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[Captivate General] foxbat121:
Here is the procedure you need to follow:

1. Install the proper driver so that ODIN can see your phone when plugged in. Drivers are listed in the thread where you download ODIN.

2. Open ODIN with phone not attached. Select the firmware file (*.rar) you want to flash in PDA field.

3. Power off the phone and enter into download mode and connect the phone to PC.

4. Wait for the driver to install and your phone recognized. It will show up in one of the boxes in ODIN.

5. Once your phone is recognized, press Start button on ODIN to start the flash process.

6. Leave the PC and phone alone for a few minutes and pray (that your phone didn't get bricked in the process).
[Captivate General] evedavis58:
Ok I got it to recognize but I don't know what (*.rar) I am supposed to flash. Do i just put the cognition folder in it or what.

Thanks for the reply
[Captivate General] evedavis58:
I want to flash cognition but when i press pdf on odin3 it doesn't see it...any ideas?
[Captivate General] bobbylx:
Cog does not use Odin. Just get clockwork recovery and install it. Then boot into recovery and flash cog. Go to stickies in dev section, there are guides.
[Captivate General] evedavis58:
I try to select cognition.rar but says it needs a .tar file. What do I do to make it work?
[Captivate General] bobbylx:
Cog does not install with Odin unless dg added that. You need to unrar it. Download winrar and extract it, see what's inside.
[Captivate General] bobbylx:
This guide lays it out pretty well. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=884364

Personally, here's what I use to do. Go to the Dev section and search for ClockworkMod Recovery. Search that thread for the update.zip. I'm sure it's in there. Put the update.zip on your internal storage, ie, when you plug phone into pc with USB the thing you mount and store file on, not an added SD card.

Boot into stock recovery. Choose reinstall packages, it reboots. Choose reinstall packages again, now your in Clockwork. Choose > install zip from sdcard > choose zip file > then navigate to Cognition (assuming you've put that on your internal storage also) and select it. It flashes, choose reboot. Bam! You're running Cognition.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
You two need to read more before risking your phone. I sense you soon to have two very expensive bricks on your hand.
[Droid 2 General] miketoasty:
So I found a patch that lets you use the 3g mobile hotspot for free. I was just wandering if anyone else has tried it, and if so were you ever charged for anything extra on your bill.

I like being able to use my phone with Infrastructure Wifi but dont want to be charged for something I can do for free.

When I say 3g Mobile Hotspot I mean the app that comes with the droid 2 originally and also uses your phone in infrastructure.

Here is the site I found the patch on: http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/android-hacks/5156-tbh-droid-3g-hotspot-nvram-hack.html
[Droid 2 General] komputerfreek:
Why not just use the free wifi tether apk provided by google?
[Droid 2 General] newk8600:
This is in the Droid 2 information directory but I think the link is to droidforums. Anyway thanks for the link I haven't tried it myself though.
[Droid 2 General] miketoasty:
Because this allows for actually using Infrastructure mode instead of just Ad Hoc.

And I was just wandering if anyone has used this and not recieved any flak from Verizon? Rather not use this for a month and get an extra 50 dollars added to my bill.
[Droid 2 General] Renegade8100:
i have verizon since crackberry 8130 was cool with no-pay tethering and i've used my droid eris for tethering and my data was at 1.4gb one month with no vz flack. haven't had usb tethering on my d2. I am curious about getting wifi hotspot enabled.
[Droid 2 General] JDunc:
I downloaded Barnicle Wi-Fi tethering and it works decently. However, after downloading PDAnet, all I do now is USB tether. It much more efficient and stays connected. Barnicle would sometimes flak off and get down to 0kbs but haven't had that problem with PDA.
[Nexus One General] jeezy.lendy:
call me crazy but i think that fb and twitter recent updates are signs dat show us that 2.3 is almost here?
[Nexus One General] cymru:
You crazy man!
[Nexus One General] jeezy.lendy:
jaja for real? well so im paranoic then. cuz i do think they made the updates in nov cuz 2.3 is comming xD. to have a fresh app for the newest version of android.
[Nexus One General] uansari1:
Awesome... your first two posts on our forum are baseless (and worthless) claims without support or evidence of any kind. :rolleyes:
[Nexus One General] verboten:
Wow, The OP said "I think" which is opinion. I don't see how this is baseless or worthless.
[Nexus One General] kolyan:
crazy ass motherfaka
[Nexus One General] BiTXBoi:
to be a sign that Android 2.3 is almost there, Facebook for Android and Twitter apps should have been released for Android 2.3, not just an update for Android 2.2, I guess
[Nexus One General] diversificationied:
Considering the twitter app was developed inhouse at google, I'm going to say yup.
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
The only reason I can see them creating new Facebook and Twitter apps *FOR* 2.3, would be because they had new features that would only work on 2.3.

