yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] heroisnotdead:
YES!

Dude, that was it exactly. I force closed/clear data on the Google play store service and the Google services framework; tis all fixed now! Nice trick. I'm gonna remember to do that next time I need to run a full titanium backup as well.

You referring to the ro.build.product? It says SPH-710 now, I'll have to check it when it breaks the links again and try editing that before clearing data and such. For the curiosities and giggle ****s. Rom toolbox is really handy. Thank ya.
[LG Optimus 2x] gicifix:
Hi guys, i would like to install a new working custom rom, i have root, cwm and Nova HD 24-50.

I would like to play games like Dungeon Defenders smoothly, take 1080p videos and a decent battery life in standby.

What Rom Should i use?

I can only send files via Wi-Fi, i have no usb.

Thank you.
[LG Optimus 2x] mrgian:
Hello. You wanna try CM7 ROM? Then I would suggest Temasek's build. I'm sure you can play those games you want, and as per my experience, battery life is good that last over 24 hours from discharged. You can download the file using wifi, just use the opto site of temasek where the file can be located. It can be seen in his sig. :D Hope it helps!
[LG Optimus 2x] gicifix:
I will give it a try, thank you a lot =D
[LG Optimus 2x] jabooka:
My suggestion is Chuck Norris CM7 ROM. Been using it for third day now and the battery life is excellent, it is fast and stable and looks and feels great. Another rom worth looking at, in my opinion, is CyanogenMod 7.1.0 as it also gave me good performance and stability, but battery drainage was to extensive for me. Best practice is to get Rom Manager, flash CWM recovery, backup your current rom and you are set to experiment with other roms till you find combination that suits you best.
[LG Optimus 2x] arvindlakra21:
Bro if u want a decent rom with all the stock functions try DjangoManouche roms.It has great customisations and great smoothness.For good battery consumption please try spica1234 Horsepower kernel latest version as it is optimised for more smoothness and lag free game play.Rest is ur's to decide.

Have fun.:p
[LG Optimus 2x] gicifix:
Thank you all, guys, i'll try to make my star faster and faster.

Thanks for all the advices!
[LG Optimus 2x] injectie:
good room

try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544105,is excelent for me
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] anuragvivek93:
I was installin Dhiru ICS one.. i had DDKp4.... After following all steps... when I try to reboot there comes a black screen after galaxy sl logo... I saw somewhere that you need diff firmware... for Dhiru ICS i think XXKPN... Can anybody help me? Is my phone brick:(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] rohan.:
U are a noob! Just ay around with ur phone with basic things first.

Have proper knowledge.

And flash back a stock ROM.

Ur phone is not bricked!

Sent from my GT-I9003 CM9
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] bscraze:
Flash any stock rom. You're not hardbricked like Rohan said

Cheers:)

Sent from my GT-i9003 powered by Stable and Smooth CleanKpu rom
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Vasishta Reddy:
1)Flash kpu firmware (Odin)

2)flash alpha 2 (CWM)

3)then flash alpha 3v2.(CWM)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] geekynoob:
u got to flash..

xxkpe...

thn

xxkpu..

thn..

Dhirus..alpha v2 and thn v3...this is what i did.. :)

works flawless.. :)
[HTC Wildfire S] einstein.frat:
Requirements:

dsixda kitchen

winrar

Exploits:

CWM background image

Affected versions:

3.0 - 5.+

Fix:

none

How:

rename recovery.img to boot.img use dsixda kitchen boot image tools option 20 to unpack img. image files will be found in res/image folder, this can be changed to anything including 320x480 image, repack it and replace alquez cwm.zip recovery image. Then flash in bootloader.

