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[Venue Pro General] Desynthesis:
Interesting. I spoke with Dell Mobility, and I was told that I would receive a new (not refurbished) phone since I'd asked for a replacement within my initial return period.

We'll see anyway. I'm not really going to push my luck with a second full return and another order--especially since I guess, assuming the worst, you could still get a refurbished unit anyway. I'll just have to inspect the replacement model thoroughly. The rep on Dell Mobility I spoke too also seemed to suggest that, if I wasn't satisfied with it, I could get another replacement, since I'd be within the 1-year-warranty period.

Orochidp, given that you got a phone obviously with someone else's data on it for a new order, it seems like that'd definitely be something to explain to Dell.
[Venue Pro General] bbowman:
The touch screen on mine went out and .comy replacement appears to be brand new. I have had it for 4 days now and it has worked flawlessly. No lockups with WiFi, several app downloads regular email account synchs etc. Crossing my fingers that this new one stays stable!
[Venue Pro General] lemonspeakers:
Sooner or later that DVP you have that you think "works flawlessly" will cringe up and crash. I thought my 16GB dvp was perfect for 2 and a half weeks. That was until I started to download some xbox games from market place over wifi and guess what? CRASH! Not only that, I lost everything- including all the music albums I've synced with zune, any and all pictures ive taken with the phone, and all my downloaded games. I lost practically EVERYTHING after it crashed, auto-hard reset and forced me to the set-up screen as if it was the first time I've turned on the device.

I'm having a hard time trusting the DVP again. I don’t know if I want to go back to it. I am surely returning the device.

You may say, "...but mines perfect!" Yes, but mines was perfect as well... I thought. I trusted it, but it pulled a surprise on me out of no where.

So, what does it take for you to be convinced? A crash + auto-hard reset?

I don't know how else you'll be convinced.
[Venue Pro General] Desynthesis:
Unfortunately, Lemon, just as we can't know for certain what'll happen with working phones, nor can you know for certain what'll happen.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't claim that it's a reliable piece of hardware--then again, given my limited experience with it, I'd be reluctant to talk about it's reliability period. I can certainly say that I'm unhappy with my problems, but I can't make a universal statement concerning everyone. Take Twitter--there are people who are going through multiple replacements, and there are people who are on the same phone they got and couldn't care less (except that they mention it--presumably there are people in both groups who we don't know about).

You don't know for a fact that that person's phone is going to fail anymore than they know for a fact that it won't. You can certainly make a prediction based on your experience, but that's no more immediately accurate than a prediction from someone who thinks their phone won't have any troubles. It's not like the RAM issue, where we can concretely point to something at any given time.

Personally, a hard reset is a minor inconvenience, in part because I demand working wireless sync (hence my attempts to replace the phone). The last laptop I bought from Dell was included in a class-action lawsuit, so as bad as this is, it's nothing by comparison.
[Venue Pro General] rsacipher:
I got my 16Gb replacement yesterday after getting the run around, I had to escalate the issue higher than Dell Mobility. The phone was brand new in the box with all accessories like the first one.

So far no lockups (knock on wood) but Bluetooth is still flakey. Hopefully an update can fix that.
[Venue Pro General] Desynthesis:
Yeah, I had to likewise pester Dell about it--apparently, they were waiting for a shipment of new units before sending me a replacement. Which I guess at least seems to suggest I'll get a new one.
[Venue Pro General] kr33mo:
I got a replacement about a week and a half and after closer inspection I believe my replacement is indeed a refurbished device. There are very tiny dents, 2 per side, at almost the exact positions on the top where the metal meets the glass. As though the glass had been replaced. There is also some poor "glueing' and fitment on the back when I slide the front up.

