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[Microsoft Surface] Digital Man:
1. MKV - no support in native player

2. 720p mp4 high profile with AAC audio - excellent playback

3. XVID avi - excellent playback

4. Bluetooth audio - no lag!! very good sound quality (tested with jaybird freedom)

5. PDF files - large graphic intensive textbooks - load fast and scroll smoothly (using native Reader app)

6. Flash support in browser - not good - spotty at best - suspect rumor about flash only on approved "whitelisted" sites may be true - need to test more

Just getting started first hour only with this thing - so far first impression:

Not intuitive at all, high learning curve, but suspect that once familar, will be more capable than comparable Android tablet. Not sure this will sell because I think it will appeal to the more tech savy and confuse less tech capable individuals. So far - I like it.

Where does it seem to fall in the spectrum:

Apple philosophy - walled garden - no freedom - but simple

Microsoft philosophy - too much freedom - confusing to the unfamilar

Android seems to fall somewhere in the middle.
[Microsoft Surface] madpoet:
Yeah the lack of MKV is rough. I am hoping somone comes out with a solution soon to take care of that little problem. So far I kind of like mine. A little heavier than I like in a tablet and Win8 is... weird. But still kind of like it.
[Microsoft Surface] Digital Man:
Little tip - you can convert MKV to MP4 using the free software avidemux in about 2 minutes - then it will play fine on the surface.

No re-encoding of video required - just re-muxes in a new container - same video - re-encode audio to AAC so tegra 3 can handle it with hardware.

In Avidemux:

Open file - may take a minute to load

Video Output field: Chose COPY

Audio Output field: Chose AAC (can also select filter to re-mix to stereo - I usually do that as well)

AVI Muxer field : chose MP4

Thats it

Go to Save and save it with a name of your choice and it will automatically re-mux to MP4 which will play on Surface just fine.

Why is this useful? Handbrake and core i7 - re-encode a two hour movie in 30 to 45 minutes

But if you use Avidemuxer your done in 2 to 5 minutes depending on file size.

Use Avidemux 2.6 or later - its the easiest version
[Microsoft Surface] GoodDayToDie:
Good tip!

Given that Surface already has hardware support for the codec, writing an app that groks MKV and can pull the video stream out of it to play throughthe native decoder shouldn't be a problem.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ambangis:
can i flash the fxp 144 on my xgo even if i'm on GB?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] bluestricker_21:
yup, but you may encounter a lot of problem,

for best result, flash first the latest firmware
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nosmaster:
144 and 144a not working on xperia go causes bootloop+ removed cwm so you have to flash boot from pc to recover
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] AmanDahiya94:
f

What is a Good Working ROM for Xperia GO? latest is required....i am currently using JB Stock 4.1.2....tried CM10 Caused BootLoop...what is a good working CM Rom for XGO?
[Microsoft Surface] lebow:
Yesterday on October 26 i purchased my new windows product, the Surface. The product it self is much better than any other tablet, the one big draw back of course is the big lack of applications and games. I have run videos off my skydive account seamlessly with no lag. Windows does not waste any room, the black around the screen is touch as well and can be used for multiple functions such as multi tasking and much more. It was no secret that the first day of launch their would not be a vast quantity of application on the marketplace, just like apple and android they have to start somewhere. Internet explorer is Amazing and makes up for the lack of applications and games. When one goes into desktop mode and pops out the keyboard he can play the majority of online games on addictinggames.com and much more. Seems like flash is built in. Some websites are even optimized for the tablet. For example when i went to ataris website and clicked on arcade in IE i of course had the option to play on the keyboard but as well as touch screen analog stick and digital buttons appeared so i did not the keyboard. I hope alot more websites will take this approach with touch internet games. Battery charge is a hour & half, Amazing. Some examples of 5 star games are wordament,armed,Soulcraft.

