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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pikachu01:
Best is to reflash since I don't have much information to salvage from your configuration.

If you're using Supersonic or a ROM that disables journaling, you'll get FCs if you encounter a power loss. That's normal. The solution is to reflash anyways.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
There is nothing wrong with your phone. there is something wrong with your searching skills.

ALL rom's JVR, JVS have FC on the Phone.apk.

IF you'd be able to change your pampers by yourself, you'd use SEARCH feature to find it:

Simple, isn;t it? and flash :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] softpinkishlips:
Someone has to teach me. I'm not technical when it comes to roms and flashing. I just do what I am told to do
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
1. Download correct version from above link.

2. Put it on your SD card

3. Reboot your phone to recovery mode

4. Install via option: install update from zip, navigating to the downloaded zip file.

5. Reboot

6. Check if helped and give feedback.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] softpinkishlips:
Hi spam,

Should I need to back up my apps?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
Nope.

This is Phone App only, so you can make a backup of your messages and contacts, everything else should remain untouched.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] softpinkishlips:
Hi spam,

There are two files. Dunno which one is right for my fone
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
if you have stock, it is most likely that you have odexed... just try it as first.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] softpinkishlips:
one more question, no need to reflash?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] softpinkishlips:
hi spam,

i tried installing the files but it says no such file in directory. installation aborted. what shall i do? i put both JVR files in sdcard
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] softpinkishlips:
hi spam,

FC is gone but im getting sudden reboot. dunno y
[Acer Iconia A500] TheChillburger:
I was wondering anyone had any success in getting a dvorak layout on a usb keyboard with the iconia. I've followed a guide to alter the querty file in system/usr/ but that did not work for me.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ronj1986:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/11/...-right-by-introducing-five-new-smartphones-t/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] fireshot91:
Eh, I'll stick to my GSII
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MikeyMike01:
Says Super AMOLED... If that's the case, then the SGS II is much better.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tennyleaz:
I was on stock GB rom, and tried to flash CM7 today.

Everything seems well, CM7 successfully installed via CWM recovery 2.5.x.x (I forget the actual numbers).

But after CM7 was flashed and the phone went to the CWM main menu, I chose "reboot system now", and the screen got black. Never show up again.

I tried to take out the battery and reinstall it, doing any combination of the button tricks, but still got a black screen.

What should I do for Captivate now? Only using a jig can solve?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
If the phone shows any kind of life (like when charging) then yes a jig should help, since u can't get into download mode with button combos.

If no signs of life then that = hard bricked. But jtag can bring back ur phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tennyleaz:
No any signal even when charging. :(

So how can I get a jtag?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StaticMatt:
Exact same thing happened to me about 2 weeks ago. Go to mobiletechvideos.com and look for JTag captivate repair. Costs $40.

Sent from my cappy
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuloplori:
Instead of just jtag go for unbrickable mode, same cost. Adam and Connexion (from mobiletechvideos) are willing to help you with that. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16403783
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d0rkster:
Which would be a better rom for the vibrant? My main preferences are battery, gps and stability. Pro and cons would be good for those who have tried both.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boystuff:
gps identical. the Miui fix is the same as the CM7 fix, Stability pretty much the same, again miui for vibrant uses the cm7 framework for compatability with our phone. Battery... prolly CM7 less shinys less toys. Miui is very aethetic, full of shiny's, transitions, etc. but i still use it as a daily driver and won't be switching till i switch phones.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanhbinh_lth:
battery:vote for cm7

gps: :( no choice because samsung does not work well
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
I just installed CM 7.1 stable, prior to that I had MiUi for a few days.

MiUi deffinately had better GPS. GPS on MiUi for me worked everytime upon reboot. CM7 the GPS isn't working for me. I'm still tinkering with it.

MiUi also felt faster, smoother and more refined around the edges.

Then again it's late and I'm tired, maybe I'll wake up loving CM tomorrow morning.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanhbinh_lth:
but battery miui so bad
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d0rkster:
so it seems like cm's battery is better? that would be a huge plus for me
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boystuff:
really depends on what people consider "bad" everyone has there own perspective on battery life. for me working 10 hour shifts 6 days a week. and heavy internet/text usage. i find Miui quite adaquate as a daily driver. maybe talk heavy users drain battery faster? seems odd considering screen is off during calls and screen tends to consume more power then any other piece of hardware in our phones. My opinion is try both. give each a few days to calibrate battery and optimize itself and judge from there. unless your planning on buying a new phone this week you will have time to test each one in length and get a good judge of the pros and cons of each using your personal device. Not all Vibrants are created equal.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oxirane:
As MIUI is built from CM7, they perform virtually the same. CM7 is more for those who like barebones builds which are very true to stock Android, MIUI is more for those who want more things built in and like flashy eye candy... and maybe like iOS's general design...

