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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ech419:
Before you start off with saying that this thread is in the Wrong Forum, please read out below. The question concerns with Samsung Galaxy S in whole and not Samsung Vibrant alone.

I recently Hard Bricked my Samsung Vibrant while flashing a Custom ROM. It won't turn ON at all.

I am shipping the Phone to Samsung Repair Centre in Texas from India.

I had a talk with the Call Centre where they said that I should just give them the piece without the Battery and Battery Pack and they will only repair my piece and will not Replace it anyhow.

I am fine with them just repairing my piece rather than replacing it, but the issue is that I have only Download Mode available on my piece and the Recovery Mode is Factory Disabled.

My Questions are,

1) Whether they will make the Recovery and Download Mode available back on my Galaxy S after repairing it ?

2) The phone is very much off the 30 days mark for the Return Policy to work, so is it still their obligation to Replace my piece with a one that has a Recovery and Download Mode enabled on it if the repairing solution doesn't do the trick ?

3) I am shipping the Phone from India so how should I make sure that the Phone that they have Repaired or Replaced with has the Recovery and Download mode working on it ?

4) Also, in my Country we have a Samsung Galaxy S International available, so is the Motherboard of Samsung Vibrant and the International Model similar for the Service Centre over here to repair it ?

Any Help is appreciated.

Thank You.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ech419:
Any Help is appreciated, Guys.

Thank You.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ech419:
Anyone knows anything ? :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brittosa:
1) Whether they will make the Recovery and Download Mode available back on my Galaxy S after repairing it ?

Most probably not.

BTW have you tried this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=785201

2) The phone is very much off the 30 days mark for the Return Policy to work, so is it still their obligation to Replace my piece with a one that has a Recovery and Download Mode enabled on it if the repairing solution doesn't do the trick ?

I think you will get it back in the exact state it was when you bought it.

If I were you, I would try to go into Download mode, and flash a stock firmware from Odin3.

3) I am shipping the Phone from India so how should I make sure that the Phone that they have Repaired or Replaced with has the Recovery and Download mode working on it ?

When you recieve the phone, try the 3-button combo to boot into Recovery/Download mode.

4) Also, in my Country we have a Samsung Galaxy S International available, so is the Motherboard of Samsung Vibrant and the International Model similar for the Service Centre over here to repair it ?

I think mobile repair has some standard set of techniques that work on all mobiles.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singlong:
I have a very serious problem and i don't know if anyone of you here have encountered before.

My problem is, i tried to flash clockwork recovery 3.05 with unrevoked, it stopped at the stage with a message " wait for 5 second while rebooting" it went for a few minutes but i though it still running and don't want to disturb it. I left my phone at home and went out for lunch and after half of minutes i came back my phone still sitting at that screen by i noticed that my battery drained fast and by the time i want to unplug my phone from USB, it went dead!!! I tried to recharge my phone for 1 hour and still couldn't get it to turn on.

Did i bricked my phone?? Any advice to overcome this?? Need your help urgent!!

Thanks in advance.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
No you did not brick it. I think your batterie is dead. Try charging it again (not true your pc and usb).

If that does not work, you will need to buy a new batterie.
[HD2 General] stanoye92:
hello, this is my first post... I have problems with my HTC hd2 phone, i made him to lock (with password) for every min if its unused, but when i want to unlock ( to enter passcode for its unlocking) it just wont work, i mean like my phone is not reacting on my passcode, so i dont know what to do because im not expirienced with phones that much .... im useing windows on btw, pls help me :( thx

... and if its possible to flash current softwere, or do something pls help, and explain ..
[HD2 General] dalloezmoney:
i know wen that happened to me i had to hard reset the phone to erase the password, hard resest: hold both volume buttons + end while the phone it off then press the up volume button once the screen load.
[HD2 General] stanoye92:
yeah, i did it too .... but, u know, i thought that someone else knows other way... thx anyway :) ... i will never make my phone to lock with passcode :D
[Epic 4G General] txtmikhail:
http://www.intomobile.com/2011/01/20/samsung-galaxy-s-android-221-update/

