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[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Croak:
Yes, ODIN and the new firmware will wipe everything, provided you're not just patching the kernel.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] tristecire:
Odin can flash all kind of things.

Hi

What do you want to flash with Odin ?

I've flashed two kernels ( Rasdeep's ones, for testing ) since i applied the fix, it's ok.

But if you want to flash a new pda.xxxxxx.tar, or the three files, it will wipe all the fixes you did.

Odin is a tool to flash different things. I believe .

Bye.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] jzviagin:
i wanna flash the 3 files pda modem and csc . is there a possibility it will mess things up?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] flasher702:
Help please. Phone is freezing/crashing, location awareness never works, apps crashing, marketplace crashes immediately after boot. I did VZW data tech support a few years back but I'm fairly new to Android and custom phone ROMs. Other than the apps that crash (market, camera crash consistently) and it being a little sluggish I really like it. Even with the whole phone crashing it's only a slightly worse experience overall than the WinMo 6.0 it came with xD Lack of location awareness is the most distressing problem.

I have a KAIS100 HTC 8925 P/N: 99HCY090-00

I installed Incubus26Jc's Super FroYo 2.2 [Deodexed] [RLS12] from microSD

with kaisimg-panel2-320-tilt-froyo-26-07-10.nbh which I set to froyo with NBH Editor

which I installed from microSD using SPL-3.56.Hard2

with radio KAIS_RADIO_ONLY_1.71.09.01.nbh

I had WinMo 6.1 installed previously.

There were some suggestions to use Donut but I really wanted some of the 2.2 features and other people seem to report it working a lot better than what I've experienced. I'll probably try a different radio in a few minutes but all suggestions and help are appreciated.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] flasher702:
So I didn't get around to updating the radio but it hasn't crashed in a day now and the location started working randomly, with extreme accuracy, 20 minutes into a 35 minute driving trip. Tried it again this morning and it didn't work anymore.

Could anyone point me towards information about how Android does it's location awareness especially relating to how it is different from the way it's done for google maps on WinMo? I'm wondering if maybe android just refuses to give me any location at all if it can't get a much more accurate reading and if there is a way I can adjust that setting. I don't think my phone and/or service area can give me much better accuracy than 500 meters.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] nastiero:
You're a pioneer into the unknown. I am thinking about flashing my htc 8925 with this same build but I was waiting to see the result. I have the polymod build on it now, flashed to nand. Everything works but the camera. Do your camera work with this build? I will flash mine and report my findings.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ekoandrew:
Location awareness uses both Cell tower and Wifi for best result from my Tilt. Plus I have not gotten a single problem with the Incubus Mod. All works well, or too well. Tweaked the CPU to 520Mhz as stated.

Only thing I advise do not use is Animated Background will Slow Boot up and sometime may Hang and Restart it self. But other than Background Animations, everything work Spectacular.

I install OS to Nand, and Program Memory to Ext2.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] nastiero:
I flashed (to nand, nand) the “Incubus26Jc's Super FroYo 2.2 [Deodexed] [RLS12] [7/26/10] Combined All Languages” to my kaiser 8925 hardspl 3.29, radio version: 1.71.09.01, and so far everything runs well. I used the 520 clock settings. The only problem so far is my copilot will not load. It gives the “error invalid library copilot cannot be loaded by the system.” I guess this has something to do with the “deodexed” build. Better terminal also crashed. Overall, I think those are minor issues.

Copilot version 8.2.0.218 works with this build.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] flasher702:
maybe my phone is just broken... the hardSPL version shouldn't make any difference once the OS is up and running, should it?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ekoandrew:
there are nothing to do with hardSPL. Have you try different Mods to see if other works or not?
[TG01 General] drkdeath5000:
Many different ROM's have been cooked for our TG01's now and each ROM brings a new experience / something different. I've personally tried many ROM's on XDA just to name a few theres nosker's, ffboy's, mirom's, and stonrom's but i cant seem to stick with one since im always looking for something better. Now to be fair i dont think any ROM is final yet since theres still alot to be done with our TG01's but i and im sure others would like to know which is the best ROM to use at this very moment.

