yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate General] creepyncrawly:
Just my opinion!

I wouldn't even think or touching a refurb captivate from an ebay reseller unless the cost was so low that the risk was worth taking, for a couple of reasons.

I once bought a treo refurb on ebay. The first one would not receive phone calls so it had to go back. The second one worked fine initially, but the phone failed down the line several months later. I wound up using it as a pda and having another phone. Had no recourse because I got it cheap.

My Captivate, purchased from AT&T in August, developed the random shutdown problem. The first random shutdown was sometime in late November. Fortunately, since it was under AT&T Warranty, I got a replacement earlier this year that has been solid so far. But given the history of the Captivate, not only with random shutdowns, but GPS, etc., I wouldn't put any serious money into one without a warranty.

Edit: here's the info about imei numbers - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10037509&postcount=24
[Captivate General] TRusselo:
oh crap... i think this happened to me last night while i was on the phone....

rebooted straight to rom loading screen, no i896 or kernel boot screen...

is that how it behaves? or is that something new?
[Captivate General] caribbean_spur:
I have had refurbished products that worked great in the past, so this is not what really concerns me. But I guess overall people seem to be satisfied with the captivate that I was willing to give it a try, even with the gps problem. At first I thought it was on the first batch of captivates so I though I was fine, but I keep hearing people having a phone bought in Jan 2011 with the problem, so I am a bit anxious.

I paid $240. It is supposed to be manufactured refurbished, so I though it was a good deal considering even used captivates were going way over 300 on ebay. But maybe I just return it without opening it after all.

That too bad because the captivate is the phone that fitted most my needs with a decent price range. :(
[Captivate General] creepyncrawly:
I'm not sure. Did your phone come directly from Rodgers? Are they known to have the random shutdown issue? I guess you need to find that out first.

My first phone only shut down when it was on idle, never when I was using it, and only once when it was on the charger. As far as rebooting after the shutdown, it behaved differently on different occassions, but it didn't reboot spontaneously. I would pick it up to use it, and it would be off. I would have to long press the start button to reboot.
[Captivate General] creepyncrawly:
I'm guessing you don't plan to use the phone on AT&T, and maybe are not in USA? You might look into seeing if you would have warranty coverage directly from Samsung. In my life, $240 would be a bit much to pay if something goes wrong and you have no recourse. I paid around $200.00 directly from AT&T with 2 year commitment on my existing plan.

The random shutdown issue is well know to both AT&T and Samsung, and phones manufactured since about December seem to have good GPS as well as not have the random shutdown issue.
[Captivate General] caribbean_spur:
I am trying to figure out if I have some kind of warranty through Samsung. Also, if what you are saying is correct about phones made after Dec, I will wait to see when the phone was made to decide it's fate. Do you have an idea how I can know when the phone was made?

By the way, thanks for your inputs!
[Captivate General] caribbean_spur:
Well according to the samsung website, warranty is only for original purchaser. Now I have no idea how that works for att authorized dealer on ebay.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donharden2002:
Im just curious as to what my first move should be with it. I know for starters you have to root it. What else am I looking at as far as changing roms and such.

Im coming from the captivate forum and things were very easy to mod that phone.

Any help would be appreciated.

thank you
[EVO 4G General] cmurray77:
Anybody heard anything on desyroyer3
[EVO 4G General] Rob the plumber:
I know Magnus has not released it yet..:)
[EVO 4G General] DarkManX4lf:
What is this? A rom??
[EVO 4G General] cmurray77:
Thanks thats all I was looking for.. Yes a rom
[EVO 4G General] #Winning#:
I was on the same page as that guy.. I thought you were talking about a member of XDA. I have heard of DESTROYER but never heard of Desyroyer3? ;)
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrm83mrj:
So I have my phone, and I have a pc. I've got a data plan on my phone, but no tethering because its not rooted. I can't download the official froyo update. Sad sad I know. Is there a way to download it using my phone?

Been waiting for the update forever and when I got the notification that I needed a pc to make it happen, it broke my heart.

Thanks in advance!

(I can put the update on my pc and all after I download it with my phone. Basically just need a link to download that isn't from the HTC site. Need the Update AND the other thing.)
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sryan1983:
Currently the only known way to install the update is through the PC via HTC Sync.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whoareyou:
Ill upload the esprimg.zip and u can flash it it fastboot!
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlosze:
you can go to the htc page from the browser of your phone and download the files, then copy the files to your pc and follow the instructions.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerprep:
Needing some help with 3eRecovery. I understand every thread I've read on how to do these things, but it doesn't work the way everyone says. Explanation below.

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I'm definitely rooted... have superuser and test with Terminal Emulator. su works fine. Even tested root with Titanium Backup. It works.

Trying to install 3e recovery, to get CWM3, to get KA6+voodoo kernel. 3e recovery installer fails root check every time.

