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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Idoking:
What do you think is the best modem for vibrant ?

i try yo use the JL4 and JL 5 and its takes to get a lock with the gps like 2-3 minutes so what is the best modem?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blanked:
Q&A section.

I'd say it's personal preference.

Sent by carrier pigeon
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolguy949:
JL5 is working great for me. GPS locks in under 5 seconds and 3G signal seems slightly better. Some people are saying JK6 is a better modem though. I'd say try them all out and see for yourself. There is a thread in here that has each modem CWM and Odin flash able.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TJBunch1228:
I haven't tried JL5 yet, but the only one that has been worth a damn on my device is JL1. The rest cut my UL/DL speeds about in half.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungVibrant:
It is just personal opinion, but the best one I've tried is still JK6.

Gives best battery life, and best performance.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diazf09:
They all the same too me or is it that these new jl leaks, the upload can over all. Probably meant to improve gps accuracy
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdof1337:
Personally I use JK6. I great battery life (20+ hrs moderate/heavy usage), and really good data usually around the 4-6 mbps but those speeds could very well be because of my Location. But its all been working out great for me. I had JL5 for awhile and it was eating my battery.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonutYankee:
Using JL5. Ferociously fast for me compared to all the previous ones.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dverrette:
I tried JL5, but I didn't like it because it had horrible wifi connectivity. So I switched back to JL1, this one works great.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tackleberry:
wondering,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=836702

reading that, i remapped my G button to ENDCALL. i was wondering, the faves soft button on the bottom of the screen, what number button is that and can that be edited to map to something else? like say browser or gmail or sms, etc.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maniacallyhappy:
I would like to know too if there's a way to change that soft button without having to root the phone. I absolutely hate that damn soft button, it's wasting one off my app spots
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splackavellie:
you mean on the dock? LP lets you change your dock around and you dont need to be rooted for that.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tackleberry:
what is LP?

and no we are talking about the faves button on the bottom of the screen on the right next to the applications menu soft key.

[PHONE][APPLICATIONS][FAV]

^^^If that helps

i know some buttons have numbers assigned to them (like button 183, 204, etc) but no idea what button or where the file to edit for above mentioned key would be located. im thinking it may be in the sense theme itself since other themes have different buttons?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splackavellie:
Sorry. LP = Launcher Pro, which you can get from the market. And yes it lets you change that.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrueBlue_Drew:
It is not edited the same way. It is much more complicated. But you can go over to

my thread

and download the mod to change your "Faves" button on the MySense launcher. You must be rooted though.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tackleberry:
oh my thats perfection! ill install later!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seminoles:
Hijacked

Can't download they all have been hijacked.
[G Tablet General] acuralegendz:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/21/microsoft-to-announce-arm-based-windows-at-ces/

This is good news for all who want alternative os. i love android personally but there are still some things that can only be done in good ol M$ sorry to say.
[G Tablet General] Javier78:
Ha! I totally called this the other day. An ARM-based windows would be amazing, but it looks like it won't be here for another 2 years. I probably won't even own a g tablet at that time, but this is good news nonetheless.
[G Tablet General] wasserkapf:
[sarcasm]

YES!

I can now have the famous "Blue Screen of Death" on my tablet.

[/sarcasm]
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
Sounds like this is aimed squarely at Cortex-A15 due out shortly and targetted at servers. M$ is running scared, crapping their britches as they had dropped support for everything but x86 which would have meant big business for linux and other OSes with broader CPU support...

(Back in the day, M$ used to support PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, etc. but nobody running anything halfway powerful ruined it by running Windows NT on it... so since nobody bought it, M$ dropped support...)

As to things you can "only do" in Windows: That's unlikely as what you probably want to do will only be available in x86 compatible binary form...
[G Tablet General] TheMongol:
Lets be fair here. Force closes on android might as well be a blue screen. And most of us still report issues with having to power cycle the Gtab daily to prevent excessive slowdown. Not that apple is no picnic either. I was plagued by crashing apps constantly on my ipod touch when I had it.

