yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xoom Android Development] DarkDvr:
Down with the Big Bro... wait.. too soon?

:) Just kidding =)
[Xoom Android Development] keitht:
Hi - Can you do some work and move threads to the proper forums? :)
[Xoom Android Development] Mikey:
I will also try and give theimpaler747 a hand ;)

Since i noticed my original post for keeping Dev sections clean. :)

I have trashed numerous threads already.

On going offenders will get a short/long time away from XDA :D
[Xoom Android Development] jallmitch:
I have, but not through a MAC

If you can't do it through USB, have you tried bluetooth or through online storage? Using USB, I moved music over into the already available music folder; however I am using Win XP. ;)
[Xoom Android Development] miphonematt:
Topic/Thread #986342

Would you delete Topic/Thread 986342, the flames are so out of control that many thousands of acres have been burned to ashes. It isn't salvagable, so just moving it won't accomplish anything.

Thanks Mod, you are doing a great job considering all the noobness and ignorance you are battling.
[Xoom Android Development] theimpaler747:
Please report it for me as I'm mobile now :)

Sent from a truly Epic phone on the XDA Premium app... Transparent edition ;)
[Xoom Android Development] xlGmanlx:
hey mod, congrats on being the mod for a pretty polarizing device (which means its probably pretty good). Biggest issues i see for you is either creating a Q&A section or moving threads like crazy, its a little sloppy but we are in infant stages here haha
[Xoom Android Development] theimpaler747:
I'll try and get a q and a forum from the admin later I think

Sent from a truly Epic phone on the XDA Premium app... Transparent edition ;)
[Xoom Android Development] maciquatl:
quick question: is the xoom worth it?
[Xoom Android Development] diaa08:
Mod edit. Not needed
[Xoom Android Development] ChadH42:
Yes!
[Xoom Android Development] appelflap:
Hi 747,

So you added a new forum to your mod list. :) Man, you're working hard. Anyway nice to see you here.
[Xoom Android Development] theimpaler747:
Lol, tell me about it :) thanks man, nice to see you here as well :D

Sent from a truly Epic phone on the XDA Premium app ;)
[Xoom Android Development] emaN resU:
I GOT A XOOM!!! ..and dang is my wallet sore!

I've been a member for a bit, just haven't posted a bunch (due to my awesome search-foo). Hope to remedy that situation soon.

Anyway, looking forward to crashing the $#!`] out of my xoom with you guys! :D
[Xoom Android Development] willverduzco:
Congrats! You'll love it :)
[Epic 4G General] danasmith2816:
tried to install custom rom, didn't work out. tried to do a restore the phone gets to a point where it stops and says "lost+found" and won't go any further. any suggestions?

Thanks

Also when i try to reboot in recovery i get this "E:can't open/cache/recovery/log" and stops right there. Any ideas??
[Epic 4G General] thetruejay20:
Odin is your friend look it up!!
[Epic 4G General] danasmith2816:
Have odin and still can't get past the places on my previous post. Every time i try to reboot i get the "clockworkMod Recovery v2.5.1.0"

"E:can't open /cache/recovery/log"

just like that half way down the screen. won't go any further. need some serious help.
[Epic 4G General] Skrewup5:
you shouldnt be using recovery mode, you need to be in download mode. power off your device then hold 1 and power on again. you should get a little android with a shovel. thats the mode your phone needs to be on in order to odin it back
[Epic 4G General] danasmith2816:
At this point the only way i can power it down is to remove the battery and even when i hold 1 and power back up it goes into clockwork recovery mode instead of download mode.
[Epic 4G General] Skrewup5:
thats incredibly strange. ive had the same problem as you before when i installed a bunk rom but it didnt affect download mode. see if you can flash over stock dk28, after factory resetting 3 times, wiping cache and then dalvik. i think the reason its stuck on the samsung screen is because the last rom you installed is conflicting with something. but if you can get another to work, it may hopefully at least allow you to enter recovery so you can odin.

i may just be talking out my ass here, but its def a software issue, as opposed to hardware.

