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[Samsung Infuse 4G] theROMinator:
Quite frankly your frustration (and mine) is backed by the dev community; to atleast some extent. Although, I still believe google saw the bright green money tree right above their noses and since then, can not let go of the smell! In other words, there wont' be a solution in the near future.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] diablo009:
Android has become more like Linux in terms of fragmentation!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] theROMinator:
I couldn't name to you all the releases that are out there :p
[Samsung Infuse 4G] spirikitik:
Yes I love my Infuse but Fragmentation really move my temper gauge over the top. Still loving the infuse 4g screen, but the apps almost all force close error, and my facebook app sometime does not notify me on the notifiction bar and so is textfree app, i am really getting frustrated even yahoo a very big company the video call is a mess, i am in the edge of going back to iPhone which is not my choice, but google make this on OS, stop fragmentation.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] RUNNERX:
Are you running a custom rom, kernel, radio, are you OC/UV?

Any and all of these things can and will give you instability. I had a cm7 theme that kept crashing the system on my backflip.

The only way to do away with MOST not all issues is to live in "the box".
[Samsung Infuse 4G] MikeyMike01:
Android fragmentation is a big problem.

You're kidding yourself if you think the Infuse will ever get an update to ICS.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] diablo009:
Lol. By the ICS is out on a couple phones he would've switched to a different phone.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Ryanscool:
There comes devs who may port it (hopefully). Ics is supposed to get rid of the fragmentation, and maybegoogle has something up there sleeve to combine all phones and most get ics who knows. Google and Sammy have just hired cynagen (sorry bad speling) and other major devs. They may just help figure out this problem, where they are actually smart and put this into consideration.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Kevinr678:
I want my freakin Gingerbread! Stupid fragmentation! (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
[Samsung Infuse 4G] slapshot30:
Really missing my old HTC phones right now. Hell, one official rom could be easily ported over to like six others with those phones. Samsung has fantastic hardware but HTC dev support is superior.

Sent from my Samsung Infuse
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Kevinr678:
Completely agreed. Phone's that will never officially have things like Sense 3.5 have it, and the same with firmwares. I do love my Samsung though.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
Problem is that every phone has vendor-proprietary bits to handle specific hardware support that aren't portable. The Apache license of the Android userland stack makes this possible. Also the ability to have proprietary modules loaded by the kernel doesn't help - for example the FSR and RFS drivers in the Infuse. The same reason you'll likely never see ICS for the Infuse is the same reason you didn't see CM7 until Rogers Gingerbread dropped. (It existed, but it was in a barely usable state until the vendor-proprietary stuff from Rogers GB could get pulled in.)

The good news is that I think Google is forcing vendors to "play nicer" as far as the low-level vendor-proprietary code in order to make AOSP bringups easier. They enforced a LOT of standardization with Honeycomb - the question is can they keep that going with ICS without witholding source like with HC? I think that by exercising tighter control over Google Apps licensing they can.

The Galaxy S II is a hint of things to come - while it still has vendor-proprietary libraries in the userland stack, it has zero closed-source components in the kernel, unlike previous Samsungs.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andrawer:
Motivation and $.

my opinion only...but, phone carriers have no motivation* to update the o.s. of phones already sold.

Just a few random thoughts...

1. Limited $ to be made from you (the customer waiting for an upgrade)

....a. sale of the device is already made.

....b. buyer is already locked into a long-term contract.

2. they are a phone company not a software company...thus any software developers they might have are probably focused on future sales and testing.

3. they don't make money releasing updates to already sold phones.

4. support staff would have to be pretty good size.

I wonder if the phone providers keep software upgrade staff or do they contract that out??? say to the phone manufacture (i.e. samsung, htc)? I have no idea.

