yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sakai4eva:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/17649/android_upgrades

Straight from the source, it seems that HTC is winning the update war, followed by Motorola.

So, for your next purchase, do bear in mind this factor ;)

Summarized from the article:

1. HTC updated 50% of their phones to Android 2.2 within 2010, with the average of 56 days.

2. Motorola comes in second with 15.4 before the end of 2010, however, four phones are launched after Nov 2010 (caveat: launched without Froyo even after it was available), with average taking 54.5 days

3. Samsung update ONE phone only after 159 days. The rest seems to be locked on 2.1 for the time being...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=913045

4. Dell & LG have no updates, but there are pipelines to update some devices

5. Sony Ericsson = FAIL! No plans to update their flagship phone, the X10. At all. It just can't update, but they are hopeful that future phones will not have this problem.

6. Another issue is that for HTC and Motorola, flagship phones are updated first.

7. Carrier's also has to take some of the blame: Verizon (33%@58 days), Sprint(28.6%@100 days), T-Mo(12.5%@112 days), and surprise, surprise; AT&T (0%)

Conclusion: HTC phone on the Verizon, at least until the CDMA iPhone4 comes out, then HTC on Sprint? Btw, 4G seems unaffected so...
[XPERIA X8 General] harrvester:
I`ve used xRecovery-0.2-release and accidently delete the /system files. My phone is not booting. I can`t open xRecovery anymore. What should I do ? Can someone help please ?
[XPERIA X8 General] a-k-t-w:
Restore your phone, assuming you haven't made a backup with xRecovery yet.
[XPERIA X8 General] dviktor:
flash the phone via SEUS
[XPERIA X8 General] harrvester:
I have a back`up but I can not access xRecovery
[XPERIA X8 General] XperianPro:
You got working xRecovery-0.2-release.

How?
[XPERIA X8 General] harrvester:
tx. it worked
[XPERIA X8 General] Buddha:
ENJOY

see the link ^
[XPERIA X8 General] a-k-t-w:
Doesn't work.
[XPERIA X8 General] Buddha:
maybe it just work for x10.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thenameisgabe:
I'm on the verge of buying an archos 70 8GB IT, but I need a critical question answered first.

I'm planning on using this on my car, and would need to grab internet from my phone. I have an ATT captivate running a custom froyo rom. Now, there is an function on my phone to start a mobile AP through wifi (I believe it is the standard froyo feature and not some third party add-on).

Does this wifi hotspot not work with the archos? This would be a major dealbreaker as bluetooth is out of the question due to having to use a GPS to bluetooth adapter.

I've read a couple of forums up and down and no one seems to have answered this question completely. It seems that everyone has come to the conclusion that android does not have support for ad-hoc networks. I guess my questions lies more along the lines of whether the froyo mobile ap is an adhoc network.

Thanks.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] percymfchan:
You may remove your connection.

Re-connect it with power save disabled

it may OK
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 900i:
I am using a ZTE Blade/San Francisco with a custom Froyo rom and I can wireless tether my Archos 70IT to my wireless hotspot.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ske714:
I have a rooted HTC Incredible with stock froyo, and tether my A70 using Wireless Tether from the market. Works great. So does my bluetooth gps, by the way.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rglick64:
Not that this should change your plans, but the fact that you need Bluetooth for GPS doesn't necessarily eliminate using Bluetooth for tethering simultaneously.

I've done exactly that with a Blackberry Tour (for tethering) and a cheap-when-I-bought-it TomTom Bluetooth external GPS unit. I used this configuration to get Google Navigation working. FWIW, doing this actually drove me to get CoPilot, as I didn't want to be tethered all the time to do GPS navigation.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thenameisgabe:
That's interesting, I was under the impression that you could only have one device paired at one time. This is good news as I was hoping to perhaps write a program that would allow me to use the archos as a bluetooth headset (to receive calls while in the car), but since I would already have been using it for GPS, I didn't think I could do that.

Regarding my original question, it appears the the froyo mobile AP feature does work in infrastructure mode, I made a hotspot and my friend's nexus one connected to it fine.

