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Noob Here Needing Major Help! Unrooting and Rooting

Okay, so I have rooted my Droid eris several times and have downloaded and installed kaosfroyo, vanilla, and plain Jane. I have reverted back to the "stock" Rom with this program on the computer. I have clockwork mod on this because i have seen this name in the text while it installed. So now I think I'm on the stock but I'm not fully sure. I want to unroot this phone completely and make it back to how it was when you would open up a brand new box. Then i was to go through and install the, in your opinion, the best rom out there. Now for the probem, when I go to install a new Rom, I turn off the phone completely, hold down volume down and end buttons, then when the menu comes up I push up on the volume button and i get the picture of an Eris with a red triangle and an exclamation point. That disables me from doing anything. It does the same thing when I turn the phone off and hold volume up with the end button. To fix it, I just turn off the phone and let it boot up normal. Is there any fix for this? Please keep in mind that i am a super dummy when it comes to this stuff so I don't fully understand the technical terms and would appreciate explanations.
Thank you so much for your time and help.

Time To Shine said:
Okay, so I have rooted my Droid eris several times and have downloaded and installed kaosfroyo, vanilla, and plain Jane. I have reverted back to the "stock" Rom with this program on the computer. I have clockwork mod on this because i have seen this name in the text while it installed. So now I think I'm on the stock but I'm not fully sure. I want to unroot this phone completely and make it back to how it was when you would open up a brand new box. Then i was to go through and install the, in your opinion, the best rom out there. Now for the probem, when I go to install a new Rom, I turn off the phone completely, hold down volume down and end buttons, then when the menu comes up I push up on the volume button and i get the picture of an Eris with a red triangle and an exclamation point. That disables me from doing anything. It does the same thing when I turn the phone off and hold volume up with the end button. To fix it, I just turn off the phone and let it boot up normal. Is there any fix for this? Please keep in mind that i am a super dummy when it comes to this stuff so I don't fully understand the technical terms and would appreciate explanations.
Thank you so much for your time and help.
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By program on the computer do you mean you ran the ruu from verizon to put the stock software back on the phone? If that's the case I beleive you have probably unrooted the phone and will need to re root. I may be wrong but I think the ruu also flashes the original recovery which is why your not able to boot into it.

Conap said:
By program on the computer do you mean you ran the ruu from verizon to put the stock software back on the phone? If that's the case I beleive you have probably unrooted the phone and will need to re root. I may be wrong but I think the ruu also flashes the original recovery which is why your not able to boot into it.
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I would assume that's what it was. I know it is rooted now because i went through this process to root it after i ran tht program. I don't remember what one it was specifically however i know it had a progress bar on the top right while it installed and had the screen of holding down volume and end button to turn on the phone.

if you are rooted then under your program list you should have superuser permissions icon .. if you dont then you may still be rooted but not likely .. if you do not see that, you can simply go to the market and download a program for root users only and if it doesnt work on your phone then you know you are not rooted .. happy hunting

duccicucci said:
if you are rooted then under your program list you should have superuser permissions icon .. if you dont then you may still be rooted but not likely .. if you do not see that, you can simply go to the market and download a program for root users only and if it doesnt work on your phone then you know you are not rooted .. happy hunting
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Even if you re rooted afterwards you may need to reinstall recovery...i reccomend you use amons recovery. You can find directions in one of the how-to root threads around here.

problm solved

Voodoo & clockwork on telus fascinate!!

ive been testing kernals on my telus fascinate t959d to see if there was any way to get around the no developer issue and came across the love off my live.
the kernels name is "Voodoo-stable-5.0.-Froyo-GT-I9000-odin-pda".
From leaked stock 2.2, i flashed this kernel over the stock through odin. during the initial boot, the female droid voice walked me thru voodoo setup. wait afew minutes after your phone is done loading to allow voodoo to completely enable itself or u will get fc issues. To get to Red clockwork recovery, while your phone is off, hold both volume bottons and the power button. continue holding those 3 buttons until the 2nd i9000 popsup then release all 3 buttons. That should load u into clockwork recovery voodoo. This just basically opened the floodgates for rom testing for me. im running nero v4.1 on my TELUS FASCINATE t959d with no errors at all.
imma upload and post the link
this is the omega leaked 2.2 files in cause u need emergency odin reflash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868829
this is the voodoo enabled kernel
http://rapidshare.com/files/442330146/Voodoo-stable-5.0.1-Froyo-GT-I9000-odin-pda.tar to install this, just download odin, get yout phone into download mode, place the file in the pda slot, and go. i suggest u go back to stock b4 u start for a wiped stock install. if u need help, email me at [email protected] Thx to omega for creating my interest in android custom roms

