yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Inspire 4G] ishiiisbooyah:
I tried putting it in system/media after data/local didn't work and it still wouldn't go.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mudknot2005:
hmmm wouldn't go as in you couldn't paste it or it booted into a black screen?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ishiiisbooyah:
No it just keeps loading the boot animation I set in miui. It's one I downloaded (not the default animation) from miui's built in boot animation selector. Could that have to do with it?
[HTC Inspire 4G] milleirish:
Quick question while watching your video I seen the HTC logo then it went into your bootanimation.

Can we change that HTC logo to this HTC logo seen here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1005201

So we would have that HTC logo animation then your bootanimation?
[HTC Inspire 4G] milleirish:
I got the bootanimation to work no problem. But the sound doesnt work on the Stock rom. The bootup sound on the rom is called att_bootup.wav.

The audio for your bootanimation is an mp3. Does that matter?

I renamed it:

android_audio.mp3

att_bootup.wav

att_bootup.mp3

none of the 3 work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CB620:
The steps are identical. So that is a bootanimation as well. You can't have two.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CB620:
You may have to convert not just change the extension.
[HTC Inspire 4G] milleirish:
So since I am running a rooted stock version it wont play the MP3 version? I will look into trying to convert it to a wav and see what it does and get back to ya.
[HTC Inspire 4G] CB620:
Alright let me know.
[HTC Inspire 4G] bigt305:
That's where I'm at too. I'm using the stock rom from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961406

I've tried all those file type combinations as well as lowering bitrates. Tried a few conversions in Soundbooth to no avail. Changing the boot animation was pretty simple, and the shut down animation too with a few oddities.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dominatordave:
Hilarious, I love it. Although...is there any way to make it loop instead of sitting at the android screen? Regardless, fine work.
[Android Software Development] oudai:
youtube.com/watch?v=8ieNU0s86Pg&feature=player_embedded
[Android Software Development] elgubbo:
the hardware is bad
[EVO 4G General] Crossrocker:
I think Verizon seems like the bad Guy? And att and sprint are friends..

Verizon will not but sprint for sure, I don't remember what Mead said but something that made me realize he isn't planning on it

I think Mead and Ralph look n act like rich douches; Hesse acts and looks regular

Whatdu guys note?

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[EVO 4G General] supdawg:
I wrote Hesse an email about SERO plans (on his blog), and he actually responded to me. I thought it was pretty cool for a CEO to personally respond to me.
[EVO 4G General] Brutus2TheMax:
At least you think it was him hahaha, might have educated assistants for that.
[EVO 4G General] totalanonymity:
Even then, pretty cool for a company to have educated assistants. ;)
[EVO 4G General] matt2053:
Dan Hesse is one of the best executives in the US and Sprint is lucky to have him.
[EVO 4G General] Crossrocker:
+1

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[EVO 4G General] matt2053:
Also Dan Meade looks like the bad guy from LA Confidential.
[EVO 4G General] eck0728:
i LOL'd really really hard +1 to you sir
[EVO 4G General] TonyArmstrong:
What's the URL for his blog...The Google gives me everything but a link to HIS blog. :o
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aholeinthewor1d:
i dont have the tb but im assuming there is a built in factory reset..with the phone being fully unlocked now and ROMS on the way...what is used in case something bad happens...im still on the droid x and we have rsd lite and sbf files...what is used for htc phones that is the same as what an sbf does?
[Droid Incredible General] jimmiet:
Once again a very informative write up. Thanks.
[Droid Incredible General] Fergusonfox7:
Thanks man. Very informative!
[Droid Incredible General] userjf:
Here is some more information I have found out about the light sensor, and I really hope that some of you will find it interesting:

#1

If the filter is enabled, the raw value is polled about every 0.5 seconds.

If the filter is disabled, the raw value is only polled about every 2.0 seconds.

This is by-design within CM7, for whatever reason.

#2

The values are in "Lux", but they are multiplied by 10. So, 1000 is really 100.0

The sensor itself detects 0 - 1024, but CM7 shows them as 0 - 10240. (Multiplied by 10).

