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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EonHawk:
I tried it again with 3.0.2.5 from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=988686. Did not work. Went again into Stock Recovery.

I'm a bit confused with your post.

I am still using the Stock Rom, but I don't have root access.

I've tried, after unlocking the Bootloader, going into Rom Manager and Flashing ClockWork, but it tells me first:

"You must root your phone for ROM Manager to function. Superuser was not found at "/system/bin/su" or "/system/xbin.su". (...)"

Then, when I still attempt to flash ClockworkMod, it tells me:

"An error occurred while attempting to run priviliged commands!"

I should have told the full story first.

I was once rooted, but it was through ROM Manager and flashing Clockwork from there. But then I had a few issues with my Wifi, and I decided to flash back Stock Rom. I still had an unlocked Bootloader though, so I thought that just redownloading Rom Manager and flashing CWRM and having Superuser installed would work. It didn't. So I attempted to root all over again, this time, manually.

But, I always go back to square one, it seems, when I try to get into Recovery.

What up with that?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
After you flash CWM recovery, go straight into recovery from the fastboot menu. Do not reboot. Do not power off. Flash CWM and when it finishes immediately press volume down to select recovery and then press power to go in.

The Nexus S will overwrite CWM with stock recovery every time the phone boots by default. This could be what is giving you trouble.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EonHawk:
Thank you so much!

That was it!

After I did that, I went straight into Recovery, flash SU, rebooted, went into ROM Manager, Flashed CWRM from there, and boom.

I don't understand why AllGamer's guide didn't already say that could happen. I'll post a comment there.

Thanks again!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
No problem.

There is a script located in the /etc folder called install-recovery.sh. it runs every time you boot and installs stock recovery. You have two choices: always use rom manager to flash CWM every time you need to access recovery, or use root explorer to rename install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak so that it will not run and will leave CWM installed.

Glad you got it figured out!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
Or a third choice of course would be to install a custom ROM because they tend to not include that script :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buachaille:
If you are talking about this guide then it does warn about this problem. I used the guide to root my nexus s and I followed all his steps, including renaming the necessary file - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895545

This is from his 2nd post - called notes:

NOTES:

It's normal to lose the recovery after the reboot, the steps to flash the CW recovery needs to be repeated every time you want to access the CW recovery.

This is due the build in protection in 2.3

As some one pointed it out on another topic, the good thing about this is that you'll never lose the stock recovery of 2.3, thus minimizing the chance of a bricked phone.

If you want to the CW recovery to remain permanently, you'll need to rename /etc/install-recovery.sh to something thing else
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
Actually I think that guide does have two unnecessary steps that cause confusion. After flashing CWM, the guide instructs the user to power off, power on, and then to access recovery. The user should just access recovery immediately after flashing.

EDIT: I guess the problem is just that the bolded part should be added:

Then back on the SNS select Power Off (Reboot also works)

Power ON the SNS while holding volume up
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EonHawk:
That's partly my fault, I never went down to the 2nd Post and saw those Notes, but what's the point of not including that already in the steps in the main Post? He could have just told to go straight from Recovery after flashing CWRM, but decided not to.

I think he should just have instructed to place the SU zip on the root of the SD card before flashing CWRM. That way, there wouldn't be a need to reboot to mount the SD to place SU, that way potentially losing the CWRM.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OzzYGuY:
Does anyone know of an app where we could use it for taking Name, address, Booking Date / Time etc....and an amount quoted for the job ?

Looking for a good quotation application that may be able to do this.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OzzYGuY:
Ok after rigorous searching, i didnt really find a pre made app that suited my needs.

I did however find an excellent app in the Market called "Form Builder".

This app allows you to create your own Forms, with your own data fields etc.

Has Text, Number, Drop Downs, Checkbox etc and is ideal if you have your own criteria you need to fill, as you can basically design your own form to suit your own requirements.

This app will suit me perfectly, and i hope that by posting here, that others can find it beneficial too.

Cheers.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ed196741:
anybobody have any differnt lockscreens for the coredroid roms
[HTC Inspire 4G] ed196741:
well i foun one i like i'm running 3.0 lock screen dont remember the guys name but he knows who he is thanks man awsome work
[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
FingerFighterDown
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JaviLoL:
Hi,

Yesterday I installed MIUI RC5b, and had the external sd error. I read around and found that if you get a garbled screen after the bootloader, you have to downgrade it because you have a gingerbread one. That was my problem since I come from JVK, so I flashed EZBase and that fixed it.

