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[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] chaoscreater:
Ahh cool, that saves me the trouble of me having to install an extra tweak.

Hmm I know Milestone is old, but not that old is it?? I don't know of any games now days that require heavy hardware specs or anything......i'm just hoping that emulators will work fine on it. I mean, my iPod Touch 3rd Gen only has about 120MB of free RAM, and the CPU is crap as hell and yet I could run GBA games like Pokemon or Golden Sun fine no problem (with sound of course). I'm hoping it'll at least work smoothly on the Milestone since I'll be attempting to overclock it to 1Ghz, which should run it significantly faster in theory.

BTW I found this great tweak for the CM7, here's the link:

http://chromloop.com/2011/07/how-to-make-cyanogenmod-7-for-milestone-a853-lighter-and-faster/

are there any ones similar to this? I'm a tweak junkie addict, I like to make my device run as smooth and as fast as possible. When I still had my HTC Touch Pro and Xperia X1, and even Nokia N900 (which uses Maemo 5), I tweaked the crap out of them and got more juice and power and made its performance so much better. I'm hoping I can at least do the same for the Milestone, except I couldn't seem to find many tweaks...

Oh lastly, I know one of the big problems with Android is fragmentation. There're already some apps out there in the Android market that are exclusive to certain Android versions. The same app has a version for Froyo (v2.2) and Gingerbread (v2.3). This is true for some of the mods or tweaks on XDA. So my question is, are custom roms like CM7 using Gingerbread? I'm guessing yes since it says 2.3.5? In that case, would I be able to simply install the latest mod/tweak or apps/games from XDA or the Android market? Or must I find the versions that is identical to mine?

E.g. if I install CM7, can I still install a mod that is for Froyo?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] skadude66:
Of course you still can. The best tweak for Milestone is under Android Hacking, it's zeppelinrox's supercharger script, which you run through Script Manager. That's the best you can get.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] chaoscreater:
I thought custom roms like CM7 or IceandFire come with the supercharger script included?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] skadude66:
Some do, such as HO!NO!, but not all of them do.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] chaoscreater:
Ok so I finally got my Milestone today!

I'm about to start rooting it and install CM7 on it. But before I do that, I have one important question. I know for Windows Mobile, almost all of the device requires you to do a hard reset after flashing a custom rom. I was wondering if the same needs to be applied to Android custom roms? Because it doesn't seem like it, I did a quick Google search and found this:

http://androidforums.com/optimus-v-...4-do-not-factory-reset-your-rooted-phone.html

So ya I'm not sure....

UPDATE:

Ok so I got my Milestone rooted, and installed CM7 on it. I came across a weird problem while doing it though. First of all, I'm using a 8GB Kingston microSD class 2, and it's brand new and hasn't been used before, so it obviously has nothing stored on it as it's empty to begin with. Ok, so as I followed the instructions, the first step is obviously rooting the Milestone, so I simply copied OpenRecovery to the memory card while my Milestone was connected to my PC. The weird thing is, when I opened "My Computer", I didn't see my memory card. Instead, I see "Milestone", so I opened it and then I see my memory card "Removeable Storage". I opened it again and here's the actual weird part, there're 2 files stored in it, called:

DevIcon

DevLogo

At first, I didn't think it was a problem because I thought they were just some dummy file or something. Also, the memory card is empty other than those 2 files. So after copying OpenRecovery to it and rooting it successfully, I then proceed to copy the CM7 custom rom file to the memory card. But this time, I still see the same thing. I don't see my OpenRecovery folder on it at all, there're no other files other than those 2 files on it. I tried Unmount and Mount in the SD Card settings, also unplugging my USB cable and re-plugging back in but it's the same. In fact, after 'Unmounting' the memory card, I couldn't even access it on "My Computer", as nothing shows up after I open "Milestone". Only 'Mounting' works, but again I only see those 2 files and nothing else.

