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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldegreybeard:
Purchased a pre rooted Galaxy S with darkys lastest rom installed.

Wanting to sell said phone to a store. They wont accept it unless its on stock rom

how do i know what would be the original firmware and how to set it all back to the norm. The phone is UK Unlocked.

Seriously needing help.

Any love?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sean2476:
go to samfirmware and download JPY then flash it with odin ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldegreybeard:
much love to you.

any chance you know of a guide

i dont know my way around odin ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
They wont accept it unless its on stock rom

Its broken warranty that's why they wont accept it .

One hope they mean stock rom not a network branded rom that would be difficult to find .

Stock = Samsung rom

Network = the customized rom for individual network s

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldegreybeard:
no they meant stock rom.

it came in the stock box with reciept and everything

im just currently downloading i9000xxjpy and trying to find a way around odin
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sean2476:
if you download SGS toolbox then touch "product code" and that will tell you what your on just now i.e XEU and also what product code is in your "backup.nv file" My phone was originally branded to Vodafone UK and stored in my backup NV file is the product code I9000HKDVOD with the VOD representing Vodafone. Hope this helps
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldegreybeard:
downloading i9000XXJPY then will flash via odin

will report results. Much thanks in advance :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oldegreybeard:
I had to brick it first for it to let me flash but it worked

Thank you all :D

HD2 here i come
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colindodds:
Im o2 uk and when i ****ed up my phone it was returned back to me with jpx on it hope it helps
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtshadowxt:
Hey xda community,

my friend recently got an evo and he asked me if i can root it for him.

I have a rooted evo too but i have a different version. he got the new 0004 version of the evo while mines is the 0003. i rooted mine using that whole rageagasintthecage method, and idk if i can root his like that.

my question is what is the best way to achieve full root on the new 0004 versions.

I know google could probably answer this but i rather have someone from the community help me out.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
The most popular way is via unrevoked. Unless something has changed, it should root all versions.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] I Am Marino:
Yea pretty sure UNrevoked will do the job.

Sent from my Incredible with the XDA Premium App.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtshadowxt:
thanks for the replies peeps, you think this guide is good?

http://htcevorooting.x10.mx/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_root_your_current_EVO_4G_with_Unrevoked3
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtshadowxt:
anyone? is it a good guide?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
http://unrevoked.com/#evo

Go there, download the install

http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install

Go there and install the hboot drivers

Lastly, install htc sync, then uninstall the program. On your phone go into settings > applications > development > check usb debugging.

After you've done that, connect your phone to your pc in charge only, then run the unrevoked reflash package. It'll take about 5 minutes and reboot about 2 times, let it run the full course.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheEdge88:
I plan on removing unrevoked so that I can receive the latest update and then re-root. I only use wireless tethering and trying to get OpenVPN. Other than that, I don't use other root capabilities. Is this a bad idea (updating OTA)?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
You can just update your rom, flash to a sense rom, update your prl and flash back. I don't recommend accepting the official OTA can you can lose your root.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] himalayasplaya:
I have just successfully rooted my evo4g just now. Before I can flash a rom, what are the other things I must do? (nand unlock/radio/pri/prl/etc)??

Thanks,

Hplaya
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Well you should be nand unlocked if you used unrevoked. Go here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715485 to get the radio, ect, you can use the combo flash if you like. Just make sure to backup your current rom, then flash,
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] totalanonymity:
Definitely do a backup, and then move the backup to your computer for safekeeping. The person before me provided the correct link for the radio upgrades.

After that, you should be set to flash. (Assuming you've picked out a ROM that suites your wants and needs.)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] totalanonymity:
The main page of that website lists more options regarding rooting, backing up, flashing, etc. and I found it to be very helpful when I went through all the steps.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tke0834:
Just use this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=838448

works like a champ for all hardware versions & you'll be rooted in 30 minutes.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] himalayasplaya:
I was told that unrevoked 3 doesnt nand unlock phones?? are you sure I can jump right into flashing?

Also how do I perform a back up for my phone??

Thanks for helping out this n00b :-)

Hplaya
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
See my post on the front page. but unrevoked does give you nand unlock. The earlier versions didn't, which you had to flash the unforever zip to get the nand unlock, but its been merged into the flash.

And after you root, you hold vol+down while turning the phone on, and you go to the bootloader, select recovery. You'll be on clockworkmod recovery, then you just select backup from backup/restore menu.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] totalanonymity:
That's how I rooted!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheEdge88:
Thanks TR. I'll try that and see how it goes. I'm ultimately trying to get OpenVPN running and having problems getting the tun.ko file for my build. I don't have linux to compile my own for 2.6.32.15-ge2fb08e, so I thought I'd try to update in the interim.‎
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] himalayasplaya:
since im rooted and my phone has been backed up now...

is there a way to remove sprints bloatware? or would that only be through flashing?

