yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] r33p:
Its a crap cam.

Arc got a way better cam, but its a cost/marketing issue... see? They want to niche ray,mini,neo,arc,play

And this shows on the pricetag/targeting ads..

Basic marketing.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sulkie:
Well its the smallest and cheapest of them all so corners had to be cut somewhere.

Theres also the segmentation of products that you mentioned but every single manufacturer does it.

We all wish it was a bit better but its not 'crap'. And daylight pictures are decent.

Edit: Check out this comparison. Load up mini pro and arc and you'll see that Arc isnt actually that much better even though its 8mpix and device itself is highend-ish. Also load up Galaxy Ace which has 5mpix, it blows mini pro and arc out of the water. Same goes for xperia neo. 2011 Xperia phones have had sup bar cameras it seems. They all have the same imperfections, not much differences between them. http://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=3&idPhone1=3713&idPhone2=3724&idPhone3=3619
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] panamamike:
Nice find! Looks like there are 2 main issues that make me unhappy with the PQ.

1: Is the noise reduction pattern, it looks to have a blotch pattern to me. It's not a pleasant constant grain like the iPhone 4.

2: Dynamic range looks pretty poor.

I think both of these could be due to the NR and compression algo. It would be nice if Sony would provide something better, or if it could be fixed via software.

It's a shame the test chart didn't provide better real world fine detail examples. I like to look at hair for this type of test and apparently that sample photo of the girls isn't helpful since the DSLR cameras didn't show good detail in that area.

However, it does give a feel for just how good of a job the camera can do.

Mike
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] r33p:
Its a midrange/entry level phone ffs. Dont compare it with iphone4.

Its not on the same planet.

And a compression algo is indeed controlled via software. Same with nr. Stuff that SE finetunes with firmware updates.

Now, enjoy what you get for the money or buy the Arc S.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] panamamike:
Well, the iphone4 comparison isn't appropriate, but I started the thread because I was surprise that my old SE W580i produced better photos, take resolution into account. It also has a setting for normal vs. fine level detail, I was surprised to find the Mini Pro doesn't have that option.

I think the mini pro has room for improvement...

Mike
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] r33p:
Well i had a couple of androids. Non wich where perfect.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] panamamike:
I agree, all phones have their short comings, I just don't like it when a phone is gimped, meaning the hardware is able, but the software lack of features or bugs get in the way...

Mike
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] panamamike:
I tried some of the 3rd party cameras, 360 camera and lgcamera. Similar results, not noticeable PQ improvement and much larger files 3x in some cases.

Yet I'm not convinced these programs have full control of the camera. Wondering how the sensor RAW image is processed by the camera to produce a jpeg ect...

BTW, how did you determine which sensor is in the camera?

Mike
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] FreeZr:
I find the quality to be very good. It's a digital camera afterall, dont expect magic on a 200€ device.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] berz:
If u guys take still pic's in daylight , then HDR cam+ takes some awesome shots :D

here's a sample u can judge.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/818/20111014131928.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/3/20111014125355.jpg/
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] majushkalee:
when i takce a picture with my camera on xperia mini pro, as a result the photos are really small when i see them on my pc, how can I change the size of the picture??
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hal027:
Try to use lgcamera...more options, you´ll find it in the market
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dumraden:
To be honest i have a pretty good experience with my Active's camera. I had it mounted on my ski boot, and inside the strap (which adds another layer of plastic, making it a bit more blurry). I must say i was impressed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tassadar898:
Is anyone else getting really annoying buzzing/robot voices when the call volume is up 75%+? Call your voicemail to check it out.
[LG Optimus 2x] nydmt:
Hi i just recently switched over to Cyanogenmod from MIUI because the GPS was ridiculously slow.

Now on Cyanogenmod 7.1 my wifi wont work. I've even set my regulatory domain to 14 channels and it just cant get past "Obtaining IP address..."

