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[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cheeky_Fink:
I like to flash the latest CM7 nightlies, but whenever I do, I lose my tweaked stuff, like my init.d scripts, custom gps.conf, custom boot animation, and a few other customized files. I have them all just how I want them, they make my phone run so much smoother, but it's a time consuming task to redo all of them every single night. So, I got them all into one .zip, and as far as I can tell it SHOULD work. When I flash it in CWM, it appears to work, but when I check after I reboot, nothing is changed. I was wondering if someone could take a look at my .zip and tell me what's wrong with it? Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
So I love everything about this phone so far except for all the problems I'm having trying to play music off my sd card. I keep getting errors from every media player that so & so file cannot be played. I've tried reformatting my card & that seemed to help at first but now it's happening again. I've deleted every .nomedia file I can find. Songs that I literally JUST played will for some reason not play the second time I try to play them. I can finish a song & immediately try to play it again & get an error. They're just regular mp3s, too. It's maddening. I doubt it's my card, it worked perfectly in my HD2 and in my Sensation. I'm kind of new to Samsung phones so is there some special way I need to format it? I formatted it in the phone, it should work. Is anyone else having this problem?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] The_Biz:
I tried out player pro and all the songs from my 32gb I used in my sensation play fine. Did you try that app?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
I have not, I'll try it.

I still wanna know why this is happening though.

Edit: Damn dude, good call on PlayerPro. Works awesomely & has folder browsing just like I like :>
[Motorola Droid X2] ramchand917:
Hello xda.

Recently (i.e. today) I made the mistake of installing navenedrob's Alien port (for the Droid X2, from the Atrix). Don't get me wrong, navenedrob's work is great, but for some reason, I've been having tons of problems with this new build. Wifi works, but Clockwork wasn't pre-installed, and when I got it from the Market, it won't let me flash the recovery on wifi and spits up an error message whenever I try to install over data only. What should I do to reinstall CWM?

Thanks!
[Motorola Droid X2] booked:
CWM doesnt work on the x2. Install the bootstrap.
[Motorola Droid X2] ramchand917:
How do I do that? Can you send me a download link?
[Motorola Droid X2] booked:
Take a look at the sticky in the dev forum. it has everything you need to know.

---------- Post added at 11:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:17 PM ----------

what recovery did you use to flash the alien rom?
[Motorola Droid X2] ramchand917:
I just used whatever came with my old ROM (which was Eclipse 0.8). I think that was Bootstrap, but I'm not entirely sure.
[Motorola Droid X2] booked:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1169677

thats the link to get to the bootstrap.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Arcadia310:
Let's make this the official thread to post first impressions of this phone.

Going to T-Mobile today I was pretty much dead set on getting the GS II. I was sure nothing would deter me. I walked in there and toyed with both phones and my opinions changed drastically. I was pretty disappointed with the resolution and cheap plastic build of the GS II. The screen is big and bright but the low res almost kills it IMO. The HTC Amaze has a build similar to the Sensation which means its one of the best designed phones on the market. In the hand the difference is night and day. The Amaze feels like a Mercedes and the GS II a Toyota Camry if you catch my drift.

I owned a Sensation for roughly a month when it first came out. I loved the phone except the lagginess and the unresponsive screen issues. If this phone doesn't have those issues I will be a VERY happy camper. Not to mention it has more ram, a bigger battery, and NFC. Oh, and I also pulled down 11Mbps on a Speedtest inside my house! Imagine if I'm out somewhere in the open and have full 4G signal! I'm really surprised by how good the data speeds are.

So far the phone is snappy but I'll see how it holds up. Coming from a Nexus S I'm very happy with this phone. The camera is great too with those two physical buttons. The audio during video recording is rubbish though just like all HTC phones.
[HTC Amaze 4G] k87:
Could it be possible that some dev might cook up a ROM which could improve the audio in any way?
[HTC Amaze 4G] domin8:
so far I am very happy with mine. Battery life is good (i turned off 'tell htc', 'find my phone' and 'fast boot') and its making a little difference as far as less data being used at idle.

I have some slight screen bleed from the bottom buttons, but it doesnt bother me. As i stated in another thread, no phone is going to be perfect, but this is the closest I think any android phone has come.

