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[Motorola Droid 4] tcrews:
Usually devs just pull the proprietary files off the phone and use it in the compile/builds. This has been going on for Motorola phones since the original Droid.

Sounds like no one invested in seeing what proprietary files were needed from the Stratosphere or Epic 4G.

Public AOSP code mixed with copying in private/proprietary files is how most ROMs are made. The higher the user base of a device, the higher the development activity and the larger number of devs finding out what all is needed to be pulled from the stock device to compile a fully functional ROM.

Since some proprietary files are used....you need them for the same version OS you are building, ie...use stock phones ICS drivers for ICS builds or stock phones GB drivers for Gingerbread builds. You can sometimes hack drivers to work but with lots of limitations. Also drivers depend on the kernel so a matching kernel is needed......requiring the device to have the needed kernel level or an unlocked bootloader to be able to replace the stock kernel.
[Motorola Droid 4] twizzles:
We wont be seeing an unlocked bootloader? Ever?
[Motorola Droid 4] tcrews:
All signs point to no...we will never see an unlocked bootloader on the current Motorola devices.

With Google owning Motorola Mobility and already replacing MM CEO with one of their own from Google........it's possible future devices may be unlock capable.

Current devices....no, not ever.

The first locked bootloader on a Motorola droid was the Droid 2. It still has not been unlocked, hacked, cracked, etc... How long has it been out?

Motorola released a special Razr Dev model with an unlockable bootloader...retail price, zero warranty, nothing you do on it would transfer over to the normal Razr or Razr Maxx.......so why would anyone buy it? Great PR for them to say "see..we released an unlockable device and no one bought it".
[Motorola Droid 4] twizzles:
Well that just sucks. Thank you for the info
[Motorola Droid 4] GermanGuy:
I have to say, I don't mind not having an unlocked bootloader. I had the Galaxy Nexus and ran multiple different setups on it. The radio still sucked though. With the Droid 4, I don't feel the need to do a lot of hacking. The phone is well built, radio is awesome, it just works.
[Motorola Droid 4] tcrews:
I kind of agree with you for the most, but still I prefer the option and think we should have it as an option. It's one way to keep a device relevant throughout your 2 year contract. For example....the Droid 3. I have one, bought online day of release. In less than a years time it has become a non-supported, forgotten device from Motorola. The locked bootloader prevents devs from picking apart the Droid 4 leaked ICS kernel and compiling one with Droid 3 specs (less RAM, etc..) and bringing a fully functional ICS build to the Droid 3. Unlocked...that would be possible.
[Motorola Droid 4] KnightCrusader:
I, as well, went from the Stratosphere to the Droid 4. I love my Stratosphere and still have it, but the lack of development on it is just down right aggravating. That is why I took it upon myself to learn how to compile a kernel to provide everyone with root and recovery for it. Otherwise we wouldn't have the ROMs we have for it now. If it wasn't for the Droid Charge using the exact same dev board as the Strat, I doubt we'd even have that much. I had to take the Charge build of CWM and packed it in a Strat kernel and tweaked the scripts, thank god at least that worked.

I am not sure about the Motorola drivers, but you are right about Samsung. The first time I compiled the kernel, I was missing 11 modules. I couldn't figure out what I did to keep them from being compiled... and then I learned the sneakiness Samsung uses to get around releasing the source, they compile the kernels for the file system and radios and dynamically link them in the init.rc script. Apparently a lot of them do this, actually.

Actually both are true to some extent, with a locked bootloader you are stuck with OEM signed boot images and can't recompile the kernel to your own needs, or compiling one with ro.secure = 0 so you get root access in adb (which is how I rooted the Stratosphere). Then you need the drivers to talk to the hardware too. Without them, you'd need to reverse engineer them or use the currently complied ones (also, like we did with the Strat). Finally, you have to have the source for the RIL (Radio Interface Layer) in Android so Android as an OS knows how to talk to the drivers to make calls, send messages, use data, etc. THIS is where we are currently hung up from using AOSP on the Stratosphere. I know work is being done on the RIL for the Charge and since its the same board, we might get lucky and be able to reuse most (if not all) of the same code and bring new life to it. But, I wasn't getting my hopes up and decided to get a D4 anyway.

