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[Q] How do I go back to stock JFD?

Hello,
Sorry if this has been answered, but I couldnt find anything when I searched.
I am trying to go back to stock on my Vibrant just like when I first got it out the box.
I flashed the unofficial update JI2 and then the JI6 through Odin, but now I want to go back to stock to see if I get the update from Tmobile or just do it through Kies.
In order for me to do this I have to go to stock and I cant find or know to to do it. I seem to be getting this whole Odin thing so if I can do it this way it would be great. Please let me know. Thanks.
I search Development section, but none of those worked for me. Not sure if Im doing something wrong.

I am no expert by any mean just a noobie but I downloaded the files on the link posted in I believe it was the Development section that was the JDF Odin stock rom etc. Look for it posted in there or search it and it will come up. I used Odin and it went smoothly and then I updated to ji6.I believe the link below is what you are looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475

Here is the link again for some reason it shows up when I save it but when I exit out and come back it is gone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734475

Ok, so I did find this one, but I had no luck!
So did you click on the last one that says All 3 Files?
Or did you click them one by one?

you should try a custom rom before going back to stock!

htc2364 said:
Ok, so I did find this one, but I had no luck!
So did you click on the last one that says All 3 Files?
Or did you click them one by one?
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Either way you want to do it. The 3 files-in-one is a smaller download if that matters to you. But they're all the same...
Also, in the Vibrant Bible, there's a link to Odin1.3 which worked well when I had to go from JI5 (via Kies) back to JFD for the Kies Mini update to JI6. Just fyi, I'm running Win7 Pro 64-bit, not sure what your setup is like.
When you say you had no luck, did you mean you couldn't get into download mode or Odin didn't work for you? For Odin to work you have to make sure the ID:COM in the upper left is populated with a number. Otherwise Odin is essentially saying that it doesn't see your phone, most likely due to driver issues.

Thanks for the help! I finally got it to work!
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htc2364 said:
Thanks for the help! I finally got it to work!
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
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Why would you want the OTA if you already flashed it? Now you may run the risk of soft bricking after accepting the update... Maybe it's just past me at this early hour, but can't figure out why you wanna do this.

posting to save this thread to refer back to later

The reason I wanted to try Kies OTA is because of the missing Market apps and also because I was having lag problems with the flashed version.
Actually everything went smooth after I figured out how to do it.
Unfortunately there are still missing apps, But my phone runs alot smoother.
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[Q] Need help with a patch

Hey all,
Got my Vibrant today and am loving it. I do have one issue however. Unfortunately, Eclair doesn't have a patch in it that Froyo does. Specifically, this patch: https://review.source.android.com/#change,10576
Unfortunately, I need that patch to be able to connect my phone to my college's email systems. Can anyone give me some idea of how to get that patch and then use it on my phone til 2.2 is out? Or, if possible, could someone simply give me a file that I could just install using Clockwork?
I'd appreciate any help that you guys are willing to give. Thanks!

Hey, I couldn't connect to my college internet, but I flashed eugene froyo rom and now everything works perfect. I've also flashed it on a friends vibrant who couldn't connect before and now it works perfect.
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By the way, there is a clock work image you can download for froyo and it only take maybe 10 minutes to install and reboot.
Edit: go to samsung vibrant development sub forum and find eugene froyo rom r2. Just download the recovery image and read all the instructions.
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Got distracted the past few days by classes and am just now getting the chance to come back to this.
Anyway, I don't want to flash another ROM. I'm quite happy, for the most part, with Bionix Fusion. The problem is, again, that patch. I'm so used to having my school email on my phone (just switched from a Blackberry) that I forgot to check it and nearly missed some important emails.
I'll consider switching ROMs if I must (though, I didn't see that ROM you mentioned crazy25000. Perhaps you meant R1?), but I'd prefer to just get a patch that I can flash via clockwork.
So, can anyone else help me out here? I'd really appreciate it.

