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[Droid 2 Android Development] ruthlessbeatle:
i can and will go back to my d1 to lend this guy my phone....rooting is becoming a make to brake deal with me....and now i hear we cant flash roms...how annoying...anyway how long do you all think if i sent my phone to this guy for a bit to use it to try and root it would it be before i got it back? would i get it back? and what if it just bricks or something then what.... like i said id be down to help everyone out just need to feel ok with this and my new d2
[Droid 2 Android Development] djh816:
anyones guess on how long to get it rooted. i doubt it would get bricked and anyways once the sbf for droid 2 is out it could just be restored.
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
Loaning a device may not be necessary anymore..

http://c-skills.blogspot.com/2010/08/droid2.html

Who wants to test? It seems like we'd follow the same basic steps as the Droid X root method, but with some modifications for the new files and possibly a different directory.
[Droid 2 Android Development] djh816:
I'll try it out in just an hour and post results. If anyone cares to try before me, go ahead.
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
I've been trying, but received permission denied at rootshell.

/sqlite_stmt_journals doesn't exist, so I had to use /data/local/tmp. I tried hotplugging with WiFi, Bluetooth, Airplane, et al with no luck.

H:\Droid2Root>adb push exploid2-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/exploid2-arm5.bin
199 KB/s (0 bytes in 9552.000s)

H:\Droid2Root>adb shell
$ cd data/local/tmp
cd data/local/tmp
$ chmod 0755 exploid2-arm5.bin
chmod 0755 exploid2-arm5.bin
$ ./exploid2-arm5.bin
./exploid2-arm5.bin
Android local root exploid (C) The Android Exploid Crew
[+] Using basedir=/data/local/tmp, path=/data/local/tmp/exploid2-arm5.bin
[+] opening NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT socket
[+] sending add message ...
Try to invoke hotplug now, clicking at the wireless
settings, plugin USB key etc.
You succeeded if you find /system/bin/rootshell.
GUI might hang/restart meanwhile so be patient.
$ rootshell
rootshell
rootshell: permission denied
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
Successful..

Will write up some instructions. All credit to Sebastian Krahmer at http://c-skills.blogspot.com/
[Droid 2 Android Development] ZeroOveride:
I got it to work! You have to execute the rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin in the same manner you did exploid2-arm5.bin first.

EDIT: I got the # rootshell but now SU doesn't want to work . . .
[Droid 2 Android Development] jerseyh22accord:
i want i want i want

hopefully soon you post how to do it
[Droid 2 Android Development] karnovaran:
How to root the Droid 2

see new thread
[Droid 2 Android Development] ZPrimed:
So it's rooted, but we still need a recovery / flash solution so we can get this ridiculous Blur off the system.
[Droid 2 Android Development] noptuno:
Ok so has the recovery has been made or what? I want to try this firmware on another phone to see how it performs if someone could dump me his firmware Ill gladly appreciate it! thanks and cheers everyone
[Droid 2 Android Development] facelessuser:
Koush just released the Droid 2 bootstrap on his site and on the Market.
[Droid 2 Android Development] eleventy:
Just tried it. As promised, it rebooted into Clockworkmod Recovery and ran a Nandroid backup.

Now if only we had a ROM or two...
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] daffuboyz:
hi frnds, i need gprs setting of Vodafone, m living in Punjab...
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] raving_nanza:
...

Account Name: Vodafone_gprs

Homepage: http://live.vodafone.in

User Name: (no need)

Pass: (no need)

Access Point Settings:

Proxy: Enabled

Proxy Address: 10.10.1.100

Proxy Port: 9401

Data Bearer: Packet Data

Bearer Settings:

Packet Data Access Point: portalnmms

Network type: IPV4

Authentication: normal

User Name: (no need)

Password: (no need)

Account Name: Vodafone_gprs

Homepage: http://live.vodafone.in

User Name: (no need)

Pass: (no need)

Access Point Settings:

Proxy: Enabled

Proxy Address: 10.10.1.100

Proxy Port: 9201

Data Bearer: Packet Data

Bearer Settings:

Packet Data Access Point: portalnmms

Network type: IPV4

Authentication: normal

User Name: (no need)

Password: (no need)

Rn
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] daffuboyz:
tell me in full details..

i can't understand where to fill these... thanks for reply...
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] raving_nanza:
..

start/settings/connections/connections/advanced/my isp/edit(do settings)/advanced(do ip address)/finish.
[Android Apps and Games] dekraan:
Hello there!

