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[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
Firerat! This is AWESOME!!!!! I've needed this for a while, but my experience of bash scripting is less than mediocre.

I have 3 questions:

1) To make this usable on g1, I can just remove the ro.getprop section, correct? or do I need to change it instead of removing it?

2) To guess whether or not my /data folder will even fit on the g1, can I simply extract the zip and look at the file size of "data" folder inside, or is there something more? and if that barely fits, will dalvik-cache still go on sd?

3) If I am installing a bunch of apps and it fills up /data (assuming I am using this script), then will the "move apps and dalvik-cache to sd" option in amon_ra work?

Thanks man!
[G1 Android Development] Firerat:
Out of the box it will work with G1s and MT3Gs, that's the idea One Script two phones.

with a G1 I let everything go to sd,

but if I work out that dalvik-cache will fit on data , leaving 10mb free I keep it on data

I do need to tweak it a little, the Legend Cache Hacks I have done need a reboot to push dalvik-cache to sd

And , in future ( providing DEVs adopt it ) all system apps can go to system

check my Eris / Legend on NoneDangerSPL in sig for more info

I can recommend the ErisCacheHack, and Legend for NoneDanger

( DangerLegend is still wip, but I'm hoping my latest works )
[G1 Android Development] Firerat:
yeah, it should do, the a2sd will move the dalvik-cache back if it thinks there is enough space, but at the moment it won't touch the apps

I am going to develop the a2sd a little more, and get it to auto move apps between data/sd depending on size

I kind of hint at that in the comments in the last function

but one of my goals is to get unionfs going, having some apps on internal and some on SD

it will also make the cache hack much easier

I'd just flash a linux base, the android being a tarball, and extract the android on first boot into a unionfs, if I'm right, the files will automagicaly go to where space is available

failing that, I have other ideas
[G1 Android Development] olearyp:
If working unionfs for a2sd search XDA (in particular, this forum) first. It's been done but was found wanting from a performance standpoint--you may as well build on that experience. You might also see if you get better results from aufs.
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
Thanks for the quick response. In regard to #1, if I wanted to make the script do what it usually does on mt3g happen on my g1, can I simply remove those lines?

Also, I'm testing the legend patch right now ON DANGER, but fyi the 4shared links for the prepatched rom don't work... that's why I did it myself. flashing.
[G1 Android Development] Shaquiel Harris:
hmm.. Ill flash this over the current rom im using i guess and ill see how it goes. using that SuperEclair 2.3. should i wipe before flashing or its unnecessary?
[G1 Android Development] jcarrz1:
this isn't something you flash, it's something you stick into /system/bin when you're cooking a rom... as far as I know...
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris247:
Hi,

Do you know how to take pictures with the Xperia screen OFF ?

This would be very convenient to take a picture of an article you plan to buy in a store without having everyone looking at you strangely !

Thanks for your feedback. Chris
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris247:
I have investigated on this : it might be possible to do this using the HTC Camera app (I currently use XperiaCamera app).

Is it possible to install HTC Camera on a phone already having XperiaCamera ?

Regards, Chris
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ring-bearer:
Yes, but still not sure how you'd get the screen to be off.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rudegar:
normally when the screen is off it's because you pressed the power button

which don't just turn the screen off but suspend the device

to save power which in the process disable camera and everything else

but one can assign blanking the screen to a button which unlike suspending the screen don't disable any features but the display on the screen itself
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris247:
I have tested it is possible to turn the screen off without turn the phone off. Mortscript or SKschema are doing this for example.

The problem is that this do not work with XperiaCamera because the software really force the screen to be ON.

I think it should work with HTC Camera, but how can I install HTC Camera on my Xperia phone ?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] republicano:
i thought about this also

couldnt you use the htc camera but change it so the screen backlight doesnt go on or doesnt display the image and then use some button to take a pic?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris247:
I could, but I need to have HTC Camera on my phone.

My question is: where can I find a .cab to install HTC Camera on Xperia ?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamoulian666:
I'm on the stock N1 and want to unlock the bootloader, which will force a wipe.

Whilst I can backup the installed apps to .apks on the sdcard with several apps as far as I know when they are restored they will not be 'linked' to the market, so I won't get update notifications for them.

