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[General Questions and Answers] Whereis404:
I am planning on purchasing wither the SGSII or SCII, as my first smartphone.

Right now, I have a very old, at least 7 year old, flip phone. The backlight doesn't work any more, so its a bit difficult to read text, the mic is going, so people can't hear me too well. But since I hardly use it anyway, I can wait. I also don't have a plan, I go prepaid and that works fine. I spend 100$ on my phone yearly, and I never go through it all (less than 10$ a month), so that is why I am also not going to get a plan, as paying 4x that a month for the same use is not worth it. Plus, I have wireless ever where, so a data plan may not be needed, but Ill see after a while, and get it if I need it.

I know the SGSII is out right now, but its with bell, not that it matters though. The captivate will probably be out in a month.

The SGSII is 4G, and the SCII is LTE I believe. A sales rep told me (and yea, I was just reading another forum that says to not take their advice too much) that 4G is really 3G, the standards for 4G dropped, and phones with 3G were marked as 4G. Then LTE is the "Real" 4G network, which should be faster than an SGSII. However, I don't really know about phones too well, and I wouldn't know if the 4G and LTE will make a big difference. Plus, if it is mainly through downloading, id do all my downloading at a wireless location since I don't have a plan anyway.

I'm with rogers right now, so I would have to unlock the SGSII from bell, but it shouldn't be too hard, the people here know what they are doing. I would be buying the phone outright, since I don't have the plan.

Thanks,

~404
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] lvlonkii:
I'm trying to create my own bootanimation and was wondering if any of you guys know how to make it play in landscape mode?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Deleted member 3105162:
I'm not aware of any way using the desc.txt so you'll probably just have to rotate the images.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] CaelanT:
Yup. Have to rotate images.

Assimilated via WinBorg 4G
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] lvlonkii:
Do I have to change the pixel resolution? I have it 960x540 right now.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] CaelanT:
No, resolution will be exactly the same. Just you are rotating the images through 90 degrees.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] lvlonkii:
ok, i have another problem. I been reading different tutorials on how to make my own boot animation but when my bootanimation.zip into the system/media. I restarted the phone and the animation is just blank then the phone just loads up. I had the files as .png but it didn't work so I changed them to jpg and still nothing. Can anyone check what i done wrong? I will attach my bootanimation file.

BOOTANIMATION.ZIP

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=THH790AQ

audiofile

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7R36QTH5
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] CaelanT:
Without downloading your files, (I am at work and don't have the time right now), I would say you probably did not zip the files correctly.

1. Download and install 7-Zip.

2. Highlight your boot animation files, (CTRL or SHIFT and left click).

3. Right click on selected files.

4. Select 7-Zip > Add to archive.

5. Set Archive Format to Zip and Compression Level to Store.

6. Name your zip file accordingly (e.g. bootanimation).

7. Click OK.

Your bootanimation.zip should now be zipped correctly.

---------- Post added at 10:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:58 AM ----------

OK, I did the work for you. It was the way you zipped the boot animation up. Here is the working animation:

http://www.mediafire.com/?5hn2wl4d1st8o3k

Remember to rename it to bootanimation.zip

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] lvlonkii:
Thanks a bunch, I just tried it and it only plays 1/4 of the images and then turns black, I have to see what's going on.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] jpinoy:
I use this to preview my boot animations before installing them, got it from despotovski01 on this thread... nice write up and tools.. the links are @ step 7 of the first post...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1096068

I found that editing the desc.txt file to make sure that there is a 'return' after the last line cures alot of the issues, and making sure you're zipping in 'store' mode..
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] lvlonkii:
Thanks I will try it when I get home from work
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] lvlonkii:
I finally got it, Thanks for the links. It helped me out so much.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] jpinoy:
Yeah, I found that even at 32bits, the animation works, it was the last return after the last line in desx.txt file that was killing my animation.. haha.. but, I try to save in .jpg as it takes up less space and I couldn't tell the difference between the .png and .jpg boot animations...

have fun!
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] die_braut:
Hey guys,

I know, there are several tutorials who explain, how to root a HTC Legend HBOOT 1.01.

