yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wcarroll88:
yeah but I can not get either of them to actually install on the phone, they will download but not install. I did some looking on google android FAQ and someone on there said there is a problem with android market not sending the 1.5 version of the app and google is trying to fix. Is there another way to get the new ROM on my phone without using ROM Manager..... THanks again for any help you can give....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Stryker817:
z4root

Hey sorry I have been outta town... you might try to root your phone with z4root then try it all again...I used z4 and redid it all and it works on droidx... maybe try that :)
[Fascinate General] tripacer99:
I don't know if it's just me, but i'm tired of seeing questions galore in the android development sub-forum all the time, and the hostility shown towards people posting in the wrong sub-forum. Is there any way an admin could create a new sub-forum for just Q&A's only, just like how the Galaxy S I9000 forum is set up? I think it would be great for everyone, and the general/development sub-forums would be a lot more organized. Does anyone else agree, or am I in the wrong?

I've included a poll just to see the general consensus about this.
[Fascinate General] imnuts:
We tried before and we still don't have one, but why not petition for one again.
[Fascinate General] RacerXFD:
X2 to this. It's getting old dealing with the madness.
[Fascinate General] tripacer99:
I just hope one of the admins sees this thread this time around.
[Fascinate General] jenisiz:
Would be nice...clear up some if the questions if they were compiled in one area for easier viewing.
[Nook Color General] bugeyed1:
I have read some accounts of WiFi problems after sleep & I am now seeing it. I am auto-nootered for 1.1 & was previously auto-nootered 1.0.1 & had no problems. Now the WiFi doesn't reconnect after a long sleep. Don't know how long is the magic time, but it works fine after a short (1 Min. ? nap), but several minutes kills it. All I do is turn WiFi off & back on & it is fine.

Cheers,

kev
[Nook Color General] horsemom:
I have the same problem. Toggling WiFi off/on doesn't always cause it to reconnect. If it doesn't reconnect, I have to go to Settings -> Wireless and it reconnects
[Nook Color General] bonobomidwest:
There's multiple threads on this issue in the last few days. It seems to be a post 1.1 issue. Stock and adhoc are affected. I have yet to find an app that helps, though forcing wifi off with profile settings seems to make things worse. Currently experimenting with wifibuddy as a quick route to settings. Setting wifi to stay on if charging during sleep seems to prevent the problem.

NC via XDA
[Nook Color General] jay0911:
soft locker keeps your phone running except for the screen so that wifi stays on and doesnt disconnect. you can get it in the market
[Nook Color General] colorado_al:
+1 on Softlocker
[Nook Color General] bugeyed1:
****e! That means that B&N will have to push another update/fix on us! I thought I could rest for a while & not worry about them breaking my root. Ironically, I need this fix.

Cheers,

kev
[Nook Color General] openallnight:
I also have this problem. What i accidentally discovered is that if I ping my nook from any other machine on the network my connection to the network (on the nook) is restored. Looks like some caching issue.
[Nook Color General] omega1alpha:
I haven't had this issue unless I do a hard reboot by powering system down. After that, I tend to have to reset the Wifi connection. I ended up flashing my SD to the honeycomb port and everything seems better and I don't have to worry about B&N messing with an automatic update.
[Nook Color General] SCIONTX:
+1 for SoftLocker as well.
[Nook Color General] bonobomidwest:
A little more experimenting and... cwm back to 1.01 and all is well. Then on 1.1 all is well until the adhoc is implemented. Now seeing how bad the hit is on battery life if I use wifibuddy to keep wifi from sleeping. THIS SUCKS
[Nook Color General] fpga_guy:
Avoid 1.1

