yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
root and delete tethermanager.apk or freeze it using Titanium Backup

As far as stable Froyo ROMs - all three that are available (Infused v1, Bionix, Refuse) are stable. We have a high level of dev coordination here and most of us have a "quality over quantity" attitude.

The Gingerbread 2.3.3 ROM based on the Rogers release is fairly stable too - the main issues are very clearly spelled out - no HDMI and possibly a data speed regression in some areas.

CM7 is of course still under heavy development.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] LayZeeDK:
Hi,

I've been looking everywhere, and I can't believe that no-one has made a stock ROM yet. I backed up my stock partitions using the cat method mentioned in lakehousetech's backup, root & recovery thread.

Unfortunately, I'm unable to extract or repack my system.img file. I'm looking for a stock ROM with all languages (WWE) or at least European languages such as Danish.

Here's my system.img. Maybe someone's able to extract it.

http://www.multiupload.com/TQILDJJN5P
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Amalgation:
I'm currently developing a custom rom based on Eu stock rom froyo 2.2

I have a working update.zip with almost all tweaks from CleanViewpad v1.1 by googlehome

When i have enough posts to post links i will create a new topic with my v1.0 for others who would like to try it.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] LayZeeDK:
That sounds awesome! But will you also please make a complete stock ROM without tweaks, root etc.? That would be great!
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Amalgation:
Sorry, can't help you with that. Earliest backup i have of Stock firmware is already rooted.
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] LayZeeDK:
I'd super appreciate it, if you shared that backup :-)
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Amalgation:
As stock as possible firmware for Viewsonic Viewpad7 EU 2.2 Stock firmware:

Removed for reasons of privcy
[General Questions and Answers] Tommihg:
Hey and sorry if this is a old question, but I have a problem...

I'm having troubles when I'm trying to root my galaxy s II, but my problems are these:

I can't use superoneclick, cause the program it crashes everytime I try.. Someone says that u can't root gingerbread's with that.. (why youtube is full of rooting videos?)

And now I'm thinking should I try rooting with gingerbreak?

(people says that u can't root galaxy s2's newest model with gingerbreak?)

and if I can root it with gingerbreak, what folder I should put that .apk file etc?

I've read lots of forums, but I never get answers to my problems, so I'm hoping that u guys can here help me out.. THANKS!!
[General Questions and Answers] plainjane:
You should probably check the subforums for your device. Check the stickies, there's probably a guide to rooting there.

Manufacturer and phone model have more to do with root methods than Android versions. Instead of searching for how to root Gingerbread, search for how to root your specific model.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] mreniigma:
Is it possible to emulate the look of the ICS launcher images that have recently popped up using only stock rom, non rooted, with either Launcher Pro or ADW?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] matt_stang:
Should be easy since there are no real pictures of ICS out at all. The pictures are just themed ROMs
[General Questions and Answers] Raider0001:
Hi,

I wanted to share a photo of probably fake HTC charger:

Could anyone show me how original looks like ? Because this one above makes really nasty touch screen interference on my i9000
[General Questions and Answers] maxex1979:
I too have got this charger, I got it from amazon and this is I think the 4th item I have got from them that I suspect to be counterfeit. Mine gets really hot and smells like the components are burning inside. I do have a original charger the same style but I'm reluctant to take it apart, I can confirm that it is very different looking, also the plug section should twist to come of and be replaced by euro or US adapers I suspect. I also get unresponsive touch screen while charging too.
[General Questions and Answers] ciccillover:
Sorry for posting in such an old thread. I have a very similar fake charger. Mine was marked "For Samsung", despite being an imitation of an HTC charger. I'm also having problems with it (calls end unexpectedly while charging and music stops playing after a few seconds).

Can you show the rear of your charger's PCB, please?

