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[Nook Color General] Animec:
There are a lot of people here who spend many hours a week hacking and developing ROMs and various apps, to the great enjoyment and benefit of thousands of users. There are many more who may not be involved in writing code, but who test-drive the creations, report bugs, offer what support they can, etc. I reckon no-one would keep up all this work more or less for free while juggling work, studies, relationships, kids, etc unless they really enjoyed it.

What got you started on this track? How did you begin? How long have you been at it? Have things changed a lot since you began?

I'm no programmer. The only reason I'm here is because I derive great pleasure from getting more out of whatever I happen to own (or at least getting more of what I need/want)--and I happen to own a couple of android devices. When I was a lad we didn't have much in the way of tech, and so I discovered the joy of squeezing the most possible work and entertainment out of eg. the crappy ancient computer we had at home.

I also have a strong desire to customise things I use to my own preferences and quirks and a strong dislike for having to spend money on getting things my way. It's always felt like the boring way out. Moreover, it's felt like a tremendous waste--why not spend the money on something that requires it? Eg. beer, although even there I prefer home-brewed. Nothing has changed, even though I'm now an adult free from the budgetary constraints of a lazy kid. If anything, I'm more inclined to try doing things myself, perhaps because I have a better idea now of what can be done.

Aside from that I guess it's all about the perverse pleasure of getting things to do what they're not supposed to do--or what people believe they can't do :)

How 'bout you?
[Nook Color General] lechiffre:
Pretty much the same :D
[Nook Color General] Animec:
Do any of you guys do this stuff for a living as well??
[Nook Color General] razmajazz:
For me it's the appeal of customizing my devices, especially if I can make something cheap into something of real value. The NC is just about perfect for that.

...then there is the geek cred in the office.:D
[Nook Color General] BlizzofOZ:
First started with a hack for my router... then my SanDisk mp3 player... jailbroke my iPhone... and now my NC!

As raz stated, thanks to the hard work of others, you can get more value out of something than originally thought.

Plus the look from others that have the same item, and I've got something that they don't!
[Nook Color General] colbur87:
The evolution of my hacking lol....

Starting from like age 13

Dreamcast (not really a hack just took a cdrw lol)

Xbox (chip with evox rom)

ps2 (chip)

Xbox 360 (new DVD firmware)

iPhone jailbreak

various software keygen programming

Inspire 4g

Nook color!!

Ps3 jailbreak

Fun times
[Nook Color General] luciferii:
I plan on doing it as a living right now i can code in perl, but im registered for java dev classes at the local community college.. id like to make and sell apps on the market for a living.. sounds like fun work that can be done from home.

Sent via Cyanogenmod7 Encore RC4 n.35/Tapatalk Pro
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnny Steps:
So I've been using Warm Z TwoPointTwo Rom for the past couple of weeks. Yesterday, I felt like switching Roms and so I decided to switch to Sprint Lovers Rom. Anyway, I did everything to install it (Go to recovery, clear data/cache/davlink) and then installed from zip. It booted up fine and everything. Then, I installed AdFree and did that install host files (something like that) and it told me to reboot for something, and so I did.

When I reboot... the screen stayed on the (HTC Evo 4G) AKA Boot Loop. I when through everything again (clearing and installing) and it, once again, started up fine. I noticed I didn't have a backup for my phone numbers so I restored back to Warm Z to back up my numbers, then tried going back to Sprint Lovers... once again it was boot loop.

I went to Google looking for an answer and the only thing I could find was that it will boot loop if you're on a Verizon PRL? Is that my problem? Because I'm on a Verizon PRL? Also for the Sprint Lovers Rom, I used the "standalonerom" not the one with the HBoot, PRL, WiiMax, etc. because I didn't want to lose my PRL and because I can't use the ##775# thing on Sprint Lovers Rom.

Can someone help me? Sorry for the long read.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougjamal:
Yes, that is a possibility. If you need to change PRLs to make it stop the looping, would you do so? Also, could you not re-perform the steps you took to get Verizon's PRL after you've taken care of the bootlooping issue? I keep reading where people have wiped the cache, dalvik and data when changing roms. Depending on how your device is set up, you may need to wipe more than that. Personally, I wipe EVERYTHING except the SD card itself using amon RA recovery. Try doing that and then see if you still have the looping issue.

