yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Defy Android Development] cmstlist:
Don't count on it. I talked to a Moto rep at the Engadget meetup in San Francisco. He said the *only* device they intend to have an unlockable bootloader on is the Xoom, and any other devices that are developer-oriented. The Atrix will be locked. I asked him if Moto would consider allowing older devices to get their bootloaders unlocked, since they'll be obsolete soon enough anyway. He looked at me sort of incredulously, like I had just asked him to let me take a dump on him, and he said "in short, no."

And finally I asked, based on Motorola's lousy history with device updates on Blur phones (and all GSM phones) and on the inability to add custom firmwares, is there anything he could say to reassure me that my experience with a future Motorola device will be less disappointing than with the Milestone? He said, sorry, I can't help you there.

The folks at HTC's booth on the other hand were very open to talking about custom firmwares. They told me they regularly try out third-party firmwares to see what other people are doing to their devices. Moreover, sometimes they find features they like in those custom firmwares, and incorporate them into future versions of HTC Sense.
[Defy Android Development] drsouly:
i guess the defy is my last motorola phone... :/
[Defy Android Development] adi4motion:
it seems i've taken only bad decissions lately, the last one being selling my LG optimus one and buy the Defy, Optimus=Gingerbread next month, fully customizable, cyanogen mod 7 alpha stage

BUT

the hope it's not lost, i've read about Droix X running 2.6.37 kernel and custom roms,

Defy and Atrix 4G are very good phones, i'm sure that devs will figure something out eventually
[Defy Android Development] Lemark:
By doing so motorola is contributing significantly to the android fragmentation. I think without any support after the froyo upgrade defy will soon be fragmented away.
[Defy Android Development] ketonkss4:
That really pisses me off to read that. F$#K Motorola... Why are they so afraid of progress? Im totally hopping off this motorola wagon for my next phone too if thats how they are gonna treat their customers.
[Defy Android Development] AgentSmith:
So it's either a rugged smartphone with soon outdated software or an up-to-date phone with flimsy housing. What happened to the motto "best of both worlds?"

But I'm patiently hoping for a little miracle of getting the first custom kernel running on the Defy.
[Defy Android Development] cmstlist:
If it was never accomplished on Milestone what makes you think it'll happen on Defy?
[Defy Android Development] AgentSmith:
Well there is a difference between "was never" and "will never be". However if it's the latter then I'll simply have to get a new phone if I want to be up-to-date. No more Motorola in that case, it's as simple as that.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jesziicuh:
Ok so im rooted i came from tge latest myns rom ( where i need to flash radio prl and wiimax) and went to cm i flashed through rom manager and since i went to cm literally every call i make or receive gets dropped within minutes

Is there anything i can do to fix this problem?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D_A_M_A_G_E:
Are you in a low signal area ? I have noticed that sense roms tend to give you better low signal call quality and data than cm for some reason . If not I suggest a complete wipe and reinstall .
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jesziicuh:
No i get good service where i am. I alsi flashed back to myns rls 5 i kinda missed some stuff and got used tto the rom but still same problem :( i never had such bad reception. Every call is dropping and i did do a wipe and a reinstall still same issue
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jesziicuh:
Anyone have any more advice on what I can do to fix this problem?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S_rob7488:
Is there an easier way to switch back and forth between roms without having to restore a nand backup?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
Nope, unfortunately. Someone was working on a dual boot method a while back, I don't know if anything ever came from it though.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S_rob7488:
Shoot, guess we'll just have to wait ...thanks for the quick reply
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimdog420:
What I do is keep 3 or 4 nands of my favorite roms and just nand restore whichever I want to use

Also titanium backup pro is worth every penny, 1 click restore

Sms backup and restore to save your text msgs

Swyped from a galaxy far far away......
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] ayman07:
Hey guys. Anyone know of a cable that attaches to the bottom of the Tab and out puts a "female" ethernet port? im stuck at my desk all day and instead of wasting battery with the WiFi on the ethernet port is like 3 inches away from me. would be cool.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] zeb crs:
Maybe You should get an extra power adapter instead? Or a deskttop dock?

