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Messages - norcal618
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« on: August 24, 2012, 03:36:18 PM »
Without going into a lot of detail, you are seeing an incompatibility with MTP and the Windows file system, which is by design. MTP does recognize file changes on your MTP device until it is re-indexed. I am working through the issues to try and develop a knowledgeable guide for using file transfer with MTP, so bear with me. For the moment disconnecting your tablet from your PC and restarting your tablet will force re-indexing of the internal storage and show the missing files. Note you may have to re-start your pc as well. Any feedback, you can provide will help me with developing a guide.
Problem solved. I was using an older version of twrp that didn't allow the correct permissions to view files on PC. I was able to upgrade to the latest version by downloading goo manager from Google play and upgrading from within the app. I had to delete the twrp folder from my SD and make a new back up via twrp. A new folder was created with the correct permissions allowing me to view and copy onto my PC.
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« on: August 21, 2012, 07:11:20 PM »
Without going into a lot of detail, you are seeing an incompatibility with MTP and the Windows file system, which is by design. MTP does recognize file changes on your MTP device until it is re-indexed. I am working through the issues to try and develop a knowledgeable guide for using file transfer with MTP, so bear with me. For the moment disconnecting your tablet from your PC and restarting your tablet will force re-indexing of the internal storage and show the missing files. Note you may have to re-start your pc as well. Any feedback, you can provide will help me with developing a guide.
I just gave it a try and it was still a no go. I unplugged my tablet, restarted, also restarted windows and still not able to view the files on windows or not on my own tablet in es file explorer. Actually tried it twice. Once with debugging active and another with out. I can understand windows not seeing the files but why not es explorer? The only place I can see them is in the file browser for twrp. Should I be choosing the option to compress the files in twrp when doing back ups? Also as an temporary work around you could upload the TWRP files to Google Drive or another cloud based storage service.
EDIT- Another workaround is, if you have a USB Flash drive (thumb drive) use stick mount and save or transfer the files that way.
How do I upload from twrp? I do have a thumb drive but no otg adaptor. I'm gonna pick one up tomorrow. If I could transfer the files that way it would be lovely!
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« on: August 21, 2012, 03:36:01 PM »
I recently switched over to team win recovery from cwm. I do like the ui and functionality way better then cwm. The problem I'm having is that I cannot access my back up files from my PC via USB. When I use the file browser that is built into twrp I can see the back up files in the twrp folder. When I plug my tablet into my PC via USB and open the twrp folder it is empty. Also when I open the twrp folder in es file browser it is empty there too. I would like to store the back up on my PC rather then on my tablet. Am I missing something? I was having this same problem with titanium with backed up apps so I upgraded to the paid version and uploaded my back ups to Google drive. After that I looked in the titanium back up folder again on my PC and all the sudden the files were there when before they were not. Its very frustrating. Please help.
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« on: August 21, 2012, 10:57:45 AM »
I'm almost positive that sopcast will work on nex7. I looked into it and was thinking about setting it up on mine here in the US. I do use my iPhone as a 3g hot spot on my nexus 7 on a daily basis. The app I use is called tether me and its a cydia app. Meaning you must be jail broken. It tethers on the nexus's Bluetooth. I tried pdanet first which is an actual WiFi tether and my nexus did not see the network created. I'm not sure how it works where u are but here in USA if your not jail broken on the iPhone then you can pay your carrier something like $50 a month for 3g tether. Mine works lovely with the tether me app from cydia. Just have to watch my data usage and not go over my 3gb per month cap with at&t.
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« on: August 20, 2012, 09:41:08 PM »
I'm read online that with any paid app purchase you have 15 minutes in which you can get a full refund. I don't know if this applies to in app purchases.
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« on: August 20, 2012, 05:31:26 AM »
I'm not sure what these files are, have rooted two other devices before my N7 and not seen these blob files before?
I do know there is a bug in CWM recovery that prevents the deletion of nandroid back ups, that I'm aware of they can only be deleted through CWM recovery or via a flashable zip so I'm not sure how that pans out for blob files...
I did some research and the blob files are a bug in cwm that has to do with backups. I finally got rid of all the junk. The only problem was after cleaning everything off my SD I was no longer able to take or store any pictures. When I opened the camera or the gallery I got an error saying no internal memory. So hours later I finally have teamwork win recovery flashed in place of cwm, have my ROM and kernel flashed through it, camera working and gained back almost 2 GB of storage space. Yay!
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« on: August 20, 2012, 02:41:16 AM »
I just downloaded astro file manager. It is showing me that the blob folder within clockwork mod has 1.41 GB of data within it. I cannot delete this from astro, root file manager, or my computer.
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« on: August 20, 2012, 02:34:04 AM »
Not sure exactly what an 8GB Nexus 7 should give you but that def doesn't sound right, have you checked the device settings?
Press Menu, either from the App tray or pull down notifications and press the three sliders. Scroll and select storage.
Failing that download and install a file explorer from Google Play, there are plenty like Astro, ES or Solid Explorer and check the internal storage manually.
It could be that when you flashed the custom ROM the flash went wrong and changed the partitions?
I think I found the problem. On my SD in the clockworkmod folder there is a sub folder called blobs. It has over a hundred small files that I think are the culprits. I attempted deleting them both via USB/computer and via ROM manager. My computer will not delete them and neither will the file program on the tablet. I'm trying to just relock and unroot and start over now.
