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[T-Mobile LG G2x] ThC23:
Like the previous post backup won't show up on manage and restore in RM, but there is a backup on my sd!

The problem is it's not zipped (.zip)

Is there a way to compress it??

I know Astro will unzip, but not sure how to compress it!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] outdooz:
Mini info, and Settings - sd card and device storage settings are both telling me that the internal storage is the sd card and the sd card is the internal storage. Is there a fix or is it ok.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madiom:
Do you mean sdcard and sdcard2?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] outdooz:
It says the sdcard is the sdcar/2 and vice versa
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LucasMN:
YOU BROKE IT!!! GGGAAAWWWDDD!!!

No, you are OK. Don't worry about it. It is showing up correctly, sdcard and sdcard2.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madiom:
Still not 100% sure what you mean, but I think you are OK, it may have to with the ROM you are using, see the quote below from the OP of VEGan Ginger

"****The Latest Flash player from the market now works. Latest google maps now works download from the market.****

Internal Memory is mapped to SDCard and external SD Card is mapped to SDCard2."

If I open a file manager all of my internal stuff is located on SDcard, The micro SD that I can eject shows as SD2.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chadness:
Depends on which ROM you're running. A lot of them switch them around. There's advantages and disadvantages to both. It certainly doesn't hurt to have them switched. The reason people do it is so that you can pull out your external SDCard and manipulate files and have them usable by your programs. The disadvantage is that you can't easily access the internal card from your computer - you pretty much have to do it from recovery (such as ClockWork Mod), because when you tether it attaches to the one named "SDCard (in Froyo).

And, to make it more confusing, they go by different names in Gingerbread:

Actual storage Froyo Gingerbread
Internal card SDCard emmc
External card SDCard2 SDCard

Those are the default names. Again, many ROMs will switch them around.

Anyways, that's just for your future reference if you move to Gingerbread.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] outdooz:
I don't think this is surposed to happen. When I take out the sd card the tablet shows a message that says it has benn removed but it the storage space still shows up in setting. It has 1.86 gigs and even when it is disconnected it says sdcard 1.86 gigs i tried rebootee but same thing
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LucasMN:
Did you partition it like is recommended?

That would show your app partition of 2GB. And the other part of it is for storage.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] boldfacelies:
How are you guys getting phones for free or cheap? I paid $333 and that was a discounted upgrade price!

I feel ripped off and every time I call customer loyalty they just start the steps of actually cancelling my account -- which I don't really want.

Anyone help or PM me some help?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] crazythunder:
i paid 500 bucks. should i call and complain? people call and get retentions to bargain with them, sometimes it works. other people have legitimate reasons for getting special offers from retentions, such as going through 6 or so bad phones, or being overcharged for a few months.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
250 retention.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bgolden84:
**** i paid 500 to i think we should call and ***** that might make them give us a sensation right o wait no it wont roflmao if u feel ripped off then return it and get somthing else u have 14 days u know
[T-Mobile LG G2x] suhailtheboss:
they didnt force you to buy the phone..

:confused:

the loyalty line used to be a great service for customers, but due to nonstop abuse by everyone it's become a joke. 90% of the calls to loyalty are people just trying to take advantage of the system and get something for free or discounted. Unless you have an account that has been with t-mobile for a very long time, or have multiple lines, they will generally see right through the BS and transfer you to cancelations.

just based off the price they charged you, i can tell that you have either A) signed up, or B) upgraded phones within 14 months. that being the case, you dont have many options to get the phone for cheaper. they are the last line of defense between you and cancelation, and if they're transfering you to cancelation theres nothing more they are willing to do to save you.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
I was at sprint. They gave me a price for 2 evo.

The retention rep on the phone immediately offered to lower the plan to beat sprint by $5 and offered the phones at 250 each.

Of course I did have every intention to leave. And have never called retention in the 8 years I've had tmo.
[Xoom General] Earthbrain:
With all the cheaper tablets out now or in the near future, is anyone going to be "brave" (using a nice word) enough to buy the $800 3G Xoom anymore?

