yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] wilnotdie:
added V1.2

Its somewhat better, and works good enough for now....well at least on my phone :)

I'm still working on a better quality version. Hopefully I can pull it off. Learning as I go.

Let me know which version you like. I'm going to try and up the quality and smoothness of both. I'll most likely be dropping the first version since a good copy exist in the other thread from post 6th.

Thanks and enjoy!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] stumpyz9:
just tried v1 and it was a bit laggy at first but after about 3 secs it went to normal speed and looked very nice im gooing to try v2 and see how that is.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] -FuRBz-:
dl version 2 right now
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] bburke88:
I can't seem to get this to work.. I stuck the .zip into the system/media (where my original .zip was). For some reason it still shows the old boot animation. I also don't have a system/local path..
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] bburke88:
EDIT: I'm not sure if the system/media worked for everyone else...

But after looking around in the system files, I ended up finding a second bootanimation.zip in data/local

I moved the marvel zip there, renamed it to bootanimation.zip, rebooted, and it works fine now.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] -FuRBz-:
I'm really liking the bootanimation... great job!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Drike19:
I've tried to move the file to both /system/media and /system/local and it says can not move file to location... any suggestions? not sure what I'm doing wrong, then again I'm pretty new to all this :D
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] bburke88:
What file manager are you using? I used root explorer and it worked fine. I tried es file explorer but it wouldn't work.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Drike19:
OI File Manager
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] heema88:
move file to /system/customize/resource

that should do the trick =)

i use root explorer but QI file manager should work ..i think if not try a different file manager from the market (astro is good too)
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Drike19:
Can't seem to find that location. tried astro manager and it wont allow me to move the file, used ES File Explorer and it says can not be moved. again not sure whats wrong
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] wilnotdie:
I think its read only directory. Might need root explorer which will allow you to set it as read/write

Or

You can use terminal emulator....after each line below, press the enter key

Su

mount -o remount, rw /system

Cp /system/media/bootanimation.zip /sdcard/bootanimation.zip

cp /sdcard/path to downloaded.zip /system/media/bootanimation.zip

mount -o remount, ro /system

The above code will copy your previous animation to your sdcard, then it will copy the downloaded zip to one of the right folders. After that you should be good.

I have a gscript I use to change mine, but I'm constantly doing changes/testing.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Drike19:
I got root explorer, looked like it replaced the default bootanimation.zip but it doesnt show up when rebooting. any suggestions now?

Thanks again for the help guys much appreciated.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] bburke88:
Put it in data/local
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Wunako:
i have tried moving it to system/media and data/local and it still hasnt worked.. im running CM 7 RC2 idk if that has anything to do with it though? and yes i do have root explorer, if anyone can help it would be great...

well it is working but its just a black screen instead of an animation

i really liked the boot animation hope and would love to have it on my phone... hope u keep working on this
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] wilnotdie:
Do you currently have a bootanimation? What is it?

Also, can u list the contents of /system/media/
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Wunako:
the one that just came up was the classic stock android (like the one on the G1) not sure how that appeared before this i has the CM7

under /system/meida theres a folder for audio and then a zip named bootanimation
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Wunako:
thanks for trying, i dont know how, but somehow now i got it to work looks dope, hope a better quality bootanimation releases soon
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] wilnotdie:
No prob. Glad it works. I'm slowly working on a better revision.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] convolution:
In case you don't check your inbox, I posted a quick question in there.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Drike19:
Okay so I put it in data/local but it still runs the default bootanimation.

what now? should it be running in place of the default or...
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] convolution:
it should be running in plcae of the default...
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] wilnotdie:
Should replace the original.

Try the first method. Remove or cut the old bootanimation.zip from the /system/media folder...and than paste the new zip in the media folder. Than rename the zip to bootanimation.zip

See if that works.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Drike19:
I tried the first method it says warning: bootsnitmation.zip cannot be moved because the system file is read only and I can't change premissions.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Athrun88:
Use Root Explorer to navigate to the directory. In the upper right hand corner, there is a button for "Mount r/w" or something like that.. that will allow you to copy the new file in there.

