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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lusterboi:
hi, i'm very new to android phones and i'm trying to root my xperia arc S with zergrush's method. can someone please explain to me how to install ADB ?

I have tried searching this forum but to no avail. Please leave me a link with the files that i need to download and some instructions please. thank you
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le_manhpro:
to install the driver for adb you can find installation instructions here, sorry my english is not good:p

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=879701
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Strange, given how many guides and times it's been discussed. ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lusterboi:
i searched for ADB and all i found were 3 threads, each with a download link to "abd" file drivers. I needed instructions since i'm so new to the android system. Ended up going to the site posted above and read through all the instructions there. My arc s is finally rooted. Thanks
[EVO 4G General] foolish.av:
Speed test, daytime hours, boost mobile's cdma 3g network.
[EVO 4G General] beaumontcali48:
Here's my score with speed test I only had one bar and I was in my house.
[EVO 4G General] foolish.av:
I don't know why mines so slow, usually its not. I'm looking for the perfect prl/kernel combo.
[EVO 4G General] DerSchniffles:
what widget/app are you using for the kickass vertical taskbar?!
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Its the quicklaunch widget that only sense 3.5 roms have
[EVO 4G General] DerSchniffles:
well thats unfortunate but thanks for the info. you know of anything like that for AOSP roms? (cm7)
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Nope
[EVO 4G General] foolish.av:
Sorry, so late with a response, he's right, its quicklaunch on sense 3.5. Thanks for the comment.
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Sprint the now network lol

Im one of the.lucky ones with good coverage in my area lol
[EVO 4G General] PedoBearz:
Nice! What are your 4G speeds like?!
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
I'll flash a rom with 4g and see
[EVO 4G General] holmern:
Yeah uhm.. can you send me the Saints background pic?
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
Well you asked for my 4g speedtest again I'm one if the lucky ones with good coverage :)
[EVO 4G General] Notorious:
On the now network lol
[EVO 4G General] foolish.av:
Don't have that one anymore, but I'm guessing you're a saints fan....so hope you enjoy this one!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] daddydv:
hello all, this is my first post but i've been browsing the site for awhile now and need some help.

I bought a mytouch 4g slide from a yard sale. They said it didnt turn on and they didnt know whats wrong with it, so for 20.00 I figured might as well.

I brang it home and have been trying to get it to turn on.

When I plug it in the home charger, the orange charging light comes on for a few secs. then it turns to green. The phone wont turn on though.

When I plug it in the computer the laptop recognizes it but says HTC Modem not found.

I tried the Volume down + Power but nothing happens.

Anyone have any ideas what could be wrong with it?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] blackknightavalon:
If you have ADB on your comp, try an ADB reboot.

Sent via smoke signal.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
Have you installed the correct drivers on the computer? That would be a good first step for connecting it to the computer.

Does the screen flash with any information when you press the power button?

Does the track-pad (little square button on the bottom center right below the screen) blink, and if so, is it a repeated blinking when you press the power button once? (you will see very faint blinking inside of this button)

Does the track-pad only blink once faintly when you press the power button?

Does the track-pad not blink at all when you press the power button?

If the track-pad is blinking consistently for a few minutes after pressing the power button, then the battery is dead - so even if it says it's fully charged it's not - meaning the battery is shot.

If it only blinks once and then not again it is likely that the battery is too dead to register or something else is the problem.

Some more information would be helpful in providing a resolution if one is possible.

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One thing though, try taking the battery out and plugging it in to the ac wall adaper. Give it a minute to equalize the power, then try pressing the power button.

If the battery is the problem then you should be able to turn on when plugged into AC power (not the computer) without the battery in the phone.

As for the turning on part of it - you don't say what happens when you press the power button, so I don't really have any specific advice to give you.

20 bucks is a steal for what is the best hardware keyboard phone you can get, so if it's just a bad battery you are looking at under 30 bucks for a new one, get an anker battery - better then stock anyway.

Also - when you look under the battery - is the water sensor sticker white or another color? if it's not white the phone has water damage.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] daddydv:
No i didnt install any drivers. Didnt know where to get them.

