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  1. HappyJoe

    Help Automating app launch to pull the birds!

    I am hoping to automate the playing of an mp3 recording of bird calls twice a day to attract Swifts to some nest boxes. I have a small Duronics SPB2 Bluetooth speaker and an ageing Nexus 10 tablet to do this with. The only audio software on the tablet currently is the very basic ES Explorer...
  2. HappyJoe

    Root No OS and an old backup. How do I restore my phone?

    I have fouled up my Moto G (1st gen) and it boot loops. Selecting any option in Fastboot Flash restarts bootlooping except 'Recovery' which turns the phone off. When it was still reachable on my phone, TWRP said 'no OS'... I have found a TWRP backup on my Mac with folders holding, amongst...
  3. HappyJoe

    Mapping keys on non-Sixaxis controllers: possible?

    Thanks to the wonders of 'Key Test' I have full key mappings of a PS3 controller and an el cheapo ORB PS2 lookalike controller. But only the D-pad key mappings are identical, alas. I feel in my bones that a key map substitution table can be made and stuck somewhere inside my Nexus, allowing...
  4. HappyJoe

    Help cp error

    Maybe it's the way I installed it, but when I try to run cp from terminal nothing happens and the word 'Toolbox!' appears. My N7 is rooted and I'm not in a contentious directory. Wazzup, please?
  5. HappyJoe

    BootUnlocker to aid upgrade? Can SuperSU kick file manager ass?

  6. HappyJoe

    Root BootUnlocker to aid upgrade? Can SuperSU kick file manager ass?

    I have a rooted, unlocked Nexus 10 and have just received a stock update. I apologise for my ignorance and inability to find a definitive answer via Google et al, but can anyone tell me if just re-locking via BootUnlocker will be enough to allow the upgrade to run unhindered? Afterwards could...
  7. HappyJoe

    Root Gramps wants help returning his kit to stock...

    I have an Elelinux - 2.3.4 - mod on my Hero and want to return it to HTC Sense stock. I've done this before but age is getting the better of my memory and need to be reminded of the drill! I see a lot of info, but am worried that it might be dated. Also I need to know what RUU's are...
  8. HappyJoe

    PS1 controller work with a Nexus??

    Offered one of these but I can't test it beforehand. Anyone wired one to a tablet successfully, please?
  9. HappyJoe

    Help How to set a static address on Nexus 7?

    I am attempting to do this to reduce instances of the 'Obtaining IP address...' problem. All the posts that I have found don't refer to the Nexus 7. The closest possibility, the route from Settings to WiFi to 'Advanced' showed no static/DHCP options. My 7 is not yet rooted, but surely...
  10. HappyJoe

    Root Is there REALLY any good reason to upgrade to ICS or beyond?

    I suppose I should be able to answer my own question as I have GalaxyICSsed my Ace and have gone back to stock (for other reasons). Before I try Maclaw's latest - CM9 or 10 - I'm trying to recall whether an upgrade to a (rooted) 2.3.6 is that beneficial. What are your pros and cons re...
  11. HappyJoe

    Can all Androids kill like a Galaxy Ace?

    My Ace was my second phone and I was pleased to see that, unlike it's predecessor, if the Back button was long-pressed it threw up a message saying 'Application killed'. My next two (non-Samsung) tablets didn't do this. Without getting into the tiring 'App-Killer' debate, I wonder if this...
  12. HappyJoe

    Independent screen-wide search?

    I miss not being able to search the current screen, web page, document, whatever, for a term - as I am able at my desktop with e.g. Ctrl-F. This seems like a killer app to me. ...Or is this ability already available, device-wide?
  13. HappyJoe

    Help Which Ace apps can I remove from Internal

    Can anybody say authoritively which 'system apps' can be removed from IM without compromising the OS, please? I am keen to find out what apps and other factors cause my Ace's 'system memory' (/system) and 'internal memory' (/data)to fill up so dramatically. Thanks to the wonders of Links2SD...
  14. HappyJoe

    Root No! ICS is far too new for us!

    Now running ICS (4.0.4, c/o galaxyics.com) and wonder if any other of you cutting edge folk are having any problems running older apps under it? Also, if anyone can indicate what the aspects of ICS that are incompatible with older software? I am saddened that I can't run the venerable...
  15. HappyJoe

    Google Calendar disabled?

    Do some tablets have the Google Calendar options disabled? My new no-name 'Cortex A9' tablet comes with Market and the usual Google Apps are seen on the home screen - but no Calendar. The Google Calendar part of my Google Apps setup normally runs two calendars of mine and one of my wife's -...
  16. HappyJoe

    Help Can I reinstall latest firmware?

    Kies-downloaded 2.3.6 onto my Ace. One or two - can't be more specific, sorry - downloads/rooting later it began acting up: The lock screen vanished. The home key stopped working on long or short presses but not - thank god - in Recovery or at unlock (so not hardware failure). Some...
  17. HappyJoe

    Root Will 'Factory Restore' truly replace my modded OS with its original??

    I want to sell my Hero, which currently sports a 2.3.4 Elelinux mod, so think it might be a good idea to restore it to its last kosher HTC kernel. Will 'Factory Restore' from Settings be enough to do this unaided? If not, will running (how, I have yet to find out) my copy of...
  18. HappyJoe

    My phone needs a punchier name!

    My phone is seen as 'android-6c39196b648d9f67' and needs a simpler name. Can this be done?
  19. HappyJoe

    Is there a terminal app with 'history' and easy CLI editing?

    All the terminal apps I've found (2 I think) seem to have no modern-ish editing features e.g. up-arrow history, Ctrl-C copy, quick word/line selection, etc. Which one(s) have I missed?
  20. HappyJoe

    A quickie: unexpected files in /system/bin

    I opened /system/bin and saw two files at the top of the ls -a -l command output: '[' and '[['. Both were links into busybox. What is their function? A bit like '.' and '..' maybe?
  21. HappyJoe

    How to make Calendar apps see Google Apps' calendar?

    Seem to have got my Google Apps mail running and expected GCal to be an easy setup. Each calendar app I have looked at - Jorte, Business Calendar, Touch Calendar, iRT Calendar - all come up with a list of calendars** - 'My Calendar', Peoples calendar, my non-App gmail address and so on - but...
  22. HappyJoe

    Hero 2.1 relaunches desktop every time

    I have noticed that, after uninstalling two desktops(?), LauncherPro and ADW Launcher, every time that I press the Home button the default HTC desktop is opened afresh and shows the HTC splash screen and spends time populating the screen. Before removing the new ones I would see a pick-list of...
  23. HappyJoe

    Default keyboard won't go away

    Have been using Graffiti on my Hero-of-eBay and suddenly it is unobtainable, being replaced by the default keyboard. Tried to activate installed Swype and it wouldn't stick either. Uninstalled Graffiti and reinstalled it but it still doesn't show. Cold rebooted in between as well... Is...
  24. HappyJoe

    'Androoted' but still no more access to OS?

    I find it hard to believe but Universal Androot, which has done rooty things for me vis a vis ordinary apps, seems powerless when faced with CLI work. I am trying to dig down to and modify files in /data/data but when I have CD-ed to it, ls fails to with an 'operation denied' message...
  25. HappyJoe

    Help PIN no.?

    Recently got a 3G-enabled SIM from Vectone and am trying to get it to 'see' the 'Net via 3G with v. poor results. Their service is enabled by telling them my phone no. and them giving me the PIN. I just don't know where the PIN is supposed to be entered. Any ideas? The obvious idea is to...
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