or it may even be a kernel conflict, make sure the one youre using is compatible with the rom
[Epic 4G General] danasmith2816:
A friend at work, who has an EVO wanted to work on my phone while I was out of the office on business. He was able to finally get it to enter download mode, flashed odin and froyo DK28 and got me back up. Just a temporary glich that took several tries for some reason. Anyway I'm back on 2.2.1 and looking forward to rooting again but probably going to download a different rom. Thanks for help and advise. also good to have phone savy friends at work. Thanks Ashley. :)

Dana
[Epic 4G General] Skrewup5:
Im glad it was all resolved haha. try the new bonsai4all 2.0. its very easy to install
[Vibrant General] steveyoo97:
Build a wind-up charger for your phone, brought to you by ultramodder Ben Heck

Beware, this requires some knowledge of a soldering iron.

This sounds like a cool idea, I may try it out for myself!
[Vibrant General] KWKSLVR:
Any idea what the gel used to hold the USB port in place is? I've got all of that stuff already...except for the gel. :D
[Vibrant General] Flak_Munky:
Hot glue maybe? Kinda what it looks like to me.
[Vibrant General] KWKSLVR:
That's the only thing I can think of.
[Vibrant General] samnada:
Interesting.

I carry one of these and a USB cable in my backpack if I'm going to be away from the house or car for an extended period, just in case:

http://www.batteryspace.com/batteryholderaax4withusbinterfaceconnectorandbeltcliponoffpowerswitch-rohscompliant.aspx

Works great and has saved me several times.
[Vibrant General] KWKSLVR:
My eyes are rusty. Is that a 1/4 watt 10 ohm resister he uses or a 1/8 watt 10 ohm resister?

It should be a 1/4, right?

Current isn't exactly my strong suit....but I'm always up for experimentation. :p
[Vibrant General] oka1:
Hot glue is sometimes good but it can break loose

At a Hardware or Home depot store you can buy plumber goop, it is polymer soft hardening adhesive (really it is wet suit patch glue) anyway it sticks to EVERYTHING ! so is you use this wear glove and make sure you do not get it on you it ihard to get off Denatured Alcohol works...kinda

BUT........ this is great stuff for those real odd fix needs....... oh ya it also will fix a leaking pipe
[Vibrant General] Flak_Munky:
I think it is 1/4. But I am not 100%.

I had some free time this last week or so, and I put one together and I used the 1/4. I had to improvise on the USB adapter (cut the end from a cable and tried to clean it up - works but not perfect need to order some USB ends for this).

It does work, but the best I could get was about 40 mAh output, so this would take forever to charge a device enough to do anything with. I'm looking at experimenting with a larger flashlight, hopefully one with a better generator/gear ratios to produce a little higher output.

Also, thinking about a dual purpose one. Crank + a solar cell that I found that in full direct sunlight can produce a high enough voltage and about 100 mAh. This stuff is not my forte, but I like to play around and experiment.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hosho:
Hi,

First thank you everybody who post here and try to help peers. It is really nice of you.

Second, here is my problem. I am in Canada so I have my Captivate with Rogers. I upgraded recently to Froyo 2.2, the upgrade process went smoothly. I was very happy with the upgrade for couple of days until I noticed that I can not transfer files on my internal SD card. I googled a little bit and I realized this was a common problem. I called Samsung, I called Rogers .. no help. Then I just wanted to return to previous version so I used Odin3. Just to realize that it is not a Rogers' stock but AT&T.

Now Rogers agreed to replace my telephone and I have to return it back just that I can not return it with AT&T. How can I install a Rogers stock?

Thanks you... please help!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
I am an at&t guy but this should help

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/SGH-I896

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905042
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xcmir:
Hi there, I am trying to figure out what the difference between fastboot and recovery images are? It seems to me that you can flash images and radios when you are in fastboot, so what is the point of running recovery images?

Also, is the recovery image something that runs ontop of fastboot?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Know-Fear:
Read the wiki.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xcmir:
Neither the android 101 section nor the Nexus one/ Recovery images section of the wiki contain any information as to the differences between the 2 or how the recovery image loads, perhapes you can add that into the wiki?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
Basically, I would say the biggest difference is functionality...

