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[Android Apps and Games] vkuber:
I have an HTC Evo 2.2 w/ root. No custom roms, etc. Just stock. I installed BusyBox and then Installed LCD Density. I chose 200 and clicked apply. Now my screen is black and only have my home light, menu light, etc still lit up. Any suggestions? I don't want to pull the battery out if it's going to make it worse then it already is. LCD Density worked like a charm on my Samsung Galaxy Tablet but not for my Evo. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Edit 1 - Just took out the battery and everything is back to normal. Is there any suggestions what I might do to get this to work? If there is a high risk when using this application for this specific device then i'll pass on it. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I only put off the compatibility mode. But you can do that also seperately with spare parts.

Just play with the compatibility switch in the settingsmenu. You want the compatibility mode turned off. (Hot) Reboot after you changed the setting and it should be fixed. Maybe you need a extra reboot... eventually it will work :)

Thanks for following the help instruction on this :). I think it is save to first do a preview before saving the density as your system density.

Well, there can be 2 causes for your problem. The app uses a hot reboot for the preview (temp change). It can be that your EVO or rom doesn't support it. In that case you can end up with the problems you described. The second cause could be, as you suggested also, that the density change isn't accepted by your device.

I suggest to do the following to diagnose the problem.

1. set the density to the same density as the default system density and click/tap apply. This doesn't change the density. It will only do a hot reboot. If you have the same problems you described earlier, the problem is the hot reboot. (but of course this diagnose isn't exclusive... We always forget the possibility of a differential diagnose: there can be more culprits at the same time)

2. try some different densities. It could be that some values arent't supported.

To go safe I suggest you download "ROM Manaqer" from the market and do a backup of only your system. In that case you can always revert to the old situation and you have the freedom to experiment with some permanent density changes.
[Android Apps and Games] vkuber:
Thank you for such a prompt reply. I'll def have to mess with it tomm. after work and see if I can get it to work. I just want to change the density to 200 just like my tablet but that possibly might be to low already for the Evo? Like you said I'll have to take the correct steps and see what works and if its stable enough to use in the long run. Once again thanks for the quick reply, I appreciate it.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Doesn't the EVO has a 4.3" display? If so, 200 would be perfect. I myself use 191 on a 4.3 HD Desire. You can even go much lower than that. But I would say that 120, when one comes from a default 240 value, is the limit (120 is still a value that is accepted as one of the standard values by the Android system)
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Bumping my question.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
LOL, is this a variant of begging the question? "Sir, you are bumping the question. That's a invalid line of reasoning."

Just kidding. I just answered your questions 2 or 3 posts ago.
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Missed that, guess my coffee isn't kicking in yet.

Anyway, rebooting doesn't fix it. I've rebooted the phone a lot since I started using this.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Sometimes i'm running into the same problem on my HD Desire, I have to confess (didn't had that problem on my Galaxy S). You can try this ritual: http://androidos.in/2010/11/use-spare-parts-to-load-galaxy-tab-apps-full-screen/

It seems to work.
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Trying this now. Doing the reboot. I'll report back shortly.
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Didn't seem to work. :(
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Nevermind, I'm retarded. It works. Two final questions:

How do I make sure it doesn't revert back to the way it was before, or am I good now?

Also, how do I save the LCD Density settings so when I restart, I don't have to keep going in an setting it?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
You can edit the build.prop file. (Search for the density parameter and set that to the right value). Or you can get the full paid version from the market.
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Where's the build.prop file located?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
/system directory
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Ah I see it. I guess I need to be in WinMo to edit this huh?
[Android Apps and Games] ximfinity:
Bad idea, Droid Incredible: Reboot Loop.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Not very much info :p , but enough for me to fire up a search. Okay, you're right, in the droid incredible forum I found this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=861969

So, can I infer that this happens on the stock firmware of the Droid Incredible? Please inform, because I want to make a note of this.
[Android Apps and Games] Zocker Tko:
Hi, thanks for this TIP it worked on my x10i. I changed my denisty in the build.prop from 240 to 200 manually, and had problems with some apps are to small,after trying out with spareparts, these apps work fine.

but my wife has a x10 mini pro, and here i changed the denisty from 120 to 130 manually, yes want it bigger. The problem is some apps are to big and with spareparts i cant change it. And the LCD Denisty Changer free didnt work, so i cant change from 130 back to 120 on the fly. The tool has su rights, but it does nothing when i applied changes.

