yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[myTouch 4G General] acsi007:
I thought that this was still unproven from a few posts I've read - that gfree was so prevalent that it was a statistical coincidence, and also, that when phone wont root with root.sh, then that's a sign of the bad emmc, and the only way to root that phone is with gfree, and, well, there you go.

That gfree causes it is, I think, not the right path of thinking.

I just wish I didn't have the bad chip, so that I wouldnt be so gunshy now about trying new roms and generally tinkering around.

My wife's stock phone is acting up right an left, and I would love to root it and slap on royal ginger so she can be happy, but what if it's a hardware problem, and I'd have to go back to stock-- so many people have been doing the pd15img and then being thrown for loops, many more that should.
[myTouch 4G General] lowandbehold:
I should have worded that better. Gfree does not cause it. It is a fault in the chip that doesn't allow it to be rooted using the root.sh method. Gfree breaks through this "fault" in turn corrupting the chip. The people that have the bad chip that rooted with the root.sh method originally rooted with g-free, corrupting their chip, which allowed them to root with root.sh method. So it is not a problem with g-free, g-free just allows you to get passed the rooting barrier created by the faulty chip which in turn will cause that chip to fail.
[myTouch 4G General] aznprodgy:
be aware that the bad-eMMC chip is not the only one that can get the fail-pu. even the good one can get it, as my older mytouch got the fail-pu and had the good chip
[myTouch 4G General] acsi007:
Good point clarknick. Maybe one day we'll have a sticky entitled "do this and avoid pailed-pu and cache errors 100%" I have a feeling, by then, we'll have another phone we'll be using, and that one will have an unlocked HTC bootloader...
[myTouch 4G General] Phateless:
Check the poll. There have been no reported failures with the root.sh method and no reported failures of the good chip.
[myTouch 4G General] neidlinger:
But we only have 86 votes, what about the millions of phones that are sold, and the thousands that don't even know about XDA, that have rooted phones. This is a extremely limited scope.
[myTouch 4G General] Phateless:
86 is enough that we might have had a single result to disprove my theory by now.

Still, you're absolutely right and I'm keeping an eye on it.
[myTouch 4G General] aznprodgy:
well also in the poll, there isnt an option or a way to change your vote. so what if someone who initially voted that they had the good chip and rooted with whatever method, but later on down the line that person gets a fail-pu error...just thought Id point that out;)
[myTouch 4G General] Phateless:
True, but the more votes we get the higher the chances that we'll see ONE person with the result to prove you right. Until then I'm sticking to my theory. :p
[myTouch 4G General] itmustbejj:
I'm getting ready to pick up a used MT4G for a friend. Do I need clockwork recovery to test this? Also is there a different way to check without being rooted?

I'm probably going to be picking up a phone off CL and I don't know how someone would feel with my rooting and flashing a recovery just to check if I want to buy the phone.
[myTouch 4G General] neidlinger:
Someone doing their research prior to jumping in the ring. ?!?!? i give to massive thumbs up for doing so.

With that being said i do not think you have to be rooted. You just need to have ADB set up and have the ability to hollow simple commands.
[myTouch 4G General] aznprodgy:
well I guess its good that I havent voted yet until earlier lol, Im the 1st
[myTouch 4G General] itmustbejj:
I actually own 2 MT4G's already, I'm just picking up one for a friend. I was asking about root cuz i got a perm denied when I cat'd the file.

After I did root but before I installed clockwork, I went into the default bootloader (with the red !) and tried to cat that file and it just hung there. That's why I was asking for a way that didnt require root/custom recovery
[myTouch 4G General] mackster248:
So now that I finally get a replacement that has the good screen, no dust under the screen, and no light bleeding from the buttons I find out I have a bad chip... I can't believe there is just soooooo much stupid stuff wrong with this phone. Wish I had just gotten a Nexus S and not have to worry about any of this. :-(
[myTouch 4G General] TeeJay3800:
It sounds like no one is safe! It also sounds like HTC really screwed the pooch on this phone. Bad screens, bleeding button backlights, bad power buttons, bad eMMCs...

