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[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
All that proves is Steve Jobs is not above trolling, google is not fragmenting the market. Manufacturers are, google by no means in forced Samsung to use touchwiz, or HTC to use Sense.

I really have never run into a problem where apps wont run my phone due the "fragmentation"
[EVO 4G General] BB15:
Jobs summed up the point of Android vs Apple in his own words and didn't even realize it.

"We see tremendous value in having Apple rather than our users be the systems integrator."
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
I agree with jobs. People do want products that "just work" - period. Unless you're a developer, why would you want something that you have to put labor into to actually have it running correctly? However, besides having my products just work I like variety and apple does not provide that - but then again, like someone else said, that's only a few of us.
[EVO 4G General] omegasun18:
i partially agree with jobs and just saying that makes me about throw up not because i hate apple products etc. I just really dont like steve jobs.

I think a lot of people give the general public to much credit. honestly even if android had no fragmentation and was better in every aspect then iOS ... almost everyone knows about the iphone. It is already instilled into the average persons minds that the iphone is the best phone. It will take years and years for that to change under optimal conditions.

Most people dont know what fragmentation of an os is or why it can cause problems. Even though the Evo Vs Iphone video was a joke it was pretty accurate, though exaggerated slightly, the average consumer (i am sure some of you will take offense as did many who saw the video but its true). they dont care what else is out what anything else can do they just want an iphone because they have been fed that it is the best phone for a while now.

the iphone is not a bad piece of hard ware. just dont agree with job's practices or "vision" of what the users and developers should be allowed to do. If they allowed widgets and added a bit more customization options to iOS i think they could pull a good amount of the "casual" android users back to there side.
[EVO 4G General] titansfan745:
The world is better Jobless

When do you ever hear Steve Jobs rant on Blackberry or WinMo? The only reason he is attacking Android OS is due to the fact that he hears Google's footsteps gaining on him. Apple is doing business the old school way: Let the business dictate to the consumer what is best for them... Google is doing business the way most business's are now in the recession: Listen to the consumer and meet most reasonable demands.... Don't you find it odd that when the economy went in the toilet most industry's started providing their services at reasonable prices and actually listening to consumers and what they wanted; ie, fast food providers, automotive makers, and slowly but surely cell phone services... Do you think these company's are losing money or they could have been providing their services cheaper the entire time? Starting to get my point? Apple continues to operate like a dictatorship rather than a republic which is why it's not a question of if but WHEN Android will overtake Apple... Android is the young and hungry upcomer and Apple is the old fat king who's throne is about to be overtaken which is why Job's has such a hard on for attacking Google. But anyways, sorry to rant and rave but just wanted to toss in my 2 cents on the subject.... ( P.S. Im not a disillusioned fan boy and will willingly admit Google needs to get everything streamlined as far as phone models and software goes because in the long run we win with better user services. )
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Without apple, people would not call my zune an ipod.

They are doing an amazing job at telling the public they need something they didn't know existed. Without apple, we would likely not have android, tablets wouldn't be so hot, etc.
[EVO 4G General] nolageek:
UHg. Apples and oranges. (No pun intended.)

Apple is a primarily a hardware developer.

Android/Google is primarily a software developer.

If google had gotten into the hardware game and made the and made a kick ass Google Phone and kept their software proprietary they could have easily killed the iPhone as long as they got the distribution right (womp womp, N1.)

The biggest problem with Android is that people like to have the latest and greatest but they don't want to have to buy a phone every two months.

The reason why none of my friends buy android and they all buy iphones is because there's 5 million android phones on the market. Yes, we on this forum like to nerd out on our phones but the average person just wants a cool phone. They don't want to get a cool android phone and then two months later someone with a better android phone.

I have friends that thought they were getting "the android phone" when they got a MyTouch and didn't understand that my "android phone" was different.

Hell, my other friends all call my phone a "Droid" and don't understand that there's a Droid, a Droid2 and a DroidX and I have an EVO which isn't even made by the same manufacturer. Yes, it's cool that there's so many androids to choose from but it's confusing as hell to the average consumer. Like it or not, if you want to make money, that's who you want buying your products and you want them buying them in droves.