Posting & replying via the XDA Premium app
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnny Steps:
Well I would but the EPST won't let me change PRLs. Could i just flash a prl?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougjamal:
What rom did you use "prior to" Warm Z? Did you acquire the Verizon PRL while using Warm Z or prior to using Warm Z?

Understood

How long did you wait for the HTC screen to clear?

Okay

Again, how long did you wait for the HTC screen to clear. Did you appear to hang at the HTC screen or did your phone keep looping back to the HTC screen?

It's possible.

How do you know you're on a Verizon PRL?

Why did you opt for the standalone version? Do you already have the updated baseband, PRI, NV & WiMax stuff? Did you happen to flash a custom kernel?

We're trying. my friend.

I'm not sure
[General Questions and Answers] oh my god:
I am using motorola devour. I lost some system files. now can not boot up only the motorola logo. I can not reinstall the operating system.

help me. thank you very much
[Nook Color General] asantaga:
Hi all,

Im looking to get a nook color from the states ( i live in the UK) and was wondering/slightly confused, if they are still "rootable"

I was reading the blog entries at nookdevs and it indicates that the latest generation isnt rootable.. .or am I wrong?

What I plan to do is get a friend of mine to order it online, and then bring it over when they come to the UK, hence we cant really check the firmware etc...

is it a safe bet?

Many thanks

Angelo
[Nook Color General] woot1524:
Currently b&n has done nothing to stop us from rooting the nook color. You may have been confused with the original nook, which they did attempt to prevent rooting.

But anyways long story short, yes all nook colors are rootable as of today.
[Nook Color General] BlizzofOZ:
Just got mu NC thru B&N eBay sale... and just rooted it!
[Nook Color General] rogerdugans:
So far nothing has been heard or rumored that they are going to try and prevent rooting on future NCs.

There IS an update coming out for the stock OS which is currently Eclair. The known additions are apparently some form of Froyo, Flash and a B&N App Market.

I do know quite a few people are waiting to see what the updates does before the root and/or install custom roms.
[Nook Color General] boborone:
Count me in there. If it has a good market, then I'm staying stock. If not, rooted stock.
[Nook Color General] asantaga:
awesome thanks :-)
[General Questions and Answers] Crow555:
I need to prevent our users from being able to adjust the date & time on the devices we provide them (HTC Touch Pro 2 with WM6.5).

To change the date & time, a user would go into the settings option on the start menu, open Date & Time and then adjust the time settings there. I need to disable this option. Is this possible?

The time will be sync'd by software we have on the device with that of a server.

Thanks in advance.
[About XDA developers] Techvir:
How is it possible to see only newposts for a specific section.

Eg: all posts in dell streak forum

Below is a search for CDMA Hero section . But it does not say how he did it

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6387236&postcount=4

Any help is appreciated
[About XDA developers] waffle_:
1. Browse to the section you want to view.

2. Scroll down to the bottom where it says Display Options.

3. Change Sorted By to Last Post Time.

4. Click the Show Threads button.

The section will now display the newest posts in descending order.
[About XDA developers] Techvir:
Thanks for the reply.

May be I did not explain enough.

I have this method already enabled.

However what I want is to view just the newposts ( not the threads ) in the section.

Hope i am more clear
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
Has anyone else seen this or have any idea about it? I'm going to call them but jw if anyone has gotten this sorta thingy.

Thanks!

ps i'll post updates after i talk to tehm
[HTC Inspire 4G] lrs421:
Hmm. Never seen it before. Keep us posted.

Sent from Desire HD or Inspire 4G or whatever this thing is called via premium XDA app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] hiltun:
I have seen the $10 unlimited EDGE data plan in the email I got from AT&T after upgrading my phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthonok:
I'm pretty sure it's for non smartphones.
[HTC Inspire 4G] magnumforce2006:
Wha? What's this.
[HTC Inspire 4G] projekt1:
I've seen the $15 for 200mb data plan.. I use average of 3gb a month so that's a no go for me..
[HTC Inspire 4G] dyne2199:
The $15/month unlimited data feature is supposed to only be for QMP's (Quick Messaging Phones), since it's basically just a MediaNet perk.

