yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate General] CappyMan:
Once you go serendepity, you can't go back. :) but seriously I tried a lot of roms and serendipity is BY FAR the best!
[Captivate General] Toad858:
I tried serendipity and its a great rom but I like a side scrolling app drawer as opposed to the cube effect. I use apex 5.3 (froyo 2.2.1) not to be confused with apex 6.x( gingerbread) because its simply works. The five dock bottom is great and battery life is amazing. And the jk4 modem actually gets me much better reception than the stock kb1. but if you like the stock feel cognition is the way to go
[Captivate General] matase:
I flashed Serendipity 6.4. So far the first thing that I noticed is that the apps are organized scrolling down, not side to side which is the one thing that I do not liked very much. everything else seems to be very good.

Toad858, which version and where did you the 5.3?

also what kernel do I need?
[Captivate General] zmore:
If you'd like to use your original TouchWiz side-scrolling app drawer, give Cognition a try instead. Cognition is best-known as the 2.2 ROM that tries to stay as close as possible to the original, with a ton of under-the-hood features and fixes (like lagfix), minus the bloatware.

(I can't stand TouchWiz, but still love Cog's stability, so I use Launcher Pro (with its vertical app drawer) instead)
[Captivate General] thejanitor86:
cognition rom is my favorite rom when it comes to stability. and its smooth as ever now.
[Captivate General] matase:
I think I will stick to serendipity. Now I am trying to figure out what modems do and if I need one to be able to use a kernel? I was looking at Onix Kernel and it says "Since based on i9000 sources, use an i9000 modem". I am not sure what a modem is first of all.
[Captivate General] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Its your radio..what gives the phone reception.
[Captivate General] nyydynasty:
technically, as long as everything works for you as of right now - you're done. You can sit back and enjoy the rom. If you feel ambitious, you can try a different kernel. I dont know what serendipity uses but I found the Onix kernel to be one of the smoothest froyo kernel, available. Thats, of course, my opinion though.
[Captivate General] matase:
would it be possible to get other keyboards on my phone now? like android or samsung keyboard?
[Captivate General] FULLTIMEIT:
You didnt need to root for that, go to Market and download away
[Captivate General] Aus_Azn:
Serendipity 6.4, Speedmod K13E-500MHz, I9000UGKC1.

You're set. It's 100% stable and works brilliantly. GB is still a bit flaky.
[Captivate General] matase:
why do I need I9000UGKC1?
[Captivate General] studacris:
That's what's packaged in the rom. You don't NEED that modem specifically or need to change ... Unless you're cell signal sucks then check out the modem sticky at the top of the dev section. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=876391 You do need an I9000 modem because the kernel in serendipity is based off I9000 sources.
[Captivate General] axis01:
What you NEED to do is stop right now. Enjoy your phone and READ everything you can. Once you feel comfortable with flashing and knowing how to get yourself out of bad situations, flash away. No one can tell you which rom is best for you. You're more than welcome to narrow your choice to a few, then try them out or try them all. The key is knowing how to do it and the things that can happen.
[Captivate General] bigsmitty64:
You may also benefit from THIS new thread :)
[Captivate General] Toad858:
Apex 5.3, as most other roms do, comes with a great kernel and modem so you dont have to worry about it. I cant link the thread right now but you can search for it under development
[Galaxy S II General] digiholic:
Read on TMOnews it's available for preorder. Couldn't find the old Hercules posts here using search so I started a new thread for you US T-Mobile GS2 lurkers. Like me. :D

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=28052
[Galaxy S II General] FishTaco:
Since the S II does not appear to be scheduled for release anytime soon in the U.S. (especially if Apple gets an injunction against the U.S. release), the Hercules has moved up to #1 on next phone list. I probably prefer the Exynos processor over Qualcomm, but that is offset by the HSDPA 42Mbps. I like the bigger screen on the Hercules, but the resolution is a the same, so those net out as well. And I prefer Tmo plans over AT&T.

