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[Nook Color General] wajed:
I had NC with Cyanogen Mod 7. I couldn't get 720p to work on it.

Now that my NC got broken, I'm thinking of buying it again. Is there anything new about 720p?
[Nook Color General] Elegy:
i'd like to know too. as from the day after tomorrow i will be a Nook owner too :D
[Nook Color General] Gin1212:
In this price range you're still not going to find a decent tablet with 720p capabilities. If your only goal is videos, start taking a look at the chinese tablets and the archos. If you want a tablet with the ability to do it, but not perfectly, then the nook is your best choice.

I say not perfectly, as I found that 720p video was better on the .29kernel (1300mhz) with Moboplayer. 720p works okay with overclock and Moboplayer on the .32 kernel though...

That said, 720p is overkill for that small of a screen.
[Nook Color General] Gin1212:
Um what? ----
[Nook Color General] poofyhairguy:
Basically no, there isn't any news on the video playback front. The new B&N update's codec had the same file limitations that we had previously, so we lack the codecs for 720p (like an Archos has).

If you want 720p playback get a used Galaxy Tab.
[Nook Color General] wajed:
It really isn't a problem for me to watch 720p on NC's screen, but if it was able to do it, it would save the hassle of converting the videos and movies I download for my PC.

I will try moboplayer with OC.
[Nook Color General] Barleyman:
At least 1350 isn't enough to run 720p videos. I tried to set up tversity but couldn't get it to transcode.. Didn't feel like setting up either of the free alternatives either, lots of fuzzing with config files..

Technical question for you re-encoding guys. Does the 854 limit count after or before anamorphic scaling? So is it possible to play back pal 2.3 picture format movies? Native resolution 720x445, stretches to 1024 wide on-screen..
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] enzola:
Question - What apps use the "htc.bgp" package?

Scenario - I ask because I frequently get a FC on the package. I have used "Bloat Freezer" on most of the apps and have found that "Calendar Storage" uses this package and I have frozen it but I still get the same FC so I can only assume something else must use this package as well? I have also tried searching for this same problem and found it with others with no luck finding the solution.

What Has Been Tried - Freezing "Calendar Storage" ; Disabling "Facebook Sync" ; Clearing The Data For "Calendar" & "Calendar Storage" ;

Phone - HTC Inspire 4G

Provider - AT&T

Rooted - Yes

ROM - ClearDroid
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] enzola:
Solved it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aclingman:
Okay its have had a HTC Evo for about 2 weeks. I had one a few months ago until I moved out of the country. I used the hd2 on android using dandiest and freaks desires z rom. It looked amazing and I miss it very much. My question is, is there a rom for the Evo similar to that that works just as well? If so where can I find it?

Second question: has anyone been experiencing random restarts with the ota 2.3.3 android? I haven't rooted or done anything to my Evo yet and I'm experiencing this. Please help or send an email to me.

Thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Firstly, there is no root available for the latest OTA update, so flashing custom roms is not an option for you now. As far was which rom goes, just keep an eye out in the development section. New roms based off of the recent OTA should start popping up soon.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aclingman:
Thanks for the info man. On the second part of my post I talked about it randomly resetting. Do you know anything about that?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rugedraw:
Naw, man. I've been running the Synergy rom that is 2.3.3 based for the past 2 days without any issues, but the only time I had a stock rom was when I first got my phone back in June of last year. I don't know anything about the latest OTA because I haven't even seen it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miui-us:
As far as random reboots the best thing to do is just reset phone from stock or clear all data on of the apps you have must not be agreeing with gingerbread so do that or update all of your apps from the app store.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadRusch1:
So I finally learned how to use NVFlash to get my device back to stock. Then I learned how to install Clockworkmod. Then I installed Vegan, after coming from TNT Lite. And overall I'm pretty happy. Except for the fact that nothing really seems to work :P

So here is what I need right now for my GTab to be of use to me in order of importance:

1) Streaming Audio from Shoutcast and bluetooth pairing to bluetooth speakers. Yes, I want this tablet to be my "Patio Media Player" and I'd like to get sound out to my bluetooth speakers. Alternatively I'd settle for streaming MP3's from my own PC where the mp3's reside.

