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[Hero, G2 Touch General] Orenk:
Hi.

Recently I Purchase Used HTC Hero. Upgrade from Jasjam...

Still new to Android...

In the Edges of the screen, such as 'Q' letter on keyboard, Sometimes the ADDRESS Bar, sometimes it does not read my finger, I need to lay my finger for few seconds, or move my finger toward the center of the screen, then it reads my finger.

It looks like a calibration, and/or sensitivity issue...

is there a way to calibrate the screen, and sensitivity ?

or maybe the HERO has some hardware issues ?

Thanks

Oren
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Wezternator:
you can re-calibrate they keyboard from the settings, can't remember where but its probably under text input
[Windows Mobile] NotATreoFan:
When trying to add Sense 2.5 to my upcoming CDMA TP2 ROM, I found that my ROM would freeze just as RunCC was launching. By removing RunCC, that issue was resolved.

Now I am having an issue where Sense 2.5 will not launch. The screen flashes several times, and eventually goes to "Tap here to launch Sense". Also, which I believe may be related, dialer screen will not come up when hitting the green phone button. It works if I roll back to the MR1 dialer, which is why I suspect that the two issues are connected.

I've never cooked with Sense, so hopefully I am just missing something really simple. I verified that the "IsWM6.5" key is set correctly.
[Windows Mobile] ai6908:
Are you using sense as it is or have any mods?
[Windows Mobile] NotATreoFan:
I took the EXT packages directly from the Verizon MR2 ROM update. I have not modified any parts of it.
[Windows Mobile] cnzqy1:
What about the initflashfiles?
[Windows Mobile] NotATreoFan:
That was the problem! I didn't realize there were so many lines in InitFlashFiles that controlled Sense.

Of course, now that Sense loads correctly, I can't get the dialer to work. When I press the Send key, nothing happens. I'm sure that it's just a shortcut missing, but I cannot pinpoint it.

-Edit-

Phone_Canvas_Enhancement_4_2_54620113831_0 does not work, but Phonecanvas_MASD_3_40_35786_0 does.
[Windows Mobile] ai6908:
Do you have any dialer mods that overwrites the phonecanvas files?
[Windows Mobile] NotATreoFan:
Not that I am aware of. I've uploaded the files below. If I use the packages in the "working" folder, the dialer is OK. If I use the other packages, the dialer will not open when I hit any keys.
[General Questions and Answers] Kershax:
I've seen a few similar issues on the web with various devices... I believe mine to be a bit different though.

Before today my Blackjack 2 (Windows Mobile 6.1) worked perfectly fine, it fell today and the battery went flying out of the phone. I put it back together and it was working fine. a few hours later i realized the phone shut off on its own. Well, it does that sometimes for me since it is over 2 years old and is quite beat up, so I took it as normal behavior, i started it up, and…. it hangs on the windows mobile green splash screen.

Whenever I shut it down, the loading circle that normally pops up, shows on the screen as its shutting down. I've actually gotten it to show the status bar (signal strength, battery, etcetera, however the rest of the screen remained at the splash screen.

Bootup process: it shows the Samsung splash screen, then the AT&T animation, and then the windows mobile splash screen where it finally hangs. When I plug it into my computer using the data cable, it dings on connection, and my computer starts to connect, but then errors out.

I'd like to try to avoid a hard reset or re installation if possible… just added a bunch of contacts that I haven't backed up, and I don't know their numbers off hand, so I'd have to wait for them to call/text me or until i see them again.

Also, if I have to perform a hard reset, I'm unsure if the phone will actually work after-wards since this did appear to begin after it hit the ground.

Since installing WM 6.1 I have not installed any software/programs/apps on the device, just some new contacts. It's not the sim card, my friend has the same phone so I tried it out on his and it worked fine.

Anyone able to advise on this?
[General Questions and Answers] Kershax:
Sorry for the double post, decided to format anyways. I have a trip tomorrow and absolutely needed a functional phone. It is now functioning perfectly fine, boot time is a bit longer than usual but it does boot.

