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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lfrst05:
Hi

I'm a little bit confused about Simlock, Netlock and flashing an new firmware with one of this turned on.

First of all: Is my understanding correct?

Simlock = The S2 can be used ONLY with one specific SIM card.

Netlock = The S2 can be used with all SIM cars from one provider.

I got my S2 from "3 Austria" and it has a branding-frimware (KF4) with netlock turned ON. (Subset/SP/CP=OFF). SoSJokerSoS asked the same question and got no answer (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=868390).

Is it possible to flash a new official firmware or CyanogenMod or any other customized firmware without the phone turning into a brick?

I know that flashing a new kernel is possible, because i rooted my phone already successfully. But what about a whole new Firmware?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
you basic premise is correct.

yes, as long as you read and understand developers instructions clearly especially for CyanogenMod.

if you can root a phone, you can flash new formware.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lfrst05:
OK

Thank you for your quick respone
[Xperia Arc General] wiv678:
Signal Loss. Revert from 4.0.2.A.0.58 to .368?

Hi all,

I have what appears to be full sinal on my phone with 3g+ (H) data connectivity.

Even so, connection to the internet, facebook etc its either very slow or times out.

I have just upgraded from a Orange San Fransico which had no problems.

I am currently running 4.0.2.A.0.58 Hong Kong Global and was wondering if returning to stock UK .368 would solve this problem?

If I do return to .368 via Flash Tool will this have any adverse effects (0% battery etc)?

Cheers
[Xperia Arc General] soldiers33:
I believe you only get the 0% battery if you flash back to 2.3.2. Try downgrading via wotan server.
[LG Revolution] fefniir:
Does anyone know of a good way to test my phone's media storage memory?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
LED HACK FOR DUMMIES (NEEDS ROOT!)

Download the roustabout's file with browser from http://www.mediafire.com/?vy7did6ulb1vrkv and unzip with file expert.

Install script manager from market, browse to ledkill , and open it as a script. Set ledkill to run as root and save the settings (see screenshot 1).

Install SMWidgets from market and make a widget (see screenshot 2), now ledkill is a switch!

Until you power down next (not shut off the screen, but do a reboot) the LED lights are out.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aillez:
thanks for the tips.

it's work like a charm :D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] docfreed:
Did Not Work

Followed the procedure /made widget/etc. but when I run the script the LED's stay on all the time!! What did I do wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
you have to press one time the power to activate standby for killing the damned leds!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] docfreed:
Aha - that did it - thank you very much.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] unagii:
It keeps saying "permission denied" for me :(
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] klin1344:
you need to have root first.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Bluemgt06:
An easier way is to download the script file, extract it using a file browser, then open it as text file copy contents, use app called ROM Toolbox to create a script then paste it in. Save it. Tap script then the Run button. After it says successful you have to lock the screen, otherwise the buttons will stay on temporally.

J-Whitworth
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Chris4evernoob:
Finally a thread eligible to being a sticky on this forum :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jjr87:
error

Hi, I'm getting an error message (see attached screenshot)

What's your take on it? I am rooted, followed your scrnshts, and the unzipped file is saved on my external SD

Any help would be great. Thanks!

Btw, I am currently running 4.04 on AOKP build 40, TWRP recovery
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
Try running the 'mount' command in a terminal. Does it have a line saying something about 'sysfs' and '/sys'?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
have you unzipped the file?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aznflawless:
How do you turn on the lights? Im using a custom ROM, ICS Crumble 1.6, and my buttons that light up(Us version) doesnt light up. on CM9 rom they light up. I want mine to light up.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
probably it's a ROM issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] awanderingponderer:
little help

Im a little late to the party i know but Does anyone have the original file? The link is broken. Thanks!

Edit: found another thread with relevant info...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2077768
[Venue Pro General] r000li:
I have just bought a brand new (unlocked) Dell Venue Pro. It had Windows phone 7.5 pre installed and I have installed all the updates. After I finished setting up my account and settings, checked the marketplace... I tryed to send an SMS - and got a nasty suprise. The phone won't send any SMS messages to anyone. It receives them OK, it can make calls, use data connection and everything but it won't send a damn SMS. When I go to the messaging settings, the messaging center number isn't there. When I enter it and tap save, the field just goes blank again. I have tryed rebooting the phone and reseting it from the about menu but it still won't send an SMS.

So I tryed a different SIM card (the same provider) and here the message center number was entered and the SMS was sen't successfully. So why won't it work with my SIM card?
[Venue Pro General] MJCS:
Settings - > cellular -> edit apn

Set your apn info from your provider.

