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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] viper2g1:
Hey everyone!

I've been searching multiple forums trying to figure out some stuff about ROM building. I got the basics down, have an AOSP version I built myself and sycn'ed and what whatnot. I am looking for information on various mods such as how do I put statusbar widgets in the AOSP Rom, battery percentage, lockscreen mods, stuff like that. Nowhere can I find a tutorial on what to change in the framework or other various files.

If it's just as simple as git pull can someone direct me to a tutorial?

Basically my goal is to make a customized version of AOSP with some features from CM7 that fit my taste, learning how to do all this in the mean time.

I have been learning Java and been tooling around eclipse learning how to make android apps, with one running great on my phone.

I am new but I have been researching and hope that someone here can help me learn how to add features into my Rom.

Oh and please don't refer me to a kitchen that will do all the work for me, I would like to learn how its done and do it myself but can't just jump in.

Thanks everyone who contributes!
[General Questions and Answers] n0m4d_dan:
Hello all.

I've been searching and searching for a solution to my issue. But I haven't found anything related to it. The problem I'm running into is that the data on my phone locks up and refuses to release if I use the data a lot on my phone. A lot meaning generally surfing the web, watching videos (via YouTube/Netflix), browsing the Market, using Google Maps, etc. Not that it won't lock when I'm using Gmail, or updating weather, or checking Gas prices, which it does. But they usually don't use data like the previously listed apps do.

The down arrow next to the H lights up and stays lit, a solid green. When data works, both the Up and Down arrows light up. And I notice that once it's just the Down arrow, data stops working. My phone slows down to an impossible crawl. Everything basically stops responding. Now if I'm quick enough on the draw and I notice that it's about to do it, and I enable Airplane mode, it cuts all of my connections. Then I disable Airplane mode and I can use the data again for a bit. But because of this problem, I have to restart my phone once a day (at least).

Data works fine (when it doesn't lock), and is really fast. Don't have a problem with that.

I'm currently running:

MDJ eVo Sense rEVOlution 2.3 (Froyo)

Baseband: 15.42.50.11U_2.15.50.14

Kernel: 2.6.32.15r7.7-g187ebc6

on T-Mobile US Network

Everything else on this build works brilliantly. This one snag makes this otherwise amazing phone, extremely frustrating. I hope someone can help me out.

Thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duanehaas:
I have a rooted and ROM'ed Asus Transformer that when you plug in to a monitor via HDMI, you can still use the touchscreen, but the actual screen on the device doesn't light up.

It responds to all input. Has anyone else had this problem?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreSKL:
xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18335584&postcount=4
[Blade General] krstep:
*Please ignore the forum / or move the thread, I put it here because these two devices have the SAME specs hardware minus the screen and camera.*

I know this is a common problem but I just can't find a solution. It happens on the ZTE Racer too.

The problem is: Any tethering app drops when I lock the screen. The only app that doesn't do this is "Barnacle WiFi Tether", but it creates an ad-hoc network, which doesn't work on phones

I'm using CM7 Nightly ported from the ZTE Blade.

Here's what happens:
[Blade General] wbaw:
You're going to need a more recent build of CM7 with a 2.6.35 kernel version & the new wifi driver to fix it.
[Milestone XT720 General] Similya:
hi

i have a motoroi xt720, im having a problem about the dialer program. when ever i dial a number it inserts a "-" sign in between the numbers, because of that sign, i can't do a balance check on my sim because it uses this kind of command *221#

whenever i dial *221# the dialer make it like this *-221#

is there a work around for this problem.? hope anyone out there is willing to give answers to this. . .
[Milestone XT720 General] thejaycan:
Hi,

Wow, that's crazy. Back when I was playing with the WanHu ROM I had problems with the grouping of the numbers, so it looked funny, but it made no difference to the outbound call. (meaning whether the dialer displayed 1-866-289-6686 or 186-62896-686, the call still worked and went to the same place).

