + Excellent UI Design.
Your warranty is safe. jkoljo contacted HTC and confirmed that software modifications do not void the warranty. Your carrier/network maybe a bit funny though.

Thanks heaps guys for such quick responses!
If flashing the rom doesnt void warranty, thats just superb. So I will give the mentioned rom a go and see how it works for me. Any tips for a guy who has never flashed a rom or anything like it? I'm pretty good with computers but just havent had any experience on this side.
Also, one question that was unanswered, is this normal for a battery to act this way on a stock rom? I mean the way its acting up for me, drains almost 60% while just sitting in my pocket or on my desk. Did any one of you also experience such a sucky battery life before flashing your roms?

No, your battery should not drain that fast under those conditions. It could be simply a misconfigured app that's hogging your juice.
What firmware are you currently using?

Andriod Version:
2.2
Baseband Version:
12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
Kernel Version:
2.6.32.21-g66cfb7a
[email protected] #1
Tue Oct 26 15:58:17 CST 2010
Build Number:
1.32.861.5 CL277010 release-keys
Software Number:
1.32.861.5
Browser Version:
WebKit 3.1

well, no, not really, its not normal for the battery to act like that with Stock ROM.
I think it depends on your initial first battery charge time.
::The following story is copyrighted!::
me and my 3 brothers all got the Desire HD.
my first brother charged for approx 20hrs at the first time with the phone being closed, and his battery is fine.
my 2nd brother charged till the battery got full with the phone on, and his battery finishes in half a day without alot of usage.
They both warned me, 1st brother told me to charge for 20hrs, second told me to charge for 24hrs, i charged inbetween (22hrs), and my battery is good!
(but true story)
:::::::
my overnight battery drainage is 3%. once i didnt use it for a whole day, and it was still in its 90's.
I think it depends on how you intially charge your phone, it matters greatly (HTC recommends 8hrs charge at first)

Great, your firmware is Ok for rooting directly.
Follow this thread -- > HERE
Then this one --> HERE
There is some overlap, i.e Visionary so no need to perform that twice.
Once done. Install ROM Manager from the market, and flash Recovery from there.
Use 3.x.x.x for Gingerbread based ROMs
Or 2.x.x.x for FroYo based ROMs.
Now you are ready to flash some ROMs!

I turned it on the second I unboxed it (being the impatient pr**k I am). Does that mean I need a new battery? Or is there a remedy?

If you are experiencing such huge battery drain, I think you should get it checked b'coz Even when on stock I never had that much problem.t
Lol..I did the same but did you let it discharge it completely before charging it again or charged it right away after playing with it a little ..
coz I switched mine on as soon as i bought it but let it drain before charging for about 10-12 hours for the first time...

Yea, need new battery.
(try charging battery for a long time, i dont know if it'll help, but it wont hurt to try - IF that doesnt work, then i strongly recommend a new battery)
I was going mad waiting 22hrs!!!, but that meant wayy better battery power!
Search google or something on how to use the battery properly. i've had many issues in the past with batteries, but after reading articles, my batteries last longer now

Not sure if I remember what I did after playing with it, the excitement was so great I forgot about anything and everything else that mattered at that time

Sweet, thanks heaps for your help guys. Will be calling HTC and my service provider today just to double check with them too and afterwards flashing. I'm thinking of going for RcMixHD as alot of people have only good things to say about that rom. Any thoughts or ideas?

Turns out I had 28 days from date of purchase to get it swapped on the spot if there were any issues with the handset. Today was the 28th day, how fortunate!
Anyway, had it replaced and its on charge now, wont be turning it on any time soon though

just some advice
hey just a few words of advice from someone that has done a lot of flashing on numerous phones with numerous software types.
i reccomend getting a few little apps;
1. Titanium Backup (for safety i only back up apps I install + data)
2. SMS Backup and Restore (specifically for backing up sms/mms and works across different roms and even handsets)
3. Faster Fix (just in case if your phone doesnt set gps pool correctly causing a delay in time for fix
and just generally its pretty straight forward how to flash different roms especially after you do it a few times. but i do reccoment patience and time, and you will be fine and if anything happens just ask, everyone ehre is happy to help
Regards
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DHDRookie said:
Turns out I had 28 days from date of purchase to get it swapped on the spot if there were any issues with the handset. Today was the 28th day, how fortunate!
Anyway, had it replaced and its on charge now, wont be turning it on any time soon though
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Hahaha, lucky u! And good luck with ur new battery
Sent from my Desire HD

Started charging at 5pm yesterday and now its 1 30pm, think I'll take a nap before I get down to some serious flashing business. Thanks heaps for your help guys, some day I'll pay back in the form of experience and maybe add something to this community.