I still have both and just received the waybill to send the original back. Now I am not so sure if I want to send back my new one and keep the refurb. I guess I will call them to verify if it is indeed a refurb.
[Android Apps and Games] Mitty1990:
Anyone know if there is an app for Android like 8mm for iPod Touch it looks really nice :)
[Android Apps and Games] PMGRANDS:
I Never Used This But Had It Laying Around See If Its Any Good??
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
just tried tethering my nexus s to my work desk top to be "off grid" but i'm having issues.

I cant for the life of me tether the NS to the computer (running windows xp -32bit).

i was able to do this fine on the n1, but no go on the nexus. the computer just doesn't recognize it.

I've down loaded the tetherxp.inf file, but when point the setupwizard to it, it can't find it.

wth??????

then i start doing to research and read that the NS tethering isn't supported by window xp?? just win7, win vista and linux???

is this true???

what have you guys been experiencing?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
download, unrar and just point it at the USB driver folder and not the subfolder

http://rapidshare.com/files/441850739/usb_driver.rar
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
thanks slow.

can you explain how the file you linked is different from the tetherxp.inf file???
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
honestly i havve zero clue, i just know that the folder i uploaded is right off my SDK
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingkee:
Can you tether through USB with xp computer with activesync installed?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
there is no active sync for android phone

active sync is a microsoft to windows phones only protocol
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
still no go on the usb tethering.

i'm updating the driver via device manager and pointing it towards the unzipped file recommended.

am i doing something wrong here?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
unplug device, uninstall device from device manager plug back in and when it asks to install, point it at the usb driver folder
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
arg. just did that.

didn't help. oi!!!

still getting the "the hardware was not installed because the wizard cannot find the necessary software" pop up.

i'm giving up on this.

the tether function is "on" on the phone, but my comp doesn't recognize the connection in the network settings.

sucks as i'm trying this on a fresh XP os installed notebook. so i don't know what could be causing this... (yess all updates have been updated)...

slowz, you're able to tether with your NS to xp?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
I dont seem to have any problems with it, ...try uninstalling anything associated with as a NS driver
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
me getting the nexus s on a subsidized price shouldn't matter no?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
nope not at all....
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
thanks for the help slowzer.

when i get home, i'm going to try this on my laptop.

Let's see what happens and i'll post back later.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
no problemo
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3rabyte:
This definitely isn't working with Windows XP.

This worked fine with my Nexus One. I had to install tetherxp.inf for it to work.

With the Nexus S, I removed all devices, uninstalled the drivers and started from scratch. No go with either the tetherxp.inf file or the RAR file posted earlier in this thread.

I can't find any other documentation on the Net that shows that Nexus S can tether with Windows XP.

Has anyone gotten this to work?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
try this...

go to the PDAnet website http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php download their software onto your computer(free), then follow the directions on the screen. it will install the latest drivers onto your computer. i had to do that with my work computer too.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3rabyte:
Well, I did that and now I just have a copy of PDSNet on my machine :)

I still can't get XP to recognize my Nexus S. When I plug it in I still get the New Hardware box that asks to find software for USB Device.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbrf4:
What I did was to add entries to tetherxp.inf for Nexus S which matched the signatures in device manager after I connected my phone to xp and turned on usb tether. I then installed the driver from tetherxp.inf.

Bazinga.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slowz3r:
you are on the latest service pack right?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3rabyte:
Yep, I'm on XP Pro SP3.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3rabyte:
Well I got the device signature from the Device Manager, added it to the INF file and re-installed it. But how do I get to the driver to install that?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
in simple terms guys? :D

so basically a custom tetherxp.inf file??
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3rabyte:
No-go? Anyone else have success with USB Tethering in Windows XP?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
seem like a simple fix for google to do on their end.

Just make the tetherxp.inf file compatible with the nexus s.

can some one send out a support/bug fix request??? i dont' know how to do that or know the protocol.

**edit*

or post a tetherxp.inf file that supports the nexus s?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
no update?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbrf4:
Sorry it may have worked for me because I had previously had an N1 configured on that machine.

