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[Desire Accessories] sintaku:
I was reading around the forum and through all the things about extended batteries and stuff to decide that I was going to buy the Mugen 3200mAh one.

My question is Droidzone has this thing called "EBatt/EBFix=Droidzone's fix for Extended Batteries". Do I need that for my extended battery or will it have no problems with charging? I believe his fix is set for 2400mAh but mine is 3200mAh.

I put in my extended battery and it was at 0% charge, only thing I notices was Battery Widget Widget Pro didn't know how many mAh so I assume neither does the phone (because its not an official HTC battery).

I'm doing what the Mugen User Guide is telling me, which is to charge the phone for 8-12 hours even if it shows full charge for the first 4-5 times.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm assuming that the battery will charge but take a longer time to charge but will still show 100% (also will the battery % be completely wrong all the time because the phone doesn't understand the maximum capacity is greater now).

So back to my initial question, do I need to flash a extended battery fix kernel or just calibrating the batteries should work?
[Desire Accessories] Ha_Ha Shoes:
As far as extended batterys go, yes you need a kernal which supports it. I'm shopping around for a Yoobao battery and I'm finding out which kernal I need which will support the information for the battery.
[Desire Accessories] sintaku:
Any luck on finding one? So the battery won't charge to full capacity without the appropriate kernel?

With the kernels I've only found droidzone and I don't particular have the time to test all the different kernels on my phone.

I tried doing the full charge without using a different kernel, I will see the results of this soon hopefully.
[Desire Accessories] Ha_Ha Shoes:
It should charge to full but you won't see the real capacity.
[Desire Accessories] sintaku:
Mine charges to 54% then jumps 100$. It doesn't seem to be giving me the full amount I expected. It charged more once for an hour or two after I let it get to 99% then switched off and charged again. Then booted and let it hit 99% and repeated the process about 3 times. Then I wiped battery stats. Now I'm letting it relearn the whole battery thing. It's dropping fast right now... But I think a few full charge cycles are required.
[Desire Accessories] paprkut:
No. You do.not need a special kernel. Mugen battery's are made to.be used with nonroot phones.
[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
I have been messing with Antutu CPU and SetCPU just to see how well each is working. (never installed at the same time)

Been using System Tuner Pro and System Panel to watch the CPU.

With no CPU app installed, STP shows that the 2nd core is "offline" and SP shows no activity at all on the 2nd core either.

With Antutu CPU installed the 2nd core shows offline/no activity as well.

When SetCPU is installed, the 2nd core shows activity.

Sometimes it scales even with the 1st core and sometimes not. It scales both higher and lower than the 1st core, I am guessing the OS is issuing separate threads to each core and each thread's demands dictates the load of the individual cores.

I know that the 2 cores can scale Independent of each other, the 2nd core does not need to scale with the 1st core like some other current CPUs.

So what is going on to cause this? Is the kernel set to only use one core by default? I never seen any load for the 2nd core, even when running a graphically intensive game, and checking the load history.

And why does the 2nd core start working when SetCPU is installed? What does it change that Antutu does not? Seems we can get much better performance if SetCPU really does enable the 2nd core over what is default in the kernel.

So anyone have any thoughts on this?

Edit:

Antutu bench shows no improvement.

Glbench... Need to test more.

Linpack... Stock it shows an avg score of 48 and when using multithread option avg score of 43.

When SetCPU is installed, the scores are 48 and 75 respectfully.
[HTC Rezound] _pank:
I'm not 100% sure but I think I read somewhere that this is normal.The 2nd core remains inactive until it is actually needed.
[HTC Rezound] voxigenboy:
the problem is that gingerbread is not designed to utilize a multi-core cpu. if you want to see both cores operational you'll have to move up to ics... that and i think they are still working out the bugs in that.
[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
I am running scott's ICS cleanROM...

