A while back I had messed with BlueStacks. Note: Bluestacks is the applications for Windows (and other platforms) that allows you to run Android apps on your PC. But I eventually uninstalled it, because of a few annoyances. But I think it was not even 1.0 at the time. Is anyone running it on a consistent basis?
I have the desire to get a Windows-8 tablet in the future. If I can ever convince my wife of the expense..hehe. But I was looking into the Acer w700 that I can dual-boot with Android. However someone just the other day mentioned for me to try 'Bluestacks'. I told him, I had already tried it, about a year ago, when I had looked into buying a Windows-7 tablet. At the time, my wife and I had lost one of our Android on the ground near an apartment complex, and we were looking for a new tablet. A funny story ensued, but we actually got that tablet back... (d'oh...) Who doesn't want new stuff?
Anyway back to my BlueStacks issues, at the time: When installed on my PC: It was an unacceptable big-memory hog. It would start-with windows, and the settings for this, was not well managed. I imagine, If I had it on a tablet, the memory problems on a smaller device would be multiplied. I could not get to the PC file system within Bluestacks. However, It was not till-later that I started using Google-Drive, so, perhaps that problem might be solved (assuming Bluestacks allows Drive). There were certain apps that would not run, that would not transfer. So my PC would be on the same account as my Android Tablet/phone, but not see all the same apps.
Last time i used bluestacks it was still running GB.
I've been thinking of a windows 8 bay trail tablet if I can dual boot on them.
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I uninstalled Bluestacks the last month, cause it was making my Windows 7 go crazy. I hope they fix it.
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I uninstalled Bluestacks the last month, cause it was making my Windows 7 go crazy. I hope they fix it.
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Yes I had it on my work machine, and my work machine is basically a 'beast', but still I noticed it was eating into the machines processes and memory enough to cause problems, just like you said --- 'go crazy....' It must be more transparent!' If this is to work.
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Last time i used bluestacks it was still running GB.
I've been thinking of a windows 8 bay trail tablet if I can dual boot on them.
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On this very xda-site they have the instructions for dual-booting with the Acer-w700. I think in the forum it does give some other models the instructions will work for as well. https://www.xda-developers.com/android/dual-boot-windows-8-and-android-on-your-acer-iconia-w700/ - But I haven't tried any of it myself of course.
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Dammit Dammit Dammit! lol I have had the Dev preview on another SSD since the day it launched, and guess what happens? My Win7 Ultimate SSD crashed, so I feel all high and mighty I start diving into Win8 for real instead of just playing around and BAM Moto Drivers don't work with Win8 yet because they "Don't recognize the OS". My computer basically told me to get ****ed and that I can't root my brothers phone. I refuse to go back to Win7, guess I will go play on someone else computer!
Just thought I would give you guys a heads up, in case you wanted to migrate onto the Dev Preview or an Alpha/Beta. This is where it stands right now.
Windows 8 Dev Preview has Windows 7 compatibility mode... Right click the installer and set them to install that way. Let us know if that works....
Nope, I had tried that already.
Damn.... That's a pretty crappy bro... I tried it out on a spare HDD I had for a few days and the whole Metro interface being designed for a touch screen device just got cumbersome and I only tried installing some basic stuff like office, chrome, skype, and other things like that....
Most software works(even processor intensive CAD/Revit, Adobe CS5 products), and I rarely even see the Metro UI, I don't use it for anything. I just have my desktop extended across both screens.
True... I have an old dell lappy I might throw it on there and play with it some more.... Maybe that will make it heat up less....
I had to revert back to Windows 7 (no big deal) because I had trouble SBFing in Windows 8.
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I had to revert back to Windows 7 (no big deal) because I had trouble SBFing in Windows 8.
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Yea, for the same reason, lol. I am not too worried though. I am upgrading to the ReZound on Monday. But, I thought I would post this. I am sure there is someone smart enough to adapt the drivers, or knows another way we are not thinking of.
Could probably always partion the drive and have 7 or xp on another partition...
Hopefully this will be fixed when they decide to release Windows 8.
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Could probably always partion the drive and have 7 or xp on another partition...
