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[S740, S743 General] mnemne:
The GPS on my Rose has never worked and now I have some other strange issues with the phone (cant read or write sms, some pages wont load in explorer etc) - so I thought I'd try a hard reset. Before I do that, however, I would like to know what that implies exactly. Will the phone go back to factory settings? Will all my messages, files and documents be deleted? If so, what is the simplest way to back up, so that I can just restore everything after the hard reset?

Can I take out the memory card before a hard reset and then put it back after, so that I can keep everything that is on there?

Thanks a lot!
[S740, S743 General] davi5:
Hard reset will return your phone to a factory state, i.e. the state when you first got your phone - your messages, files, settings, contacts..etc WILL BE GONE.

You can leave your memory card in the phone, it wouldn't be affected by the hard reset.

There is no direct way of restoring everything.

However you can use this application: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=299705, to back up your messages, contacts, etc. You can even store the backup file on the memory card.
[S740, S743 General] mnemne:
Ok, great, I already have that program. I'm gonna give the hard reset a shot, even though I have warranty left and could as well turn it back to the store I suppose (maybe even get a new one?).

Thank you!
[S740, S743 General] timwb:
If you were to take it to the store, the first thing they would do is a hard reset anyway. Better to save yourself some time doing it yourself. If you still have problems then take it back.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] motocrossmann:
I can't get Coreplayer to play youtube videos. I have a solid internet connection, all other programs work great. It plays local videos fine, and searches youtube, but gives me the whirling circle when I try to play one. Based on other threads, I've tried running benchmark and setting the buffer to 256. Ideas?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] motocrossmann:
Turns out youtube has changed things and Coreplayer needs to catch up:

http://forum.corecodec.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2811

A workaround with poor quality:

'Settings > Preferences > Channels > YouTube > Preferred format'

Change to RTSP
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Dexter_Morgan:
Which is better for backup? Sprite or SPB Backup?

I have read a couple of bad things about Sprite but not SPB.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] zolom:
SPB Backup for sure! work flowlessly on my HD (and previous PDAs). Sprite still yields errors and warnings (in the past it could not handle several (rare) file types)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] mccune:
Do some searching first. Been discussed on numerous phones.

Also a lot of reviews are available.

Very subjective thread. Previous poster is shouting SPB Backup. I prefer Sprite Backup so you can't say which is best.

On top of that you can get a trial of all the backup programs to test them yourself.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Touch_Pete:
I agree I own both and prefer sprite to spb.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] mert361:
I have an English ROM updated TP2 but it's originated from Germany so it has a qwertz keyboard. After the English ROM update using the keyboard for special "FN" chars become too hard as these also changed with ROM.

Can someone look the "curlang" value on "HKLM > hardware > devicemap > keybd > curlang" and write this value. I tired 1031, but FN chars are still not matching.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] skycamefalling:
Decimal is 1031, as you tried. HEX is 407.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] mert361:
May be, FN chars are mapped in a different reg. value. I should "google" more :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] animelover:
You have to change the following Registry entry from:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Tegic\eT9\IME\KeyboardLayouFiles]
"07FF"="eT9.Rhodium.wwe.kmap.txt"

to:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Tegic\eT9\IME\KeyboardLayouFiles]
"07FF"="eT9.Rhodium.0407.kmap.txt"

Hope, that this would help you! :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] mert361:
Thx, it worked.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Choknat:
I need help sir.. my o2 XDA ii mini has button malfunction problem:

Everytime I press the ON button it resets itself.... What should i do?

thanks in advance :confused:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Choknat:
follow up

