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[LG Optimus Black] kaassaus:
Hello people

Do you think thats it posible to port a sony (ericsson) rom to the lg optimus black?
[LG Optimus Black] achyut:
i think it's not possible....or rather, it will be very hard to port.

the chipset, architecture, gpu, etc is mostly different. most Sony Ericsson's use a scorpion-qualcomm-adreno combination.

for individual apps, i have ported the timescape, xperia events, SE panorama beta, many widgets:rolleyes: and also modded the arc launcher to look in line with ICS theme.

have a half working port of FB inside xperia 2.0 :rolleyes::p

BTW, there is a "wannabe arc" ROM in the dev section :D check out the NOA ROM by diederick at the dev forum.
[LG Optimus Black] kaassaus:
Sad thats it hard to port
[HTC Desire S] desiresiscool:
hi all, I want to find out whether having the screen brightness on 10% really saves battery or is it better to have it on auto.
[HTC Desire S] sean is here.:
It would be easy to test this yourself.

Set it to auto for a couple of days, make records.

Set it to 10% for a couple of days, make records.

You could also try a battery monitoring widget which shows mA consumed. These are great for this kinda thing.

To your question, I'd say it depends on ambient light. If you're somewhere where auto would set the brightness higher than 10% (read bright light situations), it will consume more battery. If you're somewhere dark, it could be that it will use the same. I keep mine set to 10%, and adjust as needed. I've found that auto often sets the brightness higher than I'd like to have it (I've got an SGS2, but I'm also very battery conscious).
[HTC Desire S] fasty:
I've found that the auto-brightness keeps the display much brighter than it really needs to be during operation in low ambient light (e.g. indoors), so I generally leave mine switched to manual and turned down.

Subjectively, keeping the display dimmer like this seems to make the battery last much longer, although naturally you'd need to do tests to have proof! Certainly well worth trying.

- Steve
[HTC Desire S] esco123:
can change in roms eg cm7.1 for auto brightness :-)
[HTC Desire S] WibblyW:
I use Lux. Works very well on my stock TM-UK ROM.

Possibly the more effective software I used to increase battery life :)

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vito.lux
[HTC Desire S] StvnKwlzk:
i made the same experience with the auto-brightness. I also use a widget which lets me change the brightness on my homescreen, it's quick and very useful.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] tablador:
Does anybody know where to get a mainboard/motherboard for one of these phones? Also, I wonder if this is where the IMEI information is stored...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] thegoo:
IMEI info (along with other information) is stored in the efs folder in the nv_data.bin file.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] tehgyb:
Which is physically held in the ROM, putting it on i believe the mobo. Never cracked one open so tbh idk
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] urandom:
Hello,

I want to add another layout to the android keyboard. So i downloaded the source, made some modifications, and now i need to test them. But is there any way to make just the inputmethods-latin package so i can install it on my phone for testing?

Also, should i be asking this question in this subforum?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsjoes:
i have rooted my phone and now i have a red spot when i use my camera and when i try to use my jig to remove the triangle it boots into download mode but doesn't reset the counter/remove the triangle.

anyway to fix this thanks

Kernal is xwkI4
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Red spot not root .

Remove root by flashing stock firmware or kernel.

Reads as faulty USB jig unless you have a later bootloader .

See stock roms thread .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsjoes:
thanks i have flashed the old bootloader and my jig is working now.

is there anyway to fix the red dot on the camera i didn't have it before i rooted thats why i thought is was something to do with the root
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kusno:
pliz help me, someone..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kusno:
Help

plizzz help me
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 19iceman32:
hi all, anyone experience the screen never turns off from the time you wake using trackball / volume rocker (in sleep mode of course) ?

any hove ideas how to fix ?

thanks in advance ! :)
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadrag3:
huh???

I know what you mean, but all the time I used cm7 even the rc versions i never had that problem:confused: so maybe you only have it. Do you have them both on the rocker and trackballwake???

Try to pur one out and then lookif it still does that.

It can also be that it takes a longer time to dim the lights on wake?

I aint sure about it, But I hope it helped
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JosepiOT:
Is anyone else encountering/suffering this issue?

