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[Motorola Photon 4G] 0mfgroflmao:
GSM user here, anyway to skip the activation on first boot? just keeps looping and I can't get past it.

I was told to turn on airplane mode and reboot but there's no option for it either in the notification toggles or power menu.
[Motorola Photon 4G] .cruiser:
Just delete these 2 files from system/app folder (you need to be rooted):

SprintOMADMConnMOPlugin.apk

SprintOMADMConnMoPlugin.odex

More details here.
[Motorola Photon 4G] 0mfgroflmao:
Yeah that's what I did on the stock ROM I was using, the problem is I can't get past where it goes "Contacting Network" when you first bootup the phone, after a while it says activation failed and lets me go to the homescreen etc. But in Joker's ROMs it just loops so I had to restore my backup and go back to stock.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
If you have adb set up, go into recovery and flash the once its done, go to mounts and system. Using adb delete the files you need to delete.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ScottieRotten:
Little confusing in the first post but what is new? The date was changed but no real clearly definition as to what files are new and or quick down and dirty change log..
[Motorola Photon 4G] Lokifish Marz:
Skinny complete v1 was added. It's Skinnyrev2-test3.5 w/ Webtop+ 1.2b. Someone had commented that it takes forever to install but it's install time is about 5mins.
[Motorola Photon 4G] TexasRebel:
so the download file that is called jokercompletev1 is actually a new version of skinny?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
yeah i need to start doing changelogs. if you look a few pages back i did post the difference.
[Motorola Photon 4G] thaisport_sf:
Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone can help me with this issue:

I am stuck in 'Contacting Network...' and can't get out of it.

Here is what I've tried so far:

* I've tried all the basic steps of clearing cache

* Tried reinstalling the ROM

* Tried Flashing via RSD - Both sun-198_7 and the sun-154_5.

* Tried hard reset

* Tried removing the SprintOMADMConnMOPlugin.apk, which skips activation but doesn't allow me to activate the phone. Is SprintOMADMConnMoPlugin.odex a hidden file?

I am currently able to use my Photon as an unactivated device because I took the SprintOMADMConnMOPlugin.apk out of the zip file. It was the only way I could get past the 'Contacting Network..." issue but this doesn't solve problem.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ScottieRotten:
My bad, double checked reading comprehension FTW... for the win.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Photon or electrify
[Motorola Photon 4G] tetrabyt:
Use sprintzone to activate your phone.
[Motorola Photon 4G] 0mfgroflmao:
Cheers, that worked great.

One problem I've noticed is the camera view is always squished like in some sort of portrait mode, I go through settings a reselect "widescreen" and it seems to come right though, also the photos seem to come out fine.
[Motorola Photon 4G] lucidvtec:
How are u guys liking skinny complete over rev1???

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Edit: why is rendering slow in galleries now??
[Motorola Photon 4G] ttkyles:
Ok made the plunge ,im rooted via torpedo, still locked though.cant loose my 4g.

Bootstraped skinny 4g

Nice and smooth

and zeam is surprisingly fluent.

Set cpu and spare parts added.( blazing fast.)

Running it with gingercream batt.mod.

Wow....

Running a sprint photon on 198_6

Thanks so much...

Merry Christmas all.......
[Motorola Photon 4G] thaisport_sf:
I have the Photon.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Supergoodsmitto:
I was trying to follow the directions you got from joker.. everytime i try to delete the two files it keeps saying "READ ONLY" i think im doing it correctly... did you come up on that as well or you were able to delete them with no trouble?
[Motorola Photon 4G] 0mfgroflmao:
I just booted onto CWM then went to mounts and storage, mounted /system and plugged in the usb cable.

I then used a program call Droid explorer and went to /system/apps and deleted the "SprintOMADMConnMOPlugin.apk" file, there was no .odex file in this ROM.

And booted up fine, now connected to my GSM carrier and working great!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Supergoodsmitto:
Thanks mate, got it working.
[Motorola Photon 4G] thaisport_sf:
Thanks! I managed to get it working again...

