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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DEW-SCGS:
Quick question,if i want to go to a rom that has gb bl.s from 1 with froyo bl.s can i just download and flash gb bl,s stay in rec.then flash rom?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
it is so risky to flash bootloaders in recovery....and should not be done that way
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhaley30705:
I wasnt aware of a full package for bootloaders that is set up to flash with CWM.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
dont know of any off hand, but i do know that you can flash sbl.bin via CWM...and its extremely risky to do so
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DEW-SCGS:
Ok,thanks can you download bl,s to phone from pc then flash rom?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
my first recommendation is Heimdall, second would be ODIN

if you have to ask about downloading bootloaders to the phone from the PC, then you shouldnt be doing this. this would indicate you have a lot more reading to do to understand what you are actually doing.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bulletproof1013:
Odin

Sent from my unbrickable cappy *bam*
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DEW-SCGS:
Reason i asked is a friend of mine dl a rom based on gb bl,s he was on rom,with froyo bl,s ended up messed up phone i got it fixed with help on here ,all i had to do is dl gb bl,s to his phone and it worked fine i did I

Use odin just curious if would work again or if i got lucky that time
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avater5:
hello everyone,yesterday i was intend to downgrade the rom i was using for my captivate.i went to download menu and with odin i completed the steps.but when when it rebooted now all i can see is the at&t screen flashing and if i try to plug it with my pc the battery ico shows like charging.so i am badly in need of help.cuz i cant go to the download menu(and i tried all the 3 buttons combo usb jig every single thing but nothing happens),so plz help me out.what should i do.i got no idea i tried a lot but nothing happens plz help me out if anyone knows anything about it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rodger-sp:
I would like to root the at&t xperia play if some one can help.

Sent by igadgetgeek xda premium
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hidarez:
Can't unlock AT&T Play

Just go the AT&T play, and can't unlock the bootloader using the instructions on here nor on the official sonyericson instructions. Basically, can't get into fastboot mode at all, using search button and usb plugin as instructed.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HighJeep:
There are two dudes on there forums that can do the bootloader unlock. I think its like $24usd. I'm gonna do mine payday (Friday). Pretty sure once you unlock the bootloader, the root should be easy. Look in the general section those dudes are in there.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madgidd:
Ya alejandrissimo did mine and if u do get this done if u can send me a back up of your rom I would like to test some things.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HighJeep:
Ill be doing mine friday. Payday! Lol. I will be happy to send you a copy. Pm me some instructions for what exactly you need.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AwesomeAHlee:
has anyone tried to unbrand their phone? is it an easy process? is it safe?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jfn0802:
Fastboot :(

I can not get into fastboot either...

I tried pressing search and menu
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HighJeep:
PM alejandrissimo .... job done like 25 bucks
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jfn0802:
Can he also do AT&T?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thando36:
yes he can, he just did it for me last night. Was fast and easy, he even helped root it and answered any other questions i had.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrROBschiz:
Do i have to physically send the phone?

I am new to android (jumping off the iphone train) but i was under the impression that it wouldn't be hard to root the device myself.

I'm hoping to be quickly corrected here.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jfn0802:
Respond Time?

How long did it take for him to respond? I PMed him on xda private messages.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netorino:
You don't have to send your phone. You install a few software needed for him to remotely do all the stuff in front of your eyes. And you open the back cover of the phone, link two points with a paper clip or something like that. A lot of people have done it and I haven't seen a single complaint (except for some people who think this is a ripoff and want it free).

