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[Off-topic] wdfowty:
hahaha that was awesome

Being a Culinary student, I'd say you should pick up "Kitchen Confidential" and "Medium Raw" by Anthony Bourdain. Really quite fascinating reads. The guy is just so damn blunt, and a master of words. And it's all autobiographical.
[Off-topic] Captainkrtek:
I honestly did not like to read years ago.

but, recently ive been reading more, if you are into computers, technology, or physics.

you might like these:

"The Last Lecture"

"A Brief History of Time"

"iWoz" (im not a fanboy)

"The Elegant Universe"

"Physics of the Impossible"

"Parallel Universes"

Im a physics nut, but you may still like them, they arent too complex :)

Cheers,

Captainkrtek
[Off-topic] SamVib:
I read Day By Bay Armageddon part one and two.

AND IT WAS EXCELLENT!
[Off-topic] flyboyovyick:
Thanks for the replys.

Its just what i was looking for!
[Off-topic] Alex530:
"No more us for you"

"Boy kills man"

And "The skeleton key"

Are amazing. The first 2 are the best I've ever read. I really recommend them.
[Off-topic] Original Android <3ers!:
I think you should read... OH CRAP I HAZ TWO EXAMS TUESDAY!
[Off-topic] flyboyovyick:
lol

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] annesan:
Hi. i got my desire today and after a few hours a box popped up that said that i could update to froyo. Must i install it now or can i choose cancel at the bottom of the box and install it later?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bharata212:
If you plan to Root, then don't accept OTA update..

My preference is to root, as we hv much more flexibility later on.. Go find custom rom (leedroid or cyanogenmod), which both already use Froyo as well..

from my Desire + XDA App
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Whosdaman:
http://xdaforums.com/group.php?groupid=287

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/group.php?groupid=71

Join now if your are currently a user of any of the Samsung Galaxy S devices!!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Noonski:
Moved this thread from the Samsung Tab forum where it did not belong.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jjwa:
What is the use of these groups?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] andrewluecke:
This is a dupe of http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=774092&page=1

And I'll reiterate my thoughts from the other thread:

1)This thread is misleading. It ISN'T an official group. It's possibly even less official than this forum, and there is no reason to believe Samsung is in the group.

2) I STRONGLY feel it actually is a step backwards, because you must be part of the the group to even read threads. To me this seems to suggest it has a greater interest in boosting numbers than encouraging cooperation, and sharing of information.

3) The assumption being made that you can easily blend all the development streams of the Galaxy S variants together is a wrong assumption. Whilst the phones are similar, until developers get together to merge all the drivers into a single rom (to create a universal rom), each phone does need it's own development board.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Noonski:
In that case consider it Closed ;)

Been away a while, but indeed this can be seen as a violation, the thread adds nothing to the information on XDA and is spammy in it's nature.
[Vibrant General] ajftl:
Please let me know if it shows for u. I'm running Eugene v9. I found the apk but wondering why is not showing up for me. Angry birds lite beta or beta lite
[Vibrant General] zephiK:
it's a bug... wrong forum, theres already a thread discussing about this on the Apps forum
[Vibrant General] talltexan:
Please be sure to use the search button, most of the time your question will already be answered. Look in my OP at the end you will see a direct link for the apk.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=770800
[Vibrant General] ajftl:
Oh God. Gonna kill myself now. OK
[Vibrant General] androidaddict23:
angry birds download

this is the link for the download of angrybirds enjoy http://www.mediafire.com/?j797r19xtm78g1z
[Vibrant General] zephiK:
... it was already posted in the post right above yours. didn't need to re bump this :\
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] am_p3r3z:
i have chucky rom on my usa hd2 an i want to change it to energy. ive tried just reflashing but it says "error 244" invalid model id. what am i suppose to do ive lookd on this forum but cant find any solutions.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Nnyan:
No this isn't one of those 32GB for $20 thread but it's a known MFG at a reputable website (I've ordered from them a number of times). Best deal I've been able to find.

