Wow a lot of hate going on !!

hi all
i've just came in to see if theres a new driver out and check out the forums again and there seems to be a lot
of hate going on at the moment. just to add my fifty cents i've had creative cards right from the sb6 through the pci 28,audigy,audigy2 and now im using a x-fi extreme music i had an issue with popping at first but rma,d it and not had an issue since im running 4 gig of memory etc and intel chipset. i've got no trouble wotsoever. i must either be a lucky owner or doing something different but i never really had a problem with creative even from the times of the first dvd dri've and decoder card i had when i had a cyrix instead lol now thats a few years ago. anyways i enjoy the sound experience i get from x-fi ingame and playing music etc, i dont work for creative nor a fanboy im sorry to the people having problems as this is a great card...

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I'm having issues with re-formatting an external hard drive using dm-crypt. It was previously formatted with TrueCrypt/NTFS, which I used as a shared backup drive between Windows and Arch. At some point, it stopped being able to mount, which I attributed to allowing Windows to "fix" it after improper dismount (e.g. a hard kill).
I decided to re-format with ext4 and only use it from Arch, but now I'm wondering if I may have a hardware issue with the drive. I've tried a lot more (like going through the full zero write after mounting the drive as a temporary dm-crypt device), but here's the condensed version to illustrate the problem.
system info
This is on a fresh boot. Just adding that as I've had issues with kernel modules after updating if a new kernel comes through. A fresh boot removes that potential issue.
$ uname -a
Linux arch_840 4.0.3-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 13 15:38:47 CEST 2015 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lsmod | grep dm_
dm_crypt 28672 2
dm_mod 98304 5 dm_crypt
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xts 16384 2 serpent_sse2_x86_64,twofish_x86_64_3way
gf128mul 16384 2 lrw,xts
smartctl status
Figured I should check the drive. There's a lot of old age and pre-fail warnings, but this post would seem to suggest I'm okay?
# smartctl -A /dev/sdb
smartctl 6.3 2014-07-26 r3976 [x86_64-linux-4.0.3-1-ARCH] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-14, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 100 100 051 Pre-fail Always - 0
2 Throughput_Performance 0x0026 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0023 090 089 025 Pre-fail Always - 3330
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 703
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 252 252 010 Pre-fail Always - 0
7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x002e 252 252 051 Old_age Always - 0
8 Seek_Time_Performance 0x0024 252 252 015 Old_age Offline - 0
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 3707
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0032 252 252 051 Old_age Always - 0
11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 104
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 734
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate 0x0022 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 17
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0022 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0002 064 053 000 Old_age Always - 24 (Min/Max 16/47)
195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x003a 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 252 252 000 Old_age Always - 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 252 252 000 Old_age Offline - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0036 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x002a 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 3
223 Load_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 104
225 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 079 079 000 Old_age Always - 214068
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# fdisk /dev/sdb
Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.26.1).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdb: 465.8 GiB, 500107862016 bytes, 976773168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x76d37b6d
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 63 976768064 976768002 465.8G 83 Linux
Command (m for help): d
Selected partition 1
Partition 1 has been deleted.
Command (m for help): o
Created a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x2cd60f13.
Command (m for help): n
Partition type
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended (container for logical partitions)
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
First sector (2048-976773167, default 2048):
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G,T,P} (2048-976773167, default 976773167):
Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux' and of size 465.8 GiB.
Command (m for help): w
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I had a bunch of custom options, but other Arch posts suggested just trying the default, which is what I've done here. It fails with the same error as when I try to pass a cipher, key size, etc. ("Command failed with code 5: IO error while encrypting keyslot.").
# truecrypt -v --debug luksFormat /dev/sdb1
bash: truecrypt: command not found
[root@arch_840 jwhendy]# cryptsetup -v --debug luksFormat /dev/sdb1
# cryptsetup 1.6.6 processing "cryptsetup -v --debug luksFormat /dev/sdb1"
# Running command luksFormat.
# Locking memory.
# Installing SIGINT/SIGTERM handler.
# Unblocking interruption on signal.
WARNING!
========
This will overwrite data on /dev/sdb1 irrevocably.
Are you sure? (Type uppercase yes): YES
# Allocating crypt device /dev/sdb1 context.
# Trying to open and read device /dev/sdb1.
# Initialising device-mapper backend library.
# Timeout set to 0 miliseconds.
# Iteration time set to 1000 miliseconds.
# Interactive passphrase entry requested.
Enter passphrase:
Verify passphrase:
# Formatting device /dev/sdb1 as type LUKS1.
# Crypto backend (gcrypt 1.6.3) initialized.
# Detected kernel Linux 4.0.3-1-ARCH x86_64.
# Topology: IO (512/0), offset = 0; Required alignment is 1048576 bytes.
# Checking if cipher aes-xts-plain64 is usable.
# Using userspace crypto wrapper to access keyslot area.
# Generating LUKS header version 1 using hash sha1, aes, xts-plain64, MK 32 bytes
# KDF pbkdf2, hash sha1: 996745 iterations per second.
# Data offset 4096, UUID 181fed4d-42f2-4f0f-8b70-cb7ba459e25f, digest iterations 121625
# Updating LUKS header of size 1024 on device /dev/sdb1
# Key length 32, device size 976771120 sectors, header size 2050 sectors.
# Reading LUKS header of size 1024 from device /dev/sdb1
# Key length 32, device size 976771120 sectors, header size 2050 sectors.
# Adding new keyslot -1 using volume key.
# Calculating data for key slot 0
# KDF pbkdf2, hash sha1: 1008246 iterations per second.
# Key slot 0 use 492307 password iterations.
# Using hash sha1 for AF in key slot 0, 4000 stripes
# Updating key slot 0 [0x1000] area.
# Using userspace crypto wrapper to access keyslot area.
IO error while encrypting keyslot.
# Releasing crypt device /dev/sdb1 context.
# Releasing device-mapper backend.
# Unlocking memory.
Command failed with code 5: IO error while encrypting keyslot.
Things also tend to hang with respect to the drive at this point. For example, fdisk -l spits out /dev/sda partitions immediately and then just hangs instead of printing out /dev/sdb info, then eventually quits (without ever writing it).
Any suggestions on where to look/how to troubleshoot? I found some possibly related posts, but nothing that looks promising:
- Impossible to crypt the drive using cryptsetup (fixed by rebooting)
- cryptsetup fails to open Udev cookie 0xd4d94f5 (semid 0) waiting for z (no responses; the hang after seems similar)
There's a couple odds and ends references to cryptsetup 1.6.6 having issues. I downloaded 1.6.4-1 and 1.6.5-1 and -2 from ARM to try, but wanted to post this in the meantime in case something stuck out.
Last edited by jwhendy (2015-05-29 16:01:40)

