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[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthewjulian:
Ok, last update on my situation, I will try not to freak out, I am highly upset.

So, after days with a non-functioning phone, I go to the store and first of all, why does it take 15 min to walk behind the counter and pick up a packaged phone when I am the only customer in the store? OK, so my "New" phone came in, great right, wrong! I take care of my things, I am an adult that likes nice things and cant afford many, so when I get something I want I take extremely good care of it, my Hero was immaculate, spotless, and I have had it since a couple month after release, what they brought me was ****, it has scratches all over the screen(which is funny because he made a big deal asking me if I wanted the "screen plastic" taken off), the back cover has scratches on it, the back cover has a crack in it and is warped to the point that it will not stay on completely and there is a gap between the back cover and the phone, the metal band around the phone is loose, the hardware buttons are lose, I dont know who would call this a new phone but the poor thing has been badly abused, I almost feel bad for this poor Hero. So there it is, my experience yet again with Sprint and best buy. I feel like with the amount of money that I have payed total for "insurance" I should not be given a trashed piece of hardware. Sprint, is not all bad, I personally just have not had a good experience with them. Just be careful people.:D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] fuzzysig:
i downloaded the new updated AIM app from marketplace and oc course its all blown out,and loaded with all the useless space wasting crap.

i liked the simple interface in old aim app. but im not sure what versin comes with it and where to download it.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] eTechUncut:
If you want an old AIM app, I got this on June 4th 2009. It works well on my TP2. Don't update if it prompts you. Also, it does not use your text messages. Messaging is done over the internet data plan.:cool:

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[Desire Themes and Apps] Paragon:
I have a Telus Desire, and I am unable to download the BN ereader/Nook. It could be a country thing I don't know, and Barnes and Noble customer service are clueless. I'm hoping someone has it or can download it a share the download file with me.

You can post it here so othwer can use it as well, or email it to me daveevans at rogers dot com

Many thanks

Dave
[Desire Themes and Apps] Canadaka:
Yes I am having the same problem with my new HTC Desire from Telus. I own a nook and had the android application on my old rooted HTC Touch running Android 2.2. But I can't get it on my new Desire, not in the market and i can't find a manual download anywhere.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Canadaka:
I was able to get the Nook app working but its not easy. You have to have a rooted phone then use the MarketEnabler app to switch your carrier to a US one. Then the nook app will show up in the market. After installing the app you can change your carrier back to your Canadian one and the Nook app still works fine.
[Desire Themes and Apps] Roscopcoletrain:
anyone want to toss up the apk? I'd rather not get into using that marketenabler if possible. I have 2.4 loaded, but cant get the update.
[Desire Themes and Apps] alex_utlang:
nook for android 2.2 apk

to those who cant access US android market here's b&n ereader for android
[Desire Themes and Apps] OpusX11:
what is the benefit of this reader vs Adilko or FBReader?
[Desire Themes and Apps] prashanthm:
Thanks, I had this on the winmo side of my HD2, but couldn't download for my AmeriCanAndroid from the market.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tehpwnerer1918:
As the title asks, once I have the new baseband and FroYo installed, can I use PB31IMG.zip to revert back to bone stock? Or will it brick it because I have the new baseband? Thanks in advance.
[Droid Incredible General] GatorsUF:
What is the internal storage used for? seems apps are entirely installed on the SDcard by default which loads up my 2gb card. I know the system files are on the internal but other than that it has 6.5gb of free space.

I guess my question is, is there any way to split application files so that only my data for the applications are on the SD and the program files are on the internal?
[Droid Incredible General] orcsbane13:
My apps are installed to my internal memory. Also I have my pictures set to be saved to internal. There is also an option in the browser to store downloaded files onto internal memory. I'm running stock 2.1.

Sent from my Droid Incredible
[Desire General] angel554:
hello,

I would like to record my phone conversation, but my soft records only my voice from microphone (not from speaker).

Is there any way to unlock this?

I found this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=493118 but this is for WM. I tried this soft: Recall Recorder, call recorder, vrecorder etc.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gohliat:
Hello everybody,

i´m new here and i´m searching for a way to make a SLCD Desire stock.