Sent from epic 4g
[Epic 4G General] dcowboys2184:
That sucks we gotta wait longer but if true it's a good thing .. Plus adds more truth to them releasing the source code soon...
[Epic 4G General] v3rk:
sounds promising!
[Epic 4G General] shook187:
I'm not sure what I just read :-\ what update is it giving us?
[Epic 4G General] TWO515TY:
The plain Samsung Galaxy S is getting an update from 2.2 to 2.2.1. I think the OP was posting this to show that Samsung is updating it's other Galaxy S phones, while we're yet to receive our own official 2.2 or 2.2.1 update.
[Epic 4G General] skeeterslint:
Its not giving us an update in the US this is for the I9000 galaxy s in europe and the rest of the world from the sounds of it but maybe this is a good sign that we will be getting our froyo soon. But I somehow doubt it.
[Epic 4G General] CapsLockKey:
The European Galaxy S has had Froyo for a while now. This is just saying that they are doing OTA updates now for those that hadn't done it previously through the Kies software.
[HD Mini General] humphster:
Can someone give me explicit instructions for the installation of TCPMP on the Mini? I must the only person in any hemisphere that can't make this work. I down loaded TCPMP & Master Codec Pack 6 Cab, installed it as I normally install a Cab but when I try execute the program, I get a message about an unexpected program failure.

Coreplayer was fine until I tried to run a avi file with ac3 codec. I've worked long and hard with no luck.

Thanks,

Humphster
[HD Mini General] shasman:
Hi..

I have also exactly the same problem...

Did you find any solutions for installing TCPMP in HD mini?

Please...help us any one knows..
[HD Mini General] humphster:
Not yet. Sometimes it takes a while but somebody will step up and post the solution :-)
[HD Mini General] Rastaman2302:
install with this cab:

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=494720&d=1295516063

then install this skin:

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=459336&d=1291830455

Just extract the zip file and copy the file and the folder to the

"Program Files\TCPMP" folder on your device.

original thread tcpmp player

original thread skin
[HD Mini General] humphster:
Thank you for your relpy. Unfortunately, I am still unable to get TCPMP to function. After installing and opening the player, I get the following message "libmad plugin is not compatible with current player version. Please update". TCPMP opens, I choose a playable file and all I get is a pink screen. Closing it and reopening cause the device to freeze.
[HD Mini General] ledavi:
open TCPMP then go to options /video and swich to GDI and you'll be able to play video now (just open a video file)
[HD Mini General] humphster:
Thanks. I was able to view an AVI/AC3 file no problem. However, when I tried to run an AVI/MP3 file, I got an error message that the player (TCPMP) didn't support MP3. I do not recall any problem like that with installtions on other devices. Is there a solution? For convenience sake, it would be nice to use just one player instead of one for each file type. Thanks.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ill_dawg:
I used to do this all the time on my TyTN 2, but I still haven't been able to get it working on my N1. I use GPS to navigate on my bike, where I can't plug it in to charge and there is no cradle. I keep my phone in my pocket, and listen to the directions in one ear on my headphones. It was pretty easy to turn off the screen of my WM and keep the GPS running, keeping the battery use down. On my N1, I haven't found any way to kill the screen without killing the GPS app. This makes it impractical for navigating around Jakarta, where I might kill my battery sitting in traffic with the screen on. Is there any way to turn off the screen without locking everything up?

Thanks for your help.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
this annoys me too, and i both love it and hate it. currently there is no way you can do this without altering the maps code. the onPause obviously seems to be programmed to suspend the GPS signal when activity loses focus, and nothing short of changing that code i imagine would fix this issue.

though i do commend google for how they set android up to function this way, its different and novel, but i dont ALWAYS necessarily like it, like this situatino in particular.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clarkster:
I don't understand the problem. I turn the screen off all the time.

I don't have a car dock, so I start navigation and place the phone on the seat beside me, I turn the screen off to save battery and then just listen to the directions all the way to my destination.

Never had a problem.

And I've used the My Tracks program to track my mountain hikes, screen off and in my pocket.

