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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xenokc:
Love having this... server side rcp and rsync also work. I'm using it to backup my EVO from a Linux computer.. am running the script from the Linux side.

Is there a way to setup in the quickssh data directory a trusted server so that you don't have to enter password? I would think it could be done somewhere here...

/data/data/com.teslacoilsw.quicksshd

here is the script that runs on linux computer side. it will backup the sdcard and /data/data, which contains game saves, etc.

will do an incremental with each run, so very quick do backup after first time.

#-------------------------------

echo "Android IP address: \c"

read IP

mkdir -p /home/userid/backups

rsync -utrv --progress $IP:/mnt/sdcard /home/userid/backups/

rsync -utrv --progress $IP:/data/data /home/userid/backups/
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] LogeshMenon:
ok, i have set a password, enabled quicksshd, plugged in my usb cable to the phone.... i cant even ping the ip or worst still, to connect in.... what am i doing wrong here
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] phiberoptick:
You don't connect via USB. SSH is a TCP protocol. You need to connect from a computer/device that is also connected to the same network that the phone's WiFi is connected to.

-Ronan
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YatimaMeiji:
So I've used this phone for many happy days, but I want to move on. I'm a geek like that. But while going back to stock I wanted to put the sims back in place, but /data_tmo, where the sims is supposed to live, is no longer there. whats up with that?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oka1:
not sure I understand what you are saying, but if you are saying where does the sim go ? open the back and remove the battery you will see where it goes.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jn_vista:
Just use odin, this will put everything back on place.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YatimaMeiji:
The Sims game that came with the phone. That was never part of odin since it was in its own partition, /data_tmo.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.orange303:
its not in odin. damn man. you use odin to flash to jpd or origional stock. can be found in the developers section. and YES it does return the sims to your phone.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YatimaMeiji:
I flashed the JE8, JFD, and even let Kies Mini flash KA6. They all contain the icon to the game, but not the game itself. I have the apk for the game, just not the place to put it(it doesn't go in /system/app, not enough space)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.orange303:
cant you just put the apk in a folder then install? create a programs folder?

i always app monster to backup and install my apps. it has a folder it makes to store the apk files.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inconceeeivable:
Do you have the original SD card? I thought the game was loaded on it?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YatimaMeiji:
Yes I do, no its not
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iynfynity:
does it says parsing error? this also happened to me, i just searched and installed the game fine.

okay i searched for it again, here you go.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9457552&postcount=13

hope it helps you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YatimaMeiji:
yes that works to get the game going, but not if I do a factory restore to then give it away.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laztpn0i:
Has anybody tried brainmasters mod to speed up the sd card on their MT4G? It looks like he found a way to change the default cache size for reading your sd card. It looks interesting and wonder if it really does speed up the card on the phone. I just wanted to get some opinions before I attempt this on my phone. Anyways here is the link.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1010807
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustk1ll20:
did a test on the stock sdcard and got 3.4 write speed and 126.6 on read. think ill try and report the results to see if its worth it or not.

edit: temp changed cache from 128 to 3072. write speed went up to 4.4 and reading speed dropped to 102.6

says you need to find the right setting to get the best result for your phone, so could be improved a bit.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcwiker05:
I tried this (first doing it manually then flashing the 3048 one) it definitely made an improvement when I did it manually but I don't think the flash stuck because it still says 128. Thing is the read still seems better then it was originally but not as good as the manual change.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mister-gwada97one:
Hello,,

I would like to know what is

Backup/Restore > Advanced restore > Data.

What does it restore exactly ?

Thanks
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torsrex:
If you have made a nandroid backup, the advanced restore option let's you decide what to restore. If you select data, all of your data from the backup will be restored, but not the system and kernel. Do not do this between roms since this will propably create a boot loop. This feature is handy when you i.e have changed a file on your data partition and the whole system screws up. Instead of restoring everything, you just restore the backup of the data partition. Keep in mind that you will need to create a full nandroid backup to be able to use the advanced restore.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mister-gwada97one:
Thanks for all these infos ^^
[EVO 4G General] KB112:
Well, either I am trippin and have been with Sprint 10 years, or there is a mistake on my acct? I swear I have only been with them since 2004, well Nextel actually, then Sprint. My current plan is the $129 Family Plan with 5 lines, so I should not be eligible to Gold status.