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« on: August 19, 2012, 11:05:44 PM »
I have an 8 gig nex 7. Currently my tablet has 0 downloaded apps. The only things it has on the storage is what ever comes with the custom rom I have flashed. When I first got the the tab a couple weeks ago I didnt plug into a computer and never really paid much attention to the available storage. Im plugged into my pc now and im showing 3.61 gb free of 5.91 gb. Does this mean that an 8 gig only actually has room for 3.6 gigs of apps, pics, notes etc? Or is it because i am rooted and running a custom rom? Sorry if this is a dumb question but i am completely new to android. I assumed the 8 gig would have 5.9 gigs of user storage. If i were to unroot and re lock and go back to stock, would this be the case?
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« on: August 19, 2012, 06:33:33 PM »
I'm with Frank, as I've never overclocked a CPU in 33 years of computing. It's like revving your engine above redline. You can do it, and it's been done to nearly every CPU out there, but reliability and longevity may suffer.
I'm with both you guys on that now also. Instead if trying to figure all of it out I just did away with it. I went ahead and flashed a modaco ROM along with faux kernel. The kernel is capable of being over clocked also but I'm just leaving it default. I rather enjoy this ROM and kernel over paranoid android. Its very close to the stock os with just a few small extras. Its very smooth. "Buttery"!
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« on: August 18, 2012, 08:13:31 PM »
I recently flashed a new trinity kernel on my nex7. After doing so I purchased trinity tool box from the play store and now have the ability to make several tweaks to my CPU. The only problem is that I have very little knowledge on CPU overclocking. OK first off what is an I/O scheduler? The options to choose from in this setting are noop, which it is set to by default, deadline and cfq. I have no idea and found nothing online. I have the CPU set at 51 mghz minimum and 1600 mghz max. The setting will go as high as 1700 mghz and off course I did turn it up all the way to see how it would operate and I could almost immediately feel the CPU heating up. So now I leave it at 1600. The CPU governor I have set to on demand. The voltage going to the CPU is also adjustable. It is adjusted it different steps of CPU output. In other words there are several voltage adjustments that can be made. I played with them a little and just put the back to default. Then there are a few toggle settings. WiFi pm better for streaming or battery. Force non boot cpu(s) online or offline. Lastly there's fsync faster or safer. I have no idea what any of these are. I've played with some if these and have also had adverse effects such as browser crashing and the native setting app not responding. If anyone could give me some knowledge on any of this it would be greatly appreciated.
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« on: August 17, 2012, 10:34:23 AM »
You have discovered one of the incompatibilities between MTP and the Windows file system, I generally get around it by using Dropbox.
Thanks S. Prime. Looks like I'm gonna need to upgrade to the paid version of titanium back up. That was my first thought on how to get around it also. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something and causing the tar files not to show up on my windows PC. I even tried on Linux OS and that will only recognize my tablet as a camera.
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« on: August 17, 2012, 03:21:01 AM »
I backed up all my user apps on titanium back up. When I open the file browser on my tablet and look in SD/titanium back up I can see all the back up files there like they should be. The problem is when I plug the tablet into my PC via USB and look in the same folder I see nothing. The titanium back up folder is there but when I open it its empty. I want to copy the back up to my PC so that I can wipe everything and flash a new kernel then restore my apps and settings. The back up files are not visible on my PC and I don't understand why.
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« on: August 15, 2012, 01:55:55 PM »
Yeah Android is far more customizable than iOS, root gives you more control than simply jailbreaking. Come on, to sideload on Android you just tick the box but you have to jailbreak iOS...
Android wins hands down for me, the customization (even without root), widgets, notifications. The whole openness of Android is where it's at.
Thanks for the link, will have a look see.
Very true. It seems that a descent stock android device has about the same or more customization then a jailbroke iPhone. Then with root its just a whole other level. One of the few things I like better about iOS is there app store though. It just seems like they have more useful apps. Im sure part of that is because im just more use to apple's app store. The more I get use to this tablet the more I like android vs iOS. I dont know though...Its gonna be hard to pass up the iPhone 5 thats supposed to come out next month..lol. If you have any problems with those links for Paranoid Android let me know.
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« on: August 15, 2012, 01:24:48 PM »
How are finding Paranoid Android on the N7? I tried it a few times in my Samsung Galaxy S2, still unsure about it on my phone but wouldn't mind trying it in my N7.
You have a link please, can't find this ROM on XDA?
Also apps worth trying with root, as above Titanium Backup but avoid restoring system apps. Root Explorer, AdFree is excellent as is Droidwall (haven't tried on N7) and if you pay games and have access to a PS3 Sixaxis then the Sixaxis app...
So far I am digging Paranoid Android very much! I loved my nexus 7 out of the box, but believe it or not its almost like a whole different and even better device now with this ROM. Im an iPhone user and my main reason for picking up the nex 7 was just to get a taste of the android platform and determine if my next phone will be another iPhone or an android phone. When my nex 7 was stock I was definitely leaning towards a preference for iOS. Now that I have unlocked, rooted, and flashed a custom ROM im starting to feel like android blows even my jailbroke iPhone outta the water. So yea, I like the paranoid android on nex 7. For some reason XDA didnt have the correct grouper zips for our tablet. Luckily i did find the correct zip and g-apps on another site. http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip http://viperts.info/paranoidandroid/index.php?dir=grouper
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