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[Android General] frelle218:
Yesterday I was lucky enough to stumble upon a ported version of BOINC for Android. You know, BOINC will solve all problems in the world through distributed computing.. :)

I really think it's a great idea since we have so much processing power in our mobile devices that's unused during the night. Of course it would not work to run it during the day because of the extreme battery drain, but it works perfectly as long as the charger is connected and the phone is not used anyway. It's also a great use for all old, unused Android devices out there! ;)

The port for Android is developed by a guy called matszpk, but I have not been able to find him on XDA forums yet. You can find more information and download links to the app here: https://github.com/matszpk/native-boinc-for-android/wiki

I'm currently running it on both ICS, Honeycomb and Gingerbread devices and it works great on all.

Now get your devices up and running and thank matszpk!
[Android General] Screwbal:
Caught this online today so I'm curious how many people may be running it these days and how their devices do on heat? My S4 is OC'd and can get warm during games and other stuff. I'm a little scared to let it run like mad all night while I'm asleep and not awake to notice the heat build up and have something die.

So can anyone comment on how their phone handles the load and if it gets crazy hot?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Apif Fuloh:
To make logo.rle, easier way you can use Photoshop. Create a new file or new pictures as you want, setting the image mode to RGB, to make sure X10 image you created in the size width 480 x height 854, then save it in PNG format.

Then to change the format PNG to logo.rle, you can use a tool that was created by dooMLord "Boot screen logo creation package". I'm just more to clarify, especially for the new in this. Please download and see here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1140406

Prepare an image that has been created earlier.

Extract "boot_screen_logo_creation_package.rar" in a folder.

To further facilitate the work, copy the command prompt in the input to the windows/system32 folder boot screen logo creation package, put together all in one folder. Put your picture also earlier in the boot screen logo folder creation package that's already in the extract.

Change the name of your image becomes logo.png

Then click the command prompt.

Typing the following command:

convert_image_to_rle.bat <path_to_image_file>

Replace <path_to_image_file> the image file name that you create.

Example: convert_image_to_rle.bat logo.png

It will be two image files: logo.png.raw and logo.png.rle

Now you should have your own logo.rle.

Change the name logo.png.rle be logo.rle

This image is ready you are using, and can be inserted into your ramdisk.

To enter the drawing logo.rle you have made this into a ramdisk

Have a look at this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1683832

Hope this helps.

Thanks to: Xda-developers

dooMLord : for boot_screen_logo_creation_package

And you all ..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] paleh0rse:
This article appeared today on the main page of XDA and I feel that it's a very important lesson for any/all new ROM devs.

Sage Advice from Cyanogen Still Valid Today

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/sage-advice-from-cyanogen-still-valid-today/

Excerpt

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] s1mpd1ddy:
Guess I should continue with this hello world app... haha
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jimmer411:
Op just explained 99% of our roms lol

Repackage, rename, reskin and ask for donations. Rinse lather and repeat. Now your a dev!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] andrawer:
Ha.

True software developers understand the wisdom of code reuse.

So ,in my opinion, if a fledgling developer takes a set of code and applies addons, makes a few setting changes then calls it a ROM and provides users benefit...then they are on the path.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] paleh0rse:
Even if they fail to write a single line of original code?

I'm with cyanogen on this one...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] DAGr8:
saddly alll this is sementic

if the world of android was perfect then this would be true .by perfect i mean everything being open source ...

but if everything was open source we woudlnt have things like arc touchwizz blurr or sense , it is my opinion and shared by many others that android would be very boring if we only had aosp .

what does a coder brings to touchwiz sense or blurr device ?

the market is filled with cool apps and launcher .. 99% of them coders will make apps for android and wont bother with anything else

that brings me to my next point . building from source means on top of aosp , or in my terms vanilla android .. many devs love vanilla and its fine but what about those who dont ?

