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[Droid 2 Global General] DolbyFighter:
Okay, so my dad wanted a phone for upgrade. My sister's line had the upgrade.

He got a phone, didn't like it, so I called and got them to put the upgrade back on.

My mom calls to order the new phone, and the dumbass VZW rep says to call from the new phone when we get it and activate it on my sister's line, then to switch phones.

I called on the new phone, activated it on my sister's line, then went online to switch the phone, and it wanted me to "add a BB data plan." I said, "eff that."

I called Verizon Customer Service and the gentleman I talked to got my Dad's line set up with the new phone he ordered, however, we could not get my sister's D2G back on the account.

I am slightly concerned as it is currently rooted and running a custom rom, (Fission, I believe.) It failed activation 5 times in a row. So I booted up D2 Bootstrap, and restored back to when I rooted the phone. Still failed activation.

Anyone run into a problem like this? Any ideas?
[Droid 2 Global General] SrgWallopy:
Hmm. This is weird. Have you signed onto the account thorugh the verizon website to check and make sure the correct phone is on there? That would be my next step. And if it is.

Near the bottom there should be an option such as "Activate or change device." See what you can change in there. Such as readding the MEID for the phone and everything else.

If that doesnt' work. Make sure the phone is unrooted. when you activate. I don't know what all verizon has changed with there services but it's worth a shot.

:) Hope atleast some of this stuff helps. If not.. you can alway's just go to a verizon store and if worst comes to worse your sister would have to get a new phone. Just be sure to uninstall droid bootstrapper z4root(or w/e you use) and take the SD Card out. :D GL!!!!
[Droid 2 Global General] 02Luis02:
I did a MASTER RESET this morning and ran into the same problem... Activation failed several times but this is what I did and I was able to activate it:

Went to settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile Networks>Network Mode and changed it from GLOBAL to CDMA. Also changed System Select (under CDMA settings) to AUTOMATIC. Dialed *228 option 1 and ACTIVATION WAS SUCCESSFULLY!!!!

Hope it does it for you too... Give it a try and let us know if it works...
[Droid 2 Global General] ChristianPreachr:
Just know...whether your SIM Card is present or not...doing a *228 will automatically switch you to GSM mode. I find I seem to get better signal with turned on, tried turning it off to conserve battery to no avail.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgm7391:
I have a US wifi only xoom with build number H.6.2-21-demo.1301358186

i have not received the OTA to 3.1 so i unlocked the bootloader and rooted in hopes to use the stock files from motorola and the steps found in multiple post in these threads to return to stock 3.0.1 and then receive Official OTA, How ever when I run the command

fastboot flash system system.img

i receive error failed <remote: <00120003>> through the command prompt.

any idea why this wont work or how to get stock official 3.1?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tang101:
Did you ever get your Xoom updated?

I'm in the same situation. Purchased a Xoom unaware that it was a demo unit and want to upgrade but unsure of the pitfalls with trying to upgrade the Demo ROM.
[Galaxy S II General] twitceh:
Hi, my s2 is using villainrom 1.4 as an attempt to improve battery life. At the moment i am on 50% battery after 4 hours and a bit with screen on time at 2 hours. Even with moderate usage i hav never gotten over 12 hours...

Could someone give me tips how to get my battery to at least a day, desperate for help. I have auto sync off and use a mixture of wiki and 3g.

I will post the screenshots of battery later as i dont have enough posts yet.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] BSAKSOUK:
What apps u have installed?

Go to the built in battery monitor and check for wakelocks (when the screen is off, but the device is awake)
[Galaxy S II General] fristil:
as what BSAKSOUK said, what apps do you have installed?

Try to uninstall all apps you have installed and see if you get some improvements, then install one, test again.

I found that NetCounter kicked in on my SGII and the phone never went to sleep, just screen off but it was awake and drained the battery in 12h

//Mike
[Galaxy S II General] twitceh:
I will try and post the sreenshots soon. It seems that awake and screen on is largely related. I may have to factory reset and see how the battery fairs then.

I did a *#1234# and saw my csc is unknown? Do u think there is somethin wrong with my modem? It seem when wifi is on it always drains the battery alot faster.

