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[HD2 General] Dexter_Morgan:
On the whole I am pretty happy with my device. It can sometimes be a bit wayward when typing. I dont type much and am not a big texter. I certainly dont seem to have some of the more serious screen issues branded about.

I do however have the jittering/shaking screen thing. I use the net a lot. when scrolling around it can be annoying. links seem hard to click and i think the two ate related.

actually come to think of it typing this has been a bit of a pain.

are there hd2's with more precise screens out there? i was told when getting mine they had been recalled so non in stock but then they found one out back.

would a return be on the cards? how would i be sure to get one with a better screen? i have seen a pic that shows a closer dot matrix and someone mentioned a box having rev b on it.
[HD2 General] eenbox:
re-calibrate the screen and you should be fine...
[HD2 General] ProjektFuze:
TMOUS users do not have a calibrate screen function....

in fact in my history and knowledge of mobile phone... also working with t-mobile.. there hasn't been a capacitive screen with the option of calibration....i always thought that calibrating was always something that the plastic screens had to utilize... heat screens do not
[Droid Incredible General] AwsmAdm:
For some reason it is displaying the wrong location for me. The gps works fine and has the right location for me in other applications but not the weather widget (or app). Is there any way to fix this or manually input my location.
[Droid Incredible General] hexto:
My buddie's Hero does the same thing when he comes to my house. I live near Portland, CT but his phone always goes to Portland, OR which is literally accross the country. My Incredible doesn't have that problem.

You should be able to add a location via zip code then delete the one you are having issues
[Droid Incredible General] AwsmAdm:
the problem is that the town I live in it too small for it to be in HTC's library of cities.
[Droid Incredible General] hexto:
We used to update the list of cities for Window Mobile when HTC first realease Manilla which had a similar animated weather app. Hopefully that can also be done in Android at some point.

If you can't find your town then search for the closest that's available. I'm sure the weather won't be too different.
[Droid Incredible General] AwsmAdm:
I was thinking the same thing but if possible i was hopping for something more elegant. Thanks for the help. Maybe eventually we will be able to update the list as you said :).
[Desire Accessories] amjad_2020:
Hi i have 16GB sdcard class 2 what is the size of SWAP and EXT2 for A2SD ?

thanks
[Desire Accessories] jayshah:
I chose 2GB Swap and 100MB Ext2 :D Runs like a (HTC) Dream!

Seriously, pick whatever suits you best or just search for what people recommend. There is no reason to start a new thread.

You won't need a swap and 1GB Ext2 would be more than sufficient.
[Desire Accessories] farnsbarns:
you really should search before posting.

You should really read the rules before posting.

The rules would have told you that you should have searched.

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There is some discussion on this but imho...

1) I wouldn't use a class 2 card; full stop. Very slow card.

2) Don't use a swap -->

-->Android manages memory very well.

-->The desire has 576MB of RAM

-->Your SD card is only good for around 10,000 write cycles.

-->Writing to SD is fairly battery hungry. (see point 1 also)

3) EXT2/3/4 partition size is really a personal choice. Not much point in anything bigger than 2GB as the /data/data will remain on the phone and imho, in most cases, that would be getting close to full by the time you have 2 gigs of apps on your SD card anyway.
[Desire Accessories] The Professor:
A two... gig swap? Jesus Christ.

0MB swap, 512MB EXT3 is probably more than you'll ever need.
[Desire Accessories] PaulW21781:
To be fair, if you want things to be fast, leave it as ext2, there is no need for the journaling that ext3 has to offer, so its wasted read/write cycles for it tbh...
[Desire Accessories] MightySashiman:
interesting. But why then are ext3 and ext4 even available ?!

Between ext2, ext3 and ext4, what is the best ?
[Desire Accessories] farnsbarns:
2 = known entity, stable, simple. Used to be a 2GB limit but not sure now. This was in the early days of g1 rooting and I think it was a limitation of early Android releases.

3 = journaling support (unnecessary imo) no size limit. (in practical terms in this use)

4 = new, not well tested, possibly unstable, journaling, no size limit.

