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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LudoGris:
Open Source doesn't mean the devs are working for free. If they want to sell their services then only those willing to pay shall receive such services. It is totally up to the devs.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
+1

Also, just because people are offering a bounty, doesn't mean that's why the devs are doing it. Like I said before, bounty or no bounty, someone will find a way to root froyo, and when that happens, I doubt that they'll have done it for the money.

Sent from my blah blah blah blah
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agonzalez1010:
bump..................................
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cardiox:
Ok much better...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agonzalez1010:
Should a developer decide that they don't want the money for their work, then what ever funds we have collected here, we'll donate it to the XDA forum paypal account to keep to site running. In either case the money will go to a good cause.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joey SR:
There needs to be a deadline tho. If not..it means it can be a year from now and still collect. I'd say by next Friday. A simple root will do, we can hold off for nand unlock. Atleast with simple root we can still tether which is what we mostly want.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrvkil:
Put me down for $20! I'm a newb with all this. Came over from the jailbreak world just last week. Can someone give me a heads up on how I donate the money once the root is released? Do these devs usually have pay pal donation function on there sites?

sent from my evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agonzalez1010:
I agree, we should wrap some sort of timeline around this project. 8/20 sounds fare. I'll update the requirements.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wsantiagow:
I think its great what the devs do and should get donations. I have donated several times and dont mind at all.

On another note, I believe this type of thread could possibly delay the root of 2.2. We all know they are already working hard at this.

Would a dev reach out to another dev for help? Maybe not in fear of having to split the prize. Who knows. Just saying....I believe something like this went on with 1.47.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadFlava:
If there is only 9 days to accomplish it, hopefully greed doesnt get in the way. Something is better than nothing.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dukenyrl:
I'm in for 25.

Dukenyrl
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomit12:
A lot of people come in saying this thread is useless, it's being worked on, and so on.

The trouble is, there's no evidence of that. Unrevoked is devoting effort to something that, while worthwhile for the future, certainly, is also something no one actually needs at the moment, and that they aren't working on a 2.2 root yet. No one else has even made a peep about attempting to work on a new root.

So what should everyone think then?

Sometimes people don't like to sit on their thumbs and just hope, and so they do what is within their abilities to aid the effort, for themselves and others.

Hence, this thread.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Count me in for ten i already said id donate 20 on another thread . My girlfriend did the ota without permission while i was at work so im screwed
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
sorry if I seem grumpy, but I've had a long day, and this just hit a nerve.

<this is where I snipped out about 3 pages of me being an ass>

If you really want to put your money to good use, there are a few threads over in accessories where joey3002 has spent a buttload of his own time, energy, money, and contacts fabricating an incrediablly high quality clear battery door for the evo. He's been working closely with other members of the community fabricating it to the specs that the community has laid out for him ever since it was just an idea - and now that he's gone through tons of prototypes and fabrications and his own money, the whole thing is going to fall through because he can't get enough pre-orders together to bring the first batch to production.

<more snipping of my assishness>

Trust me. People are working on rooting 2.2. <another snip>

All that, and I'm not even drunk....yet
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agonzalez1010:
Just read the "rant": Here are my comments:

First I am not doubting that some sort of effort is on going regarding this issue. but when you read these very same threads on this forum you see folks saying "you've been warned not to OTA" or "you shouldn't of updated your phone, now deal with it", it throws off a perception to some that this project is somewhat at lower priority. Like I said before you now have a situation where new phones are coming with FROYO preloaded and warranty phones coming back with FROYO installed by store employees. The EVO population running FROYO is growing by the day and it is only natural for someone to come here and look for solutions and ask questions.

Also I STRONGLY disagree with the whole "hey, I want my phone rooted, let me throw some money at it, and see if that will motivate people, and I can pretend that I want root for everyone else, and not just me" statement.

Instead of being "freeloaders" and not donate to the devs for their work, there are people here willing to PAY them for their work. I'm sure that "joey3002" is working on something pretty cool, but lets face it, this is all about supply and demand and right now the

demand is for a fix on this FROYO issue

.

I do agree that a DEV doesn't have to chime in with a status update, they can read this post and see what is being offered and they can decide if they want to dedicate more time to make some extra cash on the side. On the other hand if a DEV is devoted to open source and really wants to do it for free, then has I mentioned before whatever money raised, we'll poor it to the XDA website.

For the record I from a previous question I had put out there I was told that the challenge is "HTC fixed an exploit in the Evo's software that was used to root it, someone just has to find a new one and 2.2 will be rooted"

Finally This is a Pledge Thread, please lets keep this CIVIL and not argue about why its here or what its for. If the moderator felt that this thread was not appropriate or necessary he would of deleted it. Keep it to donations amounts only.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
Yes, but by searching and reading threads, especially the sticky in the Q&A section, it should be clear that it is being worked on.

