yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G1 Android Development] xsivelybad:
Great Idea!!

I always found it difficult to find the info I wanted on builds. I am just too lazy to do anything about it! Kudos to you sir. This forum is really going places...too bad we are all still sitting behind our laptop screens! I will hop on there and check it out shortly...see if i can put my two cents in anywhere. I have probably tried everyones build so maybe I can help. Keep up the great work DEVs!
[G1 Android Development] jay652:
Would any mods be in favor of stickying this? It doesn't really require much discussion, so it's likely to slip down the pages, but it really should be visible for everyone to see. Adding it to the informative thread list is defintiely a good start, but keeping it in plain sight on the main page might stop (at least some) people from asking if ROM X has app Y or feature Z every other post.

Any thoughts?
[G1 Android Development] wddglr:
It should be added to the very top. You know most people don't read all of the links.

or a new section

[Android Databases]

Android ROM Build DATABASE [http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=517506]

Google Doc Build SpreadSheet [http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=537509]

Yes it's small but it picks out the two threads that can save some time for others.
[G1 Android Development] alapapa:
agreed...i'll make the change. check it out in a few..

edit: done -- now it's at the top and the bottom so people don't have an excuse for missing it ;)
[G1 Android Development] jay652:
It's been less than a day since the spreadsheet launched, and already, it's looking pretty good. We have some builds nearly completely filled in, and other's have already been started. Keep up the good work!

PS: Developers, I would suggest updating this when you release a new update -- maybe even include a link to it in your original post. That way, you won't get the "Does this ROM include this?" questions every other post.
[G1 Android Development] njuncos:
some very immature asshole has just ruined it.

oh well, maybe this should check your age with a credit card so the teenies don't mess with it.
[G1 Android Development] njuncos:
sweet, it just got restored!
[G1 Android Development] wddglr:
apparently the little joker likes the word "nigga"
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
So, I just got my G1 back after it stayed for a week in this Chinese repair shop. The Chinese men were not successful.

I'm just about to leave for the T-Mobile store. After I figure whether the warranty is in effect, I will come up with a clever reuse to trick the T-Mo man into sending in my brick for repair.

What's the best lie to tell?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tissle:
Hi,

I was too careless to follow directions and ended up bricking my phone.

Can you give another G1, so I can do the same?

thanks

:)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
I'm afraid that won't work. Unless I pay the salesman like $50 to keep his mouth shut.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saiboogu:
Just tell them you got an OTA and it never booted back up. Must have been a corrupt download or something.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
So I can just tell them I was updating to cupcake and it won't boot?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wddglr:
This is the best one. It's more efficient if you do it over the phone.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
Thanks for the replies. I was thinking of just going to the store, since it's on my way to work. What's the downside of telling them in person?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saiboogu:
Pretty much, just leave out the "I was updating.." bit. Blame the phone. "It said there was an update available. I hit OK, and it went dark..." :)

wddglr has a good idea about calling to save the trip. And a funny quote too. :D

EDIT: Missed your reply. Well, I don't have a store within an hour of me, so I would always wind up calling. If you have the choice though.. Might be easier to pull it off without worrying about the look on your face. Not sure of any other downsides, since I never deal with any stores.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
Alright thanks so much. Since it's on my way to work, I'll just stop by at the T-Mo store and tell them. Hopefully my warranty is still in effect...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superGOAT:
I literally just went through this if you've had you're g1 for less than a year just call tech support and they will send you a new one free of charge (you might have to pay the shipping depending on your insurence plan) good luck.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
Thanks for the reply Supergoat. WAIT, you have to have an insurance plan to get it repaired?!?! Warranty alone doesn't work?!?!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saiboogu:
I think he's implying that you might need to pay for shipping on warranty swaps if you don't have insurance. Not that you need insurance for the warranty itself.

And I think that only applies on the phone anyway.. I've heard stories of people swapping in person, doubt they'd charge shipping then. Good luck.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diceman4:
This may be a stupid question, but do you have to return the old one?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
I just got off the phone with them, and they told me they can't do anything since I bought the phone from craigslist. He gave me HTC's phone number and told me to call them, since they will be able to do something. I'll call tomorrow morning since they're closed now, and see what they say. The T-Mobile representative said he doesn't know how much they'll charge or if they'll charge me at all. Hopefully this works out.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Metatronx:
I had a similar situation since I also bought my phone off craigslist. HTC kinda gives you that threatening if they notice anything was modified on the phone you get charged bit. I was fortunately able to downgrade the phone to an RC29 (are you sure you shouldn't be attempting to throw that on instead of 7) then I upgraded it up with normal rc33 then cupcake. They took it and replaced my mainboard (my phone was overheating and unable to charge a battery fortunately the T-Mobile star gave me one of the stores batterys from a display device which gave me enough time to downgrade and get back up to cupcake) and didn't charge me anything so I lucked out. Goodluck!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
I just got off the phone with HTC. Before I bricked my G1, it was RC29. They sent me shipping instructions and everything, and said I should be paying only for shipping, and $39 or less for repair. Hopefully everything goes well. I'll post my results.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damnitpud:
Sometimes you can lie and say you bought the phone from a tmobile authorized dealer and they will swap it out. Just say it was a t a booth in the mall. This has worked for me in the past.

