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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amnoric:
Well now that my panic attack is over and my phone is back to normal after Flashing 2.2 on it ( FOR I-9000m even ).

I have another random question..... what is the best way to root 2.2.. since the whole point of the **** up was because i would not root it
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yiannisthegreek:
I recommend the app called z4root by RyanZA. You can find it on the Market. It is a one click root that requires no flashing of any kind.

You may have to start the app and if it seems to hang for a while just perform a reboot and run the app again and it will root within 30 seconds. Also be weary in the Market as someone has stolen the icon and everything from RyanZA and the "rip off" app is NOT complete. Make sure the one you download states it is from RyanZA...
[HD7 General] fraherg:
Hi guys

i have had my HD7 for a week and have been getting used to it, but i just cant see a way to add my own ringtone, has anyone come up with a way to add their own one yet as the standard ones are a bit rubbish lol, i did have a search but didnt see any topics for this but apologise if its been asked a few times before

cheers for any help
[HD7 General] prjkthack:
Hmm, probably not doing a thorough enough search because this has been answered countless times.

Regardless, you cannot at this time add your own ringtones. Whatever you have on your phone is what you have to work with until a future update allows custom ringtones.

That being said, there are plans to make ringtones available on the Marketplace for purchase/download. Don't know when that is going to happen.
[G Tablet General] rayden25:
Anyone have a hands on comparison? Initial reports were that the viewing angles were comparable. Now that everyone seems to have gotten their 101s, opinion is the angles are better on the 101. Anyone here have pros/cons on the two?
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
xguntherc had a GTab, and now has a 101 - we were chatting earlier today on IRC about it.

The viewing angles are better, but it might be because they flipped the screen. So, when you put it on your desk, you can see it better than the GTab.
[G Tablet General] wlawyer:
dammit i never caught that, turn the gpad upside down and the dam thing looks great laying flat.. son of a.. Why the hell would they do that?
[G Tablet General] jtbnet:
I never noticed as we have full 360/4 step rotation... I actually got used tp my ZT-180s with Button on top and cables coming out bottom as I usually had it plugged in to power and usb/adb... so out of habit that's how I've been holding the GTab except for some apps that refuse to rotate as well as launchers like LauncherPro and ADW... now turning the 'right' way up I can at least see what folks were talking about...
[G Tablet General] DraglineDrummer:
I was curious about this as well. I had been trying to decide between the two but broke down and ordered the G Tablet today. Hopefully I made the right decision.
[G Tablet General] rayden25:
Originally I heard the screens were the exact same model. Then everyone started getting their tabs on Archosfans.com and said the angles were better. Now that I know we can just turn it around if we need a greater angle.
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Not to pile-on the Gtablet, but compared to the 101 8gb (not mine):

1. Display has better viewing angles and more touch responsive.

2. Lighter and comfortable to play accelerometer games with it.

3. Accelerometer works correctly (How Hard Is That Vs?)

4. Microsd seen in storage mode (HHITV?)

5. Microsd and USB drives hot-swappable (HHITV?)

6. USB harddrives (FAT32) actually work and also hot-swappable (HHITV?)

7. Uses 2.1 ATM, so no point in comparing performance. That said, Archos opted for basically an Android vanilla UI (HHITV?)

8. Droid X has 3630 and twice the ram, but is weak compared to the Gtablet for Flash, large CBR and PDF files and PSX gaming. Since the 101 has half the ram of the Droid X, my guess is the Archos 101 will be weaker than the Droid X for performance with 2.2.

Simple solution for me is in the future with the Archos "201" which has the Tegra 2 and 512mb ram ;) Great chipset, but with MUCH better build and FW design effort.

Actually, Acer is apparently releasing a 10" Honeycomb tablet with Tegra 2 in early April.....
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I initially chose the GTab over the 101 because it was released first. But, going on my experience with my 32, if I had to choose between the GTab/101 I would choose....

...the GTab. Reasons:

- Easy to root, easy to mod. The Archos, on the other hand, is locked down tight.

- APX mode is awesome. Virtually unbrickable.

