[Q] Reverting to stock without using screen - G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I need to send my phone to htc cause the screen went out and is there anyway to change everything to stock before doing so? I'm running CM7 and the phone is S-off too

If you need to be able to see your screen, there is a java based program called screencast that runs when the adb server is up and connected to your phone. It can be useful to ensure you are on the correct screen (recovery, etc.).
Search "screencast" on all of XDA - I believe the thread about it is in the HTC Dream: G1 forum.
As for reverting to s-on and stock rom, search in the development thread in these G2 forums. There is a guide explaining the whole thing. I'd look around for you, but I am on my phone right now.
Goodluck and godspeed. Aside from the screencast thing, you should be set.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using XDA Premium App

I'm curious - has this worked out yet? It would be very useful for a lot of people to know that the screencast program is useful in a situation like this.
Sorry for the double post - needed you to see I added this little tidbit!

captainreynolds said:
I'm curious - has this worked out yet? It would be very useful for a lot of people to know that the screencast program is useful in a situation like this.
Sorry for the double post - needed you to see I added this little tidbit!
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the phone wasnt in debugging mode so i wasnt able to use screencast. It's covered under warranty but i'm not sure if I should send it in or just get the lcd replaced.

dashah said:
the phone wasnt in debugging mode so i wasnt able to use screencast. It's covered under warranty but i'm not sure if I should send it in or just get the lcd replaced.
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get someone to screen capture menu item locations and turn on debugging mode in the blind, with luck it should work....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16912410#post16912410

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Can you have seperate wallpapers for portrait and landscape?

Hi guys.
I did try searching but didn't find anything about this.
I miss having separate wallpapers for portrait and landscape like I had on my TP2.
Is it possible to do this on a G1, with 1.6, and no root?
(Please don't start the "why don't you root" stuff, at this point in time I will not get any benefit from it, I don't feel like changing all my settings again, and there seems to be no definite guide for UK DRC92.)
android has no built in feature that allows you to do this but there may be a home replacement app that will do this, not sure though
atolar said:
android has no built in feature that allows you to do this but there may be a home replacement app that will do this, not sure though
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I was kind of hoping there was an app that'd allow this with the stock home, every home replacement I've tried has either been laggy, FC's a lot, or is just useless in general.
I am not aware of any such feature. It's not doable in the stock home screen or any home replacement I'm aware of.
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search market for wallpaper i saw one the other day when browsing the icon shows a white phone shape upright and a black one horizontal.sorry couldnt be more specific
Here is the app you want, enjoy!!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.dw.dualwallpaper
JediMasterASD said:
Here is the app you want, enjoy!!
http://www.appbrain.com/app/com.dw.dualwallpaper
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Dual Wallpaper allows the user to select two different wallpapers to be set when the phone is either in Landscape or Portrait mode.
When the orientation changes, the application will automatically change the wallpaper.
For 2.x phones only
Does NOT require root.
Latest version: 1.0.0 (for Android version 2.0 and higher)
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He needs one for a g1.
Awww I saw my thread coming back to life and hoped someone found a solution for me
At least we're getting closer!
alexnessie said:
Hi guys.
I did try searching but didn't find anything about this.
I miss having separate wallpapers for portrait and landscape like I had on my TP2.
Is it possible to do this on a G1, with 1.6, and no root?
(Please don't start the "why don't you root" stuff, at this point in time I will not get any benefit from it, I don't feel like changing all my settings again, and there seems to be no definite guide for UK DRC92.)
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I can help u with root its easy

