yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cashyftw:
I agree with you completely, I wanted a hd2 for the screen size, and the feel, and I like the fact that you can switch to any android build you would like, but like you said most games wouldn't probably work, or it wouldn't work as well, and I know the phone isn't as fast. something else that I questioned was on internal memory, I don't think I would be able to install any apps.

Sent from the speed demon
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zarathustrax:
Don't get me wrong... the hd2 does make a great android phone, and apps and games work fine on it... but the vibrant can definitely be made to run android better... and battery life on vibrant is much better, especially if you're gonna be using bluetooth or just using your phone a lot in general. But I wouldn't trade my HD2 for nothing right now... because I like using winmo sometimes and like being able to boot both OS's on my phone. So it all depends what's important to you. Also, the vibrant is worth more, so you should try to get some cash too if you're gonna trade.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigJayDogg3:
I find that my screen doesn't dim enough when I'm in a dark room. I've obviously taken manual control over brightness. I k ow its possible for the screen to to dimmer because my alarm application can dim the screen. But is like a way for this to be system wide. Does anybody know a way of doing this?

If you can share I'd be most appreciative. :-)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slow_DC4:
I use something called screen filter from the market. It puts something similar to a black screen overlay on the screen and allows you to control how much it dims.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soccer1:
You can also get an app called Curvefish Brightness Level which will dim your screen lower. The phone controls only allow you to bring it down to 8%, I believe. This app lowers the brightness to 0%, which makes a difference.

For further dimming, use the app recommended above.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigJayDogg3:
My eyes thank you both. I tried Curvefish's solution and it couldn't do low enough (works well, but my room is pitch black at night. Would work for someone in a theater which is why I'm keeping it). Screen filter works extremely well for my needs. The only downside is it does some funky things to blacks when enabled. I can live with that, and its a small price to pay for might time reading comfort.

Thanks again.

EDIT And if anyone wants to know, I'm using Alarm Clock Plus. I like it a lot.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romford:
I just received my Nexus S in Singapore from a friend who returned from the US.

All of the soft keys are not working/or lighted. Tried both hard and soft resets, but still not working.

Its going to be a HUGE hassle to exchange it again in the US. :mad:

Anyone else experienced this problem out of the box?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris6278:
Ive exchanged my NS twice because of the touch keys. My first one the home button u had to press really hard to get it to work an my second one i had the same problem with the back button. My third one is pretty good although i do notice that the back button is alittle less responsive than the others but its alot better than the other two so im not worried about it. I would suggest exchanging it or send it in to get repaired
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mayhem1983:
I'm having the same issue with the back button but it comes and go i'll just stick with it I heard it might be a software issue
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hydrogenwv:
I'm trying to dip my toes into theming a bit for th, I began reading through the tutorials linked in the Wiki, but I am stuck.

I downloaded 2 themes (Gingerbread and Mysterious Beast) and extracted the framework-res.apk and I can see all the .png and .xml files. Whenever I open any of the xml files in notepad, it shows up like this...

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I thought maybe these themes were "a different format" from the Stock DI18 theme they recommend downloading, so I downloaded the DI18 Stock Template and the XML files appear the same.

So, I decided maybe it was an issue with Notepad, so I downloaded XML Editor 2007, which gave me an error when trying to open the xml file... "hexadecimal value 0x03 is an invalid character. Line 1, Position 1".

Where am I going wrong??
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MysteryEmotionz:
You need to decompile the apk using apk manager to edit xmls. There's guides floating around if you do some searching. I'm also rooming to entertain any questions you might have. Just pm me
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hydrogenwv:
Aha, Thanks for the info. I think I should be good from here on out. The guides seemed to suggest that APK Manager just makes it easier. I didn't get the impression from reading it that it was required... especially since I extracted the framework-res.apk and saw all the xml/png files.

Again, Thanks a ton. :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MysteryEmotionz:
wait to you decompile the framework and see a hold bunch of xmls you haven't seen before ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] kara mustafa:
is it worth to buy aurvana live ? i am going to use it with sgs. someone said me that our minijack output hasn't enough power to work with aurvana, is it true?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ^Sbk79^:
Check this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=774500 In the thread someone stated to be driving his Sennheiser HD 555 with this modded kernel. This is the first quick implementation with unlocked amplifier. Many other features will come soon. As this is a modified kernel, take your time to read the whole thread.
[General Questions and Answers] siidheesh:
WARNING:

IN THE EVENT THAT ANYTHING GOES WRONG, I WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH!!!

:eek:

EDIT: I FORGOT, BEFORE CHANGING RECOVERY OR DOING ANYTHING,

ALWAYS

DO A NANDROID BACKUP!!!

