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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] losplatanos:
so i ditch my ipod for my phone a long time ago......my evo and G2X had CM7 roms which allow me to control the music, next and back with the screen off with the volume keys. is there anyway we can have that on our SG II?

i try a button remapper app but it only let me change the four buttons in the bottom.

also is there anyway you can disable that auto hide of buttons while you play music in the lock screen? thats so annoying i want my buttons to stay there. i wanna be ble to change the music while having the phone in my pocket.

1. volume keys to change music with screen off?

2. no autohide for media keys in lock screen?

thanks a million

my most two miss features of CM7

by they way are we going to see CM7 sooon? i can't wait.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noah1017:
i love ubermusic but i am really liking stock for 2 reasons: gesture controls to switch tracks (eyes on the road) and it keeps my playlists. im not sure if ubermusic did 5.1 either but this won't matter to most
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] blackmamba0730:
+ 1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rsalina9:
Stock is pretty amazing :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jeffreynew23:
There is no better music player than power amp
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mikeb85:
Agree + 10000000

Sent From My BloodyS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] concac858:
Player Pro just because i like the option to play from folders.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jay2fine:
thanks

hey thanks you guys trying out all suggestions power amp pro is amazing has anyone every tried miui plyer not sure what is is called but i had it on my epic a while back
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pete Zahutt:
NRG

I been playing with NRG Player lately, quite nice.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darmokk:
enjoying power amp so far
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] inpherknow:
I use google music beta, but

also use tiny player, since it allowed you to play music from anywhere on your device via a built in file explorer. Also it allows audio bookmarks for podcasts and audiobooks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tigerz0202:
none better than power amp ...will blow yor eardrums
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TylerMF:
I keep switching back and forth between two. For usability I like player pro just because of the plethora of options. But if eye candy is your thing (it's DEFINITELY mine, lol) then I have yet to find anything more visually appealing than Z Player. It's GORGEOUS... Especially with the super deep blacks on the SGS II. You couldn't go wrong with either in my opinion :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _Sofos_:
1. JKay mod, search the forum and you'll find it ~

2. I'm interested as well..

Edit: JKay doesn't work. I was wrong.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] inpherknow:
In player pro or the stock player, how do I select what folder I want to play music from?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] myunitisz:
can u post a link to the jkay mod? i looked for it but I dont want to flash it if i dont know if it will work for our phone. Have you tried it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] losplatanos:
I try to flash it but it didnt work the link have so many versions
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _Sofos_:
Just tried in my sisters phone and i was wrong.. It doesn't work for your phone..

Don't know why i was so sure it was. Im very sorry..

Really sorry..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheD_R_E:
I'm personally LOVING Ubermusic on my gs 2 and sometimes I'll switch off to google music for my Cloud music storage.

Sent with a HERCULEAN effort from my Samsung Galaxy S II using XDA Premium
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] _JKay_:
1) JKay Deluxe works only with stock player I think.

2) I can add a toggle to make the media buttons stay on lock screen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Will jkay deluxe work with this version of the gs2? Could you post the version that does?

Deebo took your bike too?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rudiepoo1:
Does Ubermusic work with the lockscreen like the stock player? I may have to give this a try. Using the google music app at the moment and it's.....ehh.....ok - it's cooked into the BeastMod ROM I'm currently using:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] myunitisz:
u need to install a theme but the regular sgs2 themes wont work for our phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TheD_R_E:
as far as the stock lockscreen controls no but I always use widgetlocker lockscreen and add the Ubermusic.widget there.

Sent with a HERCULEAN effort from my Samsung Galaxy S II using XDA Premium
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorePrideX8:
Okay my question is.

You see this rom - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1135343

It says i need Clockwork Mod recovery.

What will happen if i install the rom with Xrecovery?

Because honestly, i have no idea how to install CWM.

Also. Since i am running on Froyobread 23b atm. It is built in with dual recovery.

can i use the CWM built into this rom to install XGin?

Thank you for any help.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B.Jay:
Chances are pretty good that you will end up in a boot-loop if a pre-/post-installation script isn't executed properly or permissions aren't setup correctly (the scripting language of CWM isn't compatible with xRecovery).

Simply get the x8toolbox out of the development section to install CWM or find nobodyAtall's CWM Recovery 3.2.0.0 thread and install it ... it's not that hard to do.

Of course you can try to flash with xRecovery, but if you're stuck in a boot loop prepare yourself to restore the Stock ROM through SEUS or Flashtool and go from there again.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorePrideX8:
Thanks for the quick reply, but i still don't get it. =/

EDIT :How do i install CWM without replacing Xrecovery?

and if i do replace Xrecovery, what happens to the roms that need xrecovery to install?