I recall a similar issue getting XP to recognize my N1 initially. I will post if I can remember those steps.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3rabyte:
I had an N1 previously configured on my machine too. For the N1 I just downloaded tetherxp.inf and installed it and it worked. But the Nexus S is not connecting.

XP is recognizing that a Nexus S is connecting to my machine. It also recognizes it as a USB device and asks me to install drivers in both instances, but can't find them even when I point to the USB folder (as listed in a URL in a previous message).

So, at this point, no-go on the Nexus S on XP which kinda sucks. I guess I can still do the WiFi hot spot, but not the same thing unfortunately.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
looks like a issue ticket was made by someone.

issue 13957
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t3rabyte:
Reposted in the correct forum:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=23823acb92c27778&hl=en
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] predation:
one response says to basically have the sdk installed on the comp.

should be a simple update on the .inf file on googles end.

we shouldn't have to install the sdk to get this to work....
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alpharesearch:
SOLVED: mini how to

1. download tetherxp.inf from google http://gaosp.googlecode.com/files/tetherxp.inf

2. open the file and change all the USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E1 to USB\VID_18D1&PID_4E2

3. plug the phone in and start USB Tethering

4. go the manual route and select network adapter and point it to the inf file

5. say yes on the unsigned driver warning

6. now you should see a new network adapter and you should be able to go online

Regards,

Markus
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pflorin:
there is no 4E1

this is what i have in my .inf file
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alpharesearch:
See line 3 and 6 in your quote. The Nexus One entries.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neild108:
The Google page works fine now (Sept 28 2011)

I also had the problem of not being able to tether my Nexus S to my laptop running Windows XP.

Google the following to get to a Google page that explains this all nicely and gives the correct inf file (I would post the link, but I'm new on this forum and cannot yet post links):

Android Devices: Tethering and Portable Wi-Fi Hotspots

It worked just fine for me (I followed all instructions carefully):

Yes, nice to have the tethering function working--for one thing, it charges the phone. The mobile hotspot function runs the battery down in a few hours. Also, the tether function takes you off the grid, so to speak. With hotspot, others can use your wireless connection. Good luck.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kvaju:
No luck with this either.

Tryed all that you guys posted, but no luck.

If somebody have any other solution, it would be great.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MegaHurts.GR:
I have been experiencing the same problem.

The "found new hardware" wizard just wouldn't find any drivers.

I searched a lot, and finally I found the answer on a page in github, which I am not currently allowed to link to.

So, you will need to search for "Tether ADB Driver Installation for Windows" on github dot com.

From that page you can follow links to download and install some "USB Driver" to your PC.

This basically appears to be (or contain) the "Remote NDIS Network Device" that enables your PC to make use of your Android device's internet connection via USB.

After installing the Samsung driver I still had one problem: DNS was not working. My DNS server IP was configured to be the same as the IP of my Gateway, which I presume is the phone, so I suppose the phone was refusing to act as a DNS server for my PC.

I solved this problem by setting the IPs of the DNS servers to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (Google DNS).

You might have more luck by following the link to the Google driver instead of the Samsung driver; I did not try it.
[Droid X General] Akalias:
I was able to port the dialer from the gingerflip theme, however when I attempt to make a call or review recent calls it FC's. I really like the dialer and the gingerbread theme, Any help would be appreciated! I've attached the file if anyone can help.
[Droid X General] DNak206:
I'm rooted but have never ran anything but stock on my phone. Only having experience with flashing WinMo devices, what exactly do I need to know before flashing a custom ROM?

If I flash, do I lose the data on my phone now (does it do a factory wipe)?
[Droid X General] mrcookjr:
Most times toy will need to do a wipe of the data and cache to get a full rom working correctly.
[Droid X General] DNak206:
Yeah, thanks.. Just downloaded ROM manager and Clockworkmod Recovery ($2), kinda following the instructions from Gummys post.

How long does this process take? I installed from SD and did the reboot.. I must of waited a good fifteen minutes before pulling the battery assuming it was stuck. Now it's sitting on the Gummy Screen with the 4 rotating colored android pics.

