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[Droid Eris Android Development] Gervin:
ROOTING - what ROM?

Question:

I'm currently running the 2.1 leaked. However, if I get my hands on a 1.5 standard phone, and then ROOT it, can I run...

- the original 1.5 ROM

- the leaked 2.1 ROM

- cooked ROMS (I assume yes).

- downgrade from any of the 2.1 back to 1.5 (I know we can't with the leaked ROM, but that's w/o ROOT access, so will ROOT access allow downgrading?).

I wonder because before I screw with my phone too much, or pay another $50 for the fun of rooting, I want to know what I'm getting into.

Lots of experience with WIndowsMobile phones, but you had to TRY hard to brick a 6800. These Google phones are a bit different.
[Droid Eris Android Development] roscoenr:
when it gets to the screen after boot up holding the volume down and power button it loads the file and then gives me the options

fastboot

recovery

clear storage

sim lock

when i hit fast load it gives me bootloader, reboot, reboot bootloader, power down.

if i hit recovery it gives me a warning triangle and does nothing and wont let me do any thing. i took out the batter after 30 min and it let me go back to the 1.5unrooted. pls help me get this done
[General Topics] dash4g:
So I got this little gem from reddit, and thought I would post it here and see what people think:

What do you guys think? Viable?
[Nexus One Accessories] rotohammer:
I was just about to click "add to cart" for another premium car mount when I said to myself "This is the 3rd $70 car mount in 12 months, are you insane?".

Yes, I said.

But then I got the idea of building a powerful magnetic mount that would work on any new phone, just glue a flat washer to the back of each phone case. So off I went, looking for some old/damaged hard drives for the super strong magnets inside.

Heres what I came up with. The car mount is a bracket that I bought from McMaster-Carr Stk# 1492A15 ($47.40). The desk mount is from a $6 ebay phone mount that I bough for my Touch-HD. I used Gorilla Glue to attach the magnets to the mount plates, and to the flat washer on the back of my Nexus One. Let that sit over night. Below that is a wad of hot melt glue that I applied, let cool for 30 seconds, then stuck the phone onto the mount to compress the glue to make a perfect fit anti-skid area.

Now the phone jumps right into place and doesn't budge, but it is easy to just tilt the bottom up to release.

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[Nexus One Accessories] Henchman:
Don't you think it would be smarter to attach the washer to a $10 removeable case, than a $500 phone?
[Nexus One Accessories] rotohammer:
We may differ on our definitions of smart, but since my last two phones cost over $900 each, and now they sit wasted on my desk, making a non-aesthetic mod to my $500 phone doesn't really bother me. Chances are I'll have a new phone in 2 months anyway (If AT&T gets a decent HTC model).

Ok, to answer the question, yes, it would be smarter, but it still works in my Nexus One Dock :)

After reading though everyone else's car mount experiences, its an expensive crapshoot, unless you make your own mount. I've bought all sorts of mounts in the past, 3 Brodit, and many others. All had some pitfall, and all excluded using a skin or shell.
[Nexus One Accessories] John_duh:
I'm toying with the same idea ... espacially after seeing the touchstone mod some guy did.

One question though, can't you mount the washer inside the battery cover in stead of outside ?
[Nexus One Accessories] rotohammer:
I just tried placing a dime on the battery, but the cover just won't fit. My micrometer measures that at .0047in. I ordered some 6mm x 1mm round N35 magnets (.0039in.) , which I plan on trying inside the case. Plain steel wont cut it.

If the magnets won't fit, I'll heat one and melt it into the inside of the case in a circular pattern of 3 or more, then glue in 3 fresh ones. Neodymium magnets weaken over 80C.

Update: I had a smaller magnet from a 2.5" drive handy and it fit inside the case of my Touch-HD, and it seems to have enough power to hold the phone to the mount. It would be better if the mound of glue was flush with the case, but the fact that its holding well means I'll be able to do the same with the Nexus One with multiple thinner magnets.

The key is having some non-skid material against the back of the phone so it doesn't rotate easily.

Update2: I made a video showing how well it works, ie: with the non-optimal non-skid area, the phone back is not flush with the mount magnet.

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[Nexus One Accessories] rashid11:
Glad to see another fellow McMaster customer from me home state of NJ :)

I like the idea, pure brilliance ! One could use "rare earth" magnets - these are frequent on Ebay are extremely strong. They normally come in cylindrical shapes - say 3/8" OD by 3/4" length.

