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[Optimus One, P500, V General] getaceres:
Hello, just today I've rooted a branded LG P500 using the z4root method and it woked fine. I installed Rom Manager and from it Clockworkmod Recovery. I made a backup of my sdcard content, booted in recovery, partitioned the sdcard (512MB ext/ 0MB swap) and made a nandroid backup. In this step I made a mistake and wiped everything before backup so what I have is the stock image, but for my problem this sould be beneficial.

Once I had the nandroid backup, I started installing ROMS (Mike_os and others) just to find that in everyone of them I couldn't download applications from the market. It starts with "Starting download" and then it doesn't really start downloading. It stays in this state forever.

The real problem is that I restored the nandroid backup (thus restoring the branded ROM) just to find that everything works except the Market, which has the same problems as before.

What can I do? Being a branded phone, can I install one of the unbranded firmwares that I've found in the forum? I don't want to brick my phone.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kobusvdsandt:
do you have DroidWall or any other application that you can choose wich apps should use wifi and 3g, ect?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] getaceres:
No, right now (after the nandroid restore) I have the stock one with the usual carrier crapware (which should not interfere with the market as it wasn't before rooting).
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kobusvdsandt:
Force Stop and Clear cache your market

Force Stop and Clear cache Download manager

Force Stop and Clear cache DRM

try to see if your market works then.

Or else you should try to flash gapps wich you can find somewhere here on the forum.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] getaceres:
I tried all of that. I even updated the phone firmware through the LG PC Suite so now I have an updated branded ROM (2.2.1, it was 2.2 before). Now every modification should be wiped, Clockworkmod should have been removed and all of that (also I've lost the root access). I don't know what to do!. I can download through the same wifi connection with my Desire HD, from a friend's P500 but not with my brother P500 phone!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kobusvdsandt:
I had the same problem for a while and even took it to the shops for repairs, they told me it was an virus ( and they lied cause it was not). Then later i founded out that something was wrong with my sd card and that caused my phone to do this.

If you download and install any APK, does it then work?

Try to copy everything on your sd to the pc, then scan your sd card for errors and format it. Then copy your files back over again.

Then reset phone and see if it works
[Optimus One, P500, V General] getaceres:
I enabled mass storage, formatted the sdcard through windows, then I cleared all market data, mounted the sdcard again and started market. It asked me to accept the terms. Then I tried to start a download and it got to the same point.

Is there any alternative to the official google market? I know about applanet, but it's not very reliable and it has to be updated manually continuously.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Wolfexon:
OK.....is the android market bar grey in color? (normally is green)

If it is,

1.go to settings > manage applications > all > search for market > clear data

2.reopen Market again, it should give you terms or something, just press accept then you're done !! :D
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mihir287:
How long have you faced this problem? I once got it and I ignored it and it got fixed on its own in a day.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] getaceres:
It started as grey, (the old version) but I closed it and when I opened it again it was green (new version) I've cleared the market data many times and it didn't make any difference. When I open the market again I have to accept the terms but it doesn't work anyway.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Wolfexon:
You might want to use KDZ updater and do it all again ( root, installing custom recovery,etc)

But this time use gingerbreak to root.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] getaceres:
Anyway, it's a ISP problem. I flashed MIUI in my Desire HD and I had the same problem (stuck at "starting download"), then I switched to 3G and it started downloading correctly. The strangest thing is that I restored (through Nandroid) my last ROM (Android Revolution HD) and the market was working through WIFI and 3G. I suppose there's some kind of firewall for some ports in the ISP part which is filtering market (and Google Talk) requests.
[Nexus One General] -Phazenine-:
Stability vs. Customization. I was a CM Fanatic(CM Donator) on my Nexus One until buggy laggy nightlies shifted me over to the far more stable & silky smooth MIUI but w/ MIUI I lost some customization that was there w/ CM7. Looking forward to Cyanogenmod getting their ish together and releasing a new stable so I can give them another shot. :rolleyes:
[Nexus One General] b0dge:
I've moved both ways in the 12 months that I've had my Nexus. I started out using CM6.x, then thought I'd try MIUI when Rod started his mod (which is awesome btw). When CM7 hit Gingerbread, I couldn't resist and flashed the first nightly (fully expecting to go back to my MIUI nandroid). That Nand is long since deleted and I'm a fully fledged CM7 lover.

