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[KIN Two Software Development] mcdietz:
Do you think you could write a driver for this.

APX

USB\VID_0955&PID_7416&REV_0103

USB\VID_0955&PID_7416

This VID supposedly belongs to Nvidia. This is the device that is found by Windows if you plug your phone into the usb when it is turned off and then press the u+s+b+power buttons.
[KIN Two Software Development] Antonpup:
I tried the Recovery Mode, like the person described above me, and it came up with the APX device.. So, if someone makes a driver for that, then we might be able to jailbreak it? (iPod Touches and iPhones jailbreak though Recovery Mode). This doesn't seem much diffirent from an iPhone or an iPod Touch.
[KIN Two Software Development] mcdietz:
I found out a driver that we might be able to modify to give us access. I downloaded both the froyo and c36 downloads available from the tegra site that was mentioned earlier. http://tegradeveloper.nvidia.com/tegra/downloads

These file paths could be different if your hard drive has a different drive letter and perhaps also if you have a 64-bit processer, but I found the drivers in the following directories.

C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\tegra_froyo_20101105\usbpcdriver\NvidiaUsb.inf

C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\ce6_tegra_250_5265393\os\usbpcdriver\NvidiaUsb.inf

These drivers have the hardware ID in the inf file and so Windows recognizes it and starts to install the driver and finishes, but says there is an error. I'll keep working on it though.
[KIN Two Software Development] mcdietz:
So, the drivers do actually work; it was my computer that was causing the problems, not the drivers. Now that the drivers are installed I think we can use the SDKs provided by Nvidia on the Tegra download page.

If this works, we now have a serious decision to make. Do we try to get android on the phone or do we stick with the Windows CE based os?
[KIN Two Software Development] Antonpup:
Personally, I would rather stick with current OS. Just because I don't want to brick my phone. Maybe have some additions to the current OS? Enable hidden features or something? Customizations? etc?
[KIN Two Software Development] zero2duo:
First off, I wanted to thank everyone who is working on trying to develop an update to improve on the Kin Two. I currently am interested in getting the TWOm when my contract expires but there is a dealbreaker for me, which is that the phone does not alert you when you have a missed call. I know there are other annoying flaws (pointed out in details at the verizon forums by fisharefriends), but this is the only flaw I cannot deal with.

I do not know what is possible of being changed/edited, but I think mcdietz should focus on implementing basic functions that are currently not on the Kin Two phone, but are on other simple lower spec feature phones.
[KIN Two Software Development] Antonpup:
Implementing missing features.. That's a good start. Also, would It be possible to make it be USB device (so you can go into the phone and let's say.. change the default themes).
[KIN Two Software Development] johnkussack:
@mcdietz

Humm, i installed all those downloads long time ago (i guess when posted or before), but didnt tested the drivers with the APX connection.

It worked with errors in linux connection to the usb (got device errors while reading from the USB device) and didnt worked with virtual machine (though vmware detected it).

On the other hand, it worked ok in a win7 real machine and got the driver installed.

I tried to flash android on the device, using the provided images (heh, tests...) and nvflash. But you always get an error on the first try and then, in further attempts you get a "Starting flash" message loop which does nothing.

Same results if you try to do "nvflash --get-partitions" (stuck at 2nd attempt).

You may thing that it's a non working thing, but if you dont connect the device, nvflash.exe it outputs that there is no USB device connected.

A little weird...

I would want to have android at the kin (as i think that has more future than our wince version, looking @ tegra forums) and anyway, if we can somehow read/write the phone roms, we can made a backup from the current OS.
[KIN Two Software Development] johnkussack:
Installed the same tools on linux (native, no emulation) and the flash option didnt worked here either (normal / root user).

./nvflash --getpartitiontable test.log

outputs (if no phone connected)

outputs (if Kin on APX connected)

in the first attempt. Then if called again, seems to get frozen on "Nvflash started" message.