Thanks for posting now I can stop obsessing over every S II review and shift to obsessing on the Hercules.
[Galaxy S II General] digiholic:
+1 to everything you just posted. My thoughts exactly. Been lurking here a loooooong time waiting on this beauty. Already preordered just to get on the list.
[Galaxy S II General] AllGamer:
take a look at the most recent news

http://www.tmonews.com/2011/09/sams...cidentally-spills-galaxy-s-ii-processor-info/

it is a 1.5 Ghz Dual Core CPU :D
[Android Software Development] MojoRisin011:
Hey guys, I've recently started to get involved in ROM development on my free time, still pretty new at this, and have been researching how to set up Ubuntu w/ a Virtual Machine as well as setting up the Android Kitchen. I came across a couple comments where people have reported Ubuntu 11.04 having graphical issues. Could anyone verify this? I'm in the process of setting up VirtualBox and don't know if I should go with the latest version of Ubuntu or 10.04. I guess what I need to figure out is if they are both compatible with VirtualBox 4.0.8, or if there is a combo of the two that out weighs the other in terms of graphics and performance? Thanks in advance for any feedback.

What I'm running:

Win7 Ultimate x64 (x86 compatible)

VirtualBox 4.0.8

Ubuntu ?
[Verizon Droid Charge] ptfdmedic:
Could someone please list the few fonts that are available for on the Droid Charge..please. I would really appreciate it.

Thanks
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brookens40:
Sorry to clutter the forum, just really annoyed. Im trying to flash a new rom and every time I do it gives me the error

Cannot symlink system/xbin/su

Error at line 12:

Cannot symlink busybox

Or something close to that. Anyone have any idea whats going on?

Any help would be appreciated. This is just a experiment phone and not my actual phone so no rush haha.

Thanks
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jthornton71707:
I Baught the infuse on launch day off a friend of a friend of mine that was elgible for an upgrade. I gave him the money for the phone plus $100 for himself for doing it. The phone has been really hot the last few days. Yesterday it was at or around 100 Degrees F after i started using it (very light use). Last night when charging it took over 7 hours to fully charge. I turned screen brightness all the way down, have underclocked the processor to 800MHZ, what else can i do? Today the thing died on me in 3.5 hours and i didnt even use it... The screen was on for a total of 15 minutes. It was at about 105 degrees all day... i tried to contact the person who sold it to me to see if they could meet me at the store to try to return it for another unit, to make a long story short im unable to get ahold of them at all so im out of luck. What can i do? Is it possible to return to at&t without the reciept? I doubt it. I dont think the problem is the battery however, Ive take the battery out and its nice and cool, the hot area seems to be the metalic part covering the sim card right underneath the camera area thats hot. I can try to buy another battery but i dont think the issue is the battery. Im not sure what to do at this point. Any ideas on how i can cool the phone down? Or get a replacement unit?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] sportedwood:
It sounds like you have something running in the background that is forcing your processor to run at maximum speed (and voltage) all the time.

Try a menu->settings->factory data reset and dont install anything but updates, report back if it still gets hot.

Widget locker is being reported to cause issues fyi.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] shadow65781:
Might try contacting samsung. Maybe a battery problem. But sounds more like what previous poster said Runaway proceser
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
look in settings about phone for battery use. post results. it may be a bad app, it may be the radio needs to be reset. the radio's can put off as much as or more heat than the processor. if it says cell radio 50% then you just need to enter airplane mode and then turn airplane mode off.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] samsungcaptivates:
*#*#4636#*#* and go into battery stats you can check all usage there lots of cool stuff
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jthornton71707:
Thank you all so much for the responses, I have widgetlocker installed ... I will try that right now and report back. I've noticed too when I use setcpu after about an hour or so it would reset itself and I would have to go back in and reset it to whatever settings I had before
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jthornton71707:
Everything seems normal there. Screen is at 85%
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Papi4baby:
NVM.

.......
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DarkH2O:
What wall charger are you using? The correct specs wall charger for the phone shouldn't give you the choice menu for mass storage,... etc. It should just charge.

