yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d10brp:
I'm fairly new to this so I have only tried 2.3 ROMs since rooting. Obviously phone has been running official sense just fine on both 2.1 and 2.2 for about a year.

Also, apologies for this, but I don't know what the kernal is. Just followed the noob video tutorial. Is it Alpharev?

Haven't tried Oxygen since RC7 so I might try it out.

Seems to be memory related as just after I posted, something slightly different happened, I pressed the lock button and the lock screen appeared but then froze. After a couple of minutes the screen eventually locked again with a very slow jerky animation. So I have just removed a couple of apps that seem to be running all of the time, App protector pro and StumbleUpon. No crashes since then (2 hours).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d10brp:
So that worked for about 2 days. Now thinking maybe it is the SD card. Ordered a new one.
[Nook Color General] GTT1:
Running CM7.0.3 from SD card. When I go to applications battery use I see cell standby and phone idle using major battery resources. As the NC isn't used as a phone is their anyway to remove these apps that are running or at least shut them down?
[Nook Color General] seth.i.simmons:
Something I've been doing for a while is using Root Explorer (well worth the money) to rename any of the system apps I don't want, mostly having to do with phone stuff (I.e. rename Phone.apk to Phone.apk.bak) which disables that until I rename it back to .apk. now there's no cell standby or phone idle in battery usage! You can also rename things like Telephonyservice.apk and Voicedialer.apk. all these can be found under system/app. Hope that helps!

Edit: Oh, and when you rename Phone.apk it'll go into a force close loop until you reboot. Just hold down the power button till it turns off, then turn it back on, and you'll be good to go!
[Nook Color General] GTT1:
If I purchase root explorer and use market to download will I lose this app and need to repurchase it if I decide to completely start fresh like I just did with CM7.0.3. I had to download all my apps again from market. They were free apps so not a big deal.

Is it possible to save a purchased app and use again?
[Nook Color General] capnblackleg:
Your purchased apps should be tied to your market (google) account and are therefore saved there and not on the device itself. If I understood what you were asking.
[Nook Color General] seth.i.simmons:
Yep, if you purchase an app, it will always be saved in "my apps" for easy redownload, no matter what rom you're running.
[Nook Color General] Drachen808:
.... Or what device you are using (i.e. if I purchase an app it is available for DL on my nook and hero.)
[Nook Color General] john10101:
Theres been much discussion, there are 2 schools of thought, but many believe disabling or deleting these apk's do not effect battery usage at all. (make sure you dont delete them just rename them to .old)
[Nook Color General] Drachen808:
I have a question about this (as I have yet to try it out myself). If I rename these files, do I have to do it again each time I install a new rom (or flash an update of a rom)?
[Nook Color General] GTT1:
Should be easy to tell just go to applications/battery usage and see if cell and phone are consuming, if they are then something is still active even if the apps are not available.
[Nook Color General] japzone:
A better option is to Install Titanium Backup(Which you should have anyway) and then find the Phone Apps and "Freeze" them. Much better idea then Renaming.

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[Nook Color General] seth.i.simmons:
You can do that with most of the apps, but NOT with Phone.apk, the main one responsible for "cell standby". For me it does take away cell standby and phone idle from battery usage.

And yes, sadly you do have to redo it when installing a new rom, since it reinstalls the system apps.
[Nook Color General] Kadin:
So anyone have a good list of known Apps that can be renamed/frozen that won't impact tablet performance and *could* potentially lead to better battery life?

Oh and I renamed the apps you (Seth) listed on the first page but Phone Idle and Cell Standby still show in the Battery Usage display. Is this just because they were there and in use in the past and will eventually fall off? I renamed these apps to *.old
[Nook Color General] japzone:
Woops, your right. You need Bloat Freezer to Freeze System Apps. It's on sale for 99¢ right now.

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[Nook Color General] seth.i.simmons:
Yeah, you'll probably see those still listed in battery use till you shutdown, I think. Then they should be gone.

