yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] j.books:
I called t-mo last week and went to a t-mo store. it wasn't a 'known issue' at that point, and the t-mo store was absolutely worthless in terms of advice. one person was rude, one was nice, but both told me to call customer support, even though I already had.

the more I use the phone, the less of an issue it is. but it still bothers me. esp now that I know some people don't have the loose hinge. my 2 weeks is up on monday so I'm gonna call today and see if I am able to exchange it. problem is, I really don't want to go the whole weekend without it :\
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] linkmaster_6:
I heard of magnets but I have no idea how they work....

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[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] gravis86:
Take it apart, find the springs, and replace them with stronger ones. Other than that, your choices are replace it or live with it. Personally I'd replace the springs since I like to take things apart :)
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] ml2514:
Tell me how it goes :) don't see a G2 dis-assembly vid anywhere around
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] SuperDave81:
effin magnets, how do they work?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] asarousi:
effing miracles
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] kgold708:
If you wanted to do this you need self adhesive magnet tape, thinest available less than 1mm or I don't think this mod will help.

Disclaimer. I haven't tried this but am sure it will work.

Cut tape to 2 1/4" x 1/2"

Cut 1/8" wide notch @ 1" to the right of left/rear edge.

Depth of notch =@ 1/4" ( the notch is for the small microswitch that senses the phone is closed, this switch also creates the limiting factor of magnet thickness. Bend the hoop upward you say? )

Test fit before you remove the backing ( magnet tape is placed between ribbon cable on left and 3rd hinge on right with notch around the microswitch. )

Good Luck!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] kgold708:
PS this mod will hold the screen open and closed with no effect in between. I don't think it'll effect the compass because there is already tons of EMI in these devices, also you can recalibrate the compass and since the magnet is static it

should

compensate. Again good luck! And post pics if anyone is brave enough to attempt.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] gjvah:
.

This thread is going places
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] j.books:
thanks dude. I was thinking of something like that, but I wasn't sure any magnetic tape would be thin enough. I looked it up and they never seem to specify the thickness, but there are products described as 'extra thin,' such as this: http://www.amazon.com/Extra-Flexible-Adhesive-Magnetic-Dispenser/dp/B000NNQ1CK ...think it would work?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] j.books:
hahaha. you just blew my f***ing mind
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] kgold708:
Umm.... yep that looks like it'll do. When you get it stick some on wax paper, flip upside down,get one of those 6" metal "machinist rulers" , do your layout with a sharp pencil,and cut with exacto knife or new utility blade, test fit before removing wax paper(also compass,gps,etc function). Maybe use some cardboard pieces to hold the hinge open, getting the magnet into position will be the hardest part. Good luck and post pics/review.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] keenerb:
This idea really appeals to my inner hacker.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] kgold708:
Do It!!! I would do it myself but I'm actually happy with my hinge and have to many other projects in the pipeline at the moment.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] o>c:
Apart from magnetic tape, we can also consider velcro/hook & loop

just stick a little at the back of the screen and the upper part of the keyboard

not too much to avoid noise/falling hair/forceful push

just the amount that keeps the screen in position anytime will do
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] kgold708:
I don't think this will work unless u want to be stuck in landscape mode. See my previous post about the micro switch.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Crey23:
Anyone actually tried this??? Any idea where to get magnetic tape that thin and/or strong???
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Dodopepper:
It works! loose hinge fixed using magnetic tape...
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Becksman:
Pictures / Videos / Descriptions / Drinks for everyone please ;)
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Sk17z0:
Im glad I dont have an issue with the hinges on my phone. So magnetic tape is the cure. Hmm.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Dodopepper:
Some photos..
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] convolution:
where to get this magnetic tape?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Dodopepper:
Bought it on ebay from a seller called emovendo... search for adhesive magnetic tape and you can find it
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] kkevin94:
@dodopepeer How well does it work? Pics of it upside down? And it doesnt affect the screen right?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] mayurolla:
A video if you can please.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] convolution:
*Chant*

VEH. DEE. OH!

