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[EVO 4G Android Development] mteezey:
that 3.0 script in mdiaz signature works. It makes the changes to the build prop also I've flashed that then the script for whatever from i have after. You gotta flash bloddys second cause the other one has the wrong mms apk. But lately I've been trying the 3.0 first if nothing flashed bloddies over it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] zen200:
Hi all,

I have not been on xda in a while and upon my return I am finding it very difficult to find the correct downloads and I instructions to put my Spv m3100 back to windows mobile 6.1 . It's currently on wm 6.5 but I have truly forgotten how to flash another rom onto it. Any help would be much appreciated as I have been looking for ages. I have tried several rooms but the device does not stay on and an error comes up on the pc screen. Do I need to change the setting on the device to not go onto standby or something ?

Please help an old sod thats starting to forget stuff.

Thanks in advance

Zen
[Wildfire Android Development] HCDR.Jacob:
Why does it remove market and ALL google apps? That's slightly more than just social stuff. xD
[Wildfire Android Development] madwifi:
Market don't work over here anyway, and these apps don't seem to do anything for me, except draining the resources.
[Wildfire Android Development] kevin2516:
:S but these apps and widgets makes Android awesome xD
[Wildfire Android Development] mpattonm:
Hi, I am just trying to use your coock book to get rid of Tweeter client, Friendstream and some other bloatware, but I get an error "...cannot be deleted, read-only filesystem".What should I do to remount root in read-write mode?

My Wildfire is rooted and running WildPuzzle 2.2 ROM, which is best 2.2 feature-wise available IMHO, but maybe too bloated for me, while OpenFire is still very buggy.
[Wildfire Android Development] tuktukscotty:
Here's the way I do it:

Goto WilPuzzle Rom on your pc,

Right click on it and open with winrar archiver,

then click data folder, then app and remove things like facebook etc

go back and click system folder, then app and remove from there.

To remove use the Delete button at the top of winRAR box and not right click delete to make sure it works correctly.

Then no need to save anything, and just flash with that rom and ya done!.

Hope this helps!!!

Scotty.
[Wildfire Android Development] mpattonm:
Is it that simple?? Oh my... Thanks!
[Wildfire Android Development] madwifi:
It's simple when you're ripping a custom rom, just edit the zip.

For mounting r/w reboot the phone into recovery, hit partitions, mount /system

The shipped RUU is a bit more complicated.

If you just install it and then use the script, it will leave traces on the app list and you won't be able to remove them.

1. run the RUU and let it install

2. root the phone with unrevoked3

3. make nandroid backup

4. extract system.img from RUU

5. replace system.img from nandroid backup with the extracted system.img

6. replace the system.img md5sum in nandroid.md5 with the extracted system.img md5sum

7. restore nandroid backup - advanced restore /system only

8. use the script to rip the files from /system

9. reboot the phone
[Captivate General] quietglow:
So I can't mount storage on my new MBP (17"). I know about the usb debugging mode etc. and I can mount it just fine using a new iMac. When I enable disk mode on my MBP, sometimes the drives show up for a second and then disappear, and sometimes they don't show up at all.

I've tried all the USB ports: only the middle one ever even gives the error, the other two do nothing.

Anyone else have a MBP with this problem? Any suggestions for solutions?
[Captivate General] Justinph5:
*MBP = mac book pro ;)

Try downloading KIES and see if it shows up on that.
[Captivate General] id10terrordfw:
Check Disk Utility, do they show up in there when plugged in and mounted on the phone?
[Captivate General] Pikabob:
Is Applications-USB Settings set to mass storage? If so, try setting it to "ask on connection"
[Captivate General] tjsooley:
on macs you need to have usb debugging on.

its in the capp manual on samsung web page
[Captivate General] tjsooley:
I have no problems with storage mode on my MacBook Pro I7
[Captivate General] k2snowboards88:
When you say you know all about debugging mode, does that mean you have it turned on? My mac mini works fine with debugging mode on.
[Captivate General] quietglow:
Yeah, I have it turned on. Two important points here:

1. I had no trouble mounting/using/etc the storage until a couple weeks ago.

2. I can mount/use/etc the storage on another mac.

This leads me to believe that the prob is with my machine. For kicks, I made another user account on my machine (to rule out extension problems) and its flaky there too.

