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[Motorola Droid X2] SoCoolAZ:
Good to know...as I stated at the beginning of the post, all I have done so far is backup the apps and change the fonts and I changed the frequency in which the phone checks for WI-Fi networks. I was this close to having the battery symbol changed, but decided (after the warning) to hold off. I haven't uninstalled the app yet, is the phone volatile with the app installed or should I can I just leave it be in hopes that at some point the developer tweaks the program to work with the DX2?
[Motorola Droid X2] Tomsgt:
You can leave it installed if you want to. You should install a app called system recovery for droid x2 it installs clockworkmod that does work on this phone. Then do a back up in case you mess something up you can recover.

Search developer forums for Droid x2 system recovery instructions to find the app and info
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
I've seen several reviews comparing the transformer to the ipad 2. And they would say "since it's not fair to include the keyboard dock in the review because the ipad 2 doesn't have one..."

But the thing that makes the transformer unique IS the keyboard dock.

It's like saying "today we are comparing 2 students, but since one student got a D and the other got an A, it's not fair to compare grades, so let's look at looks..."

Or here's a better one. Let's do a comparison between a bike and a car. But since the bike doesn't have an engine, let's not mention the fact that the car can go a lot faster than the bike.

I say the reviews should fully consider the keyboard dock option that comes with the TF and compare that with a non-option for the ipad 2.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kkcheong:
Stop hating iPad lol. Anyway, the reason I buy TF is because of dock too.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Rackers:
It could be that it is technically an 'extra'. With that being said I do agree that it is what makes the Transformer a Transformer.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] thebadfrog:
Why are giving the troll yet another thread to spin his pointless "You are iPad haters and I'm fair because I have a TF" arguments :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
Please understand this isn't just about the ipad alone, although the ipad does come up quite a bit. But my point holds true with other android tablets as well.

The TF exists solely because they designed from the ground up a keyboard dock that adds extra functionalities and productivity. The dock is not an extra. Just where I live is not an extra. It defines part of who I am. You can't review the transformer while ignoring the keyboard dock option.

Take the xoom, for example. Can anyone seriously say the bluetooth keyboard was designed along side with the xoom? That's an extra. The TF keyboard dock is not an extra. It came into existence as part of the TF.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] earlyberd:
Reviewers are biased and think that every tablet out there is trying to kill the iPad, so they review everything in terms of how well they think it could replace the iPad. They choose to look at the Transformer by itself as a tablet because that's the only way it can compare to the iPad, as once you add the dock it becomes a completely different device and they lose their basis for comparison.

But really, there is no replacement for the iPad. The iPad doesn't replace any existing hardware and can't interface with standard peripherals without a myriad of expensive adapters, meanwhile Apple touts it as a revolutionary device. Nothing can top that amount of pretentiousness, so Asus didn't even bother trying.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
Device reviews should be for the device only. Could you imagine if all the 1000+ iPad accessories were allowed in an iPad review? No other device would have a chance to compete!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] magqccom:
If anything that plugs into the device is to be considered an accessorie, I would argue that a device with standard ports would still have the iPad beat in terms of the number of accessories.

Also, the transformer concept is a tablet with a detacheable keyboard and not really a tablet with an optional keyboard, even though you can purchase the tablet alone. So both devices are clearly aimed at different makets (or actually different perceptions of the same market).

As such, it is fair to compare other stand alone tablets to the transformer without the dock, but it is not fair not to mention what the dock brings to the transformer (good or bad).
[Eee Pad Transformer General] goodintentions:
I've already explained this. The keyboard dock was designed alongside the transformer. Without the existence of the keyboard dock, the TF has no reason to exist.

The ipad would still exist as an ipad if none of hte accessories exist. Because they don't define the ipad. Same with the xoom. None of the other devices are defined by their accessories. But the TF is defined by the keyboard dock otherwise it wouldn't be a TF.

Take a look at the convertible versus regular car. Can you imagine a car reviewer saying "well, since it's not fair to compare the convertible top since a regular car doesn't have one, we'll just ignore the fact that this convertible has a convertible top..."? Would you say that the convertible top is just any other car accessory? Hell no. The convertible part was designed along side with the car so it's not just any other car accessory.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Keystone:
Nope. Asus also packages a 16GB transformer and dock into the same box. Sold for C$499.99.

Remains cheaper by around C$20 than the cheapest iPad2.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
Wait a sec, the transformer dock was marketed in a way which makes people believe they need it. Apple has a fantastic Bluetooth keyboard which works wight the iPad... I suppose if they put a marketing spin on it, Apple could convince you that their keyboard is needed to "transform" the iPad into a netbook. Of course the tf dock offers a few extra features, but those features can be had with accessories on other devices. It's all a matter of how important we perceive the accessory to be.

So, in reviewing the transformer, the dock should be mentioned, but it should not be used to compare with other tablets unless you allow the same accessories to be compared. Some would argue that an iPad with Bluetooth accessories beats the transformer with dock... All a matter of perception. ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] digitheatre:
in my opinion, Transformer should be treated as one package including dock, where the name suggest. It is exist to serve purpose as hybrid tablet/netbook. However, there is option where user can choose to use Transfomer just as tablet only. So, in any review, I strongly believe they have to compare the transformer(tablet+dock) as one product against other tablets.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] asdfuogh:
I thin the difference from it being an accessory and it being designed in parallel is obscured by people who only view a tablet as a recreational device. Of course, how could you be surprised that people who are paid byApple to say nothing but praisesare trying to ignore the main difference between a recreational deviceand a productive device? They dont want you tobe able to distinguishbetweenthe devices because theywant a clear path!

Sorry for nonspaces and typos, i normallyuse the dock but im charging it while roaming my house withthe tablet.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] knoxploration:
That, for me, is enough to confirm the review is biased and has been written to match the reviewer's preconceptions of which is the better product.

It's not a review, it's an Apple advertisement, and I'd have stopped reading at that point.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] myamex:
Since the asus chick has a pair of nice fake boobs, it's unfair to compare it to the flat chested apple chick. Let's just compare other stuffs.

To me, that nice fake boobs is a major selling point!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] JaiaV:
I don't know about everyone else...but the only time my TF isn't attached to the dock is when the dock is charging and I'm using it. Otherwise, they're inseparable.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Danzano:
HA HA HA awesome
[Eee Pad Transformer General] jananan:
reviewing the asus TF without the dock is like reviewing a car without mentioning its tyres... :)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] finalhit:
not sure why you guys care..you already have the TF, so why do you need reviews? surely you don't need other people to validate what you think of the TF?

it's not our job to sell TFs, it's asus'...that is unless you own asus stock, in which case, i don't think this is the forum for that.

sorry for being the wet blanket, but this seems a wee bit the polar-opposite of those "i hate asus/tf threads", which everyone seems to hate...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] CrazyPeter:
Because they know the outcome they want at the end of the review before they start, so they change the review critera to suit.

Clearly including the dock would make the Transformer the ipad2 killer, and nobody wants to upset Apple, so exclude the dock from the review and call it a draw, Apple happy, and their advertising cheques still drop on the doormat.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krissy83:
Hi folks can any body port Deadmau5 touch mix to android? I really want it lol. Also can some one creat sme deadmau5 themes with icon packs? Im a noob and would noty be able to do it myself.

Thanks guys
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SugarySnack:
1. No one can port it to Android, as only the developer can do that (they have the source code, we don't)

2. Maybe you could try and learn to do themes or icon packs.
[Gen8 General] sarge425:
Archos 101 has a problem that all the fonts are blurred, including text in 3-rd party apps. It looks just awfull. On windows I have an option to turn that off. Loking for some method to do the same on Android.
[Gen8 General] Lenn:
There are many apps for font changing;)

but you need root your device for this

Maybe there is an option like this in that apps, just try it:)
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
One could recompile the skia library.
[Gen8 General] sarge425:
Can that library be relpaced in current Android installation without rewriting full Android image?
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
I would think so, unless Archos has customized the stock library and the 2.2 source code doesn't match it. I'll try a recompile and see what happens.
[Gen8 General] sarge425:
That sounds interesting...

