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[Epic 4G Android Development] k0nane:
Unfortunately I just can't offer you any advice, because your 50% TWS is an anomaly that we haven't been able to reproduce.
[Vibrant General] Zeltex:
So basically I rooted my vibrant, and realized it was hardware locked, as in recovery/download key combinations don't work.

I installed clockwork Mod recovery and backed up my system using the backup function. I then proceeded to flash the "Obsidian V2 - JK2 Official Froyo Based 2.2 - Team Whiskey" rom.

When that was done, I think I made a mistake by restoring the backup before restarting the phone before the first boot. Therefore, I am now stuck on the Vibrant/Samsung first boot screen.

I've researched a bit on how to get the phone into download/recovery mode on hardware locked models and none of the methods I found worked. A friend told me that apparently there was a method by using heat and a soldering iron....but if possible I want to avoid that unless its the last thing I can do to restore it.

Extra Info:

I had ADB turned off on phone before flashing ROM

It is samsung Vibrant Tmobile version, not Bell, and its hardware locked.

What I think the cause of the problem was that I restored a backup from 2.1 immediately flashing the v2.2 rom. Maybe I should have booted first into the new rom before trying to restore any backups...

When I plug my phone into the computer it starts charging (Battery icon with amount and animation of dots works)

I've tried using Droidexplorer as well but it doesn't detect my device.

My device makes the connection sound when connected to windows.

So hopefully, if you have any ideas for how this can be fixed with ODIN or how to get the phone back to the stock ROM, or even how I can force my phone into recovery or download mode without using a soldering iron then that would be extremely helpful. Thanks in advance
[Vibrant General] Nisthus:
just happened to me too. Please help!
[Vibrant General] Zeltex:
I figured it out.

Its because I flashed a backup which was a 2.1 image when I had a 2.2 kernel installed. And that = death.

The soldering method isn't that bad, so i fixed the problem.
[Vibrant General] Nisthus:
That`s what happened to me too. But i just recovered my wife`s phone. While holding volume keys i pluged usb and voila, got into download mode. That means it`s not fully bricked. Then just did the odin recovery and the phone is back to life.

Thanks to all the devs in this forum.
[Vibrant General] Zeltex:
Unfortunately, that method wont work for hardware locked phones, so the soldering jig is the only possible way to force the vibrant into download mode if its hardware locked.
[Vibrant General] andROIDS:
You can still get to download mode using adb even if the phone won't fully boot.
[Vibrant General] Zeltex:
Possible, but if ADB on the phone itself was turned off before the soft brick would it still be possible? :confused:
[Vibrant General] roguly:
Just a suggestion:

1:Open ODIN

2:Connect USB cable to computer (not phone)

3:NOW, connect USB to phone

4:Press POWER, VOL. UP, & VOL. DOWN at same time and HOLD (yes i read that ur hardware locked but just try :p)

5:Wait for first Vibrant logo to appear, and as SOON as it dissapears...release ONLY the POWER button. Keep hold on both volume buttons.

Uh sorry if this didnt work but atleast it was worth a try.

*words in caps are keypoints, im not angry :p
[Vibrant General] Zeltex:
Doesn't work....it only keeps bringing up the battery charging screen and won't even boot to vibrant screen.
[Vibrant General] andROIDS:
That I'm not sure on, but worth a shot.
[Vibrant General] gonintendo:
Can you please link me to an article on the soldering method? I couldn't find anything on google.
[Vibrant General] Zeltex:
Well as I said earlier, I just did the soldering method and forced my hw locked vibrant into download mode and restored with Odin. Unless you modify your hardware or flash something special to get rid of the hardware lock, the volume/power key combinations don't work.

Edit:

Here's the guide. Its pretty hard to mess up so don't worry.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=819551
[Vibrant General] villaparv:
I have a question about using this method:

once boot the phone by odin, is the phone going back to a

fresh state or with all the saved contacts/apps backed up

with Titanium Backup?

I am having trouble to boot the phone when I tired to restore to 2.1 update1.

Rooted, backed up with TB, then flashed to Obsidian V4, Froyo 2.2.

Now I want to restore to 2.1 so that I can get all my contacts back.

