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[Q] Shutdown Problem: Windows 8 Release Preview x64

When I press the Shutdown option, nothing happens. There's no background processing, and the PC doesn't even show any signs of shutting down. On searching around, I came to know that there's a fast start up option in the "Choose what power buttons do". I disabled it, but still my windows won't shutdown.
This problem isn't with restarting windows.
Any suggestions please?
Specs:
Dell Studio XPS 1640
Intel Core 2 Duo 2 Ghz, Transcend 8 GB RAM, WD 320 GB.

saumitra91 said:
When I press the Shutdown option, nothing happens. There's no background processing, and the PC doesn't even show any signs of shutting down. On searching around, I came to know that there's a fast start up option in the "Choose what power buttons do". I disabled it, but still my windows won't shutdown.
This problem isn't with restarting windows.
Any suggestions please?
Specs:
Dell Studio XPS 1640
Intel Core 2 Duo 2 Ghz, Transcend 8 GB RAM, WD 320 GB.
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My first suggestion would be to rip out any non essential hardware from your computer, USB devices to PCI cards, anything and everything then see what happens.
A very typical reason for a failed shutdown is because a driver is refusing to shut down, its usually more to do with going in to suspend (S3) mode but ive seen shutdown (S5) and hibernation (S4) issues because of drivers as well.
Might no be the answer but if you pull it all out and you still have issues least you know what it isn't
though the motherboard can be a prime suspect too especially if its old)

Thanks! I tried as you said, uninstalled all non-Microsoft Drivers.
But the problem is still there!

saumitra91 said:
Thanks! I tried as you said, uninstalled all non-Microsoft Drivers.
But the problem is still there!
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Open run and type shutdown /s /t 00 and see if that triggers a shutdown.
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Soft keys not working

Hello, suddenly my softkeys stopped working, I already tried doing a factory reset, reflash a different rom, but still no go.
What's strange is that even on landscape mode the keys dont work.
It doesn't seem to be a problem with the touch screen since the touch screen works fine as long as the soft keys aren't present.
Any help? Thnx!

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Salvy said:
Hello, suddenly my softkeys stopped working, I already tried doing a factory reset, reflash a different rom, but still no go.
What's strange is that even on landscape mode the keys dont work.
It doesn't seem to be a problem with the touch screen since the touch screen works fine as long as the soft keys aren't present.
Any help? Thnx!
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Hi Salvy,
Did you flash a mod or another kernel?

It's a very common problem with the Nexus 4. I've been using paranoid android pie for 6 months to work around the issue. I can confirm that it is a hardware issue and not a software problem. A quick Google search can tell you that.
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Got the same damn problem. I would normally use a smart phone for at least 18 months but the Nexus 4 only lasted 14 months. I was hoping to use it till the Nexus 6 came out but after sending it off to be fixed, using a dumb phone for 10 days and the phone came back with the same problem, I had to go buy a Nexus 5
My soft keys work in portrait but not in landscape. I enabled the 'show touches' option in developer mode and I can see the lower 4mm of the screen isn't registering any touch. Do a quick search on Google and you'll find there are loads of people out there with the same problem. The only solution is to change the screen and I haven't seen anyone manage to get it changed under warranty . I have sent it back and expect them to fleece me off £100 for a new screen.
Disappointed with the quality of the N4 but I had no choice but to get the N5 even though it is also by LG cause once you go Vanilla, you cant go back
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Check out the guide below and hopefully you can avoid replacing your nexus 4 screen or digitiser
http://www.androidpure.com/fix-nexus-4-soft-touch-buttons-keys-working/

avismiles said:
Check out the guide below and hopefully you can avoid replacing your nexus 4 screen or digitiser
http://www.androidpure.com/fix-nexus-4-soft-touch-buttons-keys-working/
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Ok. so I have been told by the LG service centre in Mumbai that this happens when an android update doesnt get installed properly, it definately is an android update problem according to the service centre. But since i am out of warranty by @ DAYS I have to pay Rs. 5300 for no fault of mine... ****ed up!!!

