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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gidgiddonihah:
Ok, two more questions :).

1.) Is there a good app to backup my current apps before doing a wipe(I have a ton of them...)?

2.) I read that ROM's cannot include google apps, so how would I get them on? Would I download the APK and then sideload them?

Thanks again!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gidgiddonihah:
The ROMs that I downloaded were all in ZIP folders and I couldn't figure out what I should link to odin as ZIP folders aren't compatable to flash . And then my phone wont reboot into recovery or download mode (can't remember which one I need to be in for Odin). I tried with debugging on and off and it just boots right back into android. This is very frustrating, as I know I must be doing something wrong...

Thanks for all your help :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
thats the method i used for rooting and it worked flawlessly and was quick and easy
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
Wow you need to slow before you do something stupid. Take the time to read and just as important, if not more important, take the time to search the internet for your questions.

Learning what steps needed to do something to your phone is not the goal. Learning what you are doing and why, should be the goal, and learning how to do each step is a sidepoint that you learn as a by-product.

Most important thing to learn why and how to check for is to make sure what you're flashing does not contain bootloaders. If you mess with bootloaders and the smallest thing goes wrong, you end up owning an extremely expensive paper weight, i.e. a brick.

In general flashing what the majority flash here on xda is safe. But that's not a guarantee as any garbage can be uploaded. So read the entire thread. Some are long. If you can't be bothered to read the longer ones, at the minimum use the search tool to look for particular words to your question. Search before you post. It will be evident by what you ask that you've spent the time researching, and will attract a higher level of help.

I'm not trying to be mean or come down on you. You're already starting to do what's right by asking when you're not sure.

A NOTE TO YOU AND EVERY NOOB ON XDA:

One of the biggest reasons people's questions receive no response for a day or more, is because their question could be easily solved by using the search tool in xda or one google search.

In the wise words of tom cruise, "Help me, help you. Help me, help you!"

And yeah, he can fly.

Sent from my páhhōniē
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gidgiddonihah:
Yea. I goofed and I flashed an international ROM onto it. I was able to find a unrooted stack tar to flash. I plan to do a lot of reading before I do this again :). If anyone has any ideas on where to start that would be great.

And no problem, I understand as I am a heavy user of tomshardware forums. It frustrates me when people ask for advice a two second search would pull up.

Again thanks everyone! XDA is awesome! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] gr8hairy1:
I know it's been a couple days since you asked, so hopefully you've already found what you're looking for, but I always recommend people read all of creepncrawly's write ups. They cover near every question and are up to date on everything.

Sent from my páhhōniē
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] lvlonkii:
i got bored with my boring boot animation so i made this one for all the bleach fans. Its the scene where Rangiku seduces Ichigo lol.

Its part of this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y3DGQOs2ZI

here is the link to the files:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WZ7T4GSY (boot animation zip)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E9YT7YRX (bleach sound file)

I will try to add more boot animations from videos or anime soon whenever i get time.
[HTC EVO 3D] peecs121:
I don't have my computer now and want to update miui tonight. Is the steps of using this app

1. Select recovery image

2. Chose the new rom

3. Wipe dalvik and cache

4. Hit ok

Is there anything else that is needed to do? I can't afford to mess up my phone since I don't have my computer now. Any help would be very helpful. Thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
You dont need a PC if you are s-off.You are on hboot 1.50 I think

In another thread joeykrim (developer of Flash Image GUI) told that there should not be any problem untill a rom and kernel mismatches.

So i think you are good to go with that app.

But imo the steps are:

Run Flash img GUI

Choose kernel

then tap browse and selecet the zip file of miui rom

It should give a message to make sure it is a valid rom zip as the file size is much more.

Then tap flash image . the app will flash the boot.img from the romzip file.

Then it will ask to reboot.

But i think you should not reboot the phone as you are flashing a aosp kernel.

You should power off the phone.

Then boot into bootloader >Go to recovery > Then install the miui rom zip file from recovery.

Hope this helps......