I installed the baseball superstar 2010 app by clicking a loose .apk that I've put onto my sd-card on my HTC Hero, and now I am wondering, where my saved season results are being stored. Or any save-files for that matter. I cannot find any result of this game on my phone.

Does anyone know where I need to look (and what app do you use to browse your files btw?) Would like to know if anyone has ever succeeded in editing these results too. And how, ofcourse :)
[Android Apps and Games] Jdub.jw90:
you can download astro file manager, you can search everything on your phone.
[Android Apps and Games] dekraan:
Hi there. Thanks for the tip. I think I have the location. I thought originally that it would unpack and install in some kind of folder, like all games do when you install them on a normal desktop. But.... with astro, when I click on the .apk file which I also used (I think) to install it on my phone, it asks me: browse file or open app manager. So I think the place to be is 'browse file'.

But then..... I always assumed, that my savegame, or my own personalised player would be stamped with the date of today, or yesterday, when I last played the game. But I cannot find anything recent. And there are filetypes my phone doesnt recognise, like: mpl, dat, and ptc.

So now my question is: how can I view these files on my desktop pc (because I cannot seem to browse the .apk file there) and do you have any idea which one I should try to open???
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoonari:
Hi guys

theres an issue raised on code.google.com, to make a built-in capability of limiting internet access

you can vote for it here(press on star close to "Issue 10481" in the left corner):

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=10481

i definetely agree that this is 100% needed feature, so...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Case_:
OK, so here is something that was originally experimented with for some time now by me and others in the GPS Poll thread in General section using different firmwares (with various results), but I thought it might be a better idea to actually put it into separate thread here in development forum (also because it seems like it finally really works, thanks to the brand new Epic 4G system dump). Thanks must of course go to gbhil from Android Central for providing the Epic system dump, to NeonMonster for putting a word about it here on XDA, to weav2k4 for starting to explore the Epic 4G dump GPS-wise, to larryccf for mentioning it on the GPS Poll thread and to all the other people involved. I'm just putting it together and testing it, for the most part.

So, for your testing pleasure - three update packages in standard update.zip format. Just push/copy any of them to /sdcard and use ClockworkMod recovery to flash them to phone. Should hopefully work on all phones now unlike my previous attempt. If you don't have/want ClockworkMod recovery, they should be flashable from the default recovery as well, but you have to rename the file to "update.zip" first (of course). Should work on Bell I9000M and US Galaxy S models as well just fine, but no guarantees there.

The files are as follows:

gps_fix_epic_signed.zip - The experimental GPS fix based on the files from Epic system dump. Seems quite solid after more testing. No 8+ satellites lock, <20dBHz lock is very rare, but seems to locate me pretty good on a few test (actually, the best so far with SGS). Lock is very fast. Compass seems more accurate, but it might be just placebo (not sure if GPS libs are in any way related with compass sensor function). If there are accuracy issues, try to turn off wireless networks based location in phone settings.

gps_fix_jh2_signed.zip - The experimental GPS fix based on the files from Captivate JH2 firmware. Gives you lock to 8+ satellites, gives you lock to <20dBHz satellites, but overall is not very accurate. For testing purposes mostly.

gps_fix_jm5_signed.zip - GPS files package based on JM5 European firmware for I9000. No 8+ satellites lock, <20dBHz lock is very rare, not very accurate (but sometimes very accurate). Meant mainly as a safeguard to revert previous packages.