Have fun!
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] wilnotdie:
Hmm. Probably need to change permissions to allow you to modify the contents of that folder.

Is your phone/rom rooted? If not, ill have to do some research to see if its still possible to modify bootanimations.

If you do have root, you will need to change the folder permissions to read/write, either through a program like root explorer or manually through terminal emulator.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Drike19:
finally got it working! Thanks for all the help everyone much appreciated
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Wunako:
Drike19

I placed it in both data/local and in system/media

I also copied the orig boot animation as a back up (cm7) I had to try it about 3-4 times before it worked
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VENOMENON_24:
Hello everyone! I'm pretty new with android phones. Until about 4 months ago, I still had a Motorola Razor. I went and bought the LG Optimus M (by Metro PCS) in December, fell in love with androids, and upgraded to the Evo 4G. I love this phone so much!!!

I'm decent with electronics, but I won't mess with my phone too much because it's unknown territory. I rooted my Optimus only to delete bloatware. I won't root my Evo only because I really don't need to (not much bloatware , plus, there's more internal space on this phone). I already can tether and I like Sense, so I personally don't see the need for it (for me, not saying you shouldn't root; again, I'm new to this stuff).

Landing the plane:

What are some fun and interesting things I can do with this phone? What are some cool apps?

BTW, a little off topic, I have the app TV Shows HD. Why did that get taken off of the market?

Thanks guys for dealing with this newbie!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] housry23:
Well unless you root your phone there really isn't much else you can do with it besides download apps and play games. The best apps require root though, so even that has its limitations. The Evo is quite hard to brick, so it would be worth it to root. You can have Sense and have it be even faster with Mikfroyo or some of the other custom roms out there.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VENOMENON_24:
Hmm, okay. Well, can you do me a favor? Can you please (if and when you have time) to send me a link to wherever it is I have to go to root my phone along with information about the root, how to root and all of that fun stuff?

Again, I don't know much. I love this phone and where I live I have 4G nearly everywhere I go. I would love to make this phone even cooler!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] housry23:
Here is a link to a sticky in the development section which has links to pretty much everything you need to root your phone. Just read up on it and try to get as much information as possible. After you root it you can load custom roms, kernels and themes to your phone as well as back it up, restore it from a backup and many more goodies. I suggest reading all over this Evo forum here at XDA about rooting. Everything you need to know and everything you need to do it are right here. Read about all the different Roms and what they have and don't have and decide which will be best for you. Get started here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=701245

If 4G is important to you make sure that 4G is working in the Rom before flashing. It is on AOSP Roms now like CM7. You can stick with stock Sprint and still be rooted too if you really like it. Many devs have taken stock Sprint Rom and modified it, making it faster with less bloat and just plain better. My favorite Sense Rom was Mikfroyo, but I am a dedicated CM7 user now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VENOMENON_24:
Thanks! I really appreciate it!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] housry23:
No problem. I'm just glad to help. Good luck & happy flashing.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dan330:
in one of the subforums.. in evo ...

there is a long ass thread of recommended apps...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rippley05:
I agree man. If you aren't new to rooting, then definitely give it a go on the EVO. Just do your homework and research well before you start, you'll be fine.

The evo has excellent dev support, there are some really fantastic roms to choose from, beauty of rooting ... you're choice never has to be final. There are also some excellent people making excellent themes.. definitely fun to change it up every once in a while.

You can also improve performance, speed, battery life and add new features with root. You will not be disappointed.