Thanks for help.
[Vibrant General] princearic:
Haven't seen this mentioned yet, but something that has worked for me many times is this:

-Take battery out

-connect phone to the power chord (best to do it while connected to the computer)

-hold both the volume up and down buttons at the same time

- insert the battery into the phone while still holding buttons

You should see download mode pop up and you're ok to release the buttons after that. Now you're free to odin it up.
[Vibrant General] Zeltex:
By restoring with Odin, all your stuff will be wiped out, but think on the positive side, at least you don't have to carry a broken phone around with you all the time now. Unless you put your backups on the external SD card, not internal 16gb memory, then maybe take out the SD card before restoring.....

And as a precaution to those who don't want to end up in the same situation as me, don't use nandroid to backup and restore a 2.1 backup when you flashed a 2.2 rom.

2.2 roms will flash a 2.2 froyo kernel to your device and then the 2.1 backup will flash a 2.1 image to it, therefore causing your phone to brick.

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And again, no method by pressing the physical hardware keys will work on Hardware locked model vibrants. Even taking the battery out or plugging in the USB won't work as these functions have been "disabled" by the lock. I'm pretty sure the soldering method is the only effective way to force your phone back to download mode and to restore to factory conditions. I've spent at least 39882884385820384872 different combinations with the battery pulling, USB plugging, holding key combinations and they don't work. :(
[Vibrant General] Raw415:
had the exact same problem only diff is that i was kinda doing while snoozing off

nd when i was in recovery mode i deleted ALL USER DATE nd stuff.

right now i followed most of the comments nd now i'm on DOWNLOAD mode connected to the computer i'm still trying to find out how to use ODIN to fix my phone think u can help me a lil.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Vonrottes:
Okay, n00b question here since I've never understood the deal with the MT3G 1.2...

its a Hybrid of a 32A and a 32B

Hboot says its a 32A but it runs on a 32B kernel...

So here is my question.

Will a 32B rom work on it ???

For example XM Froyo Sense 2.2 a G1 ROM.

or mus the ROM be patched/ported to run on the MT3G1.2 like the "old" SuperD Black?

I'm already running the ezterry #3 (2.6.34.7) Kernel on CM6.1
[Android Apps and Games] ShaunMichael80:
I was wondering if there is an app out there where you can set it up with your own pictures and what not and it cycles them after a few seconds similar to a personal computer??? Anyone know?
[Android Apps and Games] ddotpatel:
There is a website that lets you make them, not sure if you can use your own images or not. Try searching for live wallpaper creator/maker/kitchen
[Desire General] boogieboogie:
Hey guys, getting my desire soon! quite excited. i was wondering, are there any roms that are vanilla 2.2? not a big fan of sense. im guessing the vanilla rom would also be faster on the desire! :D
[Desire General] adbirdie:
Theres tons of stock roms, just look around the forums, but theres also some sense roms also as fast as stock, like leedroid
[Desire General] boogieboogie:
anything EXACTLY like 2.2 on the nexus one though?

i went to the desire index and i saw the "htc stock 2.2" but im guessing thats the stock sense 2.2. i think the closest one i found of a clean 2.2 is defrost. right?
[Desire General] ste1164:
Defrost or Cyanogen are probably the two you want to look at.
[Desire General] ephumuris:
Or there are some really stock roms like nexus. Look for aosp roms.

Eph.
[Desire General] StuMcBill:
Oxygen by AdamG would be worth a look if you want pure vanilla with no additions.

Sent from my Amiga 500 using Workbench
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] JohnnyP.akaJP:
Can I root a mytouch 3G 1.0 (running stock 1.6), when its on the activation screen..Ifi can get the files on microsd card on my phone, can i just fastboot, root it. and can someone upload the root files for me. thank youi
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] phunkycow:
I've been playing with services.jar a bit and I can't for the life of me find the correct value I need to edit. I've read guides here and there, which are, as it seems, outdated.

After experimenting with the deodexed classes and pushing it back nothing changed, I even tried using services.jar from a DHD Rom in the Desire section. Still no luck.

Does anyone have a clue about it?

Thanks in advance.

