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[Vibrant General] mrxela:
I'd say that if someone has no idea what they are doing, the last thing they should be attempting is flashing firmware on their phone.

The layer of obscurity and technical difficulty associated with rooting/modding is of benefit in terms of preventing people from doing things they should not be doing without sufficient knowledge base.

There is plenty of info here and online in general to start someone off if they are interested in learning about this in general.

IMHO, creating a trail of bread crumbs for someone who doesn't know what they are doing is more likely to hurt them or community in general rather than help them.
[Vibrant General] androidaddict23:
In my experience rooting your could be fun and a nightmare, if not done properly and, you have of time on you're you could become a rom switching addict cyanogen is currently available for the vibrant you can still root, but you will be on stock vibrant rom.till samsung release the source code so no froyo.and the rumor is that they won't release the source code.
[Vibrant General] Excelsius:
1. What I don't understand is that the category says "New Outgoing Call" and GVoice beneath it. So I should NOT disable it, right? Because it has nothing to do with startup? But if so, then almost every other category has nothing to do with startup either. It is only the first listing that says "After Startup" and it misses A LOT of applications that do start up, like TeleNav. I don't even see TeleNav anywhere in that list. Same is true for "Email," Gallery," "Voice Dialer," and a bunch of other apps that I don't want to start on startup. I don't see any way of killing these other than by ATKiller. Am I missing something here?

2. See the problem is this: right now I have Telenav and I use it sometimes. However, I don't want it to run just whenever. So if I don't want to uninstall it, isn't my only solution ATKiller? There are other programs like this. And I can't disable them from the Autostart menu either since they're not there (Filtered out System files).

3. That site does not list what each of the bloatware does. For example, I am not sure I want to remove Account and Sync because I might need it for my bills. Same thing with "MyFiles." I don't even know what "vvm" is.

4. I am not able to tether the phone. I already tried Barnacle and it said "Running..." after I disabled supplicant, used channel 6, and disable ad-hoc. Then I tried this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739147&highlight=tether, but I am still not able to connect. My laptop detects the phone as "computer-to-computer network," but when I click connect, it keeps trying to connect and then doesn't. I am not sure where to go from here.

Thanks.
[Vibrant General] Excelsius:
One more thing I still don't know: how are the updates going to work from now on? Whenever an Android update comes out, like 2.1update or Froyo, do I have to come here and do everything manually? Or is there a way from within the phone to find out with one click? I am assuming whatever update is available for the phone will also be available for custom download (otherwise I could unroot, update, reroot?).

Thanks.

By the way, I also agree about a complete guide. It's not that it will enable the clueless to mess up their phone, but rather the opposite - it will allow the clueless to become cluefull. Such a guide would be very helpful. Meanwhile I am having to jump from thread to thread and then to Google trying to find out about this or that. That's not to say that the guide available isn't very helpful already.
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
I've already contacted a few people about starting said guide. I have not got much feedback from people willing to help....

^ you've asked a lot man... I can try and answer some, but you need to keep doing some reading. I feel like I've offered up a lot as is.

Just b/c you have root, does not mean you will not receive the OTA updates. If Froyo is released, you can update from the phone, you will lose root though. Most of us, will wait for the developers to have a stock froyo + root that we can flash.

why use telenav? I am not familiar.. just curious why not use google nav?

autostarts, just b/c you have it set to not start an app on boot, does not mean when you click the icon to open it will cause an issue. Really not that big of a deal. If you notice an issue, just set the app back to enabled.

Do not use a task killer.

The thread I linked has plenty of information for what you can remove from the phone, with instructions.... same for the barnacle tether app. If you want, download Wireless Tether, google it... the source code is on google.

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list
[Vibrant General] }{Alienz}{:
Cyanogen is not yet available for the Vibrant. It will soon.

Froyo-cooked ROMS are already out for the Vibrant (alas with some bugs) so I don't think there's a reason to think Cyanogen won't be on Froyo.