Modding default.prop

My apologies to those who were waiting for me to post a super-clean build. I've been doing absolutely nothing with the Continuum for the last 2+ weeks.
I've finally come across the solution to one of the fixes I've been really wanting for this phone, and one of the primary reasons that come September 20th, I'm ordering a new phone with my wife's free new-every-2.
I want to see USB debugging enabled by default, without timing out. To do so, the default.prop file needs to be edited, which is located in the boot image. I've taken a look at posts like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=443994, but I don't know where to start. If anyone could point me in the right direction, it would be a great addition to custom roms.
What all do you want the kernel to do/have?
imnuts said:
What all do you want the kernel to do/have?
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maybe compatibility with CM builds.. gingerbread support maybe or some porting of already completed fascinate builds.
Is it feasible/conceivable to build a kernel with BLN mod in it?
That's about the only thing I miss from the Fascinate world.
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we have tried before on eclair to get it working, but with no success... The fact that our soft keys are built into the screen makes it probably impossible...... Sorry for the bad news :l
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Yeah, that makes sense. I hadn't thought about the soft keys being part of one display. Oh well, that makes the 5th or 6th app I've purchased that I'll never use again.
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imnuts said:
What all do you want the kernel to do/have?
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I want to have adb enabled by default, and have the persist flag enabled as well. I get so damn annoyed when usb debugging disables itself. I want to usb tether my phone for internet access when I'm traveling, but the phones default settings make this impossible
EDIT: I just realized that Josh's EC07 ROM includes the necessary edits to the defaults.prop file. From what I had read elsewhere, the file was located in a boot image that required extraction and editing, and repacking. So as far as this thread is concerned, my problem is solved, or at least it appears to be.
EDIT: Damn I hate Samsung! Just another 10 days and I can order my DInc2 for free from Wirefly. I just tested whether or not USB debugging would auto-disable after a few minutes. Sure enough, after being tethered for about 5 minutes with EasyTether, USB debugging turns off. Problem NOT solved.

[ROM] Jelly Bean Gnex Port Alpha [6/30/12][v0] Discontinued

ANDROID MAISTER'S
PRESENTS
Jelly Bean Gnex Port
The Andromadus Team is working on Jb from source, best posible way to expirience jellybean as it should be, follow there progress/releases here
​
Here it is guys jb for our beloved g2, this rom is based on the gnex jellybean leak that we saw couple days ago, right now rom is as useless as the word could posibly describe it, the rom boots just fine, but it seems the launcher does not like being render in software mode so it crashes non stop, i tried other launcher they dotn seem to work ether, im just posting this so maybe someone else can help me, to ether get launcher working in software mode or getting egl acceleration working, for this will we mostlikely need a 3.0 kernel.
Again bare in mind this is pretty much useless, and its not much fun to use, untill we solv the launcher issue, dont expect this to be a daily driver any time soon
Working:
Touchscreen forgot to mention this
It renders and reaches lockscreen thats about it, im sure i can fix more, but theres no point if we cant get the launcher working.
Not working
mostly evrything
Screenshots
Download Link
http://www.androidfilehost.com/main/Rezound_Developers/siulmagic/Vision_ROMS/
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siulmagic said:
ANDROID MAISTER'S
PRESENTS
Jelly Bean Gnex Port
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Here it is guys jb for our beloved g2, this rom is based on the gnex jellybean leak that we saw couple days ago, right now rom is as useless as the word could posibly describe it, the rom boots just fine, but it seems the launcher does not like being render in software mode so it crashes non stop, i tried other launcher they dotn seem to work ether, im just posting this so maybe someone else can help me, to ether get launcher working in software mode or getting egl acceleration working, for this will we mostlikely need a 3.0 kernel.
Again bare in mind this is pretty much useless, and its not much fun to use, untill we solv the launcher issue, dont expect this to be a daily driver any time soon