I'm still a n00b to android flashing so i will be reading your guides...what other advantages can I expect from flashing to a new rom? (speed, battery life,etc)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
You can remove the sprint apps by going into titanium backup, And depending on the rom, you will get speed, and kernels help with battery life. Generally, AOSP is faster cuz it doesn't have all the sprint crap in it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] himalayasplaya:
any links to the next process after rooting/nand unlocked is done? I've read about people losing their 4g keys? how do i ensure this wont happen?

kernel/radio/rom flashing? anyone got rom recommendations?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Well if using amon_ra recovery, you can make a single backup of it, if on clockwork, mount the phone to the pc, go into the backup folder, and copy it to your pc, or you can use the adb method.

CM7 with most updated radios running the Tiamat kernel, I recommend.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] himalayasplaya:
how do i flash with via the microusb cord?? i dont see too many guides on flashing safely.

I performed a backup via the bootloader...I dont know what to do next is there a guide?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] totalanonymity:
Go ahead and connect your phone via USB to your computer, mount as disk drive, copy the folder containing your backup to your computer for safekeeping (just in case!) and then exit that.

Assuming you've copied the applicable ROM and kernel you're using, follow the following:

Turn off phone.

Once fully powered down, hold vol+down and power.

Navigate to Recovery using the volume buttons to move up and down in menus; power button to select.

Wipe data/factory reset, cache, (go into Advanced for this one, "Advanced" is on same menu as "data and cache") wipe dalvik cache.

"Go Back."

Install .zip from SD.

Choose the applicable .zip (ROM).

Apply.

If applying new kernel, do same steps as ROM, but select your kernel.

"Go Back."

Reboot.

Some people say you should do a reboot between each flash of a .zip, others don't. I don't, haven't had an issue (yet).

If anyone finds my information to be incorrect, do update my post.

Any other questions, I'll try to help best I can (I'm a newbie myself).
[General Questions and Answers] salex01:
I want to change the build.prop file on my emulator.

I searched the forum, found the instructions, and followed them. However, it still doesn't work.

Here are the steps I have done:

From command line:

emulator –avd <device> –partition-size 128

adb pull /system/build.prop

edit build.prop

adb mount

adb push build.prop /system/build.prop

adb shell rm /system/app/SdkSetup.apk

Close emulator, delete the files: userdata-qemu.img, userdata.img, cache.img

from avd\<device> directory

start emulator:

emulator –avd <device>

adb pull /system/build.prop

I see the original build.prop file, not the modified one.

I can also see SdkSetup.apk in system/app,

so the the emulator is reverted back to its original stage.

Am I missing something?

Please help.
[General Questions and Answers] dbzfanatic:
Your emulator is running from the stock system.img file, you need to either copy it to the avd directory and specify it as the one to load (which should allow you to change it) or find one that is already modified. I had difficulty with the emulator when I was working on rooting and installing the marketplace but as soon as you get a system.img file you should be good to go.
[General Questions and Answers] salex01:
It works! Thanks a lot
[General Questions and Answers] study_android:
unable to edit build.prop

I have same problem as you have i.e even after push the build.file change are not reflected in file when i pull the file next time. please suggest
[General Questions and Answers] salimdz2010:
I have the same problem

Please, how to settle the problem
[General Questions and Answers] salimdz2010:
Making Persistent Changes to an Android Emulator (http://blog.thecobraden.com/2012/06/making-persistent-changes-to-android.html)
[Droid 2 Global General] the-light:
hi all

am using turbosim on gsm , but while talking on phone the sound is scrubbed which makes the conversation unbearable. i dont know if it is b\c of the turbosim' or maybe i need to configure something on the phone.sometimes after a while the sound is getting better. the other side hears me well all the time. does any1 familiar with this issue?

btw- what does the VPN, MCC, MNC responsible for?
[Nexus S General] :
I would say about 80 percent of Atrix users I have spoke to are unhappy with there purchase. With mumblings of shoddy software and no real time speed increases, its fair to assume this device is a bit of a fail. Just go over to the marketplace and see the large second hand market for Atrix's, after just one month on sale.

So glad I have my Nexus S;)

The Atrix I fear is one of the nails in motorola's coffin.

Google rules;)

JD

Sent from my Google Nexus Magic Wand S
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
lol.. any chance you read the benchmark comparisons between LG Optimus 2X vs. Atrix? not that benchmarks mean anything but it was interesting to see the difference between those two phones.

