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Well as we all know by now that dman is gone nd prolly won't come back to help the SUPER slow development of the phone. I myself rly rly appericated his work and all his efforts in the phone. I am keepin the rom and not changing anything for it... works fine haven't seen any bugs that are or are not there. So just wanted to say thanks for the hard work dman and u will be missed greatly!
And thanks to all the whiners and liars...
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its sad that a few have to ruin it for everyone else. thanks again dman.
I have never seen this amount of childishness on XDA before.
PRIMARILY from the users but also a little bit (because he was being instigated) from the Dev.
Thanks for ruining other peoples investments in time and money in these devices.
Over-investing your ego in to fights on a developer forum is just immature and silly, grow up kiddies.
Yeah, whiners and liars cost us a good dev.
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Didn't get the whole story, could someone summarize what had happenend the INCEPTION thread?
the dev took a lot of time to make a pretty slick rom, without even having access to the device.
A bunch of douchebags decided to complain about something they could never do themselves.
the dev got butt-hurt and pulled the thread and the ROM.
this is why I hate using forums.
I had the feeling he was on the verge of taking his toys home.
I've got both versions of Inc3ption, does anyone want me to post them?
yes please
Yes! I'm getting this phone this month and the Rom would be greatly appreciated!
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I had the feeling he was on the verge of taking his toys home.
I've got both versions of Inc3ption, does anyone want me to post them?
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I have them too, but I've solved most issues regarding the first one. There are bugs where things dont work or force close, so you have to replace them with other apks. the only thing i havent fixed is the videos wont play if you record them, but you can view the pics however. I haven't used the second version yet.
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I'd be curious to give it a whirl... I totally missed this whole debacle. Came to xda one day and the inception thread was gone and I had no idea why..
If someone uploads this from somewhere, drop me a pm
I have both as well and never had a prob with anything force. Closing that I use... just all how u wipe an could be a bad download
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Wait, wait, wait ! What ?
Sucks that one of the few devs for an under appricated device left us but until there's a stock ics rom with root I honestly won't be using a custom rom. But that could have been someone releasing what I was looking for when we get ICS. I don't personally know the whole story but let's not act like children and either; work our differences out, or back your smack talk up with code.
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Thanks for your hard work dman, it was greatly appreciated. As a matter of fact it is still very much appreciated every day when I use my phone. I believe this to be true for most people out there using the fruits of your labour.
It is a shame though that you let a dumb-ass bring you down to his level. I, for one, was quite surprised you felt a need to defend yourself against the allegations of an idiot. Pulling your ROMs because one person wrongly calls you a liar due to him being unwilling/unable to properly read is beneath you, or so most of us would have thought and hoped. How you ultimately reacted is petty, regardless of how good your work is, or how busy you are.
Perhaps his words came at a bad time, and hit home because of it. Perhaps you feel underappreciated. Or maybe you become irrational through the mentioning of lying, I don't know. You should know that if you feel even the tiniest bit slighted by my words, then you mistake intent.
All I do know is that everyone would like you to come back, and that most people have, do, and will love your work.
This really sucks. Just when I thought we had got some good interest in this great phone our community takes 2 steps back by losing a developer. It sucks that one person or a slight few can make people pack up and run!
I agree people are free to do as they please since this is done on their free time and there is no compensation other then how people react to what they release. I think people should be able to give criticism and not insult or complain when they get something for free. Also Developers should understand that there are many people out there that appreciate there work and do not wish for them to be bothered by some slight ignorant people that expect everything to be spoon fed to them.
I hate to see childish behavior and people slandering each other on forums. This is a nice venue for people to share their appreciation and work towards making an already great device that much better.
Can't we all just get along?
JB Out.
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I have them too, but I've solved most issues regarding the first one. There are bugs where things dont work or force close, so you have to replace them with other apks. the only thing i havent fixed is the videos wont play if you record them, but you can view the pics however. I haven't used the second version yet.
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The new one as far as I know just had bugfixes as well as adding a pretty unusable theme. I'm sure all of us would like to see your updated version, sans theme with bug fixes.
Also, I'm familiar with coding, but not rom creation/modification at all. Would you mind pointing me to a getting started tutorial of some sort? I'd love to contribute to the cause.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=667298
Here ya go
Everyone! The INC3PTiON thread is back! still awaiting confirmation but dman might be back! Guys, nice people only please, trolls gtfo. Now. Go die in a hole, trolls.
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Dudes, dman is back in biz!
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Hey guys. Now that the SGIII is out, I fear we will loose great developers to the bigger and better devices. This is the reason I want to start developing for our SGH-T989's. There's only one problem... I'M A NOOB! Well I've been rooting my phones since I got my first Andriod device, the Samsung Galaxy S 4G. Although that's just because I've trolled around just reading threads. So I'd like a little guidance in the right direction. Remeber I'm completely new at this. The only thing I know I need is that I need Linux. Besides that I know nothing else. Thanks guys for all the time and effort you put into providing us with awesome roms, kernels, etc.
