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[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buddha:
updates are coming for 2.2 froyo.

stay focused :D
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lappitude:
I'm not sure where to go for help or what to do next, so I'm posting on here (I've read a lot of great stuff on here in the past and now!). So, here's the story:

Tmobile came out with their 2.2 update and I decided to get on the band wagon and update my phone. What I didn't know after I started was that the stupid Samsung program doesn't want to work with Win7 x64 for whatever reason. So after my phone is sitting at 2% for two hours, I decide enough is enough and I disconnect it and reset it.

Now it's got the phone...!...PC picture on it (or black screen o' death).

I've tried just about every combination of the 3-button push to get it into the "download" screen I've been able to find on this forum and others, but all I ever get is the black screen of death. I've got Odin installed and it sees it when I connect the phone via the USB cable, but I still never get onto the download screen. I thought "what the hell" and tried to flash it anyways with Odin. The phone went to a completely purple screen. Reset and back to the Black screen of death.

So, there you have it. Is there anything else I can try? Or is my phone dead dead? I've read about some kind of micro-usb-resister thing I can try, but I'm not positive of being able to reproduce that item. I've also read a lot of terms and procedures that I'm very unfamiliar with. I'm a compelte noob when it comes to flashing and rooting my phone in fears of this exact problem. Now I'm facing it and need some help.

Thanks in advance for your help!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dan_Brutal:
All I can tell you is keep trying to get into dl mode. It can be a real pain in the ass getting the three button to work sometimes. Good luck.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcghee1973:
Pull everything out, battery, sim, microsd

Have ODIN open

Plug the usb into the PC

Plug usb into the Phone

Hold down ONLY the volume buttons

Put the battery in
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] offdutyninja808:
Take your battery, sim, and everything out of your phone. Open odin. Connect usb cable to your computer only. Put your battery back in. Hold volume up + volume down. Connect usb to your phone. BOOM. You should be in download mode and recognized in odin.

Flash back to stock. If it's that messed up, you may have to use eugenes froyo that doesn't brick first. Search the stickies for that.

Hope this helps.

Sent from my nuclear powered submarine!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] offdutyninja808:
Lol! You posted as I was typing it out.

Sent from my nuclear powered submarine!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lappitude:
Thanks for posting! So, I tried both methods that you two mentioned, but I'm still only getting the phone..!..PC image. SD card, SIM, and Battery removed; connected USB, held down volumen buttons, and put in battery. Odin does appear to see the device attached (shows up "0:[COM5]" highlighted in yellow), however. Any other thoughts or perhaps there is something I'm missing?

Thanks again for your help!

Addition: I'm using Windows 7 Pro x64 if it matter..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayvil30:
Try odin on different pc. Or try different version of odin. Did you make sure you had proper Samsung drivers installed? 64 bit drivers. After opening odin make sure you have micro usb plugged to pc. Hold only the volume up and volume down buttons at the same time. Now plug usb to cell and that should do it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcghee1973:
Try it with the phone just powered off.

Pull the battery and unplug the USB from the phone.

Leave it plugged into the PC.

When you put the battery back in it should stay powered off.

Now with the battery back in, ODIN open, and your holding both of the volume buttons down, plug the phone in to the usb.

***Opps looks like rayvil already posted this method
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lappitude:
It's working!!

So, when the xda forums went down last night and I didn't have much other guidance I decided "what's the worse that could happen if I keep on screwing with it?". Well, I could never get to the actual download screen no matter what buttons or combination of buttons I pressed. However, my computer would always recognize the device and so would Odin.

I downloaded a .PIT file, loaded it into Odin with the new 2.2 .TAR file. Then I hit "Start". To my amazement, the thing started to update the phone! Even while the phone was still on the "phone..!..PC" image. There was even the download/process bar showing up on the phone itself. 10-15 minutes later and the phone is up and running. The best part, though, was that all my settings and apps were still loaded and working! Odin must have taken over what samsung's piece-of-crap Kies program couldn't do and finished the upgrade process.

Thanks to everyone's input and this forum! It's a lifesaver!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_wolf88:
Great ! Congratulation !