Now we all use our devices for different things, i personally use it for a bit of everything - browsing the web, checking my email, gps tracking, checking the weather, and of course phone calls ! I seem to find browsing the web needs alot of RAM though so ideally im looking for a stable ROM with plenty of free RAM. I do like sense but from experience its just impossible to get a stable browsing experience with sense installed so im willing to sacrifice those nice looks. My personal favourites have been noskers rom and mirom which has an amazing 96MB free so im likely to be going back to one of those next unless anyone can recommend a better one.

An ideal solution to finding the best ROM would be to post your own experiences with each one, what you've personally used it for ie browsing the web. So im going to suggest we do just that ! Ill be keeping track of this thread so when time allows ill add a list below with our favourite ROM(s) specific to device useage. ie best rom for browing the web, etc. I think its a good idea anyway :-).
[TG01 General] drkdeath5000:
Reserved ...
[TG01 General] leeston2379:
Quote from wacky.banana - Moderator Committee

For some time now we have been closing off "Best Rom" threads. The reasons for this are well known.

In addition to those reasons, asking what is the best rom is akin to asking 20 people what the best beer is; you will never get a single agreed answer from all of them. Its about personal need, personal choice and preference, which can only be defined by YOU.

If you are unsure as to which rom might suit you best, read the first couple of posts of each thread posted by the rom chef. That tells you all you need to know about a particular rom, then list the attributes and decide which ones you would like to try out.

I thought I would post this up here so that there is an awareness, especially amongst new members of XDA Developers, and to help those who wish to pose this question.

Best rom threads will, in future be simply deleted without further explanation.

Please help us to help you by not putting up posts that have to be deleted.

Thank you for your help and cooperation in this matter.

WB
[TG01 General] drkdeath5000:
Thanks for updating me on that i wasnt aware of that rule but it does make sense ... if a mod feels its right to close this thread please do so i just thought a thread for everyones favourite ROM would be a good thing. Each ROM would get a mention in the list for what its best used for according to the posts here and would be updated regularly. I havent seen a chef post what there ROM is best at so i personally think this is needed and it would save others having to try all the ROM's on here like i and others have done ... i guess its like a musician or an artist, a chef cant tell you what there ROM does best, only the users can.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] TR88:
Hey, I recently had to have a factory reset done to my phone because it would only boot up to a black screen. Anyhow point being since t-mobile's bloatware is not removeable(unless taking methods of root and such) I'm stuck with an old version of the T-Mobile my account app that will constantly tell me to update it then bring me to the app in the market only to have the option of opening it instead of updating it. So could anyone please upload the latest apk of the app in to somewhere i could download it for me? Thank you.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ballroom dru:
Bump, anybody...please...
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] gdpaull:
Why not just root? Based on your post date, the warranty is probably already expired, right?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bfranklin1986:
Fresh from the market....
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ballroom dru:
Thank you so very much.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ballroom dru:
And of course now it doesn't want to work. But that's okay.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] iwillkillyou:
Are you on ICS? It's not supported...
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] MadJoe:
I use it with AOKP just fine

Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] arby80:
My account is now available for ICS.

Sent from my Vibrant Passion.
[Android Themes] The K-Zoo Kid:
This is my current setup too :D i stole the wallpaper from someone in the vibrant forums..
[Android Themes] knox420:
Like it! Could you post it here?

And which Launcher do you use? I LOVE your dock...
[Android Themes] The K-Zoo Kid:
I'm using laucherpro with a custom dock... i recently changed it though. I will post the background in a second...
[Android Themes] Adamsville MITM:
try deviantart.com

and where can i get those icons (the green and white)?
[Android Themes] The K-Zoo Kid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=744158

here is the background..

