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[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raitchison:
Congratulations!

$8 isn't too but but you didn't need to spend that, the recommended method for obtaining root has an (optional) side effect of unlocking the phone. You will see this referred to as the "gfree" method.

Yes OTA means "Over The Air" when your carrier sends an update for your phone over the cellular airwaves it's an OTA update. These updates are official an only designed for the stock ROM.

A "Stock ROM" is simply the ROM that came installed on your phone, any phones updated by an OTA update could also be considered to be running a stock ROM. Generally it refers to the OS version your carrier and manufacturer want/expect you to have. This is opposed to a "Custom ROM" which is a customized version of Android, there are a number of different custom ROMs for the G2 each with their own features and capabilities.

Every phone comes with a stock ROM, by definition.

When a new OTA update is released, it takes a little while for the update to reach all the devices. There hasn't been a new OTA for the G2 in a while and AFAIK there has only been one so far. I would expect that if you just got your phone you would have received an OTA update within a day or two, and now would be up to date. As long as you are running a stock ROM you will receive new OTAs as they are released, if you root your phone but maintain the stock ROM (the state my own G2 is in right now) you would generally want to avoid installing any OTA because the update could cause you to lose root without the ability to get it back (if the OTA fixes the security hole that allowed root to be obtained)

Regarding temp vs permanent root. When the G2 first came out people had a hard time obtaining root, They first obtained "temp root" which persisted until the phone was rebooted. With a temp root any changes you make will be gone the next time you reboot your phone, because security settings of the phone prevent those changes from actually being committed to the phone. For example if you temp root your phone and remove the built in PhotoBucket application you will see that the app is back when you reboot next. Eventually they discovered how to obtain "permanent root" which will allow you to keep your root access across reboots and allows you to make permanent changes to your phone. An essential part of permanent root is defeating the security settings that prevent permanent changes to the phones memory. It should be noted that you first need to get temp root before you can get permanent root.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deliberate187:
Just regarding the gfree method.... it does work quite well. But it did introduce a few unexpected quirks to my G2. I went back to all stock configs and decided I didn't need root so badly afterall. But it was nice to know how easy it was to do such a thing on a phone considered at one time to be unrootable.
[Desire HD General] iamacarpetlicker:
Hello,

I've been following the issue of HTCSense.com not working for a while now.. I've had the phone nearly a month and now and I still can't get any of it functioning. But this is besides the point.

After contacting HTC and them saying they had limited the functionality of the site due to server overloading / technical issues, it has given me an uneasy feeling about relying on their servers in the future even when they have restored the functionality.

Me and a few other developers had been toying with the idea of writing an application to do the same job, but then it struck me that since HTC have done such a good job of the software on the phone, wouldn't it be easier to just redirect the traffic to an alternate server?

I believe this could be gone quiet easily using the /system/etc/hosts file, it will just take a bit of reverse engineering to get the server side components to interact with.

I'm going to have a go at packet sniffing the sync traffic tomorrow and will post results.

Does anyone else have any ideas / anything to contribute?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PryorDaniel:
I just got my Evo last Tuesday and last night finally built up the courage to root it. I used unrevoked 3.3 without any hassles then flashed Sprint lovers 12/31/10. I'm happy with it other than the battery life. I'm thinking of flashing another rom to see if that helps. However, I don't want to lose 4g. That's what brings me to my question about Amon_RA. I read the thread about the risks right now. In ROM Manager I get the option to install Amon_RA 1.8.0 and I'm not sure if that would be safe with hboot 2.10 or not. I did a backup with clockwork already and I'm wondering if that keeps my 4g keys or do I absolutely need Amon_RA to back them up.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMagicalSock:
Clockwork does not back up your RSA keys, but there is a thread somewhere around here on how to back them up manually from terminal emulator. I don't know much about Amon Ra.

I'm on my phone or I would like you to the thread.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chuck6993:
Here is the thread to back up your RSA keys manually.

[UPDATE, INFO AND LINKS]*PLEASE READ* Concerns about Amon_Ra and Clockworkmod

As for your question about the Amon_RA. If you have a recovery installed that works.. I wouldn't change it unless you have to.

[ROOT] unrevoked3 v3.3 (with support for new HBOOT)

The Unrevoked 3.3 uses ClockworkMod 3.0.0.2 witch has options to back up WiMAX keys.

[ROM] Myn’s Warm TwoPointTwo - [RLS 4 - 11/25/2010] - Making Sense Of It All!

This is the ROM I use, but if you don't like sense go with CyanogenMod.

I hope this all helps

:) enjoy your evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PryorDaniel:
I'm definatley going to check out that rom. I'm a big fan of sense especially since it reminds me of my Fuze and makes the transition from winmo seem easier.