Help..T_T
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B.Jay:
Yes, it should be safe to install the ROM through Froyobread's CWM IF it reports itself as version 3.2.0.0 or later (can't recall what CWM version Froyobread had - just reboot into CWM and look at the top/right corner where it displays the version number).
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorePrideX8:
it says "Clockwork Mod v3.2.0.0-r2 x10mini"

And then the options.

Then right at the end it says

"FATAl:Couldn't generate a valid backup for the current recovery"

Whats that!?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B.Jay:
Never saw that error message in CWM ...

Either post the question here - though there's already one post in there (page 13, post #122) about that problem but unanswered - or ask in shpit's thread about advise before you try to flash.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorePrideX8:
Flash?

I don't want to flash it..

Doesn't flash mean to make the rom the default?

Or is it another way of saying INSTALL?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B.Jay:
Yes, Flash/Flashing means "writing the contents of the update ZIP into the NAND memory (=ROM) of your phone" - you can of course also put it as "installing the new ROM".

Like I said, I would ask about the error message you got from CWM before trying to flash/install the xGin ROM.

Maybe, and I'm guessing here, it's related to some incompatible version of busybox or su.

Edit: If you need to increase your posts to '10' so you can post in the developer section just add 4 more posts to this thread and then head over to the dev section and post your question in the xGin thread.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorePrideX8:
You know what, Nevermind.

Cos i really don't understand this.

at all.

Im using 1.15..i think..of BusyBox.

and I updated SU today through Android Market.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B.Jay:
I don't mean any offense, just as a reference so you know what all that fancy words mean:

A Dummies Guide To Android Terminoligy & Lingo

That could be the problem ... a version of the su binary that is too new OR is buggy (I read somewhere that su 3.0.2(?) had a problem and manual upgrade to 3.0.6 was advised)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorePrideX8:
I appreciate that link.

thanks.

+

Superuser v3.0.6 (40)

SU binary v3.0.03

Those are the current version i have right now.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dotsen9:
Hey,you can flash it with xrecovery,i had xgin,and it work flawlesss cheers.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorePrideX8:
Thanks that's very good to hear, also which version did u install?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dotsen9:
Latest
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragonx254:
Is there no text to speech on this ROM? I installed the speaktoit assistant and it doesn't talk.

I try to go to the settings but it force closes.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WTF?:
could someone please help me locate the official HTC service manual for the Desire-Z (or T-mobile G2, same thing)

I have official service manuals for everything I own, and I am not about to discontinue this practice with my new cell phone! :D

PS - don't tell me it's not available, I have seen parts of it myself already! - it's out there if we want to look hard!

now GIVE IT UP! - lol
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thomas_wlc:
Click me There you go.

For future reference, you will most likely find user manuals for any particular device on the homepage of the manufacturer of your phone/television/microwave/dishwasher.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] qasimzia512:
Someone requested this so here it is...Enjoy :)

More to come:

Erebos Port

Ice Cream Colors

Instructions:

Wipe Cache

Wipe Dalvik Cache

Flash Zip

Fix Permissions

Reboot
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SondreVAIO:
Is there any way downgrading from 2.3.4 to 2.3.2?

I have a locked sim card. So i cant unlock the bootloader. And no good enough toturial on Remote Unlock.

Can i use flash tool to downgrade?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pricey2009:
Don't think it will work.. Surely the kernel will not be compatible with 2.3.2 because it will still have the 2.3.4 one.. You can only flash kernel with unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatsupnow:
Ya you can use flashtool to downgrade no problem
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logseman:
Flashtool replaces the kernel too.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cat_On_Droid:
flashtool 2.9.1 will flash and downgrade without bootloader,think of it as the PCCompanion :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SondreVAIO:
How do i remove root? Want the 4.0 update. But do we really get. Maybe we get it. But what if Sony Ericsson means that. We will make ics for Xperia PLAY?

I want original ICS. From SE

Btw could some one upload 2.3.2 link. And howto video? Locked sim card. It failed
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cat_On_Droid:
I Cant understand what you just said... a video tutorial is not necessary since thousands of user did it without it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SondreVAIO:
But what about warranty? Im Norwegian. And my phone has an Norwegian stock rom. Can i use pc companion to get it back?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SondreVAIO:
Could someone post a 2.3.2 Eroupean ftf file?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boxxyoho:
calm down dude.

I dont get why you want to downgrade anyways? Why dont you just stick to 2.3.4?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SondreVAIO:
Yay

it worked. but its an UK ftf. does this go away when i gingerbreak. then ota root keeper? does it update to my original language. cant find Norwegian in Languages on my Xperia PLAY 2.3.2
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aranium:
Go to wotanserver.com and find your version then use gingerbreak if it's 2.3.2 or zergrush exploit if it's 2.3.3 or higher. They should have your region.

