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[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bking_soda:
Without backup assistant from Verizon, why can I not restore my contacts? It's making switching roms really a hassle.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FatTony666:
Are you positive that your contacts are in gmail? Do they show up when you go to gmail from a computer? They may be saved on the phone directly and wiping the phone wipes them too. But you are right. Assuming that your contacts are in gmail, they should auto-backup and restore. Just make sure you are signed into your gmail account and sync is set-up.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bking_soda:
Yeah, sync is on. This is really my issue I run into anymore.I've even tried to find an app just to make contact backups. Ugh...
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] necosino:
When you make your contacts you have to select them as Google contacts, otherwise they're just stored locally on the phone. Go to gmail on your computer and look at your contacts. If they're there, they should be on your phone. If not, you may have lost them.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LaDamian:
I saw a post earlier that described the best way to get this to work. Basically the phone saves the numbers locally by default, and does not back them up to google (which is stupid). The way I read to fix it is as follows:

1. Backup all you contacts to your sd card.

2. Delete all your contacts.

3. Restore all backups from sd card and set them as google contacts.

4. In the future always check that you are saving them as google contacts instead of phone only.

This wasn't my idea, but it worked for me.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] necosino:
You can always back up your phone contacts and then email the file to yourself. Then, on a desktop computer, go to gmail.com and under contacts you can import your contacts file. Then the next time your phone syncs with google they will show up.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] terryhoho:
Hi guys, how's your day going.

Phone : Nexus S i9023

I'm following this guide word by word , sentence by sentence.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1007782

Part 4

1 - Power ON the SNS

2 - Download su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip from [APP] Superuser 2.3.6.1 - Now on the Market [2010-09-05]

3 - Save it to the Android SDK "platform-tools" dir

4 - Open a command prompt go to run & type "CMD" & hit enter

5 - Switch to the directory where you unzipped the Android SDK & go to "platform-tools"

6 - Type "adb push su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip /sdcard/su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip" & hit enter

7 - Boot the SNS into the Bootloader Interface, by holding Volume UP & Power button

<b>8 - Select "Recovery</b>

9 - Then it should boot into this screen, if not then repeat the steps to download the image

10 - Select "Install ZIP from sdcard" (power button to apply)

11 - Select "Choose ZIP from sdcard" (power button to apply)

12 - Select su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip (power button to apply)

13 - Select "Yes - su-2.3.6.1-ef-signed.zip"

stuck at part 4, point 8.

After i select recovery , The screen restart and just stuck at Google with a lock.

Can anyone kindly explain what is going on?

Thank you in advance!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubbamade:
It seems to me that you may have forgot to install (flash) a recovery image first. This means that when you click on "Recovery", it has no image to go into. You first need to (at the cmd prompt) type "fastboot oem unlock".

this unlocks your bootloader

then once you download the recovery image...and put it in the "android-sdk/tools" (or wherever fastboot is) you need to open cmd again and type

"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"

that will install the recovery image.

then start back at step 1 of your instructions.

If you are seeing the Google with a lock icon...then your bootloader is LOCKED and you need to unlock it first with my instructions.

Honestly i think the easiest way once you go through my steps, is to:

skip all your instructions and download a Nandroid back-up of 2.3.4 or 2.3.3 that is already rooted and restore it from "backup/restore" option in RECOVERY. this will install a Rooted unlocked version on the Android version you choose. and also installs superuser for you...just saves some steps IMO.

if you do it another way, you have to then go in and change the recovery.sh name and some other needless stuff. doing it my way does all that for you!

questions? PM me.

::thanks?did i help::
[Defy General] Evil Slayer:
Hello Everyone

Is overclocking the defy to 1GHz is ok?and by ok i mean stable for a long time....and not for few months and then the phone is dead or something

thanx in advance
[Defy General] chairboy:
Many have been OC-ed to 1 ghz without any issue.

I'm running with 1000/52 in setvsel.
[Defy General] kranti2064:
Overclocking doesn't harm unless the voltage is correct and not too much. OC to 1 GHz and see the lowest voltage that you can run stable on. Set it as the setting.

Also, CPU scales as per demand so your Defy will not run at 1 Ghz all the time, only when it requires that muscle...

