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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazmon:
Hi,

i am trying to install `ginger azure` theme for my galaxy s, i have clockworkmod installed and i can reboot into it, i have moved the theme file onto my internal phone drive and i havent renamed it,

my question is i cannot see it in the recovery list when i reboot? i only see `update.zip` and i dont want to use this incase its something else

should i not be able to see the filename as it is i.e `ginger azure`

if there is a thread about this somewhere please post a link and apologies

gazmon
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 00.ante:
you have to choose option install zip from sdcard when in CWM and there you should see folders and zip files of your internal sdcard
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazmon:
Hi,

thanks for you reply, i choose install from sdcard and i did see the theme there so installed it but my phone would not boot up past `spalsh screen` and kept vibrating,

i had to reinstall my firmware to get the phone working again

what did i do wrong??

thanks

again

gazmon
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 00.ante:
which kernel do you use and where did you put theme when you downloaded it

?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazmon:
i used the theme in this link from this site

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=889161

kernel version 2.6.32.9 root@sep-51 #1
[Nexus S General] dudeimgeorge:
enough time passed to see comparisons with some roms, kernels and the stock android itself.

(this is all compared to the nexus one by the way)

i cant help but find myself trying to find reasons to enjoy this phone, more than my previous pure google phone.

between the irony of this having everything first and yet not having the updated market....the whole idea that stuff is not yet 'ready' or 'recoded' for gingerbread and that whole GPU isn't optimized for better browsing....to the complete lack of browser modes (about:debug to get desktop! are u kidding me)

ive thoughouly tested all roms, and its early, obviously but all have glitches. CM can never re-up its 3g or any connection at times after being in a nozone area. modaco has a few random ones and dropped it all together. crackflashers mods are a disaster when you go deeper in the late 30's to 40's. trinity kernels gets crazy too, and dont you dare mix that with all the other aformentioned. oh and the stock has constant random reboots...as does all these roms and kernels.

thank the lord for rommanager and titanium back up. i never appreciated it as much after having such a wierd phone.

hate me all you want, go as far to say that im *****ing. all im saying is that im heavily testing the phone. and comparing it to a year old phone..nexus one is starting to really look better even with a worse screen.

all in due time i guess. heres hoping that patches ALL around come..im talking google patches. samsung patches and then dev patches.
[Nexus S General] zorak950:
So far the only significant complaint I have after two weeks that is actually about the Nexus S and not some app I have on it is the ringtone problem. Admittedly annoying, but hardly a snafu.
[Nexus S General] nyijedi:
The browser lag/lack of optimization and home screen issues are pretty big problems, if you ask me. It's quite obvious this phone was a little rushed. Hopefully Google fixes this all sooner rather than later.
[Nexus S General] dudeimgeorge:
well again, you seem to have A problem. but this browser/gingebread compatibility really does sting.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
i absolutely love the phone

even with all its flaws

just wishing for more space
[Nexus S General] jlevy73:
+1. Love the phone coming from the Nexus One.
[Nexus S General] verboten:
I have had my Nexus S since the 19th of Dec. I have never had a random reboot, random ringtone issue or any significant issue. I don't really notice the browser lag.

I have given up on finding the perfect phone for me. They all have their issues. In the past year, I have owned the Iphone 3g, Nexus One(My favorite of all), HTC G2, HTC HD7, and the Samsung Vibrant. They all have quirks. I have given up hope that I will ever have a phone that does everything I would like. For now, the Nexus S is a good phone for me.

I am not that excited about the upcoming dual-core phones, i don't think battery tech is ready yet.
[Nexus S General] zorak950:
The browser lag is annoying, but I only really get it bad on pages with Flash elements. That indicates to me it has at least something to do with Adobe's plugin.
[Nexus S General] nyijedi:
Even though most of us set the Adobe plugins to on-demand? I've noticed the lag on all pages that have a lot of graphics. Heck, with pages that don't have a lot of graphics, there's a little stutter when double-tapping to zoom in/out.
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
I'm not in denial at all.

