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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mj56gt:
Suddenly I have USB connection problem. First of all, under the Ongoing tab of the Notification Bar, I no longer see the following two items (/Settings/Applications/Development/USB debugging has always been ON):

* USB debugging connection

* USB connected

Apparently my Mac doesn't see the internal and external SD cards either. So I can't use my Mac computer to copy files, nor can I install or flash anything without USB connectivity.

I searched previous threads, and saw people suggested installing drivers. Where can I find the drivers for the phone and how to install it through a Mac considering I don't currently have USB connection? Thanks in advance!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] }{Alienz}{:
Oh Sigh. Macs. Ummm.

Can you verify your phone and cable are good? Go to a Windows or Linux machine and connect them. You will need the Samsung (or Nexus S if on Gingerbread) drivers but those should be easy to find for Windows and Linux. After you verify that your phone connects to those computers fine, you can rule out that it is not the phone's fault.

I believe but don't quote me on this that the one time I did connect a Mac to my Vibrant I had to have Development mode like you stated but even then I couldn't copy stuff to it (not entirely sure, it was a long time ago). Still, I don't think I needed any drivers for the mac as I was using Development mode. I remember it was a bit of a ***** to get the Mac to recognize the phone but it finally did.

A little googling found this:

http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-s/109040-problem-my-mac-recognising-galaxy-s.html

Read that, I think it may be helpful. Notably, check the Ask on connection. Also ensure the USB port on the mac works by using something else with it.

PS: If you wish to be flashing and playing with your phone, I would advise you against using a mac. Reason is macs are very nice with apple products but if it's not an apple product, usually it has a hard time being supported as manufacturers don't support Macs for the most part.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mj56gt:
Thanks a lot for the willingness to help! Unfortunately this is really not a Mac issue for two reasons:

1) I had no problem mounting the phone with my Mac during past three months; And I had done many things for the phone with my Mac: rooting, unlocking, flashing, adb, ...

2) I just tried connecting the phone with a Windows computer now, and it couldn't recognize the phone either.

Any other thought or options for me? Without USB connection, I can't even directly download the pictures from the phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infamous14:
Ok so i dont know exactly what happened, but something did. I try to boot it up but i get an error that say the aplication(%1$s) has unexpcetedly quit and it just stays there vibrating. Now i have gotten to the 3e recovery menu and i did put update.zip on the sd card but it starts and then stops and it says it cant be verified. I tried putting into download and recovery mode but i cant. I cant replace or return the phone either. I have adb but when i plug it in it just comes up as an unknown device on windows and is never fully recognized. Please someone help me get this thing fixed. Idc about data being erased i just want to fix it. Thanks:(

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[XPERIA X10 General] tryantar:
Mods i hope youre reading this and after that do delete this

I really wish the moderators can help find a solution to all this anger towards each other between the users and/or devs? i as a user here is getting very annoyed when i open up dev threads about roms and i see ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the ROM but RATHER A WHOLE BUNCH OF things that are non-associated with the thread eg. flaming etc. yes i did get angry in one of the thread because i couldnt stand it anymore feel free to delete the post or anything you deem appropriate.

HOW MUCH I WISH I WAS GOD AND I COULD JUST SHUT ALL THEM TRAPS UP!
[XPERIA X10 General] kozxmartt:
What a lame God you would be.
[XPERIA X10 General] svtfmook:
bottom of the sub-forum page

"Moderators"

lists 2 names

click one

send message
[XPERIA X10 General] tryantar:
sorry for being annoyed =)
[Desire HD General] Chad_Petree:
I downloaded yesterday, and it's ages better than the old stok music app, but i feel its really "heavy" its the app that runs less smooth on my phone, somehting im bummed about is that the album art looks too small, i want it bigger ala winamp :mad: also the widget is HORRIBLE , it's been the same since android 1.5, we need more choices, there's not even a previous track button on the widget!
[Desire HD General] strauts:
What music app? Android one or HTC? And choose htc music widget, it have back button.
[Desire HD General] vicedens2002:
The new dosent have dolby or any sound enhancement in it... :'(
[Desire HD General] ErOR22:
Are you talking about the new Google Msuic player that's in beta?

