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[Gen8 General] W208er:
hi newbie here, i just bought A70 and use eclair which is preety fast for me compared with my friend's A101 with froyo (054 ver i think). then this morning i update to 2.0.71 and i do benchmark with quadrant and the result is magnificient, more than 1300 (before only 800 with eclair), but in fact, when i'm browsing using the standart browser or dolphin browser or doing anything, i feel it is a lot slower and laggy compared with my previous eclair (i set to overdrive already) am i missing something?

i saw on my notification, it is always doing "updating photo thumbnails", is it cause my a70 slow?

thanks b4
[Gen8 General] Ghostifish:
*moved to another thread*
[Gen8 General] fzelle:
@W208er:

After the update the gallerie has to reindex all the thumbnails.

Until this is done, the system is a littlebit slow.

Just let it do it's work, and after that it will run.
[Gen8 General] Kashban:
No... BT is default off on my archos 101, only using Wifi.
[Gen8 General] hamzer11:
I am posting just to say thanks for the update and it has really eased up a lot of my issues. I am new to the whole android platform and running an 8gb 101. I am having a lot of issues with lag even with a task killer. I was about to return it if it wasn't for the combination of this update and the google market app.

One question though, if this is an archos update, how come it doesn't come automatically or when selecting firmware update on the tablet?
[Gen8 General] Ghostifish:
I just watched my 101 in standby throw up the archos bootscreen then show the homescreen and i spotted, for a brief moment, the alarm icon on the status bar.

Check under the alarms tab on the system monitor. There are a load of wake events scheduled on my 101. Perhaps some ppl have some misbehaving apps/services that are throwing up errent alarms?
[Gen8 General] 675 Trip:
it doesn't seem to be really rebooting at all, I checked the os monitor and still had PIDs in the 26000 range. on reboot that gets to around 1700.

I agree that those "alarm" events are probably the culprit.

is there any way to edit them?

it also seems that a lot of firmware checking is going on all the time in the event log.

I guess that will be one advantage to root, stopping some of these automatic checking functions. I don't really care if the unit checks itself, I am going to get my updates here or archosfans after it looks like they are somewhat stable.
[Gen8 General] greeny2010:
noob needs help ...

After doing a recovery on my 2 days old A101 as I'm having problem with the screen orientation - my home screen appears to be different from the original. Some of the widgets are missing :eek:

How can I get back to the original screen again?

Any help appreciated.
[Gen8 General] ArchosGamer:
original files

You might be able to find some of the programs you're looking for in the file below:

ftp://support.archos.com/A101 HDD contents.zip
[Gen8 General] SDRebel:
what apk did you use for the latest firmware? i've been reading different threads and now I am confused :(
[Gen8 General] wdl1908:
This is a bold statement. Can you give some examples of backup programs that don't need root and are still able to backup settings etc....
[Gen8 General] W208er:
my update already finish, and now may A70 run much faster at home screen. but in the browser (dolphin) I still feel that my A70 run much slower than before (run on eclair), i already turn the performace to overdrive and turn off all browser's plug in. and the battery drain much faster. before, i can use my A70to browse heavily using wifi up to 8 hour, now only 5 hour.

is it possible to downgrade to eclair?
[Gen8 General] bosbrucec:
Ahhh... If only it were that simple ... Since the original 2.0.54 (and updated 2.0.71) Froyo 2.21 changes the "updating multimedia gallery" is a plague that repeats itself every time a file is written to (or changes on?) the system. :( Perhaps subsequent runs aren't as bad, perhaps my 16GB microSD card isn't the highest speed, but it's a nuisance. This seems to almost "stop-the-world" when running the default launcher, and replacing it with Launcher Pro makes for some noticeable speed improvements, though Launcher Pro has minor glitches because of the non-standard on-screen Android navigation buttons Archos uses...

If you are like me and have 12+GB of music on a microSD and 1+GB photos, it basically makes these G8 Archos tablets unusable much of the time (unless you never install new apps...). Putting a ".nomedia" (with terminal) file at the root of the external SD card tree stops that, but then music player and gallery are rather lacking in content. :(

It's a bug Archos needs to fix...

As to the speed after the 2.0.71 update, no doubt it improves *some* things in performance, but having the JIT compile code takes time for short lived apps that may slow things down if you don't run for long, and it always takes more RAM to keep both native compiled and Java bytecodes in memory. I suspect JIT is a much bigger win on platforms with 512MB RAM...

