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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] BrooklynAvi:
Please, moderators, move this to the proper forum if I got it wrong. It's not quite development but it's not Q&A. General? Anyway...

My billing cycle begins on the 17th. By the 31st, I was throttled. By June 1st I was unthrottled, by T-Mobile, with my data counter reset to zero. So here's what happened and perhaps other can repeat the process. My guess is that even if it works thee loophole will be quickly closed.

If you are throttled and call T-Mobile they will tell you that there is nothing they can do. This is, in fact true. But what happens if T-Mobile throttles you by accident? Well, that's what happened to me. When my billing cycle started on May 17th, I noticed that it began with about 2GB of data already used. I thought it was an error and it needed a day or two to reset. However, it never did. By the 27th, I was pretty close to 4GB and called T-Mobile to see what was going on. After a couple of hours (they move their support oversees and it now sucks), they finally figured out that the data between May 10th to May 16th from the prior month's billing cycle was somehow being added to my current billing cycle. They opened a ticket and I had to wait. I asked what would happen if I happened to get throttled before they resolved it and she said she didn't know.

Not content with that, in the name of science, I set out to find out what would, in fact, happen. So, I got myself throttled. On May 31 I got the dreaded "Due to the amount of data you have used this billing cycle.....slowed...." message. I called T-Mobile who found themselves in a bind. They realized it was their error but had no way to unthrottling me. So, after some time, the supervisor came up with a scheme. Here goes.

She changed my data plan from one type to another for the remainder of the month which she would changed back to my grandfathered plan (in my case, an unlimited plan for $25 to a $30 5GB plan). This change caused the previous data on the plan to reset to zero thereby giving me another 5GB of data at full speed (apparently she couldn't give me the 10GB because it also required a change in my voice plan or something like that).

This might work for others as well. Bear in mind that this will alter your contract so if you are on a grandfathered plan it just isn't worth it. If you just signed up with T-Mobile or you are a month-to-month subscriber then this is perfect for you to try. Personally, I wouldn't do it again because my plan isn't offered anymore. I would love to hear if others are successful at this. I advise not saying anything about being throttled and just asking to change data packages. I imagine that if you are on a 5GB plan and go to a 200MB or 2GB plan and back to a 5GB plan all in the same day or couple of days that that would be ideal. I have no way to test this again. I can verify that it worked. I was getting my usual ~1-5Mbps down, was throttled to ~50kbps and am now back to my usual speeds.

Sorry for the long story.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Coppo:
The geniuses at T-Mobile completely deleted my Data plan "by accident" and couldn't restore it (the plan no longer existed) when I was throttled. After many hours on the phone, retention was able to restore my original data plan and when they did I was un-throttled and reset to zero. So it worked for me.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] yalkowni:
Here is the nexus s boot animation.

Just simply download the bootanimation.zip and put in /system/media

THANKS IF I HELPED:cool:
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] noinoi24:
this only replaces the boot up screen.. can you make the same one for the the shutdown boot screen? thanks a lot... like your work
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] geoffcorey:
What do you mean by shutdown screen? The TV style animation or actually turning the phone off?

If it's the TV of thing when you press the power button, it isn't happening on anything that isn't a 2.3 rom.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] joe98200:
For anyone else interested, this changes the boot animation to show "Android" in silver letters. It's not the Nexus S boot animation as shown here
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] noinoi24:
The actual shutdown boot animation when you turn your phone off. I like to see that nexus x on boot up and when I shut down/turn off my phone... Thanks
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] yalkowni:
Im pretty sure there isnt such thing as a shutdown animation.I might be wrong
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bfranklin1986:
pretty sure you're wrong

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=973229
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] geoffcorey:
Pretty sure that's a custom bootanimation.zip
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] shreddintyres:
its not just a custom boot ani, if you look in the /media/video/shutdown folder you will find the shutdown animation images. Not sure why the phone doesnt handle shutdown animations the same way it handles boot animations but its there. Now of course it would only work on roms that support the shutdown animation.

-Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ddang25377:
What else can we do with this app until we have some mod roms?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] CozzaFrenzyy:
I swear i just checked rom manager and sgs4g wasn't on there
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ddang25377:
I see SGS4g at the bottom of the list at their site. Click on it will show recovery-clockwork 3.2.0.0-galaxys4g.zip. Doesn't it mean SGS4g supported?

