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A BLOND FEMALE EXTREME NOOB DID IT!
My friends said I couldn’t do it. Mostly my male friends. All my girl friends supported me, but the general consensus was being female and being blond, I would have a hard time. LOL Well, I started by reading, reading, reading and READING on here for the past few weeks and finally got my ATT&T tilt a yesterday. I read and studied so much on this forum, I was practically bursting at the seams to put into practice what I had been studying night and day for the last 3 weeks or so. I also want to say THANKS THANKS THANKS to this forum and all who participate especially the moderators and senior members who read and wade with suspicious eyes (will this be a redundant post, they think), but who also assuage with empathetic concern for the worn out and battered, but otherwise persevered noob. I DID IT! I DID IT!
Like all mentors, they try to instill in all noobs like me a virtual sense of responsibility and accomplishment by not giving up information so readily and thus fostering a sense of, ‘pull yourself up by your own bootstraps’ kind of reasoning as they have been there and done that and you have not. Depending on your situation, this can be either good news or bad news. For those like me with a fundamental understanding and an ounce of technical aptitude, it is certainly good news. For others, it’s an emotional roller coaster ride and I feel sorry for all who go through such hell. KNOW YOUR BOUNDARIES AND LIMITATIONS! If you buy a phone you have no business owning because you think it’s cool looking only to find out that it’s really meant for the corporate power user variety and those who possess a higher than normal level of gadgetry prowess, what do you expect? Add to that , if you’re not technically savvy enough to operate it and install everything, what would be the point because eventually you would realize all you really have is an expensive phone and how you keep wishing you could get it to look like the ATT&T tilts you see on you tube.
I THINK I AM THE MOST EXTREME NOOB OUT THERE AND I AM FEMALE AND BLOND….TWO STEREOTYPES IN ONE!!
BUT…I was able to do it all on my own (Kicked boyfriend to the curb several weeks prior so didn’t want to ask him) with the exception of one thing which I have been working on and will continue to work on until all options are exhausted. Then I will post. I am 98% done and I chose Dutty’s 6.1. I really like it. I got through the white screen, made it through the compatible radio thingy, changed my military clock to regular (I’ve seen many posts on this), I installed he keyboard fix, enabled touchflo (I love it!) and so much more. I have one more pretty important thing I need to do, but as I said, I will keep reading before I post on here. Probably something I did.
I wanted to post on here so badly yesterday while I was installing just like everyone else does, but unlike those who do post, I decided to just keep at it and kept on reading and learning. I am soooo glad I did because now the whole install means more to me. I mean, I appreciate it more, the process. If you're just given something, how can you really respect or appreciate the accomplishment or end result?
THE ANSWERS ARE OUT THERE. Yes. It does take some due diligence on your part, but damn, you are getting this invaluable information for FREE. Free I tell you. What more do you want? All that is required is your time and willingness to learn. Has the fabric of society weakened so much that it has generated a new breed of lazy? Seriously? Could it be as simple as stupid is stupid or how about even willing stupidity? You either have the mental capacity to process and implement the information or you do not. It’s that simple. Period. I try to know the technical ins and outs of Quantum Mechanics which is why you would never see me lecturing on the theories of general relativity and quantum mechanics and their applied actions in the world of physics. I do know however, that riding a bike downhill will cause it to go faster and that each step I take forward puts me one step closer than the previous and pretty soon if I keep putting each foot in front of the other and walking, I’ll end up where I want to be. Having no or limited knowledge, I could end up in a rough area of town or because I have knowledge of the geographic area, it would likely be that shoe store who is having the amazing sale - Two different places and two different outcomes. One would lead to my own personal happiness (the shoe store sale) and the other to a potential statistic depending on the area of town you happen find yourself. You choose.
