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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilizblack:
Im looking to update to 2.2. Any help?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vlaguzman:
Hi I want to update my GT-I9000T from 2.1update1 to Froyo 2.2 too could you help me?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccrows:
Everything you need is on Samfirmware.com

The stock firmware files, "Odin" to flash the stick files, even the tutorial is on there too. Just register first, and you're all set... :)
[Droid X General] drew630:
See:

http://nenolod.net/~nenolod/sholes-keyleak-explained.html

The keys are on twitter to sign the SBFs:

http://twitter.com/#!/nenolod
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CatfishKnight:
Any one out there that can help me understand the last part of Adb.

lol.

I learned how to use Odin and superoneclick.

Now I am on Adb.

I read all I can on Team Whiskeys and XDA website and other googled websites. I installed everything and did the My computer/system properties/advance/Enviroment Variables/Path entries.

I start ADB and then I do in command prompt "adb devices" and whoopie I see my phone.

NOW WHAT?

No body on the instructions or website that I have read goes past that.

How do I push down a Rom to overwrite the system with the new Rom I want to try?

Hope someone out in the Forum has really done this before and will post how they do it.

Need to find someone smart enough to finish the instructions. ;)

Thanks,

CatfishKnight
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Romanbb:
with adb you can copy files to your sd card or system without ever having to mount your sd card to your phone. that's the main thing I use it for :)

for instance, I have a rom named Trigger_281.zip on my desktop, to push it I would do

adb push Trigger_281.zip /sdcard/Trigger_281.zip

you can also pull files by using "adb pull <location of file on phone>"

and so on.

Furthermore if you ever need shell access you can do "adb shell" and run unix commands from console instead of on the phone
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CatfishKnight:
Thanks for showing me how to push to my phone. Now do I install it. In recovery mode as a zip? I thought adv installed it and I just rebooted and it was installed. :-)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CatfishKnight:
Thanks for showing me how to push to my phone. Now do I install it. In recovery mode as a zip? I thought adb installed it and I just rebooted and it was installed. :-)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Romanbb:
It just moves the file to the phone. You have to flash the file yourself if it is a flashable.

You can push a .jpg file if you want, it doesn't matter, it only moves it.

And I think you're getting confused with the 'adb install' command. You can install NON-system APKs by doing that.

adb install someprogram.apk
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CatfishKnight:
I guess I was confused on what ADB could do.

I thought it could push down a Rom and install it onto the phone.

Then I would disconnect it and reboot the phone and I would have the newer rom installed.

I didn't know that it only pushed the ROM onto the sdcard and then I would install the zip from the phone itself.

Finally I got an answer to my question.

LOL.

I have tried on the team whiskey site to and no one answered it. Also all the stuff I read on it really didn't tell me that either.

I really appreciate your answer in helping me understand it.

I am also using Trigger 2.8 like you. But you said you had Trigger2.8.1 saved??

I have only seen Trigger 2.8 today. :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
^ birgertime is the developer of Trigger. He is already cooking something new in the kitchen.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CatfishKnight:
Duhhh... I missed that... LOL. I am brain fried!!! I have installed Odin, SuperOneClick, and ADM. I have be learning all three but was having trouble with understanding what ADB could do. Been reading lots and lots about it all day. Whew. I am tired. Ever instruction got down to connecting and seeing your phone and then it would end there. Finally I got an answer from Birgertime. Thanks.

I have 4 different roms saved to my phone to switch between if I want too. But I love Trigger 2.8 with Overclock v2. Also I am seeing 9 sats out of 11 on my gps. With Overclock v2 and using CPUBoostPro I am right at 2000 with Quadrant.
[General Questions and Answers] justlaxin13:
Hi, I am a relative newbie to ROM flashing and the like. Additionally I dont have a very deep computer knowledge base. I have rooted my Samsung Captivate and have flashed a ROM (which flashed properly, but didn't quite work). I have three questions about ROM usage and such:

1. I know kernels basically add aspects to the ROM you are running, but when should you flash these? How do you flash them (same process as with ROMs? do you just do it over-top of the Rom you currently have loaded? etc...)

2. If a newer version of the ROM you have running comes out, do you have to start over and completely wipe the device over again and do the whole process from start, or can you load a newer version of your current ROM over the one you have?

3. I have been hearing/reading about some problems with the Android Market disappearing on certain ROMs when the market updates, how can i avoid this/fix this?

Thanks. Sorry the basic/stupid questions.
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3n:
1. Yes

2. There are WIPE versions and NO WIPE version. Usually you can use the NO WIPE version and keep everything. But sometimes if the roms are too different you get problems and errors, then it is recommended to flash a WIPE version.