Wifi was working great for me until 1.1 update. Had the same problems where wifi would disconnect and reconnect. Even tried Fryo. I had to revert back to 1.0.1 to avoid the problem.
[Nook Color General] xyexz:
+1 for softlocker free... that app is awesome and i haven't noticed any major battery decline from leaving it on all day with pandora streaming.
[Nook Color General] miemens:
A combination of setting a static IP with Wifi Static and using Soft Locker has my wifi working perfectly 99.999% of the time. I still occasionally get a disconnect that requires a quick toggle via the settings menu but it is very rare, like once every few days.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epic giorgio:
Hi, everyone please dont flame me if this answer is somewhere else but i tried searching and using keywords to find an answer but no dice! :( feel free to move this to the where ever it needs to be!

ok ive been having tons of fun with my epic and this site has been a god send ever since i found it! great community guys! but now to the prob...

i never had a problem with rooting my epic and adding roms, themes, dk28, etc. but last night i decided to flash a hulu zip but i was careless and realized it wasnt "edify" and flashed it, yea i know epic fail :/...ever since then my epic hasnt been the same. i tried going back to dk27 and from playing with it for 10mins it seemed stable and fine. so i decided to odin to dk28 and it seemed alright but maybe its because im used to the faster roms ive been using for the past months. now the real problem is when im running on dk28 and try to flash midnight rom or bonsai (the only 2 i tested so far) it never works..after i run cwm3 and flash midnight i try to reboot and i get stuck at the samsung screen. so i pull the battery out and try again...now when it boots up, it does the reg sprint start up but the word "android" is flashing in the middle of the screen at the same time!? and doesnt perforom right if i touch any of the dock buttons it just restarts. so as of right now im just running a stock epic and it works fine but i really wanna root my epic again and have fun!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squshy 7:
Well....

That flashing android sign may have just been some sort of file corruption...possibly in the odin flash, possibly from pulling the battery.

You said you went back to dk27 first...did you mean dG 27? Just for clarification.

I would try odining to di18 and THEN going to dk28 and then to a ROM (if you haven't already tried that going from di18)

And retrying until successful isn't such a bad idea...did you purchase a better USB cable, or are you using the stock one? the stock one has been known to cause problems when flashing

Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epic giorgio:
hey, thnx for the reply. yea i mean dg27 sorry. hmm yea ive been having a lot of problems with this cable, my cpu recognizes it about 50% of the time i always have to keep trying diff ports...ill try to find another cable around the house. will any mini usb cable do? oh yea and u said the "flashing android" could be from odin, so could it be the pit or the tar file?

btw is di18 still floating around on the forums? ill try to look..thanks again bro
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coke32:
Flash it again when your getting that android symbol in the middle of sprints boot screen. Right over it. Works for me and I get that problem every once in a while
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epic giorgio:
thnx coke32 ill keep trying to flash it..keeping my fingers crossed
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpka007:
I would use Odin and the DI18 release then use the update.zip for DK28. Then use the Clockworkmod 3.0 root. Then use one of those Roms you like so much. I use midNIGHT and love it. There are some great walk throughs in the Development Section.

If you run into problems just start over. Only takes about 20 minutes. The cable is a biggie though. Any USB mini works...as long as it "works". I never use the stock cable unless I'm charging only.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DiGi760:
Micro. Mini won't fit our phones.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpka007:
Ah true.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Cuppeerr:
How do I replace the stock miui camera with a different one? I want the one off of cm6
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] knowledge561:
I too would love to know if this is possible.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ummagumma:
I disabled WM6.5 Start Menu long time ago, but finding a good replacement was tough. All programs I've tried were either buggy, memory hungry, not finger friendly, wouldn't use folders, etc.

So, here's what I ended up with:

1) Installed file explorer extension to see big icons in Windows fexplore.exe.

2) Created the following script:

start ("\windows\fexplore.exe", "windows\start menu\programs")

sleep (60000)

kill ("fexplore.exe")

the script will run file explorer, opened on Start Menu, and then kill it after the specified delay so that it doesn't hang in memory.

This of course can be used with any file manager. I chose file explorer because I use Resco for all file management, and would rather keep these two functions separate. Also fexplorer.exe is very fast and ligthweight.

Finally, I attached the script to Start Button (hardware). The software button is assigned to Quick Menu - a perfect Start Menu replacement but not that finger friendly.

