yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] kobi_eidelman:
whats the difference between those roms?

thank you
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] youkid90:
sorry, I don't know more about it, I am not the ROM developer, I just share it here, maybe you can ask this question on their website
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] kobi_eidelman:
8765 rom

first impresion - very nice rom, works well.

as soon as i'll try others- i'll report to the comunity
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] lekhwani:
What difference does tango have over mango?
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] LexSombra:
Mediafire links:

Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?iphegbzvuhzfch4

Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?052w44i06lktm99

I can't download from that chinense site, but I found those links :)
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] youkid90:
There are some problems in 8765 etc.. so they deleted download resource and updated their rom, here is the latest 8772
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] elmanortega:
can some good dev add spanish to it ill pay for it
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] LexSombra:
Thanks for the information..

I could download it now...

Sorry for the wrong link :(

And thanks 4 the new ROM :)
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] elmanortega:
im trying right now 15 hours for download :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] LexSombra:
The download started now..

First try, but it's going to take around 90min to complete...

EDIT: It suddently stopped :/ I'll try again...
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] youkid90:
I change the download link, this one may be faster;)
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] LexSombra:
Thanks my friend!

But It already worked with the old link!

The ROM works like a charm!

Some games that weren't running are smooth now!

And the phone overall is smoother!
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] Laquox:
How exactly do we download these? I have tried all over that site and nothing happens and google is being no help
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] mangojain:
same here, i can't see any download links :-(
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] youkid90:
I add a download link, I don't know if you can download it, good luck :)
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] xboogiex:
I don't understand which button to download it, all written in chinese
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] xboogiex:
found the way to download it, i use mobile web, but it'll bit lame..
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] youkid90:
For the dbank download link, you need to have a dbank account, if you don't have one, it's easy to register one.

For the xunlei download link, you need to download it by it's download tool named Thunder...，it you don't have a thunder installed in your computer, the page will lead you to the thunder download page.

For some reason, I can't uploade the source to a international site, sorry.
[Surround Windows Phone 7 Development] win7463:
Uploaded to rapidshare, hope that is ok. This is the original file from this thread. My account is active for a few more weeks then not sure if it will work after that.

https://rapidshare.com/files/347674046/Mondrian5.02_8772_5lang.7z

Extracting password: RIGtkv&%8972avs%$xx87Mond
[General Questions and Answers] 85gallon:
I have a few questions related to smartphones. Searched and couldn't find anything like I was looking for.

I am vary familiar with PC's and would like to compare in my mind where things reside on a smartphone.

On a smartphone, where does the operating system reside? Is it in the ROM(I know is Read-only-memory)? Or is the ROM similar to the BIOS on a PC and contains the basic instructions to interact with the between software and hardware?

Just having a little problem comparing what is where.
[General Questions and Answers] ch3mn3y:
i think its in ROM memory, but there is additonal memory for system/internal apps too.

In my XPlay I have 512mb+400mb.

There isn't anyth like bios but u can flash recovery
[General Questions and Answers] DeVelox:
From what I know, everything is stored in NAND flash. There is a boot partition which contains the kernel, and a system partition which contains the OS (firmware) itself. Those essentially double as ROM. Technically it's not read-only memory but its contents won't change unless you root your phone and change them yourself.

Also, I don't think an embedded system such as a smartphone would benefit much from having a full-blown BIOS. Hardware initialization, I believe, is done during the boot sequence, not prior to it. Look up "Board support package".

If someone knows more about this subject, feel free to correct me and provide additional information.

I'm quite interested in embedded systems myself, but only have had the opportunity to work with simple microcontrollers.
[General Questions and Answers] 85gallon:
So basically everything inside is more like a solid state hard drive? Just partitioned for different tasks? I figured the rom was not really a rom. Usually you have to build an interface and cut traces on the board in order to flash a rom.

Are we able to browse the rom? Like with root explorer? Or is that partition "hidden"?

Also, what are the caches for. I am familiar with caches like in ie. But the davlik seems to be persistent. Thanks for the answers so far guys.

Usually when you load a new os, the cache is usually wiped. But with phones, a step is to wipe the caches. Confusing when trying to grasp with the knowledge I have of older electronics. Lol I just called pc's old.

I wish there was some guide already making the comparison but Google can't find it!
[General Questions and Answers] DeVelox:
Yes, you can browse those partitions in Root Explorer. It will allow you to mount even the /system partition r/w so you can modify the contents.

As for the caches, I'm not sure what exactly gets stored on the /cache partition, but the reason you have to wipe/format it when you flash a new ROM, is because it's separate from the /system partition. That's probably what you meant by "persistent".

