yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JTNiggle:
Yeah, I've gotten lazy ever since going to Eng HBOOT .76 and Amon RA 1.8, no more signature required to flash anything. Not sure if thats always a good thing :D

Although, you do still have to re-sign non system and market apk's if you want them to install.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josh995:
Wow thank you for all that info! It's extremely helpful! I feel confident enough to start playing with roms now

Thanks again!

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NOMster:
when i try to restore and of my backups i get "error while flashing boot image"

when i try to flash a rom, i get different errors depending on the rom.

when i reboot i get the htc white screen. i've rolled back recovery and no luck.

i've googled all the errors i'm getting and i can't find anything evo specific, now probably all of this is here somewhere and my google fu is just crap because of the time and frustration but nevertheless maybe someone has some info that can help me get my phone working again.

trying to install cm6.1.2 (and yes i updated the hboot) i get

assert failed:write_raw_image (/tmp/boot.img", "boot")

E:error in /sdcard/update-cm-6.1.2-supersonic-signed.zip (status 7)

trying to install evo nonsense 4.2 i get

E:can't symlink /system/xbin/su

E:failure at line 83: symlink /system/bin/su SYSTEM:xbin/su

i know this is noob stuff to you guys, but i am a noob at the evo. coming from the much simpler samsung moment. any help is greatly appreciated.
[Nook Color General] jbright44:
So I've downloaded some sample books and there are the couple of books that came with the nook. Problem is I can't figure out how to get them to go away. Once you've downloaded a sample, how do you reolmove it from your library all together?
[Nook Color General] difrnt:
You have to do it on the BN website.
[Fascinate General] massappeal16:
I flashed superclean and then made changes thru the modify option in blackhole. Is that the best way to do this or Should I just stick with one or the other?

DJ05 - SuperClean - Blackish - StupidFast
[Fascinate General] bendbowden:
Those mods are minor and won't hurt anything. I personally find them quite useful, as they give me access to needed or missing apks, kernels, themes, etc.

For future reference, questions like these belong in the general section :)

Sent from my Galaxy-S Fascinate
[Fascinate General] vegittoss15:
I have blackhole and was applying a mod from superclean. It kinda messed up my phone. YMMV
[Captivate General] msinkovich:
An article about Samsung and the Galaxy update issues....http://goo.gl/sp2TR
[Captivate General] Faygo:
lol. Nice:cool:
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
Lol
[Captivate General] Tankmetal:
thats why I am using Cognition 2.3B7, a custom 2.2 ROM. I don't have to wait. Take that samsung!
[Captivate General] Almamy1:
Yeah well, bad business practices will always catch up to you on the long run.
[Captivate General] cappysw10:
Article? Pllllllleeeeeaaaassssseeee :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasscuba:
Ok am a total noob I have no idea how to root and I guess I need to root to get the full use of the seidio 3500 battery I have ordered? Can someone help me with a step by step or a place to go? I am familiar with Macbooks so it has to be done on my mac. I really am only interested in getting something that will help me get the most out of the 3500 battery and maybe delete some of the apps sprint put on.

Thanks any help is appreciated. Scott.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthonyandrews:
rooting has nothing to do with your battery.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasscuba:
well then what do I do to properly use the 3500? I read there are battery kernels is that in the root?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Admiral2145:
Get netarchy's sbc v7 kernel havs more aggressive and your off to the races...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glennpettit:
I used this to root my phone. I have the same battery. I use the stock CM6 rom or OTA 3.70 rom. I am able to get a full day to almost 2 days if I am not using it. I am a heavy user.

http://unrevoked.com/#evo

Look for how to root, it helps to under stand the process before using the automated processes.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
Do this ^^^. What you're talking about are the hacked sbc kernels which among other things allows extended batterys to fully charge. But you do need to root first.

Sent from my blah blah blah blah
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkrodgers:
Just to clarify what's been said here, it is true that rooting has nothing to do with your battery. However, you do need to root to install a custom kernel, which could help with your battery.

