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[Gen8 Android Development] shrewdlove:
Here is Kubuntu Mobile for the Gen 8 tablets. I decided to try to get it working because I really want a linux distro up and running on my tablet but gnome 2.0 just doesn't cut it on a touchscreen device. Well, I've been working at this for a while now ad what do I have to show for it? Almost nothing :eek: I have gotten some stuff working though so I thought I would share.

Before you even think about trying this out there are a few things you should keep in mind:

-It is in a very early stage of testing and will probably not really work at all

-I am not a developer (I'm a 15 year old kid from Canada, eh) so unless I receive some help, this project probably won't be able to go anywhere

-YOU MUST HAVE SDE INSTALLED!

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What is working:

-The touchscreen

-You can login now

What is not working:

-the touchscreen doesn't click properly

-virtual keyboard

-everything else

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INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:

Before you even attmpt to install this realize that at teh moment you can't really use it at all seeing can't click anything

I REPEAT: YOU CANT CLICK ANYTHING!!!!!!!!

okay, now that you know that, here we go.

(1) Install the SDE (its easy to do, you can find guides elsewhere)

(2) Download my edited .img file from the download section below

(3) Press power button ad then quickly hold down the volume - button until you get the boot menu. Use the volume + and - to navigate the menu and select the recovery system menu (press the power button to select it) Then navigate to "update firmware" option and press the power button again, plug in your archos device into your computer and drag my rootfs.img file onto the root of your Archos device, replacing the one that is already there.

(4) Once the transfer completes, press the power button again. It will say update failed, ignore that.

(5) Reboot your device and hold down the volume - button again. This time select the developer edition entry and Kubuntu will boot!

(6) tap the screen in frustration because nothing will happen when you try to click.

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DOWNLOADS:

Pre-alpha Test release: http://www.4shared.com/file/360idrxi/rootfsimg.html

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27653852/Kubuntu Mobile/Archos Gen 8/rootfs.img.zip

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If anyone has any ideas on how to get stuff working that would be awesome!
[Gen8 Android Development] eagleofdeath13:
The Login screen don't have the "accessibility" options? because in there you have a buton to make a keyboard appear ^^
[Gen8 Android Development] areicko:
That would be really nice if that would work !!

Good luck, I'll be looking forward for your work.
[Gen8 Android Development] shrewdlove:
No, thats whats so frustrating. Maybe there's a config file I could edit to make it appear?
[Gen8 Android Development] eagleofdeath13:
Or maybe use another login screen (if it's possible ^^)
[Gen8 Android Development] luisivan:
Hey I am 15 years old too!

I am a KDE lover, so I'll try it. I think we can install a virtual keyboard or edit the KDM (login manager) config so it autostart a virtual keyboard (the Matchbox keyboard is a good one)

If we get working something useful writing it to https://wiki.kubuntu.org/ARM/Archos101it will be good
[Gen8 Android Development] shrewdlove:
A little more progress...

Okay, so I did what luisivan said and it worked! WHen you boot up the archos it now auto-logsin to a user called "user" and the password is "pass". But it seams with every succes there is are ten more prblems that have to be solved becasue no matter what you do you just can't click the ouse!:mad: The thouchscreen works but when you tap on something the mouse doesn't click. It gets stranger, if you wait a while the mouse does click, and then STAYS clicked forever! BWAAAAA.

OH well.

btw, I'm uploading the new rootfs.img file now so it will be up in a few hours (the upload speeds on my ISP sucks)

Thanks for your help
[Gen8 Android Development] shrewdlove:
Upload complete!