I mainly wanted to know if other 17" i7 users were having any trouble. Sounds like they're not.
[Captivate General] spradling:
Strange, no idea what's happening to you, sorry

Sucks when stuff like this happens
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] hartleyshc:
So Im going to Mexico (Playa del Carmen) later this month. Wondering if any other travelers or locals know of the best pre-pay or pay as you go voice+data plans.

Also if Im not able to find a cheap data plan, does anyone recommend a good travel gps program for Mexico? Something I can pre-load the maps, and possibly get additional info via wifi.

Another tool Im looking for, if not able to get affordable data plan, is a tool that will auto connect me to any open available wifi ap. That way Im not constantly looking at the ssid list.
[Captivate General] CougarBroker:
Complain if you are outside with a clear sky and you can't get a lock, not if you are in your parents basement, in the cab of your car (not on the dash in a car mount), inside your office cubicle, they need a clear view of the sky to work properly.

Sorry, read too many idiots saying the GPS doesn't work IN their house... Duh!!!
[Captivate General] kennonk:
THanks but I will complain if I want to considering every Blackberry I owned prior to the Captivate got a GPS lock within a few seconds in pretty much every location "clear weather" or not. Expecting GPS to work in a basement is one thing but expecting it to work in your car...anywhere in your car, or even a normal house (unless you live in your parent's basement) is completely reasonable IMHO. My Boss' HTC Incredible's GPS locks in our office which is on the 1st floor of a 4 story office building as long as he is near an exterior wall. When I run the app GPS Status from that same office space I can see the GPS sats but they won't lock. Sorry if you are tired of hearing "idiots" complain about Samsung's suck ass GPS but you should pretty much just deal with it. It isn't too much to expect a brand new state of the art smartphone to have at least as good GPS performance as a freaking 3 year old Blackberry.
[Captivate General] Colton5419:
I am also am unhappy consumer related the poor GPS quality - I expected a high end phone to have an accurate GPS. With that said, I think everyone can agree that it could be better, however, the phone in my opinion is very great and boasts many other positive features.

I do believe the GPS will be fixed. Why may it be taking so long? - I think they are planning to roll out a large fix including a proper GPS update as well as Android 2.2. We may even have to wait as long as November for the release of Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) as I don't believe it would make sense for them to continue extensive work on Android 2.2 and update everyone to that and then weeks later force the switch to Android 3.0

For Captivate users, this wait may end up being for the better - Imagine being one of the first devices on Android 3.0; a completely redesigned and much better Android version.

More information gathered during research of Android 3.0:

This update would be limited to only the

high end devices

with recommended 1GHz processor, 512mb RAM and at least a 3.5" screen. Great news! We fit all of that criteria.

It has been rumored of a release date of Mid-October of 2010 - I would say at least November for us; with some luck maybe even October 15th!

The Android 3.0 system will incorporate a complete design overhaul and include a larger Android Marketplace - Basically no more TouchWiz, Motoblur etc.

Sources:

[http://phonereport.info/google-android-3.0-gingerbread-releases-in-october/]

[http://b4tea.com/information/review...3-0-gingerbread-features-release-date-review]

[http://thegadgets.net/technology-ne...gingerbread-details-and-release-date-leaked/]

Disclaimer - Obviously I am no expert, nor am i affiliated with Google or Samsung so I can not make any guarantee to the information provided in this less than extensive research. It is solely just for a moral boost!
[Captivate General] r34p3rex:
My Nexus had no problem getting a GPS lock, even on the first floor of my house. Even if I stand by the window on the 2nd floor, the Captivate will not get a lock. So yes, the GPS is severely crippled
[Captivate General] haydonxda:
Sorry to burst your bubble but GPS signals do penetrate light structures. Yes, you can get a GPS fix inside in many conditions.