Fastboot has very limited "on board" options, but you can do a bit more when connected to a computer, and even more with an unlocked bootloader. You're pretty much limited to flashing images normally, and the unlocked bootloader allows you to also flash unofficial images. If your phone won't boot into the system or recovery, then fastboot might be your only option.

Recovery has more "on board" options, especially with the custom recoveries, where you can flash images, make and restore backups,and also create and format partitions (among other things), directly from the phone. Connected to a computer gives you a bit more flexibility, but not much (using adb to push apks direct to the phone, whereas from recovery on the phone, you need a flashable zip).

I do pretty much everything from my phone, since I'm not always near a computer. That means I rely on recovery and the terminal emulator for the most part. Once, I needed to hook up to the computer and use fastboot to flash a new recovery, because every other optiod failed...

For me, having a custom recovery is much more useful than unlocking the bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader just makes it a lot easier to install a custom recovery. I would even venture to say that most people go direct to installing a custom recovery after rooting, or after unlocking the bootloader. Even though you can install ROMs through fastboot, it's much easier to use recovery.

The other big difference is that unlocking the bootloader will wipe the memory, whereas rooting and installing a custom recovery won't erase your memory...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xcmir:
I see, thanks for explaining to me the differences, but does anyone know where the difference comes from??? Does the recovery image run ontop of fastboot and call functions from fastboot to achieve its backup options or what??? If not, could you simply remove fastboot to save memory and be left with just the recovery image which persumably has more functions anyways?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
There's a bit of mis-information in this thread.

Fastboot is a binary that you execute on your computer. To be able to use it, your device needs to be booted into the bootloader. There is no "fastboot image". Most fastboot commands require an unlocked bootloader. The most used fastboot command is "flash" which lets you flash images to any of the partitions on your device.

A recovery image in the recovery partition is like a mini ROM which allows you to perform some tasks directly from that partition without booting into your ROM, like applying updates to your ROM and performing backups. Custom recoveries have more functionality than the stock recovery. To enter the recovery partition, you need to boot it through bootloader (generally).

adb is another binary that you execute on your computer. It is unrelated to fastboot. It allows, among other things, transfering of files to/from your device and running a shell.

flash_image is binary that you execute on your device, or on your computer using a shell (via adb). It allows you to flash images to most of the partitions on your device. This binary requires root access.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xcmir:
I see, thank you very much for clearing up this misunderstanding. I take it both fastboot and recovery images manipulate the bootloader to achieve flashing and backup capabilities? Since on default the USB support is disabled on the bootloader, which is why you need to unlock the bootloader first so that the fastboot can send its signals to the bootloader via USB. Since recovery images can directly manipulate the bootloader without the need of a USB, therefore you can do not need to unlock the bootloader to use recovery images.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
I think you need to re-read my post.

1. There is no "fastboot image", so I don't know what you are talking about there.

2. A recovery image does not "manipulate" the bootloader.

3. USB support is not disabled on the bootloader.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
efrant

Can you explain the bootloader a bit more?

The bootloader has two very similar screens. The only differences between the two screens are the four menu options, and one screen is labeled HBOOT, and the other FASTBOOT. I assumed these to be be two operating modes of the bootloader, since the fastboot binary will only work when the phone is at the FASTBOOT screen, and not the HBOOT?

How do you refer to, or distinguish between, these two "modes"?

Also, the screen labeled HBOOT has four menu options, the first one being FASTBOOT, which merely takes you to the second screen with the FASTBOOT label.

So, just for giggles, let's call the first screen/mode/thingy HBOOT, and the second FASTBOOT...

It's my understanding that the fastboot binary communicates with the FASTBOOT 'thingy' on the phone (both parts are known as fastboot). This is similar to the adb binary communicating with adbd on the phone...

Now, with that in mind, the OPs original question seems to be related to interfaces on the phone. Wouldn't it then be fair to assume that these two interfaces we're the recovery and the FASTBOOT 'thingy' (although I actually believe he was referring to the bootloader as a whole)?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efrant:
As far as terminology goes, this is what I have read (and which makes sense to me): 1) the bootloader is the white screen with the three androids at the bottom. Yes, there are two screens, but so? It is just a menu in the bootloader, just like a menu in a ROM. It's the bootloader. 2) Fastboot is used to refer to the executable, not to the fastboot menu on the device.