Thanks.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KOCTA:
I tried to tether to my HTC HD2 with WM 6.5.3, but no success. WiFi hotspot is ad-hoc, Bluetooth and USB tethering simply doesn't work. I'm at a deadlock... Any ideas?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thenameisgabe:
Doesn't the HD2 run android as well? You could switch to that.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlausDo:
Hi,

I´m also in trouble with mobile 6.5 on Omnia i8000 and archos 101. No tethering via BT or USB. Seems to be a mobile 6.5 problem.

I tethered my archos via BT to an SE t630 without any problem.

But I need it for my maindevice Omnia ...
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RollerCoasting:
Could you link to an .APK file for download? On my rooted myTouch Slide with CM6, it just doesn't show up in the market.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtang65:
I just got my A70 IT 250 gb, I am not able to use Wifi Tether from my Epic 4G. Rooted with Froyo.

any help will be greatly appreciated..
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thenameisgabe:
Using the Mobile AP option is the settings menu? Or using some custom Sprint functionality. The Mobile AP one should work.

By the way, where did you buy your A70, I've been trying to buy one but its sold out everywhere.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ske714:
Choose your flavor...

code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/]
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ske714:
Did you try CDW? I got one there about a week ago. I called and they sold one to me for $275.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlochiefsg:
confirmed Wireless Tehthered doesn't work....it doesn't connect to adhoc Wifi hotspot such as my Iphone 4 on Mywi.

I'm using Arcgos 70IT 250GB rooted:(
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtang65:
Do you have the link or How-to, to get your A70 work on Wifi?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtang65:
A70 root

Just wondering how did you root your A70? was it easy? I saw a post on XDA on how to root Archos Gen8, using SDE. I read thru it and got chicken out.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ske714:
Wireless Tether is an app you run on your rooted android phone. It shares the phone's 3G/4G connection, which will show up as an available connection in your A70's wireless settings and allow you to access the internet with your tablet.

An adhoc network is used to allow the devices to communicate and share files with each other. I don't believe the A70 will connect using adhoc wifi.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ske714:
Once you have Wireless Tether installed and opened on your rooted android phone, open up the settings. Change the SSID to something you will recognize. I would leave the encryption and access control off until you have it working. Then go back to the main screen and press to start tethering. Once it starts, open the wifi settings on your A70 and scan for devices. You should see your phone and be able to connect to it.

Once working, I recommend going back and setting the access control and encryption. You will have to set a passphrase in the phone for the encryption, then edit the connection on you tablet (long press) and add it to the settings. With access control enabled, you have to accept the connection on you phone the first time. Once you start tethering and your tablet tries to connect, hit menu->access control on the phone and accept the connection.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KOCTA:
I've red that Android devices could connect to ad-hoc networks if you are able to make changes in config files via adb. Alas I can't do this on my 101 :(
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlochiefsg:
try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=880321

this is the easiest to go
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlochiefsg:
but how to establish connection with iphone 4 to tap on its 3G network?
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ske714:
Sorry, but I can't help you with that. Have you looked in any iphone forums? That's where you'll find the answer to that. Tethering is a function of the phone, not the tablet. The tablet just sees it as an access point like any other. Good luck!
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ExploreMN:
That's not exactly correct. The device needs to suppot adhoc networking which the 101 doesn't support out of the box.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ske714:
You are incorrect. Again, and adhoc network is a local area network among the devices involved. Tethering with a 3G phone works in infrastructure mode exactly as I have described. Your phone acts as a wireless access point, sharing its internet connection with your tablet. I have a rooted HTC Incredible with Wireless Tether installed and an "out of the box" A70 tablet, and I use my phone's 3G connection to access the internet with my tablet every day.

http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wirelessfaqs/f/adhocwireless.htm
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ske714:
OK, apparently Wireless Tether originally required support for adhoc wireless networking and the wiki page has not been updated. Since June it has used infrastructure mode. The answer to the original question is that if your phone supports it, it works perfectly with Archos gen8 tablets, out of the box, using infrastructure mode.

Read here...

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/94789-infrastructure-mode-working.html
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pirecrompir:
has anyone managed to get wi-fi or bluetooth tethering working over a wm 6.5 phone (i use a htc diamond2 aka topaz with a custom energy rom)? until this is somehow resolved, archos is unfortunately a no-go for me :-(...

thanks
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KlausDo:
Tethering BT

Hi,

I did.

