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[Hardware Hacking General] ShadowReaperGR:
Hello,

I have an idea:

Posting what are some usefull tools for hardware hacking. Both hand tools and software...

I think it would be a good reference...

What do you think?
[Hardware Hacking General] showlyshah:
1) a screw driver set, probably like those used for mobile phone repair. I got one with 33 interchangeable bits.

2) a digital multimeter, the more checking options the better. Or simply a cro( oscilloscope)

3) a good antistatic soldering iron( prefer goot from japan). Hot air gun with temp and air control ( optional)

4) thin solderwire, good white flux, ipa or tinner, desoldering wick, desoldering pump, soldering - de soldering assist kit( optional)

5) magnifying glass or stand with illumination, a portable filament lamp( in case u have to dry out a circuit board with ipa or thinners) , pcb holding stand( i got one with a magnifying glass too). A small magnet or box to keep unscrewed screws, so that u may not get screwed up by lossing some of them.

6) bunch of wires, pins, jacks, and a plugsocket or extension box with fuse protection and univeral plugs( i made one myself)

7) last but not least.. virtualy every thing u need for a particular work, its bit electrical and electronics. So any thing u can manage will become a tool.

8) a bench powersupply with 0-30 v adjustable option( i modified a comp smps to get it, smps supply gives stedy and stable supply compared to transformer based ones. Though it gives max 12v o/p it is enough for most works, as i got another 0-30v transformer based supply, i never had to use it for any of my mobile based works). A ups if u want.( the comp ups with 700w is a good option)

Rules;-

1) always keep ur workplace neet

2) keep all tools handy, and easily accessible from where u sit.

3) use good lighting( i made a 3w led adjustable handle lamp with lense, so that it focus properly on my work area only, keep the light so that it dont falls directly on ur eyes)

4) do handling of static objects with bare foot on ground, just to avoid static charges from ur body. Or use antistatic matts and wrist bands

5) use of correct tools makes ur work clean and also saves lot of time.

6)never mess up ur work place with wires,chargers,datacables, tools, etc..

7)patience ... hope ...determination ... optimism ...( with out these u will never gona make it)

Thats all.. i got for now.( or what that came into my mind for now) . U all add some more spice if u have`em.

Hit the thanks button if i helped u...

Regards

Shah
[Hardware Hacking General] ShadowReaperGR:
Very good reply....

Anyone else want to add anything?
[Hardware Hacking General] giritrobbins:
I think that covers it. Other things that I would add is an assortment of clips for probing / attaching. Maybe a scope but I don't think that is required for much. As for software, I don't know, I don't use a lot of software but I find adb and Kies being really useful.
[Hardware Hacking General] showlyshah:
Software's:-

1)XS ++ :- software for flashing/ moding sonyericsson Java phones

2) setool :- same as above, with more options

3)a2tool:- same as above but for newer se Java phones

4)universal box, jaf box, :- Nokia,LG,se,etc flashing.( Java phones)

5)ireb, f0recast,:- iPhone

6)adb,hd2 tool kit,alpharevex,goldcard tool,z4root,gingerbreak,android kitchen, android sdk, Odin multiflasher, :- tools for android devices

7)wp7 toolkit, wp7sdk, zune, wxap assistant, update cab sender, multi xap installer,hspl / spl installer :- windows phone tools.

Dudes these are few tools I had used, but not all, its hard to mention all, as thousands of them are out there..

The main info I can give is to Google searching your need with "tool" at its end. U will get it.

Eg:- xperia arc unlocking tool, sensation XE rooting tool, etc...

from hd2 running hyperdroid 5.7 on dorimanx 3.8
[Hardware Hacking General] ShakaLLEI:
HW dev tools and asociated SW here :

just google for "microchip technology android" they have many others

:cool:
[Hardware Hacking General] Rebellos:
Core phone analyse/modding stuff? JTAG + OpenOCD/CrossWorks. Allows to debug/resurrect/low level software and hardware analyse any ARM based phone if JTAG pads are exposed.
[Hardware Hacking General] showlyshah:
I have posted it already, read second post of this thread. What more do u want?
[Hardware Hacking General] ShadowReaperGR:
Does anyone have experience with gas soldering irons?
[Hardware Hacking General] buffettman03:
Thank you all very much. Very good info
[Hardware Hacking General] oznav:
agree

+1 for this thread. very useful
[Hardware Hacking General] showlyshah:
Shadow, u mean oxy-acetline torch used for welding or gas soldering iron like those of hako,?

