yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smitty5569:
I'm looking to buy a new phone but I'm not sure which to get.:p

I'm Canadian so my options are a bit limited.

My 3 options are:

Galaxy S Captivate

Galaxy S Vibrant

Desire Z

I was leaning towards the Desire Z because the physical keyboard but after reading all the problems about the G2 I started to reconsider. I may get the Desire Z if it doesn't have the same problems as the G2. But if not which phone should I get the Captivate or the Vibrant?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aridoasis:
break it down to this:

front camera important - bell galaxy s vibrant

physical keyboard important - desire z

otherwise, rogers galaxy s captivate
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
the choice is obvious

Galaxy S i9000M (Bell Vibrant)

do not be fooled by the USA T-mobile Vibrant which is completely out of the league inferior sibling of the I9000 series
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smitty5569:
Sorry for no being very clear in my original post.

The main thing I care about is hackability and update speed (from 2.2 - 3.0 and so on). Everything else I would be willing to compromise on. But having a keyboard or front facing camera would be nice.

The vibrant doesn't have a search button, is that a big deal?

Whats the differences between the captivate and the vibrant?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
re: keyboard, then you should go with the Sprint version of Galaxy S (Edge 4G)

all SGS phones are the same in regards to ROM releases

we are slowly getting more and more ROM Developers participating, so you should see more frequent unofficial ROMs and more choices

all Android phones are super hackable, you can pretty much do anything you want and change anything you want out of the box, after it has been rooted
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenF1:
Eugh. As much as I would reccomend the SGS, I can't. Samsung has killed this phone! I'd personally get the Desire Z, more dev support, better software (hardware is NOTHING without software) and the keyboard will be great.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickyboo:
Spot on, Nailed it
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
Galaxy s without a question.

I got 2 now and they are super.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smitty5569:
How did Samsung kill SGS?
[HD2 General] Phantoml337:
Hey fellas, I'm doing a 3D model of my HD2 and I need captured homescreen of an official Sense ROM as a display texture. Would some kind person help me, I currently have stripped Titanium ROM... *puppet eyes*

I need all tabs... ;)
[HD2 General] Wil Badger:
Why not just capture them yourself. There are plenty of programs that will do screen captures.
[HD2 General] Phantoml337:
I really don't want to flash official Radio ROM, because ROM my is perfectly tweaked for Android...
[HD2 General] DN41:
sorry, mine is gtx skinned.

but hey, whats up? there are so many today screens out there..use google!

DN41
[HD2 General] Phantoml337:
But I need official Sense tabs...
[HD2 General] DN41:
sorry but that cant be true... :D

damn whats up...SOOOO MANY PICTURES...i guess a quarter or a third are from original sense..and hey..you can see if its modded or not...:rolleyes::rolleyes:

DN41
[HD2 General] Phantoml337:
Well, then try to find one CAPTURED from screen of an original Sense ROM ;)

*EDIT*: I see that you have an original ROM. Would you be so kind? :)
[HD2 General] Phantoml337:
OK, so I used the Android homecreen :)

:rolleyes:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borodin1:
Can someone explain me Flash on this phone? It was my understanding that it came with Flash 10.1 preloaded and I can certainly view and interact with flash sites but, when I go in the market, Flash 10.1 does not show up as "Installed" but shows up as "Free". Do I need to install it from the market or will it update on it's own?

Also, wasn't there a modded version that enabled us to watch movies at hulu.com? I'll keep searching but I would really appreciate if someone could point me to such version. I'll post it here if I find it before I get a response.

