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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kingpinda:
When I do the last command in the first step.

ie. adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter

i get: [1] segmentation fault /data/local/tmp...

then i do "adb shell" and it gives me a $ ... so obviously i havent got root. anyone know what could be the cause of the segmentation fault?

Thanks in advance
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] guhl99:
It might well be that you got a corrupted version of psneuter.

Try to download the original one form here psneuter.zip and try again.

have fun - Guhl
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kingpinda:
Thanks that did it for me. The original file I got was a psneuter.txt which I removed the extension from as per somewhere in this thread.

The new zipped psneuter consists of 2 files. They were both pushed now to my phone and I got root! THANKS!!!!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Lord Mort:
Propablly has been mentioned a couple 'o times in this thread, but still.

I justed wanted to post this 4 other n00bs like me ;)

1st of all:

If you're a "true" n00b: reckon about two (yes, 2!) for researching your subject, aka: YOUR PHONE: [sorry 4 the caps folks, but that this is one of the most important onces, as mentioned time and time again. Specially 4 n00bs] Specially concerning overcoming "fears regarding "adb" <= don't know this? Search the forum/google it.

2nd:

Are you shure you're willing & able to use the afore mentioned adb?

Did you reallly make a back-up (knowing myself this question seems to be of some importance;) )

3rd:

Go to post #1

Make a "GoldCard" (see post #1)

Follow the steps given in post #1 "TO THE LETTER" (if in doubt: this is a case where "copy & paste" is acceptable ;) )

Don't forget to make another back-up(!) afterwards.

4th:

Have fun with you're "Rooted one"

If this ddn'twork: read this thread CAREFULLY (it worked for me)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] wpmike:
Does the procedure work for ROM ver. 1.82 as well?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] beanfarmer:
Thank you

been trying to get this to work for a few days and my dz just kept crashing followed this guild (well made a batch script to do all the adb stuff) and it worked :D thanks again props +1
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] sers:
I'm new in this topic, got just my German unbranded HTC Desire Z, and I have Software number: 1.82.405.1 and kernel version 2.6.32.21 -g6e170e7

So some questions, about the topic (read a lot, but some matters get more confusing the more you read)

1. Can I use the "psneuter" guide of post #1 although I have 1.82 instead of 1.72? (Already asked twice, but not answered yet, I guess the smart guys here don't even let this version touch their phones, having already modified Versions of 1.72)

2. Do there already exist nice 1.82 modified roms?

3. How can I hinder my phone in getting future new OTAs (Over The Air- updates), which could make life even harder while attempting to hack the phone?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] guhl99:
1. I am 99% sure that psneuter works on 1.82

2. Don't know

3. Install a custom rom
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] maxpower_303:
works perfect also from 1.82...just finished on HTC_102, unbranded..
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] adrungil:
My story same as of many here - had Visionary root with previous version, no s-off, updated OTA to 1.72....

Now trying to downgrade. Have HTC_01, followed procedures with goldcard part 1, then step by step until "bootloader" which found PC10IMG.zip, loaded it, then scanned it and then.... nothing? Back to boot menu, i.e. no question if I want to update...

Any ideas pls...?

EDIT: sorry for posting - got it sorted. not sure what helped (reformat sd, re-apply goldcard, download full rom instead of PC10IMG), but have my phone downgraded and rooted :-) Thanks to all developers!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] comoba:
when ive downgraded, managed to get perm root;

can i upgrade it back to 1.82 after?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ninj:
There's a rule: when you get your mobil rooted and S-OFF, do never apply official updates again. They usually wipe all the modifications you did.

If you need an up to date ROM, take a look at Virtuous (i love it), CyanogenMod 7, MIUI...
[G2 and Desire Z General] llxxjinxxll:
found this over on cyan's twitter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGDWH6lvpLg

screen on animations!!:D

new boot animation!! :D

<3 cyanogen
[G2 and Desire Z General] nivlac978:
Very exciting. When are the nightlies gonna start?
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheBiles:
Want so bad. D:
[G2 and Desire Z General] urfavoritemazn:
I can't wait
[G2 and Desire Z General] llxxjinxxll:
I wonder if its just me but....

