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    Root Tried to flash kernel, now bricked.

    I tried to update my kernel to Dark Core 2.6, and obviously did something wrong. I used the SGS Kernel Flasher, and backed up a copy of the old kernel. When the phone tried to reboot it would display the screen with the model number, and then the screen went all multi-coloured. It then goes...
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    Root Kernel Flash Gone Bad

    I tried to update my kernel to Dark Core 2.6, and obviously did something wrong. I used the SGS Kernel Flasher, and backed up a copy of the old kernel. When the phone tried to reboot it would display the screen with the model number, and then the screen went all multi-coloured. It then goes...
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    Help Can't copy contacts to SIM card

    The manuals all tell me to select a contact, then press menu. I'm not sure how I select a contact in the main contact list. Pressing it just opens the contact (where the next step in the instructions is invalid), and long-pressing brings up a different menu. Long story short, the manual is...
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    Integrated Accounts vs. Other Accounts, & Gmail vs Samsung email apps

    I'm confused by the two seemingly identical ways to sync my gmail and my google account to the phone. Is one better than the other? I see that there are two kinds of google accounts I can set up on the phone. One is an 'integrated' account with a blue icon, and the other is listed under...
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    GDocs landscape typing bug

    Does anyone else typing in landscape on a GDocs word file find that their text entry doesn't appear until they either hide the keyboard, or change the orientation to portrait? :confused: I'm on a Samsung Vibrant, and am wondering if anyone has a fix for the issue...
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    Facebook event displays wrong time in calendar widget

    I have a facebook event in my device's calendar that is displaying the correct time on the main calendar, but showing the incorrect event time in two different calendar widgets I've tried, as well as the event list in the Facebook app. To make matters more complicated, the facebook app is...
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    Problems closing browser

    I just bought a Galaxy Vibrant, and can't find an easy way to close the web browser. If I use the home or back key the browser keeps running in the background until I kill it in task manager. I've searched the forums but none of the other threads seem to have fixes that work on this phone. Does...