since i was unable to find the proper answer to fix the problem the easy way
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793254
i had to go it the hard way
just went ahead and Wiped my phone.
it was less painful than i though it'll be, it was within the calculated parameters of the process involved to get your device up to speed in record time in a massive failure
so once the phone booted back into the OS, the very first thing i did was to setup APN
then sign in to my gmail account, BAM! got all my pictures, phones, contacts, calendars, etc, every thing back
then next task was to install AppsBrain, hit sync and BAM! i got my list of 400+ apps to install back
now i'm clicking through about 800 times install, okay, continue LOL :r
and i'm rather surprise Android Market, and the OS hasn't crapped out on me yet with the massive deluge of files action
it's install faster than i though... only 200+ apps to go
and about 15+ more email / IM accounts to join back into the system, and reconfiguring 400 apps
the Titanium Backup backed up files got wiped out in the process
at least i'm getting a good vibe out of this, it means the upgrade to Froyo will be just the same
the phone is HOT of all the 3.5G activity
the actual 3 button reboot to Recovery Mode + Wipe data and reboot back took less than a minute.
chances of missing a call during this time is quite low
SMS will be downloaded as soon as your phone goes back into OS, so chances of missing out on an important SMS is very unlikely
another interesting i noticed is that the File System is not choking up as it did before the Hard Reset.
before i couldn't get more than 4 apps downloading/installing concurrently in parallel
right now i'm doing around 10 at a time, and it doesn't slow down.
what gives?
AllGamer said:
another interesting i noticed is that the File System is not choking up as it did before the Hard Reset.
before i couldn't get more than 4 apps downloading/installing concurrently in parallel
right now i'm doing around 10 at a time, and it doesn't slow down.
what gives?
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Really? Maybe i should wipe my device to
Installing more than 3 apps at the same moment.... it´s just a pain...
exactly, normally when you try to download and install 4 apps simultaneously it gets sooooooo slow, worse than a snail
but for some odd reason right now that is not happening, it's smooth download and install, i wonder that's the difference
recommend you buy/install mybackup pro.. you can reinstall a bunch of apps without it prompting you for each one... i think if you pay for titanium backup it does the same..
i frequently copy the appmanager (diff app i use) and titanium backup directoryies from internal to external sd so i have have a backup in case of a full reset ..
i also set mybackup pro to backup directly to external sd.
yeah, that was my problem i forgot to move a copy of titanium backup from internal SD to external SD
otherwise i'd not have had to go thorugh 800+ clicks to say OK to everything
LOL
well... after aprox 250+ apps/games installed the phone is going back to its old self slooooooooow when you try to install 2 or more apps concurrently.
and the list of Manage Apps takes a while to load up
so it seems like the sweet spot is to keep less than 200 apps on the phone to keep it running silky smooth
Thanks for the report and the painless part, AllGamer.
May have to try it one of these days if I screw up.
After reading you post, I move the Titanium Backups to SDcard
just so I don't forget. Now have to remember to update it.
I can't even imagine how you have 800 apps on your phone. I just counted and I have 21, and to me that is a lot, but perfect.
not 800 it's 400 but for each install you need 2 click
so that's 800 clicks
Can you do a write up on step by step how to wipe and reinstall the (JH2) ROM, kernal, modem etc for i9000M?
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This is really annoying. Everytime i put in a new rom and restore apps/games in titanium, everythings back on phone and must movem to SD one by one manually and it takes ages!
Any tips?
you using the free or paid version?
Paid.. Bought it from market
does it matter? i have tb pro and still face the same thing too
jeremy.chan said:
does it matter? i have tb pro and still face the same thing too
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It does matter. Cuz each time i flash i use 30mins to move everything over one by one in application manager. I have A LOT of apps installed
sorry, i was replying to Richy99's post on whether it was a paid or free version of TBP
I too find it a hassle to move the data over to SD. However saying that, when i do move them over, the Note takes a longer time to complete loading the desktop due to the scanning of the card
It's my birthday and the day of a big problem. So please assist ;-)
Been transfering movie files from PC to Tab via USB/MTP. The process was going fine until the last file to be copied. Then Tab lost connection. Reconnected the cable. Tried to copy the last file. Then Tab hung. Absolutely.
I disconnected USB cable and rebooted the TAB. It showed the Samsung animation, then "samsung" title, some gargabe at the bottom of the screen and .. that last forever.
