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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuffyPSP:
I posted this on the CM thread but i might as well ask you guys.

A question to a sense user switching to CM/Stock rom, how do you live without htc camera and htc phone dialer?

i mean for those that bought their Desire or starting to use their phone with sense without knowing a vanilla UI exist(like me). i just felt somethings missing without the htc camera and dialer. I've flashed OD/CM a couple of times but returning back to Sense cuz of that. Otherwise i would stay on CM, it is such a good rom.

I'm buying a Cybershot Digital camera but thats not so soon so i would like to have a decent camera app before that. i mean, the resolution is not wide as htc camera when taking pictures. and if i wanted a wide one i need to lower the resolution to 4.5mp? or is there any trick to that? cuz everytime i capture a pic, i'll get this right and left bar beside the pic using the 5mp resolution.

as for dialer, dialer one doesnt feel quite right to replace the htc dialer, though i may accept it sooner or later if i got my digital camera after this.

Just wanted an opinion for a Sense starter, not from pure stock rom user cuz you know vanilla UI from the start so you dont know how i feel. but you may post your opinion as well.

last question, can someone give a thought bout the 720p video recording? is it good, or better than sense's 720p?

and does this support A2SD+,i mean in this CM6, cuz CM6 RC2 doesnt have this yet and i'm on OD cuz of this actually. i want A2SD+ cuz i cant live without it...

I'm on Modaco R8 self baked ROM btw.

Thanks!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mi3x:
Sense and Speed cannot co-exist. It's nice to have sense if you don't know what a non sense can offer, and it may seem difficult to switch after using Sense quite a while, that is true.

Dialer One and LauncherPro + a nice non sense like OpenDesire (no bugs in the latest releases) = grrrrreatness + speed + cutomizability - minus the bloatnees Sense has to offer.

As subjective as I can ofc! :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Milamber:
I have been swapping between OpenDesire and Leedroid and my conclusion is that both are excellent and probably the best ROMS from the two flavors (sense and none sense), but I cant live without Sense! I tried, but I just cant do it!!
[G1 General] goatlordbob:
I have a (formerly) rooted G1 that I've attempted to revert to stock RC29 by following the "Full Downgrade Guide" at the CyanogenMod wiki.

My device had HBOOT-1.33.2005, so I used the suggested fastboot command to roll it back to HBOOT-1.33.2003 from the g1boot.zip file linked on that page. This seemed to go well, after which I rebooted into the fastboot (which was still the skateboarding androids screen) again and saw the new (old) HBOOT in the information.

Powered off the phone, inserted the SD card loaded with the DREAIMG.nbh linked in the page, and reflashed the phone. Rebooted with Send+Menu+End, and the phone kept rebooting at the T-Mobile G1 logo screen.

So, I attempted the flash again from the bootloader menu, which is now the "rainbow" style, and shows HBOOT-0.95.(something). It immediately picked up the DREAIMG.nbh file on the SD card and asked if I wanted to flash, chose yes. Same result again: a boot loop at the G1 logo.

I redownloaded the DREAIMG.nbh file without the download accelerator I'd used before, placed it on the SD card, and booted into the bootloader again, flashed, and still the same looping.

So, I attempted to access the "recovery mode" by pressing and holding menu while powering on. I got the G1 logo, then a black screen... pressing Alt-L showed "Android system recovery utility", and nothing else.

Now, the phone will do nothing BUT Android system recovery utility, regardless of what buttons I press or do not press, and I have to remove the battery to turn the damn thing off. Pressing Alt-S, Alt-W, Alt-X, or anything else does nothing.

Where should I look to try to figure out how to recover this thing?
[G1 General] ezterry:
Is a simcard in the phone? Can you get into recovery and wipe incase the partitions are confused?

(Edit, the hint was the sim card)
[G1 General] goatlordbob:
There's no SIM in the phone at the moment. I can't do anything at the system recovery, except turn the log on or off with Alt-L (which I guess means it's not frozen).

It isn't recognized by ADB anymore, since it has some bastardized version of the stock T-Mobile image that has USB turned off (right? I'm new at this. :( ).
[G1 General] goatlordbob:
A bit more info:

I can get into "blue light" mode, and the light is amber/green when plugged into a charger. Sometimes, when I plug the charger in the phone will turn on immediately; but not always.