Here is what I did:

1. When stuck in "Contacting Network..." I plugged in my USB and connected to my PC then logged into my Motorola Phone Portal

2. Once in, I hit held down the power button on the phone and Airplane Mode finally showed up. (It didn't show up prior)

3. Put it into Airplane Mode & reboot

4. On reboot it will bring you to the activation screen and it will say in short, in have to get out of airplane mode to activate

5. Decline and stay in airplane mode

6. Go into your apps and select sprint zone

7. Activate your phone from the sprint zone. It was ask you about airplane mode and this time you can click OK to activate which will bring you out of airplane mode and activate your phone.

Hope this else anyone else with this issue!!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] phyba:
When I had a photon this issue drove me crazy...I eventually told joker this same step to fix it. U will still be unable to update the profile and prl. .
[Motorola Photon 4G] ScottieRotten:
Is there a potential release for an updated skinny4G for locked bootloaders? I would be highly interested to test it out.

Thanks in advance
[Motorola Photon 4G] hjcg2001:
Anyone can tell hows battery life going and hows working the 1080p?
[Motorola Photon 4G] ttkyles:
+1 on that
[Motorola Photon 4G] studentjunk:
As I recall, joker has said a few times to replace the meta-inf folder from the skinny 4g into whatever version you want to try, and that should be enough for it to work. I haven't tried it myself, but basically, what those folders do is give setup instructions to the recovery program. The details are still over my head, but the 4g bootstrap versions require different instructions than the full ROM. After the folders are replaced, the extra files that aren't helpful in the 4g versions would be ignored.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
My very next project is finalizing and updating all joker roms. Just need more time
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
So last night I decided to try out SkinnyRom4G but didn't turn up any promising results. When the phone restarted, everything was the same except for the launcher. It was pre-rooted on reboot. The phone was wiped, but I did that myself beforehand. Here are the steps I took.

Downloaded SkinnyRom4G, both on my phone and my computer to make sure it wasn't a bad download.

Put one on SD and the other on SD-ext.

Loaded recovery in Bootstrap and restarted into recovery.

Made a full backup.

Wiped Data, Cache and Dalvik x3 (In case bootstrap has same instabilities CWM did on Epic4G)

Flashed Rom, which took all of 45 seconds, but it reported completed -- both times.

Restarted, setup android acct w/o downloading old apps and rebooted to ensure everything took after sync.

Checked About Phone> and all the details were exactly the same as before I started:

System Version: 45.3.7.MB855.Sprint.en.US

Android Version: 2.3.4

Baseband Version: N_01.28.07R

Webtop Version: WT-1.2.0-160

Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9, eaz002@fl36bld22 #2

Build Number: 4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7

ERI Version: 6

PRL Version: 51084

I noticed no speed increases, and in fact a decrease, most likely due to homescreen cache needing to be rebuilt but I simply can't stand that ugly launcher anyway. I thought LP was the way to go. Even if I get skinny to work, I intend on easily changing it back to LP.

Anyway, I wiped and restored my backup and everything is back to normal. My Gunmetal Photon was rooted and locked.

Not complaining, but just posting my results. Hope it helps.

I am seriously considering unlocking and trying out the full skinny or joker roms to see what the hub-ub is about.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Try wiping system first
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
Using which method? I was already on SBF 198_7 so I didn't do it again to re-wipe everything.

Is that something I'd find in bootstrap advanced menu or something?
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrfordwrench:
What about fix for skinny4g wifi error issue?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Yes, bootstrap is flawed.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Wifi works for everyone else
[Motorola Photon 4G] Supergoodsmitto:
For some reason i cant get ad hoc to work, it would say connect on the phone... but on the laptop the wifi connection would still say "waitng for user"... so the phone would have no connectivity. i tried some blur kernels but no difference... is anyone having that problem?
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
Yes but that's not a ROM issue, it's an android one. You have to disconnect your laptop from the connection. Even if your phone is not broadcasting the AD HOC network, your laptop will show it is waiting for users.

Once you disconnect, turn on the connection on your phone. Then you can connect your laptop and it should work.

If all else fails, start using infrastructure mode. It's a little buggy on the photon, but so is the tethering hack period.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Just use wifi tether. I use it all the time
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
That's what I use too. But wifi tether hacks the stock hotspot app. It's not built into the framework like on the Epic and some other Samsung phones, which is actually more stable.

