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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E_Goldstein:
try a usb jig but seems like its a complete brick if it will not turn, needs jtagging by the sounds of it,
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sopheaknhek:
can you go into download mod? flash stock firmware in download mod via odin by press volume down +home button + power.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gr4ndm4st3r_bl4ck:
1) You didn't read instructions... Why would you try to root a XXLP1 >> ICS << Rom with a KI3 >> Gingerbread << CF-Root ? It states in Chainfire's thread to find the matching letters and root it with the corresponding kernel... You DIDN'T bother to read.

2) Like the poster above said, try entering download mode, and flashing stock ROM again... If you can't, read >> 4)

3) You can try with a USB Jig, though i doubt it will help...

4) Seems like it's completely bricked, probably will need jtag repair, or maybe you can get lucky with warranty + samsung repair service

5) Learn to read...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humaila:
this is what I want to do next

thx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humaila:
nope, it's completely dead :(

@gr4ndm4st3r_bl4ck

yes, my bad :(

do you think that if I send it back from where I bought it and lie them that it didn't start at all, and that I didn't do anything they will replace it?

it is worth it to try or they will figure it out?

thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
You could send it into your carrier/Samsung for repair & they might repair it anyway, but there's a much greater chance they'll charge you for it.

A jig is very unlikely to work, but for the sake of a few dollars is worth a try.

Do a search for JTAG repair on here/Google (here's one to get you started). This will probably be cheaper than having it repaired by Samsung/whomever does their repairs in your country.

Which option you choose is obviously up to you.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gr4ndm4st3r_bl4ck:
As MistahBungle said, you could try taking it to samsung and they might repair it under warranty,no questions asked...then again,they could charge you more likely than not... If that happened to me I would take the phone to samsung as i don't trust those shady guys doing jtag repairs... they fu** something up, you lose warranty, you get left without a phone...my 2 cents
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humaila:
I sent it back to them.

Reason: I tried to update via Kies and it went black.

They said it will be replaced -> YEEEEY!!!

Thanks a lot for you concern.

:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gr4ndm4st3r_bl4ck:
No problem dude, glad you managed to get it under warranty :) Just make sure you read the instructions carefully next time :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Madarao:
Hi guys, so i was wandering, since KIES is not an option with custom rom, if say I want to convert an HD video for the galaxy mini, what setting should be applied on the converter? or perhaps and application with the same capability of converting any screen size video to galaxy mini?? thanx~
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Boss.bhavesh2:
Use xilisoft video converter. It has,many profiles for conversion. Choose android 240x320 and convert.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Madarao:
thanx, but is there any alternative software like it? I meant, something that is open source or free perhaps? (though i could just get the pirate version of it~)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gnormal:
how can I refresh the music player so it will display the music on the sd card?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silent Lain:
Which music player do you mean? The built-in one?

The media scanner which is initiated right after boot or after unplugging it from the PC should usually do this automatically.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pachi72:
Poweramp lets you store your music on an SD card and read it from there...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeromepearce:
No problems

All my music (and films etc) are on the external SD card. I have no problems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mojorisin7178:
I have no problem going back to 2.3.5 as my phone came originally but is there a way to go back to 2.3.6. My main question is as the title says are the recoverys the same. I would imagin they are not because it just doesnt make sence but I just want to make sure. If they are in fact different does anyone know how I can aquire a copy of the 2.3.6 stock recovery?.

Or should I just use the odin method posted by prezekret that came out when the update was relesed? I think that is probally the easiest way because it has everything in it you need the recovery the modem and the rom. Or I can just go back to 2.3.5 which is what the phone came with. I am sending it back for warenty exchange. I am not an expert so what do you guys think I should do?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
if it came with 2.3.5 then just flash the 2.3.5 since it seems to be the easiest way!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ragedpolak:
just be patient and wait until some one finishes the stock recovery
[Xperia Play General] swebosdev:
Question of the day is if we cant flash a custom rom and kernal while having locked bootloaders how are we to flash ics when its released?

What method will be used to push ics on our gingerbread phones or better yet how do you think this will be accomplished?

Could the same method if any be used to flash a custom kernal and rom on locked bootloaders?

