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[Gen8 General] agentdr8:
adb logcat will probably work in this case. Or if you don't have adb setup, you can also install a terminal emulator on the device, temp root using z4 and then run logcat locally.
[Gen8 General] Kashban:
Or, for people with a certain allergy against terminals and shells: Install Quick System Info Pro and take it from there.

Alogcat does the job too.
[GT540 Optimus Android Development] EoinSheehy:
Just a fairly basic question, if I move a third party app like a keyboard from /data/apps/ to /system/apps/ and hard reset, will those Apps be protected from the reset and still installed when I boot up again?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] rebecker:
It looks to me like Android Market is only available in certain countries. The free items appear here in Costa Rica, but not any of the paid items. Since I spend 2/3 of the year outside the US, this is a little inconvenient. Is there a way to download apps through another source, like the developers website, and do a manual install to the phone?

Thanks.

-Bob-
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] agarp:
Install Market Enabler from Market and configure it

after that you will see all free and paid apps in the market
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] rebecker:
Thanks for the reply. As a real Noob with Android I have to ask some questions. The MarketEnabler description says "A SIM Tool application to change the SIM issuer code in the running system (not permanent, will be original after reboot or flight mode)".

1. It has to be run each time I consider downloading a paid app, right?

2. Then putting the phone in flight mode and then back to normal mode will identify the phone properly, right?

3. I'm assuming no calls can be received during the use of MarketEnabler, right?

Thanks again.

-Bob-
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] StephanV:
1. Well, no, you only need to run it if you have rebooted or 'flight-moded' your phone.

2. Yes, but there's no need, cfr. 3

3. False, MarketEnabler only affects your market. Calls, data, texts, ... are unaffected. Maybe some localization is changed, but nothing really noticeable or important.

I've used MarketEnabler for about a year and have never encountered any side effects.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] scroll2:
My favorite is marketacces.
[Droid X General] blockhead42:
I'm running my Droid X on Tranquility 3.0, and would like to update to the latest release. Unfortunately I didn't make a backup before a installed the ROM and removed blur. I've read about the SBF, since I'm a mac user, RSD lite wont work.

Also, all my friends have macs...any ideas?
[Droid X General] blockhead42:
I realized that I can get a free Windows trial off some virtual machine program, so I can use RSD now. Except I can't find the 2.3.15 SBF, does anyone know where I could find the file?
[Droid X General] mbh87:
Check rootzwiki
[Droid X General] blockhead42:
I'm pretty sure the SBF there is only for 2.1

EDTI: I found the 2.2 SBF, does it matter which system version it is for? Really I just want to know if this will work.
[Captivate General] xetrev:
I really needed the GPS to work the other night and it was so frustrating i about threw the phone out the window. What are some comparible phones to the captivate that are android based and can be unlocked to get the att 3g bands? Any ideas/suggestions on a phone would be appreciated.
[Captivate General] *** Adrian ***:
I think HTC Desire HD is amazing...Im almost going to take it....And also, you know...HTC is much more trustble than Samsung KOREAN SUCKS company...I dont know why I got this ****...but, is to late for me...I dont wanna spend more money to get other phone now...:(
[Captivate General] Connor1:
I love my captivate. Then again, I did come from a G1 lol. It is a great phone with great hardware.

Sent using smoke signals.
[Captivate General] maxjivi05:
Change your gps settings to Network Provider instead of MS based it worked for me
[Captivate General] bames:
if your comfortable rooting and trying out custom roms.

i highly recommend the chronos rom that can be found in the development section.

Since installing it i have only been able to test about 18 miles of travel with 18-20 turns but to this point it has not missed a single turn or shown me off the road when going around curves as it did with the stock rom and most other custom roms i have tried. Most of the i9000 based roms seem to have better gps performance but Chronos so far has been outstanding with locks and tracking.

chronos rom:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=869860
[Captivate General] PixelPerfect3:
Is it really a software issue or a hardware one?

