yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Marvlesz:
Thanks, Finally I can use it without being anxious :D .

I thought I would harm my screen or something, But now no worries :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] darthblingbling:
This this problem pretty much only refers to CRT screens which I doubt mobiles have ever used!
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
We have been consistently working the kernel source issue since the Gtab came out, and it looks like it is starting to get through to Viewsonic. Let's make it clear how bad we want it.

I think we should take tomorrow, Saturday 12/18, to get every single person that sees this post to call Viewsonic's Gtablet support line. Additionally if you have a twitter account, every person needs to request kernel source from @ViewSonic.

Coordinate on IRC: irc.freenode.net, #tegratab

Phone: (866) 501-6405

Twitter: @ViewSonic (tag with #gpl or #vs-gpl)

Email: info@tapntap.com (tapntap)

Between now and tomorrow, let's come up with a standard message so we can get our point across in a consistent manor.

Example:

Twitter: @ViewSonic Abide by the GPL, Release the Gtablet kernel source

Phone: We request that Viewsonic releases the kernel source for the Gtablet. The kernel source has been modified by Viewsonic to support the device hardware, and therfore is required to be released by the GPL.

FAQ:

Why do we need kernel source?

Significant low level tweaking occurs at the kernel level, additionally any new release(2.3) uses a specific kernel. If we don't have source we have to wait until VS provides us a kernel. This vastly impacts how soon we can run the newest android releases, which is compounded by the fact that VS incorporated a custom interface into the Gtablet.

Why can't we compile one today?

The hardware drivers are statically linked in the kernel, which means they are included in the kernel binary. This makes it impossible for us to extract the drivers that we need for the touchscreen, accelerometer, etc to compile a kernel. If they were dynamically linked, we would have access to the driver binaries. If we have the full source we would have access to the driver source.
[G Tablet General] StirCwazy:
I'm in. I think we should all try to call at the same time as well. Make every person on the phone take a call about kernel/system source. I'll twitter/email while I wait on hold.
[G Tablet General] artesuave:
Ill make sure to send a twitter message
[G Tablet General] zerozed99:
I'm in. Also, if you guys are on other websites that have a G-Tablet forum, you should start a thread mirroring this one.
[G Tablet General] markgolly:
I'm not sure I like the twitter message. How about saying "please" with that? (You "catch more flies with honey than you do vinegar"....)

With the call-in message, I'd suggest something along the lines of "Since the gtab has hardware that does not have any released drivers, please release the kernel source for the currently running ROM image."
[G Tablet General] shanghei:
Well the time to tweet is now they have some twitter thing going on where you tweet a tv show you watch and add #VSTV at the end, so we should request kernel and add #VSTV at the end
[G Tablet General] tyy10002:
it looks like Tap N tap is not part of viewsonic.

Tap 'n Tap is a technology + design firm located in Boston. For more information, please contact us at info@tapntap.com .

It looks like Viewsonic either outsourced the development to this firm or just licensed it..

can viewsonic license the ROM from Advent Vega or Roebeet? :)
[G Tablet General] rickyt63:
Will call & send message!
[G Tablet General] satishraman:
I am in. Will call.

Go Devs..
[G Tablet General] elitepsycho:
Well already asked about kernek source once on twitter. but cant hurt to keep asking lol
[G Tablet General] shanghei:
please!
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
Yeah the key here is "onslaught" compared to our single requests here or there. We want it to be undeniable that a huge portion of people want this.

Also, I posted the responses as an example. I'd expect everyone to tailor theirs, but the key point I was making was to request KERNEL source, not just source.
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
This is correct. Viewsonic has sourced out their development to Asia. Additionally they have some type of contract with TapNTap to compile, probably bug test, and distribute the updates.

