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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgs2camera:
startup delay

Thanks for this thread! The cam_mode fix worked for me, which is great! It's really annoying that Samsung implemented this in such an obscure way!

I've posted this answer across to stackoverflow, google camcorderprofile-quality-high-resolution-produces-green-flickering-video (sorry, can't post url!)

Are there any further thoughts on the issue of the startup delay?

I also get this on 2.3.4, so perhaps it's not OS dependent, but a hardware issue in some way (only affecting certain devices)?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex.V.T:
Have you tried using setFocusMode() with FOCUS_MODE_CONTINUOUS_VIDEO or FOCUS_MODE_INFINITY explicitly (as in the code snippet in post #74)?

In my case, lack of the setting caused that weird delay.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgs2camera:
Great - that solves it!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acapola:
Same trick for other devices ?

Thanks for those useful tips. Now I get the same kind of issue with a Galaxy Tab :-S

My current work around is to switch to low quality:

if(Build.MODEL.equalsIgnoreCase("SHW-M180S"))

mProfile = CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_LOW);

else

mProfile = CamcorderProfile.get(CamcorderProfile.QUALITY_HIGH);

Any better idea ? Any magic parameter ?

Where do you find such tricks ?? If it involves reading samsung's messed up source code, no problem, but where to find it ??

it happens on a tab with following software:

Build.DISPLAY; GINGERBREAD.TJ24

Build.TYPE; user

Build.VERSION.CODENAME; REL

Build.VERSION.INCREMENTAL;TJ24

Build.VERSION.RELEASE; 2.3.6

Build.VERSION.SDK; 10

Build.VERSION.SDK_INT; 10
[HTC Desire S] damian35:
Hi,

Apologies if I am in the wrong forum but I am a 2 day old Desire S/Android user looking to check my understanding and get a small push in the right direction on a few things.

I have 2 initial objectives with my phone:

1. Remove the T-Mobile branding (e.g. at start-up, etc)

2. Install the Android-RSAP app to enable me to use the phone with my in-built car kit

If I try and sort out the branding issue first...

I'm assuming that the T-Mobile branding means that I have their branded version of the generic HTC ROM, so to remove it I need to place flash the generic unbranded ROM which is located in the Developer forum? I'm not at this stage looking for any custom ROMs, just the generic HTC one will be fine whilst I get to grips with Android.

If I am correct in needed to do the above, I've got the phone S-off and installed the Gingerbreak exploit which has created a Superuser app (not exactly sure what I need to do with these now if anything). I have also downloaded ROM Manager but again don't know what to do with it yet.

I have had some great support off MarylandCookie (big thanks) so far to get me where I am now but can anyone confirm that I am going along the right lines with the above and what my next steps should be.

Any views much appreciated.

Many thanks,

Damian
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Yes, you're right. Get the ROM from here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002506 . I think that the last one, WWE is the one you need. Since you're already S-OFF and rooted, all you have to do is open ROM manager, flash the ClockWorkMod recovery. Then go to INSTALL ROM FROM SD CARD and flash the WWE ROM.
[HTC Desire S] damian35:
Thanks - I'm guessing that it is the one below that is the generic one:

RUU_Saga_HTC_Europe_1.28.401.1_Radio_20.28b.30.080 5U_38.03.02.11_M_release

Can anyone confirm?

Thanks
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
You're right. This is the unbranded ROM - see this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13614583&postcount=38
[HTC Desire S] damian35:
Thanks for the clarification.

Where can I get the zip file need to flash this ROM via ROM Manager. I've download the .EXE but this seems to be to install via PC only and I can't seem to get to the zip I need to put on the SD card to flash.

Or is it easier to just install via the .exe and forget about Rom manager?

Any help appreciated as I'm keen to get to the generic stock ROM.

Thanks,

Damian
[HTC Desire S] damian35:
Hi,

Can anyone advise on whether it is best to install the generic rom via the installer or somehow get the zip file and install via ROM Manager.

Is one a safer approach or is it if you use the installer you need to re-root, etc.

If it is better to use ROM Manager, does anyone know how I can get the zip file from the .exe.

Many thanks,

Damian
[HTC Desire S] lennshow66:
How did you get your phone s-off, did it just come like that?? or did you use the XTC clip.

