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[G1 General] sonikamd:
lol I use

Puppy Linux

:P

Namely because It's even more stripped down then gentoo. The full installer is around 100mb. I have the installer on my MicroSD card as a live distro. Throw the card+MicroSD reader in a USB slot, change bios to boot from usb and whalla! Easiest Dual-Boot ever.

The Installer for Puppy actually installs the OS to my laptop's RAM leaving my hard-drives completely untouched. Full installation takes about 5 minutes.

When I'm done in linux, I just reboot, yank the USB and I'm back in windows. (there's also options to save your settings and things that you have changed to the MicroSD so they'll be there next time you boot from the USB)
[G1 General] dixxa:
sorry to tell you this but in term of installer size you can't do less than gentoo

ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.gentoo.org/releases/amd64/2008.0/installcd/

xDDD
[G1 General] sonikamd:
My bad... "Namely because It's even more stripped down then gentoo. The full installer is around 100mb." thx for correcting me dixxa, 67mb is pretty small:P

Although you can go a bit smaller http://damnsmalllinux.org/ 50mb ;)

but I've had no luck setting DSL up successfully :/
[G1 General] scottsark:
Check out http://www.ultimateedition.info. It's a modified and improved ubuntu. It's not small but it's very beginner friendly and well supported and full of eyecandy. I use Ultimate Edition 2.1 x64bit.
[G1 General] bilclintonsdaman:
my 2 cents

If you're new to linux: ubuntu (I started on mandriva, which I think is also really good. Bonus: compiz can be selected as default during install :) )

If you want to learn the true unix core of linux: slackware

Once you know what you're doing: gentoo

Got all three on my machine right now to play around with, with a shared home partition :)
[G1 General] Bill Zimmerly:
I use Ubuntu, which is a knock-off of Debian,

and that is a GREAT thing

because the "apt-get" tools (like the Synaptic Package Manager) are the best thing going for upgrading and maintaining the Linux system.
[G1 General] n1gh7m4r3:
Thanks for all the replies, started with ubuntu which has come a long way since the last time i played with linux, that extreme edition is pretty sweet, i have to assume, that all of that can be added to your basic ubuntu install, once i figure out what im doing again :)
[General Questions and Answers] lvhc:
Is there any way you can make the contact list in a black theme and better for the HTC Touch Diamond? I have looked around but cant find any good ones!

Please give me som links, that would be nice! :)
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=484413

Hope this helps,
[General Questions and Answers] lvhc:
Not really what i was looking for, i need just the contact list customized not a kind of program to run it. Any other links?:(
[General Questions and Answers] nir36:
I know someone changed the file which contains the colors but can't remember which.

it's in the Q&A section something

I would suggest tring RC_Mod tho to see if it helps.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] nitro2u:
Hi,

I'm working on a networking project. Im using the following device:

Platform: HTC TyTN II Kaiser

Operating System: Windows Mobile 6.1

I have a C++ programme that runs on linux in my computer. How can I run the same in this mobile device?

Many thanks :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DaveShaw:
*Thread moved*

You need to use MS Visual Studio 2005 (or 2008) to compile the C++ program.

Or embedded visual C++.

A list of dev tools for PPC is on the wiki : http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Complete list of Development links and resources

Thanks

Dave
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] peterfnet:
Throwing in my 2 cents in. Save yourself the trouble and don't even consider Embedded Visual C++ (4). Stick VS 2005+ and you'll be good.

The free express versions do not support mobile development.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] peterfnet:
This is what you need to know. There are SDKs for Pocket PCs that are built into Visual Studio. The default ones are adequate. Typically, you'll connect to a PDA/PocketPC via ActiveSync. Visual Studio will pick up on this. There are specific mobile properties and options for this.

From that point, it's point and shoot. When you debug an application, it will automatically go over to the Windows CE device. If you're doing .Net it will install a cab for .Net
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] nitro2u:
Thanks again Peter for your reply.

Even though my project is to programme for this HTC device I don't have the device yet. So what I need to do is test it on my laptop.

Is there any Windows Mobile 'simulator' that I can run on my computer and test?

Also I will need to install Visual Studio on this simulator, is it?

:)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] nitro2u:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...52-f89e-4354-84ce-5d19c204498a&displaylang=en

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...3a-a651-4745-88ef-3d48091a390b&displaylang=en

Hi Peter,

Please take a look at the above links. Are these any of the ones I should use?

Thanks :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ark2020:
You want to get a copy of Visual Studio 2005 or 2008 if you are serious about programming - I got it from my university and the MSDNAA Website which allows students to download selected MS software which is related to my course for free - and being a computer science student they give me VS 08.

But it is available on several torrent websites. Remember I am not recommending nor do I condone illegal downloading of pirated software - I am only providing information for research purposes. :D

Why do you want it?

Its a complete developement environment - You get everything - Including an emulator to test your programs. You can download plugins, which let you program in other languages (e.g. I have the VB Mobile plugin which allows me to program in VB for mobile devices) - The plugins are free.

Personally, I use it for a large chunk of my programming - as it supports a vast array of programming languages - and it includes built in compilers (I know this sounds obvious, but I have used programming environments which do not contain compilers), Emulators (for testing) and can support alot more with downloadable plugins (obviously you need the SDK).

If your PC is a little old (eg early XP) - get VS05 - but if you have a newer PC (late XP to Vista), get VS08, they both do basically the same thing.

Hope this helps. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] nitro2u:
Hi again,

Many thanks for your reply :)

Will this version of VS work for my project? :

Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition (90-day Trial)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...ec-ed72-4a79-8961-25635db0192b&displaylang=en

If it does... then i will install it first in my laptop (which run Win XP Pro) and then I will install the emulator.

This is the emulator right?

Windows Mobile 6 Professional and Standard Software Development Kits Refresh

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...3a-a651-4745-88ef-3d48091a390b&displaylang=en

Looking forward for your support :) thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] neilsupermac999:
Ive recently started using dashwire....It seems dashwire fiddles and flaps about when I reboot my phone and stays open. If I then close it, I cant open it/launch it again without a soft-reset. Very odd.

So any other users out there that have the same? What I cant glean is whether I need to leave the dashwire app running all the time or whether it backgrounds itself?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] grahamkdt:
Dashwire...

I used DashWire for about a year, but I never experienced the issues you've mentioned. I never noticed it running all the time. I opened it, synced and closed it... switched to Microsofts' MyPhone now. Not a lot of difference I have to say, but you have to try these things ;)
[Shadow General] Prewien:
Hey everybody, i'd like to get the phone as my second handset because its such a beautiful phone :D (and i have always used 2 phones)

but i've read that this phone doesnt has a touchscreen but some sites say it does, or are there 2 versions?
[Shadow General] -MyHTC-:
The Juno is a Windows Mobile standard device, meaning no touch screen.
[Shadow General] Prewien:
so where can i get that pretty white juno unlocked and cheap? :D
[Shadow General] tonyc0642:
There is no white juno. You must have been talking about the shadow 2009. Juno is the 2007 model of the shadow. Good luck finding the shadow 2009 unlocked for cheap. Expansis had unlocked 09s on sale for $449.99, but I think they are back up to regular price now, which is a hundred more. For that price you could buy a Touch Pro. Ridiculous.
[G1 General] Dreddge:
Ok, I have read literally countless threads about the less than desirable battery life of the G1. However, no situations quite like this.

I bought my Dev G1 used (used for 3 weeks, supposedly). I was noticing that the battery was lasting like two hours, of course I was using it, and it was downloading some large updates.

However, Last night I went to bed about 11:30, and my phone was at 100%. I put the phone on standby, (because I didn't want to charge it all night on a full battery). I woke up @ 6am, and the phone was completely dead. I will stay on for about 30 sec and then shut off.

Thats a bit ridiculous! 6 hours on standby???

I left the phone off, and I am now charging it, in an attempt to "Condition" the battery, but Im not convinced that the battery isnt bad.

Any Opinions/comments?

**EDIT: Oh yea, I forgot to tell you. "Use only 2g networks" is checked, and GPS and Wi-Fi is off.
[G1 General] hgsadfwsedf:
1. did you check that it's an original battery and not some no-name?

2. as you said, try to condition it for ~2 days, always let it run dead, try to switch it on again once or twice, keep it off and charge it 2 more hours after the led is green. repeat this four, five times, if nothing changes, call t-mobile and complain. they might send you a new one.
[G1 General] mannyb:
Sounds odd for sure. If I leave my fully charged dev phone on standby (and 3G no less) overnight it's never below 80% when I wake up 6-9 hours later. Usually 85-87%.
[G1 General] Dreddge:
Its not a no-name battery. I am an AT&T customer. I hope that conditioning it helps.
[G1 General] hgsadfwsedf:
sorry, didn't pay attention :)
[G1 General] Dreddge:
Its all good. Im just really frustrated. My Tilt lasted me two days of moderate use. I honestly need at least 6-7 hours of moderate use out of this phone, or Ill be forced to sell it.
[G1 General] andonnguyen:
I got 28 hours of moderate use out of my phone yesterday and it was only down to 20% at that point. You said you take it off the charger once it's full? You should leave it plugged in for a while longer.
[G1 General] Dreddge:
Yea, see I left it plugged in pretty much all day yesterday. I was tethering with it, and the USB charges while tethering, Correct? So when I took it off it was fully charged.
[G1 General] hgsadfwsedf:
don't charge it via usb, ac/dc seems to work better.

don't know why but many people say so..
[G1 General] Dreddge:
Update: I plugged it in to my wall charger @ 8:00 am this morning. I just got a green LED. Ill leave it plugged up until about 1:30pm, and post the results later tonight. I hope I can see some difference...

By the way, I notice also that when its plugged into the USB, it gets VERY HOT around the battery compartment
[G1 General] SolemnWishing:
Yes it does get very hot. Tell us what happens when you unplug it later. I noticed this with one of my old Window's Mobile devices, the battery lived less than 15 seconds.
[G1 General] neoobs:
Have you tried using the "Watts" program to measure battery stats.

Maybe you can post a screenshot after leaving it in standby for about 3-4 hours.
[G1 General] Bill Zimmerly:
:eek:

Never let a lithium-ion battery run until it is dead!!!!!! They aren't like NICADs, they have no memory effect, and this will damage them. See "Lithium-ion Battery" - Wikipedia
[G1 General] Shagman68:
On my ATT Tilt I had 2 extra batteries and could barely make it thru a 10 hour shift at work with all three. Now with my G1, I have the same 2 spare batteries, and still barely make it thru a 10 hour shift on all 3. So, lifetime seems the same to me. They both suck batteries.

Shaggy
[G1 General] Dreddge:
Well, After charging the battery yesterday afternoon, I used it heavily for about 9 hours. I used it way more than I would under normal circumstances. That was just after 1 cycle. It finally died about 10:00 and I left it off and charged it over night (about 7 hours). I will see if it lasts through one full day of normal use.

Im a little concerned about what Bill said. I certainly dont want to hurt the battery. This is the first I had even ever heard of this being potentially damaging.
[G1 General] hgsadfwsedf:
i meant let the phone run dead, not the battery..

ninjaedit:

clarifying it further: use the phone until it shuts down, switch it on again, wait until it's off, switch it on, wait until it's off and then charge it using the wall charger.
[G1 General] skri11a:
What Bill said is true but conditioning the battery once a month or so is not as destructive as it sounds.

Just try not to do it all the time and it won't kill your battery.
[G1 General] Dreddge:
All I know, is that it helped tremendously after just one time. it went from 6 hours in standby to 9 hours of heavy use
[G1 General] tannyfiles:
i took my ADP off the charger at 6am today...n nw its 1am...power manager show battery level at 29..n i used it to click a few pix today...listen to some music for about 2hours..so all in all i am pretty satisfied with what i have got..but some(some means like maybe once in a week or something) days the battery doesn't even last 4-5 hours..even when its on standby..i simply don't understand why this happens...!!!!
[Touch HD General] chaosxq:
Can somebody who knows how tell me how or make some kind of switch in the communication manager of TouchFLO 3D make a swtich that we alternate between 3G and GSM
[Touch HD General] iSlaker:
some time ago I saw a thread about discussions on how the Windows Mobile 6.5 and/or 7 would be like and I mentioned that it looked like Microsoft was trying to keep everything in the family as the menu looked exactly like the Zune's. None replied.

For those who are not aware, Zune is the Microsoft's media player which is available only in the US and Canada but you can pretty much buy it anywhere through eBay - that's how I got mine, a black 80GB one, which I love. zune's got wifi and the ability to access its marketplace through any wifi spot, big deal :-| the good thing about zune is that, if you want, it will store your plays and update automatically. quite good for social environments.

Xbox 360's dashboard is now Zune styled with a touch of 3D but the concept is the same, a menu, scrolling up and down and inside the item you go to the right to see more options. the menu itself is located at the left side of the screen.

and here it comes: Zune TV.

very slowly and purposedly making it look clumsy to observers, microsoft is building a massive entertainment network and to have the best of it, you will find yourself taking the whole family.

this article got me thinking and you'll get the reason i posted it here by reading it. some discussing about it?

http://www.hdtv-news.co.uk/2009/03/02/microsoft-plans-for-a-zune-tv/
[Touch HD General] Fallen Spartan:
This would be a welcomed advancement if 6.5 was to include zune
[Touch HD General] lpaso:
Don't forget the Windows Media Center menu ;)

Since the very first version (2004 I think), you have a scrolling list, and in the selected item in the list, 2 or more options... just like the WM6.5 menu ;)
[Touch HD General] iSlaker:
exactly! for some reason I forgot the almost forgettable Windows Media Center.

these guys really know what they're doing despite looking like they're the losers far behind Apple and this kinda of scares me to be honest. lolololol
[Touch HD General] crashDebug:
i fear we'll have to wait for win7 to turn the page

and god knows if it will run ok on our hd
[Touch HD General] Fallen Spartan:
By the time windows 7 comes out, the HD will be a long lost memory.
[Touch HD General] iSlaker:
i thought that too but im starting to believe otherwise. i think the HD is such a good piece of hardware that it will stay for a long time like the hermes. to be honest i am more interested in the developments of Android on HD than 6.5 itself. from what ive seen so far, 6.5 is the 6.1 with a new facelift which doesn't really make my mind.

days ago i was in the bus and there was this guy sitting next to me, he had an iphone and although i know the iphone very well as i used to sell it, this time it got me impressed how smooth and responsive it is. HD has a great hardware but even with all the tweaks we could possibly imagine to add it still just ok but not excellent and this thanks to Windows Mobile 6.1.

if you think about it, that's microsoft main problem: they can't innovate at all but they're great when it comes to improve someone else's idea. they developed windows mobile based on the concepts of those very old monochrome screen PDAs like Newton and Palm, to be used with a Stylus, and it wasn't even supposed to have phone capabilities but they added it later. they never realized that touchscreen would be the future and people would prefer to use their fingers rather than a little thing we keep losing... look what's happening now...
[Touch HD General] Fallen Spartan:
Still think it will disappear into the horizon. With new models coming out from other manufacturuers all the time and a reported new HTC device coming out to replace the HD with 8MP camera and win6.5, I think I will forget the HD easily enough. My only concern is that HTC need to make a better improvement with each new release. Too many phones released with no real great improvement between each model.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] torstenk:
Hi all

I can't seem to get the right G-light settings. How are yours?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] torstenk:
anyone pls help
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] torstenk:
am i the only one using g-light?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] hanackin:
Why don't you ask on the G-light thread ?

And even more, on Ageye's forum (the developer ;))

---> http://www.forum.ageye.de/
[XPERIA X1 General] bongdelong:
hey.. up to now i used ppcpimbackup.. but im looking for one which can backup e.g. my mail settings so after rom flash i dont have to configure my mail settings which makes no fun :(

can you help me !? mabye one tool which backups all, that would be nice :)
[XPERIA X1 General] Ethermind:
Sprite Backup

PS Best Backup Tool Does Not Exist.
[XPERIA X1 General] djjef85:
SPB Backup

Resco Backup

Sprite Backup

all good backup tools
[XPERIA X1 General] psp786:
I Use

SPB Backup

and i think its great
[XPERIA X1 General] jianwei87:
SPB Backup cannot select the file you want to backup but Spirte Backup can choose which file you want to backup.

And i'm using SPB Backup. I got a question is each backup file only can restore once time?
[XPERIA X1 General] scl_electronics:
If you choose Custom Restore:

Under My documents or system files. tap on the options button.

A window will open allowing to select almost all the file on your device to be selectively restored!!

The backup file created by SPB Backup can be used as many times as needed!

Stuart
[XPERIA X1 General] jianwei87:
but after i restore i cannot found the backup file inside SPB Backup. It gone. Why?
[XPERIA X1 General] James!:
I used to use SPB backup but after doing a full restore something happened with the password and I couldn't get into my phone so I needed to do another hard reset.

I've now swapped to using Sprite backup and I'm very happy with it, I did a full restore from the very useful self-executable backup file and everything went perfectly!
[XPERIA X1 General] Bxsteez:
I'm an avid Sprite user. I think its spectacular. As stated earlier the self executable is great too.
[XPERIA X1 General] orelsi:
I used to like SPB Backup, but after many backups i came to the conclusion that it SUCKS. It has problems backing certain files, never restores everything to the full and even if it does, the phones is laggy and needs a good ol' hard reset.

I'll never use SPB Backup again. It doesn't do it's job. Yes, it restores your files, but what is the point, if the phone is unuseable after that and needs a hard reset?

Stupid app. I'm gonna try that Sprite software all of you are recommending.
[XPERIA X1 General] jianwei87:
So the Sprite Backup better then SPB Backup?
[XPERIA X1 General] vector4agn:
What about sktools?

Has anyone tried the sktools' backup? I have it installed but haven't tested yet. Previously I had sprite backup 6 but it didn't work correctly when I tried to take a backup and had to hard reset and lost almost everything on device.
[XPERIA X1 General] nek4d:
Why not to use both programs?!
[Touch HD General] pez1181:
Hi guys, as you can see I'm new here! In fact I'm even new to smart phones; I bought one yesterday (the touch HD)

I'll kick off step by step:

The first thing i installed was google maps from the mobi download....all works fine!

Next I downloaded Gsen from my PC and transferred it over to my phone....exctracted the cab file and when trying to install it, it kept taking me to a blank white screen......I gave up with that, also tried downloading it from my phone, other sites etc, but to no avail!

After turning my phone off and on again, every time i try to install ANYTHING I get the message,

"The file 'XXXXXX' cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted digital certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. If the problem persists, try reinstalling/restoring this file"

I have tried reinstalling/restoring all the files in question but on retry, i get the same message. Any help would be GREATFULLY welcomed and appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
[Touch HD General] Fallen Spartan:
what are you talking about??????? nonsense
[HTC Tornado] thousandlegs:
Hey guys! I've got an unlocked SDA for sale. I'm going to put it on ebay but I wanted to offer it up to the folks here at xda first. I replaced the housing so that it is now de humped and it's currently got a 6.1 rom on it but I've forgotten which one. I don't know what kind of $$ to look for for it so if you have an offer just send it via pm or post as a reply to this thread.

Thanks!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Accessories] shahzeb.mirza:
http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0289507

using it right now not bad at all

check it out

edit :- Meant to say mircro sd lol sorry

what do you think guys

worth it ?

and class 4 is like 4mb/s which in my opinion is not bad at all for its price and i have a local micro center near my house which saves me on shipping with gas and all that it costs around 25 still not to bad.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Accessories] lufc:
I got a CLASS 6 8GIG Micro SD of ebay for $12 including postage
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] t3rm3y:
sorry, double posted please delete.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] t3rm3y:
the touch flo 3d main screen loads?

i want to change this as mine came with a rom and doesnt look too swell :(

i replaced the welcomehead.96.pgn image, but that changed nothing (so dunno what i did there?) is that the wrong screen, do i need to change somethign else instead?

i did search, but couldnt find anything which directly mentioned this screen.

cheers
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] HJ200:
As far as I can remember the correct filename is welcomehead.196.png, make sure it's really replaced (use Resco Explorer or Total Commander).

Works fine here.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] t3rm3y:
i did use total commander, and it placed it in the windows folder on the phone itself, not thew windows folder on mem card.

i will have to wait till home to check, as battery died now :(

it is def called the right name, i did notice that when i put the image in the folder it didnt ask me to replace existing file? maybe it is slightly named wrong, silly me, will check cheers
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] bonesy:
post the image you want to use or get winCEcab maker and make your own.It has to go into your windows folder