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Hey guys. Now that the SGIII is out, I fear we will loose great developers to the bigger and better devices. This is the reason I want to start developing for our SGH-T989's. There's only one problem... I'M A NOOB! Well I've been rooting my phones since I got my first Andriod device, the Samsung Galaxy S 4G. Although that's just because I've trolled around just reading threads. So I'd like a little guidance in the right direction. Remeber I'm completely new at this. The only thing I know I need is that I need Linux. Besides that I know nothing else. Thanks guys for all the time and effort you put into providing us with awesome roms, kernels, etc.
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GOOGLE!!!!!!!!!!!! I too am a noob but I started at Google I know c language, I just don't have the bandwidth to download the some 10 gigs of source code.
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I'm in the same boat. Unless you have a formal education in programming, expect a tough road. I know some c/c++ but most of my knowledge is in web development languages like PHP, JavaScript, etc.
I successfully built and flashed my own CM9 a few days ago but have yet to get into the customization. Baby steps I guess. Good luck to you though.
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But seriously check out Google there are oodles of tutorials for people who are just starting out to get their computer set up .
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Well I'll say I would like to start myself. I keep looking around have all the bottom end fundamentals but have no clue as to what to do. I can read on Google til wee hrs of the night but it makes no sense being the word NOOB is carried on my back.
Either way, all I've done so far is download all the req software that dsixda recommends to do. Kitchen, cygwin, jdk, and sdk. Now after all of that I'm stuck in limbo. All the research I've done gives terminology that I don't understand. Everyone says its super easy but yet we have maybe 30 devs packed up doing roms for us. I know for a fact there's more than 3000 T-Mobile users for this device and that's not to include the very alike SR, telus, and what not.
So I agree, we need things simplified in order for us to understand (even) basics. That being said as I asked a few ppl in this forum already, I don't mind getting my feet wet but I sure in hell dont wanna drown at the 3 foot section of the pool either
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Go to the android and android dev forums. You will find nice Rom and kernel tutorials to mess with. The rest comes with trying out others hacks and mods and seeing what those do. Then down to log cats and so forth to see how an application or module plays. And if you want to try your own mod, it's too what others have done or code Google to see what a lib,api, or module can do for you.
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Well I'll say I would like to start myself. I keep looking around have all the bottom end fundamentals but have no clue as to what to do. I can read on Google til wee hrs of the night but it makes no sense being the word NOOB is carried on my back.
Either way, all I've done so far is download all the req software that dsixda recommends to do. Kitchen, cygwin, jdk, and sdk. Now after all of that I'm stuck in limbo. All the research I've done gives terminology that I don't understand. Everyone says its super easy but yet we have maybe 30 devs packed up doing roms for us. I know for a fact there's more than 3000 T-Mobile users for this device and that's not to include the very alike SR, telus, and what not.
So I agree, we need things simplified in order for us to understand (even) basics. That being said as I asked a few ppl in this forum already, I don't mind getting my feet wet but I sure in hell dont wanna drown at the 3 foot section of the pool either
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Well it's pretty much setting up all the requirements like computer paths and folders. I use Ubuntu, then after getting all of it setup, you repo sync the source and wait a couple days there are simplified English friendly tutorials. Using a search engine is a skill. ^-^ choose search terms wisely. And use quotes.
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Well I'll say I would like to start myself. I keep looking around have all the bottom end fundamentals but have no clue as to what to do. I can read on Google til wee hrs of the night but it makes no sense being the word NOOB is carried on my back.
Either way, all I've done so far is download all the req software that dsixda recommends to do. Kitchen, cygwin, jdk, and sdk. Now after all of that I'm stuck in limbo. All the research I've done gives terminology that I don't understand. Everyone says its super easy but yet we have maybe 30 devs packed up doing roms for us. I know for a fact there's more than 3000 T-Mobile users for this device and that's not to include the very alike SR, telus, and what not.
So I agree, we need things simplified in order for us to understand (even) basics. That being said as I asked a few ppl in this forum already, I don't mind getting my feet wet but I sure in hell don't wanna drown at the 3 foot section of the pool either
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I tried the dsixda kitchen route. It's more of a "look what I did" kind of thing. I quickly jumped that ship and set up Ubuntu so I could get my repo on. I have complete AOKP and CM9 source but I have no idea where to start with it. I'm sort of treading water at this point until I find the right information to get this train rolling.
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I tried the dsixda kitchen route. It's more of a "look what I did" kind of thing. I quickly jumped that ship and set up Ubuntu so I could get my repo on. I have complete AOKP and CM9 source but I have no idea where to start with it. I'm sort of treading water at this point until I find the right information to get this train rolling.
