paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
Well this ones is a little harder to explain away (by sticker, I mean stone cold b*tch to get off with no nails on your fingers) than "root? trees have those, right? what does a tree have to do with my phone"
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Root so any luck on custom roms?
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Well this ones is a little harder to explain away (by sticker, I mean stone cold b*tch to get off with no nails on your fingers) than "root? trees have those, right? what does a tree have to do with my phone"
Did you notice the four rectangular rubber plugs inside the back cover?
I pulled the plugs, they pop out easily.
Underneath them looks to be test points, but I may be wrong.
Whats wrong with your computer? You need any parts?
paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
No, don't need any parts. I run Arch Linux (pretty much the fastest/most awesomly customizeable version of linux out there) and I somehow installed the wrong program 2 nights ago, and my computer wouldn't load the system. So I went into ubuntu (i have 3 bootable partitions, XP, Arch and Ubuntu) and copied over all my important data, the reinstalled arch. Yesterday, when i was copying stuff over, I managed to re-screw it up, and finally today, I'm reinstalling everything and getting it back up to speed
paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
It all depends on what you're planning on using the new toy for
If you want full functionality (i.e. games/creating movies/editing music) then a laptop would be your best bet (good luck getting an excellent one for under $500)
If you want the best portability/start up times, you can get a table (i.e. kindle fire) that you can take with you everywhere.
If you want a mix of both of them, I'd go with a netbook. They're portable, decently cheap (if you're spending $500 on a netbook, you've spent too much.) My main computer is a netbook I bought 2 1/2 years ago for about $250, and it's still running strong (that's probably because I ditched windows and use linux as my main os (side note, after using windows on this computer for 2 years, i had 11gbs of dlls... an no easy way to get rid of them, hence why i went to linux)
I haven't used KDE Plasma at all, only ubuntu and arch linux. Ubuntu is a great all-around os, it's fast, stable, gets updated about every 6 months. (and a lot easier to upgrade than windows) It takes a little while to get used to, because it is built a little more like Mac OS than windows, but once you get used to it, its not too bad. If you do go with a linux OS, remember terminal is your friend, if you really want to make your machine go at it's fastest, you'll have to start messing around in terminal.
Just an FYI about my computer:
Arch Linux running 3.2.2-1 kernel
Asus eeePC 1005HAB
1.6ghz dual core Intel Atom
160 gb hdd
2gb ram
intel integrated video
latest bios release (helps)
Time from power off to actual usability (includes logon) - between 40 seconds and 50 seconds
(Not the fastest i've seen, I've got a friend who is able to go from boot to win 7 running in 30 seconds, but he cheats and uses a solid state drive/completely pimped out computer
(Also: for comparison, my "gaming rig;
HP dv5 1010us (bought winter 2008/2009)
Windows 7 ultimate
2.0ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
320gb hdd
4gb ram
nvidia GForce 9200m
latest bios release
Time to actual usability (includes logon) - between 1:30 and 2minutes.
Linux helps
jova33
Android Expert
yeah, my last computer was an alienware i bought about.... 4 years ago, and I was just like why did i buy this, i don't even play computer games anymore. all i use the computer for is the interweb and occasionally typing up documents.
well the alienware went belly up(meaning it'd cost more to repair than to just buy something else) about 4 months ago and i've just been using my wife's computer.
this is your netbook?
i've been thinking about kindle fire because it's so cheap, but then again i do actually have to type up and print stuff occasionally from home. so yeah, a netbook would probably work best.
well the alienware went belly up(meaning it'd cost more to repair than to just buy something else) about 4 months ago and i've just been using my wife's computer.
this is your netbook?
i've been thinking about kindle fire because it's so cheap, but then again i do actually have to type up and print stuff occasionally from home. so yeah, a netbook would probably work best.
paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
Yes, bought it from best buy, and spent $20 to upgrade ram.
Out of curiosity, what's wrong with the alienware? Unless it's the motherboard, most pieces can be bought/replaced rather result
jova33
Android Expert
I gave it to a buddy to look at. he can't tell if it's the video cards or the motherboard. it powers up, but nothing comes up on the display. even tried all the display outputs. only way to power off is by pulling the battery. oh and the keyboard went out about a year ago. the keyboard would've cost $175 alone. plus if it's a video card, add like $250 to that. Oh, and the DVD r/w quit working like year 2. Add another $100. I told him if he can get it to work, it's his.... He hasn't gotten it to work in the 2 months he's had it.
What brand netbook?
Spike G
Android Enthusiast
any progress paxchristos? or you aus4000?
Side note, aus4000, did you get it to temporarily overclock with editing those files on the device, not the kernel? and you say it resets on boot, wouldnt that mean its safe to mess around with those since if it does reboot it will reset? i'd like to see if i can temporarily overclock just to see how it feels
Side note, aus4000, did you get it to temporarily overclock with editing those files on the device, not the kernel? and you say it resets on boot, wouldnt that mean its safe to mess around with those since if it does reboot it will reset? i'd like to see if i can temporarily overclock just to see how it feels
paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
I might've bricked my commando, if it's not I'm gonna try something later...
