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[Q] disabling cell radio?

I want to intentionally disable the phone from making any phone calls. I'm running cm7.1 on my evo and I want it to be like a dedicated mp3 player with android market access.
I don't want to use airplane mode; I'm looking for a more permanent solution that can't be easily toggled.
I tried freezing com.android.phone and the dialer storage with titanium backup, but then market compatibility broke. Market returned server error.
Possible fixes (that I've thought of) :
Disabling radio driver?
Tricking market to not depend on phone?
Some phone or cm setting I'm missing?
Permanent airplane mode that still doesn't bug out wifi?
I know on cm builds of tablets (nook color and gtab) know that its a tablet and not a phone, and doesn't come with a phone option. Short of compiling my own build of cm7 (which if it's easy enough ill do), is there a way to trick cm7 into thinking it's a tablet?

I don't want to use airplane mode; I'm looking for a more permanent solution that can't be easily toggled.
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Airplane mode is the only way. Once you turn it on, it's really not easy to turn it back off, you have to go to settings-wireless and networks.

sitlet said:
Airplane mode is the only way. Once you turn it on, it's really not easy to turn it back off, you have to go to settings-wireless and networks.
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Is there a way to set it and remove the option?

I know on Ubuntu Linux, specifically grub bootloader, and each of the options were available to edit on a conf file. I edited mine on my computer and added and deleted lines on mine. Does the android setting rely on a similar conf file?
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remove the dialer, go to airplane mode. Done.

HipKat said:
remove the dialer, go to airplane mode. Done.
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As I said in my first post, that breaks market.
Please read before posting, isn't that a forum rule?
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I am using tapatalk app and it won't show me all my subscribed threads, but I'm pretty sure in general a guy made a thread about how he did it for an EVO he gave to his daughter or something, it listed what you needed to remove. Sorry I realize that's not too helpful, but I will check back here tomorrow and if you didn't find it, I'll post a link.
Boo

I found it, see if this works for you. The op says market works.
I did notice the guy had to use a sense rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357128
Boo

LyndenP said:
I found it, see if this works for you. The op says market works.
I did notice the guy had to use a sense rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357128
Boo
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i don't want to use a sense rom, but i'll give it a shot. i'll report back in a sec. thank you very much for the fast reply!
EDIT: after reading the thread, i kinda don't want to rock sense. that thread isn't applicable is it? i'll try forking around with my cm7.1.zip and see if i can get similar results.

FFS, if you're the one that's gonna be using it, then just don't make calls. You can always toggle Airplane mode off, btw, to use the market.

Just flash amon ra and r2r going green, its sense 3.0 very stable & clean. It's got a built in option to turn off radio
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Two posts above completely missed the point.
A) IM NOT LOOKING FOR AIRPLANE MODE SETTING UNDER WIRELESS AND NETWORKS.
B) IM NOT USING SENSE. JUST NO.
c) what I am looking for is a configuration file, and if you've never edited grub or Apache etc, you'll never understand what I mean. I haven't tried the apk removal yet, but I will in a sec
Thanks for your help pointing to the apk removal thread, but I'm hoping for real developer suppot here
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johnnyboy_ said:
Two posts above completely missed the point.
A) IM NOT LOOKING FOR AIRPLANE MODE SETTING UNDER WIRELESS AND NETWORKS.
B) IM NOT USING SENSE. JUST NO.
c) what I am looking for is a configuration file, and if you've never edited grub or Apache etc, you'll never understand what I mean. I haven't tried the apk removal yet, but I will in a sec
Thanks for your help pointing to the apk removal thread, but I'm hoping for real developer suppot here
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Goodluck finding dev help. They are few and far between for the EVO anymore. I suggest downloading the Android sdk, finding some threads on here and other forums and learning it yourself. Biting the hand that feeds isn't going to help.
Boo

solved. Procedure:
1 Flash cm7 and gapps.
2 Let all the gapps install and update in the background.
3 Install titanium backup from newest updated market.
4 Make backup of dialer and dialer storage (com.android.phone and com.android.telephony)
5 Uninstall phone, and battery pull when it force close loops
6 Uninstall dialer storage after the reboot finishes
7 Wifi should still work the market!
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Help with pulling pics off a crack screen sg2

