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[Q] Very, very frustrating odd happenings...cause?

I have tried everything I know to do so I'm here asking for help....
I run Calks ROM and recently tried updating without wiping (normally never do). After a couple days of a buggy phone, I decided to wipe data, format, format, format, wipe data, etc and flashed it again. Start using it and it starts acting up again. Did my wipe/format deal and flashed stock...and left it stock. Within the first day it locked up and reset itself multiple times.
I don't know what to do...is there anyway to start any "cleaner" than formatting everything multiple times? I would really like a working phone again...

Are you restoring your information with titanium backup? If you are that's your problem.
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gqstatus0685 said:
Are you restoring your information with titanium backup? If you are that's your problem.
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+1. You can restore apps only, but don't restore apps + data.

Is this the only rom that's causing it?

I never, ever, ever use any "backup" anything. All apps get reloaded one by one and settings get modified one by one...
This is happening with every rom I try. I format EVERYTHING (except SD card, which is my next attempt at fixing...). This is why it's so frustrating. I can't blame anything. I try running the ROMs stock (no not-included apps) and the phone is still running like crap.

Tried deleting the ".android_secure" folder from the sd card?
If it's happening on every rom, and you completely wipe every thing correctly, the only thing they have in common is the sd card contents. Right?
My Evo made me Swype this from the XDA App.

xNotta said:
Tried deleting the ".android_secure" folder from the sd card?
If it's happening on every rom, and you completely wipe every thing correctly, the only thing they have in common is the sd card contents. Right?
My Evo made me Swype this from the XDA App.
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Android secure is supposed to be deleted during the fActory reset. I will try getting the SD formatted tonight and start FRESH, FRESH....

perhaps it's the kernel?

SpaceMonky said:
perhaps it's the kernel?
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I've tried many kernels (stock, stock tweaked, ziggy, kingxklack)

awenthol said:
Android secure is supposed to be deleted during the fActory reset. I will try getting the SD formatted tonight and start FRESH, FRESH....
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Mines never been deleted from stock factory reset or reset with amon.
It started to cause problems with app downloads from me switching roms and reinstalling all my apps and moving them.
Just remember, if you have apps on your sd card (Not on a separate partition) move them to the phone before deleting it if you want to keep them.
Any luck fixing it yet?

What bout nand restore? Did you ever make a nand backup? It has always fixed any issues I've ever had.

I've been traveling for work and haven't had a chance to sit down and mess with it since the night I initially posted. Hopefully it is as simple as androidsecure not getting deleted...thanks for the heads up.

I just did a FULL FULL FULL wipe of the phone. "Factory reset," "format; SD, SD ext, system, boot, data, etc"....
I then flashed zip, rebooted and let it sit for 10 min before turning it on...upon unlocking, it locked up.
THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS!!! Is it possible the phone is just effed???

squick said:
What bout nand restore? Did you ever make a nand backup? It has always fixed any issues I've ever had.
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No good either...the last "good" backup comes up with "checksum error."
I'm not big on nand backups, since I usually do full wipes and restart from scratch. I don't really care if I can restore an old setup.

If you can't find a software reason for its acting up, it's a hardware problem. Full wipes take care of pretty much any software problem.
I would suggest unrooting and taking it by a Sprint store. If none of the suggestions you've tried so far have done any good, that's about your only option.
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TheMagicalSock said:
If you can't find a software reason for its acting up, it's a hardware problem. Full wipes take care of pretty much any software problem.
I would suggest unrooting and taking it by a Sprint store. If none of the suggestions you've tried so far have done any good, that's about your only option.
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That's not an option either...as I bought it outright off ebay.
Guess I'll just go to the Epic...

[Q] freezing problem

Hi everyone!
first, happy new year!
I have a problem with my desire...it freezes in a way that the pulling the battery out is the only thing that helps...it doesn't respond to any button, the screen os off and I can't wake it up
it's rooted with unrevoked, clockwork recovery
tried different roms, the best for me is baadnwz dhd port...
been on that for a while and didn't have the freezing problem, then I flashed the miui..
went back to baadnwz and it started to freeze...a few times a day
then I reflashed it, uninstalled the font changer and that helped...for two days(thought that was the problem) but tonight(~36h from the clean install of the rom) it froze again...
so, I don't think it's the rom, obviously it is not the font changer...
why is this happening, has anyone encounter this before, is there a solution?
please advise, what should I do?
thank you

