yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Vibrant Android Development] renegadedj:
i held it wrong, and the bars told me "Steve lies!" actually when i hold it, AND when i put it down, i get fluctuating bars. I am inside a sway bar building. i'll test outside the cage later.

oh i did hold it for like and hour last night in a dead area for my G1, and it got a great signal. downloaded on market after root and everything.

:)
[Vibrant Android Development] rooteroa:
It does have the signal drop problem if you 'hold it wrong' ;) Mine drop from 4 bars to 1 or 2.
[Vibrant Android Development] cjbrigol:
Thanks for the replies about the bars. I know just because it says it has less bars that doesn't mean much.

If I hold it in "that way" that the bars drop, and I continue holding it like that for a minute or so, then I will SOMETIMES lose data. But only for a second. So it's really not a big deal. And I can't even always recreate it.

I went to t-mobile today to get screen protectors (they didn't have them yesterday) and tried to show the rep there, but I had full bars and just could NOT get them to drop at all. So that's good I guess. I'll root after my 14 days is up though.
[Vibrant Android Development] joseromero:
"Download Unsuccessful" Problem with Market continued...

Ok, so the problem with the market not downloading/installing came back. I then went into Settings>Applications> and noticed Market was listed as an app. I selected uninstall updates and the market app started working again.

I did make a backup of the market.apk with before uninstalling the updates. Just in case I need to revert.
[Vibrant Android Development] ogg1e:
What we need is a custom recovery image like they have for the hero.

It's great to be able to do a nandroid backup and apply any update file we want.
[Vibrant Android Development] rshemeld:
I didnt want to root it so fast but i just had to ...haha..there was no problem not even a market problem. after rooting i installed wifi and wired tether thank!!:cool:
[Vibrant Android Development] urge26:
huge noob question guys, I'm on Cincinnati Bell which is on T-Mobile's 3G band. I'm thinking of getting this phone, if I buy it off Ebay and root it, does that unlock the phone? Not looking to get flamed, just want to get in on the Vibrant action :cool:
[Vibrant Android Development] bengiepr:
I'm waiting for the day that T-mobile Puerto Rico HSPA+ signal is rolled out for every customer, running EDGE on a superphone sucks. My expected dates are from 17 untill August 1, 2010. If it goes till the end of 2010 then Tmobile will allways be last.
[Vibrant Android Development] DATRUTH141:
I have read through the entire post and did not find what I was looking for. Do you lose anything from rooting your vibrant?
[Vibrant Android Development] Barret1:
Quick question: once rooted - is there a way to disable OTA updates, in case the next samsung update removes root and removes this method of getting root? I can't find the option in any of the settings menus...
[Vibrant Android Development] DiviousD006:
T-mobile doesnt have an app block feature. ATT had the manufature not include this in thier android phones. You can instal non market apps without a problem on all tmobile android phones.
[Vibrant Android Development] hah2110:
This couldn't be further from accurate.
[Vibrant Android Development] joseromero:
A little more clarification on the Market "Download Unsuccessful" issue. The block I am talking about is a special block T-Mobile places on your line so you do not get swindled by those advertising text messages that automatically subscribe you to a service and installs these special apps on your phone. If you have never had this problem you probably don't have or know about this block on you plan. I am NOT talking about the Unknown sources check mark that allows you to install non-Market applications.

So if you are having issues with the Market giving you "Download Unsuccesful" constantly. Then make sure this block is not on your account and also go into Settings>Applications and uninstall the updates from the Market app.

Hope this makes it a bit more clear for all.
[Vibrant Android Development] MINUS Stl:
I believe that rooting disables OTA updates automatically. At least when I rooted my G1 last year to get 1.5 (Cupcake) before the OTA, I never received the OTA.
[Vibrant Android Development] here.david:
The USA is T959UVJFD...you seem to have a different version...
[Vibrant Android Development] renegadedj:
I actually had them put the app block feature on one of my lines. It worked on a Samsung Behold Espresso. Now the phone is upgraded to the Vibrant, and I removed the app block and upgraded to Android Web.