I hate my Nexus One in many ways, much more so than any gripes I have with the Galaxy S or Nexus S (I own and use all three actively, still).

My N1 had plenty of big issues, none of which were ever fixed via software:

1) the capacitive buttons' touch zone are offset by at least 50% to painted location

2) the touchscreen frequently goes wonky and was never particularly accurate in registering touches (very difficult to type)

3) the screen is so oversaturated in red hues that watching video podcasts is like watching people with bad sunburns

4) the camera has a big pink blur in the middle of every picture

5) the thing was unusable in sunlight.

The N1 had some nice features, like the trackball, and a nice look and feel in the hand, but it is far from the Holy Grail of phones people not satisfied with their N1 try to make it out to be.

My SGS and NS have quirks, but they're software. The SGS was not usable after a couple of days due to lag, but some custom roms fixed that. The touchscreen is dead-on accurate and has more multi-touch points than the N1. The SAMOLED doesn't have a red or pinkish cast to it, and it looks great, even outdoors. The hardware feels a bit light and creaky after 6 months, but I have disassembled it several times to try hardware mods, and I may be responsible for the creak around the bezel.

The Nexus S is solidly built, feels better in the hand than either the NS or SGS, looks much sexier than both, has a great screen in both touch accuracy and appearance. It's not perfect, but it's a damn good phone. The software bugs will be worked out in relatively short time, either by google or through a custom rom.

I don't hate you for posting this, but what's the point? You're not happy with the phone and you still love the N1. Take the NS back and end your misery...
[Nexus S General] greenstuffs:
If you trying to get rid of it, do it soon, this phone's resale value won't hold up like the N1 did. Just sold 2 NS brand new in box and the price fetched is well a fair price but nowhere close the retail price.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
you know, i keep reading about this browser lag many of you have reported

but i've not seen it at all when i browse the web with any of the browsers installed

i've all of them installed

each one has its pros and cons

but none of them lags, so i'm not really sure why people are complaining about it
[Nexus S General] lcr44ramirez:
I have also had this device a day after release and I have not had any problems with it. Granted it's not perfect but I love this phone and wouldn't trade it until the next nexus comes out
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
it depends in which country you are selling it from/to

in Canada it goes out for a lot more than retail
[Nexus S General] willcpfc:
I have had a SNS for 48 hours now, coming from an xperia x10i, so here is my thoughts for what they are worth. The nexus seems to me a solid handset, no frills and business like. The browser is a bit choppy, but aside from that I have found no issues. The xperia showed me the joys of root and roms...I took it as far as it could be thanks to its locked bootloader (MASSIVE respect to the XDA dev teams and people). The xperia went from a rather poor device through to a fast and impressive device (by XDA magic.) and I got the Nexus because from what I have read, it will be brilliantly customisable. I rooted and got recovery right out of the box, and wait in anticipation to lots of great ROM's.

I could of gone for a Desire HD which is a more flash and complete device....but it was Nexus all the way for me. Lets wait a few months and see how SNS is before jumping over to dual core 'next best things' :-)
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
I wouldn't go so far as to say people are in denial. I believe people when they say they love their Nexus S. I really like it too, but I do think people are fooling themselves regarding the value of the Nexus line in general. We're imagining a large disparity between stock Android and manufactured OEMs that simply isn't true, or more specifically, simply not as true as we want it to be. Stock Android has not liberated us from the issues which we shun OEM skins for, and in fact, have created a slew of new glitches (some of which are arguably worse: rebooting phone calls, for example). The things we complain most about of OEM skins still exist to some degree in stock Android. Likewise, Bloatware is blown way out of proportion. Yes, they are unwanted, but do they really do so much harm? The answer no one wants to admit to is no.

Considering developers will more likely than not port over any and every new Android iteration to future phones, sometimes with improvements, and considering there are only 2 major updates from Google in a year's time anyway, I'm beginning to reevaluate the value of the Nexus line.