I think it's awesome. For better sound get MusicFX from the market.
[Desire HD General] Chad_Petree:
the one google jsut premiered, its on the market
[Desire HD General] Chad_Petree:
it still needs some work
[Desire HD General] Hemulen:
I think Google is thinking right, and I think its awesome.
[Desire HD General] sromer:
Works great, i just wish i could control it from the lockscreen.
[Desire HD General] Chad_Petree:
thats what i miss the most from the sense player :( , also i noticed a bug, sometimes when the player is on pause it still plays the song, but you can hear it, i noticed because i got all these sctobblings in my lastfm when i wasnt listening anything :confused:
[Desire HD General] milanbarta:
US only

Right, I'd like to try this app out but it seems it's US only, isn't it?
[Desire HD General] sromer:
The app is worldwide, the music download service is in beta in the US
[Desire HD General] nicoboum:
I'm not sure. I'm in france, I can't find Google Music application on the market. Of course I still can install it with an apk but it's different...

Unless you're talking about stock music player and not google music service ?
[Desire HD General] yener90:
HTCs player looks much better.

its a lil bit slow.

also dont like the landscape interface.
[EVO Shift 4G General] Connor1:
I have a Captivate on ATT right now, but when I turn 18 on June 24th, I can switch to sprint and get unlimited everything for $30 a month from my work. The Evo Shift 4G has been catching my eye lately. Is it still worth getting? I really want a phone with a physical keyboard and this one has a very nice keyboard.
[EVO Shift 4G General] finalhit:
as far as phones with keyboards, then yea, it's by far your best option. although overall, i'd say the new phones coming out (albeit sans keyboard) would be better.

at least the evo 3d anyway.
[EVO Shift 4G General] Connor1:
Phone needs to have a physical keyboard. The Epic 4G has a terrible keyboard, and quite frankly, I'd rather not have another Samsung phone, although I do like my Captivate a lot.
[EVO Shift 4G General] jhunterb18:
I love my Shift. Works great for me and I love how fast it is. If you have to pay for it, Radioshack seems to have the lowest prices for it.
[EVO Shift 4G General] prboy1969:
$30 a month, unlimited everything, and an EVO Shift4G. Where do I sign up. As far as the Shift, I don't have anything bad to say. Phone is ubber fast out of the box. Plus it can be OC'd to crazy numbers. Stable. Nice themes. Physical keyboard. Good support for a fairly new phone. I say go for the Shift.
[EVO Shift 4G General] yokken:
personally if i were you, i wouldn't get the shift. i'd wait for another good HW keyboard phone on sprint. the shift's ROM development sucks, almost nothing here. wait for something more supported by devs...
[EVO Shift 4G General] riggsandroid:
how many different versions of the same rom do you want? we have 5-6 or sense roms, 3-4 aosp based roms.

what else do you want? what are we lacking?
[EVO Shift 4G General] kbrn:
I was thinking the same.. I'm grateful with what we have!!
[EVO Shift 4G General] Connor1:
The Captivate has far too many roms. I'm not the kind of person that flashes a new rom every few days or so, I typically flash one every one-two months, so number of roms available does not matter to me as long as CM is available for it, or at least a rom based on stock that's good.
[EVO Shift 4G General] jefftet:
My whole family has shifts! I love it! Even more so that I installed miui rom on it!
[EVO Shift 4G General] Jbloodwo:
Love my shift...

I have had my shift for several days now and am very pleased with it. I was thinking about the normal EVO 4g , but i went with the shift instead. i am glad i did i think the EVO 4g is just a bit to big to be piratical. I love the keyboard and do not find it slow. the only thing i find bad is the limited on board storage. as of now i am not planing on rooting my phone or putting a separate ROM on it.
[EVO Shift 4G General] db56319:
You forgot to mention that MIUI is available. I agree with the others that say the shift is more than capable. I love mine and it keeps up with the "big" boys in any real world tasks.
[EVO Shift 4G General] prboy1969:
When you say "almost nothing here" , whay do you mean? The phones only been out since January. We have plenty of choices as far as Roms go. You have more than enough apps. The prossesor more than keeps up with the newer phones. Hell I even start my car with mine :P . So what exactly do you mean?