All I really want are those screen on and off animations

they...just...look....so...damn...COOL~!:p
[G2 and Desire Z General] Vandam500:
I have everything that was shown in the video. So far the only thing not working is Wifi Calling. Besides that, screen off/on animations, trackpad wake/unlock, etc are all working :cool:
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheBiles:
The only thing I miss from my Nexus. :(
[G2 and Desire Z General] Vandam500:
What are you waiting for? I've had them for days.

Here ya go: http://phones.crackflashers.com/vision/
[G2 and Desire Z General] rajbaba2:
Hey im srry if i am late but i have been searchin and searching can i plz have an answer how do i get recovery 3.0 to rom manager
[G2 and Desire Z General] Vandam500:
I didn't use ROM Manager. Instructions straight from the GingerVillain thread:

1. Download ClockworkMod 3.0 from here

2. Boot the phone into Fastboot mode by holding Volume Down and pressing power

3. From terminal/command prompt, type:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheBiles:
Are they stable? Do they include "CyanogenMod Settings?"
[G2 and Desire Z General] Vandam500:
Yep, extremely stable. And yes they have the CyanogenMod Settings. Only thing missing is battery percentage. There are new builds everyday so one of them is bound to have it :p
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheBiles:
The lack of battery percentage hurts, but I can live without it!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Vandam500:
Yeah I miss it a little but have been using Battery Indicator for now:p
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheBiles:
Hey, I seem to get a "writing 'recovery'... FAILED (remote: note allowed)" error. Any idea what's up with this?

Edit: the devices shows up in "fastboot devices."
[G2 and Desire Z General] alfadog77:
do you have Engineering Hboot?
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheBiles:
I have the default HBOOT, I think. I just rooted the phone then instantly installed CM6.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
How is battery life with CM7 compared to CM 6.1.1 Stable?
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
I got the following error message when doing that (see below). Any idea why I can't push it over to my phone?
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheBiles:
This is the exact same error I get. Any help is appreciated.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] hamed1297:
where can i find this clock widget,if it`s not SE `S own widget:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] thor2002ro:
thats MIUI Digital Weather Clock with a skin :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] hamed1297:
& where can i find it`s .apk?

i don`t have access to the market!

edited:

here is the app DL link:

http://mobilearea.mobi/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/factory.widgets.MIUIDigitalClock-1.zip

tanX for your help dear friend
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] thor2002ro:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=10333953
[Captivate General] boomerod:
Check out this brief note about the ever elusive Froyo update for our beloved, under performing (OOTB) phone.

http://erictric.com/2011/01/03/sams...froyo-update-for-samsung-galaxy-s-smartphone/

Upside...well, I've speculated before and been wrong...probably am here too, but trying to break my life-long mold of being a total skeptic:

We might just go straight to Gingerbread????? :confused:
[Captivate General] tjsooley:
Even if we get ginger and not froyo this will be the last samsung product i purcase
[Captivate General] jopet216:
I don't really care anymore when the official 2.2 update will come out. I'm happy sticking with custom roms until the Motorola Atrix comes out. Hopefully it will live up to the hype. The Captivate is my first and last Samsung cell phone I'll ever buy.
[Captivate General] JohnnyDanger:
I too am just waiting for the atrix. I've never bought a phone off contact but will be forced too cause I bought the captivate with my upgrade. Its not that I'm totally unhappy with the captivate, just upset that samsung has don't so little to ensure that their "flagship" phone stays up to date. Its too bad too cause it has such great potential.
[Captivate General] boomerod:
I agree with all of you. I'm fairly pleased with my custom rom too, but feel like it still could be better if devs had source for the cappy.

Also, my first and last Samsung phone. I'm boycotting them altogether. My next phone Sony or Motorola...CES showed off some good stuff. Next flat screen TV Sony prolly, or maybe an LG; def done with Samsung.

Bastards say still testing but steadily releasing new products with Froyo and even GB.

Gonna have to find the money to break my contract with AT&T cause I'm not paying them an upgrade fee.
[Captivate General] peachpuff:
So i guess we can expect these delays on future phones too due to complexity/unique functionality? Heheh...

