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[Epic 4G General] vooman:
Want to hear something funny? The sprint district manager that I talked to had the same problem with his epic phone but they also had a demo model at the booth and that one worked flawlessly. He told me to to get it replaced because not all of them are having the button issue.. The only problem now is getting them replaced because they are sold out everywhere around here. I am not gonna wait for some software fix if there are some that are functioning correctly now.
[Epic 4G General] nicknomo:
I would typically be patient for a software fix but...

1) This could very well be a hardware problem that would never be fixed with any software update (iphone users are never going to get a firmware update to fix that antenna issue)

2) I've only used android on my friends phones, but the back button has got to be the most important button on the damned phone..;
[Epic 4G General] javahead76:
most important button +1

definately the most important button (for me) aside from the power button....if I can't turn the phone on then wtf...lol.
[Epic 4G General] dito33:
This is very irritating for me the back button sometimes works sometimes have to hit a couple of times or press harder to work, having evo as well what a difference that one is. My question is should I take it back and get one is worse, the sprint reps are getting a little itchy when returning phones. I doubt it that any patch would fix any hardware problem. I think all epic are like that and people think one is better then the other.

dito33
[Epic 4G General] Shocky0:
FYI -- I exchanged my epic for a new unit and it does not have the same issue.
[Epic 4G General] issai:
I just exchanged for a new Epic in the local store, and my Back hot-key now works without having to bench-press it.

Schwing!
[Epic 4G General] tromano:
Hi there, I think I might have figured out a 'fix' of some sorts, to the capacity buttons not being responsive. Here's what i noticed: say you're hitting them from a cold start (i.e. the screen was dark and you turned it on), and you try to hit the search button or the back button and nothing happens. what i've found, hit the home button first, then try your search and back, they will work. maybe it's just my phone. but i've noticed they don't respond initially until i hit the home button.
[Epic 4G General] nicknomo:
from everything I've seen, people with non-defective phones do not have to do anything special. The buttons all just work. You may want to consider swapping it if you are having problems....
[Epic 4G General] wettems35:
have the same issue. took it back to radio shack and let the salesmen try it out and he agreed that it must be a hardware problem because not all phone have the same defect. Sucks that they didnt have one to replace mine right then and there. i have to wait to MAYBE Friday to get a new one.
[Epic 4G General] TX2000:
Ok i was playing with odin and had to remove the battery. every want ok, but the thing is that i had problems with the back button but when i am holding it without the back cover the back button works fine?!?! .. could this be a grounding problem?

how many of you guys have the back button problem and have a cover on it? bacaus i also noticed that when you touch the "metal ring" around it i dont get the problem.
[Epic 4G General] dito33:
I removed the battery and reset the phone, it works better still not as other buttons but I can live with that now since sprint gave me $50 off, I can't returned back cuz went over 30 days (had hero before and that counts towards).

Sprint offer exchange but could be refurbish one, I didn't want take chance to get used even worse then my.

dito33
[Epic 4G General] wettems35:
Im getting beyond irritated with this problem. I replaced mine yesterday with a new one, and instead of the back button working better, the home and back button both have issues. Im seriously debating on cancelling it altogether and waiting for a new batch to come in. I know I wont be able to get reactivated until another three months but oh well
[Epic 4G General] nicknomo:
try to go to a different vendor, possibly one who sells at high volume. I went to BBY to make sure I got a new batch of phones. The BBY by me does a lot of business, and my epic was made on 8-13, which isn't too bad.
[Epic 4G General] dito33:
For those who have back button issue here is workaround.