I got one gas soldering cum heating soldering iron, portable, interchangeable bits, but its too hot for mobile reworking, u can burn ur board.
[Hardware Hacking General] AspiringDeveloper:
Did no one mention a signal generator for injecting signals?
[Hardware Hacking General] showlyshah:
Most modern multimeters / oscilloscopes have signal injection features, even cheep chinees multimeters have it. Its ok for normal use
[Hardware Hacking General] DomZg:
+1 for this thread. very useful
[Hardware Hacking General] Entropy512:
The Rigol DS1052E mentioned above is excellent, although honestly I wouldn't buy it from DX. I live in the USA bought mine from Saelig - it has been replaced by the 100 MHz DS1102E for $400.

The Open Bench Logic Sniffer can be a powerful tool, I honestly have barely used mine so far though.

There's an open hardware JTAG dongle (Bus Blaster) that is very inexpensive, but I do not know if it supports target voltage levels low enough for interfacing with most phones.

Other cool stuff for general hardware/microcontroller learning/experimentation:

Gadget Factory Papilio - FPGA learning/development board

Adafruit Boarduino - Inexpensive breadboard-compatible Arduino hardware. I strongly recommend using AVR-GCC instead of the Arduino IDE though

Adafruit ATMega32U4 breakout board - Make a USB peripheral for only $20!
[Hardware Hacking General] showlyshah:
The cheep solution for replacing expensive digital oscilloscopes,tracers,injectors, and every thing that read signals and show it on a screen.

A laptop/netbook/computer and a data logger card.

A netbook+multichannel( max upto 8 analog+digital i/o channels is enough) will cost u 1000-1500$ and will be a good companion. As far,, all of us have pc or laps. So its what we have to spend few hundreds for data logging card. Thats it. Multipurpose multisolution device. Possibilities are vast.. compared to ossiloscopes etc.

HPD V6-Sandy Scorpion ( beta testing)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Natolx:
I would like to set up a pretty much automatic NFC distribution for a single MP3 recorded by my band at each of our shows for those who have NFC capable devices.

Is there any way to do this? Looking up NFC/Android Beam and the transfer of MP3s on Google isn't coming up with much.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
I don't think the NFC bus is very fast (424 kbits/s). Which would be 0.05MB/s and 15 minutes to transfer a 5mb file :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Natolx:
Well... more like a minute and a half(5/.05=100seconds) but I would still be interested in this. I can always lower the bitrate to get the shorter songs down to 2.5mb :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
Ah yeah, a "little" miscalculation there.

Wouldn't it be better to do that via bluetooth or via wifi direct? Less automatic ofc, but sure to work (and quicker).

/edit:

Blue nfc is an app that can quickly pair two phones and transfer a file with bluetooth, though it requires that both phones have the app installed (uses nfc to know which phone to pair with).

Would be just as quick to do it manually then wait for the other phone to install the app + with just plain bluetooth you can transfer to any other bluetooth device...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Natolx:
I want people to be able to get the song in under a minute with NO input on my phone's end(and only a little input on their end). If there is a way to accomplish this with bluetooth and/or wifi?

The main reason I really want to do this is because as soon as our songs are on their phone they become part of their library. This means eventually, they will be played if only when they shuffle. When you give out CDs you have to depend on them actively adding your music, which even I forget to do when I get CDs from local bands...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BruceCLin:
There are apps that enable file transfer that are relatively fast. In most case, it's by using nfc as handshake and direct wifi or bluetooth as the transfer protocol. However, it will not work very well in you case as the users need to have the same app installed. In case similar to you, most are using the url sharing method. The nfc shares a link to the mp3 hosted online. Then the users phone download the mp3 with their own data connection. Good thing with this way is that there's no special app needed, and you don't even need your phone. It can be simply a nfc sticker. You can print something like "download mp3 here."
[Android Apps and Games] Marlin67:
Hello developers,

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If you like submit your app to www.androidhome.nl

Click on Promote Your App

Thanks!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humphster:
Hi.