My Recomendation if you have not purchased one is get a 64gb because the OS takes about 12gb so on a 32 gb your left with only 20gb and applications are the only thing that cant run off a memory card. With a 64 gb your left with 52gb of space for applications then 64gb(memory card) for all other media like videos and whatever your skydive space is for me its 28gb. When yu buy a surface they give you a extra 3gb for free.

52+64+x(for me 28)=144gb of free space :) thats a lot more than on any other tablet
[Windows 8 General] XIIISlaughters:
Hello XDA, I'm having a bit of a problem with my audio.

I spend a lot of my day in a Google Hangout with long time friends of mine too far away to see in person. Windows 8 lets me do this perfectly fine besides when I want to listen to music simultaneously. I know in Windows 7 it did this as well, where when Hangouts was open it would lower volume to my music apps. I could fix this by just going into the control panel and disable the volume reduction of 80% and be done with it. But this doesn't work with Metro apps. If I'm playing audio through Slacker, as soon as the app goes into the background is reduces the audio by 80%.

Anyone know how I could fix this? I assume it's just a bug where the control panel on the desktop interface doesn't interfere with metro volume control, but the apps do.

Anything is appreciated.
[Windows 8 General] nnahu:
i already question that to the support of Microsoft.. not answered yet.. but i think in maybe an update will come the volumen control to the metro apps.
[Windows 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
I hope they can fix this. It's also annoying that the "Metro" apps don't have the individual volume controls that were introduced in the "Mixer" feature in Vista.
[General Questions and Answers] Taz3m:
Hi all,

i have been through the firmware tutorial posted by SomeGuyFromHell, which is indeed wihtout any doubt helpful and knowledgeable.

I have a small prob wiht my phone, before coming to your post, i had my initial stock firmware .42 which i rooted with zergrush very long ago. i used that firmware for almost i year now.

Yesterday i decided for some changes in my phone, so i decided to upgrade to .537 via PC companion.

I dont know what happen exactly, when i restated my phone, i can see sony on the bootscreen which was sonyericsson before, and then i find the exclamation symbol at the side of a phone icon, and the latter turns off after a while.

Is my phone brick??

I followed the step of installing stock firmware .42 again through flashtool taking care of all steps to be followed, but again on rebooting same scenario.

i even try the part unbricking in your post but same stuff.

Any help from you guys .. please .. i attached log file from flashtool.

Thanks
[HTC One X] Alerion617:
Hello people, this is my first post and an urgent one at that.

Pretty much what has happened is I have one of the most recent Cyanogen Mod 10 ROMS for my HTC One X and while I was browsing the phone turned off. I tried to turn it on but it refused and I had to do the plug into computer and quickly switch to power supply trick to get it working, before I figured out who to do that I managed to get into the bootloader > CWM and reinstall the ROM. It crashed while installing that ROM causing the problem I believe I have now.

My problem is this:

I have a corrupt ROM and I can't get into my SD card to be able to reinstall it. I have no idea how I can access it, everytime I plug my usb into the pc it detects an unknown device and doesn't go further. I've played around with adb and that won't detect my device either, I need a way to get this working again. All I need is to mount my SD and then I can fix it myself.

Thanks for any help people can contribute.

-Alerion
[HTC One X] nathanm2435:
Can you get into cwm ? If so connect your USB and go to manage storage I think that's what its called and select USB storage and from there does your computer detect it now ?
[HTC One X] Alerion617:
It doesn't seem to do a thing, nothing pops up on the PC
[HTC One X] tomascus:
Have you installed HTC Sync? Try reinstall, new version came out recently.
[HTC One X] Alerion617:
2 hours after the initial problem I've managed to fix it, I found a backup and restored. Thank god it worked.

