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[Galaxy S II Accessories] robbiekhan:
Okay so you guys know I've been playing with mobile phone car holders since getting my SII and today the latest one from Exogear Exomount came in the mail.

Initial impressions were "well this is quite plasticy!" I could have sworn it looked better quality in the promotional videos!

The suction cup on the bottom doubles as one of those washable sticky surfaces so I now knew how it was able to stick to wooden doors and things in the advert.

It's also quite soft so I wandered how stable it would be in a car where vibrations could affect your eyes focusing on the phone screen if it's constantly vibrating. More on that later.

It costs £20 and honestly I would have expected it to be a bit heavier and built out of metal at least, this would also help it stay stable because when I tried it out in the car I noticed how prone to vibrations it actually was! I don't think there would be any easy way of using this with a big screened phone without it vibrating and causing a problem trying to read text on the map screen in the first instance.

The Nokia CR-115 which costs less and I felt was a more stable but neither are as stable as my DIY dash mount while the official Samsung mount is the most stable of them all but offers fewer adjustments and cannot be used with a case attached.

Fore £15 more I reckon the official Samsung car dock is a better deal. you also get a charger with it and it enables Car Mode automatically. The only gripe is you have to detach any case on the phone to use it and that it doesn't much (virtually any) vertical angle adjustment if you intend on mounting it on your dash instead of the windscreen.

I have a few photos of the Exomount next to the Nokia CR-115. You can see how much taller but skinnier it is. I reckon the Nokia looks the smartest of them all though, it's not too black and not too grey so blends in with most car interiors and it's also low profile so sits quite discreet.

Exomount:

Nokia CR-115:

Side by side:

Official Samsung mount (right):

I think the soft suction cup lets the Exomount down because it's so prone to vibrations. I don't think it's been made for cars with sports suspension and tyres in mind because you will have vibration problems!

IMO it's like this, if you don't want to DIY yourself a top quality mount for under £10 then get the Nokia CR-115, it's almost as sturdy and is built really nicely. If you have the budget though and don't mind the couple of shortfalls of the official Samsung one then get the official Samsung one as once it's on it won't move a single mm.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] ThaiM:
robbiekhan, you're giving me buyer's remorse. I have high hopes for this as I'm waiting for mine to arrive. Hopefully the vibration won't affect me too much, I drive an SUV. The main reason I wanted this mount is so I can mount it on my pillar or dash as opposed to the windshield. Guess I'll find out soon enough. Right now I'm using a cheap $10 universal one. Works decent but not very sturdy.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] robbiekhan:
I'd keep an eye on it because while it does stick to the dash without a disk it does come off over time as it's just the sticky surface keeping it on so vibrations could work it loose!

Also when you press on screen buttons on the phone it just move around in its place which I found annoying.

I'd recommend the Nokia CR-115 really given it costs £5 and is excellent!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] ThaiM:
You said you had to shave the padding on the Nokia one to fit your phone without a case. Although I'm using the TPS case, I don't think it'd fit. Plus my wife will freak if I end up with all these mounts. lol.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] robbiekhan:
No, you may need to shave or replace the padding if you DO use a case. There is no problem if you don't.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] rickytenzer:
Just got my official S2 car dock. I'm loving it. It feels unbelievably solid. I was sceptic about the charging slider clip but it feels natural and isn't a pain at all. Best of all, the phone DOES enter Docked mode so Tasker can be setup accordingly. For $50, you can't go wrong.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] robbiekhan:
For that price you should NOT be able to go wrong otherwise.....something is wrong :p
[Galaxy S II Accessories] rickytenzer:
N1 car dock w/ BT was $150...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tonymy01:
Look at the brodit (for Aussies expansys.com.au) one, it appears to have heaps of rear clearance.

Of course with the samsung external battery attaching to the micro usb port, not sure that will let any charging type holders be able to connect.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] lsquare:
I desperately need help here!!! If I have the Samsung Extended Battery case with the SGS2, which car mounts can possibly hold this combination?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] brandaopj:
Does the cr-115 bring the base disk to the dashboard. Does it fit to Gs2 with a cover? Thank you
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Esspee_London:
I'm guessing only an universal holder will work with extended battery.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] kumarshah:
Any idea where can I buy the official car mount and have it shipped to the US?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] rickytenzer:
You can buy it from Bell.ca

How to get it shipped? Know someone in Canada lol.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] kumarshah:
Any other option? Don't know anybody in Canada. lol.

Edit: Got it from Amazon through Mobile City online, 2.5$ for standard shipping.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] cmoravin:
Which is BETTER

Found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Holder-Mount-Cradle-CR-115-4-Nokia-C6-5530-N97-N96-/280658709712?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item4158900cd0

As per the pics, Nokia cradle holds the phone well.