99% of the rom on xda are just that : either source compiled with apps added or stock deodex rom with a theme and apps added ..

here is the but , and before i say it i wanna say everyone is entitled to his opinion and im not bashing anyone ,

without guys like me who just hack the code and spend countless hours looking at what the code is actually doing and port the nice stuff from sense to TW or form CM to TW and RE (reverse engineer all these nice codes) 99% percent of the android devices would be boring because lets face it there is only one aosp device / year..

so from what Cyanogen is saying we should all buy a gnex and stop supporting those that make android close source,

but wait without them , many things woudlnt be in CM in the first place , what is cm without all these kangs? a glorified aosp ?

ok maybe im pushing but you get my drift...

how many true innovations by Cyanogen vs them Proprietary UI ?

fun fact the head (or ex ) of Cyanoen now works at samsung and help make touchwiz better (close source)

what about miui , they have so many innovations , and they dont share any of there code ..

so as I said there is no black or white here

thats what android is all about make your own thing play with it call it yours and make it a hobby , and maybe just maybe others will like it ...

I have seen way to many devs get god like status on xda for deodexing a rom and injecting voodoo in there kernel (for example)

i ve seen crazy talented themers have there work taken by others be ignored by the community and then vanished , and everyday we see a kik ass true developper on here and treat him like hes a nobody , because he doesnt have or because we havent heard of his rom .....

i completely understand where cm is coming form but my opinion differs slightly ..

@op kik ass thread (as I never read the front page)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] khaytsus:
Hard to build an i717 ROM from scratch with all of the proprietary bits, Samsung framework, etc, as most of that is proprietary as DAGr8 says. AOSP/AOKP works, but lacking some SPen functions and still relying heavily on a binary kernel as there are no kernel sources for ICS yet.

Hopefully the kernel situation changes, and we're back to the normal business of everything except the proprietary blobs that have to get copied from a stock ROM...... :rolleyes:

It'd be nice if all required code was released, but for some reason such things tend to be considered proprietary. Oh well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kimtyson:
Thanks OP. I also don't read the frontpage near often enough.

I like what Cyanogen is saying, and agree with his points from his developer point of view. I also agree with DAGr8 and his points. The fact is that Android gives us so many choices and has so many options for exploration. I think that's why so many of us have moved to the Android ecosystem. There is enough room for everyone. Android is the most prevalent mobile OS in the world for a reason. We can all have our opinions. We can all have what we want on our devices. And there are more and more people willing and able to jump in and try to build. Call them developers, or hackers, or derivators. It doesn't matter to me. They all add value to Android.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twowheeler:
Hi all,

I am currently using an Xperia X10, with unlocked bootloader and a custom rom. Does almost everything i need from a phone, but it can always be faster and better right ;)

Today i stumbled upon a nice offer with an Xperia Arc S. I can also choose a samsung galaxy s plus..

So i have a few questions for you guys:

Do you recommend the arc s? I really like SE for it's build quality and excellent camera. So the samsung is out i think :p. PLus the Arc S having Android 4.0.

Is the Arc S nicely build?

Battery life? (xperia x10 has 1500mah, but with custom rom it gets trough the day with ease)

I will almost certainly do the same with it as i did with my x10 : rooting the phone and tweak it. So is the arc S an easy phone to edit and root? Are there some nice ICS roms for it? (of course there are :D )

How about performance? i know it is not the best phone on the market, you could even call it an "older" model. Adreno 205 is a good GPU isn't it?

And is the camera really as good as Sony claims it is? Yeah i am not comparing it to my dslr (Sony(:D) Alpha A500), but can you make some nice pictures with it.

Or should i just pay a bit more and go for Xperia S

I have been using my x10 for 2 years now, don't know if i will do the same with the arc S. But the offer is so good that i could even sell the phone and still don't pay more than with my current Sim-Only.

I hope i get some answers from you guys. Information from users is much more valuable than everything i read on the net. Reviews are generally pretty positive.