(I am assuming:) it's the phone carriers who are the primary cause of delays in releasing software updates...not necessarily the

* what's more important to them? Future repeat customers due to good service OR simply getting them locked into longterm service contracts? Obviously point 2.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] scyld:
I wish fragmentation was decreased to that of the IBM compatibe market. (Am I the only one that still calls them that?)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jasonk1229:
Interesting point I would have to say they contract the work out to upgrade versions. If they haven't already I wouldn't be surprised to see full teams being hired as android becomes more permanent.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jasonk1229:
Great post
[Samsung Infuse 4G] KevinAlbrecht:
The debate continues on TechCrunch:

http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/27/charted-android-fragmentation/
[Samsung Infuse 4G] millerja01a:
I also understand the frustration but there a larger thing at work..

IMO, I think AT&T and the others vendors are sitting on working versions of GB, HC for their upper tier devices but aren't releasing them for one simple reason, contract renewals for upgraded devices.

Think about this, what made the IPhone such a cash cow for AT&T? Device contracts and data usage. As part of the deal, Apple demanded they control the upgrade path for iOS on the devices, thus Apple pushes to iOS devices at their schedule. Android phones don't have that stipulation.

The OEM codes the phone for the carrier but the carrier decides when they will release it and any updates. Each device will then have it's own update plan at the whim of the carrier.

Remember, Google's vision for Android is an open platform. Thus it's a double edged sword. On one side, extremely easy to change and on the other, you're at the mercy of the carrier to get updates to you and not a monolithic single company.

Keeping devices on back versions is a greater sell for newer devices as FroYo is for Q2 '09 to Q2 '10 devices and GB will be for Q2 '11 and newer devices. "You want the latest Android? Get the latest device! Can't upgrade now...no problem...just add a line!!" For Carriers? $$$$$$$$ in new contracts/sms/data fees.

Which brings me to the recent 'leaks' of Infuse GB stock ROMs. The latest is very good and is my daily driver. I'm about to backup and update my wife's Cappy to the latest Cappy GB leak.

Samsung is not waiting on AT&T to push out updates to users like us who aren't afraid to root and ROM a device. If you're in the know then you don't have to be on FroYo. Yes there's no support beyond these forums but if you're here then you either code or know how to work around bugs.

Apple may hate jailbreakers but they haven't been able to stop them.

AT&T removed the sideloading barrier after a great deal of pressure from customers and the likes of Amazon.com.

I will not be surprised if we who bought 2010 and newer FroYo/GB devices see a ICS leak. Again, it's your risk to flash it but again, let others with stronger Jedi skills find the bugs/fix'em and write about their experience.

That's what make sites like XDA so popular.

Yes, the general community will never visit this site. Hell, the general community doesn't run their Windows Update the way they should. They aren't concerned about updates. Thus Apple hides all that from them.

Google doesn't control the last mile deployment of ROM's. Neither do to the OEM's.

The Carriers do. That's where the fight is.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jvanlew:
+1 to millerja01a's post. I'm pretty sure the answer is no but do carriers control updates on Nexus (Google) phones or do those come straight from Google when the update is available?

When I had my AT&T N1, I seem to remember reading on XDA/other sites that the updates came from Google but I had CM on there from like day 2 of owning it so I don't remember getting an OTA update.

EDIT:

Also, what really sucks is that there is nothing we can really do to pressure the carriers to get these updates to our phones right? I mean I've seen tons of online media (tweets, fb/blog posts, etc) complaining about the Infuse GB update and I've seen no response from ATT regarding it. I take that back, there is a cookie-cutter answer involving the person who tweeted that infamous tweet about Infuse and GB in August getting pelted with gingerbread cookies or something stupid like that.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] adalgiso:
Google should require all the carriers to ship a stock rom alongside their carrier-molested version.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] diablo009:
Won't work that way. They won't accept!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] docodine:
blame the device manufacturers and the carriers, they don't see the benefits of supporting the products they sell through their entire lifespan
[Samsung Infuse 4G] jvanlew:
I think the consumers are to blame on this too and the manufacturers are just feeding our desires with the latest and greatest devices. We (as consumers) don't want to own the device for its entire lifespan. I know I'm guilty. Hell, most of us on here at xda are probably guilty of that.