The problem is that there are a few versions of "lock", carrier sim-lock, locked bootloader, not being able to use fastboot. But this method unlocks everything in a few minutes.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatsupnow:
Jinx13 also does bootloader unlocking for like 15 bucks
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrROBschiz:
I plan on picking up my phone tomorrow.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyrusalmighty:
I have PMed Alejandrissimo and I am hoping this phones bootloader can be unlocked. I have AT&T Xperia Play(R800At) and the bloatware is killing me(and lack of freedom). Phone is brand new & it will be a shame to have to return for Atrix. I will pay the money as long as future updates dont re-lock bootloader, sim, & take root from me & I dont have to keep paying.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cversion7:
I have an R800at that he unlocked yesterday. Also got root going and will remove bloat this weekend. He can certainly help you out.
[General Questions and Answers] gascomm:
i keep being asked which app i would like to perform actions - i make a selection & all is fine until the phone is rebooted, then off it goes again.

i've trawled the general system settings looking for a toggle but failed to find anything related to default settings storage.

any help appreciated

my set-up is in my sig.
[General Questions and Answers] Omnichron:
Probably another program overriding your selections. Try try going to Menu button on your phone and select Settings option, scroll down to the Applications section and tap it. On the next screen, tap Manage Applications and then the All tab on the subsequent screen, scroll down the list of apps until you see the App in question listed and tap that entry. On the next screen look for the "Launch by default" section and hit the Clear defaults button. Reboot and select the default program you want and see if it sticks on the next reboot. Let me know if this helps. :)
[General Questions and Answers] gascomm:
good logical advice, which you would assume would do the trick.

unfortunately, it doesn't fix the problem

i was wondering if there's a file somewhere whch can be edited & locked?
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3n:
im not 100% sure where those things are saved, maybe in settings.db file of the android settings app.

Check your phones app directory, there should be something like

com.android.providers.settings and com.android.settings

I could imagine that the filepermissions are wrong on certain files and thus your new selection are not saved.
[General Questions and Answers] gascomm:
i've searched for hours with no success for a db file. i do believe you are on the right trac but it'll take a smarter mind than my own to highlight where the setting is hiding.

there is a lockscreen toggle option on the redux2 rom, so i've asked over there.

thank you both for your thoughts
[HTC Sensation] gtcalder:
Hi guys,

Ive got a sensation on T-mobile and last night i had problems trying to send an sms to one contact in particular, it kept coming back saying unable to send message, i am able to call this contact and also receive their calls and sms. I know its not their phone as it takes sms from their other contacts and likewise mine still sends to the rest of my contacts. I have tried sending a few messages to this contact that i am having trouble with and a few have sent, but the rest come up as unable to send.

I hope someone can shed some light!

Cheers

---------- Post added at 06:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:37 PM ----------

Ive just deleted my whole inbox of every message and this seems to have solved the problem!
[HTC Sensation] ray_smuckles:
Edit: Nevermind, I just noticed your edit and see that you already resolved the problem. Glad you found a solution, guess I'll have to give that method another try.

Experiencing the same problem with one contact (though for all I know it may affect other contacts as well).

I haven't found a fix that works for me, although I have seen other people reporting the same issue having luck either by deleting all SMS threads or creating new (but identical to the original) APN settings. Neither of these worked for me.

The only two workarounds I have found that have worked are to add a subject to the message which in turn converts it into an MMS which will send without any problem OR using another messaging app altogether.
[HTC Sensation] gtcalder:
Yeah it seemed to work ok for me, deleting all SMS threads.

Maybe if you cant find a quick fix, give HTC or your provider a ring, its definitely nothing that we have done wrong!

Good Luck!
[HTC Sensation] YoungSinema:
I'm having the same exact issue. I can't send sms to one contact using the stock app, but it'll work with GoSMS. Deleting all my threads doesn't work. Anyone have any clues? BTW, I have an Evo 3D, but I doubt the solution would be any difference.
[Android Apps and Games] Aqua1ung:
Looking for a solution to stream my huge FLAC collection to my Android devices, with or without transcoding. Looking to use Logitech's revue, or some low power embedded Linux box. Streaming should be possible over the Internet, not just LAN. Any suggestions?
[Android Apps and Games] Mr.Pigeon:
Check out Subsonic .. works great with flac

https://market.android.com/details?id=net.sourceforge.subsonic.androidapp

http://www.subsonic.org
[Android Apps and Games] Aqua1ung:
Thanks, I've been trolling their forums for a while now :) Can you suggest a particular NAS to install Subsonic on (hopefully under $150)? Also, I think Subsonic needs Java, hence may have hefty HW requirements. Do you stream FLACs with or w/o transcoding? How does your NAS hold up to on-the-fly transcoding?

