yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate General] alme1304:
hahaha I don't know how but it worked ( could of been the fact that I had forgotten to use touchwiz?) but it works

Thanks everyone for their help
[HD2 General] Mr. Makk:
Hi guys,

Need to ask a question and its urgent.

Am soon moving to Toronto, Canada.

Now i bought HTC HD2 T-Mobile UK from Indian grey market.

Will it work in Toronto, Canada??

Do the network standards match?

What about 3G??

Do help me out in this one so that i can decide if i need to sell mine over here or not before leaving.
[HD2 General] ferraripassion:
Is your phone unlocked?

Are Indian sim cards working?

If they are, then the phone will work normally in Canada too.
[HD2 General] Mr. Makk:
yepp. everything works. and yes its unlocked. i guess the gsm and gprs will work but what bout 3g?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Makk:
Hi guys,

Need to ask a question and its urgent.

Am soon moving to Toronto, Canada.

Now i bought HTC HD2 T-Mobile UK from Indian grey market.

Will it work in Toronto, Canada??

Do the network standards match?

What about 3G??

Do help me out in this one so that i can decide if i need to sell mine over here or not before leaving.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] grdm:
I have one of those cheap chinese knockoff tablets running:

2.1 update1

model number:

Android for Telechips TCC8900 Evaluation Board (US)

Kernel Version:

2.6.29

root@localhost #205

Build Number

telechips_tcc8900_cn-eng 2.1-update1 ECLAIR eng.root.20100711.224454 test-keys

I already have root, so that's not an issue, but i want to install the google market.

Now, I have a MarketUpdater.apk and the Vending.apk already. Its pushed to the system/app dir with the right permissions, but Vending.apk fails on the install.

Any ideas on what I can do to get it working? Thanks in advance.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] vanwinklec:
would also really like to know, i have the same tablet as you and have been trying a few different things with little success.
[Vibrant General] Goog1e Phone:
Does anyone recommend this? I used it all the time on my myTouch and it worked wonders...but wondering if I should use it on my vibrant? Before you comment, please make sure you know what I'm talking about. This is not a regular task killer that you just click and kill. It's basically an internal task killer. If you do use it, what presets do you recommend?

This is the application I am talking about http://andrs.w3pla.net/autokiller
[Vibrant General] joe.kerwin:
Shouldn't need it.
[Vibrant General] dboii54:
I've used it, but I prefer MinFreeManager. My settings on MFM are :16, 32, 56, 84,96, and 102.
[Vibrant General] dan0zone:
auto killer and min free are and does the same thing .. both came out about the same time .. The autokiller dev site has a lot of info on android and memory management... Please read and be informed .. great programs .. makes you see just how wrong the idea of task/app killers is ..
[Vibrant General] MV10:
Link:

http://andrs.w3pla.net/autokiller/details

Bottom line is, AutoKiller simply tweaks the built-in process management already in Android, which is itself a more fine-grained implementation of how Linux deals with low-memory situations.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] RinTinTigger:
Hey all,

my wife loves the Diary from the Galaxy S. You can add an image, text and weatherinformations, and create a diary entry with it.

Is there a chance to get it on her Nexus?

THX in advance

Tigger
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Emul8or:
miniDiary

I pulled this out of the Galaxy S dump, just need someone to port it over.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] RinTinTigger:
i tried to use the APK out of the MoDaCo Roms, but it keeps FC'ing, so a port is needed....cant anyone help?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Vonrottes:
Oh no not another N00b question on rooting...

How do i get root on a fender...lol JK JK

Seriously, i want to know if it is possible to pull all the Fender special stuff from the device BEFORE rooting so I can use them on the new rom.

I remember something like adb shell pull or something like that?

Google proved unhelpful.

My mother is *****ing about how slow her phone is, how many problems she has, etc.

She has so many STUPID apps loaded there is only 32MB internal left....So I told her to let me root it and then she can have apps2sd....but she wants ALL the stupid Fender specials.

