yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab General] rotohammer:
adb shell

Now you're executing commands on the phone:

su
dd if=/dev/block/bml1 of=/sdcard/bml1.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml2 of=/sdcard/bml2.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml3 of=/sdcard/bml3.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml4 of=/sdcard/bml4.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml5 of=/sdcard/bml5.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml6 of=/sdcard/bml6.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml7 of=/sdcard/bml7.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml8 of=/sdcard/bml8.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml9 of=/sdcard/bml9.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml10 of=/sdcard/bml10.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml11 of=/sdcard/bml11.dump bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/bml12 of=/sdcard/bml12.dump bs=4096

tar -zcvf /sdcard/firmware.tar.gz /sdcard/bml*.dump
exit
exit

Now you're back on your computer, time to pull the firmware over:

adb pull /sdcard/firmware.tar.gz .

Then pm me for my email address to send firmware.tar.gz to.
[Galaxy Tab General] TurckBoatTruck:
Looks like a new EURO firmware has been released -- P1000XXJK5:

http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-p1000.htm
[Galaxy Tab General] dalethefarmer:
Hey roto, can you start a new thread detailing your work, I've been having to look at 3 different threads to find the things that you do... If you have time...:o
[Galaxy Tab General] bulldebeerman:
Roto i was thinking what about using the modem and the phone.apk from the galaxy s Phone. What do you think about that??
[G2 and Desire Z General] hansalvato:
When i try to flash the recovery it says "an error occured while attempting to run privileged commands" i dont know what to do can someone please help me?

BTW-irooted with the method here:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833965
[G2 and Desire Z General] hansalvato:
Can anyone help?
[G2 and Desire Z General] hansalvato:
i just fixed the issue basically i was only getting permissions for terminal so i ran visionary and voila my superuser seems to be "refreshed" because it is now working!
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joebob213:
I've tried everything I've read on the forums :( This is my third eris I've taken back to stock and it's being a PITA!

RUU hangs up at "waiting for bootloader" the phone never reboots.

PB00IMG.zip gives the error, "Update fail. Main version is older."

I took the phone back to 1.5 stock after failing to go to 2.1 and I'm still getting the same errors. Bootloader, recovery, and OS are all 1.5 stock. I'm trying to get back to 2.1 stock, any suggestions?

Oh, and the OTA is not showing up :(
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
Two-step process:

1) First, re-root your phone. The "OneClick" method will not work on 1.5, but the Universal Eris Root for Dummies (AF) will work with 1.5.

2) Unroot by flashing the FlashBack21 ROM (XDA)- it does not rely on any OTAs to bring your phone to the July 2010 (OTA) revision.

bftb0
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joebob213:
Thank you very much, kind sir.
[Android Software Development] Kleptine:
One thing I have wondered is why Android is so much further behind in terms of the snappiness and speed of scrolling compared to the iPhone.

Yes, the jerkiness and much of the lag has been completely removed with updates to 2.2 and the newer high-speed processors. However, the difference is extremely apparent even with comparing my 2.2 cyanogen Nexus One to an iPod Touch 2G I happened to pick up today.

The iPod touch's scrolling actually follows your finger, if you rapidly scroll up and down (or left and right), the UI does not lag behind the position of your finger. But on my Nexus One (and even on my friend's Evo with the FPS update), scrolling rarely keeps up with your finger. I even was able to have the page oscillate to the wrong position of my finger by quickly scrolling back and forth.

To me, this is single-handedly one of the most important problems with the Android operating system. Speed is not just the processor, it's how the UI interacts with the user.

My question is - What can we do about it?

It's almost certainly a software issue, unless android phones are using sub-par touch screens, which seems hard to imagine. Is there any way to optimize the sending of touch information to apps?

Just figured I'd throw it out here, as I've yet to find any other posts with similar concerns.
[Android Software Development] TheSonicEmerald:
It's because iOS is totally built to support the gpu AKA hardware acceleration. Android OS mainly runs on software, instead of full hardware acceleration. Which is why IOS is much more fluid. But Gingerbread 2.3 is said to have true hardware acceleration, and it's coming soon :)
[Android Software Development] freakfingers12:
My sentiments exactly. "Speed is not just the processor, it's how the UI interacts with the user."
[Android Software Development] android53:
Its a combination of poor touch sensor, having multitasking and not enough hardware acceleration.

