yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Accessories] supermult:
you can always grab the sound from the headphone jack. But it might not be ideal, because the headphone jack is on top.

Would be easier too use bluetooth instead..
[Galaxy S II Accessories] cbb77:
I have been interested in doing the same and the only option I found so far is Samsungs Car Dock. It provides both a charging option and audio. I am hoping more options become available within the next few months. One manufacturer to watch is Proclip. They specialize in car mounts and have quite a few with built in dock (for the IPod/iPhone anyway). Plan to email them to see if they have anything in the works.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Poulsen8r:
Yes but the iPhone/i**** pinout is known and provides direct line out where the SGS2 uses some ASIC to process some signal over USB into audio. Not saying Samsung won't make this spec available to Accessory Vendors but what kind of accessory vendor wants to develop their own ASIC? Too much cost involved.

The Samsung desktop dock will also work in the car but would be hard to mount. It has Line Out level for audio, but there is no real advantage to using this over the headphone out unless the quality is better. Can't know for sure I'm fresh out of Oscilloscopes...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] monoik:
No Bluetooth in a old Volvo :) and I'm looking for a simple yet functional solution. Pairing BT every time and/or having BT on all the time doesn't seem good to me.

To be honest, for me the advantage is one less cable to worry about. Another thing is that my windscreen is under such angle that straight audio jack from top of the device makes it impossible to point the phone in the direction of my face. :D

Any desktop / car dock owner interested in dissassembling their stuff to see how it works? ;)

I know that with the correct resistor you can get analog line-out from the usb plug. Just not sure if the vcc line charges the phone or provides energy to a accessory then. Either way, I'm starting to think about doing it the DIY way.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] thunderbox666:
I am interested in doing this too - If anyone can get me the details on what resister/pins etc, I would be more then happy to test it out and report back
[Galaxy S II Accessories] monoik:
This forum is priceless. There you go!

ED: I can't get it from the text, but it seems that it'll charge the phone! thunderbox666, if you try it, please send me a note! Maybe I'll do it as well. The only culprit is that this seems to put the phone in the "home dock" mode...

ED2: ok, got it:

Now, just get all the parts and get going! ;)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] thunderbox666:
will do - hell if it works I may even write up a step by step and post it

Already working on this bit - only thing I

think

I still need is the resistor
[Galaxy S II Accessories] thunderbox666:
WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO it worked.... Will post pictures shortly

Just have to tidy up my soldering :P

edit:

(still not the neatest)

So everything works, although I still need to solder in the other speaker wires - But even with left and ground, it still plays in both speakers.

As soon as you plug it in, it goes to Car mode and starts charging

I did have to go into the settings and enable line out before it would play through the USB

But here are the pictures of it as it is....

Edit 2:

In case anyone was wondering, I also tested this with a 360k ohm resistor (couldn't source a 365k one yet) and it launched it into the home dock straight away
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pbrown77:
Stupid question. But car dock and home dock are the same huh? So the 360k does the same job as the 620k resistor. If so I'm wondering if anything between 360k and 620k all work.

Edit: So after a little searching, yeh amasing huh, they are different dock modes. Cool. I'm aiming for using poweramp, sygic gps and google maps (and probably voice talk which seemed to work using internal mic and car speakers. Guess the second mike stops the feedback loops) so guessing car dock is more suited
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pbrown77:
So now I'm guessing that the normal desktop dock mode might work better for me seeing you can change the shortcuts and have a shortcut for poweramp and sygic. I believe the car mode uses the samsung audio player and the gps is google maps?

Is the car dock mode fixed or can the shortcuts be customised? I believe car dock mode can automatically turn voice recognition on although this doesn't work well with the Australian accent.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] thunderbox666:
Yeah you cant really customise the car dock one - well at least I havent found a way yet.

I havent had any issue with it understanding my aussie accent..... yet
[Galaxy S II Accessories] monoik:
Hi guys,

I managed to complete my cable. You can call it a developer preview, cause I didn't have the correct resistor and just to try if it works i joined what I had to create 370k.

