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[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] eparico:
Don't get me wrong, I feel your frustration and those of the other developers and/or mods who are constantly attempting to answer questions that have been asked and answered multiple times already. I've been supporting end users for several years and there are some who no matter how many times you tell them something (sometimes kicking and screaming the entire time), they either ignore what you say or flat out refuse to learn since there's someone there to scoop them out of the hole they put themselves in. I fully agree that some are deserving of a good cyber-smack and told they're being inconsiderate.

However, those who reply to these same threads are also expending just as much time and energy, if not more, telling someone they should do their own research instead of just removing or closing the thread in question. In turn, this would serve to help eliminate that blatant abuse and IMO, take a lot less energy and frustration with the ignorance out of the picture. It would also help to keep the threads and the space needed to maintain this site to a minimum. Self-policing will only work to a small degree. Should it be the responsibility of the mods to babysit? No, but you also can't expect every person who comes to this site to have enough sense to do their own research either. I've dealt with enough end users where I find the expectation from some is that they should be served on a silver platter. After a few time of dealing with this, I reply by not replying.

By the way, I love this site and I thank you and all the other developers who have created these ROM's for those of us who like to tinker with our toys...and read the instructions!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] eparico:
After re-reading my post about deleting/closing the thread in question, I didn't word my comment properly. Unfortunately, this responsibility would end up on the shoulders of the admins/mods...the proverbial babysitting we were referring to earlier.

Sorry if this is a sour subject for you. If anything though, I'd take into consideration the number of people who you have already helped on this site instead of looking at the ones who bring you down. I've seen some of your threads and replies to those who you are willing to help and you provide a wealth of knowledge and information. There will always be someone out there who is willing to read and absorb what you teach, and perhaps even share it with others so they too can learn. As a supporter of end users, I understand that feeling of wanting to give up but what keeps me going is the knowing that I helped some of them along the way. The bad apples will always be just that, bad apples. I work in the education field (thankfully not a teacher) so I see this type of mentality on an almost daily basis. Toss them aside and remember you have already helped many more good apples than bad.

Geez, I feel like I'm preaching here so I'll get off my soap box but I'm sure you get the point of what I'm trying to say. Don't ever give up and don't let the boneheads get the better part of you. Lots of people on this site appreciate what you do, including myself.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] WeekendsR2Short:
This thread doesn't need to be taken down......it should be stickied for future reference!!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
There are very simple rules that span across the internet. One of them is use search on forums. If you don't know this rule, frankly, you shouldn't be messing around with your phone in a way that violates the warranty or changes the configuration beyond what your grandmother can do with the same phone.

Creating threads without searching is the equivalent of going into a crowded mall, standing in the middle and shouting, "I NEED HELP HERE PLEASE". I think many will agree that any person that does that in a mall is an a**hole. You're not ENTITLED to help.

You SHOULD know this. If you don't, you're new to the internet, and perhaps you just don't have the skills or sense to be messing around with your phone.

The one thing that you can't expect people to know is that the answer to your question MIGHT be located in another device's forum. For example, how do you install Time Warner's app on rooted devices? You'd have to search the whole site. But now that you've read this, you know better.

We've all made mistakes. How you make up for them is key. I pay developers. What do you do?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] gtmaster303:
Not even close...
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] WeekendsR2Short:
Just a touch of truthful sarcasm......:angel:
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] davidf9:
Blue (and others)

Please don't get disheartened, certainly don't give up on XDA. I am relatively new to Android, certainly new to rooting, and I haven't even tried ROMs yet (that's for next week!). I am still working towards my 10 posts, while I've rooted and S-OFFed using the guidance available here.

In my time, I have researched & read up pretty widely on this forum and on others, on all the things I would like to do or am intrigued to find out about (custom boot animations - wow!). These is so much repeated and conflicting information out there. In doing that you soon get to recognise the posts that explain carefully, give step-by-step guides, and are helpful. You also quickly learn whose name is on those posts .They have a natural authority that lends credibility and builds trust. Those posts are the ones I bookmark and use, and those people are the ones I take advice from.