Next up versus the Nexus S. T-Mobile G2x, it actually seems like a good competitor on paper. Since its reportedly supposed to be running on stock Android. But I'll most likely wait until a quad-core Nexus phone comes out since Quad cores are rumored to be done by later this year.
[Nexus S General] Mokurex:
These devices I feel are making a bad name for android. People who got the atrix as their first android phone, would probably think that android is laggy even with dual core processor. I wish Google would have went the 'apple route' and control both hardware and software instead of letting these manufacturers put crap on android.
[Nexus S General] :
Quad core hummingbird and snapdragon's would be class, but as with everything we will have to wait for the software to catch up with the hardware;)

Motorola really make some crap phones though, and the crapness emanates from Motoblur, it basically makes apps incompatible,

What a great skin;) Full marks Moto;)

JD

Sent from my Google Nexus Magic Wand S
[Nexus S General] abo.saud:
Agree with Mokurex anyone use this device will hate Android

I think Google should force phones manufactures to install a stock

Android over there phones (controlled by Google).

Then they could put there software in the market

and make it connected with the phone serial number.

That will make all phones up to date also will give the consumer

the right to chose wither to install these apps or not

I tried many Android phones from HTC, MOTO and SAMSUNG

I found Nexus S the fastest, cleanest and most beautiful phone
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
Android is Open Source, they couldn't reinforce those ideas if they wanted to because Android from the very beginning was established to be opened to any company.

And honestly, too many of you are thinking as a enthusiastic user. Why exactly do you think these manufacturers don't care so much about upgrading their phones to the latest Android version? The average user is the large % of their sales. The average user doesn't look at Android the way we do. They don't even know about Froyo or Gingerbread. They just use a phone as a phone.

Nexus S is definitely a great device. And I'm not looking back. From this point onward (since Nexus S), I decided that I'm only getting Nexus based devices. Anything other than that, I'm not interested.
[Nexus S General] dinan:
I happen to have an Atrix and Nexus S in front of me right now... been testing them together for a few days. The Nexus S has been my main daily driver and the Atrix just accompanies to see how well it stacks up. Bottom line... the Atrix is going back, nexus S staying for a while longer for now.

It's just another classical case of good hardware, horrible software implementation, similar to how Nokia was going with S60. Nothing is optimized for the dual core, the Nexus S is faster at almost every task, even flash playback in the browser which is surprising, because the hummingbird chipsets are known to suck at browsing compared to snapdragons. Also, the Atrix has a terrible case of color banding... if you thought the SAMOLEDs were bad, the Atrix just doesn't use its 24bit panel at all. Again, poor software. The camera is much better, and the battery is significantly better, but all the software and bloatware just takes away from the experience so much.

If you have anything you guys want me to compare between the two let me know before I return it =)
[Nexus S General] :
Only Google phone's for me too from now on. And I don't think I could consider another HTC phone without AMOLED as minimum screen spec... This is why samsung have a hold of the market, the screens are fantastic;)

JD

Sent from my Google Nexus Magic Wand S
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
correction: Super AMOLED :) i wonder what Super AMOLED Plus looks like, but yeah i totally agree about Samsung. I don't get whats the hatred towards Samsung, they have no control over the Nexus S.

Sure, people criticize about the plastic back. I wish it was aluminium myself, but believe me. This phone is not CHEAPLY made at all, it's solidly constructed.

There's no such thing as a perfect phone. But the Nexus S is pretty damn close to perfect. If it had 720p and SD card, it'd be perfect without question. 4G on top of that, it's a dream phone. But I don't really care about 4G
[Nexus S General] abo.saud:
I have Q could Nexus s get 720p thru a future update?
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
No its a hardware limitation. It could get hacked by CyanogenMod team and 720p could be added but it wouldn't be "true" 720p if you know what I mean.
[Nexus S General] johnxjets:
Motorola sux

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] darklord74:
Torn between these two phones, was going to pick up an Atrix the other day but then found out Nexus S is coming to all Canadian carriers according to Samsung.

Love the Nexus but really hate the fact it's only 16GB with no SD card. If it was 32GB I could handle it. Missing 720p sucks too.

How likely is it that Motorola would either fix Motoblur or ditch it when they release the Atrix Gingerbread update this year? or at least unlock the bootloader so you can run a stock version of Gingerbread if you choose?

If I was confident that I could run stock versions of Android on the Atrix, my decision would be easy.
[Nexus S General] dinan:
Well that's pretty easy to answer. The probability of that happening is zero. Motorola locks the bootloader on all their phones and it's up to people here to hack it. It only really slows them down, but still it's annoying. Also, gingerbread will be a while away I'm guessing, let alone Ice Cream.

