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[Fascinate Android Development] shorto85:
D101 GPS Fix

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=846156
[Fascinate Android Development] zander25:
Now you can fix everything! Full stock flash.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=867648
[Fascinate Android Development] Computergeek737:
[Warning] MUST READ! Regarding Voodoo4/5...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=869370
[Fascinate Android Development] sakithree:
Full recovery package for DI01

[ODIN] Full DI01 ODIN Package
[Fascinate Android Development] alwaysthere:
Since this is a sticky and is the first thing most visitors will see when they go looking for instructions PLEASE be sure to define all terms or link to a good description or or instructions. I know some of them since my old phone is a G1 running CM 6.0 but there are some new terms here and I am having to hunt down definitions before I can start to root my new Verizon Fascinate and install roms.

Example:

What is root? (hopefully people know this one but it can't hurt)

What is Clockwork? (I used to use this on my G1)

What is Voodoo?

What is Lagfix?

What is Odin?

What is D101?

What is DJ05?

What is TELUS?
[Fascinate Android Development] fupamobile:
uuhhh this please
[Fascinate Android Development] Kevin Gossett:
DI01 was the first maintence release update for the Fascinate. If you are stock, this is most likely what you are running.

DJ05 was a leaked maintenance release that was never actually released, but fixed many bugs, including the GPS for most

DL09 is the current maintenance release that was leaked, but should be rolling out OTA soon. By most accounts, there isn't much difference between this and the previous leak.

TELUS is a Canadian service provider which also has a Samsung Galaxy S device named the Fascinate, but TELUS is a GSM carrier. Ideally, TELUS should have named their device after the Vibrant, as it is closer in hardware to that variant.
[Fascinate Android Development] BrwnSuperman:
You should make it a bit more clear that posts concerning questions should be posted in the General Section instead of the Dev section.
[Fascinate Android Development] djblu:
If there is no effort being made to keep this infomation up to date then this really doesnt need to be stickied as its relevance has ceased importance other than confuse people with outdated information
[Fascinate Android Development] 1993cb7:
Instead of making a negative post, why didn't you just add to the thread with updates etc.
[Fascinate Android Development] djblu:
It's not a negative, it's relevant. I'm not going to further compound an already confusing situation. If it's stickied, it's the responsibility of whoever started it to maintain that thread. There's no reason to sticky a thread that is out of date or no longer valid. The updates should be made to the OP and replace the outdated information.

... but thanks for your opinion, I'll take that into consideration.
[Fascinate Android Development] InsightGoalie:
A friend just bought a Fascinate and I'm having a hell of a time finding up to date info. Everything I seem to find leads back to the same link this leads to for rooting. The post for one click root that apparently is too old. Is there a new method to gain root on this phone?
[Fascinate Android Development] myi500:
Can anyone tell me how I can make a backup of my OS either turn it into a MD5 or zip file?

I mean like the ones that are used to return to stock or upgrade to a newer version.

Thanks in advance.
[Fascinate Android Development] droidstyle:
there is a app called odin maker that will allow you to backup your os as a .tar file.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geneshaft12:
is it possible to install firmwares like US/EURO while im in asia region?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tragusman:
yes! you just need your service providers specific csc.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Goodm7sn:
Hi,

i've been using my Desire HD for a few weeks now and i noticed the awefull cpu/battery usage for the calendar app. i read some usefull posts here telling to clear its cache and it really helped, but , as im monitoring the phone using system pannel i noticed that com.htc.bgp is still using about 30% of cpu over a week period (which happens during the sync periods where i set them once an hour).and apparently sometimes the sync lasts for quite some time (10-15mins) draining the battery and cpu (noticed this by sync icon and checking with sync settings that some items r syncing continuously for very long time,like htcsense for ex. )

just need to double check with the experts here to verify if this is normal , cos the battery use from calendar app is not less than 6% of battery in 10 hours,which is more than any other lightweight app i have.this is concerning me cos this phone is my 1st android device and i LOVE IT working the way its intended to,not thru disabling syncs or whatsoever. ;)

sorry for the long post , thx in advance for the replies :) .
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rulezzzor:
i have same problem as you.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andy:
Do you use the calendar? If you don't use it consider unchecking the tick box under "Accounts & Sync", & removing the app with Titanium Backup.