There is definatly no second core activity, but there is after installing and using SetCPU.
[HTC Rezound] THE-COPS:
Funny, I was just going to ask about the second core. I have been keeping an eye on it in System Panel. Never shows any activity.. Seems inactive... Even when I checked history while running N64oid... I was surprised to see that emulator wasn't utilizing the second core. Although the emulator does run very well, it could definitely benefit from additional core..ks this all because of Gingerbread? It would seem like an app should be able to make use out of it... After all, it was shipped this way.
[HTC Rezound] voxigenboy:
that being the case it can be dependent on the build/settings. the setcpu thing makes sense due to the nature of the app. even then, depending on rom/kernal, setcpu allows not only for under/overclocking but also voltage control.
[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
Antutu cpu doesn't cause any activity in the second core, only setcpu. Seems both would work the same.
[HTC Rezound] JeramyEggs:
I don't play with these apps very often, but because some of the kernels jump around, I tried CPU tweaker. It shows both cores, and temp, and load. You might check it out just for fun. It seems to show both kernels, and their frequencies. I wish I could be of more help, but this is my first dual core.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
If u want them both on, remove the mdprecision file, or copy it and move it out of the folder, or just rename it, and then reboot and the second core will be on. I usually copy mine to the system folder and rename the original by adding .bak onto the end

I think its located in /system/bin

It does making a difference having them both on, battery life will be a little less but not much. But it goes faster during app switching and such.. it gives it an edge I think. I leave my second core standard on demand, because its fast enough for me like that and battery life is a little better. :p

Edit: also, generally my phone benches a little higher with both cores active, instead of the stock way and the second one being on demand. Anyway. Try it, xD

Edit 2: Oh also, if you want to revert back, place the mdpresicion file back in the /system/bin folder and reboot. I assumed that was self explanatory, but just in case lulz

I guess its never safe to assume though :D:p
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
I would think leaving it offline unless it's actually needed is a smarter bet unless you're a benchmark whore.
[HTC Rezound] jonathan413:
how do you change the settings of both cores separately as in leave one core ON DEMAND and the second on INTERACTIVE..is there an app that can do that or is that something done on a different level.
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
Mm I've actually scored higher w/ benches w/ leaving the file intact. 6,500 on Antutu on ics and 5,800 - 5,900 w/ the file renamed/removed. But tbh I could care less about benches since they mean jack to me, I'll play around with this and see the batterylife/performance.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
Lol maybe u can do that eventually with ICS but I'm not aware of a way to do that now though. That would be pretty sweet though.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
Yea, I'm not saying it was always higher but they were usually. I definitely had some that were lower too though. I never tested that with ICS either. Only GB. But I did notice that UI interactions were a little snappier for the most part

That's why Benchmarks are silly :p
[HTC Rezound] bbeaulieu:
Are you talking about mdprecision or mpdecision? :P
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
:p :D I'd,edit my posts but that's just too funny
[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
I just found it odd that even in ICS the second core was offline when ICS is supposed to be optimized for dual core.

It wasn't that it came on sometimes under very heavy load... it just never comes on.

And like I said, SetCPU is the only way I have found that enables the second core.

Hopefully people with more knowledge about this than I can figure out what is actually going on. :p
[HTC Rezound] bbeaulieu:
lol i just wanted to make sure
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
Maybe only the Gnex is designed in a way to use ICS' dual core optimizations until actual OEM releases of ICS come out where it somehow enables it.

-Sent from my Droid 2-
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
How do you mean enable it via setcpu?
[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
Just actually use SetCPU. Set it up and have it actively working, set up profiles and the like.

After you do, the second core starts showing activity.

Uninstall SetCPU and the second core stops showing activity. System tuner pro shows the core as "offline" not just inactive... It isn't even idling at the minimum frequency, it is completely disabled/offline.
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
I highly doubt that. I mean even if the second core isn't on the UI and all performance on ICS is extremely smooth. These leaked builds put pretty much every GB rom that we have perfomance to shame.

I heard that set cpu doesn't work that well w/ our chipset.
[HTC Rezound] jmichaels1982:
after reading this

I went ahead and purchased set cpu. I am on ics rom ( nil's business 1.1) and man this thing is crashing left and right. my phone is seriously lagging now.

