yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyManNJ:
I'm still having the same two problems. I did figure out that the market does download after a fresh install. the problem starts after i reinstall my backed up programs. So its one of those programs that's causing my problem. I'm going to have to restore my programs one at a time to find out which one is the culprit. Hopefully, the no audio during a phone call will be resolved soon. Thanks for all the help so far.
[Epic 4G Android Development] robl45:
you sure this is correct? put this in connectbot at the superuser prompt and I'm getting not found.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ecooce:
Just wanted to say thank you again,all working well for me.Ive been playing around with your ROM just to prepair myself for my Frankenstein FROYO ROM,,,And I have some really cool icon sets made already if you need them for a Batman theme,here are some pics.
[Epic 4G Android Development] ecooce:
Also Im looking for an "its alive" .wav from the Gene Wilder version of Young Frankenstein,THANKS in advance.
[Epic 4G Android Development] abu_noah:
nice USB status bar icon. Looks familiar lol.
[Epic 4G Android Development] rel500:
Op check your pms
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EyeslikeOlives:
I had my EVO connected to my computer via USB and out of excitement for CM6.1, I forgot to unmount USB device before rebooting into recovery. I thought it wouldn't be such a big deal, but after trying to reinstall my apps with Titanium Backup, they won't install. I nand-restored and even the apps on my back up are gone. Also, when I now USB connect, there is no notification saying I'm plugged in and the folder doesn't pop up on my computer. Is there anyway to fix this or am I, for lack of a better word, ****ed?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenixjn:
Did you had apps2sd enabled? If so you'll need to run 'apps2sd reinstall' to allow your system to read the ext2 partition so it can reload your apps. The other thing you can do is put it on disk drive mode and run the chkdsk utility from windows (or the fsck.vfat from your Linux distro)

Sent from the iPhone Assassin
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EyeslikeOlives:
I'll try the apps2sd thing, but as for the second one you mentioned, I don't have any option whatsoever when I plug in my phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EyeslikeOlives:
Okay, well I was on CM6.1 RC2 at the time that this happened and I'm not sure where the option is to apps2sd reinstall. Or is that not an option on the phone? I think it's still reading as if I have it connected through the USB because all my apps are there, but I can't install anything. I need a way for me to "disconnect" from the computer or something.
[Quantum General] onlyoneskwalla:
Was wondering if anyone has had any luck with this combo yet, I've tried and while I can access my home computer's media share on the ps3 can't seem to see the phone's. Is it just not supported yet? I thought DLNA was a pretty open standard and the ps3 does support it.
[HD2 General] CB620:
Long gone

:d
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xHausx:
That is the stock recovery you are seeing there, does it let you do anything at all in the bootloader? If you can get it into fastboot mode you can fix it from there.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris66:
I rooted using regaw's instructions also, and also got that damn triangle, lol. Pretty sure all I did was reboot to bootloader and let it update the PC36.img again to get out of it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramdom:
Yes, I believe so. I can let the PC36IMG.ZIP reload again and then AFTER that I can say "no" to the update and then "no" to reboot devices and I can get into a menu that says:

FASTBOOT

RECOVERY

CLEAR STORAGE

SIMLOCK

HSB USB

From there I can select FASTBOOT and head into another menu that says:

BOOTLOADER

REBOOT

REBOOT BOOTLOADER

POWER DOWN

Trying BOOTLOADER gets me through the same HBOOT cycle where the PC36IMG.ZIP is reloaded and asked to be applied. Trying REBOOT gives me a white HTC screen (unless I need to wait a while).

Thanks! I assume I need to pull the SD card out, load it on my computer through another source, and then remove the PC36IMG.ZIP file and then replace it with something else that I can use to get rooted? Or will just removing the PC36IMG.ZIP file do it?

I'm also looking to achieve root so if I am going to the trouble of removing the SD card and putting it back, I'd like to know if if there's another PC36IMG.ZIP that'll let me have a nice version of the HTC evo that is rooted.

--Ram
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4redstars:
I know a few people who have recently purchased EVOs and they still have Hardware version 3 and Hboot .97

what versions do you guys have on your phones?