Is there a different way to fix it?

sry for bad english
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Do you have busybox installed on your wifes phone? It is also needed for the light version. BusyBox used to come with standard rooting methods but nowadays rooting programs (like OneClickRoot) don't install it anymore by default (z4 does btw).

You can download busybox from the market.

BTW didn't ever heard of the problem that apps are displayed to big. But it makes perfect sense when you go up in density value. And spareparts or the compatibility setting in the Density Changer app didn't change that? Did you also try the weird ritual from the link?
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
What's busybox?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
http://www.busybox.net/about.html ... It's what some root apps need because not every device comes with the same set of linux commands. For example, as an analogy, when you give the command "dir" on one device it works, but on another it may not work.
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Right, (wouldn't that be 'ls' or 'll' since it's unix-based?) :)
[Android Apps and Games] Zocker Tko:
Thanks for answer

Yes busybox (1.17.1) is installed from market, the Denisty Changer free app does nothing, no hot reboot after change the value from 130 to 120. And yes i tryed the ritual with spareparts and compatibility setting, but no changes.(on my x10i big it worked)
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
When the X10 finaly got the 2.1 update I got a flood of emails of people reporting that hot rebooting didn't work anymore on their device. Maybe hot rebooting doesn't work on the mini.

BTW how comes that hot rebooting works on your X10. Are you running a custom rom or kernel?
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
So I need to boot into WinMo to edit build.prop, right?
[Android Apps and Games] Zocker Tko:
ups sry for bad english

no custom kernel on x10i, i mean it worked with sparparts on my x10i for scaling some apps correct, and without the LCD Denisty changer free. I changed the values manually in the build.prop.

And i want do the same for the x10 mini pro, with bigger screen and that some apps scaling correctly.

Hmm, did the LCD Denisty changer (paid) work on the x10 mini pro?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Oeps, don't know if you have access to that file in windows mobile. In Android you can use adb to push some files hence and forth. Just do a search on density build.prop.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
My bad... you said you changed it manually. Sorry.

I think that the paid one will work partially on the mini. It will adjust the system density on boot, but I don't think it will work on a hot reboot. (Same implementation for on the fly changes as in the light version)
[Android Apps and Games] indisingh:
i have a rooted wildfire running cyaogenmod rc2 6.1 and the app is great but the market app does not work as it keeps force closing
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Really? :eek: At what point does it force close?
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
adb? Sorry to sound so stupid. :D
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
c'mon, just do a search. I would advice you to buy the paid version though. Then you can bombard my support email address :p:D
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Meh, how much is it?
[Android Apps and Games] inkee:
worked on my optimus t. this is awesome!
[Android Apps and Games] cyberfux:
Full Version doesn't autostart any longer

Till the last update the full version worked fine and autostarted the chosen resolution, but now i have to do it manualle.

Ok, it's jut 75 Cent but the autostart is a must for me (running on the X5A from my signature).
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I didn't update the Density Changer for a long time. So do you mean since the update of the Density Changer or since a update of your firmware version?

In the first case you must install BusyBox (you can download it from the market), in the second case it could be that your new firmware doesn't support hot reboots any longer.
[Android Apps and Games] cyberfux:
Busybox is installed and it worked b4 with Firmware #348 - i had a very old apk and AFAIR there was an update via the market.

Do i have to "do" something via busybox? I just installed the changer and set it to system default.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
what do you mean by "afair"?