I really like my A70it ... great battery life, nice CPU/GPU, very thin,... However, since installing Froyo, it has not been stable enough to count on so is going back unless Archos comes up with a big pile of bug fixes soon. :(

I'm thinking a G8 tablet with 512MB RAM and Tegra 2 will be a huge step forward as far as Android goes, though some steps backward as far as display quality and form factor... If only Archos fixed their bugs and then put a Tegra 2 w/ 512MB RAM in there!... One can dream, right? :)
[Gen8 General] bosbrucec:
Nope, at least not last I checked. You can still download the Eclair .aos firmware just changing the 2.0.71 string to 1.0.84 (or whatever their Ecliar was) as a URL on archos' support download site, and you can go the complete reformat device install firmware route as I tried (documented on the archos fans forum somewhere ... IIRC hold power and up or down volume while booting until the Archos logo appears to get to this menu), but it will only install Froyo firmware versions once you've upgraded. :(

Archos jumped the gun on this upgrade because they had promised it... If only they had not made it available as an option to upgrade on the device itself without manual download/install of the firmware file, I and others might have googled some of the issues with it before going there and kept our devices simple and useful, albeit lacking some Froyo goodness...
[Gen8 General] mampostial:
Not true I always use WIFI and not BT and still happens.
[Gen8 General] j.v.fouts:
Archos 101 Custom Rom?!?!?1

ok so i havent read through all of these, but has anyone put out a custom rom yet for the 101, because i cant stand it, its laggy when scrolling and it just plain sucks to me.
[Gen8 General] Kashban:
Try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=895599

That solved most issues I had.
[Gen8 General] telnet05:
Man this think lags like playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta.... If i use another launcher will it make faster????
[Gen8 General] Snyperx:
Wow you guys whine a lot. I have a 101 running Zeam launcher and don;t seem to have any scrolling issues or lag issues as some have stated. Have you changed the CPU Settings>About Device>Power management to Overdrive so the CPU runs at 1000 Mhz?
[Gen8 General] matyoka:
Got my 16 GB Archos 101 a couple of days ago and It was allready upgraded to 2.2. I had a helluva time starting Market on it as gappinstaller4 gave me an error that it was made to work with Eclair. I found v_5 and finally the Market started working, however I cannot find Voice Search, Zema, Thumb keyboard or just other simple apps I have acces to on my HTC phone. It didn't come with Voice Search which is an awesome app and very practical, however I was able to sideload one. It freezes up all the time at the beginning of starting it... My question is, why am I missing so many cool apps from the Market? It seems that only a portion of the market is available. Thanks for all the input and info.
[Gen8 General] bigblue206:
Search for "see all market apps" and you should find the thread that fixes that.
[Nexus S General] TheBiles:
I'm just loving it so far! So thin and light, and the curved screen is just bad-ass.
[Nexus S General] dls5375:
I'm with ya man, this thing rocks!!

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
wait wait wait, the whole time you said bad things about it you never used it?

*glare*
[Nexus S General] JDMSirEK4:
I love my Nexus S and Nexus One!
[Nexus S General] jroid:
I lol'd at the title. But I agreeeee this phone is so dam SEXY! I think the high gloss plastic back and the curved glass with the anti-fingerprint coating looks extremely slick.
[Nexus S General] suhas_sm:
After so much of hue and cry seems like you have come to the senses :P Nevertheless its never too late ;-)
[Nexus S General] Smokexz:
The device is very nice! Best I have ever owned, my Vibrant is very jealous xD
[Nexus S General] Androidfreakz:
I love this phone it's just to dam sexy. Its not perfect but its dam close. Sleek, Sexy, Stylish with pure Google. My best download speed on 3g is just over 5mb. Love this phone.
[Nexus S General] going_home:
I wasnt going to get one because of no 4G, but I picked up a G2

and realized the G2 didnt seem to be any faster than the Nexus One.

So I sold the G2 friday and bought a Nexus S saturday (still have the N1).

Yep. Its really nice.

I love the screen closing just like a TV does.

All they had was lavender neoprene cover/protectors at the BB Mobile.

So girly, but I do need a case.

Anyone find a decent rubber case yet ?

I need a thin one so the phone will still fit in the belt carry case.

:o
[Nexus S General] spacemanspiff33:
I wish I could be saying the same thing right now...*sniffle*

/me pets his Nexus One while a single tear rolls down his cheek

Curse you bestbuyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
[Nexus S General] plisk3n:
Just wondering, does the Nexus S come with the little Android pouch like the Nexus One?
[Nexus S General] leyvatron:
nope.