So, the sensor will max out in a bright room, and therefore can't detect any more brightness outside in a much brighter sunshine than it can in a bright room.

#3

The lux values in CM7, even when you divide them by 10, don't actually match the value reported by the light sensor. The light sensor driver has its own "10 values" that it pairs up with the CM7 "10 values".

The 10 values in the driver are not equal to the 10 values in CM7... but this only really affects you if you are trying to get an accurate measurement of light.

For example, the sensor may detect 50 lux, the driver rounds it up to the closest of the 10 driver values, for example "150", which might be the third number in the driver's 10 values. Therefore, CM7 would report it as 225, as 225 is the third number in the CM7 "10 values".

I'm not calling any of this information bugs or flaws... just interesting infomation for people that enjoy the technical part of things.
[Droid Incredible General] byrong:
Very interesting info. Thank you, userjf!

One question:

In the filter settings, the sample interval can be set anywhere from 0.5s to 10s. When you note the 0.5, are you listing the fastest value, or are you saying that interval setting is misleading?

If I set mine to 5s, for example, I don't see the raw (or filtered values) update for 5s. So it seems to work...
[Droid Incredible General] userjf:
The poll to update the raw value with the filter enabled should still be 0.5 seconds, regardless of what you set that interval setting to.

The interval setting, I believe, is how often the filter will look at the raw value for calculation purposes. The raw value will continue to be pollled at 0.5 seconds when you are just watching the value yourself.

That is how I believed it to work, and trying it on my phone just now, it seems to work that way. Even when I set the interval to 10s, I can wave my phone around and see the raw value changing rapidly... but the filter will only check that raw value every 10 seconds for its internal calculations.

Please try again, setting the interval to a high number, going into a bright room, and watching the raw value as you cover and uncover your phone with the shadow of your hand.
[Droid Incredible General] byrong:
You are correct, sir! Very interesting. I could have sworn that when I was doing testing on an earlier version of CM7 that the interval affected the speed of raw readings. Either that changed, or I'm simply misremembering.

Thanks again for the extra info!
[Droid Incredible General] RussianMenace:
Thank you so much! I've been looking for a breakdown similar to this for weeks. I've been itching to play around with the auto-brightness but the process made no sense to me.
[Droid Incredible General] obvious:
Is there a way to backup/restore brightness settings between nightlies?
[Droid Incredible General] ctinsley:
as long as you flash over nightlies and don't wipe they stay, but to answer your question directly no there are no backup options for these settings.
[Droid Incredible General] byrong:
If you use Titanium Backup, there is an entry for [CM SETTINGS] CyanogenMod settings 2.3.3

That said, I'm not actually sure if it backs up the auto-brightness settings as I haven't needed to use it. I just flash over nightlies, and as noted by ctinsley, my settings remain intact between versions.
[Droid Incredible General] marcmarshall:
Great post byrong. I'm wondering about the screen dim level also. CM defaults to 20 but I took a look at Ultimate and it defaults at 10.

I started playing around with the levels, I added a couple and changed some levels but I really don't know how they effect real world performance. It seemed to me that the little book light in my completely darkened room would max out the raw data and if I added another level I was not able to increase the lux read level. I've deleted it all but I think I was up to around 8 or 10,000 with small book light. I set the brightness for that below 255. I figured daylight at the beach would be a lot more and wanted to set a level to max brightness for that. I could not enter anything higher than 10,000, If I remember correctly.

So does anyone have some good settings they can share?
[Droid Incredible General] byrong:
That's simply the lower limit to which your brightness can be set. I.E. if you leave it at 20 (which is the factory default), the phone will never dim past that level, even if you try manually. If you set it lower, then it will allow your screen to be set to that lower level when you want. It doesn't change performance of the auto-brightness: it only redefines the "minimum" brightness that the system will allow.

