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[Vibrant General] frankencat:
I just bought two from Wal-Mart for $99 each with a 2 -year extension. I showed them that Amazon.com is selling them for that price. Before that I went to the T-Mobile store and they wouldn't budge from $199. Went down the street to Wally World and they hooked me up. Happy New Phone Day for me and wifey! :)
[Vibrant General] Blueman101:
yeah but those are for 2 year contracts
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
Good suggestion, totally worth it to cancel and pay the ETF.

I'm curious if this would work?

http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/samsung-vibrant-android-phone/22942.aspx

If it does then you can get it for $274!!!
[Vibrant General] engineer14:
most internet dealers that sell the phone for less than normal contract retail price include extra ETF (termination fees) to make sure people dont change anything on their contract (bulk of their money comes from you signing a carrier contract so price of the phone isnt that big a deal for them)
[Vibrant General] iunlock:
Ahhh ic...thanks for the input....makes sense :D
[Vibrant General] Blueman101:
i think amazon is still selling it for 99$
[Vibrant General] turbosix:
bing cashback is dead FWIW.
[Vibrant General] thatkidfades:
was it 2 years for each phone or 2 years for both?
[Vibrant General] Trezzz:
Asked Tmobile if they price match with walmart, one representative said they would, a different rep said they wouldn't as walmart's a third party seller.

They also said if i got the phone for the 2yr contract price and then cancelled, i would be charged $200 ETF and would also be charged for the FULL price of the phone:mad:
[Desire General] streetdaddy:
I unrooted to send my phone back to HTC for a warranty repair. They've sent it back and now my HBOOT is 0.83.0001 - I'm pretty sure it wasn't before I sent it to them...

Is there a root method that works for this version of HBOOT?

If not, what other options do I have?
[Desire General] Fightspit:
Lol ? Do you have the new ROM so ?
[Desire General] streetdaddy:
I wondered if it would, but no, still 2.1-update1 :(

I'm gonna be disappointed if I can't root it for a while now, but if the Froyo OTA does happen this weekend it will be some consolation...
[Desire General] Fightspit:
I will add also that at this time, there is no way to root the Desire with the HBOOT 0.83.0001 :/
[Desire General] streetdaddy:
i had a bad feeling that would be the case... oh well, at least I'm free of the iphone I was stuck using while they were repairing it... those things seriously suck
[Desire General] htc-rocks:
Does the unrevoked3 method not work? I thought that could root anything!
[Desire General] streetdaddy:
I couldn't find anything specific to HBOOT versions on http://unrevoked.com/recovery/, but I'm a little hesitant to try it without knowing for sure...
[Desire General] linshius:
I did rooted two desires with hboot 0.82 (branded for polish provider (ERA) using unrevoked3 without gold card.

I would say, go for it and try, nothing to loose :)
[Desire General] streetdaddy:
thanks - I took the plunge with unrevoked3 and had no issues... worked fine :D now running LeeDroid, it's all good
[Desire General] bedeabc:
Except for a possibility of bricking your phone??

Out of interest, OP, does your replacement phone have an SLCD panel? Or did they repair your actual unit?
[Desire General] streetdaddy:
i got over that fear a long time ago... i hope it never happens to me!

I was secretly hoping they would replace the unit, but no they sent it back repaired... it was turning off for no reason when light pressure applied to the back cover.

So no SLCD screen for me :(
[Desire General] linshius:
You right, don`t try it on ORANGE branded Desire :), don`t think u can brick trying to root, if unrevoked is uncompatybile it just won`t work.

Correct me if i`m wrong pls.
[Desire General] bedeabc:
Forgive me, why is this?
[Desire General] hermand:
Dunno why people worry so much about bricking - they're all under warranty for a while yet, so just send it back.

Yes, I know in theory it voids it, but are they really going to turn up to court to try and prove it over a £500 phone? It'd cost em more just to have the meeting to arrange it.
[Desire General] sorch:
It could be argued that it's that sort of dishonesty that makes HTC slightly apprehensive about third-party ROMs and mods, and why they make some attempt to prevent you doing it.
[Desire General] x-layer:
Hi.