*Note to self, keep more backups*
[HTC One X] eyosen:
Wise man's words. Couldn't agree more.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ameiurus:
I just received notice that I had an update on my Skyrocket. I'm rooted with CWM bootloader so it didn't take. Is this by chance Jelly Bean?????
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cdshepherd:
No
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BaconStep:
Nope
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
What you have to do is unroot and go back to stock to get the new update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] monsruzo:
update contains?

someone please tell what this 44mb ota update that became available this morning entails.

any way for someone with twrp recovery to install this ota since twrp interupts the update? through kies? or, any way to install the factory recovery back after having installed the twrp recovery?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] T.J. Bender:
If it's only 44MB, it's sure as hell not JB, so I wouldn't worry about that.

You can always get the stock recovery back by using ODIN to restore back to stock if you really want to see what the update is.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lazer77:
If you search, I'm sure you'd find out what is. I know its been posted already. All I can remember for sure is the new baseband.

Edit: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1956299 (pg 2)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] monsruzo:
thanks

thank you, i just read what this update entails at the link you posted.

---------- Post added at 04:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:04 AM ----------

i just found one stock recovery tar and will flash it using odin ( it is from an old post, july of this year ) and at the download link for the stock recovery tar md5 file it said it was not tested - so not certain if it is safe to not brick. stock recovery tar md5 for skyrocket is hard to find. that is what sucks, once you load a custom recovery, hope it is possible to get back to stock recovery.

thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] lazer77:
You could get it from sammobile.com too I believe. Just make sure you get the one for the SR.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] RewinX:
So what exactly are the new features? I got the update but haven't noticed any changes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] monsruzo:
it ensures you have all the att apps and seems to be a new radio ( which is the part i would like to try, maybe it will use less battery power and/or get better coverage connectivity to lte cell towers )
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Tref:
Don't want any updates

I don't want the update. Anyone know if there's a way to avoid the nag screens from the carrier? Or if they will eventually just go away on their own?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dac1227:
root the device, they'll go away. :)

But I'm not aware of getting rid of the prompts on stock. Maybe accept it and do not let it complete the update download?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Tref:
It is rooted...so from what I've been reading it won't actually be updated. But I don't want to be faced with nag screens from now till I buy a different phone either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Freeze device management
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Tref:
How?

I let it download, and then because I'm rooted it failed as expected, which is fine because I don't want the update anyway. I just rebooted and it seems to have stopped the nagging.

Anyone know how to turn off device management? Or to where the pkg was copied so that I can rename it?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
Buy titanium backup and freeze it. Or use the free version and delete it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Tref:
I have Titanium Pro and froze DM. Thanks sent.

Wish I had known to do that before I let it download.

Any idea where the update was saved to, and what it is named? I'd like to get rid of it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
I can't remember where it saves to. Maybe you can find it with root explorer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mikerowes69:
I have not seen what it updated. Been running factory since July. View attachment 1445672
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Tref:
Yeah I tried that, sorting by datestamp, but couldn't find it.

Cool trick, the freezing ability of Titanium Backup, I also froze a few other things that had been nagging me.
[Networking] ElAguila:
I have been with sprint for a long time and never had to mess with sim cards. I am now with att and I have a question about sim cards and activations. I have an android phone right now with att that I am going to replace with the note 2. Can I just pull the sim card from the current phone and put it in the new one? Or do I have to take it into the att store? Also does this cause an activation fee?
[Networking] Babydollll:
You can just switch the SIM. If it's an already activated SIM (meaning it had service in the prior phone) there should not be an activation fee.
[Networking] ElAguila:
Thanks for the info. That is what I was thinking but I wasn't sure.
[Networking] papabear:
Yes, one of the great things about gsm/sim cards. Easy swappable. If your current phone uses standard mini sim, you will need to cut it down to work in the note2/other newer phones that use micro sim cards.
[Networking] ElAguila:
Currently using the original note. So I don't know what kind of sim it has.
[Networking] hyelton:
You Will need to go to the store. Note 1 has A regular sized sim and the Note 2 takes a Micro Sim you will need a smaller sim but sims are free.
[Networking] Babydollll:
Your can use a SIM cutter. No need to go-to a store. Just be careful and follow the instructions. I've used it twice on various phones.

