yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Thanks, is that shipping for one item? I wonder how much it would be for 10..

Can't use an Aussie card? Damn.... Is it because the billing address is not US? What if I use the shipping address as the billing address, they can't check that can they?
[Google Chromecast] agarp:
Update. They have shipped the order now. 9.99 is for 10 units.

Yes its because of the billing address, but what I did was I added a zero to my post code, same street name and number and everything, it worked (I wanst too sure about this method because they didnt charge a single cent till now). You wont be able to use your shipping address as billing address as banks declines transaction if your CC account address and billing address are different. Surprisingly everything worked well
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Cheers! I'll wait till the Aussie dollar goes up a bit before taking the plunge. Thanks so much. Will try a zero for the postcode.

Just wondering is it safe to use a credit card through VPN? Eg tunnelbear

Edit: any idea if they'd put all 10 in one postage box?
[Google Chromecast] agarp:
Yes for me they put all in one box 5.4 lbs (2.45KG total for 10 units), I used comgateway as the mail forwarding service. If the VPN support https (SSL) then I dont see a problem with entering card details. Note that even if you buy now, Google play store wont charge untill they ship the item which is currently 3 to 4 weeks from order date.
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Cool thanks, I was gonna use comgateway also :)

Sorry one last question, does it allow u to cancel the order anytime as long as Google hasn't shipped yet?

Thanks again
[Google Chromecast] TabGuy:
I guess the real question is will the Chromecast work from an Australian ISP.
[Google Chromecast] agarp:
Yes, it allows you to cancel the order.
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Good point. Would they really block it though? Seems like too much effort on their part. Hopeful someone can confirm imported chromecasts still work...

Thanks mate!
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Just saw http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2378257

looks like it works outside US! :)

Edit: "hotspot shield" support 'https', so it would be safe to use this service?
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
I'm the one who started the Chromecast in Canada thread.

You should have no trouble on YouTube.

As for Netflix, which is unavailable in Australia, Hotspot Shield will not work as a solution because both the casting device and the Chromecast itself must appear to Netflix as within the same supported country. Hotspot Shield is available for desktop and mobile but it's not available in a form that you can manually configure at the router level. Since Chromecast cannot be configured directly to use different DNS servers or a VPN, the only way to redirect it is using a router.

I can confirm that Unblock-Us works for this purpose, as long as you have a configurable enough router to redirect hard-coded Google DNS requests to the Unblock-Us DNS servers. An alternate approach is to use a router which (whether on its own or via custom firmware) supports being permanently logged into a VPN service, and you would have to choose a service that actually gives you a direct login rather than requiring desktop/mobile software.
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Cool, i don't plan to use netflix so that's not a problem.

Was wondering if its safe to access US google play with "hotspot shield" and use my credit card details?
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
I can't speak to that. But keep in mind that Google Play uses a combination of factors to judge if your account is in the USA including:

- IP address

- Billing address of payment methods - if even one method indicates a non US address, it may not consider you to be US

- SIM cards installed in Android devices that are signed into that account

- Who knows what else

On the flip side, any Google Play content you have acquired while using a USA IP address should be accessible from the cloud even when you're not. This is at least true with music, not sure with movies. So you may not need to misdirect Chromecast to play the content.

Edit: I see that Google Play movies and music are available in Australia, so that helps.
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Hmmm.....maybe it will be safer/easier to wait for amazon to sell it again.

I got the new nexus 7 from them so i'm fairly familiar with the process.

I can't find their preorder page though - they are going to sell them again right? lol
[Google Chromecast] agarp:
Yes it might be easier to get from Amazon. For some reason when I go to play store from my laptop it thinks that I am a US resident, I dont know why, so its allowing me to buy it without using and vpn or smart dns or whatsoever
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Haha that'll come handy when the nexus 5 is released ;)
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Hey mate, how can you add a zero to the post code? For me it brings up "This postcode format is not recognised.", in which case i need to change the billing address country to United States?

Edit:

I get this message when using US as my billing country

"Uh oh. There was a problem.

We couldn't complete your purchase because of a technical issue.

Details of the problem below:

Sorry, we were unable to process this request. Any charge will be automatically cancelled within 24 hours. Please try again after 24 hours."
[Google Chromecast] scott14719:
I ordered 2 and got them Yesterday. It was $7.99 for 3 - 5 day USPS to Georgia. If that helps you any.
[Google Chromecast] agarp:
I added a trailing zero and it worked. But FYI i didnt use any proxy or vpn or anything for some reason its worked without anything for me
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Thanks for the reply, i'm also able to access the US site without a proxy/vpn but i get that error everytime. Do you know if your billing country is down as US or Australia? Cheers
[Google Chromecast] agarp:
Billing country should be US not Australian. However Google Chromecast is not for sale in Google Play store (as of today)
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Yep thought as much, not sure why i can't buy anything though. It charges my card with 'pending' then gets cancelled.

It says "Dispatches by 3 September 2013" for me, i just can't buy it lol
[Google Chromecast] agarp:
Its weird for me it says "This device is not for sale at this time." Have you tried changing the Billing address to US one. FYI I used BankWest Master Debit Card. Try another card and see if it works
[Google Chromecast] Nbsss:
Good idea, if I only I had another card apart from commonwealth bank.

On another note, it seems they've changed the limit to 3 instead if 10, which sucks...
[Google Chromecast] agarp:
Yes, they have changed it to 3 now which sucks when you add 7.99 shipping to it, I suggest you to wait a little bit longer because the API is in beta stage and most of the apps out there has some playback issues. So its better to wait and get it later
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaloyan96:
I’m new to android development and I created a simple battery widget app. When I installed it on my Galaxy Nexus (Android 4.3), it gave me the Problem Loading Widget error and then force-closed. I tried on a Nexus 10 (Android 4.3) emulator and on my LG Optimus Net (Android 2.3.4). I checked again my code but I couldn’t find any error (maybe because I’m a noob :D). Here is the code :

import android.appwidget.*;

import android.content.*;

import android.widget.*;

import com.kaloapps.batterywidget.R;

public class TheUltimateBatteryWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {

//remote views object to access visible interface elements

private RemoteViews widgetViews = new RemoteViews("com.kaloapps.batterywidget", R.layout.battery_widget);

public void onUpdate(Context context, AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager, int[] appWidgetIds)

{

//register for the receiver when the battery changes

Intent received = context.getApplicationContext().registerReceiver(null, new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED));

//find out what action has been received

String receivedAction = received.getAction();

//only carry out amendments if the action is

//a change in the battery level

if (receivedAction.equals(Intent.ACTION_BATTERY_CHANGED))

{

//get the level amount, pass default value

int level = received.getIntExtra("level", 0);

//indicate the level amount within the text view

this.widgetViews.setTextViewText (R.id.level, level + "%");

if(level<=10) {

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl10);

}

if(level<=20 && level>10){

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl20);

}

if(level<=30 && level>20){

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl30);

}

if(level<=40 && level>30){

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl40);

}

if(level<=50 && level>40){

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl50);

}

if(level<=60 && level>50){

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl60);

}

if(level<=70 && level>60){

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl70);

}

if(level<=80 && level>70){

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl80);

}

if(level<=90 && level>80){

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl90);

}

if(level<=100 && level>90){

widgetViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.batteryState,R.drawable.lvl100);

}

//get component to update

ComponentName appComponent =

new ComponentName(context, TheUltimateBatteryWidget.class);

//update the widget

AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).updateAppWidget

(appComponent, this.widgetViews);

}

}

}
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xarli999:
Hey guys!

I´ve been looking for the stock .ftf firmware .257 but haven´t found it.

I would like the iberia/european one with no customizacion from any mobile company.

Anyone can help me?

I´ve looking for all the posts in the forum.

Thanks in advance!

Carlos
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zolaisugly:
Sorry my friend you didn't look hard enough and question go in q&a

Look in Sp original android dev section. There is only Russian and central European.

If you have c5302 the latest file version is .284
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spyfly:
Here i forgot to post it: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByjM9kAKdVRLTUZzTHNCOC1ldWs/edit?usp=docslist_api

Its european without any Modification.

Sent from my Modded Xperia SP with Android 4.1.2
[General Questions and Answers] dorizu:
Hello i need help with my tablet when i play a game like angrybird(and every other game) en i tap the screen the sound gos off en it lags.

but when i hold my finger on the screen it freezes completely til i remove my finger,i did factory reset didnt help pleas anyone know a salution.

ps the problem is not only with games but with everything.
[General Questions and Answers] Bishal Pranto Roy:
not understood!!

it stops sound and anim.???
[General Questions and Answers] dorizu:
Sorry my english is not verygood

Yes it stops my sound en animation when i touch my screen.

When i hold my finger on the screen it freezes til i remove my finger from the screen.
[General Questions and Answers] rex28818:
Which tablet what rom ? Costum or stock?
[General Questions and Answers] dorizu:
Android 4.1 Tablet PC "Diablo" - 9.7 Inch HD, Dual Core 1.6GHz, Bluetooth, 16GB, 7600mAh rockchip 2906

And i unlocked the tablet with( Root RK29 Tab Toolkit 1.3)

ps; can i use some Gsensor fix if so witch one can i try
[General Questions and Answers] Bishal Pranto Roy:
um.

try stock rom?

or any other rom?
[General Questions and Answers] dorizu:
I searched for the right rom but got little confused.

Can you pleas link me a stable rom that i can use with my device?
[General Questions and Answers] Bishal Pranto Roy:
exact model info?
[General Questions and Answers] dorizu:
Thank you for your time.
[General Questions and Answers] Bishal Pranto Roy:
looking.

will get to u

ASAP
[General Questions and Answers] dorizu:
Is it even possible to flash rom my tablet haves no recovery mode rk30
[General Questions and Answers] Bishal Pranto Roy:
no its nt possible.i just searched.

sorry.
[General Questions and Answers] dorizu:
Damn , anyway thank you for your support

Update; can i maby use this http://androtab.info/clockworkmod/rockchip/
[General Questions and Answers] Bishal Pranto Roy:
u can give it a try.
[LG Optimus 3D] maikeru-chan:
Good day, people of XDA. I run ClockworkMod recovery on my phone, on top of wkpark's bootloader. I noticed that USB mount doesn't work in CWM. I tend to flash stuff time after time and I don't want to keep rebooting to Android just to copy zip files. So may I ask. Is there a fix for USB Mount in CWM 6.0.1.9? Before I used wkpark's bootloader, I had CWM 5.8.1.5, and USB mount works, but I doubt that version works with wkpark's bootloader. If there is no fix for CWM 6.0.1.9, I might just switch to TWRP.
[General Questions and Answers] simonjb45:
Hi there, I recently spilled coffee onto my aging device, and fear I may have damaged it. Though I pulled the battery and followed SOP's for drying it out, it's been drying over night, but the digitzer is completely dead, or at least, the touch screen does not work. The phone also restarted randomly once, so I have a feeling there may still my liquid, or is this more likely to be permanent damage?

As I have no intention of replacing the phone, could anyone give me any assistance for drying out or repairing the device, I bought it on ebay and there's no warranty left on it. Would you recommend I first wait longer / dry further before testing or is a dead touch screen certain death?

Thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] simonjb45:
Update

I have taken apart the phone after watching a video that made me realise how simple it is inside, so I've taken it apart, given it a few hours under the fan and a dessicant. Put it back together and now the digitizer works!

However the phone is still randomly switching off as if there is an electrical fault, or still liquid in there (even though I cannot see any ANYWHERE. I'm going to give it another few hours in the heating cupboard, does anyone have any recommendations or info?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mk_mk:
Hello

I have some Problems with my Fujitsu M532.

Everything works fine until i turn on my WLAN.

After a view seconds I see the Fujitsu start screen and my tablet restarts but i think it isnt a real restart.

Here are the errors which i can see over logcat:

pastebin. com/ cm2UsQpu

sry for the bad link. i am not allowed to post links :(

thanks for help

Markus
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] gogol:
Very nice guide. My question:

In the step 25, 26, 27, 28, does the device still need to be connected to the PC ?

My suggestion to be included in this guide is Frequently Asked Questions.

People tend to understand more on that.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] htvi:
very nice manual!

but it's better to use"ultra edit"

http://www.ultraedit.com/index.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=1

edit as hex editor. it's much easier. first time i used hex editor and it didn't work good...

but now i'm stuck with copying my updated rom back to sd...

when i'm starting ntrw and command him to copy the file to card he waits a minute (giving me the information about the sd)

but then after a minute he writes:

write file () mksbigstorage.nb1 -- The parameter is incorrect

i checked the sd, nothing on it.

tried different type of cards, the same problem.

i checked twice the 416 bytes (did it with ultra edit) i copied it exactly

probably the problem is my card reader... ((
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Grill Oven:
I get this "write file () mksbigstorage.nb1 -- The parameter is incorrect " as well.

What do you mean in the guide by 420bytes or so ?

is it 420 or not?

when I count 420 bytes it ends in the middle of the 0000 row, is that ok?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Grill Oven:
finaly I got passed that and was asked to press PWR to download the ROM.

At the end, I got a checksum fail and download fail at the end of the ROM downloading.

Did a SR, it came up ok within seconds.

The thing is that I see that I have 57.41MB in my main memory. I dont see any extended ROM anywhere, even if I make the trick with pressing quickly on the screen and do a SR.

Wasnt it suppose to be bigger than 57.41MB ??

please help. have I done something wrong?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] KTamas:
Please...

Hey guys, can you take a look at this topic please: http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=128501#128501
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] DaPozt:
I also got the "write file () mksbigstorage.nb1 -- The parameter is incorrect " error.

But a little googling learned this can be ignored. Im waiting for the "SD Download" as described in step 29, after that ill be able to tell if ignoring the error message turned out good for me.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Koksie:
I just upgraded with a 1.12 ROm from I-mate ( with the new 1.12.1 radio ROM) and it went perfect. You will not see any differeneces in normal RAm available,it will still be 57. something. The difference is in the storage, which is now 26.7 instead of a measly 7.6 MB. This is caused by the Extended ROm (which had a lot of inaccesible and unused space) and the storage ROm being merged.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] DaPozt:
After the 'firmware' download from SD card i received a 'checksum failed'. But a simple soft reset did the trick.

(note: I upgraded to 1.12 big storage which can be found on the FTP in uploads: mksBigStorage112.rar)

(note2: After upgrading to mentioned 1.12, your radio will still be 1.11, you can upgrade this by deleting 'ms_.nbf' and 'nk.nbf' and using the normal update wizard)

Result:

ROM: 1.12.00 WWE

Radio: 1.12.00

ExtROM: None

Protocol: 1337.42
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] BeyondtheTech:
Note, you will receive a "Checksum failed" message because you're patching the bytes to get the larger Storage and that messes with the checksum value. Remember, a checksum is to ensure that all the bytes are intact so that you know it didn't upload a bunch of garbage to your Magician. The scary part about it is that since there's no valid checksum for the changed values, you don't know if you've mucked it up until after you hit the soft reset and find out it won't boot properly.

Just follow the directions and you'll be fine. Good job on the steps!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] ZeroXtreme:
There is hope...

Well, if you do mess up, like I did on my friend's mini, and the device stays in bootloader mode, and you just happened to mess up all your good copies of your backup, you can always reflash the device with the latest of the ROMs for your device. :?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] cupertino:
has anyone get stuck on Step 25 ?

"Put the SD Card in to the Magician and wait 5 whole minutes. If you are lucky, you will get a prompt to “Press power to upgrade” or similar, on the bootloader screen. "

I never got to Press power to upgrade screen, instead I get below message after a few minutes...

SD Download

========

Section = 0

Not allow

update!

Tried different combinations as instructed by KevinL, Sometimes I get Section=1 instead of 0

Anyhelp, please.

Thank you
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] DanielHochman:
I just succesfully upgraded to the BigStorage ROM but I fail to see the difference. One person said "The difference is in the storage, which is now 26.7 instead of a measly 7.6 MB" . When I go to memory I have 28.70 allocated storage and 28.71 allocated program- isn't that what I had before? Is the difference in how much is in use- I have .91mb storage in use- i think that is less than before but I didn't gain that much- only 7mb- right?

Also, the ROM i have now has a volcano when start up ans says R 1.112.00 and D 1.11.00 WWE- I don't think this is the latest. How can i get the latest and if I do will it keep the new bigstorage stuff??

Thanks in advance, :D

Daniel - Sorry i'm new to the Magician!!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] DanielHochman:
What is that "Storage" folder? :?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] ajodogne:
Daniel,

look under start, settings, system, memory, storage card, than you choose in the pulldown menu storage and you see about 25 MB extra storage.

I did upgrade to 1.12 bigstorage, so that works also.

Success!

Andre
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] DanielHochman:
Thanks- I assume when i install programs to the main memory it will use that extra space, no? Or will it be an option when installing- as in 3 choices- Main Memory, Storage, Storage card? Either way thanks!

So which ROM should I upgrade to and how? Is it worth it?

Thanks,

Daniel :D
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] ajodogne:
I don't think personnally there is a big difference between 1.11 and 1.12. If you don't find any problems, i would say: stay where you are.

You can use cab installer to put programs in your bigstorage space http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/cabinstl.shtml

I didn't use it untill now.

In my opinion it is best to use this storage first, so you have the normal storage for your photographs, recorded sounds, things your machine will put in your normal memory.

Andre
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Remmus:
Thanks! This is the only method that worked for me!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] castiwo:
i dont know wots wrong with mine, when i run romupdate.exe and enter the command d2s it says.. 'card initialize fail!'...

wot is the reason for that?... i've got a 256 MB card... plz someone explain.. im very confused..
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] cabane77:
hi guys,

when i try to copy my modifiedrom to the SD-card, i get the following message "The media is write protected" ...what does that mean ?

the lock on my SD is not ON

thanks
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] essahar:
problem

Hi

I tried what your guide but after step 8 I get this error message:

SDCARDD2S: Card initialize is fail!

thanks for help
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] oltp:
Re: problem

Hi essahar,

If you want to try a different way, I can advise you this link http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=MagicianRomUpgrade IMHO the most simple & safest way to obtain BIG Storage. For an already patched NK.NBF you can download from this location @ the ftp ftp://xda-developers.com/HTC Magician/BIG_Storage_NK.nbf/ user & pass are both XDA. The shipped rom it comes from is 1.13WWE, so if you want to play it safe you first download the 1.13WWE shipped rom, then extract that in a single folder so you get among others some .nbf & dll files. Then you replace the original NK.NBF with the one from the ftp & start the ROMUpgradeUt.exe.

Cheers, M

Upload for NK.NBF is still running & will finish approx 15mins from now (if it doesn't stop for some reason ;-))

EDIT: Upload is finished
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Prerna:
Hi, many thanks Kevin for the cool guide.

I'm stuck since 1 hour with step #13, as the command I run does not start the copy process from the SD to C:

Instead, here's the message I get (in cmd): "Usage: ntrw file drive:"

It's getting on my nerves. I formatted the SD (Mini SD 128MB), and flashed again the rom, using "romupdate". And still, I get the same issue.

ntrw.exe is well copied to the root of C:, so I don't see what I can possibly do wrong.

Someone has an idea?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] oltp:
Hi Prerna,

Did you use this

ntrw read myrom.nb1 [sd driveletter]:

or this

ntrw write mybs.nb1 [sd driveletter]:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] toomuchdogfur:
Funny how no one noticed that :)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] lanuk79:
kevinL,

after the bigstorage ur ExtROM version is blank..mine is blank without going thru all the steps. does that mean that i already have bigstorage on my phone?

device information:

Radio: 1.12.00

ROM: 1.12.00

protocol: 1337.42

ExtROM: blank

the memory information for storage does say 7.60 MB!