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[Nexus S General] aayusuf2:
Nesus s is insured by asurion

hey guys, lost my nexus s last night in the snow while chasing the puppy around. Spent a couple hours looking for it to no avail. i remember reading that tmobile wouldn't insure it so i was a bit worried. Got on this site and read a couple threads with people saying no, yes, no yes, etc etc. But no where could i find someone who was as irresponsible as me and managed to lose their phone less than 72 hours after getting it, and about 10 days after it launched. Well i got on my laptop filed a claim with asurion and the nexus s was an option when it asked what kind of phone i had. I filed the claim and it said i had to call them to complete it. I called and spoke to someone but the verification dept was currently closed since it was about 5am central time. I went to sleep, woke up a couple hours later and got online to resume my claim. went through the verification process and the website said that the nexsus s was out of stock but they could offer me the vibrant.. which i promptly denied and called them. they offered me a myt4g which i also denied since how there's a substantial price difference between the two and they told me the only other option was to put me on backorder until they receive the phone, which i didnt really mind so i said ok. I lost my vibrant about 3 months ago and they didnt have it and placed me on backorder, i think i received the phone in like a week and a half. So that goes to prove the Asurion does insure the nexus s, but they dont currently have it in stock because its so new. In the meantime i have no problem going to best buy and buying another one to use for 30 days, then returning it since best buy has decided to nix its restocking fee.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epoplive:
Hey Guys,

I'm a developer for a living, and I'm interested in possibly working on a custom rom for my captivate. I was doing some research on how to get started, but the stuff I found was for HTC phones and involved using a starter that only works for HTC stuff.

Where can I go to find information on doing this? I'm largely interested in trying to port gingerbread, but my understanding was that until we have the full source this wasn't really possible (at least for something actually useable on a daily basis). I see supercurio is working on gingerbread, so information specific to this would be really helpful.

Thanks guys, and sorry if this should have been put in the QA section, I figured it was related to development, and could possibly be a sticky if it leads to useful info.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geokhentix:
Pretty broad question. First requirement, is obviously...learn java. :P

I'm not sure if there's any specific "HOW-TO CODE YOUR OWN CAPTIVATE ROM" threads anywhere; there's general information available on http://developer.android.com , but modifying ROM's depends on the device it was written for.

As far as porting gingerbread, it will be very difficult without source and will definitely require quite a bit of kernel work. For information specific on this, supercurio would be the one to ask. Of course, the IRC's are also a great place to get information.

By the way, welcome to XDA! And I commend your motivation to develop stuff for the community here.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lbbo2002:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=869614

Doc over in the I9000 forums has the above thread started. I look there.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epoplive:
Again, I am a developer for a living. I know Java, I'm not looking for coding tutorials. I'm looking for information specifically regarding the captivate.

As far as gingerbread, it sounds like what you are saying is that what people like supercurio are working on is not really gingerbread? More of a Frankenstein created with the sdk, mashing together 2.2 kernels and what has been released for 2.3?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epoplive:
Looking at that thread, it appears the roms being made are just edited versions of already compiled roms? Is samsung not required to post the full source of their roms?

I'm assuming the issue with starting with the original android source, is that we wouldn't have drivers for half of the hardware in the phone. Is the only choice then to load the already compiled drivers from the samsung builds into the rom?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emuneee:
There are different levels of making ROMs IMO.

You can combine work from others and make your own ROM. This requires no coding experience. For instance, I took JH7_OTA, dropped in Atinms Voodoo 3 kernel, removed bloatware, added my own custom framework (icons), etc., signed it and flashed it.

Then there is the whole Kernel side of things that requires an entire development environment (Linux) and C/C++ programming skills. I'm trying to get to this point. You can start by downloading the source and building it in your own environment familiarizing yourself with the codebase.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geokhentix:
Indeed. Packing a ROM and making the contents of the ROM are two different sides of the spectrum. Even some minor framework modifications can be performed by the most tech-inept, as long as they have a good resource to work off of.

I was only prodding fun when I mentioned learning Java, just to break the ice. All I'm saying is trial and error is the best way to learn Android if you're already a decent programmer. Without knowing what the source code looked like before Samsung owned it, we don't really have a base environment to work off of, which means we are modifying work that was already modified from stock; which is why it will be pretty hard to find a lot of definitive coding information about the Captivate.

Supercurio isn't making a frankenstein 2.2-2.3 hybrid. The kernel is where all of the information about your hardware resides. Supercurio needs to take the Gingerbread kernel from the Nexus S, and modify it to run with our hardware. You can't run a 2.3 ROM without a 2.3 kernel; so we CAN'T use a 2.2 kernel to run full gingerbread; and since a 2.3 kernel doesn't exist for the Captivate, he is using the Nexus s's kernel as a base, or as a reference to merge the differences between the two, creating a kernel that will support the Nexus S ROM on a phone that isn't the Nexus S.

