yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sedracer:
I have a case mate barely there for the infuse and if I can't find the like for the epic this month its probably going to get modded too fit.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] franck2168:
hello everyone,

I'm not used to post here but I thought i could share what i've done.

(excuse my english, i'm french)

i tried to install the win 8 dev preview on my packardbell OneTwo M3770, that is to say, a pc with a touch screen. I tried the virtualbox method, both with 32B and 64B editions but it didn't work. i just obtained a black screen displaying en error code and asking to reboot.

so i managed to plug a USB disk to install it.

I found a method to use an usb stick (i installed myself on an usb HD 140Go)

just type "developper preview boot vhd" in Google and take the first link.

there is descritpions with command lines using diskpart

it's in french but easy to understand i think

you just have to mind the drive letters in the different command line and it's all done. (my H: drive in win7 became an E: in win 8)

now i can use the metro interface with a 23" touchscreen and it's awesome.

some bugs in the metro IE10 (especially with xda dev! ;) )

need time to get used to commands, it took me a few minutes to uderstand how it works.

Using a win phone 7 too i found my way.

Now i can say that the touchscreen is usefull, that was not the case with win7, too many "finger inviting" program existing.

i hope this can be usefull for someone.

Franck
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] khrisstyan:
LOL i have a simple method : Format your usb disk from windows(fat 32),download from internet Magic ISO, with this program select the image and extract it to your usb disk.Done :D
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] enomai:
Edit: my bad, that's what I get for skimming.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] CubeCloudOS:
Won't work if you don't have the bootmgr files found that out...

Sent from my always rooted never bricked SPH-D700...
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] Strike_Eagle:
You guys might not know that Microsoft USB DVD Tool from MS can also get the ISO of Windows 8 to USB easily.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] guffoe:
fuyooo... wanna try this...

thank
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] OzzYGuY:
Easy way to install windows 8 to a usb device :

You need imagex from waik for this to work.

Extract the windows 8 developer preview iso to c:\win8

Plug a usb device in, either a mem stick of 16 gig or higher, or a usb hd.

Lets assume usb drive is h:\

Open cmd as administrator.

If you installed waik, you have imagex.

Use following cmd :-

Imagex /apply c:\win8\sources\install.wim 1 h:

Wait for the image to apply.

When done, install the boot files.

Bcdboot h:\windows /s h:

Once completed, select your boot device at bios boot menu, and watch windows 8 continue installation.

Once installed, it should also boot on other pcs too.

If imagex didnt work, be sure to be in folder where imagex file is located when u run the command.

Hope this helps some people. Sorry, its a pretty concise post, as im on my galaxy :) cheers.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] qwerty warrior:
delete

10 char
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] OzzYGuY:
and this means ?
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] ndmuni:
Agreed!!!!!!

I use a 8gig sdcard and it works a charm on my asus n i can now dual boot only thing is can't load any of the apps:confused::confused::confused:

EDIT: Blue poison 2.2 takes care of everything. Loving it:) Looks like will be booting into 8 instead of 7 for the time being n c how it goes for daily tasks.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] TacoLoco:
Method without the need of an extra tool:

run cmd as admin

type "list disk" - lookup the number of your stick

type "select disk [nr]" - replace [nr]

type "clean"

type "create partition primary"

type "active"

type "format fs=fat32 quick"

type "assign"

type "exit"

Now mount image and simply copy all files from image to the stick.. You could also use WinRAR to extract the image to the stick..

Oh I just noticed that you also need third party tools like Daemon Tools or WinRAR but imho everyone has to have them installed already ;) You can also use this method when you have a physical medium..
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] swordfish2009:
after this I will be able to boot windows 8 from usb stick right leaving host os of my laptop untouched?