And to add a little further bit of my scintillating educational content to this subject, I’ll bring out the, "How to tell if something is complicated and over your head, even without understanding it, in case you can't be convinced by the fact that it actually IS complicated and over your head" kit. Opening the box, I take out two long, bare copper wires, and I put one in each of your hands. Onto my own hands I put thick rubber gloves. Now, I turn to you and demand, "Explain electricity", which is, you gotta admit, simple enough if you understand anything about electricity. But if you get it even partially wrong (with grammar and posture counting towards your total points!), I cruelly jam the other ends of those copper wires into the wall electrical outlet and let the local power company give you (zzzzt!) the lesson of your stupid life about how complicated things which are over your head and you know nothing about can be very frustrating and expensive for you! Not just with this phone, but in life. Remember that.
Finally, I want to say thank you again. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
I am a firm believer in determination. Sweat equity, pays dividends and the feeling of accomplishment waving over me at this moment dwarfs the learning curve and frustration involved with doing it on my own. It can be scary. Anything first new or foreign is scary to a person; A new job, a new relationship, etc. It is only once you become proficient that you wonder how you were ever afraid of falling off in the first place.
Just some good food for thought!
~GWEN
May I be the first to say Congrats. Read this n00bs. It can be done.
Will you marry me?
gwen, just to let you know
jarek is gay j/k - hes just a little cranky.
With an avatar like that, what else could he be hehehe JK.
Well done gwen. and welcone to the community
ciao
Joao.
P1Tater said:
gwen, just to let you know
jarek is gay j/k - hes just a little cranky.
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Welll....I am still having problems and I am not a noob....OR SO I THOUGHT.
I did a HARD-SPL successfully but I cannot load Dutty's ROM. Error [240] Update Utility is not correct.
I have looked everywhere and cannot find this....
Anyways....congrats and I am going back to looking!!
Gwen,
I LOVE YOU!!!
Fabulous first post, if you are ever in the Chicago Area (which means anywhere in the North Eastern quarter of Illinois) PM me and I'll by you a drink of whatever it is you fancy!
amazing...you didn't post a new thread on why your sound wasn't working when flashing new dutty rom. Good job and welcome.
Now lets see you cook your own rom.
nv00021 said:
Welll....I am still having problems and I am not a noob....OR SO I THOUGHT.
I did a HARD-SPL successfully but I cannot load Dutty's ROM. Error [240] Update Utility is not correct.
I have looked everywhere and cannot find this....
Anyways....congrats and I am going back to looking!!
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Good post Gwen just what we all think when we see duplicate posts in the same topic asking the same things. We are all proud of you! Good luck.
**Try flashing the rom via microSD - copy RUU_signed to root of your microSD and rename "KAISIMG.nbh" Reboot, whilst pressing power and camera buttons to go into bootloader and it'll list what is contained in the KAISIMG.nbh (i.e. Radio, Splash, OS) Press "power" to start process. Once complete soft-reset (Do a hard-reset to clear any little niggles) Done. I found this out thanks to vip_snoopy. This way you iliminate the need to use the update utility. This is the only way I flash now (Splash screens, radios and imgs), You can store several roms all with the name (KAISIMG.nbh) on your storage card (in different folders/perhaps using descriptions) then use file manager to copy the one I want to root of microSD and then flash on the go!! **Best to make sure battery is over 50% though.**
Hope this helps in letting you flash Dutty's Rom, worked for me. Thanks and credit to vip_snoopy.
diigibio (Phil)
Cool and smart (can tell by the fact that you wanted to and did it by yourself and that you can write correct and complete sentences)? Gwen, you're going to be in trouble with all the hounds around here
Just watch out. It's an addiction. I went from where you are to being obsessed with cooking my own "perfect" ROM in just a couple of months.
Welcome and congrats.
Congrats... Anything is possible with a little peepee .......No, idiot, Patience & persistence!
You're an asset to the forum because you read, listened, & learned. According to some of the posts I see (& some of the bricks I help save) this concept i consider common sense, apparently is not so...
BTW, if someone like Hillary can run for Pres., I certainly see no issue with flashing. In fact one of the best s/w engineers (mostly reverse) I know is a woman.
OMG!
SkunkyGwen said:
A BLOND FEMALE EXTREME NOOB DID IT!