Was rooted/rom'd/etc, flashed back to stock and unlocked, issue persists. Video from other source obviously play fine with audio, mic works fine for calls, voice recorder (market app) picks up audio just fine.

Possible related:

Selecting camcorder mic input in grooveIP for calls = no outgoing audio...with that in mind, is it possible to change the mic related to the video recorder?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JosepiOT:
So, with another rom/kernel, still no audio capture via camera app.

:(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JosepiOT:
...looks like the week old gnex is going back :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JosepiOT:
Update:

New gnex received, everything works!
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btrcp2000:
Anyone had any issues with the a/c plug not seating correctly? I have two separate chargers, and they both need pressure applied (pull slightly toward the direction the screen is facing) for the 70 to know it's plugged in. More often than not, it runs itself dead even though it's plugged into the wall. I sent in a support request to Archos a few days ago, no responses yet.
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrEcP:
if u have to press/pull the plugs in any direction for it to work - it most time a broken solder connection inside....

so u have the option to w8 for archos (wich will propably not fix it for warrenty - since those defects are most time effected by outside force) or u can start disasembling your device and get a soldering iron ;)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
This Tread is about the 3G/4G and/or Wi/Fi speed increase using FB21 modem.

I see many differences while using FB21 Modem.

Last night, I couldn't sleep to test out the FB21 Rom on my D710 but no luck with this newer ROM. So, rolled back to Calk's 2.9 Gingerbread.

The good thing after the rolling back to Gingerbread is, now I get the excellent 3g/4g down and up speed comparing with previous EL29 Modem speed. Also, I see the better wi/fi speed at home.

What happened to my phone is, I kept the FB21 modem which was installed during FB21 installation procedure. Because Calk's Rom does not include the modem (needs separation installation), it did not over-write the previous installed FB21 modem.

With Calk's 2.9 (2.8.x should be fine also) rom and FB21 Modem, the speed test shows 10679kbps down, 1513 kbps up. In the past, I've never seen this speed on my phone.

Before this modem, my average down speed was just about 5~6 Mbps maximum and 200 ~ 300 kbps on up speed.

If you are interested, you can also try FB21 modem on Calk's 2.9 or 2.8.

My current configuration is -

Android 2.3.6

Baseband D710.10 S.FB21

Kernel 2.6.35.14-rogue_ET-1.5.0+

Build Calkulins.E4GT.ROM.v2.9

I'm not a technical expert. So, please don't ask me any technical stuff. :)

- From Jacksonville -
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graphic1982:
not trying to discredit you on this, but if you were doing the speed tests late at night, that could possibly be the reason you seen the speed increase. In my experience speeds are much faster late at night due to the amount of people that aren't using the network at that time of day.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Compusmurf:
I was using the FB15 modem then switched to FB21.

Seems the 3g/4g was better on FB15, but WIFI def. seems faster on FB21

Tested them both about 15 mins apart. Not scientific of course. Using the speedtest.net app, in that 15 mins, a reboot and flash of modem occurred.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] playya:
Quite true do those same speed tests at midday or 5 o'clock and see if they are the same
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
Just brought out my phone to same place where I messured last night.

Got the speed 11577kbps down, 1183 kbps, 114ms ping.

Even better than last night.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingdazy:
sadly, there are SO many factors that can contribute to one persons speed results on any given modem...

i've been itching to flash the fb21 on my Calk2.9 (using the fb15, works... ok...)

but waitin for more "results", general consensus from a greater number of people.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
Absolutely! That's the reason why I created this thread and sharing the information. We may could collect more data.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darklavalizard:
So you guys that have been flashing modems think FB15 is better than EL29?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
Not sure about FB15. But FB21 is better than FB15.

(You may check QBKing77's speed test at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9newmpMpnyA )

Based on my experience using EL29 modem since it's released, personally I believe FB21 is much faster than EL29.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] master acehole:
I did a test yesterday fb15 gets me 2.3 gbs down .83 up

Fb21 berely would pass 1gb down but up almost was the same score
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] parkslope:
3G speed seems about the same to me. You can't really anything close to a valid result unless you test two modems at the exact same time. Of course, most of us aren't able to do that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] random45:
Gigabits huh? Hats off to you then.. :-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hijewpositive:
Not to discredit you, but you are focusing on the wrong aspect. When trying to see an improvement in something, you must focus on the % CHANGE.