When I start the phone up and it boots into the broken recovery console, Windows does see an "HTC Dream" device, but ADB doesn't see it.
[G1 General] goatlordbob:
Should I, or should I not have the SIM in? For what its worth, the phone behaves exactly the same either way.

Thanks for the help. :)
[G1 General] SpindleyQ:
I just had this exact experience; have you made any progress, goatlordbob?
[G1 General] majcn:
same happened to me.

cant fastboot, loop at G1 screen, and all i can see in recovery is: Android system recovery utility

some1 find some solution?
[G1 General] Sik-1:
why doesnt there seem to b any help for this matter, smh
[G1 General] vebix808:
bull.. s**t

I'm in the exact same boat now. I followed those directions *to the letter* and it put my G1 in this state. Thanks to the wiki maintainer for such wonderful attention to detail. /s

Is there NO way to recover from this?
[G1 General] ldrifta:
try to flash this nbh file.... http://www.4shared.com/file/9izdCbvo/DREAIMG.html
[G1 General] vebix808:
How? None of the key commands work. Like the OP I can hit Alt+L and it shows ""Android system recovery utility" but that's as far as it goes.
[G1 General] shadowch31:
Anyone bothered booting using home + power?
[G1 General] vebix808:
Yes - T-Mobile G1 logo, then blank screen forever.
[Vibrant General] gonintendo:
any tips? anything specific to look for?
[Vibrant General] ld006:
if new, then look for descriptions that say the phone is sealed in box, if its just new in box but not sealed then it could've been used and just repackaged to look like new

if used then always look for actual pictures of the phone in the posting, make sure you read what condition the phone is in (scratches or anything) and how long it was used for

the phone should run you anywhere from 350-450

PS: Bought 2 new sealed vibrants off of ebay one for 420 and other for 430
[Vibrant General] boomerbubba:
That is excellent advice to minimize buyer's risk, which is why phones in that state command a higher price than just "mint" phones in excellent condition. (Like a new car depreciates immediately when you drive it away from the dealer.)

Also, note that eBay has a Buyer Protection Program to help resolve disputes, and it is in eBay's own interest to guard the integrity of its marketplace. That does not mean they guarantee your satisfaction or even that the phone will function properly. But eBay will guarantee that the merchandise shipped meets the seller's advertised description, and "New, Sealed in Box" is an objective standard.

As a buyer I once bought such an advertised phone that did not fit that description as-delivered, and the seller was not cooperative in resolving the problem. So I had to escalate the issue to eBay, which found in my favor and saw to it that my money was refunded when I returned the merchandise. Actually, that's the closest I ever came to being burned on eBay. I think it is less risky than buying from a Craigslist seller.
[Vibrant General] Charlie Scene:
I paid 350 for a 2 weeks old one (barely used) with the original box & accesories, all in perfect condition. What a sweet deal!
[Vibrant General] hellcatrydr:
Check the seller's rep. I wouldn't but from anyone with fewer than 40 sales and a 98% pos rep.

Just my .02
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
Ebay is great, until you need to talk to them on the phone because of a shady seller!

I really don't want to scare you off ebay, however, with a purchase like this, I would do my ebay research very carefull.

You need to know the truth, the truth is, if you run into a problem, you will have tons of difficulty contacting ebay via phone.

I ask you to do 1 simple thing for me, just 1. Try to find an ebay phone number, search their site, search google, try to find a phone number to talk to a human being. Now, if you are able to find a phone number, call the number, see if you can get through to a human being. It took me almost 3 weeks to find a phone number, I litterly called about 20 numbers all of which were fake, old, no longer active, or put me through loops.

Finally, if you do have a problem, such as you paid for the product and didn't get the item, be ready for another saga that can last a very long time.

I've had a case open with ebay for nearly two months, supposedly ebay had decided in my favor, and I was due a full refund. Guess what, ebay never issued me a refund, the case still says open, 2 months now, no refund.

I would procede with caution, and only use paypal.

But, I beg of you, take my little challenge, try to find an Ebay phone number from their site, then if you eventually find one, see if you can get someone to pick up on the other end.