Maybe the recovery has no way to get that data....
[KIN Two Software Development] WP7-KIN:
Windows Phone Connector?

has anyone tried using the program WP7 connector for the KIN? it works with the zune hd so why not the KIN? :confused:
[KIN Two Software Development] johnkussack:
Mmm just to inform....

This is what (physically) happens when the Kin is on the nvflash attempts. Phone must be just booted (not previous nvflash attempt in this boot).

PC <- Kin: 80 30 18 16 B9 E8 00 00
PC -> Kin: [1028 bytes of data]
Pc <- Kin: 04 00 00 00
PC -> Kin: [39252 bytes of data]

Seems like the response we get (rcm 0x04000000), and the next writing is done with the device autolocked, so last PC -> Kin fails.

Further attempts do not try the same procedure but directly send the last 39252 packet again, failing and getting stuck.

Using some selfmade software (cause no other works so far), i repeated the same procedure, changing the first "byte pack" to send a lame pack, and this is the output:

# ./kingateway
Opening the controller
Checking for kernel attaching
Claiming the interface
Reading from the Kin.
Received data. 8 bytes. Content:
80 30 18 16 B9 E8 00 00
Writing [02 01 00 00] to the Kin.
Reading Kin response.
Received data. 4 bytes. Content:
08 00 00 00
Writing again to the Kin
KinGATEWAY:: Error while writing to the KIN. Error Code is -9 EXITING.

So in short, fails again (haha, expected...really), but the second response from the kin is not "0400...00" but "08 00 ... 00" meaning a rcm 0x0800..000 or whatever that means.

The above error ("autolock"), tagged as Error code "9" on the program, is a integrity-defense method from the kin, not for the flashing issue but from the "command sent" over usb, which is wrong or unknown on how to operate, and is called "Endpoint Stall". Is a way to express "You'r doing it wrong and i wont hear you again".

One of my ideas is that this version of nvflash is not what was used to operate with the kin and all we get are not errors or devil's corporation actions but uncompatibility protections.

What we need, from my point of view is the Tegra SDK and/or a document where the responses from an APX device are listed (like 0x04000 is "wrong certificate" and 0x08000 is "certificate too short", etc), so we know what it's telling to us. Maybe it's easier to contact nVidia for "old" SDKs than roms...
[KIN Two Software Development] BenDyer:
i hate to be a party crasher but i think this thread needs to be a bumped? why did this thread randomly die? maybe i'm missing something.
[KIN Two Software Development] GrandSportX:
I believe it died because johnkussack doesn't have a working kin right now and I don't believe anyone else here wants to try things that may "brick" their phone (I'm one of them). I'm currently trying to buy another kin two (or, uh two), then I'll definitely be digging deeper into those. I may try a hardware route on one and a software route on the other.

This is definitely the most exciting thread the kin two section of xda!
[KIN Two Software Development] dezgrz:
It's been a while but I now have a working KIN device and can continue my efforts. Using the resume mode command to try and force nvflash to write to the kin it displayed a message that said "writing" and then displayed "Failed to perform the following commands: create". It's been a PITA but I feel I will get something written to the device soon.
[KIN Two Software Development] johnkussack:
before doing what i lastly underlined, considering what i underlined first... i suggest that you do the reading part, relating to the partition listing.

Just a safe way to find out if the experiments work. Then you can write... with a bit of safety on your side. I mean... you know that testing things writing could not be the best idea on the brikings
[KIN Two Software Development] dezgrz:
Yeah I understand. Safety first. I don't mind bricking a few devices though Verizon has my back.
[KIN Two Software Development] azhockey:
I don't have a Kin but my sister just got one and I can see flaws pretty easily. The hardware is impressive but Windows seems to bug it down.