How about if the phone is Vertical?

On a drive, which is better; the Nokia CR115 or Exomount. I just have a simple Honda Jazz. Comments is much appreciated
[Galaxy S II Accessories] robbiekhan:
To me the Nokia one is better regardless of car. It feels better and holds the phone better as well.

Vertical is no problem, just rotate.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] cmoravin:
Thanks robbiekhan

Gonna buy Nokia CR115 for my Precious
[Galaxy S II Accessories] bram09:
I think brodit carholder should work to.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitarcrazy188:
I recently flashed back to 1.2.6 on my atrix, then ota updated to 1.8.3. I rerooted with gingerbreak but when i went to download an app off of 4shared the untrutsted source warning came up and kicked me out. Not sure what to do to get nonmarket apps but if any one does please help, i need to download system recovery and i cant with out it.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaelanT:
GladEnable
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitarcrazy188:
I here that doesn't work for alot of people
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justarookie:
gladenable works..

u can also install apps thru adb. doesnt require root.

and if ur rooted u can edit the settings.db file using sqlite and allow non market apps.

there are way too many ways to do this..
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gvndeb60:
If you don't use gladenable or adb, you can try sideload wonder machine found on androidcentral dot com. Or just Google it.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spectre51:
What settings need to be changed in he settings.db file for this to work?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitarcrazy188:
Does using gladenable also allow you to install files off the sd card?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gr8Danes:
If you are having trouble with that, you can do it this way:

You can also use sqlite editor in the market to change the value if you are rooted.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.speedsoftware.sqleditor&feature=search_result

It is located at com.motorola.android.providers.settings/settings.db/settings/107 force_only_market_apps

Change the value to 0 and you are good to go. Sideloading enabled.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justarookie:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13640549&postcount=8

greatdane just posted..
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justarookie:
Yes it does
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winky!:
Just redid my AT&T phone today and yes, Gladenable DEFINITELY works. Make sure USB development is on though(I got pissed off because it wasn't working... turns out it was the stupid user messing things up :P )
[Xoom General] fanello123:
Hi,

My charging led is always white, even if my euro 3g xoom is fully charged. I am currently using tiamat 1.41 with led mod.

Do you know if the led bug is software or hardware related?

Regards Benny
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] manu69x:
Does any know if is possibile to connect a pen USB to HD2?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] samsamuel:
leo usb host (sponsored by google) gives THIS xda thread from feb last year,

(not very easily, is the actual answer)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Screemi:
i wanna bring this up again. would it be possible to port the usb host kernel patch from the nexus one or desire hd to the hd2 kernel?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] peramikic:
+1 bump, i would be interested in this as well. The wiki states current kernel is the problem

http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Leo/Status

USB
Android Debug (ADB) works
Normal USB Ethernet works with patch from mobile-linux-discuss Mailing List - see Contact
USB Host is broken in current kernel (due to battery driver detection not working). see mailing list Contact

but i'm not sure which branch it refers to, .32 should have no problem with this. Should be portable from the N1, since it's the same SoC. We would also need an app for switching between Host and Slave mode
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] flame10:
+1 for this feature, would love to copy the camera HQ snaps and upload to flickr while on the move. ALso keeping a backup pendrive with songs/videos will be wonderful too. The possibilities are actually endless
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ogonzuhnina:
USB OTG / Host thread bump

I would like to bump the thread.

I recall USB host funcionality was successfully implemented to ubuntu distros kernel...

It was ported to android distros with loosing the USB gadjet funcionality (desire and nexus)

... but now there is a new light...

It is fully working on SGS2! this means no more: "android is not built for this"

are there any kernel devs interested in USB OTG for leo?

Is there anyone familiar how it's done in SGS2 kernel and android build so that it just works?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] smeddy:
I thought it was the case that Leo does not supply any power to the USB port = tough to power devices :-(
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ogonzuhnina:
Available information says it does not.

Possibly there are some microp commands to trigger some power when OTG is supposed to be active...

After all, power could be injected from an external source (this is how it works under linux distros: Ubuntu on Leo, Debian) so i think this would be the smallest problem
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jazzymc:
Today I saw that DFT has made the USB host working on WM6.5, so it is only a software limitation , and it is in the current kernel.

I've used an USBHost mode onmy DHD (with a patched kernel for USB host). Actually it can''t provide enough power to other devices, but with some power injection cable the Mass Storage works fine.

Also i saw in the EVO forum a guy who ported a DirectLink Display Drivers, so this will give us a TV-Out option.

So is there anyone working for solution?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ogonzuhnina:
Leo usb host development

Although I have not much experience in kernel development I will put all my efforts on figuring out a solution on this issue.

