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[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dLo GSR:
Quite the opposite actually. Unlimited data plans were the norm until last year when AT&T nixed them in favor of capped. Other carriers are following suit this year. We will most likely never see unlimited data again, unless they bring it back as some premium feature at twice the price. That is why everyone who is upgrading is fighting tooth and nail to make sure they do not lost their grandfathered-in unlimited data plan.

To the OP - the rep you spoke to is right, i am 110% certain there are two tracks of data plans (smart vs non-smart). There are even different tracks within the smartphone plans (regular, Blackberry, iPhone). They are not compatible across each other. For example, you can't get Blackberry services with a regular data plan, and e-mail and browsers will not work until the carrier switches it to a BB plan.

Regardless of where you buy the phone, the device throws the IMEI to the carrier the moment you power it on with their SIM card inside. The most efficient way to save money on phone plans is to NOT have an individual plan. Family plans save money. My family has 4 lines, 3 unlimited data plans, and unlimited texting and we pay about $140 a month. Granted, we have some grandfathered-in options ($4.99 extra lines, $29.99 unlimited data at 20% discount through my company), but it beats paying $75 per person. Find some friends and combine a plan.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaaaouuu:
i did read something about using google voice, but didnt know you could text msg through it. Also, wouldn't it be using a lot of data? might go over the 2gb cap.

I would like to hear opinions of heavy, intermediate, and light data users. how much data do you guys consume per month on average?

Per the at&t representative i talked to, he said he used over 5 gb of data last month, but that's because he uses his phone in place of a laptop for school purposes, streaming youtube videos and so on.

Yup, kinda figured at&t would pick up on the IMEI once you start using the phone. looked at wikipedia and said that the numbers meant that at&t might/would be able to figure out what kind of phone you are using. I have read somewhere though that people were able to get away with features not available to the phone they switched their sim card on, and others said it wouldn't take long before at&t catches up.

I've thought about doing the family plan, it is a great idea, but problem arises when your friend gets the idea of not paying his part of the bill... I could just think of the frustrations that could develop. I'll probably wait to switch to a family plan later on. grandfathered unlimited plan would really help too :p
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] protocol113:
My current setup on my bill is....

450 minutes with mobile to mobile and regular night and weekends

Unlimited data $30 a month

no texting and texting blocked

with my texting done through google voice

(and unlimited data is still achievable with at&t.)

my plan was a brand new plan without grandfathering.

call and state to your rep that you received an email offering you unlimited data and you would like to upgrade to it. After a bit of bickering about why the 2 gig is not enough (give good reasons) they will give you unlmtd data. if they don't and you actually do want it bad enough. thank them for their time hang up and call again. do this until you find someone that is willing/has the ability to give you the data plan.

my total bill is 76 something a month. :D
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LastQuark:
I wish I can provide more information. I am new to this also. You've probably seen this already from AT&T. This should give you an idea:

I think texting only uses very little data. It will help if you have wifi at home since you can receive them through wifi too.

I got my Atrix! Yohoo! I can't believe the complaints about the colors and pixels. I don't see that at all. It is a beauty. Time to root it now...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaaaouuu:
hahaha, i looked at the atrix at bestbuy, but sales rep couldn't get pass motoblur to get into home screen so i wasn't able to play with it. true, wifi probably will help mitigate that data use. would you know if you can save different wireless/wi-fi connections? like home/school/starbucks/ihop so you wouldn't have to go in and set it up every single time? and were you actually able to keep your 29.99 plan?

did you have to get your phone from at&t? or did you already have your phone and just tell them to upgrade after receiving such email ;)?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LastQuark:
No problem. Wifi will keep them saved all the time. With Costco, keeping your old data plan is not a problem.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] protocol113:
I bought my phone from radioshack. :D

called to at&t and after a bit of debate with customer service (about 15 minutes)

they were able to give it to me.

brand new plan

and was able to still get my unlmtd data.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dLo GSR:
you are a lucky man!