Both ways worked both before and after I rooted and installed CyanogenMod.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
weird everytime i've turned off the screen i believe the GPS disconnects, which can be seen as soon as the screen is turned back on and it reaquires the lock. even in maps if it briefly lsoes foreground focus the GPS signal stops. perhaps i never tested enough during actual navigation, but i thought this is what happened to me. hmmm
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clarkster:
Well, try Navigation and My Tracks. I've gotten some pretty detailed longer (3-5 hour) hikes mapped. The screen was off the whole time.

And I've probably used Navigation with the screen off at least 10 times. And some trips over 30 minutes. It always told me when to turn at the right time.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeyklatzko:
The GPS turns off if maps isn't in focus and I'm glad. It would kill your battery if it ran all the time. But it caches your location and automatically turns GPS on when you open the app.

But if you start navigating the only way to get it to stop is by hitting Menu-Exit Navigation. Locking your screen is okay. I do it all the time.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clarkster:
Sounds like it isn't a system level problem then.

Navigation will lock the GPS on for you so turning it off isn't a problem.

The same with My Tracks then too.

So to the OP, if the program you are using is not forcing the GPS to stay on when the screen is off, you could try contacting the developer and asking for that option.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
Ok I just tested this and I was wrong, when the screen is off the lock stays in tact completely and same accuracy. So if does indeed work. This was tested running navigation in maps.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ill_dawg:
I guess I should mention that I'm using igo. It was the first program I found with offline maps available for Indonesia. When I turn the screen off, it definitely loses its lock and has to search again when the screen comes back on. So, it sounds like switching programs should solve my problem. Is that right?

Edit: just opened navigation, and it says it's not available here yet. I might just have too bring my WM with me when I need navigation on a ride. Oh, well; by this time next year I should be back in the states where features aren't geographically blocked. Thanks for your help.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
yeah it seems to depend on how the developer coded the app you're using. google maps navigation seems to leave the GPS on with the screen off. the app you are using must not, but maybe you could contact the developer and ask them to change this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burtyy:
Hey guys, I want to change my modem to a more stable one (better battery, signal etc.) Ive searched the forum and found bujp5 from this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9724862&postcount=14434

it seems like a decent one. So Im wondering is this okay to flash on top of darkys v8.0 rom?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlorange:
Im using this moden with stock jpy here in Australia and so far it is my favorite for battery life jpy moden killed my battery!
[Vibrant General] Psyphin-X:
Does anyone know where I can get a cheap replacement screen?

Or is anyone selling one on here?

Sent from Samsung Vibrant rooted with Nero V5
[Vibrant General] Psyphin-X:
I would even buy a bricked phone for the screen. Anyone?

Sent from Samsung Vibrant rooted with Nero V5
[Vibrant General] Col.Kernel:
Only thing I found is here

http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Samsung-T959-LCD-Digitizer-p/smsng6085995.htm

and it's $125.
[Vibrant General] Kgirl:
Try ebay as well, last time I was looking for accessories I noticed the screens. I believe they were around $69.00 or $79.00
[Vibrant General] Psyphin-X:
So it's just the top glass that I'm looking for, is that the digitizer screen? Or is it called something else?

Sent from Samsung Vibrant rooted with Nero V5
[Vibrant General] swehes:
The digitizer and glass are fused together on the Vibrant. That is how they are so light because they don't need the double glass.
[Vibrant General] Psyphin-X:
Sweet, I found some on ebay for like $27. :)

Sent from Samsung Vibrant rooted with Nero V5
[Vibrant General] brian_v3ntura:
the only way to get a super AMOLED screen replacement is through samsung. samsung does not distribute their super amoled screen to 3rd parties. all other screen replacement you may find will just be regular LCD
[Vibrant General] chikin:
@psyphin-x LINK!!
[Vibrant General] Psyphin-X:
Yeah, the AMOLED screen are alot, luckily what broke on mine was the top glass, or what I was told is just the digitizer.

Sent from Samsung Vibrant rooted with Nero V5
[Vibrant General] nacron:
Gl on trying to get the screen and digitizer separated
[Vibrant General] Psyphin-X:
How hard is it? Do I need some special tools?

