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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Gutana:
Okay. Ignore the title, I couldn't think of anything to put. In short, I want to know about roms, about clockworkmod, cyanogen mod, and stuff like that. What they do, how to put them on, and I pretty much wanna know about the general stuff you do past rooting your phone. And I know that the section says No Noobs, but technically, I'm a newb, as far as I know i'm not annoying anyone or being completely nooblike.

Mainly with cyanogen. I read the instructions, and they seem too, I dont know, simplistic. I'd prefer exact details. Like, after I have clockwork mod installed, and I flash cyanogen, can i restore all the stuff I had on it? And once cyanogen is on there, is it already rooted, or must i root again? And if someone would explain to me how clockworkmod works in the first place. And how would I flash cyanogen? I thought it'd be through clockworkmod, but if I wipe everything and factory reset, wouldn't clockworkmod be gone?

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant or not vibrant, I dont even know) It's a GT-i9000M. Running android 2.2.1, Rooted, I have clockworkmod installed, but still no idea what to do past that point. Also, my Kies isn't telling me about any 3.x upgrade, so how would i go about manually installing a new version of android? I know it has to do with Odin, but whenever i tried i ended up not doing anything.

And one last thing about MetaMorph. Where could i find themes for it? And do i need to have a certain Rom running in order to use metamorph themes?

I'm mainly used to iPhones and such, where there isnt really much to do besides jailbreaking and such, and moving on to android phones is pretty intense. XD So much more to do with Android phones.

Well uh, thats about all i can think of at the moment. Also please post anything you feel that a (somewhat) newb to android modding should know.

Sorry for all the questions, and to those that help me, I love you. <3

And if any moderators deem this thread as against the 'No Noobs' rule, at least send me a message telling me you deleted it, or else I'll end up looking endlessly through the forums for my thread. I've done that before, not fun. LOL (Couldn't find a 'My Threads' thingy on the forum i was using.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] WoZZeR999:
Just to nit-pick a bit. CWM is part of the recovery partition, and unless the Galaxy S is different from every other android device, flashing will not remove it. ROM Manager and CWM are two different things. ROM manager will allow you to download the roms, which will then instruct CWM to flash the rom (when it reboots).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Gutana:
Wow, thanks a lot. I still have a question or two, bear with me. :P

Well for one, is flashing roms made for different firmwares alright, or no? Since I have 2.2, and im assuming the latest cyanogen is made for 3.x, would I have to upgrade my firmware to the corresponding firmware.

And about Clockwork, if my phone bricks, I'd have to restore using odin, right? But if the phone still works, i can just root and cwm and restore it using rom manager?

And uh, I'm not sure if this is a problem or im just doing something wrong, but in RomManager, i click Backup Current ROM, and it goes into recovery mode, and theres no new options, there's just like, format, factory reset, clear cache, reboot, but nothing involving rom manager. And when i check for the recovery file in my sd card, it's not. Wut do.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jojojohnson7410:
lol true true that would be my mistake. XD Nice catch :D

~jojojohnson7410
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jojojohnson7410:
No, you wouldn't have to upgrade to the latest firmware to get the ROM installed. So long as the ROM is confirmed to work for your device, you can flash any ROM you want (which is convenient in my case since I have an Atrix 4G and it was oh-so-lonely without some Gingerbread XD)

Well, the thing is, you really only need that usually if you're on a stock rom or some official version and either you want to flash a new stock ROM from Samsung or you want to pull your phone out of a brick. Most of the time, however, even if you bricked it, so long as you can get into the recovery menu, you'll be alright. Just re-flash the ROM that you want (or in my case yesterday when I was dealing with an Inspire, I had to use a different ROM to unbrick the phone. I don't know why this happen, but it was being nit-picky >.<)

lol nooo this is not a problem at all. See, like the guy above me posted, the Recovery Menu is completely separate from anything in the ROM. It's located in the recovery partition rather than the system and the boot partitions, so they usually don't touch the recovery. ROM Manager is just a means of providing GUI to CWM so then you can either flash the CWM to your phone or help download ROMS into your SD card. Stuff like backup and everything needs you to boot into recovery as you can't be backing up the system while your system is mounted on, so they send you to CWM. From there, there's an option called "backup and restore". In this place, you can choose where to save the backup. And since the backup is made by CWM, it will be recognized by CWM if you want to restore it. I think it saves it in a zip file, but im not 100% positive, so take that one with a grain of salt.