Website:

http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
[HTC Wildfire S] SanderTheNinja:
So whats the point of this? We all have CWM already installed....
[HTC Wildfire S] Fikus011:
point is to have a custom background when in recovery...if you want that of course
[HTC Wildfire S] SanderTheNinja:
Okay.
[General Topics] The wsx:
I have Samsung GT B7510. When i had froyo rom, there were some themes for mms.apk . But after updating gingerbread , the themes have gone. There is no option to choose different themes. When i look at the res fonder in the app i see the different pictures for theme but we can't use it. Is there any way to edit the apk to use this themes? I don't like other messeging apps. Stock app is so simple, and i generaly use swiping right and left to message or call someone who text me. Does all gingerbread roms lost message app theme, or just our phones rom does?
[HTC EVO 3D] mulhiny:
I'd just like to say that I think you're a class act, Freeza. I don't have a 3D and I'm not really sure how I came across this post, but I used your ROM exclusively on the TP2 from PPCGEEKs..Thank you for your contributions and never looking for anything more than a "thanks".
[HTC EVO 3D] Kemanorell:
Not agree.

If you don't want - do not donate. If yes - go.

Nobody is not responsible for your unstable mental state, no one is forcing you to do donations.

I making the donations, made it for Kobra-rom and made it for MikRunny rom. Nobody is talking to me to do that, but i think the guys made work, great work, that making me to love my Android-phone. I think, that without custom roms Android is dead, and without the donates development is dead.

Even little development is development.

There is only my opinion.
[HTC EVO 3D] Cuppeerr:
You're a good guy freeza

Swyped from mah 3vo!
[HTC EVO 3D] freeza:
Definitely not unstable in any way. This topic is only meant to spark discussion, not take away from developers. I really am looking for a reason that so many people put donation links up all over the place if they do it for the love of learning; with the exception of developers.
[HTC EVO 3D] .Elite_The_King.:
Like what is little dev to you, is it modding because that is not. Alpha rev unrevoke teamwin creators of tools is dev without them guys you could not even modify so........ unless you are a dev you don't need those tools so...... What is little

Sent from my powered Shooter E3D with Infection of AnthraX Jamz by wolf.
[HTC EVO 3D] sgt. slaughter:
funny you posted this here, as I just a few sec ago had to comment on this subject in the HTC Desire S forum when responding to a reported thread on this subject... :)

Here is what I said: (note the main topic was about having donation links in peoples signatures and if non RD's warranted having it. btw)

Now I also agree the ones that do it out of pure love, I appreciate more as they are the true driving force here, imho. Now you have to agree that these people are taking time out of their personal lives to do work for the community and should be allowed to be compensated when/if users decide to do so. The $$/donation should never be the driving force or reason behind what goes on here. imho

Hence Rule 8 of XDA, "...donations up front are not allowed, this forum is about sharing, not about getting paid to do something, that's what your job is for."

Now as for those people putting links everywhere to donate and such to them....they typically just get put on the ignore list by me. I don't believe your donation link should be the biggest thing in your signature though if there...just poor taste imho and shows you are concerned more about the $ than the community here...

This is just like the professional athlete....some play just for themselves and some for the overall team reward in the end...Those that play just for themselves and the paycheck might be outstanding athletes and likely help a team win a bunch of games, but also might cause other frictions that the athlete playing for the team doesn't cause...both are professional athletes in the end so they are both talented but both have their pluses and minuses...imho
[HTC EVO 3D] Kemanorell:
It is because we are at FORUM, some public-place, some impersonation of the network freedom, if you want...so anybody doing what he's want, because the site is allow that.

---------- Post added at 07:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:56 PM ----------

See, my opinion is simple: any time-donation (to make some theme, other little thing) coast some money. So it is some type of freedom - if you want - make some donation, if not - so not.

And if you don't trust any "little dev", so don't expect to see some really amazing things. Any stick always have two ends.

Ah, yea, i forgot to say, Freeza, i like your work (wallpapers). Thank you.
[HTC EVO 3D] troyboytn:
Freeza, i have to say that you worded that up perfectly but I do feel as though some of the contributions "you" have made here does warrant donations. Your firmware zips (copy/paste or not) alone have saved many here from bricks and a lot of hassle.