From what I've read, if you're already permanently rooted, the modified 3e recovery installer would stop checking for temporary root. This is clearly not the case here. I've even tried running SuperOneClick to shell-root the device, which it succeeds at, but this does not change any results from the 3e recovery installer.

I have even used Odin3 to start from scratch on the machine, taking it all one step at a time, back from the original Eclair ROM+KRNL, Kies upgrade to KA6, SuperOneClick.

oh, and yes, I've tried installing the KA6 stock+voodoo kernel through Odin. Odin says it succeeds, the phone reboots, but there is no difference. I've installed the Voodoo Control app, but it shows that there's no Ext4 conversion. Am I doing something wrong? Is my phone doing something weird?

I really wanna get rid of the rfs system. absolutely hating it. There are two images attached proving root and showing results of 3eRecovery

I'm obviously studying the XDA Vibrant Bible, but here's some other links I'm using:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833423

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870480
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laylovj:
Did you try reboooting into recovery to see if you have it properly installed?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerprep:
definitely have... plus it fails at the temp root check, would it do that if the 3eRecovery were installed properly? I'd think it'd fail later.

and yes, I've tried installing CWM3 through Rom Manager a couple of times after attempting the 3eRecovery, and the "install package" choice repeats and repeats and repeats, I never see the CWM Recovery.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadJoe:
Is it telling you there's no more room in /system? Remove a bloat app like Slacker Radio to free up some space if you haven't already. Good luck!

Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerprep:
no... I saw that message once a while back, before I restored to original krnl and rom, the jfd one I think. but since I did that and started from scratch, this is the first problem I've run into.

Q: if I use the 512 pit file with the KA6+voodoo krnl tar found here (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870480) in Odin v.1.7, shouldn't that accomplish the same thing as cracking the recovery and using CWM to load up the zip version? when I try to use the Odin version, nothing changes? is that what you mean when you ask if my /system is full?

I'll remove some apps (i use Slacker) like Ads to Home, T-Mobile TV, etc. I'll let you know if Odin works any better. but I don't anticipate anything changing.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] down8:
She issue here. CWM won't install, even after a supposed 3e flash.

-bZj

XDAapp
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerprep:
except mine won't even let me flash the 3e.

fail.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duboi97:
Did you enable usb debugging?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerprep:
yep. absolutely.

Lol. I tried replying with just "yes," but there's a ten character minimum to posts. Ha (easily amused here)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computerprep:
Repartition choice in Odin

For others suffering this and other seemingly unfathomable problems with a Galaxy S phone... reset phone to official/full/original ROM+KRNL (JFD in my case) and use the re-partition choice in Odin. after I did that, I rerooted with SuperOneClick, installed a Terminal Emulator, and manually removed some of the bloatware that came with it.

Don't know which one of these fixed it, but the 3eRecovery installer worked after that... I downloaded the ROM Manager again, did the CWM that is included with that, had to click "reinstall packages" twice, but then it worked.

Thanks for the tip Droidificator. Don't know for sure if it's it, but I'm sure it didn't hurt.

___________________________________________________

lol... great irony in all of this is that Kies updated my phone to KB5 instead of KA6, so now I'm looking at using OCLF for the ext2 tools for now.

any advice on where to go from here to have the most efficiency out of this phone from the KB5?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thechadhall:
make sure that a current version of busybox is installed. i had an issue with this when i ODIN'd back to stock and re-rooted. good luck with everything!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asudevil:
I am a newbie to rooting and trying different roms. Today after trying different roms, my phone no longer identifies the sd card. I have tried almost everything but I am unsuccessful. Any help will be grateful thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
What rom were you on when the problem started? Do you have a card reader that you could put the sd card into, and then into your computer? Does the computer recognize the card? I would see if you can format the card with your computer, and then put the card back in the phone, and see if that helps. Just keep in mind that formatting the card will completely wipe it, so if you have any important stuff that you need saved, I'd copy it to your computer before formatting it.

Did you try just taking the card out of the phone, then putting it back in? Does the computer see the phone itself when you plug it in to the computer? If so, can you view the card from the computer when you select "disk drive"?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asudevil:
Dont have a card reader and I was using Mikfroyo 4.6. When I flashed back to the original rom that I have been using for the past couple of days it no longer recognizing the sd card
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
Strange. So the phone doesn't recognize it, nor does the computer when you plug it in via USB, correct? Do you get a green charging led when it's plugged in to the computer? Do you happen to have another phone that uses an sd card, to put your card into the other phone? If not, and you're unable to format the card using the phone, then I'd try to get a card reader. Either borrow one from a friend, or buy one. They're usually pretty cheap. If neither of those options are viable, perhaps see if you could try another sd card in your phone for a sec, if you have access to one. See the phone reads a different card. Hopefully you'll be able to try one of those options. There is a thread laying around here somewhere, by Calkulin, and it has instructions on how to fix broken sd card and / or usb port. I'll have to look for it, but I know it's around here somewhere. You may want to search for that thread.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asudevil:
i will look for the thread..I reset my phone but not back to stock and still unable to read the sd card
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 30secs:
I've searched all over but haven't found much info. Does anyone know of a fix for 3rd party batteries on Froyo??
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmt619:
What do you mean by "fix"?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 30secs:
If you buy 3rd party batteries (eBay, other sellers) using Froyo, the phone will display a "non authorized battery" warning and won't charge the phone.