I want to get MIUI back now but when i go to rom manager and hit reboot into recovery, nothing happens. when i hold power and choose reboot into recovery there,

A exclamation point next to an android guy flashes for a sec and then its just the android guy coming out of the box wit no loading bar and it stays there forever.

Someone plz help thx in advance

EDIT:

and everytime i boot the phone it says "The application DRM Service (process com.lge.drmservice) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
[LG Optimus 2x] Rusty!:
That sounds like stock recovery to my, flash CkockworkMod and try again.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] centi50:
My System is Win 7 Ultimate x64. Java 6update25 Installed

My Phone is Arc LT15i 2.3.3 purchased in dubai with pre installed 2.3.2 then i OTA to 2.3.3

Phone software ver:1241-4324_3.0.1.A.0.145, GENERIC-user

File System Ver: WORLD-1-8_3.0.1.A.0.145

Customization Ver 1246-8947_R8C

1. Will FlashTool 0.3.0.0 work and recognise Xperia Arc on My laptop

2. If i manage To downgrade to 2.3.2 and rooting it with Gingerbread, when I OTA will i be upgraded to 2.3.4 or 2.3.3. And will i be offered to Upgrade to 2.3.4 or 2.3.3 on OTA if am in Middle East. as standing now when i check for updates using phone am told update is available but need to use PC to update.

3. Can anyone point me to all Arc Stock firmwares where i can download them

4. can anyone tell me why now am not offered OTA update to 2.3.4 but told to use PC instead while i Updated OTA to 2.3.3 before.

Thanking you all in advance
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cokey77:
try http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1204302 and you can go to wotanserver.com or just google.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
There are enough threads to help people update, so give them a read, save people posting what's been posted a hundred times already.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] un1bomber:
So long story short I am using an extremely annoying ISP in China where I need to have a username and password to login.

I set it up on my 2 laptops, they both connect to the router but also have a "broadband connection" I created in "windows 7 network and sharing" before it can connect to the internet.

but my gtab I can only connect it to the router but there is no internet access because I need to be able to plug in the username/pw?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] foxbat121:
You configured your router wrong. What you have is called PPPoE over ADSL. Most routers have the direct support to such protocol where you can put your login username and password in router's configuration and all the devices behind the router no longer need to do so, nor do they need to configure a special 'Broad Band' connection on the PC.

There are a few exceptions, some ISPs in China require you to use their special dialer software in order for the PC to connect, instead of using the standard 'Broadband Connection' supported by OS. The purpose of this is to force you use one PC at a time and there is no way to use a hardware router to share your single connection. If your connection falls into this category, there is nothing you can do to connect your tab without major network hack.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kirbo20:
Can some please pull the media hub APK and post it here please? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] BarryH_GEG:
Here's a link...

https://rapidshare.com/files/3088492811/MediaHub__1_.apk

I don't know if it's the newest. Word of warning though. It never worked with the international SGS2 so with it not being pre-installed it may not work on the AT&T version either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kirbo20:
I am looking specifically for the at&t version. I want to see if it works with the I9100.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Raspster:
Anyone get this yet? Really want to try the at&t media hub on my international GS2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kirbo20:
Oops I was able to get it but it doesn't work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] c0ldburn3r:
I've been looking around but I don't see an 2.47 based kernel out there that has been tweaked. By chance anyone have a link to a thread or is everyone using the DHD kernel instead? :confused:
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
The kernel is mostly stock linux. The DHD and Inspire both use the same board: htc spade. The kernel source MUST be released as per GPL licensing terms. HTC posts this at its site. The Inspire kernel source is here:

http://htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads

You can build on that source if you want, but under GPL terms you must provide the source too. Several good kernel source trees are available via github. I have found that mdeejay has a very nice kernel based on stock HTC source plus tweaks for OC and UV as well as modified and new governors. I forked this tree for my sense3.0 based ROM and made a couple of minor changes:

https://github.com/hoxsiew/msm7x30-gb-kernel

I would recommend this or a kernel based on mdeejay's source tree as an excellent DHD or Inspire kernel:

https://github.com/mdeejay/msm7x30-gb-kernel
[HTC Inspire 4G] c0ldburn3r:
Thank you! Will dig into this later today.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
Nevermind...please delete.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smark72:
Try downloading astro file manager from market. Once downloaded open and go to preferences and check enable browser downloads box. Maybe that will help.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] walord:
Questions go in Q&A not general.

