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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luisboom:
ok so was running miui on a rooted incredible i accidently formatted my sd card and now my phone hangs on the HTC screen. i can get into recovery but whenever i try to flash a rom it says my sd card wont mount. any help is greatly appreciated.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thehoovie:
I hear this can happen if the SD card is not formatted as FAT 32

Sent from my Incredible
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luisboom:
i checked and it is formatted to fat 32, i have tried downloading a few other zips to see if it will let me flash any of them and i keep getting installation aborted errors im stumped i have been looking at forums for hours and havent found anything
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam_NCNN:
Format your card again, I use a utility from the SD card association

http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luisboom:
do you know of any thing that will work on a mac? again thanks for the help guys
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wwjdd44:
find a friend with a windows machine............I do not think my mac gives a true fat32 format.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Scanlite:
GOOD NEWS FOR VODAFONE UK USERS WAITING ON FROYO 2.2

​

Connected my Galaxy S to Keis this morning at 0700 GMT & was greeted with the mesage firmware update available

Proceeded with firware upgrade & am now running Froyo 2.2 Build Number: FROYO.BUJP7

Upgrade went very smoothly using the latest version of Keis.

The Vodafone badging & splash screens have also dissapeared!

:D

The phone is functioning 100% & does seem faster & less laggy, although as i have just upgraded i will reserve a full judgement untill i have time to test properly.

My Phone is with Vodafone UK & is completely stock with no rooting history or tweaks of any kind!

Cheers gang

Dave
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] BigQ:
How to upagrade to this version??
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] marv101:
Just got a text by vodafone to tell me it's available (despite my handset being unbranded). Their FAQs say that due to customer feedback, it removes the vodafone animations and 360 services :) Bout time Vodafone listened to customers!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] torres76:
Yeah I had the h1 the 360 thing was **** sent it back after a week. But bought the galaxy sim-free been running 2.2 for ages now on voda.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] tobeyp:
So I won a very nice looking MT3GS on eBay, knowing full well it was stuck in fastboot. The guy said it had a software problem just needed to be reflashed, but he didn't have an SD card so he didn't do it. $130 and all I have to do is reflash it? What a deal!

But after receiving it today and playing with it for several hours, I realized this wasn't going to be that simple. First, because the volume buttons don't do anything, so I can't move around in fastboot. And second, because after trying to insert an SD card, I noticed the writing on a microSD card which was already inside the slot but was broken in half...(ugh). So I took it apart and noticed this phone has obviously taken a swim...I also found the volume switch ribbon to be broken in half (ugh, again...), which I assume was from a botched drying attempt.

I'm trying to get my money back right now. I'm pretty furious. But if I can't, is there any hope for this thing? Could a faulty touch screen could be causing it to go into fastboot? I disconnected the display cable and powered it up, and the motor vibrates as if it's booting normally, but I don't know if that means anything.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] smockonallama:
If you don't get any response from the seller then there is another recourse. If you paid for the device through paypal then you can file a claim through them. Paypal will take care of contacting the seller. If they don't respond then they must give you your money back. If you can provide proof that the item was not as described then you should be fine.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] fermunky:
This is precisely the case. The buyer protection policy allows you to put a claim in with PayPal. You basically state the phone has signs of water damage, and the claim is that water damage was not disclosed in the item description. They'll first pull the money from the seller, then ask you to send the phone to them. If they favor your side, you'll get the money and the seller will get the device back.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] hellhound1:
Do this: disassemble the phone, and soak it in denatured alcohol for a few minutes, let it air dry for about an hour and reassemble. But it has to be denatured alcohol, nothing else. The alcohol will make any leftover moisture evaporate.

That was the issue with my phone, the ebayer said it had taken a swim and was stuck in fast boot. Basically the buttons were shorting causing it to hold down the volume button.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] tobeyp:
Thanks for the responses guys. Yeah, I was thinking the controls on the face are shorting out. That's what it acts like.

