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[Galaxy S II Accessories] Hige:
It will depends on what you'll want to protect.. if entire body or just the critical areas..

the barelly there covers the back and side while the tough covers the top and bottom too and add a little bump in the 'face' edges.. i think you understand.

the tough maybe get a better effect if you somehow drop your phone to the floor, while the barely there will cover the just the essencial agains scratches for most.

it's a dificult decision i know...

good luck anyway ;)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Mitty1990:
I went with the tough and a zagg screen protector I don't want this phone hurt it's my baby :D
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Deleted member 2842059:
How I wish the Barely There gave total protection. Why can't a case be slim and thin and protect everything?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] aimfire72:
I went and ordered BOTH :)

Plan on using the BarelyThere for general everyday use, and the Tough for when I'm doing outdoors stuff or travelling.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] krabman:
I'm using the tough case. I actually wanted my phone thicker as I find handsets too thin nowdays. I also like full protection as I'm pretty active and my phones tend to take some hits. This one will take that thinness away that many covet so if a person were one of those this one should get a skip unless the need for protection overrides that. Other attributes are that it has a decent gripiness factor for a hard case. Does not collect lint on the exposed rubberish parts. Cut outs are very accurate and sized so that I did not have to trim to get any of my chargers or headphones to fit but the cutouts are not overly large either. Overall I would rate this case highly for the right person.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] prusling:
I had the second one for a few days but found the edges very rough and poorly made - took it back
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Hige:
What's the second one for you? (because mahdibassam puts the tough image first and barely there image the seconde, but in links is barely there first..)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mattism78:
I'm waiting on my tough case to arrive. Should be here tomorrow. I also have a zagg on the way thanks to the 50% off sale.:D

Would one of you that own the tough case mind posting up some pictures of it on the phone? I've only seen the promo shots.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mahdibassam:
Thanks everyone for your replies.

my heart is with the tough case, because i like its full protection and good grip, but i am worried it will make the phone too bulky.

Could some of you who have the Tough case post some Pictures in this thread? i and everyone else will really appreciate it.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Hunteres:
"troll"...

i have both and i can say SGP is far ahead then case mate... before u state something try it yourself..not only because u have case mate and u are happy..
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Hunteres:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1026482

u will find it somewhere here...i forgot on what page..:)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Rixsta:
I always got the orange Peel effect off zagg

...Ill never buy another one.

I can say though that they do really protect the screen ... also due to the material they get really dirty round the edges ...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Rixsta:
SGP cases are awesome ...

Did you go with the silke or the capsule ?

EDIT - I was lucky enough to see both of them, my mate ordered quite a few of both ..I prefer the silke ..feels and looks better ..

SILKE

Fully recommend...

CAPSULE

More of a vinyl look ..gets a little greasy from fingerprints ..still a great case ...seems a little tougher too ...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] daivik:
is the tough-case the same as they the iPhone one, they have in the video on their site?

Does it have an internal silicone (type) case? and then the tough case goes onto of that?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] a5ian300zx:
I have a tough case on mine, I buy it for all my phones. Love the grip and protection it adds. I also like the fact that the edges around the screen are raised so if you drop it wont hit the screen unless its an uneven surface.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] krabman:
Yes, it has a thin silicone inner liner and then the hard case around that. The fit is very good with both and the cutouts are exactly right and line up on both. I have now drop tested my phone on a linoleum floor and the phone and case were unblemished so that answered my question about this case and others like it as far as popping out on a drop. At least in this instance the phone stayed in.

And guys, some of us have had SGP and not liked it as well so remember in many ways you are talking opinions and those will change based on needs and preferences. For me looks are at the very bottom of my buying criteria. To be honest I liked my old seidio innocase better than this case. Fit and other factors were about the same with that case but I really like the hard rubbery feel of it, I thought they nailed it with that material and feel. Great grip, didnt get sweaty in the hand when you were forced to make a long call, didn't collect lint, no fingerprints.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mattism78:
Got my tough case in the mail today. Slapped it on as soon as I got home. Fits beautifully. Adds size to the phone but honestly I prefer it a bit bigger. Has a nice grip feeling to is now and I'm not in panic mode every time I take the phone out. I'm sure the phone is durable. I just don't want to take the $750 challenge.

