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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Start using Google Voice instead. It's free and superior to carrier voicemail. That's a nice idea and all but it doesn't fix my voicemail. :\ Also how the heck do carriers let people get away with using Voice instead of their minutes? Is it actually reliable enough to use daily?
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HondaCivet posted:That's a nice idea and all but it doesn't fix my voicemail. :\
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Jul 18, 2011 17:57
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HondaCivet posted:That's a nice idea and all but it doesn't fix my voicemail. :\ Because it isn't voip
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Jul 18, 2011 18:13
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So I'm considering the Samsung Galaxy S II as an upgrade from my current HTC Desire. How easy is it to root? And what are the best ROMs out there for it? I've seen a couple of rooting guides on xda-devs referring to a tool called Odin? Is this Windows only, or will I be able to use it within Linux without a problem?
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Jul 18, 2011 18:25
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Rohaq posted:So I'm considering the Samsung Galaxy S II as an upgrade from my current HTC Desire. CM7 nightlies will apparently be on the GSII soon, so that at least answers your second question. [url="http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-all-things-root/367935-samsung-galaxy-s2-root-guide-updated-12-00-pm-bst-jul-03-2011-a.html"]This thread has a lot of good links that should walk you through the process.
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Jul 18, 2011 18:31
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HondaCivet posted:Also how the heck do carriers let people get away with using Voice instead of their minutes? Is it actually reliable enough to use daily? Like BMG said, it's not VoIP. It's a number forwarding service. The only true IP thing about it is SMS.
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Jul 18, 2011 18:33
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wolrah posted:When the problem is only exploitable through some magic incantations over ADB and requires that the phone be physically connected to another device, then I have a lot harder of a time agreeing that it matters at all to Joe User. A USB-only exploit for Android isn't going to spread nearly as far as other vectors, but there's nothing about them that means they can't be automated and spread via a Windows worm component. Especially when lots of folks leave "USB Debugging" enabled after rooting and such. I'm not going to complain when an OS developer patches security vulnerabilities no matter how little you think the impact will be. Folks have a tendency to exploit security issues in ways we don't expect, and patching vulnerabilities as they come up is a sound practice. Particularly on networked devices that's a known opportunity/target for malware. However, I am going to fault a device manufacturer for not enabling some mechanism that allows me to replace the software on the device. I don't expect help, warranty, or much else. I'm pretty pissed at them if they don't offer that, but it's silly to get "more pissed" when they also patch known security issues.
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Jul 18, 2011 18:52
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Rohaq posted:How easy is it to root? Rohaq posted:I've seen a couple of rooting guides on xda-devs referring to a tool called Odin? Is this Windows only, or will I be able to use it within Linux without a problem?
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Jul 18, 2011 18:57
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HondaCivet posted:That's a nice idea and all but it doesn't fix my voicemail. :\ You can use Google Voice's visual voicemail and no other part of the service if you want. I have GV that I use for a second line, but all of my voicemail, Sprint and GV uses GV. I've been doing this for about a year and it's awesome.
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Jul 18, 2011 19:22
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Maker Of Shoes posted:Like BMG said, it's not VoIP. It's a number forwarding service. The only true IP thing about it is SMS. Except for that Groove thing that IS Voip via Google Voice.
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Jul 18, 2011 19:28
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ExcessBLarg! posted:Trivial. At worst it requires flashing a rooted kernel. quote:Odin is the in house software Samsung uses to reflash devices. I think it's also used by field techs for the same purpose. Yes it requires Windows, but the flashing protocol has been reverse engineered and an open source implementation, Heimdall works on Linux and Mac. 
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Jul 18, 2011 19:48
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Rohaq posted:and I can't find the source code.
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Jul 18, 2011 20:11
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letsgoflyers81 posted:You can use Google Voice's visual voicemail and no other part of the service if you want. I have GV that I use for a second line, but all of my voicemail, Sprint and GV uses GV. I've been doing this for about a year and it's awesome. Nice. Will GV transcribe voicemails to my regular number too? Or is that only available through Sprint? I'm on Verizon. I think I have it set up correctly but it's all a little confusing.
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Jul 18, 2011 20:42
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HondaCivet posted:Nice. Will GV transcribe voicemails to my regular number too? Or is that only available through Sprint? I'm on Verizon. I think I have it set up correctly but it's all a little confusing. Sprint is the only carrier that allows you to port your Sprint phone number to Google Voice.
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Jul 18, 2011 20:51
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LastInLine posted:Yes, it essentially replaces your Verizon voicemail with Google Voice. It will transcribe any voicemail you get (poorly) to your Verizon number and display it in the app. Actually, can't you port any phone number to GV now? Sprint has some sorta something special that is somehow different from just porting your number to GV, but I don't understand what's special about it.
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Jul 18, 2011 21:06
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Thermopyle posted:Actually, can't you port any phone number to GV now? Sprint has some sorta something special that is somehow different from just porting your number to GV, but I don't understand what's special about it. It's free, and you don't explicitly port it.