And CPU's do last a long time, my 8 year old Pentium 4 just refuses to die...LOL
[Defy General] skattegat:
Running the Defy at 1000/52 and 75% with Setvsel. No problems and battery-power for full 3 days including a 6 hour geocaching trail. That's ok.
[Defy General] zakoo2:
my defy can handle 1,2ghz long term, so you should be fine with 1ghz :) just make sure you set the vsel right, setting it too high could damage the cpu, setting it too low causes reboot, but no damage. so you can start by setting it to 50vsel, and if your phone is instable (i recommend setvsel and stability test for testing) set it a bit higher!
[Defy General] Evil Slayer:
ok

thank you so much guys :)
[Defy General] ABC_Universal:
Seriously no one knows, as no one has been owning and overclocking defy for over half year. But I think 1g is fine. Mine can easily go to 1.4g at 7x vsel, though I'm using 1.2g at 62 vsel.
[Defy General] zakoo2:
mine maxed out on 1.37ghz, but im still using 800mhz@45vsel. theres nothing i use 800mhz cant handle, and with undervolting i can seriously lower battery consumption. :)
[Defy General] LeoD7K:
Mine is OC'd to 1ghz with Milestone overclock with no problems, and it's super fast also.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] madpete:
Guys, is there an app which I can use to send txt's from the Xoom in the UK?

I'll be honest, I'm stunned that there is no txt / voice call ability on this tab, I have the 3G/WIFI version so was just expecting this functionality.

Can anyone help?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] chiefmcbeef:
I was wondering the same thing. I didn't intend to use any sort of calling or texting functionality, but soon after putting a Three network 3G data sim in, a popup appeared with the title SMS Message (IIRC) and the text along the lines of Welcome or thank you for purchasing a Three Mobile SIM, you can topup by going to three.co.uk/topup etc.."

I tapped the back button rather than hitting OK and the notification for this message was sitting in the tray, but I had no other way of finding where this notification was to reopen it after clicking OK.

Handcent and other apps are set to not apear for our devices in the Market so that's a no go.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] madpete:
I just cant believe google and motorola haven't built this funtion into the tab, its just stupid.

By the way, does anyone know if or think that, the fuctionality will be added in a future update?
[Xoom Themes and Apps] madpete:
I've actually got Handcent to install but it wont send messages, just posted on their forum asking if they can add support for the Xoom.

http://handcent.com/bbs2/index.php?topic=4939.0
[Xoom Themes and Apps] lesjaw:
you need a framework-res.apk modified to enable SMS/phone function, go find and request it at Dec section in 3G euro uastring thread..
[Xoom Themes and Apps] madpete:
Thanks, I will do that.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] rahularora1:
hi mate does this suit your needs?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1064818
[Xoom Themes and Apps] madpete:
Yay, thank you!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cckappe:
I set up the watch time in the local place, after a while it changes few hours. I did try to set up my place (Turin, Italy) as a default place, but even this way after few hour the watch display a totally wrong time. This way also the calendar and the alarm is totally messed up. What a hell is going on? may someone give me any suggestion? thanks in advance WM6.5 HTC HD2 of course
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Steeph:
tab on Phone in left hand corner

tab Menu in right hand corner

tab on Options

tab Menu on right hand corner

tab on Network selection

tab on GSM/UMTS services on tabs on bottem of screen

select Timesync and get settings

revove check form box and press OK

Worked for me...

you can also go to htc website and download and install the update for daylight saving or download and install the latest rom update for your device

Regards...
[Defy General] splat matt:
Ok I have some questions regarding the best method procedure to take with my unrooted defy running stock ROM 2.2.1. Also if this info is consolidated it may help reduce people re-asking.

Can I use superoneclick to unroot the defy on stock 2.2.1 or should I used z4root?

Next what recovery should I install; what is the most recommended?

When Flashing ROMs after successfully rooting and installing a more flexible recovery can a Eclair ROM be installed over a Froyo ROM and vice-versa? I plan on sticking with Froyo ROMs or better, but thought it was good question to ask for other noobs.

Any other helpful info related to the questions above is appreciated!

*********** UPDATE **********

Solved I used Barebones 1.5.1 and used parts of directions from here and here

I will write it out for noobs like me in the next day or so.
[Defy General] eztechsmart:
z4root did not work for me and I'm having a very hard time finding any info on rooting 2.2.1 version 34.4.9 T-Mobile US...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] felixdd:
Hey everybody,

I'm looking for a GPS tracking program for when I run. I'm interested in somethng that:

1) MANDATORY: has a COUNTDOWN timer (I time my runs to specific durations.