Working:
It renders and reaches lockscreen thats about it, im sur ei can fix more, but theres no point if we cant get the launcher working.
Not working
mostly evrything
Screenshots
Download Link
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maybe replace launcher with a different launcher dude?:good: cool port by the way
The Android Manual said:
maybe replace launcher with a different launcher dude?:good: cool port by the way
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read description i did, it does not work, im guessing its jb was not meant to be used in software mode, thats why the launcher crashes.
I want to say that aside from the fact that it's on the DZ (which is a phone I own and use), the best thing about this thread are the advertisements on the bottom of the uploadhouse.com website.
:highfive:
Careless_ said:
I want to say that aside from the fact that it's on the DZ (which is a phone I own and use), the best thing about this thread are the advertisements on the bottom of the uploadhouse.com website.
:highfive:
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That's not nice of you at all....
The thread proves that, unlike what a lot of people who knows little to nothing about programming say, JB can be ported to the G2 and it can boot.
First thing first. Stuffs come later.
@siulmagic: awesome at least it boots!
@siulmagic dont sell yourself short! It takes a lot to get something like this to boot! I am sure after a while someone will get something else to work. Like taz , he is a great porter!
lol i did not see those ads on the website, will upload somewere else, my bad haha.
I knew it was only a matter of time, n they said this wasn't possible? Sure there's issues and bugs but its still in the alpha stage.
siulmagic said:
read description i did, it does not work, im guessing its jb was not meant to be used in software mode, thats why the launcher crashes.
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oh, ok dude we'll think of some fix :highfive:
Does touchscreen work?
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xT4Z1N4TRx said:
Does touchscreen work?
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA
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yes. I just used it and was able to turn the phone on/off, pull the notification bar down, turn off/on the screen, and get to the recent apps screen. That is just about it. I didnt get any type of signal or data. and wasnt able to get to the settings from the statusbar.
Amazing !! Thanks !!
I download now !
I just test this rom and it crashed all the time but it is normal because is in alpha,but there are yet the three bottom under the screen ^^
I'm very impatient for the next release !!
Noob question of mine )
Hey what is software mode?
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jspina said:
yes. I just used it and was able to turn the phone on/off, pull the notification bar down, turn off/on the screen, and get to the recent apps screen. That is just about it. I didnt get any type of signal or data. and wasnt able to get to the settings from the statusbar.[/Q
what does it look like?
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Also, is everything perfectly sized?
ALSOALSO what kernel is being used?
Wich launchers did you try?
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KyraOfFire said:
That's not nice of you at all....
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I said "ASIDE FROM THE FACT". you misinterpreted.
I would have thought JB would have taken another year for anything to be on Desire Z.
I'm just learning these past 3 years and by no means unfamiliar with personal ports from other devices but took a look at doing something similar for my device for personal use and was humbled very quickly. It's the accomplishing of seemingly impossible tasks large well funded corporations don't bother tackling by one user who solves it on their free time that make me truly love open technology. Kudos. Keep it Up. Many Thanks!
xT4Z1N4TRx said:
Also, is everything perfectly sized?
ALSOALSO what kernel is being used?
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yes this is aosp based, so it support's all res/dpi.
jspina said:
yes. I just used it and was able to turn the phone on/off, pull the notification bar down, turn off/on the screen, and get to the recent apps screen. That is just about it. I didnt get any type of signal or data. and wasnt able to get to the settings from the statusbar.
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i can very easily get ril working but there's really no point, if theres no working launcher =P.

