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[Motorola Photon 4G] KOLIOSIS:
Lapdock 500-photon compatibility issues

I've had the LAPDOCK 500 two weeks,the PHOTON since October.

Here is a list of features that currently DO NOT WORK w/the LAPDOCK-PHOTON combo:

1) ETHERNET

2) WEBCAM

3) SD CARD SLOT

4) VGA OUTPUT

5) Possible USB issues (USB ERROR Icon in notification bar)

6) SOUND (just recently discovered)

I'm running the stock O/S on the PHOTON,no mods to the LAPDOCK 500.

I haven't been on much at XDA at all recently,or postwise,much period.

Been relatively satisfied w/the MO PHO's performance,until I got the LAPDOCK 500.

The compatibility issues were a known issue,except for the lack of sound,which was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.:mad:

I've posted in the MOTOROLA FORUMS,but have yet to get any feedback,good or bad:(,which brings me here to this forum.:D

If anyone has questions regarding PHOTON-LAPDOCK compatibility issues,or,possible testing of related tricks,tips,etc.....,I'll try to make myself available as possible.All I ask is some patience,regarding time & technical expertise,as the LAPDOCK is my only "computer" & my expertise in modding is limited to rooting & ROM installation on my previous phone,the HUAWEI ASCEND. PM is the best,most timely way of contacting myself w/any inquiries,but,I will be staying tuned in to XDA on a more regular basis from here on out.
[Motorola Photon 4G] iLLa:
call me cheap or whatever but i would buy one for 100. for 200-300 i can get a netbook or notebook. it just seems to me that the product is over priced. when att had the firesale of the atrix lapdock for $50, they sold 10k units. thats def a high interest in lapdocks.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KOLIOSIS:
I'm the cheap one,as SPRINT is my sole ISP w/the unlimited smartphone plan.One service serves three needs:Home,phone,& mobile broadband replacement w/the LAPDOCK 500.

The price may seem steep($300),but,it serves my connectivity needs & saves a fair amount of $ per month.The payback w/this set-up is realized in no time.But,if this is more of a curiousity than an everyday tool,I'm sure the price will drop on the LAPDOCK 100/500 as newer tech hits the market, & then you could find a deal on one.

This type of modular connectivity is the sign of things to come(ASUS PADFONE,UBUNTU for ANDROID),etc... and as this technology finds traction in the mainstream,price drops & added features are sure to follow.
[Motorola Photon 4G] KOLIOSIS:
UPDATE :

The SD CARD slot & USB ports work,just no audio from the media stored on either.

The audio issue has been identified & a fix is in the works,as is an update to address the other non-functioning features.
[Motorola Photon 4G] irishanniemarie:
@KOLIOXDA thanks for your helpful post,

Alright, I'm going to try the photon/lapdock 500 combo bc my netbook is broken. I really hope they update to fix the connectivity issues soon, because I really want the webcam and um, sound.

Anyway, I found this and just bought it for $149.00, which is really worth the experiment.

If anyone's interested:

Verizon Wireless is currently selling the Motorola LapDock 500 for only $150. The deal isn’t advertised, and in order to get it, you must follow some special steps. So, if you’re in the market for the LapDock 500, follow the easy steps below and it for 50% off!

Visit Verizon’s website

Click the “Shop” button on the top menu

Scroll down to the accessories section and click the “View All” link

Select the Motorola Droid 4

The LapDock 500 should be the first item; add it to your cart

Go to your shopping cart. The LapDock 500 should be in there for $149.99

Checkout
[Motorola Photon 4G] BallCity:
Yep, this works for me. Got it for $164.23 after tax.