I've same problem. My device was overheating and i unroot it and sent in for repair. Today i got it back with new mobo and HBOOT v. 0.83.0001 :S I hope that i can root this thing using unrevoked.

Cheers, X.
[Desire General] kmetek:
can you PM how did you do it?
[Desire General] El_Nino9:
can you actually get it posted with instructsion, becuase unrevoked does the procedure (using linux version as running ubuntu) and it says it will leave the phone in recovery mode. all i get left with is a black screen. clockworks recovery is not to be seen. infact i think my recovery partition may not have been included as when ever i boot into it its a black screen.

there are a growing number of people who are stuck on 0.83 who would like to know.
[Desire General] SavageCore:
Yeah I get the same. Root worked but no recovery!
[Desire General] marinierb:
Does that mean that the phone is still functioning? Nothing when booting into recovery but loads fine in normal boot, plus you have root?

I just got the new Telus Desire and it has HBOOT 0.83.0001.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] littleasian:
hey guys, i was wondering if you've noticed that it takes the battery an extremely long time to charge to 100% through the AC adaptor.

i actually don't have a i9000, i'm on the US att variant captivate. i'm trying to figure out if this is a model specific problem (ie. just for us att users) or is it for all of the galaxy s phones.

while the galaxy s does have an extremely large battery, it shouldn't take 6 minutes to charge only 1% of battery. i've noticed that charging my captivate for 2 hours only nets a 40-50% charge, which is far lower than what i had previously experienced on my iphone and sony ericsson phones.

in my opinion, this is the biggest problem of my phone especially since i'm always on the go. i may have to switch phones since i always don't have the luxury of charging for 7-8 hours at a time.

thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Kjeldmis:
Yea the charge speed is very slow while the phone is turned ON.

- However when its turned off it charges really fast, like 30 min for full battery.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sany:
I guess I had the same issue, slow charging lateron when the battery fully drained it refused to charge and hence cannot start. I tried via usb cable when I panicked something went wrong so I hard reset my phone to see if it is some software issue. It happened once again phone cannot be switched on since it cannot recharge via adapter, so took it to the service center they tested it and told me that the problem is with the AC adapter.

Now the phone is with me, I am still monitoring it to see and confirm once again that charging via usb cable is not an issue.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnequickiii:
I updated my SU Permission to 2.2.2, and updated my Wifi Tether to 2.0.5 pre3 test3, but I can't seem to get the tether to connect anymore. It used to just fine before.

Any speculation as to what I could've done wrong, or a way to fix it?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chvvkumar:
Did any one else have the same experience?

The SQ of music on Android seems to be a LOT better than on WinMO?

BTW I am using the nuForce NE-6 IEMs found here:

http://www.amazon.com/NuForce-NE-7M-Earphones-iPhone-Compatible/dp/B001BL8BO4
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] victorbd:
did u install SRS WOW HD sound driver for windows Mobiles??
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lusta1988:
Good observation

Yeah it really is a big difference in quality...I'm glad someone else noticed it. i really like to listen to music on the headphones now! :D Oh and Srs Wow only alters frequencies...the quality and clearness is still average.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chvvkumar:
Yup I did and even then the sound on android looks like it has more stereo separation and more dynamics and sounds deeper whereas the same on winmo sounded too flat even with SRS WOW...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] audscott:
Just the opposite for me, but I use pocket player rather than relying on core player or winmo player. PP offers features to numerous for the average Joe (that's me) to fully use, but the equalizer and fader/balance control are excellent.

