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[T-Mobile LG G2x] GSUFan513:
Hey guys,

New user here (and a CS major), so I know a little bit about what rooting and flashing is, however have NEVER done it, so implementation wise, I'm very naive about how to do it, and I definitely don't want to mess my phone up. My first Android device was purchased in November of last year with the MyTouch 4G. Made a great decision. Decided to upgrade to a G2X just recently, got it in Friday, purchased the docks for it today (which yes, I am slightly disappointed with)....but I miss the HTC Sense ROM.

Basically I'm wondering if the HTC Sense ROM is smoother and if anybody is using it on the phone yet. Any feedback would be great. Thanks guys!

Also, is there any way to change what the "hard" buttons on the front are set to do? If I rooted it could I change what these buttons did. I'd like to use the 'genius' button that HTC has on their MyTouch 4G instead of search.

I've also read through some of the threads about rooting and flashing to a new ROM. Basically is there anything I should know being a newbie when it comes to flashing and changing the ROM on it? Any hints or tips?

Thanks again!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
There are no roms for the G2x yet.

This includes steps for Root: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1050534

Once you have root access, you can go into the Market and download "Rom Manager".

This will download and install a custom Recovery Console which allows flashing.

Again, the phone is so new, there are no available Roms available at this time. We do have Root and Recovery which is 2/3 the way there.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] GSUFan513:
Again, so I'm a little new to this whole rooting stuff, so there is no HTC Sense that will work with this phone because I have found some downloads, but I'm just not sure if they would work.

Again, I'm new here, so I don't know if this is one of those things I will have to wait a while for or what...any idea based on past phones?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] WorldWide60:
I also love HTC Sense. It's the only thing I miss about the MyTouch 4g. I'm not sure which ROMS you are referring to, but there are no ROMS available for our phone yet, including Sense ROMS. I'd be very careful about flashing anything until you're comfortable with the steps, and lingo.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] snp304:
Got the G2X last week, upgraded from a virgin G1. I am also new to the root world. I have been browsing around the site here for the last couple of days. There is a wealth of information here, but it is a little overwhelming... Is there a thread/sticky/website that goes over the basics for a beginner. I apoligize in advance for being a newb.....

Thanks,

Mike
[T-Mobile LG G2x] crazythunder:
you really,really,really, need to STOP, and read. not being an ass. but, you're saying you've found some downloads,yet have no idea what they are. ???? or what phone they're for. or if they'll brick your phone. the devs are working on things to make it super simple for people like you to root and install roms. do them a favor by reading. and then, read a little more. ask some questions. post them in the correct section. and take peoples advice. that's the best advice i can give you. and, read the stickies at the top of threads.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] GSUFan513:
I actually work for T-Mobile, I feel pretty comfortable with what I'm doing, and have no qualms about flashing but I will be careful as always about it. Yeah, I REALLY miss the messaging portion and genius button of the mytouch. Would love to get those two options back....

Also about my second question, when flashed does it change the outter "hard" buttons too? For instance instead of search could I use the search button as a genius button?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] WorldWide60:
In time I think there will more guides/stickies. Unfortunately for you guys, I think the majority of the people that bought a G2x came from previous phones that they were flashing, rooting, and modding. You're in the right spot. XDA is definitely the best place to learn.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] crazythunder:
so far, there's a hack to map the search button to the camera app. it works great. and the same button snaps pics if you like.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] rashad1:
I hate HTC sense, and every other android skin for that matter, although certain tidbits of TouchWiz are nice. You won't find sense on the g2x anytime soon, it's designed for HTC phones specifically, so porting it to a different brand would be very difficult and tedious.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gubidi:
As was said before, there are no custom ROMs out yet. Once they start coming in, I'd ask that question to the devs so they could potentially make that an option
[T-Mobile LG G2x] snp304:
thanks, gotta say, that I love the phone, of course coming from a virgin G1, who wouldn't. Looking forward to learning and making it even better.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] GSUFan513:
Thanks for the feedback guys, I found what I was asking. Sorry if this thread was in the wrong location, I guess I'm just antsy to see some HTC Sense ROMS.