HOWEVER, I then tried to take out the memory card and use my own microSD card reader, and bam I can see all the files on it, such as OpenRecovery and even the nanDroid backup that I made while following the instructions on that guide. So this is weird, why can't I access or see the contents on my memory card while the phone is connected to the PC??
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] chaoscreater:
I don't wanna create another topic for this since it's unnecessary, so here's my final question. In case something goes wrong in the future, what's the best way for me to revert back to stock?

I know I can use nandroid for this, but here's what i'm confused about. Nandroid makes a backup of the complete system, including the settings and apps installed correct? But what if you flash a custom rom, and then use a nandroid backup of the stock rom, will that still work? Or would you have to install the stock rom first for you to be able to use the nandroid backup?

Lastly, if the nandroid backup works regardless of whether you're using a different rom than the rom that the nandroid backup was made, then which option is better:

use nandroid to revert to stock, or using this guide here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11902513&postcount=7

Now I understand that for Milestone, custom roms are not actually flashed since the bootloader is locked. So would using nandroid be good enough?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] skadude66:
The best way to revert to stock will be to flash an sbf for your region that will wipe everything. They have those sbf's on and-developers.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] chaoscreater:
Ahh I see, so in what situations will we be using nandroid to restore from the backup?

Also, the SBF file i'm using is from the guide that you linked me in your 2nd post. I'm using the EUROPE one because apparently it covers most of the countries around Europe, which includes New Zealand (where I live). I've had no problems with it, but just then I checked out the AND-Developers site like you suggested, and found this here:

http://and-developers.com/sbf:milestone221

It doesn't seem to have New Zealand but it does have Australia, which is like a neighbour to us. Will it be better if I flash the SBF to that instead?

Also, will flashing a SBF change the radio? Or does only changing the baseband change the radio? Because i'm getting weak signals from 2G/3G sometimes, and my Wifi has problems sometimes not being able to connect properly. Either that, or it shows that i'm connected but i'm not getting any data, apparently a lot of people have problems like this after I did some searching around.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] i2gh0st:
1. when you're phone will not start anymore, it's good to have one before every new flash cause you never now what's gonna happen.

2. funny thing is i know where New Zealand is (not near Europe) :). about the baseband ... yes every sbf has the region specific baseband 's (you cant flash a radio only change baseband 's).

baseband can be found on dexter's (http://dext3r.komodin.org/) page but they are already included in OR (not sure about fufu's). i can't be very precise because i don't remember.

custom rom's don't think they change baseband 's, (the .zip ones)
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] chaoscreater:
Ya ur right, NZ is not anywhere near Europe lol :P

but I did do some research on which SBF I needed before I flashed it, and I found out that the Europe SBF works for NZ as well, it was mentioned somewhere I can't remember.

About the baseband, I'm still a little bit confused. First off, I already know that you can change the baseband under OpenRecovery. The thing is, there are no options to change the baseband to New Zealand, so which one should I pick? Also, here's the part I'm confused about. You said that the baseband are region specific, and yet we can choose the baseband we want in OpenRecovery.

So since I flashed the SBF for Europe, what will happen if I then change the baseband to say Argentina (one of the options under OpenRecovery)? Will it crash or something?? I don't even know what baseband i'm using right now, I haven't changed anything, I only flashed the SBF for Europe and that's it. I can still go online using 2G/3G and txt no problem, but I'm just not sure if the baseband i'm using is suppose to be correct for New Zealand or not...

BTW just another side question (sorry I'm really new to the Android scene!):

I've found a few custom roms that doesn't use the current kernel we have for Milestone. As far as I know, the bootloader for Milestone is locked, therefore we can't properly flash a custom rom onto it, as well as replacing the kernel as well. So what I'm confused with is, if some of these custom roms don't use the current kernel on the system, then how does it work? Does it use its own kernel, and if so then shouldn't that replace the system's own kernel before it can be used??