Since this is a software protection, there must be a workaround/fix... but what is it?!? :confused::(:(
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmt619:
Check out the Imnuts Kernel's or JT1134's Kernels they both have support for non-oem batteries.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 30secs:
Awesome, thanks! I have the 2 month old cleaned up fascinate froyo rom. Can I just update the Kernel or will I have to wipe and install a fresh rom?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmt619:
I'm not sure if they work on the older froyo. You might want to update to the EC01 Rom and radio. It is a lot less buggy and seems to run faster.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pikanate1:
I'm running EC01 with comavolt voodoo and my phone is running very smooth
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHSteel:
I am still on EB01 with nv Comavolt and everything runs great for me also.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 30secs:
Just finished installing EC01 with the recommended voodoo kernel.... the "non supported battery" prompt is still popping...

Do I need to install one of the kernels you recommended? Do I just Odin/CWR it in?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lane32x:
Isn't your battery life terrible though --staying with eb01, I mean.

On ec01 I just hit 30% after 8 hours of semi-idle use,2 hours of intermittent Internet usage, another 4 hours of idle in bad reception, and a 3 hour phone call.

I'd say that's pretty sweet.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 30secs:
I have NO idea what all the kernel versions mean.. but i went on and installed 0415_imnuts_50_voodoo.zip. No more battery issues!!

It was so easy.. and i'm a noob! Thanks!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHSteel:
I get a full day now since flashing the comavolt kernel. I have been holding off on ec01 waiting for the new community rom coming. I might just go ahead and flash ec01 tonight though and see how the battery does for a few days. Just that it got so much better after flashing the comavolt that I have been hesitant to change.

EDIT: Well just flashed the ec01 radio and the new imnuts -100 nv kernel, still using sc 2.9.2 rom. All I can report for now is everything is working good. Too early to report anything about battery life, will let you know in a few days.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camapghe:
I installed quite a few GB ROM, Royal Ginger, CM7, etc ... but none of them let Gameloft HD games: Dungeon Hunter, Let's Golf 2 ... run yet. I tried to play them in Froyo ROM then SOME TIMES it works, some times not. Is it because of the nature of GB ROM or it just because I don't have the right setting yet? Anyone can help?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ExtremeNerd:
I have no problem running them on CM7. My only advice is that you can't really back them up (at least using MyBackup Pro) because they are DRM protected. If you download them again from Gameloft's site, they will work. I've got Shrek Kart, Let's Golf 2, and Hero of Sparta which all run fine.
[Omnia 7 General] Navegante01:
Hi guys, I just bought a Omnia 7 . Work perfectly with call and sms and wifi, but cant use mobil interner. Until now i was unable to modify the network profile. When i try there is only 3 option, all of them from Singapure. Does any one know how to unlock this issue and make all the changes requires for proper use in my counrty? Thank's
[Omnia 7 General] bing:
1. Go to Settings -> mobile network / cellular.

2. Switch 'Data connection' on.

3. Press the 'Network selection', and change it from 'automatic' to 'press to select'.

4. Hit 'press to select' and choose the network you're using.

5. Press the 'edit apn' button.

6. Enter the APN (Access Point Name), username and password, then press 'done' button.

I uninstalled Samsung's Network Profile app since I read a user report in a forum that app drawns the battery.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superfremo:
hello guys!, first of all, thanks you for all your custom roms, they makes me very happy :)

sorry about my english, I am from Chile, south america.

My problem:

always I install any custom rom from 2.2 or 2.3, I cant install angry birds, from the market says "aplicación no instalada" (app not installed) or the same thing from the apk.

what can I do?

thanks everybody and sorry if my question is too n00b, I cant surf all the forum.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] alaa_hany47:
i upgrade it from 6.1 to energy standard and when phone restart it stop's in the touch pro 2 sign please help and as soon as possible and thank you
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] cajunflavoredbob:
You probably flashed a GSM ROM to your CDMA device. Go over to the PPC Geeks forum and download the CDMA Energy ROM. In order to flash with your device in this state, you will need to put it into bootloader. First, power off the device. Then hold the volume down button while you power it on. Release the button once it enters the tricolored bootloader and then plug it in to your computer. Once the text at the bottom of the screen changes from SERIAL to USB, go ahead and begin flashing the correct ROM as normal.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] alaa_hany47:
cdmag

yeahits verizon tilt2 this mean it now works in gsm !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] cajunflavoredbob:
It doesn't matter what service you use it with. It is considered a CDMA device, not a GSM device. Don't flash GSM ROMs to a CDMA device. This is what happens when you do. If you follow my instructions above, then you will be able to fix it.
[LG Optimus 2x] T0yK4T:
The rules on these forums are really strange...