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~GWEN
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In recent months, I've wondered how many females frequent this forum. Mostly because there have been lots of assumptions in the text of the messages that have been assuming everyone here is male. Nothing bad, just a simple use of the word "he" when referring to someone when there is no indication of gender to ensure accuracy.
I thought about it a bit more a few times wondering how this type of phone would appeal to females. So, I wonder if this post is authentic? Doesn't really matter to me, but it may be a little embarrassing for the dudes who have used words like "love" and "marry" in thier responses.
I few things seem a bit off....
Lots of text off subject, perhaps to support the stereotype for the claim of being blonde.
Lots of text in general, perhaps to support the stereotype of being female.
Most strange is the use of the word "female", when in most cases the use of this word seems so clinical to woman or girls.
Oh, wait! the name "skunkygwen" is so, like - not nice, I don't get it.
Anyway, just still wondering...
Increasing my Endorphins
Awww. Thanks Guys. I feel really good. I feel like I know P1Tater and Jarek91 as well as a few others just by matter of happenstance. I love some of the posts and the creative ways this forum alerts those who post to read first before asking, For instance, Jarek’s “Hey Flame Bait, read this” or the link to the ninja accessories and throwing stars. It made my searches both comedic and tolerable and kept me going knowing I would run across similarly arranged responses from Senior Members to Noobs. Jarek’s form of sarcasm which resides in countless, countless threads was refreshing and kept me laughing. From other colorful responses from senior members like P1Tater to straight shooters like _Alex_ , they make these intense searches you have to do and all the information intake bearable and if you truly do your homework and I mean truly put in the time which is mandatory, any answer you haven’t found in these forums will be answered when you post it or at least a reference to it that you may have missed. It is only the posts which these moderators and senior members have seen time after time after time, that they do not respond and when they do respond, it is in an aggressive teaching kind of way. It’s so obvious. They’re not being rude. They look at these posts EVERYDAY! How many times would you need to read something knowing that it’s been asked and answered a thousand times before? More importantly, with your limited time schedule coupled with volunteering on these boards, how long would it take you to become callus to pretty much anyone who asked such questions without even doing the most basic research yourself. Please tell me these same people are not voters.
~GWEN
P.S. I happen to like Jarek’s avatar. I’ll have to get me one too.
HELP – HELP – HELP – HELP – HELP
I was going to wait to post this, but I have been looking for the fix to get videos to work on the internet. Now before you get all disappointed and think that I am not practicing what I preach, it should be noted that I have read every available post that I know of on this subject on this forum and still cannot get it to work. It did initially work with the flashed Dutty’s 6.1 ROM.
After initially flashing Dutty’s 6.1 (I did the hard reset and restored after the flash at the alignment screen), I installed the TCP and Flashvideo next, set up my other settings and everything worked fine. No problem. Youtube videos – yep. CNN videos – A-Okay ANY INTERNET VIDEO – Good to Go - Then I got all confident like and with the feeling of Girl Power coursing through my veins, I pushed ever more forward and started messing with other customizable settings and such. You know how it is, right? LOL At one point I had my voltage meter in the upper part of the screen, my processor speed, the tray launch, etc. LOL I went so far that the little ‘ActionScreen’ at the bottom left said something like windows/ht… and that was it. It still functioned properly, but I got to the point where I needed to do a hard reset which I did and then I installed everything again from that point (TCP, Video, keyboard fix, etc). Ever since I got confident and messed with settings, I now cannot get youtube video (I had it before). I cannot get any video on the internet for that matter whereas before I started messing around, I could. I cannot get it from CNN, CBS, Youtube, etc. I have read the posts BELIEVE ME I HAVE.
Do you think re-flashing Dutty’s 6.1 ROM from my computer would fix this error or should I go back to the OEM ATT first and then back to Dutty’s 6.1 again? Do you think it could be a simple setting in my connections? I checked them and they looked okay. I mean ,the video worked fine yesterday. I thought it was maybe due to the fact that I thought I had customized the phone to the point of hard resetting which I did. Maybe that has something to do with it?