Sorry if I'm wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fknfocused:
I just took a look, its there and i downloaded it. poking my head around the zip
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] rickyy00:
Just out of Curiosity alternate recovery which is amo Rar only works on HTC phones?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] edge228:
hi, i also just downloaded the zip... i updated rom manager thru the market, but it still doesnt list our phone. do i need to reboot into recovery and install that zip in order for it to be listed in the rom manager?

thanks...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beefvvl:
I just updated and didn't see our phone listed
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] de1packers:
I went to the file with a file manager and selected it...it brought up clockwork..i selected it and it looked like it flashed ..but results are the same. Need ext4 kernal before this works..
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] CozzaFrenzyy:
at their site it might show it but its different to incorporate it in Rom Manager
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fknfocused:
I updated too but did not find our device in the list. I looked at the zip and its full of stuff.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ddang25377:
I renamed that zip to update.zip and put in root of sd card, boot to clockwork recovery 3.2.0.0. I didn't try anything further, don't know if there is any difference beside version number.:D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] SMASHERSONLY:
That **** aint on rom manager and if it was this stupid ass phone don't even have no roms the only phone on the dorums with no roms how corny is that!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] je50:
I don't post often, but I have to say something. Screw you, if you are gonna ***** about the lack of dev work, you better be making something yourself. Otherwise your just an f'n d-bag
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] CozzaFrenzyy:
If your so upset with the development than you should get a new phone.......
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] woodmanskinsfan:
SMASHERS may just be upset in general. As well as syntactically challenged. I'd be too, if I kept checking the dorums and there were no ROMs. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] SMASHERSONLY:
Dont get ur panties in a bunch its just wat the fuxk this phones been out a good 4 months and nothing new dont get me wrong I appreciate all the stuff the devs are doing I even donate to them but it just sucks were still with this punk ass froyo
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] SMASHERSONLY:
Lol that's a good one
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] de1packers:
I'm with you synthetically challenged......wtf is that really?im mean wow..explain how a person can be synthetic and why is he any more challenged than I...help me be more synthetic. lmao j/k I just had to say it..its the galaxy in me.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] penguin0609:
I'm sorry but i have the latest version of rom manager and our phone is not on the list
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] edge228:
same here, but what im thinking that somehow there must be something we have to do to add the phone to the list on our phone in rom manager? cuz if you look at the website there is like 50+ phones on that list, and every time i get a new update to rom manager it is always the same list of about 10 phones... i am just guessing here, but it would be nice to see our phone on the list when we open rom manager from the phone....
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] de1packers:
That list is for a manuel install.what your asking is for the recovery file to be included I'm the app
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] de1packers:
So not really anything you can do except write koush...use your twitter account....unite
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ddang25377:
Anyone found the difference between CMW 3.2.0.0 & CMW 3.0.2.8?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] fknfocused:
Krylon has given it to koush, so there is no need to write to him. When he incoporates it into the next Rom Manager update is probably when we'll see it (wishful thinking). Unless you know how to develop apps and incorporate it yourself.

I dont know enough to know what that download is on his website.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bimboy:
Well, it's definitely in Rom Manager, just not accessible on our phones. I just updated CWM to 3.2.0.0 in Rom Manager on my NookColor, and the "Confirm Phone Model" list has like 20 times more phones to choose than on my SGS4G, and it INCLUDES and entry for "Samsung Galaxy S 4G".

So, something in Rom Manager is filtering the list on our phones to that limited list of "Confirm Phone Model"s available.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] pinguo777:
The sgs4g is now listed in Rom Manger, however according to the latest posts under Krylon360's CWM FINAL thread people are reporting issues with the back up and restore not working properly. To be safe, stick with Krylon's final method for now as it works just fine.

Here is the link for the manual install of CWM Final by Krylon360: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1099374
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beefvvl:
Koush just updated it. So it's working now. I verified it myself with making a backup through Rom Manager.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Harhar321:
Can you restore from rom manager too? I heard there may still be an issue with that. I'm at work and can't test it till later tonight.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] markland_gta:
I had issues with the latest, had to go back to CWM final. I have reported it Koush. Hopefully it will be fixed soon
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
What issue have you had? I installed it as well, did a backup which worked fine but I haven't tried to do a restore.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] robbbbit:
Restore locks up on android.secure
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
I just updated Rom manager. When I selected “Backup current Rom” it restarted then got error: “E:Can’t open /cache/update.zip (bad)” I selected “reinstall packages” and it tried to run Update.zip, then rebooted the phone. When I selected “Reboot into Recovery” then “reinstall packages”, I was able to do a Nandroid backup OK. After I “Flash Clockwork Recovery” it updated to 3.2.0.0 and I was able to do a Nandroid backup from “Backup current Rom”, which makes sense. I then tried to restore to a previous backup. I followed the mount directions started the restore and it froze at “Restoring .android_secure…” I then powered down/up it went back to the menu where I could “reinstall Packages” and get back into the mount points and set them properly and restart. It looks like nothing was changed and I am still back at my KD1 original OS with no changes. I did check that I was able to install Apps from the market without issues. My questions is what will happen if I just try to restore without doing the mount points first.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dsexton702:
yea rom manager totally messed up my back up and restore even when i remove all the files im still having problems back and restore with krylons cwm,