I can't really explain the exact reasons for each change. I think I just like something different once in a while, and when CM took the best bits from MIUI (FM radio, toggle bar in notification area etc) I had no reason to stick with MIUI.

I think my next "Big Flash" will be either a Sense ROM (never tried one) or Rod's GB MIUI...
[Nexus One General] Yoz182:
Sense ROM are awesome
[Nexus One General] thebigbe:
Yes. MIUI is boring, yet CM is breathtaking :D ... been trying RCADSmix Sense 3.0 N1, new experience: new freezes, new force closes, new bootloops :D
[Nexus One General] albundy2010:
So you're complaining that nightly/experimental builds of cm7 is buggy not stable. Go figure.
[Nexus One General] thebigbe:
nothing to complain about nightly. disclaimed.
[Nexus One General] mitch1127:
Miuiiiiiiiiiiii
[Nexus One General] -Phazenine-:
Yes I'm aware of the typo on the thread name MIUi
[Nexus One General] b0dge:
This is probably my next port of call... Just need to get a bigger SD so I can fit the 1Gb Ext partition in...
[Nexus One General] I want a hamburger:
CM7 all the way

MIUS looks boring
[Nexus One General] xcen_xda:
CM7 seems just like stock Android... I mean it's much more stable and offer a few more customizations compared to stock android.

But MIUI is a different experience altogether. You can change the launcher if you don't like the iPhone-like app organization you can change the launcher. However, MIUI's messaging, contacts and various functionality built in is very well thought out and I find it really convenient to use without relying on 3rd party apps. Besides, since MIUI is based on CM7, it is just as stable.
[Nexus One General] puttytatko:
i don't think MIUI is based on CM...its built from scratch using aosp... that's the main difference between these two..
[Nexus One General] DonDizzurp:
...and there you have it, folks. problem with stability? maybe try the stable, non-experimental, non-testing version of the ROM..

you mean..coming from AOSP is thier main (and probably only) similarity, right?
[Nexus One General] -Phazenine-:
LMAO @ whoever though MIUI is based off CM7. It is definately not. Im still amazed @ the dummies out there posting on dev. threads thinking they know what theyre talking about. Do some research,get a clue then the people who know what theyre doing will listen to your opinions:mad:
[Nexus One General] FlameEffex:
WHAT!? NIGHTLIES AREN'T STABLE? Who would of guessed?
[Nexus One General] puttytatko:
Yup...MIUI and CM7 are totally different..only similarity is that they are AOSP... :cool:
[Nexus One General] arashion777:
i've been used CM7 and Miui...

CM7 is greatful for customizations..but sometime lag when i'm typing...:(

now a day,i'm using the miui..very smooth..but i dislike the layout is simliar Iphone style...:)
[Nexus One General] machina77:
stick your apps into categorised folders on the home screen, much more productive than having them all over the place.
[Nexus One General] timmy93:
I've tested MIUI & CM7

CM7 is now my daily ROM 'cause MIUI is sometimes laggy on my N1 & I don't like the iOS interface :(
[Nexus One General] kolyan:
MIUI ! bigger dev team, more support, nice and stable ROMs
[Nexus One General] Androidity3000:
CM7, I have tried MIUI so much but keep going back to CM7. CM is super smooth with no FCs for me. Only thing MIUI has on CM is that it's a newer interface with a bit more customization.
[Nexus One General] thatguyzx:
I guess I'm a lucky one who's never had issues with MIUI fc'ing. I use launcher pro +. I love it for its many shortcuts and built in features not found in CM7. the drop down toggles are awesome; moreso than the simple cm7 ones. If you hold them, you go straight to that toggles settings, menu&volume- for screenshot, menu&volume+ for full brightness, hold Home on lockscreen for flashlight. The built in FTP browser is great. And the theming is by far superior than any other since you can mix & match every single little aspect of various themes.

