yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] moulaha406:
hi...

please can you tell me how to make a backup for my original rom of MyTouch 3G TMobile before flash it with a custom rom ...

thank you ...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] :
If you have a custom recovery installed, just use that to make a backup. if you don't have a custom recovery, you need one.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] moulaha406:
how to flash custom recovery ???
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] tvall:
The end of every rooting guide.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] shaooas:
To flash custom recovery

You need to have adb setup on pc

Download the recovery image which suitable for ur phone board

Enter in to fastboot mode

Please set adb on PC

Place recovery at c:/android/tools

Type below command

Fastboot flash recovery name of ur recovery

Enter

Done;)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] evilisto:
Some simple google nexus logo wallpapers..:)

(Same style to my previous Google Play logo wallpaper)

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1) Preview :

Download for WVGA (960x800) : http://www.mediafire.com/?bqgf3cuv77c9rf4

Download for HD (1440x1280) : http://www.mediafire.com/?vb1eg8vbxg7bt83

2) Slim logo :

Download for WVGA (960x800) : http://www.mediafire.com/?hoka1zuh62tb4ba

Download for HD (1440x1280) : http://www.mediafire.com/?p8k2628pn33d25v

3) Added shadow :

Download for WVGA (960x800) : http://www.mediafire.com/?gnfp4syszgxcmgn

Download for HD (1440x1280) : http://www.mediafire.com/?hcwjf0w7gnlr755

4) Slim logo + shadow

Download for WVGA (960x800) : http://www.mediafire.com/?4wi8e4mg5cvjr5k

Download for HD (1440x1280) : http://www.mediafire.com/?wnv15ldmlxsj55c

5) And base of above wallpapers ;)

Download for WVGA (960x800) : http://www.mediafire.com/?4qixjnf8lms71sw

Download for HD (1440x1280) : http://www.mediafire.com/?12g1ahhjd8k794a

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[Nexus S Themes and Apps] mixtapes08:
So nice man. Can u make the image smaller like this one...? This one fits nice on my phone.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] phegard:
very nice

Nice wallpapers :)

thx bro
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] 7TimesCursed:
Man I was searching everywhere for something like this yesterday. Thanks!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] evilisto:
What you mean is like this..?

Preview:

Download(960x800) is here : http://www.mediafire.com/?y8xgkdii9xxymqf
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] mixtapes08:
Perfect!! Thank you...
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] noobwithgalaxyy:
None of the apps is my work so please don't thank me for that. Please thank the original developers :)

Firefox for ARMv6

(alpha release ripped from bugzilla)

Google Chrome for ARMv6

(NOT actual Google Chrome which is available only for Android 4 for now..

This is modded Miren)

P.S. I wish to populate this thread, please post any other such ported apps which are not available in market(or are available but not indicated compatible)
[General Topics] Jade Eyed Wolf:
So here's the deal. I have no shame in admitting that I'm quite a Samsung fanboy.

My first Android device was a Samsung (Captivate), and since then I have owned a handful of other great Samsung devices over the past two or so years now, not least of which include the GS2 (i9100), the Note (N7000), the original Tab (P1000), Tab 7.7 (P6800), and Tab 8.9 (P7300).

It's not that I don't respect, appreciate, or even like the android offerings of other manufacturers (HTC has had me very close to shelling out my money for their products on a number of occasions), it's just that I always seem to come back to Samsung because the balance of performance, features, build quality, and open development seems to be just right for me ever so slightly more than other manufacturers offerings. I'm not saying they're perfect in any way (nobody's perfect!) but they're the best fit for me.

Now, I'm proud to consider myself a member of the general Android community, regardless of what manufacturer you prefer (if you really prefer any manufacturer at all!), because of the wide diversity we have that makes all our devices as unique as we are as individuals. I'm proud that I'm NOT caught up in the whole self-righteous sense of superiority that the iCommunity seems to exude, simply because they are imbued with a sense of Apple perfection.

Apple's main competition is from Google or Android per-se, because Google isn't in the device manufacturing business; they're in the advertising business. Apple's main competition comes from the likes of all the other manufactures like HTC, Sony, LG, etc, and at the tip of that spear is Samsung.

