yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] jimbonics:
By and large you can put anything anywhere you want, provided you know how to get to that location once you're browsing on the phone itself. In other words, you drop a movie in folder X, you need to know how to tell whatever player you use to open that movie from folder X.

Rule of thumb is to be clean and tidy about it, much the same way you would your pc. Personally, I drop the .cab files into My Documents, as it's easy for me to find from the File Explorer within the phone. Once you see it just tap and execute.
[HD2 General] jimbonics:
Once you execute a .cab file, you will be asked to install, then presented the option to install on Phone or Storage Card.

A program like CHT, or CHTEditor, or BsB Tweaks, I personally install on the phone itself. Any other Application or Game or what have you goes on the Storage Card.

If it's a program that's going to drastically change the way your phone operates (CHT), install it to the phone. Anything else on the storage card.

That's just my own conventional wisdom however. I think of it in terms of execution speed. You have to think something installed on the phone itself will run faster than something installed on the SD card.
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
thanks jimbonics, that helps a lot, and what if i need to go back to stock, can i just delet the cab file, or do i need to go through uninstall process (if so, how do i do that)?

also, do i need to run the programs in any secific order once they are put on the device? example: for CHT, do i need to run CHTEditor, then CHT, or doesnt it matter?
[HD2 General] jimbonics:
CHT first, then the editor.

For removal, simply go to Start-->Settings-->Applications-->Remove applications.

CHT is just a Sense 2.5 modification, so you aren't actually moving away from what is typically referred to as 'stock' (being a T-Mobile ROM over a cooked ROM), but I understand your meaning.
[HD2 General] jimbonics:
And, once you install a .cab file, you can then remove it from the phone, saving a bit of space.

You may want to archive it on your pc however, in case you ever need to do a hard reset. You'll find it'll help get your phone back to where it was much faster if you save all the cabs you install on your pc.
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
also, for the fixes that i downloaded, like a swype fix, opera mobile fixe, and something else, do i do the same thing as i would for the cht files, just put them on the sd card, navigate to them, and run them?
[HD2 General] jimbonics:
If they are .cab files, yes.
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
ok, i think i have everything i need, if there is anything you think i should know, im all ears. if i need anything else ill ask. and i appreciate the help so far.
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
This thread will probably give you a lot of useful info as a new HD2 owner:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=688928

And then this one too:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=663845
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
i havnt tried any .cab files yet, i need to get the other issues sorted out first.

im still haaving troubles with movies, i have about 30 mp4 movies and only about 5 of them are working on my hd2? whats up with that? when i click on the other movie files, it shows a black screen with a loading symbole for like a half second, then goes back to to the movies list. on the ones that do work, it shows that screen, but for like 1-2 seconds, then starts playing the movie... i really need to get these problems fixed, because, although i love the phones big screen and awsome camera, im not to impressed with much else, i dont want to have to sell the phone, after only owning it for a day...
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
mp4 isnt a filetype in its own right, it is just a container filetype (same with .avi files).

Inside it is a video file and an audio file. When you open the mp4, it uses a splitter to divide it into audio and video streams, and then codecs are used to decode the two streams.

The problem is these can be encoded with one of dozens(hundreds?) of different codecs, meaning two mp4 files can have completely different format video/audio inside them.

THis may not be the problem, but i would hunt down some kind of codec info prog (i use 'gspot' for avi files, dunno if it will work for mp4s, i dont have any) which will tell you what codecs the vid and audio streams are encoded in. You can then compare that to the supported codecs on the hd2, and take it from there.
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
i also have the files in .avi format, so what do i do with this 'gspot'?

(and last night i have been installing a bunch of .cab files, i have CHT, CHTEditor, BSB tweeks, and a bunch of other tweeks! they work flawlesly! YAY!)
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
also, would the fact that i dont have the factory sd card make a differance here?

when i got my phone off ebay, the guy sent me a 2GB sd card, so i had to use the 16GB card out of my old phone....
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
also, how do you get to the registry to make tweaks? do i need internet to do it? because i cant get any on my phone...

and also, what is the today tab, and how do you turn off htc sense on it?
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
It shouldn't make a difference, as long as the card you're using is formatted properly (fat32)

You need an registry editor app. I recommend PHM_Regedit, it's free and i've attached the cab for it below.

