yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt General] l7777:
You raise a good idea, but I think it can be much simpler. A simple + or - for each post would allow users to "rate" the posts. Then a simple filter that will allow users to only show posts with rating s above a certain level would suffice. Useless drivel and repetitive questions will quickly disappear from the filtered results. Any such change more than likely requires some significant updates to the forum though.

As has also been proven before, if large entities don't adapt to changing times, they can die. I don't think XDA is in danger of this yet, but it isn't quite as rich of a resource as it once was.
[Thunderbolt General] eraursls1984:
I think this is a good idea, however I don't think it should be as simple as a hitting a negative button similar to the thanks button because it wouldn't be used right most of the time. Say I disagree with your post above, that doesn't mean its a bad post and should receive negative feedback, it just means our opinions differ (though they don't, just an example). If there were a few reasons like; trolling, negative comment towards fellow member (including racism/sexism/any ism's, lol), and maybe a repeat topic/question for all the new threads that get started multiple times a day because the op didn't look for the answer first (which would work better if there was a sticky with info or links to info such as what root and other root related things are and links to how to's). Then once posts reach a certain number of negative feedback for the same "offense" that comment would then be hidden with the reason shown.
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
Where is everyone going to?
[Thunderbolt General] ScoobarSTI:
As far as I know only 2 dev teams left and that due to being treated poorly by people not taking the time to read through threads and follow instructions.

Both of their roms are still available at their personal sites

teambamf.com and themikmik.com
[Thunderbolt General] kudosmog:
teambamf.net

hopefully they'll get their issues sorted out because the site hasn't been solid yet due to apparent dos attacks.
[Thunderbolt General] coolsilver:
Site is back now for Team BAMF
[Thunderbolt General] stanlalee:
you really think this site and smartphone growth/development isn't bigger than the TBolt, BAMF and Chingy? Maybe a big blow to you personally or Tbolt community here but come on XDA probably has WAY more members than it had last year and will have WAY more next year than it has this year. And you can bet these "flocks" going to their personal sites are still small and will always be compared to XDA's Tbolt (and other) communities. I'm personally not joined to the hip to any dev's work so if I really dont like the dev's alternate site or there isn't sufficient information there's always another virtually identicle or simular enough rom on XDA to switch over to.
[Thunderbolt General] devsql:
I came here to post about my experience with rooted TBolt, but I cannot post in those threads... Not enough posts. This is very frustrating. It pushes me to go search some alternative ways to talk with developers.
[Thunderbolt General] necosino:
Bad spelling and grammar don't help, either...
[Thunderbolt General] joshnichols189:
You really think tbolt devs are the only ones leaving?
[Thunderbolt General] admiralspark:
For those of you familiar with Linux distros and their forums, think of it like this: devs here are more like the kind of people you'd find on the Arch or Gentoo forums--they believe (rightfully) that anyone who even considers flashing roms should already know the answers to these questions. And if they honestly don't, the documentation or Google are only a click away.

Now the newbie users, they're more like the kind of people you find on ubuntu forums- people who got sick of the boring factory junk that their device came with, so they switched to this new thing they heard about through a friend and realized too late that it's not as stupid simple as clicking 'next' again and again when installing programs in windows.

You can see the clash that these groups would have...

Two things: there should be a 'newbie' subforum just like EVERY other major project on the internet does, where the questions would be asked and FAQ's could be posted and pinned. And second, the lack of all-inclusive documentation needed to bridge the gap between the two groups is only forcing them further apart.

I had no problem flashing bamf sense 3.0, or changing scripts in init.d because I'm used to looking up the answers on the internet and know how to tell what's junk and what's not. But a lot of users don't. Hence, the need for an all-inclusive newbie subforum with how-to's and FAQ's and such.

I'd be more than happy to contribute to such an endeavor with the admins' blessing too

sent from my rooted Thunderbolt with das BAMF 3.0 rc4
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
Exactly my issue...I know what I want to with my TBOLT, but haven't bc of all the junk out on the web for rooting. Id love some one on one support if anyone is willing to help
[Thunderbolt General] Beastclaw:
BAMF has said repeatedly that they did not leave due to anything any users said/did. They left for another reason.

