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[Droid X General] jrherras:
I bricked my Droidx because I tried to go from 2.2 to 2.1 but with the new SBF which is 2.2 I unbricked my droidx lol. so no more worries in flashing :)
[Droid X General] kk4df:
P3droid tweeted that you can brick a Droidx. Apparently he did. Not sure how.
[Droid X General] smitth6750:
He also tweeted he bricked it while trying to crack bootloader. If ur not doing that ur safe with the sbf.
[Epic 4G General] mykenyc:
Has anyone used the aggressive settings exclusively i been using it (for the past 3 days) and notice better battery life, and programs seems stable to me and the system.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wicked7o7:
Im running cognition v 2.1.7 with unhelpfuls kernels. Wondering if anyone has freq_volt tables they could share that shows longer battery life. Or if there are ways in general to boost my battery life.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dani897:
this probably belongs in q&a

edit, i thought i was in another forum doh!

my table looked like this with eclair

1200000 222334 1200 1100

1000000 222334 1200 1100

800000 200000 1050 1100

600000 200000 1050 1100

400000 166750 1050 1100

200000 166750 950 1100

100000 100000 900 1100

that was pretty stable with his 1.4.1 kernel but i had random freezes and shutdowns in 1.5-1.6 that i couldn't seem to fix. running froyo now and it is stable so i dont think it was my phone, im also getting good battery life in froyo and some others are complaining about it so every phone is different and i cant guarantee anything. i was also able to get the volts just a tad lower but during charging the phone would freeze do to the heat and lower voltage. also note dropping the voltage to 1200 at peak raised my quadrant score by a few points. i ran many many tests so im pretty sure its legit. i think extra heat buildup from a higher voltage was making it less stable and we are at the limits of the processor.
[Desire General] Fady_0:
Greetings,

I am planning to buy the HTC desire 2day .. but am living in egypt.. so we didnt get the froyo update yet :/ .. so i was wondering if the lvl 1 rooting (named shell rooting) done to the desire using this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682 will allow me to install apps to the sd card and installing themes maybe.. because those are the only 2 things that i need that cant be done in the 2.1 stock ROM

I used the search feature.. but couldn't find anything about rooting levels .. the above thread mention there are 3 levels of rooting.. so i dont really know the difference.. never owned an android device before

Oh .. and i bricked my last htc phone after flashing a rom.. so i wont ever flash a custom rom again.. so here goes my next question.. i can root the phone and use the stock rom while enjoying the rooting features or do i have to install a custom rom? and when the official middle east froyo update is released can i easily unroot the phone and install the new update?

Kindly reply, i will wait for the reply b4 i buy the phone

Thnx in advance
[Desire General] AndroHero:
yes shell rooting will let you do everything you want to do, the only thing it lacks is write access to the nand chip while the device is booted, but it does allow it from recovery, dont worry about bricking, unrevoked is fool proof now :D
[Desire General] Fady_0:
Thanks for the reply

Okay last 5 questions lol ... plz bear with me... as i cant really risk losing another 700$ phone

1- am a bit confused... should i use unrevoked rooting or the lvl 1 rooting mentioned in link in the above post .. which one allows me to install apps on sd card and install themes with minimum alteration to the stock rom? anyone of them is 100% safe?

2- i can continue using my stock rom and still enjoy the rooting features.. no need to flash custom roms .. right?

3-am i going to be able to update my rooted phone when the official froyo is released or do i have to unroot it?

4- lets say that for any reason i have to use the phone's warranty ... so i have to unroot my phone 1st b4 going to htc .. is it easily done?