I reckon ext2 but I'm sure having posted this someone else will suggest a reason that 3 or 4 is better. Do some messing about. See if you can come up with any useful findings! I'm all ears!
[Desire Accessories] kiokoman:
have read someware that ext3 is more stable so the choise is with ext2 fast or ext3 stability imho.

i don't think you will notice the difference in speed, i prefere ext3

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[Desire Accessories] farnsbarns:
I think journaling is a consideration too. I don't fully understand journaling but above this there is a post pointing out the extra write cycles. Is this going to effect battery life/sd card life?
[Desire Accessories] kiokoman:
1) i don't think about battery maybe a couple of second per day? :D

2) this is why most people suggest a Class 6 cards that support wear leveling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_levelling

more info about file system and why ext3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext3

citation: "Its main advantage over ext2 is journaling which improves reliability and eliminates the need to check the file system after an unclean shutdown."

and for what i know when you turn off the phone the ext3 partition is not unmounted
[HD2 Accessories] AdvantageGuy:
http://www.smavtronics.com/2400mah-li-ion-extended-battery-with-cover-htc-hd2-t8585.html

:confused:
[HD2 Accessories] juiceppc:
looks tempting but the awkward shape after is discouraging
[HD2 Accessories] kilrah:
There's a review about the Chinese version of the extended battery somewhere on here, says the back cover doesn't fit well and needs trimming/adjusting.
[HD2 Accessories] norgan:
is that similar to this? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140397767421&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

anyone got one of these, what do we think about it?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] bombastus:
I was fooling myself that I got great phone, but I am done as of now... windows mobile is a piece of broken, plastered together laggy piece of ****. No miracle ROM is going to change that. I have spent $350 on a piece of garbage. I am waiting for a Iphone 4G and going to buy some more AAPL shares. Thanks to all the Chefs and great community here for at least trying to make this miserable phone work a little bit better.

Good luck everybody

Ex Rhodium owner
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] mrbox23:
How long did you have your device? I know your tired of it but Athine OS ROM may give it a fresh breath.

Why Apple? I mean that Sh*& is SOO locked down! you will likely have to jailbrake it to as much as tether(simular on windows/android but you dont have to boot connected to black box or PC)

And i do sympathize with you about WinMo it is laggy out of the box. myself I enjoy tweaking and learning how it ticks.

However if i may i would like to suggest the evo 4g. its android. people who know know. you know?

my beef with apple is while i like my apple II C i did not pay for it and ill never give them a cent. good luck running flash with Iphone 4g as they pissed off adobe and simply wont support it out of the box.

Now as for Windows Phone 7 thats just garbage! its so sad to see the HD3 coming out with that. poor thing wont be able to multi task or copy/paste!

Now I only use windows on a PC when I absolutely HAVE to other than that im on Linux.

The evo 4g and iphone 4g will debut around the same time (June/2010) and HD3 will come out when it does, i dont remember when.

In summary it cool to have beef with Microsoft but go Linux(Android) first NOT Apple!!

Thats my vent thanks if you read it have a great day :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] bombastus:
I have had my phone for 9 months. Long enough to express my opinion. Rhodium is great phone, best keyboard I have seen. You said that WinMo is great for tweaking, but I need my phone to work, funny that is has been advertised a business phone.

I don't want to tweak it, I want it to work. I need to take pictures wile on the job, email or MMS them to my partner, listen to streaming music while traveling between the work sites and use calendar. Is it too much to ask ? I have tried to use use iphone for week, it just works, I can do everything... no stress UI just flows, fast responsive, emailing taking pictures and listenig to online radio , everything working right out of the box. Paypal, grooveshark they dont even have applications for WinMo.... this OS is falling into obscurity and they don't want to put their applications on it. I feel like an imbecile that i fell work "business" marketing garbage. I will definitely look into evo 4g, but I am not going back to WinMo. Anybody wants to buy a Rhodium ?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] burtonsnow8:
Not that my suggestion will make any difference, but if you want a plain phone that just works throw HTC Sense into the virtual recycle bin...HTC sense is much more for multimedia than business. There are some great WinMo apps that spruce up the basic today screen to give you quick links. You can also try out Titanium, which a lot of people have done some cool UI stuff with.