That's one of the limitations of lux meters, especially in an application like this. The meter is measuring luminous flux spread over a given area, and as such, the distance to the light source makes a world of difference.

A dim lamp could register full brightness on the meter if placed close enough to the phone, whereas a fairly bright room might register a lower lux value if the light is very diffuse.
[Droid Incredible General] marcmarshall:
Yes, we have the inverse square law here. My concern was that the meter max's out at a level too low to tweak it well in bright outdoor conditions. These screens are so hard to see in sunlight that it might be non issue anyway.

Thanks again byrong
[Droid Incredible General] marcmarshall:
I had missed that and I found that to be true. So set it up so you have smooth transitions and your indoor (low and intermediate) ambient light levels do not trigger screen brightness levels that are too low or unnecessarily bright.

Re hysteresis- this has me confused. In a system that has hysteresis you should not be able to derive the state of output without knowing the history of the inputs (or examining the state of the system). For example if a thermostat is set to turn a furnace on at 60 degrees and off at 75 degrees, you cannot know if the furnace is on or off when the temperature is 70 degrees unless you know the temperature history (or you look at the furnace). So by inference I assume that if we enable hysteresis the screen output level will somehow depend on the sensor input history and not simply on the real time value.

Edit- just took another look and I see that the hysteresis setting is not to enable/disable but to change a percentage. That doesn't make it any clearer for me, just sayin'.
[Droid Incredible General] marcmarshall:
Here its a screen shot of my current level settings. My screen dim level us set st 10, window length 10 sec, sample interval 2 sec. Any suggestions welcome!
[Droid Incredible General] ZealotOnAStick:
Thanks for this educational post. It explains something that I didn't have a clue about before.
[Droid Incredible General] lokety:
I tried similar settings as above from another site. When I tapped "save & apply", the screen turned off and remained off! Now, my CM7 Legend boots up, shows the animation for a while, vibrates a bit, screen dims a bit, and then the screen turns off forever! I know it is still booted up and running, but the screen is just off!

What can I do to reset the backlight settings?

Please help. Thanks.
[Droid Incredible General] marcmarshall:
Do you have the brightness control in the drop down notification/power control area? If so try hitting the control blind from memory. If you can turn off auto brightness you should be good.
[Droid Incredible General] lokety:
I'm not sure if I'm getting to the home screen, but I don't have the brightness control in the notification area anyway. I have a lock screen with an unlock pattern defined.

I doubt I'm getting there because I tried maxing the ringer and it doesn't beep as expected.

I'm hoping someone could point out what system file to replace as I can reach recovery and perhaps flash a new file there.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Widget21:
Would backing up this folder enough to restore apps after wiping and flashing a new rom? I know this can be done via Titanium back up app, but all 3rd party apk apps are installed in this folder.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
no parts of apps are installed elsewhere too such as custom folders or dbdata..

and some apps are installed to sd.

use titanium backup, mybackup pro, or appmgr to back up apps
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Widget21:
Are there any reasons why we can't just back up a folder and then restore it which is a much easier step than working with Titanium etc...But I've the feeling that it's not that obvious and ta echnical whizzkid who would like to enlighten us about this would be greatly appreciated...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You can save your APKs in a folder you can copy them back but you have not installed them .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Widget21:
Some apk apps install just by tapping on them or is there a technical reason this should be avoided
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Widget21:
Here is a DIY method to back up your apps manually. This should put this topic to rest. RIP!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=511835
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FATEOWNZYOU:
Correct me if I'm wrong.. even if somebody else is in a different country, if I was to let them use my /efs file would it be a bad idea?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Binary100100:
What would they use it for? Why would you want to do that anyway? Do you want to give out your IMEI and other phone hardware information to someone else in another country? I think that it would be a bad idea. Especially since it may mess up the phone that they attempt to use it on if the IMEI, bluetooth mac address, etc doesn't match up.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvspencer22:
Why wouldn't they use their own imei
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FATEOWNZYOU:
They were using the gingerbread rom and it got deleted. He's asking for mine, but I don't want to give.. I'm telling him its a bad idea for me to give it to him, and he said nothing's can go wrong.. but sorry I'm not comfortable giving out my IMEI number. Not safe at all
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvspencer22:
Does your imei show up places besides the one file named imei?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FATEOWNZYOU:
Not for sure
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnellymp:
Hi. I love the Miui ROM for the HTV Evo 4G, but a weird thing happens with Google Listen under Miui: the titles of podcasts don't display in the listing -- all I see is the description. I think it's just that the font is white against a white background. How can I fix this? My workaround is to use ACast, which works fine, but I prefer Google Listen. I'm using a combo of SuaveHD and the default theme (font is from default theme).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossrocker:
run app in compatibility mode under manage applications

