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[myTouch 3G, Magic General] bcgray45:
Hello,

New member here making first post.

I recently purchased a used T-Mobile myTouch 3G and would like to use it as a PDA (i.e. with no SIM card). I have an android app (being developed by another person) I'd like to run on this device that would use Wi-Fi to communicate with my Windows laptop running a companion app. The phone would act as a remote control for the PC app.

When I bought the myTouch, I thought I could just power it on and bypass the phone to get to the home screen to set up Wi-Fi, etc. I was disappointed to discover that without a SIM, all I get is the "Emergency Call" screen. That has led me on a quest to see if there was a way around this condition.

I have visited a lot of websites (including this forum) and have read copious articles about "rooting", SPL ROMs, android architecture, etc. I'm sure all the answers are already available, but I need a little help getting started, so I'm hoping the members can point me in the right direction(s).

First, I haven't been able to determine from all my reading whether it's possible to do anything with this phone without a SIM card, hence the following questions:

Can I load some software into the myTouch so it will power up to a home screen with apps on it? Can I do this starting from a factory reset without a SIM card (and data plan)?

Assuming the answer to the above is yes, what exactly do I need to load (and flash) in order to get to this condition?

I have gotten as far as downloading the android SDK to my Windows laptop and bringing the phone up in fastboot mode. The fastboot screen reports the following:

Sapphire PVT 32B SHIP S-ON G

HBOOT-1.33.0007 (SAPP30000)

CPLD-10

RADIO-2.22.23.02

Jul 31 2009 15:49:25

Plugging the myTouch into my laptop and typing "fastboot devices" in the command window returns the phone's serial number, so it looks like it can see it.

I did try to search through this forum before posting this, but I'm probably not using the correct search criteria as I couldn't put all the pieces together. So any help for this newbie is appreciated.

Bruce
[Desire General] ivan553:
Hello everybody, have some stupid problems with my new phone. Asking for help.

First of all i deleted all default notification sounds by mistake. How or where do i get them back without reseting the phone?

Second...Album art from one mp3 now shows on all my mp3 files. How do i clear that?
[Desire General] jamesmcuk:
well sorry to disappoint but i have no answer to the problems you describe. What i would say though is that you can now get Froyo and i would just go and install that before making that phone my everyday one. you wont look back! but you will have to lose your data.
[Desire General] steve228uk:
I take it you're rooted if you managed to delete the notification sounds? You should be able to get them from another ROM. As for the artwork I'd suggest an app from the Market called Album Art Grabber and replace them for the correct ones. It costs but it's worth it.
[Desire General] ivan553:
It isn't rooted and it is on froyo. Had problems with album art so i found some briliant solution to go to apps /manage app/ anc cleare data from Media storage and Music. Now i have two problems :( Can i download those sounds from somewhere?
[Desire General] jamesmcuk:
just reflash your froyo rom
[Desire General] steve228uk:
They shouldn't be gone though. They're part of the ROM! Have you tried a factory reset before James's suggestion of re-flashing.
[Desire General] jamesmcuk:
i agree with steve you shouldn't have to re flash but if you got nothing to lose then its probably the quickest solution. defo try a reset first though as that is good advise!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Lost Symphonies:
Hey, long time reader and modder and this is the 1st time I've had a problem with a Mytouch 3g, tried to flash the updated radio image (not allowed to post link as a I'm a new member)

But now it turns itself on and after 5 seconds it restarts again!

I'm running CM6 and I'm worried I may have screwed it (it's not my MT3G, it's my bros).

Tried to downgrade it back to the original radio but it isn't taking that either!

Please help!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] keinengel:
At least tell us what SPL and Radio you were running before and after the update.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Lost Symphonies:
My apologies - I was running radio 2.22.19.26I, with the stock 32B Vodaphone SPL HBOOT-1.33.0004

I can tell the radio HAS flashed because it states it being 2.22.23.02 and there is no middle ground when it comes to flashing radios; it's either on or not. when the phone turns on for 5 seconds it also states that it has signal, then shuts itself down and starts again.