Any idea what could have caused this and how to avoid the issue in the future?
[Networking] krico:
Do you want to have very fast lockon, near full GPS reception on your HD2?

Try this, Go to settings - Location - AGPS Service and turn AGPS Service OFF!!

It seems that if you are using CoPilot Live 8 with AGPS Service turned ON, it has a firewall setting blocking it.My CoPilot would freeze everytime it was looking for a GPS signal with it enabled until it had found a signal (up to 5 mins waiting) then it would be fine. When i turned AGPS Service OFF, i had instant GPS reception on all my programs that had GPS. Example, HTC Footprints, CoPilot Live, GPSed - Everything :) :p

So i hope this helps you out because it certianly has made my day :D
[Networking] plantechbartyn:
hd2 gps reception

HI there Krico,

You just made my day too, i have been trying to sort this out for 2 days, your suggestion worked a treat for me, many thanks
[Networking] rekras:
I can see anything related with a-gps in settings - location !!! :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hah2110:
I'm on the kang o rama FroYo with IRs kernel and I can't connect to my WiFi network when it is WPA2 secured. Any ideas?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hah2110:
Anyone??????
[XPERIA X10 General] superprelude:
After flash to new firmware and want to go back to original Rogers fw, but unable to do it.

both refuse to download files to reinstall fw to my phone.

There is no reinstall button anymore, it used to have it.

Tried uninstall and reinstall SEUS, still the same.

Help?
[XPERIA X10 General] gavriel18:
Did u try using omnius? That's how I got back to Rogers fw. The other way I got back to stock was bricking my phone and using flash tool. Took me a couple hours to figure out but its doable. I have flashed from x10i to 10a to new 10a and back to original Rogers (but I have bricked my phone a few times, it happens ;) )
[XPERIA X10 General] superprelude:
There are too many omnius discussion in this forum.

Can you link me the right one?

Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 General] superprelude:
I think I find the thread about it.

But where do I get the rogers fw files?

NVM , got it.

Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 General] augie7107:
Davinci can get you back to Rogers
[XPERIA X10 General] gavriel18:
Doesn't that cost money?

There are two ways I know of that don't cost anything:

Flash tool

Omnius

Give that money to the dev team instead for accomplishing root.
[Nexus One General] sprinkles:
This quick guide is intended for root users with no shell command experience. If your phone is not rooted, then this will not work. I am not responsible for your mistakes or guiding you through the root process. Search the community if you are looking to root or simply visit Cyanogen's Guide.

First, download Titanium Backup from the market.

Next, clickt he Backup/Restore Tab at the top.

After you have done that, you can select a pesky, but safe to remove app like "com.amazon.mp3.apk" or "com.twitter.apk".

press quickly and then select "uninstall" from the list.
[Nexus One General] ATnTdude:
Or download Titanium backup, tap offending app, select uninstall.
[Nexus One General] evilkorn:
That's just deleting a file. That doesn't remove the data of that application.
[Nexus One General] sprinkles:
so what is the proper way? handling it through shell?
[Nexus One General] miketlo:
+1 exactly what i would do
[Nexus One General] christiankk:
How can you get it to delete Wavesecure?
[Nexus One General] sprinkles:
Senior mems on this thread, I reflected your info and posted it in the original. Thanks for your help.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Accessories] AdrianK:
16GB Sandisk cards seem to go for ~£21 on ebay. They're class two but I don't use swap or apps on ext, so I don't mind. Are these cards generally friendly with Magics?
[myTouch 3G, Magic Accessories] futango:
Sandisk are a VERY good brand for SD cards. Be careful of memory cards on ebay though. Most of them are fake. I normally buy from reputable places like newegg.com or local stores.
[myTouch 3G, Magic Accessories] joe_coolish:
x2 And also, IMHO, class 2 devices are a lot flakier than class 4/6. I've never had a 4/6 fail, but I have had class 2 micro SDs fail. Might just be me, but I would rather have the better classification at the sacrifice of more $ or less GB
[myTouch 3G, Magic Accessories] AdrianK:
Thanks guys/gals, think I'll get one then. I spoke to a guy with a Desire who said he'd never had a problem with Sandisk.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] macvalentine:
I connected to my pc to add some files to my SD

