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Time to Change the Sticky at the top of this forum?

I think that we are past the delivery issues with the Droid X. As far as I know, anyway.

I respectfully submit to the Mods that the following information (copied and pasted from a response to a past by Wildman) be posted at the top as a sticky, named possibly as "2.2 Froyo issues and solutions" or something to that effect

"This has been verified as being the best way to stop a number of the issues that has developed after doing Froyo update, the system seem to keep the 2.1 app and settings during installation process and this seems to cause a number of incompatible issues with a number of devices.... Follow this process after completing Froyo Update to avoid problems..

Follow these settings during restore to avoid issues being restored automatically.

1. Uncheck "Back up my data" under Settings/Privacy

2. Click Factory Data Reset/Reset Phone

3. After reset is complete only Active Phone but do not input Google Email information

4. Once phone is at homepage go back into Settings/Privacy and make sure the Automatic Restore option is unchecked, even if grayed out, activate "Back up my data" and quickly disable "Automatic Restore"

5. After being sure that the Automatic Restore option is off it will be safe to log into Google and you can continue installing preferred apps and custom settings.

This process will stop all applications and settings from restoring automatically and restoring original issues that usually resolve a number of issues."

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Or possibly, just post this entire thread by Wildman..

http://community.vzw.com/t5/DROID-X-by-Motorola/Minimize-Droid-X-Issues-After-Froyo-Update/td-p/296586

And finally, it would be helpful to add this info from the Moto employee regarding updates from Moto to address other issues with Froyo..

"If you have already upgraded to 2.2 for Droid X, you have certainly found some great new capabilities. Most owners appear to be having untroubled operation, but a few owners also found new issues. While the incidence of these these issues is low, we want to provide some positive news for those who might be experiencing them.

Here are some of the known issues raised by forums members, with some information about each. It is not intended to be a complete list at this time -- there are many more improvements in the works. I’ll update this list as information becomes available.

Stuck on Moto logo after reboot – this was tough on a very few owners. Sorry about that. A fix has been developed for this and should eliminate the problem. It will be distributed in a future software release. If you are still experiencing this issue, click here.
Random rebooting – while there always seem to be new conditions that can cause an electronic device to panic, we do have improvements coming that address and eliminate identified panic states. They will be distributed in a future software release.
WiFi connection and stability – improvements in WiFi have been developed, to address several problem areas. They will be distributed in a future software release.

Battery Manager “force close” errors – under some circumstances, pressing the battery icon under Menu > Settings > Battery Manager results in a forced close error. A fix has been developed for this and should eliminate the problem. It will be distributed in a future software release.

Media won’t play – includes “sorry the player does not support this type of audio file," custom ringtone stop working, video won’t play, etc. A reboot will restore full media function, but not permanently. We believe we have identified the cause of these errors. A fix has been developed for this and should eliminate the problem. It will be distributed in a future software release.

Music files cutting off the final four seconds or so – a solution has been developed. It will be distributed in a future software release."

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I truly believe that a sticky with this information would be a big help to those looking for advice and answers to the various Froyo issues (that, fortunately, so far I have not been afflicted with (except for that funny issue with the accessibility issue that apparently NO ONE, including myself read about in the what???......THE USER GUIDE!...:smileyvery-happy:

Thank you,

Geri O

Comments

PacoX

I second this proposition. Especially the first one, save me from getting a Fascinate.

mortb

I too agree. The blog by Wildman is great and should replace the outdated Sticky that's on there now.

Ann154

I don't even have a Droid X and I agree with with Gerio's request. :smileyhappy: :smileyhappy:

gerio

Good one, Ann.

How is that Eris holding up, BTW? My girlfriend's cousin won't let her Eris out of her sight! She thinks my X is cool, hates her husband's Blackberry, and is trying to talk my girlfriend into getting an Eris they found on Ebay. Her Eris rules!

(Girlfriend won't let her Razr out of her sight. Well, I can keep trying, LOL).

Geri O

Ann154

My Eris? Only minor occasionally glitches (force closes or bad apps) and just recently found one tiny dead spot in the LCD screen (no big thing). Biggest thing is I have NOT had to pull my battery in months! I think it was more my fault the last time it happened.

The main reason I think my phone is so problem free is I did a factory reset soon after 2.1 OTA update.

Btw I went from a Motorola W385 to the Droid Eris. Big learning curve, but I enjoyed the trip. LOL

Wildman

Glad to hear that this suggestion has work out for everyone.

Ann154

Umm...
I see they have dropped the old sticky, but there is no new sticky to replace it. :smileysad:

Xoclon

I absoultely loathe by droid x since the update.

gerio

What issues are you having? We would love to see yer phone in an un-loathed state again.

Geri O

Xoclon

gerio wrote:
What issues are you having? We would love to see yer phone in an un-loathed state again.

Geri O

All of the aforementioned Froyo update problems except for boot freeze. I have done the full factory reset and to no avail. More specifically the issues that I hate the most are the music player not acknowledging files. The ringtone not working if music is selected. The same issue with the alarm. The kicker was when I was at a memorial for my grandfather in law it deleted the video of the service. So until I can get a new phone I shall loathe this piece of junk known as Droid X.

Zac

gerio

Wow.

I hate to offer ideas or suggestions when a family passing is involved. The deed is done. And I understand EXACTLY your feelings. Been there, done that with some of my late Father's music files on an external hard drive. Priceless and irretrievable files of his last few performances. Gone.

With all that going on, I'd get another warranty replacement phone. It would be (nearly) free, and if nothing was any better, then you'll know where to go from there.

If you haven't done this yet, check your SD card on a computer to see if that video file might still be there.

Good luck, whatever you decide.

Take care, Geri O

Wildman

Usually the reset option will work, but it isn't guaranteed to work for everything. Question, when you reset did you try running device for a couples of days with no apps installed but stock apps to make sure your issue isn't a incompatible app? I recently noted a bug in a app that I always used but since the recent update the app was causing my freezing issue I been having

Also the problem with the video vanishing or being corrupted usually happens when you mount the device as Mass Storage and system wants to do error check, I can not express this more that this usually isn't the device issue but windows

Xoclon

Wildman wrote:
Usually the reset option will work, but it isn't guaranteed to work for everything. Question, when you reset did you try running device for a couples of days with no apps installed but stock apps to make sure your issue isn't a incompatible app? I recently noted a bug in a app that I always used but since the recent update the app was causing my freezing issue I been having

Also the problem with the video vanishing or being corrupted usually happens when you mount the device as Mass Storage and system wants to do error check, I can not express this more that this usually isn't the device issue but windows

I did run my phone app free for a while, the music, alarm, ringtone issue started immediatey. The camera is just plain unstable. The phone wasn't connected to a computer before it corrupted the file. I know these are all motorola UI issues as they have stated on their forums, but the phone worked fine before 2.2 and now all the issues arise. I basically just use my phone as a phone now and have no issues, but its a waste having a smart phone when I could easily just have the freebie fone that does the same thing.

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