[Q] Boot loop problem

Hi, I have a few questions I hope you can help me with?
My wife has a galaxy nexus, stock and unrooted. It is only around 6 weeks old and last week it started crashing, turning off then getting stuck in a boot loop just displaying the starting colours. I understand this is a known problem, she has software version 4.0.2 and it says her phone is up to date.
I "fixed" her phone once with a factory reset however this time she is away with work till Friday and now has no use of her phone or contractual minuets or data ect.
To make things worst she was planning on using the sat nav and wireless tethering to her laptop. It is the second time this has happened and she has lost all faith in her phone. She can maybe upgrade the software by downloading the 4.0.4 software but she/I don't see why she should have too. She just wants a phones that does what it says on the tin without needing to mod or mess around with it.
My questions are...
Is this problem enough for her to exchange the phone for another phone all together, she fancies a One X. Has anyone here managed to exchange the phone for this reason?
If not will updating the software to 4.0.4 fix the issue for sure? She really needs a reliable phone. Maybe it will be best to send it back under the warranty but we are afraid she will get another GNex with the same issue.
Any advice will be much appreciated
Sorry for the long post and thanks for reading,
Oliver

I would just try updating it and then wipe it. If that doesn't fix the issue it's most likely a hardware issue and I would warranty the phone.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Hey there,
Well first I would suggest calming down and not reverting to hardware issues just yet, Bootloops are pretty common, especially when using phones which were meant for the (a bit) more advanced user, it's advantage is also it's flaw, being a modding monster that it is..
And this is by no means a flame - but I wouldn't want my wife to have a GN for that exact same reason, yes - she knows about flashing roms and stuff, but she needs a reliable phone, that will work and do what she needs it to do and nothing more, as opposed to me, I like to mess around a bit with my phones (also not that much, I plan to stay stock with my GN).
To your question, I don't have any experience with RMA's but it maybe worth a try.
You also mentioned she fancies the one-x.. that means she wasn't really keen on buying the GN in the first place (I believe).. and also - and don't take this the wrong way - I think she\you don't really know what the GN is all about, this isn't a phone for everybody, I mean - it is, but it's a shame to see it fall into hands that do not appreciate it for what it is, think of it as a nice new Ferrari, sure - it'll get your wife to work But she is not going to the Nurborgring to time her laps with it.. she'll complain that once in a while the clutch is too sensitive and that she cannot count on the car to take her to work every day, and that she really fancies the new Volkswagen beetle... you get my drift
Also - I believe that flashing to the 4.0.4 will sort the bootloops, which usually has everything to do with the kenrel.
Best of luck!
p.s. All of the above is said in a humoristic way!

