yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Wildfire General] Hanschr:
Well if you are a private owner of Windows 7 you can install what you want if you turn off the security restrictions. Most non-techy people I know that owns Windows 7 are very bothered by all those restrictions that prevent them from installing simple things on the computer so they usually get help to remove the restrictions.

Im my opinion the restrictions are killing the functionality of Windows. Why have so many restrictions that you barely can run anything in the OS when the risk is minimal. I have removed almost every restrictions in Windows 7 and I download and install a lot but I have never had anything serious virus or hacking attempt.
[XPERIA X10 General] telmoabff:
Is there a way to COMPLETELY replace the android and UI and Timescape and Mediascape that come with Xperia X10?

How?

What would you install?
[XPERIA X10 General] Nimche:
Would like like to change the OS or just version of your Android? Do you want to remove the components or the whole OS?
[XPERIA X10 General] telmoabff:
I don't like SE UI. Guess it consumes a lot of hardware resources.

I would like my Xperia X10 to run the system the HTC Desire runs, for instance.

I would like to change the whole thing.

Is it possible? How?

What OS would you install then?
[XPERIA X10 General] hal752:
Answer to all them questions

No it's not possible. You can change to a diffrent home menu. Try adw launcher. But thats about it
[XPERIA X10 General] im_iceman:
What your asking for is possible.. but not until the bootloader has been cracked and someone has created custom ROM based on HTC Sense, but with all of the drivers etc for the X10 hardware..

But I have to ask.. why didn't you buy a HTC if you prefer their UI?
[XPERIA X10 General] im_iceman:
Oh.. and I don't think that your theory.. "Guess it consumes a lot of hardware resources." is valid.. but just to be sure - which resources are you talking about?? Battery? Memory? Processor bandwidth?
[XPERIA X10 General] lildic:
u guys dont know how to answer that question cuz they didnt understand that but i do but i dont know how to do that.i also want to know that.but i know one thing u can update the original software by going to SE repair center.but u have to pay for it.in my country i have to pay $50
[XPERIA X10 General] hal752:
What? That makes no sence.
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
Why would you buy the X10 to begin with...? There's dozens of phones that come with stock Android.

To answer your (weird) question: No. Not until the bootloader is cracked and the devs make a new ROM.

I'm utterly confused by you.
[XPERIA X10 General] ddewbofh:
In his defense: Timescape looks pretty good and it even works well enough for demo purposes. It's when you really start using the phone it becomes useless so it's an easy mistake to make.

But yeah, I'm confused too.
[XPERIA X10 General] telmoabff:
Oh, well.. Let's wait foi it then.

In Brazil, HTC are rare and I couldn't find any shops or carriers that sell them. On the contrary, Sony Ericsson is popular and has lots shops and technical assistance in case I need.
[XPERIA X10 General] telmoabff:
Especially battery and memory. But could I be wrong?

On the aesthetics side, I don't like the low customisation level that SE UI offers...
[XPERIA X10 General] telmoabff:
Listen... I'm not talking about updating. I'm talking about replacing completely. So that my SE Xperia X10 would look and behave just like an HTC.
[XPERIA X10 General] roaringhere:
You can find anything on Ebay, remember that...
[XPERIA X10 General] telmoabff:
Look at posts #11 and #12.
[XPERIA X10 General] telmoabff:
I'm getting a bit confused myself. But you can look at posts #11 and #12.
[XPERIA X10 General] telmoabff:
I know it. But when it comes to a fairly expensive piece of equipment I would like to buy one from a brand which offers technical assistance in my country.
[XPERIA X10 General] assangflexx:
It will, but we still have to wait till they crack the boatloader and make SE hardware compatible with the 2.2 Froyo.

2.1 is coming this month sooo :D

Offtopic

Please use your update button, would be nice if you post all your comments etc in one post :)
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
You do realize that by replacing the OS on your phone, you lose that technical support, right?

