yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dunginhawk:
Is there any such thing?

id love to have a sizeable widget that can play videos from my library, so i can surf the net, or whatever on one side, or just twitter, whatever and on my home screen the bottom right can play a movie.

would be a nice thing to have.

not sure if its out there or not.

thanks
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuroEdge:
Since Day 1, my Fascinate has never had good battery life no matter the conditions. What is the best method to have Verizon replace the phone? Phone tech support?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyvallely:
Well you should start at the regular warranty number. (1800-922-0204) Then complain and they will direct you to a tech support representative. The representative will ask you about your phone. (They have to ask a minimum of 6 questions.) Then he/she will say they will have to send you a replacement device. That's where you jump in and get serious. You can ask to switch to a different phone. (DO NOT COMPROMISE ON A PHONE YOU DONT WANT) If you are not getting the results you would like simply use the threat that you are going to leave them because of their crappy phones and tech support. Sound mad it's ok. If that doesnt work just hang up rudely. Repeat the steps one more time if that doesn't work.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyvallely:
Last thing if they still can't get you to the right phone the next best thing is ask for a brand new fascinate. (No ands, ifs, or buts) If you dont want to go through the trouble you could also purchase an extended battery.

Link for extended battery from VZW: http://www.verizonwireless.com/extended-battery-2200-mah-includes-battery-door-1.shtml
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iwasaperson:
call 800-922-0204 then when it starts talking, press #00 and ask for tech support
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattRussNC:
A lot if it will depend on how long you have had the phone.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kos26:
When looking at the lock screen my phone doesn't display the date. Its cut off. All I see is Mon. May and the very top of the actual date. Anyone else have this problem? Wasn't like this any other time.

Edit.. didn't see any other posts when I started to post this earlier and didn't finish. Now that I did I see others. Mods, feel free to delete.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] southparkeric:
same issue here,,,, it drives me nuts,,, i am ready to trade it for a evo4g because of this and the fact it does not sort the apps menu.... come on samsung....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris41g:
it does sort the apps menu... hit menu, edit , sort , save... and the lockscreen thing is easily fixed by swapping fonts
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 063_XOBX:
Yeah, those are real important features...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shook187:
So how do I fix this problem?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 063_XOBX:
Change the lock screen font, the same answer in the other dozen threads about this...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] southparkeric:
well yes they are... lock screens can make or break a phone. even windows 8 will have a customizable lock screen. Widget locker comes the closet to the best but samesung is awsome lock but needs widgets....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Just read through the threads

Do you BONSAI?
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Update-Solutions added

This thread kinda rambles, and covers a couple different issues.

I'll try to summarize the solutions to each to time and eliminate extra reading for those who might end up here later.

Issue #1:

My Mesmerize was not recording sound with videos

Solution: Go into Voodoo Sound Control app (download from market if you don't have it) and under [recording profile], select "Original". Solved!

Issue #2:

I was having various minor issues that sounded as thought they might be fixed by flashing a new kernel.

scarmon25 suggested that I try out OTB-Reloaded. He was right, this is a great kernel! It allows overclocking and undervolting at the same time. I'm hoping this will give me both better performance and greater battery life.

Solution: Backup everything (Nandroid and TiBackup suggested), Flash the new kernel from recovery (you can use ROM manager to boot into Clockwork Mod Recovery) and reboot.

I'm not about to get into a discussion of backups, recovery, flashing, which kernel you need, etc... This is just a plug/endorsement for the OTB-reloaded kernel, period.

Issue #3:

At some point while updating to 2.2 Froyo and flashing new kernels, ROMs, etc... my home screen started rotating along with my apps. I could turn rotation on/off from the notification tray, but that disabled it for apps also.

Solution: It was pointed out by add144 that it's the home screen launcher that controls home screen rotation.

I'm running LauncherPro, be he mentioned that most other launchers (ADW, GO Launcher, etc...) also have the ability to allow or lock home screen rotation.

