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[Galaxy S I9000 General] jay_993:
All the replies are very interesting.

Not many people seems to say but despite not using samsung roms recently i think having them as options are a bonus as well.

I totally agree with the omnia 7 build quality. If there was one thing that i didnt fancy about my SGS it would be the extreme lightness and build quality. I mean i prefer light to heavy but SGS feels a tad too light :)

For noobs like me download mode is life saver lol

EDIT does anyone know the reason to lag in MIUI settings?

Btw there are few combination of kernel rom and radio which almost removes the lag :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kar200:
I am going to speculate without even knowing why but my theory is that Miui uses non standard menu options. Also on a Miui Rom the actual values of the different options are on the main screen (not sure if that makes sens).

If you use an application like GPS test for example, when you go to the menu, you actually can see what the values are set to before you even click on the different options. It is nice to see this but Miui problem in my opinion is that it lags in these settings menus and maybe that's the reason :).

Your title did ask about (CM7/Miui) so nearly all the extras don't work anyway (video calling, FM radio...etc). I am sure they will work at some stage as I saw codeworkx started doing some changes for the radio.

https://github.com/teamhacksung/and...mmit/f2d5a4d164a9dec59ce486e77c451c81439526f1

https://github.com/teamhacksung/and...mmit/bd097d8b7f12634192edc1e953ed057a25fcbc86

I did not know the handset did not have the Gorilla glass either so in my opinion apart the actual flash everything else is a downgrade.

K.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marc.knuckle:
it wont let me post this in the dev forum and i did a seperate thread to the tips one to get my specific question looked at.

firstly, i believe due to it being a vodafone device, i dont get the update offered in kies which i believe is up to ke7, mine is ke1 and i cant see vodafone getting their fingers out very quickly to authorise the update. if i root it, should this then offer the update or is it only likely if i also completely unbranded it?

i dont want to flash any custom roms or anything so if the update still doesnt get offered after rooting, what other benefits would i see from rooting? what programs, inc vodafones own, could i remove?

if i do root it, i should download the unsecure .tar xwkdd even though i am currently on ke1? will i need to re-root again if/when there was any further updates such as ke8/9 etc etc?

also download odin and superoneclick and follow the guide.

to get rid of the yellow exclamation i the follow the same initiall process but use ke1 as i would have been on this if i still hadn't managed to update with kies or ke7 if i had managed to update? if i had to root first to GET that ke7 update would i root, update firmware through kies THEN reflash with ke7? OR root, reflash with ke1 THEN update? as you can see from this last paragraph, having vodafone branded phone makes it more confusing for such a newbie as i dont know what to do with that update.

please be gentle guys as i want to get the best from this phone but dont want to brick my phone and being a newbie i am very worried about getting it wrong
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjjensen23:
If you have to ask you shouldnt be doing it, but if you insist then follow the guide step by step and you cant go wrong. And if you do go wrong, insert your jig and flash away.

Also a post like this shouldnt go in the dev forum as it would get locked/deleted so you got the post in the right section.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marc.knuckle:
thx mate.

surely everyone here had to start somewhere and that would have meant learning how to do it, possibly by asking questions.

as of following the guide, sorry but my question points out that i simply wanted a little extra reassurance about what rooting can help with but also what way round i would approach the update of the firmware and the rooting. i have already looked at the guide and it doesn't really have the finer points of the update built into the guide so thats why i posted.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
One updates are released by Vodafone the latest is KE1 you wait for them to update .

Rooting is nothing to do with update and will void warranty .

You need to follow the instructions if you want to root

Long Guide for beginners .

Root phone then install Ke1 Kernel from post 2 ..

If you want total debrand use the debrand guide but you lose Voda update path .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjjensen23:
Long guide (for beginners)

- Download the attached ODIN file and extract the .zip file

- Download the attached XWKDD, but do NOT extract the .tar file

- Download and extract SuperOneClick (Some say you should not be using the very latest version 1.9, but 1.5 or so)

- If you do not have Samsung's KIES 2.0 installed, download and install it. You need it to install the correct USB drivers, so the programs can communicate with the device. Reboot your computer after installation of KIES.