PS: I'd also like to point out that i'm already using png's with applied transparency in the theme i'm working on, been using it fine on Desire, so that's not the case.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] pezley:
**UPDATE*

See the bottom of this post for XAP

**

g'day all.

I'm currently writing a quick tip calculator for WP7, i know there are billions of them but there arent many free apps on wp7 yet with everyone trying to make some money and i wanted to release something quick, easy and free just to check out how much hassle the approval process is and see how long it takes MS to get something out once submitted

I wanted to keep it in styling with WP7 as much as possible, let me know what you think

**UPDATE**

Evening guys, finally getting off my lazy ass and submitting this ( year 5 months later and yes I'm aware no one cares about tip calculators ) but I just wanted to give it out here first see if anyone wants to give it a go and make any suggestions and whats broken or what would be better. I designed it because tip apps are everywhere but they always look like ass. Whilst they are always going to be rubbish , you might aswell have one which fits the WP7 metro theme... and the name tip metro, I'd like it changes, so suggestions please !
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] jerrykur:
This is a great design. A very unique take on the function. Great work!

BTW, how did you get the image?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] pezley:
Thanks for the kind words.

The image was just found on google when searching for windows 7 phone. its just the stock one also use in the emulator. Then added my app front end image and then skewed at an angle.
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] f1restarter:
Looks really nice and refreshing from some of the apps that don't look like they belong in the metro UI. Good Job!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] yockfu:
With 90+ tip calc apps on the marketplace... I cannot find your app!! Please help!! The interface looks awesome!!

What is the icon I am looking for on marketplace? Thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] pezley:
Sorry for the delayed response.

I intend to have this fully released on the marketplace ( for free ) soon.

If it takes too long to go through approval ill host the .xap and distribute it here for you and anyone else who wants it
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] pezley:
Bump magic Bump.... new info in main post
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] newmobilesco:
Hiii

Looking a nice design
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] polyq:
Design makes a difference!

I really like the use of the panorama here. This app is a perfect example of how the use of a simple control change the perceived quality and the functionality of an app.

Liking it so far!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] woctaog:
Also really like it. Clean, simple, and easy to use. Great work!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] pezley:
Thanks for the nice comments guys, apologies for the delayed response.

when it's fully finished ( still a few small issues ) ill put the XAP here but an Ad supported one will hit the market place. I have just been really lazy at getting it finished
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] james punnett:
Iphone App Review And Ipad App Review

Tip Calculator for iPhone was designed exclusively for the finger tap user interface of the iPhone. It’s fun to use and quick to download. thanx for sharing the great information,,,, great work done,,,,,,,
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Mestiphal:
Awww...ads...
[Click Themes and Apps] nikson346:
I have a Tattoo with SPQrom 0,6 and I want to tether NOT the GPRS/3G connection ,BUT the Wifi connection on Mac(hackintosh laptop).

Here is the reason.

I have a hackintosh and no working wireless drivers.But I don't have the budget for a new card.Also drivers are not going to be ready for a long time and i am addicted(and NOT ready to give up)my hackintosh laptop.
[Click Themes and Apps] Hirakim:
You could connect the Phone via USB-Cable to you hackintosh and use Wired tether to tether the Wifi conenction.

http://code.google.com/p/android-wired-tether/downloads/detail?name=wired_tether_1_4.apk&can=2&q=
[Nexus One General] sparky steve:
Does anyone know how I can add new notification sounds to my nexus one? Tried to copy them to the folder. but just comes up with read only file.

Wish I still had my HD2
[Nexus One General] crachel:
create on sd /media/notifications and add your files
[Nexus One General] meechto:
Thanks! Was looking for the same thing :)
[Nexus One General] sparky steve:
Many thanks works a treat.