For what it's worth...
If you can get it back to stock ROM, then do so. Then take it back to the place you bought it and demand a brand new replacement. I would even go so far as to note/print a few pages of some the forums as evidence of the widespread problem.
If my (and many other people's experiences) on here are anything to go by, then your problem will only get worse...and let's face it, whoever has heard of a electronic non-software related problem getting better on it's own? Having read just about every available post on the subject I've concluded that no amount of flashing/reflashing/fiddling is going to fix it.
Sorry to be negative about it, but them is just the facts as I see them.

hmm...so it's like that huh?
what do you mean "if" I can go to the stock rom?
can't I flash the original rom, or ruu or something?(I don't know, never tried something like that)
but then again, I'm not sure that it isn't a software problem...I'm just lurking around to see if anyone has encountered this before and solved it....
if all else fails, I'll flash a clean rom without restorin my apps and see how it goes from there...

just my experience
trikpa said:
hmm...so it's like that huh?
what do you mean "if" I can go to the stock rom?
can't I flash the original rom, or ruu or something?(I don't know, never tried something like that)
but then again, I'm not sure that it isn't a software problem...I'm just lurking around to see if anyone has encountered this before and solved it....
if all else fails, I'll flash a clean rom without restorin my apps and see how it goes from there...
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In all honesty, you may be able to reflash back to stock ROM. It may well depend on what firmware you have on your phone and whether your phone is branded (mine is T-Mobile UK). I know when I originally got mine and rooted it, it was hboot 0.83. It went wrong (external speaker stopped working). I was able to flash it back to stock ROM and I sent it back to HTC. When I finally got it back after 8 weeks (long story involving HTC incompetence and bad luck/incompetence with UPS), it was on hboot 0.93.0001. I rooted it with Unrevoked and installed LeeDroid 2.2f ROM. Shortly afterwards, it started to freeze/reboot. However, everything I've read so far leads me to believe LeeDroid wasn't the cause of the freeze/reboot fault. The problem is far too widespread (just Google 'HTC Desire reboot freeze problem') for it to be caused by a particular custom ROM.
Anyway, the upshot for me is that no matter what I've tried, I haven't been able to get it back to stock ROM and therefore, can't send it back for repair/replacement.
I sincerely hope you have better luck than me.

well, I'll see how it goes..
thank you for your answers

is there a way that I can make a log or something to see whether an application is doing this or something else?

well, I think I solved my problem, and for further reference here's a post that I did in another thread where this was disccused..
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just to let you guys know, I don't have any more freezes
some say it's because of the sense rom, some it's the dhd rom, others told me it's the radio or the ril files....
tried all of that plus few more things and nothing...
well, it turned out to be my backup(or an app in it..)
I always backed my apps and data with my backup pro, very nice app that restores everything....but the last rom flash I did, I didn't restored my apps&data and started fresh installs...and no freezing
I don't know what exactly caused problems, but one more thing that may be responsible...I flashed "font changer" and changed system fonts on my phone...and then backed my apps...maybe that's he deal...dunno...
anyways, I'm back with a killer phone with the best rom out there - baadnewz's
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hope that will help someone
cheers

Do you still have any issues with the phone freezing sometimes when charging from A/C?
Mine doesn't freeze as much as it used to since updating the RIL files but being left charging seems to upset it

w0mbat said:
Do you still have any issues with the phone freezing sometimes when charging from A/C?
Mine doesn't freeze as much as it used to since updating the RIL files but being left charging seems to upset it
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no freezes whatsoever

trikpa said:
no freezes whatsoever
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OK, that sounds good. I only usually recover a few items using Titanium backup but next time that I flash a ROM update. I'll start it all from scratch and hope to get the same result as you.

I don't know, maybe it was a specific app but I don't have the time nor the will to test each one of them

I've got the same problem. Now that I read your post it makes sense.
Restored my apps trough titanium backup and 5 hours later my phones freezes.
Can u make list off apps that you have ?
mine (those that I restored)
vandaag 24
teamviewer
circel widget battery
dropspace
handcent
sdwatch
adfree
advanced task killer
fotmob
gridcalendar
applanet
astro
barcode scanner
cardio trainer
compass 2.1
gouden gids
gowalla
shazam

flitz said:
I've got the same problem. Now that I read your post it makes sense.
Restored my apps trough titanium backup and 5 hours later my phones freezes.
Can u make list off apps that you have ?
mine (those that I restored)
vandaag 24
teamviewer
circel widget battery
dropspace
handcent
sdwatch
adfree
advanced task killer
fotmob
gridcalendar
applanet
astro
barcode scanner
cardio trainer
compass 2.1
gouden gids
gowalla
shazam
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well, it's been a while since then and I don't know what apps I used back then...but I can tell you what apps I used that you use
from your list I used
handcent
adfree
applanet
astro
barcode scanner
and maybe the compass
hope it helps, but my advice, do a fresh install

tnx, Ill keep ya posted

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tnx, Ill keep ya posted
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any news?
my phone started to freeze again
and I didn't restore backup, did a full fresh install...
don't know what to do

Yes, I've solved my problem by buying a new SD card.
This time from Kinsgstond instead of Sandisk.
Hope it solves your problem too.