BTW ODIN is made by Samsung also if you didn't know that !
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfree2340:
I want to update my X10a running 2.1 build 2.0.A.0.504 to 2.0.2.A.0.24, but I'm wondering if I need to do it in a special way because I've rooted and installed xRecovery and JIT, or can I just use Flashtool and re-root, and reinstall xRecovery, BusyBox, JIT, etc?

Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batman_112:
Yes you will need to redo after updating.
[Droid Pro Android Development] jnagy129:
Okay so I am new to the pro coming from an incredible...and well when i first got the incredible there really wasnt anything as far as rooting and roms go..but the pro has been out since november..it has root..however it doesnt seem like a lot of people are interested in porting roms and making customs ones for it..i mean is fission the only thing being worked on? no miui or cynagen?
[Droid Pro Android Development] mistarose:
That seems to be the case. I am actually researching how to cook Roms to see if I could do it since no one else seems to be.
[Droid Pro Android Development] jnagy129:
yeah im thinking about learning to do it too...its just finding time with school/work
[Droid Pro Android Development] jayhammy:
I also came from the Incredible. The development for that device was amazing within a few months. However, for the Pro, it's really a sad state of affairs--no ROM to speak of. There is a Fission ROM RC1, but it's definitely not a daily driver and there's been nothing since that first release.

I LOVE the physical keyboard of the Pro, but I miss the fun of the Incredible. I'm sure I'll soon sell my Pro for the upcoming Incredible 2 or thunderbolt. I'll never buy a Motorola Android device again.
[Droid Pro Android Development] Phoible:
Yeah. It's kind of too bad. I have a Droid Pro and a Droid 2 (was given the Droid Pro), and recently switched to the Droid Pro as my everyday device. I love the keyboard and form factor, but would prefer to be able to run something closer to AOSP stock (have the most recent build of Fission on the D2).

I'm guessing that there just aren't enough Droid Pros out there for anyone to be interested in developing ROMs. Too bad, because it's a great phone, although I can see people not being interested in a "high-end" phone with an HVGA display.

Maybe the next version of MotoBlur will be better than the current one (although I've been happier with the stock software on the Droid Pro than I was with the Motoblur on the Droid 2 when it came out).
[Droid Pro Android Development] jnagy129:
I mean for me its not so much as the UI...i actually dont mind moto blur at all and aside from missing the favorites widget for contacts and the default clock..i like it a lot better than sense...but the thing that i want is custom kernels and what not for speed/battery management and the other extra things
[Droid Pro Android Development] bako.li:
where are the chefs............?????????????

its pity, great phone with great hardware but dump software, we need chefs here..... where are you??????

please dont let droid pro to go down the drain, please......

we need a stable and fast AOSP ROM .......if possible......donating not a problem;)

please guys.....
[Droid Pro Android Development] @Class:
Yeah I am really hoping for a Cynagen port of 2.3 onto this device :)
[Droid Pro Android Development] mrsato:
Really? This is where we stand on this? Nothing since February?
[Droid Pro Android Development] CrackMonkey91:
yah i know it sucks i want to learn to port so i can take the roms made for dx or d2 i really want cyn
[Droid Pro Android Development] chinkster:
Isn't the bootloader locked on this thing? That's why not really any roms?
[Droid Pro Android Development] StingRay_:
Bootloader on the Droid X and Droid 2 are locked as well but both have some custom ROMs available..

Think it's more of an issue with the lack of numbers....not any devs have this device and not a huge number of Droid Pro users compared with the others....with the similarities with the X and Droid 2 you would think it wouldn't be too hard to port over a ROM to the Pro....
[Droid Pro Android Development] CrackMonkey91:
if you go check out droid forums you will see there is a guy working on CM7 for the PRO i cant wait for the first beta

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/motorola-droid-pro/154369-gonna-build-cyanogenmod-7-pro.html
[Droid Pro Android Development] casca_the_immortal:
Well the problem is the pro was targeted at corporate America. Not the IT guys or nerds but the exec's that loved the blackberry. The result is you don't have a lot of pro owners that know what xda-developers.com is, let alone a custom rom.