Thanks in advance!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtl171:
is this what your looking for?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=688054

though you have to change the useragent to desktop in order to get it to work.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borodin1:
I would like to say that yes, this is what I'm looking for, however, I couldn't get it to install. May need root for it to work. Thanks for digging this out though!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtl171:
pity it didn't work. well some guy made a hulu like app. try giving it a shot.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6888650&postcount=139
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richierich118:
Just go to the market and download adobe flash player 10.1 and it will work fine
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bishybob:
Yes I would install the one on Android Market. Flash is pre-installed. But I had trouble using some flash sites with the pre-installed version. Wasn't able to watch videos on crunchyroll.com. After I installed the Flash from Android Market, I was able to watch them.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] tehdarkknight:
As the title says, here's the Rom.zip extracted from RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.31.651.7_signed_release.exe for those that don't use Windows, or prefer to have their RUU in zip format.

This will flash your phone to 2.31.651.7 STOCK.

http://www.mediafire.com/?m6x4sr682ruk027

Simply rename this to HERCIMG.zip and place on the root of your SDCard.

Power your phone completely off.

Press and Hold VOL DOWN and POWER until your phone boots into HBoot mode.

Wait for it to verify the zip, then click <ACTION> (Trackball) to update, or <SEND> (Green Call) to cancel.

Enjoy!

Here's my guide to rooting .7:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=804296
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dzap:
Personally..I want to say THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I have spent the last four hours searching for this. This needs to be stickied. I'm bookmarking it for sure. This got my phone unbricked..I thought all hope was lost and I would have to call in for warranty support (I got mine refurbed through Sprint last October..so I don't even know if I would still have any warranty support), and see if I could try my luck and getting it replaced, since that is what others have said to do as apparently this file from OP, did not exist.

And so for future reference, so that others don't go mindlessly searching through the forums.

If you

a.) Managed to overwrite your Recovery some how or completely delete it. (I did..and from searching this and many other forums over the past couple hours..I can see I wasn't the only one), and also have no boot (or a corrupted boot loop)

b.) Still have S-ON (You can find this out by powering off your phone and then pressing and holding the power button and the lower volume button), I recommend you turn S-Off for future reference if you're going to be dealing with customer ROMs a lot (so you don't have to go through the hell I just did..). See here..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=759955

c.) Have an updated Hboot (1.47) (you can also find this info. in part b.)

....then you KNOW that you are stuck. Because you

a.) Cannot flash a ROM in Recovery because you cannot access it.

b.) You cannot access ADB because your phone won't go that far and will only go into fastboot..

c.) But even though you have access to fastboot you can't do ANYTHING like flash a recovery image or a ROM..or anything for that matter..because S is still ON. (this is the "not allow" messages you will see pop up.)

d.) You have bootloader 1.47 so if you for example, were like me couldn't use this file here.. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=657086), because it would say there was a newer version and wouldn't install it.

So this file right here..was the only thing getting my phone back to a usable state. And considering that my searches have shown to pretty much give up all hope and have it sent it for warranty repair, then I think this thread deserves a bump for all those that have screwed up.

Yeah..I have to start ALL OVER now from a stock ROM (thank god for nandroid), but at least my phone isn't a dead brick.

Just thought this needed a well deserved bump.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] oohaylima:
I wonder if there is a RUU for the latest .2?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Wanted to say BIG THANKS. This worked like a charm to update prl/profile. Keeping two copies of this one on the sd and on the laptop. Thanks again.

Yea it's me Again. With the

Modified .HERO.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cooolone2:
Forgive me for seeming NOOBish... but I can use this to do the same, then restore Nandroid back and it will keep the PRL/Profile update?

Just wondering... lolz, thanks!

:cool:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Yup But you will have to reroot. This takes root from you. You will have to reroot with the Hero rooter from Reg or Z4 or one click root. But read read read. And as far as the prl/profile yup it will stick. When your phone boots up after running this just go into settings and updates and choose update profile and update prl don't update firmware. I repeat don't update firmware. After that just reboot and check your prl should be 60675. After that reroot, then flash a recovery and then nand restore. Hope this helps good luck

Remember this returns you to stock you will loose root and recovery..

Yea it's me Again. With the

Modified .HERO.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] GeezyAF:
Why don't you guys just flash NFX's or LS's already rooted and way faster stock sense ROM to update PRL, etc?