Your name is all over the best and most useful posts. There are others too but I won't name them here. Please don't stop - your efforts are appreciated. If you stop, I have to stop too, as who do I then learn from?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] onebornoflight:
+1

I'm in a different place than that but I second the sentiments put out there - those of us who WANT to be more have to have someone to look to for guidance, someone to bounce our foolish ideas off of until they are fixed into good ideas, etc. Plus... I personally just don't think that you guys should let someone who lacks class or etiquette ruin your hobby. To become dissuaded from what you do for FUN is a sad situation to find yourself in. Just remember how fun this is and don't let anyone ruin it for you. All of you! And if you need a reminder... read xmc's vanillabean post in the dev forums and remind yourselves of why we do this!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] davidf9:
Yes, I'd really love Jellybean, but T-mobile are not going to do it for me, and I can't do it myself (yet). Go XMC!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jetpackjeff:
Having trouble with null samsung keyboard input. Anyone have the new ICS modem?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Emir5kurt:
Here you go.

https://www.box.com/shared/ae017bb4953fbd7bc241
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sholsten:
This worked real well for me with no issues.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] SvetlioMilev:
I apologize in advance for my English, so I will be brief. I Have an opportunity to do a software lock power button after pressing it. Because I guess I just do not have this problem with double pressing (due to depreciation) is my O1 is 2 years old :P

I using CM9 tinystream ...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] sunnyd71:
I see that it seems the at&t variant of the gs3 lacks the 900MHz band for 3G so would this phone be able to get 3G when in the UK and using an o2 sim? It has the band but it seems to be restricted to 2G so please enlighten me.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] kidlye24:
okay well i had successfully added cwm recovery and i was gonna install new rom, i factory reset , deleted cACHE partition and dalvik cache, then when i was gonna install the rom it said aborted, and then accidently pressed reboot without restoring my backup now i can only get to bootloader and i cant enter recovery at all , when i try turning it on it only stays at htc quietly brilliant screen and reboots and does it again, i really need help guys !! please !! :crying::crying:
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] P_Dub_S:
Before you fix your recovery you will need HTC Sync Software http://www.htc.com/www/help/htc-one-x/#download

And ADB installed from the SDK here http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Once you load the SDK Manager download the Android SDK platform tools. Then download the proper recovery Image that has official support for the AT&T One X from here http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/99

Go to the folder you installed the SDK tools to If your on Windows 7 x64 and installed it using the default paths it will be located here C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools when at that folder move the recovery image file in to that folder then hold shift and right click in the folder select open command window here.

Now get your phone back into the bootloader select fastboot and connect it to your pc when your phones bootloader says fastboot usb its connected and ready to fix.

type fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.1.8.1-evita.img

that will update your recovery to TWRP which is much better than CWM. From there you can select reboot into recovery from the bootloader TWRP will load up you can Wipe /system /cache then mount your phone to your PC and upload any ROM you want. I recommend AOKP or CleanROM and flash away.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mcmb03:
People really need to start searching before they post this is somewhere around the 20th post I've seen like this in the last couple days. All want help unbricking and people have posted guides on how to unbrick. Also there are many posts about how CWM for the HOX is highly unstable.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Descadent:
Upgrading from iphone 4 to s3 and best buy wanted to do a credit check when I have been at&t customer for 4 years with account in perfect standing. They had the nerves to ask me how much my mortgage was, who my mortgage was with, and several other items pertaining to personal info.... FOR AN UPGRADE.

Best Buy did not get my business and in last 4 years we have bought all our phones at best buy which was 3 iphone 4s, 3gs, and 1 3g, and basic phone all from best buy in which within last month and half we have upgraded one person on the plan to a i4 and another to iphone 4s and did not get asked these questions, but for the S3 best buy needed this info...

Not Pleased. Anyone else gone through the BS?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] niqjones:
I got my phone there and it was very quick and easy, no credit check. Sorry man that sucks!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Vertig0:
Go straight to the manager... they can't ask you or run your credit for upgrades.. only new line and even that they can't ask you about your mortgage, that's ridiculous.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Descadent:
oh I did, went to best buy mobile manager and then store manager and they said they can't by pass it and that store chooses you at random when upgrading to confirm identity but no way in hell are they getting my mortgage info.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Pat713:
This has nothing to docwith best buy, it's actually an AT&T thing. I work at radioshack and run into this about once a week.