Of course, everyone will have different preferences. My past experiences with Android have always had OEM skins, and I was possibly making excuses to keep liking something from Google. Now that I'm using stock and there are no more excuses, I'm not sure if I can safely say Android is for me, even though I really want it to be.
[Nexus S General] dragon546:
I think the op should move on sell the phone and invest in a handset that really suit his needs. All I seen in his posts on other threads have been negative towards the handset.

You done all the testing that has been done. So why continue to lament..

Do yourself a favour sell it whilst you can recoup the cost. Get something you really want..

I like my NS. I know the phone has problems. My personal experience has been a positive one. Yes the handset has flaws but I can get round them. It suits what I want it to use it for.

That's it.
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
The value of the Nexus line is easy to root with no effort from the manufacturer to stop you, and supposedly first in line for OS updates.

Nexus One owners might argue that they we'ren't first in line for 2.3 - but they got 2.2 months before anyone else, and they might be next in line for 2.3.

The "pure" Google experience is a myth in my opinion, at least the "I got the phone for the pure Google experience" comments are. An awful lot of people already flashing or chomping at the bit to flash custom roms.

All that other stuff you posted is just your expectations, not everyone else's.
[Nexus S General] willcpfc:
Your very right. Its not perfect yet, its not the one with the biggest screen, best camera, most memory etc etc.....I knew that when I brought it, but its a damn cool device! Look at my xperia....1.6 android and laggy but.....With XDA I made it a beast lol And I believe the Nexus will grow into a real beast!!
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
Good points, but to say the rest of what I wrote are expectations exclusive to me is clearly wrong. It's been ceaselessly reverberated at this forum that the Nexus line is all about a clean Google experience, free of OEM skins which hamper the phone, and free of career bloatware. Some have gone as far to call not having a logo on the front of the phone alone worth it.

Again, not trying to take away people's happiness with the NS; everyone will have different preferences, but what I wrote is not exclusive to me.
[Nexus S General] dudeimgeorge:
such a good point, the pure google experience has become an idea.

it seems that the newest nexus phone gets it first then a delay to the nexus one...followed by the massive wierd trickle down effect to the rest.

im not going to sell this phone, i do love vanilla google.

its just a hard swallow i guess in the long run. samsung and google rushed this a tad bit, i will remain loyal and stay with this line. its my fault for having such high expectations and trying to give proportional values i was expecting from the nexus one to the nexus s.

anyways, i always like a good discussion. i promise my nagging will smooth out in a few months..haha
[Nexus S General] ap3604:
I agree. It's nice to be "guaranteed" to get updates directly from Google but the whole pure android argument is overblown with custom rom's and launchers everywhere.

Are a "guarantee" on software updates (that is, until the next Nexus device comes out and bumps the Nexus S down the update ladder just like what happened to the Nexus One) more important than next gen hardware with delayed software updates? Thats up to each person to decide :)
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
Indeed. I don't know anymore. There are only 2 major updates per year, as well.

I'd like to clarify my position, by the way, I'm no Nexus S hater, nor "apple fanboy." I genuinely feel torn. I really want to stick with Android, and I want to like it for the many things it gets right, but there are prices to pay and I'm not particularly fond of the alternatives (be it non-stock Androids or Apple or RIM/WP7 -- let's face it, I'll never go back to RIM).
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
Which is why I said "not everyone else's" instead of "no one else's" or "only yours"... :)
[Nexus S General] lcr44ramirez:
If your content with the NS good, if you dislike it then just return it and move on simple as that. Theirs always going to be something better out their in the market but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy this one
[Nexus S General] jlevy73:
I guess I'm the glass is half full kind of person. When you think where Android has come since the release of the G1, which VZW deemed not worthy of being on their network, it's truly amazing. I think what's hurting Android the most at the moment is fragmentation. You have a company in Samsung that has a ton of Android devices out there with different OS versions (i.e., 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3). So resources get stretched thin when companies and carriers have to support so many different versions. Yes there is a price to pay but the same can be said of any other platform out there. With the Nexus line you'll always have the first OS version, the first bug fix, the newest radio, etc. Is Android perfect, no, definitely not. But they are fully committed to it and the future is very bright.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
Touche. : )

Indeed. I forgot who it was, but some Google person was talking about Honeycomb and the future of the OS, and it seems like he was pushing for a more end-user friendly version, something more visually striking and intuitive meant for the average user. I'm hoping this is true. Agree with the fragmentation problem. I didn't use to think it was that big of a deal, but I can see why people are worried and critical about fragmentation.