Look here for more:

http://forum.archosfans.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=42024&start=160

But no USB-connection 8-(
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pirecrompir:
thanks for the reply!

i have always used win mobile phones and have never heard of infrastructure mode, which is as far as i found out necessary for wi-fi tethering with an android phone. is this infrastructure mode something specific for android based devices or is it possible on wm devices, too?

thanks!
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anubis66:
So I have been messing around with this, trying to get it to work with my Archos 101 and through much dumb effort I have replaced my wpa_supplicant file and my backup is corrupt. Can anyone copy their's out and hook me up? (more then one copy will be made in further attempts).

Thanks

EDIT: cancel that, after last firmware update i was able to correct the problem I had run into.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] nutmegy:
Hi Guys

I now have Windows Phone 7 working and activated... and i am actually quite impressed... it has made me realise i only liked android because i enjoyed updating the builds and kernels all the time (sad i know)..

anyway one gripe (and probably nothing WE can do about it)

Is there a way of organising the Applications list, as although swiping up and down the screen is pretty smooth and quick.. just seem a bit cluttered.

Any ideas?

Like i said it's probably one of those "wait for the next release on WP7" type of questions...

Ta
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Verbl Kint:
Fairly recently, it seems that some of the better-performing aPads coming from China are running on Freescale IMX515 Cortex-A8 processors (ARMv7 variant), with the 8" and 9.7" variants being the most widespread.

There have been some issues on screen shake and sd cards but, this is, all in all a powerful tablet with lots of potential. I'm hoping that this thread attracts some development to go further. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mogrith:
Since the Frescale Source code is easily available I would think there would be more activity here.
[Vibrant Android Development] Chainfire:
SGH-T959_T959UVKA6_T959TMKKA6_T959UVKA6_T959UVKA6_UV_TMB

ro.build.date = 2011.01.18 21:53:23 KST

ro.build.fingerprint = Samsung/SGH-T959/SGH-T959/SGH-T959:2.2/FROYO/UVKA6:user/release-keys

NOTE: Contains update to secondary bootloader ( but not a signed one )

http://www.multiupload.com/GZT6ZYFX46

NOTICE: I do not have this device model, nor have I tested the ROM, I'm only telling you where to find it.

Donate for my efforts (see sig) or at least use the thanks button if you don't want to donate :)

Uploaded by request - krylon360
[Vibrant Android Development] krylon360:
White beat me to it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=919760

Thanks chain
[Vibrant Android Development] Exel:
Woah, nice. o;
[Vibrant Android Development] SamVib:
w00t!

10char
[Vibrant Android Development] glacon175:
Amazing :) Gotta love the leaks :D
[Vibrant Android Development] TheExpertNoob:
LOLz, bootloaderz, lolz. ill fix your bricks.
[Vibrant Android Development] gallagherm1993:
2nd one this week!
[Vibrant Android Development] oquinones:
Hopefully where it says "NOTE: Contains update to secondary bootloader" that means that I'll be able to use Heimdall on my Mac now. :)
[Vibrant Android Development] RobBull69:
Thanks Chainfire. I don't think I'll be a guinea pig with this update because of the secondary bootloader. Sammy's already been playing with a locked bootloader with its tab firmware.:mad:
[Vibrant Android Development] scrizz:
sw33t thanks
[Vibrant Android Development] XPLANE9:
The secondary bootloader updates scares me, as if you bork up the bootloader not even odin will save your phone. And I would refrain from flashing this until the devs search through it and make sure there is no locked bootloader in the rom. The galaxy tab had a locked bootloader in one leaked rom.

I WOULD NOT FLASH THIS DUE TO THE BOOTLOADER UPDATE UNTIL DEVS HAVE SEARCHED THROUGH IT.

EDIT: Saw the edit in the OP Chainfire. Not signed. What is the update to the bootloader anyways?
[Vibrant Android Development] Chainfire:
Waiting for somebody else to guinea pig is always a good idea, especially if bootloaders are in the package.

However I did check the bootloader before posting, it doesn't seem signed / locked / protected. And you can always flash without the bootloader, just remove sbl.bin from the tar archive before you flash it.
[Vibrant Android Development] bobbbb:
Can we haz KA6 Modem pleaz?
[Vibrant Android Development] traicer:
what would be teh seconday bootloader? download mode?
[Vibrant Android Development] XPLANE9:
The bootloader is basically what loads the boot image, rom, kernel, and all of that to start the phone. If you bork that up, the phone will not even start up, not even download mode since that is connected to the bootloader and is normally not affected by rom flashes.
[Vibrant Android Development] traicer:
alright so ill be holding out on this update for a while, lets let the devs search through it first
[Vibrant Android Development] eminembdg:
Chainfire has already stated in the OP that it's not signed
[Vibrant Android Development] ndwgs:
Chain,

I would've pressed on the thanks button, but i'm limited to 5...

