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[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] marshlight:
This is a last-ditch effort to get some input before I go blow some money on a new phone. Hoping someone can help! It's possible that I haven't found an answer yet because what I'm doing is futile but I'll go through the story just in case...

Looks like quite a few internet people are having trouble with their HTC Incredible 2 cameras, and over Christmas I joined the fray. Upon launching camera or camcorder, I only see a black screen. The only thing I can think that could have prompted a camera failure was a short (<2ft) drop, but there’s no damage otherwise.

At first I tried but had no success with:

Restarting the phone

Clearing cache, clearing data, and/or force stop in Applications/Manage Applications/All/Camera/ (it’s running v3.00.000.120826.605 if that matters at all)

Restarting the phone in safe mode

Performing a factory reset

Unmounting SD card

Using diagnostic apps (some combination of doms diagnostic tools, androsensor, and msherlock) I’ve confirmed that although both front and rear cameras are recognized by the phone, accessing them for diagnosis freezes the diagnostic app. Strangely, the flash diagnostic tool freezes also, although the flashlight app works fine. Since I don’t think my drop could have busted both cameras and the flash at once, I guess there are two options: it DID wiggle loose a wire that does all the camera-related stuff, or it’s a software problem.

Since my warranty is a few months expired I figured I’d root the phone today, just to be double-dog sure it’s not something easily fixable. I followed http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1931096, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1687590, used Android Commander to look at system files. On recommendation from http://androidforums.com/incredible-2-all-things-root/433350-camera-problem.html#post3361181, I tried to delete the current system/apps/HTCCamera.apk and replace with a different one; both one from http://www.teambamf.net/topic/1737-romgb-skyraider-zeus-13-inc2-update-11222011/ and also a standalone MiuiCamera.apk download were tried, but to no success.

I (attempt to) work with fortran77 during my day job so I can’t say I’m super happy to have blown a Saturday on yet more programming work. Unfortunately I’m a complete noob at this, and am not really sure how to further mess around with anything camera-related. It seems like the only thing I haven’t tried is to install a different ROM, but would it even be useful to do so? Have I missed anything? The Verizon agent I spoke to told me just to replace my phone, but since everything else works okay I wanted to be completely sure there wasn’t anything else I could do to fix the camera function. Does seem like I’m toast, though…

Thanks so much!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] thenaut:
Excellent first post.

I have no idea how to help you. I would, However flash a ROM just to be sure. Tsm sense or andybonestock come to mind. It wouldn't hurt, you know?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] fen0m:
If that doesn't work try a aosp ROM like dkstunnas cm9 for a last ditch effort. I believe it interacts a Lil different with the camera then sense roms. Maybe
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Dermen:
The camera is a replaceable part, so if you cant get it working a new one is less than $20.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] marshlight:
Thanks for your suggestions!

I've learned a lot this week (like SMS Backup + should have been installed before the Verizon guy factory reset my phone...whoops, bye texts) and also tried to download "an app that uses the camera but not as a camera" as per http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36239149&postcount=2 but that didn't work.

Looking at videos that take apart Dinc2's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk91u3aqGAQ) I think replacing the camera would be quite outside my comfort zone...also, since both cameras and the flash refuse to work, that seems like a bigger job than I could handle. Unless they're like xmas lights where one goes out and they all go out, but still. I've only soldered maybe once in my life...

On to ROM switching, then. I used this tutorial to guide me through: http://www.incredibleforum.com/forum/htc-incredible-hacks/5514-flashing-roms-tutorial.html#post49612.

I've seen some threads about asop camera weirdness so I figured I'd try the strange one (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1932573) first. But, after a few different tries, I couldn’t get it to work…just got stuck on the white htc screen. After 25 minutes of waiting, I pulled out the battery and did the power-voldown thing to get to a menu. Then did a clockworkmod restore and tried andybonestock (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1392516) instead, which was successful in booting but not successful in starting my camera (BOO, but who is surprised). Went back to the asop a few more times (aeroevan kernel v14 and v15) as I’m thinking it has the best shot at a camera back door, but I just couldn’t get it to flash. White screen every time. I thought about doing ViperINC (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1953899) just for some variety but it uses more things I’m not familiar with (twrp? aroma? boot.img?) and I’m feeling done with this for the day. In any case it was a long shot, and if one ROM flash and a bunch of data clearing didn’t help, probably nothing will.