Thanks
[HTC Desire S] NexusCrazy:
Make sure your Phone is connected to the pc than:

Start installer

Click next

Click next

Go to your temp folder

Sort folders on date

Pick the most recent and look inside one of that folders for rom.zip

p.s. this is from my head, so not exaclty sure if its rom.zip but i thought it was, GL

not my words, found this on the link to the rom you need in the second post
[HTC Desire S] juergen_90:
I would do it with the method described in post 4 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1078497
[HTC Desire S] ypsmav:
Gold card method worked perfect for me. Now happily running stock 2.10 with Sense 3.0.
[EVO 4G General] mnwild21:
phones plugged in via usb im trying to upload a rom into the phone and its not even showing the d drive no idea why any ideas?
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
Are you sure you are in Disk Drive mode?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] b3asty:
So I have been using Juice Defender Ultimate for a couple of days and also measuring stats with Juice Plotter.

My experience thus far has been that the addition of JDU hasn't really changed my stats. I would say it has helped slightly... At the end of an 8 hour day I am usually at around 65% I average approximately 4% battery drain per hour mostly with the screen off since I don't typically do much on my phone while at work. I'm sure the battery stats will improve with the addition of custom ROMs but was wondering if the 4% decrease per hour was pretty much standard across the board.

I happen to like the battery performance thus far but will admit that my Cappy was providing me with a remaining percentage of around 75% after an 8 hour day. Of course, that Cappy was on Gingerbread with a super tweaked rom that took advantage of every little ounce of conservativity. There really isn't much difference between 65 & 75 but I thought I would throw it out there to see what you all are experiencing.

Thoughts?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
Get an HTC Inspire, you'll be down to 20% before lunch time, hehe. That was my last phone, was horrid. What's bad about 65% left after a full day? That sounds amazing to me... means you can go 3 days before recharge!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
Actually when I uninstall JDU my battery last longer.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] cmjkxa:
To me using juice defender I pointless. No data while phone is in standby? 2000 called, it wants its phone back.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
it doesnt work for sure i had it and unistalled it its really pointless.

ive been giving my phone a really ward time this past week for the sole reason that my ipod got sent in to Apple Care. so its my main device for music and pandora and what not.

but like 4pm im down to like 40someish

not bad really the atrix would have of giving out bye then

and i try to use my Data alot with out wifi just for the hell of it because i got unlimited... lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
LMFAO! (hehe since you brought up 2000 I thought I'd give a 2000 acronym too, haha).

A++++ for the post tho, hehe
[Samsung Infuse 4G] b3asty:
LOL @ some of these replies! Ok. I'll explain why I use JDU. I work in an area that's on the outskirts of AT&T's nearest tower. If am on the outer edges of the building, my service is so so. If I am in my office, which is more interior, my service is off & on. As soon as I walk outside, my service is decent. So, until AT&T increases their presence near our building, I will be faced with a dilemma. The radio on the phone will struggle to lock onto a signal all day long. Depending on where I am in the building, it can get really bad. This constant effort to acquire signal equates to increased battery drain. When I first purchased the Infuse on 5/20, I went back to work that afternoon and my battery had drained from 100% to 40% in less than 4 hours. I had experienced this with my Captivate so I knew it had to be the constant struggle to obtain signal.

The thing I really like about Superpower Beta (which I used and loved on my Cappy), Green Power, and JDU is that they are able to halt that constant struggle when the screen is off (as it is 90% of my time at work). This equates to a much more civilized battery drain. I suppose if I worked in a place where I always had 4 bars this wouldn't even be an issue. Hopefully this explains why I use it. Although JDU probably doesn't do much to "save" battery per say, I think it's invaluable in the way it cuts the communication when the screen is off which in my situation saves battery. I still get phone calls and text messages without issue (depending on where I am in the building). I also have it set to allow data for 5 minutes ever hour which helps.

