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[Epic 4G Android Development] jkrough0728:
LOL ok good you scared me for a second. And yes I know what you are talking about but on the board itself there is no place for a button there. I posted images before in this post somewhere showing the board and that spot. There is a seperate component there but no button. I have taken hundreds of Epics apart for screen replacements, speaker fails, earpiece, audio jack, etc and not one board has ever had a button there because the board wasn't designed for a button to be placed there.
[Epic 4G Android Development] gonzo1082:
this worked for meee

All i can say this worked like a charm for me.

my phone was super bricked. no power, when plugged it didnt charge, no button combo download mode.

i took out the battery, took out the memory card, pushed the "button" for 20 seconds, plugged the usb cable to the phone and held power + 1, and went stright to download mode.

THANKS!!

PS: im still struggling with odin being stuck on factoryfs.rfs mode. but i think that's because of my work computer.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tetrabyt:
Wow, where were you with this excellent information a month ago, when I had to replace my phone ?! :-p
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
You could have removed the battery cover to maker it look like you tried, at least. So the consensus so far is that you can either have a button, or a working camera, but not both... or there is no button
[Epic 4G Android Development] roghaj:
Does this help.

To answer my own question; no it doesn't.

It looks like a button, but it isn't.

-Roger

This was the same camera Anthony Weiner used to make his junk look big. That's actually the reason I bought it.

If you appreciate me not including a picture of my junk, please hit the thanks button.
[Epic 4G Android Development] tetrabyt:
Mine seems to be solid plastic... I've been pressing on it for some time now... :(
[Epic 4G Android Development] isleepy1:
this should be a sticky
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
Maybe in the Urban Myth section, but not in the developer section
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
To an untrained eye, it might look like a button... But I have never seen a button that small that didn't have smooth plastic, and you can clearly see that the plastic in that hole has the same texture as the piece it is an integral part of.

Thanks for the pic - this is almost exactly how stir fry's pic should have been if he was seriously trying to prove anything. Of course, this pic if just another in a long line that shows that the button is a myth and a placebo effect due to a coincidental unbricking that probably had more to do with letting the phone sit long enough for residual charges in the circuitry to dissipate
[Epic 4G Android Development] XtaC318:
I don't understand this; after a TRUE brick; how does letting it sit help?

If you've trashed the bootloaders in odin, then there's no code to run the sequence, right?
[Epic 4G Android Development] styles420:
And no button would fix that, because there is no way for a button to overwrite bad code (if there was, the entire tech support industry would collapse because every device would have a button)

If this magic button fixes your phone, then it wasn't a true brick, plain and simple
[Epic 4G Android Development] musclehead84:
Why?

"The greatest respect you can earn is self respect" Louie Simmons
[Epic 4G Android Development] pjjohn73:
Button or no Button. All I can say is I read through the whole thread and at the very least I got a good laugh. Thanks guys
[Epic 4G Android Development] DexterDawg:
Agreed. This is one funny post.

I have had 2 Epics and I have taken both apart for various reasons. There is no button.

Also it is VERY easy to take this phone apart. The plastic is tight on the back so you need to work your way around it a bit. If one of you with the fake button want some help disasembling let me know.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Custodian:
Who gives a $hit 1+1=0. And E=2^ 2*>/ M= 3x> 7*.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DexterDawg:
Well I was wrong I guess mine has a button
[Epic 4G Android Development] Custodian:
Tru. Dat.
[Epic 4G Android Development] JohnCorleone:
Did you just quote yourself? Lol. Stop trying to push peoples buttons!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Custodian:
Yes maam " High Horse riding trolls with their I can haz you banned now by my frwiend who's a mod powerz!! " -SINN
[Epic 4G Android Development] hotspace:
Not to beat a dead horse...but the plastic on mine looks like a button...I'm just saying!! But my phone has super warlock tigers blood in it... :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] brandnu:
cant believe so much time is was wasted on something so silly.....reli??? 17 pages of this?????
[Epic 4G Android Development] Custodian:
Lmao!