Samsung has had no shame in calling out Apple, and the iCulture on the whole, in their lemming-like religious devotion in parody ads like "The Next Big Thing" as seen below.

[YOUTUBE]X4VHzNEWIqA[/YOUTUBE]

This is all well and good, and frankly entertaining, funny (unless you're a devoted Apple fan), and downright clever advertising, even if it does pass a few punches below the belt, but hey, all's fair in love and war right? Here's my concern though: as I am typing this now, we are all literally just a couple of hours away from Samsung's Unpacked 2012 event in London, where we're expected to see details "the next Galaxy" announced to the world. But with all the hype that has been built up over the last few months, and especially when Samsung themselves are posting advertisements such as the one pictured below, I can't help but wonder if Samsung fanboys such as myself have become the "The Next Big Thing" in Apple-like, religiously devoted, lemming consumers. If so, then the old Super Bowl ad above is probably the greatest irony in recent advertising history. Well, played Samsung, well played.

So here's my question for you, the Android community: is Samsung becoming the new Apple (or at least Android's Apple analogue)? If so, is this a good thing, or a bad thing for the overall image of the Android community and culture as a whole?

Comment below! Let me know your thoughts and opinions!
[General Topics] alpha-niner64:
Hard to tell. Samsung is huge, but they're not American. That alone should give them the benefit of the doubt. But I dunno. I think in order to get on Apple's level: you need to oversell your products and underdeliver on its performance as well. Samsung hasn't gotten there yet, but Sammy's got a knack for "refreshing" their hardware lineup.

Really now. Other than Galaxy S and SAMOLED: has Samsung really innovated?
[General Topics] saejin2000:
2. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd KR

> 2011 patent grants: 4,894

> Country: Korea

> Profits: $13.7 billion (20th most)

> Sales: $133.8 billion (20th most)

> 5-yr. stock price change: +67%

> Value: 33rd largest in world

http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2012/01/18/most-innovative-companies-in-world/
[General Topics] Inagalaxyfaraway:
You are hyped for a reason. Samsung delivers high quality products.
[General Topics] code777:
To answer your question, well kind of since thats what sells Android looks like it feels like it too(the interface) however once you need to do some work or something that is normal on a computer an Android can do it... while iOS I could not find the app owned iPhone for ... 3 years (I do not want to get in an argument its just I could not do it...).
[General Topics] imheroldman:
I really didn't mind the commercials, at first.

I really didn't care for Samsung, at first.

I'm still not a real fan of LED screens.

However, when I saw the One X running side by side with the Galaxy Nexus, I was shocked. Now of course this is not Touch Wiz and Google may have had more to do with it, but the GNex is a damn fine device. Even though my contract doesn't end for 9 months I am still planning on buying the unlocked GNex and getting a T-Mobile sim plan. (This is also because I will save $100 a month on my family plan).

Although, when I heard that Samsung hired a mob of people to harrang Apple customers I was a bit frustrated. I don't know what kind of validity the story has but the idea that the company would tolerate that is beyond me. And the big bold statements of recent ads are hopefully not going to disappoint.

The next BIG Samsung device in my opinion will be whatever the "Next Nexus" is... Though I will be happy with my GNex and trade up when I see the opportunity.
[General Topics] orb3000:
.

Closed, please note we have many existent threads with same topic posted on the proper section.

"Which is the proper section?" Android General:eek:
[Kindle Fire General] airmaxx23:
Alrighty then...:D
[Kindle Fire General] chris_m128:
wow you need a life
[Kindle Fire General] Aesrys:
Someone has anger management issues! :D Pretty damn funny though, and not always that far off.
[Kindle Fire General] BleedsOrangeandBlue:
I couldn't be bothered to read that whole thing :D
[Kindle Fire General] AlexDeGruven:
Noob #3 ITT.

This is pretty accurate.

Honestly, if you can't figure out how to do these things that are detailed in the threads, then you shouldn't be trying to run anything that didn't come on your Kindle Fire when you opened the box.
[Kindle Fire General] smirkis:
thanks. that was great!
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
Someone has trouble understanding the subtleties of sarcasm.