I feel dirty for even posting this questions and am disappointed at myself if the solution lies within these forums and if it is a thread I have not seen yet because I have been looking!!!
Thanks,
~Gwen
Someone did something Not sure what they did but it was something like I said right? All the men on here are pervs 75% of the comments back to the OP had some mention of "stereotyping" knock it!
install Skunkworks Flash video bundle then TCMP player should be fine. Or just use coreplayer 1.2
tomsenna said:
I thought about it a bit more a few times wondering how this type of phone would appeal to females. So, I wonder if this post is authentic? Doesn't really matter to me, but it may be a little embarrassing for the dudes who have used words like "love" and "marry" in thier responses.
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Hey, "What happens in the forum stays in the forum"...
Why be so uptight, I couldn't care less if Gwen is really Skunky or Skunky is really Gwen, bottom line is a Noobie accomplished something and we're happy.
Join the party or go home but don't piss in the punch bowl on your way out!
have u set your file associations in tcpmp?
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use the search you noob!!
j/k i dont even know wat problem are u having......that was way too long a description, i spaced out after the 1st paragraph......anyways i saw something about a reflashing to get something to work........you dont have to reflash, just do a hard reset. but before that, maybe just try reinstalling watever it was thats giving you problems
Gwen...You are my favourite nOOb
welcome to XDA
and you dont sound like a stereotype to me.
Im happy that you like it here, and im sure you will add a "touch of fun" with the kind of attitude you show.
great post, one of the best I have read in a long long time.
cheers
All F E M A L E
I wanted to take a moment to respond to Toms insinuation that I may be of the opposite gender. Not because I have to. I really don't care, but I’ll do it anyway just to establish the pecking order since this is my first real post, albeit a brief response. Point number one, why would I post on here NOW after the fact. I already have what I need. I got it myself -98% of it anyway. I never posted on here and the hard part is over for me. If I wanted to create a ruse, it would have been for the same reasons it's already been done on here...for the purposes of gaining technical support by taking advantage of the fact that most guys are horn dogs. And on this forum as well as evidenced by so, so many of these ‘gender bender’ types of posts. I chose to stay away from posting because I am an empowered woman and I do have pride and confidence in myself and my actions.
I am going to digress now. One thing you do not know about me (Why would you) is I can get kind of hot headed at times when someone makes a judgment based on a single observation. Apparently, you do not live your life as I do....probabilistically.
I still love you Toms –
~Gwen
I have been a loyal HTC owner since 07 and a member here since 08 (i believe, lol). As you all can see I rarely post anything. I do however have a good reason... Everybody says search before you ask. So i did and always find the answer, every time. Sometimes it takes a bit of work but I find the answer.
It is just now that I started posting because I believe I graduated from super Noob to quasi Noob. I have flashed, installed, bricked, recovered bricked, and tweeked all my phones and finely believe that I have something to contribute.
Anyways I started this thread to simply say Thank You...
Thank you to all the members, moderators, developers, cooks, and everybody else. It is because of everybody here that we are able to take cutting edge and bend it to out will. It is because of you all that we are able to reflect who we are though electronic style, much like a hot rod designer or fashion designer.
Again THANK YOU and keep it up!!!
x2 from another quasi-noob (Though I have not bricked a phone...)
You are right though. Just put a little effort into searching and you will find the answer.
Now on to the serious question... How do I install Android on my hd2?
freeincolorado said:
x2 from another quasi-noob (Though I have not bricked a phone...)
You are right though. Just put a little effort into searching and you will find the answer.
Now on to the serious question... How do I install Android on my hd2?
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Hay... it was my first flash ever and something went wrong, LOL. I recovered it. I guess that does not count at bricking does it???
The easy way? Drop t-mobile and get sprint with an EVO or Verizon with the incredible. Other then that... Or, gotta wait till some super phone Einstein dude\dudet takes the core of the android port for the TP2 and adapts its to the HD2. Least I think it can happen like that.