One option you could try is changing your Dialer. I'm using the HiDialer dialer (ver 1.80) which I think came from the HTC Sense ROMS. I like it because I can search for contacts by T9 dialing their names (like the MIUI rom), but I also just noticed that it doesn't do any spacing in between numbers whatsoever. So maybe it'll help you?

I used one of the two apks listed here (I believe the second one): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1081817
[Milestone XT720 General] Similya:
@thejaycan, thanks for the reply man, and im sorry i forgot to update this thread, i've already found a fix for this problem. I'm using brianlee's Bravo Rom. For me, it is the best rom for those using korean xt720. I hope that other devs will help update bravo rom up to the latest android version. =[)

and by the way, thanks for the link. i thinks it's a good dialer also. :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Premo Da Rula:
I have a bunch a files that I got from a guy at work that I tried to load before I knew about sideloading. I was getting the can't load third party apps alarm. My question is. I am now rooted do I have to flash before I can download a third party app?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smanzor88:
just look up superonclick v1.8 theres an option in the program where u plug in your rooted phone and click "allow third market apps" and thats it :) then restart the phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capocaccia:
Here is the link to SuperOneClick and the download link is at the bottom of the first post. Grab version 1.7 as that seems to work just fine. If you have any issues try a newer version but just plug your phone up and click "allow non market apps." This will allow you to install most all apps and the amazon appstore. But if you are still on the stock rom, I would highly suggest flashing to a custom rom as the performance boost is amazing. Start with flashing 2.2 (froyo) based roms because gingerbread (anything 2.3 and above) get more complicated to flash.

Link to SuperOneClick Thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682

Link to SuperOneClick V1.7 Download: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=526223&d=1298565480
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Premo Da Rula:
Thanks guys. I have already dl'd superoneclick and allowed the 3rd party apps. As far as the flasing goes it intimidates me a little. Dont get me wrong i want to but being new to this I am still a little confused as to what I wanna load up. That and the fear of bricking. Ive read quite a few articles and been you tubing like a madman.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ConfusingCurve:
Okay well I want to theme the stock messaging app to a red and black sheme. How would I go about doing so?

What programs would I need and such?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Confusing Curve

EDIT:

Okay, I've tried everything to get this to work on EH17, but I can't seen to make it work. The app will run, messages will be theme'd, but where it says teh contacts name, phone number, ect is just a white line with a red android guy in the middle.

Had to make the file a .7z please extract and help if you can.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turbosocks:
Its pretty easy, but 9 patch is tedious. Check out my tutorial on 9 patch I also did a red black for eg22 that might work or could be easily ported to eh17...

You can do it with photoshop, gimp then will need to add the 9 patch border there or in sdk's.draw 9 patch tool then use something to put that into meta data like xultimate
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ConfusingCurve:
Thanks, but could you please give the links?
[LG Optimus 2x] felixthecat:
have tried to hard reset phone for this.....

internal sd only has 34mb left... I am unable to unmount it so i can format it... aps dont doenload from the market so i cant DL a file explorer. I have no access from the PC to my internal SD card. HELP ?
[LG Optimus 2x] HerrKuk:
Open terminal emulator, write

cd /mnt/sdcard

rm *.*

rm -R *

It will remove everything on your sdcard

No root needed
[LG Optimus 2x] karan_singh_9008:
rm *.* will delete all files on the card

rm -R * will delete all the files in sub folders and then del them..

to delete only specific folders, u should rem they should be empty..

rm -R foldername should work..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sciacallo010:
I just flashed for the first time in months a stock rom, but obviously there is no crt shutdown animation, and I can't find a guide to have it.

Can someone please help me?

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sciacallo010:
Ok, solved
[HTC Sensation] King Royalty:
How can i increase the battery life!? My battery drains really fast with light web use and listening to music, is there an app that can save me some battery usage or one that calibrate the battery?
[HTC Sensation] TheStigx:
You could install a custom rom, which makes your Sensation faster, and makes the battery much better!

There is plenty to choose from.
[HTC Sensation] CoolJunkie:
I've got battery drain issues running CM 7 Alpha 7. How can I see what app is eating my battery? Both Settings>About Phone>Battery info and Spare parts under the Partial Wake selection show android system.

