yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] fishears:
You could try this (but I think you need plenty of ram free):

1) install Terminal Emulator app from Market.

2) Copy the img file for Clockworkmod Recovery to the root of your sdcard and call it "recovery.img".

3) run Terminal Emulator and type in "su" and press enter. It will request SuperUser rights - accept this.

4) next type in "flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img" and press enter

5) reboot into recovery (hold camera + press power)

6) back up your phone

It will either work or it won't but if it does you'll have recovery and from there you should be able to install a recovery image of CM7... But I've never tested it ;) But you would have your backup if it didn't work...

Sorry it's speculative - others might have more experience.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] stompazorb:
When entering this world as a newbie, there are -so- many details folks take for granted that I simply don't understand.

What's the difference between a fastboot rom and a flashed rom?

What and why clockwork?

The russian fastboot image found here does it come in any other language as v2.00?

@fishears: I'll try that if I don't run into lack of memory, as you pointed out.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] eoghan2t7:
would you like me to remote control your computer to get you up and going using CM7?
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] kdm212:
dude i want someone to help me remote! please!!! im more or less in the same boat as the op.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] eoghan2t7:
ok download teamviewer then pm me the password and id numbers
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] stompazorb:
Sure, I'll post my ID and PW to you if you have the time.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] kdm212:
ok i will do that. anything i should download to speed this up while your logged in?
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] eoghan2t7:
stompazorb is now with the CM7 users

kdm212 will be joining use tomorrow in the CM7 world ;)
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] stompazorb:
Ran into a brick wall when it came to mount the SD-card.

It was FAT, now it is FAT32 - no change.

Read something about activating adb thru debugging mode - but I must've missed something, it doesn't work.

What's wrong?
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] kdm212:
i thought you were helped? you dont have cm7?
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] stompazorb:
Yes I do, but it's not exactly flawless, and it was a truckload of work to get it running.

Still haven't been able to mount the sdcard, any suggestions?
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] eoghan2t7:
try completely formating it in windows and if that doesn't work try formtting in android
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] stompazorb:
Nope, didn't work, not even after low-level formatting.

But I had a spare SD-card, put it in and it worked right away. Seems like cm7 not accepting every sdcard-brand.

I do not know what the brands are, None are known, and no logos.
[Nexus One General] Bierce22:
hey i was wondering if someone could send me a download link to the newest varizon prl im on sprint with a hero however theres a varizon tower half a mile from my house and the closest sprint tower is almost 4miles away and sprint will never charge you for roaming anymore so i decided to try an old alltell prl with varizon evdo roaming that i found here

http://www.roamingzone.com/prl/text_52105.txt

but like i said its a really old prl and my data speeds went up alot but its still not that great so i was wondering if i just used a straight up varizon prl it would work alot better i would upate it manually thx alot in advance:)

edit wrong phone section can a mod please delete this post sorry
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redseventyseven:
[Q] downgrading - either get CID incorrect or "no image or wrong image!" problem

OK. I have tried everything I can possibly find and I can't for the life of me get my new HTC Desire HD downgraded.

Yes, it is actually a Desire HD this time... (see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=927338 for a few lolz)

I have an Orange HTC Desire HD with firmware version 1.84.61.2. My first attempts to downgrade failed after checking the PD98IMG.zip with the "CID incorrect!" error. I find out from the guide that this is a known problem and probably due to my phone being a branded model, and that I'll need to make a Goldcard. Fair enough.

I'm using this guide to help me (as I'm using Linux rather than Windows) - http://www.nazriawang.com/2010/04/how-to-create-goldcard-with-ubuntu.html

I've tried two different cards, tried both the mmc0 and mmc2 hex codes given by the Goldcard Helper, formatting as FAT32 using Gparted (as the phone seems to default to FAT16), and still I keep getting "CID incorrect" and a cheery message telling me my update failed.

Some information which may help others: I kept getting the "No image!" error when my SD card was formatted using FAT16. I think the Desire HD formats smaller SD cards to FAT16 by default. Formatting to FAT32 actually got the bootloader to find the PD98IMG.zip image, but still wouldn't get past the CID checks.