Since they've already released it for 2.2, that means no new features, so what would be the connection between the apps and 2.3?
[Nexus One General] Deusdies:
Why do you need signs? 2.3 is almost here. Gingerbread statue is unrevealed, new API levels were shown so... it's definitely "almost" here.
[Nexus One General] diversificationied:
Early look at the overall look of the OS.
[Nexus One General] Rusty!:
Since neither Twitter or Facebook really follow the look of the OS, I doubt it.
[Nexus One General] diversificationied:
Twitter was done internally at google in an attempt to show where the OS will head in terms of asthetics post-froyo.

It was done as a proof of concept.
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
So you're saying all of Android / all the Google Apps will look like the new Twitter?
[Nexus One General] diversificationied:
It's a possibility the design cues will be similar.

We've seen the "thin line" and flatter buttons look on voice search already.

Gmail has those same dividers. The flat palette is also there (when you delete an email you get a green dropdown with white text).

The assets recently dug up inside of the latest Gmaps apk shows the squarer look.

Google has been minimizing resource dependency on all fronts. Removing gradients from images will have a great impact on image assets being pushed over networks (this has more to do with web apps than android apps, but I digress). They have a certain "look" that you can pick up from in all of their products, and it's making it's way into android.

What I meant by early look, is that the team putting the twitter app together has alreayd been working with gingerbread, and possibly honeycomb already.
[Nexus One General] mrbkkt1:
Personally, I think all the nexus 2 talk has pushed gingerbread to a second thought in the nexus forums. As for gingerbread itself... it will get here when it gets here.
[Nexus One General] khaytsus:
OMFG. I just realized the 2 and 3 buttons are next to each other on my laptop. That must mean 2.3 is coming soon!
[Nexus One General] going_home:
Facebook and Twitter are for teenagers and twenty-somethings. Like the famous last words of John Wilkes Booth, "useless useless" . :o
[Nexus One General] uoY_redruM:
Someone one facebook, credible friend of mine, posted he just got the update to 2.3 on his phone.

I asked him what phone he has, he hasn't responded yet.

Looks like OTA is hitting phones!
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
Not true. If it was, it would be blasted all over twitter.
[Nexus One General] ChongoDroid:
My dad is on Facebook, Facebook = easy way to connect to old friends
[Nexus One General] uoY_redruM:
Droid 2.

He has the 2.3 update. I saw it with my own two eyes.
[Nexus One General] :
That's the rom version number, not the android base number. =P
[Nexus One General] erikiksaz:
That MUST be a sign that gingerbread is imminent!!!! Coincidence, I THINK NOT!
[Nexus One General] wtmaxx25:
I Dont see it yet, custom Rom just got a push past weekend, version and kernel update are coming though.
[Nexus One General] mcp2009:
google maps? http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/11/04/google-maps-4-6-gives-us-a-view-of-updated-gingerbread-ui/
[Nexus One General] danger-rat:
Perhaps 23 year olds?!
[Nexus One General] galaxys:
I just saw 2.3 :confused:...Oh that was the magnification number on my glasses lenses :D
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
Lol... :rolleyes: :D

As mentioned previously, that's not the Android version. :cool:
[G2 and Desire Z General] Mftek1:
When I run my speedtest for some reason it only runs the download test halfway then skips to the upload test....

Help?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Turbo Brian:
If you're talking about the website, it does that to me as well. Ironically, the speedtest app from the market does just the opposite. Download works but upload craps out
[G2 and Desire Z General] naria01:
You guys try http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] SmartHat:
no problems here (using App)

Averaged about 5.2 mb down with my last test

1.1 mb up
[G2 and Desire Z General] Mftek1:
I'm using the app and for some reason it only runs half way..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrietHocNhanSinh:
Hello, I used Titanium Backup to delete programs or apps that I do not need. For whatever reason, I received the force close message, couldn't even hit the "force close" the pop still there. I had to turn off the phone then turn it back on. Now, the phone will not go into the phone and will not read sim card, will not turn off. Only thing is remove the battery, that's the only thing to get the phone off.

Please help!!!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
If you didn't pay attention to what you deleted reflash as no one can help if you don't list what it is you've removed. But given the extent of your problem would reflash anyway.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrietHocNhanSinh:
Honestly, I do not remember what I deleted. the "Force Close" message popped up. Although I pressed "Force Close", it did not close at all.