[REQUEST] testers for app

Well as the title say I need some testers. I'm developing an app which one for now works with, Galaxy Nexus Maguro, but I need some Toro and Toroplus testers. (Since my nexus is maguro and I can't try it) also if any of you have a SGS3 I will appreciate if you test it as well since it suppose to work with the SGS3.
What you need
Samsung Galaxy Nexus rooted and/or Samsung Galaxy S3 rooted.
What you need to do
Simple, just start the app (App Test) you will see a text that says: ----Notifications---- and under that text other text that says TEST Notification.
1. You need to see a toggle button at the right of the second text.
2. When you turn on the toggle you have to see a notification that says: Notification ONLINE
3. When you turn off the toggle the notification should be clear.
What if I don't see something about the 3 points above?
Post what you see, and tell me what the Toast message says. I will see and try to fix it.
PLEASE POST IF IT WORKS AND IF IT DOESN'T​
App is attached.
Thanks
Rotary Heart said:
Well as the title say I need some testers. I'm developing an app which one for now works with, Galaxy Nexus Maguro, but I need some Toro and Toroplus testers. (Since my nexus is maguro and I can't try it) also if any of you have a SGS3 I will appreciate if you test it as well since it suppose to work with the SGS3.
What you need
Samsung Galaxy Nexus rooted and/or Samsung Galaxy S3 rooted.
What you need to do
Simple, just start the app (App Test) you will see a text that says: ----Notifications---- and under that text other text that says TEST Notification.
1. You need to see a toggle button at the right of the second text.
2. When you turn on the toggle you have to see a notification that says: Notification ONLINE
3. When you turn off the toggle the notification should be clear.
What if I don't see something about the 3 points above?
Post what you see, and tell me what the Toast message says. I will see and try to fix it.
PLEASE POST IF IT WORKS AND IF IT DOESN'T​
App is attached.
Thanks
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You might want to mention what the app does to give people an incentive to download it.
ragnarokx said:
You might want to mention what the app does to give people an incentive to download it.
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Well this one does nothing, just to know if it works. If you download it you will see that it does nothing. I don't think I need it since it just to know if a code works.
But this is one part of a app that I'm developing, which one have so far a few of root tools, but it will include a lot of root tools.
Dont think this thread should be in this development section....needs to be moved to some other section.
It works TOROPLUS.
dakota.breeden said:
It works TOROPLUS.
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Perfect, just what i wanted to read :good:
So basically, you are searching for people to test an app which needs root, access the internet but supposedly does nothing?
Don't count on me to fall in that kind of trap.
nikademus said:
So basically, you are searching for people to test an app which needs root, access the internet but supposedly does nothing?
Don't count on me to fall in that kind of trap.
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lol sorry forgot to eliminate that permission from the test manifest (its from the main app), but whatever you want to think. I'm searching for testers not to write my app since its not out yet.
EDIT: actually where do you get that from? I'm seeing my manifest now and it doesn't have that permission??
Rotary Heart said:
lol sorry forgot to eliminate that permission from the test manifest (its from the main app), but whatever you want to think. I'm searching for testers not to write my app since its not out yet.
EDIT: actually where do you get that from? I'm seeing my manifest now and it doesn't have that permission??
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What is this app intended to do? I don't feel safe giving an app root access without knowing exactly what your intentions behind the app are.
IAmAN00bie said:
What is this app intended to do? I don't feel safe giving an app root access without knowing exactly what your intentions behind the app are.
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wow is amazing how people trust so little in other person... the root access is to read if a file exist... then returns access to the toggle button to see the toast. So if the user don't know the phone info it can give it to me easy so I know in what device it works...
Rotary Heart said:
[...] I'm searching for testers not to write my app since its not out yet.
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Rotary Heart said:
wow is amazing how people trust so little in other person... [...]
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well, you don't trust anybody, too!
_hz said:
well, you don't trust anybody, too!
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??? If I doesn't why am I posting it here?
As a developer you should already know that giving root access to an app, of which its purposes are unknown, can be dangerous. The paranoia normal users (like me) have is not unfounded. That being said, I'm not trying to accuse you of anything at all. It's just that slightly more clarification would be appreciated before you ask for someone to install apps that request for root rights.
// edit: Oh, and I'll be available if you need more maguro devices for testing.
OP you do realize that you've posted this in the wrong section.. do you?
There is a whole seperate section for apps/games in xda.
Best Regards.
RagnaParadise said:
As a developer you should already know that giving root access to an app, of which its purposes are unknown, can be dangerous. The paranoia normal users (like me) have is not unfounded. That being said, I'm not trying to accuse you of anything at all. It's just that slightly more clarification would be appreciated before you ask for someone to install apps that request for root rights.
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This... and this post should be in the themes and apps section, why post in the dev section?
Rotary Heart said:
wow is amazing how people trust so little in other person... the root access is to read if a file exist... then returns access to the toggle button to see the toast. So if the user don't know the phone info it can give it to me easy so I know in what device it works...
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I think you have to study some more if you want develop something..btw I have this exe to test, could you please run it on your PC and tell me what you see?
Sent from Vega gnex
Sounds to me like op is trying to start working on something and is requesting testers so can see what works and what doesnt one step at a time instead of finishing the whole thing and having to go back thru a bunch of crap to track down the offending code. Come on guys...help a guy out. Jeez!
Well I'm almost sure that this piece of the code works, just need a toro report.
Thank you all for your feedback, the app can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32856969#post32856969
See guys! Jeez! Give the guy enough flack?
*Step Away From The Toolkit And NoROM Gets Hurt*