Looking like I may use this phone as a backup VOIP in the apartment (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=34335798&postcount=20). Off to probably get an Incredible 4G LTE. Maybe all of the steps outlined in this thread will help someone with a less-severe camera issue…
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PenguinxEnjoi:
Just as the title says: decompile on android? I don't have a computer, so can i decompile an apk on Android. Just wanna see the files inside like the android manifest file and res folder. For some reason when i download an apk from the stock browser, then click on the notification when it is done, think free office opens and acts like it's extracting a zip file. Idk why this happens, but it only happened to me 2 times and any other time it just goes to package installer (like it should).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuisma:
I'm not sure what you are asking about here, but I'll give it a try answering it anyway. :)

Yes, you can decompile and do other "computer" work using you android device in the place of a computer. It's not fast, and you may have to install the tools you need, but it is perfectly possible, since it's a Linux system by itself.

But it's not a GNU system, and most Linux distributions, such as Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat etc, are actually GNU/Linux system. This causes you problems because most software for Linux depends on the GNU environment for libraries etc. Due to this, you'll lack many tools you will need, such as the GNU C compiler, emacs, utilities to mention a few. Myself I've solved the problem extending my Android Linux environment with a complete GNU environment as well. You can read all about it if you check the link in my signature.

And finally, the browser opens your download depending of the MIME type the download servers claims it to be. A file foo.apk can (incorrectly) have the MIME type application/zip and opened by the zip handler, or more correctly, application/vnd.android.package-archive and opened by the package manager. In the absence of MIME type from the server, your device may guess what it is by looking at the file suffix (or even content).
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benc1213:
I know this doesn't pretain completely to the Nexus 7 but is there a way to keep the video loading in the youtube app when I switch to another app while it's loading? I have slow internet so sometimes I need to give it a minute to load and it would be nice to do something else while it does. If the youtube app won't do it is there another app I could use?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benc1213:
Bump can someone help me out on this?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClintvL:
There isn't really a way to do this.

You can try the super video app (floating yt).

And maybe the N7 will get pre loading in the future. (It should download the video in the background)

Hope this helps
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shryvone21:
I do believe this would be pretty cool to see many fellow HTC one xl users coming together and playing shadow gun dead zone:)

Add me? Shryvone12[xda](will change if we get an squad going×…×
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Arrow44:
Alright, well I added you.:)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shryvone21:
Ohhhhh yeahhhh
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Alcoholic:
What settings do you guys play at? On high it lags.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shryvone21:
It does but if your on the Asia server you may see significant low frame rate decrease
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Shryvone21:
Update: the USA SERVER IS BACK UP AGAIN!
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiangli:
swap file or swap partition better in performance?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gogeta:
Swap partition :)

sent from my W8 using client-server technology
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay-z-s:
Swap partition is a little faster.

Swap file is less harmful for sdcard life

Sorry for my English, it's not my mother language;)

sent using" ultimate - ics - standard"
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiangli:
thankx to jay and gogeta.

a2sd and dc2sd which 1 is better for phone performance?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay-z-s:
What's dc2sd? I never heard that!

Anyways ,I prefer Android's native app2sd (move app to fat partition @android_secure folder)

Cause when you create 2nd ext 2 or ext 3 or even ext 4 partition ,Android use it for cache too so your device will slow down when working with it.(internal memory is faster than a class 10 memory card!)(setting ext partition is hard & takes time)

I will never use ext partition!!!!

:D;):cool:

sent using" ultimate - ics - standard"
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiangli:
dalvi cache 2sd and app2sd = dc2sd

i dont know why my phone not responding sometimes(not wake up screen bug).

my setting

sd card speed(class 10) set to 2048kb (read speed score 30mb per second)

122 to 748 cpu freq

undervolt

swapiness 100

need help...is app2sd problem?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay-z-s:
Oh s**t!!!

U set swapiness to 100??????????

Reduce it to under 60 percent!!!!

SD card is really slower than RAM memory so if you are not on ics or jb don't use swap (except for gaming times)

Don't use dc2sd,we don't need it (just an advice)

Don't over clock more than 729 (decreases x8's life)

This is my CPU frequency on minicm9:

UnderVolted min19mhz Max600mhz

Use tweaks like seeder lag nullifier or supercharger v06

sent using" ultimate - ics - standard"
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiangli:
swapiness to 100 not gud?

i m using minicm10
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay-z-s:
As I said even a class 10 memory card is slower than RAM

Swapiness 100 mean kernel will use swap

Just like ram memory (ex.70mb ram + 40mb swap is used but 100 mb of ram is free)

Swapiness 0-50 means kernel will use swap when ram memory is full.