I wanted to install cyanogen 6, but got a black screen after installing.

because of this i used clockwork recovery to install a custom rom with SLCD support, but now i want to install stock ROM.

Could anybody tell me where to find it? I dont understand everything here, please keep it simple^^

Thank you
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmstlist:
From which country/carrier did you get your Desire? That might help.

I don't own a Desire but this thread could be of use:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=748498
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gohliat:
Thank your for posting this link.

I already fixed my problem.

I used this site hxxp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=749551 to fix it, but I had a lot of problems while making the GoldCard.

But I will give some more information for others having this problems.

My gf´s Desire is a German T-Mobile one, buyed yesterday.

Hboot is 0.75, but everybody says it must be higher if its SLCD, but it is wrong.

It really is a SLCD.

Installed was Android 2.1 but i don´t know the exact version number.

I rooted with unrevoked and this was a big mistake. After installing clockwork mod recovery the screen was black in recovery. I seachred long and found the SLCD version, installed it via unrevoked by using custom recovery.

Then installed cyanogen, second mistake. Cyanogen doesn´t support SLCD.

By using recovery installed OpenDesire, worked fine but wasn´t what i wanted.

Made GoldCard about 10 times (didn´t work), then used GoldCardTool and installed RUU from link posted on top.

After a short time of sleep phone wanted to install update to 2.2, working for now.

May i should post a new topic because of hboot 0.75 and SLCD?
[EVO 4G General] EliWay:
Sorry if this is yet another thread about the PRI. However, this isn't about the update itself and how people are or are not getting it.

Using the "Antennas" app on Android Market, I would notice that with PRI 1.34, my signal would bounce all over and use towers that were at least 2 miles away even though there's a tower just 2 blocks away from me.

I used this app a whole lot, and the issue was so apparent that it was impossible to open the app and not see it bounce all over every 10-15 seconds.

There was a whole thread about this issue a few weeks ago, so I'm sure I'm not the only one affected.

Now with PRI 1.40, this simply doesn't happen. It just stays there. This should help with battery life as the radio doesn't have to work harder doing "handovers".

Also as a disclaimer, the Antennas app is somewhat buggy and may leave your GPS on even after you exit the app, so keep an eye on that.
[EVO 4G General] Tilde88:
I was explaining that in another thread I made... an updated preferred roaming index (PRI) does help with that issue
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] adelaney:
What do we have to do, to get a forum for this device?

Sent from my badass, superfast evo; over the fastest, cheapest, best coverage-having network.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] blakklanta:
I think we might be in the minority with i1, hope we get one soon. What's also interesting is the restrictions in the marketplace application wise. Went to find the yahoo app and there is not one. Searched on my partners Evo, and the app appeared right away. Drawbacks aside still a great phone.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MacaronyMax:
Didn't know there was a moto i1 :p :D get more people with one and ask nicely then you might get one ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kileak:
<<Has an i1 and is definately interested. :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Aprilialac:
Ive Been Using An I1 For About 2 Weeks Better Than The BB 8350I I Was Using.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] saeker:
We need a forum and ROMS for Moto I1

Or the fat lady gets it!
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] AndroidBruce:
Now that we have S-Off as a public release we can use MetaMorph( I will post and update.zip as well)

This will 'hide' your Lock screen sliders on VANILLA lock screen. Just 'swipe' or 'slide' where they normally are.

I have tested on CM6 and it does indeed work.

Here is a Screen

any questions let me know
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] borgey420:
You the man androidbruce!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Bobb_o:
So basically this just makes the sliders invisible but they're still there? What's the arrow on the screen for?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] AndroidBruce:
That arrow is the play button for music
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Bobb_o:
Is that only with this mod?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] andybones:
So how are you unlocking the screen?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] lgldrgdlr:
My guess is that the "unlocking mechanism" is still there, you just can't see it.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] chefjayhawk:
Does this work with Vanilla Sky Raider(2.5.2)?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] AndroidBruce:
You can give it a shot, just nandroid first. If it's using stock framework it should. Please let me know the results if you can.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] AndroidBruce:
+1 sir thank you very much
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] AndroidBruce:
That play button is on CyanogenMod. It is in the CyanogenMod Settings to have the play button on the home screen for music
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] chefjayhawk:
it's a no go on Sky Raider 2.5.2 Vanilla
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] AndroidBruce:
Thank you I will be posting this mod for SkyRaider. I am going to try and make this morph a bit more universal. I might have to just make an update.zip that modifies only the specific images that I've changed.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] touchpro247:
Here you go I made it more universal for those on different roms with a vanilla lockscreen.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/0q99roybs90uxqk/translock.zip