If you have your Photon tethering, no matter what device setup you used in the WT app settings, you really can't multi-task on your Photon without interrupting your tethering session. The stupid, damn app will reset.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Not mine lol

Edit

Reduce transmit power to reduce heat
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
Alright then Mr. Sax lol, humor me.

What's your setup in the app? I would like to try it if I haven't already.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
I click on and reduce transmit power. Of course im using a 1.4 overclock kernel
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
Reduce the transmit power to what? You don't have a different [Device Profile], [Setup-Method], use encryption or MSS clamping? lol
[Motorola Photon 4G] Supergoodsmitto:
Well actually my ad hoc works perfectly on cybik's cm7 rom... i tried flashing some blur kernels but no difference.... if you dont mind me asking whats infrastructure mode?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
5 but you can adjust as needed
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
infrastructure mode would be the equivalent to connecting to a router, the router being the infrastructure of the network. Adhoc is what's referred to as a computer to computer network.

For instance, a nintendo wii or ds cannot connect to an adhoc network
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Can anyone who is running the locked version of this ROM tell me what experiences you are having with it? Anything not working? Do you like it? I'm annoyed with my phone at the moment as it's stock and rooted and a **** ton of apk's randomly went missing and several others will no longer function for some reason.
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheChronicDroid:
hmm that's odd that rreally shouldn't happen I haven't had any problems on stock! but I am flashing over to jokers locked rom later tonight ill let u know how it goes
[Motorola Photon 4G] ttkyles:
I'm rooted via torpedo and locked with bootstrap

Been running skinny4g for 5days now

with

KTT's black out theme(awesome animations)

Everything works GPS 4g,mms,camera,etc

I added spare parts to speed up animations.

Also impressed with the zeam launcher added in the rom.(just needs scrollable widget support)

Photon rocks!!!

its not a plethora of roms like my OG evo,but the build quility, tegra duel core,really has me impressed.

I think once the unlock boot loader w/4g and a stable CM 7 or 9 comes out ,it will give me incentive to change.

But for now I'll patiently wait
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Right on guys thanks! Yeah the missing apps thing is weird. Same thing with my girlfriends Photon too. Happened with some stock apps and also some recently installed ones. Even the stock launcher is there but it's not.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Supergoodsmitto:
Oh ok then i got ya, so how would i switch to infrastructure mode on the photon? waiting for my router to get here but until then would like to see if i could get ad hoc working with this rom.
[Motorola Photon 4G] TheChronicDroid:
I'm running it with adwlauncher, I'm gunna try the built in launcher tomorrow. it seems notibaly less laggy(what little there was) and Ill bbe keeping this rom until unlocked 4g seems like a very good rom!
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
That is a known moto issue. there is a app on the market called motohome.

Basically when you add another launcher it hides the stock MAP launcher until you use that app
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrfordwrench:
Myself. I have loaded the locked version twice. Both times my wifi will not work. It will not start. All i get is "err"
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
The MotoHome app didnt work. While the Default home not shows up in the menu when you try to go there it says "This is not a MotoBlur device" On my girlfriends it worked and brought back the stock home launcher
[Motorola Photon 4G] ArchangelRenzoku:
Well there are different options on how to approach this, and it depends on which version of WirelessTether you are using. If you are using 2.0.7, your options are limited, but the 3.0 beta' are where the availability opens up on how many [Device-Profiles] you can choose from. You can reduce your output power to save battery with the older versions, but not the new ones for some reason.

Here's what you do:

Open up WirelessTether

Hit the *Menu* button and press Settings.

Under [Device Profile], select Google NexusOne (This is the most common profile for this mode, I've tried different ones. Most of them work)

Under [Setup Method], select Netd (master)

(If you wish to do so, select encryption and channel options.)

Scroll down and check [MSS Clamping]

Then when you press back and activate tethering, WT will hack and take over your stock Mobile Hotspot app and you will be broadcasting an Infrastructure network rather than an ADHoc one.