Here's one of the custom rom topic where I read from, in case ur wondering:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734802

The same goes for the custom roms. I don't understand how they can run on Milestone even though it's not properly flashed. Like some others have mentioned, the so-called "custom roms" that we have now are just a layer of image or skin on top of the stock rom. The weird thing is, it runs faster and most of the pre-installed stock apps that came with the stock rom are removed, thus giving us more space for internal storage. But how does this work if the custom roms haven't actually flashed onto our phone? Or did it overwrite/modify the files on the stock rom? If so, then isn't that just flashing onto the phone then?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] i2gh0st:
changing baseband's that are not supported by your network op will lead to no signal whatsoever.. i don't remember if there is a problem with only data. try other baseband, in theory it will not crash anything, so do a nandroid backup before :)

that is an old post from "25th July 2010, 05:52 AM" moto started to leak kernel from January 2011 give or take a month, so back then froyo was used with the eclair kernel. kernel from milestone was never changed to other than moto signed, only modules loaded at an early stage, thanks to kabaldan/nadlabak and other if exists :)

custom roms =

moto kernel

kernel modules (this helps on overclock , app2ext ... others)

mods to system files, apps

hope you understand cause i don't know if i make it clear at the end of the post :)

edit:

i doesn't make any sense, you will end up with no memory :), only kernel remains, other things gets rewritten.

http://www.vodafone.co.nz/roaming/welcome-to-nz.jsp

this get out of what i know. :) with the frequencies,

basebands/frequency i have 900/1800

for data check if there is a problem with your apn settings
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] chaoscreater:
I see, thanks for your thorough explanation :)

Ya I know that changing my baseband will probably give me better signals, but I'm asking which one is best for Vodafone NZ because there isn't a baseband for New Zealand.

For the data part, were you talking about my wifi problem, and suggesting I check the APN settings? Don't worry that's been solved already. I flashed to the New Zealand v2.1 SBF and now it's working very stable. But like I said, after flashing to that I now have problems with connecting to my operator whenever I switch to 2G. However, 3G works fine so there's no problem with that.

BTW, I have another problem. After flashing to the New Zealand v2.1 SBF, I couldn't access my OpenRecovery anymore. I didn't delete or change any files on my memory card, so if I could access OpenRecovery and root my device as well as flash a custom rom when I was still on Froyo, then why can't I do it again when I flash to Eclair?

I *think* I know the reason, is it because it patched the vulnerable recovery or something? I think this is what I need to do to fix this:

http://android.doshaska.net/rootable

I haven't done it yet coz i'm busy these days, but i just need a confirmation so I know that it is indeed the case.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] i2gh0st:
true story :). it should say something about eocd marker and fail.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=698059

sorry... i don't know, last night i thought i read something else, about working 3g and 2g not ..must be the skittles... to much rainbow

i suggest finding out what country baseband are similar to New Zealand and flash/apply that one :))
[HTC EVO 3D] affliction:
so i basically want to know if anyone knows around about how much data usage before sprint calls?
[HTC EVO 3D] noesilva:
They won't call i use 10 plus gb a month its unlimited for now
[HTC EVO 3D] affliction:
yeah i know its unlimited but there has been a few reports here and there about sprint calling if u use to much data in a month. the main reason i ask is because i am using a ton of data over the past week because i haven't had wifi for my laptop so im 4g tethering
[HTC EVO 3D] r0cky0790:
I was just about to post a thread but ill moniter this one. My buddy literally just called me and said Sprint sent him the too much data message. I'm just about to cut down on my tethering habbits all together because their more serious than what people are taking them.

My "DU4L C0R3 SH00T3R" shot you down in 3D! -Security Off-
[HTC EVO 3D] affliction:
Any idea how much data he used?

Sent from my affliction/viper 3vo
[HTC EVO 3D] r0cky0790:
He said he used about ten gigs. I also know he constantly tethers. While he's at work the kids watch netflix on the Wii and his wife is always on the laptop. So yeah this is bigger than what people expect. Whoever doesn't cut down will be in this thread or in the general section talking about their too much data letter. I didn't believe it when I read it a couple days ago here on xda until he called me like an hour ago saying the same thing.