I believe it has something to do with their new rollback policy for iPhone users. When the VZW iPhone came out, subscribers were able to be put back on an unlimited plan, or put one on their line, if they asked the rep. One small unpublished way of customer retention, I guess.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2...: usatoday-TechTopStories (Tech - Top Stories)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaaaouuu:
hmm, called at&t and tried my luck in getting the unlimited plan. no go :(. i'll probably try again on a later date.

For those who upgraded and signed/renewed your contract, or for those who knows, if/when you return the phone, does the renewed contract also get nullified/canceled?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] protocol113:
my plan now officially has the smartphone personal unlmtd data...

they called me and said some crap about me getting it after the fact and tried to talk me out of it.

They really don't want anyone to have it anymore. plus it might be the fact that I'm streaming music/videos constantly lol. my usage is over 5 gb every 1-2 days. lol

**** at&T!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dLo GSR:
AT&T still has a soft cap of 5GB on their unlimited plans I believe. and how the hell are you downloading 5GB a day? i call BS.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clienterror:
+1 screen shot

Sent from my Nook Color on Honeycomb 1.1 OC
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] live4nyy:
Texting doesn't count against your data. There is a way for them to tell the difference.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novc216:
Hi All,

I've got a Samsung Galaxy S i9000M that I managed to softbrick (can't boot past logo). It's running Eclair 2.1, unlocked and rooted with voodoo lagfix beta 4. I can still boot in ClockworkMod Recovery and Download mode.

I managed to backup using the option in cwm before softbrick. Question is, can I use any kind of software such as Odin to retrieve what I backed up with cwm before I flash a new ROM and loose all my music, apps, photos, etc? Thank you kindly.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novc216:
Anyone?? Simple question: how do l retrieve what I backed up with cwm?
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] pirlano:
Guide for GScript and Removing existing modules. [Thanks Ronniebiggs]

First, if you are replacing your modules, you should first remove them.

Open up the terminal or use ADB to connect to your phone and type the following:

Code:
su
rm /lib/modules/* -rf

This will remove the modules installed and on next boot will reinstall your new modules.

Unpack the attached file in the root of your SDcard.

To make your buttons working from boot, you have to run an autostart script which you just extracted in the root of your SDcard.

In terminal type the following to copy over the autostart.sh script to the correct location:

Code:
su
mkdir /data/opt
cp /sdcard/autostart.sh /data/opt
chmod 755 /data/opt/autostart.sh

Then install autostart.apk and now on each boot, the modules will be installed automatically.

When your buttons stop functioning, you have to run a script from GScript that reinstalls the modules so they work once more. Perform these steps:

Install GScript.apk

Open GScript Lite and press <menu> button, then <add script>

Press the <Load file> button.

The script you need is located autmatically and is called "XPEROID Gscript Button restarter script.sh"

Select it and then in the new screen press <Save>

You can now return to your homescreen and add a shortcut to the script so you can reset your buttons easily. To do this do the following:

Press <menu> and then <add> to add widgets.

Select <shortcut> from the list and then locate and select <GScript Lite>

Then select the "XPEROID Gscript Button restarter script" and you now have a shortcut on your homescreen to reset your buttons.

Download

Old Post:

kernels can be found here

http://tingstenen.dk/data/

http://xdandroid.com/wiki/Main_Page

git: http://gitorious.org/linux-on-qualcomm-s-msm/linux-msm

sp3dev (Alexander Tarasikov branch) here

git: http://gitorious.org/~ast/linux-on-qualcomm-s-msm/alex-linux-xperia

;)
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] codexc:
i try it, but wifi not working (stay error)

thanks
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] Faryaab:
new kernel

New kernel posted!
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] Lunie:
going to test the one posted, thanks for the heads up =)
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] bruno_123:
testing , so far phone just restarted once because of wifi probably and i'm using f1 froyo ext2 build and everything seem to work fine but 3d is filckering in games but in neocore it is okay and gives out 18.2 without sound and 16.7 fps with sound no keys freez so far so good xD thank you very much on hard work :)

EDIT: keys freezed after three and a half hours of usage battary drain is 5% in three hours(2g only ,data off , 652.8 mhz oc) but it was real abused for about an hour
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] Faryaab:
Updated kernel

Updated kernel and camera kernel added.