Chingy left for some user related issues still contributes greatly to the community.

Both groups still contribute to TB development and will continue to from their sites. Either way most of the development spawns across multiple forums anyway so I dont see any development slowing down in the future.
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
From the looks of most of the questions asked on the thunderbolt subforum (since many would be better asked or looked for in the general forums), I would gather that most that frequent it think that this forum == xda, which is not true. Compared to the other forums, this one is far more juvenile and dramatic. People are not "leaving" in droves in any other forums nor are developers. Sometimes I think the thunderbolt was the officially endorsed phone of 4chan.

Anyways, xda is not dying. One would think that though if all they read is the thunderbolt forums though :)

I dont' mind helping the noobs, but sometimes the more obvious questions can wear on you and all you want to say is RTFM, which is probably what the developers that left wanted to say as well. I don't think those that do say such things do it out of being mean, but do it more out of frustration that all the help and advice they might give in the past is just in vain/futility.

As already mentioned. There are two crowds on xda. The mint/ubuntu/what is ubuntu types that will 99% of the time need spoon fed even after helping past the basic stuff and the arch/debian/slackware types that know how to look for information themselves. Those two groups rarely ever seem to "get" each other anyways as also mentioned.
[Thunderbolt General] Ryanmo5:
I think as far as the developers are concerned they just want to do their own thing and that's more than understandable! What I don't understand is why shoot yourself in the foot by leaving a huge market like xda (4 million members). If it's personal reasons I can understand but what better way to get more attention than being on multiple forums.

Xda isn't perfect and never will be but I'm not giving up hope that it can be better and moderation is gonna go way up from here on out that's a promise. Another problem is there aren't many mods in thunderbolt section (2 that i know of) but I plan on bringing that up so we can get some more help in here.

The noob sub forum probably won't happen, don't want to alienate new members. What can be done is improved stickies which is being done as I type. There will always be members who ask before searching but with improved stickies it will reduce it.
[Thunderbolt General] Shawn haz root:
Some moderating from the mods would be nice too. They should be deleting unuseful posts like "search" and cursing. The problem is when you search for issues you find other threads but the conversation inside them is "search" followed by a pissing contest. Stickies with more information would help and I like the feature that searches for you when you create a new thread. Everyone needs to respect each other here. That's when the mods need to step in and start laying down the ban hammer and warnings. I'd love to help in that department.
[Thunderbolt General] admiralspark:
Agreed, but a small team will have all sorts of trouble trying to moderate a userbase of 4 million...but we could all help to reduce the number of questions if there was a single source of information to send new users to. So, I'll begin writing up some things tonight (RL class for now).

On a side note, if you'd like some one-on-one help, I'm more than happy to do so through pm/chat/skype/whatever. Everyone started at square one once upon a time :-P

sent from my rooted Thunderbolt with das BAMF 3.0 rc4
[Thunderbolt General] ScoobarSTI:
I've already created a sticky guide, I'm still working on it as I go feel free to add what ever yall feel necessary!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1168433
[Thunderbolt General] Shawn haz root:
I agree and to combat that you increase the amount of moderators. I understand everyone has lives and can't spend all day on here. Just my opinion.
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
i agree many devs have since moved to their own sites and too be honest it usually does not work out, they always come back here

i don't notice a decline at xda, i really notice at sites like ppcgeeks and android central.
[Thunderbolt General] EFoxwell:
4 million members, but how many for the thunderbolt? They broke 1000 members on day one because of good ROMs. And to the one(s) attacking member emails, I don't think XDA would support you with that, so watch out bud.

Message delivered via my BAMF Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] Ryanmo5:
Not sure how many users for the tbolt but moderators here moderate everywhere not just one section. Xda doesn't support or encourage that but I haven't seen any proof of any wrongdoing.
[Thunderbolt General] rajuabju:
Bingo.

XDA continues to grow. No other site out there is even close.