I have the "good" chip and rooted via the root.sh/Visionary method. What can I do, if anything, to avoid the fail-pu error (or any other error)?
[myTouch 4G General] aznprodgy:
I rooted my replacement using the root.sh method and it has the good chip, but im still skeptical about doing gfree. on my other mytouch, I had an issue with a radio lockout which then led to other problems...just make sure to flash things carefully and read EVERYTHING lol. also make sure youre on the stock radio before trying to revert back to stock using the PD15IMG
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Top Nurse:
If you rooted with 2.x.x.x = RFS

If you rooted with 3.x.x.x = EXT4

(In general unless you have access to beta software from Bonsai or ACS)

Sent from Bonsai 7.1.1.1
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Boot into Clockwork Mod, it will have the version number listed. If it is green letters, RFS with CWM 2.5.x, If it is orange letters it is EXT4 with CWM 3.0.0.x. If you rooted and never booted into Clockwork and don't reemember what you used, it may convert your filesystem to EXT4 when you do this. Then you will need an EXT4 compatible ROM to flash. If you are on an EXT4 only ROM then you must have EXT4 already. Hope this helps.
[Networking] zblace:
I just realized that my super weak signal in rural area, gets picked up a bit better once the device (HTC Desire) is plugged into power supply for charging. I wonder if it is because power cord as side effect produces something like external antenna effect or something else. Anyway if anyone has ideas or experiencing in boosting signal on HTC Desire in any way please share...

Thanks in advance!
[Networking] ccdoggy:
Another way to look at that is that the device is power starved and when the extra power is supplied it improves the performance. I know some Captivates suffer from this but on the GPS side. We can get much better GPS with the power being applied.
[Acer Iconia A500] VillainousVivi:
Has anyone done testing with a stylus for the A500? If so, what were your thoughts?

I'd like something I can use to either draw quick sketches for photo ideas, or something I can use to jot a quick note here and there (of course, I'd probably need an app that supports handwriting, but those may come in time).
[Acer Iconia A500] Leechazoid:
I purchased a Targus stylus today. Having come from the old pre-capacitive days when the stylus is hard, the new stylus' seemed a little odd but I must say the control is very good. Pin point accuracy - excellent for drawing.
[Acer Iconia A500] JackMetal:
+1

I also got the Targus stylus a week or so ago; and it does works well.. I saw another stylus somewhere online that is supposed to give you even finer control and allow you to actually see exactly where the stylus is touching the screen, but now I can't find where I saw it. I'm thinking about giving the new one a shot too, if I can find it again. ;-)
[Acer Iconia A500] saeba:
I think you're referring to this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DAGi-Stylus-P10...?pt=US_Tablet_Accessories&hash=item41582701ff

I have one and it works very well in general. The only issue is getting it at the right angle with the screen - particularly if you have the screen at an angle. But I like it better than the rubber tipped ones.
[Acer Iconia A500] cointel:
I bought the Boxwave stylus. I like it a lot. However it doesn't always catch it, sometimes it clicks on a screen I don't want or am scrolling through. But other than that, I am very happy with it for detailed work. My fingers get sweaty on occasion and I have a hard time using the screen when they are like that. So the stylus is a nice addition to have, especially if you don't like fingerprints.

I do wonder if it will somehow mess up the screen though later on.
[Acer Iconia A500] kb_klash:
Just curious, is there any way to get hand writing recognition to work? So for instance, if I bought one of these stylus's, would I be able to use it and forgo the need for an on screen keyboard?
[Acer Iconia A500] JackMetal:
Thanks. Yep, that's the one; I couldn't remember it's name at all. :-)
[Acer Iconia A500] propagandax:
I'm using flexT9 app which has peninput, but its not perfect, the capacitive stylus is more like big stick then a pen
[Acer Iconia A500] michaelh99:
Can anyone recommend a stylus that's got more of a penpoint tip rather than something the size of a finger?
[Acer Iconia A500] propagandax:
With a capacitive screen I don't think something like this exists. Although I was in a meeting today with somebody taking notes on an I pad, not sure how they were doing that.
[Acer Iconia A500] depperly:
I own this stylus and I really like it. This is the only stylus I have used so I cannot compare it to anything.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004BSF1I8
[Acer Iconia A500] it2steve:
I got word yesterday that Acer is releasing one specifically for the A500. I will get more information and keep everyone posted.