I knew I shouldn't have tried flashing a radio - I have flashed tons of roms to this thing in its lifetime but never a radio.
[EVO 4G General] booyakasha:
I'm trying to find a video I came across a while ago that explained really well how android multitasks. I want to show it to someone who [erroneously] insists on using a task killer. I've been searching all over, but have come up empty handed. Does anyone know where I can find it, or even know what I'm talking about...
[EVO 4G General] DaWhip:
I don't know of the video, but I have been streaming MLB at bat over 3g while playing final fantasy 7 all day. No hiccups, even when I get text messages and such during the game. just reply and keep going. The only time I have ever felt lag is while apps are installing.
[Windows Mobile] seeM_ZA:
Hi (^^,)

Does anyone know how to fix this problem? I've searched a bit of course.. I also have no idea what it could be. Thanks
[Windows Mobile] Farmer Ted:
It looks to me like you compressed the png file, and now it looks like crap. Use the original file.
[Windows Mobile] seeM_ZA:
Aaaah! Can't believe I never thought of that, thanks that's it (^^,)
[General Topics] Ronaldo_9:
Hi there guys i have seen on ebay windows mobile cd/dvd players with gps but are there any ones with andriod OS?

i would love to have one in my bmw :D

cheers
[General Topics] Ronaldo_9:
no such thing yet?
[Vibrant General] merrifield69:
I'm looking to buy a new MicroSD and wondering if getting a class 10 over a class 6 would make a significant difference to the phone (if im using data2sd and or apps2sd)

Thank you!
[Vibrant General] Shane_pcs:
I think the difference between class 6 and 10 would feel minor, where-as the difference between the class 2 and class 6 feels huge.

And since this is the Vibrant forums, I should mention that the internal memory in the phone is very fast. I tested it at over 10MB/s write on my first phone. My second phone its closer to 6 MB/s write. So you apps and stuff should run perfectly fine from the internal app storage.

I should also mention that I purchased the new kingston micro sd thats rated class 4 but claims speeds upto class 10. Upon testing that I got 9 MB/s write. ($28 after $10 reward from buy.com). My previous class 2 16GB card tested it 2.6 MB/s write for comparison.
[Vibrant General] designerfx:
Just to help out here...

the difference between class 2 and class 6 is the exact same as class 6 and class 10. Remember the cd-rom speeds (52x, etc)? That's how the speed is calculated for a SDHC card. So a class 2 = 2x cdrom, class 6 = 6x, class 10 = 10x.

whether our hardware has capability to handle what a class 10 can do, that I don't know. I'd definitely advise to get something with more space than a 2GB card though - I'm not sure everyone needs a 32 (personal opinion/long discussion), but I absolutely agree it should be improved upon.
[Vibrant General] Shane_pcs:
I understand that, thats why i picked those classes. But my point is that a class 6 card is 3x the speed of a class2 where class 10 isnt even twice as fast as the class 6. So the perceived difference is smaller, even though the technical difference is the same.
[Vibrant General] CapitalM3:
I'm still running a class 2 and I've been wondering if this is holding me back on this phone (card was previously in my G1).

Will the lower classes function the same (creating ext2 etc...) it's just a matter of speed? Just wondering if there's anything that simply can't be done with a class2 or even 6 that could be done with a 10.
[Vibrant General] Vegastouch:
Just cost you more. Do you really need a class 10 for this phone? Avatar is on a card that isnt even a class 2.
[Vibrant General] zerosource:
xD What class was the stock sd card?
[Vibrant General] Berserk87:
I only ever see class 6+ cards being used in higher end compact cameras and SLRs.

Putting anything higher than class 6 in a phone your using for apps/music/movies isn't needed and just a waste of money.

I've also seen a lot of people saying the memory card speeds with the galaxy s are bottlenecked right now, so your not even going to get top speeds with a class 6.
[Vibrant General] Shane_pcs:
While the card isn't marked, it tests out at just over 4MB/s which would put it in a class 4.