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I also have a partition set up for Ubuntu. Issue is I can't get it to connect to the internet. Then again I'm on a modded dell studio. Like I said, I got all the start up software. All I need is someone yo guide of how to set up. I cant do it if I'm on Ubuntu due to lack of connection. So if anything , let's make a thread to help each other out. ( not that I would be much help) but once I learn something I can pass along info to the next person. We all learn and want to share
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I also have a partition set up for Ubuntu. Issue is I can't get it to connect to the internet. Then again I'm on a modded dell studio. Like I said, I got all the start up software. All I need is someone yo guide of how to set up. I cant do it if I'm on Ubuntu due to lack of connection. So if anything , let's make a thread to help each other out. ( not that I would be much help) but once I learn something I can pass along info to the next person. We all learn and want to share
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I run Ubuntu through Virtualbox. It works great and you don't have to deal with boot loaders and such. I've had no internet connection issues either. After that, following one of the guides for setting Ubuntu up for Android is advisable. I've been through the Android Developers Guide, the AOKP ICS Guide ( Jelly Bean Guide ) and the CM9 Guide. Any of these will get you the source code and a working, flashable zip. Beyond that, at least for now, I'm not much help.
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I run Ubuntu through Virtualbox. It works great and you don't have to deal with boot loaders and such. I've had no internet connection issues either. After that, following one of the guides for setting Ubuntu up for Android is advisable. I've been through the Android Developers Guide, the AOKP ICS Guide ( Jelly Bean Guide ) and the CM9 Guide. Any of these will get you the source code and a working, flashable zip. Beyond that, at least for now, I'm not much help.
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Thats a start tho... so here we got it started, let's lend a hand to each other and let's start doing this. Myself, I'm jealous of the SR forum cuz it seems they are helping each other build amongst themselves which is what I think we should be doing here as well. So to get virtual box and get sum research on it. Will come back here after I get all situated. Once again thanks for opening this up
edit: as I make any progress I will post up and let you guys know how Im coming along. on my laptop now about to get this rolling.
reedit: well cant do much, my set up doesnt support it. i will find a way tho. best believe it. even if it cost me to get another laptop
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=667298
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So I've decided to start this thread because I've noticed something that I want to try and get changed for the better of this community and to help a person that I think deserves it.
What I'm trying to acomplish here is to start a petition that could potentially get him his status back. He deserves it in my opinion. And for the most part, I think you guys might too. So just place your vote in the pole and try and concentrate on all the work he produces for use and his attitude NOW. Please don't hold on to those grudges if you have any. Thanks.
I just noticed that one of are very Recognized Developers here on XDA (Task650) has recently lost his "Recognized Developer" status. So I decided to take it upon myself to find out why. Task650 explained to me that he recently flew off the handle and went on a "noob hunting spree" as he stated. He openly admitted to me that he was wrong for doing so and mentioned that he felt bad about it. Then went on to tell me that he has just forgotten about it and moved on with doing his best to better the SGS3 Forums and XDA as a whole. It was pretty cool to hear.
I know that he has been dealing with some pretty hardcore emotional issues with his 6 year old little girl having cancer. I can understand that sometimes we go through things in life that are that horrible, and we as human beings can act out in certain places that we normally would not. It's just something that happens and we move on from it. I can see that that's exactly what he has done. His attitude around these forums is back on track with what I've known from him and I only see him contributing and helping everyone out here on XDA as much as he possibly can. I don't think I've ever seen anyone here spend so much time updating his roms, submitting patches, and responding to others in such a helpful manner like I've seen him do. Now that's the exact type of person I believe deserves a "Recognized Developer" status. Hopefully the majority of you will agree whether or not you hold a grudge against him. I know he doesn't hold a grudge against any of you.
I DO NOT WANT ANY TROLLING OR FLAMING IN THIS THREAD! IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING CONSTRUCTIVE TO SAY. DON'T POST HERE! YOU WILL BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY IF YOU DO!!!
Freaking out every once in a while doesn't make him less a developer or take away his skill and generosity of time and effort.
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I agree with everything you just said.
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Everyone goes through tough times and it shows that by owning up to what happened and why and accepting resposibility, then moving on to make things better overall shows he deserves the status back.
I fuxx wit the boiii!!!!! He got dat "celebrity status" roun here...
Cuttn up the bud on my SAMSUNG GALAXY S3.... #KeepIt1Hunid
I agree. He's a fantastic developer, puts out a very high quality ROM; and frankly, if he comes off a bit harsh... its probably something you should have googled. I've learned a ton, just from lurking his thread and asking the occasional question. Development software is essentially beta/testing software, so if you're going to run it... learn.
I flashed half a dozen ROMs to this device before I tried theirs, and now my only flash is for the latest update, which is routinely put out more frequently than any other aosp ROM I've seen.
Task is involved, interested, and more proactive than any paid developer I've ever known, on any platform... and he does gorgeous work for free. Its impossible not to recognize him as a developer, no matter what his title in the forum is.
Edit: didn't know about his kid either.... now I like the guy even more.
