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[Galaxy S I9000 General] xl DIGITAL lx:
Hello,

Which one should do you guys think I should buy?

The Nexus One or the Samsung Galaxy S?

I really like the N1 because its really fast with Froyo 2.2 and it has a nice look to it and because it has an LED flash. Also because it has Adobe Flash but I dont really need all that because Im only 14 years old and im going to use it for texting mostly. and is texting on the N1 good? like is it responsive?:confused:

But I also like the SGS because it has a 4 inch scrren with an SUPER AMOLED screen. And i also like it because its really fast with games and the 720p recording is really good. But I dont really like the UI on it so do you guys think I could change it and make it look like the N1s UI? and is it good texting with this phone?

THANKS IN ADVANCE :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] BuddyLee:
Since you are 14 and going to use it for texting mainly i suggest the n1. The metal body is much more durable than the plastic body of the galaxy s

Sheeeit when i was 14 i was into romping and all that whole day. I would want something durable and not having to worry about it damaging.

Besides nexus one has support in the us right away ... the galaxy s u may have to wait a while depending if you are going to get the us version or european.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lianglqufo:
If you like the UI in nexus one, you can actually install another launcher in ur SGS. For intense, ADW launcher or launcherpro. These are the two most popular launchers out there I believe. In fact I don't like the TouchWis 3.0 UI as well. So I believe after I purchase the SGS, I will install and other launcher or wait for some new roms.

In this case, I think SGS is a better choice.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkside86:
Well i'm wondering about a2sd and apps2sd and have a few questions that maybe someone more experienced than me can answer.

1. What is the difference between a2sd and apps2sd? Or are they the same program?

2. How do i get it enabled on my phone, I'm currently switching between WhiteWidow Rom and Aloysious Rom, I have seen the option for it but it is grayed out and I cannot access it.

3. Maybe someone could explain the benefits or using these programs vs not using them.

Thanks in advance for any answers. :)
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hungry Man:
I'm sure you could have searched this honestly.

1. Same thing.

2. There should be instructions if it's possible on those roms.

3. Extra space so you can use more apps. They may be slower, I suggest upgrading your card to at least class 4.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkside86:
sorry wasn't trying to just ask questions without searching for it. I was just trying to find a decent walktrhough. I'll do some more research. Thanks for the response.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hallstevenson:
In my experience of experimenting with different ROMs, the option (in the "Settings" menu) won't even show up unless the ROM/kernel supports the option. Since you see it and the threads for both of those ROMs say it supports, I will guess that it will remain grayed out until your SD card is set up (partitioned) properly in order to use A2SD. That involves adding an EXT3 partition to the card.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkirton:
1. No difference...they are the same program (i.e. Darktremor A2SD and Darktremor Apps2SD are the same program).

2. Your SD card has to be partitioned for it (it must contain an EXT2 or EXT3 partition on it. EXT4 doesn't always work if the kernel the rom is using doesn't support it). Your rom must be able to launch apps2sd either directly or via Busybox run-parts. Your rom also must have apps2sd installed (doesn't matter which Apps2sd).

Once you have those, the apps2sd should activate automatically on startup (unless it is being prevented via a flag file (Darktremor) or a property value (DamageControl)).

3. Using apps2sd will free up internal storage by moving your applications to the SD card. Some more advanced apps2sd will also have the option of moving the dalvik-cache to the SD card, freeing more internal storage. This will allow you to run more programs without worrying about running out of internal storage (Android tends to act flaky when there's not enough storage for it to work with).
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkside86:
Thank you guys for the informative responses, now I have a pretty good idea what it does,i would like to give it a try, do I need to back my sd card on my pc before trying? Because it sounds like formatting my card will delete everything, am I right on this?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkirton:
Yes...back everything up (do a nandroid backup before you backup your SD card...this way you'll make a copy of the nandroid backup). Repartitioning will wipe the data from the card.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkside86:
Thanks, I'll give it a try.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsMA:
additoinal questions

Hello

I have a few additional questions:

1) how can I access the ext2 partion on my sd card in windows through adb?