You can actually download nanoshark, which I believe is a UI to interact with grooveshark. I've also found (not tested) a paypal software for WinMo in one search: http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-paypal-mobile-by-smarttouch.html

At the end of the day, it seems those who throw in the towels have made up their mind day 1. Best of luck w/ your next phone and I really do hope you think twice about over paying and lining apples pocket.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Artexman:
I had same feelings as you...... BUT!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] demandarin:
if anything go with the EVO 4g...it blows iphone 4g out da water..plus it has two cams for video conferencing and a 4.3 in. AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with pinch to zoom. plus the new wimax frequencies. or that new dell thunder coming out is looking pretty hot right now.

sorry to hear about ur bad experience with WM. after doing the various fixes and patches, my device NEVER lags on the TF3d UI or while in wm. everything works..can easily do all the stuff u said iphone 4g can do with no problems. fixes/patches meaning: memory leak mod, sd tune up, no push internet, dynamic proxy, deleted bloatware, plus my AtmDng 3d driver helps alot.

im due for an official upgrade from at&t. ima eventually let my girl have this one. i want a bigger screen...lol there are some powerhouse devices about to drop this summer and fall. this rhodium is just my training grounds for future devices. i got this as a warranty replacement for my original kaiser/tilt, since they stop makin them or whatever.. wrked out good for me..lol the phone now is a million times better and faster thn when i took it out the box. Go XDA
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Aaron McCarthy:
The Iphone/ipods are designed that anyone from the age of 3 years to 90 years old can pick it up and just use it. Which is great... BUT when you want to do something with it it wasnt originally intended to do you have to wait for their "official updates" or jailbreak your phone which alot of mac-aholics are nervous about. The great thing I have seen about windows phones is dev's have actually developed ways to get the phones up to par with newer models without having to flash and void warranties. This I realized very quickly when I moved from palm to htc and had my Vogue. I was able to get TF2D working on that before TF2D was even released. Now if you still have the Vogue you can actually have it working as a fully fledged android device!

The Touch Pro and Touch Pro 2 were the same. Right now you don't even need to have to flash a custom rom to get sense 2.5 running anymore. They have that all cabbed up for us (mind you I still flash.) Taking programs from other phones and tweaking them to work on ours seems to work fairly easy as well.

You can't do HALF the things possible with the iphones you can do with even the most basic windows mobile phone. The phone thing I thought the Iphone had that was better then the touch pro was the screen size. However, the display resolution was just garbage. That was quickly fixed with the Touch Pro 2 I would say.

Basically think of the Iphone like an automatic car..... then windows mobile phones are more like standard/stick cars. You have more control over what the "Car" can do and when... you can tweak its performance to better suit whatever your need might be.

If you like the Iphone interface guess what... you can download a skin that mimic's it almost exactly!!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] DJGonzo:
Hey! I do :D !
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] demandarin:
good analogy..on wm like a manual/stick

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[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] jumpdawg:
I know what you mean, execpt for me it is just the opposite. I got my Tilt 2 after I threw my iPhone across the room because you can't do a damn thing with it unless you jailbreak it and then it never is quiet right. I have a Samsung that is goatbreaked and a Motorola that is modded and now I am learning this Windows Mobile stuff. It is fun and most of the stuff I try actually works. Go figure!!! LoL !!! anyway I guess that is my two cents and to each his own. Good luck with your iPhone if it fits your needs. - Take care
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] redpoint73:
All of these things worked just fine for me out of the box on my ATT Tilt2, and that stock ROM has been blasted as the worst, most bloated version.

And what is so hard about taking pictures with the TP2? Its simple and works great. And low-light photos on the iPhone are absolutely aweful on the iPhone. In a side-by-comparison, indoor low light photos on the TP2 blow away the iPhone.

Going from the TP2 to the iPhone is one end of the spectrum to the other. I'll agree that if you don't like to tweak and customize, than the TP2 is probably not for you. And the iPhone is about as customizable as a microwave oven.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8255daw:
does anybody know if there is any noticable difference in download speed between 2 bars of 3g and say 3 or 4? because if so i was thinking about getting a signal booster of some sort.

secondly after that being said does anybody know of a real working booster or tecnique to receive better 3g signal?

the only internet connection i have is through tethering.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Binary100100:
I hear that aluminum foil on the head works.