Thanks guys
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] keinengel:
You could try tools like Droid Explorer or Android Commander to copy the apps from the phone.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Binary100100:
Well... you have a couple of options.

You can use adb shell do do it.

create a folder (we'll use example c:\users\john\desktop\dump)

open command prompt

cd c:\users\john\desktop\dump

adb pull /system dump (it may create another directory within the 'dump' folder... which is fine)

or the easy way, just extract the stock rom

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5451846&postcount=1

Just note this, many of the files are odexed and cannot be used on other roms.

However other apps such as solo and such should be fine.

The Music app will not work (since it is dependant on the odex counterpart and the specific framework)

For that you can look into this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=679707
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Vonrottes:
Thank you Binary ^_^

Thats aht i needed.

I just need the stuff like Solo and the Boot screen(or is it the splash screen)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Binary100100:
Check out the Unlockr.com for the bootscreen because you will not find that in the rom.

Solo.apk is in stock.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y2viks:
I'm using ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.0.1 and i've seen a couple of guides where I go into the recovery and do some bits and bobs there to create it, but the only options I seem to get are to mount the sd-ext partition, which fails because it doesn't exist, or to format it.

I'm guessing there is a step beforehand i'm missing?

Thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yasars:
download rom manager from market , open it , then create a ext3 partionion ... done

before you create a partition , backup your sd card!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikkokusenkin:
I had the same problem.

You can create the partition using the ROM Manager app downloaded from the market as yasars said.

Alternatively, if you want to do it manually, you can format the card on a *nix system. The Gparted Linux app lets you edit the partitions in a nice and simple GUI. Just remember the order of the partitions: first fat32, then about 512 MB of ext2/3/4 (ext4 may not be supported by all ROMs so better to use ext3) and lastly a swap partition of about 32 MB (totally optional). The size of the fat32 partition is whatever is left over after you've allocated the 512 MB for the ext2/3/4 partitions (and the 32 MB for the swap if you decided you wanted it). For instance, for a 2GB card, leaving 512 MB for the ext2/3/4 partition (no swap) leaves us with about 1.5 GB for the fat32 partition. You do the calculations for your card in your head or on paper and use those values in Gparted.

HTH.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y2viks:
Thanks for the help guys :)

I think i'll just get it up and running using the ROM Manager and if I find the need I'll do a manual version
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gianton:
Foolowing this guide I partitioned my sd card with GParted Live CD.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrysochire:
You have no Idea how cool it is for me that my tutorial was useful... ;-)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gianton:
Yes it should be a sticky!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y2viks:
Having a problem when I try to use ROM Manager.

I select the 512 for EXT and 32Mb for Swap and the phone reboots.

It then shows the big triangle with Mr Android next to it until I press some buttons and then I get the recovery screen with the following messages

Finding Update Package....

Opening Update Package....

Verifying Update Package....

E:failed to seek in /cache/update.zip (Invalid Arguement)

E:signature verification failed

Installation Aborted.

I don't have a cache folder on my sd card so i'm guessing it's looking in the internal memory?

Not sure what to do here
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonDalton:
BACK-UP sd card before you do this.

For windows users

have clockwork recovery and rom manager on your desire

then format sd in windows.

put it in your desire and go to rom manager.

select Partition SD Card

select your space i used 32 swap 512 ext

than reboot and your sd card has the ext partition.

than put your files back on your sd card and Done
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cthugha:
I had the same problem with ROM Manager. My solution was to downgrade ClockworkMod Recovery to v2.5.0.0 (in ROM Manager) and then partition the card. Worked on first try.

When you're done you can upgrade to latest version again if you want.

I don't think you should use a swap partition, so just set it to 0 MB.

Good luck!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y2viks:
Do i just need to find the 2.5.0.0 update.zip file and flash?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y2viks:
going to 2.5.0.0 worked :)

so now i have the ext partition do I need to do anything for apps to be installed there, or will they install there by default?

Also i've heard that the ext partitions can be 2 3 or 4. I'm presuming higher is better. How do I go about finding what mine is and how can I upgrade it if it need it?

Thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe_998:
Hi, I'm also going to give your guide a go. Just one question, do I have to do it with the SD card still in the phone or can i do it with a SD USB adapter?

Thanks,

Joe

I read the tutorial again and you can use an SD adapter, worked a treat. Cheers :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikkokusenkin:
As long as you have an ext2/3/4 partition and the ROM you're flashing has A2SD support (check before you download the ROM), you are not required to do anything more. To check whether A2SD is working once you've flashed your ROM, download the Android Terminal Emulator app from the market and use the following commands

su
ls -l /data

You should see your app directory pointing to /system/sd/app and app-private pointing to /system/sd/app-private

I'm not sure which format ROM Manager defaults to, but you can always check the type of format used by mounting the card in Linux and using the GParted Linux app (you could use a card reader or use the 'Disk Drive' option in your phone to connect it to the computer). Also, ext3 should be fine for most custom ROMs. In fact, not all ROMs support ext4.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrysochire:
- Another quick way is to install quick system info from the Market, it tells you infos about your system, including the use of your a2sd partition.... ;-)

- About ext 2/3/4 I would advise the use of ext3, as ext4 is poorly supported by Roms (even those who pretend seem to have issues...)

cheers
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloosteak:
Does the decrease of available internal storage means apps22sd+ is not working? I've partitioned twice and installed seperate 2.2 roms with apps2sd+ included and every time I install more things I see internal storage drop.

I checked this and it's doing what you said
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrysochire:
I took the liberty of including this information into my tutorial. I added a reference to you. ;-)

I hope this makes it to Sticky one day... ;-)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikkokusenkin:
Not in itself, no. Those symbolic links mean that A2SD is working fine. However, from what I understand about the theory, even A2SD installs a part of the app into the internal memory. That may explain the drop you see. By the way, how much free memory do you see on your device? I usually have about 140 MB free on my Desire. I read somewhere that if A2SD wasn't working, that figure would be about 90 MB.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikkokusenkin:
Thanks. Although, I can hardly claim to have come up with the idea myself. :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloosteak:
108 free total of 148

I just recently opened spare parts apps where it allowed me to change where apps2sd installs things. By default it was set to automatic and I'm guessing that was causing the problem. I set it to external and tried installing a browser while my disk was mounted and it wouldn't let me do it. Then I set it to charge mode and it installed normally.

Some roms probably default to external while some automatic.

edit: Just installed an app that I previously installed while using "automatic" and it still uses up internal storage instead of A2SD storage. Dunno what's wrong. I am using ext2 partitioned through rom manager.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrysochire:
One Idea is to partition to ext3 through Gparted... That might do the trick. ;-)

I sometimes feel like it's moving many apps when you reboot (although I have noooo proof at all). Have you tried rebooting a couple times?

Good luck
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simonovicc:
Can i use a2sd on stock 2.2 if sd card formated propertly, but dont have root acess
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djoni1980:
no :)

10 chars
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikkokusenkin:
No, A2SD needs to be built into the ROM specifically.

Stock Android 2.2 does not use A2SD for storing apps on the SD Card (which is why A2SD is more properly termed 'A2SD legacy') but instead installs its app in the .android_secure folder in your SD Card. It doesn't require an ext* partition because it does this in the normal FAT partition.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikkokusenkin:
I agree. Gparted is very simple to use and I like knowing exactly what's happening to my SD Card.

Reminder: if you do use Gparted, don't forget that A2SD needs the partitions to be in a specific order: FAT32, followed by EXT* followed by SWAP (if you want swap).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usb2007:
you can also use Paragon Partition Manager for windows to partition your sdcard to ext2/ext3
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JexL:
so when you partition with RomManager do you get a ext 2 or ext 3 partition? because it dosent let you choose.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloosteak:
So I've partitioned my SD card through ROM manager and amon ra and everytime, with 3 different ROMS I see my internal memory drop. Does it happen to anyone else? It's basically as if it isn't working at all. I can do the terminal emulator test and it says that it's redirecting to the SD card but besides that there's no evidence that it's working.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsnmz:
Can gpartede work in windows?