Please help... i cant upgrade my fone because i cant go on "bootloader" which is (POWER+camera+softreset) because my POWER BUTTON automatically RESETS if it is pressed..... =(
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Choknat:
still no replies? =s
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] ivekkia:
change forum this one is forgotten
[G1 General] turboyo:
Well it seems tmobile finally (as of 24hrs ago) blocked the sidekick plan from being used on different phones like the G1 and the iPhone.. on the iPhone forums theyre talking about something that can make it so the IMEI shows as another so I wanted to know if anything like that would be possible on my phone? I still have a sidekick and data works fine on it with my sim but that phone is a POS and more tightly closed than any other phone on this planet. But if I need its IMEI then i have it :) and please dont tell me to go and pay over 100% more for a G1 plan.. that will be absolute last resort.. BTW the phone still shows as its on a 3G network but everything times out that has to do with data. My Gfs iphone thats on the same plan does the same exact thing but her email works perfectly, I researched and it seems all iphones with the sidekick plan are able to access email but nothing else, i cant access anything.. I really dont want to give up my $15/month unlimited text and data plan
[G1 General] turboyo:
No one else using a sidekick plan? It seems whats actually going on is that tmobile block the hiptop.t-mobile.com apn from using the 8080 port (http), everything works fine for sidekicks because they run on theyre own servers and dont need this. Anyone know a way around this? My email (not gmail) works because it does not use that port to check it Im guessing.. can anyone help me figure a way around this :{
[G1 General] rob_h:
AFAIK, IMEI changing is illegal so I don't thinkl you'll get much help here.
[G1 General] AdrianK:
It is in some places changing the IMEI is illegal, but there are guides on unlocking phones by switching the IMEI in the sections for other phones on XDA.
[G1 General] turboyo:
Well it seams that the IMEI change wont do anything so now what i need is a work around to the http port is there a way i can access anything http without using the 8080 port?
[G1 General] AdrianK:
Remove the port from the APN?
[G1 General] turboyo:
LOL doesnt work it needs that port to browse the internet im guessing? i dont know but my hotmail email works fine im guessng because its another port and on iphones same thing along with some apps that use special ports but it seems that the 8080 port which is tmobiles http one is blocked?
[G1 General] maxinf:
Tmo just cut me off too. ... just when I was getting used to the low price. But I do think its just port restrictions on server side. I was thinking tunneling or a custom rom to bypass would be a possible solution. But hey deep down I knew that it would end sooner or later. It was almost too good to be true
[G1 General] turboyo:
People with iphone are getting through with just setting up a vpn although their connection is slow pob not to slow since they only had edge .. i was used to that 3g speed.. How would a custom rom be able to work around it?
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
OMG thank you!!!

I sound crazy but I just was searching the forums for this and made a post. My sidekick prepaid sim no longer works and I was left scratching my head. Any solutions?

Please please hit me up at imperial.mack@gmail.com or post back...
[G1 General] maxinf:
ok i hope i didnt jynx it for the people who figured out this solution. for all yall who have non g1 data plans one way to get atleast internet browsing access would be to use Opera browser. its available in market and is installable if you have a rooted fone and have wifi access to dl it. google sync or other apps wont work but atleast you could surf the web. proving that a g1 rom mod to use socket connections for data via non-g1 plans would work. hopefully our developers could think of something. LETS GO COOKS LETS GO! this your chance to stick it to the man and corperate america!
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
I can confirm Opera mini works. How bout the VPN stuff?
[G1 General] law_ren_ce:
I can confirm the VPN option works.

http://www.hotspotshield.com/clientless/iphone/

Thats the VPN i used. The only downside is you need cyanogens 3.9.7 rom and when your using browser some weird text is overlayd over the whole page looks the the page coding r something... But i only really use aim on edge so im good!

Edit:

Also Use Steel as your browser. It will get rid of the text. Make sure u use Iphone for the user agent!

Speeds are what you would expect out of edge.
[G1 General] turboyo:
Yea i had seen that one before... so i changed my plan to the shadows i tested it before on another sim and put the sim in my phone worked perfect.. off course when i cancelled my grandfathered sidekick plan and put the shadow on my sim... it no longer works at all ...keep telling me i need a subscription an the vpn wont work either
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
Thats unfortunate about the shadow plan. Guess what we need to do is appeal to devs to make a modded rom to help us.

An Hotspot shield looks like its just for the iphone. I have a g1 so how do I try the VPN stuff out?
[G1 General] law_ren_ce:
If you flash cyanogens 3.9.7 rom it has vpn integration so you can set it up from there. I can confirm it works as i am using it now!
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
Yea I'm sorry but idk nothing about VPN's. I been had 3.9.7 so I'm in luck but can you point me to a tutorial as least?
[G1 General] law_ren_ce:
(NOBODY POST THIS ON T-MOBILE FORUMS WE DONT WANT THIS FIX TO GET..."FIXED!") ;)

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(This is only a temp fix im not sure how long it will work!)

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(Make sure u have the hiptop.t-mobile.com apn set and the edge icon is visable. You probally have to select the "only use 2g networks" option. Im not sure i dont have 3g in my area but i do have that option selected.)

1. Push menu on the phone

2. Then settings

3. Then wireless Controls

4. Then VPN settings

5. Push Add VPN

6. Select Add L2TP VPN

7. Enter the following info

VPN name: HotspotShield

Set VPN server: 64.55.144.10

8. Push Menu

9. Push Save

10. Then click on HotspotShield

Username: ipykhv

Password: ipykhv

11. Push Connect

It should say connected and you will get a ongoing notification with a time thats counting.

If you get that data should work fully.

The only problem is if you use the regular browser you will get weird codes overlaid over any webpage you load.