Well, rebooted once again. Same situation, but screem garbage moved to top.
Well, 3rd reboot and .. whoa, eventually it booted!
But ... it asked me to introduce myself (e.g. enter e-mail, ...) and enter Google prefeences (just like with a fresh new tab). Skipped it (Hacker's keyboard was already not working - couldn't type in).
Then the desktop arrived. My God, it's absolutely brand new. All my settings and icons disappeared.
Went to Applications - they all seem to survive. But don't work. Almost all of them crash when you start them. Some very simple and built-in apps work though.
The Contacts disappear as well. Just like E-mail.
Remember I started this message with that I was transferring files? Well, they're not visible. Even their new folder is missing. But the storage is used exactly to the size of those files. All 10Gb. I tried to delete its parent folder (say, "/sdcard/Movies"). Free storage barely changed (only for the size of existing files).
Well, it's ruined. My lovely and so customized Tab. Damn.
So the very dumb questions are:
- What's that? Broken filesystem? How came? How to check/fix?
- How to save app settings (that's ALOT, include data for my kids' paid games)?
- Where Touch Wiz and other settings actually stored? I suspect there must be a system database (saw an error from "SQlite" when FBReader crashed).
Well, I could wipe everything, but not sure it would solve the filesystem problem and would take muuuuuuuuch time. And we don't have ICS rolled out for Russia yet, so that would be a very time wasting process.
p.s. Titanium backup doesn't start too. Moreover, everytime I install something it crashes again ;-)
You might try setting up your gmail account, the initial thing that you skipped. I'm just guessing, but perhaps you need the account active to use apps that might be linked to your account on the market.
Also, again, this is just a guess, but if your movies are DRM protected, is it possible you can't access because it thinks you are a different user?
Just some thoughts. Quite possibly useless, but maybe worth a shot. Good luck!
Later,
Jason
Go to settings/ apps and force stop Samsung Media Scanner... Worked on mine a while back, hopefully that will fix the problem for you... Good luck!
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Something very similar happened to me when I was trying to watch a movie off of an sd card with the adapter. I ended up having to re-flash a stock image through Odin and re tweak everything (Rom, re-download apps...everything. Sucks that I lost all my progress in games etc. but it made me re-evaluate what apps I really used and needed so now it's running faster and smoother than ever. I even decided against using pershoot's overclocking kernel (for now) as everything feels so fresh and so clean, and it seems unnecessary.
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It's my birthday and the day of a big problem. So please assist ;-)
Been transfering movie files from PC to Tab via USB/MTP. The process was going fine until the last file to be copied. Then Tab lost connection. Reconnected the cable. Tried to copy the last file. Then Tab hung. Absolutely.
I disconnected USB cable and rebooted the TAB. It showed the Samsung animation, then "samsung" title, some gargabe at the bottom of the screen and .. that last forever.
Well, rebooted once again. Same situation, but screem garbage moved to top.
Well, 3rd reboot and .. whoa, eventually it booted!
But ... it asked me to introduce myself (e.g. enter e-mail, ...) and enter Google prefeences (just like with a fresh new tab). Skipped it (Hacker's keyboard was already not working - couldn't type in).
Then the desktop arrived. My God, it's absolutely brand new. All my settings and icons disappeared.
Went to Applications - they all seem to survive. But don't work. Almost all of them crash when you start them. Some very simple and built-in apps work though.
The Contacts disappear as well. Just like E-mail.
Remember I started this message with that I was transferring files? Well, they're not visible. Even their new folder is missing. But the storage is used exactly to the size of those files. All 10Gb. I tried to delete its parent folder (say, "/sdcard/Movies"). Free storage barely changed (only for the size of existing files).
Well, it's ruined. My lovely and so customized Tab. Damn.
So the very dumb questions are:
- What's that? Broken filesystem? How came? How to check/fix?
- How to save app settings (that's ALOT, include data for my kids' paid games)?
- Where Touch Wiz and other settings actually stored? I suspect there must be a system database (saw an error from "SQlite" when FBReader crashed).
Well, I could wipe everything, but not sure it would solve the filesystem problem and would take muuuuuuuuch time. And we don't have ICS rolled out for Russia yet, so that would be a very time wasting process.
p.s. Titanium backup doesn't start too. Moreover, everytime I install something it crashes again ;-)
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Something got corrupted. It could have been app databases like you suggest. Sounds pretty reasonable. I hate to say it but you may want to hard reset and see if the issue persist. If it does persist after a hard reset then you have a defective device
Do you have a nandroid backup of your setup?