Need Desperate help

Hello guys, So I got my phone about a week ago. Bought it used cause didnt wanna shell so much to find the price of it drop down to a 1/4 of it by the end of the year. Anyways, so I have searched the internet left and right for my problems and am a few hours away from being hospitalized lol. First I had to learn so much about the andriod os itself. Then there are versions with their unique names. Then there is rooting and all the ROMS out there. I am in the IT industry, just not on the development side of it and boy oh boy, did I have my hands full. I cant even imagine to think what your avg joe would go thorugh but then the avg joe buys it to surf the web and make calls only lol. Anyways, Im gonna list the problems and will appreciate any help but the driod gurus here.
So the whole time im thinking ok when I buy the phone im going Froyo. When I get the phone it already has it. Im scratching my head thinking, the guy he said he did no updates, its only rooted, how in the world does it have froyo?!?! Then I found out that the later version actually came with froyo from the factory. Ok so then I wanted it unlocked. Well to have it unlocked, you need to have apps, right? Theres no friggin app store on the damn thing!! Im thinking ok lemme do a fresh reset of the phone and it should be back, well that didnt help. Did more research and the guys said that maybe its there, just no icon so try searching on the phone. Well theres nothing there. Then I found out a million others crying over the same issue but theres like no solution that really worked for the majority (at least i didnt come across one). So i thought, you know what, im gonna just post it here and see what responses I get. So help me out guys, how do i go about this?

I guess you can use odin to go back to STOCK JFD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
Guess you have to skip step 1 though.

I would use odin to go back to the old factory firmware. Then if you want you can use kies to upgrade back to 2.2, or you can root and use a custom rom. I can't begin to tell you how much better this phone is running a custom rom.

Go to settings then list the version and kernel in the 'about' tab. This should tell how much your phone is modded. Also just in case you didn't know, the app store in Android is called market because app store is trade marked by apple.
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phone_noobie said:
Hello guys, So I got my phone about a week ago. Bought it used cause didnt wanna shell so much to find the price of it drop down to a 1/4 of it by the end of the year. Anyways, so I have searched the internet left and right for my problems and am a few hours away from being hospitalized lol. First I had to learn so much about the andriod os itself. Then there are versions with their unique names. Then there is rooting and all the ROMS out there. I am in the IT industry, just not on the development side of it and boy oh boy, did I have my hands full. I cant even imagine to think what your avg joe would go thorugh but then the avg joe buys it to surf the web and make calls only lol. Anyways, Im gonna list the problems and will appreciate any help but the driod gurus here.
So the whole time im thinking ok when I buy the phone im going Froyo. When I get the phone it already has it. Im scratching my head thinking, the guy he said he did no updates, its only rooted, how in the world does it have froyo?!?! Then I found out that the later version actually came with froyo from the factory. Ok so then I wanted it unlocked. Well to have it unlocked, you need to have apps, right? Theres no friggin app store on the damn thing!! Im thinking ok lemme do a fresh reset of the phone and it should be back, well that didnt help. Did more research and the guys said that maybe its there, just no icon so try searching on the phone. Well theres nothing there. Then I found out a million others crying over the same issue but theres like no solution that really worked for the majority (at least i didnt come across one). So i thought, you know what, im gonna just post it here and see what responses I get. So help me out guys, how do i go about this?
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Not exactly sure what you are asking. Are you trying to reinstall the market app? Are you trying to root the phone? If you just got the phone and have nothing to lose in terms of information, then Odin back to stock 2.1 and then root the phone again and everything should be there. Directions for Odin are on the Team Whiskey website in Shorty's Locker along with the files you will need to accomplish this. READ the directions carefully and you should be fine and forget about reinstalling Froyo. Froyo changed recovery from 2e to 3e which affected Clockwork Mod. If you flash back to 2.1 and reroot you will be able to install custom ROM's, Kernels and Themes without difficulty.
Steps to use:
Get Odin 1.7 or 1.8
Get the USB Samsung Drivers for your PC. NOT STOCK WINDOWS DRIVERS
Download T959UVJFD - This is your baseband
Download 512.pit file - Drive partition
Read the tutorials on Odin and run the restore. You will be back to 2.1 eclair.
Then root the phone again. I use SuperOneClickv1.7 and it works fine.

Not a problem, it just so happens that I have the Market.apk and as long as its rooted (and sounds as if it is) then you should have no problem installing. I got this apk from the forums here on XDA a couple of months ago and it should still work flawlessly, hope I was able to help and good luck!

use odin to back to eclair and re root everything should work

Also you can get everything you need to go back to stock again here and is noob, and expert friendly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Enjoy

Op must have been hospitalized.

Xanaki said:
Not a problem, it just so happens that I have the Market.apk and as long as its rooted (and sounds as if it is) then you should have no problem installing. I got this apk from the forums here on XDA a couple of months ago and it should still work flawlessly, hope I was able to help and good luck!
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Hey thanks for the zip file. I wasnt exactly sur eon how do you put this on to the phone through kies and didnt really know which folder to put it in. So i went online through my phone and tried it from there but got the message of Cannot download. The content is not supported on the phone. I tried downloading winzip thinking maybe it was the reason but got the same error message

Download through your PC.
Sent from my Winning Vibrant

laylovj said:
Download through your PC.
Sent from my Winning Vibrant
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I downloaded it on my pc but then how do i put it in the phone? Theres Kies and then you can do it through explorer by seeing all the folders. Which folder would it go under?

phone_noobie said:
I downloaded it on my pc but then how do i put it in the phone? Theres Kies and then you can do it through explorer by seeing all the folders. Which folder would it go under?
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just drop it on your sdcard. Once there you should be able to access it through an app called my files. select the apk and it should install. Once installed reboot phone for good measure and try it.