I can definitely see windows being useful to use REAL MS office for documents as well as a whole pile of other "apps" that are just stripped down versions of the desktop version with bugginess to show it. Plus, Microsoft's development model is designed around making windows work(or 'work' if you prefer :cool:) on any piece of hardware you through at it that belongs to a supported chipset family. This SHOULD mean much simpler out of the box installs for people adding windows to their tab on their own accord.

Sure, it's not going to be a solution for EVERYONE, but there is definitely good reason to release it.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
FCs are NOWHERE near as bad as BSODs... and they're pretty uncommon in a well built Android implementation...

As to apps, I wouldn't get your hopes too high, as I mentioned above this is likely aimed at servers which don't need "Office", and even IF it does show you can bet that there are going to be TONs of apps that just never get ARM versions. I expect this to end up like M$' last experiement in non-x86 arch, i.e. a dismal failure.

M$ is just grasping at straws now as it slowly withers away.
[G Tablet General] zerozed99:
First off, let me say I love AOSP. I also used Mac's exclusively from 1984 to 1991. I'm no fan of apple's closed ecosystem, however. Although I primarily use Windows-based systems, I always maintain a dual-boot with Linux.

I think Microsoft gets bashed way too much these days. The BSOD reference, although funny, isn't really fair. Win7 is a solid operating system and their Mobile7 OS looks very good too.

What really attracts me to AOSP is nearly identical to what got me to switch from apple to PCs (i.e. Microsoft OS) back in 1991--the inherent flexibility of the OS. No doubt Microsoft is in a tough position these days, but I just hate to see them get bashed unfairly--they've done a LOT of stuff right, and continue to do innovative stuff (Kinect, Mobile7).
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
M$ is getting what they deserve.

I'll admit that Windows 7 is much better than Vista, but my only use for Windows is for games that won't run under wine.

BSOD: Android equivalent would actually be a kernel panic...
[G Tablet General] TheMongol:
Quite frankly, BSOD is often just as bad as a FC for me. For me at least, when something force closes the whole system is starting to act slow and choppy. I end up having to reboot anyway.

I find many user experience to be subjective as far as BSOD goes anyway. Honestly, I can count on two hands the number of times I have had a BSOD since I stopped running win98(with the exception being when I had bad ram). Half of these were do to me testing win7& vista release candidates. The rest were due to my own errors with raid drivers.

I'm curious to see what happens with this initiative though. It is difficult to imagine where exactly they will draw the line between Windows Mobile and windows "lite" or whatever they call the new version. I wouldn't be surprised if they get in over their heads and change their development path to the likes of apple/android and expand the mobile platform to these "light" computer architectures.

At the end of the day, I dont think I want a tablet that needs a virus scanner:p
[EVO 4G Accessories] uget2seconds:
has anyone been able to successfully put in a seidio or sprint extended battery and rig it like others have done with the seidio rugged?
[EVO 4G Accessories] dmc971989:
yes, I posted in the other thread...

with some extreme trimming (dremel, 80 grit wheel) to the the inside of the case, and a little (very, very little) trimming to the plastic surrounding the actual battery itself, I have been able to fit the sprint 2600 battery in my ballistic HC case
[EVO 4G Accessories] stc1:
I'm in the process of trimming the plastic case myself and everyone should know it is very difficult to do. The only reason I'm attempting this is because its so hard to reopen the case and change out standard batteries. They should have designed this feature into the ballistic and put a spacer for those who want a standard battery, it really wouldn't have made that much difference in size.
[EVO 4G Accessories] dmc971989:
your going to need to actually shave some of the corner's of the batt as well... there is a strange pressure point in the case that presses on the top corners of the batt (by the camera) wont let the speaker work for some reason...

the trimming you've gotta do is pretty intense, I had the best luck using an 80 grit sanding wheel attached to a dremel

p.s. obviously you cant use the rear battery cover

if you have any questions feel free to shoot me a pm
[EVO 4G Accessories] uget2seconds:
yeah dmc... any chance we can see some pictures of the grinding you had to do? kinda like a road map.

