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[About XDA developers] jagpoag:
Well after reading the sticky which contains all of the information needed to understand the rules around here and not get banned like this guy did. I was going to have a good time ripping him apart after reading his post. OF course he has been banned and there is no point in it now.

With that being said though. Guys take a lesson from this idiot. If your life is so empty that you must come back to a forum, game server, chat room etc and whine because you were banned, that is just sad. I've said it for going on 17(wow, just realized how long I've been online) years and I will never change my thinking about it. It's the internet and 99.9% of everything you need to know to make something happen, not get banned and learn a new skill is right there in front of you. All you have to do is READ everything and follow instructions. That does not mean read the rules and then say, "well I understand it a different way than it has been typed out so it does not apply to me really". As the world gets dumber and people become more and more hung up on being "part of something' when it comes to the internet it seems that the simple art of reading has been lost.

OP, I know you are going to see what I've typed here because people like you can't just move on with your life. You are sitting there right now on a different PC, a phone or a tablet ticked off and plotting your revenge on XDA as I type this. You have probably google searched "how to hack a forum" more than once before and after creating this thread. I feel sorry for you really and I hope that you find something in life that makes you happy one day so that you do not have to live your life online. Good luck with your revenge, I know you are trying:rolleyes:
[About XDA developers] wbaw:
What are we supposed to do when phone manufacturers & phone networks are violating the GPL by not distributing (complete, up to date) kernel source code for their Android devices?

Several manufacturers, like Huawei & ZTE are totally flouting the GPL with devices that they're selling & not releasing source code for. The phone networks, retailers & other distributers of these devices are also ignoring the GPL. This makes it very hard to produce a working custom rom for these devices without also violating the GPL.

I can't find that part of the GPL, where does it say that?
[About XDA developers] mrkite38:
Report them to the FSF. Don't purchase their phones. Bug them on Facebook, Twitter, by email and by phone. It's bad enough when the big US OEMs don't comply in a timely fashion, but for some manufacturers not to comply at all is ridiculous.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html
[About XDA developers] wbaw:
They do sometimes release some source code, but it's usually not complete & out of date by the time they release it.

There's no 'in a timely manner' part in the gpl either, they're either compliant or not, imo.

http://gpl-violations.org/faq/vendor-faq.html

How many Android vendors actually do that? Do Samsung comply now? I'll make sure that my next phone is from a GPL compliant vendor.

Problem is I'm not rich & this ZTE Blade that I own still has by far the best hardware of any phone in it's price range. I wasn't aware that it was running pirate software when I bought it.

I've asked both ZTE & Orange for source code on Twitter, other public forums where they have PR reps & I've just sent them both emails about the 2.6.35.7 kernel used on their Orange Monte Carlo (aka ZTE Skate) phone. I'll be getting banned from modaco when I ask again, apparently (shows how much they care about GPL).

Does the FSF own any copyright on the Linux kernel? I know that the guy that runs gpl-violations.org is a kernel developer. The GPL is a copyright license, so only a copyright holder of the software in question could take legal action.
[About XDA developers] pulser_g2:
Anyone with gpl code in a kernel can take action.

I know two people who would be eligible under that for bringing a complaint against them.

To pick up on a point about the blade, you said and you would be banned from Modaco again... Do you mean they have source that isn't being released?

TBH it is a sign of weakness to say "if you ask about sources again we ban you". It is lame and laughable... At the end of the day, unless we can get a good "no win no fee" lawyer to take up the case, where he took 100% of any damages, you don't stand a chance of getting anywhere.

But if you could get someone to take the case, you could end up with a landmark injunction against them :)

Just whatever you do, don't give in to those who think it is OK to avoid posting sources... Send them letters to their formal complaints address. Phone customer services and insist on speaking to their legal team. Eventually you will get somewhere, and can undo all the fail they added...
[About XDA developers] Captainkrtek:
Another interesting case where individuals/companies are not compliant: With GPL V2 (as used in the Linux Kernel) people who modify the kernel and fail to comply with all of the license's specifications can have their license to use and distribute the kernel revoked. Google is in serious danger of not being able to use the Android kernel any longer (as ludicrous as that sounds) because Honeycomb as it we've only seen it in Vanilla form has so far violated the GPL by not releasing its' sources for many months now. More info below and here

Sorry to digress :rolleyes:
[About XDA developers] wbaw:
They have a ZTE PR rep posting on their forum, apparently we aren't allowed to mention (lack of) source code to him: http://android.modaco.com/topic/344728-posts-requesting-the-zte-skate-source-code/

I've emailed both ZTE (China) & Orange UK asking for kernel source code. I got a negative response from ZTE

"Firstly , many thanks for contacting us and share with the related information,

secondly, I'm sorry that we couldn't provide the source code of Skate as requested due to confidential issue ,

hope you can understand that, "

I sent a reply back asking them to forward my request to their legal team.