Place your thumb the way so more surface will cover the area, not with tip of your thumb and hold it just a fraction of a second longer then of what you normally do with other buttons and you don't have to press it hard. Select the Haptic feedback (in sound and display settings) and Vibration Intensity about 3/4 the strength.

dito33
[Epic 4G General] nc2nc2:
I agree. Back cover off, no capacitive button issue for me.
[Epic 4G General] boomerbubba:
Ditto

10char
[Epic 4G General] timberwolf671:
I 100% agree, this solution works for me everytime.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Themes and Apps] tominabox1:
Any chance we'll ever see this ported? I'd love to see it. Or at least an appropriately modified Handcent or something...
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Themes and Apps] ilovemydroid:
I would also love to see this, someone please hook us up?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Themes and Apps] mkglitzman:
+1 to this post
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Themes and Apps] tominabox1:
FYI guys, pandroid did a handcent mod that with the right colors, you can pretty much get the DX/D2 look:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-themes/78396-droidx-themed-handcent.html
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roucoups:
hi

i have a big file called fr.whole.wikidroyd (for wikidroyd, wikipedia offline) in:

/sdcard/WikiDroyd/fr.whole.wikidroyd

id like to move this file to the external sd card

so, first i moved /sdcard/WikiDroyd/fr.whole.wikidroyd into /sdcard/external_sd/fr.whole.wikidroyd (from my WinXP computer while the I9000 connected by USB)

then in the terminal (#su), i tried to make a symbolic link like this :

ln -s /sdcard/external_sd/fr.whole.wikidroyd /sdcard/WikiDroyd/fr.whole.wikidroyd

and it said:

"operation not permitted"

what's wrong? isnt it possible to create symbolic links?

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tyvesto:
I have the same issue , i want to move the spotify directory to the external sd, but I get the same issue..

EDIT : ok I have found the issue, the external sd card is in FAT/FAT32 and we cant create symbolic links with fat. It works only for yaffs2 or ext2, ext3, ext4...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disturkis4u:
I really enjoy taking pics on my phone. I just wanted everyone to share any tips they may have as far as settings...iso, zoom, scene, etc.

I'm especially interested in macro mode. Sometimes I have difficulty getting a lock when I try to zoom in macro mode.
[Epic 4G General] EvanWasHere:
I ran Qik.. it had me create an account... Then it said there was an update special for the Epic.. so i ran that.. and now when I try to call my boss who has a Evo, it says "Sorry... The application Qik (prcocess com.qik.android) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."

I tried running it 3 times.. I also rebooted the phone. Same error message each time.

Edit: This actually seems to only be happening when I try to call his number. Weird.. Any suggestions?
[Epic 4G General] GrandMstrBud:
I tested it with my Epic and wifes EVO and it worked. The quality isn't the greatest but it worked. On hers I downloaded the one for the EVO and on the Epic I downloaded the other one.
[Epic 4G General] dthunder137:
I just set this up too, I tried sending a video message to someone and it tried sending it to their land line number, try checking that?
[Epic 4G General] rosario1187:
I have the EVO and My wife just got her Epic from UPS and the first thing we did was try Qik. And damm that **** looks horrible( pardon my language) I dont know what it is but the quality is REALLY REALLY BAD
[Epic 4G General] 1NfE5T:
Works for me...yes its kinda pixelated but viewable. I talk to my friend all the time(she has an evo).
[Vibrant General] tgrantjr:
I am wanting to possibly get into developing for android and learning. I have a spare pc that i put together just for this purpose. I also have a spare vibrant that i can mess around with and is not my daily driver.

I have a few questions.

1. Is windows of ubuntu better for developing because i will learn linux if need be.

2. Is there somewhere i can go to just get the basics of how to use the dev tools and make apps in the future.

I know this is pretty broad, but this forum has the best developers on the internet.

Any opinion or suggestions are welcomed. Thanks
[Vibrant General] GTASouthPark:
1. Windows works fine for me. You will be programming in JAVA. Java is a universal language pretty much. Android is based on linux so learning the files system and all that jazz will be easier if you are familiar with linux, but it's not necessary. Just download Eclipse and the Android SDK and you'll be on your way.

2. http://developer.android.com/index.html is a good place to start. Also maybe check out some Java tutorials on youtube. I found thenewboston to have some pretty good tutorials.
[Vibrant General] jayzusfk:
From the king:

Some advice..
[Vibrant General] tgrantjr:
Thank you so much. I searched but didn't see that. Programming I will learn.
[Vibrant General] MV10:
There isn't any reason to use a spare PC, nothing about Android programming will have any serious impact on your regular PC.