omricn said:
Hey there,
Well first I would suggest calming down and not reverting to hardware issues just yet, Bootloops are pretty common, especially when using phones which were meant for the (a bit) more advanced user, it's advantage is also it's flaw, being a modding monster that it is..
And this is by no means a flame - but I wouldn't want my wife to have a GN for that exact same reason, yes - she knows about flashing roms and stuff, but she needs a reliable phone, that will work and do what she needs it to do and nothing more, as opposed to me, I like to mess around a bit with my phones (also not that much, I plan to stay stock with my GN).
To your question, I don't have any experience with RMA's but it maybe worth a try.
You also mentioned she fancies the one-x.. that means she wasn't really keen on buying the GN in the first place (I believe).. and also - and don't take this the wrong way - I think she\you don't really know what the GN is all about, this isn't a phone for everybody, I mean - it is, but it's a shame to see it fall into hands that do not appreciate it for what it is, think of it as a nice new Ferrari, sure - it'll get your wife to work But she is not going to the Nurborgring to time her laps with it.. she'll complain that once in a while the clutch is too sensitive and that she cannot count on the car to take her to work every day, and that she really fancies the new Volkswagen beetle... you get my drift
Also - I believe that flashing to the 4.0.4 will sort the bootloops, which usually has everything to do with the kenrel.
Best of luck!
p.s. All of the above is said in a humoristic way!
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Thanks for your post.
My wife wanted to upgrade her htc desire to a faster phone with bigger screen, she loves android and Google products and the Google nexus seemed like the best choice at the time (b4 the one X was released) she loved the phone till now.
The phone has twice randomly gone into a boot loop and twice we managed to get it working again both times within the week. This has caused her to lose faith in the phone. I guess the update should fix the issue but it doesn't seem to be available on her phone just yet.
A basic phone would not be enough 4 my wife, as I said in my first post she uses it to connect her laptop to the Internet and as a satnav. Also she watches youtube videos (720p screen is handy here) and for facebook.
We never had any such issues with our desires. When my wife returns home we will update her phone via pc if it doesn't void warranty (I'm sure it won't ) and hopefully the issue will be fixed for good.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Sounds like our wives can get along my wify loves her htc desire hd! and to be honest, in my opinion in many ways it's much better than the sensation I had (stock).
And by what you described, if I was your wife (lol ) I'd also go for the GN.. I trust you know how to upgrade to 4.0.4, if you need any help just say so and I'll be more than happy to help
Also - from what I know upgrading will not void you warranty, you can simply lock the bootloader once you're done upgrading if you wish.
I really wish the bootloops will stop and that you wife will continue to enjoy her GN!

Hi again
I unlocked, rooted and installed Android Revelution HD 3.0.0 (based on 4.0.4) by mike1986 on her phone.
She is happy with her phone again.
Now it's rooted she likes the extra apps she can now install like AdFree.
I have a quick noob question though..
After installing the new rom her phone it said their is an update available. I understand that she should NOT accept over the air updates now she has a custom rom, and is that right?
Cheers, Oliver
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Hey Oliver, sorry.. seems I didn't get subscription notifications on your reply...
anyway, she "can" download the update, but it will not install, it will simply give an error upon installation, the reason is the original files that the update needs to update are not there anymore, or they are but have changed, so it will just give an installation error.. that's the only downside to having a custom rom. me personally - I like mine stock at the moment

Just a quick update, I rooted, s- offed and install Arhd rom on my wife's gnex.
She says her phone is running faster/smoother than ever and has not restarted since. It's running great and she is happy again
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Silly me not sure what I did

So today I bought a new Note 2 (SGH-i317M) on Bell Mobility Canada, as I was having issues with my first one. The first one had been rooted, and had a couple different roms on it. The last week or so my reception has been atrocious and constantly in "emergency calls only" mode, so I said "forget it" get a new one, send in the old one and sell it to my buddy when it gets back.
I managed to get a stock recovery and a stock rom on the old Note 2 using Samsung Galaxy Note2 Toolkit. Now, this is where it goes wonky and not sure what happened.
Upon initially getting the stock rom (4.1.1) on it, I noticed another update in the notification tray. At this point my SIM card has been pulled and I am using only wifi on it. I jumped on the update thinking cool my device isn't "modified" anymore, so I will take this update ( to 4.1.2)
After doing that update, I looked in my app drawer and it has 6 or 7 Roger's bloat apps in it, and the kernel version was different. Otherwise baseband, build and Android version are the same Not sure if it happened when I installed the stock rom from the Toolkit process or if the Roger's apps came with the OTA update to 4.1.2.
The problem is, this makes it hard to take a phone back to Bell for repairs with Roger's system apps in it. I've tried flashing the stock rom from the Toolkit via Odin again but there is still Roger's bloat there.
I have no idea what to do now. I pretty much used up all my brain power today getting this far. Could someone point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it greatly.
Thanks ahead of time for any responses, I've been at this most of the day now and I am just out of ideas now. :silly:

If you are getting rogers apps in a fresh flash via Odin...then you likely have the wrong rom being flashed....(it happens)
Look in the "Everything thread" in the development section for the stock bell firmware. this is the bell stock firmware from the thread...I pulled it for you...http://www.hotfile.com/dl/180165074/47da708/I317MVLALJ2_I317MOYAALJ2_RWC.zip.html
That rom is the link from the everything thread...
You are the second user this week that has flashed a mis-labeled rom from the kit...
Once bell is flashed, your rogers apps will go away...
Remember to wipe all data and caches in the stock recovery before booting the new rom....g

U need to change ur csc, all stock Canadian fw is the same... it will show bell bloat till u enter the proper csc.
Hopfully this helps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988202
And this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004029

twanskys204 said:
U need to change ur csc, all stock Canadian fw is the same... it will show bell bloat till u enter the proper csc.
Hopfully this helps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988202
And this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004029
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+1 csc will give you right firmware i always use Samsung Galaxy S csc from pstore. Just choose your carrier and no need to flash firmware again.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manniakk.cscselector
Sent from my SGH-I317M

gregsarg said:
If you are getting rogers apps in a fresh flash via Odin...then you likely have the wrong rom being flashed....(it happens)
Look in the "Everything thread" in the development section for the stock bell firmware. this is the bell stock firmware from the thread...I pulled it for you...http://www.hotfile.com/dl/180165074/47da708/I317MVLALJ2_I317MOYAALJ2_RWC.zip.html
That rom is the link from the everything thread...
You are the second user this week that has flashed a mis-labeled rom from the kit...
Once bell is flashed, your rogers apps will go away...
Remember to wipe all data and caches in the stock recovery before booting the new rom....g
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Thanks so much. I wish found that earlier.
As well as this.........
twanskys204 said:
U need to change ur csc, all stock Canadian fw is the same... it will show bell bloat till u enter the proper csc.
Hopfully this helps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1988202
And this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004029
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Which may have lead to this......
jon3sh said:
+1 csc will give you right firmware i always use Samsung Galaxy S csc from pstore. Just choose your carrier and no need to flash firmware again.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manniakk.cscselector
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Thanks so much guys. This experience has really stumped me.
I did however manage to get this sorted in the mean time. I installed a custom recovery back in, did a full system wipe the put in a rom that supports Canadian variants (tell ya the truth can't even remember it's name) and in that install process it had an aroma installer. One of the options was to adjust CSC for your desired carrier. After I set it up, I started the intitial process of wiping, and flashing and such over and voila I had all Bell apps and no Rogers apps.
But, in the meantime, the wifi decided to do its hanging thing again and for the last 3 hours or so I have been trying to get Triangle Away running on it. The app requires more data to work with my phone, but as this phone doesn't have a registered SIM and the wifi wont start now I have to manage a way to get it working, reset my binary count, unroot and verify and be done with it.
I greatly appreciate your guys input and will be reading as much as possible. Generally I can go flash crazy with custom roms but Odin messes me up.
I hope others see this thread and don't do what I did, and learn about CSC before they get hung up. Thanks again guys.
p.s. my brain hurts

OK. I officially give up. This 5 month old phone is going in the garbage. If it isn't one thing, it's another. Managed to get the wifi (and BT which I didn't know at first wasnt working) by inserting my new phones SIM. Blam, both worked. Great, now I can install Triangle Away, do my thing, reflash the stock firmware and I'm good.
And now.............the Toolkit won't recognize ADB enabled. I have been at this for over 24 hours now and it's been one roadblock after another.
I am officially McGyver'ed out :crying:

Idk what ur doing wrong but, doing a freash install should fix ur issues..

twanskys204 said:
Idk what ur doing wrong but, doing a freash install should fix ur issues..
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Right on. Ya I kinda gathered my thoughts and buckled down and started over. So, now I have what appears be the proper firmware on my older Note 2.
Version: 4.1.1
baseband: i317MVLAJ2
kernel: 3.0.31-262790 / [email protected] #1 / SMP PREEMPT wed Oct 3 ........2012
build: JRO03C.I317MVLAJ2
Device Status: Normal
It seems like the exact same software as when I first cracked my new one out the box. After I updated it, the newer one now has:
Version: 4.1.2
baseband: I317MVLBMA3
kernel: 3.0.31-262790 / [email protected] #1 / SMP PREEMPT wed Oct 3..........2012
build: JZ054K.I317MVLBMA3
Pretty sure I got all the numbers right lol.
Still trying to figure out what to do now for Triangle Away, and making this phone seem like it's never been touched. Thanks for your help so far.

