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[Samsung Mesmerize] Snyperx:
Is it just me or are some of the links in the OP broken or changed? I tried getting the CWM zip file and extracting the update.zip file that is suppose to be in it and the file is not in the zip file you down load from the link. Can someone help me?

So far I used Kies to update to the official EC10 release. That is as far as I got.

This step is not correct: 1.Unzip above file, you should have update.zip and cwm_froyo.tar

I used the link and those files are not in the zip file I downloaded.
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Yep you are right, those links were updated and I didn't update my guide to reflect. I will try to soon.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Snyperx:
Thanks for the reply and work you've done. So for me to get the custom recovery do I download the All-In-One file and flash with Odin? I am currently on the stock EC10 image from Samsung.
[Samsung Mesmerize] jpaulwaite:
Yay! my post is too short!
[Samsung Mesmerize] bdemartino:
Yes, you need to flash the custom recovery .tar in ODIN (in the PDA slot, no need for a pit) then you're all set with CWM.

Lol jp <3
[Samsung Mesmerize] Snyperx:
Ok I am getting the the "red recovery" now after flashing the cwm-recovery.ALL.tar file via Odin3 1.7. So am I good to flash ROMs, kernels, themes etc?

UPDATE: Flashed the TW VooDoo kernel. I see a flickering android label when the phone boots now. Is that normal?
[Samsung Mesmerize] Snyperx:
Is it going to be fixed/removed at some point?
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
Doubtful. If you use a custom boot animation or a theme that includes one, you won't see it.
[Samsung Mesmerize] jpaulwaite:
Yay for tutorials!
[Samsung Mesmerize] coffeeblack7:
ok really dumb question but what is the "three finger method" in getting to the blue screen???
[Samsung Mesmerize] SiliconWarrior:
Hold down the volume up and down buttons along with the power button until the Samsung logo flashes on and off once or twice, the phone should then boot into recovery mode.
[Samsung Mesmerize] dtmetz:
Thanks for the great guide!

I know there is some risk with any of this, but I'm just wondering how hard is it to actually brick your phone? I mean, no way to recover brick it. If I mess something up and need to go back to stock using http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=881064 that's fine.

With my iPhone 3G it was damn near impossible. You could always get it into recovery mode update with a current build from iTunes. I think I would have to plug the head phone jack into a power outlet to kill the thing.

So I'm wondering is that pretty much true of the Android phones (specifically the Mesmerize) too?
[Samsung Mesmerize] ChromWolf:
Closest I ever came to "perma" bricking (I'm not sure I could call it a hard brick, as opposed to a very tricky soft brick) my Mes was in flashing my first (unworking) port of MIUI MTD. It doesn't recognize the three-finger recovery method to get into recovery, and wouldn't boot so I could use terminal emulator to enter recovery that way. Neither Odin nor ADB would recognize I had a device plugged in to either flash or send it to recovery that way. Luckily, lmartin92 helped me get it going with Heimdall (which is basically like an advanced Odin, but written by the community as I recall). :)

Even with a "Lagfux", you can get your phone back to normal with a full repartition and PIT file using Odin (or Heimdall). That's really how you recover from most any serious soft bricking. Only trouble you'd have with that is if your computer didn't recognize the drivers for your phone's USB connection, but that's not a phone bricking issue per se.
[Samsung Mesmerize] mpc035:
Nice write up it really helped me out when i first started rooting my phone
[Samsung Mesmerize] rustymike:
i rooted my phone and now its going crazy, keeps flashing all these weird lines across it. I downloaded the EE19 full froyo restore package but when i go to put the two files into Odin nothing happens at all. anybody have any suggestions????
[Samsung Mesmerize] nae36:
followed steps and got clockworkmod installed but it doesn't have advanced options and its v3.0.0.8. Im coming from the evo side of things, I have been helping the girlfriend with here phone she wants to run a custom rom. I can't get rom manger to make a nandroid backup, I am more comfortable in using CWM manually but the current version on the phone doesn't have the correct options like on my evo any suggestions? Can I just rename the updated "red" CWM to update.zip and just apply update from recovery to flash the old recovery?
[Samsung Mesmerize] piperthedj:
new builds

does this thread apply to those of us who have moved up to flashed to gingerbread?

