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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] retroboystuckinthepast:
Well this is my second thread as my first was an ass itch problem compared to this bloody thing.

I have an mda vario III on t-mobile uk, i downloaded a compac V rom, as i was flashing i realised i was flashing the wrong thing, so i slipped the battery out hoping to stop the flash before it started, now my phone wont switch on, and yes

******IM A NOB`ED********

please help me, if you cant please come to my house, rape my cat and kick the living daylights outa me!!!!!! i deserve it.

PLEASE HELP :eek:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] retroboystuckinthepast:
p.s. i have searched everywhere for this and not found owt that fits my criteria,

also, thanks to everyone on xda, if i would have not experimented my self before i did this crap and discovered this place then i would be ok. a MASSIVE thanks for the helpers!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Mr. Clown:
Hi Welcome to the forums

Enter bootloader and flash your original rom ;) (Read the sticky, that will help you a lot with the terminology and other stuff).

Also, this thread is in the wrong place it will be moved to the general section.

Cheers,
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spenner:
After two years of ownership Ive got rid of my much loved TD1 and changed it for a TD2 running WM6.5. To my amazement it actually runs slower than my old TD1. It has problems where sometimes the screen hangs then kind of catchs up with itself, typical of WM devices but now much more pronounced on my TD2.

Ive used Advanced Config tool (by schapps) which is, I believe, primarily aimed at the TD1/WM6.1 but that doesnt help much. Ive searched through the forums many times (typically getting distracted by Android forum news for the device)

Im also getting a lot of memory bleed, with memory after reset about 50% and 8 hours later about 70%. Ive made sure that closing apps with the X actually really does close the app.

Is there any point in delaying the inevitable, ie, flashing a cooked rom, or can I salvage some form of WM6.5 dignity with the stock rom using some tweaking tools?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warlordxxx:
Well before you do so you might want to check out htcs website as they do still have a 6.1 ROM on there which you might want to try out before going down the cooked ROM line
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] offroadr35:
Long-time Android user and always wondered this. Over time I have tried lots of keyboards. There are things I like about Better Keyboard, Swiftkey and Swype and I tend to alternate every now and then.

Is there any reason not to keep them all enabled so I can switch just from a long press?

-Steve
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unremarked:
Yes, the world may explode.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] offroadr35:
;)

My concern is that maybe it makes texts or emails load more slowly or something?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unremarked:
Indeed, but it would be due to the world having exploded.

(Nonsarcastic answer: No because only one keyboard is active at a time)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onthecouchagain:
I don't think switching between multiple keyboards is a problem. I do it, and I haven't seen any significant slowdowns in overall performance.

I'd like to say...

Typing on the Android remains one of the few sore spots in my personal Android experience. I have been switching and experimenting with all sorts of keyboards for a long time. It's a bit frustrating that not a single keyboard format can mimic the smoothness and accuracy of the experience typing on an iPhone (or even an iPod Touch). Some do come close:

First, the stock Gingerbread keyboard is a vast improvement over past iterations, however I'm still experiencing oddities like missed presses (particularly with the space bar, resulting in words likethis, or when missing letters, words like tis or ths) or the complete opposite with overly sensitive touches (resulting in double hits like tthis or thiss) -- all frustrating. It's unfortunate the experience can be so polarizing.

Second, Smart Keyboard Pro is quite amazing. It's fully loaded with features and customizations (like custom auto-correction, something which is so helpful which I don't understand why it isn't implemented in the stock keyboard). However, I think until the developer optimizes it for Gingerbread, it remains a bit laggy. I've been in contact with the developer and he says he's looking into updating soon.

Lastly, I've recently been experimenting with Better Keyboard Beta 8 (fully optimized for Gingerbread) and I have to say I'm very impressed. I've only been using it for two days, but my initial impressions are positive. It doesn't seem to misfire too much, and the auto correction is incredibly smart. I'm excited for the potentials of this.