I created a goldcard successfully, but now, the tutorial I want to use, this one, tells me in its second step, I should already have a rooted phone, but I'm using the tutorial to root this phone ?!

How should I already have a rooted phone in a tutorial which tells me how to root it?

Btw, next step of the tutorial is, to downgrade the legend to 1.31.

Can I use this tutorial too? [HOWTO] DOWNGRADE to 1.31 which you can then root for Legend 2.1

Please, can someone bring me back on the right way, I am confused and read too much different tutorials, don't know which one to follow now.

My target is a working CM7 with CWR on my mates legend.
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] die_braut:
Nobody can help me? Plz, just a link might help...
[Legend Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slizer01:
Quick intro

Hi

you need a Legend with version 2.1 of Android if you want to root your phone - and part of the 2.1 software suite includes RUU ver.1.31 which is the last version allowing us to upload to our own devices.

1. First you make a goldcard making it possible to downgrade your otherwise locked firmware in your phone as your goldcard unlocks Android 2.2 on your Legend.

2. Then you install Android 2.1 which includes RUU 1.31 making it possible to upgrade/update/exchange the ROM as you please as it is locked in later versions after version 1.31.

3. You find a good ROM on and follow one of the many guides on this page TO THE LETTER - ROM on sdcard and so on

4. Flash, Enjoy and press Thanks to the people who gave you the ROM :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincdoes.me:
Im sorry if you get this alot but I'm very confused on all your development posting on how to root my Asus TF101 build # 8.6.5.9 Android - 3.2

I was about to do BRKS root tool kit but I'm not sure I'm not new to rooting having a Droid incredible, atrix, and LG Thrill .. but honey comb and being a tablet I feel uncomfortable with just going to town on rooting.

My main reason is o.c'ing my kernel and I really want this to feel faster my phone beats my transformer with ease.. I'd like to play some game that ive bought on other devices. Why is my fav game modern combat 2 on Acer a500 but isn't on this or the thrive..?

So if y'all could help brother out with my questions I would love to do this asap :-)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AustinMartin:
First thing you need to find out is what the serial number is. If it's below B70, then you can root it, if it's B70 you may be able to root it, if it's B80 or up, presently you can't root it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincdoes.me:
It says S/N B60*******

Is this a good thing?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincdoes.me:
What would you recommended rooting method and Rom for first timer I'm going to wait to root till I get some good answer like I mentioned before I'm not gonna just dive right into it till i have more time for research ect.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asdfuogh:
Umm, honestly, I think the most straightforward one is the linux universal root. I used it for my b5, and it worked exactly as it should.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincdoes.me:
I tried it won't let me go to a desktop I've tried the Ubuntu w/script method but couldn't get it to boot past showing me the thinking mouse pointer

So I will try the other way I see a YouTube video on rooting the 3.2 and below so.. i shall see when I do it tomorrow

Thanks for the imput
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emmur0:
Brk worked wonders for me
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincdoes.me:
Even if I updated to 3.2 I'm having a problem I put it into apx mode then it gets stuck saying phone update success but the app on the pc freezes..
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatalynx:
use nvflash together with prime 1.4 rom it worked for me when i failed to root and wont boot at all...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincdoes.me:
Brks worked thanks I've tried all the 3 popular(stable) roms and liked revolver alot but wifi would take some times 5minutes to load so I'm on prime 1.9 and like it alot!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evotuning:
brk worked for me.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincdoes.me:
Yea it worked good I used an older version he has worked very hard on a new program for windows but unfortunately it did not work with my pc but his older bluescreen script did and I like my tf101 I just wish gameloft made games for it since it basicly the same thing as iconia a500.. I have all game bought just no way to play them..
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammerfest:
DRM effing up your gameplay... gotta love it...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dincdoes.me:
Yea it is and I've been in love with android but I'm seeing it becoming more n more strict as it gets older like its nasty counter part apple..
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DilloDroid:
I have used the method on the thread below to root then unroot...install latest version of 3.2 and then to re-root again using the bootable CD method.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1198303

If I had been on a custom rom I might have had a different experience..then again maybe not.

