yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] HTC Chris:
Wow it's a free phone now??? :mad: >.>. Here's my experience so far with this phone:

-October 2nd got the Galaxy

-October 29th Returned In Anticipation For Skyrocket

-November 6th Returned Skyrocket for $99.99 price match and exchange

back to original Galaxy S2

Now I'm going to have to return it again and get it for free at Fry's...

Thanks for the heads up though :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] CollegeProfesor:
Hey, sorry! Its not free :(

My parents saw it at Frys and told me, I went on my own and it turns out its the captivate. They just say the "a Galaxy S phone" and they thought it was my phone.

Again, sorry for getting your hopes up!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] HTC Chris:
:( its alright man, just got off the phone with them and its $139.99.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] sweetboy02125:
Still expensive. Here is mine:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19149157#post19149157
[Vibrant Android Development] Exel:
​

Please note: This ROM is far from being functional, it's still in development, I'll update this thread with news as soon as I see it. For now, it's a good ROM to mess around with and see what you can expect in further builds.

Screenshots: (jpeckover) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19581231&postcount=294

Video: (toryheal) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcgZZijPG2Q

Download (Eugene's Alpha 6 11/22/2011): http://www.droid-tech.net/t89/#post168

~ Key Mapping Fixed

~ DRM issue fixed ( Market would hang trying to Download an App )

~ Data Working with Network Changes, No need to run other Fixes

~ APN fixed

~ Galaxy Nexus Boot animation

~ init.d supported

~ My Version of Deep Idle built into the kernel

Please consider donating to Eugene for his work or any other i9000 dev that's worked on this.

Optional Modems: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1110500

Note: You can only mount in recovery for now.

What works:

- Hardware Acceleration

- Audio

- Calls, SMS, 3G (With a ugly patch but it works, read below.)

- Touch

- Wifi (Might be broken on this.)

- SDCards (internal and external)

- Market

- Contacts sync

- Calendar sync

What does not work:

- Bluetooth

- GPS

- Camera

- Video Recorder

- More stuff?

How to install:

1. Make sure you're on CM7 or MIUI.

2. Make a Nandroid backup.

3. Format data/factory reset.

4. Wipe Cache.

5. Flash the ROM.

6. It'll reboot you into recovery again and continue flashing your ROM. (It's replacing your CWM with a MTD one.)

7. Once it's done, you'll most likely get stuck and it won't boot. Pull the battery, boot into recovery and flash it again.

8. This time, reboot your phone when it's done and it should boot up.

9. Enjoy.

So we start off, ofcourse we need some files & requirements:

- The voicesearch fix (http://xdaforums.com/atta...0&d=1321887896 )

- Calendar fix (http://xdaforums.com/atta...2&d=1321829419 )

Credits:

- Galnet

- Lttldvl

- onecosmic

- jpeckover

- Eugene373

- Many more people that have contributed to this.
[Vibrant Android Development] gforceriders:
First!!! Thanks for taking the time to do this and update the progress. Hopefully we will get some more devs on this. Oh and if you need any help let me know. I'm no master, but I have flashed every freaking rom you can think of plus I am very tech.
[Vibrant Android Development] neobuddy89:
Please put solving touch screen bug on top priority.

Carry on!!
[Vibrant Android Development] Exel:
Update! Read OP.
[Vibrant Android Development] jpeckover:
Nice update.. Sums it up very well as current situation for ICS on Vibrant.. :)

---------- Post added at 07:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:10 PM ----------

Wow I can't believe I got radio connection with eugenes kernel.. We are getting progress.. However the touchscreen problem is worse then the i9000 updated kernel. So we need to fix this somehow.
[Vibrant Android Development] Exel:
Hm, mind uploading everything together like you have it? So, it'd be easier for people to flash.

By the way, Eugene posted his source for that kernel, right?

And so did the i9000 kernel guy.

Github:

http://github.com/onecosmic

http://github.com/syndtr

Can we merge parts of it that are needed, or..?
[Vibrant Android Development] jpeckover:
I am thinking the same thing you are my friend and yes I am uploading what I have flashed as well.. I am so suprised that my phone was giving me text messages however the touchscreen isn't working well enough to text back,,. However I did manage to text some gibberish to someone so it is sending and receiving.. How to fix touch so I can play with it some more..