Yeah I guess I should have explained further, you need to place the file on the phone so if I understand correctly you downloaded it str8 to the phone. As previously stated by madguitarist63 go to my files and check to see if the apk is there. The file should not be zipped, XDA does that and when its downloaded it should be in its raw form which is the apk. All you should need to do is select it and it will show you or ask you if you want to install. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help Im more than happy to assist.

Xanaki said:
Yeah I guess I should have explained further, you need to place the file on the phone so if I understand correctly you downloaded it str8 to the phone. As previously stated by madguitarist63 go to my files and check to see if the apk is there. The file should not be zipped, XDA does that and when its downloaded it should be in its raw form which is the apk. All you should need to do is select it and it will show you or ask you if you want to install. Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help Im more than happy to assist.
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Wow, thanks so much, it worked!!! I was just wondering how it the world do i get to it from my phone directly but thank you so much!!!! Now that I have the market I need to unlock it.
Another question guys, I see this Team Whiskey logo when the phone reboots (Im assuming this is one of the rooting programs out there?).

phone_noobie said:
Wow, thanks so much, it worked!!! I was just wondering how it the world do i get to it from my phone directly but thank you so much!!!! Now that I have the market I need to unlock it.
Another question guys, I see this Team Whiskey logo when the phone reboots (Im assuming this is one of the rooting programs out there?).
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That probably means you are running a Team Whiskey custom rom. Go to settings/about phone and go down the list and look for Software version and I believe you will find the name of the TW rom you are running., Perhaps it could be nero or bionix. Good luck!!!

tenbeau said:
That probably means you are running a Team Whiskey custom rom. Go to settings/about phone and go down the list and look for Software version and I believe you will find the name of the TW rom you are running., Perhaps it could be nero or bionix. Good luck!!!
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Thanks!! ok so whats TW now? and looks like im running nero v.3 is that a good thing? lol and what is the software version? I dont see anything of that name on the list

Nero is an older ROM from TW, but I recommend trying out other ROMs man, you're gonna have a crapload of fun... xD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13132341#post13132341
Use that guide as a.....guide.
TW-Team Whiskey-Developers of the Nero/Bionix ROM.
ROMs-Better than stock. (lul I know bad definition.)

phone_noobie said:
Thanks!! ok so whats TW now? and looks like im running nero v.3 is that a good thing? lol and what is the software version? I dont see anything of that name on the list
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Team Whiskey is one of the best ROMs on here. I'd reccomend trying Trigger and Simply Honey as well. Follow their instructions for flashing and find the one you like best. I personally like both Trigger and Simply Honey and switch back and forth.
Got any questions about doing this or in general pm me. Im not as much of a noob as I use to be
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[ROM] Official OTA 1.70.605.0 Rooted, Deodexed, Busybox, Debloated

Since I didn't see this yet, and I'm not a fan of the bloatware in the RUUs are they come from verizon, I decided to take what was released so far and remove the stuff I didn't like.
Original Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160374
Credits:
Jcase/AndroidPolice - original RUU for OTA
Retrokid223 - rooted update zip
Features:
1.70.605.0
Rooted/busybox
DeBloat:
AdobeReader
Bloackbuster_htc
CityID
HTCSetupWizard
FlashPlayer
HtcTwitter
Kindle
NewBayVault
QuickLookup
QuickOffice
SetupWizard
SlackerRadio
TuneWiKi
VCast
VZNav
VZW_BitBop
VZW_Golf
VZW_Rhapsody
VZW_RockbandStub
Stock removed only in second download
Notes:
Based on original thread, until source is released for this kernel custom kernels will NOT work! You also need the official MR2 radio, the download link can be found in the original thread: Radio/Full rooted ROM
Anything else that I left in that someone wants removed, just mention here, I can tweak it again and re-upload later.
MD5: d0d6b12ab92b9d1df850062910a5ff53
Download debloated: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YQE752W7
Updated (Removed Stock.apk)
MD5: 5c7fa91d4bdda9cd06b3807003cfba2f
Download deboated (no Stock.apk): http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LK5M59C3
Updated to include zip to put Peep app back into the system
(First time ROM post for me, usual disclaimers apply: not responsibile if your phone dies and/or develops a complex and wants to take over the world, flash at your own risk - that said I have made sure it works by offering up my own thunderbolt for testing!)

