Quick Question ---
Would someone:
1. Point me to the location where Adobe Flash stores its temp files (FLV) on the G Tab (Latest VeganTab RC1 ROM, if relevant).
2. Let me know if there is a way to change the location and/or adjust the size of the cache. When playing videos (from various QSS Forum Links) video gets choppy and stops loading after a certain amount of time (dependent on the size of the download).
3. Is there software that allows one to rip FLV files to SDCARD rather than streaming them (akin to Download Helper in Firefox on Windows).
Thanks!
Related
Whats the correct link to downloading windows media player for my XDA, PLEASE? I just recently successfully ran S E ROM I seemed to have lost it and I decided to totally erase it from my XDA and desktop. Though I have other media player progs like DivX now, I still want to have the windows media player too....
My device info:
-Version 3.0.12039 (Build 11178)
-ROM Version 3.17.03 ENG
-ROM Date 05/15/03
-Radio Version 6.18.00
-Protocol version 324e4
-Model No PW10A1
As always your help input is highly appreciated...Thanks!
as far as i know then it's in the rom and cant be installed
are you sure that when you mean deleted you dont mean that
the shortcut to the program is gon ?
if you have a file in your windows dir called wmplayer.exe then you just deleted the shortcut and can start that exe file or make a new shortcut yourself
Thanks, it worked. Now I'm still trying out how to open the files I want to listen to or watch. When I click settings, it takes me to 3 folders non of which is helpful:
-Local Content (which contains nothing)
-Web Favorites (also contains nothing)
-Organize Playlists ( New, Rename and Delete)
I usually store media files on my SD Card, but I cant seem to navigate/access them from WMP.
Also, how do I create a link or icon to either Programs or the Today screen?
Thanks once again.
I think media player likes files to be in my documents folder either on pda or sd card.
when i enter the play list and make a play list and want to add something i press the green +
and i get a list called all content
and it conclude every wma and mp3 file on my device then i add those i want on my play list and it play them
and yes all my media is also on the sdcard
of cause in general i dont use wmp at all
i use winipaq the winamp for pocketpc i like it much more then wmp
Having looked for a solution both by searhing the forums and playing with the files myself I try to ask the question here:
On all ROMs I have tested the windows media player have not been able to load playlists with even a few albums, due to memory problems. The original HTC roms have never showed this problem. To further investigate I have stripped the HTC 6.1 ROM to get the correct files, but I've only put them in a separate folder and did not burn them into the ROM so the about dialog still shows the same version.
SO - my questions are:
Do I need to replace all dll-files in ROM (that is, to the windows folder) to get the complete correct version, or is it sufficient to have them in a separate folder together with the exe?
Do some of you coockers have the detailed insight to tell me what files I need to change?
Or am I completely off - is the error in some of the registry tweaks, and not in the player files?
(When I asked this directly in the thread for one of the ROMs I was told to that WMP isn't the best choice - this might be true, but I have my music library in wma-files and I need a player that accept the volume control from the HTC wired remote. If someone can point me to a player that fulfil these requirements I will forget about the WMP )
I recently flashed my Viewsonic UPC300-2-2 with VEGAn-TAB GingerEdition STABLE RC1 using ClockWorkMod 0.8 using this process.
I have been working with the gTablet for several days and most everything is working very well. Specifically, I can;
1. Play compressed MPEG-4 (FFmpeg) movies
2. Sync ITunes (with Market app) and play files with stock player
3. Use wireless WAN, wireless LAN (access files on home PC), and wired USB connections
4. Access Market and install several games, Adobe Flash 10.2, live wallpapers, widgets and more.
5. Open and Edit (but not create) Word, Excel, Powerpoint and PDF type files
6. Download and read Market books
7. Very fast application launch and execution
However, I have had problems with the SDcard2 slot and a few other areas, as these observations indicate;
1. CWM skips SD backup - When running CWM backup, near the end of the backup process, I see the message 'SD-EXT not found', 'skipping backup'. I don't know if this is referring to the USB slot or to the SDcard2 slot.
2. Formatting SD corrupts system partition - when inserting my 4GB SDcard2, the system didn't initially recognize it and recommended formatting. The same card was NTFS formatted and had just been viewed on an XP machine, so I know it was working. At any rate, nothing was on the card, so I let the gTablet format it. I continued to use the gTablet, but when I ultimately rebooted, I could not boot and saw only the new animated ROM logo screen (the first thing you see on boot) flash over and over endlessly. I tried clearing cache, clearing user settings, and even reinstalling RC1. Nothing worked. However, when I repartitioned (2048,0), then the system began working again and I went back to reinstalling all my applications and re-personalizing the system.