Phone, sim card, booklet, battery, usb, and chager.
[Nexus S General] spacemanspiff33:
Thank jeebus I still have my 'little pouch'!! :) I love this thing, and pretty sure I'm gonna be using it with most of my phones in the future.....I hope the Nexus S fits, anybody with both care to share whether or not it will work with the Nexus S???
[Nexus S General] tks989:
i love to show off my stunning display and sleek body of the phone. plastic has never looked so sexy
[Nexus S General] cgrunner:
I use my old G1 pouch case! (Fits great) I think the N1 case is a tad short.
[Nexus S General] pierrekid:
Lol I had to stop in to see if new NS owners really did like their phone... I would have like this phone except not having 4g ( the biggest wft mistake by samsung), horrible plastic build quality, no micro sd ( really samsung? my nokia e71 from 5 years ago had micro sd slot) and no hdmi out makes this phone a serious epic fail. I feel sorry for you guys since you bought a phone that is already way behind the curve and obsolete. I mean honestly like cnet, phandroid and gizmodo have stated, besides gingerbread this phone is nothing special and in many way not that much of an upgrade from the N1. Before you guys attack me just think...almost every phone that has come out in the past 6 months will have your precious gingerbread including my G2, but you will never experience 4g which is clearly the future of cell phones... just some food for thought.
[Nexus S General] graemegb:
Just got it today! Loving the new keyboard.
[Nexus S General] suhas_sm:
You have a point if you belong to a area where 4G exists :) But what about the rest of the world and those who dont have a current generation phones ? <_<
[Nexus S General] robstunner:
I could care less about your HDMI out and microSD with all the cloud talk making its way. When u get your beloved g2 on gingerbread ill be enjoying honeycomb. Did you miss the review saying that the Nexus S "is the best android device on the market currently." You complaining about cheap plastic build confirms my assumption that you didnt even get the phone in your hands and your ragging on it. Plastic? Yes. Cheap feel? None whatsoever.

Have a nice day!
[Nexus S General] AVonGauss:
Alright, I'll ask a serious question, what is the real use case for having 4G on your phone that makes it a "must have"? I totally understand wanting to be in an area that has been upgraded, more capacity = better experience, but what exactly will 4G provide for you on a daily basis on your phone?
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
ANYONE who says they wont get this phone because lack of HSPA+ is not smart, really the phone supports HSDPA 7.2 and HSUPA 5.xx which is plenty fast!
[Nexus S General] dwang:
I've been debating whether to return my nexus s, especially now that the nexus one gingerbread roms are coming out and performance is really great.

However, I've decided to keep the nexus s because the screen is just incredible. It blows away the nexus one screen in terms of touchscreen sensitivity, color saturation, outdoor visibility, multi-touch, and just overall size.

The screen alone is worth the upgrade over the nexus one imo.

Of course, my nexus s has 3 visible dust particles underneath the screen so I'm going to have to swap it out.
[Nexus S General] Sarah Hastings:
@ slowz3r are you sure about the HSDPA? many reviews state that HSDPA is not available on Nexus S...

About Nexus S from my experience, I would say, It probably is the best Android phone, but it is likely to get lost in the sea of so many Android phones.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
nope HSDPA 7.2 is there, i know cuz i speed test here at 6.5, im in an HSPA+ area so seeing as there is no HSPA+ support its just HSPA7.2
[Nexus S General] Kubernetes:
That's my question. Unless you're downloading torrents or tethering for an entire household, hspa is plenty fast. My Vibrant hits 5.5mbps dl--which is fast enough. I imagine that it will be at least a year, if not more, before we begin to feel like that's too slow.
[Nexus S General] pierrekid:
Return the phone, my girlfriend did earlier today. The phone is missing so many features its ridiculous. All it is honestly is a plastic, no micro sd nexus one with gingerbread. Save yourself the money and heartache.
[Nexus S General] tommyz2kool:
what does loyalty have to do with anything? plenty of places I go to are still edge only. 4G is useless when you cant even get 3G speeds
[Nexus S General] hilaireg:
As this thread appears to have gone the way of the flamefest; it has earned that 2nd highest award possible on XDA ...

... closure.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicoale:
He, I'd like to know if it is or will be possible

thank you very much
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BLAST3RR:
Eventually..

Though WP7 won't be of use because of their licensing system.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Current versions have issues with this, but we don't know what the future will bring ;)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancer123:
Hello,

I am having real problems with my phone. I was trying to root the phone and I am stuck. I have S=off on the HBOOT screen, android version 2.2, software version 1.14.531.1.

I am not able to perform Visionary temp root, can't load clockwork recovery, and can't install Busybox. When I try SU within terminal, I get the error "must be suid to work properly".

When I try to install Busybox, I get the error "The application failed either becasue you device is not NAND unlocked or we were unable to remount".