Faryaab
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] phini:
Just testing Duckly's Kernel [3-5-2011](clocked at 633MHz).

Overall, seems smooth and nice. During first boot I spotted graphical glitches. It happens in games like "Angry birds"and that screen during startup. No key freeze or SOD yet. Battery life seems to be quite good. Haven't noticed any problems with Wi-Fi.

Android build: F1 Froyo V2

--edit

After 6.5 hours still no freezes or SODs. Battery consumption: ~7-8% per 5-6 hours.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] Lunie:
Yes, first thing i noticed was the battery life! It doesn't die at night! That is quite an improvement. Also some graphical glitches using ADW launcher. Launcher Pro runs smooth though. This is quite an improvement! Amazing thanks for the info. Using froyo v2

EDIT: and also the keys did not freeze on me =)

I might as well stay on android for like ever if it stays like this. xD
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] bobo12:
How would I use this Kernel with your F1 Gingerbread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895054 ?

Thanks
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] That Guy Is Here:
Impressive Im glad to see the continued development of the Kovsky Kernal. I would love to try it out but I lost my X1 last month after I updated to my X10, but Im glad to see the continued development of the X1!!!
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] yma900:
can i use the kernel with any build i like??
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] wallaceff:
I found if I install with the camera kernal then swapped back to the other one, that my wifi does not work any more? Any ideas?
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] duckly:
You will have to manually delete the old modules to have the modules included in the new kernel installed. There was used different gcc compiler versions on the two kernels. gcc 4.3 on the camera kernel and 4.4 on the non camera kernel. Will be using gcc 4.4 on all newer kernels released. This could explain why the wifi would not load when you start up a kernel compiled with a different gcc version.

How to delete existing modules:

Start up terminal

$ su -

# cd /lib/modules

# pwd

# ls

# rm -rf *

# ls

reboot mobile and modules provided with the new kernel you wish to try will be unpacked to /lib/modules.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] neock:
@duckly

hey, thanks for the great work. i wonder if there is any difficulty in merging the camera's driver in to the gcc4.4 compiled version, which came with the kernel of 6mar? due to general consideration, the newer, the better, right maybe?

for now, i only ran a briefly test on both kernels and found that all issues may possibly been solved, but it seems that the overall system performance was not that good as the previously version, which published around late Feb., sorry i can't recall that. for the testing, build was using needo's HoneyComb themed froyo, with ext3 partition.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] Ganjax:
camera work on this new kernel?
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] duckly:
Thanks for your feedback :)

camera kernel will also be compiled with gcc 4.4 on its next release. The comming planned updates to both kernels is only minor and some testing will be needed from some of you before I would recommend anyone of using them.

Planned updates:

- Added iptable modules needed for wifi tethering, will have to load them manually unless ROM developers update the scripts in their ROMs to load them automatically.

- gcc4.4 for camera kernel

- move keyboard modules outside of kernel as modules. Then keyboard fix script should be able to reload keyboard if it freezes.

- compile kernel for performance (-O2) instead of small size(-Os). This increases the size of the kernel and a new haret.exe might be needed together with an added line in startup.txt to load this larger kernel. My own initial impressions is a small increase in benchmark results (neocore 19fps vs 18fps), do not know what impact on stability this will have, testing needed.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] duckly:
No, the latest where gcc4.4 was used is without camera support. I will continue for now to compile two kernels, with and without camera support as there are a difference in available memory. All other stuff should end up being the same, that should make it easier to swap between the two kernels as the modules stay the same.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] wallaceff:
This is really interesting news.

For me, the thing bothering me the MOST is the keyboard/front keys freezing.

Any chance of some sort of app that stays up the top that might be able to be incorporated for an easy restart?

