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Help! My phone just died - not really sure why

I pulled it out of my pocket since I could feel it heating up and saw it looping on the "Google" screen part of the boot (i.e not loading the ROM).
I'm using the latest SuperAOSP (can't remember exactly which version). Installed it a couple of months ago and didn't touch any of that stuff ever since.
Playing with recovery I get the following message:
"Error mounting /data"
Didn't try formatting /data yet (not sure what the concequences are) and basically didn't do anything. I assume wiping and re-installing the ROM would help, but I'd rather see if there's a way to not go through all that mess.
Meanwhile the phone has been dead for several hours.
Would greatly appreciate your as-fast-as-possible help on this Friday night!

Also - recent activity:
Installed Google+ .apk from here, then uninstalled it; Installed Market Enabler and downloaded Google+ again from the market, in addition to Google Music and Pandora. Uninstalled Music today.
Can't think of anything else that would cause this.

Wiping the data worked but sucked. Plus I don't know what caused it...
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Sorry to hear you lost everything. I would recommend SetCPU with a temp > profile to draw your Mhz down to 800 if it reaches 40C or even sooner.

Osapir said:
Wiping the data worked but sucked. Plus I don't know what caused it...
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Yeah that sucks. Didn't you have a nandroid backup? (or Titanium)

Did you happen to have the phone stuck on the boot annimation but in a dim light? If yes, then this is something known with roms like cm, superaosp,... the exact cause is not known.
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Unfortunately I only had backups from a couple of months ago.
Also, the screen was stuck on the "Google" part and wouldn't even initialize the ROM.
And I have seen the phone reach higher temps than that... I'm really quite clueless.
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Could have been some sort of rom or kernel bug.. what kernel are you using?

Serious lagging...... rooted/no custom ROM

Quick brief:
I am still on 2.1, but I am rooted.......but not using any custom ROM/kernels. I mainly wanted to root to rid of the bloatware. I am rooted, and have CW installed. I used RootExplorer to rid of the bloatware. I have one ongoing issue, and 2 getting progressively worse.
1) My battery has progressively started to wear down faster. I've had my phone over a year now, so I went ahead and purchased a new factory battery. I have properly cycled the battery as you should with a new one (kill it dead, let it charge fully.....did this a couple times). I have not noticed much more of an extended life with the new battery, over the original.
2) I have been using LauncherPro since I rooted. I understand a custom ROM would probably run a ton better, but I barely was able to root my phone successfully by myself.....so I am not sure I want to try flashing it. I really like the customizable features LauncherPro has. Recently though, the phone has gotten really laggy. I notice it most when using the text feature. I had Handcent installed, which I downloaded on the phone at day 1.....so I figured it was that app hanging up. I uninstalled it, and am using the default messaging service. Sometimes its fairly quick, but it still hangs up......even using the default. I also tried DL'ing a new Launcher, and tried Regina. It was lightning fast, but after a few hours....it wouldn't run properly. I assigned it to run as default, but after 3-4 hours.......it would prompt me on which launcher to use.......so I uninstalled it. Now I am still using the default TW launcher.
3) When I rooted, I deleted a few apps that are critical to run nav......like text to speech. I reinstalled them and got my nav working again.....but 90% of the time when I use nav......it takes the upwards of 10-15 minutes for it to find my location. Wtf? My phone is super hot by then too, so obviously my battery drops significantly.
Anyone help out with any sorts of resolution? Fwiw I don't have any apps running that I can see in task manager. I also have cache cleaner......so that is emptied regularly. When I started getting laggy, I installed the cache cleaner.....and it seemed to help alot. Then it got right back to as laggy as it was before......
I'm stumped.

Well, 2.2 came out a while ago and 2.3 is on its way. I say upgrade to 2.2 then to MIUI.
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Enyo. said:
......then to MIUI.
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Say what?
Sorry, guess I need to read up a bunch more to get acquainted with all of the acronyms.

MIUI is a custom ROM a very good one actually.
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Jmatch said:
MIUI is a custom ROM a very good one actually.
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Oh ok, thanks for clearing it up.......sorry for the noobiness.
I have a friend that has flashed his Galaxy multiple times.....so I am going to get him to flash my Fascinate. I'll find the DL for that one, and show him.
Anyone else have any idea why I could be so laggy, so sudden? Also, I noticed lag when using PowerAmp as well.