I can't wait for a OTA update to restore wifi calling as i live in a fringe network area. but i'm confident it will come.

I'm loving the camera buttons, the call quality is great, and i got 13.1mbps down on campus today in san diego. F yea!
[HTC Amaze 4G] k87:
3 quick questions:

Is the speaker phone loud enough?

Any wifi-death grip issues?

How about LAG???
[HTC Amaze 4G] vinterchaos:
Actually, this is the same thing basically word for word that happened with me today. My wife was actually shocked (mouth dropped) when I asked him to grab me the Amaze instead of the SGS2.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Phateless:
I didn't realize this thing was out already. I LOVE my glacier for the trackpad and hard camera button. I like the sensation for the big-ass screen. Amaze might be almost perfect because of the extra ram.

I'll wait to pick one up until cm7 is out.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Arcadia310:
The speaker is louder than my Nexus S (which has fantastic speakers IMO) but the quality of the sound is a little lower.

Haven't experienced any death grip issues, but then again, I don't completely cover my phone with my hands when holding it.

Phone has been butter so far. Haven't seen any outstanding signs of lag yet.
[HTC Amaze 4G] madhad:
Does anybody know how much the price is if we buy the phone outright?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Arcadia310:
I bought it outright. It costed $575 + tax.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Phateless:
It *cost* $575 + tax.

And thanks for your answer.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Arcadia310:
People like you are why I hate posting on forums. :rolleyes:
[HTC Amaze 4G] imnothimm:
It *costs* $575 + tax.

And thanks for being a d!ck ;)

For me, it came out to 598.35$. 32.06$ more after returning the Sgs2 which costs 566.29$
[HTC Amaze 4G] Phateless:
People like you are why I hate reading forums. If English is the only language you speak you should know how to do it correctly.

He was using the past-tense, so I gave him the correct past tense.

And yes, I was being a ****, but every so often I just get bothered by Americans' incompetence with our native language. It frightens me...

Back on topic - does anyone know if any CM team members have their hands on this yet? I would assume CM support is planned but haven't read anything yet.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Arcadia310:
Get a life dude. Just because you put major emphasis on forum grammar doesn't mean the rest of us do. I couldn't care less, have much more important things going on in my life.
[HTC Amaze 4G] gravis86:
Well two things that bother me so far is the lighting for the soft keys bleeds onto the bottom of the screen, and the keyboard is sometimes laggy.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Phateless:
I'm slammed at work myself, only put in 10 hours yesterday and 10 hours today and top 3 on the sales board.

Point is I can't help what I notice. Sue me for being literate.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Enzopreme:
agreed... what a douchey comment... spell check that.... :rolleyes:
[HTC Amaze 4G] crxtasi:
Yeah the bleed is kinda annoying but I can look past that...the keyboard does lag at times and the "swype" feature is weird for me. So I just installed swype beta :D

Anyone here do some testing? Quadrant ran at 2213 and speed test averages around 5-6mbs (myTouch 4g ran around 3-4mbs) in my house
[HTC Amaze 4G] TheHeffNerr:
I just paid $615 for mine :X

Coming from Nexus One Dev model. this thing is amazing (pun maybe intended) No lag so far, good screen, speakers are nice and loud (haven't made a phone call yet referring to back speakers while using youtube / netflix ), Camera is very good, pictures almost perfect sharpness while moving (took a picture outside the passenger window while driving at 40mph, I wasn't driving :P)

I'm really going to miss the pouch that came with my N1 how ever :'(

No comment on battery life yet need a few more days.

Really disappointed in this USB wall plug charger... why can't they just come with a real wall charger not this fake charger thing... thankfully I have my N1 usb - micro usb cable and it works but some people may not have that and need to switch from wall outlet to computer a lot :/

Haven't had to much of a chance to play around with it to find any bugs but I'll have some free time tomorrow.
[HTC Amaze 4G] davidktk:
christ! i want this phone now!! :) living in new zealand doesn't help, hopefully the 3rd party suppliers will get it in very soon.
[HTC Amaze 4G] devcurious:
Personally, I really think people are making too much of the screen bleeding thing. The only situation where it has any kind of affect is if you're watching full screen video, in a dimly lit or dark room.