2) Streaming video from Netflix, which I understand is in its infancy.

3) Streaming video from my home LAN, so it works like Air Video player. I'd spend $5 bucks on the PLEX application if it actually worked......does anyone know if it does, or is there a free solution to stream video.

Using Vegan, I can't get any of this to work. Winamp wont stream shoutcast, another app I tried just kept telling me "Broken Pipes" and so forth, no music was the result.

I can convert videos in handbrake so they play but thats not my ultimate goal, I want this device to stream music and at some point video.......can anyone help?

:confused:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roebeet:
#2 -- there's a hack to get this to work, but it's not perfect. There is color banding issues, and I've heard that the fix also breaks the YouTube app. So it's an optional install, if needed.

#3 -- you'd want CIFS support. I though VEGAn had that buillt-in, but it's been so long I honestly don't remember anymore. The last major VEGAn update was early January, so keep that in mind. And the three guys who worked on it no longer update it (myself included).
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadRusch1:
Sorry for the n00bishness, whats CIFS? (Yes, I will Google). *Googled*

Also, since you didn't comment on #1, and you are probably the GTab Guru of Guru's, does this mean I'm SOL for doing something as simple as streaming internet audio? :(
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roebeet:
Nah, I'm not the guru of guru's -- I just know a few things so I wanted to pass on what I did know. I didn't respond on #1 because I don't have an answer for that ( I don't stream audio and I don't have a BT headset).

As for CIFS, it's SMB (Windows file sharing). If memory serves, VEGAn has that built in, you just need to get CIFSManager from the market and change the settings so that the support is loaded as a module. If you get this working, then you can mount a share onto the device as a mount point, and then run the content from there. There's probably quite a few threads on this, as CIFS was something that a lot of us wanted, early on.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadRusch1:
Well in case you ever want to, I did find that the current version of DoubleTwist streams Shoutcast! streams just dandy and I now have a backyard streaming audio solution for my patio with some paired BT speakers :)

Now to find your hack on how to get netflix working on Vegan..
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nunjabusiness:
Just in case you don't see my reply on the other thread:

Give TuneIn Radio a shot, I think you may prefer it. I have yet to have a problem with it. It gives me shoutcast along with Internet Radio and probably much more. I have it running almost 24X7. It has a great desktop widget too.

It has been downloaded twice as much as Doubletwist and can record for you too. The pro version is only .99 compared to DT's $3.74

DT has also had quite a few complaints lately since latest update.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadRusch1:
Hey thanks, I did miss that thread, and I will give it a download.

Now, the 64 dollar question: Are you doing any video streaming to your Gtab? Air Video Player is probably the defacto standard on the Ipad side of things, just install its server on your pc and, assuming your box has the horsepower to transcode video on the fly, it will basically play any video from any source and stream directly to the ipad/pod device of your choosing.

I am desperately seeking that solution for my Gtab. The best I have been able to do is this:

1) I seem to be able to stream any xvid of DVD-ish resolution just fine.

2) I seem to be able to stream WMV files at 720p just fine

3) I don't seem to be able to stream anything else just fine...

I can re-encode using HANDBRAKE and transfer to the GTAB but that defeats the purpose of streaming media.

Any thoughts? I heard there was a new app out that does a similar style of streaming for both Ipad and Android, but no idea if it works with the Gtab or not. I'm currently running Vegan 5.1.1.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] memyselfii:
I have enjoyed using AudioGalaxy for streaming music from my home computer library to my tablet. Tons of music accessible with no tablet storage use.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeadRusch1:
I checked out TuneIn......its a very slick interface, with one problem: It doesn't appear to be giving me any Shoutcast stations. Its giving me some major stations, its giving me local radio....but I can't get, for example, some crazy German trance station.