Thanks in advance.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guptavar:
Hi Everyone,

I just rooted my Htc Desire by using unrevoked and have superuser permissions in my app menu. Now before I would like to install a rom which I have never done before I believe I would need to turn the s-off. When I try to do that through revolutionary 0.4pre4 I am getting errors as below. I did install Htc drivers, restart my laptop & phone but still the same error keep coming up. I also downloaded the Hboot tool called alpharev but not sure what to do with it. Please guide me and I would really appreciate it.

Sending in Caroline...

Retrieving Caroline from certain doom...

Retrying Caroline...

Caroline failed, but had this to say: An error occurred while writing the partition.

Errors (if any):-

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00080000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00080000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00080000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00080000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00080000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00080000
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMarkwald:
S-Off Instructions

The AlphaRev HBOOT tool (assuming you got it from here?) from what I saw on their site is an .iso file, which you have to burn the image to a CD, then follow the instructions for the link above. My gf got a USCC Desire, so using Unrevoked/AlphaRev's Revolutionary, I was able to S-OFF and then root all at once. Pretty easy.

I have not tried the method posted in this link. It's an explanation of what to do with the .iso file.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Parva4:
I'm assuming you used the AlphaRevX tool? If you didn't then do so. Also, did you read the FAQ on the main page with the AlphaRevX download links? If not then I suggest you do as you've likely not installed the Android drivers that are included in the FAQ page.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andQlimax:
This seems say all...Bad (damaged) block sectors in ur hboot internal partition..not good..ask in the revolutionary IRC channel http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=revolutionary
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akoutsakas:
s-off problem

hello, i am trying to s-off my desire with revolutionary but i get the error msg :

caroline failed, but had this to say: an err occured when writing partition

errors:

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00020000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00020000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00020000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00020000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00020000

mtd: not writing bad block at 0x00020000

i tried revoked too and alpharev with no luck.

i updated with the official RUU to 2.3 and the 1.02 Hboot but still the same errors.

i read it might be hardware issue.

i actually want to use the stock rom but just want to use a script/prog to increase the internal memory.

any solution to s-off? or any script that needs no root to work?

thanx!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nlooooo:
Write down all you have in bootloader.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hans moleman:
Hi, you don't need to be s-off to flash a rom. You can just install it from clockworkmod recovery (which will have been installed during unrevoked rooting process).
[HTC EVO 3D] jb4kats:
The 3D has been out a while and with the new update on the 3D I was hoping for a few other fixes that are very immportant to a lot of people including me but the fixes in this update didn't include the fixes I was hoping for so I am asking anyone on here, will there ever be something devoloped to correct the low speaker/ringer volume?

My speaker volume especially on listening to voicemail is really low and that is unaccepatble to me to listen to my voicemail and can't hear it especially while in a room with any background noise.

The ringer volume I have tried to tweak with a few Market apps, even though they aren't directed at a volume issue but a few were suggested that might help but not enough to make a big difference.

I can't understand why a app can't be devoloped to correct these issues. I remember when I had my Palm Treo and I bought a app for it called "VolumeCare" that worked so on increasing the volume for both the speaker and ringer volume and that was way back so why can't one be devoloped for the Android phones that are having these issues?

If anyone has any answers I appreciate any response....Thanks in advance!!
[HTC EVO 3D] StellarWiid:
I believe you need root.

Wiid is good for you :)
[HTC EVO 3D] ktrotter11:
Volume+ helped most,,, but if you root you'll prolly have dsp manager baked into a custom ROM which helps
[HTC EVO 3D] jb4kats:
I would love to root but I am chicken and not sure I would understand the process.
[HTC EVO 3D] goodluck69:
I was chicken too, it is really simple, just follow the guide in this link LINE 4 LINE, STEP BY STEP (Read, read, read, UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU READ, then follow the instructions).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192525

You'll be rooted and up and running in probably less than 30 minutes!
[HTC EVO 3D] detovenaar:
This tutorial I followed yesterday and its just easy. Its working for CDMA and GSM

Mine is GSM and on the video is CDMA.

