yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
Ok, I'm on 198_6 stock rooted and the damn wi-fi internet calling (VoIP) bug hasn't been fixed still. As usual, you can register with the VoIP provider (in this case, Callcentric), but it force-closes everytime the VoIP number is called or everytime I try to do a VoIP call.

Yay, if you can report back to Sprint or Motorola's channels, could you please report this bug to them ?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
will do! just finishing up with the theme if anyone wants to give it a whirl...
[Motorola Photon 4G] mquinn24:
I'm ready
[Motorola Photon 4G] mquinn24:
Nitro says he has it working. He posted the download@ end of thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1267919
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
it's not the best but given this is my first crack at themeing a moto device i think it's a good start...but then again i could be wrong.

http://mophoforum.com/themes/yay4redtheme.zip

wallpaper used with my theme is from the bionic...just goes to show that this is what the photon should have looked like out of box...
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
i left a message in his thread asking for his permission to use his services.jar so if given i will add it to my theme and re-up the theme with the change.
[Motorola Photon 4G] BrianTDI:
Has 2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_6-CM fixed the proximity sensor bug? (Bug disables the prox sensor after bluetooth use(?) so when you make calls the screen does not turn off close to your ear leading to unintentional button presses.)
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
Awesome :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] mquinn24:
The theme looks great. I'll buy you some coffee or beer when I get home. Thanks
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
ok so i was given permission to use the nitro's service.jar with my theme to give accurate battery % if anyone wants to try it out...

http://mophoforum.com/themes/yay4red.zip
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
re-upped theme with nitro's mod

http://mophoforum.com/themes/yay4red.zip
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
i do not use bluetooth as i have it routed thru my car stereo for hands free but the proximity sensor does work as designed...
[Motorola Photon 4G] boxermansr:
my phones "about phone" section shows I have 4.5.1A-1_SUN-154_6 so is this the latest, or is the one in the first post (updated today, 9/28), newer, and if so, flashing it won't hard reset my device, correct?

Thanks.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
latest build is 198_6 flashing with sbf will not hard reset your phone.
[Motorola Photon 4G] boxermansr:
Cool, thanks.. guess it's just a newer _6 build or something - don't they usually increase the last part by a digit? (since mine was 154_6) and this ones now 198_6? I'd figure it'd go to 198_7, but guess not, lol. Anyhow, thx again.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
yes newer build with newer radios newer webtop experience(quality) new fixes and of course new bugs...
[Motorola Photon 4G] mquinn24:
Flashed new theme and still have 10% battery
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jjday7:
If I was to upgrade to this build, would I be able to go back to 154 for updating purposes when sprint pushes the official official?

Is there a changelog for the newest build or a short list of changes anywhere?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jkbeats:
Might sound dumb but I'm rooted and updated to the newest build by upgrading the software from the phone itself. If I was to flash your build that's deodexed and zipaligned will I lose my data and Apps I already have on here?
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
I had the same question.

Any new bugs discovered?
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
I don't know if it's the deodexed version or if stock 198_6 is the same but after the Webtop over hdmi hack is applied, touchscreen is completely unresponsive in Webtop mode over hdmi... Bluetooth Mouse and keyboard work fine however.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
What is the difference between the 198_6 SBF and the Rooted Deodexed Zipalligned stock base rom? There is no shortage of terms in this forum! :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] mquinn24:
Deodexed base rom can be themed.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sslbaron:
I don't know if this was already reported, but I didn't see it. It seems that the GPS bug which was plaguing my Photon seems to be fixed with this latest build - 198_6. Before this update my Photon would not always lock onto a satellite when opening an app which required a GPS position. It would just hang on waiting for GPS position. If you closed and then reopened the same app, it would work fine (maybe, maybe not). It all would depend on what mood it was in. This was getting extremely annoying.

