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[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Someone's got to stick up for people in here. Like I've said before, I don't want any newbies (or anyone, for that matter) thinking they can't ask a question. I'll gladly don the mantle of "The Newbie's Champion" any day. :)

You are so not good for my impulse buying personality right now! :D Ugh...I keep Googling it, I need to stop. I still think I'm going to wait out the HTC Bravo/Desire (which is basically the Nexus Two). In the meantime, I found a 1500mAh extended battery from Seidio on Amazon (the stock is around 1350mAh or so). It got good reviews. Maybe I'll nab a new case; might make it look like a new phone :rolleyes: Hey, I'm trying to appease myself here!
[G1 Android Development] krazie1:
Hello i Was Wondering if you guys can help me out. I FLashed CM5.0.8 and everything is fine and very Good. but some Games like "Blow Up" and "Parking Break" and others run slow. I was Hoping You Guys can tell me what it is i need to fix. Thanks.
[G1 Android Development] Arkain2K:
Oh no! I've been tased by the American grammar police!

You want to treat newbies like little children and spoonfeed them, that's fine. I rather treat them like adults and point them to the right direction so they can find their own answers there.

And yes, countries other than the USA also have computers, you arrogant Yank. Thanks to the forum's Ignore feature, I don't have to put up with your off-topic b.s past this point :)
[G1 Android Development] hrk:
Even if the MT3G does use a different battery as the G1, could you please post the link for the battery you recommend, please? :)
[G1 Android Development] krazie1:
Please can anyone help me. I tried Chromatic and the games run perfect even on Superbad. So i know something is up with this rom. Please Anyone.
[G1 Android Development] Pfeffernuss:
Owning an MT3G I might be interested in that link just in case :)

[oops, saw too late that there was already a request pending]
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
And it is definitely much appreciated. As a former newb (and a fresh out the hospital newb on many other android facets) I appreciate having someone who will not only answer questions, but also break it down to it's simplest denominator so there is very little room for ambiguity.

I know, I know, but I'm using old school peer pressure on you! lol You know, if one person does it, then it's cool for me to do it. I'm psychologically trying to get you to buy so I feel justified in buying it myself! :D "But teacher, he did it too!" ;) I'm doing the same thing, watching all these reviews, stealing my friends Slide and messing around with it for hours. I must stop.

Well ain't that something, that was the battery I was going to recommend any way! The g1 version obviously, but the same company and website linkage. I can personally attest that this battery works and it charges super quick, an added bonus.

No problem at all. It was actually recommended to my by another poster on XDA and I still thank him for letting me know about it.

Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ONTLFC/ref=oss_product

Not a bad price for it and it does work. And like I mentioned above, it even charges quicker than stock battery. Of course the rom determines the battery drainage but after a good calibration, you'll be good money.
[G1 Android Development] English Haze:
This is a great ROM with a fantastic, clear, step by step guide to get you there. Many thanks for all the hard work put into this. It's much appreciated.
[G1 Android Development] arshad115:
Upgrade from CM 4.2

Hey,I upgraded from CM 4.2,and it works fine!....

Love the new ROM!...

Thanks A lot!...:D

You guys did a really nice job!...
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
my_former_self, you weren't lying about the greatness that is Titanium Backup! A full wipe & flash and all my apps back up and running all in about a hour or 2, fantastic. I do have one "issue". After restoring, I ran fix permissions like you said and rebooted. Now on launch of the phone I'm greeted with the "Process (system) not responding" error message that gives you the option of force close or wait. I hit wait and everything seems to run fine from there. So it doesn't really seem to be effecting anything, just wondering if I should run FP again or do something else to stop it from popping up. Thanks again.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Nah. I get that message about every time I reboot. It'll even go away on its own if you give it long enough (but I just press "wait" like you). Don't even sweat it.

Yea-eh! Told you TB was the shiznit, baby! One heck of an app.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Weak

Wow. That's it? [Sigh] I'm disappointed. Kind of reminds me of the time I saw Spiderman 3. Oh, well.
[G1 Android Development] firefly6240:
being a grammar cop sounds fun :)

especially if you get a tazer! :-D
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Dude, you are totally right! I should thank that douche Arkain for getting me that job! I've always wanted a taser!