Not to say MIUI is bad. My girlfriend used it until builds went wacko for her device and her uncle still uses it on his. I use it occasionally too... just right now I prefer CM7. It's all about personal preference.
[Dell Streak 7] otnos:
I've read here that Skype is working after the Honeycomb update and have verified it to be true. Now I can finally video Skype my friends.

http://streakblog.blogspot.com/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] todd_10:
I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace, and am seriously considering rooting it.

I've done a fair bit of research on it, and have found a few very detailed tutorials on going through the process.

I'm just wondering how common it is, it seems most people on Android forums have rooted their devices, and I haven't really come across anyone who has managed to stuff it up.

So, pros and cons?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweetnsour:
why you should root it:

1. you can pretty much customize every part of your phone (software-wise obviously). while rooting does not do the actual customization, it opens you up to a variety of options (when rooted, you can flash roms and kernels that can significantly increase performance and/or battery life; not to mention all of the themes that you can apply, a good place to start would be here)

2. because you can (this may sound stupid but i believe this is true; i think android phones are meant to be rooted :p)

why you shouldn't root it:

1. you will lose the warranty that came with your phone

2. you can mess up your phone if you do not know what you are doing (when i say this, i am talking about messing with system files, not following the directions when you apply a modification; of course, this would not be a problem as long as you pay close attention to what you are doing)

in my opinion, i think you should :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] todd_10:
I agree, that's why I'm looking at doing it, I guess I just want to here from a few users first hand on their experiences with it before I go through with it...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] screen11:
root, root
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB0SDQ:
I would recomend that you root your device. I did my first root to the phone I am using now and I am glad I did, I am able to remove a lot of the carrier bloatware that slows the phone down. Now it runs faster. As the other post said you void your warrenty when you root and if you do not follow instructions you can brick your phone. Anyhow take the plunge and root it you will be glad you did.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taaviu:
Without root is boring ;)

With root is always somekind action ;)

But of course is last desicion yours!!!

Regards!

Taavi
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwoski:
I know the feeling man, just upgraded to an android galaxy mini from my htc gene, that tough little bastard served me well for two years before it succumbed. Was thinking of rooting but you know how it is with new phone jitters, am not ready to start cutting into its software setup just yet. I'll take my time getting used to this platform before rooting. My reasons for rooting would mainly be to upgrade to gingerbread and delete the stock apps that came with the phone that I barely use like opera 5 -since I use opera 6- and also to be able to overclock the cpu to around 800mhz. Does anyone here think this could improve mkv playback for 480p videos? I can't figure out why mkv videos are such a pain to deal with. What is it about the container that makes it quite a challenge to android
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyrius:
any way to delete stock apps i don't use at all without the root? i own an xperia ray but there is nothing happening for this phone considering rooting.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taaviu:
Problably NO!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porcupineli:
Should I root Nexus S?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taaviu:
Its your free opinion :)

Regards!

Taavi
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinylakos:
its up to you

1 UNLOCK many features of the phone - root

2 is the warranity over ? - root

3 want a new rom? - root

4 want to feel like having a new phone :P ? - root

5 nothing from the above ? - no root
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TOMWALK:
Hehe. Love this. It's like taking a symptom survey provided by some pharmaceutical company. :-) Pretty comprehensive and straightforward checklist, I'd say.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnDaKinky:
I was in your place but after rooting my htc desire i just cant stop having fun with it :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] todd_10:
Seems everyone tends to lean towards rooting, I think I might spend a couple more weeks getting familiar with my phone, then go through with it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Onipotente:
I have just bought my first android phone a week ago and I'm wondering if I should root or not. Based on everyone's thoughts I really think rooting is the best option specialy because my courrier modded the phones rom with a lot of bulls**t that I can't delete :(

But first I got some questions to ask:

1. If I install another rom on my phone will it remain rooted? Ex. After installing CM7 the phone will remain rooted? Also if I decide to go back to factory rom will it still remain rooted?

2. Is there any way to "unroot" it? In case I need to contact the warranty I could "unroot" and send it back?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TOMWALK:
1. Yes, yes, and yes.

2. Yes, but that procedure is more complicated. I'll defer the technical explanation to someone less noobish than I am.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] todd_10:
So, does anyone here know a good place to have a look at some of the better roms available?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TOMWALK:
You kinda just have to look around, because everyone likes something different...plus you have to keep in mind that ROMs are specific to the phone. If you like a plain vanilla Android experience, Cyanogenmod (currently #7) is extremely popular. It's a little too bare-bones for my taste, but many people love it. If you have an HTC phone, like I do, and you like HTC Sense but hate how bloated it is, there are tons of custom roms out there based on Sense. Just be careful, again, that you download a ROM for your phone model. I have an HTC Sensation, and I use LeeDroid's Sensational ROM. Some others to check out might be InsertCoin and Revolution HD, but there are tons out there.

