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[q] rebooting!!!! Highly frustrated

I AM HIGHLY FRUSTRATED AND I NEED A "REBOOTING FOR DUMMIES" EXPLANATION OF WHAT I AM DOING WRONG. I HAVE SEARCHED THREADS AND STICKIES AND STILL CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. I INSTALLED CMYLXGOs.Droid.BlueTopia.v1.0.3.7z ON MY TMOUS HD2. IT TOOK AND RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS. EVERYTHING WORKED PERFECT. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FORCED CLOSE. NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM I HAD AND KEEP ON HAVING IS WHEN IT IS TIME TO REBOOT IT, IT WILL NOT REBOOT. AGAIN, RUNS FINE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEN WILL NOT REBOOT IF I TURN PHONE BACK ON. IT GETS STUCK ON HTC SCREEN FOR HOURS. UGGGH! I WILL EVEN GIVE SOMEONE MY NUMBER TO CALL ME AND WALK ME THROUGH STEP BY STEP TO MAKE SURE I AM DOING EVERYTHING I AM SUPPOSED TO TO MAKE SURE THE PHONE REBOOTS IF IT EVER HAS TO BE TURNED OFF I.E. BATTERY GOES DEAD, FORCE CLOSE, ETC. CAN SOMEONE HELP ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!

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jwhardawayjr said:
I AM HIGHLY FRUSTRATED AND I NEED A "REBOOTING FOR DUMMIES" EXPLANATION OF WHAT I AM DOING WRONG. I HAVE SEARCHED THREADS AND STICKIES AND STILL CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. I INSTALLED CMYLXGOs.Droid.BlueTopia.v1.0.3.7z ON MY TMOUS HD2. IT TOOK AND RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS. EVERYTHING WORKED PERFECT. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FORCED CLOSE. NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM I HAD AND KEEP ON HAVING IS WHEN IT IS TIME TO REBOOT IT, IT WILL NOT REBOOT. AGAIN, RUNS FINE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEN WILL NOT REBOOT IF I TURN PHONE BACK ON. IT GETS STUCK ON HTC SCREEN FOR HOURS. UGGGH! I WILL EVEN GIVE SOMEONE MY NUMBER TO CALL ME AND WALK ME THROUGH STEP BY STEP TO MAKE SURE I AM DOING EVERYTHING I AM SUPPOSED TO TO MAKE SURE THE PHONE REBOOTS IF IT EVER HAS TO BE TURNED OFF I.E. BATTERY GOES DEAD, FORCE CLOSE, ETC. CAN SOMEONE HELP ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!
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1st off never, ever, ever, ask for help in all caps. It's ugly, rude, and hurts my eyes. Help us help you, ok ? Your data.img is most likely corrupted. Go to SD:/"Android Build Name'/data.img <-------Delete that file and try again.

Format the SD card and put a fresh copy of android on it.

i'll be surprised if someone's willing to read that, let alone answering.
edit: you're lucky there's many kind people here.

jwhardawayjr said:
I AM HIGHLY FRUSTRATED AND I NEED A "REBOOTING FOR DUMMIES" EXPLANATION OF WHAT I AM DOING WRONG. I HAVE SEARCHED THREADS AND STICKIES AND STILL CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. I INSTALLED CMYLXGOs.Droid.BlueTopia.v1.0.3.7z ON MY TMOUS HD2. IT TOOK AND RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS. EVERYTHING WORKED PERFECT. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FORCED CLOSE. NOT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM I HAD AND KEEP ON HAVING IS WHEN IT IS TIME TO REBOOT IT, IT WILL NOT REBOOT. AGAIN, RUNS FINE FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEN WILL NOT REBOOT IF I TURN PHONE BACK ON. IT GETS STUCK ON HTC SCREEN FOR HOURS. UGGGH! I WILL EVEN GIVE SOMEONE MY NUMBER TO CALL ME AND WALK ME THROUGH STEP BY STEP TO MAKE SURE I AM DOING EVERYTHING I AM SUPPOSED TO TO MAKE SURE THE PHONE REBOOTS IF IT EVER HAS TO BE TURNED OFF I.E. BATTERY GOES DEAD, FORCE CLOSE, ETC. CAN SOMEONE HELP ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!!
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CAPLOCKS FOR CRUISE CONTROL!
Change the kernel, delete the data.img I cant run anything with the s4-6 or any kernel from m-deejay. I think its my class 2 stock sd card I have.I can't part with a 8 gig or smaller too much music.