- SEARS Outlet. One consumer's lack of knowledge is another one's gain.

- Hardware. Yes, the 101 has better support right now. But the Tegra 2 will eventually eat it for lunch. I think its just a matter of time. Flash, in particular, might be a big issue on a 256MB RAM device.

- Froyo. Archos will get to it eventually but they've already disappointed me with their release delays.

The GTab does have more than a few issues, which we all know. But other than the screen angles and h264 high profile support, these are potentially fixable.
[G Tablet General] phfaty:
Hardware wise, the Viewsonic beats the Archos. If you go to the official BenchmarkPhi website from the BenchmarkPhi app, you'll notice that there are at least two or three Viewsonic G-tablets in the top 10 fastest device list. I didn't see any Archos 101s. The Tegra 2 ARM chip can run is so powerful, we will soon be able to multi-boot Windows 7, Android, Linux, and even Mac OS X.
[G Tablet General] rayden25:
Agreed on all counts, but, for tinkers on the forums... most is all fixable.
[G Tablet General] cutterjohn:
Yep, gotta go with Roebeet. nVidia's Tegra2 just puts the smackdown on other available tablets ATM. Plus I think that with flash 256MB of DRAM is going to get a bit cramped, and might offer some difficulties in attempts to upgrade the OS past 2.2.

Software and video playback on the Archos are better ATM, but that seems to me to be exactly what Archos pushes their tablets as: multi-media devices primarily that also happen to be able to function as a tablet. (Sort of like Nook Color, Pandigital Novel, etc. are setup as ereaders w/color screens that also have some extra functionality although in these cases they tend to come with more customized UI making them "look" more like a reader device while Archo left theirs looking like Android, and let's not even talk about TnT... too lengthy for me to go into here.)

Anyways, so far out of Augen Gentouch78, White Pandigital Novel, and gTablet, the gTablet is the ONLY one that I've felt that good about OOB. It is just plain faster and more responsive by FAR than the other two and this is with stock TnT 1.01... (yep, I'm still on stock ATM)
[G Tablet General] cpg716:
Having owned both the G-Tablet and Archos 101 and doing reviews for both of them at MyTabletLife.com out of the box the Archos 101 wins by far.

With the Archos you get a very capable fast device with the familiar Android interface. Yes with Android 2.1 you cant compare some things, but I think the Archos will only improve with 2.2. My Droid 1 with 256MB or RAM and 600Mhz does just fine with Adobe Flash etc,so I would have to think that the Archos 101 with 1Ghz will be very capable of handling it well.

Viewing angles are much better then the G-Tablet. Though not as good as Galaxy Tab by any means. Neither is the brightness or clarity of the screen.

The Archos 101 is incredibly thin and light which I very much enjoy. I however did like the solid feel of the G-Tablet. Both tablets are well built and I would give a slight edge to the G-Tablet.

Overall expandability and longevity obviously go to the G-Tablet. The development community has worked fast on the G-Tablet and I am unsure if the Archos will have this as Archos had made it difficult in the past.

Right now the G-Tablet is 399 and the Archos 101 8GB is 299,so there is a hundred dollar price difference. I think both devices will be somewhat out of date in just 6 months, so its all about what you want now.....

Thin,light,works great out of box with great media features...

or

Powerful, needs to be tinkered with, good development..

CPG

MyTabletLife.com
[G Tablet General] case-sensitive:
Thanks for your detailed report! I have had no experience with the Archos -- I can't find one! -- but I'm no surprised that it would be better OOB. But thanks to roebeet et al the g-tablet is now very useable.

One question about viewing angle:

Have you tried to compare the screen of archos 101 with that of the g-tablet, with the latter **turned 180 degree** around (in landscape)? This was mentioned in one of the threads, and to my untrained eyes it makes a hugh difference -- not ipad good, but very useable. Have you tried that?
[G Tablet General] rushless:
We still have the harsh reality that basic things that should work, do not on the Gtablet, but work smooth as butta' on the 101:

1. Accelerometer

2. Hotswap of microsd & USB thumbdrives & hard drives

3. Hard drives (fat23) do not appear to work with the Gtablet

4. Microsd not seen in USB storage mode (should be two logical drives- not just the internal).

5. Bluetooth input devices do not appear to work with TnT.

As far as bad things with the 101, not sure I agree with the 256mb ram not being a constraint (how would it not be?), unless you manage tasks with task manager to help out. Setting system apps to exclude and killing third party app should help.