Holy cr*p! I have the best idea for a new Android phone! Instead of partnering with Garmin again (What were they thinking?! Google Maps, anyone?), they should totally partner with a taser company!

"Coming in 2010 Q3: The "uTouchMyTouch iTazeYouBro 4G"

I'm holding out for that one, definitely! :D
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
missing market after flashing GAPPS

I just flashed the rom and GAPPS from the first post and when I reboot the phone the Market is missing. Before flashing I formatted my SD card and set all partitions from Amon recovery. I also did a fastboot erase system -w to clear anything out. Then I wiped all that I could from AMON. Any suggestions for restoring the missing Market
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Try rebooting into recovery and reflashing the gapps only. Now wipe, no reflashing CM 5, just reflash gapps and then boot back in. Let us know how it goes.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Try adding a swap partition (32MB or 64MB will do fine). Here's a link to a tutorial of mine - mostly regarding battery- but towards the bottom in "Note-able Notes", you should find some helpful stuff on swap and other performance related things. Hope that helps.

P.S. - My personal settings (both for my MT3G and my wife's G1) are in my sig, too.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
No prob, bro. Spread the wealth, baby!

I hate you :D I think I am officially holding off my Slide obsession, though. I just can't get past those stupid Expresso Sense bubble icons and the TMO bloatware. Tack on root with no permanent recovery and especially no CM (for now)...yeah, I just can't do it. So, new battery for my trusty MT3G. Aaaand maybe a new case to make me feel better :rolleyes:

P.S. - I don't hate Expresso totally; most of it is pretty nice. But TMO kinda screwed Sense up a little too much for my liking. Cy (or one of the team) will clean it up when there comes a ROM for it.

Yeah, I've bought tons of stuff from Seidio over the years. Way back to my Palm OS days (loooooong time ago...I had the original Handspring Visor, baby!). Good company and they stand by their stuff, too.
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
I willlet you know how it goes, I am reformtting my SD and will reflash. i am crossing my fingers
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
Sorry to report that it is still not installing the Market after your suggestions. I never had this issue before.
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
Also noticed when I boot back up,I am given the choice of Setup Wizard and Android package. I am still down and not seeing the Market any suggestions or do i need to un root the phone and start fromscratch
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
Ok, cool. Glad to hear that that message is nothing serious. I thought I screwed up the restoration or something. Besides, a simple button press ain't never hurt nobody! :D

And man I feel like a straight fool for not being hip to TB before now. I can't tell you how many times I've wiped my phone because something went wrong and then proceeded to spend the better part of the next 3-4 days re installing everything and setting it all back up. That's the reason I started dreading wiping and flashing. Not anymore. I mean, even the links to the market are restored, how real is that! I know I'm late to the TB party, but I'm just so excited to have my phone completely back to how I had it in 2 hours.

Damn a Slide, I'm saving up for that!

Swap has been working so well for me on this rom, I was wondering if I should bump my partition up to 64mb to keep it extra slick, or is that overkill and just stick with the 32 you recommended?

Hey, I gotta drag others down the drain with me! lol I'm still on the fence on the slide, don't know what to do. I'm think I'm going to be a stickler for a hard keyboard and as far as I know, the Slide is going to be the only one to have one for a bit. But all the other "negative" bullet points you mentioned are definitely of issue as well. Dilemmas!

And as for Seidio, I have definitely added them to my quality company list. I know where to go first when I need a good phone accessory.
[G1 Android Development] ZilverZurfarn:
Dont forget SE X10 Mini Pro. Played with one last week and it's really cool despite (thanks to?) its small size.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Unfortunately, that's only in Australia right now, I believe. But nice to know Sony is getting in on the Android action, though.

But, whoa...small screen. A little thick in the phone department for my tastes, but we still need physical keyboard offerings and I'm glad Sony stepped up.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Nah, man. There's like how many apps on the Market? I found it by word of mouth, too. Pretty freakin' awesome, though, huh? :)

I actually use a 64MB with 100 swappiness.