Sent from my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S3.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Descadent:
well at&t store manager said they have never done anything like that for an upgrade. and sure as hell ain't telling no employee of best buy or anywhere my personal and mortgage information.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Diviance:
I saw this when I used to sell cellphones for the various providers. It is usually the credit check people who want the info, not (insert carrier and store here). It is a method of identification to make sure you are who you say you are. Cellphone fraud is a very big thing, especially for the super high end android devices, blackberries (well, they were back then...) and iPhones.

Though I never heard mortgage, I did see plenty of car ownership stuff, address, old address, old car, etc etc. Random stuff really.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] crash822:
I work for BBY service center and even though I don't work in the store, I know that they ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ASK THAT INFO. The only way they are allowed to even check your credit is if you're apply for a BBY credit card.

I'd call their support and talk to their manager. I'v already heard many stories of BBY support lines bending over backwards to satisfy their customers so you may be able to get a discount on the phone or at least a gift card.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Descadent:
yeah and i'm talking specifics, who the mortgage is with and what the monthly payment is.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] lessthanzach:
I work for AT&T and haven't heard of this on an upgrade. They are allowed to ask you about mortgage info or ANYTHING pertaining to your credit info so don't think otherwise. But like I mentioned, credit no longer plays a role when you have been an AT&T customer for longer than 6 months, even when adding a line they check account history add only occasionally check credit. Never for an upgrade.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Diviance:
Crazy. The employee themselves asked you? Not supposed to do that, where I worked we had to call in to the credit people themselves, hand the phone to the customer and let them confirm the information.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] sabre31:
Don't shop there bro dump best buy they are going under anyways and they offer crap for customer service I would walk out and go to an att store.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] kirbo20:
I've worked for an at&t Authorized retailer for 8 years. at&t has started refreshing credit profiles on customers accounts as a fraud prevention measure. I would say once a week we run into this and these questions that are asked are referred to as OOW questions (Out of Wallet) meaning the customer in the store should be able to answer these without issue. We are instructed to read the questions and then select the answer the customer gives us. At the end if the customer answered everything satisfactorily we can continue. If they don't answer the questions satisfactorily we have to call analyst review and tell them we have the customer in the store and the ID matches the person in the store. We also have to have a secondary ID such as a Credit Card and the name has to match the drivers license. I know this sounds ridiculous but there is so much fraud in this business you have to understand it is for your protection. The extra five minutes this process takes is easier than trying to fight identity theft. Don't blame BestBuy for doing what at&t is requiring.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Vdubtx:
Had this happen to me when Upgrading my Sprint line. The questions were on their keypad card swipe thing, not an employee asking the questions. I purposely answered incorrectly and then the guy went through the upgrade anyway. Think there are two ways they can do an upgrade, one may be quicker than the other? Quicker maybe asking those questions?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Descadent:
regardless no way in hell i'm telling someone how much i pay for my house every month to qualify me for an upgrade phone when i've been customer for 4 years in perfect standing. in no way shape or form should you ever be asked personal info such as mortgage information for an upgrade, maybe for a new account, MAYBE, but not for an upgrade.
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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herbie555:
Hello smart people. Hoping someone there has an idea for me...

This morning I dropped my GN and killed the screen. The display kinda-sorta works, but the touch sensor is non-op. OK, no problem, I've got in contact with Samsung and they'll fix it for the same price I can buy a replacement lcd/digitizer assembly anywhere I've found. Only problem: They'll be wiping the phone.

90% of what I need on the phone is synced to the cloud in one way or another, so I'm not too worried, but I WOULD very much like to recover some recent video and pictures that haven't been archived yet (daughter's dance recital). Phone is still working, except that it's pin-locked now (company policy) and I can't see the file tree to pull the stuff out.

Then I thought I'd play with the GN Toolkit. Only problem there is I guess I need USB debugging turned on, or something else I need enabled is disabled and I can't twiddle the menus to enable it.

Let's start with the obvious easy question: Any way to sync to the file system without unlocking via the touchscreen?

Failing that, is there any way to unlock/enable whatever I need to use the toolkit to pull the images out of the media directory?