^ That guy gets it :)
[Kindle Fire General] linktohack:
Thanks for all typing that much :)

Gửi từ Kindle Lửa của tôi qua Tapatalk 2
[Kindle Fire General] Techngro:
First, it can be very very tedious to read through 10 different threads in which 20 different people are giving their opinions as to what MIGHT be wrong with your device. I speak from personal experience (you can see the thread I posted earlier today).

And i'm not a noob, far from it. I've been rooting and ROMing since I had the original iPhone way back (sarcasm) in 07. I can read and follow directions. But everyone's circumstances are different, so sometimes if someone says "I read it and it didn't work", that's just the case.

I must have looked at at least 15 posts to try and find an answer for my problem. Five threads says it's the bootmode, three threads say it's my drivers, a couple say I need a special factory cable.

So when you guys say "wow, this noob can't search/read" you're oversimplifying.

In addition, most of the people on XDA are not uber-leet haxors or whatever. They're people who like their devices and want to make them better. And even the ones who ARE uber-leet haxors didn't start off as one.

All that is to say, please stop being a jack donkey.
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
WOW. You really took that personally. Sad. It wasn't intended to be personal. Actually it was intended to be humorous, hence the [Humor] in the title.

But to be perfectly honest with you, this is what gave me the idea for it in the first place. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25597260

As you can see, that user couldn't even be bothered to take the time to read a simple guide and educate him/herself. And you're right. I didn't start out knowing what I know, I had to search, read and learn. I paid attention to and understood the forum rules before posting anything.

Look for yourself. I've asked for help maybe 4 times in 3 posts (mostly for development). And each time, when someone offered a link or suggestion, that was the end of it. Too many users are looking for a thread with their EXACT experience instead of paying attention to the intent of the links given to them. And that, my friend, is laziness.

Stupidity and Ignorance is forgivable...laziness, not so much.

[Edit:] That being said, when you take something for free that someone else has worked hard on, the very least you could do is educate yourself in how it works and be GRATEFUL to anyone that takes the time to try and help.
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25632165

^ she gets it :)
[Kindle Fire General] fiddlefaddle:
lol I can't help but laugh lolz:eek:
[Kindle Fire General] Regionativo:
I agree with that, but I also believe that what comes after is what either drives people crazy or makes them want to help:

Case 1: "I read it and it didn't work"

or

Case 2: "I read it and it didn't work, it's giving me error XXX and when I googled it I get some information regarding such and such, by the way my configuration is XYZ and when I look for X on Y it comes as W, I'm using ABC computer etc, etc, etc"

Second case will for sure get far more help from more experienced users/devs and will most likely not be labeled as an annoying noob. What's more, that user will most likely become a power user down the road.

Believe me, I prefer a case where the problem might be 15 different things than 1 thing I just can't figure out.

Give me options, I'll do the rest :)

Absolutely agree, not even Hashcode was born with all his knowledge, he tried, failed, tried again, and failed again until he got it. And I'm pretty sure when he was stuck at something he was the Second Case type of user above on whatever forums he posted.

And finally, we all need to vent off from time to time, and humor is a great way to do it.
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
I don't know about that...I'm pretty sure Hashcode is a program written within the Matrix to steer us towards enlightenment.

[Edit:] Is it me, or does Hashcode's avatar look mad as hell? Noobs have made the gods angry!
[Kindle Fire General] Regionativo:
Nah, I'm pretty sure he is human, he is definitely a user and we are all numb programs, I look forward to the day he gives us lightcycle battle games or at the very least identity disks we can fling at others...
[Kindle Fire General] ghost_og:
OP = hammer hitting nail square on the head

Some responses just add to the lulz :D
[Kindle Fire General] Regionativo:
all of it with HWA and USB OTG of course!
[Kindle Fire General] pokey9000:
I was amused.
[Kindle Fire General] Noorish:
I got my KF just about 2 days ago, and seeing how useless it is being outside the US, I decided to root and install custom ROMS into it.

I was shocked to see how many people asking for support on how to actually root and hack the KF, so much I started to think I should return it and get a Galaxy Tab 2 instead.

Eventually, I got to read this post and realized that hacking the KF was not that hard, dunno why are asking so many questions about it.

