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    Root Installing roms and doing "data wipes"?

    I just rooted my phone and I'm not in the know with how to install roms, however most of the rom sites indicate how to install. Most of the roms I've visited recommend doing a data wipe and a cache wipe. Is this something I have to do every time I want to install a rom? I just did a factory...
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    Help wireless tether; local access only??

    Finally broke down and rooted tonight. Picked up Wireless Tether from the market, had everything set -- kept getting limited access messages on my laptop. Did some searching and came across the solution to manually download the apk and a .bin file and put it in the android.tether directory on...
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    Help Notification screen doesn't hide when selecting a notification event

    So when I get texts, gmail, completed app downloads, etc I get notification icons at the top as usual. When I slide the notification bar down to reveal the nofications and click on an item, the notification screen doesn't hide back to the top of my phone -- it just stays open. I either have to...
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    Help For those with Orientation/screenlock delay with Launcher Pro and OTA 2.2...

    The redraw time for Launcher Pro's landscape orientation on the home screens seems to be the underlying issue to the delays with going from landscape apps like Handcent back to the home screen, or from the lock screen to home screen. There's an option with LauncherPro that you can toggle...
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    Help So FroYo gave 270 degree screen rotation...

    Yet still no home screen rotation?!!? And here I thought we'd have a chance at an official dock with landscape homescreens =\
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    Help Are there any ported keyboards for stock 2.2 yet?

    I searched around on xda and this forum today without much luck. 2.2 ported keyboards all seem to require root, which I do not have. Anyone have info or a link for a ported keyboard like the DX multi touch? That's what I was using prior to the update. thanks
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    Help Able to pair Wii-mote with DInc? (passcode help)

    My DInc will detect the Wiimote as a bluetooth device, but it asks for a passcode and 0000 & 1234 do not work. Anyone able to shed some light on whether you can use it or not? thanks
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    Help Help: Turn off notification vibrate during phone calls?

    This has become an annoyance. I'll be talking on the phone and might receive a text message or gmail from someone. My phone immediately vibrates twice to notify me. Not only is this unpleasant when I have the phone to my ear, but it's also an annoyance to the person I'm talking to as they...
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    Accessories Extended Battery -- 30 hours in, 55% life remaining!

    Just thought I'd give some encouragement to those who are on the fence about the verizon extended battery. After a day of pretty good use (lots of texts, lots of market browsing, several gmail emails replied to, 2+ hours of games played (solitaire, tower defense, puzzle games, etc) I am sitting...
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    Help What does "Mobile Network" option affect?

    Curious to know what is affected by toggling the Mobile Network off. Saw many people saying they liked the option of turning this item off to save battery. Does it affect... text messaging? Gmail sync? Phone calls? Android Market? Google Talk? I assume it prohibits using the internet...
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    Help "Call has been lost" every time I try to dial

    Just started happening today. Every call I try to make gives me Call has been lost. I have 2-3 bars, didn't have a problem yesterday. I think I can still receive calls, as I just got one right before I needed to dial out. Tried calling several #'s in my contacts list. Anyone have a fix or...
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    Help Connection error: Retry? Becoming frequent...

    I'm frequently getting the "Connection Error, retry" and "A network error has occurred, retry?" messages in all my useful apps. It's happening in the browser, in the apps market, in gmail, and now I'm getting "message received failed, download message?" errors in my text messaging. I got my...