yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] seby79:
I have just opened Kies, and I was notified that a new version is ready to be installed, so I continued. I am curious right now to see how far the upgrade will go and in the end what will be the version installed - if this will happen :D

One last thing to add, the update version is 1.5.3.10103.100
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Zajec5:
Linux is open source, but there nothing stopping you from running closed source applications in it... like Samsung Kies :|
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mealmond:
Hi

First post so please be nice to me.

I have followed the instructions on here to update my phone and I think I have bricked.

I followed all the instructions but must have made an error.

I have a Samsung i9000, on 3, in the UK.

The phone starts, shows the galaxy sign, hangs for a while and then just shows the two white lights to the bottom of the phone.

I know I should have waited until the proper update but I am now wise after the fact.

Is there anything I can do to get my phone back either to 2.2 or back to 2.1.

Any help would be great.

Martin
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Donald Nice:
Hmm if your 3-button mode is working you can da a factory reset by entering the recovery mode. But all your data and apps will be lost.

Thx aery!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] seby79:
I have just installed the latest version of Kies and also connected successfully the phone :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
What's the recommendation if you can't get the 3-Button Mode to work?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Zajec5:
Read sticked thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=810686 ("[WARNING!] Do Not flash Any ROM until you can get the 3 buttons DOWNLOAD MODE working")
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Many thanks.... Always better to be safe than sorry. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Lokks:
Also got the the new Kies as well in Canada
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mammenj:
How many freaking version is samsung going to put out on this miserable software? Someone should be fired for torturing users with all the useless updates.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Harts@J:
Agree. I have to get this scrap for upgrading to the last Froyo: from XWJM2 to the XXJPA (I was one of the Nordic guinea pigs).

On the Kies_1.5.3.10093_82 all the Outlook syncing and updating worked flawlessy. On this latest try Kies destroyed all my data from the Outlook. No chance whatever to get all my data to the phone anymore.

How anyone can make and publish this kind piece of junk? :mad:

Installing the Kies_1.5.3.10093_82 back in the hope to get the syncing to work again.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dragonzz:
it is a solution with Odin for make it work, and it is safe 100% , the solution it is posted here on XDA by RazvanG.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Thanks.. Found it in the SGS Wiki.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Jostian:
To the South African Galaxy S owners

Like me you may be pee'd off that Vodacom in their infinite wisdom not only load the Vodafone junk on the phone but they lock it too, but their is a solution, Samsung Store at Vodaworld will flash your phone and install a clean version of 2.1 on for you (without the Vodacom/vodafone junk), and they told me that as soon as Froyo arrives they'll update my phone to a clean version of 2.2...pretty cool I think :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maxi_mus:
This is amazing to me. I have never had any problems connecting my SGS to Kies except sorting out some driver trouble at the beginning and having to deactivate Launcher Pro while I was still on 2.1.

Unfortunately, I let Kies update to version 100, and now nothing is working anymore. Kies does connect to the phone, although it takes much longer than before. However, I'm not able to do anything with Kies anymore, I cannot sync contacts, calendar, nothing. When I click on the contacts icon for example the window that appears either tells me to connect the phone (although on the top right Kies itself says phone is connected) or it starts loading contacts but never gets above 0%.

Copy files to and from the phone with Explorer works without a problem.

Anyone else only started having problems after updating to version 100?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] evilhourz:
I've got the same problem :(

Have you managed to find a solution?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Vonwen:
Can't connect at all, the MTP says it's connected but Kies keeps trying to connect the phone. While it was working fine before, so yes.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ammour444:
Stupid Kies

Guys I want to ask you if I can connect my Galaxy to internet through the Kies (not in the opposite way).. I don't have a data plan on my Galaxy and I need to connect it to the internet... I have a 3G modem, so I can't connect it by wireless since the damned Galaxy can't see the add-hock networks.. Is there any way to have the internet on my Galaxy via the USB cable ?? And is there any way to keep the Galaxy active while it connected to Kies ? I really hate this Kies... the most stupid program for Sync... I'm thinking of returning my device back to Bell.. Any solution guys ? thanks
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
As title says ... if you have any questions ... I can post photos, test stuff etc ...
[G2 and Desire Z General] penguin20000:
the hinge, the hinge!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Janik_dk:
Language

Hi,

Can you set the language to "Danish" ?

