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[tweak] Change screen resolution (density)

WORKING EXCELLENT with G2X Gingerbread leak update.zip, you will be in love !!!! NO MORE BAGS at all !!!
I was very surprised ! When I saw that LG G2x working EXCELLENT with density "190" with out ANY COSMETIC problem !!!!
Example: My nexus S of cause working too with "190 Density" BUT I got a lot of problem ! BECAUSE "ROM" not intended" to work with higher resolution !!!!!!!... EXAMPLE I got bad LOCK SCREEN, some widgets sucks...etc.
but I remembered first review about LG Optimus 2x, It said that the phone has higher resolution, plus I saw the photo.)
So lets START !
U need Root Explorer !
1) open root explorer.
2) go to system
3) open "Build.prop" (long press on it>open in text Editor)
4) almost at the bottom u will SEE this: ro.sf.lcd_density=240
5) Change 240 on 190
6) Close and save.
7) Fix permissions. (better do it in "rom manager")
8) Restart your phone.
(If you will find any bag, u can easy return everything back, I found only 1 ! On Latitude Icons funny lol!.....)
Unfortunately you can not see all the "buzz" from Screen shots:
Video
(Thank you Outlaw71):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqs8j13Mk8k
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I like it but I can't see my clock
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rizzxx7 said:
I like it but I can't see my clock
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I FIX check the tread

Looks weird. What are the advantages? Just that you can see more entries in a scrollable list like Gmail, settings, etc? Does the keyboard get smaller? Smaller keyboard is a no-go for me. I have big fingers.

r4d14n7 said:
Looks weird. What are the advantages? Just that you can see more entries in a scrollable list like Gmail, settings, etc? Does the keyboard get smaller? Smaller keyboard is a no-go for me. I have big fingers.
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I like it (feel everything faster for me+ plus I can see full pages...plus I believe its looks hot)
, but of cause its not for everyone)
U can try density 200, its gonna by same keyboard size like before, or swype keyboard still the same with any density )
On u pc u using 800×600 resolution too? joke

r4d14n7 said:
Looks weird. What are the advantages? Just that you can see more entries in a scrollable list like Gmail, settings, etc?
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Yup. Just makes everything smaller so you can view more on the screen at one time than you can by default.

Thanks for thread was curious how to do this outside of using the root tools app. Ended up with a density of 190, its all compact and tiny but the clock text is still visible.

Oooh thanks too do u using bloodEagle rom?

avetny said:
Oooh thanks too do u using bloodEagle rom?
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Still rocking the stock rom....cant decide which roms to toy with yet lol

Nice tweak was not aware of this, I like it very much.
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noodlev1 said:
Nice tweak was not aware of this, I like it very much.
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Please make it 190 !

Be aware some apps will no longer render full screen after changing this setting, you'll have to decide what you're willing to deal with if it happens or ask the dev of the app to do whatever it is with their app so it works with other random density.

Useless_Alias said:
Be aware some apps will no longer render full screen after changing this setting, you'll have to decide what you're willing to deal with if it happens or ask the dev of the app to do whatever it is with their app so it works with other random density.
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download Spare Parts app
check the compatibility mode OFF

If the app had a thanks I would have....hello devs???
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EDIT:already installed option already checked....meh lol

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If the app had a thanks I would have....hello devs???
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hhhhhhhh

no, you need to uncheck the compatibilty check box, and then reboot. that will make 95% of apps render correctly on the lower DPI.
mm0

i wonder if this could solve the issue im having with the phone connected using hdmi to my tv where i only see half of my notification bar!

muzicman0 said:
no, you need to uncheck the compatibilty check box, and then reboot. that will make 95% of apps render correctly on the lower DPI.
mm0
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yep thats what I mean ! thank u

When I long build.prop and try and open in text editor i get a "warning you cannot edit this file because the file system is read only" any help?

crocks said:
When I long build.prop and try and open in text editor i get a "warning you cannot edit this file because the file system is read only" any help?
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in root explorer in the upper left corner, u have: Mount R/W
change for
Mount R/O and and continue
(root explorer PAID version ONLY)

Some helpful apps for those who are rooted :)

Bloat Freezer - be careful what you freeze, if you freeze an application that is running you will have to restart your phone up, but otherwise a great app for freezing apps you don't need
ES file explorer- a free version on root explorer that to me works just as well
Rom manager
SD booster
Set PCU
Sqlite editor
Light flow
If anyone else has any they want to add feel free to, just trying to help some people that may be new to this

You can get a app called ROM toolbox that has all of those ^^^^^ built in
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XAviierG said:
You can get a app called ROM toolbox that has all of those ^^^^^ built in
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True, I had just been used to using those apps for so long on my OG that by the time it came out I never played with it that much, a lot of people liked it though!