Wonder if this is the beginning of the 'fire sale'...? Hopefully it's somewhat supported in the CM9/ICS at least. ;)

Original Sources:

http : // slickdeals .net / f / 3989942-motorola-LAPDOCK-500-150-tax-reg-300-fs-turns-moto-smartphone-into-laptop [Silly URL Filter...]
[Motorola Photon 4G] msnglink:
I did it with the razor and got it for 150 still
[Motorola Photon 4G] bigtoysrock:
This might be a better place to make this known. wife is moving on from the MOPHO. Have a modded atrix lapdock in the marketplace, HERE is the OP for it. Id like to get $80 shipped in the US mainland.
[Motorola Photon 4G] HWestern:
Modded Atrix Lapdock Still For Sale

I joined when I saw this post but I do not have sufficient posts to to go to the OP. If this is still unsold let me know. Thank-you.
[Motorola Photon 4G] horn34:
I just got my $149 500 lapdock delivered and can't get it to do anything with my Photon. The webtop won't stay on the screen for more than a few seconds (keeps alternating between a webtop screen and the flashing red moto logo). Is there a certain system update level the Photon needs to be on? I changed the Photon System version to 99.9.9 to prevent auto updates breaking the dockless webtop.
[HTC Sensation] hengmy:
XE Heng ICS Sense

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Help me by Donate, Thank, Comment, Guide.
[HTC Sensation] gokberks:
waiting screenshots
[HTC Sensation] djgboy:
Going to try this
[HTC Sensation] chihliouma:
GOOD JOB

Hi Hengmy, I just try this ROM, and it works GREAT after I apply the ROSIE in the following thread. It's very very very smooth as what Steve_007's ROM which is the fastest one as I've ever seen.

Great Job and Thanks.

By the way, it seems some apps are not included, I am not sure if you do it on purpose or it's teh NATIVE ROM of XE ?

Not sure for the battery life yet and we'll see. Thanks.

ROSIE from here :

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22015880&postcount=1
[HTC Sensation] hengmy:
which apps is missing?
[HTC Sensation] chihliouma:
such as HtcWeather3DWidget.apk, street.apk, and maps.apk. I am not sure if there is some other widgets missing. Thanks.

PS. Strange thing is when I try to add the HtcWeather3DWidget.apk from other ROM, it give me some error message in flash, and stuck there. So I need to do is to remove the battery and flash another version of ROM without HtcWeather3DWidget.apk. Can you offer me the original HtcWeather3DWidget.apk that I can use ? Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] hengmy:
weather widget

ohh, i have remove weather, calculate widget and some widget :o

Here is the weather widget.
[HTC Sensation] chihliouma:
Thanks for that. Can you offer all the apps that you've removed ? I want to make the ROM more complete. Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] hengmy:
ok, will try my best to do it for you.
[HTC Sensation] chihliouma:
Thanks, I guess only few people who is willing to try this ROM because you are new here but if you can try to build up some credit and reputation, I think you may become popular day by day. So stay tune.

Again, here I strongly recommend this ROM + the ROSIE I mentioned above (of course you can also add BEATS and something else posted in XDA by yourself). Thanks and hope you can continue to offer new ROM in the future.
[HTC Sensation] hengmy:
Thank for support!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sfamiliar:
Got my TF201 64GB out of it's box and plugged it in for the night. Next day I turn it on and all I get to see is a lovely background with 3 gears and a triangle filled with a ! :mad:

I have tried the hard reset options and the RCK. The only change I get is that I get an Android pic with the error triangle in his belly. :( Anyone else have thoughts on what is wrong?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JustinFields95:
What you may try to do is download the honeycomb firmware from asus.com and put it on a microsd card after extracting the file within it, when you go to turn the prime on hold the power and volume up button and it should find the file, restore it, and then should boot fine, this is only speculation though, no guarantee.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gallagmj:
So it seems there is a lot to think about when flashing a new radio, and I suspect I need to update, my Inc data speeds and signal are always terrible. I want to update my Incredible to radio 2.15.00.08.08, but I'm just not sure how or what the best way is with my current setup. Here is what I'm running right now

ROM: MIUI Build 112090

Radio: 2.15.00.07.28

Kernel: 2.6.38.8 Incredikernel

Again, I would like to update to 2.15.00.08.08. I understand that I need to put the PB31IMG.zip on the SD, is this correct? Then I am kind of lost, I know to go into hboot, but I don't know the steps are after getting to HBOOT. I've also heard stuff about needing to dial *228, will I need to do this after, considering I'm on MIUI or what? I hate to be needy and ask for specific steps, but I've searched and haven't found a definitive answer for installing new radios on MIUI. I apologize if I didn't search well enough.