I want to be able to do this because I want to confirm that the apps are indeed being installed to the sdcard because I notice the internal storage continues to decrease (now this may be due to the apps cache since I am not putting the cache on the sd card...yet)

I would also like to be able to pull apps.

2) I kind of address my next question with the last statement of question 1, can you still pull apps and if so how?

3) I have DConfig on my phone which acts as a gui for app2sd (i think) but when I ran it for the first time I noticed that it did not move any of the apps that came with the rom (all the htc stuff, youtube, facebook, wireless teathering, etc), can these apps be moved and if so how?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erishasnobattery:
1) You really can't. Windows doesn't support ext2-3 partitions. There is software out there that will allow it, but most of it is buggy at best. You can see them if it's mounted in Linux though.

2) Do some googling on this one. I'm inclined not to instruct on such things, as "pulled apps" usually end up floating around torrent sites and screwing honest devs out of their $1.99.

3) I don't believe system apps themselves are generally moved, but I may be wrong on that. (it happens sometimes :) ) If you move the cache, then their cache will be moved, but that's all.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zwade01:
I use the app Root Explorer, and you can check your ext on there to see what's in it. Also you can move apps around using that app.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indie1138:
I'll ask this here as it seems to be on topic.

The info below was a real help in getting me straightened out on this thanks.

OK, so I have wiped the phone and partioned the SD card but A2SD still not working, my ROM says it will work, when I do a ADB check of A2sd app I get this...

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

# a2sd check

a2sd check

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Starting xtr init scripts for a2sd and memory at 07-28-2010 01:38:45

setting variables from default init.apps2sd.conf file in /system/etc/

varialbe capture - xtr.a2sd.data.active false

varialbe capture - xtr.a2sd.apps.active true

varialbe capture - xtr.a2sd.dalvikcache.active true

varialbe capture - xtr.swap.active false

varialbe capture - xtr.swap.swpto swppart

varialbe capture - xtr.swap.swappiness 30

[*] Check for ext partition and move files between /data/ and /system/sd/ as per init.apps2sd.conf s

ettings

[ ] Searching for Mount Point...

[ ] Mount point found..no further action required.

[!] Ext partition found.

[ ] Checking Ext partition...

e2fsck 1.40.8 (13-Mar-2008)

/system/bin/e2fsck: Device or resource busy while trying to open /dev/block/mmcblk0p2

Filesystem mounted or opened exclusively by another program?

8

[!] Mounting ext partitions as ext3.

mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on /system/sd failed: Device or resource busy

[!!] Mounting ext partition as ext3 failed.

[!] Mounting ext partition as ext2.

mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p2 on /system/sd failed: Device or resource busy

[!!] Mounting ext partition as ext2 failed.

[!!] Can't use Apps2sd....

#

Any idea what I'm doing wrong? I would really like to move some of this to the large SD card and free up the phone for phone stuff.

Also How dose this effect phone memory use if at all? I would like to maximize usable memory for apps to run in as well as allow the phone to run as fast and reliably as possible.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indie1138:
Still looking for an answer. I can not get a2sd working.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HaRdC0r3:
With xtr you have to wipe then flash the rom then boot up and set up your phone but don't download any apps....then go back to recovery and flash the rest like stock apps then reboot and let the phone do its thing then back to recovery and then flash a2sd on then reboot and finish setting up your phone....I encountered that too after flashing then flashed the other modules before turning phone on. Does that make sense?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indie1138:
Do everything one at a time with a restart in between, correct?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshw0000:
Did you move ext 2 to ext 3? What allocations did you make? 512 mb for apps? It's been a while since I've done this so it's no longer fresh on my mind.

