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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arashb:
Are Odin and Kies the only ways to update the i9000? Are there other ways of flashing new firmwares? Is Odin the only tool used to flash custom firmwares?

There are so many threads that I'm a bit confused.

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
you can flash a kernel in the form of 'update.zip'

you flash this through recovery and then you will have CWM recovery which allows you to flash most roms thru the phone itself.

so you do not need to use odin or kies but sometimes using odin is a lot quicker and using odin is essential if you get a bricked phone and need to flash stock firmware to recovery it
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arashb:
Oh didn't know that you could use update.zip

Can stock firmwares be updated from "update.zip"

Also, do you need to root the phone for using custom kernels?

Thanks for the info!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
well you can get a kernel such as speedmod and it will be named update.zip

you boot into android recovery and flash this update.zip once or twice and that will turn android recovery into CWM / 2e recovery, and with this recovery you can flash unsigned zips, such as roms, themes, kernels, modems ect.

as for the root, im not sure. I started off flashing a kernel thru odin, which rooted my phone and gave me CWM recovery.

dont be afraid of odin. its ever so simple, even simpler to flash a kernel, it takes less than 15 seconds
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsatan:
You can also use the Open-Source Cross-Platform Flashing Suite Heimdall.

Program:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755265

Guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=878686
[T-Mobile LG G2x] smashpunks:
Just noticed a tiny teeny spec of dust... So small I hardly notice it.its not a pixel its just one tiny spec. Anyways the phone is perfect other than this, no reboots, no bleeding. Great.

Question is would you return it? I dont want to but my ocd may get the best of me.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ickster:
That would drive me bonkers. If they'll take it back, I would. But knowing that most carriers consider a burned out pixel acceptable ( and not cause to replace a phone),I'm guessing that they would balk at replacing it. If it was me, it would be one of those battles I'd "choose" to fight.

Depends on you. Can you live with it?

Also, did one speck get in when the phone was made or will more work their way in?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] smashpunks:
That's exactly what I was wondering. Its so small and in the center kinda so I don't know how it could have got there after I got it.. But could have..

If it was in there I didn't notice it till now.. Its almost like after you clean the screen off, theres those few spots that you can barely see that is something sticky needing a finger nail to scratch off. So small but still I know its there... Well I got till the 18th too return it. Will see if any more come .

Edit: I guess it could be a tiny pixel the more I look at it. Some angles make it almosy vanish... Hmmm I'm not gonna worry about it unless within my return period it gets worse...

You would think if it was dust there would be more ? Or at least closer to the edges...

Meh... Whatever, don't see it on black screens thats all that I care..
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
If you want to return it just tell them your phone is freezing and rebooting itself after you tried multiple factory resets. If the dust gets on your nerves then you have the right to replace it. You paid for it. Personally I wouldn't because I would be afraid of getting a ****ed up device.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] smashpunks:
This is exactly what I'm afraid of.... This device is perfect otherwise and you really need to look hard to see it. I wouldn't be surprised if I gave it to someone to look for dust or a bad pixel they would miss it unless very thorough....

Thanks dude..
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ickster:
I totally agree. I always thought it was bogus that they could even do this. I've been lucky, mostly received new or looks new. But we've all heard the horror stories. I'm loath to return any phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] r4d14n7:
I had a speck of what looked like cigarette ash under my screen. Then it was gone. *shrug*
[T-Mobile LG G2x] smashpunks:
Ok with the screen off very carefully you can see it in the right light angle..