Nice job not being an ass *blinks*, I HAVE read the stickies, and spent the past hour or so looking through threads, just looking for a little clarification. I didn't realize that there were different ROM for different Phones. (Thought it might be like Windows to PCs, doesn't matter on the manufacturer of the PC, you can install windows on it as long as it meets bottom end reqs) If I had understood that, I wouldn't have asked the question.

And don't act like I'm not Tech savvy. I fix computers as a side job, I'm a developer and about to graduate with a Computer Science degree from a good nationally certified university. But I haven't worked in phone development at all, so this stuff is something I'm learning about. Again, I was just asking a few questions, don't get your panties in a wad.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] huntman21014:
You wont see a sense rom anytime soon, this isnt a htc device. Return the phone and wait for the htc sensation
[T-Mobile LG G2x] crazythunder:
sorry bout the "treating you like a newb" lol. i'm just a techie, no dev skills. you probably know more crap than me. i just see "2 posts" and questions about how to root as "oh no, this guy\girl is going to brick their phone!"lol

no offense intended. i just come off the wrong way sometimes.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
Yea I don't think we'll see a Sense rom but anything can happen. Usually people with Sense and the Genius button go the other way (want a dedicated search and pure android)

The good thing is Sense can be replicated to a certain degree using themed launchers. There are even iPhone themed launchers. I use Launcher Pro because they have several special widgets that function and behave much like some of the Sense variants. The recent release of Launcher Pro has added themes to the mix, and are already lots of "Sense" themed Launcher Pro widgets and dock styles.

As far as the Genius button, I've never used it. I DO know that the Search key is awesome and allows searching in most apps. Also you should download "Google Voice Search" (not Google Voice, that is Visual Voicemail) and map it to a long press of the search button. Then you can just press and hold and say, "map pizza" or "call mom" or "text girlfriend hey I'm running late. see you in 30 minutes."
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jamespwolpert:
Hey!

Sense is not impossible, but you're probably not going to see it for a looong time if it does ever happen. HTC's software mantra is "lock-and key"-- only HTC branded phones have the correct permissions/drivers/guts in general to flash Sense ROMs. I've been waiting for one on the Vibrant since release. They got one booting, but it's far from stable and the whole project has been abandoned due to difficulty.

I second the "read, read, read" theme. Go to the vibrant or atrix or nexus s forum for example. (any comparable smart/superphone will do). Read THOSE stickies/posts/comments in alllll the sections. You have to get a feel for the lingo around here. This website comes complete with its own independent subculture. Which is unfortunately titled "geek".

I would say the most important part to learning however, is trying... and then totally ****ing it up and freaking out aaaand, since you don't want to have a $200 brick on your hands, you are forced by circumstance to learn :] As a word of encouragement, I've been from vibrant to nexus one and back and I find that even with all the ass-backwards stuff I did the first time I tried making/flashing zips/unlocking bootloaders/using fastboot for the first time etc., it's actually pretty damn hard to brick a phone beyond repair if you have half a brain.

CS major eh? Went to carnegie mellon myself. The place was full of them :] Being that the g2x has no ROMs, you're a cs major and you're most likely monetarily bound to an open source phone os for the next 2 years, why not download the android sdk and start cookin' up some ROMs yourself??? I've been told by people who do it that it's not that hard to learn. Carpe Diem my friend.

Any questions? PM me. The community around here used to be really really cool and helpful and informative. Now it kind of sucks :/
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] scl23enn4m3:
I reformatted my computer and can't find my Photoshop disk :(. If someone can whip something up really fast for me, you would make my month. I just need a black screen with the text 'Be good or be good at it.' in white, Calibri, in the center in landscape. If you have the time/skill, a fade in with some kind of horizontal traversing animation would be much appreciated it.