[Q] NEED HELP, stock nexus apps menu not coming up in landscape mode

i was using it quite normally, just got it 2 weeks back and suddenly now i noticed the apps menu coming only in landscape mode, when i open a browser or an app, it can change its orientation but not the menu , also the clock in lockscreen is only in portrait mode suddenly. wat should i do , do i have to do facotry reset etc or wat may be causing it,
i checked and my auto rotate option in settings in checked plz help guys,,
You didn't provide any information to help you with.
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You didn't provide any information to help you with.
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ok , its 4.2 stock android. it cant auto rotate my apps menu anymore as well as the clock in the lockscreen , however if i open an app or browser , i am able to rotate it , i wasnot doing anything fishy , just downloaded some apps from google play , normal apps, and never rooted or tried anything on it. it was working fine from last week when i got it.. please tell me about any other thing you may need to know
also tried checking/unchecking the autorotate option , rebooted several times.
I'm bone stock, and neither my app drawer, nor lock screen have ever had rotation, to my knowledge
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I've never known the app drawer (which I assume you're talking about) to have a landscape mode. In fairness, I never really cared or looked for it, so that could be my own oversight. The clock app, does, however rotate, so I guess you've got an issue. If you flashed, reflash with a clean install. If you're ota, then you're options branch out depending on if you're rooted, and/or your access to custom recovery. Anyone here is going to need more information, though, to help you. Might start with your current firmware, and method of installing it.
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ok actually its pure stock , nothing tweaked , iwas planning to but now after this problem ,i dont know
Lol I'm not used to such quick responders on threads, I apologize for my edits and timing. You're first response posted while I was typing. Like I amended my post to say, I've never known this phone to have that function on stock, and mine definitely don't since I've checked just now. We're they rotating before you updated to 4.2?
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Lol I'm not used to such quick responders on threads, I apologize for my edits and timing. You're first response posted while I was typing. Like I amended my post to say, I've never known this phone to have that function on stock, and mine definitely don't since I've checked just now. We're they rotating before you updated to 4.2?
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oh ok, i just figured it out , it was basically almost new for me, not much data on it , so i did a factory reset and now the lock screen clock working fine, i guess u rite about app drawer. could wait lol
could you please tell me th best method to root and unlock, as their are so many methods, and then wha are the next possibilities.
Best method to root is a mildly interesting debate around here lol depends on your comfort level with simple adb commands, and a little footwork to find the drivers to do it manually, or your comfort in little understanding of one stop shop toolkits. The toolkits are pretty reliable, and the only discouragement I've heard against them is the fact that you don't have to learn what going on to achieve your goal. The manual method isn't difficult either, you'll have to set up the proper drivers,and sdk on your computer, and use an extremely simple series of commands utilizing fast boot. Either path to root can be found in the stickies around here, and I've only given a very fast a loose overview of the processes lol but keep an open mind, follow the instructions to the letter, and they're both easily attainable
As for further possibilities passed unlock and root, there's always the hunt for your favorite rom, there's extremely useful scripts you can run to modify particular necessities for your experience or shortcomings you may find, there's even guides on compiling your own stuff if you're particularly taken by this wide world of amazing android user control lol you can do whatever you want, buddy. If you've got the time, the selfless dev, mod, and member community here has almost certainly posted how to get it done
Cmoore0965 said:
Best method to root is a mildly interesting debate around here lol depends on your comfort level with simple adb commands, and a little footwork to find the drivers to do it manually, or your comfort in little understanding of one stop shop toolkits. The toolkits are pretty reliable, and the only discouragement I've heard against them is the fact that you don't have to learn what going on to achieve your goal. The manual method isn't difficult either, you'll have to set up the proper drivers,and sdk on your computer, and use an extremely simple series of commands utilizing fast boot. Either path to root can be found in the stickies around here, and I've only given a very fast a loose overview of the processes lol but keep an open mind, follow the instructions to the letter, and they're both easily attainable
As for further possibilities passed unlock and root, there's always the hunt for your favorite rom, there's extremely useful scripts you can run to modify particular necessities for your experience or shortcomings you may find, there's even guides on compiling your own stuff if you're particularly taken by this wide world of amazing android user control lol you can do whatever you want, buddy. If you've got the time, the selfless dev, mod, and member community here has almost certainly posted how to get it done
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thanx dude, that was encouraging as well as enlightening, and yup i am going to start working on this already dont like some things like i cant customize the lockscreen ,, you were the ist one to ans my post . thanx for a great start..:good:

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