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[Optimus One, P500, V General] raylgo:
Its not that hard when you read everything. The problem is that there are many topics spread around that you have to know... I cant make a video but there is a very helpful sticky made by The_ERROR that could clear things up a bit. Here it is:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=900905

To break it down for you, flashing a custom ROM involves:

1. rooting your device (z4root or superoneclick)

2. installing drellisdee's custom recovery (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=844483)

3. making a nand backup with the custom recovery so you will always have a failsafe method of bringing your phone back to original settings

4. flashing the custom ROM of your choice using the custom recovery (http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=839)

Instructions get a little confusing at the start but as long as you follow them correctly, there wont be any problems. Its the custom recovery installing that seems daunting to newbies (it was to me...) since there are commands you have to type that you might not be familiar with. Also, each ROM has their own set of instructions so make sure to read them before trying.

Keep reading and asking ^__^
[Optimus One, P500, V General] dongimin2:
Wow. Simple, elegant, and noob friendly. Thanks so much!!!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] dongimin2:
The first line says terminal or some shell, but where do i get terminal? I am a recently unnoobed linux noob, so im ok with what to do after terminal installation.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mb706:
You get it from the Market app, search for "Android Terminal Emulator", it's developed by Jack Palevich.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] raylgo:
Terminal Emulator is the way to go if you are patient and do not have easy access to a PC like me ^_^

It's a chore typing the commands but it works so much simpler. The phone accesses itself and all you will need is the correct files on your sd card and the correct commands.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] AsherChua:
Hey thanks:)I have the terminal emulator already!But how do I do a nandroid backup?And can I do custom recovery through terminal emulator?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] raylgo:
Install the custom recovery first using Terminal Emulator. Then when that's done, turn the phone off and turn it on recovery mode (hold Home, volume down, and power button until the LG screen)

If you have installed it correctly, the screen will go to the custom recovery menu where you can do all sorts of fun stuff. If you have not installed it correctly, I THINK those button combos will initiate a factory reset of your phone.

It is the custom recovery that allows you to make backups and flash custom ROMs.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] rao.chethan.p:
Thank you for all the advice guys! Installed drellisdee's custom recovery n thn flashed Mik_os's gingerbread 2.3.3 cyanogenMod7 port..everything was straightforward once I spent some time reading the threads..Mik_os's beta 5 runs like a charm...Life's Good!!!
[Streak 5 General] mo.sing:
So ive got froyo 2.2 and I downloaded the sims3 for android but ite wont install.. anyone know why and how I can play? Do I need any1 emulators?

Also does anyone else experience device not responding to touch and inactivity of soft keys every know and then till battery is removed?
[Streak 5 General] pceasar:
I think the community may need more specifics from your SIMs 3 issue. I for one watch my wife use it quite a bit on her froyo'ed streak daily. Did yours installed entirely from Market?

And not really on the soft keys mine are good and have been good.
[Streak 5 General] mo.sing:
YEA, did that it just wouldnt install. Then I dlded 2 others on the net and one has the same error - doesnt open while the other says something about parsing!

Another thing ive noticed recently is my streak automatically restarts in the middle if im using FB or anything else. Using the Stage UI also causes weather, fb and system to force close :S

I have the AVG pro isntalled.. Doesnt seem to be any good!

Help!!
[Streak 5 General] stoney73:
Have you tried a factory reset?
[Streak 5 General] mo.sing:
Nope.. Apparently I'm a noob at this! Do my contacts and apps get cleaned off with a factory reset?

Will try that now.. My phones giving me lots of problems now can't even use fb with out it force closing 19 times.
[Fascinate General] rj_22:
Is there a way to put the apps in individual folders INSIDE of the app menu? Can I change the way it scrolls? I've seen some galaxy s phones scroll top to bottom, not on individual pages. Within touchwiz too. Just trying to see whats out there.
[Fascinate General] TheSonicEmerald:
GO Launcher has folders in the app menu.