I'm getting behind on everything as I had to go out of town for a few days on a business trip. Also, prototype custom Iconia case ships to me today for a review and should be available stateside after the 26th. It's similar to the FUSE.
[Acer Iconia A500] Daciple:
I also use a Targus stylus for iPad as it was called.

Has a soft rubber tip, but works great on my device.
[Acer Iconia A500] daswahnsinn:
I have a griffin made for the Ipad but works on all my Android touch screens
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
drawing

This looks like a great one. I also found a video on you tube how to make one out of a pin and allum Fool

Going to try the DIY thing as it looks super accurate. If fails I'll be buying this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/oStylus-Capacit...?pt=US_Tablet_Accessories&hash=item4aab617685
[Acer Iconia A500] Alejandrissimo:
Youtube dagi stylus :D and you will see magic
[Acer Iconia A500] minotauri:
my gf works at best buy and she got me the Rocketfish (best buy brand) stylus for 2 bucks lol. it works great with the iconia and ipads.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
stylus

I picked up the targus stylus from staples.its kinda OK.

But I do enjoy my hair stylists She rocks.geeky girls can look hot as well.giggles
[Acer Iconia A500] huxflux2003:
Has anyone found an app that allows taking handwritten notes? Everything I have tested is really laggy for note taking.
[Acer Iconia A500] Fluffbutt:
Nah - all I've found are really crappy too.
[Acer Iconia A500] cybermage1:
I'm working on one. Already have the input capture working (and smooth!) still need to wrap the rest of the app around it though, i.e. loading/saving/etc. One of the largest challenges has been memory management. Depending on what's running, you can't even guarantee you can make a full color bitmap the size of the screen in RAM sometimes...

Probably still a month or more away given my tight schedule lately.
[Acer Iconia A500] interqd:
you can try handrite, its a very handy apps for handwriting...

not a recognition software though, but its still like digital handwriting note pad..

try it..
[Acer Iconia A500] sensei22:
question about the styli people already have: do you have to apply pressure so the screen recognizes the input? I've just bought something really cheap (with what seems to be a conductive foam) for 50 mexican pesos (around 4 dollars), and I need to apply a lot of pressure on it or else it won't work and this becomes an issue, so I am wondering if this is the same with the other styli out there. Does anybody know where can I get the Dagi here in Mexico? eBay or Amazon are not really an option for me. It would also be useful to see people's results with these styli, probably a youtube video so we know the performance.
[Acer Iconia A500] Ahmazin:
Cool Stylus I found on Kickstarter

There is a project on Kickstarter. First 200 backers get the stylus in the US for $5 shipped, (ship out of the US for $8 more).

Don't let the "for iPad" scare you. Even if it doesn't snap to the Iconia, it should work just fine for writing on the screen.

After first 200, stylus still only $10 (again, $8 bucks more for outside the US).

I just came across this on Kickstarter and thought I would try it. Your purchase will only be charged if the project reaches it's funding goal. They have a video if you want to take a look.

you can find it at snapstylus dot com

(I have to post a few more times before I can post URLs).

I think it's a great idea and became one of it's backers immediately. With the Iconia's metal case, it should work fine. The project owner says he will try it out on the Iconia and get back to me.
[Acer Iconia A500] slbenficaboy:
TabNotes

For some reason the recently released Full version is said to be un-compatiable with the A500, but I sent it to my Incredible then got the APK on my A500 and installed it and it works great. Deffiantley the best note taking app so far in my opinion. And the trial version works fine on the A500 from the market
[Acer Iconia A500] sensei22:
Acer's official stylus

Guys, I see this item 'LC.ACC0A.009' listed in many websites. This is supposed to be the official Acer's stylus for the a500, but no idea on release date or how it actually looks like. Does anybody have more information on this stylus?
[Acer Iconia A500] mippippippi:
Here from the Singapore Acer Promo page Acer Iconia Series.pdf