You and me both. I was in love with the keyboard on my HTC Touch Pro 2 and wish they'd release something like that running Android on Verizon with newer hardware. Closest they had to a QWERTY on VZ was the Merge, and they botched that up from the gate. I also have the Rezound and am trying to design a way to attach a sliding keyboard to the back battery cover to give me something closer to what i have been wanting in a phone.

I think us QWERTY loves on VZ are at the mercy of Motorola and Motorola alone with the original Droid line of sliders.
[Motorola Droid 4] JKingDev:
Thanks for the replies. It is interesting stuff. And KC I definitely appreciated your work on the Strat. So I guess it really was a question of popularity being the problem for stratosphere. I definitely know it wasnt the most popular device but it also seemed like reverse engineering drivers for the Samsung devices was so much harder. The charge was relatively popular and years later the RIL has still not been successfully reverse engineered. All the moto devices get cracked so quickly. Is it only because they are more popular, or are there other reasons that make them easier to hack? Thats what leads me to think maybe it's samsung's use of proprietary hardware that makes things more difficult. Does that have something to do with it?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] predator21:
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4. SAME WAY I HAVE MADE SPACE, HD, SOLDIERS, LANDSCAPE, TEXTURES, BLACK % WHITE ETC.....

5. PLZ MAKE SURE TO HIT THNX

6. THIS THREAD OF MINE IS REPLICA OF HOX THREAD THOUGH IT NEEDS CROPPING BUT THEY WORK WELL ON S3.

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[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] abhiwltya:
Thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] brodiniozo:
Cant c any links, do i need to visit this thread from my pc? Wont work wit tapatalk..
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] predator21:
Open in internet click on the pic to initiate download.....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randomwalsh:
Hi

i have just flashed ICS_Stunner_1.4.26.1 onto my Note.

Its amazing, I love it.

I have changed the dpi to 189 and changed it to forced landscape with 10 x 10 icon layout.

It was working fine the whole day and now when I turned on my phone the icons are cut in half. Not sure how to fix this?

Secondly I flashed from GB 2.3.6 with abyss kernal... they say you must charge battery to full then discharge empty and then charge to fill and delete some battery config. Is this true?

What would your path of action be when flashing a new rom? Also how do I restore all my contacts? I made a complete backup using titanium backup (system, apps & data) when I was on my root stock rom...

I got a few questions there and hopefully I can be pointed in the right directions...

One final question, if I wanted to try out KingDroid rom. How would I do it coming from this ICS Stunner Rom?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tknguyencsu:
I follow the procedure suggested by xda thread when I change from ICS rom to another ICS or GB rom:

1. download AbyssNote 4.2 kernel and place it on your internal/external SD Card

Also download the ICS Rom you want to install and put it on your SD card.

2. reboot to CWMR and do a backup of your current system

3. after your backup is done, stay in Recovery

4. go to install a zip from SD card --> select AbyssNote 4.2 zip and flash it

5. go back to CWMR's root menu --> advanced --> reboot recovery

6. you'll find yourself in AbyssNote's Touch Recovery

7. factory reset --> wipe cache --> wipe dalvik

9. flash the ICS Rom of your choice

10. reboot and let the Rom settle for a couple of minutes

I have no problem with this procedure so far.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreww88:
If you want to be absolutely safe, you will use PC Odin back to stock Gingerbread, root it, then flash a safe rom/kernel combo. Abysskernel will work, but it's not 100% safe.

Your contacts should be restored if you had them synced with Google (Settings --> Accounts).