That is at least doable.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] ayman07:
Ethernet is always faster than wifi.....always! My cheapo chinese android tab came with an adapter.

From the Tab.

www.twitter.com/ayman07
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] foxmeister:
Except that it isn't.... always! ;) A 10Mbps ethernet line is likely to be slower than a very modern Wireless-N, but then again the real determining factor is the speeds of the actual internet connection.

That being said, I doubt that any ethernet connection via the port at the bottom of the Tab is going to be faster than decent WiFi.

I had a cheapo Chinese Android tablet too - it also came with an ethernet adaptor. However, it was piece of sh1te so I gave it away! ;)

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] puccaso:
hello

when you say my cheapo chinese android, i gather you dont use a samsung tab?

I too am looking for a 30pin-to-rj45 female adapter, any updates?
[Milestone XT720 General] pajo985:
http://www.wix.com/palmercurling/project-bootloader-freedom

seems that kexec methods works...and probably today or tomorrow source code will be released....
[Milestone XT720 General] AllGamer:
if that's true, then it'll be good news

that will make Dexter porting of 2.2 even easier :)
[Milestone XT720 General] grigorbg:
Hm... Maybe if this work.. Dexer can try with 2.3 :-)
[Milestone XT720 General] AllGamer:
Dexter already explain why 2.3 is not going to work
[Milestone XT720 General] Vistaus:
He didn't say it's not gonna work, he say it MIGHT not work but he'll test it. That's what he said.
[Milestone XT720 General] fjfalcon:
Well, he said that 2.3 may need newer kernel, not an 2.6.29 that works on xt720, cause of bootloader...

So, i hope that will helps!
[Milestone XT720 General] Vistaus:
That's what I meant. Sorry for the confusion. He said MAY need a newer kernel, but it's not clear yet 'cause he doesn't have the XT720 yet nor 2.3, so maybe it'll work.

And btw, I dunno if you guys actually read the first post in this thread but if the bootloader is cracked in some way, then it doesn't matter anymore 'cause we can flash any custom kernel then.
[Milestone XT720 General] fjfalcon:
Sure, it's only was message about why Dexter says it's not going to work.

People from droid-developers.org also already tried much attemps... with kexec also...

For now.. no success =(
[Milestone XT720 General] Mioze7Ae:
Motorola just marked the request to unlock the Droid X bootloader as "Implemented" here!!!:

http://getsatisfaction.com/motorola/topics/please_unlock_the_droid_x_bootloader

This may be related to:

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/01/1...bootloaders-looks-to-partner-with-developers/

which links to a Facebook response by Motorola that reads:

I'm incredulous. I really don't want to get my hopes up. We need a "support group" and seven step program.

Edit: More coverage of the incident

http://androinica.com/2011/01/19/motorola-unsure-of-its-own-bootloader-policy/

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2011/01/20...m-users-to-go-away-then-begs-for-forgiveness/
[Milestone XT720 General] c_urbanek:
why is the bootloader so difficult to crack?

Why is the bootloader so difficult to crack?
[Milestone XT720 General] Mioze7Ae:
The short answer is that the security in the bootloader is based on very high quality mathematics.

Basically it's what's called a NP-complete problem (I think, I'm an armchair cryptographer only). Think of this this way, we have some sort of algorithm (equations are a kind of algorithm):

45 * x + 32 = 76

Now, there are two ways to find values of x that satisfy this equation. The way we are taught in school is to use the rules of arithmetic to convert the algorithm into a simpler algorithm that yields an expression we can evaluate directly. That's pretty fast.