But to answer your question, check to see if the file isn't adding space after the name before you start your download.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
Its not just a question. I'm trying to also see if others are having the same issue. God I hate self righteous, counter productive comments like yours.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Khilbron:
Tbh you asked if others had the problem, then asked if there was a fix then asked if you were missing something. Sound like a question thread to me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
Eh....whatever. Thread deletion requested.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] walord:
The comment wasn't counter productive it was informative but you wouldn't know the difference since you can't tell the difference between a question and discussion. No big deal, as a mod would move it anyway.

Also if you read the second part of my comment you'd probably find that it does answer your question exactly. The browser is probably inserting a space after the name of your download thus forcing the download to fail. So you should check to see if that applies instead acting like a drama queen...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
No....that wasn't the problem, but thanks for trying. No drama here, I just call em' as I see em'. Now seriously....let it go. I'm sorry that I posted a question in General....and I'm sorry that it made your vagina sore.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nate420:
fixed for you

:)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cds0699:
lol @ the over reaction about warload mentioning that this thread belonged in Q&A, and yes OP, you did over react... esp with the original post edit.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
Lol....whatever. Just sick of the e-assholes. Maybe I did over react a little, but it seemed like walord was more worried about correcting me than helping. Otherwise he wouldn't have started off with correcting me. I have close to a thousand posts under my belt and I don't know what I was thinking posting that in General....its been a long week and I'm way underslept. However, I don't need a friggin' psychology lesson from someone who can't even spell "warlord" right. I'll try harder to be more perfect. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] austin420:
Lol@noobfight
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 12MaNy:
Lol....I'm not a noob. I just posted in the wrong section. **** happens. :)

In hindsight I probably jumped the gun. Sorry if I offended anyone.
[Motorola Triumph] austrie:
Over there at phandroid

http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...fix-mobile-partition-fix-phone-wont-boot.html

http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...-how-stop-usb-installation-really-simple.html

http://androidforums.com/triumph-all-things-root/422328-fix-volume-media-bug-fix.html
[Motorola Triumph] primetechv2:
http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...-how-stop-usb-installation-really-simple.html

^-- Is this worth taking out (e.g. for a ROM) or more of a personal decision? I've never really seen much of a point to it, even if the computer you connect to your phone can't otherwise access the Internet... ah well.

http://androidforums.com/triumph-all-things-root/422328-fix-volume-media-bug-fix.html

^-- huh. My volume issues have always been the opposite of this bug too... that is, the volume has no notch between "silent" and "kinda loudish". Maybe it's just me...
[Defy General] asn39:
i dont want to under or overclock my defy...just want it as it is !!

What will happen if i install any custom rom ??

Will it O/C or U/C my defy ?? What r pros and cons of both ??
[Defy General] 57op:
Not every custom rom, just some.

A developer usually write if the rom will under/overclock your device.

Despite this you can always choose to disable it.
[Defy General] vap_66:
CM7 will overclock and undervolt your CPU, so you should have more battery life and notice an increase in performance/general responsiveness. There's no risk in that, those values (300, 600, 1000 - I forgot at what voltages they are) are safe for daily use.
[Defy General] Arjoma:
I know that MIUI e.g. bumps up your maximum clock speed to 1GHz (instead of 800MHz).

But I don't know why you don't like overclocking/undervolting, I use setvsel for some time (mainly to save battery because I have set pretty less vsel rates and when the screen is off it goes down to the lowest value) and normally you can't break your phone unless you set it to 2GHz and let it boot from start.