As for others, like Swype and Swiftkey, I find they are novel ideas but can work counter-intuitively to thumbing out long and quick messages. Swype is cumbersome when you're trying to write personal/custom words (slang, etc.) or when you're attempting to write long words (it's easy to lose track). And Swiftkey, when it lands and predicts accurately your sentences, is very impressive. Unfortunately, this happens rarely. More often than not, the predictions are off, and you end up having to type out nearly every letter of a word anyway. Also, because you are so busy focusing on picking the next and correct predicted words, it ironically makes completing messages slower. Even Swiftkey's own website says the predictions will be 1/3 correct. Impressive as that is itself, those odds don't translate to a fluid typing experience in the real world.

Having said all that, I'm hoping Blindtype will be implemented soon and change all of this. Until then, the typing experience on Android, regardless of which keyboard, feels second rate. It continues to be one of the few areas of Android I can't enjoy.
[Defy General] zencoran:
Hello everyone, i've messed up my defy, and i really want someone to help me fix it, i followed this guide to modify it:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=893291 and after i did everything except stuff that required adb, because adb wouldnt let me view my phone, swype errors keep popping up, and i open the system recovery app, but whenever i press recovery boot, nothing happens. Any help?
[Defy General] chaihg:
Most probably your phone is not yet rooted if recovery is not responding. So just reflash an sbf you prefer using RSDlite and then use Z4Root app which is just one click process. After this, installing recovery and doing mods will hopefully be a child's play.
[Defy General] zencoran:
ok ive fixed it all and its rerooted, but for some reason i cant hear people when they call me but they can hear me, and my volume for calls is on max, i can only hear them through the speakerphone setting. also, i cant get adb to work in cmd
[Defy General] chaihg:
Oh my god! sorry to say this but I think your ear piece just failed. Its the common problem plaguing defy users from the US region. I think you will need to exchange your phone now.

Please hold on to get some more answers to see if I am wrong. I hope I am.

:(
[Defy General] zencoran:
wow i only had it for like a week......
[Defy General] rbeier1221:
Actually it is plauging other European regions and a few US users, though the number is growing.
[Defy General] zencoran:
well should i replace it for another defy or a different phone?(Im in the US) the skys the limit to what phone i can buy.
[Defy General] psixda:
That's up to you, personally I couldn't anymore do without water-dust proof feature :-)
[Defy General] zencoran:
well i still have the 14 day buyers remorse, but anyway, i dont want this earpiece thing to happen again my older relatives who dont text always call me, and i cant just take my speakerphone out, or use bluetooth when im in school. Also, how do i unroot the phone since i'll be returning it?
[Nook Color General] jwigginton:
Looks like 1.1 is confirmed for January and will allow you to sideload apps on the NC in development mode. Not certain when Froyo 2.2 will be available, probably when they launch the store front in Q1, maybe it's in 1.1?

connect.nookdeveloper.com/t5/General-Discussion/Nook-Color-Rooting/td-p/901

Also mention of sideloading apps.

connect.nookdeveloper.com/t5/General-Discussion/Can-you-test-your-apps-on-a-real-hardware-now/m-p/47#M18

Good news!

Josh
[Nook Color General] gadgetrants:
I guess I'm the grinch who steals the joy from this news...we can already sideload (heck we have a working Market), and based on the original post I seriously doubt Froyo is coming for the ride with the 1.1 update. I think Froyo is much bigger news, and will get it's own announcement.

Not sure what development mode adds, since rooted users already have the goodies. Tell me I missed something... :confused:

-Matt
[Nook Color General] 10equals2:
If that is all they added in the update ill be disappointed. Sounds like all they are gonna do is enable adb. Which is easy enough to enable anyways.

Send from my NookColor
[Nook Color General] bugeyed1:
Of course it's not big news here!!! You have to consider that it is for those who haven't rooted their unit. You knew it was coming, so why all the negativity?