Is there any other way to see battery usage by specific app? Am I looking in the right area in Spare Parts?
[HTC Sensation] TheStigx:
You could download one of those task manager's or auto kill memory. But I don't got any experience about that.

And when you flashed, did you do full wipe and all that it said in the instructions ?
[HTC Sensation] poopymt3g:
My battery life is pretty awesome...using anker batt...CM7 alpha 7 and faux kernel
[HTC Sensation] debsattam:
I am planning to buy this phone what is the average battery back up of this phone if we use internet or try to listen music
[HTC Sensation] King Royalty:
I did im running Android Revolution HD 3.6.1 with stock kernel and for some reason the battery still drains!
[HTC Sensation] Michael_Mcr:
It may not be the answer you are expecting, but the most effective route to better battery life is to buy a bigger battery. I bought the Anker battery and never looked back - it is massively better than the stock battery.
[HTC Sensation] teXasStorm:
Look at the specs and power of this phone... Its more powerful than the avg pc 5 years ago. Arhd has givin me 20 hr cycles and i think that is amazing compared to a stock rom
[HTC Sensation] Gunkk:
TL,Dr: use search.

Install Bricked kernel. Set max clock to <1GHz, min to 192 GHz and under volt 50mA... Will add ~50% right there. Get a non stick ROM for another ~25%.

Sent from my Bricked Energy ROM Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] Gunkk:
System tuner and Watchdog.

Sent from my Bricked Energy ROM Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] Johnsonyc:
It really depend how you use. I get anker battery and flash to custom rom and rooted. I use the phone to call check e-mail website etc for 1 full day 32% left.
[HTC Sensation] debsattam:
That's awesome for me cz Samsung galaxy mini only gives me a backup of 4hours if I check mails and do search the net
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] badboy70:
Hey,

I have the official Mango update and SPL-4.5.2250.0 (129185) MNG

I want to revert to NoDo so I can install a custom ROM, how can I downgrade without having a restore in Zune (the restore is damaged).

I got an error 'The Storage Card Is Damaged' and it hard reset itself, so now Zune sees it as a new phone, rendering my backup useless.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] KrewsialNL:
Sorry.. Im answering in the wrong forum (have to get used to xda app :[ )
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] DavidinCT:
As far as I know, the only way back to NoDo, if you do not have a working backup is to flash a OEM rom.

With out knowing your carrier or phone model, there is not much anyone can do to help. I suggest that you look up the threads to your model phone and check the upgrade thread.

You might find a rom but, to roll back and keep your data, that's a different story.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] GoodDayToDie:
The backup is not useless just because the phone got hard-reset. People restore backups after hard-reset all the time.

However, you can't restore a backup if the storage of the phone has changed. That means adding, removing, or replacing a microSD card since the backup was made. To restore that backup, put the phone back in its old state (storage-wise), then hard reset it (to initialize the card), then connect to Zune and try to restore.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] sumanmj:
A few days ago LG released an official update for LG Optimus One P500 which allowed the users to update to Gingerbread 2.3.3.

needless to say that i have done so myself and enjoying every moment of it.

Now, there has been another update made available by LG which updates the current Gingerbread to V20c from V20b which was previously

I have uploaded the new Stock Gingerbread 2.3.3 Rom V20c (.kdz format) for LG Optimus One P500 and you can download it from here and flash it onto your Optimus One if you would like to do so.

This ROM cannot be rooted as easily as the Froyo counterpart (i.e. with Apps like Gingerbreak, Z4Root, etc) but can be done quite easily by following this tutorial. Just make sure that you read and follow the instructions to the word.

Thanks a lot if i could be of any help.

enjoy Modding
[Optimus One, P500, V General] djfr4nk:
Is this the worldwide stock rom? Or is it country specific.

I am asking because my phone is telling me that V20c is available, but my LG PCSuite and LGMobile updater are not working correctly.

EDIT: Nevermind, clicking your download link confirms that it's the Indian release.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] samrox144:
this is country specific
[Optimus One, P500, V General] djfr4nk:
Second question then: Because I can't update with the LG software, how can I download the available update and install it?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] DJBhardwaj:
Click this link and download the .kdz file :- http://www.mediafire.com/?v83qu0xsoss1em1

Download the KDZ updater package :- http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=420545&d=1287222698

Now i hope you know how to flash with KDZ :rolleyes:

If you don't then refer to this thread :- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1007244

NOTE:- the downgrading method is same as upgrading or vice- versa
[Optimus One, P500, V General] samrox144:
Follow this guide to flash it:

http://xdaforums.com/show...&highlight=kdz
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mpanat:
Need help

I tried downloading the .KDZ file from the location specified by you and have got the following file "LGP500AT 00 V20c IND XX SEP 21 2011 0 DZ.dz"

Do I need to rename the file or convert into any other format?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] samrox144:
download the rom from this link this is kdz format so you can flash directly through KDZ updater package no need to convert

csmg.lgmobile.com:9002/swdata/WEBSW/LGP500/AINDBK/V20c_00/V20C_00.kdz
[Optimus One, P500, V General] daoudz:
Does Indian ROM support Arabic like languages?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ikunalgautam:
yes i think so.....
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Darkprince007:
What is stock rom
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shuqair:
lg p500 optimus one 3g connction problem

hi gays :

i update my lg p500 to android 2.3.1 by .kdz file , every thing work fine , but when i chose network mode to 3g /WCDMA it disconnct from netwrok , it's only work on GSM mode , i try to change baseband but the problem still , now i cannt connect to 3 g interner nor to 3g network as regular user to talk , plz help:crying:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] innerfear:
I've had my AT&T galaxy S2 for a week now, upgraded from the Captivate. Mildly impressed, but very very disappointed that i can't even connect it to my laptop for file transfers--because I have win 7 x64. Even my captivate connected to it!

I talked to samsung, they don't have a win7 x64 driver for it yet. They recommended the Kies Air application, which i tried, and is so antiquated and SLOWWW that it is unbearable to use. For example, transferring photos must be done max 20 at a time, and at a very slow transfer rate--when it works. Other times upon tranfer it says "Error: Network error occurred"

Oh and then Samsung's next piece of advice was to just reinstall my OS to the 32 bit version. WHAT!??!

If i can't transfer music and movies from computer to my phone, and i can't transfer my pictures from my pictures from the phone to my computer... i've actually downgraded from my captivate.

Anyone have any solutions? Or do i return this new phone, which i anxiously awaited and purchased the day it came out...?:eek:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TechSilver13:
Uninstall ANY and ALL drivers that have to do with Kies or a Samsung phone. Reboot ur computer and phone. Install Kies and see what happens. I had that problem when I had a couple droid phones but uninstalling and reinstalling everything seems to fix it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] entropism:
Works fine on my Win7 64 laptop and desktop.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] innerfear:
entropism -- what drivers are you using, the 32 bit ones?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Kadin:
Have you tried alternate USB ports on your computer? Does it show anything or give you any indication that a connection is being made?

Oh and I'm on W7 x64 myself and haven't had any issues but installed Kies before I did anything.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] innerfear:
it shows the battery charging, phone beeps when plugged in... OS says "installing device driver..." and then shortly says "(X) Driver was not successfully installed." and that is the end of story so far.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] innerfear:
.. and you guys that say you are successfully connected, is this for full USB download mode (like my captivate where it just sees it basically like flash drive on your computer)? or is it via the kies interface? thanks for all responses.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] entropism:
The drivers on the Samsung site for the GS2. It was working fine without them, but I installed for the heck of it. I'm not using KIES to connect, just enabling USB storage on the phone when I connect.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Kadin:
Mine is for full USB mode so I can see my sdcard contents, etc. It also works fine with Kies.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shadow65781:
Also try a NEW data cable, after a while they get flaky.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
There are two USB modes on AT&T GS2: the default MTP mode and the Mass Storage mode. To enable Mass Storage mode, you will have to go to Setting->Wireless settings and network->USB utilities.

