yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newter55:
I have seen some who have allowed the lights to be brighter by removing some of the coating on the inside but this requires disassembly which is not difficult but may be more than you want to attempt. Personally I love the fact that they are dim...the brighter lights attract your eye when in a low light environment.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] r3n0:
Hei everyone

I use android gingerbread(2.3.1.) on HD2 and everyday my hardware buttons on phone(5 of the bottom) starts to twinkle, on/off, and then i must restart my phone to twinkle stop. Can someone says me how to turn of this twinkle?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Muyz:
Call a fake phone number, e.g. 0 and hang up.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Maximilian Mary:
How can I restore the stock recovery image on my LG Axis? After reading the Ally threads, I tried to restore install-recovery.sh, but it does not exist. In fact, all the files in root and in /system/etc are the same as on my wife's unrooted Axis.

Bonus question: Does anyone know of a custom recovery that works on the Axis? I already tried Clockwork 2.5.0.5 and RA_GNM 1.2.5 (via ROM Manager) with no luck.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Maximilian Mary:
Is there any way to back up the recovery image on my wife' Axis, then restore it to mine?

Another question:

My service is with Element Mobile. LG has a software update available for my phone, but only for US Cellular. If I use the LG Update Tool to install the US Cellular version, would I be effectively unlocking my phone to work only with US Cellular? Or would it work fine? I have no problem changing the SID, MIN, etc back if that's all it would affect.

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Just because I'm an Android noob, doesn't mean I'm an id10t. Everybody starts somewhere.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] LuvKnuckle:
Dont update using the US Cellular files. Im with Element mobile also, and everything Ive found points to we got the short end of the android stick with the Axis, its just a relabeled Apex. I havent found any Rom managers that are compatible with this phone either. But I have heard there is a good possibility that there will be an update to 2.2 so that would solve the Apps2sd problem.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joeharder:
I Have 2 Lg Axis Phones, 1 rooted w/stock AND:2.1 (no recovery) and one unrooted. Rom Manager recognizes my PH: as LG ALLY. Still no recovery image to back up LG AXIS has surfaced around the net for me either. if anyone sees one, PM me PLEASE!!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] joeharder:
YEA You CAN!

***(but I should first say... It worked for me... and I am not an expert... therefore... I make no claims to the validity of what is suggested here on any device but MY OWN LG-AXIS (AS740-Element Mobile)... AND I am not to be HELD ACCOUNTABLE for any actions you may take or effects the said actions might have)***

that being said...

Heres what I used (all are available with a search button)

-both Phones ROOTED (1 you ruined the recovery on, the other STOCK)

-Terminal Emulator (android .apk avail on market)

-Sd card

-LGMobile updater (installed on PC)

1.with the sd card in the working phone, open terminal.

type the following commands:

$ SU

(brings up super user prompt. accept. "$" becomes "#")

# CAT /PROC/MTD

(brings up a list of mtd files, along with ther association in qoutes, "recovery" is mtd2 on lg axis-element mobile)

# CAT /DEV/MTD/MTD2 > /SDCARD/MTD2

(copies mtd "recovery" file to your sd card)

# exit

(closes SU prompt "#" to "$")

2. Unmount the sdcard from the STOCK LG- Axis and put it in the corrupted LG-Axis

3. Open Terminal Emulator on said corrupted Axis and type the following commands

$ SU

# CAT /SDCARD/MTD2 > /DEV/MTD/MTD2

# EXIT

4. Reboot the (now patched) LG-AXIS

5. Open LGMOBILE Update tool on PC

6. Connect your (patched) LG-Axis to PC Via USB

7. Select update in the Update tool

THIS UPDATES YOUR PHONE TO ANDROID 2.2 EFFECTIVELY RESTORING THE PHONE TO A STOCK ELEMENT MOBILE LG-AXIS 2.2 (with fully functional STOCK recovery.img)

**attached is a working mtd2 file for LG-Axis (element mobile) if needed!
[Fascinate General] brian85:
First off I'd like to say I'm thankful for everything the devs here do. I've tried the 3g fix and it didn't do anything, so now I'm just curious if there is anything else out there that fixes it.