UPDATE!!!
i just exchanged the previous kernal for a i9000 advanced zoodoo OC/UV and its working mint with nero 4.1. heres the thread to the other kernals
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=909540
telus fascinate users rejoice!!!!! we r now up to date with everything

after playing around some more ive realized the telus t959d can use most i9000 kernels with no issues. the only 2 issues ive found running advanced voodoo is theres no home button but since i hate having apps running in the background that doesnt bother me and when your phone completely dies, and u plug it in, the battery charge screen gliches out and needs a battery pull. i can easily get around both for the features of a overclocked or undervolted kernel. as far as roms go, most i9000 roms and most vibrant roms work! after i got the rom up and running i just reflashed the proper kernel 4 my phone and the telus modem pulled from omegas leak and bam! ive tested both i9000s darkys v8.0 gingerbread but didnt like the icons for sms and gmail and also nero v4.1 for vibrant with flashed telus modem and i9000 kernel which works mint. running right now. advanced voodoo comes with a custom boot which overwrites the poopy i9000 image and replaces it with a red voodoo anvanced screen. so instead of seeing the sght959d then i9000, it says sgh t959d then advanced voodoo then nexus x boot. looks sweet

Not quite "mint" from your own description.
These are some of the problems I had running kernels / Roms meant for other phones, are you experiencing any of the same?
1- Reversed volume buttons
2- GPS not working (as in won't even start)
3-No FM radio
4- Plugging in the USB cable caused the phone to go into a shutdown/boot loop

GREAT NEWS!!! FINALLY!
Tho.. since Im noob in this world.. Im going to wait a little more until we find suitable (i.e. no homekey error stuff ) and stable!!
Great Great Great GREAT! Thanks LINKSLOVESANDROID!!!!
Please update more and more about your "experiment" Hehehe

daoom said:
Not quite "mint" from your own description.
These are some of the problems I had running kernels / Roms meant for other phones, are you experiencing any of the same?
1- Reversed volume buttons
2- GPS not working (as in won't even start)
3-No FM radio
4- Plugging in the USB cable caused the phone to go into a shutdown/boot loop
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i had these same issues while running a vibrant kernel. install a i9000 kernel. use 1 of the 1s i packaged in the 1st 2 posts. i flashed a i9000 kernel to get clockwork. then used clockwork to flash nero v4.1 which comes with a vibrant kernel in the rom which automatically overwrites your previous i9000 kernel u flashed b4 hand to get clockwork running. i then used odin to flash a i9000 kernel over the vibrant kernel. Then used the telus modem pulled from omegas 2.2 leAK and flashed that over phone in odin Which left my telus fascinate with the following
-1.3 Ghz Overclock / Undervolted Kernel(Thx U Voltage Control)
-Advanced Voodoo v666.2 i think.... with voodoo sound and advanced voodoo bootscreen
-Nero v4.1 Gingerbread Looks NICE!!!
-working voice calls and text messages
-3d gaming working mint with overclock
-google maps is working properly- navigation seems to not b able to find location thou i didnt wait long and i was indoors
-fm radio is not there because it was not made 4 i9000s just the t959d but isnt a big deal 4 me cause u need to have the headphones that came with the phone hookedup to use as a antenna. if u dont have those exact heapdhones plugged in, the phone says something like please attach headphones for antenna signal." better to just geta internet streaming radio app
- flashing the i9000 kernel solved the following issues
proper volume rockers configuration
and the charging issue. now charging works fine. the only time i had a issue was when i charged my phone while it was turned off and it needed a battery pull. but then i plugged it back in while off and it worked fine.
basically, the only issue i can see being a problem for some is the no home button just 2 back buttons. but honestly, the android os told me to use back more often then home so it saves system ram and doesnt have too much background apps running.
so basically, if your want a custom rom, the only downside is theres no home button and navigation MAY not work.
on the plus side, your phone will become super fast to the point stock rom is slow. ill b posting a video in the coming days of my rom setup from phone startup to shutdown to PROVE this method works

Another user has asked supercurio to make us a custom kernel, supercurio said in his vibrant kernel thread that he would, but that was a couple of days ago. Please post the vid, this intrests me, I can live with the back and home button problems, but am worried about the usb boot loop.
EDIT: I've just flashed the kernel you suggested. Home acts like back, but everything else seems fine so far. I booted into clockwork and enabled voodoo, plus I also O/C to 1200mghz. When I get home i'm going to plug it into usb and see what happens. Hopefully no bootloop!
OK so I have big market place problems, from what I can gather, the phone is recognized by the market as an i9000, which means I can't get some apps that i've had before...everything works but home...just sucks that the market does not work...will try to fix with market enabler...