How does one remove name day in the s-planner (calendar) app?

Thanks

Humphster
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zamboney:
How did you get them there in the first place? That's not a standard feature?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humphster:
I didn't. I have reason to suspect Google did.

Actually, I found the answer. S-planner - menu - settings - calendars* - XXXXXX.gmail.com

Calendars really doesn't look like a menu and that's the reason I didn't find it at first.

it's just a matter of unchecking the name day files.

Thanks for your reply. I hope this will help someone else, too.

Humphster
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] del1701:
As the title says who can help me unlock my bootloader, my neo is locked to tmobile ?

Cheers all
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] poyensa:
please use search function and post questions in right section.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asdfglkjhg:
please can any one port Miui rom for our galaxy fit
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] xdaboy122:
In my opinion it is really really difficult no it is impossible but i m making a miui look alike rom it will be ready by tomorrow.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] asdfglkjhg:
waiting for you guy :)
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] wilfredcool007:
Its not easy dude.....unless professional dev's tries to make an attempt :P
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] galaxyfitankit:
better use miui launcher coz miui roms are for hdpi phones only and to port for ldpi wud be heck of hardwork...and it will need to brick atleast few devices..to work
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] -HellRaiser-:
Dont discourage the dev if he is saying he is building a miui roms the he knows wht to do.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Aspire:
MIUI is closed source.

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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxxericxxx:
I have the latest sleeper rom on my phone, and noticed what seems to be a bug. I accidently put an app where the app drawer was trying to throw it away, and had to completely redo the rom to correct it. Is there a way to add it back without a fresh install? I tried just wiping dalvik and cache and reflashing, but it was still there, and could't find app drawer to add back anywhere through the menu, also yes I now know the trash is at the top. Thanks in advance, Eric
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TDuck691:
Which launcher are you using?

If it's Go Launcher (which has trash at the top), you just need to drag an item off your dock, which will leave an open space with a + icon. Tap the + icon and the App drawer shortcut is in the top-level list of options to add.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxxericxxx:
I was using the adw launcher that came with it, it would not let me drag it away and there was no app drawer or app grid or anything to add to put it back. Don't know if it was a bad dl, first time I dl'ed it it wouldn't install. I went to use the camera and it failed so I went back to cleangb. I will wait for another release to try it again.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Just grab another launcher from the Market like Zeam.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xjayman:
longpress anywhere on the screen ...select launcher actions-open/close drawer....then drag it down to the dock bar once its on your home screen
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] darkhunter21:
Can the SGT 7.7 double as a phone? Does it have a sim card slot 3G?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Yes, and yes.

Of course I'm talking about the P6800 here, and not the P6810, which is the WiFi-only version.

If you're hoping that the Verizon 7.7 will double as your phone, then sorry, you're out of luck; NO American carrier will ever knowingly allow a device which "does it all." It's bad for business you see...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] darkhunter21:
Will the import version work with Tmobile? If so, I'm assuming only on Edge
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Correct. No AWS1700 love for the 7.7 import. Of course there's always the $50/month unlimited everything pay-as-you-go GoPhone option...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Regards to the tmobile question, yea only voice+edge but at the same time its beimg saif that tmobile upgraded to 1900mhz and ofcourse the p6800 handles that i am tryin to find the

service menu codes to see if can change the frequency to 1900mhz and if that doesnt work there us always att :-(
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
The 7.7 already supports 1900mhz out of the box. No need to change anything in the service codes menu.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Then still not able to get voice+3g not sure if calling tmobile would help since the tab is not here in the US yet
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
I'm sure if you happen to be in a 1900mhz t-mobile area, you'll be able to get voice+3g just fine.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
I guess uou are right, mihjt have to visit nyc more often from now on lol!!!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] burhanistan:
I can confirm that I can use the 7.7 as a phone on AT&T just by popping in my phone's SIM.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] darkhunter21:
Woot! thanks, can anyone confirmed Tmobile (US) though? Just to be certain before I jump on the 6800. I mostly text with my phone.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] burhanistan:
I can't confirm, but I'd bet $2 that it will but will only be 2G. I put a T-Mobile 4G hotspot SIM in there and all I got was EDGE speeds.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
It will work as a phone but you will only get edge and not 3g I can confirm this as I am a T-Mobile user
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] burhanistan:
Bluetooth "pen"