I'm on the newest DL09 and the problem is still there. Bad reception. I'm serious when I say I get full 3g bars maybe 1% of the time, and I'm dead center in a verizon 3g area. I've never seen a signal jump around as much as on the fascinate. It will switch between 3g and 1x constantly throughout the day, and when it's on 3g it looks like the bars are dancing all day long because they just jump around.

My original Droid will have a steady 5 bars pretty much all day. Fascinate...not even close. It's getting ridiculous actually. I can download updates for apps on my droid no problem, but I actually wait til I get home on my wifi to download updates on my fascinate. I constantly get "stuck" loading a page on the net because of the ridiculous reception.

Now my question is...is there any fix out there that actually works that I might have skipped over? Good reception is a HUGE thing, especially when I'm dead center in a 3g area, and the fascinate doesn't have it. I'm thinking about selling it in the next few days because it's absolutely crazy.

People complain all day long about the GPS and no froyo...and I'm actually confused as to why many do not complain about the reception. That's the biggest issue with the phone IMO.

Thanks for any help.
[Fascinate General] AlexDeGruven:
Have you actually tried contacting Verizon about it? It sounds like you've got an antenna issue, which should be pretty easily addressed with a phone swap.
[Fascinate General] brian85:
My friends has the same issue, and I've seen people complain about it before. So I think it's a fairly common issue.
[Fascinate General] orateam:
I'm assuming you tried the reprogramming codes?

http://www.ehow.com/how_4532332_reprogram-verizon-phone.html

probably the 1st thing you tried, but just checking. I know for me, i went from being in the -102 range (1 bar) to -89 range (2 to 3) at work. Also at home i went from -92 to -51 (MAX)
[Fascinate General] brian85:
You did option 2 correct?
[Fascinate General] brian85:
Just did option 2 and it seems to have done nothing. Going back and forth between -96 and -101
[Fascinate General] FDro:
If you dont see people compalining about reception, its largely due to the fact that the phone doesnt really suffer from reception issues. If I were you, I'd call verizon and make a formal complaint about the hardware restricting your usage, I'm sure they will work with you.
[Fascinate General] brian85:
I'm a sales rep at a Verizon corporate store, 4 of my co-workers have Fascinates and we ALL experience a MAJOR difference in signal quality compared to co-workers with Droid X's and Droid 2's...

There's a five page thread on droidforums (fascinate section) about every single person in that thread having reception issues on the fascinate. And if you do a "fascinate reception issue" search on google, there are threads everywhere about that.

I just have a feeling everyone is focused on froyo and GPS so that's why reception isn't brought up much. I highly doubt, with as many people that have this problem, that it's just a problem on some of the galaxy s phones.
[Fascinate General] BlackHoleSlam:
agreed bro i lose signal from my bars are really sporadic
[Fascinate General] brian85:
Yeah it's very frustrating.

What's even more frustrating is even when I get 4 full bars I only get -89 on the mobile signal widget..that's far from max reception.
[Fascinate General] Ahodson1985:
I've never had reception problems per se but I have full bars and 73 dbm. Also for some reason my 3g download rate is nerfed. Earlier today on speed test got 63 kbps and 462 ping dunno why. Mostly hovers in the 300kbps range

Sent from my sch-i500 using dl09 supah clean
[Fascinate General] ChrisDDD:
I've had two phones now, and they both have very poor signal strength. Comparing my Fascinate to a friends Droid, sitting just a few inches apart, he had a dbm in the mid to high -70's, while mine was in the high -90's.

If you're in a solid coverage area, it gets fine reception and you're not likely to see the problem, but as you travel into a lower signal area, the Fascinate trails off very, very sharply. Even though I live in an area with supposedly blanket coverage, my house is towards the bottom of a small hill and I typically get zero or 1 bars on the display, every once in a while 2, but it'll drop back to 1 or 0 as soon as I pick the phone it.

The Fascinate does have a very week antennae design.
[Fascinate General] keeena:
I rarely see 3 or 4 bars...come to think of it, I don't think i've ever seen 3 or 4 bars. This is when I'm in an area which should definitely have excellent coverage.

OP: do you have actual symptoms of poor signal like slow down/up load or dropped calls?