In my case (LauncherPro), here's the process for locking your homescreen rotation while still allowing auto-rotation in other apps:

1) From home screen, go to Menu (button) -> Preferences

2) Select Behavior Settings

3) Uncheck "Enable Auto-rotation"

4) Done!

I hope this summary saves someone some time and fruitless searching.

Cheers!

-Mike

----Original message follows---

Hi all,

I apologize for this question being a bit light on useful details, but my memory isn't so great.

I have a Mez, running 2.2 Froyo (updated from USCC), a custom ROM (I think), and a custom kernel (not sure which one).

I know that sounds insane, but there was a time a while back when I was flashing different things trying to find something that worked to my liking, and honestly just can't remember what combination I settled on.

It doesn't help that I'm still fuzzy on the whole ROM vs Kernel thing.

Anyway, here's the issue...

The videos I record on the phone have no sound.

You can hear a little background hiss, but no actual sound from the mic.

I can't remember if it worked before I updated to 2.2, but I suspect it did or I think I'd have noticed it before.

I guess I could flash everything back to stock and see if that fixes it, but I'd REALLY rather not do that, since it would take me so long to get it back sorted.

Is there a way to figure out exactly what I currently have installed on the phone?

Also, can anyone think of things I can do to troubleshoot the no audio issue?

Thanks in advance,

-Mike
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
This sounds like a issue I had on one of the earlier voodoo kernels. The fix was to download the voodoo control appear from the market and set recording preset to normal. This was fixed in the later releases of voodoo. Do you know which kernel your are on. That would help us narrow it down for you.

Edit. If you download the cpu spy app from the market you can pull your info up and see which kernel your on. It won't say exactly which one but should have the authors name in it so we can know which one your on to an extent.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Thanks for the quick reply scarmon.

I checked my voodoo sound options (already had the app) and I don't have a 'normal' recording preset.

My choices are:

Original

Balanced (new default) - with DRC

High Sensitivity - with DRC

Loud Environment - with DRC

I assume this means I have one of the newer versions of voodoo sound?

I'll get that cpu spy app and see what it says about my kernel.

Thanks!

-Mike
[Samsung Mesmerize] akellar:
Use original
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Switched to Original, audio works now, thanks!

I wonder why the "new" profiles don't work?

Is it a limitation of this phone or a problem with voodoo?
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
The newer voodoo kernels have that issue fixed. I believe it was just a issue with the first few ec10 voodoo kernels. May wanna try one of the new OTB or imnuts kernels. The recording works on those as I have tried both.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Good to know, thanks.

Is updating to one of those kernels you mentioned a simple 'boot to recovery and flash zip from SD card' or something more?

Here's a screenshot of my current kernel info from cpu spy...

Does that help any? I don't recognize that author.

EDIT: That OTB kernel sounds really interesting.

Please refer to my above question about the simplicity or complexity of flashing that kernel over the one I have now.
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
Yeah u flash in CWM. If your on voodoo and 2.2 then you shouldn't have any issues. If u go with OTB make sure to get the voltage control app. So u can adjust it. Just go easy on the over clock and undervolting till u see how your phone reacts. If u go with OTB let me know and I will post my settings. Been running them for a while and they seem pretty stable.

Edit. Switched to PC to correct my spelling. :)
[Samsung Mesmerize] add144:
The above is what I'd try first. If you still find that you're having issues even with a new kernel, I'd consider flashing a new ROM as well.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
I'll be flashing OTB shortly and would love to get your settings.

Thanks!

-Mike
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
K, This is what I have been running and it seems pretty stable for me. Keep in mind each phone is different and yours may not respond as well, or it may do even better then mine. I would suggest using the apply for now option in voltage control for a few days and once you know there good, you can apply at boot. Also nemisses included and great feature in CWM that allows you to remove boot settings in the event that you set something at boot and it doesn't work. You will get this once you flash the OTB v1.3 kernel. This will update CWM and the feature is under the advanced section of CWM if you need it. Here's the settings I have been using.