Sent from my s3, rockin' AOKP by Task and Ktoonsez
+1. I just started flashing a month ago and Task 14 was my first rom. Great dev, great support, just a reasonable straight up dude. Thanks Task...you deserve it, for simply releasing quality work! Past is the past, simple as that
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He's a great dev and he is only following and enforcing the no spoon feed and always search rule
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I've seen plenty of other developers on XDA and other forums get fed up when people don't search or decide to get an attitude because something isn't working for them or they don't get the response they wanted. Some have even left XDA because of stuff like this. Totally unnecessary. Imagine what this world would be like without Task. Very, very dark. He's only human, most of us wouldn't have half the restraint he does.
Hopefully he'd just start his own site and carry on. We need him more than he needs us.... he's just sharing something great he did for his own satisfaction.
The guy that made my HTC merge bearable till my uscc contract was up did just that.
+1 Task makes the best ROM I've ever used on 5 devices. Amazing guy.
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Task is human.... OK, maybe superhuman, but we all get tired of out of control noobs wallowing in their laziness and/or ineptitude on these forums, asking the same old questions and not reading the OP. I myself am a noob around here, but developers, mods, and fellow xda-ers who chastise those who fail to follow forum rules have helped me realize it's better to do my own homework. I've seen Task's etiquette improve since the incident on the SGS3 AOKP thread, so it's safe to say he is truly sorry and deserves to have his "recognized developer"status reinstated.
And BTW, unicorns dream of Task's ROMs!
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lol wasnt there a "BAN Task" thread to? Good ROMs, quick updates.
I'm 100% with Task.
He could overreact a little bit once but there are some users that push it hard. Push it really hard!!!
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He's a great dev and he is only following and enforcing the no spoon feed and always search rule
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Eh who cares what title sits under his name. We all recognize him as a good developer and that's all that really matters.
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lol wasnt there a "BAN Task" thread to?
Good ROMs, quick updates.
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yeah i think i remember something like that. it was kinda funny considering everyone ended up voted that the OP of that thread get banned. lmao.
is there any particular reason you decided to vote NO?
Part of the rules and he broke them, I think he will get his status back in due time. Good Luck
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Eh who cares what title sits under his name. We all recognize him as a good developer and that's all that really matters.
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ok so i work hard too and we might get 1000 noobs in our thread too, you don't see me or anyone of us freaking out. im sorry but yeah things happen in life and mistakes are made, it doesn't mean you dictate what xda will do or will not do. im not against humanity or wheel of life, but if you are short tempered then let the mods do the job, you don't freak out bluntly on a thread like that. Im with what xda decides best. If you really care for him then help him with his work make his life easier, learn things that are done, fix things that can be fixed by yourself and if its a last resort you can raise a question and then if you get freaked out upon then im sorry that dev is either short tempered or life is not being right with him/her, but then again if life is not being right then don't create a UFC in xda cause it'll just splatter blood everywhere and it just doesn't make sense then to do anything. Ive made mistakes too here and yeah i'll admit i was infracted 5 times and yet i learned from those infractions and i learned to control my temper and learn from mistakes and move on. Xda did what they did for a reason and let them decide what they did is right for community and for everyone's well being, if he doesn't have a title of "recognized developer it won't stop him from doing his work. Also for cluttering threads to create a petition doesn't make anyone better, if you wanna voice your opinion then message the mods directly and if mods don't respond then go step above mods to senior mods and so forth. Also if you're planning to bash me because what i said isn't something what you wanna hear or look at then please don't bother because it won't change me, im gonna do my work, and i'll be here at xda everyday and i'll still be living. just my 2 cents.
I wanted to create a thread that would reflect what drove me to XDA and made me a member.
One sentence comments will be removed. please stay on topic and be thorough.
I am aware that there are many that have been on XDA far longer then myself. I have fond memories of first entering this HTC forum, looking for help on my HTC Touch.
While this was some time back, I never really utilized the forum. It wasn't until a few years later, that I once again stumbled upon this site called XDA (wasn't I here once before) I seem to remember this forum... low and behold I was here, but forgot my password lol
I have found many friends here and have learned many how to's and how not to's of conversation/communicating with perfect strangers.
I have grown a vast admiration for those who develop and those that contribute
My second go round with XDA came a few years later when I purchased my first Android smartphone.
John R kick'n since back in the day
And then there was Josh... I couldn't wait for another YT vid from him. He was one of those hat you would come to admire
After learning how to "flash a rom" his weekly tutorials became an entity of there own. Here is the first rom he talked me into:laugh:
And your story is?
Time for you all to share:good:
I discovered xda back in 2010 when I owned my first android phone. It was the HTC Desire, beautiful and in the spur of the moment choice I had made (I was due for an upgrade and was at the mall and I was going to go for the HTC Hero but they didn't have it in stock so I opted for the Desire, didn't know what I was in for).
