yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinnyjr:
Revolutionary does work after the GB update, I rooted my Thunderbolt yesterday, S-off,

DL Recovery, flashed the SU zip file. Took all but 10 minutes. Working great.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hallstevenson:
Someone should try and count up the number of "I updated to GB and want to know how to root" threads :(
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtyfingers:
He could have been using tapatalk and not seen the stickied thread. Just sayin
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loonatik78:
Yeah, I thought about that. But, I'd like to point out that using the search feature isn't optional, it's kinda in the rules and demanded.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adoublearonn:
If you took the time to type out those replies, you might as well have just searched this forum yourself and posted the link, as well as telling them what they should do in the future. Swfreak wins this round. Then have the thread closed.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhillyCheez:
1st post by this member and more helpful than many other members around here...

i understand forums have these search options and stickies and what not but reality is... most people don't/forget/not aware/don't care that the answer is around here somewhere even if it's right in front of them.

In fact 99% of the time any question that is asked the answer lays somewhere in this forum. so what? what's another thread that was posted in the correct sub-forum called "

Thunderbolt Q&A

".

Hell what's the point of this sub-forum anyways if members are not gonna give answers but DIY smart ass remarks.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattmartin77:
at least he knew enough to post the question in the right sub forum, lol.

btw, how is the new ota? i dont know if im going to try it.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loonatik78:
uh....... The link is in my sig!!!! Just me posting 10 characters answers the question!!!!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hallstevenson:
I always wondered why there are two sub-forums, Q&A and General. Then I looked closer and the one is for "questions" (and answers obviously) and the other is for discussion.... So, there should be NO questions in the General forum, right ? :D

Kinda silly, methinks. Combine 'em into one, I say.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loonatik78:
Bad idea. There's a whole lot of stuff that not Q&A.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hangtenboy:
Amen. I hope that's not trolling. I am sort of new to this posting thing :) Don;t know if this is the right forum, but I appreciate the help you all give to us new guys. I do agree about the "search" thing though.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocor1993:
Thanks and my 2 cents ;)

Thanks for the info. I did use search to find my answer, and that's what I got. Let me first say that I am very appreciative of all of the time you guys spend here helping out the less knowledgeable. Now for the other...

You guys are obviously here to gain info and to give...right?

So I don't understand why so many of you insist on bashing newbies when they don't do things exactly right. I would just like to remind you that at one time you were also a newbie, and probably did not post in the right forum or just maybe posted a question that had already been asked! Let's take what our mother's taught us..."If you don't have anything nice to say," you now the rest...

I know that I have been reading these forums and have spent hours and hours trying to find the answers I was/am looking for. And sometimes I just want a direct answer to my specific question...though I dare not post a question fearing that I get flamed because it *may* be posted elsewhere...

In closing, please just try to be nice...it's not the end of the world if there is more than one place the same question is answered. Just reply with the link, and maybe the person will realize to do a search for his next question...

Thanks for listening... and please, don't flame me ;)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] cmarshack:
I have a Zoom 4506 travel router that I have been using with a Verizon USB modem.

With the lack of wireless tether, I am wondering if it is possable for me to use PDAnet with my Bionic to share the data conncetion with my PC and Galaxy Tab?

In theory I should be able to do this and my data usage would be no more detectable than tethering with a usb cable. But I have not been able to get the Zoom to pick up the data signal from the Bionic.

Any suggestions wold be helpful.