How, I am only see the "Wifi" signal at the top and "Advanced Task/App Killer" icon at the top left.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrietHocNhanSinh:
sorry, had to bump this thread
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Why, what else do you expect to be told?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrietHocNhanSinh:
So there's nothing I could do now? I sent you a PM
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrietHocNhanSinh:
I THINK I accidently deleted /system/default.prop or /system/build.prop
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
I'll just post here. The only thing you can try is to reflash, but if you can't get into flash mode as you said in your pm I don't know what to suggest.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
Try running this - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=825675
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alankstiyo:
he seems to be unable to put the phone in flash mode idk why :s
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
If you are unable to power down to go into flash mode, take the battery out, then connect the USB cable, hold down the back button, and replace the battery. It may take 3 hands (lol) but it worked for me once.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrietHocNhanSinh:
Yup, that's the problem. I've sent a pm to Bin4ry to seek for help at the same time, I have contacted Sony Ericsson as well to maybe, repair. But first and foremost, I am waiting to see any replies from the Bin4ry.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrietHocNhanSinh:
Okay, I'll try your way to see if that works, I'll keep you guys posted.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrietHocNhanSinh:
OMG, it worked!!!! Thanks to you all!!!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alankstiyo:
3 hands worked? or just 2?

glad to hear your phone is back to life
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AyDee:
Nice, glad you got it :cool:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrietHocNhanSinh:
Now I know what to do when it happens again. LOL
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starkruzr:
It suddenly occurred to me that the main reason HTC has locked our handsets is that they don't want to deal with bogus warranty claims and the labor costs thereof. You unlock your G2's NAND, you fry your handset by overclocking too high or doing something else stupid to brick it, and then say "HURR DURR I DUNNO HOW IT GOT THAT WAY." Then they have to expend resources to determine whether or not you screwed it up.

So, what if we paid them in advance for that labor? What if we sent in our handset to have it factory un-write-protected for, say, $20-$50? Would you agree to this kind of deal?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joebobjoe:
Hell no.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortlived:
Hell no all phones that I pay full price for should come completely unlocked. Let's face it these new phones are full blown computers these days. You would expect to buy a computer and have to pay extra for the right to add or delete software would you? The only way I would expect this would be if you got special pricing with a contract stateing that you are not allowed to do such things.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] starkruzr:
"Should" and "will" are two very different things. HTC incurs much more risk with a handset than Toshiba or Dell do with a computer -- for one thing, you can't "brick" a computer. The recovery process with a computer is significantly more standardized and easy to perform than on a smartphone. Computers don't include cellular hardware that is a jealously guarded secret from the user, that has to be accessed with binary blob drivers, that can become irreversibly software-busted if you screw up a software update.

Should there be a standardized cell phone recovery/imaging system so that it's not possible to brick ANY cell phone that uses it? Absolutely. Go develop it. No manufacturer will use it. It's not in their financial interests to do so.

If, however, enough people were to make it clear to a company like HTC that we as hobbyists were willing to incur risk and sign away our right to demand that HTC fix our mistakes... something might start to get through the cracks.

This of course ignores the fact that manufacturers and carriers like to be able to put crapware on our phones that we can't remove... but it's a start.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marqi.k:
I think it's a fair question because so many people tool around, brick their phones and try to get a free replacement somehow. So, I'm not mad at these companies for locking their stuff down. I would not pay extra, but I would jump ship to any company that offers an unlocked phone. I think that would send the best message.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xile6:
no i wouldnt pay but i would allow them to black list my imei in trade for them unlocking the nand.

Now for the people that dont understand what im saying. I am saying that HTC should make a software for unlocking the nand but before it unlocks it reads your imei and sends it to them so they know who unlocked and who didnt
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamjames:
I already paid them right? Why would I have to do it again. Maybe it should be the other way around and you can buy a nand locked phone for extra $$. But let say for a lower cost than insurance?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortlived:
Yes I agree however I blame the people who don't read instructions and try to turn in they're phone. Just pay for insurance and pay the full deductable or don't try changing anything. But that's just a pipe dream. Too many people just don't read enough before doing stuff.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amack10:
Would you pay nike money so you could were your shoes after you bought them from the mall. Why would I pay you to give me acsess to my own phone it should come that way
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gravis86:
I would rather have this as well. I already paid for the phone. It is mine. If they are worried about me making bogus warranty claims, then I should be able to opt-out and get full access to my device in return.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlieton:
The imei number idea I kind of like. Instead of 'blacklisting', let me sign a release of liability where I register my serial number and by doing so waiver any liability from that point on

Sent from deep inside my T-Mobile G2 using XDA App
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naria01:
hell no, we won't go! Hell no, we won't go!! Hell no, we won't go!!! Hell no, we won't go!!!!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thinkjason:
So when your phone legitimately fails due to a hardware issue you can pay full price for a new one? Why would anyone opt for this? That's not even legally feasible. It would violate lemon laws all over the place.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperDave81:
I would be willing to up to $40 so long as there were guaranteed to be tons of ROMS, themes, recovery options, etc... I want my G1 development back!