No response yet from Orange UK, who are selling ZTE Skate phones in the UK rebranded as the "Orange Monte Carlo"
[About XDA developers] pulser_g2:
I will ask our resident lawyer to mention this to Connor from orange :)

Edit :

That post regarding the source is just another example of some people tolerating it...

If it was me, I would have told the ZTE staff where to put their staff, until the full unaltered, gpl sources used to compile the kernel were posted.

THEN they would be welcome...

Anyway, it is not a surprise to see that coming from that particular site, but I shall say no more...

I would honestly like to see ZTE and other companies in court over this, as it would set up a good precedent against it in future...
[About XDA developers] wbaw:
I tweeted Connor from Orange over 2 weeks ago - https://twitter.com/#!/John_Kenney/status/99152809664065536

I emailed Orange's customer service team.

It should be Orange's responsibility to provide the source code in this case, they're re-branding these ZTE Skate phones using their own brand & at the moment they are the only UK distributor. Technically ZTE's only responsibility is to pass the source code on to Orange so that they can pass it on to their customers.

I've not had any reply at all from Orange.

There are a lot of other Android vendors playing similar games over source code. I'd love to see some of them in court over it & the source code for the GPL parts of every Android device made available. Unfortunately I don't own any copyright on the Linux kernel, so the best I can do is moan about it.

This is the thread referred to in that post in the Skate forum on modaco, the one that they don't want to see repeated in the Skate forum, it's just people asking for the source code & trying to explain why it's needed: http://android.modaco.com/topic/342666-source-codes/

The closed sticky post in the skate forum has been edited a few times, at first it was quite clear that any posts mentioning skate source code would lead to bans. They wanted to see 'no repeat' of the 'unacceptable behaviour' in the blade forum with us being cheeky enough to ask where the source code was, there was a single thread in the blade forum, the one i linked to above.

Also, never seen Paul post any source code for any kernels that he's modified, recompiled & redistributed. They seem to be more interested in getting free hardware from PR companies, networks & manufacturers than doing what's right.

Another thing - busybox, bash & nano are also GPL code, but I only ever see mention of the kernel. I used bash & nano downloaded from xda threads before I realised there was no source code for those versions, now I use CM7 versions.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzlet:
Hi I have just got an X10 and it is locked I believe and it is running the first android 1.6 it has never been updated or anything.

I would like to know how I can update it to 2.1 froyo and also if there is a way to unlock the phone my self.

I have had experience with the htc desire but not with the X10.

Thanks for any help or info
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephyrix:
2.1 is not froyo
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzlet:
No I know sorry I mean 2.1
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord Takyon:
No offense mate but just read the forum and use search.

You have experience with android so just use one if the 2.1 threads.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzlet:
I did look around the forum but I don't know how to usedate to 2.1 from 1.6 I seem to have found out that I need to pay to get phone unlocked.

If someone can point me to a thread that explains how I update that would be great.

Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miniflight:
Download pc companion for sony ericsson and/or SEUS to see if you can upgrade it there. If it says something like you already have an updated version, u can either wait or flash it to 2.1: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=825201
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arkedk:
Firmware update and unlock is two different things.

You don't get your device unlocked by updating the firmware.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzlet:
I know them are two different things mate I have rooted my phone with a one click root thing from the market I want to update to 2.1 which I am going to look into now.

But I wondered if there was a free way I could do it myself.

Thanks
[Hero CDMA Accessories] mrinehart93:
Hey guys. I was just looking at Slickdeals.com and came across this AWESOME deal: http://www.frys.com/product/6427462