HERE WE GO... AGAIN I WILL SAY TOUCHSCREEN IS BACK TO THE 2 FINGER METHOD UNTIL FIXED. RADIO WORKED FOR SMS. YMMV

http://www.multiupload.com/1N4UEQKOC1 md5: 5b6918145c3b0ae90a50264da29cbe94
[Vibrant Android Development] Exel:
Thanks, will update OP in a bit, I'm going to try sumfin.
[Vibrant Android Development] jpeckover:
Alright sweet.. I'm excited where is Eugene or these other guys maybe we can get a decent kernel updated with the touch fix.
[Vibrant Android Development] jzero88:
Awesome thread!!!!! Installing now!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] jpeckover:
3G :) Now to get this touchscreen tweaked up a bit..
[Vibrant Android Development] krazie1:
Who all is helping on this rom? Sure looks nice would want to try once touchscreen works
[Vibrant Android Development] jpeckover:
Step 1 Install http://www.multiupload.com/1N4UEQKOC1 md5: 5b6918145c3b0ae90a50264da29cbe94

Step 2 Flash this kernel: http://www.multiupload.com/L4AX7P4R20 <--- you can still flash this to get touchscreen working AFTER you flash the 1st one.

You will have working Calls/SMS/3G/Touchscreen on ICS for your vibrant.

No HW acceleration yet.. Colors are inverted so it is orange and not blue, etc.. Can't use any google apps, download from market fails everytime. It is a start but not a daily driver by any means.

Thanks to onecosmic he built it on the i9000 and we ported it over. Updates will come as more progress completes.
[Vibrant Android Development] ali1276:
Maybe we should PM Eugene and ask him to make a kernel with the fixed touchscreen.
[Vibrant Android Development] Wayne561:
Is it possible to port the kernel onecosmic made instead of making a new kernel?
[Vibrant Android Development] ali1276:
He wouldn't have to make a new kernel but instead just change the touch drivers on his current one.
[Vibrant Android Development] elry567:
Should definetlty ask him its worth a try
[Vibrant Android Development] es7241:
The I9000 kernel booted on my vibrant, I flashed the original vibrant version of the Ics port with the miui boot.img and modem, then flashed the I9000 kernel and it booted , seems like the only difference between this and the I9000 is the ramdisk maybe not the kernel, I tried it before the updated kernel with working 3g and phone so I'll try again
[Vibrant Android Development] elry567:
Im running the new version with working calls and SMS etc. its actually pretty cool but im getting no internal sound during calls have to put it on speaker to hear the call its still nice to be able to make calls now though:)
[Vibrant Android Development] jpeckover:
Touchscreen is working fine in the kernel I posted.. Let me update it.

However the internal phone speaker isn't working during calls you have to put on speaker. Never tested the microphone yet. Maybe someone else has input on that.
[Motorola Droid X2] AtLemacks:
Dammit Dammit Dammit! lol I have had the Dev preview on another SSD since the day it launched, and guess what happens? My Win7 Ultimate SSD crashed, so I feel all high and mighty I start diving into Win8 for real instead of just playing around and BAM Moto Drivers don't work with Win8 yet because they "Don't recognize the OS". My computer basically told me to get ****ed and that I can't root my brothers phone. I refuse to go back to Win7, guess I will go play on someone else computer!