I started off with the black part. I bought a Micro USB A to micro USB B cable, hoping that the fourth pin will be connected between the plugs. That is not obvious, since this pin is not used in the USB connection. Unfortunately my cable had only four wires and the shield:

So, I had to open the plug to attach the resistor. As I mentioned, I only had 5x~67k and one 30k resistor, so I connected them and it was close enough for the home dock mode to work:

The white part of the cable comes from my old aftermarket line-out cable for my previous iPhone 3G. I wanted to use it almost without cutting it, but I learned that one of the lines was disconnected, so most of it had to be replaced.

After considerable amount of soldering I plugged in the cable to my stereo and the USB port on my PC and guess what? It worked! :D

Here are two more shots of the crucial part of the cable. I made the chinch cables detachable just because I had such cables. ;)

I also realized too late that I had no GND for the USB connector, so I made a very lame bridge in the shape of the letter Z. But it works!

What's left to do? Replace the resistor and figure out how to reseal the plug with it inside. Also, seal the soldered part, maybe in duct tape, I'll see. :D
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pbrown77:
So I finalised my cable but used a 360k resistor because I liked the desktop dock more due to changing shortcuts... Then found the google car dock apk and that works well and is customisable.

But the biggest downfall is that the voice is not routed through the usb port, only music.... So sorta gets rid of a good function that I expected to use4... hands free calling. It works well if I use the 3.5mm plug with no unwanted feedback using my car stereo and the SGS2's internal mic.

Anyone have any idea whether the audio out through the usb can't do voice calls because of a hardware or software limitation. I'm guessing its software and the limitation has not been cracked yet... Wonder why Samsung haven't allowed voice out through the usb port.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] AussieHusky:
This is awesome! Though I'm having alot of trouble following your pictures, any chance you could post a diagram?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] monoik:
Sure! Right now I'm going out, but in the evening (4-5 hours from now) I'll scribble something down.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pbrown77:
Edit: DO NOT USE MY PREVIOUSLY ATTACHED PIN OUT. I DREW IT WITH PIN 1 WHERE PIN 5 IS. I WISH I COULD SHOUT LOUDER..

To be updated.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pbrown77:
Here is my rough drawing. Someone else might spend more time or convey it easier than I have. The solder pads on my plug were as shown. If you have 3 pads on top and 2 underneath then they will be the same as my drawing.

Note that any micro usb to usb cable will probably only have 4 pins wired up as usb only has 4 pins. This is why you need to strip the micro usb plug cover off to get to the extra pins solder pad.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PIN 1 AS THE +5V FROM YOUR CHARGER AND NOT CONNECTED TO ANOTHER PIN. THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN STUFF YOUR DEVICE.

I have tried to find the link that shows what pad is connected to what pin but can't locate it easily. I did however make sure that pin 1 was the only one with power before plugging it in. All other pins being wrong will just mean it won't work. Here is a link for the pin out fro micro usb http://www.accesscomms.com.au/reference/usb.htm
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dmunjal:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10827&cs_id=1082704&p_id=7364&seq=1&format=2
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pbrown77:
Thanks for the link. Have you tried it? Personally I'd prefer the wired route but because of the lack of voice calls I may look at this product. Its an option for cars without Bluetooth but have a wired input. Also good for in home use without a physical wire. Although the connection for power will still be needed.

The signal to noise is quite high so the extra hiss shouldn't be too noticeable. But the 70Hz low end frequency limitation is not very good and I'm concerned that on a decent sound system the lows might not be that great. Can you comment?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] monoik:
Here's a diagram. Sorry for the delay, my internet connection died last evening and it returned today.:)

As pbrown77 said, double check the USB plug pins! I'm not responsible for any damage that you can do to your phone!

I checked it few times and my drawing seems correct.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] rob_h:
The official car dock outputs audio through the speakers when in a call over USB. Did you go into settings > Dock Settings and tick the Audio Output Mode box which uses external speakers when device is docked?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pbrown77:
I've read else where that it doesn't..... Are you certain it does? Have you got one that you've made handsfree calling with?

