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[Fascinate General] LXative:
I've searched for the Fascinate, and attempted a few fixes mentioned for other Androids as well....to no prevail. I have cleared teh cache in several different folders, rebooted the phone......and tried a few other things as well. I did notice that if I try to open Google Talk, it comes up immediately saying it can't open and FC's.

I did disable Google Talk with Root Explorer, but after searching.....found out that this is the actual cause of why I can't update. I guess the real question is.....do I just need to reinstall Google Talk, or what? If I can't DL from Market, I know I can download the APK and install it through the computer. Just wanted to double check before I did that.....see if anyone else has done the same before.

TIA
[Fascinate General] LXative:
Bueller? :D
[Fascinate General] TheSonicEmerald:
Odin. Best way to make things right again, granted you know how to use it.

Rockin' DJ05, Minimal Icognito, Clocked at 1.3Ghz
[Fascinate General] LXative:
I do have Titanium Backup, just no clue how to utilize it to fix it.....
[Fascinate General] BlackHoleSlam:
Go to your backup of gtalk and reinstall
[Fascinate General] thachizzle:
I love this phone, but when I'm messing with it at night with all the lights turned off, usually the bottom softkey lights are bright as hell. I was wondering if any devs can put an option to where the bottom softkey lights only last for only a couple seconds.

Just asking, thanks in advance!
[Fascinate General] Dr.Jackal:
in the power options widget you can set the brightness.

you can also turn off auto-adjust in Settings->Display

fyi I've had the same problem when i turn on the phone after waking up, my eyes feel like they are on fire when the screen turns on at full brightness.
[Fascinate General] sageDieu:
He's talking about the softkeys I think. There is an app that can change it and we at the mes forums have a mod to extend it but idk if you can shorten it.
[Fascinate General] boostedjti:
If you're rooted and have rom manager jt has tweaks for it.
[Fascinate General] cstrife999:
Yes but the above fix works as well. Since the DL09 update the screen timeout is linked to the softkeys. So set the screen timeout for less time. Besides optional kernals there is no other way I know of.
[Fascinate General] wilshyre:
Setting the screen time out would affect how soon the screen AND softlights turn off, which wouldn't be any help to him because i believe what he is asking for is a way to turn off the softlights only while the screen remains on. Ever since dl09, the softlights stay on as long as the screen is on, where before with di01 and such, the softlights would only remain on for a few seconds while the screen was on and then they would go off. Im jot sure there is currently any way to turn softkey lights off while screen is on, but the mods that jt1134 has in rom manager might work.. but they were designed for di01 and dj05 and meant to actually extend the time that the softkey lights stayed on while screen was on.. as most people complained that the buttons could not be seen at night or in dark and wanted them to stay on (hence the fix for it in the official dl09 release) so there's a good chance that they won't work on dl09.

Sent from my OTB 1300mhz black magic fascinate.
[Fascinate General] thachizzle:
yeah, sorry guys. I meant the softkeys at the bottom. I loved how they would turn off after only a couple seconds, but I hate how it stays on for how long my screen time out is. Bothers me and I just want to go last for only a couple seconds instead of the screen timeout duration itself.
[Fascinate General] ChrisDDD:
I totally agree with you, and would love to find a way to revert to the DI01 way of them only staying on a few seconds after use. Hell, I'd settle for turning them off all together so they never light up - in the daytime, you don't need them, and at night, I pretty much know where they are anyway.
[Fascinate General] Powell730:
I wish I could figure out how to keep mine on. I'm running dl09 and idk if I installed a kernel or theme that caused the issue but once my screen dims the lights go out and won't come back on until I physically touch them. They used to turn on once I touched the screen.
[Fascinate General] thachizzle:
I agree; there should be a mod to turn off soft key lights :D
[Streak 5 General] XL MIKESPORT XL:
Hello Guys

I have the dj_steve 1.6 but i want to get the att 2.2 update

my baseband is 500-us i try to update the pkg from the link and the pkg didnt

install after the download and i try clockwork and nuthin do i have to downgrade?

