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[Vibrant General] rakeshchn:
Staying with Froyo 2.2.1. Reason

- GPS

- Battery life

- Overall smoothness and ZERO bugs

- Netflix now on Froyo

- Great FFC support in most apps

- Dont use skype video chat much (thats actually the only one app I miss a little bit being on froyo)
[Vibrant General] 2000nits:
The absolute ONLY reason to use froyo is for gps support. That said, the gps on this phone is crap anyway so there is really no reason for froyo. Gingerbread has been faster, smoother, and more stable for me.
[Vibrant General] mrrobc97:
I'm one of those that will keep using my Vibrant as long as possible. I'm currently on Bionix 1.3.1. Battery and GPS (the two biggest issues regarding the Vibrant) work great for me. I tried CM7 on my other Vibrant and I got to tell you its pretty smooth, responsive and stable but it did not beat my other Vibrant with Bionix on a overnight battery standby test. I made sure for both of them to have running just the necessary system apps for the test. CM7 GPS does work it seems but it took forever to lock inside my house compared to my Bionix with the s.gps.2 installed (5 sec.). I did not do a Navigation test on both so I can't call this a complete test. I will stay on Bionix because I need a ROM that is as close to 100% in stability and functionality and I feels it (Bionix) gives it to me.
[Vibrant General] duboi97:
On 2.3:

CRT Animation

Speed

Battery life is improving (almost on par with Froyo)

Overglow effect

Look

Customization (on MIUI or CM7)
[Vibrant General] mrrobc97:
The one thing that I'm jealous about 2.3:mad:.
[Vibrant General] mindaika:
My reasons for moving to CM7:

- Much smoother than even some of the nicer FY roms I used

- Little Details (battery graph, customization options, etc)

My reasons for moving back to Froyo from CM7:

- Battery life

- GPS

- Battery life

- Seriously: battery life (even with Bali's kernel, I'd have to charge at least 2x a day)

CM7 is ready for primetime. However, the Vibrant is not ready for CM7. The devs don't have source and don't (and IMHO, won't ever) have GPS drivers.
[Vibrant General] Jasonhunterx:
Speed and overall smoothness of whole phone an battery is ok an sometime excellent 12hrs is good enough really customization of themes
[Vibrant General] Jasonhunterx:
@Mindaika try Neo redux 9 much better battery an GPS idk cuz I never used it since got phone
[Vibrant General] younix258:
I moved to cm7 cause of the mindblowing performance difference... just no lag or instability and i have desktop class browsing when i overclock thats even faster than the pentium 1.6ghz laptop i used to use o.o

Sent from a cell tower to the XDA server to you.
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
cm7, reasons (in no order):

i like having the newest version of android (fragmentation? i was running 2.3.5 like the day it came out), gps works (i ran it before gps worked, though because it is worth it) and gets to ~3m accuracy when the best i got on froyo was ~6m, crt effect, overall better performance, i've ran cm7 on other devices and it's always been good to me and provides a consistent experience.

basically, with the gps being fixed, the oc/uv built into the stock kernel (providing pretty good battery life even at 1.3Ghz), and it being extremely easy to flash i don't see why anyone would still be running froyo.
[Vibrant General] Raistline:
2.2 (Bionix NextGen V2)

Stability

Better GPS

Better Battery

No Random reboots

Swype (it does not work in Simply Honey but does work in CWM)

Faster with OC than 2.3.4

Better 3D rendering

Even with all this, It is very likely that I will move back to 2.3.x again if the GPS reboot issues are fixed. For those unknowing, The GPS works in 2.3.x but if you turn the radio off, it will not work again until you reboot the phone. This is the biggest issue for me.
[Vibrant General] dpaul007:
Just flashed Biffmod 1.3 (GB 2.3.5) last Thursday and was actually very surprised at how well it runs.

-Battery life is actually better on this ROM than what it was on Bionix 1.3.1

-GPS is on par with what I had on froyo

-Runs smoother than a baby's bottom

-Web browsing is more responsive

All-in-all, I'm happy using this as my DD. Everything works as well, if not better than on bionix. But we all know, YMMV.
[Vibrant General] Tigerbalm306:
I tried MIUI and Simply Honey 5.0

Both were awesome and looked awesome.

