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[Galaxy S II General] novaci:
WAV is a waste of space. If you're really anal about bitrate, use FLAC instead and save around 50% on file sizes. In reality, you'll have a really hard time telling apart a v0 VBR MP3 and a FLAC file from any source, even more so on a fairly weak source like the SGSII.

The P5's on the other hand are a waste of money. Ever since they've been displayed at Apple stores, they've seemingly been subjected to the Apple tax, ie. they are way overpriced for what they offer. If you're determined to go with fullsize cans, take a look at something like the Audio-Technica ATH-50's and maybe Sennheiser HD 25-II's, save some money and get comparable if not better sound quality.

If I were you, I'd just invest in some $100 range quality IEM's. The SGSII isn't a hifi product and higher end audio gear is just wasted on it.
[Galaxy S II General] Dr Tone:
SG2 is not a good enough source to tell the difference between lame encoded v0 mp3s and flac. Don't waste the space and put any lossless on it.
[HTC Sensation] Finland_2_Cupertino:
Has anyone tried to trick our phone into thinking its in a htc dock to get the dock mode to kick in? i was thinking maybe trying to bridge a few pins on the usb. anyone think/heard of something like this working?
[HTC Sensation] Rumball:
Yes there is a thread on this. Involves placing a particular ohm resistor across certain lines of the the cable
[HTC Sensation] Finland_2_Cupertino:
What was the thread called?

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] DyingBlade:
I dunno about you, but I have a dock mode icon in my app drawer, and when I click that, it turns on.
[HTC Sensation] Finland_2_Cupertino:
I do not have a dock mode icon in my tray. Tmo sensation, idk, but maybe that's why.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] gbzbar:
You need a third party launcher to be able to see it. Rosie hides the shortcut.

Install launcher pro or adw and you'll see it show up in the app drawer.
[HTC Sensation] Rumball:
To build a usb cable that will place your phone in dock mode (either car or desk) see these threads:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1133956&page=14

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=820275 (for Samsung but the resistor values might be applicable)
[HTC Sensation] GorillaPimp:
I just use Dock Simulator to launch Home Dock. I have it setup to launch automatically when connected to a charging source. Don't need it with the oem car dock since it has the pin outs.

US T-Mo Sensation - stock not rooted.
[HTC Sensation] Finland_2_Cupertino:
Thanks for the help guys. I'm really trying for the inline usb trick. If I get it going expect a write up.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
Please! :D

"ID Pin Resistance on Mini B-plugs and Micro B-plugs Increased to 1 Mohm

Mandate: Required

Effective Date: December, 2009

The resistance to ground on ID pin 4 for mini B-plugs and micro B-plugs has been increased to 1,000,000 Ohms minimum. The Engineering Change Notice is part of the download of the USB 2.0 Specification."

http://compliance.usb.org/index.asp?UpdateFile=Cables and Connectors&Format=Standard

Also: http://www.kineteka.com/microusb-b.aspx

I think you connect pin 4 to pin 5. Not sure if a resistor is required between them.
[HTC Sensation] CyberStorm98:
I just bought the Seidio dock from their site and it works great. Phone does into dock mode as soon as you put it on the dock, whether a power source is plugged in or not. For $40 it was a pretty good purchase.
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
Open it and take a picture of the connector. I need to know what makes it go into that mode! Please!

A resistor? Diode? Just some wire?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16961401#post16961401
[HTC Sensation] pelala:
Dock mode - 70 kOhms resistor between pin4 and ground (pin 5)

Car mode - 9.1 kOhms resistor between pin4 and ground (pin 5)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Braidonh:
A question. After attempting to flash a theme... I got a bootloop. So I flashed the provided undo file. Now my phone will not boot past the Galaxy S 2 screen with the warning triangle. Any help? I'm kinda panicking...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hedayat7:
dont you make any cwm backup first ?

i believe u can still enter recovery mode ( power + home + volume up ) ,

and do full wipe, and flash any other rom .zip .

p/s: i believe you already have root, and install any rom before
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Braidonh:
no i didnt... i was rooted. i have both cwm and download mode... but phone wont boot. I live in canada so samsung has not uploaded our stock rom files...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicregi:
If it is not backup-ed, then you will have an issue.