Cheers,

kev
[Nook Color General] gadgetrants:
No negativity here. I probably should have added a few smiles and winks to make it clear that I was (mostly) teasing (i.e,. the grinch comment). I'm a pretty happy owner, and will gobble up whatever news I can find. I think recent developments with Bluetooth and Nookie Froyo are definitely things to celebrate. Maybe 1.1 has something special that we don't see yet.

-Matt
[Nook Color General] bugeyed1:
Yeah, apart from froyo, most of the news from B&N will likely not be as exciting as anything from the developers here.

I am curious what this 1.1 update means for the integrity of my currently nootered NC. Should I be concerned when B&N pushes this update my way?

Kev
[Nook Color General] clockcycle:
It's good news to see sideloading for those that do not wish to root..

-CC
[Nook Color General] paleh0rse:
Question regarding upcoming Froyo update (packed with v1.1, or otherwise):

If B&N officially updates to 2.2, they open up development mode for app sideloading, and they also allow for the unrestricted use of normal Froyo home screens (and launchers?), will there be any reason remaining to actually "root" the device at that point?

Or, is B&N talking about a severely restricted "development mode" when they say they're going to open it up?

I'm confused... :confused:

(I'm new to Android rooting, so please forgive me if this is a dumb question...)
[Nook Color General] jwigginton:
I haven't rooted... yet. Holding out to see what happens w/ 1.1. I'd prefer not to root and just get some basic apps on the device and not lose access to the B&N store. If I can side load a few key apps w/ 1.1, that will hold me off until the B&N Market place is launched Q1. Otherwise I will most likely root.
[Nook Color General] supersoulfly:
Am I missing something? I didn't see them say January anywhere in those threads. All I saw was them saying Q1 of 2011.

And this quote makes it sound like the update won't be useful to the average user.

"Within NOOKcolor 1.1 update, we have added "Developer Mode". This enabled approved 3rd party developers to use the Android SDK to test and develop applications on their NOOKcolor devices."

Approved 3rd Party Develepors. Sounds like the only people side loading apps may be those that are approved by B&N.
[Nook Color General] RoboRay:
And us.

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[Nook Color General] notinterested:
I must have missed it but where in that thread is there any mention or confirmation that 1.1 is this month?

I see nothing of the sort.
[Nook Color General] jwigginton:
In regards to January, it looks like Ted_Patrick went back and edited his original response.

Re: Nook Color Rooting[ Edited ] 01-05-2011 10:24 AM - last edited on 01-05-2011 07:12 PM

It originally read:

"Within NOOKcolor 1.1. update(January), we have added...."

Now other responses on the subject of 1.1 by him have an "official" response of

"We cannot comment on OS update features or framework support at this time. When we have information to share, we will be very clear and set expectations clearly."

Looks like he may of spilled the beans a bit or been more forth coming w/ info than B&N liked.
[Nook Color General] gadgetrants:
I don't know who's been scaring you with witchcraft and vodoo, but here are a few facts:

(1) Rooting is very easy. If you're the kind of person who is OK with opening a command prompt and doing things like "listing directories" and "renaming/moving files" it's quick and painless. It also takes less than 5 minutes (probably about 2) to take your device back to stock.

(2) Rooting does very little to the device. The key is that it allows the user to change system files, something that B&N would prefer we didn't do. Several users root their NookColor (NC) and then scratch their heads because they see no obvious change.

(3) Package mods like autonooter only make a few system changes (aside from the several nice system apps they add), in particular, they allow you to sideload apps. Once you do that, you can reorganize the way your NC looks and performs, so that it handles like a vanilla Android device.

(4) Most importantly, ROOTING DOES VIRTUALLY NOTHING TO CHANGE THE B&N INTERFACE. All--I repeat--ALL the things your NC does out of the box, it still does after rooting. Same eReader. Same storefront. Same file browser. Same everything. And I'm all but certain the NC doesn't phone home and complain that it's been rooted. And if it did--since the bootloader isn't locked--I seriously doubt B&N would try to deny you a service. (The more likely scenario is that an OTA update would try to remove root.)