I don't use it as I have a small paper diary, a low tech solution you could call it.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rixsta:
Never mind...sorry...you had read my sticky..
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] keetrock:
I was wondering if anyone knew if the 2.1 alarm clock would work on 2.2, and if so, could the pretty please post it for me? Thank you.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jlatnyc:
Yeah Im on the same page dude. The 2.1 alarm & clocks app is far more robust. I have the apk but cant get it to install. Used root explorer fixed permissions to no avail.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lancez:
hi, guys

dose anyone use citi bank mobile app on your SGS? my phone is captivate and the unknonw source option is disabled by damn AT&T, so i can not download from citi bank, even though i have enabled side loading. i would really appreciate if you can share the .apk file, so i can install it from SD card.

thanks in advance

can be found here
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jkohn6803:
ok i used unrevoked on all my others and know i cant i dont know how to type in codes and all that crap so is there an easy way please let me know
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jbcarrera:
Not yet your gonna have to use adb and the like a boss thread instructions

sent from my EVO at the edge of hell
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T3hPWN:
You should avoid rooting your phone.................

Or have someone who is throughly familiar with the process do it for you.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] doghead:
There is an annoying problem when I use gps on my Tilt + google map with navigation: the foreground of the screen got stuck with a msg "waiting for location" even though the cursor moves on the map as I drive on the background. This made the gps practically useless.

I have kernel 2.63.25 with Thoughtlesskyle's fat-free build. THe google map + navi beta was downloaded from market.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] aceoyame:
Sounds to me like you might need a different radio rom. It can get your position by cellular tri-angulation still but it sounds like it was trying to use the gps still.
[EVO 4G General] Tanquen:
I have a Plantronics Discovery 975 (that seemed to work fine on my old Touch Cruise) and even got them to send me a new one but everyone tells me that its hard to hear me. Like a tin can or echo or static. When I turn off the headset they say it sounds much better. I got a BlueAnt Q2 and I’m having the same issues. Is the EVO just bad at Bluetooth? I really kind of need this to work. :(
[EVO 4G General] potna:
I've never had any complaints while using my Bluetooth. Might pair it on another phone and try it.
[Droid Eris General] Nomen Noscia:
Don't want anything other than to say thanks for all the amazing dev work that everyone on this forum does. Thank you!

Sent using XDA app on HTC Eris Rooted 2.1
[Galaxy Tab General] mchimney:
Hey all,

I was wondering if there is an app out there which resembles "Pages" or "Numbers" which is on the ipad. I LOVE both of these applications and their ease of use.

I'm currently trying out docs2go, but it seems very basic compared to pages

Any tips or suggestions would be great

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab General] xoltrix2000:
Wow that is a nice app indeed. I currently use ThinkFree Office for Word and so far it's functional, but not as pretty :( You should have it already, its shipped with the Tab.
[Galaxy Tab General] mchimney:
those 2 apps are the only reason i'm not getting rid of my ipad entirely, they are amazing =(
[Galaxy Tab General] LordLugard:
Quickoffice is also available.

I have an iPad but don't like pages or numbers or keynote. I prefer Docs To Go on iPad.

Forgive My Brevity. To Be Or Not To Be...
[Galaxy Tab General] mchimney:
In pages, i liked how simple it was to just hit the format buttons at the top(much like in Microsoft word).

In Quick Office and Docs to Go on android, it's very annoying to have to press the menu button every time i want to make something bold, underline

It looks like i'll be using Quick Office tho, as it seems to have a slightly better UI, IMO.

To each his own.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhnnyblze2000:
I just got MT4G and when I go into about phone> phone identity> phone number it says unknown. Was wondering if there is way to fix this or is this a non issue?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esincho:
It will show up, give it a lil time.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhnnyblze2000:
Ok ill give it a little bit of time. Thanks.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tw39515:
if you call tmobile they can push the info to the phone. had to do it for a friends vibrant.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esincho:
Mine just showed up after a while. I did transfer a # over, don't know if that's a factor
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emartinez13:
Same thing happened to mine, I wanted to use Tikl touch to talk and I couldn't cause the phone number was blank. I called T-Mobile and they supposedly pushed the info but it didn't work. I didn't bother calling back since it wasn't that big of a deal but it eventually came through several days later.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whosdaman:
Didn't I just move something like this? Please post questions in Q&A section.
[Nexus One General] faraz1992:
I was using MIUI mod previously. Before installing CM 6.1, I wiped data, cache and dalvik cache though the recovery (RA 1.9). The installation went without any problem. The issue pops when I try to install any application. When I try to install any application, the phone reboots. I have allowed installation from "Unknown Sources"...

Is this a known bug or only I'm facing it? Please help with a solution to this.
[Nexus One General] simms22:
redownload cm 6.1 rc2 and the gapps, flash amon ra 2.0, wipe data/cache/dalvik again, flash the rom, flash the gapps, reboot. the rom or gapps could have corrupted during download and amon ra 2.0 is MUCH more feature filled than 1.9 :)
[Nexus One General] GuestX0019:
you may want to double wipe all

there's also a "market fix" out thee, but don't remember if it addresses your issue
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] SamVib:
I didn't make these. I found them online and resized them. I also edited them quite a bit and threw some effects in the mix.

