Can I use A USB DVD burner
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Aside from the fact that your device's partition and filesystem structure prevent you from storing files larger than 4gb and you need a USB host adapter, as well as having to write special software to do it....I'm going to guess not within YOUR abilities.
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hahahaha, this is the weirdest question ever!!!
dont forget that this is still a phone, besides the awesome things it can do, it can't be treated as a full in computer
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my phone makes me breakfast and walks the dog, i dont see why it wouldnt be able to burn a simple dvd...
If externally powered, it is possible.
Someone would have to write an application for Android to write to the media, as well as things like erase (RW media), close a session, and the other things unique to dealing with CD/DVD writable media.
It would be great, though, to be able to create a DVD from the pictures and videos taken by the phone. The first person to write an app that can do all that will probably make a lot of money in the Market.
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Hi Peeps
Whilst browsing the Android market recently, I came across various apps that can free up some memory by compressing lost wasted space left after uninstalling apps etc.... disk fragmentation etc...
I have an unrooted HTC Desire.
Are any of these type of apps any good? Do they work? Or is it just a load of hot air?
If they are of some benefit, can anyone recommend a solid one?
Thanks for reading, and for your help as always.
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Anyone got any thoughts?
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Can you share a link or a name or something like that? Never saw something like "defragmenting" on Android.
HTC desire by default has an ext3 partition I thought(I might be wrong, it's maybe YAFFS and I don't know anything about its fragmentation!), and ext3 don't really defragment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ext3#Defragmentation
BTW, if it's an unrooted device, I don't think there's any chance something like that would work.
Will see if I can find one, i knew I should've written it down!
I did think being unrooted would rule it out though, so thanks for getting back to me
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Maybe not all features.
My internal sdcard came formatted as vfat, which does require defragmentation after too much use. And messing with sdcard contents doesn't require root. I'm not sure I would trust such an app, though - at least, not without a full backup and checking that it can't send data out to its servers.
Dodgylegs said:
Hi Peeps
Whilst browsing the Android market recently, I came across various apps that can free up some memory by compressing lost wasted space left after uninstalling apps etc.... disk fragmentation etc...
I have an unrooted HTC Desire.
Are any of these type of apps any good? Do they work? Or is it just a load of hot air?
If they are of some benefit, can anyone recommend a solid one?
Thanks for reading, and for your help as always.
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Sounds like nonsense to me, apps by definition clean up after themselves, at least internally.. Some of them do leave data on the SD card either by design or by accident.
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Sounds like nonsense to me, apps by definition clean up after themselves, at least internally.. Some of them do leave data on the SD card either by design or by accident.
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I agree with you. I think those people selling 'defragging' apps are just in it for the money, assuming they are paid apps.
How do you do it? Awesome screen and phone and no way to watch movies, double twist doesn't work, astro doesn't work
My evo is rooted with auto root and warm 2.2 mod
Pleads don't waste time trekking me to search the forums, I've searches all over and I'm on my phone and its a pain, call me a name and answer me instead lol
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I don't have an Evo, but I would definitely recommend VitalPlayer... however I keep Vitalplayer rockplayer and moboplayer (not sure which ones are two words) around so that I can play pretty much anything. If you're just playing local files on the phone, should be able to handle anything you throw at it.
I use it along with cifsmanager to stream video from my network, and it's pretty much perfect unless you want to play 1080P. It can do 720P but I hope you have a good wireless signal with low latency and good bandwidth.
I have a Samsung Captivate
Mvideo player. It plays mkv's among the multitudes of other types it plays... looks great, nice controls/organization....
Yup. Use it all the time
Hmm, haven't heard of mvideo, I'll give it a try
I use handbrake on my pc to encode videos and then put them on my sd card. If you start with ipod setting then increase the resolution to match your phone and maybe increase the bitrate quality a bit higer. Looks great on my epic, I followed a guide written for the evo so should be good to go.
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I'm going to give M video a try I haven't heard of it until now.
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I use handbrake on my pc to encode videos and then put them on my sd card. If you start with ipod setting then increase the resolution to match your phone and maybe increase the bitrate quality a bit higer. Looks great on my epic, I followed a guide written for the evo so should be good to go.