Thanks
[Motorola Droid Bionic] cmarshack:
This is the official answer I got from Zoom:

"The PDAnet is not compatible with this router. The only way is by using the phones built in hotspot or tethering feature. However, for this you must subscribe to the tethering or hotspot plan with the carrier. But using it with PDAnet it will not work. Sorry.

regards,"

I find this difficult to belive, anyone know a work around?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] powertotheuser:
Zoom 4506 tethering

Zoom now has an Android tethering app for use with their 4506 and 4501 routers. I received a Beta version last week, but it works very well for me. The routers tether through a mini USB port to an Android phone. The app and router combo gives great WiFi range, support for multiple clients, good security. The router even charges my phone while it is tethered if the router is being powered by an AC outlet, but not when the router is being powered by its rechargeable battery.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skim7x:
Hey guys,

Little help needed... I soft-bricked my Vibrant... so I used Odin v1.85 to flash the stock rom (s1_odin_20100512.pit + T959UVJFD.tar)... both were flashed successfully and the phone booted up normally... annoying T-mobile jingle, Galaxy S splash screen, and then lockscreen.

BUT, i see in the notification bar "Preparing internal SD card"... then "Preparing external SD card"... and then BLACK... phone just turns off... sometimes it would just re-boot, other times just stay off. I have tried flashing these files multiple times through Odin using different USB ports and tried restarting the computer a few times as well... no luck... I tried searching but couldn't find anyone else with this same problem...

HAS anyone had this problem? I feel like I'm missing something, but I can't imagine what... maybe more experienced users could see more clearly what I'm missing here... I appreciate all your help... thanks!

Steven
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
I responded. You may want to let others know you were trying to ODIN the wrong phones pit/tar earlier...

have you tried eugenes froyo that does not brick yet?

Are you changing anything in ODIN? All the checkboxes should be untouched. Once you load them, all 3 on the left will be checked, including re-partition.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skim7x:
Yeah I tried the Samsung Galaxy S 4G at first, and that didn't fix anything (of course)... but then I over wrote all that with the stock Vibrant files... so shouldn't that restore everything to stock?

Haven't tried Eugenes froyo... I'll try to give that a shot...

And yeah, all three checkboxes were left untouched, including re-partition... and it does everything successfully... but the phone still shuts down after mounting the SD Cards...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpxd:
Any luck with this?

I did basically the same thing (flashed with wrong pit+pda, used the 4G on the vibrant) and now I'm having the same problem (reproducible crash right after the SD mount), though every so often I also see random graphical corruption and it crashes before getting to the SD mount.

I've been playing with all of the standard roms with odin and heimdall in an attempt to get something working, but that's pretty much what I end up with.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Hendge:
TMobile is killing me. The have me stuck in a contract that i did not agree to for the next two years. I have asked for a transcript of the upgrade/renewal call, they declined and have told me to drop it and not contact them again regarding the issue - I cancel i get two ETF's!!

Well i would hate the Hit on my credit, but will never pay them based on the principle of the matter.

My question involves unlocking the phone and using it on one of the pay as you go providers: Their coverage in my area is not great, but oh well.

I see online sites where i text to their number and they send back a code that unlocks the phone...anyone tried? any good?

What about the SIM card? Any info on how that will work? places to but etc..

any help whatsover? I've always just dealt with AT&T and Tmobile, have no experience unlocking or getting around anything like that.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jose makalolot:
G2x only works with GSM networks and 3g/4g only works with Tmobile network.

If you want to use your g2x with other carrier, you will still end up with networks who are resellers of either at&t and tmobile.

Sent from my Calculator with Android.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] derekedw:
Try simple mobile...uses tmobile 3g bands
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kevinjones84:
Try simple mobile that's what I have wit my g2x and I get 4g unlimited everything for 60 flat
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jose makalolot:
I always get 57max for mine... Now they are offering 40 for utt + uw 3g

Sent from my Calculator with Android.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] phburks:
I don't think this kind of stuff shows on your credit report anyway.

How far up the command chain did you press the issue with T-Mobile? You had to have signed and agreed to something when you set up your account with them. That signed contract is all that matters.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Hendge:
That's the issue. Their over the phone system is flawed. The process is to speak with a REP then they transfer you to an automated system, which is the signing if you will. The auto system ststes your phone # and that you are acknowledging entering into a contract - NO DETAILS of the contract.

I am at the mercy of the communication between me and the REP and the accuracy of their input into whatever system they use.