If you have flashed a custom recovery (clockwork, j_r0dd, etc.) but you want to

1) accept OTA updates but cant do so with the custom recovery

2) send your phone for repair and not

void your warranty

3) or

UNROOT

YOUR PHONE,

it should be easy to revert back to your stock recovery that came with your phone.

NOTE: THIS PROCEDURE WILL ONLY WORK IF THERE IS AN AVAILABLE OTA UPDATE FOR YOUR PHONE!!!

YOU WILL HAVE TO RE-ROOT YOUR PHONE IF YOU WANT ROOT ACCESS AFTER UPDATING! DO NOT RE-ROOT IF YOUR PHONE IS TO BE SENT FOR REPAIR!

Step 1) Download the OTA update. (I have a uploaded a sample update zip at

www . sidsoftinc . com / Blur_Version.0.3.9.MB300.Retail.en.03.zip

*remove the spaces)

Step 2) On completion, the phone should reboot and enter recovery mode, using the custom recovery to update. However, this should fail as most custom recoveries prevent original updates.

Note the location of the downloaded update (likely at /cache)

Step 3) Power down the phone and enter into recovery mode manually

Step 4) Using ADB, pull the folder containing the update zip to your computer

adb pull /**storedlocation**/**nameoftheupdate**.zip update.zip

Step 5) Open the update.zip in your adb folder and look for a file called recovery.img (most likely in system folder)

Step 6) Open up the adb shell and flash the new recovery (recommended)

adb shell
su
flash_image recovery recovery.img

or you can place it in /system and it will be auto-flashed (not recommended)

adb push recovery.img /system/recovery.img

Step 7 (if possible) Make it permanent by deleting the custom recovery in /system

adb shell
cd system
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
rm recovery.img
mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mtdblock1 /system
exit
exit

Step 8) Reboot the phone and if you see a triangle warning sign, reboot your phone again. You should see your homescreen before it reboots to install the update again. This time, the original recovery will be used.

Once finished, your phone will be upgraded, unrooted and your applications and data will still be retained.:D

If you wish to install your previously used custom rom again, you must flash the custom recovery and install the rom, again:mad:

If I made a mistake, please do inform me. Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] jjank11:
I'm trying to do this for the Tmo G2 and I have reverted using another technique but the clockworkmod is still there. I thought it would get removed!

I have no idea how to get rid of it. Can you give me alittle help?
[General Questions and Answers] siidheesh:
Did your clockworkmod recovery flash itself into your nv ram. If so then no one can help you there. If you have an ota update and pulled it to your pc, send me a coy and I'll see if I can help you. If you can, send me your ota update zip to siidheesh@gmail.com.

Sent from my Motorola Backflip using the XDA App
[General Questions and Answers] jjank11:
I'm honestly unsure if it flashed to the nv-ram. Possibly, basically if I do a system boot (power +vol down) and select recovery, it will load the HTC green text with white background then go into clockword recovery. I'm not exactly sure why it still does this.

I used the method on this FORUM THREAD to un-root and get back to stock (using the available files there and method 1-a). I'm just unsure why the clockwork recovery is still there. I'm hoping I can still get back to stock recovery. Possibly I just need to flash the stock recovery.img??

Also, I had some troubles initially with ADB, which is why I used the VISIONary method of rooting. I'd love to try out the gfree method since I believe my ADB is working correctly now and test out some other roms to see what I like the most.
[General Questions and Answers] jjank11:
I know you are probably in a different time zone that is way ahead of mine........but can't I just reflash the stock or update ota recovery.img in fastboot mode.......OR is this a bad Idea???
[General Questions and Answers] siidheesh:
Many users have accidently accepted ota updates on custom rims and recoveries. for fastboot, I did mention that flashing stock recovery and update is possible via adb shell.

Sent from my Motorola Backflip using the XDA App
[General Questions and Answers] jjank11:
I tried flashing the stock recovery but I'm not sure why it didn't work, I had hboot and flash_image. I used the adb shell way as well. It gave me error in partitions or whatever. I don't know what to do.
[General Questions and Answers] erwinwijaya:
do you have Blur_Version.0.3.10.MB300.Retail.en.03.sbf file?
[General Questions and Answers] siidheesh:
I dont happen to have that file, but i do have Blur_Version.0.3.9.MB300.Retail.en.03.zip

if you need it.
[General Questions and Answers] mab1971:
Cockwork Mod

I'm pretty green so this may sound really dumb, but can you flash sbf files to your phone via Clockwork Mod, or does it have to be done via RSD Lite. I cannot get RSD to recognize my device in 4.7 or 4.8. Please help.
[General Questions and Answers] bignando7587:
do you have a stock image for the huawei ascend for cricket or does anyone here have it?
[General Questions and Answers] xazilizax:
Unrooting......