I am pretty happy with this setup so far. No memory loss, no random freezes, no waiting for Start Menu replacements to load, no screwing around with settings trying to get the right shortcuts in right folders. I am using SK Shortcut commander to set decent icons for my shortcuts, and merely copying the \Windows\Start Menu directory to storage card preserves all of my settings.

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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tito12:
Hi Ummagumma

Good idea, I'll use it, thanks :)

Still this sentence bugs me....

You probably tried long time ago or missed iPhonetoday that has none of the issues you stated here. The last one is either solved my way (see my sig) or your way ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raving_nanza:
..

ive set Folderview.exe as my start menu.. (wm6.1)

one simple click on "start" and it takes me to all my programs..

SIMPLE'S! :D :p
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ummagumma:
Tito12, my issue with IPT was memory - it would grow to over 8mb, plus setting it up takes a while. Beautiful and stable, though.

Nanza - that's indeed simple. The only purpose of running a script vs direct link to exe is to free up memory after use.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tito12:
Yes but folderview doesn't display files when the folder you want to open has subfolders and files, in my device at least I could see only subs...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raving_nanza:
...

i understand about the script, also the need to close after use, however..

im constantly using folderview for this and that so i dont want it to close dude, its also a hell of a lot faster when i leave it open, ive set it as exclusive in task manager so its always ready for my clickity-click click :D but the speed does depend on how many .lnk files are in windows/start menu/programs folder..

one problem with using this though, i cant find an app to launch the control pannel, the one thats avaliable is crap = the one with huge text.lol so im forced to add more .lnk files to the programs folder for the settings i need to access, hense slowing folderview :/ grim! still faster than clicking the start menu then the programs though :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ummagumma:
I could never figure out how to go back to the top-level directory in folderview. So if I click on the wrong directory, how do I return back to Start Menu ?

I never really used it, so the solution may be very simple.

Also, according to TaskMgr, process fexplore.exe takes up under 100 kb and folderview.exe 848 kb. So I guess I could leave fexplore.exe just running at all times.

An advantage of folderview is that it's actually using custom icons set in Iconchanger - so it's prettier.

Right now, I have 107 to 103 mb after Hibernate at startup (don't know why there's a difference sometimes), with ActiveSync running. That's with QuickMenu and several custom Titanium plugins, + 8 mb file cache. During daily use, my memory never goes below 60 mb, and usually stays in 80 - 90 mb range. Also, the responsiveness is very good. I'd like to keep it that way. When I was running Sense with standard Start menu, I would get maybe 30-40 mb with normal use, and if I ran say a GPS application it would drop to 20's and I would start getting all kind of problems. After the first six months, the Sense just didn't seem like such a great thing anymore. Having a useful and light Start Menu is a big part of getting a truly useful device.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tito12:
@Ummagumma

I'm using the exe version and really never saw any swelling of memory, maybe you used an older version? anyway as long as you are happy with your solution... :)

This is no problem, use this:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Ummagumma:
I'm using the latest IPT exe version downloaded from XDA. It starts at around 490kb and then all of a sudden swells to between 5 - 8 mb after some use. May be a memory leak specific to TP2 (Rhodium) ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raving_nanza:
...

im not going to download it dude, its the exact same one i was refering to "=the one with huge text.lol" (can tell by the file name and size) thanks anyway like but ive already searched and searched on xda and only this version exists, shame.lol but i appreciate the thought though :)

a hell of a lot lower in memory consumption dude, your task manager lies, LIES i tell you! :rolleyes:

(obviously my program usage went up when i used the programs)

i would of launched fexplore too to see the differance in KB, but i removed it from my rom, (lol) i realy didnt see the point in having it when i have total commander, its basicly a waste of memory if i dont use it..

the very first time i used sense/manila i noticed my device was sluggish, especially with 6.5, since that first flash ive always stuck with 6.1 and roms with no sense/manila. ive never realy liked it plus it takes up a lot of memory. im cooking my own rom now - ive got no sense/manila and my device is constantly running steady betwene 25-30mb (goes up to 40 when using opera10)

thats why i dont use it, i did try it but it went slow.. i suggest to just make your own today screen by editing one, thats what i did and im glad i dont use it now, or sence/manila :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tito12:
@ raving_nanza