I found a solution somehwere on the internet!!
I had this problem for the last day this is the solution.
Download the application: GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys ★ root
Use it, toy with it and restart your phone. And it just works.
This worked with unrooted phones aswell, as the solution said. I don't know.
Your welcome!

cnkapadia said:
Ok. so I have been told by the LG service centre in Mumbai that this happens when an android update doesnt get installed properly, it definately is an android update problem according to the service centre. But since i am out of warranty by @ DAYS I have to pay Rs. 5300 for no fault of mine... ****ed up!!!
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I paid Rs 4700 which includes service charge, taxes etc in addition to the cost of the screen+ digitiser. The guys at service center dont have separate screen and digitiser but just both of them as single replacement. I just hoped that they could have better service centers and support, but you cant help.

Using `wm` command on phone via ADB shell to add an blank border on screen
Salvy said:
Hello, suddenly my softkeys stopped working, I already tried doing a factory reset, reflash a different rom, but still no go.
What's strange is that even on landscape mode the keys dont work.
It doesn't seem to be a problem with the touch screen since the touch screen works fine as long as the soft keys aren't present.
Any help? Thnx!
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I used virtual buttons for awhile, but in the end, discovered a way to do it without rooting, so long as you have the `adb` command line tool installed for development, and don't restart your phone that often:
From a command-line termal:
```
# Log into a device connected via USB.
# (Look for a tutorial on using adb, as it need some config on the phone)
adb shell
# Change the screen "overscan" using the window manager tool on the phone:
wm overscan 0,0,0,80
```
The trick is that, overscan essentially adds a buffer (black bar) on any side of the screen for positive numbers. (the screen extends "offscreen" for negative ones.) `wm --help` will show you that the accepted format of overscan is:
```
wm overscan [reset | LEFT,TOP,RIGHT,BOTTOM]
```
ie. you can either reset it to default, or set any border. In my case, I set the bottom border to 80 pixels, and that was enough to avoid the non-responsive section of the touch screen.
Of course, I assume this reset on reboot, but haven't tried yet. If it does, I'm sure someone can figure out a clever way to make it persist
Anyhow, hopefully this helps!

Found the issue and got it fixed
It worked for me. I had the same Problem and it occur when i bought new power cable. The i plugged the original blackberry micro usb cable for power up and it started working for me. Its weird but the cause of the problem is when i plugged the cheap micro USB.
Note:- this is my first update to any forum just to help people if someone has the same problem as mine.

faizalit said:
It worked for me. I had the same Problem and it occur when i bought new power cable. The i plugged the original blackberry micro usb cable for power up and it started working for me. Its weird but the cause of the problem is when i plugged the cheap micro USB.
Note:- this is my first update to any forum just to help people if someone has the same problem as mine.
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Yes,it could be a microusb,i was in a hurry two day's ago and took one problematic microusb cable,when i put it to charge touchscreen has gone mad,it was ghost touches,slow respond,all until i turned it off,then after reboot my softkeys stopped to work,it was such for a whole day,i tried to remove batt and discharge pressing power button for 1 minute but nothing,cleared cache,uninstall app,but nothing...so i discharged it completely,took hairdryer and heated it for 45sec,and then charged overnight. In the morning soft keys worked....

This worked for me very good altought still present some softkeys bug (but just turn off the screen and turn on again and works again).
Look on google for nexus-4-navfix (gkraynov)

Appreciation
unmateria said:
This worked for me very good altought still present some softkeys bug (but just turn off the screen and turn on again and works again).
Look on google for nexus-4-navfix (gkraynov)
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I have recently traded my NEXUS 4 and now own a Grand X Max Plus. Thank you for your help.

found solution in Chroma ROM
Hi Guys, was using CM 13 Android M, Soft keys stopped working. Tried flashed with multiple CM 13 nightly. No luck. Finally installed Chroma ROM. Over there keys are working fine.

I experienced this issue tonight and was able to fix it quickly.
Salvy said:
Hello, suddenly my softkeys stopped working, I already tried doing a factory reset, reflash a different rom, but still no go.
What's strange is that even on landscape mode the keys dont work.
It doesn't seem to be a problem with the touch screen since the touch screen works fine as long as the soft keys aren't present.
Any help? Thnx!
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Issue:
-Softkeys not working when located on the side of the screen closest to the charging port. Softkeys would work when the screen was rotated such that the softkeys were located on the side of the screen closest to the headphone jack.
Device:
-Nexus 4 running 5.1.1
Conditions:
-Battery was 85%-90% charged
What fixed the issue:
-Plugged the phone into a USB charger. I did not use a Nexus charger; I used a random LG charger I had laying around.
-Pressed and held the power button for 30 seconds. The phone powered off after ~10 seconds. Shortly after the phone powered off, the notification light flashed red for the remainder of the 30 seconds.
-Powered the phone back on. When the phone was finished booting up, the softkeys worked again.
What didn't work:
-Restarting the phone multiple times
-Restarting into Safe Mode
-Disabling Chrome (Settings >> Apps >> Chrome >> Disable)

