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[XPERIA X8 Android Development] Bin4ry:
Flashmode != Kernelboot

In flashmode it is possbile to change different values, f.e. the simlock

The needed values are stored in TA, radio will read it from there and release the simlock.

But you still need to find a way to validate these values. It is verified by s1hwconf i think, this is rsa1024 signature.

I haven't searched for this tool, but i can say that you cannot fake this needed values from running system! Buy the tool or take your own challenge and calculate the unlock key yourself by disassemling the radiofirmware and understand how this works ;)

Regards
[XPERIA X8 Android Development] aerosmith1:
the new omnius can save or replace the TA. So if i read the ta from a simlock free phone, then i restore it in my phone and then flash a generic rom, maybe it will be unlocked?
[XPERIA X8 Android Development] Blagus:
won't work because signature would be lost...
[XPERIA X8 Android Development] zachlevi:
Please tell can it work on 2.1.67 and how to do that.
[XPERIA X8 Android Development] dharvey4651:
All good things come to those who wait patiently.

The X8 bootloader will be cracked eventually, I'm sure of it. Will it be today or tomorrow? Probably not. Next week? I doubt it... BUT... If you guys wait patiently and just enjoy the phone until then, I'm sure one day some big brain will unlock it and you guys will be able to enjoy it to it's fullest potential.

Until then, no more threads like this because it's completely useless and doesn't help to complain that another device got it before you.

Think of those poor people getting the HTC Sensation 4G(myself included) who are going to have to deal with a locked, signed and encrypted bootloader.. Talk about hard to crack...

Thread closed.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MOFOx305:
I just install CM7 to my Aria for the first time with no problem at all and im just wondering, where do i start to get Games, Apps such as Facebook ect... Because I no longer have the Android market place on my phone. Help please
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drumist:
After installing CM7, you should also install the Google Apps separately. It's listed at the bottom of the first post of the CM7 thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=956223

Install it the same way you installed CM7. Don't wipe anything, just install this on top of what you have now and it should work.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MOFOx305:
:)

Genius thanks so much
[Droid X General] Jmoney47:
Is there anyway to remove the ads on the gingerbread leak? Adfree does not seem to work on it

If needed I can write scripts I just need to know what to write
[Droid X General] jnehama:
I used the extras on droid overclock. It's also in root tools. Seems to be working. The browsers I use have their own address blocking.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi101:
Let me prefix my post with: please don't call 911 just to "test" your phone if this post title has worried you. There is no reason to believe you have a 911 calling problem (more explained below) and you will take up valuable resources from others who actually have an emergency and need immediate help.

I am the owner of a Samsung SGH-i896 Captivate. Today I had to call 911. The call failed. It acted like it was placing the call to 911, it said "Emergency number" on the screen as it acted like it was dialing, and then in half a second the call failed. Other calls worked fine. I had service. Thankfully I was able to use the phone of a friend that was with me to successfully dial 911.

I know this is really really horrible, especially since my little warning at the top of this thread... but when I came home I removed the SIM from my phone and tried to dial 911 to see if it would ring. It didn't work. The lock screen says "No SIM card." and "Emergency calls only". The phone shows full reception bars. When I dial 911 the screen flashes "Out of service area" at the top with a phone picture underneath and then the text"Emergency number". This comes up for 1 second then the dialer exits to my home screen.

I'd like your help to track down this problem.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalmansam:
Dial 112 (911 is only for us phones)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi101:
911 is used in Canada. And the SGH-I896 is a Canadian phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XGX5309:
Have you thought of it more as a network issue, and not a phone issue? I have unfortunately had to dial 911 from my Captivate before, and it worked fine. I'm using an i9000 ROM with an i9000 modem in non-3G service areas.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalmansam:
I'm not sure then does 112 work? Don't call just to test it but it should work I had this problem on an early i9000 rom 112 worked for me... this should be moved to Q&A though it is a bit of an issue... I guess no one realty tests the emergency call features...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ridethelight:
Perhaps the issue warrants the attention of developement.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xpeppyx:
I had to dial 911 on my phone. live in us using cognition 4 and it would not work.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalmansam:
Hmm perhaps this does does need more attention if it still doesn't work on cog 4... I had this problem when the first froyo cog rom came out... I do believe it was brought up then & 112 was the temporary fix but I can't believe 911 still doesn't work...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi101:
112 gives me the same "Out of service area" like when I dial 911 without a SIM.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi101:
Alright, so I installed Rogers stock 2.2. I tried with both SIM in and SIM out. I'm not able to dial 911 in either case. Call fails with SIM in, and I get the "Out of service" message when SIM is out.