Agree - I was being an ass. I had just received some bad news that had nothing to do XDA and at the time felt that my rant was appropriate. I just don't want to see XDA turn into a "dev for hire" type of forum. I removed most of my ranting, and just left the stuff about joey3002, because if you read his threads, it really is the most amazing example of the XDA community working together for a common goal. I encourage everyone to take a look at those threads and order a battery cover. I mean, it's clear! You can show off the kickass internals of the EVO, and its totally unique right now - no other product on the market like it.

I just don't think that XDA devs around here are motivated by money. That's not to say that they don't appreciate donations - but I think it will be a sad day for XDA when money starts influencing the dev community.

Right - that's correct. That's why it's so difficult to root, because whenever an exploit is found, it gets plugged up again in the next update. THAT's the motivation - to stay one step ahead of the manufacturers.

I agree 100%. To anyone who read my rant before I removed it, I'm sorry if I offended, or took away even a small part of the wonder you felt when you first discovered what rooting was, which led you here. You found your way to XDA, looking to do all of this cool stuff that you saw other people doing and wanted to be part of it (even if you were just looking for free wifi tethering), and if I lessened the excitement you felt when you found the one thing that you thought you could do to contribute, I publicly and sincerely apologize. I was a new user once myself - you didn't need me crapping all over your good will, and derailing the thread.

I wholeheartedly pledge to donate $10 to whoever finds a way to root 2.2.

I would pledge more than $10 if I could, if only to show my sincerity, but it's really all I can afford
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomit12:
I don't agree with this at all. If there had been a post anywhere with a developer specifically stating that they were working on it, this thread likely wouldn't exist.

However, I've been wrong before, so I'd be interested in seeing a link to a post by a developer, categorically stating that they are currently working on it.

Would certainly set my mind at ease.

As for the clear case back thing, I'm not sure what that has to do with this... At all. Different product, different customers, different demand. It's tantamount to me saying I'd like a root, and you telling me Toyota poured millions into the latest camry, so I should buy one to support them. Apples to pizza.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
In the sticky about no root for 2.2 it confirms that devs are working on it, but you still won't see a dev post in a thread to that effect - that's just not how things are done. I brought up the clear battery cover to show that you could put money into the xda community that way, instead of putting a bounty on something that's already being worked on. They're both ways to monitarily support the community, I wasn't trying to shill a product. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. Look, I really don't want to derail the thread anymore. Pledges only going forward?

Sent from my blah blah blah blah
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadFlava:
bumping this back up so more people can chime in.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrvkil:
Bump

sent from my evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meo1pr:
I'm in for $10.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravenboilinux:
Got my evo with 2.2 need to root mine. $50 to the dev that finds it and $50 to xda for all their help.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimeslunk:
Yeah this 2.2 ordeal has gone on long enough for me I got 30 dollars on it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1Brite1:
I'm In for $50.00

I'm in for $50.00. I feel that it is worth it to me personally to have root back. And maybe another $50.00 when I get paid again!

Yes, it would be nice to see something from an actual developer on this subject. I only did the OTA because I really thought I had found the way to consistently go from stock Sprint RUU to customizable ROMS. I was rooting/unrooting back to the original Sprint RUU and thought I had the system down. Got impatient and downloaded the .3 leaked zip. When I realized it would not run the original Sprint RUU, I went ahead and downloaded the OTA.

Anyone who has rooted/unrooted to try all the ROMS knows that it takes time and can be a pain in the butt. I have spent days trying all sorts of ways to figure this out and think that whomever comes up with the solution should get a little something, if they want, for all of their time and trouble. If not, like someone else said, the money can go to the XDA site for a contribution.

I miss customizing my phone and miss the free WI-FI tethering, which I am now paying $30.00 to Sprint a month. So, to make a one time donation to whomever fully roots 2.2 for EVO, the least I can do is make a donation.

Just one simple request........PLEASE HURRY!!!! LOL

Thanks to all for all of your comments, questions, answers and general help for all. It is much appreciated.

Have a great day!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
So, with the recent PRI bounty debacle fresh in our memories. . . .

How many of you actually intend to pay what you're pledging?

Honestly, these bounty threads are making XDA look like Craigslist.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] /b/laZ1n:
+1 to that. Even if I found a way to root I wouldn't post untill all of this bounty stuff was over and done with. It's just sad. If you want it that bad go smash your phone and file a claim.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
I'm gonna be that guy.

Open source doesn't mean free nor does it mean free software (gpu).