They know that if they get an iPhone they can do the things that their friends with iphones can do. That's all they really care about.
[EVO 4G General] nolageek:
Also they buy into the iphone culture - the cases, the accessories, etc.. With android there's none of this because of the hardware fragmentation and the comparitively small market for each device. That's why there's what, ~10 cases for the Evo right now and 1000+ cases for the iPhone line? It's because many, many people are still using/buying the 3GS so the market is still viable.

How many new case designs are coming out for the G1?
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] vinaytoday:
Hello seniors i m new to this forum .i have a htc p3300 arte100 when i power on its stuck on htc logo n shows

ipl 3.07.001

spl 3.07.000

gsm 02.69.90

os 3.7.0.0.

And when i perform hard reset it shows format is failed.

So i rquest all seniors to pls help me toresolve this prob as i m new to htc software
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] NeoS:
Hi and welcome to xda-developers.

It looks like the rom on the device is bad. Read up on how to flash a custom rom and try one of the latest custom roms. It might fix it.

Good luck.
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] raving_nanza:
...

CLICK LINK

if your device is not stuck in bootloader, just do uspl.

if its stuck in bootloader.. do what it says..
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] raving_nanza:
...

http://rapidshare.com/files/42771542/P800w_SEA_ENG_WM6_Upgrade_20070713.rar

your original rom is here though dude.. (i think)
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] miguel11691:
I just received this phone as a gift because ny bold 9650 broke... Not real fund of the stock version of the moto droid... Any roms to make it have moto blur or droid x??? And what's the safest overclock for this phone?
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] devwithzachary:
There is a port of motoblur somewhere in the forms which i cant seem to find right now :/ But i would recommend installing the new froyo 2.2.1 update :D

I would say the 1Ghz mark is a very safe overclock for this phone
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] Dexter_nlb:
There is my MotoBlur mod and old 2.1 kernel based mods..

find links in my sig.
[Desire General] Danidemi:
Goodmorning,

Could someone help me with the battery drain on my Desire? I'm running a rooted Desire with Slcd and OD 4.0.34 ( I like the keep it for my PSfreedom )

I tried alot from clean instal to no apps but it keeps draining my batt.

For example i fully charged at 2300 and when i wake up it is on 82% at 06.30.

I need to charge again when i come home at 1800 hours.

Hope that somebody gives me a point in the right direction.

Grtz
[Droid X General] rainbowkittyfart:
I have accidently upgraded my phone to the stock 2.3.15. I really want to root my Droid X but I don't know how to with this firmware...can anyone please help me!!!????!!!!!???
[Droid X General] ncdub:
Google" rootmyx2" download it and make sure you have all the moto drivers installed. One click later, you're rooted!
[Droid X General] Sleuth255:
Or try the Dx Wiki. There's a link there too.
[Droid X General] SysAdmin-X:
RE: How to ROOT Droid X 2.3.15? HELP ME!!!!!!

Here is a link from the Droid X Android Development forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=766767
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DGelement:
hello everyone just got my vibrant today off craigslist . i unlocked it already and flashed bionix rom and im loving it . my question is im on H2O wireless prepaid and i can not for the life of me figure out the apn settings to get data to work . i started a new apn but im not sure where to put the proxy and port and stuff. here is the page where they give the info to put in . thanks to whoever can help.

w w w.h2owirelessnow.c o m/pageControl.php?page=dataManualConfig
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steve2fit:
Has anyone answered your question or have you figured out a solution? I have the same phone and wish to go through H20 but am hesitant if I can not recieve Data.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mp1405:
Hi,

after rooting i try to use the rommanger. Trying to install the recovery files only these device types are selectable:

"Galaxy S i9000"

"Galaxy S Fascinate"

"Samsung Epic"

"Galaxy S Vibrant"

Can i use one of these or must i wait until the "Galaxy Tab" is included?