So not sure if its worth the investment. just wanted to put my .02

Amazing thread though, always wondered about the second core sleeping like a fat pig. So thank you for all your input
[HTC Rezound] nev310:
The second core is only online when there is a high load to save power. System tuner pro can turn it on at all times but battery life is worse.

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
How u turn it on? I can't find the setting lol... Also, do you get a lot of failed errors using system tuner in CPU settings?
[HTC Rezound] nev310:
CPU-boot settings-force all CPU online.

That will make it always on.

No I never get errors but I'm rooted with custom kernel and ROM.

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
Weird, I don't have any problems using SetCPU.

In fact, the issue I did have with it constantly needing to re-ask for root permissions every 30-45 seconds, (as confirmed in the super user app log) is gone in the ICS ROMs.

It seems to work well also.

We have been running these phones hard with 3D games and then looking at CPU use logs and the second core never turns on. The second core should show use during app loading, opening web pages, and during graphically intensive games. Thing is, according to the CPU monitoring app logs, it never turns on... ever.
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
try system tuner as stated above,I highly recommend as well. another swiss army tool for root users
[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
Yeah, I have System tuner pro. I haven't messed with its CPU/overclock controls yet though.
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
So what's the bottom line here?

Is there a way to make the 2nd core be used without a major hit on battery life, such as a performance governor?
[HTC Rezound] Marine6680:
Not sure... system tuner has an option that will turn it on all the time though.

When enabled the second core idles at 192mhz even if the CPU minimum is set to the stock 392mhz.

I set up the system tuner CPU controls, and while the second core still shows offline, I have caught it running if I switch quickly to system tuner from the web browser while it is doing a page load.

System tuner may allow the core to enable, or maybe it always has and the logs are not showing it. So as of now, I really don't know what is going on anymore. :p
[HTC Rezound] nev310:
I know mine does I've seen it. It turns on just like it should under high load.

I really think you need to stop worrying about it you really don't need both cores all it does is kill your battery.

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] nev310:
it is enabled it just runs when there is high load then turns off. I have also used quick system info pro and it shows the second core running in the notification bar.

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] nev310:
Offline isn't disabled it will still be used under high loads. Set CPU sometimes messes up the second core to where it runs at stock speed even when you over or under clock.

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] nev310:
Ics ui uses the gpu not CPU

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] tekhna:
It absolutely wouldn't surprise me if dual-core is just marketing hype and placebo all rolled into one tidy package.
[HTC Rezound] x3demond3x:
In a way it is. The way the cores are set up is so that one core takes all the the damage, if it starts overloading the 2nd core just eases some of the work. Its like having one actual core and the other just as a weak back up. This is why you overclock, so that both cores can reach max capacity. With the ICS Kernels though we can't overclock without source code, the only other way it would be possible to overclock would be through editing the zImage with hex editor or such.

Just my two cents worth.
[HTC Rezound] evercleardoc:
Oddly enough, my wife has a stock rezound with the latest update applied today. Went into Quadrant with my phone ([Rom]-Ineffabilis-Deus-beta) and checked out the info tab on Quadrant. It stated that my phone only had 1 core. On the stock one that my wife has, it states she has 2 cores. Can anyone chime in with what could be a good explanation? I know ICS is supposed to have better dual core support so perhaps it's the kernel that doesn't have it turned on?

Don't get me wrong the phone is already freaking fast with just the 1 core identified on my phone. Would just hate it if i was underutilizing the phone's potential.:)
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
As most of the thread would suggest, the 2nd core is only used when absolutely needed.
[HTC Rezound] nev310:
No overclock and only one core recognized in ICS that's two more reasons to the long list why I'm not updating to ICS. The only real reason I want to is Bluetooth controller support.

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
most wouldn't use the controller support on a daily basis plus the kernel wasn't produced well for those using 3.8v batteries
[HTC Rezound] nev310:
Id actually use it weekly. Prolly more than I overclock.

