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[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Cret:
Before I start I want to be clear that I'm talking about 'Album Artist' here, not Album or Artist alone - just to save anyone being confused!

Basically I can't see how to set the Zune player on my HD2 to list music by Album Artist instead of normal/real Artist.

What I mean for anyone who doesn't know there terms, is mostly applied for stuff like compilation and mix CDs, where you might have tracks by a dozen different artists, but sold as a 'Ministry of Sound' CD for instance.

I want the artist to show as Ministry of Sound on my Zune player, because otherwise I end up with a separate artist showing for every track on the CD.

So for 1 CD, I might end up with 12 Artists all with 1 track against them, instead of 1 Artist with 12 tracks listed. And the end result is my player shows that it has hundreds of artists on there and it takes ages to scroll through them.

Sure it's not just me that has this problem, and most MP3 players can cope with this, but I can't see how to list music by Album Artist in Zune, either on the phone or on the PC.

Hope someone can help as this ruins the music player for me. :(

Cheers! :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Canterbury:
I just tried syncing "cafe del mar" (which has various artists) from pc using zune to hd2.

how i have it set up is in windows explorer (windows 7)

have the following columns viewable in windows explorer #,Title,Contributing artists,Album,Album Artist

album artist set as "Various Artists" (equally you could have it list as you which but all songs the same)

album set as Album Name (obviously) :)

Contributing artists - each song set to correct song artist

You can batch change the Album and Album Artist in explorer simply by higlighing all the tracks, right clicking properties- then details. here you can modify as required.

worked perfectly when sync'd to phone.

back in Zune on HD2

Artists lists "Various" and not all of the contributing artists

Album lists "Cafe Del Mar:Best Of 2004" which is the name of the album

Hope i'm on the right track with what you meant. :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Cret:
Thanks mate - I think we're on the same wavelength yes, but slight issue I have here is that my collection is on an xp machine.

When I try to view my music in detail view, contributing artist or album artist are not available options to have as columns in the folders, so I can't view the info that's stored on these tunes to check how they're set up at a glance.

I guess the first thing therefore that I'd need to do is to download a tag editor of some sort so I can view this info as it may simply be set wrong.

I think in my case I would be setting such info in these cases to Cafe Del Mar (good taste btw) or Ministry of Sound rather than Various as otherwise I'd have too much stuff under the same 'artist', and plus I can navigate a bit easier to stuff I like if I know which it comes under. Would have other groups like Soundtracks and so on as well.

Do you know if it's at all possible to add extra columns like that in on XP? I have a feeling it must be since I'm sure in the past or on other machines I've been able to, but I could be dreaming!

My windows 7 machines are laptop and netbook and they don't have the space or the speed for handling vast amounts of music, so for now at least it needs to be an XP solution for this, and if I can't set the folder view correctly somehow, it's gonna get pretty tedious pretty quick checking everything in turn in a tag editing app.

Thanks for the reply anyhow! :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Canterbury:
haven't been on xp for several years now but i'm sure its similar in explorer.

two ways - either...

in explorer-Right click on the album folder- properties. (alternatively the folder that holders all your albums

choose Customize Tab - Then Optimize this folder for - Music

(can apply to sub-folders as well)

or

if thats not an option go into the music (album) folder in explorer

Right click in the right window pane where Name/Date/Type/Size etc is and hopefully there will be a "more.." choice...

Add Contibuting Artist... and repeat for additional...

you can also uncheck items not required.

once you've done the above to the Root Music Folder you then

Goto the root Music directory and apply to the rest of the folders

maybe under file/folder options/view - "Apply to Folders"

Most of the above is guess work on very old memories of xp
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Cret:
Your description is absolutely correct except that in the list of available columns the options of Album Artist or contributing artist do not exist. I've already got the folders set as music template so that's not the issue.

That's why I was wondering if it's possible to add additional columns since the data is there (it shows in a tag editor as Various artists - I just checked!) but XP doesn't appear to be able to display those columns, even in the 'more' section etc.