I have a question to ported Host mode to your DHD.

I have heard that when host mode is implemented to the kernel, one must sacrifice USB gadget (on this kernel only). Did you try ADB or multimount to connect to pc?

Host mode was successfully implemented into linux distro kernel and I may be wrong but I recall Dan1j3l mentioned somewhere that he was able to port the Sven Killig's host mode to Leo android kernel as well.

Besides, in the 2.6.37 kernel (CM) for Leo developent tree there are all of the files included, but the problem is that the kernel does not boot yet :/
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] erlern:
Since there are many (including myself) who are interested in this, maybe we should open a thread for DEVs (tag it with [DEV]) to see who can help with this. Hope that you will be successful with this.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ogonzuhnina:
separate [DEV] thread

sure, why not.

One thing I would suggest though

As i hate endless talks in threads (making them hard to get condenced info on the subject) maybe it would make sense to have a pair of threads: one with babbling, second with pure technical info and conclusions.

in case of my progress I am at the stage of reading, pulling trees, setting up environments, reading, reading, reading...

since there is a number of trees with host included I am planning to setup some sort of code visualisation tools to look for similarities and system solutions - will try to implement it further into our Leo kernel

... dont know where it will lead me, but with a little luck... :rolleyes:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ogonzuhnina:
Just a little update (for those interested)

I managed to succesfully compile and boot a kernel with host patch roughly integrated.

I did not test if the host features worked or not, but at least the process is somehow working, and the source code is not totally messed up.

The symptoms observed within android are USB connection not recognized and no charging (effect of usb gadget functions being cut off; battery/charging driver dependent on usb connection state).

It is obvious that the way is still long, but at least there is some minor progress

I am not going to give up...yet :-)

Whish me luck ;-)

(It's time to setup some gear and read lots more...)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] erlern:
Thanks for your efforts :) I am definitely following this closely. Having USB Host would up the usability of this device hundred folds!!!!! :)

All the best!!!!!!! :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ogonzuhnina:
no major updates yet :/

for anyone following...

Sorry for not giving any major update.

I did setup all required hardware, tested, but (as suspected) it didn't work yet.

I had to suspend host related activities due to uni stuff.

I expect to close my remaining issues within a week and get back to getting this bastard to work :D

cheers
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] erlern:
Well, you have one person here faithfully following the progress :) All the best!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] erlern:
Hey, how are things coming along? :) I, for one, am very interested to see the results of your experimentation :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] maddoc1007:
why wont devs help u?

+1 here too but i cant understand y devs are helping him with getting usb working especially with so many brilliant devs on here!!

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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ogonzuhnina:
Hi guys,

Thanks for the support.

Unfortunately I had no time to move anywhere forwards due to tough times at work :/

Comming week is (hopefuly) the last one, as next weekend I am planning to be a master in engineering :D

To explain the other devs:

the host capabilities of our android device seams a minor benefit, esspecially in comparison to 2.6.35 or .37 ongoing developments.

Let them do these serious stuff and left these /fairly/ simple ports to greenhorns ;)

cheers
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] erlern:
Thanks for updating us :) Take your time then... you are starting your Masters or you are graduating?

Btw, I believe that the devs are not 'helping' because they do not know about this thread in the Q&A... would be nice if you can start a thread with a [DEV] tag. That would really get their attention. :) Just my 2 cents. I could gladly come up with one if you don't have the time.

Thanks.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elindsey:
I had an ipod connected to my stereo through a cord that is run into the back of my glove box. The end is a USB connection so i figured my phone should work fine. When i plug it in it recognizes it and starts to charge my phone but on my deck it says no audio and i cant play any of my music. If anybody has some suggestions im all ears, Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaelanT:
The Motorola Vehicle Dock comes with a USB charging cable that has an inline 3.5mm jack out. You may need this or something similar to get audio out to your car speakers via USB.

Note: If you buy the Moto dock, do not buy it from AT&T. They remove the charger and package it separately forcing you to spend more money. Buy the Motorola packaged version instead.

Also, try changing the storage modes when connected. I believe Mass Storage is the correct setting, but could be wrong.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Optimus-Prime:
i dont think it will work. see those types or systems are formatted to work with ipod or a direct usb dongle.

i have the some type of thing in my svu but i have both usb and aux i just use the aux.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calbearz24:
I connected Atrix to my Pioneer deck and it automatically recognized it as usb storage and played my songs as expected. With the car dock and cable it won't play music over usb, just through the 3.5mm jack.

Did you enable usb storage mode?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaelanT:
That's how I do it when travelling and renting cars. Works fine with 3.5mm jack if the head unit in the vehicle has an aux input.

