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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
You could nandroid your current setup then flash the unrooted OTA - leave s-off. You'll have to reflash recovery and nandroid the unrooted rom. Then you can restore your backup if you need root.

Or you can unroot and go to the 3.70 OTA (the last FroYo release) and use z4root for temp root. There isn't a temp root for the GB update, so do not unroot and accept the OTA unless you want to wait for a root exploit which could take weeks.

I don't know why you need to be unrooted for email. Depending on why, what you're asking may be possible. But do understand that modifying a rom is a lot more involved than modifying an app.

(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkrodgers:
You could also try to badger your IT department to remove the restriction. It's configurable, and not something inherent in Good. My company doesn't have it enabled, for example, and I can run Good rooted.

Doubtful you'll succeed, but it can't really hurt to try, right?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkansi:
Actually I'm in the IT department and only one person holds the keys, the answer was a no.. =(

But I do know GFE only checks for busybody and su. I was hoping I could delete the two files then just create a patch that could be deployed in recovery to add these m files back as needed.

But before I go flashing has anyone tried this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkrodgers:
I haven't tried it since I don't need to. But back before they'd rolled Good out for us (but after I heard it was coming), I read that the administrators have the option of locking root users out. I didn't know if they were going to do it or not, so I was thinking along the exact lines you were. Luckily it turned out to be unneeded for me, but it should work. As long as you're S-OFF, there shouldn't be any real risk in trying it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkansi:
Ill prob. Try it today. I have a transformer rooted as well. So we will see.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt1313:
Yes i do it all the time but I dont flash them, I remove them then add them in again. Be sure you turn persistent mode off, then quit the app.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkansi:
I used my transformer as a guinea pig and it worked. But what I did was delete su, busybox and superuser.apk.

Then whenever I needed root I would flash my rom back without wiping.

I want to make a .zip file with only those 3 files in it. So the flash time and footprint is small. Any suggestions on reading material.

@ matt1313

how do you add them back, through recovery or within the OS. (if through the os how do you r/w access.

Thanks again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt1313:
At the time of post I was using leaked GB and Gingerbreak, I would just use Gingerbreak to get root again when I needed it.

Now after the new update on Good to 1.73 I get ROOT detected when I have no Root. So now we need to see what they are detecting.

It would be nice if someone could decompile the app and change the ROOT detection method.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] seriousia:
Can anybody plz tell me d use of safemode.

I jst knw tat we can enter in safemode by pressing n holding d menu key at startup :|

Sent from my LG-P500
[Optimus One, P500, V General] josinpaul:
its hard reset( to the original factory setting) nothing less nothing more.its not a safe mode like windows.:)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] seriousia:
No as far as i knw itz nt hardreset cz ysterday i was accidenlty entered in safe mode bt non of my data wiped out

Sent from my LG-P500
[Optimus One, P500, V General] :
Accidentally? Like, you accidentally did hold the menu key for about a minute until the lock screen appears? :rolleyes:

Unless you get a FC loop with some application which makes it impossible to use the GUI normally due to constant crash messages, you do not need safe mode. Period.
[Folio 100 General] Jon2555:
How to port android rom from one device to other(how to or guide)?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ThC23:
Is it me or has development slow down a bit! It seems it started out strong and lately we haven't seen much aside from Faux and CM updating their ASOP roms.

I mean we don't really have any themers either! I know if I could I would make some!

Coming from the Vibrant there was a lot of themes and dev going on!

Now I know it's been less than two months, but the way it started out I thought we would have more going on!

I guess maybe everyone is waiting on the GB update when ever we get it!

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[T-Mobile LG G2x] avetny:
we waiting 2.3

gonna be here on 06/16/11
[T-Mobile LG G2x] thephoneguyusa:
I hope GB gets here on 6/16 that would be the best B-day present I could get lol :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ThC23:
I have a replacement unit coming the 22nd, I hope it comes with 2.3 already in it!

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[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
There are lots of themes. CM7 uses T-Mobile themes and they are downloadable in the market.

No reason to mod stock unless you install the cm theme support.

LG G2x CM7 2.3.4
[T-Mobile LG G2x] eagle1967:
couple things.

waiting for the gingerbread source from lg to insure everything needed will work. and dont want to release a rom at this point where i cant tell if reboots , wifi, 4g(whre it shuts down than takes a while to start again), as well as gps.

when these features are working on the phone as should than ill start the rom, but no care to spend days trying to figure out why something doesnt work when its the darn baseband that i cant mess with.

themes. the theming engine has taken over unfortunately. it does theme and is a lot easier for the themers(after they learn it) since 1 theme works on all roms. but its just not like the old days where every app was themed and such. some have taken time to write scripts and such so they can make a better more inclusive theme with it , but most of the themes for it are color changes and icons not full themes with every app themed as we were use to . I know several of the themes that are on my rom for the droid would never be able to be as complete through the theming engine. but it does ok just different. and does enable many more themes available to all roms. and its not like a this or that themes can still be made the old way. but with the old way you need to update the theme with every new build(framework) of the rom so since these roms are in constant change at this point i dont think many are spending time theming it. especially froyo.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tweezit:
Honestly I can't speak for everyone but I have to many projects going on and I don't want to release buggy roms to you guys. I have not stopped working but I would love to see 2.3 drop as it would be (hopefully) more stable in general as they had time to get the bugs out.