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4882733447_e03496d997_o.jpg
[Android Themes] MentalDeath:
What is the first theme in the first post?

Thanks :D
[Android Themes] The K-Zoo Kid:
Its just launcherpro with a custom dock and icons from the launcherpro icons app.
[Android Themes] MentalDeath:
Okay alright thanks I guess I will look for that then :o
[Captivate General] j2902:
I can't get adb to recognize my captivate on either Windows 7 or linux. I'm running ECLAIR.XWMJ5. adb was previously able to recognize the captivate on windows and linux (using the stock ROM) before I updated to the I9000 ROM.

USB debugging is enabled.

(On linux, I am running the adb server as root).

Thanks.
[Captivate General] ag4vr:
Did you try these drivers?

I can't post links, but androidforums has a link to the Galaxy S drivers in a post called "Captivate USB Drivers Links Here". You might want to give those a try.
[Captivate General] j2902:
Windows recognizes it, not Linux

Looks like adb recognizes the phone on windows now after installing this driver.

Thanks, but I wonder why Linux won't recognize it anymore.
[Droid X General] eightbitheroics:
This is my first post so I hope this is all by the books...

I am on my second day of using my Droid X, and I noticed whenever I set a contact picture it makes a copy alongside the original, in the original's folder. Hopefully you guys know what I'm saying. It is a pain in my butt to constantly go into my gallery and delete the copies. Can this be avoided?

I had a Droid, an Incredible, and now an X, and this is the first time in my life I've seen a phone do this.

If this had already been asked I apologize, I didn't see anything this specific.

I have a few other questions since this is the place with the experts, but this one is driving me nuts.

Thanks guys
[Droid X General] Mikerrrrrrrr:
I've noticed this too. Have no clue how to prevent it, but I don't see it as a huge deal.
[Droid X General] ZerkerEOD:
I think the phone resizes it. Check to see if there the same size or not, or what the name of the new file is because it might correspond with the contacts name. I use Facebook for all of my contacts pictures
[Droid X General] eightbitheroics:
What it looks like it's doing is when you select an area of the picture to set as the contact picture, the area you select, it actually saves as a seperate picture. So your various picture folders are being populated with your pictures as well as the contact pictures. This seems strange and unnecessary as no Android device I've ever seen does this.
[Droid X General] sp1kez:
It also saves every text message you have ever exchanged with your contacts

Go to contacts then pick one and swype left, you'll se what I'm talking about
[Droid X General] mcmexican:
Looks like to me that it only saves the last 10 messages with the contact on my phone.

-McMex
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] roxz:
hi,

i have just updated to jp3 via odin 3 (files from samsung-firmware.webs.com) update worked ok only problem is there is no internet connection on the phone avaliable. i have checked the settings and they are switched to data connection on mode.

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] thebazman:
ive applied jp1-2and 3, for 1 and 2 couldnt get internet to work

i messed about with my apn and for some reason 1 and 2 wouldnt work as all prevoius firmwares

then i changed it as before giffgaff-GPRS worked for all firmwares up until froyo

now jp3 works as its just giffgaff .

so what im trying to say is i changed from normal gifgaff-GPRS apn to just giffgaff apn

dont know if that makes any difference to you but it fixed mine

regards
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] The.Opethian:
Happened to me as well, make sure you use the correct APN, if you're on POSTPAID or PREPAID, makes a difference there as well.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Max-via:
Hi, I've cyanogen 6 RC2

I need to change the left button like this photo to contact button, how?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilkorn:
Hold the shortcut over that area and drop it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rori~:
Put contact icon on your desk..drag it to the place where you want it to be, hold it till it replaces the other one.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Max-via:
Thank you very much guys :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] armrob:
After countless hours on the phone with Bell, I finally talked to a supervisor who authorized the release of the code and I was charged the 75$ fee, except that the code DOES NOT WORK.

they told me to call Samsung , Samsung said that they have nothing to do with the unlock codes and that they are handled by the carrier.