[Q] Phone Hard Bricked - Won't Turn On

Hello, I got my S4 new - about 1.5 years ago, rooted and flashed it - i even forgot the name of the Rom.
The device has worked flawlessly since. It is being used by my daughter. Recently she called me from college, indicating that the device is not turning on and not charging.
I picked it up and found that it is turning on and not even charging (USB port unresponsive): tried different cables but that didn't help. Pulling the battery out and directly connecting to the AC does not wake up the device. It will not enter into recovery or download mode either. The device is dead cold.
It looks like this is a hardware problem...I am not sure. So what are my options?
Thanks - MN

Sounds like the hardware failed. You really don't have any options. You could try mobiletechvideos.com. If they can't fix it they won't charge you other than the postage costs.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

Well, thanks for your response - a little twist - I went by ATT Device Support Center. The phone was able to respond briefly - for about 10 seconds - it tried to boot but hanged up on the Samsung logo screen, then after 10 seconds went cold again. However, they were not able to wake the phone up using the power button ... so does it sound like a soft or hard brick ...
thanks - MN
jd1639 said:
Sounds like the hardware failed. You really don't have any options. You could try mobiletechvideos.com. If they can't fix it they won't charge you other than the postage costs.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
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Shield Pro - APX Mode

Hi all,
I have the Shield Pro, running 5.1, and it won't start
It was working fine yesterday, but when I got home from work this evening, it was unresponsive. The power light was stuck on, but would not respond to any controller input or, as far as I can tell, any USB input.
I pulled the power out, and plugged it back in, and the light came on instantly. No display on the TV. I plugged it into my PC, but Windows doesn't see anything attached (I have tried multiple cables). If I hold the power button for five seconds, the device just turns off. If I touch the power button even just briefly, the green light comes back on. I can't get into Fastboot or anything. There is no HDMI output at all.
This is, naturally, really quite annoying.
However, after having it hooked up to my PC via USB for a while (not sure how long, sorry!), my computer bleeped like it does when a new USB device has been discovered, and bingo! I now have an "APX" device, with no drivers installed.
So. Who knows about APX mode for this thing?

I'm pretty sure APX is a low level recovery mode.. I recall reading that elsewhere.
go to the developers nvidia site amd search on how to reflash via apx

yeah, I had to use it on my old LG Optimus 2X, back in the day. There's nothing on the nVidia developer site about using it though

unfnknblvbl said:
Hi all,
I have the Shield Pro, running 5.1, and it won't start
It was working fine yesterday, but when I got home from work this evening, it was unresponsive. The power light was stuck on, but would not respond to any controller input or, as far as I can tell, any USB input.
I pulled the power out, and plugged it back in, and the light came on instantly. No display on the TV. I plugged it into my PC, but Windows doesn't see anything attached (I have tried multiple cables). If I hold the power button for five seconds, the device just turns off. If I touch the power button even just briefly, the green light comes back on. I can't get into Fastboot or anything. There is no HDMI output at all.
This is, naturally, really quite annoying.
However, after having it hooked up to my PC via USB for a while (not sure how long, sorry!), my computer bleeped like it does when a new USB device has been discovered, and bingo! I now have an "APX" device, with no drivers installed.
So. Who knows about APX mode for this thing?
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Apx mode ( and yes without drivers - couldn't even find around in Internet...) on pc ×device manager× shows me on my 500gb console when I removing internal shdd and connected with pc whiteout shdd (one day nothing to do and decide need open and have look what is inside in console...shdd, motherboard, cooler etc) . Another words sounds those symptoms very similar with my tests, but in my case that was mine experiments/investigations/discovery and your looks like you have some serious storage problem or kind of problem relaited with - can't read os or even bootloader which is on 500gb shdd or flash memory modul on 16gb.
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unfnknblvbl said:
yeah, I had to use it on my old LG Optimus 2X, back in the day. There's nothing on the nVidia developer site about using it though
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after googling for a bit , i saw some references to the shield tablet, i think someone had an APX driver, maybe you could try that?