My "DU4L C0R3 SH00T3R" shot you down in 3D! -Security Off-
[HTC EVO 3D] affliction:
I beat it was more than 10g because i know alot of people who've used that and get no messages but i guess I can also vary by your location

Sent from my affliction/viper 3vo
[HTC EVO 3D] r0cky0790:
Yeah probably more than ten IMO also, and the location thing your probably right about too. He doesn't live in the city like I do so I guess it was easy for him to appear on the radar. It's still amazing. Ever since I read about it I haven't been really tethering because I don't need them trying to cancel my account for a couple games of call of duty. Just be cautious bro.

My "DU4L C0R3 SH00T3R" shot you down in 3D! -Security Off-
[HTC EVO 3D] affliction:
Yeah i am i have no choice at the moment because i have no Internet where I'm at but im not doing much with it when i do tether and i switch back and forth from 3g and 4g

Sent from my affliction/viper 3vo
[HTC EVO 3D] skelotic:
The only one I know of is the 300mb roaming data limit. Otherwise if you don't tether to my knowledge there is nothing in the contract that limits your data (without them warning you first).
[HTC EVO 3D] r0cky0790:
That should keep you under the radar. The sole purpose of me tethering was to play call of duty. Now the xbox is about to collect dust because that thing pulls way to much data.

My "DU4L C0R3 SH00T3R" shot you down in 3D! -Security Off-
[HTC EVO 3D] affliction:
Yeah i have wifi for my xbox and yeah they suck alot of data

Sent from my affliction/viper 3vo
[HTC EVO 3D] affliction:
It is to my knowledge that data roaming is supposed to be unlimited aswell or at least that's what they told me

Sent from my affliction/viper 3vo
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknown_Hero:
Data roaming is not unlimited so be careful, most sprint reps won't know the true answer to this problem... It's 500mb a month, after a few months of this continuously in a row they can boot you off their service. I work for Sprint and have had three cases of this from my customers roaming out in the county were they only pickup a Verizon tower.
[HTC EVO 3D] Night·Fire:
I've heard several different limits for data roaming: 250MB, 300MB, 500MB. I'm not sure which is correct, but data roaming is limited.
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
I think you're safe if you stay on Sprint's network but they won't hesitate to give you the boot if you cost them money by roaming alot.
[HTC EVO 3D] affliction:
im not to worried about i hardly ever data roam but what is funny if you look on your my sprint page it will say unlimted data roam. but i believe you about it not being unlimited
[HTC EVO 3D] notasimpleway:
Just to clear up the off network limit... Here is a photo of my Sprint bill. Says 300mb or majority of your data in a month.

Sent from my iPhone with the bigger GeeBees.
[HTC EVO 3D] affliction:
Ok i see thanks for posting that!! The reason I made this thread is so people can have a idea of how data usage can be used before u get red flag. Since sprint is the last carrier to have unlimited data. Yes I know tmoblie has it but if u go over 2g they throttle your speeds

Sent from my affliction/viper 3vo
[HTC EVO 3D] regnarp:
About 350GB for me

I have been using 300 mostly but this month i used about 400GB, snd the only reason they contacted me was because it shows that its being used on a microsoft device and not an android device, thats all that i know so far.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
See here for the modification required to access the newest download mode: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1206216

In order to revive bricks we need firmware. Samsung has this firmware. We need to get it. Please sign up here at the bottom of the page:

http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...o.do?fmly_id=834&partnum=S5PC110&xFmly_id=229

This is the processor in your phone!

This software contains:

Please sign up to obtain this great information! You've got nothing to loose. We need this information to continue development. This will also ensure that your captivate can be repurposed as a Linux media server, security camera or whatever when you're done using it as a phone.

Please sign up, Request the information and don't use a personal email as specified on their page.

http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...o.do?fmly_id=834&partnum=S5PC110&xFmly_id=229
[Captivate Android Development] Rrryan2:
Where's Samsung John when you need him? :p
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
We need this information. Sign up for a Samsung account please!

I have been declined. We need others to try.

Sign up!!! http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...o.do?fmly_id=834&partnum=S5PC110&xFmly_id=229
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
We have the documentation. We need the software in the official documentation pack.. the SDK.