5- a bit offtopic: The only way i found to change themes without altering the stock rom is using 3 apps called : PandaHome,OpenHome and aHome (themes for these apps are even posted on the android market) .. but the thing is .. do they require a vanilla android or they are compatible with sense ui too?
[Desire General] vukis:
1 unrevoked imho is more simple and more popular and tested

2 corect

3 you have to unroot

4 easier than rooting just download ruu file, run on your pc connected to phone and thats all. U will loose root+old rom+data+custom recovery image

BTW greetings to Egypt! Been there (HRG) at february and it was warm and nice ;)
[Desire General] viva.fidel:
1. Go with Unrevoked, it's safe and most commonly used method for rooting HTC Desires, check your Hboot version beforehand to see if it's compatible (it should be if you're on 2.1 eclair) and just make sure you read the guide properly first and nothing should go wrong

Rooting will not give you A2SD or A2SD+, you'll have to install a custom ROM to get those benefits (or wait for Froyo with its own Apps2SD function)

You also won't be able to flash themes as the stock ROM is odexed and won't support it, you'll need to flash a deodexed custom ROM for that.. although you can use apps like LauncherPro to customise your phone a little.

2. Yup, rooting doesn't mean you have to change the ROM, it just means you have the choice to through the additional Recovery program installed during rooting

3. You can apply the OTA froyo update, it'll unroot your phone though.. you could use Unrevoked again to get root afterwards

4. I would definitely recommend unrooting the phone if possible before running a warranty claim, I haven't had to do it but I've read it's relatively easy

5. All the launcher/home replacements should work fine with Sense, i've got LauncherPro/Sense/Launcher2 (vanilla android home) all working fine on mine, just install ClearDefaultsHome so you can choose which Home screen you want

The safe option is wait for the Froyo update, it'll give you Apps2SD.. but personally I'm glad I rooted and flashed a custom ROM, made the phone so much better! It to follow all the rooting/flashing tutorials properly then you should be fine, though obviously there are risks involved.. as you already know!
[Desire General] Fady_0:
Well, thanks to ur replies guys .. i am now the proud owner of an htc desire! :d
[EVO 4G General] blackangst:
***********SOLVED************

A couple days ago I got notice for these updates (flash 10.1, google maps, and gmail). So I went to the market and hit upgrade. Since then, whenever I go to market and look at downloads, it still shows "installing" with the moving bar.

Now, gmail is working fine, maps works fine, and I can browse flash sites. My phone has been power cycled at least 3 times, but still shows same.

Im on stock 2.2 ROM with unrEVOked root.

Ideas?
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
have you tried a battery pull?
[EVO 4G General] Maxy6:
Go into settings>applications and find Market and "clear data". Then try again.
[EVO 4G General] blackangst:
This worked! Thank you!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bm3r:
So i finally jumped into the incredible customization world. I rooted and flashed Redemptive Revolution 1.7.1 and then applied the Alpha Burst theme. My question is what do I need to do to try out other themes?

Do I just download them and flash via Clockworkmod Recovery? Since this ROM uses the EVO framework, am i "limited" to getting themes directly from the EVO forum? I really want to try the Incredible REVOlution theme but I, obviously, am very paranoid about bricking my phone.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qmartman711:
you probably wont be bricked if you flash the wrong theme on a ROM..bricking comes from not paying attention to important flashes to your phone.. Always nandroid- the worst that happens in a bad theme on a ROM is bootloops- And that's why you have a nandroid backup.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spence341:
Yes on the EVO limit. You can flash Nameless v.5 on this, it is pretty slick. I tried flashing riptide but got stuck in a boot loop. Riptide should work on Redemptive, so I think it was user error. Redemptive 1.8 is up and running. You should flash the update.
[Off-topic] Austin021296:
I have been looking and looking but i cannot find anything. All i can find is the Blackberry Torch but i would like to stay here on XDA. I have had the Nexus one and i really dont want it again.

The Samsung Captivate just doesnt stand out to me. Its just like the N1 and is to big IMO. I really like the Desire Z but its T-mobile, so what are my choices here? I want something new that is not an Iphone with Android.
[Off-topic] chopper the dog:
Dude, Moto Flipout. Case closed.

good day.
[Off-topic] Austin021296:
No thats to small i wouldnt even be able to use 3g then ;)
[Off-topic] !PANDA:
htc Desire @D what about the motorola droid x?! sorry dont know much about at&t since I live in the uk :)
[Off-topic] oka1:
ATT oversold

The problem is not the phone it is the carrier. They oversold the bandwidth on the 3g-net and That is why I do not have them anymore. They kick you down to 2g all the time and in the west where I am they are King of dropped calls That is why i am on T Mobile. They have problems but my connection it typically 2.5mb download and 1.5 up on average
[Off-topic] wdfowty:
I have to agree with oka1. Not only do they kick you down to 2g, they charge you for chunks of data instead of an unlimited plan. And after the exclusive contract with Apple dries up, I don't know how much longer they can stick around.