The nexus/desire can barely multitouch so super smooth scrolling may be too much to ask.

Try scrolling in the new youtube app from google on one of the latest phones (sgs,g2,dhd) its super smooth. Everything will be like that come gingerbread
[Android Software Development] windmark:
With an exception in the program list, my HTC Tattoo handles scrolling very well! I am running a Froyo ROM on it that is definitely whats making it fast, and I really look forward for gingerbreads new UI and that it doesn't require too much of the phone as froyo runs great on my tattoo.
[Android Software Development] Kleptine:
It's definitely possible that it's the touchscreen. One thing I did notice however that must be almost certainly part of the software is that there's a "buffer range" when the finger first presses down that the finger must move out of before the scrolling action is started.

Presumably this is to keep from confusing wild presses with scrolls, but on the iPhone that buffer range is far smaller than on the Android platform.

Due to this buffer, the scrolling action only really starts a few hundred milliseconds after I actually touch the screen.

I may find a Verizon store and check out some of the newer phones, I'm curious if they'll work better, than my Nexus One.
[Android Software Development] quad2012:
Dunno but there are some app's where scroling is smooth whereas it isnt with others, so I dont thinks it's all up to the touchscreen of my desire, for example the launcher pro app drawer is extremely smooth compared to the htc one and so on
[Android Software Development] Kleptine:
I checked out a Verizon store, and I still have to say that there's definitely something off about the smoothness. Anyone who disagrees hasn't tried an Android phone side-by-side to an iPhone.

It also doesn't seem to be something that GPU acceleration could fix:

So the problem is really either the screen refresh rate, or the slight hiccup when starting the scroll. Other than that, I really can't determine the differing factor, especially since I'm comparing Android to a iPod Touch 2g; nothing that would have significant processing power.
[Android Software Development] bobdude5:
just use a different launcher. Launcher pro and zeam are incredibly smooth
[Android Software Development] Kleptine:
I'm not even using the Launcher. Specifically I've been testing on Astro File Manager (which seems to be the smoothest android application with a long list to use) and the new Youtube app which supposedly has a few optimizations of some sort.
[Android Software Development] Gahh Its Lee:
Doesn't the android OS lack gpu acceleration?? Thus Apple devices are smoother
[Android Software Development] Kleptine:
That's true, but look at the comments on this page from Romain Guy himself:

http://www.curious-creature.org/201...-and-tips-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-4928

According to him, GPU acceleration isn't much of the problem.
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bsharitt:
The other day my wife's slide received an OTA update to 1.35.531, but since she installed that, here phone keeps doing a "soft reset" of sorts. Basically what ever app she's in will close and the launcher will restart, as will the radio, cutting off any downloads and ending any calls she's on. Has any one else had these issues and know of a fix. My only thought is to do a complete reflash, but I'd rather not do that. Her phone isn't rooted nor does it have any custom kernels or anything, just the stock ROM.
[Legend General] jennan88:
Hello,

I've got a weird problem I'm trying to solve with bettercut. I think it should be relatively easy, but I'm stumped and was wondering if somebody could help me out.

I use an HTC Legend and I like SenseUI too much to change to another launcher. I use an App called SMS Popup to notify me of new messages, but this app - combined with SenseUI - creates a bug with the default Messages shortcut.

Basically, when I mark a message as Read with the SMS Popup, the default Messages shortcut keeps the notification badge telling me I have unread messages. Which is annoying, because to fix this I have to go into the messaging app, scroll to the message I've already read in order to convince SenseUI I've read it.

So basically, what I'm trying to do with BetterCut is launch the SMS app without the system treating it as a Shortcut that needs a notification badge. I read all of my SMSs immediately mostly so I never need it to tell me how many I need to read.

So far, I have the intent as:

android.intent.action.RUN

and the data as:

com.android.MMS

However, when I select this shortcut, it says the app isn't installed.

So could somebody help me either:

1. Make a shortcut with BetterCut to the default Messaging app which won't show notification badges

or

2. Turn off notification badges entirely, because I don't use them for email either and they kinda piss me off.

Thanks!