So I contacted the seller, and he was very sympethetic about the situation. He said he bought it from someone else and didn't know it was in this kind of condition. He said I could send it back for a full refund or keep and take a partial refund. I'm tempted to take the partial and fix the phone up, but I don't know how much of a refund I should ask for. How much do you think it's worth in its present condition?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] DarkScorpion01:
I'd get your money back. The prices on these phones are dropping fast, so I don't see much point in trying to flip it.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] megan23247:
I think u should keep it and ask him to send you $70-$80 back then try an fix it...atleast that's what I would do.

Sent from rooted Mytouch slide.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] tobeyp:
Decided to take Megan's advice, as I like a good challenge. The seller (who turned out to be awesome btw) agreed to my offer, so I wound up paying $40 shipped for it. I can live with that. Time to fully disassemble it and work some magic...
[myTouch 3G Slide General] proresearch:
Hey keep us updated, not sure about smart phones but the freezer trick always worked for me on the older flip phones for water swims.

my laptop i spilled water all over it, and it stopped working, took out hard drive, cd drive, etc, and i soaked the motherboard in Alchohol for an hour and then let it dry for a week, put it all together and it worked again, only thing i had to replace was the keyboard which was 20 bucks on ebay.
[Desire HD General] stebo148:
Hi,

My Desire HD's location and timezone keep randomly changing from UK to Nanping, China. This is extremely annoying as if I don't spot it before going to bed there's a chance my alarm clock won't go off at the intended time. (sometimes it does switch back automatically, though usually I need to make a call for it to remember what country it is in)

I've not been able to notice a pattern that triggers the switch so far (e.g. always switching location after launching a certain app). Is anyone else having this problem?

For the time being I've set my clock to no longer detect the timezone automatically, but, as I travel quite a bit with work, auto timezone detection is a pretty useful feature so I would like to try and find a way to resolve the problem properly.

Any thoughts and tips welcomed,

Stebo148
[Desire HD General] aroy7:
I found that whenever my signal dropped out and my phone was in standby it would prompt me for my time zone again when i unlocked it......quite annoying since my reception at work is always in and out.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forzanerazzurri:
I currently have flashed the worldwide 2.1 on my x10 because I am tired of waiting for Rogers to update it. I know I have to flash it back in a few months to get new updates as SEUS wont work with the flash I currently have. If I use the backup and restore feature in 2.1 what happens when I go back to 1.6 to get the new update? Do I just not restore it until I reflash to 2.1?

Sorry if this is confusing.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iridaki:
This is rather confusing... :D

But, if you are using the SE Backup Restore app, then you should be fine in any case,

it works for both 1.6 and 2.1.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] donaldboyer:
My Vodafone 845 is running the original Vodafone NZ ROM. How do I back this up before testing a custom ROM?

I want to be able to restore if it all goes bad!

Thanks!

Donald

NZ
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] reukiodo:
!!! ANY RADIO UPDATE COULD BRICK YOUR PHONE !!!

You have been warned​

Info:

If you haven't updated to OTA (or can't because you deleted the faulty Google Googles) but still want the updated radio, you can apply the firmware.zip found in the latest OTA.

Setup:

Download and open the OTA (e4aaacea73af.OTA_Vision_TMUS_1.22.531.8-1.1.19.531.1_release_signed.zip)

Extract the 'firmware.zip' file out (to your desktop or some folder)

Rename the 'firmware.zip' file you extracted to 'PC10IMG.zip'

Copy (or move) PC10IMG.zip to the root of your G2 microSD card

Charge your G2 to FULL battery

Flash:

Power off your G2

Plug your G2 into AC power

Boot into the G2 bootloader by holding VOL_DOWN and press POWER, continuing to hold VOL_DOWN until the bootloader screen appears

Wait while it checks the PC10IMG.zip file

Press VOL_UP to flash

WAIT

Press POWER to reboot (it actually turned my G2 off, and I had to turn it back on)

Result:

You will have the OTA radio without updating to OTA. Since the OTA didn't update the bootloader (SPL/HBOOT), you will still have S-OFF if you applied it before. You will need to re-flash a custom recovery if you had one before, as well as reapply Cyanogen's bacon-bits if you had applied this before.

Notes:

I lost WiFi when rebooting into Android. I used RomManager to reflash ClockworkMod recovery, then rebooted into recovery to reflash Cyanogen's bacon-bits. This restored my WiFi.

Reference:

OTA - T-Mobile nationwide OTA UPDATE

S-OFF - [GUIDE] Perma-root and S-OFF!!

ClockworkMod recovery - [RECOVERY] ClockworkMod Recovery for G2

Bacon Bits - [ADDON] Vision BaconBits
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Sv3nt3k:
Oh, the irony! I couldn't update the OTA because of Google Goggles being uninstalled. Prior to that, I backed up my phone through Clockworks Recovery, so I applied that (which had Goggles installed), did the OTA update, and then went through re-rooting my phone.

I wish this was posted sooner but oh well. I've got OTA installed after a pre-OTA root and re-rooted it.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] scribbin:
Thank you for this!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] scribbin:
I did everything as instructed, but still couldn't get the ota to work. I have pre ota root and clockworkmod recovery... could the recovery be interfering with it? Been trying to get stock recovery with no luck. I still have the old radio. Pc10img.zip is recognized, but after it says parsing it, just returns to the menu of the hboot... what am I doing wrong?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] reukiodo:
This doesn't actually apply the WHOLE OTA, just the boot, radio, and recovery. The radio is the only thing I wanted, but I am unable to make a successful update.zip for just the radio. If anyone has experience with this, please PM me.

A few things to try:

- check the filesize; your PC10IMG.zip (originally firmware.zip) file should be exactly 19,364,782 bytes (windows might report size-on-disk larger)

- use a different microsd card

- format the card fat32

- put PC10IMG.zip as the only file on the card

I flashed this from the S-OFF HBOOT-0.76.2000 SPL. I also retraced my steps and successfully reflashed it over the 26.03.02.08_M radio I already have now.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] scribbin:
It worked! I found out what I was doing wrong. I didn't unzip the ota. (Thought you were calling it firmware.zip as a shortcut, my bad) Telling me the file size helped me determine what I was doin wrong. Thank you so much!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] El_Nino9:
hello OP,

erm flash radio through fastboot! you have that option now. why risk a brick?

in my opinion, better instructions would be.

1)download OTA

2)using zip extra the OTA and find the radio.img file

3)Enter phone into fastboot mode (how you checked you had s-off and then using volume down navigate to fastboot)there may be a better way i own a desire hd

4)depending on how you have set up your SDK folder, i.e. if you have added path variables you can adb and fastboot from anywhere. so if that is the case(which is the correct way to set up sdk as mentioned on development site) you can fastboot the radio. all you do is CD to the directory in cmd/terminal i.e.

cd /home/user/Desktop/OTAEXTRACT [then press enter]

fastboot flash radio radio.img [enter]-without the space after the img ofcourse

and it will flash

but you as an OP should show the md5 checksum for the radio.img or even the zip once the user puts it on the SD CARD it should be checked they are not flashing a corrupt file.

you tried and it worked so post the md5sum up of the files
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] g1junky:
to anybody who downgraded to get rid of the vibrating, this radio brings it back :(

Edit: Downgrading radio to stock fixes it.. just extract radio.img from stock rom and with your g2 in fastboot run:

fastboot flash radio radio.img and reboot and the vibrating should be gone
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sundar2012:
So this reflashes the OTA kernel?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] cparekh:
I'm not sure I understand the order of radio releases. This update flashes your radio to 26.03.02.08_M. However, in the photos you have attached, the radio is listed 26.03.02.26_M. 26 is greater then 08, so would not the 26 radio be the later release?

I am sure you completely understand what you are flashing, but if someone could point it out to obtuse, old me, I would surely appreciate it.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] chubb16:
I still had the pre-OTA radio on my device, i rooted and flashed cm 6.1.1 as soon as i got the phone. I think this might fix my problems i am having when i enter a roaming area, and maybe even the occasional crash where the power button doesnt work and i gotta pull the battery.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] apollostees:
I'm rooted and running CM6.1.1.