If I understand you correctly, the clockwork backup I did after rooting should've saved my rsa keys? I'm already starting on the manual way just to play it safe. Thanks for all the info, it's cleared up a lot of the confusion I had.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMagicalSock:
It depends on your version of Clockworkmod, but in my opinion, doing it manually is by far the safest way.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PryorDaniel:
Well, I got my rsa key backed up manually and hopefully in the clockwork backup too. I think I'm pretty safe as far as that goes. Thanks guys.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chuck6993:
Great Enjoy Your Evo
[Galaxy S I9000 General] iammodo:
anyone else use the built in screen shot?

hold back then home and you will get a message saying saved.

its now in galley.

not sure how handy this is as having to use back button.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] urfase:
Awesome! Did not know that. Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mike.sw:
next time try the search.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lgkahn:
How does this work back will return from whatever screen you are on.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] iammodo:
that's why I out not sure how handy it is. shootme works so much better
[Galaxy S I9000 General] iammodo:
tried on the xda App for android,with the search "galaxy s screen shot" nothing helpful.

maybe you could link the post (if its so easy to find) rather then putting a very un-friendly/helpful post.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] urfase:
Back only goes back if you touch it without holding your finger on it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] w98seeng:
Why say this? He is not asking how, just if anyone else uses it?

A forum administrator will advise the poster if their post is not appropriate and delete it or move it.

Right, hold the back key then press the home button.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudeki300:
Is there way to change the stock icons to custom ones without using launch pro or another custom icons. I want to try to keep the notifications on the mail and text. I have tried a few apps like desktop visulizer and sms unread count but there is no option for hotmail.thanks...................Sudeki300
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] euqilobaid:
Try Ultimate Online Theme Kitchen. You can choose what icons you want to keep and what icons you want to change. Hope it helps :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
if you mean the app icons, you could use somthing like metamorph or ninjamorph :)
[Nexus S General] TheBobbyFitz:
Is it better to have your apps, that have the option to be stored in USB storage, stored in USB memory storage or phone memory?
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
Leave them on the phone. You've got over 1gb for storage, so space shouldn't be an issue (I've got 130 apps, not even using 500mb).

Internal storage is ext4, so should be "faster" and less susceptible to data corruption than the FAT32 sd storage...this is theoretical stuff, really, but still an argument for leaving on the phone.

I think any app placed on the USB storage area probably won't be accessible when the USB storage is mounted to the computer. I haven't confirmed that, but it's true of many apps that use sd card just for storage.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Fmstrat:
Maybe I'm blind, but is there a non-Sense NAND ROM out there yet? I've noticed everything based off the desire HD so far. Ideally, a stock non-sense with MDJ Kernel + CIFS would be perfect.

If not, what would the best nand release to start from and switch launchers/kernels be? I need CIFS support, so the stock Desire one wouldn't work for me unless there's a way to add MDJs kernel to it, and MDJ's roms have way too many customizations for my taste.

Thanks,

B.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] avisions:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=893637

CMN
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] smokinmacgun:
Yup, there is, im currently using a Desire based build (not desire HD) from ocm7 with cyanogenmod to top it off

CM6.1 v1.02 in the android dev section of the forum

:L i see the guy above beat me to it
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] avisions:
CMN is alright.

i get low signal and bad connectivity on that build

you could also give this a try

Nexus2HD nand

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895059
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Fmstrat:
Thanks guys, my search skills must be diminishing with age :) I didn't try CMN because it said rmnet, and I didn't read the post to see there was a ppp alternative. That being said the nexus one build looks good too. When you had problems with CMN connectivity, were you using ppp or rmnet?

*Update*

Looks like as of today CMN doesn't support PPP despite the first post. And neither does the Nexus One build. Is PPP part of the kernel, or something else? IE if I replace with MDJ kernel, could that enable PPP?

Thanks!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] avisions:
MDJ's kernel has PPP connection i believe. but. im testing his new Super Lite Build

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=866558

and its still dropping signals left and right. im begining to wonder if using NAND broke my radio
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Fmstrat:
I'm not so sure any of the NAND kernels have PPP actually. Even looking at the MDJ kernel thread, it appears to be using RMNET. This very second I'm watching CMN 6.1 NAND boot up after installing MDJ's kernel onto it though. I think this will be the best combination for me, especially considering the CMN build is missing all the modules anyway, so no WIFI, etc.

Thanks,

B.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] avisions:
let me know how it goes. as i am having no luck.

on any build.

mobile connection drops every 2-3 minutes.

sometimes loss of signal completely

im honestly thinking of going back to SD/RAM builds.

as i never had problems with connection on those builds.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Fmstrat:
Unfortunately it looks like MDJ's kernel also suffers from the 60ma Bluetooth Drain. And on top of that, no matter what kernel I use the CIFS modules don't work. So, next up will be to try CMN with the kernel from the stock Desire build. No CIFS, but at least I won't have that nasty battery drain.