Huh? It just occurred to me we have the same... issue. I want the EVO but DO NOT like android. I use my phone for business. I own my own repo company and I'm always working with PDF's, word, excel, e-mail, ect. I know android does SOME of these but I need all of them no questions asked. It should be a choice. I think when you buy a smart phone (especially HTC) you should have the choice of android or WM. Don't cha think? However, I guess that's like asking for you cake and eating it too.
Yes thank you all here, i've spent hours reading through posts and helping myself to many great roms and addons.
I was just kidding about installing Android on my hd2. I actually like WinMo quite a bit. I guess sarcasm doesnt translate to text well.
freeincolorado said:
I was just kidding about installing Android on my hd2. I actually like WinMo quite a bit. I guess sarcasm doesnt translate to text well.
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Epic "oops" fail-
Bountyhunter1000 said:
Epic "oops" fail-
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Lol... I've had many of those. There are loads of Android on hd2 threads in the T-Mo hd2 section. It cracks me up, there is a new one everyday.
Hi,
Does anyone know if there is an app on android market that flashes your phone for you? How about one that roots it? I'm have no idea if this is even possible, but it would sure be great, since there are a lot of non technical people out there who would really like to try all the new fancy roms around.
thanks
Rafa
There are apps like this, it really depends on what kind of phone you're using. What phone do you have?
Learn to be technical, not ask for handouts..
You think the experienced people here came right into coding an app? Get a how to manual or search google.. There's plenty of tutorials around that could help.. Not saying start a root app, but start with a soundboard our something..
We need more explorers on this site, not beggars.. But good luck in all your future endeavors..
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
its really easy to do it the legit way.
depending on what phone you have just go to unrevoked and read read read read then read some more i did mine all by myself in a couple hours. the first time around now i am able to root someones phone in less then 20 min. not a big deal once you learn the proper way to do things
teach a man to fish he eats his hole life. (or some **** like that)
Sadly here in Brazil things don't come as cheap as they do for other countries and an unlocked Galaxy S costs about 1000us$, so forgive me if I'm more than a bit iffy about starting to experiment with it.
Getting back to the point, I've read about Universal Androot, but it doesn't support the Galaxy S series.
Find z4 root right here on xda. It'll do it all for you in one click. From there you can get titanium backup and then rom manager. Go to the samsung captivate forum and read all the sticky threads in full. Be thorough and careful and make sure you know what you're doing.
That should take care of you.
Many thanks. Greatly appreciated.
Ok, I just got the Galaxy S 4G today, and it is by far the slowest piece of crap I have ever used. It was going very slow, this is even after I immediately took one back and exchanged it for another. It took it over an hour to finally sync my google contacts. I'm still waiting (5 hours later) for it to finish synching my gmail. I rooted it, hoping that might help, but to no avail. I tried to download a new launcher from the Market, but again, that is taking ages to even begin downloading. It says it's running on 4G, but I can't see it. This is slow, even for Edge. Am I missing something? I am really considering taking it back tomorrow for the G2 and just buying the HTC Sensation in a few months (getting that anyway, lol)
Sounds like your data plan has been throttled back. Cause mine is fast and smooth for still running rfs
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Why would it be throttled already? I just got it today, brand new. It even runs slow on WiFi
Mine's super fast. Must be something on your end.
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Harhar321 said:
Mine's super fast. Must be something on your end.
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Should I take it back and switch it for yet another one? I know the possibility of getting two bad phones is slim, but it IS possible
EDIT: Ok, I did a hard reset. Finally managed to get the market downloading like it should, everything synched up nicely. Now my only issue is USB mass storage won't work. It allows me to turn it on. (EDIT: As I typed this out, the drive recognized it, it just took a long time lol)
ChrisAC84 said:
Should I take it back and switch it for yet another one? I know the possibility of getting two bad phones is slim, but it IS possible
EDIT: Ok, I did a hard reset. Finally managed to get the market downloading like it should, everything synched up nicely. Now my only issue is USB mass storage won't work. It allows me to turn it on. (EDIT: As I typed this out, the drive recognized it, it just took a long time lol)
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Haven't had a single problem with mine.
