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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alphadog00:
No.

There is no official froyo for captivate.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilotdude22:
Will FroYo come through the in phone software update menu?

Because Kies WILL NOT work with me and I'm tired of messing with it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhiannon224:
What ROM are you running on your phone? Also, have you tried mini kies?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avgjoegeek:
Um.. thought there is no "official" release date for Froyo for the Captivate specifically?

I heard about the Samsung announcment that all Galaxy S devices will be getting 2.2 rolling out starting in Europe (To the Swedes yah doncha know?) then will slowly migrate to the U.S.

I wouldn't expect to start seeing the official OTA for Captivate until around Christmas.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilotdude22:
ROM is I897UCJH7

What, if I may ask, is mini kies?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranjo65:
I found this: http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=558&AT_ID=338212
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilotdude22:
Woo, Mini Kies worked; at least it recognized my phone.

It says firmware upgrade is 2010-09-10.

I do have a question about flashing 2.2 FroYo from Odin:

Will this root my phone?

Website here: http://bit.ly/deDcpN
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranjo65:
No, it won't give you root. For more info go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=725555
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pilotdude22:
Many thanks.
[Droid X General] JugglingWJ:
I'm sure this question is posted somewhere on here but I couldn't find it. This is my first post.

A friend of mine has a rooted Droid X with 2.1 right now. He wants to get updated to 2.2 but he doesn't want/need a new ROM or anything like that. The only reason he's rooted is so he can get free wifi hotspot.

What's the easiest/quickest way to get him updated to 2.2 (preferably without having to wipe)?
[Droid X General] mortodestructo:
He can do the 2.2 OTA update, but he'll lose root. Of course, you can find a handful of 2.2 rooting methods on this board, so no biggie.
[Droid X General] JugglingWJ:
Best rooting method

Ok. Thanks for the quick response! What's the easiest way to root 2.2? I'm really new to all this (if you can't already tell).
[Droid X General] JugglingWJ:
Ok. Thanks for the quick response! What's the easiest way to root 2.2? I'm really new to all this (if you can't already tell).
[Droid X General] mortodestructo:
I followed these instructions. Not sure if they're the easiest, but I can confirm that they work. Helped a couple of friends root after OTA with these steps, as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7872088&postcount=1
[Droid X General] Shadowlore:
Easier

Even easier than that, go check the Droid 2 forum for the 1-click root by DarkOnion and Faceless... the 1 click method works for both the D2 and the DX.
[Droid X General] ahffl:
link to that forum?
[Touch2 General] dtmark:
Hi

Have a Touch2 T3333 which has ROM version 1.28.401.4 (66092)

I bought it as I wanted a Windows phone originally for complete Exchange sync.

However I'm on the verge of just giving up with it and buying another handset, as it's just so riddled with bugs and problematic.

I thought I'd give it one last go and see if there were any updates for the OS to make it usable.

The HTC website does have an update for it which looks significantly newer, however when I try to download that and put in the S/N of the handset I get told that it isn't suitable. There is no way on there for me to part-patch up to an intermediate version then to that version.

I'm not looking for "tweaks" as such, I just want what's there to work (the weather bits, the active sync, Opera not to crash all the time, not to have to launch IE twice every time, the phone to switch properly between WiFi and 3G, YouTube to detect the network connection properly, Audible Player to sync properly, not to have to take the battery off the back and put it back on about once a week every time it locks up.. the list just goes on..)

I'm not sure if these are general issues with Windows mobile itself which has a kind of beta not-quite-finished feel to it and no version really works properly, or if the update would solve these problems.

As I'm so frustrated with the thing I don't mind all that much if I end up killing it completely and then have to throw it in the bin and go out and get an Android based replacement.

I've read about ROM updates on here and I can see in the Mega - ROM - Hotfix thread there's a ROM "WWE Europe - 1.28.401.4" which I'm guessing is the one to try. But then it appears to simply be the version I already have.

