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Hi guys i know there are lots of similar posts about battery life etc but cant find the answer im looking for after a search of this forum as all answers seem to be on rooted devices, she does not want her x8 rooted and im really getting it in the neck for upgrading her in the first place lol.
My girlfriend recently got the 2.1-update 1 via pc companion and thats when the battery problems started. The battery drain problem has actually been getting progressively worse since this. This morning (after yet another full night charging 100%) after 30 mins of getting up today the battery was down to 83 %. I have already uninstalled maps updates, not that she ever used it anyway.
So my question is : is there a solution to this without rooting and/or having a custom ROM? becuase she making my life a misery lol.
Thanks in advance guys and sorry for the similar post
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Hi guys i know there are lots of similar posts about battery life etc but cant find the answer im looking for after a search of this forum as all answers seem to be on rooted devices, she does not want her x8 rooted and im really getting it in the neck for upgrading her in the first place lol.
My girlfriend recently got the 2.1-update 1 via pc companion and thats when the battery problems started. The battery drain problem has actually been getting progressively worse since this. This morning (after yet another full night charging 100%) after 30 mins of getting up today the battery was down to 83 %. I have already uninstalled maps updates, not that she ever used it anyway.
So my question is : is there a solution to this without rooting and/or having a custom ROM? becuase she making my life a misery lol.
Thanks in advance guys and sorry for the similar post
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Well, 1st thing as Dx said. reboot after using wifi, 3g, music. reboot to make everything fresh.. but there's no other way to save battery without rooting I think. because I helped my gf installed a custom ROM for her and she said that the battery life changed, and it's way different than a original ROM. How come she doesn't wanna go custom? Sorry for my bad english.
Right tweaks only applies in rooted phone
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Right tweaks only applies in rooted phone
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Agree with you!
Nah, rooting makes the difference. IMO Froyo ROMs have good battery life.
Well i think she might well have to go custom because the battery life is a joke now, nearly rendering her device unusable, think she just frightened cos i did her pc companion update and kinda blames me for the crap battery now, il have a read around the x8 forum on how to root.
Thanks everyone, apreciate it
Just try to keep off all things you don't need: Wifi, Bluetooth, Synchronization, 3G. also unninstall apps you don't need and do not use app killers to save RAM.
I think that is all you can do without rooting.
patriciocs said:
Just try to keep off all things you don't need: Wifi, Bluetooth, Synchronization, 3G. also unninstall apps you don't need and do not use app killers to save RAM.
I think that is all you can do without rooting.
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My friend, less RAM is actually a good thing. I've read through the web. just don't auto kill ALL the apps, kill those apps that when it doesn't look right or freezes. The more RAM you freed, the more battery it will drain. Serious.
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Well i think she might well have to go custom because the battery life is a joke now, nearly rendering her device unusable, think she just frightened cos i did her pc companion update and kinda blames me for the crap battery now, il have a read around the x8 forum on how to root.
Thanks everyone, apreciate it
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Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139163
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1153768
Read this for the task killer.
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/02/revisiting-android-task-killers-and-why-you-dont-need-one/
For rooting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046605
and custom ROMS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=849
Hope this helps!
I'm just a noob trying to help.
use a task killer and disable all what you don't need like bluetooth, data traffic, gps and wifi. yes i know my english is bad^^
disable wifi, gps, bluetooth and data traffic. stock 2.1update rom should get you about 3 days with those disabled. any apps that need them will ask you to switch them on again anyway. It's a little annoying to get used to at first especially when you're used to a fone that lasts a week without charge so I can understand how she feels especially if she only wants to text and do a few calls.
If you don't use wifi, 3g gps and rest of the s**t you should probbably buy a dumy phone.
With some "normal" usage you can be happy if it lasts for a day/day and a half.
2-3 is really success.
You do get a charger in the box with the phone you know?
Use your phone, stop wasting time on battery monitoring.
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You do get a charger in the box with the phone you know?
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yeah but the idea is it's a MOBILE fone.. You dont want it plugged into the damn socket all the time!
If you need to use the GPS, WIFI etc. the app will ask you to switch it on so wheres the harm in turning it all off until it's required if it saves having to plug the thing in every day?!?
Nobody stated you should keep all the functions on.
But it should be understandable that, with some "normal" use, and by normal I mean regular texting, phonecalls, check facebook/twitter, refresh weather app, read mail and some news maybe you can't expect your battery to last 7 days like on dummy nokia.
Besides, you all forget that your biggest battery killer is the screen.
