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[Android Apps and Games] TheHunterOfShadows:
Ridiculous online play! At first I felt weird using my thumbs to control it. but soon it felt as if i was playing a pc fps online. They need to join the market so it's not a hassle if you get a new phone, but this game is awesome!!
[Android Apps and Games] xreflection:
This game is awesome. The controls are the best controls I've used in a FPS on a mobile device.
[Android Apps and Games] add119:
I wish android can port Resident Evil 4 and Nba video game from the iphone.
[Android Apps and Games] add119:
It doesn't suck bro u probably wasn't tech savvy. If you know what rom to put your droid 1 can be perfect. FyI not to many phones runs as smooth as droid with these type of games from 2009, even several other from 2010.
[Android Apps and Games] Vinsane:
I'm having issues passing the tank busting through the wall and shooting the hummer.

What do I do? O keep shooting the tank and it blows up the hummer fast.
[Android Apps and Games] add119:
How is your touch screen messed up?
[Android Apps and Games] Dc2Chris:
Sweet I'm going to go get right now
[Android Apps and Games] inkyskatjuh:
thnkkzz hope it works
[Android Apps and Games] Praak:
I hope it will work on hd2, I will try it soon.
[Android Apps and Games] flickmaker:
Does this work with 2.3 yet? CM7 in particular.
[Android Apps and Games] Locster126:
its running fine on my desire hd with cm7... :o)
[Android Apps and Games] schooley:
That's incredible! Looks like it feels just like Call of Duty. I've never actually watched any FPS shooters being played on an Android or iPhone with this amount of complexity but I'm impressed at how well he can shoot and navigate. Too bad my Optimus can't handle these kinds of games.. :(
[Android Apps and Games] dudebro0325:
Running gingerbread rom on incredible,will it work? And where can I get it
[Android Apps and Games] iredhot:
Such a nice game it is :)
[Android Apps and Games] bmszabo:
I've read some comments on this, but now officially: Modern Combat 2 went dead after OTA update to Gingerbread (N1, unrooted, stock, OTA Froyo->GB). I have played Modern Combat 2 on Froyo w/o any problems, but after OTA upgrade GB it only FCs.

Uninstalling/ reinstalling does not help; although I can install it, downloads game data correctly, after starting the game it force closes every time.. I could not find any clue/ help on solving this; can it be that Modern Combat 2 (even the last, current version from Gameloft!) is incompatible with Gingerbread??

Anybody, any help/ comment pls?

N1, unrooted, stock, GB.
[Android Apps and Games] REDMASTA:
Has anyone playing Modern Combat 2 on their Captivate been able to get the Gyroscope feature to work? I selected the i9000 as my phone as you can't select Captivate. Maybe I should selected Vibrant instead? Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] PieWai:
Mine keeps on force closing on Gingerbread 2.3.3 JVK for Samsung I9000
[Android Apps and Games] TheSkepticalGuy:
i am having the same problem...aarrgggg.
[Android Apps and Games] bmszabo:
Read above; game sucks, does not support 2.3, shame on the dev guys at Gameloft!! But, instead, try NOVA2, you can download the Xperia Play version to (in my case) N1, it works great, graphics, gameplay just beautifull on the 2.3 Nexus One!!!

A big black point to the Modern Combat guy and a red one for the NOVA team of Gameloft!
[Android Apps and Games] Jayfunk:
playing this game on my gingerbread SGS and its working fine..the game is great and much action packed than the last Modern Combat.... but I'll observe if bug will exist as I progress on the game..but as of now...so far so good.:)
[Android Apps and Games] afflux_ashish:
I had similar issue of force closing every time i started it on my xperia play. On searching gameloft forums I got a resolution posted by one of the posters. "Try to start the game. Once it force closes, go to home screen and then press the home button to open the list of recently used applications. Select the game from there and it starts working". This has worked for me.
[Android Apps and Games] bmszabo:
Thanks for the tip; I shall try it! To be honest, in the meanwhile I have switched to NOVA2, great Halo-kind of game, very good to play on my Nexus One 2.3, w/o any problems, or FCs, when finished with it, I'll give Modern Combat a second look! :D
[Android Apps and Games] jok3sta:
I love mc2.. works perfect on my epic.. here's 2 vids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGzkIQZAYoM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOPxQ7UJPl4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Tapatalkin' it from my Epic 3g
[Android Apps and Games] Jayfunk:
I have rooted SGS running on Gingerbread XXJVK, rooted with CF's root..it is running good on my phone. where's your location? I guess maybe it is your phone's carrier causing the problem....just a guess.
[Android Apps and Games] torikorocks:
It works great on my gingerbread Droid x
[Android Apps and Games] jakaro:
says the game is not supported on the Incredible. I am on CM7 gingerbread, is there another phone i should select?
[Android Apps and Games] Like HTC:
Htc desire/nexus one