So recently i crack the screen on the s2 n i was wondeeing how can i go about to pull the pics off the device since the screen is blk n cant see anything? Can i use adb even if usb debug is off? Any other ways to do it?
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Look at one at a store or a friends and see where to press
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If your pictures are on your micro SD card then you can just put that in another device and get the pictures off that way or get a micro SD to SD card converter on eBay.
Hope I helped!

i know this isn't really a how to fix it, but there was a thread somewhere i think that was posted in the in the general section that had the exact same problem. It was fixed by running a program where you control the phone with your computer... i think.. or it allowed you to display the screen of the phone on your computer... you can also try to use an mhl adapter.
sorry i can't help, but if you dig a little you might be able to find that thread. don't exactly remember how the exact process went, but it solved the problem

Teo032 said:
i know this isn't really a how to fix it, but there was a thread somewhere i think that was posted in the in the general section that had the exact same problem. It was fixed by running a program where you control the phone with your computer... i think.. or it allowed you to display the screen of the phone on your computer... you can also try to use an mhl adapter.
sorry i can't help, but if you dig a little you might be able to find that thread. don't exactly remember how the exact process went, but it solved the problem
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You're thinking of using a VNC server? That will do it but the problem is that he has to install it on his phone....wait but that a can be done via adb or desktop play store. He will have to do it over wifi in order to determine the IP of the device so he can connect to the server.
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Can't you just connect the phone to your laptop via usb and transfer the pics?? Or am I missing something here
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I got pics off my broken vibrant with Droid explorer. It does require root and USB debugging to be on. Thankfully I always left it on. You also need to set up adb on your computer.
Other than that I'm not sure. It took months of asking arOund and almost wiping my Sd with bad adb commands.
My phone broke and it took five months before figuring it out after giving up.
Praise to Droid explorer
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iLeopard said:
You're thinking of using a VNC server? That will do it but the problem is that he has to install it on his phone....wait but that a can be done via adb or desktop play store. He will have to do it over wifi in order to determine the IP of the device so he can connect to the server.
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nope not this, it was like a direct connection
tonomon said:
I got pics off my broken vibrant with Droid explorer. It does require root and USB debugging to be on. Thankfully I always left it on. You also need to set up adb on your computer.
Other than that I'm not sure. It took months of asking arOund and almost wiping my Sd with bad adb commands.
My phone broke and it took five months before figuring it out after giving up.
Praise to Droid explorer
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I think it was something like this.
I really can't remember the thread was like in January/February.
So OP hope you're up for some searching and hope you can find the correct terms to search with...
edit: found it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501169&highlight=mhl&page=2
it is droid explorer.
However, if you're not rooted yeah.... and if your usb debugging isn't on... yeahh....
if you think you can still control the screen... then try an mhl adapter. that may be your last choice besides replacing the screen.

[Q] Picture Preview

Hello fellow Gnote 2-ers and Androidians !!
Something that has plagued me from my S3 and into the Note II is that when connected to my PC via USB, my picture thumbnails do not allow me to preview them without clicking on each on. I have tried on other PC's, USB's, and ports. This is only an issue that started with the new Sammy UI and their MTP connection. Help troubleshooting and correcting this is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance !!

ohsirus said:
Hello fellow Gnote 2-ers and Androidians !!
Something that has plagued me from my S3 and into the Note II is that when connected to my PC via USB, my picture thumbnails do not allow me to preview them without clicking on each on. I have tried on other PC's, USB's, and ports. This is only an issue that started with the new Sammy UI and their MTP connection. Help troubleshooting and correcting this is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance !!
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BUMP

its the same for me (when / if ever / my computer detects my note)

haldi15 said:
its the same for me (when / if ever / my computer detects my note)
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I know we are not the only one's that have this issue. Yet, since I had my S3 back in June and Sammy started using that damn MTP, I still have not been able to find a viable solution. Even through the official Sammy forums. Pretty Annoying.

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still no takers on this issue huh ?

It's been like that since at least the multi-window update.

dkb218 said:
It's been like that since at least the multi-window update.
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Ive had the issue going back to when the S3 1st came out. This is annoying !!