I never thought about the font lol (1st pic),

@ Ummagumma

I use the shortcuts (2nd pic) I just selected the ones I need most and one icon for "All" linked to a mortscript that calls Startmenu\settings which opens the original settings display.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raving_nanza:
...

ill upload a .cab for the font im using if you want? it will replace all the fonts in your windows folder. if IPT uses its own fonts - i can upload a .rar aswell so you can copy the font to the folder.

dude, ive just been using shortcuts to the individual settings i use so folderview displays them with all my programs. one launcher for programs & settings, but i really like the idea of your mortscript to open start menu/settings.

can you upload it here for me please dude?

if you can, just upload all the mort settings, ill select which ones i need :D

i noticed some items in your original settings menu that you probably dont need, you can hide items you dont want, eg Encryption, Certificates etc....

[hklm/control pannel/*ITEM*] add "hide"=dword 1
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tito12:
Hi

I'm not using the settings,exe I posted for you, I have a list for all the shortcuts in Settings and just created an icon for those I use.

As for the fonts thanks but no because I'm on a dual language system (english and hebrew)

Here's the link, it's a funny workaround but it works well http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9891454&postcount=22.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raving_nanza:
...

settings.exe is poo.lol

kk no problem, sharings caring :rolleyes:

ill check the link in a min, cheers dude!

what other programs do you use?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raving_nanza:
...

@Tito

the mortscript just opens the start menu then exits dude, im using wm6.1, will that matter?

SendWin <-- opens start menu

Sleep(500) <-- guessing this is the wait time for next command

SendCR() <-- ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tito12:
This is why I linked to the post and not only the mscr :D

You first have to move the Settings icon in the StartMenu to be the first one, then it will work (it's why i call it funny)

BUT I see you are on 6.1, I don't remember how it works but basically the script is mimicking keypad action.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] RoryB:
Control panel starter

Use Control.exe to open settings panel. I found it in my Energy ROM and a link here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=581480

Also, if you want fexplorer to close you could try

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray]start ("\windows\fexplore.exe", "windows\start menu\programs")
# pause until window is not active by fact you started a program
While( WndActive( "File Explorer"))
sleep (3000)
EndWhile
# Then stop the program
[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]Close ("fexplore.exe")[/COLOR][COLOR=DarkSlateGray]
# I would try close, but if it does not work you could go back to kill in your script
# kill ("fexplore.exe")[/COLOR]
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raving_nanza:
...

@tito

download from the link supplied by rory, ignore the posts on the thread! it works like a charm :)

@rory

your a f*cking legend! :D

been searching for this for months.lol

kisses :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tito12:
Works nicely on mine too, same principle as the other, just no overlapping and smaller fonts:)

I'll nevertheless stay with the folders from IPT (more aesthetic )

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raving_nanza:
...

@tito

np dude, it seems faster though..

what other programs do ya's use?

rebuilding my rom, i want ideas :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tito12:
Not many programs, my device is quite old ...

I use ameba to really close apps and to hook IPT to "Start"

SpoonCharge for info about battery

MyCar Profile to answer calls handsfree

A few mortscripts to switch iconsets in iPhoneToday

They are all very small and useful :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] raving_nanza:
...

copy of the mort code to change icons?

this could come in usefull if i tweak the code a little :D

Rn
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tito12:
BMG, just change .txt with .mscr :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Big_Blue:
I'm currently flashing Baked Snack 1.7 with Kernel 3 (or whatever came preloaded with the ROM) and I am finding that my battery life is worse than before I even rooted. I cannot make it from 6am to 3pm with reaching less than 10% and the majority of that time my phone sits in my pocket. I also checked the up time vs awake time and it has been awake the entire time, is this the problem that is draining my battery? Or is it something else? I also use Advance Task Killer and have it kill my apps whenever I lock the screen.