If the hboot is still .97 you can used unrevoked forever for a full root and nand unlock.

if higher there is a tutorial on these forums for Hboot 2.02.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramdom:
How did you do it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramdom:
I have:

SUPERSONIC EVT2-3 SHIP S-ON

HBOOT-2.02-0000

TOUCH-PANEL-ATMELC-03_16ac

RADIO-2.15.00.09.01

Oct 14 2010, 19:14:47

I assume the tutorial you're referring to is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=829045

But I'm not sure how to get out of this particular PC36IMG.ZIP (gotten from evo4g.me) and replace it with the PC36IMG.ZIP posted in the above URL above easily, since I can no longer access this device using adb. Unless I am missing something obvious.

Well, I'm learning a lot! Thanks!

I do agree having root on these systems will be fantastic. I don't understand why it's not just a ready option. Things like tethering, etc. should be a given and built into the $10 cost or something else of the network. I'd like to port things like csh on there, and have a powerful terminal like I can get in the Mac OS X. Is there any way this is possible at all? We can get bigger and bigger microSD cards right? An entire stripped down Linux system can fit in a few gigs (but I want to be able to use it as a phone too).

--Ram
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris66:
Went backward in the directions.

This the whole post that I used, pretty sure I just went backward and started again, it did take a seemingly HUGE amount of time the first time thru flashing the PC36.img

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=765496

PULL THE SD CARD and put the image on the root? , lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramdom:
The instructions at the above URL are what I used to get to this place with the red triangle that I can't seem to get out of. I can no longer access the phone using adb so I can't push anything. I can't access the phone through my computer right now once it has become stuck at the red triangle, this is my main issue. No access. Nothing. It just says "error: device offline" no matter what I try.

You don't think the SD CARD strategy will work?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris66:
This is where I scared the **** outta myself.....

"If this doesn't work (ie the PC36IMG.zip does NOT load) backup all of your sdcard contents onto your computer, reformat your sdcard to FAT32, redownload the PC36IMG.zip, and drag and drop it onto the sdcard, then reboot into the bootloader and try again. This should fix the issue."

It worked for me, but I don't know what hardware version and all you have.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4redstars:
just pull the sd card out of the evo (behind the battery) and put the new img on the root of the card.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramdom:
Me too, but I pay for the extra warranty that's supposed to cover nearly everything, which I think should cover this.

So from the above instructions, am I to understand that I remove the sdcard out and clean it out in my computer and install a new PC36IMG?

Should I try the one from here? Even here, there are like 3 versions:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=829045

Sorry for all the questions. Normally I'd hack and figure this out without even googling it but after googling it, the amount of stuff out there is enormous which is throwing me off. I think I have like 10 versions of the PC36IMG and not sure which to go with next that'll not destroy everything and give me root! Crazy.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramdom:
Thanks a lot. Pulling the evo card was easier than I thought it would be. Which particular one? I'm looking here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=829045

Should I just manually copy all these files over to the sdcard and then reboot and see what happens? I guess I'll try that. Thanks.

Thanks guys!

--Ram
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramdom:
Well, I solved this problem and am now enjoying root. Thanks to all who helped. I followed the instructions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=829045

But I still couldn't get past step 10. I even read the FAQ and followed the renaming suggestions (this wasn't the issue but I did it anyway) and it still didn't work. Basically the problem was that I wasn't even able to get to the shell even though I was able to use adb to push files (weird?).

So I was playing around with the EVO-recovery.zip (http://www.knowyourcell.com/htc/htc-evo-4g/evo-4g-guides/463925/how_to_root_the_htc_evo_4g.html) and ran the recovery-linux.sh script, which then put me into the green recovery screen. The rest was straight forward after that (as per the instructions at the URL above). So perhaps the difference of which adb to use was what it was, since that zip file comes with its own adb.

I am now rooted. Now what?

My wi fi doesn't seem to work, and neither does the google wireless tethering app, which is one of the reasons I wanted to root. When I run "adb shell" I now get a "#" instead of a "$" so I assume this (among other things, including the S-OFF) means I am rooted. So no wi-fi, did I trash something?

[Edit: I fixed this by installing the fresh ROM; thanks chris66 and others who helped!]

I'm just using the stock ROM provided from the URL above. Not sure what the best one to use is and how to use it.

