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[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
I'm assuming that "unlocking" is not talking about a carrier lock. I got my Xoom a few days ago. It's my first Android device although I did play with Honeycomb on the ultra slow emulator with the SDK. I also have some Unix/Linux background but am VERY rusty but I think I get it now...

So, does unlocking mean giving us the ability to remount the system partition in RW (read/write) mode?

Also, I see Beagleboy has been able to extract the boot and system partitions (but had to trash his recovery partition to do so). Is this similar to ripping a data CD image in Linux by outputting the "cat" (or "dd"?) of a device (/dev item) to a file? In our case, it looks like items beginning with "/dev/block/mmcblk". I used "mount" to see how the system and userdata partitions were mapped. Just followed the symbolic links in "/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name" to figure out boot and recovery.

Simply unlocking (without rooting) doesn't affect anything, does it? I mean, the userdata partition is left as-is, right? Meaning I could back up my Xoom by extracting that? And could I simply use "adb pull" directly on the device to rip my userdata? And would I have to remount it in RO first?

Sorry for all the questions. I'm not ready to unlock until Motorola decides to release the Xoom Wi-Fi (MZ604) image files.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dro1dfan:
unlocking the bootloader allows you to run custom kernels - so if you know what a bootloader is from linux...

pretty much allows new functionality, ie SD card to be run
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
But the SD card functionality isn't there until you run that custom kernel, right? Just unlocking the Xoom by itself doesn't change it's functionality, right? Except for the bootloader part I mean.

I won't have root, but could I use adb to remount system as RW? Even if I don't have permissions to write to it without root? I'll have to give these a try later.

Right now, I just want to back up my userdata (and virtual SD card).

Anyone know what /dev/fuse is?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nindoja:
An unlocked device gets you nothing out of the box. You still have to be root to remount system as rw.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
Gotcha. But that's enough to reflash the boot and system partitions, right?
[XPERIA X10 General] goodraja14:
guys..im using 6.1.3 v054 and my battery drains like hell n phone book force closes..

os i wanna restore my last rom through xrecovery. but that one requires a different baseband... so if i restore the last rom frm xrecovery..will the baseband change to..?????
[XPERIA X10 General] svtfmook:
no, you will have no data/voice connection.

flash the baseband you need, then restore
[XPERIA X10 General] goodraja14:
i jus got a bluetooth head set 2day,, n im in desperate need for a rom which gives best battery life ,,if not nething else...can u advice me on which one is best...i mean the rom n kernel(custom or stock)...
[XPERIA X10 General] svtfmook:
if bluetooth is a major concern, i would stick with a 2.1 rom. no 2.2+ rom will connect correctly to my bluetooth in-car speaker. and i read it's hit or miss with a lot of bluetooth devices on 2.2+ roms.

with that said, i run the stock .435 rom, rooted, jit v2 and i customized it myself. works great, decent battery, works with bluetooth.

there's a download for it in the developer section to flash in flashtool. it's just the stock .435 rooted w/ jit. then you can just flash the theme you want and remove the bloatware you don't want, customize build.prop how you want, etc.
[Droid X General] prozackpills:
Is there a PROVEN app that can do screen captures for the NEW unrooted GB .588? I've tried the following with the following results:

Screenshot It Trial = FAIL

Shoot Me (Screen Grabber) = FAIL

PicMe (Screen Grabber) = DOUBLE FAIL

screenshot = FAIL

Help me out please guys. Im trying to show off and rub this in all my twitter followers faces + other friends, family and coworkers :D
[Droid X General] bigshotrob22:
P3droid released a rooted version of this build...
[Droid X General] Jmoney47:
Try drocap2 and use the rooted build
[Droid X General] prozackpills:
I am not trying to root and im not rooted, thou... Im tryin to avoid the root if at all possible. I dont want any funny business with Verizon. :(
[Droid X General] Jmoney47:
Verizon does not care if you root. They are only going after people who use tethering without a plan
[Droid X General] prozackpills:
Thanks! That's actually rather reassuring, but my other concern with rooting is voiding the warranty that I pay for.