I don't use one and not interested in overclocking ...maybe later as it gets older but my phone never showed much difference by doing so..... perception. If I played a lot of games my perception might be different.
[General Topics] Gen1usw0rk:
We have been hearing a lot about Samsung’s upcoming smartphone called the Nexus Prime. The handset, said to come powered by Google’s latest OS Android 4.0, is again in the news as part of the run up to a roll out date. If you remember, we had sometime ago spotted the device carrying the model number GT-I9250 with a Wi-Fi certification. The latest is that a support page for the GTI9250 has come up on the Samsung website. The funny part is that the page is almost blank. Also, a leak has brought to the fore a few specs of the phone.

If you head for the page here, you will be able to see tabs that have Downloads, FAQs, How-to Guides, and Troubleshooting features. In case you are looking for some details on the phone, let us tell you there’s nothing about the device on the page you are looking at.

Leaked specs of the phone have revealed a 4.65-inch screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720. The device would come with a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, 1GB RAM and 5-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording.

We just hope the Super AMOLED technology will be integrated with the display as Samsung has been offering that in their latest devices. The 8.8mm thin handset enclosed in a metal chassis is likely to come with the curved display – something akin to what its predecessor, the Nexus S, had come with.

It is believed that Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich OS will be rolled out in October. Chances are that the Nexus Prime would come powered by the new version of the OS.

In addition, the rumored specs and the latest blank page of the smartphone hint that we can expect a soon release of the Nexus Prime during the same month.

via devicemag.
[General Topics] Toss3:
Really looking forward to seeing this phone and what new features ICS brings to the smartphone table!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidtanis:
Doesn't power on at all, tried 3 botten /w battery in and out tried two w/battery in and out. and made a jig doesn't work. help I had this happen before and someone help me.

was running a custom 2.2 and the phone keeped rebooting so i loaded Samsung kies and it said everything was great. then morning
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfranklin1986:
I think we need a sticky around here that says "Don't use Mini Kies, It might brick your phone!"
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidtanis:
so is there hope? or

do i send off my phone to one off those repair shops

and is there a cheep one someone knows of, It been a great month quit job to move to AZ and then found out at 32 I have spine cancer so dont have much money
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfranklin1986:
call tmobile and tell them that you were upgrading your phone using kies and it won't turn back on, should be covered under warranty
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] o0stryxs0o:
Yep has happened to others and T-Mobile has to cover it because its the "official" way to upgrade our phones.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidtanis:
I did the hardware GPS fix so don't think it will be covered (be able to send it in)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamcooks:
You could run your phone over with your car, our leave it In a can and report it to insurance.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfranklin1986:
Pm this guy, he can JTAG it but not sure of cost
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dseldown:
WRONG!!! WRONG!!! Suggestion, I repeat do not tell them you were using KIES, unless you want to be without your phone for 3 plus weeks!!

They will immediately tell you, that is a Samsung problem, and you'll have to ship it to Plano, TX where they will take their sweet time in JTAGing it!!

Also unless you had extended warranty coverage/insurance, any physical damage or water damage etc they WILL NOT COVER IT, I know this for a FACT!!

They will only cover the replacement, if it hasn't been modded by SW or HW modding and it has no physical damage other than normal wear and tear. PERIOD!!

Also did you just bend the tabs a bit to improve signal reception for the GPS contact fix or did you build up solder on it??

Cause if you just bent it a little, your in the clear pal!! Unless you never got a chance to restore it back to JFD stock Froyo before you hosed it with Kies!!

I myself used solder, and had to use solder wick to remove it all so it looked OEM, and they never balked at it, = NO CHARGEBACK TO ME!!!

Instead tell them, you were using the phone to talk with your main Skeeezzer or whatever, and it just died= Period! TELL them no more than that, and they wont even question you, when you receive your new phone, you'll have to send the old one out in it, Once they receive it, they'll do a power up test, and that'll be it end of story. At that point, they will do a charge back to Samsung!! BUT NOT to you!!!