Now, what I dislike about MIUI is the annoyingly slow MultiTask pop up. it makes switching apps a bother. Also that they disable market syncing i dislike too. Makes using AndroidMarket site not as convenient.

I love that we have both CM7 and MIUI. CM is downright trustworthy and efficient. MIUI is a nice bundle of baked in features and shortcuts. Yay for choices.
[Nexus One General] moelester518:
I constantly switch between CM7 and MIUI+ launcher pro too. Only thing i that keeps me coming back to MIUI are the different lockscreens.
[Nexus One General] zener79:
Nobody said a huge difference between the two roms.

Miui is NOT opensource!

Anyway... if you have no problems trusting the devs team and giving them (possibly) all your data, you should go for Miui. It's a great rom and have a lot of features that should have been included in the stock by google itself. I was use to change rom every week... now I'm with Miui since April ;-)
[Nexus One General] phoeagon:
so does MIUI have a bluetooth keyboard support or OPENVPN support or all the other things?
[Nexus One General] Darktex:
As previously said, MIUI is not opensource. I would not give my personal data to anyone, and certainly not any chinese developer. Your phone contains much more sensitive data than your computer.

In addition to that, MIUI is not stable, nor it is faster than CM7. The only advantage of MIUI over CM7 is its fancy look, but you can theme CM7 and change launcher to get rid of it
[Nexus One General] kkq29:
Yeah agree with cm7 (: MIUi like a clone something hmmm :D kidding ,peacee ;)
[Nexus One General] timmy93:
I retried another MIUI ROM & I will definitely stay on CM7 until RCADS or sensation Port fixed version will be released!
[Nexus One General] musashiken:
Actually I'm sticking to Miui for the time being even after being a Gigglebread bacon lover for the past few months.

I guess I like the aesthetics of it, at the expense of some missed features.
[Nexus One General] -Phazenine-:
MIUI still going strong

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] ocbaud:
cm7 for sure for me.

miui just seems too different for my tastes
[Nexus One General] pranabin78:
I tried MIUI mode. Also tried Rodriguez rom .also for every Friday I was updating to latest miui then after many months I turned to cm7 I feel that cm is best more stable and fast than miui. Miui is more buggy.
[Nexus One General] b1337:
Miui is stable and has many features that make the phone easier to use
[Nexus One General] -Phazenine-:
MIUI gets better every week

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] -Phazenine-:
I like the"no need for 3rd party apps".point.Messaging, music player, browser etc. just to name a few are all solid and built nicely into the rom. The only thing about MIUI that I don't care for is the IOS similarities but can be solved by throwing launcher pro/ADW over the MIUI stock launcher. Theming is a little more fun on CM7 but MIUI has enough there to make me happy.

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One General] -Phazenine-:
So I went back to cm7 which lasted about 12 hours. I flashed the current nightly and lagged all over the place, really wanted to theme my cm7 out but couldn't stand the lag. So.....back to good ol' worthy MIUI
[Nexus One General] :
If CM7 is having issues, you may just need a fresh flash

Wipe System/Dalvik/Caches several times and maybe reformat card outside of phone
[Nexus One General] -Phazenine-:
Wiped multiple times before flashing
[Nexus One General] :
System too?

Sometimes a card redo helps me--
[Nexus One General] -Phazenine-:
Yes indeedy
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Gutterball:
This is really cool not only is it a qrcode scanner but it is also a upc scanner and can tell product info and can actually tell you the in store price when combined with an app called milo. No more asking " Hey how much is this horse****!?" or carrying around a 180 lb. Metal shelf over to a price scanner that doesn't even work cause its a piece of ****!

This is a free app and right in the market! :D Looks pretty cool! So I figured I'd share! All info on it can be found here! http://www.redlaser.com/ I'm testing it on crap I'm finding around the house and its extremely accurate! :D
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] y2whisper:
redlaser is my preferred app on my ipod touch. this combo seems to be similar to just having google shopper both are US only though.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Gutterball:
I just tried google shopper I'm not liking it very much though. I scanned a bottle of water and it said it was a leather chair and the damn thing only scans if my flash is on too! plus I couldn't get it to pick up on any local stores near by. Thanks for the suggestion but redlaser definetly seems to work better for me.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] bangdrum:
Just wondering if there's eventually going to be an s on procedure just in case people want help from verizon. This is my first Htc phone(came from fascinate where getting back to bone stock was simple.) So sorry for sounding like a noob.