I think some part of every app must install in to the system for it to work properly. in addition to apps2sd if ROM allows dalvik2sd then the internal memory should not reduce while installing apps.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KBanause:
Mine did a ext2 partition. But I was able to change it to ext3 using clockworkmod recovery
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ikkokusenkin:
From: http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

I prefer using a Linux Live CD (I know that the Ubuntu live CD comes with Gparted; you may have to check for other distros). It's quick, simple to use and hassle-free.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JexL:
how do you go about doing this in recovery? i went to the partitions menu but not sure which option to choose.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brutos08:
I have partition my SD with ext4 and flash a Rom with apps2sd+ now when I go in and check my internal memory its always 140 or 141mb. But once I start to install apps it goes down. Is it a case where some parts of the app gets installed in the internal memory also?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KBanause:
Do you have a ROM which supports ext4? If not than you have to create an ext2 or ext3 partition.

sorry, i was wrong. I used AmonRa-Recovery to change it to ext3:

Partition sdcard

SD:ext2 to ext3
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brutos08:
tried all of them really tried ...ext2, ext3 using gparted...and tested and on each instance my internal memory started to go down...quick system info and andriod emulator shows my apps pointed to teh sd but just dont get installed there for some reason
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KBanause:
Have you changed the installation target manually (for example by using ModInstallLocation)? If yes, than change it to "Auto".

And is your ROM really supporting A2SD+?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsnmz:
i think internal memory is supposed to go down as somr part of app installs in the system. if dalvik is moved to sd then i think system memory will not decrease any more.

btw amonRa recovery is best at ext3, ext4 partitioning of sd card
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baklawa:
Hi,

I have partitionned my 8 Gb SD card with GParted creating a 7 Gb FAT32 partition and a 1 Gb ext3 partition.

I can check my ext3 partition mounting it from Ubuntu on my desktop, I can see that this is mounted as ext3 and has a journal file integrated.

As soon as I use App2SD (trying Darktremor on top of CM6 or using the A2SD+ from OpenDesire) everything works fine but I can see my SD card mounted as ext2 and not ext3 when I type adb shell mount

If I have a look at the App2SD script, I can see that the mount command is mount -t auto

Do I have to change the script and type mount -t ext3 or is there another trick to make my partition mounted as ext3 instead of ext2 ?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KBanause:
I discovered the same on DeFrost ROM. My guess is that it got formatted to ext2 after the last full wipe using clockworkmod recovery. As soon as I have access to my linux pc again I will check whether it is ext3 as expected or ext2.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baklawa:
Another topic is that a wipe ext from clockworkmod recevery does not wipe anything...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KBanause:
Can you give us more details?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baklawa:
App2SD is working fine, I have my apps + dalvik cache on it. Then I enter clockworkmod recovery (last version) I do a wipe ext but then I can see that all my apps are still on the ext partition (mounted on Ubuntu to check).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brutos08:
Yep Rom has got A2SD+ this is the Rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=732246

still my internal memory goes down tried a few things nothing seems to work
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nubbin:
I rooted my Desire yesterday purely so I can solve the internal storage issue. I have flashed CLockwork recovery using ROM manager and installed LeeDroid 2.2 which has A2SD+.

I partitioned SD card using ROM manager using the default settings of 512Mb ext partirion, and it defaults to 0Mb swap, which I accepted.

I now find after a few installations that my internal storage is down to 92Mb, and installing a few apps which have Move to SD function, have to be moved manually. What have I done wrong? Is the swap file of 0Mb incorrect or do I need to start again with partitioning and ROM flashing?

What is the easiest i.e. Noob way to check if A2SD is functioning properly?