Just be sure to at least hit the Thanks button if you use someones work, it's important for these guys to know they're appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] totalanonymity:
I just rooted for the first time very recently (~2 days) and I found the following posts extremely helpful and, in combination, to provide a fully comprehensive guide on how to root, what to expect, how to avoid doing things wrong, how to backup, how to restore, how to flash ROMs and kernels and other add-ons, et cetera:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=881747

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=887900

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=6949215#post6949215

http://htcevorooting.x10.mx/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/194918-rooting-dummies.html

Additionally, as others have stated, do read up on the EVO forums here and read up as much as you can on rooting and ROMs and kernels and such. Hope I helped.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VENOMENON_24:
Thanks guys! I can't believe their is a forum filed with really cool and helpful people! Thank you all!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buff McBigstuff:
Idk if this is still relevant but there WERE several hw versions that required different rooting methods, be careful with that. Maybe they all have a unified rooting method now, I don't pay any attention to that stuff now that I have a custom recovery.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nashianei:
irc.freenode.net

#htc-evo

http://webchat.freenode.net/

For the best support.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2buckley:
thats all been ironed out. as long as it's an up to date root method, they all work on any hardware or hboot version.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VENOMENON_24:
Wow! I'm on other forums for comic books and action figures (yeah, I'm a freaking nerd) and ask a lot of questions and NO ONE responds to me this clearly and this much. This was first thread as well as my first post. This forum is great! Thank you everybody! I will look to root my phone this weekend with a friend of mine who is pretty phone savvy. I will let you guys know how it goes. Again, thank you all so much!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgsI9003:
samsung galaxy SL-GT-I9003, running froyo 2.2.1

Since froyo allows moving apps2sd I have got a sandisk 32gb class 4 micro sd card & wonder if there is any downside to run an app from the sd card?

Should I partition the sd card for my data & apps separately?

If we update to a new ROM or firmware, and the APPs are on the SD Card do we have need to back up APPs ever again?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
all my apps are on my sd card, there isnt really a downside, you dont need to make a partition.

The only thing is. if you accidently format your sd card, your apps will go. it saves memory on the phones internal card, allowing for a quicker response.

Just be sure to make a backup with titanium backup.

I do a backup every week, because im a constant flasher, but you can just make a backup and store it on your pc, just to be safe.

Flashing a new rom wont delete your apps unless you do a WIPE version or do it thru Odin. but if you do flash a new rom just make a backup anyway it only takes 5 mins.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgsI9003:
I said thanks :)

so you mean to say the apps are on the external card but each application save its cache on internal phone sd card.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehpriest:
There are some apps that although you can move them to SD do not work properly when you do. Among these are many home screen widgets and some live wallpapers.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgsI9003:
Oh I didnt know that, good I will keep that in mind.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azzledazzle:
Yes i forgot to mention that, but the ones you want on your homescreen like live wallpapers, music player whatever just leave on internal.

And yes i think the cache (or something like that) is saved to the internal, because when i remove my sd card, my apps still show but just wont launch....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgsI9003:
Read many other post & checked my external sd card it does not have any of the moved apps, instead apps2sd moves the files to internal sd only.

So wondering whats the real use of apps2sd when you have limited internal sd space in my case only 1.51gb, I thought it is moving the apps to external sd which is 32 gb card I bought for this purpose only.

My phone shows 181mb left only.
[Wildfire General] davidaker:
Hello, I happen to know a launcher that mimics that of miui? adw I found a modified, but is not adapted for wildfire
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak2010:
Hi guys,

I use VPNTunnel.se and want to use it on my SGS. I´m on Darkys 9.3 with Damians Ultimate kernel.

I installed OpenVPN installer and openVPN Settings, placed my openvpn.conf at sdcard/openvpn.

I can connect but www.wieistmeineip.de shows still real IP adress. What have I done wrong?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak2010:
I tried out some things, but it still doesn´t work:

OpenVPN Settigs tells:

FATAL: Linux ifconfig

could not execute external program

Why does is not work??

