yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] SquithyX:
OK, not that much of a noob (or at least dont think I am!) have been playing with android for some time, and have decided to cook up my own rom based on DesireHD. After some failures I now have a good stockish rom that I like and will release once i can sort out a few problems that I have.

I want to go down the CWM .zip route so I can release updates easily, off to the forums I went with a few questions... hours and hours of searching and researching and a few test runs later... have even more questions!!!!

1. EuroHD2 (Leo512) has 512mb ROM > how much of that ROM is actually available?

2a. When does the kernel load the SD-Ext partition?

2b. With CMW Recovery do you have to set a "userdata" partition when using SD-Ext data, or can you get away with not setting one?

3. Does CMW support using SD-Ext userdata

4. Is the 400m CMW Recovery only for the Leo1024?

5. What is the maximum size for the "system" partition on Leo512?

6. What is with all the questions??????

As you can see, many questions. Most have come from searching the forums and becoming more and more confused with it all!!

Please help!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] LiFE1688:
Good idea.

All of it.

Partitions:

misc 1MB

recovery 5MB

boot 5MB

system 150MB to 350MB

cache (optional, but people like 10MB)

userdata (whatever that remains, 350MB system partition size = 50mb userdata)

yes, sadly, you still need the userdata partition, you can go around it by creating another partition on the SD card, and call it userdata, I am assuming that works too. So now your SD has userdata, sd-ext, fat32 partitions.

urm, that's not CMW's job, that's your job.

You can either use DATA2EXT method which puts all userdata in SD card, ext2/3/4 partition or A2SD+ which puts all your data on the SD card, minus I don't know what, because it keeps reducing and I never figure out what. I am lazy to use adb.exe to go check.

Yes, because you really ran out of space. 350MB system partition, gives you less than 50MB of userdata partition provided you have 10MB of cache partition.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] SquithyX:
I was wondering that...

So if I create a "userdata" partition on the SD card the system should use that... meaning no userdata partition on the NAND... meaning SD-Ext and Data2SD features are not needed?

But then surly if it was that easy somebody else would have done it?!

The layout I am thinking is:

NAND/

--/misc (1mb)

--/boot (5mb)

--/recovery (5mb) *Is this needed? - Is this not for the recovery programs that we have on SD?

--/system (350-400mb) *theoretically upto 491mb as no userdata on NAND

--/cache (10mb)

SD/

--/userdata (1gb) *Could be bigger, but have read that it can cause corruption if over 2gb

-Fat32 (leftovers)

But all of this comes back to Q2a. When does the kernel load SD partitions?!

Other idea is to set the "userdata" in NAND to set size and grow the "system" partition and carry on using SD-Ext and Data2SD for internal storage, something like:

NAND/

--/misc (1mb)

--/boot (5mb)

--/recovery (5mb)

--/cache (10mb)

--/userdata (50mb)

--/system (leftovers) *441mb

SD/

--/Ext (1gb)

-Fat32

But then does the "system" partition have to be created 4th and wont work if created last???? And what about all the plastic trees, where do they go?! My head hurts, i'm cold and there are wolfs after me!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] LiFE1688:
I am guessing that creating userdata on sd card might work, but I don't know how your build mounts partitions, so that is your job too. :P

but you should read up on data2sd, data2ext, a2sd+ and a2sd

No, you can move the partitions around, it worked for me.
[Nexus S General] amjad_2020:
Hi i just got my Nexus S and i try to get pic but there is no zoom i don't know if this problem with all or only with my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
There is no zoom in the Nexus S camera application.

There's a thread on here a couple of weeks ago discussing this. Many pointing out that digital zoom is just cropping of the same image so a wasted feature since you can crop on your own; still, a nice (and missed) feature if you want to send a pic from the phone where you can't get close enough to frame the way you want and you want to send/upload straight from the phone.

I'm not sure if 3rd party camera apps will let you zoom or not, but you might try a demo version of one.
[Nexus S General] amjad_2020:
Thank you so much for the reply i thought my phone is broken.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Ya, no "zoom" but meeh it doesnt matter its only Digital zoom
[Nexus S General] Superfrag:
Use Vignette! It's my favorite 3rd party camera, with tons of options and cool mods, allows you to zoom or crop, but has no front facing camera support. But otherwise, it's great.
[Nexus S General] amjad_2020:
Thank you :D
[Galaxy Tab General] heythorp:
So I put my sim in the other day and the phone shuts down as normal however it would not reboot.

When it tried I got the intermittent vibrate. I was able to boot both into d/l mode and reset. I tried to do a factory reset but the tablet would not perform the function.

I hooked it up to odin and reflashed rotojma and its back up and running.

I hot swap my sim all the time and this is the first time this has happened.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rawfa:
I've installed TypeFresh on my Vibrant and now whenever I click on the Display option of the system (settings-display) the phone vibrates quickly and then tells me the application will close. I've already uninstalled TypeFresh and rebooted the phone but the issue persists. I get the message "The application settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."

Any suggestions?

cheers

Rafa
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rawfa:
.............Nobody?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clayfree:
Never tried TypeFresh so I can't help you with that. Here is a big list of flashable fonts, I have used then and they work really well.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=801160
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rawfa:
Come one, fellas, a little help here.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rawfa:
If this happens to anyone just install an APK font. You can uninstall it later. You will have access again to the display settings.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetmyster:
Is it safe to root my Desire HD? (Will i loose all my games, apps contacts etc?)

Also, If i were to use this Where would i start. On a mac.

I have no knowledge of how to root, or even what a root is, i have looked around but i have googled, quite a bit , still no luck.

1. Whats clockworkmod. Is it a program, etc?

2. What exactly does root do, is it like Jailbreak in iOS?

3. Hm, is there a noob proof guide?, Like with everything explained, even like, how to double click?!

4. I think you get the idea, Im a designer not a hacker :)

Any help is warmly greeted.

(except lmgtfy.com :D)

My MSN: thetmyster@hotmail.com
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkolev:
1. ClockWorkMod (or CWM) is a custom recovery, that allows you to flash unsigned (custom) ROMs.

2. Root gives you r/w access to your system files and superuser access to your phone to modify system settings. It's not exactly like a jailbreak because Android (unlike iOS) gives you the freedom to install non-market apps without root.

3. jkoljo's one-click s-off thread gives you easy and understandable guide and tools, but it's for Windows. I don't know if there is a tool similar to that for a mac. Actualy the only thing for which you need a computer, is the S-OFF. It's not required for root, but is for installing CWM.

There is one important thing which you need to know before proceeding. That's the version of your software. If it's 1.32 then you can root your phone straight away, but for 1.72 you have to downgrade first. There is a sticky in the dev section of the forum for that (never used it myself).

EDIT: Rooting does not remove any games, contacts, etc.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetmyster:
Soo, I'm on 1.72.405.3

Also, could this block visionary from appearing in the market?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seba84_2005:
Download visionary r14

Paste visionary file to SD card. From Market download any file manager and install it.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetmyster:
Im trying this now, I hope i dont have to downgrade for a temp root right? :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetmyster:
Hm, Visionary + seems to work,

But terminal emulator keeps giving a "Permission Denied"

And VNC Server Crashes (Shows black screen for ~5min and then says force close)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seba84_2005:
When U have permroot download this: One click Radio S-OFF

when U have Radio S-OFF then download from Market Rom Manager free and press Flash ClockworkMod Recovery 2.5.1.3. Download Gingerbread rom - paste on SD card. Reboot to CWM recovery. Make backup curent ROM. Find on forum file "FULL WIPE 1.2" flash it. At the end flash the Gingerbread ROM ;)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetmyster:
YAY Understandable guide!

Hm, when i had temproot my phone speed dropped to about 10% of what it usually is, it was really laggy. Is this normal on a temproot?

Hmm, Didnt work. No root options avaliable, gave me a black screen.

heres what i did.

http://cl.ly/2h3x1c173C1z1l2X3D0k
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nm8:
Where can I see if I'm Radio S-off?

When I press power button and down button, I can see "SHIP S-On"

Is this different?

Can I still follow the guide in your link?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seba84_2005:
nm8 yes you have S-ON so you can't install any modifited files (Recovery, ROM, Radio etc)

Follow the instructions: One click Radio S-OFF

You must wait until the visionary finish temproot if you have still a black screen, wait long moment.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thetmyster:
I left it for 2 days now........ :S :D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turbo_d:
Hi, If your on 1.72 then ou need to follow this guide to downgrade, be carefull though, follow step by step. Worked for me....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905003
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] ionic7:
I stumbled on this http://cheapdroids.com/T-Mobile-G2-Monaco-Aluminum-Case-Black-Open-Screen-Design.html

and was wondering if anyone had it or had reviews about it, looking to see that it wont interfere with keyboard like some do.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] jonathann0222:
Hey quick question! This case does not open the keyboard right?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] KiNG OMaR:
From the picture it looks like a solid one-piece, but then how would you get the phone in there? :confused:
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Maciz:
"The lock on the side holds the top and bottom of the case tightly together and prevents the case from accidentally opening"

It seems that it's some kind of lock, so that would mean it's openable, but don't hold me to that

*Edit*: http://cheapdroids.com/T-Mobile-G2-Monaco-Aluminum-Case-Silver-Open-Screen-Design.html

Thats the silver one, there you can see the long mechanism a bit better, so from the looks of it, you can still open it.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] ionic7:
Ohh I didn't see that shot great gonna order one
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Maciz:
Could you let us/me know how it is? It looks rather interesting :)
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] SuperDave81:
Definitely looking forward to an XDA member's review on this with better pics!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] ionic7:
Once I get it pics and review will be up i really just want something easier to take on an off then the ones that tmobile has cause I use a case for work which is painting, and the tmobile cases felt like i would screw the phone up taking them on and off alot.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] mstyle88:
I am very interested in this case as well and will probably order. I found a different seller on eBay selling this case, link below. It includes more pictures as well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/T-Mobile-G2-Mon...Accessories&hash=item256083857c#ht_1724wt_983

Also found this retailer that has a video of it, looks slightly bulky.

http://www.wirelessground.com/t-mobile-g2-aluminum-black-case.html
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] ionic7:
looks like oyu need to open just to use keyboard screw that
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] shadowofzeus:
Well a lot of people around here are looking for that. Something to lock the keyboard in place during normal day to day use. That way it isn't opening in your pocket and stuff like that.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] ionic7:
Yea that works out for them but it means im still on the hunt >>
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] mstyle88:
I agree in theory you shouldn't have to need this case. But if you are like me, my phone hinge is loose and it feels wobbly to even text. So if this case can hold the goods together securely then it looks like its worth it.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] luis86dr:
Just ordered one. Let's see if its better then the otterbox.

[G2/HTC Vision]
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Nissan350:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q606qauJ4A&feature=related

Looks sturdy. The added bulk keeps me away though.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] mstyle88:
I agree, I am worried about the excess bulkiness. Looks like a brick! All my friends have iPhone 4's so I dont want to pull out something looking a decade old! However pics and youtube videos can be deceiving. The G2 is a beautiful phone and doesnt seem to show scratches easy. I too have the loose hinge and like I said in a previous post, scotch tape on the sides is the best answer!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Nissan350:
Agreed. I always find myself buying cases for all of my devices. 2 weeks later i end up ditching them going back to naked. right now i just have the stealthguards full body protector on which is excellent even for 10$. I, for one, hate the g2's keyboard, however, its one of the best ones out thus far. (if that makes any sense)
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] luis86dr:
Anybody who ordered this case received it yet? Ordered mine on the 17th and still hasn't arrived....

[G2/HTC Vision]
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] luis86dr:
DO NOT ORDER. Took forever to come and the case is complete crap. Finish sucks. Build sucks. Overall suck

[G2/HTC Vision]
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mattwaddy:
Hi all, does anyone have an issue with Windows 7 X64 and the Mass Storage option in MAGLDR? Basically the device either comes up as unknown or the driver doesn't install

Any ideas?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] LiFE1688:
Did you install ANDROID drivers or HTC Sync 3.0?

If neither, then I recommend you install Android USB drivers.

http://developer.android.com/sdk/win-usb.html

If you don't feel like installing the whole Android SDK? Someone already just zipped the drivers and posted somewhere in the internet.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lms1407:
I found ADB usb drivers link somewhere here and installed and it worked for me.

I'm with Vista 32 bit though, so i'm not sure about Win7.

HTC Sync also works for me. Give it a try.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] RickAstley:
I had this issue. I believe it's related to the type of SD card used. I swapped out my 32GB Play.com SD card for a 4gb one and it worked fine.
[Streak 5 General] alperin1:
OK,

I have attached a PDF on how to use the Dell Sync tool to sync your contacts. It would seem some folks are having issues with it.

Regards,

Alperin1
[Streak 5 General] ZodiacPhoto:
How about the Outlook Calendar and Notes?

Thanks for the tutorial - it was helpful!

Is threre a way to synchronize Calendar and Notes from Outlook also?
[Streak 5 General] alperin1:
From the Dell Sync tool, I do NOT see that you can sync the Calendar and Notes.
[Streak 5 General] ram102946:
outlook set up

Hi

i just bought a dell streak,att locked 1.6.I need the outlook sync however I go to the dell mobility sync website and i cannot find that page you show regarding the sync issue.

thanks
[Streak 5 General] jjong:
You can only use dell sync tool, since Dell Mobile Sync powered by Nero is for Android Froyo 2.2.
[Streak 5 General] schizo:
whatever I do, it will show 5 hours estimation time of syncing my 1400 contacts., and whenever I let it sync once I return to my comp to xheck it will say sync success 900 failed 500. Stewpid nero program. Even I tried to unmount the sd card, in hoping to prevent nero to even think to sync media files, it just says error, I must mount the sd card
[Streak 5 General] besony:
Play Pass the ball !!

Well,

In this regard, I must say my Gene WM 6 / 6.5 with Activesync was really cool!

The sync happened just fine, and considerably fast too!

There has to be some workaround, other than Nero's Groundbreaking Research Software.

(I have tried MPE and some other, but, dont seem to work for me!)

I finally had to beam my contacts from my WM to dear Streaky.

then, Streak asked me whether to save all contacts,

I said, yes please..

And, they were added!

:)

care,

Sony.
[Streak 5 General] Nomgle:
A much easier method is to simply open a new Google account.

Install the Google Desktop Sync onto your PC, and it will sync all your Outlook Contacts and Calendars with the Google account ... which the Streak will also happily sync with over-the-air.

Voila - wireless syncing from Outlook.

The real beauty of this method is that it doesn't rely on any part of the Streak (or any other phone) - when you buy a new phone, you just point it at the same Google account to pull all your information.
[Streak 5 General] rvbarton:
the dell tool stopped syncing calendar & note with 2.2. truly a POS tool now.
[Streak 5 General] cdzo72:
Not syncing Google contacts or connecting with Dell Sync

Ok guys, I recently recovered my precious Streak from what I thought was a lost cause from being bricked....

I ran the QDL tool and everything went off without a hitch.

I tried to install Clockwork but all I kept getting was a black screen and so I finally flashed Streakwork and now all is good. I will mention that I have QuickBoot installed and when I try to tell it to get me to the Recovery screen it just boots right back into Android. But I'm still happy, using the volume buttons is no big deal...

So after I got Streakmod installed I immediately upgraded to Streakdroid...

SO here is the situation, plain and simple... my Streak is not syncing with anything else. I have my Gmail account configured and it's been a week now and my contacts and calender have yet to reflect what's in my Gmail account. Likewise when I connect the Streak to my computer, it will not sync up with the Dell PC suite.

I have tried clear all user info and starting over and yet it does nothing. When I connect the phone to the computer, I can see Android ADB device in the device manager, yet the Dell Suite won't recognize the phone.

I would also like to ask, where can I get a stock ROM that I can flash as easily as DJ Steve's Streakdroid?

If that is not possible... then I wanna ask if I run the QDL tool to get back to stock 2.2, will I loose Streakmod and root?