*EDIT*

Well, for anyone else, don't try that. It won't boot. Time to reflash.

*EDIT2*

I take that back, just be sure to also take the initrd.gz from the DFT build, too.

*EDIT3*

Most likely the last update. DFT kernel wouldn't even turn Bluetooth on. There must be differences in the system.img causing this to happen, and I don't have time at the moment to debug, so I'll just leave BT turned off :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankinstine:
I have a question, I need help repacking a system.img. This is what i have done, i unpacked it, removed unnessasary apps and added a different frame work, so now i want to repack back to a system.img file.But have had no luck. I do have ubuntu and windows so no matter what operating system i use.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thijs96:
If you intend on flashing it with a custom recovery, you could also zip the whole package and name it update.zip

There's an excellent guide over here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankinstine:
The problem is, I used mkcramfs and when I unpacked it again it showed empty
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thijs96:
I see. But what will the .img be used for?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankinstine:
I want to edit and change some things in it. I'm doing this for the HD2. The new nand flash. So that's why a zip will not help me, I do know how to make a Rom into an zip. The nand flashs the boot.img and system.img
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankinstine:
To be clear I have the system file ready I just need to reach it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thijs96:
Yes, yes, I know what you mean.

You've got to have /system in a folder, not compressed.

*You've got to be on linux!

Issue:

mkfs.yaffs2 yourdir yourimage

But you've got to find that command on Google, I didn't find it. Otherwise, flash it to your device and make a Nandroid backup.

Edit: I've found mkfs.yaffs2, but it's ARM only. That means you've got to do it on your device (Busybox/Terminal)

It's here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankinstine:
I'll give it a shot then
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bgcngm:
You can get yaffs2 tool for x86 Linux from here: http://jiggawatt.org/badc0de/android/mkfs.yaffs2.x86.tar.gz
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unCoRrUpTeD:
I don't remember off hand what to search for as its been a while since I used it. I'll upload them when I get home if I still have them.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
copy the folder to the sd on the phone, (eg /sdcard/myimg/ open a terminal on the phone, issue mkyaffs2image /sdcard/myimg/ /sdcard/system.img
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thijs96:
It's awesome! I've actually copied it into /bin/ on my computer, I'm using it an awful lot :P
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allain_dro:
pls help me!!!

how to upack and repack system.img ang boot.img...because i cant understand the guide..i think its missing something..pls help me
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijai2011:
Is that for samsung devices?If yes,you can have a look at my sig:cool:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hobart007:
So my Nexus S is rooted and working fine except for one rather annoying issue that is hopefully an easy fix. The flashed Clockwork recovery image keeps "unflashing"! If I reflash it it will boot into recovery once and then lose the image upon subsequent reboots. Am I missing some setting to make the phone keep the recovery image flashed permanently?

Thanks in advance!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Yes, the new 2.3.1 update has a safety feature that automatically rewrites the stock recovery to the phone if it detects it's been changed.

Search the forum, there are several threads on it with details, but in a nutshell you'd have to delete the shell script that initiates the check (/etc/install-recovery.sh), which should do it, but they're also deleting the actual replacement recovery.

Then your CWM recovery should stick.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enigma575:
iam sick and bored from the laggy 2.1 i have stock everyyyyyy thing you can imagine on my Galaxy S international is sooooooooooo stock

it would be nice if someone stepbystep guide me :)

i live in Egypt

thx
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tragusman:
Use search:confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
There's plenty of 2.2.1 roms in the dev section, look there.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtg2:
As you can imagine, there are a lot of people who are new to forum and ask for some guidance. Fortunately, someone has already written up a very detailed and easy to follow reference guide on the core topics to get you started. It's one of the stickied threads in this forum.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=723596

You'll get a LOT more support by reading up FIRST and then asking some specific questions that aren't already covered or are unique to you.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] amoramor:
Can anyone make a theme based on Nexus Revamped Live Wallpaper,changing only the statusbar with this Droids in this thread???
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] amoramor:
Plzzzzzzz???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jkolner:
Perhaps a stupid nob question - but here it goes...

I need to be able to still run WinMo 6.5.5 because we use some WinMo apps at work, so if i flash a Android NAND Rom, can i still boot WinMo in my custom ROM (Dutty v.13) with all the apps and stuff i have installed under WinMo?

Just need to know befor i flash a Andorid MNND rom.

It's easy to choose if you run Android from the SD card, but it would be nice to run a NAND Android Rom instead.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chvvkumar:
Nope. It is an either or situation with NAND. NAND completely erases the WinMob OS and puts android in it's place.