Rockin' DJ05, Minimal Icognito, Clocked at 1.3Ghz
[Fascinate General] paul_viado:
to the question about changing the way the app drawer scrolls... yes you can , just open up the app drawer and press the menu button. there you should see two options edit and list view ,just clock list view and itll change your items listed vertically scrolling up and down as opposed to the left and right horizontally defaulted to...if you wanna go back just do same thing but instead of list view itll say grid view just click that and youre golden. hope that helps
[Fascinate General] Falcyn:
I don't think TouchWiz' List View is what you actually want. To get stock Android-style app drawer scrolling, you need to download another launcher entirely. ADW Launcher and LauncherPro are by far the best ones available.

With ADW you can choose between the TouchWiz/iPhone-style scrolling and Android-style; LauncherPro only does Android-style. Other than that they each are fantastic in their own right, with tons of customization options. And if you choose to pay for a premium version of either one, LauncherPro gives you some awesome widgets while ADW EX gives some awesome new 3D homescreen scrolling and customization options.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domtru:
Hey folks. I' ve been sitting on the fence trying to decide about flashing my phone with NeroV3. The question I have is does it make all that difference? Is the phone noticeably faster? What are changes? Any feedback in this is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcghee1973:
Just the change from the RFS filesystem to EXT4 with voodoo is significantly faster
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gagb1967:
Just be careful when you flash a overclocked kernel, most vibrants will freeze.

Be sure you know how to disable vodoo and odin back to stock.

The JL5 Leak from Samsung is faster without any other fixes.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domtru:
I'm coming from stock. The only real thing I have is root with root apps. Ive already removed OCLF. I recently updated the wifes phone with NAND Desire Sense from windows 6.5 on her HD2, other than that I have no experience. Is the move really worth it? What's different? Internet experience? You guys are awesome!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlcj5:
I am using neriv3twe/with voodoo and im very happy with it only downfall I've found is you can't buy apparently off the market....keep getting a "server error occurred" window...but other than that I love it
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlcj5:
Correction on my last post Nerov3TWEwith voodoo
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sdobron:
The buy error is not the rom. It has been working perfectly for me, zero issues. Additionally, froyo offers better gps performance over j 16 with its modems and many other performance enhancements. The voice recognition seems to be working better and jit compiling offers a slight increase in performance over eclair.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iynfynity:
if it will be your first time flashing you can try without voodoo because custom roms itself will blow you away.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domtru:
Blow me away? Nice! With voodoo, wouldn't I still want that or is the lag "fixed" with the Nero ROM. Also, does any of this conflict with the media hub?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iynfynity:
Yes if you do flash a custom rom you will really notice a big difference in performance speed. Nero Rom have a built in voodoo you just have to enable it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domtru:
Does the Nero conflict with media hub? Also, I assume it has flash 2.2.? Is the only difference that Nero provides is speed? What is different for the UI? I could really do without touchwiz. You guys are awesome! Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domtru:
Nero V3 installed and running great! Does not conflict with media hub!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Genesis1791:
nerov4.1 is out
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XiaoSiuMai:
If u don't want to do voodoo or one click lag fix, u could always just flash the super io kernal from eugene. Its not as fast at ext2 or voodoo but its a good alternative
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whitehawkx:
Stock JL5 is what I would recommend. If you do not like the touchwiz launcher you can replace it with a barrage of different launchers from the market.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellbringer616:
I was using my Inc with some ASOP roms for a while. decided i like sense a lot more. i flashed to a sense ROM (full wipe of course) and i get a lot of errors. major slow downs, force closing, ect. and then i wiped to again and tried out a new ROM (well different new ROM)

And i'm getting similar issues. I am about to install the official Froyo RUU from shipped-roms, then re-root my phone.

Has anyone ever head of this happening?

EDIT: Can't flash using the RUU as it doesn't see my phone, and i can't connect it to the PC using disk drive without it FC
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pete_kowalski83:
What rom are u using?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWhiteBandito:
Here is a flashable version of the RUU http://www.fourty.net/~berzerker/stockstuff/PB31IMG_3.26.605.1_RUU.zip

Do you know how to use ADB Push? If so...