I'm EXTREMELY accident prone and well... I kinda need to keep the warranty intact. If Verizon knows I rooted and even if I don't tether I'm afraid ill be up S**t Creek! And while this is a good excuse to get the DroidX2 coming out I'm not crazy about chucking up the $$$$ for a new beautiful droid phone.

Smh... I'm starting to come to the consensus that its IMPOSSIBLE to get a screen capture app on a UNrooted Droid X :mad:
[Droid X General] Jmoney47:
To be honest, most Verizon reps have no idea what to look for. However, if there is a software problem caused by root, there are very simple ways to restore your phone that will fix almost any problem you have :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] anakinlam95:
hi

i just found out this

but i failed to download

the app/widget sounds good

can anyone download it and share in this thread plz?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sonyericsson.life&feature=search_result

and also life.contact beta widget

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1008393
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] svtfmook:
ok, installed, works.

it just seems to place random contacts there, or possibly in order of most contacted.

doesn't seem to display all contact pics. i have some that are assigned pics, and some timescape contact pics, but not all display for some reason.

but it's beta, and it works. and it's a pretty cool contact widget. will try it out for a few days to see how it effects battery.

oh, and timescape pics are blurry, but google/user assigned contact pics are clear, lol.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] svtfmook:
some more things about this widget...

it adds another sync service (life.episodes), which copies the phone numbers into another field of the contact, which when you view the contact, the numbers are all doubled. you'll see 2 numbers listed for each phone for every contact. kind of annoying.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] AyDee:
I really hope they fix all of the contacts issues with the 2.3 update (doubling,blurry,etc).

Thx for testing & posting
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] svtfmook:
it's actually not a bad widget. i found that if you edit the contact and add a pic that you took with your camera, or the google contact pic, it's not blurry on the widget. just timescape pics, which has something to do with the resolution that timescape uses i believe.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] svtfmook:
here's the small widget

here's the large widget
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Lord Takyon:
Nice app, but double numbers is so annoying. I keep checking for updates lol
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Bwyan Benton:
I hear ya....i actually like this widget alot...using it since friday. Double numbers does suck, but it is beta. Hopefully theres an update soon.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] FarmerBobSE-X10:
uninstalled. we should offer them feedback so they can make the proper changes.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] svtfmook:
ok, couple of fixes...

to get rid of the duplicate entries.

from the homescreen:

menu > settings > accounts and sync > life.contacts

remove this account

to get missing contact pictures. set a contact picture under the google section of the contact. you don't have to select that image to be the contact image, you can still use the timescape image as the actual contact image in phonebook, but there has to be an image in the google contact.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] sopdogg:
Downloaded it from the Market and the widgets do not appear on WB's CM6.1.3. Anyone have the same issue?
[Nexus S General] MarkusPO:
i've just bought a new nexus s from cpw, and the seal tag is broken, but with another seal tag put over the top. i'm guessing this isn't normal and the phone has been used before and a new seal has been slapped over the top. anyone else experienced this?

i'm sure i'm in my rights to reject this.
[Nexus S General] icase81:
I would reject it. My first Nexus S was from Best Buy and they tried to sell me the display model. The screen had a dead spot in it. They were baffled when I returned it a few days later as to what could have been the issue with that. Its a display model, and you:

A) didn't tell me that

B) didn't offer me some sort of open box discount as it was essentially used

C) didn't bother testing it to make sure it worked properly

I took it to a different store and they exchanged it for me right away and I am much happier.
[Nexus S General] MarkusPO:
after 20 mins phone tussle with cpw the advisor didn't understand that i bought a sim-free phone and kept telling me about my upgrade would be cancelled, that my contract would have to be cancelled too, and that i have to take it back to the store - at my expense - to return it and wait 3 days for a refund. i could then buy another phone instore though... after a bit of to'ing and fro'ing it looks like i can now actually walk out with a new phone, without 'purchasing' a new phone.
[Nexus S General] MarkusPO:
to cpw's credit though, i now have a new phone in my posession even after travelling to the store. so all's good (i hope)

also - not sure how true this is - but after i said that sim-free's usually have an extra seal inside the box, and i didn't think it was kosher - she pointed out that this is only with htc devices, and not samsung, and only samsung would have put that seal on over the original box as 'they' don't have samsung stickers...