That being said, with it running a mobile windows version couldn't HARET be implemented for this device. I used that to run build after build of Android on my Touch CDMA (Vogue) without any ill effects on the stock OS. I'm not a programmer ( yet *sigh*) but I'd be willing to test this on the in-house Kin. Just food for thought.
[KIN Two Software Development] slimeq:
holy ****, why has nobody brought this up yet?

i haven't yet looked into if it can be used or not but i am going to immediately. i'll keep y'all posted.
[KIN Two Software Development] azhockey:
Yeah as long as you do (keep us posted that is) I'll try to keep helping with my albeit limited HaRET knowledge. It's very limited, but I have used it with success on other devices. Maybe this will breathe some new life into the Kin, if so I look forward to what is to come. :D
[KIN Two Software Development] klamation:
From what I remember about using haret, either you need to install a CAB to the device, or at least put an executable on it. So far, neither of those are possible.
[KIN Two Software Development] azhockey:
Yes, that's true. I just was thinking that the ability to execute a program would be much easier to enable than creating a ROM for internal memory from scratch. So this is more a hope which we must overcome a few hurdles to achieve than an immediate jump start to development.
[KIN Two Software Development] Whoareyou:
http://developer.nvidia.com/tegra-resources there is new "android" stuff there now, maybe we have hope yet (i just bought the KIN TWOm on eBay ;) )
[KIN Two Software Development] cadogan32:
nvflash and the secure boot key

I started reading more on how nvflash communicates with nvidia tegra and it seems we need the SBK to gain access to the partitions.There is a tool to convert the cpu id of an android phone to make the key,but havent seen anything similar for the kin.If there is a way to figure out the serial # for the kin maybe that program would work for unlocking it :)

http://androidroot.mobi/technical/tf-secure-boot-key/

This explains about the sbk on android phones:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25429111#post25429111
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozofantacee:
I flash my vibrant with the axura 2.1 and i was traying flashback to eclair with romanager i prest install all packeges and i do the whole installing and now my screen is stuck on the vibrant logo when u turn it on how do i get it back to the place it was b4 :( eny1 can help me plizzz
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
ODIN back to stock JFD, then flash axura, or any other rom you want.

JFD is the stock rom that your phone came with.

all you need, is here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=771111
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobbbb:
This link is the milk of Paradise:

http://androidspin.com/2010/08/09/how-to-restore-or-recover-your-samsung-vibrant/

Keep it close, young one.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drewstein:
And just so you know what went wrong, you needed to flash a 2.1 Kernel when going backwards.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozofantacee:
thanks for that help im gona do it rigth now... does that odin reset everything to default ? im losing my memoryt from that Phone?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozofantacee:
ok i try the odin and donwload the pit file 512 and the jfd but the progam odin dosent read or find the 512 pit document? eny help with this?do i have to open it with enother program? im usin windows 7 and all ready got the usb driver sep up when i star odin i got 2 yellow squares first one says 0: [com8] and the next one is 1: [com3] i see the video and they only gor 1 so wut should ii do now sin i can get the 512 runing on odin
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmo879:
You have two COM:? That's weird there should only be one.

I've had the same problem in the past, try restarting your computer

I'm running windows 7 home premium and I never have any issues with odin
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] srivers33:
Hey pros. I want to check before I do this. When I was still using my G1 the typical command used to ensure a full system wipe was "fastboot erase system -w". Is that command going to do the same thing for my glacier? Just wanna be sure... thanks n advance.
[Galaxy Tab General] fma007:
Hi guys,

I'm trying out LCDDensity and it works well except the space on each screen for icons does not change? By this i mean, when the resolution was at 240, i could fit 5 icons across. Now that i've changed it to 180, there is extra space on the right hand side but i can't put any icons on there.

Is that correct or is there a way around it?
[Galaxy Tab General] GANJDROID:
That is correct. The stock launched has designated a 5x5 icon space on the homescreen. Changing your density won't change that.

Sent from my GT-P1000
[Galaxy Tab General] Phone_Junkie:
I have mine set to 220. Doesn't add much real estate on the screen but the picture does look more crisp.
[Galaxy Tab General] smaragdhk:
I've set mine to 182, so the camera app still looks nice and downloaded AWD launcher. This way I can change the number of icons to 8x8 instead of the stock 5x5 icons.
[G Tablet General] disneyman:
I received the G Tablet as a Christmas present. I did the OTA update this weekend and the tablet is definitly working better then what it was when I first took it out of the box. But I would like to have the full power of the Android OS (talk, mail, marketplace). I am not sure how to flash the rom. I have found some of the files in the Forums, but not sure how to install them. I am looking for someone in the Atlanta, Georgia area that could possibly do this for me.