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donnellymp:
Worked great! Thanks.
[Streak 5 General] cjindustry:
anyone know where I can find the 2.2 version that ships on the streak 5 from dell?
[Streak 5 General] eowyn:
you can find almost everything here http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Dell_Streak.png
[Android Software Development] fdespotovski:
I want to start developing Cyanogenmod for my phone. Can you tell me how to get the source code?

Thanks in advance.
[Android Software Development] rigman:
Try this post on the cyanogenmod forum:

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...ting-discussion/page__pid__134638#entry134638

________________________________

http://ron-droid.blogspot.com
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
It's pretty simple, you just need a US billing address (which can be faked ... not really recommended if you don't want to get in trouble). Details: http://android.stackexchange.com/q/7254/1465
[Android Apps and Games] just_another:
how do you configure tor or orbot to give you a us ip? i seem to get only ones from europe..
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
EDIT: Turns out, this is irrelevant.

You should get one eventually, but you could also try going into the app's settings, checking Use Bridges, and enter the IP of a US bridge. I don't know of any US bridges myself but this mat be useful: https://www.torproject.org/docs/bridges#FindingMore
[Android Apps and Games] miodrag.cutura:
And yet no one is giving a complete guide how to do it... Ok, we need Orbot, and that you go to Tor page when you don't get a slightest idea how to use it on your Android phone...
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
What are you talking about? There's no Tor page.
[Android Apps and Games] miodrag.cutura:
Well, I meant Torproject.org page... ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
EDIT: Turns out, this is irrelevant.

Oh, in the guide the link to Tor is purely informational, you don't even need to look at it. The Tor link I posted above is a complex way to possibly have a higher chance of being routed into the US ... that's really only for people who are ready to do the research into it. The guide on StackExchange should be enough.
[Android Apps and Games] teapea:
If Tor is essentially a proxy - would your phone need to have iptables in order for this method to work?
[Android Apps and Games] crashnarcis:
Hi guys i managed to change my Amazon address to a NY one and i downloaded the appstore. But when i try to download something it says that i have to set my one click mobile payment or something like that and i have to put in a an American phone number ... is there a way to bypass that? I just want to download free apps :P
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
Put in a fake number.
[Android Apps and Games] teapea:
My kernel does not have iptables. (SE X10 Mini Pro)

While I can run orbot and connect - it doesn't tunnel any data through the connection. My IP address in any app is still the same as it was before connection to the tor network. (Including the browser check in the orbot app)

I suspect therefore that in order to tunnel apps through the tor network, your kernel does in fact need iptables.
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
EDIT: Turns out, this is irrelevant.

Hmm, OK, apparently I fail. Is there a netfilter-enabled kernel for the Mini?
[Android Apps and Games] teapea:
Nope - fraid not.

I will have to wait patiently for AB Rio until it hits the normal market or Amazon decide on launching in the UK. (Or find it elsewhere)
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
EDIT: Turns out, this is irrelevant.

