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[General Topics] frontman:
Afternoon all,

This seems an excellent place for a new XDA IIi owner to start things off! Please forgive me if I repeat anything or if I am posting in the wrong place, just let me know and I will gladly fix it.

I'm just at this stage trying to get used to the XDA and add value to it by means of software and customisation to the extent I did with my P900 and P910i which I have been using for the past 2 years. In some ways I'm finding it quite hard to get my head fully around the XDA IIi?! I actually started out with the IIs a couple of weeks ago but found it to be way too unstable and too much of a problem so I jumped over to the IIi. So far things have been better but I have a few "things" I would like to ask in the hope that someone can help me.

Erm.. where to start...

1. Ok, O2 branding, the O2 active stuff and the icon in the title bar. Can it be removed? Currently my O2 icon is just a blank whit square, it never displays properly and just makes the phone look, well, pants!

2. The headset supplied with the phone seems awful! I get lots of complaints about volume fluctuating. Does anyone else find this?

3. Can you actually just turn the phone off?? If so... how? :oops:

4. When listening to music, I cant put the phone into "sleep" mode, ie turn off the screen whilst still having the music play. Is there a way around this?

5. I use AAC music files too, I have Betaplayer which obvioulsy plays them but I cant make the phone recognise an AAC file and associate it with betaplayer... is this possible? Currently I have to open the player then open the file.

6. Firmware. Gulp.

I updated my P9xx's regularly, not without issue I suppose though! Do you guys recommend regular firmware updates?

Currently I have:

ROM Version 1.10.00 WWE

ROM date 12/24/04

Radio Version 1.00.00

Protocol Version 1337.39

ExtROM Version 1.10.124 WWE

Any advice on f/ware would be greatly appreciated. It can be such an ordeal but if its recommended I would like to do it really.

There are more things but maybe I should be quiet now and see if anyones got any comments!

Any help would be gratefully received and as soon as I get up to speed I will put back into this forum.

Thanks

Fronty.
[General Topics] Anton.Valleyman:
1) The o2 branding software can easily be removed. I myself have wrtten a couple of replies to this sort of thing and so have others. If you do a search for "o2" "activeUI" "remove", you'll find the steps needed.

2) I've only used the headphones for using the phone once or twice apart from the first XDA I ever had. If you go to start > settings > system > Microphone AGC and enable the auto volume, this may help. Noone's complained about my voice being too quiet or fluctuations since I got an XDA2, never mind the 2i I have now.

3) If you tap the network signal strength, there is the option to "Turn on flight mode" - this is phone OFF. More indepth explanation of this is included in the manuals you should have with your phone. If not, I believe o2 do a .PDF you can download from www.o2.co.uk/xda

4) If you're using WMP10 then I know what you mean. On the XDA2 I used to be able to select the Contacts button as "screen off", but whenever I try this on WMP10 on the 2i it won't map the button. I prefer to use a third party program called Pocket Player 2 from Conduits (http://www.conduits.com/products/player/). It's fantastic, highly customisable and the only drawback is that it's not free. Well worth the money though. And you can turn off the screen and map other buttons during playback.

5) Can't help you on that one.

6) I always update mine once the official update from o2 comes out, though I must admit I've presently got one from the Australian o2 comparable i-Mate. It's a slightly more stable ROM but is sometimes tricky to install. There are instructions on these forums on doing it - I followed them myself. Currently there are NO official updates for you to upgrade to; you are on the most recent o2 ROM. You'll soon know when one exists, if not already from the http://www.my-xda.com/xda2i_soft.html page.

Hope this helps, please post back if you need further help.

