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[Droid 2 Global General] marcort:
I'm sorta new to this too. I rooted with Z4Root. I'd recommend going to the market and downloading Root Uninstaller. That helped me get rid of all the stupid crap verizon put on there, like Blockbuster, Kindle, CityID, etc.

Another thing you could do is look up "root" in the market. It will show you all the apps that require root access.

Becareful though, just like your home computer, uninstalling some software may have unintended consequences. Hope that helps.
[Droid 2 Global General] ejaymd11:
Thanks a lot. Has anything you uninstalled caused you problems?
[Droid 2 Global General] marcort:
Not yet. But I only uninstalled the factory installed extra stuff. I noticed a slight pickup in speed and battery life (although it could just all be in my head... LOL). Let me know if you do anything else cool. Im still trying to build up enough balls to actually start flashing roms.
[Droid 2 Global General] NiceGuysFinishLast:
This is a bad idea, don't do it.

When you delete the bloatware that comes on the phone, you make your phone unable to receive OTA updates from Verizon. This includes any future updates to Android version 2.3 (Gingerbread). The updates run as a patch, they check for all of the system data to be present. This includes pre-installed apps like blockbuster, amazon, etc. If ALL of the system data isn't present, the patch can't run.

Instead, you should use Titanium Backup to freeze these programs. It does the same thing, but instead of removing the files, it changes their extension, so that they can't run. It has the same effect, but when you want an update, you just unfreeze your programs, update, and then refreeze them. It also lets you make backups of your apps and app data.

If you don't want to pay for TiBu, you can always manually change all the filenames from cityID.apk to cityID.bak, etc etc. This does the same thing, for free, but is more involved and less beginner friendly.
[Droid 2 Global General] davezaff:
Do what ever you want......if you want to go back to stock to get offical ota updates just search for the sbf file and your all good. Just know what your doing before you do it. If you delete bloatware it will effect ota updates. But flash the sbf with rsd lite and you'll be fine:)
[Droid 2 Global General] NiceGuysFinishLast:
You could do that, yes. But freezing bloatware is more efficient. Flashing an SBF is more time intensive, and has a higher chance (not high, mind you, but highER) of not working correctly. Also, TiBU has the added benefit of being a backup utility that's easy to use and very functional and stable.
[Droid 2 Global General] davezaff:
Ok.
[Droid 2 Global General] marcort:
Well I guess that shows how much of a dummy I am with this stuff. I ended up reinstalling the stuff I removed from the market and unrooting because I had to send the phone back. It had a really weird charging issue that was present when I bought it. Im on the new one now. (Rooted to try and fix the charging issue. It didnt work). I haven't rooted the new phone yet. Im reading through all the forums to try and gain a little better understanding of how to do this stuff without wrecking my phone or missing out on updates. Thanks for all the good info! I wont be screwing around with bloatware so soon this time.
[Droid 2 Global General] Asphyx:
Definitly do not go the uninstall route on the Blur stuff.

Freezing is better!

As for ROMs there is only one ROM that I know of and it is Fission.

Get the ROM manager here at XDA and flashing it is a snap. It even has the Stock Droid in the manager so you can easily go back to stock when needed.
[Droid 2 Global General] davezaff:
The stock rom in the rom manger still has root, busybox and is deodexed. If sent back with these programs on it will void your warranty. So if you ever need to send back sbf 1st to be safe. The .sbf takes like 15 minutes. Maybe two minutes more then flashing a ROM. So I really don't get how flashing a .sbf is difficult. And it actually is the safest due to the locked bootlader and the drivers usually never fail if running Windows 32 bit.
[Droid 2 Global General] pfallin:
so i'm assuming that all of the other "popular" ROM's (liberty, rubix, apex, etc.) that say they are for the DX and D2 wont work on the D2G? I've installed many ROM's on my D2G and all of them get stuck on airplane mode and wont unlock. I end up having to restore and revert back to stock...
[Droid 2 Global General] botnryan:
Yep, pretty lame that all these devs havent taken numerous peoples' offers to test out d2g ports of the d2 roms. i mean i have no idea how to port it myself but theres people saying "if you try it, ill test it" and still no devs take anyone up on the offer.
[Droid 2 Global General] excessives:
So does ne one think that we are going to get ne roms ported over to us from the dx or the d2 cuz I was lookin forward to flashing liberty to my D2G so can some1 pm if they got ne idea or if they kno when we can expect a new rom
[Droid 2 Global General] biknut1:
D2G Rooting

