Root [Merit] GPS broken after minutes reload...any ideas?

[redfield88]

I'm going to suggest you use StayBoogy's recovery image just because it's easy to use and touchscreen based.

http://androidforums.com/merit-all-...y-utility-touchnav-v-1-3-recovery-system.html

Use the FAT/FAT32 download, Unless you have partitationed your SD card with an sd-ext partition. If so, use the ext3 version instead.

His instructions are pretty simple, and easy to follow. Do not download it with your phone, do this process VIA a PC if possible.

Copy the file and place it onto the ROOT for your SD Card. (No folder, just copy and paste it into your SD card.)

Rename the file to update.zip

Reboot your phone into recovery. Power off, Hold Up Volume and Menu Button(Three lined button), Press power until it turns on, Let go of Power but continue to hold Volume Up and Menu.

Your phone will boot into the stock Recovery Mode after a few seconds. It's been awhile since I've seen a Stock recovery, so I am going from memory here. Use volume down to select "wipe data / update system" or something similar. This will flash StayBoogy's TouchNav image. Reboot your phone once more into recovery and you'll notice the difference.

Once you've completed this let me know. I'll walk you through backing up your system, and flashing someone else's stock nandroid.

 

[out of ideas]

did you try running logcat and playing with the gps?

 

[kingmt]

Merits have different recoveries. If you have the option to use <apply update> use that if not use <factory test_ (push the back button)>.

 

[reverendfreeze]

Thanks, everyone...will try this tomorrow, if I can steal the laptop from my roomie and get to Starbucks... phone browser driving me crazy jumping around and self-closing...will bye back tomorrow...

 

[redfield88]

Thanks, everyone...will try this tomorrow, if I can steal the laptop from my roomie and get to Starbucks... phone browser driving me crazy jumping around and self-closing...will bye back tomorrow...

Out of experience. You dont want to use your phone to download roms and images. A lot of times they cause md5 Mitch matches.

 

[reverendfreeze]

Out of experience. You dont want to use your phone to download roms and images. A lot of times they cause md5 Mitch matches.

Thanks for the tip..finally getting the laptop tonight...expect an update, but it may be late, cause I've gotta debug the pewter, first...

 

[redfield88]

I don't check forums often, send an e-mail when you are ready to continue. joshua.redfield@gmail.com

 

[reverendfreeze]

I'm going to suggest you use StayBoogy's recovery image just because it's easy to use and touchscreen based.

http://androidforums.com/merit-all-...y-utility-touchnav-v-1-3-recovery-system.html

Use the FAT/FAT32 download, Unless you have partitationed your SD card with an sd-ext partition. If so, use the ext3 version instead.

His instructions are pretty simple, and easy to follow. Do not download it with your phone, do this process VIA a PC if possible.

Copy the file and place it onto the ROOT for your SD Card. (No folder, just copy and paste it into your SD card.)

Rename the file to update.zip

Reboot your phone into recovery. Power off, Hold Up Volume and Menu Button(Three lined button), Press power until it turns on, Let go of Power but continue to hold Volume Up and Menu.

Your phone will boot into the stock Recovery Mode after a few seconds. It's been awhile since I've seen a Stock recovery, so I am going from memory here. Use volume down to select "wipe data / update system" or something similar. This will flash StayBoogy's TouchNav image. Reboot your phone once more into recovery and you'll notice the difference.

Once you've completed this let me know. I'll walk you through backing up your system, and flashing someone else's stock nandroid.

All done...sending you an e-mail, too...touchnav went on like buttah...after I downloaded the right file

Waiting for the next step...

 

[reverendfreeze]

did you try running logcat and playing with the gps?

how do I do that? is that a terminal command?

 

[redfield88]

how do I do that? is that a terminal command?

It's an app downloadable from the Android Market.

 

[out of ideas]

yeah from terminal emulator you can run

adb logcat > /sdcard/logcat.txt

and it will dump your error log into a txt. But it will keep updating till you exit TE, so just put it on and toggle GPS a couple times and exit.

Or, you can run run adb logcat from a a command window. This is will run live along with your phone, so you can actually see changes live. Its a lot more helpful.

Look for lines that start with W/, E/, or F/. (warning, error, fail). keep an eye out for GPS stuff. It might tell you something, it might not, but its worth a go.

decent tutorial about it Learn to logcat like a Pro! - Android Forums at AndroidCentral.com

good luck