@qinohe I thought of that and the other day started formatting with mkfs.ext4; unfortunately, it was at work and I had to leave before I could let it finish. It had been chugging along a good few hours, and I was surprised it would take that long. I was able to format it with ext4 using Windows 7 (I dual boot) with the MiniTool Partition Wizard but I didn't use it like that before trying to solve the cryptsetup issue again.
This last time around, I was getting unresponsive behavior. I think I need to reboot each time I try something with cryptsetup, as any commands related to that drive seem to hang afterwards (fdisk, umount, eject, mkfs, or trying crypsetup again). Perhaps I'll just let it cook overnight with mkfs and see if I can at least have an unencrypted, but functional drive.
One interesting tidbit is that even though cryptsetup fails, when I've tried to issue mkfs afterward, it asks me to confirm that I want to format the disk since it has a LUKS header... so something appears to have been written. Is it possible the header is causing some issues? I don't know much about the structure of a disk (like what range the MBR resides in, what constitutes a header, etc.) but have been wondering if there's some way to start really, really clean with the disk. Like I'd just bought it -- something appears to be lingering around from previous efforts?
@frostschutz I'll check tomorrow. That's a good question. Just checked journalctl and here are some of the errors that appear; unfortunately, I wasn't watching so I can't tell you what matches up with what command:
May 23 09:32:22 arch_840 systemd-udevd[7784]: inotify_add_watch(7, /dev/sdb1, 10) failed: No such file or directory
May 23 09:32:22 arch_840 kernel: usb 3-4: stat urb: status -108
### there's lots like this; like 10 in a row with various sector values listed
May 23 09:32:19 arch_840 kernel: Buffer I/O error on dev sdb1, logical block 61341696, lost async page write
May 23 09:32:19 arch_840 kernel: blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 490735616
### there's also a bunch like this, from tab #0 -> #29 (not colored red, so not sure they're errors?)
May 23 09:32:19 arch_840 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#0 CDB: opcode=0x2a 2a 00 1d 07 bc 10 00 04 00 00
May 23 09:32:18 arch_840 kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#0 uas_eh_abort_handler 0 uas-tag 1 inflight: CMD OUT
I paged down quite a ways and those seem like the unique messages when I search the journal for "sdb". Anything stand out? I will say that the same sector numbers appeared in multiple blocks of the third error type listed, so that makes me wonder if something is genuinely wrong with the disk. I'll post the output of the full smartctl scan when I hopefully run it tomorrow.
Thanks for chiming in!

