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[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Use QT adb, (google it) it's a windows GUI for adb :P has a nice logcat feature as well.

To join the irc chat you just have to go to http://webchat.freenode.net/ and sign in with any nick @ the #samsung-mesmerize channel.

I'm thinking you just need to go back and flash stock (the full stock one, not the one with custom recovery) and make sure you check re-partition. I've had issues with disabling lagfix using any application or CWM recovery that's why that post I made suggests the manual route, as it's the only way (and yes you sometimes do have to remove that file manually too). Anyway, it sounds like maybe your partitions are still screwy and that's why the recovery isn't booting correctly (not ot mention the i9000 flash would have as well) After doing that, just let it boot once, then go back and flash cwm-froyo-all.tar (no pit file) using PDA.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Ntruder:
Do I need to root first? (After flashing back to stock and before flashing CWM)
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
If all is well, you can flash the stock with custom recovery and root :) Just make sure everything is right before you do, you may need to do some basic formatting on the system to get everything back to RFS. Join us in IRC.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Ntruder:
I think you're right on the formatting part. Is there a utility of some kind to assist with that, or do I need to gain root access and somehow check the filesystem myself?

I've already tried flashing stock a couple times now which wipes my phone, and installing cwm 2.5 still doesn't work. that newly updated 3.0 cwm works though. *shrug*

I'm in the Mez IRC room
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwiz123:
Should i Rom
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slow_DC4:
Um...that depends. Do you want to?

If you're comfortable with flashing then I would, if not then probably no.

Sent from 234 Elm Street
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
should you rom?

if you have to ask....

NO.

you should read.

then decide for yourself.

and know what you are doing before you are the 4th person in 24 hours to PERMANENTLY brick thier phone.

rom? no.... not yet at least...

read yes.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gio22:
I absolutely agree with this answer. If you are thinking of flashing a ROM, what is the reason you are thinking about doing it? If you decide to go for it, then absolutely make sure you know completely what you are doing by reading as much as you can. Research first will save grief and frustration later. Let's just say I learned that the hard way. The only time I had any issues was when I didn't follow this advice.

Good luck with whichever way you decide to go.:)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappysw10:
^^^THIS^^^
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bulletproof1013:
Damn 4 ppl in a day...wow
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] welchertc:
Just take time to read and understand the while process before you start flashing. DO NOT try and figure out stuff as you go, as that is how stupid mistakes are made and you mess up your phone.

Check to make sure the 3 button combo for recovery and download modes are working, and just know and follow the steps laid out in the many tutorials you can find here on xda. If you can follow directions at all, your phone will soon be doing sweet ****, and you will probably become addicted to flashing and trying new things.

I am not all that knowledgeable about how stuff works, so I never try and modify stuff that hasn't been tried and tested by somebody else, and I've never run into any serious problems. I've flashed too many roms to remember, and never screwed up my phone beyond a simple fix, all thanks to a little careful reading.

Once you flash your first rom successfully, the process is simple and fun. Just make sure and read the thread for each rom you want to try carefully so that you know of all possible issues, and you shouldn't have any problems.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamiyo:
Make sure you know all the worst things that can happen. Not to scare you from doing it. On the contrary, once you know what's the worst, and you know how to fix it or prevent it, you're good to go.

Like everyone here says (because it's true) READ everything. Read the WHOLE OPs and multiple pages of everything. If someone had problem with something, they probably already mentioned it somewhere in the 23482 pages (it sucks, but you rather spend some time reading than have a dead phone).

At first everything will be uncertain (first time watching the bar go across the download mode screen when flashing from Odin) and sometimes you'll feel like you've bricked your phone. Just read the threads about ACTUAL bricked phones to know what NOT to do.

Actually, what I suggest is to find a rom that you like, but more importantly has REALLY thorough documentation about how to install. Once you do it a couple of times it'll be smooth sailing from there, and you'll be able to work with any kind of rom easily (terminology and stuff becomes more familiar too).

glhf
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mwiz123:
I got an rma phone and i am not sure if i should rom
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jemack:
So you ask the same question in a different format. Tell us that you at least read some of the replies above. Right?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bdgiese90:
Talk to people that have rommed (if that's a word. If not, then Copyright bdgiese90 2011). If they know your phone well and can help if you have questions beyond what is answered in OP's, then you can make a choice from that too. But seriously. Do your reading first. Installing a ROM isn't something other people decide for you.

