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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
lets try to give you so clear answer to your questions.

1. frankenstein versions are not custom roms and not official roms, they are different generic files mixed togather to allow for customizable for different regions by flashing different csc. they can be seen by kies depending on which csc is used.

custom roms cannot be seen by kies as the extensive customization to the files has removed or altered certain checks used by kies to determine if it is upgradable.

2. flashing via odin is using tar files and can be done external without the phone working as you can enter download mode by using the external hardware buttons.

CWM is a modified file used on a rooted phone which gives you more access to the file structure of your phone so you can install certain files like apks seperately. ODin will not allow individual apks to be installed by themselves.

CWM uses zip files if you want to flash custom roms are the developers can in future upgrades just replace certain files and post them within hours but tar files take a little longer to make.

cwm uses stored files on your internal sd card to maker changes but odin uses external files that have to be downloaded to your computer.

you can use internet on your phone to download the files then uses cwm to flash them as zip files usually have the installer as part of the file..

odin files have to be downloaded to your pc and a special installer packager called odin or heimdall if you are using a linux based machine to flash them.

3. basically the difference is that frankenstein versions as explained earlier are generic versions and not carrier specic roms which can be adjusted through the uses of modems and csc.

modems supplied with carrier branded roms will not work in other regions as their mdems (radios) for different regions and countries.

csc does the same as the modem but is geared to the data end of the phone.

4. if you want to stay as close t stock as possible use frankenstein versions with the csc for your region amd you can use odin to flash it.

if you want custom roms follow the developers instructions and use cwm to flash it.

5. Yes the rumors are true, different regions use different modens (radio)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeroTwin:
Thanks for the replies - i believe i am slowly starting to get my head around firmware flashing.

Just one more question:

So this would mean, if i wanted to install Intratech's 2.3.5 Frnakenstein Firmware, that i would:

First: Flash the entire 2.3.5 standard package

Second: Flash one of the Multi-CSC packages that contains the necessary CSC for my region so that my network settings and mobile internet work properly.

Is this correct

What do i do about the modem/radio? I see that there is a special are where you can flash the the CSC in Odin, but there is not corresponding way to flash the modem. Will altering the CSC also change the necessary radio/modem settings?

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
Yes, you are starting to understand the concept.

you can flash modems using phone section of odin.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeroTwin:
OK..however the case with Intratech's packages seems to be that he only offers the CSC for download separately, whereas the 'Modem' is combined with the PDA and the CSC in one .TAR file, with the occasional exception for certain packages. I double checked the the Modem in the standard package is the correct one for my region anyway, so i wont even need to be flashing it fortunately.

Thanks again for the help!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
modems can be downloaded separately if need or unzip the tar package into its seperate components depending on what you are trying to do.

You are fortunate that the rom suits your needs.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeroTwin:
Yes, that is really quite lucky. I do have one question remaining however:

Will i need to reset my install counter with USB hardware jug after i upgrade my firmware using Intratech's packages?

Please note, i don't intend to root my phone - I just hope to upgrade the firmware.

Thanks again for all the great support!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
Only if you plan on having some work done at a service centre otherwise do not worry about it. It has no effect on how your phone works.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeroTwin:
Thanks!

I have successfully carried out the update and have made a small guide/FAQ detailing my experiences, which could be of use to other beginners who wish to flash their devices for the first time.

>>> Absolute Beginners Guide to Flashing Firmware to SGS2 via Odin

I really hope this guide can help others.

If there are any changes or modifications i should make, please just let me know!
[G2 and Desire Z General] ra990:
Looks like we are getting another OTA (2.16.531.5):

http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-1809

Supposedly has better battery life, security updates, and some other improvements.

Anybody receive this yet?
[G2 and Desire Z General] sino8r:
I'm sure someone will post it. Hope a new radio is included. I just want it for parts;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] ra990:
I think it might include a new radio because one of the things the link mentions is improved "Data connection while roaming domestically"
[G2 and Desire Z General] ilbeppez:
Only for G2 or DZ will get this too?