The "today" tab, is like the homescreen on the underlying WM. Sense acutally is just a plug-in that runs on that tab. To turn sense off, go to the settings tab on your slider, click "Menu" (bottom left), then "all settings". Then pick "today" to get the options you need. Once those options open, select the "items" tab you'll see, and then just uncheck "HTC Sense", and close that dialog. Sense will then be turned off.
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
i have installed hardspl 3, max energy co0kie energy ROM, the latest radio, a bunch of .cab files, and am working on getting android working. i have also been able to do a few registry tweaks. (so i am moving along quite nicely)

i am still haveing troubles with getting movies and songs to work. songs work if i put them on the phone memory, but not the sd card. movies dont work for crap, mp4 or avi.

i figured out the htc sense issue.

and also, i would really like a way to get an alarm quicklink or app or something similar on my home page, any way to do this?

thanks for the help so far
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
You should just be able to tap the clock on your home screen, and that will take you right to where you can change clock and/or alarm settings.
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
why i didnt know that, i dont know. so thanks, that should do just fine.

any help with the movies and songs issue?

and guess what... I got android working with dual boot!!!! YAY!!!! lol, its weird that i can do that, but not figure out movies and songs that are supposed to come standard with the device... lol

so, again, thanks so far, but would still appreciate help figureing out the last of the issues.
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
don't know why you are not getting all your songs to work.

For movies in .avi format, google divx player, or you can search around here. I'll upload it in a bit to this thread.

For movies in mp4 format, if they were coded for iphone/ipod, I have found that they don't usually work. They use .m4a format that is a little bit different from .mp4 that the built in video player will read.

I use clone dvd mobile to convert my movies straight from dvd to .mp4. They have a 3week free trial.

If you try this one out, use the format for the psp. It is the closest format for the hd2 and fills the screen.
[HD2 General] pbleonidus:
alright ill try the clone dvd mobile, but i dont think the ipod movies are coded because the werent bought from itunes if you know what i mean...
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
well, I know that I tried to use handbrake to convert movies to .mp4 and they wouldn't work for my HD2 though they played in my daughters ipod touch.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nief1313:
I was thinking about either me or someone else starting a test to compare all the ROMs. This way people can just look and compare to see what ROM they want, whether it be for performance, battery, ect. I was think about creating something like the attached table on how to compare the ROMs and was wondering would this cover everything?

additional details on test:

The ROMs will have nothing installed them except SETCPU

All ROMs will be using sense except CM6

ROMS that have preset profiles can will be used e.g. DC battery profile during the battery test, but this will also be noted in additional details

http://s996.photobucket.com/albums/af90/nief1313/?action=view&current=test.jpg

P.S. if someone can can upload a screen shot of this much appreciated :D it isnt working for me right now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nief1313:
Reserved for adding updates on the tests
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] MacaronyMax:
Hello :D

Found this over in the eris forums and i remembered someone here asking so id thought i'd share :D

DROID X MULTITOUCH KEYBOARD
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] MentalDeath:
Thanks I guess I will try it out.

Sorry if this is a stupid question but shouldn't the keyboard in 2.1 ROMs be multi touch already? Also if you get other keyboards like Smart Keyboard Pro would that also be multi touch?

Sorry for my ignorance.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] xinos:
Yup they should be but unfortunatly the multi-touch keyboard's dont seem to work on my device (they work but just no multi-touch), and the last droidx keyboard port i tryed didnt even do anything. Ill try this one to and report back.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] MacaronyMax:
The stock keyboards i dont think are designed to be multi touch the benefit of this one being multi touch is the abilitiy to be able to hold shft or aother key then press another key to get a different charachter :D :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] CitizenLee:
Does any one have a screenshot showing what it looks like?

Thanks ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] MacaronyMax:
CLick the link and it will show you :D :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] lynx2k50:
Does ist work with our Hero GSM? THe last one i tried failed to launch.

Ugly theme... i like the standard one :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Dormantlemon:
I have a version of the droidx keyboard. isnt even a port, but works fine. no multitouch though.

Heros cannot support multitouch. It supports gestures like pinching (both fingers touch screen at same time and will pick it up, but true multitouch isnt supported.

Correct me please if im wrong
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] kalairn:
you sure, tested it with shift held down and pressed another key and it worked great, v v v v v v v v v v v v v good keyboard i would be my default but no long press
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] MacaronyMax:
I think it is now that it has 2.1< multitouch wasn't supported in cupcake (1.5) go in to a multitouch paint app then put 2 fingers on and draw it displays both lines which is multi touch :D :D :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Dormantlemon:
ahh thats fair enuff. Im always willing to be corrected. i never really used the keyboard, so i didnt test multitouch.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] rafi300:
Does not work for Hero. It Forcecloses all the time... Running Cronos Froyo 0.2.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] alexnaoumi:
this works great on my cdma htc hero! thank u
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diversificationied:
Google's own line of phones phone has zero influence on the android os.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angermeans:
Yes, you are right, but without a Google phone what will Android be like? We won't see another Vanilla Android phone that is for sure.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samagon:
Not being able to see into the future makes this a hard statement to take as fact.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jrbourque:
There were vanilla phones before nexus one and there will continue to be more
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diversificationied:
If you want a true vanilla android phone grabe one of HTC's china phones, not even google apps are on it. =D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agovinoveritas:
Short answer: No. It does not.