Don't forget busybox for us command line hackers that are on here.
Jim

jimbridgman said:
Don't forget busybox for us command line hackers that are on here.
Jim
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Busybox is automatically installed with root.

Jimmy273 said:
Busybox is automatically installed with root.
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Only if oneclick is used
I did the manual method with ADB from Llinux, so no busybox with root. Had to install from the market.
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Ah right you are
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quickboot, SQLite Editor, Hex editor, and hackers keyboard!

XAviierG said:
You can get a app called ROM toolbox that has all of those ^^^^^ built in
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That app is super pimp suave. Support the Dev and buy it!!
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Recently rooted. Thanks for the app suggestions!

Bought Rom Toolbox. It is a game changer. I easily spent two hours last night changing fonts, customizing my status bar and tweaking the wifi scan interval. I love, love, LOVE this app.

lordlittlebrooks said:
Bought Rom Toolbox. It is a game changer. I easily spent two hours last night changing fonts, customizing my status bar and tweaking the wifi scan interval. I love, love, LOVE this app.
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That's great to here, because I am in the process of trading my Galaxy S II for an Atrix 2. I missed Motorola too much. I was hoping there was an app to remove the carrier label from the status bar.

I could be wrong, but I don't see anything in Rom Toolbox to get rid of the AT&T wording in the status bar. But what you can do, is change all of the graphic icons (like battery, signal, wifi, just to name a few). Sometimes I would choose a rom just based on these small details! Lol. Now, I can get past that and actually choose a rom based on performance!

lordlittlebrooks said:
I could be wrong, but I don't see anything in Rom Toolbox to get rid of the AT&T wording in the status bar. But what you can do, is change all of the graphic icons (like battery, signal, wifi, just to name a few). Sometimes I would choose a rom just based on these small details! Lol. Now, I can get past that and actually choose a rom based on performance!
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Thanks for clarifying. There is another app called carrier name that may do it, I assumed Rom Toolbox would do it also. If not I will do it the fun way

Has anyone running lfaber06's ROM attempted to change their CPU values with ROM Toolbox yet? I'm running his ROM/Theme with no issues as of yet. I just changed my SD Boost Value to 2048kb from 1024kb via ROM Toobox (Pro Version) and thus far, no issues as of yet... Anyone else toyed around with this app? If so what have they experimented with? I saw in an earlier post someone changed fonts and notification icons, etc. Anything else? Such as kernal tweaks, etc?

[APP] / [HOW TO] Touch Key Lights

Okay, Touch key lights too bright on your G2X? Two ways to fix this... First, the app, which is easiest for most people:
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(note: This is NOT my app. Just sharing it with you guys)
LG Optimus 2x touch key lights
Little tool for LG Optimus 2x & G2x phones only that allows the user to change the touch key lights brightness levels. The desired brightness level can then be set up on startup.
Root access is not needed except for the new G2x Gingerbread update.
Warning, this application is not and will not be compatible with touch key notifications mechanisms.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.guenmat.android.optimus2x
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The other is the TECHIE way... by changing the value directly! You can change the touch key brightness FROM THE SHELL with the following command:
Code:
echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/star_touch_led/wled
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Possible values are 1-20, where 20 is the brightest. Though honestly 15-20 all looked the same to me. You can set higher, but I'm not sure if it is safe for your touch keys. 0 would be OFF.
Now, you can type that in through adb shell, but you'd lose it when you reboot. So, if you have a Rom that supports init.d scripts, you can add it at the end of one of the scripts in /system/etc/init.d.
If you don't have init.d scripts, you can also use TASKER with the LOCAL EXECUTE plugin. If you do, make sure to put a ! in front of the command so it executes as root.
I know, sparse, but I had to figure this out on my own and now you don't.

here is an app that does the same thing as the one you said PLUS it makes your 4 touch led lights blink when you have a missed called, mms, and gmail (hello notification lights)
https://market.android.com/details?...2xtouchlednotifications&feature=search_result
you dont need root access for froyo but you need it for GB

Interesting, is there a similar app that makes it so the lights are always on (dimmed, of course)?

This has been out for a while. The Custom Roms have this built in at a kernel level so it doesn't always run in the background and drain your batteries like a mofo.

player911 said:
This has been out for a while. The Custom Roms have this built in at a kernel level so it doesn't always run in the background and drain your batteries like a mofo.
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well i haven't found it for weapon g2x if it has it on the kernel :/ , so i am using that app, is also great for someone that is running a stock gb rooted, like the 2.3.4 that is running arround

player911 said:
This has been out for a while. The Custom Roms have this built in at a kernel level so it doesn't always run in the background and drain your batteries like a mofo.
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Actually, the ONLY custom Rom I've noticed that had anything close was MIUI (which you're using). In MIUI, the touchkey brightness was linked to screen brightness, all the way down to the lowest setting where it would be off. Nice, but not helpful to those of us who don't like the rest of the bugs present in MIUI. Also, I haven't seen any battery drain from this...