Hey Guys- I just rooted and installed Fission ROM on my D2G- WHEW!! My wife (the IT pro) and I rooted this past Sunday evening. We used Z4ROOT- this part was fairly easy. Then we spent the next 6 hours- with no luck whatsoever- trying to install a custom ROM. We finally found out that there aren't many out for the D2G just yet.

We finally found Fission ROM, but could not get it installed. You must have a bootstrap program to install the rom. I found this out by accident. Finally installed Fission on Tuesday night. Only used for a few hours, but so far so good.

BTW- there are several bloatware freezers on the market. I had read not to remove it, so I froze it. App Freezer for Root seems to be working fine.

Be careful, and good luck!
[Droid 2 Global General] newk8600:
There are instructions with everything you need to know (including koush's bootstrap) provided by team defuse on their website. The entire process shouldn't take more than 30 minutes tops.

And you can delete anything you want now that there is the D2 global SBF for recovery. Just make sure you know how to use it before things go awry so you don't panic and flood the forums with questions that have already been answered.
[Droid 2 Global General] truthsson:
how do you revert back to stock. yes i made a backup.
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
How do you get the OTA Update? I mean, you have to be on Verizon to get it, right? What if you unlocked the phone and use it outside the US with a different sim card from some other carrier? Can you still get the update? Please help.

And, if somehow I can find this precious update, then if I change my rom to Fission, I won't get updates anymore, right? Then what is the point of getting new roms? I'll have to be checking for newer roms with newer updates from Verizon all the time? Is this the idea?

Thank you,
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
Yes, you can get the update, no matter you are not on Verizon network. But update will not be 'pushed' to you, you have to go to system/about phone/system updates. Phone will check for update and let you know if one is available. If you are already running 2.4.330, you will get prompt no update is available. If you are on 2.4.29 - you must get the prompt update is available and will be downloaded.

Update will work only if you are using stock firmware (for me it worked fine no matter I had rooted the phone, you must make sure there are no 'frozen' apps before update is applied, or it will fail to install). On Fission, it will not show/work. Many users, including myself, have reported update does not seem to be adding anything benneficial to users on GSM/UMTS networks. On some networks (in Canada and Australia so far) update causes the phone to become unreliable when it comes to keeping connection to the cellular network. Another user (in Germany) reports no problems using the updated firmware. I suspect this is related to frequencies - in Canada and Australia we use bands that overlap with US bands which as we all know have some software restrictions imposed by the phone. In Europe (Germany, Greece) you guys use 2100Mhz.

Again - update addresses some CDMA issues, I find absolutely no different with/without the update in terms of battery life or call quality. (I am on Rogers Canada - GSM/HSPA 850/1900.)
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
Easiest and most reliable way is to use SBF to flash phone to original unmodified firmware. I recommend this way if you have access to PC (to install and use RSDLite necessary to process the SBF installation)

Alternatively, boot into recovery and restore the backup you've made (assuming you made nandroid backup).
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
Thank you leobg. About the issue of disconnecting from the network, I ve been having that problem without the update in Uruguay using a 2100 mhz gsm uruguayan network. Humm, i can get the update and if it doesnt do any better or it is actually worst, can I uninstall the upupdate? the update is going to wipe out all my settings, apps, cached memory, etc?

Thank you.
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
No, update will not erase anything. So don't worry. To go back you will have to flash the SBF. This will also not delete your data. You only need to clear cache from stock recovery once SBF flash completes.
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
So I need to get the SBF file that was posted on droidforums.net and then I should place it somewhere in the SD memory of my phone before updating the firmware? What application should I use to recover from this SBF file and go back to stock?

Thank you!
[Droid 2 Global General] leobg:
The update is a signed zip file, not sbf. You put it in root of sdcard,name it update.zip, boot in stock recovery ans select apply update. File is around 16MB only, let me know if you want it.

There is one more way to get 2.4.330 now which I just figured out last night. It is a full SBF that installs 330 directly. Very convenient! I posted links in the TBH sbf sticky thread here. I installed the sbf on my phone last night, so it is tested and confirmed working. I am running it right now to see if the connection cut outs I was experiencing before with the update will occur.

Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
Well, yes, maybe there is a difference. We ll see.

I ll first try to find that famous stock sbf file and then update. Just in case what you say about loosing signal starts happening even more.
[Droid 2 Global General] biknut1:
There are instructions with everything you need to know (including koush's bootstrap) provided by team defuse on their website. The entire process shouldn't take more than 30 minutes tops.

You are right- there are instructions- everywhere! Before I rooted and flashed I went to every Droid forum I could find to gather information. I ended up with nearly too much information. I kept reading about SBF, Bootstrapper, RSDLite, ROMs, Rooting, ROM Managers- my head was ready to explode. And I learn by seeing- having not seen it before I was lost most of the time.

When I finally did get Fission to flash I used a "hybrid" installation approach. I used the ROM Manager to download the ROM and themes I thought I might want, but couldn't get them to install. Later found out I did not have Bootstrapper, and it was necessary. I did get it next. Then I went into Clockwork Mod and selected the ROM and themes one-by-one and installed them. When I rebooted the phone, VOILA! I had a new ROM!

But for me, reading too much information was just as harmful as not reading enough. And having not seen this work before, I feel that the instructions are less than clear. Add to that the fact that every set of instructions I read told me to do something a little bit different (depended on using ROM Manager or Clockwork Mod.)

But anyways, Fissions is running now. A few minor hiccups along the way, but nothing to make me want to go back to stock.
[Droid 2 Global General] hgrimberg:
But how do you know when there is a new update available from Verizon if you use Fission?
[Droid 2 Global General] ElectroGeek:
You will hear about it on the web (here). Besides, the Roms are normaly a few steps ahead of the carriers and updated more frequently anyway. Until/if they roll out gingerbread that is...
[Android Apps and Games] hyperbyteX:
I noticed that it has a TON of 1 stars for crashing and simply not running on a lot of devices, has anyone had any success with it yet, and if so what phone are you using?
[Android Apps and Games] aljwatson69:
Not for me. Opens the splash screen, says 'License Start', and then closes. I can't get a refund now either because I refunded it once so I could try installing it again, but it still doesn't work and now I'm stuck with it.
[Android Apps and Games] Metusion:
download the missing files from the internet (just use google) and put them in the right folder on the internal sd card.. The downloader used in the game doesn't download all the necessary files for some reason.. The game itself is really fun and just like any other worms game. Best game for android for me
[Android Apps and Games] CrazyKnight122:
Works great for on my phone.
[Desire Accessories] infinityharry:
sorry if this has been posted before but is it possible in anyway to connect a usb flash drive to my desire using an adaptor or something :? saying that is there an app available to browse and external USB
[Desire Accessories] android.is.linux:
No. It is impossible.
[Desire Accessories] mercianary:
possible, yes...worth the hassle, nope.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=702742
[Desire Accessories] facesiki:
my frined has a galaxy 2 and he has a cable for it, we tired a lot of things, but nothing works.
[Desire Accessories] Lothaen:
its a shame really

xoom usb host works pretty well - keyboards, mice, ps3 controller - out the box too

but for the desire - everything was picked up as an in-car device (without flashing new kernels)
[Desire Accessories] Dr.Thrilla:
I saw somebody last week connecting a usb flash drive to on his mobile but I didn´t had the time to see and ask which phone it was.

Have been thinking about it ever since. Would be so handy to push your date to a flash drive on the go.

I been to the same bar in the hope I would see that person again but I haven´t saw him again. I´m afraid it was a tourist.
[Desire Accessories] h_misc:
It looks a big hassle indeed if you have to switch kernels to get to slave mode again.
[Desire Accessories] masatoharyanto:
it's nokia i believe
[Nexus S General] rkantos:
I'm requesting a short video, where the Nexus S gyroscope would be seen in action.

For example the Google Maps application 5.0 would be nice to see working with gyroscope. What should be shown, would be the 'direction / compass assisted with gyroscope' and the street view in compass / gyroscope mode.

The same kind of video from Iphone 4 would also be appreciated.

Thanks
[Nexus S General] rkantos:
Still wanted.
[Nexus S General] sstang2006:
I haven't found any game on android market that uses gyroscope to its fullest.

Here a video of gyroscope on Google Street View using ShootMe app to record it (quality is not the best but you get the idea)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91SlPn9Ekfg
[Nexus S General] rkantos:
Still would like to see how the compass mode on the map works in google maps with a gyroscope.

Thanks for the streetview vid.
[XPERIA X10 General] bruxodogelo:
Hey guys, I think that we have very nice works at SE X10 GB Thread.

Maybe we can make a votation to define the boot screen image.

:)
[XPERIA X10 General] pngface:
Do you mean vote? :)
[General Questions and Answers] charlier1977:
I am currently looking at buying an Android Tablet. I heave looked at a few but not sure which one to pick.

What I am looking for is the following:

Android 2.2 or better

10" screen

web cam

multi-touch screen

good battery life

1080p HD playback is a positive

access to the Android Market would be best but not a necessity

<$400

fastest processor possible

If anybody has any ideas or suggestions I would appreciate any feedback.

I have looked at the following but I am open to other suggestions

Archos 101

Viewsonic GTablet

Nook Color

Samsung Galaxy Tab - dont need the cellular connection and would really like a larger screen
[General Questions and Answers] McFunk:
I have a ViewSonic G Tablet running TnT Lite 4.2.1. Installed LauncherPro on it, and I'm loving it. Playing Dungeon Defenders, Raging Thunder, Pocket Legends, Angry Birds, Crazy Snowboard, all perfectly at full screen. WiFi connection works great, Dolphin HD Browser loads all sites with flash (Even works on Hulu for the most part, some videos on Hulu I have had to reload once or twice to get them to play).

USB keyboard plugs in and works flawlessly, has read all of my USB Hard drives without issue (Fat32). Dumped photos off of my Sony digital camera right onto the internal tablet storage.

All in all, for under 400 bucks this tablet is a steal. And being the only Tegra2 one on your list (not sure if it's the only one on the market now other than the Adam), I'd say go for it. The thing really flies once you get a custom rom on it like TnT Lite (or other).
[General Questions and Answers] digitalman2112:
You should decide if you are looking for something that "just works" or if you want to tinker.

On that list, I'd put the Galaxy Tab in the "just works" column, with all of the others in the "tinker" column.

I love my gTablet, but wouldn't recommend it to anyone that isn't a tinkerer. It is an awesome platform and the software gets better by the day. Given the specs you list and the price point, it is a solid option. You have several great choices of Android builds (CM, Vegan, TNT Lite) and the stock build is pretty usable these days.

If you get any of the "tinker" tablets, prepare to spend all of your free time for a few weeks flashing new roms, trying new apps, testing every little tweak - and finally settling into something usable for you. For me, the time was a bit frustrating - but the roms are much more mature now, and I suspect you'd be up and running in no time.

Given that Tegra2 looks to be THE big Android tablet platform for 2011, I expect my gTablet to keep up with the big boys.

I can't emphasize enough however that the screen sucks - thats the big difference IMHO between the $400 price point and the $600+ price point of the upcoming Android tablets. If you can live with it, its a great value.
[General Questions and Answers] charlier1977:
Thanks for the info. I was leaning towrds the GTablet. Just wanted to get some.solid opinions of what I was looking at. I am very much a tinker at heart been flashing cell phone since 2004 constantly re-installing an OS on my laptops. I just recently found a ROM that works for me on my Samsung Captivate, which is why I want an Android tablet instead of an iPad or a windows version. The OS is so customizable you can make it your own.
[LG Optimus 2x] raydm:
So I just watch that honey comb video and they said its o optimized to use dual core processor. But all these tegra two phones only running froyo .

So does out means there its no point of getting these phones untill honeycomb for phones comes out .
[LG Optimus 2x] t3alc:
Even if froyo is not optimized for dual-core you will still have an advantage with dual-core, just look at some benchmarks and you will see that the tegra2 will score much better than ordinary singel-core at same speed, so no need to wait.

But the performance will be even better when the device is runing honeycomb.
[LG Optimus 2x] raydm:
real world performance is we actually need here.not just some benchmark numbers. Mytouch 4g overclock to 1.4ghz can beat those numbers easily.

So why spend soo much money on first generation 2x processors.

Just saying.
[LG Optimus 2x] t3alc:
With that opinion why even ask the Q you did?

Compare only stock to stock and OC to OC my friend..
[LG Optimus 2x] TheGoD:
As far as I know multi-core-support is included since 1.6. This means that if an application uses multiple threads u get a performance gain up to 100%. So Froyo is sufficent in that case.

Hower, newer android version bring additional optimizations to speed things up on multi-core-devices to tha tabble (especialy for application that either only use one thread or can't max out all cores). In 2.3 it is a multithreaded filesystem, in 3.0 it is the dalvlik-layer for executing java-based apps.
[LG Optimus 2x] Bantu85:
Anandtech just completed their review of the 2X and they show that Android does in fact know that you are using a dual core processor. The results seem to be especially noticeable in the browser (which is great news for me as i surf a lot on my htc hero and this is always a pain!).

Having said that, Honeycomb (and whatever it's phone counterpart will be) will put further emphasis on dual core tegra2 use.

As for real world in app differences... it's going to be like froyo install to sd.... this is something that developers need to do.. android can't force any one app to use multi-cores.. the app needs to be coded to take advantage of it.
[LG Optimus 2x] Kailkti:
This phone is kinda marketed to people who want to future proof themselves. So while real world experience may not differ currently with single core processors, it will change once android start's using both cores, well as two cores, instead of one core and a maid.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bruxodogelo:
Hey guys, I think that we have very nice works at SE X10 GB Thread.

Maybe we can make a votation to define the boot screen image.

:)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aaronx12:
there are tons of boot screens and threads
[Legend General] LegendDroid:
Hi I have an HTC LEGEND which I did root and was working great for quite some time with Blayo's rom and then a stripped down version of that.

I was getting ready to sell it and I accidently returned the phone to factory default instead of re-installing the rom through rom manager.

Obviously the rom is still there and super user permissions are still there too, but when I try to reload a rom (or install a new one) it reboots and goes to this screen

TRIANGLE !

What do I need to do to fix it?
[Legend General] LegendDroid:
nevermind I just re-rooted it and that seemed to fix all the issues.

It looked like the same screen you get when you do the second part of the step2 windows bat on the how to root the legend guide.
[Legend General] GuestK00138:
Is it possible that you deleted your clockwork mod files from the SD card?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] cracksmurf:
I'm kind of minimalistic when it comes to my phone, and I've been looking for a plain and simple pouch case. Wish I still had the one that came with my G1 since I hear they fit, even if it is a tight fit. lol.

Well I just found a nice one that makes the cut for my style. Don't think I've seen anyone else post this so wanted to share it. It's a clean looking leather pouch that fits the G2 like a glove. It also has this nifty little pull tab on the back for quickly and easily ejecting the phone from the pouch. I'm not sure, but I think when I originally found it they had a version with a belt clip. Can't seem to find that one to post though. This one cost me $15 after shipping, and feels solid and well made.

http://www.expansys-usa.com/htc-desire-z-slip-pouch-po-s540-204057/
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] missparker76:
I'm using the official HD2 pouch for the moment. It fits well too.

But this is temporary until I receive my flip case from Fortte in a few days :o
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] dansobolanu:
Apple iPhone 3G Ferrari Modena

I got this Ferrari one today for about 25€ and i looove it , fits ok, good soft leather,and it looks like a FERRARI :) !

On the box it says CG Mobile and made for iphone4 but it fits good with Desire Z !

Just found this link: http://www.e-click.gr/index.php?target=products&product_id=46139 it's Maranello series,sorry !
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] leehopley:
i use the krussel case :)
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Raptor-21:
Nice post. Actually surprised nobody has mentioned this case before, as it is a really great pouch case! Had mine since Xmas and would recommend it to anyone looking for one. Actually mentioned it in a thread here the other week to someone looking for one, but I guess that got lost.