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[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] futuregerald:
You said ext4 not supported, does this mean that if right now I back up while using rfs and I convert to ext4 I will not be able to restore my backup that was made on rfs? Or only that it won't backup and restore ext4
[General Questions and Answers] z3le:
Hello everyone,

I'm from Bulgaria and I have a serious problem.. a few days ago I tried to put a new Rom to my phone (jm8), I was with tayutama 2.1 and when I tried to put the new Rom, Odin just stucked after 8 hours flashing. Odin was in the middle, but the phone was with white screen. I restarted and after another 8 hours flashing.. the phone was with white screen again. I can not flash my phone with Odin and I dont want to go in the service. Sorry for my bad English! I hope you can help me :)

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[Android Themes] MrDSL:
I have looked everywhere and can't find any info on how to theme using the tmobile theming engine.

For those of you using CM7 nightlys are probably aware that its now an option and it has a couple theme's it comes with.

I have tried using those as a template but they don't show up when I try and install my edited ones and I can't figure out how to edit the .xml file that sets ringtone etc.

Either way I thought there would be a bunch of info on this but so far nothing. Anyone out there know how to use this?
[Android Themes] rori~:
There´s no detailed how-to yet...
[Android Themes] MrDSL:
I would just like to know how to successfully compile and decompile the theme apk to even begin. Normal apktool app will errors out but works fine with other apk's so there has to be something missing.

Anyone please?
[Android Themes] rori~:
Repo sync and work with eclipse..

Edit: but don't trust me, cause I haven't done any tmo theme yet ;)

Sent from my Nexus One
[Android Themes] MrDSL:
I assume I would need a linux box or something to do that. I was hoping it would be a bit more user friendly.
[Android Themes] zerosquared:
I found this.

http://code.google.com/p/tmobile-themes/

I have not looked deep with in the page, but I did see a reference to CM7
[Android Themes] kaimyn:
+1 bump

Would like to see some kind of tutorial so I can get in on the action.
[Android Themes] aalopez10:
if i were you PM the themer that is doing the Honeycomb theme, that theme has alot of detail on it ,
[Android Themes] kolyshkin:
For people who found this thread: a guide is available at

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=942203
[Android Themes] beekay201:
thanks, i'm headed for the right direction. making my own cm7 theme.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] userguy:
Hi,

Could anyone maybe tell me in which directory / folder sms converstions are stored?

Any answer would be much appreciated! =)

Best regards

saw
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxyms:
Yes this would be very handy to know. Anyone?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper.fishes:
It's regarded as app data, so probably somewhere in /dbdata. That's part of the root folder (only accessible if your phone is rooted, or through adb).
[General Questions and Answers] PseudoPenggy:
Hi guys,

I installed ClockworkMod Recovery via ROM Manager v3.

When i go to recovery mode and run the 'apply update.zip'

It shows this error:

E:failed to verify whole-file signature
E:signature verification failed
Installation aborted.

I am running stock froyo (JPE).

Any suggestions on this problem?
[General Questions and Answers] creative59:
can somebody answer this question i'm having the same problem ...
[General Questions and Answers] mrkite38:
You can disable signature checking somewhere in the cwm menus, but please be sure that you know what you're flashing
[General Questions and Answers] Boszman:
exact answer in detail including fix,

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-install-clockworkmod-recovery-on-samsung-galaxy-s-i9000/
[Touch2 General] camovirgil:
hey...well i was wondering,my htc megas screen is very scrathced cause ive been using it a while...is there any way to repair this(like applying some substance to the screen or something like that) thanks in advance
[Touch2 General] sweep26:
Mine has a scratch/dent so deep you could park your car in it - all I use is a stick on screen protector, works perfectly, you would hardly notice it.
[Touch2 General] camovirgil:
thanks will try that
[Touch2 General] Gothik:
Yeah. Those plastic things work beautifully. I used them all the while. No scratches and no tension. The touch responsiveness was the same. Yeah they wont help you take the ones out, that you made.
[General Questions and Answers] Blast(ed):
First off, I am not new to forums..this is just the first time I have had enough difficulty and problems to actually post on a site, so I knew that xda would be the best site to post on.