The upload is FINALLY finished. Feel free to download it and try it out. Remember, Almost nothing works. If you have some great ideas on how to get stuff working (like the click function in n the touch screen or wifi although I haven't tested if wifi works or not yet) Just let me know!

http://www.4shared.com/file/360idrxi/rootfsimg.html
[Gen8 Android Development] eagleofdeath13:
Have you tried an USB Mouse?
[Gen8 Android Development] shrewdlove:
Unfortunately I don't have an adapter for my archos so I can't use the usb port. DOes anyone know where I could buy one?
[Gen8 Android Development] shrewdlove:
Testers

I need to know how the .img file reacts on your devices! Any brave testers willing to try it out?:cool:
[Gen8 Android Development] saprano614:
can you provide a mirror to a site that will let me download it and not have to sign in.
[Gen8 Android Development] shrewdlove:
Sorry I had no idea that you had to be signed inm order to download it. I'm uploading to megaupload now.
[Gen8 Android Development] saprano614:
Thanks a bunch. I really want to see what this looks like.
[Gen8 Android Development] shrewdlove:
Mirror

Sorry it took so long, it kept on failing so I decided just to use dropbox instead.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27653852/Kubuntu Mobile/Archos Gen 8/rootfs.img.zip
[Gen8 Android Development] saprano614:
thanks. more people need to use dropbox it rocks
[Gen8 Android Development] willowave:
I will try it out in a day or two if you still need people. My husband is in the middle of using my Archos to read a book. lol

Kudos to you for tryin got get Kubuntu on the Archos. Thats awesome.
[Gen8 Android Development] TheLegace:
Hi, I was just wondering do you have full hardware video acceleration working on kubuntu?

Also I was just wondering why are there touchsreen issues?

Thanks.
[Gen8 Android Development] shrewdlove:
Graphics acceleration is not possible atm because no one has compiled the driver to work under linux and thats a bit pot of my league. The guy who is trying to get ubutnu working on gen 8 tablets is having the same touchscreen problem and I still have't figured out what is causing it. Anyone got any tips?
[Gen8 Android Development] Lenn:
Our Gen8 Devices's Touchscreens are connected over a kind of "usb-host" i think;)

Maybe you should look in the Archos (free) Kernel Source how the Touchscreen is connected (in Software section)
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acontreras:
i have been using cyanogen mod 7 [most recent], its been great, no complaints. all of a sudden my superuser app stopped working, i use titanium back up frequently and cant get into it because superuser isn't working. any ideas or has this happened to anyone else?
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilostchild:
its known, my fix for me was uninstall update in market then do the update again, and all will work
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acontreras:
i dont think i ever did an update from the market i just used the one that came with rooting my device, i went to the market and saw it said "update" i did and was unsuccessful "package file was not signed correctly".
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acontreras:
so check this out, idk wat happened, but now its working, i went into manage apps and cleared data for su, tried this app from market called su update fixer but it said my signatures failed so i figure doesnt work uninstall fast, su update wouldnt let me update from market either, i went into titanium and successfully got granted su rights, incredible! thanks for the help. hope it stays working now
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krinilssen:
If it stops again try going into rom manager and fix permissions, that's what did the job for me
[Nexus S Accessories] sofia-captivate:
Hi everyone so my nexus came in today I'm scared to use it. I need protection for it. Before I purchased nexus s I already had bought 2 cases one is case mate pop and other is incipio. Is any of these cases good for protection or should I buy new one like different brands? And also case mate came with screen protector should i use that or buy invisible shield or ghost Armor? Please help me im so paranoid but wana use my phone asap. Havnt even turned it on yet.

Thanks
[Nexus S Accessories] carlost24:
From what I've heard the pop case offers very good protection, and theres alot of debate as far as screen protectors go I personally have one, also if your in nyc and for any reason want to get rid of your incipio feather ill take it from you (only if it's black, blue or red)
[Nexus S Accessories] suksit:
I'd suggest putting on the full-body skin on the battery cover and use any case you feel like it. The part that got scratches most is the back plastic cover (and yes the "case" itself can create some scratches too)