- Make sure your device is in USB debugging mode: Settings -> Applications -> Development -> USB debugging

- Reboot your device into download mode: Turn the device off, then power it on again by pressing and holding VolumeDown + Home + Power simultaneously. You will know when you are in download mode, it is really obvious

- Start ODIN

- Connect the device to your computer using USB

- Wait a few seconds, the ODIN screen should show you that a device is now connected

- Make sure that in ODIN NOTHING is checked, except the "Auto reboot" and "F. Reset Time" checkboxes. Press the "PDA" button, and select the "XWKDD_insecure.tar" file.

- Press "Start". ODIN you should now be flashing the kernel, and the device should reboot.

- Wait until the device is rebooted, and while still being connected over USB, start SuperOneClick, and press ROOT.

- Reboot the device

- Done !

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056334
[Nook Color General] WitheredHand:
Is it possible to get JRE on the Nook Color?
[Nook Color General] p057080n:
Nope. JRE cannot run on ANY android devices.
[Nook Color General] WitheredHand:
Bummer. Thanks for the info though.
[Android Apps and Games] Diamond_dawg:
Looking to put an app in the market. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] eoghan2t7:
it costs $25 apparently
[Android Apps and Games] Diamond_dawg:
Thanks a lot. :)
[Android Apps and Games] PrestonBerger:
Here simple and clear:
[Android Apps and Games] cpsense:
If you want to upload your own apk, then you can contact me

Google play dev name: Pavitra (cpsense)

Email: pavitragolchha@gmail.com

Cost: Free! Free!! Free!!!
[Android Apps and Games] chocolatecopio:
wow!
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
im going to flash LeeDroid's latest kernel.

im not so sure how to do it, im scared of bricking my phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] schinner16:
It's real easy if you already have root. Have you installed a custom Rom yet?

If you have then installing a kernel is just as easy, just place the zip file in the root of the SD card and install.
[HTC Inspire 4G] XAviierG:
Wipe dalvik cache
[HTC Inspire 4G] Doo Doo:
its easy put kernel on the root of your sd card then open rom manager choose install from sd card, scroll down & find the kernel zip file, click it & a popup box will appear leave wipe dalvik cache checked press ok & ok again
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
thanks for the great answers. i got it :D
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] steve.edmund:
I've tried changing my boot animation several times now and I'm stuck at the old boot animation that just says android. I've swapped the zips in system/media and in system/customize/resource. I'm kind of at a loss. I even tried a couple apps that supposedly change it for you. Any help would be appreciated.

I'm running Liquid Gingersense v. 1.0 on thunderbolt

Sent from my Thunderbolt rooted, LGB v. 1
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ibsk8:
did you move or make a backup of the stock bootanimation.zip ?

make sure you verify the permission of the new bootanimation.zip .
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Jc8206:
When I've tried this in the past the android boot screen would show when I didn't have the file named right, check the file name and also if you can put the boot zip on your CPU make sure it is zipped in store only and not compressed

T-bolt>>dasBAMF 1.6 remix, BAMF 4.4.3 kernel
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Daciple:
should be in /system/media/
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Archangel:
Make sure the boot animation in system/customize/resource is labelled bootanimation.zip and not VZW_bootanimation.zip,,,,if it is nothing will install unless you rename the boot animation to VZW_bootanimation,,,hopefully that helps it did for me,,,also verify that your permissions are the same as the boot animation currently in there before you swap them out
[XPERIA X8 General] Alaukarian:
Hi, i'm Franco, from Argentina, and, i'm new at the forum, as you can see, *the rest of the boring intro i'm gonna skip it*

I don't want to bother with an stupid question, but im really a newbie with this SP stuff...

My noob question is... How can i install the froyobread rom? (as seen on the thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1079463), looking that the files, are all updates, not the system (AS I CAN SEE). I'm allready rooted, with the xrecovery and all, but i'm stuck with this.

And an added question..., How can i update the rom? Having the base rom (older version installed).

