yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
Thanks, Doc -- this suggests that either the light hack or the V6 script is making the homescreen not auto-rotate even with Zeam.

The only deltas between your build.prop and mine are related to the V6 stuff.

Still, I'd like to know where the rotation's actually controlled in Gingerbread. In 2.2, there's a line that governs some level of rotation in build.prop. And I'd hoped that that was in your build.prop but not in mine. Ah well.

The app "orientation control," I just found, can force the homescreen to landscape mode, so this isn't some borked on my device.

Also, disabling the light hack does not fix the rotation in Zeam, so now I actually do need to figure out what-all got touched by V6. Unfortuantely, although there's supposedly an uninstall option, I have not found it, and it looks to me as if it tampers with init.rc, build.prop and installs a startfile.

so probably the best way to remove is to restore to stock, unless someone out there can explain exactly how to remove it?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] docfreed:
Now here's something interesting for both of us. I use Moon Reader (in scrolling mode) to get around the lights that keep coming on - when you scroll of course you're not touching the screen so no lights. Worked well.

I also use Moon Reader on my rooted Nook Color running MIUI 1.916 and in Moon there is a setting to keep the "soft key lights" from turning on when you touch the screen in night reading mode. And it works!

So do you think that somewhere in the apk (which is only a zip file) there is an API call that turns the LED's off? Funny thing I do NOT see this setting in the same version of Moon Reader on my Galaxy 5????

You can tell these lights really annoy me
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] COast94:
this did not put my device in complete factory mode.

i still see superuser after selecting option 'wipe data/factory reset'.

=( is there other way?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
Doc, did my script not work on your device? Or just issuing the commands by hand from an ADB shell?

My early reading on this turned up a reference to Google having ordered the hardware manufacturers to make these lights always light when touched, regardless of application. My take on it is that that's application independent now, and I'm just glad that the lights even still have a filesystem pointer.

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@co: sorry to hear that power on / volume up does not properly wipe the device.

It sounds like the recovery process as distributed by Samsung does not include a format step, just a copy step.

Wow, just tried this:

Power off.

Boot into recovery.

adb shell

su

mkfs.ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p16

(should create a whole new filesystem on /data -- but fails, as you don't have root access to your recovery mode ADB shell. Ouch.)

Before I got completely medieval on my player, I did make a Kies backup and attempted a dd backup for /data, /system and some of the other android partitions. I also have a Titanium backup.

It really is too bad that these players are so easy to leave junk behind on, though.

So, now I have a different thought:

adb shell

su

cd /data

rm -rf

cd /system/xbin rm -rf

cd /

remove any file NOT on this list (which is just a listing of the files at the dir of my device -- all of these SHOULD be on your device when you are done.)

drwxr-xr-x bluetooth shell 2011-09-16 05:36 res

-r-xr-xr-x bluetooth shell 1555 2011-07-13 04:10 ueventd.smdkc110.rc

-r-xr-xr-x bluetooth shell 1419 2011-06-15 17:56 lpm.rc

-r--r--r-- bluetooth shell 4245 2011-08-10 01:35 ueventd.rc

drwxr-xr-x bluetooth shell 2011-09-16 05:36 lib

drwxr-xr-x bluetooth shell 2011-09-16 05:36 sbin

-rw-r--r-- bluetooth shell 118 2011-09-16 05:21 default.prop

-r--r--r-- bluetooth shell 2050 2011-09-16 05:31 recovery.rc

-r--r--r-- bluetooth shell 1677 2010-12-27 23:04 init.goldfish.rc

-r-xr-xr-x bluetooth shell 4489 2011-08-26 04:27 init.smdkc110.rc

-rwxr-xr-x bluetooth shell 168364 2011-09-16 05:28 init

-r--r--r-- bluetooth shell 0 2010-12-27 23:04 ueventd.goldfish.rc

drwxr-xr-x bluetooth shell 2011-09-16 05:36 tmp

-r-xr-xr-x bluetooth shell 1524 2011-08-10 01:08 fota.rc

-rwxr-xr-x bluetooth shell 410344 2011-09-16 05:28 recovery

-r-xr-xr-x bluetooth shell 28962 2011-08-26 04:27 init.rc

Now, go back to /system/app and do rm -rf.

