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[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] RavenFB:
I felt the same way, initially, but have grown rather fond of being able to see the entire screen while I type. Not so sure I'd give that up now.

HTC Vision/T-Mobile G2 w/Cyanogenmod 6.1.1&G2 Fast kernel.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] HTC HD2 MAN:
brilliant idea with the rubber bands lol
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Capt ZZzzz:
What's wrong with using a bit of duct tape:p
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] KiNG OMaR:
Duct tape is my solution for everything :) Even if I can't make an apple tree grow oranges. My solution? Duct tape an orange seed to the apple tree. Now all we have to do is wait, because I'm sick of apple juice and I want some orange juice for a change :p
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] ad505:
Does anyone know if a case like this exists, yet is two piece, without a hinge, so the case still holds the phone together via some sort of clip mechanism?

Sent from my rooted HTC Vision running cm6.1.1
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] HTC HD2 MAN:
found a case??? update :) yeah!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] wolek76:
Don't know if its made but I believe I found temporary solution. Don't kill me if you don't like it :D... I DID SAY IT'S TEMP....

anyway, I'm using a HTC trophy silicone case....

Don't laugh please :) it has its limitations obviously, but does the trick brilliantly. I will post photos if there is any interest...

sent from htc desire Z
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] HTC HD2 MAN:
I'm interested. Its fine, is it a good fit?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] stepx88:
It feels like it covers too much of the screen. What if i want the notification bar to go down. I had the same prob with some cases
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] wolek76:
There are some pics,

tell me what you think :)
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] wolek76:
and some more pics... :D
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] wolek76:
Its actually a very nice fit (not too tight, not too loose either). I never really bothered to compare the actual sizes of our dezire and trophy.

As you can see there are some limitations....

The biggest one was the USB port, I had to cut this out to be able to access it. Obviously other buttons/holes do not fit either, but since I use MW600 (stereo bluetooth headset) there was no need cut that.

The existing 3.5mm audio jack hole lines up perfectly with our power button, and IT DOESNT hold the button down (pressed in). Same applies to volume/camera buttons.... these are not aligned with the actual case but still perfectly usable (you can feel the 'clicking' action when you press these through the case).

The best part of this case is the cutout arounf the speaker/camera. Seems like it was made for it :), doesnt it?

Also, microphone cutout in the case doesnt align with our mic, but thats not an issue since our mic doesnt get covered.

BTW....

I HATE silicone cases, but having dropped my toy so many times (they are tough!!!, aren't they :D), I thought I wont push my luck anymore... :D
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] ariballaban:
How about the pdair aluminum case? I can't post a link, but if you go to pdair.com, you should be able to find it. Don't have one, but it seems to match the idea.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] stepx88:
Thats a one piece right? The keyboard cant be use?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] wolek76:
Yes, thats the idea...

Look at OP :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stevenca:
Just up for an upgrade and wondering what phone is better than the samsung galaxy s i9000m from bell ? Is there a certain model everyone tries to make this phone into ? I would like something with a flash next time around , otherwise happy ....thank u for any ideas !!!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Jordiharrison:
Not sure there is anything better in Canada.

Well, maybe. Is there an 850 band Nexus S?

I would wait, if you could, for this year's dual-core phones.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] zshakespeare:
anything that turns on.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] accinfo:
define the word "better."
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
better is some aspects maybe but in terms of over all, none!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xxgg:
get Fascinate or Captivate.

Not a upgrade but a safer bet on Galaxy S.

It'll be few months before we see anything better than Galaxy S in canada.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TriC_101:
Go with the Samsung S Captivate.. I left my i9000m for it.. and love it NO SD issues.. and the GPS works alot better as well... also you can flash all the i9000 Roms to your captivate as well.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Smirny:
Although there have been a few new handsets launched since the Galaxy S i9000, (High-End Devices) I don't see a phone that is really "superior" or "better" than it.

If you take the Nexus S: No expandable space reminds me of my iPhone days -.- But in terms of CPU it is (minimum) better than the Galaxy S and has a Camera Flash.

HTC Desire HD: I simply don't like it, huge screen but just an upscaled Desire version of Android, nothing compared to the Galaxy S SAMOLED screen. But that's just my opinion.

-> In my opinion the Galaxy S with all current modded ROMs available seems to be equal compared to the current phones.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] lgkahn:
i9000t from newegg.com (think they are out of stock now) or from expansys.

get the 850mhz 8gb internal memory version.. no problems with sd.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] t1mman:
Nothing is worth the $$ now, just wait for, at least, dual core or some real upgrade.

IMHO, galaxy S is pretty much the best out there, with JL2, you have a pretty solid device, apparently fixes the SD issue and, if it doesn't, your device is under waranty.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
unfortunately none

even the Nexus S is below the I9000M

specially for NAM (north america bands)

the next best thing is I9000T 8 GB internal instead of 16 GB
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stevenca:
ok , was just looking for somewhat the same phone with a flash for the camera really
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ccage:
I'm using the desire z now. I find that it looks way sexier and is faster out of the box. When I rooted my galaxy s and put darky's rom on it that's when it started operating at the same level as the desire z does with no tampering. Plus gps is ten times better and so is call quality. That's just my opinion though. There are also other points to consider as well. Battery life of the galaxy s is better then the desire z. The camera on the galaxy is is also a bit better even though the desire z has flash (flash is mostly useless on any camera though). I also don't find touch wiz as annoying as sense but I just put launcher pro on it myself. The desire z can also connect to a computer without having to fidle with any drivers and the syncing software for htc is so much better. If I need to get something from my friends computer I can finally just connect my phone via usb, could never do that with the galaxy s.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rmanaudio:
And the Z ways 3 times as much!

The screen is also 3 times as crappy!

No HTC is better than or sexier than Galaxy S or Nexus S!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TriC_101:
why go 8 GB when you can get the Samsung S Captivate that has 16gb and has no issues with internal SD.. Gps works better as well... and works on north america bands.. and you can flash the i9000 roms to it as well as the Captivate roms. I would go with it.

This is what I did I left my i9000m for the Samsung S Captivate and have not looked back. and no-one mistakes the Captivate for an iPhone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stevenca:
i am going to see if bell sells the captivate , by any chance is there a camera flash?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] gtg2:
Bell does NOT sell the Captivate (it's exclusive to Rogers) and I am fairly certain that it does NOT include a camera flash.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stevenca:
ok thx , i guess i will stick with the galaxy s than til dual core phones start comin out , just wish they gave us a camera flash
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TriC_101:
the Captivate is a Samsung S phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Cam3ron1:
Epic 4g
[Galaxy S I9000 General] C.Flat:
Desire Z. Only other good android phone on bell now
[Galaxy S I9000 General] C.Flat:
I came from a galaxy s, the desire z's screen is very good too
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jeanveupas:
lol thread.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] w98seeng:
If I were to get a new phone, I would go for the HTC Desire HD. The screen is an SLCD, not an SAMOLED, but I like the big screen. If this were around when I was looking at a new phone, I might have gone for it.

But I do love my SGS, no doubt about it.

Do you have to stay with Bell? Telus is coming out with the HTC Desire HD in Feb or March. They also have the Motorola Milestone.
[G Tablet General] fasteddie58:
Can you print from the G Tab? Also how do you all back-up all the information you put on your G Tab?

Thanks!

Ed
[G Tablet General] Reginhild:
Backup via app or USB to computer or thumb drive or microSD. Haven't tried to print yet myself.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
For printing, I've read of an app named "printershare" (on the market). If you have dropbox installed (free), then I think that there's a way to use that to print also.

A lot of folks here seem to use Titanium Backup to backup their apps and data.

Jim
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcdwll_mrcs:
I am new to the setcpu app I am wondering how do I know how much frequency my min and max should be to help my phone out more. Can anyone help me on that plz?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JTNiggle:
It will depend on which ROM and kernel you're running, but generally, overclocking doesn't do much good for you. I do however run my Main Max @ 1113 and Min @ 245. I then have a profile set for Screen Off Max @ 245, Min @ 245. This has helped a lot with battery life. This is on CM6.1.1 and the SBC stock kernel.

Also, there are the Scaling options. They will vary based on the kernel you're using. Generally, their names speak for themselves, so pick appropriately. I use Interactive when available, or Ondemand as a second choice. If you choose Performance, you will stay clocked at the highest speed until over ridden by a profile, so don't bother with that one unless it's for testing only.

One thing to think about is that Setcpu doesn't play well with HAVS, so if you're running a kernel with that built in, they will be fighting each other.

Also, if you're running a stock based rom with a stock kernel, you will need to disable Perflock if you want Setcpu to be able to really do it's job. So, while in Setcpu, tap Menu > Perflock Disbaler and attempt to disable perflock. Once it is successful, pick set on boot and close that window. Now Setcpu can work properly and you can start saving battery.

If you're primary goal is to get amazing battery life, I highly reccommend you try some of the new SBC kernels that have trickle charging built in. That's what I've been using since they came out, and it is amazing what a little tweak can do for you. SBC Kernel Thread
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] e_sanders88:
Hi,

Does anyone know of a way to save my text messages and call history before i flash my phone with a new ROM?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _dsk_:
I use SMS backup and restore from the market. Its free and works really well for saving SMS and timestamps etc. It doesnt backup your MMS though.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nwsk:
I just use titanium backup, and restore the data for the system storage files (they're highlighted in green), haven't had any issues so far
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orangegoat:
You're a noob like me (I've flashed a few ROMs on a WinMo 6.1 phone, trying in vain to make it suck less, but I'm new to Android). You're rooted, you've flashed the Clockworkmod recovery, created a backup, copied a ROM zip your SD card, and tried to select it in the Recovery Manager. It fails, saying it can't find the file (something along the lines of "file not found," if I recall). It happened to me, and I couldn't find an answer on xda or anywhere else. I figured it out, eventually. My noob mistakes, which the various guides I read didn't help me with:

1. You have to copy the ROM zip to your INTERNAL SD card. The guides need to be a little more explicit about this. All these references to an "SD card" are really talking about the 16GB of internal flash in the phone (I gather there's some other internal flash as well, but you can't access it from mass storage mode so don't worry about it).

2. To get to this internal SD card, put the phone in USB mass storage mode AND MOUNT THE DRIVE by clicking on the USB thing that pops up in the notification area (The pull-down menu at the top of the screen). If you don't do that second step, the PC seems to recognize the phone (you've got the drivers installed, right?) but the drives appear grayed out.

Since I didn't mount the USB mass storage, I couldn't copy the ROM zip -- so I just took on my external SD card, put in the PC, copied the zip, popped it back in the phone, and couldn't figure out why it didn't work.

I hope this helps someone avoid the frustrations I ran into.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexdemonumber3:
so I've been overclocking at 748800mhz, min and max, on the screen on profile which is perfectly stable. I tried overclocking at 768000mhz, min and max, and got random reboots approximately every 5 minutes. so, if I set the max to 768000 and the min to 748800, will it be stable?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twolazyg:
Should be, what is your scaling set to? Try it with smartass or interactive.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexdemonumber3:
it was set to performance, but ill try it on interactive!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twolazyg:
Performance will keep it at the maximum all the time. If your phone cant handle the speed, it will freeze/boot loop until you change it. Try interactive and make a profile for when you plug your charger in, it drops down to 691.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indiscriminant:
What kind of battery life are you getting when you leave your cpu overclocked with both the min/max like that?

I typically do 245/710 for screen on but get 20-30hrs of battery life, is the battery hit not that much or are you just around a charger enough that you don't need to worry about it?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il Duce:
no. if your phone reboots at 768 it just can't handle the frequency. You should try clocking your min down a bit, like to 352 min screen on, it should help battery a bit and I doubt you'll notice a difference in performance. Also, if you apply the smartass governor it will do a few things your profiles do, so you won't need as many profiles. In the smartass gov, the max freq screen off is 352, and the min freq screen on is 518, so all you would need to set is a general profile like 245 min and 748 max, then the smartass gov will do the rest for you :)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexdemonumber3:
okay, that sounds tight. how do I get the smartass governor? it doesn't show up in setCPU on my phone :/
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il Duce:
what rom are you on? do you have a custom kernel?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twolazyg:
It should be showing up in your governor settings. Should be the 2nd from the top (Right under Interactive)
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexdemonumber3:
I need to flash a new kernal, perhaps?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wireless.praying.mantis:
The FAQs and support site for the SETCPU apk is now 404. :(
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirmx:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=505419

I wouldn't worry about the website, just keep using that forum.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holic87:
Is it better to just have one profile (like 710 max, 245 min) rather than two profiles, one for screen-on (528-710) and one for screen-off (245-352)? Also, is it better to use the ondemand governor rather than interactive or smartass?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fightr:
I don't see smartass either. I'm running both the CMD kernel and rom. Is there a way to fix this?
[Android Software Development] Damonkashu:
So I'm trying out making a live wallpaper and I'm using the sample code provided in the SDK for the cube live wallpaper

I wanted to use this code to get the height/width of the display

@Override
public void onCreate(SurfaceHolder surfaceHolder) {
super.onCreate(surfaceHolder);

Rect frame = getSurfaceHolder().getSurfaceFrame();
float width = frame.width();
float height = frame.height();
// By default, we don't get touch events, so enable them.
setTouchEventsEnabled(true);
}

and if you're wondering about the context of the code, just look at this sample

Unfortunately, when I run this code, the width and height return as 0, though if I put this in onVisibilityChanged, the correct values are returned, why is this and where should I put it?

Also, when I do get the display width/height, it includes the real estate behind the notification bar as well. Is there a way I can get the width/height area of everything excluding the notification bar?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ShortySk8n:
I have a stock HD2 running Blue Topia from a class 10 SD card on Tmo in the US. Is there a way to upgrade the "radios" without rooting? Will that help low / no signal in a few locations. Everything works great except in those locations. A new My Touch has better signal in those locations. I don't know if that's hardware or software though?

Is there a benefit Rooting my HD2 & running Android from internal memory instead of the SD card? The SD seems plenty fast to me? Also does Clockwork Mod have any use when running from the SD?

Lastly what is Nand? Is that different from "rooted"?

Thank you very much for putting up with & answering all my Newb Q's
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] spyderman33:
you are in the wrong forum...

There is a Q&A section for the HD2... Try searching for the answers before posting... all the questions you asked have been addressed before...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] casemandan:
Best radio in my opinion for low signals is 2.15.50.14

Running from internal memory has speed advantages.. android loads way faster and is more responsive in my opinion.... also sd cards do get messed up from all the garbage files that end up being put there and that leads to problems with them and the only solution is reformating them all over

NAND is the way all phones run when originally purchased running from phones internal memory

Rooting your phone means giving yourself root, or superuser access, giving you access to system files and the ability to change things that normally are marked read only itallows you to change all kinds of things that normally you wouldn't be able to, along with install custom versions of Android.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dung8604:
Cut him a break these terms can be confusing to new users.

If you want to update or change your radio you simply re flash it in Windows like you did the first time. I am not sure if this will solve reception issues. It's worth a shot. Please let us know how it goes.

Rooting is not the same as NAND. Rooting refers to giving the user total access to change hidden files in the system of the phone. Blue topia is already rooted.