Just thought I would give you guys a heads up, in case you wanted to migrate onto the Dev Preview or an Alpha/Beta. This is where it stands right now.
[Motorola Droid X2] DAG425:
Windows 8 Dev Preview has Windows 7 compatibility mode... Right click the installer and set them to install that way. Let us know if that works....
[Motorola Droid X2] AtLemacks:
Nope, I had tried that already.
[Motorola Droid X2] DAG425:
Damn.... That's a pretty crappy bro... I tried it out on a spare HDD I had for a few days and the whole Metro interface being designed for a touch screen device just got cumbersome and I only tried installing some basic stuff like office, chrome, skype, and other things like that....
[Motorola Droid X2] AtLemacks:
Most software works(even processor intensive CAD/Revit, Adobe CS5 products), and I rarely even see the Metro UI, I don't use it for anything. I just have my desktop extended across both screens.
[Motorola Droid X2] DAG425:
True... I have an old dell lappy I might throw it on there and play with it some more.... Maybe that will make it heat up less....
[Motorola Droid X2] Meticode:
I had to revert back to Windows 7 (no big deal) because I had trouble SBFing in Windows 8.
[Motorola Droid X2] AtLemacks:
Yea, for the same reason, lol. I am not too worried though. I am upgrading to the ReZound on Monday. But, I thought I would post this. I am sure there is someone smart enough to adapt the drivers, or knows another way we are not thinking of.
[Motorola Droid X2] motcher41:
Could probably always partion the drive and have 7 or xp on another partition...
[Motorola Droid X2] coolpoete:
Hopefully this will be fixed when they decide to release Windows 8.
[Motorola Droid X2] AtLemacks:
I have 4 500GB HDD's 1 1TB HDD and 2 256GB SSD's. I have plenty of space for Win7, but after being on Windows 8 there is no going back. Not to mention I don't want to set up an entire system just to root a phone I will only have for 3 more days ;)

I was thinking about trying that other root method because it doesn't say anything about drivers, although, that might just be an obvious given. We will see, and I will let you guys know probably tomorrow. I am a Veteran, got things to do today that don't involve sitting in front of a computer lol.

BTW, Happy Veteran's Day to my fellow Brothers-in-Arms and Veterans alike! RLTW!
[Motorola Droid X2] AtLemacks:
No Bueno...
[Motorola Droid X2] ParleyWells:
I found elsewhere on the net a solution to windows 8 problem...

Extract the usb drivers from the motorola's driver MSI using Uniextract to a easy to find folder, then go into device manager and find the 'unknown usb device' and manually update drivers by pointing to the drivers you just extracted. Hope all that makes sense....

I should note that while this method has gotten me farther than I had previously, and allowed RSDlite to work SBF'ing my phone back to stock, but it seems ADB doesn't want to play nicely with windows 8. I've tried windows compatability mode, run as admin. no luck so far.
[Motorola Droid X2] tallyforeman:
I don't have much of a clue of what I'm talking about but maybe its worth a shot...what if you ran a virtual of 7 inside of 8? Would you be able to use the drivers that way?

Sorry if I woke an older thread. Just curious..
[Motorola Droid X2] HitMyKush:
We condemn you to xda hell
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
I'll have to take pictures later when I get home so you all can have a better understanding of my problem.

My power button stopped working two days ago (no click or reaction when pressed). I never filled out any of my warranty things & I have no idea what my serial number is. So any who, I opened up my tablet and carefully disconnected the battery and all necessary connectors so that I could see what was causing the button issue. Turns out, the power button switch had disconnected from the circuit board.

I went and bought a soldering iron but after a few attempts I realized that I was going to have to go a different route. The chip itself has five connections to the board and these connections are under the chip itself. What is the best way for me to reconnect this chip to the board? I'm thinking of purchasing some thermal adhesive and seeing if that does the trick since without this part I'm looking at a large paperweight. Any suggestions?
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
I'd like to help, but without seeing how it actually is I'm having trouble with that. And I don't feel comfortable opening my tablet without a good reason.

Could you perhaps supply a few pictures?
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
Added two pictures, sorry if they're not clear enough. The whole thing is pretty much trash unless I'm able to repair this or get it to someone that can. People should be aware when they push their power button super hard - doesn't have anything keeping the chip firming in place.
[Acer Iconia A500] WereCatf:
Thermal adhesive might not be the best idea. It's primarily meant for conducting heat, and thus it seems most thermal adhesives are somewhat electrically conductive. In other words you could possibly create a short and fry something.

In theory I agree that using something glue-like substance would be the easiest way to go, but you need to find something that is not electrically conductive in the least and when it dries/cools down that it hard. If it becomes a soft blob you'll find you're still having issues with the switch staying down and connected.