"Ooh, the new <latest-hotness-from-manufacturer> is coming out and I've only had my <suddenly-not-so-fantastic> for 5 months! I hope that comes to <my-carrier>! Guess I need to sell my <suddenly-not-so-fantastic> ASAP so I can buy the <latest-hotness-from-manufacturer>!" ;)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] docodine:
it's a small minority that can afford to do that, everyone else is stuck with outdated software on good hardware
[Samsung Infuse 4G] MikeyMike01:
They'll have no choice. They can either use WP7 or Android. No one will buy anything else.

Sent from my SGS II
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Keltisch WerWolf:
Well according to the official google statement ICS will be upgradable by all Android devices previous and newer... But as we know someone says one thing and nothing ever comes to fruition, like the September GB update for the Infuse.....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomemmanuel:
I am trying to install Cyanogen mod 7.1 on Samsung vibrant stock froyo rooted and ROM Manager installed.

When trying to install the follwinf error is happening

checking state of BML/MTD...

assert failed: run_program("/tmp/updater.sh")==0

E:Error in /sdcard/cm_galaxysmtd_full-0.zip

(status 7)

Installation aborted.

Can anybody help????
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoffcorey:
That's because you're trying to install the galaxy s version (gt-i9000) on your (assuming) 3g vibrant (sgh-t959).

You need the vibrantmtd in order from it to work. Also, if you have a galaxy s 4g, there is no CM7 for it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanhbinh_lth:
sure,u need vibrantmtd
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoffcorey:
Not sure what you're trying to say/ask because you're sentence makes no sense.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snarfattak:
I get the same problem, only from clockwork recovery. It just gets stuck in a boot-loop flashing the same information over and over. Doesn't matter if I start from eclair or froyo rooted. And I'm flashing the "Vibrant" update NOT the "Galaxy S" update. Downloading the 7.1.0.1 update now and will try that in a few from eclair.

EDIT: Figured it out... Once it got into the bootloop, pulled the battery, held down vol up, down and power buttons, booted into CWR v5.x. Re-installed the zip from SD card, re-booted, bingo!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ajeezy13:
is MIUI 1.10.8 for Optimus2x the same as LG G2x?

i want to update my G2X and im not sure if its the same.. help please thanks
[T-Mobile LG G2x] phburks:
No. They are 2 different phones.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] FatalityBoyZahy:
Pretty much, some files have to be swapped out for it to work on the G2x though... Such as a different Kernel, and radio files.
[HTC Sensation] krnchicken753:
Hi guys I have a very minor scratch on my Sensation. What would be the best cheap way to get rid of it. Thanks in advance!
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Put screen protector over it. Seriously.

No way to physically get rid of it as it would damage outer layer of the screen.
[HTC Sensation] whymewho:
yehey.. just use screen protector.. if you want less pinger prints go the screen, use a matte screen protector
[HTC Sensation] KillaHurtz:
Ah yes.......pinger frints :D
[HTC Sensation] alitomari:
I've read online that you can use the 3m 06070 finishing compound with a microfiber cloth to polish out scratches. The screen on my Sensation is scratched from the rivets on my jeans, and I'm thinking of doing the above. It's just that the 3M solution is so expensive and may not work. Maybe do a group buy?
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
Just put a cheap screen protector on it. It'll mask the scratch when it's applied with the gunk stuff on the back. Cheap as chips off eBay or a local cheap phone accessory place.

Also makes getting "pinger frints" off a lot easier.

It'll help to protect it from your riveted jeans.
[HTC Sensation] ak29:
I got a ghost armor recently and its seems to hide my scratch pretty well. When the screen is off I cant see the scratch at all. When the screen is on the scratch is much less noticeable. Still don't know how I scratched mine up. I had it for 2 weeks and kept in a dedicated pocket. Gorilla glass is a joke.
[HTC Sensation] masondoctorjt:
I agree. I never protected my HD2 and never scratched it, now both this sensation and my Motorola Defy have scratches, and both have gorilla glass... They are barely noticeable, but my HD2's screen is perfect.
[HTC Sensation] sp5it:
True. Screen in HD2 is way better scratch resistant that famous gorilla glass which I scratched in empty pocket after one weeke of use. What a crap.

Mike
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
Just as a matter of interest, is the Gorilla Glass integral with the screen itself or a separate component?

