yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] benzmar:
The hottest smartphone in the earth is not posted in the XDA forum yet :)

Anyways, let me write up within Samsung S family.

I purchased the phone yesterday and it's awesome. I am from Xperia X10, followed by Xperia Arc. After using Arc for a week's time, I have switched over to SGS2. Honestly, the S2 is awesome. But truthfully, Xperia Arc is known for its beauty and design and good hardware & software support in my 1.5 years of experience with high end SE phones.

I installed Samsung New PC Studio, and when I try to connect my phone to PC using the given cable, nothing gets detected. I downloaded Kies, and try to install it in PC, and it does not get install. Quite frustrated. I tried to connect my S2 phone using MyPhoneExplorer, and that too is not detecting my S2. Never I had these problem in Xperia using PC Suite or PhoneExplorer.

I tried checking my Device manager in my PC, and I could see CDC and Samsung Android in yellow color. No where I am finding its driver too.

I want to get all my contacts to my phone. I don't know how. There is no SD card in my S2 as my internal memory is 16 GB. I believe, installing a SD card and placing my .vcf file will solve the issue, but I am hesitant to open that flimsy back panel of S2. Fear, it will break.

I updated my contacts in MyPhoneExplorer and also in New PC Studio, but cannot sync it as it is not detecting.

Having my PC Studio on, when I connect my Phone to USB cable, I do not get any notification wherein I can select PC Studio as they show it in demo.

Please help.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] urself25:
Hi

The Galaxy S II has it's own forum. You should look there for answers.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1055
[Wildfire General] augzeus:
guys i know lot a guys still own a wildfire... and would like to make it better.... so here's my Q.... has anyone tried to port a wildfire s screen to wildfire?????

Is it possible??????
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
I think not. It's name may be the Wildfire S, but its far more closer to the Legend and Aria/Gratia than it is to the Wildfire.
[Wildfire General] wolfway:
As far as I know that's not possible. The hardware in the normal wildfire would not match the new screen.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hudarsono:
Hii,

I just installed oxygenrom v2.1.6 on my HTC Desire. After reboot, it showed up welcome screen as usual and ask us to touch the green robot to continue.

But when i touch that green robot, nothing happen. I couldn't use the phone, it keeps on welcome screen.

Any ideas?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] shpanac:
Hi, I have a question.

I had an Xperia X10 and on it I had a Status Pulldown bar with the option to turn on/off wifi, bluetooth and other things.

How can I make it on my new Xperia Arc?

The picture is below, if you dont understand me.

Thanks a lot
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] punkmonkey1984:
That looks like CM7 we dont have that as of yet, closest thing iv found to something like that, which works and looks good is Mysettings:

https://market.android.com/details?id=jqsoft.apps.mysettings&feature=search_result
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Clem1:
Hi, I have this application on my tablet: Notification Toggle

I haven't yet install on my Arc but I think it'll work properly ;)
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Desarth:
You might want to try CM 7.1 for Arc - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1102523

The camera isn't working but everything except that is pretty much good!

Šta ima zemljače? :)
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] shpanac:
Thanks but I will wait until the camera is done, I dont want to loose my 8 MP :D

Ništa, kod bete? :cool:
[Xperia Play Android Development] Ireas:
Anyone tried to flash a splash1 image on the xperia play yet?

This method:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=753788
[Xperia Play Android Development] AndroHero:
I tried long ago to flash a splash, fastboot tells me the play has no splash1 partition, and i know no way to sign the .img with a se signiture, most splash1 converters i found, used the htc signiture..
[Xperia Play Android Development] DooMLoRD:
u can easily change the splash image / static bootscreen / static bootlogo by changing the initlogo.rle/logo.rle file in the boot.img ramdisk...
[Xperia Play Android Development] AndroHero:
I thought it was in the boot.img, we have been discussing it in this thread aswell http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1064520 .

Doomlord, obviously we dont have the brains you have, if i have a copy of my boot.img, can you give us instructions on how to extract the .img. change the file and repack it?? :confused:
[Xperia Play Android Development] DooMLoRD:
[How-To] Make custom bootscreen/bootlogo (image to rle)/(rle to image)

aZuZu Small Tools 4 SE - All In One Place
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
I did the partitions swap right when this phone came out, which tricked my phone into thinking my external sdcard was in fact internal memory.