No, the screen does not flash or display anthing at anytime.

When there is no charger hooked up the phone is completely dead. Nothing happens when i push the power button.

Using a oem hd2 charger- when i plug the charger in the orange light comes on and a steady red trackpad light. it stays on for a few secs, then turns green and the red trackpad light goes off. When i click the power button the green light goes off and the trackpad light blinks once and goes off. Other than that, nothing happens.

Using a generic charger- when i plug the charger in the orange light comes on and a steady red trackpad light. it stays on for a 10 secs, then they both go off for 5 secs, then both come back on, it does this over and over.

When i take the battery out and plug in the charger(oem), absolutely nothing happens. when i plug in the charger(generic), trackpad stays steady lit.

The water damage sticker is white.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
Hrm - okay, that's a trackpad sequence i'm not familiar with - the light in the trackpad is a diagnostic tool like what the beeps are on a desktop computer when you turn it on and there's a problem.

Let me edit in links to the usb drivers you'll need to get onto the computer to get it to read right. Give me a few minutes to track the links down.

Fastboot drivers on this page:

http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/revolutionary

and...

http://www.htc.com/uk/help/?id=51496&type=1&p_id=399

Download HTC Sync for all phones - install it.

After installing both the fastboot drivers and HTC Sync, reboot the computer.

Then, after it loads, exit HTC Sync, then plug in your phone.

You should be able to try to use adb or fastboot at that point - I would start with adb.

You are running a windows computer I assume - do you have the android SDK installed?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Droidmoder:
Warranty it. To my knowledge you dont need a sim card or anything. Say you bought it in a private sale and the screen went dark before you could get a sim card. That is if they even ask.

Or you could try to fix it.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] daddydv:
@Blue6IX , im downloading now. yes im on windows, no i dont have and dont know what android SDK is. lol, sorry

@Droidmoder , I would like to try and see if i can fix it myself. im not sure htc would even honor the warranty. besides im not with t-mobile. I was just going to unlock it and use it with my carrier.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
Okay - adb stands for "android debug bridge" and is a software tool that is part of the android SDK.

To install the android sdk, you have to also install the java jdk, or it won't work.

There are a million guides all over XDA on how to do this, so a general search of the boards will turn up more then you could know what to do with.

If you need to do more to the device then just plug it into the computer, which you may need to if it is fixable, then you will probably have to do this.

If you have to use fastboot, fastboot is a utility in the android sdk like what adb is, so again - need the android sdk to use it.

The android sdk will let you fastboot flash new images to the device, if that's what you need to do.

One command is "adb devices" which will provide a list of devices and their serial numbers attached to your computer.

I know you say you are interested in trying to fix it, so if you intend to do so downloading and installing the android sdk is in your near future most likely.

Android SDK

Java JDK
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] blackknightavalon:
Google it.

Sent via smoke signal.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] daddydv:
ok, got everything downloaded including android sdk
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Droidmoder:
It should be honored, if all else fails its worth a shot. You dont have to deal with tmobile, they do the samething as you would do if you called htc.

Btw make sure you have the pathing setup right for jre and adb. My sig has several guides in the devlopment section that can help you out.

Fastboot youll have to get from someone or an older sdk. Its not included with the sdk anymore.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] daddydv:
Ok, I've been trying to add the tools in the sdk manager, but it keeps saying failed to create path directory.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
I did not know this, i've just been upgrading my SDK install for a while now, haven't had to install fresh in a long time.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Emmanuel U:
make sure the path you are installing it to has no spaces
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Droidmoder:
As i said check out the devlopment section in the sticky, lol. I already told you about the pathing.

Dont mess it up. You can cause serious issues with windows if you mess the strings up.

Read up on it before you do anything. Thats why i put it in the sticky. So beginners have a place to start. You can cause serious issues if you mess up one command in adb fastboot etc. Hence why its a devlopers kit. For devlopers and advanced users.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] daddydv:
Just wanted to thank you guys for all the info. Its just a lil too complicated. But I do have good news....It was the battery. I recieved it today, put it in, the trackpad flashed twice then the phone turned on. Everythings working fine now.