[Edit: Stil no idea. Way too many ROMs out there. It's crazy. Fresh seems to have a good rep. It works pretty well, after one week.]

I also backed up all my apps on my sdcard, is there a way to restore them in one quick fell swoop instead of opening them one by one?

[Edit: I figured out how to do the multiselection option and apply it apps. A good file manager will do the backups for you. I went from ASTRO to ES File Explorer. Latter looks slightly cleaner. Probably better ones out there.]

Thanks to all who helped! I am excited about playing around with all this further. Only PITA is reconfiguring everything again the way I like it.

[Edit: Favourite apps are ConnectBot; Android Wireless Tether; AndroidVNC; DropBox; ES File Explorer; System Panel; --- from Ubuntu, I ADB to access stuff at the prompt which when having a # is really really powerful. Maybe I was wrong but before I put the new ROM on I didn't think the "more" command was available.]
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris66:
Cool, try superuser and the wifi app from the market. Flash almost any of the newer roms, and they're already both usable, wifi and usb.
[Epic 4G General] warrenis1234:
I would like to start off by saying that coming from winmo with the touch pro 2, i really hate how flooded the market is with crap. im so glad my disdain for apple kept me away from the iphone.

with that being said, the thing I loved the most about touchflo was the picture tab. it made taking good pictures rewarding because they were always on display essentially right on the homescreen. furthermore, the way you could scroll through all showcasing the great pics you've taken was great. it also only showed the pictures taken with the camera.

unfortunately the gallery app that comes with the phone is lame in comparison, and the widget only shows one picture. all of the market's Apps have been pretty bad...

does anyone know of any Apps that are similar to touchflo's picture tab?
[Epic 4G General] warrenis1234:
if not, can this be moved to the app section so that someone who would be interested in creating one can see it?

thanks in advance for any input
[Epic 4G General] warrenis1234:
nothing at all
[Epic 4G General] sashamw33:
I have no idea how touchflo works but have you tried this app below? I had it on my evo and it floats the images across the screen very nicely, people are very impressed when they see it.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/floating-image/dk.nindroid.rss
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
I have a problem, ever since I started flashing CM 6.1 RC's I have always had to flash them with GAPPS (google apps) I keep reading all voer the forums saying that when you flash them once, when updating you wont have to select GAPPS again. Problem is if I dont select GAPPS then I don't have them on my phone. No market or everything. My first question is how can I avoid having to flash GAPPS every time the rom updates?

2nd question is after every CM update or any ROM update I loose all my apps data. All my saved game data like angry birds, slice it, even apps like handcent get reset to stock. I even use TitaniumBackup Pro to backup all apps + system data and when I restore I still get no old data? Am I selecting the wrong batch to update?

How can I update to 6.1 stable without having to re flash GAPPS and keep my old system data?

Sorry for the noobienes
[G2 and Desire Z General] jboiii15:
are you using rom manager.
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
Yes I am. Thats what I use to flash the roms.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ibemad1:
Are you selecting "wipe data and cache"? Every time you update?

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 running Cyanogenmod.
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
No not at all. I know that would delete gapps and all previous system data.

HTC Vision S-OFF CM6.1 Rc2 Oc'd to 1.497ghZ
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
Just tried again, made sure I wasn't wiping or deleting anything, did the whole titanium batch backup all apps + system data. Flashed 6.1 stable, no gapps because I already have had them when I flashed rc3

Result:

Gapps are gone, all apps settings have been reset to stock, titanium did not restore system data n'or app data.

I'm stuck =( can anyone post a step by step. Tut on how to properly upgrade Cm?

HTC Vision S-OFF CM6.1 Rc3 Oc'd to 1.5ghz on Pershoots Kernel
[G2 and Desire Z General] elracing21:
Problem solved. If anyone else is having issues do this
[G Tablet General] Elric W:
there is a usb hookup.. so the question is raised, in my mind, can you hook up an external hard drive and thus rendering the 13gb a non issue (at least in the area of video/audio files).

anyone had experience with this?
[G Tablet General] phfaty:
I've been able to use my flash usb thumb drives without any problems, however when I plugged my WD 1Tb storage drive into the GTab, used ES File explorer to open usbdisk folder but did not see any files listed.
[G Tablet General] rms1776:
If you want to use a external usb hard drive for movies/files it has to be formated fat32 and it will work.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
I have connected with 16gb, 32gb, 64gb and a 500gb Western Digital HD (usb powered). All work fine, but best to NOT remove the USB until the G is placed in sleep mode. There appears to be an unmounting issue that also blows up the app index. Apps can vanish and then not appear again until rebooting.

