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    Help Help: Recovering Data Partition/Mount?

    I'll try to be brief... Background: I bought a used Samsung Galaxy Tab knowing full well that there was something wrong with the internal 2GB memory. The previous owner had installed CM10.1 nightlies on the SD card and was booting the tablet from the external SD card, totally bypassing the...
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    Root Overclocking and kernel questions

    Is it possible to overclock the CPU on the dinc2, and if so, what app does that? I'm currently running ROM Ultimatekangbang Evolution 1.1 I'm not exactly sure what kernel I'm running...it's listed as 3.0.16-g1aff800 htc-kernel@u18000-build-144 #1. (BTW, is there another kernel I should be...
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    Root Newbie questions about ROMs

    I recently upgraded to the dinc2 from a rooted LG Ally. There were only a couple of custom ROMs for the Ally, and there are lots more for the dinc2. I'm pretty confused by the different choices... What ROMs are considered "final releases" meaning that everything works? It seems as though...
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    Root S-off and Rooting a new (used) dinc2

    I have a new (used) dinc2 that I'd like to root. Not sure why, but this phone has software version 4.08.605.3 All the root guides start with software 6.x or 5.x Does having 4.x matter? Thanks in advance.
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    Root Activation and Rooting/Using ROMs

    I have a new to me Dinc2 and I will be activating it with PagePlus. I would also like to root the phone and use custom ROMs. Do I need to activate with pageplus before rooting, after rooting, or does it not matter? Thanks!
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    Help No data connection, bad radio?

    I've been using my Ally for about 2 years now. It is rooted and running Velocity 1.2.2 Just in the last few days the mobile data connection has stopped working. WIFI works fine and voice works fine. The mobile data connection WAS working fine with this ROM, but just to test I did a nandroid...
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    Root No Data Connection - help needed

    I've been using my Ally for about 2 years now. It is rooted and running Velocity 1.2.2 Just in the last few days the mobile data connection has stopped working. WIFI works fine and voice works fine. The mobile data connection WAS working fine with this ROM, but just to test I did a nandroid...
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    Root Help with nandroid recovery problem

    I have an Ally with Velocity 1.1 on it, and I would like to flash other ROMs just for fun. Before I flash a new ROM, I wanted to make sure that I could restore from a nandroid backup. I have Amon-ra from getitnowmarketing and successfully created a nandroid backup. However, after rebooting...
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    Thunderbird: Sync NON gmail address with Android?

    I'm using a non-gmail email address that is tied to my hobby/business website. I use Thunderbird as my email client. Is it possible to sync my desktop thunderbird with my android phone, WITHOUT using a gmail email address? Ex. my email is joel@mydomain.com and I use Thunderbird. I'd like...
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    Help Video on Ally

    I know the Ally isn't exactly an entertainment powerhouse, but is smooth video playback possible with recoded videos? Youtube videos run smoothly, but when I try to play movies etc the playback is choppy. Is there a guide I could follow for preparing videos for playback on Android devices...
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    Root Question about themes

    Running 2.2.1 and custom ROM by Savoxis I applied the gingerbread theme over 2.2.1 and then applied a wallpaper from the stock wallpaper choices. Then I flashed LUNA theme, but the stock wallpaper I had previously chosen stayed on and the LUNA theme/wallpaper was nowhere to be found. How do...
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    Root Problem after flashing Velocity .3

    I flashed Velocity 0.3 a while back and everything worked great. I decided to try another ROM, but then wanted to go back to Velocity. So I flashed v.03 again and it installed correctly, everything worked great until I was given the message that an update was ready. I thought that I read...
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    Root Any news on Velocity 0.4?

    I'm just wondering if there is any news on the release of velocity 0.4? I'm not complaining or trying to rush anything, just wondering if there has been a delay. Thanks Trident for all your hard work!:)
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    Root Problem, could use some help

    I've been happily using punisher's ROM for several days now but have run into a problem. I have overclocked to 729 and it was that way also for several days with no reboots etc. Yesterday the phone started getting sluggish and finally started rebooting in a loop (i.e. it would reboot and...
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    Root Double checking the latest SW updates?

    Some background: I have flashed custom ROMS etc using both clockworkmod and Aloha, along with kernels etc. I wanted to make sure that I could go back to stock in order to receive OTA updates. I have now return to stock ROM and unrooted the phone, and also returned to stock recovery. After...
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    Root Promblems Flashing ROMS with CWM and Aloha 1.2.4

    I'm currently running Punishers ROM on my phone, so obviously I've been able to flash ROMS before. To make a long story short, I had used ROM Manger (clockworkmod recovery) to flash ROMS, but recently flashed drellisdees Aloha recovery 1.2.4. Since then, I cannot flash ROMS from within ROM...
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    Help Problem with accounts and sync

    When I first got the LG Ally, before I knew what I was doing, I set up the phone with a random google account. Since then I have rooted the phone, flashed to Velocity .3 ROM and set it up with a different google account that I use regularly. The problem is that for some reason the new google...
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    Delete initial google account?

    When I first set up my android 2.1 phone (LG Ally) I used a google account for the initial setup that I don't really use. I have since added another google account that I use all the time. However, I can't sync google calendar with the NEW account. Is there a way to delete the first google...
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    Best app to disable data connections

    I have an LG ally with Android 2.1. I have a very limited data plan and would like to know what's the best app for disabling data connections (not including wifi access)?
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    Help Sync Google Calendar with Wifi only

    Newbie question: I have an LG Ally with AND 2.1 but I have a very limited data plan. Is there a way to AUTOMATICALLY sync google calendar/contacts etc over wifi only while the data connection is turned off? I know I can manually sync the calendar over wifi when the data network is disabled...