I have a little time before I need to send the phone to Samsung for repair, so I'm willing to mess with this a bit and learn whatever I need to learn, but I'm not sure if what I need to do is even possible.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
Can't just plug the phone in to a computer and it appear as a media device? Should be able to just pull the internal data.

Sent from my sprint galaxy nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herbie555:
If the phone is pin-locked, the file system shows as empty when you connect as a media device (until you unlock it).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
Sorry wasnt aware of that. If you cant get it unlocked.. and USB debugging isnt enabled... then your outta luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stadsport:
You could get an MHL adapter and plug in a mouse, then use that to enter your pin at the lock screen. You could also go into recovery and factory reset, as that shouldn't touch your /sdcard contents.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mnoguti:
Is there another way for enable debugging on Nexus?

I guess we can't enable debugging via adb, right?

If you just find a way around to do that, maybe you can use the line "adb pull"

(If you search for "adb commands" on Google you will find a list commands to use on developer.android.com)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
If he's on stock then yeah that will delete his internal. If he's on a custom recovery no.

Sent from my sprint galaxy nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adamcooks:
There's a plug in for the SDK called screencast which let's you use your computer screen a duplicate screen to your Android device. You can select things with your mouse. We used to use it in the early gingerbread days of my old vibrant when recovery was hidden behind the double rainbow
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Warheart:
Debugging has to be enabled for ADB to be able to interact with the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joetron2030:
Glad I ran across this thread. I have a colleague in the same situation.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herbie555:
Ahh, this might be a path to victory. Didn't realize I'd be able to do a factory reset and have stuff stay intact. Might be my best approach...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herbie555:
Oops, got excited. Yeah, stock ROM. So a factory reset will wipe everything?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
Yes. And the only way to get anything to work is to have USB debugging enabled. Screen cast only works with adb enabled. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herbie555:
Looks like I might be boned on this one. Thanks much for everyone who had suggestions. Sounds like leaving USB debugging enabled might be a best practice from now on, eh? (Or at least making sure EVERYTHING syncs to the cloud automatically...)

Looking at the google policy manager, I can remotely: Lock the device (duh), Reset the Pin, make it ring, or "Wipe", which I'm guessing is a factory reset. Might try that as a last resort, but I'll remain hopefull.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thepatman:
I'm sure you've tried this - but if you''re on stock you may be able to boot into recovery using voldown + power (or is it volup+voldown + power? Not sure, can't remember). THEN plug it into your machine and see if it shows up in the toolbox as a connected device...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ipfreelytech:
adb should be enabled in recovery. reboot to recovery [power + vol up and down] mount sdcard and then adb pull whatever files.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herbie555:
Feel like I'm getting closer. I can see enough screen to scroll through to "Recovery Mode" and hit enter. It seems to reboot at that point, but then I can't see enough of the screen to navigate any additional menus. Should I be able to connect at that point?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thepatman:
Plug it in via USB and see if the Toolkit picks it up...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herbie555:
I've apparently managed to get it mounted in the Bootloader interface and in fastboot mode, but can't figure out how to get it into adb mode, which is apparently what I need to do the pull.

The LCD has gotten worse, I have almost no visibility now. If I knew now many down or up strokes to make at each menu stage, I could probably do it blind...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
Can't do adb in Fastboot mode. While in flastboot mode. Hit the volume up twice and hit the power button. This will boot into recovery. Then try using the

adb devices

command. If you get a gibberish code next do device ID. Then your good. Go ahead and

adb pull /sdcard/

Sent from my sprint galaxy nexus
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Lieu10ant:
Cool write-up.

and can you clarify in the OP, that if someone HASN'T used google wallet, or "enabled" any cards on a phone, they don't have to mess with any of this, right? can they flash a new rom normally?

okay... and another hypothetical situation: what if someone originally HAD google wallet, did everything as stated in the OP, but after they flashed a new rom, they didn't bother with google wallet, so the app was never installed. does that person have to do anything before installing a FUTURE rom? or what?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sekigah84:
I'll update the OP for that once I get to work.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tonysunshine:
the first post makes it sound like this only applies to citibank master cards, but I'm assuming this affects all credit cards you load into google wallet?