Bashing motorola? For realz? Damn man I love my Droid X, I do product reviews on just about every phone on the market and I have to say my original Droid X is still my favorite and I don't pay for service, phones or anything. I have my pick... and it's the Droid X. I've been thinking about switching to the Droid X 2 which is just as outstanding, the only problem is I don't want to reward them for not going 4G with it. I don't really need a processor upgrade and I have a 32 gb micro in the Droid X 1 (which I was surprised it recognized to be honest).

Anyway, Droid X 1 with MIUI FTW :)
[Vibrant General] blackmamba:
Hi - I'm a Mac user and started running into issues with Kies loaded in a VMware Fusion running Windows 7 64-bit.

It gets to the point of downloading the update and my screen has the neon green Downloading message and right after it fails - asking me to do emergency restore. I cancel out, take the battery out and boot back normally into 2.1 - nothing really got updated. I believe its to do with how Kies works with USB drivers and real usb interfaces - that might be an issue on a virtual interface.

Can someone send across a link to the official Froyo 2.2 Samsung Vibrant ROM JL2 meant for Bell Mobility? I'll be very grateful...

Thanks!
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yinjianweizxc:
I using it,but hava many problem.1st,how to change the theme color for blue?Original is black.2rd,how to change the icons for WP7 icons?Thanks very much!!:p
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yinjianweizxc:
How to use the ThrottleLauncher theme of WP7?

I don't know how to use it yet,I glad to installed it,but when I touch the SMS and GAME,it will go to a blank page,why??Thanks for helping me...:DAnd....someone can give me a complete theme?Thank you very much!!
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draken Korin:
pls refrain from opening a separate thread for every single question you have, especially when the subjects are so closely related as these are

thx
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cazs:
Hello all,

I am hoping to sell my Hero soon, and want to revert back to the stock Sprint ROM.

I am not sure how exactly to wipe all of my data from the device. Do I install ClockworkMod Recovery plus the ROM, install from the zip file and then format everything?

Will formatting my SD Card (where the ROM installation file will be stored) mess anything up? Or is it okay?

Any help would be appreciated,

Cazs
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andythegreenguy:
Just run the Sprint RUU to format everything from your phone. To wipe the SD card contents, just format the SD card.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidnoob111:
prolly get more money for it rooted than u would stock
[EVO Shift 4G General] dchadwick:
I took this video of my shift from my original evo. If its not as bad as the iPhone its still troubling.

What do you all think?

[YOUTUBE]PNtO2qOID9Y[/YOUTUBE]
[EVO Shift 4G General] ajs2677:
I tried replicating your results and haven't been able to. My signal doesn't seem to change at all regardless of how I hold the phone.
[EVO Shift 4G General] Zardos66:
Unable to replicate.

Sent from my bathroom, with toilet paper.
[EVO Shift 4G General] foxsdaddy67:
think someone has too much time on their hands :confused:
[EVO Shift 4G General] BuddahWolf01:
Mine does the exact same thing. It is pretty annoying. Probably my biggest complaint about the Shift so far.
[EVO Shift 4G General] emkorial:
Mine did the same as well. PArt of why I returned it
[EVO Shift 4G General] finalhit:
does the same thing for me as well.
[EVO Shift 4G General] dchadwick:
There is another thread further down in general that talks about low signal issues and the antenna being in the bottom of the phone.

I figured this issue might be related to just my home but it happens every where. I am hopeful its a defective antenna otherwise I'm considering returning and going back to my Evo.
[EVO Shift 4G General] dchadwick:
I have updated my PRL and profile several times hoping this will resolve my issue with no effect.
[EVO Shift 4G General] herbthehammer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CDaxhjUs9M&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Same thing happens with wifi. Maybe get a holster and Bluetooth headset? I know. I have an idea for an invention. A hat that has a holster on top for your phone. No more body blocking signals!

Another thing kinda related, the old phones with the telescopic antennas usually always outperformed phones with stub or internal antennas. I say bring back the telescopic antennas and get more bars!
[EVO Shift 4G General] the5ifty:
I was able to replicate this quite easily on the wifes shift...however I am left handed so it doesn't effect me as much when held in my left hand...this may be a huge factor in deciding which phone I get w/ my upgrade on the 1st though
[EVO Shift 4G General] herbthehammer:
Like the video said, pretty much all phones do it so that's nothing new. Some might be worse than others.
[EVO Shift 4G General] Zardos66:
I still can't make mine do it, but I do know the signal on this thing is worse than my hero pretty much all the time.