If you still can, go to /system/bin and do rm -rf there.

If you're doing stuff right, you have not yet touched the boot process files, and recovery should copy back in enough system stuff to boot your player.

I have not attempted to eat this cooking, though. if the Samsung recovery does not work, you'll need to have them fix the device, so try this with extreme caution unless you must.

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d'oh. Forgot about this option:

go to settings.. Privacy.. Factory Data Reset.

supposedly this will reset your device back to stock.

Have you given that a try?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] COast94:
i tried privacy -> reset. after recovery -> wipe data/factory reset.

still same result.

would it be better and safer for me to flash back to froyo then flash again to gingerbread?

would this wipe out all the junks?

btw my player is from woot.

has hard button.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
If you have a viable flashable gingerbread, you could try putting it into download mode and reflashing with that?

I don't know what to tell you about the Wooted players. I know that these players are very finnicky about letting firmware be loaded on them, and they can be bricked.

I read a question in the Woot forums from someone who implied that once you update to Gingerbread you can't downgrade any longer.

I know that the US devices require Samsung-signed code, and I am concerned that you may get yourself in a position where you flash with the older release and somehow the Gingerbread update armed that demand for signed code -- and your older release may not be signed. If it's not, you'll put your little guy on its back.

I'd recommend you ask the question in the Woot forums, and hope you'll let us know what you hear there - you can't be the first person with the Woot variant who's wanted to reset the device.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jester450:
I have a firmware I used before rooting from SamFirmware that should put your device back to stock. Ill upload it later tonight. My player is from woot with a hard button. Although when I used it, I was still on froyo

Here's a link to the Froyo firmware I got off of SamFirmware. I used this messing with the build.prop on Froyo. Can't tell you if this is the same exact frimware that came with the device, but it had everything there. The zip file includes a PDF document that takes you through the steps on flashing this through Odin. If you used Odin before, you should be good to proceed to step 2 in the PDF doc.

Doing a factory rest on the device after root will just wipe all your information and does not put you back to stock. You'll need to flash the firmware to get you back to stock (no root).

Don't know about Zeam, but I'm using ADW and I have no issues with home screen rotate. I know you can't rotate the homescreen on stock launcher. Not using the light hack but I am running the V6 script.

If you're using the V6 scrip, to roll back, run it again in script manager and when you get to the option to choose 1-30, type 15. This should 'UnSuperCharger' and revert to default memory settings.

Update: File should be ready to download in about 15 minutes. In the meantime, here's the PDF doc to review

Update: File ready for download
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] COast94:
above link to firmware is broken.

btw thanks for all the help guys.

ill let you know once i flash back to froyo.. then back to gingerbread.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] evilh:
Doing a wipe from recovery removed root from my player when I was still on Froyo (WOOT version).

I can confirm both versions of ADW (EX and regular free version) will get you home screen rotation.

What is the complaint I keep seeing about the capacitive buttons LED's. Mine seem to work fine (they turn on and off when they're supposed to). In fact after wiping my only complaints are lack of root (have not tried the Zergrush) and Amazon appstore apps showing up in the Market (which would be easily fixed by Titanium Backup once I am rooted).

I also have a Hong Kong ROM I originally used to fix a soft brick before someone gave me the links to SamFirmware.com. Debating whether to try using it to revert to stock Froyo if it ends up WOOT players cannot be restored with the Froyo ROM from SamFirmware.com
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jester450:
Have you tried downloading SU from the market. I may be wrong and I usually am, but I think factory reset will still keep the files. I'd be interested to see.

Sent from my YP-G70
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
@evilh: for folks using the device for reading, especially in night mode and at night, the cap buttons are very bright and stay on for too long. I also don't want them lighting up if I'm using an astronomy app, some of which are designed to put the device into a red-only illumination mode, and a very low-intensity one at that.