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[EVO Shift 4G General] corybucher:
Liquid Acer would be sweet, loved it on my EVO. CJ_
[EVO Shift 4G General] jefbal99:
If you need a keyboard, then the EVO Shift is the way to go. My wife has one and I occasionally have to use it. The physical keyboard is awesome for typing long emails, working in terminals, internet forum posts, etc.

While I like my EVO for the larger screen, when I have to type the 300 word email while in a meeting, I wish I had her phone...
[EVO Shift 4G General] Connor1:
Alright, I'm going to get one of these next month. I like the fact that the phone isn't huge like the Captivate. I don't play games or watch videos on my phone, so a large screen isn't a necessity. The keyboard felt nice when I played with it, haven't gotten to play with an actual Shift yet though.
[EVO Shift 4G General] riggsandroid:
well played CJ_, well played.....
[EVO Shift 4G General] prboy1969:
Good choice :$ . You won't regret it.

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imaginax:
Hi all,

Flashed a fair few times over the last year or so and each flash has had its ups and downs. I've moved to an SGSii now (yay!) but am dusting off the old SGS for the weekend for one last fling and have a specific circumstance I want to pick the best ROM for (and I am out of touch!).

I am from the UK and going to Amsterdam for the weekend on a stag doo - hence taking SGS not SGSii (I might drop it in a canal whilst tipsy!).

Unusually for a stag doo I need to keep in touch with someone from the UK whilst out there. Text messages will cost me a fortune, phone calls will cost me a fortune, data usage is around 85p per mb... which for an IM client is equivalent to a lot of texts!

So my question is: In people's opinions what is the best ROM or approach to keep data to an absolute minimum and battery drain to as little as possible?

I will download maps with Mapdroyd before I go so no map data usage needed and I will only turn on GPS if I actually get lost. The IM client I tend to use is Trillian but if GTalk uses less battery that is an option too. Won't need my email / phone... might need SMS if IM fails.

I realise I'm being really specific so any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

FP
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alegomez:
Hi - need some help! I have a nook color, and flashed the CM7 (7.0.2) to SD card, using verygreen's instructions. All instalation went OK in NC, but when i put the SD back in the PC to copy the GApps, the PC pops a message saying that I have to format the card to make it usable. Any ideas on how to avoid this, or am i missing something? :confused:
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitila:
u need to partion ext7 of ur sd card...try it through CW....then dl gapps
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alegomez:
Hi Kitila thanks for your reply. Could you pls provide some more detail on how to do it? I'm a bit new in all this and am afraid i might mess something up. Thanks!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dan1922:
CM7 on SD Card (Nook Color) - PC asks to format card for GApps

Hi,

I am having this exact same problem. I have tried to search for an answer, but only found this thread. Unfortunately, as a noob, I am also having trouble understanding what the one reply means.

The issue: I am able to put the CM7 on my 16GB sandisk microsd card. I am able to put the nightly on the microsd card. I then can get CM7 to load nicely on my Nook Color. However, when I then remove the sd card from the Nook Color and put it back in the computer in order to install GApps, I get a message telling me that I need to format the SD card. As I understand it, formatting the SD card will erase the CM7.

Can anyone walk me through (or point to a walk though of) a fix for this problem.

Thank you in advance. This is such a valuable resource.

Dan
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bugeyed1:
Try using a USB card reader.

Cheers,

kev
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bugeyed1:
Use of English would be nice! :rolleyes:
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dan1922:
Thanks much, Kev. Do you think that's it? Weird. I'll need to pick up a USB reader tomorrow. I'll report back.

Thanks!

Dan
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dan1922:
Kev,

That worked. Thanks so much!

For those in the future that are having problems with their computer wanting to format the microsd card every time it is inserted, try using a usb microsd card reader instead of the slot in the computer.

Thanks!

