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[General Questions and Answers] tangjie01:
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[General Questions and Answers] stevenfra:
Dear,

I've HTCHD2 32GB microSDHC, I tried the file your attch still not working ? I don't know why some works and all most work >?the file I convert are same file MP4 ?

Could you help me what 're problem ?
[General Questions and Answers] muemue511:
you are awesome!! thank you very much :)
[G1 General] gPhunk:
Now I know your first thought “I bet this tool didn’t even use Search like the rest of the shlubs on here”. Well you are mistaken. I have not only searched xda but even tried Google and Yahoo (just in case) as well. I have found numerous posts (like HERE and HERE and many others) with similar situations but haven’t seen a resolution. Here is the rundown:

Running JF’s 1.5 CRB21 ROM

Hard SPL (HSPL10.95.3000)

JF’s 1.43 Recovery Image

SDK 1.5_r1

Fastboot.exe placed in System32

Haykuro’s Updated Drivers placed in System32

Windows XP 2002 SP3

I have been able to flash nandroid backups without issue in the past but adb started intermittently not recognizing my phone when I flashed from JF’s RC33 to JF’s 1.5. I was able to restore a backup once but now adb will not recognize my phone at ALL. Tried different USB plugs and cables with no result. If I mount the phone to view the SD card via Windows Explorer it shows as “HTC Dream Composite ADB Interface” in Device Manager. However if I boot into the Bootloader (which I have the Hard SPL HSPL10.95.3000) , connect via USB, hit back to go into Fastboot, and try to flash a nandroid backup I get "Waiting on Device" infinitely. “Adb shell” yields “Device Not Found”. The "adb devices" command yields a blank list. But if I type "Fastboot Reboot" it will reboot the phone so I know it is communicating and the cable is in good order. I have deleted my SDK and drivers and re-downloaded/installed them and STILL cannot get adb to connect. It has to be something simple I am missing here right? Any idea why this would have worked without issue in the past and now not at all? Could it have been a Windows Security update? (That's about the only thing I can thing that has changed other than the newer ROM)

Thank you for your help.
[G1 General] DVS_Sokar:
Did you update you USB Drivers or try reloading them?
[G1 General] Senorkabob:
Also.... Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging has to be checked....

and stop being a tool.

nah im jk. ;)
[G1 General] gPhunk:
USB Debugging is checked - thanks Senorkabob for at least trying to help.

Phoenix - I apologize for posting in the wrong place. If I could move it, I would. I apparently missed the "How to be a Good Xda Citizen" thread... I shall repent
[G1 General] billc.cn:
Could you choose View -> "Devices by Connections" in Device Manager and uninstall the USB Root Hub device your android is connected to. This should clean up all the device nodes and allow you a clean start. Click "Scan for hardware changes" in the toolbar and wait for the system to detect your phone. In the new hardware detected wizard, make sure you specify the path to drivers folder of the correct architecture, i.e. x86 or x64.
[G1 General] DVS_Sokar:
Repent .. Repent..

Did reloading the USB Driver work?.. Did for me =)
[G1 General] gPhunk:
How do I know which one to install? (I am running Vista Home Premium 32bit)

Thank you for your help
[G1 General] ubernicholi:
Use the x86 drivers. Also try installing them in safe mode. That made it work for me
[G1 General] gPhunk:
Thanks man - I was able to install the drivers but am still unable to view my device. It shows as "HTC Dream" in Device Manager but when I run "adb devices" in the command line, it yields a blank list. Further commands (I.e. adb shell) say "cannot find device. Running fastboot commands result in "waiting on device". This happens on both my laptop and my home pc so I am beginning to think it's the phone. Should I have something loaded on the phone? I have USB Debugging checked so that's not it. Any ideas?
[G1 General] blueman9:
possibly the problem is that ADB does not work in Bootloader mode, it is designed to work while the phone is running.