Thank you Yay for all your hard work and dedication on these updates and themes. Your hard work is definately appreciated. I agree that Sprint needs to be pushing this phone more because it is a great phone. Keep up the good work! :D
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
So, is the 198_6 SBF themed or completely stock?
[Motorola Photon 4G] sslbaron:
198_6 SBF is stock
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
Yay 4 Jugg, I confirm that the Webtop over HDMI hack is broken (touchscreen unresponsive while in Webtop mode) if applied to your deodexed ROM but works fine on stock rooted 198_6 SBF. Maybe I had to apply the hack 1st and then flash the update.zip, could that be it ?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
that i don't have an answer to as i don't recommend doing it. it was created for a previous build and hasn't been updated since. this build features a new more resourceful webtop application
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
Plausible deniability or just plain dumb?

while perusing the moto support forums i came across this...made me laugh till i stopped!

https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/474511#474511
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
it was then followed up with this...

now need i remind you he's an "xprt" over on the forum?
[Motorola Photon 4G] my2cents:
That is some funny stuff Yay!
[Motorola Photon 4G] phyba:
Same here. No 1% increments
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
It works great on the stock SBF and the speed improvements in Webtop are definitely still there, FWIW.
[Motorola Photon 4G] scoobdude:
uggg. tried to update from 5 to 6. cleared cache and reset to factory though android recovery. While flashing it will create the image file, without problems. But then when it tries to push it (i think) the phone displays just digital garbage. RSD will then state "waiting for re enumation or something like that. Let it site for 20 min with no change.

D/l 154 now and will see if flashing to this and then back to 6 will fix it. Any other advise would be appreciated.

UPDATE: Found this post so it looks like I am going in the right direction. Yay, if this works is there any way you can update the original post for people going from _5 to _6?

UPDATE2: It worked.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
Anyone noticing poor Wifi connections (that used to be strong) after flashing 198_6?

If necessary, where can I download the very first SBF? I think something seriously went wrong foe me. FaceBook won't sync contacts anymore either.
[Motorola Photon 4G] phyba:
I thought I did but even with 1 bar, I'm maxing out bandwidth wise. Its still 1 bar all through my house and I'm still losing wifi in the sane places I did before the update.
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
I can't get blurhome to work

suggestions?
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
I had decent speeds before the update on Wifi and 3G. Now, my speeds are in the toilet plus no FB syncing. Also, I now have to be very close to my Wifi router to get a connection whereas before I had a good connection anywhere in my house. My frustration is definitely increasing!

Anyway to download the original launch day SBF? I think I need to start from scratch!

NEVERMIND: Found the links here!
[Motorola Photon 4G] lucidvtec:
Not having any problems with the latest update ...wifi working great. No random reboots

Also proximity sensor seems to be fixed now
[Motorola Photon 4G] mquinn24:
Wow! The xperts(ha ha) don't know anything about this phone. This phone gets no love and that sucks because this is the best phone I've owned.

Keep up the great work Yay
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
What are the differences between the 154_6 update and the 198_5 update? (not the leaked 198_6 sbf posted in this thread)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jjday7:
This is what I think a lot of people are trying to find out. Is there a changelog for these updates??
[Motorola Photon 4G] pswin09:
Yay, can you share me the link how to deodexed photon?
[Motorola Photon 4G] lucidvtec:
From what i read little to no changelog info...we should be happy a update is even coming out

Alot of people complain but weird issues...try doin full wipes and then master resets..then flash ir upgrade ...then restart again then do ur google settins and programs..this will fix at least 95% of the issues alot of u people r complaining bout and wasting devs time..not to mention some 3rd party apps are not coded well for newer devices

Thx again devs for all ur hardwork

I got a reply back on the moto forums from a mod..about the unlocking of the photon bootloader ...vague at best..no eta or confirmation even if the photon would get unlocked
[Motorola Photon 4G] beartrap:
+1