Based on how old the ROM it has appears to be (16/09/2009) how can I get the HTC updated ROM 1.33.110.2 to install (the HTC site badges it "T-Mobile" and I have O2), and would anyone else who has be able to comment on whether it's just that my experience with Windows mobile is so poor and I should persist, or whether I should call it a day and move on? (I can see plenty of people have tried getting hold of Android on this handset....could the new Windows 7 work on it in time...?)
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] mormir:
My HTC TOUCH VIVA DOES NOT HAVE WIFI, is that possible.

In the menu there is a WIFI icon, when I try to turn on WiFI nothing goes on.

ITS a CHINA MOBILE PHONE dopod.

Thanks.

:confused:
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] Mr.zeus:
no.It's not possible

all the 2010 opals are chine (mine is made in china)

and in setting>>connection there is wifi icon that works

(i don't know urs is an original china or not)

try to flash the last offical rom or a cooked rom
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] wbadry:
I do agree with Zeus. It is hardly plausible that your Opal has no WiFi capabilities. You may either hard reset it or install a fresh ROM.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] recures:
your phone is not genuine htc touch viva...

it's china phone dopod..you only said..

then may be there's no wifi
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] Hakim Rahman:
you are wrong, the HTC Touch Viva has Wifi ...! if you do not believe you can see it in -> http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1470&c=htc_touch_viva_t2223_htc_opal_100 :D:D to overcome the problem of Wifi, you can use the application Wifisychip
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] mormir:
application Wifisychip

Sorry, but how do I install / run this program on my phone?

I check the phone inner label and it says,

dopod T2222, the battery is a dopod dated 2008/11/07, it has a IMEI #, S/N #, P/N # and the rest is in chinese.

Thanks,
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upabuck21:
I was trying to create a screen brightness widget using tasker and i accidentally turned the screen brightness to 0 (with the safety off).

now my screen is black and I can't see anything. i tried to wipe it clean from the manual load page but that didn't help. the phone now turns on but just goes black once its loaded up i guess.

i can't see anything and don't know what to do...uh oh!

anyone have any advice?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
try to get it in 3 button recovery mode blindly.. if it works you can tell when you run odin and plug in.. you will see it show connected then you can reflash fw
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upabuck21:
sorry, should have stated that i'm a total android noob. please go slow :)

i can get into recovery mode, where there are 4 options in a list. reboot, apply sd:update.zip, wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition.

i can also get into download mode (hold vol down -> plug in usb).

doing some reading around here, i downloaded a zip with odin and the GT-i9000....md5 file. i extracted the files, loaded odin, loaded the .md5 file and .pit file. then i turned my phone on in download mode, but Odin does not recognize my phone.

btw, i'm on a mac, running odin in vmware (not sure if that's a problem)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
Of u can get into recovery try factory data reset.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upabuck21:
tried this. doesn't work. just goes black again as soon as it loads up.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jkm601:
So after some searching and finding some good info, I thought it would be pertinent to have a singular thread where we can compare Android battery life with various sd cards. So to start, I will post my stats:

winmo rom - Omega v. 13.3

Android rom - Darkstone HD2 Froyo V. 2.1

Stock 16GB SD card

I get about 8-10 hours with light to moderate usage. I see around 200 mA draw pretty consistently. :/ I have seen other users who have had significant increases in battery life with different SD cards... sooooo, who's up?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] apallohadas:
It's not the microSD card. That is a bit of false information that someone spread like wildfire.

Try out different Roms with the latest kernels that correct for the lights problems.

I use the Elegancia rom as a base and Mdeejay's Froyo Sense as my Android rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=807333

You can update the hastarin kernel here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=787588

Instructions for updating the kernel are in the download. Super easy.

Oh yeah, SetCPU is your friend. I'm using the same settings as Hastarin:

* Type | Priority | Min | Max | Governor

* Main | n/a | 245 | 1113 | interactive (set on boot)

* Temp > 50C | 100 | 245 | 768 | conservative

* Charging/Full | 95 | 768 | 1113 | interactive

* Screen Off | 60 | 245 | 245 | powersave

* Battery < 25% | 50 | 245 | 576 | conservative

* Battery < 50% | 30 | 245 | 768 | interactive

* Battery < 90% | 0 | 245 | 1036 | interactive
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zoftdev:
Hi,

1.Try to use lite winmo rom, recommend: ozDroid.