My screen protector should be here tomorrow and I'll be good to go.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Hunteres:
i have the ultra capsule from SGP....mate u woudlnt believe how cool it looks and feel. the pictures wont show u the real pleasure. i have the lime color if u ask me. the grip is amazing and the case is antistatic - i would call it totaly dust free - almost. its light and the color is slightly metalic - not metalic but the color give u feeling like the painting has a touch of pearls...amazing efect. since i got this my casemate case is going to the darkest place in my room. u cant compare them at all. only down is that the case has a small hole in the corner but the quality makes it invisible...u cant go wrong with SGP.

regards
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mur76:
http://www.youtube.com/user/samjpullen#p/search/5/M9YpXCwVBA4

video review of casemate tough
[Galaxy S II Accessories] EDlwin:
I just got case-mate barely there case. I'll recommend that case to anyone. The fit is perfect. It also cover the screen too. If you put the phone face down to the surface, the screen won't be touching the surface that also apply to the camera side.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mr.megi:
I orderd a gel case , it has a S formed in the back.

Will post some pics when I get it.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Flowlance:
Is it rubberized? In that case, I want it. So much better to hold.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] R3Y:
Can you please tell me about the build material of the Barely-There case? Is it too hard to cause harm to the phone body after prolonged use or while removing or applying the case?

Also does it have the rubbery feel or hard plastic?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] deepsleo:
I'm also using the case mate barely there case....its hard plastic, and mind you, it doesn't feel cheep...well it ain't cheap anyway. Talking of whether it'll damage the body, I don't think so.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] R3Y:
Thanks. Whether or not it would cause damage to the body is most important to me.. :) Guess I will get one too then.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] theobabis:
This is the only disadvantage i find in case mate tough.

However, i do consider it quite a good reason to change it, if i find something better, which for sure won't have a hole in the upper corner.

It feels also quite awkward trying to reach it in my trouser's pocket while sitting, since i always grab that band of plastic first.

Also another possible issue, that i have not tested yet, is whether hook and loop fasteners will stick in the porous back.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] samjpullen:
Yaay its me :)

I like the Tough Case a lot, it does add bulk, but its worth it and it feels great in hand :)

I am testing the Pop! case from Case-Mate at the moment and so far its really nice and has a kickstand :)

p.s i have 3 tough cases to give away on my Youtube :)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] mur76:
i hope you review the Official Samsung D30 cases out soon, see my thread.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Rsaeire:
While I haven't used a Case-Mate case before, I did buy an SGP Ultra Silke case, as previously mentioned, and it's great. The case allows for a better grip on the handset and, as a result, I no longer feel as if I might drop it. Besides protecting my handset, I bought the case as the handset is too thin and doesn't feel secure in my hand. Now it feels perfectly secure and I don't have to worry about bumps and scrapes. I do prefer the look of the Galaxy S II without a case, but I'd rather sacrifice appearance for safety any day.
[HD2 General] hi im jesus:
so i had cmylxgo nand android on my phone for about 3-4 months now and it was going good until now. yesterday i was normal 4-5 bars and now i get no service and sometimes ill get one bar for like a second then back to no service. i put my sim on a different phone and i get all bars so its not my network. i think its something with the phone. any help????
[HD2 General] johnerz:
Try hard rebooting then checking all the settings failing that flash back to a stock rom and try ain - it might just be your rom good luck
[HD2 General] hi im jesus:
that didnt work :(. could it be the antenna inside the phone??
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] bbaaccoonn:
I perm rooted my G2 last night and I have been trying to install the nexdroid ROM for several hours. I followed all the directions and I booted to recovery, wiped all my memory, and when I clicked on the zip file to install, it said something along the lines of:

Cannot find update

Installation aborted.