I tested my captivate last night while I was watching meteor showers, and I thought perfect time to test my gps. I used gps yest and my captivate quickly saw 9 satellites, but didn't lock onto a signal for forever. Dunno wtf is wrong with this
[Captivate General] purav17:
I was frustated with the GPS since a long time. But once i upgraded to assonance rom i am getting great GPS lock with 11 SATS. Try switching to that rom and see if it makes a diff
[Captivate General] netnerd:
and i getting sick of fools keep saying "my gps is perfect!!"

samsung garbage is like a 10$ radio!

no matter what you do to it, it WILL NEVER sound like BOSE quality!
[Captivate General] bames:
In one sense i get what you say because many of the times i see that post all people are talking about are their lock times and # of sats they see/lock with no regard to tracking and navigation.

Maybe it won't last but my GPS has been perfect with the chronos rom and i am talking about locks and more importantly tracking. (i have only limited testing but in 18-20 turns it has tracked me perfectly without so much as a hiccup.....on stock and other roms it was only able to track me through 30-40% of turns so even with limited testing this is a pretty marked difference).

One thing to keep in mind is there are different batch #'s and i don't know if they have switched chips for any of the batches. Since i got mine pre-release i am assuming i have the first batch produced but after using chronos rom i am becoming more convinced it is a firmware and not a hardware issue. I don't believe it will ever be as good as a dedicated gps like my garmin and i never expected that but so far with this rom it is working as well as the gps/mapquest combo on my wifes iphone.

also on locks i am generally getting 10-12 Sats with a lock rate of 90+ - 100% and average lock time of 13 seconds
[Captivate General] clipse94:
I'm with you. I am tired of the GPS not working. I am going to the Blackberry Torch this week. Probably Thursday or Friday. Either way, I need a new phone.
[Captivate General] mskelton:
This also has worked for me, but it is a band-aid option IMO. Leveraging a Wi-Fi GPS provider isn't going to help you when you're riding in your car on I-95.
[Captivate General] ThorGR:
I know it's a real big band-aid, but it works fine for the car and is easier than getting a new phone.

I spent 20 bucks and got a tom tom bluetooth GPS receiver, combined with a free up on the market called "Bluetooth GPS Provider" and I get 1M accuracy in Maps/Nav. Since I primarily only use the GPS in the car, it's not that big of a deal to leave an accessory in there.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HZI2YY/ref=oss_product
[Captivate General] zelendel:
Ok guys not another GPS thread. We all know that for whatever reason the GPS is spotty at best. No sense in beating a dead horse.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] koberko:
Hi guys;

Today I finally got my case for SGS! :D

And in start, I have to say that is great, even I had some issues with installation of this case.

I have ordered my case from ExportPrive online shop: SGP Ultra slider hard case for SGS, and because I didn't wan't to pay more for delivery it took almost 3 weeks to get my case.

With case I got one SGP STEINHEIL Crystal Clear screen protector and 4 small protectors for camera lens:

And just to mention, I mess up aplication of screen protector so I got two boubles :(.

But later I removed that screen protector, because it was sooooo fingerprints sensitive, that after 5 min of use, protector got so messy that it has become totally reflective and has affected viewing experience of phones screen. But it didn't effect sliding of fingers over screen; sliding was nice and smooth.

Installation of case was a bit tricky; at first I have applied additional protective stickers, but as I have realized, they affected positioning of phone inside case, so I wasn't able to close case properly. So I have to remove all those stickers and cut part of internal padding to make phone fit more nicely inside case:

After that I notice that bottom part of case didn't "click" on top part, or to be more exact, it did, but not enough to make a solid connection. So I use lighter to melt part of bottom case and made additional ridge, to make it connect better with top part:

But be VERY careful while doing this; this plastic is very sensitive to heat, so it melts very fast!

After that, case fit nicely, close nicely and remain solid and rigid.

Video:

youtube;wmYSbqu3W0A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmYSbqu3W0A

Over all, i'm happy with this case, and all this small issues ware something that I expected, so it didn't affect my overall impression of case.

But I'm disappointed with screen protector; those bubbles ware not a issue (i remove them with no problem later), but issue with fingerprints made this screen protector useless, because it affected screen visibility and look of phone, because it made fingerprints more pronounced.

So, for case, I'll give rating of 4/5, and for screen protector 2/5.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] leoon:
Yeah I also got this case from the same site, I must say I'm very pleased with this case and it seems that its very good for protecting it,

Thanks for the good review
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] _bottle_:
Nice work, what ROM and clock is that ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] TieNN89:
So this case is hard plastic no rubber to it?