However since then I have switched back to Trigger 3.2

The biggest reason for me is battery life.

Even though some of the stuff (battery graph, new market, animations) aren't as good as the GB roms it has great battery life.

I'll probably give it a couple months and try the GB roms again..

T-mobile screwed us over so we'll probably never get the source code for GB.

If the GB leak came out the GB Roms would take leaps over the FROYO roms.
[Vibrant General] gamikzone:
i havent used froyo as my main rom for a few months the reason i changed to cm7: much more smoother for me

i prefer the newest

gps is not a must for me

great themes

good battery life :D
[Vibrant General] boystuff:
Miui 2.3.5 GB

Gingerbread performance

Stable & Smooth

Battery "Decent"

UI and Theme Customization

Weekly updates that improve overall user experience

and Honestly it's just a gorgeous UI.
[Vibrant General] x.melvin.x:
very true...;)
[Vibrant General] mrrobc97:
So it seems alot of you prefered moving up to a GB ROM. I tried CM7 and MIUI looks to iPhonish to me which is not bad but I dont want launcher icons on my screens (beside what is on my dock) which also brings the issue of it not having an app drawer and thats what I liked from Android when I moved from the Iphone. So besides those two which is the most stable GB ROM out there so I could install it on my second Vibrant?

Sent from my Blutiful-Bionix-Powered Vibrant [2ndIINoNe]
[Vibrant General] ipetloudog:
2 words.

TV out.

Other than that, gb is fantastic.
[Vibrant General] funeralthirst:
i'm using cm7 with the newer gpsd file (i don't know if it's now included in cm7 or not, but it's pretty easy to find) and i just turned gps off then back on, then turned airplane mode on then back off and then opened gps status without rebooting and locked 10/11 sats with a 6m error and i'm inside.
[Android Software Development] sageDieu:
Big news for any minecraft fans out there.... Mojang has released Minecraft Pocket Edition for the Xperia Play! Hopefully it will eventually be released for other phones.

This thread is meant to be discussion of the game and hopefully some development making it be usable for people other than Play users. I have linked the demo (free) version which is installable on any gingerbread phone in the hopes that someone with more knowledge than me can mess with it, if only for fun while we wait for official touchscreen support.

http://db.tt/Pr9SX2b

If this is warez remove the link or let me know, I assume it isn't since it is the free version.
[Android Software Development] Metastable:
I'd say this isn't warez as there is a Buy button within the game. It also says it's a demo version when you try to select other blocks. Unfortunately without getting into the actual code there wont be a way to get any touchscreen controls going. Only thing I can think of is using some sort of Bluetooth keyboard and duplicating the same inputs an Xperia play would send.
[Android Software Development] sageDieu:
Yeah that might be possible... we'd have to probably get somebody with an xperia play to send some info to figure out what we need to duplicate.
[Android Software Development] BIGWORM:
I'm gonna see if I can get it going with a PS3 controller.

*edit* After a quick test, the PS3 controller works. I'm gonna have to figure out some configurations, as I can only move forward, back, strafe left and right, but not turn left or right, or press the attack button or whatever it's called. I can jump, though, but it's mapped to start, lol!
[Android Software Development] sageDieu:
awesome, thanks for the input! I will definitely play with that then... wonder how it would react to a wiimote if that would work.

Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500
[Android Software Development] BIGWORM:
After looking at a tutorial video for the pocket edition, looks like the place block, remove block, hotbar left and right buttons are missing, along with not being able to turn. Is there any chance anyone know what input the Xperia Play uses, so that maybe we can mock that in the PS3 controller key mappings?
[Android Software Development] linuxman008:
Sweet thanks for posting this, this is partially playable on the evo shift, I can move around, change currently help object with the back button, switch 1st and 3rd person with the search button, and move with the control pad.

I can't look up or down, the world only generates so far, and I can't turn any direction, but still very good progress, very fun novelty for now. Can't wait to see updates to this.
[Android Software Development] flamesbladeflcl:
semi works on thunderbolt, seems to be mainly an issue of mapping conrtol buttons as with the ps3 controler start is center d-pad the stick and d-pad map to dpad so if we figure out what the plays buttons map to we can work on remaping the ps3 controlers buttons
[Android Software Development] sageDieu:
Great, so the shift keyboard works for some things... I will be testing with a Droid and a Droid 2, along with some video game controllers.

Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500
[Android Software Development] BIGWORM:
Thanks to a new forum member Uppers, I've been pointed to this website:

http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/wp/2011/02/13/xperia-play-game-keys/

I believe we shouldn't have a problem mapping out the controls for the PS3 controller. =D

*edit* Tried to move around some input mapping, but none of the said mappings from the Sony website are selectable.
[Android Software Development] sageDieu:
that's odd. well I wonder if there is any sort of thing like Xpadder for android, to emulate a gamepad type thing. I tried some different gamepad apps but none of them would work for me.

Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500
[Android Software Development] flamesbladeflcl:
mapping worked for me using Sixaxis Controller, I got all the buttons working just no right analog stick

https://market.android.com/details?...udios.sixaxiscontroller&feature=search_result
[Android Software Development] BIGWORM:
Mind sharing what input mappings you used for each button?
[Android Software Development] gh123man:
for though's wondering the demo version force closes on my acer iconia a500 running xoom based firmware 3.2 and the screen alignment is off on qhd screens (touch alignment appears to be off even more. nothing matches up with the picture.). just like the stock 3d launcher.

i have been working on the same things since this was released. i have a ps3 controller and a moto droid. i will test when i get a chance.

if you guys want me to test any ideas this is the hardware i have on hand. let me know

acer iconia a500

moto atrix

moto droid

ps3 controller and the tablet accepts any usb controller, keyboard and mouse.
[Android Software Development] flamesbladeflcl:
I used the ones listed on the song Ericson site they are towards the bottom of the list on the sixaxis custom map list
[Android Software Development] matejdro:
Maybe someone can make on-screen overlay controls that mimics xperia play ones?
[Android Software Development] BIGWORM:
Can you take a screenshot of the inputs? I'm still not seeing those listed.
[Android Software Development] Veritas06:
You were able to get Minecraft to recognize the controls?

×=×=×=×=×=×=×=×

CM7 Supersonic

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[Android Software Development] flamesbladeflcl:
It worked with everything but the look control which would be the right stick

http://db.tt/bEsbIan

http://db.tt/3dMeiTw

http://db.tt/E0Pmwsn
[Android Software Development] sageDieu:
does Sony not have what to map the right stick to?

Sent from my MIUI SCH-i500
[Android Software Development] Nelsocracy:
I've tried this on my Galaxy S, but with no way of testing inputs. Touching the screen doesn't seem to do anything except in menus. I've tried using androidscreencast to send input from my computer and can move around for about 20 seconds (except for left, but I think that's a bug in androidscreencast), but then the game crashes.
[Android Software Development] BIGWORM:
According to that website, they do in the touchpad article, which I cannot seem to find.
[Android Software Development] flamesbladeflcl:
i found the article but couldn't gain anything useful from it, hope someone else has better luck.

http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/wp/2011/02/13/xperia-play-touch-pad/
[Android Software Development] dedo.93:
if you guys have a PS3 with a Sixaxis Bluetooth controller you can simply play with this -> https://market.android.com/details?...sixaxiscontroller&feature=more_from_developer

that let you use your ps3 controller, connected with bluetooth, and then Minecraft Pocket will works...

atm i cant test it because i cant install it on HTC Sensation. if someone know how-to let me know :D ty

EDIT:

What about using the Wii controler? it might work too :D

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ccpcreations.android.WiiUseAndroid&feature=related_apps
[Android Software Development] andreigherghe:
Maybe we could use the trackpad on the phone (like the HTC Desire has) to emulate the touchpad?
[Android Software Development] HaloMediaz:
Maybe you need the sixaxis control app for it to work with the ps3 controller.
[Android Software Development] arveparve:
Could anyone please try this? I need to register my new card tomorrow :p https://market.android.com/details?id=com.locnet.gamekeyboard
[Android Software Development] andreigherghe:
Don't bother with GameKeyboard. It's not working in Minecraft, since you can't open a keyboard. I succesfully ported 85% of it to ALL other phones (Walking/DPAD, and Put/Remove) and now Rc-Blob is working on aiming. When he'll finish, i'll release the info :) (PS: Needs root)
[Android Software Development] matejdro:
Sounds promising. Looking forward to it.
[Android Software Development] andreigherghe:
Well, i released the info :D http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1228188
[Android Software Development] matejdro:
Using wiimote controller I can move, place and remove blocks and jump fine. But I cannot look around.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] viulian:
Hello guys,

I've compiled the CIFS module for our X10 (stock kernel version for 2.3.3, that is 2.6.29-00054-g5f01537 ).