I have no problem on two of my 64-bit Win7. Drivers automatically downloaded and installed.

Looks like your Win64 install has some issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] innerfear:
Well guys, i've tried uninstalling all KIES and samsung drivers/softwares, rebooting, then reinstalling the sg2 driver from samsung's site, new data cable, still no luck.

How do I enable USB storage on the SG2? I guess it was automatically enabled on the captivate. I'm a computer guy, it seems like i'm being slow on this, or this is really not user friendly. Thank you guys for the responses and help so far.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] innerfear:
AH HA

AH HA!:D Finally.

Using the googles and the internets, i found this link -- and using "Method 2" as described, i got my sg2 connected in USB download mode... and it worked just like i needed it to.

So glad to have answered my own question here, but also appreciate the help and responses! Hopefully this link will help someone else out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] foxbat121:
Didn't I already give you the instruction above?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thehavock18:
I thought you did. I did not have any problems and thought it was pretty easy. Win 64 as well
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] iphonedefector:
Worked fine for me. I transferred 800 pics pretty quick.
[Omnia 7 General] suoko:
How to patch mango in order to have the zoom lens while moving the cursor on text we typed?

It's a nice feature i noticed on a tab recently
[Omnia 7 General] unbenannt:
you can't "patch" such things. the zoom lens belongs to iOS.
[Omnia 7 General] suoko:
really? Guess win 3.1 had something similar too.

And bet next minor release Pango will have it available
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaxitt:
Hi,

Today I tried to flash my phone using odin, the flashing stopped in the middle and the phone won't come back, I restarted the phone then it showed a phone, exclamation mark and a computer on screen.

I know this is a half brick, I made myself a jig using 300k resisters, the phone starts but still the exclamation mark screen, same with vol down + power method.

Now I am stuck, does anyone who had this experience can tell me what to do? How do I get back to download mode?

Thanks all.

Alex
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CapnPez:
This actually happened to me yesterday (except I don't have a jig) when I was going from stock froyo to a gb ROM. I too had the phone exclamation computer screen. I ended up just starting up the Jf6 one click Odin and plugged in my phone. It recognized it and everything went fine after I hit start. It worked for me, but I would still be cautious since i'm pretty sure it still involves changing boot loaders.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaxitt:
You mean even odin recognizes it even when it's not in download mode?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CapnPez:
That's the way it worked for me yesterday. After failing to get download mode, I pulled the battery, put it back in, started Odin one click, plugged in the phone, and it recognized it in the com port if Odin.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CapnPez:
I'd say at this point it's probably worth a shot unless someone tells you otherwise.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatotherguy28:
You should be ok, I had the same problem once and Odin recognized it for me too.

Sent from my smooth awesome MOSAIC powered Captivate on the XDA app.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhaley30705:
If is the screen that also says something about hardware failure and recovery mode, yes you can also flash it there just like download mode.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenKranged:
Walk into at&t, say "my phone just stopped working" and raise hell?

If they ask about flashing or anything, just say "I don't know what that is. I was trying to log in to facebook."

If they don't hand you a brand new phone instantly for free, demand to speak to the manager.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
If the jig just turns on the phone into kernel panic mode then you are still OK. It may be that your touching the wires themselfs when your holding the jig. Make sure to use gloves or be really careful how you hold it. I had this happen my first few times with a home made jig.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaxitt:
i wrapped it in plastic tape, so i thought it worked, but just won't boot into download mode.

could the jig trigger "kernel panic mode" (phone ! comp) if it weren't working?

thanks you.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaxitt:
I wish I could :p , I am from Hong Kong, there is no at&t here :D
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaxitt:
tried this, open odin, plugin phone, put in battery

phone ! computer

:eek::eek::eek::confused::confused::confused::eek::eek::eek::confused::confused::confused::eek::eek::eek::confused::confused::confused:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaxitt:
one more thing, i was doing a one click odin flash, could this have damaged the bootloader?