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  1. thornev

    Root [Verizon] Custom ringtone files location?

    I have scoured the internet and tried everything I found. I cannot seem to get my phone to see my custom ringtones. I've tried all these locations to no avail. Settings/Sound/Ringtone simply does not show my MP3 files in the list. /extSdCard/Ringtones /extSdCard/media/Ringtones...
  2. thornev

    Root [Verizon] SOLVED: TWRP cannot find backup

    I just exchanged my GS3 for a new one. I had TWRP backups on my external SD card that was in my old phone. I copied all the SD card files to a new, bigger (32GB) SD card and I can see them. I put the new SD card in the new phone. I tried to use TWRP to restore a backup from the new SD card...
  3. thornev

    Root How to revert to stock kernel ?

    If I play with some overclocking kernels and I want to go back to stock (my ROM is stock ICS Global), is it a simple matter of extracting the boot_signed.img file from the stock ROM and using Fastboot as in: fastboot flash boot boot_signed.img ? I am S-Off. I probably should also wipe boot...
  4. thornev

    "These applications want access..."

    All of a sudden in the last month I'm getting this message on my Rezound almost daily: "These applications want access to your Google account from now on: com.android.CSDFunctionG Usage Android System System UI..." and about a dozen other items Is it safe to allow access? I don't understand...
  5. thornev

    SOLVED: error 491 installing Google Play apps

    I'm getting error 491 whenever I try to download a purchased app from Google Play. I Googled for solutions but only found something about removing proxies which I can't find on my ICS system. Anyone know how to fix this problem? I'm trying to find the "clear app cache" setting for the...
  6. thornev

    Looking for flip case for Rezound with extended battery

    Monaco sells the flip cases I want, but they won't fit a Rezound with the extended battery. Anyone know of a web site that sells flip cases for extended-battery Rezounds? Thanks.
  7. thornev

    Root SOLVED: Lost my 5-bar signal indicator - want it back

    When I let the OTA update occur, I got the 5-bar signal indicator. I put on Incredikernal beta 3-1 and then CleanROM 1.6 and still had 5 bars (I think). Last week I went back to CleanROM 1.5.5, tried out RezROM and its kernel, didn't like it, went back to CleanROM 1.5.5 and Incredikernel...
  8. thornev

    Root OTA update failure

    I am unlocked, rooted and have CleanROM 1.0 installed. I downloaded the OTA update, I got prompted to install it and I replied OK. Phone powered off, came back up so that update was being applied, and then about 1/4 of the way through I get this error: Copying fotaBoot to /data/system for...
  9. thornev

    Root SOLVED: Stuck in reboot loop after OneClickRoot

    I did: o unlocked the bootloader o ran CleanTOOL to root the phone (which completed but TiBackup says phone is not rooted) o flashed the Amon Ra recovery image with which I did a NAND backup o ran TiBackup to restore my apps, data and settings (this is when it said phone is not rooted) o...
  10. thornev

    Root Overclocking a Rezound?

    Does anyone know which Android files one can modify (given a rooted phone) to achieve overclocking? I know there are apps on the market that can adjust CPU speed. I'm wondering if any of them can OVERclock the Rezound. I tried the free CPU Master app, but it won't let me clock over the...
  11. thornev

    Help What to backup before wiping phone?

    I've kind of asked this question long ago (Nov 2011?), but don't recall getting a definitive answer. Exactly what (and HOW if anyone is feeling verbose) do I backup my Rezound so that after I wipe the phone clean, I can get back all my contacts, calendar data, settings, apps and app data? I...
  12. thornev

    Bejeweled 2 will not install

    I purchased from Android Market, downloaded and installed. When I run the app it wants to download another 40MB. Unfortunately, the download always fails. I called EA customer support and they claim they can neither fix the problem nor give me a refund. I tried uninstalling, clearing Market...
  13. thornev

    Help SOLVED: Confused about USB Drive mode

    I could swear that in the past week I have plugged the Rezound into my computer via USB and I get 3 new drives. At least 2 of them were populated, one of them being the contents of the SD card (i.e. with my pictures and music). Today when I connect the phone and select USB mode, I get only 1...
  14. thornev

    Help SOLVED: Don't want server emails deleted

    I've seen this question asked a few times but not for aol.com emails and not for the Rezound. I created an aol.com email account on my Rezound. When I delete emails on the Rezound, they get deleted from the server. I want to keep the emails on the server. I don't see an option on the phone to...