Again, I appreciate all the help.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Etrick:
lucky dog!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] blackknightavalon:
Did you get the Anker batteries?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] daddydv:
Im not sure what kind of battery it is. I did have to shave some of the plastic off the battery with a razor to make the battery door close. It was a little too big.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] blackknightavalon:
Go to the "Anker for the win" thread under Accessories.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yellowjacket1981:
Lucky, what a great deal, and it was only the battery. Who just sells a phone for that cheap with out checking if the battery is the cause of the problem. Well their loss is your gain.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] roplusbee:
That was a pretty good gamble if I do say so myself. I purchased mine through AMAZON for a decent price, but it is well worth the money spent. I flashed Blue6IX's Bulltproof ROM and I am happy with it so far. I was going to stay stock until CM is released, but Bulletproof 1.1 is de-bloated and that is all I needed to hold me over. It's a big step up from my old G1 (stock or otherwise).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vlx600d:
OK. My battery life blows. The long green lines are the phone in airplane mode. You'll see its in apm most of the day while I'm at work but this seems retarded to me. This is WITH extended battery... now my girls gn makes it the whole day without going into apm and she's using standard batter. top pic is mine bottom is hers. Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vlx600d:
earlier today i wipe bat stats in cwm (correctly) i just dont get whats going on here
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
How many hours of screen on time do you have? Also, a screen shot of the history details is better for others to troubleshoot the battery.
[Defy General] ace-drink:
Hi

I flashed 2.3.6 full sbf... the buttons are extremely bright...

will those ultra bright buttons damage the device is this actually the way it is meant to be? Does it look like that on the Defy+
[Defy General] LeonardoJegigzem:
You cant downgrade, thats no matters now!

Motorola Defy CM7 RC 1.5 OC 1GHz
[Defy General] ace-drink:
so?...i know that....but tahts no answer to my question...

i could still use CM 7.2 nightly Defy+ but for now i need a cam that is not inverted
[Defy General] popcorn1122:
bright lights may damage the leds inside the buttons. :(
[Defy General] ace-drink:
by now i have the direct comparison between the button lights on my defy and a stock defy+ ....

exactly the same.... so no worries there....
[Defy General] popcorn1122:
:)

green lens?

camera working on defy?

I think except that camera and bight buttons, there is no major difference.
[Defy General] Zephyrot:
Camera is sadly not yet working on CM7.2

And the leds may get damaged, but they shouldnt :)
[Defy General] unrafa:
I have defy green lens, I have the flash led burned; and 2 buttons burned, that's because of a chinese rom, and 2 bright buttons burned caused by defy+ rom. Chinese phones can burn their leds too when they use european roms.
[Defy General] ace-drink:
ok went ahead and did some testing...the buttons are exact the same brightness as setting them in CM7 to 255 (max) ....

I left the phone and Display and buttons on at full brightness running video for 16 hours.... no problem....

so for me i can say the bright buttons are fine with the red lens defys at least...

I even compared it to a original defy+ with latest update...looks alike....

Everthing fine....
[Defy General] peanutwright:
you should really be carefull for that,too bright will make the led burn!!
[Defy General] gommers1978:
You can try walters led fix for the bright leds just restore his nandroid of the 2.3.6. ROM i think he put in in there but i am not sure. Maybe you can ask him.
[Defy General] psicodelico:
My search key is weak. I can't remember when happened or what happened :-)
[Defy General] ace-drink:
that the cam LED can burn out i do know...but the softkeys are just fine after long testing...compared to Defy+ original i cant see any difference...but i will try nandroid and see if there is a difference...

normally i would say the softkeys have to be able to handle the brightness since their max brightness can be set so high....
[Defy General] razva125:
Hi, i have noticed long time ago that the Search key light has decreased.. I didn't paid too much atention about it. But like 1 month ago, also the Menu key light has decreased like the search key too. Only the Home and Back key are fully lighted. Any ideea how to fix it?
[Defy General] walter79:
burned led = warrenty problem. sent it to motorola. they fix it.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Cach123:
Hey , today i went back to stock from MiniCm7Pro. I have a few questions:

1. Can i get DSP manager on 2.1?

2. How to get rid of the annoying bar that is up when i slide out my keyboard?

3. Can i get the ICS theme apk to work on 2.1 ?

4. Can i get the status bar buttons ( like wifi etc.) when i slide it down on 2.1?

Sorry for all my questions, its just that i can nothing about app porting and that kind of stuff. All i can is innstall rom/kernel/edit keyboard input to my coutrys standard and that easy stuff xD
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] th3discodancer:
1. the dsp manager is a feature unique to cyanogenmod, so dont think you can. However you can always try installing it. DL any rom with dsp manager, view the contents via windows explorer, go to system > app> copy the dspmanager.apk. install it. try normal installation first, if that doesnt work, try the process involving changin the root permissions.

2. err, what bar? o.O

3. the ics theme, in the market, is again for cyanogenmod users. However you CAN dl the complete ICS launcher.

4. i dunno :P
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Ticklefish:
I've got this on my phone by using Widgetsoid from the Market.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] djtinxo:
flashing the clean version of stock ROM of pfonck you can get rid of the status bar and a lot of more things
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] nit3wolf:
For tha annoying bar, replace the 'squishinput.apk' in /system/app by the one in pfonck's rom. Then set the right permissions with root explorer (check it b4 replacing), reboot and you are done.

Question: does anyone got flashplayer working on eclair's roms?
[Acer Iconia A500] sw6lee:
Hi

What is the difference between the web browser in Honeycomb and ICS??

I hear that there is actually a HUGE improvement in the ICS web browser from the Honeycomb one, but I would like to know what kind of difference it will make.

Thank you!
[Acer Iconia A500] ja-finn:
From my experience:

The UI looks pretty much the same, some minor changes in the menu but I don't think I would be able to tell them apart (I'm sure there's plenty of people on xda that disagrees on that one though).

To me the biggest difference is the speed, it feels a lot quicker and generally works really well. Sorry I can't provide you with technical details but at least this is how I experience it.
[Acer Iconia A500] tgtoys:
i definitely felt it was much faster as well. Main feature I like is the shortcut menu that pops up when you slide your finger from one side inward (has to be enabled in settings first). Here's a thread with the d/l.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20641264
[Acer Iconia A500] ja-finn:
I have always had that menu on mine, even on 3.1/3.2. You just have to enable it under labs in the browser settings.
[HTC Jetstream] dcd17:
I'm getting seriously sick of seeing this message everyone I transition back to the home screen. I want to love this thing but the software seriously sucks.

Can't wait til we get root and can finally unleash. Until then ill push back the thoughts that I should have gone samsung or ipad.

Anyone else getting lag like this?
[HTC Jetstream] scitech09:
I've not seen this screen yet. I returned a galaxy tab for this device and find the jetstream to be more responsive overall. I had the 7.0 plus with the fast exynos processor too. I am looking forward to getting the jetstream rooted.
[HTC Jetstream] cscimmia:
No lag here. I've used the jetstream, a xoom and the ipad.
[HTC Jetstream] kailashpchhabria:
I have faced this loading screen but only after a reboot.. seriously though this needs a root really badly.. it's got amazing specs but the software just chokes it down..

Sent from my HTC Jetstream
[HTC Jetstream] typhoonikan:
I have seen the screen only once or twice. I see it more on my EVO.

Read times for the external SD card do suck though after a fresh reboot. Takes 10-20 minutes to load my mp3s again. lolol

Love my Jetstream.

<3
[HTC Jetstream] bmw-boy:
I had this problem before to avoid it, install ADW launcher

The loadings issue because of Sense interface
[HTC Jetstream] dcd17:
I thought about that, but thought having them both might cause more lag. Thanks for mentioning it. I did disable all the "sense" widgets last night and it seems to have helped.
[HTC Jetstream] kcluff2:
I am having that problem too. When I try to transition to the home screen I get a loading message for about 13 seconds while it reloads HTC sense. I really hate that. I called customer support but they are useless, one lady even said this is normal. So I'm wondering how many other people are having this problem.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zman519:
As the title says where can i change the main memu font color?