I found that if I used the wrong type of wall charger(even car charger) the battery would get very warm. Using the charger that came with the phone doesnt do this.

I think the phone seems to go into a usb mode but gets way more current than expected.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jsntrenkler:
I would call samsung, they will honor their warranty, regardless of who purchased the device.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Trancerush:
I had problem with htc inspire, which I have bought on Ebay and I obviously didnt have a receipt for it.

To make a long story short I took it to att and they have replaced it for me no questions asked.

I said I have bought it from a private party.

I'm hoping that all of the responses of guys here at forum helped You, but if not remember, to try Your last resource which is att warranty department.

But I would personally go to corporate store not call them.

When You buy anything warranty usually stays with the device not the owner.

I believe, there is stubborn application running in the background, have You tried taskiller?

Good Luck!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svortevik:
I want to test custom roms when they are avaliable, but if I dont like them I will go back to original rom with the tweaks I have applied by now.

But what is the best way of doing this? Can I make a "image" from my phone which I can restore at a later point I get it back to the way it is now, or do I have to make backup of every app and setting one by one?

One more thing. Is it possible to make a custom rom based on KE7, but with all of my apps pre-installed with my preferred settings?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjjensen23:
Why would you need a backup image when every stock rom release is available to download?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svortevik:
So I dont have to install every program all over again, and I dont have to apply the same tweaks and same settings once more for all of my apps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjjensen23:
You can unpack and repack the stock roms AFAIK and put your apps in there (dont quote me on that). But AFAIK there is no "nandroid" type solution yet available.
[HTC Inspire 4G] TR88:
Hi, I'm interested in flashing CM7 for my friend's HTC Inspire and was wondering what I should be aware of before pursuing this. My friend just got his phone today and I'm clueless to any new radios or kernels that might be out there before I get it. Also do you suggest not using it and perhaps another rom? I, myself, have owned a G1 since launch finding Cyanogenmod to be great still to this day on my Samsung Vibrant. Should I try the nightlys instead? Any bugs(battery life?) that might make want to stay clear? It says it's a stable rom but I haven't looked through any of the Cyanogenmod threads on the Inspire for issues.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kurpaige:
good questions
[HTC Inspire 4G] sugardaddy1979:
Cm7 is great. I'd stick with the stable unless he is pretty savvy or can carry you in his pocket.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Four-Fifty-X:
I would go with 7.0.3 instead of using any of the nightlies. That ROM is very clean. If you want a non-AOSP ROM try LeeDroid (Gingerbread) or Dilligaf (Froyo).
[HTC Inspire 4G] guy4even:
Thats what I would say too...... ;)
[Xperia Play General] matknny:
Can't believe this isn't here yet. Minecraft is demoed on the Xperia Play. Check it out. http://goo.gl/QCEQN

Please give me that asap I will do anything to be on that alpha list or something.

Please tell me how great this will be bellow...
[Xperia Play General] gunstar3035:
I love Minecraft but personally would never play it on the Xperia Play.

Why?

Because as seen in that demo, the draw distance is really small on the Play and you NEED the draw distance when traveling at first to find your way "home" (Yes I know you can make a compass)

Also if you made your home far from your spawn and then died you'd never find your home lol

Even though it looks simple you need pretty beefy hardware to make it (My PC does no prob: i7, 5870, 12gb RAM, 1tb HDD, BR-burner) But my buddy struggles in the game on his laptop and its a dual core.

So I don't know, I just can't see it being very good really...unless they can increase the draw distance some how.
[Xperia Play General] Setoku:
OHHH YESSS!!!! this is the best phone ever i never knew it could play minecraft this phone is the best !
[Xperia Play General] Clyzm:
Draw distance will be fine by release, trust me. There is already a Minecraft clone on the market called Minebuilder. While it's unfinished, it's still a very good representation of how the real game would run on mobile.

