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[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Superuser grants permission to Rom Manager to allow it to use Clockworkmod to do the backup. If it didn't ask for you to give it permission, then there is a problem but probably not with Superuser.

Did you get the last part of the script to run that looked like it was opening several files and then say it was finished? (exact wording a few posts up)
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
yea got that to run and eerything said it was working
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
First, try a reboot. Then try a backup again. If still nothing, try to Reboot into Recovery from ROM Manager and see if you get into the green recovery screen.
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
tryed all of that but when I clcik boot in recovey mode in rom manager nothing happens
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
What version of Clockworkmod Recovery and ROM Manager are you using?
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
nevermind it was in fact superuser stoping it i changed the permission in suoerruser and its now working
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Good stuff.
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
of course nothing can go smooth now im getting a error afterbooting in to recovery for the back up it says

Install from package.....

Finding update package...

opening update package...

verifying update package...

E:failed to seek in /cache/update.zip (Inailid argument)

E:signiture verification failedinstallation aborted
[Samsung Mesmerize] wmedlin:
I had the same problem I just has to redo to flash clockworkmod recovery and that got me working.
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
ive tryed that who knows though ill try it again mayb it ill work this time
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
what i reinstalled it and it worked
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
now how do u instll the kernal?
[Samsung Mesmerize] wmedlin:
This is how I was told to do it and it worked great for me
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Reboot into recovery using CWM, then install zip from sdcard, then select the kernel and install it. You have to use the power button in CWM Recovery instead of home button to select. The home button will turn off your screen and make you think something went really wrong.
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
Now how do I tell if it worked? what changed or settig will i notice are differnt?
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Go to the Market and download BLN control. Once you install it, open it up and turn it on. There is an option to test it. If you can do that, then you are good to go. This kernel is undervolt to save battery, has the Back Light Notification mod, and a few other things to help speed up real world use a little.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Firedog7881:
Install BLN Control from the market and if that works then the kernel flash worked.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Firedog7881:
The BLN control app along with the firmware is awesome because it lights up the buttons at the bottom when you have a notification. Since this phone doesn't have any indication LED.
[Samsung Mesmerize] wmedlin:
Can you us fasinat roms on the mesmerize?
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
So... after reading I had no idea what adb was. Now I am installing the adb on my PC by following the guide at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=532719

After this is done... I am going to follow the post #28 by ganzhimself to install clockword mod. Just waiting on stuff to download on my slow internet.
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
I don't advise using anything for the Fascinate, including ROMs, unless it been cleared as being ported to the Mesmerize. You have to be careful with what you flash. Just because they are close, they aren't the same and flashing files from other phones could possibly brick your phone. There are ROMs being tested now, just please be patient. You don't want to end up with an expensive paper weight.
[Samsung Mesmerize] wmedlin:
can you change the boot screen yet or is that one of the things that will be in the roms when they come out.
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
There are new boot animations in the coming files. There are ways that you can change the boot animations now also, though. I haven't done this yet, but I believe there are a couple of ways to do it safely.
[Samsung Mesmerize] wmedlin:
can you point me in the right direction.
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
I am just so confused. If I can get past this adb thing i can figure out how to do the rest... so I installed adb on my PC and the driver part of it didn't work. So I had to go to samsungs website and get the mesmerize package to install so the drivers would work. adb on my system detects my phone now when i do adb devices but then the guide doesn't really explain what I need to do to get adb on my phone. I am assuming it's something about packages to install but I'm lost. If anyone can help me with that I would be greatful.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Firedog7881:
Somebody please correct me if I am wrong.

You do not NEED to have your phone connected to your computer any more as long as you have the right programs on your phone. If you use z4Mod to root your phone, download the application Superuser to give applications SU permissions, install ROM Manager, and then use Root Explorer to move the files into their necessary locations and then use Terminal Emulator to execute the commands.