I am trying to sell my 3G Xoom (barely used) for $625 on Craigslist and I don't even get any real offer for about 1 week (except for people who wants to trade it for tatoos work).

That is a lot of savings for an almost 2 month old tablet when you take into account of not having to pay taxes.
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
id return my wifi and take it from ya, but i dont want a monthly plan when i can just tether with my incredible..
[Xoom General] jamaicansolja:
I sold mine and got the playbook and am very pleased.

I couldnt even sell my Xoom for 625.. Sold for 600$ . When I listed my iPad 2 only 40$- retail it sold by the next day.. Xoom for a week couldnt sell for 200$- retail without me having to deal with shipping. Basically also when you buy the Xoom current 800$ price point model the price drops 1/4 immediately.

So if you buy it at say Best Buy and have 14 days remember after this your 820$+ device is really worth 6-650$
[Xoom General] mywingtophone:
I guess im lucky i sold mine for 650 on craigslist and same as you i bought a playbook.

The playbooks screen is just amazing!
[Xoom General] Smokexz:
If it were a wifi only Xoom maybe, but since it's a 3g Xoom I find it pretty stupid to purchase when you can get a wifi only one for the same price. I mean sure, you can get a plan but why get a plan for something that your smartphone could tether its current plan to?

Sent from my Xoom
[Xoom General] Earthbrain:
Why do you need a plan? The 3G that I am selling does not need any plan.

Also, I currently have the ipad, the T-mobile Galaxy Tab, the 3G Xoom, and I bought the 64 GB Playbook on opening day.

I love the Playbook so much that I have neglected to use the other 3 tablets.

I need to sell my 3G Xoom to buy the 8.9" Samsung tab in June. I have too many toys now. :)
[Xoom General] KidJoe:
But I think that is the point/problem...

If someone doesn't need/want the VZW data plan, then they don't need to spend the extra $$ on the VZW Xoom with 3G (4g upgradeable).

So if you're selling a used VZW 3G Xoom, its a tough sale when a "NEW In Box" Wifi Only Xoom can be had for $539.99 to $599.99.

Also consider the "NIB" Xoom would have a store return policy, and the warranty wouldn't have started weeks (or possibly two months per the OP) ago.
[Xoom General] mrmerkwa:
Id wait till motorola upgrades the radio so you can say its 4g capable since its free n ur waiting till june to spend the money on another tablet if it was just wifi only id sell it now but im sure some people wud like to be able to put there thunderbolt 4g unlimited data sims card in the tablet

it be a faster sell once its got its 4g radio
[Xoom General] alias_neo:
Lol, how many things in the world have cheaper version?

If you want a ferrari do you buy a fiat cause it still has all the wheels and an engine just lik the ferrari?

Yes, people are still buying the 3G XOOM, I paid £580GBP for mine and it was well worth it.

The Acer should be half the price, it's an entry level company.
[Xoom General] musashiken:
Some people feel that using a phone as a wifi hotspot/tether just eats up the phone battery much quicker and so it's not that useful if you plan on surfing the net with the Wifi Xoom for long periods of time.
[Xoom General] 3devious:
I ditched my smartphone and now pay less for the same amount of data I was using. My dumbphone is still a better phone than the smartphones I've had.
[Xoom General] DroidHam:
most places I goto that I would be on wifi for a long time either have wifi, or a place for me to charge my phone while tethered
[Xoom General] musashiken:
Well unfortunately some countries don't have the luxury of having many public wifi hotspots.
[Xoom General] Earthbrain:
You made a good point. I will just hold onto the $625 price point until I fully upgrade to 4G and see if it will sell better. I will feel better if I use it more often before I sell so that I can get my money's worth.
[Xoom General] MitchRapp:
tethering is just fine here - Nexus One + Xoom.

