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[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] jasongw:
No offense, but you're wrong. It's not useless. I've been using it on both my Macbook Pro and my desktop for nearly a month now, and far from being useless it's actually a significant productivity enhancement. All it takes is a little bit of willingness to LEARN how to use it and you'll be set. :)

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LOL ugly? Are you kidding? It's fantastic! You wanna see ugly, go look at an Android or iOS icon grid :)

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Your argument is fallacious at best. You don't have to work "standing with your hand up on the screen," that's completely bogus. Metro works fantastically well with a keyboard and mouse, providing you're willing to take the hour or so required to learn how to use the UI. Once you do, not only will you be using your system just like always, you'll be using it FASTER--and without a touch screen.

If you can't figure out how to use metro efficiently, I'll submit that you're just not putting in the effort it takes. This is MS marching FORWARD--grids of static icons are the past.

More importantly, allowing Metro to be optional would be a complete and total catastrophe for MS. Think of the Nintendo Wii for an example. Many people said that the Wii Remote should have been optional, an add-on for the system or for Gamecube, even. They were wrong, and we have to look no further than Sony to prove that. They actually did do an optional addon with their Wiimote ripoff, Move. And it's sales have been terrible, both user and developer support substandard.

If MS makes Metro optional, it will languish. Lazy people--developers and users alike--will, given the option, stick to what they know. Only by making Metro the default can they hope to give it success, and for the same reasons as Nintendo could not and should not have made the Wii remote optional.

Optional is STUPID.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] nitin1978:
Better start using windows 7, instead desable metro ui, its nice thing.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] o2neouzr:
no reason in speaking logic to these folks, they are intentionally spreading false information hoping to keep their platform of choice relevant when windows 8 comes out. in the end it doesnt matter, they will disappear when it is released,and come back before the next version of windows , gracing us with their expertise in what consumers and enterprise want.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] dialupboy:
+ 1,000,000.00
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] Zurginator:
The thing I really REALLY hate about 8 is the use of corner and edge-activated things. Using these on multiple monitors is HELL.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] drkfngthdragnlrd:
get "StartIsback", it's a nice Start Menu for Windos 8 that allows you to boot to desktop, remove the corner hotspots (I have them only enabled on my second monitor), auto updates color with selected theme, works like the original Windows 7 Start menu, etc.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] vladimir2989:
Yep, been using StartIsBack from early betas, its fantastic... its the Cure to Windows 8 Metro infection
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] dragon_76:
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. If you mean trying to activate them, you can do it with keystrokes, or with your touchpad. If you mean that when using multiple monitors, you have accessibility needs to keep from throwing your mouse into one of the corners when you have a spasm, you can change that in Ease of Access Centre.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Tywin225:
I got my Bionic in the mail from an online reseller yesterday and, so far, have been unable to get past the Welcome to Droid Bionic screen. When I originally took my Bionic out of the UPS box, I didn't see that there was a small SD card burried under the packaging, so I went to VZW store to get a fresh one. They were able to deactivate the old SIM card and activate another one and popped it in. Unfortunately, the new card is not recognized by the phone. They tried a second card and it does the same. The phone says "SIM card is from an unknown source." They VZW techs told me it was the phone and I needed to return it.

When I got home after spending hours at the VZW store, I found the original SIM card in the UPS box and popped it in. The phone recognizes this original card and tries to go through activation but, naturally, fails since its number was disabled at the VZW store. I'm wondering if it's worth it to try to go back to VZW again to try another card now that the phone has shown that it is capable of recognizing SIM cards or just scrap it and send the phone back for a replacement. Maybe there is a trick I can do to get things working again with the original card?

Any suggestions or past experiences with this would be helpful.

Thanks.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Br0wNb0y:
Bumping because I've had a similar issue. Must suck not being able to use the phone :mad:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Brenardo:
perhaps you could name the online resaler as to avoid headaches for other consumers
[Motorola Droid Bionic] ramseyja:
i had similar problem. had to go get new sim card. then it wouldnt activate. the verizon store people told me it was the phone and to send it back. i told them i wanted a second opinion and made them call tech support. while i was waiting for them to ansewer the phone. i did a factory reset. it booted and activated no problem then.

mine was from letstalk.com. but i think it was my fault i needed a new sim
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Tywin225:
The reseller was LetsTalk.com but I don't think that it is their fault. I'd like to say that there is just something going on with the card registrations. The phone has proven that it's able to recognize SIM cards. I just need it to recognize an active one now.

I will try a factory reset once I get back to the VZW store and get an active SIM card to pop in.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Tywin225:
UPDATE

I was able to get the phone to recognize another SIM card after having registered the original one with the device. VZW activated a new card and got it up and working.

If anyone else is having this problem, I would suggest going through the motions of activation with the original card (assuming its not recognized as being from an unknown source) and then having VZW activate a fresh SIM.

Thanks for the input.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] les02jen17:
My main problem is I have LOTS OF APPS. Because of this, I have to move them to the microSD card. The apps I usually move are the ones that eats up lots of space like games.

I've noticed another problem when I started moving the games unto my microSD card. Since the games has music files as well (like sound effects and in-game songs and whatnot) whenever I open a media player such as Ubermusic for example, I've noticed that those game music files also gets detected by Ubermusic. Because of this, whenever I choose "Shuffle All" and play all my music there would be times that I would hear Angry Birds squawking and them evil pigs getting smashed mixed in with my songs. (^_^") It has grown into a huge problem for me, since I can't move them back to the /data partition as there isn't any space left in there.

Currently, I use App2SD Pro to move those apps, and I hate it because even if you choose "Move All Apps" you still have to manually move them by pressing the button one by one and it has been so time-consuming. Because of this, I've been on a search for a proper solution.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Based on my personal research, I believe that we can partition the microSD card in such a way that it can have a /data partition of it's own, and that's what we call SD EXT right?

If that's true, does that mean that if I have this set up in my microSD card and my /data partition is full of apps, will the next app that I would install automatically gets installed to the SD EXT? Or do I need an app like Link2SD (based on my own research, I believe this app requires an SD EXT to work properly.) to manually transfer the apps that would not fit in the original /data partition?

And can someone please confirm-- since the app "Link2SD" says "link", does this mean that it just "links" or creates a "shortcut" in the microSD for the apps or does it really move the apps in the microSD?

And last but not the least, can someone point me out to the right direction where I can find an easy to follow guide (if there's any) to be able to create an SD EXT partition in my microSD card.

Oh, and by the way, I have a 16GB Samsung SDHC Class 2 microSD card if that would help.

Thanks in advance for all those that would help out! This community has never failed me, and I'm proud to be a part of it! :D
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d4n11:
I may be new in posting, but as far as I know: SD-EXT is the whole sd card itself when your device does support internal second usb storage (also named sd card). That is the case for my Galaxy S2 where SD-EXT only refers to my EXTernal (i.e. removable) sd card; there's a fixed (internal) sd card too.

SD-EXT does not mean anything else for me. :(

Hope that'd be useful.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragon_76:
I'm guessing you are on a custom ROM. You can partition your SD with CWM recovery. If your ROM supports apps2sd it will use the ext partition.

Class 2 is letter used for storage than performance, though.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eriktch:
Like slowness overall and 'phantom touches'. I have experienced this since I bought my atrix and was wondering if there has been a solution or if there is one at all. Thanks
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Lee:
What are you running on your phone at the moment? That info will help me better understand your problem. I don't have that issue.

Sent from my ATRIX 4G XDA Premium App
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiredPirate:
No lag here.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eriktch:
Im running Home Base 2.1 + 4.6 (w/ faux's 1.3gz kernel) but this happened before with Greyblur as well
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Lee:
I would try one more ROM like alien or cm7 the make sure your phone doesn't have a hardware issue. I love the cm7. Best performing ROM I ever used.

Sent from my ATRIX 4G XDA Premium App
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamikazees:
I had this problem while using a cheap charger. My phone would lag and I would get phantom touches. When it unplugged it was fine. I switched to a better quality charger and it works fine.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clayton.baps:
I was just upgrading my vibrant t959 firmware 2.2 froyo, while upgrading there is a message appears that its failed and there after i remove usb cable and battery after that i was trying to put my phone in Download mode. but My phone Doesn't starts. So would anybody help me what to do, my phone doest start no screens, nothing :confused:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beanz iz hax:
Have you tried getting into recovery or download mode? and what exactly were you doing?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dseldown:
Here we go again!!!

OK, looks like another possible Hard bricked scenario using KIES again!!:eek:

I'm assuming you were using KIES, because you didn't say anything about ODIN or Heimdall program during what you say was an up grade scenario!!

Ok, first of all, if you plug in the charger, do you see any LED's at the bottom or any signs of life to the phone, IF NOT = Very probable HBrick

Now before you give up, make sure you do every possible senario, to get it to at least turn on in some type of fashion, Whether it be DL mode, Recovery mode, and so on!!

There are different combinations that can get the phone into DL or recovery mode!! Read and research what they are in the Bible, its got everything!!

Link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=99126

LinK: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=954509

Also make sure you have your tools ready, meaning ODIN 1.71 and up, also Baywolfs AIO program is very good at getting phones into DL mode and reflashing it back to stock JFD, where you can at least rebuild your phone.

Now if everything totally fails to even get an LED or any signs of life to your phone, then either you Trully HBricked, and you have 2 optons.

1st Call TMO and tell them you were just talking on it, PERIOD do not say you were flashing with KIES, or they will immediately tell you its a Samsung problem, and you will be W/O your phone for about 3 +_ weeks, after sending it to Plano,TX where they will attempt to JTAG it.

As long as you just stick with the senario of it just died, Period and it wont turn on Period, I tried pulling the battery back out, and power it on Period, and end with a it does absolutely nothing, it seems totally dead, then they will RMA it for you, if you choose insurance for a month itll only cost ya $5.00 for Overnite shipping, and youll have a new phone in about 24 to 36 hours, TMO is very quick to get out of a replacement if they can pass the buck to Samsung, otherwise, its off to Samsung in Plano,Tx and your screwed for a long time, YOUR CHOICE!!

Or send it to josh at: http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-vibrant-jtag-brick-repair/

he does very good turn times, and is very professional.

Just remember, make sure your phones really HBricked, a soft bricked phone turns on in some type of mode, and is then recoverable by YOU!!

If it doesn't do a ****ing thing, NO LIFE to it, then most likely the BL.bin and the SBL.bin files got corrupted and it will not turn on no matter what you do, and that's a HBricked situation, and only JTAGing it will get it to power back on again, short of a burned out CPU or worst = HW failure!!

MOD's We need a sticky about forewarning people about the dangers of using KIES, there's been a rash of HBricked phones lately using this POS from Samsung!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clayton.baps:
I was doing just firmware upgrade

HI, During upgrading i have wrong ODIN software which was for t959V that is for samsung galaxy s4g, and i use that odin software and .tar file was correct for vibrant and i start the process thats why i got this, but now my phone doesnt show any screen, i tried hard so many thing to put into Dmode and Rmode but nothing worked out for me, battery is fully charged and even though there is nothing comes on screen, its completly dead. Please Do Me some trick to fix this :confused:
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] deusfictus:
Hi,

I can't seem to get quickpic to scroll through folders on either view. Tried full reinstall etc. Anyone else have this problem/any solutions?

Many thanks!

EDIT: solved, option in qp settings!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Medo2:
Okay wat settings?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] BMFDUARTE:
Hi guys

I would like to know if you could help me with a strange problem, i´ve been using the GingerDX rom on my x10 mini pro till yesterday. Yesterday my touchscreen stopped working don´t know why, i´ve notice some lags in responding time, but i thoughth that should be "normal" with processing information or something similar...but try to reboot a few times and the problem remains, and the only thing i could do was entering pin number with slide keyboard.

Then i try to install the rom again, with full wipe etc etc, and same problem, :confused:even with other rom (one of Paullxxx).

Then thought that could be a hardware problem, and get SEUS and restore it...but then the touchscreen was responding with no problems, and i´ve been using all morning, about 12h and no problem at all.

Now i´ve root it again and had installed a custom rom again, and the problem backs again :(

Do someone know what is the problem?

Could someone help me please?

Sorry for my english

Best regards
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] BMFDUARTE:
The problem was solved by SEUS, and start ROOT and all the stuff again.

I supose it was some drivers issues or something, but strange was the fact that ROMS were working long time ago, and with no modification or update, the touch screen stop responding :(
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] abhay274:
I am facing the same problem.I had been using MiniCM7 Pro v20 for about 6 months, then suddenly one day touch screen stopped working. Rest all was working fine. My x10 mini pro's touch screen wont work on any custom rom :(. I tried with many rom's. But after updating with SEUS touch screen works again :p.

Can please anyone please suggest a solution on this....

I cant withstand the stock rom for long :mad:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leohongkong:
Hi there,

I've got my Samsung Galaxy S II rooted. However, as soon as a modified kernel pushed into the handset and rebooted, the colour contrast of the screen seemed to be higher than how it was previously pre-set as factory default.

Currently, the root seems fine and has been running seamlessly for me, yet I could not find the right solution to resolve the contrasting issues which gives me a headache.

This handset was purchased in Hong Kong.

Could someone please kindly guide me to a way out for resolving such issue?

Many thanks. :)

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In case for reference, the current rooted kernel version is

2.6.35.7-I9100XWKDD-CL161513

ROOT@DELL103 #2

Android version - 2.3.3

Baseband version - I9100XXKG1

Built number - GINGERBREAD.ZSKG2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost77:
Settings/Display/Screen Mode
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leohongkong:
Hi, thanks for your advice. However, I have tested this and it seems that the screen mode isn't related to such issue.

Moreover, some colours on the screen have wash-out effect, especially grey, black and white.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wiggy Fuzz:
I had this issue, and i believe i resolved it after restoring it to the original manufacturer's kernel and firmware. i think the kernel and the rooted firmware must be the same - you should use an insecure kernel that has the same last 3 figures as the firmware you are using.

find your original carrier based firmware and kernel and load it to the phone - it will remove the root.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1113928

then, use an insecure kernel with the same last 3 characters as your current firmware to root - don't use the "xwkdd" kernel.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1101671
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost77:
In that case just flash different kernel , there are bunch of them in development section.

Worst case flash stock kernel, and root will not disappear.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leohongkong:
Thanks for the advice and I found an appropriate insecure kernel for the handset. However, here is another problem I've encountered -

How should I successfully push the kernel into handset via Odin? As the file format is zImage and that the rooting process stuck at this stage, and that Odin status indicated as neither successful nor fail. How should this be resolve? Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You would need to follow the instructions from that thread .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leohongkong:
The issue is resolved. I made a silly mistake previously and that was why it couldn't process further. Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geometrichorse:
I've encountered the same issue and tried your recommended fix, but still no solution, The screen is definitely darker, perhaps it would save battery though? hmm...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Diogotnd:
I'm a new user and I have to post at least once to be able to thabk somebody. I wanted to thank each one of you guys, my display was showing ugly colors after a ROOT. Thank you!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cool.Majkl:
I have it same like Diogotnd. Thanks guys :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Janzomaster:
Hi there,

I'm thinking about getting me a Galaxy s9000 and wanted to ask, how long you phone usally lasts? I'm talking about the AMOLED edition.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samiulislam16:
why are u asking this kind of stupid questions :confused::mad:

use Google search 1st then xda search............

u r just spamming buddy, stop opening new useless threads pls

just search first
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upichie:
ROM: CM7 Nightly #104

KERNEL: Glitch V12 Beta 2

CPU: 1.2 ghz

No use: 1-2% per hour

Average use: 12-14 hours

Stupidly heavy use: ~6 hours
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Janzomaster:
Well, Google says "something between 8h and 740h". Are you getting 740h out of your phone?

I asked here, where people know their phones and how to get the most out of it. And instead of stupid ranting you could have just stated the battery life you get.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shenry:
It's not a fair question because it depends on your usage, can be between 6 to 30+ hours.

If you get any smartphone then prepare yourself to have a charger nearby anyway.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccrows:
I like the battery life, but I also grabbed the Samsung Armani 1650Mah battery which is the same physical size as the original and I really get good battery life now!... :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upichie:
Obviously, which is why a (smart) person would have posted like I did.

Unfortunately, everyone hates on people asking about battery, instead of helping. The truth is: once you figure out what's eating your battery, it's easy to set it up to last as long as you need it. Using one of the most power-hungry ROMs (CM7), I achieve 12-14 hours easily--and that's with hours of internet browsing--which is plenty to get me through the day.

If I only send a few texts every hour, and a couple calls in a day (ie., at work), my phone will last for 2-3 days easily. And, again, this is on a ROM largely regarded for having the worst battery life.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keskincene:
With normal usage its the best phone with the best Battery i ever had luv my i9000
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ^^rac:
Guys

Help out, i have a customer app, that requires a device not to be rooted.

Is there an app or something, to spoof it?

Im using a HD Desire rom on my HD2, when i run the app, it tells me that the device is rooted, app can not continue?

Please help out!

Thanks alot! :D
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xandr115:
Hey all,

So I'm on my 2nd full day of CM7 on the Atrix, I kind of miss how Blur used to merge duplicate contacts from different sources. I also can't wait until we get a full sized dialer.

In the meantime, what's the best market dailer/contacts app available?

(also a side note: is the CM7 keyboard smaller too?)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anupash:
Dialer is not a big problem for me but yes the CM7 keyboard is tiny... it's so tiny that it is impossible to type. Had to switch to Smart Keyboard.

U can try GO Dialer.. its good but the contacts scrolling was not very optimized so I didnt like it much. It was a long time back. U can try for urself.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bongd:
I actually really love Go Dialer and Go Contacts!! It's very easy to sort your contacts. I usually do most editing through Gmail and I use SyncMyPix to get Facebook pictures to use for my contacts.

It's something I'm rather particular about and it's worked fantastic for me. I complain a lot too, so this should speak volumes lol :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthyfnj24:
I use go dialer as well. It is IMHO the best dialer replacement. I actually froze the stock dialer with tibu and just let go dialer and go contacts do their thing lol.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carlharsch:
I'm using TouchPal Dialer and TouchPal Keyboard. Both working very well with CM7.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] georgemurango:
I use Youlu. It integrates a predictive dialer, contacts, and sms all into one app. Works really well and has some good looking built in themes.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xandr115:
Thanks guys. I was thinking of trying touchpal or GoContacts but heard GoContacts is laggy...