The reason I included the TapNTap email is that they are the source that is distributing the update(with kernel). The kernel they distribute has statically linked drivers(not modules) that we cannot extract. Therefore they are in violation of the GPL by doing that.
[G Tablet General] deep_powder2012:
I'm certainly in. I want to do SOMETHING to help this amazing community. I'm going to do all 3 forms of communication. Is it too much to make a website advertising the fact that they're not releasing source per the GPL?
[G Tablet General] vsc:
I think you are better off sending a letter to James Chu and/or Jeff Volpe. And I think you will find more or less legal threat GPL letters on the web you can use as a model for you communication....

http://www.viewsonic.com/company/executive/

Technical support can do little in this matter.
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
This thread needs a bump this morning (Eastern Time).

Send a letter too vsc - but a polite, nice one, not a legal threat letter. Unless you happen to be a Linux kernel contributor who can legitimately claim that your copyrighted code that's being distributed here, in which case feel free to say what you will. :)

And Viewsonic and Tap N Tap have both acknowledged that they need to release the kernel source code. So they are aware of the obligation. Our goal here should just be to politely nag enough that feel pressure.
[G Tablet General] elitepsycho:
Doing my part to get the issue in front of them by pestering on twitter....well not really pestering today and day before yesterday. Seems persistence pays off a guy a few days ago asked twice about the kernel and got a response. Seems not many people are flooding twitter i never use it until latly to keep up with news from viewsonic. Hope people are calling viewsonic then
[G Tablet General] chstephens5219:
My inquiry has been sent. Come on everyone! If we are unable to organize this then we have little credibility with VS and TNT!
[G Tablet General] jacindc:
I did my part on Twitter. As did two, ahem, close friends on other Twitter accounts. ;)
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Called and tweeted. Email next.
[G Tablet General] crsboca:
Kernel Souce

I tweeted, politely, as well.
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
@ViewSonic We would love to have Gtablet kernel source, so we could develop its possibilities #GPL

What I used. Going to call later on, let us know how the calls go.
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
Same. Dropped a please and thanks in there.
[G Tablet General] drumdumb:
Sent my nice request!
[G Tablet General] Turbo4V:
Tweeted just now!
[G Tablet General] mbh87:
just saw on twitter that they replied to pershoots request for source with "stay tuned!"
[G Tablet General] jacindc:
Yeah, on Dec. 15. :) They've sent a few other similar messages earlier in the week, but no responses today.

http://twitter.com/viewsonic
[G Tablet General] landykos:
Sent my tweet.

Did anyone see this?

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/12/1...et-recalled-staples-pulls-veiwsonic-gtablets/
[G Tablet General] joedhimself:
ouch! Did someone retweet this to viewsonic?
[G Tablet General] mdwalker@yahoo.com:
called

Spoke with xxx who says this and Skype are the two things they hear the most about. He also volunteered without prompting that management knows this is an issue required by the gpl and that something is supposed to be done. Being at the bottom of the chain though he said he probably wont know anything until it is actually done.

Name redacted just go be safe...
[G Tablet General] New2Android:
called and requested politely for the KERNEL source to be released..
[G Tablet General] Lindarose84:
Did my part- e-mail sent.
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
Sigh, so much for our twitter campaign. The absolutely overwhelming flood of people retweeting the engadget story and other stories about the G Tablet getting recalled at Staples have washed out any impact we would have made.

Search for G Tablet on Twitter right now - well Viewsonic, now you've gotten some *real* attention for your product, but I don't think it's the kind of attention you wanted. :(

I'd say several hundred tweets about the recall, at least, in the last hour.
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
Wow, i actually expected to see that. Except when I search "gtablet", all one word I see way more kernel source requests than the other.
[G Tablet General] DaVinci'sRobot:
Unsure

I find it hard to believe that after all this time you all are willing to blame the one team that has been on your side from the very beginning--the GTablet reps who are taking your calls. Those agents are not 'responsible' for the lack of support. I have spoken to several of them, and have always gotten a straight answer about how they are specifically in the same boat as the consumers; having very little information that they can pass on to buyers, other than the features and statistics and that they always pass our issues and concerns on to the Software development team.