Kernel 2.6.35.7

build SCH-I500.EH09

do I need to flash back to froyo before i can load say CM7
[Samsung Mesmerize] MezManiac:
issue

When installing MIUI rom, ive been having this issue where i lose signal and then go into roaming. If anyone has also had this problem, there is a fix!! just flash back to stock rom, install adw launcher, create widget, go to custom shortcut, pick your activity, then hiddenmenu, 1x/3G selection. Then from there you can alter the settings. wait a few seconds and u should regain signal. i think hybrid is the one that works for mesmerize.

I am glad to share this knowledge because i had to actually go into us cellular, get a replacement phone, then had the same thing happen to me.

This is the only solution to this problem so far and im hoping MIUI developers can do more for mez users.
[Samsung Mesmerize] khanabyss:
files anywhere?

Are any of the files in the original post or any of the more recent posts using EE19 and PnP available anywhere any more? Everywhere I go on these forums everyone used megaupload, which just gives me an FBI warning.

If not, anyone want to upload EE19 I can flash in Odin and a decent ROM for me?
[Samsung Mesmerize] triptosyll:
cdn.kpsn.org/android/mesmerize/

Everything u could need is there, minus the ROM part. I'm running a jb ROM made for the fascinate. It installs and runs just fine on the mesmerize. Almost all fascinate ROMs do. Check the fascinate development thread, and try some of those ROMs. They should work just fine for ya.

Bacon in my coffee, please. You don't have any bacon?!?! Unacceptable!!

Bacon in my coffee, please. You don't have any bacon?!?! Unacceptable!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lirkaren:
Hi

I tried to serch buy didn't find any good info... How do I sync my contacts on my sim to my gmail account? I want to use pics for my contacts witch I can't when they are stored on my sim for some reason :S
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youngpic48:
Import from sim to phone and click on accounts to sync them to gmail. Open your Gmail from a PC or Mac...add pictures and it will update your contacts with pics. Any editing you do on Gmail contacts will affect your phone contacts.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lirkaren:
I can only choose to import/export to external sd :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Homer__Simpson:
You could export to sd card and then take the file and import into gmail through a computer if you are unable to convert the contacts on the phone itself to gmail. I dont have experience with contacts on SIM but other contacts you can change from phone to gmail so they get backup and also sync images with gmail.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajuki:
Yes. First, export all your SIM contacts to SD card. This will create a .VCF file. Once done, on your mobile, select that VCF file and it will give you an option to export to your phone or your GMAIL accounts. Once exported to GMAIL, you can easily edit, add pics etc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lirkaren:
Worked perfectly thanks :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razer_rulzs:
cant

i cant find the option of exporting my contacts on to sd card HELP.......
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rajuki:
Contacts->Option/Menu key-> Import/Export?.

That is not that hard. Isn't it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jc8081:
I thought they'd be about the same but like when I click the app killer widget on Cm6 I got almost 280mb or whatever and on mikifroyo only 180mb
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitreatedii:
that's how much free memory you have available....You should not be using task killers on 2.2 froyo, it does not do anything...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luist4498:
Yes it does......................it drains your battery quicker!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aimbdd:
How much memory is left is not = to how fast it runs. CM 6 also only has wimax in alpha, has no hdmi. It doesn't have sense. So of course it has more memory left.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegasun18:
as others have said the memory you are looking at is phone storage this is not the RAM type memory on a computer and it has no affect on your speed. The biggest reason for the difference is the lack of sense and htc widgets/apps. you can get similar memory amounts (though never as much) by removing rosie and htc widgets/bloatware from sense based roms.