For the front, it's up to your taste -- you may like it naked or wanna put some screen protector on it.
[Nexus S Accessories] peeturr:
If you really want absolute protection, get a full body armor and wrap a case around it. The reason is because although cases protect from drops, they often cause unpleasant scuffs or scratches on the bezel as well as the back of the phone because dust/debris gets in. Getting a full body armor will protect against that, and having the case will prevent from drops as well. For the full body armor, I would recommend either Ghost armor or BSE, but not invisible shield. Invisible shield has a lot more orange peel texture than the other two mentioned. For the case itself, it seems that all of them have pretty good reviews here (both hard and soft cases), it all boils down to personal preference. I would definitely put on the screen protector that you have for now. If later down the road you feel like you're comfortable with your phone and that you don't need it, then you can take it off. Please turn on your phone. Congrats.
[Nexus S Accessories] sofia-captivate:
Do you have the ghost Armor? I'm going to thier booth this morning. I went to invisible shield the girl there did the worst job putting my screen protector.
[Nexus S Accessories] peeturr:
I have ghost armor. Good quality, perfect fit, less orange peel texture, and they have lifetime exchange. If there's a booth in your location you could do a direct swap without sending it in.
[Nexus S Accessories] carlost24:
Disregard this post
[Nexus S Accessories] donharden2002:
I've been using stealth shields on mine. Got a set on ebay for around $4 with free shipping. They are tough but a little sticky when using the screen.
[General Topics] TheBlindead:
Hi everyone im new to this forums and i'm thinking of buying my first android phone(till now was on symbian).I can't decide between samsung galaxy s and nexus s.Any help will be apreciated.I want use the phone for video/music/gamesand browsing.The nexus s attract being a free platform.

Tnx for support.
[General Topics] avishayil:
I have Galaxy S, so I am biased, but it totally rule :>
[General Topics] chinly43:
The Galaxy S II will be out soon, so if you can wait a little while you can get either roughly the same thing but with better specs, or get the original one for (presumably) a lot cheaper.
[General Topics] thatmatanater:
I would go with the Nexus S >.> I was looking forward to it coming out for sprint.. but when my phone broke, i needed a new one fast, so i just got the g2x instead.
[General Topics] TheBlindead:
Well i don't got alot money i got 370 euro but i get it from someone that bought phones whit his contract so let's say at a 500 euro phone he pays 200 and he gives it whit 300(you got waranty and all you need)So i get the nexus s at a galaxy s price.Tommorow i will talk whit an it specialist that can procure phones i still don't know if he gives waranty(that will be bad:P) but he got the most expensive ones:) and hes like 27 years.Is dual core so important ?:P Less batery(anyway i charge it every night)And some extra speed but i think a single core is enough for browsing/music/video/games to run smoothly.Didn't saw any game that lags on nexus s.And i like the design too:) Camera and video is beter on optimus 2x but i on't rlly use them.I want overall a quality phone that can resist 4-5 years.:D
[General Topics] nemesis333:
Hi,

is it possible to use the internetconection of my pptp-server through the vpn with my android device? Or is there some other method to use the internet while pptp is connected?

THX!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdeatharea51:
seen this video where they take a Samsung Droid phone apart and there is what seems to be a sim card chip socket you can take off.. just wondering if there is a way to add this to a Verizon Fascinate phone to make it a SIM card phone, as I can see when checking out the hidden menus there is a selection for other type of networks.

Just a thought maybe it can be done maybe it can't.. Figured I would leave it to smarter people than me o find out.

Seems I can not post the link on here due to me being new to this form.. Email me and I'll send link.

thanks
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s44:
What, the Charge? That's LTE -- which requires a SIM card -- as well as CDMA. The Fascinate only has a CDMA radio, no LTE or GSM/HSPA.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drdeatharea51:
No, The Vibrant phone.. and the Fascinate..
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitsuj17:
you cant magically make a cdma phone into a gsm or world phone with quick hardware changes

if you want a world phone..vzw sells some
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattRussNC:
afraid the level of engineering required to get this phone to working on gsm would be staggering. While nothing is impossible, this would require using almost nothing of the original phone.