thanks for your help
[Streak 5 General] wacktool:
Cant you just use the QDL Tool and go from there?
[Streak 5 General] quikt:
You will have to flash the official recovery image for AT&T 1.6 through fastboot then boot into recovery and flash AT&T 1.6 pkg.
[Streak 5 General] XL MIKESPORT XL:
OK guys

im goin to try to flash the official recovery image for AT&T 1.6 through fastboot then boot into recovery and flash AT&T 1.6 pkg if not im goin to try the QDL TOOL

thanks
[Streak 5 General] XL MIKESPORT XL:
WOW

I cant find the official recovery image for AT&T 1.6 can anyone help me?
[Fascinate General] Jrex:
Hey guys, umm I seen this in a post at acentral. Will this help the dev's any?

http://opensource.samsung.com/ type I500 in the search! Just curious? Sorry if this is in another thread somewhere!
[Fascinate General] RacerXFD:
This is not new. Nor does it even compile...

I'm glass that you are ambitious to help, but searching the forum before posting doesn't hurt either.
[Fascinate General] Jrex:
Trust me, I have been around this forum long enough to know to search, but you can't exactly link straight to that source, so, it's not so easy to find. I was hoping that was what the dev's were seeking when they said "We need source" :/
[Fascinate General] RacerXFD:
That's cool. I've only had this phone since the launch of this phone and been on XDA keeping up here as well since.

But since you insist, I'll trust you. You know better. Can you compile the source?
[Fascinate General] Krustys_:
Wow, does everyone feel better now?
[Fascinate General] Jrex:
Lol, no harm no foul bro, or am I missing something? :)
[Fascinate General] Krustys_:
Nah, explains it all! ;)
[Fascinate General] Jrex:
No, I can't compile, but I am learning more as I go along with the little time I have with work. Maybe one day lol
[Fascinate General] jt1134:
Been using that stuff for 4 months. Its how we have custom kernels :p
[Fascinate General] Jrex:
Yeah, I realize that now, and I want to give you the biggest thanks bro along with many others I'm sure! You sir, are the man! :D
[Fascinate General] dcow90:
Abrasive much.. WTF is with the idiodic elitist attiude half the devs her hold? Srsly cool it, the guys just trying to help. And it compiles btw.. or maybe you're just an annoying poser who's never laid a finger on the source.

Sent from my USCC SCH-I500..
[Fascinate General] imnuts:
I've never tried to compile the source for the full system, but as far as I know, the source for the Fascinate does not compile, they left out pieces that are needed. It does compile for the Mesmerize though.
[Fascinate General] jt1134:
There is only source for a few parts of aosp, nowhere near enough for a full build. Kernel source does compile, but doesnt boot without editing the config.
[Fascinate General] adrynalyne:
Damn jt1134, stop being so damn elitist.
[Fascinate General] jt1134:
You first ;)
[Fascinate General] dcow90:
Im not talking about jt or adrenalyn.. you guys are great. Sorry if I sounded that way. I'm just annoyed by the first reply (the guy I quoted in my previous post).

Sent from my USCC SCH-I500..
[Fascinate General] RacerXFD:
Sorry, it's hard to be tactful when it's a daily occurance of threads that are repeated.

Btw, I'm not a dev. I haven't developed anything. I didn't mean that to come across as elitist.
[Fascinate General] dcow90:
Fair enough. I just hate to see people so easily shut down and shut out as if they are worthless just because they aren't on the bleeding edge of the development curve. Perhaps thats why o got a bit worked up. I'm sorry.

Sent from my USCC SCH-I500..
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metallic.steel:
Is the HTC Desire HD scratch proof?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olivierlee:
No it's not. Although it's quite hard up scratch the screen, it's not scratch proof. The aluminium body would be pretty easy to scratch I'd think.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattSkeet:
I don't think there is material on this planet that you is scratch proof...
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leppie:
Apparently, Liquid Glass would be.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JamesBarnes:
LOL, how did you figure that one out?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leppie:
From http://www.physorg.com/news184310039.html. If it does work, this stuff will be awesome!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattSkeet:
Can't see it anywhere on froogle.com so at the moment I say no to that... ;)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sengork:
It 'aint no Gorilla Glass.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] than33:
Although this is not gorilla screen it is definitely scratch proof. Probably this is hardened glass.