I download the RECOVERY file you supplied (thank you)

"Blur_Version.0.3.9.MB300.Retail.en.03.zip"

If I reboot into Recovery and just flashed that zip file, would it work that way to unroot?
[General Questions and Answers] siidheesh:
Provided you are flashing on a MOTOROLA BACKFLIP, yes. However, you might want to flash the AT&T 2.1 update for the backflip instead, if you reside in the US. Flashing back any official firmware unroots your phone
[General Questions and Answers] HD2DROID143:
I'm looking to root and unlock my AT&F Motorola Backflip (MB300).. Any suggestions?
[General Questions and Answers] Mickets73:
OTA for Samsung Galaxy Ace is a CFG file, not ZIP

Hello,

Just for interest, I received an OTA for my Samsung Galaxy Ace but it didn't come as a ZIP file - it came as a CFG file (which is not a ZIP, but actually a proprietary package - which I can't remember the name right now).

However, I did find the stock recovery elsewhere in this forum, and I installed it. But that wasn't enough for the OTA to be installed - it still fails.
[General Questions and Answers] Ali365Dash:
Corrupted?

I can't find it. I have an Alcatel Pop C1 4015X. Help?
[General Questions and Answers] JepLaude:
Trying to unroot Xperia Z2

I am trying to unroot using update files from the Sony Xperia Companion. I found the update files (I think). I used Flashtool to decrypt the FILESET, but there is no recovery.img in the decrypted folder. The folder I decrypted is in Xperia Companion/Sony Mobile Update Engine/localstorage/db/13740270 and that is the only folder that has decryptable files. They are named FILE_8977018 and similar before decryption and various .sin .ta files (examples auto-boot.ta, cust-reset.ta, simlock.ta). Am I using the right decryption to get the recovery.img?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nima352000:
hey guys , i have flashed several rom and i really like the look and feel of the darky's rom however i have really bad reception issue. sometimes at home where i usually have full bar i have no signals at all , or last night i was traveling to Oklahoma city with my friend who is running captivate on stock rom and he had full bar while i had no service at all ! any idea what i'm doing wrong ?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarrellRaines:
Usually better to ask in the darky thread , but anyways.

Did you flash back to stock and then upgrade to darkys or did you upgrade on top of a previous rom? If the latter, flash back to stock and reinstall.

If the former, try a different modem. I am not using the modem or kernel that came with darkys rom. I am using the kernel with speedmod and ugjl2 modem and so far I have great reception. Of course that isn't saying much as I always have great reception using my cell device (can't think of its name atm.)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nybmx:
You are running the I9000 version and not the captivate port. This alone wont cause problems if you have the reoriented kernel but the jpy modem you have will. I believe it does not have the 850 band. Flash a different modem from the modem thread in the development section and you should be good to go.

If im mistaken please forgive as its 7:30am and I still haven't slept yet.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nima352000:
thanks for your reply ! well yea i did one click odin to stock 2.1 and then flash this using this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=868262

and http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=808286 flashing xcaliburinhand's latest reoriented kernel (odin version) with voodoo (I9000_reoriented_v2.3.0) so i'm not sure what is the issue here ... can you all guide me what modem should i use ? i was actually thinking about the same thing because i use to have a phone that didn't have 850 bad and i had this kind of issue ! so any help of how and where to get a modem to flash will be greatly appreciated !
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nybmx:
I personally use JK4. A lot of people find that JL3 works better for them. Either way at the moment these are the top two modems available. Both can be found here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9134296&postcount=2 and are flashable via CWM.

Also next time you are going to flash a version of Darky's just use this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=890429 or any one that ytt3r starts because he ports them over to the captivate and you don't have to worry about messing with kernels or anything not working properly.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nima352000:
thanks i'll try it next week , since i'm running Axura 2.2 and so far i like it :-)
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
Hello everyone. I haven't been able to maintain this beginners' guide, but I highly recommend the following two threads:

Droidstyle's guide has anything and everything you need to get rooted:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1238070

User jawman27 has put together a glossary to help new users understand rooting terminology:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1513143

Enjoy.
[Fascinate General] onemotodroid:
Nice job!!
[Fascinate General] jiggaman508:
Great writeup I wish there was something like this around back when I was a noob. I like how you explained what everything meant... Good job man...
[Fascinate General] renf:
Thanks for this. I've been debating whether or not I should root my Fascinate and this just may give me the confidence to give it a try!
[Fascinate General] tripacer99:
Nice job!
[Fascinate General] mexiken:
Methinks this deserves a sticky
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
It's Well worth it jiggaman it gets addicting, im sure hooked on this phone haha

Sent from my Fascinate - DJ05/Superdark v1/Stupidfast/ LP+
[Fascinate General] /ta/:
Will this work for the Samsung mesmerise from us cellular?