So, my questions are as follows:

1) Am I right in thinking that getting the "CID incorrect" means I'm making more progress than if I'm getting the "No image!" error?

2) Should I just plough ahead and try a few more SD cards?

3) Any more suggestions for avoiding this blasted "CID incorrect" error?

Thanks in advance!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redseventyseven:
another question on the same issue

Another thing:

4) If I get "CID incorrect" having gone through all the psneuter and misc_version shenanigans, do I need to factory reset and redo the psneuter and misc_version steps before I start again or can I just go straight into making the goldcard and flashing PD98IMG.zip?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redseventyseven:
ok, I've tried three microSD cards now - including a Kingston 2GB card, which loads of people here have said should work.

Still getting "CID incorrect".

This is so frustrating - the guide is so straightforward, and seems to work for so many people - why won't it work for me?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkoljo:
Most likely you did not reverse the CID properly. Give it to me, and I will reverse it for you.

You do not need to redo the misc_version and psneuter all the time. One time is enough.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redseventyseven:
Eureka!

Aha! I'm in!

Thanks, jkoljo, but it wasn't that.

It turns out that I wasn't writing the goldcard.img hex file to the right place. This was the piece of help I needed: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9975925&postcount=6

For what it's worth, here's what I did which helped:

Firstly, instead of using the phone to attach the SD card to the computer, I used an SD card adaptor (which came with the new - overpriced! - Kingston SD card I bought).

Then, using Gparted, I formatted the MicroSD card as FAT32.

Then I closed Gparted, made sure the card was unmounted, removed it from the computer, plugged it back in, and unmounted it again. This ceremony might have been completely unnecessary, but the important thing is to make sure the card is plugged in but not mounted.

The problem was that, following the original advice, I was writing to the partition and not the card itself. (I think this was the equivalent of getting the logical and physical disks mixed up in the Windows guide.)

So, in my case, instead of doing this:

sudo dd bs=512 if=~/Downloads/goldcard.img of=/dev/mmcblk0p1

I needed to do this:

sudo dd bs=512 if=~/Downloads/goldcard.img of=/dev/mmcblk0

Anyway, enough of that, my phone's finished downgrading - time to get on with the rest of the process!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yzfrj:
I'm getting the same error.

My phone is not locked/branded.

PD98IMG.nbh

not found

PD98IMG.img

not found

PD98IMG.zip

Blue progress bar finishes

then it will validate the zip

Yellow/golden progress bar

The pops up the below error.

CID incorrect!

Update Fail!

Press power to reboot.

Phone is Desire HD after the recent OTA update

Firmware downgrading to 1.32.405.6 from 1.84.720.3

What needs to be done next ?

Help suggestions please...

Gold card ?

Is there a good chance of bricking the thing if its not done correctly ?

Do I need to put the same PD98IMG.zip in the gold card ?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkoljo:
Yeah, make a goldcard, and put the zip file there. The chance of bricking is basically zero.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solidminds:
I gad kind of the same problem. No CID problem, but the msg that there was no image/wrong image found. When i unplugged my USB cable which was still attached and rebooted my phone, problem was solved....

Try this also...
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Farah Danial:
jkoljo

reverse it for me.please... 00b500b8422700102020434453000003
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arknailed7754:
I had this issue...my problem I quick formatted on the pc instead of complete, so did complete it worked first time
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aasifnasim:
Remove memory card from the device

format or use any utility or used that memory card

into another phone

and

remove android folder from that memory card

if u try to format that memory card it will display and error memory card or sd card is write protected

remove un necessary or recovery files from the root of memory card

put any back up image on ( i had already no. of back images of my phone [HTC INSPIRE 4G])