Haven said that, I do agree with what you're saying here, anyone with common knowledge can copy and paste code. I myself have built my own personal roms to my personal liking by asking questions, researching, and copy and paste....that certainly doesn't classify me as a dev, nor would that warrant a donation to me if I posted them (even though some have turned out pretty good if i do say so myself lol).

I have donated to 4 devs here, but like you said, it was to those who have brought something totally new to the table and were worthy. The worst are the ones who actually start begging for money on their threads....I find that despicable. We've had those on the 3d thread before....one was banned (for something else), but i digress. I'll just end by saying, you my friend, are worthy of donations.
[HTC EVO 3D] freeza:
Good points... but do you really think some people who receive donations do it for the community or do they do it for themselves and simply share it with the community? Because if they're not taking requests and simply posting up something they've done, it was more than likely done for themselves before the notion of donations were even considered, then simply shared it with everyone else with the intent OR later intent on getting donations.

Having a donate button under your avatar is different and for the most part fine, because it isn't obtrusive, but when you plaster something at the bottom of your signature and/or posts telling people if you've helped them to 'please donate' or 'please consider donating' or any other phrase out there that is condescending to the bottom line of "GIVE ME MONEY", that's where I think it goes from being fine to just annoying.

Take for instance someone who made a ROM, then at the bottom of the ROM is like "so there you have it guys. OH and by the way if you find any of this helpful, donate to me!" or "please consider donating so that I may continue work on this project" and it's like.....really? That's borderline breaking the rules, at least in my eyes. I feel like the point of donating is for those who truly want to donate, and by doing so haven't read any annoying catch phrases that would make them feel obligated to donate--hence the donate button under your avatar. XDA should consider banning signature advertising of donating and strictly keep to the button. That and ban people from soliciting by using word trickery such as "If you feel i've helped you, donate to me" because a lot of time I DO feel as though someone has helped me, but if I don't donate, does it mean I don't feel that way? :P
[HTC EVO 3D] sgt. slaughter:
yeah I agree. though I dont mind the donate button in signatures really long as its not some big huge button taking up half the sig...then its just poor taste imho...Also the whole "asking for donations" id put in the same category...You shouldn't have to ask for it nor remind people to donate to yourself...let others remind people to donate and spread the word that way....
[HTC EVO 3D] lyon21:
I agree. I think that anything regarding donating shouldn't be allowed in someones signature or in their OP. I think the button is enough. I have donated and actually had to ask the dev what there paypal email was because I couldn't find any other way to send it to them. I also had another dev turn down a donation. I respect both of them a lot more for that.
[HTC EVO 3D] closeone:
While I don't consider my contribution as large as other peoples, I have a donate link. I realized that people actually appreciated the downgrade CD in my signature. That, more than anything, makes me happy. While I didn't develop the downgrade method (Unknownforce gets my full respect for this), I started putting in a (hopefully unobtrusive) link to my post on my policy on donations. I later changed that, and now I have the sidebar link.

Personally, my rationale for having a donate button was so that maybe I could buy a second hand phone or two to start developing for (likely ones that don't have the largest development community). I want to put out things while learning more about Android.

Now, I haven't received anything yet, But I'm okay with that. I love that I have been able to help (even in the slightest). That's really rewarding to me. :)

~co~
[HTC EVO 3D] aaronpoweruser:
certain things warrant donations like hosting i try to get my user to donate to the host cause that is the most expensive part of deving and i think asking for donations for a goal is reasonable such as faster hosting, putting an app on the market, buying a mhl cable for testing etcc.
[HTC EVO 3D] notsointeresting:
Nice discussion. I'll have to read all the comments in a bit and see what everyone says, but to me I agree with your OP freeza. I believe devs should definitely recieve donations if the raise the bar and bring something new that users didn't have before, I also believe that if you are enjoying and aprecciate a developers constant work then you can donate. I don't like developers and modders who have half their signature be a donation sign or constantly ask for them. Donations shouldn't even be asked for on here. I believe that the donation button above your avatar is enough to let users know "if you want to donate then here you go".