Now, try wipe phone via CWM, clear cache and clear dalvik.

Finger's crossed it work.

If not, last choice will be install any Custom ROM and it will wipe (hopefully) all the not 'right' files.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Braidonh:
nope.... nothing... guess i will take it in for warranty... :( thank you anyways my friend
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rovah:
I got that as well in the past, although mine was caused by incompletely flashing Cyanogen. Had a major freakout before I figured it out.

The only way I found to fix it is to flash stock firmware using Odin (and you will not be able to restore stock Canadian as it hasnt been released for us yet). I went with the xxKG2 (polish firmware I think).

There may be other ways to fix the problem but this will 99% sure take care of it. Your warranty will of course be void untill the Canadian firmware is released.

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rovah:
An additional note: from what I understand you're also getting the insecure kernel triangle. If the counter in download mode also shows that you flashed non-official firmware/kernel, your warranty could already be void. In that case Samsung may now honour their Limited Warranty Agreement.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Braidonh:
right but when i purchased the phone i also purchased an extended warranty that covers software problems
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ohyeahar:
Tried following the directions in this stickied thread?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rovah:
Ahh, well in that case, lucky you =D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Braidonh:
repeatedly :/ also, there is no publicly released canadian firmware afaik... so flashing an official/stock rom isnt really possible in this case..

on a side note, in recovery mode, it appears that /emmc encountered an error in mounting while all others mounted fine... not sure if this has any relevence, but there you go
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiFE1688:
/emmc is the external sd card, you probably don't have one in the slot so it wasn't able to mount it.

The Yellow Triangle means you had something changed in the kernel partition, so the custom binary counter went up by 1.

As for stock rom, you will have to wait for Bell Canada to release one.

If you are not looking for stock, I'd recommend CyanogenMOD7, however it is still on nightly development, which means it has it fair share of issues.

I prefer CM7 and its problem over the stock which also has a fair share of issues.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hedayat7:
if you can use downloading mode , you can flash back stock rom. believe me it will work. :)

you can study how to flash back stock rom using odin here --> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ohyeahar:
Are you sure you've "repeatedly" followed those instructions? You claim that flashing a stock ROM isn't possible. But those instructions require you to flash a stock ROM.

You don't have to flash the ROM that is specific to your region/carrier. Just flash ANY stock ROM to get your phone working again. Then you can flash back to whatever ROM you were on previously.

But if you wanted to get back onto whatever ROM your phone initially came with, you're out of luck.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kopipeng12:
hi all, my phone simply would not boot, it shows a down load error screen whenever i try to power up the phone.

i am not able to get into the reset screen using "up vol + home + power", but i am able to get to the download screen using "down vol + home + power"

I have tried flashing a stock rom using odin, but it just got stuck at

<OSM> CODE_I9100XXKG6_CL425236_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> MODEM_I9100XXKG6_REV_02_CL1044543.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKG6.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..

<ID:0/007> File analysis..

<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/007> Initialzation..

<ID:0/007> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/007> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

thereafter the screen went crazy flashing and now i am not able to power up the phone.

i a really at a fix as to what i can do. hope i am able to get some advice and thanks in advance~!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiFE1688:
<ID:0/007> Set PIT file..

Wow... you repartitioned the phone. Something that was repeatedly told not to do. Now you have a screwed up partition.

Now you will have to find a official stock rom for your phone, and the correct pit file, then repartition it and hope it works.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rovah:
The first rule of Odin (for 99% of us) : you never flash a PIT file.

