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[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlana:
AT&T thinks that using an external display of ANY form is considered tethering, even though its technically the same "computing device", just the output/input being redirected. I had a major "phone fight" with AT&Ts support, and am in talks with my lawyer if this actually enforceable. But yes, if you want to use the standard 3G web connectivity on your webtop's Firefox browser, AT&T requires you to get the 45 USD dataplan.

Alternatively you can try FIREFOX from the app market, and run it "fullscreen" through your Android GUI-"window".

As for office application that does Microsoft's office 2010 documents, I swear by QUICK OFFICE PRO. It does excel, word, PowerPoint and adobe PDF to create/edit.

I use my ATRIX as a semi desktop on the go, via Bluetooth keyboard and the ATRIX plugged into any TV or monitor that has a DVI (with HDMI-2-DVI adapter) or HDMI jack, and use the ATRIX itself as a mouse, since the touchscreen turns into a laptop-style -mousepad

There are mods out there to run an (almost) full Ubuntu, but last time I checked they had massive storage constraints trying to make it work all the way. Not sure if they overcome them by now.

But since the bootlaoder can be now unlocked, we probably will see soon some cool ROMS that allow us to use the ATRIX in a full Ubuntu environment.

Just hoping :-D
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devbro:
I have been using my atrix to do my general doc file typings. So far I am happy.

here are some stuff that you may need to know:

1. you can use an external drive as long as it is formatted FAT32.

2. you can use a cable mouse :)

3. look under development section and look up debian and ubuntu images for webtop. I found debian more reliable but ubuntu solution has more flexibility.

Using either solution you can install koffice or openoffice for your typing needs. If you simply want to type in text and do the formatting at a later time look up the "easy_v0.2.5-signed.zip" under debian solution. It will give you a on screen window for typing similar to notepad which is pretty nice.

There is also the webtop2sd project that is in beta. I suggest for it to come out of beta as it is not ready for general public yet.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanghei:
I owned one , had hacked 3g tethering working and my opinion is NO not worth it unless you can get for 100-150 then its just OK
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NibblerWeather:
No. Id wait to see if there is any official webtop improvements....out of the box there is very little funvtionality.

Also, moto has said that there will be more accesories, and they have filed for a Tabdock....which may be much better if its basicly a xoom transformer. I think they released the lapdock first more as a webtop beta and to not have a tabdock compete with their zoom.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vonh68:
Ive got one, and the usb drive works fine, and i have a wireless mouse that seems to work just fine, it does what ever your phone does, and stores it on your phone, so... if you consider your phone your primary computer then this is for you.... i will be trading mine in on a laptop or at the very least a net book of some kind that will allow me to use financial software and other windows/mac essential software...

its a neat idea, but at this stage its gimmicky at best.

vonh
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rayan:
Sorry to dig this thread up, but I just got my Lapdock and in the last month it has matured a bit more, with lots of hacks to install several Linux distros allowing to install native Linux apps to the environment.

So far, I'm very pleased and glad to leave the 15.4" laptop at home.

This is what I use my Lapdock for:

1. Remote into my job Servers and Workstations through LogMeIn. I still don't jump into Cytrix yet.

2. Browse the web natively through full Firefox for research and entertainment.

3. Remotely manage my home's NAS

4. Download, display an manage files (.RAR, .ZIP, .APK, .DOC, .PPS, .XLS, .PDF, etc)

5. A few games here and there (like AngryBirds) but honestly, I prefer to play them on the phone itself due to multitouch.

6. I manage several personal and business websites and portals, and I can pretty much do all I need to accomplish this. (FTP, Edit, Upload, Download, Code, etc)

What's lacking on the Lapdock:

1. No front Webcam (no way to answer a video call from Google Voice, Skype, etc)

2. No fron Microphone (I constantly find myself yelling so people on the other side of the line can hear me, I now use a wired headset. Maybe a BT headset would be more comfortable though.)