If it is hard plastic when you drop it on impact wouldn't the case just break and absorb none of the impact unlike a rubber case
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] EarlZ:
If it breaks then it absorbed all of the impact.

@OP

I didnt have to burn anything on mine or cut the padding that was installed, its a pretty good casing but theres.

The only bad thing about the white casing is that when there are scratches at the back with in the camera hole ( horizontally from edge to edge ) its gonna show up like a black line, this is true for all colors except the black.
[Gen8 General] timjjcarter:
Is there any way to make that into a script that can be run during boot?

Also - you can download terminal emulator from Archos Aps and no root required.
[Gen8 General] chrulri:
impossible without perm root (we cannot modify root fs, so no chance for boot scripts...)

wait for SDE and custom roms
[Gen8 General] marclh1992:
You can only use this while temp rooted (to use the command swapon), also, there should be NO reason why you should be rebooting anyway...
[Gen8 General] rchav:
I tried this successfully in my Archos 101 but using the Internal Storage, not the SD card itself. I ran it for 3 hours straight opening very heavy stuff. It solves the stability issue, now my 101 doesn't hang when I open too much stuff.

My only concern is that the swap file operation may shorten the lifespan of the media because such media usually has a finite number or write operation cycles to it.
[Gen8 General] anurbanlegend:
Just enabled a swap512 on a spare sdcard i had. Initial impressions is... WOW this thing flies! Apps are just popping open now with no lag and flicking screen to screen is almost instant. Will report back on the stability after I've had a chance to play with it but THANK YOU OP!!
[Gen8 General] marclh1992:
Use a fairly good MicroSD card with it, high read/write cycles on it. It will last longer then.
[Gen8 General] timjjcarter:
Wow this worked great. My system is flying.

A put the 512 on an 8gb sd card.

I opened dolphin with 8 tabs, angry birds seasons paused after playing no problem. Then opened regular angry birds and played that with all others still running. No issue.

I also have music playing in the background.

I opened the my piano ap and played that with all others in the background.

Works just perfectly.

Here are my memory stats under free

used: 242148 free 2604

swap

used: 143652 free 380628
[Gen8 General] Kashban:
I'm going to try this too... once I got the archos rooted again... z4root isn't very reliable to be honest. Currently it's not working 90% of the time. But that's another issue in another thread.
[Gen8 General] Kashban:
Working fine too... I'm using launcher pro, started some apps, played angry birds seasons and yet no freeze.

Firefox beta was unusable without swap, now working like a charme. I'm checkin on Dolphin HD next.
[Gen8 General] chrulri:
Works great, put a 512swap on my 8 gb micro sd and no freezes anymore :eek:
[Gen8 General] 7895123:
Really Fix Freeze problem, it look smooth now...

Why ?
[Gen8 General] chrulri:
because it doesn't run out of memory.
[Gen8 General] marclh1992:
Memory management isn't too good with our stock froyo because it doesn't end applications when it should.
[Gen8 General] jakkrith:
Thank you very much. I will try on my Archos 101IT :D
[Gen8 General] elmerohueso:
This will not work with the newest firmware as temp root no longer works. However, the improved CPU and memory management should compensate for that.
[Gen8 General] chrulri:
true. z4root closes unexpectedly (=crashes).

so far no freezes with new firmware :)
[Gen8 General] aamon17:
Not true. I'm on the latest firmware, running Z4Root temp rooted, and swapping 512. Not sure why it'd not working for you guys.

EDIT: I didn't see the latest posted in the forum. I'm still on 2.0.54, not the newest
[Gen8 General] jakkrith:
I have already tried on microSD and found it work fine.

#free

total used free shared buffers

Mem: 244048 240692 3356 0 5260

Swap: 262136 0 262136

Total: 506184 240692 265492

Archos 101 - 16 GB + microSD 8 GB setCPU max: 1000 min 800
[Gen8 General] anurbanlegend:
Did you upgrade from 2.0.54 or did you do a wipe/reflash?
[Gen8 General] aamon17:
2.0.54 is the latest from Archos directly. Are you running something else?