2.after boot winmo do not load any app, just click android boot loader.

3.Try to push key button to get light up while loading harlet.( after screen change resolution, the key light with disappear, this is normal. )

4.Don't install anything at first ,don't sign in google, upload & install currentwidget.apk to your device , add to screen and see you log file.

At this step,you should see about 4-15ma.

if you found 60ma draining: you have problem in power management or sd-card.

we have active forum about sleep battery draining here, check it out.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jkm601:
Wait, something was written on the internet that isn't true? That isn't possible! lol Thanks for the info! I am going to go search for an awesome Desire based ROM... Any suggestions?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] apallohadas:
Lol :) I like this one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=795914

You can update the hastarin kernel here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=787588

I'd suggest updating the kernel files even before adding it to your SD card (that's what I did today when I had to redo my install.)

You can backup your apps and settings using titanium backup. I actually paid for the app. Worth every dime imo.

Gluck!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jkm601:
OK, so after many tests over this past weekend I think i found my preferred setup:

winmo rom - ChuckyROM Lite

Android rom - Mdeejay FroYo Sense v. 1.1 Clean

Radio - 2.14.50.04

Factory 16 GB SD card

Today I unplugged the charger at 7:30 am. Light to moderate use of the phone including about 20 texts, a few calls averaging 4 minutes each, and about 45 minutes of some Angry Birds play. With my previous setups, I would usually see about 300 mA of current draw even in standby, which would kill my battery in about 7-8 hours with very light use. As my phone sits now I see 4-9 mA draw in standby and after 12 hours I still have 52% battery!

This android build is the best I've used... I have had zero issues so far. Boots fast, runs fast and smooth, apps install with no issues. Just awesome!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Mrakes:
i've used both stock and transcend 16gb class 6 cards. haven't found any difference
[Android Software Development] suhas.m:
hai,

i am developing an application that has an important database,i need to know that ,whether the application will be deleted while i am uninstalling the application from phone.I am using sqlie database
[Touch2 General] racoonboy:
I set my phone to ring&vibrate but when i received call, it doesnt stop vibrate right away, it still goes on for like half a second which is annoying because it vibrate when i put my phone against my ear.

I search this forum and some says it has to do with AE button which i dont know what it is and i dont have it installed in my phone. Anyone knows how to solve this, now i just set it to ring only.
[Touch2 General] alain_mo:
Hi, I have the same pb with my Mega, and actually, the same counter-measure : ring only.

No idea ?

Thx in advance.
[Touch2 General] LtBlue:
Try to switch the ROM , sometimes this is the problem ... i've noticed it with custom ROMs . now i'm with stock and i'm fine !
[General Questions and Answers] yumyumtofu:
Hi, I am new to the world of smart phones and would like to learn more about them. I've been reading threads about people changing their ROMs and how it can affect future software updates.

I've done some searching w/ "what is a rom" and "stock rom" but the results are in techno-wiz-lingo that's right over my head.

I have two (pretty basic) questions regarding ROMs.

1. What is a rom?

and

2. If I use Titanium Backup (and install its corresponding busybox), does this change my ROM?

Sorry for the 4th-grader-noob questions. Thanks in advance!

Cheers,

John
[General Questions and Answers] Drakh:
We all were there sometime in past, so no problem.

1. A ROM is a part of a non-volatile non-"erasable" memory in phone that hold the operating system and main applications; you can compare it to a premade install of an operating system in a Desktop computer (for example: windows 7 and what manufacturer applications has installed), the difference is that you can't modifiy a ROM directly from inside the phone.

Now, smartphones comes also with premade install os the OS, that's called 'stock ROM', a ROM that come from the phone manufacturer; some people are able to extract ROMs from certain models and modify (kitchen) it, fixing bugs, adding new features, even upgrading main OS version, in short improving what came from the manufacturer that's called 'custom ROM' and that's what xda-developers is all about, in the several forums you will see sections where they talk about improving phone usability.