I have rooted, installed ROM Manager, backed up my ROM, installed the kernel in this thread all without knowing what ADB is.

All applications are available in the Market

z4Mod

Superuser

ROM Manager

Root Explorer ($4)

Terminal Emulator
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
Alright... I'm totally fine without this adb thing... its just not making sense to me right now.

I placed the redbend_ua file in the /system/xbin/ folder and chmod 777 to give permission...

then i ran the command redbend_ua restore /sdcard/recovery.bin /dev/block/bml8 according to ganzhimself in his post. the recovery.bin file was in the root of my sdcard so this command was appropriate...

I am assuming what i saw was:

redbend_ua restore /sdcard/recovery.bin /dev/block/bml8

RedBend Update Agent 6,1,14,1

FOTA : Make Block Device Nodes

lcd_init(498): start!

lcd_init(507): fb0 open success

lcd_init(514): width = 480, height = 800

page_msize: 4096, phy_unit_size: 262144

src: /sdcard/recovery.bin

dst: /dev/block/bml8 partition size: 0x780000

part_size: 0x780000

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

read 221432 bytes

read finished

And then my phone rebooted. So now that that have the recovery.bin installed correctly... I should be able to get clockwordmod to work and backup my rom?

Edit: I ran the backup in ROM Manager and clockwordmod is backing up my ROM now. Towards the end it said something like "No /sdcard/.android_secure found. Skipping backup..." I didn't get to write down the rest but is this normal?
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
This is what I get when I do a backup...

From what I understand, my version of android doesn't have those folders so it's just notifying me that it skipped them. Is that right?
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
Now for the part where I can install the kernel for improved battery and suchness...

I downloaded 1124_test_novoodoo.zip from the 2nd page of this thread. I placed it on my sdcard. I did some looking around to see if I could understand how to install it but I am not finding anything conclusive on how to do this.

Any tips on what I need to do now to get this kernal installed?

Edit: Found this video on youtube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7D16hiMqXA

So it seems very simple. Just thought I would share.
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
That is a good video. This kernel won't change your version like in the video, though. It will still show up as the same kernel. Just download BLN control from the market and activate it to see that the kernel is working and installed.
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
It gives me two options... Backup Existing ROM which i think i already did manually in my previous post and the other option is to Wipe Data and Cache. I am assuming wiping data and cache will get rid of all the personal information on the device or maybe I am wrong and I need to do this?

Please let me know, then I will update my kernal :)
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
You've already done a backup so that's not necessary. Wiping cache won't get rid of personal info. I've done it both ways and haven't had problems either way. You should be able to proceed without checking either box for this one. For future updates, I would at least do a backup.
[Samsung Mesmerize] alaindesjardins:
Thanks, looks like it's all done. When I run the BLN test and push the power button the LEDs are all lit, so I assume it is working. Now I guess the wait is for custom ROMs to allow more functionality?
[Samsung Mesmerize] DroiDAddicT14:
Haha I know right? I'd rather have an update about the fascinate on the FASCINATE forum. Lol

1sT GeAr, U MaD??
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
You could look over in the Mesmerize forum... oh yeah there isn't one! Just kidding, man. I wish they would give us our own area, though. It would be less confusing for people.
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
what should ur phone do when u activate BLN?
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
That will light the 4 bottom keys when you have a notification. Email, text, etc...
[Samsung Mesmerize] Yoder808:
So right now, is our only option that one kernel that's already posted? Or are the other kernels safe also?
[Samsung Mesmerize] johnboyjr:
only use the one posted here
[Samsung Mesmerize] johnboyjr:
does any one have a time frame for when a rom might be done

i do not mean to rush any one i just want to use my wiimote

also now that we have a back up couldn't you do this

http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-844886.html
[Samsung Mesmerize] Yoder808:
I hear that! I dunno... patience I guess. We don't even have our own forum, and apparently the mesmerize != fascinate...
[Samsung Mesmerize] wmedlin:
Any news on roms and kernals yet?
[Samsung Mesmerize] frozn00:
Hey guys I could use some help. I'm stuck. After getting the recovery.bin on the card and running:

redbend_ua restore /sdcard/recovery.bin /dev/block/bml8

I get:

FOTA : Make Block Device Nodes

lcd_init(498): start!

lcd_init(507): fb0 open success

lcd_init(514): width = 480, height = 800

page_msize: 4096, phy_unit_size: 262144

src: /sdcard/recovery.bin

dst: /dev/block/bml8 partition size: 0x780000

part_size: 0x780000

read finished

I do not get the multiple lines of:

read 262144 bytes

read 262144 bytes

The phone does say that it is rebooting in red lettering. After the phone reboots I go into ClockWorkMod and run the Backup Current Rom. I get:

-- Install from package...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

Verifying update package...E:failed to verify whole-file signature

E:signature verification failed

Installation aborted.

Any idea what I am doing wrong? Thanks!
[Samsung Mesmerize] mesmerbelly:
Anyword on the rom work yet. Can't wait for them see what cool stuff there will be.
[Samsung Mesmerize] ok2much11:
Is there a way to boot directly into clockwork mod instead of Samsung recovery?

I hold down the up key and the power button and all I get is the samsung recovery.. I'm afraid to flash anything... because as of now the only way i can find to get to clockwork mod is to use rom manager!

Is this normal? or does someone know whats going on with it?
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
To get into Clockworkmod Recovery go to ROM Manager and click Reboot into Recovery.
[Samsung Mesmerize] ok2much11:
So if a flash went bad we would be stuck?

thats no good... :eek:
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
I wouldn't let you get stuck.
[Samsung Mesmerize] androidman78:
you wouldnt be stuck you just need to go to stock recovery and apply update.zip and then you can get to clockwork mod recovery and you do a backup from their and then if a flash or "something went wrong you just man. reboot recovery as stated above and re flash your nandroid backup and you will be fine....just watch what you flash to make sure it compatable with the mesmerize and not just with fascinate as there is not much in rom manager that may work.
[Samsung Mesmerize] frozn00:
Could anyone please help me. My post is #152. I also forgot to metion that I have set chmod 777 permissions from command line and from the phone itself using root explorer. I have followed everything in the first post but have not gotton to using 1124_test_novoodoo.zip yet. I want to make a rom backup first and that is where I am having the issue. I originally rooted using SuperOneClick so I unrooted and rerooted with z4root but the error still exists. It would seem there is something minor I am doing wrong since all of you have got this to work :(
[Samsung Mesmerize] ok2much11:
Edit:So I tried booting into stock recovery.. and I click apply sdcard/update.zip and it just says the file doesnt exist..

does that mean something is not working right? is that the only way to get to clockwork other than ROM manager?

whole reason I was figuring this out is just because on my prev phone I always did it directly from there and not ROM manager.. no big difference... but most of all.. every once in a very rare while a flash had not worked.. for one reason or another.. and so I just booted directly into clockwork and fixed it :)

