My Droid X runs Launcher Pro and has been rooted. I'm not sure where to start but it seems if I do certain things I get lockups and reboots. Lately Google Navigator has done it a lot. The other day accessing the picture gallery did it. Should I do a factory reset (is it possible when rooted?) or is there something less drastic?
Lock ups and reboots, help
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You cant factory reset if you are rooted. As well as this happened to me and some people I know when we downloaded certain apps from the market with my OG Droid. Certain apps just don't like to play along sometimes
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I've been able to factory reset while rooted.
You could try a data/cache wipe. If you don't want to go that far, go into the application manager and clear the data and cache from the individual apps. Not sure if that'll help or not.
I had some issues with LP+ using custom ROMs up until the recent update, since then it's been running great.
You could try a data/cache wipe. If you don't want to go that far, go into the application manager and clear the data and cache from the individual apps. Not sure if that'll help or not.
I had some issues with LP+ using custom ROMs up until the recent update, since then it's been running great.
Is a full reset the same as a factory reset? I do run cache cleaner every now and then. I also stopped running my task manager app to see if it was screwing with stuff while it was monitoring the cpu and memory.
Happens to me as well. Rooted/stock rom with the addition of Launcher Pro. I don't have any FC's or lockups, just random reboots. Seems to do it more while I transition between portrait/landscape mode. Have temporarily disabled auto screen rotation that and seems to help, but that defeats the purpose of having the feature. 
First thing I would do is un-install that task manager. If you still have issues, try un-installing LP (maybe try out ADW). It runs great for me, but some people have issues with it. If those don't fix your problem, I'd do a factory reset. That's how I ultimately got one of my X's to stop re-booting itself.
I agree with Greydarrah's suggestions, especially the task manager - bad news for the X. A battery pull - take out the battery, wait at least a full 60 seconds, reinstall and turn on - will often take care of occasional weirdness. Also it should be done following app installations and un-installs, just to settle things in.
BTW, be aware of what you add app-wise. They aren't all friendly, especially with each other. If one particular app is having trouble and others aren't, it's likely that app in conflict with something else on your X. You should consider removing the most recent apps (since this problem surfaced) one at a time until the problem goes away. Then you can re-install one at a time and watch for the problem to reappear. You'll know your culprit at that point.
A Factory Data Reset is the quicker way to do all this, but may be more than what you need.
BTW, be aware of what you add app-wise. They aren't all friendly, especially with each other. If one particular app is having trouble and others aren't, it's likely that app in conflict with something else on your X. You should consider removing the most recent apps (since this problem surfaced) one at a time until the problem goes away. Then you can re-install one at a time and watch for the problem to reappear. You'll know your culprit at that point.
A Factory Data Reset is the quicker way to do all this, but may be more than what you need.
There's been a lot of people with gallery problems and lock ups and rebooting. Since yours happens with the Gallery app, it is probably file related on your sd card.
Try using Sailmaker's solution:
Go to Menu, Settings, Applications, Manage Applications. Select the All tab at the top. Then go to Gallery, Media Content, and Media Container, and clear Data and if present, clear Cache as well.
Reboot the phone and let the card reindex the card, it will take a while if you have a lot of content on it. That should solve your problem, especially with the Gallery problems.
Try using Sailmaker's solution:
Go to Menu, Settings, Applications, Manage Applications. Select the All tab at the top. Then go to Gallery, Media Content, and Media Container, and clear Data and if present, clear Cache as well.
Reboot the phone and let the card reindex the card, it will take a while if you have a lot of content on it. That should solve your problem, especially with the Gallery problems.
Hate to say it but Launcher Pro seems to be the issue, I was using ADW EX without issues but since LLP update I decided to try it and have noticed a number of reboots since reinstalling it..
It's not LP, I use LP + and don't get any reboots whatsoever, never have, stock or on GummyJar, and now Liberty.
Even on the LLP website they are reporting rebooting issues with the latest build of some device... So might be a lucky one to not have the issue. I also reported this ti the developer and he reported he would check into issue with latest build. Not everyone is experiancing this issue but some are, it may be a conflicting software,
I've got 3 X's, all running LP, 2 on stock ROMS and one on Apex 1.3. I never have lockups or reboots. I think it's related to a conflict of apps (that LP may be a part of), but with all the apps someone can install, it's pretty much impossible to troubleshoot, unless you're the LP developer and you have logs from a collection of phones to show what combination of apps causes the issue. I'm not saying that LP isn't involved in some of the cases, but I know that you can't make a blanket statement that LP causes reboots. I think it's related to broad collection of circumstances (apps) that some people have and some don't. It wouldn't surprise me to discover that certain apps cause a certain system related file to become corrupted, and even uninstalling that certain app still leaves the system file in a bad way.
Having said that, and loving LP, I still think a viable option is to try deleting LP and installing ADW. It may not have the same conflict. If that doesn't work, I'd go the factory reset route. One of my X's had a random reboot issue that started the first day it was purchased. I tried a number of things (deleting some of the lesser known apps that my son had installed on it) over the next 24 hours to no avail. After a factory reset, it has never rebooted since.
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I may should have stated it diffrently because I did acknowledge that it could be software compatibility causing the issue but when all is said and done the lock up has been know to start after LLP was installed, I reinstalled ADW and didn't have a issue. Now I have been a long time dedicated LLP+ user and I never spoke bad about the app or the developer but I do point out the possibility of a issue with a app. Now if all other apps are playing well and then one app comes into play and issues start, will you say all apps are the issue or the newly installed app?
Now another thing that can come into play is if a user is using a custom rom, if the roms custom configuration of software could be the issue also.
Your right...under those circumstances, I'd say that the new app is causing my problems. At least on that phone with that setup.
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