And when there are some settings included in a ROM you can be pretty sure that they won't be totally bad for your device.
[Defy General] asn39:
what abt J boogie 3 liquid arc ??

Will jboogie3 liquidarc over or under clock ??
[Defy General] bond_bhai:
LiquidArc is based on CM7, so that is overclocked to 1GHz as well.
[Defy General] Arjoma:
But if you really don't want that your ROM is overclocked you can still install it and then reduce the clockspeed to the standard 800 MHz yourself (Milestone overclock should be able to do that)
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KSLevel11:
Hello.

I have a litlle problem. Usb tethering doesn't works in XXJPS firmware. When I flashed XXJPM, usb tethering works properly.

Is anyone have the same problem?

Greetings.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] i_rnb:
for me , after some minutes it stops wrking..
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohanshbhr:
Same with me in some minutes it's stop working
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] i_rnb:
hum.. i thought this is sumthing with my lappy.. which laptop u r using??
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohanshbhr:
Vaio

Vpc44en

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I m going to check with older kernel then jpm framework, in present I m on miui framework
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekchamoli:
Use My ROM ( Vivek's ROM ) , you won't Find any Disconnection of Internet via USB tethering or Mobile-AP.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1264334

Cheers
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KSLevel11:
In my opinion it isn't kernel problem. In JPM stock fw & kernel USB tethering works properly... Today I will try JPI fw.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekchamoli:
This is purely issue of the Scripts used during booting and Kernel OC.

User lite version of G3Mod
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mohanshbhr:
I'm using lite version of g3mod, u mean to say lite version have some problem
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KSLevel11:
In XWJPI Fw tethering works properly :)
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivekchamoli:
Try Using my ROM ..it will def solve your problem .

ITS A XXJPS BASED CUSTOM ROM
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] silvanoof:
The BEST Solution !!!!!!!

xxxx://blog.vacs.fr/index.php?post/2010/12/24/How-to-repair-the-USB-not-detected-problem-on-Android-Samsung-phones
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mikeyinid:
Works well, thanks for getting this going on the MT4G.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thanks for the feedback ;)
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mackster248:
Oh wow nice. Thanks! Finally happy to see an alternative to CWM.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] d12unk13astard:
Great to see this recovery make it to the glacier, huge props to madmaxx for porting it to everyone's devices and giving them an awesome recovery!
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thank you all for the great feedback :)

Hehe thanks, but 4EXT is very small.. only a handful of devices, and it won't grow big.

I will however try to support your device in the future :)
[myTouch 4G Android Development] mikeyinid:
maddmaxx, im pretty sure i understand, but just to be sure. so i converted data to ext4, as it was only partition at ext3. if i flash a different rom it will stay ext4 correct? and can someone a little more familiar tell me if most if not all current release roms for mt4g will support ext4? tia
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
4ext will always preserve your file systems unless you tell it to convert or format in a different one.

But it has no control over updater-scripts of roms you flash.

So when you flash a rom that formats system ext3, it will be done. And 4ext will preserve ext3 on /system from now on.. unless you convert or format ext4 et.c.

For data it should stay, because there shouldn't be a lot of roms that format your data partition :D that would be crazy :)
[myTouch 4G Android Development] d12unk13astard:
I'm just really glad to see it ported for the mt4g cuz even tho I don't own 1 anymore you still came thru and ported it as promised. If I find a bargain mt4g on craigslist I'm gonna go for it and definetly install this recovery. Does it have a terminal emulator included in options somewhere? I always liked partitioning my sdcard thru gparted in amon_RA recovery.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
No, it doesn't have a terminal emulator, but it will correctly align all partitions you set up with it! Guaranteed! That's one of its features. There's also an alignment check.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Ascarface23:
works perfect even flashed one of the themes and it worked flawlessly 2thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!!!