Simply put, there will always be a phone that will have Vanilla Android. If for nothing more than using that as a sale point. Especially with Andy 3.0 in the horizon which focus is on the UI. No worries.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GldRush98:
Of course it doesn't.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clarkster:
Simple answer, no. There have always been vanilla Android phones, the developer phones at least, and there will always be developer phones. In fact, the Nexus is still for sale now as the latest developer phone.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryjabo:
Eventually there will be another vanilla Android phone that Google is behind, unless they get their own hardware built by someone and don't sell it publicly... but that wouldn't make much sense, just like it wouldn't make any sense for them to not ever have another phone.

Soon enough, the 2ghz and dual-core phones will be out, and eventually mobile devices will catch up to computers in terms of power. They're gonna have to.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herrwinkler:
I'm sure they will come out with a different dev phone in the future.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C.Slater:
I agree with the op, up to a point. While it may be true that there'll always be a phone Google gets behind -a 'dev' phone, if you will- I think it still limits choice for people who want the vanilla experience. Is it really ok to just have one phone that's vanilla?

To the op: "If the Nexus One would not of been released...."

I think you mean "had not been released..."

and: "If Google wouldn't of pushed Android 2.2 to the Nexus One then...."

It's "If Google hadn't pushed Android..."

Sorry for the pedantry. Bad grammar just spoilt a good, well-thought out post. :D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidaddict23:
Consumer are what they are a android is one of the greatest os I have experience.all those problems was soft ware issue and minor only something a child would complain about.i have a nexus almost went with a nokia n900 glad I didn't .proud of google.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ron_barcello:
Hi folks

New on this android thing - noob question:

Has anybody a prove link getting an unlock code for AT&T Captivate (SGH-i897)?

Want to use this phone in Europe with vodafone...

Thanks in Advance for you help
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ron_barcello:
No solution available?

Is it true that there is no solution available till now?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jentech:
No, there is no solution available at the moment. A couple of people have been able to persuade ATT to give them codes after many days of phone calls and support chat. A few have had some varying success with turbo sims that supposedly fool the phone into thinking the sim is an ATT sim, but that's it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PUTALE:
based on what I have read online. ATT often will unlock your phone when you are in the contract for like 6 months or a year.

I called them with my tilt 2 about a year into my contract. Tell them that I am traveling oversea and want to use the phone internationally. They gave me the code without much hassle.

Not sure if this is partially due to the fact I have been with ATT for years.

Online search also shows that ATT will often unlock almost all smartphoen for you except iPhone, so keep try them and if the CSR does not help, ask for supervisor.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxbat121:
The official requirements are:

1. at least 90 days into a contract

2. Have a post paid account with contract

3. Paid all bills on time.

Captivate has proven to be an exception to this. There is already a long thread about Sim Unlock. The bottom line is AT&T won't give you a unlock code for Captivate until 10 months later.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ron_barcello:
Hi jentech

have read the whole thread "SIM unlock" till yet and have not a good feeling when my captivate will arrive to contact AT&T for the unlock code.

I never has been a AT&T customer cause living outside the US and won´t be to become one so hope they could understand my problem...

Do you have an email contact for their support-center?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxbat121:
If you're not an AT&T customer, they typically won't help you with unlock at all. Good luck.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphadog00:
Not sure why there is another unlock thread, but At&T told me they would. Unlock in 90 days. I have no reason to doubt them.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ron_barcello:
Phone is unlocked now

with the awesome tool from nbs11 i unlocked my captivate today on my MAC and it worked without failure with vodafone here in germany :D

Bye bye AT&T
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nbs11:
and bowsa1152 has a nice tool for PC (although slightly more complicated) it is still one click.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SiL3nTKiLL:
yeah its easy to unlock it now!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nakulssood:
Need Help Unlocking My SGH-i897 from AT&T

Hi,

I need help unlocking my Samsung SGH-i897 from AT&T.

I have gone through the other methods devised by XDA folks to no luck.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
If you're still 2.1 Eclair use WiFi and go to Android Market.