Is this game working on Htc desire or nexus one.

And for witch model i have to download it then?

(you can't see them for either devices on gameloft website)
[Android Apps and Games] 12gage:
Thank you, you're the man. I recently switched to miui and couldn't get the game to load until I tried this, seems too simple to work but it does
[Android Apps and Games] anshsahajpal:
will it work on milestone with cm7
[Android Apps and Games] Lucialer:
++:D:-Do_O
[Android Apps and Games] alexye:
Tested on HTC HD2 seems fine, but the multi touch callibration in most HD2 android builds are not perfect. Had touble with the controls. Ran on tytung's NexusHD 2.6 running Android 2.3.3

Sent from my HTC HD2 using the XDA Premium App
[Android Apps and Games] chubbyasianlove:
wow looks nice!
[Android Apps and Games] Amit_2712:
Hey Broda m having the same problem I am using Galaxy Tab P1000 and i cannot destroy the barricades on level 2...

Please reply if u got the solution....
[Android Apps and Games] Vishaal harish:
In my phone it crashes on 3rd mission it automatically stopped any solution for this
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxid0:
hello

I just root my htc desire with unrevoked then i make a backup in recovery mode, now i want to know how to backup IMEI and Product Code.

I need to make a copy of the efs folder (in my htc desire not show ) like on samsung or something else ?

I instal root manager but i dont know what to save.

Any help is very appreciate.

best regards
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Why do you need to back them up? They don't change with a custom ROM
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxid0:
I didn't know, I've been worried that is like on Galaxy S I9000, if you put a custom ROM is likely that the IMEI to be changed. THX for info.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gol_n_dal:
Oxid0,

Are you serious about the Galaxy changing IMEI ? If so that's scary. Great way to hide though.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oxid0:
See this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=823018&page=2

best regards
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gol_n_dal:
WOW.

I thought that the IMEI was "burned" into the phone and not reconfigurable on a whim by software changes.

As I said Scary.. I'll make sure when I get my next Android phone to not be an early adopter on ROM changes just in case....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kalpeshblue:
I have just give sgs to samsung service center. Because I was getting Phone ! Pc sign

(I can take back from them today.)

They are saying that they need to replace motherboard. (Are they dum?)

and it will take 20 to 25 days. Because they need to send it to delhi. (I am in mumbai)

Should I take back from them and go into download mode by using homemade JIG?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
well thats entirely down to you my friend. there is no guarantee that the jig will work although the success rate is 99%+, you could be looking at making a jig urself and fixing the phone within 24 hours. or you could buy one from ebay and have it fixed within 5days ?? or you could let samsung do it and wait 25days lol.

if you dont want to be without your beloved SGS for 20-25 days i suggest using a jig - then if that fails let samsung do their part... but dont tell them your going to fix it yourself as this will void your warranty.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
I would be saying to myself who is right SS centre who say mobo is faulty .

Or you who think a jig will fix the problem and its not the motherboard .

Your call .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
well there have been reports of people using the jig to recover from the phone ! pc sign. im no technician and i dont work for samsung.. but the option is down to the owner of the handset..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Sorry was not you azzledazzle it was the user .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
?? dont know what u mean ??
[Nexus S Android Development] STARSCR33M:
Your guide has been wonderful however I'm stuck on part 2, step 4. I tried writing in the path to my directory and they keep giving me whatever I wrote in the command prompt "is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"

"Change to the tools directory within your Android SDK folder by using the following command (without the quotes and replacing *YOUR SDK* with the path to your Android SDK folder) ‘cd c:\*YOUR SDK*\tools’."