Maybe, if we could direct them to use the "Kindle Fire Utilities" in this link, they might stop asking questions? Seriously, it has everything you need to do. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399889

The downloads within it is a little bit outdated so you might need to do some searching for the latest downloads.

Happy Reading :)
[Kindle Fire General] brizey:
The barrier of entry is lower, so more people that normally would not have the rocks to root, etc. on a $600 phone or tablet work up the nerve to do it on a tablet they bought for$170 refurbished.
[Kindle Fire General] keokia:
Outstanding.
[Kindle Fire General] TexasRules777:
Hahahahaha! I scream this stuff out loud half the time I'm a noob!... good to see it in print. Have an upvote :thumbup:
[Kindle Fire General] Pkt_Lnt:
Hilarious and dead center on target.

We are in a force feed society, where no one wants to read, they want the TV personality to tell them and the videos to show them. And they will type into a forum screen, but are terrified to type into a terminal window. :rolleyes:

Blame Staples for the Easy Button concept, and all those other marketing dweebs who state even a cave man can do it.

I mumble TFSTO frequently as a read here, then I hit the back button. :)
[Kindle Fire General] backspacepc:
As one of the members that was trying to help in that original thread, I must say your description was dead on perfect. That was funny, and scary at the same time.
[Kindle Fire General] webdroidmt:
Good stuff! LOL Do you think this has the makings of an ongoing sitcom? Maybe CBS can buy it and call it the Big Kang Theory??? Bazinga! :p

Mike T
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
^ Now, that's funny!
[Kindle Fire General] jbarnes6:
LOL i love this part "Noob #4: I need help. I'm having the same problem. I've been searching for HALF MY LIFE to find an answer." omg half my life lol. o btw can you help me my kindle is stuck on the yellow triangle lol jk
[Kindle Fire General] jwhistler:
I am so not worthy.
[Kindle Fire General] jamminjon82:
Did # 3 get their problem solved? I'm having the same issues and can't figure it out. Except it's with my ipod touch and I can't get the kfu to root it. Help!!! I've searched everywhere on bing! You are my last resort.... :(

Totally kidding btw
[Kindle Fire General] backspacepc:
:eek:bwahahahahahahaha
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
LMAO@Bing!
[Kindle Fire General] moonsbabe:
I guess I am just old. I guess I was the only one to google (not Bing) TFSTO! But now I know what it means!!
[Kindle Fire General] _S0MA_:
lulz

so this is a post about...

'everything n00bs agree NOT to do and eventually do anyway,

despite checking the box saying they wouldnt;

proving they will never read the rules. ever.'

or

'yes, i agree to say i watched the video to use this forum but

i neither found it relative, funny or ironic. [x]'

hello all, btw.
[Kindle Fire General] ExploreMN:
First, the OPs post was kind of funny...however...

In all fairness, the search tools for these forums completely and totally suck. I can actually find things faster and more directly by using Google and just putting in what I am searching for and throw XDA on the end.

I guess I'm also a noob that doesn't read every single post in every single thread to get an answer. I'm very objective focused when there is a problem. So when I have an issue I don't want to read a 20 page manual of background information, I just want to read Step 1: do this, Step 2: do that... Those posts tend to be far more helpful than the "books."

Think of it like this. When you learned to drive a car, you read a little to learn the rules of traffic and got behind the wheel and learned to drive. That was all you needed to do. You didn't have to read books on how to do auto-body work in case you dinged the car, you also didn't have to read a Hanes manual to learn how to tear down your car just in case, nor even a manual on how to repair your engine. Hell, you didn't even need to learn how to change your oil...one of the easiest car maintenance tasks a person can do.

Now, when something DOES go wrong with your car, you usually take it to an expert to get it fixed. I think, for many, they view XDA as the "mechanics" for their devices. I don't know if that is right or wrong and I'm not one to judge having been on both sides of the fence...expert and noob...but I'm pretty sure what I'm saying here is a fact.

So cut a noob some slack. After all, they tried to do something to the best of their ability and they are probably anxious and upset when something goes wrong and they are posting. I'm sure most of you don't function at your best when anxiety and frustration consume you either.
[Kindle Fire General] effezie:
Nope. Me too
[Kindle Fire General] fishjam:
Wow, you don't get it. This was HUMOR. They still get the info because people on here give the answers.