roccos_van said:
Another user has asked supercurio to make us a custom kernel, supercurio said in his vibrant kernel thread that he would, but that was a couple of days ago. Please post the vid, this intrests me, I can live with the back and home button problems, but am worried about the usb boot loop.
EDIT: I've just flashed the kernel you suggested. Home acts like back, but everything else seems fine so far. I booted into clockwork and enabled voodoo, plus I also O/C to 1200mghz. When I get home i'm going to plug it into usb and see what happens. Hopefully no bootloop!
OK so I have big market place problems, from what I can gather, the phone is recognized by the market as an i9000, which means I can't get some apps that i've had before...everything works but home...just sucks that the market does not work...will try to fix with market enabler...
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i just noticed it wont lemmie donwload afew games on the market cause of the i9000 kernel. if u find a fix lemmie know..i just stumbled across a 1.6 ghz overclocked kernel. gonna check to see fi thias wqorks

LINKSLOVESANDROID said:
i just noticed it wont lemmie donwload afew games on the market cause of the i9000 kernel. if u find a fix lemmie know..i just stumbled across a 1.6 ghz overclocked kernel. gonna check to see fi thias wqorks
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Market is totally f'd up. Tried to fix by:
- go back to stock kernel - no good
- factory reset - no
- clockwork wipe data/cach - no good
- flash a new rom and start fresh - no good
I'm going to ODIN back to complete stock now, and re-root. I would recommend to NOT FLASH this kernel, the market does not work properly. Nothing is there; no rom manager, no sgs anything and your paid apps will be GONE.

I'm so glad that this topic is on its way!
A question from a noob tho... Is flashing other ROM kernel is the only way we can have custom ROMS?
Why can't we have our own?? (

If you can post up a video so i can check out what you've posted, i would be willing to help out and find solutions for some of the problems at hand.
Right now i'm alittle wary about this.

cowvun said:
If you can post up a video so i can check out what you've posted, i would be willing to help out and find solutions for some of the problems at hand.
Right now i'm alittle wary about this.
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There are two problems i had:
1. The market is f'd up...i'm on some wierd test market and can't get access to my paid apps, or any other apps for that matter, only test apps. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878181&page=5 and here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10736976&postcount=89
2. Home acts like back, which is a big problem since you can't multitask because as you hit back to do the next thing, you will close whatever you were doing before.
Other than those two problems everything worked fine.

wwowz said:
I'm so glad that this topic is on its way!
A question from a noob tho... Is flashing other ROM kernel is the only way we can have custom ROMS?
Why can't we have our own?? (
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until a developer decides we are a big enough group of users that we deserve our own "hiding spot" we will have to use i9000 kernels to use custom roms. rumor has it the creator of voodoo supercurio is developing a kernel for our phones which will lead to custom roms. until then, i9000 kernels r the way togo. i have a i9000 advanced voodoo kernel overclocked at 1.28 ghz and undervolted to save battery running a vibrant custom rom called nero v5 which basically skinned the entire setup to look like gingerbread and got rid of the samsung bloatware. honestly, even after we have our own custom kernel ill b sticking with i9000 kernels. just because development has been rediculously slow with the telus t959d fascinate. its taken this long b4 a kernel was even thought about. until it has its own development team creating new roms like every other sgs model on a weekly basis, i9000 wuill have the go ahead. i9000 kernels can run i9000 roms and vibrant roms. and there development communitys are huge! try the above method using custom i9000 kernel. the only issue is theres no home button and afew apps wont download because it thibnks your ussing a i9000. only app i notcied was that 3d mmorpg wont download. i cant remember the name of it. but other then that its great. i got psx4droid running final fantasy 9 overclocked with voodoo. runs MINT!!!! ill gladly walk u through the entire process over msn or facebook etc. send me a email [email protected].

roccos_van said:
There are two problems i had:
1. The market is f'd up...i'm on some wierd test market and can't get access to my paid apps, or any other apps for that matter, only test apps. See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878181&page=5 and here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10736976&postcount=89
2. Home acts like back, which is a big problem since you can't multitask because as you hit back to do the next thing, you will close whatever you were doing before.
Other than those two problems everything worked fine.
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i jhad no problems with market. works perfect for me. i just got my girlfriends hd camera so imma record a video at some point tonight. most likely start a fresh thread with proper step by step instructions to get it up to the point i have mine

thanks for the reply! I would go ahead with the kernel but the only downside I'm worried about is the home key I use it all the time XD