So please test the Epic fix (if you dare ;) ) and let me know how it works for you. After a few hours testing, I'm starting to feel quite optimistic again - works really nice for me here, seems like the best I've seen my GPS behave on SGS. But don't get your hopes too high just yet - after all, the GPS in Galaxy has the tendency to work quite good sometimes, but then turn horrible. So YMMV. If anything, it shouldn't make your GPS worse than it already is ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] appelflap:
Great job! Thanks. I will do some testing.

Why didn't you replace the libgps.so in the "Epic fix" ? Also, have you managed to install the GPSSetup.apk from the Epic dump?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Case_:
The libgps.so doesn't change in any of the firmwares I've seen (including Captivate and Bell I9000M firmwares), so there's no need to replace it. It's different only in Froyo firmwares (and even there it seems like the difference might in fact be very trivial like version number or something, 'cause although it differs in MD5, it's still exactly the same size).

Didn't try the APK, didn't really even occur to me. Might be something to try later on. You'd need to deodex it first, though, which is something I've been struggling with quite a lot on Magic before (always did everything exactly as it should be done, but output didn't work - I've spent literally weeks on that and without any success).
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] rhcp011235:
Is there a revert file for users? I guess i could just nandorid back. But having a restore file is best :)

Im on a US vibrant
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] NickeMan:
Applying the epic GPS fix now to my SGS (using normal upgrade.zip method).

Will head out for a run and check back with the results from RunKeeper =)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] wascaa:
For me the epic fix gives worse results than the captivate fix on stock JM1...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] NickeMan:
Back from my run.

Results: HELL YES!

I fired up RunKeeper and gave it a minute or so to get a satellite lock, no luck. Then I just put the phone back in my pocket with RunKeeper still running. About half a kilometer later it apparently got a good lock and after that it tracked my run more or less perfectly.

Now in the GPS' defense, I am way out in the Finnish countryside atm, visiting my folks, which certainly doesn't make getting a good satellite lock any easier...

TL;DR: Very happy with the Epic fix.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] MisterB:
Hi,

I just wanted to say thanks for posting these files, I tried the Epic 4G update.zip and I've had blazing fast fixes, seen satellites I've never seen before and was able to keep consistently locked. I hope that this fix is finally the one we've been waiting for!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] XlAfbk:
with the epic one I'm getting GPS fixes that drop after a second again at my window. With JM5 I never got a fix there. So while it's not good (there's 8 satelites in sight so it should be able to get a stable fix) it seems to be a step in the right direction.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] oakie:
just tried the epic fix on my Samsung Vibrant (TMO USA - Seattle, WA) with great success!

using the built-in GPS test app, i'm now looking at a 4 second hot-fix on 13 sats, 2 sats reading as low as 16dBHz, up to 39dBHz and accuracy down to 3 meters.

oh ya, all from indoors.

gonna take a run and report it's tracking.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] andrewluecke:
If you record it, and upload it, I can compare the quality with one of my Garmin Forerunner 305 runs (provided you stick to a footpath)..
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Dopedangel:
Flashed epc on on JM5

cardiotrainer started working for me with wireless networks off before it wouldn't track at all but now the data is accurate as far as I can tell.

Haven't tried gps test etc with it yet
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] nahrah:
No go on captivate using epic fix, 8 visible sat but no lock.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] veper:
Now we just need sjdean to confirm it is fixed :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Case_:
That's funny, seems like I'm the only one with not-so-great results...;) Just finished a walk around the town and while there certainly is lots of places where it's very accurate, it still seems to live a life of its own for me...:( The GPS STILL seems more like guessing where I'm going and continuing along the path instead of KNOWING where I really am...so I'm gonna experiment a bit more, but I'm starting to lose hope and think this might really be a hardware issue for me...or it's related to something in the kernel, which I didn't update (don't have any better).

Still, happy that it's working fine at least for some.