So its a piece of dust that to me looks like it got there when made and its so small I never noticed.... I'm good thanks for the feedback I'm keepin it..
[T-Mobile LG G2x] xdmds:
I would definitely replace it. If one piece of dust somehow got passed the supposedly sealed screen. Then more dust can and will find its' way in over time. I had that problem with my mytouch 4g. I noticed a tiny spec, then a week later more and more kept building until it was just horrible.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Codefox:
I have one to the left of the status bar. I know it won't be visible with 2.3 and it's black status bar so I'm not sweating it. I would exchange it if it were elsewhere tho.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] samomamo:
Because of screen bleed there is an opening between the LCD and the glass when u look from the angle that's how it gets in I had on mine too after I used it for a week or so.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] smashpunks:
Thats definitely not where mine came from. Well more than likely cause the bottom I have no screen bleed at minimal at top.. Its more towards bottom of screen, just don't see that being the case.maybe some
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aim1126:
Haha, yeah it's a huge PITA to get them to replace your phone more than once on the same day. Today I went to target to get mine replaced since it had a dead pixel and I also scratched the screen somehow lol, I new the guy would tell me that he couldn't see the dead pixel and would not accept the return so I just went into the recovery and formatted the system so the phone wouldn't boot :P. After I got my second phone i went straight to the darkest place I could find in the store to check for the backlight bleed and noticed that it way worse than my first phone so I went back to the guy and told him to look at the edges of my screen and he kept saying that he couldn't see anything wrong with the phone and eventually even told me that I was just being nitpicky and that he wouldn't replace it again :mad: So i figured Ill just get it replaced through CS until I get one with minimal bleed.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] smashpunks:
I paid 500 cash. Damn right ill be nit picky... Lol
[EVO Shift 4G General] mulhiny:
I'm fairly new to the Shift scene, coming from an Evo. Often I read on these threads that the Sense ROMs give better battery than CM7, which I have found to be true..I just think we are improperly labeling them as "Sense ROMs" rather than "Froyo ROMs". When I had my Evo, Froyo also got much better battery than Gingerbread..because of this I wonder, has any Dev ever spoken of creating a plain jane AOSP Froyo ROM/Kernel? I imagine a Froyo rom would be much smoother, better battery, and less bugs..just as it was on the Evo.

PS. Can anyone point me in the direction for a "how-to" on ROM creating? If no developers are interested in a Froyo build, I'm willing to take my n00b self to school, lol
[EVO Shift 4G General] crazychapmand:
Check out the HTC Android Kitchen over in the general section it takes a lot to set it up but has support for evo shift and there is a lot of info about it.
[EVO Shift 4G General] strapped365:
Sense is the UI overlay used on android so they were labled right, aosp is currently on 2.3.4 so no downgrades coming this way we are in the same boat as the evo was at launch it will take the devs time to get aosp gingerbread to its full potential but over all I'm really impressed with cm7 and very thankful for toastcfh!
[EVO Shift 4G General] mulhiny:
I hear what you're saying..I really didn't mean that they were really mislabeled as much as I was trying to make the case that when it comes to battery life I believe that Froyo is simply better than Gingerbread..poor choice of words I suppose..I'm not trying to take anything away from the fantastic development that goes on here in regards to CM7. Having just come from an Evo in the last 2 weeks I've tried every rom available in that section and always found myself going back to CM6 due to the super speed and fantastic battery life.

I understand that 2.3.4 (and beyond) will be the future. I'd just like a solid, stable, AOSP to run till gingerbread is fully there. I don't reasonably expect any developer to take this on, that's why I asked for advice on where to go. I'm reading up on kitchens now because I'm guessing I'm in this alone, lol..I may succeed, I'll probably fail..but at least I tried lol :)