I never done a full wipe since I bought my Z1 and after all that upgrades, I started experiencing lower battery lastings, and sometimes the phone doesn't work well so I decided to do a full wipe but I want to backup all my data, including app data, apps, messages, contacts etc. The biggest problem is with app data, since I used Titanium Backup on my old phone but my Z1 is not rooted.
I saw that there is an Backup & Restore app on my Z1, and it looks great. But my question is: does it really backup app data (game progress, app settings, equalizer presets in power amp etc etc) ? And I have another problem: I startet backup with that app but it's stuck for already 15 minutes on 36% GTA: SA Remaining time: 52 seconds. Why it's stuck?
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I never done a full wipe since I bought my Z1 and after all that upgrades, I started experiencing lower battery lastings, and sometimes the phone doesn't work well so I decided to do a full wipe but I want to backup all my data, including app data, apps, messages, contacts etc. The biggest problem is with app data, since I used Titanium Backup on my old phone but my Z1 is not rooted.
I saw that there is an Backup & Restore app on my Z1, and it looks great. But my question is: does it really backup app data (game progress, app settings, equalizer presets in power amp etc etc) ? And I have another problem: I startet backup with that app but it's stuck for already 15 minutes on 36% GTA: SA Remaining time: 52 seconds. Why it's stuck?
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yes it works really well and backups app data no problem, i have used it about 6 times and its saved my bacon . don't worry about it being stuck, if you have a lot of apps, it will take a long time. if it fails just restart and do it again. also don't use the apps whilst its backing up.
henson0115 said:
yes it works really well and backups app data no problem, i have used it about 6 times and its saved my bacon . don't worry about it being stuck, if you have a lot of apps, it will take a long time. if it fails just restart and do it again. also don't use the apps whilst its backing up.
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I decided to cancel it but it didn't want to cancel so I had to force stop it. Now I'm thinking about another thing: does it backup the app itself too? Because it was stuck on GTA: SA which has a few GB. And this would be a problem because I don't have that much space on my SD card. But before starting, it said that there is around 300 MB for backup.
xplod2841 said:
I decided to cancel it but it didn't want to cancel so I had to force stop it. Now I'm thinking about another thing: does it backup the app itself too? Because it was stuck on GTA: SA which has a few GB. And this would be a problem because I don't have that much space on my SD card. But before starting, it said that there is around 300 MB for backup.
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yea it does the apps and data, but you can click the little arrow and deselect apps that you do not want to include.
henson0115 said:
yea it does the apps and data, but you can click the little arrow and deselect apps that you do not want to include.
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This is not really good. I want to backup my progress on that game but not the game itself since I don't have that much space on my SD card. But I think that GTA San Andreas can store progress in their cloud so I will try with this instead of backup the whole app with data.
xplod2841 said:
This is not really good. I want to backup my progress on that game but not the game itself since I don't have that much space on my SD card. But I think that GTA San Andreas can store progress in their cloud so I will try with this instead of backup the whole app with data.
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Try Helium. If you just want data, it does that for you
eirikgu said:
Try Helium. If you just want data, it does that for you
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I saw Helium but I don't want those complicated things with PC, I want to be able to do everything with just one click from my phone. I reseted my phone and restored backup but half of apps are not there !?? Do I have to install those apps before proceding with restore? Some of apps are there and their data is there but for example PowerAmp and Dolphin Browser are not there.
EDIT: I figured out where is the problem: I backed up the settings as well and while restoring, when it reachs the Settings, the phone reboots. So it restored only 2-3 apps before settings. Since this retarded app doesn't offer to check what I want to restore, I tried to manually delete the Settings app from the backup folder on my sd card but it didn't help.
How to fix this !??? I can't afford myself to lose contacts, messages and app data!
EDIT: I managed to remove Settings from Restore list by editing the a file where restore list is stored in XML format.
Restore apps
So I have the backup from the Sony app on my PC and there is a file for every app. I assume this file includes the APK as well as the settings.