Greets, and thanks in advance
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adsada arc:
I would go for the Xperia S personally, the arc is great but the lack of RAM and memory make it often frustrating to use. Multitasking is a pain because you'll find that you leave an app, come back to it and it will have closed most annoying on the browser. Also once you install a decent amount of apps on it you do start to notice it lag.

It is a great phone, as long as you're a light user. Going back to my arc from my Xperia S you do notice this more. That said it is a good update from the X10 which is very sluggish with 2.3, but if you want something much better and more future proof I would recommend at least a phone with 1GB RAM and a dualcore processor. ;)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr toasty:
I don't have an arc s, I have an arc. I previously used an x10 though and the arc is worlds better (even with similar specs). The rom community for the arc is also very active so you'll likely find exactly what you need for your usage.

That said, adsada is right; if you can swing it I would get a newer xperia phone, but if the deal on the arc s really is a good one I can't see any reason not to grab it. Just expect to use your phone like a phone, not a computer :P
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
if u buy arc s you are going 10 months behind with u see the config..but the looks are still futuristic..one of the best looking phone. but only drawback is its RAM..if u want your phone to survive jelly beans load and want to stick to it atleast for 1-1.5 years then i think your btr go for xperia s..

i have 3 smartphones..i see my defy as a rough & tough man..i see my SGS2 as a big corporate man with suit blazers..but when i see my arc s i see her as a sexy victoria secret model :p ..

BTW this is general section...Questions should go into Q & A section..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okty2k:
The build quality is good.

The battery life...hmmmmm.. I am still waiting for the phone that last more than 1 day in heavy use. Still, with the right ROM and settings, it lasts about 10h (and by heavy duty I mean HEAVY DUTY, used at least 6h out of 10 - music, internet (data), gaming, etc)

Camera is good. I had nothing to complain about.

The RAM and internal memory is indeed a drawback. Still, some workarounds can be found with the right ROM and app configurations.

If you want it mainly for the design.. go for it, it is great!

If you are more interested in force than in beauty... go for Xperia S.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twowheeler:
Thanks for the answers.

Yeah the offer is pretty nice, but i think i will wait a bit and buy something a bit more high performance.

Looks of the Art S are the best though, i really think there isn't a better looking phone on the market right now.

Lack of Ram is something the X10 has too. Really irritating sometimes, but after some modding you can run it pretty fast.

But i really like to tweak things, and i like technically advanced stuff. So it is probably better to buy something different.

Don't know if i stay with sony though.. Samsung galaxy S2 is getting a lot cheaper fast here. So that probably is a lot value for many. I hate touchwich, so that one will be modded for sure :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dyepnoodle:
i have an Arc S, to be honest i prefer the Galaxy. Arc S is good but when it comes to updates i think ICS will be the last update this phone will ever taste (porting will help but some stuff might not work)

maybe newer ver of android requires a bigger memory (RAM) ICS is kinda slow on this phone but Modding helps speed it up.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elnitrox:
im an arc user also..

work in a mobile section been exploring all high end phones

just my own opinion and what ive experience

sony - camera / visual(your screen) / audio

those criteria sony will have great advantage towards other brands

but speed xperia s dual core old architecture cpu,

s4 dual core phones will swallow it alive

im planning also to change my phone maybe other brand

i used my arc for almost a year now and the ram just cant handle it
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freakin.ro:
got an Samsung Galaxy S2 and an Sony Arc S. have to say, the RAM on the Arc is really a problem, but the camera is way better than on the Samsung :-D

currently I´m trying AOKP on my Arc S, just to see if it handles the RAM really better than Stock :-P

so for you: get a device with more RAM and nice optics ;-) but you probably won´t be disappointed with the Arc S.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marmalux:
:) ... If you want a upgrade from x10 go for sony S http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_s-4369.php, it is a bit expensive now, but if you wait a little it will be a good upgrade.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joanquro:
I want to use the wireless tether in my SGS3, but unfortunately, mi laptop only supports 802.11b/g, while the SGS3 also supports 802.11n. I can't connect from my laptop to the SGS3. The laptop "sees" the wifi hotspot and displays the settings of the hotspot as "802.11n", but it can't connect. I suppose the culprit is the wifi standard used.