So you can download "steel" from the market and go to steels settings and for the user agent set it to iPhone, the codes should disappear! :p
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
I can confirm that the VPN method works. Just PLEASE dont post this on tmobile sites and similar. Lets keep this trick going!!!
[G1 General] turboyo:
do maps and all that work then with the vpn set like that? how bout apps like where or sherpa that use data?
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
Well it works on and off, with some frequent timeouts. This is not an official type of workaround but maybe it has to do with HotspotShield and will work better with another. Idk yet, have to test it out more. Market and Youtube worked, didn't try other apps. For the time being, opera mini works by default so at least I can browse...
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
Anyone know of another free VPN?
[G1 General] grokdesigns:
You guys could also try http://itshidden.com/

May fix the browser text issue. I was able to use the browser through this VPN without any issues.

I was also able to setup a VPN server on my Server 2003 box at home using these instructions:

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-5805260.html
[G1 General] JonInAtl:
Another solution would be to actually pay for what you want rather than stealing it.
[G1 General] turboyo:
Your an idiot.. how am i stealing it if im paying for a unlimited data service every month? just because they want to rip u people off for the same **** and make you pay 35? Just like poor new sidekick uses have to pay 35 for the same thing that was 20 not even a few months ago
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
Amen to that, tried of these gremlins comin out of nowhere an telling me that because im payin $30 a month for data only, im stealing ??o_0??

Anyways, what the word on spoofing because VPN fluctuates and we need a semi-permanent fix...
[G1 General] law_ren_ce:
Right how are we stealing the internet if were paying for it?

T-Mobile shouldnt of blocked it because they were getting there money regardless. T-mobile is greedy.
[G1 General] sha.goyjo:
Erm, it's not illegal to VPN, companies just don't LIKE it. But if you are paying for internet access, as far as I'm concerned, basing the rate on the phone is an idiots design.
[G1 General] Diceman4:
As much as I don't personally care about anyone stealing anything that isn't mine, your argument is flawed.

Say you are selling widgets for $5 and your cost goes up to $5 so you raise your price to $10. Would you still think it is not stealing if some guy snuck in your backdoor, took a widget and left $5 on your desk?

Regardless of your opinions of the company, G1 users use more bandwidth than sidekick users, thus they raised the price. Like it or not hacking your way into paying less than the going rate w/out the companies knowledge or willingness is stealing.
[G1 General] agentkalaw:
Hi Diceman,

Although I see your point, I don't really think it's as black and white stealing as you propose it. i couldn't find anywhere in t-mobile's site stating that the sidekick plan was to be used on a sidekick only. Although it may be quite obvious that it was designed for the sidekick, you can't really call it stealing since it was never explicitly stated. I could be wrong though as i only went through the prepaid page and the faq's, as well as the terms and conditions. maybe it's obscurely hidden. Furthermore, reports of t-mobile agents knowing about this and consenting to it just blurs the lines even more as to somehow approve of it's legitimacy. Now the real question is, is T-mobile the one actually stealing and taking the proverbial $5.00 dollars from us? Since we paid for a service which explicitly states that we get unlimited internet which is now being blocked, the money in our T-mobile account cannot be refunded for loss of service or termination of a contract. So who's stealing from who? I know that this may be splitting hairs and any person can tell that both parties just want a good value but to make it seem that the G1 sidekick plan users are actually taking revenue and stealing money from T-mobile is quite disingenuous.

RK
[G1 General] turboyo:
Hmm well to me your analogy is flawed :) , while your comparing products, I am comparing services. Apples to oranges. I'm not complaining that I have a 1st gen iPhone and should be given, or take, the newest one. A better argument would be that I'm paying foor basic cable and want to take the filters off (do those even exist anymore?) to get more channels or something. But thats not really what I was doing i used average 100mb/month on the sidekick and while the first month on the g1 I did use about 220mb I didnt go over 120 the next 2 months, mostly because I have wifi.
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
Don't feed the trolls please...We need to work at a solution...No need to justify our actions cuz we are right...

Anyways I just hit up Cyanogen to see if he can help, only time will tell...
[G1 General] GaLion:
Im running cyanogen's 4.04 rom and i tried to use the vpn method that lawrence wrote out and it won't connect. Anyone else having this problem?
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
This method doesn't really wont anymore from my experience
[G1 General] integlspwr:
any other way to get this to work?
[G1 General] Imperial.mack:
Not that I am aware of
[G1 General] zomgMIKE:
For me, it just keeps trying to connect but never works. Any solution to this ? :(
[G1 General] tytech:
Different for a reason

The hardware, software, firmware, and setup of all cellphones are different for a reason.

If you want the advantages of having one phone over another and what makes them different, you have to pay for what makes the phones different from each other. Sorry to tell you, but if you want the phone to work like it's supposed to, that is how it works.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamsaga:
Hi! :eek:

was working night shift. when I looked on the ground and noticed that the screen on my phone was on. so I graped it to turn it of, when I realiced that it wasn't the screen but the flash on the back next to the camera:confused::confused:. its not as bright as when the flash is actually turned on in the camera menu. and the only way I found to turn it of is by pulling the battery out:(:(, anyone had/has a similar problem.