Sent from my rooted R800a 2.3.3 BL locked
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phantazizta:
can downgrade sure CONFIRM!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acehazard:
May I know which process you use to downgrade to 2.3.2.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swebosdev:
Wontanserver for sure. Good program, downloads and installs any firmware you want.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] threeeye:
How do I port an Android emulator project to a phone (HTC Sensation 4G) ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] caffeinated chris:
So since theres no LED notification on the phone, would someone be able to incorporate BLN support into a kernel or even make a flashable zip file?

Thanks guys
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] KLLSWITCH:
the kernel source samsung posted is messed up hence why there are no custom kernels yet. As soon as the source is fixed kernels can be compiled until then there wont be any bln support
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] caffeinated chris:
I did not realize that. Thank you
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] droidsrus:
Me neither. Well that blows. I wonder if samsung even knows that its messed up.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lunarjetman1:
Hello devs,

Quick question. My thinking is its a question for developers.

I love to use different roms but one thing keeps me on cyanogen roms, the option to use the volume rocker switch on the side of the phone to change/ seek songs. The reason being is while I'm driving, its easier to skip songs. I found the miui rom option to shake the phone is sort of useful, but only works when the screen is on, which can be distracting whilst driving.

Is it possible to port this function to other roms, or maybe create a flashable zip?

Greatly appreciate everyones time and skill, in making these roms and keeping the x10 going.

Thanks again.

Lunar.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] manekineko:
Samsung has given us a kernel source. However, from all the devs, I have heard that this is not the source code for the kernel that is on our phones, and the resulting compiled kernel is not exactly the same as the stock flashed kernel.

The GPL doesn't obligate Samsung to release a source for a kernel, it obligates Samsung to release the source for our kernel.

Maybe if enough of us contact Samsung on this issue, they will release the correct source. I found a way to contact their open-source department about this.

Go to:

https://opensource.samsung.com/

Select Mobile => Mobile phone from the dropdown

Search on the page for SPH-D710 (that's our phones' model number)

On the far-right there is an envelope you can use to contact them.

Use it and ask that they release the actual source code for the shipped kernel version.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jirafabo:
I think this came up on a few phones before, maybe it was my OG Epic. I think I remember they have 90 days or "in a timely manner" to release the source. When it all comes down to it, there really isn't much we, or anyone can do, to force it. It's almost an honor system.

Some of the devs around here will have better specifics though.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] manekineko:
Did the OG Epic fellows ever manage to get Samsung to release the real source?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] odub303:
There is no 90 day grace period. The kernel source code must be made available when the compiled kernel is made available.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] txmikester:
Really, the only recourse is to sue. And since Google owns the copyright, my guess is that they would have to be the ones to sue (not a lawyer, so not 100% sure).

The odds of Google suing Samsung are about as good as the odds of OJ finding the real killer, so we are basically screwed.

Situations like this seriously undermine the open source nature of Android. If it happens enough to where Android loses market share because people doubt Google's commitment to open source, then they might do something about it. Since this issue probably only matters to a few percent of Android users, that's not very likely.

Don't get me wrong - I'm still a big fan of Google, but their philosophy of "do no evil" cannot be maintained forever as a publicly traded corporation. In the long run, "shareholder value" and the bottom line will win. Even more the reason to do what we can to keep Android as open as possible.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] manekineko:
Maybe if enough of us contact Samsung on this issue, they will release the correct source. I found a way to contact their open-source department about this.

Go to:

https://opensource.samsung.com/

Select Mobile => Mobile phone from the dropdown

Search on the page for SPH-D710 (that's our phones' model number)

On the far-right there is an envelope you can use to contact them.

Use it and ask that they release the actual source code for the shipped kernel version.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stangdriverdoug:
Some one with some pull around here needs to contact Cyanogen... He does work for Samsung after all.

Samsung Galaxy S II
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
I don't think it is clear whether

1) source is the wrong source

2) source is incomplete but builds ok

3) source is broken/buggy

4) source is correct, but build parameters are slightly off
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] manekineko:
Okay, so I just received a response from Samsung actually.

Could a dev chime in on how we know the source version provided is incorrect? I have seen this referenced numerous times, with it cited as a possible reason LOS seems exacerbated on custom ROMs. If no dev sees this, can anyone point to one of the threads where a dev said this so that we can ask them for more information?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
+1

I was surprised to get a response from them so quickly.

If we don't get a response from a dev it wouldn't be to hard to investigate ourselves.