Also next time search the forums first. There are already a few threads about this :)
[Venue Pro General] r000li:
I think that you need to read my question again. NOT MMS! I have trouble sending SMS messages. And those don't need the APN - which is set and the mobile internet is working.
[Venue Pro General] MJCS:
I've seen SMS get screwed up when the MMS settings arent set. The only other possibility is that you need some AT commands sent from your phone.
[Venue Pro General] r000li:
I have just tried the logical step - I sen't an MMS. The MMS was sent without any problems and was delivered to the other phone. But the damn thing still won't send a bloody SMS.
[Venue Pro General] MJCS:
Call your provider up and have them activate sms on your sim card.
[Venue Pro General] r000li:
I don't see any reason why they should be deactivated. If I stick my SIM card into my old Motorola Milestone I can normalny send SMS messages.
[Venue Pro General] r000li:
Well I fixed it. It took a little bit of magic but it is working now.

I took the SIM card out and inserted it into a cheap samsung dumbphone and changed the SMS centre number to an incorrect one (if I entered the correct number it didn't show up), then I inserted it back into the Dell and the incorrect number was shown in the settings. So I changed it into a correct one and this time it remembered the number. So everything is working now.
[Venue Pro General] plasnick:
I have same issue

I tried the SIM trick, I did manage to change the number in a dumbphone, but I still could not read or change the message center number in the DVP. I just did the latest update through zune yesterday, but that had no positive effect.

Any other suggestions? Maybe a hard reset?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baes baes:
Hi every body,

I installed Go sms pro, i'm trying to move sms from or to a folder in the folder view but it doesn't work. Also there is no option that allows me to move to next sms while sms is open; i have to close it and go to the next sms then open it.

Thanks for your help :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stupid_productions:
I've been trying to find a way to move a message to a folder as well. It seems they don't have that feature, must just be to filter new messages.

After further digging it appears the feature was there, then it "disappeared" in an update and has never been 'fixed'.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stylobic:
sorry i searched a lot but couldn' find help as info is sprayed out.

I want to flash a custom rom (zip). my device is rooted, have Odin mobile.

what to save/backup and how ?

what to wipe ? how to ?

then how to flash the rom ?

thx a lot, i'm a big noob on android, i'm from IOS :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc6500uk:
I am also a newcomer to custom ROMS and would like to try an alternative ROM/Kernel - but I would like to be able to do a complete backup so I could restore the phone to how it is at the moment - just in case!

I am now very confused as I don't really understand what the difference is between a ROM and a Kernel. Some posts say don't use ODIN whilst posts like the previous one seem to be using it. I have also read concerns about "Radio" versions and concerns about the "flash counter". I thought Nandroid was for backup/restore so what is the difference between it and CWM? What is "Busybox" and why do many posts mention it?

Multiple ROMS/Kernels seem to appear everyday and when I try to find a guide for Noobs like myself, they seem to have been posted some time ago and later events and software make me doubt that I could restore if I wanted to.

If I understand correctly, I could do a simple ROOT and then install CWM (ClockWorkMod) to make a complete backup - but I don't know if that is correct.

Then I read about critical memory areas that could be corrupted that contain encrypted phone data unique to my phone (IMEI number etc.) and that by rooting I could brick my phone!

It seems a shame that expert devs are doing things that some of us Noobs would like to try but they seem to forget that some of us are at the start of a steep learning curve when it comes to rooting and installing custom roms or Kernels.

Is there an up to date step by step guide for Noobs like me that explains things in simple language?

UPDATE Well I took the plunge after reading the AndroidNZ guide at http://www.androidnz.net/2011/11/at-your-own-risk-video-guide-for-new.html and the Chainfire thread at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19030747#post19030747 I have now rooted my Note, made a backup and installed the Titanium Backup app (pro) from the market. Hopefully all is now backed up for experimentation!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdoreMe:
I'm a newbie at this area too. However, through some tough adaptation to this "expert" environment, my note is running custom ROM with custom kernel now. It's been tough, but it was fun :D:D
[Captivate General] justin860:
I have already sold my captivate though I still have it until then, Im really confused as to what phone to get. I I was thinking why not just get the infuse and overclock it? I dont play games I just watch movies text and serf the web. I love the super amoled screens and I refuse to use anything else that isnt as clear and vibrant. The SGS2 and sky rocket are a bit more then I can afford. And Im tired of my cappy I have had it way too long and flashed every rom on this site at least 2-4 times. Does anyone else think the infuse will work for me? I was also considering the samsung windows phones any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
[Captivate General] RootTheMachine:
I wouldn't ever go to a windows phone. You would probably find it suckish compared to Android

Sent from my ICS %s
[Captivate General] justin860:
its funny because I use a windows seven theme on my phone and I love it its called launcher 7, I have it theme matched using the gingerbread hex color code.
[Captivate General] NiTRoN69:
I would stick with Samsung.. at least their BL aren't locked and that means allot of freedom
[Captivate General] justin860:
It's official sgs2 good bye cappy
[Captivate General] artvandalay22222:
I'm holding out till they release an lte phone.maybe a gs2 lte version, ive read it's in the works
[Captivate General] artvandalay22222:
I know atts lte is limited at best, and not in my market yet, but hopefully next year...
[Captivate General] MickeyCee:
Let me start by saying that I really like Android and Windows Phone 7....can't stand iPhone!!