Michael :D
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] comeradealexi:
there was someone else who had a post about this before - search "light always on" or something like that but there was a recent post with someone who had the same problem
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamsaga:
I did a search. not that i didn't do so before. the only thing that came up was for a different phone (wizard) not for Xperia. been looking around now for the last couple days and haven't been able to find anyone else with a similar problem. well at least on the internet.

any one else

Michael :(:(
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] comeradealexi:
went back through each page looking for it :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=541959

Twas on page ten - but it looks like it never came to a conclusion... sorry dude
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamsaga:
I wonder if he/she did ever fix it:confused::confused::confused:. well if I can't fix it soon I will have to take it back to the shop. :(

Edit: after posting I did another search and wolla. found this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=485701 . this might explain it a liitle bit. after reading does posts I think I better not wast my time. since it really looks like a hardware issue
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamsaga:
well. send it off to three on monday. they called me back yesterday.

the LED is allways on due to the wiring on the main board being corroded. we have disconnected the wire. because the damage is from corrosion we can't fix it under warranty. we are sending it back to you today.

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

were did the corrosion come from. its never been anywere near water. :confused::confused::confused:
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orelsi:
Sweat (perspiration lol)?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stalix:
or maybe if you live near the ocean?

When lights are always on like that it does usually mean there was or is some trace of liquid on the circuits or on the led itself.

When you receive the phone, try disassemble it and clean the corroded circuit with alcohol and it should be good, if its only the short causing the led to always receive power.

That sucks though...
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyVadah:
I was the first to post about this issue. 4 months on or so and I still have the same problem. The light has remained on all the time since then, although not as high intensity a when the flash is on. It's no big deal, you get used to it, like the led lights on the side of the phone. I'd also like to say this has not impacted on the flash whatsoever. It still works
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stalix:
You mean to say that it has been running non-stop(minus restarts) for 4 entire months???:eek:

thats good news for me to know the LED is so durable.

so you haven't tried disassembly and cleaning it yourself, the corrosion that is. I taken my x1 apart already and its not that hard, just have to be gentle.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtyVadah:
Yep. Although remember the intensity is not that high as when you switch on the flash to take a pic. And actually even though the phone is off the led remains on. It's the battery you need to take out. So it's been on constantly for the past 4 months.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lecos:
same problem

so did you ever solve this problem? i have the exact same issue with my xperia. Any help would be appreciated.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Simon D:
I've seen threads saying you don't buy a phone for its camera, but the noise from the Touch Pro 2's camera is unbelievable! Attached are 3 pictures, one from the Touch Pro 2, one from the Touch HD, and one from the Touch Diamond 2.

All were shot at default settings, at 3m pixels, in well lit indoor light, then selectively cropped and magnified by 200% to highlight the noise levels. The Pro 2 even shows an enormous amount of noise outside in bright light!?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] shadixs:
try to set the ISO as low as possible.. 100 for example
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Weed1:
Does anyone know if the problem with the camera is hardware or just a poorly made camera driver? as I have had a 3.2 mp phone camera before and it seemed to take better pics.... Strange dont you think?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] terta:
digicams

well, without going too much into the physics of camera sensors, some rule of thumbs:

- the smaller the CCD sensor (for same resolution), the smaller the pixels, the greater the noise!

- you cannot build a good camera without good optics / lenses. usually, mobile phone cams have very poor lens quality - don't expect anything :)

- you can correct noisy pictures to some extent by post-processing (can be done by the cam HW itself or by SW) but you'll loose details.

consequences:

- if you want to shoot nice photos, buy a digital camera

- if you still want to shoot photos with your mobile, make sure light conditions are bright!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Simon D:
I've tried that, and whilst outdoor pictures in good light are ok, indoor ones at 100 ISO come out blurry because a higher ISO speed is needed.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Simon D:
I understand all of this, but I'm merely showing the difference between 3 "similar" HTC devices, where two are "acceptable" and one seems to exhibit an enormous amount of noise?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] terta:
as you also wrote, "similar" in quotemarks...

- we don't know which camera HW is mounted in the devices (there can be cams from different OEM vendors even in the very same type of device depending on production series)

- we don't know what post-processing software (with which settings) is used...

I'm not surprised at all by the miserable quality :)

/edit: sorrily, I cannot see the so-called EXIF info in the pics (the forum engine cuts this out), from which we could see the parameters with which the images were taken (eg. which ISO sensitivity was applied, etc.)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] jake_tenfloors:
Having a bit of trouble with my backlight.

Trying to make it stay on whilst i'm running sportypal when on battery life.

Now, i've set it to exceptions list on G-light, set up everything on the power settings & it still turns of after 30 seconds.

Anyone got any advice??

Cheers,

Jake