Swapiness 0 means kernel will not use swap

I just explained them simple, search android Swapiness on Google for advanced information

sent using" ultimate - ics - standard"
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangzeb:
Do you have 2 partitions or one ? and why don't you use Link2SD ?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay-z-s:
Using fat & swap ,2 partitions

I don't need & like link2sd. It's not necessary for me;)

[Q] how much is our "dalvik cache" size?

sent using" ultimate - ics - standard"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prdarkness:
my device is an unbranded chinese device ordered from chinavision.com called starlight rockchip model number 101d android version 4.0.4 kernel 3.0.8+ and its firmware is rk30sdk_eng 4.0.4 imm76d eng.root.20120913.211420 test-keys and this is what happen. i could not save the copy of this rom because all the tools i used such as clockworks did not run properly. i did back up using titanium backup all the drivers for it so i found a firmware that has 4.1 with same kernel and made for my rk3066 so i flashed it thinking i would be able to install the drivers after. but of course it did not go as planned. i flashed it with rkbatch tool 1.5 and after flashing with no errors i press the power botton and nothing turns on in the screen not even a logo. i can still go back on recovery mode pressing -botton and power my computer picks it up i have then tried multiple of different firmwares with similar kernels made for rk3066 with no luck i even tried using the firmware of a tablet i found that has the closes specs possible to my tablet cube u-30gt but still nothing is flashing on my screen any help? any recomendations? can i build using my drivers and sdk tools a firmware my self? or anyone have the exact same firmware i posted? any help is greatly appreciative. all i wanted was to upgrade to 4.1 :( lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoekbrwr:
Please try this one: http://66.228.126.56/~rom/download/rom/10"/ under the CEM3066T1 directory. It shows a type of D101 when flashed instead of your 101d! Maybe this gets you running again. I used RKBatchtool to flash it.

I am also looking for an update to JB4.1 or 4.2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prdarkness:
You Are A God! LOL it worked OMG thank you!!!!!!!!!! so i can comfirm d101 is 101d lol :laugh:

i got it to turn on lol but partiol touch screen work it alows me to slide but not touch the apps so how can i install my device drivers wich i do have backed up to my device? any idea's?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kg6bki:
I took a Jump today and went to Home depot...a Diamond Cutter Wheel and a Dremmel
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Note_2:
Nice. Did you have to modify the case for this to work?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] DolphinGalaxy:
I been thinking about upgrading to the 6400. how is it
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Brad.S.:
The original thread for this can be found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2082846&highlight=battery+mod

Also, some More images that I just saw can be found in the " Home-made 128 GB micro-SD"

They are from user: mrcrptguy

mrcrptguy post
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ufvj217:
did you cut the actual OEM back cover as well as the otterbox hard back piece?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] odrecords:
I'm assuming no nfc?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] nerys71:
it should be possible to retain NFC with this mod.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
Hey guys, I'm getting ready to root my Dinc 4G and I have a few questions before I do it. New to this so please bear with me.

Do I remove my sd card when I root? I know it wipes the phone and since my backups are stored on the removable card do I need to worry they'll accidentally be wiped too?

If I use Hasoon's toolkit to root, will I be able to later choose to go s-off? My computer is running Win XP since I primarily use my tablet and have never needed to upgrade to a non dinosaur computer so I can't use Racun's s-off method as it says it requires Win7. If I do eventually upgrade my computer, will I be able to achieve the higher level of control over my phone?

I hope these aren't stupid questions. Thanks for your help!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Linch89:
you cant use hasoons aio toolkit it doesnt work with the newest ota. back up your sd card bc it could be wiped. so copy and paste all your files to your laptop.

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if you dont have access to win7 download ubuntu (linux) and use the dirty racun through that. its really easy to use/set up and if you have any questions about dr head over to unlimiteds support channel theyre really nice.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] jcpowell:
Just as reference for you I did the dirty racun method twice without any issues on Windows xp but you need to make your own decision on if you want to attempt it I'm not advising just giving you my experience.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
Thanks for the info, guys! So I guess my next question is this, because I'm new to rooting and extended control of my phone, I'm not looking to do anything crazy, just remove bloatware, run better backup apps, and maybe flash a new ROM (probably Viper). I'm learning as I go, but would you guys recommend s-off for me considering I'm not looking to go nuts with changes to my phone. I'm nervous about bricking my phone because I went too fast so I'll slowly make changes as I understand more and more. Is this making any sense? Can anyone point me to a thread that explains the post root processes a little more newb-friendly like? I guess I was counting on using the toolkit to do most of it...
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Linch89:
http://unlimited.io/ all the info you need is there. also look here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1986346 bc you need the cid to temp root. you'll also need drivers http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2089508

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you'll need to set up adb as well (i think) it says windows 7 but should be the same for windows xp http://droidlessons.com/how-to-install-adb-on-a-windows-7-pc/
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
if he is going to just s-off he doesn't need to do the fakecid stuff, because he has to relock to run the dirty racun
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Linch89:
right but he'll still need the temp root idk of any other way to get shell root besides fakecid
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
ok i see what you mean, i'll be ok as soon as the wind hits me, lol
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] junkmail9:
Using the FakeCID method, you're less likely to brick your phone, but you will void your warranty as you must sign up on HTC Dev, and provide your serial number (it's in the token).