No you don't have to do anything with busybox. All you have to do is install it

(btw. the busybox version that comes with Titanium Backup doesn't work. So if titanium backup told you that it has installed busybox for you, say :p and install it again from the android market)
[Android Apps and Games] zhouyie2:
i can't see any pics
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Hi, just published a new version on the market (v5.3). A version that should support the preview function on more devices (even without busybox installed). Maybe you can try that one.
[Android Apps and Games] cyberfux:
AFAIR - As Far As I Remember

Thx 4 the tip with busybox/Titanium, will try it.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
LOL Sorry about the afair :) What's 4? Kidding.

Try the new version on the market. The preview / temporarily change it should now run without busybox and it should support more devices. (For saving the density as the system density one still needs busybox)
[Android Apps and Games] cyberfux:
The preview/temp worked fine, it's the "autostart" thing that didn't work.

As you can see (http://www.cyberfux.de/blog/allgemeines/lcd-density-changerdie-auflsung-unter-android-verndern/) it worked in the "past" (autostart also) and it's the same firmware that i use now...

So i'm a little confused that ist won't autostart (no matter if busybox is in bin or xbin).
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Ahhhhh :D den Autostart .. Yes, I have disabled the automatic rebooting after one saves the density. But that was a long time ago. I disabled rebooting because there are devices that become a bit stressed when you reboot them without any warning.

Sorry for the misunderstanding ;)

Edit: btw thanks for the great review.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
New version uploaded.

Donators thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] ztxdk:
Best thing ever..

Just a quick question.. Am I the only one where the default calender app (on the SGS) where, after applying this, the last week in Month View is covered by the task thingy?

I'm just wondering, because this is the only program where I have problems.. (and can't find any good alternative like i've done with the dailer..)

Martin
[Android Apps and Games] Vascariz:
Same thing happens to me...

Also how do I get to compatibility mode on the Samsung Galaxy S?
[Android Apps and Games] zevot:
It didn't work on my Samsung Moment. If I manually add the entry to build.prop it does work.
[Android Apps and Games] ztxdk:
Good to know.

Start the app, press the menu button and then settings...

I actually hav'nt tested the calender in comp. mode, mainly because that screws up the Asphalt5 game (and then my son will hate me..)... :-D

Martin
[Android Apps and Games] djh816:
Droid 2 just turns itself back to the original value and reboots :(
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Really ?? So there are devices that doesn't have this entry? Good to know. I will add a later to add the parameter if it isn't in the build.prop. Be careful, with manually changing the density. Maybe you can use my app after you changed it manually so you can recover from a bad setting.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Good to know that you aren't stuck with a not workable setting though !

So the boot monitor does its job well. :D

Maybe you should try another launcher like LauncherPro or AWD (ADW?) Launcher. The problems are mostly caused by a launcher. For example 160 with the TouchWizard launcher of Samsung is a complete nogo for me.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Now that you mention it , weird. I never used the default calendar anyway so I've never noticed it. I use Calender Pro instead (since the first day :) I had the galaxy s). Great week and month view (and with the "higher resolutions) only better. And btw aren't there more than plenty calendar apps out there to choose from? :)
[Android Apps and Games] kramttocs:
Great app! 'Donated' through the market.

Running 200 on Captivate with ADW Launcher.

Noticed the calendar issue mentioned above and really wish Beautiful Widget didn't get thrown off but hey, you win some, you lose some :D
[Android Apps and Games] Ik Desire:
Is it just me or is the download a .bin file? If this is correct, how do I make it into an .apk?

Sorry for the noobish questions. I tried googling, but i only find a lot of apks in bin directories, nothing useful.
[Android Apps and Games] rodriguez27:
i think its just you.. the download is an apk file

do you need a mirror?
[Android Apps and Games] ztxdk:
Well.. I'm stuck with only free apps from the marked (i'm in denmark) and the free ones are either ugly (that means a lot for me, i know, i'm an idiot..) or completely overkill... The most promising free is Nate Calender, looks good but in a (to me) unknown asian language..