A few devs leaving is nothing new, and nothing to worry about. It happens for EVERY device, not just the TB.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cczupich:
I am new to the android scene and I have read up on different threads on how to change stock images but there is not a step by step that has helped me with this. I am asking for anyone that has themed the stock android interface before that could tell me how they did it. I am not a coder but I am a graphic designer. I love to customize my phone but I do not know how. Can someone please help. Thank you very much in advance.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wewoapsiak:
Look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=916814
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cczupich:
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction,i appreciate it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Lightning Blue:
Hi, attached is version 1.2.42 of T-Mobile's Visual voicemail with no other changes, I pulled it out of TB. (Hopefully it is okay to post this)

Without the annoying popup ad for VM to Text and without the crash on boot!

I uninstalled the "new" version, reinstalled the old version.

Didn't crash on boot.

Tried syncing voicemails, and it caught a few from the last few days that the "new" version missed!

Will reboot a few more times to confirm the no more crashing on boot.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mmapcpro:
I gave up on visual voicemail, and sent to google voice...it works flawlessly...no reason to turn back for me.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bmann_420:
Doesnt porting your number cost 20$?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mmapcpro:
I created a new number for google voice...you just enter that number into your g2x's voicemail settings...and nobody would ever know the difference...people are dialing YOUR cell phone number, and if you don't answer, it gets forwarded to your google voicemail box. And then you just create a contact named "Voicemail" with your google voice number, and that's it...you can even setup a quick dial code like longhold 1, and even a shortcut if you want...but there's hardly any need because google voice sends you texts of your messages (containing a transcript as well as a link to listen to it), as well as a notification with the same info.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dottelander:
So just put any number you want within reason?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] player911:
You dont need a new number to take advantage of Google voice for just voicemail purposes. Just download the app from the market and forward your phone during setup.

Google voice is free for your first number. $10 to change your existing Google voice number. Or $20 to port an existing number.

Cool thing is once you get a google voice number and the app... it gives you the option to choose which number to dial out from when placing calls. Sometimes i call my friends from my Google voice number and screw with them.

I also use my Google voice number for business uses but use the same phone.

Also if you plan to change carriers... you can port your existing number to Google and get a new number from the new carrier so you can still use the old for a while incase of emergencies and someone doesn't have your new one yet.

Asus Transformer 3.1 pwnd

www.MiiWiiChat.com

www.SnapSiteAdmins.com
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dottelander:
Yes but T-Mobile only gives you 500 mins of forwarding using a third party number. After that they charge 40 cents a min
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mmapcpro:
monthly? or aggregate?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mmapcpro:
I just read the terms of my t-mobile plan, and here's what it says regarding call-forwarding:

(B) Call forwarding - Minutes used when your T-Mobile number is set to forward calls to another phone number. For calls forwarded to another number, minutes are charged based on your plans minute allowance.

Since I have unlimited anytime minutes, I don't see anything that would indicate a charge of any kind. In fact, when I look at my usage details, the calls fowarded to my google voice number are showing up as either whenever, night, or weekend minutes, depending on whent he call came.

Maybe I should call customer service to clarify...but not sure it's worth the time, as I may get 5 different answers if I ask 5 different reps, lol.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dottelander:
yes as unlimited you don't have any charges. i found that out when i switched down to 3000 mins a month. Of course you don't hear about it till its too late, but on the upside the credited me the overage charges......and i went back to unlimited and saved money too
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dottelander:
its monthly
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bmann_420:
I feel retarded but the only options its showing me is using my cell number or porting it, or creating a new number. They want to charge me on either one of those. I'll take more of a look in google, but just a quick run through i did on my acct with voice is that determination. Its not easy for me, or im retarded lol ;)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] zoman7663:
Hey, Thanx for the tip! I gave up on the visual vm also but never replaced it with anything else. I already had a Google voice number and the instructions you provided in your post worked like a charm. :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] scramlock:
TMobile Visual Voicemail AMRs??