LOLOL, we need more Thanks!!

I wonder what this secondary bootloader is... I'm tempted to flash.

Sent from the helm of Vibrant Galaxy!
[Vibrant Android Development] MWBehr:
Correct, and you just quoted him saying it again....
[Vibrant Android Development] jumaaneface:
I'll be the "guinea pig" for everyone here after i odin this to see if everything is gonna be legit. i have a nexus s as my backup phone so this is just my toy. should i try to odin back to a 2.1 rom with a sbl.bin included?

also as a side note should i check the box in odin that says bootloader update? lol:D
[Vibrant Android Development] gehzumteufel:
Unfortunately I am mobile. So I don't have the link handy.
[Vibrant Android Development] rmb1000:
gehz, thanks. i just went to 2.1 and used "one click" again and went into 2e.

so what is the deal with the 3e and ROM manager?
[Vibrant Android Development] gehzumteufel:
It has to do with the change they made to verify some kind of signature. I assume to make loading custom roms harder, but not sure.
[Vibrant Android Development] splat matt:
Try sending a few mms(picture messages) with text included. After 2 or 3 sent this way you should be able to send just pictures.
[Vibrant Android Development] huynhct:
Newb questions: I soft bricked my phone and need to reflash the stock froyo firmware.

Do I flash this in Odin?

Do I need a pit file?

NVM FIXED
[Vibrant Android Development] rawfa:
Will I stil be able to flash a different kernel with this rom?
[Vibrant Android Development] parahelium:
First time for me using Odin too, do I need a pit file and where can i find it? Thanks.
[Vibrant Android Development] kobesabi:
I test it as it is from flash it as it is over JK2, it didn't work. It kept on looping to 3e recovery menu.

Flashing back with JK2 works fine.

But I'm thinking testing it without sbl.bin

Original tar.md5. I opened that with 7z and delete the sbl.bin but it still is tar.md5 When I tried to flash it, it complained something about md5 mismatch. To flash it without sbl.bin, I'd have to rename .tar.md5 to .tar then flash right?
[Vibrant Android Development] no clue:
Just want to say tks~

In the way, it bring my vibrant back to life!!!!
[Vibrant Android Development] psz01:
Yes. This is just the Official update from Samsung/T-Mobile.

For those having issues with the recovery not working with Clockwork, I personally use this so that Clockwork can install correctly.

(Basically, Oneclick Root the phone, install the modified recovery from that link, and then install Rom Manager from Marketplace)
[Vibrant Android Development] Neffstarr:
so i odin this correct to get 2.2 instead of going through kies?

i got the info from following link ..

NOOB GUIDE for OFFICIAL 2.2 on the vibrant

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=927495
[Vibrant Android Development] TaintedCross:
You need to update your download links. Multiupload isn't working. =/
[Vibrant Android Development] krylon360:
SBL works just fine. didnt lock me at all.

My guess, some douche at tmo hw locked his phone on accident...or flashed a ATT rom.. lol, and wanted the SBL to be included.
[Vibrant Android Development] jumaaneface:
thanks. i hadnt got the chance to try and boot into download mode again. got interupted by a phonecall
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Krylon, you start this yet? If not I'll have one deodexed when I get home.
[Vibrant Android Development] krylon360:
White beat me to it. I flashed and went to eat, and he posted it before I got back. lol
[Vibrant Android Development] omegaspin:
does this mean the "douche" made the phone even more resilient to brick?
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Well cool then, i'll skip right past that step then! Did he dump the sbl or include it?
[Vibrant Android Development] krylon360:
the phone is easy to brick actually.