BTW KIES is notorious for corrupting the BL.bin and the SBL.bin files, You are truly hard bricked my friend!! :mad: BTW BL is Boot loader and SBL is 2ndary bootloader They were hosed by KIES, and once they are corrupted, its Either JTAG it or replacement

You do have 2 other options if you already ****ed up with TMO

1st suggestion, Pay $40 AND SEND IT TO TECH MOBILE, AND JOSH WILL RESURRECT IT FOR YOU WITH QUICK TURN TIMES!

lINK: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-vibrant-jtag-brick-repair/

OR TRY THIS : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1220181

BTW Good luck, and wish you the best with your fight on the spine cancer!! That is truly a kick in the nut sack!! :[
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kawika:
When you plug the phone in to either a PC or charger does the phone get any life at all? As in do you see the "spindles" or battery charging icon?

If the phone is getting no life at all. Unfortunately a JTAG would seem to be the only fix for you.

Good luck!:)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason.hamilton:
Hello,

I have a rooted and BL unlocked atrix.

Tried to use rom manager to install CWM. Tried to go into recovery but now it is saying: "Failed to boot 2" and under that "Starting RSD mode".

I have pulled battery and no luck.

Please help
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason.hamilton:
Well cant enter fastboot either. Was going to try to flash tenfar's CWM but when i hold down the power and vol down key it it displays the before mentioned error and turns the phone off a millisecond later.

Good news however is that RSD still picks up the phone. I will go home and try to flash the pudding sdf again and see if i can get it to boot up that way. If anyone else has any ideas, let me know please.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jason.hamilton:
flashed pudding using rsd lite and it booted up. Lost root but apps stayed.
[LG Thrill 4G] taytay209:
I'm new at this but I was reading online on how to mod the original. I wanna take a crack at it. I'm familiar with animating and rendering in Maya. I'm also familiar with Photoshop. I know we don't have any custom Roms yet but I'd like to do my part and help out. So if any one has ideas please post em up.
[LG Thrill 4G] Gr8Danes:
How about a play on the 3D feature of the phone? Something along the lines of the Android becoming 3D from 2d in the animation? (popping out of a phone, or something)
[LG Thrill 4G] taytay209:
I like that idea. I could make a vector 2d android then have him get pushed out of the way by a 3d one.
[LG Thrill 4G] Gr8Danes:
Yea, that would be pretty cool. ;)

"3D is better"
[LG Thrill 4G] JonGarrett:
that sounds like a great idea.
[LG Thrill 4G] malickie:
Now the question is figuring out how to get the picture to do that on bootup. Either way Love that idea.
[LG Thrill 4G] taytay209:
Update

http://i.imgur.com/C6VCD.png

Just Finishing up modeling. Then i have to Rig the little driod.(Give him Bones) Then on to Animating. I was thinking of having him pound on some glass and break thru it and have the shards pass by the camera. But Once its rigged we can play with more ideas.
[LG Thrill 4G] malickie:
Looks awesome so far, keep up the good work.
[LG Thrill 4G] Gr8Danes:
Looking great. Can't wait.
[LG Thrill 4G] baudilus:
Agreed - looking good!
[LG Thrill 4G] Spartoi:
Looks pretty good so far.
[LG Thrill 4G] quarlow:
The image is looking good, I'm excited to try it.

Would it be possible to actually kick up the 3D screen while booting up? A 2D android replaced by a 3D android, in 3D.

Sent from my LG Thrill faux G
[LG Thrill 4G] taytay209:
Thanx for the support guys! The Android rig is comming along. Im just finishing up weight painting. It will soon be ready for animating.
[LG Thrill 4G] taytay209:
That would be awsome but im not sure if its possible. But if a crazy smart developer figures out how to enable that feature in boot i could make the animation a .jps rather than a .tff
[LG Thrill 4G] taytay209:
I'm still working in this thing. I'm just having problems with my rigging. I think need to remodel my android with better tessellation, I'm getting really strange deformations.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mieszkos_x:
Hi, Guys how to overclock CPU tablet Prestigio PMP3084B ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mieszkos_x:
Not one knows ? I think that is blocked kernel, so is there any kernel ready to overclock ? Or how can I make a new kernel without blocked overclocking
[Streak 5 General] slaydog:
The only arguable point I see is if you prefer windows or android...