Thanks for reading, and excuse me for my noobsness :( , and my bad English
[XPERIA X8 General] dbts25:
1. Copy downloaded .zip to sdcard

2. In xrecovery select full wipe (factory reset), then select install custom zip => choose custom zip from sdcard => select downloaded file

Instructions is in first post in FroyoBread thread already

You can update firmware with SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Service), PC Companion or with FlashTool
[XPERIA X8 General] Alaukarian:
I see that, but there is no need to be a system.img, a nanodroid.md5, or something like that?

Here i can only see 2 folders, i .rar them and pass it to the sd?

Tnks 4 the reply
[XPERIA X8 General] dbts25:
No. Don't extract it. Just copy update-FroyoBread.v006.zip to sdcard and follow instructions
[XPERIA X8 General] Alaukarian:
Many thanks pal!

Its a dream this rom...

Asking another thnig, and trying to not open another topic

There is timescape as an app to install? I read this topic http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11904220&postcount=3

And i really dont understand a thing, if someone can help i will be very greatefull :p
[XPERIA X8 General] Graveir:
Flash the installer zip just like you flash the ROM zip.
[XPERIA X8 General] Alaukarian:
Many thanks to both.

Another question, if i can (REALLY SORRY), i try tu use the search, but i didnt find anything usefull.

I have my system folder full (only 52kb free), and i need that space to install the timescape from the xperia arc thread, there is something useless, in the folder to get some space?
[XPERIA X8 General] Graveir:
Move your apps (not the system ones) to SD through settings->applications. And as for deleting... I've deleted mms.apk, maps.apk, street.apk and adw launcher (can't remember the name), but I already had other home and sms apps installed.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xz124:
Hey everyone,

I'm searching for a ROM for my VZW galaxy tab and I'm finding a heck of a lot of ROMs for GSM devices. My tab is not in service any longer (which means that I don't exactly need the CDMA part). Does this mean that I can safely install a GSM ROM that doesn't come with a modem built in (like Overcome v2.0.0RC1)? Or are there more subtle differences that prevent me from doing that?

UPDATE: Okay, so while looking around, I found out that you can theoretically do it by flashing a ROM and then a kernel specifically for a CDMA device. Is this correct, and if so, would I be safe by first installing Overcome v2.0.0RC1 and then Voodoo Plus v5?

Xz124
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btyork:
Thats not totally accurate ...

The kernel still has to be coded to work with that rom.

Kernel is between the software and hardware and tells the hardware how to react with the software... And vise versa...

So just flashing a cdma kernel followed by a gsm rom most likely won't work without some serious tweeking.

Sent from my "better than an iPad" tab... Running Overcome GINGERBREAD!!!
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powerserge1:
So those of us with a CDMA tab (Verizon and Sprint) we cannot upgrade our tabs? Great... Will there be a release for the CDMA tabs? Hope so...
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xz124:
Re:

Thanks for the info. That clarifies things. Wow, I'm regretting my decision to go with Verizon right now. Anyway, I'm sure that when Samsung said that they're going to update the tabs, they included Sprint and Verizon customers.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btyork:
Yes, the italian update was apparently early... So don't expect it immediately, but a samsung release woulda include both versions.

Sent from my "better than an iPad" tab... Running Overcome GINGERBREAD!!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeng4:
posted this on a dutch forum but i'll think this is the best place to ask those sort of things

i tried to make some partitions on my sdcard to make sure A2SD works well. now, did that with EASEUs. At that point, i was able to copy and write things on my sdcard.

Well, i put the card in my phone and that's where the horror started: it couldn't mount. Tried to access it in Recoverymode and it said: "E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0) (No such file or directory) E: Can't mount SDCARD:"

I thought maybe the partitions failed so i got my sdcard in my pc again and format it to fat32 by windows. Took up maybe an hour (16gb card) but i got still the same error: i cant access it.

I took another sdcard (2gb) and it worked as a charm. And: the 16gb card works well on my pc. What have i done and how can i fix it?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meaple:
You could try formatting it in android. You could try to format out in recovery. Could do it in gparted.