So now I really dont understand what the problem is.

I called Bell technical support and they are telling me to enter my sim card pin. obviously they have no clue. I'm thinking about returning it but i dont know if they will refund the 75$ since they already gave me a code.

they told me to try putting 8 zeros : 00000000 before the code or 6. nothing works.

any ideas ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
they BSed you, it can NEVER be just a bunch of ZEROES

call back and give them hell

i've worked on cell phone stores before, unlocking phones and stuff, there have never been a unlock code like that for any phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] armrob:
the code is not all zeros, they advise to put 8 x 0 and then the 8-digit code they provided. but still nothing works.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
ok, that sounds more like it.

well, if the code is not working, then you have to contact Bell back, since they charged you the money, they have to make sure it is unlocked

either that or get a full refund, if they are being uncooperative
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rhcp011235:
If you need an unlock.

Just hit me up
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Fatherboard:
Thanks in advance,

The Board!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] random.si:
You can read about it in the thread called:

[REF] BIG FAQ Thread! {Flash/Root HOWTO} {ADB&Tutorials} {T&T} [READ BEFORE POSTING!]

It's located right here in Galaxy S I9000 Android Development section.

From what I can tell you can't go wrong with 512.pit.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] dazz1975:
PIT and firmware upagrade by ODIN

I downloaded my original firmware from samsung-firmwares.com and decided to try and flash using odin. I thought I would try and flash without putting a PIT file in the allocated PIT file box and only putting the PDA in the PDA file box.

For some reason those files must have the PIT file built into the PDA. Am I correct in saying that? Because it worked for some reason. Am I going to have problems down the track because I never added a PIT file when flashing with ODIN.

Cheers

Darren
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Roy Ngan:
As I know pit is needed for all flash (well, at least the tutorial from samsung-firmwares told us so)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] hmanxx:
Flashing Kernel file alone doesnt need to use PIT file..
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] talon4x4:
Anyone ever use this utility?? It seems like it would be a great tool to use!!

http://www.wizcode.com/devblog/comments/wizcode_announces_defragment_mobile_beta
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] hitekredneck:
Why don't you install it and give it a shot? Then let us all know how it goes.

By the way, they do have a support forum. Here's a direct link to the Defrag topic -> http://www.wizcode.com/forums/viewforum/35/
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] bmhome1:
It's an excellent utility tool, although one glad to have only when need arises. It is great for scanning the SD card for errors and repairing them, as directory FAT table can causes mayhem when out-of-whack. There's actually two copies of the directory that PMP checks for also.

Finally, as controversial as defragging a SD card can generate, there's no question everything runs faster and smoother done once in a while or after adding/deleting large files.

Handago regularly substancial discounts and Wizcode has 50% off sales.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] huggs:
Looks like mines already too screwed up to be helped :eek:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] talon4x4:
I think I'll hold off until I get a larger card. Right now I only have a 2gb card which isn't big enough for anything so I only have a couple programs installed to it. Which means it probably isn't too heavily fragmented.

Thanks for the info!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] bmhome1:
PMP is very picky about defragging ONLY an error-free card. Running the error scan (select repair) even several times until the full report shows 0 errors. Then, the defrag can process.

Mounting the same card in card reader on a PC will very likely also complain about errors or even suggest reformat.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Assassin5150:
wouldn't it be easier to back up your sd card on your pc the format the card and copy your files back to the sd card.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] bmhome1:
Directory errors on a 2GB SD card with just music and videos and directory errors on a large 8/16/32GB card with majority of applications, Windows system dll's off-loaded to SD, etc are two entirely different scenarios.

Wiping and reload is obvious solution for one, but much, much more can be at stake grappling with damaged directory data (SD cards have no controllers like CompactFlash, so the directory is all there is).