But someone posted on SprintUsers about the log on window now showing your Premier status. When I sign in, sure enough it says "Welcome, Sprint Premier Gold Customer". My upgrade, which I assumed I would lose, is due 10/01/2011, as I upgraded to my EVO in Oct 2010. Everything is still showing as eligible. So perhaps you should check your account and see what your level is.

KB
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
Figures, been with Sprint for over ten years and even though the guy at the store assured me I would be Gold they have me down as Silver.
[EVO 4G General] Semantics:
I got the Silver kick in the nut sack.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Are you sure it was Sprint or were you with Nextel then turned into Sprint?
[EVO 4G General] KB112:
I was told it shouldn't matter and they were supposed to add my Nextel years along with my Sprint tenure.

You were supposed to request a tenure override. The rep can look up your old account with CRF tool and see your old Legacy account from the P2K system.

***Tenure Override Request. Refer them to KMS document "Verify Sprint Premier Program Eligibility and Help Customer Redeem Offer". ***
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Not sure you should be posting work links here, or link names anyway. It does matter though as the system will automatically change the tenure.

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] klbjr:
Well this sucks! I'm in the same boat as OP but I'm stuck on Silver. I have same plan with 3 lines & my bill still comes in around $200/mo & that's with the discount I get from Kimberly Clark! Looks like I'll be on the phone with the retentions department tomorrow!
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
Sprint the entire time. I've had the same number since day one but have had extra lines come and go.

I switched way back before suncom got bought out.

edit: been too long ago for me to remember well lol, I actually had suncom when they started but switched to Sprint shortly after. For some reason I thought they got bought out by Cingular and then AT&T back in '00.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
In that case it should be fixed.

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
My account has been kind of fubared from the beginning. For some reason they had an address in Arizona attached to my account that could only be seen internally, they told me a long long time ago it was nothing so I forgot about it until they tried to send my replacement phone there last year. Then once I signed the contract for my Evo they started charging me their state and county taxes even though I've never lived anywhere near there lol
[EVO 4G General] jyan_osu:
I guess I'm lucky that I'm on the opposite boat.. I got the letter stating that I was in the Silver program and when I logged in I see it says welcome Gold Premier Member.. explains why my phone eligibility never changed. I knew I was near the 10 year area though. Hope other people are as lucky as me.
[EVO 4G General] cordell12:
For those of you who have been a 10+ year subscriber with sprint/nextel/sprint, when you moved to either or they created you a new account. I was able to go back and show my account numbers from where I left sprint for nextel and back to sprint. It took a week or so but I was upgraded to gold due to me being a 10+ year customer. I can give the number I called to do this if you PM me, I dont want to put it on blast for some idiot to get and make dumb arse calls to. It is not a retentions # but a Executive & Regulatory Services #. If this will help you get gold back shoot me a PM :)
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
i have been with sprint for 12 years but i have 4 lines so i normally have 2 or 3 upgrades chilling im bummed i was dropped to silver :( but ill still get a new phone when they are released
[EVO 4G General] EliWay:
Holy shiet I thought I was going to be silver, but I'm GOLD :D EVO 3D here I come :D:D:D:D:D
[EVO 4G General] Papa Smurf151:
I'm golden woohoo
[EVO 4G General] LZLandingZone:
This whole Gold/Silver thing is screwing with my head too.

I signed up for Sprint February of 2010. One Samsung Moment (I stick with it for a year, my god was it horrible.), and a LG Lotus Elite II.

We got the Gold benefits before Sprint changed the requirements, but we're also on a corporate account. I upgraded from my Moment to the Evo on March 7th using Wirefly.