Using s-off, you don't need to use HTC Dev at all and you gain much more control over your phone and can do bad things if you aren't careful...

That said, both methods are proven and both work well. I suggest to go directly with s-off and do your homework before flashing anything. (i.e. make sure it's for this phone and make sure its something trusted and always check the md5.

Good luck with whichever you choose. This is a very good community, so if you get stuck, there is usually someone to help.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
I'm still a little confused about how I proceed after attaining s-off. Do I download superuser.zip from somewhere and flash it to attain root access? I'm going to attempt s-off tomorrow using winXP as it appears to work for others. What do I do onceim successful...IF I'm successful...
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] mdmower:
I just want to amend this slightly. This version of the script has an option for just putting your phone into temp-root mode. This corresponds to step 12 of the unlimited.io instructions for DirtyRacun.

If you just want to start with having root on the stock ROM, then yes, you can flash a superuser package. There are two steps after S-OFF:

1. Install a recovery (either TWRP or CWM)

2. Flash a superuser package (either SuperSU [CWM-SuperSU-v0.99.zip] or SuperUser [Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip])
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Linch89:
+1 to what md said, or just install a recovery and then viper as it already has superuser
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
The second part of your response is understood, but could you help me out a bit with the first part? i downloaded the file from the link, where do i go from there? I understand it has to do with the temproot process but does it do it automatically or will I still have to type the scripts? Thanks, you've been very helpful so far. I'm used to car forums (an area where I'm often the expert), where people are far less friendly and even less eager to help one another...it's a nice change.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] mdmower:
When you reach step 12 of the unlimited.io process, extract Inc4GUnlockV5.zip to a new folder and open RunMe.bat. This starts the script. When you choose option 6 from the script, it will perform all of the necessary commands for you. Just follow the instructions that appear in the command window.

By the way, in order to use any of these S-OFF or unlock procedures, your phone must be on the latest update. Check by going to Settings > About > Software Information, and make sure you have Android Version 4.04 and HTC Sense Version 4.1.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
Could someone explain step #8 in Unlimited.IO's DirtyRacun instructions? It says to RUU my device while in fastboot. My understanding is that I place my device in fastboot by powering down and then holding up or down volume (please clarify) and the power button. Do I simply connect my device via USB cable? Do I have to enable USB debugging? I ask because it mentions the debugging mode a few steps later. Once the devicem is in fastboot, do I simply run the ruu.zip on my desktop? What file from the zip do I use? I downloaded the zip and placed it in the file where i unzipped the DirtyRacun zip file. The rest of the process seems pretty straight forward but i am new to this so as much detail as possible is appreciated...basically, I need a step by step lol. Thanks.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Linch89:
Put the ruu on the root of your sd card you don't need a computer but when you flash the ruu your phone will be completely reset
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] junkmail9:
You don't need USB debugging turned on until after running the RUU, as your phone will be factory reset during this process and you'll have to turn it on again anyway. I suggest running the RUU.EXE from your desktop with the phone attached, but you can do it either way.

IIRC, you don't need to be in fastboot to run the RUU.EXE method. As long as your windows drivers are working properly, you just need the phone connected.

However, later on when you do need fastboot, here's two ways to get there:

To get into fastboot with just the phone:

Make sure phone completely off (battery pull will really make sure)

Press and hold down the VOL DOWN button

While holding the Vol Down button, press and hold the power button until you feel the phone vibrate a moment then release the power button. Keep holding the Vol Down button a bit longer

The white HTC screen should appear, then the fastboot screen.

Another way to get into fastboot is to have your phone connected to the PC and use adb:

Open CMD window

Connect phone via USB cable

type: adb reboot-bootloader

Once you are there, you can plug in the USB cord connected to your computer. The "FASTBOOT" should change to say "FASTBOOT USB"
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
I followed all the steps and it said s-off was completed successfully, but now my phone has rebooted and there is not unlock ring or apps on my homescreen...i can swipe down to reveal the dropdown menu but other than that nothing...what did i do wrong?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
your either still in emulator mode or temp root. did you type the command to exit emulator mode
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
i did. should i try doing it again?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
Now when i type adb shell its saying device not found. i cant get my phone back into usb debugging mode. when i swipe down, the menu opens, i hit setting, go to developer options, hit usb debugging and the screen goes blank. when i repeat that action, usb debugging is still unchecked...
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
go to unlimited.io. support, they will fix you up.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Spider96:
they told me i should undo my temp root or just flash the stock rom. i installed the twrp recovery, and am downloading the stock rom. how do i go about flashing it? I know i have to put it on my sd card root but then what?