Any hints?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chowdarygm:
better wait for a proper recovery.......
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranblv:
It won't work and might brick your tab.

1. the rom manager for samsung is eclair only and our tab is on froyo

2. the file system is different and it won't work anyway.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mp1405:
O.K. Thanks for your answers.

So i must wait for a proper RomManager Version.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pauldamann:
im running froyo on my captivate with cog beta 7 and i have rom manager so you cannot say rom manager is eclair only for samsung
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranblv:
That is what Rom manager was designed for, you can risk it however you want...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssc1212:
I am trying to use Odin to flash my phone. I have a Captivate that has never allowed me to enter download mode through button press. Instead, I must use adb to enter it. After trying every driver I could find, I still receive an 'unknown device' message after connecting the phone while it is in download mode. If i connect the phone to linux in download mode I receive the message:

"device descriptor read/64, error -62"

I was wondering if anyone had experienced anything similar, or knows for certain if this is a hardware issue or not.

The reason I must flash is that I had installed the Cognition Froyo beta 2, which comes with the signature-checking recovery, and they say a flash is the only way to upgrade to their latest release. I'd be glad if anyone knew a way around this.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dungeon47:
A semi-answer and question:

I have flashed my phone to 2.2 following instructions found on this site. I heard that batch 1008 has Download mode problems. If I have successfully flashed to 2.2, would I in any way still be susceptible to such problems, or am I in the clear, as i would have had to get into Download mode to flash to 2.2?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dayv:
After downloading and installing the drivers linked to on the odin 3 one click thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=731989

I have had good luck connecting to my widows machine - just positing in case you have not tried them yet. I have not attempted to connect to my linux box in download mode yet - I may give it a try after I get home.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newter55:
Have you tried adb to reboot into download mode?

Sent telepathically using vulcan mind meld app.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dayv:
I don't know the answer, but I have read that flashing certain kernels have made the button combo's for some of the people with 1008 batch.

There is even a kernel flash fix in the dev section - just careful flashing without the burton combo is def risky.
[Epic 4G General] dannieboiz:
I tried 2 seperate roms. Experience and AOSP magic rom and both seems to break Wifi Tethering for me. When I start the app, it says unable to start try again. I've try to reinstall no luck either.
[Epic 4G General] phantomevo77:
If you are using Epic Experience, the compatible version of Wireless tether is put on your SD card..

Use a file manager and find the folder called "Epic Experience" its in there. Do not install it from the market.
[Epic 4G General] amosher13:
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/downloads/list

pre 8 and 9 work i believe (i use 9 but i think others include 8 which works on Epic).

i've heard that after flashing a new ROM you may have to go into settings > applications > manage applications > wireless tether and clear data. might want to try that
[Epic 4G General] dannieboiz:
I figured out the problem. After applying the new rom, the Super User permission got erased. The quick fix for me was to re-root with super user to reset everything then it worked again.

Same goes with a lot of other programs that needed SU permission.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aznguy666:
Hi guys,

Since a month or 2 I have the Galaxy s i9000. Mine previous phone was a nokia n95. so this new phone is a real big improvement.

I'e been searching the forums for some time now and i can' imagine that no one has the this inconvient problem.

Many times when I search something I want to reuse my previous search item and add additional text. Or when I miss typed something and I want to edit the previous text.

Is there anyway to do this?

Best regards,

Aznguy
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pestilencec11:
Ok, here is what I am trying to achieve if its even possible. I have some bad hardware not allowing me to custom kernels (most). I can run a few but one is older and one is not released. So basically knowing that I have bad hardware. I need to replace the one but I need to have a recovery to where I can flash a zip as normal and have S=on...

Is this possible? thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomh1979:
So are you currently set at S-off, or at s-on and trying to flash to s-on.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pestilencec11:
I'm currently S=off with clockwork installed. I just need clockwork with S=on so I can flash a zip before I return my phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kd0axs:
First you need to flash the S-ON tool, then flash a stock PC36IMG.zip.