Ia there any app to monitor how much drain apps cause? Thanks guys

@EDIT: Adding images -since i cannot add normally ... please add the http yourself img28.imageshack.us/img28/2675/sc20110714124050.jpg

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[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Their are a number of battery tips in the VR rom thread worth reading .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Use Advanced Task Killer. Nuff said ;)

Sent from GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] zxz0O0:
Deactivate data network mode
[Galaxy S II General] twitceh:
Im trying to go through the vr thread but its extremely long!

Deactivating data mode? Ive read about some people having wifi issues causing battery drain.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] RogerPodacter:
since you say you had the screen on for 2 hours, your battery seems correct. other people on this forum are claiming they get 4 hours of screen on time from a full charge. so if you had 2 hours and 50%, that seems right in line with proper results.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jedens:
Okay I've searched through the forums kind of half assed but I don't feel like wasting time anyway

I'm displeased with HTC's touch input keyboard and back when I had my captivate I bought smart keyboard pro because I could pretty much choose how big the space bar was cause I have a tendency to hit the period button constantly when I'm typing fast and it annoys the crap out of me I have it installed on my HTC but it won't let me use it or switch keyboards is there some trick I don't know to using a different keyboard? Or is it even possible?
[HTC Inspire 4G] harlenm:
Did you go to keyboard settings and put a check in the box to turn it on?

After that, long press on any text box and choose input method.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Lol. But it's ok for everyone to waste their time answering your question.

Not a great intro for requesting the time of others who HAVE chosen to waste their time learning about their phones.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrrick:
Menu>settings>language&keyboard settings

you should be able to figure it out from there. If you don't see your downloaded/installed keyboard, uninstall and reinstall, rinse, repeat..

Sent @ 04:20
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
Oh Scott your responses in threads just make me crack up at work lol.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fernandezhjr:
I have a tendency to do the same thing with the stock keyboard, hitting the period instead of the space bar. It is because the keyboard is not centered due to the arrow buttons and stock buttons on the right. I have found that sliding my fingers more under the phone with the left hand versus the right hand helps. I've also tried searching for an alternative keyboard, but found nothing I was pleased with. I do like the stock keyboard, with the exception of those arrow buttons on the right, even though I do find them handy at times.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sparker366:
Well what I have found is that the settings > language > keyboard settings doesn't stick

You have to long press in the text input area and select input method and choose your keyboard. Well at least for me on the Unity rom it sticks that way. YMMV on stock or other roms
[HTC Inspire 4G] Scott_S:
Well at least something positive happened as a result. :p

Meanwhile, the spoon-feeding continues. For an Android 101 question.

I mean, it's one thing to not want to figure out something, but to preface a question admitting it?

Point? Tone matters.
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
I like Better Keyboard for the bigger, no wasted space keys and customizable key height, but miss the arrows...especially when in Terminal Emulator, where they do come in handy given my horrible typing skills. So I keep the stock keyboard only for those types of activities,
[HTC Inspire 4G] nismax:
copy/paste why not be lazy ? hehe i hate keyboard on this thing but thanks to copy paste i use it when ever i can.
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
I am stubborn. I think that even after 30 years, one day I am going to wake up and be a great typist...
[HTC Inspire 4G] Pick_A_Name:
I've been using SwiftKey X Keyboard and love it. It has increased my speed and accuracy by 2x. It's predictions are scary how good they are.

Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G from my underground bunker...
[HTC Inspire 4G] MmmmBeeeeer:
Try turning the phone sideways so your fat fingers will have bigger targets to hit.
[HTC Inspire 4G] murielt:
There are ways and then there are ways to approach a newbie question.... I know, because after more than 10 years as a Windows Mobile user I just switched to my first Android a couple of months ago and browsed here looking for an answer to this very same question. If you have an Inspire (like I do) and, quite surely, got it from AT&T (like I also do), then you'll face the same problem like the guy who started this thread (changing your default keyboard is just NOT an option, aka hidden by the AT&T "geniuses" by default....). But I tried this option quoted above and worked for me. (Thanks, sparker!!) At least till I reboot my phone, I guess....