Sent from Bangdrum's phone.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] pinakaeus:
As of right now in the AlphaRevX IRC chat they said it isn't released, but they're planning to release one later. I believe that's what I saw, could be wrong though.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kingsway8605:
I can't imagine checking for s off is something Verizon will bother with. Just flashing the stock recovery and removing the su app should be Mir that enough. Flashing stock recovery is a must though.

I personally think gb root is more important than s on. It is going to suck when people get refurbished phones with gb already on it.

Carelessly swyped on my phone so there may be some weird typos
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tip2tail:
And my Wife doesn't like bald guys!

So I have a DHD and have used MIUI before on it. I then decided to use another ROM instead (Sense 3 based) and installed the Kernel and Radio associated with it. I have since tried to (unsuccessfully) revert back to MIUI.

My problem is this...

My DHD is hot boot looping - I wiped (full EXT4 wipe via the ZIP files available on XDA), installed MIUI 1.7.8. I then rebooted the phone twice before turning on WiFi.

When I did this I got a message about Android Settings Wait or FC... I chose Wait. Then when the WiFi switch in the settings was at the On position (but not able to find any access points) I rebooted the phone again.

Since then the phone is stuck in these Hot Boot loops. The phone lasts 40 seconds max on, unless I enable "Aircraft" mode when it will stay on. When it "reboots" it goes back to the MIUI black and purple boot screen and the loop starts again!

I'm really getting annoyed with being unable to use my wifi in the house or anywhere with what genuinely is a good ROM, interface and a great phone!

MAC Address shows as "Unavailable" in the Advanced WiFi Settings.

Please help!

tip2tail
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrnaz:
I have a phone that is behaving very strangely after a boot loop that solved itself when I took the battery out mid-boot. The triangle has disappeared, although I did nothing to make this happen, and the OS is behaving strangely despite doing a full factory reset. Running VillainROM 2.0.

I would like to do a full rewipe of all software, right down to the bare metal. What's the procedure for doing this? I've done a factory reset from CWM but I'd like to do a wipe from the lowest level possible, akin to a formatting of the HDD on a PC. How would I go about this? Would using ODIN to flash a stock ROM achieve this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Intratech:
*2767*3855#
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrnaz:
A little more info about what this does and what needs to be done to get the phone back into a usable state would be appreciated.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Install stock firmware from Intratech stock firmware post in dev section via Odin after wipe .

Latest firmware to suit your region .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodygee:
JJEgan always so straight to the point. You're helpful, but you sound harsh. Like some all-knowing god. Haha..

Had bootloops with Villainrom too. Has to do with the modem and kernel. After flashing, wipe again. This does not remove the rom, only removes settings.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Intratech:
Oh, you have to input that into the dialpad. Sorry.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] el.motar:
Dila Pad....

It will do a factory reset on your phone, basically removes most crap and you end up with a nice clean phone.

If you are rooted you will not lose it but it does delete the stuff on your sdcard (internal storage) so do backup.:D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Like some all-knowing god. Haha..

Not me i know leetle

If i have major problem i format phone under windows explorer .

Boot to recover wipe dalvic wipe cache , mounts and settings and format data system etc . Go to download mode and install stock rom via Odin him fixee .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amrael:
What i Used to do on my old SGS when i wanted a "full wipe" was :

- hard reset via *2767*3855# (given by JJEgan )

-Flash with Odin

WITH

pit file ( so you have to find one )

OR

If you are rooted and have access to CWM , going to "mount and storage" and use the options to format each partition works too( except probably "format /emmc", wasn't existing on the old SGS so not sure what happens if you format this one).

And then, as before, flash with Odin, with pit file.

With either way, you are guaranted to have a total "clean phone".