Here are all the apps I rename, and why:

Booksphone.apk (I use aldiko)

Browser (I use DolphinHD)

Camera (obvious :P)

CarHomeGoogle (no idea what this even is)

Email (use gmail)

FileManager (use Astro or Root Explorer)

Gallery3D (use quickpic)

MMS (no use for me)

Music (use audiogalaxy, soon to be Music Beta :) )

Phone (should clear up "cell standby") )

PicoTts (I don't use TTS ever)

Protips (No use now)

SoundRecorder (No mic :P )

Talk (don't use it)

TelephonyProvider (no use, may also be a cause of "cell standby" or "phone idle")

TtsService (don't use)

VoiceDialer (again, no mic)

Hope that helps, and I've had no issues so far! Also, I would rename Phone.apk last, since you have to do a hard shutdown.

Edit: obviously, all these are .apk, I just didnt feel like writing it that many times :P Also, it shouldn't matter what you rename them to, as long as they aren't .apk anymore. I rename as .apk.bak.
[Nook Color General] Kadin:
Thanks for the list. I got some stuff to rename and most of them seem pretty obvious.

As to the Phone Idle and Cell Standby, they're still showing after 3 reboots. I'm thinking they're going to still show there for a while because both of them show like 3hr xx min of 'Time On' and the percentage has dropped a couple. I'm not sure where else to see if they're actively in use - they shouldn't be, I renamed and it stuck just like all the rest that no longer show up.
[Nook Color General] animatechnica:
last i heard that while most might think it a worthwhile exercise to rename the files, there is no proof it actually improved battery life
[Nook Color General] seth.i.simmons:
Hmm, come to think of it, they were there till I installed a new rom. They should go away over time though, sorry for that misinformation! I had just thought a reboot would solve it.
[Nook Color General] lyam23:
Not as easy as you might think. The OS appears to be reporting legitimate tablet usage using these labels. There is no phone radio to consume battery.
[Nook Color General] Briaom:
Thank you, Seth, - are you saying that phone.apk

does

need to be renamed because Titanium backup will not freeze it ?
[Nook Color General] wpbear:
I used root explorer and renamed phone.apk. I got continual force close notifications so I had to do a hard shutdown. It came back on and I went back to root explorer and phone.apk was back as normal.Phone.apk doesn't even show up in titanium backup.

Second time trying to rename and reboot and it stuck.

Sent from my NC
[Nook Color General] seth.i.simmons:
Yep, just like the post above me, it doesn't even show in TB, so you have to rename it to remove it. Should be good after that!
[Nook Color General] tmobilewinguser:
would it be ok to just use titanium backup and uninstall all these or would that just cause problems
[Nook Color General] seth.i.simmons:
If you read through the thread your questions been answered,but again, some of the don't show up in TB, so you have to use Root Explorer to remove them.
[Nook Color General] I Am Marino:
So which is better for stability? To freeze them or rename them?
[Nook Color General] crea78:
I'm using Go Launcher and under the app drawer settings, it will allow you to hide the apps you don't want to appear.
[Nook Color General] carlosraf20:
I try to use root explorer and rename those apk but i get the error that is a read only file , how con i fix this ?
[Nook Color General] SparkssXDA:
did you grant super user rights to Root Explorer ? I believe it should have asked to allow/deny the first time you ran Root Explorer. You can check the SU app to view the allow/deny list of apps and update them now, as it usually only asks you once.
[Nook Color General] hockeyfamily737:
When using Root Explorer, when you navigate into /system/app, by default you go in with r/o (read only) permissions. At the top of the screen you'll see xxxMB used, xxxMB free, r/o and a box next to that which says Mount R/W....Click that box, you'll then be able to long press on any apk and rename it.
[Nook Color General] carlosraf20:
Thanks for the help i was able to do it now
[Nook Color General] ApokrifX:
I thought, I can run shell and use mv will do the trick.

Was surprised to discover - there in no mv in CM7 :confused:

It doesn't exist in busybox either (in should be always in /system/bin/)
[Nook Color General] hockeyfamily737:
Very frustrating.....I've just started pulling everything I don't want out of the rom before I even flash it.
[Nook Color General] rhester72:
Before you guys get excited about this (again?)...bear in mind that even in Honeycomb (I use the new Asus tablet as an example), "Cell standby" is still alive and well...and _needed_ for certain system functions to work.

Time and again it has been stressed that removing OS services does *NOT* improve battery life or performance, no matter how you might interpret the battery-use-by-application graphs. If you have a -reproducible- counterpoint that *does not cause any loss of functionality*, we'd love to hear about it...but more than six months in, it hasn't happened yet.