CM can run faster then sense in many cases but the method you indicate is not a valid way to compare or tell that it is.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitreatedii:
i lol'd at that part, but yeah don't use task killers, it's like this, i have a computer,no better yet an xbox...i have 19/20 gigs free, the xbox will run the same if it has 1 or 20 free. That's just storage space, its not anything else
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jc8081:
Ok im really confused now? How do task killers not work it says i killed like 8 apps isn't that good so now they aren't waisting my battery? Sorry im new that might be a dumb question..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luist4498:
Read up.......... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=849974
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Success100:
in short, in 2.2 and above, you kill a task, android restarts it. nuff said. wasting cpu cycles and battery suffers from it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jc8081:
Ok ya that makes sense thanks. What about on other roms like cm or miui? Are they useless there too?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CCallahan:
From what I know anything based on 2.2+ has app management built in so task killers are worthless. So pretty much any of those roms. Don't worry about using it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibcenu:
My method is not scientific... I have ~ 200 photos on my sd card. I've tryd warm 2.2/ and miks... miks was faster loading photos than warm.

I went to cm6/// then 7 nightlys. The photos load 4x faster. In fairness I loaded CM6 gallery (availble on market) into miks and there was no difference in speed CM is hands down... faster IMHO
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zone23:
I use a start up manager it keeps apps from starting up in the first place. After that a app killer really isn't necessary. I still keep one installed just encase a app hangs for some reason. Yes I have read all the threads about app killers. Also a full hard drive will be slower than one that isn't. It's true that app killers don't really work that well but start up killers will.

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jc8081:
What about the task killer in miui when u hold the home button? Is that bad too? Jw and i dont understand how they don't work bc when I first start my phone its slow but once i killed them its faster? I know u guys know better but just hard to beleive... Thanks btw
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spidious:
When I download something. Where is it put. Can I change where it is downloaded to ?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
In the "download" folder on ur internal sd card. As far as I know, this is standard.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spidious:
That is what I thought. But can't find them
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
Where did u download it from? Browser? From XDA app? Downloads from XDA app are stored in the folder "tapatalkxda_download" on sd card. Most apps have their own folders.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spidious:
found them..Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deconfrost:
my x10 die suddenly, there was 94% battery left, not plugged out long, few hrs later notice phone was off,and it will not power on again, press power to try to turn it on all it does is vibrate and that's it.

tried to flash stock 2.1 back on but not sure if it did anything, took over night or flash tool to finish, still no boot after that, press power and it vibrates that's all, sometimes it doesn't even vibrate, battery is good, works fine in another x10, put a fully charge battery in it and same result.

anyone know what happened to it?

was running eternity 3a rooted with DT.

I'm going to have to send that in for warranty, hope they won't find anything on it and void the warranty.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] go3asy:
Was the phone quite hot at the time or heating up when trying to boot?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharathx10:
Remove the battery for a minute or so and try flashing with SEUS.... Check if battery is hot
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batman_112:
That usually does the trick. Unplug battery for 1 minute, reinsert it and try again.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blagus:
That heating problem is present in X8 too... While tethering is enabled phone gets very hot and if you don't act phone will freeze...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omgsigh:
do you have a SD card inside. Might be a bad SD card try taking it out and booting it. Happened to me before.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeff-SonyXperiaSupport:
Hi, just wanted to jump in and ask a few questions about this situation.

Do you always experience this issue? How long before it freezes? What "act" are you doing to prevent freezing? Does the phone work normally afterwards?

Hope you can help me out with some answers, I want to look into this.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asraf8:
instead of starting a new thread,i'll post here..

i have this restart problem..

Before this i try to fix my friend X10.. after many tries and a month acctually,i give up..

Now one more of my friend gave me another X10 which have the same problem..

Problem:

The phone will boot but after several minutes it will auto shut down and when i try to power up no vibrate and stuck at black screen.

when i pull the battery out and on again it vibrate and boot.just after boot animation it will shut down again..

Solution that i have tried so far:

Update with SEUS.

Send to profesional phone service to downgrade to 1.6.

Upgrade/flash with flash tool with GENERIC

Upgrade/flash with flash tool with X10_1.0_SE_StockRom_MultiTouch

Wipe user data in flash tool & x recovery

after several tries i got it work and i root and install x recovery.