The cyanogen post linked above was directed at people who thought they'd just jump into ROM development from scratch. His point being, that's not a very good approach. That's like deciding you're going to open an auto repair shop without learning to drive, first. And in the same way the advice, "Learn to drive, first," isn't actually instructions about how to drive, his post isn't actually instructions about learning the basics of Android development.

What other kinds of development experience do you have?
[Vibrant General] tgrantjr:
I have absolutely no experience developing anything at the moment. Im getting my stuff together to try and learn to do this. The reason for another pc is i have more than one person in the house and my main pc can get virus filled somehow and i have to format. I dont want to lose my work.
[Vibrant General] MV10:
Then I would not personally recommend a phone platform for learning purposes. (I have 30 years of dev experience using nearly everything you can imagine.)

Pick something with fewer quirks and an easier learning curve to get your feet wet. There are two parts to programming. One is the nuts-and-bolts stuff, like how your dev environment works and so on. That will change from platform to platform and language to language. The other is the conceptual stuff, how to design programs, the general concepts of looping and if statements and variables and arrays, along with object oriented concepts. These are generally transferable to all of your dev work. Each platform and language has quirks (like Android's Intents) but they usually have some abstract equivalent, and when they don't, if you have sufficient generalized experience then picking them up won't be hard.

Hell, these days I'd say create an HTML file on your desktop and start fiddling with Javascript as a starting point. That'll at least start exposing you to some of the important basic generic concepts and all the tools are still free. (Not that Javascript is a good language -- it's awful, and if you spend too much time with it you'll learn bad habits -- but it makes a super-easy and very forgiving starting point.)
[Epic 4G General] SEANprizzle:
I read on another site that Samsung/Sprint removed the TV OUT function from the EPIC 4G. I am specifically referring to the 3.5mm to RCA cable that would allow you to view whatever was on your phone on your TV.

I know that you can use the DLNA function to stream to your DLNA TV/PS3/XBOX or buy the USB to HDMI to do this but I already bought the NOKIA cables that would allow me to use the 3.5mm jack to do the same thing (though not HD) like you can on the Captivate and Vibrant.

Thanks to anyone who can take the time to confirm/deny this rumor. I sure hope this is BS coming from an EPIC hater.

BTW: I ordered my phones (1 for me and 1 for my wife) through Sprint Telesales and now have to wait for them to ship otherwise I would check this myself ;)
[Epic 4G General] sling:
Nope doesn't worked , Samsung & Sprint did the CDMA cripple,
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
There is no TV out with the Epic. It's been confirmed all over the internet. We can only hope it will be put back in once the Epic gets TW 3.0 + Froyo.
[Epic 4G General] SEANprizzle:
SON OF A .....

This was a major feature that I was looking forward to using. It would have been great to use at hotels and my mom's where she is one step above rabbit ears ;)

Would either of you know if the USB to HDMI cable would allow us to use the TV OUT function or is it DLNA only?
[Epic 4G General] boomerbubba:
See also this thread. It started out focused on the TV out issue and related matters before it got hijacked.
[Epic 4G General] SEANprizzle:
Thanks Boomer. I'll check it out.
[Epic 4G General] ZenInsight:
I think this is the only option we have. Although, can a stock i9000 ROM that has the TV out option be used on the Epic?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letmedanz:
hi guys,

been doing a lot of reading & kind of exhausted and the head is hurting :(

hope someone can help me...

i had a HTC hero on orange UK brought down to India.

Trying to unlock & load a random ROM but having the bizzarest of issues.

the hero is running on stock 1.5 build 2.73.61.66

i downgraded to 2.73.61.5 assuming that would be a better way to go...

anyways the process went well... BUT..

it starts up and goes into the "first setup" page where it asks for language & then asks me to insert the sim card to make calls...

I have NO ORANGE SIM Card.

There is no way i can enter into the phone now. i could do it earlier, the phone would boot without the sim & i used it to play music & stuff.