And one more thing. Don't ask the same question again with different wording. Read what all of these intelligent people are posting to you. Believe it or not, they ARE helpful :p

Sent from my robot vacuum smartphone using black magic and goat blood
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miami_Son:
You sound ambivalent and unsure. Bad combination. Step away from the phone before you hurt it.
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] oakwhiz:
Some of you may not know that there is a hidden external antenna port on the GT540. It it located under the rear cover, near the microphone of the device. It is covered by a tiny grey sticker which you can just peel off. The connector appears to be a Hirose U.FL connector (a common surface-mount RF connector.) To use this, you can build or buy an antenna tuned to your favorite GSM band (e.g. 1.9 GHz) and plug it in to get better reception and improved directionality. If you know exactly where the cellular base station tower is, you can just point a yagi antenna at it to get an excellent signal-to-noise ratio. You can also attach a bidirectional amplifier to your phone to boost the power output, but only if the laws in your country allow you to use an amplifier.

Most phones have an external RF connector for some reason. I don't know why the manufacturers even bother populating the connector on the PCB, because most consumers won't even use it, and the connectors must cost them something. But whatever, at least this benefits everyone here at XDA.

What I want to know is: Does the Bluetooth/WiFi radio connect to this antenna port as well as the GSM radio, or is it just the GSM radio?

I currently do not have the connectors to test this, but if the internal antenna is multiplexed between the GSM and WiFi radios, I suspect that the external antenna port will be multiplexed as well. This would mean that you could use the external antenna port to snipe WiFi access points.

I just need to get an RP-SMA Male to U.FL Male adapter so I can test the phone with a yagi antenna cut for WiFi.

So, does anybody already use the external port on their GT540?
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] ff7fan4eva:
I've always wanted to know what one of those was seen it on loads of phones, cool info, but i cant help you :cool:
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] jhonnyx1000:
Differentiation?

Can the availibility of the port differ from country to country or market to market?
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] pRo_lama:
Please could you exactly post links what I will need to buy. :-)
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] liamwli:
I can't see it on mine
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] MrAndroid12:
Bought mine off vodafone NZ as well. A black sticker is hiding it instead.

*not sure whether it differs country by country
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] simon194:
I might have a go at modifying the phone cradle in my car so I can use the external antenna that a previous owner had fitted. It even has the right connector on the end inside the car. :)
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] BLITZ_11:
I know you wanted links on what you need will try to find out but....

This is very interesting im off to do a bit of research ( I have one on my lg )
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] liamwli:
Found it! It was under a black sticker. I'm in UK - any annoying laws?

Where can I get the things?

Sent from my LG GT540 with mur4ik's swift Droid 2, RC5.
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] maslokm:
I've connected external antenna and there is no difference in WiFi signal. This port is only for GSM.
[GT540 Optimus Accessories] oakwhiz:
I'd just like to point out that it's illegal to attach external antennas to consumer radio transmitters in most countries unless you have a license from your local government. This port is likely there for engineering and quality control purposes - perhaps the phone is powered up in test mode at the factory while the RF output is connected to a vector analyzer to see if the output meets RF emission standards. I've also heard that the port itself is not rated for more than a few hundred insertion cycles, and that it can get stuck in the disconnected position.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onlinespending:
I am running CM 7.0.2 on eMMC and using the stock browser with the latest adobe flash installed through the market. I have set the user agent to be either Linux or Mac desktop. yet I can't play the clips on ESPN.com. other sites playback flash videos fine. I'm beginning to think ESPN doesn't use flash. any thoughts?
[HTC Inspire 4G] moonmanxo:
Im running the latest MIUI. How come my battery is draining so fast? and Cell Standby is using all the battery power. Any tips?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Anthonok:
When I was on miui was actually when I had the best battery life. Not sure what to tell you. Did you follow the install instructions in the miui thead?

Sent via the power of a unicorn's horn.
[HTC Inspire 4G] moonmanxo:
The weird thing Is I had awesome battery till my friend used some "battery calibration" app.. Now its a no go for me.. what should I do?
[HTC Inspire 4G] FoxCompany:
I recommend you wipe and reflash the rom. Clear dalvik and bat stats.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dutch_in_seattle:
Has anyone used both Polaris Office and Documents To Go? I'm wondering how these two compare. Polaris Office is preinstalled. Would it be worth spending $15 or so get Documents To Go instead?

Thanks!

Ron
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpavich:
Can you elaborate on how you use Google docs with polaris office?

For the life of me I can't figure it out...I can create local docs....and I can create docs with GD...but not integrate them...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnycreature:
You might want to check out the comparison that I posted in the XOOM forum. Link is in my signature. Each office suite has its own advantages and disadvantages but Polaris is definitely one of the best.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreadnought001:
As far as I remember you have to go to the menu on the home screen of Polaris and add account and you should have the option of Google Docs.