I've also been looking at Twonky (my E4200 router is supposed to have a Twonky media server, only Linksys smartasses managed to ruin it in the latest firmware), MPD, Plex, Tversity and Chumby. Anyone care to comment on any of these?
[Android Apps and Games] netarchie:
I have been using WD My Book live which also has twonky media server in it. I use the free bubbleUpnp for streaming audio/video from the NAS, which it does perfectly. Flacs too play very well.

Strangely I could not get the paid Twonky mobile client app to stream my flac files from my NAS!
[Android Apps and Games] Aqua1ung:
Does bubbleUpnp stream onto the Internet as well, or just the LAN?
[Thunderbolt General] thatdudebutch:
Just wondering why everything BAMF related gets deleted here? The last time I spoke with a mod I cleared up some misconceptions he had about why BAMF moved to it's in forum which was so we could moderate our threads and give more proper support. I still visit XDA on a pretty regular basis and see every BAMF mod or thread deleted. Just wondering what the deal is, not that it really matters I guess.
[Thunderbolt General] eraursls1984:
Deleted in 5... 4... 3...

I like teambamf forums better for Rom support anyways because I don't have to reads through as much crap just to find out bugs or fixes, its more to the point
[Thunderbolt General] OffcerClancy:
+1 the above

If I read one more post that consists entirely of lol or lmao, I am going to open up my wrists.

In any event, I believe the more sources the better. I am constantly bouncing between here, rootzwiki, and other sources as I follow up on leads & helpful posts. That's how I found my current daily driver ROM, which I'm loving.
[Thunderbolt General] hallstevenson:
Probably because the thread can steer users elsewhere (read: anywhere other than here) and financially impacts xda.
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
Then explain this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003891

Looks to me like we got butt hurt moderators. I don't care myself, but for those who do wish to post and get their stuff here, its a pity.
[Thunderbolt General] 00negative:
Just post your roms here and wouldn't be issue. Do you allow virus or droidtheory or whomever to have mods for their roms posted on your site?

I am actually running a bamf ROM currently and it is pretty solid but I don't come here looking for mods or support for it either.
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
Defend them all you like. They have taken it personally. I refuse to post our work here due to past events.

That said, they shouldn't stop others who wish to. Last I checked, this wasn't a one rom site. So your analogy falls very short.
[Thunderbolt General] 00negative:
I have no horse in this race, I have no xda affiliation and try all the roms but I see their point in this one, sorry if you don't like that because it doesn't agree with yours.

But my point was valid. Did Verizon offer iPhone accessories when they didn't have ability to sell iPhone?

Exactly
[Thunderbolt General] mrpicolas:
Hi

Actually they did for about a month before it launched

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[Thunderbolt General] sgtguthrie:
Any mods out there?

Can we get a response from someone at XDA? Maybe one of the mods deleting ALL the bamf related threads? OR WILL YOU JUST DELETE IT! Butch, ADR, I don't think this thread will make it thru the night!

I just don't think they like that most devs are hanging out at Rootzwiki now :-)
[Thunderbolt General] tdevaughn:
Email received from xda devs regarding a thread i created asking why other threads were closed as they were mods for a bamf rom...

Message Body:

why was my thread removed?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1266386&goto=newpost

--

This mail is sent via contact form on xda-developers http://www.xda-developers.com

Because rootzwiki is the place to discuss BAMF stuff. We have more than enough to do controlling the work of teams and members that are allowed or choose to develop here. The work of BAMF and spin off work is probably best done at rootzwiki where it can all be kept in one place.
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
that are allowed

I LOL'ed.
[Thunderbolt General] Hemorrdroid:
Fail analogy is fail. Don't try too hard, you might strain yourself.
[Thunderbolt General] 00negative:
You didn't state why...

because you have no facts to back it
[Thunderbolt General] HoosierRealtor:
The only way your analogy works is if there was an XDA rom. There isn't this is a collective for developers to post their roms. BAMF, MIKMIK, DroidTheory, Liquid, Cyanogen all have their rom specific websites.