and were u able to close shut the case? or did u have to use the silicone skin to wrap it around shut?

because i was thinking of using a 1750 mah battery but since im using ms's kernel for trickle charging i would be able to charge my extended with no need to put it on an external charger... so it would be perfect for me.... also is the sprint battery smaller than the seidio??? i only have seidio batteries.
[EVO 4G Accessories] dmc971989:
ill try to get around to taking some pictures up tomorrow

1: the hardcase shuts all the way

2: the 1750 should fit just like the regular factory batt without any trimming at all

3: yes the sprint 2600 is slightly smaller than the Seidio 3500, im not sure if the 3500 would fit to be honest
[EVO 4G Accessories] uget2seconds:
oh man if the hard case shuts all the way with the sprint 2600 battery then for sure im going to be picking up a dremel and working on this mod over the xmas weekend! id rather have the 2600 than the 1750.

i can always sell my seidio 3500 batteries... i have 2 of them -_-

whenever u can take pics its ok... no rush. i just dont want to ruin a 40 dollar case for nothing :(
[EVO 4G Accessories] dmc971989:
sorry for the delay guys... but here are a few pics I snapped real quick, you can see how much really had to be trimmed from the interior of the case and what I meant by shaving the battery (doing that to the batt was the only way to get the speaker working correctly and I have yet to see any adverse effect on battery life)
[EVO 4G Accessories] uget2seconds:
nice and the buttons are aligned perfectly? no issues with the buttons (power and volume)

im starting this tomorrow! :D
[EVO 4G Accessories] uget2seconds:
its weird how u mention that the speaker didnt work.... the battery doesnt have to do anything with the speaker!

and pressure points from the case wont affect the speakers directly either... hmmm
[EVO 4G Accessories] stc1:
My ballistic is now converted to use the 2600 battery. I wish I would have considered shaving the battery when I originally did it because the material by the kickstand is a little too thin on mine. Also someone asked about using the 3500 battery for this and I wouldn't recommend it, at least not with the Seidio. Thanks again to dmc971989 to let us know it was possible.
[EVO 4G Accessories] dmc971989:
I know... but trust me, its that top angle of the battery.

theres some strange pressure point right there that messes with the speaker, its not just a clean on an off deal either... the more pressure applied, the worse the speaker sounds until it doesnt work at all
[EVO 4G Accessories] dmc971989:
im not the OP, lol

and P.s. your right, there is no way the 3500 will fit
[EVO 4G Accessories] uget2seconds:
yea looks like imma be picking these up soon... but first gotta pick up a dremel.. -_-

anyone wanna buy 3500 seidio batteries for cheap? :D i got 2
[EVO 4G Accessories] uget2seconds:
So after an hour of grinding and sanding down I have finished and might I say that it does require a massive amount of grinding but I am happy with the results! Kudos to DMC!!!
[EVO 4G Accessories] billfold:
How much for one battery, and does it include the back?
[EVO 4G Accessories] jeriel05:
How much?
[EVO 4G Accessories] locoboi187:
Someone make a tutorial please :)
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
We learned about this on the IRC tonight, so I wanted to pass it on. The v2 Malata devices have a different partition stucture, as well as 1GB of RAM and not 512. It seems that this device is actually showing up in the States, and at least one user here in XDA got one via a SEARS.COM order.

His model number is UPC-320-2.2, and 1GB RAM should actually show on the box, as well. If you happen to have one of these, consider yourselves lucky for the RAM bump, but also unlucky because using our nvflash batch scripts could bork your device. So beware. It's also possible that bekit had one of these, at one point.

Since most of us don't even have the device, there's really no way for us to support it. I would actually love to get my hands on one of these things, but the likelihood of getting one of these is probably very slim.