Hope this answers the questions! :D Let me know if you need more help (or just PM me. I check that regularly :P)

~jojojohnson7410
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Gutana:
But theres no backup and restore options, its jut the recovery options you'd get if you were on a brand new phone.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Localhorst86:
Hi,

I just reset my handset to factory defaults and I am now in the process of re-downloading all my apps. After a bunch of downloads my phone decided to stop downloading and tell me "The information can currently not be retrieved. Please try again later". I've had this error message several times in the past, it always was the result of the marketplace being broken and I had to wait a few hours/days for MS to fix it. Does anyone have the same issue? How come this happens so often, lately?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VegaNovus:
I can't seem to download Optical Illusions Free, but every other App works fine.
[HTC Desire S] sstarlight:
are anybody try root desire S using Visionary and using desire HD s-off tools is it working? b'cos inspire 4g can be done using DHD tools

sory english not very well :p
[HTC Desire S] Blezz:
inspire 4g and desire hd are 99,999999999999999% the same

flashing a hboot of the desire hd to the desire s would kill it ;)

also visionary is for 2.2, it doesnt even works with 2.2.1 anymore

also the tool requires perma root, which is only possible there with android 2.2
[HTC Desire S] sstarlight:
ohh i see. thx 4 replying :D
[HTC Desire S] andypig04:
I have tried GINGERBREAK and VISION+

GINGERBREAK can temp root

VISION+ doesnt work
[Epic 4G General] sinman02:
I found this fix on a another forum here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=856385

This problem was driving me nuts so I tried it on my Epic and it's worked great so far. Give it a try if you're having similar issues with Launcherpro or other memory intensive launcher like ADW. You'll be glad you did!
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Thanks for the tip! :D

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] RushAOZ:
Didn't seem to do anything for me. Though this issue was really apparent in ef02. Back on ec05, not so much. Anywho TE didn't give me any confirmation. So I don't even know if it worked.

sent from the ePc4gee yo
[Epic 4G General] JungleJiujitsu:
When TE doesn't give you an error message after hitting enter, its usually a good thing :D I actually did not have the issues w/ redrawing of the homes screen on EF02, but the EXPERIMENTAL 3D App Drawer does give me an issues on GB, were it doesn't scroll properly, it kinda jumps from the top of the drawer to the bottom, not allowing one to select any apps in b/w. I was hoping for this to fix that issue, but it did not....thanks anyways!
[Epic 4G General] sinman02:
There are some additional tips on this forum like setting memory usage and home screen caches to light. Also, disabling auto rotation helps a lot.

http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2652&hilit=Redraw

I attached a picture of my settings. I also have 3D drawer enabled, droid hack disabled, auto rotate off, memory usage preset and home screen cache type to light. I have five 6 column, 7 row homescreens loaded with widgets and shortcuts, and static wallpaper. I have easily 150+ apps on my phone. It used to redraw 50-70% of the time when exiting an app, now it's smooth as butter. It's totally changed my phone experience for the better.

I am on an EC05 rom.
[Epic 4G General] JungleJiujitsu:
On EC05 I actually didn't have any issues at all, but its on EF02 that Im having the 3D issues. I duplicated your settings but it seems to be an issue w/ GB cuz its still no good...thanks anyways, again lol
[Epic 4G General] RushAOZ:
I'm confused about the memory usage settings and which settings are best. Wouldn't higher memory usage yield better results?

sent from the ePc4gee yo
[Epic 4G General] tbob18:
This seemed to work for GoLauncher as well, it is nice not to have to wait 5 seconds for the launcher to reload every time I browse the web with multiple tabs or play a game for a while.