I would like camera/battery life/bluetooth too, but the button freezing is killing me!
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] duckly:
Kernels not tested yet, look forward to hear if it is working. Please let me know how performance and stability is, I will go back to compile it for small size if it makes the kernel unstable.

Camera kernel ***removed, not working ****

No camera kernel ***removed, not working ****

Updates:

- Added iptables modules for wifi tethering

- Compiled for performance instead of small size

- Camera kernel compiled with gcc 4.4 instead of 4.3

- Changed charging functions slightly, thanks to Alexander for the updates

- Camera key can be used to got to home screen or standby

- Keyboard drivers added as module instead of included in kernel. Keyboard fix script posted elsewhere can be reused here, cannot remember the link.

Installation:

1 Make sure you remove old modules before booting up on the new kernel.

2 Use new haret.exe and add one line to startup.txt

Add line "set INITRD_OFFSET 0x608000"

Download new haret.exe

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=502481&d=1296235965

Information on updated haret.exe and startup.txt was from below thread, in first post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=883966
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] bruno_123:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9714168&postcount=502

the script to reload keyboard drivers
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] saobang3886:
I will test this kernel ^^!
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] neock:
using the camera build

keep spaming the following while loading kernal, the verbose process

mdp_irq already on 4 4
mdp_dma: busy

seems not affecting anything

edit1:

overall performance seems a little better than previous one, especially with app loaded into memory, after 3times of reset of system. got difficulty with 3g data sometimes, but sync with google account is ok. can load camera with 3rd party app(in this case, using camera360 paid), but can not make a shot, and focusing function's not working. keypad working fine with rmmod and insmod manually.

while making a phone call with handfree mode(sound would come from the external speaker), as soon as a sms message recieved, the sound would be interupted, both the notification sound and the voice are gone. disable the handfree and enable it again, voice through external speaker is back.

the first time i plugged the system into my desktop, and once i clicked the "usb debug mode" status bar after i'd slided down the notification bar, the system crashed and restarted. pluged in to pc would recognized as a removable drive, but windows require it to be formated.

after the restart procceture it was ok to toggle the usb mass-storage dialog via the notification area(no crash this time), and desktop can recognize the sdcard. but once it's been rejected and closed in android, it failed to be remounted.

headset not working, no indicator at notification bar and also no sound output in earphone(the original one shippped with package).

battery status shows 78% in spare part, but it was 56% in winmo(maybe because i've plugged in with usb cable at around 80%, and start to indicate the battery dropping once i unplugged. due to usb charging not working, the power drain sustained). and charing through usb connection's not working, had been waiting for 13minutes

second crash after a reset while trying to run a script to load the keypad
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] spine6:
Using the camera kernel and new haret, it boots fine but the front keys does not respond but the touchscreen is working. I even got to disable and data connection and restart still the same.. Using X1..
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] neock:
you have to enable the keypad driver manually by doing some work via terminal emulator.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9714168&postcount=502
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] saobang3886:
I try new kernel and have keypad die 2 times when i write a message and send it, when finish send, key freeze !
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] n00b3r:
Just ran that code, and just crashed Android. Tried both roms using different SD cards - still same problem.

Duckly, keep up the good work :)
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] duckly:
Thankd for helping test the kernels and it is obvious that something is terrible wrong. I have removed the links to the kernels from my post, sorry if someone got his filesystem screwed by the kernels.

That is what happens when making last minutte updates late at night being tired :( I will trace back my updates, test that at least basic functionality is working like the keyboard before posting new beta kernels.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] 85362:
Android will not crash after insert "sleep 3" in the first line of that script, hope this will help you.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] spine6:
Thanks for the share but I tried that and the terminal emulator crash. I can't even open the terminal emulator.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] duckly:
Interesting, do you mind sharing the script you are using?