Lol.. thank ya
[Samsung Mesmerize] Pensacola06:
Anyone else lose vibrate after flashing kernel?
[Samsung Mesmerize] frozn00:
Is there anyone here that can help me and respond to my previous posts? I have read though every post multiple times but I can't backup my rom with rom manager. Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Mesmerize] frozn00:
Finally got the rom backed up using ClockWorkMod and installed the 1124_test_novoodoo.zip kernel.
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
Sorry, man. Just got back in here to tell you to try redownloading and reflashing. I couldn't find any other reason or fix. Glad you got it working. JT posted a new ROM last night also. It's a super clean version similar to the one for the Fascinate. It is in it's own post.
[Samsung Mesmerize] frozn00:
Thanks for getting back to me. After pulling my hair out for days working on this, I finally decided to try a different microSD card. I just knew this would not make a difference but it did! The phone came with a 16 gb card but I had a 2 gb that I used to get it working. I formatted the 2gb in the phone before I pushed any files to it using adb. I have since reformatted the 16gb in the phone and now that one works correctly following the procedure from Post 1 then I installed Rom Manager from the marketplace (ClockWorkMod) and backed up my current rom. Then I used the file from Post 20 and followed Post 63 to get the kernel installed. Maybe this post will help others that are new to doing this like myself. Now if we can only get our own forum.
[Samsung Mesmerize] lilzone:
I just tried the diffrent sd card mehtod and still not able to do a backup. Any help out there. Came from the evo and miss installing custom roms
[Samsung Mesmerize] frozn00:
I followed the steps in the order that I posted above. What part are you getting stuck on and/or error messages you are recieving and when are you receiving them? What have have you tried? The more detail you give me the more I can help because whatver problems you are having I probably had the same thing happen to me.
[Samsung Mesmerize] lilzone:
Now I need to fix computer,adb is not reconized all of a sudden. So off to work getting that to work out then back to trying to get backup working.
[Samsung Mesmerize] lilzone:
finally got my adb working again, now need to push the files back to the phone and then Im going to see if I can just do a backup without trying the memory card trick.
[Samsung Mesmerize] lilzone:
finally got everything to work, made a backup, and now to the roms!!
[Samsung Mesmerize] ok2much11:
As far as I've been able to tell so far... There are no working roms for us at this point yet.
[Samsung Mesmerize] chidesd:
there is a basic rom now on these forums for the mesmerize
[Samsung Mesmerize] v_lestat:
it would be nice for people who say this to actually give a link to it.

dont say "there is a rom on the forums"

jeez thats like telling someone there is a pebble in the ocean
[Samsung Mesmerize] johnboyjr:
look for [ROM] Super Clean ROM 0.2 for MESMERIZE!

its on the 1st page not hard to find
[Samsung Mesmerize] Sophos1:
Like stated above, not hard to find, but here you go. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865195

~Sophos
[Samsung Mesmerize] v_lestat:
yeah i saw it after i posted that then never came back to delete my comment.
[Samsung Mesmerize] v_lestat:
this doesnt work for me.

ok well clockwork said its installed but if i choose boot to recovery its just the samsung recovery

if i hold home+vol down and hit power i am taking into a bog black and yellow screen with an android sweeping the floor and it says

"DOWNLOADING..."

Do not turn off target!!!

ok so... huh? what?

clockwork said it downloaded but nothing said it flashed or anything... what am i doing wrong.
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
can someone please help me with this error I'm getting at this step..
[Samsung Mesmerize] jt1134:
Locate the thread in this forum specifically for the showcase and use the files from that thread. Also, use cp instead of mv.
[Samsung Mesmerize] elijahblake:
will you please explain this b/c I'm getting the same errors
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] spodg:
Can anyone create Windows Vista theme?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wunderwaffe:
I want to upgrade my ROM but I have done a lot of tweaking to my current one. I don't want to have to customize all of the phone settings again after I update the ROM. I've been searching the net and XDA for a tool that allows me to backup my settings but so far I only found apps that backup the entire ROM. Does the tool I'm looking for exist? Thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnerz:
Pim backup 2.8, you need to search as there is a thread on it somewhere, its also included in lots of cooked roms Idie's I recommend
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparkdroid:
One thing I noticed after updating my x10a to 2.1 is that, every time the GPS is turned on, a dialog box pops up and asks you to agree to possible data charges.

It doesn't remember my choice of "agree" and repeats the question EVERY time I toggle the GPS on.

Is there somewhere I should look in XML files or configuration files to disable this dialog?

Am I the only one that this happens to? I like to turn off WIFI and GPS when I'm not using them (just as a habbit).

Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1sr:
What firmware are you on...

I'm on Nordic and don't have an issue...

