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[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splinters69:
I don't doubt there is some info here but i just cannot find it.

I downgraded to 2.3.2 and ran Gingerbreak to get rid of some bloat. All is fine but whenever i do an OTA update it goes through the whole process of finding and downloading the update, resets phone etc. All looks well but when it reboots after the four blue dots on the boot screen thing, it says software update failed. Has happened three times now.

Is there something i need to switch off etc? I dont really mind losing root with a PC update as long as dont get fifa, sims back etc.

Any ideas?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UgloBuglo:
I think that the OTA update will fail if you have removed some bloatware... have you tried to restore everything you've removed before doing the update?

If I remember correct, after you run Gingerbreak, the first thing you should do is OTA update, THEN can you start remove bloatware. That's how I did anyway, and it worked.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] narflynn619:
1. After initiating Gingerbreak, DO NOT REMOVE BLOATWARE YET.

2. OTA first before removing unnecessary apps as the update will detect any tampering within the system/app directory and fail the update process.

3. When you update via PC Companion or Update Service, you lose root and at the same time you get all the bloatware back.

4. Update using OTA ONLY if you want to keep root after using Gingerbreak.

5. Next time, browse through threads, it will save you the trouble and the forums the clutter.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splinters69:
Thanks for the reply but it was not obvious about 'not removing bloatware'. I found threads with plenty of descriptions of the process; hell, I even used one to do it. But in none of them could I see a warning of removing the bloatware; in a few this was the tutorial for getting rid of the bloat.

As 2.3.4 is not available OTA does this mean I am basically stuffed? I only want to Root to get rid of Fifa, Sims etc. If I do the OTA to 2.3.3 (latest offered in the UK via OTA) then remove the Bloat, I am going to be unable to OTA to 2.3.4.

Is there any way of getting rid if these rubbish Sony apps without unlocking and still be able to update OTA when 2.3.4 comes out?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UgloBuglo:
You could always redo the whole process of applying .184_UK => Gingerbreak => OTA to 2.3.4 then remove bloatware again.

...or use Titanium Backup to remove the bloatware, saving a backup of everything you remove and restoring it once you'd like to OTA update the next time. I haven't tried this but I suppose that would work too.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] narflynn619:
here's my opinion on your situation buddy.. for now, use gingerbreak to root then OTA to 2.3.3 xLoud. don't remove bloatware yet while we wait for 2.3.4. i didn't remove yet any bloatware from my phone because i'm waiting too since i rooted mine through gingerbreak.. why be bothered with bloatware? there has been a test somewhere showing no/little difference between stock and bloatware-removed Xperia PLAYs in terms of performance.. besides, android manages its ram very well unlike windows. android actually performs better if its RAM is nearly full. it's called pooling.

but if you're too bothered with the bloatware, you can always use titanium backup to freeze unwanted apps so you can unfreeze them when ota becomes available, saving you the trouble of repeating the whole process again.

as i said i havent removed bloatware yet because im waiting for 2.3.4 via ota, but believe me i've seen/experienced no significant decrease in overall performance. be patient buddy, it will serve you well. ;)

PS: i don't trust that much the backup capabilities of TB.. i recommend you have a copy of all your apps under system/app and take note of what apps you remove so you can just manually bring them back via Root Explorer or so then set the permissions to rw-r--r--. i feel more confident when i do things manually.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splinters69:
Cheers guys. Now on 2.3.3 with root..I guess I will have to wait for the 2.3.4 OTA and mess with backups before removing the bloatware.

Your assistance, as always, has been invaluable. Thanks so much...:D
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dassub:
I've currently got my bloatware frozen, but I've also integrated updates into the system rom for updates to Maps, YouTube, etc.. will I likely have issues for OTA updating to 2.3.4? Not sure if it checks system app versions..
[Wildfire General] vilks:
wildfire is very very slow phone. thx god i have lg optimus 3d now. but i gave wildfire to my girlfriend and she is angry with this phone. we will buy her another better phone, but till that happens how we can make wildfire run without lags? maybe 1.6 rom would be fastier for this phone? maybe 2.1 - 2.3 roms are to heavy for wildfire.
[Wildfire General] Scratch0805:
The cheek of it, my phone is not slow!!

And as you're so polite and explain your predicament in such grammatical etiquette, I'm sure you'll have no problem Googling a solution.
[Wildfire General] vilks:
I corrected my mistakes. U can answer now.
[Wildfire General] bx19:
There is no 1.6 rom for wildfire. It was released with 2.1. Even if there is one we can't use some hardware features which were introduced recently .