This is a real shame because it's causing a great device to not get the attention it deserves. If it were unlocked, Sprint would have another Evo4G on it's hands but I guess they think that will be what the ET is for. Between the locked bootloader, lack of a lapdock at launch (or even two months later), lack of marketing and cold shoulder in general, they are making sure this device doesn't sell like it should.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Harry_Spade:
is this flashable the new SBF as a recovery image/update, i dont want to lose all my apps if i use RSDlite, or this there another way? would RSD delete all my internal data?
[Motorola Photon 4G] pswin09:
Don't worry, it wouldn't wipe your data.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dcowboys2184:
Got everything to work ... but why does it still say im on 198-5
[Motorola Photon 4G] mquinn24:
Update SU in Market. I had the same problem and now I'm good to go
[Motorola Photon 4G] dcowboys2184:
That didnt work but i rerooted using torpedo and it fixed it

Edit: swype doesn't work fc. ...
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
For those having data issues, I did the multimedia trick. It helped a good bit. I see about 50% speed increase. ##data#, multimedia, 0.0.0.0,0,0.0.0.0,0,10
[Motorola Photon 4G] e-motion:
If you flashed Yay's deodexed, Swype isn't going to work. I replaced it with Touchpal because stupid Swype is in perpetual beta if you try to replace it with Swype beta (which would be the only option if you want Swype on Yay's deodexed).

Where I'm puzzled however is that I tried to remove Swype and even though I have root, I can't delete it, and yes, I put the system folder in R/W mode, but it won't allow me to delete. And yes, I have the lastest SU as well. Anybody has any idea why I can't get rid of Swype ? I just hate having crap installed that I can't even use and I want to get rid of that dead weight.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dcowboys2184:
i was able to delete mine but that didnt work neither still f/c .. is touchpal any good?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Harry_Spade:
problem, i am rooted and i tried flashing 198_6 using RSDlite coming from 198_5, i got the noisy screen and rsd failing at the point it says failed to enumerate phone. Now someone put up the solution of going to 154_5 and then flashing 198_6, would i lose my apps by doing this? or is there another way to keep my apps, do i need to be rooted to use RSD? i try again flashing from 198_5 to 198_6.
[Motorola Photon 4G] scoobdude:
any one else having fb issues still? I can only get a few updates through the motor widget and updated contact pics. I also do not see any new pics posted in my album.
[Motorola Photon 4G] matu:
i dont see any problem in loosing data: contacts synced with google, and all apps can be reinstalled from market or apk.

You dont need to be rooted to use RSD, it's flashing tool, root needs to get full access to OS.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Can someone upload the new Camera files somehow I lost mine during the upgrade. Odexed 198-6
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
Yes, fb is dead in the water for me. I've flashed and reset so many times it is no longer funny. Thanks to the great folks in this forum, I'm now using SyncMyPix (Android Market) and Fonebook to keep all of my fb contact pics in sync until a better solution is found.

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Anyone else gotten improved speeds with these steps? What do the zeros represent?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
They're the field values, 0.0.0.0 in address fields and 0 in port fields, 10 for buffer

BTW this might help with fb. I have no data issues with anything including fb and I average 1100 on 3g
[Motorola Photon 4G] SS2006:
is this the latest stock build? the update that has this 'wifi fix'

i tried updating my photon cause it kept asking me, and i got into a 'failed to boot 4' error

not sure if its cause my bootloader was unlocked

but im hoping this will save me, and i wont be prompted to update nemore

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failiing

'phone didnt re-enumirate'

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phone wont charge in rsd mode or fastboot mode

im kidna screwed arent i
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
Go imto recovety and do a full reset then flash 154_5 before flashing this
[Motorola Photon 4G] SS2006:
cant do anything...'battery is too low'
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
You should still be able to go into recovery
[Motorola Photon 4G] SS2006:
how? holding up brings fastboot

holding down brings NV Flash mode

and doing nothing makes it go into rsd mode

all three give the mssg' battery is too low to flash'

thanks for ur help
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
Power vol down then at moto screen press down till you get to recovery then press up
[Motorola Photon 4G] SS2006:
yes i know that

but with 'error booting 4'

doing that brings up 'NV Flash mode'

and then 'battery too low to flash'

being in canada i cant easily get a photon batteyr, would an atrix one work, or is there some generic external battery charger i can use
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
Cheap walmart car charger
[Motorola Photon 4G] SS2006:
My brothers Droid 3 battery fit

and saved the day

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yay4juggs:

i had a question, are these official stock SBFs

or did u build them, so there more of a rom

just curious cause the date is september 27 which is very recent (no moto update was pushed out) and especially since this has gtalk w videio (which is a good thing!)