Not a clue, haven't been on 2.1 in such a long time. 2.3.5 here. But usually doing a full wipe/reinstall solves any lag issues. As for the gps, well, it sucks tremendously on our fascinates. I suggest the MIUI rom and glitch kernel. I get great battery life, no lag, 10 sec gps lock, and so much more
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tripacer99 said:
Not a clue, haven't been on 2.1 in such a long time. 2.3.5 here. But usually doing a full wipe/reinstall solves any lag issues. As for the gps, well, it sucks tremendously on our fascinates. I suggest the MIUI rom and glitch kernel. I get great battery life, no lag, 10 sec gps lock, and so much more
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+1... +1...

Jmatch said:
MIUI is a custom ROM a very good one actually.
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+1 for this using the glitch kernel found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252871
i also flashed the latest gingerbread radio and im having good results

I'll definitely research those mentioned.
Just seems odd my phone all of a sudden force closes on alot of apps I've used since day 1.

LXative said:
I'll definitely research those mentioned.
Just seems odd my phone all of a sudden force closes on alot of apps I've used since day 1.
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Did you use Super-1-Click-Root to root your phone? It has a nasty side-effect of lagging up the phone post-root (at least in my, and others' experience)
Try turning off your phone, pulling out the battery for a minute, putting it back in and rebooting. That fixed mine.

Japots said:
Did you use Super-1-Click-Root to root your phone? It has a nasty side-effect of lagging up the phone post-root (at least in my, and others' experience)
Try turning off your phone, pulling out the battery for a minute, putting it back in and rebooting. That fixed mine.
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Nope, I did it using one of the methods in the sticky in this forum. Thanks for the suggestion though.

I'd suggest following the steps to flash completely back to stock FIRST using pentafive's rom here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178544) and ODIN (your friend will know this if they've flashed a lot of phones). Do not use PST, it doesn't always work. Once you get fully back to stock, flash whatever new rom, radio, kernel, etc that you want (see here for a good list... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013312).
I was having a lot of force closes after rooting (manually via adb) and a flash back to stock using penta's ROM corrected them all. I then flashed on to a new ROM and have had zero problems so far.

maybe get 2.2 or 2.3 and get voodoo?

Update:
Haven't flashed a ROM yet, but I got bored and wanted to try some easy things. I popped the cover off and took the SD card out, and rebooted the phone. Fast as lightning on reboot, with the SD card out. I stuck the card back in......and it was fine. It went 3-4 days, then all of a sudden starting lagging again really bad. Mind you, before I just pulled the card out......I clear my cache, don't have any apps running besides the launcher and whatever app I am trying to run, and have also rebooted with/without removing the battery many times......to no avail. So after 3-4 days, when it got laggy again......I took the SD card out and rebooted, and its fast as lightning again.
Corrupt SD card possibly?

LXative said:
Update:
Haven't flashed a ROM yet, but I got bored and wanted to try some easy things. I popped the cover off and took the SD card out, and rebooted the phone. Fast as lightning on reboot, with the SD card out. I stuck the card back in......and it was fine. It went 3-4 days, then all of a sudden starting lagging again really bad. Mind you, before I just pulled the card out......I clear my cache, don't have any apps running besides the launcher and whatever app I am trying to run, and have also rebooted with/without removing the battery many times......to no avail. So after 3-4 days, when it got laggy again......I took the SD card out and rebooted, and its fast as lightning again.
Corrupt SD card possibly?
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Anyone have a suggestion? This has happened many times now, it keeps repeating itself.
Phone starts lagging, removed SD card and reboot, fast as lightning. After 1-2 days, lagging again. Repeat.

If your SD was corrupted the phone would let you know, or things would start disappearing from the card.
This is the nightmare that we fassy owners have got to go through till we find the right Rom and tweak. Gingerbread has made this phone way better whether you use a TW or an Mtd Rom. Do some research and try one of them
Don't be afraid, it's fun
PWGB,TKSGB10-10, adren shot xix, honeycomb2.03, ec09 radio.

laureanop said:
If your SD was corrupted the phone would let you know, or things would start disappearing from the card.
This is the nightmare that we fassy owners have got to go through till we find the right Rom and tweak. Gingerbread has made this phone way better whether you use a TW or an Mtd Rom. Do some research and try one of them
Don't be afraid, it's fun
PWGB,TKSGB10-10, adren shot xix, honeycomb2.03, ec09 radio.
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Thanks for the reply. I am definitely not afraid to change ROM's, I'm just afraid to do it myself. I'll be doing it in the next week or two, a friend from work is going to flash it for me.
As for the laggy times though......I can't see how the card isn't the culprit. Every single time my phone gets laggy, when I pull the SD card it.....its lightning. A few times also, when the phone is starting to lag......I'll open my gallery and its usually all jumbled up, or it won't show me all of my pictures.
Maybe I need to reformat my SD card? Can I do that through my phone somehow?