Edit : thinking about it I'm sure there are others here that believe Gingerbread to be stable..I just haven't had much luck with it. Whether it be battery life, gps issues, force closes, etc..
[EVO Shift 4G General] strapped365:
I hear you on the 6.1 for the evo it was my favorite and if I knew how to do it I would I just don't have any clue on development so I'm stuck with cm7 which isn't bad just not perfect
[EVO Shift 4G General] crazychapmand:
Working with the kitchen is pretty easy the coding is built in and it gives you a lot of options. Just work with it for a bit and try different things. Also I use different kernels from time to time to compare and mess with the clocking speeds setting up underclock when the screen is off to save battery. Mine right now overclocked to 1491 max min 364 normal and screen off 364 max to 364. Using evervolv and my battery last all day long med. To heavy use. I haven't had any problems with FC.
[EVO Shift 4G General] kizzle4:
Ive tried the kitchen via ubuntu virtual box. And ive been trying to port these new sensation roms that keep surfacing over to our shift. Havent had any luck but then again im very new to it. Tried with froyo base and fail, tryed with cm7 gingerbread base when it was 2.3.3 just like the sensation ports are. Still nothing. Wish i knew how to go further but im stuck in recovery trying to flash with an "Expects 4 args got 3 args. Or expects 3 got 2." Was different between the two bases. Anyone wanna help!?
[EVO Shift 4G General] mulhiny:
Would that be the same as a live cd? That was my plan to go with this weekend.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] phonuzer:
Is there a way to move the account bar (within Mail) to the bottom of the page, please?

Given the size of my HTC EVO, it would be much more convenient (i.e., one-handed) to have the account bar at the bottom of the screen when selecting an account or switching to another account.

I could move things around by editing code in WM but I am unfamiliar (old, tired (lazy?) with Android so I look to others.

Thank you for any help, P
[Nexus S General] XxsydenxX:
Since its the first day its been officially released I dont expect CM7 to run on it yet. I am looking to root it though, and im sure i can use the oem unlock command right?

Will the Nexus S 4G be getting it's own section like the CDMA hero did?
[Nexus S General] shabbypenguin:
yes it will, boot into fastboot, on your computer run the command fastboot oem unlock
[Nexus S General] XxsydenxX:
Thanks i will do it in the next day or two. I suppose im interested in seeing how well cm7 runs on this device
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
when are we going to start to see roms for this phone, im not talking cm7 either.
[Nexus S General] rougegoat:
Well, there's still a lot of people debating on whether to try adjusting roms for the Nexus S to work on it or split into a separate development thread. They're still unsure as to whether or not things can be adjusted to work. So it'll be a little bit while devs start wetting their toes on it and figuring out if they can use their old work.
[Nexus S General] fixxxer2008:
i still vote to have the gsm/cdma separate.
[Nexus S General] raymond4:
I have a question I would like to know does gingerbreak work for anyone that rooted there nexus 4g device
[Nexus S General] rougegoat:
More specific? Any CM7, AOSP Gingerbread ROMS or stock or what?*

*assuming "Gingerbreak" is a typo and not some other rom.
[Nexus S General] raymond4:
It is a one click root method for 2.3 devices
[Nexus S General] herbthehammer:
I vote for separate sections. Some people don't like that idea. I do so that it reduces confusion, there are going to be so many people asking if it works on this phone or that. People flashing something the wrong thing for their phones. Some people think that the newbs deserve bricking their phones because of the way things are organised now. It would help keep things more organised instead of it scattered.

Gingerbreak, I didn't have any luck.

I saw, when I was snooping around in the system folder, that there were a few sprint specific programs and settings. Even if you made a rom that had the radio flash separate, there are carrier specific files and settings that probably wouldn't play nice together.
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Nexus_S:_Full_Update_Guide

Follow those instructions, except for the flashing CM7 part. You can use the same recovery. Then flash this zip in recovery and you'll have SU.
[Thunderbolt General] floydiandroid:
I have a Jabra BT135 headset and when I use it the the Thunderbolt the volume is VERY low..I have the volume maxed out completely and have a very hard time hearing any sounds at all. This headset worked fine with my original DROID..anyone have any insight?

I'm looking into getting a new headset anyway, so any recommendations on a cheap headset for the bolt?

Thanks ppls!
[Thunderbolt General] pmdied:
I think Adrynalyne's kernels have a volume boost.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djr83:
I'm using DocRom 2.2 now and I want to update to stock 2.3, but Kies wont let me do it.