FeloHFP said:
here is an app that does the same thing as the one you said PLUS it makes your 4 touch led lights blink when you have a missed called, mms, and gmail (hello notification lights)
https://market.android.com/details?...2xtouchlednotifications&feature=search_result
you dont need root access for froyo but you need it for GB
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I use this one... way, way, way better!
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FeloHFP said:
here is an app that does the same thing as the one you said PLUS it makes your 4 touch led lights blink when you have a missed called, mms, and gmail (hello notification lights)
https://market.android.com/details?...2xtouchlednotifications&feature=search_result
you dont need root access for froyo but you need it for GB
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Good to have choices. I tried that one first. I didn't see the option to just change brightness, and I don't really want the notifications. I guess which one you choose depends on what you need.
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Thanks. Ill try them both. I like the flashing buttons for notification option
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i like this app!

If you're using a stock rom you can always go into LG's hidden menu and adjust the touch LED brightness. Using your dial pad dial 1809#*999# and it will open the hidden menu. From there select Device Test and then scroll all the way down and select Touch LED Brightness. Adjust the slider and you're good to go. You can do this whether or not you're rooted. The only catch is that it resets when you reboot the phone so you have to do it again with each reboot.
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anyone have the led notification app working on weapon rom? I tried installing it and just get a force close.

Op updated with a method to do this WITHOUT an app. I know, I'm spoiling it for those SELLING apps to do just this, but hey... whatchagonnado.

Super useful to use tasker for this, thanks so much.
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lotherius said:
Op updated with a method to do this WITHOUT an app. I know, I'm spoiling it for those SELLING apps to do just this, but hey... whatchagonnado.
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Link please.
Thank you in advance.
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bluenote73 said:
Super useful to use tasker for this, thanks so much.
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How do you do this?
I have tasker.
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
How do you do this?
I have tasker.
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Re read first post.
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[Q]Task manager

How can i download the task manager(from froyo) to cm7?
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Can't. You can however add schortcut to your homescreen (or edit swipe gestures in launcher settings) leading to settings - apps - running apps.

I wud suggest u 2 use "ram manager" app by juwe11 from market. Its THE BEST ram management app i found till now

I am using system app from the market and it seems nice. Will try that ram manager though
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why do u wana get a task manager man....btw i wud suggest you to stop the running apps manually by going in the settings.....but still if u want get a ram manager instead a task killer

[CLOSE THREAD PLEASE][MOD][APP] Floating Touch 1.3.1 (Updated: 2012.10.20)