Now decided to use the phone for wat it is meant for, but stuck in that stage.

Can anyone help me out please.

or direct me in the right direction....

is there a way to get past this and actually come to the home screen so i can continue with everything such as unlocking the phone & loading a different rom?

Await & appreciate any response
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvfk:
If you just want "your phone" back I think you should be able to find the official way of restoring it to default (even upgrade to HTC's android 2.1) here:

http://www.htc.com/europe/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=283&act=sd&cat=all

if you get the green android robot and starts to ask you for google login etc you can click the four screen corners to go directly to Home. Like this:

23

14

afaik Android wasn't built for use without a sim - I've wondered why too. It's complicated using it with no sim. Here's what I found on google:

http://e.ntangled.net/content/howto-set-android-dev-phone-without-sim-card

Perhaps it's because it isn't activated (with your google login) and it was earlier with a sim card but now you can't because you have no working sim card

MP3 files

If you've installed a boot loader like Amon's RA Tool v1.7 (that starts instead of Android when you hold Home and Power/hang up-button 10 seconds at boot) it might give you access to the SD-memory card and your MP3s.

I think The official HTC ROMs can only be installed (the official way) using USB and a flash-programming tool from HTC on your PC.

The Android SDK software - if I remember correctly - allows you to program the phone's recovering boot ROM (a small boot ROM - not the big phone/android OS) and once you've installed a new recovery boot ROM like Amon RA tool you can install any Android ROM directly from the SD card (ROMs in a zip file) without ever needing the PC again. You can even backup the entire phone ROM to the SD card using Amon RA tool's Nandroid backup feature and restore the ROM again if a new custom ROM is bad.

> So you are telling me that I can install Amon Ra directly

> from the PC, without having any interaction with the Phone?

Yes, I think that's probably the ONLY way actually (for the recovery boot tool).

> do you think i would be able to install a new rom and

> probably get past this screen (and probably jailbreak the phone as well)??

Hmm I'm pretty sure that most custom ROMs (I can recommend a few for htc Hero GMS) let's you go directly past the startup procedure.

> btw Thanks so much for your patience dvfk

No problem.

Here's a test how to install the Amon tool using the USB command line/shell to the phone:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=561124

If you have htc Hero GSM the newest Amon RA tool is available there. Do you know about the ADB shell that comes with the SDK to control the phone over USB?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvfk:
Currently one of the most popular ROMs is CyanogenMOD and the newest version (with android 2.2) is here - they're not 100% stable though (and camera can only shoot video in build 08312010 - I now see build 09012010 is just out but I haven't tried it):

http://mirror.kanged.net/cm/nightly/hero

When it's stable it will be moved to .../cm/stable and /hero I guess.

It lacks Gmail and other closed source google apps. They can be found here and should also be installed using Amon RA recovery boot tool after the full CM6 ROM is installed:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version#Google_Apps_for_HDPI_devices_2

(Hero works nicely with the HDPI version of Google apps for high-res displays)

I've found another ROM, though, called FroydVillain v1.4.4 to be more stable and cam working. It's a modified copy of the CM6 and includes the google apps from the start. However to get the newest version you currently need five zip files and install them all in the number order (FroydVillain 1.4.0 - 1.4.1 and 1.4.1 - 1.4.2 etc on to 1.4.4).

Links can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=762206
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvfk:
I think this is the newest guide to root/hack your Hero:

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/27/how-to-root-your-htc-hero-in-one-click

...but the link to Amon RA boot tool is outdated - there's a version 1.7 afaik (see in my earlier post).

If I remember correctly I used this old/obsolete version:

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/08/how-to-gain-root-access-on-your-htc-hero/

That's because as I said first VERY first think you need to do is install the Amon RA recovery tool - and make sure home + power boots into the RA tool.

When you install the Android SDK you get the ADB command line/shell and drivers for the phone. When the phone is plugged in (and usb phone drivers intalled) you can access the phone using ADB and do anything with it.