If we see benchmarking apps they show that the recent android version 2.3 has better performance than the previous ones as now (not only for wildfire but for almost every device) .
[Wildfire General] vilks:
Understand. Ok;/ bad that wildfire doesnt have original 2.3.
[Wildfire General] shemulweb:
well, here i am using my wildfire normally fast like another phone. please check ur phone 's app which is using big ram or try cm7.1
[Wildfire General] vilks:
I have wildfire almost a year and i tryed everything and we are not using much app. we using only one - whats app. maybe u ppl dont know how phone runs good for real?

like other ppl telling in forums "i play angrie birds without lag withi this rom" !

how can it be ? lol . i tried all roms, everything, angrie birds lagggs much. doesnt metter what u do, its not runing nice and never will be.

whatever :)
[Wildfire General] Scratch0805:
Lol................ angry birds runs perfect, yes we may have inferior hardware to your phone but its how you use it that counts. As I suggested before Google the solutions because you wont get much help speaking down to us like you do.
[Wildfire General] vilks:
are u angrie because i said wildfire is slow phone? :D i dont know how i said because my english is not good. i say how i can ..

And angry birds i tried on all roms after just instal fresh rom and overclock cpu and so on. i tryed everything so dont be funny saying it runs good.
[Wildfire General] Scratch0805:
Nah mate, not angry I just love when people post ive tried everything, well obviously you haven't because then you would realise that wildfire is more than capable of running angry birds without a problem, there's plenty of information in this forum, too much to list in fact, your best bet is to read through these forums picking out ways to make the phone faster. Try starting here, in my post I've put links but if there's something you wanna try from another post Google it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1273240

Edit: I ain't been funny, it really can work perfect. Maybe not with a straight from the box rom but a few tweaks here and there and angry birds is no problem.
[Wildfire General] henkdv:
>whats app

>angrie birds

Oh dear $diety what happen I don't even.

As a dev though, I generally prefer to keep things mostly default as to not invalidate my own testing results. Running the latest cm7 nightly with whatever hacks to make it blazingly fast is impressive but if you'd send in crash reports I may not be able to reproduce them. And testing on nightlies is like chasing a moving target, I rather get my beef from the supermarket thank you. Of course I can't speak for everyone but I've met several other application developers and so far only one of them had a device with cyanogenmod.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] afk47:
When I press the right side button to wake up my phone, a vertical line flickers for half a second like a stutter and then goes to the lock screen. Would this be of enough concern to warrant a phone exchange? I just received my phone today as well. I tried uploading video of it to youtube, but the youtube compression makes it hard to see.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] sabotage7410:
i have that issues since today. i updated KIES and after that he didnt recognized my devices? any solutions
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] medic007:
Are you on stock samsung firmware or Cm7?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SMillerNL:
Me2

it happened to me as well, after flashing to ginger real or 2.3.4 (did a lot of flashing).

but after reflashing the custom firmware with ODIN. (2.2 for me). it worked like a charm again.:)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] sabotage7410:
im on GingerREAL rom 1.1...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
GingerReal hates ODIN .
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SMillerNL:
for me the solution was using cwm to mount the sd card and then boot it. it recognised it long enough for me to reflash it to froyo
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] RamboV:
My Kies was working fine till day before yesterday till i rooted and flashed my ACE yesterday. Now my kies also does not recognize my phone.

any solutions :(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] QNBT:
Dont use KIES? Why do you even use it?

Save contacts information? Use google contacts.

Sync music? Use doubletwist or manually move music.

Update? Use ODIN.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] consegregate:
Somebody should create a thread saying KIES is only good for your device drivers, absolutely useless and anything else.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] sabotage7410:
First of all, what is ODIN? smth like KIES or wut? and second of all i want to upgrade my phone to 2.3.5, simple as that, without installing manually.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SMillerNL:
Agree

Second if you dont now what odin is and you dont have a update via kies then tour should just wait because if you dont know what you are doing, while flashing with odin you van just as wel go and throw your phone out of a moving car: same chance of making it beter
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] pähkinä:
You dont know what odin is, but still you are using a custom rom? This is why custom roms are not for people who dont know what they are doing...

What you need to do to get kies working again is:

- flash a multi-csc firmware for your area using odin (and make sure it is not a single file firmware)

- change csc-code to match your exact area

- use kies

- dont flash custom roms
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] dianpadi:
hahaha... ya..ya..ya... agree with pähkinä :D

please learn first before take further action using custom rom

as optional, you can visit samfirmware for learning flasing rom with odin. you can also find what odin is here ;)

like some one mention in some product launching: "you must become computer expert to use android, while this product is very easy to use"... but I hate that product... :p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SMillerNL:
Great Steve Balmer, windows phone 7 quote
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] sjansen2:
Yes, same for me. I wanna go back to stock roms and kies says: cant update... And yes, i know what odin is >.>

After trying ALL the custom roms (exept miui. Realy want to try that out) I wanna go back to stock. Cus the only thing I do is messeging, whatsapp, mango, youtube and snappzmarket. I became lame ._.

