Superfrag Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I don't like the power control widgets implementation by Touchwiz, they take too much space. The CM6/CM7 implementation is great! With customization too.. I'm surprised there isn't a single decent AOSP based ROM for the SGS.. the userbase is certainly there. :/ Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 The bathing cat widget is Dawwww.. Whats that Weather/News widget you're using there Gaurav? I like that cat, reminds me of someone all the time. Kinda cute. And useful to know when your phone's getting too hot. That's the default news + weather widget that you get on the Nexus S, even in the regular Launcher. I think the maker of that theme skinned it to look a bit different (usually it ain't transparent), just like a few of the other apps and the notification pulldown area look different too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Stryke Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 (edited) I don't like the power control widgets implementation by Touchwiz, they take too much space. The CM6/CM7 implementation is great! With customization too.. I'm surprised there isn't a single decent AOSP based ROM for the SGS.. the userbase is certainly there. :/ Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk. There is an aosp based rom. I just didn't use it. I don't use any power control widget. Just use the notification bar when required to change basic settings. I personally dislike too many widgets and fluff/bling. After a certain point it becomes unusable and chaotic. Plus very few alps have really good widgets. I think sound hound has a very good widget. Lightweight and does the job. edit: Btw, what was the touchwizy part of the theme i posted? I didnot see any power control thing anywhere. The theme and basic UI structure is similar to any android device out there Edited January 31, 2011 by Death Stryke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Those basic settings in the notification drawer is the Power Control Widget I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigsaw Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Nexus S is available in Alfa Mumbai for 32.5k.... Without bill ofcourse as it's not launched officially in india yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 There is an aosp based rom. I just didn't use it. I don't use any power control widget. Just use the notification bar when required to change basic settings. I personally dislike too many widgets and fluff/bling. After a certain point it becomes unusable and chaotic. Plus very few alps have really good widgets. I think sound hound has a very good widget. Lightweight and does the job. edit: Btw, what was the touchwizy part of the theme i posted? I didnot see any power control thing anywhere. The theme and basic UI structure is similar to any android device out there Look at the 2nd phone snap/screenshot in the picture you posted and see those 4/5 options / toggle switches. Then look at the 4th screenshot I posted on the last page. That's the usual Power Control Widget on stock android as opposed to the spaced-out one you seem to have in the second picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozart Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yesterday was the worst day of my life My galaxy s went kaput!!! for no reason ....I bought it off Ebay (unlocked) It wouldnt turn on for a while and then the i tried holding all the three buttoins simultaneously. It turned on . Now i have a major problem , it doesnt accept any sim, Once i charge it 100 % and i restart it, goes back to 10% WTF Been thru various forums couldnt get any solution. Please HELP!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megzworld Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Oh Thats Bad.. You know, once my Droid was giving me trouble a few months back.. It was rebooting every few minutes.. I removed the battery and kept it outside overnight (and prayed for it to recover) ..and next morning when I switched the phone on with battery and sim..it behaved well.. Till date no problem!! I know it sounds lame, but try it.. when everything else fails who knows, it may work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Yesterday was the worst day of my life My galaxy s went kaput!!! for no reason ....I bought it off Ebay (unlocked) It wouldnt turn on for a while and then the i tried holding all the three buttoins simultaneously. It turned on . Now i have a major problem , it doesnt accept any sim, Once i charge it 100 % and i restart it, goes back to 10% WTF Been thru various forums couldnt get any solution. Please HELP!!!! Seems like it's defective. :S Either the battery is gone, or something wrong with the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 SGS/Nexus S users, if you do even a bit of music listening on your phones, you'll need to flash a kernel that includes the Voodoo sound improvements, download the Voodoo sound control app and see the improvements in the Sound Quality. Absolutely fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) SGS/Nexus S users, if you do even a bit of music listening on your phones, you'll need to flash a kernel that includes the Voodoo sound improvements, download the Voodoo sound control app and see the improvements in the Sound Quality. Absolutely fantastic. nice catch, saw it yesterday but didn't know how exactly to go about installing it. 1. Now with a bit more looking around, it looks like the only way is to flash a new kernel am i right? This one - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936219 2. How do I go about the same? Any wiping / erasing / messing up apps involved? Does your phone feels snappier in any way after the small speed boost to 1.2Ghz? 3. And you've posted some issues you've had with that kernel on the XDA thread. Are they all solved or is there stuff I should be worried about? 