You can also format internal and external SDCards beforehand(especially Internal SD, since some Apps store part of their parameters on Internal SD (Like Zedge, Go Launcher and such...) , but that's a little overkill i think :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bruflot:
Oh god.. I just typed that for fun and I found out it's impossible to cancel it :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodygee:
Oh **** xD bad move right there, bruflot. Things you enter into the dialpad launch at the moment you insert the last # haha. Lesson learnt? ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] el.motar:
You are not alone.....

I have seen that number quoted a few times on forums without much explanation and its a one way street.

The good thing is that now you have a nice clean phone, you shoulnt have lost you root (if you were) and will have fun installing and configuring your apps.

Its a little bit noty, like when linux gurus tell noobs to try rm -fr /.

ATB
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulser_g2:
I always suggest sudo first for that trick :p

If you run commands on linux without knowing what they do, you deserve the consequences tbh...
[Android Themes] thekdub:
Has anyone figured out how to change the trace color in Swype 3.6.84.26668? The method that worked for older versions (where you hex edit the libSwypeCore shared object file) is not working for this newest version of Swype.
[Android Themes] thekdub:
Also...

I've seen that some older 3.x versions had a trace color tag in the res/values/colors.xml file, but this one does not.
[Android Themes] MikeyMike01:
Any luck? Currently trying to find it as well.
[Android Themes] thekdub:
No luck yet.
[Android Themes] MikeyMike01:
Any change since? I still got nothing.
[Android Themes] thekdub:
I've given up on this version. Hopefully v3.25 will make it possible again.

From my Evo 4G with XDA app.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jmmmmm:
I delefed the hotspot apk from the app folder and now my tethering is stuck. Can some upload it for me... I'm in an airport and can't do a thorough search from my phone. Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jmmmmm:
A direct link would work also. Thanks guys.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jmmmmm:
Please folks I'm begging. Can someone with a desire build email me the portable hotspot apk from the system/app folder. I'm on a several hour layover in Atlantas airport and would like to use the hotspot because they charge for data connections here. Please someone help me out.

JLament.wright@gmail.com
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jmmmmm:
Well im home now and searching and still cant finf it. The file is called wifirouter.apk. If someone can check their phone to see if they have it. If so send it to me?

Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] montecarlo5:
think this is what your looking for
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] izador:
i have successful manage to change boot animation & crt for kph 2.3.4 stock&dodex.

1. to change crt lock screen i used this guide.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1140461

*u can use root explorer to add # and save the file.

*dont forget to enable in settings>display>animation>allow all/some animations

to change bootanimation i did those steps :

1. download bootanimation from

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905538

change the name to bootanimation.zip

2.copy the file bootanimation.zip with root explorer to

/system/media/

3.change the files in /system/media/ that ends with *qmg to *.qmg.bak

4.again copy bootanimation.zip to

/data/local/

*delete the old file from there.

5. copy samsungani from download link and paste it in

/system/bin

http://98abdc58.yyv.co

*overwrite the old file.

6. change the name of the file bootanimation in /system/bin

to bootanimation.bak

if u have samsungloop file u can change his name to samsungloop*.bak

7. reboot your phone.

that all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7mHoQho9vw

i will love to hear some feedback.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] neophyte1983:
Okay i followed your tutorial made all steps all working good but still no crt lock animation. Animations are in settings on full animation.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] izador:
this is not my guide i just follow another guide for CRT and it worked for me.

r u using KPE ?

did u restart your phone ?

what about bootanimation?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] neophyte1983:
No i have 2.3.4 KPH deodexed and rooted with CWM.

I have after the steps the new bootanimation all is working good but there is no crt lock animation.

I don´t know the hell why on my fuc*** phone that god damn crt lock animation is not working.

Dunno what else i can do i tried so much but still no animation.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] izador:
OK sorry im usin KPH to my mistake....:p

did u installed any theme ?

r u using stock theme ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] neophyte1983:
No theme installed i use the stock theme and i have go luncher installed.

But i use the stock theme.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] izador:
did u tried to remove go launcher ?

all of my rom is stock, no lancer only TW...

i didnt understand if bootanimation worked for you..
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] neophyte1983:
go launcher isn´t running but i try to uninstall it and then check what happen then hope maybe that is the clue.