EDIT: I didn't see the latest posted in the forum. I'm still on 2.0.54, not the newest
[Gen8 General] blazingwolf:
2.0.71 is the latest from Archos. I think you need to check again. :) It's even posted in this forum.
[Gen8 General] chrulri:
IF archos used the newest adb version then temp. root is not possible using the ADB "bug" anymore

http://intrepidusgroup.com/insight/2010/09/android-root-source-code-looking-at-the-c-skills/
[Gen8 General] willbread:
hi

is there a simple way to try a swap partition on sdcard ?

i've already create a swap partition but i don't know how to use it...:o
[Gen8 General] Kashban:
Hm, that's a drawback I didn't see coming... Was quite satisfied with temp root, setcpu and having a 512mb swap file.

Hopefully the performance improvements are worthwhile.

Edit:

They are. Apart from few apps using much too much memory for a mobile device (like firefox beta) the device runs smooth with the new firmware.

Had some unexpected unforced forced reboots, though when not even using it. Dunno what caused it.
[Gen8 General] carlochiefsg:
Hi

Does this work on Archos 70 250GB Internet tablet?

I don't have a micro SD slot though. Can I still build the swap file on my 250GB disk?

:)
[Gen8 General] caseym:
Will this work on A101 booting into rooted SDE?
[Gen8 General] chrulri:
OffTopic: stop fullquoting! it's unreadable! :mad: fixed ;):D
[Gen8 General] caseym:
Sorry bout that...fixed!
[Gen8 General] marclh1992:
If you have a HDD model, you should be able to place the .zip file onto your HDD from your PC and extract it using a .zip extractor and move it to a storage area on your archos. From there, you can use the steps in the first post, but just change where you say your swap file is.

All you need is root for this to work, so yes it will work on the SDE.
[Gen8 General] carlochiefsg:
Great thanks! :p

But would it create any issue on my 250GB HDD? I saw a forum saying that creating swap file on HDD would kill the HD and battery 70 250gb version. IS this true?:eek:
[Gen8 General] marclh1992:
HDD's can be used for a long time before breaking down (usually) but if it does have a swap space on it, it could be used more than normal and that may have an impact on battery life. Only use swap if you need to, it seems to have gotten a lot better on FW .71
[Gen8 General] carlochiefsg:
thanks....but how to deactivate the swap when you don't need to use it?

I ever thought of using swapper 2 instead as it's able to enable and disable swap file.

What's your recommendation?
[Gen8 General] marclh1992:
If you are going to turn off the swap file I'm pretty sure the command is swapoff.

I would recommend to keep a small swap file enabled for now until archos releases a new firmware that fixes the freezing issue more.
[Gen8 General] carlochiefsg:
Thanks I'm using swap512. It seems to work well for now. NOt sure what freeze issues you are referring to. swap size 32K doesn't seem to improve the speed of my archos 70 much. By the way I'm already on firmware 2.071.:)
[Gen8 General] marclh1992:
Firmware .54 froze a lot, it was unbearable.
[Gen8 General] carlochiefsg:
I think there're 2 issues. I can't mount my HDD to PC when the swap is enabled. I have disable swap before I can mount my HDD on USB.

:(

Sometimes it'll shut down my archos when it goes into sleep mode.

Any way to create a batch file (like windows .bat) to enable and disable swap file as and when?
[Gen8 General] marclh1992:
I havnt had any experience with the HDD model and if it will not connect to your pc, I can't create a script to disable the swap.

Get WiFi file explorer pro and all your problems are fixed :)
[Gen8 General] LeoNg628:
hi,

I am still puzzled with this swap trick...because my Archos is 250GB HDD version, and my HDD seems not running all the time until I read it...like video and music =,=

so, if I use swappon swap256 from my HDD and my HDD is not running, this means useless for improve the ram lack problem?

I am thinking about put the swap256 file into the internal memory since the 250GB HDD version have 1.5GB internal memory...do you think it will works?

Thanks!

Leo
[Gen8 General] LeoNg628:
try GScript Lite from Market, it can create a script to do this, I'm using it.;)
[Gen8 General] carlochiefsg:
thanks but I'm using fw 2.1.4 now that will auto create the swap file- 64 mb though
[Gen8 General] mr-mac:
I know cf cards had some clever hardware management so if a location becomes unusable due to multiple read writes it just takes it out of use somehow. So to cause considerable loss of space due to this sour take a really long time.

Does internal flash and or SD not have something similar?