But even then, when you're watching the video, those keys aren't illuminated. Every phone has something that you can pick out as a weakness and use as a reason to disqualify it.

I have had an Android phone since I preordered my G1, and even with it's weaknesses, the Amaze is the most well built Android phone to date. If the only thing keeping you from getting one is this screen bleeding thing, my personal opinion is that you are going to miss out on an excellent device, because of something that is really unrelated to the feel and operation of the phone.

The last time I felt this satisfied with a phone decision, was when I swapped out my horrible Motorola Q, for a BlackBerry. This was back in 2004-5, when BlackBerry was running **** when it came to smartphones. This phone is that good.

However, if the build quality and resolution of the SGS2 doesn't bother you, you might be happier with it. To each, their own.
[HTC Amaze 4G] macheteZen:
I am loving this phone, although I miss Sense 3.5 :p I am coming from a Glacier as well and the data speed difference is "Amazing" used to get 3-4/mb average with a high of like 8, and now I get average 12-13/mb average with a high of 20. The dual-core is a first for me but normal animations and app drawer movement is sooo much smoother. I actually like the light "bleed" on the bottom it kinda looks like 3D haha. The back of the phone seems to get pretty hot while in use (ie talk or wifi hotspot). I've had a few small issues with, voicemail forwarding, wifi hotspot connectivity (wont connect to ps3...?), and a random reboot when checking in via Latitude. But all in all this is a great phone and I am sure hoping to see Alpha Rev X pick this up so I can haz mah rootz. :cool:
[HTC Amaze 4G] BiGMERF:
that is because tmo now blocks it... same with the sgs2.. its blocked now
[HTC Amaze 4G] oka1:
Yes, most people prefer writing like an 8 yr old rather than attempting to write correctly.

This one got you? Try reading "then" when they meant "than" or "Do not" when they meant "Does not" I could keep going but my mom was right...... America will be the death of English...........:p
[HTC Amaze 4G] Arcadia310:
I had the same issue with the Sensation. The phone gets pretty hot during basic tasks. Is the Snapdragon really that bad with heat and power consumption?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Lokks:
I had the same issue with my sensation as well but did not notice it that much after replaced the stock battery with the Anker battery.
[HTC Amaze 4G] vinterchaos:
Maybe it was to protect the network early on since there would be a "surge" of high usage? Not likely, but a possibility maybe? :p
[HTC Amaze 4G] Lokks:
Check out some pics with the bleeding.

plus.google.com/photos/105505315440794373505/albums/5662786129509465969
[HTC Amaze 4G] devcurious:
I've seen the pics, I've seen it on my own device.

Maybe it's just me, but it still is not that big of a deal. Like I said, the only time that it, in any way, affects operation of the phone is when they are illuminated during full screen video playback. If you're watching a video in full screen playback, 99% of the time they're not going to be illuminated anyway, so it doesn't really affect anything.

Every phone has it's flaw.

Maybe I just don't understand why it bothers people so much. Not saying that a person with a complaint is just being ridiculous, far from it. If a person is spending their money, they have every right to decide what they spend it on, and for what reasons they won't spend it. Hell, these things are expensive, if someone has the slightest complaint it's a valid one.

Can someone explain, what this cosmetic issue ultimately affects, as far as the user experience?
[HTC Amaze 4G] vinterchaos:
I think it is mostly to do with the fact that you pay a decent amount of money for a device and you expect a certain level of quality from said device. (not to mention the light leakage is on multiple newer HTC handsets, you'd figure it'd be taken care of by now)
[HTC Amaze 4G] macheteZen:
I dont really think that the "leakage" is actually that. It almost seems like it was designed that way. It's just too uniform, too subtle (IMHO), and too widespread. I mean everyone has it, its got to be intentional. I don't even notice it anymore, I do notice however, how small my myTouch4g looks and feels now. :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] devcurious:
I definitely won't say that you're wrong.

However, when I compare the aluminum body of the Amaze/Sensation to the SGS and SGS2, I would make the argument that there is a similar lacking "quality" to those phones as well. All of that plastic, is not what I would expect from a device that is basically $600.

I think what is being described is just inherent in these super small, blacklit LCD displays. If you take the bezel off of an LCD computer monitor, you'll see the same thing.Samsung uses a completely different technology, that doesn't require this same method of backlighting, therefore does not have to compensate for it.

