yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] benbaptist:
Ohai.

I've been reading around, and noticed how people have booted the Nexus One into a vanilla installation of Linux, without a chroot or Android running whatsoever. I wanted to try this, and get Xorg running natively on the device without having to use VNC, in hopes of better X performance/more usability.

Playing around, I did get Xorg to start on the framebuffer inside a chroot. I got the evdev drivers working, thus I can actually use the touchscreen. ALSA seems to be happy and sound is alright. I found some drivers on the web for PowerVR GPUs, and installed those and configured X to use them. But, I've hit a wall: I can't load the PowerVR drivers for full hardware acceleration. It seems to be trying to use modprobe to load the module, but that doesn't seem to work inside a chroot. I'm guessing I might not be able to overcome this, as it seems to simply be a limitation of the chroot itself.

I'm assuming my next goal is probably to get my device booted natively in a vanilla Linux environment. No Android in the way. To be honest, I'm not sure where to start. I guess my first question is, how possible is this? For the Nexus One, people used fastboot, but since Samsung uses their own Download Mode thingy, I don't think that'd work. Does Download Mode work similarly like fastboot, where I can boot off something like the sdcard without flashing anything to the internal memory?

Is this a relatively easy task to accomplish? I'd just love to use Ubuntu Unity on this device, fully native, running OpenGL games with good performance (like Minecraft, which just barely runs in CPU rendering using the framebuffer driver or dummy driver + VNC). It would also be awesome to hook up a USB keyboard and mouse, maybe even an external display, and use it like a netbook/desktop.

Also, I apologize if this is the wrong subforum. I don't know if this really fits under the "Development" section or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
Ah, this is what I love: detailed posts. The more info you give me, the more likely I may be able to help you in some way.

Just off the top of my head (with no googling or researching about creating a CHROOT enviroment, do those files actually exist, and if they do, is the filesystem actually mounting? Sounds stupid, but sometimes some of the most frustrating mistakes are the ones that are extremely simple (I spent a week working on CM9 at one point fixing crashes, and all I needed to do was set a variable to false).

I would look up any work related to this on the I9000 forums, as they are almost identical to us. The I9000 has just about every android project under the sun availible to it, so I am sure someone has worked on CHROOT for it at some point or another (almost 3 years old, and their dev community is still ENORMOUS, I wish I had gotten one of them with a bad ESN than a Gplayer ;)). Now, are you actually able to boot to a terminal (as it seems), and trying to start an X server, or are you just trying to get it to START period?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] benbaptist:
Yup, I checked and the filesystem did mount properly. I created a file inside /system/lib, and it appeared in the chroot's /lib, which is where I `mound -o bind`'ed it to. It seems like it was working alright.

Ah yes! Probably my only serious complaint about my Galaxy Player is the development community's lack of existence. I almost wonder if I could just sell this device and get a Galaxy S1 for about the same amount of money? Or even a Galaxy S2, maybe. I just wonder how much money Galaxy Players can cost second hand.

I can get a terminal which works just fine, and I can even start Xorg right now, but only with the framebuffer driver. Interface-wise, the framebuffer driver seems amazingly smooth but the driver itself has its issues, and I'd rather have a hardware accelerated driver anyway just to see how certain OpenGL games run like Minecraft.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] case-sensitive:
I'm not a developer :( but your comments about chroot reminds me of a related project for the nook color:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1605095

I wonder the ideas there could be useful? Please keep us informed!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanthesolo:
Yeah, I would have done that if I had known, but it is probably better to hang onto the player, as they sell for maybe 50 percent of retail. Well as I said, this really isn't my forte, so good luck with the driver, and if you need any help, just pop me a PM.
[HTC EVO 3D] htc-hd2:
I just turned my phone on and now all it's showing is a gray screen (see image) below.

Even when I pull the battery, it "boots" into this. After some time I do hear the booting sound.

The phone is unlocked/rooted/s-off'ed.

When I boot with the volume button down it does show something, but it's unreadable (only showing the top 1/2 part of the 1st text line)

Anyone here who might have a clue what is wrong, and how to fix it?

Thank you.
[HTC EVO 3D] beneath-a-burning-turtle:
It's the slenderman!

Lol no you probably need a new digitizer/lcd panel. That's my guess
[HTC EVO 3D] spirithandler:
Try booting into the boot loader and see if it still does that if not your rom has gone corrupt. Superwipe and reinstall.
[HTC EVO 3D] DarkRazorZ:
Looks like the LCD is damaged or the connection ribbon for the LCD is loose.
[HTC EVO 3D] DjDom:
What everyone's said so far is right. Your LCD is either broken or has a loose cable.