and saw files called DiskCacheIndex.tmp

i dont know what they are and i dont wanna mess with them just in case

can anyone help me with what these files are and if i can delete them without any problems?
[Droid Incredible General] jasonb1985:
first i must say that i am very grateful for the developers who do all the hard work that they do. i thank you all! also i really really hope what i am asking is not taken the wrong way by anybody.

my question is why do you guys do it? why do you guys do all this work and just give it away for free? do you guys really make enough from donations to make it worth it or what? are all developers just nice, giving people? :)

what are your day jobs? i'm guessing you guys aren't making enough money from donations alone to pay your bills.

again, thank you all for your hard work and sleepless nights!
[Droid Incredible General] diomark:
'cause it's fun.

-mark
[Droid Incredible General] dustinb17:
That's got to be one of the coolest answers I've ever seen ... And I would just like to thank you and all the developers that make owning an Android phone so enjoyable.
[Droid Incredible General] Namolas:
I have donated to many developers and worked closely with them in the past, and they did it as a hobby, but donations certainly never hurt.

I too am eternally grateful for the countless hours these developers sink into these projects.
[Droid Incredible General] luuuuuuukee:
95% of my enjoyment from smartphone ownership is because of all the cool stuff that i get to do with it thanks to them.. even though half the time i have no idea what im doing. thank you!
[Droid Incredible General] zeke1988:
cause making key log and other spam on ur phone is fun ^^ jkjk
[Android Software Development] Papa Smurf151:
I modded an app from the market. Well its the facebook app and u can find it with a search for inverted facebook.

Well I can get it to flash and pushed through adb but when I'm trying to get to install like a 3rd party app off the SD card it says installation failed.

Does anyone know why and how to get it to work.
[Android Software Development] Brut.all:
Install it through "adb install" or look into logcat. We can't know, what it is, if we don't know error message.
[Android Software Development] Papa Smurf151:
Gotcha. It installs via adb. It's the original app from the market I just modded it. Would I need to resign or compile the app in eclipse. I dont have the source code to compile . Ill have to log cat the app in a min a ill post.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
Hi,

Quick question, as root shouldn't I have. UID 0? I'm worried that something's wrong, I appear to have full access to files etc but not true root. My UID in the root shell is 10143 and even if that gives access to most stuff Im still not rooted.

Any ideas?

Cheers
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] j4mm3r:
Scratching my head currently to figure out the same :confused:

well it seems that this method of root messes with the sh binary installed under /system/bin/ so that it launches as user root. It doesn't seem to be the case like a normal linux box you would expect.

Also wondering whats the purpose of the su binary installed at step 4. Most probably to be able to run any command with super user privileges... but doesn't seem to work that way.

For example when I execute su /system/bin/sh, I get:

/system/bin/sh: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

Still trying to figure out whats going on...
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
In my case not having UID 0 wrecks havoc with some apps.

I'll try reflashing one more time but so far it looks more like the system's been modified to appear rooted rather than actually being rooted.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] j4mm3r:
oh no its rooted allright... otherwise there is no way that you could write to the /system file system.

Its just that its rather unconventional. Further more I'm beginning to get concerned about controlling the root access. I mean there are references to Superuser Whitelist applications which can alert when an app tries to request root access.

Till now my attempt to download an install "Superuser Whitelist" from the market has failed because that wants to install itself with the same user id as Android System, but its apk isnt signed with the same signature, so the system rejects the installation.

Trying to find alternatives... any help guys?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
It's not rooted, it's been compromised. Only if you have a proper root (aka UID 0) you can call it rooted.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
And the fun continues, if I start up the adb shell I'm still logged on as the shell user with an uid of 2000. Egad!