Introduction

CIFS is for allowing to mount SAMBA/CIFS shares from Windows (mostly), so that they appear like a folder on the phone.

Specifically, you can watch movies on your X10 from a share, without first copying them to the phone. In fact you can mount any SAMBA share and do all operations with it.

There are two modules that do the job: cifs.ko (which is the main one) as well as nls_utf8.ko which just provides UTF-8 support for file/folder names within the shares.

Installation

Once you have unpacked the zip and extracted the two modules into the folder of your choice, the commands are these:

adb push "nls_utf8.ko" /sdcard/nls_utf8.ko
adb push "cifs.ko" /sdcard/cifs.ko
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
cd /system/lib/modules
cp /sdcard/nls_utf8.ko .
cp /sdcard/cifs.ko .
insmod nls_utf8.ko
insmod cifs.ko
mkdir /sdcard/cifs
mount -o username=<yours>,password=<yours>,iocharset=utf8 -t cifs //<serverip>/<sharename> /sdcard/cifs

Now you can cd to your /sdcard/cifs and see the files shared there.

Observations

1. nls_utf8.ko is not mandatory and if your files don't have UTF-8 characters and only ascii, you can skip it IF you remove the isocharset=utf8 from the mount command above.

2. Music will stutter with all players I've tried. found an opinion that might be android lowlevel subsystem for reading mp3 files, and that they don't buffer enough - and given the latency over WIFI, this will create pauses / stuttering in the music. However, you can still copy the audio files, etc.

3. Movie playing works! I've tried RockPlayer for few minutes and didn't have an issue (seems it handles buffering very well) since it is software and thus they don't rely on some Android codec / etc.

4. Skip works! Again in Rock Player, you can skip in the movie and it takes a bit to skip there, but it does.

5. umount usually fails, since I assume, Android apps don't really exit and don't really free the resources. Once a file open, it doesn't let me un-mount saying that the resource / device is busy.

Download

Use it at your own risk!

cifs.zip

Chefs can bundle the files within the ROMs they offer - but please add this link into descriptions so that people can discuss issues they might encounter.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] xpaa:
Cool.. Will try..
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Z3US911:
nice! i am gonna try this!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Lockon Stratos:
New toy :D :D I'll give this a go tonight and report back. Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] zdzihu:
Hi viulian,

Thanks for the module. Would you mind if I include it in the hotfix for my rom?

Cheers,

z
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] viulian:
Absolutely no problem Z :) please do.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] creage:
This module definetly requires an app to manage CIFS, mounting them with selected user/pass/path.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Shaumux:
You can try cifs manager, its good.

Btw i thought the new sources weren't released yet.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] viulian:
I'm using old 2.1 sources :) and I could build these modules using Sony's blog post about how to compile kernels (with their CodeSourcery compiler) and a bit of Google foo.

Btw, I have another one ready, the cpufreq_interactive one which I'm creating a new thread now.

Later edit:

Although initially I read posts complaining about Sony's decision to keep the old 2.1 kernel (2.6.29) instead of the recommended (2.6.32) for GingerBread, it turned out that it was actually a smart move :)

Basically, the cifs module at least was much more difficult to port, due to the slow_work.ko module that needed to be compiled as well and inserted before.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] erickwill:
Thanks viulian, very nice modules! May I include it in my rom?

Regards

Erick
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] viulian:
Hello Erick, yes. Please add a link in your descriptions / thread / patches page etc, so people would also come here to check for possible issues, share experiences etc.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] erickwill:
For sure, thanks!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Aphex33:
Hello friend,

Just wondering if I can install this through android terminal rather than adb?