Looking into sourcecode of AOS, i noticed that "freetype" library included too. May be it involved in font decoding?
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
I compiled libskia from the 2.2 sources, making only one change (enable bytecode interpreter in FreeType). Zygote doesn't start up.

Maybe Archos has made some modifications to the stock code.

It might also be worth checking if FreeType reads some config files. Normally, FreeType works with fontconfig, and fontconfig has some configuration files.
[Gen8 General] sarge425:
I found exact places where text rendering is done. It is in file trunk/src/ports/SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp

Most work done via calls to freetype library, however some "subpixel rendering" attempts can be noticed in the source.
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
Right. I don't think the subpixel rendering is currently implemented. People say that subpixel rendering doesn't work vertically, and these tablets are often used vertically. I couldn't find anywhere in the code where the font code would have access to the current screen orientation, which would be crucial to subpixel rendering.

In any case, it would be easy to disable all antialiasing, in SkFontHost or in FreeType (libskia.so includes FreeType, I think--at least there is no separate libfreetype or libft2 or the like on the device). But since I can't get Android to start up on my archos when I install my compile of libskia.so, that's moot.

By the way, did you notice that the skia library includes PDF rendering? One could make a very lightweight pdf viewer if one hooked into that (but it might stop working with a new release of the skia library, since this isn't an official Android API).
[Gen8 General] sarge425:
Things seems to be more simple. In the file SkFontHost_FreeType.cpp I found a string "FT_Render_Glyph(fFace->glyph, FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD);" and some text down. According to FreeType2 docs, parameter FT_RENDER_MODE_LCD is used for subpixel lcd rendering, and FT_RENDER_MODE_NONE means 1-bit mode (anti-aliasing off).

Another problem is that freetype uses subpixel glypth positioning, which not good.
[Gen8 General] sarge425:
I found that place in SkScalerContext_FreeType constructor.

Btw, inability to replace libskia is really bad. I have only remaining way to binary patch that lib ;)
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
Or do a pass-through patch, like ChainFire3D did for the opengl library. I don't know how to do that.
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
Also, I am guessing there are some hardware-dependent settings to set for the skia code that I didn't set--I just compiled the generic 2.2 code for it. Someone who understands the skia code better might be able to get it running quite easily.
[Gen8 General] sarge425:
I was busy that days. Now I disassembled libskia.so and fortunately it has symbols!!! I can locate all public methods, and all calls to FT2 as well. Also I found the optimal font configuration: nonchrome mode + full hinting (tested on ubuntu).
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
Maybe you can try to figure out how it differs from the stock 2.2 source, so we can just compile the stock source with some changes?
[Gen8 General] sarge425:
I expect it will be a hard task. I'm not very familiar with ARM asembler, and the problem can be everywhere in that library. I found some strange calls to external modules, where functions linked with constant address. That may be the source of incompatibility. Normally all imports defined by name, not by magic address.
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
Doing a pass-through library might be the best way to go. Do you know how one might do that?
[Gen8 General] sarge425:
What means "pass-through" library? I think the key problem is the mechanism of recompiled library not working. It may be just checksum verification, but may be more complex too.

The most straight way is to change responsible bytes directly in .so file. I already have found where to patch.

Can You describe steps to be able to replace libskia with ability to return back if boot fails?

---------- Post added at 07:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:00 PM ----------

Also I noticed that skia uses very strange method of drawing texts - it renders text into separete bitmap, then does alpha-blend. Obviously subpixel rendering will require 3 separate alpha-channels for alpha-blend at subpixel level. Windows GDI, for example, outputs text directly to final bitmap, and doesn't need to to store subpixel transarency values.
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
ChainFire3D installs replacements for the OpenGL libraries that do a few things when called and then pass control to the stock library (which is still there, but renamed).