3. No way to input international accented characters (I hope to find a way to hack a way to implement this.)

4. No accelerated video under Webtop?

My conclusion:

For me, I think that overall it's a great complement to my Atrix as long as you don't pay more than $200 for it.

Cheers!

Rayan
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
hi this is a bit strange for me. Me, my associate and a friend got a galaxy s i9000. My associate and me are always upgrading and downgrading with odin, trying last firmwares, kernel and more, no problem at all.

My friend got his stock kernel 2.2.1 on his phone. Two days ago he bring me the galaxy, totally dead. No combination, no download mode, no signs recharching, no signs attaching to the pc

He says "non ho fatto niente" (italian version of "i am scared of what you can think so i lie and gave the problem to you")

i searched the forums and tried some solutions (like vol+ and vol- while attached to the pc and insert the battery) but nothing happens. I have tried the battery of my phone, nothing. I have tried with the jig usb, nothing.

So, there is something else i can do? Some trick? I read in this forum that someone have solved with the jig, but how? I just put in, put in and tried to turn on the phone, nothing.

There is no sign of life at all. It's a paperweight?

:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbal:
Had the same thing, got in to download mode this way:

Hold menu+vol down+power and then (still holding the keys) insert Micro USB in to phone (Odin running). You need at least 13 fingers on one hand (finally visiting Chernobil payed off :) )

I tested it three times, only this worked (phone was totally dead, failed at flashing Sbl.bin).

Mine is still bricked (something wrong with my USB on comp or the cable) and at the moment I can not get into download mode this way (failed at param.lfs). Previously the phone was of battery for 24h+ and I'm waiting to see if this does something.

Good luck, you'll need it ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
nothing happens :S

tried odin 1.82...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omarfaieq007:
there's a youtube video that shows a modified home made jig and it worked!give it a try
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbal:
Are you still holding the keys after you connect USB cable? You should for some time.

How long has it been disconnected from power (removed battery)?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
i put in the battery of my galaxy that was a 60%...it is better to use the original charged?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbal:
Link please!

(If you are not allowed to post links, just replace http with h**p or something)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
I'll put on charging...it's getting hotter so something "it's alive"...we'll see
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
so...i made it working, don't know how precisely...it was full of crap, so i wiped out and upgraded to 2.3.4...but:

got arctifacts while changing screens (from desktop to app menù and turning on)

the phone shut down totally random...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbal:
I suspect some sort of hardware damage. You should put on original firmware and RMA it. If you don't put on original firmware they will claim it got damaged while flashing with an unofficial rom and you will have to pay for repairs and parts.

Could be faulty internal SD, can you run some sort of Android hardware testing software?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
actually is "empty"...it doesn't have sim neither sd, is there charging...and now doesn't show the charging animation, shutdown again...bah

ok this is scary...the last 3 times the phone shutdown was because i put back the rear cover...wtf...

what about the testing tool? any name\know usefull software?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbal:
Seems we have similar problems. Sometimes when I had put my phone on desk (on the battery cover, not display) it shut down. Put a piece of paper under the battery but did nothing.

I meant internal phone memory, not removable sd card.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
ahhh kk...and what about teh testing tool? you know some good app?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goranbm:
Today, i tried to flash my galaxy with 2.3.4 I9000XXJPY , something like that ... and i got stuck at partitioning .... So i removed battery. and now i cant turn on my< phone. I cant enter download mode, because 3 buttons are not working for me :( So what are my options ?? Jig? or anything else ??? :(:(:(:(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
try the other combination vol+ home power...i did this today and it works...otherwise try the jig, always worked for flashing brick
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goranbm:
That doesn't work either :( May phone is strange. When i first tried to update it trough KIES, something blocked, sedond time was a success, after that i got MTP crashing aplication problem, that i couldn't solve :( i will get the Jig and try that. But if for some reason, JHig doesn't work... what are my next options ???
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbal:
If phone is totally dead, jig won't work. If jig won't work, you need jtag. If jtag won't work you need to replace 'motherboard' on the phone.