And we should be clear that the class refers to the write speed. A class 2 will read at 10 MB/s just like the other classes. Where you run into issues with class 2 cards is when you start modding or running programs from the sd card. If you use the card for a swap partition or something the write speed now plays a major factor in the usefulness.

If all you want it for is to place your music files on there and listen to them, then a class 2 will be plenty. That was my initial thought when I bought my 1st 16 GB card for my mytouch3g. Then I got into custom roms and found myself limited.
[Vibrant General] frankencat:
How do you test the speed of the SD card?
[Vibrant General] atljogger:
What size microsd card are you looking for? If its a 32GB, I have only seen a Sandisk microsd in Class 2. As far as I know there are no higher classes at this time. Hopefully that will change soon. I would like to get all of my music onto one 32gb card.
[Vibrant General] MonkySlap:
This isnt exactly true. with cdroms the X stands for how much faster it would spin in relation to a audio cd. So 1x ment it spun at the same speed as a audio cd. 2x was twice, ext ext. And this was a max speed.

Classes for SDCard stands for the minimum transfer speed. class two is at least 2mbps, class 6 is 6mbps, and so on.
[Vibrant General] Shane_pcs:
google FDbench

it will test the read and write speed as well as operations per second.
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
I still can't find a 32gb microsd class 10, anyone find one for sale?
[Vibrant General] oka1:
Class 10

Class 10 limitation presently is 8 gig for all brands except the Kingston and soon to be released Silicon Power. The Kingston brand never benches as advertised, so they are not reliable from my point of view. Silicon power has been pretty solid on their claims from my testing versus their claims, but I have not yet got my hands on the latest class 10 16 gig, I have been trying to buy for the since 10-1-2010 but not out in USA yet.

Kingston (in my opinion) is rife with false claims and I find their products have always been sub par.

Flashing and alike works better with class 6 over class 2 & 4. So, if you really want more memory the only 32 gig class 6 I have seen advertised (amazon) are: Transcend, Centon, and Komputerbay (what a name?!) 32 gig Class 6

Other than that, we wil just have to wait until they get the algorithm figured out for a micro ad card with that much ram and that fast.
[Vibrant General] oka1:
Get the app "sd card speed test" it works ok Im sure there are others as well
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
I imagine the only reason you would need a Class 6 card or above is if you plan to take a lot of HD video. Apart from that, even a Class 2 is fast enough to keep up with the still camera, not to mention anything that just requires reads, like music or movie playback.

As for running apps off an external SD card, why would you ever want to do that? You can load close to 2GB on the internal app space, which is likely way faster than any mounted external SD card. I feel like an app whore and I'm not even close to using half that space. By the time apps start getting large enough that it's an issue, we'll be on the Vibrant 2 or beyond.
[Vibrant General] i900:
glad that you asked

because I just picked up a 16G class 10 by WinTec last week and it is VERY fast from boot up with 9G occupied from 15G available (wondered 1G gone to? and that is a lot of gone G lol). It was $42 wo tax expensive but so far the fastest:).
[Vibrant General] i900:
Whoohoo

mine 16G class 10 tested 2x >8M and 1x >9M write, 3x > 18M read and it was probably so fast that the result said "unknown class" lol. x means 1 run with 2MB buffer setting. Downloaded app call SD card speed tester.
[Vibrant General] martin0641:
There are now some 32GB class 6 SDCARDS on the markey, and with 2.2 and installing apps to SD that might matter. It might also matter if you have a TON of music and images, as "Scanning SD for Media" would be faster.

You will pay money for the time savings though.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] bcgray45:
Duplicate post

I don't know how this ending up getting posted twice. I don't see any way to delete this duplicate.

Sorry,

Bruce
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] DonJuan692006:
You have to register an account with Google. Without a day plan, that's problematic. I seem to remember being able to setup wiring at the activation screen, but I can't remember which ROM I could do it on.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] C0dy:
If you plan on using it stock, you're screwed, because you have to register a Google account at initial start up (which requires a mobile internet connection.) If you can borrow a friend's T-Mobile SIM with a data plan, you'll be good to go. You can't exactly root it because you can't activate USB debugging without getting past the initial start up. If you were to root it, all ROMs (that I've tried, anyways) let you skip the initial start up, then let you connect to a Wifi network.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] DopyG:
The way I used my MyTouch 3g as a PDA is that I installed Amon Ra's 1.6.3 rom... With that you can bypass Google Account setup at start, then setup wifi and finishing the google account setup...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] bcgray45:
Thanks for the replies so far.