'backup for root users' and 'titanium backup' can back up the market db, but you need to be root in the first place, which N1 users cannot be.

Is there a way to backup the market db without root?

Or maybe 'fix' the market data during/after the reinstall of the .apks?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrycycle:
Back them up to the sd. When you root reinstall and use atrackdog to check for any updates. If you do update the app in the market then it will show from that point on through the markets update notification.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjhay22:
Or... You can download Titanium Backup from market :)

EDIT... Sorry, it says you need root for it... I coulda sworn it didnt say that before...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
both mybackup pro and app manager can backup aps to sd card without root.. then you can use thm to restore after rooting.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrycycle:
He is 100% correct about this but if you look for app manager it is now call app monster. The pro or free versions will work.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamoulian666:
@lgkahn and @jerrycycle

Thanks guys, but I'm sure I used MyBackup to do this ages ago with my G1. It restored the apps OK but they didn't show up as 'installed' in the Market so Market doesn't give you updates.

I notice MyBackup now has a 'root' section in the preferences which includes a 'Market db' option. The only other apps I've seen that can do it require root so it looks like maybe it can't be done :-/

Failing that I'm now looking for the restore solution with the least clicks, then jerrycycle's idea of ATrackDog (thanks!). AppMonster doesn't have a batch install, App Manager (by Amazing Droid) does and pops up the usual install dialog so thats 2 clicks per app.

AppBrain looks cool, you can make a backup list of your apps on the web, then resync after wipe, but it does a market search for each one which is quite a lot of clicks :-) It does note protected apps though, which the others can't dump so I'd loose track of them.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamoulian666:
hmmm not going well. Market shows all apps I had installed but as 'free', it thinks they're available to install. If I install the app from SD - I've tried MyBackup, Astro and AppManager - it is available in the launcher but still listed as 'free' in the market.

Looks like only way to do it is to go down the list in Market and manually install each from there.
[Hero CDMA General] rlaxton:
Come people we can win this! :D

http://ow.ly/1sJkd

currently:

Motorola Droid (VZW) 49% (1,714 votes)

HTC Hero (SPT) 51% (1,761 votes)

Total Votes: 3,475
[Hero CDMA General] DJAscendance:
ha my votes in, we're winning 51 to 49
[Hero CDMA General] mrcharlesiv:
Hahh.. I voted.
[Hero CDMA General] karnoff:
tied up at 50%
[Hero CDMA General] nbroneobi:
just to let ya know you can vote more than one time just click go back to poll and vote again
[Hero CDMA General] durhamite:
this is fixed. How would the Palm Pre beat the Nexus One?

however... I have voted twice :)
[Hero CDMA General] ukn0wnscaa:
Just voted 3 times. The hero is now lagging behind 20 votes! Everyone vote more!
[Hero CDMA General] rkendle53:
i was just gonna post this! everybody should vote, im at work and imma shoot the link to my coworkers so we can help the hero win, lol
[Hero CDMA General] rlaxton:
The poll will close at 9 a.m. EST on March 31. !!!
[Hero CDMA General] Jus10o:
I voted so many times i am on a cooling period and blocked from voting for now.
[Hero CDMA General] scriz:
2000+ votes behind, i think we've lost.
[Hero CDMA General] linkinx64:
Although I would love to see the hero win, they are both Android sooo :) We win anyways :D
[Hero CDMA General] ajaholic:
UGH 2000 behind!?! when i left work at 5 we were winning by like 150!
[Android Software Development] mroek:
Hi,

I am about to buy my first Android device (HTC Desire), and being a programmer I will of course want to write apps for it.

In the beginning I will naturally test a lot of apps created by others, and I will probably uninstall a lot of them for various reasons (lack of space being one of them).

Now to the question: Will uninstalling an app remove it cleanly and leave no traces behind? I'm not thinking about files possibly generated by the application and stored on the memory card (since that will be manually deletable), but things like settings and possibly files created in inaccessible locations on the device itself.

There is a SQLITE database in the Android system that apps (content providers) can store stuff in. This database obviously takes up space, and the question is if misbehaving applications could store stuff there that would remain after uninstall, effectively leaving garbage behind.