I can't say if the the app block would've blocked the market. she didn't get that far on the phone before i removed the app block. lol

T-mobile assured me that the app block would block the market, and agreed that i remove it.
[Vibrant Android Development] mistical:
I experienced this last night and reproduced it easily. But for having the phone a day, regular usage so far, I really had no problems with it earlier, before I noticed this happening.

Question though, I am anxiously waiting to root my device. I have been keeping up with most posts in this thread but had a few questions. By applying this update, is there any downside so far? I have seen a few issues with people downloading from the Market. I am wondering if rooting would possibility have caused that? or was that a separate issue? I know I was reading some posts this could be due to a block on the line from T-Mobile.

Also if there are any other downsides, loss of data? Since I have just pretty much set the phone up already. I only ask because it has been forever since I rooted a device, I am coming from the G1 and rooted that when it came out so I do not exactly remember much from then.
[Vibrant Android Development] timafey:
Don't have to worry about it, the G1 rooting was flashing the entire ROM, this is only the SU being flashed along with root settings, file is like 5mb, no settings or apps will be deleted. Takes like 10sec to do it too
[Vibrant Android Development] MINUS Stl:
The market download issue (after rooting) seems like hit or miss, I guess. I know I have no issues downloading. There's also no loss of data with this update.zip. Anything you've put on your phone already (apps, music, videos, pictures, etc.) will still be there.
[Vibrant Android Development] Uglyboyed:
Which version of Andriod wifi tether did you use? Im reading on other threads that none of them are working.... :(
[Vibrant Android Development] jnutz:
I am going to guess the market issues is a network prob. Rooted 3 phones now and only one of them showed the market error but I just hit search a second time and it went through. I am sure with all the Android phones recently hitting the market is being worked hard. Look to me to just be what it appears which is a connection time out. Just get somewhere with good signal and try it again.
[Vibrant Android Development] cjbrigol:
Just so everyone knows, I'm getting "connection error, retry" messages in my market when trying to go to downloads, and I'm NOT rooted, full 3G bars, and browsing the web with no connection issues
[Vibrant Android Development] ultra spikey:
Same here...I am NOT rooted and get this Market issue every now and then.
[Vibrant Android Development] mistical:
Thanks for your replies. That helps so much. I will likely be rooting my device within the hour.

One last question, by rooting, will I at least be able to check for updates? and also be able to update? I know, and already read, that rooting may disable OTA updates.

If OTA is likely to be enabled, that is no problem either. I know it will take sometime before we see any type of mod (or CyanogenMod) on the phone which is where I am coming from on the G1. So far, I am not even considered about a mod at this point since this phone is so fast as it is.

I just would like 2.2 Froyo on it, when it comes out soon since rumors are saying few weeks/August. I hope! :)
[Vibrant Android Development] MINUS Stl:
Alot of the OTA updates end up getting leaked out (for download) before the OTA is officially released. Although the CM team hasn't officially stated that we will or will not get CM6 (2.2 Froyo) on the Vibrant, I'm pretty confident we will (at least a port). Being a very popular phone right now, it'd be hard for them to pass up, IMO. Plus, we have some nice features that I'm sure they'd like to put in CM6. Kmobs has already tweeted about porting wifi-streaming to the N1.
[Vibrant Android Development] bellrb19:
Rooted easily but I am not able to open titanium backup. It locks up with a black screen and the title bar. Hoping there will be am easy way to reverse root. Excited to help devs test new apps!
[Vibrant Android Development] iunlock:
All T-Mobile corporate store locations along with other carriers too, has an antenna booster unit installed in their store. That's why you'll always get perfect signal in or around the area of that store. Tricky bastards they are eh...so that they don't lose faith in the brand and quality of the carrier. Heck I'd do the same. Imagine a customer getting a dropped call inside your very own store...OUCH!
[Vibrant Android Development] hah2110:
Titanium working for anyone?
[Vibrant Android Development] heygrl:
None of the T-Mobile stores here have repeaters installed. AT&T's store locations are near a tower, have a tower on them or use repeaters.
[Vibrant Android Development] diaa08:
Second this, I had a similar experience. In addition I found that the market issue is an ongoing thing for a lot of us regardless of root... I am no longer getting the network problems but I am getting a horrible lag when using the market on occasion. I have two of the devices, one is rooted and the other is not; same issues on both.
[Vibrant Android Development] valmerc:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-flash-10-1-on-android-2-1-eclair-devices/
[Vibrant Android Development] valmerc:
OK guys... I understand that you are all running some custom builds of Samsung I9000 (Galaxy S) from T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, etc.