It basically says that the current version cannot be updated.

Do I have to flash a stock rom first and then update through Kies?

If so, where do I get a stock rom (swedish)?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] temyes:
if have a js8 room, you can update 2.3.3 jvh rom.

pls remove your kies program from pc. and visit samsung official website... download update version of it... install it on pc... restart your pc... and connect phone to kies with origianl samsung original usb cabl. and write us that what do your kies says? your rom is very old... you can update 2.3.3 step by step 2.2.1 to 2.3.3
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trolltest:
Try this procedure : Galaxy S Android 2.3 update using Kies
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supetawesomedude:
Is there any chance that any of us get a port or a clone of Sense 3.0? I feel that Sense 2.1 is awesome but I like getting cutting edge software :D!
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoS:
Be patient. Secondly, you're posting a question is the development section, which is not the way.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcarr622:
Sense 3.0 is only available in 960x540 and 800x480 resolutions. Virtually impossible to fix this.

Also Sense 3.0 is way to CPU/RAM intensive for Aria. What's the point of pretty UI if you feel so infuriated by the lag that you want to throw the phone against the wall?

A better question to ask is Gingerbread Sense 2.1 (based on Wildfire S, HVGA, for instance). And I think this is very possible. I may work on this once summer starts if nobody else has so far.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darknessrise1234:
Sense 2.1 would be nice to have. Or even a messages app fix so I can like my sense roms
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prel2000:
Does your connection auto-switch between wifi and 3g?

I was out earlier and the wifi was still locked onto to my home network yet I was no where near home. I wasn't able to browse etc as there was obviously no connectivity. I would have expected it to switch over to 3g or H.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harolds:
Switches back and forth for me. No issues incountered.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prel2000:
Anything I might be doing wrong? Or settings that may need tweaking?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prel2000:
Could it be down to the fact that I have gps turned off so phone cannot track position? Do you leave this on permanently and if so what's the battery drain like with it on?

Let's get some response on this please. I would like to determine if I have a faulty device and whether I need to start arranging a return.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harolds:
I have GPS on, but it doesn't use any battery unless an app tries to use it. But I don't think this has anything to do with your issue. There aren't any settings that I've changed. Try a reboot.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robot1000:
Y5 Saver

There's a very good app called Y5 Saver - https://market.android.com/details?id=pl.polidea.y5 which autoturns your wifi on/off depending whether your in the proximity of the wifi router (uses network triangulation).

Only issue is that it seems to override 'airplane mode'.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justinglock40:
Hey guys hopefully someone can help me with this issue. I odin'd tp the stock ext4 plus rom in the development forum which works fine however then i flashed genocide 1.0 rom over the top if that to get the OC/UV features and when i booted i got the word "android" in the middle of the sprint boot animation then i flash a custom boot animation now the sprint and custom boot animations are mixed together when booting any suggestions to get rid of sprint animation?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] || Acer ||:
Whenever you have android flashing in the middle, that means you had a bad flash. Just pull the battery and reflash the ROM/kernel in CWM and you should be fine.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Esteway.619:
Not true when u have the android name flashing it means it supports custom boot animation. Best bet is to get root explore go into system/ media. Look for bootanimation.zip and delete it then flash the new one
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justinglock40:
No go brother any other ideas besides reflashing?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Esteway.619:
Try taking a bootanimation from a rom that u like and push it to system/media. For example download a rom extract it go into the system/media folder look for the bootanimation.zip copy that put it on ur sd card then with root explore take it and copy it to ur system/media then reboot see if that works
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] || Acer ||:
Really?? Then I'm confused because the first time I flashed SRF it flashed the android name while trying to boot. Just re-flashing the ROM fixed it. I thought this was the same situation.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Esteway.619:
Na it just means it custom bootanimation compatible
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris41g:
just flash this stock boot animation cleaner which deletes the stock animation files so you dont have an overlap...

http://chris41g.users.foss-net.org/epic_stock_boot_cleaner.zip

then flash any bootanimation.zip you want, lots in the theme section.. here is the stock animation in bootanimation.aip form.. or as close as can be to the stock animation anyway...