thanks
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] Whippler:
when i get my slate 7, i think i might try to make it boot windows 8 from microSD card.
[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] Tigrouzen:
I never seen pc computer with bios can boot on sdcard, maybe you talk about slate then its great think !!!
[Windows 8 General] joeyxl:
Hello xda, as ive seen all the buzz of windows 8, i thought id download the windows 8 dev preview and check out what the fuss is all about. so i downloaded the 64 bit version (i dont know if this has anything to do with it) but i launched it in VMware 8, installed it and got it running. now in VMware it was a bit sluggish due to my overclocked i5-760 at 4Ghz/Core, and my 4 gigs of ram, but was able to use it and see the visuals. it does look nice, i like the whole "tablet" menu to swipe between different applications and windows, but for a PC, i would not use it as it seems more for portability, that is if they don't release a more "desktop friendly" version. Which brings me to my next question, i have a dell XPS (m1330) its got a core 2 duo at 1.7Ghz and 4 gigs of ram, do you think that bad boy would handle windows 8?
[Windows 8 General] tonyonhtchd2:
I'm running windows 8 on viewpad 10 1-6ghz CPU and 2ghz memory runs fine so u should have no problems
[Windows 8 General] domineus:
running it on a 6 year old pc...nuff said
[Windows 8 General] Danidemi:
I installed it as a dualboot on a dual core AMD with 4gb of ram and it runs like it should do smooth and everything is working.

I'm still exploring a bit but i must say metro interface is good for a tablet but not as regular pc. Now it would be nice to make a tab and phone communicate flawless with eachother but hetime wil tel.

At first a bit getting used to but now i can say :

Cant wait for final release.

Keep it up devsto make it run.
[Windows 8 General] 007gamer:
Should i install Windows 8?

I have Windows7 on my 6 Year old Pc..

Can i upgrade?

Cause i have Very Important things on my Pc , and no USB STick XD
[Windows 8 General] joeyxl:
wow, impressive, thanks guys installing it now!

this is a dev preview, so i wouldnt use it as a main os just yet, id wait when beta or RC comes out.
[Windows 8 General] slimshady322:
This is a developer preview. There is only one reasons why anybody might want to install it:

You are a developer and want to develop metro UI apps.

I know that there are also people who are interested in trying out the new UI and nobody can stop them from using it, but then most people (and developers as well) install it either on a second machine, a virtual machine or use another HDD.

The thing is that Windows 8 is still pre-Beta so it might cause problems or lead to data loss. You should not use this preview on your main machine and definitly not upgrade your main machine to it without securing the data.

That said, windows 8 uses less resources than Windows 7, so if your PC is really slow with Windows 7 Windows 8 MIGHT improve this a little bit, but better wait for Windows 8 to RTM.
[Windows 8 General] manmute98:
Currently using it on my Asus Pc Slate & the experiences is good, though installed as a VHD to produce dual boot for window 7 & win 8 dev build.
[Windows 8 General] Shan986:
I am using Windows XP Professional on my 2GB 1.66 GHZ machine..Whether I can go for Windows 8..??

I am a developer and I make Android as well as some web apps..I am really bothered whether upgrading to Windows 8 will affect eclipse or xampp..
[Windows 8 General] masterilke:
It will work without problem.
[Windows 8 General] ivanlaszik:
I am running it on a VMware, and frankly, hate the Metro UI. Don`t find it appropriate for a desktop. I sure hope that in future builds there will be a userfriendly option to completley deactivate it.
[Windows 8 General] joeyxl:
it looks cool, but not for laptops or pc's

Send fromy P-509 using tapatalk
[Windows 8 General] down4life:
Well, its just matter of get use to it...
[Windows 8 General] rorrr:
Windows 8 has the same system requirements as Windows 7 (actually lower). Microsoft did a great job optimizing the core of the OS.

As far as using it as your Desktop OS, well. the Desktop is still there, the big difference is in the way you launch your desktop applications. with Windows 7, you typically use the Start Menu or pinned items on your taskbar. In Windows 8, you either use the Start Screen, pinned items, or you can use search--click on the Start button and begin typing. it's that easy.
[Windows 8 General] akshay2000:
Don't lie! You got this on Gizmodo, huh?
[Windows 8 General] txdeathray:
I'm actually surprised by how well metro ui worked for me. I was skeptical about the whole tiles on laptop/desktop thing, but after a few minutes of fiddling around, I was able to use it quite efficiently without too much issue during work. Am quite satisfied with it, again, to my surprise.
[Windows 8 General] garmin2:
I don´t know why the people think that´s not good for Pc. In my opinión the interface is better for Tablet and for PC too. It´s only matter of habit.