The magnets function ought to be to keep the device from flying off the mount. I'd fashion a "lip" of sorts, to hold the device against gravity (so it doesnt slide off the mount).

In my case, I bought 2 common "cell phone" mounts, with suction cups from AutoZone. The neck can be bent in whichever way one find convenient and it is plentry sturdy.

I then drilled a hole in the adapter's bottom plate and through the said hole, I have routed a micro USB cable, very tightly (yeah, one could use hot glue too, mines are both friction fits).

Now, I just slide the N1 into the cradles, so that it mates with the micro USB end protruding from the bottom of the cradle's plate and it works real fine. The USB connector provides juice to the phone, while driving AND acts to hold the the device in the cradle.
[Nexus One Accessories] mesajoejoe:
Are there any issues with using a magnet so close to the phone. I think I read something alone the lines of such somewhere
[Nexus One Accessories] rotohammer:
I can tell you, theres no need for a lip, the phone isn't going to pop off the mount :)

My vehicle is a Hummer H3 with 33" tires, not a very smooth ride at all. My phone doesn't budge.
[Nexus One Accessories] rotohammer:
None so far. I used the phone for 45mins while driving with the phone in the mount and I noticed no issues, no dropped calls.

Its some much nicer to look at and operate without a big ugly, clunky plastic contraption holding it in place. Its easy to hit the side buttons or plug in the charger cord.
[Nexus One Accessories] altarity:
I'm pretty sure I screwed up my old iphone 2g lcd by carrying it in my pocket with some rare-earth magnets that I got from dealextreme. The colors on one area were messed up and then eventually a few dozen pixels went dead.

I'm not an electrical engineer, but I'm sure nervous about using those crazy strong magnets close to anything that depends on the flow of electrons. just saying...

dealextreme.com is an excellent place to get rare earth magnets (and other weird crap) I'm in no way affiliated. I just think every self respecting gadget nerd should know about it.
[Nexus One Accessories] bradyonly:
Wouldn't the magnet mess with the compass? I've heard reports of people saying cases with magnetic latches have damaged the compass. (That was with the Magic though.) They say it doesn't report properly after using the case for an extended amount of time.
[Nexus One Accessories] rotohammer:
Yes, the magnet renders the compass useless. I'd never use the compass while its mounted anyways (at my desk or while driving), so it a non-issue. So far after 2 days in the mount, no damage or alteration of the compass reading has occurred.

As soon as I damage something, I'll immediately post a note here.
[Nexus One Accessories] Part Four:
Hideous!!!
[Nexus One Accessories] rotohammer:
In the engineering world, we call it a "proof of concept". Its allowed to look hideous. I'm working on another 2 variations, after which I'll build the visually aesthetic version 1.0 Deluxe Professional Platinum Edition.

Now that I ordered my new AT&T Nexus One today, Ill get a second chance to make a version that doesn't modify the outside case of the phone.
[Nexus One Accessories] smot13:
looks like it gave your windshield a serious crack :D
[Nexus One Accessories] spaceman_spliff:
Excellent. I was about to toss that 2.5in hard drive because it wasn't heavy enough to function as a paperweight.
[Nexus One Accessories] rotohammer:
Yeah, I forgot to mention that the magnetic pull is so strong toward the vehicle floor that it instantly cracked the windshield. Thats why I now rest the bracket on the dashboard.

I think my insurance covers "damage due to homemade magnetic accessories" somewhere, I'm still looking.

What you can't see is that theres a small adhesive rubber square under the extension latch between it and the dashboard, so I don't scuff it up. Note that the mount is very rigid and barely vibrates while driving, making it easy to read and operate the phone (and break many laws).
[Nexus One Accessories] mynameisjon:
Are you kidding me? The magnet cracked your windscreen?
[Nexus One Accessories] rotohammer:
I was just kidding. The windshield cracked when a piece of a truck leaf spring flew like a boomerang across the highway into the windshield. I was happy it didn't hit my truck body, as my windshield already had 4 dings/cracks from bolts/rocks from driving on the NJ Turnpike.
[Nexus One Accessories] zee123456789:
4 months later. Do you still use your magnetic car?

Did you find out any issues with the magnetic field that could have harm your phone?

I built my own and I just need to be sure before use mine every day.
[Nexus One Accessories] xxmonsterx:
correct me if im wrong, but i thought that magnets could permanently render the compass useless?
[Nexus One Accessories] ccalbat:
I love tech-types...

$500 for a new phone? No problem!

$250 for a new windshield ? We're going to have to wait on that...