On another note entirely - anyone know how to prevent the phone making a noise when I plug a charger into it? I've messed with the sounds options and turned off the option for 'other events/activities' or whatever it's described as.

Don't want it on silent but when I get in bed way later than I should be, and plug the phone into its cradle I don't want it announcing to the mrs what time it is by waking her up!! :D
[General Accessories] Yannn:
I'm a runner and I will get your opinion to know which one between ZEPHYR Heart Rate Monitor and polar wearlink bluetooth give you the most satisfaction to use with endomondo or runkeeper or other app personal trainer ? !

thank for your answers !
[General Accessories] Jalfrezi:
Yannn did you ever get one ??

im using a ZTE blade with endomondo and would be keep to see if the BHRM works with android and what handset you have ??

ive got iphone 3gs as well

cheers

Russ
[General Accessories] Miscad:
i cant belive i never saw this type of product before! very awesome!
[XPERIA X8 General] romcio47:
I've got a problem. I have just discovered that folder with all of my downloaded .apk files disappeared. Also some of my videos recorded with camera are gone. I have no idea when I would do that and also none of my friends were playing with my x8 so it's impossible that these files were deleted manually. That is the second time I've faced that problem so is it possible that something deletes my folders automatically/remotely?

Please help!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] TonyStark R.I.P.:
I am looking for an app draw that scrolls down/up but has an edge at the bottom. I'm using ADW launcher and the phone is rooted.

Thanks Tomween1
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
It's obvious that these Bell i9000m GXS phones are messed up with their faulty SD cards.

It's been reported the Nexus S will be coming to Bell (and later on the SGS2)

Should I try and sell my phone via craigslist / Kijiji when the Nexus S comes out ? or should I wait for the SGS 2 ?

What are you guys thinking?

These faulty SD cards are a joke of a phone, only slightly less embarrassing than the support/software

I've been trying to upgrade by 2.1 eclair to 2.2 froyo for over a month now -- tried everything and no luck. This is a f*cking joke since my old palm pre could even do OTA upgrades
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w98seeng:
Thousands of people on this forum flash to a different ROM everyday. Explain how you have tried to upgrade, maybe we can see if you are doing something wrong.

As for getting a different phone, the only differences in specs between the SGS and the Nexus S is the lack of a SD card on the Nexus S and it will have Gingerbread. The Nexus S works on HSDPA 1700, the SGS on HSDPA 1900

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3620&idPhone2=3115

Ian
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
Well I have been following Kies "fixes" for a month and a half now, and trust me, there isn't anything I haven't read. Nothing works. I've done the 16 character deletion fix, nothing. I've uninstalled Kies and the drivers and done registry hacks, etc. for days and days. Rebooted about 500 times. Reinstalled software. Nothing.

It says everything is connected and working fine - but when I connect my phone to the USB cable KIES (2.0) just says "connecting" with an never ending loop.

I think it's a crying shame this software sucks so bad.

As stated, I may need to resort to using ODIN and flashing, which I don't want to do (because of warrenty issues)

What's the best ROM to use? I want something fast and stable. Are people flashing Gingerbread ROMS ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juinny:
Atrix

I agree that Kies is an awful program. There's just too many tweaks that you have to do just to attempt to get your phone connected.

I'd suggest getting the Motorola Atrix 4G. It's already announced on Bell and it's by far the most interesting phone yet.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w98seeng:
I do not use Kies V2, I hate it. It also does not try to update my phone, it gets to the update window but then it freezes. I still use Version 1.5.3.10103_102 of Kies. I also use the registry patcher with 1.5.3. it works great.

Here is Kies and the Registry Patcher I use.

What version of Android are you running at the moment?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samdroid_G_S:
I wouldn't worry about "waranty" issues personally just do your research before flashing is all.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] My20:
Samsung S2 S3 S4 no thanks the first samsung and no more
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
But I heard the Atrix is coming with a bootloader locked and you can't mess around with it etc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
Stock vanilla 2.1, no root, no OCLF, never touched it

I9000UGJH2
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lokks:
As per Moto they might change that

http://androidcommunity.com/motorol...eir-statements-on-bootloader-policy-20110120/
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w98seeng:
Install the Kies I uploaded and plug in your phone. If you still 2.1 on your phone, it should upgrade it to JL2. If you are still having trouble, download this JL2 here. This is the stock JL2 ROM

Use Odin to flash it, it's super easy.

Uncompress the JL2 file you downloaded

In Odin, click on PDA and choose the uncompressed JL2 file.

Nothing else gets ticked in Odin.

Plug in your phone and when Odin recognizes the phone click on start.

I have noticed that sometimes there is a fail on the first attempt, but I close Odin, unplug the phone, restart Odin, plug the phone back in and try again and it always works on the second attempt.

Ian
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samdroid_G_S:
When he says the uncompressed file hes talking about the JL2 Tar file so there's no confusion and when he says plug in your phone and when it recognizes your phone click start your phone has to be in Download Mode. To get into download mode turn the phone off then press and hold Vol Down,Home and power.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
Nexus S is a big disappointment

definitely not recommended if you are coming from a SGS

might have better luck wiht SGS v2.0 if they ever release it
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samdroid_G_S:
Personally I'm really happy with my I9000m. I did fall victim of the sd card failure but when this phone works it's awesome, Im not running stock roms though. So far I only had minor problems with my replacement.

Its nice and snappy very little lag with no lag fix 150+ apps and with super curio's latest voodoo sound it's an amazing mp3 player.

I just like to point out as well that my i9000 plays flash 10x better then my ps3. I wish it had hd out though that just be amazing. As I watched quite a few movies using rogers ondemand online and the ability to stream the movies would be awesome although they are wathable on this screen :). Oh yea and my 2 year daughter loves it as well . , load up some toopy and Binoo for those long car rides :p
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Funkadelick:
curio's latest voodoo sound? explain please
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] w98seeng:
Thanks, I can't believe I forgot the download mode part.

Ian
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haloimplant:
You complain about the SD cards but it sounds like your real problem is Kies. Yes Kies is junk, couldn't get it to recognize the phone at all on my laptop but my desktop was randomly fine.

The SD card issue actually seems mostly resolved. Not sure if it is the new JL2 bootloader or the new hardware (new phone or new PBA like I got) but I'm not seeing many reports of SD cards dying lately.

As far as Kies I'm not letting it anywhere near my phone now. Odin'd a new kernel and now flashing ROMs is dead easy just put them on the SD card and install in recovery mode.

Yes the SD card issue was disappointing, I was without my phone for 4 weeks, but these things happen the important thing is that we get a proper fix and it seems we did. Otherwise I'm very happy with the phone, JL2 stock was good and custom ROMs are even better.

I don't see Nexus S as a good choice for SGS users even if you really hate the SGS. Not really an upgrade while the lack of microSD and video recording are downgrades. The S2 looks awesome, we'll see how the moddability and reliability are. Myself I think I will wait for the next Google-branded phone which should deliver both next-gen hardware and no-holds-barred customization.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Samdroid_G_S:
Yes Voodoo Sound :) Voodoo App (from the market) + Power Amp = Amazing sound quality.

Check it out here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=806195
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hatdrawn:
I had flashed to a version of 2.2 but then flashed back to JH2 after my phone acting strange. (Already had it replaced once for corrupt SD). I had thought I had official Bell (BMC) version of firmware on the phone but Kies was still recognizing it as (KOR) and would not upgrade me to JL2. Anyway, thank's to your Reg Patcher I am currently getting JL2.

Many thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgkahn:
i sent my second 9000m back for repair (they replace motherboard) but on stock jl2 it was terribly laggy.. gallery would not open fc's and other apps would fc'''... and when they put in new motherboard they forgot to reflash the imei.. ..

hopefully can get a replacement.. to another phone.. my i9000t on the otherhand has been steller with no issues whatsoever..
[Fascinate General] 89foxrod:
Hello all I'm trying to find some answers to rooting the fascinate I have tried the z4 root

Also tried the superone click problem is pushes files to phone then reboots and loses connection to computer is there something I'm missing on this method any help is greatly appreciated
[Fascinate General] dcow90:
You need the USB drivers.