Again, there's always more than one way to approach a question, regardless how naive it may sound!! :mad:
[HTC Inspire 4G] fernandezhjr:
Thanks. I hadn't tried this one. I'm trying out Better Keyboard 8 now. I'm liking it so far. I do such better with it, I don't miss the arrow buttons.
[HTC Inspire 4G] g3ismeee:
Fi you have a problem in landscape with it taking up too much of the screen, remember the key height is adjustable which makes more room for the entry fields...it took me a little bit to figure that out...
[HTC Inspire 4G] swatcop1:
Tried many of them and keep going back to "Go keyboard"
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] chupachup:
Hi all,

I was looking for a solution to bypass the enforced password when using exchange email (as I'm using widgetlocker) but found that the standard gingerbread email mods out there do not have the preview pane function added by SEwhich i find very useful.

I have modded the semcemail.apk to bypass security policies as per method provided in this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12953001&postcount=1

Push it to /system/app and set the permissions to rw-r--r--

I'm a noob so I prob can't troubleshoot if you have problems using it but it works fine for me.

Hope this helps someone :)
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] jakhan86:
Works great. Thanks :)
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] yanki99:
buddy, possible to mod the email app with search function? thanks
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] XTCrefugee:
Looks like you've had better luck than me! I've been trying to mod the email app too, but have been having problems: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1278979

I was trying to extend the 1 month limit on the exchange sync - ideally to a year, or just everything. As I'm not having much luck, is that something you could take a look at? In the thread above I've suggested where the changes might be needed.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] zohaib anwar:
It says app cannot be installed. I tried to push it to system/app but there it says its readonly file which cannot be pasted. Help me I want the one that can work properly with my xperia play or any other default email apk for my xperia play. =(
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Life4Free:
You have to be rooted to be able to paste it to /system/apps.

If you are rooted, use RootExplorer and switch R/O mode to R/W mode in the /system folder in the app. Then you will be able to paste the apk. Don't forget to change permission!

Hope it helps.;)
[HTC EVO 3D] evilvoice:
Maybe this does not belong here, but as almost every root/mod thread tells people to install HTC Sync, it should go here. I see no point in installing HTC Sync for any reason. The only reason I can think of that devs are telling people to install it is for drivers. If that is all you need, why not go to http://developer.htc.com/ and download "HTC Android USB Driver for Microsoft PC" That contains the drivers for your phone...if you need Diag drivers, they have been posted before, but a search for HTC Diag will bring them up. I hate having programs I dont use installed, and that is what it seems devs are telling people to do. If I am off base, then report this to a mod and I will give my consent to have this thread deleted. Just seems easier to me
[HTC EVO 3D] cordell12:
Really?
[HTC EVO 3D] hydrogenman:
great story....now what's the point in posting this in Dev again? lol
[HTC EVO 3D] evilvoice:
there...edited the first sentence...because root, mod, dev threads should start offering a link to the drivers and not have to install some program...I hate installing programs just to get drivers...hate Printers for that very reason...have to install some 100mb download just to use it how it is supposed to be used.

And, if you want, report the thread to a mod...Ive already given consent in the OP to delete the thread if they want.
[HTC EVO 3D] #Winning#:
Calm down a bit...

Yes, it is possible to just get these drivers by not installing Htc Sync.. However, have you ever considered that some people may not be familiar with what to do with the drivers once they have downloaded them?

The reason they give the Sync route is to provide a fool proof way to get the drivers which may be a lot easier for people that aren't too familiar with everything.

Anyways, where is the link to your rom? I can't want to download this!;)
[HTC EVO 3D] evilvoice:
you have to wait for s-off. No point in posting it if you cant flash it

And yes, I considered for a minute or 2 that it was offered as a fool proof solution, but then I realized we were at xda, and if someone knew how to turn their computer on, install programs, connect printers and other devices, find themselves on the internet, AND find themselves at xda, they should know how to install a driver from an inf.
[HTC EVO 3D] bmtdan:
Does this Rom have 4g enabled?
[HTC EVO 3D] evilvoice:
Its still built off sense, so dont see why it wouldnt have 4g...5g is a whole different story though. You only lose 4g by going to an aosp rom (pretty sure)
[HTC EVO 3D] cbrown245:
Do I need s-off to get this ROM to flash , and there is no 5g on it yet ? Will CM7 have the 5g ? What does this ROM have and where are the screenies ?