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I have 4 500GB HDD's 1 1TB HDD and 2 256GB SSD's. I have plenty of space for Win7, but after being on Windows 8 there is no going back. Not to mention I don't want to set up an entire system just to root a phone I will only have for 3 more days
I was thinking about trying that other root method because it doesn't say anything about drivers, although, that might just be an obvious given. We will see, and I will let you guys know probably tomorrow. I am a Veteran, got things to do today that don't involve sitting in front of a computer lol.
BTW, Happy Veteran's Day to my fellow Brothers-in-Arms and Veterans alike! RLTW!
No Bueno...
I found elsewhere on the net a solution to windows 8 problem...
Extract the usb drivers from the motorola's driver MSI using Uniextract to a easy to find folder, then go into device manager and find the 'unknown usb device' and manually update drivers by pointing to the drivers you just extracted. Hope all that makes sense....
I should note that while this method has gotten me farther than I had previously, and allowed RSDlite to work SBF'ing my phone back to stock, but it seems ADB doesn't want to play nicely with windows 8. I've tried windows compatability mode, run as admin. no luck so far.
I don't have much of a clue of what I'm talking about but maybe its worth a shot...what if you ran a virtual of 7 inside of 8? Would you be able to use the drivers that way?
Sorry if I woke an older thread. Just curious..
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I had this same issue with the Moto drivers, I tried compatability mode, didn't work. I don't want to install another iteration of Win7 just to be able to root my phone lol.
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I had this same issue with the Moto drivers, I tried compatability mode, didn't work. I don't want to install another iteration of Win7 just to be able to root my phone lol.
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I'm in the same boat with you, it sucks. So far, every other program and software I've installed has been compatible with the dev preview, but not drivers. But you don't have a lab top, or another computer sitting around to use to root it? Either that, or going back to Windows 7 is the only way to solve it, that I know of
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I'm in the same boat with you, it sucks. So far, every other program and software I've installed has been compatible with the dev preview, but not drivers. But you don't have a lab top, or another computer sitting around to use to root it? Either that, or going back to Windows 7 is the only way to solve it, that I know of
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Nah, I basically have a super computer I built 4 years ago while in South Korea. A couple weeks ago my SSD with Win7 Ultimate went down, and I like Win8 so much more, there was no turning back. I have a recovery I could throw onto another SSD or HDD, but it's too much effort, especially for only a "temporary" root.
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Nah, I basically have a super computer I built 4 years ago while in South Korea. A couple weeks ago my SSD with Win7 Ultimate went down, and I like Win8 so much more, there was no turning back. I have a recovery I could throw onto another SSD or HDD, but it's too much effort, especially for only a "temporary" root.
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That's true, so are you just gonna wait for an s-off method? I don't yet have the phone, but by the time I do, I'm just gonna use my school lab top to root it. But building your own computer? I would really love to do that one day, sounds accomplishing
lol, I have honestly been a computer geek since I was 5/6 I turn 24 X-Mas eve, so I have been doing it a LONG time. I made a killing building this over there. At the time, I priced the parts total cost equivalent in the US was $4,800. I spent $1,300, and have since upgraded my monitors, but that was still only $400. That was 4 years ago, my Windows experience rating is still 7.2 out of 7.9.
Would you be willing to use a thumb drive and boot into ubuntu? Most hacks have a linux equivalent at some point.
I actually have Ubuntu, lol. Didn't even think about it!
Does the Zergrush exploit have a linux version?
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I actually have Ubuntu, lol. Didn't even think about it!
Does the Zergrush exploit have a linux version?
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I know the inc2 did, so I'm sure it does for the others
...it really is a quirky device. At least mine is.
The other day, I was trying to use Winamp to sync my (up-to-date, stock, rooted) phone's music playlist using a Windows 7 computer, which I had done numerous times before. Just to eliminate the obvious, yes, the computer has a recent, working version of the HTC usb drivers installed, and yes I had the phone in Settings->Connect to PC->Disk Drive mode. No matter what I did, the computer would not recognize that the phone was plugged connected to it, and likewise the phone would not show that it was connected to a computer.