I remember looking for everything about Android, learning about it, learning about HTC sense and what not. I was then trying to find means of a way to get Android 2.2 at the time, hahaha. It was 2.1 and I didn't want to wait for the OTA update, god it took forever to come. Ended up searching up "How to install 2.2 onto your HTC Desire" there were so many links about installing ROMs and rooting + etc. Ended up using the one-click root program (the name escapes me) and by chance I ended up in the subforums for the Desire, learning customizations, what to do when my phone got stuck in a bootloop and becoming a part of "flashaholics anonymous." I was flashing one ROM everyday until I got bored and stopped. Here I am, 3 years later with my Desire still alive, running on Jellybean and I'm now a proud owner of the Nexus 4 too. I was on and off this forum for quite some time, decided to return since I wanted to root my Nexus 4 and which I did so successfully, just trying to find the perfect ROM for that N4 now.
Re: Thank you XDA for....
XDA has become a big part of my life over the past (almost) 2 years! I have made some great friends and learned a great deal about android over my time here! If it wasn't for XDA I would still be stuck with a keyboard that skips every other letter I type and a gps that wouldn't work no matter what! Most importantly, to me, is the friendships and bonds I have developed with the community all around XDA though. That means so much more to me than any rom/kernel/theme/mod ever could! So thanks for brining more friends into my life XDA, I truly appreciate it! And a big thanks to qbking77, without your videos, I would probably still know nothing! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Thank you XDA for....
Thank you XDA & it's developers for giving best possible software support, help & giving dual touch which Sony said impossible
My story:
I bought a new W8 in about June 2013
First I was happy as it was my first android phone but then I searched & found that eclair(stock rom) doesn't support voice functions & application moving I was a noob then
But I searched & heard about unofficial updates & asked queries on Facebook & that redirected me to XDA & fun part started I saw many roms for stock kernel(I can't unlock bootloader thanks to sony ) first ROM- bootloop (forgot to wipe dalvik-cache) restored to stock
2nd rom brick! (Wrong kernel)
Finally gingerdx worked!!!!!
& my phone was better than ever (gingerbread)
& I registered on xda & started learning new things now I have got more knowledge about android than any of my friends I added extra tweaks & mods & customized everything & I also made good friends here too like Sgt. Meow, dagger, Taj_rocks list is gonna be long so let's stop
ALL THANKS TO XDA
:beer::beer::beer:
My first experience on XDA was right before I got my Captivate (SGH-i896). I was looking for the best phone to get at the time and that one was the clear winnner. From there, I found out about rooting and custom development, more specificly from Team Phoenix. After reading, reading and reading some more, I found myself helping others with the little bit of knowledge I had and after some time it became a daily thing (more like an addiction). That's when a member of TP at the time (NunHugger) noticed me and asked to join their team (you can imagine how happy I was).
I still remember the first day I got to help users carrying the TP crest in my sig, it was one beautiful day!
Kept going with them and helping around as much as I could for over a year. We had went through team merges and split ups but all in good measures. After the early ICS days, real life hit'd me in the face and couldn't be on XDA as much, which ended being less than once a week. But after a few months, when things settled down, I got back in touch with my good old friends and teammates and slowly got back into XDA.
XDA didn't only teach me about developping/modding and such, it also bought me some really good friends, which are like my 2nd family now (''Team Family'' *Pun Intended*). Those people made me a better person, opened my eyes to so many important things and we got through a lot of things together. I definately didn't imagine my XDA experience to turn out like that but I am really grateful it did!
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My first experience on XDA was right before I got my Captivate (SGH-i896). I was looking for the best phone to get at the time and that one was the clear winnner. From there, I found out about rooting and custom development, more specificly from Team Phoenix. After reading, reading and reading some more, I found myself helping others with the little bit of knowledge I had and after some time it became a daily thing (more like an addiction). That's when a member of TP at the time (NunHugger) noticed me and asked to join their team (you can imagine how happy I was).
I still remember the first day I got to help users carrying the TP crest in my sig, it was one beautiful day!
Kept going with them and helping around as much as I could for over a year. We had went through team merges and split ups but all in good measures. After the early ICS days, real life hit'd me in the face and couldn't be on XDA as much, which ended being less than once a week. But after a few months, when things settled down, I got back in touch with my good old friends and teammates and slowly got back into XDA.
XDA didn't only teach me about developping/modding and such, it also bought me some really good friends, which are like my 2nd family now (''Team Family'' *Pun Intended*). Those people made me a better person, opened my eyes to so many important things and we got through a lot of things together. I definately didn't imagine my XDA experience to turn out like that but I am really grateful it did!
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AdamHolden for president :good:
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AdamHolden for president :good:
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Haha! Don't forget Xtremekilla07 :good: Whatever how much we upgrade OS and add features to our older phones, I don't remember a ROM running better than FireFly 3.0 did back in the days. That was just pure awesomeness!