When you restore with TI Backup (if you do) don't restore anything system wise. Just apps and data with them only. If you have bugs, you will have to re-flash and NOT restore apps.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randomwalsh:
ok concerning my contacts... i didnt sync them with google... i know silly me. it was on the phone.

So doesn't titanium backup copy them anywhere.

I have made backup of my rom with cwm... would that contain my contacts if i restored that backup?

was its either use cwm which isnt 100% safe or use pc odin and stock gb...

Could i just restore the backup of my gb rom and then flash from there to a ics?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snabben:
Use PC Odin back to gb stock prerooted, the stunner use a bad kernel i think and wipe can cause emmc to break?, so i suggest using PC odin back to stock prerooted gb , then follow some guides ( i used abysskernel ) then Asylum as its same and good rom!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreww88:
If you restore "Phone" and Contacts app + data with TI backup, it MIGHT restore them but no guarantees.

You can restore the backup of your GB rom IF you are NOT using CWM on a stock ICS rom. Use Abyss Kernel to restore nandroid backup. Flash Abyss. Reboot recovery. Restore nandroid.

Go to stock ICS OR franco, speedmod, or CM9 kernels or a CM9 build.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randomwalsh:
ok I flash abyss kernel via cwm... then advance reboot recovery... restored my backup via cwm... merged my phone contacts with google...

Then i got curious about Kingdroid v2.0 with s3 add ons. So I downloaded that and flashed it via cwm... the play store wasnt downloading apps but i could browse internet, so reflashed abyss kernal via cwm and re flashed ics stunner...

I am back on stunner now. I prefer to look of this rom. So i guess as long as your flash abyss kernel you should be fine with flashing different roms and retaining root?

Just need to find out about the battery issue... when flashing a new rom what do you do concerning the battery to ensure correct % and charge...

edit: currently on Kernel : 3.0.15-I9220ZCLP6-CL343671

should i flash to one of the kernels you mentioned above?

also still having problem with cut off icons with apex set at 10x10 in landscape mode...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randomwalsh:
ok i think i has figured out the solutions...

At current apex doesn't support icon resizing so i changed my layout to 6 x 6 for now.

also was having problem making calls, it kept fc. I found out somewhere that if you use 160dpi you can use a fix or change to 200dpi and you don't need a fix and it works and still looks awesome.

I am very happy with this rom thus far... otg works which is a plus. I think i will use it for a week or so and then try the next one...

flashing roms is like eating pringles... once to flash you can't stop :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtorga:
Dont take me wrong dude but all these fixes including the call fc are in the stunner page,if u read everything before flashing u will not have problems and if u do, u would know how to solve yourself...and be careful restoring nandroids from cwm,flash abyss,then restore.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtorga:
Also for the playstore,u could only clean the caches in my apps or change the dpi that would work
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randomwalsh:
hahaha why would i take it the wrong way?

but seriously there are like 500 pages... and sometimes your searches are using the right key words. But yip I will try my best not to ask questions that have already been answered... even tho those answers are hidden in the mine that is xda...

With time you learn to navigate such a mine without feeling lost and confused but i am still a wee padawan :)

Yes always flash abyss first :) ALWAYS
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riso123:
Been using my I9300 for a few days now and noticed the signal is crap.

I never had an issue on O2 and it's not the phone as my dad's signal is the same with Vodafone on the I9000.

I spoke to the Carphone Warehouse and they said I can't return the handset within the 14 days as I have used it and made calls... but I thought the UK statutory rights says you can return goods within 28 days if you feel it's not fit for purpose? So as I am constantly out if signal the phones primary function of being a phone makes it not fit for purpose in my opinion.

They said to take it to a store where they can do a signal comparison and move me back to O2 if Vodafone agree, but I can't imagine Vodafone would happily sit back and let a customer go to a competitor during contract?

I'm pretty sure TCW can't block my statutory consumer rights even by contract, so should be able to return the phone so I can go to O2 and get the I9300 through them instead?