Snowflake approved this message....
[Networking] deathnotice01:
Just insert that to any unlocked phone you want,

Our policy at at&t is if its a gsm it's possible,

No fees for device transfer since we have a SIM number as a basis of the account not the IMEI or ESN

this post is approved by the national potato safety regulation
[Networking] hutch8891:
I have changed phones before and just changed the sim from one phone to the next. I also went to att when another phone took am smaller sim and the att rep got a smaller sim and updated it and handed it to me and said have a nice day. I love att's customer service.
[HTC One X] nathanm2435:
Hi I have the international HOX and I want to get to stock but I do got to back up my stock my current ROM is 2.17.401.2 I think but that's someone's I found extracted from a ruu but I want MY original stock with is 2.17.862.2 can anyone help with this run problem thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andimanium:
Hey i just flashed the most recent MIUI from Incubus Galaxy not 2 port and now after rebooting my phone it says i dont have service :( did i lose my imei thing ?.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] prdog1:
If you got no number that matches the number under your battery in IEMI in settings you lost it. :cool:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] andimanium:
Just great. I compared the number on the back of my phone to the one under the about my device settings and the last 0 is missing. Is there a simple way of getting it back Im on MIUI rom
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 5265644e65636b:
Well my screen is cracked and I definitely don't have the skills or patience to try and fix it myself. Anyone have any experience with getting repairs done through Samsung Canada (absolute repair) or any suggestions on getting it fixed? I would love to hear what you went through to get yours repaired of this happened to you... I am not looking forward to going back to my old iPhone while I wait for the screen to get fixed!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 5265644e65636b:
Nobody has any experiences to share?!?!?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] awsrasool:
I feel your pain, I dropped my phone about a week after i got it and the screen had a big nasty crack on it, i pretty much went around to all the phone repair shops in mississauga, and to pacific mall too, and everyone said it would cost around $300 to fix the thing cause the digitizer and the screen need to be replaced at the same time. And they told me to wait a couple of months to see if the prices go down, keep in mind that fixing the screen on the SII would cost about $250 now so I wasnt hopeful to the prices changing by much.

The good thing in my case is that I was able to get an insurance plan from ensquared since the phone was less that a month old so i was able to get it replaced through them. cost me $170 to get a brand new phone (70$ registration and 95$ deductable).

Also depending on how long ago you got the phone, and if you bought it with your credit card, most if not all credit card companies offer automatic insurance on anything you buy for 30 days so check with them as they might be able to help you.

depending on the crack, i would say just live with it for now. Or if you are willing, there are lots of threads and youtube videos that shows you how to replace the screen yourself, the proccess is simple just takes attention and time.

good luck
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tehsprayer:
There was a thread in the general section about spliting the digitzier from the glass and saving a lot of money but if that doesn't work there is a place in London, Ontario called "Cellular Magician" I recommend them if you live nearby.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] 5265644e65636b:
Awesome, thanks for the feedback!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] tehsprayer:
Don't say thanks press thanks!:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DelCityDash:
Its not a difficult repair. All you need to do is buy some LCD assemvly for your model on Ebay and fix it. Its straigh forward not complicated at all.

Broken Screen Phone Repair
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] RobPiazzajr89:
So its a simple question, but if my fiance' bought her phone from Carphonewarehouse.com (uk site) and we have T-mobile here in USA, would the Galaxy Note II from that site work on T-Mobiles 4G network out here, even though the phone is from the UK? Or would any phones? I don't know how that works.

Thanks ahead of time

Rob
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pablo1215:
It will eventually work on tmobile hspa once your area is transitioned to the 1900 frequency for the reform. So just Kansas City and Las Vegas officially but more cities are in the process so you might notice it here and there say h or h+ but if the phone says E then you're still stuck on good ol edge aka 2g.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] RobPiazzajr89:
ah so I am pretty much better off hoping there is a good sale for the S3, or Note II by the end of November cause TMO has that 30 day guarantee right? I can return my phone and pay the difference for a better one?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HARVINDER SINGH:
Tell , give that superuser zip file

And how to go to recovery mode tell fast
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilometers4:
Why do you think you need two threads about the same thing?