Don't worry, I'm the same way!
[Nexus One Accessories] methodz:
i have a setup where i use a hard drive magnet. that magnet is STRONG!!!

only fitted the magnet into a square that i filled with black shoe goo so you cant see the reflective silver. stuck a strong adhesive pad onto my dash and glued the magnet to it. then i made a custom bracket and painted it black and at the end of that is a kingston universal mount.

works like a charm, again that magnet is strong.
[Nexus One Accessories] clickwir:
If the compass is useless, how does that affect navigation? Doesn't navigation use the compass AND the gps to help get a better sense of where you are going and when you turn?

I'd love some kind of mount for in the car, just none that I've seen so far look like they will work in a small Civic and always have some major drawback.
[Nexus One Accessories] SiNJiN76:
Curious...any damage to the N1?
[Nexus One Accessories] cmarti:
Tehe! Your windshield is broken...
[Nexus One Accessories] xyellx:
I dont think a magnet so near the sdcard/simcard/battery is smart ...

digg'ing old posts yay!
[Nexus One Accessories] msnuser111:
Just an FYI,it wasn't the magnet that did that to your iPhone,it's a known problem with the iPhone 2g,mine did the same thing without any magnets near it,and if you look on ebay,there are always a ton of them with the same problem.
[Nexus One Accessories] flappjaxxx:
Why not just get the official car dock?
[Nexus One Accessories] Jgobeil:
Humm... a 1" velcro strip on the phone, another one on the dash and you're done ! I have be doing this for years without problems.
[Nexus One Accessories] mik101:
x2... ive done that as well as the cheap ebay snap on case and some double sided tape. hehe. My N1 currently snaps in by my gauge cluster, where a microusb is located to charge it and a headphone jack running to aux in on my headunit. :)
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
Now what am I gonna do at work?!

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361182,00.asp
[Hero CDMA General] wcgbmd:
I was unaware of sprint canceling nfl.
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
I read yesterday that NFL mobile is going to Verizon when the draft starts in April.
[Hero CDMA General] Pyro8:
get Google Scoreboard from market then you will be ok without Sprint NFL. there are plenty nfl app in market. or m.nfl.com on web browser.. Fook Sprint NFL.
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
but you cant watch the games online. Especially at work. They are also getting Red Zone which is awesome.
[Hero CDMA General] dmc971989:
do you really think it will take very long for someone to crack that program?
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
I dont know dmc. If they do I really hope they will make it better. hah
[Hero CDMA General] fixxxer2008:
doesn't bother me as i hate football and i always uninstall this app. :p
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
As do I, I do uninstall too. But I like the widget that kept me up to date with my Boys.
[Hero CDMA General] ejqr5:
God, I miss my Slingbox!
[Hero CDMA General] sleejay:
so now we can stop deleting it. yay.
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
Slingbox..........?
[Hero CDMA General] ejqr5:
Slingbox is a box that you can connect to your Cable/Directv box and it streams your tv signal to your phone. They haven't made an app for it in Android. I used to use it all the time with my Winmo phone.
[Hero CDMA General] knx2:
Don't freak.. Sprint is replacing it with a program that does the same things. Sprint cannot use NFL name anymore but all the features will be the same.
[Hero CDMA General] fixxxer2008:
i wonder why sprint lost this app? sorta makes you wonder!
[Hero CDMA General] knx2:
They are losing money on the plans and dumping all money into Clearwire for 4g rollout.

I know because I work for them... well... just got layed off.. more money to clearwire... dirty bastards.

Oh and cannot afford to sponser the NFL this year.
[Hero CDMA General] magicalan:
i always uninstall it
[Hero CDMA General] fixxxer2008:
figured!

i think sprint will be bought out in the next few years! they have been a sinking ship for far too long.
[Hero CDMA General] :
WIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Hero CDMA General] pb4life754:
with the new sprint football app there will be live college and pro games from espn and nbc included in the app on 03-31-2010 if u open up the nfl app it will ask u to download the new app which is going to better than the nfl app because they dont have to get nfl approval to show a game on their phones
[Hero CDMA General] knx2:
Sprint & NFL Parting Ways on 4/1/10

Effective 4/1/10, Sprint will no longer sponsor the NFL. Therefore, on 3/31/10, NFL Mobile Live will be replaced with a new application called Sprint Football Live. Sprint Football Live will be FREE to customers with any data plan. Existing NFL Mobile Live customers will be prompted to download Sprint Football Live.