Also, the amount of customization on the X10 is equal to any HTC phone. The beauty of Android means you can change things to look like you want them too. Just look at any theme thread. People have changed the notification bar, the font, the menu colors, and system icons. Has nothing to do with what phone they are using.
[XPERIA X10 General] telmoabff:
I'll take it in consideration.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetpack101:
Anyone know how to add my gmail account to my SGS social hub.

My gmail account is setup on my phone but its not in my social hub.

When I put text into "write and..." then click send, my gmail account is not showing up in the list.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj4Gogeta1:
Your Gmail account has to be added to the "Email" app to show in the Social Hub.

Email (a white envelope with a green @ sign) app is different from the Gmail app.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaphoid:
Well maybe there is a better answer, but here is what I did: To get the calender to even work it seems I had to setup a gmail account, so I setup my gmail account in the gmail app. I then disabled all the syncing for that accout (calender, contacts, mail). I then added my gmail account to the social hub (it has its own gmail support) and set that account to sync everything. Seems to work fine, only annoyance is when I want to add something to the calender I see two entries for my gmail account, but I just have to pick the one that goes with social hub.

If anyone has a beter solution, please post
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetpack101:
Thanks for the tips.

I added both my gmail accounts to social hub and it's now working.

I have 4 email accounts on my phone, 2 my domain and 2 gmail. I can now send from any of them.

This is by far the best phone I ebert had.
[Touch HD General] path.mode:
Hi.I have very simple query....Have a look my attached pics and kindly tell me how to change/edit these icons.There are quite awful and I'd like to do a little swap...:rolleyes:

Thank you very much!!!
[Touch HD General] Fallen Spartan:
MOD EDIT - As your query is not related to rom development it has been moved to the general discussion forum
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johndub71:
Any ideas other than brodit?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rockjock007:
I went to Media Markt in Germany and got a unit that could be mounted like the brodit unit but also had a suction cup and goose neck. I found this set up excellent as I could use any of my handsets. and for less than 10.00 it has survived a few trips overseas and dozens of rental cars! LOL I will get a pic of it later and post it.. from the looks of the brodit unit one screws it into the dashboard?

Also I just found it locally here in the GTA.. it is much like that one I have and it works very well.

http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalog/product_spec.php?pcode=KR0005
[TG01 Themes and Apps] pitagorasz:
Hello!

I use the Feropont's Rom, the probleme that I have is, that this Rom doesn't have the Contacts Backup program, and that's why I can't import the saved contacts from the storage card which is in VCF format.:confused:

Somebody can help me out with the Contacts Backup cab.? I need that cab because I love that Feropont's Rom but I also need my contacts.

Help please!

Thank you in advance!

Please cheefs, help me out, I tryed to extract myself ,but this segment is not my'n, I didn't find it in dump's folder (used the TG01 Kitchen by ffboy), so I realesed that can't make it myself.
[TG01 Themes and Apps] mirolg:
don´t panic

try this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8031239&postcount=19
[TG01 Themes and Apps] pitagorasz:
THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH !!!!!!

You are a life saver !!!!! :):):)

:) Much better than a screen saver :)
[TG01 Themes and Apps] BiG K:
Use Microsoft Myphone service too, it's free and it's bloody good!
[HD2 General] Latz:
Hi All

I have recently moved to Canada with my UK HTC HD2.

Since moving here I have changed my phone provider to Fido (Rogers Network). Internet seems extremely slow compared to my UK provider.

Someone told me that because I have a UK phone it is not using the correct bands for HSPA and that's why my internet access is so slow. Internet access is extremely fast on Wi-Fi so I know it's not a problem with the ROM etc.

Can anyone give me any ideas if this sounds correct - do I need to sell my UK HTC HD2 and purchase an American one to get over this problem?

Thanks
[HD2 General] Wilco:
I think your friend is correct.

Rogers uses 850Mhz and 1900 Mhz, while in the

United Kingdom the bands used are 800Mhz and 1800Mhz (and some 2100Mhz),

Your UK HD2 is of European configuration, and should be able to cope with the Rogers frequencies. (See)

Your phone uses 900 - 2100 for 3G

Rogers provides it at 850 - 1900 , therefore your phone will slow down to GPRS speeds.