Now assume you didn't learn how to do that and that nobody in the world knows how to do it. The other way to solve it is to try plugging in values of x on the left-hand side until you find a value that when evaluated gives 76. That way could take a very long time. In fact, you can calculate how long you expect it will take based on how long it takes to test a single value and the expected number of values you'll have to test. (On computers, numbers can be very large, but they can't be infinite)

Fundamentally, this gets to a very important unanswered question in computer science and mathematics called "P ?= NP" which essentially asks: can every possible algorithm be simplified somehow to be solved faster than plugging numbers (over simplified a bit) or are there some algorithms that can only be solved by trying different values until one works. Digitial cryptography is based on finding algorithms that can't be solved easily with current knowledge (the research question is can you find an algorithm and prove that it can never be simplified--again oversimplified a bit).

The bootloader uses one of these algorithms (in the sense that publicly nobody knows anybody that can simplify it--insert NSA conspiracy theories). I think I read somewhere that based on the keysize and using the best algorithms available to search the keyspace, the expected amount of time required to crack the key using all of the available computing power in the world is something like 15-30 years. There was the distributed cracking effort, but they were using very inefficient algorithms that supposedly would take at least over 1000 years (some people said it would take longer than the life of the universe). Some have said that hardware that should be available in five years should be able to break it in five years or something like that. I'm probably remembering the details wrong, but in any case it's not good news.

So, that leaves us with essentially five ways to crack the bootloader:

(1) Look for the key with the expectation to never find in the lifetime of the device,

(2) Find a bug in the implementation of the the bootloader itself (could be either a hardware or software bug),

(3) physically modify the phone to disable the check,

(4) find an efficient attack on the algorithm (i.e. prove this particular encryption isn't one of the mythical unsolvable ones),

(5) convince Motorola to just give it to us.
[Milestone XT720 General] the_coolguru:
I picked this XT720 phone over iphone as it will be better with open source community will do new tech y things I will learn and enjoy best we can ever have as in phone. Motorola did tried to diminish the impact for product with the poor upgrade support. I was thinking of selling ( as most of us did thought before Dexter the man behind the rescue operation and best of this community ) my phone. Now i must say it has much better response, satisfaction and relief. This new news has now pumped up everything that we are going to be best in this competition. I think only we have to look for is the alternative for front camera ( something like usb camera attachment or something like that.. may be silly of me I am dreaming ) and this will be best product in the line. Love you people for making my wrong decision worth. Cheers to my XT720 community. ;)

Thanks to all who joined hand for better: :)
[Milestone XT720 General] Vistaus:
@Mio: Indeed. Btw, number 3 or 4 is already solved by booting a ROM via 2nd init. That is what ROM-bakers do on the Milestone 2 and the Defy. We could do that too.
[Milestone XT720 General] mchlbenner:
We need a top noch developer to crack this bootloader that's it.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] shvyue:
Not tested by myself. I don't wanna change to the Japanese FW. Just uploaded for anyone who is interested.

7zip format. Flash with Flash Tool.

Sorry didn't notice this FW is already uploaded. Please help to delete this thread. Thanks.

--EDIT--

Please see this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8944043&postcount=1

http://www.multiupload.com/V01KSAFVYK DOCOMO MULTITOUCH [2.0.1.B.0.19] (thanks to indigomode)

all Languages incl. + JapaneseIME ,HangulIME ,ChineseIME.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jingboy:
can someone pls tel what is the kernel and baseband version of this update?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] neptune.joel:
+1

does this have english at least?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arkedk:
Yes it does have english, just flashed my X10i to this.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] reptile64:
And it works???
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arkedk:
Yea works fine
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] reptile64:
Mine stuck on endless bootscreen loops... weird.. which firmware have you used??
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arkedk:
Sorry I used to Docomo from the FlasherTool thread.

This one is missing the loader.sin file.

So i got the older 2.1 without MT.

Just gonna reflash to the MT Firmware now that can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8944043&postcount=1
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] reptile64:
He removed it!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arkedk:
No it's still there.