Why is better look for a progam in a List? I prefer see the shorcut on the desktop with a good look (Windows 8) and no like old shorcuts on old desktop (Windows 7).

Of course the widget are better, and the desktop look great. This is only a pre beta version and is neccesary improve.

Good luck
[Windows 8 General] domineus:
dell ispiron 1405

that's 6 years old and windows 8 runs excellent on it
[Windows 8 General] DaXmax:
Running on my Acer Aspire 4736G, dual-booted... 10 seconds boot is so nifty but ****... Microsoft trying to cheat us by hibernating the com instead shutting down?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] jimbo.levy:
Apologies in advance if this is the wrong thread...

So, I was wondering if anyone had successfully ported the HTC Sense UI to the SGA yet? I recently read a post from a group of developers attempting to port it to the other Galaxy phones and actually made headway with their project. They released an alpha version of their ROM but then abandoned the project soon after. I was intrigued all the same and followed up on the alpha but it is no longer available. It was also created solely for four Galaxy series phones (none of which were the Ace).

It would appear that porting the Sense UI has gone stale somewhat so I was just speculating as to whether or not any developers are still actively creating such a ROM(s). Also, I've tried the LP Sense UI and immediately liked it. However I would love the real thing.

Any feedback on this is greatly appreciated :-)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ChaosChris:
You can theme your Ace like Sense :) Look here (my current Design)

:)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Maryushi3:
I was asking the same thing before. :D

fla.sh is working on HTC Sense framework theme. For now I have launcher and widget. Lockscreen - widget locker with single 3x4 sense slider.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14516484&postcount=4

As for launcher search for version 1.5.0.3. It's the newest one.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] jimbo.levy:
Very nice theme you've got going on there :)

As I said, I had the LP Sense UI and it's fantastic...but it doesn't quite do it for me. I would love to actually have HTC Sense on my Ace (as opposed to a launcher/skin). Only time will tell though.

I was somewhat gutted that teamgalaxysense abandoned their efforts. It looked as though they were making great progress. Oh well *sigh*

I really do hope someone develops an HTC Sense UI ROM though. I will quite happily to donate to the hero that does :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] skynet28:
Is it legal to port HTC sense UI ? I mean HTC sense UI is heavily copyrighted. Cyanogenmod developers had tried it before to include in official cyanogenmod and got the stick from HTC. Anyone trying to port should ask permission of HTC. And besides HTC sense UI is a huge resource hog.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] jimbo.levy:
Not sure about the legality of porting the Sense UI. I would think that it would infringe on any copyrights that HTC had made but I don't think it would stop people porting it (contributing to torrent websites is very much illegal but it doesn't stop millions of people doing it).

If anyone has successfully done so, I would very much like to hear about it and whilst I'm not encouraging anyone to break the law, I'd be more than inclined to use a ROM if anyone had any luck creating one.

I understand what you're saying though. Porting it could create a lot of unwanted attention from HTC and ultimately the authorities...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] mdfzhi:
i dont know about legality thingy of sense, but here on xda got bunchload of non htc device got sense rom ported to it. if htc that much copyright freak as apple, even those launchers that mimics its sense ui might got sue by them.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] jimbo.levy:
Touché :)

*fingers crossed* for Sense on the Ace...
[Off-topic] z33dev33l:
Okay, so im looking for the best deal online for a cellphone preferably through t-mobile and it'd need to be windows phone 7. I am willing to sign a new contract, at&Ts network is just too overloaded in my area and t-mobile is just a bit more friendly. I dont care if it's the venue pro or the hd7 and I've checked wirefly and lets talk. I just want to find the best deal for my money.
[Off-topic] Nerz:
Or you could go android....
[Off-topic] 007gamer:
Amazon? xD
[Off-topic] z33dev33l:
Not desperate enough to downgrade like that.
[Off-topic] omarm19:
try amazon!
[Off-topic] z33dev33l:
Thanks for the Amazon suggestions. I'd never actually used Amazon before but it's 50 dollars less. If I can't find anything better by tomorrow I'm switching over.
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
If you cannot handle Android's Suzuki Hayabusa, it's a good idea to stick with WP7's pink Huffy with training wheels. Amazon is great either way.