Good luck.
[Vibrant General] quest4fire:
Always pay with PayPal. Any disputes with the seller, PayPal will back you up. They have a buyers protection program. Look it up on their website. By the way, you dont need a Credit Card to use PayPal, you can link it to your bank account if you prefer to pay cash.
[Vibrant General] ozy944:
I agree with the poster...to a point. Ive been anebayer for years.

Ebay number? I googled it:

http://contact.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ShowCUPortal&guest=1

Its on the ebay website. Called it too :p . Current and valid. Long wait time though :(

I never trust the disputing system on ebay. Slow, almost like they dont care.

However ebay golden rule:

unless you Really truly know/trust the seller....

always pay with a credit card (not visa debit) and using paypal.

Paypal are very quick to deal with fraud/issues and very favorable to the buyer usually (I know, I sell and buy a lot ! ).

Paypal are good if you use a credit card because they are afraid of chargebacks.

Buy from sellers you trust. A good thing to do is simply ask the seller before you buy! They are human too....and if they seem legit (good reason for selling, give you an accurate description of the phone), by all means buy!

I've bought and sold on ebay (internationally):

* logitech mice

* Logitech Keyboards

* Three laptops

* Diamond 1

* Diamond 2

* N82

* N95

* Nexus One

* HTC Desire

* Samsung Captivate

I've had issues but theyve all been resolved on paypal/ebay.

Just my $0.02 and in no way an endorsement or bag-out of anyones comment or services :D

Oz
[Vibrant General] Chalup:
I've learned my lesson never to buy anything used that is expensive and mechanically or electronically complex. Good luck with whatever you choose to do!
[Vibrant General] captirwin:
I've had Good Luck with Craigslist

I've purchased 2 Vibrants and a HTC HD2 from Craigslist.

All three were in next to new conditions and I'm very happy with my purchases. I was able to inspect the phones BEFORE putting up my money. I also require the seller to sign a receipt and provide ID before making the purchase. Can't be too careful in todays world.

I paid $300 each for the Vibrants and $250 for the HD2.:)
[Vibrant General] denny_1986:
verify that the phone is not stolen. Request the IMEI number from the seller and call T-mobile up to check if the device was ever reported as stolen. I think there is also a website where you can check the IMEI # for its validity....not sure how accurate that is though
[Vibrant General] SamsungVibrant:
ummm that link you provided seems to be for australia.

could you possibly post the working number, so we can call and verify it works.

thanks
[Vibrant General] ozy944:
Sure,

Maybe ebay has different policies for Australia...go figure...

If in Aus: 1800 088 741

If overseas: +61 2 8288 0199

Have you tried live help? It has an approx wait time of 15 mins, works only with internet explorer but it is a real live person on the chat line and theyre usually very helpful.

Didnt mean to sound like I was dissing you, I just havent had the same sort of experience that you have and I've been using ebay since I was a mid teen! (I'm in my early twenties now)
[Vibrant General] gonintendo:
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-T-MOBILE-Sa...Cell_Phones&hash=item3cb0e36719#ht_500wt_1154

what do you guys think of this? he claims it's new but there's no box.
[Vibrant General] gonintendo:
double post
[Vibrant General] ozy944:
Home-made photo.

Definitely seems legit. I thought the vibrant only had 2gb built in and 16gb on card.....should clarify that.