Honestly, there are lots of guides and discussions here, and I think your next step is to read up on rooting, read up on kernels, and learn more about your phone. Rooting isn't particularly hard, but you can screw up your phone, and you void your warranty with Sprint by doing it (though you can often revert back to stock and unroot for service, as long as certain things haven't died). You also take on responsibility for applying updates yourself.

I don't know a whole lot about the extended battery situation and whether it truly doesn't charge fully without a custom kernel -- plenty of people are using it without rooting. That's not to say a custom kernel won't make it work better, but I don't recommend rooting to anyone who don't understand what it is, what it does, and what it means for support and over the air updates. Read up and see if you think it's for you. If not, I'd suggest you stick with what you have now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramiss:
To reiterate...The capacity of the battery and root have nothing to do with reach other. The battery will simply drain longer and then take longer to charge to the max voltage.

Sent from my unit.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrianDigital:
Wow guys just wow
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CCallahan:
With custom roms/kernels aside, here is what Seido recommends doing for the 3500 extended battery:

Here is what we recommend if your having problem charging the battery. Please try to fully drain the battery until the phone completely shuts off automatically and then charge with the OEM AC charger that came with your device. Repeat this process 3 consecutive times. This will recondition and also recycle battery usage for best performance.

Thank you,

Seidoonline Technical Support

I haven't personally tried this because I'm running SBC kernel and my battery life is highly acceptable. Never dropped below 50% in a full days time even running Angry Birds for good periods.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasscuba:
Thanks I read that. I think I will just condition the battery as I have found numerous people that are unrooted getting awesome battery life from just conditioning the battery.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Berat:
The HTC kernel was built for the 1500mAh battery without a custom Kernel thats all you will get and thats all the phone will think you have. This is also the reason they sell the docking stations with the additional battery charging units so you can fully charge those extended batteries since the phone doesnt. Now if you charge it fully on the docking station yes you will see a difference. There were a couple discussions about this in the past. As someone stated use a custom kernel with SBC.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CCallahan:
Also, in regards to the SBC kernels, be aware that the jury is still out on whether or not this method of charging will damage the battery. There are a few discussions about this if you search these forums. It will be up to you to decide whether or not to use it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azsamsancho:
Its been some time now that i can no loner access my external 2GB card (where avatar is stored). I am using the right drivers from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=728929... Not sure why all of the sudden i can't access it from my PC. Any clues?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Insomaniac10:
So I assume you can still access your internal sd? I'll just start with that question.....

Sent from my pocket rocket!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azsamsancho:
OK, i opened up the phone, took out batter, ejected and re-inserted the sdcard. Reboot, now everything works fine. Weird...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sLiKK:
I have the same problem and trying this ^ trick didnt work.

Any solutions???
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azsamsancho:
i guess try it again, leave out the battery for a minute
[Defy General] Passa91:
Hi guys,

I'm noticing that, regardless of what tool I use to check the battery level, it only reports in 10% intervals. Ie it goes from 80% to 70% to 60% etc.

Does anyone know of a way to fix this? Running the stock ROM on my Defy.
[Defy General] Jt612:
Your actually lying once its down below 20% it goes in 5% increments.... and no fix its a hardware thing im pretty sure.

Sent using motorola defy
[Defy General] Le_Poilu:
It's not hardware limitation but AFAIK it's a kernel "issue". We need a way to modify the kernel so we can have more graduation in the %.

On my old phone it was the same 10 to 10% but with some custom ROM with custom Kernel we had 1 to 1% ;)
[Defy General] Passa91:
Heh lying is a strong word.. I just never had it drained below 20% so never realised it did 5% increments after that point.

Oh bugger. With a locked bootloader on the Defy preventing us from running custom kernels.. looks like this is an issue I'll have to live with. :mad: Dammit.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] negerhab:
Hey guys, sorry for asking dumb questions, I just want to make sure I'm 100% on this, but I'm going from stock ROM to Nero v3 for the first time, before installing ROM, should I:

1) clear all user data in recovery

And

2) install kernel first before the ROM

I appreciate the help, please don't chew me a new one, I have been reading the noob guides, just I forget if I saw these topics, thanks in advance!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreggoryD502:
Since your going from stock you don't have to clear data. It wont hurt anything if you want to tho. Any rom you install will have a kernel already installed so you don't have to install a kernel separately.