[Sigh] I'm going to Best Buy right now to return a piece of hardware I didn't need. I have a sneaking suspicion that I may be sneaking a peek at a Slide :rolleyes:

UPDATE: Best Buy apparently does NOT carry TMO phones, but every other carrier's. Hmm. Well, I'm going to stop by a Gamestop today anyone to grab a little fun. There just happens to be a TMO store next to it :D
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
That's a sweet lit bit of hardware there, but other than not being available to me, I think my fat bear claws I call hands would crush it! lol

Yeah there are, that's why I'm glad whenever someone recommends an app to me. There's so many out there I would have no clue about unless someone mentioned it to me.

You use those settings on the G1 as well? Time to adjusts my settings then.

And speaking of TMO, my friend works for them and tell me why he sent me a picture message today with 8 brand new vibrants in the back of his car? I'm think "Oh boy, he finally hooked me up!" Nope, he had to pick some up from another store back to his because they ran out. The new phones are calling me!
[G1 Android Development] firefly6240:
Yeah I found that out too :-P

although they sell unlocked phones on the website, they're way expensive lol

kinda makes me want to grammar tase something....
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Yeah. Remember, my whole setup is in always in my sig. Now, don't forget to backup your FAT32 stuff before you partition! :D And I shouldn't even have to mention Nandroid/Bart, but there it is! (We all forget sometimes...which leads to bad things).
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Don't unroot...too much of a pain and not needed. If you are only missing the Market, redownload gapps and reflash. If you still just don't have the market, then unzip the gapps.zip on your computer, pull out the market's files (I believe they are "vending.apk" and "marketupdater.apk") and push it via adb to /system/app.

Now, as far as that last part, if someone wants to chime in on that, please do so. I could be wrong. If you have a stable Nandroid backup, keep a backup of it on your computer for safekeeping. Then, wipe, reflash CM 5 and gapps (or just start from where you are if you have) and go the adb route. You can always Nandroid back.
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
iTunes Sync

FYI, there is a great program called iTunes Sync that will sync your G1 or MT3G to a playlist in iTunes...and it's free! I've been using it for about a year. You just point the program to the list you want and the drive that's your SD card and boom; you've got syncing. Just thought I'd share. Get it here. (Windows only)

NOTE: If you have

protected

songs (bought from the iTunes store), they won't play, of course, since you can only play those on an iPod. (Thanks, Mr. Jobs :mad: ) Everything else will, though. Personally, I buy my mp3's from Amazon's MP3 store; they're higher quality, same or lower price, and no protection.
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
OK I will hold off on unroot and avoid pain. It appears that all is missing are the Market files, I have downloaded and reflashed the GAPPS. The Market still does not show but I looked at Applications and Market Updater is installed. I do not have ADB working on my PC, can this be done via Fatsboot? I am not sure why all of a sudden this is happening, been using CM roms for almost a year. I do appreciate your assistance
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
OK, since you already have the "MarketUpdater.apk", unzip the gapps.zip on your computer and pull the "Vending.apk" out of /system/app and put it onto the root of your SD card. Reboot into recovery and open a terminal shell. I've included the keystrokes in [ ] for convenience (so, obviously, don't type them or what's inside them). Type:

su[ENTER]

mount[SPACE]-o[SPACE]rw,remount[SPACE]/system[ENTER]

cp[SPACE]/sdcard/Vending.apk[SPACE]/system/app[ENTER]

chmod[SPACE]755[SPACE]/system/app/Vending.apk[ENTER]

reboot[ENTER]

Case (upper/lower) is important! If that doesn't work or gives you errors, boot into the OS and try it from the Terminal Emulator.

And once again, make sure you have a good backup first, in case it all goes south. Also, directly after the reboot, I'd run a fix_permissions before anything, to be safe.

If that doesn't work, post back. There's enough of us in here that we'll figure it out eventually.
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
I just did a nand backup and copied it tomy PC. I appreciate you taking the time to assist. I feel like an idiot at times with all of the terminology considering I do PC support for a day job. I am going to give this a shot now and let you know what happens.