If jig does not work, just RMA (odnesi na garanciju) the phone. If flashing kills it, something was probably wrong with the phone.

(hold vol+ home power and while holding them plug in USB- it worked for me, but failed again and it doesn't work anymore)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goranbm:
Ok, today i got jig, and i insert it into phone, and download mode pops up, but when i connect it to the computer, computer doesn't recognize phone, and odin too ??? what to do now ??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J 3 M:
Have you tried reinstalling the Samsung drivers on to the pc?

Also make sure Kies isn't running, it's worth a try
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goranbm:
I tried, no luck :( Any other solutions maybe ???
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J 3 M:
not too sure m8, just keep trying, take a look & see if you can see it in computer/disk management maybe.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goranbm:
I did it :) On another computer, where drivers was ok :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
update for my problem

galaxy s working but shut down random..bah
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lunchbox115:
Try a factory reset (all user data will be gone afterwards) and if this doesn't help flash the ROM again. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
done and done, several times ;)

tried 2.2.1 (original), 2.2.2, 2.3.3, and now there is the 2.3.4 installed, every time after a factory reset
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lunchbox115:
Maybe a hardware defect (battery can move a little bit, power button defect,...)?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jammed_Death:
i was thinking the battery too, but i tried the one from my galaxy, same problem...it is possible that it moves even in that small space?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lunchbox115:
It is possible, yes. You could put a little bit of paper under the battery, so that there is no space left. It's worth a try.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goranbm:
Looks like a hardware defect, I don't think that battery is a problem :-( but I am no expert, so my opinion could be wrong ....
[Galaxy S II General] ajayjohn:
I am not sure if there is a thread already out for this as i couldn't find one on search.

I am a SGS II user in India and i just got a KIES notice that a firmware upgrade is available to KF3.

Is this the same one as what was release on samfirware?
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Yes .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Is your phone Vodafone branded ? Wonder if Vodafone Romania released this firmware ? :eek:
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
Firmware had already been posted in the firmware thread in the dev forum.
[Galaxy S II General] ajayjohn:
No, its an unbranded unit from India...
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Wow, thanks fyi. Can't wait to upgrade it. Gonna do it as soon as my PC is ok.

What changes are you noticing btw? Both positives and negatives.

Regards.

Sent from GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] ajayjohn:
:)

As for changes, I have noticed the following till now...

1) The image for background effect, in the display settings has changed

2) The battery life seems to have improved significantly

3) Lock screen display wake lag seems to have come in now :(

4) Background themes in messaging is no longer there

Will keep you posted as soon as i notice more changes.

Do share anything you guys find too...
[Galaxy S II General] darkmessiah:
i jus tried updating my SGS II to KF3 via KIES it downloaded the update and after decryption of binary data the mobile display is staying on the green android logo and below it downloading ...

WHt do i do .. pls help
[Galaxy S II General] ajayjohn:
The update process gets stuck if KIES is not able to connect to your phone properly. Usually this ends with a popup message saying Update mode couldn't be activated or something like that.

If you do find a blue progress bar increasing slowly below the green android then all is fine, just wait. But if The process is stuck at 0% or an error comes up. Then you can try again by doing a hard reset of your phone and trying to run the update process again. Do not use the recover firmware option in Kies at this moment. The hard reset is necessary as third party launchers and other apps sometimes interfere in the connection to Kies.

To, get out of the green Android download screen and do whatever is stated above, simply remove the battery briefly and start your phone again.

Hope this was helpful. The information i provided is just based on my experience, correct me if i am wrong...
[Galaxy S II General] bassmonkey:
What network/country/ branded or unbranded/ previous firmware? If u don't mind me asking ;-)
[Galaxy S II General] darkmessiah:
Thanks dude.. this was helpful .. i took out the battery and updated the kies. now gotta try updating again.