3. SDcard2 files are being erased. I can't be certain when this occurs, but I've seen three occasions; after using CWM to backup, after rebooting in general, and after performing disk operations (create/delete folders, copy files) using a file manager. Note the files only are erased and not the containing folder - answer; I found a post to add an empty file called ".nomedia" to the root of any folder containing media. I did this by creating a new file using ES File Manager on the tablet. This worked in that I no longer lose files, but it didn't work in that Gallery and my Video players no longer can find these files. I also read that copying media files from SDcard to SDcard2 would prevent lost files. This is not the case. Copying media files from anywhere to SDcard2 will result in loss upon boot (unless .nomedia file resides on SDcard2).
4. Files readable after SD Hot remove - SDcard2 cannot be removed without unmounting (via settings, storage). This doesn't cause system failures, but what I observed is that the SDcard2 contents, after card is removed, are still accessible. I can view/play files that are no longer there. I assume there is a cache for the SDcard2 that is responsible for this behavior.
5. SD insert on Standby crashes system - SDcard2 cannot be inserted when gTablet is in Standby. If I do, then I cannot resume with one short press to the power button. The system instead performs a full reboot.
6. Screen lock turns into a reboot - Standby cannot resume after long periods, even if plugged in to AC. I've seen as little as a couple hours later, the system will not resume and must be fully rebooted.
7. Sound levels are low. When playing music or video with the stock players, I need to turn the volume to max to be heard through the built in speakers.
8. Force stop message is displayed for certain applications when the gTablet is resumed from Standby. I have seen this for Google Maps and Words with Friends only so far, if these programs are left running when the gTablet is put into Standby. Thoughts are this might be related to the wireless connection? - answer; this not related to Market problem, as I originally thought. I did several changes; I loaded VTL.Launcher 1.6.2, set wireless to never off during screen saver (advanced wireless settings), and installed the latest PERSHOOT kernel. The launcher may have solved the forced stop, but since I cannot duplicate the problem, I cannot be sure. Since it works now, I'll let that sleeping dog lie.
9. Gallery displays duplicate icons for the same file, after I copy a file over the USB link to either SDcard or SDcard2. If I try to delete an icon within Gallery, the source file is deleted, but Gallery continues to display the 2nd icon. The icon continues to display the photo miniature, and when selected, will display the photo full size. I assume this photo is cached somewhere since the source was deleted? - answer; I found a post here to clear media cache & reboot; go to Menu> Applicaions> Manage Applications> All> Media Storage> Clear Data. Reboot.
10. Clock 'option bar' is not visible. When I select the clock icon from the 'app drawer' (all application icons) view off home page, then the Clock application displays date and time and weather full page on the screen with an option bar at the bottom. However, these options aren't accessible because the home page task bar is presented on top of this, covering half of the clock option bar horizontally. It looks like the clock options are alarm, tunes, and home.
11. Button Registration - Sometimes (frequently) finger-to-screen registration isn't working and buttons do not respond - answer; I've found that gojimi has a tool that is much, much easier than calibration.ini. Find his tool here.
12. Command response sluggish - Sometimes (rarely) the gTablet seems to stall when responding to button pushes before application launches.
I've read other posts enough to suspect the SDcard2 isn't working on RC1, but was working perfectly for prior ROM versions. In my opinion, the problem seems to be cache related for this SDcard2, and something the OS does to media files only upon boot.
1. Normal behavior
2. NTFS is not supported by android
3. The only fix is .nomedia and yes it tells android not to look in those directories for media so it won't erase them. It's a bug
4. What?
5. Don't do that
6. This is a well known bug maybe solved with a custom kernel
7. Depends on the rom and the video player
8. Standby on tablet is different that a phone. Standby is a deep sleep not just screen off
9. Reboot
10. don't know
11. search "calibration.ini"
12. see answer 11
In gingerbread the internal sdcard is "emmc" and the external is "sdcard". On Froyo internal in sdcard and external is sdcard2. Some gingerbread roms have made the cards act like froyo however
Thanks, I will follow your references and report back to original post what I find out as an answer for others.
Also,
2. the NTFS was reformatted by Android to (FAT32??) whatever Android requires. The real problem I saw was that when formatting SDcard2, the reformatting process corrupted the system partition. The gTab still operated until I rebooted, then I experienced boot loops, and had to repartition.