I did:(taken from other topic)

At this point, Openvpn could connect and create a tun device, but route are not pushed so it's not very usefull

So, I downloaded this version of Openvpn

http://github.com/downloads/fries/an...atic-2.1.1.bz2

As superuser

Code:

su

I remounted in rw /system

Code:

mount -o remount,rw /system

I renamed /system/xbin/openvpn into openvpn_old

Code:

mv /system/xbin/openvpn /system/xbin/openvpn_old

I put that new openvpn binary in /system/xbin

I created symlinks from /system/bin/route and ifconfig to /system/xbin

Code:

ln -s /system/bin/route /system/xbin/route

ln -s /system/bin/ifconfig /system/xbin/ifconfig

I also created a symlink os /system/xbin to /system/xbin/bb, just in case

Code:

ln -s /system/xbin /system/xbin/bb
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ttf:
Do some search: "enabling TUN".

GL.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak2010:
I already enabled tun in recovery.

I also placed tun.ko in system/lib/modules.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak2010:
Now I can connect,but no data is routed,because I can't replace route with busybox. Root Explorer says no free space although there are 17 MB free and when I try via terminal there is just :file exists

How can I replace a file in system/xbin?
[HD Mini General] stephen1uk:
I have downloadec otullas pack but all I get when in Android is a black screen. Can someone please post a step by step guide to using it so I know where I've gone wrong?
[HD Mini General] tzacapaca:
step 1. click the HaRET.exe file ...:)

step 2.Done.

:D
[HD Mini General] stephen1uk:
I don't know what I've done wrong then, I just get a black screen and then a message to do with settings and the option of force close. Any ideas?
[HD Mini General] tzacapaca:
seems Android is crashing when it starts..

check this out http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12060926&postcount=35

and better use this pack
[HD Mini General] stephen1uk:
Apparently my card isn't recognised by the formatting program :s
[HD Mini General] tzacapaca:
hmmm then it might be card fault...

replace it if u have other one,if not keep trying to format it like i stated in instructions
[HD Mini General] stephen1uk:
Looks like I may have to accept it isn't going to work :(, using the new pack once I have the same issue.

"The aplication settings has stopped working un expectedly. Please try again."
[HD Mini General] cloudyy:
i got the same message, i close the file explorer (end task from task manager), and i open it again then click haret again.. it works for me. maybe u can try that
[HD Mini General] stephen1uk:
Forgive me for being thick but I assume I do this once Android.has booted up? If so how do I access task manager in Android, all I can do is access recently used apps by pressing dial button.
[HD Mini General] 15131331231:
as far as I know,sandisk card is bad support by android on mini.try to get another sd card to test.Good luck！
[HD Mini General] 15131331231:
as far as I know,sandisk card is bad support by android on mini.try to get another sd card to test.Good luck!
[HD Mini General] sunnyhj:
No no..what he meant was for WM..close the file explr using task manager...then start the process again
[HD Mini General] sunnyhj:
card compatibility was not a problem with droid..it was the card formatting prob...alot of other users had the same problem with android not picking up their card including myself...it was corrected by tzacapaca who provided me card format software..with that compatibility issue was resolved.
[HD Mini General] SHAYDER:
Just boot without Sim card (Only first boot).

Problem with APN.
[HD Mini General] 15131331231:
But I met the same problem in the beginning,used to android my mini with sandisk card,but it load android very slowly.when I changed a card,kingston,it load fast.that time I do not know the why.it is only suggestion.sorry for my poor english.
[HD Mini General] mbaydoun:
Dears

I have faced the same problem, I tried to format the SD card several times but didn’t work.

I solved it by changing the SD card and it work like a charm (change SD card )

Best regards
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] shad0wboss:
According to the admin, the port takes not so long and you can port games from IOS, PC and LINUX and FLASH within no time.

I thought maybe sharing this software would enable developers here at xda to have a think about this and start porting something like this? http://glest.org/en/engine.php (An open source PC game like warcraft 3)

Source: http://www.greatereader.org/?p=18438
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FloatingFatMan:
Comprehension 101. This tool can only convert games to Android that were written in Unity to start with. It's not some "magical" tool that can convert anything to Android, that would be impossible.