So later I tried to install the cyanogenmod ROM and the same exac thing happened. I checked with terminal emulator to see that I am still rooted and I still have S-OFF. Any help would be appreciated because the nexdroid ROM looks amazing.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] magnum_touchpro:
having the same exact problem right now, been searching all over and havent found any answers.. someone please help?

(status 7) error in CWm
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] .A.J.:
Are the files on the root of your SD card? If you can find and select the file and it aborts the install it could be a bad file download. I'm not really sure as I've never had that happen.

Either way, If you post this in the Q & A forum you are 100% more likely to get some useful help.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] ultma75:
What recovery are you using?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] ultma75:
* edit* I guess didn't need the help after all
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richb500:
Yesterday my Captivate developed a line that goes from the top of the screen to the bottom. I turned it off and pulled the battery. The line comes back the instant I turn the phone back on. It seems to take on the predominant color of the background. On a black screen it is not visible (other than on the top bar). On white text window it's bright white. On grey keyboard it's greenish.

Has anyone experienced this? I assume this is covered under warranty. I just hate to go through the grief.

I've never dropped or gotten the phone wet. It is running stock Froyo.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigblue95z:
Sounds like your screen is defective. Sad news is that you'll have to go though warranty...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fernkomoyo:
Hi Guys

Im going to odin my vibe and i am on CM7, call bug stressed me out lol. If i Odin back my phone it will get unrooted? Because i want to use it on Froyo.. (sorry for being so noob :S)

Thx

FernKomoYo
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] movieaddict:
Odin does lose root!
[HTC Inspire 4G] CashmereEsquire:
I downloaded LeeDroid but the HTC Sense 3.0 lockscreen doesnt appear, and I see there is a download link to a Zip but I do not know how to flash just a file like that, that isnt an actual rom.

I would have posted that in his thread but I do not have permission
[HTC Inspire 4G] tweaked:
Boot into recovery and flash the zip. (Should be the 3.0 Kingdom one I believe)

Click install from SD card, then select the zip. Then find the zip.

I don't like that lock screen, its not customizable.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Silas0220:
Actually, the full Kingdom zip from the Leedroid OP is the full sense 3.0 one, fully customizable.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CashmereEsquire:
cool sorry about the dumb question. I figured that would do it but I wasnt sure if Recovery was only for ROMs. Thanks for the help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tweaked:
I couldn't change the Icons and the player didn't show up... Then again I haven't added it since last week or so. When I reflashed the last one I didn't install it...
[HTC Inspire 4G] CashmereEsquire:
If you go to personalize there should be a section dedicated to the lock screen, it lets you change any of the 4 apps that display on the lock screen.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tweaked:
Doubt I'll reinstall it. I use Widget locker instead. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
So where is HTC Sense 3.0 from LeeDroid. I just flashed my ROM to use it. I got LeeDriod working with update to GB 2.3.4 but Sense is still 2.1. is there another DL I am missing?
[Atrix 4G General] JohnnyDanger:
Hi everyone. I frequently see people here reference the Atrix Beta Program. I think I may have got my Atrix after the sign ups for the Beta program happened. Does anyone know if there is a way to still sign up?
[Atrix 4G General] phobos512:
They have sign ups every time a new update is going to begin testing and they publicly stated they were going to start over with all new testers for the next update due to repeated leaks. You haven't missed a thing. :)
[Atrix 4G General] JohnnyDanger:
That's good news. Thanks for the info.

Sent from my MB860
[Atrix 4G General] chria01:
I love how they blame the beta testers for leaking, maybe they should look closer to home.... THere employees know how we all want up to date software.
[Atrix 4G General] goscrewsir:
See here...

https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/328123#328123
[Atrix 4G General] CaelanT:
Of course it was beta testers. As soon as the last beta came out, (and the 4.1.57 beta), all the info about it was being posted everywhere, requests for update files, instructions on how to pull the update files from your phone, etc. Moto also disabled many beta tester accounts because testers were stupid enough to post in forums such as XDA with the same forum names.