Dan
[Xperia Arc General] whocancatchme:
Hi,

The browser on the arc is amazingly fast but when it comes to zooming or scrolling it's a bit laggy. I tried firefox and the scrolling is so smooth... but i prefer the default browser. I read it was something about opengl ? Why can it Be smooth like firefox ? Which one do you use ?
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
im using dolphin, got gesture feature, cool....
[Xperia Arc General] PollPixx:
Xscope... Works perfect for me

Sent from my arc or optimus 2x
[Xperia Arc General] Mano1982:
I am using XScope.. I was using it on my X10 also :)
[Xperia Arc General] osnola ivax:
Im using the stock browser and agree that scrolling and zooming is stuttery. I use opera mini from time to time aswell. Its quick and smooth aswell but I see some phones have trouble installing it. Eg would not install on my desire or nexus s.
[Xperia Arc General] dirobeshploppy:
Another vote here for Dolphin - very good customising options.
[Xperia Arc General] commodoor:
Default browser.

Why didn't you make a kind of a poll?
[Xperia Arc General] terroj:
I like Opera Mobile 11 a lot. I have used it as a primary browser few weeks. Few bugs but I like it because it's much smoother than the stock browser.
[Xperia Arc General] retain81:
Opera Mobile here too.
[Xperia Arc General] Retrosid:
Opera mini, its smoother than default browser, but im still looking for alternative browsers
[Xperia Arc General] refract:
Opera Mini is actually the best web browser for smartphones, because iirc, they "intercept" the web site you want to view, scale down images for less MB usage/faster loading time, then serve that website on your Opera Mini.

At least that's how it worked a year ago.
[Xperia Arc General] thierryb:
Dolphin

Very smooth

And allows to change easily the user agent

Nice design
[Xperia Arc General] crone_:
Dolphin here too

Small and fast
[Xperia Arc General] KQ17:
Actually, Dolphin is the stock browser with a theme and gestures.
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
Dolphin HD is much much more feature rich than the stock browser.
[Xperia Arc General] rustynuts34:
Just started using dolphin hd and must say its pretty good I dont often stray with browsers away from stock, but liking this a lot :-)

Sent via noahs ark
[Xperia Arc General] Rycon33:
Dolphin user here also, got bunch of add ons to choose from. And of course gesture is nice.

Sent from my Arc thru XDA App
[Xperia Arc General] doministry:
* Stock browser for full browsing

* Opera Mini when data connection is slower or in travel.

Opera Mini has also the amazing Opera Link so my bookmarks are with me for years,

And has great download ability.
[Xperia Arc General] piercewei:
So, Dolphin, Opera mini and Xcope are the ones getting most recommendations. I'd like to know which provides the highest speed? I dont care too much about zoom in/out.
[Xperia Arc General] wch999hk:
I use dolphin too, but I use the dolphin mini ! it's not only fast but more user friendly on general setting~~~only that it does not have auto-full screen, but I dont care~
[Xperia Arc General] alsaqr:
skyfire is fast with me
[Xperia Arc General] SuperDeform:
Dolphin hd
[Xperia Arc General] Akagi Shigeru:
Great default browser!

Arc's default is much better than Nexus S!! I love it greatly and dont need a third-party browser.
[Xperia Arc General] leba837:
Mostly use for everyday surfing: Default Browser

Use for Flash sites and downloading files: Opera Mini

Have on the Home screen for the cool Icon: Firefox
[Xperia Arc General] Regii:
The default browser does the job for me just fine. Dolphin I liked but didn't need and Firefox was just soooo slow for me.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andddy:
hi been playin with my bros desire hd and whilst i do prefer my x10 the wallpaper quality is far better on the desire is this down to us not havin 16m colours or as the desire gt a better quality screen?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wollie88:
Yeah thats the 16m collor.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sapjunior:
Hi everyone,

I'm trying to removing annoying carrie name notfication on notification bar as i mention with green circle. I'm using Gene Pooler Rom's which modify from at&t 2.2.2. Trying to edit status_bar.xml but it doesn't work!

If anyone helping me to remove this i will be appreciated a lot!
[XPERIA X8 General] LuisDias:
Did someone had already look ate here? I didn't read yet, but it seems something bid :D
[XPERIA X8 General] Graveir:
It's for the phones with unlocked bootloader, therefore useless for X8.
[XPERIA X8 General] bagers:
Bootloader has now been hacked.
[Xperia Play Android Development] ginepraio:
Hello everyone, it is possible to re-unlock the bootloader? I have an Italian xperia play no sim lock

thanks
[Xperia Play Android Development] tonymontana079:
How to Unlock the bootloader