Also: Never having done a root/rom flash does not make someone stupid or signify they should never try it. It just means they should READ some documentation and be technically up to the challenge before they do. I don't think having a clear guide on most of the process will hurt anyone who is coming into this but doesn't yet know all the details and steps of what to do.
[Vibrant General] kboater:
glad the root went well for you. I am wanting to root my phone too, but not sure which root method is easiest and best.

Which root method did you use?

I had a mytouch rooted before the Vibrant, but they are way different and I dont want to screw up :)
[Vibrant General] Excelsius:
I appreciate all your answers. I don't mean to say that anyone else can't answer as well. I am still unclear on several things I asked and would appreciate if someone could chime in, at least about the exact procedures for using autostart and the reasoning behind not using the task killer. I am new to Android, but I am pretty good at computers, including building them. So when I am learning about doing this or that, I would like to know about the reasoning behind that. I am sure that all of the questions I ask here I can find out on my own, but I was hoping that I could utilize the purpose of the forum and learn something from the veterans rather than reinventing the wheel myself.

I am using Telenav because I have a one month free trial. I discovered Google Nav just yesterday. I just want to compare them myself, even though it is unlikely I will pay $10/month in either case. But remember that Telenav is just one of the applications causing issues.

Thanks for all the answers. Please don't feel pressured to answer all the things I might ask. If I don't get enough answers, I'll just do a quick thread search and if that's not fruitful, I'll create a specific thread for autostart usage.
[Vibrant General] t0phux:
Isn't this illegal? I thought the whole point of Android was opensource and under the GPL License, they are required to post the full source code, right? Or I could just be way off base here.
[Vibrant General] Excelsius:
I used the first procedure recommended in the sticky: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7150299&postcount=1

I am not sure why it said that you have to restart several times. Here are some clarifications on the steps there that I think were not too clear:

1. When you connect your device, you need to pull down the message area, click on the USB, and only then you will see the option to MOUNT your phone. I had to experiment to figure this out.

2. The guide doesn't say, but if your USB debugging mode is on, I would disable it, just to be safe: Settings (this is that leftmost button on your phone when you're at your desktop)-->Applications-->Development-->USB debugging (uncheck). This might be unnecessary, but I did it just to be safe.

3. When you are copying the Update.zip file into your phone, make sure you check the size of the folder. It must be your internal storage - it will be 12GB+ and will have your system files. If you have trouble identifying this, simply remove your SD card!

4. When you are restarting the phone, make sure you press the volume button in the MIDDLE so that it is entirely pressed (up and down). While holding it, press and hold the power. Do not let go of the volume button until your enter the recovery menu.

Anyway, that's what I did and rooted from the first time without any issues.
[Vibrant General] Excelsius:
It could be that Samsung has modified the code for their own phones making the code their property, while the "regular" 2.2 (unmodified) would be available to everyone. I could be wrong, but I think this how it would work.
[Vibrant General] kboater:
thanks :)

10 char
[Vibrant General] badaphooko01:
4. I am not able to tether the phone. I already tried Barnacle and it said "Running..." after I disabled supplicant, used channel 6, and disable ad-hoc. Then I tried this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739147&highlight=tether, but I am still not able to connect. My laptop detects the phone as "computer-to-computer network," but when I click connect, it keeps trying to connect and then doesn't. I am not sure where to go from here.

I am using Easy tether and works great, they even have you d/l samsung drivers even though I did not need them for my xp box at work.
[Vibrant General] masterotaku:
Android is released under the Apache License and not the GPL, a significant distinction. Samsung is under no obligation to release the kernel source. Having said that, Samsung's been far more open about the Galaxy S series phones than any other phone they've released, and released most of the kernel source for the international Galaxy S i9000 back in June. Even HTC hasn't gone this far as of yet.
[Vibrant General] hockeyrcks9901:
I'm unfamiliar with autostart but I can give some information about a task killer.

Android does not work the same as Windows does with regards to application/memory management.

Android will automatically suspend/sleep/close apps that are no longer actively running. Unused RAM is useless. Have more free RAM does NOT speed up any machine unless the RAM is totally full and the system starts utilizing swap space. So, closing apps when you still have RAM to spare will not speed up the system. In fact, it will slow it down because as soon as you try to reopen the app, it will have to completely reopen versus opening from a suspended state in RAM.