The price is a bit steep for a used vibrant with no box. I'd watch it but keep looking around at the same time.
[Vibrant General] newblue1234:
Check this one out , http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...68431&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_1286wt_916
[Vibrant General] gonintendo:
thanks guys. i really appreciate it.
[Vibrant General] gonintendo:
from engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/...ew-shootout-captivate-for-atandt-and-vibrant/
[Vibrant General] Segnaro:
I usually assume new w/o box is stolen or just a used phone they're trying to pass off as new.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lt1pnyklr:
I have version 1.4.6 of SetCpu.apk on my sdcard. It doesn't have a listing for the Slide because it's older. Is there another phone model I can select from the list or is there a newer version of SetCpu thats out...free maybe?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yppans:
SetCPU was written by an XDA member, and as his brethren we get to bask in his glorious light for free: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=505419
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lt1pnyklr:
Thanks alot man. Is there a way to rep someone here?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yppans:
I don't think so, but shucks, I'm just a guy with a search bar who tries real hard. Happy rooting!
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] encrypti0n:
who you trying to report?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frank2009:
hahahahhahahahahaha, he means give him reputation :P
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nbetcher:
SetCPU is available on the Android Market.
[Epic 4G Android Development] m5james:
So this update tried to install this evening, but then failed once it got a few lines into the Recovery mode. From another post I just read http://forum.sdx-developers.com/epic-questions/problem-after-the-di07-update/ , this doesn't sound like the Froyo 2.2 update, people are now having issues with the Market and their paid apps, so should I even worry trying to force this to happen again or just avoid it
[Epic 4G Android Development] yellowxboy:
from my experience.. i would say just to hold off. it screwed up my android market and i can't download any apps or anything. if your phone is fine now.. then don't update. i wanted to see what the fuss was about with the media hub.. totally not worth the tradeoff of having the market not working
[Epic 4G Android Development] drunix:
mine failed because I had removed some of the built-in apps. I just restored my built in apps, but I'm not sure if there's a way to "retry" the update... anyone know?
[Epic 4G Android Development] mattallica76:
The problem isn't with all paid apps. Just the protected ones. If they are already installed when you update to DI07, they will still be installed, but they won't appear in your Downloads in the Market. Which means you won't be able to update them.

To test if you are having this issue, search the Market for a protected app such as Radiotime. If you can't find it, it's because the DI07 ROM build.prop is not yet recognized by the Market as legit.
[Epic 4G Android Development] yellowxboy:
or you can just try to open the app "talk" aka google chat .. if it FC, then yeah, the market wont work :/
[Vibrant Accessories] ELStiko:
Ever go out of town and have multiple gadgets that need to be charged? Staying in a hotel, sometimes it is a pain in the rear to find enough outlets to charge everything. Especially those Bachelor's Party trips to Las Vegas cramming 10 guys into 1 room. Generally my Fiancé and I travel with another couple which means at least 4 cell phones needing to be charged at night.

So while at Fry's Electronics today, I had a stroke of genius. Since we are going out of town tomorrow, I thought it would be a nice idea to get a portable travel charging station together. So this is what I came up with.

First the phones. A couple of pretty Vibrants.

Two USB to Micro USB cables. Since this is a Portable Charging Station, I opted to get retractable cables for neatness.

A Belkins Hi-Speed 4 port USB hub. It comes with a power adapter which I ditched and also a USB to mini USB cable.

A mini USB cell phone charger I had laying around. I think it is from one of many other HTC phones I have owned.

Put them all together and presto! A Portable Compact Travel Gadget Charging station that can be stowed pretty much anywhere.

Now I was very skeptical at first, but yes, both phones were charging and the only other device that I had lying around was a 3g itouch. Even with the official apple charging cable attached to this charging station it would not charge. Oh well, its an ipod, who cares. I am confident that this will charge most other gadgets that charge via USB. Tomorrow at my destination, I will further test this out with 2 more phones. A 3rd Vibrant, a rooted Mytouch 3g and a 3rd phone which I am not sure what it is.

So what do you all think?
[Vibrant Accessories] NoDataFound:
Stroke of genius? Bit of a stretch.

Regardless...if you *needed* to just take up one wall outlet then cool. Otherwise this seems like overkill when a 2nd wall charger would work just fine.
[Vibrant Accessories] kizer:
I think its kinda cool. However its a lot of pieces to carry around when you could just carry your factory chargers, but with that said I've been in a Hotel or two when you had to charge one phone on one wall and another across the room because the alarm clock or lamp was plugged in and it was kinda annoying.
[Vibrant Accessories] ELStiko:
the stroke of genius was a joke. Whenever I go to a hotel, an outlet with 2 plugs usually has one occupied with a vital device, like a lamp. And this leaves just 1 plug available. Tonight when staying in a hotel with my brother and his wife, that would mean 4 cell phones that need to be plugged in. so this charger is viable in situations like this.
[Vibrant Accessories] ELStiko:
The contraption isn't all that big. It can easily fit in a small pouch that won't take any real room in your luggage. Believe me, it is not kosher with me to have to go halfway across the suite to charge my phone because the woman takes the only one available by the bed.

this is but supposed to be sliced bread, just something I am sure at least a few people will find useful.
[Vibrant Accessories] oswade:
Major problem there buddy... charging through USB is usually way slower than through A/C (because most USB ports don't supply as much power, like 500A).