Cheers

Ant
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FuMMoD:
So today I moved all my music from my internal to an external 64 gig sd card and it won't die in order. I tried a bunch of different music players and can't seem to get it to show up in alphabetical order. Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FuMMoD:
Stock music player is the only thing able to play in order. This sucks since Apollo looks so nice with the album art. I'm not able to figure out why it is only happening with third party apps street I moved the music.
[General Questions and Answers] gohagi2002:
please help i install fusion ideos on my U8150, but it doesn't boot in recovery mode, it stack and reboot only
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] lovesxserenity:
I am not totally new to ROMs and such (I've had many on my phone) but I don't understand what nightlies are. I know PACman ROM has them, but I don't know if I install the actual ROM itself, or the nightlies zip.

Also, on a side note, does anyone know if there is an app or something that allows our touch buttons (menu, home, back, search) to be used for notifications? A few other ROMs I've had used this, but I had problems with those ROMs and I really like the volume shutter button feature that Infamous has. If anyone could help, that would be great!

Unless someone can explain to me if I can put a kernel over my Infamous rom that will give me BLN (I think that's what the capacitive notifications are called)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DIMENSIONAL:
To flash a Nightly, just download and flash the Nightly zip as a normal rom, and also the corresponding gapps *if necessary*. Nightlies to my knowledge are rom versions compiled on a "Nightly" basis. They have the latest fixes, features, and bugs, so they're likely to be less stable, but not always.

In order of decreasing stability, roms are usually labeled: "Stable", "RC ( Release Candidate )", "Milestone", or "Nightly".

And I don't know much about the touch buttons' notifications, but you're right - they're called BLN and only certain kernels have them. You'd have to refer to your rom's thread about which kernel to use to enable them..
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] iPwnza:
[Do NOT Download yet Due to BUGS!]

OEM Changer changes the OEM of the Windows Phone Store with the click of a button. You don't need to configure fiddler settings or create a proxy server. Using the proven exploit in the Windows Phone Store using a proxy server and fiddler, This application automates the process with one click of the mouse.

OEM Changer is installed using an extremely simple process that will be explained in the instructions below.

BEFORE INSTALLING:

Make sure Fiddler for .NET 2 or .NET 4 is installed. The application itself works on .NET 2 or later.

INSTALLING THIS APPLICATION:

First, you need to download the application. It can be downloaded from the below "Attachments" section.

Next, extract the .ZIP file and save the extracted file where you woild like. It can be in Program Files, Desktop, Documents, etc.

Open the .EXE contained in the file. Do not touch the config file, it will break the application.

Once the EXE is open, you have installed and ran the application. Enjoy.

Once you open the application, if you are running Version 1.7 (Latest), the application will look like this:

To begin using it, put the phone manufacturer your phone is made by in the first box. In the second box, put the OEM you would like to use. Then, click "Make Changes".

Once you change your OEM, a window will appear with a proxy and instructions. This is the proxy you will use. The window looks like this:

Next, go onto your phone and open the settings. Go into Wifi and select your primary WiFi Network until you see a screen like this:

Now, put the information shown on your computer (The IP and Port) into the IP and Port boxes on your phone. Save the proxy, close the Windows Store, and reopen the store and begin downloading apps created by other OEMs.

THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT DOWNLOADING THESE APPS:

Some of them may not support the resolution of your device's screen.

UPDATE CHANGELOG:

1.0 - IR (Initial Release)

1.5 - Fixed bug preventing the opening of the application. Added proxy support.

1.6 - Added Huawei support. Added Huawei Libraries.

1.6.5 - Replaced outdated and non-optimized code. Replaced the duplicate-copy method used to put the libraries and the macro files in their correct places. Non-duplicating cuts file size in half.

1.7 - Major Update removing the application's dependency on macros. Now, the application uses a more standard and, overall, better technique to do the same thing as done in previous versions. Also, I have reduced the file size by 4.2 MB. In addition, the UI has been remodeled to work more fluidly and is now much easier to use. Also attempted to fix IP bugs. May not work on some computers. Also, Fiddler now opens automatically and closes automatically. No work for you to do this. Now works on .NET Framework 2.0!

