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[About XDA developers] chismay:
even though ive given you a thanks or this, i do believe its set correctly. This forum has soooooo many existing users plus the new ones joining everyday its very suprising how little advertising,spamming goes on here and i do think its contributed by the new user rules.

I myself have only ever been a mod for a 200+ forum and the amount of spam we had to delete each day was a joke, imagine how many links around the web lead to xda....the amount of spam this site would be suffering had they not placed these rules the xda maybe not what we all cherish today :D

edit "NOTE", lol just wait until you accidentally post in the wrong section :D
[About XDA developers] Nitro_123:
I understand your situation, considering that you have been a forum moderator in other forums :)

But when I was a new user i never got to enter any captcha or so !

I have no clue that Captcha was being used on XDA to be honest!

But one thing that can help you is that you can answer others's questions in the Q and A forum of the device(s) you own. Helps to get that 10 post thing done early, especially if you know enough to help someone else out :)

Anyways all the best and you can PM me if you need any more help or you may contact a senior admin :)

just my 2 (+1) cents (:p) and Peace!
[About XDA developers] PoorCollegeGuy:
I've never been a moderator for any forum and even I know the effect spammers can have if the proper procedures don't take place.

But you gotta know, it's only for a few posts...it's not like you'll be entering captcha codes in forever and never be able to share weblinks or screen shots.

Just ride it out, we all had to :p
[About XDA developers] conantroutman:
Well, this is a touchy subject.

Being such a high traffic forum we really do need aggressive anti spam measures.

As for the restrictions on the development sections.... We'll that's also a touchy subject but for entirely different reasons.

Once upon a time XDA was populated solely by developers, developers who developed for no other reason than the love of developing. Then the smartphone became accessible to more and more people, which led to more and more members who weren't developers. This led to lots and lots of questions, many of which were placed in the development forums, which isn't the right place for non development related questions. Therefore a system was put in place which prevents new users from posting in the development sections with the intention of giving them the opportunity to get to know how XDA works before jumping straight in and spamming up the hallowed halls of the development forums.....

That's about it really.. Check out the sticky in this section for a more detailed explanation ;)

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....
[About XDA developers] BretonGirl:
I appreciate everyone's replies. I have no problem with the 10 posts before getting access to the developer's section. You certainly don't want anything but quality in a section like that.

I also understand the spam issue. One of my day jobs is as a staff writer for a blog hosted by a company that makes anti-spam software. I know more than I ever wanted to on the subject! :D

This is a great forum!
[About XDA developers] madmunki:
I agree

The forum is very anti-noob. I hate entering capta images that I can hardly read, can only post every 5 minutes, this really sucks. I hope when I hit 10 posts this crap goes away
[About XDA developers] Chaotic Peace:
I like the spam features that this site has in place, I think more forum sites need to put something like this in place. It's not that hard to get 10 posts if you're helping people out.
[About XDA developers] webjunky:
most new users on this forum are looking for help , so i guess most users first 10 post will be for asking help and not giving .
[About XDA developers] g_kinz:
i kind of like the idea of captcha on the first few post i may use it on my site. i have a xbox modding site and it generates a bit of spam from time to time.
[About XDA developers] Nigeldg:
Yep, and at the same time most new users don't understand the concept of searching the forums so their first 10 posts which are asking rather than helping would probably have already been asked previously. i.e. forum gets cluttered up, which is pretty much a form of spam.
[About XDA developers] yosterwp:
Yeah exactly! And making ten posts isn't that time consuming either at the same time.
[About XDA developers] Chaotic Peace:
This is true as well. But if they need help they should be posting in the Q&A sections of their device not the development section.
[About XDA developers] paarkhi:
I think the rules are there for a reason and the MODs and Admin have thought a lot on this issue and its only for first 10 posts.
[About XDA developers] e495957:
It's not too bad, it's worth it.