LINKSLOVESANDROID said:
ive been testing kernals on my telus fascinate t959d to see if there was any way to get around the no developer issue and came across the love off my live.
the kernels name is "Voodoo-stable-5.0.-Froyo-GT-I9000-odin-pda".
From leaked stock 2.2, i flashed this kernel over the stock through odin. during the initial boot, the female droid voice walked me thru voodoo setup. wait afew minutes after your phone is done loading to allow voodoo to completely enable itself or u will get fc issues. To get to Red clockwork recovery, while your phone is off, hold both volume bottons and the power button. continue holding those 3 buttons until the 2nd i9000 popsup then release all 3 buttons. That should load u into clockwork recovery voodoo. This just basically opened the floodgates for rom testing for me. im running nero v4.1 on my TELUS FASCINATE t959d with no errors at all.
imma upload and post the link
this is the omega leaked 2.2 files in cause u need emergency odin reflash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868829
this is the voodoo enabled kernel
http://rapidshare.com/files/442330146/Voodoo-stable-5.0.1-Froyo-GT-I9000-odin-pda.tar to install this, just download odin, get yout phone into download mode, place the file in the pda slot, and go. i suggest u go back to stock b4 u start for a wiped stock install. if u need help, email me at [email protected] Thx to omega for creating my interest in android custom roms
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i cannot find a cwm_froyo.tar for telus fascinate anywhere. every link in these forums give me a recovery zip but only has recovery.bin in it..anyone help? this is going to be my first attempt at flashing a new rom so i am pretty nervous and i dont want to brick my phone, i amalready rooted, i have cw rom manager on my phone and everytime i flash cwm recovery it says it was successful i go to recovery and my phone reinstalls stock recovery without cwm, any info or links to tuts would be apreciated...
this is the thread i have been trying to use...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=948722

question
figured this one out

wwowz said:
thanks for the reply! I would go ahead with the kernel but the only downside I'm worried about is the home key I use it all the time XD
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use Galaxy Tuner.... enables gestures to replace the missing home key. works great

MIUI rom - Questions, Issues, Bugs, Problems, Complaints

Hi to all,
I created this thread here is for existing users, potential users, interested users and experienced users or any casual visitors who wants to know more about the rom. Well, SGS users will ask why create a thread just for this, when there is another one over at the development section. The answers are listed as follows:
To reduce the number of posts in the other thread (reduce spamming) thereby not bogging down the developers with issues that can be solved by the users. And they can spend their time to concentrate what they do best, which is improving the MIUI Rom.
To consolidate questions, problems, bug reports, comments in one place. As you can see from the other thread, many a times, some of the posts which benefits the users were consumed by newer posts. While there is a SEARCH function, I can understand it can sometimes be a challenging task just to sieve through the searched posts results. I know we can't eliminate users posting repeated issues, but at least this will attempt to reduce those posts.
To allow new xda members who are on MIUI but unable to post their ideas, comments, etc. This is also an important avenue to allow new xda members to have a voice. While they may be new, they might have tips, tricks and also can help to resolve issues. Issues brought up can be shared by everyone too.
To allow the developers concentrate on improving the MIUI rom. Who doesn't want a better MIUI? Of course the developers doors will always be open, and will help out whenever they can, but wouldn't it be better for us to let them concentrate on what they do best, and what we want best?
So, to make it successful, I need you guys to help one another out, like what I have seen over the other thread.
This thread belongs to all of you, and I am sure that there is active participations in here.
MIUI has a pretty long history. However, for our device, MIUI has just evolved. Likewise, the user base has just started to grow. There will be times when even the most experienced user or developer will get stumped too, and not able to come up with a solution to resolve. We can see from the other thread that there are diverse views regarding battery life, sdcard issue, etc etc. We will not know since the usage pattern of each individual is as good as your fingerprint. No one is alike. Therefore we seek your understanding that issues not solved immediately will be looked into seriously by the team. There will always be limitations for every rom, regardless what base they come from.
All we ask is whether this rom fits your usage or not. And the only way for you is to try it out. Feel it, experience it, and judge for yourself if this rom fits you, can you live with the shortcomings of the rom. If you decide that this rom doesn't fit your daily needs, you can just simply flash to another rom that fit your needs better. And you can at least tell yourself that I have tried but it is not suitable.
Is this thread some form of advertising? Well, again different interpretations for different people. We will not go into that as we believe the QUALITY OF THE ROM WILL SPEAK FOR ITSELF.
One thing that can be said though, credits goes to the cm7 team, the official MIUI developers too. And each day, we can see breakthroughs. I do foresee a bright future for this rom here.