For the Scheduler I use BFQ

I set the Max Clock to 1200mhz

I have the following step and voltage drops enabled

200 mhz -100

400 mhz -100

600 mhz -75

800 mhz -75

1000 mhz -75

1200 mhz -50

With theses settings I am getting about a day of moderate use from my battery and great performance. You may play around with it and may get better results. Hope this helps.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
OTB 1.3?

The thread I was watching only goes to v1.2 for OTB-reloaded.

What am I missing?

I also noticed that is was technically a Fascinate kernel, is that a problem?
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
It works on the mesmerize too. That's what I'm on. There should be a link in the OP that's has v 1.3. Its he second link at the bottom of the OP
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Okay, I think I see the issue.

I was looking at this thread, whereas I think you're referring to this thread, right?

What's the difference between those 2 kernels, other than the OTB version?
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
one is Touch wiz and one is AOSP. If you are on stock Froyo you need touchwiz. AOSP will not work on stock ROM. You posted in the right one for OTB. This is the one you need for Stock Froyo

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1011626

The 1.3 link is towards the bottom of the first post.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
I don't think I'm on stock froyo, though.

As far as I can tell, I'm running SuperFrankenClean 0.292.

I base this on the files I found on my SD card while I was moving some stuff around just now.

In any case, it sounds like the touchwiz kernel is the one I need.

I'm downloading it now and will flash in a few.

Let me know if it looks like I'm about to frag something and I'll wait.

-Mike

OOPS! That should be SuperFrankenClean 2.9.2 ROM and EC10_ulv_voodoo kernel....I think.

Does that change anything?
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
Wait. Let me pull that ROM and I can tell you.

K this is showing to be used with touchwiz based kernels so u should be good to go.
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
Yeah your good man flash away. As long as its a touch wizard kernel you good to go. If u used the one I linked u too then u will be fine.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Awesome, flashing now....

If you hear a scream, it means it didn't work. lol

-Mike
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
Well I'm here all night so if it does go wrong we will fix it. But honestly you shouldn't have any issues
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
I probably should have asked this before I started the flash, but is it cool to flash from the CWM recovery vs the voodoo recovery?

I couldn't remember the process to boot into voodoo recovery.

Hmm....
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
When u boot in recovery what color is it and what version does it say
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Green. Don't remember seeing the version.

The flash is complete and the phone is rebooting.

I can see that my custom theme is still there, so far so good...

Okay, loooks like it's back up and running...kinda.

It's booting really slowly. I think (hope) it's just the first boot jitters. :)

Alright, it looks good to go!

I launched Voltage Control, and it no longer tells me I have an imcompatible kernel, so I think I'm golden.

Thanks so much for your help.

I'll post back in the kernel thread if anything goes awry, but I think it's all good now.

Cheers!

-Mike
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
Congrats. Your now on OTB. Enjoy
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Oh yes, yes I am! :D

Okay, last question I promise:

On a totally unrelated note, when I upgraded to 2.3 froyo, I noticed that I now have the option to enable or disable rotation from the notification tray.

The problem is that the home screen rotates too.

This looks like poo.

Are you aware of any way to leave rotation enabled, for everything but the home screen(s)?

Thanks,

Mike
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
Honestly that doesn't happen on mine. I'm on the hienz 57 and only app windows rotate. I'm sure there is a way to change that but I honestly don't know. Try the dispaly settings under menu settings. There may also be a tsm option in there. It may be in there. I've not tried to super fraken clean so honestly I don't know for sure. Wish I did though. As for questions. Ask as many as u like. Its the only way to find answers.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
huh, that's odd.

I was assuming that was a froyo thing, not a ROM thing.

I'll check out the heinz 57 and see if I like it better.

Is that the one you'd suggest to run?
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
I am running the Hienz 57 with Honeycomb theme and OTB and I love it. But this is my taste. Meaning you may like it or may not. You can always make a nandroid backup and if you find you like the SFC better, restore your back up. Couple of things to keep in mind.