I feel like that should be stickied front page. It would save a lot of people a lot of trouble and possibly around 700$.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edgeboy47:
I need some help I have the same problem but Odin always fails when I try to flash villainrom 1.1 can you please help me? And any other firmware I flash doesnt work
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiFE1688:
Same problem? You mean you repartitioned the phone as well?

Double check the md5 checksum to see if it is the same as posted if it is posted at all. If not, double check the file size to see if they are the same. Most browsers say the file downloaded is complete when it was disconnected somewhere, and the file is incomplete.

I find it hard to take devs seriously, when they don't post filesize or don't post md5 checksum. Either that, or those two information is really hard to find, not on the download page.

http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/content.php/319
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edgeboy47:
Ok so what i mean is cant start the phone I just get the logo with a yellow triangle at the bottom of the page so I tried to flash kernels but that doesnt help, but whenever I try to flash bigger files with Odin (I think they are firmwares, i downloaded them from Intratech's post) or Villainrom 1.1 it always fails when it says boot.bin in the message window for the big files and factoryfs.img for villain rom
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edgeboy47:
I even tried to hard reset the phone but I cant get into the recovery menu
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiFE1688:
MD5 checksum of your downloaded file?

try another usb port.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edgeboy47:
I dont know what md5 checksum is but whenever i try to flash something except kernels it fails when doin the factoryfs.img process
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiFE1688:
MD5 Checksum is a unique bunch of alphanumerics that was generated to double check the file whether it is the same as the one you were suppose to download.

example:

File = VillainROM-2.4.2-signed.zip

MD5 checksum = 57b9d65ca10c42a92a58c1f245b2eff5

This is the file you are trying to download.

After downloading, you use something like QuickSFV to check if the file has the same checksum. If it does not, means your file is corrupted, not the same as the one you are downloading.

Your internet might be crap, or your computer hardware is faulty.

The files you are downloading either are not completed or corrupted, that's why ODIN stopped at the biggest file. Which is factoryfs.img.

Download the rom again, but this time used a proper download manager, like http://www.freedownloadmanager.org

Try downloading villianrom v2.4.2, http://www.villainrom.co.uk/forum/content.php/319 then check to see if the file size is 302 MB (316,748,793 bytes) if it is not, your downloads are incomplete, use the above download manager.

If it is complete, then your computer is crap, get it fixed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edgeboy47:
How am i supposed to install villainrom 2.4.2 if I cant flash it with Odin and I don't have CWM.I checked the md5 checksum of villainrom 1.1 and it was correct so idk why it doesn't flash properly
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiFE1688:
Change USB ports, use with USB HUB that is powered by a 5V 2A power adapter.

Do MEMTEST86 on your computer?

Did you do those yet?

Dude, I can only advise you, you have to do the rest yourself. If you are not willing to try to solve your own problems, you can feel free to mail it over, and I will gladly accept free gifts.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LeoBloom.:
What is your experience with the official extended battery for the inc2? Although I appreciate the thinness of the standard battery, but I wanted to know how exactly how much longer you'd say the extended battery lets your phone stay on. What about the thickness, it seems that most people on these forums actually appreciate a thicker incredible 2. I downloaded an app which keeps the battery percentage in the notification bar and it's really depressing to see how quickly the percentages drop while actually using the phone, on the standard battery.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] woodmaster:
Vzw extended battery gives me about 6 hours longer than the stock battery. Extra thickness doesn't bother me at all. Phone is noticeably lighter when I use stock battery.

SENT FROM MY DINC2
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LeoBloom.:
Thanks for the reply, you must have been at sea when you wrote this though ;)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jwiner:
I have never used the stock battery, VZW sent me an extended battery (only) with my Fascinate replacement DInc2. My battery last a long time... Days...