2) MANDATORY: Can power off the light without turning off the GPS radio

3) OPTIONAL: can save your runs to track progress

I've downloaded two freeware programs and though both are very rich in features (maps, logs runs, can power off the light, can even change the interval for sampling the GPS location), neither of them have a countdown timer despite being advertised as having a "timer". Looking online, they all say "timer" but aren't clear whether they're duration or countdown timers.

Anyone have any recommendations?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] s_green_22:
Which one?

With GPS Cycle Computer you can set time based laps (1,2,5 mins) and be alerted when lap is over. It can turn off the screen keeping GPS alive and it can save you runs.

Regards,

Ł.O.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] felixdd:
I have GPS Sports Tracker and GPS Cycle Computer.

Neither of them appear like they can do countdown timer...at least not immediately apparent anyways.

I downloaded G-Watch as well, but don't know whether it can turn its screen off.

Let me know if there are any better alternatives out there!
[Nook Color General] bubsterb:
I have been searching all over the place for a list of "supported" SD micro flash memory for installing and booting for example CyanogenMods CM7. I have found where people recommend not getting slower than a class 6 but not which brand works best. I am using a Patriot 4GB LX Class 10 and it seems to be doing ok but wanted to know what others were using and what kind of luck they are having.
[Nook Color General] mjskier:
I'm having good luck with a 4G Sandisk class 4.
[Nook Color General] chinly43:
Lots of discussion here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1005633
[Nook Color General] Awats:
I will add that none of my Patriot SD cards regardless of the class worked consistently or smoothly. After having a ton of weird lock ups and delays (with FC's) I bought a 2GB Sandisk Class 4 and the same exact builds worked fast and like a dream. I then bought a Sandisk 16GB and it too worked perfectly.

Half of my problems were fighting SD card performance issues. There are likely others that are good but it appears the Sandisk Class 4 are a solid starting point.
[Nook Color General] FishDoc:
Agree with Awats

After having problems with Patriot and Kingston I have had rock solid results with SanDisk 2, 4, 8, and 16 GB all class 4. I've tried a couple of off-brand 32 GB class 10 with uniformlly lousy results. Of course YMMV.

FishDoc
[Nook Color General] footdocx:
I have had zero issue running Phiremod 6.2 off my 16GB Sandisk Class 4 sd (with Dalingren's 4/24 kernel, set at 1200). It has been fast and stable for more than a week. I can't wait for the new kernel that fixed the sleep/battery drain issue.
[Nook Color General] ExploreMN:
I bought a Sandisk 16gb Class 2 that works flawlessly with Honeycomb. Only $24.99 at Radioshack right now...if you hurry!
[Nook Color General] ZooBaAr:
I am using a Transcend 8 gig TS8GUSD C6 with no problems . I think its almost snappier than off of the stock eMMC ;)

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[Nook Color General] colorado_al:
How does that Sandisk test out? I have an 8G Sandisk class 2 that tests out as better than class 10 in SD card tools. Not sure if SD card tools is actually testing right. I'd be interested to see how yours tests out.
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Just some real world observations that my sandisk cards perform much better than rated, about a class higher I think. I've got an adata and a patriot (class 6 16GB) that haven't given me any issues so far, but I'll never buy another kingston (poor performance, bad cards)
[Nook Color General] rhester72:
Drat. Last week it was the 8GB class 4 for $14.99. Ah, well - technology rewards the patient...as long as you have infinite patience. *laughs*

Rodney
[Nook Color General] byronczimmer:
Radio Shack has ALL of the SanDisk cards on sale until 5/14.
[Nook Color General] kwyrt:
I'm running a Transcend Class 6 8GB MicroSD in mine and so far it's been running great. Noticeable difference over the class 4 sandisk I had in there before.
[Nook Color General] robot8:
If you're running CM7 off that Transcend, I'd be interested to know if Pulse works without FCs or other issues on yours. I ditched the Transcend Class 6 8G for a Sandisk Class 4 8G.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/pulse-news/com.alphonso.pulse
[Nook Color General] bubsterb:
Which app are you using to test the speed?
[Nook Color General] ebubar:
Sandisk, 8 GB, class 4 here. The Sandisk class 4 is the way to go, IMHO.
[Nook Color General] sorun343:
I am using a Transcend Class 6 8GB, running fine. Will buy a Sandisk 16GB to try out.
[Nook Color General] dexx0008:
this.

i've tested many cards with zone bench on the mac. class 4 sandisk outperforms all the others on random read/write of small files. it also coincides with how well my sd card installs run. some cards would run ok but now and again i'd have problems, especially multiple downloads running at the same time from market. I don't have this problem with the class 4 sandisks
[Nook Color General] nagi603:
for honeycomb: A-Data 4GB class 6 (writes at 6MB/s, reads at about 10MB/s, got it for ~$14, cheapest 4gig class 6 around these parts)

Quite noticeably better than my previous class 2 8gb samsung I got off eBay, which I now use for storage of videos/books & cwm flashing.
[Vibrant General] anil11282:
Hello I live in Chicago, IL. I ran multiple roms with different kernels and modem.