It's actually convenient when you think about it. If you want to flash an update of the ROM you are currently using, you probably don't want the cache to be wiped as well. On the other hand, sometimes you may want to wipe just the cache. Same goes for the /data partition, when you are doing a factory reset, for example.

I would also assume that since /system partition normally isn't written to, and /cache and /data are, keeping them separate helps in case the filesystem gets corrupted.
[General Questions and Answers] 85gallon:
Now you are confusing me.

/system is a folder. Not a partition. It may be in a folder but it is not a partition afaik. There is a root partition which is basically everything you see when you open file explorer that includes the system folder, then any other partitions are mounted under /mnt. Those include /asec /obb /sdcard and /secure. (using what I see in my kf for this example)

So when we flash the "rom" we are really only flashing one partition of a rom that has several partitions. That would be the basic partition containing the system files? We are not flashing the entire rom. Does that sound correct?
[General Questions and Answers] DeVelox:
In Linux partitions are mounted under directories. So /cache, /data and /system are really just mount points for those partitions. It's understandable that this would confuse you if you haven't had experience with Linux. Windows handles partitions somewhat differently.

When you flash a ROM, you are actually flashing only the system partition. Kernel is flashed to the boot partition, and others (cache, data, sdcard, etc.) are used by the system itself.
[General Questions and Answers] 85gallon:
Yes i have a little knowledge, albeit very little, of Linux. But if it is an actual partition it will also show under /mnt after you mount it, correct? That is how you tell if it is an actual partition. I do realize that the others partitions like /sdcard are being automatically mounted. And you can browse them through the /sdcard folder or /mnt/scard.

/cache is no where under /mnt or any subs of any partitions that are mounted so that tells me the /cache folder that shows under root is actually only a folder. Well there is a cache subdirectory underone of the partitions under /mnt but the contents are different than the contents of the cache folder running off of root.

Sorry bout all of the questions. I have done a lot to my phone and kf. I just like to know what it's being affected when when I do what I am doing. And why I am doing what I am doing.

Like i said before, the term rom confused me as when i was flashing roms on other devices I was having to build a hardware interface and cut traces on the board, sometimes install jumpers across traces. All of that to flash "roms". This was on xboxes and satellite receivers mainly.
[General Questions and Answers] DeVelox:
No, /mnt is just a directory like any other. In fact, it is rarely used for mounting purposes in modern Linux distributions.

When you open /cache, /data or /system in Root Explorer, please check the "x MB used, y MB free" line at the top. You will notice that it shows different values for each of those directories. That should be enough to convince you that they are indeed partitions, and not ordinary directories.

You will also notice that, for example, /etc shows the same used/free info as /system. That is because /etc is actually a symlink to /system/etc.

You should read up more on Linux, or just take my word for it.

P.S. If you have Terminal Emulator app installed, try the "df -h" command. It will list all the partitions, their mount points, and used/free space info. Mind you, only entries starting with "/dev/block" are actual partitions, tmpfs is something else.
[General Questions and Answers] 85gallon:
I see said the blind man. I also found this as an example of the partitions on my kf.

Scrolling down I see all of the active partitions.

http://kindlefirenews.org/expand-app-storage-on-the-kindle-fire/

Thanks for the explanations. But I will say that ROM it's a misnomer!:D
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3n:
Open a console on your android and type "df".

You will see the partitions.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bcparker:
I know that you are supposed to "restore a gingerbread ROM with working GPS" then there is all the details about leaving gps turned on, then flashing an ICS recovery to flash back to an ICS ROM but even to an experienced flasher like myself, this method has never been crystal clear. I've been reading and reading and reading and heard so much stuff about bricking by mixing ICS ROMs and Gingerbread recoveries and vice versa and I am yet to see a painfully explicit step by step process for this laid out. I am currently on mijjah's blend ics ROM and have no GB nand backup, so should I Odin stock EL29 and go from there? I'm not stupid just frustrated that I am yet to find a clear way to get GPS working with ICS.

I am planning on starting from scratch (full factory reset/data wipe) if that helps.

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] AsinX:
1. Odin to an EL29 ROM preferably one with CWM

2. Get GPS Lock

3. Turn Off Phone

4. Boot into Recovery

5. Wipe as always

6. Flash your ICS ROM of choice

Enjoy!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] luka2858:
When i try to move applications from phone memory to usb memory it says that there is not enough memory. I have over 10gb free space. Enyone?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Chris4evernoob:
It transfers it to the external sd storage so if you don't have one inserted it won't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] luka2858:
Yea i figured that was the case,thanks for confirmation.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aegrotatio:
What's the proper way to uninstall the pre-installed apps on Cyanogen like "Terminal Emulator," "Voice Dialer," "Car Home," "Latitude," "Navigation," and others, without messing things up in weird ways? I've tried using Blade Buddy and other techniques to mount the system as read-write but the system still won't offer me the ability to uninstall these permanent apps.