I have the little donation button at the top and although haven't received a donation yet, I don't personally care. It's my passion to learn more about android that keeps me going and making themes. Not the money. I don't believe I have actually done anything worth receiving money for.
[HTC EVO 3D] Saneless One:
I don't mind people asking for donations if they make customizations to ROMs and host them themselves. If it's basically reassembling others' works and throwing it up to a free host.. well, then you're just doing your hobby.
[HTC EVO 3D] JohnM:
Off topic, but freeza, are you going to get an Evo LTE? You're a guy I want to see in those forums.
[HTC EVO 3D] freeza:
Of course I am! and thank you, I will definitely be a part of it. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] neonfreak20:
I agree with u freeza, I think the Rd's/Dev Teams and/or users that actually create the tools and/or create their own code, ports, etc... should be the only ones that should be allowed to ask for donations (If they so choose to).

IMHO, they are the ones bringing the stuff to the table and provide us (The users) the tools to allow us to modify and cook our own custom roms, etc..

Now I'm not trying to disrespect anyone who creates roms. They certainly deserve all the thanks for all their hard time and effort spent on creating their roms.

There's really a fine line here, You have the users that create custom roms from the tools that dev's create and then you have the dev's that create those tools to begin with. Without the building blocks to create those roms, there wouldn't be anything for us to flash.

So i believe that donations should be more favored towards dev's and not users who create roms to their liking.

Like I said before, I'm not trying to disrespect anyone who creates roms, I flash roms daily and thank the people who make this phone worth keeping. This is just for discussion purposes only.
[HTC EVO 3D] notsointeresting:
I understand where you are coming from and in a way I do agree, but with that said I have to add in that just because ROM developers are creating ROMS with other people's tools does not mean they aren't spending just as much time writing code as the people who made the necessary building blocks. For a large part of ROM development people can't just simply use another's tools. Especially for ports. It requires lots of testing and risk and hours of looking at notepad++ and eclipse (or other ide's) . So I do agree alot of people need to think about the outstanding tools developers have made, but people who make ROM's are just as easily developers as the ones who design the tools.
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
Well they are good for the coffee pot:) If your helping via pm 1 hr or more or if someone wants somethin done and offers it.

Nothin wrong with em.
[HTC EVO 3D] sgt. slaughter:
Says the guy with the Signature asking for Thanks....JKJKJK

sorry couldn't help it Reaper. lol
[HTC EVO 3D] SteelH:
U haz doughnationz?
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
Lol :) I tend to help the needy .

Well we all do our best to help :D I am online a lot at night. During the day things get busy.
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
Pretty much your sayin don't expect it but if someone wants to give ya some its cool . Which most devs and peeps don't go asking for handouts on cash :)
[HTC EVO 3D] SoraX64:
Yeah, that sums it up. If you don't want money from the community, don't give a donate link. If you're providing a link, that's one way of asking, because you're giving them the way to transfer the money to you.

Asking and begging are two different things though.
[HTC EVO 3D] :
Your avatar is pretty cool, but it's kind of unsettling at 2AM in the morning in complete darkness and when I am compelled to keep looking at it for some reason...
[HTC EVO 3D] freeza:
Precisely! I don't have a problem with donations as a whole. It's the way people go about trying to get them with phrases about it being "appreciated but not needed" in big letters right above a PayPal link for something like a modified apk that they got from another thread on this forum...or for a ROM that does nothing but skin the notif bar & battery icons.
[HTC EVO 3D] SoraX64:
Exactly, exactly. I agree with you completely. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
:) Don't fear the reaper lol. Also a great song .
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
Lol ya I have seen links like that and they are over kill . What rom are you takin about ? I only seen a few of em but in other sections . Nothin wrong with pimpin somethin and tweaking it :D

Tho to me a true dev is one that whips stuff up from scratch like ground on up.
[HTC EVO 3D] SoraX64:
I think I prefer Follow the Reaper. :)

(Skip to around 1:50 for the actual song :P)
[HTC EVO 3D] freeza:
I don't have any ROMs in particular in mind, but I have seen a quite a bit during my time here on XDA.
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
I don't have any problems with the donate link xda provides. I just think it does go over kill with a insane Sig in bold red sayin pay me lol.