Just watch it one time and then just follow the instructions on the vid. real-time so you don't get stressed when you have to wait a moment when it looks nothing is happening.

There are 2 parts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sw_mgVHWYo is the first

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlO8QtMVq6g&feature=related is the (U can guess) Part 2
[HTC EVO 3D] pbedard:
Not much to it just download a few drivers for your pc then one click on revolutionary takes 15 mins
[Xoom General] exstatica:
Before everyone hops on the "you dropped it" train. Let me first say that I've been a member here for a long time. If I drop a device its on me. I wouldn't even be posting here if that was the case.

Now let me explain.

I work in Datacenters where the temperature is somewhere between 60-70 fahrenheit. I bought my Xoom from Verizon around February. I've been using it every day. Never dropped, never abused. I even have that rubber back from Motorola and put it across the front when I put it in my backpack, in its own little sleeve.

Yesterday I was at the Datacenter doing some early morning emergency work. The tablet was on the floor, not over a vented tile, but just on the floor with its rubber back.

I then looked down and noticed a crack formed from about the middle left, to the upper right. I picked it up, ran my finger across it, and noticed its not all the way to the surface. I turned it on, the LCD works perfect, touch screen also works fine.

Set it down very carefully, and then I watched, and I mean watched a crack form from the bottom straight up to the top, and push through where the cracks meet. I even heard the glass cracking as it happened.

I can't imagine that a 65F temp would cause the screen to crack.

This morning I got on the horn with support, and this is the just of what motorola had to say.

Motorola's support response was as follows.

There are no dents, chips, or scratches on the outside of the case. I've also never dropped, banged, or abused the device.
[Xoom General] joshndroid:
You know exactly what they will say if it still under warranty.. They will say u dropped it
[Xoom General] okantomi:
I live in Boston, and believe me, my Xoom has been colder than 65 degrees far Are you sure that the floor wasn't way colder? Anyway, that really stinks!
[Xoom General] cheetah2k:
Looks like something was dropped on it while it was on the floor. At those temperatures, normal glass may experience some shrinkage, but not enough to crack.

The temperatures mentioned are well within specs of Gorilla Glass BTW

http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/sites/all/files/COR_GG_ProdSheet.pdf
[Xoom General] willverduzco:
To my extremely untrained eye, the damage does not look like what would happen if it fell or if something fell onto it. It looks like what would happen with a constant strain caused by a singular, slow-acting stress. I'd assume either REALLY cold temperatures on the floor or strain from objects inside your backpack using it as a lever.
[Xoom General] Psychokitty:
I would start with researching Corning's Gorilla Glass. I think I read that it was developed in the 60s, and I always thought it a bit odd that it never found a marketable application until recently, especially given Corning's history of ups and downs as a business.

There are videos on the net demonstrating how unbelievably forgiving this glass is, but they were made to show it off for the smart phone application. I'm wondering what kind of crazy temper it must have, and if such a large size as a tablet lens just lends itself to a greater chance of getting an imperfection that might cause this.

Unfortunately, I also think you're screwed no matter what your research turns up. Your story (particularly about actually watching and even hearing the second crack form) reads like a complete nightmare. I really feel for ya!:(

In an effort to offer something more than just a condolence, my dad told me about some place in California that he sent his PDA to replace the capacitive touch screen. This was a couple years ago. I forget how much it was, but it was little more than half of what Blackberry (our whoever he bought it from) wanted to fix it. Point is, you may be able to get it fixed cheaper.
[Xoom General] tritran18518:
If I were him, I would like to take a video what was happening by my phone. So it could help to proof a a little bit.
[Xoom General] DToX69:
Someone throw a xoom in a freezer and find out if it happens :)
[Xoom General] willverduzco:
Haha! .
[Xoom General] exstatica:
I can assure you that nothing was dropped on it, and I can't imagine the floor was that cold. I tried to pull out my phone while the second crack was happening, but it went too fast. I'm going to send it into Motorola and hope they just fix it.
[Xoom General] okantomi:
I sincerely wish you good luck. Keep us posted.
[Xoom General] elcap373:
If gorilla glass is a Corning product you may also want to contact them. Get to a product engineer and tell them what happened. They may provide insight into the issue and help with your efforts to get Moto to replace it at no cost.
[Xoom General] Lolento:
I'm a mechanical design engineer by training and by trade. I currently do mechanical designs for a medical company.