What directory are the TMobile Visual Voicemail AMR files stored in?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dkb218:
If you haven't tried YouMail, you should!
[Wildfire General] irfanifse:
Hi friends,One of my friend is having htc wildfire mobile..he has problem with notification..its not working when phones is changed to landscape..so he wants to reinstal froyo rom..can u help me friends...will be waiting for ur replies
[Wildfire General] music.soul:
Format the Phone
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] VICosPhi:
How is app storage space for your guys on GB ROM? Can you install the apps on external SD with a built in setting ? I know there are apps un market that can do this but just wanted to see if Samsung have a workaround for unbelievable 1GB internal mem and if GB makes it any better than earlier.

thanks
[Thunderbolt General] a-n-d-r-e-y:
does anybody know the ip address for the hotspot? i tried a few of the common ones but i cant get anywhere. hoping to find some advanced settings for wifi. any help is much appreciated.
[Thunderbolt General] mike.s:
Connect your PC, then do an "ipconfig" from a cmd shell (assuming Windows). That will tell you both the address assigned to your PC and to the phone (the default gateway).
[Thunderbolt General] a-n-d-r-e-y:
The webpage at http://192.168.1.1/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.

this is the error message i get every time. could it be locked? or is nothing there?

i want to extend the network to my wireless router connected in my house. it will give me access to my printer and my hdd because they are connected to my wireless router. cant figure out how to do it.
[Thunderbolt General] bogatyr:
The advanced settings are configured through the phone itself, I don't think it has a web interface.

You also won't be able to link it to your home wireless. Those home devices would need to connect to your hotspot wireless.
[Thunderbolt General] l7777:
You would need to use a custom firmware like DD-WRT or Tomato on your home wireless router to do what you want. You would have your home router link to the TB and then everything else to the router. This would also make the rest of your devices connect to the internet through the TB. Probably also not supported or liked by VZW but you can technically do it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tapperace2010:
Hi Peeps,

Anyone have any issues on orange sg2 with the weather widget not updating, and if any can help that would be great.

Thanks Tapper.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millinnium:
just letting you know i have the same problem and haven't figure out how to fix it either. you're not alone...
[HTC Incredible S] jul644:
This is made with dsixda and his kitchen and based on the latest official from HTC

This ROM has/is:

-root

-busybox

-deodexed

The Radio is removed, so if your coming from Froyo(2.2) you need the flash a ginger bread(2.3) radio

Download Link:

Enjoy
[HTC Incredible S] Raithmir:
I'm still on the stock OTA 2.12.405.7 release (S-Off and rooted). Do you think I'd be OK installing this over the top without a wipe?
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Yes you will be fine. I was running 2.12.405.7, rooted and S-OFF and installed this ROM right over it and didn't lose root or any of my installed apps either.

Just make sure you flash a Gingerbread radio after you flash the ROM to get your sound back.
[HTC Incredible S] florio1960:
Just a noob question: Why should i flash a new radio since i'm having Gingerbread 2.3.3 OS ?
[HTC Incredible S] Raithmir:
Brilliant, I'll give it a go later, thanks. Already on a GB radio.

Any issues with this ROM? Probably not I realise as it's just a stock one. Just thought I'd give this a go as I think I'm going to wait until a stable CM7.1 comes out before I switch to that, and all the other ROM's seem to have niggling little problems of some form or another.
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
I debated long and hard about building this rooted, stock GB ROM and flashing it because IMHO the WWE stock Froyo 2.2 ROM was running just fine and didn't have any issues either.

Since 2.12 was the first 2.3.3 GB ROM and they soon followed it with 2.30, I figured whatever issues HTC had found on the GB IncS they corrected in 2.30, so I bite the bullet and built and flashed this ROM.

Agian IMHO it runs just as well as the Froyo ROM did and for my usage pattern, I can ususally get 2 days use out of a battery charge.
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
If you are currently running a Froyo ROM, then you need to flash a GB radio because a Froyo radio image does not work with a GB ROM and vice versa. At the time this ROM was built using the HTC Kitchen, it did not support adding a radio image to the zip file.