FAQ Section​
[Written by Galnet, g00ndu and me]
Before asking for help, please read through post 1 to post 4. Most of the issues have been addressed in this 4 posts. By doing so, you are helping to keep this thread clean.
1. APP RELATED:​
1.1 Apps crashing all the time!
Simply enter recovery mode and do a Format on Data, System, Cache
1.2.1 Apps restored from backup not working
I would always flash from clean and redownload all your apps from market. I know you can backup and restore, but to me this causes alot of issues which people bring up all the time. If you want a clean install and avoid any issues in the long run, then 15 - 20 minutes of redownloading isn't as bad as hours of issues!
Also, if you want to try to restores apps using Titanium Backup, restore "APP ONLY," restoring data causes problems.
1.2.2 3rd party apps force closing
Turn off compatibility mode. Settings > Programs Tab > Manage Applications > All Tab > Select app > Turn off OR IF IT STILL FORCE CLOSES Settings > Programs Tab > Manage Applications > All Tab *again* > Select app > Clear Data > Uninstall and then reinstall using Market.
1.3 Apps not installing
Clear market cache and try again.
1.4 Can't See Paid Apps in Market
Download SGS-Tools and select Market Fix and apply then reboot.
1.5 Downloading from Market Not working
Goto Downloads Press Menu Key and switch Settings to WiFi or Mobile network.
1.6 Searching not working
Simply enter search advanced settings and turn off searching within SMS (Mentioned on Original Post)
2. HARDWARE RELATED:​
2.1 SD-CARD Not working or other issues with Camera or Sensors
When flashing if you don't see the Cyanogen Logo after the Samsung one when turning the phone on to enter recovery (After flashing cm7-galaxys-initial-kernel.tar) , then STOP flashing process as you have done something wrong or are trying to install coming from a JVK rom. Downgrade to Froyo or if need be JM1 and start the process over.
Also, camera is not working properly (known bug) – poor saturation and multiple lines running through image.
2.2 External SD card not detected
If your external sd card is not detected even when the kernel had corrected the issue, you most likely has the 2.3.3 bootloaders. You may flash the bootloader (definitely not recommended) or you can restart using EZBase rom or follow galnet's guide in his site.
2.3 Auto rotation/accelerometer not working
If your auto rotation/acceleromter is not working (despite having it enabled in Settings > Common Tab > Display Settings > Auto-rotate screen) then hard reboot (completely switch off device, wait 10+ seconds, and then switch device back on)
2.4 High Battery Drain
Known CM7 bug that is not fixed yet.
2.5 Battery only reports ~96% on full charge
This is a function implemented on ALL 2.2.1+ ROMS (including MIUI, which is based off CM7 2.3.3) so that the battery of the devices do not overcharge. Samsung ROMS falsely report 100% charge, but in actual fact, it also charges to ~96% and that if you watch closely, after a few minutes, the battery will rapidly drop back down to ~96% and stablise.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries
2.5 Battery has stopped charging
Battery is known to stop charging when it gets too hot. This is to protect the battery and phone from exploding.
2.6 Phone turns on when I insert charger
This is a known bug (or function LOLS) which is present in the Nexus S ROMS and because the SGS MIUI ROM is a derived from the MIUI Nexus S ROM, SGS will also have this bug/function.
3. ETC:​
3.1 Where do I start?
Have a look at Galnet's MIUI Guide and note that you can start from ANY Froyo ROM (Stock and Custom) as long as your device has a Froyo Bootloader.
3.2 Flashing from JVK to MIUI
You must first downgrade the firmware to Froyo (which MUST include a Froyo Bootloader - check in zip via WinRar for boot.bin and sbl.bin) It has been found that the Gingerbread bootloader has caused major problems. It is recommended that you downgrade to Eclair JM1 then upgrade to JS5 (files are avaliable on Galnet's Website) and then follow Galnet's MIUI guide to flash MIUI.
Note that flashing/using any Gingerbread modems such as JVK will not cause problems, it is only the Gingerbread bootloader that is causing problems.
3.3 IMEI SCREWED!
Flash back to JS5 or another Official Rom and it will be restored!
3.4 FLASH AT OWN RISK
If you don't have a clue what you are doing or ODIN is a strange word, then please go over to Galnet's MIUI guide and read it before flashing, make sure you understand the risks and note that the developers are not always available to answer your questions instantly!
3.5 Applying a downloaded theme:
Move theme file anywhere onto your phone's memory (should have a .mtz file extension) > Open Theme Manager > Press on Capacitive Menu Button > Import Theme > Locate and Select the theme you added onto your phone's memory
Alternatively, you can directly move the theme (.mtz) file to sdcard/MIUI/theme/
3.6 (SOME) Themes not changing lockscreen
Check that the theme supports MIUI Gingerbread 1.4.8, older MIUI FROYO themes will not work.
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(Insert FAQ here)
In the future, please refer to the MIUI FAQ Section[/URL ] before posting.