At the end of the pdf you can see the stylus ( which is actually a combo ball pen/stylus) but i personally would go with Wacom Bamboo Stylus Wacom Bamboo Stylus
[Acer Iconia A500] sensei22:
thanks dude this is what I was looking for. I would rather to see the dagi stylus in action on our iconia but have not seen any related video; too bad also that here in Mexico it is really hard to find such products, besides being 50% more expensive than they are in the US.
[Acer Iconia A500] dbgrigg189:
I checked out this stylus and it seems really awesome and a great concept. Should stick to the back as well. My only concern is if the magnets would mess with any of the internals of the tablet. I know in past devices magnets would. Anyone have any ideas or thoughts?
[Acer Iconia A500] Ahmazin:
Magnets on the SnapStylus

I don't know, I'll ask the designer.
[Acer Iconia A500] 5upermari0:
i just preorderd the "Scribbly"

It will probably last several weeks until i'll get it :(
[Acer Iconia A500] romagnus:
i have the Acer stylus. Ordered it two days ago got it today via fedex. It is like a real pen in size and it is a pen and stylus combo. Works just fine and cost about $25 with shipping.
[Acer Iconia A500] sensei22:
where did you get the Acer stylus? have you tried it for handwriting?
[Acer Iconia A500] romagnus:
i got it from cost central.com very fast service. This is my first stylus and seems to work well. The tip is rubberish and also writes with ink. So far so good.
[Acer Iconia A500] dj898:
I picked up 3M as well as Elago stylus pens while on th business trip to Seoul, Korea.

Each one cost me around $25 each and I've been using Elago one with my A500 and it works really well. It simply glides on the screen - i.e. I don't have the screen protector yet - and very responsive. I'd love to compare this with 3M but gave it away to a collegue when I got back from the trip - and it was pink anyhow... ^ ^

I also picked up Elago retractable stylus that I use with my iPhone4 as well.
[Acer Iconia A500] Nofuss:
stylus for capacitive tablet

Hi,

I got an iStroke (Ozaki) yesterday and unlike three others I tried (bought the first one), this one really works well with the Iconia A500.

ciao

:D
[Acer Iconia A500] vrekeno:
I just bought the A500 as well as a Targus stylus.

I NEED to be able to take handwritten notes quickly.

I installed several applications to try them out, and boy this is slow and inaccurate.

I don't know if it's the stylus or the apps (people in this thread said apps are not very good).

So which GOOD app (even the most basic one) can I try to make sure it's not a stylus issue?

I really need to be able to take notes.

Thanks in advance !
[Acer Iconia A500] evangineer:
Boxwave not cutting it, ordered Acase Freehand

Hi,

I'm a new A500 owner and am keen to use a stylus for notetaking, sketching & doodling. Boxwave works, but feels like a blunt instrument, it doesn't give me the fine control I want.

So I've ordered an Acase Freehand fine art stylus from Amazon. Looking forward to trying it out.

On the app side of things, I've tried out Antipaper Notes HD, but it doesn't have palm rejection. Also I don't like the way the Zoom works, I can see it making the notetaking process significantly slower and more cumbersome.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faux1234:
So how many of you are going to be getting this phone come June 8th? I for one am preordering mine as soon as i can.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epsix:
Me, I don't like ordering phone online if something happened in like to return asap. I'll be getting at tmobile store.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.tenuki:
according to reports it will have a locked bootloader. not sure I'll be getting it at all - might as well wait another couple of months for the next nexus.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faux1234:
Its going to be rootable really fast cause everyone is saying its impossible
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darinmc:
sorry, just looked weird seeing your name with no thanks attached.

what is the retail on the sensation?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faux1234:
499.99 from what I hear about it.

Faux
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdviper:
Oh yes, been waiting for it. It was either the G2X or the sensation. I'm going with the Sensation.