Maybe Android market offers some nice players, but with so many limitations in the current HD2 Android offerings, I'm sticking with WinMo and keeping an eye out for the lil' robot just for giggles.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] raffozz:
Really better on android form me!!!

really nice work dev!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Larsie90:
I thought I was imagining things, but apparently I wasn't

I don't get why playing audio in windows mobile is so hard, it sounds worse than it should be and there is always a half of a second pause between songs.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chris_ah1:
I use S2P on winmo and I must admit the electrical noise from the device is not good - it is best when device is idle and screen off, but tbh it's pretty crap on both winmo AND android....I am using Westone UM2s and ATH-CK100s with ACS custom sleeves and I hear a LOT of electrical noise in both Oses.

I even near noise with the stock earbuds - dud phone? or do you think I'm sensitive?

It is important to note that the audio deficiencies are clearest with classical music, opera, vocals, jazz etc. Not so much with pop+rock etc.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chvvkumar:
Actually I was listening to Indian music with a lot of vocals. As the above poster said the difference is more apperant musical with a lot of vocals.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] arshcaria:
try dsp manager

should have effect
[General Questions and Answers] domcrus:
is there a way to use rw6828 with wm5 os

as a pc microphone? or desktop mic??

anyone know how?

thanks in advance^^V
[General Questions and Answers] madnish30:
MOved to Q/A.

Not releated to D&H.

Madnish30.
[HD2 General] niljale:
Hi all,

I was watching youtube videos on my HD2 and all of sudden got a message saying that Your phone is running low on free storage space.

Can anyone tell me how to manage the internal phone memory efficiently? or what software I shall use to delete the unused files

Thanks
[HD2 General] alabij:
To start off:

Go to Start -> Settings -> SD Card and Phone Storage; and look under free storage to see how much space you have for storing data.

Next Launch 'File Explorer'. Go the 'My Documents' Folder and delete anu cab files there.

Also make sure Windows didn't attempt to sync your pc music and photos. Go to the root directory '\' and delete a 'music' folder if you have one, same with 'picture' too.

Typically you should be storing your photos and pictures on an SD card.
[HD2 General] ek9beast:
O.O WOW didnt think that was even possible lol!
[HD2 General] damnshah:
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you should install cleanram as it helps free some ram...also get cleartemp as it'll show you what's eating your space up like googlemap and youtube caches so you can delete them easily...and finally don't forget to soft reset :D

one more very important thing which saves a LOT of space if you're on stock rom or your cooked rom doesnt have it(highly unlikely) is moving the album cache...read the thread here and look out for 4tune's cab

you should also read tboy200's thread and look at tips 65 and 67
[Android Themes] Summered:
The issue: Using Metamorph I'm unable to apply a theme I've made. It says it's successful (or at least I think it does) and then asks if I want to reboot. I click yes, it reboots, and nothing changes when the phone is back on.

I've created a folder structure called BananaPie, and in that first folder there's an .xml (BananaPie.xml) and a folder named framework-res. In the latter things are arranged as follows: res/drawable-mdpi/stat_sys_batteryXX

Using 7-zip I put the framework-res and BananaPie.xml in a zip-folder called BananaPie.zip.

As of now it looks like this: BananaPie.zip/framework-res/res/drawable-mdpi/stat_sys_batteryXX as well as the BananaPie.zip/BananaPie.xml.

If it's confusing I could add screenshots.

Anyway here's what the BananaPie.xml looks like:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<themename>asdas</themename>
<themeversion>asdas</themeversion>
<screenshot></screenshot>
<author>asdasd</author>
<authorweblink>asdas</authorweblink>
<phone>asdas</phone>
<rom>asd</rom>
<themedescription>adb</themedescription>

<item>framework-res.apk</item>
<path>system/framework/</path>
<description>Here goes nothing!</description>

I'd be thankful if anyone could spot a simple mistake, or if it's a common problem and they know a work-around. Whichever is true :)

Thanks in advance.
[Android Themes] P4p3r1n0:
be sure that you are going to replace mdpi folder with mdpi, and not hdpi. if so, you have to change your metamorph to hdpi.