which also kinda hints that they do resticker other brands.
[Nexus S General] tonyt3rry:
mine was like that, I wasnt bothered to be honest
[Nexus S General] Romeo Mike:
Mine was like that as well, seems to be widespread
[Nexus S General] DarkAgent:
The ones from Best Buy dont even come sealed. It drives me crazy
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] KDOG2020:
Where would I search to get lots of great themes? The Market? I'd really like to find that honeycomb theme I've seen around.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
Here:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=527

Any of the CM7 themes should work. I haven't found one yet that didn't.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] BeADroid:
The above thread is cool. I also use redmanX themes. He has a section on the ultimatedroid forum. His themes rock. And they all are supported by theme Chooser.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Divine_Madcat:
Not a big surprise, given that UD is nothing more than CM7 ripped off......
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] BeADroid:
This is me not responsding........
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] s22lane:
If the status bar is on the top in the theme....will it change the placement of the one on the nook. I know it is not a ROM per say...but I just want to check. ok im a noob obviously.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] philburkhardt:
No, the tablet tweaks allow you to have the status bar on the top or bottom. Themes won't affect that.
[Xperia Arc General] bartbla:
When I check my settings/applications, I see apps like twitter and voice recorder installed, but when I'm in the home menu (where all the other apps are) I can't find them..

Does anyone els have the same 'problem' ?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Deleted member 2488575:
What about for the Canadian Bell Atrix can you please help us.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Jartyn:
When I insert non working sim card into the phone, wi-fi working only once, after booting. Then when phone is going to lock, wi-fi is sleep and never work again. Is it instruction help to work with wi-fi during the day without rebooting? Thanks for instruction!

---

All is fine with Wi-Fi when it in Motoblur...

What about GPS?

May be needed to add GPS ON in this instruction?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] loggin111:
Thanks guys. Its work for me. But too much DRAWBACKS. GPS does not work, settings are not saved :(
[Atrix 4G Android Development] crnkoj:
RacecarBMW i cannot say anything with certainty, since i dont have one to test it on, but probably the same method would work for the bell atrix (use the method in the post above, with the ALL value for wifi_country_code), however you have no sbf to flash and its way more dangerous that you will create a softbrick, so please be very careful and its all YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. I AM AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Jartyn:
We need to lock only some rows in db file or creating daemon which would keep these lines in memory. Is it posible with SQLite?

crnkoj Please change on step 10 in listing:

cd /data/data/android.providers.settings/databases

to

cd /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases

I do all steps and my GPS works fine... Thanks
[Atrix 4G Android Development] loggin111:
how can i undo this:

chown system settings.db

chgrp system settings.db

chmod 440 settings.db

chmod 555 databases

what's default settings?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Jartyn:
you can just enter to another folder to /data/data/ directory with cd and run ls -l to view directory permissions.

chmod 755 databases

and something like 755 for settings.db
[Atrix 4G Android Development] crnkoj:
thank you Jartyn, replaced that in step 10. And yes Jartyn exactly as you say we jsut have to keep this line permanent and everything else changeable (maybe there is an option in sqlite to block only 1 line? - i dont know so much).

I do however know now, which process is changing this:

it is the WifiStateTracker ( http://www.androidjavadoc.com/1.1_r1_src/android/net/wifi/WifiStateTracker.html ) from android.net.wifi , i however dont know where to find this on the phone.... we would most probably only have to change one line in the WifiStateTracker and it would work fine (however this still wouldnt be fixing the source, we would just fix the change in country code, yet the reference to which its compared is still unknown to me, but i think it would suffice for us) the funny thing here is the WifiStateTracker is not in the official android tutorial tho:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/package-summary.html

so if anyone knows where to find this we could fix it easyly
[Atrix 4G Android Development] zeidof:
1.5.2

hi

does it work with 1.5.2 rooted?

