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[Xoom General] melvnx:
why doesnt anybody use "orb" to stream their videos? am i missing something? it works fine for me. tried it last night on my xoom. i have live tv and all of my downloaded movies working for me
[Xoom General] TheNibbler:
I think you're missing the share name. For instance, the first field should read something along the lines of 192.168.0.2/e (e being the share name). Mount point is fine (I think. I have mine mounted to /mnt/cifs/e)
[Xoom General] melvnx:
orb is the best thing to use streaming video. and its also web based
[Xoom General] jparker36:
not working still, now saying mount: invalid argument

//192.168.1.70/movies

/mnt/sdcard/movies
[Xoom General] joshua.lyon:
Do any of the media players on the Xoom support UPnP (DLNA)? If so, you might be able to use something like PS3 Media Server.

http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/
[Xoom General] TheNibbler:
The server shouldn't have // in front of the ip address.
[Xoom General] jparker36:
my nas is already setup for dlna and itunes server, so anything that works with those would sync up to them. Sucks that apple has this working so well and we can't get it.
[Xoom General] jparker36:
Tried it both ways, still invalid argument error.
[Xoom General] TheNibbler:
After doing some reading, try putting in the computers login name and password. (if the computer doesn't have a login name/password, create a user (with a password) and give them access to the share) That should hopefully take care of that error. (I never encountered this error, but I had a username/password)
[Xoom General] jparker36:
is the issue that i'm trying to access a NAS and not a pc? So you have it working to a shared folder on your pc...
[Xoom General] dvdcatalyst:
I have a (free) MP4 Streaming Server app that runs a website on your (windows) computer. I also have a few sample-videos (look in the NOOKcolor section. I havent had a cvhance to make samples for the Xoom yet) on my website that are streamable, located on an apache webserver. Just visit the site on your Xoom, and tap the mp4 links.

For MP4 files to stream, the quicktime "fast start" atom needs to be enabled, and the location on the webserver of where they are located needs to have executable permissions.
[Xoom General] jparker36:
ok got it working from my PC, now I just have to figure out how the hell to get it working via the NAS. At worst, I have to leave my PC on when I want to watch stuff, not too horrible i guess.
[Xoom General] Hellburger:
https://market.android.com/details?id=cx.hoohol.silanoid&feature=search_result

UPNPlay works great to stream from my NAS to my Nexus One and GTablet, I highly recommend it.
[Xoom General] jparker36:
HAHAHA IT WORKS... IT WORKS IT WORKS IT WORKS....

turns out my nas had a user name and login that I completely forgot about, after I put those in it mounted right up and it streams .avi, .mp4, etc PERFECTLY. I LOVE ANDROID lol

thanks a ton to those who helped out on this thread, and to the guy who said he wanted this as well - the cifsmanager path works
[Xoom General] da-slicksta:
hey jparker36..can you do a step by step how you set it up to work properly
[Xoom General] xlGmanlx:
yeah, hook up us other NAS users
[Xoom General] Neo3D:
can you do a step by step for PC streaming?
[Xoom General] jparker36:
1) Download cifs manager. Not sure if you need root for it, I am rooted.

1a) cifs for some reason won't launch from its shortcut, you have to launch it from the market. annoying, but you only have to do it on each reboot so not a big deal

1b) In cifsmanager settings, check load cifs module, load via insmod, clear out the mount point prefix option. The cifs.ko module is linked earlier in this thread, if not google for it on the xoom, its out there.

2) For pc, share the folder you want, for NAS, check the IP address and the folder you want to share. It can have subfolders and you'll be able to access them. Also get the username and PW for the pc or the NAS.

3) In cifs, put the IP/folder name in the share path e.g. 192.168.1.1/Movies

Put /mnt/sdcard/Folder name in mount point. Cifs will create this folder for you, I just names mine NAS so its easy to nav to.

Put the user name and PW into their fields, this is very important as its what screwed me up for so long is I didn't realize the NAS has a login

Leave the options blank.

4) Long press on the share and select mount, it should turn green if all is setup right and its shared.

5) I use rockplayer universal, and it now sees a folder called NAS, when I click it is acts just like its a local folder, and I can click the video files and select to play them.

6) enjoy.
[Xoom General] gogol:
Try Plex : www.plexapp.com

This works like iOS AirVideo.
[Xoom General] setite:
I use Playon. I was using TVersity, and you can use the TVersity non-web interface to have pure videos streamed over wifi. Or Playon's flash interface to have it transcoded for easier playback.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2bAC9y1YuE

In there I show Playon at 14 minutes, after I show HULU content I show a video that is on my fileserver. I found the CIFS nonsense to be way too much work.

EDIT: Plex fails on the XOOM, don't bother buying it. The app doesn't use flash or anything universal, it will have to be updated for use on the XOOM.
[Xoom General] jparker36:
the advantage of this 'nonsense' is that plex costs money, playon costs money. Cifs is free, and frankly, works better because its native and not having to count on a flash interface.
[Xoom General] Blades:
Are you looking for a flashable kernel that includes a cifs module? I could compile the Xoom-OC kernel and attach the needed modules..

I have no trouble playing movies over cifs..

I'd like to see if sshfs would work via fuse.ko but for now cifs is fast enough for me.
[Xoom General] jparker36:
the cifs.ko module that's floating around out there works fine, I think adding it into the oc kernel would just cause issues for everyone as there'd be another file out there that ppl would be asking about :-)
[Xoom General] matthiayer:
what about skifta?

you can find it at www.skifta.com, it's free and works on my gingerbread desire.
[Xoom General] myv6mustang:
Tried:

Playon

plex

upnp play

skifta

and the only thing that worked for me was cif manager. All it took was a simple push to the xoom and im good to go.
[Xoom General] Blades:
Not that file. Can't mix match modules and kernels. I'd build it from source. It'd be zipped up with the appropriate OC kernel. I did this for my brother's Xoom. I'm pretty sure I also compiled ipv6 as a module..
[Xoom General] TheNibbler:
Ya, I having all that in one place would be nice. IPV6 would also be great.
[Xoom General] Blades:
Well ipv6 is in the kernel as is, I remove it because its a rather bloaty feature for something we don't use. Not remove, but rather not have it built into the kernel, now it's an external module. The only issue I have is Google Goggles complaining about lack of ipv6 support. This is remedied by loading the ipv6 module prior to launching Goggles.
[Xoom General] Blades:
Is anyone getting 'Application not installed' when trying to launch cifs manager from the launcher?
[Xoom General] brd922001:
Anyone using the CIFS setup and accessing files from a Windows server (Windows 7) have any issues when a new file is placed in the share? I can get everything working perfect but if I rip a DVD and put in on the share folder on my server I no longer can mount the drive in CIFS. I must reboot the server and it will start working again.
[Xoom General] SBC44:
I also use PlayOn, but I think it will only work after you install flash that has been floating around.

It isn't free $40, but I had already bought it to use on my xbox360 to stream Hulu and other things. But it will stream local files also, and I have found it work work pretty well.
[Xoom General] StrayPanda:
Yeah it is annoying. You have to launch it from the market and then it will work.
[Xoom General] brd922001:
I would be the first in line to pay for a good app that WORKED that I caould access my server and view my videos....GOD SOMEBODY MAKE THE APP!
[Xoom General] jparker36:
this thread gives you clear instructions how to do it for free...
[Xoom General] xcxin:
File Expert plays a bridge role between your player app and SMB shares. File Expert will forward all SMB data connection to local HTTP streaming, that's why you saw your browser started.

To get it working you need a player which support HTTP streaming, then your browser will start that player to play streamed data.

Try File Expert with VPlayer :)
[Xoom General] gogol:
I think Plex has been updated.

It is now supports Honeycomb. The user interface is also optimized for tablet.
[Xoom General] Bigmille:
I’d recommend Plex as an easy solution for streaming videos. I’ve been using it for 2 weeks now and have not run into any problems.

Most my TV shows and movies are in 720p H264 format, so the Xoom cannot play it smoothly. Plex basically transcode it on a PC and deliver it to the Xoom via WIFI or 3G.

The Plex server for PC is free, you will need to pay for the Android app which is not that expensive.

You will also need a PC switched on when you want to use Plex, I use a laptop with 1.86GHz low power core 2 duo and it can transcode 1080p film without any problem or delay. Also I’d recommend a wifi router can broadcast 5GHz range to get the best quality.

The only problem is the resume playback doesn’t work. Not sure if its Plex or metadata problem.

So if you have an old PC you don’t mind running 24/7 and have a 5GHz wifi router, then I think Plex is a very good solution for you problem.

P.S. I had to rename some of my files to made it show up on Plex server, a little annoy but only have to be done once.

My laptop is working near 100% when transcoding, so I'd recommend a 2GHz core2duo as minimum system requirement.
[Online Courses, Schools, and Other External Resour] marlar:
Hi,

I am an experienced professional programmer who wants to delve into Android programming. I also wish to investigate cross-platform programming using tools like PhoneGap or Titanium.

However, I am a bit in doubt of which learning strategy is best.

One approach is to get a good feeling of the Android environment and later on explore the possibilities of the cross-platform tools.

Another approach is to jump start using say Titanium (which to me looks like the better option of the two mentioned) and then after a while look into the underlying Android building blocks. The reason why this approach seems worth considering is that although I have earned my living on programming for 20 years, I have no experience what so ever with Java. And the feeling of getting something done has always been encouraging to me.

What do you think? Does option 2 make sense, or would it be more sensible to get an understanding of the Android environment first?

Thanks in advance,

Martin

PS. I am not allowed to post in the Developer forum which is why I post here.
[Online Courses, Schools, and Other External Resour] marlar:
Is there a better place to ask this question?

I am not yet allowed to post in the developer forum?
[Online Courses, Schools, and Other External Resour] meltwater:
Dev forum is not the place for Qs, they are for development projects and developer discussions, this is why it is limited (it is not a support site).

Probably best place is here:

Android Development and Hacking -> Android Software Development

There is a thread which is the same/similar question as you too:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1173176

I'd recommend learning the basics of android and java first, since you can be sure that tools like Titanium (I've not used it though) will probably run in to some issues so you'll need some basic understanding to resolve.

As mentioned in that thread there are plenty of examples for the basics, although I have found it difficult so far to make that extra leap on to the more advanced stuff yet.
[Online Courses, Schools, and Other External Resour] elsewhat:
After you got some basic knowledge of Android, I would recommend going through alot of the android questions at stackoverflow.com

(I am not yet allowed to post direct link to questions tagged with android)

You learn alot of tips and tricks this way that you otherwise would have missed
[Online Courses, Schools, and Other External Resour] Hans Schmucker:
A lot of it is actually pretty self-explanatory once you set up the tools (as least if you're familiar with Java... I had a bit of a problem with the whacked way callbacks are handled, since Java is well... not what I use every day).

There are samples included (including the standard Android application template) that will already tell you how the Android UI system works.

Aside from that there are a lot of good articles on the Android dev site that should get you started quickly with the way Android uses resource files. It's not at all complicated.

The specifics of course depend on what you want to do. My guess would be simple form-like applications... the articles there cover that part quite nicely.

I'd do native development first, then look at cross-platform tools so you can better evaluate the drawbacks they have. The Android platform is tuned to be as simple as possible for simple projects... just try to ignore what your guts tell you and don't worry about threads, memory and so on and you should be fine.
[Nook Color General] vasha:
I got a Nook Color recently. I've noticed its sides were kinda flimsy. Is this normal? I understand this isnt meant to be built like a tank but mine is kinda loose. Also when even applying a little amount of pressure I see the screen get affected (pressure on screen itself.)

Return? Or is it something common?

:(
[Nook Color General] OB1J3D1:
I've read a few posts about a creakey bezel. Luckily mine was not. The only imperfection I have is the black plastic that surrounds the n key is not flush with the screen on the right side but flush on the left.