After applying this, all my apps force close nonstop. I can't even see my home screens, app drawer or anything.

I can't even nandroid because I got a stock recovery. Anyone know how to beat this?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] reukiodo:
If you're rooted, you can clear the dalvik-cache (and then reboot) which might help.

rm -r /data/dalvik-cache
rm -r /cache/dalvik-cache

If you aren't rooted, you might have to do a full wipe.
[G2 and Desire Z General] veritasaequita:
Does anyone know if by any means it might be possible to use our G2 as a bluetooth earpiece with speaker on of course for use with a playstation 3? i hate all the dinky earpieces and it just seems like it would be a really great feature and we have made some pretty good bluetooth advancment over the past few years. Just wanted to shoot that out there to see if i can get any input or ideas on the possibility of this option. Thanks, veritasaequita
[G2 and Desire Z General] theratdude64:
That would be pretty cool, or for XBOX. I only use it for borderlands System Link Games but having a way to just have my phone play it instead of a stupid headset would be awesome :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] El_Nino9:
i've been thinking the exact same thing, but not for the g2 as i don't own it lol more like the G1 :) i am thinking of getting desire z some time early next year (due upgrade on december 10th but to leave the plan im on to save monies)

that would be interesting though will keep an eye on this post.

as for the xbox, does it have bluetooth?
[G2 and Desire Z General] greengoldmello:
I was looking for an app for this not too long ago. Yes Xbox has Bluetooth for its controllers, but I don't believe its accessible
[G2 and Desire Z General] theratdude64:
Sounds like the best we get is the Wii Controller lol
[G2 and Desire Z General] Blackman778g:
I asked with no true answer

I asked this along time ago when I owned a G1, they said it may be possible but no one ever put the idea to test. Im guessing the G2 has more bluetooth capabilities being a newer device and probably can do it. I think we need a developer.

I have the G1 here willing to test anything dangerous and the G2 is the baby :cool:
[G2 and Desire Z General] theratdude64:
My understanding when I had my MyTouch 3G was that the Nexus One had a higher level of Bluetooth that could access the Wii Controller and my phone could not. I'm sure it's the same kinda thing.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Veggies:
I would think it should. Ps3 uses bluetooth 2.0 and says is backwards compatable with bt 1.0 i dont have a ps3 and dont use bluetooth so i cant be certian but it should be a software issue so an app is needed

Sent from my 100% chineese sweat camp assembled HTC Vision using the lead filled qwerty keypad with XDA App
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forzanerazzurri:
This social phonebook is pretty complicated.

I am currently experiencing duplicate emails for SOME of my contacts. I know one is from the google sync and one from the SE sync. Any way to fix this?

Also, what is the point of using the backup and restore for your contacts (as I did) if they just use these 2 other syncing services?

Also when you turn sync on, when does it sync? Any time there is a change to the phonebook?

So bloody confusing and complicated.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJBoxer:
try a program called contact analyzer 2 from market which will sort your dupes
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kraven0731:
dude, i tried the contact analyzer 2 but it cannot delete the duplicates.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buddha:
Then delete them manualy.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrljlamon:
I think the Google contact sync is what causes it. Mine had 4 of each so I went Into contact settings and changed what contacts were displayed and. Now there's one of each again. I'm using 2. 2 Rom.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FarmerBobSE-X10:
Deselect the other agendas. Leave just one phone book.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peo306:
this happend bcoz u run two diffrent sysc with google n sony Ericsson so its normale

i advise u to delete all of them n the same time disable sysnc servece after try to actif just google for example or sony (where r ur full contactes) then when u get ur contactes correctlly try to backup them to SD i think this is perfect one
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leesah:
Some apps disappeared from Market (can no longer be found with either browsing by category or using the search function) after I flashed CM 6.0/6.1 ROM, including FoxyRing, PingChat, Seesmic, Foursquare, etc.

