yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dyskmaster:
Ok, so before you outlaw this, please READ THIS:

Here is the situation: I have an HTC pure (in good condition) and a Zune HD (in better condition) and, I was wondering if there is a way to fuze the two together (the zHD's OLED and capacitive touchscreen, as well as the 1ghz processor, and the pure's wireless and RAM). I am not asking for an in depth guide (although I would apreciate one), but simply Is it possible for ANYONE to do something like this (note, I dont care if there is an issue for drivers and getting it to be recognized by Windows Mobile, because I think I could get it to boot android somehow). My origional plan was to try to port windows phone 7 os to my phone, but figured that it would not perform well on such a limited device. any info would be nice, and please don't think I am insane for asking this, you can do something similar with computers cant you? And isn't a smartphone just a tiny (rather limited) computer?

Anyway, just wanted to know...

(ps, if the whole device does not even close or stuff doesn't really fit, idk, it would still be fun to try)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] donaldboyer:
Hello,

I have a Vodafone 845, and I'd like to try a new custom ROM to get a bit more out of this device. I am fairly clued up with most things computer, but new to Android.

1. Can you please suggest a ROM to try? Mr Edition, V8, The Celestial Teapot, or another??

Also, how do I backup my current ROM so that I can restore it if things go bad?

2. Will a new ROM wipe my settings, contacts etc? (I have it synced with a Google account).

3. Is there some sort of a guide to installing a new ROM like a step by step?

Thanks in advance.

Donald Boyer

New Zealand
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xxphonenz:
Hi there,

Fellow NZ 845 user here :)

I've been running Celestial Teapot on my 845 and am very happy with it. I upgraded to the newest version (RLS3), this morning and so far all good.

There's a comprehensive 'how to' a bit further down the page which I followed and wasn't too hard to do.

You will loose ALL contacts, phone settings etc. when you upgrade so it's best if you're prepared ie. backup your contacts at the very least and you should be good to go.

Good luck!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] donaldboyer:
Hey! Dunedin here!

OK, maybe I'll try Celestial Teapot.

As for backing up, what's the best way to do that? Just copy contacts to SIM? Or can I back it all up to a PC?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xxphonenz:
Wellington here :)

Best way to backup your contacts would be via the Android PC suite which comes with the phone. Once installed and sync'd you should be fine but just in case export all your contacts to a '.mdb' file so that in the event that something goes wrong with either the phone or the software you can import the said file.

Okay, that should be it - good luck!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] donaldboyer:
OK thanks.

Do you know how to back up the original Vodafone ROM that's in the phone now? So I can restore if needed?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xxphonenz:
I never bothered backing up what was there, in fact I only used the phone stock for about 5mins before upgrading to teapot - haven't regretted it.

If you do find a way of backing up the Rom though I'm all ears :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sam11rox11:
Backup

You can backup through Clockwork Mod recovery by going to Backup/Restore and clicking backup. It will store it on your SD card. If you want to reinstall that backup, go back to Backup/Restore and click Restore.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xxphonenz:
Wow thanks! yeah CMR is the way to go indeed, although I sold my V845 6 months ago and am enjoying the Dual core goodness of an LG O2x ;)
[Captivate General] jc2470:
We need a Rom sub forum under samsung captivate so all the roms are in one places and not all mixed up under development.
[Captivate General] Mac11700:
Wouldn't they still need to be in the development forum..since most are a works in progress ? I could see having a sticky with links and screen shots of them but they would have to be locked down otherwise they would get cluttered up with all of the questions being asked about them..

Mac
[Captivate General] jc2470:
yes locked down or something cause they are freaking cluttered now.
[Captivate General] boborone:
I'll bump it now. Guy tried to put together a sticky like this, but never got stickied.

Well can't find it now.

Nvm got it

From a phone on an app
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
I had a professor once that told me "clutter is a sign of brilliance". So finding anything in the dev forum would make you a Mensa candidate. :rolleyes:

Swyping...please read slowly!
[Captivate General] peachpuff:
But where would the feedback go though... and all those "how do i turn on my phone so i can install this rom" questions? :)
[Captivate General] sold1erjjt:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=835928

im trying to gather resources to make a website devoted to presenting ROM's in a easy to use way. check it out. thanks
[Captivate General] insaneturbo13:
so ive been pondering on this all day and this is my conclusion:

how about the development section actually being a developement section, and all "what modem should i use?" or "will this work the the i900 kernal?" or the "when is the updated version coming out?" could go in the q&a section where they belong, what we need are more mods that are a little more active in moving threads and deleting unnecessary posts out of the development section, can you imaging how much more smooth our devs could work if they didnt have to sort through 20 posts to find one that might help them with the actually development.