3. Hm did not experience this yet, but there are fixes somewhere :-).
[General Questions and Answers] epolaris:
Whats up... No question is a stupid one buddy.... (Sometimes :rolleyes:)

To answer your first question about kernels. Flashing kernels aren't a must. You don't have to flash them really, unless there is a need. Kernels for the most part can often change the way Android handles stuff like memory management, battery resources and even multitasking. They change (tweak) the way the Android OS itself interacts with the phones hardware. That's all a kernel is really. So read up on them before flashing them because each has their advantages and disadvantages. For example, the kernel I use gives me a good RAM boost and much better battery life but it suffers on the multitasking side and I have to do other stuff to compensate for that. That's how it is. As far as flashing them is concerned. That depends. Usually, you just flash them through recovery (Like a ROM) but I would suggest you follow the instructions they give you (if it exists).

Your second question is simple. Just follow the instructions they give you for installation. Some ROMS require a full wipe and others don't. It just depends on the ROM. When in doubt, follow the instructions (again if it exists).

Your third question is a weird one, I've never heard about that really. BUT.... Some ROMS may or may not include the GAPPS applications (Google Apps).

If the ROM you flash doesn't have Google Apps built in, it would literally be missing. You would have to flash it separately. Usually in those cases though, at the download location for that ROM, they would also provide links for GAPPS zip files to flash separately so you can have the option to go with Android Market, Gmail and such OR you can use an alternative. Short of that..... never heard of that issue before..... If the issue is happening after the Market app updates, in that case it might be some type of ROM issue, you'll probably have to somehow get the updated Vending.apk (Android Market) remove/backup the original and reinstall it manually (the way you would a regular apk). I'm guessing though....

Don't you just love research........
[General Questions and Answers] justlaxin13:
Thanks. And now, inevitably, answers lead to more questions.

With regards to kernels, how do I know which one's do what, are compatible with which ROMs etc. I feel like its the kinda thing that needs a giant database for them, but i know there isn't.

Also, is the process for flashing other .zip files the same (though either Rom manager or a built in Recovery option). For example, a bootanimation.zip?

Ultimately I hate the idea of asking overly simply questions, but I just don't know what I dont know, nor what is supposedly implied. Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] epolaris:
Don't sweat it...... I'm in the same boat so I have no hangups....

I think I know what you mean when it comes to kernels. Ultimately, learning about kernels requires a lot of reading in many forums (Just like this one)... Why?.... Because in many instances the persons posting the kernels might not always give you an exact breakdown on exactly what it does..... so I understand. Your best bet would be scanning XDA. I've found all sorts of really excellent kernels lying around and the devs here love documentation so there is a good chance you'll know what it does...

You could also try DroidBasement: http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/

They actually have just what you wanted, a database....kind of. They have a very large variety of kernels for different devices so its a good place to start as well.

They also tend to do a breakdown of what each kernel is capable of, the device it should be used on and so on.

About flashing zip files. Generally speaking, most zip files are flashed through recovery but its not written in stone. Following the instructions concerning said zip files are always very important. Always look for instructions before you do so at least at first. In the case of bootanimation.zip.... They are not always flashable. But if it is flashable, you can flash it through recovery which would be the best method....

If you want though, you can replace the original bootanimation.zip file with the new one manually, once you have root and some type of root explorer (for example RootExplorer for Android).

Generally, the boot animation directory is usually, /System/Media so you can check to see if its there and if it is, just backup the original and replace it with the new one.... That should work... Always nandroid before doing so though.... before doing anything really....
[General Questions and Answers] justlaxin13:
Thanks. I actually had a question about nandroid but forgot. Basically, what is it. I realize contextually that it's a backup program and apparently works through the recovery menus. I read a ROM flashing step-by-step that mentioned it but couldnt figure out where to get it (not in the market unlike Ti-bu which i use currently).
[General Questions and Answers] epolaris:
Nandroid is a backup program that basically creates a flash image of your phone... If you've ever heard of "Ghosting" or "Imaging" a Hard Drive, its exactly the same thing.

Its really as good as it gets as far as data backup is concerned. Its also a low level backup, so even file structures would be recorded.. In other words, you can completely screw up your phone (file partitions everything!!!!) but once you can boot to recovery, your phone can be restored. That's why its so important because its your safety net....

Its not something that you can install like an apk, so its not in the market.

You would have to flash a custom recovery. If you have one already, it should be located in one of the menus (It changes depending on the type (brand) of recovery).

If you don't see the option in your recovery then its probably not custom and you're going to have to do some digging on these forums and maybe a bit of googling for instructions on exactly how to do so. Because it could change from device to device.