PQI 16GB MicroSDHC

http://www.supermediastore.com/prod...atper?search=16gb+micro+sdhc+&max=15&offset=0

For those Sandisk fans out there:

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SDSDQ016GA11M

Newegg has this one for $45

And before you get caught up on that Class 2 vs Class X, there is no rigid adherence to this standard. Search the web and you can find examples of Class 2 cards spanking so called Class 6 cards etc... For a phone this is fast enough.
[EVO 4G Accessories] jerryparid:
http://www.frys.com/product/5885833
[EVO 4G Accessories] agentpower:
fry's ftw. Thanks for the link
[EVO 4G Accessories] Jaybot:
Thanks for the links everyone!
[EVO 4G Accessories] zone23:
Boy I don't know a class 2 card kinda sucks. Although 30 bucks is a good deal. Thanks OP.
[EVO 4G Accessories] DominionANG:
I just don't get it. We all buy a truly awesome phone. (This is my first Android OS phone. I was using Palm Treo's with Windows; 700wx and 800w.) But yet, all the threads about putting cheap components in it. I fully understand trying to save a buck as no one wants to pay full price. I ordered my Sandisk 32GB microSD card on 7/22/2010, when no store had them and most online stores were back ordered, from Verizon. Cheapest price for item was $199.99 on Sandisk.com (and even they were back ordered). I got it for the same price you can today online from Verizon, $99.99. Except, I got it from the local brick & mortar and it's $149.99 via this method now.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Nnyan:
I'm not sure these are no name off brand cheap componets. If you search around you'll seen plenty of reviews on respectable sites where so called premium Class 10 cards get romped by less expensive cards. These are quality cards just inexpensive.

From everything I've read your phone can't take advantage of a class 10 anyway so why spend the extra money?

The Fry's is a great deal but I never buy anything based on a MIR price.
[EVO 4G Accessories] skydeaner:
lol then you got ripped off.

When it comes to flash memory buy whatever is cheapest. Read speeds hardly vary. Write speeds are what the class is referring to and isn't very important in our phones. You wont notice an apreciable difference. It can use the nand as a buffer if it needs to write faster anyways say for video recording in hd.
[EVO 4G Accessories] v_lestat:
WOW that right there has got to be the most incompetent statement of the day. No I am not calling you stupid, I am saying the comment shows lack of flash memory knowledge.

Cheap gets you cheap, and that’s a fact.

Flash memory is very volatile, and when you buy cheap flash, you get cards that die quickly, or are partially dead out of the box.

i have gotten cheap before and every time i got burnt. Most memorable was a 4GB card that would only hold 2 GB because anything past that caused the card to bomb out. Up to 2 GB it worked fine.

Cheap flash will absolutely cause you troubles, and we already know that a goofy or bad memory card in these phones will cause you to have all types of whacky issues. Including but not limited to reboots, lockups, and bad flashes, or inability to flash the phone.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grok558:
I bought a HTC Hero from someone on Craigslist, who ripped me off! Her acct is suspended and I can't activate the phone. How can I reset the rom to clear it?

I am so mad!!!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grok558:
anyone?

please?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codelockdown:
did you tell sprint what happened?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grok558:
yes

they said there was nothing they could do
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t12icky0:
you cant...that would require changing the ESN and thats majorly illegal. Best bet is just sell the one for someone for cricket and then get another one.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grok558:
how do i do that?
[Desire General] serialkillazzs:
Just a heads up,any comments on game shoot
[Desire General] KINgGh0sT:
I nabbed it this afternoon, same as Iphone/Ipod. I'll buy the full when it comes out. Glad some of the big names from Apple App Store are finally coming over.
[Desire General] !PANDA:
indeed! it is amazing.. bit slow when trying to scroll down to the remaning birds, but that also depends on how hard you swipe your fingers :)

waiting for the full!
[Desire General] st0kes:
It is definitely one of the better games for Android. Its a shame its 11.5Mb though! Even with Froyo Apps2SD storage space is still a problem for me.