If you are currently running another custom GB ROM, then you already have a compatible GB radio and you can simply flash this ROM.
[HTC Incredible S] Raithmir:
Just thought I'd update this thread to say I've just flashed this over the top of my rooted stock OTA rom, without wiping, and everything seems to be working fine. Thanks :)
[HTC Incredible S] nikant:
Thank you for that.. :)
[HTC Incredible S] DaanJordaan:
Dude, just wan't to thank you (the OP) for posting this.

(Yes I also clicked the Thanks button, but I think this thread could use some more feedback.)

Nice work man:)
[HTC Incredible S] nikant:
A new update is out.. could the OP or someone else with the knowledge to make a package like this for the new version?
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Yes, I plan to take the new 3.08.405.3 build and make a fully rooted, stock ROM out of it this evening.
[HTC Incredible S] nikant:
Thank you so much!
[HTC Incredible S] nikz106:
Waiting for a latest build.. thanks.. !!
[HTC Incredible S] bippo:
ROM

Tried few times to build with newest DSXDA but didn't boot (also with Edify not)! Also system go EXT3!:mad:
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Yes that is the same problem I'm having. I just downloaded the OTA and will investigate the update script. The new ROM has some extra img files that maybe we need to manually add to the kitchen setup folder to make a working ROM.
[HTC Incredible S] nikant:
So I guess there's no hope for that new build.. (read a post of yours in another thread..)
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
There's always hope. When HTC gets around to releasing the IncS kernel code a workaround for running the ROM on older HBOOT version may be found.

Until then you can install the RUU, unlock it and then root it manually or flash one of the custom ROMs withs Sense 3.0/3.5
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Hi All

I'm on 2.32.1010.1 GB 2.3.3 sense 2.1 this is Korean ROM but the main version is higher than wwe rom in this thread. I'm looking for lower mainver. I think this one will be good :D
[HTC Incredible S] Dewsy:
Hm.. Megaupload falled down...

Can we have another one?
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Ok I have just been waiting to see if anyone would actually want to download this before I reloaded. I'll try to get anew upload link this weekend.
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Here is the new link:

http://bit.ly/yc4ryk

or

http://www.fileswap.com/dl/oGkL4RiU9/vivo_signed_RUU_VIVO_HTC_WWE_2.30.405.1_ROM.zip.html
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stats101:
Which one is better? Which one would I use on following set-up:

FW Version: 2.3.3

Baseband: I9000NEJV5

Build: GINGERBREAD.NEJVD

Kernal: 2.6.35.7-I9000NEJVD-CL183009 root@DELL103 #2

:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimgb17:
Hi all i have setup my home phone line to divert to my voip sip number when out and about its working great with TelnaSip.

But bat life using this app is not good it drains my battery!

Whats the best voip sip phone app to use?

i only run the app when out and about. i am on soho66 Business that runs on 3 network and has unlimited data with a good 8mb connection via H/3G
[Off-topic] raving_nanza:
i spy with my little eye, something that begins with..... "T"
[Off-topic] RinZo:
Too many threads created. hah
[Off-topic] madnish30:
Looking at your posts in OT, are you trying to be the next Purple Drama llama ? :p
[Off-topic] twitch351:
Nah, he ain't got nothing on me ;)

By the way, I spy with my little eye something that begins with the letter "S".

-Remember, Android hell is a real place and you will be sent there at the first sign of defiance-
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
SPAM!!!!!!!!
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
And the "T" the OP spied was troll lol.

Sent from my Droid Incredible running a random CM7 nightly.
[Off-topic] raving_nanza:
Dicks Everywere

delete the thread
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
Oh come on, I was kidding. I'm sorry if I offended you.

Sent from my Droid Incredible running a random CM7 nightly.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
I spy, with my big brown eyes, something beginning with a "B"

p/s: Guys, it is kinda dumb, but this game could catch on. :D
[Off-topic] Jays2Kings:
Bullsh-

Do I win?
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
WRONG!

You'll now have to do a forfeit.

Tell us an embarrassing story. NOW