Help screen goes black.

I got a problem with a rooted my touch 4g on dark side sense 3.5 I think it is.
My problem is screen goes black after I go past the my touch 4g boot screen and it loads up normal in a black screen and after a couple attempts to get screen to turn on it goes on for like 3 min then goes black again. And I have to keep trying.
I can't get into recovery when I press vol down and power it takes me to the soff screen witch works i can see it. I'll boot it into recovery and it goes black again and I can't see recovery at all.
Any help would be nice. Thanks

Try using pdimg15.zip to restore to stock. They even have one in the sticky section that allows you to keep s off provided you have s off. Otherbwise I have no idea. I am far from a dev, more like a somewhat educated noob lol
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Thanks I got recovery to work and tried a different rom still does it but not as much.
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drocha86 said:
Thanks I got recovery to work and tried a different rom still does it but not as much.
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Just so your aware it sounds like the power to the screen is being interrupted, that could be a ROM issue but since you experience it in recovery i'd say its very very likely i hardware issue. This means it is most likely time to look for a new phone. I could very well be wrong but if i were you i'd start looking right away. If you have the long term warranty from TMo i'd look into using it now.
Sorry mate

srivers33 said:
Just so your aware it sounds like the power to the screen is being interrupted, that could be a ROM issue but since you experience it in recovery i'd say its very very likely i hardware issue. This means it is most likely time to look for a new phone. I could very well be wrong but if i were you i'd start looking right away. If you have the long term warranty from TMo i'd look into using it now.
Sorry mate[/QUOTE
I had a similar issue that would only happen when I would boot into recovery (4ext recovery). My screen would almost be black but not completely off. I called Tmobile and they're sending me a new phone so I had to revert to stock for the past few days
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I had this same exact problem, what I did was let my phone sit with the battery out for maybe an hour while using an old "dumb phone" I still have, then when I put my battery back into my phone, I hurried up and booted into recovery and flashed a gb ROM. Stayed on that for a few days and then went back to ICS. I think it was a kernel issue or something, idk.

Freezing of Nexus S

Am I the only one? Every Jelly Bean ROM has the same problem. Sometimes it freezes, and it won't do a thing, I can't even unlock it, it just sits there, black, I can only reboot it by pulling out the battery. It's so annoying. At least 4 times a day. How do I fix this? I tried PA, Stock JB, and now I'm on latest CM10 nightly, I wiped cache and dalvik every time before I flashed a new ROM.
I hope you can help me.

Even I have problem with JB , it hangs for 2 3 seconds n becomes normal. No need to pull the battery n all , it becomes normal by itself. Using stock 4.1
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JavaJunkay said:
Am I the only one? Every Jelly Bean ROM has the same problem. Sometimes it freezes, and it won't do a thing, I can't even unlock it, it just sits there, black, I can only reboot it by pulling out the battery. It's so annoying. At least 4 times a day. How do I fix this? I tried PA, Stock JB, and now I'm on latest CM10 nightly, I wiped cache and dalvik every time before I flashed a new ROM.
I hope you can help me.
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I had the same issue - except that I was in ICS stock...
got worse and worse in time - in the end I even couldn't use my keyboard anymore (whole lower part was unresponsive)
I testet it with some apps from the market which showed that the lower part of my screen didn't response to any inputs
solution was to take my nexus s to a repair center and they replaced the whole touch screen unit

Can you send me links of those apps? My touchscreen responds well but the problem is that the phone entirely hangs, and when I lock it, I can't unlock it anymore. It is I9023
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Only cache and dalvik..?
That's not a clean install...
Do a clean install!
+ you have to don't touch anything for few minutes after first boot...
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I had mine do that on the stock ICS .. It would also shut off and wouldn't charge or anything.. Had to pull the battery.. Dunno what was causing it to lag and go bonkers like that.. I never had any 3rd party apps installed.