Assuming I find a friend with a T-Mobile data plan willing to let me borrow his/her SIM card, what exactly do I do while I have it installed? Here's what I've gleaned from reading this forum and other sites:

1. Register the phone for access to a gmail account. I've already gone to google and created a gmail account, so I should be able to sign in to it on the phone while my friend's card is installed, right?

2. Once past the gmail hurdle, I would enable USB debugging? Set up Wi-Fi also?

3. Once the SIM card is removed, I need to install new ROM images, such as the correct RA-sapphire image using adb on my laptop which will now work because USB debugging has been enabled?

Have I got the above right?

Bruce
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] C0dy:
1. Yes, once you register your account via a mobile data network, you can remove the card and run on wifi.

2. Yes.

3. You don't HAVE to root, but it provides a much better experience. And yes, find a rooting guide, and you'll be good.

I may not be 100% percent correct, but I'm pretty sure.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] barbo:
Yes, I searched but had no luck...

I am looking for a free or inexpensive program for my tilt2 that will give me my current latitude and longitude. Ideally, a separate little program would be great. I am not looking for a navigation program or maps nor a way to send my location to all my friends. I just want to see my coordinates.

If there were a way to get this info from either Bing or Google Maps, that would be ok as a second choice. I can't figure out how to do this though. (I know I could get the info from a GPS navigation program but that is overkill for my purposes.)

Thanks!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] dik23:
There's a nice little program called GPS Location which shows your coordinates and then allows you to email, sms etc the details in multiple formats inc Google Maps.

Look it up
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Miami_Son:
Here's a nice, little free program for testing your GPS. No frills, just finds satellites and reports your location. Works on WM 5, 6, and 6.x.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] dik23:
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-gps-location.html
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] barbo:
THANK YOU

xda rocks! I appreciate your quick response, dik23

GPS Location is exactly what I was looking for. :D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] barbo:
I didn't try WMMiniGPS but that looks good as well. It says it gives altitude as well. I appreciate your response, Miami_Son
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] redpoint73:
Visual GPSce will do it also.

http://www.visualgps.net/visualgpsce/default.htm
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] reachdawn:
:D

good! i like this
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] truitt661:
I want to know is there a way to convert the Iphone apps into a cab file if so how.

Is there someway we can make a Heytell(Iphone app) into a .cab file.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] dik23:
No, not even close
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Miami_Son:
Seriously?:confused:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] huggs:
Since there is no way to conver iphone apps into .cab's, is there any way to turn my Tilt2 into a iphone?:p
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] redpoint73:
Just take out a bunch of functionality, make the reception crappy, and you have an iPhone.
[General Topics] rednoved:
Ok. I have a Verizon Touch Pro, and had a project in mind. I would like to turn my home theater system into a household handsfree system. I would use a noise cancelling desktop mic for the input, and the audio system for the output. Has anyone here done something like this? I am having trouble finding an audio adapter to split the 3.5mm jack into seperate audio and mic output. Any ideas?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oOflyeyesOo:
I am having horrendous battery life lately, depends on the rom, I only get 5-8 hours, and im hardly using my phone, maybe just make a few calls, its mostly idle.

I have os monitor and system panel, and have been running juice defender, but it doesn't even work since I wiped and flashed the new CM6, which also makes me get only 5 hours exactly of charge, worse than any other rom.

I also have calibrated my battery a bit, going to work on it some more tonight when I get time.

Anyways, what do you guys think?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
Go through the running apps in settings>applications>running process and eliminate those that are running and you don't use...try running the app Network and change the radio to CDMA only
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oOflyeyesOo:
I only had a couple services running. It was set to cdma auto and I changed it to cdma only. It did not change anything.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j3oomerang:
I hope this is the right place to post. If not, I would like to know where a good place to make this request is.