Have you tried flashing a new radio ROM?

If so, perhaps you should try another one.

At least in theory you could keep your phone and have mobile broadband. :)

What your friend is telling is true for dual band phones, however the HD2 is quad band..... Perhaps contact your provider (sometimes the dataplan has not been correctly activated, therefore access to mobile broadband is denied, and you will revert to the low GSM data band)

Otherwise contact HTC.

PS: Sorry for my ****-up
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
the t8585 (regular hd2) uses 900 and 2100 for 3g.

source

thats why canadian users with cash to splash go for the australian telstra model which uses 850/2100

You will only get GPRS and edge speeds, and no, the american wont get 3g either.
[HD2 General] Wilco:
Yep....

I's official, I am cross-eyed, got the correct info, but wrong interpretation.

I stand corrected.
[HD2 General] Latz:
Thanks to both of you for the response .... I'm a little confused though!

So if I bought a T-Mobile USA model - that wouldn't give me 3G on the Rogers network I'm on? I have to buy an Australian Telstra model to get 3G?

Thanks!

*EDIT* ... Oh I think I get it now... I don't need to have the 850 and 1900 bands to use 3G on the Rogers network so long as I have one or the other - correct me if I am wrong please?
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
yea thats it, and the US hd2 has 1700/2100 which is why that one doesnt get 3g on rogers.
[HD2 General] Latz:
I get ya! Thanks for that.... so is Canada the only country that uses 1900? I'm asking because I now know that I can buy an Australian phone to suit the 850 but is there another country's phone apart from Canada that will use the 1900 band?

also I noticed something in my phone settings....there's an option to change my base band so I have selected 850/1900 GSM but it doesn't seem to have made a great deal of difference even after a reset
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
that's gsm, (calls, gprs and edge) nothing to do with the umts bands.

put umts bands into google, theres a Wikipedia page tells you what countries and networks use what bands.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EindhovenOne:
...can please for the love of sweet Jesus please please please get rid of the HTC Lock for incoming calls when the phone is coming from a sleep/locked state!!! All of the necessary Vanilla icons and swipes and slides and everything are already in the framework file. Please someone with the requisite knowledge take this and run with it!!! $50 FROM ME TO YOU
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] TJDuckett:
I believe you'd have to completely remove the lock screen in general... are you sure that's something you wanna' do?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] 063_XOBX:
Delete the HTClockscreen.apk from system/app in root explorer
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EindhovenOne:
Deleting that .apk only gets rid of the lock screen to get into the phone home screen, but the incoming call lock screen to answer or decline the call still remains as the HTC lockscreen.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] LudoGris:
You would need to totally get rid of the HTC dialer and use the aosp one. Unfortunately this has been an issue for those working on cross sense/aosp roms.

Hopefully they will figure it out soon.

Sent from the thorn in Steve Jobs' side!
[Touch Cruise General] fallenmonk:
Never have been able to connect via WiFi since had my standard orbit2 (2yrs). Just hangs on connecting. My hd2 connected first time . What's up ?. thanks
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Karooluss:
I submited this thread accidentally. Please delete
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jstink101:
This may seem like a stupid question, but ever since this recent update my phone has a lot of worthless app's running in the background I can't seem to delete. App's such as; My Verizon mobile, Skype mobile, city ID (still there), news, amazon MP3, ect..

Is there an easy way to get rid of a huge chunck of these considering I never use most of them?

