Frozen M96

chexmix · 12-30-2014, 09:11 PM

Hi all -

Well, there it is. I have somehow managed to freeze my new M96.

I read a couple of threads on here that seemed to indicate plugging it in would help -- so I just did that.

Are there other methods of, say, factory resetting it or anything? I'm beside myself.

Thanks,

/Glenn

chexmix · 01-01-2015, 11:03 PM

Urm ... it came back to life!

I was ignoring it ... and decided to reach over and press the power button ... and on it came!

Jeepers.

machinogodzilla · 01-02-2015, 05:26 AM

Are you sure it froze and not just run out of juice? The reason I'm asking is that mine never froze and I've had it for a few months now doing all sorts on it.

chexmix · 01-02-2015, 07:16 AM

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

japinder · 01-02-2015, 09:14 AM

Well, even Towelroot v1 on some recent builds, used to hang the M96, requiring a manual hard boot. But it works & is rooed once you power the M96 back on.

Did you try a hard reboot?

Jp

chexmix · 01-02-2015, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by japinder

Well, even Towelroot v1 on some recent builds, used to hang the M96, requiring a manual hard boot. But it works & is rooed once you power the M96 back on.

Did you try a hard reboot?

Jp

If that means some sort of 'three-finger-salute' (e.g. like CTRL-ALT-DELETE on a PC), no -- I swear I was told there was no such thing for the M92. But the 96 is different, of course.

What is the proper way to do a hard reboot?

/G

japinder · 01-05-2015, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chexmix

If that means some sort of 'three-finger-salute' (e.g. like CTRL-ALT-DELETE on a PC), no -- I swear I was told there was no such thing for the M92. But the 96 is different, of course.

What is the proper way to do a hard reboot?

/G

Well I meant by pressing the power button. Maybe cold/forced (re)boot would be a better description.

Jp

chexmix · 01-05-2015, 04:21 PM

Oh! Well then -- yes, I did try that.

12-30-2014, 09:11 PM	#1
chexmix Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 1000010 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arlington, MA USA Device: Kindle 1, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), Onyx Boox M96	Frozen M96 Hi all - Well, there it is. I have somehow managed to freeze my new M96. I read a couple of threads on here that seemed to indicate plugging it in would help -- so I just did that. Are there other methods of, say, factory resetting it or anything? I'm beside myself. Thanks, /Glenn

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chexmix Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 1000010 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arlington, MA USA Device: Kindle 1, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), Onyx Boox M96	Urm ... it came back to life! I was ignoring it ... and decided to reach over and press the power button ... and on it came! Jeepers.

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machinogodzilla Addict Posts: 208 Karma: 176052 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: PBook 902† Kindle† Nook SimpleTouch† Onyx M92† i86† M96 N96ML NotePro	Are you sure it froze and not just run out of juice? The reason I'm asking is that mine never froze and I've had it for a few months now doing all sorts on it.

01-02-2015, 07:16 AM	#4
chexmix Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 1000010 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arlington, MA USA Device: Kindle 1, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), Onyx Boox M96	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

01-02-2015, 09:14 AM	#5
japinder jp Posts: 139 Karma: 12834 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Singapore Device: Onyx Boox Note Air, Remarkable 1, Kindle Oasis 2	Well, even Towelroot v1 on some recent builds, used to hang the M96, requiring a manual hard boot. But it works & is rooed once you power the M96 back on. Did you try a hard reboot? Jp

01-05-2015, 04:21 PM	#8
chexmix Zealot Posts: 140 Karma: 1000010 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arlington, MA USA Device: Kindle 1, Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), Onyx Boox M96	Oh! Well then -- yes, I did try that.

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