Flash from xrecovery with custom rom Eternity.build003a.signed

format memory card.

Change battery.

All the solution i've tried doesn't make the problem dissappear.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asraf8:
anyone have ideas or solution?
[Xperia Arc General] antonymilo:
Xperia Arc(Midnigth Blue) would be relesed at Tuesday 29th March UK (reliable source)

£449.99

525 euro

715 usd
[Xperia Arc General] unknown13x:
sounds about right :)
[Xperia Arc General] piercewei:
wow, great. i look forward to the silver one!
[Xperia Arc General] HYPER-X10:
Note those prices include 20% VAT which is not applicable for export.
[Xperia Arc General] cantIntoCode:
Really like this phone, it has a unique design and the hardware looks great. To bad it ain't dual core :(
[Xperia Arc General] chiefy009:
O2 confirm they will be carrier for Arc phone from April

sent from my commodore 64
[EVO 4G Accessories] sqeet:
I'm having a hard time deciding which case to get. I used to have a Seidio Innocase, but the rubber outside became too loose and stretchy for my liking.

Has anyone had both? What are your feelings on them? My main concerns are:

- sturdiness - will the case start falling apart/become loose like the Seidio one?

- size - i understand a little bulk comes with protection, but which one is the smaller case of the two? I want to be able to shove it in my pocket without too much work.

Anybody have a comparison on the two? I tried searching around, but couldn't find any comparisons of them.
[EVO 4G Accessories] OneStepAhead:
I bought the Defender. Put it on my phone and took it off after 10 seconds. sold it on eBay. I've had the Otterbox Commuter which I loved, but yesterday I got the Trident Cyclops and it is awesome! The problem with the defender for me is the entire outside is silicone, i hate that. It doesnt seem like it would stay on the phone very well either. I'm considering purchasing the Ballistic as well just for fun, but the Trident Cyclops has very good protection. I can see it taking a very large drop no problem. I also just found out that they sell 10 different skins for the Cyclops, so you can dress it up all sorts of ways.

edit: post number 420 for me! woohooo :)

edit 2: oh dang, they also sell a holster for the Cyclops? man this case keeps getting better and better!
[EVO 4G Accessories] t3project:
ballistic all the way
[EVO 4G Accessories] kd0axs:
If you want maximum protection, then the Ballistic is the only way to go. Only thing is the Ballistic also adds the most bulk of any case out there. It's definitely NOT pocket friendly, especially with the outer silicone layer on it. Without the outer silicone layer, it's about the same as the other rugged cases.
[EVO 4G Accessories] MrWicked1:
When I first got my evo at radio shack the employee had the otterbox and I didn't like the feel or looks so I tried the ballisitic case and I have been happy with it.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jbcarrera:
I just got the Cyclops from Trident Got to say not complaints here
[EVO 4G Accessories] AbsolutZeroGI:
Trident Cyclops. I got the limited edition green :D (i doubt it's actually limited edition, but it matches my theme).

It's sturdy, it feels good, it adds a little more bulk than otterbox but less than defender and it protects well. Good stuff, plus they changed the packaging to where the PET protector the camera and LED lights are optional so no blue glow when you take pictures with flash.

100% I haven't taken it off since I got it except for battery pulls. I highly recommend it. Look up a review on youtube.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Echo2Lincoln:
Holster

Can anyone tell me if the Ballistic HC will fit the Holster

without

the optional outer silicone cover. I ask because in the video on their web site they put it in the holster with the silicone cover on.
[EVO 4G Accessories] firemedic1343:
Otterbox shouldn't even be an option.