Thank you
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itisjustme:
The best way I can advise is to root and then use the Virtuous rom in the development forum. It is as sweet as it gets.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=765447
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hydrored:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=710009
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooksalot:
If you're rooted you can also download Titanium Backup and uninstall with that.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MMBosstones86:
you can also use ADB and remove the .apks from the app folder. I also use startup manager to handle which tasks are running upon boot that aren't necessary (fm radio, maps, stock mail/message)
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] joblabbo:
The dump has been posted here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=773981

I tried deodexing myself and signing the apks, could get them to install but would crash when trying to load. Mainly interested in the new livewallpapers and touchwiz launcher, anyone care to try?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] magneticzero:
I got the live wallpapers working here if you are still interested....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=776476
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] joblabbo:
already snagged them, works great!
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Cincybearcatfan:
Good find and good work! Thanks! +1
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] jackattack:
I wish I could get Write and Go ported to the Inc. Anybody know how one would go about that if it's possible?
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Karooluss:
Hi Mates!

Tomorrow i'm going to recieve the post package with my brand new Moto Milestone;) I can't wait...

I have looked through threads abouts available ROM versions and I dont know which one should I flash to my new device... I want to have everything working, and good battery lifetime :P (bla bla bla , You say I should stay at stock ROM:p, but I wand something more)

It would be nice if the rom has overclock. It should be smooth and beautiful.

I request suggestions:) Thanks alot
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] rpgman:
Hi,

I would avoid official one, go for Got's 2.38 or try EclairMOD by 89luca89

Maybe Got's one if you begin with android.

They are 2.1 android, much more stable than the Motorola's one.

After some time, you can make a nandroid backup of all your system, and then test Dexter_nlb "rom" like Sense UI MOD or MotoBlur or MotoFrenzy, they are Android 2.2 based Mod. That's for the one i tested, but they are maybe other mods.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Karooluss:
Thank You;-) so at last I get my Miledtone, which is my 3rd andro phone. Now I'll try the stock eclair but I'm going to do some changes:) firstly I'll learn typing on phisical keyboard;)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] al3xar:
With Got's image all the phone functions are working well?

The installation of this SW is like installation of the original one using RSDLite?

Many thanks in advance.

Br, al3xar
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] AndroidXDA:
You can install with OpenRecovery is more easy.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aznboix:
Hi guys, It's possible to know the times of the message has been sent?

when i turn on my x10, it only shows the times of the messages are being received. It does matter to me when the message is being sent.

for example: if someone send a message for an emergency at 1pm, and fews hours later, you turn your phone on and see the times of the message being received on your x10 which is quiet late for an emergency.

On my N97. It does have this feature which is very useful to me.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suzed:
Just long press on the message and you should get a pop up with View Message Details and it gives you the time.

On the Handcent SMS app which I prefer to the stock app, it gives you a time just above the speech bubble containng the message on the thread.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aznboix:
thanks for your input, but i dont think you understand my question. :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jas0607:
This also annoys me. Every phone I have ever had has been able to show me the time the message was sent, not just received. But even when long pressing and then selecting 'Message Details', it still only shows the time it was received, annoying!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aznboix:
still no one can answer this?? :( that's suck
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Raykoid666:
Well hello everyone.

I am an application development student from Belgium.

I am proficient in Java, VB.NET, some c/c++ and also PHP/JS/HTML/CSS

Anyways, my recent interest has been going out to creating custom roms for the galaxy S!

The problem now is though, I was able to find some guides and such, but most were incomplete, and for HTC(and other) devices.

I have no idea what is different between making a ROM for galaxy S or a ROM for an HTC device.

If anyone would like to link me to some good resources that can help me on my way, or would like to collaborate (and in the meanwhile teach me a bit) I would be more than happy! (I am open for collaboration as I am pretty proficient in Java and I'm always happy to code and learn more about coding!)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RyanZA:
I think the question is really want you want to do!

Custom ROMs for Android are as simple as using recovery console to replace files on the system with your own versions.

ie. Replace the framework.apk which contains all theme images with your own modified one, which you can use to skin the device. Same for replacing other system apps.

Unfortunately, most of these apps are closed source, so modifying them is difficult. The stock android system has open source versions of most of them though, and you can modify those and build them, and then replace the ones on the device. I'm not entirely sure how to build them up though, but it probably isn't too hard. :)

Then there are custom kernels, which let you actually change the underlying linux system underneath android - Samsung has an open source version of the kernel available that you can compile, and then flash to your phone using Odin or other tools. Compiling the kernel is pretty tricky though.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Raykoid666:
Well i'm really talking about stuff like SamSet, MoDaCo, Doc's ROM and others.