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I'm constantly confused so please excuse my ignorance:
Calls:
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We all try to make calls to other mobiles from our mobiles (to make the best use of the included minutes from the 600 minute monthly allowance).
We also have a BT Broadband Talk account on our land-line, so when at home we tend to make calls to other landlines from our landline in the "free" periods. I assume that BTBBT is cheaper than standard BT Option 1 for land-line calls out of the free period, but I really don't know for sure!
Even in the Broadband Talk free periods we make calls to other mobiles on our own mobiles as we assume that - even if we go over our 600-minute allowance, these inter-mobile calls will still be cheaper from a mobile than via BTBBT. Is that correct?
I often link my s620 to the wi-fi network at home for casual (slow) web browsing, and then find that - on the odd occasion that someone calls us on our Broadband Talk number, my mobile will ring as well! I can live with that!
As a previous BT Fusion user I was used to the idea that I could multiply my free minutes by calling on my mobile through the hub, but that's old hat now. I'm given to understand that the new benefit is that I can make calls via BT Openzone, but I don't know if these cost me or not? And what about BT Fon - if I can find a FON connection and make a call, does that cost, or not?
If we don't use our 600 minutes in any one month I assume that the surplus rolls over. All of them, or is there a roll-over cap? If I roll over 100 minutes after month 1, and then have 150 minutes unused at the end of month 2, how many minutes will be rolled over to month 3?
Texts:
We have a big family text allowance, although having added some text blocks I'm a bit confused about the total allowance as the bill is so complicated to read. It seems we have 400 free texts included in the 600 minute bundle. To that I've added one or two blocks of texts; there's a bill entry for BT Mobile: 200 texts, and also a bill entry for BT Mobile: 300 Texts as well as an entry for the 400 Free Texts. However I'm only being billed for a BT Mobile: 200 Texts Bundle. Not complaining! Of course this could be because I upgraded part way through a month from 200 to 300 extra - but I'm thoroughly confused!
Data:
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Now that the HTC Hero is about to arrive I've decided to subscribe to the £5 Data charge for an extra 500MB per month. I s that correct - total allowance will now be 510MB?
From what I've heard it is not easy to monitor your own account's data use. Is there an App for the Hero? Can I check anywhere from the HTC s620?
What is the best strategy for getting free Data on the Hero? I'm assuming that the following is free - (a) connecting via WiFi on your own BT Home Hub (or someone else's BT Hub with their PIN/permission); (b) connecting via BT FON (c) using one's free monthly allowance on BT Openzone - how much data or time is this, and is it cost-effective to add to this data allowance, compared with overshooting on the BTBBA 500MB allowance?
Other tips:
As well as providing some responses and/or confirmation for the above, does anyone have some more tips for how to get the best value for money out of BT, with a mix of:
BT land line
BT Home Hub 2.0
BT Broadband Talk account
BT BBA To Go Mobile account
Voice
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Broadband (we're on Option 3)
Mobile Data via BT BBA To Go (Also, would a mobile dongle be a worthwhile/cost-eeffective back-up if you were about to go over the 500MB limit? Although I agree with everyone else who would like a larger allowance available than 500MB - especially on a 600 minute bundle being shard by two or three users)
BT Vision
I pay a lot to BT every month and I still don't regard myself as anywhere near expert enough in how to use/combine the services for the best value for our money.
HELP Please!!!