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I think if people were able to sign in with their google accounts though there wouldn't be need for all this...
[About XDA developers] NeoS:
We're always trying to make things better on the forums. This means we have to try stuff to see if it works. It's basically trial & error for the most part.

The spamming has decreased alot the past couple of months with the new captchas and 10 post rule. Still, we need to find a way to make it less difficult to join our forums and more difficult to post spam. Ideas are always welcome of course. :)
[About XDA developers] Slotty_AU:
Annoying for non noobs

I still haven't made my 10 posts because all the stuff I want to respond to is in the developer forums so now I have to search the boards for things to reply to to actually find something to respond even though I've been a member for over a year and a user of this website for a few years!

Whilst I understand the reasoning security vs usability can sometimes be a massive P.I.T.A
[About XDA developers] mikef:
Is it so much to ask that you read for a bit first, pick up some knowledge and experience, help a few people in the 90+% of the site which is completely open to you such as your devices General or Q&A forums or any of the General discussion forums, to participate with quality posts instead of BS posts, in return for being able to post into any of the ROM threads from any dev on this site?
[About XDA developers] Janis:
I've had the immense privilege of watching this site grow since just a couple months after it introduced a few new phone models to the original O2 XDA. I actually get my soap opera fix and tech fix all in one! I'm hooked.

It's not just spam. I was a horrendous new user, posting in the wrong forum, responding to emotional posts enough to encourage them, I even chewed out a guy for blasting a noob. The problem is organic, and though spam has become part of that (probably the hugest part, now) it's that organic nature of this forum that makes it so great. Really tough problem to grow something cleanly without squelching it.

I was wondering if XDA could track a user's searches, or forums "read" for more than a minute, and after 30 or so, then stop the captchas. It seems like over the years it's folks who don't search & read (spammers or otherwise) that are the detraction. Maybe something like being in "reader" status as a step to becoming a new user & able to post at all.

1. I could have used it.

2. I'm putting this here, in the weird forum for this topic it's in, to see what people think. Wanting to have input as a developer is definitely a magnification of the problem. I'm glad it's here.

(ThinkPad Tablet:Tapatalk 2)
[About XDA developers] mikef:
Wow, I have seen very few people still active here with a join date so early. I like the idea of making people read before they are allowed to post. I think 90% of the problems in the forums could be avoided if people just read the stickied guides in this forum and in their devices forums, but they just don't because it is easier to post a question than to read. Unfortunately we can't really make them read, if they click on the page they can click right away.

I guess the best place to put this is here: (requests) From the Users to the Mods & Admins
[About XDA developers] blade30p:
Easiest way round this is to increase your post count, with meaningful posts btw ;)

Sent from My Omega powered beast, using Xparent ICS
[About XDA developers] epikvision:
Ok, I'm glad that new users that consistently post will not have to use the capcha thing in good time. This community is so huge anyway, and the security implementation helps keep us down.
[About XDA developers] mikef:
The security restrictions help keep SPAM down, not users. Users who want to contribute and share are easily able to do so. Unfortunately most new users simply want their answer right now and can't be bothered to try to help others.
[About XDA developers] swapgut:
Well I don't fit the descriptions above, but I've tried to help someone already. I did want to jump straight into the dev threads after reading for hours here. I got a One X in May after giving nokia money one last mistaken time last year.

The incredible folks here had me one-click rooted and one-click cid-spoofed - - unlocked at HTC with ease. Less than a week after I flashed a great ROM I was reading that the dev fell into a low budget and had to change carriers. NOOOOOO!!

I honestly joined to let him know HOW MUCH I appreciated his and the other folks work. Hope not to be just a consumer here.

The captcha -cra# is a pain, but after finding this thread I gotta admit, it's worth it. (Hope I'm given a break on it soon.) You folks are right...there is less spam here than at other places.