Yuo are obviously trying this in bootloader mode, underline for emphasis.

try >fastboot devices

see if that shows you your phone

Otherwise try ADB while in the OS already.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skg22086:
has any1 been able to get the music tab to recognize chinese music titles.. i have several of the chinese fonts installed but still majority of the chinese unrecognizable... some1 help PLEASE...

these r the cab's i have installed..

SamauChinesePlus20080310

MicNeo PlumSIP6_VGA

droid

but i still arent having any luck .. Ce-star doesnt install properly on my TD 2 for some reason so i havent tested it ...

Thanks!

Rom Version : 1.39.405.2
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] angler:
Install CE Star and set Chinese in Regional Setting and you will see Chinese in music tab of TF3D.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawchyn:
My Diamond2 shipped with Chinese language included. No problem reading and showing the Chinese word in the music tab.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skg22086:
i tried installing Ce-Star .. didnt have any success.. keep giving me a install error..

i got my HTC from HK from still isnt able to read chinese in the music tab.. any chance u can figure out what different in yours so i can update mine.. thanx..
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skg22086:
help plz.... really annoying me
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay22098:
i installed ce star and it works perfectly. i could read chinese in both the file explorer and the music tab. when i installed it i checked all the boxes and installed it on my storage. Remember to change your regional settings back to whatever country tho or else you will get chinese google everytime you use a web browser. hope this helps
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] susuwatari:
Perhaps you can take a look at mobile01.com, someone posted a series of fix regarding your problem which include a new copies of wince.nls file. My Diamond2 also come with chinese installed, no such problem. My other phone (kaiser) with manila2D are able to display chinese in the music tab by installing the above mentioned fix.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fdo211:
I actually change the title/name in chinese with a id3tag editor. After it was able to read the characters correctly. Maybe was a fluke.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] susuwatari:
Maybe the ID3tag editor changed your ID3 format to v2.3 with UTF16 support that's why it's recognized by the music tab.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] daeron.be:
Hello guys.

I'm looking for a piece of software or some hack to make my Pocket PC (Blackstone - htc touch hd) act like a microphone - I'd like to hear my own voice on an external loudspeakers.

Anyone could help? :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] TrYde:
Webcamera+ (from Ateksoft) does that, but it is not a free software.

http://ateksoft.com/webcamplus.html
[G1 Apps and Games] Mysticales:
Well been doing alot of study lately and it seems ALOT of apps on the market that are full versions and are "free" seem to have ad sponsored elements in them. Sending your GPS data to whoever or other various things. Now while if the dev mentions on the description that their "Paid" version is ad free. Least its up front and honest about it. However alot of Apps I found out hide this info it seems. Is this going to be the new "Kazaa" on the G1? Back when Kazaa came out, is when the influx of "Spyware" was increasing. Im worried is this happening to the G1 now? While I can understand devs choosing this to make their app free and gain from it a lil. Whats to say other devs wont use this for other intentions that may have some negative impact?

Just wondering tho.. for modded G1s. Is there some sorta firewall app or so yet that might be useful? Anyways just thought I would post for discussion case I am worried over nothing.
[G1 Apps and Games] grokdesigns:
Install AdFree from the Market.
[G1 Apps and Games] Mysticales:
Cool ill try that. Still tho some discussion would be good. Cause I don't know if this should be something to start getting concerned on. Apps running in background draining battery, and reporting info possibly and so. Or am I getting concerned over nothing?
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
A little paranoia is a healthy thing, too much is bad, but these ads collect all sorts of location information to profile you and provide relevent advertising, but who knows what else happens with the data etc etc etc

PS you need root access on your phone to use AdFree
[G1 Apps and Games] Mysticales:
Yea Im fully rooted, No worries there. =) Thanks for this heads up. I use host files as well on my PC.. since then never had a issue with spyware again. Any news on if he would let us update the host file ourselves? Id love to use the file I have on my PC. Heh.