JavaJunkay said:
Can you send me links of those apps? My touchscreen responds well but the problem is that the phone entirely hangs, and when I lock it, I can't unlock it anymore. It is I9023
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that's the way it started on my phone as well
- sometimes it did not respond to slide to unlock (OUPS may I say slide to unlock or am i getting sued by apple now)
- some characters on the keyboard did not work or it randomly selected any character
- whole lower part of keyboard didn't work
and so on...
this one showed that the lower part did not respond to inputs...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.hermit.touchtest&feature=search_result

Wipe data/factory reset before flashing a ROM. Stock launcher was also causing big freezes on early 4.1 builds. Have you tried with another launcher?
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Yes I forgot to say I always wipe, of course. I use Nova launcher, not Trebuchet. Link to market didn't work
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I think I fixed it. I deleted a MIUI folder on my SD card. Dunno what was it doing there, wipe didn't include it I guess. It took about 200mb of data from MIUI ICS to JB I had some time ago. It doesn't lag now.
I hope this helps someone.
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JavaJunkay said:
I think I fixed it. I deleted a MIUI folder on my SD card. Dunno what was it doing there, wipe didn't include it I guess. It took about 200mb of data from MIUI ICS to JB I had some time ago. It doesn't lag now.
I hope this helps someone.
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Hope it works out for you .. I had to have my phone replaced something got spanked on my old one.. It was all stock..

happens to me countless times a day that im super annpyed by it to the point that i'm just used to it by now. whenever it happens though, i just shut my screen off, not look at it, wait 30~40 or so seconds til it gets back to normal

Most Jellybean ROMs run much better than any previous versions for me on my Nexus S 4G. I always wipe and format all relevant partitions. I also at one point wiped the internal/SD storage on my phone. I have seen a weird flicker then freeze happen on all JB Roms/kernels but only happens once a month if less. Currently running RASBEAN JELLY and Bedalus's Marimite 4.7 kernel. Maybe try different launchers? Also try running phone without doing Google Restore. Slowly add back apps to identify the prob. Don't get why so many are having these issues w JB

kurigowa said:
Most Jellybean ROMs run much better than any previous versions for me on my Nexus S 4G. I always wipe and format all relevant partitions. I also at one point wiped the internal/SD storage on my phone. I have seen a weird flicker then freeze happen on all JB Roms/kernels but only happens once a month if less. Currently running RASBEAN JELLY and Bedalus's Marimite 4.7 kernel. Maybe try different launchers? Also try running phone without doing Google Restore. Slowly add back apps to identify the prob. Don't get why so many are having these issues w JB
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Mostly because they use ****ty thrown together kernels.

My phone never freezes, sometimes it gets stuck but just for a sec. Im totally stock!
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"You're either NEXUS or against us!"