Running stock ROM has to be one of the worst things ever after being on custom ROMs for so long.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
I tried flashing almost ever sense rom on here pmgrands port, ninfintes stock odex and deodex and his apps 2 sd builds he has like 4 or 6 different builds. Tried flashing liquids builds beta and stable. All gave me a error. So I had to use this. I couldn't flash any sense rom

and it was easier to use this than try to figure out y. If he can flash a sense rom then yea that's the easier way but if not this is a for sure way to get back to stock.

Yea it's me Again. With the

Modified .HERO.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jckeyser:
I still have my original nandroid from before I flashed any ROMs and it takes me back to stock Sprint, where I do my updating. Is this faster than that?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Yup. That's way better and faster. Just go into settings / updates. Then just update prl and profile. Don't update firmware. After you confirm that your updated just nand restore and you should be good.

Edit not sure if you would have to reroot.

Yea it's me Again. With the

Modified .HERO.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] cooolone2:
Thanks for the reply's all... I like Sense and have NFX rom on my Hero, loaded a few ROMS but they won't update, so no worries, when I have some free time I'll sit and do it then. I don't like the one click rooters nor the clockwork recovery, I guess I'm old school and do it the hard way, lol, but thanks for letting me know it'll work (prl update) and stay on the handset!

Regards!

:cool:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Benduchi:
Without opening a huge can of worms I would like to know whats the best newest rom out there with sense I just searched for like 3 hours and lot of threads are old and I want what ever is new with sense also would like to upgrade to 2.2 im on Honeybun v.-2 lite firmware 2.1 update1
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Benduchi:
you got a link ? Im searching now
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dastin1015:
No need to reroot because it was a nandroid. Can't make a nandroid if you're not rooted. ;)

Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA running Android 2.3
[Hero CDMA Android Development] dastin1015:
Does anybody have the original MD5 checksum for this file? I wanna make sure this file downloaded properly. Thanks in advance! :)

EDIT: efa439da700b5fad7ea49915ef7d2866

Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA running Android 2.3
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mrtimo:
does this work with any version of HBOOT? The phone I am dealing with has stock 1.5
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
What? Is your phone even rooted? Sprint upgraded to 2.1 a LONG time ago, the update is available at www.htc.com
[Hero CDMA Android Development] systemshock869:
It worked for me a while ago, but my dad just got a new hero so I tried using this, and it wouldn't recognize the image file.. any thoughts?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
yeah, this only works if he has an S-off bootloader, which he doesn't have if it's a new hero.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonmaloney:
According to the OP this one was extracted from the RUU, so it *should* work S-ON.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ch1naski:
****ing media fire links don't work half the time. Ugh!

π

sent from GB hero.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] shawn67:
So this will get my wife's phone back to stock ROM, right?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bierce22:
YES it will :) however you need to make sure your s off using the eng.spl and do this via hboot if your wifes not s off im pretty sure theres the official ruu.exe floating around here somewhere and you can just run it on a computer and when she does that she wont be rooted anymore and shell be up to date on all the latest sprint software updates. also if you cant find the newest ruu i have a link for the older 2.27 one and u can run that and just update everything on the phone like normal.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bierce22:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=800586

thats the link for the official ruu you need to plug your phone into a computer and run the ruu exe witch will take about 10-15min to update everything.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Houndog101:
My phone is looking for HERCDIAG.ZIP . whats up with that ? Thanks.:confused:
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
Just want to report that this HERCIMG does not need s-off to run (see post #2). I recently was stuck in a splash screen bootloop that would only return me to the recovery screen. I flashed the original recovery, which didn't help, then lost fastboot-usb mode, so I was basically hosed. I could get to bootloader, so I put this HERCIMG on the sdcard and booted into a s-on bootloader. It flashed this zip perfectly. Took me back to stock .7 with no root, and I am alive today to witness the miracle.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] aiwetir:
I too just flashed this from hboot when I was s-on.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Sh0wty:
This zip file cant be used with Recovery (Clockwork Mod)?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Probably can but I recommend Ra 1.7 or 1.6. Also I recommend flashing darchs eng-spl.