See this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=780141

BTW...dont mention to Sprint (or wherever you bought your phone from) that you are trying to use custom kernels or your warranty will be void. If everything is working fine when it's stock, I doubt they will give you a replacement.

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G with Tapatalk
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pestilencec11:
That is perfect! thanks!

Now next question. Now that I achieved S=on and the ability to flash zips, can I some how delete the recovery after I flash the zip I need? What I am going to achieve is basically the phone wont boot and from what I was told the sprint repair store wont have a RUU capabilities so basically they wont know whats wrong and just have to exchange my phone. I dont want any trace that I was rooted or have a custom recovery.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kd0axs:
When you flash the stock PC36IMG.zip it returns you completely to stock with no root or custom recovery. There will still be incriminating evidence on your SD card though, like any ROMs, kernels, etc and the clockwork folder. Your best bet is to backup anything you want to keep from the SD card and then format it to get rid of those things and any personal data.

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G with Tapatalk
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pestilencec11:
Im tracking with the RUU and back to stock. Thing im trying to achieve is the ability to flash a single file, (which will make phone look broke) and have S=on. Then was just wondering if I can delete clockwork after this is done? Say from adb or something of that sorts.. only files on SD card are that single zip and backs ups of apps. Which im sure they wont/can't look at.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] fresh1:
My mytouch 3g v1.2 with the 3.5mm headphone jack will not boot up.

Phone at Hboot/Fastboot:

Sapphire PVT 32A SHIP S-ON G

HBOOT-1.33.00.13 (SAPP31000)

CPLD-13

RADIO-2.22.23.02

Oct 21 2009, 22:33:27

Tried to search for an answer but couldnt find any :(

I tried to install the Sappimg.zip update/restore and heres what happened

when I boot into Hboot it just says

SD Checking...

Loading...[SAPPDIAG.zip]

No Image!

Loading...[SAPPDIA3.nbh]

No image or wrong image!

Loading...[SAPPDIA2.nbh]

No image or wrong image!

Loading...[SAPPDIAG.nbh]

No image or wrong image!

Loading...[SAPPIMG.zip]

Then a blue loading bar pops up and starts going up till it reaches the top.

No prompt at all to tell me to update or anything

After that it says "Checking..[SAPPIMG.zip]"

Still....nothing after that

So I tried to restart the phone and i got the MyTouch 3g splash screen then the display goes black but the backlight remains on for some reason...

Did i brick it? Or is it fixable?
[Epic 4G General] martouf13:
I was wondering if the kernel is backup/restored when doing a nandroid backup/restore of the ROM? Or is the Kernel not affected? thx
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
No, the kernel is on a separate partition.
[Epic 4G General] martouf13:
Thanks! I thought so but wanted to make sure!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] AMCJUNGLE:
Tr ythis: http://leoandroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=212&t=168
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] computerjlt:
maybe its the SD card; i tried one i had before to keep from possibly frying my 16gb and couldn't get anything to really work though it was only 2gb.

On my pc I backed up the orignal tmo usa 16gb class 2 card via a usb reader, formated it; copied android over i'm using "[BUILD][17.10.2010][FroyoStone Sense - V3.2][Kernel: linux_on_wince_htc 2.6.32.15]" I then all my other stuff; put the sd card back in my phone, installed Android Launcher 4.0 on winmo and i've been good since!

This is on a tmo usa hd2 w/ the latest radio and an Energy windows rom (obviously hardspl'd)

the install was quite easy for me... thats why I think its maybe your SD card. AFter digging around a bit it seems the sd card is the main factor in a happy hd2 android experience so far my original 16gb is kicking ass
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dung8604:
I'm inclined to blame the SD card as well. The other issue it sounds like is your phone is messed up. Sorry I know I'm not much help. Good luck with everything.

Edit: try one of the later radios. I switched to 2.14.50 and haven't had hardly any problems since.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] taka_mass:
Thanks AMCJUNGLE! I'll go through your suggested link. "HTC Sync" and "Boot Android when boot Win ROM for first time" are new info to me (Step 9 and 10). I'll also try to run with suggested WM ROM and Android ROM as well and see if it does the trick!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] taka_mass:
Thanks computerjlt!

