yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XPERIA X1 General] FrezoreR:
Well sure the sticky post are great, but this post could be done more helpful instead of saying something that is already stated all over the forum

But to search efficient you have to know what to search for, the keywords are important in a search engine. And when you're a newbie those terms might not be known to you. Or you might not understand a lot of them.

And beeing sarcastic about my comment is not helping anyone that is just pure immature.
[XPERIA X1 General] v1rone:
:D Haha. Make sure everyone has an 'xda' branded keyboard with strategically placed electrodes on it..

Ok ok, I guess that would be a bit overboard!
[XPERIA X1 General] Angelusz:
Lets face it. Most people that come here with questions like "how can I flash my ROM?" just didn't bother to look. And trust me, there's plenty.

The bothersome thing is not that people ask questions, that's normal in a developer environment. What does bother me, and most - if not all - others is that they ask questions they can answer themselves by putting just a wee bit of time into it. Instead, they had rather have other people spend time doing everything for them. I can see where this attitude comes from - it's easier, but you get my point.
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
If people manage to use a search engine to find this site then they can manage to use a search engine to find the answers to their questions.

Not knowing or being too lazy to be independent enough to search is the real immaturity.
[XPERIA X1 General] FrezoreR:
I agree to disagree with you, also, sarcasm is always immature.

Finding this on google is way easier than finding something in the forum.

I just have to type: "HTC rom" to find this page...

anyways.. lets not float away from the topic and what I was aiming at.

My point is that we must be more welcoming. Wouldnt a FAQ page be a good idea?
[XPERIA X1 General] Prinzessin Horst:
How many more yet?

Almost every sticky is a collection of FAQs.

I am often visiting the DEVs Forum but i don't write much.

The search helps me at nearly every problem i faced concerning HTC devices.

And what is more welcoming than a community of developers who share their apps and tweaks with everybody who is able to type on a keyboard?

This is not a hotline, it's a free encyclopedia.

My two cent.
[XPERIA X1 General] FrezoreR:
Dont go off at me now. I'm just trying to find a solution which doesnt involve just putting newbies down.

I just dont understand how people can put so much effort into telling people about the search function. It's not that people doesnt know about it.
[XPERIA X1 General] Sveno:
And yet the Search option of the forum uses Google itself ;)

I guess you can call me a noob too given my number of posts, and yes, this is my first WinMo modding adventure ever, but on the other hand, I've modded just about anything I ever got my hands on which has a chip in it :)

So please forgive us noobs asking a question or two that has been asked maybe hundreds of times, and remember that the only reason you've seen it all those times is because you're at it longer than us ...

That said, I've read and read and read before I even hard-SPL'ed my Xperia and I still had to read tons more to fix my bad flash and strange issues :confused:

Also, the more you know about this stuff, the more skilled you get at searching the answers you need.

It's like configuring a new car ... the first time you go to the dealer you ask dumbass questions the salesperson has heard a thousand times ... but after a while you get to know every little detail about your new toy and you end up teaching HIM some new stuff ..

So to end my rambling: Hail to the forum elders and pity on the noobs, for even those elders were once puny noobs themselves :p
[XPERIA X1 General] gtrab:
The main question here is:

Since the "NEW ROMS" thread was posted, dozens of "how do I flash a ROM? etc" posts/threads appear every day as if they had spontaneous self-generation :p

This is a cyclic problem because then, when you search for "how do I flash a ROM?" google will display thousands of those posts...

See the ring?? The more you ask the same question once and again, more harder to get accurate results on a search

And yes I had (and still have) a painful time learning (reading and searching), but I am proud of every little achievement because I owned it
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
I really like that!

Think it's going in my sig..
[XPERIA X1 General] Nocturnal310:
a question..

Does flashing the ROM void the Warranty?
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
that depends on what and how you flash it..

Have you read the warranty or the SEUS docs?
[XPERIA X1 General] xperian:
I like the idea of this reminder BUT I think you should at least add these three links:

1) http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=470

2) http://xdaforums.com/search.php

3) http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Kovsky

A lot of people don't know that there is a ROM subforums (or subforums at all) or that there is a Wiki...