Sent from my TPC Rom/Buzz Kernel-powered Inspire 4G using the XDA Premium App.
[HTC Inspire 4G] akira02rex:
You can try enabling the $15/mo plan by doing the following:

Find yourself a really old phone that has medianet capabilities. Put your sim card in it and wait a couple hours for ATT's network to recognize the IMEI. Go online and manage your account's features and change your data plan to $15/mo unlimited MediaNet plan. Take SIM card out, put in android phone and celebrate. I've done this trick before on other phones a while back and I'm not sure if ATT has fixed this bug or not but it always worked without a hitch and they never caught it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
Sounds good
[HTC Inspire 4G] hiltun:
Here is a quote from the email:
[HTC Inspire 4G] rtbluver:
Yes I have. It works with the non smartphones this is what I used to have. But my similar Sid not work in this phone wig it..I've tried

MIUI Gingerbread 1.4.1v4

catlleprods cyan0#3.7
[HTC Inspire 4G] akira02rex:
Huh? :confused::confused:
[HTC Inspire 4G] wun_fiish:
same for me im runing 15$ data plan from way back when...upgrade to LG VU with 15$ unlimitedd data bcuz its a (multimedia pnone and not a smart phone) then in high baught a blackberry off of friend data worked, found an iphone 3gs 16 in venice tried to return to owner but it was locked, jailbroke it had it for a year, i had to change the APN with unlockit.co.nz. now i upgraded to Inspire with my sisters contract told them to switch numbers so i kept my old sim, still 15$ unlimited data but i had to search and manually change the APN on the inspire to get 3g to work. If anyone has that problem and needs help ill be glad to help you out :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] SiL3nTKiLL:
ive gotten the $15 unlimited data too, havent been caught yet
[HTC Inspire 4G] rtbluver:
I had the 15 unlimited data on my non smartphone. Then I got this phone and the sim did not work in it. So I got a 4g sim. But I forgot that you could if you changed the APN.

MIUI Gingerbread 1.4.1v4

catlleprods cyan0#3.7
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
I had the $10 unlimited data plan with my fuse and tilt2 up until I upgraded to this phone last month. I'm confused as to why the letter says Congrats on your new inspire and offers me a dumb phone data plan and I'm secretly hoping it might be a loyalty or secret data plan haha. I still haven't called them yet but I will definitely update you guys once I do.

And you don't even have to wait a few hours to do the sim trick. Last time I did it, I just popped it in my old phone and called them and gave them the imei for that phone. Worked like a charm for 2 years until I had to upgrade and change my data plan to get this phone (which ultimately I got for free lol).
[HTC Inspire 4G] kimtyson:
C'mon nhshah7, you had all dang day and you still haven't called about this? Where's the update?
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
hahahah i'm sorry i'll do it first thing in the morning tomorrow, it's been a busy day. Tomorrow morning, I promise!
[HTC Inspire 4G] ButtonBoy:
I have had this since 1997. The down side is that I had to do it with a WinMo phone for too long. :)

Sent from my CM7 Inspire 4G with that special XDA app.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
The long awaited update...but it won't satisfy.

So I called ATT a little while back (ironically I had an issue where I couldn't dial numbers for half an hour, even after pulling the sim, so I couldn't even dial ATT's number!). After I got that sorted out, I asked about the letter. I mentioned that it specifically says my name and phone (Inspire 4g) on it so it was directly mentioning my phone and not sent for another line in my family...all of us have smartphones anyways. she put me on hold for some time and came back and basically reviewed all the data plans with me (something i was already aware of......) and said they don't offer that plan. After a little more of bugging her that it was sent to ME with MY PHONE and said $15 unlimited data, she said that I can fax in a copy of it to customer service and that they would research it and get back to me within 3-7 business days.

Basically it's getting sent to someone else to review and research. I'llkeep you guys posted and see if i can wiggle my way into a custom data plan :p
[HTC Inspire 4G] tribalartgod:
Ok, here is the direct link offering the $15 unlimited data plan...

https://www.att.com/olam/loginAction.olamexecute?pId=PassThru_Data_Unlimited_Fifteen

This issue with this, is that it clearly states on this page that this is NOT for smartphones.

However, if it does not have any fine print or anything on that piece of mail you got, then you can fight it to get it. Legally actually, because that would be false advertisement otherwise.