Thanks guys, hope y'all can help!!
[Streak 5 General] Fazziebear:
I use myphonexplorer for syncing to outlook it works well for contacts and calendar
[Streak 5 General] r00tcause:
For anyone who wants full outlook syncing plus a bunch of other awesome features, use "myphoneexplorer" and skip the dell software. You will not regret it.

I use it everyday.

Also, it's free.
[Streak 5 General] cdzo72:
Hands tied with myPhoneexplorer

yeah, that is one way to go but it is very restrictive. I have MOST of my contacts with several phone numbers and emails for each and myPhonexplorer doesn't jive with the customized fields so it's really no good to me because it's so simple
[Streak 5 General] mid_life_crisis:
I don't know anything about the Gmail issue, but the Sync is four steps for me.

1) Start the Sync application on your pc.

2) Start the Sync widget on your phone.

3) Connect phone to pc.

4) Wait a few seconds while they find each other.

This doesn't resolve one very basic problem in that Sync is a Nero product. It doesn't do contacts, only media.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] hywarp:
I have been getting at least 7 to 10 fc's from adw for the past few weeks. Is there a more stable launcher with the same features or is it a specific setting that is known to cause issues.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Buddha:
use launcher pro, 0 FC
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Lord Takyon:
Adw ex.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] urs74:
Yeah ADWex with it's latest updates has been FC free for me. *knocks on wood*

Sent from my X10a v2.1 using Swype keyboard
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mrljlamon:
i've gotten some lately to with adw ex. idk why. i NEVER had any before.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] hywarp:
Ex is a pay only app right. If so its not a problem I just want to make sure I get the right one, I really need to bump my phone to 2.1 already.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] pw120:
Zeam Launcher
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] anguslaw:
Launcher pro =0 fc
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Buddha:
+1

agree.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] hywarp:
I can only find icons for launcher pro on the market, can't seem to find the app itself.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Buddha:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/launcherpro/com.fede.launcher
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mr_Element:
Here you go mate!

http://www.launcherpro.com/2011/01/20/launcherpro-v0-8-3-released/#more-298

Just press the Download APK link , send apk file to your SD card and install.

The thing that you can't see the Launcher Pro application on market (Though it's for free) means that propably you just bought your XPERIA that means you're running Android 1.6.

Try to upgrade to 2.1 via SEUS first!

Hit the thanks button if I helped!

Regards,

mr_element.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] fiscidtox:
Launcher pro force closed way more than adw ex. For me anyway.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] hywarp:
Yeah I'm still on 1.6, I was looking for a good complete backup app before I dove into 2.1. Btw I didn't see a thanks button, but you did help.
[Nook Color General] Travels:
Just rooted to 2.1, thanks to the helpful advice and people here. Two questions...

How can I change the background color on the nook reader? I prefer sepia(brown) or black for the background. It's an option on the nook app on my phone.

And with launcher pro, how do I keep the buttons to stay on screen? They disappear after a while and I'm left with softkeys only. Thx.
[Nook Color General] khaytsus:
Set LauncherPro not to hide the status/notification bar.

And as for the lame options in the stock reader, I use FBreader. Not much option when it comes to reading DRM'ed B&N books I suppose.
[Nook Color General] painter_:
When in the BN program and have a book open touch anywhere choose text option from the blue bar, ithe color option is the second one from the top.
[Nook Color General] Travels:
Awesome thanks so much.
[Nook Color General] wernerml1:
I have a NC, 1.0.1. Rooted flawlessly yesterday. I yet had great problems to register with my Google account. The NC works a long while with signing in... and then says: can't establish a reliable data connection to the server. At the same time I could reach my Google account via the Web on the NC without difficulty, so there are no Wi-Fi problems obviously. Finally, after some hours, I managed it somehow, don't really remember what I did. Market etc, all worked.

This morning, when starting the NC it went to a reset by itself. After that, I had to setup the NC and register at B&N again, without problems, and then to connect to my Google account again. WHICH DOES NOT WORK THIS TIME AT ALL. But again, I can reach Google via the Web. But that does not help for setting up my account, or. Cannot reach Market and all this.

What shall I do? Root again?? Is this problem known?

Many thanks for any help,

wernerml1