I'd personally still go with soldering it down and then applying something to ensure it stays there, but you'd need a very tiny soldering iron -- like e.g. one used by clocksmiths -- and steady hands. And preferably some experience with soldering something so small.
[Acer Iconia A500] tumpy:
Your eleven digit serial # is inside the cover of the sd card door, a one year warranty is on all acer tablet, if they cannot fix it they would have given you a new one from the place of purches mine would be staples, i call acer usa all the time, i call today and ask if the 500 will get ICS the answer was when google release the code they will..
[Acer Iconia A500] karlkarloff:
I would suggest soldering it, its the only thing that will hold the switch in place long term. They do make a conductive adhesive for electronic circuit board repair, but it is more for repairing boards, not really for attaching components. It wouldn't be too hard to solder it back on, just get some solder wick and remove all the old solder first, then re-attach the switch with new solder. If you don't feel comfortable doing it, take it to your local TV/Electronic repair shop. Since its already out and all they would have to do is re-solder the switch, it probably wouldn't cost too much to do. Although what the other poster said about returning it to Acer to have them repair it is probably the smartest answer. If it does have a year warranty, then that's what I'd do.
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
Thanks everyone for the advice. Ill get acer on the horn tomorrow to try and see what's what.
[Acer Iconia A500] heretic:
I believe once you've opened up your tablet, your Acer warranty is VOID. Sorry.
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
Any insight as far as how they would know? I called acer last night and was given all the info as far as how to send it back. Hopefully if they notice I did some tinkering, they'll just fix it anyway and bill me or something. I definitely regret panicking about this situation & opening it up when that was totally unnecessary.
[Acer Iconia A500] heretic:
There should be a tamper-evident seal underneath the MicroSD/SIM compartment door. It rips when you disassemble the tablet. It is a little black square sticker that says something like "Warranty void if broken" (I dunno exactly, I already removed mine completely). It's hard to miss.
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
I couldn't find it, looked for a while. I'm going to be sending mine off today. Hopefully they'll just fix or replace it. If they send it back to me unrepaired it's not the end of the world. I'll just count it as a loss and buy a new tab early next year. Definitely wouldn't be another Acer though; that power button connection isn't nearly as sturdy as it should be.
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
UPDATE:

I sent my device to the Acer location in Temple, TX and received an email from them this morning that it has been repaired and that I will soon be emailed with a tracking number. Hopefully that's true and not just a template response though.
[Acer Iconia A500] BrianDigital:
well for those worried about the power button getting lose my electronics firm have used a hich tech substance called hot glue to hold things in place:)
[Acer Iconia A500] heretic:
Good to hear that.:)
[Acer Iconia A500] slow_DC4:
Did you root,flash any roms on your tablet? I was just wondering because mine has the same problem, power button not working, and may have to send it back to acer for repair. I am a little worried that they would find out that I flashed a rom and would not repair it. Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
Yep it was modded in every way. Rooted, Thor rom on it etc. Thing is, they probably didn't know any of that until they'd already fixed the power button. I'll report back on Wednesday as to whether or not they actually fixed it or if they replaced it with another.
[Acer Iconia A500] slow_DC4:
Ok, thanks for letting me know, sounds exactly like mine. Have to give the Costco concierge service a call tomorrow to see what they say, whether to send it to acer or get another one through Costco.
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
If I were you, I'd try Costco first. Especially if you're like me in the way that I HAAAAATE having to wait for things to come. They've had it since last Wednesday and I'll be refreshing the fedex tracking website like 100 times per minute looking for updates. :o
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
Gonna go pick it up from fedex once I get off work. Will report back as far as the repair status/replacement. If they did repair or replace, that's a very good showing on Acer's end as far as their product support since I opened the unit and had it rooted.
[Acer Iconia A500] slow_DC4:
Ok, looking forward to your reply. I called costco and apparently I was past the return period so I have to send it to acer for repair. Just out of curiosity, did they charge you for anything?

Sent from 234 Elm Street
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
I didn't say anything yesterday because I was so incredibly upset. I arrived at the fedex location 6:01 looking to pick up my package but they closed at 6 and wouldn't release it to me. I didn't make a scene or anything but I did plead with them and they just wouldn't budge. Assholes. Have to wait until tomorrow morning now.
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
They fixed it! And no they didn't charge me a cent! They did do a factory reset of it though, will need to do a downgrade once I get back home. So estatic though! Good job Acer!
[Acer Iconia A500] slow_DC4:
Good to hear. I'll probably be sending mine to them today.