Anyways as for discussion goes. Can these ads know your G1 email, or linked email account? Next off, is there a ability that these ads could read your personal data as text msgs, contacts (to spam phone calls) or anything like that? Android being a new OS.. not sure what devs and ads can do with access to a phone. Its like a new gateway has been opened.

Kinda wish a dev could comment if the G1 would even have this ability and if it could be a bad thing.

Edit: Good question, this Ad Free, is it like if you add a hosts file in a router? Like if I use the G1 to tether, is it blocking the ad banners even on tethered connections? Would be interesting to know for sure since imagine a built in firewall that protects tethered PCs too.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
You can use your own hosts file on your own phone, AdFree just automates the process, if you look at this thread it started off describing how to do things manually.

Possibly, I haven't looked into accessing the google credentials from the android APIs so I don't know for certain, might be a private API google only shares with it's own apps, that doesn't mean someone won't figure out how to access them however.

When you install an app there is a screen displayed of the permissions the apps ask for, read/write contacts, calendars etc will all be displayed, you should be able to see the permissions an app will have access to after it's installed as well from memory.

You should be more worried what google will do with all the info it collects to be honest, but that's another issue altogether.

You are prompted during install as to what the app will be able to access, google leaves it up to you to accept it or not.

Depends how the tethered setup gets DNS info, if it uses the information from the hosts file then yes, but this is dependent on what the tether setup does.
[G1 Apps and Games] jashsu:
Only if you never bothered reading the permissions requests when installing an app. They clearly describe what permissions an app wants to use and you can cancel the installation if you feel you don't want to give an app the right to access your personal info. So if you install a game that says it wants access to your Google Account info (which would include your email and thus all your associated google services) then you have only yourself to blame if the dev sends you a ton of spam or sells your email address.

Bottom line is read the permissions requested carefully and decide whether you trust the company/entity that created the app before installing it. Also, i'd be very wary installing any root apps, since root apps by their very nature can operate outside of dalvik sandbox and do practically anything they want to your system. I'm only running two root apps right now: Market Enabler and Wifi Tether. They are both open source.
[G1 Apps and Games] Mysticales:
Well of course I read the permissions thing. However still I would still wonder about things.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Google actually closed up some of the loop holes that apps were using on Android 1.0/1.1 to enable wifi etc.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Unless you audit the code and compile it yourself, you have no idea what the binary is actually doing.
[G1 Apps and Games] rogro82:
Location data is only used for serving the right banners and calculate the profits the banner view/click has depending on the location (country) of the viewer.

Its not anything malicious and you can easily see the permissions when installing.

People all like free apps instead of paying a few dollars, but when an ad is added people try to get rid of it... Havent you all ever wondered why the ads are there? Just like on a forum as the one you are on right now? Right they generate at least a little bit of money for a dev that doesnt want to charge the users directly by letting them pay, but spends almost all his free time to keep apps updated, write new once and answering questions.

As soon as there is virtually no way too make money on a market, the market will die as developers/companies will move over to an other platform of development.
[G1 Apps and Games] jashsu:
It's not difficult to get the code from svn and compile it. Pretty effortless.
[G1 Apps and Games] jashsu:
Many people don't like to view ads on their computers, let alone their mobile phone. Thus if people can block the ads easily, they will. Content producers and software developers will simply have to find a new business model to pursue. Maybe that's a free/premium differentiation model or maybe its microtransactions. That or they will have to deal with a percentage of their userbase blocking ads.
[G1 Apps and Games] Mysticales:
Well I am sure most devs Block ads too, either on their mobile or pc.. no one wants any type of issue.

Now again, I said I understand why they are there for free apps. Its just that as a user myself.. I like to know Im protected from potential hazards. Also alot of devs like to make something hot to use on later resumes and projects. Ive worked with alot of devs in my time start with nothing and grow to get bigger jobs in RL cause of the project. =)
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
I didn't say it was hard to get or compile it, but auditing the code to make sure nothing malicious is going on can be very difficult at times. There is a code obfustication competition each year and it's extrodinary what some can do and you'd never know unless it was pointed out to you.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
It's not just "issues" too many ads tick a certain segment of the population off to the point that they go to these lengths to get rid of them.

This is of course before you factor in this segment of the population are usually the least to click on ads, usually for ethical/moral reasons, so them getting rid of ads is usually no big loss.

Last time I checked AdFree was downloaded less than 5,000 times, now compare this to a speedometer app I made which anyone can run and it's been downloaded over 10,000 times I highly doubt any dev relying on ads will actually loose out by the people that can and are blocking them.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
The meta data that can be gleened from this sort of advertising can have all sorts of flow on effects and unintended consequences.

I see the world and potential pitfalls in things differently than others, I don't know why, but the more data collected the worst things can be.

If you are interested in what country they are from/in just pull the country code from the SIM card, why narrow it down to within a few metres?
[G1 Apps and Games] Mysticales:
Well since I have been using Adfree. Let me say this. My G1 seems to be running faster! I dont get as many force close/wait errors. Certain apps like atrackdog for one RUN faster. I mean without the ads running, it seems my apps speed through their task and do what they are supposed to. Kinda interesting note oddly.

Also lets say a app you know would be using GPS to locate you on a map. Thus triggering "Give app permission to use your GPS" which you know why it needs it. But does the app also tell you that it uses the GPS for Ads? So I dont always trust what it says when it comes to permissions as it doesnt mean in the underline that its not using the same permission to do other things. Would be nice if the G1 had a notice that the app uses Ad support.
[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
Linux is a wonderful and powerful operating system that can do just about anything you can possibly dream of.

First, the hosts file hack is a piece of crap since all it does is it points potentially malicious domain names back to self. It doesn't take into account connections that are ip address based... those will still go through and there is nothing that can be put in the hosts file to stop that.

iptables on the other hand.... included in 1.0 and 1.1, and several custom 1.5's, can do many strong things; block by ip address (including if it tries to lookup by dns), block by port, *BLOCK BY USER ID*.

The latter is particularly interesting since each program installed on android is assigned its own userid. That means that with the correct iptables rule, you can block all network traffic for THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. Or you can blacklist/whitelist servers for that program, etc.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/block...ingle-user-from-my-server-using-iptables.html

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux...ng-access-to-selectedspecific-ip-address.html

For example, when I issue this command:

iptables -A OUTPUT -o tiwlan0 -m owner --uid-owner 10017 -j DROP

My browser is no longer able to connect (since it is uid=10017) using wifi (tiwlan0 is wifi). Note: leave out the entire "-o tiwlan0" argument and it should block all outgoing on all devices for that userid.

To find the userid for a particular program, do "ls -l /data/data/program'sdatadirectory"
[G1 Apps and Games] Mysticales:
So on JF 1.51 is this ability already there? Yea I know Linux is great for iptables. Always is, even in routers hehe.

If its not in there already, Debian, how well does that work on the G1?
[G1 Apps and Games] trevordbs:
sounds a little sexual. hahaha.

"Hey baby, don't worry, im fully rooted."
[G1 Apps and Games] Mysticales:
Heh, one flaw tho, I am the woman saying that. =p I know I should walk up to the guy and say "Oh hey, I only like you for your boobs" I wonder how he would respond to that. =p

ANYWAYS. Back to topic heh.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Yes, but hostnames are almost always used because IP addresses have a tendency to change more often, so it's not really "crap", and neither solution will stop the 404 html that android shows when a webpage can't be viewed.

Yes, but why do I want to go to such lengths when I can simply wipe out most, if not all advertising I'm likely to come across just by replacing the hosts file?