Please add these to your opening post, that would be great. [edit] I just put those in my sig now. Please add them anyways. [/edit]

- If they can't find out you did it: No (Hint: You have to restore stock SPL and ROM before sending it repairs...)

- If you flash an official (!) upgrade, preferably via the official tool SEUS: No.

- All other flashs: Yes
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
Why all they have to do is read and they'll find them happily!
[XPERIA X1 General] xperian:
\

Well, I mean this:

"xda-developers > Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 > Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 > NEW USERS!"

Not everyone knows that you can click on the 1st Sony Ericsson link thing to get to the subforums.

The reason I'm pointing this out is that there are actually no tutorials for flashing (and other ROM related stuff) in *this* subforum. All the things they should read are in the other subforum.

Just put the link in to the ROM subforum (http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=471) or the subforum selection (http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=470), will you?

Thanks.
[XPERIA X1 General] gtrab:
OR... a sticky post here, linking to the ROM DEVELOPMENT subforum

Sticky thread Title could be "NEW USERS: FIND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND LEARN HERE"

:rolleyes:

Another ubiquitous FAQ

Hey WHAT ABOUT WIKI FAQ ???

Never mind... No reading no nothing... and they want "fast answers" at all !! :D

:D
[XPERIA X1 General] Sveno:
I have a suggestion which may resolve this whole noob-questions thing:

What if you made a knowledge base which is both a FAQ and procedure database. (and I really mean procedures in plain easy steps with a lot of explanation)

When someone new asks a question, as a senior member you can quickly look it up (because you know what to look for) and post the link to the relevant article/procedure.

That way, Google doesn't generate hits (or as much) and the person you help will be inclined to look in the database next time he or she has a problem.

The problem as a new user is that most of the time you don't know what to look for when you encounter a problem. So after some reading reading reading ;) you end up asking a question which will probably be annoying to senior members.
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
NO it's not needed;

the first post is to encourage new users to actually take some time to read and find out what this forum (and the rules) are about not hold their hand and wipe their backsides..

@ Sveno.

There already is a FAQ it's called the WIKI but very few people (except me when I can) seem to bother updating it. But then hey that's also in the Sticky I tried to get people to read!

Senior members are NOT here to answer the same questions over and over again from people too lazy to use the search or too lazy to bother reading the threads, we're trying to work out how to improve our devices, that's what this forum is about.

Your suggestion is based on EXACTLY THE PROBLEM, that you seem to think people should join the forum then demand answers to well documented questions and expect other people to do their work for them!

There's a good expression that covers this, it's "arse backwards"...

Here's a suggestion, after all it only came from the site moderators, read and when you find the answer update the wiki!
[XPERIA X1 General] Sveno:
I'm just saying that for new arrivals, what seems like obvious knowledge to senior members is totally new and unknown to them.

You're gonna get swamped by noobs whether you like it or not ... you might consider this a developer's forum, but with WinMo becoming mainstream (thanks to the very manufacturer you're all fan of) it's inevitable that you're migrating towards support.

My only advice is that when users post decent questions and show in their post that they've done their homework, you help them getting better faster, even though you might personally think that the answer is obvious.

Those who abuse this forum for a quick and easy answer without investing any time in looking into the problem themselves ... screw 'm .. just delete their posts or ignore them :D
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
that already happens, see the some of our newest rom cookers

No-one minds a sensible question, and we all have them. Even grumpy gits.. ;P
[XPERIA X1 General] xperian:
No wonder nobody updates the WIKI. You won't even tell the n00bs that it exists. You just tell them to "read". Why don't you tell them to "read the WIKI". That would be much more constructive.

No need to point them to exact answers, but for gods sake point them in *some* direction by telling them "RTFM and the WIKI and the SUBFORUMS, then ask again".)

Your kind of elitist thinking is exactly the reason why noobs post in the wrong subforums and don't know there is a WIKI.

@Sveno: Don't look things up for them, just tell them there is a WIKI and they should read it.
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
I have NO ELITISM.

I ask people to read, because I believe in people becoming self empowered. I work with young people all the time, so I know what happens if you tell people what the answers rather than encourage them to find things out for themselves. They don't learn anything.

now IF YOU HAD READ THE THREAD AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE, which is in my sig, which is what I was askign people to do, you would have seen several times to READ THE WIKI

In fact it's also another sticky!