Is there any way you could rip the desk landscape app that was included in the new update?

krnsushiman said:
Is there any way you could rip the desk landscape app that was included in the new update?
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Got a screen shot to show me the app in question? Not sure what you are referring to.

Well I'm not too sure because I'm on Gingeritis 3D but on the bottom of the software update page (http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/09/verizon-pushes-latest-thunderbolt-update-solves-reboot-issues/) it says there is a thunderbolt desktop cradle app

Ok I apologize I guess I'm confused on the differences between this rom and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160374

dms76 said:
Ok I apologize I guess I'm confused on the differences between this rom and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1160374
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That link has the rooted version of the update. This one removes the VZW junk as stated in the OP.

jdk2 said:
That link has the rooted version of the update. This one removes the VZW junk as stated in the OP.
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Oh crap I feel like an idiot I looked at the list for the longest time. It says features and lists a VZW stuff under it. I completely glanced over the wording "debloated". Now I'm much less confused since i seen the word!

Haha no worries, ya the link u mention is what I source from, just ripped out all the Verizon stuff, and some of the other annoying apps that most time drop. Other than that, the system is exactly the same as the Rom you linked.
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mikalem said:
Haha no worries, ya the link u mention is what I source from, just ripped out all the Verizon stuff, and some of the other annoying apps that most time drop. Other than that, the system is exactly the same as the Rom you linked.
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I downloaded the other link last night and just pulled everything using root explorer. Is there really wouldn't be much of a performance difference or then the bloatware correct?

I can not update or install anything from the market. Is anyone else having similar issues?
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dms76 said:
I downloaded the other link last night and just pulled everything using root explorer. Is there really wouldn't be much of a performance difference or then the bloatware correct?
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The only difference is some of the app apks are removed, and will not start (some of them have background services that put a little extra stress on the system).
It's the same kernel however, the battery life is much better on the custom kernels - hopefully the source will be released soon for this cut and imosyon/adrynalyne can do something more with it to get battery life back up.

gener1c said:
I can not update or install anything from the market. Is anyone else having similar issues?
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Did you do a full wipe and install the radio from the linked page? I didn't put step by step instructions because I figured by this point that would be pretty spelled out. If I need to, I can update the OP with more explicit instructions.

mikalem said:
Did you do a full wipe and install the radio from the linked page?
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I did a full wipe, and this is not the first time the market acted up for me. It use to do it on my Eris, Dinc and now the thunderbolt. But I can install through the website which makes this just strange to me. I was using Flyweight Final with the 2.5 radio and had no issues but updated to current radio that came with the official MR2 update. Right now it doesn't matter what radio or rom I use I can not download from the android market on my phone.
Any ideas?

gener1c said:
I did a full wipe, and this is not the first time the market acted up for me. It use to do it on my Eris, Dinc and now the thunderbolt. But I can install through the website which makes this just strange to me. I was using Flyweight Final with the 2.5 radio and had no issues but updated to current radio that came with the official MR2 update. Right now it doesn't matter what radio or rom I use I can not download from the android market on my phone.
Any ideas?
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Hmmm.... only thing I can think of to check is a flaky mobile data connection if you are using that...... if you have it available see if you can link your thunderbolt to a known WiFi spot with the new OTA radio and access the market from there. I don't think it's software-based as I'm currently running the exact same rom on my phone and can get to the market in both WiFi and mobile data situations.

Good luck trying to use MMS on this. I'm working on a safe and useful debloat and to do it properly, it takes some time. I'll have it posted soon enough.

ProTekk said:
Good luck trying to use MMS on this. I'm working on a safe and useful debloat and to do it properly, it takes some time. I'll have it posted soon enough.
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Didn't mean to step on your parade, but MMS works just fine with it.

mikalem said:
Hmmm.... only thing I can think of to check is a flaky mobile data connection if you are using that...... if you have it available see if you can link your thunderbolt to a known WiFi spot with the new OTA radio and access the market from there. I don't think it's software-based as I'm currently running the exact same rom on my phone and can get to the market in both WiFi and mobile data situations.
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Market seemed to fix itself. I have no clue how either.
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mikalem said:
Hmmm.... only thing I can think of to check is a flaky mobile data connection if you are using that...... if you have it available see if you can link your thunderbolt to a known WiFi spot with the new OTA radio and access the market from there. I don't think it's software-based as I'm currently running the exact same rom on my phone and can get to the market in both WiFi and mobile data situations.
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I was having the same issue with my wife's Tbolt going from MR2 radio and Flyweight to this debloated OTA and radio. Gmail, browser, etc worked fine, but Market wouldn't download squat. Wound up restoring her nandroid of flyweight and left her on the OTA radio.