For the guys with Vibrants - what firmware are you on? I'm gonna try to get my hands on it...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Dopedangel:
ok tried with gps test now near my room window I used to get 3-4 sat but not used now I get 8-9 sat about 5-6 are used to give accuracy of 30 feet
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] oakie:
my bad. i only used the google nav app and google maps. i dont normally track my runs/rides.

but i had the phone attached to my forearm and after 3 miles thru the neighborhood (set a destination for a house on the other side of the neighborhood), google nav never dropped or lost the gps lock.

i'll try it again in the morning when i head out.

i'm also getting very quick and accurate fix on foursquare, which would never happen before... i'd always end up staring at a cached location.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] oakie:
T959UVJFD

i also havent undone the previous "gps fix" i applied thru the gps test function, i.e. switch to google gps database.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] ezgenesis:
Case! Have anyone meddled with the GPS Plus setting in LabTestMode, I get a feeling this may be the setting that results in the guessing of heading… Nothing concrete on this, just a feeling and a small change in my test results…
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] boomerbubba:
I don't consider that track near perfect. If you zoom in you can see it veering from the road on curves, an indication of the same artifact we have seen before -- smoothing or interpolation of post-processed data, predictive algorithms heavily influenced by the motion of the vehicle.

To really test it, use walking tracks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] distortedloop:
We're assuming that Google's maps are accurate, and you're assuming the guy you're responding to wasn't drunk while running that track. LOL.

Seriously, it would be much more informative to see multiple devices and/or apps running the same track simultaneously. I might have seen someone do that in one of the thousand(s) of posts I've read re: SGS's GPS, but don't recall for sure.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] TravUK:
Based on that track, it's definitely a step in the right direction.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Bajo76:
Right now i´m back from another test.

Samsung Galaxy S vs HTC Hero, now in the City. Same route same time, same position in the car.

HTC Hero

Samsung Galaxy S

It looks like the Galaxy did the job better :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dakine:
That is the first good track ive seen coming from these phones, looks like they have finally figured it out.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dakine:
How is the rest of that rom? Would you say its ready to use or is it still very much beta?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] danielherrero:
I agree. With that firmware the gps behavior is perfect locking 11 sats.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] distortedloop:
I agree. I'll try to run an SGS vs an iPhone 4 vs a Nexus One soon. Sadly, I don't have anywhere nearly as attractive here in Los Angeles to drive around as you do!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] CommanderROR:
I've lost track ;)

Which GPS fix are we looking at here? The one provided in an update.zip by bajo (xfj) or from the all-new hk firmware?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] appelflap:
It doesn't feel like something I would use daily on my phone yet. But if one want to run Froyo it's definitely worth a try. It feels more stable then the JP2/3 releases. Good signal quality, good GPS performance etc.

But I rather like to wait for the official release in september.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] biochemgod:
Another success

I just applied the fix on my I9000UGJH2 phone - able to get a lock on sats in 10 secs. I'm a happy camper...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Kilack:
It would be nice if people specifically stated what fix they applied instead of just "the fix"

In the first post there are 3 fixes to download.

Plus several others have been posted recentlyso we are guessing as to which fix you are talking about unless you state it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] NeoXTC:
Getting a quick gps fix time is not a "fix" as such. to know if you have gps issue or not is get "my track" and track your route. You'll then be able to see the signals does not follow the exact route and can fluctuate a bit.

I had the same impression that I get a quick fix and using something like copilot and other gps software, thought it was perfect. But after someone told me to try "my tracks" I can no see the gps issues.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Krad:
can you post the files for the JH3 rom. I came from that and the epic 4g files were crap. I loaded the JH2 files, but they are no where near the accuracy and continued lock I had with JH3
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Bajo76:
The tracks ive recorded are made with the jm6 fix on jm1 firmware. See one or two pages before this.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] stema84:
I like this :) Just updated, locked in 90secs at first, hot start is 5-10 secs (indoors), it's sitting on my table right now and 8-9 satellites and locking to 7-9 :) Thanks for the update.zip, it will be useful for geocaching this week :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Case_:
I certainly want to, but I've been awfully busy the last couple of days, so no time to do that. Hopefully later today. Which also explains on my lack of activity in this thread/issue, sorry for that.