Archos 101 seems to have a similar issue, so maybe Froyo related.
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
Yeah, I try to put mine to sleep before I pull out my thumb drive as well, but sometimes I forget and as soon as I yank it, the tablet reboots. Ugh!
[G Tablet General] J_Bone:
I bought a 500gb Seagate the same night I got my tablet (been needing a portable hd for a while). It wouldn't work on either the tablet or my PS3. Definitely a format thing. As mentioned earlier, it needs to be formatted Fat32.

Just an FYI, formatting a big hd to Fat32 isn't the easiest thing in the world to do. Windows 7 won't do Fat32 and 95 has a size limit (32 gb maybe?). HP has a program you get download from their site. It works on any make, not just their's. If anyone needs it, I still have it on my PC at home.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
What is the app called? Work with Vista? I tried formatting a 1gb HD to Fat32 via DOS commands, but failed.

As far as USB, main issue for removing while G is asleep (besides random reboots) is that removing while awake seems to be a main reason apps vanish until a reboot.
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
If I need to format a big, big hard drive to FAT32, I'll boot up a Linux LiveCD (usually Ubuntu or Knoppix) and use gParted to do it.
[G Tablet General] J_Bone:
This is a different site but I think it is the same program. One of the comments said it didn't work on Vista business but YMMV. Worth a try.

http://hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool.software.informer.com/

I went and checked my reformatted portable drive a few minutes ago and the tablet doesn't recognize it. It actually says there are no files in that directory. The drive is working on my pc and PS3. I put a small 4 gb stick in the tablet and it read it fine.

Any ideas?
[G Tablet General] papote18:
It recognized my Ipod 120GB classic in disk mode. It also appears to be hot swappedable.
[G Tablet General] KnightCrusader:
It is hardware wise. Software wise, depending on ROM, it can crash your tablet. I try to put it to sleep before pulling my flash drive out. If not, sometimes it will go black and I'll see the boot animation.
[G Tablet General] butchconner:
I went to the link above looking for the Fat32 > 32 gig tool and it was not available.

If you need this tool, Google for "HP SP27608" and there are a few places where you can download it. HP didn't even have it on their FTP server -- don't know why they have quit offering it?!

Rev
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Hi,

Sorry for the late post, but I just got around to trying a bunch of my USB flash drives, and Gtab doesn't see any of them :(...

The LED on the drives flashes for a second, then goes off.

Do I have to mount it or something?

Jim
[G Tablet General] satishraman:
same problem here too. Is there a way to mount a USB drive without formatting? I do not want to loose my collection.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I've never had an issue with my Flash drives (VEGAn or TnT Lite). Are the drives formatted to FAT32?
[G Tablet General] rayden25:
I have had an issue with a 32GB USB flash drive not showing up on the gtab. I plugged it into my win7. Machine, moved files off, formatted fat, put files back on and it worked fine in the tab.

Another note, using vegan, I never sleep the device to get the drive out. Just wait a second and Yank it. Never been an issue for me.
[G Tablet General] harpua1980:
I have noticed that my flash drives don't mount 100% of the time and sometimes require dis/reconnecting. Also I have a 1tb wd my passport. I formatted the whole drive fat32 and the gtab wouldn't see it. I then formatted just a partition of 120gb in fat32.....still no dice. I then reduced the partition to 32gb nd the gtab sees/reads/writes no problem.