Tested it on CM6 RC3 and it worked.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsuh:
I'm unhappy with the dialer on the KaosFroyo v28, because it doesn't have the smart dial feature that 2.1 had.

My device is rooted. I realize that you have to replace the .apks in /system/apps. Which .apks do I need to replace? Contacts.apk? ContactsProvider.apk? Phone.apk? PhoneConfig.apk? Anything else?

Is it safe to push a 2.1 dialer to KaosFroyo v28? I like 2.1's stock dialer, unless I need to be running Sense. If it isn't safe, any recommended dialers with the smart dialing feature (not to be mistaken with speed dial).

Appreciate the help. Thanks in advance!
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grimjeeper:
should be contacts.apk nand backup then try it
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magnethart:
Why not just download Dialer One from the market. Works great, has a couple of nice themes and free. Just set it as default after you install. Sense based .apks from the sense 2.1 ROMS won't work on Froyo v28.
[Captivate General] Qmotion:
What software do you guys use to rip your dvd movies to install on your phones and why?

Here's a short list so far.

AnyDvD

DvD Fab

Handbrake

I'm looking for other suggestions to compare.
[Captivate General] max_warheads:
Handbrake doesnt actually rip. I use it for reencoding though. I use dvdfab
[Captivate General] Shwiggie:
What? Handbrake does in fact rip DVDs. You just need to be running an on-the-fly decrypter like AnyDVD (recommended), DVD43, or DVDFab PassKey. The fact that it can be set up to encode that rip to proper Captivate specs in one step makes it the preferred way to do so in my book.
[Captivate General] Kaik541:
Personally, I rip through dvd::rip in linux with libdvdcss2 installed to get around copy-protection.

It is illegal to circumvent copy-protection in the United States though, so technically this method should only be done outside the US (where applicable, check your local laws) unless you don't mind the possible legal ramifications.

dvd::rip can be used as a standalone product WITHOUT libdvdcss2, but it will be unable to rip copy-protected DVD's, as you'd expect.
[Captivate General] aksma:
That's all good, but what software do you use to view this videos in captive.
[Captivate General] Shwiggie:
Oh, yes, thanks for the reminder. Everytime you rip a DVD, God kills a kitten. Please, think of the kittens :p

If you are capable of ripping DVDs and putting the resultant file on the phone, you should be able to figure this one out yourself.
[Captivate General] Qmotion:
Personally I thought it was permissible to copy your own dvd to preserve and protect the original copy if you choose to.

What version of dvd fab do you use Max? I downloaded the trial version and it looks like you can only rip to mp2.
[Captivate General] jayrod88:
What handbrake settings are you using? I just downloaded handbrake.
[Captivate General] WheresWaldo:
Short instructions for Windows users

If you are going to rip Bluray or any other HD medium you must first get AnyDVD HD it will counter any of the protection schemes that Bluray and HDDVD disks use as well as DVD. If all of your sources are DVD then AnyDVD will do. Of course for BR you must have a BR player installed in your computer.

You need the following tools, at the very least:

AnyDVD HD (Please buy this and don't torrent it, it is that good!)

RipBot264 (it is much faster than Handbrake at re-encoding)

VidCoder (requires Handbrake to be installed but is a better GUI for Windows users)

Simplistic instructions:

Place DVD/HDDVD/BR in drive

Allow ANYDVD HD to scan disk

Right click ANYDVD HD icon and select "Rip Video DVD to Harddisk"

Open VidCoder

Start with the Apple Universal profile and edit is as follows:

Picture > Max Width 800

Video Filters > Denoise Medium

Video > Average Bitrate (kbps) 1500

Audio > Target All, Codec AAC, Mixdown Stereo, Sample Rate 48, Bitrate 128

Make sure you change the Container and extension to .mp4 then Save As... and call it Captivate or any other meaningful name.