Dont forget to thanks if I helped you.....
[HTC EVO 3D] Twolazyg:
As far as I know, support was added for selecting the kernel image from the ROM zip itself. So select the image, wipe dalvik and cache, ok, reboot and flash the ROM.
[HTC EVO 3D] peecs121:
So select kernel image in the app. Pick the miui and wipe dalvik and cache then hit yes and that's it? I'm alittle confused cause I don't want to f it up. Don't choose recovery image to do it choose kernel?
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
Yes exactly......choose kernel image in app not recovery.......then choose miui rom's zip file > then boot in bootloader > go to recovery > install zip from sd card > choose from sd card > then select the same zip that you have chosen in the app (miui rom.zip) . If you choose recoverey and then selct miui rom .zip you may really f it up :P

If something goes wrong then you will need a pc to solve the issue......
[HTC EVO 3D] peecs121:
I did that. It's all good but when I boot into recovery it just restarts. Is there something I'm missing?
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
are you able to boot into bootloader? you need to uncheck fastboot from settings>power or you can turn off the phone and remove and reinsert the battery then hold volume down+power button.

If recovery is not working try to flash a zip file containg a workig recovery with flash image gui.
[HTC EVO 3D] peecs121:
I downloaded the recovery from the website I got the app from and flashed it through the app and it said successful. When I boot into recovery the htc logo comes up and after a minute it just reboots. Do you have a better link for me for recovery?
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
The only Recovery that worked for me is in the attachment.

It contains the recovery that i use. Extract the file using any file explorer then you will have a cwm.img . I dont know if you can flash a .img file with Flash image GUI. And dont forget to select recovery image option in the app while flashing this.
[HTC EVO 3D] peecs121:
I've been trying to get into recovery and It won't work. I followed all of your guys suggestions and still nothing. I downloaded the cwm file from the website and selected it and it said successful but when I try to restart and boot into recovery it stays on the htc screen for a second then vibrates and then just restarts. Anyone have a clue what I'm doing wrong?
[HTC EVO 3D] arozer:
Different App related question:

I'm running CM7.1 right now. I would like you use my backed up version of MIUI that I backed up using TWRP. Can I boot into bootloader using FlashImage app and go into recovery and do it? Or do I still need to go into bootloader using a computer?

Many thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] peecs121:
That's what I'm trying to figure out
[HTC EVO 3D] arozer:
Well if you're getting the bootloop then I'm guessing it's not possible. Because while it's rebooting, you're holding down right?

If so, then I guess that answers our question. It's not possible.

Need to go into bootloader the normal way using a computer.
[HTC EVO 3D] peecs121:
So I'm assuming that this app is really only for flashing kernels. I tried that and it worked perfectly.
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
Hey thats not true.....I was on olymus ROM and i wanted to switch to infected ROM but i wasn not having PC but my recovery was working . I used Flash image GUI > kernel image> Selected the infected ROM> And it flashed the boot.img from infected ROM .zip

Then I rebooted in bootloader > selected recovery > install zip from sd card> and chose the same infected rom.zip......................and everything worked fine.

@arozer

If you want to restore your backed up MIUI then I think you will need to flash the boot.img from your backup 1st using flash image GUI. Then without rebooting phone , you have to boot into recovery then restore the backup.

@peecs121

I guess you will need a computer to get your recovery working using fastboot.

Maybe you should do that on your friends PC .

Then try the steps.

I will download the latest MIUI and will try to install it without a PC for you.
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
hey I downloaded the MIUI ROM and flashed it successfully without using PC.

For you I also tried Flashing different recovery through Flash Image GUI which also worked.

Here's what I did:

1.copied the " MIUI.us_shooter_1.12.2_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_scott951.zip "(97 mb size) and recovery.img to root of SD card

2.In Flash Image GUI , I selected recovery image option and flashed the recovery.img by using flash image button ( also checked wipe dalvik & wipe cache) Then it prompted to reboot and i tapped no

3.Then i selected kernel image in Flash Image GUI and Selected the "MIUI.us_shooter_1.12.2_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_scott951.zip" and flashed it aslo using flashimage button( also checked wipe dalvik & wipe cache)Then it prompted to reboot and i tapped no.

4.Then i switched off my phone manually.

5.Then i booted into bootloader by pressing volume down+power button..