BTW i didnt get a blue progress bar at all. before that i got a dialogue box on my PC in Chinese language. donno wht it said.
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
The Chinese writing translates roughly as Sum Ting Wong.
[Galaxy S II General] bassmonkey:
Lol
[Galaxy S II General] daz_2000:
Is this firmware available in uk?
[Galaxy S II General] rvblitz:
I faced this problem. To get out of this, press the power button and keep it pressed for 8 seconds. The phone will reboot.
[Galaxy S II General] rvblitz:
Faced the same problem. It failed the first 5 times. It worked the next time after I rebooted my laptop and the phone before attempting the upgrade.
[Galaxy S II General] ithehappy:
Thanks for your feedback. But what do you mean by No.3, Lock Screen wake up lag seems to have come in? It was there in KE8 also.

And can you test if the Noise Cancellation On/Off option is included while pressing the Menu key in a voice call? It is not here in KE8.

Regards.

Sent from GT-I9100
[Galaxy S II General] ajayjohn:
Not at all! :-)

I use an unbranded SGS2, purchased from India, presently on Vodafone India...
[Galaxy S II General] ajayjohn:
Yuppp, I know many people faced the lock screen lag issue even in KE8/KE7 but mysteriously, I never had the issue! :-P Where as in KF3, I now get a delay even though its just a couple of seconds.

As for the noise cancellation option during the call, both, the call screen icon as well as the menu option are still absent. :-(
[Nexus One General] FastMhz:
The first one I ever got was AMOLED which I sold and now I got another Nexus One with a SLCD. Wow, I gotta admit the SLCD is much more clearer than the AMOLED. As for screen response, I feel like it's a little faster. I am running Cyanogen 7.1 RC1 and so far so good.

Was anything else changed on the phone besides the screen? I feel like it's a nice revision from the first Nexus One.
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
i've always wanted to switch for an SLCD jsut because its clearer, sharper, and my theory is that the screen draws much less power and will be better for battery life for web browsing. i wonder how true that is.
[Nexus One General] atamkaan:
How do you tell if it is AMOLED or SLCD?
[Nexus One General] fireb33:
It's clearly visible, just turn off lights and watch screen in the dark:

left AMOLED - right SLCD
[Nexus One General] FastMhz:
I'm very happy with the switch. Its like "retina display" to me
[Nexus One General] OzCDN:
Debatable. LCDs draw a constant amount no matter what is displayed. OLED only draws power for pixels lit up.

Originally it was thought that OLEDs would be much less power but in the end it is so close that it is determined by content.
[Nexus One General] FastMhz:
If you go in slickdeals.net and search the forum for "Nexus" they have one for around $249
[Nexus One General] RogerPodacter:
exactly. i'm so sick of having to watch what type of content i'm looking at. anythign white just murders my battery and i lose 1% every 2 minutes checking stocks and whatnot. an SLCD pulls a constant current no matter the content, and i feel it would be much more manageable.
[Nexus One General] efrant:
Boot into the bootloader and look at the microp version: 0b15 = amoled, 0c15 = slcd
[Nexus One General] DownloaderZ:
easier way to tell(from an older thread):

Install a terminal emulator and type "dmesg", then scan the results for one of the following:

samsung_oled_panel = AMOLED

sony_tft_panel = SLCD

http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1106789.html
[Nexus One General] efrant:
Maybe it's just me, but that sounds like more effort than just rebooting and reading a letter on the screen, no?
[Nexus One General] danger-rat:
No, whoever came up with the dmesg idea is a genius!!!! xD
[Nexus One General] maerlk:
I'm very happy with the switch. Its like "retina display" to me
[Nexus One General] en_mih:
hmm on my htc desire its not like in the picture i have htc desire with slcd and i have the black black the blackest black :) and i have a friend with amoled and the blak is blue
[Nexus One General] mysaturdayself:
that's quite lucky for u.

i got mine from amazon ago and just can't stand the blue tint in all the black area, especially when i use dark themes and color most of time to make it easy on my eye and save some battery. That can't be traded towards better text display for me.

sending it back today..
[Nexus One General] phoeagon:
they say Nexus One's AMOLED isn't really WVGA...hope SLCT fixed it.
[Nexus One General] eLar19:
i have a SLCD, and the colour are fantastic... only the dark, is blue lol

i have comparized my slcd with a desire hd slcd, the my display have much better colour, but the black and the white, are better in the desire hd slcd
[Nexus One General] fireb33:
Due to pentile matrix, AMOLED

effective

resolution is 392x653, 2/3 of 480x800 of SLCD.