I would like to switch this back. Does someone know of a simple way to do this? I believe it requires a void file or something - I'm not sure. I am sure that I didn't make a backup of the original file when I overwrite the new one. Dumb.

Someone help this guy out please. I get all sorts of confused when my phone says it can move and apps to the sdcard. I have no idea where it goes. Now I'm getting a "sd card low on volume space" alert constantly. Pulled up Apps2sd and it wont even let me move anything anymore.

I would love to avoid an SBF.

Thanks.
[Motorola Droid X2] ericerk:
With the dx2 it makes it default (sdcard-ext) which is to my knowlegde is impossible, everyone who has a droidx2 is on sdcard-ext :(
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
There was a script or something to switch it around. Void.sb file or something. I was drinking Jose with my ex one night and got ballsy and did it. Sdcard now shows my 15 gb OG Droid card and sdcard-ext shows the meager 4 gb allotted to this phones internal memory. To the best of my knowledge, the 8 gb built in is split in two, our phone shows half of that as your sdcard, and the other half is tucked away for media and apps.

I just want to switch it back. Recovery still reads internal as what its supposed to be (4 gb built in) so I just had 4 backups saved to that - jammed it full. I fixed that just now, no more low card space issues.

Make sense? Sorry for any typos, I'm landscape in my browser and its 4 in the morn...
[Motorola Droid X2] ericerk:
Yeah its 4am in cali too xDD umm i'm not to sure, i don't really screw around with scripts, the 4gigs are internal, but when you shove the sd card in the x2 it makes ext the main partition, the only thing i can think of is reformat in ur og droid or just move everything off of the sd ext and move it to plain root (non ext)(on ur comp) but for the x2 the ext is root, moto screwed the pooch there ( i hope this makes sense) also the 2.3.4 or what ever comes may fix this
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
Nope, that wont don't it. By default the external sdcard shows as sdcard-ext, I changed some files to make it read as internal. I need to change the files to switch it back.
[Motorola Droid X2] mr_vader:
Did you rename the vold.fstab or overwrite it?
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
:mad:

Overwrote it
[Motorola Droid X2] mr_vader:
If you overwritten it you should be able to get the vold.fstab file from a DX2 system dump and replace it. That is what I did to get it back.
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
I have the system dump. Can you point me in the right direction? Like I said earlier, I wasn't in the right state of mind when I switched it. Lol. Once I find it (wherever it is) where do I push it to. Typical permission change required then?

Thanks.
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
EDIT: I am downloading the full dump (lol) now. Still need help on finding the vold file and what permissions are needed.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.
[Motorola Droid X2] mr_vader:
/etc

Rw-r--r--
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
Thank you kind sir, however I have to SBF now. I'm guessing that will fix it as well? ;)
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
After Downloading The System Dump The Original vold.fstab Is Under /system/etc

No Permissions Needed.

Hope This Helps, Best Of Luck.
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
Mikey old friend...

I'm SBFing right now, I'm guessing that will put vold.fstab back where it needs to be?
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
Yes That Will Return Everything Back To Stock.
[Motorola Droid X2] ericerk:
yeah, but you'd still be on sdcard-ext...
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
He Wants To Go Back To Stock, He Overwrote The vold.fstab 's File And Wants To Switch It Back.
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
All due respect ericerk, but I think this is beyond your head. You didn't get it from the get go. Lol.

After SBFing it's back to normal...
[Motorola Droid X2] MikeJ92YJ:
So We're Good On This Thread?
[Motorola Droid X2] ericerk:
Snap ok, cool i was lost then, cheers and good luck i guess lol
[Motorola Droid X2] mistawolfe:
All good man, all I did was make my phone think my external SD card was the internal SD card. SBF fixed it.

Mikey - we're good...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmcleod:
Hi

Anyone knows where to get a multi dpi phone apk only? Most are included in ROMs and I don't know how to extract all important parts for JVQ

Cheers,

DMC
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaya7:
i'm looking for that too..multi DPI dialer
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadey3:
try nitrality.. good app
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Woolf:
I don't think you can get a dialler from nitrality mate.