I have tried MarketAccess.apk, no luck.

Could anyone help me please?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leesah:
Is this because of the Android version? Is froyo not supported by those apps?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leesah:
OK I admit this a stupid question. Of course it is because Android 2.2 is not supported by those apps. :-S
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ante0:
I find all of the above apps when searching for them. Using Floyo 1.1.9, which is a 2.2 rom
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leesah:
Thank you for your information! I will try replacing my Vending.apk with that from a Floyo ROM and do some investigation.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leesah:
Tried Vending.apk from Floyo. No luck.

Also compared system versions between the two ROMs. Didn't see any difference.

Totally confused now...
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leesah:
Attached are screenshots to show the version information of my current ROM and the Vending.apk.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leesah:
It's driving me crazy!

I just flashed Floyo, installed FoxyRing, Foursquared, Seesmic, PingChat with the Market, and saved the four apk files in my sdcard.

Then I restored my CM6.1-RC1 and try to install the four apk files I just saved.

But my phone won't let me install them. It just keeps saying "not installed".

What is the trick that Floyo ROM has done to make it work??
[Galaxy S I9000 General] psp888:
Missing Apps on 2.2 JPO are finally showing in the Market without any hacks. For me they are anyway.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rdy2go:
+1 (at last!)
[Vibrant General] a4 moda:
Hey guys, I love this community. I would like to seek some insight before I make a decision.

This is my 3rd samsung vibrant.

All previous ones oc no problem. But this one fc's and freezes. So I'm guessing it's a hardware issue.

I'm out of the buyers remorse period already. But if I wanted to get a warranty exchange is it worth it? In other words, will the phone they send me suck more then what I have now? Will it be a refurb?

I'm just looking for some personal experience or insight on the matter.

Thanks everyone.
[Vibrant General] xsilvercivicx:
ya

yes it will be a refurb.. only time you get a new phone is do an insurance claim. will it suck?? who knows.. that the luck of the draw.. good luck
[Vibrant General] a4 moda:
Thanks for the quick reply. I really appreciate it. Hmmm. This 3rd phone was brand new too but look where it got me.

So long as tmobile doesn't save all the declocked vibrant s for warranty purposes only, I should be able to get one that is superior to my current hardware.

In addition to having a crappy core, this phone has a very insensitive touch screen. drastically less sensitive than my two previous vibrants.
[Vibrant General] Shack544:
Wondering what happened to your first two "brand new" Vibrants that worked perfectly?
[Vibrant General] Br1cK'd:
Not all phones can handle being oc'd, and when its forced on them they hang constantly. From the manufacturer's standpoint there is nothing wrong with your phone as its not meant to be oc'd. Flash a froyo rom, and overclocking the phone (and unnecessarily stressing the hardware) will be the furthest thing from your mind.

Sent from my Vibrant running Macnut R10
[Vibrant General] a4 moda:
Good Q.

First phone, bricked after ji6 update. No dl mode. No recovery node. No odin. No screen. No vibrant. No galaxy s. Nada. This was by all means the first ever bricked vibrant. Lucky me.

Brand new one.

Phone 2,

Wifi wouldn't with without data reception. Inherent hardware defect. Flashed a million things on there and same problem. Also it was hardware locked, as I couldn't get into recovery. The buttons did nothing upon startup. So back to the store to exchange.
[Vibrant General] a4 moda:
They don't need to know that. To be fair you didn't answer any of my questions, but thanks for the input anyway.

My goal us to find out whether I will be able to get a better phone that cash be overclocked or if I'm doomed to receive inferior hardware, that's all.
[Vibrant General] Br1cK'd:
I guess I was thinking too karmically. Claiming it does not work because it won't do something it wasn't meant to do in the first place not only cheats the company but continues to drive the prices up for consumers because of returns such as what you pose here. Companies have to eat the cost of "defective" hardware thats not defective at all, and those costs trickle down.

Off my soap box now. You will of course do what you wish, just offering a different point of view.

Sent from my Vibrant running Macnut R10