When I search the list of stations that comes back appears to be quite limited, also there doesn't appear to be a way to limit the minimum bandwidth (I don't want to see 64kbps mp3 streams in my search results).....actually, now that I think about it, I'm not sure i can search?

Anyhow, what am I missing....?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
First of all thanks to kokbiel for discovering this!

Do not try this if you have an unlocked bootloader or if you dont know what your doing! I'm not resposible if you break or brick your phone!

If you're allready on a rooted .181 or .184 and OTA update is available for you just update your firmware. If there is no OTA update available for your customazation version follow these instuctions:

- flash back to 3.0.A.2.181 generic with the flashtool

- Use Gingerbreak or Superoneclick to root your device

- Update your Arc using a OTA(over the air) update(Go to settings->About phone->Software update)

- Enjoy your rooted 2.3.3!!!

Update 1: it seems that the OTA update is not working if you did any modifications to/deleted system files so it's adviced to always flash the .181 firmware provided in this post

Update 2: if you have any battery problems after flashing the .181 firmware(if it's only showing 1%) removing the battery for a few minutes should solve this

Update 3: thanks to ricstc we now have a video tutorial on how to follow these instructions

Update 4: if you want you can keep your user data by unchecking the whipe user data in the flashtool while selecting the correct ftf file. this will cause a lot of error message's on 2.3.2 but just click them away and continue the procedure, after upgrading again to 2.3.3 the error message's will be gone!

Update 5: this methode still works with the new 4.0.A.2.368 firmware! if you don't get the OTA update with the provided .181 firmware try flashing the .184 firmware and try the OTA again

At the moment there are a lot of battery problems when you downgrade from 2.3.4 if you have any problem follow this or this thread for a possible solution
[Xperia Arc Android Development] punkmonkey1984:
In general how long did it take for Gingerbreak / superoneclick to do its stuff.

iv been waiting about 5-10 minutes with nothing. :S
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
can take up to 20 minutes, can't say for sure.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tRippinthehead:
the process of obtaining root took me 3-4 minutes
[Xperia Arc Android Development] punkmonkey1984:
Ill try a fresh formatted SD card and try again :S

Did you get "SD card safe to remove" message on the status bar?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tRippinthehead:
Yes. It's ok.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
yes, just reboot and try again
[Xperia Arc Android Development] punkmonkey1984:
But it always says "SD card is saft to remove" i am using the Global customized firmware, but dont think that would be the case in any means, can you provide a link to the one you used kistigun please ?

Im on a fresh install so might as well try the version you used lol.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tRippinthehead:
finds the update, but then I can not update via OTA, the phone says to me - "could not connect to network" :(
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
i've updated the first post with a link to the firmware i've used
[Xperia Arc Android Development] punkmonkey1984:
Thanks ill try and report back. :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] aeron16:
can you unroot using gingerbreak after doing this?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jatt101:
anyone did this work for them?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
why would you want to unroot?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] aeron16:
i have no choice! using GOOD for enterprise on my Arc, and it only allows usage if its on an unrooted device.

thinking of doing the root on 2.3.2 first, OTA update as you mentioned, then while still rooted, remove some of those unused SE Apps to free up ram, before unrooting and installing GOOD for enterprise.

:)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] punkmonkey1984:
Root access with firmware on first post. global customized didnt work for me. :S
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
weird, may i ask what steps you took?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] punkmonkey1984:
Just flashed the firmware you provided on the OP then installed gingerbreak ran it, and it worked with-in 2 minutes. i did have the USB cable plugged-in, with USB debugging on.

Apart from that, it was a fresh install.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
and after that you've updated with OTA update to .145?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] punkmonkey1984:
Its booting up now, i will let you know if it has or applied it or not.