I was getting the Cyanogenmod logo after the bootloader one, but still, I had no external sd, so I decided to flash a Doc's Kitchen rom back. After that, the phone gets stuck in the boot screen, does not even get to the boot animation.

I flashed a clean JM9 firmware, and got no problems, but if I install CWM and flash anything else, it locks again. From CWM, I cannot mount /system /data or /cache, because I get a "Cannot mount /system: !" error message.

I've also tried applying / removing lagfixes, and flashing EZBase and upgrading to the kitchen rom.

Reinstalling MIUI I got "SD Card damaged" notification, but everything else works fine.

I'm pretty out of ideas here. I've been reading around and haven't found anything similar.

By the way, MIUI rocks. I just wish I could solve the external SD problem and I would use it forever. :D

Anyone has any tips?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] g00ndu:
Could you try to use another sdcard?

I think you should try to reinstall again. Follow the guide provided by galnet or itskapil.

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JaviLoL:
I have installed RC6, and I have exactly the same problem.

When I insert the microsd, I get a "damaged sd card" notification telling me I have to format it. If I press "format", the card formatted is the internal sd, instead of the external.

And after that, /mnt/emmc is still empty and I cannot copy anything there.

It must be a deeper problem, as I thinks it is what makes me unable to install any other ROM.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] primerow:
did you ever fix the miui problem, or get into download mode to reflash another rom? I used miui, then bricked my phone trying to flash back to darkys
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
Ok, so I hate boring generic ringtones. And plus, I like to have a unique ringtone that no one else would ever use, so that I always know when it's my phone ringing. However, some corporate idiot at Microsoft actually decided that us having the freedom to pick our personal ringtones on our personal phones, is a bad idea. I'd like to punch that guy.

So, anyways, last week my phone told me I needed to update it, and I did hoping that maybe one of these updates would allow me to add ringtones. Nope.

So, I started searching, and found some chevron app that is supposed to add ringtones. I followed the instructions step by step, and it didn't work. These instructions didn't suggest or say there were any requirements for me to have taken action to unlock my phone, so I can only assume whoever put up the instructions are idiots that didn't put complete instructions up, or made a program that doesn't work. Either way, that's quite frustrating.

So, I search, and while I've not found anything that actually states that you definitely need to unlock your phone for the ringtone app to work (It would be nice if someone out there could actually give clear instructions, but no one seems to understand that concept), but from what I gather that's probably what I need to do.

So, I get the chevronwp7 installer, which was a ***** to find, since most links go to the website for the app, which oddly enough doesn't have the app, but does have the ringtone app that doesn't work for me. Finally I find it, and it keeps telling me it can't communicate with the phone.

Now then, a little more searching, and I find some certificates that I need to install on the phone. So I do that. The thing still can't communicate with my phone.

So I search more, and I find that microsoft decided they really don't want me to pick a ringtone, and have blocked this chevron thing from working with their updates.

Who the hell do they think they are? I buy a device, once I pay my money to buy something, don't I have the freedom to do what I want with the device that I now own? I really think these developers that try to control how I use my devices that I own really need to get out of my business! I just want microsoft to leave me and my device that I own alone. But, they didn't, and screwed me over.

So, now I need to find a way to get rid of the update. I could reset my phone, but I've not found anything that clearly tells me if that removes the updates or not, or how to remove the updates.

Also, I installed the windows phone device manager, which looks to be official software that should work, and when I try to use the set ringtones option in there to add ringtones to my device, all I get is unable to connect to work phone (work phone is the name of my phone).

Can someone here offer some clear instructions how I can just get some damn ringtones? Please?

Many thanks in advance.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
I contribute where I have something to contribute. I didn't call anyone here idiots, but I did express frustration in unclear instructions that weren't complete. I have followed any instructions I have found step by step, I deal with computers and electronics all the time and know what I'm doing. So, if it isn't working, it's because no one has been clear in how to properly do this.

And I don't understand why I"m being criticized for feeling entitled to use something that I paid for. If I knew microsoft was going to lock this thing down to this point, and take away features I had taken for granted, I would have never gotten the thing.

If I have something to contribute to you, I will. I contribute to places all over the internet where I have knowledge or material to contribute. When it comes to this phone, I'm out of my element. It's not that I came here to specifically not contribute, but what do you want from me? If you can get me ringtones, I will definitely express my thankfulness. I would think asking the right questions, and getting a step by step set of instructions put up here would be a contribution to this place, since at this time there is no step by step beginning to end clear to follow instructions on how to get ringtones on a windows phone.

So, once again, please explain how I can do what I am trying to do here. I thought that's what this forum was for.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oscardog777:
I understand that you are frustrated, and that's fine. In the future though, try not to take it out on the people that can help you :p

To answer your question, the tool that allows you to unlock your device, Chevron WP7, only works on OS versions 7004 (the original release version) and 7008 (the pre copy and paste version). Chevron does the same as paying Microsoft $99 to developer unlock your phone, which lets you put home-made apps (like the ones people make here, such as the custom ringtone installer) and apps not in the marketplace on your phone. Since you said you updated your phone, I'm assuming you have the NoDo update, which is OS version 7390 (the update that adds the copy and paste feature to your phone). Unfortunately, there is currently no way to unlock your phone if it is running NoDo, but Zune should have created a backup of your phone that if you restored it would put you back to version 7004 or 7008, which are unlockable.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
Ok, thanks, I appreciate your help on this.

I figured out how to run a restore from the Zune, and have done so. However, I still can't get the chevronwp7.exe file to work. The phone is restored to it's previous state, zune is open, the phone is connected, and when I run the file all I get is

"Sorry, I'm having trouble communicating with the phone

- Please make sure it's connected using USB

- Please start the Zune application"

I have met both requirements, it does not work. And I have confirmed that this has OS 7008. I've run the certificate file on the phone, and have set the installer to run as administrator in XP SP3 mode, as a site online suggested. Nothing works, it doesn't work, and I'm following all instructions properly.

What do I need to do to get this to work?

Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedramcvx:
every one just can unlock his/her phone from pre-nodo update...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oscardog777:
Have you made sure that you have the phone's screen on and is displaying the home screen where all your tiles are and not the lockscreen?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
I didn't do that, as there were no instructions to do that. But, now I have tried to do that, and that has made no difference.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
What do I need to do to get this to work?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derausgewanderte:
somebody who will take your phone and do it for you? I am pretty sure you will get it to work if you take your time, keep reading and trying. Worked for me too.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
I've read everything there is out there to do this, and followed every step. I have the phone on a version that is compatible. I have installed the certificates to the phone. I have the chevron installer. I have the phone connected with zune, not as a guest phone. I have zune open. I have the phone out of sleep mode, showing the tile screen. I run the installer. I keep getting that error message that it can't connect to the phone that tells me to connect it via usb (it is) and to run zune (it is).

I've tried everything.

There is something missing from the instructions.

I need further help, which is why I am here. Can someone please help me?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
I really wish someone would post some proper instructions or actually get a working procedure posted.

Once again, I have my windows phone on a compatible version with the chevron installer. I downloaded both the certificates and chevron installer. I installed the certificates to the phone. I've synced the phone with zune, it is connected to the computer, and not as a guest. I have the phone on, and on the tile screen. I run the installer, and I still get that same error prompting me to connect the phone with usb and open zune.

I've done everything.

There is something missing.

Are you guys here to help, or just to laugh at others misfortunes? I've done all you've said, it doesn't work.

Can you guys get a working procedure and/or installers please?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dyskmaster:
what OS are you running (XP? Vista? 7?) and also what version of the os are you running (x32 or x64) on your host computer. I know that when I was trying to unlock my phone that it wouldn't work on my desktop however, it would work on my laptop (both x64 win7). I don't know why, but sometimes switching USB ports also helps with this (some usb ports are lower power than others). Also, don't get mad if you cant get it on the first try. Last resort would be to hard reset your phone.

Are you sure that zune is also running while you are trying to unlock your phone? You should try it while zune is running because that is how the phone knows that it is connected to a computer at all. Also, if your phone says Syncing then you may have better success

I hope this helps a little bit ;-)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derausgewanderte:
you would think there would be 100s of people posting problems with the installation if you were correct and the instructions were clearly poor. I don't see those posts. You apparently tried the obvious. There might just be a registry entry on your machine that prevents you from doing what you want (e.g. USB related) or your Antivirus and Firewall program prevent the connection.

I suggest you try this on an entirely different computer.

edit: Just in case you have an LG phone you can actually unlock it before AND after the NoDo update using the LG registry editor. Directions are listed here.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
I am using Windows 7 x64. I have tried multiple usb ports. It is a samsung phone. I have also tried disabling my antivirus, but that didn't help either. Zune is always open, and phone and zune are syncing without problems.

I will try on another computer tomorrow and see what happens.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
Ok, I have tried again on a different computer and have the same problem.

Once again, I have followed all instructions as posted. I have my windows phone on a compatible version. I have zune open. I have the phone awake and on the tile screen. I installed the certificates on the phone. I run the chevron installer, and it continues to tell me I need to have zune open and the phone connected with usb, of which I have done both.

I've yet to see any evidence that this program actually works.

I've found several threads around the internet world with people reporting my same problem, with no solution ever found for them. Usually the thread ends up getting hijacked and talking about different issues that aren't mine, and no one solves the initial problem.

Please, could someone get together a set of instructions that works for this process, because this isn't working.

Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dyskmaster:
I guess u could try hard resetting your phone (in settings/about) and then trying to unlock 1 more time. Last resort, buy a wp7 dev license and then u can sideload all you want (at a 99$ price, of course). If u don't want to pay that, then try again. Also make sure that the second computer you tried detects your phone as NOT a guest when you try to unlock it. Just keep trying!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derausgewanderte:
before you hard reset try this registry mod. It fixes some usb connection problems for users who are trying to use the device manager. I've had connection problems on my laptop and this fixed it.

good luck

also, please do not make statements like "it's not working". just because it's not working for you doesn't mean you can make a global statement like that. The people who put instructions up here are not trying to lead people into a dead-end like your posts suggest. They are trying to help. Put yourself in a position of somebody who posts a solution which apparently works for most people and then somebody comes back and writes "you must be an idiot". Or in other words. It's working for me and others here, so it must be working for everybody. You must be an "idiot" who cannot follow instructions and you must be doing something wrong. Wouldn't that annoy you? Note that I am using your own description of the situation. All that does is shut the door for any help you could get in the first place. Why would I help somebody who calls me an idiot?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
Thanks for that suggestion, I will give that a try.

My purpose in emphasizing that I've followed the instructions step by step is to make it clear that I am doing that. I'm not suggesting that the people that write these procedures are idiots, but I know that often when someone comes along posting issues they are viewed as the idiot. So I just want to make it clear that I've read the sites, I've done the research, I've tried all the suggestions out there, and I have verified I've done everything correctly, just to make sure no one shrugs it off as a id-10-t error, or suggest I need to rtfm.

I apologize if I've come off as insulting the people that have done the work to make what I"m trying to do possible.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nohctis:
try turning off all data related options? enable airplane mode, turn-off wifi, blutooth etc.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
None of these suggestions have worked. The same old error message saying it can't communicate with the phone and to open zune and connect the phone with usb.

Could someone please help me? Please? I really don't think I'm asking that much to be able to change a ringtone.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munkeyphyst:
are you able to connect and sync your phone?

this is the thread that explains the proper method to unlock a pre-nodo phone. i used it, it worked for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=938106
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
Ok, I don't know what fixed it, but somehow I got it working.

I don't think the downloads I had came with the registry file for the computer that the other one came with. Shame on whoever made instructions without that step!

So, now I get that done after dealing with half assed directions out there that are incomplete.....and find that, the damn ringtone app doesn't work.

I used the ringtone app to make an .xap file with a file called amway.wma.

And I use the application deploy tool to deploy the .xap file, which it then says it has done successfully.

Which is a load of bs, because there is no amway ringtone on my phone.

I've done this several times, still nothing. How do I get a damn ringtone on my phone?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonnyGators:
Ok, so the chevronwp7 ringtone installer tool is a bunch of crap. Thanks to the guys that created that for wasting my time and causing me unnecessary frustrations. Tried it several times, doesn't do jack!

I had also downloaded a while ago this windows phone device tool that has possessed my computer, in that it automatically runs everytime I boot, it never closes unless I go into the task manager and force the process to close, and it is useless unless your phone is unlocked! Good thing I never got around to removing it, it magically connected itself, and that let me add my damn amway ringtone back.

Thank you, I now once again have the worlds most unique ringtone.

Thank you to everyone who has dealt with my frustration and helped me get to this point.

http://amway.ytmnd.com/

The sound on that link is horrible, and somehow they made it so that the groovy organ is barely audible which is what really makes this song, but it gives you the idea of what the ringtone is. If you must have a good sounding copy of this song to make your own unique ringtone, you'll want to find a record called the sanborn singers sing out for free enterprise.