Why not install one of the Froyo roms? You don't have to format the sd (or do anything special with it) for apps2sd to work. In fact, if your sd is partitioned now, the rom will ask you if you'd like to reformat it at the first boot (which removes the partition for you). The only catch with these roms (or at least KaosFroyo) is you can't move system apps to the sd card (yet) and any app that you use widgets with or apps such as home launchers, texting, etc should be saved in internal memory or you'll have errors each time you usb mount or reboot. I've got a lot of apps installed (many on my internal for the reason listed above) and I'm only at about 35% internal storage. It's a quick rom too.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnny quest:
I am using DamageR Rom and it has DamagedConfig but I can't get any of the apps to my sd. I don't know what to do. I've been looking around for the answer and I just can't figure it out. The creator said to look for it on one of the a2sd threads but I just can't get it right.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zach.xtr:
Looks like you are on one of my ROMs in which case there is a good write up in the 1st post of both my ROM threads that should get you going ;)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xl DIGITAL lx:
Hello,

Which one should do you guys think I should buy?

The Nexus One or the Samsung Galaxy S?

I really like the N1 because its really fast with Froyo 2.2 and it has a nice look to it and because it has an LED flash. Also because it has Adobe Flash but I dont really need all that because Im only 14 years old and im going to use it for texting mostly. and is texting on the N1 good? like is it responsive?

But I also like the SGS because it has a 4 inch scrren with an SUPER AMOLED screen. And i also like it because its really fast with games and the 720p recording is really good. But I dont really like the UI on it so do you guys think I could change it and make it look like the N1s UI? and is it good texting with this phone?

THANKS IN ADVANCE
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hukkguai:
Seeing that you are in the N1 forums, I'd say get a Nexus One :p

Why don't you wait until the S comes out to see how you like it? Spec wise it looks dope but I've always been disappointed by Samsung in the past...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] temperbad:
I would die for either at 14. That said either is good
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marine6680:
I would think the galaxy's better game performance would be a winner for you as well, the superior multitouch could help in emulators and other games due to the lack of hardware controls. I also say get some hands on with the galaxy and see how well it is built and your like of the UI. I use a launcher replacement that lets me use the Galaxy style app menu, and its not better or worse, just different.

I do not know who is paying for the phone, so I can not advocate the rooting side for you; seems irresponsible if parents or someone else is footing the bill. If its your money feel free to take the risk on warranty and brick potential issues if you so wish. The N1 has the rooting ease going for it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mokurex:
If you don't want gingerbread the moment it comes out then I'd say get the Samsung. =)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackm0d:
Hey I'm 14, and I'd say texting on the N1 is okay, if not a bit irritating the first time you use it. I'd recommend you getting the HTC_IME keyboard, which is MUCH better than anything else out there IMHO.

You'd like the Galaxy S because it's faster, thinner, lighter, has a larger (spectacular-looking Super AMOLED) screen, has better multimedia capabilities, has TV out, has built-in storage and has a better camera.

On the other hand, you'd like the Nexus One because of the coloured notifications, the build quality, the reliability, the customization, the first-in-line for updates privileges, the community support and the wonderful HTC support. You might also will prefer the stock Android experience over TouchWiz that Samsung shoves into their phones.

Also, the Nexus One - being a Google phone - has the largest selection of Custom ROMs and root options to it. There's just so much to tinker with. If you don't want to tinker with your phone then the Galaxy S may be more suitable but otherwise the N1 wins hands-down.

Seeing that you want games and 720p video (which the N1 does), the Galaxy S seems better. The SGX + Cortex A8 combo is much faster than the Snapdragon + Adreno in the Nexus One.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lodes0:
Nexus one with swype done deal.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericc191:
If you're mainly going to be texting, go with the Galaxy. The N1 has some annoying issues with its touch screen.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinke123:
I second that, swype is the only constantly reliable keyboard replacement that I've found.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
if both phones had identical features, i would say go with the nexus because its far superior build quality. hell, the galaxy is only like, what, 115 grams or something? its INCREDIBLY lightweight feeling/plasticy/cheap toy feel, while the nexus is solid aluminim, rather heavy, and just feels like a high quality machine in your hand. plus its so thin:D.

that said, the galaxy does have better GPU and CPU for gaming. but samsung do not update their phones, so you wont get updates unless you root your phone. just search the forum, this topic has come up a lot already with lots of useful info already posted.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sindroid:
i wouldn't get the Samsung for 2 reasons

1: 4" inch screen.. the Nexus screen is perfect size for me and the 4 inch screen will be way to big for me. but its all in a personal decision.