My big issue with Polaris is that I can't connect to Google Docs, never been able to in fact, I've tried many times and it always says 'failed to connect to web server'. No idea why I can't connect. Has anyone else had this problem.

As far as the OP question goes, I've generally found Docs to Go the best in terms of compatibility with Word, it renders tables much better and doesn't lose as much formatting as other Office suites (and I've tried Quick Office and Picsel on the tablet). However, the Google Docs syncing is a bit spotty on Docs to Go, doesn't always connect and Quick Office does it much better. If I could connect my Google Docs account to Polaris I might change my mind but it's just impossible for me to do that.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] husky_doggy:
Polaris gives a better editing UI
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpavich:
The only option I'm given is an account at "box.net"...not google docs nor dropbox...

I've rebooted to see if that is an issue....and nothing changed.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magicpork:
Polaris office is the clear winner to me...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zag_84:
Is it possible to insert footnotes with Polaris Office?

And with Documents to go?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reverence12389:
The only thing so far that has given me a problem with Polaris Office is the inability to view comments on .docx files. It would be a nice feature to have.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingwp1:
I'd like to know how to log in to Google docs in Polaris too. All I see is the "Box.net" option like rpavich mentioned. Does anyone know how to fix this?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnycreature:
Documents to Go is so far the only suite that has extensive review options enabled. Comments are annotated.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zag_84:
I answer myself:

Documents to go has it! Anyway, I still haven't found anything about Polaris...Anybody knows?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romdroid.:
How can you add footnotes in docs to go?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mart3n1uk:
Polaris Office = Winning
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romdroid.:
How to add footnotes?
[Epic 4G Android Development] chris41g:
This is the C Source to compile a pit file.. meaning you could edit the partition sizes or whatever you deem necessary... just a contribution. Basically found it on the i9000 forums and edited for the epic and posting here. first few lines of the file have the commands need to compile.

Epic PIT C Source
[Epic 4G Android Development] nullghost:
Thanks for dropping this here chris, it's handy.

Here's the original project by coolya, hosted on github.

https://github.com/cmsgs/utilities/tree/master/pit-stuff
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
I know this is kinda really old...but is there a mirror or a working link?
[Epic 4G Android Development] ragingbull2k2:
what compiler do you use? jw...

Joey
[Epic 4G Android Development] chris41g:
gcc

10chars
[Epic 4G Android Development] zman0900:
It's been a while, but does anyone still have the source file for this? The link is dead. If not does anyone happen to know a way to change partition sizes? I would really like to use some of the wasted space in /cache for /data.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ugothakd:
You can try to modify it yourself from the github...but as far as I know the link is dead as in dead

sent from my always aosp epic
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Yogi3:
Just got my Nexus S 4G today and I was wondering what's the best task manager for our phone ... thanks
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] lcr44ramirez:
Theirs no need for one mate. I was fond of using a task manager on all my phones but on this beats of a device you do not need one.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Yogi3:
OK cool thanks for the info man, I'm so use to one coming from a SGS4G
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] tsunami1609:
He's right, you don't need one. Especially third party ones. If you really need to kill a task or two, though, then the built in task manager will do the trick. Just a note though, killing cached tasked doesn't actually free up space (in my experience anyways).
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Yogi3:
This will sound dumb but how do I get to the built in task manager ... sorry this phone is a bit different than the SGS4G
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2956335:
Menu - Settings - Applications - Manage Applications.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] matt2053:
That's the long way.

Just press menu and choose Manage Applications :)

Or add a shortcut to it on homescreen.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Yogi3:
Thanks guys for you're help and them what do I do after that?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] matt2053:
On the Running tab you will see all running applications and services. Click the one you want to stop and then click stop.

FYI I have never had a need to do this. You're more likely to harm then good when you go killing tasks in Android 2.2 or higher.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Yogi3:
Oh OK I did not know this ... and again thanks all of you for you're input :) I greatly appreciate it (:
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] linushsu:
I still thinking Advanced Task Killer is a lot simpler since it has a widget that lets me kill all wanted apps on one click.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] matt2053:
Can I ask in what circumstances you do this? I don't understand why people kill applications.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] zephiK:
if he wants to cripple his phone, let him cripple his phone.

after all, its his choice.... then afterwards, if hes complaining about poor battery life, something not working.. then we'll just sit there and be like "told ya so!"
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] linushsu:
Usually I kill apps when I feel its getting a bit slow. I do not know why but sometimes my apps use the memory leaving only 50mb left, and that makes the phone laggy and sh*t. Should it be like that? maybe I have virus?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] matt2053:
What do you need that memory for? It is there to be used by your phone, let your phone use it. It does not cause your phone to slow down.