when i updated rom manager it got further in the process but locks up on android.secure

pretty annoying cant back up or restore right now lol but i might know what the prob is...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] lenny hodapp:
I made a backup with rom manager but now you guys have me scared to try the restore.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GDofWR420:
Is going into recovery to get to cwm that big a deal? I don't think so. Everyone wants rom manager but we should be happy we even have cwm. Krylon360s cwm is all you really need in a nice little file and is not taking up app space. :)

sent from MT. OLYMPUS using my kickass sgs4g.

THE GODS ENVY US!!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
I need to clarify some points. After further review, it appears that the first time I restored, there was actually a partial restore. I just noticed my build had changed from KD1 to KB5 which was the restored build version from backup. Also several Apps were missing such as Rom manager, BLN, Security Pro and others. I was able to restore these apps with Titanium Backup. I then tried to Restore back using “install Rom from SD Card in Rom Manager” which would not work. Then I did a manual restore through “Reboot into Recovery” Back to the original KD1 version I started with today. This time I did not follow the mount directions before doing the restore and I am getting FCs when installing from the Market. After changing the rights using ADB fix I was able to install apps again. The restore did fail again at “Restoring .android_secure…” and I was able to recover to “reinstall Packages” where I changed the mounting properties before restarting. I can’t really say why I did it that way, but I did. I will keep everyone posted when I notice anymore changes.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Harhar321:
For the most part I agree and you are absolutely right. It isn't a big deal the way we do it from reinstall packages.

It would be nice eventually to have rom manager integration though. It would be more convenient and more importantly roms kernels and such can eventually be listed and flashed all from within RM. For us very dedicated sgs4g whores that's not a big deal either really--since we are all over the xda forums. But for the developers it will be really nice to promote their works through RM. It would be great to get their stuff out to a larger community.

But hey what we have now works and sometimes good enough is actually good enough! ;-)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nwpro3:
It’s not that it is a big deal. It’s just the end result we are all looking for. It is great that we have the likes of Krylon, DrHonk and others working with our community to help move the development forward on this phone. It seems to me that the more input we can give to the developers and others working on this phone the better off we all will be.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mad_fitter:
Agreed. Not a big deal right now...so I have to do a few things manually.

These are all minor speed bumps that I'm sure will be ironed out in the not too distant future.

sent from the pits of hell (from an sgs4g)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GDofWR420:
OK OK. I see instead of scouring the forums for roms and tweaks RM will compile them to a list you can download and install from, correct?

sent from MT. OLYMPUS using my kickass sgs4g.

THE GODS ENVY US!!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Harhar321:
Yes sir. That is exactly right and why we should still try to get this worked out.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eghoti1:
I just flashed CWM from ROM manager yesterday not realizing there were issues. Now I want to flash a 2.3 ROM from rooted stock 2.2. Should I flash CWM final first manually before I flash 2.3? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Exodian:
You should def get krylons cwm final on your phone before doing anything. Rom manager has been the cause of quite a few issues for our phone
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mike-y:
honestly, I wouldn't even use Rom Manager at this point, until it's actually working correctly. It is better to follow the guides on how to install the correct recovery files and then use CWM to flash new roms.

I didn't find out rom manager didn't work right with the GS4G until my phone was soft bricked.. since then I've used ODIN and CWM to flash roms, which has been working out great. Especially after you have the latest red CWM
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obsanity:
I'm not sure if its just me but the recently added Nexus S 4g section is not showing up on the XDA app.

Anyone knows why?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
I bet if you uninstall it and reinstall it, then it will appear. I bet :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obsanity:
Thank you! It worked :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgalan14:
What about tapatalk?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herbthehammer:
Delete the favorite then go back to the forum list, make it a favorite and it'll be updated
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xoltrix2000:
Ok I spent a few days searching and I just can't seem to find anyone with the same problem!

I got a used T-mobile G1, can't bypass the activation screen (touching the 4 corners in the a certain order doesn't work, believe me i tried!) so I thought of installing the recovery through adb, except adb doesn't see it!

The only thing i see in Device manager or usbdeview is "HTC Android Phone Device" "K:\" under Portable Devices. I cannot update it to the Google drivers, not from here or from the SDK. I tried un-installing it, from device manager and from usbdeview.

I thought it might have been the data cable, so I ordered another one from a different seller off of ebay.