1. Rename the file you just downloaded to just PB31IMG.zip

2. Plug your phone into your computer with USB Debugging enabled, you SHOULD NOT click on "Mount as Disk Drive"

3. Open up terminal or command prompt (depending on your OS)

4. Use ADB Push to push the zip to the root of your SD. If you're unfamiliar with the command, it is "adb push PB31IMG.zip /mnt/sdcard"

5. Wait. Until it says successfully pushed file blah blah blah

6. Reboot into HBoot, it will find the file and ask you if you want to install the update or something. Press yes. Wait.

7. Enjoy your now stock phone.

8. Reroot using unrevoked

I JUST did this yesterday because I had some errors and wanted to just fix everything.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellbringer616:
I used a nandroid back up i had i tried to do the above only with unrevoked forever (so i will always have root just in case) and it just tells me my file system is read only..

edit:

Only i rebooted the phone and did the above, the second it booted and it worked (with unrevoked forever) but when i tried the above image it complained it was read only again.. it seems that if i don't flash it fast enough then it becomes read only again..

EDIT: Flashed to Uber Rom just to see if the issues were fixed. and they have not been yet, extremely slow ROM and SD mounts as read only..

If mounted in Clockwork it works just fine. Maybe a format?
[General Questions and Answers] sianzb0i:
hi guys,

i have been using the new 3G sim card which can store 500 contacts for more than 3 years now. i change the sim card between phones very often and i want to backup the contacts just incase anything happens to the card (most imprtantly is the contacts as i store them on sim card only)

i just bought a 3G sim card reader however ther software included (simedit) could not read/display more than 250 contacts (older sim cards, be it 2 or 3G)....i have checked and i have more than 300 contacts inside and i am trying to find any software that can read the full 500 contacts, in other words, software that supports these new cards

PS: i was surprised i googled for so long and cannot even find one despite having/using this sim card for more than 3 years...i thought it would be in the market alrdy
[General Questions and Answers] sianzb0i:
any help?

thanks :)
[General Questions and Answers] sianzb0i:
bump bump...
[General Questions and Answers] Hakim Rahman:
you should be use PIM Backup :)
[General Questions and Answers] sianzb0i:
thanks for the reply bro, however my contacts are in the SIM CARD and not the phone....and i need a software to backup the (more than 250) contacts in the SIM CARD....

any more recommendations from others?
[General Questions and Answers] sianzb0i:
up for some recommendations
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
This on reverse way

Hope it helps
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] karayan:
Link: Swype_EN_BG 400x800WVGA2.15.56.14870.apk File size: 6.36 MB

Link: Swype_EN_BG 400x800WVGA2.15.56.14870.apk - 6.36 MB

How I did it:

1. Rename the original Swype400x800WVGA2.15.56.14870.apk to zip and open. Let's call that file 1.

2. Rename the Swype.apk extracted from MTel to zip and open. Let's call that file 2.

3. Copy these files from folder assets\files from 1 to same folder in 2:

Bulgarian-full.htm

Bulgarian-LS-Cyrillic.zkb.le

Bulgarian-PT-Cyrillic.zkb.le

Bulgarian.htm

Bulgarian.zdb.le

Edit-LS-Cyrillic.zkb.le

Edit-PT-Cyrillic.zkb.le

Numbers-LS-Cyrillic.zkb.le

Numbers-PT-Cyrillic.zkb.le

license.dat​

4. Extract these two files from folder assets\files from 2:

languages.lst

helplanguages.lst​

5. Edit both files in Notepad - add ",Bulgarian" at the end.

6. Put both files back in 2.

7. Copy from 1 from folder assets\keybords all 10 Bulgarian* files to same folder in 2.

8. Delete the META-INF folder

9. Rename 2 to apk.

10. Sign it as explained here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6635559&postcount=10

Working in HTC Desire. Not tested completely - might have other issues. Known issue: couldn't display Bulgarian help.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] josifbg:
Thanks.. hope it works :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] portis:
Witch file is swype.apk extracted from mtel, because i think both links are one same file?Also, is it possible to install this on a phone with preinstalled swype?

Thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] karayan:
swype.apk extracted from mtel is not posted. You should be able to use any Swype that already has Bulgarian.

AFAIK, it will not work when Swype is preinstalled.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] portis:
Ok i am still little confused.Can`t i just try one of those files in your links to install it on my phone, since they already include bulgarian keyboard.I have only the beta version of swype witch include only seven languages and no bulgarian support.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] karayan:
Both links point to same apk. This apk is based on the latest Swype beta 2.15.56.14870. Note that posted apk is for WVGA resolution 400x800.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pitajax:
It works flawlessly! 10x

PS. A little problem, when i try to change language with Swype button - Force Close appear.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] raynerape:
It works perfectly! You, sir, made my day, I can't thank you enough! I use Swype exclusively and until now I had to post and reply on social networks in English for the displeasure of my Bulgarian friends... NO MORE!

Just a note, there's a newer version of Swype available via beta and certain "channels" you might want to update your release. Hopefully you'll keep supporting it in the future!

P.S.: Can you release a version with only English and Bulgarian, to slim the size?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] karayan:
Glad to hear it works for you too.

AFAIK, 2.15.56.14870 is the latest official beta. There are other releases that appear online like 2.44*, 2.6* or even 3* but I am not certain they are compatible - I think they are for other devices like Samsung.

I already considered eliminating the other languages and leaving only EN and BG. I intend to do it soon.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] techops:
Works for me, but is there a chance to BDS (Bulgarian standard) layout, because currently is only phonetic layout.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] karayan:
Due to this:

Official Stance from Swype Inc. Regarding Swype Distribution

links removed.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] STELLANOVA:
:( Any non-xda link where we can download it?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] raynerape:
Karayan, move this thread to All4Android, the premiere Bulgarian Android forum, this eill make it better focused for Bulgarian users that need it. You might wasn't to provide link to there on this thread for SEO but that's it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] gmdata:
Works good on Desire HD when you typing, but if you try to switch between languages force closed.:(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jontoo:
Links on 1-st post did't work:(, any idea
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] becinko91:
There is the same program for winmo ?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tehribo:
I need Swype in Bulgarian!

Please good people, somebody to send me PM from where to download it.

I am ready to pay what is needed. In the moment it is impossible to get it even from their official website

Regards Teodor
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] karayan:
Try this one here
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] stoyanow:
Hi all. What about 480x800 display ? Is there a solution ? :)
[Android Software Development] AlexRamallo:
I asked a similar question on stackoverflow but I didn't get any replies(which is weird)

I'm trying to create a HUD for my 3D game. originally I was planning on just adding a textview to show the score but that looks ugly, then I thought about using an orthographic projection to render 2d images and text.

But then I thought of something. There are two types of way to make games on android: using OpenGL ES and using Canvas

How much of an effect would adding a canvas on top of the opengl surfaceview have on speed? using a canvas to draw the hud is definitely easier and gives you more flexibility, but would this have too much of a negative effect on performance?

I thought about this because when making the 2D hud with ortho perspective I was using separate 'nodes' that moved around in the 3d space, which works, but then when I was adding nodes for drawing text I saw that I needed to use a canvas to draw to bitmap, and then map that bitmap as a texture to a plane mesh....That seemed to me like a waste of functionality because a canvas can do much more than just draw text.

So my question to you is:

Would having to surface views on top of each other (one for opengl, on for canvas) have a hug negative effect on speed, or not work on older devices, etc?
[Android Software Development] 00Ghz:
It's not about adding one canvas, if there are perfomance issues more will be needed to have a visible effect.

XDA App
[Nexus S General] sjtscott:
I've had a repeated problem (around 4 times so far) where my phone mobile radio must have died/reset while the phone was on standby with the screen off. When I wake the phone I am presented with the SIM pin code request screen. Usually entering the correct code reserects the phone. However last occurance it refused to accept the correct code so required a reboot to get it to work again.

Anyone else seen this?