I have a Captivate but haven't been using it lately as my daily because I have a Windows phone, actually I won the Samsung Windows Phone 7....it runs nice and smooth, with no issues (no FC's, no lag, no restarts)...I repeat no issues at all with it and I still have access to the same apps that I used on Android or other great app substitutes that garner the same results.

I am not going to get rid of my Cappy....going to start flashing the Captivate with different ROMs in time, maybe someone will get ICS to run stable on it someday.
[Captivate General] bornjamerican:
It's already out. It's called the Skyrocket.
[Captivate General] justin860:
Cappy is gone its been fun on to the SGS 2 forums :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] aindow:
My mum has a small mp3 file she received via bluetooth. Is there any way she can set this as an SMS notification?

Thanks.

Rik.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] roofrider:
Create /media/audio/notifications

On sdcard and place the tones in notifications folder. And they will now appear in the notification ringtone settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] aindow:
Thanks. Will have to give that a try when my mum gets back with her phone. She's been bugging me about this all day!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] marKyAn:
also create folder ringtones for ringtones and alarms for alarms.. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] satell200:
thanks a lot for this post .i've been trying to find how to change native ringtones, alarms, notifications.

gave up finally, but now hehehee going to change asap.;_)))
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] AhmadNaim93:
Or you can download rings extended from the market.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaLuigi3:
nobody has an idea?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaLuigi3:
the last try to get an answer...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jastonas:
I would love a solution for this!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behemot24:
Up :D
[HTC Sensation] kwaille:
Hello!

As asked in the title,is there a way to revert an stuck into old market (the green ugly one)?

I'm fed up with the new that is slow and buggy as hell...

edit:sorry,I posted in the wrong section...
[HTC Sensation] thunderskain:
Try this:

http://tinyurl.com/6d7vbcp

Took it from the ARHD Addons thread.

And yes, wrong thread
[HTC Sensation] kwaille:
Flashed,don't seems to update for now...Fingers crossed!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neroinlove:
I have been changed home screen wallpaper in batista rom 2.8, but i can't find the stock wallpaper with batista 2.8 in my gallery. Where i can find the stock home screen wallpaper in batista 2.8?? sr for my english, it bad! Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] santhgates:
Wanted testers for the Samsung P6210 (Galaxy Tab Plus) Honeycomb 3.2

for our game Prince Of Droidia which is about to be released.

Please contact at

sriprasanth@timeplusq.com
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] theundeadelvis:
Sent you an email. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Mr. Clown:
Thread moved.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlesx123:
I have been using my epic for a little more than a year now and I have used odin and update.zip to update my phone in the past. Also I have rooted my phone multiple times but this time I think I really screwed up. I have the stock EI22 gingerbread installed on my phone and I was trying to root it using ODIN with the ACS recovery. However now I cannot boot into my phone and when I try, I get this symbol of a phone and a computer not connected. I tried using ODIN to go back to EC05 but I get this wierd message from ODIN when I try.

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> EC05_DXC.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> cache.rfs

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I tried using the victory.pit file and different tar files but that doesn't work either. I tried using the update.zip EI22 file using CLOCKWORK RECOVERY but it keeps saying "Installation Aborted".

Can someone help please???
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Try a better cable, try it with the battery and sd card out using the computer as a power source, also try removing the md5 extension from the file. And it is not bricked as long as it has life. Brick is brick. Yours is sponged.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlesx123:
OMGGGGGG THANK YOUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. I took out the battery and SD card and tried ODIN and it worked. You are awesome my virtual friend.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Glad to help. Odin can be finicky. One phone I have only succeeds if I cradle it in my hand and whisper it will be alright while Odining.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j7jman:
:eek: I thought I was the only one haha :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] Barbituro:
links in attached txt file, cause i can't post links
[Motorola Droid RAZR] idle0095:
Were are these two apps?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jcutter347:
I was wondering that myself. I hated visual voicemail personally, but city id was the bees knees. I still have the .apk, but it will not install. This is what happens when something actual works.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] MischiefsMommy:
For visual voicemail you can install Google Voice. It is free. With Verizon you have to pay a fee. I am not sure about the city I'd. I'm sorry.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] beartard:
It's not what the OP asked for, but I have used youmail for visual voicemail without problems. It has the ability to give custom greetings to certain contacts and you can set it not to allow certain numbers to leave voicemail at all. For nuisance callers, the combination of a blacklist on the phone and a no-voicemail setting on youmail has been ideal for me.