Got into recovery but it's not allowing me to apply the update.zip (e:can't open/cache/recovery/command)?
[Droid X General] thepolishguy:
Dang it! I was in the middle of posting the following instructions when I got interrupted (at work)

Flashing will wipe your phone. The nice thing with android is -anything you have purchased or installed from the market will automatically be restored to your phone after you log in using your gmail account.

Let me qualify my statement though - I have flashed a few roms and my free apps were not automatically installed for whatever reason. My purchased apps were not installed either - but they were available for installation at no charge.

Here is another important thing to remember - this will only happen if you chose the correct settings in -uh well- settings. There are some options in there to back up your data to google. If you did that then 95% chance it will all be good.

I recently switched from the DX to the D1 (gave my wife the DX bc I wanted to try some D1 roms) and all my apps were installed and somehow google even migrated my current wallpaper over! I was blown away by that.

Also -make sure your contacts are set up to sync with google. if they are just being added to your phone and not in sync with your google account you are going to loose them all.

Flashing roms:

1. You need to get the droidx bootstrapper app from the market (or I think you can get it for free if you search clockwork mod on google and go to Koush's website. I just bought it to help the developer.).

2. Open the app.

3. Press the "Bootstrap recovery button"

4. You should get a dialog box saying success (or something and then press ok).

5. Press "reboot recovery".

6. Your phone will reboot into clockwork recovery (not the stock phone recovery). It will be a black screen with old school green letters and a menu.

a. In recovery you do not have a touch screen.
b. The volume rocker is up/down.
c. The camera button is "Enter".
d. The physical back button will take you back one menu (also I believe the power button but I always used the power button.

7. The first thing you want to do before you do anything is make a nandroid (backup) of your phone.

8. The opening screen of recovery has the option to create a nandroid. do that.

9. It takes around 5 minutes then choose to reboot your phone when it says, ""complete".

10. To flash a rom put ti...

Wish I would have just posted what I had. Maybe you would have had a nandroid to revert to.

Dang.

Yea. It shouldn't take that long. Sounds like something got hosed. I am getting interrupter again. I will try and get back with some info.
[Droid X General] DNak206:
Awesome info, thanks for this. Did a factory wipe and now it's booting up normally (or so it appears into Gummy), will definitely bookmark that info though, thanks again man!
[Droid X General] thepolishguy:
Were you installing Gummy. And did you follow the instructions exactly?

****EDIT****

looks like you got it. glad to hear that.
[EVO 4G General] CyWhitfield:
Since I did the unrevoked thing, I wanted to find a way to easily convert all those rgb565 splash screens into flashable PC36IMG files. I looked around for a while and couldnt find anything, so I decided to make one.

Now this is my first contribution here, and I hope it is well received. This pales in comparison to the fantastic work I have downloaded from here, but its the best I can do at the moment :)

What this does is take that raw rgb565 file, and through the magic of a bunch of open source applications, converts it into a PC36IMG.ZIP file which you can then flash through bootloader.

It uses ffmpeg to convert the raw RGB565 to a properly encoded BMP file. Then ImageMagick to convert it from, 565 to 888 (24 bit). After that, I use something I found in another thread to convert that back into a format used in the PC36IMG.ZIP file.

Finally, i use 7Zip to build the image file.

The batch file:

:: RGB565 to PC36IMG.ZIP Convertor
::
:: Usage: makeimage {rgb565 file}

:: Convert RGB565 back to bitmap.
ffmpeg -vcodec rawvideo -f rawvideo -pix_fmt rgb565 -s 480x800 -i %1 -f image2 -vcodec bmp temp.bmp

:: Ensure it is 24 bit
convert temp.bmp 24temp.bmp

:: Convert BMP to flashable image
nbimg -F 24temp.bmp -w 480 -h 800

:: Rename file for patch image
move 24temp.bmp.nb splash1.img

:: Assemble the image file
7za a -tzip PC36IMG.ZIP splash1.img android-info.txt

:: Clean up working files
del temp.bmp
del 24temp.bmp
del splash1.img

usage:

I have collected all the utilities you need and put them in a folder. There is also a subfolder labled "Default" which has the stock splash should you need to revert. All of this in a zip file.