Thoughts?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donovan2123:
Strange that I am on Vodafone and my gf is on o2. I find voda to have considerable more signal than o2 on 75% of the time.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arian009:
You are absolutely right mate, I got my Xperia play which was a decent phone a year ago and it was on Vodafone. Signal was so terrible that i couldn't bare with it no more. So i went back to phones4u quite angry as I was and I told them because I’m unable to access the internet through the network on my phone, which indeed is one of the primarily function of smartphones today, this contract to me is now void and I’m happy to take it to a legal level if you are not willing to cancel the contract which follows "1gb internet access" meaning I could use it. The guy started saying **** about how the 14day return policy has been removed and as the manager came to see I told him and he told me he is happy to cancel the contract as a signal issue is seen as a faulty and a faulty product has to be replaced or exchanged. As for you I believe you should be able to exchange it too. Here is a link you may find useful.

http://selfhelp.carphonewarehouse.com/SelfHelp/request.do?view%28%29=c{bebb2480-b4ff-11df-4d0c-f20203001e3d}

Goodluck mate. If you couldn't get anything out of the guys in the store try calling up the customer service. Dunno why but they are like the more superior people with a larger span of control. So they are more likely to bend the rules a little to keep the customers satisfied where as the boys over a carphone warehouse are only sales man and they only know how to sell and not how do anything else :p ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riso123:
I get NO signal almost everywhere. They have to do something otherwise I just have a clever stand alone device with no internet connection!

Sure I'll get it sorted though, I have quite some skill usually with this kind of thing.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
[QUOTE=riso123;27011005

I spoke to the Carphone Warehouse and they said I can't return the handset within the 14 days as I have used it and made calls... but I thought the UK statutory rights says you can return goods within 28 days if you feel it's not fit for purpose?

No it has to actually be not fit not you feeling its not . Though usually saying i am returning this phone under SOGA as its not fit for purpose works .

Plus CPW leaflet you got with the bill should state within 14 days . If you find their is poor reception where it matters most . Return the phone to us and we will find you a network that works where you live .Simple .

Two points one check that you get a good signal away from home if not that points to the phone being faulty .If its just bad in one location then its the network you are using .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
If you bought the contract from CPW i suggest you check on this signal and return within 14 days for another network .Its sat right in front of my eyes on the paper work CPW gave me yesterday .

CPW are the seller of the contract not Vodafone and that's where i would direct my attentions .

But as i said one phone is faulty or two you just get bad reception from that network .Evidence that the phone fails in other areas with a strong signal is evidence of a phone fault .

Trading Standards at your local council will be worth a call as may a look or question at moneysavingexpert.com ( FORUM mobile phones section )regarding your rights .

jje
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eminbestek:
Android Version: 2.3.5

HTC Sense Version : 3.0

Build Number : 3.13.468.2

Boot:

Relocked

ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT-2.00.0029

MICROP-0438

RADIO-26.14.04.28_M

eMMC-boot

I unlock the bootloader from HTCdev web site, than I tried many of rooting and downgrading technics, I failed. Please help me, I want to load PrimoS-v3.5 rom. I think my problem is with hboot version. Is there a solution for me? Lastly, I relocked the bootloader and I tried Advanced Ace Hack Kit, but I think becouse of my built number is newer than the hack kit speciality, it failed.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eminbestek:
I flash the recovery.img and I install a rooted rom;

Android Version: 2.3.5

HTC Sense Version : 3.0

Build Number : 3.12.405.1

After that I tried again, Advanced Ace Hack Kit and I took an error as image.

img31.imageshack.us/img31/7420/qwdqwd.jpg

PLEASE HELP!!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
eminbestek, just flash the RUU u used to downgrade and then once u are done, just re run the kit. you won´t be able to flash and insecure image with S-ON.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eminbestek:
How can i do? I dont have more information about these, how can i flash RUU, can you write step by step:(
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
when u ran the kit, it downloaded a file called PD98IMG-GBx.zip (where x is a number). That file should be in the PD98IMG folder of the Hack kit. Rename that file PD98IMG.zip (case sensitive and make sure that you don´t double the extension, such as .zip.zip) and put it in the root of the sdcard. Then, boot in hboot (power + volume down) and let it prompt you for update. Just press volume up to update and let it finish. Once it is done, you should have a working phone again...;)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eminbestek:
SD Checking:

Loading PD98DIAG.zip..