With two phones plugged in, charging would take forever...
[Vibrant Accessories] kantizuni:
I think after being plugged in for 8 hours while he sleeps it'll be fine. Good idea, as long as you remember to bring it with you when you travel! I'm constantly forgetting my charger at home... :(

Sent from my Galaxy S Vibrant on Telus
[Vibrant Accessories] ELStiko:
I thought so to, but when I did run a test on 2 vibrants, it didn't seem to take as long as I thought it was going to take. I dont have any supporting data because I was on weekend off. It was able to charge 4 phones to full overnight, which is what I wanted. I will do more testing when I get a chance and get some data.

It charged 4 phones overnight perfectly. 3 Vibrants and 1 Mytouch 3g. None of the phones had critical low battery or anything tho. I didn't know the battery status of any of the other 3 phones, but mine was down to 40% life and it was 100% the next morning.

For every phone I owned, I had always bought an additional charger and left the spare in my luggage. This device is now currently sitting right beside my spare charger. Only downside is the ability to charge only 4 gadgets. But the days of me cramming 10 peeps into a hotel room are behind me.
[Vibrant Accessories] kizer:
Now I'm going to Florida Next month and staying in a Hotel Room and well there will be at least 3 cell phones in the room along with 2 laptops and Im sure a few cameras. LOL, I guess I need to start looking into maximizing my chargeability of all that stuff.

Heck I think I might have a little wall powered USB hub already and its easier to carry USB cables than to carry AC adapters. As a matter of fact its a Tiny RockBand Usb adapter and I think it might put out 500mA per Usb port. 4x500mA since it has to power each instrument.

Hmmmmm................
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] DX-FTW:
ok guys im trying to help my friend use adb to push an app that he has on his SDcard to /system/app with the same permissions. i did it with root explorer, but he didnt wanna buy it (i tried to convince him, to no avail)

ok so im not that good at adb but i know some things, i need to mount the system as read-write, then adb push app to system/app and use chmod (644? i believe) to give it system permissions. im just missing the technical lines of code to get it to work. anyone wanna help a fella out?? line by line would be greatly appreciated :)

thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] madj42:
Make sure your phone is recognized by running "adb devices", then do the following:

1. adb remount

2. adb shell cp /sdcard/yourapkname.apk /system/app

Your done. I've never had to chmod something to make it work.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] DX-FTW:
thank you for the response. its a system replacement app and needs to be recognized as one so would i just do

3. adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/apkname.apk
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] madj42:
yes you could do that. For more help with the many adb commands you can always type adb with no parameters and it will give you a list.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] DX-FTW:
ok thanks. anything about unmounting as R/W or does that matter?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] madj42:
Doesn't matter.. Reboot the device and it will be read-only again.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tstinnett62:
Could someone post a working version of the media hub after the update:D
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xl DIGITAL lx:
Hi, I'm running CRmod and I want to overclock it, which one can I use without breaking my wifi?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel60104:
dumfuq just posted new versions of kernel. Try that lol. Though... I'm not sure if it's the kernel's issue
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ratchetrizzo:
I don't think the espresso OC kernels break wifi. I use CRmod and none of the OC kernels from dumfuq broke wifi in it. I think wifi only has issues with CM6 based roms.

Anyways, I use the v3.1 806 kernel with 0 problems, and I did use the 844 kernel too with 0 problems (I went down to 806 because the benchmarks between the two weren't big enough for me to take a higher risk of frying my phone).

I suspect the latest 3.5 kernels are just as stable, I have been to lazy to nandroid and upgrade.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xl DIGITAL lx:
Alright thanks, maybe it was a bad flash, ill try the newest dumfuq oc
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trevor4g:
so i need to know what file type the image needs to be, the size it needs to be, and how to install. basically a step by step of the process.

i'm running osx 10.6 so if anyone can give me some advice for doing it on mac that would be much appreciated.

thanks in advance.