It is common to see "Mobile IP Response error" over and over again until your Photon finally handshakes itself into the network. Ignore it. Shouldn't take more than a minute if it doesn't do it on the first try.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ttkyles:
good info worked for me tethering to my og evo

Thanks so much...
[Motorola Photon 4G] 6bowmans:
Is the Muon kernel part of the Complete V1 package?
[Motorola Photon 4G] MCHouston:
Great work love the new ROM.

One thing I did like about pretest 3 better then this newer one is that the software part of the kickstand worked in pretest 3. Any chance of it coming back?

Calendar has the 4 GHI overlay on it, and does not update via activesync.

Universal Messaging FC's.

Other then that this thing is reliable and fast as hell. :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrfordwrench:
Would really like to use the skinny4g but I cannot get it working right. I have flashed it 5 times with bootstrap and every time my wifi will not work. Then I have to sbf to get it back working. I had an evo before and have flashed many roms but these motorola's are crazy. I wish we could get an unlocked bootloader that would not kill 4g. It is unacceptable to have to give up 4g to flash a custom rom. Does anyone have any suggestions to help.

MrFordwrench
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
once i get cm9 to start compiling ill finish rev2 including the 4g version. just been super busy
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
Hmm have you tried to reinstall the apk again? Try system app remover or titanium backup, backup delete reinstall
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Yes I've dont that and still nadda
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrfordwrench:
Wish I knew how to compile my own. Would like to learn how...have plenty of computing power to use. :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] thaisport_sf:
Hey Joker, Heads up, the Webtop /Ubuntop isn't working for your complete Rom V1. I am running it off the laptop dock 100 and it just blinks in and out. Only way for me to get ubuntop to work is to install it separately.
[Motorola Photon 4G] pir8man:
what 'bloat' is removed in skinny releases?

joker, can you post a list of what you removed plz?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Works great on mine before I went to ics
[Motorola Photon 4G] bridic:
ICS??? I want a snack, lol.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Is Skinny for locked phones supposed to be a Deodexed ROM? I flashed and have all the Odex files and also still cannot use some of the stock apps.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Wipe system in the mount menu first
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Sorry Im still learning the Photon coming from the Epic. It's much different. When you say wipe system from the mount menu what exactly are you talking about? LOL

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Sorry Im still learning the Photon coming from the Epic. It's much different. When you say wipe system from the mount menu what exactly are you talking about? LOL
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
The bootstrap recovery is flawed. Go to the mounts menu find format system and click then install rom
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Thats the thing. Is that in bootstrap or somewhere else cause I dont see that option in bootstrap. Bare with me I'm still learning this phone LOL

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I formatted system in bootstrap and the phone will not boot. Stuck on the Dual Core screen... awesome
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Now install skinny4g
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
I cant it's stuck. Will it work from RSD? The phone is bricked at this point
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Yes rsd will work. In the future flash skinny4g right after wiping system
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Thanks I will try RSD

**Edit** Restore with RSD worked great. First time dealing with RSD. It's a bit different than Odin LOL
[Motorola Photon 4G] my2cents:
Other than the size, what is different between Skinnyrev1/2 and Skinny Complete? Which is most stable? Or, in other words, which one should I try first? :p

Also, coming from ICS, should I flash Yays stock rom first?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Complete is slightly newer and has web top+ by Loki
[Motorola Photon 4G] my2cents:
Great! Thanks. Also, do I have to sbf back to 198_7 and then unlock and root again before I flash skinny complete, since I am currently testing your ICS rom? Or can I just flash the 198_7 zip from Yay, boot it up, and then flash skinny complete?
[Motorola Photon 4G] bricky23:
Just wipe and flash.
[Motorola Photon 4G] my2cents:
Ok. Thanks!
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
On skinny locked wifi is stuck on "error"

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I havent seen one and it's really annoying
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrfordwrench:
At least I'm not the only one with this problem. :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] gollyzila:
I don't have access to a few apps from the market and I believe that's because I'm running 198_7 and it isn't an official OTA update.