I know from a thread I read some time back there there are different SLCD manufacturers, so I was just wondering if it's related to a specific manufacturer.
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
It's not related to display. Glass is a different part. Gorilla glass is just the way glass was treated, basically top layer of glass was made more dense hence increased scratch resistance. Just look up what is gorilla glass on google.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] samluo:
I have both android phone. When I find my pro is not stable with CM7. I wrongly copied the x10 mini backup file on my pro and restored it by xRecovery.

The phone can open. But the touch screen forzen. The buttons are also out of control.

I try to flash it. Cannot...

I try SEUS, repair function in PC companion also. Not work...

Can any super hero here help me? Seems I have a new brick on my desk now...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] danlivesey:
Try here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1030902
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] samluo:
I've tried your suggestion. But seems cannot work.

My mini pro can turn on. Also SEUS knows it is a SE phone. (ie. the phone is detectable but cannot be recognised) The phone had checked USB debugging. As the screen was frozen, I cannot connect it with PC companion.

I tried to install the system via phone repair function in PC companion. I selected X10 mini pro rom. But still cannot work.

Try Flash Tool, still cannot work.

"ERROR-Error flashing,

Aborted"

was shown.

Any suggestion?

Is it possible to install xRecovery under this circumstance?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] danlivesey:
Have you installed gordons gate flash driver on your pc? and what flash tool are you using?

Here is another topic try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=826455

Just use the flash tool 0.2.9.1 beta
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] samluo:
Finally my lovely X10 Minipro is back!! Thank you! Danlivesey!!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] danlivesey:
No problem anytime....
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] disL:
HEY! Do you happen to know if there's a confirmed working flashtool for the 2.1 update and x10 mini (not pro)?

My phone doesn't even show the boot animation, it just has the sony ericsson logo, it doesn't stay off and when restoring I get the message Error flashing. Aborted.

First, the phone stays in the flashing mode only when I keep the back button pressed, but after a failed flashing attempt it stays in the mode (without pressing the back key and with the green led on) and when I try flashing again, it fails after a while.

I got to this situation by installing a custom rom on the phone and after that the cwm said that recovery seems to be broken, it tried to restore and after that it didn't turn on anymore.

What would this be about? And what can I do to recover my X10 mini? :(
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beebzgonewild:
I have been flashing roms for at least a year now with no problems. For some reason, recently I can flash some roms fine and some roms only boot loop or boot freeze. I am currently using Bamf SoaB v1.0. when I tried to flash iBolt v0.90 the most I can get is to the MUIU boot screen and it either boot loops or freezes. I can boot OMFG roms and others fine as well and have ran into other roms that boot loop and freeze also. I have even had an issue with recovery boot looping in the middle of trying to load a rom or wipe. I have tried different Recoveries with no luck. I am wiping everything every time I flash. I even returned to stock Ruu with S-on and rerooted and no luck. Does anyone have any ideas?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davidbudd1:
Did you check the md5 of the file? Maybe it was a bad download
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grnlantern79:
Update to newest CWM and use newest recovery or use 3.0.2.5 that was always a great one for flashing with no issue or boot loops.

If I helped you in any way please use the thank you button.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Absolute_Zero:
1) you aren't wiping (probably not the case since you've done this b4)

2) bad/corrupt rom download (check md5 as suggested)

3) recovery borked causing failures (reflash newest recovery)

4) recovery outdated and those roms require an updated version (reflash newest recovery)

5) your phone doesn't like the kernel and/or default clock speeds of the rom you are flashing (use different rom or flash a different kernel immediately after the rom *YMMV*)

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15) hardware failure (get new phone) *not really failure, just not living up to potential*

All that is meant by the dots is to indicate that there are a few other things to check before settling on it being a hw problem but I can't think of any right now.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvdschnck:
After eliminating the likely causes described above, you may want to check your recovery log immediately after you flash. Export the log to the sd card, then examine the log file from your computer.

I am a frequent rom flasher, and I have had issues with bad nand blocks only being a problem to me with select roms and not others. Little bit of weirdness.