Aluminium matte body is much better then for example plastic in iphone 3gs. It is very hard to scratch dhd body.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisr27:
Yes the screen is scratchproof...Ive just tried scribbling with a key and it d...oh dear...no its not scratchproof.

:D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
Is that mockery or are you serious?Because I have no screen protection on! :eek:
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisr27:
It is resistant to an extent ..but Ive noticed a faint scratch...always try and put in a pocket without coins or keys as it will scratch, screen and case.

I use a gel case but its annoying and i put it on, take it off all the time and foresee this wearing away the corners over time.

Screen protectors make the screen less responsive, and if your like me i can never put the blasted things on without an air bubble or spec of dust getting trapped :mad:
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DN41:
i'd say the screen is 99% scratchproof...

since its real glass, its really hard to scratch it.

i remember a video of testing the hd2 for its scratchproof-ability.

the guy used scissors, coins, even a shave blade...nothing.

yeah you can scratch it..but only with really hard materials like a diamond i think.

the alu unibody..mh..if you like your device and have a look after it, you shouldnt scratch it.

i had a hd2 for one year and it had not a single scratch ;)

DN41
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
I use a leather case which doesn't "abuse" it,so no prob.I too hate screen protectors!Damn things never seem to fit correctly! :mad:

Anyway,I never,EVER,put my phone in the same pocket as keys etc!Too afraid to do that! :p
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
Well yeah,I do remember that video...HORRIBLE!Wouldn't do that to my phone even if they paid me if it was scratched! :eek:

But everything else you said has given me some peace of mind... :D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Foladko:
I can confirm that it's not scratch proof.

MY DHD has a thin, hardly visible without a microscope, thin scrath from from once just slightly making contact with the zipper on my pocket.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metallic.steel:
HTC HD2 screen is scratch proof. And we all know that!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DN41:
so what? :D

DN41
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metallic.steel:
For the love of God!!! Can somebody please tell me is it "scratch resistance" or not!!!!!
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DN41:
NOTHING is scratchresistant.

just handle it with care and nothing will happen to your device.

DN41
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisr27:
It is scratch resistant as long as you keep it in the box when you get one, dont take it out and never use it :D

other than that it will resist most scratches but is not scratchproof..in pocket, with bunch of keys will =scratched screen and one unhappy owner :D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gamesmachine:
It's scratch resistant yeah, but I have small scratch on the lower left of my screen, just be careful with it and don't pocket with keys and coins. I have a silicon case for the phone to protect its paint job.

Hope that helps.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LinoX:
Definitely NOT.

Is it NOT scratch proof.

Only sapphire glass is (and it too can be scratched by diamonds).

You find this type of glass in expensive watches (like my Citizen Eco Drive) but DHD has NOT sapphire glass. It is only GLASS so you will scratch it easily with sharpened objects.

There is a scale (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_Scale) in which each object on the scale can scratch every object below and CAN'T scratch the objects above.

From wikipedia:

One application of synthetic sapphire is sapphire glass. Here glass is a layman term which refers not to the amorphous state, but to the transparency. Sapphire is not only highly transparent to wavelengths of light between 170 nm (UV) and 5.3 μm (IR) (the human eye can discern wavelengths from about 380 nm to 750 nm[33]), but it is also five times stronger than glass and ranks a 9 on the Mohs Scale, and much tougher than tempered glass, although not as much as synthetic stabilized zirconium oxide (such as yttria-stabilized zirconia). Along with zirconia and aluminium oxynitride, synthetic sapphire is used for shatter resistant windows in armored vehicles and various military body armor suits, in association with composites.

Sapphire "glass" (although being crystalline) is made from pure sapphire boules by slicing off and polishing thin wafers. Sapphire glass windows are used in high pressure chambers for spectroscopy, crystals in high quality watches, and windows in grocery store barcode scanners since the material's exceptional hardness and toughness makes it very resistant to scratching.[31]
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrGarak:
I got one little scratch on the aluminium back of mine, hardly noticeable though, only on inspection.