2: it's SAMSUNG.. meaning poor and almost non-existent updates and poor customer support.

And WTF, it doesn't come with a SD Card included some places.. that's very poor by Samsung.. Those specs, that price and no SD included??
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirn1111:
Well, i tried to find the solution out myself searching the threads but failed so i am posting here.

EDIT; by overwrapping skin i could get back the look of the pad however the real problem:

the whole phone screen looked shifted up,

it leaves space at the bottom and thus i cannot see numbers properly on the top whenever i type.

;

My hd2 is bougth in malaysia,

yesterday I just flashed hspl3 and upgraded only the radio to

Leo_RADIO_15.37.50.07U_2.10. 50.08_2 ** (from KR_1.74.911.2)

and now I entered phone I don't see dial pad, if i touch where it should be it does sound and also type in. but the entire phone screen ( the number space with recent contacts below it) seems crooked.

;

Ps// obviously i am noob so one more question...

is it okey to flash radio rom of Tmous to the global one?
[HD2 General] kisho5:
Hey guys, I'm new to this forum and don't no much about hacking htc phones or rooting. I have an iphone 3G which i jailbroke and i am familiar with iphone hack terms. But whereas htc hack terms i dont understand much..But recently i just saw a video where the htc hd2 was ported to android.I was wondering if the devs successfully port android to the htc hd2 will it completely replace the WinMo OS or...how will that work?The reason why I'm wondering is because I'm certainly on WIND carrier and this is one of the phones that are supported. So basically should i wait for the port to be released and get a htc hd2 because i dont want it to crash this will be my main phone or should i go with a nexus one. I just want a android supported phone. Either htc hd2 or nexus one.

THXXX in advance

srry if this is the wrong forum for this post
[HD2 General] jdwrrzmm:
Go with a Nexus One. The Android port won't be 100% working for a long time.
[HD2 General] mastajest:
Agree. You're better off with the nexus one, or any other android phone.
[HD2 General] tuppaacc:
Yup! same here .
[HD2 General] kisho5:
alright thxxx guys im gonna order a nexus one
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] '76 F350:
OK, So I need to do the Apps2SD, as you know G1s only have 70MB storage, I downloaded the application to do it, didn't work, I know I need Pardon my SD card or somethin'...? (I'm 15, I know a-lot about computers, Can someone post an EASY VIDEO demonstration...?) I've looked all over 'n can't find one...

All Help will be greatly appreciated.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G1ForFun:
lol...you should be on Amon Ra's Recovery....From there you hold Home + Power to access it...and then select partition sdcard. All you need is a ext partition....which it automatically walks you through setting up 3 partitions. Swap (optional), EXT (for apps 2 sd), and Fat32 (for all your files).
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mejorguille:
make sure you backup your sdcard or you will loose all your data. Download Amon_RA's latest 1.7.0, rename it to recovery.img. Then open up the terminal app and type

su(enter, and select accept if necessary)
flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img(enter)
Reboot recovery(enter)

Scroll down to partition sdcard, set it to 0 for linux swap and depending on your sdcard 256-512 MB for ext2. I like ext2 but you can use 3 or 4 if you like. From there, flash a stable rom such as CM5.0.8.

If you want to get more complicated, find and flash the 1.33.2003 so that you get access to fastboot, and from there flahs (via fastboot) the newest radio (and if you want) DangerSPL. Firerat, lbcoder, and ezterry made Danger obsolete, but I still have it because it's just easier. Of course, one of the guys i mentioned is probably gonna jump in this thread and school me about it =P.