However, if there is an app that has gone rogue with a memory leak, a task killer can be useful.

Android 2.2 (Froyo) is even better at managing apps and running a task killer is pretty much guaranteed to slow the phone down.
[Vibrant General] Excelsius:
Unfortunately, that requires that I install a software on my laptop and doesn't use the rooted status of the phone. I wish there was some sort of a definitve guide on tethering a rooted android. This is one of the main reasons to root and I don't know why we don't have a clear guide on this.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] norkos:
I would like to know if there is posibility to get Swype with norwegian language on my rootet xperia x10i - R2BA024

Ty for your time
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] knudsen81:
Hey i have found swype 1.6 with norwegian and danish but it's only work on my desire and not x10 :-(
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] joachimx:
Also would like that..

Elsker root...;-)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] norkos:
I also installed this that app, but it is giving me some strange error with "resolution 480x854" I am sure i downloaded the right one for my x10 "WVGA854".

Would be nice if we could get some kind of fix on this one if posible:D
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] kevor:
Have you tried slideIT? it works great and it comes with norwegian package :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] PaulKemp:
Just rooted my (girlfriends) Legend, and I would really love to have norwegian swype. Could i use the one for the Desire? Maybe mod it somehow? Any pointers to where I can get it? Regards.

got it: http://krisskarbo.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/swype-hvga-android-norwegian/#comment-4
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ricostuart:
Hey all,

I have the Droid1 boot animation running on my hero. it was one that was created for a phone with a lot lower res than the hero (as the original is way too high for it to handle properly). Was hoping someone can advise how to resize/refit the official droid2 bootscreen to the hero.

Thanks guys.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] bonesy:
is it in bootanimation.zip?

EDIT: Here you go, i think its the right one!

http://www.multiupload.com/MTJSOQLQQQ

I edited desc.txt in wordpad to change the resolution (originally 480x480) to 320x320 then saved the bootanimation.zip compression as STORE,normal and such like will not work you will get a blank screen
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ricostuart:
yeah, thats the original droid bootscreen loop - i quite like it, but want to see about putting the new droid2 one on.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] bonesy:
if you post it i will do it for you?i dont have a clue what the new one is
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] bonesy:
here is the newest one.taken from skyraiders rom
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ricostuart:
awesome! Thanks so very much! Works like a treat!
[Vibrant General] db3:
Hi,

I know the whole GPS issue has been discussed extensively, but I was wondering whether it even works in new york city. I tried GPSTest and although my phone sees up to 15 satellites, it never locks on to any. I picked up a Vibrant for my wife too -- her phone doesn't even see any satellites (using same setup and GPSTest -- only difference is she has the purple back on hers).

the odd thing is that i tried investigating this on my blackberry curve 8530 (work phone) and it doesn't get a lock either.

so i'm wondering if this a moot issue for nyc residents.

thanks!
[Vibrant General] gsvnet:
I don't have my vibrant yet so I can't test but a Nokia N900 has done well for me in terms of GPS signal in NYC, so I don't think it's *impossible* for smartphone to get GPS signal in NYC, it just may be a bit harder in some areas.
[Vibrant General] db3:
i tried both downtown (wall st area) and all the way uptown (near the cloisters). i'll try more places throughout the week. i did manage to get a "partial fix" with the blackberry -- not sure what that means, just a direct quote.
[Vibrant General] lqaddict:
I am getting a fix within 15-30 secs in Downtown by the Battery Park.

If I move closer to the skyscraper jungle it is a shot in a dark.