How is the feel/ build quality ?

How is it in the menus - fast/acceptable/slow

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z General] muminisko:
Lucky bastard :P
[G2 and Desire Z General] mashed_ash:
Sound Quality

How is the sound quality for music over headphones?

Does it have the dolby SRS enhancements?

Thanks in advance!

Ash
[G2 and Desire Z General] Lennyuk:
The only thing I really want to ask is battery life, but you won't be able to give me a detailed answer on that before I get my own :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
As for the hinge - in the HTC shop there was a Desire Z to show for customers and when I was playing with the hinge I was little bit afraid ... it was just too free. Fortunatly when I unboxed by device the hinge was pretty good. The build quality looks very good for me. However I am afraid that hinges will get overused by time and i will have to take it for warranty repair. This is just my opinion and may not happend. Summary: first expresions was afraidness but after now I am satisfied with it.

I come from TP2 where the keyboard is definitly better. On Desire Z its little bit smaller and there are function keys on the sides - I mean on TP2 I had 'p' and 'q' at the side of the keyboard ... here is 'tab' and 'backspace' on the side... but this is just matter of habit.

As for the hinge - when you turn the device upside down - it opens by gravity. This was afaik already discussed about G2. It is not issue i guess ... and actually i dont find it annoying at all.

As you could probably see on youtube videos the frame of the phone is metal and the back cover of batery is metal. The rest is plastic - very same as on the classic desire.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
I am from czech republic and I cannot change language to Danish. This will be probably country specific. I have there: czech, english, magyar, polski, romania, slovak and some azbuka written language which i dont have any clue what is :-)

Answered in previous post - I have nothing to say againts.

Actually they are super fast... I have installed only like 10 apps so menu is not full of apps but the device is incredibly responsible. This is probably due to new generation of procesor used in the opposite of the old on in Desire (even Z is 800mhz and classic Desire is 1ghz). What supprised me was that I held today even HTC Desire HD and i had feeling that Z is smoother... but who know what was with that HD :-)
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
Cant say yet :-/ I have it first day ... now i am recharging it to the full battery. I use my phone heavily and TP2 lasted one day with problems. When I didnt have time to play with phone (twitter, web browsing etc) and i was only calling it lasted 2 days. I will report my experience with Z asap.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
I dont know anything about dolby SRS ... if you could tell me how to try it I would.

I've just plugged in my KOSS Porta Pro and the quallity sounds well... Or lets say its not catastrophic :) Depends how much audiofil are you :) I still think that it depends more on headphones you listen. Atm I am playing pink floyd high hopes and I hear there all details i know so I guess the quality of playback is ok. In the comparison with qualite repro I feel here how my porta are overbassed. I will investigate equalizer in new days :-)
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
ad hinges - those are not my videos but another owner:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C50aTSHh1HM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP2OUCqBzcY
[G2 and Desire Z General] gtrab:
Check the NAM version thread:

Bell has released the NAM version D-Z today too

:)
[G2 and Desire Z General] darthmelk:
I wanted to ask you about the hinge, again: if you don't slide out the keyboard (so the keyboard is "closed") and you turn the phone upside-down, will the keyboard still open by itself? In the videos posted above I can see what is happening when the keyboard is already open, but I wonder if it happens the same when the keyboard is "closed".

I fear the keyboard would open by itself in my pocket and I could break it, if I wear some loose clothes. Also, flipping the phone to mute the ringtone seems silly if the keyboard is opening like that.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
I wouldnt be afraid to have it in my pocket. Yes it opens itself but only by some little force - for example gravity. Actually to let it open by the gravity you have to hold it by the bottom side of the phone and not holding the second one. Since they are rather thin its not so easy. I am used to hold my phone by way it doesnt close when i type.
[G2 and Desire Z General] darthmelk:
Thanks for the answer! Maybe it looks worse than it is. I hope to find it in the stores in one or two weeks, and I'll try it myself.