6.selected Recovery and pressed power button and recovery booted successfully.

7.In wipe menu i selected wipe cache , wipe everything ,dalvik etc

8.Then pressed go back and selected flash zip from sd card and select Synergy_3Dvo_Superwipe.zip

9.Then again flash zip from sd card and select Synergy_Format_Data_EXT4_Optimized.zip.

10.Then again flash image from sd card and select MIUI.us_shooter_1.12.2_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_scott951.zip.

11.Finally reboot the phone and voila!! got it to workwithout PC.

You could flash any other rom instead of MIUI.

And i wanna ask you have you even unlocked and rooted your phone?

Here are the files you will need:

The recovery.img is here http://www.mediafire.com/?n72emuv5a1c00sd
[HTC EVO 3D] peecs121:
Thank you so much man for those steps!!! It worked perfect!!!!
[HTC EVO 3D] prdaep:
hi thanks for your information
[HTC EVO 3D] arozer:
How do I boot into recovery without rebooting?

Also, in my back up of Miui in the Twrp folder, I don't have file called boot.img. i have boot.win and boot.win.md5

Would one of those be it?

(I also have data.win and system.win.)
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
Oops!! Sorry

I wanted to say that after flashing boot.img you should not "normal reboot" the phone.

You should power it off and boot in bootloader > recovery..

Sorry for the mistake

Which version of which recovery do you use.....???

The CWM 4.0.1.4 recovery by revolutionary (which i was using till today) made ".img's" in nandroid backup. I dont know about your recovery.

If you had not changed your kernel while you were using MIUI

You should do one thing:

1.Instead of searching boot.img in nandroid backup, just use the boot.img from the miui rom's zip file you downloaded and flash it via FLASH IMAGE GUI and follow the above steps by me from step 3 (if your recovery does not work, follow steps from no 1). You will be good to go.
[HTC EVO 3D] joeykrim:
Yes, boot.win is the kernel image file. For teamwin recovery, they renamed the files with extension .win instead of .img.

Linux doesn't use file extensions so they're only for "fun" or being "organized" the windows way.

Answers and steps look great in this thread!
[HTC EVO 3D] arozer:
Thanks for the explanation Joey. So how do I go about restoring a backup using FlashImage?

When I select boot.img in either Kernel or Recovery, a pop up comes up and says '"please select an Evo 3d compatible file... etc"

Can you please list the proper steps for me to restore the backed up version of Miui on my phone? Thank you.

And thank you so much for all your help mnomaanw.
[HTC EVO 3D] joeykrim:
I was hesitant to support plain boot.img flashing because the kernel modules do not get loaded this way and WiFi and WiMAX will break unless the exact modules compiled along with the kernel are loaded.

I receive plenty of negative feedback from users w/o experience and have worked very hard to make the app as simple and "fool proof" as possible.

Now, here is the to get the current version to do what you'd like. Rename the boot.win file to boot.img and select through Flash Image GUI. It will allow files named exactly boot.img to be flashed.

In the future, I can look into adding support for boot.win, but really the file can hold any name. The important part is the contents of the file.

Hope that helps and good luck! Appreciate the support!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mdo41:
Hey I have the ek02 stock flashed with the rogue kernal and I was wondering what is the easiest way to remove ciq without flashing a rom?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Its not possible to remove CIQ from stock EK02 ROM yet. There is only one 2.3.6 ROM that has it removed. Calkulin's 2.0 build
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AsinX:
Why wouldnt you want a ROM? Caulk's ROM is pretty much stock and would easily get you where you want your phone to be.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xszydx:
Pretty stoked. Upgrading from an Incredible II..

Help a brother out with some useful tips :) haha
[Motorola Droid RAZR] newowner:
Get the CommuterSeries Otterbox. It's almost the same dimensions as the silicone skin....