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OK : so i wiped as you said, then tried flashing the older SBF

it workeed until it said 'failed getting phone into BP pass through'

now its stuck on a moto red logo screen, and worse of all, i cant get the 'recivery, fastboot' to show up

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oddly enough..it booted after 10 minutes on the logo, although the flash said failed

i guess BP Passthrough isnt so important

Oddest day of my phone career today..way too many events hapepned!
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
Sean's build prompt will not push also I'm experiencing major screen problem in which when Ii go to move icons the icons become white and a whit bar shows up in the center screen
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
yeah don't use any other build.prop with this rom...best to edit the existing. that's kinda like buying a bmw and taking it back to the dealer because you tried putting a ford radio in it and now you don't have blinkers...
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
updated the rom with fixed swype and webtop app(can now use the webtop over hdmi hack)
[Motorola Photon 4G] jdphilly:
Sorry for the newb question but does this rom require a unlocked

bootloader
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
No can be flashed with bootstrap
[Motorola Photon 4G] kwazytazz:
if i sbf to 198_6 can it receive OTAs? (if there were a newer one)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
Yes you can.
[Motorola Photon 4G] kwazytazz:
thanks for clarifying :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] b0r0b:
So i tried to flash this .zip lastnight after wipimg everything and it just sat at the motorola logo forever..and when i tried to flash that red theme i got a ton of errors saying something like this was used in 1.5 or whatever i was too frustrated to note it. I wanted this rom because the homebase rom still makes my phone go silent and i cant hear or talk after a few hours. Anyone familiar with the theme errors and why it sat on moto screen after i flashed it for like 5 mins? Should i wait longer? Does that .zip successfully flash thru clockwork for anyone else?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
Theme has to be flashed with bootstrap recovery till I fix it tomorrow
[Motorola Photon 4G] Beach_Head:
What has changed in the new 198_6 SBF?
[Motorola Photon 4G] b0r0b:
Ok what about the rom? Just let it sit on the moto screen? Thanks
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
Ohhh stock plus maybe :p like the Epic4G has
[Motorola Photon 4G] mr_wrong_0:
Tried flashing rom with bootstrap and I just get installation aborted. Any suggestions?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
did it give an error code?
[Motorola Photon 4G] DWake014:
After I flashed 196_8 I have not gotten any more SoD or reboots
[Motorola Photon 4G] ort84:
Newbie here with the Photon. Can I correctly assume this latest SBF build (or possibly a newer one) will be an OTA update in the near future? Really rather not have to wipe the phone and just wait for an OTA update instead.
[Motorola Photon 4G] tbhausen:
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/58851?tstart=0

LOLLOLLOLLOL!

Read the last post on page 2...

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I bet that "xprt" guy can't explain why all my apps showed back up in the market a couple days ago when Google approved the rom fingerprint LOL

I was thinking about this just now... Maybe Motorola is doing a pretty clever and smart thing here... Why not give a ROM update release candidate to someone like Juggs' "friend of the forum" for a limited-release beta test by a bunch of enthusiasts like us? Let us find the problems, before release... Imagine if 198_5 had been released with the mic problems in Gtalk... This would make perfect sense to me.