I realize that a hard reset would work to clean everything, but that is a drastic measure.

Assuming no root access, what is the answer to these questions? Please bear with me if these questions are dumb or too basic...

Regards

-Øyvind
[Android Software Development] Eddie1506:
To my understanding, apps are spread throughout 4 locations in filesystem.

/data/app - folder for storing apk's

/data/app-private - folder for storing protected apk's

/data/data/{appname} - app storage, settings, db's and so on

/data/dalvik-cache - folder for storing dalvik cache file for an app

From my experience, uninstalling removes all traces of an app from these locations in addition to market link from Market app db. Also with rooted phones manual uninstalling of an app is possible by removing associated content from those 4 locations. Link can also be removed, but that requires a little bit of knowledge of SQL.

If there's something to add to all of this, or if something is wrong, please someone correct me.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] mkrygeri:
I love how Opera works but sometimes I read a non mobile sites and I think it would be nice to be able to move the phone instead of scrolling with my finger.

Think of something like laying a newspaper flat on a table and moving a magnifying glass around over it. This should be fairly easy to do with accelerometers built into these things right?

Is there anything that does this? Opera, are you listening? It's all yours.

Apple, you can pay me.:D
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] denraweb:
Pretty neat idea. I'm in for a cab or anything that does this :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] mtbmdk:
I have an Ahtena/Advantage X7501 that does this in both IE and Opera. I think it's called vue-flo. Never tried it on other devices.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Ryryq:
Sounds awesome. Sounds hard too.
[Desire Accessories] Bandare:
I just ordered a T-mobile Desire and I wanted to get a decent sized SD card for it to take away with me. I had a couple of questions though:

I wondered if I needed any special type of SD card. I looked on Dabs and they have SD cards that have a different class such as class 2, 3, 10, 8 etc.

I wondered if the Desire had some of the same issues as the HD2 has had. That if you use larger SD cards, they might not work or somehow drain the battery. So I wondered if it's best to keep the size down?

Lastly, I wondered where is best to buy SD cards from in the UK to get the best deals?

I also wondered where is best to buy second batteries on price as I am going away and definitely want a 2nd battery to take with me.

Cases too..... are they worth getting?

Thanks :)
[Desire Accessories] lynxboy:
Regarding the SD Cards, "Class" is attributed to the speed of the SD Card eg. Class 8 has a higher data transfer rate than Class 2. So when you can, always go for the highest class memory card as this will improve transfer speeds and also if you use Apps2sd on Android (install apps on sd card) it will result in better performance. I have no idea about the issue regarding battery drain, however, I have never noticed any visible changes in battery life using large (16/32gb) cards in my Nexus One over smaller ones.

As for batteries, cases etc. Ebay is always my first stop for accessories. I have bought numerous items from reputable sellers at prices far lower than specific online retailers. Don't be sucked in by gimmicky branding such as "invishield" or "raptor skin" etc, you'll find they all come from the same Hong Kong factories. That said, you tend to get better finishes on the more expensive products but I am using a silicone skin that cost £2.85 and bought 5x screen protectors for 99p and everything is sweet!!

Enjoy the Desire.

Regards.
[Desire Accessories] Bandare:
thanks for the help on the class thing. I didn't know! I'll have to find where in the UK is best to buy the cheapest 16 gig SD card :)
[Desire Accessories] evildead4eva:
dunno about apps2sd but when playing music I only have a class 2 SD which set me back about £22 for a 16gb one from ebay UK seller and it all works fine. Though as far as I am aware the better the class the faster the SD card I think ill only use mine for music atm and happy with what its doing :)

If you can afford it though go for the best class you can!
[Desire Accessories] Bandare:
I'll have to have a look on ebay. I think I'll look for a silicon case for it if I can.

I'll also look on ebay for a 16 gig card too..... thanks.
[Desire Accessories] cez10:
ebay or ebuyer are probably the cheapest for that sort of stuff :) unfortunately dabs is quite expensive
[Desire Accessories] JTHM:
I want to go for a 16GB card but I'm also wanting a fast one but struggling with finding anything above a Class 2. Can anyone point me at any 16GB Class 4, 6 or 8's they come across.