Unzip it to any folder, preferably something off the root of C:\ so its easy to find. Finally, copy the RGB565 file to the same folder.

Then open a DOS box (Start -> RUN -> CMD) and navigate to that folder.

makeimage evosplash.rgb565

or whatever your rgb565 file is named.

It will then generate the PC36IMG.zip you need to flash with bootloader. You can use whatever method you want to get the file onto the root of your SD-card, but I will show you how to do it with ADB. Just make sure to copy the file to the same folder where your ADB.EXE file is and do this:

adb push PC36IMG.ZIP /sdcard/
adb reboot bootloader

When the bootloader comes up, there might be a line of text "FASTBOOT" in red. Click the power button and it should change to "HBOOT." Wait a few moments, and it will automatically find and scan the PC36IMG.ZIP file. Click VOL-UP to flash, then VOL-UP again to reboot. Enjoy your new splash screen!

Hope someone finds this useful!

I guess I am too new to post a link, so PM me and I will send it to you.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ca1r0776:
Question...

I'm in the US and I have at&t

I want to get a g2, and im planning on getting one unlocked from a friend,

the thing is, T-Mobile branded g2's don't support at&t's 3g network.

I hear that the Desire Z's from Bell Canada DO support at&t's 3g,

so I'm wondering if anyone has any clue where to get one of these Bell Desire Z's for any cheaper than the outright price on Bell's website?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
What is the full price on Bell's website? I tried looking, but it seems they want you to pick a plan and other nonsense to get the full price, so I didn't bother. I've heard they won't sell you the phone anyway, unless you have an account with them.

People on here have had some luck on eBay or similar sources. But this phone is pretty hot, and sellers know that US customers want them to use on ATT's network. I haven't seen it pop up on eBay for much cheaper than online vendors like Negri Electronics, and bidding on eBay can be pretty annoying.

I've heard that you can get buy it from places like Best Buy in Canada, if you are anywhere close to driving distance to Canada. Or if you know people in Canada, maybe they can do that, or even use their Bell upgrade to get one for you, if you are really nice to them. :)

I bought mine from Negri Electronics. High price, but it was in stock and have a 21 day return policy for defective phones.

And yes, the Bell version (A7275) is the only Desire Z model which is completely compatible to AT&T's 3G network (850/1900 MHz). The phone is amazing, BTW.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbarayah:
I purchased mine from Ebay. I took part in a few bidding wars but didn't have any luck. I ended up purchasing it using the "Make an Offer" feature. Cost me an arm and a leg but the device is great. I have been with AT&T for years and have some great rates because of that but none of their devices really interested me and I wasn't ready to sign on for another two years. I would rather pay upfront for my device and continue to pay my bill on a month-to-month basis.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ca1r0776:
Yeah, I have a friend here who's willing to get me one unlocked from his t-mobile upgrade for 350 (outright, it's 500 from bell)...which is great, but i'd REALLY love to have the 3g on it... mabie i'll have to take that advice and look around at best buys and such,

I just wasn't sure if mabie there was a way you could root the phone to get that one specific signal but as far as I could tell, it doesn't work that way
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fsrkewd:
got mine from negri as well

since they do have to pay tax in Canada for those phones, i believe 600 isn't much higher than purchasing directly from bell in canada
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Definitely doesn't work that way. The radio bands are set in hardware, not software. The G2 lacks the proper hardware to work on the 850/1900 MHz bands that ATT uses. Nothing you do with the software will every change that.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Broman400:
Best price is here:

http://www.newayci.com/detail/1220/HTC_A7275_DESIRE_NAM/