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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grrgrrgrr:
1) What is: Nandroid, Titanium Backup, Rom Manager, Estrong Manager, AmonRa

to be specific - do I need all of them or just 1-2 of them?

2) What is the difference?

I read some perfer Clockwork Recover while other says there has been issues with it but AmonRa hasnt.

3)Answered

4) Do I really have to WIPE every time I switch (Flash) Rom?

I have read few posts that mention they don't do it and never had an issue.

What is the purpose of Wiping?

5) AOSP?? huh new jargon (working on it)

6) Answered

7) Confirm if im doing this right:

Download (new-rom.zip) - move to sd card - do one of the following: (nandroid, titanium or both?) - turn off phone, turn on to recovery mode, wipe (optional?), factory reset (optional?), wipe cache/delv (optional?), install zip, yada yada yada...?

8) What happens if I get (insert ROM) and open it's zip, remove the stuff I want out than rezip and load? good idea or bad idea?

9) What is a Launcher? how many types of Launcher are there? Adw, Pro, X, Y, Z?

I'll think of more later on. Sorry for the massive noob question. Im constantly reading the dev section forums and seeing several jargons im not fully understanding and alot of apps that some uses over the other.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebenezer:
dude, these are beyond noob questions.

every question in your post can easily be answered with a few minutes of searching.

I'm almost tempted to answer your questions but you need to learn this stuff, and not by having it spoon-fed to you, not to mention the subject matters you ask about would take a great deal of my precious time to explain. You read enough to get your phone rooted without bricking it, keep up the reading.

We all learned a ton of new stuff when we first got into android phones. Those with LINUX experience had a shorter learning curve, I for one had zero experience with LINUX. And most of us learned it by SEARCHING and READING. The more of this stuff you learn by your own research the better, you will have an actual understanding of how these things work.

If you want I will answer ONE of the above questions, in depth. Your choice..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grrgrrgrr:
Im constantly reading and I getting alot of contradiction answers. Thus im trying to break each one apart on pro/con. I guess my main concern that a search won't find an answer would be:

6) How do I get access into the Internal Memory?

caused I have searched using (internal storage, internal memory) and been unable to find an answer to it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebenezer:
Get a file explorer. They work very similarly to explorer windows in Windows. You'll be able to see the file structure, remove files you don't want, add ones you want, move stuff around (which is especially useful for managing your sdcard)

I prefer Root Explorer, but it's a paid app. If you want a free option just to get your feet wet then get Astro File Manager from the market and start poking around just DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING unless you KNOW what it is and KNOW you don't want it anymore.

One tip regarding removing apps.. if you're not sure what the outcome will be you can add something like ".bak" to the end of the filename which essentially makes the file invisible to the system without removing it yet.

Although if it's a system critical apk then you might get a boot loop, in which case you will need a nandroid backup ready to restore.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grrgrrgrr:
what im currently doing now is constantly flashing 2.2 stock

I read titanium removes apps and I learned Sprint Zone = promotional.apk that is required to stay on to use *2 *3 dial...

But the .bak thing is nice, basically if I can't remove it, I still be able not to see it.

now as far as the .bak is concern - where do I rename it from? from the root explorer app? just long press it & rename the .xxx to .bak? or .xxx.bak?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebenezer:
you do not need sprint zone for anything

rename or remove files using a file explorer, and I don't know what you mean by "if I can't remove it".. you can remove any file using a file explorer

I usually just add .bak to whatever extension is already there. So if you're using LauncherPro and want to see if removing rosie.apk causes any problems (it wont, you can do without it just fine as long as you have another launcher installed) rename it to rosie.apk.bak and reboot
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grrgrrgrr:
alright, btw I tried astro and it only shows me the folders/app of my SD card.

Im not looking to mess with those.

I want to view the Internal phone memory and possibly the Bios.

Second, with Astrofile - Let's say Amazonmp3 - im able to find that but within the stock2.2 rom.zip - removing from that zip wont change anything though unless I re-flash it, correct?

I am under the impression, once I flash a rom.zip, I can remove that rom.zip out of the sd card. the info is stored internally or in the bios. That is where I want to get acess to.