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Any particular reason you do that? The Epic has plenty of internal storage space right? So why go through the conversion step?
Unless I'm mistaken I thought the Epic had 16gb.
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Any particular reason you do that? The Epic has plenty of internal storage space right? So why go through the conversion step?
Unless I'm mistaken I thought the Epic had 16gb.
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when you can take a 4gb file down to 700 to 900mb without losing much (if any) quality I'd venture to say that that would be more of said files in same amount of space that one file would've resided in
So I've pretty much replaced my laptop with my transformer. Yea my laptop has a 17 inch screen, but to be honest with you its so big I never wanted to take it anywhere! Isn't a laptop supposed to be PORTABLE? I feel like I can (and should) take the TF everywhere. It seems tiny when docked, but just right when used as a tablet.
I love it.
The only thing stopping me from selling my laptop at this point is that I need to burn CD's occasionally. Is there any app out there that can access an external burner so that I can make CD's from music I have stored on my external drive?
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Probably more a matter of time, at least if there's interest in it, but might be a long time. Didn't Honeycomb just add USB host support? I don't think it would've been possible before that.
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Probably more a matter of time, at least if there's interest in it, but might be a long time. Didn't Honeycomb just add USB host support? I don't think it would've been possible before that.
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You woukd think this would be simple enough if we had usb host. Oh how I wish I was a dev.
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You woukd think this would be simple enough if we had usb host. Oh how I wish I was a dev.
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Not necessarily at all, not all manufacturers provide Linux drivers for their hardware (Android is linux underneath it all). As well, I'm not sure exactly how Linux drivers work, but each CD burner might need their own set of drivers
If the iso drivers are in the kernel, the system will know about cd/dvd disks and drives. The issues is a program to do the burning.
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If the iso drivers are in the kernel, the system will know about cd/dvd disks and drives. The issues is a program to do the burning.
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So I plugged in my external DVD writer, and the kernel currently is not reconigzing it.
So that is step 1, someone adding the drivers into the kernel.
After that, it is simly a matter of re-building cdrecorder and mkisofs for an ARM target and writing a little UI on top of it.
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So I plugged in my external DVD writer, and the kernel currently is not reconigzing it.
So that is step 1, someone adding the drivers into the kernel.
After that, it is simly a matter of re-building cdrecorder and mkisofs for an ARM target and writing a little UI on top of it.
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Lets contact some dev's who might know how to do this! I can message the Dev for the prime rom. He may be able to point us in the right direction.
EDIT
Messaged him just now.
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I would dust the laptop back off......There are not enough devs or support for at least another 2 yrs to have a bug free Android OS. Also you have the first model of about 15 major tabs in the next 2 yrs! Just because it has a docking station means nothing. Don't get me wrong i love Android.....but leaving windows 7 and coming up 8????? Not to mention all the bugs because its a "beta" product. Actually i wouldn't even call this Alpha..Android OS should of release a GOOGLE laptop first with all the correct hardware specs and almost bug free before letting anyone put there OS on a tablet and sell it...Every Honeycomb tablet that has been made has issues. And its the hardware not being fully compatible.
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I would dust the laptop back off......There are not enough devs or support for at least another 2 yrs to have a bug free Android OS. Also you have the first model of about 15 major tabs in the next 2 yrs! Just because it has a docking station means nothing. Don't get me wrong i love Android.....but leaving windows 7 and coming up 8????? Not to mention all the bugs because its a "beta" product. Actually i wouldn't even call this Alpha..Android OS should of release a GOOGLE laptop first with all the correct hardware specs and almost bug free before letting anyone put there OS on a tablet and sell it...Every Honeycomb tablet that has been made has issues. And its the hardware not being fully compatible.
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I think you are way over thinking this.
It wouldn't take much to make android completely replace a full size os.