I used the Chulri's RW root, and just copied libskia.a over the original one and rebooted. When it didn't work, adb still connected just fine, and I just went to /mnt/system/unionfs/system/lib (I think) and deleted the new libskia.a there (the way the rw root works is that stuff in /mnt/system/unionfs shadows stuff in /) and rebooted.

Interesting. And there may be another blend that's done by the surfaceflinger library.
[Gen8 General] arpruss:
The technical name for this is an "interposition library". You an search the web for LD_PRELOAD and interposition for a lot of information. (LD_PRELOAD itself doesn't work on Android.)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] empreror:
hi guy,

im planing to buy it from a friend and i was wondering if i can install skype on it :D

let us say for voice and -if available- video... is it possible?

thx
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] shinnsan:
Yes, voice and video with back camera. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1148708
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] ChilliBo:
ye.. sux with back camera.. dunno why skype dont add x10i to there "fully working list" ..
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Z3US911:
there's already a thread on this topic,plz use search button.

I would request Mods to close this thread.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mrmof:
it really helps me!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] negrobembon:
Better back camera than nothing(thats the reason the x10 isnt in the fully working list i think)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] blkcr:
works fine!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biggary:
hello, can I completely delete all files from my internal (not memory card but phones) memory? got a data_bin file in there, a samsung folder, a titanium backup folder (wont be deleting that) and a backup folder, the backup folder got something about imei/data_bin so its a backup lol?(so obviously not to delete that) so can I delete away????
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ali_khalid5518:
Copy titanium backup data to ur pc only and format internal sd it makes no problem other filea are backup files if u like then copy that backup folder or just format not a big deal.
[GT540 Optimus General] mohnim:
Is there any chance of overclocking official 2.1 rom
[GT540 Optimus General] effortless.:
Yeah, install Quarx Kernel, MMXTREM kernel etc.
[GT540 Optimus General] mohnim:
How do I install the kernel
[GT540 Optimus General] effortless.:
Flash the zip in recovery (for MMXTREM)
[GT540 Optimus General] androidboss7:
does anyone if it is safe to underclock??

About (122MHz ~ 245MHz)
[GT540 Optimus General] jhonnyx1000:
Probably

It's stable on 122mhz on mine. But it's super slow and laggy. But battery saving :)
[GT540 Optimus General] androidboss7:
y

So is it safe???

Or should I just put it to powersave mode??

I heard that it may decrease ur phones battery life. And from others that u need to put it at least to 245MHz so that the system can run!
[GT540 Optimus General] jhonnyx1000:
safe on mine

122mhz works on mine and is very consistent. It never crashed on that frequency. Don't know if it'll work on other phones.
[GT540 Optimus General] androidboss7:
Anyways thanks gonna underclock!!!
[GT540 Optimus General] Danzano:
I would also say two hundred better safe than sorry

Also battery on mine at eight hundred mega hertz is still eight or nine hours so really its only if you had no charger for longer than that that you would under clock
[GT540 Optimus General] androidboss7:
my phones usually lasts about 2 and a half days!!:D:D
[GT540 Optimus General] jhonnyx1000:
I've noticed that the battery level is very unstable. For example the LG Optimus 2x's battery level changes every 1% but on the LG-GT540 it changes every 3-10%
[GT540 Optimus General] androidboss7:
Yes I have noticed that too!!

We should try and fix it!!

That would be great!!

Goππa ®o©k & ®o//
[GT540 Optimus General] pcfighter:
This is a kernel issue. Charging table is not properly written.
[GT540 Optimus General] androidboss7:
so is it like impossible to fix??
[GT540 Optimus General] jhonnyx1000:
Possibly not (as in it won't be impossible to fix) :D
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mngdew:
Well, one minute apps were there, then the next minute I couldn't find them.

