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Old 01-02-2015, 07:16 AM   #4
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Hi --

Yes - if I recall correctly it was at 100% or near.

Time for full confession: this happened when I made an ill-researched attempt to root the device.

I wholeheartedly despise Google's decision to make the inability to write to an SD card part of Android, and didn't like popping the card out every time I wanted to put a file on it (for one thing, that is small but real hardware wear and tear when you add it up). Having to pop out a card every time you want to sync is stupid.

I did a search on this forum and saw several references to s/t called Towelroot, which ostensibly roots one's Android device in one fell swoop (which is many fell swoops less than it took me to root my Samsung). I decided to try it.

However, in my poorly-considered rush I failed to note that all the posts I'd read specified Towelroot v. 1. The version on the Towelroot site is v. 3, and that's what I used. I started madly clicking, then hit the "Let it rain" button and ... freeze.

Now, I don't know that it was v. 3 vs. v. 1 that caused my problem. However 1) I can't believe that, after all I went through the first time around with the M92, I was this careless and 2) I'd still like to root the device, but need to do more research.

There you have it. Not one of my better moments, but all I can do is work to improve.

/G
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