Well you could try something else, like running Tor on your PC and connecting your phone to a network created by the PC. See http://android.stackexchange.com/q/549/1465
[Android Apps and Games] surgeon:
Would advice against putting in fake info. Amazon just gave me a call, and they were kinda pissed at me for using fake info. Luckily i managed to play on my young age to get out of it.
[Android Apps and Games] kamranh3:
I don't understand, Amazon appstore seems to work fine for me, all it does it ask me to put in a payment method, which I'm yet to get from my dad :P
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
If you put a fake phone number, they can't call you. Don't attach fake info to your "real" account if you have one, if this concerns you. And they probably only call if your billing info is fake and they can't process your payment, so you could stick to free apps with no problem. (I don't see why they would call otherwise, there's no way they're going through every account and verifying the info manually).

It doesn't care about whether you have a payment method, or if you do where your billing address is, until you try to buy/download an app.
[Android Apps and Games] surgeon:
Yeah, stupidly enough I attached fake info to my real account. I did only download free apps though, to avoid them taking contact.
[Android Apps and Games] xcalibre1987:
I am from Singapore and there's no need to use Tor or proxies to use the Amazon Appstore. Downloads are verified as long as there's a valid US credit card number attached to your 1-click configuration.

It makes sense because it verifies you as a US citizen. The claim that " this new market cannot be used outside of the US" is false. You're saying US citizens travelling outside of US who wants to access has to use Tor?

Amazon restricts usage only in US through identification using credit card information (and house address).
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
jon094, do you have a US credit card?
[Android Apps and Games] Phandroid:
The app seems to be working in Germany. Since I don't have a credit card, however, it won't let me download stuff. Too bad, I actually like the AmStore better than the screwed up Market.
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
Yep, opening the app is not country-dependent, it's just when you buy/download stuff.
[Android Apps and Games] xcalibre1987:
I doubt there's a need to use Tor. I have a valid US credit card and I have been buying and downloading apps from the appstore outside US ever since it launched.
[Android Apps and Games] Phandroid:
Man all this crap sucks... It's only contributing to the unholy and omnipresent fragmentation in an unnecessary fashion..
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
Looks like you may be right, that guide has been updated and agrees with you ... OP updated.
[Android Apps and Games] rsb007:
Just wanted to download Angry Birds Rio. :(

Sounds strange, but Brazilian people cant download Angry Birds RIO! ¬¬'

Amazon App Store sucks
[Android Apps and Games] honest1212:
Yes, its working...

Thanks;)
[Android Apps and Games] Djidara:
this guide worked for me, thanks man
[Android Apps and Games] Samh1206:
Awesome thanks, works prefectly! :)
[Android Apps and Games] snakeeyes21:
Works fine for me in the UK. although you cant browse and install from the amazon site.

but downloading via the app works fine..
[Android Apps and Games] chowlala:
Confirmed working!

Malaysia.

Think the key is the US Credit Card details.

EDIT: ALSO, DO NOT MESS WITH THE APP PRIOR TO ENTERING THE BIODATA STUFF. I think the appstore locks something in with your phone that then identifies that it's from an outside region. Could be wrong, but I did the registration process several times. Last one worked.

Also, did anyone update the amazon app? Is the workaround still working for you?
[Android Apps and Games] Japots:
Could you elaborate on this? I was mucking around the app store prior to finding the guide, and even after following the guide to the dot, the app store states its not available in my region...
[Android Apps and Games] chowlala:
Sure.

1) Create amazon account with a fake email account

2) Run the fake name, address, cc generator

3) On Amazon, go to the 1-click settings, fill in all the info

4) In the CC details, COPY PASTE the generated name and number (this is the most important because Amazon uses the CC details to validate the account)

5) Install the app on phone

6) Run app

and Voila. Should be working, if not, try a few more times. I did it like 3-4 times.
[Android Apps and Games] springah:
yeah, 3rd time no work, oooover it.
[Android Apps and Games] -Arturo-:
Gentlemen, is there any way to recover my email address from within the Amazon appstore? I forgot the email address that I had entered while logging into the appstore. I'm logged into the app but when I enter settings screen it just shows my first name whereas I need my email address.
[Android Apps and Games] Telanis:
This might be good news for you, although I'm not sure if it applies to the Mini or only the regular X10: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=12582808