1.7.5 - Hotfixes, Automatic Startup Config, Progress made on IP Bug.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] tonbonz:
Works great now!!! Thank you!!!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] iPwnza:
NP. Also note I have just updated the file with some bugfixes if you are encountering any bugs.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] shayx:
has someone managed to download nokia apps on ATIV S after doing this?

is there a risk for using this program?:victory:
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] iPwnza:
There are no risks as it is running off of your personal computer and does not connect to any servers, or really anything that could install a virus/malware to your computer. On the phone side, there are also no risks. The application spoofs the OEM-Specific applications to install like any other windows phone application. The risk is essentially the same as installing any other windows phone application.

To awnser your second question, the program will install on a ATIV S. Just set the first box to Samsung and the second to Nokia.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] shayx:
thank you! will try it out. sounds great.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] cevi:
Getting this error when starting Fiddler:

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[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] iPwnza:
Have you added any rules before installing this program? If so:

Uninstall and reinstall fiddler.

Restart fiddler, make sure it works.

Open my application and click "Clear changes". Click OK to any errors, warnings, or info boxes.

Now run the OEM changer normally and see if it works now.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] cevi:
Ok i`ve reinstalled Fiddler now and i`ve managed to bypass this error. Probably because first i installed Fiddler for Net.2 and then over that same installation i`ve installed the Net.4 version.(Not sure about this).Now when i put the proxy in the advanced wifi settings i get no network even it says connected.Tell me this.Do i have to first open the 8888 port in the Firewall because i`ve turn it of the both with the antivirus and still not managed to get connected.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] iPwnza:
I'll do some testing and see if it works with only .NET 4. Also, for your other issue. This is a known issue and is easy to fix:

If you have multiple devices or software connected that create an IP (Connected printers, the Windows Phone Emulator for example), my app will detect that IP as the one you are using. To fix, open command prompt and type "IPCONFIG". Scroll up to the top, until you see the text "Windows IP Configuration". Now look for the names of all of the network adapters. Try each one you see until you find the one that works. To try one, under that adapter name, look for "IPV4 Address". Put that into your phone.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] cevi:
That`s exactly the same ip address that shows up in the ipv4 address on my wifi card (which is active) when i open cmd.Tell me about the port "8888".When i check it using Open Port Checker, it`s not opened.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] xdevilium:
Nice job!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] iPwnza:
Ok. Port 8888 is the default port used by Fiddler. First, go into fiddler and go into Tools > Fiddler Options. Open the connections tab and make sure fiddler says "Listening to port 8888". If not, put 8888 in the box. Next, look for the "Allow remote connections to connect" checkbox and make sure it is checked. Fiddler should automatically open the port for you if these settings are selected, but if not, just port forward port 8888, make sure it is open, and try again.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] cevi:
Ok.The problem was that the macro at the end when it saves the text file, it closes Fiddler too.I did not noticed that in the beginning.Now works fine.

Thanks. :)

Sent from my Windows Phone 8S by HTC using Board Express
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] otakus007:
Click Change OEM and getting this Error:

"The specified executable is not a valid application for this OS platform."

And when I click Open Fiddler, getting this:

"The system cannnot find the file specified."

I install Fiddler and it run normally.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] iPwnza:
That's an error with Windows itself, not my app. What version of Windows are you running? If it's Windows XP or earlier, this application will not work. I'm working on an update today with numerous new features, wait until then and see if it works (If you are not running XP)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] H3ng5t:
Hello,

thanks for the app. On german Win 7 x64 i always get an error after the dialog "configuration required". The app doesn´t create a config file.

Error:

Microsoft .NET Framework:

The system can not find the specified file.

Has somebody a solution for me? Fiddler runs without an error. I don´t know, which file is missing. Tested on 2 computers.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] iPwnza:
Is this error message appearing after you apply an OEM Change? If not, just ignore the error and continue using the app.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Localhorst86:
I can't get that to work either. I am running Windows 8.1 x64 (German) which has .Net 4.0 already installed. I installed fiddler for .Net 4 but when I run the OEM Changer i get an error "The System can't locate the specified file". If I click "continue" the app starts and I can select current OEM and new OEM and when I click "make changes" I can see the fiddler splash screen for a split seccond. However, when I enter the proxy into my phone the phone shows the wifi as "connected" but I can not access anything online.