Yes .145 with root access and titanium backup working fine, :)

Had to install busybox from the market, but working never the less.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xperiax10.awesome:
Hi,

I am currently using ARC with 2.3.3

I want to root using method described in the very 1st post.

I have couple of doubts:

1. If I flashback t0 XXXX.181 using flashtool, my all games/apps will remain intact?

2. I am in Singapore & I am not sure if OTA update is available or not?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
1. Yes just uncheck the whipe user data checkbox in the flashtool

2. You're going to flash to global generic and OTA is available for this region
[Xperia Arc Android Development] chongbh:
Am I right to say if the firmware is Generic then the update OTA is available?

If the firmware is under Telco like Singtel then the firmware update is not available OTA?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
nope not for all geric firmware's I know that the ota update is available for world & uk but i've tried it a few times for the dutch generic without any luck
[Xperia Arc Android Development] chongbh:
Just to confirm which flash tool can be used for Xperia Arc without problem?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] whocancatchme:
1. All app on your phone will be lost but not on your sd card.

2. Pretty sure i saw some guy here say it's available
[Xperia Arc Android Development] whocancatchme:
It's better to wipe because some user say you have a lot of error message when you don't wipe
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
no if you uncheck the whipe user data you will lose nothing! i've just done it again a hour ago and i've lost nothing.

Yes you'll get a lot of error message's. just click them away and continu the procedure. after upgrading to 2.3.3 there will be no more error message's
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Sorry this is a very noob question but is there any way of removing unwanted factory apps without rooting your phone? I'm a bit nervous about trying to root my phone having never done anything like that before and for me the main reason I want to have it rooted is to remove all the apps that I don't need.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xperiax10.awesome:
thanks!!

but now

when I am trying to flash back using the FlashTool version 0.2.8 there is NO option of ARC..

and

when I am trying to flash back using the FlashTool version 0.2.9.1 Beta I am not getting any pop-up for my device..

m missing something??

logs:

16/024/2011 01:24:52 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

16/024/2011 01:24:57 - INFO - Connected device : LT15

16/024/2011 01:24:57 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : None

16/025/2011 01:25:15 - INFO - Connected device : LT15

16/025/2011 01:25:15 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : None
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Ok, I've downloaded all the links and put Gingerbreak onto the internal sd card. When I copy and paste the 3.0.A.2.181 generic into the firmware file though and go to the flashtool it's not finding anything in there. Do I need to convert the file from an rar into something else and if so, how do I convert it?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] robbyf66:
can anyone verify if I need a sim card in to do OTA update? i'm connected to wifi and no update found
[Xperia Arc Android Development] robbyf66:
you need to extract it to the ftf file, then put that in flashtool's firmware folder

then in flash tool click the flash button and restart your phone holding the back button to put arc in to flash mode,
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
I think I'm just thick but what I have is "LT15i_3.0.A.2.181_Generic_World.rar" When I click on it I get a box coming up saying "Windows cannot open this file" etc.. :confused:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] robbyf66:
install winrar or 7zip then.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Sorry last dumb question but where do I find them? I understand how to do the rest of the process to unlock the phone but it's just finding the file to put in the firmware folder. Have I downloaded the wrong file to take my phone back to 2.3.2?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] robbyf66:
Where do you find winrar or 7zip? google them, you'll get trial/free versions for the time being.

You have downloaded the correct file it seems like. RAR files are like .zip I hope that helps, I'll be around as i'm trying to my OTA to update. I think i'll need a sim card.