TIPS AND TRICKS
1. Download seems to get stuck forever. Download only works with wifi.
To fix, open up the Download App, click menu, select toggle 3g /wif. This normally will work. If it doesn't work, try for 2 or 3 times. Remember to cancel the download from the app. If it still doesn't work, reboot and try again. The best fix will be to boot into recovery, and do a wipe / factory reset and reboot. Before downloading, go to the download app to activate the 3g / wifi toggle.
2. Speaker phone is too loud (Thanks to Ekin)
Goto DSPManager > Phone Speaker > Enable equalizer
Then drag all the zeros on the graph down to about -3.0 but keep them all roughly the same. This will lower the volume on the loudspeaker for everything, fixing your problem. When you want to watch a movie and want to make it louder, go back here and just swipe it to disable. So its only one swipe to get it on/off. In order to keep the settings, you need to hit the Back button for it to register correctly.
Raising it/enabling bass boost seems to kill the quality a little bit, so I recommend not to do those.
I have a Nokia headset that I use, and its a little quite so I do the same trick (except I raise the "headset" equalizer) and this nifty trick is basically the same as the voodoo sound hack which takes proper use of the high-quality sound card inside the Hummingbird.
3. Choppy / Laggy graphics and interface (Thanks to whitesox311)
In the settings under battery options....it has " power saving mode" on automatically....if you disable this it gets rid of all the issues. Also, if you leave "Hi-res graphics" turned off in the launcher settings it vastly improves smoothness.
4a. How to get Swype to work (Thanks to Prototype159)
Download the swype installer.
Follow the directions all the way til the end.
Hit the finish button. Reboot.
If it didn't work, clear data and uninstall swype and the swype installer. Try again.
If you change the kernel, you will have to redo it again.
4b. How to get Swype to work (Thanks to agha123)
Follow the instructions to the tee on this web page ,
http://www.androidpeek.com/2010/12/get-swype-keyboard-working-on-miui-rom/
5. Screenshot (Thanks to hacksome)
Pressing Menu + Volume DOWN -->> Screenshot!

reserved
Sent from my GT-I9000

Hmm...good timing. I have some questions on my own.
I have been reading the installation procedures for a while. This particular line intrigues me
6: Pull out the USB cable and start (in download mode) with 3-button-combo in recovery mode (waiting until samsung logo appears)
How do I start recovery mode within download mode? I don't want to take any risks but wish to understand fully on what I will be doing before I commit.
Another question: Assuming that later I decided MIUI is too buggy, is there a backtrack procedure? Usually I will just reflash with ODIN to a stock rom(eg: JPY) to rid of all the lagfixes etc then to maybe Doc's rom for example.
Since this is a ASOP sort of ROM in GB. how do I go about it?
Noob questions I know but I rather be noob now then to beg for help around later

i dont have the maps application in my rom. After installation i dont see any maps app.

mystifiyer said:
Hmm...good timing. I have some questions on my own.
I have been reading the installation procedures for a while. This particular line intrigues me
6: Pull out the USB cable and start (in download mode) with 3-button-combo in recovery mode (waiting until samsung logo appears)
How do I start recovery mode within download mode? I don't want to take any risks but wish to understand fully on what I will be doing before I commit.
Another question: Assuming that later I decided MIUI is too buggy, is there a backtrack procedure? Usually I will just reflash with ODIN to a stock rom(eg: JPY) to rid of all the lagfixes etc then to maybe Doc's rom for example.
Since this is a ASOP sort of ROM in GB. how do I go about it?
Noob questions I know but I rather be noob now then to beg for help around later
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It means exactly that. In download mode hold the 3 buttons (vol up, power & home) and release all keys when the Samsung logo appears. After about 5 seconds you will see recovery mode.
You can easily backtrack. In Odin use a fw that has all three files and tick repartition. I use jpu.
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sxi200 said:
It means exactly that. In download mode hold the 3 buttons (vol up, power & home) and release all keys when the Samsung logo appears. After about 5 seconds you will see recovery mode.
You can easily backtrack. In Odin use a fw that has all three files and tick repartition. I use jpu.
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@mystifyer,
this is the same answer i will give. it is correct.
thanks sxi200.
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vivekrk44 said:
i dont have the maps application in my rom. After installation i dont see any maps app.
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maps can be downloaded from market.
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This is new! I didn't know we can do that!
Shall give it a try this Friday Thanks for the explanation
Another question:
I understand also that ASOP roms don't have the very good codec support. Fair enough. Some threads I seen has mentioned of Moboplayer. I gave it a try. Works well enough in hardware acceleration mode but software decoding mode looks really slow.
Now my question is: Does software decoding mode works better in ASOP roms than say a generic lagfixed rom?

vivekrk44 said:
i dont have the maps application in my rom. After installation i dont see any maps app.
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Download from Market.

mystifiyer said:
This is new! I didn't know we can do that!
Shall give it a try this Friday Thanks for the explanation
Another question:
I understand also that ASOP roms don't have the very good codec support. Fair enough. Some threads I seen has mentioned of Moboplayer. I gave it a try. Works well enough in hardware acceleration mode but software decoding mode looks really slow.
Now my question is: Does software decoding mode works better in ASOP roms than say a generic lagfixed rom?
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wow, this one i dont really know. i am not sure if there were bemchmarks being made on that or not.
not a good comparison, but still say this. i ran quadrant for this two roms, and the framerate for samsung is better in 3D, and not much different on 2D.
dont forget samsung did not release the sourcecode, and cyanogenmod do it from scratch. but nevertheless it is still good in aosp.
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Prasad007 said:
Download from Market.
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tks buddy, glad you are here too.
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g00ndu said:
tks buddy, glad you are here too.
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Likewise.