Thank you!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] ace7196:
Just get paint.net or gimp and do it yourself :D;)
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] scl23enn4m3:
Touche...it's been so long since I did photo editing I forgot about Paint.net. Thanks! I'll post it up here when I'm done if anyone is interested.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] taam:
never used paint.net, thanks for this!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] GuTsaV:
How do you change the boot animation?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] dragon_76:
I don't know the internal format of it personally but it is stored as a zip file and off the top of my head I think it is just in root.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JungleJiujitsu:
My Xoom is working great except for the fact that when I boot it up, it stays at the Red Moto Logo screen for the greater portion of its boot time. In other words, instead of being able to view the entire boot animation play during boot, my Xoom stays on the Moto Logo screen for over 30 seconds before it displays the boot animation, which it then only plays for about 5 seconds or less. It used to briefly show the Logo screen and then play the boot animation in its normal length and I would really like to be able to view it again, especially now that there are custom boots posted. Any help is greatly appreciated!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherBoo:
TLDR:

Buy now or wait since new stuff is coming out? I want the HTC Flyer stylus functionality, and the dockable keyboard functionality as well!

Hello All,

I'm a general tech junkie who loves to expensive toys and things to tinker with (so using anything Apple is pretty much out of the question). With that said, I'm generally not an early adopter. I hate the feeling of spending $500 on something then seeing something that makes me feel stupid for not waiting 3 - 6 months later.

With that said, I had been holding off on a tablet for a while. Initially I was not planning on purchasing a tablet (in it's current form) at all. When the iPad came out, I honestly thought it was a joke of 9 iPhones Gorilla Glued together and didn't see the point.

Honestly, I still don't see the point for anything else other than using on the couch for general use or using while traveling. Both my wife and I travel (normally not at the same time) with work and carrying 2 laptops can be a real hassle. A tablet (being much lighter) would be great. We could use something to video chat with, and not have restricted internet access (more of an issue with her since I can do anything except look at porn and other obvious "no-nos" at work). Additionally, I don't see the use for a 3G model since most of my use would be while in a hotel or at home, and anytime I need a wireless connection, I can just WiFi Hotspot my phone.

So now I see this model. It looks great. Does everything I'd want, and acts as a laptop when needed! The reviews are great, and this looks like

THE

tablet to buy... for now.

Today I saw a promo video for the HTC Flyer, and while I would not want to purchase a 7" tablet the integration into the calendar and Ever Note looks flawless (Yes, I am aware this is a promo video and that's what they're supposed to do!).

This promo got me thinking. This tablet with a keyboard accessory is what I was looking for, something with a keyboard that I could use when I wanted a keyboard, and when I just want to play Angry Birds birds on the couch on a bigger screen, or watch a movie on a plane, I can have just the tablet. No tethering required to a keyboard to type a long XDA-Forum post.

Unfortunately, not only do I want my cake, I want to eat it too. Being able to write notes, and potentially have them transcribed to text would be amazing for my line of work. Being able to write notes on documents would be amazing as well. I'm imagining that this isn't functionality that could come to the Transformer since styluses (styli?) don't work on any Android device I've used, so this either has to be hardware, or very custom software that I doubt they'd release.

So I'm a bit torn on what to do. Buy now, or wait for something with all the features I want. HTC does make a large variety of devices, so I have to wonder if they might eventually come out with their own Transformer.

What does everyone think? Buy now, or wait for the plethora of tablets to grow and the technology to normalize a bit before making the investment?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SLG951:
You should check out the new lenovo tablet coming out in june. It has both a stylus for writing and a detachable keyboard.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wynand32:
One big caveat is that the Scribe doesn't transcribe anything. It's basically just screenshots that are taken of whatever screen the user wants to annotate, and then notes can be taken on that.

This is a far cry from what Microsoft's been providing with Windows-based Tablet PC's for years, which treats "ink" as an actual data type that can be manipulated, copy, pasted, transcribed, etc. OneNote remains the best app for taking handwritten notes, with full searching.