To get access to more apps in the market can I just replace my build.prop with a previous version OR can I edit a few lines in the build.prop? If I can edit, what values do I change?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Edit don't replace
[Motorola Photon 4G] gollyzila:
What values do I change and to what?
[Motorola Photon 4G] radrian92:
Is SkinnyComplete1 flashable with bootstrap or is it only for Unlock?
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Is there any progress on the broken Wifi on the Skinny 4G locked ROM? If not does anyone know where there is just a stock Deodexed ROM available?
[Motorola Photon 4G] ttkyles:
Its seems that skinny 4g is all we have to flash via bootstrap ...

And i must admit it runs very smoothly.

only reboot i've seen is while running wifi tether 3.07 beta
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Sorry i havnt been able to update, due to cm9. Make sure you are on 198-7 before flashing.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xNicoyAx:
Haven't came across a clear answer on these 100+ pages, but is the Skinny4g ROM (Locked Bootloader Only) deodexed, or do we still have to manually do this?
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Read op. They are based on deodexed Roms. Joker has done a fantastic job.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xNicoyAx:
Awesome. I thought/hoped since he does mention the Skinny4G comes with everything "but the kernals", yet reading further along, some people mentioned they weren't.

Thanks for the clarification though!
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
I was on 198_7 when I flashed and it was broken.

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I guess depending on what you flash from Skinny locked has broken Wifi. Just an FYI
[Motorola Photon 4G] chrylaser:
What does everyone mean when they say make sure you are on 198-7 before you flash? Does this apply to skinny4G. Thanks for the help!
[Motorola Photon 4G] 6bowmans:
198-7 can be downloaded here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20762379&postcount=1239 Shabby's holylivingfu#% website also has 198-7 to download. You may want to skim the entire thread. If you are already unlocked or rooted, flashing 198-7 will unroot and lock.

You then need to be rooted and unlocked prior to loading any of Joker's roms except skinny4g. With skinny 4g, you need to be locked, rooted and bootstraped.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ttkyles:
Good explanation .....

Good info....

Thanks....
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jaynormus:
Another satisfied customer, thanx for your hard work joker!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] robinrisk:
And if you are outside of the us, freeze SprintOMADM and Sprint Zone with Titanium Backup.

That will get rid of the lockscreen though, you can use another apk like AgileLock

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Any way to fix voice dialing on Skinny rev 1? I installed voice search but that does not work. Im trying to get the microphone icon on the stock dialer to work, it presently doesn't do anything. Thanks in advance.

I´ve tried several APK´s and deleting all data from the app on /sytem/app and trough TitaniumBackup.

Anyone knows how to fix this?
[Motorola Photon 4G] carrilloevo:
hi guys, i just got the photon and don't lnow how to install the skinny4g, i'm already rooted but not unlocked.....Thanks
[Motorola Photon 4G] xNicoyAx:
You need Bootstrap.apk

Install that, read the instructions on how to go into the boot loader, and apply zip from there.

There are tons of "How-to" flash roms on the forums. There are even videos. Search.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Wifi is broken on skinny locked.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Not for some people including me.
[Motorola Photon 4G] mrfordwrench:
Unfortunately for me and mikeylee, wifi doesnt work. Not sure why, acts like there is no driver. Would really like to try these locked roms but need wifi functionality.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Sbf to 198-7 or 198-6 pull the dhd.ko. then replace the dhd.ko in the skinny4g zip with the one you pulled. Flash away

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[Motorola Photon 4G] mrfordwrench:
Will try and let you know.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
On locked it's not broken for you?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
When I tested it a long long time ago.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
What's changed that's causing it then I wonder. Cause people reported on Rocko's locked too
[Motorola Photon 4G] xNicoyAx:
Wifi takes a bit for it to catch on, but mine works. Locked Skinny4g.

Now, if we could get the "cool kernals" :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Mine never did anything but sit in "error" mode
[Motorola Photon 4G] glock20c:
I've never had a problem with wifi on skinny 4g...
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
If this works please let me know cause I really want to try this ROM out. I havent had time to do anything with new work hours and band stuff lately :(
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
So what happens when the phone boots up? If anything, reinstall Moto drivers and grab that zip and put that into your sdcard again and try reflashing.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jokersax11:
Umm no to all, just mount usb and copy skinny onto sdcard,then flash, profit