Yes, I supposed you could consider a recovery an "interface", just like a ROM is an interface. Would I compare it to fastboot? Not really. Fastboot and adb are two interfaces to interact with your device from your computer. The ROM and recovery are two "interfaces" on your device itself...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
Fastboot, or actually bootloader, is the part of the phone that loads when it's powered on. It also happens to have PC interface through USB and "fastboot" executable.

When it loads, it either allows user control or loads one of the bootable partitions. One such partition is ROM. The other is recovery. In fact, recovery is a small ROM with features for controlling the phone - flashing images etc. You might as well write a custom recovery that will allow you play Tetris. It's just another (but very small) ROM.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Robse86:
Closed

Quick report:

JF3 with Odin, then KIES 1.5.3 and run firmware upgrade, needs sometimes a few trys but works.

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
What on earth is pure Kies stock >Kies is a down loader for the firmware do you want a different version of Kies or are you asking about firmware .

Do you mean Samsung Stock or your Networks stock firmware .

Network stock

Via Odin flash to Eclair then use Kies to upgrade to your networks latest firmware .

that runs into problems use the Kies Registry Patcher .

Samsung stock

Via Odin

jje
[General Questions and Answers] ipetloudog:
Has anyone dl'd and installed gangstar miami? I dont have wifi and want to know if u can upload the sd data and I can paste it in.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazz_k:
Hello Everyone,

I have seen that an unlocked Streak should work on Bell in Canada. My current phone is an HTC Touch (CDMA) and I have acquired a Bell SIM card for my Streak. After inserting it into the phone (Twice - once in store and once at home through online site) it finds Bell under Networks, but fails to connect stating the following:

Unable to connect to the network at this time. Please try again later.

Here are the details of the Unlocked UMTS Streak I have originally from Dell.com:

1 225-0059 Streak UMTS Base

1 318-0145 Carbon,Streak

1 317-1902 16GB SD Memory Card

1 331-0805 Black Barcode label,16GB,UMTS,No SIM, Online,Unlocked,Streak

1 331-0789 Dell Streak Documentation & Manual, Unlocked

1 926-0563 Advanced Exchange Limited Warranty Initial Year

...

Please let me know what I need to change/do to get this activated. I really want to have this up and running and eventually add a HSPA/3G data plan.

Is it any settings that need to change or do I have the wrong hardware? Let me know if further information/clarification is required.

Additionally, from my understanding, the first SIM that was activated in-store(and correspondingly deactivated) was wasted since I had to switch back to my HTC Touch to have a working phone. Is this a valid assumption?

Thanks and I really hope someone can save me. I did not purchase this solely for usage as a tablet. Lastly, in store when the representative tried my serial/IMEI it stated that the phone should in fact work.

Thanks,

Jazz
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JakeArmitage79:
It should work but maybe try this:

In the dialer type *#*#307#*#* to Enable engineering apps in launcher

Then go to EMList in you app list. In EMList choose network settings, try and see if all of your networks are enabled. See if that works, then maybe check your APN settings as well as make sure the phone is set to WCDMA only. Rogers and Bell share a lot of the same frequencies. Obviously the unlock on your phone is good because it wouldn't let you use a SIM otherwise.

The MyTouch didn't have a CDMA version, just a WCDMA version I think so the frequencies should be fine. Maybe try doing a factory reset might help too.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazz_k:
Hello,

Thanks for rapid response

I tried the dialer thing provided and it says ensure correct Passport is on the SD card. Not sure how to proceed there?

EMlist does not come up, however, SIM Toolkit looks new?

APN settings are blank and I set the Streak to WCDMA only.

I was not sure what you meant by MyTouch. My previous model was an HTC Touch.

I think if there are no more options, I may factory reset?