For city ID, there used to be an app in the market called "City Caller ID." It was pulled due to a large company threatening to sue the developer over what they say was their own patent. There are still copies of it floating around the internet, however.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] LGeX:
How do you get Google Voice to work for Voicemail? I set Verizon as my carrier from the computer, but when I try to setup the app on my phone, I get a carrier incompatibly error. Google still handles my voicemail, I just can't use the app to retrieve them.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] JerseyFF:
Since I have used Google Voice, I have not tried to retrieve via dialing from my phone, I have always just installed and used the app (Google Voice).
[Motorola Droid RAZR] mattfox27:
I want City ID back!!!!!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] htcpato:
Someone knows some guide that explains how to do?

(I used the search button but I have not found what I'm looking) :D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] thedecliningsun:
I think it's a long story :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] htcpato:
No Problem
[HTC Sensation] amexudo:
Hi folks,

I rooted my phone and flashed Leedroid ROM.

So far I'm loving the overall performance.

What I can't manage to find is a menu where I could change the rom's settings like notification bar transparency and chose which quick settings it should show.

Before that, I had flashed RCMix ROM and in the settings menu there was one more item that was RCMix settings and there I could change notification bar settings, Rosie or Bliss and all those stuff.

I can't manage to find these options in Leedroid...

Can anyone give me a tip?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] rddocke:
What your talking about it the "tweaks" settings in menu. That is a mod that some devs include and some don't. You have to read the Rom descriptions to see if they include it, or maybe they have added a mod that you can flash on your own to add it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drunkenfcuk:
So there's a new firmware available in Hong Kong - 4.0.2.A.0.58. I've managed to download it with WotanClient and capture the downloaded files. They can be simply extracted with WinRAR. I now have a collection of files with extensions s01 to s09, and they seem to mirror .sin files from a FTF file e.g. system.s09, kernel.s04.

These files are of the size you'd expect from .sin files extracted from the FTF. I changed the extension to .sin and tried to convert to .img using SIN2IMG, but it fails.

Does anyone know if they are actually .sin files with a different extension, and can we build a flashable FTF file from these? I'm trying the bundle creator in FlashTool, but I wouldn't want to brick anyone's phone!

Thanks
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommoose:
i'd be interested in that too
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatsupnow:
No you can't I've tried already way before they use some kind of encryption so only they can use it
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drunkenfcuk:
Yeah, I built the FTF with FlashTool, but it won't flash, just aborts at the beginning. Sorta figured it wouldn't work, as someone would've figured it out before! :p
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatsupnow:
Yea wotan usually gets the newest firmware right away and about a couple weeks later it'll filter out to the rest of the world through PC companion or update service
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] labbala:
you can compile and build it on your own:

http://developer.sonyericsson.com/wportal/devworld/downloads/download/402a058tarbz2?cc=gb&lc=en
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi.moha:
it's really appreciated if anyone make FTF ready
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomassafca:
I'll try to make a ftf, give me some minutes :)

---------- Post added at 01:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:41 PM ----------

FTF is ready, now flashing and uploading! :)

---------- Post added at 02:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:56 PM ----------

Available for download here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19971639
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] KamalKhattak:
how to un brick plzzzzzz help i beg you plzzz help sorry it is u20i
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ycke:
Maybe some more details about what you've done to break it?

What's it doing now and what it doesn't anymore?

Greetz YcKe
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] carbonicdk:
Also, write in the right forum might help as this is not a developer issue. Writing what you have tried from the 100 other threads on this topic will also be a start.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Deniz_:
You recover from pc companion
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] pfonck:
...but the good news is "the phone ain't bricked" :rolleyes:
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] s0ftcorn:
First of all: if you have an question, try to know about two things. The first one is always to be as clear as possible, give us all the information you have and tell us exactly what happened what is exactly the problem. The second one is to always be polite, the community is doing this for free and as a hobby.

Now after that:

Please tell us what happened when, when you tried what to do and what is exactly your problem? Also tell us what youve tried already.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] KamalKhattak:
yes unbricked it thanks for veiws and reply:D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] iTupTu:
Post it to Q&A selection, this is dev selection and then spell corectly
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] DarrenNewsgroup:
It might be useful for other people that use the search feature if you could say how you unbrricked your phone. Was it pc companion or seus or something else?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] zolle23:
xperia mini pro unbrick

You recover from pc companion