Additionally, you don't know slow till you've used a G1 for two years straight LOL.
Instead of ranting about the phone's poor performance, why not read through the stickies and try to figure it out yourself? People forget that these are still phones after all, and not a mobile computer.
I'll predict it now, you're next thread is to complain about the lack of internal memory and how you've already used it up after DLing a few apps.
the whole purpose of this site is to "improve" the performance of your phone.
if you don't like the replacement phone, take it back to a different store. have that store run speed tests etc while you're there
Well, thanks for the useful input, especially the last two posters. The purpose of this thread was to find out if all the phones were like this, or perhaps I got a bad one. I have an Evo, and it runs smoothly. I know what a phone should be, this one runs worse than my G1 did years ago. And I did a search, and found nothing that pertained to the 4G, just the original Galaxy S. I read all about freeing up the internal memory, removing the fota files, bloatware, etc. All of this I already did with my Evo, and every Android phone I've had before that. I simply posted here to see if I could find out why this "new" phone was performing so poorly out of the box.
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Well, thanks for the useful input, especially the last two posters. The purpose of this thread was to find out if all the phones were like this, or perhaps I got a bad one. I have an Evo, and it runs smoothly. I know what a phone should be, this one runs worse than my G1 did years ago. And I did a search, and found nothing that pertained to the 4G, just the original Galaxy S. I read all about freeing up the internal memory, removing the fota files, bloatware, etc. All of this I already did with my Evo, and every Android phone I've had before that. I simply posted here to see if I could find out why this "new" phone was performing so poorly out of the box.
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Now that your question has been answered could you change the title of this thread? It is somewhat unfair with the phone model. It was more like a unit malfunctioning.
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Yes, please change the title.
Just a suggestion, next time you have an issue, maybe just ask if anyoone is having any simalar issues. Trust me you will get much better responses. For the most part everyone here doesn't mind helping other with problems. It's all about how you phrase the question, or just ask.
If you ever need any help feel free to PM me, I am usually pretty quick to get back to people.
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Haven't had a single problem with mine.
Additionally, you don't know slow till you've used a G1 for two years straight LOL.
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i'm using a g1 right now. with an att sim. :|
I tried to edit the title, but it won't let me. I am sorry if I came across wrong, I was just frustrated with the phone I guess
Maybe the moderator can delete this thread
The Biggest Let Down About This Phone Is...It's XDA Forum
I have had my phone for 2 weeks now and am generally happy with it. I now look at my HD2 and can't believe I carried that beast around. Just as I did with my HD2 I come to XDA everyday and read through the forum. Though I rarely post, except for an issue I can't fix on my own, I have to say that the biggest let down about having this phone has been it's XDA forum.
What type of forum do you want this to be? Do you want this to be the type of forum where the uninitiated are intimidated to post or to get involved because they frequently see some uptight, douche who flames a poster like they had just killed his dog? He called your phone slow. And?
I really don't think that is what will grow this into a dynamic forum where those looking for answers or knowledge will add a bookmark and return to then download (and donate/buy a beer) for a developer. Take a look at some of the more popular phone specific forums here and you will notice that in general flaming is frowned upon and there is a sense of community.
I'm sorry that my first introduction to the 'community' of SGS4G owners and phone enthusiasts has been like this, but if the regulars here don't begin to welcome new posts then this will become a forgotten forum lacking any real content.
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I have had my phone for 2 weeks now and am generally happy with it. I now look at my HD2 and can't believe I carried that beast around. Just as I did with my HD2 I come to XDA everyday and read through the forum. Though I rarely post, except for an issue I can't fix on my own, I have to say that the biggest let down about having this phone has been it's XDA forum.
What type of forum do you want this to be? Do you want this to be the type of forum where the uninitiated are intimidated to post or to get involved because they frequently see some uptight, douche who flames a poster like they had just killed his dog? He called your phone slow. And?