I'm wondering how that other Guy got his 500gb to mount....
[G Tablet General] Bit Banger:
I'd like to know how folks have been able to get their external hard drives recognized as well. I have tried stock and tnt lite roms. Also tried several different hard disks all formated fat32. Even repartioned disks to 8GB and still no joy. Flash drives I own all work OK. Just can't use hard disk as yet. Even tried new rom image that came out today, no luck. Am I missing or not doing something?
[G Tablet General] NMCBR600:
The usb port does not supply enough power for external hard drives. I tried several and they did not show up in dmesg. When I used one with external power, the drive was seen and the partitions, but was not mounted.
[G Tablet General] Bit Banger:
Thanks, but 2 out of 3 drives I tried use ext power. still no work. :confused:

Can anyone who has this working please post what drive they are using?
[G Tablet General] Cyhawk:
Android can read any size drive. If you're having issues with a drive, try plugging it in, and rebooting. I recently plugged in a 2tb drive with no issues. (Just remember, without drivers, fat32 is the only file system that will work without issues. NTFS will not read, nor will ext2. Why? Its freaking linux.. I don't even know anymore..)

Also be sure to unmount your drives properly, especially after a large file transfer. If your disk doesn't read after uncleanly unmounting, throw it into a windows machine, chkdsk it, and try again. (the linux fat32 drivers are finiky sometimes)
[G Tablet General] Bit Banger:
OK I got it, THANKS. Since most have had good luck I went back and checked over everything and tried different power supply for hard drive. It's working now! Funny it worked on my PC and didn't on the gtab. OH well, working now! :)
[G Tablet General] satishraman:
Thanks. I inserted my 32 GB corsair drive and when I started and turned on the usb drive, my ESFile explorer saw it and I am playing my mp3 songs from the drive.

Thanks a bunch Cyhawk.
[G Tablet General] harpua1980:
the usb port outputs 5volts just like any other computer...it powers my western digital passport just fine
[G Tablet General] harpua1980:
and there is always this on the horizon...

http://www.talkandroid.com/17559-paragon-software-brings-ntfs-and-hfs-support-to-android/
[G Tablet General] Bit Banger:
Yes, 5 volts is correct. But milliamps is what counts when powering a external drive. I believe Wiki states that for "USB class" minimum output should be 500 milliamps. That's not much power! My external drive for example, requires 1.5 amps or 1500 milliamps. For me 500 milliamps would lite up the led's and spin the drive but would not read / write the disk. Thats why you see posts of "mine is working", or "mine is not". Some drives require more power than others, and the USB power on the Gtab is barely marginal to power up devices on it's own.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Hi,

While this is anecdotal, I've had a bunch of drive enclosures, and it always seemed that the IDE/USB ones were less finicky about power than the SATA/USB ones.

Jim
[G Tablet General] roboy28:
I can't get a usb powered external hard drives to work. I formatted the drive in FAT32 using 'fat32format.exe. It just says 'Empty Folder' in ES file Explorer under usbdisk. I tried unmounting sdcard2. I tried chkdsk and unmounting the drive correctly from my computer then connecting it to the tablet. I tried a Verbatim Store'n'Go 1TB and a Western Digital Essentials 1TB. The Verbatim felt like it was clicking inside and the WD felt fine. I tried it in TnT Lite 3.1.3 and Vegan Beta 4. Are they just really picky on which drives? I don't want to use a drive that needs an external power source.

Can anybody confirm they were able to get a 1TB usb powered external hard drive to work on the Viewsonic G? If so, can you specify the make/model of the drive and what ROM were you using? Thanks.
[G Tablet General] malenhead:
Formatting a drive fat32

If you ever want to format a drive easily to fat32, consider running a cd version of a Linux distro like Ubuntu and you have the option to format fat32.
[G Tablet General] roboy28:
Formating isn't the issue. I was able to format the 1TB drive into FAT32. I believe Vegan 5.1 supports NTFS now anyways. But I still can't get any of my usb powered hard drives to work. I guess the G's USB doesn't put out enough juice.
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
There's a poll over at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860549 for the best HTC device of 2010. The Desire Z is one of the candidates, so if you love your phone, then vote ! :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Bumping this for the benefit of the G2 folks, in case they haven't seen it.

Yes, I know the entry in the poll says "Desire Z" and not "Vision" or "G2/Desire Z". I PM'd the guy who is running the poll but it looks like he doesn't want to change it, based on what he says in the first post.

Anyway, "we" are not doing too well vs some of the other phones, so if you are bothered about this sort of thing, why not vote ? :D