I am running unlocked version of it. It DOES NOT contain Android Market application. Instead is has something called SAMS 3.1 (Samsung Android Marketplace). Also in settings I am able to turn on option to install applications from any source. In addition to that so called "Wifi Teathering" is available in "Settings -->Wireless and network --> Mobile AP settings ". As mentioned above I have successfully installed Falsh 10.1 from

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-flash-10-1-on-android-2-1-eclair-devices/, I did not require root privileges for that. What is pending: to install i/o fix to get rid of lags.
[Vibrant Android Development] spigatelli:
I just installed this version of flash. I tried to view a flash site and got an error on the page that said "you are attempting to install flash on an unsupported system. Please vist adobe.com to see system requirements". Looks like a fail for us, though it seems to work on HTC phones.
[Vibrant Android Development] joe.kerwin:
So this is not a custom build, correct? Sorry, Id just feel better if someone just layed it out. As most, I really just want tethering, my G1 was hacked away mad style, but I'd like to keep the stable OS it came with. So this basically just roots the stock firmware, and adds Superuser Permissions? My market works just fine, thats why i'm getting nervous hearing of market lag, dont want to lose the good performance.
[Vibrant Android Development] AndroidZ28:
Where did you hear that? I can confirm this is inaccurate in at least 3 markets!
[Vibrant Android Development] rhcp011235:
Can you do a FULL dump? Id be interested in that AP apk. and what else you have there.

Thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] SykesAT:
Is there a way from inside the phone to to see if the phone is rooted?

I see the Superuser icon in the app draw, when I DLed Terminal Emulator and typed SU I got #. I think I'm rooted?

Reason I ask is I like to use Droid Explorer on my PC to access the files. Although Droid Explorer see the device is just shows an empty folder (when I hook my G1 up explorer sees all files). I have installed the sammy usb drivers and debugg is on.
[Vibrant Android Development] toeshot:
You are holding it wrong :)

Seriously you are, you are holding volume down only and you need to hold the center of the Volume Control pushed in.
[Vibrant Android Development] MINUS Stl:
I'd have to agree with you. While in one of my areas stores (St. Louis) to buy the vibrant, I definitely did not have perfect signal. It fluctuated from 2-4 bars and from Edge to 3G.
[Vibrant Android Development] enagib:
OMG This was beautifully simple

I just did this and took me all of 2 minutes to root this phone. Of course, I installed wireless tether for root users, and it works like a charm. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU TO ALL!
[Vibrant Android Development] MINUS Stl:
Are you actually connect to your phone's wifi? or does it just say 'tethering'. Many people in the other thread can get it to tether. No one can connect with proof.
[Vibrant Android Development] josecorrea679:
I had the same problem , I renamed to update without the zip at the end and it did the trick !! try it
[Vibrant Android Development] logitek00:
I have seen this asked a few times in the thread but ts there any way of un-rooting the device after this process has been done if needed to?
[Vibrant Android Development] brie987:
wifi tether not working 2.0.1 nor 2.0.2 help

I have tried both 2.0.2 and 2.0.1 but non work for me. Very frustrating. Has anyone been having the same issue?
[Vibrant Android Development] justanothercrowd:
Can someone with a rooted Vibrant post the config.gz for the kernel if it available. I need it to use with Samsung kernel source to add iptables etc Its possible they have a def_config but I havent check and would rather have one straight off the US phone.

It should be at /proc/config.gz just copy it to your card and email to me a justanothercrowd@gmail.com I'll have access to my phone later but wanted to get started sooner if possible

Also looking through the stock config from the i9000 source it does have netfilter and iptables enabled as well as ext2/3 support but no ext4.

Can someone try to mount their EXT2/3 partition that is running the stock U.S kernel??? I'm wondering if they are the same config
[Vibrant Android Development] blueman9:
Ok just to double, double check.