However if you want a SGS on gsm, they do make those that are pretty close to this i think.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitsuj17:
yup 90%+ of all sgs phones sold are gsm
[Nook Color General] uEih:
So im rooting someones nook color and they updated to 1.2 and i downgraded them to 1.1 and for some reason when i try to add the B&N account in the initial setup it says something about it can't register at the moment, etc. So i can't get passed the OOBE therefore i bypassed it by skipping that. But when i went to the home screen for the NC i can't find a way to add the account. Can someone help me to get the B&N Account on this NC? Thanks!
[Nook Color General] jayr0x:
do you get error DAD1202 on the bottom left on the error screen? if so the nook is already "partially registered". as in, their servers say it is registered but it is not associated to anyone's B&N account.

however, this is an easy fix, it requires you to call B&N and have them unregister it and then re-register it to a B&N account that has a credit card and address on file.
[Nook Color General] uEih:
Hmm sounds about right, i did deregister the device before i did anything.. But the error is DAD1007, i don't know if it's any different. But i called and they told me call back an hour later as their system is down.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruddogg:
Adrynalyne/anyone,

HELP! so I was using your 4.3b kernal fine. I was in ROM Manager clicked on "Fix Permissions." It went thru the process. Once done, I was only getting 1x data rarely 3G, never 4G. I got worried so I figured I'd nandroid back to my last working back up before installing your kernal. When I tried to restore the nandroid, it gets to restoring system & says Error while formatting /system

So I tried to reboot, & now it's just stuck on the white HTC screen! please help!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruddogg:
ok, so I pulled the battery & reflashed the Updated RUU/Radio ROM, I can boot up now, but no 3G/4G, only 1x? Any ideas?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wakestrong:
This should get you back on 3G till the 4G is back online

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052727
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruddogg:
deleted...

figured it out how to switch back to 4G once it's back up
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidGraphix:
Isn't there an outage? I'm only getting 1x too and so are many others.

Sent from my rooted Thunderbolt with Das BAMF Remix Xda premium
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruddogg:
apparently so... :( maybe I didn't need to reflash & everything...
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cigar3tte:
Restoring Nandroid doesn't restore the kernel AFAIK. You'll need to reflash the ROM after doing a Nandroid restore, or at least reflash the original kernel.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruddogg:
thanks, I ended up flashing the RUU/Radio ROM released 04/18 & it's up & running now... too bad I had to reinstall everything with Titanium. I'm good now, just need Verizon to get that 4G back up. Thanks all!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PWEB18:
Yeah there's an outage...it seems to affect TBs in areas with 4G
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibsk8:
Backup do restore the kernel aswell.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruddogg:
I tried restoring with the Nandroid backup even AFTER I reflashed the RUU/Radio ROM, it still came up with the same error when trying to format/update the system.

That's why I reflashed the RUU/Radio again & just started all over with setting up everything. Does that mean that nandroid backup is no good & I should just delete it?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidGraphix:
Did you fix your problem?

Sent from Verizon in Phoenix, AZ, running a rooted Thunderbolt, with Lightning Rom v3.3.1 / Adrynalyne 4.4.3
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruddogg:
yes I ended up pulling the battery, rebooted into HBoot & reflashed the leaked RUU/Radio ROM from 04/19/11. Thanks!
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] yuanzhenlin:
I want to alter X8 start white logo ,so i try to find and replace it ,but failed .who can help me ?thankyou .:(
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] X1111:
did you mean this :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=901783
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] XperianPro:
He mean sony ericsson white start logo.

I think only custom kernel can change it.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] yuanzhenlin:
yes ,like you say ,i want to alter sony ericsson white start logo
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piercewei:
I installed a new dialer on my Arc. Please advise how to set it as default, thanks.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_iceman:
go into the applications menu in settings and find the stock dialer app.. select clear defaults, next time you select to royal a contact it will ask you which app to use.