This is how my command prompt looks like when I first open it. "C:\Users\Du>"

and this is what I typed in the command prompt: "Downloads\android-sdk_r09-windows\android-sdk-windows"

^^^I did exactly what you said above and nothing is happening. I don't know whether I'm writing in the directory wrong or what. Please help me out thanks
[Nexus S Android Development] ravidavi:
Your guide is nice, however as shown in distortedloop's stickied Root & Recovery thread, fastboot oem unlock is not required for rooting & flashing. We no longer have to lose all our sdcard data when first rooting and/or flashing a ROM.

Other than that, this seems to be a nice amendment of Allgamer's sticked root & recovery thread. I'm sure it will be useful to many.
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
Ok so if you want to change directories in the command prompt, you need to use the command

cd

So in your case I would type in

cd c:\Users\Du\Downloads\android-sdk_r09-windows\android-sdk-windows\tools

That way is fool proof, however you could take a shortcut, because you are already in the Users/Du folder (because of how it looks when you first open it), you could just type in

cd Downloads\android-sdk_r09-windows\android-sdk-windows\tools

Hope that helps (:
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
I think this way is a cleaner approach personally, but hey choice is good :D That's what Android is all about ;)

EDIT: New approach added, now there is choice and easyness for all :p

Thanks :)
[Nexus S Android Development] distortedloop:
I'm not sure that wiping all your data pointlessly is "cleaner."

It's not even clear what exactly the oem unlock of the bootloader really does for us, since you can get into clockwork recovery without that step. Once you're in clockwork you pretty much own the phone. I'll be interested to see if someone can use clockwork to flash a new boot image once rooted without the unlock; if so I can't see any reason to unlock the bootloader. That said, mine is unlocked, and I like it that way, but many won't root for fear of losing data on the phone.

Even if you end up having to do the oem unlock in the long run for some activities you want to do, it seems that rooting, then installing Titanium and backing up your apps and app data fully is a better way to go than just losing all your data (any app that doesn't store its data on the sdcard) that can't be backed up without root would be a lot less painful than WIPING everything on the phone, including the sdcard.

It's not worth arguing about, but I think any method that is including the oem unlock step should at least mention that that step can be skipped. How many people will go through the pain of a wipe that they didn't need to because they didn't see that there was an option without it. I guess that's there own fault for not doing enough searching on their own... :eek:

Anyways, nice and thorough effort. I'm sure many will benefit from your additions to AllGamer's tutorial. ;)
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
I have been wondering that myself. My guess is that for the average user you don't need to, but maybe it's for real power users who build their own ROM which has been fully modded or something, I'm not sure.

I definitely agree with that, and your guide is probably the best way for those people!

Exactly, this is one of the better uses for both methods. I already had to wipe my phone twice due to Samsung CS so I'm used to it :p Although it does give you a chance to clear out the apps you don't need. Doing that I noticed better battery life on my phone.

I wasn't going to argue :) I'm happy to adjust my tut to include something about this, after all it was aimed at more beginners.

EDIT: Added a new part to my tutorial based on your guide, just includes some more detail. Thanks again.

Thanks distortedloop :D
[Nexus S Android Development] EthanExplosion:
This is awesome cause i relocked my bootloader i really just needed root. Thanks!

Edit oops lost track of tabs open.
[Nexus S Android Development] sam4free:
I think we can use this method to unlock oem without wiping data.

boot cw -> full backup -> unlock and flash cw (wipes data) -> restore backup (got ur data back and oem unlocked)

the only problem i can think of is that restoring backup would re-lock oem again but i am not sure of that.

i can't try this right now but if someone could, please give feedback.
[Nexus S Android Development] distortedloop:
Nicely done. Thanks.

That's what I suggesting a couple of posts above (root without unlock to at least make a backup of user data).