Btw 'Air Control Lite' is another game worth checking out. It's a clone of Flight Control from the iPhone and is just as playable and addictive.
[Desire General] antu_pogroms:
Downloaded and finished all level in 1 hour. Damn I want the full version.
[Desire General] dgattenb:
I'm still going !! finised in 1 hr!! LOLO... fab gtame... good physics... any one shake theer phone yet to get the last bit to fall ? ...

Its also better than the iphone version as you can pinch and zoom etc... fab!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zerox_100:
I bought my Galaxy S few weeks ago and I could barely use the GPS. It took way too long to get it working and still it was inaccurate.

Few days ago I flashed JM2 firmware and installed app called TrackerBooster (can be found in the Android Market). Now the GPS works perfectly, takes only few seconds to get it connected (outdoors). I have used it now like 15 times and max. time I had to wait was 20 seconds.

I'm not sure does TrackerBooster app need to be installed, might work well without it, haven't tested.

I hope this helps those who have problems with GPS but this is just my experience, I would wait for other comments before flashing new a firmware.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] foxbat121:
It's called new firmware flashing syndrom for GPS. Basically, if you flash to any new firmware, your GPS will work for a few days.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beowulf_pt:
As Foxbat said, a full flash/reset cycle improves results on the pathetic, schizophrenic and overall random SGS GPS implementation. But I am not going to be a smart ass and insinuate you don't know what you're talking about.

Instead I'll just ignore all the previous "the GPS issue is fixed" claims by many users who prematurely yelled "fixed" and just cowardly quote one of my favourite authors..."Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan

Plus we shall also ignore the previous 308 users who have "cried Wolf"^-1. Please refer to your favorite fable author for proper reference.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] larryccf:
Its occurred so many times, it actually has it's own syndrome!! FFS
[Galaxy S I9000 General] milsjg:
So you still trolling the forums about your GPS problem even after you sold your Samsung if you ever had one from the beginning. I have never had serious problem as many others and if only 308 of millions have had a problem it must certainly be a really good GPS. Stop trolling you only because look like an ignorant user who really do not want to make the phone better but want to promote NOKIA.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] octavian86:
For sure, milsjg. You can add me too as ignorant, 309th user who's GPS sucks d*ck hard.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Greg82uk:
I wish my GPS sucked d**k... that would at least make it useful! :o) 310th user here noticing GPS issues... that said while I was on JM7, I managed to record a very very close to perfect track using mytracks... for the walking section of my test it went perfectly even showing where I retraced my steps to go to poo bins! But when I got on to driving it went a bit mental and I apparently drove through the fire station, the wrong way round roundabouts and demolished a few streets worth of houses, but occationally it did show me going down the right side of the road!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] andrewluecke:
You forget that before he even got it, he was complaining that he was reluctant to buy the phone because of reports about lag and GPS (and then, proceeded to buy it anyway).

The main problem is that people have different quality of acceptance for GPS. Some people expect a signal which compares with a fitness GPS (accurate within 2 or 3 meters generally), and some of us don't care if it drifts off by 20m.

Any technology which doesn't have a definitive state will get various opinions...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Greg82uk:
But then when it comes to navigation (arguably the principal purpose of having GPS in these devices) things go totally haywire! :o) Personally I wonder whether GPS was installed purely for marketing purposes, to allow app developers (and of course google!) to snoop as to where their users are and how they are using their devices. For that there's no need for close tracking! :o)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] larryccf:
not sure why you would fault beowulf for buying, if as you indicate he had some concerns - the damn phone is drop dead gorgous. If any product could stimulate optimism or optimistic hope, even in a skeptic, this phone would. And that's what makes it so frustrating.

I'm going to hate sending it back (i negotiated an extended buyer remorse return period) but if GPS isn't corrected by mid sept, this phone is history

samsung having released it w/o working gps is maybe forgiveable, but then even assuming they didn't know about the issue before release, it's been over 90 days since the asian release, and it's still not working.