Happy flashing! Let us know what you end up trying and how you like it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petecraig612:
ROOT. You will go through the process and if you read and follow every step correctly, you will ask yourself "thats it?" it really is the best thing you can do for your phone. If you want more battery life-- root. If you want simplicity-- root. If you want the latest version of Android (which really makes a difference in overall user experience)--root. Hell, if you want to have something that looks like an iPhone--root.

Go for it. Make sure to read and if you are comfortable with it do it and you will be glad you did.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slavistyle:
i would say don't think too much about it, i've rooted my sgs2 and flashed cyanogenmod7 on it and i'm just a noob. i've had much fun and will have fun in future :D you'll learn most about rooting and flashing and everything else if you practise. if you're interested, DO IT. of course there is risk, but i think it's worth it ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Manphius:
I have 2 noobish questions in my mind for a long time and this look like a good place to ask.

1- When i root i erase all the data? Because when i flashed gb on my galaxy mini i lost everything...

2- Is there a way to backup and restore everything after. Like angry birds saves and such. So that my phone is exactly the same as before.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niteh@wk:
What are you waiting for? Root away!!

I rooted my Nexus S and I regreted why I waited 3 months before I rooted it :D Best thing I ever done. The Nexus S is the easiest to root (Google wanted it to be rooted).

Complete control of your phone

Firewall. Playing Angry Birds ads-free is sweet :p

Block apps from prying on your privacy (block unwanted permissions with LBE Privacy Guard app)

Block apps from running at start-up as well as running on event triggering with Gemini App Manager -- saving your battery life greatly

Best yet: custom ROM, custom kernel, overclocking the CPU

Backup your whole phone nand memory (kinda like "ghosting" a PC)

Dang.. I can go all night.. lol

So what are you waiting for? Root away... Head over to nexusshacks.com or search this forum for guide.

---------- Post added at 08:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:31 PM ----------

1- pretty sure you will lose all data when you unlock the bootloader. Google designs it that way for security reason.

2- Yes (maybe). Before you root your phone, be sure to set it to store your apps and data with Google. That way after you root or flash new custom ROM, sign in as the same Google account you used before root. It will start downloading/installing the apps from the Market as well as restoring your data from Google's cloud... fckin iOS5 and iCloud stealing this idea from Android.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.Wrong:
If I were you, I would root it after I have enough with it. Why don't you just play this for a while and then root it for a refresh?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PMGRANDS:
Root it!!!

I Promise you, you Won't Regret it! You'll probably even ask yourself afterwards why you even Waited this long...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Manphius:
thanks niteh@wk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porcupineli:
Definitely tempting :) Do you own Nexus S? Or you rooted another device? I read that rooting Nexus is quite a bugger...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Europa.:
Root is for sure otherwise you will miss so much fun.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kwoski:
I know right! There are apps that came with the phone that you dont even use. Mine came with opera mini 5 which I use alot but when I tried to upgrade to mini6 it refused so I ended up with two opera apps. Its like its stuck in time! That for me is enough of a reason for me to root coz space is at a premium
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] veritasaequita:
does anyone know if we can pull a diff or vanilla messaging.apk from another 2.3.4 phone and replace ours b/c i hate this one? and id rather not use chomp or handcent.

thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] srkrono:
Nope not as of yet
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] veritasaequita:
im not sure how this I'd going to turn out in the long run but for now it seems to b working fine with the exception that i cant change settings without FC. all text seem to be going and arriving and so do pictures. i cruised over to galaxy S 2 forum and grabbed there cyanogenmod rom, it was like 99mb, i then extracted it on my sd card and went straight ahead and tried to install and overwrite out mms.apk but that was a no go. i then chopped out with root explorer and went to system/app and pasted it there and it overwrote out stock mms.apk. thus far it seems as if though all my text are working just fine and pics are also sending just fine. the only other thing I did was cleared the dalvik via titanium backup. just thought id share my experience thus far.	Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FallenSB:
I restored mine from a Titanium backup and have had nothing but force closes. I read a few tips to try, but havent yet. Ill report back if I find a solid solution.
[Motorola Photon 4G] anaragayevafr:
Hi, i`ve bought an unlock code for 5 euro. And i recieved it. But the problem is i dont know how to enter it. When you put a foreign sim card to locked phone it asks for code i think. But photon does not ask any codes. How can i enter the unlock code i bought? Was that just a waste of money? :confused:

Please HEEEELP!!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] kwazytazz:
yes that was a waste of money. the phone is already UNLOCKED for international usage but it is locked for any other sim carrier in the USA. outside of usa you can use it freely.
[Motorola Photon 4G] anaragayevafr:
But i wanted to get rid of the registering process on startup
[Motorola Photon 4G] rohit3192:
start up process is common with all android devices.

one time process as long yu do not factory reset.