Thats true, and I rather run with a better dpi... :D

Running ADW Launcher as well with 165, i've noticed with some widgets that looks funny that if I set the columns to (in my setup with 165) to 6 and add a widget thats normally, say, 4x3 and then give it 6x3 instead etc. they look fine..

Martin.. stuck in Denmark...
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I plan to create some widgets that will scale better. Nothing sophisticated though, but a clock, calendar etc. would be great.

I love ADW with the density tweak. With it you can get the most out it, like for example 5 column destop. Great.

Thanks for your donation btw.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
It's an apk file. Just download it directly to your phone and click on it.

Please don't mirror. I only want to distribute this app for free on xda-developers! My way of paying back for all the great info and apps I got here. And I'm building on the insights of other xda-members with this app.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
That sucks. But I believe that there's a freeware version of Calendar Pad though.

Weird that you don't get paid apps in Denmark.
[Android Apps and Games] Ik Desire:
I downloaded the apk succesfully with my pc. Installed it, tried 200 setting, allowed su. Didn't change density. Rebooted, asked if i wanted to keep current setting of 240. Using HTC Desire with Pinky 1.8 Sense. Desire root allows only read of /system directory fyi. I think there lies the problem, although the app reboots.

Ps. Jorte might be a good calendar app for the person looking for it in previous posts...

Sent from my Evil Lair using Doomsday Device
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
That's a pitty. The app needs to have normal write access for the system directory. I read that it has write access though through recovery mode. Maybe something can be done there. Will look into it.
[Android Apps and Games] thor2002ro:
works on Xperia X10i with Android 1.6 :) I love it
[Android Apps and Games] kramttocs:
@Martin - good suggestion on the widget size. Did that and it helped. And you're right- would much rather have the dpi. I can look outside for the weather :)
[Android Apps and Games] cyberfux:
Arghl, that's bad...

Ok, i don't give a **** for the 75 ct. but i said all buyers of the X5a imported by us that they can "improve" the display if they buy your app ;-)

Do you have an older apk for me to test if it works with the device?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I will implement it again in a future version. This time I set it off by default. Thanks for noticing. Didn't know that this feature is that important for some users.
[Android Apps and Games] cyberfux:
If you've got any 125x125 Button with directlink to the market i would be honored to implent it to my sites incl. the one for the android tablet...
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
That would be great. I will upload a version with an option to reboot after saving the density this week. (It will be off by default btw, to avoid (in a way) the problems I talked about earlier)
[Android Apps and Games] cyberfux:
Gr8, and 4 the buttonthing, my mailadress is cyberfux AT gmail DOT com ;-)
[Android Apps and Games] shauder:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9871482#post9871482

For anyone who wanted the dialer, it was a lot more complicated then the 4 lines posted before. And still needs some work but here is somethin. Tell me what you think
[Android Apps and Games] agentfazexx:
Well somehow this is adversely affecting my data connection. I just reformatted my SD card and reloaded/restored Android, and left Spare Parts alone until just now, all was just fine, no data connection drops, nothing bad. The second I turned off compatibility mode, all went to hell. No HSPA, data keeps dropping...DON'T DO THIS!!! I now have to format...AGAIN because of this ****ty application.
[Android Apps and Games] killerjohn:
Hi!

I love this app, but can't buy it because I can't access $ apps in Market, only free ones. How can I buy this without Market? Paypal maybe? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] [Vann]:
Been using this on my EVO for a couple weeks, love it. I have mine set to 200 (default 240) and I can't go back.

:)
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
LOL, I though you were reporting a bug.... :) Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
I have all my apps published also on AndroidPIT. AndroidPIT is accessable by all users (not only those that have access to paid apps on the market) ánd you can pay with PayPal.