Rodney
[Nook Color General] animatechnica:
Do asearch of the forum this has been tried n found not to do anything to improve battery life.
[Nook Color General] hockeyfamily737:
Sorry, you guys misunderstood what I was saying. I meant trying to use ADB with the nook is frustrating. Now I strip my rims down before flashing.....I don't care about battery life or expect it to change.

sent from my Ginger-Hero CDMA
[Nook Color General] hockeyfamily737:
Functionality means different things to different people....For example, I don't use any google services on my Nook and have been able to remove 20MB of waste from the CM7 Nightly 74 build, and there is a noticeable and measurable difference in performance. As a complete "as downloaded" rom Linpack benchmarks were between 14.5 & 16 MFLOPS, having stripped away the bloat, I'm getting between 17 & 19 MFLOPS. I realize that these are only numbers and don't necessarily translate into user experience, however I can also power cycle (from my shutdown menu) to a usable state in 51 seconds, apps load in the blink of an eye and video playback is remarkable......Anyone who doesn't care about using gapps and would like to experiment, I can document everything that I remove from the roms prior to flashing.
[Nook Color General] seth.i.simmons:
I'd love a list of what all you remove, so I can compare it to my own. If you could post one up, itd be great!
[Nook Color General] hockeyfamily737:
Here's where I'm at so far.....

Removed From: /System/Apps

ADWLauncher.apk (**Must replace with Zeam or launcher of your choice)

Androidian.apk

Bluetooth.apk

Browser.apk (replaced with Dolphin Mini)

Calculator.apk

Calendar.apk (use calengoo….$6 in the market)

CalendarProvider.apk

Camera.apk

CMStats.apk

CMUpdateNotify.apk

CMWallpapers.apk

Cyanbread.apk

DrmProvider.bak (renamed for further testing before removal)

DSPManager.apk

FileManager.apk (replaced with Root Explorer or use the file manager of your choice)

Galery3D.apk (Ad QuickPic to /data/app after flashing rom)

Mms.apk

Music.apk

Pacman.apk

Phone.apk

PicoTts.apk

Protips.apk

QuickSearchBox.apk

SoundRecorder.apk

TelephonyProvider.apk

ThemeChooser.apk

ThemeManager.apk

TtsService.apk

VoiceDialer.apk

VpnServices.apk

Removed From: /System/Media/Audio

/Ringtones (whole folder)

/Alarms (removed all but 2)

/Notifications (removed all but 6)

Removed From: /System/Etc

/Bluetooth (whole folder) – Still Testing

***Keep in Mind I don not use Gapps after removing these programs****

I use a stand alone calender, add my contacts from my dropbox, and use Amazon App store in addition to the .apk's I have (also in my dropbox).
[Nook Color General] I Am Marino:
How do you plain remove things without hurting stability?
[Nook Color General] hockeyfamily737:
First I go into developer tools and open the package browser & see what each program does, then I do a google search, and finally I look at the rom's manifest. (/META-INF/manifest). The only issue I've had is a force close when I accidentally touched the phone icon, because the framework for the phone is gone, but I haven't yet found the .png to get rid of the icon, which the contact manager is keeping in my app drawer). Otherwise for what I do....it's smooth as silk.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mikep1993:
Hello,

I am on a s-on'ed Htc Desire S, and i am searching someone with a xtc clip in austria near linz/leonding/freistadt?

Perhaps this thread could interact for users as a offer and find thread?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Jann F:
Well may I dig up this thread and offer my service in Heidelberg/Germany.

I own a XTC clip and offer you to unlock your phone for free.

Maybe other owners also do?

Would be nice to get a list of xtc-owners :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cuias:
Just got the AC100, with Android 2.2, but it's a complete joke. Changing User agent in the browser, crashes the browser so I have to factory reset, some apps don't work and even though there's a scandinvian physical keyboard, I can't change it's layout, to use it right.

Is there any custom rom that either fixes this, or that allows me to run 2.3 on the device? Anyone that have found a working workaround to change the keyboard layout?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] OMFGNuts:
yes, there is custom rom, google "silver-alx", its pretty good

and u can change layout wit hctrl + space
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Thingamajig:
Hi everyone.

I'm really sick of this phone (X10 mini pro). right now no matter what i try and flash to it using xrecovery and update.zip, i reboot and always find that i'm running the same old system - like as if i've done NOTHING TO IT AT ALL!