Sent from my bathroom, with toilet paper.
[EVO Shift 4G General] Dread 7us:
Mine seemed to be doing that at first but not consistently. This phone is definetly getting better service where I live than my old hero though

Sent from my PG06100
[EVO Shift 4G General] the5ifty:
I always get horrible signal in the bathroom...lol
[EVO Shift 4G General] ajs2677:
I feel lucky, I seem to be the only without this problem who is also getting BETTER reception than I did with my Hero. I know someone else in my area with this phone, I'll ask and see if he's having any issues like this.
[EVO Shift 4G General] adamr240:
Mine will do this, but I have a very poor connection in my house. It's always on the verge of going into roaming/not having service. So it doesn't take much to lose signal strength.
[EVO Shift 4G General] Dread 7us:
Hey same for me, the signal is far superior on the shift than the hero

Sent from my PG06100
[EVO Shift 4G General] Quis89:
Damn....my phone does the same thing. I was just hoping I would be able to point and laugh at those who's phones were losing bars too....
[EVO Shift 4G General] herbthehammer:
The reception in my bathroom is so $hitty I have to use wifi.
[EVO Shift 4G General] BuddahWolf01:
I see what you did there
[EVO Shift 4G General] vampir4997:
Dropped 2 bads holding it in the corner. Oh well im left handed doesnt affect my opinion on the phone its still awesome
[EVO Shift 4G General] scottspa74:
[QUOT otherwise I'm considering returning and going back to my Evo.

Who, with brains enough to stand on two feet, would trade in their evo for a shift? Unbelievable. Only reason I hit this forum was cuz I'm considering getting a shift for my mom., it being kind of a grandma phone and all (compared to the evo).

Sorry, no dis to anybody, but gotta say this astounds me.

I played with a shift tonight for a minute, but saw the SMS app would only open in landscape (but it may have been cuz of the sprint hardwarevlock on it, but Rosie rotated just fine) . Anyone can respond to this, thanks?
[EVO Shift 4G General] cloverdale:
Who, with brains enough to stand on two feet, would trade in their evo for a shift? Unbelievable. Only reason I hit this forum was cuz I'm considering getting a shift for my mom., it being kind of a grandma phone and all (compared to the evo).

Sorry, no dis to anybody, but gotta say this astounds me.

I played with a shift tonight for a minute, but saw the SMS app would only open in landscape (but it may have been cuz of the sprint hardwarevlock on it, but Rosie rotated just fine) . Anyone can respond to this, thanks?

I went for the shift over the evo, and feel as if I am somewhat intelligent (I have a PhD in mathematics and work as a researcher for the National Institutes of Health). In my opinion it runs much smoother than the evo, and is a better size for myself. And yes, the SMS will open in portrait or landscape.
[EVO Shift 4G General] qngds:
Glad you like your EVO :)

Sms opens fine for me on Shift, landscape & portrait.
[EVO Shift 4G General] dnalevelc:
I cupped my phone with both hands and held it against me to cover as much phone as possible. I went from 6 bars to 5 bars. I had to go that far to just lose one bar.

I returned my evo to get this phone. Fits much better in the pocket, screen is sharper, and I don't have to constantly wonder about my battery.
[EVO Shift 4G General] oboroninja:
Who, with brains enough to stand on two feet, would trade in their evo for a shift? Unbelievable. Only reason I hit this forum was cuz I'm considering getting a shift for my mom., it being kind of a grandma phone and all (compared to the evo).

Sorry, no dis to anybody, but gotta say this astounds me.

I played with a shift tonight for a minute, but saw the SMS app would only open in landscape (but it may have been cuz of the sprint hardwarevlock on it, but Rosie rotated just fine) . Anyone can respond to this, thanks?