Heard about charging your phone via your Xoom using a micro-usb to micro-usb cable ... need to buy one and try it out myself cuz the Xoom battery is just awesome.
[Xoom General] rj2885:
Went with a dumb phone and 3/4g xoom, and paying less for data too. Use wifi at home and work and 3g when I'm out and about. Luv my 3g tab :-)
[Xoom General] B Dizzle:
Moto just announced LTE late summer. You may be holding onto it a while.
[Xoom General] PaulG1488:
Smh why downgrade to a playbook id get a crapple product before I would ever get crapberry
[Xoom General] wang1404:
Why is xoom chosen to be the one? :( why is the playbook so interesting?
[Xoom General] erzhik:
I bought 3g specifically so that I can get a plan. Hoewever, I'm personally waiting for 4g upgrade before getting a plan. And people do still buy it, the ones who travel alot.
[Nexus One General] knightnz:
Sounds like it's all gone pear shaped. The main English porting for MIUI is no more, the site is gone.

Some of the details are from the @MiuiDev twitter feed:

http://twitter.com/#!/miuidev

MIUI itself is still in development as usual by the original Chinese devs, the English translation has hit a major speedbump (brick wall?) with this however.
[Nexus One General] chelsea_fc:
Go to miuiandroid.com
[Nexus One General] exb0:
I never understood why everyone loves miui so much anyways
[Nexus One General] ericc191:
I always heard it was pretty awesome, in an iphone kind of way.
[Nexus One General] cyberstoic:
Miuiandroid.com appears down as well. None of the links are working. :(
[Nexus One General] popophobia:
I was around the site for a bit. It's known that markhuk is not very stable. He usually just flips out from random thing. He yelled at members so many times for reporting a bug, banned a few country by IPs, threatened to give up the project at least 10 times before.

The dude thinks he owns everything on there and everyone who helps him are nobody. I'm actually quite happy that the majority of the dev splits and form MIUI.us. At least the English version of the Rom is not in Mark's dead grip. Also, less drama from this dude.
[Nexus One General] pakraider:
lol, you're right.. right on cue:

he tweets this:

then, all of a sudden:

Whatever.
[Nexus One General] popophobia:
I hope the Chinese team will drop him. Too much drama.
[Nexus One General] b1337:
flash and try it yourself....
[Nexus One General] GldRush98:
That dude sounds friggin bipolar
[Nexus One General] apheonixboy:
Well...

Site down or not, as long as we can get translators to translate from Chinese to English and update the roms with the translated text, then the updates can still roll out somewhere somehow. Basically everything having to do with English translations is down.... right?

Miui still comes from China.... not like the whole china-made-rom is dead.... no?
[Nexus One General] GuestX0019:
http://www.miuiandroid.com/2011/04/were-back/

I like MIUI as well as CM and Sense roms--it is what flashing is all about--each has their own unique look and qualities
[Nexus One General] cpm:
So where does one download MiUi English version then? And is it 2.3 based? I tried one last week and it looked quite unstable. Couldn't even find the FM radio. Quickly flashed back to CM7.

What do people recommend?
[Nexus One General] GuestX0019:
You need to go to the Forums/Nexus One and dl the latest deodexed chinese rom and English pack

Flash them back to back from sd card like any other rom

You will need to wipe data and caches at least 3X for everything, I do five.

Do a nandroid first and would redo sd card as in reformat outside phone and repartition ext3 1gb. Back it up first

I found this helps if having issues

I, like some, need to dl VM Heap Tool from Market and set to 48

If launcher is still laggy use ADW

You may want to reboot after initial flash to set space and also run a2sd commands
[Nexus One General] exb0:
I did. Sure I like the eye candy. But I don't like the fact that there's no app launcher. Everyone has different likings. This isnt one of mine ;)
[Nexus One General] GuestX0019:
Use ADW--you don't lose the unique pull down bar or any other MIUI features

I have used it with a solid black wallpaper and lose some of the iphone look

I think there is an icon theme also?
[Nexus One General] knightnz:
He does sound a bit all-over-the-place.

Paul O'Brien from MoDaCo has gone to the extent of purchasing additional physical hardware in order to supply them with a server which is pretty epic on his part. Looks like it's not going away any time soon.

I like some of the things that MIUI tries to do, but it has issues with a few things that I need it not to have issues with.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
I would love my task killer from my vibrant.

But since the g2x doesn't have a native tl, what is the best one?

The ones i use seem not to work. Even force killing apps doesn't work.