Swyped...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeng4:
Well, that's quite impossible since my phone doesn't recognise the card.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InnerShark:
Hi Zeng4,

Something you can try, I did this in the past and was succesful.

I had an 8gb sd-card class 2, bought a new one 16GB class 10.

Partitioned the class 10 and had the same problem, my phone would not recognize the card.

What did I do then? I made a disk to disk copy and things worked like a charm.

You can use Acronis true Image for this...

Download this cd:

Hirens boot cd --> i cannot post the link, since I am a new user and I'm not allowed to!

hirensbootcd.org/download/

Boot your computer from this disk and choose disk imaging. And start Acronis true Image.

In there you can make a disc to disc copy.

Best practice in this case is to have Acronis do a "Proportional" disk clone.

It will then adjust every partition to fit on your new sd. For example, if your old card is 8gb and the new one is 16Gb, Acronis will double every partition "proportional".

After the cloning (approx 1h) the new SD worked like a charm.

You can always reformat is later via Android then if you don't like the partition sizes...

Grtz
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InnerShark:
If ya need any help on doing this, shout plz!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul.c:
Did the same thing. EASEUS is creating logical partitions, not primary. Put your SD in another device (other phone, your PC), wipe partitions, format Fat32 and repartition. Spent an entire week-end figuring this out. It will work.

Edit: stay away from EASEUS ! :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonathan413:
is thier a way to make calls over wifi?? i know android 2.3 has the option built in but i dont know how to set it up..can someone help out with some steps..it would be greatly appreciated
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossrocker:
Google voice

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonathan413:
i downloaded the google voice app but got lost after set up because all it says is the inbox is ready to sync
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dboy352:
there should be apps like vonage, etc. A voip app will allow calling over wifi as well as skype.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BonkyMoon:
I have heard good things about GrooVe IP: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gvoip
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossrocker:
Set it up on a computer

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abrigham:
If you have an account with a VoIP provider, you can go into Settings, then Call Settings. At the very bottom there is a section for Internet Calling. You can then add your account, set it to listen for incoming calls, set which account is used for outgoing calls and you can set when to use internet calling.

You can get a free VoIP account from various places, such as SIPGate (http://www.sipgate.com/one). I think you only get 30 minutes of free outgoing minutes, but incoming calls are completely free.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadden:
good one
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadden:
nevermindd
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonathan413:
Thanks buddy works like a charm!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipefitter:
Can I flash PC36IMG.zip from recovery like any other ROM in order to unroot?

HBOOT doesn't recognize PC36IMG.zip and the RUU doesn't recognize my phone. Need to unroot to take my phone in.

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GrimReaper24:
Make sure PC36IMG.ZIP IS ALL CAPS look at my guide all the links needed to unroot
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougjamal:
Make sure the PC36IMG.zip file doesn't have an additional suffix (ex:PC36IMG.ZIP.zip) which is usually the case when the directions include renaming the original file to PC36IMG.zip. As for flashing it from within recovery, not unless it was designed to be flashed from recovery.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
Just to avoid any confusion for the OP, a quick correction. It's got to be PC36IMG.zip. We don't want the .zip in capitals. Only the PC36IMG is capitals. .zip remains lower case. :)

To the OP, as has been mentioned, be sure it's spelled correctly. Also, be sure it's on the main directory of your SD card, and not in any folders. If you're sure of both of those things, then double check that the file isn't corrupted. Can you open the zip file on your pc without getting an error?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BonkyMoon:
As a rule of thumb, you don't ever want to flash PC36IMG.zip from recovery. If it won't flash from hboot, then there's something not right with the file (all of the above suggestions are good), but it's pretty much going to be a bad idea to flash that zip from recovery.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipefitter:
BAD PC36IMG.zip

I have downloaded at least 10 PC36IMG_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.zip files from different sites and EVERY one is bad. The md5 sums check out, but if I try to unzip them on my computer I get "Zip file corrupt" "Possible cause: File transfer error"

Does anyone have a good file that they can post or send me?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougjamal:
Why are you unzipping the file? If I'm not mistaken, you rename PC36IMG_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.zip to PC36IMG.zip and flash from the bootloader.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipefitter:
Just trying to verify that it is a good download even though the md5 matches. Nobody seems to understand that I know what I'm doing. This is what is happening when i HBOOT:

SUPERSONIC EVT3 SHIP S-ON

MICROCHIO-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMELC03_16ac

HBOOT 2.10.0001

RADIO 2.15.00.11.11.19

HBOOT reads as follows

SD Checking...