If you do go to Hienz you will need to reflash OTB as it doesn't have the latest version

You will need to flash CWM 2.5 in order to flash Hienze as it doesn't suppoer Edify just yet.

You will need to diable lagfix, before you flash any kind of ROM in case something does go wrong.

In the end I took my phone back to stock and flashed Hienz, OTB and Honeycomb theme and couldn't be happier. But again. this may not be for you. There is a link to a video showing the featues of Hienz 57 in the OP of the thread. Check it out and if you think it is something you may lke. I would be more then happy to help you with it.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Sounds like a lot of work just to get rid of the annoying rotation! lol

I'll check out Heinz and see if it looks worth messing with and let you know.

Thanks again for all your help.

-Mike
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
That's cool. Yeah I would definitely look at it first. Its not real hard but it will take a little bit to get it right. If it is something you want to do. Just let me know.
[Samsung Mesmerize] add144:
The home screen rotating is totally dependent on the launcher you're using. If you're using the stock launcher and it does not provide an option to turn off home screen rotation, then just change launchers. GO Launcher, LauncherPro, ADW, etc. all have the option to turn off home screen rotation and are all available from the Market.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
I checked it out and don't really see any features beyond what I already have, except the rotation thing maybe.

I think I'll stick with what I have for now, until I get bored with it and decide to hack it up again, in which case I probably will go with the Heinz.

I'll keep you as a contact and bug, errr, contact you again if I need help. :)

Thanks so much for your help and support,

-Mike
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
No prob man
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
Aha! I was wondering what controlled the screen rotation.

I'm using LauncherPro, but can't seem to find anything in its settings about home screen rotation.

I guess I'll go look again, thanks.

-Mike

EDIT: Found it! Oddly, it doesn't say anything about being the rotation lock for the home screen, and it's not under the home screen settings in LauncherPro.

For anyone else who stumbles across this, here's the process for locking your homescreen rotation while still allowing auto-rotation in other apps.

*Only works if you're using LauncherPro*

1) From home screen, go to menu -> Preferences

2) Selet Behavior Settings

3) Uncheck "Enable Auto-rotation"

4) Done!

Thanks to everyone who helped me track down this (and the other) issue.
[Samsung Mesmerize] scarmon25:
Cool deal. Glad u found it.
[Samsung Mesmerize] Elmojo:
"Thanks" all around on me! lol

I updated the OP with a summarized version of this thread, with solutions.

Please scan it and see if I've omitted anything important or said anything misleading.

Thanks,

Mike
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longster10:
I rooted my desire last week using unrevoked and I am currently using oxygen 2.1

What are the advantages of s-offing my phone?

I have a 16gb sd card with a 512mb partition which I did through rom manager.

Please go easy on me as I'm new to all this!

Cheers
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwiftSmoke:
I only started rooting and flashing new roms last week and did the s-off yesterday.

From what ive found info wise rooting gives a good amount of system access but there is still a lvl of system data that cant be changed unless u use Android Developer kit and use console commands(things like boot screens and where apps install either onto the phone or as optional apps on sd/or part of a2sd).

S-off releases the last lvl of security and allows you to even access the system files on the fly using apps like root explorer to swap app files etc.

S-off isnt really needed if all u want to do is flash roms etc

As a noob thats my way of seeing s-off hopefully a senior member can clarify or correct some of this.

Also http://alpharev.nl/ explains what s-off is at the top of his website :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzumagos:
biggest advantage of S-OFF is ability to flash a custom hboot which changes tour partition layout. in effect you have more space for apps and ROM performs really fast, faster than any A2SD+ or DATA2XXX ROM

ofc the rom has to be designed to work with custom hboot.

i belive oxygen is :p
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longster10:
If I do the s-off do I need to delete the partition of my sd card or leave as it is?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwiftSmoke:
if you have your SD card partitioned with fat32 and ext(for a2sd) then no u shouldnt need to do anything.

If you havent got a ext partition on your sd card yet id personally recommend making one just for roms that use a2sd.