It's a Wintec (American company) Class 10 16GB Micro SD card... for TWENTY NINE NINETY NINE. I don't know about you, but that's the best deal I've EVER seen for a SD card of that speed and capacity.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] kyouko:
Awesome. I would've jumped on it right away if I didn't get an 8GB class 10 a month ago :p
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
Hero only sees class 6 anyways
[Hero CDMA Accessories] spanglmd:
Sold out. Good deal though
[Hero CDMA Accessories] kyouko:
Regardless of whether it can or cannot read that class, generally when I transfer files, especially larger ones, to the sdcard I use my microSD mount. So the higher class helps there.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
Yes it does, so long as your computer reads it ;)
[Hero CDMA Accessories] hackahero:
I got my patriot class 10 4gb card from newegg for $10. even though the hero doesnt support SD3 it still makes a huge difference. On the app sd benchmark I have the top score for the hero on froyo. and I'm on the top 25 list. :)
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
Very nice then to have I guess :D
[Hero CDMA Accessories] clocktower:
Does that app measure random read/write or sequential?
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
Probably, though I've never used it ;)
[Hero CDMA Accessories] DJB628:
Hope the one I just bought a few days ago works on my phone, where do I see what class it is, click HERE and let me know, fingers crossed, LOL, I see a 2 next to the word Sandisk, does that mean class 2 ??
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
Yup, class 2 :)
[Hero CDMA Accessories] DJB628:
Did I waist my money, will it work on the Hero ?? thanks for your response
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
No problem, and it will work. I have a class 2, works just fine :D
[Hero CDMA Accessories] DJB628:
Thanks, the only concern I have is I don't recall the Sandisk Micro SD Cards saying made in China, and this one does, lol
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
Lol, so long as it doesn't have lead :p
[Hero CDMA Accessories] DJB628:
ROLMAO good one
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
Thanks :D Let me know if you ever need anything!
[Hero CDMA Accessories] farfromuman:
Most cards state the minimum write speed so in this case it is 2mb per second but usually the speeds are higher especially with brand name cards. My class 2 Sandisk card writes at class 6 speeds, test it with a reader connected to the pc.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] thesparky007:
It seems the product is no longer available.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
The memory card?
[Hero CDMA Accessories] DJB628:
Yah because I bought it already, LOL, I assume you are talking about the original post, LOL
[Hero CDMA Accessories] theimpaler747:
Oh ok, yeah just clicked on it it's gone ;)
[Android Apps and Games] LuvinAndroid:
So I have been using examples from google like at this site;

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/index.html

and in there it says to use the below code to load and start my music loop;

MediaPlayer mp = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.mysoundhere);

mp.start();

I also include the "import android.media.MediaPlayer;" part at the top of my proggy, but the "mp.start(); is in error (red under it)(and I made the raw folder and put my sound in it) and just wondering why their tutorial is wrong? Or...am I wrong?

How would I add the above sound load/play code to the "SkellyApp" in Eclipse like a background audio loop, or if I hit a button can it play a sound?

Or is the SkellyApp not suitable to learn from?

Someone please answer so I can stop driving myself crazy. :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] LuvinAndroid:
well I got a background ogg playing, the prob I had was I was not putting the MediaPlayer create line in my "public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {"

So now I can load me a music background file..woot.

Now, how do I play a sound when I hot a button on the "SkellApp"?

Anyone?
[Android Apps and Games] LuvinAndroid:
still not getting anywere on this, anyone know how to make a sound when hitting a button on the default android SkelletonApp in the Eclipse samples?

thanx
[Windows Mobile] SpotTech:
Hi

I search Sense 2.5.20191914.0 in HVGA for cooking

Thanks

Bye
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] droidguy1988:
I rooted my brothers hd2 recently and everything worked fine but lately when hes running android it will boot back to windows on its own.. Any suggestions
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mokujen99:
i had this issue....just go back to winmo and disable htc sense. apparently programs are still running in the background..just disable and youll be fine.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ayilm1:
Disabling sense doesn't make sense. Nothing runs in the background. Android is not emulated. Was it rebooting before rooting it?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] droidguy1988:
No it never rebooted on its own and it didnt reboot on its own for a few weeks after rooting
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ayilm1:
Anything installed since then? Maybe something that relies on a schedule. How hot does the device run? It may be heating up and shutting down to cool off. Do any other Android builds replicate the same behaviour?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Jummy:
I have encountered the same problem. I just recently installed Android on my HD2 so I'm still new at this. When you say "rooted" what exactly do you mean? I'm running stock Rom v.3.14 with radio 2.15.50 and some mdj froyo build cannot remember which? It ran fine in the first week as far as I remember and then the rebooting started. My initial thought was that it was a program causing the rebooting or because I was running out of memory but a format of my SD card and then running android without installing anything didn't solve the issue. I'm perplexed and would really like to find a solution because I like android and would love to have it as my primary OS :) what Rom, radio etc are you using?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] steve austin:
rogue reboot possible causes

From what i am seeing it is not about how many apps you have eating up cpu triggering the reboot it is a or several rogue processes gumming up the works. check thes post for starters. let me know if this helps.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9329473&postcount=1060

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=822911

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=844210
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheATHEiST:
"apparently" nothing of the sort. Your HD2 reboots into android kernel, windows is NOT running in background.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Jummy:
Thanks Steve for recommending those apps. They are now installed but I'm not sure what exactly to look for but definitely good apps for troubleshooting. Although for some reason unknown my android has been running smoothly without any spontaneous reboot at all during the weekend!? I'm still experiencing heavy battery drain though but I'd prefer that over the spontaneous rebooting. I thought it had something to do with "angry birds" running in the background (paused and jumped to android main screen) that it somehow kept the phone from rebooting but the task has been killed/timed out and the android is still stable? The only thing different I have noticed in the OSmonitor log that there are no more "battery overpowered" (I think it was) warnings. I'm no tech/programmer so unfortunately I can't come up with a definitive answer. I'm just grateful that I can run android on my HD2 (bye Windows mobile) and I don't dare reboot my phone.