I then check to see if I have to wait two years for an upgrade, but nope, I'm due for another one next March on the 1st. So I'm guessing I'm retaining my benefits and wasn't affected by the change, even though other people have. It's so confusing.
[EVO 4G General] KB112:
I found all that info posted a few different times on SprintUsers forum. It just helped me use this info as a reference tool. Seems like it may have worked. :)
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Just goes to show how misinformed people are; that document has nothing to do with customers switching from Nextel to Sprint, it simply shows how to redeem anniversary rewards and how to check their tenure, specifically Sprint® Wireless tenure. Customers that were with Nextel and switched with the merger don't qualify, exceptions are made but systematically they don't qualify.

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] cordell12:
If you were sprint then went to Nextel after merger than back to sprint with no break in service you can be granted gold as I was. It was not automatic I had to fight for it. Of course I had all three of my account numbers for the past 11 years do it was hard to deny me.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
After the merger they were both on the same system and switching between Sprint and Nextel made no difference, just like switching now doesn't affect anything.

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] Sirchuk:
I went into a store on the first and was told I would keep my $150 upgrade because I was already eligible. Today or yesterday it changed to silver and a $75 upgrade. Doesn't make sense as I can get out of contract for $50 and sign a new one, still saving $25 the long route. It's irritating that I was told I would have it still and now it's gone. Should have used it while I had the chance. Sprint stores are useless.

Sent via EVO
[EVO 4G General] seandelise:
got the shaft through sprint and downgraded to silver. If it wasn't for my love the evo this new program would of caused me to leave.
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Well, it finally says Silver for me, but all 4 lines (1 is an airave) still have the $150 discount, so I'm happy and set for the EVO 3D launch...if their speeds pick up and stop being complete ****. ;)
[EVO 4G General] Sirchuk:
I have a question someone here may be able to answer, definitely not going to ask the sprint store!

Since I am only eligible for the 1 year $75 silver upgrade now, does that mean I only sign an additional year onto my contract rather than the 2 years I would get with the $150 upgrade? Or am I signing 2 years for just $75?

My contract expires in October. Assuming the EVO 3D comes out in June/Early July, a 1 year addition seems a better deal at this point rather than a 2 year for only $75 more.

Edit:

Never mind, I just answered my own question. Logged into sprint, tried to upgrade the phone, it only gives a $75 discount on the FULL PRICE of the phone for a 2 year contract renewal, and $25 off for a 1 year, and NO REBATE.

What a crock of crap that is. I'm going to have to cancel my contract, pay my $50 cancellation fee, and start a new line to get the $199 price, saving about $150 after the early termination fee.
[EVO 4G General] KB112:
I dunno Bro. I mean I just know that plenty of people on SU were getting their time with Nextel added on with their time with Sprint. I called in and asked that the same be done for me. The girl was real cool about it and said it wouldn't be an issue if I had an old account number for her to go off.

On the board, one Sprint Employee said something about the Tenure Override to get years added. Another mentioned crf tools can look up legacy numbers etc. I just referenced these things in my conversation. Whatever it is, it seemed to work?
[EVO 4G General] obscurenetworks:
I'm going to chime in and see if I'm the oldest Sprint customer around these parts :). I've been with them since 1999 - when they bought a company called PrimeCo.

Now keep in mind I have been a continuous Sprint customer the whole time no breaks :)

Well except if you call a 3rd party employee plan a "break". I kept it for about two years after I left the job that entitled me to it. I got the world for $20.00/month - the only glitch was when the Evo 4G came out :( That stupid 4G fee...