I'd be more interested in the Lenovo if it provides that level of functionality, but it would be much more complex than just using a capacitive stylus to draw on the screen. And speaking for myself here, I'm not at all willing to wait until the late summer for it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherBoo:
So is this something that is hardware or software controlled? The lenovo one sounds very appealing. I'm willing to wait, I just don't want to buy now and feel I should have waited 2 months. If I bought a Xoom, I'd be fuming right now.

Where can I get some info on the Lenovo one?

As for the Scribe, I wouldn't actually buy one on the account of a 7" screen and Froyo. I would really want the stylus features it offers, but it would need to be data, not drawing pictures. Linking this stuff directly to the calendar and Ever Note as well is great as well.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtek:
A couple of articles here about the Lenovo tablets here - http://thisismynext.com/ I'm a fan of the Thinkpad laptops so I'm looking forward to this although if I get the asus transformer I can't help but think I may then change it for the samsung tablet or this Lenovo one down the road.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] checkbox111:
(1) The thing about the samsung tablets (of any size) and the HTC is that (like the xoom) they're all laughingly overpriced.

The xoom is so overpriced that Motorola have sold so few that they have downgraded their economic forecast for the second quarter.

(2) Honeycomb transformer! someone offered me £430 for my used asus, i snatched out of their had so fast i might have broken their fingers :rolleyes:

So i knowlonger have one! do i care? no!

If you like widgets wait two months for compatability to kick in.

I'm a huge user of rss news feeds and couldn't find one decent one that worked with honeycomb.

Also Dolphin HD web browser doesn't work, the standard browser is a crap one with tabs and a very very basic bookmarks feature.

I get another transformer when the keyboard is released and when i read of reviews of rss feeds and adw or vtl working properly.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtherBoo:
Yes, the Xoom is very overpriced. The guys in Best Buy were even saying that it's obsolete now because of the newer stuff coming out.

Motorola shot itself in the foot with that device. It's a great piece of hardware, but at $800, I'd rather buy 2 Transformers. Hopefully, the Transformer starts the beginning of a pricing war.

One thing that is important to me is Community Support.

I had a WinMo 6.1 Samsung phone a few years ago. It was an amazing piece of hardware. It had a dial pad on the front of the device, and a slide out keyboard. No other WinMo device had the dial pad on the front. The problem was that unlike the majority of HTC phones that were on multiple carriers, this one was a VZW exclusive, meaning this phone had 0 community support. I bought my Touch Pro 2 about a year or so later, and within a week had a MightyROM on it.

I don't want to buy this and be stuck running stock. I want to see if some of the "indy" devs will hop on and make some amazing ROMs that keep all functionality.

Lack of widgets right now doesn't bother me too much. I expect the amount of apps and widgets available to be smaller right now. The amount of growth Android as a platform has experienced since the OG Droid was launched has been nuts, so I have no doubt that widgets and apps will begin flooding in within 3 - 6 months.

EDIT:

Just checked that link on the Lenovo. I don't want to waste my time waiting for a 10" tablet either with stylus support. If it's not 10", I'm not interested (inb4 "That's what she said!" :)).
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassium:
Running Vegan 5.1.1 Froyo and after roughly 15 mins of playing videos it freezes up then reboots with the "popping" sound.

Another issue i've encountered yet could not replicate was that when playing the standard android music player it spazzes out sound wise then restarts to the start of the song but the time on the song is still where it left off.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] momentarylapseofreason:
Phone battery died so I plugged it in. Immediately after powering up, it said "please wait, software is being updated".

Been like this for about 10 minutes.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] MWBehr:
This is the "Download Mode" for the G2x. You probably had the Volume Down buttom pressed while plugging it in. You can simply unplug your phone and plug it back in.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gaww:
Have not seen this. When I go to settings, I get either "Connection failed caused by authentication error" or just "connection failed". This has been the case since i got the phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] momentarylapseofreason:
DARN IT! Thanks though
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gubidi:
This happens to me too, any explanation?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] rich2thad:
same here before I even rooted

sent from my G2X with no regrets
[T-Mobile LG G2x] MWBehr:
Basically there's no update available. Everyone gets this.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] -Juff-:
Hi guys!