Here's a preview:

In the .zip theres many colors, if you want request a certain color and I'll do my best.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10997679/Sharp.zip
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] The K-Zoo Kid:
Wait so is the zip just a bunch of different variants of that image or just a bunch of different images?

Either way, thanks a lot.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] SamVib:
Just different colors.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] timafey:
Cool, thanks! I like that. my new background
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] gatesmarch123:
Here's one I found for fans of Bioshock.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] dadyal:
Its a free gift from store with phone
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] AllGamer:
of course, as long as it works

8GB class 6 is very decent, enough for most people (not me)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] dadyal:
i tested it and works good i filed it all 7.47Gb

10 - 12 mb data save speed with data cabel and phone
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] aorth:
Class 6 is pretty high end if I'm not wrong. What's enough for you?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Auzy:
How can we possibly tell you some generic SD card is good, we don't even know who manufactured it? Also, how do you define "good"? Something that works, something that is fast?

You ask a silly question, you'll get a dumb answer...
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ImraanK:
^^^

What he said..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drewmungus:
I was using Poweramp to play music and playing angry birds at the same time tonight and my speaker stopped working completely. I have had zero problems with speaker, not even any distortion. If I plug in headphones I still have sound.

I'm mostly wondering if it could be a software problem. I Just flashed Azrael X a couple days ago, and this has been my first problem with it. A search showed me that most of the blown speakers out there are first accompanied by distortion and generally crappy sound, which mine had none of at all.

Also in poweramp I had the preamp turned down to only about 1/3 power.

Thanks in advance
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HiddenKnight:
have you dropped your evo recently prior to the night of smashing on angry birds? Or did u get mad at the stupid pigs from not dieing and threw your evo? if so....poweramp could have loosened the (correct me if im wrong) ribbon cables or sought-ed wires to it! if not...maybe software.....couldnt tell you bud.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickballs:
does anyone know where i can get a charge port for my vibrant, it started smoking after 10 mns. of being plugged in. any help would be apre:Dciated
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalfan78:
Jesus, that sucks, I think tmobile should replace it for free ( assuming it's not your fault) I don't know where to get parts though
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hockeyrcks9901:
Call T-Mobile.

They should replace it as long as you didn't do something to cause it to smoke...

Typos and other gibberish courtesy of Swype
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demize!:
Return that *****. Happened to my g1 prongs fell out.but after a couple of years of hard use.

Don't blame me, blame my keyboard's autocorrection algorithm.
[General Questions and Answers] chiuk:
I have a Viewsonic G Tablet which I flashed with TNT Lite. I tried to install flash APK. but I can't get it to install because the APK is not from the android market. I looked for 2 days on the stupid threads. Can't get any answers. How do I unlock the permission to install non market apks? going from Settings > Applications, I do NOT see "install from unknown sources" option. Can anyone give me some pointers? Thanks.
[Vibrant General] hellcatrydr:
http://www.megaleecher.net/Android_2.2_Update_For_SGS_I9000_India_Here
[Vibrant General] willsnews:
Are you insinuating that india isn't as important as america?

Still flashing , thanks to odin
[Vibrant General] hellcatrydr:
I think it should be done in alphabetical order...
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
hmmm... india, united states of america.... sounds like alphabetical so far....

anyways.... i'm running 2.2, there's no reason you can't be, too...
[Vibrant General] hellcatrydr:
Reasons:

1. Ignorance

2. Brickaphobia
[Vibrant General] mmas0n:
This is for the GT-I9000 and is part of the international rollout of Froyo for that device.

So, yes. India. Really.
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
Are you listing your 2 personalities?
[Vibrant General] Kubernetes:
It is incredibly difficult to brick this phone so long as you're not hardware locked, and if you are it's easy to fix that. You're really missing out by not getting over your fear; all it takes is a bit of studying up on Odin and CWM.
[Vibrant General] ipeench:
zinggg78910
[Vibrant General] techboydino:
I agree, ODIN is about the easiest failsafe on the planet.

1. get to download mode

2. start ODIN

3. add PIT

4. add PDA

5. 2 minutes and your golden.
[Vibrant General] hellcatrydr:
Actually, my rooted JI6 w/ mobile AP works beautifully. I am dependent on this phone's functions every day.

After 2 previous brickings (1 ota and 1 OCLF Voodoo click) requiring an (other xda member) odin rescue, I have learned my lesson & limitations. Now... I don't gamble with what I can't afford to lose. (Unless of course I'm zanked on pink tequila. Then I'll load Linux on my kid's Furbie & code it to stalk my ex. Bua hah hah!!!)