Sent from The Arc!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piercewei:
my problem is I couldnt find the stocked dialer in application menu...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_iceman:
Not 100% sure, but it could be a part of the contacts app.. try clearing defaults in there..won't do any harm if I'm wrong!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piercewei:
Ok I'll check if it works. Thanks, dude.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MNstan87:
This worked! Ive been trying unsuccessfully on my MT3G without any luck. Doing this fixed it all. Thanks for the suggestion!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chanshuikay:
Which third party dialers do folks recommend? I'm really missing the HTC dialer which will lookup numbers if you start typing in either a name or number, the SE xperia arc dialer is just pants.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wch999hk:
I am using " Go Dialer", it work just fine with intelligent dialer and possible to change theme outlook
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daveybaby:
Was using dialer one for a while, and it was great. Then the app got updated and all of a sudden required permissions for just about everything on the phone - didnt trust the author, so uninstalled.

Currently using... um... dialer2, which from the name i'm guessing is a response to the bloatware and permissions creep of dialerone. It's a nice simple fast t9 dialer, it's free, and it works great.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PollPixx:
Touchpal dialer works best for me.

Sent from my arc or optimus 2x
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chanshuikay:
Thanks folks! let me check these out!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitsVA:
Go Contacts is the best and I think I tried all. They have different themes and the default Go Theme goes well with Arc's dark blue colors. It will be even better if someone can develop a theme for this dialer which will make it look exactly like Arc dialer.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chanshuikay:
@piercewei

Did you manage to find the stock dialer app in the end? Which one is it? As I'm also having trouble finding it. The contacts app on my phone doesn't have clear defaults button enabled.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrVinther:
Tried to set rocketdial as default instead of "contacts" .. doesnt do the trick.

Cant find any "default" dialers at all on xperia arc.

How do you guys really do when you change the dialer? do you live with the stock dialer at incoming calls and during calls?

:confused:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dalar:
I'd really want to know the answer to this question! I'm struggling with the same problem with Xperia Pro.

The Sony Ericsson default dialer sucks, but I'm unable to make a third party dialer THE DEFAULT dialer.

Any help would be useful!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r2001uk:
Since there's no Q&A forum for this phone (yet), I'll try in here.

I've noticed this morning, when listening to my music through my earphones, that the volume tends to subtly fluctuate - perhaps slightly reducing the volume on the louder parts of songs.

I don't like this (it's not even at max volume either) - is there a way to stop it? I've looked in the music player's settings and also the sound settings for the phone itself, but no luck.

This is my first Samsung Andrdoid so if I'm missing something common to these, feel free to hit me with the noob stick :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irenic:
You've got the SGS II already?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3sm0nd:
You are probably in the wrong forum, mate.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkym0nkey:
Nope, he is not. :P

Some lucky dawgs got it through P4U.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r2001uk:
I got it yesterday afternoon from Phones4U, although I think I've sorted this problem out now. I think it was related to the bass enhancement setting, because I disabled that and it's not doing it anymore (or it's no longer noticeable).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Big question how do you find the sound quality what headphones are you using? Thanks

Swyped from my Desire HD using XDA App
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r2001uk:
I'm using Soundmagic PL30's and the sound is great, although I did notice a bit of crappines when I had the bass enhancement on and turned it right up. Now I have it on Auto/Rock EQ with no effects - perfect for my needs.

I've yet to test the phone's speaker.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Death666Angel:
I don't have the phone and only played with android briefly before, but in theory, what you are describing is known as "normalizing", where the device tries to make the songs sound as even as possible. This results in capped louder parts and sometimes increased quieter parts. Is there any option like this in the equalizer? :-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
May I say... Congratulation and I HATE YOU... J.K...

Post up some more details of what you DISLIKE of it so far ;)