It looks like HTC made a design decision to maximize the area of the physical screen, that is actually used for display, than use the same method as computer monitors. That is to extend the bezel, far enough on to the physical display surface, that these backlighting "glows" are not seen. If you look at your phone, HTC could have extended the top and bottom bezel, about 3/16ths of an inch, and none of the backlight would be visible. However, in doing that, you are essentially losing close to 1/2 inch in usable display area. On a mobile phone, with a 4.3 inch display, that is significant.

Here's an experiment, go into a dim room, and navigate to the settings menu, or anything with a mostly black background. While there, position the phone so that you can look across the screen and "under" the painted part of the screen on either side (left or right). You'll see the same "glow" affect, but it is being masked by the paint under the glass. They could have done that all the way around, but it would have significantly decreased the usable screen size.

To compensate for this, HTC would have to buy larger displays, to have more usable display area inside the extended "bezel" around the edges. That means higher costs, it's a tradeoff.

There are large, fundamental differences between an LCD and an OLED display, and they both have their pros and cons.

I know that this was extremely long comment, but I just wanted to make sure that folks understand that this is not necessarily a "defect". It's a calculated design tradeoff do to the display technology being used.
[HTC Amaze 4G] srsly:
Where'd you get the battery? I checked amazon but only saw ones for the Sensation. I'm picking up an Amaze soon and wanted a higher capacity battery; are the Sensation ones the same?

thx
[HTC Amaze 4G] Lokks:
Got mine off ebay and from what I heard you can use the sensation ones in the amaze. Can someone with the Amaze please confirm this.
[HTC Amaze 4G] digiholic:
If that is the case buy one of the Ankers or Chichitech batteries we have linked in the Sensation forum. They are both solid batteries and do give more life.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Versii2:
I don't understand what you mean about the charger, it is different than a previous phone's charger?
[HTC Amaze 4G] ajbk4life1:
i simply love this phone. i find it perfect. im impressed by the build quality and how loud the speakers are.
[HTC Amaze 4G] vikramdhani:
Is sense 3.5 much better ? and i am sure developers will bring the sense 3.5 to Amaze soon enough
[HTC Amaze 4G] pcgeek86:
due*

I generally agree with your thoughts on this. I doubt it's as huge a deal as people are making it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] devcurious:
YOU SONOFA....

Just kiddin'....Your correction is duly noted. LOL
[HTC Amaze 4G] bobbyphoenix:
Well I have OCD, and the very first thing my eye caught was the bleed. To me it is as acceptable as dust under the screen. Sure you can use the phone, but it shouldn't be there. Really all HTC needs/needed to do was make a separator in between the main display and the button display. It would sort of look like if you held the screen horizontal and looked at it you would see a tiny "flap" in between the two. I don't think it would be that hard. Anyway that's just my two cents. I tried to accept it, but in the end my eyes kept gravitating to it when the buttons lit up. I took mine back, and got a refund. I shall wait to see the Nexus next week.
[HTC Amaze 4G] vdub804:
Yea the bleed is an eyesore I'm trying to fight returning it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] PoisonWolf:
Im not trying to sway you or anything but...

Prime.....Prime......Prime......so close......why.....waste......your......money......:D
[HTC Amaze 4G] keger_:
It's rather hard to appreciate how much an issue the bleeding is since some people are posting more often than others. I made a quick list of what everyone said and for now it seems only about 1/3 are really bothered:

BIG ISSUE:

gravis86 ("things that bother me so far is the lighting for the soft keys bleeds onto the bottom of the screen")

bobbyphoenix ("in the end my eyes kept gravitating to it when the buttons lit up. I took mine back")

NOT A BIG ISSUE:

crxtasi ("kinda annoying but I can look past that")

devcurious ("I really think people are making too much of the screen bleeding thing")

macheteZen ("I actually like the light "bleed" on the bottom it kinda looks like 3D haha")

pcgeek86 (" I doubt it's as huge a deal as people are making it")

Now I don't have an opinion since I haven't bought the phone yet. I'ml waiting on the new T-Mobile plan that will be released this Sunday and the Nexus Prime next Wednesday before making my final decision.
[HTC Amaze 4G] ben200451:
I'm not all up on the android scene but what's so special about the prime? What makes it so good?
[HTC Amaze 4G] PoisonWolf:
1280x720 display.