Thanks

Nick
[G Tablet General] lsu205:
Enhancement pack

to make the gtablet fly you don't need to do a full ROM. go to the android developers form. look for the thread called enhancement pack (started by rothnic). it's a simple zip file that you extract or copy to the gtablet internal sd card. all the instructions are at that site.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davenukem:
Hey there, was wondering if the newer clockwork mod recovery would install the updated amon_ra? Or is the only way to get it in that annoying instruction thread where I feel like I'm being talked down to in the disclaimer?

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doeboy711:
I also have the Amon_ra on HD 004 and would like to use the new clockwork mod. I might give it a few days until all the bugs are worked out though seeing that alot of people are having problems
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muellersirch:
Do you have Rom Manager? I use it to switch between Clockwork and Amon Ra. You don't even have to power off the phone for the switch.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doeboy711:
No I don't have It as of now, but 1 click of the a button I could. :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davenukem:
But does the amon_ra that clockwork install have the new partitions? Anybody know?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davenukem:
So? Anybody know? This seems to be a huge oversight that could eff people's phones.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xHausx:
Your best bet is to download a copy of the modified Amon RA and only flash that one. Once you get the hang of flashing images it's simple to do.
[Android Software Development] pyromatic18:
Does anyone know of, or willing to make a Music player app with the style of the Metro UI?

I think the Metro UI looks great and would love to see it being used in a Android music app!

Thanks for hearing me out!

If anyone makes this, I am willing to pay!
[Android Software Development] bazinga:
This app looks promising!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=871303
[Android Software Development] 00Ghz:
Look at my project, it will bring a full Metro UI experience http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=818607
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] battax:
After browsing for a awhile and tried a few rom´s i would like a opinion, if i could.

What is the most 6.5.X stable version release on XDA?

Most software compatibility and so on.

Thanks.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] TMinuS1:
I have tested many roms and always come back to a clean ROM from vagrik:

Windows Mobile 6.5.x | XARA Edition | Clean | 23518 | 25 Jan 2010

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=582081
[Nook Color General] Buff McBigstuff:
When i first open titanium backup a popup that says "Busybox is working but the su command does not elevate to root: whoami reports whoami applet not found instead of root/uid0". If i try to do anything with the app it tells me that system requirements are not met. Does anybody know what i need to do to get whoami working right?

Sent from my nook COLOR.
[Nook Color General] nookroot:
have you tried

1. look at bottom and click problem? and reinstall busybox

2. reinstall app
[Nook Color General] Buff McBigstuff:
Thanks but that didn't change anything. I rebooted in between.

Sent from my nook COLOR.
[Venue Pro General] Wonderstruck80:
No offense but I am sick of speaking to Mumbai call center reps. I read somewhere here the number for dell mobility is 18003083353 but the number isn't working for me.

Basically I'm trying to get a hold of someone that can do an exchange for me due to the wifi issues I am experiencing.

Thanks to anyone that can help...
[Venue Pro General] notebookgrail:
1 800 308 3355 option 3
[Venue Pro General] happycollin26:
I find, if I keep wifi on it will suck my battery down ALOT faster.
[Droid 2 Global General] botnryan:
figured the D2 sections had its own, why not a D2G thread for it. heres mine!

Using ADW-EX, beatiful widgets, Pure Messenger (fb and gmail widgets), Pure calendar widget, switchpro widgets, clickable picture frame, and the black gingerbread theme on Fission. Also an lcd density of 182

love the 2nd hidden dock on adw-ex

EDIT: 100th post!
[Nook Color General] ThrowingKs:
Is there a way to create a shortcut to /data/data/com.bn.nook.home ?