I know through titanium - if I find amazonmp3 and un-install from there, it removes from my phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebenezer:
there is no bios on android

astro's default view is the sdcard, you can go up one level and see all the system folders

yes, once you flash the rom you can remove the rom's zip from your sdcard but you might as well leave it in case you need to reflash it
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] Michga:
what i must know for makin my own roms?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] scooter1556:
Where to start!!! There is so much to know, i think if you are interested in this you should get googling and searching the forums, here isn't a bad place to start http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=611. You can easily modify the ringtones and apps in a pre-built rom by unzipping the androidinstall.tar and deleting the apks you don't use from /system/app/ and ringtones you don't want from /media/ and re-zipping using 7zip but i get the feeling you want to do more then that. Get searching and hopefully see some of your work on the forums sometime!!!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] Michga:
Nees i linux? or i can do it under Windows?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] scooter1556:
Linux is very handy for compiling from git repositories etc... and it is also easy to set up the eclipse IDE for android developing in linux. People also seem to have more sucess with setting up ADB in linux which is very handy when developing. That being said the android kitchens will also run in windows and 7zip is for windows when it comes to creating the final tar installer so it's certainly not impossible. I think you will find most of the developers will have used linux for one thing or another. You can always run it in a virtual machine using virtualbox from within windows.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] Michga:
working ADB on linux (Ubuntu or Suse) with Kaiser?

Must I know Java for developing??

i dont using Virtualbox, but VMWare..
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] scooter1556:
VMWare is fine, Virtualbox is just an opensource alternative. ADB works fine on ubuntu with Kaiser, i'm guessing it works on Suse too but i don't use it. Look here for more information : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=502010. If you want to develop apps then you need to know java, a lot of the source code (i.e. libs and the kernel) are written in C.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] Michga:
so its bad for me.. when im 16 year old and i dont know Java and C i cant developing it.. but thanks for advice
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] zenity:
At 16 you have a lot of time to learn, start now, I regret not taking the opportunity to learn coding when I was younger, do it, and do it soon :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] s2012:
arghhh.. Ninjamorph needs busybox but im root and got titanium working wich means i have busybox such a brainf!#$k.. :confused:
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jase81:
dude search for busybox installer on market hope this helps ;)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] s2012:
there's no such thing on market
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] s2012:
heeeeelp!?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Dmaxon:
I found busybox on the market , try doing the market fix for your x10.

It might help I don't know.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] teddy_ballgame3:
im currently using matt's 1.5b with sense. T-mo USA, stock rom/radio.

i downloaded Hero LED Donate from the market and my LED notifications now work. the amber charging lights worked immediately when i started using this build but i never got SMS/MMS notifications until i used this app.

the changelog for this build states that it has "LED support" so you MIGHT have to be on a build with such support for this app to function properly.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] the_scotsman:
Blinker is a free app by an xda member and works great also on the HD2.

It can be used to flash the LED (or leave it always on) for missed calls, SMS, charging and signal strength.

Just make sure only pick green or amber colours only.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=744138

EDIT: seems to stop wroking as soon as you tap the taskbar :mad:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] huggs:
Is it possible to remove all the text associated with the start button, so there's only the button itsself, and doesnt say start, or the name of whatever application youre using?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] huggs:
Anybody ?. Is there a way to change the font color, so I could make it black like my background ?
[EVO 4G General] Sokesleezy:
Wasn't rooted, battery was charged and when they tried to turn it on the screen flickered then went black. Do you think its dead? This happened during a phone call.
[EVO 4G General] IceCreaMan:
i've had that happen to me several times... a couple of options.

1.) if it is on, hold down the power button to turn it off

2.) if you have a unlock pattern and can figure it out without having the dots, keep trying until you get it. Then once your end use your task killer to kill some apps. You may notice that if you touch towards the bottom of the screen you may get the emergency call option to come up. This usually means your phone is responsive button and app is hosed or the phone is really low on memory.