I believe I already asked this!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cavkami1:
I have the same problem with my pioneer deck. Instead of connecting USB for music ill just use Bluetooth from my phone to my deck and play music.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Uhuhu:
I'm having the same issue with my Atrix + a Pionner sound system on my car. The phone keeps on disconnecting and reconecting. No, I don't use the iPod/phone dock, but just the USB connection. The Atrix won't even charge because it's always enabling/disabling the USB.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] edejonckheere:
Hello XDA! This is my first post, although I am an avid daily reader. If this is not the right place to post this then I apologize in advance.

I am working on a custom boot animation. I have everything working, including the audio file I'd like to hear as it runs. My problem is that the volume of the audio file during the custom boot animation is VERY low (~30%). I looked at the stock AT&T boot animation and there is an audio file commented out in desc.txt (#s blahblahblah.ogg). I "uncommented" it and ran it with the stock boot animation to see if the volume was the same, and indeed it was! I opened up sql editor and have looked in every database file I can find (I think) and have found nothing referencing volume upon boot up.

Is there indeed a database file that references this, and if so, what do I need to modify so the the volume is at a respectable level? Is there something (a line of code) that I need to add to the desc.txt file that will modify the volume? In a nutshell, how do I increase the volume of the audio file that I would like to be played with my custom boot animation?

Thank you for reading my post. Any/all help would be greatly appreciate!!

Eric

AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G on 4.1.83 - Rooted with GingerBreak - 32gb ext sdcard - Webtop multimedia/hdmi dock
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] edejonckheere:
I am sorry...I have no idea how this got double posted. Admin: Please feel free to delete on of my double posts. I am very sorry about this!

Eric
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] edejonckheere:
This problem is driving me nuts. Does anybody have any info at all that might point me towards a resolution?? I've extensively researched it and haven't found any info.

Thanks!

Eric
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] edejonckheere:
Bump.....sorry everyone. I've tried everything I an think of and need some help. =(
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] itsonlym3:
amp up the sound of your file. i don't know why it would play it lower than "normal". i had to amp up one of mine.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] edejonckheere:
How do I do that??
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] CingZack:
I actually had the same problem with the "Aperture Laboratories" custom boot. Audio was very low
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] itsonlym3:
use an app like Audacity to see if it makes a difference.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] edejonckheere:
I fixed my problem:) by using a program (mp3gain pro) to increase the overall volume of the audio file by ~20%. All works perfectly now. Thanks!!

Please close this thread.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] omar.abbas:
I have tried using mp3gainpro which actually works with the file, but the volume doesnt have any affect on the phone during the animation. I dont know how to increase it. I think we have to mess with the codes to change some prefrences, but i dont know how
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] CaelanT:
You can increase the db level, but you will at a certain point induce clipping and the sound quality will go downhill fast. Best thing to do is find an audio source for the same file which was ripped at a higher quality.

This is not a coding problem. Its a source problem.

Beamed from WinBorg 4G via XDA Premium
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] $pitacular1:
I disagree. I have used files that are excellent sound quality and volume, and the boot animation sequence plays the .mp3 at a greatly reduced volume.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] $pitacular1:
edit......................
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] CaelanT:
Care to link an audio file and I will look at it.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] $pitacular1:
How is that going to help? I do music, so I am well aware of what a quality sound wave looks like. I have an MT4G, and I have run multiple different files for the boot sounds and they all play at a low volume.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] CaelanT:
Ok, you do music smartypants. Figure it out yourself then. (I can make my audio play loud btw, but then I don't do music so obviously I have no clue). Bye! :)

Assimilated via WinBorg 4G
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] $pitacular1:
My point was simply that sending you the .mp3 was not going to help. If you want to act all high and mighty about it that's on you lol

Personally it's not that big of a deal.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] $pitacular1:
The ringer volume controls it in case anyone is still wondering..simple
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] matthew5025:
Actually it does not.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] $pitacular1:
On my phone, the ringer volume seemed to directly affect the volume of the boot sound. Maybe it's the media sound level or something and by coincidence the ringer volume was the same, but whatever the case one of those made it louder and then quieter and also muted depending on the volume level I had going. Because I've changed nothing as far as the sound file itself
[EVO 4G General] lilman355:
So I put on this xbox boot animation a while back, and recently I wanted to change it to a nexus s animation. I tried a flashable one and the old animation was still there. Later I tried to do the manual one by Going into system/media. Didn't work. I do not know what to do. Would be nice if you could help.
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
If you're on a sense rom, it needs to be in /system/customize/resource, for aosp, /system/media. The flashable didn't work probably because it flashed to the other location.
[EVO 4G General] lilman355:
Still will not let me delete the boot animation in system/customize/resource
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
You'll have to use root explorer, make sure you're mounted as r/w, or use adb to push the new file.