Many thanks!
[Desire Accessories] n-j-f:
The best price I found for official HTC batteries was Handtec. Even with their postage, it's still very good value (total £18.19) and they say they have them in stock.
[Desire Accessories] Lats:
Are these exactly the same batteries or more powerful ones?
[Desire Accessories] n-j-f:
According to their website, just the normal 1400mAh version.
[Desire Accessories] redmongoose:
I ordered a class 2 16GB San Disk sd card from Carphone Warehouse £29.99 Delivered :D
[Desire Accessories] Bandare:
that's a great deal. I looked at that last night. However, as I want to get two SD cards. One for music and another for stuff like video etc, i thought I'd have a really good look. Managed to find one on play.com for £17.99.

Hope you don't mind me posting that now you already got yours Mr Goose :(

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

UPDATE: I got it wrong but after looking again on play.com I found a PNY class 4 for £27.99

:)
[Desire Accessories] Trifidw:
That isn't micro SD.

I'm too looking out for a class 8 (or so) microSD card that is 16GB. Not had much luck.
[Desire Accessories] Bandare:
Thank goodness Mr goose added a link. I just checked again what he bought and yes, I got it wrong. Thank goodness for double checking and Mr goose adding a link!

Back to looking.
[Desire Accessories] StuMcBill:
I currently have a Sandisk Class 4 8Gb Micro SDHC in my Blackberry Bold, which I will probably transfer to my Desire (when I get it).

Do you think this would be fast enough for Apps2SD (when the Desire gets rooted)?

What is the fastest class out there at the moment?

I will eventually buy a 16 or 32Gb one I think, but will stick to the 8Gb at the moment.
[Desire Accessories] Bandare:
I saw some class 8 cards......
[Desire Accessories] brummiesteven:
Just to let you guys know you don't really need class 8.

I have a class 2 16gb card. Apps2SD was fine on the G1 and ran like they were on the actual phone (even though people recommend 4 or 6).

The data transfer rate is also fine.
[Desire Accessories] meson1:
16GB MicroSDHC Cards on Amazon

I had a little look around last week and found the following speedy, but expensive 16GB cards on Amazon:

Transcend 16 GB Class 6 microSDHC Flash Memory Card £52.67 :eek:

KINGSTON 16GB microSDHC Class 10 Flash Card £85.11 :eek:

Personally, I feel that's too much money. I think it's a better idea to come down a size to 8GB, because you can find the following:

Transcend 8 GB Class 6 microSDHC Flash Memory Card £13.99

You can buy several 8GB cards for the price of those 16GB jobbies if you don't mind swapping them. Also, time will eventually bring the price of those 16GB high speed cards down to a more sensible level, if you're prepared to wait.

I haven't yet decided whether or not to replace the supplied 4GB card, but if I do, it'll be one of those <£15 8GB cards.

I would have posted the above as links, however, this board thinks I'm trying to post spam. So you'll have to paste the above descriptions into amazon.co.uk and search for these yourself.
[Desire Accessories] JTHM:
I'm not saying it would be a problem for you but you've already got a Desire yes? You are aware that the memory card is not "hot swappable" as the battery has to be removed to get the card out?

What I am saying though is, personally, it would drive me nuts.
[Desire Accessories] admoo:
Kingston have recently released a class 10 16gb microsd, but as you can imagine, it's a bit pricey! Most retailers online have it for sale at about £85-90.
[Desire Accessories] str355:
ebuyer have the kingston 16gb class 10 for £77

i think i'll stick with a class 2 until they come down in price ;)
[Desire Accessories] A|ex:
The guys over at mobilefun have the 32GB one

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/sandisk-microsd-card-32gb-p20431.htm

pretty good price for a retail uk store.
[Desire Accessories] cpam:
:eek::eek::eek:

ONLY

£99.97

£85.08 ex. 17.5% VAT

for memory card :) thanks

i think my 8GB SanDisk clas4 from my HD will do just fine!
[Desire Accessories] Baldyman1966:
also not avaialable till late April, even if you did want it.
[Desire Accessories] manks:
memorybits have 22% off until monday if you enter easter22 apparently (got it in a text).
[Desire Accessories] meson1:
Thanks. I took advantage of that. Ordered a 8GB Class 6 for £12.51 after discount.
[Desire Accessories] chappers-UK:
Best 16gb card (VFM) I have found is at play for £28

http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/...icro-SD-Memory-Card/Product.html?add=11540450