Anyone has tried the built-in wireless tether in the SGS3?

Anyone has tried another wireless tether app?

I have tried Wireless Tether for root users and it doesn't work.

By the way, my phone is rooted.

Thanks.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aliamin86:
I just flashed an ics rom and it won't give me internet access on simple mobiles network plz if any one has a solution. I tried editing the apn or even making a new apn still the same problem even I have T-Mobile on my screen as my carrier.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] iArtisan:
Which ICS ROM?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aliamin86:
Geniuses v1and eagleblood
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TheKid1:
I had the same problem. This is what ive found out. I dont know why ICS has this problem, but try this:

After installing the Rom, go to your APN settings. You should see a T-mobile apn. Click on it to edit it. Now all you have to do is

1) Erase whatever is in the "apn" column and type in "simple".

2) Under the "mmsc" column, leave whatever is there, but add "smpl." right between the "http://" and the "mms".

So it should read http://smpl.mms. whatever else is typed there.

Let me know if this helps. By the way, this should be the only thing you change/add/remove. And also dont put the quotation marks in.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] aliamin86:
Tried that also I had the mt4g with ics installed worked with no problem but with the LG g2x it gives the same problem when I try to download a mms pic it disconnects then gives me unable to download mms so I had to flash cm7 on to my phone and now everything is working I want ics back on my phone I really like it but until this issue is re-adressed I will have to stick to cm7. I hope the developers read about this problem
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] allquixotic:
Hi all,

Assuming the following:

Android 2.3.7 device is connected to an IPv6 internet connection

Tethering is legal for your device/carrier

The ipv6-test gives 10/10 (perfect score) for IPv6 readiness for your phone, and you can access e.g. http://ipv6.google.com using the phone itself

You want to tether to a PC using USB

Device is rooted

Is there a way to give the PC access to the phone's IPv6 internet connection?

I'm assuming that we can't give the PC a public IPv6 address, because the phone is probably only allotted one IPv6 address from the carrier; plus they might treat your plan differently or something if you try to claim another IP address (it's an unnecessary complexity)

So what we actually need to do is, to create a NAT IPv6 space on the device, just like we do for IPv4 when we tether, and provision an IP to the PC that way. Then we have to do something for DNS; I guess we can use OpenDNS's AAAA servers.

Do any of the existing tethering methods support this at all, or is this something I'd have to do manually? Also, is it possible even in theory on Android 2.3, or is it known that a newer version of Android will enable it?

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ziddey:
a year later...

http://dan.drown.org/android/clat/index.html
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
My phone feezes instantly when i try to make calls, and when i recieve calls it rings but as soon as i answer it freezes. only way to unfreeze is to battery pull. Whenever i press the power button to unlock my phone, the screen takes 5-10 seconds to actually turn on to be able to unlock it. Every Time!

More importantly, i have tried to odin back to stock many times with no luck.

I am also unable to flash to any other roms - upon flashing ANY rom i get stuck at samsung logo indefinitely. I also get stuck when i try to odin anything other than UCKD5 stock, like it gets stuck when trying to odin to GB stock. I am able to flash community kernel without getting stuck tho.

Any ideas?

EDIT: i also have tried formatting both SD cards

EDIT2: i used Kies to update firmware to UCLB3, this fixed the unlock issue, but whenever i make calls i cannot hear the other person and they cannot hear me. Still unable to flash ROMS
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
From what you are describing, I suspect you have have some sort of partition corruption.

You may want to look for any voodoo files and folders on your /sdcard.

Delete them all.

Back up whatever files you want.

Power down.

Take out the microSD for now.

Use the heimdall uclb3 I put together. Alternatively, you can use odin to flash one of the later gb leak like uclb3...but you also need the PIT file and you will need to repartition on the odin interface. If you are unsure, use the heimdall I put together.