Think it has do do with how its mounted as media device
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ionic7 said:
Think it has do do with how its mounted as media device
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Mtp Mount is the only option ... or is there another?

i dont have this problem on my new computer anymore, i think it has something to do with drivers you installed for your phone
i havent installed any kies software or anything else i only installed what was required when i first plugged it in and it works great

haldi15 said:
i dont have this problem on my new computer anymore, i think it has something to do with drivers you installed for your phone
i havent installed any kies software or anything else i only installed what was required when i first plugged it in and it works great
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I know for sure I have all the correct drivers.
I can take the pix off my phone and move to desktop and all the sudden the pix preview is there. Desktop on the left, phone on the right.

LGOG will charge but computer wont recognize it???

woke up this morning to something weird. I have the appradio 2 which i use a mhl cord to connect to it. plugged it in like any other day and it wouldnt work. thought maybe it was a bad connection to radio but it wasnt. so i took it inside to plug into tv and nothing. so i plugged it into computer to see if it would connect and nothing. weird thing is, it charges but no connection to pc or anything. ive uninstalled and reinstalled drivers and nothing works. any help would be greatly appreciated.

treezy26 said:
woke up this morning to something weird. I have the appradio 2 which i use a mhl cord to connect to it. plugged it in like any other day and it wouldnt work. thought maybe it was a bad connection to radio but it wasnt. so i took it inside to plug into tv and nothing. so i plugged it into computer to see if it would connect and nothing. weird thing is, it charges but no connection to pc or anything. ive uninstalled and reinstalled drivers and nothing works. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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get rid of windows and get ubuntu

See if this helps:
1. Toggle USB Debugging (Settings > Developer Options [Under System])
2. Power the phone off.
3. Power the phone on.
4. Toggle USB Debugging.
5. Connect to PC.

my.ads0 said:
See if this helps:
1. Toggle USB Debugging (Settings > Developer Options [Under System])
2. Power the phone off.
3. Power the phone on.
4. Toggle USB Debugging.
5. Connect to PC.
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Thanks for the response but that didnt seem to help.
I'm curious if its a hardware issue or something else. I've restored a backup i had to see if that helped but nothing. If i return to stock unrooted will that help? Or does someone have an idea as to why and how to fix this? Thanks for any help.

No idea. I did some searches for something like "android stuck usb charge only" and came up with the below. Some folks said that they were able to fix it, though not permanently, by wiping. The above seemed to work for some, though again, not permanently. I wasn't able to find anything else.
Did you try connecting to other PC's?
Did you try removing the device from your PC's device manager, uninstall the driver, then reinstall the driver and reconnect?
I agree it seems hardware'ish because it's also a problem with the MHL cord, too. I wish I could help more, but there's not much out there about being stuck in charge only mode.
Are you still under Manufacterer's warranty? Maybe that can be returned because it won't mount.?

my.ads0 said:
No idea. I did some searches for something like "android stuck usb charge only" and came up with the below. Some folks said that they were able to fix it, though not permanently, by wiping. The above seemed to work for some, though again, not permanently. I wasn't able to find anything else.
Did you try connecting to other PC's?
Did you try removing the device from your PC's device manager, uninstall the driver, then reinstall the driver and reconnect?
I agree it seems hardware'ish because it's also a problem with the MHL cord, too. I wish I could help more, but there's not much out there about being stuck in charge only mode.
Are you still under Manufacterer's warranty? Maybe that can be returned because it won't mount.?
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Dont have another PC so that option cant be tested now. I removed the device and unistalled/reinstalled drivers and nothing.
Warranty is not an option because its past due. I do have insurance but am afraid of not getting an OG in return and i dont know how all that works to be honest.
I am willing to return to stock but only one concern i have is losing all my data. How do i backup pics and documents without being able to connect to pc? PLEASE can someone show me the way. Thanks again for all responses.

treezy26 said:
How do i backup pics and documents without being able to connect to pc?.
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Google Drive
DropBox
Box (free 50 GB account with LGOG)

I've had this problem. Tried everything and finally switching to the original lg USB cable worked. Random I know
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sbslammer said:
I've had this problem. Tried everything and finally switching to the original lg USB cable worked. Random I know
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I'm using the original USB cable.
Now I'm using LGNPST but i cant get it to recognize my phone. IDK what else to do.