I could do, but APX mode is really, really dangerous. You need to know byte offsets and all that :S

unfnknblvbl said:
I could do, but APX mode is really, really dangerous. You need to know byte offsets and all that :S
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if you know apx and you have all necessary stuff from Nvidia (which is not provided for public) you can replace internal drive or even ssd by installing bootloader, recovery, os etc straight on new drive from pc which is main factor why we can't swap them so easily, like 1 - 2tb drive or ssd - which would be fantastic ?. P.s. Something simular protection is for Xbox360 drives.
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if that's the case you might have to send it for a warranty repair.. better not playing around if it's under warranty.

an idea for apx
move your shdd from shield and connect to pc then use this program(R-Studio 8.0) or other to restore date on u shdd I think it most work good luck
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I have tab p7500 and have this problem apx only jtag help me in apx mode you should now wish sbl for tegra x1 and have nvflash for shield pro sorey for my English the easy way use jtag or tray to restore data in shdd

would there be a way to just dd- flash a new recovery withthe hdd removed from the unit? I am having te same no logo, no bootloader issue and am trying to either find apx drivers (non-existent) or a workaround. There has to be a way.....

i have the same question. My intrest is more in tinkering with the tegra x1 exploit in order to get a different root solution not contingent on nvidias closed source crap. I'm running a 2015 foster model and it is getting increasingly difficult to find tutorials on that system specifically with the newer updates. +i am interested in learning the process to exchange the hdd and mopy and manipulate the widevine keys that don't work on mine after the forced 7.2.3 update that occured with all update sofware removed from my system that also fried my controller with a botched firmware update that is blacklisted and not mentioned on the internet except people asking and all replies deleted. you know general unfettered access to the system without the bootloaders say so . All of this should now be possible now that the real hackers have gotten involved and decided they want to promote this exploit for homebrew it has caused several low level apx drivers to popup in corners ive found myself in from time to time if somebody will just get them to do it for the shield tv instead of the shield tab and the switch it is proven to work.

Fire Tab 10 Plus (2021?) black screen after standby

Hi guys, running toolbox on my Fire Tab 10 Plus since around 2 years w/o problems at all.
Today after I was using the tablet before, its not waking up with the power button.
pressing 40+ s power button, no effect
pressing power AND volume up 40s no effect
connecting to toolbox=> no device detected
What can I do now, which is the right forum for this kind of problems?
thanks in advance

uweee said:
Hi guys, running toolbox on my Fire Tab 10 Plus since around 2 years w/o problems at all.
Today after I was using the tablet before, its not waking up with the power button.
pressing 40+ s power button, no effect
pressing power AND volume up 40s no effect
connecting to toolbox=> no device detected
What can I do now, which is the right forum for this kind of problems?
thanks in advance
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no ideas?

uweee said:
no ideas?
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does anything show up as a device, im not sure what would show up in windows. In linux it might show up better. You might try and opening it up and disconnecting the battery. Either the whole thing is fried or your in some bootrom, preloader, etc mode that isnt being detected by toolbox. toolbox uses adb.

Michajin said:
does anything show up as a device, im not sure what would show up in windows. In linux it might show up better. You might try and opening it up and disconnecting the battery. Either the whole thing is fried or your in some bootrom, preloader, etc mode that isnt being detected by toolbox. toolbox uses adb.
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thx
I have no linux available and no knowledge there
Opened the backside of the tablet, which was easy, and disconnected the battery, no changes, table stays dark
meanwhile opened a case at Amazon, the offer 1 year guaranty and 2 years warranty but I am waiting till 6 working days for an answer... lets see

uweee said:
thx
I have no linux available and no knowledge there
Opened the backside of the tablet, which was easy, and disconnected the battery, no changes, table stays dark
meanwhile opened a case at Amazon, the offer 1 year guaranty and 2 years warranty but I am waiting till 6 working days for an answer... lets see
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do the warrenty thing. But does windows pick anything up as a device?

Michajin said:
do the warrenty thing. But does windows pick anything up as a device?
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few minutes ago, amazon chat/call reached again and a new HD 10 plus is on the way to me
hope the toolbox will work on this newer version.
No windows saw nothing, I guess its a bigger problem, like I said if I connected it to my charger it shows 0,0A so no charging at all