Root with cf root ,,run triangle away then do what u just did

twanskys204 said:
Root with cf root ,,run triangle away then do what u just did
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CF Root. OK I will check it out. Thank you ! I will let ya know how it goes. I appreciate this as it just seems like there is just way too much Note 2 info out there. Thanks for the filter lol !

Update. Well that did it. In the "Download" screen it is saying;
-Custom binary download: No
-Current Binary: Samsung Official
-System Status: Official
In Settings, the device status is Normal
As far as my research has gotten me, my understanding is that I should now be able to send it in with out any warranty issues. My wifi and BT are acting hinky again but I may try my SIM swap again and see if that helps, before I send it away.
Thank you so much for your help. That suggestion of CF Auto-Root helped big time!!!!!

No problem. . Get some rest and hit it up in the morning. .

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Update. Well that did it. In the "Download" screen it is saying;
-Custom binary download: No
-Current Binary: Samsung Official
-System Status: Official
In Settings, the device status is Normal
As far as my research has gotten me, my understanding is that I should now be able to send it in with out any warranty issues. My wifi and BT are acting hinky again but I may try my SIM swap again and see if that helps, before I send it away.
Thank you so much for your help. That suggestion of CF Auto-Root helped big time!!!!!
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Next time you are flashing stock rom for your phone just use rom from link below so you dont need to worry about rooting after. Roms are root injected already and good to go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
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jon3sh said:
Next time you are flashing stock rom for your phone just use rom from link below so you dont need to worry about rooting after. Roms are root injected already and good to go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2004650
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Nice ! Ya I found the same root injected bell rom but unfortunately it was after I wanted to uninstall and unroot. I will be taking this approach from now on. Thank you good sir!!
I appreciate everyone's patience because I was certainly runnIngl out of it . Going to get the old Note 2 packed up and shipped off sometime today. Again all help greatly appreciated guys .

To add to my ordeal going on now, I did notice that my first Note 2 was made in China, and feels sloppy. Like the battery is slightly loose, and like the assembly just doesn't feel tight. I had to slip a piece of folded paper in behind the battery as the phone always rebooted even just gently dropping it on the table.
My brand new Note 2 I noticed was made in Korea. The battery is seated much, much better, and the phone itself feels like it was put together in a factory, not a car garage.
I am wondering if this is what is going on, because today after messing with the old one (which is now OTA'd to 4.1.2 *thanks again guys!*), and having the same persistent wifi hanging issue (not turning on and not really turning off, just suspended) and BT not wanting to turn on, alongside its original problem of poor cell reception......I thought I wonder if something is just hinky/loose or whatever. So I picked the phone up, dropped it flat on its back (in a case lol) from about 8 inches in the air, onto my coffee table. Opened the notification tray, and tapped the wifi toggle and it instantly turn on, bright lime and I was able to see available networks. The BT turned on immediately after pressing it too. Can't speak on cell signal, and it may well just be coincidence, but after several wipe/flash processes and BT and wifi acting hinky across several factory resets etc, then immediately working after the drop.......strange indeed.
More convinced now than ever that I have had somewhat of a lemon the whole time as I have had weird issues with reception for a long time from in the house to out in the world. The phone has never been seriously dropped and anytime it did slip it was in an Urban Armor Gear case, screen is near mint (didnt have protector first week) , and should be absolutely zero water damage.