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I would dust the laptop back off......There are not enough devs or support for at least another 2 yrs to have a bug free Android OS. Also you have the first model of about 15 major tabs in the next 2 yrs! Just because it has a docking station means nothing. Don't get me wrong i love Android.....but leaving windows 7 and coming up 8????? Not to mention all the bugs because its a "beta" product. Actually i wouldn't even call this Alpha..Android OS should of release a GOOGLE laptop first with all the correct hardware specs and almost bug free before letting anyone put there OS on a tablet and sell it...Every Honeycomb tablet that has been made has issues. And its the hardware not being fully compatible.
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If you replaced android with another operating system on your post, that can apply to any OS system on the planet. Be it windows, osx, Linux or what ever a company puts out. Not one OS or hardware is immune. Perfect software only happens when it's on the drawing board. The longer android is out the better it gets..but honeycomb has been out a very short time and is only on 5 percent of the devices running google OS. There are more then enough developers for it.
I'm looking for an external dvd burner to work with the TF also. Seems like a lot of TF owners are looking too. Hopefully someone with xda will develop the software...
Not exactly what you want but it might help
Check out this product.....It adds an extra step and it would be kinda kludgy at best.......It is a standalone cd burner.
http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=11177
They also have a DVD burner. There may be others out there as well. I have been wanting this as well and don't really want to spend extra to get the capability right now at least.
Awesome! Definitely a solid solution. And a great idea in general! Thanks for the info
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Install Ubuntu, install cd burning software, profit.
brando56894 said:
Install Ubuntu, install cd burning software, profit.
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Get the trackpad drivers working, wifi UI up and running, sound, hdmi audio, and the other 1000 not yet working things running in ubuntu then yeah, sure, profit.
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Get the trackpad drivers working, wifi UI up and running, sound, hdmi audio, and the other 1000 not yet working things running in ubuntu then yeah, sure, profit.
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Lol
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Get the trackpad drivers working, wifi UI up and running, sound, hdmi audio, and the other 1000 not yet working things running in ubuntu then yeah, sure, profit.
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technically you don't need any of those things you listed to burn a cd in linux, all you need is the command line.
brando56894 said:
technically you don't need any of those things you listed to burn a cd in linux, all you need is the command line.
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I don't think he's looking to reboot into a full-blown Ubuntu environment (where nothing else works) just to burn a DVD... The whole point of this thread is to get Android-native tools to do the burning - not setup some half-working OS to do the task...
I don't see what the Unix "cdrecord" and "mkisofs" utilities can't be ported over to Android. Although, I don't have the skills to do that, so maybe it's not such a trivial task...
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seriously dude?? This thread is almost two years old. Stop necromancing.
I upgraded to the S3 a month or so back so I have a 4 month old S2 that I'm looking for uses for. I have nobody to give it to and don't really need/want to sell it yet, so I've been researching non phone uses for it. Maybe a streaming cam for home security, a media pc (with external storage of course), something along those lines. Any ideas?
One use: you can use it to test out roms and kernels without fear of damaging your only phone. I'm sure it'd help a dev out if they knew that their rom caused issues, and you have a phone to fall back on.
I'd be doing the same but AT&T bought my SR.
Stock ICS on my S3
Make a cell-bot!! ... I'm into robot things.. so it interests me. Then you could use the cell-bot for the home security. (recording.. and put a tazer on it) or make one of these YouTube Link but with the skyrocket interfaced somehow..
I would do it.. but just don't have the time.. I have a first gen Nao robot (from my university) that I code on. Mainly python or C++. Takes too much time lol
Sly's use is a good one too.. could always use people that aren't afraid to load up a fresh build and report non-bias info.
I assume that it will no longer have a sim card so, wifi only. I'm a little strange, I use my SR for about everything but a phone. I do use mine as somewhat of a HTPC at home. I have it on the nightstand connected to tv which has a small surround sound system. From there I use it for: clock, online streaming (hulu+, netflix, youtube, tedtv...etc.) music and movie streaming from main HTPC, downloading music and movies (faster than my home pc on same wifi). I also use Splashtop which controls main HTPC giving me all the functions of my computer.(tv tuner card and recordings web browsing, documents, printer) remotely with video and sound, So simple explaination: It's my Tv, stereo, clock, htpc for my bedroom. Although I have an MK802 that works pretty well, I'm getting the MK802 iii in a few weeks which will do all of this and be remotely controlled from my phone. Oh yeah I use it as a pc remote control also. These are just the home uses.