ETA - I have now used Android terminal emulator and I have the correct settings displayed i.e -

app directory pointing to /system/sd/app

app-private pointing to /system/sd/app-private

FURTHER EDIT

Using Quick System info, I have -

SD card storage 1.52Gb free

A2SD storage Total 457Mb/291Mb free

Internal storage Total 148Mb/92.18Mb free

System Storage 250Mb/18.79Mb free

System Cache 40Mb/36.88Mb free

I have both CoPilot 8, and Sygic Mobile Maps installed, but no other large programmes so where is all my A2SD storage going?!

Is there something else wrong?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpraveenis:
I was begenning to get the dreaded "low internal memory space" notification on my desire and had to look at the Apps2SD+ to continue the otherwise superb experience on desire. I was already using Pre-rooted stock froyo rom by teppic which supports A2SD+. I tried to create an ext3 partition but failed. I tried all the following

1. Using Partition magic on windows - Failed

It will not allow me to partition the sdcard

2. Turned to using the parted command via recovery - Failed

Got the message "parted not found". Guess the clockworkmod recovery does not include parted

3. Downloaded Gparted live CD, burned to iso and booted into it - Failed

for whatever reason gparted will not detect the usb drives. It didnt detect my usb HDD as well as my USB card. Tried connecting via phone and mounting as disk drive, tried connecting via memory card reader in the laptop, when connected before bootup, I could see my usb hard drive getting detected (but the screen scrolled very fast) but still gparted will not show wither the usb hard drive or the sd card. It shows only the internal drives

4. Finally turned to Rom Manager - Failed

Installed from market and selected partition sd. 512MB ext and 0MB swap. It rebooted into recovery and displayed partitioning message and then rebooted the phone (I got no success or error message.. it simply rebooted)

At the end of it all, my sd card now shows 7GB of fat32 (it's a 8GB sdcard) but clockwork recovery cannot access sd-ext and adb commands show sd-ext as not mounted.

Also the Quick system info app says no information on A2SD.

What are my options now and where did I miss things?? Also the sd card is a gold card. Gold cards cannot be used to create FAT32 and ext3 partitions??
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bikerboi85:
Hi guys. sorry if this has been posted already however i am in a rush

i was wondering if custom roms network unlock the htc desire as i am interested in buying one but it could be locked to a network i dont use. if a custom rom network unlocks i will buy it, if not then i will pass. please reply fast
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmpmjmpm:
no, a custom rom may remove operator branding and software but it will not unlock the phone to be used with any sim card. To do that you will need to purchase an unlock code from your network or a third party website, which typically costs between £15-25

oh and searching google would have given you your answer even faster, as a test, I asked google "will a custom rom unlock desire?" and had the answer returned within 0.18 seconds ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vorbeth:
Stuff like this should go in the Q&A section, also posting "please fast reply" is very annoying...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bikerboi85:
1. i googled it and it did tell me what u told me however i didnt know if there were other ways

2. i only asked for fast reply as i was on my way to a dealer before they shut and would have no network access on my phone as i was going to trade it in.

i wasnt meaning to offend. thanks for the help
[General Accessories] thesmursee:
Hi everyone. Please recommend your best sites to get some original spare phone parts. Looking for a reliable and efficient CS as well. I'm located in France. Looks like there are lots of companies from HK to get what I need. Question is if someone out there tried one of them yet. With what results (quality, shipping, CS...)?

Thx in advance for pieces of advice.
[General Accessories] smurfgod:
I've bought a bunch of stuff from China and it's usually of very low quality..Yes, almost everything we buy noadays is made in china, but the knock off stuff coming from china is crap. I'd try to find a US seller. Yes, Europeans don't really care for American's but we make good stuff..lol

Alot of the china stuff will break very easy and it takes in exces of 4 weeks to get your order.

Stay away..lol
[General Accessories] thesmursee:
Thanks, surfgod.
[General Accessories] Purple Drama Llama:
X2.... Bad quality in china:D
[General Accessories] kusanagisan18:
I've ordered spare parts for an old phone before through ebay (one of those being a screen for a Sony W580i) and they've all come from china or hong kong. Everything i've ordered has come in a week or two of ordering and while the pieces were cheap.. they got my device working again! ($20 for a new screen (with shipping) as opposed to $50 insurance deductible)