Yeah, it's definite. We're not rooted. We have better access to system files but it's not a root, not by a long shot.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] instigator008:
Same here. Could it be an issue with busybox?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mayamo:
same with mine.. so does this mean that some of us don't have it rooted? or that the original devs were wrong when they said they rooted it?

if it's the first, i'll just try again..
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
I have no idea, but it's annoying to not have access to the init scripts. :/
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] edude03:
Oh wow, so much fail.

OK first of all, the image is modded to allow your shell to be root. Running 'whoami' will (should) say uid 0 and you should have the # beside cursor.

If (like me) for some reason you ran this and your root apps don't work,

1) Connect to the phone with adb

2) mount the filesystem as R/W

3) install su to /system/bin chmod it to 6755

4) Download busybox from the market

5) type su

6) type whoami (should be unknown uid 0)

all "root" apps will use the su binary to become root so as long as what I said works then all root apps should work.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
Yeah, I 've done that a few times already. Any other tips?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] j4mm3r:
before saying all this, can I enquire if you have tried these steps on an X10 rooted using the method in question here. I mean I fully understand what "su" means and what "busybox" is for. So your point is?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
Tried a third time, to really make sure I didn't rush anything. But even with a rooted system my uid is 10143. Rather odd since I can remount /system etc.

I'll get some sleep and take a fresh look later. :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] edude03:
I though it was evident from the "(like me)" part that I had the same issue.

Yes this is what I did on my X10 rooted using the method outlined in the other thread.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
And I thought the "I've tried that already" bit was self explanatory. :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] j4mm3r:
ok buddy, maybe I missed the (like me) part... but both ddewbofh and me have done essentially that. And our milage varies.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] HunteronX:
my uid comes up as 10330 - I thought that this was strange...
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ttxdragon:
My windows cmd skills are weak (linux only user for years...) but, well, here some quick instructions:

0. Download busybox (free) from Market (newer version than in root files)

1. download su-2.1-cd-unsecure-signed.zip from h t t p : / / f o r u m.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828

2. extract it into folder of your choosing

3. open up cmd (Win+R -> enter 'cmd')

4. Enter the following:

cd the-path-to-where-you-extracted-the-root-files/ROOT/Step4
adb install the-path-to-where-you-extracted-the-su-file\system\app\Superuser.apk
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
adb push the-path-to-where-you-extracted-the-su-file\system\app\Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
adb push the-path-to-where-you-extracted-the-su-file\system\bin\su /sdcard/su
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/su of=/system/bin/su
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/Superuser.apk of=/system/app/Superuser.apk
adb shell reboot

After the phone rebooted, check if it worked (it did for me):

adb shell
whoami
su
whoami

the first whoami should give you a random number (10k something, I think?) when using su, you'll have to confirm the program to be allowed root access on your phone (something should pop up) and the second whoami should put out uid 0

hope that helps someone
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Bin4ry:
Yeah root is in unconventional way atm, thats because it acts like this.

Will be fixed :)

Regards
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Plujer:
ty worked for me
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Diabolico:
Worked like a charm :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] j4mm3r:
Yeah, got it to work now. However, could somebody point out where to find out the inner workings of the Superuser.apk? I will search the web/forums for more information today as well, but it would be nice if someone could point me to the right path.

Anyways, I feel a lot better because I can now at least manage the super user whitelist (less security hassels this way).
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] bhal92:
Hey can anyone help me with this?