The Galaxy S GPS is just terrible - why? We still don't know. But I can place it right next to any number of other GPS receivers and watch them work properly inside and out while the Galaxy S sits there wasting battery and my time.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
My crap Navigon unit gets a signal inside the house....Duh!!!
[Captivate General] vintagephone:
I'm with the original poster on this one. I have a variety of GPS devices, including a SPOT GPS messenger and a Garmin eTrek HC. While they can work in adverse conditions, the only way to truly compare one to another is under a clear sky, not even glass in between. There are SO many variables inside a building, in an alley or inside a car that anecdotal comparisons in varied conditions are useless.
[Captivate General] ianwood:
Saying your GPS doesn't work indoors is like saying your shoes are uncomfortable when you're in bed. And saying you got a lock indoors is similarly unimportant. To test GPS properly, you should turn off all other triangulation services including Skyhook and AGPS and then get into a vehicle and drive.

A - B comparisons between different types of devices would be useful but really only with raw data taken under controlled conditions. Things like SNR for each bird, time to acquire lock, ephemeris and almanac data.
[Captivate General] Zysoclaplem:
I don't think I am asking too much when I want the GPS to acquire a lock wherever my old iPhone and my old Nexus One can. I also don't think I am asking too much that the signal holds steady and doesn't throw me around on the map when I do have a lock.

I really don't understand why they don't just issue an actual fix. Samsung must have a skilled software team to deal with things like this. Or maybe not.
[Captivate General] JamesAK:
If you can get a lock indoors on other devices, the Captivate should have NO problem whatsoever

The BCM4751 is considered(by broadcom themselves...go figure) to be the "industry standard" in mobile GPS chipsets, it was designed to be able to find even the weakest signals whilst still being a power miser. That being said, its a little strange that ANY of my older GPS equipped devices have no (0, NONE) problem getting a lock indoors (waaaay indoors at that).

Im thoroughly convinced this is not a hardware issue, I should be getting more than one satellite indoors (the same one satellite I get outside on a clear cloudless day)

It's gonna be another "wait and see" game. Hopefully sooner than later :D
[Captivate General] haydonxda:
Sigh. I'm not even going to respond to this anymore. While I appreciate your desire to add more rigor to the process you don't seem to have much experience with GPS.

My sampling is 3 Garmin GPS units, Holux, iPhone 3G and Captivate. With the exception of the iPhone none of them have any sort of AGPS. The Captivate should handily come out on top thanks to AGPS, improved circuits/amplifiers, firmware and filtering. Especially when considering some of those GPS units are nearing 10 years of age.

There is no need for "raw data" and "controlled conditions". Side by side is enough here because the performance difference is glaring. We are not talking about marginal differences in performance. We're talking about working vs. not working.

Fact is, every single GPS I have bests the Captivate under *all* conditions. The Captivate is the second GPS I've ever had that I was disappointed with the performance. (I've owned many others in addition to the ones I listed.)

Yes, GPS works indoors. It even works if your shoes are uncomfortable while taking a shower in your bed.
[Captivate General] netnerd:
yeah, gps doesnt suppose to work indoor. but when compare to other phones, samsung gps is garbage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTOi82o56Tc
[Captivate General] ebcrew:
Sorry but your post sucks and so does the GPS on captivate. I used to have a Backflip before my Captivate and i could be in a bomb shelter and still get a GPS lock.
[Captivate General] Roxy:
After applying cognition 2.1.5 & tweaking LbsTestMode, I could get a 8/8 satellites to lock indoors ~ its amazing! I'm so happy ^_^
[Captivate General] vietn95:
honestly nokia phones are the best gps phones I've used. Downloadable maps, text to speech, voice navigation, personalize your own voice, accuracy is amazing! But on my captivate I can get a lock inside my home with 10m accuracy.
[Captivate General] ianwood:
Never said it didn't. I did say claiming your GPS doesn't work because you can't get a lock indoors is not meaningful i.e. it's not constructive. And most aren't doing the A-B comparisons you are. There are too many factors influencing getting an indoor lock for the forum to determine anything useful from it. It might be easier and more meaningful if we tested our devices outdoors with clear line of site to the sky so at least we eliminate the variables influencing getting a lock indoors.