VEH. DEE. OH!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] xdviper:
These adhesive magnetic tapes seem expensive and can't really tell if the glue on the back is sticky enough and if it's going to stick on and not leave that sticky residue after it's taken off.

I'm about to try it out, going to check for it at hardware stores.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] kkevin94:
VEE. DEE. OH

VEE. DEE. OH!!!! :p
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] QwertyAccess:
seems like a pretty good trick, but what does that do to the poor compass?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] slyydrr:
This is what I'm wondering, in addition to wondering if this will negatively affect other things within the phone.

EDIT: The compass isn't used to determine the direction for GPS navigation, correct? That uses the change in movement to determine your position, am I right? If so, then I personally (and possibly others) can live with a non-working compass. If not, then that's a problem.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] PatrickHuey:
the thing that tends to bother me the most is not the hinge to the phone, and how and where you hold it, but just the fact that the screen isnt as tight to the top part of the screen where the hinge connects to it. like when the screen is pressed i can feel the screen push down because its not tight..does that make sense? haha
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] juanshop:
uploading a video demostrating how it works for then the phone is open, i did not wanted to do it when the phone was closed because is not a problem to me, is more when i text while laying that i had problems and now i have none because the phone holds! :D not like before, although, if you shake it too much it will fall but you guys will see that on the video :D

i will also do a video showing that the gps and compass works perfectly.

btw there's a whole topic about this and where to place the magnets and stuff, here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=836002&page=2

video in just a second...
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] juanshop:
[YOUTUBE]dUR_ObHJlW0[/YOUTUBE]

there's magnets on 2 parts, one on the top of the screen, and one long strip behind the screen, they are not visible at all.

video of compass asap:)
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] PatrickHuey:
How much and where did you get the tape from?

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 with Virtuous Sense.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] steviewevie:
Ruins it, probably. Temporarily, if not permanently.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Becksman:
Ha. If this does not interfere with the compass, the GPS or whatever, HTC should hire you instantly for the product design department. Alternatively for the quality control.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] mayurolla:
A couple posts up, he says it does not interfere with the compass or GPS.

My question, what about cellular signal strength? Or even WiFi?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] juanshop:
Mod Removal
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] PatrickHuey:
Mod Removal

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 with Virtuous Sense.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] durps:
Mod Removal
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] juanshop:
Mod Removal

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 with Virtuous Sense.[/QUOTE]
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Captainkrtek:
Thread Locked
[General Questions and Answers] antoinej1990:
I actually have a question also. So i recently attempted to flash a ROM onto my Samsung Vibrant...It went terribly, apparently it was a moto droid rom and now i can not reflash the stock Samsung Vibrant Rom back onto my phone. It does not display that even have an Internal Memory card so there is no way that i can think of to get my original OS back onto my phone or to get this Moto one to work. All i know is i think i have a dead samsung vibrant on my hands and it is definitely bumming me out. Any help would be much appreciated or even if someone could direct me to the right forum so i can get some sort of answers.
[General Questions and Answers] PolishDude:
go to the vibrant section
[Captivate General] boomerod:
Just a short and sweet post about my experiences with various custom ROMs, the leaked Froyo, etc.

I've tried every Cog and SRE (back to 1.5.x), including all Froyo Cog betas and the best performance and overall user experience has been on the Cog 2.1.6 (2.1.7 was not as fast or stable).