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To add to my ordeal going on now, I did notice that my first Note 2 was made in China, and feels sloppy. Like the battery is slightly loose, and like the assembly just doesn't feel tight. I had to slip a piece of folded paper in behind the battery as the phone always rebooted even just gently dropping it on the table.
My brand new Note 2 I noticed was made in Korea. The battery is seated much, much better, and the phone itself feels like it was put together in a factory, not a car garage.
I am wondering if this is what is going on, because today after messing with the old one (which is now OTA'd to 4.1.2 *thanks again guys!*), and having the same persistent wifi hanging issue (not turning on and not really turning off, just suspended) and BT not wanting to turn on, alongside its original problem of poor cell reception......I thought I wonder if something is just hinky/loose or whatever. So I picked the phone up, dropped it flat on its back (in a case lol) from about 8 inches in the air, onto my coffee table. Opened the notification tray, and tapped the wifi toggle and it instantly turn on, bright lime and I was able to see available networks. The BT turned on immediately after pressing it too. Can't speak on cell signal, and it may well just be coincidence, but after several wipe/flash processes and BT and wifi acting hinky across several factory resets etc, then immediately working after the drop.......strange indeed.
More convinced now than ever that I have had somewhat of a lemon the whole time as I have had weird issues with reception for a long time from in the house to out in the world. The phone has never been seriously dropped and anytime it did slip it was in an Urban Armor Gear case, screen is near mint (didnt have protector first week) , and should be absolutely zero water damage.
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Flash away now
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jon3sh said:
Flash away now
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Well, I was thinking that, but seeing it's under warranty, I am going to see what happens at Samsung. Hopefully they don't have some new way of seeing its been customed *face palm* lol and just replace it, even if its with a working factory rebuild or whatever. As I had to purchase both devices out right, and I live in Canada, I may be able to buy a car with the money.......holy crap its expensive up here.
Nearly $800 for each one. Ridiculous lol
EDIT: It would be a crappy car, but a car none the less

Ya , im up in canada also.. mine was 840 when it first came out. I payed it right out and unlocked it.
Mind u my build quality is excellent, maybe except for the sqeeky back.
But no problems none the less.:thumbup:
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twanskys204 said:
Ya , im up in canada also.. mine was 840 when it first came out. I payed it right out and unlocked it.
Mind u my build quality is excellent, maybe except for the sqeeky back.
But no problems none the less.:thumbup:
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Ya it is just ridiculous the costs up here, and I live up in northern BC so everything is just a little more than everywher else as expensive at it is already, UGH !
I wonder if there is a new batch shipped because like I said, the one I bought 5 months ago was made in China, and like you say "squeeky". Loose. And big difference in at least mobile data / cell radio performance between my two devices.
This new one made in Korea, even the older battery slides in nice and tight. No squeaky back. Just feels tighter, even the S-Pen. It was always kind of loose on the older Note and even tossing the phone onto the table sometimes dislodged it. Even my camera lense on my older one seemed like it was mounted weird. I'd prefer stuff domestic if possible but I sure notice a difference between the Korean manufactured and the Chinese manufactured.
But I have a feeling I may be sending it back right away if service is as useless as it is everywhere else nowadays. I noticed after getting home on the work order it says
Wifi not connecting
BT not connecting
etc
Well, it was not that BT or wifi wouldn't connect. They connect to my devces/network immediately, BUT if and only if they actually turn on. The toggle stays half lit, and the wifi would say "turning on" then simply shut off a minute later. And the BT just wouldn't turn on at all, UNTIL I "dropped fixed" them this morning.
She also forgot to add that the S-Pen is totally haywire. I think that may be simply a sensitivy calibration issue I could maybe fix myself from YouTube vids I've seen. Just never got to it with other issues. I just hope the tech that checks it isnt as useless as I am picturing them in my mind and they show initiative and actually check the whole phone. Dream on I'm thinking HA !

Valkillmore said:
Ya it is just ridiculous the costs up here, and I live up in northern BC so everything is just a little more than everywher else as expensive at it is already, UGH !!
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I have to agree Valkillmore, northern BC has horrible pricing. I have had mine since January on Telus and also had strange problems with the radios.
My wireless randomly drops my home wifi signal, regardless of which frequency it uses. This started just the other day and I actually hadn't done any flashing or updates in a few days. Seems strange that it would start now.