It just pains me to see so many highly intelligent, and obviously educated people who think they can bully someone, who has no authority, into giving them what they want.

Buy the device, it is a great unit. It has some quirks, but they ARE being worked out.
[G Tablet General] xmr405o:
I don't see Rothnic or anyone blaming the people who take our calls for not releasing the Kernel source. I used to work in Customer service and though we couldn't fix everything it was our job to take consumer concerns and relay them to the proper department. This is all we're doing. It's all part of their job to hear consumers out. Viewsonic's customer service knows their limitation and so do we but it is not out of their limit to voice our concerns to the software/development team.
[G Tablet General] rcgabriel:
A huge part of their job is to listen to Viewsonic customers complain and relay the most common complaints on to management/marketing/etc. They are supposed to be the bridge to the company from the customers. Nobody thinks that they are personally responsible for the current situation, and nobody advocates being mean, nasty or blaming the individual customer service reps for anything. That would be stupid and counter-productive.

If a CS rep says to their manager "I got 5 calls today about kernel source code availability" that means something. Especially when management is hearing about a recall from Staples and they ask the Director of Customer Service "hey, what issues are people complaining about?"
[G Tablet General] tyy10002:
I contacted the VS customer support and they were very nice and tried their best to help. I was feeling bad to give them the hassle.. Does anyone know the contact info of the g-tablet product management or higher up? We can send a polite email/mail to those in charge of the G-tablet about our concerns.
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
Yeah that is exactly right. I'm not blaming customer service for any of this, and am very aware of how it works. The main problem here is just getting our issue to the front of their queue of issues.

I completely understand that we have VS, TnT, Malata, Nvidia, Customer Service as parties involved with this tablet. A contract exists probably between each party, and I understand how it can take some time to work these things out.

It looks like our efforts have worked, and kernel source is expected to be released this week.
[G Tablet General] chstephens5219:
Wow. Great news rothnic. I am enjoying Vegan beta 3 so much that this will only lead to an improved outcome for the G tab!
[G Tablet General] akodoreign:
ViewSonic ViewSonic Corp

We will get s/w update out ASAP. We're also releasing the kernel this week. The gTablet should NEVER have been pulled.

Great work everyone :D
[Droid Incredible General] clabbin:
Yay :-)

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/17/android-2-3-gingerbreads-source-code-now-available/
[Droid Incredible General] breathtakingevil:
Wait, is this news?
[Droid Incredible General] sfreier:
YES HUGE!

Nexus S runs the Hummingbird chip while the Incredible runs the Snapdragon chip. Different GPUs use different drivers, so anything being ported from the Nexus S is going to run like total crap on our phones. There is no way around this, nothing the devs can do. We have to wait for AOSP (Android Open Source) to drop or get a Nexus One-also running a Snapdragon chip-before we can get the gingerbread port really rolling.
[Droid Incredible General] breathtakingevil:
Ah... ok, that makes total sense. Has anyone noticed how ridiculously fast the browser on gingerbread is? Can't wait til the official release.
[Droid Incredible General] Gahh Its Lee:
Do we have the .apk for the browser?
[Droid Incredible General] refader:
Isn't this that?
[Droid Incredible General] ilinimud:
Yes, all sfreier did was quote r2doesinc from his post in the 2.3 Gingerbread ROM page.

Sent From My HTC Incredible
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jaju123:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3.html

I believe this is it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] DrIGGI:
**** YES! Let's hope for a port today.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jaju123:
This is the aosp source code I believe. Not the same as a couple of days ago.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheNikkoMan:
Meaning, there is no reason to port this instead of Nexus S. The Nexus S Gingerbread is very similar to the Galaxy S already so easier port, and is probably newer. Still nice for devs tho

also I see that SDK doesn't include Market
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jaju123:
You can get the market from the Gapps zip.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheNikkoMan:
yes, you can, but there's still no reason to port this over Nexus S, though it is fun to play with
[Galaxy S I9000 General] qwas00:
It isn't easier without the source code
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheNikkoMan:
This isn't the source code either. Its just a generic build of Gingerbread. A system.img containing it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] qwas00:
Correct.. The topic sounded like it was the source...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
yet another bogus topic.... moving it off DEV

since it's in the WRONG! section
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jaju123:
http://source.android.com/source/download.html