The "Noob Video" is great, who is that?

mf2112 love the "Fly by Night" avatar
[About XDA developers] anasdcool71:
I suppose it's azrienoch of XDA TV who made the noob vid....
[About XDA developers] AtoZ0to9:
Just go check out the S3 forums, you'll see...
[About XDA developers] Kavrocks:
I'm in the same situation, I joined because I saw an issue somebody had in a dev thread with a particular ROM and I knew the fix but low and behold I couldn't post to let them know. While some people may say its easy to get to 10 posts it may be but I don't see the point in answering most of the useless/pointless questions that are asked in the General and Q/A section which quite frankly would be a waste of my time just to get to 10 posts. Most of those topics need not be created if the poster just used google or the search function on here.

That's a very good idea. It would certainly help me, especially if it worked by storing your IP address or using a cookie instead of just tracking you through an account.
[About XDA developers] mikef:
You could have PM'ed the user in that situation. You are correct in that many of these posts do not need to be created, but once it is then it is best to handle it in a polite and helpful fashion. Is it so much to ask that you read for a bit first, pick up some knowledge and experience, help a few people in the 90+% of the site which is completely open to you, to participate with quality posts instead of BS posts, in return for being able to post into any of the ROM threads from any dev on this site?
[About XDA developers] Woody:
I agree with MF2112, you could just PM the person and let them know the fix and be done with it.

Panic Mode dude. We've all been in it and sometimes you just need to ask a direct question and get a direct answer. Sure Google and Search are your friends, but if you don't know what you are looking for then it can be cumbersome to read 50 threads looking for that one init script.

I'm not saying that there aren't useless posts in the Gen and Q&A sections (I believe you 100% about this. Search any General thread and I am sure you'll see 4-5 threads on the same topic, just re-worded) but to call it a waste of your time is not a good thing. Sure XDA is about community but that is a very self-service attitude.
[About XDA developers] Kavrocks:
No its not so much to ask that new people read first, etc. which I have done, and have read that piece you posted quoted elsewhere in a thread for new people already and I agree with it. I do think it is a good idea to have the 10 post limit, yes there are ways around it which mean if you are here to help or contribute it isn't too much of a hinderance. My main point is that there are several people of the opinion it is easy to get to 10 posts, some people may find it easy but there are those who don't post unless they can actually contribute something worthwhile and help and for those it is not so easy and I feel they should be rewarded for spending time reading and not posting and clogging up the forum.

I think my time is served better elsewhere than replying to posts which have been answered already plenty of times and most of the time on a previous page in that particular thread or a few threads before the newly created thread and which a little google (of even the thread title) could have easily solved and I am not going to apologise about that. I have no problem helping people I think who are genuinely stuck and have at least shown a little bit of effort and I will.
[About XDA developers] Woody:
That's fine. I don't think that you need to apologize in the slightest fashion. The thing was about finding 10 posts that you can contribute in to get up to the mythical 10 post amount. There is and always will be redundent posts and threads, whether you answer them or not is up to you, but to say they aren't worth your time, that just doesn't jive well. But to each their own and when one day you need help, I do hope you get it.

But hey, with this discussion, you only need 1 more post to get to the 10th and then this is moot (for you at least).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allan Madsen:
I have tried Nova and Apex launchers but I can't get unread count to work for my ordinary email. Sms and gmail unread count works fine.

What am I doing wrong. All advice will be appreciated.

Sendt fra min Galaxy S III med Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Esra:
Any update on this?

I'm having the same issue on the latest beta Apex.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Novas' tesla unread only supports Gmail, not sure about apex though
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Szadzik:
Apex, the same as all other launchers, only supports GMail, SMS, Calls because only these are available through the API AFAIR.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allan Madsen:
Ahh. Thanks for the info.

Sendt fra min Galaxy S III med Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jose_Paramore:
Hi, gas anyone tried this game? I'm on level 21 and I cannot pass this level because the accelerometer doesn't work properly...

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billchen0014:
if you want i can send you a titanium backup file with all levels passed, so you can choose? i did all that myself :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jose_Paramore:
Mmm... That would be really nice, at least until they solve the problem with the accelerometer, because there are more people that reported problems with this specific level.