Even when (if) 2.2 does come out in US, I'll still wait for feedback from this site before installing it.

Now can we puhleeze get back to ragging on India??? :p
[Vibrant General] PaiPiePia:
No Risk, No Reward. Enough said. :D
[Vibrant General] vaughnsphotoart:
It only makes sense to make sure tech support gets it first.
[Vibrant General] willsnews:
Ha ha ha ha that's funny and I feel bad for laughing

Still flashing , thanks to odin
[Vibrant General] swehes:
I started flashing ROMs and feared that I bricked my phone once. Just couldn't figure out how to get it back up and running. Ran into an amazing post from a guy here and it got my phone into download mode. I have never looked back since as I know that I just can't brick my phone! :) I tried but failed. This is an amazing piece of hardware. However now my home button is not working (think it can be hardware related though as it doesn't matter which ROM I have on it it still glitches)
[Vibrant General] ndwgs:
Nyahahahaha! Thats so wrong... Ok, Lord I apologize for laughing at tech support peeps of India... And be with the starving pygmies down there in New Guinnea, Amen.....

Sent from the helm of darkness called, the "Vibrant Galaxy"... Using the XDA App!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MERKJONES:
I tried to reinstall these apps, and it just says "Installation Unsuccessful." I've deleted the SDCard data and everything, it just won't install again. I use XBMC more than anything. Any ideas? That, and as we al know, GPS doesn't want to lock anymore.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LotusLTS:
Can my mobile phone HTC Kaiser (kais130) wjrked with 3G networks?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:HTC_Kaiser.png#Specifications

the wiki tells all.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] LotusLTS:
ok, how can I find my chipset?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ChumleyEX:
Look in the wiki.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VeryCoolAlan:
Will i be able to root and lagfix the official stock froyo when i comes out? I emailed ryanza and he said i could on the vibrant

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ransz28:
And your asking here again for what purpose?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lettcco:
I have had my phone since launch and whenever I turned on 4g my phone will seems to be a bit jerky or lag. I thought it is because I am in a 4g test area (LA), but now that it is official, I am still experiencing the same problem. Also, 4g seems to be dropping in/out throughout 405, even sensorly map viewer have reported solid coverage throughout. Anyone has similar experience?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khov07:
I'm not in the LA area, but I've noticed the same lag in the device with the 4G radio on as well. Apps take longer to load, tend to freeze for a few seconds, scrolling is choppy, and so on. I am also in a 4G market.

Running stock 2.2 and hardware version 003. I end up not bothering to use my 4G radio, since I don't really need the speeds.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ray90813:
In the LA area and have the same problem, even when I have a good signal still lags quite a bit at times. But then at times it works flawlessly.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shagav:
I was in Minneapolis over thanksgiving and it was choppy tand spotty there too. I found that if you restart your phone with 4G on it wont be choppy, but when you switch back to 3G I got terrible batter life till I restarted my phone again, like 10 or less hours of batter life with me barely touching my phone. There are still some bugs to be worked out with 4G, thats for sure
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 339847:
It happens too in Miami

Same problem here. It used to be fine a couple of months ago with my wife phone ... the only difference is that her phone is rooted now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 33colburn:
Had same problem

I had the same problem. After six months I realized it was due to running adfree. The host file was blocking the ads and for some reason freezing or lagging the web page. No problem with 3g or wifi, only when using 4g. I have since reverted the the original host file and unistalled adfree and bam. 4g is smoking fast even with the ads. Don't know if any others have had similar experiences but it was finally nice to figure it out and enjoy 4g speeds.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blkcamarozr28:
Amazing! I always thought it was a flaky 4G but it was just 4G choking on the adfree block list in dns. 4G seems much smoother now and pages that refused to come up work fine with the adfree block list reverted! :) Any idea why it doesnt affect 3G/WiFi?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abanh:
Keep in mind after you turn wimax off, the wimax chip is still running. If you download alogcat from the market you can see the wimax chip constantly trying to initialize but erroring out. The only way to turn it off is by rebooting the phone. This happens on both the Evo and Evo-Shift.

*edit - reboot to turn off wimax.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r916:
noob question but how do i get it to turn off (rooted) is there a command i can use in term. emulator?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novanosis85:
Only way is reboot. You do have a great idea. I'm curious as why the devs have not tried to implement a kill switch so it really stops.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r916:
Yeah this would be a good thing. My phone doesn't act like that when 4g is on though, I'm oc'd to 1.19 but it's on interactive and it barely goes over 998.
[Fascinate General] ellisz:
Anyone get Nuance Voice commands to work with JT's DJ05 Clean rom? I am running .6 and voice commands will open but then it shuts down. I got the vsuite.apk from the DJ05 deodexed file.

Thanks