I have a evo sitting in my left pocket right now, and I only use it as a mp3 player until someone on craigslist buys it. After using the shift there's no way I would use my evo again. Its better for responding to emails or text, gaming, viewing images, and general everyday use. Not to mention this battery life blows my evo away. Even with an SBC kernel on my Evo it still doesn't come anywhere close to the Shift in terms of battery life.
[EVO Shift 4G General] hammondnav:
If you can successfully make calls without any audio quality issues or drops, then you shouldn't bother with it. :D

If you're having dropped calls or getting "robot voices" then maybe there's something wrong.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibuddha:
Ok, so i'm working the overnight shift at work and I was trying to find a way to connext my Vib to my laptop and be able to send and receive my text messages through my PC while I watch a movie (on the companies dime of course)anyway, i've used PDAnet before and never had a problem with it but now for some reason it said I had to reinstall the PC client. so I was doing this and it seemed to be installing ok but then i got some retarded error message and just gave up trying. now i'm connecting my phone to my pc and I can access the SD card but it won't recognize ADB. i have debugging on and Its still not recognizing the device. droid explorer doesn't recognize it and neither does kies. i tried downloading the drivers from the Samsung website and when i tried installing them I get an error message that I have to uninstall the drivers then try again. can anyone help? idk what happened?>?
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] haree:
hi

i m looking for the a black back panel for my phone ie i mean the back cover mine came in white and i wanted the black one i have tried goggling it with no luck

if any one has any info id be obliged :D

thanks in advance:D

hari
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] bharani16:
hey just try walking into service center and order for a new panel..I am sure they will supply it but original panel will be a bit costly i think
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] haree:
hi

thanks actually that's the only place i didn't :eek:try ill try the same

thanks for ur kind reply:D

Note : i did get it at the service center it cost around 5$(INR 200) the problem was the top part were we charge the phone

& the volume key are in white its ok it looks freakish but its good im happy any way i still have the original white one :D

this just for the info for others who are also looking for the same :D

thanks

hari
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] Bobbydigital86:
Service centre
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] cdesai:
Original white

I and all my other friends got black
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] abdooo92:
here in germany you can buy black an white...but black is nicer:)
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] abdooo92:
and white is more expensive :(
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] LSDetlev:
I found some on eBay
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] benjy4537:
thanks

Nices thanks :D
[Galaxy 3 Accessories] haree:
No black or white cost the same in my country

thanks

hari

from my SG3 using XDA premium app
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XPLANE9:
Okay, so I just got my replacement vibrant and am about to reflash dragon kernel 3.1 oc version. Will the overclocking shorten cpu life, as I plan to use my phone for 2-3 years? Also, will increasing the voltage to the cpu just hasten the cpu wear?

EDIT: LOL. I spelled impact wrong. Stupid swype dictionary.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darksurf:
yes, overclocking will shorten the lifespan of a cpu without question, but it all depends on the cpu itself. I overclock my AMD chips all the time, but when the Chip will last 10 years, why not overclock since you don't plan on using it for longer than 5-8 years anyway. Now, I'm not sure how hardy these hummingbird chips are, but I do know that the chipset they are based off of were originally developed with capabilities of 2ghz.

This causes 2 issues in a cell phone tho, not enough space for heat dissipation and it eats batteries like my wife eats chocolate cake! So, if you OC plan to see your battery life drop like crazy. 1ghz is pretty powerful, I don't really see a need for more power on your cell phone, but I don't see a reason why you shouldn't either :D

Not all chips can handle overclocking as well as the next. They are all kinda individualistic. Remember, I'm not saying "yeah dude, OC your phone! it will be so powerful it can do your laundry for you and even get you a beer from the fridge"... nooooo, so if your phone turns into a vibrick don't go...."oh, darksurf said OCing your phone was OK and that my phone wouldn't catch fire".

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

just a disclaimer

I think your phone could handle a small OC and still live to be 2 years old just fine. Its up to you to void the warranty...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Deleted member 3238343:
I tried a few different remote access programs to access files on my phone and all of them failed to work properly. Programs I've tried include the following:

http://www.appbrain.com/app/remote-desktop/pl.androiddev.mobiletab

http://www.appbrain.com/app/remote-web-desktop/net.xdevelop.rm

http://www.appbrain.com/app/wireless-file-transfer/com.lextel.transmit

Is there some kind of "firewall" that might be blocking access on my phone? This seems to happen on different ROMs so it doesn't seem to be an isolated issue.

I even tried different browsers on my Windows 7 computer (Firefox and Internet Explorer) both of which failed (page not found).

Anyone else has similar problems or know of a solution?

Thanks.