I realise no one may know for sure but i though the speculation would make a good topic of discussion.
[Xperia Play General] Selim873:
Well, we have FTF files, and for R800x users, ours is R800x_3.0.1.E.0.88_Verizon.ftf which has the factory stock 2.3.3 firmware, kernel, everything on it, including all of the bloatware and everything a new phone has to offer. The only way that would be possible is if we have an FTF of ICS specifically for the Stock Verizon R800x made by Sony Ericsson.

Correct me if I'm wrong, developers.
[Xperia Play General] BuckM:
Ya like Selim said you can already flash signed kernels on a locked bootloader using flashtool, SEUS, or OTA updates. Fastboot is just the only way we have of flashing unsigned kernels. When the ICS updates roll out from Sony they'll be of the signed varity, meaning you can just OTA it or flash a .ftf

And just to clarify for anyone still hoping, no we can't simply sign a custom kernel in order to avoid fastboot, for that we'd need the key, which we can't guess and Sony wont provide.
[Xperia Play General] swebosdev:
So we need the keys to the sony safe.

Im shocked this hasent been touched as keys for every other sony product were found
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
xda members wouldn't condone "theft " lol

Fma965 - Forgottencoders.co.uk

Want to make me a banner? PM me
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] aimcr7:
Does link2sd working on cm 7.2? Ive tried couple times but seems cant mount script at boot.

I am on fxp 107, with fxp kernel.

And ext4 second partition.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] taaviu:
Don't mess with link2sd.

Go market and download "s2e"
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] aimcr7:
Thanks mate, ill try.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] darkzero28:
why what's wrong with link2sd? or are you referring to using link2sd for cm?

*nvm, s2e is for cm7/miui as link2sd is for other roms...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] taaviu:
S2E is special made for cm7/miui...so..yes I recommend use s2e. :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] aimcr7:
Tried it and now using it.

So good and simple. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReLeXX:
Hi there,

I'm currently trying to get the WP7 emulator on my Win8 tablet, just to have a device with a very big screen to show my developed stuff to my bosses.

It has very limited disk capacity and cpu power, therefore I'm not going to install VS 2010 or the WP7 SDK.

So, here are my questions:

Does anybody have a current version of the standalone emulator installer? The one in this thread links to multiupload which is currently down. The one in this thread is the old one which doesn't work with current images (and it requires some missing assemblies)

Does the current version of the Phone7Market work without installing the Phone 7 SDK? I don't want to create that overhead just to show an app to somebody on a big touchscreen

So the core question is: How do I run an (xap-)app (in an emulator) on a pc without installing the SDK/VS?

I've already installed Zune, but not the SDK. I hope somebody can help me.

Greetings,

relexx
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReLeXX:
Perhaps I should redefine my question: Where do I find a mirror for the standalone emulators?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lcizzle:
The WP7 emulator doesn't work on Windows 8 Developer Preview.

It's a known bug.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReLeXX:
OK, thanks. I didn't know that - where did you get that information from?

Nevertheless I would like to use it on Windows 7 so where can I find the standalone emulator download? The links to multiupload are dead.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lcizzle:
I've installed the dev tools myself since I am a windows phone 7 developer.

Starting the emulator on windows 8 causes a blue screen.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LoganNowak:
Mine was giving connection errors, but putting it in compatibility mode at least let it launch.. until it hit the blue screen...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ken2802:
does someone have a link to the emu?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] angeloarzola:
Should I trade my RAZR for a Rezound ?why or why not

Thanks
[Motorola Droid RAZR] MattyOnXperiaX10:
Deyre basically the same
[Motorola Droid RAZR] scottysize:
Why would you? Razr's thin and cool looking. Other than that, they are the same phone. What I want to know is what do you want? Have you played with a Rezound? Do you like it better? Then go swap them out. You only get 14 days, though, so don't waste time waiting on us to make your mind up.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] angeloarzola:
yes i like the slimness of the razr but, i dont like the spots it has on the screen and i dont like blur to much either, i was use to sense and i like the rezound
[Motorola Droid RAZR] donwhall70:
Well if you don't like Blur and you like Sense then get the rezound.. Sounds like a no brainer to me :P
[Motorola Droid RAZR] 05GT:
Both are nice phones. The Rezound feels like a tank!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] guyhoang:
If you don't mind the size increase, go for it!