I've finished this project, and attached the current source. @mods: Please close this thread, thank you.
Feel free to try out the app on different devices, If your phone's files are not autodetected execute the following command
"find /sys -name set_touchscreen"
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in adb shell or terminal emulator. If it gives back results then try them out, if there are no results I cannot help "porting" it to your device, sorry.
Hi, I've read the news about the floating touch and the galaxy sl, checked the threads, and guess what it works on our phone too!
I've made an app that can controll our phone's "floatiness", it works well on biohazard v4.
CHANGELOG:
1.3.1 (2012.10.20)
-Added detection and support for Galaxy SL (i9003) and Galaxy SII (i9100 (not i9100G)) based on shriomman's thread (thanks shriomman) (it seems like that it does not work on i9100 based on feedback)
-Different results on I9000 (needs further confirmation whether it works or not )
1.3 (2012.10.20)
-Added possibility to manually input the path to the files of the touchscreen driver (thanks shriomman for the idea)
-Added possibility to start service automatically on boot
-Fixed charger connect/disconnect reset by optional bgservice (thanks alireza7991 for finding the issue)
-Made the UI more helpfull
-Pressing MENU button will reset everything (except if you entered some sensitive file in manual mode and overwritten it...it cannot be fixed ) (disable service, set value to 32, delete configuration files and exit the app) (only usable in the main activity of the app) (in case you've set some wrong value)
-Changed app's icon (thanks nishant_713 for the icon)
1.2.1 (2012.10.16)
-Fix for G3 <- managed to test it on my old GT-I5800 running CM7 and it works nice, doesn't even need the bg service as it stays after screenlock without the need of reapply (can't test for long as it now belongs to my father )
-It also turned out that by adding a "cat /..../set_write" also removed the need of the bgservice for us(...I keep this feature anyway...maybe someone likes it in the notification area )... so pressing the button is enough (altough it's saying temporary because I'm lazy to make an update for changing only the button's caption)
1.2 (2012.10.16)
-Added support for Galaxy 3 (GT-I5800 / GT-I5801) <-- Please feedback if it's work as I cannot test it. (Probably not working well please use 1.2.1)
1.1.2 (2012.10.14)
-Now supports Jelly Bean!
1.1.1 (2012.10.13)
-reverted minimum to 1 (thus allowing greater freedom )
1.1 (2012.10.13)
-added option to start/stop a background (in fact foreground to prevent killing) service, thus it can survive the screenlock
-changed minimum value to 7...values under it are not really usable
-app now stores last value setted by it (may differ from the actual value)
-added a filecheck too, and a nice warning message on failure
All it does is "echo 70xx > /sys/class/touch/switch/set_touchscreen" (xx can be set between 01 and 34)
It will reset on each reboot.
Possible usage:
-Using styluses like with resistive screens (value 10 and below) (Fun to use pinchzoom with two pencils ) <-- Thanks for domi525 for finding out.
-Use the screen with gloves on <-- Thanks for domi525 for finding out.
-Setting it a low value, and hovering over your screen to avoid smudges (value 8 and below).
Instructions: install the app; set a value (the lower, the floatier); press button to apply it (till next reboot)
WARNING: Value below 7 cause registering of nonexistant touches, or the complete inability to register any touches!! In those case you WILL need to reset it with adb shell using the command "echo 7032 > /sys/class/touch/switch/set_touchscreen" OR reboot your phone (via adb or battery reinsert)
I am not aware of any other side-effects, and take no responsibility for this app at all.
Of course all credits goes to shriomman and loSconosciuto for founding this, also check the original thread . (Sorry guys for not mentioning at the first place, and thank you very much )
Special thanks to nishant_713 for making me find out that we also need the cat command
Credits:
shriomman - Finding the method the app uses; sharing the path for Galaxy SL and SII
loSconosciuto - Finding out the possibilities to tweak the touchscreen
nishant_713 - Galaxy 3 support; the idea to use the cat set_write too; New icon
alireza7991 - Noticing the charger bug
domi525 - Finding out more usage
And everyone who gave feedback and helped to make this app better.

What is floating touch actually? Does it work on gingerbread?
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rickvrolings said:
What is floating touch actually? Does it work on gingerbread?
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I'm not sure whether it works or not (if you have a file named switch at \sys\class\touch\ than it will work i guess). It basicly makes the screen super-sensitive, it allows you to touch the screen without touching it: by just hovering your hand over it.

WOOOW! This really works! Amazing! Good job :thumbup:
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Wow. Thats amazing !!!. Works great with Biohazard v5. Im able to type this by just pointing at my Keyboard. Feels like your just hovering over your screen.
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Is it battery friendly? I think battery drain should go up sky-high
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it is real cool) works on beta 1 by arco) battery drain is a bit higher than without it) thank you man)

Very nice app :thumbup:
I have only one question: Can my friend use this app with his Galaxy S2 (i9100)?
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Not working in gingerbread...
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gjoy77 said:
Not working in gingerbread...
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For me, its working with Rooted KQE.

this app is best for ttr4 players who are lazy to cut their nails. (like me

BattleBear3000 said:
Very nice app :thumbup:
I have only one question: Can my friend use this app with his Galaxy S2 (i9100)?
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It all depends whether he has that file in /sys (full path in OP)
Worst case scenario (imo): app FCs or need to reboot to touch again

Nice work! Though the Nexus S doesn't have that file. D; I didn't expect it to work but it'll be cool to see which other devices support this feature.
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i set it to 7 as recommended but it goes back to 32 whenever i reopen the app again, any sugesstions??
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The value stays and keeps being applied but the app does not save it and I did not have time to search how to read the current value yet.

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Not working in gingerbread...
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For me it works on blazr rom.
Edit: Oops. Late reaction. Nevermind people
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Nice app used it on Paranoid android. Works great.
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Edit: Its stops when screen is locked. have to start it again
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Nice work but how can I return to the default setting if I don t like the mod?
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does it work with aokp?
edit:it doesn't work...when I write
"echo 7032 >"(without ")in the file...my touchscreen goes to unwork status.
I must pull out battery
Device: Samsung Galaxy S Plus (I9001)
ROM: AOKP Milestone 6 b4 Crybert ed.
Kernel: CastagnaIT v6.2 exUv Kernel
Recovery: TWRP TeamWin Recovery Project 2.2.1
USING XDA-APP

If it doesnt work ,would it be repaired by rebooting phone?