I was almost out of of options, but, as a last resort, I hooked it up to my linux (ubuntu 11.04) computer, which a couple of months ago had given me symptoms that were identical. Et voila! It recognized the phone with no problems whatsoever. You savvy readers here might remember that I posted about some of my pain with the linux box back then, because I was trying to update one of the botched OTA's that had left me unable to re-root my phone. So I booted it to the version of Amon Ra that I'd had problems with back then. Again, no problem. Go figure.
I then disconnected the phone, and hooked it back up to the Windows machine: No problem. Very, very puzzling.
I did a search here some time ago, and I don't remember seeing anything like this happening to anyone else. Regardless, just to be thorough, I'm going to ask once more: Have any of you characters heard of this kind of phenomenon with a Rezound?
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I dealt with almost this exact problem of the PC connection with another user. In fact I've supported the user on three devices. His issue we eventually mostly figured out was with the sdcard mounting. In that process which seems so simple of plugging in the phone when it unmounts and remounts then afterwards unmounts and remounts, it would get part of the process and not finish the other part. He ended up thinking it was a faulty device and buying a new phone then eventually saw it on the new phone (different brand different OS). He called the sdcard company because it was a high end sdcard, the tech immediately said "I'm really sorry but almost every call we have had has been for this one problem with this one card. After testing we found a faulty internal chip, so we will gladly send you a brand new card that's bigger and better."
That was his experience, the problem is there's a lot of places in the food chain that could be a hardware failure, software failure or driver issue and would mimic the symptoms fairly closely.
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Thanks so much for sharing your experiences on that issue!
I have to say I thought of that some time ago, but since this mounting thing affected the internal one too, I didn't put too much energy into following up on that. I will now.
Cheers!
John
Going to take this a completely different way since I have never had the issues you describe, but had another thought...
I used to WinAmp for a long time, remember that with WinAmp if you have a WiFi network you can sync music wirelessly, it is how I did it all the time and to be honest if you have a solid WiFi network, it is faster than USB. All you really need is WinAmp on your PC and phone and a WiFi network.
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All you really need is WinAmp on your PC and phone and a WiFi network.
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And you need the winamp app installed on your phone; I'm a minimizer.
I appreciate the suggestion, but the winamp thing was only the vehicle that led to my discovery that the problems I had a few months ago connecting my phone to a computer weren't an anomaly. That experience left me with the feeling that my Linux system was somehow screwy.
Now I know that that wasn't the problem, and since I'm going to need to be able to connect reliably to a computer for adb/fastboot access as well, it motivated me to get some help figuring out why that was happening.
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So let me tell you my story.
I'm a 26 year old male, I'm married (common law), and quite frankly I'm broke as hell. Like, if I spent another year in these conditions, I'd surely become homeless.
I'm coming to this forum for some hope that I can do something with my life before it's too late. So please don't make fun of me, I'm here to learn all I can. I'm sick and tired of being called lazy and stupid just because I can't get a job (I live in a 3 mile Alabama town near nothing but a few family run gas stations).
Before judging me, you should know that I'm actually really really intelligent. I started learning HTML and CSS when I was 14, even ran an unofficial Linkin Park fan club for about 3 years by myself. I'm extremely interested in learning Javascript or whatever is necessary for Android development. I love Android.
I'm a huge nerd when it comes to things like stats, gaming, Android, the Internet, and being social. I learn all I can about anything I can research.
But I realize now - I'm not gonna make it anywhere if I don't have some sort of help. I need help learning Android development. I got a lot of ideas, I'm very creative, and love meeting new people.
Is there anyone out there who would like to I guess "tutor" me and we can be friends?
Hoping I don't get shoved off here. I know a lot of things and I'd hate to see it go to waste.