If you find more interesting stuff about it (good or bad), please post. When you have some time, maybe you could upload some pictures and video from the camera.
[G2 and Desire Z General] LickTheEnvelope:
I just got a Bell one and the hinge is a little slippery but (as mentioned) it only slides on mine if I hold it upside-down by the base, or at a bizzare side-ways angle that's un-natural.

Be prepared for the slide though, as you will have it if you get the phone. Great phone though. :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] somevietguy:
the desire z has LED Notification??

i think the desire may have led notification unlike the t-mobile g2... if you watch the video you can see the red blinking LED due to low battery. can anyone else confirm this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ0iH_hHchg
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ties0:
Don't know about notifications, but my g2 has the same led notification when it is done charging or charging. My g2 has never had less than half the battery remaining, so no clue on that. I hope the g2 lits up that led when a missed call/text pops up, that would be a sweet upgrade.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
yes, there is LED diod undead the speaker grid. It is blinking not only when battery is low but also when you recharge (red for recharging/green for fully recharged) or when you have missed call. It doesnt blink for email i think ... i will notice today hopefuly.
[G2 and Desire Z General] adp21:
Is the emmc/ nand locked down like in tmo g2?

Ie no perma-root/ custom roms?

I have a tmo g2 which I could gladly sell/ trade for the desire z provided the dz could be perma rooted...
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
It's virtually the same phone (just different radio and ROM with no Sense), so yes, it's all the same. Check out the G2 forums for progress on permanent root and custom ROMs.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Lennyuk:
its exactly the same
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
this is my first android so I have no idea how to check. As I watch situation around android it looks to me that the only reason why to root device is to install apps on the SD card ... this is now possible since froyo by design. So is there any true reason why to do it?
[G2 and Desire Z General] sonofabit:
re

Yes, it does blink for emails as well. The options for notifications are:

missed call

sms / mms

email

voice mail

reminders

alarms
[G2 and Desire Z General] Marwyn:
Where ? :)

Please, tell me where to buy in CZ :) I hope i'll be able get one asap!

Thanx
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
In prague at official HTC shop. They have them first for quite similar price as other shops which still wait for it...
[G2 and Desire Z General] kappo78:
Coming from the TP2, how does the speakerphone compare?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Marwyn:
Excelent

Thanx, i'll call HTC shop :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] miiZ:
Questions:

1) Speakerphone

2) You tried running a benchmark yet ? if you want please with the overclocked processor (dont need to do that :p )

3) testing of game emulators (with the dedicated keyboard)

4) the speed of the shortcut keys

5) the HTCSENSE.com experience. A number of people reported problems with that on theire HD

6) Did you allready recieve a system update ( for the exchange problem) if not ill just need to wait till ill recieve mine next week )

Thanks !
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
As for speakerphone it is comparable. I didnt encount any problems. As for handsfree or lets say external speaker its quality is worse then on tp2. I am quite disapponted by external speaker. It looks like it plays louder than is able to manage.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Marwyn:
Once again

Thank you :) i have my new love in my hands :D Excelent work HTC cz
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Can you try out the various stuff that's already been developed for the G2, e.g. VISIONary, overclocking, deleting stock apps, etc, etc ?

(I started a thread on this in ROM Development too)
[G2 and Desire Z General] xspyda:
Can the Z be put into landscape mode without opening the keyboard? Does this happen automatically when the device is turned or is landscape only available with the keyboard out?

Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mistm:
While on the home page of the HTC Sense or in the program menu you have to pull out the keyboard to have landscape. While browsing internet or viewing the pdf file for example it rotates automaticaly without use of keyboard.
[G2 and Desire Z General] xspyda:
Thanks - am I right in thinking you can get round this with an app such as LauncherPro? I used this on the Galaxy S and it enabled landscape just about anywhere from what I remember.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sonofabit:
Not on the home screen or the app drawer.
[G2 and Desire Z General] xspyda:
Would also like to know if there is a torch applicaiton that can be used without root (as this does not yet have permanent root).

May sound trivial but it is crucial to me to be able to use the LED as a torch!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Lennyuk:
whats the issue with root?

I mean you can run visionary and have it to auto root on reboot too, that way you could use any root app without issue e.g. a torch

but I too do use the torch quite a bit.
[G2 and Desire Z General] xspyda:
Hadn't realised you can do that ... thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Lennyuk:
yeah the app visionary provides a temporary root, that lets you do most root related things, you just lose it all when you reboot, however the app will automatically apply the required files again when you reboot so apps like torches and titanium backup should be fine.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sonofabit:
It comes with the HTC Flashlight application. Not quite as bright as the torch in bright mode, but works very nicely.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pickx:
Desire Z in pockets?

People who have received their Desire Z - first of all, congrats. I wish I could convey my jealousy through the world wide web :)

Secondly, how does it feel in a pocket? Does the bulge look ridiculous/clumsy? Is it difficult to remove from tight pockets due to the size?

I'd also appreciate opinions from people who haven't received theirs yet, but have owned similarly thick phones such as the Milestone or even the monstrous[ly awesome] Touch Pro 2.
[G2 and Desire Z General] daft.71:
It weight 180g, so it is heavy. It's the same size, I'd say than any 3.7 incher.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Neuromansa:
I'm afraid to ask but, from what I've read I presume that the phone closes up if you use it opened while lying in bed?..
[G2 and Desire Z General] onlystreet:
Wondering how you set up your 3g connection. I got mine set up following

Name

Rogers

APN

internet.com

Username

wapuser1

Password

wap

MCC

302 (should already be filled in)

MNC

either 720 or 72 depending on your SIM card (should already be filled in)

Leave all other settings blank.

But sometimes there is an "H" icon appeared at the top instead of 3G (3G is there sometimes when H is not). Did I set it up not right or is it supposed to be like that? I am with Rogers. Thanks in advance.
[G2 and Desire Z General] daft.71:
Well, I actually hold it so my index fingers hold the screen while my thumbs handle the keyboard. It actually work really well. I could work it totally above my head without the screen ever coming down.
[G2 and Desire Z General] p3eps:
I was a bit concerned about not being able to use Titanium Backup due to lack of root. I've been dabbling with Android on my HD2 for a while and since Angry Birds came out I've been using it a LOT more! I wanted to keep my Angry Birds progress as I've almost finished the first half with all 3*!! Sad I know - but I've wasted a lot of lunch breaks getting this far!!!
[G2 and Desire Z General] mahender:
good morning everyone. i should be getting my DZ today.

if anyone has any questions i can answer i would be happpy too.

came from WM raphael. gonna be sad to see it go. ;-(

im new to android so if you wish me to find any spec info i you may have to tell me how to find it.

now when it comes i just have to wait for it to charge. * always hate that bit lol)

have a good day everyone and its friday woohooo.

mahender.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pickx:
Don't charge it when you get it. Start using it until the battery seems completely depleted and only THEN plug it in for a full charge (don't use it while charging)
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
It doesn't really matter what you do with modern lithium-ion batteries. Actually it's best if you don't ever discharge them completely. There's no memory effect, you can just top it up as often as you like.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pickx:
I'm aware of no memory effect on Li-ion but I've read that a full discharge->full charge calibrates the battery to give more accurate battery readings. Is this correct?
[G2 and Desire Z General] mahender:
IIRC i read something about this previously that it is actually better to give it sporadic charges.

i cant remember really.

i also remember readin about the calibrating battery levels as pickz said. but as i said not really sure.

i think i will have a play till its nearly dead then plug inf or a full charge.

thanks guys.