The url is just not a link.

it says:
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] reptile64:
Ok when you are done please tell me if it works and if it has Greek(Ελληνικά) language

Thanx!! :D
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arkedk:
All Firmwares has all languages.

Just updated to the latest Docomo Multitouch.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] rokca33:
stuck in boot screen:rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arkedk:
Here use these files to make a complete docomo multitouch flash.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7443387/Docomo_2.0.1.B.0.19.zip
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] marcoplo:
ME too i stuck on the sony ericsson bootloader

when i applyed it took about 5 min

then very think was allright when I reset stop working at all
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ojpd:
Can this be rooted?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arkedk:
Yep it can be rooted with the SuperOneClick for .24
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ojpd:
Cool thanks. I haven't flashed anything other than X10i specific firmwares on my phone but I'd really like to use this (SO-01b FW) until the official Dual-Touch FW for the X10i comes out.

Sorry if this is a silly question --- If I flash this would I be able to go back to stock X10i firmware via flashtool??
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arkedk:
Yep you can always go back. But if you don't wanna flash and reinstall all your apps. Then just flash the kernel.sin file. Then you should get Multitouch and don't have to restore all you stuff.

So just download the package and use the latest FlashTool:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=920746

And unpack the Docomo Firmware in the "firmwares" folder, then remove all *.sin files, except the kernel.sin.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ojpd:
Thanks a lot arkedk!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] subhankar.ds:
Is this support on touch zoom for Mediascape?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] akila87:
Does this rom have iptables?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] downesey:
cannot root. root does not work on this
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] G-FACE:
Does this firm brings the 16M colors on x10?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arkedk:
Yes root is available for this firmware. I rooted with SuperOneClickv1.5.5 (for 2.0.2.A.0.24)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] markthompson39:
1. Go to http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=920746 and download the version 0.2.3

2. From your old flashtool (search xda) for these files) folder, find loader.sin and userdata.sin and copy these two files insides the firmware folder for example inside documo folder.

3. copy this docomo folder inside the firmware folder of flashtool

4. Run the flashtool and follow the online instruction.

After flashing you should be able to run all the feature of MT and also after booting you will get the option to change the language. I tested it myself and its working fine.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] troysite:
this firmware has multitouch or dual touch . It's big different.

Does it have iptable/netfilter inside the kernel?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbarnum:
*Stock phone / no root*

I have only found two things to really complain about for this phone...

1) It syncs constantly and never stops until I turn it off.

2) When ever I'm on wifi, it always shows both wifi and network icons. I don't see activity on the "H" icon when on wifi but nevertheless it shouldn't be there.

Anyone with any ideas why these are happening?

Thanks in advance.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolcat615:
I've only noticed the H appear when on wifi if MY ACCOUNT app is open / being used. Use a task killer to stop that app and see if it goes away. Works for me :-)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jggimi:
The MT4G has a "task killer" built in:

Settings > Applications > My Account > Force Stop
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbarnum:
Thanks for the suggestion but it didn't work right away... However, it seems to have passed now that I have restarted my phone a few times since my original post.

The sync part of the problem is still there and can't find a solution other than turning off sync...
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] rawfa:
Hi,

I´ve searched here and on other forums and I couldn´t find anything regarding this matter (which is weird because it sounds very basic). Does anyone know how to change fonts on the milestone? My wife just bought one and I have tried to do what I do on my Vibrant (menu-settings-display-fonts) but it doesn´t show up for here. I´m sure it´s something simple. Can anyone help out?

thanks

Rafa
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] prnha:
The fonts are located in the folder /system/font. You can reach this folder by using adb or Root Explorer. There are different fonts for sans-serif, serif and monospaced. If you replace these fonts by font files (renamed to the same name as on your milestone, e.g. DroidSans.ttf) from your computer and reboot your phone, the fonts should be replaced.