Nandroid also allows you to backup your sd-ext partition as well, so if you switch cards, you can restore to another card.... Its really incredibly handy and I wouldn't suggest you do anything until you can create nandroid backups....
[General Questions and Answers] justlaxin13:
Now, I'm having an interesting problem I posted this same thing in general Captivate forums but maybe someone who is looking at this/answering me knows. here's what i posted there:

have a Captivate that I recently flashed Di11i's 7.1.1 to, before that I had flashed my first ROM which was Serendipity 6.2. Both times I have found that I don't get incoming calls. People calling me get 2-3 rings, and then a traditional "busy signal" sound. On my end, either the phone vibrates once but the screen doesnt change from whatever screen I'm on. Or, The screen goes black like its going to the incoming call screen, but the black screens only flashes and goes away, as does a force close message box that goes away quickly without me clicking it.

Everything else on my phone works as far as I can tell, I've been running my current ROM for about 5 days without issues other than this one. This same exact problem also happened when I flashed Serendipity 6.2 (which I only kept for like a day because of this problem)
[General Questions and Answers] epolaris:
Ok....I currently use a G1 and most of my experience has been on HTC Devices. I'm not sure of how to reply to this as I have never really modded Samsung devices before. So I'm not really familiar with software and hardware differences (Like Bootloader, Recoveries, Radios and such). But based on what you're describing.... It sounds like a ROM or maybe a radio issue. Maybe its an issue with the phone app itself. If the app is somehow buggy then thats exactly what would happen. When the phone rings the phone app would try to run but then force close....

I'm guessing here, but it could also be a radio issue because you're getting a busy tone as well which is not good. Maybe the ROM requires a specific Radio version BEFORE its flashed.... Check the source of the download and determine if it requires a specific Radio version.

In my experience though, if the correct radio version isn't used for a ROM that requires it, the phone just won't boot..... but then again, I don't know what would happen on a Samsung Captivate.... Not sure if I can help on this one because I don't have any info on that type of hardware. I don't own one you see.....
[General Questions and Answers] vlen22:
What about if you found out a new kernel isn't as good as the old kernel, how would you go on to take away the new kernel to replace it with the old kernel? Is it the same process or even harder?
[General Questions and Answers] zeemar007:
NOW THIS IS ANNOYING..

u have to flash ur rom again..

but fortunately u dont need to do and wiping data or partitioning sd card.. jus flash rom..
[General Questions and Answers] yiyu758@hotmail.com:
Its not something that you can install like an apk, so its not in the market.
[General Questions and Answers] vlen22:
The rom kernel that I downloaded, or flashing clockwork recovery mod? Like adrenylyne's kernel for the thunderbolt.

EDIT: Never mind, I found out. I didn't mean any harm if MY POST was annoying.
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3n:
If you have two kernels, in a flashable zip, you can just flash them over each other to exchange them (turn off any modification the kernel did befor though, like lagfix).
[General Questions and Answers] justlaxin13:
New question, I had an app (quick office) that came on my captivate. Now that I've flashed di11i's 7.1 I don't have it anymore. This is particularly peculiar because all the other native apps are still here:samsungs media player from example. How do I go about getting this missing app back on my phone. I have all the backup files on my computer so I should have the .apk (although I'm not entirely sure how to install those properly) thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] matthew33:
This is the message i'm getting when trying to download

"download unsuccessful"

The Android Market is working perfect, all downloads from there are working....but EVERY single download from anywhere else is suddenly failing.

Megaupload, Rapidshare, Hotfile, Mediafire...and all websites in general.

I'm using Hyperdroid build.

Tried everything.....Task29, panasonic SD Formatter full format, re-installed everything....nothing is working.

Tried google search for my problem, but all it comes up with is android market problems and fixes...but my market downloads are perfect.....just EVERYTHING else will not download

any ideas?

any help...much appreciated.

cheers

Matt
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] AthenaLod:
try unmounting the sd card before starting the download.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likingandroid:
HELP.

I was switching between an HTC Sense Rom and Gingerbread roms by using clockwork

Recovery 3.0.5 and selecting install.zip from SD card. Any rom that i try and install

Gets to flashing kernel and then produces error status of 7. I can't get passed the white screen

With the HTC logo.

Any assistance would be so much appreciated.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siulmagic:
first off all wrong section, try the search button next time.

for your problem try wiping data/cache, then try and flash a rom, if it docent work, try and re flash your recovery.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cimer:
I think people need to know what a "Brick" is...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likingandroid:
Sorry, Posted from a Blackberry

I tried both. Can you explain how to re-flash the recovery? Perhaps I am not doing this correctly.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siulmagic:
its not briked, he can still acces the recovery. if anything its a semi brick
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lainvalenajr:
Do more researching my friend
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrueYears:
Posts like this is what making this site into **** -_-

If you still have access to the recovery then youre not brick.