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Im just learning java myself and learning to use programs like android kitchen have ben helping me also there are a few apps iv downloaded to help learn but i dont have enough experience to be of much help but feel free to message me for any tips and if i can help ill be glad too also if you find any tips feel free to send them my way cuz im still pretty new to this too. Iv ben starting off by usong java to deodex a stock rom and it hasnt ben the worst starting point but im still working out parts of it like having error 293 while trying to deodex an individual app but youll pick it up
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Im just learning java myself and learning to use programs like android kitchen have ben helping me also there are a few apps iv downloaded to help learn but i dont have enough experience to be of much help but feel free to message me for any tips and if i can help ill be glad too also if you find any tips feel free to send them my way cuz im still pretty new to this too. Iv ben starting off by usong java to deodex a stock rom and it hasnt ben the worst starting point but im still working out parts of it like having error 293 while trying to deodex an individual app but youll pick it up
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Lol I love ROMs. I run MiRaGe with custom kernel and custom entropy tool on LG Optimus V.
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Then i think using the kitchen and learning to use java for deodexing is a good place to start im enjoying it but sometimes finding the solution to you hangups can be a pain
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Then i think using the kitchen and learning to use java for deodexing is a good place to start im enjoying it but sometimes finding the solution to you hangups can be a pain
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It'd be great if I could get resources that could run on a 6 or 7 year old computer (running Windows 7 Ultimate in safe mode)
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Im not sure how old mine is its around 09 tho but runs linux amazingly also id highly sugest linux if coding and such theres a lot more options and to me its a lot more user friendly tho a quite a bit less "plug n play" to it tho if that makes sense to you but ill never use windows or a mac again
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Im not sure how old mine is its around 09 tho but runs linux amazingly also id highly sugest linux if coding and such theres a lot more options and to me its a lot more user friendly tho a quite a bit less "plug n play" to it tho if that makes sense to you but ill never use windows or a mac again
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I've tried installing Ubuntu Linux Desktop and it just won't go past the loading screen on the install disc.
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It takes a while to install specially first boot but go into your grub and make sure that boot of disc is 1st then any usb boot options then the normal hard drive. Then make sure that the install disc you have is a .img or .iso. .iso is the more likely to have then open dosc drive power down put disc in and power up youll have the option to do an install or hopfully live boot. If you can live boot do that then once loaded go to the cd and run the install. Another usfull tip is to partition your system and home folder to keep data when you install an update or new os. If your droid is root you can get an app called drive droid i believe and you can put the live boot os onto a fat 32 partition and it will boot on startup thru usb. Youtube will be your best friend in these processes
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It takes a while to install specially first boot but go into your grub and make sure that boot of disc is 1st then any usb boot options then the normal hard drive. Then make sure that the install disc you have is a .img or .iso. .iso is the more likely to have then open dosc drive power down put disc in and power up youll have the option to do an install or hopfully live boot. If you can live boot do that then once loaded go to the cd and run the install. Another usfull tip is to partition your system and home folder to keep data when you install an update or new os. If your droid is root you can get an app called drive droid i believe and you can put the live boot os onto a fat 32 partition and it will boot on startup thru usb. Youtube will be your best friend in these processes
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Well I'm a little newbish with different kinds of Linux. I just knew about Ubuntu from Googling Linux lol. I want a Linux distro that will have no problem running on a crap laptop. I have an Acer Aspire 5000. Geez I wish I had a few hundred dollars for a cheap but new laptop. Or maybe spend all that on a tablet with a physical keyboard and stand lol.
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Lol i know a guy that has those for $350 but idk where your at and he doesnt ship. Google how to make live disc then google how to boot a live disc on windows and then install i use linux mint 13 right now on not the best laptop and it had a major overheating problem but linux changed that plus everyother crap thing windows does. Plus not too much worry about viruses but im sure theres a few out there. But linux and android kitchen are how im starting and its ben a learning curve
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Lol i know a guy that has those for $350 but idk where your at and he doesnt ship. Google how to make live disc then google how to boot a live disc on windows and then install i use linux mint 13 right now on not the best laptop and it had a major overheating problem but linux changed that plus everyother crap thing windows does. Plus not too much worry about viruses but im sure theres a few out there. But linux and android kitchen are how im starting and its ben a learning curve
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Is there like a bare bones Linux or basic Linux? I know how to live disc. It's just that this computer won't do the install. Possibly because of a bad disc read. I'd much prefer installing from my SanDisk Flash Drive. It's 32gb.