This way (using Root Explorer) worked well on my Milestone. (;
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] rawfa:
Thanks for the response, but that is too much of a hasle for something that should be included in the stock rom (like most androids). My wife doesn't want new fonts THAT bad.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imekul:
Using CyanogenMod 7 on my Evo, when I take a picture in landscape mode, it doesn't automatically rotate. The picture is stored as if I took it in portrait mode. Therefore, if I send it to anybody, it is incorrectly rotated.

I have tried using the "Rotate Right" option when viewing the picture Gallery, and that fixes the display on the phone, but it doesn't seem to actually alter the picture. When I send it, it is still rotated 90 degrees too far to the left.

Is this just a bug in CM7? Anybody encounter this?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Examiner19:
I am running CM7 build 5 and justed tested that--I do NOT have that problem at all.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyrnight:
Agreed, on the '05 nightly I have not had the issue at all .. I am using the Savaged-Zen-Beta-CFS-HAVS-SBC-WiMAX Kernel though...

I am on 003 evo, original camera.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imekul:
I just updated from Build #3 to #5, and the problem is gone! :) That was easy.
[Captivate General] ericos123:
Got this message last night out of no where when opening up the marketplace upgraded to perception 10.2 still having the issue anyone have a fix for this or the latest market apk.... thanks
[Captivate General] diablo009:
Did u try posting this question in the thread pertaining to the ROM? That might give u quicker answers.
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
Did you restore your Market ID after flashing the ROM?
[Captivate General] keitht:
Please report this here:

http://www.google.com/support/forum...6a&hl=en&fid=55c997eccabf0a6a00049a33a1fcdf76

Many people having the same issue including myself.
[Captivate General] keitht:
Hurray! My market is finally fixed. I flashed back to stock, rooted phone, used adb to delete the following from /system/app:

DownLoadProvider.apk

FactoryTest.apk

MarketUpdater.apk

SecDownloadProvider.apk

Vending.apk

Then reflashed stock ROM again, loaded up Serendipity ROM from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=900568

And now market works. I am not sure if all of this is necessary but worked for me.
[Captivate General] h_22_accord:
i flashed back to stock and installed darkys 8.1 rom and my market was fixed too, really weird how that fixed it, but ill take it. lol
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] cx1:
A Microsoft spokesperson issued the following statement:

“We encourage people to use their Windows Phone as supplied by the manufacturer to ensure the best possible user experience. The scenario described is not supported at this time.”

http://www.winrumors.com/microsoft-responds-to-htc-hd2-windows-phone-7-roms/

I read that as open season for the moment....
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] pack21:
People lets make some noise on there....
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] bteljuice:
Mouhahahahahahahaha

EDIT: BTW, When I called for the Activation. They gave it to me (but I had already used the one provided here). Then they called me again today just to make sure everything is operating smoothly. I love their Customer service :D
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] hyellow:
and this is how the communtiy responded when MS said no!!! the HD2 has too many buttons.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] martijnloeffen:
Microsoft would be crazy not to support WP7 on HD2. Of course they encourage it now..!!
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] DannyBiker:
Microsoft has always been rather "friendly" with people experimenting with their products. Look at Kinect, HD2, 360, 7, etc. They are not encouraging it but they are not shutting off all doors either...

After all, it's free advertising and more people using their products...
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] martijnloeffen:
They learn from it as well!!
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] geddeeee:
“We encourage people to use their Windows Phone as supplied by the manufacturer to ensure the best possible user experience. The scenario described is not supported at this time.”

I think the phrase 'at this time' is a bit of a giveaway. In the future maybe???

Whatever people think of Microsoft, they do try to listen to the feedback given by their customers. 'Cracked' software comes with the territory for any OS developer. They could block any unlocks, but that would lead to other methods to bypass this.

No software is crack-proof.

Windows 7 activation was bypassed ages ago, and Microsoft haven't actively tried to stop this.

I'm not a huge MS fan, but hats off to them for trying to improve their software and OS year on year.....