No problem. I will know it after I try this Friday. I can share it then, provided nothing goes wrong.
Quite a fair bit of adventurous users tend to dive in straight without checking the cons of a ASOP rom, only to regret and then flash back. I don't really want to fall in this category.
Multimedia is big for me as I watch alot of animes. This codec problem might give me abit of a headache with the software decoding and probably missing code support.
I think I asked enough. Shall camp here and explore other users' problems.
Thanks for the feedback. Appreciate it.

Did the galnet's instructions and the result is the same. so tired by the way

dr.bahaeddin said:
Did the galnet's instructions and the result is the same. so tired by the way
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I've PM'ed you, I advise you do a 3 file install of JP2 via ODIN to make sure all your files on the phone aren't corrupted.
Once you have got Froyo installed then please get back to us. (Boot into Froyo and make sure it's all working correctly)

galnet said:
I've PM'ed you, I advise you do a 3 file install of JP2 via ODIN to make sure all your files on the phone aren't corrupted.
Once you have got Froyo installed then please get back to us. (Boot into Froyo and make sure it's all working correctly)
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got your message man downloading right now. maybe my internal sd makes files corrupted?

dr.bahaeddin said:
got your message man downloading right now. maybe my internal sd makes files corrupted?
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Pass mate, but if you have a felling this could be the case then format the internal sd, after installing Froyo and then copy the required MIUI files back across to your internal sd and then try to proceed in flashing MIUI again.

galnet said:
Pass mate, but if you have a felling this could be the case then format the internal sd, after installing Froyo and then copy the required MIUI files back across to your internal sd and then try to proceed in flashing MIUI again.
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ok now i'm on JP2 everything works fine.

[Q] Issues concerning recovery

I posted this elsewhere but I would like a answer faster.
I like to think I am rather educated in regards to how to root and all that. I just got my replacement Evo today and of course it is updated to 2.3.3. So I can't use unrevoked, but I was hoping to flash over to a older backup I made on 2.2 on my old phone.
Except, when I do the whole hold the volume down + power button and eventually choose recover, all that happens is a image of a phone and a exclamation point appears and it never leaves here.
I know in order for me to be able to use ClockwordMod I need to root the phone, which can't happen on 2.3
So what are my options? How do I flash over my old rom???? Even if it doesnt let me get back to 2.2 its still better than redownloading all my apps.

Rapture Veteran said:
I posted this elsewhere but I would like a answer faster.
I like to think I am rather educated in regards to how to root and all that. I just got my replacement Evo today and of course it is updated to 2.3.3. So I can't use unrevoked, but I was hoping to flash over to a older backup I made on 2.2 on my old phone.
Except, when I do the whole hold the volume down + power button and eventually choose recover, all that happens is a image of a phone and a exclamation point appears and it never leaves here.
I know in order for me to be able to use ClockwordMod I need to root the phone, which can't happen on 2.3
So what are my options? How do I flash over my old rom???? Even if it doesnt let me get back to 2.2 its still better than redownloading all my apps.
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Well, you have a couple problems here.....if I am not mistaken, your first problem seems to be that your recovery may either be corrupt or not installed. I saw this issue back in my TP2 days. Not with the evo though. If this is a replacement EVO and you cannot properly get to your recovery, then I would suggest contacting sprint on this issue. It should at least go into the stock recovery. As for your rooting issue...you can't do anything untill root is provided for the update.....best of luck to you!

His recovery is not corrupt. That's stock recovery

HipKat said:
His recovery is not corrupt. That's stock recovery
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thats what i thought. so i have to just update the drivers by installing the provided unrevoked drivers/method? id like it but im new and it wont let me. well...
unrevoked dot com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/windows_hboot_driver_install

Well, as we've seen in the 10 million posts about this, there is no root for 2.3.3 yet.
No root, no recovery. No nothing, but stock and that's that.

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I posted this elsewhere but I would like a answer faster.
I like to think I am rather educated in regards to how to root and all that. I just got my replacement Evo today and of course it is updated to 2.3.3. So I can't use unrevoked, but I was hoping to flash over to a older backup I made on 2.2 on my old phone.
Except, when I do the whole hold the volume down + power button and eventually choose recover, all that happens is a image of a phone and a exclamation point appears and it never leaves here.
I know in order for me to be able to use ClockwordMod I need to root the phone, which can't happen on 2.3
So what are my options? How do I flash over my old rom???? Even if it doesnt let me get back to 2.2 its still better than redownloading all my apps.
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Are you s-on or s-off ?

HipKat said:
His recovery is not corrupt. That's stock recovery
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If I member right once in stock recovery you push vol up + power button to get the menu up.
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[Q] Cant Seem to Root EL30. Need help!