It seems that when a beta comes out, a very large percentage of the testers try to be the first to post about them, and get the files up for download. This type of behaviour is exactly what results in closed and open beta testing being stopped by many companies. More often than not it's easier to do that than try to track down the people blatantly disregarding the NDA and banning them.
[Atrix 4G General] y2whisper:
Fully agree. too many sign up just to be the person that spreads it across the net.
[Fascinate General] bobthesalesclerk:
If this thread has already been done or if this is old news please delete or move to the sfn section(stupid f******* n00b). :)

Anyway

bhfd64 over at fascinateforums.com helped me out with this one. So far I have had 2 phones give me this error on 3 different occasions. The first was returned before trying this(but with all other possible ways to fix it tried). The second phone had this happen twice. Once after flashing the quick media scan hack and once randomly. Tried the phone on a few different computers and got error code 43 or USB device not recognized/can not install drivers. I had all proper drivers installed.

You must be rooted for this to work. Do not use the quotations in the command script.

Download terminal emulator from the market

Enter command "su" to give super user permissions

Enter command "default_media"

Your phone will restart after the DM command. Once your phone reboots let the media scanner do it's thing, make sure USB debugging is on, and try connecting your phone to your computer. Your computer should now recognize your phone.

This has worked on two phones getting this error and I am just curious to see if it works on others having this problem. If it doesn't work for you I am sorry to get your hopes up with this thread.

Alpha Tappa Lambda
[Fascinate General] Falcyn:
That command simply disables the fast_media scanner. It wouldn't do anything at all if you didn't have that installed.
[Fascinate General] nitsuj17:
fascinateforums! ftl!
[Fascinate General] tmlhodge:
Lol this is funny.

It would have no effect on usb mass storage. It would only remove the .nomedia file from system/media.

I agree there is a bug, but that is not the fix.
[Fascinate General] bhfd64:
I didn't tell him that would fix his connection error. He said he started having problems after flashing the media hack, I simply told him how to undo it.
[Fascinate General] landshark68:
^^^ Agree with the above responses. More likely it was the reboot while the phone had USB debugging enabled that did the trick, or just the reboot by itself.
[Fascinate General] tmlhodge:
Yep reboot would do it, usually. Sometimes rebooting the computer
[Fascinate General] Buddyfunlove:
As in most threads the exchange of information got pretty confusing. Bh was respectful, polite and did a great job trying to understand the situation. He is an asset to the forum. The FF is a friendly place that will not ridicule or mock the inexperienced.

Either way...it is good that bob found a solution of sorts.
[Fascinate General] bobthesalesclerk:
The second time I got the error 43/device not recognized error I did not have the quick media scan hack flashed.

Tried my fascinate on 3 different computers like before and a few other things and it would not connect. After re entering the default_media command my USB connected and worked fine.

So is what I did really not doing anything and this is just some huge coincidence?

Also bhd never said this would be a fix for this...he simply gave me the command to remove the fast media scan hack. He never told me this would fix a non working USB.

As stated in the first line of this thread...me=n00b. I was just excited because this has been a problem I have had with 2 phones on 3 different occasions and this has worked twice now. I saw a lot of posts about people here having this same problem so I figured I would post this here to see if it works for anyone else as it did for me.
[Samsung Mesmerize] btoast777:
Okay, so I wanted to flash back to stock 2.2 in order to get a fresh start, that and my battery levels are a tad messed up after wiping my battery status following a PnP rom flash(switches from about 50% to 15% after only a reboot), and I wanted to just set things back to normal. So, I begin doing the usual procedure in ODIN, but this time my phone will not stay in Download Mode unless the battery is in, even with the USB plugged in to my computer. I don't know if this has anything to do with my gimped battery stats or not, but ODIN was working just fine until now. Does anybody have a clue as to what's going on? :confused: If not, is it absolutely necessary to take out the battery before flashing?
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
You may want to uninstall/reinstall drivers for phone. If usb is not staying connected it may kick the phone out of DL mode. That may not be the cause but it can hurt.