This is fixed on new SuperAMOLED panels.
[Nexus One General] fancyfree:
I really like AMOLED but i can`t replace my SLCD with AMOLED. Not working...
[Nexus One General] khaytsus:
818 day thread dig-up. Impressive.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aryank:
hey guyz,

i have a problem with my phone.it changes brightness low and high any seconds when i launch an app.i think thats with SD cuz when i chage that sd card its okay.how can i fix that?i tried both quick format and normal format.

thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cartman09:
I think you have automatic brightness turned on. Go to Settings -> Display -> Brightness. Uncheck Automatic brightness.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aryank:
lol not that, i mean every second .thats not normal
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
Its a problem with the auto bright and the polling interval. its just not doing smooth transitions. Work in the settings to get it to smooth out. i used to have this issue, dont remember exactly how i fixed it though.

Are you doing anything with the special settings under automatic backlight in CMsettings? or just using the auto brightness in the regular Android settings? I'm using no special stuff in CMsettings and mine works fine.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aryank:
Not regular android,thats MIUI but setting are default(mean auto brightness and all animation) and also now at low power orange LED is always on likes its charging...
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] k0sh:
do u have the launcher ? ? if so can you post here and let me see what i can do , just have an idea , let me see it will work or no ... upload the launcher here :)

it seems that they don't have it in the flyer section i already searched there and i couldn't find it , but i post a request and hopefully someone will upload it for me :)
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] natious:
You're going to bring Sense to the tab are you?:rolleyes:
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] -Howard-:
It will be very hard. All sense apps depend on sense framework a full flyer port would be better tbh
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] rainbow ng:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArNuQ1bIM3g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] b3llair:
can't wait to see this thing thing on

ady imagine those since the flyer pre launching :cool:
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] k0sh:
I told u many times what u became , ppl like u thinking you are the good one and who is infront of u are sh*t take it easy Nat. Wth wrong with u

To the op nobody response my request in their section , lol

Sent From Hell To Take Your Soul
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] sevenup30:
here there the Htc flyer dump:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=H3JA41CW
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] GANJDROID:
You can't install/use Sense apps/launcher on a non Sense phone. End of. Unless you port the entire framework over, it isn't going to happen.

Someone else had already requested a port. Last I heard, he got some devs to help then we never heard anything again.

When did you become a master coder? ;)
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] GANJDROID:
That was kind of an actual question.

@sevenup Cheers for the link. 450mb? This thing must be packed with goodies :D
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] crisvillani:
Hey,

Trust me porting sense to the galaxy tab is no easy thing, trust me I tried, but it can be done. Try looking around galaxy s forums they were able to port sense 2.1 over to their devices, and the galaxy tab is very similar.

Regards.
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] GANJDROID:
I guess you mean me? And what do you mean by it?

Seriously though, and no offence, but what makes you think you can make this work?
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] k0sh:
I said. I HAVE IDEA I WANNA SEE IF IT WILL WORK OR NO . WTF

Sent From Hell To Take Your Soul
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] natious:
What's your idea?

swyped from a galaxy far far away
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] k0sh:
you'll know whether it will work or no when i put my hands over the launcher .. ;)
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] pendevous:
HTC Sense and Samsung TouchWIZ have varying frameworks. It is very hard to port one to the other.

Crisvillani above has already tried a request to port Sense (refer to this thread for some info).

And btw... Some people bark way more than they can chew.
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] k0sh:
and some ppl are stupid enough to get in something is not their business , specially if they are PIGS right :cool: :rolleyes:

Edit : deleted the extra special line for ya ;)