Recent content by Japots

Recycle? Maybe deleting battery stats (via clockwork mod or sgs tools or other apps) Bat Life sounds pretty normal for that amount of activity.

thats why they made custom roms. i have darky's 9.2 installed and although i have nothing to compare it to besides stock 2.2, it feels like a new phone. can't wait for 9.3 stable.

I bought the Otterbox Commuter as mentioned earlier. Love it. It's easy to put on and take off, but it doesn't feel loose. Volume and Power buttons are padded with the rubber case which makes it 100x easier to push I dig the the plastic cover that goes over the rubber, its like wearing armor...

Just throwing this out there; I installed Darky's 9.2 custom rom with stock kernel + voodoo and with moderate-light use, my phone lasted a day and a half. I was pleasantly surprised since my average battery life was 12 hours or less. I have to stress the moderate-light use though. I agree...

Renaming .apk files is equivalent to deleting/moving them. Since the Android OS is expecting .apk extension to signify application packages, changing the extension will prevent the OS from finding/running it. You can verify by going into Settings > Applications > Manage Applications and...

You can actually rename files from within root explorer (long press on file name). I used it to rename a bunch of crap that came pre-installed. Much easier than typing on a touchscreen :) I should have double checked the actual apk name before posting those instructions, haha. Either way...

Do you have the SuperUser app installed? Most root methods install the app for you, but if it didn't you can download it from the market.

I downloaded the terminal emulator just to try it out for myself. Used su to get superuser permissions and tried to do the mv and got the same error. Turns out the entire /system/ folder is mounted to be read-only. I used Root Explorer (paid app) to remount it to read-write so I could rename...

Depends really. Personally, I'm quite satisfied with the stock rom/kernel since the main purpose of my fascinate will always be a phone. I'm sure some of the custom roms are amazing and offer amazing features, though. With that said, I'm currently charging up my phone to install the...

You're in the wrong directory. Are you doing the command in /system/app ? Furthermore, Unix is case sensitive, and it's "Youtube.apk" with a capital Y /system/app is owned by root. You need root privileges to cd into it. Check the android terminal app settings to see how you can enable...

I'm fairly new at this myself so someone correct me if my understanding is wrong: You can think of a kernel as the middleman between your hardware (your phone) and its software (the rom). Basically, if some software instructions require something from the hardware (process this file, allocate...

Out of curiosity, what's the benefit of nero v5 over the stock 2.2 froyo? I'm about to install the voodoo kernel, but I think I'll just leave it at that.

spent $20 at Bell to buy the iShieldz screen protector for the Vibrant. Sure there's a slit on the bottom made for the button on Bell's Galaxy S, but it doesn't bother me. Its an odd reminder where the Home/Back button is. I read around and people say the iShieldz is better than zagg's...

Voodoo Kernel has been ported over to our Telus Fascinate (SGH-T959D). There's also a guide in xda-developers to install custom roms. Basically most custom roms for the Vibrant (without a bootloader) should be compatible with our Fascinate.

rename command in unix is "mv" /system/app/ folder is owned by root, hence why you need a root-enabled file-manager or terminal. I used "Root Explorer" from the marketplace, but it isnt free. I'm fairly sure theres a free alternative there somewhere.