I'm not sure if it is my imagination but I think my battery life has gotten worse.. I will give it some more time to make sure.
[Epic 4G General] DeepEmissions:
I had this problem and my phone constantly vibrating like something was Force Closing, on stock Launcher. Before I rooted I went to Samsung recovery, and cleared all caches 5 times. And everything was fine, even when I redownloaded LauncherPro using LauncherPro widgets like friend feeds, and calander. Youtube widget and sence analog clock.
[Epic 4G General] Dulanic:
Even Go sometimes has this issue. The problem is the memory management is killing the background cache. The only real fix I found was to not have as many constant apps running in the background.
[Epic 4G General] j-flow:
thanks for the fixes.
[Epic 4G General] lviv73:
People still use Launcher Pro?

Go Launcher EX surpasses it in every way and its free,Zeam launcher isnt bad eather but not as rich on featureas and themes.
[Epic 4G General] tbob18:
Agreed, the primary reason I use it is for the app drawer folders, makes it much easier to organize/find apps.

The only problem with Go Launcher (other than the previous reloading issue) is with the car dock, it restarts every time it is plugged/unplugged from the dock.
[Epic 4G General] nimaim:
Agree with using Go Launcher EX as well. I jumped from LauncherPro too and never looked back. The devs of Go Launcher EX are constantly updating it and squeezing out the bugs.
[Epic 4G General] sceptor:
I never tried those memory settings. I am definitely trying those settings and seeing if it makes it any faster
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xzellenz:
im having trouble updating my recovery clockwork image, the 4.0.0.5 img is on my sdcard, ive installed terminal emulator and put

$su

#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img

and it comes up with (error scanning partitions) can anyone help?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matase:
I have unlocked my captivate to use it in Europe but I am not able to get 3g or internet connection working. I am not sure if it's the unlock that I used ffrom the market or what. But what can I try to get these things working? I am on Andromeda 3 rom
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leezrd:
Have you changed the baseband yet?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crystalhand:
If you can get any type of cell signal it is unlocked. You probably don't have the apn set correctly
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _JuSteR_:
Ciao.

Attualmente ho una rom basata su Android 2.3.3, sense 2.1 e radio 12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M2.

Dato che con Wind il segnale che ho nell'area di Milano è quasi sempre sotto la media vorrei chiedervi se usate radio differenti e se avete miglioramenti.

Perchè in caso sto pensando di cambiare gestore.

Grazie!

Hi

Now I'm using an Android 2.3.3 rom based with sense 2.1 and 12.54.60.25U_26.09.04.11_M2 radio.

I'm getting a weak signal and I'd like to know which radio are you using with Wind Italy.

Thanks!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _JuSteR_:
anyone knows?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flussen:
Just try different radios yyourself. Noone can say which is the best for you.

Depends on your rom/ril and location.
[HTC Sensation] macsel:
Hello,

After the OTA update to 1.35. 401.1 a sync symbol keeps showing in the notificatie bar.

I dit not change anything items came up and wil not go away...

How can i fix this?
[HTC Sensation] laidbackfreak:
Sounds like HTC Sense, go to settings \accounts & sync and check whats running
[HTC Sensation] macsel:
Google account, Weather and whatsapp are running. The thing is, they ware on before the update with no sync sybol. It just keeps on running!
[HTC Sensation] launton:
Mine's doing this as well. I'll keep an eye on it to see if it finally sods off
[HTC Sensation] TommyVDK:
I had the same "problem". I stopped the synchronization and then synchronized them all manually. And I haven't seen the synchronize symbol since. So I hope that's it. :-)
[HTC Sensation] macsel:
Does this mean you have to manually synchonize everytime?
[HTC Sensation] TommyVDK:
No. I only had to synchonize manually the first time, and then it keeps synchronizing automatically. At least so far. :-)
[HTC Sensation] d.weiss:
sync icon

I had the same problem with that icon on the notification bar.. the problem on my phone was causd by " htc watch" trying to syncronise but that sevice is not available in Holland.. YET! Deleted account and problem is solved now..