Oh, and if you don't want to look silly holding the thing up to your head to talk on the phone, in addition to using a regular bluetooth earpiece Samsung has this device out now:

http://www.gadgetreview.com/2011/03...set-acts-like-a-second-phone-but-smaller.html

Seems ideal for a tablet. If not for the much better camera in my phone I'd be tempted to shed it and just use the tablet.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] juiceppc:
Hold on a minute. Can someone clarify something for me. I know it has the specs to be used as a "phone". BUT, is there phone/dialer/messaging software on it. And does that thing on the top in the middle act as a speaker or earpiece?

Cuz, I'm seriously considering using one as a "phone". LOL the looks I'll get. And I don't care. Honestly people don't care anymore anyway. It's accepted. If you can carry it, you can talk on it. haha.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] burhanistan:
Yes, it works just like a regular cellphone. That speaker is additional to the stereo speakers around the charging port. It has dialer (Touchwiz-look) just like a regular cellphone. You just need to have a plan that includes voice and you're good to go.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] juiceppc:
Uh Oh... I did not know this... Time to sell my Note. lol.

So I imagine that ATT isn't too kind to allowing people use this as a "smartphone" though. I'll have to do some sweet talking. I'll pay whatever.

Also I'll need some kind of case with a grip on it to be able to hold it up to my ear one handed. OMG this is going to be hilarious when I show people my new "cell phone". Yes I know I can get a bluetooth headset but I'll just lose it or forget to charge it or whatever. One device.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] burhanistan:
It works fine as a phone when I put the SIM from my Galaxy Skyrocket into the 7.7. I only get 3G speeds instead of LTE, of course.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] spridell:
I have been using it the past week on ATT with the prepaid go phone sim card. Everything works fine. Phone calls and data are perfect. Getting data speeds of about 4-6mbps downloads and I am in NY.

I don't think ATT will care at all if your using their prepaid. I actually don't think they will even know what kind of device it is with the prepaid.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] paulikxp:
Wait, you're using the 6810 as a phone? How're you doing that?

For me the Tab (6800) got a lot more laggy AFTER the update at least regarding the homescreens. Transitions have a bad stutter sometimes and from time to time when I return to a homescreen by using the home button I'm presented with just the background picture and the icons appearing only 1-2secs later. This wasn't the case before the update.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
What firmware did you update to? And did you do it ovrr the air? Its weird because a l9t of people say after the update its smother.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] paulikxp:
Yes, it was over the air and it's HTJ85B.ZSLA2

I heard of others having the same issues like me.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
I want to do update but it asks me to choose country but china is not listed unless its all the way at the bottom of the list but its in chinese and I don't know which one to use
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] jimmbomb:
Good news.... I [had] the regular AT&T Galaxy tab 7inch..

had it working on AT&T's voice, data sms, etc all with my AT&T sim card out of my Atrix

Then I went to the galaxy Note.. still have actually.. My daily driver..

Good news as I want another tab to do the same..

And this 7.7 IS the one I want to get..

SO......

Is there a certain model number that I need to look for??

I just want to slip the ATT sim out of the Note and into the 7.7 tab and have phone, sms, data everything....

Can you'se tell me which model to look for...

AND.. recommend decent places to buy from...

I miss the 7 inch form factor...

thanks.. for reading..

all replies are welcomed and encouraged.. thanks again.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Get the P6800, its the Hong Kong model, the only one you can get with wifi + 3g. I got mine from Negri Electronics they shipped it on Monday and got it Friday, also you fan try and use 'gift' as a promo code to receive $30 off.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] jimmbomb:
Thanks adinis78.....

Im looking at those pictures of it on NegriElect...