My speed tests when i have 1bar 3G are about 800Mbits up and 500Mbits down. Never dropped a call (rarely make calls, though). I have read that some folks suspect that the Fascinate has reporting issues? I don't know...but since I'm not seeing horrible speeds I've tried ignoring the fact that its always reporting 1-2 bars.

Kind of similar to the TWoS thing. I chased this one for a little bit too before dismissing it as a reporting issue (for now).
[Fascinate General] Dhuss:
I originally was upset about the reception but came to realize that the office building I work in is built like a bunker. Other then when I am in the center of the building I get good reception, at my desk near a window I get 1-3 bars. However anytime other then when I am in this building I almost always have full bars.

However I have noticed that when I am in my office what ever bars I get my friends droid gets one more. But when it comes down to that it isn't Verizon...again the problem is with Samsung.
[Fascinate General] Wrathos:
Hey guys,

what if I did option 1 instead of option 2 in *228 reprogramming?

On another note, my 3g indicator constantly disappears in verizon hotspot areas, it is really quite the annoyance.
[Fascinate General] dcow90:
Are you on a stock kernel?

Sent from my USCC SCH-I500..
[Fascinate General] Wrathos:
Negative, I'm on Dl09 supah clean with adry's 12/30 test kernel.
[Fascinate General] soba49:
The reception for my Fascinate isn't spectacular. I don't know how it ranks among smart phones, but there is a definite difference between it and my chocolate 8550. In known holes in vzw's coverage I occasionally lose signal, but I don't use it as a phone enough to drop many calls.

However, I spend the majority of my time in strong signal environs, so it doesn't really come up as an issue for me, and I just accept it. It will be a decision factor for my next phone though.

Maybe others have a similar situation: worse yes, but liveable.

Swyped w/ XDA App. When in doubt, mumble.
[Fascinate General] bwheelies:
I have noticed the signal over the past 24 hours has been jumping all over the place like Verizon may be running tests or something. The drop being very consistent intervals of no bars but still 3g.
[Fascinate General] iTz Nicholas72:
My brother has Fascinate as do I and out of the Box his got 2 more bars than mine and his almost always has more signal.

Remember this was before I started rooting and all that.
[Fascinate General] Jbuch84:
Hey, just thought I'd throw out my 2 cents.... I had the same problem and got it fixed after calling Verizon a ton and finally getting a tier 2 tech to file a... Damn, can't remember what it's called - brainfart... "trouble area" dealy (you know what I mean). My local network was wonky....even though my droid ran fine on it, the fascinate didn't. I tried everything from manual settings in string codes, and even returning my first fascinate thinking it was the antenna. But like I said, after I got the call from verizon saying my local network had an issue an it had been resolved my phone is a ton better.
[Fascinate General] jazzyjames:
The question to be really asking yourself is, is how is your "true reception" meaning, are you dropping callins, are you getting no service at all? I was a Eris owner, and it was pretty rare I saw 3 bars, when my wifes Droid always had full bars, but I can always make a phone call even when I have 0 bars.

Just remember that you could have -1 bars, and as long as you can make a phone call and the call quality is good, that is all that matters.
[Fascinate General] brian85:
Considering this is a smartphone and not just a phone, being able to make a phone call is not all that matters. With my droid and fascinate side by side, droid gets 2.0+mbps and fascinate gets 0.40mbps. That's a huge difference, and not acceptable at all IMO. Why have 3g on this phone at all if I never get 3g speeds?
[Fascinate General] mexiken:
The term you're looking for is called a trouble ticket
[Fascinate General] jazzyjames:
Well first off your complaining about reception, and bars, I hate to break it to you but the number of bars doesn't really have much to do with how fast your 3G connection is. Are you downloading torrents on your phone? I mean honestly what are you needing a constant 3G speed for? Other then tethering your phone thats the only thing I can think of.
[Fascinate General] jaspring:
why not i can know?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismgan:
Well I was going to put my first ROM on (cyanogen) and something went wrong. I had done a Nandroid backup and when I try it says Error while flashing boot image. I can't get past the boot screen. In desperation I tried Wipe data/factory reset in Clockworkmod Recovery v2.5.0.1 to no avail. Can anyone help me outta this mess?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismgan:
Anyone There ??