Martux rom, v3
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SGSChris:
Check out S.U.R.F.A.C.E Rom, all apps are multi DPI. Several users are posting additional mulit DPI apps, e.g. here in post #1911:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1155776&page=192
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the-weatherman:
Same recommendation about SURFACE ROM
[Galaxy S II General] amiruleffendy:
hi guys, i have one question, i searched for the answer in this forum but cant find the answer (hope im not double posting)

my question is the clockworkmod save the backup files in internal sd ( we can also make a copy into our com or external sd) , so if we do a factory reset to clear all data the internal sd data will also b erased right?mean erased together with the clockworkmod folder, so if we want backup using recovery mode and restore they say cant find files, ..hope to hear from u guys =) thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Backup CWM copy CWM backup file to external SD card or PC in case of wipe .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] amiruleffendy:
yeah bro i did a backup in external sd and also comp, but in cases where the phone does not reboot into the normal homescreen(it keep stuck and replay the big samsung purple S), where we are force into only either recovery or downloading mode ( those 3 button combo) , and then when we press restore in CWM they say cant find file,we go into external sd also they say cant find file to restore, so how do we restore? bcoz we also cant connect phone to comp as the comp can detect the phone bcoz we cant press the "connect usb to comp" in homescreen bcoz cant even enter homescreen
[General Questions and Answers] jottosson:
I bet it has been requested a zillion times before, but I cannot find it. I love the ADW Launcher EX home replacement app, but I don't fancy the app drawer. Can I replace the different drawers with the one found in stock Gingerbread?

I've tried out the "4D drawer" in ADW EX, but it isn't as smooth as stock.
[General Questions and Answers] JGAGNON10:
I would like this too
[General Questions and Answers] yopete525:
Just wondering, have you tried the new vertical drawer? Most responsive/smoothest scrolling app drawer I've used. I don't know of a way to only use the app drawer of a launcher other than a 3rd party app replacement like alt drawer in this forum, or shortcut linking to a drawer like the blur one.
[General Questions and Answers] jottosson:
Hmm, care to elaborate (bold)? I've tried all there is :) Even in Go Launcher and LauncherPro, but none come close to the smoothness of stock GB
[General Questions and Answers] yopete525:
Well, from your other posts it sounds like you have a Nexus/Stock by default phone, so you wouldn't be able to do this. But on the newer versions of the Motorola skin, like the 2.3.3 Droid X update, the app drawer can be chosen as a shortcut with a custom launcher, like LauncherPro. So you can map the app drawer icon in the dock to the app drawer itself: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/3...-new-blur-app-drawer-together-on-your-droidx/
[HTC Desire S] csakthikumar:
include hboot downgrade guide also.

Include the guide to downgrade hboot from version 0.98.0002 to 0.98.0000

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1078497
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
this is very useful but try not to replicate what is in the INDEX sticky thread.

I suggest that you request that this thread is listed in that thread so that its easy to find

Nice
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
i think this should be made a sticky in the general section

most new comers don't check the development section
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I agree, general would be a better place for this thread.

In which case PM the moderator, smokestack76
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
i made a request :)
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Thanks guys, I will get more stuffs to add here soon... thanks for the downgrading hboot guide suggestion, I will look into that and add it in later...I hope this thread could help out those who are still new, who need more info...

once again, thanks a lot... if you have anymore suggestions or any corrections that I need to make, please tell me.
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
i think you should remove the specs(it makes the guide look complicated & big) & give a link to gsmarena or htc site
[HTC Desire S] superkid:
I actually like that you added the specs :)

The only thing you should do is to keep it updated.. thats all :)

Thanks:)
[HTC Desire S] tigris666:
Can you please note in the downgrade HBOOT section that RUU 1.46 or greater can not be downgraded as yet, since gingerbreak does not work on these RUUs. Would save a lot of people asking why they can't downgrade.
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Thanks for the support guys. I've added some new guides today. If I made some mistakes and need corrections on those guides, please do inform me. I'm always here to improve it. Thanks!

Thanks! Added!
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
*remove this please. sorry for double post*
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
can you add how to install custom recovery & how to perform a nandroid backup to the guide?
[HTC Desire S] juergen_90:
You should also link the downgrade method in post 4 by sonikz. I think it's the easiest and recommended way to do this...

greets
[HTC Desire S] b3by:
Brilliant. Good job man, very useful ;)
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
yes, I did include the link, please check again ;) thanks

p.s. added a new guide to do nandroid backup and restore. Also another FAQ about s-off and root for the new OTA update.

btw, did I miss something? the http://alpharev.nl/x/beta/ is not working anymore.. it gives me 404 error...
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
new site

& now hboot 0.98.0002 is supported no need to downgrade anymore :)
[HTC Desire S] b3by:
This morning I red about Revolutionary: a collaboration between unrevoked and alpharev.