Edit: OP, that was hilarious.
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
Obviously, you're missing the point entirely. The point of this was not to poke fun at all noobs in general. There are basically two types of "noobs" that visit these forums. There are those that need help and are genuinely interested in learning about their device and how to fix it, while paying close attention to forum rules and following proper posting guidelines. Then there are those with handles like "ineedhelp" or "genericTemporarysn" who have no regard for this community and it's guidelines, and want everything handed to them on a silver platter, while simultaneously making it difficult for those trying to help.

If you had read the OP thoroughly enough and the replies which follow, it would become abundantly clear that it was geared towards the latter. If you would pay attention to these forums you would see that I don't mind helping people sort out their problems and have gone out of my way to do so.

Again, and I've said it before, this was intended to to make light of a situation that I know is frustrating for some of the long-time members of this community, intended to incite humor and maybe some healthy conversation in the process. Interestingly enough, for a couple days after posting it, some of the issues outlined in the OP reduced dramatically. Granted, that didn't last very long, but to some individuals I think the message was received loud and clear. And if it takes something like this to make people wake up and be more mindful then so be it. Inevitably, it will do more good than harm.
[Kindle Fire General] ExploreMN:
Speaking of people that don't get it...read the first sentence in my post...

---------- Post added at 10:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:25 AM ----------

Not at all, I completely get that it was written as humor and I recognized it as such. However, the humor was based on "reality" of the way some people post and I commented on that as well. So you are incorrect in your assumption that I "missed the point" - I completely got the point...so settle down.
[Kindle Fire General] fishjam:
ExploreMN, maybe you need to lighten up. This was a humorous post. You are the one who got defensive. All of your points are valid, but it was a joke topic. People need to read more and follow the site rules. I didn't mean offense but I did and I'm sorry for that. I was trying to add more humor. No offense.
[Kindle Fire General] DaNaRkI:
First: The OP should have posted this in one of the more general xda forums cuz it rings true for all of xda!

Next:

For your example, you are giving the up the physical item to another person. The mechanic is doing all the "work."

With xda, who are you giving your phone to so that they can flash/root/mod it for you?

oh... that's right, your not. You are performing all these actions on your own.

If you were going to actually do something as simple as change the oil in your car, would you really just pop the hood and start pulling or turning caps having NO IDEA as to what they do for the engine? And no "my dad taught me," BS either. You wouldn't do it cuz you know very well that you could mess up then engine and permanently damage it, just like with one of these devices.

xda is the place for those very people who actually

want

to read all those "books." Anyone who thinks otherwise should just stick to the ample customization that can be done through the Play Store app.
[Kindle Fire General] Fallen Spartan:
Just read OP, made me LOL. Pretty much summarizes a lot of users unfortunately. We now live in a world where users expect to be spoonfed instead of searching......and even when pointed in the right direction, they either do not read the whole guide, do not understand it, or choose to ignore it and expect to be spoonfed

One thing I will add......if you do not understand a guide or instructions....DO NOT DO IT!!!!!

Cheers again for the laugh

Ta
[Kindle Fire General] nrfitchett4:
First way to tell if someone is a noob (check the bold type)...

tried to bing TFSTO and it couldn't find it... But google did. Perfect explanation!

Pretty sure you pay mechanics to fix your car. Anyone paying people for advice on xda? Hell, you can even pay mechanics online to "diagnose" your car problems these days.

Here's the thing, if you don't understand what you are doing, and do it anyways, wrongly, then you deserve to be hazed a little. If you don't have time to read, you don't have time to hack your device.

I haven't s-off'ed my rezound yet because it might take a few hours that I haven't had time to set aside. I did root my fire a while back, but updates killed it and haven't really seen a reason to re-root. I only use it for media consumption, which it does well stock. Funny thing is that the updates broke root, but market still works. Go figure.

Wow, our new mod on the rezound forums would have closed this thread. Thanks for having a sense of humor.

To the OP, great thread. The people on here are about the worst I've seen on XDA, which is why I only wonder over here about once a month.

Cheers.