Spike G
Android Enthusiast
paxchristos, i too have been reading up on grounding test points to unlock the new driver allowing the bootloader. and Rafael, i tested those and they seem to be antenna hookups not quite test points
and paxchristos, as you wished...
definitely some test points in there...
and paxchristos, as you wished...
definitely some test points in there...
paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
(I'll answer the other part first)
paxchristos, i too have been reading up on grounding test points to unlock the new driver allowing the bootloader. and Rafael, i tested those and they seem to be antenna hookups not quite test points
and paxchristos, as you wished...
definitely some test points in there...
Thank you for looking into that, but i don't think we need that. I just sent you (Spike G) a pm, please respond at your convience
I did not brick the phone, (yet.)
The easiest way (imho) to unlock the bootloader is to pretty much push your phone to useless-ness, hook it up to a linux machine and fastboot it.
Now, until I have something working, I'm not going to post how the hell I managed to do what I did (because unless you know what you're doing/have an image stored, you're s.o.l.) (Note: this isn't me being mean, I just don't have a kernel up yet, when i've tested it out and it works, I'll post)
On the plus side, I now have a way to use fastboot to flash kernels, and i've finished the xperia play kernel. Now it's time to see if I can make this baby fly
(Note, I'll be working on a overclocking kernel here and there, it won't be done too soon (i need to wade through lots of github to find what I need))
in the meanwhile.
If you manage to do what I did (dead battery does not charge (you'll know what's happening when you see it)/when you boot up your phone it stays on the G'zone screen, and nothing happens) pm me. I'll walk you through it, but i'll need to see proof, because i'm not sure if this method is 100% perfect yet.
Pax
paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
You need linux to fix this, cause we don't have the fastboot drivers for this phone for windows. (My idea light came on when I saw that the commando registered as device unknown in XP, I rebooted and was able to save it via a linux partition that I have.)
hopefully, once I get this working, you guys won't have to install linux to get this to work. I'm going to look into created a linux live cd (means you can boot into it rather than install it) specifically for getting this bad boy customized. (Note: this'll be a last resort, I should be able able to get it to work without linux, but linux is a worst case scenario)
Pax
paxchristos, i too have been reading up on grounding test points to unlock the new driver allowing the bootloader. and Rafael, i tested those and they seem to be antenna hookups not quite test points
and paxchristos, as you wished...
definitely some test points in there...
Cool.
Was not sure everyone knew they were there.
Spike G
Android Enthusiast
Pax, i'm currently running ubuntu 11.04, would this linux distro work? also where are said fastboot drivers?
unless of course you're referring to this
unless of course you're referring to this
paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
Yes, ubuntu works (in fact, if you look at what they suggest, it's Ubuntu 10.04LTE for development)
Drivers? In linux? mwahahahahahaha
(All you need for fastboot for the commando (once you bricked it the same way I did) is the manufacturer id)
for example, you would type this into terminal
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0409paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
If you go with Ubuntu, it's somewhat similar to windows 7 (except the shortcut bar is on the left, and there's a slightly different way to access applications.)
On the whole, switching from
Owindows to Ubuntu takes about the same amount of time add one would take switching from windows to Mac...
easiest way to learn Linux is through the live CDs they offer. Burn one, pop it in your CDROM drive, reboot, and wowza! You're running Linux without installing it. If you find it completely incomprehensible, reboot, pop out the CD and wowza! Back to windows!
paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
Just a quick update.
Got a kernel compiled
Got a ramdisk compiled
Got a boot.img compiled
Got my commando back into fastboot mode
Now it decides that it doesn't like my boot.img... Looking into it, but as soon as it boots, and I make sure it's stable, I'll post kernel/instructions... (hopefully soon)
Pax
Got a kernel compiled
Got a ramdisk compiled
Got a boot.img compiled
Got my commando back into fastboot mode
Now it decides that it doesn't like my boot.img... Looking into it, but as soon as it boots, and I make sure it's stable, I'll post kernel/instructions... (hopefully soon)
Pax
paxchristos
Android Enthusiast
If I can figure out why it hates me so, then I'll be able to replicate what I got working with 2.2 source
On the other hand, if you and all the others out there with 2.2.1 would be so kind next time not to make your phone un-update-able thatbe superdy-duperity awesome
Or you guys out there on 2.2 could stick with what you guys say is the best version of the commando, your choice
Spike G
Android Enthusiast
hey now, i've never hated on 2.3.3, i've had it running, i've tried extracting the baseband but i'm not quite smart enough for that. I had no issues with it when i ran it for 2 days and i'd probably update if i could, or just gimme that sexy notification bar 
and excuse me for cheaping out and only getting the free titanium so i coudlnt freeze
and excuse me for cheaping out and only getting the free titanium so i coudlnt freeze