Ill start this saying, yes, im a noob. I rarely post or visit unless i have problems.
But i do have experience rooting this specific phone before. But this time around its giving me a LOT of problems...
Ill start with:
Samsung Epic 4g (D700.0.5)
FM 2.3.6 (GB)
BB EL30
K 2.6.35.7
Now i will attempt to explain all the problems as well as what i have done to try to fix them and i will give as many links to the pages that i used for guidance as i can.
As i said, i have experience rooting this specific phone in the past. I ran a stock rooted ROM and everything was fine other then some glitches that i just learned to live with. But about 3 months ago i got a few more problems that have been driving me crazy so i desired to reroot.
When i power down the device, it will not turn back on just by pressing/holding the power button. Removing the battery, reinserting it, and holding the power also dose not work. I finally figured out that i have to remove the battery, replace the battery, then quickly (before the on-screen battery disappears) insert a charging cable thats connected to a power source. Then when the battery turns green (even with minimal power or full power) i can then power it on, but only when the on screen battery shows green. If i wait too long and it disappears it will not work and i have to start over from the beginning. (Removing Battery...) That was the 1st problem.
Soon after this happened (maybe 1-2 weeks) my phone started doing random shutdowns and not powering back on (i assume because it didnt have a power source connected). This would happen at anytime of the day or night, even when it was connected to a charger and actively charging. Yesterday i finally had the last of it and started researching this problem. I found that apparently some/all of the epics have this problem in time. From what i read the micro(or mini im not sure) USB port dosnt fit 100% snugly. So it causes heat. This heat causes corrosion and eventually leads to this problem. (I have never got this phone wet in the 1.5 years i have had it, i take very good care of my electronics.) Around the time this started my phone also would drain its self in about 2-3 hours, this was due to it constantly thinking i was plugging and unplugging it from a computer and requesting that i choose from the 3 options of mass storage.... Eventually the whole screen turning black with the android and the 3 buttons went away but the pop up on the notification bar continued, and as already said, it will drain the battery quickly.
NOW on to the rooting problems.
I dont remember what rom i was running originally, but following a few videos from QBKing77.
I odin'd back to EC05. This went fine no problems. (Useing odin 1.85)
I then tried to use the e4gtauto.zip file and running the "RUNFIRST.bat"
Used option A (install Root not EL13/newer)
Everything went though like it was suppose to. No errors or problems. Phone rebooted into recovery rather then to the lock screen.
Not remembering how to use recovery, i did some research, apparently the camera button is SUPPOSED to be the select button, but this did not work for me at all. After several manual reboots (pulling battery) this was the only thing i could get to (not even download mode to try to flash back to EC05 again). I did some research and found a post that said the "home" button on the front of the screen was his selector for some strange reason. This worked for me. I selected "reboot now" or something like that (the 1st option) and it rebooted into what i was thinking was a rooted rom, checked and there was no SU, or BusyBox (as said would happen in the e4gtauto).
I downloaded an su.zip and figured i would flash it with CWM (last time i installed CWM it was "purple" or 3.1.0.1)
Well it seems that my CWM is gone... i did the ever famous "3 finger salute" of Vol Down + Camera + Power and nothing except that i had to select "reboot phone" again from what i believe is stock recovery. Which booted me back into EC05.
By this time it was late at nite (2am or so) so i went to bed, over night apparently it updated and is now EL30. Thinking this was a good thing (and deff proving im not rooted) so today i tried rooting it as EL30.
Still do not have CWM seemingly.
Also would like to note, inorder for me to get to download mode, i have to take out my SD card, take out my battery, plug in the phone, and hold 1+power when the green power indicator comes on as stated above. This is the only way i can get into DownloadMode (if that helps at all)
If i could get any information on how to root from EL30 i would appreciate it greatly!!!
I will answer any questions as fast as possible, and i will provide as much information as you request when as soon as possible.
Thank you all in advance.
LATE:
Im not able to post links... so i cant give all the steps ive followed so far, I have attempted to take out all infomration already stated related to a link or video... Sorry.

I can do this for you remotely via teamviewer 7 google it and install it pm me the id and password and ill do it all for you
Oh and you used the epic touch one click root... not ours.. and el30 doesn't work on one click root.
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As i was writing the above i thought of something. What if i do the same thing i have to do in order to get into download mode to boot into CWM.
No, this dosnt work, it brings me back into the what i believe is stock recovery. I decided to mess with the "install from sdcard" option. I tried the various .zips i have on there and they all fail a signature check.

YourLordAndMaster said:
As i was writing the above i thought of something. What if i do the same thing i have to do in order to get into download mode to boot into CWM.
No, this dosnt work, it brings me back into the what i believe is stock recovery. I decided to mess with the "install from sdcard" option. I tried the various .zips i have on there and they all fail a signature check.
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You have the wrong recovery installed... you used the epic touch one click root... ... just go get teamviewer and ill fix it for you.
oh but now your on stock recovery because samsung has a script in the kernel to restore the stock recovery upon boot.

The rooting has been fixed.
I didnt install a CWM file apparently
and i also did a lot of bad things
Big thanks to "Big Goron" for the help he provided