Thanks in advance.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
Don't uninstall. Freeze/block them using Titianium Backup Pro or the free Gemini App Manager. They will disappear from everything and won't run in the background, but still will be installed.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aegrotatio:
I elected to su to root, remount /system as read/write, and then remove the offending apk files from /system/app. This effectively removes those apps which are either useless or annoying for Nook Color users, like "Camera" and "Car Home" and obsolete versions of "AndroidTerm," "Spare Parts," and "ROM Manager."

They disappear immediately for a nice, clean fix. I recommend wiping the Dalvik cache and rebooting after doing this, too.

Quick steps:

Start Terminal or login remotely using SSHDroid Pro (I much prefer the latter).

Type these things:

mount -o remount,rw /system

cd /system/app

ls -al

Then just type "rm filename.apk" where "filename.apk" is the app you want to remove. The filename rarely matches the name of the app on your launcher. Your apps disappear magically and immediately and may cause alarms to popup until you reboot.

I recommend deleting these from /system/app:

CarHomeGoogle.apk (unless you somehow find a need for this one in your car)

AndroidTerm.apk (and download the newest version from Google Play Android Market called "Terminal Emulator").

Camera.apk (worthless on Nook)

SpareParts.apk (badly outdated even in CM 7.2.0-RC1, download latest in the Market, and BladeBuddy, too)

RomManager.apk (likewise, get updated RomManager Premium one in the Market and pay the developer)

VoiceDialer.apk (since Nook doesn't have a microphone)

Phone.apk (this will popup errors until you reboot because Android's internals really seem to want this app to keep living no matter what, but rebooting makes things fine).

Note, don't delete "CMParts" as these are the Cyanogenmod settings in the Settings app.

Also, when people refer to "clearing the cache" or "clearing the Dalvik cache" or "wiping the cache" or "wiping the Dalvik cache" the easiest way to do this is by using RomManager's ClockworkMod feature and choosing "Reboot into recovery" and choosing "wipe cache partition" from the orange text menu that appears there. Or, choose "Mounts and storage," then "umount /cache," then, "format cache."

When you reboot your Nook Color after clearing this cache it *will* take up to seven or more minutes to start up so give it some time. You haven't killed it, so just be patient. If you abort this long restart it will just make your apps run slower for the first day but after that everything will run fast and fine.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rampart51:
Very informative aegrotatio . Thank you.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Billchen0014:
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kiumiu.ca.statusbar.free

Very useful for gamers who just want to turn brightness up, check notification and things like that.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Harbb:
Thanks for linking to the app, i definitely think this is something google should have built into android. I was looking for something like this a few weeks ago, too, and here it is.

However, i think it belongs in the Themes and Apps section, development is based around ROMs and Kernel modifications, though if a feature like this could be built into custom ROMs it would be priceless.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Billchen0014:
I agree. This should be a standard feature for Android, well, as for now this app does the job
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] AeroEchelon:
Wow, really useful app I've come across in awhile. It was always a pain to switch back into the homescreen.

My only concern is that it takes up 12 MB of RAM. I think it could be more optimized? Well everything has a price.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] 309041291a:
I'm assuming this would constantly have to run in the background. Wouldn't that deplete battery life? ICS's battery life isn't amazing as is so I am not sure I want to make it worse...
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] kong:
FYI, there is a built-in option in MIUI to enable this feature ;)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jark99:
it uses too much ram 10mbs for this small app is a bit much.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Harbb:
6.7mb here. Doesn't use any extra battery. No complaints here.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Billchen0014:
Did not notice any decrease in performance of my phone, nothing noticeable anyway. Supercharge your phone to compensate if you want.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] AeroEchelon:
I doubt this consumes extra battery life; if so, it's negligent. RAM used does not consume more power; only CPU cycles do.

Besides, if this app was programmed well. It would only be active if it notices that the foreground app was in fullscreen mode.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] albedebbi:
Very usfull for me,thanks to the creator:D
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jerryfan2000:
This is my app. It doesn't do polling from system to get full screen change. It is triggered when there is size change in window. So it doesn't do anything until it is called by system for adjusting its size.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] AcidSentance:
This feature definitely does need to be implemented stock. It's a wonder that it hasn't already really.

Thanks!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aegrotatio:
With my really smoothly working Cyanogenmod 7.2.0-RC1-encore I have been unable to install Google Earth. The app has been recently updated and does install on my CM 7.1.X devices but for some reason it refuses to make itself available for my CM 7.2.0-RC1 devices.