EDIT: put an active sim card in and did the update via wifi, I never had an active sim card in the phone previously, fyi
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xperiax10.awesome:
Guys please suggest on this..what version of flashtool you guys are using..

from Xperia Arc 2.3.3
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Awesome thanks for that. Well that kinda worked... It all went to plan so now it's back to 2.3.2 like it should be HOWEVER... It just continuously has the "the process andriod.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again :Force close" error message coming up now. I have been doin it while watching the video tutorial and that message comes up on his but mine is happening so often I can't do anything in between warnings. It's coming up every 2 or 3 seconds!!! HELP!!!!!:eek:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Phew, got it back to where I started. I think I'll just leave it alone now...:p
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jatt101:
can someone pm me the link for the lt15a .181 firmware that can be updated to 145 by ota?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] caqo71:
I tried that, but I can't get the update, It keeps telling that you're up to date.

I went back to .181 LT15i, and the update message pops up.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] caqo71:
Now i can't get the phone rooted. i just flashed to Generic .181, wipping the data, formatted SD, and now gingerbreak is forever trying to root my phone. What's happening, I've done this forever and always worked, why not now????
[Xperia Arc Android Development] thatsupnow:
Try leaving it plugged into the charger I had the same problem it would take forever and still nothing, I plugged it in and worked in like 45 seconds
[Xperia Arc Android Development] caqo71:
Strange thinks happens on the Xperia kingdoms.

I flashed .184 and the root worked at 5 seconds, and then, the OTA worked quickly.

Now I'm at the first stage. Just waiting the OTA fro LT15a from .181 to .145.

Cheers all
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ricstc:
Im the guy that made the video. Yes it comes up every 2-3 secs too - of course, there is such a thing as video editing.

Anyway, battle through it. It will disappear after you are successful with the OTA update - itll be gone after a few restarts.

If you did a wipe data at the flashtool stage, no such error would appear.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Where did you put the gingerbreak apk file so you could access it quickly then? I put it in the download file but couldn't get to it because of the error messages?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
just click the error message away, go to the apk and root it
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Oh I give up. Now when I connect the phone via usb cable (while holding the back button down) it's not recognizing that it's connected at all. I think I'll stick to the factory settings. These damn computers are all 'white man magic' to me......lol
[Xperia Arc Android Development] BPaul:
All greetings! Can help.

1) How to stitch Arc through FlashTool

It is possible with screens?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] gwk:
Can someone post the word document or text file for the step-by-step guide???
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Has anyone sucessfully rooted with super one click? I can't figure out how to put the gingerbreak apk file onto the phone? I can get it on the internal card but can't figure out how to get it onto the phone? Anyone? :confused::confused:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
just put the gingerbreak apk on your sd card and install it
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
I cut and paste it onto the sd card however I can't find it when I look for it on the phone, it's like it's not there but I know it is..
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
what app do you use for the 'looking' part?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
I've tried looking in the download app and then all through office suite?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
go to the market and search & install OI file browser. Open it and go to your sd card and look for the gingerbreak apk.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Lol... and so of course now I can't sign into market. F**king wonderful.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
Ok, I'm stuck on 2.3.2 now. For some unknown reason I can't log into the market however I can get into my gmail account? I can't even update the software back to 2.3.3 now either as it's not letting me connect to download that either? What do I do? Ideally I want to root since I'm already back on 2.3.2 but I'd just be happy to go back to unrooted 2.3.3 at this stage....:confused:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
flash the .181 firmware again
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dsmaori:
HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!1:D Thank you sooooooo much for your help. Rooted and just doing software update now. No more dumb questions now. Cheers mate ;)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xperiax10.awesome:
Anyone plz revert..

from Xperia Arc 2.3.3
[Xperia Arc Android Development] spruceyb:
I'm getting my phone from o2 later today.

It comes with firmware .145 on it.

If I flash to the generic .181 then root.

When I come to OTA update will it update to the Generic firmware or the o2 firmware?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kistigun:
i've used the one provided in the first post, if that isn't working for you please check out the flashtool thread for answers.

after that you'll be on generic world firmware 1247-1061
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jon3sh:
What is Rooted 2.3.3?

My ARC already 2.3.3 Gingerbread Firmware 14xx do I still need to do this process?

What do you get from doing this?

Thanks