But seriously, there are signal boosters but I don't know if they would work for T-Mobile 3G because it uses different frequencies than all other carriers.

Try some, let us know. If it didn't work then demand a refund.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G1ForFun:
Those signal boosters are a scam...the ones that your supposed to put under your battery and go for around $15-$20 bucks. Stay away from them.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Binary100100:
I think that he's referring to something like this:

http://www.repeaterstore.com/
[Hero CDMA General] barnacles10:
Alright, I know there are a few sources on this, but none of which I can see resolved it. I'm getting an error when trying to wipe my davlik cache, to do it in adb. When I try to run it in adb i get

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell

# cd /system/sd/dalvik-cache

cd /system/sd/dalvik-cache

cd: can't cd to /system/sd/dalvik-cache

#

any help?
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
update your recovery

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[Hero CDMA General] barnacles10:
Found 1.6.2.. ill see if it helps
[Hero CDMA General] barnacles10:
fabulous thank you!

I assume I can delete 1.5.2 from my sd card with no harm?
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
yeah. you can also delete 1.6.2 after you flash it.

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[Hero CDMA General] tkirton:
Try:

cd /data/dalvik-cache

/system/sd/dalvik-cache is only if you have the newer A2SD (TrevE or Darktremor).
[Hero CDMA General] AboveUnrefined:
1.6.2 stopped this error from happening for me. I use my phone mostly at work since they have tight lock-down on machines -- it's extremely handy not to use adb (for me).
[Hero CDMA General] PawkChop:
Im also having this issue. I was watching a video in which to wipe the dalvik-cache in recovery mode but it keeps giving me an error and to run it via adb?
[Hero CDMA General] kys89012345:
How do I install the new recovery?
[Hero CDMA General] HeroMeng:
I have a PNY Class 6 8GB MicroSD for my phone. I was wondering what are the benefits of a2sd, and what are the benefits of a class 6 SD rather than a lower number? I don't currently use a2sd, and wondering if i should.
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
lower number is slower. iirc, the Hero supports speeds up to class 6, which is faster then the phones ROM

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[Hero CDMA General] HeroMeng:
Ok, that makes sense, but why should I use a2sd? How is it better than storing them on internal memory?
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
if its a class 6 it will load faster.

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[Hero CDMA General] poor_red_neck:
Ability to have more apps installed, as well as not having to wipe all the applications when you flash a new ROM (although some require you to wipe the ext partition, the ROM chef will tell you if you need to wipe the ext parition (where your apps are stored).

I didn't think I would ever need A2SD until I got to my limit.

I have not noticed a drop in performance opening apps with A2SD on my class 6 card, if there is, its milliseconds.
[Hero CDMA General] DevinXtreme:
A2SD moves all of your installed apps to the SD card. If you have a class 6 card, which have a faster read and write speed than the internal memory in the phone, it makes everything run a lot faster since it doesn't have to run everything from the phone.
[Hero CDMA General] kashb91:
sorry to get off topic a bit, but ive been looking for a good class 6 card. the only brand i have seen is a-data i believe for about 20 dollars. im not really looking for something that has a large capacity. in your opinion, which one is better as far as brand? and how much did you pay for your card?
[Hero CDMA General] jlem26:
One thing to remember though is that class 6 just means it is certified/guaranteed to transfer at 6MB/sec or faster. A class 2 card can still be as fast or faster than a class 6 and there are some out there that do just this.
[Hero CDMA General] bobsbobbers:
This is what I stopped in to say.

+1
[Hero CDMA General] posguy99:
I wouldn't... every A-Data sdcard I've ever bought has developed bad sectors almost immediately.