Also, I found when watching Netflix that they tended to stay lit. I think that once they turned off, but most of the time I ran the app, they stayed on.

Since I learned left from right and how to count all the way to three back awhile back, I prefer not to have them lit. It's an android device, and it's supposed to be configurable. For me, it is, now :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jester450:
Out of curiosity why do you want to flash back to froyo?

Sent from my SGH-T989
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] COast94:
I did not want to flash back to froyo.. its just that reset did not wipe out everything. (see my earlier post)

i've installed and tempered with a lot of scripts/root tutorial found in this thread.

it 'seems' there are too many junks in my root directories.

just wanted to install modification in cleaned device. (deleting any previously installed app/scripts)

+ i happen to install wrong version of V6 >.> (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=991276 | V6_SuperCharger_for_Android-update8.sh.txt found in bottom of #1 post)

just wanted to wipe out completely.

i have another player in stock firmware(0 apps installed), is there any way for me to save/dump stock rom and flash it on modded yp-g70?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] docfreed:
Can this device be unrooted by rerunning SuperOneClick 2.1.1 again?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] evilh:
Thanks for the clarification. I usually hold it in my left hand with the buttons to the left so my hand ends up covering them and I've never noticed. Of course now that I have noticed I can't un-notice them :P
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] se7e:
any news on custom roms yet guys?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
I would not hold my breath on custom roms for anything but the non-US models - the US models, and probably the newer ones from overseas, require Samsung signed code to boot.

I'm not 100%, but my impression is that means that unless Samsung did something as dumb as Sony did on the PS3, custom kernels and ROMs may be off the table.

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Evilh writes "Of course now that I have noticed I can't un-notice them :P"

hey, you asked .... :)

I'm still around init.rc -- there's some very interesting stuff going on there. Including assertions of directories that don't seem to make it all the way through the boot process and into visibility, in the /sys tree.

Also, the v6 tweaks can be reversed by choosing option 15 at, I believe, the 2nd prompt.

Doing that didn't get me rotation, though. And I may put v6 back, as it did seem to help with some scrolling speed. I'm still trying to figure out if it muddled the satnav software I decided to buy.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] se7e:
I see. I do hope cyanogen mod and voodoo control becomes available in the future. I've heard good things about voodoo improving the sq overall.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] penguincoder:
I also hope some custom roms become available for this device.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] -sandro-:
same here:)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] manbeer:
All I know is that I need to somehow find a way to have landscape home screen, its going in the dash of my car as a sort of car PC of sorts w a 1tb upnp HD under the seat and it will be annoying if I have to look at the icons sideways.

Voodoo sound would be a welcome addition as well . If supercurio needs one to work with I'd be willing to lend mine for the cause and can accept the risks
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
Try orientation switch in the market - lets you choose auto, land, reverse land, portrait, or 'forced portrait' - so it'll let you lock your screen into landscape for when you're clipped in on your dash, even if you are unable to get auto-rotate to work in an alternate launcher. The manual bit is annoying, yes, but better than no soup at all....
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] karl_angel0:
Do you guys notice after updating to gingerbread the sound became much louder for the native music player? because before my PlayerPro w/ DSP Pack is much louder but now the native is. Thank you guys :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] se7e:
I use Go Theme for the landscape orientation fix.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chrisgtl:
Would be great to see a custom ROM for this.

Might even look at making one myself depending how much time I get.

Sent from my Oxygen 2.3.1 powered Nexus S.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aillez:
yeah it's "must" be great if we can get some custom rom for this ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] ronnel0918:
How's your 2.3.5 Galaxy S WiFi 5.0? Still have unresolved bugs? VooDoo?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] se7e:
Mine's working great so far; better battery life etc
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Ashtiany:
I'm looking to get this media player as well. On eBay I can only find the XEU version. I'm guessing this is the European one which is shipped with 2.2.2

If I buy this one, will I be able to root still? I'd very much prefer Gingerbread!