My first question is this..I am currently running a rooted droid with cynoagenmods cm 7. Everything was running smoothly until I tried installing an update( update number 11 to be exact). I used rom manager to do it, the update downloaded just fine, but when I chose the option boot into recovery and install update nothing happened. I tried flashing a different rom amd no luck. Searched around awhile and couldn't find it, so any help would be appreciated.

While I'm here, one forum I read told me to delete all my super user data..pretty elementary but how do I grant su permission for rom manager? If possible id like to do it through terminal terminal emulator.

Id really appreciate any replies..I'm pretty new to rooting and downloading roms so thank you to anyone thatt helps out!
[G2 and Desire Z General] ayeitschris:
Hi, I just got my g2 from the free promotion thingy and im pretty much new to andriod. Should I stay on stock froyo or use cyanogen? And what are the advantages and disadvantages?
[G2 and Desire Z General] legendary1022:
I would root it. There are tons of things that are advantages, such taking some of the crapware that comes bundled on the phone, ability to put themes on your phone, and you get added features with cyanogenmod and other roms out there. The features you can check out for yourself, which can be found on changelogs, YouTube videos, forum post, etc. Spend some time, read that roms' forum thread and learn a few things along the way.

Sent from my HTC Vision
[G2 and Desire Z General] Clordio:
It can be a tough decision.

First of all I am coming from a g1 that was running the latest stable cyanogenmod so the G2 has been an amazing phone stock. It is super fast and the display is seriously amazing. I did root it because I wanted to check out the cm7 nightlies and also the stable cm6.1.1.

First of all I actually like some of the apps that came pre-installed on the g2. Quickoffice is amazing and an excellent ppt, pdf, doc viewer. I did miss that on cyanogen and I also preferred the stock 2.2 scheme and app drawer. However these are the main differences. Everything else is very similar just with added functionality. You can manipulate every aspect of the UI including the power widget on the notification bar (my personal favorite). You can also overclock your cpu to squeeze some more performance out (up to 1.8ghz but I hear 1.4 is safer). You can also use your current data plan for tethering instead of having to pay extra.

But all in all if you don't require or need this functionality, just stay stock. The stock experience is excellent. I come from the G1 culture where we rooted just so we could stay relevant and get some decent speed on our long forgotten phones. That was the only reason I rooted before and quite possibly the only reason I'll root in the future.

I went back to stock to get my quick office back and I really don't mind the loss of functionality (for now) however I do miss the cool radio tuner.
[G2 and Desire Z General] philosophics:
Quickoffice is in CyanogenMod...

Anyway, root your phone and flash CyanogenMod. The stock experience is great and all but so many things just work better with CyanogenMod.

When you root, you obtain so many more capabilities. How would you like to remove every single advertisement you see? Well you can't do it unless you root.

There are so many more things but I just can't get into it. You'll sit here all day reading my post. Just take me word for it and root. You won't go wrong but READ READ READ all instructions and understand them before you do anything.

Yes, it is risky but only if you're stupid and/or rushing. Make sure you have the correct files and always make a backup. I keep them in a special place on me computer. I still have my stock backed up for if I ever have a problem.

It's a fun thing to get into. You learn a lot and will continue to learn. If you don't find out something new everyday with your G2, there's really no reason to have it, IMHO...

Sent from me CM7 Nightly HTC Vision using XDA App that needs a thanks button implemented
[G2 and Desire Z General] TheBiles:
Cyanogen is stock 2.3.2 with tons of extra features and extremely stable. Stock is 2.2.1 with a ton of bloat and no extra features. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EdWRX:
Root and flash cyanogen mod, awesome decision.
[G2 and Desire Z General] KoolKidsKlub:
I am coming from a rooted G1 and I got my G2 from the free promotion and I rooted because I can't do without it. Once you have root, you won't ever want to go back. I rooted my G2 in the first 30 minutes that it was out of the box. Only down side that I can think of is that you can't have an inteligent conversation with a service rep. xD

You can get root and stay on the stock software/ROM but I don't recemend it, the whole Android experiance changes the moment you install a custom ROM.