I understand the need to keep spam to a minimum and such, but come on, just because I don't post a reply to every thread doesn't mean I'm not a decent person...

1. Can't post in dev forums, this annoys me, mainly because I do develop for android...

2. Can't even post links without having posted 8 posts...

Anyways, for those interested in the Quadrant Scores for MY device, head on to toykat.com and check the galleries...
[LG Optimus 2x] ravn1:
spaaaaaaaaam
[LG Optimus 2x] haree:
hi

get ur min 10 post and u can post in development that is the rule of this forum for every one this THREAD IS CLOSED
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawlage:
Is it possible? Ive been googling out for about an hour and I couldn't find anything about changing the sound. A lot about silencing it but zero about changing out to a custom sound. I replaced the camera_click.ogg in system/media/audio/ui and (mnt)/sdcard/soundz/ui (the only three places I could finday camera_click.ogg, the second folder bring one of my own with so bunch of downloaded audio). I also searched for sound_1 (the name of the sound when changing it from the in-camera settings).

Sorry it's so long-winded. Just wanted to say what I've already tried.

Birthquake milkshake, thorpedo, gene hackman/hugh jackman, etc...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sepherian:
In the camera app there is a setting for the changing of the sound I think it has a other option
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawlage:
Right, it has four options: sound_1, sound_2, sound_3, and off.

My question was: where on the internal sd are those three sounds located so I can change them to any .ogg of my choosing?

Birthquake milkshake, thorpedo, gene hackman/hugh jackman, etc...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sepherian:
I would assume they're in the apk itself
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uhavinalaugh:
system\app\Camera.apk\res\raw\

I think that's it
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawlage:
cool thanks man. So I would have to extract the shutter sounds from camera.apk and change them then repack with something and sign it with zipsigner?

Birthquake milkshake, thorpedo, gene hackman/hugh jackman, etc...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
you might be able to just drop your .ogg files in without extracting.

and why is everyone so eager to sign apks?? wtf?

you NEVER EVER sign system apks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawlage:
Dude calm down.. Did I seem eager? I dont even know what the hell signing it does. That's why I ASKED instead of saying that I was going to.

Birthquake milkshake, thorpedo, gene hackman/hugh jackman, etc...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
i wasnt excited or anything, just wondering why everyone thinks they have to sign apks...

i think you need to read some tutorials on decompiling/recompiling apks before you attempt these kinds of edits. its good if you understand what signing means.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawlage:
True. I done want to get serious into it. Just the camera sounds. Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Just grab the entire apk, open it with 7zip file manager and drop the one of your choosing in the archive, make sure it's the same file type and had the same name.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nawlage:
Haven't gotten around to it yet but thanks for when I do.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rob1216:
Hi whats the best way to root phone and keep it all stock, I just want to root to enable the side loading of apps and remove att bloatware.I know If I use hack tool it installs a desire rom. I came from the captivate which was a lot less difficult to root/install roms, so Im still learning thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
There is no way to root without downgrading to a rootable rom. After you have rooted you can load one of the roms that is just rooted stock

sent from some device with some software.
[HTC Inspire 4G] rob1216:
Ok thanks thats what I was afraid of, ok can you recommend a stable rom that resembles stock I see in your using Android revolution.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
Android revolution is Stock, but it's desire HD stock. I am actually on Digi1af's sense ROM. It's rooted stock (lightly themed) with all of the bloat removed with some very nice speed enhancements.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kittycat.intro:
Zip
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2488575:
I am planning on getting a Motorola Atrix as a secondary phone. I have set up a family plan for my daughter and I plan on putting the Atrix in there.

She uses a flip phone so I didn't put a data plan. If I put the atrix on that plan will rogers automatically give me a data plan?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ratatouille:
I have three numbers in my familly plan; one iPhone, one Nokia N97, and an Atrix. All work fine with the familly data plan. For your info, the numbers are getting the data, not the phone. Last year I had a Desire, a Desire Z, an iphone4, a Vibrant, a Captivate, and now the Atrix. All have been in the data plan and Rovers never new what phone I had, but for the iPhone4 because it uses a micro sim.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2488575:
yes but I heard that if you have a smartphone you need a data plan. I don't want a data plan on the family account. Will rogers force a data plan on it?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neotekz:
rogers requires you to have a data plan only if you are buying a smartphone from them at a subsidized price. if you get an atrix and unlock it you can use any plan you want.