And also, could someone please give me a tutorial on how to root it? What is Kies and what is SuperOneClick? Reading all of the thread has made me very confused as to what to do :( :confused: it would be appreciated greatly!

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aillez:
i think you can get any version of this player exclude us version (that come with softkey version)

& just flash them to 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) then root with zergRush

it's done. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Ashtiany:
Ah right okay thanks. So can I just get the EU version? Are you talking about the soft key thats in the middle of the phone? (Like the iPhone)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aillez:
this is world wide version it's has hard key like iPhone

but US version has soft key like this

hope it's make you understand :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] eerie_silence:
Any one who have Us version and get root.

Install some terminal app, write mount , select all text, create doc - paste and upload on this topic.

I thought us version have ext4 built in. ( some copyright text about this in opensource readme.)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] chrisgtl:
For those running GB, do your headphones work?

Mine still plays music through speaker with headphones plugged in.

Sent from my Oxygen 2.3.1 powered Nexus S.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aillez:
mine it's working like a charm.

are you plug it tight ?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] agabe:
Hi!

I found some games what doesn't run on this device like let's play gplf 3 hd, or 9mm hd.

They ar all runs on sgs or galaxy s on same hardware.

What kind of restricting this device have? How can we ignore it?

This is the size what is much bwtter for playing gamea with the same hardware, so it must have some sollution i think.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] vegneris:
How do you get out of DOWNLOAD MODE.

Mine is stuck .

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] agabe:
Hold the power button pushing for 7-8 sec.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Ashtiany:
I've just ordered one off eBay. £150!! So excited :p

Can someone please give me a small tutorial on how to flash it to Gingerbread when I receive it?

What programs will I need? and where can I find the Gingerbread ROM?

As detailed as possible so I don't get confused please :cool:

Thanks!! :):)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] se7e:
hi guys. for those audiophiles out there anyone of you know the sound card of this player? Does it use Wolfson or Yamaha DAC
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] kingofcomedy:
Well, just use Kies to upgrade to gingerbread. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Ashtiany:
As simple as that? :p

I'm not planning on rooting it though, so I'm guessing just updating to Gingerbread is much simpler than rooting this device?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Hey, wondering if anyone has figured a way to make the external sd card the "usb storage" on these? For some reason there is a internal sd card and all apps save files (gameloft, sygic specifically) to that instead of my 32gb external sd that shows up as the folder "external_sd" on the internal sd card. We need a way to make the external sd card the default sd card.

Also we really need a seperate catergory for these devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] kingofcomedy:
Yes and yes. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Ok, I was an idiot an tried to use a hack to switch internal and external sd cards for a galaxy s 1900 and now my device doesnt recognize either!

In short I need the original "vold.fstab" file located in /system/etc/.

I backed mine up but on the internal sd card (dumb, I know) and cant get to it.

Please post the original file!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] docfreed:
Screen Timeout

Anyone notice that the screen timeout setting is not persistent - no matter what I set it on it always reverts to one minute after waking up or rebooting. This happens irrespective of whether I have root or not
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aillez:
new update for you all who need Russian Menu

2.3.5 Gingerbread

G70XEKP2

http://www.multiupload.com/L7OGAP05NE

I didn't test it yet.

I wonder what different between G70XXKPF (Italy) and G70XEKP2 (Russia) except menu that have russian language.

if anyone want to test it or be tested please tell me what you noticed it's different from other version.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
@iJim: It really does end like this, I just sftp'ed it in to look, and it has that odd ending.

I'm uploading a copy as well just in case Evilll windows is doing weird stuff to the lines.