Hope they fix the sense crash :/
[G2 and Desire Z General] s14mc:
I can't wait, I hope there is a new radio too. I'm lookin for glite, g2 bliss and xboarders stock roms to get updated to this new base.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nospin:
Good on htc to not forget about us!
[G2 and Desire Z General] s14mc:
I wonder if the ota is gonna be a 4ext rom? Is this even possible?
[G2 and Desire Z General] dhkr234:
What the hell is a "4ext"?
[G2 and Desire Z General] gee one:
4ext is a new recovery based off of CWM. It has lots of extra features such as theming, displaying partition information, renaming backups, etc.

There should be a thread in the dev section.

As to whether is possible or not that the tmo ota will be a 4ext rom, I'm not sure what that question means. Maybe he meant A3xt rom? :)

sent from my cyanogen(mod) vision
[G2 and Desire Z General] gtmaster303:
New radio will be nice, but that's about all I want from this update.

Where's the OTA for ICS 4.0???

I will be properly annoyed if the nexus phones get it and G2 owners are left behind...

Our device is very nearly superior to the old Nexus phones. No reason why we should be held back.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kusuriurikun:
There are precisely three things I'm interested in:

a) The radio itself (if the hint re "data roaming" is correct, we may have a decent semi-universal radio :D)

b) If there's been any substantial changes in the HTC GPS drivers (gps.vision.so).

c) If HTC has done what it's promised to do and unlocked the bootloader/how easy this thing will be to temp-root to downgrade. (Not something I personally have to worry about, more thinking of those who have non-rooted G2s who decide they wanna try CM7 or a Sense ROM or something. :D)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Lockedown:
So I woke up this morning and the update is waiting, but since aLogCat wasn't running I can't be of much use. I assume if I install it I'll lose root. Has anyone installed this yet?
[G2 and Desire Z General] leikamkei:
Assuming that you have CWR installed, I think it will attempt to install it, but once it goes into recovery, it will give you a message about signature verification failed or something around those lines. I attempted updating to the 2.15 OTA when I was running the Froyo OTA (rooted of course) and it gave me that.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gee one:
You can grab the download from your cache directory and post it up so that someone can root it and repackage it to a zip file.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Lockedown:
Unfortunately since I tried to apply it, it's gone. The post above was right about the signature error.
[G2 and Desire Z General] JaggedXJ:
Baseband

I wanted to chime in and confirm that the baseband version has gone up in this update. My G2 reports: 12.62.60.27U_26.13.04.19_M :D

I was running stock 2.3.4 and wasn't rooted so I don't think I could have been of much help in extracting the file. Hopefully someone with more experience will get the update soon. This is the fastest I've received an update after announcement.

My device stability hasn't changed in the few hours I've had it running since the update, and I haven't noticed any changes in UI or features.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gee one:
Link for ota

http://www.mediafire.com/?cman3pp32w8cad4

md5 0f71d289af863fb39a783a6e99e6a9fd

sha1 is attached to filename

This is the raw download, not rooted.

Link for radio 26.13.04.19

http://www.mediafire.com/?x44753wpgdpxw5p

md5 6cb937dd21dc2a42debb66190f38370f

sha1 is attached to filename

This is a raw radio image for fastboot. This will not flash in recovery! I flashed this on my G2 and it didn't brick.

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I didn't flash the rom, but I looked around a little bit- there seems to be all new frameworks, everything else is patched. I didn't see an hboot, so no new bootloader. Also, no updated gps.vision.so file, but it looks like libganril.so and libkineto.so get patches, as well as libhtc_ril.so and librilswitch.so
[G2 and Desire Z General] Spastic909:
Nah man you are thinking of 4EXT recovery. 4EXT is a partition you can create for darktremors a2sd so that you can save storage space internally. Same as the 2ext and 3ext partitions
[G2 and Desire Z General] bombadier:
Just flashed the new radio so will test it over the next couple of days,I think you should post this in the radio thread:)
[G2 and Desire Z General] gee one:
i pm'ed the op of that thread so that he can update it.