If I were you, I would check your buddy's laptop for spyware and the like. It seems that it's running slower than it should be. I've run minecraft with no issues on a 1.3Ghz ULV (ultra low voltage, slower) dual core processor on my HP TM2 and with integrated graphics on.
[Xperia Play General] matknny:
My eeebook on ubuntu plays minecraft. And if that can, anything can lol.
[Xperia Play General] gunstar3035:
Hmmm yeah maybe its just his laptop.

I just assumed you needed beefy hardware because it runs fantastic for me and not for him. I dont know, guess we will see.
[Xperia Play General] replicant101:
I checked out minebuilder. It seems good but it won't work with buttons... anyone know how to configure controls?
[Xperia Play General] Clyzm:
You can't configure anything. The game is extremely extremely alpha right now. The actual Minecraft port from Mojang will likely come out before Minebuilder is actually playable.
[Xperia Play General] replicant101:
Oh okay cool :-)
[Xperia Play General] matknny:
Just can't wait for it. It will be so good, in a shopping centre to be building... In Minecraft.
[Xperia Play General] Gonzo__:
Not sure i would want to play MC on my Mobile over anything else i have to kill time with currently on there. :P
[Xperia Play General] Nhialor:
I'm pretty gutted to see that it's Minecraft Classic and not the current one. ie, there's no arm or anything, no need to harvest supplies to gain more, you have unlimited blocks!
[Xperia Play General] giventofly17:
I can't imagine it would be released without survival mode. That's probably just for testing.

Probably no multiplayer though.
[Xperia Play General] Nhialor:
I made a mistake in my post, there is the arm holding blocks! I read earlier that there will be multiplayer, but I pray to god that survival mode is included and not the classic mode :-(
[Xperia Play General] ncaissie:
You guys can have it. I'm waiting for desert wind or whatever it is. Lol
[Xperia Play General] matknny:
I'm not bothered at least we are getting it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chiefdroid:
Hello,

My NS' on 2.3.4 (stock) left side of touchscreen becomes unresponsive at random times on any app or in any mode. Such as, sliding to answer a call, scrolling through contacts, texting, e-mails, market, etc. pretty much everything. In google maps, I can't drag from left to right, but going from right to left, the left side works until you lift your finger.

I sent it to Samsung twice for this issue, the Samsung Tech basically says he updates software and its repaired. I just got it back yesterday from repair and the issue arose within 20 minutes.

Why can't they fix it?

Isn't it a hardware problem?:confused:

Could my SIM be bad?:confused:

How many times do I have to send it in to get it fixed or replaced?:mad:

So far my experience with SAMSUNG Tech support is terrible.

Thanks for any input.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paleryder:
YOU NEED TO RAISE HELL IN THE STORE YOU HAVE ALREADY GIVEN THEM THE OPPERTUNITY TO FIX THE PHONE. tHE SCREEN IS BAD PLAIN AND SIMPLE. sry caps
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chiefdroid:
Update on my NEXUS S in case anyone cares. Basically I called Samsung about 5 times to finally get the customer service person to make some good notes on my phone for their tech to read. I also placed a note in the package telling the tech that the simple "software upgrade" trick did not work twice. I also requested that they replace the touchscreen. I then sent multiple e-mails to the contract repair facility in Plano Texas (RSI) telling them the problem.

Anyway the phone came back with a new touch screen and works properly now. The new screen has a smoother curve to the glass, the old screen looked like it was bent in about 5 places, looked like corrugated roofing tin. I'm not a fan of the curved glass.