EDIT: to add, my coworker with a Captivate couldn't get a fix at all where my Vibrant is solid. We both are using MS-based with supl.google.com SUPL server configured.
[HD Mini General] rjshih:
Hi, I prefer to use the compact qwerty keyboard but the phone seems to automatically revert to full qwerty after a period of time. Does anyone else have this problem or would happen to know a solution for it? Thanks.
[HD Mini General] bart3385:
Mine is a bigger problem. Compact QWERTY nowhere to be found.
[HD Mini General] BerlinTop:
I have exactly the same problem with the compact qwertz changing back to full qwertz randomly. very annoying! opera is using a different keyboard anyway, but after that, always the full qwertz is there. also, turning on/off bluetooth and/or wifi seems to be reverting the compact qwertz to full mode. Will also contact HTC support for that.

ROM: 1.36.407.1 (94538) GER

Manila: 2.5.20131825.3
[Click General] pulimento:
hi guys!

HTC Italy had confirmed recently via twitter that bad news (anyway, we expect it) :(

LINK : http://twitter.com/HTCItalia/status/17429963594

It says that 2.1 update for HTC Tattoo is not planned just now, but really it says that we never see an official update from HTC. Bet that HTC engineers have encountered problems making work camera and radio...

Our only hope is in our awesome "RomCookers" (such as fyodor, ikxdf, jacob and much more). i will donate as soon as possible for me, the work of those men is fabulous!!

XDA +1, HTC -1

NOT DEVLOPMENT RELATED MOVED TO GENRAL
[Click General] buenso80:
Does´n´t mean that much anyway. I´d rather have my rom from the devs here than HTC. Take for ex. the original froyo from HTC to Desire. It´s very buggy. In contrast the opendesire rom from AdamG is the nicest and cleanest rom I´ve ever seen.
[Click General] elmargol:
Maybe 2.2 ...
[Click General] RationalGaze:
No way... (Why would they bother with 2.2 if they haven't even lifted a finger for 2.1...)
[Click General] schwarzlichtkind:
I think that we won't see an update foot the tattoo, ever!

You can see the issues Htc has to face with sense and the hardware in the Kiljacken-Rom - overclocking made it useable, but still you are permanently running low on RAM. SenseUi in my opinion is the biggest problem and Htc isn't going to throw it over board just to give us eclair or froyo...
[Click General] sheik_yerbouti:
I'm sure HTC considers the Tattoo as an obsolete device already.
[Click General] schwarzlichtkind:
Definitely! The replacement is the Wildfire... :-(
[Click General] kip69:
I got

Hey. I got an HTC from Taiwan. It cam with 2.1 installed already. If that info can help anyone let me know how :)

Now if I could just get it to install a system update without hanging :(
[Click General] segway_:
You got an HTC Tattoo with 2.1?

If answer is yes then with armor-rar take a backup of the system and boot and

post it here!

seg
[Click General] kip69:
Well I am mad now. After continued reading I see I may have 1.67.921....something something. Its the updated 1.6 with extra wifi and 3g and the 2.1 HTC sence. I may have some talking to do to some sob sales persons.

But. What is armor rar and how do I get it/use it?
[Click General] haree:
i think ur wrong may be u got a Cloan

hi

what he means is to root ur phone and take a backup of ur rom

look in the devlopment section their is a sticky on the same
[Click General] mmike21:
Question:Hello

Can you please show me , how i can share some pictures or other files with my friends, via bluetooth? I havent figured out?

ps: when you expect android 2.x to be available to upgrade my phone?

Asnwer:

Dear Mr. Q Thank you for contacting us, We apologize for the delay in answering your email, Kindly be informed that you will need to search on the Android market for a 3rd party application that could help you install this feature as it is not a default feature in the handset. As for the upgrade, currently there is no plan to upgrade your phone to Android 2.1. The result of our analysis showed that an upgrade to your phone may impact the user experience and we ultimately decided that an upgrade was not recommended. Your phone will still receive support, and we thank you for your patience and understanding. Please note that you can contact us via support line. For further details, please contact us on the following number: +35-1-800-814693 Best Regards, HTC Team http://www.htc.com

::::

Notice i said android 2.X not 2.1

And she told about 2.1 .. i dont know why she went for the2.1 but its okay.
[Click General] AsgardCurse:
I've asked 2 times, first was about 2.1-2.2 update.. answer was June 17th 2010

Hi Daniél, Thank you for contacting us regarding HTC Tattoo. Unfortunetely there is no planned Android 2.1 - 2.2 upgrade for the Tattoo. You are welcome to contact us again for further assistance. Best regards, Elsa H. HTC

2nd time I asked I mentioned that now when the newer phones like Desire got it's 2.2 and the older Hero got its 2.1 update, is there any plan for ANY update for the Tattoo?