I have used:

Bionix Next Gen/ KB1-KB5-KA5/ Tigers Blood- Bali

Galaxy Extreme/ KB5/ Bali

The problem is battery. I know with location the modem and kernel matters. If you guys can tell what is the best combication in my location, that would be great.

Thanks
[Atrix 4G General] sw33ndawg:
Hey Guys,

I know this is the general forum and this may be more appropriate for the Development forum, but that forum seems to have threads started by mainly developers so I don't want to waste space. Anyways, I'm hoping someone can help me out. I followed the steps for rooting shown on the Gingerblur guide and I can't seem to finalize it. I was able to get Gingerbreak on my phone successfully. When I click root on the app it says that it is in progress and to wait a few minutes but does not progress from there. I've let it sit 10+ minutes twice now and have restarted the phone inbetween the attempts. The phone is in USB Debugging. Thanks fellas.
[Atrix 4G General] CaelanT:
You have an external SD card in your phone?
[Atrix 4G General] lyon21:
I just use gladroot. Flash to stock 1.26, run gladroot, update to 1.57, update to 1.83, run afterupdate.bat
[Atrix 4G General] lyon21:
Using that method, you can then backup with titanium backup.
[Atrix 4G General] sw33ndawg:
Thanks for the quick replies. I'm new to Android and don't exactly know how to "flash" back to a previous update yet (will have to read up on it more). I've jailbroken multiple iPhones so I'm not a complete phone noob. I also haven't figured out how exactly to use Titanium Backup yet either haha.
[Atrix 4G General] jimbush3:
I just gingerbroke my phone and had a similar issue. Make sure that you have USB debugging enabled and that you also have the SD card inserted and

mounted

. I was stalling during root because my SD card wasn't mounted.
[Atrix 4G General] henrys01:
I just ran into this. Gingerbreak will not work unless you have an external sd card mounted. I will not work with the internal card alone. It only wipes the internal card though. A bug perhaps?
[Atrix 4G General] lyon21:
Look in the development thread for a guide on flashing and gladroot. Gladroot doesn't say it works for 1.83 but it does. Many people have had success with it.
[Atrix 4G General] sw33ndawg:
So if it works with 1.83 I won't need to flash right?
[Atrix 4G General] CaelanT:
Gladroot has now been confirmed as working with 4.1.83.
[Atrix 4G General] dstech:
I just used gingerbreak on my 4.1.83 phone last night. I wish I had known it was going to wipe the internal SD card because I lost a lot of my apps stored to the sd card! That sucked having to reinstall them.
[Atrix 4G General] tan G:
I'm using gingerbreak on my 1.8.3, it works fine
[Atrix 4G General] mariol66:
atrix root

use OneClickSuperRoot1.6.5 i used this because gingerbreak would hang for me too. Select the rageagainstthecage option instead of the psneuter
[Atrix 4G General] Gutterball:
If you have a problem with gingerbreak hanging? Then what you gotta do is set your usb connection to motorola phone portal then run gingerbreak and it will work! :D
[Atrix 4G General] qberts:
Do you have a alt home installed? I had Launcher pro and the same thing kept happening to me, so i uninstalled it and when I tried again it worked like a charm.
[Galaxy 3 General] Gurjot95:
Hello all, this is my first post and I have some queries. As we all know the new Samsung firmware JP2 has many bugs like Swype not working, Battery draining very fast etc. I want to know which is most stable ROM which doesn't have these problems.

I don't want to try any custom ROM because of overclocked processor as it will short it's life and void the warranty. I am thinking to flash the JPN ROM but though to get advice before doing anything. I hope it won't have any effect if I use European firmware as I am from India. I am currently using JP6.
[Galaxy 3 General] Thiện Ngộ:
I think you should be using Kyrillos' ROM. It's very stable.
[Galaxy 3 General] ygerg:
Opt for a non-overclocked custom, you won't regret it :) If you really want to stay using stock roms, i'd suggest JPM/JPN.