2. I have no much experience with Android but it seems that titanium backup can backup all your user data, so you can flash a custom ROM to your phone then restore you user data back to your phone, so you won't need to readd everything back at hand (usually when you flash a new ROM to your phone, everything is wiped out and the phone is left blank).

Hope that helps.
[General Questions and Answers] yumyumtofu:
Thanks Drakh, that helps a lot! I did some more reading on wikipedia. Looks like I have a bit more to learn.
[General Questions and Answers] Gclark39:
Thank you also Drakh. I have a lot to learn also.
[General Topics] norc:
Hello,

I own an HTC Touch HD. I recently semi-bricked it by flashing a bad rom, switched to an Orbit II - including the 8GB SD card.

In the meantime I flashed a working rom back on my Touch HD, put my SD card back into the Touch HD and switched to that phone again. Everything seemed to be working, until I took a look at the SD card (both through the phone and through "Disk Drive".

However, now the SD card is only listed as a 968MB SD card, with most of the original files gone, and the remaining file/directory names and contents broken.

Now I don't have access to a Micro SD card reader, so I cant access it directly. I was just curious as to whether somebody has an idea how to fix this SD card again, or whether my SD card is broken.

The data on the SD card don't matter - just wanna know whether I should just buy a new SD card ;)

I have found a lot of hits on Google referring to SD card reporting wrong sizes, but those were mostly about reformatting, which is definitely not the issue.

Also examining the SD card with diskpart didn't yield any relevant information.

Is this SD card really broken?
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
Question to those who have updating their Dream from Rogers, was it at all slow or where their noticeable improvements?

I have one at my disposal but running stock OS (1.5/1.6 i assume). Anyone have a nice and easy to follow tutorial to update this phone without hassles? Also does updating android OS require rooting the device?

Thanks in advance.
[G1 Android Development] crz6662:
try this:

http://theunlockr.com/category/howto/android_how_tos/htc-g1-dream-how-tos/

Follow instructions. This seems to me to be the easiest guide. Be careful of the Rogers/T-Mobile thing. Seems there are different radio's and such. I don't know anything about Rogers. As far as Roms, I use HTCclay's Superfly TCBY. Lot of memory left on phone. Just try a few to see which you like. Good Luck.

By the way, you do have to be rooted. The guide will walk you through it.
[G1 Android Development] bunu:
I would say to try the ROM in my sig (the stock ROM)

works for g1 and 32B Magic
[G1 Android Development] asb123:
he is going to need the EBI1 kernel to go with the rom.
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
Ok I am reviving this thread because I want to make sure I am following the right steps in doing so. Don't want to mess this up.

Successfully rooted the phone following video I found in the second post of this thread. Can't link you to it because I am still a new member =S! I checked the radio version of the phone and it is 3.22.20.17. Which ROM is recommended?As I said, I just want to get rid of this terrible stock rom from rogers and put froyo (which in turn also allows me to get touch screen keyboard activated) on here.

Thanks in advance.
[G1 Android Development] asb123:
With that radio you will need to flash ebi1 kernels after you flash the roms.

I completely forgot that Rogers blocked the virtual keyboard with their firmware. That's such bull****.
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
Now you have more information in the link in your sig. Question: Can you re up the RS link you have there? Also, rooting the phone just means that you have the app called Superuser?

Now I get quite lost the moment you start explaining the options HTC Dream users have. Is there a recommended ROM to download for this phone considering its specs?

Yes it is sad that rogers has done this. Do whatever they can to screw the consumers over. Just found out it is 1.5.
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
Any help on this?
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
Ok still lost on trying to do this and want to follow the set up from cyanogen but its really complicated. I don't want to make a backup of contacts and stuff because it wasn't originally my phone.