I cant install ClockWork recovery..I get the error "an error occured while trying to run privilidged commands"

I have tried everything which is probably why I am stuck. I tried to force the update to 2.2.1 but won't work. The phone goes thru the motions of updating boot, radio, etc...However, still the same results are its done. THe phone stays on 2.2.

I have tried doing all of the root methods avail: Using Visonary, rage, etc... None of them will work.

Can anybody offer me advice to get root back so I can 1. install a recovery and then install another rom? I need a way to basically put the phone back to factory installed software and start fresh.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatguy13:
Try this worked perfectly for me. also make sure you have ADB installed and working properly before attempting root.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=858996
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slhpss:
if you want to go back to stock follow the downgrade thread (linked in the thread about forcing the update) then follow the one linked above me here... it's faster than my forcing the update method (once you get radio s-off and the eng boot loader you can actually just flash the update.zip from my thread....)

EDIT: and in the future please post in the proper section or reply in the thread of the guide you're having problems with.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancer123:
Thank you for trying to quickly help me. I started to follow the instrucions for downgrading and got stuck at the ADB Shell command. Within the Shell, I typed SU and got the following error "must be usid to work properly". Can you please offer any advice to get around this error?

Thanks,

Lance
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatguy13:
to be suid you have to have temp or full root access. my sugestion would be to start the process from scratch. have you tried the visionary method?

i cant post the link to the other forum but its readily availible if you google it.

i didnt see the download link in the site i found so if you need the file PM me your email and ill send it back to you
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancer123:
Hello,

Yes, I did try Visonary and will not get SU working. The S=off is already showing. However, no matter what I do, I can't get SU to work. The device appears to be rooted but won't allow any advanced permisson comands to be used such as SU. I have tried re-installing superuser. that didn't help either.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatguy13:
launch the current version of SU you have on your phone and select settings scroll to the bottom of the page and under "superuser Information" you should see "Su binary Vx.x.x-xx) what is the version #?

Click on that and see if it updates the version if it does update try rebooting launch terminal and retry SU
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancer123:
Hello,

I checked the version of SU and did find there is an update. I tried to install and got the followng error 'An error occured and su was not updated. a zip file has been placed on your sdcard. please reboot into recovery and flash it".

The problem is that I can't get into recovery as I get the red exlimation mark. I can't find a way to install a recovery program because of permission issues.

Any further suggestions?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deviusdragger:
Aren't you suppose to be on 2.2.1 before you start any rooting. Op=reading fail!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancer123:
Thanks for the confirmation that I screwed up. Do you have any advice to help me fix the problem:?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KenpoAP:
How in the first place you get the s=off. In order to get s-off you need root! Is also known that to boot into recovery thou need to try several times before its locks! The better way to deal woth it is reading! The root method in the dev section help a lot! Read, read! That's the better way to learn! If you are in eng hboot and s= off there's a possibility that you only need to reboot into recovery several times! Other than that just read with patience!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CBConsultation:
My advice (without trying to hurt feelings too much) is DON'T ROOT. You obviously don't really know your way around Android too well at this point. I would familiarize yourself with everything before diving in head first.

Despite popular belief, having root does NOT in fact make you cooler.

WAAAY too many new users are trying to root because they think it's cool or heard it's cool. You need to learn your device first.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slhpss:
no... you fail
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slhpss:
lancer... get on IRC I will help you

EDIT: or AIM, or yahoo, msn, or gtalk.... my info is in my profile
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbiggss:
If you have S=Off on your phone already, your best bet would be to flash Clockwork recovery through FASTBOOT.

If you are unsure of how to do this, refer to this link from the Cyanogen Wiki:

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Fastboot

The page will point you in the right direction for everything that you need.

Have the ROM that you want to install on your SD Card because FASTBOOT will probably not allow you to directly flash all the other partitions, but it will at least allow you to flash recovery, then boot into Clockwork and Install a new ROM.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milad3d:
hello.i have a problem that killing me...:confused:

in my university there is one way to connect to wifi in laptops that you make a pppoe connection in laptop and give a username and password to your pppoe connection that you give from university manger....

i dont know how to connect to this kind of wifi in my galaxy s??/

when i turn on wifi it says that unsuccessful......please help me:(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohsen_bu:
yes. i have this problem too...!:(

PLZ help us
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milad3d:
if even there is no way plz say to us. ..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oswade:
does the uni offer any alternate instructions, ie. for connecting from linux computers? or iphones?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milad3d:
they dont know anything....

can we make connection in android that connect to wifi with username and password?

the usual way is that only with one password......
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpaik:
I think you will not have much ability to do PPPOE with the Galaxy S. You would need a PPPOE client on the Galaxy handset. :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohsen_bu:
I think, we ourselves must create a program for android For this ...!