Battery life might be worse as well.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dccoh:
Sounds like you already had in mind what you wanted, and just wanted us to reassure you :)

I had the rezound for 2 months, and the Maxx for 2 weeks.

The Rezound with the extended battery is ALOT heavier (to me) then the Razr Maxx, but im sure you know this.

The Rezound's screen is quite a bit sharper and nicer, but I'm sure you know this too :)

I find the Maxx to have a bit less lag. The Maxx's camera is a tad bit worse in lower light situations.

I wear semi loose clothes ie relaxed jeans, baggy khaki's etc. The fiancee is trying to get me into more form fitting stuff. What am I getting at ? Well in normal jeans (not baggy) the rezound left a hump in my pants, and when I held it in my hands I felt as if it was a brick after a while. To some they love how it feels, but to me, it got old quick.

The Razr Maxx is so much more up my alley. I've got used to the display and camera just fine. I don't miss the rezound at all. The Maxx has given me better call quality, and better reception / 4g. Mind you, this is just from my experience, and you experience may vary. I went through 3 Rezounds due to hardware issues, call problems, etc.

The Rezound got hotter quicker, and longer than the Maxx. I got over 50+ hours on the max, and half that on the rezound with roughly the same use (2750 mah vs 3300 mah on the max i believe).

Now if you have the normal Razr, and your plans is the Rezound with the standard battery, then you will gain a better camera, better screen, and i'd say a bit worse battery life.

Just my personal opinion. I was an HTC person for a few years, but after my Rezound problems, i'm a Motorola guy, for now.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohleo:
Dots on the screen?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] H3Dude:
You can find info on this everywhere. I owned the Beats Phone for 2 months. My extra input is that the Beats integration did not make much of a difference to me, I mainly use internet radio. I can talk into my phone with my Bose headphone s for a conversation and you could not with the rezound.have to us an inline mic. bluetooth navigation with the droid roadster always came on in the middle of the spoken sentance with thte rezound. the rezound never understood what I was saying while texting with speech, the motorola does. nobody have ever told me they cant understand me on the RAZR. always on the rezound. Earpiece much clearer on the Razr. the Razr actually charges in the car dock; rezound=not. bigger battery in the Maxx. I miss the rezound camera and emergency battery swap if needed. but I have not charged my battery on the RAZR for 24 hours and am at 70%. It may be the recent updates, but my experience with the RAZR MAXX has been much better thatn the two RAZRs i owned before the Rezound.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dscribe:
I keep seeing people make comments about spots on the razr's screen, and also crosshatching. I've been looking close and studying the screen on mine and it is just plain beautiful. I see no spots or pixelation, so I don't know, maybe they are not all the same or maybe I'm just not seeing it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Xman09:
Coming from the Rezound to the Razr Maxx it's a whole lot better, the sound on Maxx is way better then the Beat's on the Rezound. I'm not much of a camera guy so i really don't mind it on the Maxx but my favorite of it all is the battery life and how thin my phone is without an extended battery in it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] 4ktvs:
There are "spots" on mine, but it's not that bad and the update has mostly fixed it.

I would go for the maxx.
[Networking] reocej:
Didn't know if this had been posted but ST just into'd new bring your own device plans! Now we can take our unlocked GSII's and use them on ATT network for $45 unlimited talk/text/web! Obviously this is not a big deal for those that live in Tmobiles 3g/4g footprint but it is for me since I don't.
[Networking] SevenSe7enSeven:
I wonder if their data speeds are like simple mobile
[Networking] reocej:
What speeds are you getting with simple mobile? Here are some reported speeds from users on ST byod.--> http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1737642-Post-Your-Straight-Talk-Speedtests
[Networking] SevenSe7enSeven:
Oh I'm not on simple mobile I just remember a thread about their 3g speeds being under 200kbps. Haven't heard much good or bad with straight talk
[Networking] Vinsane:
Is there data throttle caps?