3.) pull the battery and pop it back and turn on the phone.

i'm not sure why this happens but i got this like 3 or 4 times now... not too much of a big deal for me at the moment i had a bunch of stuff running in the background.
[Touch HD General] ZinGale:
I DO ALL THE STEPS FROM THE VIDEO IN YOU TUBE, AND EVREY TIME I SEE THIS MESSEGE

SOM 1 CAN TELL ME STEP BY STEP HOW CAN I DO REMOTE DESKTEP IN PERFECTLY WAY.....?
[Touch HD General] randolph2000:
check if youve enabled the remote desktop in the computer by going to Start - Control Panel - System - then go to Remote Tab, verify if you have checked the Allow Remote Desktop.

Verify that the user account you're going to use have a valid password and is a member of the Remote Desktop Group (just in case)

Verify that if youre on the same subnet or the computer is in the remote subnet.. just in case it is located in the remote subnet, put a gateway in your device.

Also check the Task Manager and Users Tab if there are currently logged users.
[Touch HD General] vic20-ian:
not enabled in all versions of Vista, probably the same for Win 7, you need business or premium edition I think
[HD2 Accessories] HyperNode:
I was thinking about upgrading from my current Sandisk 16GB c2. As many of you know Sandisk is out with there 32GB c2 MicroSDHC which is selling for $100 by Verizon. But if you look on ebay you can also find other 32gb c2/c4 MicroSDHC from TopRAM and Centon. Now I personally have never heard any of these company so I am very spectacle.

Now my question is which would you go with 32GB c2 or 16GB class c6/c10? To me its storage vs transfer rate.

1) Sandisk 32GB MicroSDHC Class 2 = $100

2) Kingston 16GB MicroSDHC Class 10 = $135
[HD2 Accessories] rastadoof:
Clearly you should really been far 16GB storage even as decided to use even go want to do look more like 32GB transfer rate?
[HD2 Accessories] sti-06:
FYI 16gb class 10 Kingston is $98.99 over @ newegg and if you look hard enough u can find it around $79
[HD2 Accessories] HyperNode:
I am not sure what you are saying but some claims that the Sandisk 32GB C2 they get around 5mb/s write. So IDK ATM as Kingston 32GB Class 6 is selling for $700 on ebay WTF? Last time I check they didn't even have 32GB class 2, could be fake who knows.
[HD2 Accessories] HyperNode:
I am aware of that as they been had it for sometimes now but I was more leading to 32GB but who knows if I do decide to go with 16GB I might go with C10 from Kingston.

But has anyone tried TopRAM 32GB Class 4 or Centon 32GB Class 4? If so is it thoughly tested via R/W IOPs and fully chunking the card.
[HD2 Accessories] ilordvader:
You cant go wrong with ScanDisk

its a safe bet
[HD2 Accessories] HyperNode:
ilordvader could you test the R/W speed of your card and post back.
[HD2 Accessories] HyperNode:
So after searching and reading many threads in various forums I came to the conclusion that even class 6 is an overkill so class 10 is out of the question other than bragging rights.

Now has anyone used Transcend or A-Data? they seem to be selling at Newegg so they can't be questionable unknown like TopRAM or Centon which I never even heard of until I was searching for MicroSDHC.

Anyone recommend any 16GB class 6 cards? I am still unsure on not ordering SanDisk 32GB Class 2 as storage is high but the speed is low. As majority of user who running Android port do recommend getting anything over class 2.
[HD2 Accessories] HyperNode:
Extreme candidates:

Sandisk 32GB MicroSDHC Class 2 - $100 < Storage

Kingston 16GB MicroSDHC Class 10 - $135 < Speed

Are these the only reputable 16GB Class 6 candidates?

A-Data 16GB Class 6 - $53.99

Transcend 16GB Class 6 - $62.99

Lexar 16GB Class 6 - $69.99 < Questionable; produce inferior products

Has anyone heard of these company before?