Correct. We don't have the source code for Froyo yet for the Captivate(or an OTA for that matter :rolleyes:), a lot of ROM's being made are based off of the SGS I9000 2.2 source, and because we have that source, we have a pretty much fully functional "captivated" i9000 kernel.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epoplive:
Ah, thanks, that's pretty much the information I was looking for. ;)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madridi4ever:
Hi guys,

I'll try to keep it simple. Can someone tell me how to:

- Deoxed a Stock DHD ROM

- replace the power menu with the advanced one (Found here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9268757&postcount=54 ). I dont know how to push it using adb as I dont know the exact commands. Also, does it require the ROM to be Deoxed?

I'd really appreciate the help.. Thanks
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Madridi4ever:
No one? :(
[Hero CDMA General] MallardDuck:
So my hero's track ball has been glitching out on me for awhile now and i want to know if you guys think it's covered by insurance?

And if it is since i have mine rooted and running Deadmau5 CM and clockwork mod will running an ruu put everything back to normal so at the sprint store they won't know any diff?
[Hero CDMA General] kostov22:
i'm not sure...but the trackball messing up is a hardware problem therefore souldn't matter what rom you are running or if your phone is rooted...that's my view on it...
[Hero CDMA General] coppertop4646:
If you're running a different firmware they will for sure blame it on that. Put the original firmware on it then take it to a sprint store that doesn't have a service center in it. They will order you a replacement Hero
[Hero CDMA General] too.many.imails@gmail.com:
several weeks to a month after buying my hero back in april, i severally cracked the screen. just recently in the last two months i took it into a sprint store (the one i bought it from, which had a service-center inside, but also a differently owned franchise) and they didn't care about the phone being rooted and thought it was really cool i had froyo on it... they didn't even know it was rooted or froyo'd until it turned back on after they fixed the glass, which was free because i have full coverage insurance, and they noticed, at the time, i was running CM6. So the manager started fooling around with it and was like, is this froyo on your hero? and i stated, yessir, lol, and he was like thats cool man, hell yea dude, and stated he didn't care what i did to the phone... but it being a hardware issue like mine was, they shouldn't, but then again, i was dealing with a franchise not a corprate store too... that might make a difference, it might not... worse case seniro is that you take it in being rooted and what not and they say they can't do anythingn for you, and you just make a nandroid backup of your current ROM and then backup your sd-card onto your computer, then put the Sense-bloatful-bull**** back on it and take it back in... now they can't say a thing... but you shouldn't have an issue...

just my two cents... :) good luck buddy...

*cough-cough* AOSP runs faster *cough-cough* hahaha... CM6 was nice though, i really liked it, a little more customizable though, but if you know your way around linux or fooled around with the kitchen and/or some other stuff, you can pretty much do or add anything to AOSP...
[Hero CDMA General] coppertop4646:
My brother has a cracked digitizer and he also has full coverage and he took it in and they just told him the insurance doesn't cover user damage.
[Hero CDMA General] mulhiny:
Sprint's TEP

Have your brother print this out and ask the rep to explain it..clearly states that TEP now covers physical damage. You only need Asurion for lost or water damage devices. Sprint covers the rest.

http://support.sprint.com/support/a...for_your_device/case-ba416758-20090629-111250

-Tom
[Hero CDMA General] coppertop4646:
Thank you for that I'll make sure to bring it
[Hero CDMA General] too.many.imails@gmail.com:
dude that sucks. some bull****. good luck though :)
[Captivate General] bossman137:
My problem is small but significant. a ways back i unistalled the gmail app while trying to uninstall a gmail popup app. But since then i have restored using odin to origional eclair, and everytime i use titanium to restore all my apps, gmail is gone. Does ANYONE know of an app, or better yet where i can get that same gmail app that i loved so much. Running 2.1... and patiently waiting
[Captivate General] peachpuff:
Can't you just download gmail from the market?
[Captivate General] Product F(RED):
+1 on this.
[Captivate General] bossman137:
If that were the case i would be grateful for the ease of that solution. But assuming we're talking about the android market, no, and just to make sure i searched gmail 2 seconds ago and it didn't show up. Most system apps aren't on the market.
[Captivate General] Product F(RED):
Yes they are. Gmail, Youtube, Google Maps, etc. They're all on the market. I deleted Google Search once and downloaded it straight from the market.
[Captivate General] bossman137:
Ok i'll give you that there are a few, but allshare, accounts and sync, alarms and clocks... etc.. the majority of these don't show up on the market. And If you are running a 2.2 custom rom that may be why it shows for you and not me. Just to prove i'm not making this up check the three attached screen shots. First is me searching gmail, and the next 3 are the results.... super lame
[Captivate General] bossman137:
but on the upside if i'm ever i need of a guide to the korean subway system... i'll search "gmail" again
[Captivate General] peachpuff:
Here's your guide to the korean subway system...
[Captivate General] bossman137:
HA ha, much appreciated... and it is even the same package name as the one i used to have, but when i try and istal it with app installer i get the dreaded "there is a problem parsing the package". Any more suggestions?
[Captivate General] RaneMan:
I found it on the market....Market>Apps>All Apps>Top	Free......should be the first one
[Captivate General] peachpuff:
Figure out why tb is messing it up, restore one app at a time and check if gmail is working.
[Captivate General] bossman137:
Its not tb its my fault and i admit it, at the beginning of my vibrant usage i installed tb to clean up bloatware, and so before i even made a backup i deleted gmail. And so i have nothing to restore to and aside from odinn back to stock, it won't let me reinstall.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vaelek:
I don't have time to make a flash zip out of this right now, and at this stage this is mostly for other devs, but I have just gotten Hotspot and USB tethering working again on the 3.70 framework.