My phone freeze after charfing while its off. I noticed that it freezes when it says "preparing SD card". This happened twice so far
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flitz said:
Yes, I've solved my problem by buying a new SD card.
This time from Kinsgstond instead of Sandisk.
Hope it solves your problem too.
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well, I did buy a new 8GB card, but it never occured to me that it could be the problem....I think it didn't freeze right after I switched cards...
for now I flashed a newer version of the rom I'm using and will see how it goes...if not, I'll switch cards again
thanks for your answer
Yann2011 said:
My phone freeze after charfing while its off. I noticed that it freezes when it says "preparing SD card". This happened twice so far
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well, sd card could be the problem in your case too, try another one...and post here with results

I'm curious

Well so far I have reflash the phone after a factory reset + wipe with no app restored via backup. It is performing ok so far. Last freeze was 2 days ago. I will wear down the battery to get a chance to charge it up this afternoon. I will see if it freezes again.

[Q] Why does my phone reboot

Have never been able to pin this down to anything specific. This happens across multiple roms (aosp and sense) while using multiple kernels (I'm using the latest godmode for aosp and nets latest for sense). My phone will sometimes reboot / hot restart when I install something from the market or restore something from Titanium backup. I have a patriot 16gb class 10 sd card with a2sd enabled. Any ideas?

I had this problem with my EVO, turned out to be a CPU failure. Take it to a Sprint store and have them test it. They replaced my phone because of this.

twin001 said:
I had this problem with my EVO, turned out to be a CPU failure. Take it to a Sprint store and have them test it. They replaced my phone because of this.
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Hmmm. Interesting. It is a refurb I got from my TEP insurance. Should I unroot it prior to bringing it in?

Also, my phone will sometimes lose apps after a nandroid restore. The app is there prior to the nandroid backup and then after I restore it its gone.

lcars123 said:
Hmmm. Interesting. It is a refurb I got from my TEP insurance. Should I unroot it prior to bringing it in?
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yes, this way they can't blame it on a software issue.

lcars123 said:
Also, my phone will sometimes lose apps after a nandroid restore. The app is there prior to the nandroid backup and then after I restore it its gone.
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You probably aren't adding .android_secure to your nandroid backups.

lcars123 said:
Also, my phone will sometimes lose apps after a nandroid restore. The app is there prior to the nandroid backup and then after I restore it its gone.
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You probably need to backup android.secure. Games like Angry Birds will be restored if android.secure is backed up.

Phone is randomly rebooting on phantom hacker blazer rom v 3.2

My phone was running great for about a week with this rom but today it has shut itself off twice. I am also using the ics theme. Any ideas as to why its doing this all of the sudden? Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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rbtrucking said:
My phone was running great for about a week with this rom but today it has shut itself off twice. I am also using the ics theme. Any ideas as to why its doing this all of the sudden? Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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First off are you undervolting? Secondly if you have an issue like this it can be the cause of a few things. Did you restore data with Titanium Backup?
Also, even though it may not be specific to this rom if you do a search on here or google for random reboots you may find solutions that others have had. I understand the rom may not be the same but quite honestly this is a semi-common issue with custom roms and this question has been asked quite often.
Good luck and when in doubt wipe/format all and just load the rom and run it for a few hours without any apps

Did you put that theme over a stock rom?
odexed?

I put it over the blazer rom which it was made for. I cleared delvic cache and cache partition and it hasnt rebooted since and that was hours ago. Is that something you should do every once in a while to keep it running good?
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Also no I am not undervolting or overclocking or anything like that. All system settings are default.