10 char.

cake or pie?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ecooce:
Pie, Id bump that ;)

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[Epic 4G Android Development] Krojian:
I clicked the "thank you" button, but I still wanted to say thank you here. I thought I was totally F#$%ed when I couldn't even get the red light to come on when I plugged it in. You are awesome!!!!

:)
[Epic 4G Android Development] Jed Dignazio:
You are delusional!
[Epic 4G Android Development] roghaj:
Taking out your battery will cure a semi brick. If people want to put on a hat made of bat wings and cover themselves in tiger blood, while dancing a jig, let them do it. It makes people happy and their phone ends up working.

-Roger
[Epic 4G Android Development] flimsy888:
Nice write up mystery!

Sent from my Redmatted Frozen Syndicate Epic!
[Epic 4G Android Development] htc_joe:
A sledgehammer works well too
[Epic 4G Android Development] Shoulon:
full proof method I've seen working very very well is.

Remove battery. Plug in phone to computer then try going into download mode. (battery is still out.)
[Epic 4G Android Development] stepchap:
My phone was completely bricked, couldn't even get back into download mode. Let it charge with just a black screen but the battery got hotter so I figured it was charging. Took battery out and pressed the power button a bunch of times which didn't do anything. I tried this hardware reset and after putting battery back in I got to download mode. Was able to ODIN and re-partition using deodex EC05 tar.

Now all I have to do is cancel my order from Sprint for a replacement BlackBerry.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Shoulon:
More like the take out battery part made it work again.

pic's sir? or u just wanted to raise a fake myth?
[Epic 4G Android Development] stepchap:
Well I tried it without the battery first which didn't work want then after doing the hardware reset I was able to get back in download mode. Didn't really great a click when trying to press the button like you would normally hear on other devices.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Shoulon:
that's because there is no button. It's a hole with plastic behind it.

Next time plug ur phone into usb via computer with NO battery and try going into download mode. It's always worked for "bricked" user's.
[Epic 4G Android Development] JeffATL:
This worked for me! Unless it was just a coincidence but I did try battery pulls a bunch of times even overnight. I was stuck in 2nd stage of dl mode, little icon of phone and pc connecting with exclamation point in middle. Battery pull did not work. In that mode Odin/pc would not recoignize phone. After using the pen in the button, it booted to normal dl mode and I was able to use Odin
[Epic 4G Android Development] scottch699:
Is there any way to reset the phone when it is locked. I have tried the pin method and also the boot into recovery with no success. Any ideas? I am pushing the power button with both vol up and down pressed.
[Epic 4G Android Development] poit:
You could go into recovery and restore the phone, but that would return the phone to factory new condition, you would lose all your stuff.

Hold the Vol down and camera button, press and hold the power button until the Samsung logo comes up, wait for recovery to load.

Select"Wipe Data/Factory Reset". That will "first birthday" your phone.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jrich19:
Hi guys

I have to switch to sprint so I must say goodbye to the HD2 and hello to a white Evo my question is do they sell better with or without Android software? and whats the price point i was thinking $200 mine is in excellent condition but I dont want to get cheated. Also I wanted to keep the 16GB SD card since the Evo only comes with 8GB should I lower the price because of this?

Thanks for your input guys!!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] slbenz:
Checking Craigslist in my area (San Francisco Bay Area) I see HTC HD2 phones for $200-$220 asking and that is stock. Ones with Android on them in a dual boot SD system are asking for $250. So your $200 asking price is right in there in my area.
[Thunderbolt General] zskate311:
I have a mint condition fascinate running 2.2, I would be able to add 150 cash on my end.

PS. Don't know if this would be the right section? Mods please redirect me if it isn't.