But, you could also donate it to a good charity. The "davietr" charity foundation. LOL!
Attach it to a rocket and make it skyrocket!
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Turn it into a baby HTPC
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One use: you can use it to test out roms and kernels without fear of damaging your only phone. I'm sure it'd help a dev out if they knew that their rom caused issues, and you have a phone to fall back on.
I'd be doing the same but AT&T bought my SR.
Stock ICS on my S3
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Doing that with CM10 nightly's as of this morning :good:
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Make a cell-bot!! ... I'm into robot things.. so it interests me. Then you could use the cell-bot for the home security. (recording.. and put a tazer on it) or make one of these YouTube Link but with the skyrocket interfaced somehow..
I would do it.. but just don't have the time.. I have a first gen Nao robot (from my university) that I code on. Mainly python or C++. Takes too much time lol
Sly's use is a good one too.. could always use people that aren't afraid to load up a fresh build and report non-bias info.
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I'd LOVE to make some kind of surveillance bot (think rover, tank bot thing) but although I'm in a very experenced in building eletronic things my coding skills are lacking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4IraaIvwi0
Give it to Adam Outler so he can figure out an Unbrickable Mod for this phone. It would serve the community in a huge way.
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Make a cell-bot!! ... I'm into robot things.. so it interests me. Then you could use the cell-bot for the home security. (recording.. and put a tazer on it) or make one of these YouTube Link but with the skyrocket interfaced somehow..
I would do it.. but just don't have the time.. I have a first gen Nao robot (from my university) that I code on. Mainly python or C++. Takes too much time lol
Sly's use is a good one too.. could always use people that aren't afraid to load up a fresh build and report non-bias info.
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This crossed my mind as well, I was going to make a quad-rotor using the s2 as the I/O controller. It has the perfect setup, all the sensors minus a ground proxsinity sensor. Wiring it all up is no problem, the problem lays in my lack or programming knowledge.
I knew I had seen that one in the video somewhere... but couldn't understand what he was saying
http://www.brookstone.com/rover-remote-control-spy-tank-for-ipad
If I had my hands on that one I would tear it apart and put an Arduino in it (personal preference for building bots -- and simple to use)
Wish I knew more about interfacing a phone with this type of hardware application.
I know the cell-bots website has *some* info..
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I knew I had seen that one in the video somewhere... but couldn't understand what he was saying
http://www.brookstone.com/rover-remote-control-spy-tank-for-ipad
If I had my hands on that one I would tear it apart and put an Arduino in it (personal preference for building bots -- and simple to use)
Wish I knew more about interfacing a phone with this type of hardware application.
I know the cell-bots website has *some* info..
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Ive read up on Arduino some time back, looks like lots of people were thinking along the same lines as I. First thing i'd do with that thing is replace the cam with a better one, maybe a servo to enable some movement of the cam, also pull out those motors and put in some brush less higher torque ones. I'd be willing to buy one of those bots (pending some research) and modding it with the s2 as an on-board interface if anybody has any knowledge of programming. I think it would be a good project for the community.
I need a new SR.....digitizer broke on mines... haha
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I think I found a project for the s2...
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/ArduCopter
I do have mine as my backtrack Linux desktop computer.
And as my netflix viewer.
This was with my CM9 setup, since moving to CM10 a couple of weeks ago, haven't tried any of that yet.
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Heeter said:
I do have mine as my backtrack Linux desktop computer.
And as my netflix viewer.
This was with my CM9 setup, since moving to CM10 a couple of weeks ago, haven't tried any of that yet.
Heeter
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I'm going to try that tonight, i'm running cm10 now also.
I got a USB to go cable. Some of the USB thumb drives can be read by the GS5 but some cannot. Are there certain disk formats that the GS5 can read?
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As far as I know it needs to be FAT32, I don't think that android can read anything else like ntfs.
I think it can read Linux filesystems like ext3/ext4. I do think there is some hardware compatibility to be concerned with too though, like certain otg adapters not playing nice etc
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