So I shipped the phone 3 times to Samsung and they finally fixed in (knock on wood). What a pain to be without the Nexus S for basically a month.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] boondoc:
My mother got and Infuse yesterday and i was over at her house playing with it with my sim in. after i was done i took my sim out and put it back in my fuze (shudder). this morning just as i was leaving the house for the day i got a text message from AT&T telling me that "An eligible data plan is required for your 4g Smartphone. We have added an appropriate data plan. Learn more at att.com/smartphoneplans."

so i disabled data and when i went into my acct on the web when i got home, sure enough the only data feature options i could choose were the new tiered data plans. i had to put my sim in my old ooooooold tmobile MDA for an hour or so until it updated the imei and then i could go back and choose the unlimited data option.

is this normal? if i upgrade to an infuse will that cancel my grandfather'd status? has anyone else grandfather'd updated and kept their data plan? if so how? and if i upgrade through best buy or amazon at the discounted price will i be allowed to keep it or do i have to go to an att store and pay the full upgrade price?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] sportedwood:
This has happened to a few people on the forums (lost the unlimited when it switched them to 4g) but it shouldn't. Call 611 or go into a store and they can fix it for you. You can have unlimited 4g with you grandfathered plan its just apparently sometimes putting people back to the 2gb.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] chvybeatsford:
I was able to keep my unlimited..

sent from Infuse but miss my captivate on cont. 5.5.... One day this can be as good...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] shadow65781:
They make it a hassle, but you can keep your unlimited data.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] lost2030:
I got the Inuse at Best Buy and they let me keep my unlimited data without any issues. Before that I had bought the Atrix at Best Buy and had no problems either. The rep just said he was going to switch me to unlimited 4G cause the 4G plan is a bit different.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] boondoc:
thanks all of you
[Samsung Infuse 4G] vclifton:
the issue that occured is that our at&t systems have different classification data plans.

ie: one for blackberries, one for general smartphones (android/palm/symbian/winmo ect), iphone, and hspa+ devices. the fuse is a general classification smartphone so the message was saying that when you put your sim card in the infuse as it is a hspa+ phone, your data might not work correctly, hence the text message to change your data plan. if you go into a cor store, any rep should be able to continue your grandfathered unlimited status.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jeffrsho:
No issues here, I still have my unlimited plan...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] magnumrt562:
If they try to do that, call customer care, let them know you have grandfathered unlimited data, they will file a case to change it back. They "accidentally" did that when they provisioned our sim cards for 4g when my wife and I got our Inspire's...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
Hell yeah if they remove it I woukd transfer my four family plan to Sprint, now sprint has the same customer service as verizon up date according to recent survey.

Sent from my SAMSUNG Infuse
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Papi4baby:
When you call ATT tell them it's called SmartPhone Personal.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jthornton71707:
Tell them you want to keep the unlimoted plan. Some reps may say you can't but you Can. Dont ttake no for an answer.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bullet358:
I'm a Rep with att. Just shoot to a store and do it. We are MORE than happy to switch you to the unlimited HSPA+ PLAN because its more commission for us. I switch it all the time!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] chvybeatsford:
Ok so i duno if im getting the rite plan now. Looked online and im getting Smart unlimited..$30 .. But under that u can choose something with 4g.. Also when i click on smart unlimited this windows pops up. Whats "gold list"
[Samsung Infuse 4G] b3asty:
It was no hassle keeping my unlimited plan. She asked and I said I wanted to keep it. Done deal.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] BigIslandBoy:
It still possible to get an unlimited plan even if you weren't grandfather by iphone or something? I only had the option for 200mb for $15 or the 2gb for $25 and no option for unlimited.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] boondoc:
ok, i have a question for you, i'm planing on getting an infuse on upgrade, selling that and getting a gs2. if i go back to the $30 unlimited plan when i upgrade after getting the gs2 would i be able to switch back to the cheaper unrecognized imei data plan that i'm on now?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rblankman:
if YOU don't choose to change to another plan, you stay grandfathered. I am still unlimited. If you choose to go to another plan because its cheaper and later decide to use tons of data, you cant go back. If your plan was automatically changed, let CS know. they have the ability to override and re-authorize unlimited.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] johnboatcat:
If they switch me to the H+ unlimited from regular old unlimited will I be able to still use my sim in my HD2? Thanks!

Also has anyone bought from Amazon. How did you go about keeping your unlimited? Just sign up for one of the available plans and then call and have it switched back?