The one issue that bugs me with the 101 is the soft buttons. They get in the way of apps and no practical way for devs to account for them. Either Archos comes up with a way for them to only pop up when needed, or apps will always be cut off and some soft button controls on some apps are not accessible.
[G Tablet General] Crimton:
i've been doing this and there is a big difference. i was sitting in a fixed position at my chair with the g on my desk. just by spinning the g upside down then back around you can tell a major difference. i haven't been able to watch movies this way yet.
[G Tablet General] cjbailey75:
do you have a fix for the not rec the SD card and you tube playback
[G Tablet General] Kov695:
Wait......correct me if I m wrong, but your saying take the gtab apart, flip the screen, and we'll have better viewing angles??????
[G Tablet General] case-sensitive:
NO TAKING ANYTHING APART -- in landscape mode, just turn your g-tablet around so that the thinner bezel (the one with the camera) faces "down" (i.e. closer to your body).

It means a huge difference in terms of viewing angle. I claim no credit; I found out about this in a recent post but I don't remember where :(
[G Tablet General] rushless:
The Poseidon Adventure move works- better angles. So let us see:

1. No hotswap

2. No USB storage for microsd

3. Accelerometer screwed up

4. LCD panel mounted upside down in relation to standard viewing angles.

Okeedokee :o
[G Tablet General] rushless:
Jeepers! If you like the G now, update to TnT Lite 2.0, do the market fix and install the Nvidia patch, you will go into "like" over-drive.

The other issues are too much for me. At least as far as paying $400. get down to $300 and I can put up with more issues.... Assuming they get fixed at some point.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tenbeau:
I have been searching and can find no conclusive answer. I have tried to boot into recovery and when the screen comes up I select Recovery and it just takes me to the dreaded Triangle with red exclamation point. I have tried this time after time and even temp rooted and installed Rom Manager and selected flash Clockworkmod recovery and I received a selection for the MT4G and it then said Clockworkmod Recovery flashed. However when I try to do a back up it just goes to screen with device and triangle. After powering off, When I hold down the power button and volume down button I get the screen with different selections including recovery. When I select recovery it just goes to the screen with the device and the triangle. I only have 3 days left on buyers remorse and I will not keep a device that is this difficult or impossible to boot into recovery. As I am sure it is obvious that I am quite a nubie but I am trying to learn and increase my abilities. I have a Vibrant that I have rooted and flashed numerous roms on and while not an expert I am gaining confidence in working with the device.l Not so with the MT4G :Please any and all help will be greatly appreciated. I am looking for positive signs to keep this phone and not send it back.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cal3thousand:
At the screen with the red triangle press VOL UP and POWER.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] topgun303:
I had the same problem with my phone. I am guessing this you are rooted and S =off. Now when u flashed the clockwork recovery first time, it probally did not stick. So u need to go back into rom manager again and click on flash clockwork recovery. hopefully this time it will stick. This is what i had to do and it worked for me. Then bootup back into recovery and see if it works.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tenbeau:
thanks so much for your kind reply. I did this and it did offer me another menu which included apply udate ziip wipe data wipe cache, factory reset and reboot now. At the bottom of the screen there was the following message:

E:cannot open /cache/recovery/command

I have never seen that error message before. I am not rooted and have only used temp root with Visionary. I used the reboot now and it worked. I was hoping to find a backuip and restore choice. But it is not there.A little afraid to try any of the other choices. On the second try i t took me about 3 minutes of playing around with volume up and power to get the screen again. Is this normal for this device? If so then I am quite sure I am going to return it on Friday. This phone has a lot of wonderful features and is a great solid all around phone but I am looking for something I can play around with and learn without a huge chance of major problems.Perhaps this phone is more for more experienced and knowledgeable and courageous users. I have a Nexus one that I have flashed roms using update.zip method that I am comfortable with and I am fairly familiar with Odin on my Vibrant and have flashed numerous roms with it but have never used adb although I have it set up on my computer. Both other phones are rooted using the one click root. Any further info is certainly warmly appreciated.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] fernando sor:
I think rhese are flip animations

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Hatman41:
Haha I dun think you meant to create a new post :)
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] fernando sor:
Lol. I was driving!