i flashed sbf back from unroot 1.5.7 to 1.2.6 , i didn't gladroot because i had not wifi for update & after update.bat :confused:

so i stopped @ 1.5.2 & i cannot update anymore, please help me to activate my wifi.....
[Atrix 4G Android Development] crnkoj:
zeidof you can do it on the 1.2.6 rooted aswell, use the same steps as described above, it should work fine.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ronaldo_9:
hey guys what wifi issues? i have a ATT on vodafone UK and i dont seem to see any issues.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] emorej:
Hi can this fix be on a custom rom? i mean it will be included on a custom rom..
[Atrix 4G Android Development] crnkoj:
ronaldo, use search ... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1010942&page=3 lucky you arent one of us who have this issue.

emorej, if you read my first post, it says i wont be doing any scripts/cwm flashable updates/custom roms. If anyone wants to implement this in his rom hes free to do so, he has to be careful tho, since basiically the script that updates it, has to change only the wifi_country_code ALL and than make the databases folder read only, it must not copy over a generic settings.db since there are user specific things in it.

Jartyn and i are trying to figure a more source problem related fix for the issue, but that will take quite some time i fear.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] crnkoj:
Here is an even better solution from akizakian

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1058260
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ceo.mtcl:
Simplest Solution

I had this same issue and the simplest solution is here:

1. Extract the attached zip file and you will get two files.

2. Turn off Wi-Fi, replace the two files in

/system/etc/firmware/wifi

This can be done using adb or Root Explorer.

turn Wi-Fi back on, and that's it!
[Atrix 4G Android Development] crnkoj:
Mate you are mistaken, its two totally different issues you and i are talking about, yours is that 5ghz isnt working, mine is that wifi isnt working in certain countries at all. by copying the files you supplied my wifi again stops working, because there is a country lock within the moto atrix wifi drivers (the version doesnt matter, may it be 1.2.6, 1.5.2, 1.5.7 or 1.8.3, the issue you fixed with your method is only the nonworking 5ghz on the 1.5.2. leaked sbf)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dragula53:
The LG Optimus wifi drivers fixed my simunlocked wifi problem in qatar.

The other solutions that were being thrown around did not.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] crnkoj:
seems moto is gonna fix it with an update:

https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/50598?start=15&tstart=0
[Atrix 4G Android Development] JackTheMan18:
WiFi Sleep Issue and Resolution:

Issue: Even with Wifi Sleep policy set to "Never" (i.e. never go off), Wifi drops when Screen goes blank. Wifi reconnects when screen goes back on.

Resolution: Change router configuration from channel width to auto (i.e. 20MHz or 40MHz) from fixed 20 MHz .

Why: Not sure why this works. However, it fixes the problem.

P.S. The Atrix is the only phone that I know that has a dual band receiver (i.e. 2.4Ghz and 5 Ghz ). I think that in order to receive on the "n" band, the channel width should be at least 40Mhz.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] joeystarr:
Hi, can you explain how you did it?
[myTouch 4G General] felix.akinyemi:
According to this article and htc http://androidapproved.com/item/htc-sense-ui-3-0-limited-to-newer-devices-only/

the mytouch or any older htc phones may not get the new sense ui.