Come to think of it, what radio exactly should I use? And from which site people on XDA reference two different sources to get them from? Should I do 2.15.10.07.07 (GB according to PvilleComp) or 2.15.00.08.08 (Newest Incredible according to rootzwiki)?

There's the list from Rootzwiki, which the Incredible Developer forum sticky references, and users often reference radios from PvilleComp?

Which is the right option?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
I can't tell what you attached in your images but either source is correct. On XDA, we refer to "pvillecomp.com" as it's an all in one site for the Incredible.

To install any radio, just label the file as: PB31IMG.zip

1) then place it on the root of the sd card

2) once you boot into hboot, your phone will search for that file name and prompt you to update. I believe it prompts to press volume up to approve the update.

3) boot directly into your rom, in this case MIUI, to ensure the process completes. Don't go into recovery, go straight into your rom as the next step after upgrading your radio.

As for *228 on AOSP, I'm honestly not certain if it works. I know you can do this for Sense roms but I'm not entirely clear that process for AOSP cuz of misinformation.

Edit: once you successfully upgrade your radio, delete the PB31IMG.zip file from your sd card. Otherwise, you will be interrupted with the upgrade process each time you boot into hboot in the future. The radio 07.07 is the newest Incredible radio and 08.08 is the latest from the Evo although it works as well for our phone. Try both but I suggest 07.07 to begin with. Your experience depends on a host of factors.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gallagmj:
Thanks, I'll update tonight and see how it goes
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] capcanuck:
For some reason, I can receive but not send a text message. I've tried with several roms and the problem persists. Can anyone help? Thanks

Edit: never mind, I restored an old nandroid and it worked.. Wierd though, couldn't get it to work with 2 different roms?!?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] meechieervin:
i had the same problem when you try to send a text it would say sending and wouldnt do nothing else,i did like you did restore a backup but i never did find out what was causing it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] magichoward:
I luv the note screen size. But not much more.

Like thousands of others with unlocked phones still waiting for upgrade

Totally unexaptable when iphone can upgrade theres worldwide in a couple of days.

Kies software is a joke.

The keyboard spell check is antique

Can the average user work out debugging mode usb etc surely there is a better way.

Contact photos freqenty disapear when using outlook

Still havnt found a way to FULLY BACK UP MY PHONE and setting that works

Why cant i have more than 30 days email.

S.callender stupid color scheme cant see colors. on agenda view cant go back in time

Polaris office is a joke.

Contacts cant look up location or notes.

Frequent random reboots

At least 50percent of yhe applications i download dont work properly or are very poor copies of iphone apps.

Android offers more freedem. ..if iby that i have to download so much just to make it usuable.

If iphone had a larger screen i would go back in a minute.I love the hardware but the software?

It seems once sumsung has sold yhis we are old news
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] SeanHacker:
Sounds like this must be your first android bro??? Because just about everything you've mentioned can be fixed/modded in minutes.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] stumpyz9:
Yeah, seems like you should just go back to the safety of your locked down little iPhone. We all know the stock stuff sucks. Flash cm7/cm9 and then tell me you don't like android
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Alejandrissimo:
Odin Mobile :)

WTF is kies?, I never use that crap, you do NOT need any ****ty software to get your phone fully functional.

Swype is antique? use swiftkey then.

Bettery way for what?

wtf, outlook?

Thats not android fault or samsung. google for clockworkmod :)

wtf again

Use a custom app, there a ton in the market.

idem, use the one you want to use from the market

Contacts cant look up location or notes.

Never happend to me.

Buy an iphone

You dont need to download anything to make the phone fully usable. I insist you need an iphone

Buy 2 iphones and fusion it with tape.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] itsjusttim:
Lol at last one.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kanej2006:
Buy 2 iphones and fusion it with tape.[/QUOTE]

Typo. You mean buy 2 iphones and fusion it with itape?:D:D:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lashton:
At least 50percent of yhe applications i download dont work properly or are very poor copies of iphone apps.

so the Tegra 2 games are less impressive, goto tegra zone and have your mind BLOWN!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
Everything you say I don't second 100%.

The Samsung kies is a Jock I agree but ITunes is the Jail.