Edit after reading jm's post I have to edit this. You will need to flash either darch's eng-spl or reg's spl to flash this from hboot. You recovery wont matter if you have an eng-spl. My bad on not clearing that up. After reading jm's post it made sense to me as to what I think you were trying to do with this file. If you need any help just shoot me a pm. You can find both of the mods I'm referring to in the hero dev-thread. Good luck.

Root/Hack-Mod_Always *
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jasonmaloney:
No, it's not that type of file. As stated by the OP, this one is flashable via fastboot or HERCIMG.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Drunkpilot:
Finally ruued and updated everything (and got the new .65 pri) and it fixed my intermittent rom flashing issues I have gotten. It looks like I might not need to use "fixflash" anymore to check for corrupted files during the flash. I was actually able to flash 4/29 w/ gapps and advanced data restore of a nandroid flawlessly and at once.

TGIF! Now that was a movie!

Flashing IS a gateway drug!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] mrtimo:
Background: Using Stock 1.5 which I think is rooted with Fresh Kitchen (which is why it is not working with standard sprint .exe RUU) - trying to upgrade to any version besides 1.5 so I can install ROM Manager to flash a recovery (ROM Manager does not run on 1.5). Is there any type of "ROM Manager" that I can flash on 1.5?

Followed directions in first post and its not working. Using HBOOT-1.41.0000 with the three androids on skateboards at the bottom.

Scans for HERCIMG.zip and it says no image... tried changing HERCIMG from .ZIP to .zip and still did not fix it. Not sure if I have s-on or s-off.

So my basic problem is: I have a rooted 1.5 that needs 1.6 or higher so I can install ROM Manager to flash a recovery... any other simple way to flash a recovery on 1.5? If not, why isnt this RUU working? THANKS!
[Hero CDMA Android Development] rb3:
I had a problem with trying to flash this as well. What worked for me and a few others was formatting the sd card. I tried everything under the sun to get my hero to recognize the zip. Then I formatted booted up and it found it right away. Might be worth a shot to at least eliminate the card as a problem.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] il Duce:
just flash a recovery using ADB, or terminal.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] drlzanej:
our gratitude is well deserved man, this will help alot of us out of that occational jam. thanks
[Hero CDMA Android Development] miggsr:
Hi ppl small situation I put the zip in the root of my SD and got to hboot still it didn't read the img zip not sure wat else to any suggestions plz pm me I gotta bring phone in for repair in the morning
[Hero CDMA Android Development] Bierce22:
try using a different herocimg.zip
[Hero CDMA Android Development] miggsr:
Where can I find another one I can't use the ruu from pc it says my phone has a newer software version.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
Did you change the name of the zip to HERCIMG.zip?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Also if you rename it in windows don't put the .zip on the end. If you do android will read it as .zip.zip just name it HERCIMG or hercimg and place it in the root of your sd as in not in any folders. Then press and hold volume down button then press power. It should read it. Hope this helps.

#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] miggsr:
yup i tried that and got nothing in the hboot all i see is its reading for the file then it leaves me 3 options recovery sim lock and fastboot i also tried doing HERCIMG and hercimg i get same results. i read somewhere that this procedure can be done with the s-on and with s-off at the moment i have s-on mainly cuz i gotta bring the phone in to the store ya it sux lol any other ideas?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Man lol I thought you were s-off already. Its an entirely different method if your s-on. I never could flash this while I was s-on. Not saying you cant but I never could. Search the development section for a thread posted by jm called using fastboot s-on or s-off. Those might not be the correct words of the title but its somewhere along that line. Once you find the thread follow the directions and flash it that way. You will need adb installed to do so.

Edit what recovery are you using??