Powered by Axura with a dash of Voodoo
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] negerhab:
Thanks Greg, appreciate it, officially on Nero v3 now, looking for mods to spruce it up, I have a feeling I'm going to need a 12-step program for flashing, lol
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreggoryD502:
Your welcome. If you head over to teamwhiskey.com they have a few mods for nero. If your not familiar with odin I would look it up and have it ready to go. Everybody has a flash go ugly sooner or later. Also check the themes and app section here there is a black theme made for nero. Oh and just so you know there isn't a cure for flashing... once a flasher always a flasher.

Powered by Axura with a dash of Voodoo
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ranjitsmilewithu:
plz help z4root dont work on my optmus one tried every thing else plz help me rooting my phone
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ranjitsmilewithu:
From hidden menu 3845#*500# tried to root but no option there like gt540
[Optimus One, P500, V General] matthew4865:
Replace .APK

I had experience about z4root dont work my LGP500. You can download again when you will replacement .APK because its different size 955KB is original.

LINK: z4root.1.3.0.apk 0click here.

I'm not good english. Sorry. :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] The_ERROR:
After update of firmware to last version rooting doesn't work. Install older version of firmware.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] lekhwani:
I bought this phone a few days back. Rooted with z4root. Now how can I install megatron rom?

I also want to ask that why the system folder is all cramped up? It had only 3mb free. Whereas on my samsung spica it's always more than 50 mb free?

Now if I remove some apps from system folder and if in future I want to do a factory reset, will it be ok?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] anotherloony:
z4root din`t work for me. I got root with SuperOneClick http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[Optimus One, P500, V General] yabosid:
I rooted my LGP500 using z4root. I had to reboot after install though.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] JATG.001:
Your Android version is 2.2.1?

I can`t root v.2.2.1.

Please help me, because I want to uninstal a system app. How can I uninstal a system app?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] married_jedi:
check your firmware version.

i.e. v10E can not be rooted

but v10B is ok

downgrade your firmware to the rootable ones.

i suggest going for the custom ROMs: Megatron or Prime v2
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ranjitsmilewithu:
Plz send me link to download custom roms megatron n prime v2 thanks bro
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Mithun_srk05:
links for ROM's...

Prime ROM - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=881045

Megatron - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870640

Shipped ROM's - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865479
[Optimus One, P500, V General] JATG.001:
How can I downgrade from v2.2.1 to Android version 2.2?

Thanks!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] married_jedi:
Step By Step: From Non-Rootable to Custom ROM

your first step would be to "downgrade" from non-hackable (v10E) to hackable (v10B or v10C)

I believe I used information from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875881

NOTE: you need to have the drivers for the phone installed on your PC so be sure to have installed the LG PC Suite (mine came on the stock SD Card)

when you do get to a hackable version, your next step would be to "root" the unit.

simply look for z4root, i used version 1.3.0 I believe.

once rooted, you need to install Custom Recovery

I believe I used information from this thread:

http://androidforums.com/getitnowma...ry-optimus-one-p500-thunderg.html#post1896517

once you have Custom Recovery, perform a NAND Backup. the backup will be stored on your SD Card.

once you have a NAND Backup, copy the entire SD Card to your computer

you are now ready to go to Custom ROMS. I used Megatron.

I followed the instruction on the thread below:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870640

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I have compiled some notes while experimenting with my LG-P500.

It can be found here: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

http://www.google.com/notebook/public/06042548804949147685/BDQzdDAoQ967kstMl

--------------------------------------------------

For your info, I have gone from: v10B --> v10E --> v10B --> Megatron --> V10C --> Megatron with these procedures. Just be careful when you are following the instructions and take things slowly. Keep notes too so you wont get lost.