I believe this may be it if the other link is wrong... found it in the Evo 4G forum xD
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TheNikkoMan:
It's just a link specifying how to set up a build environment and so on. The source isn't out, it's being pushed atm so give up already :p
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RambJoe:
Anyone who has a plan to port go on #nsdev on freenode.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tramane:
Dear Mods,

Can we get a split DESIRE CDMA and GSM subforum.

As I have painfully found out, flashing GSM rom versions to a CDMA desire is NOT PRETTY, LOL

I spent hours last night trying to get my device to a workable state before realizing in my haste that there are GSM and CDMA desires.

This is a humble request to split the forums for fear of others making the same silly errors I have made.

Thanks for listening guys.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tramane:
Mods...? Anyone?

I see a lot of views and no responses.

Am I the only one that has this concern?

If I am, lol, its all good
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3722:
You are not alone but this has been already suggested, and I'm not sure that it will be done :/

See this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=801301

And as AndroHero pointed out, it's not here that you should make this suggestion.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codejunkie78:
I agree also, we need separate sections for GSM and CDMA devices, it would be less confusing for people.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heavymetalmage:
When the CDMA Desire came out, there were a lot of suggestions on the requests to admin forum here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=276306&page=113

Nothing ever came of it obviously but they seem to be a little more willing to add forums/subforums lately. It could be worth another push on that forum.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
i think you may have more luck lf you just ask for a dedicated cdma android development section rather that a whole sub formum, desire general and q&a could remain both gsm and cdma :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DevilDogAK:
Desire GSM CDMA subforum

I don't know if this helps but as far as I know the US is the only country that runs CDMA. Therefore when I see a rom posted by someone from another country I then assume that it is a GSM rom and do not dl it.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipfreelytech:
you are incorrect sir,the asia pacific region has more cdma subscribers than the united states.

http://www.cdg.org/worldwide/index.asp

for the purposes of this forum however; your method works.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaiyoti:
So after trying out some roms ending up at latest Auxura, I noticed that my internal partition is only showing 2.4 gb total, while I have 3gb files (not sure how). So I want to do a complete wipe, most of my apps have titanium backup that I copied over to my computer.

I want to be able to complete wipe and repartition to see if I can recover the lost space, any tip on where to start?

Thanks,

Paul
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
unnount and format both internal and external

ODIN to stock

wouldnt that take care of it for you?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaiyoti:
Tried format, seems like the sd size thing is only on my linux, reads fine on android.
[Nexus S General] Avinant:
I just got the Nexus S today. I've played around with it and love it so far, but I have one problem: when I press my Home button in an app, it doesn't throw me back to the home screen. It vibrates when I touch it (so it responds), but other than that it doesn't do anything. Also, my screen wouldn't lock or show the unlock slider (after waking up). It would just turn on to a home screen, even after setting a PIN lock.

Ok, so before I posted this message I decided to restart the phone. Home button now works, screen locks beautifully. Glad I don't have to go get a new one! Posting this still in case others have the same problem.

TLDR: Home button didn't work, screen didn't lock even with Pin. Solution: restart your phone.
[P3600 Software Upgrading] BasDijkink:
I want to Upgrade my HTC P3600,SPV M700 , Trinity

Im running an Dutch Windows Mobile 5.0 from orange(it has the original rom on it)

Ik an Complete Rookie i want somebody to do steps from a to z

Helping me is Very much appriciated (sorry for the bad english)
[P3600 Software Upgrading] Taowtp:
Best source of information is the Wiki page

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Trinity

This will give you everything you need, including guides

Good luck :)

Later edit - Been away from this forum a while and just came across the post below which may answer your main question more quickly

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=552757
[P3600 Software Upgrading] BasDijkink:
Well, i found a way to do it and it runs Windows Mobile 6 now

thanks alot
[Desire General] YevgenyEfter:
Hello!