(open your framework-res and you will see).
[Android Themes] Summered:
I'm not entirely sure what you mean, but this is made for Hero which, AFAIK, has MDPI, so if I'm not wrong I got that part right, right? :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
I've been at this for awhile and anything I try doesn't work. I used the SDK & PdaNet drivers on Win-7 x64, none have worked at all. "Offline" will only show twice after pressing recovery, I even used the vid posted by Kingofroyo and it didn't work either. I tried 2 sd cards also, adb works on my rooted g1 perfectly but the slide wont work in recovery mode. I used the guide by Eugene and followed every step but loop is the problem.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdkoreclipse:
I dont think the sd is the problem or the drivers. You probably are missing a step somewhere. I have rooted the slide 3 times and the incredible (with the impossible root method) 4 times. It isnt a driver problem. Not putting you down but i have done every method.

Can you explain step by step what ou are doing?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slinky1914:
I had the same problem but I have xp. Mine would show up only twice. My advise to u is not to use the loop method. I had to type adb devices manually. Once it has been type u can press the up arrow key and it will put the command back in for u all u have to do is press enter. I did that and once it shows offline the second time stop doing that and move on to the other steps. I'll be honest it takes good timing good luck.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
Same for me, it shows it twice only then that's it...loop is to quick for me to catch it, since it flashes pretty quick.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slinky1914:
U will have to try the manual method then. My wife's slide the loop worked perfect I was done in 5mins. Once u get the manual method down it will be cake from there.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdkoreclipse:
+1 this is what happened with my incredible. And my friends slide
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
I have some Q's though:

-Some tell me that phone can't show "hboot usb" when you start loop

-i keep hearing about this "eng build" but is that for after your rooted..or before

-does setcpu work yet?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slinky1914:
Couldn't tell u anything about the hboot. The eng build is after root. Setcpu works but it doesn't overlook.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
thanks, gonna try it again in a few.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
Nope...It still doesnt work, are you guys using 32bit?

I could try vista to see if it works on there.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdkoreclipse:
64 bit
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
oh ok, I know there's just something wrong...It will show it only on the mytouch screen before going into rec mode, it's too fast for me to do crtl+c at the right moment. Usb debug is on in settings, checked it twice.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdkoreclipse:
Manually do the adb devices thing

Also, are you pulling the usb and re inserting it at the right time?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
I'm gonna ask my bro to pull it so i can keep typing adb devices, it shows offline about 4-5 secs after pressing reboot.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt tallant:
I hade the same problem but what worked for me was to listen to the usb notification sound on your pc. It beeps (on mine at least) like 3 times. This served as a warning to get ready to hit ctrl-c. I personally hold down ctrl as soon as I hit the power button on my phone. As soon as you see the loop stutter the next one will be offline. Hit c! Then y. Then adb devices. You should see offline (or sometimes already recovery) then you can unplug/plug and go on with the steps. Hope that helps.

SySfS
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Armyjon88:
Ok try this "remove your sim card" it worked for me for some reason the sim card has something to do with the ability to cache the state of the device possibly do to it checking for a sim lock or something.

Also have patience its all about timing the loop.bat is by far the easiest way.
[Desire General] Tel7:
Hi,

I had DJ Droid installed on my desire and I was trying to unroot it and put a stock 2.1 rom on so I could put Froyo OTA once it was released but I didn't get very far!

I formatted my spare card sd card and wanted to make a new gold card as out of the two I used I wasn't sure which was the gold card.

Whenever I turn on my phone it hangs on the HTC start up screen.

I can hold power and volume down and get into HBOOT, go to recovery, volume up and get to Android system recovery <2e>

Apply update.zip and it says No Such File even though I put it on but I may of wiped the partition during all this which has removed this file.

When I try to mount the micro sd using an adapter and look at the files on it it says 'You need to format the disk in drive G:before you can use it.

This happens for both cards. I try to format them but they both fail :(

Anybody ideas apart from leave things how they are in future!