Well I thought everything was ok with the phone but it is restarting again! I am getting really frustrated I love this phone but I dont know how much more of its bull**** I can take! I am getting ready to throw the ****ing thing out the window! How would I know if I am undervoltin or anything like that? I did not mess with any system settings when I installed the rom.

playya said:
First off are you undervolting? Secondly if you have an issue like this it can be the cause of a few things. Did you restore data with Titanium Backup?
Also, even though it may not be specific to this rom if you do a search on here or google for random reboots you may find solutions that others have had. I understand the rom may not be the same but quite honestly this is a semi-common issue with custom roms and this question has been asked quite often.
Good luck and when in doubt wipe/format all and just load the rom and run it for a few hours without any apps
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I did not do a full factory wipe because in the directions he said to just flash the blazer rom 2.0 then a modified calkulins wipe then flash the 3.2 He said no data wipe was required.

Hey I was just wondering could this be caused by a faulty sd card? I noticed yesterday that when I went to access my sd card it was unavailable. Could the sd card bieng faulty cause a system crash that would lead to a reboot? I do have some apps installed on the sd card.

rbtrucking said:
Hey I was just wondering could this be caused by a faulty sd card? I noticed yesterday that when I went to access my sd card it was unavailable. Could the sd card bieng faulty cause a system crash that would lead to a reboot? I do have some apps installed on the sd card.
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If you really want to fix your issue you have to troubleshoot to death. Do it all, format sdcard, do a clean install and anything else you can think of. Thats the best way to troubleshoot. Just nandroid your setup now and use TB to save data and go for it....
Don't worry bout asking us since a response may not come fast enough so just jump right in and get your phone up to speed. Or your can odin a stock EL26/13/30 rom..

Phone keeps rebooting randomly, is that normal?

Hi guys. I have the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 UK non LTW version. For some reason over the last 2 days, it's reset itself twice and gone to the Samsung black screen. No reason for it. I haven't installed anything in the last couple of days. I'm wondering whether the odd random reset is normal or should I get onto Three(3) to supply my with a replacement device?
Also, I used to be an iphone user (shudders) and one of the best things was the fact that you could back the phone up and if you needed a replacement, it would be like having your phone again with a new shell. Is there anything like this for Android? Installing 50odd apps again and changing settings on a new device will be a right pain in the arse.
Cheers for the help

30secondstosam said:
Hi guys. I have the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 UK non LTW version. For some reason over the last 2 days, it's reset itself twice and gone to the Samsung black screen. No reason for it. I haven't installed anything in the last couple of days. I'm wondering whether the odd random reset is normal or should I get onto Three(3) to supply my with a replacement device?
Also, I used to be an iphone user (shudders) and one of the best things was the fact that you could back the phone up and if you needed a replacement, it would be like having your phone again with a new shell. Is there anything like this for Android? Installing 50odd apps again and changing settings on a new device will be a right pain in the arse.
Cheers for the help
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If you are rooted you can backup user apps and settings with Titanium Backup or make a nandroid (CWM) backup. If you are not rooted you can use an app like AppMonster to backup apps (but no data i`am afraid).
So make a backup and save important files to the pc and do a data/factory reset in backup and restore. If that doesn`t help you might reflash the rom with Odinv3 3.04. Good luck mate

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If you are rooted you can backup user apps and settings with Titanium Backup or make a nandroid (CWM) backup. If you are not rooted you can use an app like AppMonster to backup apps (but no data i`am afraid).
So make a backup and save important files to the pc and do a data/factory reset in backup and restore. If that doesn`t help you might reflash the rom with Odinv3 3.04. Good luck mate
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Thanks pal. Shame about the lack of data backup.
Quick question – By rooting it, will I be on Android 5.0 quicker than if I didn't root? And will I lose functionality? Just weighing up the pros and cons now

30secondstosam said:
Thanks pal. Shame about the lack of data backup.
Quick question – By rooting it, will I be on Android 5.0 quicker than if I didn't root? And will I lose functionality? Just weighing up the pros and cons now
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Rooting will not limit functionality in regards to Samsung apps and will add a lot of extra goodies, and yes if you are rooted you will get quicker upgrades (custom rom`s and leaked stock versions). We are allready running 4.1.2

So I don't use the stylus functionality?? That's cool. Tempted to root...

do you have amazon appstore? mine started doing this too. it may be coincidence...but it always happens when i get a notification saying amazon store has an update available.

xwingkiller said:
do you have amazon appstore? mine started doing this too. it may be coincidence...but it always happens when i get a notification saying amazon store has an update available.
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Nahh I don't. I'm trying to figure out what i've installed recently that could have caused it!

gee2012 said:
Rooting will not limit functionality in regards to Samsung apps and will add a lot of extra goodies, and yes if you are rooted you will get quicker upgrades (custom rom`s and leaked stock versions). We are allready running 4.1.2
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What's the best ROM then ?