And I just checked today, I love goooooooold!
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
I'm up there with ya, been with then with the same phone number since around 99 and mine is showing silver. Kind of irked it's one more thing I've got to take the time to deal with now.
[EVO 4G General] obscurenetworks:
Tell me about it. It's pretty much like the government - they give you all these so-called "benefits" but they make it so difficult and frustrating to actually obtain, that you almost don't even wanna try.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Hmmm, I have a shared account with 5 lines averaging over $226 a month for almost 2 years and I'm still Silver? That's some bull****. I'll call them about it today and complain. We have 4 lines that are contract-free and I'll switch if I have to.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
So according to the rep, the Shared Plan must be

base

$169 (3000 minutes). That's some bull****. I have the $129 (1500 minutes) plus 3 additional lines at $19.99 each, totalling about $189 without even counting the 5 TEPs, International Long Distance additional services I get. Sprint is really pissing me off lately. The EVO 3D is tempting, but I don't think I can stay with Sprint after yet another dissapointment like this.
[EVO 4G General] ausch30:
My first attempt to get my status changed to gold failed, I sent an email. I found out in their reply that I will reach 10 years on 10/11 of this year so you got me beat by a couple years. Sprint was really a very bad company with horrible customer service and a terrible selection of phones for a very long time, up until a few years ago. I think we should get something back for staying with them through those times. I'm going to keep trying to get it changed, I just have to find the time to call CS and keep escalating until I can find someone willing to do it.
[EVO 4G General] Papa Smurf151:
I've been with sprint since 98 and have no desire to leave. People complain no matter what happens. All I can say is it's nice to be rewarded for being loyal. And I don't consider being with a company for a whole year being loyal. Also go to Verizon forums and at&t and the unlucky T-Mobile forums. People complain there just as much. But its nice to c others here just as loyal to a company as I've been.
[EVO 4G General] brokentoaster24:
So.. Here's an idea.

I also got the silver kick in the sack. the requirements for gold are 90+ for a single or 170+ for shared. Sprint has the option to change your plan mid contact. So simply change your plan to the required minimum, receive upgrade, ????, profit!

Then change your plan back down to whatever you want once you have le new phone
[EVO 4G General] Stoichiometric:
Maintain a monthly base plan of $169.99 for shared plans for at least three months

$169.99 - $129.99 = $40

$40 x 3months = $120

Seems it would be cheaper to keep the silver plan use the $75 "1/2" upgrade and pay the other $75 vs. upgrading to the 3000min plan for 3 months then downgrading.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
So where will you be switching to?
[EVO 4G General] cwbristow@cox.net:
Tenure '95
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
That sentiment is the only reason Sprint had the balls to pull this bait and switch on their customers and is no excuse for retroactively retracting an offer, even if it was a courtesy and exempt from contractual limitation.

It's just rude.
[EVO 4G General] KB112:
Seems you gotta weigh it out. For some people with individual plans and a good monthly discount, it's worth it to bump up temporarily. People on a shared plan, well it's a bit more out of pocket. So it really depends on the listed retail price of the phone, vs what new customer pricing will be.

It will be worth it for some. For others it may just be a wash.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Most likely Verizon. For $40 more a month, I'll have the same setup as I do now with Sprint only I'll have decent internet speeds and reception. I might wait for an answer to the 3D phones before though.
[EVO 4G General] blackroseMD1:
That's what I'm doing. My upgrade was due July 2nd. I called yesterday and talked to retentions, and they told me that they couldn't give me my upgrade back, but that I could always just "buy out my contract" for $150 on my one year date.

Looking at that, I realized that I could just pay an extra $60 over the next 3 months and get my upgrade back...talked to Sprint about it, and they said that I will hit Gold Status on July 1st.

Works for me, I guess, although I'd much rather just get my damn upgrade back without having to jump through hoops for it.
[EVO 4G General] killakarl:
I called Sprint twice the other day and I was sure I was gold status because of my tenure with them. The first time I called I was rudely told that my number has only been active since 2002. That is the year that I added my wife to my plan. The second time I called I talked to a WAY nicer fellow named Justin. He had already seen that I called about this subject, and used something he called a legacy tool. He ended up finding my records from my original line, And bumped me to gold. I had to tell him where I had gotten my original contract signed, I did it at radio shack at the time. But he found it.

If anybody believes they have had more than ten years I think you should call back and have someone that knows about this legacy tool look into it for you.
[EVO 4G General] brokentoaster24:
well it might be worth it for single line people like me.

