Root Archos 80 Cobalt 4.0.4 help! - Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking

I hope someone can advise me. I am new to rooting and I have followed this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066972 and done as advised(to the book). My rooting was successful. I am using windows 7 64 bit.
One of the reasons I wanted to root was so I could restart and not shutdown - this option currently available on the tab by default.
I have one major problem and I don't know if the error occurred since rooting the Archos 80 Cobalt tab.
When I restart the tab the page etc load correctly and the wallpaper fills the screen. After a short refresh I have a black bar appear to the right in landscape mode. When I flip the pad vertically the error no longer occurs. However, when I load apps (both in landscape and vertically) they open correctly and fill the whole screen - no errors, they work perfectly, error only in home screens. No errors what so ever in vertical position.
When I change the wallpaper all is normal and sometimes not. This never happened before rooting. I reset the tab again when this error 1st occurred (after rooting) and left the default wall paper. All was working fine - when I swiped screens. Reinstalled all apps - all worked fine. I was able to swipe the screen and no errors occurred (tabs in black bar to right) and then changed the wall paper and then the problem arose again.
When restart, page loads/wallpaper loads up fine (fills whole screen), only shortly thereafter to 'refresh' and the bar to reappear and when I swipe screen for the error to occur. When I swipe screen I get the icons in the black bar.
I hope someone can advise if the rooting has caused problems or it's a software conflict since I have been installing apps, I'd be most grateful!
It seems the screen shifts slightly to the left - hence the black bar and icon issues.
I include some pics:

Dev123i said:
I hope someone can advise me. I am new to rooting and I have followed this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2066972 and done as advised(to the book). My rooting was successful. I am using windows 7 64 bit.
One of the reasons I wanted to root was so I could restart and not shutdown - this option currently available on the tab by default.
I have one major problem and I don't know if the error occurred since rooting the Archos 80 Cobalt tab.
When I restart the tab the page etc load correctly and the wallpaper fills the screen. After a short refresh I have a black bar appear to the right in landscape mode. When I flip the pad vertically the error no longer occurs. However, when I load apps (both in landscape and vertically) they open correctly and fill the whole screen - no errors, they work perfectly, error only in home screens. No errors what so ever in vertical position.
When I change the wallpaper all is normal and sometimes not. This never happened before rooting. I reset the tab again when this error 1st occurred (after rooting) and left the default wall paper. All was working fine - when I swiped screens. Reinstalled all apps - all worked fine. I was able to swipe the screen and no errors occurred (tabs in black bar to right) and then changed the wall paper and then the problem arose again.
When restart, page loads/wallpaper loads up fine (fills whole screen), only shortly thereafter to 'refresh' and the bar to reappear and when I swipe screen for the error to occur. When I swipe screen I get the icons in the black bar.
I hope someone can advise if the rooting has caused problems or it's a software conflict since I have been installing apps, I'd be most grateful!
It seems the screen shifts slightly to the left - hence the black bar and icon issues.
I include some pics:
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Update:
I decided to unroot phone (don't know why) and then re root. Still had same problem. But messed around again and manged to brick tab. Tab kept restarting even when I switched off...followed advice given in above thread re ''Recovering "Bricked" Achos 80 Cobalt to Stock ICS 4.0.4'' but kept restating so - so almost in one go I put in the power cord, usb cable and pressed the down volume key and manged to get it to work.
I have one problem (if I have read correctly and I need his cleared) - during flash the advice given was ''do not select any of the tick boxes", so I unticked all and pressed ''flashrom'', nothing would happen. So I changed it back to default - all checked (2-11),1st option shaded green unchecked - pressed 'flashrom' and it all worked.
Archos now works superbly. However, I still have the same problem when I change wall paper from default. The only fix (if only I knew, I wouldn't have wasted so many hours twice reinstalling apps etc) was to change the wall paper to live and the tab home screens work perfectly.
I have one problem now though unlike before I recovered. After installing quite a few apps I get not enough space and then I have to move some of the apps to SD card; but there is no SD card.
Can some one please advise if I have recovered correctly? Many thanks.