Says class 4 in title, then class 2 in description. Review's say 4!
[Desire Accessories] ronnyuk:
I just recieved my 19 quid SD card and written on the card is Class 6, if infact this is a class 6 card, 16 gb for 19.99 that's a bargain

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110513894522&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Just for your info :)
[Desire Accessories] Guitarfreak26:
Ordered this one! Hopefully itll come soon with my Desire coming tomorrow.. Guy can hope right? lol
[Desire Accessories] Bandare:
Got my card today from them.
[Desire Accessories] str355:
i ordered one of these yesterday, i wonder what class card i'll get.

EDIT: arrived today, class 2
[Desire Accessories] langers1:
Dont forget Cashback like quidco, have to squeeze every last penny out lol
[Desire Accessories] micks_address:
my wife has an 8gb card in her toco lite.. which i'm going to nick and replace with the 4gb that came with my desire.. would love a 32gb in time...
[Desire Accessories] m8te:
I'm having exacly the same problem. Might go for the 8GB Transcend class 6 card on Amazon for £14.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Darkshneider:
Just read this on a tweet. Go here.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DJAscendance:
its huge! 13mb? pfft
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] danknee:
Sweet. Downloading now from here.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] rlaxton:
cool found another article on an obscure website

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/first-version-of-fennec-available-for-android/
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] danknee:
Those of us that never leave the Hero CDMA forum category would never know ;)
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] DanWalker:
I second that, the world outside CDMA scares the hell outta me!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] MrWicked1:
lol that is for sure i would of never knew, the Hero CDMA is like a different demension.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Darkshneider:
The only time I saw something other than the Hero threads (recently anyways) was last night when the forums were down for maintenance.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] tyrnight:
I installed it and it just FC's
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] mountaindont:
Could someone post the apk, its asking me to sign in.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] tyrnight:
user name: fennec

password: android

Get the fennec.apk version.. the "D" is for debug..
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] TechniShawn:
Now if google would just release Chrome for Android i would be very happy.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] willy900wonka:
The German directions say it's for use in emulators only, not to be downloaded to the device.

Fennec should be fun when it's ready.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] smw6180:
What, you can't read German? It tells you on the site:

User für Downloads: fennec

Passwort für Downloads: android

It means what it looks like: User for Downloads: fennec

Password for Downloads: android

The larger versions with a 'D' are debug versions.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] subliminalurge:
Yikes. Even to this day I still have major memory leaks with Firefox. It's manageable on a PC with 4 gb of ram, but I'm a bit nervous about the havoc it could play with a mobile device.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] regaw_leinad:
too bad you should read the first post here and see how much memory it takes up on your phone lol

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=654951#post6028060
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] defaria:
Excuse me but what exactly is the purpose of securing a web site and then publishing the username and password?!?
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] subliminalurge:
33 meg of internal storage, even WITH a2sd!?!?! :eek:

What sort of feature could it possibly have to be worth taking that kind of a memory hit for? I realize it's a pre-release, but holy crap!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chaos67731:
How long does it take to install???

Sitting at about 5 mins and the screen has shut off a few times.

I am not running a2sd

And it will not set me install, Says in need more space on my phone...

I have 80mb FREE??
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] nebenezer:
+10chars :D
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] APressage:
Hi

I have a T-mobile dual touch plus (NIKI200)

Is this the same as the NIKI100

Which roms will work with the NIKI200?

Will the "HTC Touch Dual - Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional Upgrade" work ok?

Thanks
[Touch Dual, MDA Touch Plus ROM Development] Segi95:
If you have an Rom for Nike, you can flash it to all of the Models (Niki 100,200,300)!
[Windows Phone 7 General] krysiak115:
whether he will be wm 7 on htc touch pro?

answer please
[Windows Phone 7 General] Fresh & Minty:
It could happen. We will NEVER get an official update but it's possible we could get a custom rom from one of our developers.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Da_G:
Moved to Q&A as this is a question.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Shasarak:
Nothing in life is absolutely certain, I suppose, but I would be astonished if it did.