Centon 16GB Class 6 - $58.99 < Questionable; but listed under Newegg

3C_Pro 16GB Class 6 - $44.99

TOPRAM 16GB Class 6 - $44.99

Team 16GB Class 6 - $44.99
[HD2 Accessories] johnwalk:
i bought this. Komputerbay 32GB MicroSD SDHC Microsdhc Class 6. £88, which was preety steep.

i get read speads of around 3.5 mb/s and write speeds of 4.5 mb/s, i cant find my 2 speed to compare but it does seem quicker.

though the web site gaurantees minimum 6 mb/s write speeds.

it was amazon so i though it would be ok.

edit.

just tested it again i am getting 6 mb/s read speeds now.
[HD2 Accessories] HyperNode:
johnwalk did you thoroughly test the card? by formatting and filling it up fully with chunks? if you can confirm its overall performance then I might also order it. Can't wait for other vendors to make it as I need it now. On class 2 card it takes like 30min to just move around 4.5gb now that's way to long for me as I'm always on the go, but thanks for your reply as ill look in to that company.
[HD2 Accessories] flr:
I don't want to spoil anything, but my HD2 just destroyed my 8GB Sandisk card. 'Luckily' this was not a $100 card, but still.......:(

Are you shure you want to spent that much, or did you never have your previous card(s) being destroyed?

Wish you goodluck anyway:)
[HD2 Accessories] johnwalk:
i just formated it normally the filled it up with music and video still got two gigs left im like a dog with two tails i dont know what to listen to first lol. but the tests i done with it was when it was 28 gigs full only had it two weeks and at first it was slow, especially when you went into the music player it took a few seconds to update but hey a lot of files to browse but its been ok the past few days, but im now at the stage where i dont plug it into my computer anyway i just access my pc and transfer albums by wifi takes about a minute an album, any video usually gets streamed anyway, but wanted a bigger selection when i go on holiday next month.

def recomend this card thougth the first few days i thought i should have gone for the class two, im now happy with it now it all working properly.
[HD2 Accessories] HyperNode:
I'm at work now and in an hour when I go home ill thoroughly look in to this card and post my finding. As I never even have heard of the company and if I like it ill post feedback here so others can buy it with confidence.

Far as flr goes how did HD2 destroy your card? corrupted the data? or the flash device is unreadable fully? BTW I never needed an flash card before as this is my first smartphone. Also I was welling to spend $750 few months before HD2 was officially deployed in USA. So I'm not worried about $100.

PS: Also have an eye on HD3 as the spec is 90% accurate from my guess after looking at the specs. So let's see what happens as I don't want a device which may have 2 versions, hence EU-Leo512 and EU-Leo1024.
[HD2 Accessories] johnwalk:
off topic but im seriously looking into the new batch of android tablets which are just coming out now, maybe 7" or 10"
[HD2 Accessories] ilordvader:
Hope the HD3 is for Att this time :)
[HD2 Accessories] Luggruff:
I've got up to 14.7 MB/sec on my 16GB Kingston Class 10.. and my phone works soo smooth now!

Compared android sliding of homepage on my 2GB Class 2 card and my 16GB Class 10 card, and there is some lag with the 2GB card, and none at all (100% realtime) with the 16GB card..

So, personally I'd say; save some exrtra bucks and go for the 16GB Class 10 Kingston one!
[HD2 Accessories] flr:
@HyperNode

There are several threads here regarding SD cards being destroyed, or whatever description is given to it.

From one moment to another you get the message that you're card has to be formatted. If you accept it, it says something like (only) 30 MB being available, which doesn't get formatted. Your card can no longer be seen by your HD2, nor by your PC or any other cardreader (afaik):confused:

I´ve never had this problem before. It looks like a specific HD2 problem.

Either with or without a combination to a specific brand or card.

I'm very curious about your experiences.

Please keep us updated.

Thanks and goodluck!
[HD2 Accessories] racer211211:
Same here. Mythen hd 2 just destroyed my SD card des SYstem ago

It happened already bevor, Thatcher i couldn't See Thema data anymore , but nie i Cantel even Format it anymore
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradm23:
Any way to fix the cyanogens rom auto dimmer for the brightness of the screen? Mine goes from dark to bright, there is no in between
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yzdirtrider13:
I haven't noticed that, but I have noticed that it doesn't go as dark as when you set it manually. It's blinding at night.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kipphh:
Im the exact opposite I went back to skyraider because cm6 rc3 was dark as hell at night or even in a lit room. I had to go outside to get the screen to turn up
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradm23:
I just set the screen on medium brightness, but I miss the auto adjustment like 2.1 had. This is the only thing that is giving me issues. I see that there are some settings in cyogenmod, any way to make up the amount of points of brightness so I don't get just dark/medium/bright?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtcarnes:
I had the same problem initially. I think I've got it fixed, though. CM6 is WAY more configurable than anything else I've played with.