Sent from my fascination with voodoo
[Thunderbolt General] IISiDeK1CKII:
You need to take this here
[Thunderbolt General] a lawless a:
sorry but the tb is the best phone if anyone trades you their not thinking straight.
[Thunderbolt General] zskate311:
Haha just to let u know..someone did. I'm a tbolt man now
[Thunderbolt General] droidxscott:
Awesome...thats because not everyone wants to give there TB a BJ everyday:p
[Thunderbolt General] wrb123:
if you give me your thunderbolt ill give you $150 and one used htc evo. it also has 4g which is awesome if you're near a tower and out in an open field nowhere near a building. also the 3g is worse than a 56k modem but its okay the network is gonna be good some day.
[Thunderbolt General] apascual89:
Did you already get a tbolt?
[Thunderbolt General] wrb123:
i did yes, it is a great phone
[Thunderbolt General] emarusamun:
The 56k modem on evo really was awesome but I don't think ill be going back to sprint...ever.
[Thunderbolt General] nosympathy:
I second this, great price every month, tho verizon with my company discount is honestly about the same, but the 3G/4G was terrible, and everyone trying to sell me that in home cell module thing, that only helps phone calls, because it would fix my "4G" and therefor I shouldn't leave them. Left them same day for a Thunderbolt with verizon, and in there survey asking why I left, I explained that every employee I talked to was a moron.

Did I also mention I had a Sprint "Manager" start cursing me out because I called him an idiot for telling me the only way I can get 4G is to have my phone off for about 12 hours straight every day?

seriously the worst provider ever. AT&T was better than Sprint, and I told them that :P
[Thunderbolt General] parson33:
You made out on that trade even with the money involved. Congrats!
[Thunderbolt General] emarusamun:
Hahaha 12 he's downtime a day for "4g" that's awesome.
[Thunderbolt General] zskate311:
I know I thought it was a great deal. Thanks
[Atrix 4G General] RizOACH:
Hey all been lurking on the forums for awhile now. I will start by saying yes I am a android noob.

Anyways i've finally decided I'm gonna make the jump and root my phone. Wanting to start with a clean slate I did a factory reset only to find my internal memory still had a bunch of files and that left over from old apps and that.

Essentially just want to know if it is safe to format the internal memory or not. I've tried searching the forums for an answer but only come up with other android devices.

Thanks for your help.
[Atrix 4G General] bongd:
If you're talking about the internal SD then don't do it with the custom recovery. It will mess up your touch screen.
[Atrix 4G General] RizOACH:
Not sure what you mean with custom recovery. Im looking to unmount and then format the "stock" internal phone storage to basically return my phone to stock.
[Atrix 4G General] dcarpenter85:
Yea it's safe. Just use the format tool built into the android settings and you will be fine. I've done it mulitple times. ATT Atrix.
[Atrix 4G General] RizOACH:
Thanks for the replies. Done and with no problems. I thought it would be fine but just wanted confirmation. Thanks again.
[Milestone 2 Themes and Apps] agent008my:
Just thought there were some people that wanted to know.

This requires a rooted phone!

Firstly download the Pandora radio apk from a filesharing service or use market-enabler to get access to the American android market and download it from there.

Next, download Orbot from the market. Install it and don't forget to give it root permissions.

Before you press the on button in orbot, go to the app settings and select pandora to run through orbot.

Also check the "transparent proxying" box.

Next, start orbit by pressing the power button on the app to start the service.

Now open Pandora and it should work.

If not, try restarting orbit (kill the task too if it can't start again). Also if it prompts that it isn't available in your country AFTER it has launched, just press the back button and it should work.

For more information/troubleshooting check out the thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=760472&page=2
[Milestone 2 Themes and Apps] sahilarora911:
I did all the steps you told. When I hit the start button, it turns green n says "Connected to Tor network" but I'm unable to use Pandora. Keeps getting stuck on the initial blue opening screen.

When I check using the check option in the Tor's menu, it gives me "Sorry. You are not using Tor." on my browser. I have set my browser to use Tor (I even tried "Tor Everything" option an rebooting my phone).

p.s. I'm using it over a wi-fi. I hope that isn't an issue.