Send it in for repairs.

I don't see why they wouldn't repair it even if you are rooted, as this is their flaw, not a result of your rooting.

But to be safe, try and flash an RUU on the phone, for now.
[HTC EVO 3D] htc-hd2:
Thank you all for the input.

It's still withing waranty, and will be picked up tomorrow for replair!

It's still rooted.. Let's see what they are going to say.

Will keep you guys updated!
[HTC EVO 3D] htc-hd2:
re: Will keep you guys updated!

Today I gmy evo back..

(I was away for a holiday , so could not get the phone fixed before)

They replaced the motherboard... It's great, exept that I now can not root the phone anymore :(
[HTC EVO 3D] flashallthetime:
Why not?

signature( don't ask me for help, as could care less if you phone explodes)
[HTC EVO 3D] EM|NEM:
htcdev doesnt seem to work with replaced motherboards
[HTC EVO 3D] htc-hd2:
Correct!
[HTC EVO 3D] htc-hd2:
Great... NOT..

Today I noticed that the compass and GPS are not working!

Compass is stuck at the North, and GPS does not see any satellites (tested outside)

HTC will pick it up tomorrow.. again......

To be continued
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
I received my official Allshare cast dongle today and although it is working I can't seem to get videos that I play to appear on BOTH screens at the same time. On various youtube reviews/demos, I have seen people playing videos with it appearing on the TV and the GS3 screen simulaneously. When I play a video it only appears on the TV and on the GS3 screen I get either a black background (e.g. youtube player) or a black background with the allshare icon logo on it and the player controls (standard video player).

What do I need to do to get the video to appear on both screens at the same time?

Cheers,

Richard.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geordie Lad:
The only way is to install another video player because if you saw a video showing doing both then they been misleading you.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
Im sure its possible. The YouTube videos i have seen are not just ones recorded at the official Galaxy S3 launch demo booths but also from a fair number of unofficial user demos using their home TV's. I doubt they are all deliberately faked.

Also the videos all use the standard built in Galaxy S3 video player too.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geordie Lad:
I've got an Allshare Cast myself and it has no settings so Samsung must have fiddled it up to have both screens working because obviously it looks better in a booth with both displays running.

And I think Samsung turn the display off when watching videos because obviously you not gonna be watching both and it saves a load of power, so guess you just have to wait for someone to create a mod to get that done.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonstatt:
The Allshare cast does NOT mirror when playing video.

What worries me is when using the video player, it permanently leaves the Allshare logo on the screen. It is very very dim, but surely that could still result in screen burn after many hours of video watching this way!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] da.trute:
What are games like, any lag, do any work?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonstatt:
There is some lag, yes. It doesn't make games unplayable, but it could put you at a disadvantage for multiplayer. Some games which are currently free on the Samsung app store are free and have optimisations for this system. Modern Combat 3 maintains resolution but suffers framerate drops sometimes in dual screen mode. Asphalt 7 maintains framerate but lowers resolution when the screen gets busy. The TV displays the main game, and the phone has a map of the course which is quite cool.

There is a bit of luck here, as it depends on the quality of WiFi signal in your home and interference can affect how well this system works. Certainly it has its uses though and I suspect there will be firmware improvements for it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] da.trute:
bugger, I wish they'd hurry up and release to TV version, I have a top of the range samsung tv which will work as the cast dongle when they get around to enabling it, i'm hoping latency will be slightly less too as its a straight hop to the TV bypassing the HDMI connections.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pavweb:
Allshare cast dongle experiences

Hi, I have had my dongle for a few weeks now. Few problems and very upset with lack of support from samsung. I read you're message while trying to solve my issues. I have just used vlc player from the market and it plays video on screen and the tv together. Hope it helps. Wonder if you know how to make the image fit the my tv screen, it cuts edges of at the moment. Thanks and good luck
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
Thanks. Yes I since discovered that VLC let you do the mirrored playback after looking very closely at some youtube videos that demonstrated this mode.

Out of interest what other problems are you having? I haven't had time to test mine all that much yet. One thing that annoys me is that there is no on/off button so I have to unplug it to turn it off (I have it hooked up to my HDMI auto switch).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pavweb:
I can't get it to fit tv properly, sometimes requires two or three attempts to connect. Streaming Iplayer has audio sync problems, there is no alternative for audio out to a sound system and today it disconnected and refused to connect for ages. Had to unplug and reset with button at least 3 times. When is first got it my phone had no option for allshare and Samsung don't have any support on it. No one could tell me that I had to update through Kies on my desktop to get this option. All in all I do like it and use it loads, I'm just hoping the new official jb firmware will increase stability. Funny enough the guy I bought it of on ebay here in Turkey emailed me asking for confirmation it works as he has had loads of negative feedback from selling them. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt Samsung to create some support pages. But as usual xda dev prevails.