$106 - $86= $20

$20 x 3 months = $60

$60 + $199(new contract price for Shift or Nexus S) < Full Retail - $75
[EVO 4G General] mylasthope:
I was thinking about this too and decided to upgrade my plan. I plan on buying my phone through wirefly, and I wasn't sure if only being eligible for the silver upgrade would affect ordering through them. If you use the silver upgrade, do you still get the rebates--is $75 truly the only difference between gold and silver?

So you don't get the rebates if you use the Silver upgrade? Silver would be retail - $75, whereas Gold would be Retail - $150 - rebates?
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
So you're jumping ship because of losing your yearly upgrade to go somewhere that definitely doesn't have yearly upgrades?

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] jyan_osu:
I just want to say that Airave (you should be able to get it free) has totally fixed any of my coverage problems in my house and outside of my house I get solid reception in most places I travel to... Internet speeds are good for me.. I get 8 down and 1 up with 4G around where I live.

Funny thing was when I was covering CES and pulled out my EVO, I had more than a few folks ask me if I had a good connection. I showed them my 3 or 4 bars and tell them how I got 4G and my SMS arrive almost instantly. More than a few folks said they had bad reception and that SMS would take hours to arrive.

There are a few things I'd leave Sprint for, but losing a yearly upgrade would not be one of them. But I'm pretty happy with the service and pricing of Sprint now.
[EVO 4G General] brokentoaster24:
I was due for an upgrade on the first of this month and it showed me the $150 discount plus instant rebates, like those for new contracts. Today it showed me ONLY a $75 discount off retail. My premier status changed the day after I was eligible for an upgrade
[EVO 4G General] blackroseMD1:
That's what I did. I figure I get my Gold Status in July, when I was supposed to get my upgrade in the first place, get the E3D, then in August, I go back to the $69.99 plan. $60 extra over the next three months is a good trade off to get full upgrade pricing + rebates.

Ouch, dude. That sucks...
[EVO 4G General] mayate:
Sorry to burst your bubble, but actually they kind of do... If you look at the fine print it states "Must be a Sprint customer for 6 months and maintain 3-month average of qualifying base rate plan. Add-on services do not qualify...." Last I checked, the Premium Data is a required add-on.
[EVO 4G General] Khilbron:
Correct, plus the way that Rodriguez there spoke to the Rep was no way to try and get anything taken care of. If your gonna be a **** to a rep in chat support, they will appear nice, while they go out of their way not to assist you. Never get pissed at the person you reach that is trying to help you, they have guidelines that they must follow or they will lose their job. Being rude and disrespectful to them, only guarantees that you will get the poorest service they can provide without endangering their job.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
True story. Yelling and being an ass will get you nowhere, we all have jobs and we all have guidelines we must follow or we get fired, every job in the world works this way.
[EVO 4G General] Lrod0175:
I don't agree with you and that statement of me being rude, if you read the transcript you'll notice that the Rep said "they have policies to protect them"

I understand they have policies and that we as users have to follow them, but the point I got discorded with was the protection part, I'm a custumer and the rep should've had used a diferent approach to answer, for if you read more you'll see that I thank rep for trying to help, I think I wasn't disrepectful to the rep and if read more you'll see that I was kidding. lighten up a little, WHY U SO SERIOUS?
[EVO 4G General] Lrod0175:
If you can handle answering questions in an appropiate way, you should not be working as a customer service rep. I put that up there as a joke and in no way I was trying to get that rep fired or anything like that, I think I might need protection after all..
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
I'm just saying... while it was funny to you, this is probably this rep's 30th chat today with the same question and the same smart ass comments...

Put yourself in their shoes
[EVO 4G General] Lrod0175:
I did and I thank the rep for the help, gave the rep good rating as well.

But I will not take an answer like the one the rep gave me lightly, especially the protection part. A sorry no can't do, would've done it. I hope you understand that I as kidding a little.