Look at it like this the more time we have to spend working on battery drivers the less time we have making good roms. LG did not tell even close to the truth as this was supposed to be a true google experience (MY ASS IT IS) so we already had to spend countless hours removing BS they left it from the O2X.

Anyways look for more stuff soon I am sure as currenlty I am working on my rom again and I know of other hidden stuff getting done. (sorry can't say what all it is yet)

Later.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] eagle1967:
cant tell us what it is geez well will it be out "by summer" :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tweezit:
LMAO I will give you a LG and T-mobile response.. It will be out before summer but that could be sometime before 2020 :p

Seriously I wasn't trying to get your hopes up for one thing but just getting you guys to understand alot goes on behind the scenes and no one is quitting on you guys :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] eagle1967:
yeah i know

i was gonna do a quick port of my rom for my own use but when i looked at the source code for g2x froyo-- it appears al they did was remove the instruction sets for the overlay of the o2x all that crud is in the framework and elsewhere and just seemed like to much hassle, so waiting for the gb and hopfully a more stable driverset and baseband.

or keep the life i actaully have now that was non existant for the 9 months i developed for the droid 1 :)

maybe ill just leave it up to you :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tweezit:
Personally I say the more the merrier as I really do care about the end users. I hope to see more people jump in even if it is only a rom modded by adding removing a few things as everyone has to start somewhere.

Anyone can use my rom as a base all I ask is some credit or atleast send me a pm.

And I will always try to answer any questions as long as I got the time :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] eagle1967:
too true

more options are good.

my rom was called sourcery so it kinda had to be from source :)

i am not with the co0developer of that anymore so id have to comeup with another cool name. but still rather do from source than others base , but might use lg gb as a base if they release it.(hopefully without all the o2x crud) :) or let us make use of it 1 or the other.

but yeah all the initial launch build was is a o2x froyo themed rom.

have you played around with the animated pull down stuff. looks kinda cool and on the g2x it shouldnt hurt performance much. kinda something new.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tweezit:
I would love to see another rom made from source. I have been working on a 2.2 from source but not even close to being release ready as buggier then crap :D

Anyways I am sure the crack flashers would love another rom to try out :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] eagle1967:
2.2.2

2.2.2 i think is not as stable as 2.2.1 i lost 200 on quandrant with it not sure why but from 2.2.1 same rom same mods.

Over all its ok. i released the 2.2.2 rom 3 days after the source was released. did a serious rebuild from scratch since i was about ready to release the 2.2.1 :)

i remember i had a couple bugs i had to figure out that werent on 2.2.1 but i forget what they were :).

you have any questions or need a little help drop me a pm.

ill help where i can.

this is a link to my rom since i think only people on verizon have ever heard of it :)

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/sourcery-rom/
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bdkinney:
@tweezit I for one appreciate all the work you guys put into supporting this phone. I know it takes a lot of time and hard work. If seems some of us are impatient it's only because we are. ;) Seriously, you are making a great device better and I thank you for it.

@Eagle1967 Just checked your Rom out and I would love to see a port...really slick stuff there...great app inclusions and love the blue/black theme.

I'm wading into this myself...been playing around with it but any kind of release is at least a couple month away...if ever. Really makes me appreciate what you guys do.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] eagle1967:
thanks

when i started i knew nothing. i started in august last year was late september before i actaully got my first build that completed and installed and ran :) and first release was on christmas so took a long time but i started with no knowlege of any of it. still not always sure what i do to make it work it just does :)

yeah it took 9 months of my life part of the reason i stopped(part :) ).. but it was fun and made me feel like i accomplished something. i cant believe how popular the rom still is since i havent really done anything with it since febuary but it was the first custom rom with froyo 2.2.2 and actually was for quite a while until some gave up on gingerbread and went back i think there is still only 1 other 2.2.2 rom for the droid though.

if you have any questions feel free to pm me. ill help you out if i can.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herbthehammer:
When I first got my ns4g, I was into being active in this forum section. I would help out people with their questions or problems. Then I noticed things becoming monotonous very quickly. What I saw was many different people asking questions or having problems with stuff that had already been answered or solved in posts elsewhere many times over. I began being irritated by this and would sometimes lay into them or be very sarcastic. After that, I stopped posting anything because I got to the point where I wanted to yell at them for not looking around and the answer was right around the corner and I was tired of saying "look here (link)".