Even more discouraging were the stories about dead / stuck pixels. Since I only had the before mentioned issue, I'm keeping mine.

So, although I believe B&N will take the unit back and exchange, if it doesn;t bother you that much and all else is well, I'd say keep it and enjoy it.
[Nook Color General] vasha:
Alright thanks.
[Nook Color General] altimax98:
Mines the same way. Not really a total deal breaker for me, but its really annoying

Sent from one of those missing Droids
[Nook Color General] snives:
I apparently got pretty luck getting one with no imperfections to my knowledge...
[Nook Color General] pieceofplastic:
the front of my brand new nook comes almost completely off and snaps right back on :confused: :p
[Nook Color General] ianPhillips1:
.Same here, picked up the black silicone case and it covers the sides and makes it feel like one piece constructio(no help on the screen issue around the n),but makes it feel sturdy. And keeps it simple.Bought the official B&N for $20,I know they are five bucks on line but in my experience after market seldom fits like the "real deal" and after slapping it on I didn't want to take it off
[Nook Color General] altimax98:
Im waiting for a black one. The blue and pink dont do it for me. Ive also got a normal b&n green book style case i transport in

Sent from one of those missing Droids
[Nook Color General] k2snowboards88:
Mine creaks in the upper left corner. The back is somewhat lose in that area too. I haven't noticed any pressure on the screen though.
[G2 and Desire Z General] torvick12:
Has any one figuered out or is there a way to change the color of the middle button where normally it lights up when u have a notification or getting a call. IM just wondering if its possible, if any one have an idea plz let me know thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z General] KiNG OMaR:
It's a trackpad :p

And it's impossible to change the color, because it's just a white LED.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] agentfazexx:
Honestly, the only thing you have to do is call MS for a key, tell them you got a new HTC phone, and you can't get on the Marketplace. They'll give you the key after being on hold for 10 minutes or so. Just did it last night. This crap about registry edits and certs is baloney.

Worked fine for me, I didn't do all those wasted steps. No point in doing it. Get the key, save it, reuse it as many times as you want. Done.

Discuss.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] till1988:
What's the news?

Also you clearly didn't understand what registry edits and cert stuff is about.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] agentfazexx:
Well, the phone's activated now and everything works 100%. Do explain your argument.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] lhernana2j:
I think he dl the ROM with Chevron built in. So he is right to a certain extent.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Nimac91:
Every now & then your phone automatically locks apps and dissables opening and downloading new ones. The thing is, to unlock it you will have to connect your phone to your PC and unlock it every time it get's locked. Unless you edit the registry so it will never lock again ;) This whole activation with the registry has nothing to do with the LIVE and Hotmail activation. And about that, I think everybody here knows by now you can call MS for the free activation key. But this is XDA we like to tweek our way in, And for the most of us editting registry is easier than pissing straight in the toilet ;)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] agentfazexx:
So when it says "not available at this time, try later..." that's what you're talking about?

That unlocks it to all carriers.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Nimac91:
Yeah exactly. Since you have WP7 you'll probably have that unlock tool right? Now I have to be honest I havn't tried the registry edit yet because I changed bacl to Android a while ago(I can't survive without Whatsapp haha), but if the story's are true that registry edit could fix some anoying problems with your apps. I'm sure you figure it out. And otherwise try youtube. I learned a lot of tweeking by watching simple totorials with all the links needed
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] agentfazexx:
The other REALLY annoying thing is wifi is not all that reliable. "Searching" comes up and hangs. Tried all of the ROM's out there... Works every now and again, usually doesn't.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] meptik:
Err. No.