PS. I've searched forums and google extensively for this, so I wouldn't be asking if I hadn't already tried

Cheers

EDIT: Ah, this was supposed to go in Android General. Sorry.
[Legend General] k.mooijman:
you can also opt for an other sms program at all

for ex http://www.appbrain.com/app/handcent-sms/com.handcent.nextsms

this is an sms manager with an popup function in one
[EVO 4G General] jeffrimerman:
I'm wondering if I order it can I use the hdmi output to put it on my tv. If I order the mobile version I imagine it won't let me sign on with my laptop since that subscription costs more than twice as much.
[HD7 General] thatg:
issue fixed. thanks
[HD7 General] ceesheim:
that is a demo phone for shops and you should return it for a normal phone .

if you bought it on ebay you most likely bought a stolen phone or a shop that wanted to make some quick money .
[HD7 General] thatg:
yeah must have been, bought it on ebay. i flashed the stock software, no longer in the same mode. thanks
[HD7 General] ceesheim:
could you tell what rom you flashed ?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] ryaninc:
I really like the stock G2 boot image, but without being animated, it felt very stiff and boring. So I added some animation to it. It's very simple, with the fading grey lines at the top and bottom moving to the left slowly:

(this is a low quality GIF, the actual animation looks better, I promise)

I made this mostly for myself, but it turned out better than I expected so I wanted to share it. This is my very first boot animation, so be gentle in your criticism. :o This is an 800x480 boot animation, so it should work on other devices with that screen resolution, though I don't know why you'd want a G2 boot screen on your Nexus One or Droid Incredible. :rolleyes:

To use this animation, use adb or a root explorer app to put the file in /data/local and make sure it's named

bootanimation.zip

. The file is attached below, or you can download it from MediaFire.

UPDATE: I just finished the modified version of this boot animation that replaces the T-Mobile logo with the HTC logo. Aside from that, they're the same. The new one is attached below, or you can grab it from MediaFire.

Enjoy!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] etjrowe:
Very cool! I like this because it maintains the stock look but is much nicer than the static boot image. Also not too goofy or flashy like others I've seen. Downloaded and copied to /data/local/ with Root Explorer, reported, and worked great! Thanks !

Sent from my rooted space banana using telekinesis.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Ssantos6981:
Very nice. Subtle but it works.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] lukasvue:
This is nice.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] kingbrooks1984:
Where does it go after u down load
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] kingbrooks1984:
Okay I found it now do u have to do the update zip thing to get it to work bout to find out be back
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] kingbrooks1984:
Got it good look way better then the norm.. works fine thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] AZ2ENVY:
Works great and looks great ! Thanks !
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Mikey:
Anyway of removing the T-Mobile?? :D
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] utahoboe:
Much better than the standard boot screen. Nice work!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] -FuRBz-:
does it have to done thru adb or can it be done thru phone terminal?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] sino8r:
You can do it 3 ways... through adb, terminal, or root file manager.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] mdayjr:
Made this real quick while waiting to be unloaded. Tested and works. Put .zip on root of sd, open file manager (have su permissions and mounted as rw) copy and go to system/media, paste. Enjoy! "Rooted!!" will flash. I think it's cool so I share.Peace
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] AZ2ENVY:
This !!!! Maybe put the HTC logo in its place ?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] ryaninc:
That's not a bad idea. I personally like the T-Mobile version, but I can try making a version with an HTC logo. Any preference on color? Should the HTC logo be green or the same grey as the G2 logo? I should have time to make that later today. :D
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] hypergraffic:
If I put this in data/local, then choose to delete it at some point, will I encounter any issues?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] AZ2ENVY:
I would say maybe a brushed aluminum look for the HTC logo ?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] DJ ELITE:
thanks for this!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] dynamikd:
I, too, would like to know the answer to this question.

Sent from DynamikD's R00t3d & OC G2
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] AZ2ENVY:
Absolutely not . If you want to go back to the stock boot animation

just use root explorer to move the bootanimation.zip folder from

data/local back to your sd card , Reboot and back to normal .
[Droid 2 General] swangotp:
I was at at&t and we where unable to activate the phone even though the phone is capable. At&t said everything was good on there end but the phone just wont get a signal but it says it is on at&t.

