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[General Questions and Answers] ET3D:
I got my Motorola DEFY recently, and I'm new to Android, but I want to install stuff that needs root. However, I want to be able to restore everything to how the phone was when I got it, should the need arise.

I successfully rooted using z4root and installed ROM manager, at which point I did some googling and discovered that if I install ClockworkMod Recovery it's not easy to revert back to the normal recovery console. It's not that hard, but I understand it requires an image of the original recovery console. I thought that the backup option on ROM Manager would help, but it requires ClockworkMod Recovery to be installed.

So the question is, can the recovery console be backed up prior to installing ClockworkMod Recovery, or alternately can the entire phone state be backed up, including the recovery console and the rest of the ROM.

Help would be appreciated. Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk:
If you install CWM Recovery you can do a nandroid backup of your stock ROM so that you can revert later. You don't need to worry about a stock recovery image because once you restore the backup you made, the custom recovery will be overwritten with the stock one with every reboot.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgalan14:
I was wondering since this phone has no SD card is more a la iPhone, does it read files faster? Like picture and music, does it look snappy like the iPhone? I have an evo but I think I ma get the nexus s 4G if the evo 3d don't impress me and I want to know as much as possible
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
yes its pretty fast, its a iNAND internal sdcard/hard drive
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgalan14:
Thanks man, I didn't know and I hate that about android since is reading of SD card takes forever! Ha ha that the one thing I miss about iPhone LOL, year I think I ma get it, anything else I should.know.about it, at the end they both almost the same just because of the wimax is different
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
yes the contention is that the 16GB of internal storage is generally faster than if it were a 16GB sd card. it depends of course on how good quality of memory samsung used, the class, etc. but its generally said that its faster.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liquelt:
In the system those inand are pretty fast otherwise when I use connected to the Computer, the maximum write speed I can get is 6mbps.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irishrally:
Write speeds seem much fast than the N1. It writes incredibly fast when usb storage is mounted via usb in recovery.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoA:
Those write's can be further accelerated if the remainder of the storage which ~14GB is formatted with ext4 filesystem from being vFat but then you won't be able to mount it on windows since there is no in-built support for ext4 & you would need to resort to thrid-part apps such as explore2fs which can mount in read-only mode (at-least)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liquelt:
How can I moun storage via recovery to my computer??
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoA:
Once you have booted into recovery -> mounts & storage -> mount USB storage
[Xoom General] dimitri407:
I was wondering if anyone did the 3.0.1 update while on the Tiamat update or if you needed to be on the stock kernel when an update came out?
[Xoom General] roebeet:
The kernel wasn't touched between HRI39 (3.0) and HRI66 (3.0.1). So you should be good there. The only issue with the HRI66 patch is if you started messing with /system, as you might have inadvertantly changed a file that HRI66 wanted to patch.
[Xoom General] kcrudup:
I got the update while on Tiamat and it installed perfectly.
[Xoom General] theimpaler747:
Moved. This is NOT development. Please post in the correct section. Thank you.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] neidlinger:
When i downloaded and installed Flash 10.2 it made my phone go a little haywire when it came to playing flash videos... So i had to use Titanium backup to restore 10.1.

If you need it and do not have it feel free

Note to mods:

Since Adobe is a free download i thought i'd throw this out there for people with the same problem. If you feel this should be removed feel free to.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] eliasadrian:
Thanks! I just tried to watch a flash video to see if mine might work and no luck...so this is great!
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] xxpada:
yeah I had to do this too. it seems like embedded flash videos don't work right.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] castuis:
I also had this problem when loading 10.2 from the market, but I remembered a thread here with a leaked version from a couple weeks ago that included a hulu version, so I unistalled 10.2 and then installed the 10.2 hulu from here and now everything is great, 10.2 plays so nicely now so I suggest giving it a try, I'm running CM7 RC2 heres the forum link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=991694
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] xxpada:
I tried.. no sound
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] Chilled26:
Flash player 10.2 wont work on CM7 its working great on Royal MIUI.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] castuis:
Maybe you didnt read my post but it works fine on my glacier running cm7 rc2, even hulu using dolphin hd, but I guess if you're on a different rom you wouldnt know that? what works for some may not work for others and vice versa but for me using the hulu version of 10.2 here It works great, but then again i dont watch many youtube videos just Hulu and some other stream sites like jtv etc
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] Chilled26:
I was on CM7 RC2 before i switched roms and i would get no sound with the hulu version and with the official 10.2 it would look messed up but with this rom the official works great and the hulu version still no sound :/.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] neidlinger:
maybe you didnt read my signature but it does not works fine on my glacier running cm7 rc2. The Flash 10.2 from the market would either play sound with a garbled video or the video would be smooth with no sound. I flashed back to 10.1 and it works flawlessly. That is why this thread is here for people to revert back to 10.1 if they want to. Not everyone (my self included) wants to run 1/2 baked custom .apks on their phones.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] R3SiEViL:
Thanks, just what I was looking for, flash update seemed to break most flash playback
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] 2rz_taco_sr5:
i find alot of time when video doesnt work right if i change the resolution to 240 it plays perfect... thinking it has to do with my browser set to pc mode which puts resolution at 3xx. havent tested this but just a thought.
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] ejbleendreeble:
Works on CM7.1.0-Desire HD ROM ...

... on my HTC Inspire 4G when no version or hack of 10.2, or any version above that, would work.

Regards,

EJB
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] lowrider262:
thanks bro, works perfectly on miui
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] fireboypr:
+1. Fixed my MIUI. Thanks
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] abullet2thehead:
thanks

this is useful due to the fact miui has issues with 10.3 and 11
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skadz:
Hey,

Having installed overcome and cwm I haven't been happy with it and now wish to return to stock however the backup's I done during the flashing to overcome/cwm have md5 mismatches leaving me without any backups to restore to stock.

I've had a snoop about on how to restore back to stock without much success at all. Any pointers or guides buried away that I can't seem to find? :confused:
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ovigt71:
yes...I did this my self, and is not big deal ! you need to flash with PIT file via Odin the original firmware. for me was easy because my TAB is not branded, and I got the firmware from here. you should try searching for your firmware.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skadz:
Thanks alot buddy :]
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ryanusu:
I bought an extended life battery at 2600 mah for the HD2 running darkstone's superram 1.5. This is almost twice the normal battery size yet my battery life seems to be the same. Is their a problem with the battery or should Android be somehow programmed to recognize it?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dimqs153:
me too, im using typhoon cm7
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bates_1974:
Have you checked to see if the included kernel supports extended batteries, official or unofficial???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dimqs153:
theres no official 2600ma bat, isnt it?

now im trying raf kernel modded bt arny v3, recalibration baterry on progress
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bates_1974:
No that was my point, some kernels will support unofficial batteries but not official. Something from arne should work, I know he has made some 2600 supported kernels.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] die_braut:
You can also try the newest rafpigna or tytung kernels. They also have the eb fix with them, credits go to arne.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] SerGhost:
I understand that there is no firmware to support the official extended life battery?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bates_1974:
I respond to you now whilst using the official extended battery, just ticked over 11 hours since charge with light to medium usage including calls YouTube, here, several apps games, 74% left, you sir I challenge to a dual about your understanding!!!!!!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] dongimin2:
hi ;)

i recently flashed the CyanogenMod 7 beta3 found here

I have an issue with my apps, prob. due to the a2sd stuff. i can't see most of my app's widgets, including the messaging widget. maximum annoyance!! when i put other apps such as facebook in the phone memory, the widget appears in the selection screen, but the messaging app was and is in the phone memory all the time..

HELP WILL BE EXTREMELY APPRETIATED

also, i'm planning to make a vid about flashing the cyanogenmod rom to a phone. who's with me!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] uncle_gonny:
i'm having problems with darktremor's a2sd too, it seems to be that it's unable to mount/recognize /sd-ext... i've just backed up with TB, re-partitioned and wiped everything, let's see if a fresh flash enables CM 7 b3/a2sd to recognize /sd-ext -.-"
[Optimus One, P500, V General] uncle_gonny:
it keeps gettin stuck at the cyanogenmod animation... it's getting me mad!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] uncle_gonny:
there was no way for me to get dt's a2sd working on cm7b3... -.-"
[Optimus One, P500, V General] batista16:
Look at the CM7 thread, in the first post is the solution to your problem, you just need to flash a .zip before flashing CM7..
[Optimus One, P500, V General] batista16:
I think it is native to the system, at least you are able to move apps..

Correct me if i'm wrong
[Optimus One, P500, V General] batista16:
Am I the only one that the choise of the keybord is not stored between reboots?? can someone test please?

(using smartkeyboard pro)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] batista16:
Moved the app to phone memory and worked fine, my bad! ;)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] thegost4u:
Well, these actions may help you guys "am not sure":

-When installing a widget in CM7, never move it to SD card, it will be only recognized when it's located at phone memory.

-When installing CM7 itself, don't partition your SDcard, just format it using PC or any utility and install CM7 using recovery "so it won't stuck".

-if the stuck thing still happening, download from CM7 topic a Wiper file which will wipe your system setting if wiping is not working on your O1.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] batista16:
I did the partition but flashed the Wiper file, worket fine!

Is thera any way to flash CM7beta4(when it's released) and keep all the apps and configs?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] HK-47:
EDIT: Sorry, wrong thread.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] JustKastillo:
When i connect the phone to USB, the widget crash, and also the apps i have to move it to SD because they installing in the phone memory. Dont recognize the Partition.

Sorry for my English.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] dongimin2:
question

my messaging app (stock) is in my memory, and i can access it, but i cannot access the messaging widget. CAN ANYONE HELP?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] uncle_gonny:
I'm not that noob, I can follow instructions, I erased /system using adb, and flashed cm7 many times, partitioning (needs to be done to get darktremor's a2sd working) and flashing a2sd every time, it's just that this time just didn't work... I flashed again doing a "fresh install" and got cm7 to load, but there's no way to get a2sd working... Using "native" cm7's a2sd doesn't just move apps to fat32 partition?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] uncle_gonny:
If you already have cm7 on the device, flashing the rom's zip file from recovery should be enough ;-)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] uncle_gonny:
Are you using darktremor's a2sd?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] batista16:
Do I need to wipe something? (so I can flash the phone but keep apps and configs)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] uncle_gonny:
I don't think so, try, beta 4 is coming out today ;-)
[Defy General] jasonleeg:
Hi There, I've just bought a Defy and so far I love the phone. I'm new to android having previously owned a Samsung i8910 with CFW. I've rooted the Defy.

Is there a way to change the notification tone and to add a tone of my own? I've changed the ringtone to a personal one but I can only choose pre set tones for messages but I'd rather add my own. I'm using 2.51.1 Retail GB firmware

Is there any way of doing this????
[Defy General] 999phonebug:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.angryredplanet.android.rings_extended
[Defy General] Step666:
There's no need at all to install an app - in fact you'd be better off not doing so, they tend just to screw things up.

All you need is a folder on your memory card - /media/audio/notifications

Anything you put in there should appear in the list of notification tones, provided the file is a supported format.

If you've installed the Facebook app, you'll already have that folder on your memory card as it creates it so it can add the 'Facebook pop' tone.
[Defy General] jasonleeg:
Great, thank you both for your advice. I've now added my own tone. This is a great modding community!
[Defy General] 999phonebug:
I agree, but probably not this particular app.
[Defy General] unrafa:
Android ability to manage ringtones sucks, just because it allows you to use ringtones from SDcard but the sdcard have to be mounted by the phone, and many times thats not the case. and the phone will just play a "Error Tone". And you can't rely on it, because it makes not just ringtones or notifications but also alarms fail.

Best is always to move them to /system/media/audio/ringtones, or find a way to save and use ringtones in /data partition, which is always mounted
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mba07:
Does anybody know of a way of getting one of the original perf mods(309, 318) for dell roms to work on the new 345 rom?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthieu.walter.ph:
i have HTC Desire HD. There is settings for voice input but how can i operate or active my phone to run on voice commands?

Help will be much appreciated.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthieu.walter.ph:
NO help at all yet

HI Guys,

Please help me in getting my phone run on voice command.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wbbigdave:
All depends on what you mean, if you want to give it a command then hold down the search button till voice search comes up. This also allows you to give voice commands.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul c:
I'd change the topic title to something more meaningful, few people drop in on a "help" topic.

You'll get more hits that way - and advice ;)

afaik, it doesnt actually run the phone via commands, but you can dictate emails etc
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthieu.walter.ph:
help please

like if I want to give some voice command to google.com to search anything how I will do it?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newoutofthebox:
Which voice thingy are you referring to?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthieu.walter.ph:
help please

I saw my mate using google search engine by hi voice he speaks on google search engine didn't type. I want to know how can I do it?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthieu.walter.ph:
Resolved

just resolved it myself :)

Anyway thanks.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wbbigdave:
Yeh....yourself....the handy hint of holding the search button? ;)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthieu.walter.ph:
Not That

Not that man if hold the search button it will ask you copy and paste. But if you hold the key of EN it will ask you to speak :) that's all.
[Desire HD General] mrxdead:
Hi , searching for a new Bootscreen for my Disire Hd with new Revolution Hd rom 3.2 .

I have the t-mobil screen and i will change this where can i get a new screen ? Like Revolution Hd

Sry for my english

Thangs a lot
[Desire HD General] pwraggcan:
Look in the splash screen thread of the themes and apps forum

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=886467
[Desire HD General] RADLOUNI:
Hi Guys

I faced a strange problem today when i paired my telephone for the first time with a blutooth headset (nokia). The headset connects and works flawlessly, but when i shutdown the headset and the bluetooth connection with the desire hd is gone, SENSE UI REBOOTS !!!!!!!!

I tested it a couple of times and it happens every time, any body has an idea of why this is happening ?

Thanks
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
Hi all,

I am interested on purchasing a Nexus S from ebay to replace my G1. I do have a couple of questions before I jump both feet in it:

1- Does the Nexus S even work on the Roger's network in Canada? I got 2 years left on my contract.

2- I am guessing that the sim card from my G1 be used on the Nexus S?

3- Are there known performance issues with Nexus S/Rogers? Should I root the phone (CM7) to work better with the Rogers network?

Thanks in advance,

Heeter
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
man... if you are in the GTA area

buying it off P-mall will cost you less than buying it from eBay

and you even get to TEST it in the store before you check out, on eBay, you might get SCAMmed if it's a defective device, it's a huge hassle to recover your money back via paypal

1) yes it works Quad Band great as phone, EDGE only unless you have AWS 1700+2100 (up link & down link)

2) of course, normal size SIM card, not the micro size ones

3) no problem at all, ROM performance have nothing to do with network you are using
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
Hey AllGamer,

Thanks for your response!

What is P-Mall? I live in Edmonton, not Toronto. Would I be able to order online from this PMall?

Also, I didn't know that there was 2 sizes of SIM cards, Which one is the one I have on the back of my HTC Dream?

Finally, what is EDGE? Is this something that I have to ask of Rogers out here in Edmonton? Will the Nexus S work without this EGDE?

Thanks again, AllGamer.

Heeter
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranapratab:
P-mall = Pacific Mall

4300 Steeles Ave. E,

Markham, Ontario

L3R 0Y5

Tel: (905) 470-8785

Fax: (905) 470-9234
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
there are like 20+ cell phone stores inside that mall, and you can barter for price reduction.

but since you are in Edmonton... i guess Pmall is out of the question, unless you plan to take a trip here in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) in the next few weeks/months

There are people from as far as Florida/California that will drive all the way here to shop at that mall... (it's kinda crazy if you ask me) :p

EDGE = 2G / 2.5G

HSPDA = 3G (also known as H) or 3.5G

HSDPA+ = 4G (not yet available for the public in Canada, but already being tested in small groups Windmobile, Telus, Bell)

Normal SIM card = lots of extra plastic and a corner chopped off

Mini SIM card = all the plastic material removed, only the SIM chip remains
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
Awesome, Thanks for your responses.

I do have a full size SIM card. I just looked at it, lots of plastic around chip and a corner is cutoff.

No Plans to travel to T.O. in the near future, :(. I was assuming that PMall was a store, not a whole mall.

My phone is currently HSPDA from Rogers, so it will be the same for the Nexus S.

Thanks for the great info.....

Heeter
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinan:
Not sure why people would drive from Florida to shop there when they could just get a nexus S in the US from best buy for $99 and break the 2 yr contract early and only pay a $200 ETF plus a month of service ($30 voice plan) and $35 activation fee. (I happen to be from FL and live in Toronto lol)

I haven't been to pacific mall recently but I doubt you could find a brand new Nexus S there for under 600 cad. The prices I see for phones in those shops are always astronomically high when I compare it to US prices... or even local kijiji or craigslist ads.

Anyway, to the OP: the Nexus S doesn't have rogers/ATT 3G frequences, so it would only work on edge. Wait for the ATT version to be released and then reconsider. OR switch to wind and pay $40/mo for unlimited everything and stop burning money by being a rogers customer lol.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
Thanks Dinan,

What is the wind mobile network specs? I do know that this was the first and last contract I ever sign with rogers again. I am at $50/month with no voicemail.

Thanks

Heeter
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinan:
Well if you've never heard about Wind then you should probably check out their website. Their coverage is a lot less than what rogers offers, but if you live in a downtown core like Toronto or vancouver (or edmonton, I think they have service where you are) it's pretty good. They had a holiday miracle plan which was $40/month for unlimited voice nationwide (and even to the U.S.), unlimited 3G data, unlimited internationally, and voicemail. I think they have a plan which offers almost all of that (except U.S. calling) for $45/month.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
you should not be buying the nexus s right now if you plan on using it with rogers. the nexus s will not work on rogers 3g network, so its pretty much a waste. you will be stuck on EDGE service which is slightly faster than dial up 56k.

the nexus s is supposed to be coming out with a rogers 3g version in a few weeks to a month, so really it would be wise to wait until the proper version is released.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
Great, Thanks for your input, RogerPodacter.

Will it be issued through rogers? Or will it be sold through Google to work on rogers network?

Heeter
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
It will likely be sold direct from Google unlocked, but with rogers 3g bands. So you prob won't be able to get it cheap on contract.

However strong rumors claim that rogers did plan on officially selling it, so who knows. We'll just have to wait and see. Should be very soon if It's going to happen.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onei0077:
+1

Used my nexus s on rogers for a month and couldn't handle the data speed, edge is way to slow.

Sent from my Google.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YatimaMeiji:
I had been running official stock 2.2 on my vibrant for a while, but one issue was bothering me. I use Google Listen to keep up on my podcasts and every few days it won't play back anything, it will say error, unable to play file. I then try to play some music with the stock music app or even with Winamp, and again an error. Reboot the phone and its good to go again. This is how it goes every few days.

I've reformatted, via the phone, the internal flash and still had this problem. So I give up and decide to go back to Bionix V rom(I'm using the latest currently at 1.3.1). Again I'm good for a couple of days, yet tada! this morning I go to play a podcast and again it doesn't work. So whats up? Any ideas? Is it my phone?