---------- Post added at 08:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:12 PM ----------

I have noticed that if you change channel on the phone it automatically disconnects the allshare connection. I never turn it off for this reason. But not very eco friendly I know. :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a67543210:
There is a firmware update in the Samsung app store for the allshare cast dongle, available today. So far, there is a rapid connection established to the unit, stable. Sound issues also are resolved so far. Great update.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freedoomChuck:
Me noob

Device rooted

Installed terminal emulator

Trying to find where offline reading HTML are savedp

Instead found strange saved files.

Question: why are those file saved, ex http_m.facebook.com.0.localstorage is it safe to delete those file?

Oups nob aren't allowed to post screenshot from imgur

The file are in /data/user/0/com.android.browser/app.databases/localstorage
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bhauver:
Hoping someone out there can help me :)

I have the Verizon G3 and have installed several custom ROM's. I really would like to have CM10 as my DD but I am running into an issue with most of the CM10 variants. I have a car stereo with Bluetooth support, I have no issues pairing the phone, that works OK. But shortly after I pair my phone I receive a dialog that asks for permission to download my address book to my stereo (this is an extremely handy feature since I can then use the car's voice activation feature to place a call e.g. "Call So-and-So on Cell". When I give the phone permission, it seems the download never completes. Normally, the stereo will display a message that says "Download Complete" but in this case I never see that message. Also, when I try to use my voice activation the stereo keeps telling me "Phone book still downloading", This happens on any CM-based ROM that I try, it is very consistent so I am assuming there is something in the base CM code. If I install any ROM based on stock I have never seen this issue, the phonebook download completes in a few seconds. I have also tried pairing an iPhone and a Blackberry and everything is fine.

I am wondering if anyone else has seen this issue and if anyone knows a way this can be fixed? This is my "acid test" for an acceptable rom for me so I am hoping I can get this addressed so I can move away from stock.

Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bhauver:
Guess I am the only one with this issue? :( I just tried installing CM10 M1 but it still has the same issue. I will try some other JB-based variants to see if I can find something that likes my stereo :fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] OnceAMatrixMan:
Same thing happens with my Ford Sync system. This last time I turned on the auto download or auto update (forget what it's called) and somehow my address book is completely downloaded.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bhauver:
Thanks! I recently downloaded Incubus23jc's JellyWiz R3 running 4.1.1 (which I believe is a port from either T-Mobile or AT&T leak) and the address download works just fine. So the issue isn't directly JB-related. Guess I will try to submit a defect on the CM site.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jasonpantuliano:
I've been looking around and have not found the answer to my question anywhere. So here is my question. I'm sitting here looking at my vzw galaxy s3 right next to my vzw gnexus. And the whites look so much whiter on the nexus. Granted on the nexus I'm using francos kernel and have the color conteol tweaks going but I didn't think I would need to tweak the s3. I would have never noticed If i didn't put the phones side by side showing the same exact thing. . Otherwise this screen on the s3 is absolutely beautiful. But I can't seem to find a kernel for the s3 that offers color tweaking like on the nexus. Does anyone know of an app or kernel that offers these options. Thank u in advance.

Sent from me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I have been following the Trinity kernel thread by Morific and his app has/will have color tweaks enabled for the GSIII once he enables it in his kernel. I haven't purchased it just yet but based on a couple user's posts, the color adjustment side of that app was enabled for the GNex. That's what I'm basing this info on, the thread is in our Original Development.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jasonpantuliano:
Thank you for your response. I do own the Trinity app. I really hope he integrates the color controls into the gs3. Just curious. Has anyone else noticed this. My buddy has a gs3 and his whites look just like mine so I don't think I have a lemon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Imatoasta:
I notice this, too. The whites have a bit of yellow to them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jasonpantuliano:
Yes exactly. A slight yellow tint. Tgr gbex used to have it too with the stock kernel. Guess we just have to wait for one of our amazing kernel devs to fix this. Wish I knew how so I could contribute.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
No problem man, I'm actually interested in seeing what color adjustment are about. This is the first phone I've had where that was potentially possible. In the last few weeks I've noticed yellowing on parts of my screen but only with select colors, I notice yellow mainly towards the bottom of my phone in various greys when viewed at angles. Is this what y'all are referring too? I notice it a lot when using the xda app cuz one half of the main categories across the top are lighter than the other half when I hold my phone in landscape.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jasonpantuliano:
Yes exactly what u are talking about. Actually the xda app is what I used to compare to with my galaxy nexus. Ive only had the s3 a few days now but I bought my GNEX on launch day. And with the GNEX I noticed the colors got worse over time. As soon as I started using the color tweaks it made my GNEX look like a brand new phone. I'm patiently waiting for these options on the S3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Likewise, I'm all for learning about this and reaping the benefits. In your experience with the GNex, would you use the TKT app to adjust the brightness across various kernels by other devs or was brightness control limited to just that kernel it was bundled with? I've only ever used SetCPU so these brightness controls using kernel apps are new to me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jasonpantuliano:
On the GNEX I used francos app or ezeekels app depending on which kernel I was running. I never used set CPU for color control. To tell u the truth I didn't even know set CPU had that option.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
What I meant was I have only used SetCPU to control my kernels in regards to clock speed. Using these kernel dev branded kernel apps (or anything really) to also control color adjustment are something I'm unfamiliar with. The last version of SetCPU that I used, v2.x, didn't have that so you're correct about that.