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Did anyone try the new MIUI Evolution thing? How much has changed from the old version? I'm really excited to use it when and if the RIL problems finally get ironed out for the Thunderbolt.
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Jul 18, 2011 21:40
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ExcessBLarg! posted:This is the commit and tree that corresponds to 1.2.0 I believe. Although you might just want to grab HEAD anyways. They appear not to be very good with tags. Now to think about actually getting the phone...
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So those of you on CM4DX, how's it coming along? Does the latest nightly include the fixes for the camera, youtube, etc?
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So I have a problem with Pandora and I don't know what happened. I've got a Thunderbolt with CM7 installed. I want to say Pandora worked prior to installing DroidWall / LBE Privacy Guard but I can't say that with certainty. Right now, I can log in and it will display my playlists. When I select one, it will go to the black screen with the controls at the bottom. Nothing will happen for about 30 seconds, then I will be pushed back to the playlists screen. When I select another playlist, I'm booted back after about 3 seconds. Even if I create a new playlist, or use Quick Mix, the same result happens. Any ideas as to what's causing this? I've given Pandora permissions through DroidWall and LBE so I don't think that's it.
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rotaryfun posted:So those of you on CM4DX, how's it coming along? Does the latest nightly include the fixes for the camera, youtube, etc? I've had CM4DX for awhile now, after using just about every other DX ROM out there, and I love it, no complaints at all. There's an All in One fix that addresses the issues you mention, and some of the stuff has already made it into the nightlies, and it's only a matter of time until the rest of it does.
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mea gulpa posted:I've had CM4DX for awhile now, after using just about every other DX ROM out there, and I love it, no complaints at all. There's an All in One fix that addresses the issues you mention, and some of the stuff has already made it into the nightlies, and it's only a matter of time until the rest of it does. Bummer for me is my X constantly reboots on the froyo kernel so I'll never be able to run CM7. From what I've read though, things seem to be coming along nicely.
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Is CM7 available for the Samsung Fascinate? There are so many mods its confusing me to hell, is the "mod community" based out of xda-devs?
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Best ROM for Optimus V?
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jfreder posted:Bummer for me is my X constantly reboots on the froyo kernel so I'll never be able to run CM7. From what I've read though, things seem to be coming along nicely. That's weird... have you tried sbf'ing? That problem definitely isn't normal or one I've heard of before. Is your phone still within warranty? I'd take any excuse to get a new phone that is in good working order.
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Soooooo, preparing to SBF my Droid X so I can get CM4DX or Justice and I'm having a problem. The guide I'm using says use RSDLite 4.7 and the .340 SBF file. Check. RSD Lite isn't showing my device even though I just ran the driver check and they were up to date. Droid X Liberty GB Rom 0.9 Windows 7 (Ran as Administrator as well) I've tried USB Mode and PC Mode. I've tried checking USB Debugging and unchecking. Any other thoughts?
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Welp, MIUI decided to start using insane amounts of CPU on my Desire, and then it just froze up. Back to CM7, I guess 
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JerkyBunion posted:Soooooo, preparing to SBF my Droid X so I can get CM4DX or Justice and I'm having a problem. The guide I'm using says use RSDLite 4.7 and the .340 SBF file. Check. This is the easiest way to SBF: http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-sbf/23638-linux-solution-your-windows-rsd-lite-problems.html Either burn the iso to a disk and boot it, or load it up in a virtual machine. I've used it a few times and it works great. e: vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv It's just both volume buttons. I just tested it and it happens in less than a second after hitting the power button. butt dickus fucked around with this message at 00:59 on Jul 19, 2011 |
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mea gulpa posted:That's weird... have you tried sbf'ing? That problem definitely isn't normal or one I've heard of before. Is your phone still within warranty? I'd take any excuse to get a new phone that is in good working order. Yeah I've sbf'd tons of times. Even on the stock 2.2 build it reboots constantly. I've read of other people having the same problem and the solution is basically to stay on a gingerbread build so I'm using Apex 2.0 right now. JerkyBunion posted:Soooooo, preparing to SBF my Droid X so I can get CM4DX or Justice and I'm having a problem. The guide I'm using says use RSDLite 4.7 and the .340 SBF file. Check. You need to be in the bootloader mode as far as I know for RSDlite to work (I use the Linux bootable CD whenever I need to SBF). Turn off your phone then hold the camera button, volume down button, and the power button until the screen flashes.