It's a developer unlock, allowing you to sideload applications to your phone.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] jaumur:
Activation

I activated via the chat function on the (dutch) microsoft support site. They didn't ask for an IMEI number just name and phone number.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] coolkid893:
here a app i made to help look at the board with one click from your phone on the go i hope it helps some people

Vibrant dev quick view v1.0.apk

ill try to get some pics up but its just the main board looks just like the webpage
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iceddown:
Is it possible to install the phonemypc software on my xbox360 and use the app on my Evo to view the Kinect camera? Thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingakuma:
why not just install the connect camera to your pc and install the kinect drivers and use the phonemypc software
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
No. phonemypc, keyword PC. The xbox is not a pc...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingakuma:
you wanted to use your kinect camera you can via a PC with the kinect drivers
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam1422:
Please explain how to do this if it is even possible. I would love to do this as well. Thanks in Advance!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
Just google "xbox kinect pc drivers"
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam1422:
Couple questions:

Do I have to have my xbox on?

Your saying I have to install drivers on my pc...do does that mean I have to connect the camera to my pc?

I have my xbox hooked up wirelessly, will that make a difference?

Send from an EvO that's EvOlved!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nosympathy:
uhm...pretty sure if you read the previous posts you would see you have the plug your kinect INTO YOUR PC and install the kinect drivers for the PC for it to work...

alittle reading never hurt anyone...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingakuma:
if you have windows 7 you might be able to get windows media center to work with phonemypc so you could access it via your xbox.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tempera:
Hello, I upgraded my nexus s to 2.3.3 and the new radio xkb1, I also tried xkb3 but I get no service still. I even changed apn settings etc.. nothing works!

I tried modaco rom (2.3.3) and stock rom 2.3.3.

WHen I put it in airplane mode, my simcard network comes up (GiffGaff UK) but cannot do anything as it says phone is in airplane mode.

What shall I do? I think it is the radio but I done know how to downgrade the radio to 2.3.1 radio?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
did it work before you Flashed the radio for unknown reason?

i'll suggest a complete wipe of the phone and restore back to a stock ROM or stock nandroid backup and see if it works
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tempera:
the thing is that I cant find an 2.3.1 radio?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsaade:
Happened to me just flashed the radio back, you can get the radio.img:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11686273&postcount=14

fastboot flash radio radio.img
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1tondiesel:
I'm using zenexp 9.7 rom. Works perfect but I decided to try something different so I downloaded the cm7. Full 8 cyanogen and I loved it but certain mms won't download it tells me download unsuccessful so I went back to Zenexp no issues there wit mms so my question is am I doing something wrong why can't I get certain mms to download?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il Duce:
intermittent mms is a known issue for CM roms, but I would say that the goodies you get with CM7 gingerbread specifically, it's worth not getting a few mms IMO.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oohaylima:
Yeah, I get that too. He's right though. Maybe one day it'll get fixed.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aqualls:
I've actually had this problem with froyo too, not just GB. That's why I'm back on a sense ROM. It's outdated but everything I need works, as I get and send a ton of picture mail for work. Unfortunately sacrifices sometimes need to be made. Sigh...
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle:
I think I've read something about how Sprint uses an "uncommon" method for handling mms, and therefore its not 100% compatible with AOSP/non-Sprint ROMS.

A workaround may be available though. This is just a thought, and I don't send/rcv many mms so I cannot easily test it. Just throwing it out there and maybe someone can provide results.

I know you can access your mms via your profile on Sprint's website. I assume that all mms still go to your account, regardless of whether or not you can view them traditionally on the phone. Based on that assumption, I would think that you could bookmark a link to the webpage and view the missed mms from the browser in CM7.

Any thoughts?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] N1ghtr08d:
Hi guys, I was wondering if there's any app or mod that will let me control my music from the lock screen so it'll be easier to control while driving? The music co tell on the htc inspire is the perfect thing im talking about.

Thanks

Pred.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] youngWMuser:
not aware of anything like that, but i know for a fact there is an app out there for it. but you could always move your music streaming to your home tab of your device and keep the device from sleeping and be able to control it that way too.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] dwd3885:
use doubleTwist and you can have the lock screen controls.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Sogarth:
PowerAMP allows for lockscreen controls as well. I also believe there's at least one lockscreen substitute that allows you to use any homescreen widget(s)?