Recent content by AussieGuy

I have a rooted Lenovo Yoga 10+ HD, which a while back started freezing after only a few minutes of use. I performed a factory reset - wiped the lot, and started from scratch, installing apps as I needed them, and trying to be a bit more careful and selective. And for about a week it worked...

I had this problem about 6 months ago, and fixed it with a combination of cleaning with alcohol, resetting the card, and adding a bit of tape to the back of the card to ensure a good seat. Now the problem is back again. I've tried all the home remedies above, as well as multiple reboots and...

Is there a way of rooting S3 (GT-I9300 running 4.3) with from a PC running linux (in my case Ubuntu 12.04 LTS)? I don't have easy access to a PC running Window$; all the machines which I have run linux exclusively, and don't even have windows partitions on them. Thanks! -A.

Hi there, I'm in the market for a new tablet. My main use will be for reading documents (PDF, PS Word etc) and maybe annotating them. So a tablet with a stylus and/or a keyboard dock will be the thing. I also like a sharp clear screen. I'm not a gamer, so raw power is not too important...

Hello, My 15month old Sony Xperia X10 (running Android 2.3.3, Kernel version 2.6.29-00054-g5f01537, Build number 3.0.1.G.0.75) has started randomly powering off when I'm using it. It does not seem to be related to the battery level; it's just a random thing. Sometimes it's only been powered...

My X10i is running 2.3.3, which includes an option for WiFi tethering. I have just set up a hotspot, with an SSID and WPA2 password. I can "see" this hotspot with my laptop, and connect to it. However, I can't access the Internet on my (linux) laptop through this hotspot. I'm not sure how to...

For no reason that I can think of, my on-screen keyboard has suddenly turned asian (Korean I think). I haven't changed any settings. I've tried reverting to standard keyboard (from using SwiftKey), and doing a soft reset, but nothing. The keyboard remains unusable. I've checked all my...

I've set up SuperOneClick and associated libraries on my Linux box, following the excellent instructions here. However, when I attempt to root, SuperOneClick stops at chmod rageagainstthecage... Does anybody know what might be happening here, and how I can get past this? Thanks, -A.

So, I ran SuperOneClick and rather than give error messages it beeped and whirred away, finally giving a popup "Sending an su message to your phone. Please hit allow in SuperUser". Well, SuperUser was now installed, but there were no popup messages, and nothing to hit. Meanwhile, back on the...

Hello, I have a new Xperia X10, into which I placed my old SIM card. Before I bought the handset, the shopman kindly upgraded Android 1.6 to 2.1 for me. However, when I go to the contact list, it claims "Cannot read from SIM..." and the only contacts I have are the ones I've inserted...