Update: I checked the ip address it shows is the same as the ip address of my laptop, connected to the same wi-fi.. basically means problem lies with Tor than Pandora..

Appreciate any feedback..
[Milestone 2 Themes and Apps] sahilarora911:
Just wanted to add that Tor is working through the mobile network but on wifi it is giving the above mentioned problem..
[Milestone 2 Themes and Apps] agent008my:
did you check the link to the thread in my first post? you can find answers for trouble shooting there.
[Milestone 2 Themes and Apps] sahilarora911:
I read through it a lot. Couldn't get it to work.

I don't find Proxy settings for WiFi in my system as indicated below.

phone's settings > Wireless & networks > Proxy Setting > set IP to 127.0.0.1 and Port 8118.

May be this option is required to get it to work. Can you enter proxy settings for your WIFI as indicated above.

As when I use the same proxy for mobile data then Orbot works. But I don't wanna use Pandora over my mobile data packet.

Update:

Okay I installed gaeProxy and I can get connected to Tor network now (checked with my browser) but still not able to open Pandora. Maybe I'm not in US proxy with Tor.
[Milestone 2 Themes and Apps] yuriaps:
I really love Pandora!! But here in Brazil i can't listen anymore... :crying:
[Milestone 2 Themes and Apps] riesdepies:
Try using Hola Accelerator & Unblocker from the Play Store. You can turn off the acceleration feature. Works fine for me.
[G Tablet General] tunez23:
I've been stuck in a boot loop on one of my G-Tabs for about 4 days now. Been trying every fix I can find to no avail so far. I have the Viewsonic to G-Tablet boot loop. I keep noticing people reffering to using NVFlash with the Img9 fix to add in ClockWord mod. Many said to do that flash then to wipe the data, which is where the problem lies. I get this error everytime I try:

Any ideas?
[G Tablet General] K J Rad:
Repartition 2048 and 0.
[G Tablet General] tunez23:
Hello KJ and thanks for replying, I have seen you offer help to alot of people so thanks for dropping by here too.

I have tried that as well and it hasn't done anything. I don't know if it is the order in which I am doing things or what on this tab. My other one works like a dream but it was done before the 4539 (I think that's right) update came out.

I have done the NV Flash and added CWM via Ext SD and then partitioned and that was a no go. I also tried doing Roebeet's example of doing NVFlash and changing te Img9 file as well with a repart and that didn't work either.

I also tried this "fix" and even it didn't work.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=974422

I'm not giving up because from all I am reading, these things seem immpossible to fully brick. I also feel pretty safe to say that it is my fault and that maybe I don't have the correct order for doing the entire process but I have tried until I turned blue in the face before giving up and going to bed.
[G Tablet General] K J Rad:
Well... what your tablet is having trouble mounting is the partitions that you should be creating with the repartitioning. /dev/blk/mmcblk3 is the internal memory. Are you familiar with ADB?
[G Tablet General] tunez23:
No not at all. I googled during this and saw Android Debug Manager. Something with that I should try? I definitely don't claim to be the smartest guy on the block but at the same time I pick up this stuff well and am not really scared to try something if you have an idea.
[G Tablet General] goodintentions:
Congrats, man. I think you're the first to truly brick his gtab.
[G Tablet General] K J Rad:
Unfortunately, I'm not a good enough teacher (I lack the proper patience) to get someone going with ADB from scratch. Especially since my development environment is somewhat unusual so I often have no frame of reference to assist in setting up the tools. So, if you're up to it, you need to do one of two things. Either get ADB installed and running on your computer or get a rooted ROM and a terminal emulator on the device that we need to work on.