Also for the info on TMobiles warranty policy, if the phone was bought from them or a authorized dealer they will replace the phone for free, if you tell them the thing won't turn on they will not make you go thru more then taking out the battery and SD Card then putting the battery back in. If you tell them the phone will power on they walk you thru a bunch of steps. On a couple of my exchanges the rep sent me out a new phone, battery and wall charger.

You do have to send the broken one back, they send you a shipping label with the refurb phone they send you. Within the first year of owning a new phone with TMobile, insurance is only used if the phone is lost/stolen, water damaged, you broke it on purpose or you tell them strait out "i was flashing the newest JACHero ROM and blam it bricked!"
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] question.com:
just call and say your phone isnt working. thye will try to wipe it, tell them its not working. they will send you a box with the new phone. you send back th eother one. dont say **** you dont have to. just keep it simple. DO NOT TELL THEM ITS ROOTED.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
Well I'm going to ship it to HTC today, and they should be replacing it for free (I hope). I did go through HTC with this, not T-Mobile. T-Mo kicked me after I told them I didn't buy it from them. I told HTC I bought it from a private seller and they were like "ok that's cool."
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splitkooks:
I too once freaked out (not to be confused with my earlier freekeout) when my JFroot-to-cyanogen-to-hero theme went AWRY, and bricked at the g1 logo....

I sat there thinking of how much I screwed this one up, and promptly realized that insurance covers anything....and yes I will say, ANYTHING.

there is no limit to a customers stupidity

so without hesitation i made my 13 minute drive.

waited 10 minutes for a tmobile rep. explained that i booted up my phone this morning and it never booted after 2 hours of pocket time....also threw in that ive been on hold for a good hour restarting and trying differnt tricks...

without any hesitation, she typed up a few things, checked in the back and i was onm my way....

she said that if anything happens to bring it back, and if the next 3 brick aswell, then they will automagically give me a NEW phone....IE DIFFERENT model...as to keep who she repeatedly referred to me as a good "customer" happy :)

so im psyched. they don't know how lucky they were. and my new (seemingly) faster dream are back at it...

just biding time for that XDA app to get out of beta (or atleast become more stabile)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splitkooks:
this is key here all...

If you say youve rooted...of anything of the sort

they will/can/and dont mind voiding any contracts you have with them...

.....it just broke.... Thats all...everrr
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snofrandy:
I just said I did a hard reset on my phone because an app crashed hard. then it just got stuck in the G1 screen. Bam! new phone in 3 days. Returned the bricked one, problem solved
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
I never told them about any rooting or anything. The guy said my warranty will cover any repairs/replacements as long as there is no water damage, physical damage, or third party-software/hacks. Obviously my G1 was rooted. The brick happened after I flashed the radio (was supposed to flash it BEFORE SPL, not after). They have no method of telling it's been rooted and/or hacked, do they? Because then they'll make me pay for repairs.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snofrandy:
ya that's where mine failed too...flashing the radio after the SPL. But so far, I haven't heard from T-Mo and it's been more than a week since I sent the package.

-Randy
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
Yeah. That's the best way to brick a G1. They can't tell it's been rooted though, can they? I doubt they can access that info through the hardware, but it's worrying me a bit. I'm hoping for a free repair/replacement.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolemnWishing:
Just to let you guys know, you guys aren't receiving new G1's in the mail, they are refurbs -_-, but pretty close to new as almost everything is swapped off.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DOHCtor:
I work at T-Mobile and all I do is steal a new one whenever I would brick one.

I'm joking. I don't work at T-Mobile
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g1junky:
wow thats nice haha
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rondey-:
Has anyone gotten their phone replaced by the tmobile insurance? I got pretty drunk the other night, fell down with my phone in my pocket and it cracked the screen. Was just wondering how much they should charge me.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diceman4:
the charge is either $110 or $120 I can't remember, but Asurian charges an assload to replace any smartphone.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minogue:
you have to pay the deductible of $130
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rondey-:
yeah i figured it would be around $100 or so, why does beer taste so good
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B-man007:
Its evolution at work :P