Just out of curiosity, what is it that you need windows for?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jkolner:
Thanks for the quick and precise respons ;-)

We only use mobil phones at work and have a littel app for directing calls and choosing witch phone queue we are on. And that littel app only works with WinMo :-(
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chvvkumar:
I think dual booting is the best way to go for you. Use wnmo at work and android at home.

Or, ask your company to get on with the times and develop a port for Android and IOS :p
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chris_ah1:
TBH I think you lose nothing with sticking to Android in RAM and running a sweet sweet custom Winmo 6.5 - I know that Android on HD2 is stellar, but between Laurentius 5.1, Energy, and Dutty you are really covered for WM6.5 as they are all superb.

But yes - NAND really does wipe WM completely :)

In all honesty RAM builds are faster than NAND ones for now.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jkolner:
Thanks guys - il'l stick with one of the new Android RAM builds.
[HTC Aria Android Development] tomlogan1:
Found this on another XDA site. Will this work for Aria?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833953

Thanks.
[HTC Aria Android Development] tayytayy:
No it will not beacuse the Aria requires nand unlock..
[HTC Aria Android Development] pcruz:
Just use unrevoked.
[Vibrant General] ionballer:
Looking for the 3d box animation for the applications. I like touchwiz but hate the iphone side scroll rip off can anyone help?
[Vibrant General] thenikeman:
Download and install LauncherPro from the market.
[Vibrant General] ionballer:
It is a good idea not the same as touchwiz thanks tho!
[Vibrant General] ionballer:
Anyone? Im second thinking that it is imposible to have both
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike1383:
My phone will go into download mode but it is not recognized by my PC. When I look under device manager is shows "other devices" with Gadget serial as the submenu. I have installed the drivers for the phone and every time I plug the phone in it says it needs to install drivers. It then does not find them. So I do it manually and it still says the drivers are not installed. Like I said my phone will go into download mode. If I just let it boot up it goes to recovery screen and it will not let me do anything from there. It says hit the power button to proceed but it doesn't click on it. Any ideas????
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Try the drivers from here

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads/SGH-I897ZKAATT

If it still gives you a message saying no drivers click on it it should give you an option to choose the drivers. Navigate to c drive, program files, samsung, usb drivers. This worked for me
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike1383:
ok got the phone to connect but now it is stuck on file transfer.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
Did you open odin prior to connecting the phone
[Nook Color General] Masterface7:
So I am in Barnes and noble and I am connected to their wifi however the nookc does not recognize I am in store so none of the promotions come up in the store. This is a problem because they usually have good deals if you are in store not to mention free food as well. Is anybody else with a rooted nook having this problem in store?
[Nook Color General] chrismoo:
This has been posted several times and is likely due to the rooted Nook reporting as another device type to fool the Market and other apps. Only non-rooted will get the promos.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fusion06:
O.k...so now that we have nand, does that mean we can now get updates from android? before,we couldn't because it would reboot the phone back into windows. but now, the Magldr basically makes our HD2 a 'native' android phone since it boots directly into android. just curious.. :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sohip:
I don't think so, since the only phones that will get updates directly from Google are the Nexus one and Nexus S.

While the rest of the Smartphones available on the market such as HTC Evo, Samsung Galaxy S, Motorola Droid, etc... will get their updates from their manufactures which will pass them through carries that subsidize those phones.

Android on HD2 will keep getting it's updates through the working of our awesome Developers , and tbh with you I like it this way since we don't have to keep waiting 6+ months for the official updates from those lazy Manufactures/Carriers.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
Besides which, do you really want an Android ROM that has incompatible drivers for most of your phone functions? Its taken a while, and a lot of work on behalf of the chefs, to refine the builds and ROMs to make them compatible with the HD2, camera app on all desire hd builds for example took a long while . And we STILL don't have a fully working build for Gingerbread...

Time will deliver it with the sweat of the chefs... :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] broknindarkagain:
Hey guys,

I've been running android via SD card on my HD2. I love it, but its a little laggy and I've been running into bug with data (TMOUS) cutting in and out. I've tried quite a few different WinMO roms and versions of android.

My question is how would NAND android suit me? Would it run a little bit faster and be a little more stable? As well, would battery life be a little bit better?

Once I do NAND, am I able to reverse things back to WinMO if I wanted to?

If someone can explain this and possibly provide a link to some information that would be great. I'm unable to find what I need on the search.

Thanks for the help and sorry for the noob question. I'm kinda new to this and I'm still trying to figure things out. I've done several PSPs before, but never a phone. Hopefully once I get the basics down I can handle the rest.

Thanks for the help
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cd78:
Look in android development forum - there is a newbie guide stickied ;)