Lay on top of that that samsung announced the GPS had been "validated" in the EPIC 4G, and it turns out it isn't. That did nothing but strengthen my doubts on samsung delivering a solution.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bynar010:
Tried this tracker booster app, makes no difference, gps still horrendous. If some people think that a 20m accuracy variation is acceptable for a gps lock they are a bloody fool.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zerox_100:
Then it must be the firmware I flashed. There's a big difference with JM2 and the previous FW I had, if I remember right it was JF3.

The accuracy is good, for example Endomondo regonizes few meter changes. (like changing side of the road).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] milsjg:
Sorry to offend you but Beowulf_pt has no SGS and still he is lurking around complaining. If you think about it ,there must be some reasons that I and several others have a perfectly normal (no correction) GPS on our SGS. Why is it working so different for different persons? Some logical alternatives would be error in a batch of phones (switch it), or operator programming has messed it up (get new operator), or just overload caused by program running in background, memory and task mangers etc ( educate yourself or wait for a proper kernel - see below) or in some cases just plain trolling of some non SGS owners (see my last reply).

The GPS chip is new and according to the web only recently the code for efficient low level drivers, for the linux kernel, has started to appear on internet (23 august). It will take some weeks before they are implemented so I would bet that they have fixed it by the end of September. You know, bad driver = slow, no calender etc. You will notice it specially when you use program that uses lots of resources (Maps and My tracker). It is much more efficient with Cardiotrainer for example or GPS test. (see my third conclusion above). I have noticed that (at least for me) it takes 5 - 10 sec to get a first lock in GPS test but half a minute at least in Maps or My Tracks.

Another tip is to run for example GPS test for one minute or so before My Track so the GPS gets some satellite data downloaded (calenders). The time also helps the GPS to calculate the exact position to use as a start point. You normally need a minute or so if the calenders are to old or you moved to get the right positions.

Iphone 4 has a good GPS (3 is crap according to some owners and it is not fixed. Do you hear any complaints?). The chip is one generation older than SGS and Apple do not need to wait for the kernel to be changed in there Iphone. They do it them self and by the way Iphone 4 is not really multitasking which means that GPS programs can easily be prioritized.

Well this is a short version. The net is filled with facts and if you start read a little you can start puzzle together what the cause is for your faulty GPS (nearly nobody believes its hardware any more).

By the way, I am not ignorant and I know rather much about GPS and how to evaluate tracking (I have written several scientific papers on tracking of wildlife where at least one was on the subject - evaluation of ARGOS tracking devices using GPS as reference). I have owned several mobiles and GPSes, programmed and built fish tracking devices, and did my thesis on wildlife tracking. I stating this not to try to end the GPS discussion but to make it a little bit more "scientific" and not so emotional like the comments on my last reply. There still nobody that knows how many that has a problem with the GPS. We only know that a few of millions have complained and a few of millions have said there satisfied with it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] milsjg:
On the contrar my friend, 5 - 15 meters is what you can expect and that means that the fix has 95 % certainty to be in that interval. 20 is a little bit above what you can expect but not much. In good dedicated trackers or a good phones you can get 5 meters (which I often get after 30 sec outside) and 2,5 for some fixes but not constant. A mobile is not a dedicated GPS and with the suspected driver problem 20 would not be bad. Try with GPS test, under open sky, and holding it at the bottom of the phone. Before you start you should turn off and on the GPS and close all task managers and started programs. You know that home means often that you leave the program running in the background but using back shuts it down. And wait for 30 - 60 seconds. If you get 10 be satisfied it,s a phone and not a dedicated GPS.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Bynar010:
My touch hd would actually follow the f$$king road. Not too much to ask that a brand new smart phone would do the same is it? Its nothing short of pathetic. Even my old tytn2 was superb as a gps device for navigation, this thing cannot be trusted.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dan 6a:
I for one am getting SICK of installing fw's hoping for a fix for GPS.

They put a good hardware-wise device out.. But its kinda shoddy the fw development isn't equally as good. I have flashed nearly ALL the fw's to no real avail..

I am started to get frustrated after all this patience..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tehpriest:
FWIW

Running 2.2 with no lag, fix no root, no apps to help. Google Nav and Co-Pilot work flawlessly. Mytracks follows me walking down the pavement at the correct position and on the correct side of the road with very few deviations.