-Compile kernel from source (they give instructions)

-Flash to phone

-show different version # compared to stock
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
I just got the same reply. We need some info on what to say back. Developers please chime in. Thanks

Sent From My Evo Killer!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] manekineko:
Okay, so I tracked down one of the places where I've seen reference to the fact that the source Samsung released isn't right.

The ACS Stock Kernel thread says:

I private messaged the dev of that kernel, chris41g.

I also contacted zedomax, since he's also a kernel dev and I figure as such he might know something about this.

If anyone can think of anyone else that can shed more light on this, feel free to chime in.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
Good. Please post when you get some info as I would love to email Samsung back about this.

Sent From My Evo Killer!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nabbed:
Evo3d people have some individuals who would request a kernel source whenever a new kernel was released. I forget specific names, but these people would get in touch with the legal department of HTC, and the source would usually be out within a month...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] manekineko:
I've heard back from Zedomax and chris41g.

Zedo didn't know anything about this kernel source differing issue.

chris41g says that it is obvious the source and the stock kernel differ. According to him they have different version numbers and different configs, which should show up in dmesg and kmsgs. Unfortunately, he doesn't actually have an Epic 4G Touch, so he's not able to explain in more detail.

Can any who is on a compiled from source (not stock) kernel take a look at this and provide any more information on this?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
If you talk.to Chris, tell him we can hook up my phone and he can access anything needed with TeamViewer like he did when he made one of his kernels
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] manekineko:
Thanks, I messaged back Chris and let him know.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Keep up the work on this cause musclehead
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jt1134:
They will likely not release it in any other form. Chances are, they stripped proprietary bits from it before release, and didn't adjust the source to make usable after doing so. Its basically up to developers to fix it in this case.

If this is case, which I'm sure it likely is, as I've had conversations with Samsung about these types of things before, there really is no recourse other than someone stepping up and fixing the source. Samsung isn't required to release proprietary bits, and they're also not obligated to release source code that builds and boots the device right out of the box.

Good luck.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] HaiKaiDo:
This makes no sense, as the "proprietary bits" are the changes that are made to the kernel that fall outside of the vanilla kernel that google releases. You're saying those changes dont have to be released makes no sense. Otherwise everyone would just be re-releasing the same stock kernel that google puts out. All changes to the kernel made outside of whatever comes stock MUST be released according the to the GPL. So it doesnt matter what conversations you may or may not have had with whatever Samsung personnel. All that needs to be provided in this case is the differences in what we have and what they released. If a non-disputable change is found and easily comparable, then they have no legal choice.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jt1134:
It makes perfect sense if you understand how this stuff works ;)

They build plenty of proprietary things in their kernel tree, and are perfectly legally able to exclude these bits from release, which they have done, and still do. Perfect example: rfs drivers.

Feel free to whine on xda and email bomb Samsung, I've seen how far that goes. Only offering advice based on facts and personal experience here ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mkasick:
Sorry folks, I haven't kept up with the E4GT forums as much.

Anyways, I posted here in the LOS alogcat logs thread my opinion of Samsung's E4GT source release.

In short, I'm aware, concretely, of at least two changes beween EG30 and the source release:

A modified Westbridge driver on 9/15.

A modified dpram.c driver, specifically with the source version including the string "tty driver == NULL!" as part parameter checking code that didn't previously exist.

Futhermore, the diff output of running "strings Image | sort -u" between the decompressed, stock EG30 kernel and a compile of the source release, shows many strings unique to the two versions.

Now, lots of those unique strings are spurious, perhaps differences in the compilers we used (although I used GCC 4.4.0 as Samung did). But wherever you see text strings means there's a printk, or assert, or something that's included either in EG30 and removed, or added to the source release and not present in EG30.

These strings don't identify all the differences between EG30 and the source release, but they do clearly illustrate where some differences lie. A lot of these appear to be attributed to additional tracing infrastructure that's enabled in the source release's defconfig, but not all. I'll try turning some of those off and see what else shows up.

---------- Post added at 01:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:49 PM ----------

This is true for anything compiled as external kernel modules. "GPL only" symbols aside, Samsung can release (or not) the source code for any kernel module for which they retain copyrights for however they wish.

However, any souce code compiled into the kernel itself, in "zImage" but outside the initramfs, is implicitly licensed under the GPLv2 and Samsung is obligated to release source code for regardless if they own the copyrights. They're obligated to provide this source code, upon request, unmodified from the EG30 kernel release. Which they have not done.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
When there are differences in string dumps of the binaries, should go back and see if those strings are "ifdef'd" (ie conditionally compiled) into the kernel and if so, what parameter is controlling them. Often source code can behave quite differently based on conditionally compiled code. If the string just completely doesn't exist in the source code (or what the compilation process imports), then there is definitely a difference between the source and binary for that section.