I've tried changing DPI, so that's not it, so what could be the problem?

Thanks much in advance.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
It runs fine on RC1 so if you can get it on your device it will run. Copy it from one of your other devices.

Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DizzyDen:
Device information in build.prop (manufacturer, model and device)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aegrotatio:
Okay what do I change the values in build.prop to make it work again?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] awca22:
Hi i would like to know if I can replace touchwiz stock dialer and contacts apk with the one in the AOKP ICS, I was trying both and found out that in the contacts app in touchwiz there are low res contact pictures and on the AOKP no, I liked in overall the toucwiz ics more than google stock.

Can I just replace both contacts.apk and phone.apk with the ones on AOKP using root explorer?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] awca22:
nevermind I found out that they are different frameworks, I do really like almost everything about samsung ics rom, wish I could change that contact and phone apk.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
You can use a different dialer from the market probably.

I am going to look for alternatives, cause 2 apps in my dock for calls isn't what I want.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Mll4eveR.:
go contacts ex works just great.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] crystalstylez:
Get ex dialer and the pics theme. That's what I'm using with phone bricker and its a perfect fit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] loursauchocolat:
thanks man. I had spent quite a bit of time trying to find out how to get the dialer to work after flashing inverted gapps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] stone_ship:
I'm waiting to check out v2 of this ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1552852

It says in the changelog he already ported AOKP system apps incl. Contacts and Phone, but in the thread he says he needs to fix some things and it will actually be for v.2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] droid512:
Id like to know the answer to thus as well
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] k1ska:
Trebuchet launcher works great on TW ROMs, so if we could import AOSP Phone, MMS, and Contacts, it would be perfect. Calendar works as does the camera apk, so those aren't necessary to modify or anything. I've tried for hours to get the other apps working but to no avail. If I find some way to get them working, I'll let you guys know, but I'm happy with CM9 and AOKP at the moment. I might make a nandroid backup and try again tonight, though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] learning2livelyf:
exdialer with ics theme works pretty well
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] droid512:
Its not the same i wasn't impressed with exdialer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] solo786:
Hi,

I'm on a AOKP rom and i want to install Touchwizz contact.apk and phone.apk on my Paranoid (ics) because i can't do visioconference :(.

I try to push but there are FC and i can't find the apps.

Someone have a Idea please ? :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
You can't.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] droid512:
Different framework completely

CM9 Skyrocket
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] cute.fluff:
still looking for an answer...

hi, maybe i missed it here but i still dont know if i can change the phone.apk with a different one and if so - what is the correct process...

im gonna try now to replace the phone from CM9 Hybrid ROM with 1 that has video calls option. ill post here if i succeed :)

gg wp

S.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DanDroidian:
Where can i restore my original phone and contacts apks from? Anyone have a link to help me?

(I'm on xwLPG odexed)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Why don't u just rip them out of the rom that you're using and push them to /system?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DanDroidian:
I tried that (used TB to extract it from a Nandroid back up), but i continued to get the same error.

I finally bit the bullet and did an advanced Nandroid restore and just restored the "system"

That worked.

Also decided to try the EX dialer. Love the interface. Much nicer than the stock LPG one! Faster to get the job done.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Did u push them to /system, set permissions, then reboot?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DanDroidian:
Honestly, i didn't have time to mess with it, i needed a working phone, so just restored the SYSTEM from the Nandroid backup.

Thx again! I'll know fire next time i mess something up...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
It only takes a few seconds lol probably less time than restoring system from your nandroid
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DanDroidian:
Mess with it = figure it out
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Not really, permissions in /system look like this, see not that hard
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DanDroidian:
Really.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Dude I just showed you, no it isn't
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] DanDroidian:
Again, i didn't have time to wait around for ur magical advice, and i didn't know the procedure AT THE TIME. Are u trying to not understand or are u mildly retarded?

I pray the former, for ur sake.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] clay101eve:
... I feel some flamage comin your way... Got a fire extinguisher? Ur gonna need it!

Clay

[EDIT] In before lock!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Damn dude you're one of the most ungrateful people I've seen in this section. That took all of about 5 seconds you make it seem like it takes forever to do. No I'm not mildly retarded thank you.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Efrencalvario:
Hi does anyone know how to turn on mytouch 4g without using the power button. And w/o adb ? My power button doesnt wotk anymore and if i am not at home im not able to use adb. So i was in my car charger trying to turn it on bug i couldn't pressing v/up+v/d + home b. Makes the phone vibrates but nothing else . Please help.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christop911:
Impossible
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nicgraner:
Just plugging it in while it's off should turn it on..
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Efrencalvario:
Im hoping there is a combination buttons ....no nothing more than charging happens when i plug the cable in