Here's the link to the upload:

http://www.mediafire.com/?myjg5255c52sjub

# cat vold.fstab

## Vold 2.0 Generic fstab

## - San Mehat (san@android.com)

##

#######################

## Regular device mount

##

## Format: dev_mount <label> <mount_point> <part> <sysfs_path1...>

## label - Label for the volume

## mount_point - Where the volume will be mounted

## part - Partition # (1 based), or 'auto' for first usable partition.

## <sysfs_path> - List of sysfs paths to source devices

######################

# sdcard mount for the P1

# internal sdcard

{

ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file

discard = disable

asec = disable

}

dev_mount sdcard /mnt/sdcard 17 /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.0/mmc_host/mmc0

# externel sdcard

{

ums_path = /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun1/file

asec = enable

}

dev_mount sdcard1 /mnt/sdcard/external_sd auto /devices/platform/s3c-sdhci.2/mmc_host/mmc1

#end line ## keep this line

#

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@aillez: does the file you posted have the Samsung crypto built in?

I'm a little concerned about noobs trying to upload non-US firmware for the yp-g70 and not realizing how strict the US models are about the signatures.

An overeager flasher can brick one of these units. It would be super cool if we all warned each other about known incompatibility.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aillez:
I have downloaded but it's just zip don't need to decryption.

& i think this is world wide model firmware, this is for "NOT" US Model.

you can see this link.

http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=272433&st=0

this is the source.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] tapioco2000:
I suggest you the freeware "screen on toggler" to solve your problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] peterguk:
Camera Focus Issue (blurred)

Hi,

I have a Galaxy Wifi 5 running 2.3.5, and if i go and take a picture of text or a barcode, the camera doesn't autofocus.

Its like the camera doesn't even try to autofocus on the blurred image.

Does anybody else have this same issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
@peterg: have you tried getting into camera settings and telling the camera to go into macro mode? I've been pleasantly surprised by the macro mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] peterguk:
@roustabout: Yeah i tried that but it didn't make any difference, The software i'm using is "Barcode Scanner - zxing team" which i've used on a HTC Desire S without any issues.

hxxp://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/3/20111108155442.jpg/ a sample of the photo
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
that's a very cool piece of software - this is the first time I've tried using one of these scanners.

It was able to pick up a small (1cm tall) barcode on a box on my desk from about 1 foot away,without flash. (note the edit - I had thought I was farther out but just tried a second time, and it did take a bit.)

I just pointed it to the box and tried closing in on it slowly to see when (if) it could get focus. And then it jumped in and had the data before I realized it. I had expected I was still too far away. I would say the code piece filled maybe 10%-15% of the field of view when the app was able to get a good scan.

Perhaps if you started from farther out? I don't know where this app stores its snapshots or I'd upload it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] peterguk:
No it doesn't change anything, I've got another galaxy wifi 5.0 coming on wednesday so i'll see if it the same with that.

What version of android are you running on your galaxy 5.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
I have the US retail version, running the 2.3.5 firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] peterguk:
Ok, I did have the EU firmware 2.3.5 but to test i downgrade to 2.2 but its the same. I'll see what my other device is like tommorrow
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Ashtiany:
I've just connected it to Kies and mine is running 2.2.2 but it's saying that I've got the latest firmware already? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] peterguk:
Help - AutoFocus Problem,

I think i've found the problem, when you format internal memory and factory reset your device.

The autofocus stops working.

I think it down to the default files on the usb storage which have now been removed, Does anybody have a copy of the android directory from a device which hasn't been factory reset or formatted internal memory from Mobile Galaxy Wifi 5.0.

The reason i think this is because I updated a friends device from 2.2 to 2.3.5 and the autofocus worked fine, i then did a "Format Internal Memory" then a factory reset, and now on this device the autofocus doesn't work correctly.

after upgrade to 2.3.5 without factory reset or formatting internal memory.

hxxp://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/69/20111109210154.jpg/

After the factory reset and format internal memory.

hxxp://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/521/20111108213027.jpg/

Any help would be great.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] roustabout:
Full path of the dir you're looking for, please? I have the device, but I have to admit the games it plays with what it's calling sdcard are still a little puzzling to me. I just looked at /sdcard/Android and there's a /data folder there, but it's all for apps Iv'e installed, not for the Samsung apps.