No image found

Loading PD98DIAG.nbh

No image or wrong image

Loading PD98IMG.zip..

-----------------------

Cheking.. [PD98IMG.zip]

Than it says;

Main Version is older!

Update Fail!

Press <POWER> to reboot.

What could be wrong? I've tried the process several times, deleted and recopied the PD98IMG.zip file, but it doesn't change anything.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
try downloading the zip file again....might be a corrupted file
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eminbestek:
I downloaded it and tried again and it found the zip but, it says main version is older, Update fail. I think problem is with the main version, what can i do? I think, i will downgrade it with your help;)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
I am sending u a PM....just to see if we can connect...
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Keverh:
Same Boat

Just seeing if there was any news on this, I am also having the same issue and would like to more about downgrading. Thanks.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elpiltrafilla:
The same problem as me

I have the same problem, when I'm trying to downgrade the hboot says me that i have an older main version, what can i do?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frixzon:
I have the same problem here to! =/
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glevitan:
How are You guys trying to downgrade the phones?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] profcb:
Hi guys, as you can see I´m a rockie here and I apologise if this isn´t the right place for my query.

I unlocked the bootloader with htcdev token, and installed the CloclWork recovery, and I did a backup. After that I flashed the Jelly Been Rom, I used it for about 24 hours and don´t want to use it anymore. How can I downgrade my HTC desire HD. Just to say I have S-on

When I go to recovery and try to backup the original (file system) I got stuck at the hTC logo...

Could anyone help me?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] profcb:
Is there anyone that could help me??? PLEASE
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NadavIs:
How can I strength the LED lights?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usama007007:
I think what he means to say is that is there a way to control the front button LEDs and their intensity...buy I dont think there is at the moment. I read somewhere that its currently in development..dont remembr where.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheHaso:
Once i booted my phone the leds was mutch brighter than usually
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chulme01:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695362
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ecuajosh:
hi i replaced the digitizer following a guide i found online

step by step and being really careful.

when i finish the phone wouldn't turn on you can feel it vibrates once but that's all.

y tried going to the bootloader but it wont work.

i search online and found a couple of posting on forum anout people having the same exact issue, but without answer.

y re-opened to verify if i missed something, 3 times, but everything was fine except to the very last time i broke the ribbon for the track pad.

when i plug it to my laptop my charging light comes on for 3 sec then goes off and back on for 3 sec. and remains on a loop .

could it be that it needs to be reset some how?

i was thinking maybe i fried the board with my static, but i doubt it.

please help.

thanks in advance
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Ohgami_Ichiro:
I can suggest that you need to make 100% sure the ribbon cable for the slider is not dinged or has the black coating worn off. Other than that I suggest that you make sure the connection from the LCD (not the digitizer) didn't come loose. Those Jawbone connectors can be a pain to get in correctly. Also even though you got the connectors in right you need to make sure you didnt accidentally nick or fold the ribbon.

Also make sure the socket connector on the main board is on correctly. It may seem on but there should be a tactile snap when it goes on properly. The connector I am talking about here is the one that you pull off before lifting off the slide flex cable to take off the mother board.

One last thing on that connector...make certain none of pins got bent either.

I have done many different repairs of phones so those are the things I would look for. I havent repaired 4g slide yet bit have done other HTC phones and the similarities of the 4g slide motherboard and the Sensation's are crazy. It really is mostly a sensation with a keyboard and smaller screen.