Also, be aware that having a 300 is still no guarantee that the nvflash tools will work. As far as we know, there could be 320's repackaged in 300 boxes. Just the fact that these v2's showed up in the States at all should something to keep in the back of your mind.
[G Tablet General] bijan588:
Wait, so this one is brickible?
[G Tablet General] insight3fl:
I wonder if that model is ready for a SIM card??? :)
[G Tablet General] rothnic:
Not that I know of. The only couple people that did use the original restore on one of the 1GB models did get it back working with the restore built for them.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Darn! I got a 300-2.2 :(...
[G Tablet General] cscotty:
Me too :(

Well I guess its not all bad. Our device is actually supported, so :D
[G Tablet General] nicholas621:
How's the viewing angle on that model? ( Got UPC300-2.2. ) meh is running perfectly so no complain.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
This probably isn't really a different model, other than the ones that are supposed to be the gTab are just cost-reduced versions, i.e. half the RAM, no mini-PCIe slot for the SIM/3G support...

...but it would be nice to get the 1GB model simply for the extra RAM, AND if it had the miniPCIe to see if that could be swapped for GPS...

As to the flash problem... wasn't that just because it had a different partitioning of the internal flash? I never did hear what finally happened to that one, but I just thought that bekit had gotten one with a semi-borked partitioning of internal flash...
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
It's the same in the respect that it has an APX mode and it's hard to brick. But, if you didn't back up your partitions in advance, the scripts we use wouldn't work because they're designed for a device with a different partition structure. You could actually fix it by using a bekit script (if he still has it) or a script supplied by Malata.

Mrbobrowitz is the user, and he told me that the viewing angles are the same.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
I figured as much... they changed as little as possible, just removed some things so that they could get to a lower build cost for some customers...

[EDIT]

...and while we're on cost reduction, it's ALWAYS puzzled me that they left that hw reset button on the board, while providing no way to access it short of disassembling the gTab...

[/EDIT]
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
I asked about something similar earlier, but if you used nvflash to pull the partitions, couldn't,t be used to restore from the same files? Is it just a matter of getpartitiontable, then using info from that to restore? BTW I notice when I did getpartitiontable, the output is binary, so how do you read that?

Jim
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
That's interesting, because I was on IRC when I decided to try the custom fws and bekit had just gotten his oddball gTab at the time, so I dumped my partition table for him and it came out as ASCII text... while for other, like you apparently, it's a binary dump...
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Thanks for that! I thought I was imagining it :)...
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
Any idea why the getpartitiontable returns binary?

I'm using:

nvflash --bl bootloader.bin --getpartitiontable

Jim
[G Tablet General] ellis125:
I'm looking into getting ag tab very soon and wondering if this means if I get one of the newer versions, 3.20, well I all be able to root and flash a ROM? Not really sure what nvflash does sorry :/
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
It's unlikely that you'd get a 320. But, if you did, update.zips should still work fine - this is what all the mods are.

nvflash is more of a low-level tool that a few of us, use. That's the one you have to be careful with, if you have a 320. The early bekit scripts are based on the 300, not the 320.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
This is from a relative Gtab newbie, but nvflash is a low-level command line tool that Nvidia provided as part of their Tetra SDK, which allows you to do things like:

- retrieve and push partitions from/to the sdcard

- push a bootloader to the memory

So, it's a kind of 'bare metal' type tool, I.e., doesn't rely on an OS, and you need to know about partitions, etc. to not mess you system up. On the other hand, in some situations, it can be the only tool that can help.

There are other methods for flashing a Gtab. like stock recovery and CWM, which are more user-friendly and 'safer'

Jim
[G Tablet General] ellis125:
Alright as long as I can still flash everything and only have to use clockwork I don't mind. Thanks for the info!
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
Actually IF you do get the 1GB version consider yourself VERY lucky. I'd almost kill to get that for the extra RAM alone, and if it has the mini-PCIe slot to boot, well... [EDIT] I mention the mini-PCIe because well, internal GPS would be so NICE to have instead of having to pair an external bluetooth GPS, which I still need to buy... [/EDIT]

If worse comes to worst and those start showing up more commonly, I'm sure that someone who has one will mod the scripts for others with the same variant that want to use nvflash...
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
If they start showing up more commonly, I might go out and buy another Gtab :)!