I'm from Germany so I'm not even sure if the expressions I use are right, but I think you'll get my point. ;)

I'm looking for the screws of the SGS directly under the battery cover. I think those type of screws ist named "torx" but I need a size as well, right? Does anybody know, where to get some of them?

Thanks for any help!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] -Juff-:
Anyone? :(

I think they are called T6, but still not sure... =/
[Galaxy S I9000 General] frauhottelmann:
Don't know about your phone, but under my cover are simple phillips head screws (Kreuzschrauben) ... Even if they are torx you can get them at any hardware store (Obi, Praktiker etc) I am pretty sure the folks there can help you (or try it at a Conrad...)!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] booya-al:
Thanks for the info guys, i lost my screws when I took them all out to inspect some potential water damage. Going to have a hunt for them this weekend. :cool:

However I'm not sure how deep / long they are, anyone got an idea?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soloxp:
I have a car pc with a 7" touch screen. I was wondering if the HTC Sensation HDMI mirroring...will I be able to use the touch screen of the car pc instead of the phone?

Thanks...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilkorn:
HDMI doesn't work like that.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soloxp:
D@mn!!! That would be sweet if it did.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
The Sensation doesn't have an HDMI port but MHL (USB) for HDMI quality output. May need an adapter or dongle

Google it and there is a demo somewhere, forgot where I saw it at
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohg2:
last night i flashed an update of clockwork mod through rom manager. i then went to do a back-up of my current rom. the phone re-booted to the fastboot mode and now says no boot or recovery img. when i scroll to recovery and click it, the phone reboots right back into the bootloader. i am trying to flash a new recovery through adb but i cant get anything to connect. when i do "adb devices" in the command prompt i get the daemon started and list of devices but there are no devices listed. "fastboot devices" does nothing either. i have the android sdk loaded onto c:\ and the drivers seem to be installed correctly. when i rooted the phone i used a different pc that i dont have access to now. i also used pdanet for the drivers so i have never had the google drivers set up correctly. i type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img and it says "cannot load recovery.img" i have downloaded the recovery-clockwork3.0.0.5-crespo.img to the "tools" folder and renamed it "recovery.img"

i have tried to explain everything i have done so far but i am sure there are some steps i have missed. i read some on odin and downloaded it but i am even more lost trying to figure that out. i really need some help here and i would appreciate anything i can get
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
when you're in bootloader, you're supposed to use "fastboot"

you cant flash a recovery using adb.

go into bootloader mode

fastboot devices

... if your device doesn't show up, then your drivers are not properly set up.. uninstall them and look for the sticky and reinstall your drivers using those set of instructions; assure your SDK is updated to support 2.3.X

when you get your device to appear in fastboot devices.

download clockwork recovery 3.0.2.5 (3.0.2.4 is buggy) or 3.0.0.5; 3.0.2.5 is found in dev forums; rename it to recovery.img

put it in /sdk/tools/

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohg2:
i guess i need help getting the device connected through fastboot. i have tried 5 times now to install the drivers verbatim to what the sticky says (using W0lv3r1n3's Great Windows Rooting Guide). adb command works and pulls up the adb help text. fastboot is still unrecognized by the command prompt. adb devices nor fastboot devices works. i have no idea what else to do. most of the stickies just graze over this part and have no trouble shooting guides.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
if your device is unable to GET into bootloader mode... that wont get you anywhere.

when you plug your phone into the computer with the USB.. does that USB sound pop up? if it doesnt.. then its bricked.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tohg2:
ok i have fastboot devices seeing the device. but adb devices still wont see it. when i do fastboot flash recovery recovery.img it says cannot load recovery.img. i put the clockwork file in the tools folder renamed at recovery.img. do i leave it as a zip file though?