You haven't shown how iptables is really such a huge replacement for redirecting the hostnames, for anything to be adopted over something else it usually needs to show about a 10% improvement or people just don't care.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
The solution to this is to run a small C based webserver in the background, however does anyone know off hand the HTML/CSS to make a small webpage that is transparent and won't effect the layout etc etc etc ?
[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
No need for anything weird. Just run the command and be done.
[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
ip addresses rarely change, particularly when you're dealing with foreign (russian, chinese) spam/crap/viruses.

What lengths? Just run one simple command and that program you don't want connecting is blocked. If you have several programs you want to block, shove them in a script to easily reapply on reboot.

Yes I have, you just didn't read. For instance, this 404 error problem you mention... doesn't happen when you block specific programs -- because if you block program X, it will leave your browser completely unaffected. You also don't have to have a huge list of crap to block, you can just say *this program has NO access*.
[G1 Apps and Games] Mysticales:
Oh it would be nice to tell a app it has no access. One issue.. what if its that app that reads data from the internet to work, which most of the G1 apps do. How would you go about filtering the app of its ads? So a total kill isnt a option sometimes..

I mean.. I know what a phone could do on the net when it has access to the personal data. My 6630, I have a server on the phone that could connect to a online site, display location, but also if I clicked a number link on the webpage, my phone would dial it out. Or I could trigger the camera from the webpage and use it to spy.

So the G1 has the potential to do the same. Not saying that it wouldnt be half user fault for allowing a app to do so, but doesnt mean that it couldnt be attempted. =/
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
Or just block hostnames...

Why do I want to do all that for, when I can click a button and it's done? I don't need to find userids, I don't need to setup any of that.

Actually no, you don't understand the problem, the problem is anything using a webpage, such as an iframe, will produce an error page, so yes the browser, and any other apps using the same method, is affected. The only way round this is to redirect connections to a webserver which will serve up a simple page that is transparent.
[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
In that case, you would do a deny-all-but the server it needs in order to work. The same rule used to block all will work, but add in a "-d ! address". This added parameter means "for all destinations except address"... -d = destination address=address to match, "!"=invert.
[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
I've already explained why that is bad.

because it actually WORKS, and because ONCE YOU SET IT UP, all you have to do is CLICK A BUTTON AND ITS DONE.

That is ONLY the case when you use the RETARDED HOSTS HACK.

You are an idiot. Go back and read or leave this thread because you are loaded with assumptions that are inapplicable.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
No, you've only made sweeping statements with no facts or proof to back up your claim, you haven't provided a list of such IPs or anything of substance.

Wow, the best you can do is come up with personal insults because you can't prove your case by any other means. Feel free to use what ever method you choose but leave the insults and name calling for the school yard.

I've tried to explain the problem in a calm and rational manner but you just resorted to personal attacks so I guess we're going to have to agree to disagree because things only tend to go downhill once a discussion reaches this point.
[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
I am not a teacher and I am not interested in helping you, which is why I don't put any effort into providing you with proofs. I responded specifically to the questions posed by the author of this thread and offered him a solution to his question. You are of no consequence and have, quite frankly, hijacked this thread. I suggest again that you leave. If you don't like the information presented here, that is your business. If you are unwilling to make the necessary effort to understand things, that is your problem.
[G1 Apps and Games] delta_foxtrot2:
If you understand the issue so well, you seem to dismiss the iframe issue without providing a suitable solution, since an iframe will provide an error page, it may not be 404, but it'll be 500 something.

For an example of what I'm talking about try blocking the ads with your method and then running shazam... you'll see what I mean...
[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
So DON'T BLOCK SHAZAM if you don't want to!

Let me try to make this clear ONE LAST TIME... Using iptables, you can SELECTIVELY BLOCK SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. You can SELECTIVELY UNBLOCK SPECIFIC SERVERS for SPECIFIC BLOCKED PROGRAMS. If you are getting a 404 error, then UNBLOCK THAT PROGRAM FOR THE SERVER IT IS TRYING TO CONTACT.