Let me just tell you what is wrong with the picture.

1. Given the material combination. The gorilla glass has the lowest coefficient of expansion in this device. If you dont understand what this means, it basically just means that damage due to a sudden change of temperature should never happen by design.

2. There are assembly mitigations to help the design even further. One common technique is simply doing the assembly at a stress-free temperature.

3. Common industry practice to qualify a device to production is temperature cycling exposure. Consumer test spec for this is 55C to -20C within 30min for up to 1000 cycles.

4. Looking at your picture, it looks like the crack began with a defect which is on the external side of the tablet. Furthermore, compression of the glass due to rapid temp change would yield the failure along the short side of the glass but not the length; once the glass fails on the short side it would not continue to crack on the long side because the stress is already relieved.
[Xoom General] Psychokitty:
I disagree with point 4. It's entirely possible the defect was in the center. Even if it were not, the first crack (presumably from a defect) could cause the second one as both pieces are now effectively defective (didn't plan that wording, lol).

There are other variables/possibilities that haven't been discussed, such as the glass actually cracking from one side but splitting from the other, the actual crack not having been noticed until it split (which could have been only an instant later). The adhesive around the bezel probably holds the most potential for inconsistencies from product to product as well as how it's applied around each one.

As far as expansion, the coefficients are for materials with no detected defects. Toss a microscopic piece of debris (carbon, gas, slag...) into the part and that goes out the window, especially of anything crystalline in structure.

Regardless, as someone who treats his Xoom like a museum piece, if the OP says he didn't abuse it to the point of being downright dumbfounded about how this happened, I believe him.
[Xoom General] JanetPanic:
I think most of us agree it is very unlikely to be a temperature variance problem. 65 is not even particularly cold. If 65 were a problem a lot of the early adopters in northern climes would have had issues due to late winter temperatures. I don't remember how cold it was but I know I was still wearing my winter jacket, so below 65.

It is possible the rapid cooling played a part but assuming no physical stress was involved there must have been some flaw in your xoom that made it inevitable.
[Xoom General] Lolento:
I'm just saying thermal expansion cannot play a role in the long crack. That crack propagated from a sharp defect which I can see on the glass already.

It will be hard to convince the short crack is caused by thermal expansion either (as I mentioned first due to the TCE of the material combination) because again the initial defect is in the middle of the glass but a thermal expansion failure should fail first at the material interface.

Just saying, base on the picture it is hard to convince moto the crack did not began from an external defect. I'm not saying you caused the defect, it might have been your pet walking in the glass or whatever and you never notice it...
[Xoom General] bible.study.software:
When my xoom was delivered the outside air temperature was less than 5 C.

No tempefature related problems here.
[Xoom General] Torrentula81:
If you bought it from Verizon don't you have insurance? Just say you lost it. Good luck getting csi to prove it was manufacturer defect to help build your case. I'm thinking something fell on it and you didn't notice. Maybe a coworker and you got to watch the tail end of your xooms suffering.

If it was me they had better film that cause it be good enough for oscors. Whisper it will OK. Ups return shipping label is on its way. Just hang in there. Holding it close as time slowed down and stuff. Epic
[Xoom General] exstatica:
After battling Motorla for the last week, I spoke to them on the 6th, my last reponse was "Fine, I'll pay for the stupid thing. I'll call tomorrow with a different credit card" (They don't take discover, and thats all I had on me at work). The 7th, when I wake up, I find that the device has been shipped.