It's almost like the MT4G, except dual core and a bigger screen. But it's all good. I can't wait!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaleom:
Why not just wait for the mytouch 4g slide?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TeeJay3800:
It's not the faux123 we all know.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aznprodgy:
lol had me puzzled for a second there...Ill be waiting a couple of days after its release to see what its all about
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ESKIMOn00b:
I work at an indirect dealer and will probably bring one home the day we get it. :-)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
I recently got my MT4G and wont be getting this...Guess I will wait for the Quad-Core android devices in 2013!:D

This phone should be good enough till then, or I can buy one from ebay and put it on the contract I have and sell the MT4G.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kimbernator:
How can you guys manage to pay for phones like that? I mean, the earliest you could have gotten the mt4g was like what, 7 months ago? Do you pay full price for them or trade in your current phones or something?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
These guys are trillionaires they can get things quickly, I wish I was so lucky to get a new phone that often :o. But I like my MT4G and I can always put Sense 3.0 or 3D on this thing :p

Edit: typo
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smatthew45:
not true, I upgraded to the samsung vibrant back in july after it came out, then the mt4g dropped and so i bought it full price, which was like $400 and then sold my vibrant for $350 on ebay, so out of pocket it costed $50 for the "upgrade", so not trillionaires, just smart shoppers lol :p
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aznprodgy:
true, if you keep a phone in great condition you can get a good resale value. as for me, I upgraded my sidekick 08 to the mytouch 4g and it cost me around $200 and Im keeping it as mint as possible:D
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faux1234:
Yeah its pretty easy to sell a phone on Craigslist or eBay for a good amount then go purchase a new one at full retail.

faux1234
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
I was only joking, i've been doing that with old phones when i see something new. Went from Instinct-->SK09-->G1-->MT3GS-->MT4G

But I had to get a contract to get the cheaper price, so now i have to keep this and cant sell it :(
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ESKIMOn00b:
Like i said, I work for an indirect dealer. I have my tricks, but get 3 or so phones on New contract price over a yeat
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdunn1994:
Guys, DO NOT GET THE SENSATION, get the g2x instead the sensation has a arm a8 processor (even though it's clocked at 1.2ghz), compared to the g2x's arm a9(clocked at at 1ghz), so it's actually a better processor, regardless of all the other specs.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daemon0110:
ok i need help like asap my phone is really important to my life and i just did a totall wipe complete formatt when to dl09 then tried to get to the ed01 radio for the evil fascination rom. it didnt work so i dropped the project and re rooted using odin with the 2.2 full froyo and then odin-ed clockwork 3.0 lag fix red version then flashed the evil fascination rom. everything seemed fine and i set up my phone and everything but now my txts arent saving the settings such as display brightness vibration sounds lock screen pinlock etc arent saving and as soon as i shut down they go back. i tried everything like the adb code to add the settings file and disabling lagfix. i go to my mounts and storage and i keep seeing my data and dbdata arent mounted everytime i boot into recovery....could this be it is my fascinate not auto mounting them?....im going nuts and have been trying things all day and i need help!!!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lane32x:
My thought would be to take a deeeep breath...and start from scratch.

Re-ODIN DL09, then follow adryn's guide to get to EA28 (using the update.zip files), then get to ED01 the same way (using recovery and update.zip)

Then you can download community Rom onto your SD card, ODIN cwm, and immediately boot into cwm to flash comm Rom 1.3. Don't forget to clear cache and dalvik cache. Next reboot will take quite a while. Be patient.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nunyazz:
If you phone is THAT important to your LIFE, you probably should load a stock rom and let the OTA come through, then just leave it alone. You will probably have less issues if you are running stock firmware. If problems persist, then return the phone for replacement.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] feb289:
ive been using XDA roms for 3 months. all appss work but they have the same problem. Delay receiving of sms or sometimes not receiving at all,

anyway to fix this or its my carrier?

thanks in advance for helping me:))
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] josip-k:
No.just use rachts cm7.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Blitzkri3g:
If you want some super stable custom ROM get FLOYO 0.20.

If you wanna waste a bit of your time then try any cm7.

None is problem-free atm.NONE!
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] wantutri:
ive been using cm6 and still no problems
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] feb289:
Thanks Man! my carrier is GLOBE TELECOM frm PH:))

thanks for the answers
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] sinaroy:
you can try"ginger 2.3.4"
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] LG_fuad92:
dude, try using Go sms than the stock sms. :)
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] LG_fuad92:
gingerbread 2.3.4

Everything works but cam, WHO CARES right dude? :D
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] demon36:
If using a task killer u should add messaging to ignore/white list

killing messaging process prevent receiving new messages

hope it helped
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] akaSk8krew:
lol..can you look for the date of first post? why do you put this thread to first page again? lol...