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/comparisons/1051299/samsung_galaxy_note_vs_htc_titan.html

I've actually been hearing good things about the new windows platform, and I might have to check it out.
[Streak 5 General] roperband:
I'm also looking forward to the HTC Holiday. It has a 4.5 inch screen and will run AT&T's LTE network.
[Streak 5 General] SHildebrandt:
I think the main obsticle standing in the way of Android, iOS and even WindowsPhone at the moment is the inability to natively print or offer true USB hosting, regardless of the device (tablet or smartphone). If Microsoft can develop an OS with these two missing features that can run on a smartphone, tablet and a PC, they will have a winner on their hands (IMO)
[Streak 5 General] nickshertzer:
The Titan is very "meh". Honestly, I think the Note might not be enough of an upgrade in size. I want 6 inches. Galaxy Tab 7" fits fine in my slacks.

"The HTC Titan is fitted with a 4.7-inch S-LCD display which operates at a resolution of 480 x 800 and offers up a pixel density of 199ppi.

The quality of the display can't really be called into question, as it's of a generally high standard but the size may put some folk off.

The Samsung Galaxy Note boasts an enormous 5.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen which features a resolution of 800 x 1280 and a pixel density of 285ppi,"
[Streak 5 General] rvbarton:
dude... you should check it out...

I love my streak, but the Windows phone 7 is buttery smooth & very slick. That is before Mango is finally pushed out. I installed the beta2 mango on my Dell Venue Pro and thought, "THis is simply a SICK OS!" I'm probably going to switch over to the Titan once it's released.

I'm really interested in knowing what software the Windows phone 7.5 mango will use for the face to face video chat. The titan has a FFC (Front Facing Camera) at 1.5mp, and the rear is 8mp, if I"m correct.

THAT is going to be SICK! :)
[Streak 5 General] htcjikelly:
WP7 has not been the success Microsoft thought it would be and Android is cleaning their clock.

Will this Mango change that??

If it is advertised maybe. I have yet to see anyone with a WP7 device. Microsoft lost a lot of customers when the ended support for WM. They lost those customers to iPhone and android devices. Personally it will be hard for me to consider going back.

Except there is this...

http://mobilitydigest.com/wp7-running-ie9-smashes-the-iphone/

Like if the phone will run the a complete version of ie9 that is totally awesome and will result in my recommending devices that run WP7 Mango for use at work. We have been waiting a long time for a full version of ie on a mobile device.
[Streak 5 General] marquez7890:
I have the streak now, and the galaxy note is looking real promising, i cant wait for it to come out
[Streak 5 General] kurogumadell_streak:
Is anybody getting Samsung galaxy s 2 for the quickness and for the new touch wiz that the note going to have. Because I'm getting the note when they ship.
[Streak 5 General] htcjikelly:
How do you get around without Adobe Flash?

The IE9 version on WP7 Mango is not the full version of the browser. It currently is not slated to support Flash and it doesn't do full active x either. I will need both those items before I can consider it for our needs at work let alone replacement of my streak.

http://windowsphone7reviews.net/windows-phone-mango-ripe-or-rotten
[Streak 5 General] ameiurus:
Oh man! I'm now officially lusting over the Note after reading this article!
[Streak 5 General] borijess:
Here goes another.

http://www.knowyourmobile.com/comparisons/1054776/htc_sensation_xe_vs_samsung_galaxy_note.html

Sent from the SuperStreak! ;-)
[Streak 5 General] slaydog:
Apparently there may be plans to release the Note in the US.

According to this article:

http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/samsung-galaxy-note-release-date-specs-13837/

"As far as the Samsung Galaxy Note release date goes, it has bee announced that the smartphone/tablet hybrid will be available before the end of 2011 in some Nordic countries while UK and US will probably get it sometime during 2012."

At least they have narrowed it down to a release year.
[Streak 5 General] msgnyc:
Personally, I'm still waiting on the ASUS Memo to be my Streaks Tab/Phone replacement.

I'm still up in the air about how I feel about the ASUS Padfone....