Thanks for hitting the "Thanks" Button :D That energized me to write this long post.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] buzzdr0id:
Thanks for the effort :o
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ppraveen576:
You have gone from: v10B --> v10E --> v10B --> Megatron --> V10C --> Megatron

But i have V10C But it con not be rooted i tried both the ways

1.Z4root

2.SuperoneClick

But No Luck for me from the past two days

Can You Help me to get rooting of my optimus one
[Fascinate General] Deleted member 3318460:
Let me start by saying I'm fairly new to Android, and that this probably should go in a general Android forum, but since I'm a Fascinate user, this seems appropriate to me. I've searched, but haven't found a real explanation, and I'm not one to take things as fact without a reasonable explanation.

So it seems like everyone is waiting for an official 2.2 release for the Fascinate, flashing 2.1 ROMs but not capable of upgrading to 2.2+; but I'm wondering why we can't just compile our own OS for our phones? Android is a Linux-like OS, and I know Linux users would never stay on an old version if a newer (better?) version was available. I'm talking down-and-dirty tweak-every-option-by-hand Slackware here. Is the source available for download? If so, why can't we do something with it? Is something in the phone completely locked and unhackable? Is it the fear of having a $500 paperweight? Is it difficult to regain Verizon network connectivity?

Again, forgive the noob question, and thanks in advance for any help you can give me!
[Fascinate General] Florynce:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=792986

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=883004

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=882946
[Fascinate General] RacerXFD:
There is currently work being done by jt, birdman, and the other skew of developers trying to develop a working AOSP version of 2.2/2.3. The biggest struggle that they have encountered was the RIL (Radio Interface Layer) binaries. Samsung produced some bogus complex proprietary binaries with no properly working source code. Because this phone is CDMA and not GSM, we can't simply use galaxy s files.

Anyways, the point is that there is work being done to bring it to our phone. They have a working AOSP 2.1 that is currently in alpha stage. Jt basically built his own RIL for this phone to get it working.

If this RIL works, we may end up with 2.3 sooner than later.
[Fascinate General] bendbowden:
You obviously have not searched hard enough, as this has been discussed in many places. I would suggest you start by searching this forum (edit: or seeing the links and posts above).

I will say, however, that recent achievements by (edit: the developers mentioned above) have made your suggestion quite possible. If you want to get a taste of what is to come, see the aosp alpha sticky located in the development section. The rom still has bugs, but it is a giant step forward for the Fascinate.

Sent from my Galaxy-S Fascinate
[Fascinate General] times_infinity:
^^^^^

10char
[Fascinate General] pkopalek:
I must add/point out that the work these guys are doing could easily pave the way for Cyanogenmod- and other well-featured roms to be compiled/ported and used on Fascinate as well.
[Fascinate General] Deleted member 3318460:
I've read the above links, but they didn't really quite answer my question. I guess I'm wondering why a Linux-based OS isn't acting/being treated like a Linux-based OS.

Let's say I go out and buy a new computer today. I want to put Linux on it. I get the machine home, download my distro of choice and make an install cd. As I'm installing, I configure the installation either for my specific hardware or I can use a generic profile if my hardware isn't listed.

Now say a new version of the Linux kernel comes out. I can upgrade without having to wait for a version for my hardware. Or if I install MyDistro v1 when I get my machine, and MyDistro v2 comes out the next day, I don't have to wait for someone to develop a version to work with my hardware.

So my question is more of a why can't we upgrade our distro like other Linux variants? Is it because there's no generic replacement for the Samsung RIL? If I were to download the source and do a generic build, or even a specific one, I wouldn't be able to install it because...?

Sorry to be a pain, but I genuinely have no clue. Again, thank you for the insight!
[Fascinate General] orion421:
2.2 will boot on the I500 just nothing works. If you would like to help http://opensource.samsung.com/

The source code can be found there. Please feel free to help the development along.