So simple once you know how.
[Galaxy Tab General] deafjam:
Is anyone working on a recovery image for stock U.S. Tmobile galaxy tab? That would REALLY help.
[Galaxy Tab General] bmx24:
dont wory i am shure that once koosh gets his hands on this he will have a cwrecovery up and running in no time and its not like this thig has a locked bootloader or something :D
[Galaxy Tab General] deafjam:
Well that's good to hear, thanks for the reply^^ I jumped the gun and flashed the Euro firmware on mine. No problems other than edge and no 3g. Also, can't call out. So it was for nothin lol.
[Galaxy Tab General] calin75:
Couldn't take the lack of 3G so I went and exchanged it. I guess I'll wait until somebody figures it out how to make it work properly.
[Galaxy Tab General] deafjam:
Well that's a bit disheartening. Now I'm considering doing the same thing. Do I need my receipt? And how many days do I have to be able to return and exchange from the purchase date?
[Galaxy Tab General] calin75:
You should have at least 14 days, or 30 if you paid full price. If you lost your receipt, I'm sure they can pull it from their system.
[Galaxy Tab General] deafjam:
Thanks a bunch. I know just the thing to do to take it back lol. I want 3g back as well, I'll go the skype route for now and do nothing else to the tab except root.
[Galaxy Tab General] deafjam:
Well, I had gone to tmobile to get an exchange. When I got my new tab 3g was working again of course, but I noticed thyere was a black mark on or under the glass. It was not a pixel but some kind of scratch. I had to go back, and they gave me yet another tab. We checked it all out to make sure there were no dead pixels, or scratches, or anything wrong with it. It was fine, so I took it home, put it away. Then at night I turned it on to use it and what do ya know, a magenta speck on my screen. I tried pixel fixes but nothing worked. I'm fed up and embarrassed. This is too much. I called tmobile this morning and explained everything to them. The girl who helped me yesterday says she doesn't want to give me another tab because what if something is wrong with that one? That they may have gotten a bad shipment. She wants me to talk to her manager today at 1pm. So I have to go back again today. I don't know what's going to happen but I just want a good working tab again. The first tab was my doing, but not the rest. *Adventures in Tab Exchanging*
[Networking] MichaelW2608:
Me and my buddies are doing an independent study at our university this winter. It will basically consist of designing and implementing an application for android phones. We have an idea, but will need to set up a server to store usernames and passwords. We are all computer science majors, but networking is not our strong point. What do y'all think is the best way to set this server up?

Thanks in advance
[Networking] lonypny:
lighttpd with memcached .apk's for fast install delivery. 2 second cache (minimum) for server side stuff (such as service status or something)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] george1983c:
don't know if this is a double so it can be deleted / moved or whatever.

I just downloaded lcd density from the market and set it to 180 ( 240 being the default ) giving a higher resoluton to the screen. my device appears to be running much much faster its really really fast despite a lot of bulky apps and full sd card. also after running a benchmark I've noticed I'm getting upto 36/37 fps is there any danger of me doing some damage to my phone / display if I keep my screen to this resoluton. it kinda feels like this is it should be running. . . or am I just trippin and its all a placebo can someone else check this
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] george1983c:
**edit** 39 fps
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HackitZ:
Hi everyone, i need some advise.

I had the global 2.1 rom on my rogers phone and it was beautiful, fast and flawless.

It did bother me i had an x10i rom on my phone, so i decided to change the codes to brazil and do the reinstall from seus to get 2.1 from brazil on my rogers phone.

This is where it went all bad, the update failed 3 times and on the forth it went through.

1. My x10 now has a few issue's, terrible signal strength, no bars in my basement. with the global rom i was getting 2 to 3 bars.

2. My wifi connects once and after the phone sleeps i need to restart the phone to get it to connect.

3. The app men u is slow, it opens fast but it takes about 7 to 8 swipes before it moves, then it sticks to where it scrolls to and again 7 to 8 swipes to get it to scroll. with the global rom the app menu was super fats no hesitation. i could go from the first app to the last very fast.

4. generally seems slower.

Here is the advice i would like to get.

1.should i reinstall the brazil rom?

2. should i go to rogers rom?

3. should i go to the global rom again?

One last thing, has anyone else had an issue with the brazilian rom?

Thanks for any tips/ advise.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radeonddr:
i did the same with mine did not like having the 10i im not having any of your problems but I would also like to get rogers 2.1 on my phone also. but no issues with the brazil one so far.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbadone:
Brazil Rom works like a charm on my x10a, I tried the nordic and the global roms but the Brazil Rom is the smoothest. Plus the app launcher doesn't lag.