EDIT: From the combined efforts of Aamikam and I, this seems to be fully working without borking your 4G. Note that this version will disable the vibrate when unlocking. This is a flashable zip. This is for the new 3.70 OTA only.

Cheers!

Download Hotspot & USB Tether Enabler
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
checking it out now... thank u.

edit:

confirmed working... good job man... thank u for saving all of us the time.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] alammori:
how do I install this? can I use the root explorer to load it or would not work?:confused:
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
adb shell mount /system

adb push framework.jar /system/framework/

from recovery...

i attached a zip i made real quick just in case someone else is not sure how.

wipe cache and dalvik... although i think u dont really need to.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] alammori:
Thank you vaelek and aamikam for making our life easier.:)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] tigereyeslalo:
This broke my 4G
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
u sure... i cant test 4g...

4g never worked on wifi tether btw... so im wondering if thats what u mean... or u mean that 4g dont work at all?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] tigereyeslalo:
It won't turn on 4G after pushing the file. Hotspot does work fine on 3g, as previous hack. But now, when I try to turn on 4G, it tries to turn on for a while and afterward it just says it failed to turn on.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vaelek:
I don't have 4G in my area, but when I enable it it turns on and starts scanning. I think you might have something else going on?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
I can also confirm This. When I try to turn on 4g my phone reboots with or without the hot spot on.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
im trying to see if i can fix it... i will post something if i can get it... but i think i see whats wrong here.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
Awesome thanks for your help.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SteelH:
I can also confirm this fix breaks 4G.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vaelek:
Can anyone without 4G in their area confirm it also? Everything appears to be working great in my current build. Wondering if the trigger is actually connecting on 4G. Mine turns on and scans with no issues.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
Mine turns on and scans once but wont connect. If I try the rescan option it will either do nothing or reboot the phone. I tried a fresh install of the rom and still no go. I also updated the prl and profile still no go.

I am running sprint lovers
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SteelH:
I ran it again with my signal blocked (don't ask). Same results.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
ok... so after digging inside its pretty easy to see that there are entries missing... ones that should still be inside.

im not sure if putting them back there will break the hack or not though...

so im trying it out real quick...

keep in mind that calk tweak was only done on the cmda... smali file... not all over all of the files u change vaelek.

i ported it before from the 3.29 to the 3.30 framework... so i kinda know what he did... but this framework has over 300 different files in it compared to the 3.30 or 3.29.

im happy u had the time to really weed out the files... makes it so much easier now to find whats the differences.

edit:

btw... it works perfect on 3g.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SteelH:
I would love to see you guys get this working! Keep up the good work!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
+1 rock on!!!!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vaelek:
Give this one a shot. Flashable.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
ok... i think i got it.

btw... this also removes the vibration from the vanilla lockscreen...

i cant test 4g... but u guys should tell me whats up and if i have 4g working or not.

i attached the zip.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
seems like we both posted versions... fun for the flashing dudes.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mmr1234567:
HELP....

i cant get it to unzip into my pc, what can i do ?:confused:
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
flashables man... u dont need to unzip.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
none check it out yet... common people... we need to know if it works or not.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
Flashing your version now just a sec.

Thanks 4 your help!!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
thanks man... if mine wont work jump on vaelek's version also to see if that works.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
Your version is confirmed working. I connected to 4G then purposely disconnected and did scans to confirm re-connect. I also tried 3G tether and it works like a champ all is well thank you both!!