Post that you did your part and signed up to request information.
[Captivate Android Development] jmtheiss:
I've thrown my hat in the ring - I'll post back if anything comes of it.
[Captivate Android Development] Deleted member 2758866:
I don't have an email that will get access but do you thinkwe could trick them with something like this?

http://dottech.org/freebies/5325/how-to-get-your-own-custom-email-address-for-free/
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
No, you'd need to set up an email server too. However trying with a personal account is better then nothing.
[Captivate Android Development] jmtheiss:
While I'm waiting, I just had a quick question:

As part of the registration/request process, you have to check the product you want information about. If I check the S5PC110, it says, "We are preparing the information on your selected product. It will be ready as soon as possible." in the downloadable file list.

However, the other models, like the S5PC100, have multiple options available (application notes, ibis models, dnw for USB 2.0, etc).

I'm sure the answer is probably no, but I'll ask anyway - is it possible that the software isn't being distributed to anyone at all, not just that those who are registering are being denied?
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
I don't know. I do know that I requested both because they are both valuable for the S5PC110. The S5PCxxx series is pretty close together, the S5PC100 runs at 600 mhz instead of 1000 mhz. pretty much the entire Cortex A8 series is the same.
[Captivate Android Development] popfan:
I am trying with my Itt Tech student account. We will see if that works.
[Captivate Android Development] d34thp1ng:
I just signed up using my company e-mail address. I am not sure if it will work but I will let you know.
[Captivate Android Development] IlluminatedOne:
Registered using my student email address. Let see if that works. Will post here the response.

BTW, Good work Adam!
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
Guys, get on this... we need a copy of the firmware!

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Uart negotiation Error

Secure Fail Error

I'm uploading but it's not the RIGHT upload!
[Captivate Android Development] kb9nvh:
what is the "target set maker"

Just requested info.
[Captivate Android Development] ninjuh:
I am so lost
[Captivate Android Development] darkfalz:
Will try with a .mil address. What are target set maker and application? Don't want to put something stupid.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
Target set maker would be something like "My Company".... Application would be "cell phone" or "TV".
[Captivate Android Development] jmtheiss:
Looks like round one for me was a no-go. Time to sign up again under a different name and see if I get any further.
[Captivate Android Development] sixstringsg:
I tried, and it didn't work for me either.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
I've tried with all 4 of my email addresses. I have not received a response yet. It has been over 24 hours... Someone, somewhere, must have this software.. The best thing we can do is try and hope that they accept our requests.
[Captivate Android Development] Fortune090:
I actually work for a company that's an authorized retailer for Samsung products... I'll see if it works for me and keep you posted.
[Captivate Android Development] kawika:
I tried..... fingers crossed
[Captivate Android Development] popfan:
I found this while waiting for the reply from Samsung.

http://www.aesop.or.kr/?document_srl=266600&mid=Board_Download_S5PC100

This is Linux Native - Complier Package

Please note this is in Korean.

One more found:

http://www.aesop.or.kr/?mid=Board_Download_S5PC100&page=2&document_srl=75581

USB OTG-Mon Binary ??

Last one - S5PC100 Code Visor Debug resource

http://www.aesop.or.kr/?document_srl=267106&mid=Board_Download_S5PC100
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
I work for a medical software company, so let's see if they pony up some info for our mobile application development
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
awesome.... I have seen that page before, but even translated it did not make alot of sense. Can you read korean? Can you try to compile that?
[Captivate Android Development] popfan:
Nope, cannot translate. I did use google translate to read it. There not a whole lot on the post other than short descriptions and attachments to the product. I was hoping the product was usable in English.

I cannot really compile it since I don't have a linux system at this time.

Did find this in english for the S5PC100 Linux - has documentation and firmware along with a lot of other stuff.

https://github.com/greendrm/linux-2.6.29-s5pc100
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
maybe you could at least help me create an account on that page? It won't work for some reason. I can't read the errors and it's broken when translated.

edit: nevermind.. on the AESOP site I changed the language to english and I was able to see that they impose a 3 day waiting period on new users login.