EDIT: Nevermind, I had to check the "Allow remote connections to connect" checkbox in fiddler. Now my phone can access the marketplace but the "Nokia Collection" section is emtpy now. I tried changing to HTC and Samsung Marketplaces.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] H3ng5t:
The error message still comes on every startup. I always see messagebox hxxp://up.picr.de/15689246rn.png and after that the error message.

Same Problem here. Now i checked also "Allow remote connections to connect" checkbox in fiddler and then i can connect to marketplace. But i still have the samsung section only.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Talon Pro:
I have the same issue, but now it set the proxy for the WHOLE computer and the internet wont work. Didnt change the OEM market either.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] jordanpucela:
I followed all the steps and when I connect to the data that your program gives me, I run internet on the phone. I tested with a Laptop with Windows 8 Pro 64bit and another laptop with Windows 7 home premium 64bit.

What's the problem??

Also, I get an error when starting the application and can not find the. Net Framework and on both computers I have the version 4.5, I give continue and the program starts, but then I get what I said above.

My phone is a Samsung Ativ S.

I hope your help.

thanks
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dada.81:
What does tell the app/store that it is supposed to be installed on a non-supported resolution, is it some of the URL query parameters, or does the store app itself check for it prior to deploying it i.e. allowing for the install button to appear.

If the latter, any chance the store app gets the resolution from some registry key, one that could be changed on the ativ like the one that allows for three column middle sized live tiles on GDR3?

TIA
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] contable:
The supported resolutions are defined in the AppManifest file of the app.

Beside on interop-unlocked devices you can easyly change the registry for the OEM apps.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dada.81:
I realize the appmanifest itself defines support, but what does store compare that to, is the store app just responding to a marketplace server's response (thus it could be possible to spoof the URL request/response further to get the install button to show up on devices with non-WVGA resolutions) or is it (which is much more probable) just reading the size of the store app window and comparing that then (in which case it would be more feasible to try and get the original xap file and try to change its content if still possible - if it is still unzippable)...

p.s.

I also tried side loading a Nokia city lens app whose xap I found online, but even though it installed, it exits immediately ? anyone got an alternative working on larger resolution to play to for example?

edit

I've managed to get the install button to show up by changing the hw query string value via fiddler but I've not been able to successfully complete the installation after a successful download for those apps supported on the 800x480 resolution only and not on Ativ's resolution since they all fail about 75% of the way after download completes and install begins on GDR3....what is missing?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] randyweaver:
What is the OEM registry setting in the Ativ S Neo to allow me to download Nokia apps in the store?

Thanks!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dada.81:
There is no registry string to change, as the frequent registry changes of that could stop all of your apps from working/starting, so you should only use fiddler with a rule to change the oemId query string from SAMSUNG to NOKIA...but that won't be enough to download apps working on smaller resolutions only...to get the installation started you'll need to change the hw query string, but with the value I found, the download succeeds and installation fails for me?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] lomax50:
What is the change in fiddler?, Could you explain?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dada.81:
just replace SAMSUNG with NOKIA to get Nokia apps to show up in search by setting the rule in fiddler that starts with Nokia portal or OEM changer (think the shortcut is ctrl+r to open the rule and check if the replacement rule is active or not). But the resolution needs HW changes to values I haven't gotten to fully work on Ativ S yet. Maybe someone else has installed play to?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] cro.dev:
I cant download nokia apps with this to my htc on windows 8.1.

when I set up proxy and find nokia app and press install it show me error and just standing text, need to check
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Paul_Hammons:
The reason Samsung to Nokia doesn't work is that your rule has "Samsung" in lowercase and "Nokia" in lowercase.