Put your phone into DL mode and flash the heimdall or odin.

On the heimdall, if the flash was successful, you will need to check the boot loader box, put your phone back into DL mode and flash it again.

To get cwm recovery, follow the second post in the uclb3 heimdall thread.

gl
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
I tried Heimdall, it failed at recovery one time and then modem the next. Once it went all the way through without failing, my phone booted into recovery after the flash, and now i am only able to boot into recovery. Odin is now unable to see my device now.

did i do something wrong? :O
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
download mode again and flash the heimdall again with boot loader checked.

if you cant check the boot loader box, you have to start over with 2 heimdall flash...check the op

odin uses different driver..use a diff usb port
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
Okay i Heimdall flashed without bootloader then again with bootloader and it booted properly (thanks!!). Then powered off and went into download mode and flashed ENTROPY512's 2.2.2012 kernel for CWM and allowed it to boot. Then i powered off again and three fingered into CWM (three finger boot took about 5minutes if thats important), wiped data/cache/dalvik and formatted system/data/cache and flashed my desired ROM (miui 2.2.4) and nowww it is sitting at samsung logo and has been for 10 minutes and im scared to touch it lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] abo gassar:
have u tried change another recovery like clockwork mod from odin and flash roms
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
Well i have been trying Clockwork mod (CWM)

you mean different versions of that?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] abo gassar:
yup Another version, or any other type
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
yeah ive tried 3 versions :/
[Samsung Infuse 4G] abo gassar:
return to stock

ok if thats did not help

return back to stock

by this step u will not need to odin or cwm

thats stock by java

the stock called "Stock_SGH_I997_UCLB3_Repartition-One-Click.jar"
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
Yes i have already used Heimdall to return to UCLB3... many times.. lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
MIUI needs to be flashed twice in recovery to stick..same with cm7/cm9 - (unless you know how to flash just the kernel first - don't worry about this last part) - just boot back into cwm and flash again
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
haha i already tried starting over, im at the first heimdall flash again. but ill do that once i go through it all and let you know what happends, THanks again :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
SUCESS!

thank you so much! it works :D

Heimdall FTW
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
Finally:)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
One thing ive noticed is that before i did all this my phone would boot in under a minute, and now it takes 10-15 :/

but im just glad it works! :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
Aft you return to stock...did you do a factory reset?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
yup yup!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
The first boot up is always the longest after a stock reset. Usually 5 minutes.

Repeat boot up should only be 2 minutes - providing you did not wipe any cache or data.

If you had a lot of pics and music or files in your external sd card, the boot up will be longer.

To test this, take out your ext sd card.

boot into cwm.

factory reset. wipe system/data/cache.

Download mode and flash heimdall again...Since you had the bootloader already from the last time, you don't need a bl flash this time.

The first ATT boot up should take 5-7 minutes.

Repeat boot up should only be 2 minutes-3 minutes.

If it is longer, you may have some hardware issues.

Once you start to add things or ext-sd and noted increase boot time, you will narrow down the culprit
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
thanks! ill try it out
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
I did exactly as you instructed and the first boot took around 15mins, and the second boot was on the samsung logo for exactly 7 minutes and 58 seconds.

i should mention that the whole reason i began doing all this flashing and back to stock nonsense is because i got pushed in the pool with my phone in my pocket and this was all to bring it back to life. So i suspected hardware issues, this one being pretty minor all things considered :)

thank you for your help! i've learned a hell of a lot :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
well that would of been nice to KNOW you "DA" " :p dumbass" :p LMAO, really seriously you didn't mention that part....SMH.....:rolleyes:

for your phone to be working after that, I would not care if it took any amount of minutes to boot.....:eek:

and Yes I suspect hardware issues....REALLY......lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ibCurlyFry:
http://789chan.org/L/src/128556890322.png ?

hahahah
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
i know right...the detail you left out....:p:p

now that is a face palm....:p:p