you are lucky people have helped. as previously stated, never post in all caps.
also, why did you post this in development? did you not read the rules of this forum? very very noobish of you to do this.
there is a Q&A section for android/HD2 ... i suggest you use it, and dont come back to development.....

Do you have your android files on the root of the card or in the Android folder as they are supposed to be?
Examine the startup text file. If it has this line
set cmdline ""
change it to this line
set cmdline "nand_boot=0"
Give that a try before you loose everything by formatting or deleting your data.img.
Then go to your dad and tell him what a wrong thing you did by posting in caps, using horrible English, and posting in the wrong section and have him beat your ars so you will understand better next time.

aight. my bad about the all caps. eternally grateful for those of you who answered anyway. I just wasnt sure who ans the q&a and who answers gen discuss and so on. I wanted to hear what I was doing wrong straight from the horses mouth: the developers. my bad again.

thanks. my start up was already correct.

jwhardawayjr said:
aight. my bad about the all caps. eternally grateful for those of you who answered anyway. I just wasnt sure who ans the q&a and who answers gen discuss and so on. I wanted to hear what I was doing wrong straight from the horses mouth: the developers. my bad again.
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I have had this happen where you reboot and the phone hangs on the HTC screen. I try to limit the number of battery pulls I have to do as IMHO it can not be good for the data on the SD card that is mounted when you pull the battery. (Kill power to your computer enough times while it is running and weird things begin to happen)....
Please note that after a battery pull and a restart it always worked the second time.... See my sig as to what I am currently running.... The best efforts so far IMHO. Everything works; I have not needed a battery pull yet.....
I would suggest reformatting 2 times after deleting (preferably shredding) data on your SD card. Then reinstall fresh......
Then enjoy.....
Also, post future issues in Q&A. Believe it or not you will do better there than the Dev section.
Good Luck.

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Then go to your dad and tell him what a wrong thing you did by posting in caps, using horrible English, and posting in the wrong section and have him beat your ars so you will understand better next time.
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LMAO....

Try to connect you phone to your computer as a disk drive. Right click drive. Go to properties then tools then do a disk check and check for bad sectors also. Takes a while but has solved this issue for me in the past.
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

I'm actually having the same problem. I've tried 2 different andriod builds, with the same problem. Runs great the first time, but subsequently won't get past the HTC screen after rebooting. Checked the Startup file, it's ok. Running Radio 2.10.50.08_2 , Duttys Leo HG V0.4 WWE Rom. Currently formatting the SD card to try again from scratch, and after that will try Radio 2.15.XXX
Is there anything else I should look for?
Thanks
Andy
UPDATE--- Well following a complete format of the SD card, I loaded the MDeeJay - Froyo_SenseV2.4Clean andriod build and it successfully rebooted. I am about to rety the process with the MDeeJay_Froyo_Revolution_V1.7 again to see if the format made the difference.

No network on dhd

guys, i'd be more than greatfull if someone here can help me..
My DHD gone mad! i have S-OFF, and CWR, LEEDROID 1.2 and kernel 1.1.1
the problem is that sometimes the phone goes offmode - no network no nothing, i tried flashing other kernels, but doesn't help...only thing that i'm getting is Limited Service, and after booting the phone automatically goes to airplane mode.
after i disable airplane the Mobile network is gray (cannot access it)
so PLEASE IF ANYBODY can help!!

Sounds odd but, do you live in a low signal area?
If your getting "Limited Service" then your getting A signal, just not from your network.

andyharney said:
Sounds odd but, do you live in a low signal area?
If your getting "Limited Service" then your getting A signal, just not from your network.
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no, no...this doesn't happen all the time...let's say..it shows a network indicator full..but when i try to make a call..it hangs up...and then i reboot and then NO SERVICE...