Those phones that samsung will announce next month better have gingerbread from the start, i don't think anyone can rely on samsung to put out an update anymore.
[Captivate General] boomerod:
Yeah, that's the killer. The SGS line was supposed to be their Flagship Android line for the US...got tons of people on board only to essentially abandoned us to work on new products to trick people in to buying. They can't get us an update for this line but they can put the OS on new products without any problems. Just look at what the devs on this forum have done with a FW that's not even for our device. If they can do it, then surely the makers of the damn line could. I hope they crash and burn, market share wise. It may take a while but if they continue this BS with other lines and products people are eventually going to say f-off.
[Captivate General] saint168:
My next phone is going to be either Motorola or HTC. In fact, I just replaced my Samsung TV with a LG. I am done with Samsung all together.
[Captivate General] 88EVGAFTW:
Cry some more? Even when they come out with it, it will just be stripped and modded and redistributed on the forums. The custom ones will be better than anything Samsung will put out.
[Captivate General] boomerod:
No doubt...I don't care about the ROM they release; just that source code so the talented devs on this forum can unleash it. I will never run another stock ROM on ANY Android device, ever. This forum is the bomb!!!! :D
[Captivate General] FubarWS6:
Like others above this is my last Samsung phone ever. Sucks I wasted my upgrade for this crap.

I do appreciate the developers on this forum though for the custom roms. Thanks again!
[Captivate General] kschumake83:
This is the exact same conversation that everyone was having in the motorola forums with the backflip cliq and cliq xt. Htc is the only ones that have a reputation good for upgrading their phones, but moto and samsung have the best hardware (imo). Cant beat the screen on this thing and every moto I own has been indestructable. So now I buy the phone with the best hardware and community support. I have come to love flashing my phone with something different all the time, whether it be roms or themes, so I will never again buy a phone on the day of release. I will always wait untill the devs behind xda have a go at the device. Then at that point I could care less about manufacturer upgrades

Just my two cents... Take it or leave it

And ps. Youll never pry my 2 samsung hdtv's out of my cold dead hands. Best picture youll find in the price range
[Captivate General] tjsooley:
Lets face it Samsung makes the best hardware, But everything Support Software Updates Sucks harry monkey ****.

I will never get a samsung android phone.
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
Samsung has been tweeting the same message since the end of December when they knew they would miss the "End of Year" commitment.

But for all those convinced they are evil, go read the forums and blogs for other phones - all manufacturers miss dates, and many times it is due to carrier involvement. The grass always seems greener elsewhere, but the truth is, the same frustrations exist with all vendors.
[Captivate General] tjsooley:
Then the choice is clear. Generic non carrier phones.
[Captivate General] rye&ginger:
All you guys high on the Moto Atrix, doesnt Moto lock down the phones so you cant root (easily or at all) ? Every manufacturer has their issues. Im hardly a Samsung fan but Id rather have custom ROM's and Galaxy S seems to allow that without much hassle.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
I'm not happy with Samsung by any means, but I also remember waiting for a year for the WinMo update for the HTC Tilt 2 and it came from HTC, not AT$T. It's a tricky balance the relationship these companies have. If a new release borks up a significant number of users it could be a customer service nightmare for both companies with each trying to figure out who gets to fix it. That said, it does seem as though Samsung has moved on and is more focused on selling newer phones than taking care of their existing customer base. That's a bad business decision for any company, especially in an industry where product cycles are so short, customer memories are so long and most marketing is by word of mouth and internet forums.
[Captivate General] poo22:
Can I ask why? I have a captivate, flashed froyo on it and i'm loving it. Is it just Samsung that you don't like or theres something wrong with your phone?
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
Because they made a promise (online and in writing) to provide the Froyo update. My dislike also comes from having had 2 Samsung HDTVs that, while having great pictures, developed problems that were poorly handled by Samsung service. And while you may be happy with your modded phone, we shouldn't HAVE to flash a non-OEM ROM just to enjoy things like a working GPS or enhancements that other users in other countries are able to enjoy.
[Captivate General] ryude:
Maybe you don't like Samsung, but I love them. Awesome screen, great performance, good battery, and well I don't use GPS so honestly I don't care (I would use Network GPS before real GPS anyway).