As part of the s-off process though the sd card doesnt need to be touched :)

just make sure b4 u do s-off to make a backup using the recovery mode on the phone. Some roms can be corrupted after a s-off procedure(usually not booting properly) but using the recovery u can reapply the backup as the phone was before u did the s-off.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longster10:
I have now s-offed the the phone, downloaded the PB99IMG file and renamed it PB99IMG.zip

I put the PB99IMG.zip file on my sd card but when I go in to Hboot (volume down + power) the file is not found.

Do I flash it like a rom by going in to recovery and "install zip from sd card"

Thanks in advance

Edit

the phone has now found the zip file file but it fails due to cid error:mad:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwiftSmoke:
I didnt bother with the optional updated hboots, unless your rom requires it I wouldnt worry about it.

was just looking at oxygen 2.1 thread and i got this

Do i need to be S-OFF or have Oxygen hboot? No, the rom will work S-ON and with any hboot layout. However the recommended set-up is S-OFF and Oxygen hboot (thanks TheGhost1233)

so dont worry about the optional hboot update :D

But if u want the hboot I found this might help :D

http://androidforums.com/desire-all-things-root/309298-err-incorrect-cid-s-off-device.html
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longster10:
I have give up on installing the oxygen hboot

When I try to install the zip file from sd card in recovery(holding volume down and power) I get the cid error and the sdk method is just way to complicated for me :o
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davebugyi:
Well, you can still use android flasher if the fastboot method is too complicated for you ;)

Search for it in the Developement section.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longster10:
I have downloaded the Android flasher but the only instructions I can find are for flashing splash screens.

What mode should my phone be in to flash the oxygen hboot?

Cheers
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] status_six:
I would do fastboot method if you are going to change the hboot, there is a very good thread with some extra instructions here:

http://www.oxygenrom.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=241&p=1746

Everything runs from internal memory so you can ditch all the complex partitioning work, and have a faster phone!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longster10:
I ran the android flasher my hboot is

HBOOT-0.93.0001

does this mean it is done and if so what are the next steps?

Cheers
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidzone:
You can't use the pb99img method unless you're already s off. It is for s off people to switch hboots. For you, just download and burn the alpha rev iso onto a cd, reboot to cd, and follow instructions

Edit: just noticed that you are already s off.

Well then easiest way to switch hboot:

Reboot to fast boot (vol - and power button)

fastboot flash hboot hboot.img

Is the format of the command from dos prompt.

If you haven't installed android sdk, you can't do that.

For pb99img method, ideally use a gold card or a card with only one partition, which is fat 32

double check the file name in windows.

It should be PB99IMG.zip

Don't change the case. Make sure that there isn't an additional .zip extension on it. Try renaming it by removing the .zip part. If windows still shows the zip file icon, that means you had an additional .zip in the file name

Swyped with my Starburst Classic based Desire with Intelligent Data2sd
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] SN4K3B1T3:
Just discovered that with GoSMS Pro you can change the color of the LED for notifications...didn't know Atrix had multicolor LED other than standard red green yellow...I got blue...haven't tried any other colors yet but Im sure they work

Sent from my GreyBlurred Bell Atrix
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] M.k.s:
Is it only for that app or can you get the colors changed for regular notifications?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] SN4K3B1T3:
I was going to try the app I used for my old n1 to change the led notification settings...ill report back

Edit: Confirmed Light Flow works...limited color changes...blue and orange tested going to test more

Sent from my GreyBlurred Bell Atrix
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] GatorRuss:
I currently use Red/Green/Orange/Blue/Purple. When using Light Flow when it tries to do some of the colors, it comes out looking like a rainbow...so I guess that counts as another color?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] SN4K3B1T3:
Yeah same here I got purple,white,pink,red,blue working

Sent from my GreyBlurred Bell Atrix
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] CC Lemon:
I haven't tested/compared with Light Flow, but blink is another option and is what I use. Allows you to select color and frequency of flashing for a few things... I think you can choose for email, text, battery and missed call settings. I'll take a look at Light Flow later, when I get a chance.