put memory card into the phone

restart phone power + vol down button

go to recovery

start cmw (my phone had) recovery

then go to restore or install or whatever u wanted to do there

i used restore option (bcoz i had some backup of my phone) by cmw recovery

say thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pcfanboy142:
So after reading the android development section, i found out that our devs prefer using basebase .52 for their customized kernels. My question is, does that mean they will work exclusively on .52? and if so, will it be possible to flash baseband through xrecovery now that they have found a way around the bootloader? (Is it possible to do that even with a completely cracked bootloader?) I say this because my usb hub doesn't work anymore and xrecovery is the only bit of functionality i have left. There's a fair share of x10 user's with broken usb ports and i can't be the only person with this problem. Atleast i hope not.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denenatse:
no, sorry, not through xrecovery. they are using an exploit in bb .52, which since then has been patched. you will only be seeing a bootloader by-pass for now, but the possibilities of custom kernels are pretty good for the near future. sorry about the usb mate, best to send it in, or borrow a saudering gun and search for the usb repair instructions in forums
[Xperia Arc General] 279Paddy:
hey fellas...

....as the title says, i'm afraid i might have bricked my device!

what happened: assumingly, the battery was too low to perform a firmware flash via flashtool 0.2.9.1 - despite that, i tried it. the result was an abort of the process (error flashing, process aborted)....

....the situation now is that the device won't even boot anymore, it just shortly vibrates, that's it! (i've tried to reflash the uk 184 firmare several times, all resulting in process aborted....windows vista, 64 bit)...it does not matter if i use flashtool 0.2.9.1 or 0.2.9....

what was done to the device before: a successful flash of the uk 184 firmware, a successful unlock of the bootloader (done on a computer running winxp, 32bit)....

...it'd be great if anyone of you guys had some advice, any help is greatly appreciated!

regards,

paddy

EDIT: reflashed generic uk 184 on a windows xp (32bit) computer, everything went smoothly and the deivce is running again! thank you everybody that tried to help!!!! :)
[Xperia Arc General] Nimche:
So you battery is charged? What happens when you plug it in? Does the battery charging icon shows up?
[Xperia Arc General] 279Paddy:
no, nothing shows up....only the battery led keeps blinking, which is kind of strange :(
[Xperia Arc General] diggedy:
Leave it for a few hours and see if it charges. Its possible your battery wont charge, this was a problem with motorola defys and there is a mcgyver workaround but I would say only attempt it if your sure it will fix it and done mind blowing up your phone if it goes wrong. So basically only as a very last resort ;)

have you tries SEUS?
[Xperia Arc General] 279Paddy:
thanks for replies so far....nope, i haven't tried seus yet, i'll do that right now.....despite that, i did try pc companion to "repair" the phone, which actually resulted in pcc telling me it is not able to do anything since the phone is running a modified firmware :(

edit: seus won't workt either, "firmware is not supported"
[Xperia Arc General] george1983c:
Try turning off holding the menu and back button starting up seus with the usb already plugged in. When detects phone let go of menu button but keep the back button held until it says let go is the boot loader unlocked. I believe its impossible to brick if its not
[Xperia Arc General] DooMLoRD:
if possible get the battery charged from some other device or external charger...

and then try flashing via flashtool again..
[Xperia Arc General] 279Paddy:
this is weird....just tried it on a win7 computer, doesn't work either, flashing gets aborted immediately...even stranger is the fact that i've just let the device chrage for 45 minutes, still, the led just blinks in flashmode color, won't turn on at all and just shortly vibrates....fastboot recognizes the device though
[Xperia Arc General] DooMLoRD:
have u been using the testing recovery files that were posted?
[Xperia Arc General] 279Paddy:
no, i haven't used them

when i connect it via usb, it seems to get stuck in flashmode
[Xperia Arc General] DooMLoRD:
hm... ok so the chargemon is not changed....

i dont know if fastboot can flash system.img / boot.img even at low battery...

still i would recommend u try to get the battery charged externally then try normal flashing via flashtool...
[Xperia Arc General] 279Paddy:
so you'd say it's probably the battery causing the problems? mh, okay, i'll see if i can find a way to charge it externally....hopefully the brick is reversible
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] akolio:
Where can i get this and what can it do?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] waz000000:
Higgs boson where can i get it and what does it do?