I know I can't be the only one like this. Anyone else care to share their frustrations about this?

Maybe I'm getting old or burnt out.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
its apart of the deal of helping others out. think of it as if you're working at customer service, you'd encounter this problem on a daily basis. ive helped a lot of people on the NS forum and i know how you feel
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronnienyc:
I think the main issue is the poor search results.

Use the search tool and you have to either plow through tens of thousands of non-helpful results, or you post a question in a new thread.

Anyway, a thread like this which just going to be complaints is not very helpful either. You could have added your statement to the end of another thread about repetitive questions...Instead, you started a new thread.

What you probably need to do is step away from the forums and get some fresh air ;-)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herbthehammer:
This post wasn't intended to help, it was intended to vent frustration and confirm I wasn't the only one occasionally losing my mind.

Customer service...... I pondered that thought for a minute and remembered a story I read years ago. It was the one where the help center guy told the customer to pack up the computer and send it back because they were too stupid to use a computer.

Oh well, at least I just made myself laugh.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VisedMonk:
I know how you feel. When I first joined xda (in my evo days) I was very involved with helping others out, etc. The useless questions annoyed me, but what really got to me is when people would ask the same questions within a thread for a rom, kernel, or mod. I mean, many times the question and answer was literally on the previous page. That isn't xda's horrible search function (which isn't too bad to search w/in an individual thread, but is really bad for an entire forum), that's laziness.

So I just stepped away a bit. I mean, for God's sake, these ARE just cell phones...

And, while we're cluttering things up w/ a useless rant and rave thread, I'd like to add a couple other annoyances that have caused me to step away somewhat: rant/ asking a question like "Will this work on my phone?" or "How do I flash this?" and when someone asks a question that was answered in the OP. /endrant
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
Yes. The best way to search xda is Google. Type what u want or need and then type "xda" after it. Works everytime. No excuse

Uncle Jimmy says hello
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronnienyc:
Still, a lot of those ROM threads are hundreds of pages long...everyone is supposed to read through hundreds of pages before posting?? For example, Myn's Warn twopoint two thread for the Evo has over 42,000 replies. That is 4247 pages! CyanogenMod 7 has over 10,000 replies.

Anyway, that is my last contribution to this thread. Good luck guys.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herbthehammer:
I understand that with there being cdma and gsm versions of this phone that it will add to the confusion. I've seen a lot of people flashing the wrong thing for their phone and almost killing it. I know I am forgetful but I don't remember seeing this much screwing up of a phone with the old phones and sections I used to hang out in.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
I understand the frustration of the OP. But it is what it is. I just keep answering the sane questions over and over as nicely as I can.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] window7:
Well, I guess, patience is what we need :p

This is what forum intended for. Helping them out as much as we can.

It's tiring to reply the same question over and over again,

but it's fun at the same time :)

Personally, I really like to help those people who are in trouble,

as I was one of the trouble guy before when I first got my Nexus S :)

Helping one another is great.

Suggestion: Why not you gather all the question you answer, and create a FAQ post,

this would help a lot in our forum :p (According to the post number you had, 8xx, you should be able to write a thousand Q&A I guess :D)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kud0s:
Just try to remember a few things.

What may appear to be a dumb question to you, to the person asking it may be very important.

There is really no such thing as a dumb question. Only dumb answers.

I find myself remembering those 2 things in life and think they serve good purpose. If the little things in life eat ya up you won't enjoy the good things life offers. Its not worth the energy. Just skip em and look for something important to read :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmap516:
I feel the same way.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alanmw86:
honestly, i get more annoyed at people whining and trolling at ppl asking questions.

not joking, and this isnt meant to jest at anyone.

yes ignorant and lazy people are blah, but sometimes you just can't quite find what your looking for, or its faster and time is of the essence to ask the question...there are alot of things, and alot of reason's, and alot of people that need answers.

I always feel that if you can't be bothered helping someone, don't, but when people go, oh jeez just search, don't answer, but are eager enough to spout off, or 10000x more worthless than the people asking the question even if they are lazy and ignorant.

because that person is lazy, ignorant, and a jerk.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
+1

Need help? Post.

Give help? Post.

Anything else? Just don't post. Just don't do it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvnatic:
This is a smartphone comunity, people come here to ask for help, it's the main reason this forum exists and this is a fact. New comers will always make a new thread instead of searching for their answer.

With no offense to anyone but if you can't stand that maybe this isn't the right place to spend your nights.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] window7:
Agree :p +1 +1
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alanmw86:
I should add that I've worked as a Customer facing service/sales rep for the last 10 years.

So I'm used to getting the same question over and over, and I honestly enjoy getting a question I know vs something I have to figure out haha.