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JerkyBunion posted:Soooooo, preparing to SBF my Droid X so I can get CM4DX or Justice and I'm having a problem. The guide I'm using says use RSDLite 4.7 and the .340 SBF file. Check. I'm probably the last person that should be giving phone tech advice (so I just googled the problem), but have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling your drivers? That's the first step I would take. If not, you can try some of these other solutions I found: quote:Was having the same problem. Killed MotoConnect and now it's working. quote:open RDS lite, go to config, deviceID options, check first-come-first-serve deviceID mode quote:navigate to where the RDS executable is installed, right click it, select properties, open the comparability tab, select sp2 from the dropdown, then try again. I haven't tried these solutions, so your mileage may vary. fake edit: or you can try what Doctor rear end in a top hat suggested, which might be easier. I've always used RSDlite, personally.
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Is there anything that can be done on ADB that can't be done on the device itself? I thought it was equivalent to running a terminal application on the phone, so that means any application could issue the same commands. No idea, actually. I think there are some things which can't be done by an app unless you're already rooted, but I'm not pretending to be an expert. ExcessBLarg! posted:You know how Stuxnet spread right? One of the vectors was USB flash drives. I entirely agree that my position leaves some still open for exploitation, it's more of a practical choice given the current positions of many of the hardware vendors plus the carriers we have to deal with. I wish it wasn't that way, but given the choice between risking a few people who both have an infected machine and an Android phone with USB debug on and losing root for those who want it on a number of devices, I'll personally take the root. It's a lesser of two evils situation in my opinion. That said, I can't fault you for disagreeing. If we had Nexus-style unlockable bootloaders on every phone, we'd all be happy. Here's hoping HTC delivers as promised on their newer units.
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So now that I've successfully SBF'd, the real question is this: CM for DX (CM4DX?) or Justice. Thoughts? Thinking CM4DX. JerkyBunion fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Jul 19, 2011 |
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Gtablet owners: I'm about to try to move from the Flashback a5.5 HC ROM to GtabComb b3.2. I'll try to report back with a comparison tomorrow at some point, provided I can get GtabComb to install correctly (last time I tried it failed at boot). So far, Flashback has done very well for me, but GtabComb supposedly promises faster response and more stability and poo poo, so let's give it a whirl. Fascinate owners running an MTD ROM (CM7 or MIUI), you may want to try out the Glitch kernel. It greatly improved my battery life and overall responsiveness. I always got a failure at boot on the nemesis4all kernel but this one works great for me.
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This fits in here since Adrenalyn and team BAMF are responsible for a ton of content on XDA http://adrynalyne.blogspot.com/ Ever since they pulled their stuff from XDA, then have been receiving DDOS attacks, spam, suspicious packages in the mail. Seriously What the gently caress?
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So, about two months ago I rooted my Epic 4g in order to use it as a wireless tether. I would prefer to keep it rooted, but at the same time, this part of the warning section of the OP has been giving me no end of trouble:From the OP posted:Do NOT accept over-the-air updates if you root your phone. You can potentially gently caress up your phone this way. Check the XDA forums to see if it is safe, or if there is a ROM that incorporates the update, or a workaround. Since I rooted, I have been bombarded constantly with what I assume to be the "over-the-air update" requests, asking me if I want to update my phone. I have always selected "install later," but frankly, I'm tired of having to deal with that. Even more, I checked the XDA forums, and the Epic 4g subforum is a mire of impenetrable jargon and asperger's awareness activism (I'm not even kidding). I don't even know where to begin to figure out if it is safe to install updates, or how to go about obviating this annoyance. If anybody knows a solution to my problem, or could point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it.
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Paramemetic posted:
I mentioned it earlier in a thread but yea, seconded. My phone has never run better. Noticeably quicker. I can't remember if you're running CM or MIUI. If it's the latter how are you liking it. It's sitting on my SD card waiting to be flashed. I'm just so drat happy with my phone right now. My joy of having a fully working Fascinate is conflicting with my urge to tinker.
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Farking Bastage posted:This fits in here since Adrenalyn and team BAMF are responsible for a ton of content on XDA This is why we can't have loving nice things. Jesus christ I hate the majority of people in the Android community. Childish assholes.
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Codiusprime posted:This is why we can't have loving nice things. Jesus christ I hate the majority of people in the Android community. Childish assholes. I guess that's the kind of poo poo that happens when spoiled 12 year olds are running around with 700 dollar phones.
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Aisar posted:So, about two months ago I rooted my Epic 4g in order to use it as a wireless tether. I would prefer to keep it rooted, but at the same time, this part of the warning section of the OP has been giving me no end of trouble: The guy you want to recommend a custom ROM (even if it's just a lagfix and Voodoo sound and stock otherwise) is ExcessBLarg! He seems to know literally everything and has been dealing with an Epig 4G for a while.
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LastInLine posted:Do you have a custom ROM installed? Any custom ROM should be setup to ignore OTAs. Usually they have pre-rooted stock ROMs that just keep root that you can flash, but given all the issues on the Epic you might want to dig a little deeper. I do not have a custom ROM installed, and while something like lagfix and Voodoo sound sounds nice, I would be perfectly happy with just stock. That being said, am I missing much by not being able to update my android? Is there anything worth a drat from the updates that isn't already apart of stock?
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