The largest contributers are usually paid developers for complex things. Time is not always donated for such things nor should it be expected.

Stop being self entitled *****es that think since some things are free to you that it would be great if everything is.

Somebody is going to pay with their time. Whether or not they want to be compensated is their choice. Shame on you for judging.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
What debacle is that?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scev5:
blender 3d software.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
I have no idea what you are trying to say. Did it make sense in your head?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agonzalez1010:
Today is the last day. Let hope for a miracle...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Well I guess this is becoming the trend now, No developer will start work for "free" anymore, they would much more likely get "paid" for working on someone elses platform. If this is going to be the norm from now on lets get some things straight. First of all Donations are for Churches/Charities not for hacking a mobile operating system, which up until recently wasnt even considered completly legal. Secondly they should be called "Bribes" because in essence if you really think about it thats what your doing, paying them money to do the dirty work.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
A bribe is illegal payment. This would be legal payment.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Would Google consider it legal.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abiezer:
Google Yes. HTC....not so much.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
It's perfectly legal to root the device. Always has been. As of late, it was made explicitly legal.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Root yes, but for devs to be paid for working on someone elses intellectual property, no matter what you call it(Donations) thats not the legal part and trust me right now its flying under the radar but if it were to be done on a grander scale, you would see those cease and desist letters flying in.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GANJDROID:
Delete thread.

Bloody thing sorts itself out after I ask for help. :mad:
[Android Apps and Games] hack1133:
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Try it now!
[Android Apps and Games] Ki77erB:
Its funny that you said "Useful tools" and "Vuvuzela" in the same sentence. lol. Just bustin your chops : ) ...thanks for the release!
[Vibrant General] onyx550:
I got a problem I lock the screen and if I get a notification of anything the lock screen stays on and the screen time out never times out so I run my battery down quick and when I push on my lock power button it takes a few pushes to turn screen off why is that? Please some one please help me so I can save my battery life that sucks my mytouch slide has better battery life and I put a 1500mAh battery in it thanks everyone thats going to try to help me
[Vibrant General] }{Alienz}{:
1. Calm down.

2. Check your time out settings. Are you SURE it is set to time out?

3. If nothing helps, use the reset to factory settings option. That will fix it but everything will get wiped so use a software backup to back up all your contacts, settings, and installed apps. Let us know how it goes.
[Vibrant General] onyx550:
I did a master reset and it will not time out if I get a text
[Vibrant General] TMobDashUser:
I am having the same issue. I have tried doing a "factory data reset" via settings/privacy but still have the issue.
[Vibrant General] AustinKnight45:
Are ya'll rooted and are ya'll using the default text app or handcent ?
[Vibrant General] TMobDashUser:
Default text app. Non-rooted.
[Vibrant General] AustinKnight45:
I would try Odin, factory reset wasn't really doing anything for me when I just wanted to reset my phone but Odin took me back to factory read This and make sure you have all the Samsung drivers installed first:cool:
[XPERIA X10 General] fjnty5:
I see others are seeing tons of games etc on this app but i have 4 basic games and like 8 oringial apps only showing

i downloaded marketenabler and did market fix but im not seeing any difference,

how do i get the games on play now to show
[XPERIA X10 General] masterofp:
I assume your phone is rooted...

Try Advanced Task Killer after using Market Enabler.
[XPERIA X10 General] fjnty5:
That has nothing to do with getting play now to show games and etc...I want ti download need for speed shift but Its not on my play now app but some people have it
[XPERIA X10 General] misfit41:
I'm having that problem aswell, I think it has to do with where we're located (in an igloo up north)... I couldn't even find a viable apk on google...
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
hi i just rooted my vibrant with galaxy rooter app. and now i am trying to flash 2.1 i copied the folder to both sd and internal and when i reboot in recovery i dont see the update.zip please help
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
it says no such file. : (. i renamed it update.zip still does not work help......
[Vibrant General] d_bot:
first things first, I HIGHLY recommend downloading ROM Manager from the market, then from rom manager app, flash "Clockwork Recovery". Once you have that.....

When you plug in your phone into your computer, two new drives will appear in "My Computer" on your computer, one is i think 12 gb and it will have a bunch of folders/files, this is where you need to put the *.zip DON'T rename it update.zip, I suggest you name it something like vibrant2.1custom.zip or something so you know what it is.

Once you have your zip on the root of your sd, boot into recovery. Clockwork recovery should start, if not click on "reinstall packages". this will start the clockwork recovery. you will now be at a kind of teal colored recovery. From here i STRONGLY recommend you go to nandroid and do a backup. once the back up is done. go to the main screen and you will see "install zip from sdcard" click on that then select "choose zip from sdcard" it will list all the files and folders on your sd card go down to your .zip (vibrant2.1custom.zip) click on that then click on yes

You should be good to go.