Seems to be an awfully lot of worry about this issue when in my experience it is not a problem. The jornada 720 and nec900c have Linux builds so I know a lot of people have actually run a full Linux is from a cf card with swap enabled. They have run the build regularly for years and there are no reports of users having massive problems with the cf cards is use.

Not sure if internal flash or sd works the same but seems logical that it would or devices would become unusable.

Maybe someone could say if all flash and SD works like this so we can stop worrying and get on with improving speed and stability :)
[Gen8 General] h_b1985:
Hi, I have a problem, i did all the things in the firs post, and now i have swap file on my sd card and when i write free it shows that it's activated, 512 mb on archos 101IT

but the problem is here i didn't see any change in performance, i am using Opera 11 and browsing sonyercsson x10 official site, full of flash. and suddenly it crash and come out!!! i never see that when i am typing free in terminal i use more than 25 mb!!! i tried to change swappiness value to find the best value but nothing change at all!!!

any help?!!!! thanks
[Gen8 General] spanojohn:
ok i have buy my archos 70 IT 250gb... everithyng ok but i have a litle problem... don't know ith this is the right section but if i try to download for example a torrent file or a game ove 70mb it freeze and after that reboot :/ some times it do it even if i play a game!!! its a litle **** if you thing that actualy its one of the best tablets for his money :/ all the think with the swap file is good but my problem is that i have the new framework 2.4.3 and as i saw on other thread's its for lower versions and that perhaps because in my version the root is blocked :( ****.... i know that because i have try it and nothin, culd not open even the su command!!! premision denied...

is there an other way to do this or general i have some problem with my tabled and it crash so much?

Ps: sorry for my english :)
[General Topics] saurabh88:
Where is apk when I download from marketplace.?after formating my optimistic one. I can't find it

Sent from my LG-P500
[General Topics] saurabh88:
come on.no one?
[General Topics] kompheak:
If I can remember its in data folder...
[General Topics] saurabh88:
sorry but can't find it
[General Topics] albert emmer:
of course you cannot find it. u just wiped up your phone
[General Topics] saurabh88:
but now I have many apk downloaded but can't find it
[General Topics] saurabh88:
I will go mad

lg optimus one
[General Topics] ante0:
either /data/app

/system/app

or if you use Froyos "move application to sd" it would end up in the .android_secure folder on your sdcard. If that's the case you'd have to move them back in Settings->Applications
[General Topics] saurabh88:
I am using optimus one.Stock rom. Not rooted and having app2sd.
[General Topics] saurabh88:
Not able to get any yet
[General Topics] kompheak:
Why so desperate? Just curious... :)
[General Topics] saurabh88:
coz after formatting my phone I can't get even one to Install
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam1422:
Now with the shift due to come out is there anyway that we will be able to get the landscape mode on our evos(meaning for homescreen and sense ui)?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dpetchy0817:
I would imagine a future update may include it, if not im sure someone here will do it. I have also been wanting landscape sense on here.

Sent from my HTC Evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruki_Uki:
Hopefully it'll come in the new Sense UI if and when we get it.

Sent from my EVO's 4G :) You?........I thought so
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkdude36:
my question is will we get sense hd along with gingerbread. that would be nice. 2 major upgrades in 1.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] rebecker:
I can't seem to find a setting that will allow the phone to stay on when on external power, but turn the screen light off. Does that setting exist?

Thanks.

-Bob-
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] StephanV:
There's no such built-in feature, but third party apps (Tasker is a very powerful one) will manage.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jknox87:
So like the title says, I rooted my vibrant last using the method provided on this forum. Have to say it was very easy to do so kudos to whom the credit belongs to. Now I just need some good opinions on good apps to make the root even better. I was looking for apps2sd in the t mo android market and couldn't find it. I downloaded the "set cpu" apparently but that's about it. Also is there a way I can unroot if I ever want to or need to? Any help is appreciated!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Please read the sticky at the top (or in my signature). All of your questions are there.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DEFINITIONOFREAL:
Just flash a rom it will most likely have tha apps your looking for like apps2sd and such
[Surround General] jwzg:
When receiving a call, I'm having issues with flipping up the lockscreen. It doesn't happen all the time, but only if the phone has been off and in the case for a while. I don't know if this has to do with any other apps such as Attentive Phone, but I'm keeping an eye on it for now. Feedback, anyone?