The thickness is not bad, it is a bit concerning not having a case though...
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LeoBloom.:
Awesome, looks like I'll be getting one, once I ascertain that the gps issues I've been having are not phone related.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] knipp21:
I was ok without a case for a long time, but once you get one scratch, you just keep dropping the phone :-(
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] LeoBloom.:
Well, I got the battery and the capacity is ridiculously good. It could likely last me two days under regular use. But it is too thick. I think I will look into those slim extended batteries. Of course, if anyone wants to chime in on those, by all means.

According to another thread, the mugen 1800mah is pretty good. Is there any reason not to purchase it from ebay? It seems to be a bit cheaper

This link, for instance:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUGEN-1800m...ccessories&hash=item256718c88f#ht_6312wt_1139
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] prenedo:
Same here (I bought an OEM battery from ebay for like 10 bucks though). I bought a 5 pack of TPU cases for 7.99 from ebay to cut out for use with my extended battery. Worked out excellent (sorry no pics right now), but the contour lines are the same on the ext battery, so you just have to exacto around that area to let the 'belly' stick through the newly cut case. It at least protects the edges/corners and screen (so you can lay the phone down upside down). Would recommend giving it a shot if you got a few extra bucks laying around; can't hurt if you ruin one or two cases. BTW, the cases I got are excellent TPU cases (fitment and protection) for both my extended and OEM battery....

I love extended battery. Two solid days of moderate/heavy use. I would say close to double the battery life of the OEM, although it's hard to quantify.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] JPL38:
Was given the extended battery from Verizon when they sent me my Dinc2 as a replacement for my D2G. Since I have never had the regular battery, I can tell you that with my phone being rooted, all VZW crap frozen and medium/heavy use (camera for work, texts, email(gmail auto sync) phone calls), mine last me well into 3 days. Just wish there was a case for the extended battery. May just get the belt clip since you can place phone display inwards.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] kingsway8605:
I can confirm this as well. Just beware, the thickness it adds to the phone is almost ugly. The extended case is an eye sore.

Sent from my Incredible 2
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ggt1_02:
I find that the extended batteries hump lends to a better grip on the phone.

If WiFi is on which is while home and work, at the end of the day approx 17 hours off charger I routinely have around 65% remaining. This is with about 3 hours of screen on, facebooking, web surfing, game playing and a few hours of music.

I have calibrated the battery yet. I honestly don't have that much time to let it drain all the way.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jvjidNite:
Can anyone provide or point me in the right direction to getting a glass dialer for EH06. Using ERA unnamed ROM. I would really appreciate it. Tried Searching but, didn't find anything. :D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shane6374:
This would be right up Timberwolf's ally had he not left for the Evo.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jvjidNite:
Well that's bad news. I didn't know he had left. I really like the dialer without the background...just that will do... :(
[Android Apps and Games] Daneshm90:
Description :

Allows you to keep any two folders on your phone insync.

Uses ionotify to avoid excessive battery drainage.

Features :

Start onboot

Track folders/subfolders

Background service

Work in progress :

UI/icon needs revamping

Bug fixes (as they come)

Issues :

Please post them here.

Describe with as much clarity as possible.

If a force close, post log (use logcollector from market)

How to use :

Install OI File manager from market

Choose a source/destination folder

Start service (optionally press menu and make it start onboot)

Root is optional. If either source/dest is not sdcard, then root is required.

Uses :

Its up to the user. For eg one could have a

/sdcard/DCIM -> external_sdcard->DCIM mapping so that any pictures taken from camera, are automatically backed up on external sdcard.

Another use could be a mapping like :

/data/data/com.angrybirds -> /sdcard/backup/angrybirds

To keep ur up2date backups of games/apps

Market status : Not uploaded

Download : Link
[Android Apps and Games] allofusjw:
this should be great for the g2x when switching between aosp roms and stock roms which use different sd partitions as their default "sdcard." thank you, great idea
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Abhiroxx:
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[Thunderbolt General] open1your1eyes0:
Quoting from another thread, apparently I'm not the only one with this issue so I'd like to dedicate this thread to finding a possible fix (PS, if someone can suggest a better title let me know).