Wow.. I got a little long winded.. :D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] b3asty:
hahah.. True man. 65% is pretty decent. I'm just looking for comparisons. ;)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
well you see there are special cases where this would be useful aka yours but for us that have signal available turning data on and off i every time i get a text seems pointless doesn't it? it only consumes more energy
[Samsung Infuse 4G] b3asty:
Tru Tru! :D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
some benfit others jsut need to chill out and dont worry bout your battery. i found that with the atrix i didnt download a app to tell me how many percentage i had left i would worry about it and it seemed like i lasted a life time.

and im doing the same with the Infuse...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
I agree. The percentage makes me sweat every percentage hehe.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
yeah i realized it with the atrix.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
they need to make an app that lies to me and says my battery is always fuller than it is cause to see it ticking down just puts me into panic, haha
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
bahahah! no that is really pointless.

app: you have 98%

reality: 4%

lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
I know, I need to see a shrink, hehe
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
I agree, looking at the battery makes a sour smell. Lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] garak0410:
I don't worry about the battery so much as I do charge time... I like to put it on the charger after lunch at work... Even with just over 50 percent it takes almost 4 hours to charge...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
yeah it's so strange that it takes so long to charge.... wish there was a way to get around that. I'm actually thinking of buying one of those external battery chargers and using it to charge the batteries.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] cmjkxa:
Just get a higher output charger, they have a few at radioshack
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
Doesn't work like that. It's like saying if you plug a higher output charger into your laptop it'll charge faster. The phone's power management mechanism in the phone is what throttles the current based on what samsung feels is safe to flow through to the battery at any given time.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] b3asty:
FWIW, My phone appears to have improved with regard to charging time as the days have progressed.
[Verizon Droid Charge] distortedloop:
Wondering which PIT 512 or 803 to point Heimdall at later when I try to flash CWM.

Don't think you Odin users need it, but Heimdall requires a pit as one of the parameters on the command line.

Any thoughts?

Sent from Thunderbolt
[Verizon Droid Charge] DroidXcon:
hmm there is no pit available but i think i can pull a pit for you later, but im kind of busy at work.

when i get a chance tonight ill see if i can do this...but dont go using a pit from another device please.
[Verizon Droid Charge] papi92:
I always leave pit blank on heimdall
[Verizon Droid Charge] distortedloop:
Really? Maybe I've got an old version. Haven't used it in a while since it wasn't necessary with the Nexus S.

Thanks.
[Verizon Droid Charge] distortedloop:
Thanks. I suspected a wrong pit could screw things up, hence the question here.

Other says you don't need it, so I'll double check that. Please don't bother with one on my behalf just yet!
[Verizon Droid Charge] RaptorMD:
I'm very interested in knowing more about it as well. Others have said Heimdall is the safer way vs Odin.
[Verizon Droid Charge] distortedloop:
Newer versions of heimdall don't require the PIT file, in fact it pulls the PIT data from the phone rather than requiring you to point to one.

I can't get heimdall to work with my DC on either Mac or PC. Can't get Odin either. Others report success, though. YMMV.
[Verizon Droid Charge] RaptorMD:
Odin worked initially for me on my MacBook Air running Win7 in Parallels (powered USB hub too). Still trying to get Heimdall to work and on the MAC side.
[General Questions and Answers] k2wl:
i recently bought spice mi 270 android phone. it is dual sim ,200mhz cpu, 190mb ram, 271mb rom phone. it comes preloaded with lots of crapware. so i downloaded appdelete application from android market to delete those. at first i rooted the phone with z4root which i got from xda forum. then i start deleting the crapwares. but in mean while i also deleted some systeem apps like launcher , keyboard. i use launcher pro and multiling keyboard so i thought these two were useless. everthing going fine untill today when i factory reset my phone to wipe out other apps and to get clean os. there now phone starts but remain on android setup screen asking for account info then closes itself with force close and there is only blank sceen comes with time and battry bar at the top. as i suspect restoration of launcher and keybord mostly retore phone back to normal. is there any I can recover my phone to Normal.

plz reply....

thank you for patient reading

-k2wl
[General Questions and Answers] sabharish:
Hi dude,

Did you resolve your issue?