I've done some comparing Galaxy S with VF845 in the past in the GPS Poll thread, because I consider the VF845 representative of what I expect from Android GPS (as it has nearly identical track recordings to my old HTC Magic). And just yesterday I've done a comparison betweeen SGS (XFJM6), VF845 and HTC Wildfire, just couldn't process it and upload yet. Will do ASAP.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] distortedloop:
I'm on I9000HVJH1 with no lag fixes, no GPS fixes...100% stock at this time.

As promised above, I ran a couple of short tests with all three phones (iPhone 4, SGS, Nexus One) all using a tracking program with the GPS. Check them out on this Google Map.

My Tracks on the two Android phones, Motion X GPS Lite on the iPhone. For some annoying reason, the Galaxy S version stopped logging the track half-way through. I didn't notice until I went to save the tracks.

Anyways, make your own conclusions, but personally, I think they're all as accurate (or inaccurate as the other). All of them basically show the exact same track for 95% of the trip, but each of them has some area where they just went off track enough to show me driving through living rooms or jumping the curb.

Interesting to note that early in the track the road I was on goes underneath the runway of the airport; the Nexus One stopped tracking, but the other two didn't; however the SGS seems to drift a bit too far to the left right after the underpass.

The first third of the trip, the SGS seems to have the farthest drift from my true track, but then it settles down and the Nexus One goes astray to the right.

At the Food For Less parking lot, the SGS got lost when I looped around and went back onto the street for a quick left turn. At the Mission Hills Golf Course I pulled into the parking lot and did a tight loop, the SGS tracked it almost perfectly how I weaved through the parking cones/stops.

If I had to pick a winner, I'd say it's the iPhone, but they're all so close I don't think it's a fair to call any single one better than the other.

The second set of tracks, once again the SGS cut off tracking after just a short way. I had just installed the program on both phones, and only adjusted two settings in both phones. No idea why the SGS can't keep a track running. All phones had screen timeout set to 30 minutes.

Here's the second Google Map with tracks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] cba1986:
google maps vs Mapsource

Very good testing

just my two cents:

When you use "my tracks" to test GPS. Display it on google maps, export it to GPX and load it in Mapsource(PC) and compare them. The difference is big in some areas.

I came to realize when i noticed an important offset on google maps in certain streets. In 5 blocks the accuracy was "very Good" just in the middle and in the streets that are perpendicular to the that street, there a was a big offset(but the error was linear). So i export it as GPX and used Mapsource and the track was much accurate than in google maps.

For the record i am using XFJM6(the best FW regarding GPS, in my opinion) and i did the test walking and driving.

driving the error was practicly none. Only in some heavy buildings area my positions jumps.

All i am saying is that don't trust on Google maps for accuracy testing.

Bye
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] distortedloop:
Actually, I said the same thing earlier, sort of:

Thanks. I'm on a Mac, don't have access to that program.

I'm not that concerned about recording tracks right now, I'm just happy that I can actually get a track displayed as I am actually driving that shows me on the street I'm actually on, not 4 blocks away!

I do mountain bike off-road in the fall (too hot here in the summer) so would be nice if the SGS would record accurate tracks in the future, but I still have my iPhone for that if needed.

I agree, XFJM6 seems to be the best GPS. HVJH1 seems pretty good, too, but I get more sats locked in less time, and smaller blue circles while driving with XFJM6 than JH1.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] cba1986:
Oh. ok.

If you are lookin for mapsource the equivalent for MAC is Roadtrip:

Link: http://www8.garmin.com/macosx/

I'm gonna try XWJM7 so see the results in mapsource and Gmaps.

Bye.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] m4ssnet:
Yeah, post results soon !!! I want flash this one me too
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] cba1986:
I wiil do it tomorrow it's 5 in the morning on this side. Time to sleep. In the afternoon i will post the results.

Bye
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] ittihad:
hi guys i tried the fix on my I9000JPJG8 build number and it didn't work, how can i get the original settings again? now even LAYAR doesn't work :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] saphirrot:
this works really nice. bevor i updated to this one, i only got 1 signal, after the update i became 4 to 5 after 10 seconds.... i tested the Epic one to, but only 2 signals with low quality. jm5 gps fix works best for me