Sandisk is the standard, but a class 6 SanDisk is hard to find. The last few I bought were Transcend.
[Hero CDMA General] danieledwards1:
How do you tell what class your card is?
[Hero CDMA General] tkirton:
It's on the card itself. It's the letter C with a number inside it. That number is the class number.
[Hero CDMA General] kashb91:
thats what ive always been looking for, but as you said its hard to find. if you dont mind me asking how much did you pay for your card and what size is it? also, thanks for the heads up on the a-data card.
[Hero CDMA General] jlem26:
I read a review not long ago about sandisk class 2 cards. the tests they ran on them showed they were the equivalent to 10 mb/s. of course you would have to get the right batch number. does anyone know a site that tracks this kind of info?
[Hero CDMA General] gizmosears:
I have a class 6 Transcend and use app2sd. Just wondering how much memory is it supposed to be freeing up?
[Hero CDMA General] smw6180:
Depends on how you use a2sd.

If you move dalvik-cache to it as well as your apps it'll be a lot.

But the total amount depends on the number and size of the apps you have installed. I'm sitting with 126/160mb free on Internal Storage.
[Hero CDMA General] iviyth0s:
+2 I have a Class 2 card and I get around ~7+MB/sec, I'm tempted to bump it up to run A2SD more aggressively so that my phone's faster.
[Hero CDMA General] xxxk15:
i was thinking about buying a class 4 16 gb Sd card.. will this help at all i am not running app2sd..so will the sd card make any difference??

Will it make my screen run smoother and fast on Damage Control 2.8??
[Hero CDMA General] smw6180:
If you're not using a2sd it probably won't make much difference either way. If you're thinking of running a2sd later spend the extra 10.00 and get the class 6. regardless of the people talking about their high speed class 2 cards, you'd have to be fairly lucky to get those speeds (as someone else noted, depends on the batch of cards) with class 2, or 4.
[Hero CDMA General] xxxk15:
an also if i run app2sd if i pull out my memory card at anytime will it mess up my phone??

and i have the 1st class right now so upgrading will make no difference when downloading apps to my phone or anything like that??
[Hero CDMA General] smw6180:
Yep. You don't want to ever pull the SD card when you're using a2sd with the phone turned on.

You'll probably notice a small speed increase but I wouldn't count on it being huge going from class 2 to class 4.
[Hero CDMA General] Dan330:
why would you use A2sd??

the hero has 160mb of internal storage.. this is where it loads apps to ..

as this fills up, as you load more apps... they phone shows a lag in performance.

using A2sd, parts of each app is moved to the SDcard. which frees up more space in the internal storage.

This in turn helps your phone increase performance and reduce lag.

i personally like my internal memory not to be more than 80mb used. right now it is at 49mb, with the new version of A2sd.
[Hero CDMA General] xxxk15:
Well i dont really want to know that. i want to know if i pull my sd card at anytime can it mess up my phone.. If so then hen can i pull out my SD card??
[Hero CDMA General] smw6180:
I already answered that. With a2sd you cannot just pull out your SD card. You have to power off the phone first.

If you don't have a2sd you can pull it out whenever you like, as long as it's not mounted.
[Hero CDMA General] dirkyd3rk:
what is sd swapping and swappyness should i turn this on with dconfig
[Hero CDMA General] xxxk15:
ok thank i have 17.22 mb left on internal space...do you think i should use app2sd??
[Hero CDMA General] smw6180:
I think you're a good candidate for it. As for 'do I think you should' that's up to you, not up to me :)
[Hero CDMA General] xxxk15:
and also if somehow the sd card did get pulled.. what would happen to my phone or the sd card??
[Hero CDMA General] smw6180:
Card would be fine. Phone would FC all over the place. Wouldn't destroy it but you might have to reflash (worst case) or nandroid it back.
[Hero CDMA General] xxxk15:
so my phone wouldnt be bricked and i can just do the nandroid backup and everything will be fine. THANKS

And also i have been looking for a full way to put it on but all i would was questions... do you know of any instructionsto to do this??
[Hero CDMA General] smw6180:
Umm..yes, but even though it wouldn't be bricked...you're not planning on randomly removing the card are you? If you have a need to remove the card from time to time I'm going to recommend AGAINST a2sd. Because you can indeed cause filesystem corruption that not even a nandroid will fix. That would require you to wipe the partition again and start over.

You can get away with it occasionally, if you had to, but it's a bad idea.