Sidenote: If you went THAT far with it, AT&T would probably break the contract and screw you anyways.

EDIT: Added screen-cap
[HTC Inspire 4G] LordGeek:
You notice in your screen cap that it states specifically the iPhone & Blackberry devices .. but it doesn't state Android devices !! LOL
[HTC Inspire 4G] buddy17:
it says smartphones, which includes iphone and blackberry. Android phones are listed under smartphone plans, while iphone and blackberry have their own respective plan.

What are the chances of adding that plan with an old dumbphone and then switching the sim into an Inspire? If the Inspire is "go-phone" capable then it could possibly be unlocked and done like this. I know the original (or 2G) iphone can be unlocked and used without a data plan on ATT because it is go-phone capable, but when we tried to do the same thing with a 3G iphone, they forced us into a data plan because it is not "go-phone" compatible.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
this is the sim card trick mentioned earlier. it does work!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Little_Ant:
FYI, this also apparently works with any iPod that has internet capabilities as well. Not the sim card thingy (obviously), but the internet messaging plan. Once you set it up for unlimited data, you can grandfather in your Smart-phone to take advantage of it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
What you mean?
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
the post above this one
[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
Can I use the lg vu?
[HTC Inspire 4G] buddy17:
The only thing I would be worried about in trying this is losing my legit unlimited plan. If I were using a newer capped plan I would be all for trying this out. But when I ditch my unlimited and then the new deal doesn't work I can't just add my old unlimited plan back on. Something to think about.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
i dnot think they would want to let you back onto an unlimited plan as they're slowly weening people off of it :\
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
Ugh read the fine print :(

edit: picture didn't upload...the fine print says that smartphones are not eligible for the $15 unlimited data plan. :(
[HTC Inspire 4G] stryfe2010:
Is the samsung eternity II capable of this? It's the only other at&t phone I have besides the inspire since my alltel service was bought out by at&t. Is the newer inspire sim card compatible with it?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vafalla:
I've had my gTab for about a month now. It's running Vegan and has CWM. It deleted a whole slew of pictures a few weeks ago (they were some comics I was wanting to read) from the microSD card I put in it and figured maybe it was a random occurrence, so I put the pictures back on it. Same thing happened. Last week I was in class and needed to record my professor's lecture, so I busted out my gTab and recorded away. After the lecture I made sure I could find the file on my gTab so I could share it with a few friends. Today I go to take the lecture from my gTab and it's gone.

Has anyone else had this happen? Does anyone know what's going on? Am I doing something wrong? Is this a problem with Vegan? Is there a fix?

Thanks in advance! I appreciate any and all help.

Don't know if this makes any difference, but before I installed Vegan and CWM, I got stuck in a boot loop using stock TNT. Installing CWM fixed it.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albright:
I can't help but this happened to me too. Also on the

external microsd card.

But I'm running tnt lite 4.4 ....

Don't trust any data to android I think is the lesson.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rick in LA:
Known issue. The fix involves putting an empty file called .nomedia on the root of the microsd (aka "sd2") card. Search forum for ".nomedia"
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasco13:
The gtab likes to delete media from the sdcard2 when it scans for media. It is a known issue that everyone has but there is no good fix yet. Put an empty file named .nomedia on the root of sdcard2. It will stop the media scan and stop the media from being deleted.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albright:
But then - correct me if I'm wrong - music players won't see the music

files on sdcard2 and you can't play your songs.

Nice Q&A google! :rolleyes:

( just 'cause it'a "known issue" doesn't make it OK)
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rick in LA:
Albright, some media players do see the files, some don't it seems. The native player does NOT. In any case, you can navigate to the file using a file/root explorer and open them that way if necessary.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roebeet:
Correct about the native player - it won't see your music anymore. That's the caveat.

This has been a problem since Day One. It used to not scan /sdcard2 at all, then VS fixed that but then things started getting deleted (which is worse, imo).

I use "andless" or Rockbox for music, to get around this issue. I actually prefer a directory-based structure versus a database-based one.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albright:
andless looks good - also looks like it doesn't demand

too much from the battery. Aagreed that folder based players

are to be preferred.

thanks for that
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerry.mcgee:
Using Road sync and everytime after I input my name and email address and hit register it force closes, anyone able to use this app with the Xoom? Xoom says it's compatible.
[XPERIA X8 General] vjun:
My X8 still uses the .06 baseband. When I connect to SEUS, it says that is already up-to-date.