Having said that is there any easy way to tell? Roebeet said that it was labelled on the (outside?) box?

Jim
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxcysxx:
hello folks,

any of you in the USA using the x10i on Tmobile receiving blurry picture in your text messaging after the 2.1 update?

my 1.6 was working soo perfectly, until i update the 2.1. the picture messaging i receive from my friends and buddies is soo blurry. anybody have a fix for this?

thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxcysxx:
does no body have this problem except me?

i also have tried to flash the 2.1 custom firmware and the picture in the text messaging work fine. like i can receive clear and large picture without any blurry or pixelation. but when i flash back to the original sony ericsson 2.1 firmware picture text messaging look blurry and pixelated again.

clearly this is a firmware issue.

does anyone know what i'm talking about here?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtiryan:
I know I'll be the millionth idiot who asked this question, but I've never come across this before. I am running Bionix 1.9 with Jac's OCUV kernal. I tried flashing a newer kernal to help battery life, but found the phone froze up alot and after playing around with some different settings, I realized I should have just been happy with what I had. Long story short, I tried flashing a stock JI6 kernal and then found myself stuck at the boot screen. I've tried to work with ODIN, but am not very familiar with it, and I think i've just found a new brick for the front of the house. I tried running ODIN and now there is a logo of a computer and a phone with a yellow triangle in between. I've tried to boot into download mode, but it just flashes once and then back to the phone and computer logo. I am seriously scared I bricked this thing and I just wish I'd left things alone. I have read various forums and most of what it sounds like I need to do is over my head. Sure I shouldn't have done this, but it really didn't sound too difficult and I've done similar things before....any help would be greatly appreciated. I wonder if there is anyone on the forums in the Syracuse or central New York region who might be able to help in person if possible. HEEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPP!!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdof1337:
This is fixable. I've had this issue and fixed it before. It requires odin though. Odin interacts with the phone through download mode, so if you aren't in download mode while you are ODINing, it won't work. How are you trying to get into download mode? I usually plug it into USB as I'm holding both the volume buttons and it always works for me. Once you get it into download mode its simple, you just need to go to the Vibrant Bible and get the Stock JFD and flash that with repartition checked in Odin.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gravis86:
Follow this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734475

Also, to get into download mode I:

1. Pull, then re-insert battery (to make sure it is completely off)

2. Hold both volume up and down buttons

3. Plug into computer (while still holding the buttons down)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtiryan:
I'm gonna try this when I get home since alot of download sites are blocked here at work. I just tried your method to get into download mode and it at least I got the yellow triangle with the digging android. So far, so good. My next question really is more procedural. I am wondering where exactly the .pit and .tar files go and exactly what do I do with the drivers I downloaded? I apologize in advance if the thread contains this, but since I'm at work now, I can't really open more than a browser window or else the badnwidth police comiong storming into my office. Thanks in advance and I will post update later. Thanks again for your help so far, you've at least given me hope!!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtiryan:
Seems I'm able to get a few files to download. I have looked at the other forum posts, but my question is when I do get stock JFD, in what window of ODIN do I put it in? I am running ODIN3 v1.3. Also, I cannot get my phone to show up in a com window on ODIN either. I am using a USB hub, not sure if that's interfering or not.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silow:
Pit file goes in the PIT section, JFD tar file goes in PDA.

I would ditch the USB hub.

Have Odin opened before you put your phone into download mode. When it's in download mode Odin should recognize the phone. It'll recognize the COM port it's plugged into. If it doesn't you don't have the drivers installed properly or there's a problem with the USB connection. Try plugging it into other USB ports. Always remember to close Odin and pull your battery and start fresh if you are attempting to reconnect the phone to the computer.