Ok, with that sort of behavior I'd reflash back to Stock HTC ROM and if you get the same results you have a faulty handset.

thanks for the help...but i own this phone for over a month or so...this started to happen when i used the One Click S-OFF?
P.S please give a link from where i can flash stock rom

You should post in the corresponding thread.
Swyped from the Galactic Empire using the Dark Side of the Force

forelli said:
You should post in the corresponding thread.
Swyped from the Galactic Empire using the Dark Side of the Force
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i thought that this was the right place to post..if you know how to help me please do.

One kind XDA user is hosting a whole loads of DHD files, if you look in the Dev section there is a stickied post "Desire HD files".
In having trouble posting links at the minute.
EDIT: Link --> Desire HD files

andyharney said:
One kind XDA user is hosting a whole loads of DHD files, if you look in the Dev section there is a stickied post "Desire HD files".
In having trouble posting links at the minute.
EDIT: Link --> Desire HD files
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Thank you buddy...i found all the necessary files and did flashed stock rom...for now is ok.
btw i still cannot be sure why this has happened? it all started when i used the OneClick S-OFF

Then maybe you should use the other easy s-off script if the one click method is causing you issues.
Sent from my Cyanogenmod loaded DesireHD

any way...as i said before i thought that the device was fixed with flashing the stock rom....but it wasn't.....don't know what else can i do?

If the problem has returned then the problem is with either the DHD or your network.
Try swapping SIM cards to see if another network works. If it doesn't then I'd return the phone.

[Q] Not receiving text until i place a call

Sup all. This is only my second post. I spend most of my time reading. I learned awhile ago that almost every question has already been answered if you just take the time to search. My problem started a couple days ago. I was really happy because I found a great sense Rom that was very quick and stable. I was actually content for the first time in awhile. I was running kings speedy ported by misfit. My 4g here in Chicago was a little sketchy. I decided to try to update prl and profile. Since then I have been unable to receive texts until I place a call. The second I connect to my call the text come in. I had this problem awhile ago with my hero and eclair. I found out that changing my mobile mode from automatic to hybrid or something was the cause. I don't see this option anymore in froyo or ginger. I have since flashed a stock rooted Rom 3.70. I upgraded my prl from 1.77 to 1.90 upon reading that this was a possible fix. I updated prl and profile again. Nothing has worked. I even ran without my SD card with no luck. I would like to avoid unrooting and taking it to Sprint. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

sawbuck73 said:
Sup all. This is only my second post. I spend most of my time reading. I learned awhile ago that almost every question has already been answered if you just take the time to search. My problem started a couple days ago. I was really happy because I found a great sense Rom that was very quick and stable. I was actually content for the first time in awhile. I was running kings speedy ported by misfit. My 4g here in Chicago was a little sketchy. I decided to try to update prl and profile. Since then I have been unable to receive texts until I place a call. The second I connect to my call the text come in. I had this problem awhile ago with my hero and eclair. I found out that changing my mobile mode from automatic to hybrid or something was the cause. I don't see this option anymore in froyo or ginger. I have since flashed a stock rooted Rom 3.70. I upgraded my prl from 1.77 to 1.90 upon reading that this was a possible fix. I updated prl and profile again. Nothing has worked. I even ran without my SD card with no luck. I would like to avoid unrooting and taking it to Sprint. Any help you can give will be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
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Hmmm that's odd, I'm guessing you tested another phone to make sure it's not a network problem? Maybe check ##3282 under EVDO Preferred Mode I keep mine set on automatic which is default. You need your MSL code to get in there, call sprint and get it or download msl reader from the market if your rooted. Not sure if that would even be related but you might as well check.

Thanks for the response sim. The network is fine and my evdo mode is set to automatic. I'm about ready to call sprint but I know they are going to tell me to reset and update my prl and profile which has already been done. Oh and pull the battery. I'm pretty sure they think these steps even cure cancer, which it might but doesn't help me get text. Thanks again

Maybe check the settings in your messaging app. Should have 'Automatically retrieve from network's (something to the like) checked.