Maybe you can add it to your post ;)

http://revolutionary.io/
[HTC Desire S] mr.boonet:
I tried the alpharex, but i always get failed t oget root in step 2

Hboot : 0.98.0002, rom stock version 1.47.401.4, android 2.3.3 any thoughts?

cheers
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Try using the new revolutionary tool, I've updated the guide(please look back at first post). Hope this helps. ;)
[HTC Desire S] nuts engineer:
Quite a lot of information about the Desire S, i like that guide thanks
[HTC Desire S] StvnKwlzk:
you can take a look at this guide : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1525100
[HTC Desire S] starzz:
I wish I had found this tutorial some time earlier! Makes me like my device.
[HTC Desire S] cordoroy:
thanx

i am a 1 week old htc and android user. this guide helps me alot. i s-off, rooted and install custom rom by reading this thread.. thank you..
[HTC Desire S] shallumabijah:
Thanks for this guide.
[HTC Desire S] lhn1989:
A wonder guide!

it's very useful
[HTC Desire S] GorgiGR:
+1, indeed ultra-helpful.
[HTC Desire S] esideboi:
thank you, very useful
[HTC Desire S] epereza:
Nice guide, many thanks
[HTC Desire S] trumpetmichel:
Hey, where did you find the time to write all this usefull stuff. It´s absolutely great and helps me very much to understand my phone better and also the different threads I was searching for informations.

Thank you very much:D
[HTC Desire S] tieff:
great tutorial, thanks a lot!
[HTC Desire S] duculetu:
Hello guys,

I currently have a HTC Saga. The devices worked perfectly but it was rooted, and i took a guild from here (link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1627066 ) and refalshed the device. After the reflashing i have a problem when calling or being called (i cannot heart and i cannot be heard by other persons)

Could you please advice me on some firmware (official or custom) to reflash my device and work?

I need something very stabile/bug free, i want to get the most out of the HTC Saga

Thanks!
[HTC Desire S] zoraks:
Wow, Great guide, seems like everything that i could need now!

Just one question: I come from a motorola defy, the possibility of unlocking the bootloader is New to me as is the s-on/off thing.

My question is, a s-off Phone means an unlocked bootloader? Or are diferent things?

I supose they are diferent things but just to be clear.

Thanks!

Enviat des del meu HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] hoanglamtong:
thank a lot, i just use HTC DS 2 months ago and this topic is very useful
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
It means an unlook bootloader ;)
[HTC Desire S] v1ns4n1ty:
Hi guys,

I'm little confused... so.. I use htcdev for s-off the desire s, but when I check it... the display look S-ON...
[HTC Desire S] rustymachine:
thanks buddy

I am so grateful to you for your guidance. I don't really know how to express my gratitude.
[HTC Desire S] APPLEMYASS:
My Hboot is 2.00??

it says in recovery mode that my hboot is 2.00.0002 how do i get the revolutionary beta key?? any help? sorry im a beginner
[HTC Desire S] nyjuan69:
Great tutorial :D
[HTC Desire S] ming0070913:
detailed and useful
[HTC Desire S] dannyhoughton74:
Perfect, Just what was needed. I'm not a complete noob but thread gave me a better understanding of things
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
It does not work on your hboot. Try downgrading your hboot.
[HTC Desire S] Amberyl:
Hi! I´m newbie at this forum, but this topic is very useful and i hope learn fast to use de DS
[HTC Desire S] twiice:
FAQ blunder

Needs amendment,, obviously it's possible to be 's-on' and rooted as well as flash custom roms via fastboot cmd. Misleading at best.
[HTC Desire S] hosseinian:
Tanx for your helping
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
Guide updated. Added new content and fixed some errors.
[HTC Desire S] xealous:
Hi guys,

I'm a newbie and i couldn't write a post on the topic itself and I'm writing here so my apologies for that.

I need revert to the stock and followed this link http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20545421&postcount=144.

But my hboot is still alpharev 6.98.1002 and it's still s-off.