I will most likely buy the 4.5" Infuse 4G, unless they make a 4.5" windows phone 7 (which I doubt, WP7 has horrible phones).
[Captivate General] jwkicklighter:
Just wanna throw it out there that the tweet in that article was actually in reply to me, @jwkicklighter, from @GalaxySSupport. Imo, it was a normal "question-dodging" response to avoid them giving away anything.

Sent from my Samsung Captivate
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
You disgust me.

..............................................

The day after the Atrix is rooted, I'm buying it and dumping this mess on my brother for $200.

Sent from my Craptivate.
[Captivate General] cdwhit:
Why?

The Froyo update sucks, but ok. I can upgrade from here. But the fact that I need to send in a NEW with a great GPS phone because of shut down issues so they can send me a USED phone that MAY have a working GPS and MAY not shut down. The Froyo is just the icing on the cake.
[Captivate General] lch78:
To Samsung users in Usa,

I think it's your Carrier problem that cause the delay. Users in europe and asia don't have such problem. Go buy nexus s, then you got first hand support from google. Btw, nexus s is also a samsung phone... ;-)
[Captivate General] Lancez:
there are gonna be a sh*t load of unlocked captivates for sale on ebay in the next couple of months :D
[Captivate General] sold1erjjt:
Honestly In the end I know Froyo is nice to have, but overall im please at how well the Captivate is, even in relation to the other Galaxy S devices, has anyone really ever held a Vibrant, light and way plasticy. Of course it is nice that Samsung didn't lock our phones down compared to the G2 and Droid X. I just wish they could make known their plan for releasing the update, at least if they announce a concrete date they can push for it. Right now it is so in limbo that no one really know what Samsung has said, basically "It will be done when it is done." Hopefully they can use this as an example to provide the end customer with a better product with better support. Just because there service is bad now, doesn't mean it can't change. :)
[Captivate General] wvumaniac79:
The signature says it all
[Captivate General] jokersax11:
You guys are idiots. Samsung knows they Dont update alot. Why do you think our phones are so easy to flash custom software. And how come we get a bunch of leaks months before official. Name another company that at least trys to help the community/rooters. Yes I want official too but what's the problem you have a great phone that's fast with everything working. Again whats the problem
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
So, because you don't care about the GPS, no one else should either? What a douche...:rolleyes:
[Captivate General] TriC_101:
it's your Carriers in the USA that cause the delay. the rest of the world has 2.2 on their Samsung S phones.. the Canadian Captivate has 2.2. its just the Carriers in the USA that cause the delay..
[Captivate General] jokersax11:
My gps works. Btw there are other phones with the same problem. Aka htc phones too. The reason we have soo many problems is Samsung trying to extend battery by cutting mW to gps. Htc gps's are battery hogs. I can remember turning my gps off just to survive a day. That's not a problem with our phones but less power means worse locks. This is why modems with great gps eat battery
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
I dunno...my HTC Tilt 2 GPS works great and battery life is about the same as the Cappy.
[Captivate General] nkrick:
I could be way off, but I think the "complexity" is related to the fact that the US carriers want to do OTA updates. The rest of the world (including the Rogers Captivate) has gotten 2.2, but there have been many reports of problems using Kies to perform the update. I think the US carriers don't want a Kies only update option, they want to control and push the update out (hopefully there is also a Kies option for those of us that don't wasn't to wait for carriers to give it to our phones).
[Captivate General] jokersax11:
I meant to say some other phones. I Dont think that would be fair to compare those two phones
[Captivate General] goob1284:
Hopefully they are testing out 2.4;) and remember, the glass is ALWAYS half full (if you didn't get it, stay positive!!)
[Captivate General] ksizzle9:
Anyone who says there gps works isn't using it very much. Im not calling them a liar but the gps is the BIGGEST problems with the galaxy s phones. That and Samsung makes them. Froyo? I've had all is variants except epic and still own a captivate and fascinate. **** Samsung. Will never waste a dollar on them again. In case anyone hasn't read i9000 forums the feoyo update sucks too. So why bother. All of my galaxy s phones are de activated, turned off, in a drawer. The sad thing is that they had all the potential in the whole world. But in all honesty my DX, DInc perform better out of box. Come on, the phone has a hummingbird in it. Why should we have to use a lagfix? The nexus s does.t? I know it has a better filesystem but who cares. Im done.
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
They're NOT testing 2.4. They're NOT testing 2.3. They're might not even release 2.2. Even if they do, it will still lag, the GPS still won't work, it will still have CheeseWhiz, and Samsung won't think about another update ever again.