Sent from my SCH-I500
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
No, this is strictly for the Fascinate, I don't really know the specifics but the mesmerize is different, I think theres a separate forum for that phone.
[Fascinate General] eeshuz:
Great job Bawb3. I wish there was also something like this for stock app preferred replacements/alternatives all grouped together. For example, Dolphin instead of the default browser, debinged browser, replacement SMS clients, and 'must-have' apps for post rooting. Something like that, maybe to go hand in hand with this guide, to get newbies started. I would do it myself but I'm still a newbie. Wishful thinking, but mainly I just wanted to say thanks!
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
Maybe thats something I could put together in the future, for now I'm just trying to help the new people, and maybe reduce the clutter of simple question threads that this guide could help weed out.

P.s. thanks for all the compliments everyone!
[Fascinate General] okubricko:
Great

Great guide, it took me about two days of digging to understand all of this and you put it in one nice package.
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
Thanks :)

Yeah, kinda why I tried to put everything together in one guide. It's hard to cover everything, but theres plenty of other guides for different things floating around.
[Fascinate General] losdonoso:
Thank you for this beginner's guide. I'm new to flashing and rooting but following your instructions and links, I now have a sweet android phone I can call my own.

Running JT super-clean and Stupid Fast overclocked with upgraded DJ05
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
Glad I could help! :)
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
I'll try and keep this updated when we make progress with asop and gingerbread as well.

Sent from my Fascinate - DJ05/Superdark v1/Stupidfast/ LP+
[Fascinate General] XSlevinn:
Thank you SO much! I think this has been one of THE BEST guides I have seen thus far.. It explains pretty much EVERY in great common language. Now if only I can get past my current roadblock so I can actually continue through all of these steps :/ but when I do, I'm coming back to this thread for reference!

Thank you!
[Fascinate General] tx_prospector:
This guide is great! Thank you, it sure helped me to have a better understanding of root, roms, and kernel's.
[Fascinate General] AdoptedDeV:
Thank you.

One suggestion, maybe host the root file on your post or offer up a mirror link. Registering for another forum is no biggie, but I'd rather not since I'm more comfortable here on XDA.
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
Good idea, I had forgotten that you had to register there. I'll get to it when I can, been slightly busy, thanks!

Sent from my Fascinate - DJ05/SuperClean/Adryn's 12/30
[Fascinate General] Captainkrtek:
Thanks for this! Stickied :)
[Fascinate General] s44:
Time to update this with adrynalyne's new skip-root Odin package for CWM.

Swyped from my Voodoo-powered Fascinate via XDA
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
I updated with a link to it.

I think the old method is still easier for people just starting out getting their phones rooted though.
[Fascinate General] rayropes:
This really is a great FAQ. I rooted a while ago but am by no means a hardcore modder so I can't even remember exactly what I did back then. This is a nice little refresher since I am planning on rooting my wife's phone.
[Fascinate General] Smitty9803:
Bravo, well done sir! Thanks for taking the time to write this up.

Hopefully this will clear things up a bit for the new SF owners lurking around. Sure would have made things alot easier for me when I started modding.
[Fascinate General] exzacklyright:
Thanks. Newbie reporting here :D
[Fascinate General] 313n703:
Great write up. I've rooted and flashed my Fascinate flawlessly using this guide. Thanks for sharing! :)
[Fascinate General] Bawb3:
You're very welcome guys :)

OP Updated!
[Fascinate General] Takafiji:
Great write up and thank you for your time! alas I'm a beginner to android, moving from my tp2. I have one bone to pick with you and that is, you should add the button combos for entering different screens such as recovery and what not. Anyways thank you for this I truly appreciate it man!
[Fascinate General] bruteforce037:
Thanks for taking the time to do the write up. A lot of important information in one location.
[Fascinate General] lordshark12:
i think i used vzw official dl09, people said it was all in one is that true? Cause i pressed the link for dl09 and it had three things to it radio, kernel, and rom, does the one i used have all in one?

To be sure the dl09 i have was released after this and i forgot but i think the person this versions just makes it easier to install the whole modem
[Fascinate General] iviustang50h:
This is a great guide - thank you for this.
[Fascinate General] Bitter13:
Wow... thanks indeed. This guide just reassured and motivated me to dig in... just rooted in 10 minutes. I feel silly for not having done this sooner.
[Fascinate General] mac5551212:
Need ten posts
[Fascinate General] jtcampbe:
thanks

This explained alot of the information i was looking for, I just got a Samsung showcase from cellular south and i was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction on what is available for the showcase. I have read that many of the things for the other galaxy s models do not work on the showcase.
[Fascinate General] DirgeExtinction:
Thank you for this guide. It's very helpful. :)
[Fascinate General] Dedicated Minion:
Thanks for the guide. I am a newbie here. I inherited a rooted motorla droid but I have no idea about any of this and I have a Fascinate coming hopefully Monday. I cannot wait to try this guide. Thanks for putting all the info in one handy place.