Sent from my Lestatious 1.8.5 Galaxy
[Galaxy 3 General] ayancold:
Try the new European release....XWJPF. Its a very stable rom. And no bugs. I am from india too. Its working flawless on my galaxy 3.

DDJG6>DDJP2>Kryillos 4.1>XWJPF
[Galaxy 3 General] Thiện Ngộ:
Using Kitchen v1.0 to create a new ROM with your feature do you want.

More details

I'm testing it. Let's go with me. :)
[Galaxy 3 General] vinayvasudev:
customs are a balance and trade off

well stock ROM may be the most stable but from my experience of experimentations with different roms, and i've tried many roms, if you are thinking of intalling many applications then stock roms are just useless as you would get blank/black screens too often in the stock Tw launcher as the applications try to load from SD card, where you will have to install them for want of space. so if you want to try lot of applications you will have to go for a custom rom with ext2/ext4 support. after trying many custom roms i've finally stopped at POX v 1.0 non oc. Its silky smooth and thats after installation of more than 43 third party apps/games, though you will have to live with some minor glitches which you wont mind. Yes stay away from OC versions as they drain your battery and freeze your phone. The hardware (processor) structure if galaxy3 if not designed for overclocking though it may be overclocked.
[Galaxy 3 General] JohnstonF:
XWJPF + go launcher ex

perfect combination..no lags blazingly fast

(oh yes i,ve also rooted my phone and have set cpu.. :P, so maybe thats y..still XWJPF...no problems)
[Galaxy 3 General] maverickgenius:
i have JPM and thinking of moving to XWJPN.

how is it that JPM is pre-rooted if it is official samsung firmware?
[Galaxy 3 General] avl12t3:
I think you should be using Kyrillos' ROM too. It's very stable.
[Galaxy 3 General] dexter8088:
Samsung engineers aren't idiots or fools.. JP2 is d most stable ROM for this phone. I have used custom roms and trust me..there ain't any ROM more stable.
[Galaxy 3 General] ayancold:
Then i think you should try using the latest European firmware, XWJPF. Its far better than DDJP2. Trust me.
[Galaxy 3 General] Gurjot95:
Lol JP2 has many bugs including battery draining issue. How come it is more stable?

Confused between multiple opinions. Might add a poll soon.
[Galaxy 3 General] VicXxX:
If you were to use custom roms, use the Non oc version by Kyrillos. From all the roms that i have tried (there have been many), i have found Kyrillos to be the best.

If you were to use regular Firmwares, the best i believe is either JPF or JPM. A lot of them out there still support JPF, while the constant flashers would recommend the JPM

BTW...Kyrillos is based on JPM ;)
[Galaxy 3 General] GuestD2244:
XXJPM by Kyrillos, safe flash and very stable ;)
[Galaxy 3 General] jihaa:
No worries, I think I have the perfect solution for you... In a few minutes I'll be posting my ROM, which is exactly what you need - because I made this ROM for I had the same problems as you!

Also, I'm writing this, coz I want to post it in the development section but I need 10 posts for that...
[Galaxy 3 General] damien91:
There are a lot of ROMs and as far as I see, you should try more then one, because everybody likes a different version...
[Galaxy 3 General] jihaa:
Yeah, so here I am again. Uploaded, you might even try it - see if the problems go away!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1079052
[Galaxy 3 General] Gurjot95:
Now don't mind using any custom ROM if it is stable and good to use.

Poll added just to solve some confusion between multiple choices.
[Galaxy 3 General] criminal_007:
InDroid

:)

InDroid v4 looks good n is going to be released soon :D

i would prefer non OC as it is more stable but u can look for OC as well! :cool:
[Galaxy 3 General] thetak:
Allthough I use my own custom ROM, I vote for Kyrillos's ROM because it's very stable and fast. I use it for a long period and I was very pleased.

Kyrillos ROM is not only stable, but gives you the choise of OC or Non OC capability!
[Galaxy 3 General] Gurjot95:
So do you use OC or Non OC ROM of Kyrillos?
[Galaxy 3 General] YanOri:
DDJG, i simple like stock roms these days ;-)
[Galaxy 3 General] Gurjot95:
Installed Stock JPF and noticed I didn't even add the option to Poll. Mod Please do it..

It's working charm, still battery draining issue though. Thinking to install Kyrillos ROM, maybe it can solve the issue?