Can you please help me so that I can get s-onn again?

Thank you in advance
[HTC Desire S] leoburrrito:
You use htcdev to unlocked the bootloader not s-off. :)
[HTC Desire S] leoburrrito:
I used this guide to root my phone few weeks ago and took me 2days straight to figured out. Goodluck. :) :thumbup:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1525100
[HTC Desire S] Marvius:
Thank you.

Very helpfull guide to root my HTC desire S etc.

:D
[HTC Desire S] infernalMan:
thanks dude.

this one's very usefull for noob like me.
[HTC Desire S] mproshkin:
Battery cover

Hi, I have broken battery cover. Please advice e-shop to by a new one.

Thanks.
[HTC Desire S] faemir:
Thanks for the guide, a great help for newbs :)
[HTC Desire S] Terry K:
It's very useful for a newbie like me. I used to download ROM in the other website. But I found it's original here. Thank you guys.
[HTC Desire S] Park82:
Very useful info thanks. Is S-Off the same as locked boot-loader? If not where does locked boot loaders come in and should I be worried about it when flashing custom ROMs?
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
If your s-off you can flash what you want, if you have unlocked bootloader by htcdev you will need to flash the kernel from your pc every time you Flash a new Rom

sent from the thing I stab with my finger when I get two minutes
[HTC Desire S] slokii:
which kernel do you have to use?

Could you write a little bit more about that. Thank you.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
the kernel for each Rom is generally included in the Rom zip. There are numerous guides in this forum on how to get and flash the Rom kernel search in the stickies and guides

sent from the thing I stab with my finger when I get two minutes
[HTC Desire S] slokii:
Thank you. All clear. Just another question - which superuser do I have to use from here?
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Well the desire s has ARM chip..... You might want to look at super SU instead, there seems to be les problems with it on the newer Roms

sent from the thing I stab with my finger when I get two minutes
[HTC Desire S] slokii:
could you provide a link to super SU that would work for me?

I'm on stock rom 2.10.401.8, and will unlock via HTCdev and install 4EXT recovery. Then I would like to gain root - not interested in custom roms at the moment...
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
super SU is available on the play store

sent from the thing I stab with my finger when I get two minutes
[HTC Desire S] slokii:
hmm...this could sound odd to you but i need SU to root my device (I read of forum that I have to do it via recovery - that is why I think that I need a zip file of SU (some time ago it was su-3.0-efgh-signed.zip, not sure what is it now).

I assume I can not just install custom recovery and go to play store and install super SU. or could I ?

Also, are my presumed steps right?

1. Unlock via HTCdev

2. Install custom recovery via fastboot (4EXT)

3. Install super user to gain root

I should be unlocked, (still) S-ON, with root access?
[HTC Desire S] qaraqumus:
You are on the right path ;)
[HTC Desire S] slokii:
Nice to know :) but were can I find "super SU" to install it via recovery? (any link?)
[HTC Desire S] nodeffect:
You can install from play store... Much easier...
[HTC Desire S] yaonos:
You just have to search for SuperSU in all the xda forums and you will find this link : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
[HTC Desire S] snaplasherx:
Ignore this post.
[HTC Desire S] cqjerry:
this is very useful .

Nice!
[HTC Desire S] abumaha:
i tried update my phone with several ruus but all the time eroor id 131

what the **** is this

have s-on

hboot 0.98.0000
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
With this hboot & s-on you can update OTA. Why RUU?
[HTC Desire S] abumaha:
dont know why not possible

if i press software update phone say no updates

so i decided to flash ruu

how i canknow if i have branded phone ?
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Setup adb and fastboot. Link in my signature.

Connect to PC, reboot to bootloader (adb reboot bootloader) make sure to enter fastboot mode (there should be written "FASTBOOT USB" on the screen of your device) and type in cmd on the PC:

fastboot getvar version-main

fastboot getvar cidnum

Post the output here

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] thepowerofone:
This tutorial was the very first thing I read when I started tinkering with my phone, really useful, thanks and keep updating it!
[HTC Desire S] tnZ:
Realy nice tutorial. Thanks a lot.
[HTC Desire S] NIK3SH:
Hello,

I am having S-OFF but bootloader says ***LOCKED***. (Snap Attached)

What does it mean by LOCKED ?

I want to root my device as well want to install CyanogenROM.

Please guide me.