I have not received my thunderbolt yet, so I am only assuming that htc designed the internal and sd memory in your phone in a similar manner to my sexy nexy. Please correct me if I am wrong!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beebzgonewild:
Thanks for all the help. The issue seemed to be a kernal problem. At least with ibolt it was. Sad thing after all that work and time and losing everything on my SD I ended up not caring much for the rom. lol At least I know what to try if the problem happens on other roms.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] massiveatak808:
Has anyone got this to work on there phone? every time I install the apk I get stuck at the "download" page....does anyone have a working version?...

Edit=I meant madden 11
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killj0y:
It probably isn't cracked therefore you don't have access to their server. Check torrent sites. And make sure it's for our processor/model
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
Dude you aren't going to get a cracked app here. Try reading the rules...
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ralph Th:
Here is my Problem: I´ve played with my Gtablet and got some stuff in those tab´n tab portlets, I´d like to get rid of again. Does anyone knows how?

I don´t want to reset the whole thing, as it is already rooted and market is running propperly.

Thanks for your help.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MBT93:
this is really annoying n iv searched for hours isnt there any page that lists all the inspire 4g ROMS in one place?its really annoying everything is so messy..n i would like to know about all the sense 3.5 roms for inspire 4g...right now i only know about rcmix 3d runny n beatmodbliss sense...are there others as well?n i wouldnt mind a list of all the aosp,sense 2.1 n sense 3.0 for inspire 4g if someone has it...would really b awesome!
[HTC Inspire 4G] cwhitney24:
A magical place where all the available ROMS are listed? Why hasn't anyone ever thought of this? Like making a section called DEVELOPMENT or something like that!

Seriously is It hard to click on the development section for the inspire and scroll down? In the title of the thread it will tell you what it is. If it doesnt then all you have to do it click on the link and read.

I got your 10 char right here
[HTC Inspire 4G] zelendel:
Agreed all the roms have titles telling you what it is aand a whole section of them to.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MBT93:
The development section didn't contain the rcmix sense 3.5 Rom for inspire 4g.there's too much mess there too...stuff other than roms.thirdly half the pages get updates days after the roms have been released.what's so wrong in asking for a page that has all the roms properly sorted n listed n updated..
[HTC Inspire 4G] zelendel:
We can't control when the Dev updates their thread or if they even post their rom in that section. You are more then welcome to start a list if you want. Keep in mind this is a Developers site and things are the way they are focusing on the developers.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MBT93:
I guess Ur right.but can u atleast tell me all the sense 3.5 roms available for i4g?
[HTC Inspire 4G] cwhitney24:
Sorry your just not making much sense. The development section has all the roms and yeah a couple other things like radio and gps tweaks. The actual devs of these roms update and control thier threads. So they are always up to date with the info the actual dev wants to release. The reason rcmix is not there is due to it being a desire hd rom. Yes it can be used in the inspire but it was made by a dev in the desire hd section. Talk to him if you want it listed in the inspire section.

Edit - sorry was typing as zel posted lol.

I got your 10 char right here
[HTC Inspire 4G] zelendel:
The 3.5 roms will be listed in its title. I think there is only 1 or 2 of them. Personally I don't use sense so I don't keep track. Most sense 3.5 roms will be ports from the desire HD which are pets from other devices as sense 3.5 has not and most likely will not be released officially for this phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MBT93:
Thanks for the help =)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jake:
My "people" lp widget wont seem to update all of newly sycd contacts. Running midnight 2.1 Appreciate
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jirafabo:
Just contact the LP developer, via twitter probably, he's really good about getting back to people....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bielinsk:
Launcher Pro is dead, hasn't been updated in a long time.

Sucks, as I bought it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jake:
You guys reccomend one? Adw is my fav.. Was just looking for the scrollable dock. Thanks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jjday7:
Go launcher with android pro widgets or colorize widgets on the market it good and in my opinion better than LP's widgets. Keep in mind that you are losing hardware accelleration by using third party launchers. This will take away the smoothness of the OS. Not noticeable on other phones but most likely you will see a difference on how the homescreen operates.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
no smoothness is lost on THIS phone, man, using Launcher Pro..