My screen is still perfect and I don't use a protector, had the phone since shortly after the release date. Hope this helps.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miccon:
No it's not but maybe you have suggestions

Hi Guys,

The DHD is a great phone however I got a small scratch in the body after I got it back from the repair center. Does anybody has suggestions on the colors or what could be used to paint over it and make it less visible?

Much appreciated.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leppie:
Ask the repair center for a replacement. Goods should not be damaged in any way while on repair.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fazio1912:
Hi Guys,could you please tell me how can i fix skratch on my aluminium body,or just cover it???

For display,i suggest zagg shield,exellent staff.

Sorry for my English.

Thanks in advance...:D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultimatepichu:
let's coat it with diamond :eek:
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
Well,although that would require technical skills that most probably no one around here has,equipment that cost more than tenfold the price of my house,car and belongings combined,not to mention the cost and the trouble of finding diamonds that are suitable...Well yeah,it would be the ultimate protection for our phones! :p
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreiMel:
i scrached mine so...don't push it cuz you'll cry :laugh:
[EVO 4G Android Development] lahma69:
I guess no one had really noticed, but there is a major flaw with the evo. The microsd read speed is severely limited. I just bought a new Patriot 32gb class 10 micro sdhc card, and the read speed was great on my pc, but on my evo it was getting stuck at 5Mbps oi tested with "sd card speed tester" while my write speed was correct at 11Mbps. I don't understand why all developers aren't integrating it into their roms/kernels , it doesn't make sense... All you have to do is use root explorer or some other root file manager and navigate to "/sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/" and open the file "read_ahead_kb" with a text editor (with root explorer just long press the file and select "open with text editor", and if the value is anything other than 128, change it to 128 and save the file. The read speed on my new class 10 card went from 5Mpbs to 15Mbps, BIG DIFFERENCE! Only problem with doing it this way is it changes back to 4 after a reboot. There if a flashable file in the post I got this info from ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=815557&page=19 ) but I haven't tried it. Apparently it is very easy to integrate... Enjoy the correct speeds for your card! Please visit the post to see who solved this issue, it surely wasn't me!
[EVO 4G Android Development] willy900wonka:
If you want to increase the read ahead buffer automatically here's a gscript which does it.

Based on: echo 128 > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb

Oops xda doesn't attach text?

Just enter the echo line in terminal.

cat /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb

echo 128 > /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb

cat /sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb

Sent with Super-Sonic Vision using XDA app.
[EVO 4G Android Development] CheesyNutz:
this worked for me but i would like a flashable zip so i dont have to do it every reboot
[EVO 4G Android Development] cmart4:
thanks for the tip, when i checked mine, i was already at 128
[EVO 4G Android Development] MrDSL:
I have been wondering about my sd card speed here lately..Anyone know a free app on the market to test my speed?

cm7 has 128 already set so thats not it cause my card read seems slow.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Jus10o:
mine was set to 4 as well.. What you can also do is add the echo line to a script in the init.d folder and every time the phone boots up it should echo the command to the file and change it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] iitreatedii:
mine is just set like this

4

thats it no more than that
[EVO 4G Android Development] CheesyNutz:
free version of the Sdcard speed tester
[EVO 4G Android Development] Androidious:
I know I could just go searching for this, but given my physical state and my lack of lucidity bc of pain pills, im going to have to ask, lol, anyway you can put complete instructions on how to add this line to the init.d folder and have it work at every boot? Thanks so much... btw, long time no see... since heroc days lol

Sent from my sweet HTC EVO running Myn's Warm TwoPointTwo RLS 5 with all the goodies
[EVO 4G Android Development] njfoses:
So if its 4 then leave it at 4? If its anything else change to 128? Is that right? Your post kind of contradicts itself which is why im asking. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lucidox:
Anyone know what the true bandwidth for the EVO's stock 8GB card should be?

Using the stock card and the newest MIUI, I get 3MB/s write 5MB/s read.
[EVO 4G Android Development] gtkansan:
Just tried the edit, class 10 wintec 32 GB card went from 5.5 to 11.5 read. Write stayed about 12. Excellent. Thanks!