PS: Love the story of changing passwords at Best Buy,
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Dude, I do freelance on Windows, Mac and Linux and I still don't know every term. Don't sweat it. It's like a DJ not knowing every song there is. That's what makes our lives (in the IT world) so much fun; always something new to learn.

Heh heh heh :D
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
Was just going to enter the commands you listed and inmy recovery I saw the following"e:can't open CACHE:recovery/log" Do i need to be concerned about this/
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
You don't need to be concerned, others have had this issue (I just Googled). From most accounts, it just looks like you need to reflash your recovery (some have said it can be a partially corrupted SD card, too). If you're on 5.0.8 DS (which I am supposing you are, being in this forum), it's been said to NOT do this from within the OS. Something about screwing up due to lack of RAM.

So, you've got 2 options:

1. Download and install Android SDK and use adb to push a new recovery. There should be a plethora of guides here in XDA for installing Android SDK and pushing a recovery image.

2. If you can still use recovery at all (mainly the wipe and flash zip features), use it to downgrade to a lower version of CM (i.e. Wipe and flash 4.2.15.1 + the corresponding dev zip for Google Apps) so that you can flash a new recovery from the Terminal Emulator. If you can do that, copy recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0-cyan.img to the root of your sdcard. Then, here's the commands for Terminal Emulator:

su[ENTER]

mount[SPACE]-o[SPACE]rw,remount[SPACE]/system[ENTER]

flash_image[SPACE]recovery[SPACE]/sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0-cyan.img[ENTER]

reboot[ENTER]
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
OK so here goes, I started to enter the commands listed above and I received the following during the CP keystrokes, the following came up cp:can't create "/system/app/Vending.apk: out of memory"
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
So what you are saying is to reflash the Amon recovery and then reflash CM5.08 DS and GAPPS? If so I am going to do it now
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Post #2287, 3 posts up from here. You're responding faster than I'm typing :)

P.S. Dinner with the wife. I'm off for the night. Hit up Firefly if you need stuff, too. He's awesome.
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
I think I am going to grab a cold beer and slow myself down. Then I am going to regroup and get this thing straightened out. Thanks for being patient
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
Thanks for the help. Enjoy dinner
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
Just thought I would let you know that the above worked. Old version of CM and defanged worked. I am going to back up and then download CM 5.0.8 and GAPPS. Have a good one and thanks for the help
[G1 Android Development] krazie1:
Thanks for you Help but i found out that it was the 3D Games dont work because its turned off in CM5. So i Found out i Needed "Firerats All In One Patch" and There you go. It was FIXED. 8) so anyone with games running slow on CM5 search up "Firerats All In One Patch"
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
No prob. Thought I'd check back one more time :) I would still suggest reflashing Amon Ra's newest recovery while you're in CM 4.2.15.1 like I outlined, just to make sure yours isn't corrupted. Glad you've gotten this far, though. I'll check back tomorrow.

Oh...yeah. Dude, I totally thought you were just saying you had a performance issue in general, which

swap

helps A TON. But heck yeah, Firerat's patch works wonders for 3D games and such.

Sorry 'bout that; maybe I just read your post wrong the first time. Glad you got it figured out. though.

And to all a good night! :D Really this time. I swear.
[G1 Android Development] flyers00:
Thanks for checking back in before calling it quits for the day. At this point I have the latest Amon Ra installed as well as CM5.0.8 and a working Market. I ran fix permissions and now I am running a nan backup+ext before installing any apps. Again thanks for walking me through everything. Now I am calling it quits in a few minutes and get ready for the day job tomorrow. Have a good one and thanks again
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
Dammit my_former_self, just when I get off the "new phone" ledge, you go head and post that write up about the Slide and the Vibrant! Now I want the Slide again. Curses I say, curses!
[G1 Android Development] ZilverZurfarn:
Yes, it's small and chubby, but unlike most other Android phones, it happily lives in your front pocket - be it your tight jeans or your shirt.
[G1 Android Development] mark manning:
So on my G1 the you tube app suddenly stopped working.