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Then copy the liveboot img or iso onto the usb device but im not sure what else may be needed i get all my live discs from a coworker that builds his own distro versions. Im not sire on the barebones thing like i said i get mine pre built and the files are too big to dropbox but im sure you can easily find something to start with
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Then copy the liveboot img or iso onto the usb device but im not sure what else may be needed i get all my live discs from a coworker that builds his own distro versions. Im not sire on the barebones thing like i said i get mine pre built and the files are too big to dropbox but im sure you can easily find something to start with
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I've heard of DSL Linux. It's supposed to be the smallest Linux distro. I might look into it.
Come to think of it why would I need much power to code stuff? I mean really..
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You just need the proper tools, os and good enough hardware to run and test what you write. But that shouldnt be an issue but i dont know anything about other distros so i may not be able to help as much but the tools should be the same
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You just need the proper tools, os and good enough hardware to run and test what you write. But that shouldnt be an issue but i dont know anything about other distros so i may not be able to help as much but the tools should be the same
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damnsmalllinux.org
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Ill check that out tomarrow but im not too worried about size it only takes up about 9 gigs for me but im sure theres a way to trim down whatever distro you pick and probably a way to just partition your system to a usb stick and keep home partition on laptop but i havnt looked into that
Also just downloaded this today i read the first chapter at lunch it seems like itll be useful https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilebeez.javainaday
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Ill check that out tomarrow but im not too worried about size it only takes up about 9 gigs for me but im sure theres a way to trim down whatever distro you pick and probably a way to just partition your system to a usb stick and keep home partition on laptop but i havnt looked into that
Also just downloaded this today i read the first chapter at lunch it seems like itll be useful https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobilebeez.javainaday
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Just found out DSL is a dead project. Hasn't been a stable release in years. Also, I'm worried about my wifi capability cutting off when installing Linux... Because my Acer Aspire 5000 has a wifi toggle button, and apparently wifi is a common bug in Linux =/ anyways thanks for the conversation.
I have a toggle button as well and the wifi still works just fine with mint 13 the only rhing that was a bug for me is that the first distro i installed i did with the toggle off so when i booted up the switch was backwards. Blue for off red for on lol. But thats ben sprted since then but i havent had an issue with it
You could look into running a virtual machine instead. Look into VirtualBox and install a Linux distro.
But if space is an issie he may not wanna have an os wothin his windows plus setting up the allocated ram and partition for whatever he adds into the vb. But thats a good idea i should have thought of that too lol
help? I recently had a hard drive issue, so i got a new hard drive and did a fresh windows 10 install. All seems to be working fine now, except I can NOT get windows to see my phones - captivate glide, s5 neo, or galaxy s7 all samsung - at all!!! The notifications say samsung_android is connected, but i cant access the files or folders at all, "my computer" brings up zilch as far as even recognizing the device fully, let alone files and folders. i dont remember having this issue before, so some update must have buggered something up somewhere along the line
more and more as the years go by, I crave windows 7. too bad support is ending in 3 months...
can anyone offer any help? Ive got drivers, though those were hard to find and didnt auto install so maybe not the *right* drivers. ive tried each version of connection several times (ptp, mtp) no dice on either. this is so irritating. Ive been literally having to remove my SD card and plug it in directly, and bluetooth between my devices to transfer anything which takes *way* longer on top of having to sit right there and click "allow for another 300 seconds" every so often.... why in the world would windows 10 restrict things SO much??
it wants you to connect your phone directly to your OS with a phone number and having to add an app to your phone. uhhhh, no thanks!!! How can i get the good old fashioned way back? I hadnt updated yet with my old hard drive, and now that this is a new install i cant go back. this is so frustrating. I just want access to my GD pictures without having to dismantle my devices.... and yes its a legit samsung cable and plugged directly in and all of that basic BS. this exact setup with this exact cable worked before. so wtf has changed with this august update (i delayed several times) to make things so unbearably complicated?
please help a frustrated user out!
No one else is having this issue?
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