If anything, stay away from the crackberry. Worst selling phone in the history of smartphones (besides the Kin lol)

Honestly, if you are in-between contracts, I'd switch. T-Mobile has a lot of good things going for it (HSXPA compatible with ALL 3g phones, unlimited data, flexpay plans, etc), and it's still considered one of the smallest carriers in the US. And, let's not forget how the G1 debuted on T-Mobile ;)

If you're the patient type, I'd wait until AT LEAST December to purchase a new phone, as anything you buy now will be obsolete by January (what with all the craze about dual-core processors up to 1.5 GHz).
[Off-topic] cbronson41:
I haven't had any problems with speed or dropped calls with the Tilt 2. I've had it for about 3 months now, first tilt before that no probs either.

But like the others here have said, a lot of it depends on your location.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] TooHot2Handle:
im wondering if we can boot into recovery, flash images in order to apply themes, fonts, etc. i've tried rebooting into recovery using better terminal pro, rom manager and it says not permitted..is there any way i can have my phone to boot into recovery like lets say..using android commander, it does its job..you think that will work? thanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] hello00:
I would like to know this as well, does anybody knows? Reef?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Gunstar_Hero:
I assume by the nature of how the build is setup, you can't easily (at least not through the normal procedure) or even at all. However, I could be very wrong. Would like to see an answer from a pro.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] kurtir:
boot recovery

Yes please, i searched all over the internet and i tried everything.... from the Android Explorer to the Root explorer but couldn't install the Arabic support.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] TooHot2Handle:
yea im dying to install new fonts and give a new look to my phone but it looks like it isnt possible as of now
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Gunstar_Hero:
Yeah, I'd like some new themes and colors, but as far as I can tell, it can't happen, at least for a while. Maybe someone will figure out a work around, but I doubt well see it happening without a specific fix or app for the rhod and xdandroid set up devices.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] arrrghhh:
May want to wait for the project to be more complete before trivial things like this are worried about... Seriously, c'mon guys.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Gunstar_Hero:
True, and I'm assuming that's a confirmation no, and that's all I personally wanted. Thanks man.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] starbux48:
Does anyone have any suggestions of "affordable" alternatives to the 8925 Tilt/Kaiser? I can't afford many of them that you might suggest but know on Ebay you can find almost anything. I have found lots of these phones around $70 to $80 in near-mint condition, and that's about all I can put into one right now.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsuares:
Is the GPS on Android devices optimized (in stock or via roms such as Bionix etc) for specific geolocations? For example I bought my Vibrant in the US but live in Europe and was wondering if that is a reason both stock and other roms dont work for me as well as other people post here.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gravis86:
No it's not optimized for any specific location. It's just that Samsung shipped the phone with a broken GPS that's all.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ardll:
Does anyone know a way of getting rid of the ugly sgs lock screen???
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xZeDgEx:
I was hoping they would change it with Froyo, guess that is not the case. Its the worst lock screen I have seen on any phone, period. I actually don't mind touchwiz but this lock screen is so ugly, it does not go with the tw launcher at all. You may need to go with a custom rom or some app that may change it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ardll:
Yeah i guess was hoping i wouldnt have to go the app install route, more system overhead :'-(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] KaliKot:
Widgetlocker is our only hope

you can use the Mod to restore the Android Lockscreen but it caused a bootloop on mine and I had to reflash so...forget it

I wish we had the Fascinate Lockscreen :( it uses the "Fit Puzzle" even if you dont have a message
[Galaxy S I9000 General] leoon:
Or just download No Lock from the market for free and remove the lockscreen..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Electroz:
Check out these 2 threads if you're interested in reverting to the stock android lockscreen.