Sent from Samsung Vibrant rooted with Nero V5
[Vibrant General] Spacejock:
I don't think the glass can be separated from the screen..
[Vibrant General] over88mph:
If you problem is "I cracked the glass but the phone still works" you still need new glass and digitizer, which are fused together. Samsung is the only place to get the Super AMOLED screen replaced and it costs $160 for them to fix it.
[Vibrant General] Psyphin-X:
But if I just need the digitizer I've seen them on ebay, I can still do everything fine so I shouldn't need the AMOLED screen.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=390279585198&index=5&nav=SEARCH&nid=77805561726

Isn't that what I would need?

Sent from Samsung Vibrant rooted with Nero V5
[Vibrant General] XPLANE9:
Another time, the glass, amoled, and digitilizer are super glued together into one very solid unit. You cannot remove the digitilizer without tearing the amoled, so you might as well buy the whole screen. No exception.
[Vibrant General] Psyphin-X:
Damn, there goes my cheap fix. Sorry if I was being stubborn, I guess I wasn't thinking clearly.

Sent from Samsung Vibrant rooted with Nero V5
[General Questions and Answers] reuvenbro:
I installed Android Revolution HD 2.0.6 Rom for DesireHD and now I am facing issue with video player.I can’t play any think even YouTube films on the web.

Please advice?

Thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk:
Have you posted in the thread where you got the ROM? Perhaps others have had the same problems/known bug with that ROM?

There are other players on the Market you could try, including vplayer, rockplayer and others.
[General Questions and Answers] reuvenbro:
I installed Rom from below link. The player is not working on videos that i recorded with HTC origenal camera.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=840040
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] omnia1994:
Pls help x(

I m using phiremod evo now

I wonder since when, i have some prob with installing - it shows "the apps cant be install in default location" wat was tat mean? I tried to unmount the sdcard n install again, stil the same. It caused me cnt install flash 10.1 n cnt play some games. Pls help!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] omnia1994:
Anyone? Pls x(
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] omnia1994:
Pls! This issue has caused me unable to install some of my favorite games!
[Android Apps and Games] dave_25uk:
Just a quick question to see if there is app out there that does this??

i have sms and gmail unread count but looking to do this for my other e-mial account.

Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] thedesolatesoul:
ADW Notifier can get unread count from K9.
[Android Apps and Games] dave_25uk:
Running launcherpro at the mo, aint got round to using ADW yet, but thanks for the reply ;-)
[Android Apps and Games] dilfatx:
Adw notifier does this with gmail.
[Android Apps and Games] o0k00l:
Want the same for yahoo mail

Sent from my X10i
[Android Apps and Games] dave_25uk:
Would like the count unread app be able to pick your own icon, unlike the sms and gmail apps.
[Android Apps and Games] dave_25uk:
Still looking for a app that does this, anybody had any luck?
[Android Apps and Games] caotiantupi:
Waiting to see
[Android Apps and Games] Akeldama:
HTC Sense has one built-in, but other than that, the only one I've ever found is the '1x1 Ultimate Unread Widget' and it costs $1 and requires root.

I've been searching for a far more customizable solution to no avail...
[Android Apps and Games] dave_25uk:
Cheers for the reply, but reading the reviews for 1x1 Ultimate Unread Widget i think i will give it a miss, but thats the basic grouds of what i am looking for, just have to wait and see if someone else finds one :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] JRFogarty:
SMS Unread Count also includes 1x1 widgets for email and is free. I used to use it for Gmail. On LPP so unread is now in the dock.
[Android Apps and Games] dave_25uk:
Yeah i know you can do it for gmail, but i'm looking to link another e-mail account sms unread count cant do this, and i would like to add my own icon, you can only pick from a few when you use this app.
[Defy General] demolition23:
http://www.facebook.com/motorola/posts/10150127129950731?notif_t=feed_comment

This getting interesting!!!

MOTO wants to unlock the bootloader!!!!!

Sent from my MOTO Defy :-)
[Defy General] rbeier1221:
I'll believe it when I see it, but I do hope this is true. That would be awesome!
[Defy General] demolition23:
I think that Motorola wants to unlock it because bad reviews from devs.

Sent from my MOTO Defy :-)
[Defy General] Beach_Head:
Not to mention the bad PR they received when that schmuck handling their YouTube account posted that users should "look elsewhere because they will continue to do what works for them".