Kind regards Jimi
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] case-sensitive:
Does anyone manage to get USB tether working using any one of the ROM?

This was touched on briefly in another thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=842842), but mostly on wifi tether, and I have not seen any recent posts on this topic. I want to use the gtablet for school and work and USB tethering would be an absolute necessity; any help and assistance on this would be most apprecative.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rushless:
There are only drivers for Windows, Mac and Linux for USB tether, so doubtful it would work. I tried it anyway, even though I knew the result. Still can not get wifi tether to work.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtbnet:
Sorry, I've been swamped last few days... well the last month actually... but Send me your current /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf file as I can use your current saved networks to build you a working set of files for wifi tether... I'll PM you my email in case I didn't already...
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marican:
I'm not sure what usb host support has been built so far. My understanding is that in theory the linux network driver should be able to be used in android with some work ofcourse.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmracing:
I'm not going to root my Gtablet right away so I'll have to wait to see if someone figures out how to wire/wireless tether while it's stock. My rooted Droid 1 is getting bored. LOL
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesgf:
I know this is an old thread, I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with USB tethering at all.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joedhimself:
+1 interest in this, or bluetooth tethering. My company is PCI compliant and has wifi blockers all over the building :mad:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babybacon:
does ad-hoc run over the same frequencies as wifi?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ml_boston:
Client devices that use ad-hoc wifi are licensed for the same FCC spectrum as devices that only use infrastructure wifi, so that makes me assume they use the same frequencies.

I'm only aware of two tethering solutions on android yet, but i'm a noob so there may be more:

1) the wpa supplicant patch. This allows the Android device to tether as a client to another adhoc wifi sharing device.

2) pdanet. This allows the Android device to tether as a server to another non-android client, via bluetooth or USB.

So far, nothing I've seen supports USB tethering client on Android. For now, with your use case I'd recommend a more mature OS like WinXP. With the right software, WinXP can serve as a USB tether client to most modern phones.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 10roller:
Bump...

Would like to be able to USB tether when honeycomb comes out. But would be awesome if it happened earlier.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jelsomino:
second that request. USB tethering is so much easier than WiFi hotspotting, not to mention it's free with my current T-mobile plan
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moritzio:
Same here. I use ICS via USB tethering from my HTC Touch Diamond to my PC and will get a gTablet when I can use it similarly as a client.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evanpnz:
i second this

All of us married folk who are pushed for both time and money (but are still tech adventurous) would love some clear directions (or a script or app) for tethering to their DUN capable regular phones by either BT or USB.

Many thanks in advance to whoever takes up the challenge...

G tablet currently running vegan beta5.1
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mattjb34:
I concur on this. I use PDAnet with my original droid to tether to laptop. Unfortunately, PDAnet can't be used on Vegan Ginger which I am running on my gTab. Any help would be much appreciated!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EL TEJANO:
From my searching thru Google I found out that the original Droid can bluetooth tether to the Xoom. Not to sure what gives the ability for that to happen but it works. If it's code specific then maybe some tinkering with that might get it to work but if it's hardware specific..again I'm just throwing it out there.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
BT tethering is very doable depending on your phone. I use PDANET on my Droid X.

For some deeper info (including a script to get it started on the G-Tab) Look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1001496&highlight=bluetooth+tether
[Droid Incredible Accessories] xmetl:
does anyone know where i can order the white battery cover for this phone? not a case, but the actual back piece of the phone but in white instead of black. i want it so bad but i cant find where im supposed to order it so i can someone give me a link

http://www.droid-life.com/2010/08/29/white-droid-incredible-anyone/
[Droid Incredible Accessories] rmoney:
http://www.droid-life.com/2010/09/04/want-a-white-or-red-incredible-heres-how-to-get-one/

haven't got one myself yet
[Droid Incredible Accessories] gbmitchell:
Red, white and green are all available on ebay. I have been thinking about ordering a red one. What I would really like is for someone to make a replacement cover out of metal (assuming it would not kill the reception.)
[Droid Incredible Accessories] pete_kowalski83:
+1 for a metal cover. Real carbon fiber would be the shiz! Then I would buy one for sure
[Droid Incredible Accessories] UnknownPleasures:
Call customer service and tell them you want to order an accessory.

Part numbers:

White HTC Back: VZW6300DORW

Red HTC Back: VZW6300DORR
[Droid Incredible Accessories] Erickomen27:
How Much Would One Cost?

With My Work Discount I Bought It For $14.99

They Had Them In Stock And I Bought The Red One :D

Pretty Happy
[Droid Incredible Accessories] UnknownPleasures:
It's 2?.??

Like I said, when you call with the part number, they can give you a price.