It just lets you take a game written with the Unity engine for one platform, and convert it to Android very quickly.
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] ron_gangte:
Is there any app that provides push notifications for Twitter, Facebook and MySpace...???!!!

Sent from my GT-I5801 ACID Lestatious V2 (Bulid 1.4.5.1)
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] hodostamas:
I think the new facebook app support the push notification.
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] ron_gangte:
So does "Flow for Facebook"..

I wanted to know if there is an app that provides all the 3 push notifications.. Probably not..! :-/ o_O

Sent from my GT-I5801 ACID Lestatious V2 (Bulid 1.4.5.1)
[G2 and Desire Z General] killer8nl:
Hi,

I'm trying to update my desire z from 1.72 to 1.82. It has Perm root, S-off and clockwork recovery 3.0.0.5 via this tut: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905261 and after that updatd to 1.72 and rooted again.

Now when I try to install the OTA I got an error in the recovery:

finding update package...

E: unkown volume for path [SDCARD:download/...

E:Can't mount SDCARD:download/....

Installation aborted.

Why is the update packages downloaded by the OTA update thing not accepted?

Best regards,

Christian
[G2 and Desire Z General] arpitnathany:
OTA updates do not work reliably on rooted phones, the problem you are having is beacuse of Clockwork what you should do is try to flash the stock htc recovery and then try to update,this worked for me but do remember you will loose root possibly forever (or atleast until a root comes out for 1.82 if at all) and all the advantages that go with it.

here is a tutorial for flashing recover images

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=902493&highlight=flash_image

this is the default htc recovery image you can use in the above guide

http://www.sendspace.com/file/gu11ed
[Desire HD General] franklin20uk:
I think it proven that the auto-sync with gmail is a battery killer, but I can't seem to update my calendar and contact with google unless I turn auto-sync on. bummer..

Can anyone help?
[Desire HD General] BolecDST:
Have you treid to.... simply... update it manually?
[Desire HD General] franklin20uk:
if there is even such a button in the calender app to let you do that.. stupid huh? Or unless I am blind.

There is a refresh button at least in gmail.. but where is the button to manually refresh in the calendar app?

Or I just have to go into Setting>Account & Sync>Gmail>Sync Calender. All the time? That just really annoying and unproductive...
[Desire HD General] BolecDST:
You could always create a shortcut for this screen in settings. Newest android has an option for that. This way it will be just 2 clicks to udpate manually.
[Desire HD General] Fihlvein:
Check out an application called Synker from Market. It is one-click-sync-all without enabling autosync.
[HD2 Accessories] iLiberate:
Anyone know of a high quality white case for HD2? I'd like to get an otter but I'm sick of black =/ Maybe red if no white? Thanks!
[HD2 Accessories] Optimus-Prime:
if your talking about a EU and Asia Pacific version of the HD2

there is this, White metal case
[HD2 Accessories] iLiberate:
Sadly I'm not but that looks pretty awesome =/
[HD2 Accessories] Optimus-Prime:
how about silver?

Silver Metal Case
[HD2 Accessories] Optimus-Prime:
and what exactly are we looking for? like a silicone case? metal?
[HD2 Accessories] iLiberate:
A non black hard case for the US version.
[HD2 Accessories] iLiberate:
Quality plastic or metal, either way. Just sick of trying to buy generic cases on ebay and feeling screwed when the case breaks in a week.
[HD2 Accessories] bazinga:
Try this, http://www.amazon.com/Empire-New-sk...A3BC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300660585&sr=8-1

I have one and it's great.
[HD2 Accessories] iLiberate:
Already have rubber cases =/ hate em. I just switched from the iPhone 4 and I've feel I've been spoiled when it comes to accessories lol
[HD2 Accessories] bazinga:
Yeah, I'm jealous of all the accessories the iPhone has.

The best case that I use for the HD2 is the Body Glove Kickstand Case.. I found that it isn't too ugly and it's easy to put on. Some people complain that it scratches their phone, but just be careful and you should be fine.