I changed them to uppercase in SamsungNokia.js at lines 204 and 206 listed here.

if (oSession.uriContains ("SAMSUNG"))

{

oSession.url = oSession.url.Replace ("SAMSUNG", "NOKIA");

Works fine to download Nokia apps onto Samsung ATIV S. Running it on Windows 8.1. It does throw an error at startup, but still works.

-Paul
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Stefan Caromov:
Its not working for me. May be because i use windows 8.1 x86

It give me an unexpected problem and some files missing. Ant tips ?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dragon_76:
It doesn't work for me, either. Maybe something changed in GDR 3.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dada.81:
Windows Phone 8.1 seems to have changed the way the store works. Since after the initial request, that opens the store app page with install button, there's a tunneled request (https) to the store that seems to fail for some reason for me currently. Too bad for Here explore beta...
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] fadenfisch95:
yep same for me. hopefully someone can figure out how that works now, I can't :/
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dada.81:
it's using https to initiate the downloads now, thus fiddler can't decrypt the outgoing traffic and change the oem id sent, which is read from the registry string...so, either registry, changing the string...or there may be some tools for decrypting the traffic but there needs to be a correct certificate set for that first (which I also don't know how to do). sry
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] trytogetme:
Any chance for fix that issue? I need an update for a Non-Ativ App :crying:
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] pinh3ad:
Hi.

1. My Mobo is a "PRESTIGIO 8500".

2. Is there a way to get the "ID" so i can change a "js"? (short How 2 in Fiddler?)

3. Can you make the app a little more unique? (like "Enter your OEM" and select "Nokia, Samsung,....")
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidnal.santosh:
HI guys,

Wanted to know is there any impact on internal memory of phone (defy+) if i flash rom for multiple times?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thekguy:
Ultimately eMMC will fail after a certain number of read/write cycles.

But flashing in itself doesn't really contribute much to this number.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ottomatictom:
Hey guys. Im trying to root this thing and i have followed these steps http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2046439 and I used odin to flash the VRALEC Bootchain and then the TWRP recovery. odin said everything went fine. now when I try to boot into recovery it goes to the generic recovery mode. its not the TWRP recovery. from here i cannot flash the SUPERSU + unlocked bootloader. everytime i try i get a signature verification failure. can i try to flash TWRP or CWM? will it mess anything up since ive already flashed TWRP once? What should I do? Thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wh1t3Rose:
If u r rooted I suggest downloading GooManager from the play store. Open the app click the menu button and choose install openrecoveryscript. This Will install TWRP automatically. After that choose reboot recovery in GooManager. Remember you must be rooted and GooManager must have root.

---------- Post added at 11:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:49 PM ----------

Also if you aren't on VRBMF1 just go to the stickies and grab the flashable zip.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ottomatictom:
Sadly I am on VRBMF1 I've really only flashed the VRALEC Bootchain so i dont think I am rooted yet. I think flashing the SUPERSU is what actually roots. I just checked with a root checker ap and I'm not rooted yet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wh1t3Rose:
Yes go flash that supersu zip and check root. If you can't finds the right zip ill send it to ya
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ottomatictom:
but the problem is, I cant flash it. everytime I try I get a "Signature Verification Failed" I think TWRP didn't flash correctly. So I'm wondering if its safe to just try to use odin to try to flash CWM recovery over the TWRP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ottomatictom:
chaenn has

Okay so the weirdest thing. After I flashed CWM over TWRP I booted into recovery and TWRP started. I flashed the SUPERSU but it didn't ask me to disable recovery flash. Everything seems to be running alright. I have root access now but will not disabling recovery flash turn out to bite me when I try to flash a rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Wh1t3Rose:
What is recovery flash? Is that a CWM thing? If you are using TWRP then TWRP doesn't have that option. You will be fine. Also can u hit the "thanks" button so I know I helped you :P