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=516330&stc=1&d=1297556826 (made by nubecoder)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leebo:
Before my last, recent update and root, I backed up my entire phone using Titanium backup. After flashing, re-rooting, and restoring everything from Titanium backup, all my apps and data seemed to be there - except for my HTC Music player playlists.

Is there some reason for this? Were the playlists backed up but not restored for some reason?

Can I still find them somewhere and restore with TB???:mad:

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jameslfc5:
Is there any way to do this please? just to make it a little crisper?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intruda119:
u can try lcd density and a different launcher
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jameslfc5:
Thanks for the reply! :D - do I need to be rooted?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yohobojo:
For lcd density yes. Launcher, no. Just download them from market. Ex: Launcher pro, adw launcher (ex), go launcher (pro), tons more.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
Is the display really that dull and not sharp? I'd hope for a step up above pentile, larger size and all.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SBS_:
I think it's very sharp and readable, but that's coming from having used the Nexus One for almost a year and a half.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jameslfc5:
I'm have an i4 at the moment, and I can't see any pixels on that so on the SGS they are a little noticeable :/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jameslfc5:
Can anyone tell me what LCD Density actually does please?

is it effective?

Will it make text in the browser sharper?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocketpaul:
its pretty damn sharp, and the only way your going to see pixels is if you go looking for them.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Intratech:
http://tinyurl.com/3bu2dal :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skaif:
haha ^^ that made me LOL

on another note, i have tried changing the density by modifying the build.prop with root explorer, the default is set at 240 so i tried 210, made it look so much cleaner but the games have a slight issue with it :( tried running compatibility mode but no joy so back to 240 for now...

If you want to do it using root explorer

MAKE SURE YOU BACK UP YOUR ORIGINAL BUILD.PROP!!

1. navigate to system/build.prop and open in text editor

2. Make sure ur read write (lil button top right)

3. scroll down and look for "ro.sf.lcd_density=240"

4. change to whatever you want, i chose 210

5. save and exit and reboot
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tameracingdriver:
Try using helvetica as the system font, looks lovely and smooth.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drkaos:
Yes, I changed it yesterday and it looks much better.

Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocketpaul:
wow lol, agreed. Looks sxc.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jameslfc5:
Can you remind me how please :/ I did this the other day but I can't seem to find it now :/

EDIT - Remembered ... I have already done it tho :/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DavidMc0:
In the end the display will always be WVGA and 4.3 inches so small text will never be as sharp or pixels as invisible as on an iPhone 4, ZTE blade, or other small-screen high-res device.

On the up side Samsung's choice of WVGA probably kept costs reasonable and means all software is compatible, and the screen is still flippin' gorgeous :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intruda119:
Screen is beautiful. I'm using the above mentioned font. Can't see why anyone would complain. What r u guys trying to read?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raven2000:
Probably because they "upgraded" from higher resolution screen like iPhone 4?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intruda119:
Hey I understand, but was using a motorola atrix the last 2 weeks. And that was a poor excuse of a phone. My fiance has a iphone 4 and my naked blind eye dont see any difference. Its just me, guess I got low standards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sebring5:
if you change the density to 182 it as sharp as the Atrix

Far outstrips the Iphone. Once you root you can use an app form the market to change it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DavidMc0:
I'd be very surprised if that were the case (unless you're talking about iPhones pre-iPhone 4).

No app from the market will increase your screen resolution - it'll never be more than 800x600, so in terms of pixel density & therefore sharpness, this screen will never outperform the iphone 4s.

I think changing the density to 182 just makes things smaller, not sharper.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maedox:
Exactly. If the screen resolution bothers you and you notice the pixels you are out of luck. Funny that people don't understand or can't even be bothered to try to understand basics like this.