& I dont see a phone dialer icon..

Are you sure I can send & receive picture messages and make phone calls??

Would I have to install an app to get the dialer and txt messaging to work??

Using the AT&T sim card from my SGNote smartphone plan....

thanks agian for all your good info.....

jh
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] burhanistan:
If we're talking the 6800 then yes, it totally has a dialer app. One that's Touchwizzed up, even.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] juiceppc:
I wish someone would post a youtube video of it. I haven't found any on YouTube. Not that I don't believe you I just would like to see the awesomeness.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Wish = Granted.

You're welcome ;)
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] mklpickle:
Thank You for the Video! What's your typical battery life when using as a phone on an average usage day? Are you having to charge by afternoon?

Thanks again.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Battery life is amazing! Using the device as a phone isn't the main source of battery drain, the screen is. Even then, at full brightness, I still easily get a full day's use out of it.

If you're just using it as a phone, you could talk for a couple of days non-stop and still have battery life to spare, no joke.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] adinis78:
Unfortunately the $50 monthly unlimited from gophone will not work on the tab because this plan is not compatible with smartphones, trust me I know cause I tried it and read the fine print. On the other hand it seems that the $45 unlimited from straight talk seems to work at least as per one member, see the thread of "us service plan".
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] nishantmnit:
I installed cyanigenmod today on my phone..and my bad luck i accidently deleted some file...not sure which one...and i no longer see my lovely cyanogenace live wallpaper.

I am a noob here and i dont want to risk flashing cyanogen again...morever i dont want to take the pain of re-installing all those apps.

Can somebody please please provide me or guide me to how to get that lovely lwp back.

Many thanks in advance.

-Nisha
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] -SGA-:
OMG... you are too funny!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] -SGA-:
Did you go into system-app-livewallpaperspicker.apk or livewallpapers.apk and delete that, or did you uninstall a live wallpaper? Or maybe turn off scrollable wallpaper? Because I don't remember any CM7 theamed live wallpapers... what ROM are you using? Why don't you just get some flowery live wallpaper from the market?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SuperAce609:
"Some flowery live wallpaper from the market?" - Dude, that's just being straight up sexist. GTFO the forums if that's how you're gonna act.

Nisha: Download Titanium Backup from the market, Back up all your apps and reflash the rom. You can use Titanium to restore your apps to the exact same state they were when backed up.

As to the file you deleted, was it an app? Or was it in a system folder or what? Where did you find that file?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] nishantmnit:
Thanks superace...yes, i was indeed in the system folder. I was trying to establish the differences introduced by cyanogenmod...its my first custom rom.

I tried installing one lwp from market and i can use it. So, imo its the apk that i deleted. Can i get that back from somewhere?

-Nisha
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] nishantmnit:
Guys plz help

-Nisha
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] -SGA-:
Yah, I'll GTFO all over your face. Lol. IMO You can GFYS! And realize what a joke is when you hear one a**hole...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] -SGA-:
and try being useful on your next post.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Prawesome:
Which file did you delete??If you don't know,just copy the zip of your rom to your PC.Open the zip and go to system/app.Then compare the files in the same folder in your system app with a root explorer.See which file you deleted.Now,if you found which one you deleted,copy that apk file to your SD card.Make it a system app and give it the correct perms.I can't give you the perms because i don't know the app you are using...This is pretty much the only thing you can do because you don't want to reflash
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Prawesome:
Also guys..I would like to remind you guys that profanity is not allowed in xda
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] nishantmnit:
Awesome...it worked...thanks alot.

-Nisha
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] nishantmnit:
Dear superuser...its better not to pay attention to anybody not paying attention to ur problem and making fun out of it...thats y i didn't reply him. U can happily ignore him...thanks for ur help :-)

-Nisha
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SuperAce609:
Well, if it was the apk of the wallpaper that you deleted, then you can just download it from the market. Just remember the name or something. Since you deleted the apk itself, then you might have to "uninstall" it from the list of applications then proceed to reinstall.

Like I said, download titanium backup and back up all your apps. That way, no matter what happens to your phone, all your apps will be in the SD no matter what unless you format your SD.