If you use those settings any HD (1080) source will likely end up being about 1-2 GB in total size. With the settings saved you can then select a video source, it can be anything that Handbrake supports from VOB to MT2S to MP4 to MKV files. Pick a Destination location and name and start encoding.

I have a Core i7 running at 3.5Ghz with 8GB RAM and a full length movie takes about 2x-3x the run length, so a 120 minute movie will take anywhere from 4 to 6 hours to encode, SD (DVD, 720p HDTV, SDTV) will encode much faster, sometimes even faster than 1x runtime.

You can also to the same with Ripbot264 with the added bonus that Ripbot can handle subtitles, but those instructions are for another day.
[Captivate General] Kaik541:
I'm not saying it's an AWFUL thing to do, I'm just letting him know there are POTENTIAL legal ramifications.

It is 100% legal to copy a DVD for this purpose IF you are not circumventing any sort of copy-protection mechanism on the disc. Let me quote wikipedia on this:

In the case where media contents are protected using some effective copy protection scheme, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act makes it illegal to manufacture or distribute circumvention tools and use those tools for non-fair use purposes. In the case RealNetworks v. DVD-CCA[2], the final injunction reads, "while it may well be fair use for an individual consumer to store a backup copy of a personally owned DVD on that individual's computer, a federal law has nonetheless made it illegal to manufacture or traffic in a device or tool that permits a consumer to make such copies."[3] This case made clear that manufacturing and distribution of circumvention tools was illegal, but fair use of those tools was not.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripping#United_States

It's much like how jailbreaking and rooting has recently been made definitively legal through the DMCA, but the tools to do it and distributing those tools can still be illegal. So if you somehow manage to legally obtain the tools (which, there isn't an actual legal way to do so in the United States), you're right and this would be a 100% legal process. Fortunately, I doubt they'll actually chase you down for pulling the simple "libdvdcss2" file that's necessary (hell, I use it), but I'm just putting the information out there
[Captivate General] Qmotion:
Great Stuff.

So you like AnyDvd better than DvD Fab?
[Captivate General] WheresWaldo:
Yes

@Kaik541, Thank you so very much for the civics lesson, but it did not answer the question the OP asked. Nor did the OP state that he was illegally duping disks, you were presuming something you had no evidence to support.
[Captivate General] jahnile:
I've been downloading movies for god knows how long. Now just reading your question and the replies so far made me want to reply.

Now my ans is none, no software what so ever, never used one and don't think I'll ever use on. If am burning a dvd then yes but to watch on my ph. or device, nope. Why? Because to me the best quickness and easiest way is to just down the rip version of the dvd. Now off course if u don't like downloading "copy protected" materials then I respect that, just gonna make ur task more time consuming. But for those of us that like our rip versions then this is the BEST WAY. u download ur movies, ANY format is perfectly find, that is. Avi,. Mpeg4,. Wmv,. Mkv etc. Now once you have your downloaded movies or ur rip movies that's it. Mission complete just drag the file to a video folder on ur SD card.

Here u go, u gonna need either rock player or yx player. Install any or both app. Both can play multiple video formats. Yx player plays ALL format including Mkv files.

Simple as that, no riping, converting or any thing like that. To me converting 1 movie is too much. The length of time it take one to rip or convert 1 movie equates to about 3-5 movies downloads for me using RapidShare.
[Captivate General] alphadog00:
I think you need a faster machine... i can rip a DVD in about 15 minutes. I don't think I download 8GB in that time.

As for others that are "Offended" by the civics lesson, it is point of fact, like it or not. I rip my own DVDs for viewing on my phone - and I consider it fair use. This is quite a bit different then downloading content you didn't pay for.