This is why your analogy doesn't work.
[Thunderbolt General] NotATreoFan:
Your example above does not break XDA rules. External links and/or offsite downloads are permitted provided that there is no registration required. Team BAMF Forums require registration to see the download links, which is why the files are no permitted to be posted here or linked to.

Here is a copy of Rule 11 for your convenience, with the final 3 bullet points relating to this case.

11. Don’t post with the intention of selling something.

Don’t use XDA to advertise your product or service. Proprietors of for-pay products or services, may use XDA to get feedback, provide beta access, or a free version of their product for XDA users and offer support, but not to post with the intention of selling. This includes promoting sites similar/substantially similar to XDA-Developers.com.

Do not post press releases, announcements, links to trial software, or commercial services. unless you’re posting an exclusive release for XDA-Developers.com.

Encouraging members to participate in forum activities on other phone related sites is prohibited.

Off-site downloads are permitted if the site is non-commercial and does not require registration.

Off-site downloads from sites requiring registration are NOT encouraged but may be permitted if the following conditions are met:

A) the site belongs to a member of XDA-Developers with at least 1500 posts and 2 years membership who actively maintains XDA-Developers' support thread(s) / posts, related to the download,

B) the site is a relatively small personal website without commercial advertising/links (i.e. not a competitor forum-based site with purposes and aims similar to those of XDA-Developers.com.)
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
Thats not even what I am talking about. I am talking about the modders posting their work here, with links that don't even point to our forums being pushed out and locked.

There is no rule against posting mods, right?

Look up deleted posts by thejondude.
[Thunderbolt General] eraursls1984:
This still doesn't explain why the mods that don't link to BAMF forums get deleted, they don't break the above rules.
[Thunderbolt General] 00negative:
I think you need to reread my post. First example wasn't best but they knew what I was trying to say
[Thunderbolt General] NotATreoFan:
If mods created for BAMF, but not by BAMF have been deleted, then that appears to be in error. I will look into this and respond in thread.
[Thunderbolt General] hallstevenson:
I'm not explaining anything. People can only speculate but the fact is, XDA has stated in the past their stance on "outside" linking to competing sites.

If an "official" answer was needed by the OP, he should contacted the staff, not started a thread...
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
The post right before yours completely invalidates your argument.
[Thunderbolt General] Smok3d:
"This still doesn't explain why the mods that don't link to BAMF forums get deleted, they don't break the above rules." Did you even read any of the posts before you blindly commented on something you know nothing about? soniamdisappoint.jpeg
[Thunderbolt General] hallstevenson:
Let me repeat it again....

I don't work for XDA. I'm just a regular user like everyone else. NONE OF US CAN GIVE A REAL ANSWER. This is posted in a DISCUSSION forum and I'm .... drumroll please .... discussing it !
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
umad bro? umad?
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
...and PMs obviously don't work.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17667574&postcount=11
[Thunderbolt General] sgtguthrie:
Adrynalyne, you certainly do get your facts straight before posting...lol! I really don't get how anyone who has read this entire thread including links, couldn't possibly argue your points and make any sense doing it. I'm anxious to see what treo's reply is...
[Thunderbolt General] hallstevenson:
Nope, not at all. It appears though that if people don't agree with you or side with you, it's a problem.

By the way, I enjoy my SkyRaider ROM. Is that a "Team BAMF" one ? :D
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
Last I checked, a senior mod was checking into this for me and agreed that it wasn't right if they weren't hotlinking to our forums....

So...I seek truth, not agreement.
[Thunderbolt General] Fasinationinmotion:
Dude of all people to argue with especially in this thread adrynalyne is not one of them haha.
[Thunderbolt General] Mustang302LX:
lol aint that the truth.

