Android thread V-garychencool finally rooted his phone and got ICS edition
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[QUOTE=iCole;39144962][url]http://www.google.com/cloudprint/#printers[/url][/QUOTE]
Is there any way to tell which was most recently added, or do you just have to guess which one you are currently using?
[QUOTE=iCole;39144962][url]http://www.google.com/cloudprint/#printers[/url][/QUOTE]
how do I tell which is which D:
[img]http://horobox.co.uk/u/FlubberNugget-_1357749362.png[/img]
You can rename one and try interacting with it (on the new tab page or so) to see if it's the one youre currently using.
Otherwise it's a guessing game. Remove all and the re-enable Chrome to Mobile in the phone or whatever you need to do.
15 minutes until the random draw for an Ingress invite code, PM me to get in!
How many people entered, gary?
Last time when i asked about how to root my Sony Xperia V, the answer i got was pretty much just this link:
[url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35338933&postcount=38[/url]
But uh.. It really doesn't explain anything :v:
What is su?
How do I "flash the kernel with fastboot"? What does that even mean?
Why are there pieces of code and commands there? What on earth am i supposed to do with those? I don't know of a command line! :v:
What is SuperSu and Superuser?
[editline]8th January 2013[/editline]
If someone was able to write a comprehensive guide, that'd be nice.
I'm thinking of getting the Sony Xperia P, anyone tried it before and is it any good?
[QUOTE=paul simon;39146147]Last time when i asked about how to root my Sony Xperia V, the answer i got was pretty much just this link:
[URL]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35338933&postcount=38[/URL]
But uh.. It really doesn't explain anything :v:
What is su?
How do I "flash the kernel with fastboot"? What does that even mean?
Why are there pieces of code and commands there? What on earth am i supposed to do with those? I don't know of a command line! :v:
What is SuperSu and Superuser?
[editline]8th January 2013[/editline]
If someone was able to write a comprehensive guide, that'd be nice.[/QUOTE]
1: su is short for superuser, which essentially is the user that has root rights.
2: fastboot is a program included in the Android SDK. It is used to flash and erase the certain flash partitions on your phone. It is used while your phone is in fastboot mode.
3: these are commands for fastboot. For instance "fastboot flash boot lt25i-unsecure-debuggable.elf" flashes the kernel on the boot partition. the adb (android debug bridge) is used to push and pull files directly to your filesystem on the phone. In this case you have to put certain files on the system partition, which requires root rights you don't currently have on your phone. Thus you have to use the debug bridge. adb is also included in the Android SDK. "adb push su /system/xbin/su" pushes the file "su" to "/xbin/su" on your system partition. You put these commands in your windows command prompt navigated to the location where the adb.exe and fastboot.exe are at. adb pretty much allows you to use the shell of your phone on your pc.
To enter the shell you use the command "adb shell" and to exit it you use the "exit" command.
4: supersu and superuser are apps which manage what other apps have root access
Isn't there a one-click-solution (a *.bat file for example) for your phone. For a beginner, this adb stuff can be really tricky.
[QUOTE=Silence94;39146426]1: su is short for superuser, which essentially is the user that has root rights.
2: fastboot is a program included in the Android SDK. It is used to flash and erase the certain flash partitions on your phone. It is used while your phone is in fastboot mode.
3: these are commands for fastboot. For instance "fastboot flash boot lt25i-unsecure-debuggable.elf" flashes the kernel on the boot partition. the adb (android debug bridge) is used to push and pull files directly to your filesystem on the phone. In this case you have to put certain files on the system partition, which requires root rights you don't currently have on your phone. Thus you have to use the debug bridge. adb is also included in the Android SDK. "adb push su /system/xbin/su" pushes the file "su" to "/xbin/su" on your system partition. You put these commands in your windows command prompt navigated to the location where the adb.exe and fastboot.exe are at. adb pretty much allows you to use the shell of your phone on your pc.
To enter the shell you use the command "adb shell" and to exit it you use the "exit" command.
4: supersu and superuser are apps which manage what other apps have root access
Isn't there a one-click-solution (a *.bat file for example) for your phone. For a beginner, this adb stuff can be really tricky.[/QUOTE]
This, though you also need the drivers for your phone installed. It's a lot of fun once you've got it set up though, especially if you know your way around a linux terminal.
[QUOTE=iCole;39145884]How many people entered, gary?[/QUOTE]
3
[QUOTE=Lyoko774;39139647]Oh come on. There's no reason it shouldn't be on 4.2.1.[/QUOTE]
Who knows what Sony did to the UI it takes up 5GB of internal space.
aww yiss I won the Ingress key
About time I got in
[QUOTE=nikomo;39147100]aww yiss I won the Ingress key
About time I got in[/QUOTE]
Man, if I had won, I was going to give it away in a similar contest.
[QUOTE=nikomo;39147100]aww yiss I won the Ingress key
About time I got in[/QUOTE]
Your welcome :)
[QUOTE=loophole;39147135]Man, if I had won, I was going to give it away in a similar contest.[/QUOTE]
It's slightly useless for me right now since I live in Finland and the weather sucks right now, but as soon as the weather starts warming up and I get my summer tires on my bike, I'll drop some weight while going around the city with this.
[QUOTE=iCole;39144491]both chrome for desktop and android are on their latest (stable) versions.
I can see opened tabs from my desktop on the phone, but I can't send a website to the phone or view the device in that menu that mobrockers posted.