Ive installed the rar files and open cmd

ive inputed this

cd C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\ROOT\step4/Step4

install C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\system\app\Superuser.apk

shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system

push C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\system\app\Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk

push C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\system\bin\su /sdcard/su

shell dd if=/sdcard/su of=/system/bin/su

shell dd if=/sdcard/Superuser.apk of=/system/app/Superuser.apk

shell reboot

Is that right ? also what should happen? because i just get

C:\Users\Bhal>C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\ROOT\step4/Step4

'C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\ROOT\step4/Step4' is not recognized as an internal or ext

ernal command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Bhal>install C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\system\app\Superuser.apk

'install' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Bhal>shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system

'shell' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Bhal>push C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\system\app\Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superu

ser.apk

'push' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Bhal>push C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\system\bin\su /sdcard/su

'push' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Bhal>shell dd if=/sdcard/su of=/system/bin/su

'shell' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Bhal>shell dd if=/sdcard/Superuser.apk of=/system/app/Superuser.apk

'shell' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Bhal>shell dd if=/sdcard/Superuser.apk of=/system/app/Superuser.apk

'shell' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

am i putting the wrong code in or ?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] tuxStyle:
Why people are trying to do things if they don't have the slightest idea of what they are doing?

Yes, you're not using the right commands.

Where is the "adb" part?

You can't even copy paste?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
Thanks ttxdragon, with your added instuctions I finally get a rootshell.

Turns out that some step along the way my sdcard was automounted or not unmounted and threw the whole procedure out of whack. Some things were still missing but nothing an adb install couldn't fix it.

Cheers :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] bcool15:
first whoami returns not found n second gives uid: 0 somethin like that on the phone
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ttxdragon:
I have indeed a minor typo in my instructions, though they didn't affect you... after opening the cmd, please just copy and paste the following lines... *don't* modify them.

I'm making this a small example of how it *should* look, not gonna do that for everybody who can't do it :p

cd C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\ROOT\Step4
adb install C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\system\app\Superuser.apk
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
adb push C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\system\app\Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
adb push C:\Users\Bhal\Desktop\system\bin\su /sdcard/su
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/su of=/system/bin/su
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/Superuser.apk of=/system/app/Superuser.apk
adb shell reboot

And here the corrected stuff:

0. Download busybox (free) from Market (newer version than in root files)

1. download su-2.1-cd-unsecure-signed.zip from h t t p : / / f o r u m.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=682828

2. extract it into folder of your choosing

3. open up cmd (Win+R -> enter 'cmd')

4. Enter the following:

cd the-path-to-where-you-extracted-the-root-files\ROOT\Step4
adb install the-path-to-where-you-extracted-the-su-file\system\app\Superuser.apk
adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
adb push the-path-to-where-you-extracted-the-su-file\system\app\Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
adb push the-path-to-where-you-extracted-the-su-file\system\bin\su /sdcard/su
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/su of=/system/bin/su
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/Superuser.apk of=/system/app/Superuser.apk
adb shell reboot

And the test for working permissions after rebooting:

adb shell #Opens a 'shell'
whoami # should give uid 2000 or 10xxx
su # There *will* be a pop-up on your x10 if everything works alright where you have to allow an unknown program to access superuser permissions
whoami # should now give uid 0
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
Aw man, I feel like a right tool after slagging off the devs. It's no excuse but my explanation for it is 104 degrees fever. Who'd thunk that an infection could mess up your head like that. :P

Keep up the good work.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] brat81:
C:\Android\ROOT\step4>adb shell
# whoami
whoami
whoami: unknown uid 2000
# su
su
# whoami
whoami
whoami: unknown uid 0
#

Hell yeah thanks man works a charm :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] j4mm3r:
Thanks ddewbofh for starting out this thread, I guess one of the more sensible ones pointing out a genuine issue with the root rather than the **** load of crap about java, flashing etc.

And thanks ttxdragon for pointing to the correct solution. Who would have thought that the devs would patch in a faulty su ;-).

And thanks to all the devs for updating the original post to include correct rooting procedure.

Now, I'm thinking of removing the default /system/bin/sh because I dont like the permissions on it (its setuid and setgid), since su works in conjunction with Super User whilelist, the best way is to use it instead of having a shell which is always setuid root.

Thanks everyone.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] HunteronX:
Same for me too. Sorry devs - in my ignorance, I blamed you guys for it... :o

Thanks again for truly rooting this phone. Are there any developments with a custom recovery or boot partition?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] fjnty5:
Chill out you f***n tool this forum is for helping members not be a prick like your self