Sent from 234 Elm Street
[Acer Iconia A500] Jigga0o7:
Yeah man everything is great now, just like it was before. Thanks to whomever let me know about the one year warranty, will be sure to keep that in mind incase anything else happens.
[Acer Iconia A500] MrWareWolf:
it's pretty easy to fix, but takes patience..

I just fixed mine! I did NOT re-solder it! I disassembled it, and fixed the power button by putting it back into the proper position & glued it down with a hot-glue gun.

Initially I tried to stick a piece of plastic behind it (to keep it in place), lodged in between the switch and the vibrator, but this was too large & it wouldn't fit it all back together properly... so I peeled it all back off there (the glue I mean), and then was when I realized that the switch was not even connected at all & it just SITS in place on the board. Sure, it might have been soldered from the factory, but it really doesn't need to be. It just needs to connect well enough to function properly. How I fixed it: I just got it in the right place, using the 'feet' that are supposed to keep it lined up with the three contacts..and globbed a big glop of glue beside it, where the LED is located on the corner of the board. Let the glue dry WELL, before gently pushing the button with a toothpick, or similar item, just to be sure it will 'click'. If you are able to make it click, it will work.

IF Acer had just given a cm longer feet on each side of the button, the feet could be folded on the underside of the board, to keep it in place more permanently..THANKS for saving a penny per unit Acer! Fracker$ - anyway, back to the power-button... After assembling all the ribbon cables again, and screwing things back down (BEFORE putting the cover back on), power it on quickly to make sure it works. If so, then proceed with replacing the back cover..

Notes: It was a PAIN to get it back together properly! The rear cover is impossible/difficult to get back into place properly, be sure to pull the sd-card cover OFF while you have it apart by carefully pushing the tabs back through using your finger nail to squish them & be careful about this, you don't want to break the little clips, or the slots they fit into.. removing the door will help you decide if the card-slot is lined up properly... Only when you get it lined up properly, will you be able to put a card into it again. Once you get that right, you can snap all the other clips around the rear cover.

Once it is all re-assembled, power it on, and check again to make sure it works.. Try the camera, try the touch screen, etc. Also, be sure that you can put a card into the slot on the top. If not (it took me a couple tries), remove the back cover and try putting it back on again.. Also worth noting: I left my card-slot cover/door off entirely & put it in the box the tablet came in.. Where the books and quick-start guide are stored..

Link to disassembly: HERE
[Acer Iconia A500] chismay:
you left the sd card door off? are you not worried about dust and particles getting in? just seems a bit risky no?
[Acer Iconia A500] moby69:
hi there,

need to got the power button replaced and i've lost it. I'm to buy a new one but doesn't have any reference. Can someone help me with some pics of this switch or the reference of it.

thanks a lot.
[Acer Iconia A500] MrWareWolf:
I don't miss the door..

Naw, after seeing the inside of it, and having to fight the door on occasion, I am glad that I removed it. I did leave it intact, so it could be re-installed later if I need to. At this time, I am happier having the door out of the way!
[Acer Iconia A500] nnjwy:
I had the same issue with the power button came right off the motherboard. A needle tip soldering iron and some 18ga wire and wallah i not concerned about looks as long as it works I touch the wires together til i hear the buzz then release them, and when i shutdown I use an app called Quickboot from the play store, that;s it problem solved
[Acer Iconia A500] bytor1:
My switch broke; it came off the mother board. I used 5 minute epoxy to glue the switch back in place. My first attempt, some glue had seeped

in-between the switch contacts. I had to cut the glue off and try again. It's a good thing I tested it before the epoxy fully cured. The second attempt

I used a small micro clamp to hold the switch in place. I used a flat toothpick to apply a small amount of glue and let it set. I then tested it by

connecting the battery to see if the button worked. The LED will light up when you hold it for 3 seconds. Then I built up the glue to the head phone

jack to prevent it from coming loose again. Works great, however I am very careful when I use the switch. I hope this post it helps. It is not as hard

as I thought it would be. I would suggest taking your time and take some reference pictures for when you reassemble.
[Acer Iconia A500] sparkfenix:
Me ocurrio lo mismo

Mi tableta lo paso lo mismo tuve un accidente se golpeo con el piso jjj

en mi caso soldé las patas externas a la placa y solucione el problema

el botón tiene encajar correctamente por que puede producir corto

Requisitos :

cautin económico

estaño :good:

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