I went Customer Service -Loyalty -Contract review. So three levels up the chain and was told in the last correspondence they will not investigate any further, Do not email again - Case closed.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Hendge:
That would be a nice savings...is it like a reload system. What interested me about Virgin was they had a $25 plan. I think it's $35 now, not sure if if the cheaper is available. Anyway, only had a few minutes but UTT and data. The trick was to download some program (forget teh name) and teh calls go through the data so no minutes are used!

Also, Metro PCS seems to be the major player around here.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Hendge:
yeah..thanks. i have been learning and see that virgin only works with virgin phones. just thought maybe there was a hack or something
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Hendge:
Will check them out...thanks for the reply.

Thanks. Gonna check
[T-Mobile LG G2x] nycelitemaster:
Guys, If i get the Simple Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text & Web for $40 3G Speed. Will the 3G work on T-Mobile G2X?

2nd Question:

If i get the Simple Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text & Web for $50 4G Speed. Will the 4G work on T-Mobile G2x?

Trying to verify before i purchase the phone. The reason i am trying to find out is because on SimpleMobile website, LG G2x listed is only compatible w/ 3G not 4G, while T-Mobile G2x says clearly it is a 4G phone.

Someone can please shed some light? I called the tech support they didn't know the answer.. Wierd.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jose makalolot:
Yes and Yes.

There is SM 50 UTTW 4g?

Sent from my Calculator with Android.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] nycelitemaster:
Oops Its $60 Buks.. typo on my side. Nice, so all good.. I should be picking one up soon.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mahgninnuc93:
+1 SM works fine. Had a data tower issues last week. But the cost is worth it.

They just rolled out a $40.00 monthly everything unlimited. Data is only 3G on that one though. And you cannot tether with them. SO that kind of sucks.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyboy22:
Is anybody out there putting their TiVo recordings on their Galaxy Tab?

My goal is to board a plane for 5 hours out and 5 hours back and have enough to watch while being off line.

Seems like the process is

1. Transfer from TiVo to desktop/laptop (MS Vista in my case) using TiVo Desktop.

2. Convert with TiVo Desktop software (not sure if you need the paid version. It has a H.264/MPEG-4 MP4 format that is compatible with Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1)

3. Copy/move to GTab using

a. WiFI

b. USB

c. other

My questions are:

A. Is anyone using alternatives to the TiVo Desktop software? For either transferring or converting.

B. How big do these files end up? Is 6-8 hours of video going to eat up my 16GB Tab? An hour TiVo show (HD) seems to be some 6GB in size!

C. What's working for you?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burhanistan:
Handbrake is pretty useful for converting to sizes that you want.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyboy22:
Well, to answer my own question, what worked is to transfer the shows from TiVo to my laptop using TiVo Desktop Plus. Then I used the "convert to..iPad" option. I then transfered to my GTab using WiFi Explorer and played using DicePlayer.

TiVo HD files are about 5GB for an hour show. They convert to iPad format and compress to about 500MB. Takes probably 2 hours all in.

Quality is not as high as I would have liked.

Using TiVo Desktop Plus to "convert to...H.264" resulted in a file that would not play on the GTab.

Using Handbrake to convert the TiVo file directly resulted in a file that would not play on the GTab.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smalis:
There are many variations, but I suggest:

1. Transfer show to computer with Tivo Desktop - you do not need Plus, you will end up with a .Tivo file on your computer, which is essentially a wrapped mpg.

2. Pull the mpg out of the .Tivo wrapper with Tivo File Decoder (http://tivodecode.sourceforge.net/) - a useful front end for the Decoder is the Tivo Decoder GUI (http://www.gmonweb.com/portal/CodingFun/tabid/53/EntryID/3/Default.aspx).

3. Convert the mpg to AVI and reduce file size with any of many available programs - I suggest PocketDivxEncoder (http://www.pocketdivxencoder.net/EN_index.htm), but there may well be better alternatives.