I also have the same problem with level 31 of DOOORS game xD but my accelerometer is not broken!

Send me those files if you can please :)

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billchen0014:
can you pm me your email, cos i dont wanna other lazy people get my saved file :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jose_Paramore:
Thanks!

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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billchen0014:
my pleasure!
[HTC One X] D3VICE:
Could anyone please help me out?

I'd really like a white power control widget if it's possible, I've searched around but I really can't find anything for the ICS, I looked up Extended Controls, but I'd rather use the stock controls.

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!
[HTC One X] toolhas4degrees:
I have just decompiled the HtcPowerStripWidget.apk and searched through the image and xml files nothing has color values, but there are 2 m10 files. But as of now it is not possible to edit the m10 images yet.
[HTC One X] D3VICE:
Would it be possible to remove the Indicator, background and the dividers of the Power Control widget so it just shows the buttons?
[HTC One X] Quiksilver78:
:rolleyes:
[HTC One X] D3VICE:
Yeah, I'm pretty sure he stated ''COLOR VALUES''.

And I'm also kind of sure that the indicators, dividers and the background do not fall under the color values, or do they?
[HTC One X] C56X:
This is exactly what I too am looking for. Anybody have any idea where and how to install this?

Running stock everything.
[HTC One X] Quiksilver78:
The key sentence was that, at the moment, you cannot edit m10 files. Therefore, this cannot be done :(

I'd love to be able to edit the dock myself, but alas I cannot.
[HTC One X] strukef:
Sorry for off topic but White Power Control Widget made me laugh so much.As long as you can control them just shut them down please :D
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
Hello!

I didn't flash a CM rom for more than a year (Nexus 1), I want to try a good CM9 rom but which one is fully working and bugless?

I mean wifi,GPS,camera,camcorder...

I heard there is an ''echo'' bug in the voice calls?
[HTC One X] Electrostatic King:
Well the echo bug is fixed. Try trip's rom. It's pretty good and has almost everything working.

I'm on cm9 alpha 4 by (forgot the name but I think it's tbalden and mdj).

Will give trip's rom another try sometime later. Did not work good for me the first time.
[HTC One X] smartboy_anu:
Try this....

This is the most stable CM9

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1706001
[HTC One X] vegetaleb:
The torch app is working with the ''super bright'' option?
[HTC One X] saranyan:
I have a major doubt about CM9 here. Why are there so many CM9's in the development section? When i had my nexus s there was only 1 cm9 thread started by the official maintainer of the device!

Furthermore which among the various CM threads is the actual one from the CM team with the official maintainer?

Or hasn't CM officially supported our device? I read that the SGS3 got official CM9 nightly builds.. Do we also have official nightly builds?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] projectzro:
For the new CM 7.2 stable release do we need the 2012 baseband? That and can someone point me to a good windows 7 BB upgrade guide
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wstdonwiteout:
Wondering the same thing about whether the new bb is compatible with 7.2 stable. If no one has confirmed this by tom night I'm going to give it a whirl and report back.

As an aside I am running the 20120610 nightly on the march 2012 bb and having no issues.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mt3g:
Just read around guys... Yes, it is compatible. And if it wasn't you could just flash the new_baseband zip file made by owain. :-)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1ck018:
Can someone know what application for LG OPtimus ME P350

that can read .doc, .txt, .pdf, etc..

in v2.2 Froyo i have "THINK OFFICE"

but im using now cm7 Android 2.3.7 gingerbread

i try 2 use "THINK OFFICE"

but i cant update it.

do someone knows application like "THINK OFFICE"

that compatible for v2.3.7??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marian0:
871 nderpa

Try Kingsoft Office.
[HTC One X] Glen L:
Hi is there a way to change the Clock Widget Font back to the original sense?

like this one
[HTC One X] Quiksilver78:
Should be able to, although I am not sure if those Clock Weather widgets use actual fonts or if they're images.