I tried to reflash gapps however, it didn't work.

any ideas on how to make it work?
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
...and then plops right in the toilet when you bend over to flush! :D
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Sorry! I know, I know...I said I wasn't going to get a new one for awhile, too. I'm trying to hold out. I keep reminding myself that there is no true recovery image for the Slide at the moment (only one you have to adb and flash each time you want to use it) not to mention there is no CM for it yet.

Buuuuuut...then there's that little tid bit about being able to root it and install Superuser.apk and SU...and then install ADWLauncher from the Market to get rid of that annoying Expresso crud (mostly, I just hate those stupid bubble icons).

[Sigh] What to do, what to do...
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
Exactly! Do we have the patience to wait it out or is that impulse going to win over. It doesn't help having a friend who works at T-Mobile rubbing all the new phones in my face either.
[G1 Android Development] dustrho:
As much as I love all the new phones that have recently come out, I'm pretty content with my MyTouch3G. I can flash any ROM I want onto it, I can change the theme of it if I am ever so inclined, and it does everything I could possibly want to do on it. My only HUGE gripe with the phone is that the camera on it is a POS. It's so bad, IMO, that they should've just left the damn thing out entirely. Beside that, I love my phone.
[G1 Android Development] Bladyle:
can i use this ROM on my 32A magic ?
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
Check the first post. It has a link to a file download for a kernel update to your 32A.

So, in a nutshell...yeah :)
[G1 Android Development] my_former_self:
I agree almost entirely. And especially with the camera; it really is cr*p for a smart phone camera.

When I initially bought my wife and I's phones, I opted for the MT3G mainly because of the bulk of the G1. My wife could not live without a physical keyboard - and her purse is the size of Texas as opposed to my pocket - so it wasn't an issue for her to get a G1.

But I have to say, I really do envy her physical keyboard. I use it often when I have to upgrade her phone and do minor changes and what not. When I go back to mine...I feel the void. It's not like it's terrible, and I don't blame people for liking it; it's a preference issue.

But having a MT3G that:

1. Is only 5mm thicker

2. Has a (slightly) bigger screen (3.4" Slide vs 3.2" MT3G)

3. Has an actual headphone jack (I have a Gen1 MT3G)

4. Has a better camera (5MB Slide vs 3.2MB MT3G) with flash

5. Has an ARM11 600Mhz processor (vs Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 MHz

6. Has 512MB RAM (vs 192MB)

7. Has an actual slide out physical keyboard packed somewhere in there, too

i.e. A MT3G Slide...that's tempting for me, personally :rolleyes: It's like the love child of a G1 and a MT3G (albeit, it'd have to be the MT3G w/headphone jack as the father!).

Not pushing it, but just pointing out why I, personally, am intrigued by it. Now, as for the rooting and such...I'd like to have a working Amon Ra or at least Clockwork Recovery persistently installed (as opposed to the current ADB flash update.zip strategy) and a CM ROM to rock on it. The latter is important, but I could live with root access, superuser.apk and SU, and a persistent recovery image for now. The Expresso skin (which I abhor due to the bubble kiddy icons) can be gotten rid of via a Market install of ADWLauncher, for now.

My issue is: my battery is dying. Believe me, I (literally) wrote the guide on recalibrating it and setting up a system to help maintain a good battery life. But as much as I've used it, flashed various ROMS, hacks, played around with it, wiped it...you get the picture...my battery is starting to go south on me. So...I have the option of buying a Seidio extended battery (1500mAh) for $40+S/H...or trying to talk down the price of a Slide from a TMO rep (I've been out of contract for 6 months). Aaaaaannnnnnd, then there's the wife; "You don't need a new phone!" :D I'm not entirely sure which of those scenarios is going to be worse...
[G1 Android Development] dustrho:
My battery doesn't hold a great charge anymore either, and I've flashed the hell out of my phone over and over again. Occasionally an app will stay running in memory for whatever reason, and in less than an hour my phone can go from 80% to 25%. This doesn't always happen nor does it present a consistent pattern, it just happens once in a while.

I've never tried your battery tips, but I'm thinking about giving it a shot. If I were to upgrade my phone right now (mind you that I'm just about a year into my two-year contract), I'd probably jump on the upcoming MyTouchHD or possibly the G1 Blaze (articles on Engadget about those).