Only because I'm inpatient however, and sick of waiting for full root and custom recovery. Basically anyone who pledged in the fun money for dev's thread would be saying yes.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewklau:
That is precisely what we do when we agree to "root/unlock" our phones. Essentially voiding our warranty, people who do it accept and understand the risks. HTC, make a legal agreement and we'll all accept it in return you let us Nand unlock!!!

Thanks.

*HOPE A HTC REPRESENTATIVE READS THIS**
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbmm:
Ya, if I didn't pay full price for the phone. Nand locked=discounted price, nand unlocked=full price-- warranty includes movable parts only
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davebu:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/18/intel-wants-to-charge-50-to-unlock-stuff-your-cpu-can-already-d/

*EDIT*

I forgot to add, this is completely ridiculous.. I want my G2 fully unlocked asap, including SIM unlocked.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhcp011235:
My Bounty is already up. If HTC wants to take it to unlock our phones. They can :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhcp011235:
Simunlock i can do for you heheh
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgold708:
I'd bet fewer than 10% of users root their phones, figure a 10% brick rate among those people and that's 1%. Now ask yourself what percentage of people phisically break their phones? Having said that, one thing is controllable the other isn't .

BTW....HELL NO!!!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homis:
I agree with locking the IMEI once the phone is unlocked, after paying full retail I should be given the choice to void my warranty. I am aware of the risks I'm taking when working on my phone and I'm willing to give up warranty in order to do so. This goes right back to the principals that cell phones and computers came from. How many of the original computer engineers and amateur radio operators would have accepted being told they could not modify their equipment, that and how many advances have been made in technology as a result of those experiments / modifications? For me having a background in both, it would be unheard of having such restrictions.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flarbear:
Bad analogy.

You bought a phone from T-Mobile, not a general purpose computing device. You already have full access to this phone - you can make phone calls, you can send text messages, you can manage your email, you can install Android apps that are designed to the Android app interfaces - everything that is expected of a smart-phone device.

But, you discovered that the phone actually has a (potentially) writable NAND memory chip that stores software which controls how the phone functions as a phone and *you* invented this alleged purpose for the device to run whatever system software you want. But, they never sold it to you for that purpose.

This would be like paying Nike money for some shoes, taking them home, and then complaining because you can't insert a new shock absorption core without destroying the shoe. In essence, you would be complaining about them having glued the shoe shut which gets in your way of deconstructing it and substituting your own parts. But, no. Nobody expects Nike to sell you a shoe that has any configurable aspect beyond replacing the shoelaces, usually being able to replace the thin insole layer with a custom built orthotic and occasionally a gimmick part like blinky safety lights or internal pedometers. Any expectation of customization beyond those few examples is not Nike's intention or responsibility.

You bought a phone - make some phone calls and stop whining. If the very smart developers find a way for you to do more with it then that will be exciting, but HTC and T-Mobile's responsibility to you, and any *reasonable* expectations you should have, ended when you successfully made a phone call and installed an app from the Market...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flarbear:
They wouldn't even have to go that far. The Nexus One can have its bootloader unlocked with a simple command from the Android SDK. The command also sets a flag in the phone that cannot be reset that indicates that you unlocked it. An icon even appears on boot to indicate that the bootloader was unlocked.

No need to contact the mother ship with an IMEI - just flag the phone internally...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortlived:
Very good point I just wish the g2 was the new adp2.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SynOfDreams:
There is no way I would pay HTC to unlock my phone, I already paid for the phone it should come unlocked already. I would however accept them blacklisting my imei, or voiding my warranty to unlock it.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amack10:
well t mobile did not give me my 4g of memory like advertised and when asked about it tmobile says that apps take up space. Well give me acsess so I can't delet the 20 apps that came on my phone that I will never use. That also need to put files on ur sd card that store data and take up even more space on my sd. So I can have for 4g to use as I please. My little brother bought a cheap samsung slider phone not even touch screen and he can even delet stock things even the ringers that come on it why is my phone any different.

Edit: and if I wanted to customize my nikes like that I could. Check out nikesb.org they tear down shoes to the sole and customize them. Literally replace the fabrics and everything.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgold708:
Bad analogy.

I can tear down a sneaker with nothing more than a razor blade and a hair dryer. I can then reconfigure it however I want, will I end up with a shoe, who knows. I could also buy a $100,000 car and have the Ecu reflashed for a few hundred bucks, will it void the warrenty, sure but its my car and I'll do whatever I want with it.

This kind of mindset is why America is in the situation its in, its fairly obvious NOBODY purchased a G2 to simply make phone calls, grow a backbone and stand up for your rights as a consumer.