Here's a link to the Density Changer on AndroidPIT

http://www.androidpit.com/en/androi...nsoft.lcd_density_changer/LCD-Density-Changer

(the price if 14% higher, because those guys are charging extra Vat)
[Android Apps and Games] MAMBO04:
Awesome app! Question though, on the Samsung Galaxy S it works fine but the stock apps don't change resolution. Is there any way to get them to? Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
That's not straightforward but apparently it can be done. Some xda members have managed to modify the apk's of some stock aps so that they scale right. This work is mainly done on the vibrant and facinate variants. Don't know if there are some solutions yet coming from the international sgs community.
[Android Apps and Games] deaffob:
I tried the app and I loved it. Just when I was thinking of buying it, I noticed that it made certain apps act strange. For example, when I play Hungry Shark or Hold'em Live, location of pixels are all messed up.

I tried going back to 240, restarting, and unistalling the app but nothing worked. I think this app permanently changes something. :( Is there anyway to fix this?
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Yes:

http://densitychanger.blogspot.com/2010/09/faq-apps-dont-scale-well-after-i.html
[Android Apps and Games] natious:
My first market place purchase! Thanks for the awsome app!
[Android Apps and Games] Banger242:
Xan has done some work on this for the I9000.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=863519
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
That's great! I immediately going to give it a try. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] ghostwheel:
Works on Flipout but ddialer crashes

I wanted to try this on my Flipout, where sometimes widgets are much too big because of the screen size.

I first installed the app from the market. Strangely, nothing was installed - no app showed up, and trying to open it from the market crashed the market...

Then I did a manual modification of build.prop, (from 120 to 90), and after reboot phone looked much better! Now I downloaded the app from here, and it also works.

But, I have a major problem: the dialer crashes. Because of this, I can not receive a call or dial. Every time the dialer is supposed to appear on screen, I get "com.android.phone stopped unexpectedly", FC.

I tried various solutions I found here -

"Spare parts" to turn off compatibility mode - doesn't seem to change anything.

I installed "Dialer one" - which allows me to dial a number, but as soon as I actually make the call the screen switches to the regular phone display and crashes.

Any suggestions of what I can do? I'd really like to use this app, but I need to use my phone also as a phone....

P.S. Everything else seems to work fine... calculator, camera, contacts. Only the dialer crashes.
[Android Apps and Games] shaolin95:
You may want to try different settings. For example, if I try anything lower than 182, my Contacts application crashes too.
[Android Apps and Games] norkoastal:
This apps (changes) don't survive a reboot on the Nook Color.. Please fix thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
Do you have permanent r/w access to your system directory? It is a requirement.

You can also use a widget to change the density back to a changed density. Very fast method.
[Android Apps and Games] Amdathlonuk:
This doesn't work with Dell Streak.

Yet the build density is set in the build.prop?

If I change the build.prop manually my density changes.

This app doesn't give you the preview or change the density.

Can you please look into this as I have bought the program and notice that you don't refund.... :mad:
[Android Apps and Games] norkoastal:
Im as rooted as they get :-)

The app basically doesnt allow any preview changes on the NC, it just reboots into the new res.. Unfortunately the NC has its own "ghost" which causes sleep reboots, but the DPI always revert back to the stock 160 density. I always have to manually enable the 200, then reboot.

I'll try the widget, but am not confident the change wont trigger a reboot to take effect.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
i dont refund? What do you mean? Theres a general try-out period of 15 minutes. And to hold on to the old try out window (24 hours) I published my apps also on AndroidPIT.com.

A beta version of the app is currently beta tested for the dell.
[Android Apps and Games] appelflap:
what busybox version do you have on your nook? You can check this easily whith sterricsons busybox app on the market.
[Android Apps and Games] shaolin95:
Does anyone know how to fix the pull down notification window when the window has an image like a small android guy...at 182 the image shows up about 3/4 of the bottom of the screen and looks odd.
[Android Apps and Games] cyberfux:
Since a few days the app won't load the saved density.