Nothing you can do. Its sprints network failing. I have done everything possible to try and resolve it. They even sent a new phone. Rooted, unrooted, doesn't matter.

Thanks guys. I actually found an old backup i had and restored it. Everything worked with that Rom. I flashed Kings again and that seems to be working now also. Maybe it was a network thing. I'm not really sure what caused it. I guess my phone had a blonde moment. I feel you aimbdd. When I had my Hero I had this problem. Called Sprint and they had me do the usual reset and update. After that didn't work they decided to send me a new phone even though I didn't have insurance. I ended up fixing the problem myself before I got the new phone but never told them because I was getting a new one. I asked if they had a lot of calls about this. They said they never heard of it even though when I did a search later it was all over the web. Tech support from Sprint leaves a lot to be desired. Have you tried a few different Roms aimbdd? Wish I could tell you specifically what fixed it for me.

Then again I see you have 1400+ posts and have probably forgotten more than I know. Lol. My bad dude.

Okay so I lost my Heros phone number when I flashed a ROM [RESOLVED]

DOH! Flashed to Zero Hero and my phone is now displaying the wrong phone number. Will someone please clue me in on how to fix this?
Additional information: I have 4 Heros all activated on Metro PCS. The other 3 are working and have Damage Control 1.0 installed on them, so possibly I can retrieve settings from one of my working phones?
I have flashed ROM's before and this hasn't happened, not blaming it on the ROM though, could have been my own stupidity. The ROM looks awesome and I cant wait to get it working so I can test it for replacement on my other 3 phones.
Many Thanks!
EDIT: Been searching Google for hours now.. so I guess the fix is not an easy one??
Edit 2 to add that this cant be done. When the phone was originally flashed the guy didnt use my phones MEID for whatever reason.. therefore the phone is not in the MetroPCS system. I tried to get the info from MetroPCS but no dice.
I will not go back to the same place to get it fixed.

Hahahaha!
Sorry.... that's all I got.
Are you sure you're not looking at the wrong thing
Sent from my HERO200 using XDA App

Yeah, looking at the phone info under settings. If I try to make a call I get the standard Sprint "Your account can not be validated" recording.
Not gonna give up.. I know its possible. I may be a nOOb but I know how to follow directions and be persistent.
Will probably need to update the PRL as well.. but I have found some info on that.. just not able to find for changing the MDN. I am guessing I will need to download QPST workshop.. been looking for a download of that as well.. well I have a copy but its from 2006, so I am guessing thats why my phone wont connect.
Its always something.

lol well first of all if your supposed to be on metropcs and your getting sprint recordings, definitely change out your prl to one that works with metro.
second of all, if your getting a weird phone number, flash back to stock sense rom and use the ##msl# (? i think thats the one) to switch your mdn and msid to what they are supposed to be. if you dont know what they are supposed to be im sure you can call metro and find out.
good luck and ask more questions if you need more help
edit: pm me if you need more help, i may be able to help

Yeah I guess changing the PRL is a good place to start... I need a break from trying to fix the MDN anyways.
As far as the msid is concerned.. do you think MetroPCS has that information? Or even willing to give it to me? I dont want to go back to the place that originally flashed my phone to Metro because they charge $65 each time. What would I tell Metro for the reason I need my msid?
Thanks!