4.65" screen?

The resolution alone is worth it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] PoisonWolf:
Whatever helps you sleep at night to justify your purchase. =)
[HTC Amaze 4G] chrischoi:
Top 3 out of what? 4? Haha. You spelled fateless wrong. ;)
[HTC Amaze 4G] ben200451:
When's the release date?
[HTC Amaze 4G] PoisonWolf:
Lawl, spoken like a person who feels the urge to defend his purchase. I've played with both the Amaze and the GS2 in person. To make a claim that there is no better Android device on the market just illustrates to me how objective you are as a consumer.

Don't be so quick to judge, you're only making an a$$ out of yourself. You have your opinions on the Amaze, I have mine on the Amaze and the GS2.

One week of waiting isn't going to kill anybody, even if it's just to first see what the Nexus Prime will look like (or get a sense of what Ice Cream Sandwidh will be to determine if the whole "buttonless" era is for you or not). If you're not happy with it after, then go for the Amaze. This is the point I'm making.

Any smart consumer will know that what I'm saying makes sense. So please, don't get all high and mighty and be so hasty to judge. Enjoy your phone, I mean, at this point, that's really the only logical thing to do, right? You've already paid for it. It would be nonsensical to not enjoy the device.

One thing about the Amaze, the sleek shot (or whatever they call that panoramic effect) is pretty cool. It's much better than the GS2's panoramic shot.
[HTC Amaze 4G] hazard99:
I for the life of me can't decide which to get. I went into look at the sgs 2 and fell in love with the amaze 4g. I'm still on the fence about it but so far I'm set on the amaze. What do you all think
[HTC Amaze 4G] PoisonWolf:
Same problem I ran into. I stood there for 30 minutes trying to think if the ICS announcement next week is a disappointment, which would I pick about a month from now?

I walked out feeling frustrated because I knew that whichever I got, I would have buyer's remorse. Both phones are neck at neck for me.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AndroidNoober:
that was mean.... Entendisteis o necesitas un diccionario?
[HTC Amaze 4G] TheHeffNerr:
The wall charger is a USB port with a wall plug in. and you need to plug a USB cord into it.

I just find it really annoying and really cheep that they can't give you a real charger and a USB cable.

found a pic

If pic doesn't work: http://www.cases.fommy.com/view-full-page.php?divid=HTC&model=HTC+Amaze+4G&cat=Chargers&skuno=90393
[HTC Amaze 4G] southpaw773:
does the Amaze not have screen cap capabilities like it's cousin the sensation?
[HTC Amaze 4G] vdub804:
The prime being a Samsung device is major turn off for alot of people Google needs to switch back to HTC. The nexus phones should set the bar for all upcoming android phones like the first one did, if they put a tegra 3 in the prime with that display that **** would be amazing I bet a lot of people would lose their hate for Samsung quick and buy the prime
[HTC Amaze 4G] g_says:
Yes it has the same screen capture capabilities
[HTC Amaze 4G] keger_:
I own a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a T-Mobile 4G hotspot and both have the same kind of charger - I assume pretty much every recent phone does too. I like it a lot: you can leave it on the plug without having a cable laying around and when you travel you can take only one cable / wall plug for charging all your devices (as well as transfering data).

By the way, when buying a $600 item I make pretty damn sure I know exactly what's in the box. I've watched virtually all reviews and unboxing videos on YouTube so I'm fully aware what the charger is like. I thought it was the same for everyone...
[HTC Amaze 4G] TheHeffNerr:
I knew that's how it worked, and I have many extra chargers and cables around my house. I tried to place my self in the shoes of some one that wouldn't really have any of this available to them. Yea a lot of devices are moving to that type of setup and makes me rage a bit inside.

How much is it really for them to also throw in a "real" charger... $3? make the customer happy In what ever option they choose... and I'm not blaming HTC saying I hate them, still the best MFG out there just think service with all the company's is starting to lack a bit.

I watched a lot of unboxing videos because I wanted the phone and it was as close as I could get :eek: