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[Nexus S General] mazodude:
settings->security->factory reset
[Nexus S General] ztm.000:
Yeah this could be a really bad exploit in 2.3, or something of the likes... Like something Google messed up on. Or, the wallpaper was malicious.
[Nexus S General] mike128:
Yes, I was running stock. I could not get the resetter to go (volume down + power) but I kept pulling the battery and tried to get any control. Eventually I was able to swipe really quick and unlocked the phone. The wallpaper was not there, it was just black. Everything was running super slow then I quickly went to the wallpaper settings and restored the factory live microbes one and everything was back. However, all my widgets disapeared. Phew. Glad it didn't brick.
[Nexus S General] JupiterDroid:
Something as trivial as that will not brick your phone, what will brick your phone is a bad radio flash or of your messing with internal files. Lots of people bricked their g2's when striving to achieve s-off, these are the ways to brick your phone other than a hardware fault already inherent.

JD

Sent from my Google Nexus S Black Neolithic Piece of Wonderment.
[Nexus S General] insanemachine:
If you have the android SDK installed. If you unlock your bootloader (fastboot oem unlock) it will do a factory reset of your phone, at that point you can just lock it again if you wish.
[Nexus S General] avoulgarellis:
I had the same thing happen to me. In the future if this happens just do a factory reset. I was worried that it would wipe my internal Memory too, but all it did was reset the phone to stock and i had to redownload my apps. All my pics, photos and music were still intact.
[Nexus S General] mimi12:
I am trying that,but every time i write fastboot oem unlcok in cmd,i gives me back message "waiting for devices",why?!?What to do now?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samy.3660:
Hey,

I created the [Fat32 + 1GB Ext4 + 0.3GB Ext4 + 0.1GB Swap] partitions through gparted, all went well in gparted and it says it done. But when i try to install rom through CWM it throws an error that it can't mount ext partition. The error message is copied here...

"Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p2

invalid argument

Error mounting SDEXT:! "

Any help would be appreciated, thankyou
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samy.3660:
any workaround???
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davebugyi:
Error says, there is definiately something wrong with your partitions. Did you create theam as Primary and not logical?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samy.3660:
I have created them as primary.

Thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samy.3660:
guys is there any way to do it??
[Droid X General] lextex:
I ordered my DX earlier today and should have it tomorrow afternoon. (yay!)

I'm coming from the LG Ally, which I played around with quite a bit as far as root/roms go. I ended up bricking it when the Froyo update came out trying to get from 2.1 to one of the new 2.2.1 roms.

I've seen a lot of stuff about the DX and it looks like a lot of progress has been made (yay, again!). I love the look of Gingerbread, so I'd probably look into flashing one of the roms that supports a GB theme (Liberty looks cool!), but I don't want to run into trouble when the official GB release comes out.

So, how hard is this on the DX? What are the general steps? What in the world is a SBF?

Any sort of basic noob-friendly introduction would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!
[Droid X General] lextex:
Thanks for the reply, but it's actually pretty confusing...

To install z4root, do I NEED to do any of those adb steps or can I just sideload it? I'm not sure if you're telling me to do both of those steps or just either/or. Sideloading is much easier, if it's an option.

And as far as the bootstrap goes - am I removing the original bootstrap and then installing the apk you attached to replace it with a custom bootstrap? Is this different than a custom recovery?

Also, what are SBFs and how do they fit into all of this?

Thanks!
[Droid X General] SysAdmin-X:
No, you do not have to do it this way. I just used this as an example for something I was doing for someone else, especially since they needed the sdk anyways... Just was practice.

(PS, not sure what you mean by sideloading... sorry just not familiar with the term...) Nonetheless...

You can just download the file, and then use file manager to install the file or any app installer you may normally use. Just make sure that under Settings-->Applications-->Unknown sources, that the check box is marked. Then you should be good to go.

As for bootstrap... You are basically replacing a logwrapper file that tells the phone to boot to Motorola's built in recovery. Koush's bootstrap hijacks this and writes its own logwrapper and allows for the recovery process to be interrupted so backing up/restorying, etc. You can load that apk the same way you do Z4root.

As for SBF files, I'm can't recall what it actually stands for, but it is basically a file from Motorola that allowed their employees to flash a phone back to "out of the box" state in the event that a customer ruined their phone or had issues with it... this goes way back to even the Motorola Razor days I believe... In any event, it is used alongside a program called RSDlite. This program allows you to connect your phone to your computer and flash the sbf files that have been released, and as a result allows you to restore your phone back to a "clean" state in the event that you mess up the /system partition and for other uses as well.

I will be adding more to a basic guide for all things Droid X later this weekend. If you have more questions, feel free to post back. And check out my other post here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=940986

This includes the same info as I posted here already, but should have some more updates this weekend.

Good luck!
[Droid X General] rudyy:
new here also.

i thought droid x could not be rooted.

i bought mine in october 2010; it's running 2.2.1

thanks in advance
[Android Software Development] mejack03:
Hi

I am looking for a application to send / receive contacts as vCard through sms.

As many of you know by default this option is not there in default contact and sms

application. If anybody cloud suggest some application that would be better

Thanks

J
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toneman1984:
After I use "two steps to unroot evo" do I need to flash a stock rom? I'm a bit confused. Thanks in advance for the help.

PS I've been flashing a couple times a week since release date. Today I got out of the car and dropped my evo, shattering the screen :(. Should I just declare the evo stolen and pay 100 or will they fix the screen for free?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkdude36:
you can unroot fairly easily. just flash the unrevoked s-on tool from recovery (which i assume you have done) and then run a stock pc36img.zip. this will totally unroot you. nothing else to do. if you need links to something just ask.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Powers88:
Hey all,

Just made a splash image that I think you guys might appreciate. My friend showed me the picture and I decided to do the necessary changes to make it into a splash.

For your viewing pleasure :)

To flash: Download the zip then with an unlocked (S-OFF) bootloader, flash the new_splash.img file to your phone:

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot flash splash1 new_splash.img

fastboot reboot
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] snudel:
i would rather have it as a background

my boot image shows 1 micro second. not worth even thinking about changing it.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Powers88:
Well the png is there too so u can use it as a background I guess
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] crazyVII:
Some kind of bloody :-D but looks great, although I'm running a MacBook :-) bit I also love my Android mobile.

Does it work to flash this lb other Android systems like 2. 1/ 2. 2k any experiences?

Thx guys :-)
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Powers88:
This is just a splash image file so as long as your screen size is 480 x 800. You can search for how to change the splash image for your particular phone and then just use this file. I'm sure it will work on any version of android
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Nitemare3219:
Anyone have the adb commands handy for pulling the stock splash image just in case I want to put it back?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] EdKeys:
This is a copy of the original splash that I found in another thread.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] EdKeys:
did that last attachment post?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] EdKeys:
lets try that again. this is the default splash.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Powers88:
Even though the original splash is posted, the commands to pull the old one are to be executed from a root shell and are as follows:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 of=/mnt/sdcard/splash.img

You may have to do a search for it because when I pulled mine it put it into a random folder on my computer
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] imglknight:
I am ready to FLASH HARDSPL on my hd2 but want to backup files in the event I have to flash an original SPL on my phone for warranty issues. DFT states:

"make sure that you uninstall HSPL before sending phone for any warranty issues and they also write in their directions:

“The only way to remove the HSPL is to flash an original SPL from SD card.

- Take any "RUU_signed.nbh" from a ship ROM and copy it to SD card.

- Rename it to "leoimg.nbh".

Can someone please help me back up the needed files? I don’t totally understand the instructions and any help would be appreciated.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] czacha234:
Hi,

You dont need to backup any files. Only way to revert back to original SPL is flash stock rom from your sdcard. By stock rom I mean rom that came preinstalled on your device. Search and read please, everything is on the forum. Try here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=915628

I hope that helps.
[Fascinate General] m91-30:
I think this is where I'm stuck, at this point. do I keep these in their original zip files?
[Fascinate General] jenisiz:
Yep...straight to sd and have at it.
[Fascinate General] nirmdroid:
Okay I don't know where you got these different set of instructions from. I just followed Syn Ack's instructions by the word, and I got dl30 Froyo running on my phone. So I say just follow the instructions on the link, not these that you have posted on this page.

And as for the zip files, keep them as they are, and just point the clockwork to them when you are in recovery by selecting "Install zip from sdcard" > "Choose zip from sdcard" > Then locate your "DL30.zip" file , once that is done, same thing for new_cwm.zip

Hope that helps.
[Fascinate General] m91-30:
actually, the instructions I got from a member here worked great!! I missed a file, so my phone wouldn't root. I just wanted to make sure I had the files in the right forms before I took the plunge. thank you all who helped me, I am now on 2.2.1, aka dL30. note, the part I pasted on here is not the complete set of instructions. they worked very well once I figured out what I was doing wrong, it took less than an hour to get 2.2 on my phone, including rooting.

thank you, though.
[Captivate Accessories] dkerlee:
Why not have a micro USB plug in GPS so we can use these things in our cars... actually use them!
[Captivate Accessories] newter55:
Just get a bluetooth gps that you can put on your keychain.
[Captivate Accessories] gunnyman:
can you tell the phone to use it instead of the internal one, or does it do so automagically?
[Captivate Accessories] mmarquis:
Does not happen automatically, but it is pretty painless. You need an ancillary app. I use Bluetooth GPS provider. You need to pair your phone and the GPS (only once). Turn on the GPS and then start up Bluetooth GPS provider and hit "Start". It will ask you to turn on location/GPS spoofing (don't recall where this is, but it allows you to jump to that setting). You will see the satellite status on the Bluetooth GPS provider begin to accumulate.

Google maps and navigation work just fine. You don't have to start the internal GPS, as a matter of fact it will interfere with the BT GPS. Some GPS utilities don't work 100%, like GPS test from the market. It won't display signal strength.

Be prepared to be blown away with the improved accuracy and stability.
[Captivate Accessories] gormander:
mmarquis, if you are using Bluetooth GPS provider, than you do not need to open up Bluetooth GPS provider and hit "start" every time. You only need to open it the first time so that you can set it up and have it use the correct GPS BT reciever. There is a widget that allows you to toggle turning it on and off.

In regards to the location/GPS spoofing, I believe what you are referring to is Mock Locations. You can set this by going to Settings --> Applications --> Development and make sure the "Allow mock locations" has been checked.

You do need to have the internal GPS turned on. I do not think Navigation will continue if it is turned off. I use the BT GPS receiver all the time and do not have any conflicts when my internal GPS is turned on.
[Captivate Accessories] toneflem:
i recently bought a bluetooth gps receiver and it was an awesome purchase. $20 off ebay. Down to 1 meter accuracy in my house and can even get it in my basement sometimes. perfect lock and tracking. get one, you wont regret it
[Captivate Accessories] ubufugu:
would you please provide a link to the one you purchased?
[Captivate Accessories] nappent:
Yes please post a link! I would love to have something like that in my car.
[Captivate Accessories] mmarquis:
Thanks for corrections. The widget makes it more convenient. However I find that I don't need the internal GPS running to take advantage of the BT GPS. Navigation works great without it on.
[Captivate Accessories] norcal einstein:
I too have a Bluetooth GPS. I WOULD post the link to where I bought it from, but that site no longer carries the product.

Here's an Amazon link to one:

http://www.amazon.com/TomTom-Naviga...I2Z8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1296858445&sr=8-3

You MIGHT be able to do some searching to see if you can find 'em NIB sold somewhere else for a little cheaper, but I haven't been able to find it.

GPS Receiver looks like this:

It's pretty small, but there's no way I'm sticking it on my keychain...unless I happen to have a night gig as a Janitor with a janitor's keyring and 50+ keys....hahah
[Captivate Accessories] toneflem:
Edit: non-mobile version

http://cgi.ebay.com/GlobalSat-BT-359-GPS-Bluetooth-Receiver-G-SAT-Nice-/180616408845?pt=GPS_Devices&hash=item2a0d93af0d#ht_1136wt_901

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=180616408845&index=16&nav=SEARCH&nid=61458692708

Hopefully the link works because it's the mobile version. If not just search for bluetooth gps receiver and it's the global sat BT-359 for $18.95 plus it says free shipping
[Captivate Accessories] F_L_Abs:
I bought this from the same seller. I got the newer mint condition one for just $3 more... it also had free expedited shipping!
[Captivate Accessories] SeanHacker:
i use phoenix and firefly roms and my gps works almost perfect. fast lock time and great tracking
[Captivate Accessories] toneflem:
Do a track with the my tracks app and see how good you actually think it is. It's night and day with the bluetooth receiver really. I mean if yours works good enough for you that's awesome it's just mine won't. The receiver is just a relatively cheap way to ensure perfect gps.
[Captivate Accessories] nappent:
http://www.amazon.com/TomTom-Blueto...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1297151972&sr=1-1

There is a review from one SGS owner and that said it works pretty good.
[Captivate Accessories] toneflem:
It's also $65.
[Captivate Accessories] mmarquis:
FWIW this is one that I have. Works amazing!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BT-Mini-Keychai...=360317570529&ps=63&clkid=6955365802510434372

Note the shipping cost and time, but it is smaller than my remote entry fob.
[Captivate Accessories] F_L_Abs:
Just received this today. Works perfect!!! Major thanks to the posters above with steps provided to get the device to work with my phone properly!
[Captivate Accessories] Ikonomi:
I ordered one of these last night after reading the amazing reviews around the web. Really looking forward to it. Thank you for the tip!

SGH-i897 | Perception 10.2 | SpeedMod K13A | I9088ZNKP1
[Captivate Accessories] toneflem:
No problem. Enjoy your fully functioning, awesome gps.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djjeesh:
I seem to be having some trouble getting apps to install through the Market Website (android . com / market ) . Everything seems to download because I can see the icon in the notification bar, but after it's done downloading it hardly ever installs the app. I think it worked for one out of the four apps I tried and then I gave up.

Running Bionix V
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcghee1973:
might need to clear data & cache in the market app on your phone

settings>applications>manage applications>ALL tab>market
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
I my thread where I pointed out it was live, I included the troubleshooting steps... You should easily find them on the site too if you missed my thread... It was under your apps list I think.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DADDYDC650:
I'm currently running the stock ROM and I was wondering if anyone knew how to send an SMS with an audio attachment using the stock messaging app?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jggimi:
Since you're stock, and I'm not, I had to do your searching at T-Mobile's website for you. This is for "Faves" -- but the same basic procedure should work for any mobile phone number in your contact lists.

Source: http://support.t-mobile.com/doc/tm24246.xml
[General Questions and Answers] Squee!!:
I need help, if this is the wrong place to post this then please send me a link to where I need to be.

Just updated to Bionix-V from stock JI6 using Clockwork Mod. I went by the instructions on their site and all was well... then I noticed that my sdcard was empty, kinda. It only showed one file (named: "Caution!") no matter which filer I used including Root Explorer. However, all my files and folders are still there! I can see them on my pc! The phone's internal settings show that my card is almost full (about 14GB out of 16GB, external, I hardly use the internal sdcard). Also, in the gallery, it shows all my photos from the external sdcard, yet I don't see them in the file system! Errrg.:mad: By the way, the real "coup de grace" here is that the "Caution!" folder contains the naughty pics.... Yeah I laughed too :D

I read somewhere that someone had a problem with double pics in the gallery, and the fix was deleting two data db or something files from the root. Hoping it's that easy.

And yes, I tried reformatting my sdcard and putting it all back on, and did a stock Odin3 (w/partition) and back to Bionix-V, no help.

Please, help me. Thank you all.
[General Questions and Answers] Squee!!:
Like all tech things in life, as soon as I give up and ask for help, I figure it out. :cool:

The filers all had a home setting, I always had it set to the sdcard root (i.e. /sd),

it was set to /sd/caution! even though it was IN the caution! folder it acted like it was outside of it. I reset the home again to the sdcard root, which was /sd, now it is /external_sd. Gotta love the tiny differences that make all the difference in the world. Still not sure why it decided to only show my naughty folder... :o

Thank you all, I know no one got a chance to reply yet, but I'm sure you'd have all helped!!! :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
Does anyone know how to reset the SMS?

either that, or a secret code?

i've even re flashed the phone to different versions and i'm still unable to send out SMS

but i can receive just fine
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
never mind, case solved

it is a TELCO problem, not a hardware issue
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abc12121:
Hi

I saw several post re: listen music/video via bluetooth...but didn't find one for samsung vibrant specifically. I have 2 bluetooth headset - Motorola H505 and Samsung WEP405, both of which pairs and connects to my vibrant easily (I haven't root my phone), and i can get phone call sound but

I can't listen to music or get sounds while watching video via bluetooth

, sound just comes out from speaker. I checked bluetooth setting --> option --> shows check mark next to "connect" and "phone audio" but as I read several places, I don't see option for "Media audio".

Can someone help to resolve this issue...if I can get around this with my exisiting two bluetooth headset or i need to get any specific bluetooth which is compatible with this function ?

Thank you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomasitoc:
Motorola H505 and Samsung WEP405

are not bluetooth stereo headphones, you can not use this stream media audio, you can only use these for phone audio

The phone knows it is not a BT stereo headphone, this is the reason why it is not giving you the media audio option.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abc12121:
Thanks for your input, though would you please tell me what are my other option (bluetooth models) that would work for above mentioned function.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oniyuri:
You need a bluetooth headset that has the a2dp profile on it in order to stream media.

I've read somewhere that the motorokr s9 headset is really good.

I'm also out shopping for a BT earpiece that I can listen to music omw to work.

Here's the list I currently have in mind:

Plantronics Voyager 855 Stereo Bluetooth Headset

Polaroid Pbt325Blk Bt325 Stereo Bluetooth® Headset

Samsung Modus 3500 Mono & Stereo Bluetooth Headset

Jabra BT8010

BlueAnt Q2

BlueAnt T1

Jawbone ERA

I'm kinda leaning towards the BlueAnt Q2 or the Jawbone ERA that just came out.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abc12121:
My friend, all those device you mentioned - seems great - but also big money...I am looking something more economical, I found something online...would you give your input about below mentioned products...as I am kind of newbee to this...

Bluedio 5270 Bluetooth 2.0 Handsfree Headset

Bluedio H631 Bluetooth 2.0 Handsfree Headset
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oniyuri:
I did go ahead and looked at those bluetooth headsets.

Neither of them seem to support the profile that you need in order to stream media. Make sure that when you are looking for bluetooth products the profile description says "A2DP".
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reuthermonkey:
I have the original Motorola S9's, and they are pretty good. The S9 HD's (just the newer version) are supposedly a bit easier on the ears than the originals. They're worth up to ~$60 imo. So if you can get them for around that or less, that's a good buy.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kubernetes:
I have a Sony MW600. You can get it for about $50 and rather than a clip-on, it's just a little module that you can plug regular headphones into. It has a decent microphone and the sound quality is excellent.

http://www.google.com/products/cata...og_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDoQ8wIwAA#
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abc12121:
Try this application from market....called "super bluetooth mono froyo"....you will find it in first 10-20 search results. Then follow the instruction...very easy....which enabled my existing bluetooth samsung wep450...which works fine with all audio (including media and video) - haven't tried my motorola bluetooth yet.