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1034087

How to Root your Play

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1043630

If you just want root access then just use gingerbreak, bootloader unlocking is not needed. Also trackid will no longer work if the bootloader is unlocked.
[Xperia Play Android Development] ginepraio:
Sorry for my english but my question is for Re-Lock the bootloader :D
[Xperia Play Android Development] AndroHero:
there will be a way in the future, but not atm :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] waz000000:
Don't listen to Androidhero he tells lies :p

I discovered a funny side effect when i was trying to fix my phone, I used divinci to flash a new image using their software and 10 credits given to me by Nielk (thanks mate)

It didnt fix the phone but did relock the bootloader oddly
[Xperia Play Android Development] Blagus:
Make TA backup before unlocking bootloader. When you want to re-lock it, write original TA back.
[Xperia Play Android Development] NielDK:
You keep referring to "keeping a backup of your TA". Still, to the best of my knowledge, we have no tools for that yet :-O Unfortunately.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Blagus:
Yes, I constantly do that because that's the most important part of Sony Ericsson S1 phone. If everyone here had original TA backups before unlocking bootloader, there won't be any need for 16 pages of discussion on how to fix bricked Plays and still not find a 100% working solution.
[Xperia Play Android Development] NielDK:
I'll waist a bit more space then LOL

Doesnt really do any good, as long as there is no way to do this, unless you are aware of a solution. Please enlighten us ;)
[Xperia Play Android Development] Blagus:
Here's my thought:

We first need free TA backup and write.

Then someone with fully working play should make TA backup (Both a and i Play)

Then I find out the addresses of security zone in TA.

You backup security zone.

Write TA backed up from working phone.

Write your security zone.

That worked on every SE phone so far with GDFS/TA.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
What is the TA you're referring to?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Blagus:
Trim Area - part of the phone which contains unique and important data like IMEI, Sim locks, radio data, etc...
[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
Ah, I see. It seems a lot like the /efs folder in the Sammy Galaxy S.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Blagus:
Yes, something like that, only thing is that TA has signed parts so it's almost impossible to unlock phone for free at the moment.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
Check your PM inbox :)
[Galaxy S II General] Mr.Kakarot:
I am sure this is old news to anyone that owns the phone, but last night I took a screen shot by accident.... turns out if you hold the home button and press the power button, it will take a screenshot, no root or apps required!

As far as all the problems I see on the forum, I am very happy to report it has been 1 week and I am loving my phone, no overheating, no banding, no crashes, reboots or hangs... this has been the best android device I have owned yet... and the screenshot is a nice touch :)

Even my battery life is doing better then average, making it 1.5 days... while taking no battery saving steps. I cannot wait to get the screen protector and case though.
[Galaxy S II General] -jen94ek-:
yep old news
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] tackleberry:
So this morning I woke up to my phone refusing to power up again, and also have lots of random shutdowns that require me to pull battery before powering back on. I have narrowed it down to the only culprit causing this being an aftermarket extended battery as my oem battery, although it was dead, powered the phone up and accepted a charge via the charge indicator staying on instead of blinking. Anyone else experience this?

Nonsense!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] eunkipark92:
What battery are you using? Is it knocked off ones from ebay?

You can try and buy the oem battery, mugen or chichi batteries.

OROROR its possible that Ur having random issue that some people are having resulting many bricked g2s. There is a thread in general section called e:log/ something like that

Mine was bricked compeletely

Was running cm7 fine for about a week

Then it was cuasing random freezes and had to pull battery to get it working again

Now careful with what you do or u will brick urs like mine

Can u connect to the charger and open hboot or access to recovery?

If you do using adb reflash recovery..

Thisis what I did and ended up with bricked g2

I was tried of getting random freezes(I never overclocked it)

Booted into recovery did factory reset and got e: log/recovery or something like that( buch of em)

Then I flashed new rom

Rebooted got stuck at htc logo for 20min

Pulled battery...it never turned back on. No hboot or recovery no adb nothing.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] redpoint73:
Aftermarket batteries are often cheap knockoffs, and are infamous for failing quickly. I've seen a post on here by a person that purchased 3 from eBay, and all 3 failed within 2-3 weeks.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] eunkipark92:
+1 if your really looking for extended after market batteries go with chichi or mugen. People are getting great results. They are a bit pricy though.