4. Exactly! But, I'll follow your advice for #5
6. I'll search too, but if you have time, can you explain the differences in function between Kernel, ROM, OS and Hardware? I'm thinking of a system architecture diagram/flow or description.
9. Yes, if I reboot, the ghost icons are removed. However, if I again copy a photo from my XP machine over USB link to gTab, to a 'pictures' folder at the root of SDcard, then Gallery again shows two Icons groups for each picture.
2. Don't format sdcard in tablet. I just don't trust it.
6. When you install a rom you are installing the OS and the kernel. You can install custom kernels on top of that to replace the stock kernel. Try Pershoots latest and make sure you use the correct version...froyo and gingerbread.
9. I call it an Android bug. It needs a reboot to flush the cache
My Xperia x10 phone is stuck with Andriod 1.6 because of the weak / faulty usb port. But Im fine with It and use It for months.
But since this early last month (June 2012) until now, I cant watch good quality videos of Youtube anymore. Its not in mp4 format now. Im sure. Because when I use my firefox in my pc and go in the URL m.youtube.com, I see the stream link of any video been changed. The last URL or format of the link became .3GP
Sample..
rtsp://v8.cache1.c.youtube.com/CjYLENy73wIaLQl1N2y7clN6ThMYDSANFEIJbXYtZ29vZ2xlSARSBXdhdGNoYPCDwfejir7-Tww=/0/0/0/video.3gp
Im sure before Its not in 3GP format. I know Its in .MP4 before. But now, Its became 3GP?
Is there any other way I can watch again good quality videos of Youtube? Like before in MP4 format?
And for infos, I can watch good quality of videos in MP4 format I think. But only in other website/s like m.wimp.com
Only this Youtube now where I cant watch good quality of videos anymore. I can watch videos on Youtube but In a very low
quality. Because Its changed now to 3GP format.
And again..
Is there any other way I can watch again good quality videos of Youtube? Like before in MP4 format?
not possibly buddy, unless u install 2.1
try AOSP 2.1 rom (not customised version) meaning 100% pure 2.1 port for x10.
i try to help u find link.
edit: i found the link. they even have a youtube screenshot.
screenshot (may need login to see): http://dl.xda-developers.com/attach...9c3598905af/4ffd4d48/4/6/4/1/5/8/device-4.JPG
rom thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835308
do this.
1) enable usb debugging, stay awake, unknown sources.
2) install z4root.
3) install busybox
4) install xRecovery
5) wipe data, cache, dalvik
6) fix permission
7) install custom zip> the downlaoded zip rom file
8) reboot phone
BEFORE U DO THE ABOVE, TRANSFER THE FOLLOWING TO UR SD CARD VIA BLUETOOTH OR CARD READER:
1) xRecovery.apk
2) BusyboxInstaller.apk
3) z4root.apk
4) rom.zip
5) rom update.zip (optional)
YOU DONT NEED A USB PORT TO FOLLOW MY METHOD BECAUSE 2.1 is usable in the same baseband and kernel as 1.6.
To update kernel or bb, u need usb port. but, u dont need it if upgrading to 2.1
good luck
Every time I try to play a video inserted in a web page (as the video posted in facebook when accessed form web browser), it appears an error message "this video cannot be played".
- In the facebook stock app, when clicking on video, a messaje appears: "The requested page does not exists"
- I can play the video only if it it comes from youtube
- I cannot install flash player for android ICS (my system is Jelly bean 4.2, but it shouldn't care), I get a parse error. I also have tried to install it from a folder different from the download folder, but without success. I have read in the forums that if I copy the apk to another folder (e.g. mnt/odb) and try to install from it, I will succeed, but those folders are banned for writing, so I couldn't copy on it.
- When I press and hold the video, the only options available are "copy image, save as background, and so on"
- I have installed MX player and Vplayer, hoping that when i open the video I'd be prompted to choose among the players installed, but, it always opens it with the stock player.
- I have accessed the pages in the mobil and desktop mode, but without success. In desktop mode I was told to update the flash player to play the video (I cannot install flash player)
- I have tried photon browser (it includes flash player), I could install it externally, but it behaves in a strange manner: it is not compatible with my device,
- I also tried boat browser, lighting browser (it can activate/deactivate flash player, but it is not installed in my phone), puffin is tricky (not available all day long) so i didnt tried it, firefox crashes after using it shortly.
My system: generic chinese smartphone (ALPS mini S4), android 4.2, 256 mb ram,118 flash ROM, SD card 4GB, CPU cortex A9 single core
The phone performance is pretty well for an unbranded phone.
Regards
Jorge Arce