Sent from the HEAVENS via my Badass 3VO
[HTC EVO 3D] tyler.durden:
lolz x2

I believe you will have to wait for CM8, which will have 5G by combining 2G and 3G.
[HTC EVO 3D] neckface:
This ROM screams. :eek:

Where's the donate button?

Edit: I also noticed WiFi isn't working for me. Why is that?
[HTC EVO 3D] ninoriff:
Man this is the biggest ROM I have ever had!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] mazook98:
Could you do one with a clear taskbar?

Other than that I am loving this rom.

Sent from my 3DeeVo
[HTC EVO 3D] Matstarr:
Unbelievable
[HTC EVO 3D] Bukem75:
This ROM needs MOAR GEEEEEEEEEEEEES, MR DEVELOPER

So, when you developed this ROM, did you know there was a better way to make it available to the masses than your current choice of Sneakernet?

Oh well. +1 to my post count.
[HTC EVO 3D] A.Priori:
what the heck is this thread doing 'not-deleted'?
[HTC EVO 3D] jxr94:
I don't think your consent is necessary for the thread to be deleted.
[HTC EVO 3D] issafram:
Lmao. This thread has potential
[HTC EVO 3D] thepyro6:
the download link is broken

eta?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bongski55:
There are concerns that these custom built ROMS have hidden features which can "phone home" private data to the authors.

In light of these, what assurance can we get that our data are safe/secure when we use these ROMS/firmware?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0sh:
you can't know whether you safe or no ,

but that is why is XDA-Developers doesn't give anyone ( recognize Developer )

my point is : all the devs in XDA are safe and trusted , who i know in my trust list

Alter (Overcome)

spacemoose1 ( Honeycomb etc ;)

Tech ( CM7 rom for our tab )

RottoHammer

ChainFire ~~

humberos

oldmacnut

koxudaxi

DiP7

(those who i know) sorry if i forgot someone )

and many many many devs are here are all trusted :)

so don't worry you are under XDA Warranty ;)

out of XDA we don't give a damn about what they are build ;) you are at your own up there :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyII:
Hi ,

I am using SGS2 from Germany (unbranded)

My initial firmware for KE2 and I then flashed KF2.

My current phone config is

PDA : I9100XXKF2
PHONE : I9100XXKF2
CSC : I9100XAKF2

Ofcourse as always for me, Kies is not working for firmware upgrade (is it because i have it rooted?)

Anyway I was checking the fiwmare details on CheckFusdownloader and found out today that the firmware for Europe is

I9100XWKF3/I9100XEUKD1/I9100XXKE7/I9100XWKF3

After downloading the file, the TAR looks like this

I9100XWKF3_I9100XXKE7_I9100XEUKD1_HOME.TAR

My questions are:

1. How can I map the above with Phone / PDA / CSC etc?

2. Is this the new firmware than KF2?

3. IS it worth moving to this firmware?

4. Would I be able to root?

My battery life seems to be somewhat improved from KE2 to KF2.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kotaro_14:
The newest kernel is KG1 Gingerbread 2.3.4.

Move to KG1. Forget KF3. everyone's on KG1. Fixes battery life and other things Google talk+video.

It goes in alphabetical order efg so G is the newest KG1.

and I am assuming they are in order

So PDA then Phone then CSC.

My CSC is UNKNOWN LOL, true fact.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Latest firmware is KG2 and thats 2.3.3.

KF2 is slighly older than KF3 .

KG12.3.4 is not a Samsung release its a leaked test firmware .

Root yes read the root post in dev section ..

My view wait for 2.3.4 to be released by Samsung for next upgrade if phone is working OK .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
1- As long as you are on stock firmware Kies won't make any difference, rooted or not.

2- AFAIK KF2 is the newer build than KF3 and the latest available for Europe.

3- Press *#1234# to see software info.

4- I'd say you should wait for official KG1 to be released. The current one is leaked and have bugs, so better avoid it.

Regards.

Sent from GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariezk:
I'd look up Lite'ning rom 2.2 if i were you...

Roots your phone, KG1 and all in there. Also Gingerbread 2.3.4.