The manufacturer and carrier has locked the phone down so much that they basically own the phone, they locked down the potential of the device so much that once you have root you'll be amazed about how much stuff you can now do on it.

YOU bought the phone, its YOURS, NOT the carrier's, NOT the manufacturer's but YOURS, why not make it so?
[G2 and Desire Z General] the orange bandit:
I would also recommend that you check out some of the Desire Z/Sense ports (I'm using Virtuous). They're quite clean in terms of bloatware, but you get alot of extras, such as a superior camera/music player app, plugins (Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, etc), and more. You can still use ADW Launcher or Launcher Pro for your homescreen/app drawer.
[G2 and Desire Z General] btate0121:
root. install cyanogen. Obtain FM Radio = win
[G2 and Desire Z General] pdxgolf:
I got mine last Friday and I rooted just to get rid of the bloatware and for overclock.

The FM radio is a bonus... that's sweet.
[G2 and Desire Z General] metamet:
Does rooting still void the warranty?

I waited until my warranty had run out with my G1 before I rooted it. Just afraid the phone'll break or so and I wont have any options.
[G2 and Desire Z General] the orange bandit:
Technically, yes. However, it's pretty easy to flash a stock ROM back on if you break something.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ihateusernames:
I preordered my G2 after a long, rooted 2 years on the G1. When I first got the G2, I said I wouldn't root because it didn't need it. My G2 did everything the G1 did but much, much faster. Then I got tired of not having full control of my phone. I had apps I would never use running in the background plus numerous other things that I just had no control over. Then, the brilliant developers found root and I haven't looked back.

I have a lot of people with unrooted android devices around me and they are always blown away by what I can do with my G2. For me, rooting turned my smartPHONE into tiny PC that does calls.

I have a guy I work with who just picked up the new nexus. He was showing it to me and commented on the GB light when you hit the bottom of a page. Well he griped that he wanted the overscroll bounce back. I then showed him that with root and cyan, you can have both. He wasn't ammused as he is afraid to root.

I say read up on everything that is involved with rooting and flashing custom bits. When you feel comfy with it. Unlock that bish and make that G2 your own.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] -juanito-:
hi

i want nand rom support arabic

speed and performance

auto installing apps on external stroge

battery live

please !!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Archer:
People don't make custom ROMs by request. Find the one that's nearest to what you want (by reading the info in the ROM's thread) and install it. Then, do the rest of the work to get it to where you want it. If it's a CWM ROM then you can make a ROM backup of it and you've got what you asked for.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] baraks:
this NAND RON supports Arabic & Hebrew fonts based on the Desier Z

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=913597

and this one also support Arabi & Hebrew (Android 2.3.2 - no sense is faster)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=877777http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=877777

the support is fonts only not MUI and no Keybord

you may consider checking this out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=907635

i use the second one

enjoy :)
[Vega General] Logseman:
Situation:

Advent Vega running r6 Modaco ROM by Paul

Ubuntu 10.10 desktop PC in case it's needed

Tried to activate the USB Host Mode, as I wanted to plug a USB stick

It had been done before flawlessly.

The device came to a black screen with a prompt: "Starting Fastboot USB download protocol".

The device is unresponsive. Powering off the device and turning it on again brings only the same black screen with the prompt.

I've read somewhere that it's not bricked, but I certainly can't bring it to work. Has anyone encountered this issue?
[Vega General] O_G:
Re-flash original rom from recovery. Power off and fully charge. Then hold down the back button for 2 sec then power for 2 sec then back for 2 sec. You also need to install the recovery drivers from the advent website. Not sure how that goes with ubuntu. Good Luck:)
[Vega General] Logseman:
First of all, thanks for your help.

Sigh. I've tried putting the device in Recovery mode (with a timer to count the seconds for every press) and the same Fastboot screen appears.