I wonder if you can lie about where you got the phone from... will they check the IMEI? If i say i got it from tmo or full price, how do they check?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saiboogu:
I don't know for sure about T-Mobile, but from my experience with pre-merger Nextel and post-merger Sprint, the carrier should have sales records available. Can't imagine why they wouldn't, if Nextel had it ~6-7 years ago. If you said you bought it from them, they'd look it up to verify when it happened. And yeah, the IMEI is probably associated with your account somewhere - even if the CSR doesn't check, the service center probably will.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B-man007:
*sigh*

i guess htc will have to cover me
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] remiks3:
Well if the warranty is in effect you don't have to worry, because even if you brick the phone, you can get a replacement for free (you might have to pay shipping). As long as there's no water damage. I've done this numerous times, in fact, I swapped my g1 about 5 times already, due to the fact that I didn't turn Data Roaming off on all those G1's, which caused my phone to shut off every few hours.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whatchamccallum:
play dumb.. put on a poker face
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyrowithydro:
Im on my 3rd g1. Both replacements were free. no insurance. just payed shipping. its so easy .. definally call them. dont go to the store in person
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
I got a call from HTC Customer Support yesterday, and they told me that they received my phone. I'm awaiting a call from them today and see when they'll ship me a new one.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThR1LL:
Ok not totally offtopic but here it goes. I currently have a working G1 which has insurance and is still under warranty. I'm thinking about flashing Haykuro's SPL and was wondering if I brick this phone will they replace my phone despite me having some physical blemishes due to multiple drops on concrete lol?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nasman1993:
If it's under warranty, just tell them what I did, you should be fine. The only thing you'll have to pay for is shipping. I'm still waiting for them to ship back my phone. They replaced my MB, and shipped it Thursday, it's Sunday today, FedEx is taking forever.

But dude, seriously. DO YOUR RESEARCH before doing any type of flashing. I made a mistake of flashing the radio after the SPL, next time I won't be a s***head and I'll do it correctly. You can't use the fact that they'll replace your phone for free as something to lean on.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hedjemunkee:
Keep it simple stupid

When you brick a phone...you can take it in to the store. I bricked my Bronze and took it to a store. I told the guy I got an update and it wouldn't power back on. He looked at it long enough to see that it wouldn't go beyond the G1 load screen and promptly brought me a Black one out of the back room.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackElvis79:
I had bricked my first G1 (or thought I did. found out later it was just a bad file), took it to T-Mo store. They went through all the TS steps, confirmed it wasn't working. I thought they would give me a new one there, but they had to call CSC because it was still under warranty, and I had to order a new one from them. S&H was about $19 for express shipping (2 -3 business days), and T-Mo gave me a loner phone until I got my new one. The new one comes, take the battery, back, SIM, and SD, outta the old, put it in the box, slap the stickers on it, and send it on it's way.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lotherius:
thought I'd clarify a few things here...

1. Nowhere in the troubleshooting process do we... erm, does t-mobile ask you if you rooted your G1. What we don't know won't hurt us.

2. Yes, we check the IMEI. If the tech doing the exchange forgets, the return center won't forget. The terms at the end of the call will state "you will need to return the device that qualified for the exchange" which means the IMEI we show on your account as covered and only that one. Otherwise you are going to be charged a restocking fee that is basically full retail

3. If you dropped the phone on concrete 5 times, by god don't tell us. We will be required to void your warranty for physical damage and note the account. Just tell us "it has a few minor scratches, but nothing broken".. If the return center determines there's physical damage, they'll charge you $100 but that's way less than a new phone if you're not up for contract.

4. Yes, you need to have bought the phone from T-Mobile. I bought my G1 on ebay and I know for a fact that there's no warranty even though it was literally "new in box"... bought it from a dealer who activated the wrong phone for a customer, and that sets the warranty the moment the first SIM is popped in, nobody else will ever have a warranty on the phone. Warranty is NOT transferable.

5. In-store exchanges... A few stores do this - not many. It depends on stock levels, and if it is an "ISWE" store. Mostly in NYC and a few other high traffic areas. Some stores will swap a device if they know they can fix it on their own time later, such as if it is a software issue - usually these will not be corp. stores, and who knows what you'll get in exchange.

6. Yes, if you buy your phone at a mall kiosk you're rolling the dice on getting a warranty. Chances are you overpaid, got a 2 year contract, and got a device that was bought off ebay. No warranty for you. And the only way you can get an agent to override the IMEI on the warranty is if the dealer is willing to give his dealer ID and verify he sold you the device. In which case, if it is determined that it doesn't qualify for a warranty, the dealer will actually get docked the cost.

Any other t-mo warranty questions just PM me :)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timmymarsh:
People,

Unless im missing something, this is fraud!

Do what you like but do not post fraudulant topics on XDA, we cannot tolerate this.

For that reason I am closing this thread.