Search for SGS unlocker, can't get any easier:)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatipaka48:
Can please help me with my Captivate unlock. I tried all the ways but couldn't able to find the networkcrontrolkey

please help me with it
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lenin70:
I successfully unlocked Captivate with this solution 2 times.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8942669
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iNFRiNGE:
Changed imei

This worked for me also but it changed the phones imei number :eek: so now I have to fix that. Check yours out to see if it did the same to your phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iNFRiNGE:
Sorry double posted.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dodg1500:
unlock Captivate with froyo

today i unlocked my captivate with an app called Galaxy S Unlock get it in the market very easy to do also on youtube:D i am running froyo 2.2, version I897ucji6 and i am rooted (need to be rooted)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjr1105:
Finally got the captivate to unlock and accept the tmobile sim today. Everything seems to be working fine so far. No data on the plan but using wifi til I add data. One thing I'm really curious about is.... Now that the phone is unlocked and working, If I flash a custom rom (say cognition for example) will I lose the "unlock" ?

*edit* forgot to say how I did it... I just simply flashed back to stock 2.1, master cleared,rooted, installed busybox and galaxy unlock app, used the #2 method with the unlock app and it worked.

PATIENCE IS KEY!

===> It takes a good 2-4 minutes for the tmobile signal to kick in so it may seem as if the unlock failed but it just takes alot longer than the at&t signal to kick in.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorgy76:
You've post this already in paragon thread...simply no you are permanently unlock now the lock code inside your phone has been wiped out by the app you used.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudheerkp:
some one help yar

i have tryed one step process to unlock my captivateat&t, but no use, in command prompt it shows "permission denined"

so tell me some other process to unlock it
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dugy401978:
Samsung sgh i897 newest firmware Unlocked! Also known as Samsung Galaxy S Captivate

I just Unlocked my Samsung Galaxy S Captivate (sgh -i897) locked to att and put my tmobile card in it. I did however pay 19.99 through paypal though, but it was well worth it, I used this site ----> I had the full link here but cause i am a new it wouldnt let me post it, go to fastgsm dot com ,watch the video, download the drivers (swallowtail- shrewsbury driver) let them install, then download there program and hook up the phone with the usb. Mine failed first time, but i didnt let the drives finish loading like the video says. second time it gave me the unfreezed code and unlock code :) 100% real guys I already wasted 20 bucks on other sites just for them to tell me there issueing a refund cause they cant generate a code. good luck guys!!!!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dugy40:
I just posted a how to that works for sure and easy. i have been looking for days, good luck
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjr1105:
The captivate is very easy to unlock for free guys. Flash to 2.1, root, install busybox and galaxy s unlock from the market and go through steps 1-3 on galaxy s unlock app. That's it. Very easy. I have done 3 or 4 captivates and vibrants so far.

Sent from my GT-I9000
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 88EVGAFTW:
What if I want to run 2.2 on it or 2.3? When the Galaxy S 2 comes out I will be selling mine and I have 2 interested from Canada, I am in the USA
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjr1105:
Once unlocked it will stay unlocked no matter what you flash. You can re-lock it using the same app for warranty purpose if you wish.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdaking:
Can sim unlock all Samsung models by 8 digit code. paid service. unlockman.com

also provide codes for mobiles from AT&T USA and Rogers Canada. avg turnaround time 24hr
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malayalapenkutti:
You can unlock it simply using the Unlock code,You can buy the unlock code from online sites and unlock it...I suggest the site Unlocking4u.com here you can buy the unlock code and unlock it step by step.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkkaranrk:
Why have u replied to a 3 month old dead thread ? AND

WHY U WANT TO BUY THE UNLOCK CODE WHEN U CAN UNLOCK IT IN 2 MINS THAT TO FOR FREE.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Linzu:
download pics

Actually I am new to forums and my problem is I bought an unlocked Samsung Galaxy S i897 Captivate. I put a Sim for straight talk and it worked immediately, yaaaa, but I can't receive pictures in text, they won't download. My APNs says T-Mobile US 310 260. I am stuck, any ideas :(
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
Did ya try and go to straight talk's web site and get the apn info u need from there ??
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qromwel:
pls teach me how u did it..plsssss
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qromwel:
does it need internet connection?b'cos i tried logging in to fastgsm client but it said error:the server name or address could not be resolved..help me
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Monfro:
To unlock AT&T Captivate i used this free tool:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.helroz.galaxysunlock

Works perfectly
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cview:
How can it work perfectly?! I've been trying to re-unlock my i897 for a year. I get fed up and put it down for a month or two. This particular link has no instructions... It's like trying to pass a geometry test having no geometry classes. I un locked it once using SIMPLE instructions and I can't locate them again. They were on this forum.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMcMadMac:
Do I need to be on a factory ROM to unlock? I got an unlock code, but am on OmniOS and the code is coming back "unsuccessful" when I try it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoshMcMadMac:
Is anyone able to help me get back to stock enough to carrier unlock my phone?