4. Transfer to SGT, and watch.

Have fun!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyboy22:
Thanks!

I just got back from my trip, but I'll try it out.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushmix:
Wellp, I tried to install Cyanogenmod and it bricked the crap out of my phone. I followed their guide at http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Vibrant:_Full_Update_Guide and got to the "The Samsung Vibrant now has ClockworkMod Recovery installed. Continue to the next section." step and upon my phone's startup (with the added Clockworkmod flash screen) was greeted with nothing but a black screen. All I see is the samsung "S," glowing for ten or so seconds, like the Windows logo, then it goes black. I tried One Click Unbrick (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1153310), which restarts my phone, and brings me back to the same screen. Next, I tried doing the three button (sound-up, sound-down, and power) boot into the Android System Recovery program. There, I deleted the cache data, all user data, and attempted to reinstall packages, but I got a "failed to verify whole-file signature" error, as well as a "signature verification failed" error. I also, tried to re-flash via ODIN, but the only way to get it to see the phone is to boot it to the S logo screen (and the darkness beyond). There is the no-man's-land that Odin detects. Unfortunately, Odin gets stuck at the connecting step, and goes no further (unless that takes more than a few minutes). Fun stuff.

I'm sure you get people asking for help all the time, so I am very sorry to be yet another person asking, but this is quite the frustrating brick.

I am able to boot into download mode, as well as the android recovery menu (the aforementioned area with clear cache, user data, etc.) so I have found a bit of solace in those facts.

Thank you so much for your time.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gamikzone:
which rom did u come from?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushmix:
Froyo. I followed the guide to a 't' and got this black screen. I have no idea what I did wrong.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushmix:
Well, I need to run off to work now, but I'd really appreciate any responses.

It seems like my phone isn't being detected by odin or windows when it is in download mode, though windows does recognize that a Samsung USB device is being connected. This is recognized in the windows tray (under the name "Samsung_Android"), and in Heimdall's Zadig driver tool ("Samsung_Android").
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] younix258:
Hmm first tthings first, your reinstall package error seems pretty simple, yu dont have the right update.zip and recovery combination... if u wanna solve that problem, find the recovery 3e to 2e tool (google it) and run it (follow directions).. then you can run reinstall packages (might havr tto do it twice). If that doesnt cut it, find the CWM update.zip and put iit into the root of your internal sd card (the 12gb one), then run reinstall packages again. You may have to reinstall packages more than once.

Your odin problem might be caused by a lack of drivers on your comp... go on the android dev section and look for a thread talking aboout ms64 and 86 drivers samsung something...

If you can get into download mode, you can unbrick your phone so dont panic

Now odin is a very dangerous tool imo so if you really are sorry about askint, do us a favir and read the sticky oon how to odin before you use it so you dont have to come back and ask us about how to Really unbrick your phone

Also, your brick is referred to as a soft brick and the android recovery program is referred to as recovery mode.

And if you really **** up, we now have the unbrickable mod in the vibrant android dev section which will unbrick your phone no matter wat (it takes somr hardware modifying though)

Sent from a cell tower to the XDA server to you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] younix258:
And if i were you, id redownload the cm7 package again to make sure that it wasnt a bad download and id read some general vibrant info before diving into cm7... if youre running stock recov and have never odined before etc, youre prob not the best candidate for flashing.. just my opinion

Sent from a cell tower to the XDA server to you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushmix:
Thank you very much for your reply. I couldn't find a related tool with the Google search string "3e to 2e recovery tool vibrant," but I did find a modified 3e tool at dkszone(*)net/bypass-e-signature-verification-fail-issue-on-samsung-vibrant-android-2.2 . However, this gets stuck at "checking for temporary root."

As for installing drivers, I have installed the Samsung galaxy 64 bit drivers several times now, but I'll give the 32 bit drivers a whirl as well.

I am unable to access the SD card, and don't have a mini SD card reader, so that compounds the problem (damn my lack of cash!).