It is every time you switch on GPS, or when an application activates it?

I have GPS "on" all the time, but it's only used when an application activates it, and when that happens, I do not get a notification...

Perhaps (and this is only a guess), you've got location via networks also enabled, which would use data, which might be why you get the notification...

Cheers
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparkdroid:
The dialog pops up every time it is switched on. So far I've checked that it happens when turned on with the following methods:

in the settings > location menu

using extended controls toggle widget

using switchpro toggle widget.

I did have "location via networks" on, but turned it off and there was no change (I still got the dialog).

Thanks for you suggestions/help. My software versions are attached, what software version is the Nordic you are running?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k1sr:
Everything's the exact same, except I've got an x10i

Dunno... ?? :(
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparkdroid:
Does anybody with an x10a on Rogers experience this?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sillysquid:
I have the same issue and I have been searching for a solution.

Does anyone have any idea how to get rid of the confirmation box?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparkdroid:
Just to bring this back to the top... is this dialog box still present on the new firmware? Can anybody with the latest firmware confirm?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JaredP:
I'm on latest firmware with X10a. I noticed this problem when I switched back to X10a from X10i last week.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] casanovacoconut:
This dialog only pops up when an application is going to enable GPS.

If you have GPS off and the open an app that uses GPS and has the ability to enable it then it will likely ask you if it is OK to enable it. This is because some folks may have it off for a reason and having an app secretly turn it on would suck.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparkdroid:
This dialog comes up no matter how I enable the GPS (phone settings, widget, app)). When it pops up every time I try and toggle GPS, it defeats the point of a toggle! The annoying part is it worked fine in 1.6. It asked this once (informed you of possible data usage) and was gone.

Looks like x10a has the dialog and x10i doesn't.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awojtas:
I've got a x10i with 2.1 DT and it's always had the dialog- on 1.6, 2.1 (the first release, and 2.0.2), and now the DT kernel.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antonis1978:
I'm looking for a solution to this problem, because for me it is a problem ...

when I open an application which use gps,i want to turn on gps itself.can we do something for this????please help...
[Windows Phone 7 General] ShadowLegion:
I heard the keyboard for WP7 is nice by default and ill find that out when i get my phone in a couple days but i was wondering if there will be any other keyboards for WP7 like Android has SWYPE. Do you think they will come with the upcoming updates , apps on the marketplace, or with the WP7 "Jailbreak"?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Andrmgic:
There are no other keyboards available at this time.

However, I can say that the WP7 keyboard is, in my opinion, the finest software keyboard on the market, hands down.

Swype and the HTC IME keyboards on android are good.. but they pale in comparison to this one in my experience.
[Windows Phone 7 General] heisven:
Agree 100%.

The buttons are not bigger than Android..but I seem to be able to type more accurately on WP7. No idea why. Nice, nontheless.
[Windows Phone 7 General] agentnobo:
I've bought my device (HTC HD7) in Germany and it doesn't have Cyrillic keyboard. It's not a problem for me to use English interface, device supports displaying Cyrillic fonts but I can't type text on two Cyrillic languages which I'm using the most.

Do not having the ability to add Cyrillic keyboard at the moment is THE MOST ANNOYING thing with the device. I simply can't use it for basic needs like writing SMS or e-mail to somebody on my native language. When buying the device I thought that It shouldn't be a problem adding a keyboard but now I am very disappointed. Need to use second device (old Nokia smartphone) each time when I should write something on Cyrillic on the way. Ironically, HD7 does not support sharing Internet connection to my secondary device, so I have to pay for two Internet-enabled plans which makes me completely unhappy.

Is any way to help me without selling the device back?
[Windows Phone 7 General] davicito13:
Hi guys, do you know how can I get Russian keyboard on my spanish WP7 LG e900?

thanks!
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
are wp7 devices sold in countries that use that language? If not, I'm not sure you will get any support from microsoft until they are.