Have you tried different drivers yet? There's 3 of them here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35520144
Let's hope this'll work for you.
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I started having this problem after installing the latest LG drivers. Replicated the issue on 3 different Windows 7 PCs. 1 32-bit home-built, 1 64-bit Gateway laptop with OEM image, 1 64-bit HP Laptop with work image.
Before upgrading, phone connects fine with in both MTP & PTP modes just using built-in (or pulled from WU) drivers. After upgrading to LG drivers, PC no longer detects the phone. Uninstalling the drivers or going backwards to earlier versions does not fix the problem.

Again,thanks to everyone for their responses, I really appreciate it. But unfortunately nothing seems to be helping my issue. I'm going by my wife's job to hook up to her computer to see if hers can recognize my phone, well at least I hope.
One thing I ask of someone, I've been using Arliberator to connect to my radio. Maybe someone has more knowledge than me to help.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5reWxlLmFybGliZXJhdG9yIl0.
Anyways, it has an option under settings to "fix drivers" which I have no idea what it does so i never messed with it. Except for when it wouldnt connect to the radio, I pressed it. Could that have anything to do with it not connecting to pc? I've emailed the dev of this app but have gotten no response as to what it does.
I'm really at a loss here as I can still use my phone but not to its full potential. Its frustrating because I cant even return to stock to see if it will fix my issue. Is there any other way to return to stock without a pc? Like can i flash a stock RUU? I ask because I once had an Evo 4g and was able to do it that way.
Again, thanks to everyone's responses.

I finally heard from the dev of ARLiberator and he guarantees me his app has nothing to do with my phone and that the "fix drivers" is for the app only. He says to try and reset my phone to try and solve my issue. But wouldn't that completely erase my phone?
Idk how I got here...

Anybody???
Idk how I got here...

Try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800935

Evolutionmods said:
get rid of windows and get ubuntu
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Agreed!

johnq54 said:
Try this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800935
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Thanks but that didnt help either. Idk what else to do. I dont understand how it can still charge but not be recognized by my pc or mhl cord doesnt show up. Weird thing is when I do plug up the MHL phone recognizes it and the mirroring, idk what its called exactly pops up but doesnt show up on TV.
What to do...what to do...

Your charging port may have broken a connector. Happened to my last phone. Charges fine but the computer connector won't work. Replacement needed bud.
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alsaces daddy said:
Your charging port may have broken a connector. Happened to my last phone. Charges fine but the computer connector won't work. Replacement needed bud.
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If this is the case will sprint replace it even if I am rooted? I have the insurance but have been hesitant to take it for that reason.

treezy26 said:
If this is the case will sprint replace it even if I am rooted? I have the insurance but have been hesitant to take it for that reason.
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Just unroot bud.
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[Q] Broken Screen Need to Read Messages

I recently dropped my Galaxy S3 and everything on it appears to function except for the screen. I have since recieved messages from clients and now can not read them. I need to get in touch with them ASAP however I am unable to view them. I have loaded them onto my PC via a back up with Kies and am given an .SME file which I have no ability to open. Is there anyway to open this file or view my messages?
I also own a HTC Evo that I could potentially load the messages onto, however Kies doe not recognize the phone.
I swear I have been researching this all day with no luck and have tried searching these forums to no avail. If this has been answered in the past and you could please direct me to the post or any help would be immensly appreciated.

Your best bet would to maybe go onto the sprint site / voice app on a pc, set up a google voice number, then direct everything to the google voice number, which could be picked up on the evo via wifi.

So you can see the screen but touch doesn't work? You can just plug in something like a Xbox 360 controller with a otg cable and control you phone that way.
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No, the screen is completely black and I don't have a gaming system beyond PS2.
GiantJay said:
So you can see the screen but touch doesn't work? You can just plug in something like a Xbox 360 controller with a otg cable and control you phone that way.
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Are u rooted? Its not nessessarily required but would help here. And do you own another Android phone?I can help get them off the phone but not sure how ro read the db files it would spit out. Im also gonna guess no here but was usb debugging on?

I didn't just mean a 360 controller. If you have something like a mhl or micro hdmi you could remotely see you phone on a separate screen. Lots of things can be plugged into the phone.
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I also own a HTC Evo that is rooted, the S3 is not. I'm not sure if I had USB debugging turned on. I'm going to guess no.
billard412 said:
Are u rooted? Its not nessessarily required but would help here. And do you own another Android phone?I can help get them off the phone but not sure how ro read the db files it would spit out. Im also gonna guess no here but was usb debugging on?
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