Imagine if someone came around to your house and went to the toilet on the table, rather than bother to work out where the toilet was, even when there's a great big sign and some basic house rules written down when they first came in that should be the first thing they read!
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45
[XPERIA X1 General] gtrab:
Clearer than ever...

I'll keep trying to restrain myself :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] smokarX1:
It's a 12key slider windows mobile phone. I upgraded to Xperia.

If anyone is interested, feel free to email me

Price: $199 USD

or bid here:

Ebay
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] mohamedtarmohamed:
TF3D Icons based on jerem's Icons

Thanks Jerem

Download Here
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] mohamedtarmohamed:
Anyone Tried These Icons? Any Suggestions?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] aE3-ink:
I haven't tried them, but they look good. Perhaps a screenshot of them in action would help get more interest ?

I made some icons myself but got hardly any replies, bit disheartening at first, but then I didn't worry as I made the icon set for my phone & use them everyday & am happy with them.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] spilanul:
Hy all,

I have an HTC Advantage X7500 and i have this problem, the device shows R NONE when i am booting , and i don't have signal for phone.

I found this solution on hermes wiki.

The phone is unlocked and it have SPL 1.20

ROM : Athena Project Black Dual by PK 3.0 (SPL 1.2)

Problem 5: Device shows NO GSM when booting

* The radio stack is screwed, you don't get GSM signal and the phone says unknown SIM status

* Device won't start after trying to unlock it with HTC Universal Unlocker (HTC_Uni_SIM_Unlock_v1)

Here is how to fix it:

METHOD 1

1. Disable activesync on your computer by right click on activesync icon -> connection settings -> uncheck "allow USB connections".

2. Put your Hermes in bootloader mode

3. Connect device to computer using USB cable.

4. Open mtty.exe and select USB port, then connect.

5. Hit enter twice, you will see the "USB>" prompt.

6.

Type the following commands (do not copy paste!!!)

USB> password 0000000000000000

USB> set 1e 1

USB> erase a0040000 c80000

USB> erase a0cc0000 c80000

USB> erase a1940000 640000

USB> set 1e 0

7. If the password does not work, try password BsaD5SeoA

8. Reset your phone and put it back in bootloader mode

9. If your bootloader version is different than 1.04 then Flash Bootloader version 1.04 (if you can't flash the bootloader version 1.04 (for what ever reason) and you have KITL enabled Rom, then there is final solution - PB_KITL_HERMES))

10. Flash the patched radio used to simunlock the Hermes

11. Your phone should be alive again :)

Can everyone tell if that trick works on x7500? i should try this?

Sorry for my english...
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] will_990:
I also had problems with radio and my x7500, however during my forum research I did never encounter your advice as a possible solution.

Are you sure that another radio upgrade with r1.57 or 1.58won't help?

Setting something on a different device without even knowing its effect or even worse erasing data...I wouldn't do that.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] spilanul:
Last radio that i instaled on device is 1.58 and nothing was happening.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] optyqus:
I had exactly this problem on my hermes/tytn. Suddenly after a reboot it showed No Gsm message and had no signal. Tried other wm5/wm6 rom, tried flashing other radio roms but no effect. When I was flashing radio even though the process was reaching to 100% and the device rebooted, same message occured.

As a final and hopeless solution I tried a SuperCID ( even though my device was already supercid half a year ago)... and this WORKED!!! don't know or how but this definitely solved my problem. I then realised that the Cid process downgraded the radio to a very old version. After that I flashed a newer radio version and my device came back as before.

Isn't there a SuperCID tool for Advantage? I don't recomend you to use the tool intended for hermes, don't mess too much with the radio rom or you will get a brick instead of ppc. As a consolation, your problem is almost 100% a software error, not a hardware malfunction (as long as you din't dropped or smasshed your device), so if you'd have the appropriate tool you should be able to fix it at home
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] will_990:
Only supercid prog for the Athena I'm aware of is the original unlocker (thread found here). Tough choice, since you'd have to hard reset too...:-(

Perhaps you should try to send a pm senior member cmonex, if anyone can help you with the bootloader and mtty commands then its cmonex.
[Touch HD General] BSmart:
Hi,

I took several pictures with the GPS Foto option.