Wow!
I'm not going to be of much use regarding answers but I sure am going to watching this post like a hawk for any replies. My package is a slightly diluted version of this and I do find the BBtalk and data limits hard to make the most of as well.
If nothing else this totally highlights how complicated BT have managed to make their packages.
A cynic would assume that they are trying to catch us out at every step and for us to either be overspending or not really getting the moneys worth.

Has anyone had their screen on a macbook pro shut off randomly?

Hey,
Recently I have encountered a problem on my MBP (mid 2010). So, I know that a computer can only operate in a high temperature for so long. I understand that.
I play WOW a lot. I know for a fact that my computer's temperature goes from a normal temperature range of around 35 Celsius to about 45 to a higher temperature range of 55 to at its highest 80 Celsius.
I use smcfancontrol and I keep my MBP on top of a cooling fan. The cooling fan I use is Antec Unbeatable Notebook Cooler 200. I like this cooling fan. The numbers above were estimated off of smcfancontrol’s interface.
Yesterday, after I stop playing WOW, my screen goes black complete randomly. I was using my computer immediately before this screen went black, so the screen should not have shut off from inactivity to sleep. My computer has full battery life and was on charge. I also know that my computer’s battery is about 90% health based on istat nano widget.
I previously had a PC laptop that had its monitor shut off and never come back, so that’s why I bought my current MBP. I was selling my PC lapto for its parts. But I accidently found that the computer screen still worked probably because a wire wiggled the out of place. But MBP are more integrated with the hardware than a PC laptop is.
Has anyone else have this happen to them or has something similar happened?

If a SMC reset does not help, make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar for a free evaluation.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
Ciao.