Loading...[PC36DIAG.zip]

No Image!

Loading...[PC36DIAG.nbh]

No image or wrong image!

Loading...[PC36IMG.zip]

No image!

Loading...[PC36IMG.nbh]

No image or wrong image!

So, I decided to try running RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.exe from my PC. It starts out fine and says it is rebooting to BOOTLOADER, then it reboots to the HTC screen and goes no farther. The RUU says waiting for BOOTLOADER for abut 45 seconds and then says a connection cannot be established.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
http://db.tt/gqTAPS1

Here's a link from my dropbox to the 3.70 software PC36IMG.

And by the way, I don't think that anyone assumed you didn't know what you are doing. There is truly know way of knowing someone's level of knowledge on any given subject, when we're all strangers on the internet. It's sometimes better to be sure that all bases have been covered, and that something simple wasn't overlooked. troubleshooting 101: start with the simplest stuff first. No matter what it is that you're troubleshooting. Anyways, hopefully the file from my dropbox will work for you.

have you tried running the RUU from fastboot mode? I see you had a connection error when you tried before. Boot into fastboot, from the bootloader. Or if you have adb setup type "adb reboot bootloader" and that should boot you to fastboot. Then connect your USB and try running the RUU again. It has a better chance of being recognized that way. Good luck.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougjamal:
Please don't be offended, my friend. Like my good friend, k2buckley stated, we have no idea of the level of knowledge that a person we are trying to help has and personally, every time I assume that a person knows a certain routine or technique, I quickly find that I am mistaken. In addition, I find that people will only post a small portion of what they have actually done and that makes it a tad difficult at times for those of us trying to help. teh roxxorz, k2buckley, HipKat, myself and many others spend a great deal of time in these forums trying to help when we can so please be patient with us.....:)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipefitter:
SOLVED!

Sorry guys, I was getting frustrated. I'm not used to failure. I'm no computer genius, but I pride myself in being able to follow and understand directions. I am officially unrooted!

This is what I did...

1)Uninstalled and reinstalled HTC drivers

2) Flashed a stock, rooted, odexed ROM. I was running Azrael 4.0. Don't know if this made any difference, but I tried the next steps before flashing the stock ROM and had no success.

3) Booted into FASTBOOT

4)Attached USB cable to computer and the phone immediately showed FASTBOOT USB

5) Ran RUU_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2.15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.exe (this RUU matched my HBOOT and Radio)

6)Followed on-screen directions for RUU and 10 minutes later my phone was unrooted, completely stock.

Your success may vary. I had many people respond with the same mantra of "Do A, B, & C and your phone will be unrooted". By now, we should all know that each phone is different and sometimes they just won't cooperate. Don't get frustrated. Just keep at it and eventually you will solve your dilemma. I truly appreciate all the help from everyone on XDA!

Regards,

Mark
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
Nice, I'm glad you got it figured out. I understand you getting frustrated, no apology necessary man. Forum troubleshooting isn't always the smoothest! :)

Also, just to be sure, your bootloader shows S-on now? I just want to be sure, because I didn't see that you had flashed the S on tool prior to running the RUU. If you're taking it to sprint, it's important that your bootloader shows S-on, so just be sure.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougjamal:
+1...........Take care....;)

posting & replying via the XDA Premium app.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pipefitter:
S-ON

Yes, I flashed s-on with no problems. That's why I was getting so frustrated with the rest of the procedure.

Thanks everyone.