Any and all suggestions are much appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vulf:
Perhaps a different kernel? I really don't like the baked snacks kernels. They actually burn quite a bit of battery while the screen is off. I recommend Netarchy's kernels. Also a nice little application called juice defender.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sekigah84:
Before you go flashing kernels, know what to do before hand.

#1 Charge your battery to full.

#2 Wipe your battery stats in recovery.

#3 Flash an undervolted kernel with HAVS.

#4 Test for a few days. It takes a few charge cycles of the battery for the ROM to properly calculate your battery usage.

#5 If you are still getting terrible battery life, flash a NO HAVS kernel and use SetCPU and make different profiles. For example you can set a profile for screen off and set CPU to be 200 mhz.

#6 Test different kernels and different ROM's. It is a hit or miss. ROM/Kernels will work good for one person and crappy for another with exactly the same specs/HW Version/ etc.

Be wary of SBC kernels aka trickle charge kernels. They have destroyed batteries/phones in the past.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Big_Blue:
Thanks to the both of you!

But sekigah84, I'm sorta don't really know what I'm doing. So I don't know how to wipe my battery in recovery or even how to flash a kernel. If anyone could point me in the direction of a guide or tell me what to do, that would be great.

*Edit* I think I may have found the problem, I've only been flashing the ROM for two days, maybe it just needed more battery cycles because now the battery life seems to be picking up
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bballer71418:
Both of the above post were great but u should also consider moving to an aosp rom. With the new wimax biulds u get everything with a sense rom but with awesome speed and wonderful battery life!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muellersirch:
I would recommend two apps for you, SetCPU, and juice defender. The paid version on both of them is worth every penny they ask for (and then some). SetCPU allows you to create profiles to underclock your processor when the screen is off, when battery drops below a certain level, etc. Juice defender will turn on the data connection on certain intervals, but leave it off when the screen is off. Using the combination of the two, I can usually go two days on a full charge with light to moderate usage.

EDIT: Also +1 on the AOSP rom, I recommend Cyanogen
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shagav:
another good app to keep a tab on the batter is juice plotter. It estimates battery left and had keeps a graph of the battery charge vs time
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AbsolutZeroGI:
Your other suggestions were very nice and I know you're just trying to tell the user to be cautious, but there's better ways to word it since the kernel has never been proven to destroy any batteries. Half of the claims are accounts with less than 10 posts that just say "It destroyed my battery". If you're distrustful, that's fine, but don't parade rumor around as fact. Parade it around as it is, rumor. Read my final paragraph for an example.

I use an SBC kernel (SBC #15 v7, as you can see in my signature) with MikFroyo 4.4 and that freaking awesome Slayer Cyan Dragon theme. I've been unplugged since about 1pm. It's 8:46pm now and I've still got 78% battery life (no one's more surprised than me). This set up works for me and I highly recommend it if you're up for a flash spree. The rom and kernel are both in the development section and the theme is in the themes and apps section. If you like your rom, do that list that sekigah mentioned and try flashing some other kernels (netarchy and ms79723 have the 2 most popular). Remember it takes the kernels a couple days to adjust so if it's not working on day 1, give it til day 3. That's what mine did.

Now be warned, there's word that SBC may be connected to a few phones melting down (these people have also ignored things like lithium ion batteries being unstable for a decade, but I get flamed if I don't post this), so be warned and be careful. I've been using it for over a month with no overheating, overvolting or meltdown problems. If you decide to use it, download battery monitor widget and keep an eye on your voltage and battery temp.

Best of luck to ya, our batteries get used pretty heavily by these awesome powerful phones, so there aren't many combinations that's going to do much better.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Big_Blue:
I think I'm going to just try a new kernel, most likely one of the ones mentioned here. But going back to sekigah84's steps, I have no idea how to wipe my battery stats. Can someone point me in the direction of a guide, or tell me how to? Oh and I'm still not entirely sure on how to flash a kernel, anyone know of guides for this out there as well?