I had terrible issues with the last GB radio, so I'm hoping this one is better.
[Surround General] idle_mind:
Has anyone noticed that their battery life has decreased after the Mango update? :confused:

I use to be able to get about a day and a half use out of mine before needing a recharge prior to the update. After the update I'm not even getting a full day anymore. :(
[Surround General] jimski:
Nope. Battery use seems to be about the same, with the same apps, email accounts, etc. FYI, I did do a hard reset just before updating to Mango to make sure I had a clean install. Not sure if that matters though.
[Verizon Droid Charge] maurogg84:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18547048

what can we do with this? hmmmmmm
[Verizon Droid Charge] mkarps:
I have the dump. Is there anyway to browse through with root explorer to pull out ringtones? wallpapers? etc?
[Verizon Droid Charge] juanzr1:
I want that live wallpaper that was running on the nexus yesterday, can someone port it so it will work on the charge

Sent from my SCH-I510
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ADXnewb:
Is that possible? I have a fascinate and I backed up the rom using the boot loader (recovery screen), could I root then install that backup on my droid x?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] monkeychef:
No
[Epic 4G Accessories] glenner444:
Searched around and found that monoprice.com is the go-to for cables/chargers..but I'd like to get one TODAY. At which retail store can I find the best price to replace the stock wall charger and usb cable for our epics?
[Epic 4G Accessories] XXCoder:
Luckly you can just use your computer or laptop to recharge your phone for now.
[Epic 4G Accessories] NissanNick:
If you cant wait to buy one off e-bay i would go to walmart. They have all kinds cheaper chargers.
[Epic 4G Accessories] rando991:
Walmart has one that fits Samsung Epic (says so on the package), but I had one from there that would lock my screen while charging (took it back and they didn't have another). My other one from Walmart has always worked fine. If you don't need a wall charger, they have car chargers too. Also if you can find a Radio Shack they have them. Sometimes Truckstops have them. Anyways, chargers have gotten to be like reading glasses at my home and work, they are everywhere!
[Epic 4G Accessories] iviyth0s:
I second the laptop/computer charging for now. Don't give those retail stores the satisfaction of ripping you off!
[Epic 4G Accessories] bender beerman:
left the charger, probably left the cord too. fortunately enough anyone that has electronics now usually has a $5-$10 USB->microUSB cord. just plug it in to your computer and skip the wall charger
[Epic 4G Accessories] jackal516:
IDK where you live, but in a ohio theres a chain of stores call "Big Lots" use to be "Big and Small lots".... any who, they sell universal chargers for 6 bucks. I bought one of these as I wait for my better charger to be shipped form china via boat for 2 dollars.
[Epic 4G Accessories] austin420:
any dollar tree should have a 4 or 5 dollar fire hazard charger.
[Epic 4G Accessories] the_details:
Pay for a charger?! Don't you guys know that all you have to do is go to the front desk of any large hotel, tell them that your mom left her phone charger in a room a few weeks ago when she was passing though, but you don't know esactly when or what room, and they'll have a box of chargers for you to rummage through. You'll be able to take your pick of micro USB chargers from any OEM you want. Except Apple. People call or come back for Apple chargers.
[Epic 4G Accessories] SadieNibblesworth:
I have to say that I *loved* the Big Lots comment. My father went there one time and bought two Duracell car chargers for my mother's LG phone for $8!!!! He didn't even know what type of interface she uses, (it's micro USB,) but for that price, he just bought the two and figured one would work.