Challenges can be fun sometimes.

But honestly by your theory no one should ever ask question's unless they are breaking completely new ground (which almost doesn't exist) because the info's already out there, so next time you ask a question, punch yourself in the face for us Mr.Knowitall because you could have just found the answer somewhere else.

or maybe you could just realize thats how we learn, and when we learn our knowledge gets spread, its one of the most important things in life, get over it.

Haven't you ever been going down the road and asked yourself, man, whats the speed limit here, even tho there was a sign that freaking told you just back there 100 feet..... next time instead of asking that question, or moving forward to find out, turn around instead and go read it, seems logical ay?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quis89:
I've never understood why this bothers so many people. It's a website... it's the internet... they are phones. You guys really get upset? Sounds overly sensitive to me. Either answer the question or dont. It's quite simple. We are all here to help and learn. There isn't a place for rudeness when people are asking genuine questions. Well... at least there shouldn't be. Should people search? Sure.... but some dont. It's not that serious.
[HTC EVO 3D] unknown_owner:
When I got my Hero, I got sprint to give me a $20 credit on top of my 15% employee discount. This has carried over to my Evo 4g which I have now when I got it from sprint online. If I get my 3d from best buy, will they put back my sprint $20 credit or are they basically extending my account without touching anything? Put in a preorder when they did the secret preorders.

EEE Pad Transformer sent this
[HTC EVO 3D] toxicfumes22:
Well since I do not know what your $20 credit is, I cant for sure give you an answer. To my knowledge though, BB does not credit sprint credits. I asked about the port in credit and they do not offer that.
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
The port in credit is offered by sprint all you do is have them port in your number (radio shack did mine)

Then within 72 hours of porting that number you have to go to sprint.com/switchtosprint

And fallow the instructions poof its done

@ op if u buy at bb my guess is no they will not honor the credit

Could try calling sprint and ask them if they will post a credit onto your account after buying the phone

sent from anything but an iPhone
[HTC EVO 3D] ebolamonkey3:
I actually called Sprint about this: you have to do the upgrade at Sprint in order to get the $125 port in credit.
[HTC EVO 3D] toxicfumes22:
Which was what I was trying to specify. There may be a loop around it but Im getting my EVO from sprint :D.
[HTC EVO 3D] nate420:
Hmm wonder why I got two lines ported from tmobile and getting 250 dollars back 61 days from a week ago....

I also have the confirmation numbers for each line ported.

And also called customer service to se if I will be getting them cuz I was worried about this also..

its sprints credit so it doesn't matter where you get your phones or how you get phones... If you port in a number your getting the credit if u get this flyer... Funny how sprint reps at local stores lie to you to keep you from buying and activating service from radio shack and best buy... That's the commission taking

sent from anything but an iPhone
[HTC EVO 3D] unknown_owner:
Sorry guys, its not a port credit. It's a credit they gave me from going SERO to the new plans. Told them going from SERO to new plan was too much. It doesn't appear online but only on my bill.

EEE Pad Transformer sent this
[HTC EVO 3D] LiquidFusion01:
I have had a $10 Service Credit on top of my Employer's discount for over 4 years now. With each upgrade that I have done in a Best Buy, it has never been a problem at all. I upgrade, get my new bill and it's still the same as it was pre-upgrade.
[HTC EVO 3D] ydoucare:
I have this credit as well from when I switched from the old SERO to one of the "new" plans. I actually had to contact them about 5 times over the course of 2 months in order to get this credit actually put into my account (and they're the ones that offered it to me). They finally got it done, and the "higher-up" person that talked to me last said that the credit will stay on my account until a specified date (June 2012), regardless if I renew my contract or not. I would assume it works the same for you.
[HTC EVO 3D] unknown_owner:
Yeah sounds about right. It was for 2 years. Think I was getting the hero at the time. Then sounds like it be over soon. I'll have to talk to Customer care to see about getting it put back one if they remove it. I would hate to lose my wonderful bill of $61 simply everything 450 plan.

EEE Pad Transformer sent this
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vomer:
sorry for being a noob, but as understand this will somehow help in the making of custom roms like cyanogen for the atrix?

I just got an atrix so wondering where the community is at :) I would love to be running gingerbread and also have these ****ty bell bloatware removed.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marko!:
Yes we will get custom roms as soon as a wonderful dev ports one for us. The 2nd init just bypasses the bootloader kinda.

As for bell bloatware get titanium backup and start freezing unnecessary things my atrix runs a lot smoother now that I am using only launcher pro and got rid of all the bloat.

sent from my rooted,

and chillin, canadian Motorola Atrix
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the2dcour:
you're not a noob, you posted a valid question in the right section! cheers for that.

2nd init does not bypass our bootloader, nor does kexec. but, it will let us take dvantage of modifying init.rc and yes, eventually, loading ROMs.