Yes I have ticked the external speakers option. It plays music through the speakers just fine, apart from the radio not working.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] rob_h:
I apologize, I was certain that it did and now I've checked, you're right, it doesn't.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pbrown77:
No problems. You're definitely not the only one that was mistaken about it from what I have read. And surprisingly a lot of dock owners haven't commented on it. I guess they either don't make handsfree calls or use bluetooth.

It is a little surprising it doesn't seeing the 3.5mm plug does it fine.

I'm hoping its a software limitation and not a hardware limitation.

Thanks for confirming.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] dmunjal:
I haven't tried I yet but I have it on order.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] AussieHusky:
Made the same cable with great success (The Resistor is a PITA though) I'm curious at what rate the car charger now functions at however given it's not connected to the data or ID pin.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] groaner:
Someone needs to make this cable, package it and sell it to us people with no electrical intelligence , IE, me.

If you are interested in doing so, please let me know!!!

I'd love to get rid of one more cable.

I tried that using a Blackberry Bluetooth handsfree speaker (model 605 i think) and it works (FM transmits) but the sound quality is so poor I cant use it. still works well for bluetooth handsfree though.

anyways, make these!!!

please.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] beren:
what if i try to modify this cable replacing the iphone plug with a microusb plug?

putting the right resistor and connecting pins with the above scheme....

maybe it would be easier than make everything starting from a simple cable (i need 3.5" plug, not the rca)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] monoik:
that's what I wanted to do in the first place. Unfortunately its impossible to buy the micro usb plug in Poland. And my iphone cable was damaged, so I had to cut it open and use just some parts of it.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] pixate:
This is a really exciting thread, having purchased the samsung car dock and sent it back within 24 hours of trying it. There are some serious shortfalls of the genuine car dock. I'll try and outline them here -

1. The phone much be switched to push the audio through the dock in order to use the line out on the dock. This doesn't enable calls to go through the dock output, only the apps (music player etc) output through the line out.

2. The line out also seems to be limited in the frequencies it outputs, with very little bottom end making it out. Swapping back to the headphones out demonstrates the frequency reduction.

3. There is terrible interference with the line out on the dock. In most cases rendering this unusable. I use a interference limiting cable which does a good job to limit the car/telephone gsm interference. But even with this cable the noise is very loud.

Hope this helps anyone thinking that the lineout on the dock may improve sound quality. It is very poor, and in my view completely unfit for purpose. I hope to follow some of the DIY work here in my quest for decent output into my car.

One other thing I've noticed is that when the headphone socket is plugged into the car. Using the mic on the phone for handsfree is very hit and miss. Is it that the phone assumes an on wire mic is being used when you plug the cable into the headphone socket? Any experience with this would be appreciated.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] AussieHusky:
Depends how that cable is wired, but it should be possible, The issue is more around getting a micro usb plug that has a casing large enough to fit a resistor in it
[TouchPad General] tomgr:
I'll start from the beginning:

I've put the F4 Kernel on my Touchpad, and all was running fine. I recently put it on eBay, today I've gone into 'device options' and done a 'full security reset' on the device as I'm sending it off in the next 2 days.

It went through this, rebooted through the F4 Kernel boot screen and gets stuck just after that (pic is where it gets stuck)

I've booted into USB dev mode, but WebOS Doctor is 'unable to reset your phone'.

It gets to 8% before it gives me this notification.

I've tried multiple reboots, even left it for a period of time but noting happens.

Any advice or help would be appreciated before I have to send it off!

Thanks.
[TouchPad General] nks2105:
my touchpad had kind of a stroke this week end

I've been using the hp tablet for a little over 2 weeks and it was working very well putting aside the limited app market.

saturday morning, I left it on my coffee table with 50%+ of battery left when I left the house.

when I came back a few hours later, the tablet was off so I turned it on.

It took forever and instead of booting up using my user account, it showed the setup process. I could log in using my existing account but webos couldn't restore the data. I don't understand why it had to restore the data in the first place but whatever.

I could create a new account but then everytime I reboot I get to the setup process (and I'm losing all the apps from my existing account)

Something happened/broke while I was out and my touchpad is now useless.