TO CEO @ VERIZON OR TO SOMEONE WHO CARES*** PLEASE HELP ME *** BEFORE I GO CRAZY

I have a vortex by LG. I got it in feb.2011. I have had trouble with it since that day. Turning off all the time , screen locking up, sending txt to someone different ,SD card not working ,which I have handled all these problems myself by resetting/swiping it clean often (which is a pain) taking the battery out , turning it off for a few hours , blah blah blah ,you know all the stuff you do to have a phone on the go. I asked around & most other people who had this phone was pleased. I only know off 3 other people who have this phone. then about a 3wks ago the SD card wouldn't mount or just wouldn't read @ all. I tried everything I knew to do . I go to the Verizon store waited my entire lunch break ( 1 hour) finally someone tried to help me I told him my problem he said well your going have to buy a new SD card which was about 60$ . I felt I waited for nothing. I spent over an hour for him too hold my phone & tell me pay more money. he still couldn't tell me why it did this or how to fix it . Just pay more money . Well I had a extra SD card from my camera it worked then few day later starts the same thing , good thing I didn't buy one cause looks like I would have had to spend it again anyways , but I could @ least call out & get calls. Finally a few days later my screened locked up completely I tried all the blah blah blah stuff again. This time it was no fixing it . I go to a different Verizon store hoping to get better/faster help I walk in & tell the lady my problem again on my lunch break she picks up the phone dials customer service & hands me the phone. I think really I could have did this myself why are you people even here! So the guy on the phone says your still under warranty we will send you a new phone or u can upgrade & get a new phone I asked for what kind of price he said the price of the phone , I said no thanks I just paid 200$ for this phone & haven't even got to enjoy it , just send me a new phone he said it could take up to 5 days!!! What I said can , u get it here any faster he replied yes for 13$ I can ship it overnight but it would take 2 days uh, just thought he said overnight!!! I guess over night doesn't mean what it says but I said I don't feel I should pay it since I really didn't break my phone he said there was nothing he could do but it probably wouldn't take the full 5 days they just have to say that ... Wow OK so 5 days goes by without any phone to use . I finally get the phone but it take the full 5 days,plus the 2 days I tried to fix it to avoid the stores I follow the instruction to activate it thought it was fine but then the next morning I get a call @ work from my babysitter stating my phone still didn't work!! After work I go back to the 1st Verizon store (which I dreaded so much I would have rather shot myself in the foot , but I'm a nurse who needs my foot & phone) since I had no help from either stores guess it didn't matter which one I went too. After waiting a good 45 MINUTES for help they finally look @ my phone they were stumped on what was wrong cause it said it was activated but not working they finally call someone & the guy finally tell me its is activated under someone else's # ! OK so what do I do ?? The guy hands me the phone says they needs to verify my address ( which I thought to make sure I account holder ) I gave the phone back to the guy @ the store they talk for a few more MINUTES. & he said OK , I was like OK what ! Oh he didn't tell you we are going have to send you NEW phone again!!! Really I have to go another 6 days without a phone!! He offered if I brought an old phone back in(which I live 20 MINUTES away) he could activate that one till I get the new phone in... 1st off I don't keep old phones I recycle them ( thought that was a good thing)& even if I did have one it wouldn't be a smartphone & that's what I pay dearly for... ( a phone store who can't lend you a phone while they are fixing your phone that you didn't break even thou you are still paying them for a phone) MESSED UP RIGHT! He said it shouldn't be that long they are going to overnight it for free but it was Saturday So he said I should get it TUESDAY.**lol overnight what !! Do I not know what overnight means*** I was like yeah yeah YOU ALL say that ! I left the store in tears I depend on my phone I have a 1 yr old child & my job depends on my phone as well . I go home from work Tuesday no phone image that , Wednesday I get a letter from fedx stating I was not home to sign for this device ! Really cause the last one was just put in my mailbox , didn't have to sigh anything the 1st time. I finally get the phone on THURSDAY. It was late so I waited till Friday to activate since I have already been without a phone for 12 days now. Today is Saturday. Guess what??? My phone is saying to mount the SD card again ! OK really I just been thru 3 phone in 13 days!! I DON'T FEEL I HAVE DONE ANYTHING WRONG TO MY PHONE . I KNOW NEW TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO HAVE ITS MISTAKES SOMETIMES !! BUT NOT @ MY COST!!! I DON'T THINK I OR ANYONE DESERVES THIS! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO????? I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO BY A SD CARD VERY FEW DAYS!! I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY *****DEARLY**** FOR SOMETHING THAT I DON'T GET TO EVEN USE & NO ONE EVER OFFERED TO PRO-RATE BILL!!!! I PAY A 175 $ A MONTH I FEEL THAT SHOULD BE CUT IN HALF SINCE I HAVE HAD NO PHONE FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS!!!! I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO TO STORES & THEM DO NOTHING BUT WASTE MINE & THEIR TIME ! I CAN'T AFFORD 200$ TO GET OUT OF CONTRACT WHEN I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG !!! IF I DROPPED THE PHONE IN WATER OR BROKE THE SCREEN I WOULD PAY . I HAVE NO PROBLEM TO PAY TO FIX SOMETHING I DID OR BROKE !!! I FELL VERIZON IS DOING THIS TO MAKE A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY @ MY EXPENSE. I'M A GOOD HARDWORKING PERSON WHO PAYS FOR EVERYTHING !! NOW I EVEN PAY FOR THING THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME !! I'M SO FREAKING FRUSTRATED I CAN'T THINK!!! CAN VERIZON WHO MAKES BILLIONS PAY FOR BETTER HELP OR WHAT HAPPEN TO MAKING THE CUSTOMERS HAPPY!!! I JUST WANT A PHONE THAT WORKS !! IF THE VORTEX IS JUST A PIECE OF S**T LET ME PAY THE DIFFERENCE TO GET A DIFFERENT PHONE !! WHY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR A NEW PHONE!!! WHAT IF I DO PAY FULL PRICE FOR A NEW PHONE & ITS DOES THIS AGAIN !!! DO I JUST KEEP BUYING NEW PHONES ???CAUSE THEY ARE HIGH!!!! I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW PHONE AFTER EVERY LITTLE HICCUP!!! WHAT IF VERIZON DOES THIS TO SO MANY PHONES HOPING WE KEEP BUYING NEW PHONES !! DON'T THEY MAKE ENOUGH MONEY ALREADY!!! SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY PHONE !! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!! MAYBE THERE IS SOMEONE BESIDE ME & ALL THE EMPLOYEES @ TWO VERIZON STORES COULDN'T FIGURE OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO LUCK!!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR TRYING TO HELP!
I ASKED ONE OF THE MANY EMPLOYEES @ VERIZON IF THEY HAD MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF THIS PHONE HE SAID NO NOT AT ALL!!!! I REALLY JUST WANT A PHONE THAT WORKS I HAVE BEEN A VERIZON CUSTOMER FOR A LONG TIME NOW. THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST PHONE & SERVICE I HAVE EVERY RECEIVED FROM THEM. I GUESS THE SERVICE IS GOOD WHEN YOU DON'T NEED THEM. NOW THAT I NEED THEM I HATE THEM ! NO HELP FROM THEM @ ALL. I WISH THEY COULD JUST FIX IT OR LET ME PAY THE DIFFERANCE FOR A NEW PHONE . IAM NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING FREE. I JUST WANT WHAT I PAID FOR!!!!!! I SHOULD HAVE REPLACED IT WITH IN THE 1ST MONTH WHEN IT ALL STARTED BUT HATED TO TAKE IT BACK IF IT WAS SOMETHING I WAS DOING WRONG ! I FEEL I HAVE SUFFERED ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY MAD @ VERIZON , 1ST TIME I WOULD SEND PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEM , MY HUSBAND HAS IPHONE WITH AT&T , HE TRIED TO GET ME TO MOVE TO THEM .I WISH I WOULD HAVE NOW!! I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTIME I GOT SERVICE COVERAGE & HE DIDN'T . SO IS IT THE PHONE OR JUST BAD SERVICE ????? IF THEY WOULD LET ME OUT OF MY CONTRACT I WOULD LEAVE NOW ....