Perhaps I'll feel a lot better once Google releases 2.3.2 with bug fixes. Gingerbread could use it.
[Nexus S General] irishrally:
I'm sorry but I take offense to this and I'm not even a developer. All the ROMs you mentioned are alpha ROMs and WIP but the developers have been nice enough to provide us with these ROMs to give us a taste of what's to come and to add some really neat features and improve performance over the stock ROM. It should be understood that the people trying these alpha ROMs are aware they are WIP and will have some issues. I've tried the ROMs you mentioned and I think they are great, of course not perfect yet, but I don't expect that at this time, and I am grateful I can try them out. I'm mostly using the crackflashers releases and am thoroughly happy with them. Remember that the N1 ROMs have been developed for over a year now. Give the NS ROMs a chance to at least mature to an official release before giving up completely. Maybe your phone is in need of a good wipe, I don't know.

Denial? Not even close, I couldn't be happier with the NS.
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
Heck, even the stock 2.3.1 ROM from Google appears to be a WIP and not yet perfect. :D

I've posted in another thread that Gingerbread still has a "release candidate" if not "beta" feel to it in many ways to me.
[Nexus S General] endos2000:
The random rebooting sux....just happened while on work call during a crucial conversation...but all in all I love this Phone! it will bear my children =)

Oh and i currently have the N1 & Vibrant - Loved the N1, the Vibrant had Issues. This is a better version of the Vibrant minus 720p recording & SDCard. But i use Radio Streams so its cool...
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
sorry that you got such a small USB

its okay we wont judge you
[Nexus S General] endos2000:
Its not the size that matters, its what you plug it into ;-)
[Nexus S General] mcosmi:
I dunno about comparing this to my n1..that statement is insanity...however, the re-connect issue u speak of in CM happens to me all the time on the stock rom, so im wonderng if that is a hw glitch. It is SERIOUSLY annoying. The ringtone glitch i fixed by pushing ringtones to system.
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
Amen! Its a phone people! Dont like it, return it! Get a SGS which wont see the light of Froyo, or iPhone/Wp7 phone. It seems like people went out to buy the nexus S who havent seen/enjoyed a smart phone other than a iPhone. Nexus Phones were never made for grandma with ease of use as the main functionality.
[Nexus S General] j.bruha:
Were you the guy complaining in the other thread about this? If so, I'm pretty sure you were told this over there too, but I'll repeat it for you.

about:debug to change the UAstring is standard on ALL stock ROM's. If you experienced anything else on your Nexus One, then you weren't running a stock ROM.

I can at least sympathize with you about the browser lag as that issue drives me nuts, but I couldn't go back to the Nexus One after this. It feels way too slow now that I'm used to the speed of 2.3 with a Hummingbird and I couldn't deal with the lack of internal storage for all my apps.

Other than that, including the title of your thread, no way dude. Samsung's certainly not without fault, but I'd rather have the Nexus S over any other Galaxy S device or my previous Nexus One.
[Nexus S General] RogerPodacter:
I definitely feel bad for you nexus s owners for nothing else than being in some weird limbo device spot compared to what's coming out very soon. I still love my nexus one so much that I even just tweeted today how I still have no desire yet to upgrade my device. It's a tough spot for nexus s owners.
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
If your going to feel bad for someone, I think the vibrant/captivate owners can use your sympathy.
[Nexus S General] irishrally:
If you used an NS you would not feel bad for us. When I go back to my N1 to load up the latest nightlies I can't believe how much more I like the NS. I could not go back to using the N1 as a daily driver.