Go into menu, settings, CyanogenMod settings, user interface, automatic backlight. from there, you can change the light level required to dim the screen. in the edit other levels menu, you can completely customize the levels and even add new thresholds if you want.

I just adjusted the dim level to 24 and changed the lowest light level to 35. No further problems.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradm23:
Did the screen setting need a re boot? Mine didn't do anything
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike.d:
Screen brightness changed immediately after clicking Save & Apply for me. I found that there's a big change in the light level going from 31 to 32 (32-35 are all the same, didn't go further) and setting it at 32 seems to work well for now. My guess is that there are ranges for any given value of brightness

I couldn't get the Buttons values to change except for turning them off when set to 0. Even a value of 1 sets the buttons to full brightness, which is disappointing as it bothers me how bright they are.

Anyway, thank you jtcarnes for the quick instructions and thanks CM for the feature.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andybones:
I personally just use this program called bightness profiles and set it to about 30-40% inside and then 100% outside when needed, atually saves more power this way also.
[HTC Aria General] ycode90:
Think we'll ever have the ROM selection of a say G1 .
[HTC Aria General] matt_b:
as soon as you start packing roms, sure.
[HTC Aria General] bfinch:
Truthfully, probably not. The g1 was the first android phone and has been a strong hold for alot of people.

With att having the iphone that hurts us cause most people will buy that. Most of the att android people will spring for a captivate, and not give our phone with its "weak" processor a chance.

We will get roms soon. But I don't see us having a major selection. Cm6 going from alpha to beta then to final will help.

This is my opinion and I may be totally wrong. I hope I am

Sent from my cm6 Liberty. :)
[HTC Aria General] ycode90:
Thats what I was thinking . We can hope tho.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daugusta12:
Does anyone know of a way to use android voice search on a PC, even if i have to have the phone physically tethered, i just love voice search since their latest update.

Cheers,

Daugusta
[Droid Incredible General] oldman_58:
10 characters
[Droid Incredible General] htc_woe_is_me:
Is this some sort of psychological experiment
[Captivate General] Berserk87:
This was originally posted for the htc desire, but it works with the nexus one as well apparently.

Wondering if anyone with poor battery would test this out with the captivate and post the results.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755903
[Captivate General] ricethief:
I will try it but there are no leds on the Captivate. There is a battery icon that comes up on screen when off and charging though.
[Captivate General] Berserk87:
ya, there is no indicator but I figure the same steps would work.
[Captivate General] flashman2002:
The best way to know would be to download overcharged or battery indicator. They both report the status. I would but I am trying to figure stuff out with some superuser/superrooter issues I am having.
[Captivate General] iamamp3pimp:
I noticed since the new firmware the battery life has gotten better.

I'd like to try this but i am happy with my battery life so far.
[Captivate General] mrsubway:
Gingerbread

I had did this on my Cappy with Froyo and it worked very well. However, I now have Gingerbread. From what I understand, you can't install clockworkmod on Cappy with Gingerbread yet.
[Captivate General] dmnall:
Well that is kind of weird, my cappy running the i9000 GB Boot Loader, has CWM recovery. I dont know who said cwm could not be installed is mistaken, the only thing I know is Rom Manager install of CWM Recovery does not work since the versions are different. Check out the following for GB bootloaders:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1045734&highlight=tut

HTH,

Charlie
[Captivate General] Boldizzle:
Awesome! Thanks for this! Helped heaps. :)
[Android Apps and Games] rockstatus90:
There are regular programs that I listen to that I would really love to be able to record from the FM radio on my EVO.....is it possible? Is there anything? Can something be made?

It would be awsome....thanks for the help!