Can you believe that?! Motorola's an ungrateful b*tch! If it weren't for us, they'd have closed operations a long time ago. It's us, their Android users, that are saving their *sses!
[Defy General] cloogshizer:
Leaving alone that customization becomes a topic more and more important to the "technically apt" customers and a locked bootloader makes them "look elsewhere".

Maybe they also realize sometime that devs normally influence a large number of people in their consumer behavior, be it by their dev work or in their direct social environment.
[Defy General] SemperEgo:
Wait and see...

And hope it's retroactive and not just a new more open bootloader for new phones.
[Defy General] demolition23:
They starting to ask about bootloader!!

Lest keep asking Motorola!!

Maybe we and it someware!!
[Defy General] add.thebad:
lets hope this is true and not just a pr thing it would make development lots better. e.g cyanogen!
[Defy General] demolition23:
Hope.... :)
[Defy General] toogoody:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/21/motorola-ready-to-make-sweet-love-to-rom-devs-and-rooters/
[Defy General] demolition23:
http://eric-richardson.com/a-letter...dtwit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wordtwit

Open letter to Motorola

Sent from my MOTO Defy :-)
[Defy General] switchgott:
And now we have to wait. wait. wait .wait

I hope not several yeras :-((
[Defy General] ahlee2012:
Good news for me
[Defy General] Step666:
You do realise they didn't actually say that, right?

I really hope they do remove all the restrictions that are there just now but what they said was actually fairly non-committal unfortunately.
[Defy General] 999phonebug:
Exactly.

1. If I buy my phone from retail store (not unusual here), then there's no *partner* to concern with. So, give me an unlocked bootloader *now*?

2. They may only offer it for certain models, or certain SIM-locked models from certain operators.

I'll believe it when I see it.
[Defy General] crazyVII:
any petitions..=?? where i can put my name under...

no problem :=) would be a pleasure for me :=))

keep your heads up :=) greets :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] nishan432:
Hi

My adb doesn't work.I do the following:

*downloaded android-sdk-windows.zip and extracted to E:\

*Edited my PATH variables:

%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static;E:\android-sdk-windows\tools

*restart my pc

*connected my phone in usb debugging mode.

*ind cmd typed cd: e:\android-sdk-windows\tools

*then "adb devices"

Says "adb devices" not recognized as internal of external command.

What i do wrong? Please help me!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] sparker366:
I just saw this video and would like to know if it can be turned into a boot animation.

TIA if this should be in the Q&A section feel free to move it but felt this would be best in here as its theme related and could very well lead to a nice tutorial on how this can be done.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] clown_luv:
That would be awesome please help him
[Captivate Themes and Apps] boborone:
Nice

+1....
[Captivate Themes and Apps] RockRatt:
I just saw the bootanimation video from the link you gave and if you click on where he says you can get the bootanimation zip it will take you too another page with the video. Scroll down and there is a link to download it. I will try to upload it here when I get a chance if not.

Sent from MY Perception 10.1 on XDA App
[Captivate Themes and Apps] shaolin95:
Indeed...this is the link according to it:

http://www.nsbtt.com/android/bootanimation.zip

PS I tried it but it looks a bit too grainy and is too fast...so yeah, we can get a better version for our phones hopefully.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] boborone:
Earlier it didn't have the link, just said he was gonna work on it to make it one. That was fast
[Captivate Themes and Apps] MikeyMike01:
The images inside that are only 256x256. Of course it will look like crap.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] davwman:
It looks decent and the speed is right on time with my docs rom boot speed.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] RockRatt:
It looks good as far as not being grainy but it is kind of a bummer that it is not full/almost full screen while booting. It is like looking at a picture in the gallery that is a landscape pic but your viewing it in horizontal mode. Too bad because it does look high quality graphic wise. It does seem a little fast too but not too bad. Maybe needs more frames to act right.

Sent from MY Perception 10.1 on XDA App
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Thanontos:
Im looking for this as a boot animation too. Is there an official link for the animation yet?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] storm68:
Here you go.... It boots in landscape but still looks good....:D:D