Okay got the MSID #. According to the CS rep its the same for all my phones, hope like hell he knew what he was talking about.
Now I am still stuck, unable to get QPST set up properly as I have no options to install any com port at all...... Back to Google.

you shouldnt need qpst, just flash back to a stock rom, nfx stock is pretty good for this, and enter ##msl# (your 6 digit msl number instead of the word msl) into the dialer, and there it should give you the option to change your mdn or msid.
keep us updated, hope you get this phone working again
edit: if you want to use qpst, i know for cyanogenmod you can open up adb shell in your command prompt on computer (or terminal emulator from market i beleive) and enter this
echo 1 > /dev/qct_diag_enable
and windows will see the diag driver needs installed and adds a com port. YMMV but i would think it is universal for roms, but dont quote me on that. here is the link i found this at: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...t-cdma-codes-on-dialer-need-diag-mode-solved/
good luck

I have tried
echo 1 > /dev/qct_diag_enable
and it didnt work for me. If I connect my other phone to qpst or CDMA I get the com ports and can connect so I know I have that part right.
Installing another ROM kind of defeats the purpose as I suspect that this ROM is what overwrote my settings, so if I install another ROM I would be back at square one when reinstalling this one. Unless of course there is a way to back these individual settings up that I am not aware of?
I wouldnt go through this much trouble for any other ROM as I feel that Pico Gingerbread is exactly what this phone needs. I like the stock look and feel.

i know it seems inconvenient, but if you cant enter diag mode or use ## codes on zero hero (which i know you cant use the ## codes, those are only able to be used on stock rom) then your hand is pretty much forced to go back to stock. i've flashed many roms on my hero after getting the phone settings set, and never have i lost the phone number, data, etc.
try flashing back to stock with nfx's sprint stock rom, and get your phone all good to go again, and then try to reflash to zero hero. it shouldnt take much time, and if it does it again (where you lose your phone number) then we know something is going wrong in the process, at which time you should ask mattcrystal in the zero hero rom thread.
edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849024 is nfx rom, i suggest it over stock but remember to flash the kernel that comes with it or your phones cpu will be pegged down around 200 mhz

Thanks for your reply.. I did as suggested and installed nfx's sprint stock rom.
With that I was able to get into diag and I played around with various programs ALL damn day.
Problem was the MIN was wrong. On phones flashed to MetroPCS sometimes the MIN is not the same as the MDN.
Now when I call 611 I get the proper MetroPCS recording.. but when I make a normal call I get a strange recording about "if I would like to make a prepaid call"
(Virgin mobile perhaps??)
But, progress is good. In the end I will try the Zero Hero ROM again.. at least if something goes wrong I will know how to fix it.
At the rate I am learning I should be cooking ROMs in a couple weeks.
EDIT: I have the information I need to make this phone work, but I am doing something wrong. Gonna make a new post in a non-legacy forum in hopes that I get some much needed help.

your mdn is your phone number, and your min(msid) should be the routing number (a generic phone number that i think is like a routing number, metro should be able to give it to you, it sounds like you already have it.) your close to being done, just program your mdn as your phone number, and your min(msid) as the number you have that isnt your actual phone number. (that metro gave you)
hopefully you get it going, your close to the finish line
"EDIT: I have the information I need to make this phone work, but I am doing something wrong. Gonna make a new post in a non-legacy forum in hopes that I get some much needed help."
theres no need for that, i told you what you need to do to fix it, whether you take my advice or not is now your problem. if you dont have your msid(min) whatever you want to call it, call metro and tell them you need that info, and they should give it to you.

I have tried and failed at entering the MIN. I have tried in CDMA tools, QPST and DFS CDMA and the phone itself. No matter what number I put in leads to the phone not working. I am at a loss of anything else I can think of to try.
What I think I might need is someone with a lot of CDMA experience... but then again I have been wrong before or I wouldn't be where I am now.
Thanks
Edit 2 to add that this cant be done. When the phone was originally flashed the guy didnt use my phones MEID for whatever reason.. therefore the phone is not in the MetroPCS system. I tried to get the info from MetroPCS but no dice.
I will not go back to the same place to get it fixed.

good luck and if you figure it out please share with us how you did it

xt1060 randomly changes time zone...

So, my phone has changed time zones from EST to PST several times since owning the phone. At first I thought it had to do with my freezing apps. I've since unfroze all Moto Apps but random time zone changes haven't stopped. At this point I'm thinking that maybe I should perform a factory reset but I'd prefer not to do that.
Any suggestions?