EDIT: several rooted users have lost access to 1-hour free reading in-store (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860830). So it's not true that nothing is lost. Sorry for overgeneralizing.

I can all but guarantee you that you'll be disappointed by the B&N store. I predict it will have very few developers, and very few "good" free apps. A better way of saying it is this: within 1 or 2 weeks of the B&N app store launching, most users will look at the Android Market, and say "Forget it, I want apps from the Market, not B&N."

-Matt
[Nook Color General] lopezpm:
Still, if you aren't comfortable then don't root. Things can still go wrong. Things can be fixed but you have to have the patience and not freak out when your device goes into a bootloop or just freezes, which I'm not saying it will but there is always that chance.
[Nook Color General] gadgetrants:
You know, I'm sorry for taking a bull-in-the-china-shop approach. Clearly I would never make it at a technical help desk. You're absolutely right and I should have noted that there's a minimum comfort level...the subtle comment about "OK with command-line editing" probably didn't get the point across.

-Matt
[Nook Color General] rlkelley:
Not everything it does out of the box works after rooting...

The entire reason I have waited to root at this point is the loss of the 1 hour free reading in store, and the instore promotions. None of these are available after you root.

It also seems as if only a couple of people are actively trying to address this, so I continue to wait to root.
[Nook Color General] gadgetrants:
Thanks for the pointer. Didn't know that (will revise my post). My wife may kill me. :eek:

I read the first 4 pages of the thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860830), then skipped to the last. My naive impression is it affecting about 6 out of 10 owners. There are definitely several who are rooted, and not having a problem. I can totally understand not wanting to take the risk.

-Matt
[Nook Color General] maroy:
He tweeted about January as well (@__ted__):

"A serious bug in WiFi, a memory leak in browser, and overall tune-ups. 1.1 is coming up later in Jan! :)"
[Nook Color General] jwigginton:
It was my understanding that you could not buy from the B&N store via your B&N account post-rooting. I'm not sure if I would be authorized to read the books I've purchased due to DRM on them. I've purchased some expensive reference books and don't want to lose access to them, or access to buy more.

I'm also uncertain these things work post-root:

Sharing, Quotes, etc

Lending books.

I'm may root at some point, very comfortable technically. No fear of rooting, just my preference at this point. If I had a microsd and reader, I'd probably done it by now just to experiment.

From reading through the threads, in regards to loading all the "extra stuff" it seems like a lot of... this works, but you need to go an change this or that, change the pixel density to display properly, youtube working, not working, gmail contacts syncing not syncing, this works, but.... you need to use this and then edit this, etc... maybe not everyone's user experience, but defintely some.

So to me, the device is working fine and not having to fiddle with anything to get it working properly. I know myself and if I root, I'll be loading launchers, applications, troubleshooting why this or that doesn't work properly and sounds a bit time consuming and hacking around a bit. I'm not looking for a new "hobby" of figuring out how to get things to run properly and smoothly as I expect from a finished product. I'm using a e-reader and would like some extra social, productivity, and games to pass the time.

Rooting, not rooting... not wrong, just different.
[Nook Color General] gadgetrants:
Call me a sample of 1 but I've had no trouble so far getting the store to work. Can easily download magazines. I've also rooted, unrooted, and re-rooted and the same magazines downloaded, no problem. While I don't have any paid books yet, I'm having no trouble accessing free ones in my account from multiple devices (PC, rooted Droid phone, etc.). The DRM question is a good one, can't address that.