The only point that you are currently making is that speeds are faster at night than they are during the day. And that has absolutely nothing to do with what the OP was trying to say. In tests like these (comparing 2 different modems), the actual speeds or time of day make no difference. The only relevance they play is that the speed tests should be done within the same timeframe to have an accurate reading in differences. There is no way to conclude from what the OP was saying to assume that he did not do that.

Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] iBustCh3rries:
if your getting gbps instead of mbps then I need to move to your city! :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JosephD1014:
This thread got me to thinking - my wife and I both have E4GT phones - I could probably steal hers away and do some simultaneous testing of different modems - although I don't have 4G in my area at all so I'm not sure how useful that would be.

That would be the ideal way to test different modems against each other though right?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingdazy:
in a perfect world, yes! And I encourage you to do it! that would make for an awesome vid, or even screenshot session.

but... as it has been stated many times, "all phones seem to do different things with different modems/kernels/etc."

if you both got your phone from the same batch, could make for an interesting result.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
Thanks Joseph! You gave me the idea! I also have 4 E4GT. Mine, wife's and son & daughter's. My kids, they do not allow me to touch their phone but my wife, she's always ok. So, let me also compare two modems and post the result.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JosephD1014:
We got them simultaneously so I'd assume they were from the same batch, however hers had battery issues and mine did not - both seem to have the same wonky GPS though.

I'll see what kind of tests I can run - hers is currently on calk's 2.8.1 and I was going to switch back to Calk's since he got 2.9 out so I'll just switch mine to 2.8.1 first, do some modem compares, and then upgrade us both to 2.9 - just in case that makes a difference for some reason - unless you guys think that'd be overkill.

What modems should I compare? Which ones are "the best"? I've been using the latest ones but I keep seeing people mention that they've stayed on earlier ones for one reason or another.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
Several scenarios but,

1. EL29 vs FB15

2. EL29 vs FB21

3. FB15 vs FB21

If you have some more time after the above test,

4. FB17 vs FB21

If you don't have enough time for everything, then I recommend the #2. Because I started my first thread because of that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] master acehole:
Ahh yes I love los angeles lol however I forgot to do a 4g comparison >< ill try it later today

---------- Post added at 09:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:41 AM ----------

Wait im in a idiot megs..... Lol mbs
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thompsos:
Here are my results, comparing FB15 vs. FB21.

My methodology: I flashed the FB15 modem in CWM recovery. Using Speedtest, I ran 4 tests, first using WIFI, then 4G, then 3G. I discarded the first result for each connection type and tracked results. I then flashed the FB21 modem in CWM recovery and performed the same tests.

My results are attached below, with the highest average for each connection type highlighted.

I had better WIFI speedtest results with fb15, though the difference between the two was not huge. I had marginally better 4G download speeds on FB15 but much better 4G upload speeds on FB21 (though still not objectively great). I had MUCH better 3G download speeds and marginally better 3G upload speeds on FB21. Since I use WIFI and 3G much more often than I use 4G, I will be going back to FB15 for now. I will repeat these tests at home and see if my results are consistent with my findings at my current location (at work, on the 18th floor, which might make a big difference).

tl/dr: I will be going back to FB15 for now, and Sprint's service generally leaves much to be desired.

NOTE: speeds in attachment are MBPS. Also, I am on Calk's 2.8.1.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Yes please do some side by side same time testing of the modems. That's really the way to get more accurate results and yes, L.A. and surrounding cities are great Sprint areas. I averaged 7-10Mbps 4g everywhere I went within a 15 mile radius from where I was living. On the east coast, I am seeing really good 3g speeds in New Jersey. Fringe 4g area but Fios makes up for that. NYC is nuts...walk one block and you have 4g, walk another and its 1x then 3g. I just use 3g when in the city because all of that 3g/4g/1x switching just isn't very battery friendly to say the least. That's why I say Sprint is all about where you live
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thompsos:
I work in Century City (part of Los Angeles) and my Sprint 3G and 4G speeds are abysmal... Thank goodness for wifi (I use connectify to share my work computer's internet connection with my phone via wifi).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
My 'one' thanks to you. By any chance, could you try EL29 versus FB15/FB21? That's what I'm trying to do once my wife comes back from her work. I really need her phone!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] thompsos:
As requested, results attached.