I found on development forum the link for downloading the baseband, but how can I update it? If something goes wrong, the ROM backup I made on XRecovery will be enough to revert?

Thanks,

V.
[XPERIA X8 General] ruskia:
No. It won`t be enough. Xrecovery is working on upper layer.

Be carefull. Read this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=976538
[XPERIA X8 General] vjun:
Thanks, ruskia. But I read this link and I can't find info enough.

How to proceed to upgrade? And there is any "backup" to recover if something goes wrong? Without the .15 baseband I can't use any custom ROM, and as X8 won't have updates...
[XPERIA X8 General] Gugz:
Flash your phone with 15 baseband firmware! I do it.
[XPERIA X8 General] Blagus:
If you have X8i, flash X8i 015 baseband, and if you have X8a, flash X8a 015 baseband.
[XPERIA X8 General] andypridefc:
I cant get the unzip for baseband x8a for xxx15 it gives error theres something wrong? what program do u use im using winrar and winzip and I cant unzipped
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LINKSLOVESANDROID:
im looking to change my lock and unlock sounds to the sound of a transformer trsansforming. my quesiton is to do this, do i just have to find where the files for the sounds r located, rename my transformer sound to the same file name as the unlock sound, and overwrite?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Yes, why not just try it next time and see if it works?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erj22:
did it work?
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saurabhr2:
Friends I do not have the least intention of wasting xda forums resources. But I DO KNOW THAT till date there is no method of rooting wildfire 2.2. However the motive for creating this thread is to know what is the present status of development on this issue. Is there a possible solution from Unrevoked in the nearby future? If, then when possibly could we see it?:confused:
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3xeno:
There is no update or any time estimate whatsoever when it will be released. We do not even know at this point of time whether they are really working on it or it is abandoned.

If you had read around a bit, you would have known this on your own. This is most definitely a repeated question because there are atleast 20 other posts which ask the same thing,.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saurabhr2:
sorry for that !!!!! As well as thanks for replying :D
[Wildfire General] hector28:
I'm running on CM7 RC4. I've noticed, even when I was on previous CM7 rom, that my phone does not show the notification counters. I've tried ADW settings, and it doesn't help. Anyone with same problem?
[Nexus One General] sl8125:
Any one looking into getting this phone? Do you guys think this is a upgrade from nexus one? I currently have the ATT nexus one but want to upgrade to hspa+ phone. Spec wise doesn't seem to big of upgrade but hspa+ and new snapdragon processor pushing me over. You think its worth it or wait for something better. I am really wishing for a evo 3g gsm version but I doubt it will ever be repeated in NAM version. Maybe AWS but that won't do me any good since I am in ATT. What chat think.
[Nexus One General] mr_raider:
Bootloader is locked AFAIK. No flashing ROMs.
[Nexus One General] sl8125:
No way! What a shame. It's a nice phone. Will HTC lock all their bootloader on the new phones? I didn't know that. I guess I just wait.
[Nexus One General] Haugrud:
Although it is locked, there are people trying to get S-off with the incredible S right now. I'm watching very closely as getting the Incredible S to replace my N1 solely relies on if the bootloader will be unlocked and CM7 will be ported to it. I do hate HTC sense with a passion.
[Nexus One General] mr_raider:
Why not the Nexus S then?
[Nexus One General] NardVa:
I went from the Nexus One to the HTC Incredible S. I was thinking about going to the Nexus S but I like the feel of the Incredible S over the Nexus S. The Incredible S has the same feel as the Nexus One....:D
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
I would think the new desire s has same feel as the nexus one since they literally look identical. But the incredible s looks very different to me...?
[Nexus One General] NardVa:
I haven't held a Desire S but it does look like just like the Nexus One. Probably feels the same.

The Htc Incredible S has a different design but the paint texture on the Incredible S feels similar to the paint texture one Nexus One. It's doesn't give it that cheap plastic feel like the Nexus S.
[Nexus One General] sl8125:
No Hspa+ with nexus s. Incredible s is hspa+ with micro SD card.