Same commands/process? Thx
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] viulian:
Yes - if you handle copying the module to sdcard separately and then you become root in terminal, then it's the same.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Aphex33:
Thx for quick response, become root in terminal? Explain please.....buy the way your modules rock! Currently using interactive.ko
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] viulian:
When you start the terminal, you notice you have a $ sign displayed to the left of the command prompt. That means you do not have the rights to do most things, since $ is for standard (limited) user.

What you need is to type command

su

And then your prompt will change to the dash sign #.

That means now you have full control over the phone, and you can start typing the commands.

Please double check what you do, and that you typed correctly - otherwise, as root, you might render your phone useless. Do not attempt if you don't feel confident enough and that you know what you are doing.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Aphex33:
Thank you once again.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Aphex33:
Hello, so If I have this correct, after placing the module in the correct place I have to type the commands in the first post word for word, correct? Apologize for being a noob, just wanna make sure.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Freaky Doctor:
hello guy

I dont know how to mount files from Windows. Someone explains clearly , please

Sorry for being noob. I think this module is awesome but dont know how to use
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] wlx:
Got an exec format error when trying to insmod.

What can i try to solve this please ?

Thanks !
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] viulian:
In SetCPU, what kernel value do you see 2.6.29.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ?

The works only for standard 2.3.3 X10 kernel (2.6.29-00054-g5f01537).

You most probably run a custom kernel (with a different EXTRAVERSION value) which will reject modules that don't have that exact value.

Your best chances are if the person offering the kernel also built a CIFS module for that specific kernel.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] wlx:
Yeah I indeed found the kernel differencies in dmesg.

I'm trying to install a new custom kernel with built-in CIFS, but two of them already caused my phone to WLOD and reboot when trying to mount a samba share.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] viulian:
Depending on your reasons to try different kernels, you might want to go back to stock and use this CIFS module (was built before the sony released the sources and people started building their own kernels).

Also, do report the reboot to the authors of your kernel module, so they know and fix..
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] wlx:
I managed to make it work with the doomkernel v3.

BTW, i think i figured why cifs manager rebooted the phone when i was trying to mount. I entered the shared path as just an ip, like 192.168.1.12, trying to mount this rebooted the phone, but when i put 192.168.1.12/misc as sahre path, the mounting went well. I don't know if that's a bug or if I was doin't it bad.

It's now working, thanks :)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Faideelah:
I updated to the latest Nightly yesterday and after my Nook rebooted, it wouldn't let me move any of my icons or widgets on my homescreens no matter how long I hold it for. I've tried force stopping ADWLauncher and rebooting, but nothing seems to work. Any suggestions for a noob?

I didn't want to create another thread so I'm reusing my old thread. Question below:

I bought a Nook Color second hand from someone online and the charging cable broke on me so I've been using a generic one for now. I read that I can get a free one if I called B&N and give them my serial number and stuff. However, they said that someone else's account is registered to my Nook.

Is there a way I can unregister their account and add my own account in on CM7? Would I have to revert to stock firmware to change it?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RASTAVIPER:
Did u unlock at first screen, by hitting options button at home screen and then choose More and Unlock Desktop?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Faideelah:
Well, that makes me look like an idiot. I searched everywhere but didn't realize it was such a simple fix. Thanks a lot!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RASTAVIPER:
Its ok. Nobody knows everything at start. ;)

Unleashed from Nook Color on Cm7 Nightly 162 @1.200Mhz
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Faideelah:
I now have another question that needs answering. I've looked through the settings on CM7 and I do not seem to see a way to reregister the Nook.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgaf:
The former owner needs to go into his account in B&N website, under "Digital Management" select "My Nook" then "Deregister this device". Hope this helps::)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patruns:
You can't. The only way is for the original owner to go into his B&N account online and de-register it. Then you have to restore it to stock and re-register during the start-up process, not something that you probably want to do just to get a free replacement cable. You can get a new cable from B&N for $14.95. If you need the charger as well it is $24.95.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Faideelah:
Ugh, what a hassle. Well, I replied to the original owner and he deregistered it. Now, I have to decide whether to pay $15 for a cable or restore it to stock to register. Thanks for the help guys.