Anyone found one that keeps apps closed?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] velazcod:
No task killer.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
I think I prefer one.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] azsl1326:
Glad this topic was posted. So I called T-Mobile support yesterday about the battery issues and the first thing the guy asked me was if I was running a Task Killer - I was running Advanced Task Killer. BTW, he was zero help about the battery issue!

Today, I stopped into a TMo store to look for a case. The rep told me to uninstall the ATK that they did more harm than good. The rep today seemed to be more of a technical individual and understood much more than the phone rep from yesterday. The rep today told me I would have much better luck actually stopping the processes under Applications / Running Services.

So which is it?

Thanks in advance.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
Well we former vibrant owners have been told not use one since day one.

Then the vibrant got a native task killer. It was amazing.

The fact is those programs are taking up cache and I don't even use them.

Tmo apppack? Wtf. Telenav? Does anyone even use telenav?

Yes I know TK are suppose to be bad for android. But I think it clearly extends battery and speeds up my phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] schmit:
What I keep reading out there is that the task killers worked well for the early android phones. But the OS is much better nowadays and does a good job managing things for ya. I also read that even tho an app is started, it doesn't mean it is using up resources.. most are sitting there dormant. Thus, the processing power used to stop them (and then they are restarting) is using up more battery.

I've read this enough to make me question whether to uninstall ATK or not. I'm seriously considering it. I do have Titanium backup installed and I have used that to freeze appPack, car home, and 1-2 others . Now they never start. But, I'm wondering... is something else triggering those apps to start? If so and they cannot be started, is there a constant attempt to start them? ping ping ping....
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
Install a cache cleaner. It will show about 6mb going to those unused apps.

For a dormant app? Why?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] azsl1326:
I took the store rep's advice and uninstalled it. I will see what happens. I haven't noticed a difference yet. I am also using Bloat Freezer to freeze the apps that TMobile felt that had to put on the phone that are more or less useless to me (and probably everyone else).
[T-Mobile LG G2x] schmit:
ya, that's what i'd like to know.. so really.. is it even worth freezing them out? What cache cleaner you using?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
1tap
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
Found the atk with the blue x will stop the cache use. The one with the red x would not.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] schmit:
i'm going to try to do a test w/ similar usage.. Unfreeze everything in titanium and don't end any tasks vs freezing and ending tasks.. Try to see the diff. in battery usage. It's hard to get a true apples to apples comparison because usage differs.. but I'll give it a try..
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
Thnx
[T-Mobile LG G2x] system6:
I've gone with and without on 5 different Android phones. I wouldn't go with out one.

While it is true that Froyo and Gingerbread SHOULDN'T need taskkillers, poor coding and memory leaks have proven otherwise for me.

To each their own.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] spencersir2:
Well in my opinion

I have had a G1 a N1 and now i have a G2x, and have tried a task killer with each phone, and personally i think it eats up more battery by making everything reset everytime it kills an app that automatically launches anyway(Widgets and Bloatware) so honestly if your having problems with background tasks root and freeze them.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] DrowsyMalice:
I actually find that if you freeze what apps you don't want to randomly start for stupid reasons like when the wind blows, then freeze them. Then under ATK, I ignore processes that are vital and apps that I want to allow to notify me our run in the background, and the rest I just kill when I'm done with them, and it frees up assloads of memory.

Sent from my rooted G2X
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wondercoolguy:
Here is a great article explaining why task killers are bad for android....

http://m.lifehacker.com/5650894/and...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cyberchuck9000:
I can't believe there are people out there who still believe in the task killer myth. 2009 called, they want their misconceptions back.

Freezing apps can be useful. Force killing them every 10 minutes is not.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] spencersir2:
Agree 100%
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jayohwhy:
true story.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jimbo831:
Power of the mind does wonders. People install them and anecdotally think their phone seems faster with longer battery life. Placebo effect hard at work.

For those who still believe in task killers, I would read a little about the Android app lifecycle from the Android developer page.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] schmit:
Actually, after reading the posts that followed, I'm going to trust those that have more experience in the matter. I'm uninstalling ATK and after further reading, Watchdog seems like the app to use.. It monitors what matters, CPU usage.