Note that I could not get 4G service on EL29 while I could do so on both FB15 and FB21 (phone in approximately the same physical location and orientation for all tests). WIFI upload speeds were dramatically improved on EL29, but everything else was sub-par with this modem.

I will be going back to FB15.

Note that these are my results, and yours may vary; the methodology I described may help you determine what modem is best for you, with your hardware, in your location.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] digweed4me:
My 3g speed definitely got way better with fb 21
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JosephD1014:
I'll give this a shot tonight if I can get her to relenquish her phone for long enough :)

Calk 2.8.1 vs 2.9.1 - does it matter or can I just do 2.9.1? Got to thinking about it and unless I'm thinking wrong as long as the two phones are the same except for the modem then it doesn't matter which one I'm on right?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
I do not see any huge difference between the 2.9.1, 2.9 and 2.81.

Based on Calk's changelog, there could be only one item that could affect the speedtest - "Tweak some sensor speeds" from v2.9. But I don't think this wouldn't be a big deal. What we'd like to focus on is just the version of modem and its speed.

After the test, if someone believes that the differences are coming from the Rom version instead of modem version, then it's not too late starting the another test based on same ROM environment.

- My just two cents -
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RedDragonUT:
I can attest to the speed increase. Did it mid day with a screen shot of the final results. Was getting at best 500kb before switch to FB21.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] DevalB:
Wait till you see the Network Vision updates...3G should be a lot better
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ja5oN:
Coming from EL29 to FB21 and seeing tremendous speed increases. Using speed test to compare and ran various tests. No kiddin' I saw like a 4x increase in 3g speeds, wifi are about the same.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] air2k57:
Agree with op. At first, I was not sure if it was simply sprint improving here, or ics changes. Rolled back to el29, and my speeds went down again. Flashes fb21 modem, and bam...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] caspersfi:
Damn, not so lucky here:( I went from El29 to FB21 and didn't see any real difference. Also tried FB17 still notta noticeable change. Using speedtest.net in same location and all tests in about the same hour.

Oh well, we'll probably be seeing FB24 in a couple days anyway:-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Looks like I will have to try the FB21 modem. If my phone gets better than it already is, I am blaming people in this thread. :p.

Are those on 21 using zip or tar?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] caspersfi:
Zip

10char
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] repl1ca:
I haven't had a chance to compare speeds yet, but I have noticed the FB21 modem is a lot more reliable and stable compared to EL29. That is, my 4g connection drops a lot less with the new modem. I also seem to be getting more bars as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kingdazy:
Zip flashed.

Not sure about comparison to EL29, but compared to fb15 it seems much faster,...

Wondering, it also seems to "wake" and find signal MUCH better than either EL29 or fb15. My signal just seems... more stable? Like the guy above me, 4G seems to stick better.

Sent from my calculator watch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lesbox:
Just did a little 3G speed test comparison of my own...

Running:

Phantom's Blazer Rom 4.0

Stock EL 29 kernel w/CWM

EL29

UL / DL

.73 Mbps / .10 Mbps

.49 Mbps / .14 Mbps

.79 Mbps / .15 Mbps

.68 Mbps / .15 Mbps

FB21

.41 Mbps / .13 Mbps

.25 Mbps / .17 Mbps

.36 Mbps / .18 Mbps

.42 Mbps / .18 Mbps

Switched back to EL29 just to see if the higher speed stuck after switching back and forth and here's what I got...

EL29 Re-test

.31 Mbps / .13 Mbps

.61 Mbps / .14 Mbps

.29 Mbps / .15 Mbps

.44 Mbps / .15 Mbps

Looks to me like there's no real difference between the 2, just seems like it's luck of the draw...but EL29 may be better, all tests were done within 15 mins of each other in Tempe, AZ

--

Just for fun I thought I'd try FB15 as well... these were done just a few mins after the others...