I really cannot see what all the fuss is ablout here.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] praun:
well try it in a car and get supprised...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tehpriest:
That is where I use both Co-Pilot and Google Nav.....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] appelflap:
Well I rather stick with Popper. Extraordinary evidence or support isn't that hard to get (look at the paranormal claims etc). What is more difficult and more fruitful to come by is some clever tests that eventually will or can refute a claim. If a theory will pass those tests it is actually more trustworthy then when it gets "extraordinary" evidence.

Again, no theory will stand till the end of time, how extra-ordinary our evidences may be.

Lol, back to the gps.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Samga:
Scientific approach...

Do you use the GPS in the countryside or in the city? It makes a big difference as buildings (esp. high-risers) disturb the satellite signals.

Has anybody yet compared a SGS claimed to have good GPS side by side with a SGS having bad GPS? Under equal conditions/settings?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Case_:
After nearly two weeks and endless tests, I'm still happy with XFJM6/XWJM7 implementation of GPS (both FWs use the same GPS files). Could be better, could handle turns a bit better, but for the most part it's as accurate as any GPS I've had my hands on in Android and it's not spoiling this great phone for me anymore.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Maddmatt:
Like many here I've also been annoyed at the GPS. But since I flashed the JPC firmware it seems better. I tested it on my 25km drive from university and it was much better than the same test with earlier firmware.

It did occasionally think I was on a road right next to the freeway but it corrected itself fast. When it lost accuracy it was only 30m or so off unlike before where the circle could easily reach 500m.

So I'd say it's now usable but it could be better.

Hoplefully the official firmware comes out soon with this and the lag fixed.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
Just driven to a local town and ended up in a large housing estate I was unfamiliar with. Set GNav for home and every turn was spot on. This in an estate with lots of parallel roads and alleys not forgetting the roundabouts.. The building were all two or three storey so not too high.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] milsjg:
Both on countryside and in town (building 3 stories high and rather narrow road with lots of birch trees). Well of course the skyscrapers will mess up the GPS and that's something that happens to all GPS. Do not expect a perfect GPS just a functional GPS that works under normal conditions. The system has many bottlenecks that are out of our control (geographic constrain, space weather, atmospheric weather, line of sight etc) and you can not do anything about it, unless you have a really good GPS with error correction (and I do not mean mobile phones such as SGS HTC or iPhone etc which have normal to bad GPS).

There have been some tests comparing SGS HTC and iPhone 4 (iPhone 3 is really bad, but thats no deal for iPhone buyers). Well, with different firmwares it was worse, better or equal compared to the HTC but worse than iPhone 4. I still think that the drivers and kernel can be much more optimized so we will end up with a iPhone GPS or better.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TDO:
I would love to do this comparison.

But I was unable to find one with bad GPS (and we are using over 400 SGS in our company).

Of course there was no installing of any fixes or beta firmwares or ...

GSP Info gives 5 to 9 satellites in use and 5 m accuracy (of course in the car).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] cantIntoCode:
My GPS problems seem to keep on reoccurring unless I have flash JPC firmware. The epic 4g fix etc don't really do much for me. With JM1 and most other firmwares my Galaxy S still takes ages to find my location. But with the JPC Froyo firmware it finds a fix in seconds and keeps the signal without any problems, and I live in the city centre.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] aurelm:
XFJM6 fixed 95% of all problems, works ok even after more than 10 days.

But I want to know FOR SURE if the latest froyo JPC has the same implementation of gps fix or it is possible to patch it with the files from XFJM6. Otherwise I don't want to lose my time and noone montioned if it is realy realy fixed in that release or not.

So.. anyone ? A comparisson of files maybe ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Case_:
JPC does not have the same GPS performance as XFJM6. GPS performance in XFJM6/XWJM7 firmwares is superior to JPC. If you want to go to JPC just for the GPS, don't even bother (well, I'd say don't bother even if you have other reasons for trying it as JPC is still inferior to the Eclair firmwares we have now, plus it also creates awful lot of other problems)