Restoring a titanium backup would not re-lock the phone. A nandroid restore might, depends on what all it imaged and restores, but it's so easy to re-root, that doesn't seem like a big deal.
[Nexus S Android Development] AtomicPC:
Looks like you forgot to add the link in your copy pasta.
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
I've been working on it ;) I just wanted to get it up here as soon as I could :p That's why I mentioned that the full guide is available on my website. I'm going back to school today, so I don't really have too much time for changing links now. Besides, most people on XDA should know how to look at the 'What's needed' part :D
[Nexus S Android Development] mbwelch:
Jonathon,

Thank you for posting this detailed guide to rooting without losing your data! I do have a question. As you've probably heard, there are a few updates coming soon and if they are like they were on the N1, they always broke root. So getting root back was tricky unless I "unrooted" before applying the update. Using your method, is it easy to "unroot"? Thanks!
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
No problems (:

As for your problem, I never actually had a N1 so I don't exactly know why that would happen. So far from the 2 updates available to NS owners it seems like the OTA update does break root but it appears to be the same to get it back again. Can someone confirm this? I haven't been through an update with my root yet.

As for unrooting, if you haven't unlocked the bootloader (so you have followed the new part 2) I think it is just a case of finding a stock image (I think there's a GRH78 one around here somewhere) and booting into Clockwork Recovery and flashing it. That should remove root and then also give you a notice to install the GRH78C OTA update so you get the latest version.

I think that is what you meant? If you did unlock the bootloader (using the original part 2) then I think you just have to follow the same steps as I mentioned just then but afterwards go back into the bootloader interface and run 'fastboot oem lock' and it should be right.
[Nexus S Android Development] hmanxx:
Question on Part 2- step 1.

# We now need to install PDAnet on our PC so that Windows can see our Nexus S when we are using the Command Prompt. Install PDAnet from here, select Samsung when asked about the Manufacturer, allow the driver to be installed (because the driver is unverified, don’t worry about this!). Follow along with any other instructions. You should be set now.

Why above step is required if one already installed USB Driver for Nexus S and "ADB devices" command can find the device ?

On Allgamer thread didnt ask to repeat installing USB driver ?

What purpose for the pdanet driver ?

I dont want to put redundant drivers into my system which may interfere each other during flashing process.
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
When I tried to use the fastboot command with my Nexus S connected, it would hang and not do anything, despite leaving it for about 5 minutes. I searched online, and found the PDAnet solution, so I don't know what the difference is exactly. All I found the Google SDK USB drivers to do is enable you to see your device in Device Manager, however you could try it without the PDAnet drivers, and let me know what happens!

Thanks :)
[Nexus S Android Development] hmanxx:
Thanks for the prompt reply.. I tried out the google driver..it doesnt work under fastboot. I eventually get the fastboot enabled driver..that could explain why the pdanet driver required.

After i installed the fastboot enabled driver, i could test the connectivity under fastboot with "fastboot devices"

thanks going to try out rooting..i just want simple root access..without wiping data is a ++ ..
[Nexus S Android Development] hmanxx:
I managed to run fastboot boot recovery.img...going into clockwork menu..apply the superuser.zip.(for froyo version)..till completion..no word of failure..

However after rebooting, su and SuperUser.apk are not installed.( I used adb to check the system/app and system/bin folder.

Edit- manage to root properly after system mounting .

Just a note..to properly complete the rooting, one need to apply mounting then mount system before applying the Superuser.zip install from sdcard.

Prior to step 11, you may want to add the following steps for folks having problem to get the superuser.zip to install properly.
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
Thanks for the extra bit of info, I will attempt to add that in when I get a bit more time on my hands. when I did it it seemed to work fine so thanks for discovering that!

Enjoy your rooted phone ;)
[Nexus S Android Development] jivemaster:
Dude, excellent tutorial and great to see another fellow Aussie Virginmobile customer packing a nexus s. Respect.