The lsusb command doesn't return any changes after plugging the Vega either, so I can say the computer is blind to the device. I have another Android device which is recognized flawlessly.
[Vega General] O_G:
It took me a few attempts to get my device into recovery. Just keep trying with the device plugged in to your pc, eventually i got a unknown device in hardware manager. I then had to install the recovery drivers to get the device to show up.

I dont use ubuntu so cant tell you if its any different.
[Vega General] Logseman:
Oh,, it is. Nobody programs drivers for Linux, and Advent is no exception. I guess I can try and... compile the Windows ones? :D

For what it's worth my device is not recognised no matter where I plug it, so adb is out of the question.
[Vega General] O_G:
Using a windows pc would be the easiest. Advent only likes windows for the time being. Sorry i cant help any further, i am not a Linux user.
[Vega General] Logseman:
Then I'll try tomorrow in college. Thanks for your help!

...Forgot to ask: Has anyone had the issue I'm reporting and successfully solved it after flashing?
[Vega General] rpmccormick:
I've never heard of a Fastboot prompt before, however, as far as I know, getting in to recovery should always be possible.

1) Get the screen on (doesn't matter what is on it).

2) Make sure it is unplugged.

3) Hold power for ~7 seconds until the screen turns off.

4) Plug it in and wait for the charge light.

5) Plug in the USB cable.

6) Hold back.

7) While holding back, press power for 1 to 2 seconds and release (keep holding back)

8) Within 2 seconds you should hear the PC's found USB noise (the screen will not turn on)

9) Once you hear the PC's USB connect noise, you can release back, install the nVidia driver (not ADB driver) and run the FW updater.

PS: I think devs would actually be interesting in getting it in fastboot mode. I wonder how you did that.
[Vega General] Logseman:
I *think* I got that prompt because my device was already in USB host when I intended to toggle USB host. However, it's kind of disheartening to hear that the issue is new...

Shall I post a picture of the prompt?
[Vega General] Logseman:
Here is a (regrettably very poor, I'm no photographic whiz and the college lightning conditions are horrible) picture of the Fastboot prompt I receive.

I've tried to enter Recovery mode today in one of college's computers (Windows XP). The device was recognized as "Nvidia ANdroid Fastboot device" after executing the recovery mode operation successfully. I was prompted to install the drivers, which I did, I was warned that they were unsigned, but on executing the Advent updater I had the following output:

Pressing Enter leads to the console closing and no changes have been done on the device: I'm not told that the image has been installed or anything, the Fastboot screen is still there, and powering on and off does bring me to the same than before.
[Vega General] maxip:
Hi - I'm now in the same situation with the Fastboot error and no recovery no matter what I try.

Have you been able to boot to recovery / flash your Vega or is it still sitting with the error message ?
[Vega General] Logseman:
I'm going to try again today (Free day, no college :D)
[Vega General] demonknight9:
A re flash will sort it out. I done it 5 times in the past 2 days to test CWM. Just count 2 seconds back button, 2 seconds back and power and 2 seconds back button alone again and it will be in recovery. I do it every time first time. It's just a matter of getting used to it. Then plug the vega in and it will recognise it, you will see by starting the original 1.08 firmware again, the vega screen is blank, no back-light.
[Vega General] Logseman:
I couldn't do it yesterday, but it worked today. I am now on stock 08 and I'm very happy. Thanks for all the help!
[Android Apps and Games] duckredbeard:
There is an app out there called Toddler Lock that my daughter likes to play with. It makes shapes and colors on the screen, but does not respond when the menu, home, back and search buttons are touched. When this app is open, it requires a touch pattern to exit the app. Simply touching each of the 4 screen corners going clockwise exits the app.

Is there a video player that has any kind of feature like this? Is there any standalone app that disables the touch screen with the long press of a softkey or gesture?
[Android Apps and Games] daniel.mitran:
Act 1 Video Player (paid app)

It can lock the screen at the press of "L" or TrackBall/TrackPad/OJ
[Android Apps and Games] nyteowl:
mVideoPlayer also has this feature when you press the camera button it locks the touchscreen and all softkey buttons (except Home).
[Android Apps and Games] duckredbeard:
Unfortunately neither of those will play .avi files. Most of my library is in .avi.