I have a question regarding the connection to the internet through 3G and Wifi.

First, if I leave 3G on and I turn the screen off, I understand that the 3G connection is still alive, but how does my phone know that there is a new mail, or a message in WhatsApp? Does it check once in a while if there is something new, or it receives the information on demand?

I ask it because if the phone is always communicating, it means that I am always exposed to it's radiation. Is it safe to stay connected through 3G?

With wifi I'm not worried about the radiation, but I do want to understand if the phone is always communicating in order to know if there is something new.

Thanks in advance!
[Desire General] IVS IVRIS:
Whatsapp uses push.. mail could be to.. As for checking mails and new messages.. you can change the frequency at accounts & synchronisation (i believe it's called like this in english) in the settings menu. Although, I think your connection will always find something to be 'active' anyway.

What I always do, when I sleep is airplane mode.. atleast shuts off most of the radiation at night.. I'm sleeping very close to the phone. I could also turn it off, but that'd mean my alarm clock is gone to.. haha
[Desire General] YevgenyEfter:
When an application uses push, my phone is not checking for new messages, but it is informed that it has a new message from outside? Do I understand it correctly?

So, if everything would use push, there would be no problem in being connected, because then no data would be transfered unless it is really needed?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nckfrs:
Alright I got A newer evo with full root nand unlocked s-off I was using fresh and could not use any kernels as it killed the camera i have latest radios and everything full wipes I also could not send or deceive texts while roaming I switch to myn"s 2.2 and still no camera with custom kernels have not been to test roaming yet also i can not update profile I'm settings

I have hardware revision 4
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egzthunder1:
Thread moved to Q&A.

Try a different ROM maybe? I have Myn RLS4 without any camera issues. Hope this helps.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Noxious Ninja:
HTC changed the camera in HW version 4, and, unless I've missed something recently, they haven't released the source code for the new kernel. No custom kernels have been able to get the drivers for the new camera, so you're stuck with the official kernel for now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr0st420:
Try htc #15 that was just released. It should work with all versions now
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cruise350:
You need HTC 17 or 15 if you have the newer camera hardware. If your not running a 3.70 rom than you should use #17. If you updated to the latest radios than use #15. If you updated to the latest PRI 1.90 then you should be on a 3.70 based rom or you will have problems.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Agimax:
Are there any Kernels with UV/OC that work with the new Camera Hardware? Any Tweaks? Anything?

I'm Have

HW Ver: 003

HBoot: 2.02

Epson Screen (3 Point Boooo)

New Camera (Phone Built End OCT)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
No. Toastcfh and Shinzul are working on getting the late-003/004 camera working as soon as they finish polishing up WiMax, which hopefully will be just another week or two. Then all you Sense-lovers can kang the CM source to get the driver, seeing as how HTC is retarded and breaking the law by not releasing their kernel source.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Agimax:
Thanks For The Quick Reply! I hate Sense, i am using Azrael 3.0, but ripped out all sense i could without problems and put on LauncherPro. I Can't live without the Camera or i would just run AOSP or CM.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shabitucus:
my nexus one, is dead. i possibly have access to a captivate...anyway to unlock it to work on tmobile?/?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curti.nogg:
Yes. If it's still on jh6 you can download an app from the market to unlock it, but I believe there are some extra steps to recover the unlock code if it's on jf7 or froyo.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shabitucus:
steps please?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] curti.nogg:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=831569&highlight=unlock

If I remember correctly you'll be stuck on edge.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4got2g0:
I'm no expert and have not done it actually but I have my unlock codes if need be. What I did was root my captivate through unleash the beast, then dl'd the sgs unlock tool from the market. It finds them then sends you an email with them.

Sent from my rooted Cappy.