Tomorrow there will be a new rom with 2gb storage for apps.

globula_neagra said:
Tomorrow there will be a new rom with 2gb storage for apps.
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Many thanks fro letting me know. I have a 2nd one of these (for my sister), hers is not rooted. Same problem so it must be a software glitch. Regards

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clintonmdu said:
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Thanks dansoh, Same I did and it started working fine but my worry is why the new phone needed such factory restore?
I already did a factory reset on mine and it still happens. I think when the phone runs out of ram, it may have randomly closed the home screen and so it needs to "load" again.
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I see that option. By the sound of it, i think it disables multi tasking?
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bimmerboii said:
I see that option. By the sound of it, i think it disables multi tasking?
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i got the same problem too and it was yesterday it started as there was a new software update and i accepted and ever since, when i hit the home icon on the phone it says loading every time.. i followed all the tips of putting everything to 4 processors and turning off activity in the background and no luck.. i have noticed that when i go onto the task manager i have constantly over 641mb running even when i stop all and refresh.. where as before i updated it it was around the 300mb ... can i get the old version instead of 4.0.4 ? or is there another way ? thanks

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tuk1maar said:
That's called a screen burn-in.
Do not use your phone all the time at maximum brightness. To fix this issue, try to put your phone for like 20seconds on a 100% white image covering the entire screen (including the navigation bar). It helped to remove my screen burn-in's
Although I never had the problem that my KEYBOARD O___O got burned in but I had it with the navigation bar but I fixed it very easily with someone's app (don't remember it's name but a user on XDA on the Galaxy Nexus forum posted it to fix the screen issue)
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initially thank you for reply. So i'm reinstalling all the system now. The problem is not solved. Now i try your method. I must only set a 100 white image for 20 minutes at 100% of luminosity at full screen? i hope to resolve, many thanks for now.
I'm using tools for remove this problem, so what's the best for you?

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Random top row of the screen not working! Grrr

Okay this has bugged the heck out of me for ages, maybe someone knows the answer to it.
The top notification bar (and sometimes the row underneath in certain apps) sometimes is completely unpressable, as if it's being blocked. I should note this happens on my Note 7, but has also occurred on my Note 3, my old S2 and even the S7. Which makes me think it must be a setting I choose, or an app I install.
Sometimes, I'll turn on my phone, go past the lock screen and I won't be able to drag the notification bar down. I found a workaround (which has worked on all my old phones).
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My mrs had this too, and my workaround fixed it.
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Some app overlay is on top of it such as: Flux, blue light filter, and things like that. Once disable the issue is gone. That might be your issue.
jonboyuk said:
Okay this has bugged the heck out of me for ages, maybe someone knows the answer to it.
The top notification bar (and sometimes the row underneath in certain apps) sometimes is completely unpressable, as if it's being blocked. I should note this happens on my Note 7, but has also occurred on my Note 3, my old S2 and even the S7. Which makes me think it must be a setting I choose, or an app I install.
Sometimes, I'll turn on my phone, go past the lock screen and I won't be able to drag the notification bar down. I found a workaround (which has worked on all my old phones).
- Turn the phone off
- Turn it back on
- On the lock screen try to drag the notification bar down (which doesn't do anything)
- Unlock the phone
- Then it works again!!
My mrs had this too, and my workaround fixed it.
This issue has spanned over multiple versions of Android and is now doing my head in.
Any ideas?
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I would place a 90% bet on this being a carried over app problem. Have you tried a fresh reset and reproduced the problem?
Have you also tried the service test for Touch ans S Pen? *#0*#
Kansatsusha said:
Some app overlay is on top of it such as: Flux, blue light filter, and things like that. Once disable the issue is gone. That might be your issue.
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I thought as much. I used to have Twilight installed but I deleted it and it hasn't solved my issue!
alltaken123 said:
I would place a 90% bet on this being a carried over app problem. Have you tried a fresh reset and reproduced the problem?
Have you also tried the service test for Touch ans S Pen? *#0*#
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I think so too. One example I have an issue with is the offscreen memo function. I pull the stylus out and can write on the screen off, but the row of buttons along the top NEVER work! But, I should say on a hard reset it was fine until all the apps were installed and logged into, or a setting was put in place. The service test for S Pen and Touch works perfectly. All I can think is trying to install 1 app at a time, and seeing what happens as a result. Will be painful with 100+ apps though. I'm about to replace my N7 on the recall too so I want to hold off on a hard reset too.
I feel your pain, if it were me I would rather discover the erroneous app now than later. Perhaps a backup via smartswitch on PC (very fast over USB 3) and when you know which app restore the backup and delete the app accordingly?
alltaken123 said:
I feel your pain, if it were me I would rather discover the erroneous app now than later. Perhaps a backup via smartswitch on PC (very fast over USB 3) and when you know which app restore the backup and delete the app accordingly?
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By pure luck. I found it. 3 years of pain and I nailed the bugger! Something you said triggered a thought process.
It was....
Cerberus security! An app that automatically hides itself from the draw once it's installed so usually never crossed my mind.
Disabling the "Block Status bar" feature in Cerberus fixed it.
PHEW!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for this (both of you).
good for you!

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