I can click the icon on my recent apps list, and it loads up the program, but I cannot find a way to create a shortcut to place on my homescreen.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublimeAndEtc:
I'm no longer able to play Pocket Legends on my HTC Evo! :(

One day I was playing, and the game froze and eventually forced my phone to restart. After that, my phone couldn't detect my SD card at all, which I've already fixed. Another unfortunate side effect is the fact that when I launch Pocket Legends, the screen goes black for a second and then just goes back to the homescreen. The game is no longer able to successfully launch.

I've wiped my entire phone three times. (cache, dalvik, etc) I did not restore a Pocket Legends backup either, I started fresh with that too. Still no dice.

...and before anyone asks, I have tried uninstalling, unmounting the SD card, installing, remounting SD card, and then playing. Still the same result. I've also tried that same thing but tried launching the app before remounting the SD card and that didn't work either.

I'm running CM7 with the stock kernel and use Amon_RA. Every single other app and aspect of my phone is running perfectly.

The only thing I can think of is that there might be some remnant files on the phone itself, or that I left on the SD card without noticing, and that those files are ruining the game.

A list of every file Pocket Legends pulls out of the install would be nice. I'll go through and delete every one of them.

Please help me if you can, I've been trying to figure this out for a couple days now with no progress at all.

Thanks for reading.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] quanthien84tester:
hello everyone.

it has a problem when using Facebook apps in case Network-Providers prevent facebook.com page in some country. with browsers, i try access to facebook.com by editing hosts file, system/ect/host, and it works but Facebook apps is still not yet. i guess Facebook apps was config to try access to other DNS.

so appreciated as s'one would like give solution for this problem.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] quanthien84tester:
‎....

that s added to hosts file and i can access to facebook.com page with browsers
[EVO 4G General] hanales:
Hey everyone. Have an unrooted Evo. Just installed the most recent OTA. A few days before that my wifi started turning on by itself. After doing some snooping around in my phone I found an app called securephone running. It looks like spyware, I'm not sure how it got there, or what app I downloaded that added it, but keep an eye out, and if anyone has any info I'd appreciate it.
[EVO 4G General] _MetalHead_:
Looks like it logs and uploads your call history. Got a nosey girlfriend?

http://www.appbrain.com/app/securephone/security.Phone
[EVO 4G General] hanales:
I was thinking that but it has no user interface, instructions or settings. After uninstalling I even went and reinstalled it myself from the market to see, but nothing.
[EVO 4G General] _MetalHead_:
Yeah I don't know then, maybe there is some hidden way to get into its menus, it certainly wouldn't be the first app like that. It does have the most extensive permissions list that I have ever seen so methinks it can't be good. Just get it back off your phone and keep a close watch on whoever has access to your EVO.
[EVO 4G General] catseyenu:
I found one listing that says "This application seems to be removed from the Android Market". ?

http://www.androlib.com/android.application.secure-phone-jtDxn.aspx
[EVO 4G General] gqstatus0685:
It's your girlfriend.
[EVO 4G General] MrDSL:
+1...10chars
[EVO 4G General] drmacinyasha:
Do you have an Exchange account installed? Could be your Admin forced the installation remotely.

Otherwise, yeah, it's your significant other.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] justicepr:
I recently unlocked the Samsung Vibrant 9000 S Galaxy. The problem Im having now, is that I can't access the internet with it. I can go wireless, no problem. But I guess I need to configure the cell to access the address that can give me access to the internet. I dont know how to do that. If somebody does know how to... please answer this thread. Im new at this, so dont mock me... hehehe. Thanks.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] wildklymr:
The i9000 isnt a vibrant. If its unlocked all you should need to do is add epc.tmobile.com to your list of access point names in settings, wireless and network, mobile network, access point names.

Also if it is a i9000 dont try to flash any vibrant roms. Go to the i9000 forum for those.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] chichu_9:
Check to make sure, you have the APN settings for your service provider.

Go to settings >> Wireless and network >> Mobile Networks >>Access point names >> Add new and set it to your Cell provider APN.

eg: Tmobile: epc.tmobile.com

Everything else blank Set APN type to Internet & MMS.

If you can specify your service provider, we can give you the APN settings for your provider.