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[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AspenTree:
So far this is what I plan to do:

- Backup all Win7 Files to Linux Mint Parition

- Reboot and Re-Install Win7 on its partition

- Boot into Win7 and setup an user account

- Reboot into Linux Mint

- Move backed up files to Win7

- Reboot into Win7

- Go into Computer Management and Wipe Linux Mint Partition

- Resize the partitions

- Reboot into Ubuntu 10.04 DVD

- Install Ubuntu on free space

- Boot into Ubuntu for first time

- Set grub2 for windows 7 default OS

- Boot into Win7 and begin setup for android development:

Windows 7:

- Install android sdk by placing the extracted folder on the root of my C: drive

- then i'm going to launch the sdk.exe and install all the available packages (may take 30 minutes or so on my 6mb wifi connection)

- then after that i'm going to install java jdk 1.6

- then i'm going to create a new user variable in the enviroment variables that will have the path to C:\androidsdk\platform-tools;C:\Program Files\java\jdk1.6xx\bin and name it android

- then after that i'm going to install eclipse and set it up by changing the path to the location of androidsdk on my c drive

- i'm also going to download ppcgeeks apk signer.exe and install that for easy signatures :D

- then i'm going to download some other tools (HxD, notepad++, apk manager v4.8, etc.)

- once i upzip them to a directory probably C:\users\kifno\heroc\tools or install the .exe file i'm going to launch apk manager

- after that i'm going to try and decompile/compile apk files (which i should be able to after a fresh wipe)

so the whole point of this is to be able to decompile/compile apk files without errors

Ubuntu:

- download java jdk and install it through terminal

- then i'm going to download apk tool

- after wards i'm going to try and decompile apk files and recompile them

So my main question is, is anything i'm doing in the set up process going to prevent me from being able to use apktool via apktool itself or apk manager, for decompiling/compiling apk files? I want to make sure I'm not doing something wrong before I get back into setting my system up for developing and scripting and theming again (for themes all it takes is smali, photoshop, and androidsdk for me :D...okay maybe a few other programs too along with my imagination :D)

Hopefully my setup for being able to use apktool isn't screwing anything up :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AspenTree:
Also I'll be using windows 7 64x ultimate and 32 bit java/eclipse ide for java developers/and all other things related to android development :D so that i won't run into any problmes hopefully

i just wanted to get your opinion on if my setup process (even though i barely wrote it all as to what i do) was correct

also if you have any suggestions on other android development tools i should use please do tell. you never know that may just help me do something great because of that small suggestion (for example i switched from notepadd to notepad++ because of someone and i haven't stopped using it since...this was back in my noob days XD)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
I'm confused :confused:

If you're using Win7 for development (eclipse, theming, etc.) what are you using a linux partition for? What I mean by that is, why are you using it for apk tools, when you already have it on Win7. If you're only using linux for de/compiling apks, kinda seems like an inconvenience. But maybe I'm misunderstanding what you posted. :p

As for what you plan on doing, looks like it should be fine. You have the right idea about installing Win7 first and then ubuntu since the opposite would write over the MBR. And I'm assuming you know how to edit GRUB2 since you wrote you are going to change it, so that shouldn't be a problem either.

Edit2: Dont forget to do this after you change grub2 (assuming you have the sudo package installed and have run visudo to add users to the list - if you are logged in as root, you dont need to type sudo)

sudo update-grub

Most tool recommendations I can think of you already put down :D (HxD, np++, smali, apk manager 4.9)

Only others you might want are: AVABoxV2 and 7zip. along with using Monkey when you test applications (if you're developing)

Personally... I would dev on linux, but to each his own haha.

Edit: just noticed this. I was wondering which partitions specifically are you changing?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AspenTree:
I have those I just didn't list them but thanks for the re assurance :D And yeah I do dev on linux just I use windows 7 for themeing and linux for developing apps (which i'm learning how to do :D) and for developing my roms. I'm on linux right now :D (YAY FOR UBUNTU :D)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
Ahh gotcha ;)

I agree theming on windows is the way to go.