I tried webos doctor but it fails at 8% (can't reset device)

I've sent a log to the hp support but I've not been given any other directions other than that so do you guys have any idea of things I could try?
[TouchPad General] nks2105:
After hours of tech support, making me try stuff I already tried, it is going back to hp for repair/replacement.

the lvl 4 tech support has never heard of similar issues so it's apparently an isolated case.
[TouchPad General] Nburnes:
http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/How_To_Recover

Check the webOS failing at 8% entry. It worked for me.
[TouchPad General] nks2105:
I saw that but I never found uImage from the webOS Doctor jar :/
[TouchPad General] Nburnes:
Yea, you have to dig for it.

Open the .jar > resources > webOS.tar > nova-cust-image-topaz.rootfs.tar.gz > nova-cust-image-topaz.rootfs.tar > boot > uImage-2.6.35-palm-tenderloin

*whew*
[TouchPad General] nks2105:
It was indeed hidden deeply and I haven't been that far in the tree...

I might give it another try then :cool:
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] ykram:
I've been looking for awhile but I can't figure how I can connect my tablet to my ReadyNAS so I can stream.. DicePlayer seems to be the player I want, but howvdo I connect remotely?

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] mj0528:
Port forward 32400 to computer ip. Set static internal ip to computer and port forwarding on your router. When external point plex towards public ip. You can find your public ip by going to www.whatsmyip.org.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] paua__:
I simply use UPnPlay to browse the files on my ReadyNAS Duo, then I select Dice Player to play the file.

Flawless streaming B-)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] mj0528:
That works too but I'd feather plex transcode my file instead of having to handpick or manually prepares file. Plex will do it all for me even out of home.
[HTC Sensation] tommeke19:
Hi,

Can anybody tell my what the difference is between Sense 2.3.4 and Sense 2.3.5?

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] xaccers:
http://www.androidauthority.com/android-2-3-5-gingerbread-release-date-july-11-monday-18720/

Android 2.3.4 and Android 2.3.5 :)
[HTC Sensation] tommeke19:
Thank you ;-)
[HTC Sensation] arifafzan:
Sure the big different is about speed and performance. i just flashed 2.3.5 and its supersmooth and fast. sense 2.3.5 got no lag. and smooth scrolling. u should try it !. goodluck. -insertcoin user
[HTC Sensation] gugi_sat:
Where to get it from...or is it good for sensation... Anybody installed it yet?...any comments...
[HTC Sensation] tommeke19:
I've running the latest rom of InsertCoin at the moment, but I still don't notice any difference.

Tomorrow I'll use my phone heavier because I just went back from work (and i'm tired ;)).

Greetz
[HTC Sensation] arifafzan:
I'm on latest baadnewz rom 2.3.5 version 2.4.1 . Smooth and fast better than previous version. But got a lil bit problem with the kernal 0.1.0. just use that rom with stock kernal first until they release stable kernal.. conclusion that rom awesome. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sethur:
Hi all,

to my great frustration, I've discovered that my SGS2 line-out / headphones jack seems to have a slack joint, i.e. if you turn a connected plug around its long axis, a crackling sound is heared in the speakers and at some angular positions the stereo signal will be reduced to mono (i.e. one speaker gos silent). With one device (mobile outdoor speaker) I even had no sound at all at when inserting the plug with the wrong "orientation".

Did anybody experience the same problem or am I just out of luck here?

I am wondering whether sending back the device to the retailer (Amazon) or directly to Samsung (I'm situated in Germany) will yield the faster round-trip time, any experiences here?

Thanks!

PS: I know this may be a stupid question but can somebody PLEASE tell me how to search for multiple keywords with AND logic in this forum? Tried "+word +word" and "word AND word" (without the quotes) but nothing seems to work.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Propergood:
Are you using the headphones that came with it? My better half went through 4 sets of the stock samsung headphones with her original Galaxy S and all produced the same issue of losing one channel after a matter of days/weeks. having the jack inserted to about 2/3rds is a workaround but not ideal as you still lose some frequencies and it's insecure... They're just a bit pony.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sethur:
No, I used different kind of headphones, including Sennheiser in-ear headphones and a standard male-male audio jack connected to some bigger hifi system. With some jacks I did not encounter the problem, but most of them lost some part of the signal with some orientations: I persume that the manufacturing tolerance of the jacks also plays a role...