Sent of my HTC SENSATION Z710e

A happy user!
[HTC Sensation] Adunaphel:
Disabling the Watch sync did the trick for me as well.
[HTC Sensation] TommyVDK:
Watch could also be the problem here, as it seems it has been disabled after the update. :-)
[HTC Sensation] B-Man2005:
for me the icon went away after i signed into my second google account and uninstalled/disabled it afterwards ... then it was fixed
[HTC Sensation] DugyC:
A simple reboot fixed the sync issue for me.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimmy34742:
I use the USB OTG cable to mount USB flash drives on the Galaxy S II, no problem. I tried putting a micro-SD card in a USB adapter and mounting that via OTG, but the micro-SD card is never recognized. I get no notice of media scanner running, etc. Yet, this same USB/micro-SD combo works fine in my laptop. Any suggestions how to get it to work with the SGS2?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimmy34742:
Actually, this worked with a different, better quality USB-microUSB adapter.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iphonepimp:
I downloaded the new Stage UI from another thread. I shoved it onto my SD and attempted to just replace the current stage UI apks but it gave me "application not installed"

I deleted the Stage UI files in titanium backup and made sure they were gone in the system app folder. I rebooted and attempted to re-install from the SD card but the phone still acts like the files are there (gives me are you sure youwant to replace the application?)

I then just moved all the files into system>app with root explorer and rebooted. still nothing.

Anyway around this?
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvin02:
Have you tried copying the new files to the correct locations and setting the permissions (check to see what the other apps have)? Make sure you have a backup before messing with the files.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schindler33:
I have configured my phone properly for a microsoft exchange server. Everything syncs fine (mail, calendar) except the tasks. In the stock task app (I assume its called "Tasks" since in German it named "Aufgaben") i can press sync in the preferences but it won't update my tasks.

Has anybody a clue how to get the the tasks synchronized?

I know i could probably switch to a different task app like Touchdown but I first will check whether its possible with the stock one.
[General Questions and Answers] ninjzx9:
Somehow managed to delete the stock android 3.1 wpa_supplicant, so now I have no wifi.

Could someone please provide a copy 3.1 please. This is for a samsung galaxytab 10.1

Thanks. I feel dumb...
[General Questions and Answers] sjcdal:
+1 I deleted it while trying to get ad-hoc working with the alternate supplicant.

Installing that one left me in the mode of failing to start wifi.

Now just need to go back!
[General Questions and Answers] Mjlgcm:
Plus 1 I need one too please
[General Questions and Answers] ceonerd:
samsung 10.1 wpa file

i was trying to do the steps myself but fail i have no wifi but i have both the files and i backed up the first one before i did anything and copied one over the other thinking that would work wrong so now i have no wifi and i copied the real back over and restarted my tab but it keeps on saying "err" in the wifi & settings part

what do i do?:confused:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamjinay:
Hi,

I am using a Captivate thats running 2.2 Froyo.

It is locked and NOT rooted. I have also not changed the settings to install non-market apps.

Before starting with the rooting process, I want to backup/take a copy of the efs files on my computer or SD card. Can you please guide me on how can I do that?

Thanks in advance

Cheers !
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smasher816:
I actually have no clue, so anyone else who wants to chime in is appreciated. I don't think you have to backup your efs, and it shouldn't really get touched. But it never hurts to be safe, so i congratulate you on taking precautions :D

Well i believe you have to be rooted first to get access to /efs. And if you have busybox you would run a command like "cp /efs /sdcard/backup/efs".

Actually i still have a copy of EFS backup.zip for CWM, if you want that. You have to be rooted and use Rom Manager to get Clockwork Mod Recovery.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamjinay:
I am not a very technical person so I do not understand what a busybox does or what you meant by CWM and ROM manager.

Can I root my phone using http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2 (SuperOneClick 1.9.5) ?

Is it safe to use that software?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaheerali:
Use Root Explorer from Android Market or this thread may help you :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=859914
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamjinay:
thanks... but root explorer is not a free app right?

plus i would have to root my phone to install root explorer right?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jack man:
Root Explorer is only around $5 and if you're going to start flashing/modding your phone, it's almost a necessary buy. WELL worth the small ammount of $$ for it. Easiest way I have found to root the phone is to use shortfuze's SuperOneClick. Search for it... you'll find it. and then read a whole lot more before really doing any major changes.