I tried flashing this (which is what i really wanted):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1041099

Nothing, reboots into stock.

I then tried this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1059361

Also no luck.

What am i doing wrong!? I download the rom, extract (System, META-INF and/or any other folder) and then i install any hotfixes by dragging and dropping/replacing files.

I then zip up the system and meta folders (plus anything else ie: Data folder) to update.zip, then install via xrecovery -- which does so fine, no warning messages -- then i CLEAR cache or format data (if instructed) and reboot.

As far as i can tell, i'm doing NOTHING wrong and it's extremely frustrating. Everytime i reboot i'm greeted with the same old setup wizard, same old theme, same stock "About Phone" details, as listed below:

Model Number:

U20i

Firmware Version:

2.1-update1

Baseband Version:

M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015

Kernal Version:

2.6.29

SEMCUser@SEMCHOST #1

Build Number:

2.1.1.A.0.6

What is going on???
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] consegregate:
Have you tried not renaming the zip file and flash it as it is, then flash the hotfixes next?

Maybe what you added or replaced caused the flashing to not work at all. For me when I flash a big rom it'll take about a minute. If it was flashed and you don't even see it copying files then it must have failed.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] consegregate:
Choose custom zip, navigate to the zip file location in your sd card and confirm flashing it. Must work. I bet you flashed the "update.zip" which doesn't exist.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Thingamajig:
Thanks for the quick reply guys.

Unfortunately i've tried both these methods and i still get the same problem. (I just tried both methods again to be sure) Xrecovery just states "Copying files..." then within about a minute or so, it tells me it's "Completed"

Just for the record, i did buy this phone used (and "unlocked" to any network) would that somehow have something to do with this?

I've also tried a factory reset using the PC companion from Sony (then installing a rom) even after that i still get this problem.

Frustrating, very frustrating.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Thingamajig:
Ok, so i did this all over again:

Step 1.

Reset phone using PC Companion

Step 2

Setup Wifi using the wizard

Step 3

enable usb debugging and Unknown Sources (both under Applications)

Step 4

Connect phone via usb, transfer over Xrecovery, update.zip, etc. Then UNMOUNT SDCARD.

Root phone using S1C, install busybox during then reboot.

Step 5:

Setup marketplace account & Download (provided i get past that rediculous "downloading.." hang bug):

Busybox Installer, once downloaded, double click icon and install

Download and install Root Explorer

Step 6:

install Xrecovery

manually

using Root Explorer, placing it's 3 files in \system\bin

step 7:

Connect usb, transfer over update.zip, reboot and enter xrecovery

Now, guess what? XRECOVERY won't even start when i hit the back button when the SE logo appears!

One problem after another, about to give up. Really not impressed.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] K><A:
Do the following at your own risk

> Before you start make sure you have

- Root access

- Busy box and terminal emulator (you can get this from the market) installed

1. Download this script http://www.mediafire.com/?yw2a3r2didpb51t

2. Extract the folder called AAIS and rename it to "aais" (without the quotations)

3. Copy the aais folder to sdcard

4. Open up terminal emulator and type in the following commands

su

Click on allow when superuser dialog pops up and then type

cd sdcard/aais

sh install.sh

A list will appear, type the number which installs xrecovery and press enter

Once the phone has rebooted

1. Copy the zip of the rom which you want to install straight to the sd card (Do not rename it, extract it or do anything to it)

2. Copy the zip of the hotfixes straight to the sd card (again do not rename, extract or do anything)

3. Reboot phone, when it reaches "Sony Ericsson" press back a few times to boot into xrecovery

4. Using xrecovery do this

- Wipe cache partition

- Advanced option > wipe dalvik cache and wipe battery stats

- Go back to xrecovery main menu and then click on factory reset (full wipe)

4. Then goto install custom zip > choose custom zip from sdcard > and then choose the rom zip. Let it install

5. Once rom is installed click on choose custom zip from sdcard > and then choose the hotfix zip.

6. Once installed go back to xrecovery main menu and reboot phone

Hopefully should work
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Thingamajig:
Thanks for this post, exactly what i needed. Tis much appreciated.

I did what you said, word for word, and everything went smoothly. Xrecovery booted up fine and installed everything fine.