I would suggest to flash the phone again through SEUS then do a factory reset for the phone and ur SD card
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HackitZ:
thanks guy's.

I'm glad to here it is not the brazil rom. i will reset and do the reinstall using seus and post back if i have any issue's.

Gota love the xda forums, everyone is so good at sharing experinces. makes it one of my favorite places to hang out and read.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fightingroost12:
im about to do this to my x10a as well, is this the correct code?

X10a CUST-BR NAM1 1234-4836 1232-4526 Customized BR/Sensuous black
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luimed:
Yes, that code is the right one for brazilian 2.1 generic fw.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HackitZ:
Ok all is good now, seems that when the seus update failed it caused some issue's.

or doing the reset of the phone and sd card might have saved me.

Anyways all is good again.

Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fightingroost12:
its worked thanks :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbadone:
According to Sony Ericsson Product Blog page LAM firmware has been released isnt the one with code 1232-4388?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burningheat3rd:
Not sure if this is a good thread for this but I couldn't really find a response. I got a White X10 from Rogers a while back. I already debranded it using Generic Latin America (I think Argentina?? it was something like xploid, I can't remember exactly). Now I want to change the region so I can update to 2.1 but I'm not exactly sure how. Someone told me to I should change it to Brazil but I didnt know how to do that using the SEUS? I have an X10a with R2BA026. When I do the lock screen code (menu, back back etc...) under Country it says Generic LAM (b) - Brand is Customized. Under software info it has Phone Software Version: 1227 - 4612_R2BA026 Generic. Not sure if all of this was helpful but I hope someone can help me I really dont know when or how I'll be able to update to 2.1 without changing the region :(
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] areavip:
Not able to bring phone back to original using SEUS

I tried upgrading to 2.3 but had no SD, so tried bringing it back to 2.1 Brazil 1232-4526 edited the custom files and what not but SEUS downloads the something than says my phone is already up to date. I'm using US X10a generic 2.1 right now. any ideas? also tried using recovery image I made with xrecovery but phone boots to SE colored logo than restarts.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] nolsen311:
Do you want that sweet sweet CyanogenMod goodness but can't follow anything in the forums? Well, I can't take any credit for this, as I'm only copying this file from the official CyanogenMod and posting it.

Copy to /data/local/bootanimation.zip

Reboot.

Feel 7.43% cooler.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] delirial:
Did not work for me. Placed it on /data/local/bootanimation.zip.

I later tried /mnt/sdcard/data/local, in case I got that wrong. did not work either. I'm using a Desire Z ROM, in case that matters.

As a side note: I find it quite odd that the phone is now re-booting in a matter of seconds, basically cutting the "HTC, quietly brilliant" boot animation in half and getting me almost instantly to the actual OS.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] -RotorDemon-:
Works for me! Can't wait til CM gets a solid ROM out.

Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] supergear:
Cause you have Fast boot checked
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] carlospr21:
thanks broooo
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] imblacklife:
Thank you very much...now I feel 14.86% cooler :cool:
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] rodr4813:
Um where exactly is fast boot??
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] AZ2ENVY:
Pretty cool thanks !
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] imblacklife:
Pull battery out put it back in and hold power and volume down
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] ccb04:
SiiiCk

Thanks this looks great along with some baconbits!!! Lol
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] henryr934:
thanks work for me too 8-}
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] sino8r:
I noticed that too...what an awesome surprise! apparently any custom boot animation will cut boot time in half!!! This really needs to announced so I'll let the others know...
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] -FuRBz-:
how would you do this with terminal? i tried

cp /data/local/bootanimation.zip and it gave me cp not found

i then tried /mnt sdcard/data/local/bootanimation.zip and it says not found

??

help please
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] androidcues:
Woah woah

To the first poster asking about "fast boot" that is a setting in settings applications development OF THE SENSE ROM.

To the fourth poster asking where "fastboot" is that's the fastboot query in the SPL bootloader.

Two entirely different things.

htc vision
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] -FuRBz-:
ok so i ended up moving it via root explorer.. but i still want to learn how to do this with just the terminal... any commands that you guys can throw would be awesome