Sounds like there is definitely something wrong with my phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalmansam:
Ok so I can confirm that 911 does work on cog 4.3 on the i897 on att in us so I think it does have something to do with the missing nvdata but why would you still be able to make regular calls & not emergency calls that seems backwards hmm?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xThe Enforcer:
Who needs 911 anyway!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phoenix-Lead:
I'd like to help figure this out for evetyone but how the hell do we test this one out??? I guess I could go out looking for trouble.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi101:
If you give me an idea on how to fix it, I will test it out...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boborone:
I have an i897 and have have used it on phoenix (not sure the version), and andromeda 2.1. Not sure how to test, but that does seem like an network problem. Phone not connecting properly.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi101:
I tried putting in a SIM from another carrier. 911 emergency calls don't go through.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi101:
I tried putting in a SIM from another carrier. All calls work, not 911. Tested on Rogers and Bell Canada.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bulletproof1013:
Thought I herd on android central podcast that the problem was known?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi101:
I just checked. Looks like that's a problem for the Vibrant and only when calling from the lock screen. Seems unrelated to this issue, since those people can still call from the dialer once they unlock their phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgi101:
For anyone who has this problem in the future: I'm pretty sure it was related to having lost the phone's original /efs/ folder including nv_data.bin. You have to have a backup nv_data to restore from to fix the problem, or else it needs to go to samsung for servicing to be re-flashed. This fixed my phone. (well, got a replacement...)

For anyone who has this problem in the future: I'm pretty sure it was related to a bad upgrade to 2.2 via Samsung Kies... Replacement phone is working fine for now.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
I am coming from WinMo to the Epic. I am noticing a lot of bloatware on this phone and am wondering if rooting it and installing a custom rom the only way to remove these programs? I mean there is a lot of literal crap on this device from Sprint. Any help would be appreciated, I read through all the forums I could think of and even went to the wiki and read.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
You can use "one click root",then get a program called "sdx app remover".
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
thank you very much
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mis3:
SDX app remover will work, but another option is to root, then download titanium backup from the market. I use the free version and it's great. Using this app, you can make backups of you apps and app data (1 at a time, in a batch, or even set overnight schedules). This comes in handy whether flashing roms, if a program gets corrupted, or even if you download an update to a program that doesn't work and want to restore the prior one. Also, if you go to the backup/restore tab, you can see all apps on the phone. If you press on the app, it brings up options, one of which is uninstall. If rooted, you can uninstall anything (just be careful).

Welcome to the epic.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thejaffe:
I had the same thought with my heroc long ago. But the stock rom minus bloat still is garbage compared to even the worst custom rom. With this epic was never a question...custom rom 30 mins after I got it.

You can always Odin back to stock...but you never will :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
I guess I am worried about messing something up, I only started putting custome rom's on My touch Diamond after I knew I was looking for a new phone in the last 3 months. Is there just a bsaic Android 2.2 rom for the Epic, so I could start from scratch with my apps?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maghig:
I would recommend Bonsai, but they seem to be busy screwing themselves over. Let's just say its a great rom, but they are making some pretty dumb moves in the PR category.

BTW, if there was

then you should have contacted the health department.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
so i am noticing some of these roms will root for me. I am looking at the bonsai thread, is it an all in one package. i am new to android rooting. i know on winmo i had to first unlock then run a ruu from my desktop.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silver03wrx:
You can use odin too load pre rooted roms. Which will give u cwm. Then u can change roms at your own discretion with out a pc. Look at the ratings and read the posts before u load a rom. Id also suggest bonsai 4.0 seems to the the most stable. And I have tried all of them.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silver03wrx:
Unless you do not care about pic msging and gps in which case definately check out cm7 aplha 3. Its androi 2.3 gingerbread .
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
one more question, if i don't like this how do i go back to stock rom, with winmo i just reflash old one.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lafronz:
Thank you for this. My keyboard thanks you for the mountain dew bath.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
I have decided I actually like the Samsung ui but I can;t stand how many apps there are, I have 2 freakin Facebook apps because I can't remove the original and the newer one doesn't update the old one. So best thing to do is root and try and remove the stock apps I guess.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
I already said this and no one answered. if something goes wrong, how do I go back to stock sprint rom? with winmo i just re run the rom package on my pc.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 063_XOBX:
Just use ODIN. It's always right at the top of the Dev section.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
thx, wanted to make sure that is the right thing, like i said i am a nOOb
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GGkthxbai:
I was in your shoes a month or so ago.