Tim.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] rogershroed1991:
I installed this awhile ago and tried uninstalling it today but it just says something like "this program was not completely uninstalled. would you like to remove it from the list of installed programs?" and you choose yes/no, and your choice doesn't make a difference because it keeps showing up in the list anyway. Does anyone know how to uninstall this? thanks.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] rogershroed1991:
buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuump
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] anhphe076:
Hard Reset PPC!! OK!!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] rogershroed1991:
Too much trouble. There must be a way to uninstall a program without having to wipe the entire device.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV Themes and Apps] biomy:
first as you do with any other program :

go to settings > all settings > system tab > Remove Programs > sellect IPC BlacK Dailer > and click remove ..

if it has problems so install black dailer again, and then do the the same steps above..

i wish it works with u..

goodluck
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] macleo:
Any developers can make symbian icons to change the default icons for windows mobile 6.5
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] totoaucabinet:
I tried to install Advanced_Configuration_Tool_v3.3 and v3.2 but it doesn't work.

After install, i start the program and there is an error message: "unexpected error occurred in AdvancedConfig.exe"

Somebody can help me?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] tkalli:
Have you installed net framework 3.5?

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[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] totoaucabinet:
No... So, i have installed and now it's OK !!!

TANKS THANKS THANKS :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] paranoia5h:
thx a lot :D
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
Hey guys. I've done with this little application for converting Images to RGB565 and back from RGB565 to png, gif, jpg etc.

EDIT: Version 0.3 is out. Added direct splash1 flash feature and "strange-bug" fixed (at least I hope it is).

Get it here http://www.mediafire.com/?yroknozmkj2

Thanks to Koush. The idea of this application is based on his source codes (and application of course).

TO-DO in next versions:

- add Icon (anyone interested in creating one?)

- add more output formats (in RGB565 to Image convertion)

- rewrite for Linux & Mac (into Mono)

- add feature to select from which device screen shot will be taken (if there are more than one)

- add ability to backup splash1

- multi-language support

- list of PixelFormats and you can choose (for devices with other BPP-s (like oPhone))

There is two files, "RGB565Convertor.exe" and "librgb565.dll".

First one is just the main window with UI. Opening and Converting is in this library so you can use it in your application if you want. Mine is written in C#.

I will release full source codes soon (when I will get changes done and full comments ;)
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
Changelog:

v0.3

Added feature to flash splash1 to device.

Fixed bug when no device was connected and "Screenshot" button was pressed.

v0.2

Added ability to make screenshot's (from first connected device/emulator)

v0.1 - First release

Can convert images to RGB565 and back.

By the way, if you want to try RGB565 to image conversion, try this:

Download ADB (if you dont have it till now)

And type

adb pull /dev/graphics/fb0 C:\screenshot.rgb565

it will pull an screenshot from your device (C:\screenshot.rgb565 replace with path you want but you need to use rgb565 or bin extension to be opened by my app)
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
Version 0.2 is out, now with screenshot feature! Download link in first post!
[G1 Android Development] gwydionwaters:
can i use mono to run this on mac?
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
You can try but I'm not sure if it will work (screenshot wont because these binaries are for windows only). But I have the conversion for other OS-es in my To-Do...anyway, that one is developed under .NET 2.0 so it wont be too hard to port it i hope.
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
New version v0.3 in first post!
[G1 Android Development] dragon4000:
Sorry to ask this... so, is this to change the splash screen on the phone?? Thus making custom?? Sorry for the noobish question
[G1 Android Development] ebadevil:
I'm very sorry... I'm sorta a n00b when it comes to this also but what exactly does this accomplish?
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
It's windows application that is built to get first boot logo (T-Mobile G1) changeing simplier. With this you can select image and hit flash splash1 button and it will flash it on your phone directly ;). It also allows to take screenshots or convert rgb565 binary files to "readable" image formats.
[G1 Android Development] pixel-painter:
Awesome app, works great and very easy to use.... thanks you so much for this :D
[G1 Android Development] carlitozway57:
It got the phone into the SPL and then the program froze on me. Rebooted and it didn't successfully flash. Using Windows 7 x64
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
I dont know if it's not because of the x64 architecture. I can't check that out. I found one bug which is similar to that one. I will upload new version shortly.
[G1 Android Development] bloopblah:
hm strange. it's not working for me. i wonder what the problem is.
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
Not working...what is not working? I need to debug it and I hope you guys will help me with it.
[G1 Android Development] bloopblah:
well it got into the phone into SPL but didn't flash successfully. I still have the default t-mobile g1 splash image.
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
Yep, I'm working on that strange bug. I will release v0.4 shortly.
[G1 Android Development] bloopblah:
nice. keep up the good work!
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
Check out new version 0.3b in the first post. That "strange-bug" should be fixed. Just try and say if it is fixed. :) Thank you guys for testing ;)
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
EDIT: Dont download v0.3b. I've created small bug with fixing the "strange-bug". Wait for v0.3c (which should have fixed both).
[G1 Android Development] DeToX-cz:
Bug free (i hope) version v0.3c in the first post.