I really don't think that is what will grow this into a dynamic forum where those looking for answers or knowledge will add a bookmark and return to then download (and donate/buy a beer) for a developer. Take a look at some of the more popular phone specific forums here and you will notice that in general flaming is frowned upon and there is a sense of community.
I'm sorry that my first introduction to the 'community' of SGS4G owners and phone enthusiasts has been like this, but if the regulars here don't begin to welcome new posts then this will become a forgotten forum lacking any real content.
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Completely agree and hope this forum starts behaving like a real community.
Sent from SGS4G
Do you really think simply enabling superuser is going to improve the performance of your device??
Krylon is almost finished with CWM and will have a new Bionix out soon. Team Whiskey roms are teh sh33t!!
T-Money said:
I have had my phone for 2 weeks now and am generally happy with it. I now look at my HD2 and can't believe I carried that beast around. Just as I did with my HD2 I come to XDA everyday and read through the forum. Though I rarely post, except for an issue I can't fix on my own, I have to say that the biggest let down about having this phone has been it's XDA forum.
What type of forum do you want this to be? Do you want this to be the type of forum where the uninitiated are intimidated to post or to get involved because they frequently see some uptight, douche who flames a poster like they had just killed his dog? He called your phone slow. And?
I really don't think that is what will grow this into a dynamic forum where those looking for answers or knowledge will add a bookmark and return to then download (and donate/buy a beer) for a developer. Take a look at some of the more popular phone specific forums here and you will notice that in general flaming is frowned upon and there is a sense of community.
I'm sorry that my first introduction to the 'community' of SGS4G owners and phone enthusiasts has been like this, but if the regulars here don't begin to welcome new posts then this will become a forgotten forum lacking any real content.
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Could not have said it better myself!
How hard is it, that if someone posts something you don't agree with/you feel is stupid, to just move on? At least put your 2 cents in, in a constructive way.
For some reason the vibrant forums were the worst at these practices. Even to the point of dev's quiting/taking there work elsewhere.
Please, I beg of you, don't make this forum as hostile of an enviroment as the vibrants'. It is just as easy to link someone to the help they need, or help them yourself as it is to flame them.
That being said 80% of the community feel this way. The other 20% are just more vocal and therefore seem like the majority. We have a great comminity to work with, please don't judge the whole because of a few disrespectful people.
Mine is flying. Coming from a Mytouch 3G, this is a huge upgrade.
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Wife's galaxy s 4g so far has none of the lag I noticed with the vibrant. Very smooth device. I purchased appmonster to move all apps possible to sd card. Still can't figure out why they took out the internal storage... Galaxy s 2 is coming with 8, 16 or 32gb of storage apparently..
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Hi all,
So this is my make my phone awesome thread.
But my way...
What it is is this:
I have been reading here and there on this forum and I'm finding it difficult to see the wood through the trees.
I've flashed a couple roms and read a lot..... but...... I'm missing something.
I find I'm more and more intrigued and want to learn more, this is what brought me here in the first place but I'm missing some of the basics I think.
I'm 33, I have no real programming experience, I have worked in It for some years, built a website or two (Joomla is great) and I have a knack with computers and technology.
So is anyone out there interested in taking in taking this on? I need a friendly, but not necessarily short and green, Joda to show me the way's of the force so to say..... either that or the question to the answer 42.....
What I can promise is that I will put as much effort in to this as I can however I do have a full time job a wife and two kids.
The arsenal I have to play with is an:
HTC Wildfire (very much expendable) (running Cyanogen mod7)
HTC Desire HD (also expendable as long as this or either the wildfire lives to fight another day if required) (sock)
Samsung Galaxy SIII (in no way expendable.... but possibly replaceable at some point...) (leaked Samsung 4.2.1)
So now it's up to you. You can either take it on or tell me to bugger off.......
Right so now I have found this.....
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/where-to-start-full-android-guide-for-beginners/
That's what you get for posting when not sober....
Any way the q is still open but feel free to call me a noob and ask me to cluck off.......