Sent from my HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] remmy5r:
system tuner pro shows both online for me, but I did check the option to force both :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] budapestkave:
Hey,

How can I unlock my Galaxy W?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] THE-E:
How about writing your problem. Seriously, if you don't want to put effort describing your problem, nobody will make the effort helping you.

THE-E
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] budapestkave:
I don't have problem, I just want to unlock my phone but I don't know how to do it. Of course, I can write a short novel about this but I prefer short and straight questions :)

So, again: how can I unlock my Galaxy W?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] THE-E:
Alright, I think you did not get my point. What do you mean by unlocking ? You mean the SIM/NET-Lock or do you mean you want to get root access or you mean you don't know how to unlock your lockscreen or you forgot your password of the lockscreen ...?

Got my point ?

greets

THE-E
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] budapestkave:
Oh, I see, you're right :) I mean SIM/network unlocking.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] THE-E:
There is a solution for the SGS2 and SGS. It should work similiar for the SGW, but you will have to get this done by your own. Maybe ask the thread-starter whether this will work on the SGW. Are you sure you have SIM-Lock Net-Lock ?

Check Status like this:

Open the your dialer app and type

*#7465625#

Source:FAQ-Thread

You will have to get root anyway: LINK

greets and good luck

THE-E

P.S.: report if you succeed

BTW: If you change the name of your topic, you might have a higher change somebody helping you and this thread might help others, too.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] budapestkave:
Thanks mate! Gonna wrote on that forum soon.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] irishpancake:
Just in case you wanna pay, it's not soooo bad:

By cable, need to d/l SRS s/w: €14.47

http://www.unlocksamsungonline.eu/samsung-I8150-unlock-by-cable/

By IMEI....supposed to be secure, direct to server!!! €16.47

http://www.unlocksamsungonline.eu/samsung-unlock-codes/
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] oxyfly:
Thank's for tips and the links irishpancake ;)

i was reading THE-E sugestion but for 15 euros... i think im going to play safe, and just "buy" the codes
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] irishpancake:
Use below code from keypad to check lock level of your phone

*#7465625#
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] oxyfly:
Mine says:

Network Lock[ON]

Rest all OFF
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] THE-E:
I think you will only be able to use one networkprovider, like vodafone etc.

You have to test it.

greets

THE-E
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] irishpancake:
Yeah, it means you are just Network locked to your SIM Card provider, which you get with the phone when you buy, if it is not SIM-free. This is prob not the Network you want if you need SIM unlock!!!

so this is easy for the unlock service, just a simple code, which you log into their server to get, and input your IMEI, this is a secure server.....

this is with the unlock service I linked in my OP here.

you will be sent an unlock code to enter when you have a "foreign" network SIM inserted...this will be your SIM which you wish to use!!!!

I have this now, I had what you have before, I show you, a picture says a 1000 words:
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Suvinay:
Hi i am a newbie out there here and i want to know how exactly to install the roms like the one wit 801 mhz and what is the oc kernel and what is Cwm .How to flash it.Ya i laso wanted to know about the themes are they only for cm and hw to install cm can unterstand the things properly ...plz help ....

Thanking You

A galaxy Fit user
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Aspire:
afaik roms with 801Mhz are RazoDroid and FitDroid

oc kernel is a kernel for your rom which boosts performance by increasing clock speed.

cwm is a recovery for android. it's used to install and modify ROMs.

---------- Post added at 06:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:34 PM ----------

the method to install ROMs can be seen from their corresponding threads in the development section
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] survivor303:
Hi,

i'm almost ready to move from Android to WP7 but one important thing i need to make..

i need my all sms messages from my android to my WP7 phone.

so is there any tool to make this transfer happen?

sms backup & restore make xml file for all my sms;s but i dont know yet how i can use that file to transfer them to wp7.

thank you.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenixcro:
Hi...say me some keyboard for fast typing and no fails (:
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GaBOr1:
A lot of people like the default keyboard. If you prefer something new, I'd recommend you trying SwiftKey X (paid version):

SwiftKey X on Android Market

EDIT: I think there is a free version for testing purposes.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Godra:
In my opinion this one.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mujeeb999:
gingerbread keyboard
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Sparks:
Exactly, its too good.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panchuckles:
Htc ime mod or smart keyboard paid

enviado desde mi x8 E15a
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sidewalk_:
I love HTC ime mod, GBKeyboard, SwiftkeyX, and Slide it !