:):)
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
I think the phone will calibrate itself vs the battery through normal use anyway. I am not convinced that totally discharging it will make any difference to that process.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Neuromansa:
I know this might be quite a hard question to answer to but maybe someone knows already.

I've seen the phone comes bundled with headphones, that actually have volume and track control on the cable. Do you know anything about the compatibility of this 'feature' with other headphones? The question is: if I go out and buy ANY KIND of headphones I want, with integrated volume/track controls, will they work? Or do I have to find 'compatible' ones?

Thanks ;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] gtrab:
you have more chances of an answer if you post this question here:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=761

I'd also recommend checking the G2's accessories subforum
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Is Wi-Fi callling included ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] GlitchZero:
Since Bell uses an HSPA+ network, (and so does Rogers, but they only advertise it as 3G) it's probably just Bells settings popping through.

I have mine on Bell still (no unlock yet) and it does that sometimes. HSPA / 3G is the same thing for Rogers / Bell.

I actually think those controls are more for the FM radio (at least more than the music players), since you need headphones hooked up to use it. So I mean, I'm sure it works just the same with any other headphones, so long as they have those controls, it should work the same.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] vlissine:
We have so many fine brains here recently. Can´t we figure out how to turn off the keyboard light on X10 mini pro?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] shokmah:
You neeed to edit leds.cfg in /system/etc

replacing line

int qwerty_maxcurrent 40

by

int qwerty_maxcurrent 0
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] siddharthsai:
There is an app on the market which does that. You need root. Don't remember the name.though. do a search.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] vlissine:
Worked like a charm!!!!!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] vlissine:
I upgraded to 2.1 and ...there is no leds.cfg :confused: Any ideas?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] vlissine:
Any ideas?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] newtron_b1:
we are trying to light up that keyboard in Cyanogenmod and here a topic abt switching it off.. :P
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] vlissine:
So once you´ll find what is responsible for keyboard light please let us know. I have keyboard light broken - i.e. only half of keyboard is lit and it is really annoying.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] newtron_b1:
surely!! as soon as possible i think owain94 found out how to do it!! ask him!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] asqwrd:
I take no credit for creating this theme this is a port of the Darkness HD theme by Black'Up. I just used the template provided by blackup and icons made by other users to port the theme. I have tried to make custom icons for most of the apps that I use.

Features:

custom icons (thanks to black'up and macthemes community)

custom widget box skin and folder skin (thanks to newone from purple kush theme)

bounce animation(thanks aamikam and magnus for posting)

carousel animation for switching between tasks(taken from Multitasking pro app by Royerd) - Works well with itchingthumb

custom wallpaper (taken from insetHD theme on the iphone but modified to have android instead of apple)-u might have to add the wallpaper urself

includes auto brightness fix (from MIUI thread)

this is my first theme and i just figured out how to make it a flashable zip. I know it flashed fine for me so it should work.

also if there are icons you would like to see customized for this let me know.

Note this is based on MIUI 10.29 so i dont know how it will work for previous versions

Screen shots are attached

Download:

Beta 1:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PPOU57FB
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] asqwrd:
Updates for icons

Reserved for updates

Beta 1 Revision A:

-Added more icons

-Polished the background for newly installed apps so it matches other icons better

Link:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=21ZEZ0QV

Beta 1 for 11-5

Updated to work with Miui 11-5

Links:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HXN8YM0P

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11266436/Black'Ups_port_beta_1_11.5_signed.zip

Beta 2 Coming soon

Based on 11.5 stable

More Icons

Changed to newones purple kush dock

Got rid of slide bar image above dock

Links:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11266436/Black'Ups_port_beta_2_11.5_signed.zip

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2YZL4DLB

Template:

Here is a link to the template if anyone wants to make their own icons. feel free to share your icons here that way i can update the theme and make the changes available to everyone whenever I make updates.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1OF4TRTR
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Badious:
It looks really nice.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ExSaint:
Pretty badass looking. Nice work!