I Give Up! Ready to throw phone out the window!!!

**Eschelon** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Wogenst

One question is if I do a hard reset, even though I do not want to, will it still keep the new ROM and return to the new ROMS factory settings? I suspect that when I restored from my back up that I did screwed up some things as on My Storage I have some folder sthat were not there prior to me restoring my backup....

Yes. When you do a hard reset, it will default back to the 'factory' settings on the most recent ROM you have installed.

But it sounds like you just diagnosed your own problem... Don't do a full backup/restore. You should only restore PIM data (contatcs, email, call logs, etc). By doing a full backup/restore, you are going to cause numerous problems in the registry

Also, reset the 'My Storage' as well, since this is where the phones keeps it's old programming. Just be sure to back up everything first (cabs, pictures, etc)

Wogenst · #2 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Eschelon

Yes. When you do a hard reset, it will default back to the 'factory' settings on the most recent ROM you have installed.

But it sounds like you just diagnosed your own problem... Don't do a full backup/restore. You should only restore PIM data (contatcs, email, call logs, etc). By doing a full backup/restore, you are going to cause numerous problems in the registry

Also, reset the 'My Storage' as well, since this is where the phones keeps it's old programming. Just be sure to back up everything first (cabs, pictures, etc)

I thought so. I was thinking of what was different and now I see what it may be. I saw others had similiar issues when using the active sync backup process in the directions...

**Eschelon** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Wogenst

I thought so. I was thinking of what was different and now I see what it may be. I saw others had similiar issues when using the active sync backup process in the directions...

Kinda sucks having to rebuild everything from scratch, I know. But there are so many changes in the hive with each ROM upgrade, that doing a full restore is a surefire way to give yourself a migraine

Wogenst · #4 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Eschelon

Kinda sucks having to rebuild everything from scratch, I know. But there are so many changes in the hive with each ROM upgrade, that doing a full restore is a surefire way to give yourself a migraine

Thus, the throw the phone out the window and I am frustrated comments. Fortunately I do not have a ton of customizations. just a few contacts...

**Eschelon** · #5 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Wogenst

Thus, the throw the phone out the window and I am frustrated comments. Fortunately I do not have a ton of customizations. just a few contacts...

Use this utility to backup your PIM data before wiping the thing clean. It's free and lightweight.

Just dump the .exe file ON YOUR PHONE (not your PC) and run it from there. Be sure to save the backup file before you wipe the device clean, though

jhitesma · #6 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 04:07 PM

Funny, my experience with the new ROM was quite the opposite. My phone felt much quicker, the new keyboard is much more accurate and Opera works great.

I am a little disappointed in the GPS. (nearly instant aGPS lock but full GPS lock takes a minute or two even outside and then only gets 5 sats max while my BT GPS can get a dozen.) I also tried a 6.5 ROM and wasn't nearly as blown away as I had hoped to be. In fact 6.5 feels a LOT slower to me and while I do like the more finger friendly menus I'm not sure I'm going to stick with it since the phone seems to be a lot less stable and the new Today isn't nice enough to let me get rid of MS3. (Using Adrynalynes Base 6.5 rom)

I did notice the phone reported my battery was going low a lot quicker...but I don't believe it really is. When I first got my phone it was the same way, would be at 50% in no time and I didn't think I'd have a chance of making it through a full day without charging...and that was with very little actual use!

But I followed some tips on here and other sites and "Conditioned" it by running it ALL THE WAY down before giving it a FULL charge. My understanding is that it doesn't so much condition the battery, but rather lets wm learn the details of your specific battery so it can report the charge level more accurately. So it's more a matter of training WM than conditioning the battery. (Though I may have misunderstood what I read and that could be wrong.)

So when I noticed my battery drop below 50% in just a few hours of use after the ROM update I figured I'd try the same thing. And sure enough after a good discharge (didn't have time to do a full discharge that night but got it really low.) and recharge it seems back to normal.

I can easily go 2 days without charging and have made it 3 before. But I don't listen to music on my phone, don't talk more than maybe an hour a day usually, and send maybe a half dozen or so texts. On an average day. On days when I do have a lot of calls/texts or play on the phone a lot...yeah, I need to charge daily. But even then since I did the "Conditioning" I've never gotten down to the 50% mark in a day even with what's "heavy use" for me.

Morkai AlMandragon · #7 (**permalink**) 07-23-2009, 02:28 PM

Adryn you mentioned conditioning your battery. Ive read many times this is not needed anymore so ive never done it, what is your procedure to do so?

**Adrynalyne** · #8 (**permalink**) 07-25-2009, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Morkai AlMandragon

Adryn you mentioned conditioning your battery. Ive read many times this is not needed anymore so ive never done it, what is your procedure to do so?

Backup your data, drain the battery till the phone shuts off. Leave it off and charge it to full with the AC adapter.