Can anyone help??
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jimdog420:
Make sure your battery is charged up enough, too low and nandroid will fail on most recovery versions but the latest amonra.

If that doesn't work look for a .img file to flash back to stock

Swyped from a galaxy far far away......
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismgan:
Where would I look for a .img file? On the SD?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fazulka:
If you can still wipe then you can get to recovery. Us the USB-MS toggle to connect your phone to your computer. Re-download a ROM's zip fie and try again. try something very stable, wipe, then reflash. It should boot fine. Sprintlovers is a good stable rom to work with. Just download, use USB-MS toggle to copy it to the root of your SD card, turn off USB-MS toggle, WIPE ALL! / factory data reset, then flash zip from SD card. Wait for that to finish and it will boot fine.

Here is a link to the sprint lovers download:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PXIYUNSY

and the thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=830153

If you are using clockwork recovery I think the USB toggle is under partition menu, that or advanced.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismgan:
Thanks so much. I'll try that, but I'm not sure what you mean by the USB-MS toggle. Would you mind expanding on that a little? I really appreciate it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fazulka:
I just searched for it. I have a different recovery so the wording is different. Connect your phone to the computer while in recovery. Move down to the Partition menu and enter that. One of the options should be "Mount USB". Click that.

A folder should pop up on your computer showing the contents of your SD card. Copy the .zip file that I gave you the link to above to the SD card. Then disconnect USB.

Wipe or factory reset from the wipe menu. Then flash the .zip from the SD card. Then reboot the phone. It will take a few minutes to load, but should work.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismgan:
I can't thank you enough! I was scared sh-tless that I'd bricked my phone. Wish I could buy you a drink!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fazulka:
Glad to help!

If that works make a nandroid backup immediately so if it happens again you can restore the working sprint lovers.

If you want to try cyanogenmod again re-download (could have corrupted before), and always wipe before you flash the .zip or it will bootloop.

Have fun!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismgan:
You know what I'd really like to do is restore the Nandroid that I did right before I got into this mess. But I keep getting the " Error while flashing boot image" message. I'm charging another battery to see if that's the cause of the error. What do you think?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fazulka:
I'm not sure. Could be a battery thing. I know it does give an error if the battery is too low, but i don't remember what the message is. I think it won't do anything if it is less than 30%.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lovethyEVO:
I got those errors a couple times when I first started out. I fixed it by flashing the rom I was running when I made the nandroid and then restored my nandroid over that.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismgan:
Didn't I probably lose that ROM when I did the Factory reset?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sekigah84:
No you don't lose your nandroid when you wipe back to factory. Your nandroid might be corrupt. It happens some times. I flash your custom ROM, set everything up the way you want it. Then do a nandroid backup. Copy that over to your PC to save space as it is a large file.
[Wildfire Android Development] -Howard-:
At the moment i am using the SUnAaBh Rom overclocked to 710MHz and i really care about speed on my phone, i was wondering if there are any faster sense roms now? as i flashed SUnAaBh as i heard it was the fastest but there has been some new releases can anyone advise me? :) thanks
[Wildfire Android Development] Was3k:
Hybrid V3, it is not a "full sense" ROM but, it´s faster (in compare with original froyo) and stable.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=893399&highlight=hybrid
[Wildfire Android Development] 3xeno:
Hybrid is not a Sense ROM. It is "hybrid" because it uses a few HTC Apps.

OP, if you are really looking for speed, consider switching from a Sense based to an AOSP ROM like CM6/7 or OpenFire. You really dont have much options in Sense Based ROMs apart from Sunaabh, WildPuzzle, DK Custom ROM, and, really,, in terms of speed, its minutely different between each.
[Adam Accessories] joshua.lyon:
If you've browsed other sections of the XDA forums, then you may be familiar with the carbon fiber skins that people have applied to their devices. In specific, when I was browsing the ViewSonic G-Tablet section of the forums, I saw that one person was manufacturing computer cut vinyl skins. These skins are made out of a material that has a visible texture that shows in various lighting conditions and are not simply printed patterns.

I emailed the guy who makes the G-tablet skins and asked if he had plans to make a skin for the NotionInk Adam or if he would be willing to custom make one and he said yes. While he did say he could probably make one using detailed measurements and some really good photos, it would be much easier if someone could drop by his facility so he could create a template directly on the Adam.