Sent from my USCC SCH-I500..
[Fascinate General] mike919:
Use the ADB d2 premanent method posted here... Not only will it get you rooted faster but you learn invaluable ADB skills. Its very simple just takes 15-20 minutes of reading... you will learn nothing using a one click...
[Fascinate General] 89foxrod:
Thanks for the help and I had no problems rooting my Droid x but the fascinate is throwing curve balls and I will use other method.

Curious to see what this bad boy will do
[Fascinate General] mike919:
ok. Yeah, the one click worked on the X but for some reason people are reporting some of the one clicks taking extremely long or not working at all... If you can follow the adb commands and root it manually you'll be set. I'm running JT's froyo right now and it is FAST!! Just wait till we get a froyo kernel to work with. Bird/JT/Kaos/Adrenelyn will have a field day.
[Fascinate General] 89foxrod:
Yeah I'm excited because moto's locked bootloader is a drag and I was debating the one click method for the fascinate but thought I'd give it a shot but ill deff use the other one once I get back to the PC ill post back with my results thanks alot for your help
[Fascinate General] crookshanks:
I've used one click root on two fascinates out of pure laziness and it worked both times.
[Fascinate General] mike919:
on DL09??

Like i said its been hit or miss on DL09. Anything prior i've used as well if I had to odin and wasn't at a PC.
[Fascinate General] crookshanks:
No it was DI01. I didn't see DL09 mentioned earlier in the thread, I just assumed the unrooted phone in question was DI01. I forgot it received the OTA update to DL09 recently.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] burtyy:
My galaxy was fully charged at 3 today and since then I've been checking every hour how much its dropped and its seems that by every hour it drops by 11%!!!

I'm using darkys rom v8.0 with with speed mod k12p kernel and jp5 modem. I've tried all the 'battery fixes' and they don't even at all seem to work.

So any ideas what to do...?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JJEgan:
I'm using darkys rom v8.0

Expected battery drain read Darkys faqs .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Nismo:
Different Rom and Kernel? I use the standard Rom with Voodoo kernel, its fast and lasts 2 day's on one load.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] burtyy:
What standard rom? Hmm ive tried voodoo's kernel with darkys but still bad battery drain :/ what modem do you use?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Mr Woolf:
Get power tutor from the market and run it for a few days. Have you downloaded any new apps/widgets lately?

doc v7.x.x, jpy, voodoo 5.1, va orange.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] burtyy:
Ill try that then :) ans Ermm not really just a few games..but then uninstalled aha
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Dopedangel:
Try green power app. No need to configure much I am also on Darky 8.0 and some kernal I flashed I don't remember what :eek:

Now if I forget to charge my phone at night I don't wake up to a dead phone ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] burtyy:
Ooh I'll try that too! :D

Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xero2002:
Most likely it's your email app. Try your phone without email sync for a few days. Delete all email accounts and give it a try.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sxi200:
If you've flashed a new rom recently that usually happens. Give it a couple of days and it should be ok. Just run it down a couple of times then it should be good.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] styxx:
My experience with Darky ROM is that it eats your battery very fast overall. Stopped using it. My phone's current uptime is 70 hours from last charge and still running with 3% battery with normal use. Try Doc's rom from the kitchen.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] azzledazzle:
i agree.. i cooked up my own custom rom from Doc's kitchen. (xwjs3) at present. my battery life is fantastic and i abuse my phone all day everyday and charge it every 2 days.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] burtyy:
I never sync my email so don't thinks thats the problem. :/

I think I'll just ditch darkys rom for now and wait until he releases a better version