I played with all the new phones at CES that we have no idea when they are coming out and that will be released with froyo and not once did I even come close to regretting buying the NS.
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
Just IMHO.
[Nexus S General] irishrally:
^ ^ agree completely. "crackflashers are a disaster"? release the hounds!

how does this thread have 3 stars?
[Nexus S General] jivemaster:
I am sick of these threads. Buying a device and expecting every bug to be fixed in a few weeks makes you delusional.

There are problems yes, but there will be updates, and we'll get them first.

In the mean time get over it and enjoy your phone. There are great things to come.
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
Thank you. I'm so tired of all these bash threads as well.
[Nexus S General] avetny:
Love the phone !

copy paste if u love ur phone
[Nexus S General] tekkitan:
YOU are in denial. I love my phone. Don't like it, return it or sell it. Quit creating these dumb threads.
[Nexus S General] theimpaler747:
Thread closed, as tensions were heating up. Please, we don't need multiple threads bashing a phone. This is a developer's forum; we are here to help develop for all phones, and that is the standard I intend to maintain. Thank you
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] TheRomMistress:
Anyone found violating these rules will be Banned. Period.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH​

As the title says:

Non-Dev related threads will be closed without notice and then moved to the appropriate sub-forum/trash.

Repeat offenders will have their post deleted and will receive an infraction and possible ban.

The amount of General and Q&A topics posted in Development is getting ridiculous.

If you are not sure if it belongs in Dev, chances are it does not.

That is all. ​
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Spastic909:
Sweet. Getting tired of seeing question in the dev forum
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus General] sukru:
Hello,

I've temporarily switched to this phone, and I need to make sure that everything is OK, before flashing a ROM.

According to past experience, HardSPL is required before any custom ROMs. However there are several different SPL options, and different versions of HardSPL.

And also there is the issue of radio ROMs. I have 1.65.23.29. Do I need to change this?
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus General] sukru:
I decided to go with HardSPL, however I still cannot flash any ROMs.

The ROMs I tried are TWICE and TWINS, netiehr USB nor SD based flashing worked. USB says it's not compatible, SD does not recognize the file.

The bootloader is like follows:

NEON200

SPL-1.00.Olipro

CPLD-3

How can I fix this situation? (The phone still works with old 6.1 atm).
[General Topics] flyboy009:
Ok, maybe the title is a little over the top, but does anyone else feel that this is just a crime?

Selling HD2 Android Upgrade!

I'm sure HTC probably doesn't like it. And I'm double sure the people who have worked to create the tools to do would like their share if it's going to be sold.

Just my 2 cents.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
If people are stupid enough to buy it who cares...
[General Topics] juggs:
I agree with both posters so far. See some of the prices of phones on that site? Holy ****.
[General Topics] Dirk:
Have any of the actual developers commented on this yet, or have they been made aware?

I would hope that these IP thieves get what's coming to them, but sadly they'll probably be able to carry on profiting from other peoples work.
[General Topics] aaa:
Geeting an HD2 and play around with your own Android installation is fine.

Selling HD2 with pre-installed Android orpaid Android installing service is a violation of ethics and moral.

Those price...it is criminal!!!

I hope the authority will do something against this kind of act.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smartguy10:
My EVO keeps on going into recovery mode with red triangle on it. I have tried to push the adb push PC36IMG.zip /sdcard but when the phone reads the zip it keeps on failing with these errors radio_vz fail bootloader fail-ic , image check fail and update fail!..

I have also tried to run RUU but it keeps on giving me usb connection errors. What do I need to do get my phone up and running :(
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegasun18:
hello and welcome to the forums.

What method of rooting are you using?

At what stage are you getting to that you are at this point?

additionally it is helpful for posters to post in the section that best fits there post in this case Q&A. this si so it keeps things easy to read and find which you will quickly find can be a task all its own as you root and start playing around. it isn't a huge deal that you posted wrong though you may get a few nasty remarks for it just dont let them get to you and in the future try post questions there.

lastly if you hold the vol up button and power when at the red ! does it do anything for you?