Does anybody have any ideas how to fix this?
[Droid 2 General] S.Meezy:
Have u unlocked the sim slot on the phone?
[Droid 2 General] jy3ng4:
Quite a few people (including myself) on various boards have acknowledged having this problem as well. I got the SIM unlock code from Verizon but when I do a GSM network scan, nothing is detected. I know it has been escalated above level 2 support at Motorola and hopefully they will address it shortly. Here's another thread about it over on droidforums: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-2-global/96596-droid-2-global-unlock-foreign-sim.html
[Droid 2 General] swangotp:
Yes, I have unlocked the phone from the code verizon gave me.
[Droid 2 General] swangotp:
I hope its a fixable problem. But I noticed when I use an active tmob sim the phone doesnt even say tmobile. But when I use an at&t sim it atleasts says at&t.
[Droid 2 General] jy3ng4:
I'm very interested (as I'm sure many others are) in a resolution to this. OP did you call VZW global support and let them know you're having this problem? Hopefully the more they hear about it, the faster they'll have a fix
[Droid 2 General] swangotp:
They where no help at all they said it was for foreign sim cards only and that at&t and tmobile where not supported. But they did say verizon was better than both of them combined.
[Droid 2 General] IslesFan:
If you feel like experimenting try this:

Go to dialpad, and enter *#*#4636#*#*

Click on Phone Information, and then scroll down to bottom. Set preferred network type from "CDMA auto(PRL)" to "WCDMA preferred" and see if that kicks it on ATT.
[Droid 2 General] jy3ng4:
I'm 99.9% sure after looking through the user guide that VZW has restricted use of the 850/1900 MHz GSM/UMTS bands, even though the device has the hardware to support them. Most foreign networks use 900/1800 GSM and 2100 UMTS but AT&T/T-Mobile use 850/1900, which is why no one has had any success with them yet.

Hopefully someone can figure out a workaround.

EDIT: Just a US GSM restriction...looks like 850/1900 work abroad: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...d2-global-south-america-first-impression.html
[Droid 2 General] swangotp:
These where the results I got, so clearly it is getting seeing the network. Just not connecting.
[Droid 2 General] swangotp:
Just got off the phone with Motorola and they said the droid 2 global was only for verizon sim cards and when I told them about the unlock code the guy didn't know what they where for. So another dead end. Another theory I have is that the stock verizon rom is blocking at&t so maybe if someone can flash another rom we can see if this is the problem.
[Droid 2 General] jy3ng4:
Further proof the 850/1900 bands are locked: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57058/p/30,6720,7706

"GSM-based global services work only with a SIM card supplied by Verizon Wireless® or by another GSM 900 or GSM 1800 service provider. When you set your phone to use a GSM 900 or GSM 1800 network you may be prompted to enter a subsidy code. To get this code, contact Verizon Wireless."

EDIT: Looks like they're just locked in the US, not abroad: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...d2-global-south-america-first-impression.html
[Droid 2 General] swangotp:
If this is true why would they say it has the 850 and 1900 bands? I know its not a hardware problem, so if its a software problem there is a chance we can have a workaround. Or the locked bands might be because of the verizon rom.
[Droid 2 General] swangotp:
I was able to put a new rom on my Droid 2 Global and although the rom was working since it was for a droid 2 the radio was not working properly. I was not able to force turn it on. I still have several more things I will try tonight.
[Droid 2 General] jy3ng4:
Keep us posted!
[Droid 2 General] firebrain:
This has been done before on Windows Mobile phones (CDMA HTC Touch Pro 2) and requires a radio reflash since the bands are locked in the radio firmware. I am hoping they will develop a solution for Android phones. http://rhodiumw.htc-unlocks.com/