Are there any downsides to this un-rooting method? Anything that will cause the phone to run slow or laggy or anything at all?

I just came from a G1 and I loved all the features I got out of modding, but couldn't stand the lagginess and crashing, and what not.

Thanks y'all/
[Vibrant Android Development] zapote21:
I dont have a file by that name in the /proc/ directory... Any ideas?
[Vibrant Android Development] Xyber3364:
root successful as far as i know. Have not tried wifi-tether yet.
[Vibrant Android Development] cjbrigol:
Ok, now that I'm on day 3 with the phone I'm noticing the lag in app switching/launching a lot more. It's still not terrible and waaaaaaaay better than my G1, but I still think that for such a high end device there shouldn't be more than a 1-1.5 second delay in app launching.

One thing I've noticed using Taskiller is that this phone never seems to kill tasks by itself. Stuff I used 8 hours ago will still be on in the taskiller menu and that is kind of frustrating. Anyone else notice this?
[Vibrant Android Development] Pneumatic:
I have yet to see anyone actually connect using wireless tether. If you really did, please explain how you did it. All versions of wifi tether give the error "Unknown device-type" when I start them.
[G1 General] Dukenukemx:
I got a G1 from a friend and it's working great, except for the camera. When I take a snapshot it works usually, but sometimes the camera app freezes. I have to press the home button to get out. I rooted my G1 and tried many different roms, and all have the same reaction.

It seems to freeze more often in dark shots then areas that are well lite. Is the physical camera bad, or is this a software issue?

The rom I'm using is Super E 1.0.3, and I have radio 2.22.23.02 with Danger SPL and RA Recovery 1.7.0.
[G1 General] akapoor:
Have you wiped your phone at least once after upgrading your SPL/Radio to be used with CM-6?
[EVO 4G Accessories] SMARTPHONEPC:
Hey, was thinking of getting this but an Amazon reviewer mentioned having an issue with -one- in his EVO, anyone confirm any functionality issues with this card in their EVO?:eek:

ADATA claims a lifetime warranty, anyone with experience on their warranty?

Any 32 GB worth considering, saw this one mentioned but then we're talking $150 delivered for a class2 vs $55 for the class 6 16GB?

-Thanks:cool:
[EVO 4G Accessories] elegantai:
I am not sure if it is the same model, but I have an Adata 16GB Class 6 card. Works good, use app2sd no problem. I have got the 'damaged sd card' message but I think it was just when unplugging without 'safely removing' the device. A reboot and it works no problem
[EVO 4G Accessories] Bielinsk:
I just picked up a Polaroid 16bg class 2 card (reports as a class 6 through SD Card Speed Test) for $50 and it has a $25 mail in rebate from Fry's electronics.

Probably wont help if you don't have a Fry's near ya.

But it works great.
[EVO 4G Accessories] catpunt:
I've been using the Adata 16 GB class 6 card with my Hero then with my Evo and have had no issues.
[EVO 4G Accessories] xHausx:
The A-datas work great, I have one in mine and it runs at 8mb/sec write and 12 mb/sec read. I have had two of them for almost a year now and havent had a problem with either.
[EVO 4G Accessories] SMARTPHONEPC:
Any ideas on when 32GB microsdhc cards will become more cost competitive? Otherwise I'll just pull the trigger on this one.. Lifetime warranty sounds good if they honor it without hassles -Thanks:cool:
[EVO 4G Accessories] raider1v1:
yah i got mine from newegg, been using it for a couple of weeks now and no issues so far....knock on wood.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hyphen1370:
Hello, I got a HTC desire and I want to check IMEI number for this phone. How can I check it? Is anyway can change this number?

Thank you
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] madsurfer1:
just dial *#06# on your phone

And, no, you cant change imei
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lwkeong:
Setting -> About ->Phone Identity can see that information
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ChEnG Fu:
If you are facing difficulties finding your IMEI number, here a guide for you, http://droidbar.net/2010/09/how-to-find-your-imei-number/
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] reddog:
Hi Everyone,

Has anyone gotten A2SD from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=670087

To work on an Aria.