I'm not saying I want to create a pro ROM in a day or anything, but i'd really love to learn more to get better (always looking for more stuff to put on the resume, I guess?!)

Thanks a lot,

Kenny
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Raykoid666:
Bump for some help

(sorry for the double post but i'm really eager to learn)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Benjamin Dobell:
I don't have time to give a detailed response right now. However you will want to read up on yaffs (file system) and odexing/deodexing ROMs.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Raykoid666:
Thank you I will definately do that,

I am following a guide now to start out creating custom ROMs for android, however it was written for Motorola Droid and I have no idea what you have to do different for a samsung galaxy s.

I am a good coder, even though I say so myself, with a lot of experience. I also have a lot of linux experience, you name it

Only the problem is the old, and much known "where do I get started?"

So if anyone can point me out in the right direction on that, tell me how/where you started out, I would appreciate it greatly!

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Raykoid666:
Very sorry to bump again

I set up my environment in ubuntu today to get started (just gotta fix a few errors, didn't know android wouldn't compile on java 1.6, only on 1.5)

Anyways, still need some help here! thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Raykoid666:
Again I am awefully sorry for the bump here but i'd really like some help.

Note that i'm not a newbie at coding whatsoever and i'm not unfamiliar with some hardcore java, c/c++ and other languages, I'm just having trouble getting started when it comes to modding an existing android release (there are tutorials on HTC and other devices but some methods do not apply to the galaxy S)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Benjamin Dobell:
If you're trying to create a ROM from scratch then unfortunately you're out of luck at the moment. No one has really managed to do so yet. By "from scratch" I mean the Android Open Source Project (i.e. official Android git repository).

What you can do is grab an existing firmware. Extract the contents, de-odex the apks, modify them or add new apks, optionally you can also compile a custom SGS kernel using Samsung's kernel source. Then you can re-odex the ROM, pack it back up and distribute it.

There's no real "starting place" as such and you won't yet find any tutorials about how to create SGS ROMs. Just give it a go and see where you get.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Raykoid666:
Yes, I do mean creating a ROM from stock samsung firmware, of course.

So my next logical question would be now:

How do I go over extracting contents from the existing samsung firmware, de-odexing and so on?

Any links/guides/tips are greatly appreciated, as long as they are applicable to this cell phone and not totally crap, thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] g00ndu:
Samsung uses rfs, I think you should know. There is a thread somewhere in this forum regarding extracting .rfs file. Understood you need Debian though. :D

For some readup, go search for a famous guy named JesusFreke. Tons of materials...

Hope that from here onwards, this can lead you on, and to find out more. Google is your friend too... :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Raykoid666:
I'm afraid my biggest problems already occur in setting up the environment, so it's really the very beginning that gets me stuck, i'm sure coding would be a bikeride compared to setting up the environment for me (i'm no hero in linux,not at all, i'm afraid)

How the hell do I get from point A (being downloading the full source) to point B (starting to create a custom ROM?)

thanks

of course if anyone has the time, and wants to, you can PM me your msn or something, if anyone is up to it
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RyanZA:
Agreed completely! Getting a full cross-compilation to Samsung's Android going is seriously difficult! There have been some promises for tutorials and guides for setting things up though, but none have appeared yet. Probably because it's hard! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Raykoid666:
Well thank you for agreeing with me on that.

I am really hoping for anyone that can help me out here, either on here or in private, and give some detailed instructions on how to get started.

Hell there is enough information on creating roms alread, deodexing, adding/removing apps etc etc etc... The real problem lies in setting everything up properly.

I think I have gotten to the point where I'm compiling the android source (without samsung specific files)

note i'm saying "i think i am compiling" because i'm hoping it won't error out on me again after an hour of compiling!

But once that is done... I have no idea where to go next, where to get the samsung specific files, or what to do with them whatsoever once i have them

thanks!