Does anyone know this format? Is there any way to restore a single app to another phone? I assumed I could restore my backup to a Z3 Compact, but it seems not to work with the Sony Backup & Restore preinstalled on the Z3 Compact
I have an S8 Plus where I have proceeded to install a multitude of Apps when I initially got it and now have over 300 on the handset. It is correct to say that this will actually slow the phone down? or is the performance difference negligible? Should I perhaps go through and put my apps all the 'sleep' so that they don't run in the background and take up resources until I use them? I want to try and get a Antututu score similar to what I see on YouTube but at the moment even if a reboot I am not getting anywhere close. I am thinking of backing up the apps and doing a factory reset and then seeing if it improves and then gradually installing the 300 apps from the backup.
300 apps?!
Why?..
bbegg said:
I have an S8 Plus where I have proceeded to install a multitude of Apps when I initially got it and now have over 300 on the handset. It is correct to say that this will actually slow the phone down? or is the performance difference negligible? Should I perhaps go through and put my apps all the 'sleep' so that they don't run in the background and take up resources until I use them? I want to try and get a Antututu score similar to what I see on YouTube but at the moment even if a reboot I am not getting anywhere close. I am thinking of backing up the apps and doing a factory reset and then seeing if it improves and then gradually installing the 300 apps from the backup.
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Do you need these apps? If not, leave the once that you need and other you can uninstall or disable if uninstall isn't an option. Apps that are loaded into memory, do take a portion of it.
Wow
Yeah delete all the apps you don't actually use. Seriously there's no way you need that many. Apps take up ram and actual storage. Along with resources as the OS indexes and checks those apps are still there. Not to mention any push notifications those all's have and try to push.
Literally only keep apps you regularly use and even then keep your OS running light.
There are threads upon threads upon threads of things you can do with every other variant of the A20, but almost all of them have the disclaimer "Doesn't work with A205U." This is making it pretty hard to find guides for things that *can* be done with the A205U. Perhaps if someone could compile a list of guides that work for this stupid outlier of a phone it could be of great use to the community.
Specifically, this phone seems to have a terrible storage management issue. You uninstall things and it doesn't free up all of the space that was being taken by the program. Without installing anything new, after having done a factory reset, and only updating existing apps, my free space went from 9gig free to only 5 gig free. No amount of cache clearing has remedied the problem. Indeed, the reason i did a factory reset, after putting it off for like 2 years, is because i had reached the point where i only had ~800mb free and had to clear all app cache every day, sometimes multiple times a day, to keep the phone functional. The free space seems to just disappear into the nether. If there is a way to get this to stop, or at least how to get all the free space back without a factory reset, i would go full Jessica Simpson and LOVE YOU FOREVER if someone let me know how.
Related: Since almost everything out there for doing full back-ups requires root: is there a way to back everything up without root? So non-stock recoveries work on the A205U? Can i put TWRP on this thing?
Somewhat related: The samsung Message App stopped storing messages as SMSs and now stores them as Chats, which means my SMS backup program no longer has anything to back-up. I didn't realize this and ran my backup, thought it got everything, and then re-enabled "delete after 200 messages" so that the database could be cleared and i could get storage space back, and turned it back on after it had cleared everyting and freed up ~700MB. Then when i went digging through my back-up database looking for information i discovered that the "chats" had not been backed up. Is there a back-up solution that anyone is aware of that would not have this gaping flaw? The program i used hasn't been updated in years, but i haven't come across one that will back everything up to an IMAP server (or something like unto it) which allows the messages to be searched from anywhere without the need of a desktop or database app.
Additionally: Is it possible to use Odin or Heimdal or some other tool to make a full flashable image of the A205U from the phone itself? IE: i factory reset, get it setup with everything i need and all accounts restored etc., and then take an image of that, and then when i need to "reset" the phone again i would just be able to reflash that image/snapshot of my perfectly setup phone, restoring it to a "factory reset" type state, but without having to go through the hassle of a few days of downloads and setup again.
Penultimate: Is there a way, without root, to fake the phone type to the Play Store so i can install things that "aren't compatible" but actually are?
Lastly: Has anyone managed to get Diablo Immortal to run on an A20?
Many many thanks for any help that can be rendered with these concerns. Especially the storage one. My wife and I both have the A205U, and cannot afford new phones, and the storage thing is driving us both crazy.
PS: does it brick the phone if we attempt to flash it to the firmware of another A205 variant, like the A205S (for which guides seem to abound)?