The old/obsolete verison of unlocking/rooting your Hero describes how you use ADB:

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/08/how-to-gain-root-access-on-your-htc-hero

...but it seems the new version of unlocking (one-click rooting) doesn't even need it.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letmedanz:
well, that is where the problem started :mad:

Orange UK Users - Please downgrade your ROM version to 2.73.61.5 using this HTC Program. Then you can follow the rest of this procedure as it is written. Good luck!

i had the .66 version, after reading the above, i downgraded to the .5 version.

After the install, it boots, reaches the initial setup page.

First asks for language, next screen is "Insert sim to make calls"

so unable to proceed....
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvfk:
...and in this guide you get stock too?

http://theunlockr.com/2009/08/08/how-to-gain-root-access-on-your-htc-hero

It mentions USB debugging must be on (so you need to access Settings I guess) but it's worth a try.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letmedanz:
At work now.. so will need to try after heading home :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvfk:
Any progress?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letmedanz:
well... just tried the obsolete htc hero root method

**How To: Gain Root Access on Your HTC Hero (OBSOLETE)**

Steps 1 to 10 are smooth, no issues

Step 11 . If the serial number and the word fastboot next to it popped up, then go back to the command prompt on the computer and type

fastboot boot cm-hero-recovery.img

here i get an error-

downloading 'boot.img'... FAILED <remote: not allow>

so stumped there..

checked in unlockr.com & they says to get past this stage i need to create a gold card...

which obviously is not possible i cant get into android...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] letmedanz:
Any suggetions/comments/help ???
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pancakes_Gio:
Why not to flash a custom ROM?:D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdsilva5646:
How do I download video games to my galaxy vibrant.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watcher64:
Goto the market place on your phone and select games, or you can search the market for them ..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaSmittyman:
Ditto, go to market and click on games and from there paid or free your choice. I recommend to try Air Control(with ads) if you like it buy it
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] dwbchen:
Hi,

I know it may sound like a a stretch. After flashing the recent roms, I have only been able to get GPRS receptions in places where I was constantly getting a 3G connection. It seems to me the phone 3G reception has just dropped significantly.

I have tried Task29, different radios, different roms, but is without success.

Just curious if there is anyone else out there having the same problem?

To all chiefs - any possible causes that you could think of?

Cheers!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] seeM_ZA:
If you say it is with recent ROMs, try flashing an old ROM, perhaps a stock ROM. Try a different SIM under the same carrier. Try a different phone with your SIM.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] typhoone:
When is best to do this? I've read both at dead and at 100% battery. Can someone plz tell me which is correct?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMBosstones86:
I can tell you i've done this and havn't noticed any difference in battery change. I use skyraider 2.5.2 and KK #3 kernel. Bump Charge and work gets me well through the day with moderate use.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rice247:
I've done this a few times too and haven't it do anything.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RYANIMOSITY:
ive noticed a change when i charged fully while the phone was on and the light turned green then just rebooted in recovery and wiping battery stats i do it every time i flash a new kernel i mean my opinion i have noticed better battery life doing this process
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emeraldayotte:
All,

I followed the steps to root my Evo by coming from 2.2 back to 2.1 in order to apply the unrEVOked method. Everything installed fine and I was able to boot into a custom ROM.

I then applied Manup's theme and my Evo continued booted to the splash screen and then stopped. Removed battery and inserted and now the phone won't even power on. Plug into wall and no charging indicator....does is sound like my Evo may be bricked? Also how could this be if the custom bootloader was available and allowed me to boot into recovery?

Does this sound like I'll need to have it replaced?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playya:
did you try and power up and hold down the down volume button to boot into recovery that way
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emeraldayotte:
Yes...that was the first thing I tried. Now the phone won't power on period whether I hold down the power by itself or with holding down the volume down button.

Even plugging it into the charger doesn't start the charging indicator
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcautosound:
Had the same thing happen to me once. Plug into charger forvten minutes then try turning on. I can't explain whybthe chargevled didn't come on but mine came back on after it charged for awhile.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emeraldayotte:
I'll let it charge for awhile and see if that fixes the problem