Unfortunately, this has failed to resolve the problem. I'm totally clueless as i'm sure most of you are. All i can say is it's not user error - i've not done anything wrong or missed a THING. I've really followed as you instructed word for word (as i did with previous attempts) and i still got nowhere. I've now spent all day trying to resolve this and still with no luck.

The only difference all of this ever seems to make is i'm constantly bothered by popups saying "X application has failed" etc etc now. It still just boots into the regular OS like as if nothing has happend.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] K><A:
Download this file, do not extract it, copy it straight to your sd card:

https://rapidshare.com/#!download|7...zip|121614|R~E38D143E052C271F51D9FBCAF24427E1

Download this file, do not extract it, copy it straight to your sd card

https://rapidshare.com/#!download|3...ight.zip|1|R~11A42E8D7D5D2FAE74791CC0D9911BE7

Go into xrecovery then

Wipe cache partition

Wipe dalvick cache

Wipe battery stats

Factory reset (full wipe)

Goto install custom zip from sd card and flash the first file

then flash the second file. Reboot phone. Hope it works.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Plancton.fr:
1- Download Sony Ericsson Update Service from here -> http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/sup...ed/updateservice/xperiax10minipro?cc=gb&lc=en

2- Install it !

3- Run it !

5- Click on "I agree all..." and then next.

4- On the home page of the software, select "X10 mini pro" and click on next !

5- Turn off your phone and remove your battery.

6- Wait 30 seconds x)

7- Plug your usb cable in your computer but not yet in your phone !

8- Replace your battery !

9- Press and hold "Back" button (the 3rd physic button) !

10- Plug your usb cable into your phone !

11- Let's SEUS doing his work !

12- When it says "Finiiiiish !!!", unplug your usb cable and boot your phone !

13- Go to Settings -> About the phone and check if your Firmware is : 2.1.1.A.0.6 !

14- Root your phone.

15- Install xRecovery with K><A method !

16- After, download the ROM you want, place it at the root of your SD card.

17- Reboot into xRecovery and choose "install a custom.zip"

18- Select the .zip of your ROM and apply :)

That would fix your problem if you follw my instructions :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Thingamajig:
This worked :)

Why is that? is the version you linked an older one?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] slade87:
I am pretty sure you didnt have right baseband and xrecovery.

Please sticky this thread mods. Its one of the best tutorials i have seen so far.

Thanks guys for helping him
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] K><A:
No worries :)

I linked the latest version.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phenom2:
Hello :)

Is someone know how to install MIUI system apps in CM7 ??

I realy love the MIUI's file manager :)

I have upload the system/app folder from MIUI rom if you want to take a look :D

--> http://www.mediafire.com/?bip3tddjei1be77
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitsuajd:
You can push to /system/app Torch and Music (It works) but I don't know if monitor or fileexplorer works...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phenom2:
I have put the miui file explorer in system/app, reboot, but when I start the app... force/close... :/
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilone215:
i was wondering the same
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atrevino19:
i know the fire&ice rom has the miui camera and music player built in, hopefully he'll be able to add more miui apps in other builds.
[XPERIA X8 General] Graveir:
Hi guys :) It's probably my first issue thread on this board, but I cannot get past it, no matter what I do.

See, at the beginning, when I first installed 2.2 ROMs playback was ok. Then new version of winamp came and some mp3s had a doubled first 0,3-0,5 sec. It didn't bother me much, but then it started to lag in the middle from time to time.

Now, it's not ROM related - I got this error in miniCM (all versions since beta 2), floyo 0.20 and now in elelinux 006a. It also shouldn't be card related, since in the meantime I formated it, put the songs again and even defragmented it. I can't remember if I ever tried to playback on any 2.3 ROM :p But I might try it if it's relevant to anyone.

It also isn't app related. I lags in winamp and mixzyng, in playerpro it was horrific really, as it was constantly whistling and crunching, as if I was playbacking from old vinyl. The only app that seems to have no issues is poweramp. I'm considering the purchase (in a month, no need to hurry :p) but is there any way to fix it for other players?

I believe it could be the related to the sdcard speed fix... But I'm not sure of it... My card is class 4 Kingstone 8GB. Phone is OCed, but I had this issue long before any of doixanh's modules appeared.
[XPERIA X8 General] Graveir:
Up. Is there no one who even experiences the same issue?...