** Lets go Team Royal lol :D **
[myTouch 4G General] neidlinger:
I have no idea why some people love Sense.

Sense is a Sumo Wrestler in a room full of Super Models.
[myTouch 4G General] faux123:
This is not surprising at all. Glacier is using a bastardized version of sense 2.0 anyways, so there's no chance that htc or tmobile would hack a perfectly good version 3.0 just for glacier. Besides with announcement of sensation, tmobile will have a pure sense phone by summer, this would nudge most users to upgrade to the new sensation which what tmobile want anyways to increase sales. Glacier is an ugly step child used to show case video calling with 4g, sensation is the next flagship phone for tmobile.
[myTouch 4G General] mark manning:
see to me sense is the super model and stock is the ugly step sister
[myTouch 4G General] macheteZen:
So sad... Carly may be the cutest ugly step child ever. Wonder who will step in for the sensation. I'm hoping for ScarJo :D The myTouch still has more RAM right?
[myTouch 4G General] Killbynature:
Same amount of ram. The sensation is a bigger pure mytouch without the ugly os and 1 more core.
[myTouch 4G General] felix.akinyemi:
Tmo should have called it the myTouch Sensation 4G
[myTouch 4G General] epsix:
What did you just say... mad, you have an HTC too so :P j/k
[myTouch 4G General] Killbynature:
Sense is more like what android should of been just with out the extra MB. To be honest I like sense better then stock so many things are better. I use cm 7 but use launcher pro. If sense could just make light framework edits like the Guys who make miui alot of people would use it simply it gives a better user exp. When I see stock I go eww. Its boring.

next phones to get Evo3d,HTC sensation, Samsung galaxy 2 going to start deving soon=D
[myTouch 4G General] neidlinger:
I only had mySense on my phone for about 4 hours. I bought my phone @ T-Mobile on Black Friday at 6AM. It was rooted before i left the building and had CM6 on it just before 10 AM.
[myTouch 4G General] Christopher3712:
You're lucky you got in the game late. It was agonizing since I bought it at release. I was checking every day to see what developments had been made. I was even the first to post links to the kernel source when it dropped. The original OS was pure torture. I'm just a Vanilla guy.

Besides- Vanilla takes about 90MB, Sense hits about 280MB.

Vanilla>Sense based on sheer efficiency.
[myTouch 4G General] michael2041:
Eh, well I guess the myTouch is running espresso so its not like sense 3.0 would change much on espresso. I'm sure when it gets gingerbread we'll see some UI changes tho.
[myTouch 4G General] neidlinger:
When i saw the Droid X and Droid 2 getting locked down i decided that will not be a "first comer". I want to wait and see how it goes when it comes to rooting.... i don't mind tinkering. But i'm not putting up with a locked bootloader either.
[myTouch 4G General] TJBunch1228:
My benchmarks and general user experience between sense vs aosp are barely negligible. Plus sense has all the UI fanciness and Widgets and IMO is just prettier. For as much MB as sense uses vs vanilla I don't see any meaningful drop in speed or experience. That to me is enough to put Sense higher up on my list than vanilla.
[myTouch 4G General] mark manning:
Honestly there is enough memory in phones now days that it doesn't even matter anymore.
[myTouch 4G General] mackster248:
I love both AOSP and Sense, but Sense is just so much prettier and has a whole lot more functionalities. I always end up going back to Sense. The FB and Twitter integration on Sense makes it worthwhile for me. And let's not even start on how horrid the caller ID screen on AOSP is :rolleyes:

Although it's bulkier than AOSP, I see no noticeable speed difference.
[myTouch 4G General] sunsean:
Don't know if anyone has read the article recently, but there's an update saying HTC clarified that some of the older devices will get Sense 3.0. So, there's hope! :) And since ours is one of the more recent HTC phones, I think there's a good chance we may get it. If not, I think this will be the eventual ROM I finally leave stock sense for!

As others have said, with these phones having the power to smoothly run Sense, I prefer it for it's sleekness and most importantly the awesome widgets. I will say though, that I've fallen out of love with Friendstream because it's so friggin slow!
[myTouch 4G General] MvP77:
I hated the first release of sense that released with the hero, but I love sense 2.0, 2.1. Can't wait for 3.0 to be ported to the MT4G. Should hold me over until the Sensation is released.
[myTouch 4G General] kmdub:
See, I like both AOSP and Sense. Just depends on mood, but I can see the benefits of both and understand why someone would like one over the other. I just can't make up my mind sometimes.
[myTouch 4G General] SoltyPK:
I Needs It...... I needs my Superphone Fix...Ima have to turn a lot of tricks for the Sensation.
[myTouch 4G General] MvP77:
Just start saving a Lil every week right now. By release you will have most of the money. No need to turn tricks lol.
[myTouch 4G General] CB620:
Im sure we will. They already have the dump for it.