Veridor said:
I was having the same issue with my wife's Tbolt going from MR2 radio and Flyweight to this debloated OTA and radio. Gmail, browser, etc worked fine, but Market wouldn't download squat. Wound up restoring her nandroid of flyweight and left her on the OTA radio.
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My ThunderBolt did the same thing for me with the non-Debloat that Jcase/RetroKid provided (again which none of these updates have some of the features listed on the official support PDF from Verizon)
MyMarket wouldn't even show the ThunderBolt in the account settings/devices list
it was just, gone, I synced it 3 times and still it didn't show up, i tried to download stuff, couldn't, so i was angry enough about the problems i started with and just flashed my MR2 nandroid from back in June and i'm back to normal.
this update was NOT ready for primetime, nor does it have the desktop app, or new App menu with the tabbed browsing, the same menu found on the Incredible 2 (which is Sense 2.1) when I confronted the devs about the rom not having some of those features they called me a liar and said well that was a Verizon typo, this update just fixes the reboot issues that is all " SO I have made a promise to myself to never deal with those bung-holes again. I absolutely hate Devs that think there either king of everything in this area or they think they can remove stuff and people won't notice or they can edit anything they wish and you have to put up with what THEY want. alot of good features and apps are lost that way.
anyway, that ends my rant
maybe i'll try this one but since its also provided by jcas/RetroKid I don't expect it to be any different...

anyone finding difference btwn this and bamf 1.8.6?

[8.14.11][2.3.3] Gingerbread/Blur .602

Gingerbread/Blur version 4.5.602 is live the Team Black Hat application.
This update brings a new radio. Installation instructions can be found in the Team Black Hat application.
Edit: The OTA is live.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App

I was running rooted froyo and tried to install but after install and rebooted system i got stuck at red M logo. Couldn`t get back into recovery. Sbf and back on rooted froyo. Not sure where i went wrong. lol

maybe this will also fix the compass problems we've been having.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/08/1...gerbread-bugfest-soak-test-set-to-begin-soon/
I think it's total BS that Motorola spent so much effort blocking tethering and failed to implement a basic thing like stable 3g or a working compass.

Google Sky Map is fixed. Happy days are here again!

infazzdar said:
Gingerbread/Blur version 4.5.602 is live the Team Black Hat application.
This update brings a new radio. Installation instructions can be found in the Team Black Hat application.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
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right now i have a vzw droid-x running the alltel rom which is android 2.2.1
the reason i run this is because i do not have a vzw account and i can use "use gps satelites" and get my gps position still.
if i wanted to do that with a vzw rom i would have to activate phone.
anyhow long story short.....
is this based off a vzw rom.....would i be able to get my gps position by using ONLY "use gps satelites"?
btw i am rooted using the "superoneclick 2.1.1"
any info would be great.
thanks

updating to 602?
Im running 2 part gb odexed on top of rooted stock froyo and my radio shows 12. Does anyone know if I have to go back to froyo to do this 602 update? Or can I just unfreeze my frozen apps and update. (although everything is great). Thanks for any help.

Is there an official list of what the update fixes? Swype has definitely improved but the network connection is still randomly dropping on my DX
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80hd said:
I think it's total BS that Motorola spent so much effort blocking tethering and failed to implement a basic thing like stable 3g or a working compass.
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Or a camera that can save the resolution setting.
No idea how they didn't fix that one. They even acknowledge knowing about it and had it reported to engineering.

I am running 2.3.3 4.5.596 rooted 2 zip update. How do I update to 602 without screwing up my root ?
Extreme newbie (But a programmer by trade)
jp

I'm not sure why you think you can't use the GPS without activating the phone. Unless I'm missing something there should be nothing preventing you from using the GPS without activating.

nwalk7800 said:
I'm not sure why you think you can't use the GPS without activating the phone. Unless I'm missing something there should be nothing preventing you from using the GPS without activating.
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http://community.developer.motorola...tting-GPS-fix-in-Airplane-Mode-bug/td-p/12850
its a known problem.
im glad you said "shouldnt be"
one more thing:
make sure you read complete thread before you reply or you will look silly

Camera app still reverts back to WS mode after reboot or after you close the app via app manager or task killer, etc.

What is the baseband radio version?

rueda said:
What is the baseband radio version?
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This will update your baseband version to .13.
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great!