I don't understand why Symbian has been killed off...

I recently posted my impressions of the 808 http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=374416 and it has it's problems which means I will not be keeping the phone for very long. However if Nokia continued with Symbian which has far more potential than Windows Phone I'd have been happy with it and would have stuck with the phone knowing there will be more updates.
Now I've never used Symbian before, unless the 3310 run it, though that was a vastly different experience that you cannot compare. I decided just to give it a chance as the 808 was mega cheap on ebay and I thought what the hell, my upgrade comes in April and I can sell it then if I don't like it. I broke my phone so I needed to buy a new one and it's a bit of fun trying something other than Android or IOS for once.
I have to say now I'm not a fan of Windows Phone and IOS being closed systems, I think you can remain open like Android while offering a great selection of apps on the store. Developers really need to get over piracy, especially platform owners and the makers of Operating Systems. I feel like there is this trend to go towards a closed OS as an easy way to combat that, rather than offering a great open experience but having a service worth paying for over piracy. For example Steam has really defeated Piracy on the PC, people still do it, they always will and it isn't always a bad thing anyways. A lot of the time people will torrent stuff and then later buy it on Steam when they know it is a product they like. If that person goes on to tell other people about it then it creates more sales.
From what I've read Symbian has this bad image of piracy but I really think that is due to a lackluster service on Nokia's end more than anything. The store needs a lot of work, while it is functioning, it does need a bit of a UI tweak which obviously wont be happening. I also feel like you have to get your apps elsewhere to test them first as there is no protection from Nokia like you get with Android where you can get a refund within a certain time in case the app doesn't work. I've bought a few apps now which just plain don't work and it has put me off buying anything else.
Back to the topic though, I've never used Symbian before or had a Nokia since the 3310 and I'm really surprised at how good it is. I said in that thread it feels like a mix between IOS and Android and it even has good functionality of it's own. Belle FP2 is either a massive step up far too late or Symbian has gotten a lot of hate for no reason, I don't know as It's the only version I've used. The core functionality is good, it is fast, it doesn't drain much battery and it does everything the other platforms do. Yeah it looks a bit drab but it's so easy to just change the theme unlike IOS and while you can do it on Android it isn't anywhere near as easy as Symbian. I really Respect Nokia for a lot of things with Symbian and while I said the store needs work, it does function. I feel like it probably lacks a lot of options like more categories due to the lack of apps on it.
I've only really got two problems with Symbian and that is the stock browser is bad, which wouldn't be a problem if Nokia was continuing development of Symbian because they could easily fix it in the future. I have switched to Opera which fixes most of those issues, though I do wish Symbian supported Flash 11 because of my next point. The second issue is lack of apps, really this is what has lead me to selling the phone come my upgrade in April. You cannot do much on the phone compared to the others because of the lack of apps, if there was Flash 11 it would be less of an issue, however not being able to watch stuff like ITV Player or TVcatchup is a big downer. The lack of games is also another depressing thing and really the lack of development on Symbian is depressing.
From what I've seen of Belle FP2, Symbian is a great starting point for Nokia's Smart Phone future, sadly it looks like it has come too late and they've always ditched it for Windows Phone, which I think is a shame. The other biggest issue Nokia had is they never really made good hardware compared to the rest in the past. They've just started making competitive Smart Phone hardware just as they killed off Symbian. If the Lumia 920 came in 2010 for example I feel like more people would have taken notice of Symbian, sadly it came to Windows Phone and not Symbian. Sadly like I said it looks like it took too long for Symbian to get good... though I'm only guessing on that as I've never used it before Belle FP2.
I do like it though and really wish'd Nokia stuck with it.