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Hatman41:
Rofl....shame shame :)
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] fernando sor:
Im a tard

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] SynisterWolf:
Where are they? Your link is broken! ROFL

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] fernando sor:
I declare this lamest thread ever

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] SynisterWolf:
Lol bump bump.

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] SynisterWolf:
Should link this one to your main theme one. :-)

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] fernando sor:
Yeah rhe incompetence link!

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Hatman41:
ROFL to funny
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] fernando sor:
The sad thing is I thought I was pming hatman

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] SynisterWolf:
Good thing you weren't talking crap about some one.

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] fernando sor:
Yeah that would have sucked. Wolf when r you gonna get an avatar? Post 1000? :)

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] SynisterWolf:
LOL! one day. but hey guys lets stay on topic here. did you fix the link yet?

:O
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] fernando sor:
No but I mixed an awesome set of transitions for viva 2.0!

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Stoney 666:
I want to bump this because it is the most awesome thread of 2010! Hahaha....

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[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] SynisterWolf:
Links are still broken?
[EVO 4G General] Cuppeerr:
I have an 8gb sd card for my evo and i need to put a 5.2 gig movie on it. Is there any way i can convert the sd card so that i can put files on it that are larger than 4gb? I formated it to NTFS and the evo wouldn't recognize it. PLEASSEEEEE HELLPPPPPPPPP. THANKS!
[EVO 4G General] deathsled:
Not gonna happen. I don't believe Android has any NTFS support at this time and they probably aren't really looking in to it.
[EVO 4G General] kthejoker20:
It does.

But fat32 is faster.

I'll test it out, but chances are I'm wasting my time.
[EVO 4G General] Cuppeerr:
whenever I formated my card to NTFS and put it in my phone it never would recognize it, and wouldn't let me mount it till I formated it back to fat32.
[EVO 4G General] mrpuffin:
i know it supports ext file systems but i don't know if those are only mounted as apps2sd or if it can be mounted as the main partition for everything

but if ntfs doesn't work it's worth a shot

edit: ext driver for windows http://www.fs-driver.org/

personally i would suggest one of the following options

option 2 compress the video so it is below the 4gb cap (1 file lower quality)

option 3 split it into 2 parts 4gb +1.2gb parts (would maintain full quality but would have 2 files)

i'm assuming your using windows (because u want ntfs) so i cant help with finding apps for compressing or splitting as i use mac but few min of google search should turn up an answer
[EVO 4G General] kthejoker20:
you need a custom kernel with ntfs built in, or it wont work

none exist as of now, because its not worth the time
[EVO 4G General] Cuppeerr:
Are there any ideas on how to compile a custom kernel with NTFS support?
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
Wait, why can't you put a file higher than 4GB on FAT32? I've return that I've had isos bigger than that on my flash drives.

--

Sent from my HTC Supersonic.
[EVO 4G General] mrpuffin:
your flash drive probably is ntfs or if mac hfs+

fat32 has a file maximum of 4gb no clue as to why but i do know it is there

good example is the ps3 only supports fat32 so games with files above 4gb are split into smaller sizes and cant be played off of external till parts are rejoined together on internal HDD or compressed to smaller sizes
[EVO 4G General] aph:
fat32 probably uses 32-bit addressing which allows up to 4gb to be accessible per file. Just like you can't recognize memory over 4gb on a 32-bit OS.
[EVO 4G General] skydeaner:
what about ext4 or 3 it supports lfs. 16gb files or some ****

And there are already ways to create an ext4 or ext3 partition on your sd card, doesn't aman ra do that? or sdpart or something. I dont remember I've never needed apps2sd or anything like that. I have such few apps. But I'm pretty sure that'll be the way to go since it is recognized so easily by linux anways.