.... Rooting is not that hard, and there are many threads on this topic.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mach3.2:
Jesus, use the Search function, and people on this forum are not obliged to help you, and with the attitude of yours, I won't too.

Beamed from my Grouper.
[HTC One X] zen kun:
i flashed my HOX with newest update i had taiwan one, and i use the firmware for my extact CID from this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957376

i do all the proccess and i had maximus v5 ROM running well atm but the problem its i dont have any signal network like no sim card, and i didint do anything, could be for newest hboot? what can i do ????please help me

thanks
[HTC One X] zen kun:
werid returning to my old backup (ICS) the signal works well so anyone knows what happen? why i cant have signal?
[HTC One X] -JFK-:
Hi,

Have you set the right APN after the update?
[HTC One X] zen kun:
I got no signal I bang set up soon

Apn,I got the empty signal and a cross like no SIM inserted, but when I return to ics all are ok without touching my SIM card

Enviado desde mi HTC One X
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] purian23:
Introducing

ZenSERIES Kernel

*ZenX Walking Tall*

Fast, Smooth & Battery Friendly

Unified Kernel for Toro/Toroplus/Maguro

The All New OP's will be maintained by ADA's Kernel Dev bbedward.!!!

To better serve you;

This here as a placeholder for your device redirecting to the main kernel support thread.

Find ZenSERIES Kernel Thread here!!!

Thank you and Enjoy!

Android Developer Alliance
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msrfx:
Reserved
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] schukje:
Awesome!!!

grtz from holland
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] un.droid:
thanks.downloading
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] amit_sen:
thnx a lot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ak:
good

Very good work .... I'm happy that you have implemented Intellidemand. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albsat:
Nice addition. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DaXmax:
Hmmh, gonna try this now, the 'Zen' part pulling me da attraction. :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] barbac666:
Download now....... :D

depuis mon Nexus Prime
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yosula:
my first experiences are far more fluid enough.

Consumer need to see how it goes

thanks for great job
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ommadawn-xda:
Hi, just to let you know that, although I guess this was meant for Galaxy Nexus only, I installed it on my Nexus S with latest PA (2.22.1) and I have not experienced any issues so far...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] purian23:
Very great feedback so far, thank you all.!! One thing I can assure you is that it is cutting edge of technology & built to withstand it!!! We anticipate all of your feedback to come and thank you for using ZenSERIES :)

Purian23
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kamykowsky:
Won't boot on my gnexus with cna 3.8 :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anoraknophobia:
Flashed the Kernel a few hours ago. Performance is great but i already had 3 random reboots so far.

Did a clean install with PA 2.51 Rom.

Kernelsettings were 192-1230 interactivex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] purian23:
Ohh no ;( Did you wipe cache and dalvik cache? That should help you to get going. Please let us know if that works!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] purian23:
Very odd, should be really stable at those settings, if you could move up to 384/1230 and see if it still happens. Thank you for reporting first, we appreciate it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] modgadgets:
If anyone wants to join a nexus what's app group ping me your numbers.

Thanks :thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ntorresla:
hey jjhiza i love this kernel, but settings won't stick ... any tip?

this happen on the latest release
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jjhiza:
This is just my personal opinion, but I think overclocking (much like undervolting) is pretty useless...especially on the newer devices. The benefits (slight tangible performance increase), weighed against the drawbacks (increased battery drain, and system instability), simply don't seem worth it to me.

If you want to OC, I'd suggest going no higher than 1305, and combining that with something like a Intellidemand/cfq setup. With a setup like that, your phone should be able to handle anything you can throw at it, and then some, and the battery drain should be balanced out a bit.

---------- Post added at 09:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:31 PM ----------

You're on v3.1? What kernel control app are you using? My values stick, and I'm using the Franco app.