*Edit* Upon my attempted installation of the 32 bit drivers I get the following (word for word) "Swallowtail has being used. You need to eject device and reboot your computer. Rerun (Japanese or Chinese characters) after reboot your computer." Google returns zero results when I search for this error. I tried rebooting my computer and running it again, but got the same error (even with the phone unplugged from the computer).

*Double Edit* I've been trying to use the AIO Vibrant Toolbox to restore my phone to factory defaults, but I've been having no luck, as it claims my phone is not in USB debugging mode (and obviously I can't change this, as I have no access to the Android OS).
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex9090:
Try this, mate and hopefully you will be up and running soon...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1278683
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushmix:
When I run this the program handshakes, downloads the pit file, then restarts and "...Local and device PIT files don't match and repartition wasn't specified!

Ending session...

Rebooting device...

Device not connected.."

It reboots to the black screen of death and stays there. Perhaps I could select "Flash Bootloader," but the warning of possible permanent damage scares me.

According to the thread...

"REPARTITIONING ISSUE WITH HEIMDALL 1.3.0

Heimdall currently has an issue with repartitioning. 99% of the time you will not need to repartition. Failure to follow these directions can possibly lead to bricking:

Do not flash bootloaders if you see this message:

Code:

Local and device PIT files don't match and repartition wasn't specified!

This message means your partition tables do not match the firmware."

So I guess one of the roots of my problem is that my partition tables do not match the firmware. I have no idea what to do about that.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex9090:
In this case try another computer if you can, install the right drivers and see odin recognizes your phone. I'm sure it will, for some people sometimes it takes fair few tries for no reason.

Another suggestion, take out sim card and external sd while connecting in download mode. Sometimes that helps.

---------- Post added 29th September 2011 at 12:01 AM ---------- Previous post was 28th September 2011 at 11:43 PM ----------

Here is a recent thread where someone had issue with odin connection.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1225197#16797271
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushmix:
Well, I ran Heim one click on another computer and had the same boot-to-blackscreen process happen.

I was, however, successful at getting Odin to recognize the phone with AIO vibrant toolbox. Odin kept getting stuck at "set pit file" though.

Baby steps...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushmix:
This is so frustrating. I feel like I'm so close.

How do I get the right PIT file on my phone if ODIN is getting stuck at that step?

Now, after installing the drivers provided with Heimdall-one-click's Zadig, ODIN doesn't recognize the phone.

One step forward, two steps back.

*Edit* Nevermind, got ODIN to recognize it again by uninstalling/reinstalling all related drivers.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] younix258:
Then odin to stock with tthe stock jfd files.. follow the manual, report results

Sent from a cell tower to the XDA server to you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] }{Alienz}{:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734475

Use those files and the procedure for ODIN.

As for what caused your problem. You flashed a clockwork recovery for a different phone, possibly the Vibrant (non-MTD) mode? Usually installing Clockwork on the Vibrant only works from ROM Manager app when its running stock JFD. At least for me anyway. Any other ROM it ****s it somehow and I end up in a situation like yours. Not to worry though. Here's a quick install guide after you ODIN the phone to stock.

Put latest nightly of CM7 on the phone memory (not external microSD)

Install clockwork (Easiest way to do this is put the update.zip file I've attached onto the root of your phone memory, not the external microsd card, then reboot into recovery (hold both volume buttons and turn it on) and select Reinstall packages twice. It will then boot you into Clockwork).

Wipe data and cache in clockwork

Install zip from SD card--> pick the latest CM7 nightly.

DONE.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushmix:
I'd like to use those files, but every single link is broken...

*Edit* Never mind. Found another source. I'll post upon success/failure.

*Edit again* Actually, it doesn't seem like the new link on mediafire has all the files required by the process (OP: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734475), and I can't post in that thread (because I'm a new user).

This is the post that uploaded the files: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17512889&postcount=615