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[Networking] pb3000:
im switching to simple mobile this month, this month's TMO bill was 119.00 dollars, i say F to that when i can pay 60.
[Networking] nexicon:
welcome to Simple! lol i keep trolling my presence wherever SIMple is talked about. sorry deah suh.
[Networking] funziebear:
Yeah simple isn't bad I was getting good speeds I'm on T-Mobile prepay now just because I get to have a ringback tone
[Networking] tspx23:
Doesn't t-mobile have a 50 dollar unlimited everything for prepaid...?
[Networking] funziebear:
i think its unlimite talk and text and 200mb data
[Networking] reocej:
Generally they begin capping around 2gigs. Not bad though for $45. Only reason this appeals to me is I can't get T-Mobile 3/4g service but I can get AT&T hspda service. As far as I know, this is the cheapest unlimited plan that runs on AT&T's network.
[Networking] bobkoure:
It does, unlimited minutes and messages, 4G with speeds throttled after the first 2G - but it's only available as a family plan: 2 phones, 2 plans, 2 x $50 / mo.

Great if you've got a family member who's interested, and you both live in the t-m ob footprint.

The same plan's available BYOD for $60/mo, which is a lot more when you consider that the family plan includes phones.

---------- Post added at 08:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:25 AM ----------

I'm on the T-Mobile 'fringes', so, yeah, this is interesting.

I can use my T989 on ST? Is there an unlocker?

Got a link to the ST BYOD plan(s)?

Thanks!
[Networking] ragedpolak:
Might be good add a back up
[Networking] olm3ca:
I used Simple Mobile's $40 per month plan and data speeds were horrible. It was so bad I switched to their $60 unlimited. Then this past weekend T-mo had that free phone giveaway thing for new customers, so I ended up signing up for the $60 plan for 2GB of data. Same price as Simple and I only really use about 2GB per month anyway, so it works well for me plus a free Galaxy S 2 is always cool with me.

The one thing about t-mo I really like is that if you call them there are a lot more options than what you see on the web. For example, I use Google Voice so I don't need SMS. That cuts $10 out of the bill right there, but you have to call to get them to take that out, can't do it via the web I don't think.
[Networking] thebigcheese44:
When is the Straight Talk SIM plan coming out?! Will they do 4G? God, I hope so, $45 bucks for all the **** they offer is a STEAL, especially if you use it with a smartphone... Unlike I am doing with GoPhone ATM >:(
[Networking] bobkoure:
I hadn't realized there were call-only deals. I'll have to call them. No idea if they're flexible on their BYOD plans (I don't need SMS either)
[Networking] darocsfinest1:
the 200mb is 4g, but its unlimited internet access just slows to edge. but the $60 optioin is better, comes w/2gb of 4g speeds then edge. About $64.80 after taxes on monthly 4g plan.:D
[Networking] synaesthetic:
Knowing AT&T, if you use Straight Talk, the data speeds are probably capped at 512kbps.
[Networking] bravomail:
Didn't work for me. I cannot even use SMS with their unlimited $45 plan. Data is down as well. I'm on Straighttalk AT&T SIM card. Customer support reset the options on their side twice, but it didn't help. I tried two different phones with this SIM card to no avail. :mad:
[Networking] PakAttack1994:
texts should be working but for data, did you put in the new APNs? Data wont just work if you just insert the SIM card in since AT&T and ST have different APN's
[Networking] funziebear:
I was using simple mobile for 60 flat it was pretty good deal but now I'm on the 30 dollar 5gig plan with T-Mobile
[Networking] 05GT:
Unlimited Talk/Text 200MB @ 4G speeds for $50

Unlimited Talk/Text 2GB @ 4G speeds for $60

Unlimited Talk/Text 5GB @ 4G speeds for $70
[Networking] CaliCal:
I have the $30 plan for tmobile and the 100min ain't cutting it.

straight talk takes 7 days to port your number? any know?
[Networking] MrObvious:
Dang I may try this. That's pretty cheap and may not be a bad deal. Anyone got any thoughts of the quality of Straight Talk?
[Networking] 4ktvs:
It's got to be better than this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxJoGv3FLA

Or this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCbvDEewcJU

Verizon will throttle you and you will not get any text, no your data will just drop.