Re: Describe your journey to XDA. Make sure to thank XDA
Wow. Well my time at XDA started with something simple...trying to get Flash working on the Samsung Epic 4G that came with Eclair. Google search led me to XDA and leaked Froyo builds that allowed Flash to finally work. I was intrigued at the possibilities of rooting and all the helpful people I met here. I absorbed all the knowledge I could of that phone and before I knew it I was the one answering questions as quick as I could read them. The feeling from helping others was awesome. Soon after losing the Bonsai team I had joined as a tester, I yearned for that same look and feel of the Bonsai ROMs. Rather than pester themers and ROM devs to make my phone look and do what I want, I learned how to start doing it myself starting with Dreamsforgotten's awesome themeing guide. It was not long before I figured out the next step of building a ROM....one for The People. But still I wanted to help my new XDA family even more. I began helping the moderators of the Epic 4G forum, 2 great guys in PG101 and Jayharper08! I wanted to do for The People what they did and help keep this a great welcome place for all comers. They let me know about open moderator applications. I was fortunate enough to make the cut. I am still making ROMs for my family here and now help out even more as your Friendly Neighborhood Moderator. Thanks to all my family here!
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My Journey isn't as big as others. I started with my first cellphone which was the Samsung Star. A year later I bought the Samsung Galaxy 3 (aka Apollo not the Galaxy S 3). It was the first phone in Samsung Galaxy series and I had no knowledge about android. Sooner I started to find out stuff about android and found a function called "App2Sd" which was only on Froyo. I wanted it and searched the whole internet untill I stumbled on XDA. I hardly understood what a ROM meant and I thought it was something like the Gameboy ROM games. A choose one ROM which had a good theme and was based on froyo and that was it.
It triggered the flashoaholic in me. I tried every rom available.
I used the Apollo for 3 years and now I learned a lot about Android, apps and much more. Now I use the Nexus 4 which is a massive upgrade in all directions. I had neither used ICS nor a big touch screen. The screen really makes me vomit rainbows and waffles.
Thanks XDA.
ak700 said:
My Journey isn't as big as others. I started with my first cellphone which was the Samsung Star. A year later I bought the Samsung Galaxy 3 (aka Apollo not the Galaxy S 3). It was the first phone in Samsung Galaxy series and I had no knowledge about android. Sooner I started to find out stuff about android and found a function called "App2Sd" which was only on Froyo. I wanted it and searched the whole internet untill I stumbled on XDA. I hardly understood what a ROM meant and I thought it was something like the Gameboy ROM games. A choose one ROM which had a good theme and was based on froyo and that was it.
It triggered the flashoaholic in me. I tried every rom available.
I used the Apollo for 3 years and now I learned a lot about Android, apps and much more. Now I use the Nexus 4 which is a massive upgrade in all directions. I had neither used ICS nor a big touch screen. The screen really makes me vomit rainbows and waffles.
Thanks XDA.
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Re: Describe your journey to XDA. Make sure to thank XDA
Well, my XDA residence started from HTC Desire with which I have a love and hate relationship. Why love? Well, it introduced me to the world of android where computing power is finally truly mobile and fits in your pocket. Why hate? It introduced me to XDA.
I stumbled across XDA when I was trying to find out when froyo was coming to it. At the same time I was hating on it for lacking internal memory. I found out about a2sd+. That was it. I was hooked. Since then I've spent countless hours in xda looking for answers and answering questions. For some reason I finally turned into a noob friendly guy which likes to educate new users where and how to look for answers. Because of that I've "met" a lot of people. We formed teams, we just had good time and we learned together. It is fun.
I'm glad found it. And not at the same time. XDA is so good, it's bloody addictive and often takes over more important things in real life. I guess because I feel comfortable here, and that's thanks to you guys, which are nice and friendly and no matter how different we are, we are a lot more often more similar than people from irl around us, as we have one massive addiction/hobby in common.
Mods are great, they look after us, they are peacekeepers. Big thanks to them for that.
But i truly believe it's you guys, users, that are making xda what it is. And don't let an ignorant noob to change that. Don't flame them, "convert" them into another useful member of the community.
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Re: Describe your journey to XDA. Make sure to thank XDA
Honestly I dont remember exactly how I ran into xda, but i remember it was in april-may 2011 when I got my first android device, the almighty Xperia X8, for sure I would've go insane without xda(small ram, only eclair), I really can't imagine how I ran into xda, I didn't knew about root at all, it just happened, so after readin stuff in xda, in june I rooted for the first time the x8(now I can't imagine a phone without root) and so does my journey begins with flashing froyo, gingerbread, froyo again, some eclair and so on.
After couple of months I thought now it's time to start giving help aswell so I joined xda in oct 2011. Since then lot happened, my x8 went through fire and ice, had all sorts of ROMs(even honeycomb lol), mids, kernels and I could talk all day about it. Unfortunately now I don't own an x8 anymore, I own an s2 and a tab2 7.0 but if it wasn't xda(and indirectpy the x8) i think they would've ended smashed to a wall because touchwiz is my ultimate nemesis, so thx xda for all the good stuff i learnt.period
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Re: Describe your journey to XDA. Make sure to thank XDA
I got an Android phone back in late 2009 or so and I ran across a site known as XDA because I was finding some tips on modding the OS. I never made an account though, I don't know why, but I made that decision for some reason, though.