Great keyboard !
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xErwinPLx91:
+1 gingerbread or stock keyboards

(smart is ok too)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dinc79:
Go keyboard
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phil18:
I tested many keyboards and for me Smart Keyboard Pro is the best, many customization options and less ram consumption.
[General Questions and Answers] masterchiefb117:
So I flashed the latest Rom for my KF, VideoTouch1-20. For the most part the Rom is awesome, getting better each update and with audio finally working I can use my sucker as a big a$$ mp3 player. Anyways I ran into a problem that I haven't seen being addressed on the KF forum.

Audio works thru speaker just fine. When I plug my earphones into it, comes thru my earphones. When I unplug it though audio does not restore back to speakers again. I have 3 KF's(ppl on craigslist are selling them cheap and afraid to super brick one) and I've been able to replicate it thru all of them. I haven't yet tested them on previous builds yet(at work right now) but I was wondering has anyone else run across this problem.

I've made sure that its not muted, volume is all the way up, audio should have been restored back to speakers once unplugged. If i reconnect my earphones back though audio goes back to earphones. I have to kill my music app(or any audio app i was using to get it back to speaker again) or restart it.

Would address this on the KF forum but I cant yet :(

Hopefully Im not alone and yes I did my research on this... Actual followed the thread since the beginning. Very good reading material and learning experience.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1411895
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irvinne:
I'm having a problem with the broodrom RC2 rom. It have the GOLauncher installed in the rom so I deleted it with titanium backup and now sometimes this message appears " app com.gau.go.launcherex (proceso android.process.acore) have been suspended unexpectedly " Force close.

Anyone knows how to fix it?

I know it would be better asking in the rom post, but I don't have the 10 post needed to do that :rolleyes:.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beardedwonder:
Install go Launcher, then another launcher, make the other launcher default then uninstall go Launcher properly. Don't just use titanium backup
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] el_venga:
this is by far the easiest, most secure and even more practical way i have found to reduce/eliminate battery drain on atrix or any other android device.

its an app called Bataria.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jappka.bataria&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5qYXBwa2EuYmF0YXJpYSJd

install it, its free, and modify a few settings for your own taste. its even a task manager, although i dont use task managers.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] dvijm:
so is it better than Juice Defender ?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] el_venga:
yup. i tried juice defender but didnt kind of make it, also watchdog lite which worked for a while but then it didnt. right now im a little over 22 hours of use and with 52% left on battery. i also use setcpu just for Screen Off profile.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Dillsnik:
What do you put your settings at? I was having terrible battery life before and just flashed to 2.3 and a new rom, so hoping things will improve on their own. just wanna make sure i'm not using way different brightness settings etc than most everyone else or something
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] dvijm:
Tried this app but i still found JD more effective .. i guess it depends on usage .. but this app is a little worth download :)
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] xhazk:
Thanks for the suggestion. Still finding JD Ultimate o be the king though. Its all about micromanagement if you want x2.0+ savings.

[Atrix 4GWannabe] XDA Premium suggestions - Analytics opt-out, Setting backup/restore
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] santacruzdz:
You surely have already heard about the Darkedge ui theme..in my eyes, the most complete dark black theme never seen on Android. Not only the system apk where inverted but the whole framework , including new apps installed, turned inverted, so that the black text invert white on black background. This is what we miss mostly on the curent themes we have on ICS . If themers could concentrate on that specific part of the framework, that would make themes looks even much better, i attached some pics of the Darkedge theme..i miss it :(