If anyone lives in the Delaware area, please get in contact with the guys at GotShadeOnline. If someone can stop by their shop, they will take the measurements on your device so they can get an accurate template created and in return they will provide the skin free of charge. This would be a big help for other NotionInk Adam owners as the skin is nice quality and would make for a good accessory. I'm personally interested in one as I'd like to cover up the ugly markings on the back of the device and add some further protection from scratches / etc.

GotShadeOnline - ViewSonic G-Tablet Cover

Some Reference Threads:

More pictures and feedback on AndroidForums

Rothnic from XDA forums home-made version

"Protective rear cover" thread for the G-tablet at XDA
[Adam Accessories] aaron19953:
Hey, that skin looks familiar !

I sent off an email to Notion to see if they could email me measurements as well as a picture of the back of the Adam. I also asked if they had any "dummy" units available for shipping. I'll let you know as soon as i hear something back from them !
[Adam Accessories] inspiron41:
i live in NY, but delware is kind of far lol. i would love to have a skin like that
[Adam Accessories] clayginn:
Anyone ever get in and let them measure. I would love to get one of these
[Adam Accessories] johnboatcat:
The light colors would be great

for using the Adam in sun as I am sure they will get very hot. My Pixel Qi Lenovo gets steaming even in the winter in Fla.
[Adam Accessories] aaron19953:
Hey guys, finally had an Adam pop into the shop today !!

Nice piece of hardware (and i think the skin is nice too) hehe

http://www.gotshadeonline.com/products-page/tablets/notion-ink-adam/carbon-fiber-skin-adam/
[Adam Accessories] mccoc66:
Hi,

I went to DE with my Adam and they now have the skins available.
[Adam Accessories] SiL3nTKiLL:
hmm looks familar, and i like it!!!
[Adam Accessories] scotchguy:
Hello neighbor, I am just visiting from across the way at the Viewsonic Gtab section. I just ordered a Skinomi wood skin set (with screen protector) for my Gtab. I was sent one for the Adam my mistake. Now, mine is of the wood variety rather than the lovely carbon fiber. But at least I thought I would let anyone interested in skins now that Skinomi make them, and they look fairly sharp.

Just my $0.02
[Adam Accessories] aaron19953:
Yeah, there was bound to be a copycat sooner or later.. At least we'll ship you the correct product... hehe ..
[Adam Accessories] scotchguy:
Haha yeah, I totally agree. I have been eyeballing your thread on the custom skin for the Gtab since I got my woot deal. I have been tempted to order, but I just couldn't bring myself to get the carbon fiber skin when everyone else is soon to have one. The best part of a tablet is it's uniqueness. But make a wood skin, and who knows!

On a side note, Skinomi contacted me right away after my formal complaint landed in their inbox. I was surprised how helpful they were. They are sending me the new one as we speak and they don't want the old one back. :eek:

Now to see if anyone locally owns an Adam, or if I will be skinning my phone with wood!
[Adam Accessories] aaron19953:
Well i'm glad they have good customer service. I totally understand what you're saying about being unique.. It wouldn't be hard for us to cut wood grain either, as a matter of fact we're doing a hospital nurses station cabinets with it. I've been toying with the idea of designing some printed skins, just haven't had a chance to sit down and do it.
[Adam Accessories] scotchguy:
The skin they use is the same 3M Di-Noc they use for their carbon fiber. It has a nice texture. If your shop can get its hands on some of the other styles of Ni-Doc, I am sure the community would be willing to buy enough to make it worth it. I know 3M has about 30 different wood grains to choose from, and something like 600 variations!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dontw:
just trying to find a link to where I can boot android of sd and have wp7 on nand...i know wp7 formats the sd after the first boot so you would have to load it on after the boot...I'm just looking for a link
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] conantroutman:
This is not currently possible.

Probably will be in the future in one way or another but not yet.

Booting android from the sd card is done via haret which wont work on WP7.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dontw:
no way to do iit threw magldr ? I just wanna b able to have the best of both worlds until they figure out how to place both on nand(1024leos) well if they decide to do it