Seriously your asking for something and you dont even know what it's for?

crazy but ok ill indulge, it's for phones that use beta software some developers restrict their programs so that beta software IE the android OS itself in beta form cannot see the app.

Market enabler fools the market place into thinking it's a legit none beta so you can purchase all the aps from the market place...

Well that's two minutes of my life im never getting back..
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2488575:
You never answered the "Where can I get it"

lol

Here it is

Install it like any other .apk
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] AndroHero:
Your actually all wrong, market enabler lets you fool the market into thinking your in a diffrent region, so people in UK can download US only apps and vice versa, its good for people who live in countries where you cannot buy paid apps. Switch your location and you can nw buy apps :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] waz000000:
Nope not wrong what youve put is just another use for it, the beta part still apllies :p now take that humble pie and grab a big slice :p
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] AndroHero:
can i get some cream on my pie :o
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ShaunMichael80:
Unlock other Froyo devices you couldnt snap a screenshot of texts etc. But on the G2x u can. Tap the power button and the home key and SHAZAM right into your gallery
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Minker17:
Common knowledge. Search before posting.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ShaunMichael80:
Its not common knowledge............
[T-Mobile LG G2x] avetny:
hahahhhahaa:D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Ehsan Mahmood:
Did any one try ScreenShot ER app on Android.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ashykat:
I didn't think this was common knowledge yet. Thanks OP.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] motorjonny:
Thanks OP I didn't know about that, and & I am also not a..........!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tmwfla:
I didn't know either. Cool! Thanks OP!

I love my gadgets, but I don't have the desire, nor the time, to try and check every little trick out for the first 15 hours of purchasing a device...so, thanks OP!

The "...common knowledge..." comment made me chuckle (that's right...I used the word "chuckle"...) because I started thinking of the Jimmy Falon SNL "IT Guy" character...LOL!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Suprah:
To the op, its common knowledge because there is already a post talking about this snapshot function in the g2x forum so....search before posting -_-
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Aaron636r:
OP, Ignore the rude ones. Great info. Thank you!!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] JHaste:
Nice i did not know this feature either! I would love to see a list of features and stuff in a stickied thread
[T-Mobile LG G2x] GavinMazey:
Thanks wanted to show off my quadrant scores to some friends via mms and this tip worked great!!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmreigrut:
Does anyone have Skype running well on Vegan 5.1 (with the 5.11 supplement)? I also have Clemsyn's kernel.

While I can start Skype, and I can hear the other side just fine, they can't hear me. Yes, I've turned off the mute (at the bottom right) to no avail. Microphone seems to work fine in other applications (such as Google Voice Search).

Any thoughts?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dschach:
I have the same problem with Skype running the Calkulin 1.1 + Clemsyn kernel.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckran:
I'm running stock 4349 and have the same problem. The microphone icon is crossed out.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtweazle:
My sound works both ways to an (ipod touch 4th) but I dont have any video. no mention of video, no buttons, nada.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckran:
It seems the microphone icon is always crossed out. But at the bottom of the icon there is a thin gray line line. But if it's green then the micrphone is muted. It's hard to see the difference.

I'm using stock 4349 and Skype 1.0.0.983.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carcassudo:
I'm from Brazil and got one like that.

It's 3G not the 4G.

All the 4G stuff includinf ROM's sould work on it?

Thanks
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NotATreoFan:
The 3G/4G part would be the same. AT&T is advertising faux 4G using HSPA+ 3G technology. As for ROMs, I would wait on that because there could be subtle differences that may cause a soft/hard brick.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carcassudo:
even to root i'm having problems.

i have seen that before with galaxy I9000 x I9000B !!! :(
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EclipseX:
try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13123010#post13123010
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carcassudo:
great man..now it's root!!!!!

thanks

The only thing now is, can i install those custom roms? :D
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] JsChiSurf:
So, while I've been heavily busy with work lately, as some of you may know, I've had ready for release an inverted notifications panel (white text on dark background, instead of the default black text on light background), but in addition to this, I've been playing with the idea of removing the top "Carrier" section all together, in order to make way for the display of more notifications, be it ongoing, completed, etc.