IBTL!
[Thunderbolt General] abn75:
I actually have my own theory as to why all the threads get deleted, but since the last two threads I posted it in for said treatment i shall refrain from posting it here.
[Thunderbolt General] ANDR0lD:
From what i read BAMF isn't breaking the rules... Don't say the word "the" again in this thread or ill suspend all of you;)
[Thunderbolt General] sgtguthrie:
especially if you're using a bamf rom!!!
[Thunderbolt General] abn75:
I really hope no one is actually expecting any type of real answer to be given. From past experience they will not give one.
[Thunderbolt General] jbh00jh:
+1

Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
[Thunderbolt General] sgtguthrie:
I think we'll get a real answer...

This thread is linked all over Twitter and retweeted from Adrynalyne's twitter. BAMF has a lot of followers, so it would behoove them to answer here, in this thread, publicly.

I think Treo will answer here...he said he would, so it would make him look bad now if he doesn't.
[Thunderbolt General] hallstevenson:
For future reference, please provide a list of users who are "off-limits".
[Thunderbolt General] loonatik78:
Adrynalyne is a man, not a god, and is perfectly safe to argue with. But... you're probably gonna find yourself wrong because he doesn't talk outta his ass. Taking devs to task isn't stupid or wrong, but make sure you know what you're talking about.
[Thunderbolt General] hallstevenson:
Remember, the OP asked "why?" and I mentioned that XDA doesn't like people pointing to other sites. That is ALL. Then Adrynalyne asks ME to explain why a particular thread is still up. Ummm, yeah, let me think of a reason.... There's no right or wrong here.
[Thunderbolt General] Schedonnardus:
you did not read the thread before you posted. The issue is not the BAMF Devs posting outside links, its modders getting their BAMF mods deleted. There is not outside link to the BAMF website with these mods.

This is the reason you have been taken to task. Yes you posted your opinion, but it was worded in such a way as to appear that you hadn't read all the posts in the thread.
[Thunderbolt General] hallstevenson:
I was the 4th post in the thread when I posted my comment !! And no offense to the two who posted before the OP, there was nothing earth-shattering in those in-between posts that I missed.
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
The point of me posting that link was to show you it had nothing to do with external links as you had previously mentioned. Virus regularly redirects people to his own forums from xda and the mods do not molest him. Here we had a case of modders not even using external links to other sites, yet are being harassed by xda moderators.

Why you are having difficulty understanding that you are arguing something entirely different, I know not.
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
Yeah, they don't even give Virus crap for using a kernel that does not comply with GPL either :confused:
[Thunderbolt General] adrynalyne:
Or the Synergy updater, thats based on GPL code :D

Alas, this thread isn't about Virus. Its about moderators and what appears to be personal agendas against a dev team. However, its not affecting the team, its affecting normal users and modders who are just trying to share their work.
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
Didn't know that about him, interesting though. Yeah sorry to jump off topic there, back to the thread topic :)

Hopefully it gets resolved and the reason found out.
[Thunderbolt General] Old MuckenMire:
I moderate a forum with over 3 million users and you would be surprised how often mods just make honest mistakes. It's very possible some moderators just thought bamf threads weren't allowed for whatever reason.
[Thunderbolt General] WhiteReign:
Rom Dev's should keep their roms here so it makes it easy for the masses to get that rom. Also not every one wants to register a new name on another forum. Just how I feel. Also if you look at my sig i support you guy. :)
[Thunderbolt General] sgtguthrie:
They had their reasons, and RootzWiki is worth the jump (fyi).

Either way, that is missing the point like "captain-save-a-mod" who has been arguing with adrynalyne in this thread :-)

sent via rooted THUNDERBOLT with Tapatalk
[Thunderbolt General] NotATreoFan:
Sorry for the delay in posting back here. I was swamped at work all day, and this is in fact the first time I've logged into XDA all day. Please give me until tomorrow to get everything figured out.
[Thunderbolt General] thejondude:
over it 10 char