Yeah, I also accuse SD card is the core of this cause but I also formatted SD soooooo many times. Using "Windows Explorer", "Panasonic SD Format app", "Win XP Manage Computer > Disk Management", etc. Also, Disk Management will allow me to select the "cluster size" so I set it to 32K and 64K as well, but no luck.

I'll try your suggested WM/Android ROM Combo if AMCJUNGLE's link would not do the trick.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] taka_mass:
Thanks dung8604! I'm really hoping my phone is not messed up (T-T)

Yep, I tried 2.14.50 and 2.15.50 (the latest Radio) as well with Dutty's WM ROM but it did not fix the problem.

My plan is to stick with recommended WM ROM + Radio + Android ROM first, then if it would fix my situation, I'll upgrade my Radio with the latest for better signal and less battery drain. I'm really hoping to do this sometime soooooooon!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] taka_mass:
Bad Disk Sector = Broken microSD?

OK, I tried this method with very detailed instruction suggested by AMCJUNGLE

http://leoandroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=212&t=168

Still no luck :(

As many other mentioned, it could be microSD causing this problem.

From my Mac, I used DiskUtility and FastAid returns no error. However, I tried "fsck" from terminal, I got this:

THE FOLLOWING DISK SECTORS COULD NOT BE READ: 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,

ioctl (GCINFO): Inappropriate ioctl for device

fsck: /Volumes/SDCARD: can't read disk label

Does this mean my microSD is damaged? If so, is there way to fix it?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] taka_mass:
Hmm. Chkdsk from XP still returns "No Error"... Mystery continues :(
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] AMCJUNGLE:
If your card is damaged you cannot fix it. You need to replace it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] taka_mass:
AMCJUNGLE,

It sounds like have a bad news. What I did was checking microSD using

From XP: Chkdsk e:\ >>>> OK. No problem found.

From XP: Run Disk Analyze tool called "FromHDDtoSSD" to run "full analyze".

>>> OK. No bad sector is found and reported 100% clean disk.

From OSX 10.6: Disk Utility to Check/Repair Disk and got this and not problem.

Verify and Repair volume “NO NAME”

** /dev/disk2s1

** Phase 1 - Preparing FAT

** Phase 2 - Checking Directories

** Phase 3 - Checking for Orphan Clusters

55 files, 15645504 KiB free (488922 clusters)

Volume repair complete.Updating boot support partitions for the volume as required.

However, if I test fsck from OSX Terminal against mounted microSD by

fsck /dev/rdisk2s1

result returns as

BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG

By some research, "BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG" is caused by area of Administrative File Management info is damaged or broken. In short, my microSD is screwed up... :(
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] taka_mass:
Fixed... somehow

OK, still using same WM ROM (Dutty NS4 v3), same Radio (2.10.50.2_2), but suddenly, "HD2Froyo V3" WORKED!!

No Sleep of Death, no freeze, OS behaves very fast and stable. In addition, Skype 3G Mod works 100% (it didn't with mattc 1.7).

I still have no clue what went well because so many other new roms (such as ShubCraft 2.0, mdeejay eVo Sense v. 2.3, etc).

Anyway, I'm super happy now and I will definitely keep the current environment until Android allow NAND install. Yey! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] webstar1:
Hi all, i am planning to sell mt my galaxy and get a htc android phone. Reason is the development is reall its slow for the galaxy s i9000. The vibrant has a lot of progress compared to the international version. Do you think galaxy s has a broght development future?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] andrewluecke:
I wouldn't say the development really differs much.. The only real development I know that's being prioritised on the Vibrant is Cyanogenmod, and we'll get that soon after. There's also plenty of stuff that was developed for the i9000 first..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] exadeci:
I can't find a froyo release for vibrant....

And for htc they are not any faster http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&...=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=72d3e32b142a26fd