What Samsung has done here is a disgrace. Anyone that buys a Samsung phone after this travesty should be ashamed.
[Captivate General] 10tonhammr:
Overall, I like my Captivate, but only as a temporary option until something better finally makes its way to AT&T. Its good enough. Coming from the goddamn backflip though, anything else running android was a huge improvement.

As far as upgrades go...

-I'm tired of being lied to by manufacturers and carriers.

-I think there's something to be said for the additional complexity of these stupid-ass custom UI skins (tw, blur, sense, ect.). Adding that **** that nobody seems to want in the first place certainly doesn't simplify the upgrade process. (AOSP, *****es.)

-All the major manufacturers have had issues with rolling out upgrades on time (if at all) on at least some of their phones. It's just a question of which ones. Evo vs. Aria, Motorola's Droids vs. their "plain" motoblur phones, ect.

-The carriers do play a role in this process. During the year-long wait for the backflip upgrade (just to get ECLAIR for christ's sake), Moto just kept saying "It's coming, it's coming" with no more specific details. When it finally launched, we found out AT&T had the final build for over 3 months before signing off on it and allowing it to be released. They were testing it, I know, but 3 months???

-Finally, (and I hate saying this) but is Google moving too fast? Froyo was out for less than a year before Gingerbread was released. There are rumors of a 2.4 build coming, and Honeycomb is expected sometime in the 1st half of this year. The LAST thing anyone wants is for them to slow down on innovation, but with so much happening on so many different phones on so many different carriers, things are bound to get lost in the shuffle and left behind. That's NOT an excuse or justification for broken promises and poor after-market support, but it seems to be the way it is for the time being. In the end, we (the end users) are gonna keep getting screwed periodically.

I can't wait for the atrix to launch, but I'm just hoping and praying that they don't lock it down, and that Motorola looks upon it as the AT&T version of the Droids (i.e plenty of upgrades and software support.) DUAL CORE FTW.
[Captivate General] sold1erjjt:
Some people like the additional features TW adds, myself included. Although the Launcher is terrible, IMO. I believe 2.2 "might" be as far as it goes for updates with the Galaxy S just because they will want you to buy a new Samsung. Hopefully they will keep it alive. One has to really wonder when companies will certainly stop with support. Say the Droid X or even the Evo, when will it come to the point that even the most supported phones on the market, won't get the support. Not that the device won't run it, but mainly because you bought it, it's time for you to invest more into their company and move along to the next device. Wouldn't it be crazy to see like Evo 4G with Android 4.2 Mounds? haha just saying. but when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Dev's (as long as the have the phone) will extend the phone for as long as it can.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
I think it's very shortsighted for these companies to be pushing what amounts to roughly 6 month product cycles. We customers are locked into 2 year contracts unless we want to pay full pop for the latest and greatest. That alone is reason for them to keep updates coming for at least a year after release of a phone. That is, of course, if they want us to consider buying another XYZ brand phone come upgrade time. Samsung is shooting themselves in the foot because no matter what features their next models offer, if you routinely treat your customers like ****, word gets around and in this biz you don't succeed without repeat customers. There's just too many players with quality offerings. And AT$T should be very concerned about the bad taste Samsung is leaving in its customer's mouths, especially with Verizon getting the iPhone and so many more Android offerings coming out to other carriers. Unfortunately, my guess is AT$T will remain clueless and Samsung will continue not to care.
[Captivate General] geokilla:
My friend was right. Samsung sucks. They release an awesome product such as the Galaxy S we see here, but when it comes to service and firmwares after you own the phone, it downright sucks.

Sadly, I'll continue to buy them, if they produce what I like. Only exception to this kinda stance is Apple and their iPhone....