Tried removing the device from the "cloud printers" list, relogging in both desktop chrome and android (wiped data, force closed, etc)...[/QUOTE]
Chrome to phone has been replaced with the tab thing afaik. There isn't much of a difference anyways, why do you need the other?
[QUOTE=nikomo;39147205]It's slightly useless for me right now since I live in Finland and the weather sucks right now, but as soon as the weather starts warming up and I get my summer tires on my bike, I'll drop some weight while going around the city with this.[/QUOTE]
Mine was going to be based on effort though, not luck.
Well I already got into Ingress (different key code source) but can't play it without mobile data and a larger, faster phone...
I got my PS3 Controller to play games on my phone now :v:
Time to save for a Nexus 10/7
I had a ingress key, when I got it I didn't think I'd have an android phone any time soon, I gave code to my brother only to find out the next day I was going to get an android phone soon, I feel screwed over by my self.
Today I rooted a friend's Evo LTE, thank god it was on launch day firmware because it literally took less than half an hour and nothing was wiped.
Although the bootloader was replaced with a stock one by an update, still S-OFF though so I don't give a single fuck.
[QUOTE=Doritos_Man;39148125]I got my PS3 Controller to play games on my phone now :v:
Time to save for a Nexus 10/7[/QUOTE]
I'd grab a Nexus 7. The Nexus 10 isn't exactly good at running games.
[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;39142960]I wish they'd never used software buttons, I'm really not fond of the idea of all navigation being on screen, I like having a big ole' home button to press when things go bad[/QUOTE]
You still do. If the software buttons don't work, the system is hosed to the point having hardware or soft buttons wouldn't have made a difference anyway.
[QUOTE=Silence94;39146426]1: su is short for superuser, which essentially is the user that has root rights.
2: fastboot is a program included in the Android SDK. It is used to flash and erase the certain flash partitions on your phone. It is used while your phone is in fastboot mode.
3: these are commands for fastboot. For instance "fastboot flash boot lt25i-unsecure-debuggable.elf" flashes the kernel on the boot partition. the adb (android debug bridge) is used to push and pull files directly to your filesystem on the phone. In this case you have to put certain files on the system partition, which requires root rights you don't currently have on your phone. Thus you have to use the debug bridge. adb is also included in the Android SDK. "adb push su /system/xbin/su" pushes the file "su" to "/xbin/su" on your system partition. You put these commands in your windows command prompt navigated to the location where the adb.exe and fastboot.exe are at. adb pretty much allows you to use the shell of your phone on your pc.
To enter the shell you use the command "adb shell" and to exit it you use the "exit" command.
4: supersu and superuser are apps which manage what other apps have root access
[B]Isn't there a one-click-solution (a *.bat file for example) for your phone. For a beginner, this adb stuff can be really tricky.[/B][/QUOTE]
I would really like to know that myself, because I don't think I'd be able to follow your explanation here.
[QUOTE=paul simon;39149230]I would really like to know that myself, because I don't think I'd be able to follow your explanation here.[/QUOTE]
Doesn't really look like it. If there is, its not on xda yet.
[QUOTE=mblunk;39136540]I have a comma if I put the voice input key on the symbols keyboard, but I prefer to have it on the main keyboard where it replaces the comma.[/QUOTE]
You can switch them in the language & input settings
[QUOTE=FlashFireSix;39142960]I wish they'd never used software buttons, I'm really not fond of the idea of all navigation being on screen, I like having a big ole' home button to press when things go bad[/QUOTE]
I accidentally bump the software buttons and capacitive buttons on devices all the fucking time. Thanks to the sensistivity of the screen, my finger just has to be near the screen for it to trigger without touching it. Sure they look nice and all and software buttons can be modified but I like being able to rest a thumb on the bottom of the device so I can hold the god damn thing.
Now what's up with people who brag on and on about want bezelless devices on websites like Engadget, how the fuck are you supposed to hold it without pressing something on the screen? Cup it in the palm of your hand and hope it doesn't fall?
[QUOTE=K1ngo64;39150196]I accidentally bump the software buttons and capacitive buttons on devices all the fucking time. Thanks to the sensistivity of the screen, my finger just has to be near the screen for it to trigger without touching it. Sure they look nice and all and software buttons can be modified but I like being able to rest a thumb on the bottom of the device so I can hold the god damn thing.
Now what's up with people who brag on and on about want bezelless devices on websites like Engadget, how the fuck are you supposed to hold it without pressing something on the screen? Cup it in the palm of your hand and hope it doesn't fall?[/QUOTE]
I believe people traditionally clasp a phone with pressure on the sides, not the front and back. And edge-to-edge screens really aren't.
[editline]8th January 2013[/editline]
that said, i tend to tap the capacitive buttons when I'm handling a device weird (like flipping it sideways one-handed.)
I fucking love how people talk about how AOSP is the shit.
And then you have people that actively try to port Sense to Samsung devices. And Nexus devices. This isn't even an isolated phenomenon either.
[QUOTE=Hunt3r.j2;39151804]I fucking love how people talk about how AOSP is the shit.
And then you have people that actively try to port Sense to Samsung devices. And Nexus devices. This isn't even an isolated phenomenon either.[/QUOTE]
Because some people do genuinely like skinned Android versions. Its not really that ridiculous. I did like Sense a lot back when AOSP 2.1 was extremely bare-bones. The only problem was that I had a pretty low end phone even for the time, so AOSP was preferable due to RAM issues.
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