Read the manual, or look at some of the videos on the device - there is some useful "Bloatware" that comes with the phone - Stuff I've never seen built in.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ianford10:
Don't think you need any tips, it's a fantastic phone and it will look after you :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xszydx:
Hahaha that it has so far. Just finished root, getting rid of some bloatware, now setting it up

Does smart actions work well?? Havent figured out how to set it up yet
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xszydx:
But kevlar man... hahaha. I will look into it. My dad loves his otterbox on his iphone
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likwidsage:
I think I just soft-bricked my phone just now. I can't seem to get into download mode. I tried USB + vol up/down + power combinations. ADB won't recognize my phone so I can't use ADB. OneClick UnBrick asks if my phone is connected, in softbrick/download mode.

The only think I'm really unsure of is whether this is Softbricked or not. I get a phone-!-computer sign as soon as I start the phone. I've read that some people see the AT&T sign, but I don't even see that. The very first think the phone displays what I'm hoping is the softbrick sign previously mentions.

If it is soft bricked, is there anything else I can do?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NiTRoN69:
search for the USB JIG or make your own with 3 resistors and USB Cable..

that has gotten me out of many broken phones..

---------- Post added at 08:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:54 PM ----------

good start

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=841512&highlight=USB+Jig
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] storm_rider_1:
I thought I softbricked mine a few times, everytime it has happened, after trying everthing, I turn it off, and walk away for an hour and come back and one of the button combos ends up working.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhaley30705:
Check my sig. Download mode.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chrisallan32:
Definitely try download mode.

It's pretty simple to get to; just pop the battery out and the SIM card, put the battery back in, hold vol up+down, and plug the phone in. You should then see a happy Android construction worker.

From here you can flash a stock ROM using a OneClickRestore, Odin, or Heimdall.

Hope this helps!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
PHONE

/!\

PC "aka softbrick screen"

WILL WORK AS DOWNLOAD MODE
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hunt3r.j2:
If you've gotten into download mode via the buttons, it will still have the Phone...!....PC sign. As long as you got it into DL mode, it will be recognized and you can flash your way out.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chapmanfx:
In the past week I've found myself staring blankly at my Captivate when my Download mode wasn't working. I tried everything that I could find sans the Jig. The best approach I found was to just walk away and try it a bit later. Maybe a coincidence but it's worked every time.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roast:
Did you get this sorted?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric2300Jeep:
Hello, I have the same issue. Tried the jig/combo keys etc but, still just get the phone-!-PC screen. My phone has never been flashed/rooted, bone stock. So you're saying even though I can't see the official DL screen, I'm in it, when I use my jig and see the phone-!-PC screen pop up?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
9 times out of 10, yes. At the very least, it's worth a shot to hook up your phone with Odin/Heimdall started.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] vlaine:
I am good with gadgets, but this is my first Android.

The phone was given to me already rooted and unlocked.

It is a Rogers Dream unlocked

I updated update-cm-6.1.0-DS-signed.zip to include the Videotron apn.

I updated Rom Manager and clockwork to the latest versions.

From Rom Manager I selected Install ROM from SD card, selected the updated ROM and checked all 3 options, backup, clear [I don't remember what] and clear [an other I don't remember what].

The backup was successfull

Flashing seemed successfull, but it cannot reboot. It hangs on Rogers splashscreen.

I removed the battery and:

I tried to press Volume-/power but no luck

I tried back/power but no luck.

I cannot get into fastboot.

What can I do ?

I would need detailed instructions because I am not the one who rooted the phone the first time so I don't even know how to do it yet. I would appreciate your help.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] vlaine:
This post saved my life and my phone

I am replying myself, but maybe it will help somebody else.

This post saved my life and my phone:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=571457

I am so happy I think I am gonna cry (not really but I'm really happy).
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vipul921:
I have an droid eris with a stock rom 2.1

i cannot sync my contacts through facebook for htc sense for my acoount only

if i use my friend's account the sync occurs

but if i use my account it gives a com.htc.bg force close error

i have tried almost every method

plzz help
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vipul921:
xtrsense also not helping

i flashed xtrsense rom

tried to sync with logcat on

and what i noticed was an error

i have uploaded an image of the error

can someone tell me what is the error all about????
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doogald:
As I recall it, somebody reported an error message like that with FB syncing if you have contacts with apostrophes in the name, such as O'Brien. It was something like that. Perhaps it's if your name has an apostrophe?