[MOD] Android Stock Lockscreen for JM8,JPH,JPK,JM9,JPM,JPA,JP6

[MOD] Change Glass-Lockscreen to Android with a script
[Galaxy S I9000 General] andrewluecke:
The problem with Widgetlocker is that it is a bit funny I've found sometimes (it isn't always instantaneous. My main problem with the Samsung lock screen these days, is that you can't disable the music widget on it (so if it's sitting in my pocket, the music sometimes turns on and off. I worked around it originally using another music player, but now I just put up with widget locker
[Galaxy S I9000 General] KaliKot:
and then what? a crappy lockscreen is better than none
[Galaxy S I9000 General] tameracingdriver:
I used Tayatuma Lite ROM on my SGS and he includes a really easy way to use the default android lock screen (just involved renaming a file IIRC).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ardll:
thanks! they both seem waaaaaaaaaay to hard for me to follow though! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] KaliKot:
Its simple as overwriting a file in the phone rom (have to be rooted)

I gave up cause I tried the JPM odexed file and it just gave me a bootloop and I had to reflash
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hipher:
Using Root Explorer (requires root I believe) it's really easy to do: just download the android.policy.odex (from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=784992) according to your firmware version and replace the original in the folder system/framework. Do a backup of the original in your computer before.

To replace the file, put it in the internal sd of the phone through usb and then move it to the system/framework folder using root explorer. Then reboot the phone.

Easier to than to explain, really.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] veetip:
Out of curiosity, why don't you guys like the lockscreen?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dbtomas:
Another: se video

http://it.androlib.com/android.application.com-teslacoilsw-widgetlocker-jqpAj.aspx
[Galaxy S I9000 General] opensourcefan:
You know the stock lock screen looks lame and gives almost zero "look at me flavor" BUT... after using the stock lock screen I came to the realization that this one provides an effortless usability by being able to swipe the screen in any direction, with any finger or thumb, without looking and with any hand. It takes no effort and that is just plain good. My $.02
[Galaxy S I9000 General] SkulleD_PT:
The problem with the bootloops with the stock android lockscreen mod is caused by file owner and group.

I faced this issue and after 3 re-flashes I finally decided to check the file details on root explorer beofre rebooting (duh). Turns out you just need to go to the market, download terminal emulator and write this there: chown root.root /system/framework/android.policy.odex (for odexed firmwares, check if the path is correct. Can't really recall)

That fixed it for me :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Adevem:
if only the text can be removed, and we can add calendar reminders, all that good stuff.
[HD Mini General] touchprotouch:
Sorry but i need help!!!

I would like to install tomtom on my htc mini, i tried to do this with more version of tomtom but i had the same problem. When i lunch tomtom it say to me that ther isn't map. i don't see my id number to abilitate the map!!! how can I konw my id number. I tried also with tomtom home.

please help me.
[HD Mini General] touchprotouch:
why no body answer???

177 view and no one answer!!!

sorry is there one people that halp me!!!

i know that we can't post file or software but please, on respect of rules of the site, answer me. thank!

sorry for bad english!!! :(
[HD Mini General] rigo007:
maybe 'cos all the others successfully installed it. If you look to the old posts you can find out how.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2899027:
After I've updated to Froyo, I can change the language of the phone to Portuguese (Brazil), but there's no more this language for the typing dictionary for the Samsung keypad neither for Swype.

Is there a way to add this language?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Borky_16:
What Firmware do you use? JPM, JP6 or JPA??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2899027:
Froyo.xwjp6
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sérgio Luís:
I use the same firmware, but I can´t see the Brazilian language.

Only Portugal language.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Borky_16:
I thin you must wait for the offical Language for your country then its easy to port the Language.. :)

One Question did JPK/JPH/JPC/JP3 or such a Rom has the Language?
[Android Software Development] madgatez:
Kies didn't work in any way so i tried then Odin software... it went well, untill it started to reset it. It wrote some error so i tried to to make a factory reset... after that, it goes black after the flashy "S" animation. What the heck just happened...?