#Root/Hack-Mod_Allays*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
Here is ninja's thread on how to use fastboot without having s-off. Laie, didn't you give me a HERCIMG that I could flash while being s-on? I thought that's what saved my bacon. I went back and looked, at I coulda swore it was thedarkknight's zip.

*EDIT* It was not thedarkknight's zip, it was a special HERCIMG from laie. See post below.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Yup that was me. However I was shocked that it worked for you without being s-off. As you can see by his post its a no go for him. Also if he would have stated he was s-on I would have just recommended flashing darchs spl and then the zip. But he never replied what recovery he was using. I also see aiwetir flashed it as well being s-off so its possible I would say. Were you using cwm when you flashed this?? If so I would say if your s-on and using a functional cwm recovery then you can flash this. But I always used Ra and I had to flash darchs spl to use this as it would not flash for me being s-on. But its just a thought.

#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] 24601:
That's what I thought. Yes, I was s-on, and using CWM 2.5.0.7. I went back to ninja's thread (the one I posted above) and started reading from page 4. That is where it starts with you helping me through my issues. What I forgot until I read it again this morning, is that thedarkknight's HERCIMG did not flash for me. It was your HERCIMG that you special posted that did the trick. There is something golden in your HERCIMG that can be flashed with s-on. Perhaps you can PM that to miggsr and see if it will help.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Oh. Humm well I didn't know that. I thought you just couldn't download it. I wasn't aware that the one from the op didn't work for you. Strange although I did edit the script like I did all my zips before I flashed them. Its became a habit because I've downloaded so many mods that weren't signed or for cwm and put them on the sd and try to flash them only to receive the no sig error. Or the wrong update script error Lol man that used to eat me up. So I made it a habit just to edit everything lol. Well I'll wait untill tonight and see were he's at. Hopefully he solved the issue.

#Root/Hack-Mod_Always*
[Hero CDMA Android Development] miggsr:
Update from last nites posts thnx guys finding a new hercimg zip fixed my issue I was able to flash it with s-on :-) I'm in the clear err body here @ xda r da best lol
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vng10:
where did you find the update??? :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] miggsr:
In the OP

Coming to u Live from EVO in 3D
[Hero CDMA Android Development] vng10:
Sorry op? Haven't been on the forum long :)
[Hero CDMA Android Development] laie1472:
Means original post/poster

Locked & Loaded
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alonsoarellano:
sorry! i don't get how this works i place this zip in my memory card. turn off my phone, hold down bottom turn it on! got the screen pess track ball and nothing happen>?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ngtshde:
You have to rename the file to HERCIMG.ZIP when you place it on the root of your SDCard. You should see it installing after the reboot procedure.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alonsoarellano:
when you say root of your sd card you mean like in no folders?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] ngtshde:
Correct. Do not put the renamed file in a sub-folder.
[Hero CDMA Android Development] alonsoarellano:
I'm on the screen rt now! all the options are HBoot

VOL UP FASTBOOTMODE

BACK SIMLOCK

HOME RECOVERY

what do i do?

sorry..i'm so stupid

NVM i think i got it~

---------- Post added at 11:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:46 PM ----------

i got to the point where it said loading [ HERCIMNG.ZIP] it loaded

than it said 'checking.. [HERCIMG.ZIP]

i got this

C I D incorrect

update fail!

do you want to reboot device?
[Hero CDMA Android Development] jmatter:
Just wanted to say thanks. Somehow I ended up completely screwing my phone. No functioning ROM or recovery, phone wouldn't recognize any HERCIMG.zip I threw at it. Finally OP's worked.

A note for internet people from the future that stumble across this, I renamed my file HERCIMG.zip and not HERCIMG.ZIP. I don't know if it's necessary that zip be lower case, but that's the way I had it when it finally worked. Here's the md5sum for the zip.

efa439da700b5fad7ea49915ef7d2866
[Hero CDMA Android Development] regaw_leinad:
disregard that comment lol the link magically works again... n00b