I think i should note that when in fastboot mode, pluging in the usb does not change where it says Serial0 to anything else. I would of thought it change to USB if cable is connected like the older HTC devices.

What am I doing wrong? You're help is appreciated.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeenAndroidized:
Follow this guide, it should help you fix your problem.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xoltrix2000:
Thanks for the reply. But I already tried this guide, every step.

First, this phone doesn't have a custom recovery, so I can't do any fastboot updates.

Second, windows does not accept replacing the HTC Android Phone USB Device with the usb drivers from the guide. It just says "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver...". I'm using 64bit Win7 so obviously I'm using the 64 bit drivers. I tried 3 different downloads from different sites just to be sure the drivers weren't corrupt. The other odd thing is that the HTC ANdroid Phone USB Device is under Disk Drivers in the device manager...

Third, I tried uninstalling using USBDeview, but still Windows automatically installs drivers back as soon as i replug.

Fourth, I cannot bypass the Activation screen, so I can't set USB to debuggin mode.

I know it's hard to suspect that it could be the cable, but I ordered another one from different site just in case.

Most peeps say I should see 3 HTC devices in the device manager, but I don't. Only thing that pops up in there is HTC Android Phone USB Device under Disk drivers and "K:\" under Portable Devices.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xoltrix2000:
Got another cable today and it still doesn't show any other device other then the one in Device Manager... I ran of out of things to try. Anyone can advise? It's possible that my device is defective even though it boots normally.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xoltrix2000:
After playing around for a few days, ended up somehow rooting and flashing Amon's latest recovery and then BAM windows detected new device and install the ADB interface.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiz:
I upgraded to Primordial 3.1 WW today and now have an odd problem. Some of my apps are reluctant to show on the recent apps list.

For example: I'll be browsing the web, a friend chats to me on gtalk. I switch over and reply, then open recent apps list to switch back to browser, but it's not there. I have to go back to my home screen and launch it from there.

This happens with all different apps too. It's not just off the top of the new scrollable 3.1 recent list either, because I only have 4 or so in the list at all. It makes multi-tasking an annoyance rather than the breeze I know it should be.

Has anyone else had issues switching back to an already open app?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tritonio_GR:
I am having a very similar, if not identical, problem on 4.1 on Samsung S3 mini. Here is my thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40612822#post40612822
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiz:
Thanks for your reply. I haven't seen this issue again since I stopped using Primordial, so I don't think it's a general Android bug (although I could be wrong). I've never seen it happen for my Gnex or Nexus 7, although admittedly I don't multitask as much as I did with my Transformer.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ageguy:
hello all just got my new chatge today pre installed with ED2. is there a way to root this. all i see is ED1. am i missing something? thanks

Please read the Forum Rules on where to post and what posts go in development Thanks
[Verizon Droid Charge] moondrius:
Yes you are.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ludeboy:
Please go through the forum before asking questions. Check out the kernel/CWM threads. jt1134's kernel roots the device for you.
[Verizon Droid Charge] jadsru1:
I was able to get root again after flashing v4 of the kernel on this page. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/14764513/Voo...ernel4.tar.md5

hope that helps
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
thats great lmfao:D
[Verizon Droid Charge] gunnermike:
rofl!!!!!!

thats so creepy!
[Verizon Droid Charge] hoppermi:
Please ask questions in the general forum.

MJ must be watching some funny S@#t. Never looked happier:)
[Verizon Droid Charge] yyhd:
HAHAHAHAHAH. I would definitely push the "Like" button on this if there was one.

On to the topic: why are people posting these useless threads in development?! ARG.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lazydazed:
Now I seem to remember that after X amount of replacements sprint is "supposed" to reccomend another phone as a replacement...

Could anybody in the know tell me/PM me what might be on the WEL list?

Big TIA!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waxfondlr:
to my knowledge/experiences it is totally up to the stores discretion. ive seen people as of late going on the 4th, 5th device of the same model. this isnt just due to the store, but also because with certain models there is no comparable phone that isnt a downgrade.. that being said, its not likely they are going to give you an evo or a nexus, may be best to work the angle of an early upgrade with a discount to the equipment if they are continuing to offer the same equipment
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lazydazed:
Ya that's what I thought...not trying to get a nexus, but was wondering if the evo could be an option...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b-reezy:
Good luck is all I can really say.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeyracer:
Our store is only Advanced exchange, and we've got to look at device history, and decide if the person is just trying to get into a different model. We would either order another Epic (depending on what broke on this one, and what broke on the previous ones... might just be an education issue rather than something defective) or see what else is on the WEL. (BTW, WEL list is redundant, kind of like ATM machine.)

Really, it depends on the store you go to, and how you handle the situation.

What is wrong with this phone and what was wrong with the previous ones?