I used this one:

[ROM] + [Guide] Installer og Roots osv officielle Froyo I9000XWJP6 on the swedroid site

Hope you can help.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thewhiterabbit9:
So I can't seem to find a good copy of Swype which I love but have heard there are other apps like it already in the market. Any suggestions?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ms79723:
You can check out SlideIT
[Vibrant General] idotdot:
Hello,

I got a software update from Tmobile today. But even after the update the gps does not work.

On google maps for example, I keep getting a message that the location is not available.

"Use wireless network" setting in Location and security settings is turned off.

I have rebooted many times but that does not help.

Any suggestions to fix this?

Thank you.
[Vibrant General] mmas0n:
Many people have said that their first GPS lock took up to 20 minutes. This is actually not too crazy if the GPS has never locked a sat before. I have seen this even with dedicated GPS devices both for the first time they are used and if you wake them up on the other side of the world.

1. Download GPS Status or a similar app from the Market.

2. Turn off WiFi completely

3. Sit outside and start GPS Status

4. Relax

It took ~10 minutes for me to get my first lock, then I had 8 of 11 locked after a few seconds. Since then, GPS locks in 10 seconds or less every single time regardless of what other connections are enabled.

If you've already tried this ... sorry?
[Vibrant General] idotdot:
Thank you so much for the reply. You were absolutely right. The GPS does work now.

I guess I panicked because I was really frustrated with the GPS and was waiting for the update real bad.

This is a great forum. Thanks.
[Vibrant General] rbcamping:
Give it a couple of days and that same frustration will return and you'll feel back to normal in know time.:D:mad::confused:
[Vibrant General] mmas0n:
Glad I could help. :)
[Android Software Development] Antoine_935:
Hi everyone,

Discovering Android development (and I love it), I stumbled across a little problem (that actually is very annoying).

When I run my little application on my cellphone (Android 2.1 update 1, Samsung GT-I5500, aka Galaxy 5), the views are drawn oddly. The left and right borders are drawn lower than the central part. This bug does not appear in an emulator. A picture is worth a thousand words...

A Button or an EditText should be drawn like this:

(Well, there would be an image here if I had been allowed to put one...)

__________
/ \
| |
\__________/

However, on my phone and for my app, it is drawn like this:

(Same remark)

______
_| |_
/ \
| ______ |
\_| |_/

Other applications (such as text messages, emails) do no seem to suffer this bug, so it has to come from me. This happens in the two activities I have (a ListActivity and an Activity), and even in AlertDialogs. What could I have done wrong ? Here's a sample activity layout.

Duh, I can't even put my XML...

Anybody has an idea ? This bug is quite... disappointing.
[Android Software Development] Antoine_935:
Actually the solution was pretty simple.

I only had to specify the minimum and target sdk versions in the AndroidManifest.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Foo_Blyat:
I just ended up returning mine, def would have kept it if I got it for a steal but paying $360 for a phone with major issues was out of the question.

Not to mention I hate physical keyboards.

Now I'm waiting on the mytouch HD =D
[G2 and Desire Z General] kidd657:
sooo you know that you hate physical keyboards.. but you bought a phone with a physical keyboard...... #fail
[G2 and Desire Z General] etjrowe:
+1 :D

Ya, that doesn't make a lot of sense to me either.
[G2 and Desire Z General] luis86dr:
Every phone has issues. Doesn't mean when you get the mytouch it will be issue free. Gl wit that.

Sent from my HTC Vision G2
[G2 and Desire Z General] Foo_Blyat:
Clever reply.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Foo_Blyat:
yes, id imagine two idiots def would skip any sense of reasoning and completely ignore the fact that a user came to the conclusion of hating physical keyboards after just owning and returning his first one....

i mean... thats just rocket science right there.
[General Questions and Answers] zombioptic:
I'm very new to this, so sorry if this is an easy thing I until overlooked. I recently rooted my vibrant. I'm running one click lag fix and rom manager so far, and suddenly, my phone won't vibrate anymore. Anyone advice on what I should do/check? Thanks, all!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cappysw10:
Trying to get into the market today and I keep getting network errors. I checked my android_id and it is set correct. I also can browse web pages so I have internet connection.

Any one else having market troubles this morning?

Edited: Had to do a reboot, pull battery and it started working again. Weird!