I also do know that Motorola listens to us, despite a seemingly "it must be user error" attitude on their support forum. I reported the "GPS position always reads zero" bug (not sure if I was the first), and their rep there initially didn't understand what I was asserting. Once he did, it was fixed quickly. Good stuff...
[Motorola Photon 4G] SS2006:
im trying to install 'conversations.apk' on my phone .

my text messages are delayed since i deleted it

but it wont install, i tried moving it to system folder

nothing

and it wont work via adb
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
*shakes head* why did you delete it? Copy it to the system/app folder with root explorer then change the permissions of the apk...ugh
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
*checks thread title* yup says latest...please note...
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
If ignorance is bliss he must be the happiest ************ on the planet...ju

St sayin
[Motorola Photon 4G] tbhausen:
I'm sitting in a bar in Indy watching the Colts vs. Bucs game and I just laughed so damn hard everybody turned around and stared at me!
[Motorola Photon 4G] cal4877:
hey i cant get into dowload mode i brick my phone trying to install a rom, now when i press the vol up and power buttons all i get is "failed to boot 2" and underneath it says "starting fastboot protocol suppport" any ideas please:(
[Motorola Photon 4G] SS2006:
thanks it worked

deleted cause i hate having garbage in the app drawer

theres already 'messages', and the 'universal inbox' just opens an app that has a shortcut for these 'messages'

i use handcent anyways

was trying to get rid of as much moto/sprint bloat as i could

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i was trying to get rid of 'Messaging' but couldnt find its package name

'text messaging' is what I know i shoudlve kept but rid it by mistake
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
unless you absolutely know what you're doing never delete anything use titanium to freeze apps instead.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sjamie:
What exactly does it mean to "freeze" an app?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
tells the os to not use it
[Motorola Photon 4G] stesh725:
i installed the new update for the rom...is the new update suppose to have the webtop over hdmi hack??
[Motorola Photon 4G] cal4877:
why im not able to download anything?
[Motorola Photon 4G] nfamisnme:
Big thanks for this leak. My photon is snappy again. Also alot of my photons issues have gone away. I highly recommend this sbf!

sent from my photon
[Motorola Photon 4G] reddragon72:
So I tried this new rom update from the first "here" link in the OP. The name and size was exactly the same. When I tried to flash it the screen on my phone froze at a scrambled screen and the phone never re-enumerated. So I am assuming that this rom is bad? or do I need to flash back to 154???
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jjday7:
This happened to me too. Just take out the battery and let the phone fail to boot. Then plug it back up and go back to 154.5 and then upgrade to 154.6 through system update and then reflash the newest 198.6.

This is how I fixed it. There is nothing wrong with the download or Sbf.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
that's how i fixed mine too has something to do with being rooted i believe.
[Motorola Photon 4G] reddragon72:
I am in progress of doing this exact thing right now.

I am desperatly trying to get a fix for the phone's voice/3G radio lockup issue. It is really killing me and since I'm outside my 30 days Sprint wont help and Motorola just wants me to send it in for repair and be without a phone. Really bits!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
in my personal opinion once you get to the screen that looks like distorted snow i would do a hard reset via android recovery then flash 154.
[Motorola Photon 4G] reddragon72:
How do you do a hard reset? I didn't think there was any recovery unless you put CWM on the phone...... So how do you do the hard recovery as that may fix my issue if it does a better job then factory reset.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
once you get that screen or a fail to boot screen then remove the battery put back in then press vol down and power till you see fastboot at the top of the screeen..scroll down till you see android recovery. once that is visible press the up key it will start recovery and you will see tux with a triangle...from there press both vol keys to get into the recovery. from there you will be given similar options to that of cwm. do a full wipe
[Motorola Photon 4G] reddragon72:
Coming from a Sammy, which I knew about most of that stuff I was unaware that all this was on this phone. Sounds good and I will do this right now and then flash the 154 again and then update then flash the new 198 I downloaded this morning.

Thanks for this help and I'll let you know how all this pans out.

EDIT: I didn't mention this before, but everytime I do an update VIA RSD the first time I manually reboot the phone it always says "radio failed to boot (0)" then I have to pull the bat and reboot then it boots. Anyone know what the deal is with that?
[Motorola Photon 4G] b0r0b:
So with this flashable update1002.zip, is it supposed to just sit at the Motorola screen for more than 5 minutes? I let it hang for atleast 4 minutes and finally just re-wiped and installed HomeBase again. All other phones atleast get past the initial splash before hanging which is why I assume something is not right?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Yay 4 Juggs:
It does sit for a short length of time at first boot