Please let me know and thanks for your help!
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazz_k:
Hello

After performing a simple reset (on/off) the device works and is now stating that it is on the Bell network. Thanks again for all of your help! I am very excited about this.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mackt22:
Great! So yours is working. I just bought my Dell Streak last night, I have the exact same problem you had, except, rebooting the phone has not worked. I've even purchased an unlock code, and unlocked my phone again, still doesnt work! What do I do, please, someone help me.. -.-
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] alexdemonumber3:
Hey guys, I'm probably upgrading from my HTC Hero soon and I'm thinking about getting a transform due to not having 4G coverage where I live and I don't wanna pay $10 extra for something I can't have. Is there anyone out there developing Rims for the Transform? I would like to have the front facing camera that it offers and be able to video chat with it, as it isn't possible to do right now for whatever reason. I'm sure with some developing, the video chat would be possible. And I'm sure its 800mhz processor is overclockable to at least 1ghz.

Anybody got any info on this? Thanks y'all.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Frans Parnel:
Unless you buy your new phone in the next 5 days any smartphone will have the $10 charge regardless of 4g coverage.

So maybe that would widen your selection, evo shift ;)

Sent from my HTC Hero CDMA
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] alexdemonumber3:
Lol if anything, I think I'm gonna go with an Evo considering its been out a while, plenty of Rims have already been developed and its got video chat. the shift seems pretty sweet, everything about it, except there's no frontfacing camera :[ that is a must on my list for my next phone lol
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] craqerjak26@yahoo.com:
bricked my transform, need help please...

i tried to upgrade to another rom, & accidently left the m900 in binary folder,

is there a way to fix, as you can tell i`m a novice, so please explain step

by step, i was using swupgrader, & had already updated to froyo 2.2.2

now my screen stays black & it vibrates sometimes, but thats all

any advice would be greatly appreciated.

craqerjak26@yahoo.com
[Vibrant General] felix.akinyemi:
http://androidapproved.com/item/new-pictures-of-the-samsung-vibrant-4g/

Check out the pictures!! It looks just like the original with a different color
[Vibrant General] xtone:
as far as my eyes are concerned, it just looks like a gold plated vibrant..
[Vibrant General] shoman24v:
Wow looks like they added the camera flash.

Oh wait :-[

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy Tab
[Vibrant General] felix.akinyemi:
Im not too crazy about a ffc, 4G maybe but not enough for me to switch!! The ROM is already ported so ill keep my vib!!
[Vibrant General] anthonys2r:
so (on the outside) its a vibrant with a ffc mod and a bronze backplate?
[Vibrant General] jdm4u:
dont like the back plate color. hopefully it comes with an extra black one. the flat paint look would be nice in black.
[Vibrant General] carlcj5:
Still no flash for camera :-/
[Vibrant General] VICosPhi:
Yep.. still no flash for camera...! I guess they are step behind, they gave flash for browser after so much drama ;)

BTW, it looks like Samsung tried to install FFC mod from XDA threads and screwed backplate which explains cheap golden backplate
[Vibrant General] lookitzjohnny:
Lets see Vibrant "4gs"! give it 6 months. Its gonna come with a new movie and new back plate color, with Flash...
[Vibrant General] xdeified:
Don't get me wrong, I love my Vibrant, but I think this is the last Samsung phone I am going to buy. I know I definitely would not but the vibrant 4g, why waste the money when the modifications are so little?
[Vibrant General] Deleted member 2371530:
Ur right lol :-( smh i rather get anothoer phone than waste money on the same phone with just 4 new features ffc which we have 4g which doesnt matter cause our 3g speeds r awsome gold cover which is for fags and a new movie which all of us r ballers so we can buy the movie or use a torrent lol :-)
[Vibrant General] Stevenjcarney:
I love that it's the same phone.

First, it shows just how little Samsung cares about it's current customers.

Second, that camera module is no doubt the exact same kind we have, just with a FFC.
[Vibrant General] xdeified:
I guess companies only come out with the good **** around Christmas time. That's most likely when profits would be up. So in the mean time they release crappy upgraded phones like the vibrant 4g.
[Vibrant General] reuthermonkey:
people are still talking about the lack of a blown-out camera flash?
[Vibrant General] PDY05:
Love the galaxy but samsung seriously needs to get rid of that chin
[Vibrant General] remarquian:
Yeah!!!

They are saving that for the Vibrant++
[Vibrant General] sls60jg:
My wife is getting one, and I can't bring myself to do it...

Not yet at least.