Everyting seemed to be working fine, but now I transferred them to my PC and can't find any GPS info in the EXIF information..

Anyone had succes using the GPS Foto option?

Regards
[Touch HD General] CorruptedSanity:
You need a more advanced one like "exif tool" (search for it with google).

The paste the coordinates in google earth or google maps.

YOu may need to edit the format.
[Touch HD General] funk1980:
I had succes :)

On my mac, it can immediatly link to the location on google maps. Flickr.com canlso place the photos on the map automaticly.

So... great feature!
[Touch HD General] BSmart:
I tried the exif tool and indeed it shows the GPS info.

I also tried uploading it to Flickr, but unfortunately it doesn't recognize the GPS info :(

Is there a way to 'convert' the exif info so Flickr or Picasa will recognize the info aswell?

Thanks for the replies so far..

Edit: Actually, uploading to flickr is working..

Any suggestions to get it to work with Picasa (google?)
[Touch HD General] Johnny72:
You have simply open the photo with, ad example, Paint Shop (but it should work also with the "immage viewer of Windows" and re-save it without changing nothing... then open it with picasa...

If somebody know something more easear...
[Touch Cruise General] imitto:
I have Touch Cruise now with Omnia styled rom

In my car, I have a buildt in bluetooth kit with phonebook and call list sync - it's a pda with windows mobile for autimotive. When a phone is paired with it (and then every time when it connects), it syncs the contacts and the call list with the phone - then you can "remote" the phone from the wheel hands-free. It worked with my prev. phones, and it worked with my HTC with the original rom, and the udk Diamond R8. But it's notsync with M-Amine and this Omnia styled rom. It works as a hands free kit, but the bt sync is not working. Any idea what's the difference between these rom's BT settings?
[Touch Cruise General] andreiileana:
Hi,

Try downloading and installing a program called jetware something...

I had the same problem with syncing contacts with my car stereo, but after installing this software it works flawlessly.
[Touch Cruise General] michelD:
Thanks, I am also interested because my Bluetooth suffers systematic disconnections with my parrots handsfree Minikit v1.03.
[Touch Cruise General] imitto:
Works, thanks!
[Touch Pro CDMA] Litt:
I have the sprint version of the TP and just in the last week phone wont send anything from my gmail account. The odd thing is that it downloads email with out any problem. Anyone else have this issue or a fix for it?
[Touch Pro CDMA] bechard:
GMail did this to me too a few weeks back..

Try prepending your email username with recent:

ie: Username: recent:my_email@gmail.com

That apparently causes Gmail to send mail immediately rather than bundle for 30 days or something weird. Only seems to happen after a months worth of email or so...make that change, and you should be set.
[Touch Pro CDMA] Litt:
Awesome!!! Thanks for the help!!!
[Touch Pro CDMA] Litt:
Also found this fix:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...-86e5-1e53aad7fb7a&displaylang=en&tm#filelist

Apparently this is an issue with WinMo 6.1. Microsoft made a patch available on it's download site.

Too bad the cell providers don't try to push this stuff out to you. :(
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mika34:
Hi. I need to install new software, my cell make me trouble.

Will anybody tell me is the new rom mean new software? or is it something else?

How to install rom to xperia? do i have to use any program?

My phone was bought in england (vodafone) but is sim free, so i using at the moment in ireland (o2) and i have fwe settings from vodafone (media messaging) can i install o2 rom if i have vodafone rom? and whitch rom is better. i see 02 roms X1i_O2_DE_CDF1215-1634_R1AA019 - uploaded, X1i_O2_UK_CDF1215-3293_R1AA020 - uploaded, those are r1aa, and vodafone

X1i_VFE_UK_CDF1215-0285_R2AA007 - uploaded , this is r2aa. Whats the differend between r1aa and r2aa?

my rom ver : 1.02.161.7

Soft ver." R1AA020

Customization Ver: R15A

Customization Variant : VFE_UK
[XPERIA X1 General] fatso485:
i am really slow when typing with the keyboard the keys are narraower than what id like them to be and if i type faster i make too many mistakes. i type a lot my my speed didnt improve much since i bought the device 3 weeks ago. the fastest way for me to type is to use the compct qwerty in the hd-keyboard

am i the only one suffering too much from this? any tips to make my life easier? and btw, i type with my two (fatish) thumbs

sony better fix this in the x2. this is what i hate about the keyboard

-keys too narrow

-too much free spaces between the keys

-not enough travel distance or feedback on some keys

-touch pro keyboad has the very very very usuful number row that help greatly in speed typing and dialing.