All the info I have.
[Hero CDMA General] samrozzi:
ok what it is, basically sprint cancelled nfl mobile contract and gave it away. and instead on sprint tv now we can watch even more, so yes, no fantasy football etc..

now we will have ESPN Mobile.

we will be able to watch live sport games ranging from nfl, nba, ncaa, golf etc...

LIVE sports broadcasting now.
[Hero CDMA General] menzo44:
WOW I hope this is true that sounds great. That kind of falls in line with sprint tv getting the espn channel the other day.
[Hero CDMA General] kellybrf:
it is true, sprint released a presser on it a few days back. espn has always been availble from sprint tv, but now it is included in the premier pack rather than being an add-on via sprint tv extra.

also, sprint declined to renew the contract b/c vzw paid a 50% premium over what sprint was paying. the app was awesome, but i cant imagine it being worth the three quarters of a billion dollars that vzw paid for the rights
[Hero CDMA General] MrTrip:
Sorry to rain on some NFL fans heads, but I could care less about the app. As long as we keep nascar thats all I care about <33

Let the Non athletic sport centered around redneck jokes begin! ;)
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
Couldnt really care less for NBA. If this is true about the app coming out that will be awesome.
[Hero CDMA General] swaze:
I use NFL superfan app, allows me to watch any game on sunday no matter where, just like on directtv. So i never miss a game even if i have to leave the house. Live streaming in perfect quality.
[Hero CDMA General] kellybrf:
nice and all, but definitely not worth $400 a year for it
[Hero CDMA General] swaze:
Well considering that I don't pay nowhere near $400 for it, i would agree with you. lol
[Hero CDMA General] kellybrf:
nfl ticket is $300+, and superfan is $100 on top of that so someone is paying
[Hero CDMA General] swaze:
Thats probably for new people just coming on, i have had NFL ticket since it first came out and my superfan was free because of my years of service. My ticket is $150 a year.
[Hero CDMA General] dhero1:
And Sprint will be adding College FB coverage with the new app as well ...

I guess I should have read the entire thread 1st - apologies for the repeat info
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
I am actually excited about this new app coming out. It is going to be alot better that I can watch games at work on Saturdays. I read somewhere that they think Sprint is a sinking ship. Any thoughts.
[Hero CDMA General] looneylu:
Sprint let NLF go but they are adding ESPNTV!! Broader range of sports...

http://phandroid.com/2010/03/15/verizon-sprint-battle-on-sports-nfl-espn/
[Hero CDMA General] dhero1:
NFL on Sprint

There's another report on ESPN TV for Sprint at multichannel.com but you'll need to Google it as I'm not allowed to post the link here (being a new user and all) ...
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
I am actually going to like this app better than Sprint NFL Mobile. I can watch more and more football at work. WooHOo
[Hero CDMA General] troyboytn:
+1 Loved NFL Mobile but I'm a Big Vols football fanatic as well. It will be nice to have a new outlet for college football.
[Hero CDMA General] Darkshneider:
"Hey look, theyre making a left turn!" Bubba J (AKA Jeff Dunham just in case). Lol, all in jest.
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
What are you talking about.
[Hero CDMA General] clamknuckle:
Oh no I'll just have to install the apk from an eris
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
Why the eris? Some hopefully will be able to crack the NFL mobile. But espn sounds fetch. hahahaha
[Hero CDMA General] david1023:
Does this mean NFL Network will be deleted from Sprint TV? I'll be really pissed if this happens. I watch Total Access when I'm at work. :(
[Hero CDMA General] athlet1c:
This ESPn live on Sprint TV is great .Watching the Lakers Vs Golden State as we speak. ITs about 1 min playing time behind though
[Hero CDMA General] david1023:
Well as I'm writing this NFL Network is still on Sprint TV. When I ran NFL Mobile live today it asked me to download Sprint Football Live but since I'm using a custom rom it wouldn't install through Android. I pushed it via adb and it's running perfectly.

SFL is actually very similar to NFL ML and in a few ways it's better. It includes ESPN articles and videos as well as official videos from specific teams. A nice feature is the Tweets from ESPN Columnists like Adam Shefter as well as NFL Players around the league. I'm not 100% sure if Twitter was featured in NFL ML but it's actually quite funny and probably the best feature in the app.