Anyway, it's definitely not a problem of the jacks but of the device since I tried it with the SGS2 of a friend yesterday and it worked with the same jack that made problems with my device.

I will proceed sending my phone to Samsung for repair, I hope that won't take to long *sad looking*, I am so used to it now, it's card to survive to weeks without it. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Extreme184X:
I had the same problem, all I had to do was insert headphones cable "HARDER" into the audio jack until I herd a "click" sound.

I was way to over protective of this phone when i first had it, and wanted to handle too much with care, forced the dam cable in, and "click", sounded like it snapped into place, the audio worked correctly without cracking noise or without the need to wiggle to cable get clearer sound.

Perhaps your friends SGS2 is already used to headphone being inserted, but yours not. Just add a little pressure until you hear clip into place.

If this doesnt help, then repair or return.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sethur:
Thanks for the hint, but unfortunately I had the jack inserted to the very end, so this was not the problem... sent in for repair now, let's see what happens.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sk8ordie0:
I have a fix for you i think!!!!!!!!

ok . when i got my s2 like 4 days ago (at&t usa version) i noticed that when i plugged into my aux cable in my car that it was low sound cracking more volume on the left side , very annoying . NOW FOR A SIMPLE FIX FOR SOME TO TRY! PLUG IT IN ALL THE WAY! i noticed when plugging it in i wasnt fully plugging it in . it should go all the way down FULLY! the sound is perfect once this is done . I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU !!!!!! good luck
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] wzhy:
I update the RIL ,then i don't work

what the problem ?

is the update didn't work with Donut???

I use the Donut with Sense
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] daedric:
Show us this link of donut with sense please..
[Defy General] Hans_nissen:
Need some help....

Iam a nood to mobile phone flash, but got gingerbread on it.... :)

Cracked my screen and need to send it in to repair.

Tried to flash it with nordic 2.2.2. but got stuck with the flash... RSD lite stops here:

"Manually reboot your phone" which is not possible....

Now it will not boot.... stops at the "android" logo..... :(

It will not boot into 2ndinit, tried to flash to another nordic 2.2.2. but with the same result.... Need some help..... :O
[Defy General] hackergnome:
Wat gingerbread rom are u on??

I assume u flashed a full sbf n now u cant downgrade...

If ur rooted dload a nandroid backup n fixed sbf on ur country/carrier rom

Goto cwm using bootmenu restore nandroid backup and flash fixed sbf

If u aint rooted there is a Chinese eclair or froyo(i dont remember which) thall help u to come back

Sent from My Mind© using the Brainwaves©...
[Defy General] labsin:
RDS gives this message often. I even think it says that every time I flashed a sbf. If you indeed didn't flash the full gingerbread but came from CM7 or a fixed sbf of the leaked gingerbread then there is no problem. Try to flash it again and just waint. Normally it reaches 100% and if it says "Manually reboot your phone" just wait. If everything goes well your phone is booting. You can also try to do a full wipe in stock recovery. Power-up your phone holding volume up (or down, cant remember) and if you get an android with warning sign pres both volume keys and chose wipe data/factory reset. If the flashing process doesn't reach 100% you have a problem.

Give us a link to the threat you followed for going to gingerbread and we can help you.
[Defy General] Hans_nissen:
Thanks for the quick reply.... :D

I´am at work right now, but will get home soon and try to get it to work again...

Used the "Cyanogenmod 7 by Quarx" and it worked like a charm...
[Defy General] Hans_nissen:
Got home and all i had to do was to wipe data/factory reset.....

Thanks from a droid noobie.... :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jankhner:
i made a little test with Endomondo sport tracking application to see how accurate my gps is. I walked the straight street for 0.64 kilometers and this is what it looks like:

http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/ilRz0mnqvJA

I was wondering if that is normal or should it be more accurate? Or can i make it more accurate?

edit: don't mind about the duration, i forgot to turn the app off when i got inside!