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Well first of all, BIG THANKS to xdadevelopers for having an open site for us non developers to be a part of !! It has been an absolute pleasure to be a member here. To learn so much. And to be able to participate in all aspects of development. And to be able to, in return, contribute and help others. And for these things...Thank u XDA !!!!
I got here via the way of the SGH-i897 Samsung Captivate , my first smart phone. Got it after i discovered I had washed my Samsung Impression. So glad now that I got that faithful Captivate. After having it for about a month I started lookin online about this phone and for ways to get rid of the at&t apps, a.k.a. :banghead: bloatware. That quest led me to XDA :thumbup: It didn't take me long to decide to become a member. But it did take me a while before I started posting it seemed. Read a lot. Then read a lot more. Got Root. Got rid of the bloat. Started flashin Roms, using Odin, etc. and really enjoyed my new found hobby. Then came my first brick , thankfully a soft brick. But that led to me makin my own jig. And from then on, hooked for sure. -- Hence my avatar F5N . All the learning and participating in the xda community has been and continues to be a part of my everyday life, just as other hobbies that I enjoy are. -- Gotta keep things in perspective. :thumbup:
So here's to u XDA and all it's members...and especially to several members, from the forums that I have been a part of, that have become like really good buds that I enjoy hangin out with. :beer::thumbup::beer:
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ah the memories.
my trek to xda was due to my newly acquired p500 many yrs ago. I tweaked the heck out of that one. good times.:good:
muchos gracious XDA!!!
So,
I came to XDA in Aug 2008, looking for a way to remove Manila (now sense) from my HTC Diamond.. that day gone.. and today.. no looking back.. learnt.. gave back to the community ... learnt more.. gave back more you know how it is
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Thanks TonyStark for starting this thread! I think this is a really cool idea and an awesome way to come together and give thanks for the awesomeness that is the XDA community!
I too, have made many friends on this site and really appreciate this site's purpose and the comaraderie it spawns.
I came to XDA in 2010 after I purchased my first Android device (which like many others was) a Samsung Captivate. I finally joined XDA in mid 2011.
It was via my Captivate and good old mobiletechvideos.com that I learned how to root and flash ROM's. I think my first custom ROM was Serendipity. I've been hooked ever since. I never imagined that I would meet such an incredible bunch of people and learn an immense amount along the way. I've always been a typical geek and XDA provided a medium thru which to express that geekiness and pimp my handsets out in the process.
I truly love this site and not a day goes by that I don't visit it and learn something new!
Many thanks XDA for an immense repository of knowledge and a truly genuine experience! Without you I would be stuck with Touchjiz or some other inadequate stock ROM!!
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I came here as a total noob to Android and mostly to forums as well. I do go to some technical forums for work related troubleshooting, but I never stayed anywhere for more than a few minutes. Something about XDA hooked me pretty quickly and I read and read and read trying to figure out the rules and unwritten customs here for many many hours at a time, learning, getting answers, then giving answers, and now participating at a higher level still as a mod. My wife started calling it my "jobby". :-/ I still haven't told her I was accepted as a mod.
I still have my first and only Android phone, the HTC Sensation. I ran CM JB on it for a bit but I am back on ICS now but with Sense 4.1. I also have a Windows phone that was a tester at work, no SIM so I just use it over WiFi but it is interesting to see the differences between the OSes. My contract runs out in August so I will be getting the best advice in the world from this site as to what to go to next. Thank you XDA!!
Describe your journey to XDA. Make sure to thank XDA
A couple of years ago I was thinking about rooting my HTC Desire, Started searching on Google and of course XDA came up alot in the results so I started reading the forum posts. I didn't get very far in my rooting and sort of forgot about it. Then about a year later my wife started having trouble with her Galaxy S2 so back to Google, which of course lead me back to XDA.
Maybe the timing was better, the stars aligned, whatever, but thanks to very helpful people at XDA I sorted the S2 problems then in a burst of enthusiasm went back, rooted the Desire and went on to root my current HTC One X,
Point is I'm having lots more fun with my phones very much thanks to some very generous people here at XDA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwleOote5M0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I enjoyed it. Lol!
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Try working for a cellphone company. I made an old lady cry because she came in screaming at us saying to give her a new phone or cancel her account because it won't ring. Her HTC Hero had all of her contacts set to "Send to voicemail". Once I politely explained there's nothing wrong with her phone or her service, she started crying and said she's disappointed in me because I took away her reason to be pissed and now she doesn't know what to complain about.
Some people truly do not deserve smartphones, and it's a sad fact that companies are now pushing so hard to place expensive and intricate technology in the hands of users who were among those that couldn't even set the clock on their VCR.
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I definitely agree with you guys.