Answer was August 6th 2010

Thank you for contacting us. Regarding your enquiry about Android 2.2: We cannot comment on what devices may or may not get an update just yet. Any announcements will be made through our Website, Facebook page and Twitter feed. Please keep an eye on these channels for any updates regarding your handset. I trust that this resolves your query, please do not hesitate to contact us again if required. Thanks for contacting HTC.

I think HTC have convenient forgotten that they ever made a device called Tattoo!
[Click General] mmike21:
So what i need for bluetooth!? to work?

I have to root my phone?

I also cant acess wifi connection that requires securew2 login with TKIP
[Click General] o4kareg:
We, Russian users, started spamming HTC for 2.1, but we got the only reply that we won't get 2.1 because of perfomance lowerage. But such words they said about Hero, but the users fought for 2.1 and got it! Now, I think, it's our time. Yes, there is Wildfire with 2.2, but they CAN release the Tattoo firmware 2.1, they just don't WANT to do it. I ask all of you to join our war against HTC marketologists! We MUST get 2.1!!!
[Click General] o4kareg:
use Androbex (it's not a good desicion, but it's the only one - with or without rooting)
[Click General] AsgardCurse:
I'm in, well, not WAR, but I'll keep mail and ask them

low performance.. lol, the Tattoo got more or less same cpu/mem as the Hero, if Hero can, so can Tattoo.
[Click General] o4kareg:
We thought in this way, too.
[Click General] ivanars1:
Ok, I'm in too... so, what's the plan? How to fight for 2.1 upgrade?
[Click General] sandrome:
There's nothing you can do with fighting for an upgrade. HTC doesn't want to. You have to accept that. If you really want 2.x go to the development section of the forum. You will find a few roms there. They are not working perfectly (Camera and FM don't work and some minor bugs) but at least they work. If you want to do something for a perfect tattoo 2.x rom you have to help the developers in building it. If you're not skilled in developing yourselves you can help them as testers.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _sunz:
I've been trying to unroot and so far have thoroughly screwed things up. I've tried a few different things but i can't get a base unrooted ROM on the device.

i have currently

HBoot 0.79.0000

microp - 041f

radio-1.39.00.05.31

april 14 2010,15:41:34

can someone help with the proper files that i need to complete this unroot.

right now the device will only keep rebooting. i tried re-flshing my damage control 3.5 rom but its not working.

I think i need to get the device up and running before i can try any other unroot options. i can still get to the clockwork recoveryv2.0.1.3

thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _sunz:
I was able to get the device back up and running. It is still rooted. I got it back to its original root state by toastcfh.

I still can't get to non root state.

any help?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nenn:
search the forums for "RUU" and go run that. it will bring you back to stock. there are tons of threads, please please search before posting.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _sunz:
I have tried 4 Ruu files. None work. They keep giving errors. I've read through many threads. The last change i can think of is to get the zip file from out of the ruu(s) but i dont know how to extract them. They extract as .cab files not .zip files.

Additionally

my image version is apparently 1.47.651.1

does anyone else have any suggestions?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _sunz:
when using the ruu.exe(s) i get to the sending signature phase and after a few seconds i get the error "Error[140]: Bootloader version error"
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikevillarroel:
http://depositfiles.com/files/2dp2m33kp

download and flash it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garyfunk:
It's always going to have root. What you want is root access. If you don't have a root user, you won't have anything.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeyItsLou:
EDIT: Just fixed permissions via Rom Manager and rebooted they seem to be functioning properly now. In low lighting situations they now come on.

I just updated to the newest radio and for some reason I'm not sure if its related but my capacitive buttons don't seem to be consistently lighting up. This may be a stupid question but when are they suppose to come on?