Can anyone tell me what multi csc is? ^^"

Im from the netherlands ;)

Wanna go back to froyo
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SMillerNL:
From personal experience I know that the European multi csc includes the Dutch files. (btw why Froyo? wouldn't it be better to go gb?)
[HTC Incredible S] dlads:
Hi all,

Got someone elses incredible thinking it would be as easy as my DHD, to the most part it was.

So i downloaded alpha rev, went through the process for s - off and got CWM working just fine, everything appears to be inplace, so i did a nand back up of the stock rom and went ahead and copied Android revolution to the sd, wiped, cache wiped, everything wiped besides the SD card.

Tested my back up to see if it would work and it said MD5 Checksum was incorrect ???

So now i can't restore my previous rom, Android Rev did install but it won't come on, and now i can't even get to the bootloader ??

What went wrong please? I've done everything which i thought i had to.

Any help would be great thanks.
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Go to the development section and grab the appropriate RUU/ROM for you IncS carrier or grab the WWE (world-wide English) version and install that to get you going again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] white ash:
This happen recently, I tried to frash CM7 on my i9100 and it turn into bootloop so bad that not even CWM can be entered. So I frash Stock KI3 with CF-Root KI3 via Odin. the system run fine. however I cannot frash any other firmware/ kernal after frashing KI3. not KG2, KI4.... and none other custom firmware. they all get into some kind of error, freeze at Samsung logo, I enter CMW , nothing can be done with E: Can't wipe, can't format can't frash, error massage show problem mounting anything , definately cannot frash firmwere/ Kernal.

any idea what I can do ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Flash

Bootloop thread above your post .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1108499

jje
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDogg1329:
Hey guys, I bought my Desire Z off ebay, it didn't come with warranty (I regret nt paying an extra 30 bucks to get one with warranty), anyway, it was a vodafone phone but has been unlocked by me, there's a bit of dust under the screen, not much and it's only noticeable in direct sunlight, but it's annoying me. What are my options? And if I don't have any choice, how hard would it be to open the phone up and clean the LCD?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killj0y:
Search I remember there being an entire thread about this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
Here is the correct way to use root explorer for manually replacing system files:

1. Mount the system as r/w (read/write) per the top right corner. Navigate to the file that you plan to replace (e.g., system/framework/framework.jar).

2. Copy (not move) the file and paste it somewhere on your SD card (internal or external, doesn't matter - as long as you can locate it in case you need to put it back). Rename the file you just pasted, but very subtly. For example, when renaming framework.jar, I would only throw something in front of the file name, such as "Backup - framework.jar", so I can easily distinguish it from the new file if I put them in the same spot.

3. NANDROID BACKUP!

4. Download/put on your sd card (whatever you do) the new file that you want to replace the old one with.

5. Move the new file to /system (not in a subfolder yet). Here you will change the permissions, which is crucial to avoid FCs and problems. In root explorer, you would long press the file, press permissions, and set them to whatever the old file's permissions are. This may require going to verify what they are before starting this step. For example, in a lot of cases, the permissions will be RW-R-R. In Root Explorer, this would mean checking the first two boxes on the first line and only the first box on the next two lines. In any situation, confirm that the permissions you see after you've changed them (right below the file name) match exactly what you're replacing.

6. Ensure that your new file is correctly named to exactly what it is replacing (case actually matters) and double check the permissions.

7. Move your new file to the folder, root explorer will ask if you want to replace the file. Confirm.

8. Back out of root explorer and immediately reboot.

No force closes, no problems :).

It may seem like a lot to someone who doesn't do it often but for me, I actually do this method faster than any other and fly through it every time. I got tired of seeing people explain ways to use Root Explorer which result in bootloops, FCs, etc. without fail. So, I decided to put an end to it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Audiochild:
Great post Simba501! Thank you for this...

Obviously a "noob" thing I'm over-looking but when I try and paste the file I'm moving into /system it's prompting me that it's "read-only"?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] wonner:
Toggle "Mount R/W" button at the top.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kbilly70:
Sounds like you need to mount \system as read-write. There is a button in the upper right corner of root explorer to mount
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Audiochild:
Thanks wonner and kbilly70! That was the issue :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Awsome. Bookmarked!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] polobreaka:
thanks for the awesome guide. worked great for me!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kZard:
Thanks, that clears things up.

I'm still wondering, though, how does one handle certificate files etc? For example, the ones found in this fix provided by zdzihu, in the META-INF folder.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
Those are only for flashing purposes. Not needed if you're not flashing it. You only need to pull everything besides that folder and place them appropriately.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Edgarhighman:
Using this method resulted in "app not installed" tried it with black Google search box, and just now with Mms.apk rw-r--r-- backed up old one, but method didn't work... had to nandroid last time because phone wouldn't let me install backup or market version. Looks like I'm in for it again. :( fudge. what went wrong?