I'm thinking of buying this phone. Can you post your review about it?

regards,

Sabharish
[General Questions and Answers] k2wl:
no i cant solve the issue

no i cant solve the issue

but i get to know that it is not about my removal of applications but android market malware infect it

so i go to customer service center and replace it

now i have new phone

and specially not using market at all

for review

1. good phone

2. moderately responsive

3. remove crap ware with app delete download from net

4. phone becomes super responsive

5.battery life is very less like 1 and 1/2 day with moderate use

6.overall nice phone at price of 4800 rs

u want know anything more message here.

now looking for someone to develop gingerbread rom for this
[General Questions and Answers] netarchie:
I too have this phone! find it horribly slow.

does deleting stock crap apps increase the speed? can the touch be made more responsive?
[General Questions and Answers] sabharish:
Mi-270

Ya..I'm having this phone for about two weeks now and its great for its price. I guess its the only Android in India for below Rs.5k. The best part of it being that its dual gsm sim and its branded :)

You need to remove all bloatware like reuters, yahoo stuffs and other apps thats pre-installed in it. Z4root works like a charm.

I'm getting a battery life of around 24 hours and more for normal usage...like half hour of talk, around two hours of wifi browsing and extensive messaging. But the recharging time just amazes me. It recharges from 0% to 90% in less than 40mins!

I've posted some unboxing reviews of the phone.

youtube.com/watch?v=Di5QMxyRS7U

youtube.com/watch?v=GCn8jnsp8UI

@k2wl

Have you installed any anti-virus? Recommend if you find anything useful.
[General Questions and Answers] k2wl:
no antivirus yet

no i didnt get any descent antivirus for it but now i sideload the apps. removing crap ware from phone although makes phone faster.

now looking for somebody who can cook custom rom for my mi 270.
[General Questions and Answers] xdaco:
Spice Mi-270

Hi,

I am also having this phone and I am loving it. Initially it was too slow. But I have just replaced the default launcher with Launcher Pro. And then I disabled the 3d drawer view. That's it. Now it runs very fast and smooth. I have installed

70 other useful applications without any trouble and they are running good.

I have routed the phone. The running applications are

1. Adobe reader

2. Picsel office

3. Latest yahoo messenger with video chat

4. QQ player

4. QR droid

5. Player Pro

6. Quick boot

7. AK notepad

8. And Explorer

9. root explorer

10. Barnacle WiFi Tether

11. Better terminal

12. Astro File Manager

13. Cachemate

14. Coincise Dictionary

15. Dolphin browser

16. Opera Mini

17. Engadget

18. Evernote

19. Gaia GPS

20. GPS hood

21. LP Sense

22. Yahoo Mail

23. IM+

24. Fring

26. Ebuddy

27. Kindle

28. Mayabi keyboard for Bangla Typing

29. Touch input

30. Photoid pro

31. Real Player

32. Winamp

33. Sktech pad

34. Snaptu

35. Task Manager

36. Titanium Back up pro

37. Xpiano

38. z4 (for rooting the phone)

and many more.....

The only thing that I could not connect my phone through ADB. I have installed the driver. Windows can see my ADB device . But adb can not see my device.

Can you please tell me how did you connect through adb? If you can still boot into recovery then u can flash your rom also. You need to get the official rom because I did not find any patched rom for dual sim over the net.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] k2wl:
no adb

no i cant connect it through adb but u can use mobiledit to connect it to PC and use it as a PC suit

works perfectly

as for recovery mode

press menu and home button together then press power button u reach recovery mode

press home button and return button together then press power button u get factory testing mode

still cant figure out the adb connection

come on Google improve Ur OS to connect to PC

also they should bring common PC suit for all androids
[General Questions and Answers] netarchie:
I find the wifi to be very weak too! anybody else face the same issue?
[General Questions and Answers] xdaco:
Thanks a lot k2wl for sharing your experience. Still I could not figure out the ADB . One more frustrating fact is that there is no custom ROM available for dual sim android. Even there is no good dialer for dual sim android................
[General Questions and Answers] xdaco:
Hi , k2wl

I have bricked my Mi-270 . I replaced a system library with a modified one for installing DSP manager. Now it is not booting. I need to connect through ADB to restore the original system library. I cant connect with ADB... How did u solve your problem?? Did you service it ?
[General Questions and Answers] k2wl:
hi musarraf172

i don't know about what dsp manager do but replacing system library is bad thing to do... and ya i go to service center and get my mi-270 replaced....