However one thing is true, after so many years Android still behaves as a beta OS on my $770 device, its my first Android and I'm absolutely disappointed with it, yesterday I had to create a new contact, it took over six seconds to just open the application, was so embarrassing in front of the guy.

The multitasking is not well implemented either,the Chess application closed itself while I was surfing the net with the browser, this would never happen on my WM HD2 with a much lesser RAM.

My last hope is the promised ICS.

As for the iPhone, I have used it for years,and I don't like its complete dependency on ITunes, I could use the Winscp after it was jailbroken but was to much a hassle to use,it just doesn't have the freedom which comes with Android and also which came with WM for that matter.

Now for the last part of your post,and which looks like is one of the main reasons that many of us got the GNote ,hence migrating to Android ,is the GNote itself, specifically its big screen size,I myself am not ashamed to say that it was the sheer size and the hardware specs of the Note which brought me to the Android world , I always preferred the now discontinued WM rather than many Android ROMS which was available for my HD2.

Now for the big question:

Do you think that Apple will ever release a device with a screen measuring over 5", I doubt it, since I won't go back to smaller size anymore.

So, for the smartphone lovers, there is not- the so called -The Perfect hardware/software combination as of yet, but its evolving, and the effort of the great Devs in this forum runs in that direction.

Edit: In the first line (don't) was dropped, so had to correct it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Note_E:
Trololol

/10 char troll
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
marvelous idea, knock knock Apple !you can do this at least.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vulpix:
Whenever I encounter such whining, I wonder to myself wtf people have been smoking. I had a 2nd gen iPhone, and after switching to Android, I did not have much issues with my HTC Desire. There were some hiccups, but there was never anything as bad as what the threadstarter claimed. Even with my Galaxy Note, I have yet to encounter random reboots or any strange issues.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] GallardosEggrollShop:
What it comes down to is this,i Phones are more user friendly therefore if your not willing or at the least eager to do tweaks to your phone or any sort of major/minor modding iOS is perfect for you. If your more of a techy or at least understand how technology works Android is for you. I equally love both my now sold iPhone 4 and my Note each had it's uses.

Sent from my Galaxy Note GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Vulpix:
My god, that's my quote in your signature.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bluelavender:
i am complete android fanboy, but i can understand the frustation of OP or any first time android user. That is why, even though i use android myself, i would not recommend android to regular iphone user, like my wife, or my kids (my 3-year old can immediately operate iphone to search for his game apps and run it successfully after being shown only 1 time, while given android phone, he can successfully crash it almost all the time lol)

We have to admit, there are still rooms for android to grow in terms of user friendliness. But ya, each os has its own strength and weakness. For tinkerer, there's android, and for those who love ease of use, there's ios / iphone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] itsjusttim:
Sell me your Note, I'd gladly buy it off you.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eksasol:
What I don't understand is why go complain here and even more iPhone fans lurking to jump in the party. It's like just because some almighty iPhone users decided to use Android, now all Android users have to bow to their desire and satisfy their way of doing things.

I don't think Android developers purpose is to make it like iOS to satisfy Apple fans. Its Android and its open (to an extend). You don't like it, try something else, there are choices, or if you can, develop something for it, or simply go back to Microsoft and/or Apple. Otherwise, if you dislike Android so much, no one is forcing you to buy the device in the first place, get a refund.

I can't imagine one would go to an iOS forum and flame iOS and talk about how great Android is, but sadly I guess there are some that do that too. Sadly, there will many more threads like this in the future.

Also, here: forum.iphone-developers.com
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mcatt66:
i agree with threadstarter to a certain degree. . although a number of the problems you mentioned on your note i dont have. .

but. . . . .

if iphone had a bigger screen i prob would go back as well .. not sure if its a better operating system or just something im used to. . i have been using iphones for over 4 years so obviously I'm partial towards them. .

With that said. . I am going to give android a real shot. . i think it will take a little bit of work effort to really learn to use a new system. .after that I will give judgement . .(i dont think its fair to just a system based on one month against a system i used for 48 months)

There are some def advantages to using an android and some def advantages to using an iphone. .