Any way: I think it's a very good deal and if I used about 2gb or less of data I would go for it.
[Networking] chrisrotolo:
ahh, so this is where my extra 2GB of full speed with AT&T grandfathered unlimited plan went.. refarmed to Simple Mobile. nice.

used to be 5Gb was considered unlimited, not after 3GB you're throttled to 56k or slower!
[Networking] MrObvious:
I switched to T-Mobile $30 prepaid but only get 2G. But this would be a viable option. If anyone does try this let us know.
[Networking] Product F(RED):
Also depends on what phone you're using.
[Networking] adelmundo:
If you do it on their website vs calling them to do it, then it won't take that long, as in maybe an hour tops.

On the T-Mobile $30 plan, you can always buy additional minutes for 10 cents a minute, so 100 additional minutes are $10.
[Networking] fatclue:
Straight Talk is worth it

I have been on ST since the byod service came out. First, I don't do any streaming so I can't comment on throttling but I've read that they will pull shenanigans if you go over 700megs per day. Having said that, the service is just like having AT&T. If you have a HSPA phone your "H" will be present. I've run mobilespeedtest.com at various times of the day and have never seen anything below 700kbps. At night when all the old fogies like me are supposed to be in bed I've had 1800kbps. As I mentioned before, you wouldn't know the difference from AT&T. Now for some caveats, you have to enter the correct apn for data to work. You also have to enter the correct settings for your MMS to work. This is tricky on some phones but all the answers you'll need are right here in the XDA forums. I have a tutorial for the Samsung Focus and Omnia 7. Enjoy!!

I ported from Simple by phone and it took less than an hour just like the CS guy told me. I ported my wife's number from Page Plus through the website and the phone was activated literally in seconds. Straight Talk's corporate is right here in Miami and I suggest to EVERYBODY to call during normal 8-5 hours. In Miami when we want to go home, we go home!!
[Networking] funziebear:
Edit :::

Nvm I stuck a friends att sim all is well :)
[Networking] PakAttack1994:
yeah if you do 700mbs a day odds are you'll get a warning from straight talk and if you continue doing it, you'll get booted off their network. 2GBs and under is fine, I haven't had any issues with that since I've been using them.
[Networking] deathnotice01:
i was once a tech support rep for ST,

we cut off people *directly* for "abusing" the network,

as long as we dont detect any wierd signatures of carrier impacts in your area, then you are fine to download all the hell you want

i case you get disconnected you'll have to speak to fraud dept and ask you to buy a new phone (or new sim incase of BYOP) lol
[Networking] donsh00tmesanta:
cant be streaming netflix all the time eh?
[Networking] osugsxr:
really tempted to jump to straight

currently paying $65/month on local carrier for the following

500 minutes, unlimited text/data 5gb high speed. Speeds up to 13mbps, uses tmobile frequencies. Not sure if they will reframe to 1900, in this area.

Currently have offer of an iphone 4s 32gb for my galaxy s2, make the trade or just stick with what I have
[T-Mobile LG G2x] nyamd20:
Well i was thinking should i buy this or stay with my old phone because i saw on the mytouch4g reviews thats theres many gilteches and bugs
[T-Mobile LG G2x] d12unk13astard:
If you can buy one for around 200 or less its worth it(no contract), i came from a mt4g as well and was lucky enough to find someone who traded down for my mt4g. This phone is beast and is in the process now of having a stable ics rom, depending on your needs it might be a daily driver already.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] nyamd20:
So its better than Mytouch4g?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] d12unk13astard:
does a bear **** in the woods lol
[T-Mobile LG G2x] nyamd20:
I take that as a yes Lol thanks for the info really helped out getting the phone soon
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mackster248:
Yes it's better. But all depends in what you want. If you like Sense then don't get this, if you enjoy CM then go ahead and go for this phone.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] MarcMaiden:
I just found a very good deal on craigslist for a bad ESN LTE phone. I remember reading that even though the ESN is bad, putting the sim card in the phone will still allow it to work 100%.

is this true?

Thanks,

Marc
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Little812:
*611 ask and see
[Motorola Droid Bionic] smokedkill:
You probably should ask Verizon themselves about this. And maybe call a few times and ask to make sure you get the same answer.

Sent from the Evil Empire
[Motorola Droid Bionic] PG101:
Thats what you would be expected to do ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgeissler:
I have about 25gb of MP3's on my computer and only 10gb of space left on my GN. Anyone know of an app for the computer or GN that will randomly pick x number of songs or x number of gigabytes of music, then copy them to my GN?