I personally am a huge NFL fan and I'm suffering from severe football withdrawl. This app help a bit.
[Hero CDMA General] 305android:
Nice.. Didn't know it was out already, same deal here with a custom rom n no update. Hate that NFL network will be gone but hopefully this will fill the gap. Thanks alot Dave
[Hero CDMA General] marcusva79:
dude i tried to install it but it didnt work. whats up with that.
[Hero CDMA General] 702DROID:
thanks for the post
[Hero CDMA General] danknee:
Screw the Sprint NFL apk, I always remove it. Slingbox is supposed to be coming this summer according to them... Hell yes! My Slingbox hasn't done much broadcasting lately.

Shown running on Android here >> http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/slingplayer-for-android-coming-this-summer-demoed-on-video/
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] DAWOOD6283:
I used to have a blackberry, with had auto on/off. You could set the time of day the phone would turn on and off. Is there something like this for WM6.1. Even if it just put the phone into airplane mode and turn off the display, which is what the blackberry did most likely. I can't believe no one have this for WM OS. This was a great feature I miss.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] Rudegar:
a mort script would do that
[TG01 ROM Development] Sztunt1:
Hey!!!:) I need ROM WM6.1 UK in .tsw file.

Please help!!!
[TG01 ROM Development] bojan6:
Why 6.1 pick the new one 6.5 that is better.
[TG01 ROM Development] LeTo08:
That just your opinion... (mine too of courses :))

@Sztunt1 There is no rom 6.1 avalable for the moment because custom rom is still in development...
[TG01 ROM Development] gino70:
Hello,

do you found it? Do you know the name of this file?
[TG01 ROM Development] Zipu:
In Polish forum pdaclub.pl/forum Nicus have 6.1 but with Polish language
[TG01 ROM Development] kamis1333:
He have only dump 6.1 PL :p.
[TG01 ROM Development] Zipu:
Oh... may be... i don't interested exactly. I only saw something :)
[TG01 ROM Development] Sztunt1:
Da sie ten rom jakos spakowac za pomoca tg-tool w plik tsw?:D
[neoTouch S200 General] whizzy123:
Hi all,

Sorry for bothering people here, i have got a Acer F1 (s200) i m just soo bored using the interface and i started to search on the internet for themes etc.., but to my notice. u people are so active in this grp amused me.... hats off tooo all active participants here. i m a newbie here, but i m willing to learn... can any one please give me some right pointers on how i flash the roms that you people have created, also can any advice is it dangerous on my fone to use cooked roms. i have taken a complete SPBackup anyways,also, i have downloaded a local copy of the acer rom for safety. can any of u please help me on it... any links/urls/pointers will be greatly appreciated. thanks
[neoTouch S200 General] whizzy123:
hope i m posting in the right coloum, please do let me know if i m heading wrong here... thanks....
[neoTouch S200 General] whizzy123:
there are no pointers ? :(
[neoTouch S200 General] stress_analyst:
You need to start reading the threads and using the search in this forum.

You should be able to find this in 1 minute:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5413383&postcount=4

If you read the thread you will find that:

1. you download his tools from one of the earlier versions of his rom.

2. Just paste the "extrom.bin" & "flash.bin" from the new rom download and flash.

Read the forum...
[neoTouch S200 General] josephcmt:
hey,i a new gay like you,but frist of all i have to learn english.i solve the problems in my morther language website:o
[neoTouch S200 General] brainmaster:
You mean "new guy". "Gay" is homosexual man. You are right - you need to learn English, so do I.
[neoTouch S200 General] Nagato Yuki:
But, could the size change of these two bin files be the matter of flashing process?

Because my S200 becomes a real brick after flashing, could not be able to enter bootloader mode again, even fail to charge up the battery, then I have to send it back to Acer:(

Moreover, could S200 flash ROM without PC?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] ascaniodonato:
ciao è possibile avere una cucina con i relativi pacchetti per cucinare una rom wm 6.5? vorrei iniziare a cucinare una rom per il mio diamante ma non so come si fa e sopratutto come tradurla in italiano...grzie

Translation

hello you can have a kitchen with cooking a ROM package for wm 6.5? I will start to cook a rom for my diamond, but do not know how to do it and especially how to translate it into Italian ... thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] divxmaniak:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=521941
[Off-topic] orb3000:
The Intendix is a species of helmet with several electrodes that is placed in the head to turn it into a species of interface that recognizes the electrical emissions of the brain “it interprets and them” to command a computer at a distance.

Read more:

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translat...r-la-computadora/&lp=es_en&btnTrUrl=Translate
[Off-topic] Fallen Spartan:
Interesting indeed, but I wonder how well it actually performs