Cheers
[Desire General] messywrk:
hmm, try to use the windows drive manager to fully remove the partition on the sd card. then create a new partition, reformat and! be sure to select the PHYSICAL DRIVE (without a letter) when editing the sd-card and making the goldcard.

it looks like you edited the volume header and the partition table is corrupted too.

if this is not helping maybe the sdcard is broken indeed, but I seriously doubt two sdcards failing at the same time

greets,

messy
[Desire General] Tel7:
Managed to format the card and put the update and djdroid files on the card and start again.

I must not be doing the wipe incorrectly at times, also the boot took a lot longer to load compared to when it was working fine so it might of been me thinking it had froze on the htc screen when in fact it was working, sorry!

All sorted now and I have put OpenDesire to see what that is like.

Thanks for the help.
[Droid X General] Yourrid:
I had to call VZW to find out how to format my Droid X, so I figured I would share the info for whoever needs it down the road.

To Format:

1)Turn off the phone

2)Hold the Power Button and the Home Button. The Moto logo will pop up followed by a triangle with the Android symbol next to it.

3)Press the Search button to display the menu.

4)4 options will pop up, use the Volume Rocker to move the selection up or down.

5)Select “Wipe Data to Factory Default.” Select the option by using the Camera hard key.

6)Confirm choice by using the camera key.

7)It will take you back to the original menu, select "Reboot Device"

You will have to re-program your phone with OTA updates.
[Droid X General] dr154:
1. Thats the recovery window. Not needed for a factory reset.

2. To do a proper factory reset follow these: 1.Go to Settings 2.Scroll to Privacy 3.Click Factory Data Reset 4. Confirm action by clicking Reset Phone.
[Droid X General] Riztnack:
If i am rooted and have deleted apps like blockbuster ect. Will this interfer with making like it just like it came outta the box???
[Droid X General] afoulke:
Factory reset should make your x just as if you got it brand new bloatware and all. Also remeber this will cause you to loose root. Hope this helps. Thanks!
[Droid X General] mrZoSo:
Factory Data Reset is a tool used to remove everything that was imported, added or installed on the device.

Factory reset will not bring back any factory apps you've removed or renamed. Basically it clears /data and /cache, it does nothing to /system/apps where the factory apps are installed.

Also if you've removed or renamed Back-Up Assistant and do a reset, you'll end up with a semi-bricked phone.
[Droid X General] Yourrid:
This is what the verizon tech told me to do, and it put my phone back to the exact same state that it was in when I got it out of the box from vzw.

I figured someone would need this information eventually.
[Droid X General] grdm:
NO. DO NOT WIPE IF YOU REMOVED ANY BLOAT APPS.

If you do this you can kiss your phone goodbye.

Read this thread to tell you how to put back the apps the RIGHT way before you wipe, otherwise, you will be without a phone.http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-hacks/1462-how-put-back-backup-assistant-if-you-removed-but-arent-bootlooping.html
[Droid X General] blacksea1:
Can this work with rooted phone?
[Droid X General] Jubakuba:
Ok kids.

This will remove root if say...all you've done is used z4 to root...and installed some root apps.

DO NOT attempt this if you've removed bloatware or installed a Rom or theme.

Safest bet is to sbf...re-root...flash maderstock...and re-sbf.

That's what I've always done. And I've had best buy fix my phone twice now.

They've never mentioned a thing.

The reason I flash maderstock is some boot animations are kept with just an sbf...

its just a precaution I take.
[Droid X General] skennelly:
This is true if your phone was completely stock to begin with (other than downloading apps). For those that have modified their phone in any other way, this will not bring your phone to an "out of the box" state. You must sbf for that and then factory reset.
[Droid X General] tifford:
can one of the moderators remove and/or re-title this thread?

the op is very misleading and potentially harmful...

I think its great that he tried to help the community by creating a how to thread, but... yea...
[Droid X General] badandy2021:
yeah i have to agree; the title is really what I expect most people would believe to have an entirely different meaning, ie an sbf or complete removal of all ROMs, bootloaders and most importantly, the super user icon in the app drawer.
[Droid X General] cvc42:
Can someone explain what SBF is I have to get a replacement x due to a broken camera button and. Im rooted