oh and one more thing, that captivate bible thing, that was an excellent idea, would have done a lot of great things and helped many people, but no one goes through and updates it, what a waste :/
[Captivate General] Mac11700:
I found this a while back. I found out quite a-bit about our phones from it...Seems to me since this is already up and running..maybe the owner wouldn't mind adding a section for custom Roms and maybe the themes as well ? Wouldn't hurt to ask them anyway..I did just a few minutes ago

Mac
[Captivate General] zelendel:
The easiest way is to look for the threads Labled {Rom}? This has been brought up over and over again. It tried a few times but never went anywhere as most at to busy to keep the roms on more then one website. As for the questions being asked they belong in the thread for the rom they use and not in Q&A.
[Captivate General] jc2470:
I think he was talking about all the other questions in the development section. What Im talking about is something like just roms in a section, if u want to ask questions or talk about rom fine but be only under that rom thread, U would have a Section Clean of all kinds of post and other development stuff, Have a certain format for titles in the rom section, where it would be uniform. I know there still under development but it would be clean, and easy to find.
[Captivate General] wjcaptivate:
I like this idea. It should be formatted sort of like DG's thread. All questions goes on that thread for development and on the first page the links would point to the ROM section where people can download the roms they need look at screen shots.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] AvatarOfFrost:
I would really like to change to stock android ugly orange selector highlights with something like a red or blue?

Is there anyway to do this?

thanks
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SteelH:
Someone already did a blue one here amongst other things.
[Flipout and Charm General] nemesishaven:
My wife's got a flipout, and loves it except for one thing:

When she's in a voice call, sometimes it will randomly hang up (not due to network issues). The only thing I can think of is the touchscreen might be touching her cheek and pressing the hangup button.

My question is--is there a way to disable the screen in call or set it so that only closing the phone will terminate the call? I've searched settings and come up empty.
[Flipout and Charm General] ghostwheel:
If you press the lock button (small button) during a call, then the screen becomes inactive. I'm not sure how to do that automatically. Probably possible with the app 'tasker'.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nophinity:
I flashed to JPO official a few hours ago and apparently Fast Web Installer feat not working.

Basicly when I click install on the site I get a 'There was an error sending app to phone'. And i get a file not found error on the device?

Fix?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ian_Cog:
Same issue here.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nophinity:
I should mention that I tried a factory reset. And it didn't fix it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgclifton:
I read something about an incompatibility but can't remember exactly what it was. Might be worth emailing the devs?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kill3rmus:
Hello, I was wondering if there's any way to make the background "live wallpaper" in timescape to default live wallpaper in main screen?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alankstiyo:
haven't seen it working o.0

always using a live wallpaper but when checking timescape nothing else happens
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kill3rmus:
My question is kinda confusing. I meant the background in timescape, it's moving/live. So I was wondering if I could use it as my default.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JUICHI:
Hello,

I'm also looking for your same request.

Searching in internet but no one know how to save timescape 2.1 animated wallpaper to use it like home background wallpaper.

No new news here on XDA?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
Probably from JPM the gallery app has been very buggy and slow, most of the time my photos come in duplicates after a few gallery sessions at other times the gallery loading is so slow and its taking 100% CPU resources good for 15mins..

Can anyone post a copy of the following gallery versions that came with these firmwars

JM9,JPC,JPH,JPK... Thanks!
[Fascinate General] nightfox11:
Can anyone provide me with the fascinate weather clock APK for my samsung Captivate plz. thank u
[Fascinate General] wwalker1017:
i hope this is the file you're looking for, got it from my /system folder. let me know if that's not it (or if you know the filename that would be even easier)
[Fascinate General] cyberranger87:
I can't get the apk to load. Tried simply running the apk after copying to my phone (rooted) then tried Sideload Wonder Machine for good measure. It gives me a INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT failure message.

Bummer. Anyone else have success putting this on the Captivate?
[Fascinate General] ashasaur:
You can't just install a system apk. You have to use root explorer to place it in your system folder.

Moderated from my HTC HD2 using XDA Premium App
[G2 and Desire Z General] Soaa-:
I was wondering if it would be possible to flash a ROM without an S-OFF hboot. The logic is as follows:

The NAND lock is performed by the hboot.

Flashing is performed by the recovery OS.

We can now disable the NAND lock using a kernel module regardless of the hboot.

Could the recovery OS disable the NAND lock and flash a ROM without using an S-OFF hboot?