Oh and, in the future either ask questions in the Q&A section, the General section, or the sticky at the top for questions.... I won't flame you though since you're new and all but others might not be so nice..
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanmmj:
Welcome to XDA-Developers.

Please read the rules of the forum. The development forum is only for development threads. Any questions shall always be posted in the questions and answers thread.

Aside from that, in the settings, in the applications section, you will see the option to enable apps2sd if you're on Cyanogen's ROM.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] '76 F350:
I was just gonna use Cyanogen's CyanogenMOD v6.00-DS RC1, BIG MISTAKE!

Now my phone won't boot, an I'm out a phone...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivanmmj:
Just because your phone won't boot doesn't mean it's dead. Can you boot into recovery? Also, did you wipe before flashing?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] '76 F350:
OK, So it ain't dead, I just have to find the ROM I want, Which I did.

It's here:

(See the attached Picture for the link)

--------------

I wanna throw this phone into space! It won't load this ROM 'cause it say's :

"E: Can't Find Update Script. Installation Aborted."

Any way I can fix this...? or get it to load on my phone...?

Also, I made my dad get me a 8GB Card (I went from a 2GB)

So, I'ma all set, Now, I have to get this ROM loaded (I'ma need YOUR help, Cause I don't know what I'm doin'...)

(I'm almost 16 :D)

Thanks, in advance, I'm waitin' on y'all, so now I play the waitin' game...

( I can't load a custom Boot Image until I have a good ROM)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gyurman:
Apps2SD => Market problem

Hello, I have probe for this version. But I see the apps2sd, and I tick it on setup, and I have a ext4 partition with some apps. These apps loaded well, but if I install any, I get error download or package file invalid. Why?

If i switch off the apps2sd everything working well. But I also cannot move.

Why?

How can I use it?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kisho5:
Hey guys,

Just wondering if any nexus one owners was one the WIND carrier. Just want to know how your experience was with this carrier, and if its worth it. Like any drop calls or any calls being not made. Those kind of problems or any other issues you might of experienced.

THXXX in advance
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Hatefly:
Please bear with me as I try and explain what I'm thinking of...

Recently I was looking at some of the apps offered on the USA.gov website. A few of them would actually be useful, or just interesting. Problem is, there is zilch for WinMo users. They do however offer Mobil versions of the websites.

This got me thinking, Is there anything like a browser shell that could store these websites?

Let me explain. Some apps I have seen have internal browsers yet parse data from websites or simply display the website inside the app without actually opening up a new browser such as O, EX, Skyfire, etc. It's seamless.

It would be nice if there was a shell we could use to enter the website of choice, save it, and cab the thing as a pseudo-app.

I know it's a quick and dirty way around not having an actual app for something, but it's the closest my limited knowledge in this area could come up with :)

So... anything like this? or anyone know a way to do it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoofly:
[TUTORIAL] EVO Full Root|OTA Root|Nand Backup/Restore|Flashing|for n00b's + videos

couldent put a link

im doing that one

i tryed it this morning and it said main verision is older update fail!

after i put in

5H) Now type (or cut/paste this)

Code:

adb-windows shell

Now you should be a "$" prompt

i get

c:\evo-recovery>adb-windows shell

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

$

is it suppose to say adb server is out of date?

is there one thats in date?

i dont know much about this but i want to full root it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elegantai:
yea it is normal for it to say that. Just means its establishing a new connection with your phone
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evohnoo:
completely normal, continue with the root process
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoofly:
when i put the rom on it do i extract it or keep it zipped?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evohnoo:
put rom zip onto SD card, boot to recovery, wipe data/factory reset (wipe twice), wipe davlik cache (wipe twice) select "flash from zip" select your zip file and flash
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novanosis85:
When you get "$" instead of "#" that means you are not rooted so don't try any time. Try rooting your phone using simple root OTA edition.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SickNickDude:
Just used the simple root method my self. Worked without any hickups.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=720565