Even copying a filled 16GB SD card WITHOUT errors to PC folder can be tricky, frustrating experience. Some programs won't transfer. Some lose licenses. I've found copying blocks of data one-at-a-time essential for success, paying particular attention to Application Data, caches, thumbnails and any files made up of minuscule data bits.

It's not the videos that's troublesome, it's system files constantly accessed that can crumble.

Fixing errors BEFORE attempting copying a 16GB SD to new 32GB SD helps a smooth transition, which isn't as rudimentary as would seem.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Assassin5150:
I don't understand how files get fragmented on a sd. There is no moving parts like a hard drive. I belive there is no gain from trying to defrag a sd card. you are better off checking file intergity than trying to defrag.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Assassin5150:
That is fixing disk errors not defragmenting. Defragmenting is physically moving pieces of files so they can be accessed faster. sd cards don't pull and dump files like a hard drive they are accessed at locations on the sd. no moving parts so there is really no way for them to get fragmented. Solid state drives work the same way there is no reason to ever defragment a SSD. As always with transfering files there is alway a chance of data loss or corruption weather file integrity is good or bad.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] redpoint73:
That is not true. Fragmentation occurs in solid state memory, same as HDDs. Fragmentation is due to the way the file system works, not because a drive is mechanical or not.

http://www.wizcode.com/articles/comments/flash_memory_fragmentation_myths_and_facts/

Same goes with SSD's. They fragment, and just because there are no mechanical parts, does not mean you will not see a performance drop due to fragmentation.

"It is a misconception that SSD does not suffer from file system fragmentation. . . While this is a significant improvement, mechanical seek time only makes up a part of total access time . . . Zero mechanical seek time certainly does not mean zero I/O time. No matter how fast an SSD can be, its I/O time can never be zero. File system fragmentation affects I/O time in an SSD even when the mechanical seek time is zero."

http://rtcmagazine.com/articles/view/101053
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Assassin5150:
This is a quote fron Intel. Do I need to defragment my Intel® Mainstream Solid-State Drives (using Windows* Disk Defragmenter* or similar program)?

No. SSD devices, unlike traditional HDDs, see no performance benefit from traditional HDD defragmentation tools. Using these tools simply adds unnecessary wear to the SSD. It is recommended that you disable any automatic or scheduled defragmentation utilities for your Intel SSD.

http://www.intel.com/support/ssdc/hpssd/sb/CS-029623.htm#5

Corsair also suggest that defragmenting should not be done as well.

The whole point of defragmenting is to move files on a standard hard drive so they can be accessed faster by the limitations of a mechanical hard drive.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] redpoint73:
It seems that defragmentation of an SSD from a performance standpoint is debatable.

But you are saying that solid state devices do not create fragments, which is false.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Assassin5150:
by design they fragment. It's called wear leveling to prevent wear from one sector of the memory block or page. if not it would use one specific block or page over and over causing premature failure. all flash memory and ssd use the same type of wear leveling. Yes defragmenting flash memory or a ssd will not increase performance and will cause more wear doing more harm than help. SSD and flash memory life expectancy is based on a number read/write cycle. That's why I suggested formatting the sd card instead of defragmenting which is nothing but hundreds or thousands read/write cycles.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] bmhome1:
I did state defragging SD cards IS controversial, but there's more than the standard retort against doing so. Visit the Wizcode statements and THEIR concepts and decide independently, if not only worth doing, but actually beneficial for performance.

It's when one finds a heavily populated SD card that won't even mount on PC desktop anymore, that in fact there's repair solutions available.

PMP is TWO tools: 1st: error detection and repair and 2nd: OPTIONAL defragging.

It's pointless to dismiss a utility without actually using it.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Assassin5150:
I can use windows to scan and fix errors on a sd card. There is no bennefit to defragmenting a sd card as I stated just more wear. So I am going to dissmiss a product that someone is trying to sell me that doen't give a real solution to a problem but actually does more harm than good. But it's your money do what you want with it.