There are a few reasons against flashing the S-OFF hboot, namely, it's less risky, and easier to revert to factory if a warranty claim needs to be made.
[G2 and Desire Z General] xile6:
Simple answer NO.

Long answer, you can't flash a custom rom without a custom recovery.

You can't flash a custom recovery without and unlock hboot.

So what ur saying will not work because u will not be able to flash the recovery.

Also no risk if u follow the steps. And reverting is as easy as running pc10img

Also this needs to be move to gen thread
[G2 and Desire Z General] coolbho3000:
Technically, you can probably use dd to reflash the recovery partition instead of hboot, which would allow you to install custom ROMs because the NAND is always unlocked in recovery.

But nobody is going to do that, and there are catches: even then you still can't write to /system without Android without the hack :p S-OFF is best.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Soaa-:
I agree that S-OFF is best, but there might be people who are reluctant to flash an hboot. I figured ROMs can include the kernel module that disables the lock, so they would be able to write to /system.

If it's easy to restore to factory though, I guess there isn't much point in working around the lock all the time like that. S-OFF it is then.
[G2 and Desire Z General] MattKilla:
If I missed it, would it be possible to go S-OFF, flash a custom ROM, then go S-ON again?
[G2 and Desire Z General] fastludeh22:
ok this is a debate i had going on in dz forum. you can flash clockwork recovery via rom manager and prob dd cmd after running the wpthis.ko. you can also perm root it as we know. it has been done in dz forum.

now i agree with you. at this point you should be able to boot into recovery and flash whatever you want and have perm root. however WP will still be on when booted into andriod which can be good and bad depending on how you look at it. (noobs vs pain in ass). this leaves u 2 options. reboot to recovery for any changes, or run the wpthis.ko make changes, reboot.

that being said. heres the prob with having s-on. if you screw up your phone you have less of a chance fixing it. (currently helping someone in this position).

ot anyone know of stock rom in update.zip format?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Mikey:
That's not true......i'm proof
[G2 and Desire Z General] wilnotdie:
Would need atleast a recovery which uses test keys or simply ignores them.

With the wpthis.ko u could dd other imgs but not enough for a rom as you can not access the system while you are on it.

If you had an S-off hboot u can atleast fastboot the images without the recovery.

Right?
[Venue Pro General] gshocker:
Looks like the Microsoft stores may be exchanging units with people who purchased them this week. This article -

http://www.tmonews.com/2010/11/dell-venue-pro-suffering-wifi-problems/

Seems to indicate that they people who purchased the unit will be able to exchange them for ones that do not have batteries labeled as Engineering Samples. I called my local store and they said they were not sure when they would be getting them back but would call once they did.

Now I am not sure if this is a real issue (I have not had the WiFi problems) or just something that Microsoft wants to take care of quick. Anyone else have contact with their Microsoft store yet about this issue?
[Venue Pro General] JoeTheFro:
I exchanged mine today. No questions, i mentioned the wifi issue and the battery... and all was taken care of.

The store was so awesome about the issue that they even hooked me up with a free 1 year zune pass.
[Venue Pro General] 937dytboi:
What are you serious, which store is this, I called the Illinois store and was asking them about it and they were sold out on the 8th
[Venue Pro General] JoeTheFro:
California
[Venue Pro General] Arcarsenal:
My brother and I and my two coworkers purchased them from the Oakbrook, IL store on the 8th. We all received calls from the Microsoft store this evening and I can confirm what you've read. They didn't know anything about the storage onboard, but said to expect a call near the end of the week. My brother for sure has the WiFi issue, I do not, and my two coworkers haven't even tried their WiFi yet.
[Venue Pro General] Sangheili:
Joe, You must have been in line with me @ the Cali store. Did you go to Mission Viejo?

Looks like I got an engineering sample too but i'm back home in WA state!
[Venue Pro General] gshocker:
Dell is now saying that replacement units will be at stores at the end of next week. Seems they made a full statement here -

http://en.community.dell.com/dell-b...eries-on-some-dell-venue-pro-smartphones.aspx
[Venue Pro General] JoeTheFro:
Yah, thats the one i went to. But i didnt wait in line, i got there later (11:30-12) and snagged the last one.
[Venue Pro General] the_scotsman:
More info on this: http://en.community.dell.com/dell-b...eries-on-some-dell-venue-pro-smartphones.aspx
[Venue Pro General] Sangheili:
Ah, I left right before 11:30AM.
[Venue Pro General] Sangheili:
Looks like since i bought the phone while traveling, Microsoft Store will be mailing me the replacement next week. And a 1yr zune pass! Amazing customer service...
[Venue Pro General] gshocker:
Was just at my local Microsoft store (for an unrelated issue) and they took my info and said they expected them sometime next week. Will be a shipment just for the initial buyers. This store had sold 10 units.
[Venue Pro General] 937dytboi:
thats bullcrap I want my Dell Venue Pro
[Venue Pro General] leepenguin:
No 3G and Edge internet connection

Just GSM?

Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aminj:
Ok guys, I am a new android user and I do want to upgrade to Android 2.2

But it seems like there are 1000 versions of it! Can somebody explain the differences and good things and bad things about them. Or, at least just tell me which one is the best to install! :D

Thanks...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeenNotScene:
Honestly, the best way to find out what you like best is by flashing them and deciding for yourself.

That said, the majority of rom pages have listed what is included or removed as well as the dev's personal tweaks.

Personally, i am running the latest cognition, but i have flashed just about everything on here probably.

Test a few out, get comfortable with the process, and make you own well informed decision :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aminj:
Best Rom

Thanks, but Cognitive group is giving a new version almost every other day! this way you can not install any app! I was thinking if there is any comparison between ROMs. I dont know some benchmark, like how fast is one , how accurate the GPS is , how much original code is used in the ROM or similar things...Is tehre any place that I can find a list of all the ROMS and at least some brief information about each one?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
You backup your apps with titanium back up. When I flash a new cog 15-20 minutes tops from flash to final setup.

As far as what is best is an opinion. I will say this though, some are for more advanced users, so you better read and be sure of yourself.

I have only flashed cog roms and knock on wood I have avoided catastrophic mistakes.

Captivate

Cog 2.2
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeyMike01:
Any of the i9000 ROMs are the best.

Cognition is the easiest to install.

Your choice.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newter55:
None of the cooked roms are perfect for you, rather you are looking for one that meets most of your needs, just as stock is meant to satisfy the masses and as such it stinks.

That being said, if you are just starting out try cognition as it is easy and you can find all your questions answered in that thread if you read. And you don't have to flag every version.

You will likely find though that there are many other alternatives depending on what you are looking for, hsupa, bt voice, oc,/uv, on and on, and flashing can become an addiction.

swyped from a captivate running doc's jpo+setiron kernel
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
As an android newbie cognition had allowed me to flash roms without blowing my phone up. They are a major upgrade over stock and do not require a degree in com sci to install .

Captivate

Cog 2.4
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeenNotScene:
Right. My best advice is to learn how to flash, learn clockwork mod, and learn adb terminal commands. Once you are familiar with these three things you will have a better understanding of what it is you are looking for.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SeenNotScene:
I can offer one bit of advice, I was a noob to android before the captivate and i can tell you, before you get flamed, always do a search before posting any questions.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhiannon224:
I agree with MikeyMike. I love the I9000 ROMS, but start out with the easy stuff first. The I9000's are a usually more involved with flashing kernels and modems, hsupa, oc/uv, lagfixes and the like are definately not for beginners. I used Cognition in the beginning because it was easily packaged and in a noob friendly package. The more I read the more I experimented with things, I am now a flash junkie. Read the development section of the forum, that's where all the goodies are. Get familiar with Odin, ClockworkMod Recovery and Titanium Backup, they are a flashers best friend. Learn about kernels, modems, and ROMS, understand what they are an what they do to your phone, read the threads before flashing and you will find everything you need to know, any trouble you may encounter and how to recover from problems. Welcome aboard!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] aceoyame:
With my last release I hit 3.943 Mflops in linpack which is a new record. Meaning we are now not the slowest phone with android development! On http://www.greenecomputing.com/apps/linpack/linpack-by-device/ the phone MB501 is now thoroughly defeated along with runs on some other phones. I believe this is call for some celebration! A milestone in development for us.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] yelybely:
Awesome!! Congratulations :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] scooter1556:
Haha, i guess it is, our phone is officially slightly better then the worst Android phone on the market :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] albertorodast2007:
Dont forget about yaffs fixed!

This and scoot fixing yaffs!! who need more for a merry xmas? :rolleyes: :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bangrahman:
I apologise in advance if there is a solution already mentioned for this, but, after trying to install a custom ROM (LeeDroid 2.2f), it failed and now when I turn my phone on it goes straight to the bootscreen and I'm not sure what to do. If someone could point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Znuff:
Select Recovery and flash whatever ROM you want.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anman.x:
10char10char
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psy07:
wipe and flash again