It looks like transferring apps from the system memory to the sdcard is the cause of this. I didn't have this problem when I had Tbolt. Can somebody duplicate this problem?

Also, I managed to crash the system while copying 300+ files from one folder in sdcard to another folder in internal memory . The screen went black and buttons weren't responding. I had pull the battery out to reboot.

Moto worked on this phone for additional 9 months and still has bugs like these? All these are not good at all.:mad:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] sirrous:
I had similar problems. After installing apps from the market, I could use them, but after reboot some would be gone. One app that was giving me fits was the xda premium app. I think I reinstalled our about 5 times.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Feoen:
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I was playing the free version of Tetris that EA put on the Market, and I got a call while I was playing.

I picked up the call, finished it, and when I went back to the Home screen I held down the Home button to go to recently used apps and Tetris wasn't there. So I went into my App list and... Tetris wasn't there.

I went into the Market, and it said it was never installed.

Either I hallucinated the half hour before a phone call interrupted my psychotic perceptions of tetriminos, or the phone deleted the app all on its own.

Really strange.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] 7olycon7:
I too had the same problem. Just download again and they stick.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mngdew:
It just happened again. I was transferring some files to the internal memory to sdcard, and the screen didn't wake up. It seems the system is running behind the screen, but I can't see anything on the screen.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ridleykj0:
I too have seen my XDA app disappear. Based on the layout of the stock launcher now I know other apps are missing, I just haven't figured out what...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] knitpurlgurl:
Had same issue after reboot. Had to re-install apps. I've haven't tried to reboot again. I did download MyBackup so went ahead and backed up my apps and data. The weird thing is, when my apps disappeared and I had to re-install them, they didn't need my usernames or pws to be re-entered. So it seems the data was still there. :confused:

UPDATE: Rebooted and it happened again.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ROB281:
Same issue here, lost about 8 apps after reboot
[Motorola Droid Bionic] NeoMagus:
Happening to me as well, I just moved everything back from the card onto the phone
[Motorola Droid Bionic] sirrous:
I was able to fix the apps disappearing by going into manage applications then the media area tab and making sure that no apps were checked. Any that were I moved back to the phone.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Immolate:
I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but the Bionic, like the D3, is configured differently than other Android phones. The /sdcard partition is actually the internal storage... part of the 16GB the advertise as internal. The removable SDcard is /sdcard-ext. Not sure if that is a contributing factor. I've not seen that problem but I'll keep an eye out for it.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] kento812:
I'm coming from a og droid, so moving apps to the sd card is like second nature to me. I feel i just have to do it even though this phone has so much internal srorage in comparison. Is it possible that the problem is the sd card itself?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] JackTheRipper13:
I didn't think about that, so when you move them is it going to the sd ext or the internal storage (sd). I did notice the sd and sd ext are different.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] 7olycon7:
The same thing happens on reboot for me as well. I just go into titanium and restore each time which is a pain in the a$$.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] kento812:
On the phone with motorola customer service now. Not getting warm fuzzy feeling. They suggest that i turn the phone off and remove the battery.... thanks (that's sarcasm in case you can't tell):confused:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mngdew:
Ah, the most beloved suggestion among customer services....:rolleyes:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mngdew:
so unlike other android phones currently in the market, MOTO made the real sdcard (sdcard-ex) almost obsolete. It's only dedicated for media storage and sharing.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] knitpurlgurl:
This is so utterly ridiculous. I had to put all of my apps BACK onto my phone. Why even offer the extra storage if we can't use it to store what we'd like. I don't keep that much media on my phone.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] kento812:
Anyone tried another sd card? I'm thinking about wiping the one from my old phone and putting it in this bionic.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] mngdew:
I have a 32gb I pulled from Tbolt, and I formatted it. One thing odd though, Titanium only reports 29gb available instead of 31~32 after the format.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ameedi600:
I was wondering if I could use the jk6 modem on any 2.3 rom
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peecs121:
Yes

Simply Honey 5.1 w/ 1.2 Bullet kernel. Badass Rom \m/