I don't know if that helps, but that's one thing I recall.

Another idea is to flash a non-HTC custom ROM, (e.g., one of the Gingerbread ROMs), and use the official Facebook app to sync with contacts.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] shashank271289:
Is there a difference between "Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary" added by Paragon Software(paid) and that added by Merriam-Webster Inc.(free) on Market..

I'm confused whether I should pay for it or not? Which one I should go for? :confused:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] karv26:
Same question .. does anybody hace answer..
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] pujitjuneja:
I suggest you download the one added by Merriam Webster Inc. themselves, because as far as i am concerned, it has been fulfilling all my needs, haven't had to buy anything
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] consegregate:
Free dictionaries which are offline like fora dictionary and colordict works fine too.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] shashank271289:
ok........
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Hunter_B:
I am wondering this also.

M W Premium ($2.99) says that it offers all definitions from the Collegiate dictionary and no internet connection is necessary.

So what's the difference???

Comparing their features side by side, the only difference that I see is that Paragon's version ($24.99!!!) offers a "Paragon Keyboard" and a multilingual interface.

I am going to stick with Meriam Webster's version. A keyboard doesn't seem worth the additional cost.
[HTC EVO 3D] 93hostang:
Ordered this: 2x 3500mah For HTC EVO 3D New Extended Battery Black Wall Charger + Cover Sprint From magic mobile a month ago, initially recieved the wrong charger, contacted them and played email tag for a few weeks. Finally got the new one, and it was for evo4g. emailed again about problem, then they wanted pictures of the chargers as proof, I sent them and got no reply... Sent pic 5 days ago. Instead of continuing to ask for my charger I decide to leave negative feedback and let the android community know about it.

BTW, this no posting links without 8 posts crap is stupid!
[HTC EVO 3D] spywhite:
I have been through the ebay washing machine so many times I could write a book. Sorry to hear of your crappy dealing with a loser.

There are ways to post links without posting links.
[HTC EVO 3D] EmmaHAARP:
http://www.amazon.com/CHICHITEC-Cellphone-Battery-Charger-BG86100/dp/B0058BAJOS

Best investment I ever made for batteries. Charge both, swap em out, and keep stock in wallet just in case. :D
[HTC EVO 3D] Cuppeerr:
You got your money back right?

Swyped from mah 3vo!
[HTC EVO 3D] superman1979:
Hollow ,

How was ur rating on ur chuchi battery brand? .... Im kinda skechy on replacement battery, some of them leakes or exploades..seriously.

I just purchased galilio (not typo error,china brand lol ) ebay , 2000 mah for 25bucks

Ill let u know soon if it is good
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] chatch15117:
I'm on PCoIP right now (instead of RDP) so it is VERY responsive. I like this. Full Flash acceleration and you can literally browse the web like on a real computer.

And I'm hosing this on my desktop(in sig) so I have a full 4GHz quad core at my disposal from ANYWHERE after setting up some simple port forwarding with dyndns.org

here's a screenshot from my winserver2008r2 vm(use as view server)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] haddis:
Looks like I got myself a new project tomorrow :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] jtrosky:
Ok, I'll bite - what is PCoIP??
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] tengtengvn:
PC-over-IP
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] chatch15117:
you need two windows server installations and one guest OS.

1 - domain controller (AD DC)

2 - vmware view connection server (join the domain) - vmware won't install unless you are on a domain...so that is the need for the domain controller

3 - any install of winxp, win7 on the same domain

entitle yourself and create a pool of devices you want to connect to, then connect to the connection server from android. vmware view is supposed to be an "anywhere, anytime" connection solution. so you can't choose what device in the pool you connect to. it will just choose an available one. This is meant for a multiuser environment. say you get one big server and create 60 clones of windows 7 in vmware vcenter. you can add them all to the pool so your 50 employees can work from their thin clients(or other devices)

i allocate 512mb ram for the domain controller, 768mb of ram for the vmware connection server and 1gb for each guest OS my tablet/dummy device will connect to.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] daigoro64:
Just a last note: to actually use PCoIP, you need a VMware View version 5 environment.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] haddis:
And plenty of time :) But am almost there!