Why cant you assholes just direct him to this thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=842495

IF this was the wrong section, why would there even be a thread about just this in this section?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNewGuy:
Amen!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GunToYoMouth123:
well freaking said !

people or dev that just say that ,waste time posting 'wrong section" and should at least provide with a right direction or link instead of being asswholes about it.

being more helpful is part of being in xda or a rom dev, justsaying though.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustrho:
Well said is quite the understatement. Has anyone seriously tried doing searches on this site for stuff? Sometimes you do find what you're looking for fairly easily, other times you can't find a damn thing that should be readily available. And if you're in panic mode because you think you just bricked your phone, are you going to search this entire site for an answer that might not show up in your search results? Hell no, you'd probably just create a new thread begging for help.

If you can't contribute and only talk down to people, shut your ass up. No one needs that type of attitude here.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ihateusernames:
I have to disagree.

First and foremost, give a man a fish... teach a man to fish...

The post you quote seems entirely accurate. The OP could obviously use more research as the answers are available. A little time with google alone will usually lead me to what I seek right here on xda.

I feel that the majority of xda contributors are more than willing to help if you show some indication that you have exhausted all your resources in finding your own solution. Though I do understand that moments of panic occur when nothing seems to work but it is always best as well as more satisfying to try and work through it yourself.

This forum does have a Q and A section that would be perfectly suited to handle this thread. The development section really isn't the place. You will get more welcome responses over there as that is its purpose.

Finally, as a member of this forum, I appreciate that of all the posts in this thread, yours (and suilmagic) were the only post that really did anything to help the OP.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marqi.k:
I couldn't agree more! Thanks for saying it.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skellyyy:
Most of them just want their super cool post count up. I'm hopefully going to root my DZ tomorrow. Only got it today.

Is everybody like that in this section? Everybody was awesome in the HD2 section. :p
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrueYears:
I understand you point and I agree 100% people need to research their problems on a search engine (including the one we have here built in XDA (very handy)) because the majority of time, it will appear right onthe first page if you type your problem correctly, I agree with you. However, some users rather act in a certain way which would describe them as "assholes" if you cant contribute one way or the other why even post at all? if you dont know then theres no need to post unnecessary things. Just dont post and OP will get the picture and look somewhere else.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ihateusernames:
I agree with this as well though I hesitate at the name calling as it is also unproductive.

I miss the old days when we were all figuring it out together and questions turned to discussions. With the wealth of knowledge that has been built since then I guess some are not as willing to help others work through the problems. I do believe that if this thread had landed in Q&A it would have, or at least should have, received better response.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dakkywantstodocrazysht:
Well when I was new to this I thought I broke my brand new first day g2 because I got a boot loop (talk about panic mode xD) well I did my research and got it fixed thanks to me making a back up as soon as I flashed cwm...if anything it inspired me to get back at it...my advice back up your original shipping rom before you think about screwing around with stuff well now my g2 hinge is messed up extreamly loose so I'm returning it to stock :'( and sending it in....did I mention I'm 16? Be smartdont screw up
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrueYears:
youre right name calling is uncalled for

I apologized if I have offended anyone
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likingandroid:
Update on HTC G2 Crashed and Bricked

I followed the instructions posted on this site to try and recover my G2 to no avail. After hours with an Android Developer the apparent issue was with the phone's internal memory.

I recieved a replacement and all is good. I've flashed a number of 2.3 roms in addition to roms that have Sense, flashed a kernel or two with no problems.

I hope I don't re create the same condition that started this post. I'm not sure what I did to cause the issue in the fisrt place.

Thanks to all the people out there who tried their best to help.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ihateusernames:
Glad you got it fixed.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jkiller122:
Hey guys, before I go searching this forum and possibly others I wanted to see of you guys can answer my questions. So far all the tethering apps in the marketplace you either have to pay for or don't do it right, I'm basically looking for a tethering/hot spot app to use this phone with my ipad 2,i had the hd2 before this phone and had the xda wifi sharing app which worked perfectly and basically turned my phone into a wifi source for my ipad. So if you guys can help me out with a free solution that would be great.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dcam1075:
Um yeah, goto settings> wireless and network> Mobile Ap. It is part of the phone already. Or are you looking for something else?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jkiller122:
Thanks, I was a little nervous cause I read that they charge you for tethering so I didn't want to touch anything, is it true that tethering is an extra charge or do they just charge you extra if you go over your data cap cause if that's the case then I don't have nothing to worry about cause I have 4lines with unlimited Internet.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] SHAUN231:
heres an app thats way better then the tmobilr installed wifi hotspot. you must have root access