Please let me know.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] darkstarinc:
I would love to know too. I'm tempted to try it, worst case scenario, I have to restore a backup.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] jznomoney:
It won't work with the stock kernel. Unless you can build a kernel to support it which I do not know how to it will not work for you.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] msd24200:
this would be great, thinking of toying around with it myself.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] mosamjc:
I just go gave it a quick run through to no avail using rom manager to format the sd card into the proper partitions and then flashing the zip file in clock work as directed. I will try it again tomorrow when I'm not so damn tired. Apparently it works on the stock sprint hero 2.1 rom so maybe I'll research more into how that was accomplished as there is no reason this method needs a specialized kernel.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] mosamjc:
I've been playing with it a little this morning. It appears it is having trouble initializing a mount point in /system/SD. I will try a symlink from /sdcard to a created sir named /syste/SD until I figure out why the userland differs so much from the other ''stock'' 2.1 roms this appears to run on.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] jznomoney:
It won't work, the stock htc kernel does not support it.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] mosamjc:
Quit being a naysayer and read the list of stock based roms that support this particular method. There are several app2sd methods and there is no reason this one shouldn't support the stock kernel unlike the cyanogen style methods. I may not be able to do it yet but I defer the possibility of figuring it out to users who may be more skilled than myself rather than regurgitating the same thing over and over without research.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] panda703:
way to stick to your guns, ill try this later after i return from dinner
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] mosamjc:
Please do. I'd like to know if it works for others as well. I can wait for a fully fleshed cm6 port with all working features (or a legitimate froyo for that matter), but additional space for applications is something that I desperately needed now (and now I do).
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] panda703:
Just so happens this is the same day that CM6 from attn1 came out so i jumped the gun and ended up playing with his alpha Rom. So i have not validated this, BUT I can confirm apps2sd work on Attn1's new rom :)
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] mosamjc:
Ha. I picked a hell of a day to try get creative. Hopefully it will be of use to someone until the cm6 build gets all its bugs ironed out.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] MikeChelen:
dalvik cache issue

All of this worked fine, except for the dalvik cache part which had an error about not enough space while copying files.

How can moving dalvik cache be undone? It doesn't seem that "adb nocache" is a valid command.

Edit: Oh it should be "a2sd nocache" that seems to have fixed it :)
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] mosamjc:
Well, I'm glad I have at least one happy customer. The cache transfered over fine for me but caused highly irregular behavior in 90% of the apps that cleared up the second I transfered it back. Could be a permissions issue or simply one that could be solved by reinstalling all your apps into the new sd environment. I'm not terribly concerned as installing the apps on the sd leaves plenty of space free for the caches to do their thing.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] tilt4life2:
I am not very linux or android savy, but I will have to give this a try. It was the only thing missing from the Liberated rom. Now all is well. Thanks!

Hopefully, next we can get a Froyo w/ Sense UI! And our Arias can keep on rocking.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] tkirton:
You may try the 2.7.5 RC1 and see if that helps the issue. There were fixes regarding copying files (permission issue...didn't tell it to retain permissions...didn't see that until 2.7.5 PF4A).

Glad to see you guys progressing on this. If someone knows the boot image base address for the Aria, I will modify a stock boot image for apps2sd.

Need any help, feel free to ask me. Any help I can give you to getting this program working on your rom I will be happy to do.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] MikeChelen:
Here is a slightly modified version, mainly just changed formatting and fixed a few typos. Also my phone didn't automatically reboot after step 11. Thanks for the great guide!

Sounds very similar to what happened for me. The script completed even with a few copy errors, but then many applications had FC after reboot. There is more than enough space from moving the apps, so it was not a big problem.

Will give the the newer version a try, by installing the new zip then running the cachesd and cachepart commands again. Thanks!
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] mosamjc:
@MikeChelen Way to polish the tutorial. Looking good! I hammered that out in in only a few minutes originally after pulling together all the parts that made it tick for me. I just wanted to release it to the masses quickly to prove jznomoney wrong (am I a bad sport? Probably).

@Tkirton I will give the new version a go after lunch and see what happens. As far as the boot image address, I believe it is the same as the Legend, as almost all legend roms flash and boot successfully on the Aria. So I would give 0x12c00000 a try on Attn1's Liberated_Aria.