I'm sure the OP just said NTFS because it is what he is familiar with, not because he actually wanted to use NTFS for any particular reason.
[EVO 4G General] kaisies:
Afaik, no. Recompress the movie. Or just split it.
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
I know most people have their DHD on contract and will therefore be paying a relatively small amount for the phone. Naturally, the majority of contributors here are delighted with the phone.

Now what I am interested to know is whether those that have paid the sim free price of around £500 for the phone think it's worth it - and would those that have it on contract be prepared to pay £500?

I have a fantastic contract currently and am not due an upgrade anytime soon so sim free is the only option for me if I want to grab the DHD.
[Desire HD General] jamieeeee:
i had an contract with an hd2 and i liked android verry much, however i wanted to have an android device that was designed to run android. So i decided to sell my HD2 and buy an DHD sim free. and its worth it :)
[Desire HD General] vimto25:
I was going to buy the handset but with the contract I have it works out a lot better, and it is a sim free model to which is a bonus. I would still buy this phone for 480 still as I don't regret choosing this at all.
[Desire HD General] noobdeagle:
if you really want it you buy it sim free then when you renew if there is nothing you really want in the new contract you just get the one which you can resell on say ebay for the most :P
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
Or negotiate a cracking discount in the monthly line rental (as I did last time round) :-)

Glad to hear the responses so far, still reluctant to part with such cash though!
[Desire HD General] v6kgang:
Got it Sim Free...and worth every penny..!!! Just love it...Leave these inhibitions goto a Store and feel a DHD, u'll never regret ;):D
[Desire HD General] malex1:
Work out the pros and cons.

Contract phone, cost per month multiply by contract length.

Sim free phone, cost of handset plus cost of calls and internet over same period.

You will find (most times) contract may be a little more expensive.

Now, at end of contract, you can upgrade to best phone at time and start again.

With Sim free, you can sell phone anytime (after a week if you decide you do not like it) and upgrade to any phone, you also have choice of changing phone company to cheapest or best plan.

Do not go by contract that offers X number of free texts or X number of free minutes phone calls unless you would actually use them, as you will be paying for something you do not need.
[Desire HD General] paulus_01:
I would not buy the Phone without a contract.

I have the phone for free with a 2 year contract. The contract includes internet, call & text and the total I pay for the 2 year contract (if I do not exceed the limits) is only about 50 euro's more than if I would have bought the Phone separately. Get me a 2 year contract for <50 euro including internet, minutes & text and I'll revise this comment ;)
[Desire HD General] mancuk29:
I bought a sim free model as I already have a superb contract with 3uk (750 min, unlimited text, 3000 3~3 mins and wait for it unlimited data with fair use of 2gb of data for £29.50 pm) i wouldn't trade in my 2gb allowance for anything and 3 did suggest i paid my current contract off for a new 18 month one at £35 pm .. £630 over 18 months plus the £295 left on my contract so £295

when asked if they would match the 2gb fair use as its now 1gb as i go over 2gb they advised they wouldn't ..

I had 10 months left so that's £295 plus the cost of the handset unlocked and unbranded from 3 £449 total cost £744 however i retained my 2gb allowance and to be honest when i get bored of the handset i can flog it on eBay..

You have to work out pro and cons
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
Anyone know for sure if the latest three UK payg handsets are unlocked and also what the stock situation is like generally?

Will they tell me in store if its unlocked?
[Desire HD General] vimto25:
T mobile good deals. 69 for phone 600 mins unlimited tx unlimited internet (3 gb). 25 a month . Sim free model next day delivery with e2save online. BARGAIN
[Desire HD General] mancuk29:
Think 3 still have loads plus they are unlocked and unbranded .. 449

You need to buy at 3 store as not available online
[Desire HD General] xspyda:
If they are definitely unlocked and unbranded I may just cancel my order and go with that!
[Desire HD General] mancuk29:
I've had two (as first one faulty ) 3 wanted to get them out so unlocked, this happened on desire to for first few months the handsets were unlocked then after first batch went they were locked down I'd just check