If that doesn't do it try different usb ports or a different cable if you have one. May wanna try this one first now that I think about it as it is probably easier.

Tap-a-Talked
[Samsung Mesmerize] btoast777:
Unfortunately those ideas didn't work. I even tried different computers as well as ports and cables, and reinstalling the drivers didn't do the trick, either :(. Thanks for the extremely quick response, though!

To provide a little more information for those reading: ODIN recognizes my phone and everything when the battery is IN and the phone is in Download Mode, but when I yank out the battery it turns off. It seems really strange, but if anyone else has some more suggestions, it would be awesome!
[Samsung Mesmerize] dwhitehead:
I have seen this happen when:

1. Not using samsung usb cable

2. Plugging the usb cable into a usb hub

Try using the cable that came with the phone and plug it in directly into the computer.
[Samsung Mesmerize] btoast777:
Yeah, I'm using the stock cable and plugging straight into my computer. I even borrowed the one from my brother's Mesmerize as well in order to make sure mine wasn't faulty. This makes me think that it's my phone itself that is messing things up. :\ Should I try restoring to one of my phone's backups and then see what happens, perhaps?

EDIT: Alright, so I restored a backup from a couple months ago; not exactly stock as it had a different kernel installed, but oh well. I was able to get things rolling and flash CM7, except now I have data issues, so it looks like I'm going to try Heinz 57 and see how that works, haha. This couldn't be more difficult...it would still be nice to use ODIN for when I really need it, but this will have to do for now.
[Samsung Mesmerize] davidbruington:
Um well yeah data didn't work for me either on cm7. As for Odin.... are you...

1. Remove battery

2. Start Odin

3. Press & hold dn volume

4. Insert usb cable

That's the method that'll work. If you just tell it to reboot into download mode, you'll need to leave the battery in and everything, and just start Odin, plug it in, and go.

Hope this helps!
[Samsung Mesmerize] btoast777:
Yeah, that's the method I'm doing, and the phone doesn't respond at all. I've done this before, it's just that now the phone won't go into Download Mode/turn on unless there's a battery in it. I'm probably pretty much screwed, but I guess as long as I don't make some fatal error while flashing one of these times I should be fine...
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
You can do an Odin flash with the battery in. It won't hurt anything but there have been places I've seen where Odin won't finish the process. Also make sure you uncheck for it to reboot automatically if you don't want it to. No idea what the problem is though.
[Samsung Mesmerize] btoast777:
Thanks akellar, that's good news, then! I was wondering why everyone says the battery has to be in, but it's good to know I won't screw up anything if I do. Anywho, I finally got CM7 working, I had to flash the 1.5 OTB kernel instead of the 1.2 one, and I'm loving it so far! So, for now, all is well.
[Samsung Mesmerize] ChromWolf:
I do NOT recommend trying this until others who actually know about it have posted, but.... Everyone always says how we don't fully understand how Odin works, and that Heimdall is a better alternative.

So, more as a question to the experts instead of a suggestion to btoast (at least for now), what about him using Heimdall here...?
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Sounds like the procedure being used is the issue. Take the battery out and plug it in (after you've started odin and have the files loaded in the appropriate slots) hold down on volume once you've plugged it in - that will take you to download mode. Don't worry about the battery at all - flash the rom and when it's done it will shut the phone off - then put the battery in to reboot after you've pulled it off the cable again.

Sounds to me like people are putting the battery back in after the phone goes into download mode - this is not something i've ever done nor would suggest, there's no reason to have your battery in because you can simply put it in and turn the phone on after odin is done....however If for some reason you really want that battery in while you're using odin, you should use adb (or QTadb) and you can set the phone into download mode with the battery still in, while you have it hooked to the computer. With adb the command is "adb reboot download" with qtadb you click the "shell" button and simply type "reboot download" this will put the phone into download with the battery still in it.