The iphone operating system is great but has many problems as well . .there is no perfect operating system. . its what suits you best. .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] limpman:
you give a good ans "Alejandrissimo"

Last one is genius.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Le Vagabond:
the biggest complain of apple fans regarding Android can be summed up that way :

"wtf, it's not iOs".

let's not even try to do what you want any other way than stock, if it's not included then it's not good enough, right ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hackerboi:
Everyone is waiting for ICS but the GB is good too.

Totally agree, but i knew this before buying a Samsung.

au contraire .... The keyboard on Android is oozing with awesomeness. Swype plus changeable keyboards, i used SwiftkeyX loved it and now i'm using thumb keyboard and trust me its miles ahead of iOS keyboards.

USB debugging is a Menu OPTION !! Have you ever put your iPhone in DFU mode ? I bet you could figure that out

Kies does the Backup part. if you dislike kies try Clockworkmod or Titanium backup.

Not even one reboot or the oS crashing on me. WHile i had a million Springboard crashes on my iPhones.

Wrong perspective. iOS is a mature platform therefore the app developers have had their time with building apps for it. Apps on iphone are slick alright. But Saying that 50% of apps are copies of the ones on iOS is just lame. All app developers have to maintain a standard design of an app irrespective of platforms. Does Facebook on iPhone look different compared to the one on the Droids NO! So the Facebook app on DROIDs is a Copy? uhhh...

iPHONE exists because of the Jailbreaking community. You HAVE TO JAILBREAK an iphone to make it any good.

I bought the Galaxy Note a Month ago shifting from an iPhone 3G > 3GS > 4 :P
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] foxmeister:
Well, my 2 year old can take my Note, wake it up, unlock it, go to the app drawer, find the game he wants (usually Angry Birds, or Fishpop), start it up, and play it.

He also knows how to press home to go back and then start again with something else, and he's *never* got anywhere close to crashing it, though I must admit I do occasionally find random application shortcuts on my homescreen where he's push the application icon too long in the app drawer! :)

To be fair, he can do the same on my wife's iPhone, but what he can also do *extremely* easily (and much to my wife's chagrin) is uninstall apps from her iPhone by again long pressing on the home screen icons and then pressing the icons for a user installed app.

The point - horses for courses! :)

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tomislav177:
Hello. I tried almost all os for mobile phones and my oponion is that Android is the best but you need to know how to customize it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ccline84:
The iPhone is a joke compared to Android. It's a grandmas PDA phone, I have an iPod touch and do admit the app market is much more refined at this point, but my Epic Touch literally destroys the iPhone 4s in every other facet. Unless I get an Apple diehard with nothing but Apple products, it takes all of five minutes and showing my phone to convert the average tool. erm, customer.

Your precious iPhone was king of the hill up until 2 years ago bro, now most mid range Androids smash on it. I'm sorry advanced technology and features, plus freedom hurts your fanboy butt, but get over it. You got left behind. If you're that flabergasted by the immense super Jesus that is the Epic Touch or any other high end Android phone then go back to your toy and shove off. As someone said earlier, trololol.

The average iPhone customer I see is either a 15 year old girl, a stuck up preppy boy or a grandma. You're in good company op.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] kanej2006:
The average iPhone customer I see is either a 15 year old girl, a stuck up preppy boy or a grandma. You're in good company op.

Or a nerd in a suit...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ccline84:
Before people go too crazy saying I'm an Android fanboy, hold up because I've owned (and some still own):

PPC 6600

PPC 6700

HTC Mogul

HTC Diamond

Treo 755

Treo 800W

Palm Pre

HTC Hero

iPod Touch 3rd Gen

HTC Evo

Nexus S 4G

Samsung Epic 4G

Samsung Epic 4G Touch

iPod Touch 4th Gen

Bam! And yes, by far the best out of all of those is the Epic Touch 4G, thus far. Hands down, bar none, emphatically, no comparison. :D

*I know I forgot a couple, but it's too late and I'm too lazy to search!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Xaddict:
cant believe android does so well

Well you better believe it mac.

You are in a shrinking minority.

Samsung is outselling rival apple

And Samsung is just one Android based manufacturer.

Android Outsells iPhone 5-to-2, Has Nearly 50 Percent of the Market

And if you dare say that the majority are wrong, I totally agree.

I could never understand intelligent people having iphones.