NAND refers to flashing an Android ROM directly to the phones memory, thereby making it a native Android phone (allowing you to use SD card for apps and such).

I don't think clockwork mod has any use on RAM builds.

Please read and search before posting questions, as these have been answered before.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ShortySk8n:
My apologies for posting in the wrong place. Anyone who knows far more then I can move this to the right place, Or delete it if you wish. I did try searching for my answers before posting these questions. But I know about as much about navigating this website as I do about Radios, Nand & Rooting & was unable to find the answers to my questions. If someone can put links in here to those other answers they would be very helpful.

Thank you for your patience

PS. Doesn't

* HomeArrow

* HTC Leo: HD2Arrow

* HD2 Android Q&AArrow

* [Q] Newbs Q's for Stock HD2 running 2.2 from SD

Mean this was posted it the Q&A for HD2 Android? I'm honestly asking? Because the 1st comment said I posted in the wrong place. Also it took me multiple tries to get back to this post.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ShortySk8n:
Where would I find that radio? If you could give me a link I would be grateful. (edit: I found the radio thread) One of the other posts said to replace the radio in Win MO 6.5? If I'm running Blue Topia from a SD card, Does the Blue Topia have the radio software? Or is it using the Radio software from Win mo 6.5?

The other thing I have learned since this original post is that the loss of signal is a lot more often then 1st thought. Before noticing this problem I loaded Gingerbread onto my SD card (I copy things back & forth PC to SD & a backup of last known good Blue Topia) Ran it for a short time then loaded my backup copy of Blue Topia back on the SD. Wiping it clean each time but not reformatting it. That's when I started noticing signal problems after trying Gingerbread. I don't know if the 2 are related?

If I'm happy with the responsiveness? Is that the only reason to run it internally? Other then the garbage files. & won't the garbage files just end up on the internal memory? Also won't having a last known good on the PC help me dump those garbage files?

Thank you very much for all your help
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josh995:
I like Fresh rom, and Cyanogen. I have only been rooted for a few days.

However, I would like to customize these roms even further.

First, is this frowned upon? Messing with other peoples roms for my personal use?

Second, is there a process I need to follow, or can I just simply delete .apks from the file before I copy it to my SD card then flash to my phone?

I did do a search, and found people saying to unzip, delete .apk's, then re-zip... And other people said unzip, delete, sign, then re-zip...

I'm lost... sorry for being such a noob.

Thanks. Even the littlest help is greatly appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JTNiggle:
You can delete apk's from a ROM before flashing and nobody is gonna give you trouble for personalizing their ROM for your personal use. Just be sure that if you're going to release your work to others, you ask the original developer first and give proper credits.

When removing apk's from a ROM before flashing, be sure you know what you're removing, and that it wont cause issues for you. I would recommend flashing the complete ROM and removing apk's one at a time until you are familiar with what does what and what may cause boot issues and/or battery drain. If you remove a bunch of stuff before you flash it, and it boot loops, it may be hard to tell what exaclty the problem was caused by. So, start small and build up to fully customizing, you'll be in the kitchen in no time.

Myself, I use 7zip for opening zips without having to unpack them. So, get 7zip installed on ur cpu. Then right click on the zipped ROM, drag over 7zip and pick open archive. You will now be inside and can modify to your hearts content. Add, remove, swap out, whatever you want. When your done, just close out and the changes are saved. Flash away.

I always make some changes to the build.prop file in /system for reference. such as changing the ro.build.description to something else, so I know which modded version it is. This is what is seen under menu > settings > about phone > software information > build number on ur phone. To edit the build.prop, you will first have to copy it out of 7zip and edit it with word pad or something, then copy it back in. There's lots of fun to have, so go for it! Lots of people here to help if you run into trouble.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
Lots of good info above (thanks for the tip on ro.build.description, have to try that now :)), but I always resign if I add or remove files.

Sent from my blah blah blah blah