Just look at the entire history of Motorola android phones and see which ones actually have an AOSP ROM out (cyanogen)... the answer is only one, the original Droid/Milestone from 2009. If you want customization, HTC and Samsung phones seem to get more ROMs. You may think that Motorola doesn't want custom ROMs because they polish their blur UI but it's quite the opposite with my Atrix experience. Everything, I mean virtually EVERYTHING is half-assed on the phone. Terrible color banding, random reboots, tons and tons of bloatware that conflict with each other and drain the battery (which is why you see battery complaints despite having a 1930mah battery).
[Nexus S General] darklord74:
thanks, making my decision easier. I'm a noob to android, switching over from my piece of crap iphone (jailbroken, themed, etc) so I'm hoping to learn from anybody's experience with these phones.

The nexus will probably make me happier, but I love the hardware profile of the Atrix. Damn I just want an Atrix running a clean version of Gingerbread.
[Nexus S General] dinan:
Don't get me wrong, the Atrix is still a great phone. If you're stuck between an iPhone, Atrix, or Nexus S, no matter what you'll end up with a powerful phone. I have no doubt the Atrix will be a smooth machine in the hands of an experienced Android user who knows what apps to freeze, etc., but there are some things that just can't be fixed until Motorola decides to fix them for us such as the color banding, capped upload speeds, multitouch bugs, etc. Yea it has a Tegra 2, but the GPU is actually not even better than the Nexus S/Galaxy S GPU. I've played a bunch of Tegra games and they don't look any better than games that are on the iPhone (which has a slower GPU than the Nexus S). Sure, Tegra zone will help the gaming market pick up for android by enforcing a standard, but it's still a crappy standard for coming out a year later.
[Nexus S General] ll_l_x_l_ll:
i actually posted my Nexus Vs Atrix on the Atrix forum

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=992512

over all. the new problems with atrix makes it abit of fail device now in my eyes

- Locked bootloader. and it doesnt seem its going to be unlocked anytime soon. even the new HTC is locked. i believe from now on all the phones will be locked. which makes the Nexus Line is the only available option for the people like us who like to tweak his phone. whatever optimus 2x or galaxy S2 or Evo 3d will be unlocked is different story. but for now. the best safe bet go with Nexus line.

- only 2 fingers for multi touch + it stops working after you holding it for 12 seconds. like say you are playing racing games, and you are pressing the screen to throttle, while the other finger to move your car, after 12 seconds both touches will stop responding and the screen will act fuzzy for like 4 to 5 seconds before it gets its act together. whatever that is hardware problem or software problem. its a total fail for gaming on that device no matter how powerful its.

and even if its a software issue, knowing motorolla. atrix owners will be glad if they get it fixed by the end of the year. + locked bootloader so devs to try and fix it them selves is out of the window. makes the atrix a complete fail in my eyes.

- the screen is ****. i am sorry but if i can see pixels on both screens. why would i go with less colors ? sure the pixels density are more in atrix. but i still see the pixels. and the colors are not nice as SA. why would i go back step ?

honestly. between atrix and Nexus S. the Nexus S wins hands down. and this coming from an iphone owner who used atrix for couple of days and use the nexus S almost every day since its with my young brother

but i dont agree that this is a nail in the coffin for motorolla. this company is so huge to be effected by couple of flips of phones. and even then. the moto sold very well. the hype alone sold the phone. sure many didnt like it. but for moto, they sold good enough so thats not a flop for them.
[Nexus S General] :
I fear these locked bootloaders have been brought in after what happened with the g2 and HD line. So many people bricked their phones using the early complicated method to root and get Eng S-off. I know for a fact T-Mobile USA replaced every handset without questioning or checking for the actual cause. I think when these phones eventually got back to HTC they saw there was only one future option, leave all phones unlocked, or lock down the phones completely. They seem to have chosen the second route. I personally would not buy a phone I could not root as this was the main reason for me to ditch the iphone. I'm a firm believer that if you purchase a phone you should be able to do what the hell you like with it. I would pefer that all phones come with an oem bootloader unlock but If activated generates a limited warranty to just hardware faults. I think OEM's just need to use some common sense when replacing handsets, people that brick their phones through lack of knowledge or stupidity should face the consequences.

JD

Sent from my Google Nexus Magic Wand S
[Nexus S General] ll_l_x_l_ll:
actually, there is a more " easy " reason why they decided to lock it down.

they really dont want people to keep their phone. they want people to change at least once a year. which is why they are offering more than 1 device per year.

if you have unlocked bootloader. then you will update your software without needing HTC or Samsung or any other company for that matters. and it will prevent a possible future sale of their new offering. its a business move.

which is why i like apple in this regard. 1 phone per year. smart move. keep the customers loyal to you. dont screw them up by releasing a newer better device than yours every 3 months or 4.

there is a reason why apple is leading. too bad all other companies are that stupid :/

as for the andriod, i think from now on all companies will use a locked bootloader. locked karnel. the only way to go is the nexus line i assume if you are looking for open Dev mobile. and i highly doubt Samsung or LG will let their new high end phones like optimus 2x, optimus 3G or galaxy S2 to be without a signed bootloader.