I'm going to root my nexus s early next week when I get back home using your tutorial. I just want to install adblock and su. Great stuff.
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
Cheers (: and to add to that list I used to live in Brisbane :P weird huh :D

AdBlock is a godsend! I personally used it for Angry Birds (because there isn't a paid remove ads version) but now since the new update requires SMS permissions (WTF!!??!!) I don't use it anymore. ShootMe is nice (screenshots) but TB is amazingly powerful for backups. I am yet to try out Root Explorer, but I think I may because of the extra root stuff it gives you.

Good luck!
[Nexus S Android Development] jivemaster:
Dude just letting you know I finally used your guide and have successfully rooted. Just about to take the busybox plunge now (doing an nandroid prior).

I had some issues with the PDA net thing. Windows 7 x64 seems to have found the drivers on its own anyway from somewhere, so all is good.
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
Maybe 64bit drivers are more common for Android phones :P I dunno actually as I only have 32bit Vista on my lappy so I guess its good to know it works on x64 (: glad its working for you!
[Nexus S Android Development] antz88c:
Long read, a bit OT but tested distortedloop root without wipe by just using below entries on Terminal, and done in less than 1min :-)

fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-3.0.0.5-crespo.img

Still, great tutorial for windows users :-)
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
I know it is a bit long, but I wanted to make it as detailed as possible for those who had no idea how to locate tiny problems and solve them etc. Many other guides will suit most people fine :p I just thought it could save many people some headaches trying to figure out what this does and how to fix it.

I'm also quite pleased that the non-unlock root works, having not tried it myself (being already rooted haha).

Thanks for the feedback.
[Nexus S Android Development] saryu:
cool, thanks.. I'm rooted now !!! <3
[Nexus S Android Development] Androyed:
Jonathon, you are a god! It will be my first time, and know I can be sure that I'm doing the right things. Also, great that you've implemented the root without unlocking the bootloader. Hooray for a clean boot animation without padlock!

By the way, I saw another 'complete guide' on your site, how to install MoDaCo ROM. Great! Are you going to do more 'complete guides'?
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
Well first of all, thanks! I'm glad it has enough detail. And I think I will probably do a CM7 RC one this weekend because I finally feel like checking it out.

Basically I try and make one whenever I attempt something major for my Nexus S. So I'm sure there will be more coming.

Sorry for the inactivity on my site however, I think I may just make it a tutorials site as I'm quite busy now (originally started it in the holidays for me).

Anyway enjoy!
[Nexus S Android Development] thaqueencami:
I figured since i used this method to root i'd stop by and tell you how much i appreciate you making a lengthy post. Some people just expect you to understand or say you dont need to root if you dont know how but where do you start? This is a very good guide for a newb to begin learning something! Thank you sooooo much. Also for the comment about being rooted and trying to update. Seems like NO ONE ever really makes that statement clear when asked. So again, thank you!!!!
[Nexus S Android Development] mbwelch:
Jonathon,

Your guide was extremely helpful, however I just got the 2.3.3 OTA and as expected, I lost root. Tried to follow your guide again, but when I put it in bootloader interface, PDANet cannot connect and the phone displays this message at the bottom of the screen:

fastboot status -FAILInvalid command

I guess something changed in the new update. Damn you Google!!! If you figure out a way around this, please let us know. Thanks!
[Nexus S Android Development] Jonathon Grigg:
Yeah, apparently 2.3.3 breaks root for some reason. I'm not sure a way around this but I saw something in another thread about how to keep root if you haven't got the OTA update but wanted 2.3.3. I will try and find it now.

Edit: here it is from distortedloop's thread. It appears to be for a locked bootloader so if you have followed the new part 2 of my guide. The old part 2 will be different.

DOUBLE EDIT: after re reading what hmanxx said it appears that 2.3.3 doesn't let you use the fastboot commands unless you unlock the bootloader (old part 2). For this reason I will say that if anyone is looking to root 2.3.3 currently then you will most likely have to unlock your bootloader.

2.3.3 also seems to break many kernels if you use custom ones like Netarchy (confirmed on 1.2.4).

Give the devs a bit more time and these should be fixed, the updates still quite new.
[Nexus S Android Development] buachaille:
Big thumbs up to Jonathon Grigg for this tutorial. :D

This enabled me to root my phone for this first time (no going back now either - prefer it rooted).

Thanks !!!