BTW, I agree that the Captivate's GPS is utter rubbish. I've tested it on a number of trips in my car and it has never given consistent results. What the controlled testing and raw data might reveal is why it is rubbish. Is the ephermeris or almanac data corrupted? Is the antenna poorly positioned and therefore less sensitive than it should be? Is there noise/crosstalk?
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
A dedicated GPS device is always going to be better then a phone GPS. They have better antennas and usually more sensitive receivers. GPS signals are not as strong as other radio signals and are not designed to pass through buildings. If you get a lock indoors, you are lucky - or just have a house without a lot of interference.

When testing, everyone needs to make sure that they are not using AGPS or Skyhook type services (Google location services is another). AGPS uses cell towers, and Skyhook/Google location uses Wifi - even if Wifi is off. Skyhook and Google mapped all the Wireless access points they could find and use them for GPS location.

If you want to compare 2 devices side by side, you probably should put them in airplane mode and make sure Google/Skyhook location services are off. Also, be outside with clear view of the sky - no tall buildings or heavy trees.
[Captivate General] brandonb81:
Okay. I barely get a lock and can't hold a lock and if I had to navigate somewhere using it in a life or death situation people would be dead, outside.
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
I wouldn't rely on any GPS in a life or death situation - I can't even imagine a scenario.

I agree GPS is broken, but I would pull out my phone and use it to make a call to 911 - that is its primary function after all.
[Captivate General] brandonb81:
Well, of course I am using hyperbole :D
[Captivate General] shiftylock:
Going from a nokia to a samsung brings up some strange, but valid points.

My old N80 used to get a lock everywhere, but my captivate gets a much much much better signal.

Also, Google maps is better on the captivate. Well, the interface is better. If the device could keep up with the application, this entire thread would be moot..

RIP nokia n80, you are dearly missed. :P
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
It is safe to say whether or not your Captivate GPS can lock indoors means nothing for the actual GPS performance. Same is true for getting a quick satellite lock while standing still. You need test it while moving with either Google Nav or recording it using My Track.
[Captivate General] derek4484:
HaHa, yea. GPS is not designed to be and inside technology. GPS will penetrate certain materials such as wood and shingles, so my GPS works inside my house fine. But it wont penetrate other materials such as steel and concrete, so mine doesnt work at my office. But either way, if it doesnt work while inside you certainly cant complain about it, its not designed to. It just happens to work inside certain structures.
[Captivate General] ScottyNuttz:
There sure are a lot of pathetic rationalizations for the Captivate's GPS not working. If every other smartphone can tell you which room of the house you're sitting in, why wouldn't you expect the Captivate to be able to?
[Captivate General] ianwood:
Not entirely relevant, but it happens everyday. A lot! Let's not forget GPS is a military technology that has been made available to the public in a slightly dumbed down version. But your point is still valid. Many private pilots forget how to do VOR/ADF navigation (i.e. without GPS) and when their GPS blows a fuse, they sometimes get a little lost.

Anyway, back to the topic, I still can't rely on my Captivate for several of those non-life threatening scenarios that I need GPS for everyday. Too bad. End of the month Sammy. Where are the goods?

I guess I will have to do some low level A-B comparisons against a SiRFstar III chipset to get a better picture of what's going on.
[Captivate General] Washcloth:
The GPS on my G1 worked perfectly fine in the house. It just took a few seconds longer. I'm really bummed out by my Craptivate.
[Captivate General] Washcloth:
Inside or out, the GPS is crap, and the update didn't help..

Let's call Samsung!

Just spoke with Samsung, and they confirm that JH7 did not successfully address the GPS issue, and that "at a future date they are not yet aware of" there will be another update to fix GPS. Riiiight...

The only way to get Samsung to follow through is to contact them and complain enough that they feel the heat.

1-888-987-4357

Press 1

Then 6

Then 2

Then 4 to speak with a customer service representative. Go as high up as you can.

The more complaint tickets Samsung has, the hotter the fire.
[Captivate General] Krad:
i applied the google maps update last night to 4.5.1 and noticed better tracking on it. Smaller blue bubble around my arrow and it appears to function faster.