So what rom do you suggest I use now? I mainly use my phone for the internet, music and games.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] EarlZ:
Best way to know if its darky's ROM borking your battery is to flash a stock rom and just test it for a day.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Korshar:
Which modem do you consider to have the best battery life? JPY? or any other modem? (for europe, germany)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] fulcrum1971:
Quite an amazing thing i discovered today. Was just flashing different kernels and suddenly from 20% my charge went to 60%. Wiped battery stats it came down to 10%. Flashed another kernel... Went upto 50%. Wiped battery stats remained at 50%. Now after 15 mins its down to 39%. Used kernel flasher with all the kernels on the sd card and not thru odin. Anyone any explanations? Using stock 2.2.1 jpy with Jp6 modem. tried speedmod, voodoo 6.66 and another kernel.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mfr118:
.....I rooted my Vibrant and upgraded it to 2.2 Will I still get the OTA from T-Mobile?

Thanks in advance and everyone on this site has been incredible when I'm looking for fixes.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haxel:
Q/A forum was designed for this reason. http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=747

Its currently unknown, theory is yes it will..... Please people post in Q/A. We do help out there and that was it doesnt flood us over and over with the same questions.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mfr118:
Sorry and thanks...It was my first post
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ipeench:
Haxel is correct in saying that you are in the wrong section, but Haxel is confused because you WILL NOT recieve the OTA because you flashed a new rom. If you were just to root your phone and not change your rom, then yes you still would of recieved the update. But because you flashed a new rom, no you will not recieve the OTA from tmo.

Chances are that it will be on here by mid day tomorrow anyways. Thats sooner then you would mostlikely be getting it from the OTA, haha. (if it really does come out)
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Lurker1126:
This is the apk for the Toshiba Folio 100 tablet launcher. That tablet is almost identical to the G Tablet as far as hardware goes. I like it much better than the default that comes with the TnT Lite ROM I am using now. Just install this apk and select Toshiba when you press the Home button. It take a minute or so to launch the first time.

Maybe someone smarter than I could use the Folio ROM as a base for a new G tab ROM for us. It looks like its a pretty nice interface.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=846199
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] TomorrowSpace:
Nice find, thanks buddy!
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] palagai:
Is this the same as Gojimi's toshiba home screen in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=898630

or is it different.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Lurker1126:
I guess it is. I should study up a bit more before posting it seems. Also he made a much better post than I. Sorry about that.

As a side note I still like Launcher Pro much better though Toshiba's interface isn't too bad at all.
[G Tablet Themes and Apps] Bonampi:
Thanks for uploading, Greetings
[Android Software Development] kevho00:
Does anyone have a better swype keyboard? I hate this stock one.
[Android Software Development] antonio1475:
Ultra Keyboard works great!
[Android Software Development] kevho00:
Does it use swype?
[Android Software Development] antonio1475:
Do you mean slide, swipe your finger like you do on Swype Keyoard, or you are talking about some kind of Swype keyboard skin?

Ultra keyboard works like Swype, but much faster, and much nicer.
[Android Software Development] kevho00:
Yes like swype keyboard
[Android Software Development] mistaagress:
im using slide it 3. ? i like it a little bit more as swype
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Haque:
im waiting like all you guys and wondering that when will the developers launch an upgrade of wp7 on our htc hd2 . The current version is good but the bugs are lowering its ratio of people keeping it for its daily use . It would be great if the developers could tell that when will they launch the upgrade . :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] oktay50000:
+1 for that

please developers update the build and fix bug specially camera focus and green with flash
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] makomek:
I guess no update till MS do their update ,maybe due to the fact that not alot of demand compare to Android.Most bugs are WP7 related not HD2.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Haque:
yes the green colour in camera is so bad . Any idea that when will MS launch the official wp7 for htc hd2 ?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] maxld:
Never.

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[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] TheATHEiST:
............lol.

Dude there isnt going to be an update from M$ for teh HD2. We are going to have to wait for the HD7 update to be released before it can be ported to HD2. The update however will close the ability to unlock and use homebrew so people are going to have to decide what they want to do, install early or wait for new unlock hack.