The font used on the lockscreen clock will also change though.
[HTC One X] the_maker:
Yes, they are images..

No font is used, but maybe someone can copy-paste the old images into the new 4.0 ... Anyhow, there has to be resizing, since these are xhdpi and the older ones are smaller. So if anyone wants to help, that is the way :)
[HTC One X] Ruudfood:
I'd like this back too. The new default one with the narrow clock font characters looks terrible.
[HTC One X] toolhas4degrees:
m10 tools are needed for clock images, Idk exactly if the numbers were or not, but m10 tools not there yet as far as i've heard for sense 4.0, but rayford85 is porting a android clock apk as another way around for now, check coredroid theme thread, he said they would come in a while
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] klutch:
its been weeks trying to figure why is still doing this, the problem is since the last time i updated CM9 it stared bootloop and then when i was to mount the tablet the computer didnt connect so what i did was i downloaded the universal Naked drivers twice and still no connect i am trying to update the CWM but i cant since it wont mount is there a way i can fix this? i would love to bring it back running need help !!!! :(:(:(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] broad_st_bully:
same thing here...CM9 causing CWM bootloops...WTF.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lil-devil:
i think you're going to need to use adb to push the rom files into your SD card

i believe the naked drivers are for adb

this is the command you're gonna need to use to push the files into your prime

adb push [insert rom here minus the bracket] /mnt/sdcard/

hope this helps~
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] klutch:
i mean i know about the adb push but the problem is since that cause me some issues the CM9 nightlys it wont mount no mater wat i do wont mount
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] smrtnik:
I deleted the external_sd folder with ES_fileexplorer, after that no app could recognize my usb_storrage.

Then I wanted to flash my galaxy note with Cyanogen again, but now CWM cant find the usb_storrage too.

I am also stuck @ CWM now :/

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Hmm seems like I formated my sd_card via CWM and CWM coldunt find any files ofc...now it works again. But unluckly it still can not find external_sd
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lil-devil:
If you are trying to mount in cwm

I believe it's a known issue that doesn't work
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] klutch:
so wat u trying to say that CM9 nitelys did the unknown issue?:confused:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] broad_st_bully:
bro I was running the same CM9 and it screwed my Prime up like yours...CWM bootloop only...

my Prime was also not showing up when attached to the usb/computer...

after reading a bunch of very vague instructions and going through 5 or 6 different methods of trying to get it back I finally gave the following method a shot and it worked the first time (from the dev DiamondBack's thread)---

To recover your Prime (most likely) you need the following:
A working ADB setup (please google that if you don't have it, "tutorial setup adb" or something like that should do the trick)
The USB-Cable to connect the Prime to your PC
A few minutes time

Now do the following:
Make sure your Prime is in Recovery mode (CWM)

[CODE]Open a cmd line on your pc

Type: "adb shell"

You should see a "#" now

Once you have that "#", please type: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 bs=100 count=1 and press [Enter]

Now type: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 bs=16 count=1 and press [Enter]

Exit the shell and reboot your Prime via CWM

It should not reboot to CWM automatically now. It either boots your ROM or is stuck at the splash screen. If it is stuck, boot to recovery and install any ROM you want.

[/CODE]

this guy saved my panicked ass....thought my Prime was done...but these instructions brought it back...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] klutch:
well @ least u got urs running but i am still stuck wondering why i cant mount and the drivers are downloaded right i still dont get it i tried so many things and i went to W-XP and no luck @ all no i am scared that its bricked or something n spend 500 on a tablet n now wont work
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jackmei2:
I'm having the exact same issue, tried out CM9 and it now bootloops my prime into cwm. windows can't see the prime either when I connect it, so adb doesn't work, so when I type "adb shell" it comes back with "error: device not found"

before this, I was having issues with my tfp being recognized by windows. this is on 2 diff desktops (win7 and xp) and my laptop which is win7.