What you may be pickup up on is the anxiety of those who don't get it right, and then worry they've messed it up. When you have a little experience, it's a pretty straightforward process. If you mess up, you factory reset and try again. No worries. All the Google Experience apps (other than contacts and calendar) work on my NC, and I haven't had to fuss with any of it. Promises, it worked right after autonooter. Even Market and Youtube. OK, sideloading apps took a manual tweak. ;)

Your point about not wanting to get hooked into hours of tweaking is well-taken. I've spent several hours trying to get HD video transcoded so that it plays to my satisfaction. Definitely putting a strain on my marriage. :mad:

-Matt
[Nook Color General] likearaptor:
I have had the NookColor rooted since it was discovered in December. Before rooting I had a couple of paid books and since then I have bought around 10 more books for me and for the kids. All have worked fine after rooting. The only think I have had issues with is the free promotions and free 1 hour reading in B&N. I can jump on their wifi in the store and download books that are free or browse the internet just fine. I will have to try purchasing a book on their wifi this week and see if it allows me.
[Nook Color General] :
Yep. . . all we seem to be losing with rooting right now is the Coupons for free drinks at the coffee bar and the 1-hour of free reading while in the store. As far as I can tell we are still able to do everything else:

Purchase books

Access the Free-Friday books

Take advantage of free--trial magazine subscriptions

Access the WIFI in the store

Use the stock launcher, apps, etc.

There are a group of folks in this thread trying to figure out the in-store coupons and free reading features:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860830
[Nook Color General] rlkelley:
The thread you refer to has not garnered any attention from people who have rooted and still have access to instore features. As of right now, everybody who is rooted, and posting about instore features cannot access them.
[Nook Color General] :
The guys on the other thread are trying to find a few of you who are rooted and still have access to all the in-store features, specifically the ability to get the coupons for the free drinks and the ability to do the 1-hour of free reading of books when in the store. If you (or someone you know) is rooted and still has access to those features, please ask them to post to the other thread!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=860830

We are trying to figure out what is causing many users to lose those services! Thanks for you help!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EarlZ:
Is there a way to increase the volume of the front speakers on our SGS, its pretty hard to hear and even at 100% volume it feels like 25% the front speaker test has a pretty high volume you could hear the test tone even while the phone is a few meters away..

EDIT:

Id like to add that the automated voices from the operator say dialing a wrong number is pretty audible but once im talking to a person that volume drops to someone like whispering..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EarlZ:
BUMP

10char
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper.fishes:
I don't think so. Sorry.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekstelis@comcast.net:
Use DSL manager... good luck finding one that will stay installed however... that seems to be my problem....i have 7 diff versions of it.. it'll install and work.. but after a reboot the applictaion isn't linked and needs to be reinstalled.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ldsuvarna:
Hey there,

did you find the solutions for the in call volume problems. thanks for the same.

suvarna
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aal1:
Just curious, I've been scouring the various threads and just figured I would post a separate thread to try and figure this out...

has anyone

1)side-by-side compared Vipers current EXT4 rom (released 1/5) vs Mammons current rom on EXT4 released 1/3) and performance gauged it ? Thoughts ?

2) If so, did you move any cache or programs to the SD card, and did you notice any increases?

3) are you using a class 6 microsd card or better ?

4) journaling - was it off or on, and did it make any difference performance wise?

5) is wifi tether working on either of them?

Thanks in advance for your help:))
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmorf33:
I'm curious on some direct comparisons as well between these ROM's, but also toss in Nebula ROM. I'd love nothing more than to be able to flash all of them and do my own benchmarking, but lack of time + my Epic is my only point of contact and i need to be reachable by my job 24/7 prevents me from getting too crazy with this stuff :(
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vtx67:
Mammons 1.1.3 w/ext 4 is sweet. Coming from a stock Dk28 rom and this is amazing! No comparisons to other EXT4 roms though. Also, wireless tether 2.0.5 seems to work. A little flaky at times to connect but nothing a restart wont fix. After connecting it seems fine. Havent tried the new tether 2.0.6 released today yet.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whosdaman:
Please post questions in General section.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aal1:
sorry about that----i figured that general was just nonspecific stuff...and questions like this were about developing roms, so went there :) my bad )