Best,

JP
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mmr1234567:
i don't know computer lingo ...lol what is flashables, and do you think you can help me out with this whole thing? please!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
glad to hear its all good...

btw... try to tether 4g... see what happens... just for fun.

@vaelek

feel free to update the first post with my zip... or keep yours if its confirmed working.

thank u very much btw... u saved me so much time trying to do it myself... u have no clue.

thanks to u it only took like 5-10 min.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vaelek:
Great news! Could I talk you into testing mine as well?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
1) Copy the zip file to the root of your sd card (not in a folder)

2) Power down your phone

3) Hold the volume down and press the power button

4) Press volume down and select recovery

5) Use the volume key to select the file you copied to your SD card

6) Confirm you want to flash with the power button

7) Restart phone and enjoy free tethering thanks to the awesome devs @ XDA.

If you dont understand the above please spend the day reading before flashing the zip file.

Hope this helps & if it does hit the thanks button :)

JP
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
Sure Vaelek give me a few min to Nandroid. :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
I tried to connect to 4G while tethering but it wont connect it just scans tries to connect and goes back to scanning then quits. If i start the hotspot while 4G is connected it disconnects 4G and starts 3G.

Thanks again!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
this is same as before... nothing new here.

i just thought maybe this time it might work with 4g... im sure there is a way... but i dont have 4g... so its really at the bottom of my list to even try it... not to mention i can test it.

well... again... im happy its working.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
Testing now. Will report back asap.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
Exactly 4G has never worked with the hotspot but I really dont care I just like this option over wifi tether because it doesnt drop VPN. Thanks again for your work!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jpatterson350:
PM sent.

10char
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] LaloHigh:
Hello and thanks for the great work. I get error that I need to contact sprint to get service but I hit okay and it connects anyway on aamikam fix. Im typing this via hotspot.

Im using hboot 2.10 and rooted
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] aamikam:
i just double checked... im not getting what u get.

but as long as it works... its all good.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SteelH:
Nice work peeps! It works as calkulin's originally did!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mmr1234567:
before i do this , is their anything that could go wrong ? like phone does not work anymore if i do it correctly..?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vaelek:
Always have a nand ready, but as long as you are on a 3.70 based rom you should not have any problems with this.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mmr1234567:
how do i know my device is 3.70 based rom?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vaelek:
Settings > About > Software will usually show it. 3.70 is about a week old now so if your rom is any older than that, it doesn't have it. The thread for it should say what base it has.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mmr1234567:
ok. i just updated my device ! now it is 3.70.651.1.:)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vaelek:
What rom are you running?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] bumsock:
your phone is rooted....right? :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mmr1234567:
i got it now ! sorry for the double post .. the device is running on 3.70.651.1.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mmr1234567:
no i just got the phone yesterday ! i am new to all of the mods and updates ! but how do i root the phone, or better yet ! what is the first step to do ?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] bumsock:
I looked at the updated universal root method12/15/10... and it said... If you have accepted the update for 3.70 there is currently no way to root your phone. Just sit tight for now and remember that you should never accept OTA updates if you plan on rooting....so i guess just wait a little while...and do some reading on past root methods to kinda give yourself an idea of what to expect
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mmr1234567:
Dammmmmmm!!!! That means i just missed out because i updated to a 3.70.651.1.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] vaelek:
The official 3.70 update includes another new hboot. As it is, the previous one (2.02) is only rootable via unrevoked, that will likely be the case for the newest one now also, just FYI.

It is generally safe to assume that every OTA, if applied as-is from Sprint, is going to break your ability to root for a while. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do to help in this situation but suggest you keep an eye on the dev forum for it to be rooted.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] WrlsFanatic:
First off, this really isn't the place to discuss this. Spend some time - expect to spend a few hours - reading threads about this before you're ready.

Now, I'll give you some tips:

1) You need to be prepared to brick your handset. You should a) gauge your ability to follow directions TO THE LETTER, and b) make sure that while you're doing all these things you set your phone down so you don't drop it while running something or let the battery fall out. If you feel you can be careful, then by all means knock yourself out.

2) Understand that ROMs may not be as stable as your stock phone would be. Also, while you're switching around from ROM to ROM, you will lose things like your text message history and probably your apps. If these things are important to you, it might not be worth the hassle.

Don't jump into this just because you think you have to, and if you do feel the need, PLEASE at least read some before you start asking questions.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mmr1234567:
if i was to try to root with unrevoked although i have 3.70.651.1., its most likely to let me do the rooting? and yes i do have sprint, and if i was to fail at the rooting will it damage my device ? and

@WrlsFanatic, you are right i should have did what you said , but this is something i want to do ! i will read more before asking questions. do you have any more suggestions for me before i go ?