Fry's Electronics and Microcenter have really cheap Micro USB cables that they'll have in 50-gallon drums at the entrance of some of their stores.
[Epic 4G Accessories] Zeinzu:
Spend the 15-20 bucks at Radio Shack for a decent quality charger that won't degrade your battery faster because of unsteady voltage output.
[Epic 4G Accessories] CapsLockKey:
I recommend an iGo Charger from Radio Shack. Best investment in my opinion since you can just buy the interchangeable plugs and never have to get another charger again, at least until the thing poops out. Have had my two car and one home charger for several years now. Plus I like the Y-adapter that lets you charge two things off the same charger.
[HTC Sensation] cwa542:
is there a way to disable the 3d affect on any rom, if not im on android revolution HD 3.6.2
[Huawei Ideos X6] blackode:
While browsing through the xda forum, i found out about the lockscreen theme for Go Launcher.

Here is the link to the thread

So far it has 5 free themes available.

Attached is the default theme.
[Huawei Ideos X6] kshitij_bhatt:
nice.... thanx for sharing :):)

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Nice.... Thanx for sharing :):)
[Huawei Ideos X6] premsurya:
thank u :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaytwo:
Im sure 2.3.3 is the latest official version.

Have you connected your phone to your pc and tried that way?

Got my phone today and i have the same version as you, i too get the "your phone is upto date" message.

HTH
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack Shepard:
Havn't checked through the pc as for yet, but there has to be another update because in this version I cant rotate the menu screen into landscape which I believe was a feature in the latest update.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paxChristos:
Which version of the Play do you have?

R800x is the US, and we're stuck at 2.3.3 right now

I think the rest (minus 800at, i haven't heard about them, yet) is at 2.3.3/2.3.4...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack Shepard:
My version is r800i. I m not in US actually but in the Middle East. I m pretty sure there is an update bt I m afraid to look for it as it might start updating on its own.

I just need to know all the methods and the best one, and also what data should I back up before updating.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juxtapose519:
I had an R800a that I flashed to an R800i and in both cases the firmware was still at 2.3.3
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack Shepard:
Hey what is this flashing stuff, I mean I m new to android and have been using play for over a month, but still don't know what the heck is this android. Please explain this to me. Secondly I also noticed that the updates are country dependent as well like if I m in Norway I have an update version different than that of UK which itself is different than that of Middle East, am I right about this?

And what is the difference between r800x and r800a and r800i and others if there are any?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeekhopri:
what is the difference between ideos u8150-B and u8150-D and which is better and both are multitouch or not ? :confused::confused:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MrT69:
O.K. folks - here are some snapshots from the new Android 4.0.

And - take a look at the very last picture. That's incredible interesting...

Full HD!! And BluRay will be the add on??? ;-)

Do you think your display is to small? Take your neighbors device and simply extend your screen :-)

Hope you enjoy this!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] marlon1982:
Any idea when we can download this here in the Android forum?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] rdia:
I can not wait to put this on my HTC HD7. good news.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MrT69:
Absolutely no idea when it will be launched.

Btw, i guess because of the 1080p CAM option there will be also a new hardware required for this.

:-) ...we need to wait. But I agree to you.

I want to have this ASAP!!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cozmosland:
looks pretty cool to me.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] apanihi:
Thanks for all the shots, can't wait.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pavo-m:
Please help me.

Root for XFJV7?

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eiben_robert:
Hello

You can root by:

1)flash with Odin a custom kernel for 2.3.4 (CF for JVQ is a good one) which roots the system

2)flash with Odin the stock JV7 kernel - there is one attached at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1102881&page=26

As a result you will have a stock rooted system

Spor,

Robert
[General Questions and Answers] FuKe:
Hello.

I just dropped my HTC Tattoo in the toilet, and now the screen is dead. The phone still boots when I turn it on, but the screen is totally dead.

My problem is that I've installed the "Battle.net Authenticator" app on my phone, but I've lost the authenticator ID, and I can't connect a new authenticator app from my new HTC Sensation to my Battle.net account without that ID.