If only I could get cs4 photoshop to work on Arch, or any linux for that matter :(

last time I tried it didn't work out too well haha
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AspenTree:
same which is the only reason i theme on windows ;)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fookelvin:
wow..so deep man...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] william0410:
so i am trying to install

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=945264

on my x10a that was running free x10 beta 4. I installed the rom in the link, installed the update, installed baseband patch .49 (http://www.multiupload.com/U020F08R3N) and then installed the kernal (tripnraver/z) (http://www.mediafire.com/?bohywmag03c66sy)

somehow, now my x10 goes to the SE boot screen, shows a couple lines of code, and then goes back to SE screen, boots, runs fine with the nice framerate for like a minute, but no signal :/ and then, crashes...did i miss a step somewhere

much thanks to anyone with an answer
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prodigy:
Stick to free x10!
[General Questions and Answers] snorre89:
Hi there,

I posted this on another forum but haven´t got any replies and if any of you fancy to give it a go, then that would be very much appreciated :D

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FYI: Phone = Galaxy S i9000, 8GB

So the initial reason why I wanted to root my phone was to receive Android 3 and the gingerbread keyboard. The speed of galaxy s was not great I thought, but acceptable at that time. Getting the keyboard (which is indeed easier to use) is a SMALL trade off for what has happened now.

First, a month ago, I rooted my phone (with a lot of hassle). I think I used z4, but I followed different instructions and installed a lot of stuff (ROM manager, OCLF and so on, most for no use I think). I also downloaded the update.zip package several times, it is on my internal sd but I have no idea what use it has.

Then I got the keyboard and all was fine. I read about all lag fixes out there but was´t able to apply the OCLF (because I did not have the right EXT or something, figured this out just recently), or didn´t bother too much.

Then, my phone got increasingly laggy and annoying, so I did a major attempt and installed Voodo lagfix a couple of days ago. AMAZING! Benchmark 1750 and just super fast. Today however, I was trying to turn on my phone. First the sound did not work properly, I couldn´t hear the other end of whom I was talking to, so I decided to turn it off and restart as usual.

Then it starts vibrating like hell! and says "rom manager", "gingerbread keyboard" and "launcher pro" stopped unexpectedly. Option: force close but that did not work. The messages keep on appearing and I have tried to restart the phone many times. It seems that these are applications that are a product of my stupid rooting, cause it was a little odd that these three applications suddenly should stop altogether.

Question 1: Why did that happen?

Then I did the three button recovery thing and now I have a range of options.

It says:

ClockworkMod Recovery v.2.5.1.3. - Voodo lagfix (heading)

- reboot system now (tried, didn´t work)

- apply sdcard: update.zip (I have update.zip on my sdcard but don´t know what it´s for and didn´t dare trying)

- wipe data/factory reset (don´t want to do this - have some great movies I would love to keep)

- install zip from sdcard

- backup and restore

- mounts and storage

- advanced

- voodo lagfix

- *******Go Back******

The question is:

what do do?

(Btw what does cache mean? There was an option of clearing cache, but it said "are you reeeally sure about this" so I didn´t dare to do that. But could that work?)

At the moment, my phone is just lying here (I just took out the battery after reciting the menu for this post) and I wait for some clever heads to work out the best solutions =) I do have ODIN on my computer, and a driver is already install, just if that helps anyone. again, wiping data has to be the last option due to the valuable movies I have in here. BTW I have titanium backup if that helps anyone, and I have used it before. But also that stopped unexpectedly (forgot to mention that :P)

Thank you sooo much in advance guys.
[General Questions and Answers] jlt220:
Ok so a few things...

One you NEED to post this in the Galaxy 3 forums you will get real help from people who own and know something about your device.

second, you need to do a lot more reading on what all these things mean before you continue to mess with the software on the phone

and third when you post something like this please include the rom, kernal, and modem you are using (if you don't know what those mean refer above about learning more, i didn't when i started messing with my phone but it makes life a lot easier once you know)

but on to a solution to your problem...

while i can't say for sure what is wrong here are the things i would suggest, I have a captivate not the i9000 but they are similar.

Assuming you are on CM7 you shouldn't be using rom manager at least it says that on the captivate instructions, not that it is what caused this

clearing cache is ok, and you can do it. most people do it everytime they flash a new rom, clearing system is also a good idea, as well as data when starting a new but it seems that it started fine so

i would suggest a reset. you will lose anything on the internal sd card not the external. but just copy those movies off your phone. using these instructions

mounts and storage> mount USB storage

when you do that your computer should recognize the phone and you can remove those movies and put them back on later.

a factory reset is probably your best bet, as it would set you back to the beginning as to what caused this i'm not sure i'd need more details. and update.zip is usually what is used to install the clockwork recovery you use.

pm if this is too cryptic i'm taking a break from school work. but your best bet would be in my opinion to just get the movies off if you don't have them else where and reset it, if you have the movies on your computer just do the reset and have a working phone and then copy the movies back. and please do some more reading, it can be taken by some people as rude if you appear ignorant when asking a question.
[General Questions and Answers] snorre89:
Yeah, sorry if it seems ignorant.

The reason why I did not provide more info, is cause I could´t access any system details before posting. If that had been possible, I would of course have given more info about kernel, the roms etc.

But thanks for the advices, and I will do more reading on this topic :)

By the way: the movies are on the internal sd card though. Someone said that wiping data/factory reset will not affect the files only apps and data. Is that right? Sounds like a good solution if that is actually true.

EDIT Just did the factory reset. Voodoo is still on. Every contact and app got deleted, but the films and pictures are all there :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] inpherno3:
From the looks of it its a software based problem. Looks like were gonna have to wait till they update it to support whichever camera is in the front (hardware wise)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] brian6685:
I used tango yesterday and it worked fine
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tsalate:
I never could get my ffc to work on tango. I think its a conspiracy to get tmo customers to use qik.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] petersquare:
my G2X front face camera didn't work either.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] lionsson:
mine didn't work, I will email the dev maybe they will fix it soon
[T-Mobile LG G2x] los0325:
Tango and fring
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Tango_Support:
We are aware of the front facing camera issue on the G2X. We just received our G2X in to the office yesterday and will start performing tests on it as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope that we will be able to fix the issue soon!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] rashad1:
It's a new phone, wait for an update. This is common with new Android phones.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] los0325:
Thanks
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tr82691:
Ffc didn't work on tango for my g2x only showed back camera. But when I use qik it kept force closing everytime I would answer a call. Qik works on my Mytouch 4g fine but on tango the ffc view would transmit it upside down to my g2x when I did a video chat Test.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] inpherno3:
thanks again dev for keeping an eye out on this forum, let alone your own!

+1
[Samsung Mesmerize] ssgtrod:
Is there a way to get My contacts backup app back? I only ask bcz I never used Google sync, huge mistake I know now. Also I had about 350 contacts. I guess I could go to uscc and print my contacts list. That just seems barbaric!!! LoL

sent from my SFC+FIX, EC01, voodoo enabled, Samsung Mesminate.
[Samsung Mesmerize] sageDieu:
Not sure if it will work on SFC but try downloading the picknpack addons, backupand find the contacts backup zip, then extract the apk and push to /system/app. You may be able to flash it but that might be dangerous across roms, and pushing it is easier.

Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500
[Samsung Mesmerize] ssgtrod:
Will do thanks!

sent from my SFC+FIX, EC01, voodoo enabled, Samsung Mesminate.
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
I've done this before, before I set up my Google. If u have a nandroid backup created u just restore it, then export contacts to SD, then go back to ur current setup and import.
[Samsung Mesmerize] ssgtrod:
If I run the nandroid, do I need to reflash radio?

sent from my SFC+FIX, EC01, voodoo enabled, Samsung Mesminate.
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Just make one for where u are now, jump back to get contacts exported, then restore again to import, no need to touch radio.
[Samsung Mesmerize] ssgtrod:
Nice thanks a lot!

sent from my SFC+FIX, EC01, voodoo enabled, Samsung Mesminate.
[Samsung Mesmerize] ssgtrod:
In the midst of me trying my hand at Modding the build.prop, I have had to Odin. While on a stock rom I was able to export/import as you described. Far superior to my contacts backup. My problem was with nandriod. Failed to restore twice. Bootloop. None the less, I have my contacts back. Thank you!

sent from my CM7 Samsung Mesminate
[Atrix 4G Android Development] Ririal:
So, some of you may have received an email requesting you fill out a short survey for a chance to be included in the beta test for the upcoming AT&T Atrix firmware update. I implore you to read this message and at least consider it.

I write this as a request to the members of the XDA community to be respectful to Motorola. Frankly, I was absolutely embarrassed to be a member of this community with how many of you handled the last beta test. Posting confidential information, breaking the NDA, posting restricted tools on the Motorola forum itself? It doesn't matter what "morals" you decide you want to follow, take it somewhere else please. That kind of behavior does nothing but HINDER our cause. If I was Motorola, and I looked at how my end users reacted to something they agreed to uphold, I wouldn't want to give them anything further. Play by the rules. You don't have to agree with them, and if you don't like them, you're free to protest, but do so within the CURRENT rules and laws. File a complaint, write a petition, picket outside Motorola's HQ, but please:

Don't break NDA.

Don't post restricted files.

Don't yell and scream and swear at Motorola.

You do nothing but make us look like fools when you do these things.

This thread is not meant to open discussion. This thread is not meant to start a flame war. This thread is my personal request to the members of the XDA community as one of the few developers actually working on the platform right now: Please be civil, and please be mature.

Thank you.

-Ririal (aka Fenrir)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] itsnowornever:
I see where you're coming from, but I reserve the right to yell and cuss at whomever I want. ;-)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] t0dbld:
Thanks so much for posting this... i felt the exact same way
[Atrix 4G Android Development] richhed:
+100 (to Ririal's OP, not the clown who posted right before me)
[Atrix 4G Android Development] blunted09:
basically, dont bring xda into it.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] caderon:
Its people like you that ruin the hard work others put into this and other issues we may have with companies. He didnt mention anything about them coming after one of us or any of us for that matter he simply asked us to not break NDA (something that is Legally speaking far more dangerous than you take for granted) and also to not make our community (that is to say the developer community) look like complete loser's. who would honestly want to help someone who is constantly screaming and cursing at them? I know i wouldn't and I say that from COMPLETE Experience seeing as thats EXACTLY what I do on a daily basis and I constantly make people do the harder work if they are yelling at me. so why not just get your head out of your butt and act a bit more mature about the OP and maybe be more respectful.

To the moderators,

I apologize as I know this is attacking a specific person and that is not usually something that is allowed. But people like this need to realize just the potential they hold for possibly taking down something as great as these forums. If you feel that you need to remove my post please do so, but I ask that in this case you may let me know so that I realize just how strict on these rules you may be.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] mafiaboy01:
Happy ?

Sent from Motorola Atrix on TELUS.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] drock212:
+1 fully agree with OP. Posting elements of the update will get poster in trouble and could get XDA in trouble. Also behave like a civilized person yelling and screaming as a child got you nothing and it'll do nothing now... just my 2 cents
[Atrix 4G Android Development] decoyd:
I have to laugh a little at this post. While I think the post has the best of intentions, this entire community is in the "business" of violating user agreements --the development sub-forum, in particular. Now, before you say that by rooting devices, you are only voiding your warranty, Motorola (Apple, Samsung, or just about any other vendor) would claim that XDA is violating their intellectual property. This is why people receive the C&D letters when sbf's and the like are posted.

Fortunately, the Library of Congress has explicitly ruled that these activities essentially fall under the fair use clauses of copyright law (http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2010/75fr43825.pdf). While this has yet to be thoroughly tested in the courts, as long as xda's activities remain non-commercial, Motorola would likely lose a legal battle trying to close down such activities. So, their only substantial alternative is to void your warranty.

I think comments like "Play by the rules. You don't have to agree with them, and if you don't like them, you're free to protest, but do so within the CURRENT rules and laws. File a complaint, write a petition, picket outside Motorola's HQ" are a bit of the pot calling the kettle black. Why can't you make those exact arguments when it comes to rooting your device?

These activities are legal, you are only voiding the contract you made with Motorola when you post items covered under an NDA. This is not illegal. This group of developers dedicates itself to violating contracts with Motorola and AT&T left and right. Why does this especially cross a line?

I do agree that people don't need to get nasty and go off on rants, but don't confuse rooting and related activities with something illegal.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] dLo GSR:
You're not understanding what he's saying.

He's telling people who sign up for Moto's beta test, to actually follow the NDA (non-disclosure agreement), and not post the update.zip files that we are supplied as beta testers. It is against the agreement we make with Moto when we sign up and accept the beta test update. That has NOTHING to do with rooting your phone or modifying your files on your phone.

Example: I get the update, immediately pull the .zip off my internal SD card and throw it on Megaupload and post the link for everyone to have.

Doing that basically tells Motorola "F you and your beta testing", and shows that we have no intentions of working with them. All that will do is stop them from trying to work with us (and even if you don't think they are because they're not giving us the golden keys to their phone, they are still trying to work with us as a consumer in the fullest capacity they can as a commercial company).

We can have the situation where we get zero testing to updates until they're released, or even worse ZERO updates because Motorola no longer feels the consumer has any desire to work with them, or we can have a synergistic relationship going to the extent that both parties can get at least some part of their way.

Having them unlock the bootloader for us is honestly IMO never going to happen. NO phone company is doing this, so it's silly to think they will or that we deserve it. Devs are the ones who unlock or bypass bootloaders and all our Android phones; devs will find a way, a 3rd party will find a way, but Motorola has zero interest in doing that for us and to think otherwise is foolish. So what they DO give us, may help other people to figure it out and crack it themselves. But we need things to work both ways, with Moto giving a little room for us to update our software and continue on with Android's progress.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] knigitz:
To correct some misunderstandings: You have the right to jailbreak your device, but you do not have the right to posses or share someones intellectual property without permission, or break NDA.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] ceo.mtcl:
Agree and disagree with op. Agree because we should not be breaking such an agreement. Disagree because such an agreement should not exist in the first place.
[Atrix 4G Android Development] decoyd:
(1) You violate (or at least I do) agreements with Motorola all the time. Why is this time different?

(2) This has EVERYTHING to do with root. The whole reason people do this is to keep phones unlocked/rooted.

(3) False. If we were given a way to obtain root or have an unlocked bootloader through official channels, you can make this argument. As the situation is quite the opposite, I don't see how this is a valid conclusion.

(4) I'm honestly baffled by this statement.

Saying that these activities is going to push Motorola to provide "ZERO" updates is ludicrous. Could it encourage them to not offer betas before release? Maybe, but I doubt it. They need feedback.

In the end, I just reiterate: Why draw the line at posting files from betas? SBFs are posted all the time. We violate our agreements all the time, so what's so different this time?
[Atrix 4G Android Development] decoyd:
False. The point is that jailbreaking is legal, and if you read the LoC ruling I posted, you'll see that the related activities of distributing their software (e.g. sbf's) is NOT a violation of their IP. Just like using clips from a copyrighted movie in a documentary without permission is not a violation of copyright. NDAs are no different than the EULAs which are violated left and right. What's the big difference between everyone happily violating their user agreements with Motorola and AT&T but somehow the NDA is now sacrosanct.

Added links: http://www.copyright.gov/1201/docs/2006_statement.html and http://www.copyright.gov/fedreg/2006/71fr68472.html