Sorry for the long absence, guys. Have been buried under work, both professionally as well as privately.

Quote Originally Posted by Butters View Post
Perhaps erasing region 41 would fix it, but that will lose its registration and unlock codes. I regard it as 'last resort' and wouldn't do it solely because of slow boot.
Have not tried that yet. Obviously, will backup rgn 41 first before erasing it, as suggested by o4i.

Quote Originally Posted by Grizzzly View Post
Did you perform to return to default settings in menu only? Or did you make master reset with finger holding on lower left corner when turn on device?
The device was reset to factory default by pressing and holding the lower right hand corner of the screen while switching on power.