Do I still need the amon_ra's recovery?
[G1 Android Development] XBrav:
Think of what you need to do:

1) Obtain root access so that you can flash a new recovery

2) Replace recovery so that you can flash new SPL

3) Flash new SPL so that you can be more compatible with roms / kernels

4) Flash a new rom (IE/ Cyanogenmod 6), and a compatible EBI1 kernel (for instance, Brian Crook's ones on the Cyanogenmod website)

Without getting into huge detail, you do it in this order to prevent your device from being unable to boot / recover.
[G1 Android Development] dhkr123:
You can flash the new RADIO and SPL from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=831139

Along with that, you use the appropriate supported +14MB EBI0 kernel.

More RAM is good ;)
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
Well that makes sense.

Now I am following the Cyanogen wiki link (can't post there) and it says to launch flash rec but I can't understand from where I have to do this. Anyone care to help? And how does the Andriod SDK help?
[G1 Android Development] capncark:
Andriod sdk has the adb component needed to initiate commands to your device from your computer. then you need the android windows usb drivers.after installing sdk to see if you have connection with your device, open console on your computer start>run>type cmd and hit enter at the prompt type adb you should get several lines back kind of an options menu. at next prompt type adb devices. if your device is recognized you will get back:

device XXXXXXXX (this will be an actual number).

if you dont get any devices back with your phone attached to usb then you probably need the driver. just google it.

as for flashrec I dont believe I used this. I used exploid to gain root and install 1.33.2005 spl
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
Where do I get the android driver for windows (7 64bit specifically)? Adb command aint working in my cmd.

So what do I do about flashrec? Man updating this thing is driving me nuts. So many unexpected curves.
[G1 Android Development] beav_35:
I also have Windows 7 64bit and I didn't need a driver it just works for me. Please tell us exactly what you are typing in and what output you are getting. You could also try the instruction to install the usb driver here:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html

What is your build number in settings? If it is 1.89.631.1 you are following the wrong guide. (see the top of that guide)
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
When I type in ADB command it just states that the command is not recognized (even when SDK is open).

Build number 1.85.631.5.

Now when I turn on phone it accepts it after I plug it into computer. I can mount sd card to copy files without issue.

Do I need another tutorial (preferably video since its easier for me but text is just fine)?
[G1 Android Development] beav_35:
This doesn't mean that it can't find your phone, it means that it can't find the adb.exe.

That is a pre-911 build. Don't see too many of those any more. Rogers harassed everyone into updating.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial76.html

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=502010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3SpI7m7mFI
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
Does the zip file for the android SDK make a difference if I can't install it through the .exe? It keeps saying that it doesnt detect the Java SDK when I try to install.
[G1 Android Development] beav_35:
Yes, you can use the .zip. Extract it, run setup.exe, install Platform-tools, cd to the platform-tools directory then you can use adb. Fastboot is in the tools directory. That was just changed in the 2.3 sdk update so I don't know if the guide has been updated yet.
[G1 Android Development] Bloodyskullz:
The only .exe file in the zip is the SDK Manager which isnt exactly an install.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
I have a question regarding Caller ID.

Over the years with CallerID feature I always thought that caller's name & phone number would display even if it is not in my contact list. It would only show the phone number of the caller. That is how it has been ever since I had cellphone.

Previously I had HTC Magic and even that phone would only display the phone number only for callers that was not in my list.

Now not too long ago I purchased a Bell's Samsung Galaxy S i9000 which was rooted and already had JPK running. I currently have it running on Rogers Wireless Network. Sure enough even with this phone only callers' number would display.

Few days ago I actually flashed back to the stock firmware for this phone, which is JH2 firmware. I was suprised to see that phone would now display the name of the caller! +obviously the number, even if it was not listed on my contacts! (I actually received a call from wrong number). What is more shocking? was that I used my Skype(PC) to do a test call and as usually it would display with funny phone numbers like 01234567, etc... BUT! it literally displayed my Skype(PC)'s user name !!

So my question is, what is required to display the unknown callers name? and not just the number as usual?

I am sure it is not hardware based but up to the phone's operating system?

Could someone explain this to me?

Thank you.