I wont tell you how to get a free replacement if your phone is still under warranty. LOL
[Vibrant Android Development] krylon360:
not included, but doesn't look like it changes anything.
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
Lol, one $130 bad sbl flash was enough for me!
[Vibrant Android Development] Whitehawkx:
Sorry Krylon! >_< I saw KA6 and was like "GIRL MOVE OVER!" *Odin-BAM!*Deodex-BAM!*Post-BAM!* *sigh* Just another Tuesday night... ;)

Didn't want to scare the children. :p
[Vibrant Android Development] jumaaneface:
anyone play with the gps yet? i got a lock in a few seconds while in my basement. shockingly
[Vibrant Android Development] Soldi3rxx:
so all this talking, does anyone know what th changes in KA6, so far i d jl5 and i loved it, flashed to kA5 i had worse battery so idk about this new kA6
[Vibrant Android Development] jellette:
I wonder if the inclusion of the sbl might be a sign of a final 2.2 build.
[Vibrant Android Development] Whitehawkx:
Same thought crossed my mind as well.
[Vibrant Android Development] richiehd:
as did mine.
[Vibrant Android Development] BuLLeT_PrOOf_wAlleTz:
Ka5 was horrible. Battery gps data.

Never had any issues with that in the past.

Why would they add a bootloader if we already have recovery/download mode. I only seen bootloaders on htc phones
[Vibrant Android Development] VICosPhi:
THANKS a ton for the leak :) you are fast
[Vibrant Android Development] ndwgs:
LMAO... Well that's how they learn!

Should'a let them learn! .... I know, i'm evil.
[Vibrant Android Development] VICosPhi:
+1 , looks like Tmo paid Samsung ;) just kidding...

Good to see Samsung / TMO are helping us keep the phone more open with secondary boot loader... now only if BGRs report is true about Vibrant 4G running Gingerbread ;)
[Vibrant Android Development] ndwgs:
Aye...same

That's why i was curious to flash this, but i wasn't near a comp-pooper.

I wanted to see if this was 'it'...

Sent from the helm of Vibrant Galaxy!
[Vibrant Android Development] richiehd:
i don't know too much about bootloaders. how does having a second one mean they are being more open? or was that sarcasm i didn't catch. lol
[Vibrant Android Development] BuLLeT_PrOOf_wAlleTz:
What if "we" are the guinea pigs.. to Make sure the vibrant 4g comes out bug free out the box.(like ours should've been).

Could be a weasel move they're tryna do
[Vibrant Android Development] OuncE718:
Wow I definitely did not think of that, but you could be right being that the Vibrant and 4g are basically the same.
[Vibrant Android Development] s15274n:
Exactly what I was thinking too....

I wonder if #NeverAgain Samsung had any help with it... not likely, but maybe.
[Vibrant Android Development] cashyftw:
Well we could be, but then again it doesn't really matter, the 4g has exactly the same specs as the Vibrant so, will be getting all the 4g upgrades anyway (Via devs)
[Vibrant Android Development] enzomtrx:
I don't mind testing it oit for the sake of it being the "one"....
[Vibrant Android Development] Chainfire:
It doesn't. God knows what he meant. In total these devices have no less than 4 bootloaders (Initial Boot Loader, Primary Boot Loader, Secondary Boot Loader, and in case the SBL is corrupt, it even has a full secondary SBL - a backup). That doesn't make it more open, it has nothing at all to do with it. They're just pieces of code that run in a certain order to get your device up and running.

This ROM includes a new SBL, which - aside from finally loading the kernel - provides such things as "download mode" (the SBL in general, not this specific update specifically)
[Vibrant Android Development] richiehd:
thumbs up, thanks for the clarification.
[Vibrant Android Development] robavila721:
so then samsung is being more open line another post claimed?
[Vibrant Android Development] Chainfire:
Err what ?
[Vibrant Android Development] OuncE718:
What do you guys think of this rom? Is it worth upgrading from ka5? Any noticeable changes from ka5?
[Vibrant Android Development] PaiPiePia:
so, it included a Secondary Boot loader like the back up you mentioned in the above post? Otherwise, I don't see why they need to replace a working secondary bootloader..
[Vibrant Android Development] VICosPhi:
I meant to say they are not giving us new ROM with locked/encrypted bootloader like HTC. Glad to see we can still boot to d/l mode and use ODIN in case of bad flash. Included SBL file will also help fix the hardware locked vibrants...
[Vibrant Android Development] Haxel:
YAY!! A new image! I should be getting my new vibrant battery soon also. Its like double christmas. :D
[Vibrant Android Development] lightninbug:
Someone post the modem