I'm on O2 in the UK fyi.
[Nexus S General] sjtscott:
ok I'll guess the answer myself...

I guess this is related to the random reboots people have been experiencing primarily on calls. I note some people say the phone can reboot while on standby, since I 'had' SIM pin code enabled this was as far as the reboot while on standby was getting. I've removed the pin code request which will mean I guess the phone just completes the reboot without requiring my input.

I'm hoping this is fixed with any update to the reboot during active calls issue that google confirm they have repeated themselves.
[Nexus S General] Chicaned_UK:
I've just had this happen on my Nexus S. What service provider are you with? I'm with Tesco (O2).
[Nexus S General] sjtscott:
I'm O2, 30day rolling contract. Basically I've disabled the SIM Lock now so hopefully until the standby or call (not experienced this one yet) reboots occur the phone will just restart without my intervention required now.
[Nexus S General] ArnoutVos:
Same here. After connecting the phone to the charger yesterday evening, this morning the SIM Enter PIN screen showed up (like the phone did a reboot overnight).

After checking the system services, I noticed the phone hasn't rebooted, because the services where running for more than 12 hours.

So the SIM Enter PIN screen showed up without reboot. I think a no-signal situation has preceded before this screen showed up (and maybe the GSM module has got a total reset).

This is on Telfort/KPN, The Netherlands.
[Nexus S General] sjtscott:
Interesting ArnoutVos.. these were my original thoughts too since every time I've had the phone next to me and not seen it reboot just present me with the Enter SIM Pin screen. I just naturally assumed I was getting the at standby reboot some people had seen.
[Nexus S General] zebbedi:
I've got the same problem on t-mobile. Probably about 6 times in 2 weeks so far. I've also had it where the signal bars at the top just show grey with a little cross by them and the only thing i can do to sort it is restart the phone.

It also drains the battery like mad whilst in this state.
[Nexus S General] ironman666:
I also had this 2 times (only had the phone 5 days)

That is, i turn on the screen and i have no signal, I dont think my phone has been restarted, as i dont see the sim pin screen, it has just lost the signal/radio died. And nothing seem to restore the signal, i've tried switching from 2g and back, only thing i found to get the signal back is a restart..
[Nexus S General] junkiehyjinx:
i have had the same problem with the signal dropping out on me all morning. sometimes i can make calls sometimes i cant and sometimes rebooting helps sometimes not. today i had the sim card replaced just to make sure and i thought it helped but it just did it to me again. its really frustrating...
[Nexus S General] poulpax:
I had the same problem about 10 times during the last week. It seems to correspond with the creation of Radio_dump files in the /sdcard/ dir.

Nexus S, Android 2.3.3 Root
[Nexus S General] booyakasha:
I get the same issue on A1 in Austria, not sure what's causing it, but it is annoying.
[Nexus S General] icarus99:
Let me give my 2 cents:

Getting this same thing happening all through the various combinations of roms and radio firmware, device is Nexus S 9020T, network is T-Mobile in Croatia.

CM 7 with I9020XXJK8 radio

CM 7.0.2 with I9020XXJK8 radio

Blandroid 2.3.4 with I9020XXJK8 radio

Blandroid 2.3.4 with I9020XXKB1 radio

Sometimes there is no pin input screen, so if I don't notice the little icon in the notification bar I'm completely unavailable to calls and sms's. During the time if the Wifi is on it will continue functioning normally, and radio dumps get created.

Will give newer radio firmwares a try before I start crying in my pillow. ;)

Edit: don't know if it happened with stock android 2.3.3 which came on the device, didn't have it on stock for more than 15 minutes. ;)
[Nexus S General] icarus99:
Alas and damnations, again mobile network radio fail, this time with

radio I9020XXKB3 and blandroid 2.3.4, so issue still present.

Only fix is reboot, airplane toggle does nothing. Does anyone else in europe experience this with a USA T-mobile version nexus?
[Nexus S General] icarus99:
Giving I9020XXKD1 a try, still with blandroid now 2.3.4p1. Keeping my fingers crossed! :)