FB15

.26 Mbps / .15 Mbps

.24 Mbps / .15 Mbps

.18 Mbps / .16 Mbps

.34 Mbps / .15 Mbps

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So from my results EL29>FB21>FB15 for me

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
EL29 vs FB21 Test Result

OK. I've finished one of my homework.

I brought my wife's phone and mine to the same place and started testing.

As you can see in below, I did not see any huge differences between two results. During the test FB21 seems like more stable on speed and faster download on 4G but nothing noticable from 3G and Wi/Fi. Like many people mentioned, there could be thousands of variables that affecting the speed. So, it's really hard to say which one is better one.

If FB21 modem is used in ICS rom, we may get the better result but when I installed on my Calk's 2.9 rom, my phone did not get the enough signal bar as much as my wife's.

One more thing that I noticed during the test is, FB21 consumes more battery and phone is getting hotter than EL29.

I did not realized this before because I only worked on one phone and did not have a chance to compare with different one.

Anyway, decision is yours and you are the only person who can make your only choice for your own phone. For me, I'm moving back to EL29 modem and will do the comparison again with my wife's. My wife's phone is EL29 stock Rom and mine is EL29 Calkulin's.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
I've semi finished mine. I ran 84 speed tests, back to back, 7 for 3g and 7 for 4g. I was sitting in the same spot for about two hours during testing. I also would, after testing one modem firmware then switching to the next, I'd wipe cache and dalvik, boot back in and update profile and prl then reboot. This was run in calkulin 2.9.1. I am too tired, punch drunk, and delirious to post the screen shots and averages right now at 140am. I will do the calculations and post screen captures when I wake up. This is by no means scientific. I was beginning to wonder sometimes if I was being throttled, but I probably wasn't. The speeds seemed to get worse the later it got. This is just a test on the tower I connect to at my home, so these numbers would change at a different site or city or state. I was bored and a little ocd, so I ran the tests. I was starting to nod off towards the end. See how dopey I am? I'm just a blabbering idiot at this point (more than usual).
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] YoungAceAtlanta:
I'm getting 10x the speeds with FB21
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] numus:
Tested fb21 at the hotel. In Daytona and stupid thing thought dc was best server. Running caulkin 2.9.1 with fb21 modem. I would test later while working but sprint has femto cells everywhere near the command post. No femto cells near the hotel tho

Test Date: Feb 25, 2012 6:58:14 am

Connection Type: Wifi

Server: Washington, DC

Download: 13225 kbps

Upload: 1951 kbps

Ping: 46 ms

External IP:

Internal IP:

Latitude: 29.16092

Longitude: -80.99587

A detailed image for this result can be found here:

http://www.speedtest.net/android/144918814.png

Ookla operates Speedtest.net using a massive global infrastructure to minimize the impact of Internet congestion and latency. With millions of tests performed every day across hundreds of servers, Speedtest.net is the ultimate resource for bandwidth testing and related information. Visit it on your computer today to find out why.

1 bar wimax

Test Date: Feb 25, 2012 7:02:40 am

Connection Type: Unknown

Server: Washington, DC

Download: 9384 kbps

Upload: 1017 kbps

Ping: 101 ms

External IP:

Internal IP:

Latitude: 29.16092

Longitude: -80.99587

A detailed image for this result can be found here:

http://www.speedtest.net/android/144920047.png

Ookla operates Speedtest.net using a massive global infrastructure to minimize the impact of Internet congestion and latency. With millions of tests performed every day across hundreds of servers, Speedtest.net is the ultimate resource for bandwidth testing and related information. Visit it on your computer today to find out why.

Full 3g

Test Date: Feb 25, 2012 7:04:17 am

Connection Type: EvdoA

Server: Washington, DC

Download: 1997 kbps

Upload: 619 kbps

Ping: 121 ms

External IP:

Internal IP:

Latitude: 29.16092

Longitude: -80.99587

A detailed image for this result can be found here:

http://www.speedtest.net/android/144920585.png

Ookla operates Speedtest.net using a massive global infrastructure to minimize the impact of Internet congestion and latency. With millions of tests performed every day across hundreds of servers, Speedtest.net is the ultimate resource for bandwidth testing and related information. Visit it on your computer today to find out why.