Being that this the 1st CDMA/GSM (Tie if you count Droid Pro) Android device I would wait and see.
[Droid 2 General] jy3ng4:
Good info, thanks
[Droid 2 General] swangotp:
As from what I learned from previous devices the Droid 2 Global Verizon has a security locked radio. I have seen people unlock the radios from windows mobile phones, it is as easy as installing a .zip file that will unlock the security. I believe it is the same way with the Droid 2 Global. I will try to get this working but I don’t have much knowledge in the development field. But I do know you will have to be rooted. I have also spoke with a friend at Verizon, which claims that they did indeed lock the radios and there is a workaround. He said he was not familiar with this workaround but said it was close to the problem with the windows mobile security locked devices. I am calling this the official reason the phone wont work with US networks. This makes sense, and now that we found the problem it shouldn’t be long before we find a way around it.
[Droid 2 General] jy3ng4:
Thanks for the info swangotp...that definitely sounds promising. Keep us posted!
[Droid 2 General] sinistersai4d4d:
subscribing to this thread... I know this is possible.
[Droid 2 General] evilp8ntballer7:
I'm waiting on devs for something, I have ATT and work at verizon and cant have an ATT phone in the building so I was hoping to just put my sim in it at work, plus the keyboard is nice so I hope someone can come out with something to use this.
[Droid 2 General] newk8600:
as ZeroOverride Said angroid is working on something he said he has ATT&T working but needs a Tmobile SIM to test Tmobile. it will probably be out with the D2 G version of fission.
[Droid 2 General] ZeroOveride:
I don't believe that it has been included yet in any of the RCs, so it is probably more than just flashing a ROM.
[Droid 2 General] newk8600:
Yeah he won't release it until it's perfect or near perfect so people don't complain if they lose cell service after switching ROMs. But it's nice to know that someone who knows what they are doing is working on it.
[Droid 2 General] ZeroOveride:
Whats interesting is I just placed my T-Mobile SIM in my Global and it recognized it without a problem and didn't give me an unrecognized SIM message. But it did not connect to the T-Mobile network and I couldn't make or receive a CDMA call on CDMA only. It would ring in like it was coming in but when I slide to unlock it locked up the phone until the call was "Missed". Very weird but it is interesting that it did detect the SIM without a problem.
[Droid 2 General] linyaho:
I've flashed Fission RC6 and able to make/receive calls with ATT, however, once I tried to turn on data, it stopped working again. >_<
[Droid 2 General] milestonedude2:
no way?!?!? that is soooo COOL! so you can leave data off and just use wifi and the calls will work using an ATT sim? can someone else confirm this? i might have to buy a D2G for myself for xmas if this is true!
[Droid 2 General] ram130:
Too bad we don't have more testers..
[Droid 2 General] leobg:
The reason is simple - lack of SBF. Not many people, especially those outside US, are willing to take the relatively high risk to brick the $600 phone. Once secure way out is available (SBF is out), I am sure situation will (drastically) change!
[Droid 2 General] evilp8ntballer7:
When I was modding motorolas like rizr and razrs we used the program flash and backup to backup the phone in a .shx or .sbf file, anyone tried that?

And as far as the 310 lock couldn't we use something similar to a rebel sim lkke they did in the first gen iphones?

Or maybe find the testpoint of this global verizon and flash it in s blank neptune mode?

Just trying to get some ideas bc Id love this unlocked getting att 3g,and I used to flash .shx and .sbf files all the time in blank mode all the time.
[Droid 2 General] angiem357:
Lurking

I'm just a plain consumer and have been following this thread for awhile. I'm a loyal VZW customer and have been with them for so long that my grandfathered plan makes it worth it to stay. My boyfriend is with AT&T and is in the same situation. I'm due for an upgrade and VZW has a BOGO on the D2G right now, making it very lucrative for me to take that deal. I thought, "I'll get one for myself and give him the other, since he's in desperate need of a smartphone." There are additional reasons why I feel the D2G is the only phone that will really serve all my purposes at this time.

Needless to say, this thread has been the dealbreaker as to whether or not I actually buy the phone. Neither of us travel outside the US, but he travels around the Gulf Coast for 2wks at a time and this phone would be just perfect for us to keep in contact using various methods since he rarely has Internet access.

I appreciate the hard work all the devs do to help make life easier for the rest of us who really just want a usable product. I wish a solution had been found, but I guess it's just time to give up. :( Thanks again and realize that y'all absolutely amaze and dazzle all of us normal people who have absolutely not one clue as to what y'all are talking about with the programming and dev stuff!
[Droid 2 General] ram130:
Doesn't the BOGO sale requires either a new line of service or contract? Your gonna end up paying more per month if I'm correct.