Sent from my LG G2x
[Off-topic] z33dev33l:
nice, compare the OS who's main complaints are lag and fragmentation to the fast bike, outstanding. This thread was not intended to turn into a **** measuring contest between OSes, I've reduced enough fandroids to petty 2nd grade insults in every other one of those I've entered. This thread was simply to get some advice, stop trying to compensate for your perpetually dated OS.
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
Remove panties, untwist, reapply.

If you are happy using a child-friendly phone, surely you can take a joke.

Sent from my LG G2x
[Off-topic] z33dev33l:
Thank you for proving my point, if child friendly means Im not forced to spend hours modifying it before it can pass as functional then I'm more than happy. Look mommy, no lag.
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
Yep, Android is the most successful mobile OS, with the largest marketshare and the fastest growth in the history of cellular technology precisely because it requires hours of technical modification before it even becomes usable...

WP7 is barely a blip on the mobile OS radar because the only thing it offers is a smooth UI. It accomplishes this by having no customization. You can play with the phone for a day and have done everything the phone is capable of. This appeals to (a tiny minority) of people who want something to hold their hands while they go about their facebooking and emailing. There is nothing that WP7 offers that Android is incapable of doing, but the list of things WP7 is incapable of would turn any forum post into a Novella.

You like the simplicity of WP7, cool. Those pretty colors on the blocks that tell you if you have an email or text message are rad. I can run a fully functional WP7 launcher on my phone and stare at that before I go into a boredom coma. How many Android launchers with widgets, live wallpapers and customizable icons can you run on your super sweet OS?

Sent from my LG G2x
[Off-topic] z33dev33l:
I believe the term here, and I apologize for my butchering of the English language, is, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Yes, android is the largest and fastest growing mobile OS, lets go to t-mobile's website, oh, 2 free android phones and some free flip phones, wonder which I'm going to pick. Hmm, let's try ATT, wow, same thing. Android can be used by anybody, any oem, and because of that it's optimized for nobody. This is why it will always feel like going back to windows 95 to me.

As far as your other statement goes, the UI is a massive selling point, absolutely lag free. However, it does have other points. The social networking integration can not come close with any number of apps on android, Zune pass annihilates any service on android, wp7 makes gaming on android look like a joke for the most part and has full Xbox live integration, the most amusing game I've found thus far on either OS came out near each of their releases. For windows phone 7 its the beautifully crafted IloMilo and for android it's a basic tower defense game, robo-defense. Still robo-defense doesn't work on a number of devices because of *gasp* fragmentation. With the release of your new android device the sword of Damocles is hanging over your head, fat chance that it's ever going to see an update. I own an S2 as well and that things been in my kitchen drawer since 2 days after I got it because it has no wow factor at all. Sure opposed to most android phones the lag is greatly reduced but that's about as relevant as coming in first in the special olympics.

For us devs, the dev environment of wp7 is 1000 times easier than androids and much more user friendly, last I heard androids dev support doesn't even offer anything more than a dead email address anymore. Most importantly, wp7 is people-centric as they like to call it. The main point of a phone is to keep up with people and for that it's perfect. I can pull up a contact, read up on what's going on, message them on Facebook or via SMS, hell I could shoot em an email if I wanted to I suppose. I can do all of this with the full facebook/twitter/live integration out of the box (and yes, my most recent hd7 shipped with mango so I guess they are shipping them out that way now)

Finally, sure, you could launch a piss poor emulation of wp7 on your device, you could even get a cheap rip-off of our keyboard and while imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, regardless of how poorly done, windows doesn't need to do that because hey look, our OS actually works. If it ran on every piece of hardware, if OEMs didn't have to pay for it, and if we'd let Chinese companies that make tablets and sell em for 80 dollars use our OS then we'd have all that hype too. Of course then we'd likely be laggy, fragmented, and always feel like windows 95.
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
Well it wasn't my intention to derail the thread from it's original topic, I was just being a smart ass.

That being said, I am honestly glad Microsoft is doing atleast a decent enough job to pull a couple users away from Android. WP7 is useless to me as well as the majority of other heavy users, but competition breeds innovation. The better WP7 gets, the better the competition gets in response. Win-win.