EFS backup is important. If your IMEI gets messed up for any reason, your backup wil save you.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madtowndave:
Correct on both counts. If you intend to start flashing custom ROMs, just buy root explorer. It's a great app and you'll use it all the time.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamjinay:
my question is... I will have to root the phone before copying my efs files right?

is there anyway of doing it before rooting? so incase i mess up while rooting then I am safe
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cezar`:
I believe there is. I am not sure though as I didnt use an unrooted phone since i bought my captivate.

you need to use adb. You have to download Android Develpment Kit and install it then install one package called platform tools.

Take a look here for some details.

The you have to make a dir, navigate to it from command prompt and execute

adb pull /efs

Thats should copy all /efs partition to the folder you navigate in command prompt.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamjinay:
Thanks all

@Cezar: Can you please explain me in layman language... i am not too technical.

I have installed android sdk and know what command prompt is.

Can you give me the commands I have to type in command prompt (after connecting the phone) in detail.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smasher816:
As others have said you will need to be rooted to get access to /efs (to copy it).

Rooting your phone just adds three files, it doesn't touch efs so youll be fine.

You will want to backup efs before flashing roms and stuff though.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cezar`:
I recommend you one thing. Root and use SGS tools or Nitrality to backup EFS
[Acer Iconia A500] ahsya:
Hi all,

I was just received 3.1 OTA update notification. But instead of click Download, I was mistakenly click Cancel. And now the notification is gone. I restarted the Iconia several times, hoping to get the notification again, still didn't work :(

What should I do to get the update?

Thank you, and really sorry for such a silly question :o

Regards,

QQ
[Acer Iconia A500] magiske:
Settings/About/Check for update:)

/M
[Acer Iconia A500] ahsya:
Oh yes, it's there :)

Silly me, thank you so much :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tristan202:
As the title states, I am having issues with Maps. Maps itself works, Latitude works, but when I start Navigation it FC as soon as I pick a destination. I have tried both the Maps included in my rom (InsertCoin GB Nightly v51), I tried installing from Market, and I tried the modified one that enables worldwide navigation.

The really strange thing is, that it also happened when I was running CM7. Anyone else having the same problem, and possibly a solution?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tavocampana:
TTS Service is the problem
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MatDrOiD:
Check if TtsService.apk is installed in /system/app.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tristan202:
I actually found this out myself a few days ago, but thanks for the reply.
[HTC Sensation] Shambolicuk:
Could anyone confirm for me that the endomondo gps app works well on Sensation as im thinking of getting the phone and use endomondo a fair bit, cheers.
[HTC Sensation] theredundant:
Does work...
[HTC Sensation] aw1974:
Been using it without issue for running, cycling and mountain biking.
[HTC Sensation] PeeHoo:
Yeap it is working...
[HTC Sensation] Shambolicuk:
Awesome guys thanks for answering :)

Sent from my HTC Desire
[HTC Sensation] pimspanjers:
Tracking is off

I've been using the app for a few weeks and it works super! The only issue I found is that when I go running with two friends in the forest and each one has GPS, my results (KM) are more then one kilometer off from the rest. I don't know if this is a problem with my sensation but it's not handy.
[HTC Sensation] barrist:
i've had endomondo across three devices (one blackberry, two androids including sensation). they all seemed to have a bit of a difference in distance measurement (i compared the distances of my morning bike commute which is always the same).
[HTC Sensation] celelivada:
Phone's GPS isnt that fast in getting the location so when you ride your bike in a curve, the phone would just "connect the dots" and losing some distance. I have used Endomondo on a 250km ride and it showed just 205km, but my friends and mine cyclocomputer showed the correct distance.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skrip037:
Hey guys, if the phone is totally frozen (as in nothing responds and the screen appears to be frozen as well), is there a key combination that will restart the phone (as if I removed the battery and placed it back), without actually having to remove the battery?

I searched for this question, but only found topics relevant to other phones.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phone_cell:
I don't know of any keys that will turn off the phone if it freezes up. I assume pressing the end/power key didn't work. The battery pull is probably the simplest solution.