Can someone make an analog clock for a live wallpaper? I would like for the clock to have a sweeping second. What I had in mind was just a second hand, minute hand, and hour hand in the middle of the screen. The phone itself would be the frame of the clock face. Maybe a widget would be a better idea so you could choose any wallpaper to go with it. Not sure if it matters, but I have a Droid. I looked for something like this on Google but couldn't come up with anything but it's possible I missed it. Seems like something someone would have made by now.

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AgentRamy:
Have you got that, if so please share it to me
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattDrumz:
Hey guys, I've been checking out the recent 2.2 ROMs on my MyTouch 3G, and I was wondering if it was possible to take the MMS.apk from 2.1, and put in on a 2.2 ROM. I like everything that is in the 2.2 ROMs, except the MMS application, which I use the most.

Thanks!
[Android Software Development] hichamchbani:
Hello together,

please help me to solve this problem:

give by youtube this key word:"Broken HTC Desire." and u will find the video

Thanks in advance
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkopalek:
ATTN: Anyone with their Eris on Cricket -

Has anyone here successfully set up Google Voice on their Cricket flashed phone?

I'm attempting to get my ex-gf's set up with Google Voice. As you go through the setup process, and hit 'Activate', after a short minute or two, the activation Fails, with a message citing that Google Voice was unable to detect a valid phone number for the phone (implying the ACTUAL number, not the 'Voice' number).

(note: this is Plain Jane v1.0 (shouldn't matter), all PST settings in place properly, and the cricket_web_mms_v9.zip flash from Token419)

My next efforts will include taking /data/data/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice/shared_prefs/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice_preferences.xml and editing it in WordPad to include her phone numbers instead of mine.

Then I'm going to copy the whole com.google.android.apps.googlevoice folder from my /data/data into her /data/data, and reboot the phone.

My HOPE is that the number just needs to be thrown into this .xml file, and nothing more.

Has anyone else had any trouble with this, or needed to play with .xml files to get this to work? If so, did you set it up to work on Google.com/voice with a full web browser (computer) first, THEN set it up on the phone? Or did you use the phone first.

I will report my success rate here whenever I see her (hopefully this week?), but until then, I thought I'd see if someone found something more efficient or reasonable to do to get this to work (since what I'm doing seems a little excessive!)

Thank you in advance, ladies and gentlemen.

-Paul
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redhooka:
Have you done the full flash outlined in this thread?

http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...o-Flash-to-Cricket-with-Talk-Text-Wap-and-MMS
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkopalek:
I was actually the first one on any of the forums to get MMS working on Cricket on our phones.

I did it by figuring it out (not using a method from any other phone).

And yes, all PST settings are in place 100%, and the cricket web MMS v9 flash is flashed to the phone, 100%.

More specifically, from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=730289
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meanm50:
Cricket's forwarding commands are different than what is pre-programmed on Gtalk. I don't recall exactly, but I think instead of #740 to forward, it's #720 for Cricket....that may help...I got it set up right away after figuring that out.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkopalek:
Right, but that's not the problem.

Forwarding everything to Google Voice is not the problem at all. It's *73 and *74 and so on, virtually the same as Sprint.

The problem isn't using Google Voice the way some people use it, by having it text you, and using the web site.

The problem is, SPECIFICALLY, with the Google Voice app. When opening it for the first time, it tells you that it can't detect your phone number. In other words, your normal Cricket phone number.

I'm looking to have her put on the Google Voice app, so that instead of getting texts with your transcribed voice mails (many minutes after the voice mail), that the app brings it through the internet (like it does for me, on Verizon).

Without the Voice app, Google Voice might as well be like it is on the iPhone (since the GV+ app sucks), which is basically the same as a Dumb Phone uses it.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmicroman:
Bump? On mycricket.com they tell how to do unconditional call forwarding. So I know its possible. Although I don't see a feature under features in mycricket.com. So BuMp any got this working with Cricket?

Thanks,

MM