Your situation is somewhat different from the others in that you can actually get CWM installed and get into recovery. I still think that perhaps some combination of partitioning, data wipe and fix permissions should be working for you. What I would do in your case is:

1) Data wipe one more time (perhaps use: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1030915)

2) Reboot into CWM recovery and repartition

3) nvflash the stock ROM again (without CWM)

4) Factory reset from the ROM settings

If that fails then research setting up ADB for your computer and we'll discuss some diagnostics you can run from that.
[G Tablet General] tunez23:
Thanks KJ, I will try those when I get home this evening.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stretchboomer:
how do i update my rooted 4g. over the last 2-3 months i guess sprint has release so new updates for software i guess i i am jus wondering if i should update and if so how to i update. oh yeah i rooted using unrevoked 3 i beleive.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
1. Update you PRL by flashing a sense rom, select update profile from update, profile only

2. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715485 You can update your radios, ect, if you wish. You flash them in recovery, wipe cache and dalvik first though.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jstalford:
They are correct, but I don't think there have been any updates in the past 3 months other than PRLs which can be updated from any Sense ROM.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilogramz718:
good find i was wondering the same thing
[Galaxy 3 General] jangoachayan:
Ever since I bought the galaxy3 (GT-I5801) i have been very happy. Froyo update promised a world of improvements including faster GPS fixes, extended battery life and faster UI. Well the update was rolled out and the upgrade process was pleasantly efficient, soo efficient that i slept off during the update and when i woke up the phone was ready for use and i didn't loose any data.

It soon dawned to me that all was well. I could not get GPS fix ( never ), battery drained out fast, the phone slowed down till it ground to a stop freezes

After probing a lot i seem to have found the bug. Its in the gps.conf file (u need root access to view / modify it ) looks like the Dev's at samsung configured the GPS for the india release of froyo to work in north America. Seems stupid to make such an oversight.

Made some modification in the GPS.conf file... Its working fine now... will test it further in the coming days and keep u guys posted

Cheers
[Galaxy 3 General] stubborn_d0nkey:
known issue and fix, there are even apps for noobs to quickly change it
[Galaxy 3 General] jangoachayan:
One more small observation. Just turning off the auto rotation from the pull down menu seems to have nulled the battery and the hanging problem. My conclusion is the code for the accelometer sensor is locking up the cpu continuously
[Off-topic] SciFiSurfer:
This morning, actress Elisabeth Sladen, most famous for her role as reporter Sarah Jane Smith on the sci-fi series Doctor Who, lost her battle with cancer. She died at her home at age 63. She's survived by her husband and daughter.

BBC.co.uk: Elisabeth Sladen
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gitku:
Maybe a noob question but do existing kernels work with the new radio leak? I know that the new ROMs have to have the new base just wanted to make sure kernels will not kill my phone if II install them. Any insight here devs? Huge thanks for the leak jcase major battery improvement thus far!

I searched threads and didn't find anything about this out there.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dopediculous:
No problems on my end. Flashed a few different kernels and still doing well. BAMF 1.5 remix. Back to 4.4.2, but really like adren's 4.3c.

Got my TB charging mad fast with setcpu charging profile set to 245mghz-1ghz on smartass. Gain about 1% charge a minute!

4Geezy ON DopeDiculous's ROOTED TBeezy!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gitku:
Thanks .. no 4g issues with new kernel? (If your in a 4g area)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alcoholic Dali:
I flashed to the new radio and am still using the original debloat ROM with adren's 4.4.2 kernel. Everything is alright.

I did notice that trying to flash to the leaked, rooted, deodexed OTA ROM brought back all the bloat ware crap, but didn't seem to update (ie did not change the version numbers for anything except the radio, which was from earlier anyway.)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gitku:
Thanks for the info. I'm hoping this update improves battery like it says
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hyperbyteX:
The only thing I ha te about this phone is the embarrasing battery life. So I bought an extended battery online with 3000 mAh (double the normal battery) but Im not really noticing a difference, even with a static wallpaper and few widgets and gps turned off, the battery life is still horrible. I get about 8-10 hours worth. Is the a type of power cycle I can do to increase it at all?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] PAGOT:
Lie! Man this phone rocks on battery life. With heavy usage or with medium. With heavy usage it holds on for more then a day. medium gives you atleast 2.

What battery you bought? Are you sure it has the declared 3000mAh ?

And what rom and kernel you are running?