Now how do we setup a scrip or something to make this permanent?

EVO Sent
[EVO 4G Android Development] zone23:
Thanks for the tip.
[EVO 4G Android Development] derekwilkinson:
good find, we need a flashable zip though :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] iitreatedii:
what did you change, my number is just a 4 there, nothing else
[EVO 4G Android Development] jauger:
Wow! what a difference, thanks for this info, reading the desire forums it looks like they are making it permanent by editing the kernel, anyone know how to do this??
[EVO 4G Android Development] gtkansan:
Just change 4 to 128

EVO Sent
[EVO 4G Android Development] nsxla:
Interesting, i had the value 4, changed it to 128 but my write speed didn't change but read went from 5 -> 13 - also its listing my class 4 card as class 2 - hence 2mb/write booooooo :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] n3x1s:
I have a 16GB Class 6 Card from Sandisk:

Original Test

:read_ahead_kb = 4

Read Speed: 4MB/s

Write Speed: 5MB/s

Test 1

:read_ahead_kb = 128

Read Speed: 18MB/s

Write Speed: 6MB/s

Test 2

:read_ahead_kb = 64

Read Speed: 17MB/s

Write Speed: 6MB/s

Test 3

:read_ahead_kb = 32

Read Speed: 13MB/s

Write Speed: 7MB/s

Test 4

:read_ahead_kb = 16

Read Speed: 10MB/s

Write Speed: 7MB/s

Test 4

:read_ahead_kb = 8

Read Speed: 6MB/s

Write Speed: 6MB/s

Thanks for the tip! Good info to have.
[EVO 4G Android Development] WrlsFanatic:
That's what he said would change.

And OP, I'm still lost. You said if the value is anything but 4 change it to 128. Is there some reason we can't change it from 4 to 128?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rattor:
Does ES not allow modifying of system files? I am on Fresh 3.5.0.1 and I tried to mod the file to see how much it affects me, and all it does when I hit save is save a copy to the root of my sd card.
[EVO 4G Android Development] merkk:
I'm not sure - i know you need root access to edit that file.
[EVO 4G Android Development] merkk:
if you go into the settings for ES and scroll down there's a root option - if you go into that and enable it, it should allow you to save it - assuming enabling root option works for you. I haven't bothered trying it since i have root explorer
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rattor:
Yeah, I tried that and it says it works for CM ROM and HiAPK ROM. I tried enabling it anyways and it doesn't work. I guess root explorer is the only option. Is there a free version anywhere, or is it a pay app only?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Beknatok:
Why not take the time to learn how to use ADB instead?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Rattor:
I know the basics of ADB, and have used it for simple things. Basic reason I don't use it is because I'm at work right now and I don't have the HTC drivers installed on this computer. I guess I could wait until I got home, but what's the fun in that?

:p

EDIT: Quick question. The flashable fix you posted in Post #47 is just adding a startup script to the init.d folder, right? It's not a new kernel or anything?
[EVO 4G Android Development] merkk:
there's a free version but it only gives you access to the sd card - so not of any use for this.

you can use adb to make the change - dont ask me how though because i've never bothered to mess around with it. Took the easy way out :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4rk0358:
So I just purchased root explorer and changed the 4 to a 128 and have improved speeds. Will I have to change that file after each reboot?
[EVO 4G Android Development] malibu_23:
i was objecting that this made a difference outside of the mem card speed test.

not of its validity. its one thing to show me a test. its another for my apps to actually load faster and or mem card based performance increase in real time usage.

i did a few more tests and though my gameloft games booted a lil faster, (uno HD ~4s & Lets golf 2 HD about 18s)

some games/apps like angry birds/backbreaker/gallery/music player (re scanned my library ~9gb) didnt really seem to decrease times of reading the data.

buts its cool. it works. good enough.
[EVO 4G Android Development] m4rk0358:
How would one do this on terminal emulator?

EDIT: never mind
[EVO 4G Android Development] SpydaPig:
I was actually trying to do this but once I got in the folder the value on mine was already 128. So I rebooted again the value stayed the same of 128. Am I missing something here. I didn't flash nothing