4. Can I flash a later kernel over this or go back to stock / update to the next Modaco release after this without messing anything up on my phone / bricking it? Is there anything I should be wary of in that regard? 5. Any other such kernels with that sound driver + an even faster CPU boost? Edited February 1, 2011 by Gaurav - Solitaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushy Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 cousin brought Dell Streak two days ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 nice catch, saw it yesterday but didn't know how exactly to go about installing it. 1. Now with a bit more looking around, it looks like the only way is to flash a new kernel am i right? This one - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936219 2. How do I go about the same? Any wiping / erasing / messing up apps involved? Does your phone feels snappier in any way after the small speed boost to 1.2Ghz? 3. And you've posted some issues you've had with that kernel on the XDA thread. Are they all solved or is there stuff I should be worried about? 4. Can I flash a later kernel over this or go back to stock / update to the next Modaco release after this without messing anything up on my phone / bricking it? Is there anything I should be wary of in that regard? 5. Any other such kernels with that sound driver + an even faster CPU boost? 1. Yup, that's the only one out with the Voodoo sound improvements. And CWM is the only way of flashing it. 2. Download the .zip file, which is tiny. Flash using CWM. Do a backup if you want to, no need to wipe or do anything of the sort. I've been using it since a few hours, so haven't really noticed anything out of the ordinary. I don't like to use Set CPU unless a good governor is supported ; like interactive & smartass. Plus, you need to set the minimum speed to 800Mhz(no lower), which kinda defeats the purpose of SetCPU. I used to use it on the G2, my range was 200-1200, 200 when screen off and interactive governor. Can't do any of that right now, so no point. 3. My WiFi wasn't connecting at all. A router reboot fixed it. No idea why it was happening, but everything's working great now. Also, when rebooting, the phone automatically sets the brightness to max. Again, a non issue. 4. You can easily upgrade to MoDaCo r11 etc, but that'll reflash the stock kernel. Then you have to wait for this dev to update the kernel to work with the latest version. But Paul doesn't push out MoDaCo updates daily ; just when needed. So you shouldn't have an issue. BUT, I don't know how well the kernel will behave with the theme you have installed. I've not flashed any theme to my NS. Ask in the kernel thread whether having one of the themes installed will mess it up. I really don't think there will be any issue, but better to be on the safe side. 5. There is that Trinity Kernel, but it's only purpose is OC. I really don't need an OC, but I want UV, which should help with battery life. I'm waiting for a OC/UV kernel, which does both well. Looks like the Netarchy dev plans to do that. Also, I do a LOT of music listening on my NS, so definitely prefer the Netarchy Kernel over the Trinity one. Another thing to keep in mind, you can't really do a backup of a themed ROM, restoring from that won't work(theme dev has mentioned it.) What I suggest is asking the Netarchy dev (or I'll ask if you don't have a XDA a/c) whether having one of the theme install will prevent you from flashing the kernel. If not, then just go ahead and flash it without doing a backup. It'll work great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thank you for a very comprehensive answer. Will wait for a reply on XDA before flashing. And thank you for asking there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Tigre Chino Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Proper nub question here. How do i get adb on my computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 http://unregisteredkarma.blogspot.com/2010/12/guide-to-installing-adb-for-windows.html Follow this guide, and instead of tools, it should be platform-tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantz Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 http://unregisteredkarma.blogspot.com/2010/12/guide-to-installing-adb-for-windows.html Follow this guide, and instead of tools, it should be platform-tools. In simple terms, download and unzip the sdk and add path of adb to your system (and yeah, there is no need to restart the pc. Just open a new command prompt) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) This ADW Ex is annoying me no end again. Even Launcher Pro seems better despite being based on supposedly older code. ADW Ex keeps FCing like f**k half the time and slowing down for no reason at all. Has increased ten fold after I flashed the new Modaco r10, though it kinda reduced back when I was using 2.3.1 stock. Edited February 2, 2011 by Gaurav - Solitaire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superfrag Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Stop using it, wait for author to update. I used to use ADW.Launcher all the time, recent updates have made it somewhat slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Tigre Chino Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 Well I downloaded and installed the Sdk installer. Tried running adb from the tools folder, a lotta text scrolls through and it disappears ... Do i have to specifically download the archive for it to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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