Next time donate 5euro to some dev so that we have some goodies.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ravizzle:
Ok so i have one of the weirdest bugs ever.

Background:

I was running stock rooted rom w/out cwm for about a week. (i had rooted using cwm then installed superuser and then flashed a stock kernel over that so i was rooted, but stock.)

On October 4th i realized that any playlist i made in the music app were dissapearing after a reboot. While troubleshooting that, i realized that ANY changes i made to the phone (Installing apps, downloading files, text message and phone logs) would be erased after a reboot. Furthermore, any files i delete form internal sd reappear after a reboot.

Every time i reboot my phone it goes to the exact configuration it was on October 3rd. The phone still makes calls, uses web, texts, has the apps that were installed prior to oct 3rd etc... just it resets to that every time i reboot.

Things ive tried to fix it:

I have tried using Odin to go to flash a stock kernel, cwm kernel, and countless other kernels. The Odin flash goes through like normal, and it says success and the phone reboots; however, in about phone the kernel is the same and the config of the phone is still Oct 3rd. So that means that even though the odin says it flashed successfully, there is nothing actually being flashed.

Since i am stock i have also tried doing a factory reset and wiping cache through the stock android recovery, again these act like they have done the restore, but when the phone boots it is still in oct 3rd configuration.

I have just ordered a usb jig today, should have it by friday and i will update to see how that works.

I have posted this thread for informational purposes. I dont think anyone else has this problem, or what has caused this problem. It might very well be some user error on my part. Just posting this in case someone else encounters this in the future.

If you have any ideas/suggestion on how to fix this please let me know.

I know that i can just take to sprint and get exchanged but i first want to try to see if i can fix on my own, and since the phone still functions to make calls, texts and everything else its not a super major problem, except that any new stuff i add to my phone disappears.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unleashed12:
Hey guys, ive been away for a while, like a month and a half or something.. the last firmware i remember that i have on my sgs ii is the XXKH3, but to my understanding there are some newer ones out now?..which one is the best? again im speaking strictly of the stock firmwares off samfirmware, which is the best?

thank you again for your help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaneinOne:
Consensus seems to be KI3/KI8.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjindustry:
where can we get the k13/k18 stock rom?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aceofclubs:
Probably should read the 1st few posts to get all the info. Good luck.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] losangeles100:
To make a long story brief, does anyone know of a hack that would fool a region protected app?

I downloaded the APK for the BBC I Player from mediafire and I opened it via Astro whilst connected to my UK proxy and also used a location spoofer app. When I tried to play content a message pops up saying it's only available in the UK. I then tried using my VPN account and got the same result.

Does anyone know of any way to make that app think i'm in the UK or is it impossible?

I did search XDA and as far as I can see is still an unresolved issue.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sinkster:
try market enabler from the market.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dirk:
That won't have any effect. He already has the app but it's restricted to working only for those within the UK.

OP, try tvcatchup using your Flash enable browser.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] losangeles100:
Firstly, thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.

Although it was a great idea (and one I hadn't thought of) it didn't work because it gave a message saying my i.p. was not compatible with the service. I suspect that's because I'm probably number 10,000 to sign up and use that i.p. and it was therefore blocked long ago. It did play the ads so in theory you're right, it would definitely have worked, so for anyone else reading this who has access to a 'clean' proxy, try it.

It wasn't a massive issue for me because I can get I Player via my browser using the proxy but it is a bit of a pain navigating it, as opposed to the clean interface of the player itself but it's better than nothing.

Also to anyone else reading this, I do get ITV Player and 4 On Demand via my proxy and I can get all the sport on 5Live, Sports Extra and Talksport, so it's only the stand alone players themselves that can't be broken.

Thanks again for the help and whilst i'm here, do you know of any other UK tv catchup services besides the one you gave me?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] losangeles100:
* UPDATE *

whatsontv.co.uk works like a charm through the proxy, the only downside being there's no live feeds but it is worth having.

Also, Blinkbox works with a proxy. Plenty of good free series but no live feeds.

123webtvdotcom is also a good service that works with a proxy and it simply gives you a grid of live tv programs that it then forwards you too.

All in all, three good finds thanks to the posters suggestion, so thanks.