I appreciate the clarity about which kernel app to use.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jasonpantuliano:
No problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jasonpantuliano:
Just curious. Do u know what the diferrence is between the android development forum and the original android development forum is.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Accessories] 911C2S:
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[7" Kindle Fire HD Accessories] sbaby3:
thanks!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Accessories] Nxxx:
Thanks! Added to my master accessories thread.
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[7" Kindle Fire HD Accessories] mobiletnerd:
It is a very good case.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Accessories] mrsatan:
Man why can't we get an origami case for the Nexus 7?
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[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] pjmurphy123:
Hi,

I'm finalising a new app which I want to bring to the marketplace, and I'm hoping to release it over the next week or two. I was wondering if anyone here was willing to beta test for me, and give me honest feedback?

I'm hoping I can get a few generous people to give up just a few minutes to have a click around and give me some opinions.

Feel free to PM me with your marketplace email address, and I'll email you the link once it's ready to go!

Thanks

Pete
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] Aaron McCarthy:
What will your application do?
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] pjmurphy123:
Sorry, that was a bit of an oversight on my part!

The app is designed to make operating your phone quicker, easier and ultimately safer while driving. I use my phone via bluetooth for playing music in my car, and changing what was playing was a tricky while concentrating on the road. The app makes it easier to control the playing music, or make phone calls, and provides mapping and directions.

Hope that clears it up!

Pete
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] blagginspaziyonokip:
I get that error when I try to move my framework-res.apk to the phone. I was told that I needed to download some drivers. But Google is not helping me there.

Sent from my GT-S5360 Toaster
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] bumslayer:
Google kies for gt-s5360

Sent from Saint Andrew Fields
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] blagginspaziyonokip:
Our phones came with a Kies CD right? Can I just use that?

Sent from my GT-S5360 Toaster
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] bumslayer:
Yes of course. Upon installation it will search for updates.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bmakk2055:
I have Rom tool box pro
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
i used to use mybackup root, they have an option just to save and restore those, i remember there was a glitch in one of the updates several months back, but i assume that should be fixed now. The glitch was that i couldn't delete the messages i restored. I know weird. lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RTFOP:
I use Titanium for both.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] keywar18:
How cause contact and msn are system apps .and every dev the first thing their say is dont restore data or it just in some case
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
I heard that foreign sims work, but what about SIMple, AT&T, or T-Mobile?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Deleted member 3976874:
try it and tell us
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] screwyluie:
I have an att SIM at home, I'll give it a shot in the morning
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ch0de:
Is it possible to install just the sense dial pad so that i can find people to call just by starting to dial numbers?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBT:
i have unlocked and rooted nex 7 and now try install cyanogen mod i have zip for lasted version and latest version of gapps but cant put them on sd card on nexus because i get an error how can i do it?

thanks!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jon565G:
You could transfer them using Airdroid: http://airdroid.com/
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surprise123:
Same here，that is awesome App。or via OTG function
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bushpilotwannabe:
Airdroid is good. I'd also suggest Software Data Cable since it allows you to drag and drop files between the device and your computer right from Windows Explorer.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calebjhamby:
What error do you get? That would be helpful for figuring out what the problem is.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBT:
it sayed not support file type. thank you androidair worked!
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] dimdimdimdim:
I've seen Galaxy Note 10.1, the multi screen was good. Is that possible for GT 2 7.0?

I haven't use any ROM yet. Just stock 4.0.4.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Mohamedselim:
As i know till now not possible may be somewhat difficult as processor of tab2 less than note10 wish in the future
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] Ryanscool:
Its possible, maybe itll come.