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lil question when i open the app on the top it says v 2.0.2 but i flashed the 2.2.1....or is that normal cuz when i go into recovery it shows me at 2.2.1
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thnx ;)

That's the App's version.

When you go inside the Update / Install menu where you can select different recovery versions to flash you will see your current version highlighted in yellowish orange and your version number of recovery in the title.

Everywhere else it's the current apk version :)

BTW: I would really recommend you to use the latest. 2.2.6 rc4.

There are too many advantages like checking for needed space to complete a conversion et.c.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Ascarface23:
yes i just noticed that thx for the fast reply and im updating to the 2.2.6 rc4 as we speak ...

ps- this **** is awesome!!!!!!!!!! flashing with out rebooting FTW.....
[myTouch 4G Android Development] wolfepakt:
Is the recovery updater supposed to be in the market? I can only find the paid version.

I am able to direct download from the 4ext.net page and transfer to the sd card.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] thederekjay:
Nice to see this made it over here! good recovery! nice work! :D
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
:D thanks

No it's only available on the website.. but when there is an update it will notify you and download and trigger the install automatically if you allow it to.

Edit: I mean an update for the Updater app.. so you stay up to date even though it's not on the market.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
Thank ya :)
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
hehe nice ;)

I love her :D

My favourite theme.

Did you change the colours by editing 4ext.prop or by using the app?

Edit: stupid me.. that picture is from inside the app, right?

That's why you can't read the text that good.. inside recovery the background image is a tiny bit less "obtrusive"
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Ascarface23:
i used the app to do everything ;)
[myTouch 4G Android Development] wolfepakt:
BIG ISSUE:

I have tried to start a back up from the updater program. The phone shut down and will NOT start back up?!? I have pulled the battery, but nothing........

Suggestions?

EDIT:

Pulled the battery for longer (30 seconds i think) and it restarted....
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
Good to know.. what happened exactly?

It shut down instead of rebooting to recovery?

Really never had a report about such a problem and there are currently > 1000 users..

So it would be great if I could find out what happened in your case, since it's the very first and yet unique case .

Battery too low maybe?

How did it shut down?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] wolfepakt:
See if I can remember it all:

1st, went into Recovery Updater and set it to use .tar backups.

Then Manage backups,

Then new.

I accepted the defualt file name.

I said yes.

It shut down almost instantly (like when the electricity goes off in your house)

I waited about a minute for something to happen and nothing.

I tried pushing the power button and nothing.

I pulled the battery and put it back and tried the power button, and nothing

I pulled the battery for about 30 seconds and then tried the power button and it rebooted into the ROM (not recovery to do a backup.)

After a minute I decided to reboot into recovery to do a manual backup, and when it rebooted it ran the auto back up.

Battery is as 90+%

Shutdown was initiated by the recovery program.

Maybe just a freak occurance?
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
I have tripple checked the code and can't find anything that could do a power off instead of a reboot recovery when you do what you did.

Completely clueless.

This sounds like you had used the power menu to power off, which is really fast.

But I know you didn't do that...

Could you try it again please?

Or maybe your reboot binary is acting strange?

I will remove the use of it and use my own binary.

I need to release an update anyway, because many users requested to move the 4extcontrol folder into the 4ext folder.

And when you had switched off "use date", it didn't suggest your romname as a backup name.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] wolfepakt:
I tried again and had the same result.

It did use the date and the ROM name.

I am using TDJ's Sense 3.5 RCRunnyMix rom by the way.
[myTouch 4G Android Development] Jarheadflip:
Best recovery yet great job bro
[myTouch 4G Android Development] madmaxx82:
It shut down again? :D

Please update to the latest 2.0.3 I have removed the use of any local reboot binaries in that version. Maybe that was the problem for you.

If this still powers off instead of booting into recovery, then this is so ****ing strange, that it would be great if you could join irc so we could take a very close look :)

Thank you very much ;)