See I don't think Symbian is the problem, Belle is really nice and what Nokia have done is make it function like IOS and Android. I've used both in the past, I left IOS because I found it too restrictive and used Android ever since. Making the jump to Symbian Belle, it's pretty much the same experience but with no apps, though the core Belle experience feels more refined than Android. It probably just came too late for Nokia....
I also think Nokia hasn't made a Smart Phone to get excited for until the 920. Everything else they made was sub par, poor specs, poor screen and just very clunky and I'm guessing from reviews, Symbian wasn't good before Belle. Like I said though if they released the 920 last year on Symbian Belle instead of Windows Phone 8, I think Symbian could have survived. Really all Belle needed was the hardware and it just never got it, the 808 is great for a camera but the hardware isn't mainstream like the 920 is.
I just find it weird how Nokia handled the whole situation, it took years for them to get going and once they did they retired Symbian and never released it on a relevant Smart Phone to give it a chance.
The 808 has opened my eyes to Nokia Hardware though, it is good and well made. I'll wait to see if they release a refreshed 808 with better specs and screen this year before I upgrade as I've just seen rumours about it. I'm just not convinced about Microsoft making good on Windows Phone, I don't like the experience it currently offers and Microsoft have never delivered on anything worth while in the past apart from Windows 7. If I look at all their software, I don't remember any of it being good and now with Windows Phone being a closed experience, you're stuck with Microsoft's software.
I just think it is a shame, I really like Belle, it just needs apps and Nokia to revive development for it.

My InDesign Crashes In Leopard 10.5.1

Program: InDesign 5.0 and Photoshop 10.0 from CS3 Design Premium
Computer: Mac OSX leopard Version 10.5.1., Intel core 2 Duo.
Problem: When I launch Photoshop I get this message: "Could not initialize Photoshop because the file is locked. Use the 'Get Info' command in the Finder to unlock the file.
Well, I select the program icon (which is what the message is referring to as "the file") then I go to the 'Get Info' window it shows that program is not locked. I have uninstalled the program, and even the whole suite and reinstalled it a number of times, but nothing works. HELP!
All the other programs open fine except for the InDesign which will open, but not for long before it quits. No error message pops up with the InDesign.
HELP!!!
LK

Hi Folks!
Well, I have spent a lot of time going back and forth between Adobe and Apple techs for days, and it comes down to this:
I was told by both that I could do a clean install of the Leopard and chance that the Adobe Photoshop and InDesign will still have the same problems, or I can wait for Adobe to work on fixes for the software.
When I originally installed the Leopard it was installed over the original Tiger operating system. I have loads of software on the computer, Quark, MS Office, CS3 Design Premium, and much more and other than some issues with my AOL everything works perfectly except the problem mentioned above with Photoshop and InDesign. AOL is working on a new software for Leopard which should come out soon. It seems that Adobe needs to do the same with Photoshop and InDesign, or make fixes for the many problem, which from I read they are trying to do.
I would really hate to do a clean install on my computer, with all the work that comes with it reinstalling software, printer drivers, etc., just to find that Photoshop and InDesign will still have problems.
From some of what I read from others on this string, and in other areas of the forum, it looks like people are often having problems with Photoshop and InDesign even if they did a clean install.
If anyone had done a clean install and are still having problems, please mention it on this string.
THANK YOU!!
LK

Wow a lot of hate going on !!

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