I use DVDFab and it works great. I make backup copies of my DVDs, then I create mobile formats when i need them. 300MB to 700MB per movie gives me a great picture - that even looks good if I play it back on a PC.
[Captivate General] jahnile:
That's why I said it's not for every 1. It's def. Ly s matter of choice. I get about 6 movies in 10- 12 mins, (30 mbps down) so to me it's no biggie..

But u are rite, some like ripping their own movies, play the "fair game", all is well. Just give a different alternative.
[Captivate General] Kaik541:
I'm not quite sure why everyone is thinking I'm telling him not to do this, I even openly admitted to doing this very thing when I'm clearly from the United States where it's illegal. I also download movies for the same reason. And I'm sure more than half of us commenting here have downloaded movies that we don't even physically own just because we want to see them. (Streaming them on non-approved sites like hulu or netflix is essentially the same thing) But I honestly don't have a problem with this, I figured he should just be AWARE of the things you're suggesting to him.

I simply started my commenting as the fact that I use dvdrip which allows for a module known as libdvdcss2 to be loaded to circumvent copy protection. And that I use it.

Personally, I see no reason to transcode anything since our phones seem capable of taking just about any format you throw at it, unless you want to save space on the memory card.
[Captivate General] Qmotion:
I rent movies from Netflix. I don't always have time to watch them right away. I can be ripping them while I do other things and then watch them later on my phone if I'm away from home. I also have a large collection of movies that I've purchased. A couple of my favorites I wouldn't mind storing on my phone.

I just got the idea to install a movie on the phone to see how well it plays. I'm aware that the Vibrant came with Avatar. Too bad AT&T didn't think to give us something to show the video capabilities of the phone.

I also thought this might be an interesting post to make because I'm sure others might have interest in doing so. Many have never had a phone capable of viewing movies prior to owning a Captivate or simular device.

I think that anyone seeking advise from this thread won't be as concerened about any moral issues as much as just trying to learn what the best software that available to do the job. There are tons of software out there and it can be confusing trying to find what's best and how to use it.

If anyone knows of any other choices that works for them please feel free to add it and posibly explain how that particular software works.
[Captivate General] screwyluie:
Xilisoft suite works best for me, it's fast and easy, it's also one of the few that will actually max out all the cores in my cpu (i7-930),

others will use multiple cores, but my cpu graph shows that they won't max them out like xilisoft
[Captivate General] WheresWaldo:
Reason to transcode

The Captivate cannot play all HD content. If you are content with SD then you can rip your DVD's to MKV or MP4 but you are still transcoding from the multiple VOBs to a single file. If you are using HD sources like Bluray then you must transcode to lower the resolution. I cannot nor have I seen anyone able to play 1080p content directly on the Galaxy S phones, 720p can be played but why rip to 720p for your phone when it can't display it without reducing the size, nor can you play it with the TV out! Since you are transcoding anyway might as well make it fit the display size and code to a max width of 800 pixels.

Then you have file size issues, a BRD may have a movie in a single m2ts file or multiple m2ts files and most current movies exceed 20GB in size. DVD at a lower resolution can have main movies that uncompress to 4-8GB in size. How the heck are you going to fit them on a microSD card. If you say that your downloaded files aren't that big, it's because someone else transcoded it for you. I like to know what I am getting so personally I would rather transcode it myself, rather than let someone else make those choices for me. Since most of my movies are 1080p I have no other choice but to transcode. I do not want to carry around more than 2 or 3 movies at a time but I also carry about 8GB worth of music. Can't do both unless it is transcoded.
[Captivate General] spartan062984:
Just to clarify, when trans-coding with Handbrake for Captivate (Blu Ray):

Picture: 800 x 480 (max)

Video: Codec can either be mpeg 4 (ffmpeg) or H.264 (x264) <---any difference?

Video: Bitrate (kbps) 1500 <---can you go higher (maybe 1800 or 2000) ?

Frame-rate FPS: 30

Audio:

-Codec AAC (faac)

-Mixdown: Stereo

-Sample-rate: 48

-Bitrate: 128

Is that about right? Did I miss anything?

P.S. I own all of my Videos that I trans-code, so there's no need for sacrificing Kittens....lol.... :D