So basically the first sound you hear after a short or long idle time will always be quieter than your actual setting and then keep using the device and everything sounds normal. I almost overslept and missed calls several times cause my alarm and ringtones are so quiet now.

Anyone have any ideas what could be done or taken a look at here?

EDIT: FYI, someone else claimed they had it since MR1 update but I had no issues on Froyo whatsoever. This only became introduced to me with the first 2.07 leak.
[Thunderbolt General] orkillakilla:
I've noticed this as well. I didn't find it to be a big deal, but thought I'd share.

Sent from my HTC CyanogenBolt powered by CyanogenMod 7 RC1.6.1
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
all i know is even with volume+ the volume sucks on this phone. my wife's lg vortex is 5x louder. we need a dev to look into this.
[Thunderbolt General] arunningpir8:
I honestly thought I was alone on this one. I miss texts and calls all the time because the volume is so quiet after idle.

It is easy to see this with gingeritis all you have to do is turn the volume up to max for your ringer, and then turn the screen off and let it sit for a minute or two. Then turn the screen back on and push the volume up key, you will notice the first sound it makes is really soft, and if you push it again, it makes the normal loud sound.

I hope someone sheds light on this...I for one would like to stop missing calls :P

I am about to try the official RUU and see if it still does it, but it's only done it since I started using gingerbread roms.
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
aosp roms are louder but not loud enough. we for sure need a volume boost. i cannot imagine it would be that hard to do.
[Thunderbolt General] Powell730:
I was just getting ready to start a thread about a possible volume booster.. I can't remember if it was the tb or fascinate i had it on but, adrynalyne had a program called drm i think in his roms that enhanced the volume.. the problem I'm having is the media volume.. I'm trying to listen to MLB at bat here at work but can barely hear the broadcast.
[Thunderbolt General] open1your1eyes0:
Hmm volume booster does seem to be a good workaround idea but I think the main issue is the fact that the volume level automatically changes regardless of the volume loudness. If only someone might be able to figure out what this can be caused by.....

Also I noticed something interesting today. On some sounds it actually seems like it starts off quiet and then makes it louder while the sound is playing. It's hard to tell cause it's so fast but it's definitely noticeable in some cases.
[Thunderbolt General] orkillakilla:
On cm7 there is an option to play notifications and ringtone through the speaker (even though I thought they did anyway) but I haven't noticed the problem with that selected.

Sent from my HTC CyanogenBolt powered by CyanogenMod 7 RC1.6.1
[Thunderbolt General] fixxxer2008:
someone should look into the lg vortex volume and try to port the mod over. my wifes phone is 10x louder than my tbolt. hers is aosp too.
[Thunderbolt General] open1your1eyes0:
FYI, I have only tested this on the official leaks. No custom ROMs or AOSP yet. Though I'm quite tempted to find out if this occurs on other ROMs as well (especially AOSP).
[Thunderbolt General] nelboy:
It takes a split second for the audio amplifier to fire up. The kernel is probably not accounting for this. The audio amplifier suspends after usage just like the screen does to prevent battery drain.
[Thunderbolt General] open1your1eyes0:
Hmm that's an interesting theory but just FYI, the screen times out later than the volume begins to idle to quiet (if it matters). You think flashing another kernel might fix the issue?
[Thunderbolt General] nelboy:
Sorry. I didn't mean they time out at the same time. Just meant that it also suspends to save battery. I have a feeling this won't be solved until the gingerbread sense kernel source is released. A really good kernel dev might be able to look into this with their current source. You might also notice a pop or crackle sound due to this same issue. Again it is coming from the amplifier powering up WHILE the audio is playing instead of BEFORE. There could be an underlying latency in the hardware but I doubt that's true since it wasn't really noticeable on Froyo. Android has always had a problem with audio latency although it has been pretty much "worked around".