Anyway hope you guys have a good weekend . :)
[HTC EVO 3D] Atomix86:
I do not donate because as you said, most devs are not developers at all, simply modifiers and tweakers of software created by the companies selling the phones. A true developer (eg someone who can write fresh code such as a camera driver for ICS or similar) would be a much more viable candidate to receive a donation, however this won't happen as seemingly no dev is able to actually code, instead waiting for official software. Until "developing" becomes more than copy-paste with a couple tweaks, I do not believe donations should be requested.

Sent via carrier pigeon
[HTC EVO 3D] GrimReaper24:
Ya . I don't see a problem tho if someone wants to buy a person a beer or coffee tho for a bunch of help or a project on the side like a personal request . If they want to and that is on there own free will. Never ask or request.
[HTC EVO 3D] ssojyeti2:
I think much worse than asking for money to continue deving (which I don't agree with don't get me wrong...:p) is taking someone else's work and selling it (basically plagerism<----not sure how to spell that.) Back in the nook color days, this dev Racks would create SD card images for other people to be able to dual-boot their nooks. It was awesome, and the nooks were finally fun to use. This guy deserved a donation. But this company nook2android came along and started taking his images, writing them to the SD cards, and selling them for 60 to 80 bucks apiece. The business was booming for them and they even had their own website. That is horrible and in my opinion they could have got sued for that, because all they did is steal Racks's work and profit on it.
[HTC EVO 3D] jamesclinton:
Do agree

I do agree with OP, if i were to be a developer i think i'll be more happier seeing people use what i created but if people wish to donate then fine.

I do respect developers who always try to make something for the community e.g madmaxx82 for 4ext .... i think people like this will always get donation even if they don´t ask.
[HTC EVO 3D] sgt. slaughter:
hey man how about a little signature control there....thats a little too far bud for that virtuous image...ish shouldn't be near that big. And also since we are on the topic of things, that big giant "DON't 4GET TO CLICK THANKS BUTTON".....you might as well be asking for donations. lol

shouldn't have to ask for the things. lol
[HTC EVO 3D] jamesclinton:
Clicking my thanks button is like "donation" 4 me lol :D

edit: u like it now hehe
[HTC EVO 3D] sgt. slaughter:
better now shrink that gigantic signature Virtuous image down to a reasonable size...wayyy too big man, one of the biggest and its frowned upon by senior mods and higher ups...
[HTC EVO 3D] :
Are you serious?
[HTC EVO 3D] sgt. slaughter:
i mean not with the wayyyy too big comment but in general its rather large. trying to give a heads up as its one thing a senior mod mentioned at one point being an issue with some users and having to ask them to trim down their signature that takes up excessive space for what its displaying...

just trying to give a heads up as something might want to try to do as dont be surprised if someone down the road asks it to be minimized some...

if everyone had giant signatures then you start effecting page loads on here and such...only a few of the mod's have big sigs that I know of, but theirs typically have a bunch of info and links like directing to forum rules and such like that...

not trying to start a discussion on this though, just a heads up, fair warning...
[HTC EVO 3D] :
This thread has inspired me to change my signature for what is hopefully the better.

Thanks for opening my eyes.
[HTC EVO 3D] freeza:
You forgot to add "If you like my work, donate! It's not needed but appreciated."
[HTC EVO 3D] SinisterChedda:
I think it is OK to ask for donations. If they do something you like then you can donate. Some deserve it more but you can decide for yourself.
[HTC EVO 3D] pstevep:
Thread cleaned.

Keep it on topic, watch the language please, and be respectful to each other.

Thanks and have a nice evening.