-area of keyboard is big but not utalised properly. probably to make the design more attractive
[XPERIA X1 General] Angelusz:
There's no real tricks or hints anyone can give you. It's just a matter of practise, practise and some more... you get the point. You shouldn't expect to type at keyboard speed with two thumbs though. ;)

Granted, I sometimes doublepress a key as well, mainly because the tactile response is kind-of so-so.
[XPERIA X1 General] fatso485:
i understand what you say. and i dont expect a magical trick that will double my speed. it just frustrating that my typing speed is almost the same as the day i bought the thing. the funny part is that the other day i got a change to play with the touchpro for the first time and my speed was so much better
[XPERIA X1 General] George Knighton:
I'm a little faster with a Fuze, I've noticed. I think that's the same as your Touch Pro.

I think with both the Touch Pro

and

the Xperia, it's one of those, "You get it...or you don't" things. People who like one aren't going to like the other an you just cannot talk them out of one and into the other.

The little E71-2 will probably really surprise you with how easy you can type.

Sometimes I'll switch the SIM into an E71-2 when I have to carry something with a smaller profile, and after using it for a day I wonder why on earth I ever got the Xperia.

(sigh)

But, you know what?

I'll probably still get an N97.
[XPERIA X1 General] mobilemodman:
Yeh, coming from a P1i i reckon SE should have done some R&D on the keyboard before releasing it. The P1 was absolutely magical as far as typing goes, very close to keyboard speeds . . . I bought the X1 as an upgrade from my P1i (and because it has a qwerty), but honestly, I think about going back to my P1i . . . love the keyboard on that
[XPERIA X1 General] Tylwith:
i am typing quite fast with mine .

one trick could be to use the autocompletion using tab space when the good world is found
[XPERIA X1 General] MykCer™:
Practice makes perfect....:D
[XPERIA X1 General] fatso485:
thanks tylwith the tab space was surprisengly more effective than what i excpeted.

my biggest issue is that i tend to press a wrong and close lettero the one i really want. i wonder if i can install a dictionay that puts that in consideration. some on screen keyboards do that very well like pocketcm or the iphone
[XPERIA X1 General] fards:
Get a dremel, take one of the conical tips for it and grind the end of your fingers down to points. Should make hitting the right keys a bit easier, eventually when the pains stopped... :D

Seriously I doubt you've got much bigger hands than me (if at all) and I don't have to many problems with the keyboard.

Practice some more, writing out war&peace in pocket word should do it..
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] banone:
I have a push to talk application on my Tytn II which uses either the enter button on the d-pad or the left soft key to transmit. I want to find a way to use this application on the Touch HD. As it doesn't have a d-pad, i was hoping to use the left soft-key. However, on the Tytn II, only the physical button works. The on screen part doesn't do anything when connected. On the Touch HD there is only the on-screen part of the soft-key. Any suggestions on how to solve this is greatly appreciated.:confused:

Banone
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] pai13965:
Anybody which consume more battery? My initial though was WiFi would drain more battery since you'll need to turn on both phone and wifi radio, and Edge you only need to turn on one. But it turns out that EDGE take more battery for the iPhone. So i'm wondering if anybody done any real world testing of which drains more battery. I know that there's some app out there that would measure battery drain but that's per application basics, not the actual connection itself.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Farmer Ted:
Well, you can turn the phone off when you're using wifi. You just won't get any phone calls (which may not be a bad thing).
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] g2tl:
I think he means the power consumption required for using edge to surf the net.

I never thought about it, but since I'm rarely within a free wifi network outside, so this won't matter to me :p