GPS: performance of the GPS, in my experience, is just a shot in the dark, no matter what ROM or Jupiter file you use...it works sometimes, and sometimes it doesn't. I really don't want to go back to my Garmin and have a cluttered windshield, but I may have to or find another phone. The GPS is hopeless on this unit.
[Captivate General] AreikUSA:
I went to the leaked 2.2 and it all around fixed my GPS worked perfect. But I couldn't handle the memory leak/lag. First time with Con (2.1.7). Liking it so far.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
[Captivate General] mcord11758:
using 2.16. Everything appears stable. GPS is OK. Speed is nice. About 4 days use so far

Captivate

Cog 2.16
[Captivate General] faroid:
Same here, Cog 2.1.6 is running nice and smooth.
[Captivate General] myx0mop:
Same here also. I happen to need this phone to actually be useful and reliable :) 2.1.6 delivers that.
[Captivate General] Kaik541:
dear god in heaven, please explain this reason to me. I'm so sick of seeing the development section full of worthless posts like this. what are you contributing right now to the development of the android operating system on the samsung captivate that hasn't been said in the cognition thread already?

you mean a pre-packaged ROM based on a stable eclair release is somehow more reliable than a leaked froyo ROM with known memory issues and no voodoo lagfix? it's like you have some fantastic insight that no one has ever seen before!

can we please keep the development section clear from clutter and let it focus on ACTUAL development, not personal opinions and setups?
[Captivate General] Zilch25:
I'll try to be a little more eloquent than Kaik-

It's cool that you're satisfied with the setup you're using, and I'm glad you found a combination that works for you, but there is a thread dedicated to Cog (a rather large one at that).

Kaik's frustration stems from the fact that there's nothing in this post that is actually development, nothing has been created, ported, or modified, this hasn't built the community or contributed to the evolution of our device- and for that reason this doesn't belong here.
[Captivate General] l7777:
While this thread is in the wrong place, isn't it more appropriate to simply use the report button and allow a mod to move it?
[Captivate General] j1mb34m:
Well, since this IS in the development section, I'm going to post some recent developments as they relate to my experiences with the Captivate.

By far the best ROM I've used was SRE 1.2.3.

Good post too.

And, by the way, I understand if the Cog people want all the traffic to go through the cog site but, to be honest, it's useful to have cog info posted here as well. For example, yesterday I wanted to go from 2.2 to 2.1.7. The only download link I could find was on the cog website, which makes sense. However, when I started having trouble with the install, the cog site provided no links to discussions or anything like that--just a FAQ that seemed to primarily cover 2.2. So I spent like an hour trying to comb through xda threads to find solutions. I'm not anti-searching or anything like that, but it would've been much easier if the cog site linked to the appropriate XDA threads. I'm just saying....

Edit: Oh, and I second the response to unprovoked vulgarities. If I wanted to witness vulgar and unwarranted beratings, I'd go hang out with with my alcoholic step-dad. Thanks.
[Captivate General] warri:
This does not belong in this section of the thread. -> General
[Captivate General] kareeem:
Locked for the reasons above. Please continue the thread in the original topic.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demize!:
This is only happening with set cpu. Downloads fine, but then I get a red warning on my noti bar saying install failed click it, device has insufficient storage. First I thought there might have been a corrupt in app/private but other paid apps are installing fine. It is just this app and I have plenty of space. Sent a note to the dev. but it looks like there have been other successful dl's so I'm at a loss. Had the app on my G1 and Vibrant before so this was a reinstall.

Vibrant vibrating nicely now,Kthx!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajkumar484:
There is another thread here which talks about 0 space... Sound like you have tthe same issue... Do you have a lag fix? Try to undo that and install the app.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demize!:
Yeah I do, but it is only this app. I have been installing both paid and free apps all day.

Vibrant vibrating nicely now,Kthx!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] davados:
This is my custom bootanimation for the Nexus One. I can't post external links as I'm new to xda but I've put a Video up on youtube. So just search nexus extreme to see a video of the bootanimation.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] z3ntn3l:
just posting the video here.

[YOUTUBE]SJDxotu3yF0[/YOUTUBE]
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] davados:
cheers for uploading the video
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mudrock1000:
HOLY BALLS that is pretty nice ^.^

Something though, instead of looping the video back to when it explodes, try and just loop the explosion itself so it doesn't unexpand the screen. Unless I watched that video.