Possible that gps is ok? just can't communicate properly with google api's?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeymop:
Does anyone have launcher 2 as a .zip or .apk that I can install onto a ROM (Sense or AOSP) and run it like ti was there by default?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidyourlookingfor:
Here ya go, as far as i know this only works on AOSP roms. Install as any other apk
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeymop:
Thank you, so if I try to install this on Virtuous it will FC? Is it worth a try?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoman24v:
AOSP only, not Sense. You can of course try it though, most likely will fail or cause FCs to the point where you can't do anything LOL.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeymop:
It worked fine on Virtuous, however the phone button gave me

"this application isnt currently installed on your phone"

Which is understandable because of the HTC dialer, thanks for the upload though.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidyourlookingfor:
Ya sorry I should of specified
[G4] zichosch:
zdravim vsechny.omlouvam se,ale neumim moc anglicky.mam velky problem.mam cingular 8125 a nejde zapnout jen nabehne do win a to je vsechno.do bootloader se dostanu.mam tam wm 6.1 na compu mam win 7.mel jsem xp,ale vubec se nedostanu do active sync.nemuze nekdo poradit jak to mam preflesovat.nevim jak to jde pres kartu jestli ma nekdo navod tak napiste diky moc.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
Thought I would show you guys what Myn has been working on this summer for his Evo. Great Job man. Wish you had an incredible. Good luck in the future.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=793471
[Touch CDMA Android Development] thoughtlesskyle:
he actually showed me a screen shot a few days ago and i told him that i wish he had a hero haha

come on incubus if anyone can port a build to the incredible its you,

i also hope you dont mind i did a little updating to your RLS12 of super Froyo
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
I dont mind at all. I'm really not going to have much time for the vogue anymore anyways as I will be focusing on the Incredible. If Dzo releases a new Fresh Froyo, I might make a rls16 but other than that, probably not. Thanks for all of your efforts. Much appreciated.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] thoughtlesskyle:
i would actually like to thank you not only for your builds but i actually found an old theme porting guide that you posted on here and it used it to do my first theme port it worked almost totally without a hitch
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
lol. I just went back and read that theme porting guide that I typed out and it seems alot more complicated the way I wrote it. Im glad it worked for you. Glad you were not intimidated by it. Maybe it needs better wording.lol
[Touch CDMA Android Development] thoughtlesskyle:
haha it really wasnt that hard esp since i had used 7zip a few times before
[Touch CDMA Android Development] piperthedj:
WOW Myn has been hard at work.

one question please:

from a hardware stance the desire and incredible appear to be similar...

will the roms will cross over as well? due to upgrade soon and want to keep my options open

thanks in advance
[Touch CDMA Android Development] wellVersed:
tips the scales

wow, i was kinda iffy on getting the evo when sero premium became available... in less than 10 minutes... this definitely tips the scales in favor of the evo!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
Thanks for all the kind words guys :).

I really miss the Vogue forums and this great community.

Incubus, We need to talk :) Warm TwoPointTwo has been ported to the HTC Incredible. I just need to confirm it works.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] thoughtlesskyle:
haha if you want to make it happen on the hero too i know a guy with a hero who will test ;)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] myn:
Hero is definitely a different animal! I'd love to see it on that device though.

INC and EVO are so similar, porting is litterly a 1 hour process.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
Hey Derek.... I'll trade you my hero for your evo?? The hero is way better, you won't regret it :) lol
[Touch CDMA Android Development] Stoney 666:
@incubus... I've been trying to pm you about what you asked me to do... But your pm's are full!! Clear your inbox so we could talk!!! Thanx!!!!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
done.. i pm you
[Touch CDMA Android Development] egzthunder1:
I've jumped ship to the EVO myself and I am running myn's RLS1 (and eagerly waiting for RLS2). Rock solid, fast, and stable as anything you would expect from myn :)

His thread is about 127 pages long at the time of this post, only after a week of being released :)... I guess he is becoming quite popular there too :D

Good job, myn!!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] thoughtlesskyle:
i really like that he is doing an over the air updater, i wish i had half the dev skills that guy has
[Touch CDMA Android Development] egzthunder1:
That will save the punishment of my F5 key :D
[Touch CDMA Android Development] thoughtlesskyle:
you didnt get the F5 key reinforcement package its custom made by people with ORFD (Obssesive ROM flashing Disorder) for people with ORFD
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
We are also porting this to the Incredible so this rom will get widely used. I have it on my incredbile now and it is fantastic!!