I have made 2 extra scripts in gscript to load each module, my phone also crash if I just run the reload script to install the modules after boot from the link above
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] 85362:
my revised script is :

"sleep 3; rmmod microp-keypad; rmmod microp-ksc; insmod /lib/modules/microp-ksc.ko; insmod /lib/modules/microp-keypad.ko; exit"

I read some posts said restart keyboard script should only run when keyboard module not running, otherwise it will crash system.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] 85362:
@duckly, Thanks for your time on X1, I will continue test your kenerals.

BTW, my sdcard somehow went into readonly status, I do not know what software cause this, because I installed lots of software and use USB connect to PC. I searched forum and found one of your post said "mount -o remount -o rw /sdcard", wow, it works.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] wallaceff:
Can someone post a program/script that can quickly/easily delete the modules so that its quick and easy to check a new kernal?

I've seen this posted earlier:

How to delete existing modules:

Start up terminal

$ su -

# cd /lib/modules

# pwd

# ls

# rm -rf *

# ls

But can someone suggest how to make that a script with a program?
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] Ronniebiggs:
Maybe I am wrong here, but couldn't you just put that in a gscript file?

like this one (to reset the hardware keys, copied directly from Needo's Purefroyo)

#!/bin/sh

echo "Restart Kovsky keyboard and buttons"
rmmod microp-keypad
rmmod microp-ksc
insmod /lib/modules/microp-ksc.ko
insmod /lib/modules/microp-keypad.ko
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] wallaceff:
I have written batch files from back in the MS Dos days, but linux/android is a bit new to me. I haven't tried gscript... maybe I will.. jsut so much to try, looking for a way to make all this testing as painless as possible.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] Ronniebiggs:
This GScript works quite well, with it you can even put shortcuts on your homescreen (to that one script)

You just have to put the scripts (*.sh) in the GScript folder in the root of your SDcard.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] duckly:
Something wierd is going on with my x1, it works if I use two gscripts to load each module individually after boot. My phone freeze if I run the above script to install the two modules after boot. It allmost looks like it is running the script twice and adding the modules twice.

Can you run this script to install the two modules after booting? I have another gscript with lsmod to check if modules are installed before running the script. Oh well, it works using two scripts, would just have been simpler with just one script.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] bruno_123:
on my x1 none of these script works it says no such file or directory if someone could just post his working script here pleaseeee thank you
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] wallaceff:
Yup, just did it and it works. Thanks.

Now for phase 2, I want to find a kernal that i can fix my freezing keyboard!

Ducky, is your repeating script issue one working?

Can someone post a completed upload with working kernal, haret, startup and all needed scripts that works in 1 file? with a bit more information on the exact sequence to get things working? If I need a terminal program, which terminal app to get? can I just use gscript instead of terminal to make it work aswell? if so, please post that script too.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] 85362:
there is no two keyboard modules loaded(??) just after boot:

# lsmod

lsmod

ramzswap 10144 1 - Live 0xbf003000

xvmalloc 5184 1 ramzswap, Live 0xbf000000

but two modules loaded after I run my single one script:

# lsmod

lsmod

microp_keypad 5504 0 - Live 0xbf00a000

microp_ksc 5120 1 microp_keypad, Live 0xbf007000

ramzswap 10144 1 - Live 0xbf003000

xvmalloc 5184 1 ramzswap, Live 0xbf000000

BTW, I use adb shell to operate X1 Android from my PC.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] milaq:
well, most of the commands listed there are unneccessary.

if i may comment:

$ su - (give me root rights - the dash doesn't have to be there)
# cd /lib/modules (change current dir to /lib/modules)
# pwd (show me the current path - you can do that to be sure ur in the right path)
# ls (list files in the current dir - not needed)
# rm -rf * (remove all files inside current dir recursively)
# ls (list files again - not needed)

to keep it as simple as possible fire up a terminal then type

su
rm -rf /lib/modules/*

done.

keep in mind to type correctly to avoid deleting files u don't want to be deleted.

cheers
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] 85362:
I guess you are not using the duckly's 07-Mar-2011 kernels, so GScript says no such file...