Thanks!!!

First android here.. I appreciate the feedback. Now I can help others who are stuck in 2009 too.. :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
Well for those coming from samsung that got use to using their awesome tk, there is a market equal that only kills the EXTRA stuff. Not the important apps.

Its just like the galaxy s stock tk!

Its called.....Active Apps. There is a free version as well.

Its awesome. It doesnt kill background task like others. And it monitors programs that you don't want running.

This is the type of tk I was asking about ang got 0 help finding.

So if you, like me did use your stock tk on your galaxy s and want that particulr tk, this is its clone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bdkinney:
I believe CM7 has an option to kill the foreground task via longpress of the back key. That and task freezing is all the control I want/need.

Just waiting for a complete CM...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
This. I asked and got hung out. I found this. Does the same thing.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ScooterG:
Just installed this and I have zero "active applications" running. I guess Android is already doing it's job...?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] d12unk13astard:
Auto memory manager, nuff said :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
Yep.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ikithme:
When something is not doing anything in the foreground or background (Sitting idle) it only uses resources to keep it open and that's it.

Now when you are using a task killer that app is sitting in the background actively scanning for apps to kill... ALL... THE... TIME. Can you see how this could be bad, use resources, slow your phone down, and WASTE battery, YES WASTE!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
have you used the samsung tk?

Do you know what im talling im talking about?

You gave the SAME answer SEVERAL others did. And they had no idea what I ment.

If you dont know how the sammy tk was different then I cant help you.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] CB620:
use manage applications.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] twoeleven99:
wow@people still using task killers
[T-Mobile LG G2x] avetny:
no task killer !!!!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
Yeah I figured out the samsung tk was actually a managing app. All these people with half assed comments and not one could help me.

I had to find it on my own. Its a very specific app.

Thank goodness I ran into it on accident. Days later.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] paleozord:
I don't understand why this is happening. I have one device running Windows Mobile 6.5.0 BONE STOCK with no manufacturer enhancements or modifications (HP Glisten) and the version of Internet Explorer Mobile 6 included on that device DOES reflow text to fit the page automatically whenever I zoom in or out. Great.

I have another device running WinMo 6.5.3 (Sony Ericsson Aspen - newer) and the version of IE Mobile included on it does NOT reflow text upon zooming in or out. Why would this be? Why would a newer, more recent edition of IE Mobile 6 not have a feature that an only slightly older version does include?

Does anyone know if there's a registry setting or something that can enable this feature in IE Mobile 6? I just can't understand why it wouldn't do it when the Glisten does, and it's running the older WM 6.5.

Can anyone help? Please..?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elmasguapo:
Hey guys,

I've got a Transformer on the way, and when it arrives, I plan on installing all sorts of crap on it to figure out which apps I like best. Once I've determined that, I'd like to completely wipe my system clean and installing only the apps I liked best.

So my question is: how does one completely reset the system (complete filesystem wipe) and restore it to the way it was when I unboxed it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
you go into the bootloader and do factory reset.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elmasguapo:
Thanks, seshmaru. I'm glad it's that simple. This does wipe the cache and everything else, right?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
I don't think it wipes cache, but I know a hard shutdown (holding power for 10~15 seconds) does wipe it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elmasguapo:
Great! So a hard shut down (holding power for 10-15 seconds) followed by going into the bootloader (VOL_DOWN + POWER [continue holding VOL_DOWN when it starts booting until you get a prompt]) and doing a 'Data Wipe' should theoretically get me to a brand new state, right?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshmaru:
Yessir, it should.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elmasguapo:
Awesome. Thank you very much for the help.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuntdouble:
You can also initiate it from the settings in android and it wipes all data you had put on it, leaving all system files, so it's like a fresh start.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cky2000:
Yeah this works. Just did it, wipes (all user) cache and data. settings/privacy/factory data reset. It took about 2mins.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] we4r:
I've try to do this but at the end when press VOL_UP the screen shows android logo with exhalation mark at middle of the logo.

Any idea for this?