Memory is there so that your phone can load data from storage and get it quickly to the CPU. That is why the memory is there. Android keeps important information in memory. Then it can move it quickly to CPU when needed.

It sounds like you would prefer the phone to not use any of the memory in which case I ask why have memory at all then?

"Free memory" is wasted memory.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] niiza:
they are right, on 2.2 and up there is never a need for an appkiller. the way the OS is designed its able to keep all its apps in memory, that was one of the primary changes in 2.2 from 2.1. try not using it and see how it runs, just resist the compulsory need to kill apps XD
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] stonew5082:
If you are using cm, you can use long back press to kill foreground app too. Enable in programs, dev
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] derekwilkinson:
Try using a BFS kernel, it doesn't kill apps, but gives the app in the foreground more resources :)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Harshwardhan:
Please do yourself a favor and read this article -

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/04/multitasking-android-way.html
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
You know it's hard to say. Google TELLS you you shouldn't need a task manager, and if Steve jobs told you this, would you be fuming and flaming Apple?

But seriously, the reason we shouldnt need it is because Google has a decent RAM managing system. But it's not really THAT great. What ends up happening is we play with stuff like minfree and mess with foreground memory usage and stuff. The truth is Google's memory management isn't perfect. That's why we brute force add RAM to our devices goign from 256mb in the Droid to 512mb and to 768mb in some HTC devices and now 1gb in the Atrix and SGS2.

It's pathetic because I come from the 256mb Milestone. Instead of optimizing memory use on an Android device, we have to go overboard. People keep saying task managers aren't necessary, but in Milestone development we mod the hell out of the memory management of Android.

True, task managers and autokilling shouldn't be necessary, but at the same time it won't kill your battery life UNLESS it's doing killing every 5 minutes or something. Once an hour will probably dent your battery life by 1% at most anyway.

The usefulness of task killers is often overstated, but the negatives are often overstated as well.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] decalex:
The only instance I find killing tasks necessary is with certain apps running in the background that either have some type of memory leak, or are just persistent hogs. Not to throw Doggcatcher under the bus.. (because it's the best podcast manager out there), but if I forget it's running, the system does not kill it, and my battery drains. The 'exit' button in the app works well too :).

I super miss that cm7 'hold back to exit' addition tho.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] matt2053:
I'm not saying Android memory management is good bad or in between. But I will say that killing apps so that you can have lots of "free memory" is illogical. Free memory is wasted memory.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] linushsu:
Solid! But actually I think the phone gets slow because of the running Apps taking up cpu, therefore by killing Apps you free your cpu power for something else. Now i have updated 2.3.4 and trying not to kill, be back with more about that nxt week.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] hoole:
I don't think so. Although memory is free, background apps actually suck your battery.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] fallenguru:
You really shouldn't need any, but while automatic task killers should be avoided at all costs I like being able to kill tasks manually, e. g. when Maps keeps the phone awake again or when RAM is hovering around the point where the built-in recovery mechanism becomes active all the time. For that I use ES Task Manager.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] fallenguru:
This built-in one is rather pointless, TBH. It won't let you kill a service independently of its application and it won't kill misbehaving apps (Maps, I'm looking at you!) at all. And after all the working ones don't need any killing, do they?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jianC:
I have run into a strange problem, the battery won't charge with the SIM card in but will if the SIM card it taken out.. I have tried task29 and re-flashed the MAGLDR and cmw but the battery problem still persists. Could it be a radio issue or is it something else?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] huggs:
That is indeed a strange issue. I would've never thought to take the sim card out to get it to charge.

You should flash a stock windows mobile rom and see if it charges then wuth the sim in it. If it does, it must be a software problem. If not, some piece of hardware in the phone is more than likely to be at fault.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jianC:
I think I fixed the problem, my old radio was "2.15.50.14" and I flashed 2.09.50.29 and it fixed the problem.. Will report later to see if it actually fixed the problem.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] iiadore:
Maybe you need a new one
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] iiadore:
maybe you dont
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rberry88:
I'm currently running SR4 plus a few mods and I like it. What I want to do is try out a couple other ROMs but eventually come back to the setup I have now.

Can I make a Nandroid backup of my current setup, wipe all and flash a new ROM, then when I'm done just wipe all again and do a Nandroid restore and be back where I was before flashing the other ROM?

Sorry if a noob question, just like to tinker around with my Incredible :-)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
Yep your backup takes you right back where you were when you made it.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rberry88:
Thanks for the reply, just wanted to make sure to be safe first before thinking it works one way when it really works a different way.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
No problem!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfarrah:
Yup, I do that all the time when I get in the mood and MUST flash a new ROM. Works like, well, clockwork!