There are extremes only. Otterbox and Seidio are extremely bad in my experience. Ballistic and Trident are awesome.
[EVO 4G Accessories] {SBR}_L3GION:
to be honest the otterbox commuter series has been my favorite case i have ever had. it is pocket friendly because it has the hard plastic on the outside and silicone on the inside. I have had my otterbox for awhile and I love it. I have a lifted F-150 and have dropped my evo getting out of my truck several times. this is essentially dropping from about 5 and a half feet and my case has yet to be damaged let alone my phone. these drops have destroyed screens on other phones but it has been safe in my otterbox. the next biggest plus for me is that i never have any issues with getting the phone in and out of my pocket.
[EVO 4G Accessories] kd0axs:
Yes, the holster is made to work with or without the outer silicone layer.

Nice, I also have a lifted F-150.

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G with Tapatalk
[EVO 4G Accessories] Echo2Lincoln:
Instead of just saying one box is better or worse, could reasons for such comments be given. Would help.
[EVO 4G Accessories] CheesyNutz:
i have the defender and its craptastic

holster is HUGE !

kickstand blows ass breaks was to easy
[EVO 4G Accessories] MrWicked1:
the ballisitic stand isn't much better
[EVO 4G Accessories] firemedic1343:
Ballistic

Awesome build quality

Kickstand snaps off but can be put back on(so far)

Outer layer is removable for varying degrees of protection

Beautiful

Tougher and pricier feeling materials

Otterbox

Feels very flimsy overall

Kickstand breaks off

Ugly

Materials don't feel as good as they do with the Otterbox for iPhone

I think I remember on their facebook page...Otterbox admitted that they used a completely different factory for the Evo...but that doesn't explain the poor design...just explains the huge downgrade in feel...possibly different(cheaper)plastics.
[EVO 4G Accessories] edisepic:
I ordered the ballistic case yesterday and I recommend u do the same
[EVO 4G Accessories] drtdiver83:
I have a black ballistic hc with rubber and holster never used because it's gigantic. Sticking with my commuter
[EVO 4G Accessories] sqeet:
Hmm...I'm kinda liking the Trident Cyclops, now. Man, I've got some more reading to do. I wonder if I can order the cases, try 'em out, and send back the ones i dont like...
[EVO 4G Accessories] Echo2Lincoln:
I feel your pain....i am in the same delima. I think either the otter or ballistic. I have a friend who has the otterbox defender, i like it. The outer shell seems a little cheesy when you take it on and off, but actually feels ok once you get it on and get the front part of the silicone shell into the front groves of the hard case. Wish I had a friend with ballistic. The only issue I see right now with the ballistic is the size and the holster, I can't find pics of it in the holster without the outer silicone shell on. I can't see who now but someone (i gave thanks) did reply and say the ballistic would work in the holster without silicone shell.

The trident hasn't got my interest yet, I continue to read......................
[EVO 4G Accessories] grafixfreak:
Yes it does fit in the holster without the outer silicone layer (I have one) The Ballistic Case is AMAZING!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebtek220:
I'm curious to know if any one has used any of the battery tweaks, Deca or Collins, with the AOSP Gingerbread ROM 2.3.2? If so, has it worked out well or indifferent? Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itrackit:
I use it. seems to work the same as on 2.2
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebtek220:
Which one do you use?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] runngwlf:
I know that several folks over in the ASOP GB thread have mentioned using Deca's tweaks. There is more information on it in the wiki.
[Droid X General] armus:
Hey guys I've been having trouble with my email attachments. Last night I received to powerpoint presentations And mail would not display them or save them. My only option was to open and then it told me he could not display. So basically I couldn't do anything. I'm new to the droid so any help would be appreciated.
[Droid X General] hlaalu:
Do you have an app that can play a powerpoint like docs to go?

What email?

Try opening your email account through the browser rather than the email app if that is what you using.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rakeshchn:
I noticed that from last night the 2 arrows over H icon in Bionix V is always lit for me. It should be lit only when data transfer is happening, so something is continously sucking data. Battery drains like crazy, phone dead 2 hours after charged!

- I tried rebooting multiple time to see if a stray process is causing this, but no change

- Checked all running services from settings menu and killed them all one by one, but still data always active!

Any help anyone??? I have a phone that dies on 2 hours now:(
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrod33084:
Do you have the super power xda app. If not download it from the market and it will control background data when in sleep mode.