I'll consider going back to WP7 when it offers the ability to modify and update the OS and UI independent of Microsoft and the carriers whim. They have free wifi tether yet, either?

Sent from my LG G2x
[Off-topic] Mcds:
can't go wrong with tmobile lowest mainstream contract to offer its unlimited web plan. with being that said wp7 is a real battery hogger as i've heard i think that's what makes up for it's high end graphic UI's pushing it.
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
Yeah my pre-Mango HD7 got 4-6 hours of moderate to heavy use. But my OC'd and heavily animated G2x only gets a few more hours than that of the same use, so you pick your poison.

Sent from my LG G2x
[Off-topic] z33dev33l:
Pre-mango I'll admit, my battery life on all four of my wp7 devices was a joke, my dvp is literally twice as strong battery-wise, my hd7 gets around 13 hours moderate-heavy usage, and my focus can go two days. That part blew me away. As for what you want from windows phone, the ability to update outside of Microsoft is there for htc's devices though I personally dont see the point in intentionally introducing fragmentation to an OS that is free of it. I doubt there will ever be much more customization than what's intact for the UI, honestly I love not having to move stuff around frequently always looking for that clean but efficient look but that was always just my personal aesthetic preference.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] skorpionxxxx:
I Need Help to find ROM's

Windows Mobile 6.1 rom HTC Advantage X7500
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] crachel:
Hi, please check our development forum http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=380

Thread closed.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dannback:
Hi!

I'm annoyed by autocorrect feature in wm7. Is there a way to disable it?

At least in SMS mode?

Thanks in advance for your time!
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] sb2003:
settings/keyboard/typing settings/ tap language (English)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dannback:
thanks for your quick replay!

It supposed to be simple, but I did figure it out how!

thanks again!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Scaplet:
Tried my new phone with my 2.1 helmet speaker system, and the phone can't see it. Not the end of the word, especially in light of Anand's review of the ep4gt's music system, but I was still hoping to use it on commutes.

Anyone else try connecting to their pre-3.0 BT devices?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Cheese Masterj:
I paired my old original Palm Pre yesterday without any problem. I'm not sure of the Bluetooth stack version in my car ('11 Sonata) but it paired there without issue as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Antagonistt:
I have paired it with my helmet system (scala g4), my car stereo, and 3 separate earphones (2 stereo sets and 1 standard older system). I didn't experience a problem with any of them.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ninjack:
I had a issue pairing with my Car's Kenwood DDX13 stereo....It would not see it, but lol it tried to pair with two cars at the stoplight with me....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Scaplet:
I have the Scala G4 also, that's what it isn't pairing with, it doesn't even see it. When was the last time you updated your G4? I did about a month ago, its working fine with my Huawei & ipod touch.
[General Questions and Answers] mrjonnyrock:
Does anyone else have an issue with wifi and battery drain on 2.3.x:confused:

If wifi is enabled, it does not even have to be connected, the battery drain is 60-70mA all the time. Turn off wfi and the drain is down to 1-8mA

I have tried a number of sense ROMs and non sense ROMs with the same result. I have also tried a number of different radios.

This was not an issue before 2.3.x. It also does not seem to affect all devices. :(

Is my HTC Desire HD the only device with this issue?

Edit: Resolved or it seems to be :confused:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17845799&postcount=9

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17845955&postcount=52345
[General Questions and Answers] Omnichron:
Found the fix in the following thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1107021 clicky :D let me know how this goes
[General Questions and Answers] dineshary:
Try turning off "Network notification" in wifi settings
[General Questions and Answers] mrjonnyrock:
I do not have a Samsung Galaxy S Sir :( But this might help anyone who has a battery drain issue running 2.3.x on their Samsung Galaxy S.

Tried that and tried toggling 'Best wifi performance' on and off in the Sense Roms.
[General Questions and Answers] Hunt3r.j2:
Make sure Wi-Fi sleep is set to never.
[General Questions and Answers] Mcds:
i can't calculate the estimated ma's can you go by hours or minutes?:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] mrjonnyrock:
well basically if the phone lasts 8 hours i am doing ok. With wifi off its back to 24hours + with light 2 moderate use.

Done and checked on every ROM installed.
[General Questions and Answers] NIGHTMARE-:
Thanks I'm also had this issue.