System folder was r/w and moved apk into system/app said OK to overwrite and used hard key back button to exit root explorer. Hard key power button and selected reboot within 1-4 seconds of moving apk over system app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
You don't install it after placing it. Placing it in the folder does install it. If you put it there, ensure the permissions are correct, and reboot, it should work.

EDIT: I don't see any mention of setting the permissions, so that was probably the issue. Again, no need to "install" it; just put it in the appropriate folder and set the permissions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Edgarhighman:
I did state the permissions. It's in your quote lol. Your method caused my phone to say app not installed. I had trouble getting the default app back after your method failed. Why didn't it work? I'm telling you I followed it to a T.

Sgs2, android 2.3.6, unnamed rom, December 2011 entropy kernel
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
If the apk is compatible, it will work. At no point should you get an "application not installed" prompt, unless you attempted to manually install it at some point. If it wouldn't work, it just wouldn't appear in the app drawer: no prompt.

I guess this should be mentioned in the OP, but some times, clearing data of the application may be necessary after finishing. Usually a force stop at the most will allow you to see changes (which is why the steps include a reboot). You've piqued my interest. Post the files of question and I'll see if they work on my device. There was a similar issue someone else was having; I told him to redownload the apk and that was the problem. Some kind of botched file/download.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mikoal:
can you edit or create new folders in the /sys directory?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
No. Why would you want to?

Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mikoal:
just wondering what the limitations of root explorer are.

is it only that folder? and why that folder?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dsmboost:
You can edit and create new folders in that directory, but there's just no need to, unless you want to break the functionality of your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
Idk: that's the only one I've seen. I've created folders in other directories. At any rate, virtually every modification you'll ever make will be in /data or /system.

It fails if attempting to create it within Root Explorer. You could use other means though (on a PC, an edited ROM zip, or potentially another root file manager). But again, no real reason to: other than for development purposes, perhaps. I'm no developer though, so I can't say.

Sent from my Galaxy Tab 10.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dsmboost:
Ah okay, I was referring to ES file explorer, which can modify other files in that directory.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mikoal:
thanks to you both!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] donfuego2015:
thank you

works like a charm!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] logan.in:
I can confirm that the procedure works with ES File Explorer too, but at point 7 moving the file didn't work: I had to copy it. After the reboot, everything worked fine and I deleted the file initially put in "system".
[HD7 General] vagaroso:
Hi can someone help me? i tried to update my htc hd7, first updated the zune, then done one first update to the phone, then it said it had another update for the phone, so lei it do the seconde update, but when it reaches the 8 step (restart) the phone just went off and never worked again, i tried to put in charge but not even the led indicating the charge shows...

is it dead??

HELP ME PLEASE
[HD7 General] sh4d0w86:
can you boot your device into Bootloader?

with power off, boot phone while pressing volume down.

Bootloader is Multi-Colored screen.

what does that screen say?

sh4d0w86.
[HD7 General] vagaroso:
No it does not give any signs... not even if y connect it to charge, the LED does not appear...
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Hi all,

Can anyone please help me share my internet connection from my laptop to my Samsung Galaxy3 running Android 2.2?

I tried Connectify, Virtual Router and mHotspot but none of them work.

In case of mHotspot, I watched video on You Tube and done the same but I am not able to connect to that wi-fi network although I am able to find it by turning on my android mobile's wi-fi..

In case of Connectify and Virtual Router, I am not able to find Wireless Network on my android device. Can anyone please help?

Please let me know if any other information is required.
[Galaxy 3 General] bane21:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1170232&highlight=wifi
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Thanks Bane, can you please let me know, how to Flash the mod via CWM?

Also, do you know if CWM supports SG3 as I am also trying to flash my phone to install custom ROM but not able to do so via CWM?
[Galaxy 3 General] bane21:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=858583

please use search
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
In the thread that you have provided, please let me know where to look for "how to Flash the mod via CWM"

when I downloaded mod file, it asks me which application to open the file in. I selected ROM Manager, then it reboots in recovery mode...there I have four options

Reboot system now

Install sdcard: update.zip

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache partition

which one I need to select?
[Galaxy 3 General] bane21:
I strongly advice to spend some time here in the forum and read all the FAQs and tutorials, as they will explain everything you need to know.

as the file is called wpa_adhoc-signed.zip you need to select an option that allows you to install a .zip or you need to rename the file to update.zip and select the option to install update.zip
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Bane, I searched first and then asked but I am too noob to understand all this. I renamed the file to update.zip and then reboot to recovery mode. It still says the same:

Finding update package...

E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk() (or NULL)

(No such file or directory)

E:Can't mount SDCARD:update.zip

Installation Aborted
[Galaxy 3 General] cdesai:
You need cwm, flash a kernel that already has it(cf-root/g3mod/simplicity) or pm mumbozver for the installer

Or you can also manually copy the files although the first method will be easier