Good Luck
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
i do have the rom manager when i click on flash clockwork recovery it says not connected to the internet when i am connected.
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
how do i boot in clockwork ? i am having trouble doing that when i click on flash clockwork it says cant connect make sure your connected to the internet.

help..
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
never mind i got it thanks for the help
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
ok i am having problem flashing the rom it just stays stuck on instating update
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soundwavedj:
using the newest version on Fresh. Everything great except when i open the stock messaging app. the app itself is quick but when i compose a new message it takes forever for the evo to recognize the name from my contacts.

Anyone have this experience. Is there a fix?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jahnile:
I would say to wipe data/ cache and try again. Do a nandroid and or titanium backup first.

Also you can try an alternate messaging app to see if you got the same issue. To me handcent is very impressive and many users seems to use it over the stock HTC app...

Good luck
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supwidachew:
I am also having issues with any messaging app being incredibly slow, almost unusable. I had been using fresh and when i updated to the newest froyo version this all came about. Once in the messaging app any action takes 5-6 seconds to result in completion. I was using chomp and the native app seems to respond better but not by much.
[Captivate General] DarkVasyaK:
Rumours say it will be released in the 20th of August, do you, guys, think, it will be unlockable?
[Captivate General] Berserk87:
the 20th of August!??!

I f***ing hope so!
[Desire General] kai84m:
I thougt this is worth to mentioned:

Twitter:

unrevoked

Coming soon to a device near you! http://yfrog.com/9h6zgj

The guys of Unrevoked are great!
[Desire General] fuqi:
i think it's only for the evo 4g and incredible
[Desire General] :
See hXXp://twitter.com/unrevoked/status/20768662217
[Desire General] Bumble-Bee:
Shud be useable on Desire / N1 to switch S-OFF :-D
[Desire General] kai84m:
But it seems as if they are very, very close to deliver us the urgent expected Eng. SPL!
[Desire General] cybermessiah:
If we get this... does that mean we can get rid of the ugly HTC splash screen at the beginning of booting up? I'm praying so!;)
[Desire General] Daelyn:
EDIT:

I don't even know how it happened, but I wrote my answer to A2SD corruption in this thread. Lol. Too many tabs in FireFox :D
[Desire General] sindrefyrn:
Should mean so, yes. Plus the ****ing boot command.
[Desire General] AndroHero:
This is great news, having an unlocked spl :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mandymariee:
I upgraded from the 1.5 to the 2.1 RUU (from Sprint)...

Before, my phone battery would last all day and night..

Now it barely lasts through the day.

Any suggestions?

Have the same programs.. use it the same amount...
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metal666fukhead:
The only way I know how to fix it is recalibrate the battery but u have to be rooted and charge your phone to 100% and delete batterystats.bin under data/system/batterystats.bin then let your phone completely die again
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chromiumleaf:
What PRL (Preferred Roaming List) version do you have? Go to Settings-->About Phone-->Software information and you'll see it at the bottom.

Are you in an area that has weak signal or uses roaming sometimes? It could be that your phone is working harder to get signal. Try updating your PRL under Settings-->About Phone-->System updates. Essentially that tells your phone which roaming partners are "best" in particular areas. If you're not having signal problems then ignore this.

Recalibrating your battery might also be a good idea as mentioned in the post above, but you have to be rooted to do that.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mandymariee:
PRL Version: 60668

I had it rooted, but decided to get rid of it because my phone was having problems and I was going to take it up to sprint, that's why I updated to the new RUU.. but that stopped the problems I was having, but created new problems - mainly the battery usage.

EDIT: Just updated the PRL.. it's now 60669 - might help, I hope. I don't know if I'm ever in roam.. I have free roam, so I have the phone set to not tell me or give any kind of special ring.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] SicMe:
Just curious... I see some people placing their photo widgets with black outlined borders instead of the stock white border which makes my theme look out of sync.... How is this done? Searched the market but none of those does what I want..... Or even no border at all I would be fine with...
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Corey@rabbit:
Might take me a day or two but ill look into it.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] SicMe:
Thanks its clashing with my theme...
[Droid X Themes and Apps] quadjacks:
+1, very good thread! Thanks!!;)
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Egut125:
The black border frames are from the 3d Android Gallery widget, not the stock moto gallery widget
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Corey@rabbit:
found the image to edit, but seeing how my phot editing skillz are sub par im having trouble. I still have yet to figure out how to edit an image and keep its transparency. Anyone know how?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] SicMe:
O. Any way of taking a screen capture without root? My theme is ass kicking so far just those borders are killing me...