My question are then, is there any way I can control the phone from my pc, without installing a client on the phone, so that I can start up the authenticator app on the phone from my PC, and then restore my authenticator ID?

I hope somebody can help me.

Regards

FuKe
[HTC EVO 3D] Vinchenzop:
I've been reading and reading, but no sure explination on how to do it, so maybe another dev knows the command/processes needed. I've pm'ed xhausx, but he hasn't been on xda since I've pm'ed him, and well, I'm impatient.

Either way. I know the way to downgrade a PRI would be to flash an old "rcdata.img" from previous RUU's but from my downloading/extracting, I've concluded that none of them contained the file needed, so I'm forced to attempt to extract it from the phone of another user that has the 1.15_003 or 1.16_003 PRI version (the latest is 1.24_003). Does anyone know the command to extract the pri or better yet, rcdata.img?
[HTC EVO 3D] joeykrim:
I'll second your efforts to find the rcdata.img or nv.img file in any previous RUU. I think we've only have this file leaked to us once in the most recent RUU. We don't have a copy of this file, at least that I've seen on the forums or IRC for the previous PRI version.

I also haven't ever seen a command posted on any forum or on IRC to extract only the PRI from the device. There are only two routes I can think to go about getting this information.

Essentially, we are pretty sure the information is stored in the radio. The route for loading the PRI (rcdata.img) is loading into the radio through the bootloader.

Perhaps fastboot mode might have a method, maybe an oem command, to dump this information out. Perhaps through the regular fastboot, or perhaps an eng hboot is required to supply extra fastboot commands. Perhaps there is an existing command we are aware of that dumps out multiple parts of information, one of which is the PRI and we have to split it out.

The secound route which comes to mind would be perhaps through some type of radio communication tool such as CDMA Workshop.

Definitely a bit more low level then I've ever experimented with but I'd imagine there are some developers around here who have low level experience and might be able to pull this off?

Hopefully that helps sum up the public knowledge we have and perhaps triggers a new idea or two in somebody else's mind?
[HTC EVO 3D] Vinchenzop:
I've done plenty of research on the matter, and I agree with you that we may have to resort to some sort of fastboot or cdma workshop, or possibly even qpst, but I'm not very familiar with any of those. Enough to get by, and follow instructions, but not enough to seek our purposes here.

If we knew exactly where the pri data was stored (dev/block/mmcblk0 or the local of the nonvolitile memory) we could in theory dump it, and dissect it out of the dump. But this is out of my realms. So here's to someone else, hopefully familiar with the topic, coming in and just giving us quick instructions or at least point me/us in the starting direction
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] sandebal:
Hi,

I tried to flas MiniCM7_Pro_V18.zip with clockwordmod and once I restarted, it said corrupted ROM.

Now when I restarted my phone it is stuck at SE logo page.

Please help
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Kisler:
-Factory reset

-wipe cache

-wipe dalvink
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kmimix:
Boot into recovery (click the 'back' button when booting). Reinstall the rom (try a previous or alternative version), repeat the process described above (backup + factory reset), and reboot twice, you are good to go, no worries.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] sandebal:
I had clockwordmod installed, however while flashing the new ROM, that went off. :(

Now I am unable to go back into recovery by pressing back button, cannot do a factory reset, its just struck at SE loga

The ROM installed was a bad one...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] nit3wolf:
Just a corrupted download, miniCM7 works fine.

To unbrick your phone, use SEUS. Reinstall your SE stock rom and start teh proccess again: root your phone, instal CWM again, download a new rom and flash it.

I hope that helped. I know there is a tut here in xda bout this proccess but I just coudn't find it.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] sandebal:
Thanks nit3wolf :)

I am again a happy X10 mini pro user. Fantastic help.

Searched the flash tool, ftf for x10 min pro stock and done.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] nit3wolf:
My first time helping anyone here, I'm happy I was usefull!

You're always welcome, bro.

Cheers!