When I finally had enough time and bravery to mess around with the phone, I rooted and proceeded to brick my phone.

This bricking taught me a valuable lesson and its that the epic is very hard to permantly screw up. I also came from a winmo device before being hogtied and violated from palm and sprints marketin team but wounds healed and feelings of anger and sadness faded away when the epic decended from sprints hallowed halls. (Gg sprint marketing team on another successful campaign...)

Hope isn't lost and I would advise you to become used to your phone with the OTA updates (it should be at ec05) because unless you know what gains you are receiving from flashing a new rom, then it would be a pointless endevor.

Lurk more in the dev forums and play with your phone. If you have a question then ask and hopefully you will find a rom to fit your needs.

Sent from my Epic4g using the internet.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GGkthxbai:
I was rushed and wanted to further clarify a little on what I posted above.

The epic you have now OP should be on 2.2.1 EC05 Froyo if it's not that way now. This is the current update pushed from sprint and I personally had no problems with it. The amount of bloat you see vs the bloat you can't (CIQ...and others *too lazy to google or search*) is a factor to consider while deciding if rooting and customs roms are for you.

I know you mentioned Touchwiz and like you, I enjoy it. Rooting and flashing a rom can remove this but many of the current roms offer a version with TW either as default or baked in. This shouldn't be of concern because you will not notice much difference between stock TW and that provided in a rom other than how "snappy" it is.

I also recommended lurking in the dev forums, and I meant that. I'll look at the first page of a thread such as the ACS rom thread in dev. After seeing what's offered, go to the last page and work backwards, noting any issues or problems people are having. Do understand that people are more likely to post a problem than give praise so do not let those post steer you away, but just use caution and take notice of what's recommended to fix it.

Although this may seem long winded, I feel that a majority of people similer to myself will either conclude that rooting is hard and not mess with it, or become lost in the ever changing acronyms, root utilities, and overall direction to successfully root their device.

What makes matters even worse is that some roms can be so complicated to install and troubleshoot that the information you need to continue isn't already clear enough to you to correctly ask a question or troublesoot. You will see this reflected in post where phones are reurned to the store after it fail to boot.

So to restate what I think would be your best option (and others who find themselves looking to root and flash custom roms), you should lurk and study the dev forums along with general. Make sure current version of froyo is on your device from the OTA update (EC05 is current and you can check by Settings/About Phone/ and scrolling down towards the bottom. Become knowledgeable about what your phone can do, then if you decide that a new rom will make for a richer experience, then follow guides handed down from the roms themselves to help make sure you successfully root and flash your phone.

It can be a headache but it's worth the pain when you finally finish.

Sent from my Epic4g using the internet.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GRK4G63:
jonny4,

I,too, was in your shoes. I registered on this forum just to reply to your post.

I've had my Epic 4G for a little over a month and I've already tried several different kernels and ROMs. I've found that a good resource for learning how to flash your Epic is YouTube. There's a guy on there with the username "randyshear." He had an Epic 4G and made a ton of how-to vids about installing ClockworkMod Recovery, making Nandroid backups, and flashing various ROMs. Before my Epic 4G, I had never had an Android phone, so I was VERY new to the whole thing. Fortunately for us, the phone has been out for a while and many options exist. I recommend checking out randyshear's vids. He posts download links to all the ROMs he tries out. I've been using the Genocide 0.3a kernel that undervolts and overclocks the CPU to 1.2 GHz and I've flashed ViperROM Apocalypse 4.0.4 with EXT4. The phone has never been faster!

Make sure you get ClockworkMod on the phone and make a backup. Also, just to be safe, back up your microSD too. Trust me, once you get the hang of it, it's actually really fun to try out different ROMs to see how your phone responds. Good luck!

EDIT: I recently flashed my Epic with SyndicateROM Frozen 1.1.0 (EC05 Froyo) with the Twilight Zone kernel and I was completely blown away! FASTEST ROM/KERNEL COMBO I have seen yet!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
here is basically what i hate. i just killed a bunch of apps and 3, Clock, amazon mp3, and qik video, that I have never used or setup are already running again. It is absolutely stupid that a program that has never been used or setup can run itself, reminds of me of spyware or malware, and because Samsung locks out removing of said apps it is annoying. I would be happy with the basic rom if all these extra apps weren't running or installed. I may try what the first person suggested. I know WinMo had a bunch of crap apps installed in the Sprint rom but at least those did not run on their own. I do appreciate everyones help, really and I guess if I plan on rooting I should probably do it within my return policy.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 063_XOBX:
Don't use a task killer with your phone. It isn't needed and leads to more problems than it's worth. Apps that open automatically will always open after you kill them and just kill your battery. Plus using a taskiller removes your phones ability to multitask properly.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
I actually saw better battery life on Saturday with Advanced Task Killer Froyo on aggressive auto kill every 30 minutes than on Sunday when I removed it after a reset to factory and I used it more on Saturday. I will remove it and try it again without.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeerChameleon:
If you must use a task manager use the built in one, it works great and doesnt mess with your phone after i got rid of advanced task killer my phone was running better, i just use the built in one and to switch between programs i used the recently used thingy :D

The built in one doesnt show the same apps as advacned task killer which is good
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guiseppe83:
New here as well. A Lot of trial and error and READ, READ, READ! ! ! some youtube vids are helpful, meaning they will show boot/shutdown animations. A huge help is the "epic cookbook"....http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=967014... Not trying to hi-jack the thread but about everything you need is there. Very organized from; factory flash's, ROMs, Kernels and great how to's!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
I am back to just trying to root this phone so I can run 2 apps that need root access. Is oneclickroot the easiest and safest route to do this? Also can it be un-rooted without seeing the screen, my screen actually died last week and I would have been in deep **** if I had rooted the phone and not been able to unroot it because I could not see the screen.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
no one has a quick answer to this?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
Once you get rooted, get clockworkmod, and nandroid backup. Then you can mess all you want to your hearts content, if things go sour, restore. Best way to learn is a hands on approach.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnCorleone:
Yeah, its almost impossible to brick this phone and Odin can always get you back to stock.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
These things can all be used without access to the phone screen, is it like my windows mobile un lock was and everything was done on the pc, just in case the phone screen decides to die again and i need to put everything back to stock?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
If your screen screws up, you shouldn't worry about having to odin, they'll either replace the phone entirely or fix your screen. They aren't cyber-police. =P
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
Man, I hope you are right, gonna do this on the 4th frkn epic 4g in 5 months, that is how much bad luck i have with phones.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
What type of environment are you giving your epic? Is it the handling that screws up your screen? (Ex. Lil kids, children..) or are you being careful and the screens aren't lasting?

EDIT: This reminds me of the day I took my Slim PSP to work, I had taken very good care of it, but crapped up the screen by the time my day was over, lol.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
lol, no. they keep giving me refurbs and they aren't exactly refurbishing them very well. The first device had a power issue before 3 months, randomly restarting, would not power on unless hooked to the wall charger and the wall charger actually started it not the power button, would only charge off the wall charger, then they replaced it and about a month later i hit the power button and tried to put in my pass code and it wouldn't take so i turned the screen off and back on and the screen was all white and washed out, they replaced the screen in store and then the phone would randomly lock up, lag, turn off, apps can;t find an internet connection sometimes and weird stuff, the second replacement phone came in this last Tuesday and they gave me one with a broken mic, lol, no one could hear me unless i used my Bluetooth, they have ordered me a 3rd replacement but it is taking forever to get here so i am back on the laggy one that locks up, everyday i actually have to pull the battery more and more because of lock ups. My phone has a full invisieshield and rubber case. I am obviously bad with phones, kidding, every Samsung I have ever owned, except my m500, was a piece of crap. I even went as far as calling the Executive customer service line and telling them about the quality of the refurbished phones.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shinydude100:
What happened to the first one you bought brand new? Or is that why they keep sending you refurbs?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny4:
Original device I bought in March had a power issue before it was 3 months old, randomly restarting, would not power on unless hooked to the wall charger, the wall charger itself was the only way to power it on, the power button would not work, and it would only charge off the wall charger. I don't know what happened it just did, the charger is on a surge protector.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cr4ck3r4lif3:
I've had great luck with ACS Roms and have tried pretty much all ROMs available for the Epic. The ones that remove bloatware plus ciq make the phone perform much better and increase battery life significantly. Check out some YouTube videos for instructions. They're tons of them!

Have fun with the phone.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnCorleone:
Be careful with InvisibleShield. Isn't that the one they wet to put on? I had a few dead pixels on the first week of launch. They almost didn't let insurance cover it because it can be considered water damage from the screen protector...if that's the one you have. Also, I believe after so many replacements they give an option for another phone...Nexus maybe or a NEW Epic not reburb.