[Review]ultimate jb v5.1 user reviews,problems and solutions

Hi guys
I changed my rom for the first time from stock 4.0.4 to ultimate jb rom.here are the things i think you should know about.we are gonna talk about safe kernel,backup,ui experience,what you gain and what you miss and ofcourse benchmarks and battery.
Ok,probably you have read this "make sure you are on a SAFE KERNEL then you can wipe"
But which kernels are safe?
Well i used philz' kernel 3.99 for my jplr8.ofcourse you shoulf find the kernel suitable for your device.if you look around in xda you will find the kernels uploaded by the philz himself
After you flashed the kernel you will see that your recovery changes to a more userfriendly interface.
Note:the philz kernel brings a touch based recovery.some might not be able to scroll using volume rocker.but it worked for me.anyway try to use the touch interface as it is more safe.
Backing up:
I suggest that you backup the following:
1.a nandroid backup using rom toolbox or recovery
2.your sms using go sms pro cloud backup
3.some apps that you know have important data,saved passwords or... and ofcourse go sms so that you will be able to restore the backed up sms.you already know that you should use titanium backup
4.write down your contacts.that was the way i did that but if you have a better way plz tell everyoneunder this topic.
5.your s memos and notes.i lost my s memos in the process
6.write down your app names or just place their apk somewhere you know.also you can use titanium backup too but i am a lazy guy
After flashing the rom using philz safe kernel wait for the phone to reboot.it will take about 3 to 10 minutes showing samsung logo but dont worry that is normal.
Now do the first setups and go walk through the ui.
For the first hours the ui will be having some lags and some bugs but that is ok.the rom is just getting to know your device and they are shaking hands
After some hours the ui is buttery smooth,the scrolling and menus are best and i am really pleased with the overall exp.
What you gain:
Apps:new camera,new gallery,update me and some hubs that did not work for me becaus im from iran (this is unfair)
Widgets:coolest widgets you cannot even imagine.for example how about a fully operational task manager for your homescreen?yeah,thats awesome.you can even close apps from the widget itself.epic win for me
Motions:some s3 and note2 motions like direct call and etc.
Special samsung features:smart stay and smart toggle,multi window apps with hack that you can loadup almost 90% of apps out there.s voice,airview in gallery and most of the places,a samsung service guy that buys breads for you every morning(fresh hot breads) and so
Also you are able to record calls in this rom
What you miss:
Your contacts,sms,apps but if you have backup dont worry:thumbup:
Apps:samsung apps(ah,who needed this one?i dont miss it anyways),social hub(honestly i miss this one,but you have facebook so dont worry) i cannot think of any other app,plz remind me if you do
Widgets:honestly i have what i want in widgets and i dont miss any
Motions:nothing
Special features:nothing
BENCHMARKS:
i did a benchmark right now withouy reboot overclock or anything(not even closing xda app or any tasks.nothing really)
Antutu:7500
I know thats low but im sure if you reboot and free up some ram and do it again it will be over 9000(without overclock)
Battery:im really pleased with the battery.it works for me better than stock rom and i have about 4 hours of screen on wifi usage.it does not drop just like the 4.0.4
Final words:if you want a great experience and battery you should try this rom.smooth fast and powerful.i cannot say anything else but im proud of the guys behind this rom and i appreciate their job
Forgive my bad english caus im iranian.and also this rom does not have persian or arabic language keyboard but does not mix up the words.so it means you can read well but you cant write.im sure you guys will have this problem solved for your roms as im gonna look around for a way.when i find out i will tell you
PLZ PLZ SPEND TIME AND TELL US YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE WITH THIS ROM SO THAT WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER
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I almost forgot pop up browser.if you cant find it just click on a link
And also for once the head of the gallery dropped low after i tagged a face.im sure it will 90% not happen again and it was not such a pain in the...you know
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Here is a way that you can disable shutter sound in camera with a new menu.
Plz dont use it to capture under girls skirts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36284780
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You can also hide apps in menu.that is cool
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friedje said:
Being on xxlsc since two weeks without a problem, today was my turn of good luck.
I picked up my phone and forgot it was on the charger.
It got ripped out of my hand and fell flat on the floor.
Instead of finding it the way it should be, It smiled back at me with the Galaxy Note N7000 boot logo....
I tried to turn it off, but It wouldn't, it just went black for a few seconds and then came back in the same state. So I booted into cwm and chose for Turn power off.
This worked. So when I switched it back on a few seconds later, it went into boot animation and then froze....Turning off got me the same state as before, it smiled back at me with it's useless boot logo.
Repeated my earlier steps, same result.
Then I noticed with the device being shut down, pushing the home button didn't show up the battery state as it usually does. Neither did a quick touch of the powerbutton....
I didn't feel like to wipe and setup the phone again, so I plugged in the charger to see if that at least would function normally....
Plugging the phone in, without touching anything else made the phone come up in the middle of the boot animation, then it booted....
However I lost all account settings. Google account and email account info was completely wiped...
I entered those manually and all is working back.
So just a long story to share my experience, and maybe it might help someone someday finding himself in a similar situation...
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Thanks for taking out the time for writing this.

I will do anything helpful
I also thank you for being around a lot in these topics and helping people
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He he.. I am a bit addicted

I'm still using this rom but there is two problems, one is s voice-wake up command does not work in lock screen and another one is bettary draining. I hardly use 2 hours on 3g network...how to solve this??
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Facing sudden dead? Bootloop??? ( stuck on N7000 logo ).
Don't cry,
1st, reboot to recovery ( power + menu + vol up button )
2nd, make new Nandroid backup
3rd, nandroid done?? Restore the backup and boot system..
4rd, enjoy your "leaked" JB again..
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please add to first post the known bugs, like when your os crashes (instability, flat battery, or you do battery pull) your device wont boot.
Fix: almighty safe kernel cache and dalvik cache wipe. Sometimes fix permissions is needed. If this doesnt work, do a nandroid backup, factory reset, nandroid restore and it could work(reported by others a couple times)
You can also suggest removing safe to uninstall system apps. That handshake your talking about is not 100% correct. More like 99, 9% You can increase free ram by removing these apps, and especially automatic test system app. This a leak with stuff on there that wont in final release That one will dramatically increase device gui performance after a reboot. lol.
all at own risk

Kaushiq said:
I'm still using this rom but there is two problems, one is s voice-wake up command does not work in lock screen and another one is bettary draining. I hardly use 2 hours on 3g network...how to solve this??
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Kaushiq said:
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Just maybe you might find your answer if you actually post the question in that particular rom thread....just maybe
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