That video was hilarious! That should be required viewing when creating an account.
this made me feel sad about still not knowing how to use adb
or even trying to learn how to use it
but that was a pretty accurate depiction of a noob
3 people brought me their phones to root and told me what their phones were
2 of them told me the wrong model
I love when I'm on Google+ and someone goes on a community and asks what the best ROM is without saying what phone they have and or carrier, then people start naming ROMs. I'm like wth is wrong with you people. Or someone might say I'm on the Sprint S3 and others will just start naming ROMs for other carriers like its perfectly fine to just flash a ROM no matter what model of phone you have. I hope this video ends up helping new people instead of just making fun of, and pissing someone off. I was new once as everyone is or was. But I felt like I read until I mostly understood what I was doing and why. I've seen a lot of bricks lately and if I can prevent one, this would be worth it. Lol. By the way I found this video it is not of my making just so everyone knows.
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Yea, I've been flashing my phones since 2009 with the Motorola cliq, I never bricked anything because I read, read, and read before doing anything.
Yes, I read for a month before rooting my Epic 4G and STILL was sweating through the process...how these people can just grab a phone, root and flash a ROM not for their device is beyond me.
I did the same with my evo shift, and then again with this phone - read, searched and then read some more. I've never had a serious problem. There's a wealth of information here and I'm grateful for everyone that lends their time to develop and/or help us get more out of our phones.
I remember just rooting my device. Reading everywhere and making sure the stories coincided. Triple checked my model number etc, this is not a $40 device...
I'm surprised he didn't mention RTFM in there somewhere, it's a code I [try my best to] live by and support.
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Ohh by the way... RTFM
Ok, I'll ask.... What is RTFM?
Read the f ing manual.
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RTFM - read the f'ing manual. Of course, I don't always, but I try.
Ahhh! Same here.
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Yes, I read for a month before rooting my Epic 4G and STILL was sweating through the process...how these people can just grab a phone, root and flash a ROM not for their device is beyond me.
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Like the noob in the video says, lots of people just tell noobs that it's easy to root and flash ROMs. Most of the time, it's implied that the process is easy providing that the noob reads and learns on his/her own. Unfortunately, inference isn't universal, and a lot of noobs think "it's easy" means that it doesn't matter what they flash, it's all the same.
As a former comp. sci. major, I had enough experience with computers to know that it wouldn't work that way, so I read as much as I could until I could practically flash ROMs in my sleep before even risked I messing something up. Most people aren't tech heads or comp. sci. majors, and all phones seem the same to people who don't understand phones. If they were really different in the noob's perspective, he/she would remember whether they have the LG Optimus or the Keyocera Echo. If someone doesn't realize that there's a huge difference between an HTC One vs. the Samsung Note 2, why does it matter to them which forum the ROM is from? I mean, "it's so easy!" Why not flash the first ROM they find?
Sorry for the rant. I'm someone who tells his friends that rooting and flashing ROMs is easy, but only if they're willing to read and learn on their own before jumping in, and I warn them that they could destroy their phones if they're not careful. I then reiterate that flashing is easy once you learn enough not to brick your phone and offer to help them find all the info they need. Most just decide it's not worth the risk, and they settle for the stock experience. That's how it should be. If you don't want to spend the time learning it, then don't spend the time doing it.
Putting the ILLA in KILLA since 1985
kennyglass123 said:
Yes, I read for a month before rooting my Epic 4G and STILL was sweating through the process...how these people can just grab a phone, root and flash a ROM not for their device is beyond me.
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I read for about a month for my GS3. First I rooted, the unrooted/triangleaway'd and odin'd back to stock to make sure I knew what I was doing. Then I took another 2 weeks to read up on ROMs, and then I finally flashed one. The ONLY times I've bricked my phone are more or less on purpose, just because I like tinkering, and I always fixed it myself. I don't even know how people can just start flashing either I was so tedious about it, still am.
My parents got smartphones before I did and their phones are on GB still, they don't even know that android versions go higher than GB (or what GB is) they think their phones are the bees knees just because they're android lol, it's just as well though because they never tried rooting them.
Edit: I'd also like to add that I was extremely paranoid about backing up my phone the first time I flashed my first ROM. I used TIBU to back up onto my external SD, then I copied that folder to my computer and also uploaded it to dropbox and google drive, and then I made a nandroid of my stock phone which I still keep on my PC just in case.
"Flashing a phone is not the same as using a toaster."
Words to live by.
I was on my g2x for almost a year and then I had to wait 2 months before I got my s3 after release, but in those two months I kept checking every s3 thread on the root process to see if it was like the g2x method which it wasn't. People who just get a phone and think they automatically turn into a phone expert cuz they got a good phone is just plain retarded. Moral of the story read before you post/ask questions
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This is not getting as many hits as it needs. It should be a video all new members are forced to watch. Those of us new to flashing can learn something and those of us who know what we are doing because we RTFM can have a nice laugh.
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OMFG I laughed so hard. This is a depiction of a common day at XDA. Sad but true.
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