I'll start to convert them to mp4 since they seem to be the more popular forrmat.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stylishh:
Hi.

Lately I've been changing between the new versions of the Oxygen ROM, and it's a real pain in the ass saving all my phone numbers over and over again, and losing all my text messages.

Is there any easy way of backing up this?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harry Pothead:
you open your phone book, hit the menu button, import/export, export to sd card. At least it works like this with HTC Sense, don't know if they changed the phone book...

Don't know how to back up texts though...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noobandroid:
try an app called mybackup, it backs up not only apps+data, it saves contacts, messages, calender tags, bookmarks,call logs and many more
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davebugyi:
Titanium backup, mybackup pro, sms backup does the work. I prefer Titanium.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stylishh:
There has got to be an easier way of taking backup than Titanium?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scorpio09:
My Backup Pro has got a much simpler interface than Titanium backup. But I prefer Titanium because it is way powerful and has many options like Freezing the application, Sync to Dropbox etc.

FAQ section in Titanium Backup gives you a nice overview of the available options. So it only takes few minutes to understand the features that are required for common backups.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barefootpilot:
I use titanium for apps as, like others have said, it's more flexible and allows you to choose what you backup/restore/delete etc.

I also use mybackup pro as it's very quick and simple to back up dictionaries, sms, call logs etc (not contacts, as all of mine are google anywaay).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
things i was able to do:

1) root using unrevoked3

2) goldcard created

things that i tried but not able to do:

1) run nandroid : due to pvt4

2) s-off : recognised my phone but alot of errors saying cannot open some files

3) wanted to install a2sd+ using update.zip but wasnt able to update...error similar to (1)

4) wanted to flash rom w/o backup....same error as (3)

i am running stock rom now, WWE 2.13.707.2 radio 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
bump bump...need help
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGhost1233:
Read this thread. You probably need a modified version of clockworkmod or a different recovery.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
its asking me to S-off right? i cannot s-off
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGhost1233:
It's also about S-off, but it should also have info about what recovery image to use with pvt4.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angusc:
My desire is also PVT4 but the older 20000 rather than 40000. What is yours? I managed to S-Off with Alpharev. Never had any issues to make Nandroid backup except for the very first time I ran it and looped on me but just restored the Nandroid that I had just made and all was fine. I'm running Leedroid Rom n can thoroughly recommend it (v2.3d) great Rom.

Sent with LeeDrOiD 2.3d
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
i'm using the 40000 version. i didnt really go and check but i highly suspect so as i got my set in dec last year and that since the 20000 versions did not hav problems and i encountered the EXACT same problems that all 40000 encountered
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
For the nandroid issue, flash AmonRA (re-run unrEVOked but specify a custom recovery and use the latest AmonRA image on here)

For the rest, there's nothing you can do until it's fixed. Simple as that

Best go for a custom ROM once you've got AmonRA flashed instead of CWM
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
alright i will try your method but on the desire amonra thread they said need s-off which i cannot achieve
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
i just successfully flashed amonra 2.0.0...however i still cant nandroid...its asking me to go to adb shell n run the backup
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
I've no idea then, have you posted in the PVT4 thread?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
i did not post this issue there but from what i read from the replies, mostly are the 20000 pvt4 so they could get things done...

currently i have no more space for apps thats why i need i need to do sth...any recommendation?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wenck:
What exactly do u want? enable a2sd+? S-OFF? Do nandroid backup? First check please booted in phone not in clockwork recovery this :

adb shell

su

What does it say? if it say permission denied you are not rooted properly so you can not do anything. You need to reinstall admin permissions and you are good to go.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
it apeears as:

$

so i typed in su and:

$su (what i typed)

su

permission denied

so must i run unrevoked again?

EDIT: theres a new version of unrevoked and i am downloading now...will try it again
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
ok i re-rooted and i am able to su from adb...what now? i still cant do nandroid