First off, this belongs in the Q&A section, not general, so be advised next time you need to ask a question.
On to your question; go to Settings > Time & Date > Uncheck both "Automatic date & time" and "Automatic time zone". Set both manually to what they should be and recheck "Automatic date & time". If the time zone still changes then a factory reset is your only option.

Hikikomori-Otaku said:
First off, this belongs in the Q&A section, not general, so be advised next time you need to ask a question.
On to your question; go to Settings > Time & Date > Uncheck both "Automatic date & time" and "Automatic time zone". Set both manually to what they should be and recheck "Automatic date & time". If the time zone still changes then a factory reset is your only option.
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Is it a question or an issue? I, maybe mistakenly, view the Q&A as where general pre sales/how to questions belong. I don't view this in that sense, it is more of a problem/bug.
Also, I do that every time the phone switches time zones as it's the only way to get the correct time zone back.

The general section is used for general things like bootloader warnings, root, etc. Q&a are questions and answers only.
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If we boil your issue down, you have a question: "Why is this this happening and how can I fix it?" I'm not trying to be knit picky but it's a common thing that's making a lot of members frustrated and thus not help those that need help.
If it keeps happening, then do a backup of your apps (And data if you want) and do a factory reset. If it still persists, you can try flashing your specifics carier firmware via RSD but if you don't feel comfortable you can contact Motorola's support and see what they can do whether it a a repair or replacement.

Hikikomori-Otaku said:
If we boil your issue down, you have a question: "Why is this this happening and how can I fix it?" I'm not trying to be knit picky but it's a common thing that's making a lot of members frustrated and thus not help those that need help.
If it keeps happening, then do a backup of your apps (And data if you want) and do a factory reset. If it still persists, you can try flashing your specifics carier firmware via RSD but if you don't feel comfortable you can contact Motorola's support and see what they can do whether it a a repair or replacement.
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If you boil 95% of everything down in these forums you can turn it into a question. Furthermore, I went back and reviewed some of your past posts and find you happily participating in many "questions" in the general forum, why take to the podium now? No offense but your answer is along the lines of "is it plugged in?" It's difficult to do a specific search on such a general term so I can't figure out if my issue is unique, software or a hardware issue. I'd rather not factory reset or reinstall the OS especially if there is more straight forward fix.

I'm doing my best to direct other to the proper section of the forum to help them. Even in the wrong section, I will still help to the best of my ability. I have no need to justify why I decide when, but from now on, this is what I'm going to do.
As I said in my last post, if it keeps recurring , a factory reset is your only option. This is because something within the Android OS is corrupted and not working. You're more than welcome to poke around your system files if you have root but I'd advice against that. Backup, do a reset, and if for whatever reason it's still happening, then contact Motorola and see if they'll do a repair/replacement. This is the only advice I can give.

Sometimes this happens when carriers are doing maintenance in the area. I saw it on Sprint a bit last year when they were "updating towers"
Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk

Hikikomori-Otaku said:
I'm doing my best to direct other to the proper section of the forum to help them. Even in the wrong section, I will still help to the best of my ability. I have no need to justify why I decide when, but from now on, this is what I'm going to do.
As I said in my last post, if it keeps recurring , a factory reset is your only option. This is because something within the Android OS is corrupted and not working. You're more than welcome to poke around your system files if you have root but I'd advice against that. Backup, do a reset, and if for whatever reason it's still happening, then contact Motorola and see if they'll do a repair/replacement. This is the only advice I can give.
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Judging by all of the question marks in the titles, you have your work cut out for you. From the first page of "General"
Do you use Greenify? What system apps do you hibernate?
How is your battery life
[Q] Upgrading from Moto G
[Q] Motorola Moto X
The mod's can close this down, I'll figure it out myself.

Should be moved.
Is in the proper place. With this phone have a decent battery life, it's expected people would like to compare their battery life and how they've extended it. Would I have chosen a different title, yes.
Based off the title, should be moved but I've yet to look.
This thread was closed as it was literally just the specs of the phone.
In the end, I hope you, in one way or another, find a solution, but I've done all I can. -v(-_-)v- I'll take my leave now.