Works perfect for me. Why wait for the official update. Modders will implement it very fast.

Good luck!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veyka:
If you change to KG1 dont bother flashing the CSC, use the one you have at the moment.

I am not sure if there is much advantage to that KF3 based rom over KF2, so if you are happy with KF2 and dont want to jump to KG1 (which is working perfectly for me, I dont use stock browser) I wouldn't bother.

Yes you would be able to root btw, just use the KF3 kernel from chainfire.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyII:
Thanks guys for your feedback

BTW whats with CSC what will happen if I mess with it? phone will get bricked? lets s say if I flash CSC from another country will i be able to go back to Europe CSC?

Is this only for language?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
CSC is only a few text files and xml files with lists of networks etc .

Not really needed for phone to work and a new one can easily be flashed .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyII:
So that means i can flash any country's SGS2 firmware? Whats with baseband? have any info on that?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Baseband = modem/radio.

Yes flash any firmware and enter the networks APN manually as long as its on the same mhz it will work .

But if you flash Chinese firmware it will have Chinese keyboard etc .

PDA = firmware including kerel

Phone = modem/radio/baseband

CSC = country specifics with a list of local networks keyboard to use language to use etc .

Many firmwares are multi CSC say covering most of Europe .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyII:
Thanks mate for the clarifications
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyII:
one quick question. What happens if i try to update phone with multiple basebands?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Intratech:
You can't, the device can only have one modem at a time.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyII:
thanks infratech, I mean more of flashing one baseband and reflashing another version. sorry too bad in explaining
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veyka:
You will just replace the old one.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bl4ckpheniX:
Well its time to try out some honeycomb goodness built for the ROM ICBINB

This theme is one of my favorites and we think you will all enjoy it.

Team ACID is proud to present Sweet Acid..

Install instructions:

1.download file

2.place on sdcard

3.reboot into CWM, flash theme.

I also recomend clearing the cache, dalvik cache, and fixing permissions right after flashing, then reboot and let the dalvik cache rebuild for about 5-10 mins, reboot before doing anything else.

then enjoy!

Known glitch: Some of the Menu text is black in black and can't be read but we are looking into this.

LINK: http://www.mediafire.com/?mquwq3u5f9bzlbq

Special thanks to the team (dsexton702, Raverx3x, madfitter, Joedeveloper and me)

Annex from EDT who gave me permission to use some of his PNG files. (thanks Bud!)

Team EDT

Team whiskey
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bl4ckpheniX:
Reserved for screenies :D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] cnote74:
Can you select lockscreen on this theme
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] l0lz0rss:
I'm currently on ICINB .5. Would flashing this mod make my rom the same as .7?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bkoon1218:
dsexton702 did some more tweaks in .7.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bl4ckpheniX:
This is only a theme, not a rom. This is also the final product. It can be flashed over any version of ICBINB ROM. :D
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bl4ckpheniX:
Yes, I like the puzzle lock on this the best.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
i gave des the styles xml and the replacement png file for your framework to make the black on black go away u will have white backdrop on black text for the little menu's
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] caleoss:
I cant change lockscreens on here abymore. Use to be 6 choices
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bl4ckpheniX:
Sweet, any way to switch white text on black menu?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
Use the ping i gave him it will be as intended
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bl4ckpheniX:
Thanks Bro, I imagine you mean PNG? is it black backround with white text?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] cybok0:
This is a nice theme. I added a blue transperant Facebook, Google+ and XDA app from this page.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=877510
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
its white translucent so if yuo have a grapic the grapic will look half translucent on it and the text will be black totally readable :P i can post shots off my rom with it if u wanna know what i mean
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nstod:
Awesome theme. Can't wait for menu fix. Thanks a ton.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] crackpot:
This is probably the best looking Android theme I have seen in quite some time! Exellent work!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] GDofWR420:
Here's some screenies. The only thing I would say needs fixing is the black on black text and maybe give the blue colors to the 4g arrows so you can see your network upload and download. Great theme and can only get better. Keep up the good work team acid.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bkoon1218:
Definitely agree on this. This is definitely the best looking theme out there. The blue glow is SO cool! :P

Great work Team Acid! Can't wait to see more from you guys!