As you can see from the screen shot the text is black on black & its really hard to read i just want to change the hex color code to 0xFFFFFFFF White

DON'T tell me to search cuz i just did & i searched for about 4 hours last night (when xda was down) looking on google & AC. I did find an other person with the same problem http://forums.androidcentral.com/ep...0-how-do-i-change-font-color.html#post1422040

Some one said it was in values/styles.xml in the framework-res.apk. But i unziped the apk with 7zip & searched the folder & did not find styles.xml

I'm trying to fix Shake & Bake Mix up 5.9 NO lock mod

Also any pointers on repacking the apk. Or if you just feel like doing it your self thats cool. but i do want to lean more about it. So be detailed if you can

I have been reading http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=821638&highlight=guide .
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeinzu:
You can't find that xml by unzipping the framework. You have to decompile it. It's definitely in the framework in that xml though.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zman519:
WOW that was fast:)

With APK Manager 4.9? will that work?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeinzu:
Should. Read up on how it works though, there should be a thread for it, gl.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zman519:
<style name="WindowTitle">
<item name="textAppearance">@style/TextAppearance.WindowTitle</item>
<item name="singleLine">true</item>
<item name="shadowColor">[COLOR="Red"]#ff000000[/COLOR]</item>
<item name="shadowDx">-1.0</item>
<item name="shadowDy">-1.0</item>
<item name="shadowRadius">0.3</item>
</style>

Does any one know if the red is the right line?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeinzu:
I believe that's black, and I believe it may be the correct one. Best way to find out is try and test it.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zeinzu:
Yea I believe the first two characters are transparency level. Then the rest is the color hex value.
[Xperia Arc General] shahzaib.khan:
Hey i want to ask that is there any way to keep the bettery voltage above 4000mV because i saw that when bettry voltage is below 3800mV the cell becomes laggy .....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psufan5:
Do I need to get a different car charger? Battery drains while navigating which it probably shouldnt...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kklier:
I've noticed this too in the 1 amp car charger I have.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PTzero:
I use this Belkin iPad Micro Auto Power Charger that outputs 2.1A and it charges very quickly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psufan5:
Can you confirm that your battery wont drain when running GPS?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrfuzzie23:
all of the reviews on that amazon page said it only works on apple products and doesnt work on there android phones...guessing that wasn't the case for you?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SS2006:
ya i wonder too..

gnexus charger is 1 am, most androids r 0.7

---------- Post added at 01:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:35 AM ----------

so i'd get this: http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Micro-Auto-Charger-5VOLT/dp/B002F0200Q

instead, and use with a usb charging cable
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] troubleshot:
I wouldnt get a stronger than the AC one that comes with it. You could end up startin your house on fire or even worse, your phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KelchM:
It doesn't work like that. The phone will only draw as much current as it needs. You only need to make sure the output voltage is correct (which it will be for any charger with a USB port.)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SS2006:
the link i posted is 5v, 1 a

exaclty what the wall charger uses

so the OP would love it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droidmaninblack:
The latest reviews on the above linked Belkin charger are horrible. It's almost as if it is for older phones. I'd personally look for a different charger. At least read the reviews before buying so you know what you are getting.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Neo3D:
This is the same issue with HTC phones, when you charge via USB DC, it goes into a different charging mode and doesn't feed the phone the full 1amp it needs to feed the battery sucking GPS radio.

This mod lets you convert a DC USB charger to trick the phone into thinking it's an AC USB charger.

You need a 1 amp charger to do this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCk5JHh6pAA

---------- Post added at 08:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:31 AM ----------

It's not about it being 1A, that's only half the equation. It also needs to trick the phone into thinking that it's an AC USB charger.

READ THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION FOR DETAILED INFO.