The problem with removing the carrier display text section is that it also contains the 'clear' button when present, so the 'clear' button would have to be relocated, but where? My thought is, the clear button only appears (dynamically) when there are 'notifications' to clear, so why not tie the 'clear' button to this section explicitly, so that when not present, no extra space is unnecessarily taken up in the notifications window.

So, Here is an example I came up with that I think works quite nicely. Since the 'clear' button is not part of additional content (right aligned to the carrier text), it would look silly just pushed to the right, so I made it a 'bar' that fills the entire row just below the 'Notifications' banner.

EDIT: See here for demo video progress report for latest iteration of 'clear' button location.

First screen shot is maximized space when no clear-able notifications are present:

While the second screenshot contains the re-located 'clear' button/bar dynamically, when applicable:

Not sure if anyone has already done this or not, but I thought it was pretty cool. Any interest out there for this?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] _Burst_:
(Yes Please!)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dkdude36:
this looks pretty tight. maybe do a cm-like thing so you can swipe sideways to individually get rid of notifications... but that would be pretty damn hard. great work again js... you are the man!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] JsChiSurf:
When an official Gingerbread hits for the EVO is when I will revisit incorporating the new Gingerbread based CM7 widgets.

For now, I'm still working off the 3.70 based Froyo ROM, with the main question here is opinions on re-taking the space from the top of the window, and moving the clear button down.

The more I use it, the more I'm liking it, btw...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mkeena0305:
I will be following this. Development at its best.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TMartin:
You are a master of your craft JsChiSurf!!!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mexlos:
This is really cool. I'd love to have something like this. Always thought the carrier bar was unnecessary. :-)

Sent from beneath a shady sombrero.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] knoc:
I like it give us something to flash 8)

MODEL: Evo 4G

ROM: CM Nightly Build 41

KERNEL: Tiamat 3.3.7

UNDERCLOCKED : 128mhz

OVERCLOCKED: 1152mhz

UNDERVOLTED: HAVS

BATTERY: 4500maH w/ SBC
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] myn:
I like it :), I like it a lot :)

I've toyed around for awhile removing the carrier banner but never could come up with a great usable place to put the "Clear".

What would it look like if you placed the "Clear" button inside of "Notifications" section header? Reducing the width and right aligning.

Just thinking outloud.

As usual, you're pushing the envelope :)

Thanks again.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Jbb3393:
I am definitely interested in this! Good work!

sent from my iPhone serial killer
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SteelH:
I think that would be a good place as well. However, without seeing it put in to actuality it's hard to say for sure if I would like it there. But nevertheless, I think that's a great idea to maximize space savings!

And to Js... I'll be patiently awaiting the downloadable awesomeness MOD!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] JsChiSurf:
My original thought was to do this as well.

The problem is, in implementation, is that the "Notifications" title bar is a TextView that spans the width of the window (fill_parent), and the 'clear' button is a TextView as well, and you can't place one TextView inside another.

So, I created a new LinearLayout, gave it the header background (in my screenshot the blue background), and dropped the "Notfications" textView left aligned and the 'clear' button textView right aligned, and on initial load, it's all good (you don't see any of it), and when a clearable notification occurs, it displays perfect, but once you hit the 'clear' button, the space now inserted for the "Notifications" text and "clear" button remains, since they are now children of the new LinearLayout, which is problematic. I'm thinking this could be addressed through code hacking, but I wanted to try and avoid that if possible.

I'm still trying to come up with a creative solution to place the button where you mention, but do so without requiring some framework surgery. Just don't know if it is possible...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] DomSim:
really cool idea, in for progress
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] gotshores:
thanks JS, you guys are always thinking outside the box
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] beatblaster:
This is really cool man. I'm totally stoked for this. Thanks for your genius as usual dude.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] gqstatus0685:
Awesome.