However, that's just me :P I'll install it later.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] leyvatron:
Sweet boot screen!!!

I know what you mean... turn the whole screen white then show the lettering.

Good job either way. Glad more boots animations are showing up.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankiedizzle87:
ok here we go i installed bionix earlier with the voodoo fix than went to flash Frankin_final..... after that my phone wouldnt start up regularly so i panicked and went into recovery and did a system format and a data format..... now i dont know what to do period cause when my phone start up it got into recovery help!!! I HAVE PAYPAL I AM WILLING TO SEND $5 (for a beer) to first person who can help me either via PM or regularly please!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheek360:
u didnt mention, did u undo voodoo? u have to before installing another rom or making a backup,

try getting the JI6 .tar file and flash via odin 1.3
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankiedizzle87:
i didnt but does it matter cause i erased my whole system sd internal and external
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blkbltwrestler:
it does matter here try this

Did You Flash Something Before Disabling Voodoo? 2 Fixes to Help You Out.

So you forgot to disable the voodoo lagfix before you flashed a new rom and now you're getting an error, similar to the one posted below. Even Odin won't allow you to flash back to stock. Well, pay close attention and with some luck, you'll be good as rain...or something like that.

Fix 1:

1. Download Eugenes 'Froyo that does not brick' file.

2. Extract the files.

3. Open Odin, plug in your phone, then put it into download mode.

4. load the PIT file in appropriate area.

5. load the .tar file in the PDA area.

6. DO NOT check 're-partition'.

7. Click start, let it finish. Your phone will load and reboot into stock recovery. It will error out again. DONT panic! This is what's supposed to happen.

8. Now, pull your battery.

9. Download the 'True stock 2.1 firmware for the vibrant'.

10. Extract the files.

11. Once again, open Odin, plug in your phone, put into download mode.

12. Load the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.

13. THIS TIME you want to check the 're-partition' box.

14. Now click start, let it finish, and this time your phone will load up just fine! BAM!

Fix 2: (use only if you know how to use adb commands)

1. Place the 'disable-lagfix' file in your sdk>tools directory

2. Get into clockwork recovery like you normally would

3. Follow these adb commands to push the 'disable-lagfix' file to you sdcard>voodoo

adb push disable-lagfix /sdcard/voodoo

4. File should now be on your sdcard in your voodoo folder.

5. Reboot phone and with luck, you should hear Linda the robot telling you your file system is being converted back to rfs.

6. Because your system directory has already been wiped, you'll still get a black screen when you reboot, but your file system is back to rfs. Just pull the battery, and reflash whatever rom you want. Then reboot again.

this is from sombionix from his bionix 1.6 thread
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheek360:
Sending you a pm
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] will_n:
Find the vibrant bible thread and flash through odin call me 816 505 9131 ask for will
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankiedizzle87:
lol good laugh call u w/ no phone
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankiedizzle87:
I am un bricked
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjhart85:
Then Will might want to take his phone number down, lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowboardkid503:
I need someone to help me get my 4g to work again.all it says is scanning,connecting to Sprint then back to scanning

Can someone help thanks very much

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snandlal:
Get your RSA KEY game up...Kiesha
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whoisjlk:
4G = Bad Mac

Read this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715525

Good Luck ! Hope you have a Nandroid backup with Wimax.img
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryohei47:
Have this same problem, I hope someone can create a rsa key retrieval tool

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kf2m:
It'll never happen. All you can do is do a nand backup using RA 1.8.0 to backup your wimax partition. The way keys are signed/encoded is a one-shot deal. Done at the factory. Though at the depot level they (HTC) reflash the phones with new everything during the remanufacture process.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowboardkid503:
I think I deleted my Android back up anyone have one I can use??