So this morning I look out my door and there it is. Open it up, and guess what?

Which I find even more frustrating since I had spoke to them nearly every day, and they even called me. My job requires me to answer the phone, and email. There is no way in they were not able to get a hold of me.

So now I sit here, wondering what to do next. I do know this was my first Motorola, and it will be my last.

BTW, thanks everyone for posting the tech responses. I can't imagine anything dropped on it. I was there by myself, sitting in an enclosed area, with everything bolted into racks. When I first noticed the crack, the rubber back that I bought from Moto was on the front, I could see the small crack in the upper left due to the camera opening in the rubber.

So it happened while the screen was covered.

Well I'm going to write a letter to Motorola, and then probably try Verizon, chances are I'll just buy an iPad (I know, the shame, but at least I can walk into an Apple store.)

Thanks
[Xoom General] UnidH4x0r:
Apple defiantly has better repair services
[Xoom General] exstatica:
Here are the repair photos that Motorola took. I figured out you can find them if you login to their support site and go to your cases.

I emailed their consumer advocacy group, and faxed a letter. I'll probably snail mail one too, but I have a feeling that I'm gonna get screwed here.

We'll see.
[Xoom General] myk3916:
i believe you...

i have a no name tablet i bought for $150 on amazon... dual core 1.8ghz...

it was the most awesome thing until last night... it was working fine, i set my tablet on my nightstand and we were falling asleep and i her a pop... we live in apartments, so we thought it was the neighbors... the screen flashed for some reason... and flipped my wife out.. then we seen it and realized then what had happened...

i never dropped mine, i treated it with the utmost respect... sucks hard... technically you can say i watched it crack.. because i witnesed all events... i think its a rare defect, but.. something like 1 in 5,000 or less?

BELIEVE IT, COLDNESS CAN DAMADGE SCREENS!!!!!

here are some pics...

http://bayimg.com/oAfjFAaEn

http://bayimg.com/OaFJIaAEN

http://bayimg.com/oafjoaAen

its crazy cause it wasnt the top glass, it was the inner glass... the liquid inside the lcd screen?
[Xoom General] jso_11:
me too!

I've had my tablet for a few years now and recently set it on a box low to the ground. A huge crack just appeared one day going diagonally across the entire length of the screen.

Oddly enough, in the past, I've dropped my tablet SEVERAL times and been lucky enough not to damage the screen or the tablet itself in any other way...and this is without a case. Several months since the last time i dropped it, it appears this temperature differential caused the worst damage.

Funny thing is...I had been noticing how the battery life was significantly improved lately. Normally the tablet would last 1-2 days while doing nothing...but I was going on 4 days without requiring a charge and thought the tablet felt cold to the touch..perhaps the colder temperature was helping the battery life. Too bad it came at the cost of the screen :(

In any case, OP and others are not crazy. I think this was caused by temperature but it does seem to be rare.
[Xoom General] goat_moag:
believe it

Same here with an Acer A1-810 which are known to have crack issues easily. Loved the thing, right up till it cracked. Had a case for it before I even got it at the door. Was at my daughters, used it right before I left, closed it up, set it on the dash (another daughter was driving) for the short trip home, came home and set it up, and noticed it was acting strangely with things popping up that weren't pressed and looked close and one corner had a crack all the way across it. Never dropped or abused. Hard to justify paying $60 plus for a new screen, when I only paid $100 for the tablet, and then installing it too AND it might happen again with the reputation for breaking they have or it would be a no brainier. Someone should file an action on Acer for these screens. I see lots (10s per sale) of them sell on ebay with nothing but screen damage. :(
[Xoom General] parkentosh:
I once left my Xoom in the car over night during winter and the outside temp was -33C (-27F) and in the morning was still working, no cracks or anything. Took it in and had a lot of condensation. No problems what so ever. I've also dropped it dozens of times (with moto oem case) and it still looks like new :D