just go service center tell them phone is not booting up since morning...u switch off it off yesterday night & now it's not booting up. that what i hav done.

alternatively try to boot in factory mode / recovery mode & try to wipe out the user partion

"as for recovery mode

press menu and home button together then press power button u reach recovery mode

press home button and return button together then press power button u get factory testing mode"

bye hope u will find the solution and sorry for replying late.

k2wl
[General Questions and Answers] k2wl:
no working adb yet

hi guys i have to inform u that i m giving up hopes of adb working for this phone as i have tried all the methods described on net & this forum

i have tried ubuntu, fedora, slackware

windows 7

windows xp

tried every method available

if u people get adb working plz let me know.

thanks

k2wl
[General Questions and Answers] xdaco:
Hi, k2wl

Thanks for your reply. I have already given my phone to service centre for replacement.

For adb my experience is same as with you. I have also tried on ubuntu , windows 7 32 bit as well as 64 bit but no luck.

I have come across over some internet forum that all these cheap Chinese phones are running some modified versions of android and OS images are loaded on ROM by some specific Chinese software.

In one forum , they described the flashing procedure. You need to remove the battery and then connect your phone with a windows based pc. Then you have to install the driver for that particular chinese software. Then you can flash your rom. It was described for some other chinese make dual sim android.

And remember you need to have the spice official rom image coz no other custom rom is available for this model as of now.

:mad::mad:
[General Questions and Answers] xdaco:
k2wl,

What are apps you removed from the rom by appdelete??
[General Questions and Answers] k2wl:
it all depends on you... what u like & what u dont like

i recommend u to read http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones for removing the apks

just remember that removing google core apks is risky....

bye take care

k2wl

p.s. - still figuring out adb

musarraf172 did u get ur replacement ???

i got mine replaced on same day.
[General Questions and Answers] k2wl:
i have made an interesting observation today.... may be im wrong but here it is

the battery of nokia c6-00 and spice mi-270 have same dimensions and same battery pin outs. so may be c6-00 battery is compatible with our handset mi-270 .

this is just a observation but i think somebody who has access to c6-00 and mi-270 can confirm this plz.

thanx

k2wl

p.s. still no luck for adb
[General Questions and Answers] xdaco:
No ADB

Hi k2wl,

Today I got my phone back. I have never seen such worst customer service. I had to write to the MD of spice group. Anyway I got my phone back and it is working .

But still ADB does not work. I will be writing to their service manager .

I will try to get a battery of C6-00 and check the compatibility.

Thanks..
[General Questions and Answers] darryl_co:
Yes I do agree with you that the wifi is very weak.Install wifi analyzer from the market to find the best position for wifi reception.Connect the headphones to get an improvement in wifi reception.

Have you found the MEID number required to enter into spice club membership form to get 3 months extended warranty ?
[General Questions and Answers] darryl_co:
musarraf172 - Please give details on how did you disable the 3d drawer veiw and how and what app did you use to root the spice mi-270 phone?
[General Questions and Answers] navporky:
Z4root works alright but ...

Hi All,

Thought I will share this. ADB didn't work for me and neither did Z4root almost... I realized maybe the new version has some compatibility issues.

So, I decided to give old versions a try, downloaded 1.2.2, 1.2.1 and 1.2.0 ... 1.2.2 download was corrupted even after multiple tries so tried with 1.2.1 and it worked.

have fun ....
[General Questions and Answers] spyki007:
guys could anyone with rooted mi270 can dump their rom here..........???

use this app to dump......

http://android.podtwo.com/romdump/

it will be useful for developers..........
[General Questions and Answers] k2wl:
@spyki007

romdump did not work it only creates a empty folder.

i have already tried it 3 mths back.
[General Questions and Answers] roydsilva:
I find this thread quite interesting. I have the same phone, the Spice Mi 270, and though it had a very weak Battery Life, I was okay with it, until I found out that the device refuses to make calls all of a sudden, and then I have to restart the phone. Does anyone know how to get the factory settings back to this phone? I tried calling their call center, but it just gives information about the newer phones. The phone number provided by the SMS service is a 'wrong number'. And someone said they installed some App Delete software. I went to the Android market and the software is *not compatible* with my device. Are you sure you guys are talking about the Mi 270???