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jabbawalkee:
It doesn't work that way unfortunately - you can't use someone else's nandroid backup because the RSA keys in their wimax.img are different than yours. They are specific and unique to each and every Evo. I sold my Evo because my WiMax RSA keys got hoses and purchased a brand new one. I'd suggest doing that if you don't have a nandroid backup that was made through Amon RA recovery.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowboardkid503:
Ok so Sprint said that to get it to work again they have to flash it will that brake the root?

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kf2m:
Sprint cannot AFAIK replace your 4G keys. That has to be done by HTC, and HTC only since they are the holders of the master Verisign key(s). Also any reflashing by HTC, or Sprint will remove root.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowboardkid503:
Oh well that's what she told me lol

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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryohei47:
Id trade root for 4g any day. Considering I'll.just root again when I get home :)

Does any one know of you can add issurance after 3 months? Or can I get it replaced free under warranty?

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] furrelkt:
just unroot and take in for warranty swap. that's what i had to do. :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] topdawgn8:
Not a very honest thing to do... Please, this is not an attack on you, furrelkt. It's a message to everyone. It just seems more and more people are doing this. Everyone knows when you get into rooting/modding you are taking a risk. If you trusted some random person on the internet that you do not know and flash a radio and break your RSA keys, that is your fault. Giving Sprint the liability for your actions gives liability to all of Sprint's stakeholders. That includes everyone on these boards. We, as a community, need to start instiling a sense of pride and ethics into ourselves. Without it, we just corrupt eachother and take away from what this community is all about.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whoisjlk:
Sprint will simply backup and flash your phone and run it for tests. They will then look at your MAC and see that you have corrupted your Wimax files.

At this point if you have insurance, you will pay $100 as a warranty return.

Or with no insurance, they will offer you to buy a new phone. But remember that you still have a very functional phone just no 4G. Really 4G is patchy and uses the resources of your phone poorly. I use it but mostly don't.

Download CM6 for Evo, flash your favorite kernel and enjoy the experience.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] accelerus:
I agree and disagree at the same time.

I will agree that if you start flashing files of unknown origin to your phone without really knowing what you are doing then you deserve what you get.

At the same time though -- this particular instance is a 100% software issue that can be resolved in 5 minutes once an EVO is back at the factory. True cost to HTC or Sprint is next to nothing outside of some frieght and paying some kid 10 dollars an hour to run EVO's thru an automated restore process.

I hosed my 4G RSA keys, but have not gone to the sprint store to try and swap because my EVO is pristine and just like the day it came out of the package. I take care of it dearly. I have the fear that if I were to get a refurb and back to square one, whatever unit I get would smell like ass, be scratched or dinged up, and some other kid would get my flawless phone after it's reflash.

I was never a heavy user of 4G anyways, it's in DFW, TX however I live about a mile outside of the nearest bubble of 4G.

Either way -- yes it's sneaky, but it's not as costly or "evil" as one might think if you are returning a phone that is physically 100% good.

Trying to get a new/free phone because of physical neglect though? that's cause for an ass whoopin' :-)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] L0cke:
Not sure if many people are still using VR12 but I have recently gone back to it, but the one thing that I dislike is how Rosie looks. So I have whipped up this little mod and thought I'd share it with you.

It basically changes five things:

Changes the look of Rosie, similar to one of the new skins seen in the new Sense UI.

The screen indicator runs horizontal along the new navbar.

Changes the lock screen to the look of the Espresso style.

Transparent pull down menu background.

And I have added my own battery icons.

Screen shots and update.zip below. To install just flash from recovery.

DOWNLOAD ME
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] MacaronyMax:
Niice Looking good :D I see you got the current page bar working ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] crilin80:
Very Nice.

A (noob) question: if I install this how can I return to original VR12 theme?

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] L0cke:
Just flash the VR12 ROM over the top, with no wipe :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] manachinmaniac:
what does the right button do? add widgets?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] MacaronyMax:
Yes, It's an image from the new HTC Sense, they changed it ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] manachinmaniac:
oh alright, cool! :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] MacaronyMax:
Glad I could help ;)