I suggest you read through the reply's to your question and pay special note to those bringing up the RIL as that seems to be the biggest hurdle right now.
[Fascinate General] kuronosan:
I think maybe the answer you are looking for is that it is possible to do it, it's just extremely difficult because Samsung's open source is very shoddy and isn't based on AOS, which is what is used for most other phones.

Since the developers don't have a build that works, they have to work from the ground up with AOS and get every last feature on the fascinate working without using Samsung's code (TouchWiz, widgets, etc).

The links they gave you explain most of it but you have to sift through the posts. There is a dev named jt (amongst others) who is working on a ROM that is upgradable based on AOSP and it looks very promising.

edit: It's also worth noting that when I say "not based on AOS" I mean that it is proprietary software used by Samsung-only phones and is not coded by Google. It still, of course, is based on Android OS. It would be akin to a ROM coded by Samsung for their phones rather than generic ROMs that could be downloaded by other phones.
[Fascinate General] Deleted member 3318460:
Perfect, thanks!
[Fascinate General] LoverBoyV:
Try thinking of it as buying an Ubuntu laptop from dell. Sure its " Ubuntu" but not stock. It so full of bloat and badly written drivers that aren't supplied openly for the user that it would be hell trying get the latest version of ubuntu to run on it.
[Fascinate General] agsded:
For clarification.... so I can wrap my brain around this. Is this situation kinda like having bought a new computer that's running an os, but has no installed device drivers and nowhere to download them from, so they have to be written by hand?

Edit: that last post came thru while I was writing this one, I think it basically answers my question...
[Fascinate General] Deleted member 3318460:
So what the devs on here are trying to do is develop a "generic" profile that can work on our phone (as well as others?), creating a solid base to allow users to upgrade and change at-will without having to wait for official releases?

See, that's the part I'm having a hard time with. No generic profile built into the OS to use in the absence of a hardware specific one?

On a sidenote, I bought a Dell netbook witih Ubuntu. Didn't waste time with Ubuntu, but I chose it because I didn't want MS to get money from a license fee. Installed Mac OS X on it the day it arrived :D
[Fascinate General] agsded:
Ya know, I tried to do the same thing with my inspiron 1525 notebook, with snow leopard 10.6.3 since I have a spare hard drive. Spent a whole day with numerous guides, trying this n that. Got it to actually boot to the desktop once, bit as I was putting the drivers in, it went into KP and from that point on, I could never even reinstall back to the desktop again.
[Fascinate General] soba49:
Well, Samsung is giving us a simple/reliable update to Froyo with unique functionality, as soon as possible.

Source: (Twitter, About 12pm 1/2/2011 from Samsungtweets via Cotweet - http://twitter.com/Samsungtweets/samsung-usa )

Samsungtweets We are working to make the Android 2.2/Froyo upgrade available to all U.S Galaxy S owners as soon as possible.

Samsungtweets We want Galaxy S owners to have simple/reliable upgrade. We r running tests due to complexity/unique functionality

EDIT: gave more specific time and source of tweets. Post is meant to be objective, without definition of ASAP for this context.

Swyped w/ XDA App. When in doubt, mumble.
[Fascinate General] lucas.scott:
I'm not sure if this is meant to be funny or not haha. Are those recent tweets?
[Fascinate General] devistator18:
They seem to post the same things over and over, of course this is also because people constantly ask when is froyo coming, and every time they say there is no definite date. It is coming soon that that is all they will say; yelling, moaning and crying isn't gonna make it come any sooner, just sit back and it will eventually come.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UhQ:
Hey guys, I just rooted today with unrevoked.. Then I tried installing myns warm, Afterward, I tried booting my phone for it to be stuck at HTC EVO 4G screen without advancing...

Here are the version numbers on the bootloader screen.

SUPERSONIC EVT3 SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-2.10.0001

MICROP-041f

TOUCH PANEL-ATMEL03_16ac

RADIO-2.15.00.11.19...

I've looked around a bit and found I have to boot into recovery but get this when I press it:

Any help would be appreciated thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roscoenr:
Have you flashed a recovery image yet