And another thing I noticed; when LED starts to glow green, your battery isn't fully charged. Check phone status. It becomes green after passing 90% I think, or so.
And the second thing I noticed is a HUGE differenc when charging the phone while it's on, for a hour and a half when the battery metter reaches 100% and when I turn it off and leave it charging over night.
The "night" option proved to be a lot better (battery lasts longer, doesn't fall so fast) + Every once in a while it is good to fully discharge the battery and then fully charge it.
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yeah but the idea is it's a MOBILE fone..
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Yeah, but that mobile phones have long since ceased to be just phones.
Switch off everything you can : wifi, brighteness, gps etc. Also you can make a profile "screen off " in setcpu and set it to 122mhz . it will save you a lot of battery! It drains just 1% after 5 hours ( but i didnt use my phone) . Hope it help.
Oh yeah and use the app called " fast reboot " it is so good is well and it speed up our lovely x8
When i used these things , my phone lasts in a week or more of.course i nearly didnt use my phone.
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Seeing as I don't have enough posts to post over in the development forum, I thought I'd hijack this thread.
I installed this rom last week and at first, the batter was brilliant. It lasted for three days but now I have to charge it twice a day. I have bluetooth off, wifi off more often than not, brightness down very low.
The phone was 5hrs on battery and was down to 44%.
Cell Standby: 35%
Display: 20%
Phone Idle: 19%
Launcher Pro: 13%
Anyone have any ideas?
I also experienced the same problem ... especially with the overclocked conditions
Hi! I got my MX couple of months ago, and I can tell I love it. Anyways the only things I wasnt happy with were the battery life and reception, and so I updated my phone's flyme os yesterday. (from 1.0.3 to 1.1.1)
I assumed the update would fix the issues ( as I think it did for the reception ) but the battery seems to be even more horrible after the update.
It seems that after the update my MX didnt even completely charge up. I put my phone on the charger at around 2:30 and unplugged it at 13:30, so it was on power for about 11 hours, but it didnt even charge itself completely in addition to the fact that it stopped actually charging at around 8 o clock as we can clearly see from the "today" screenshot.
Then comparing it to the "yesterday" screenshot with 1.0.3 we can tell it charged itself up completely.
Ive got the new 2core model with the updated 1700 mah battery (which should have the best battery life of all of the mx models) and this makes me wonder what is the battery like on the other mx's if this is normal. And yes my phone was showing the charging animation on the screen during the time I mentioned earlier in the message.
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my batterylife got perfect with 1.1.3 after i flashed the fw twice with clearing data
crimsonmeizu said:
my batterylife got perfect with 1.1.3 after i flashed the fw twice with clearing data
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Thanks for the tip, I'll try this right away. Flyme will backup all data, right?
Except apps. If you have it enabled.
1.0.3 here, quad core model, my battery is fine, gets me over a day with normal use.
However I admit that it could be better.
Its also well known that 1.1.1 contained a bug that ate battery, so stay away from that firmware.
I didn't test 1.1.3 yet.
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1.0.3 here, quad core model, my battery is fine, gets me over a day with normal use.
However I admit that it could be better.
Its also well known that 1.1.1 contained a bug that ate battery, so stay away from that firmware.
I didn't test 1.1.3 yet.
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Thanks for the info. Im currently on 1.1.3 and the battery seems even worse than it was. I really dont know what to do - the battery runs out in just couple of hours.
Hows your reception? Do you get good speeds all the time ? Did the update have effect on that? Mines horrible.. ;s
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Try to restore as less as possible. Disable WiFi never sleeps.
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Try to restore as less as possible. Disable WiFi never sleeps.
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Restore, wifi never sleeps, what? I dont get it
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My MX arrives this week and I'll be measuring the battery carefully to see if I can't find a replacement. (Yes, I realize it's not supposed to be "user replaceable", but the teardowns confirm that it is if you've got the patience and dedication. Here's hoping there is a higher-capacity battery in the same form factor.) Apps are nice, but more juice is better.
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Restore, wifi never sleeps, what? I dont get it
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After upgrading restore only as less as possible. Never use a full restore with titanium etc.
Disable WiFi never sleeps option.
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After upgrading restore only as less as possible. Never use a full restore with titanium etc.
Disable WiFi never sleeps option.
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Where can I find that option ?
And I've never heard of titanium, haha.
Settings - WiFi - menu key - Advanced
One more thing: disable sync for unnecessary accounts
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Settings - WiFi - menu key - Advanced
One more thing: disable sync for unnecessary accounts
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Huge thanks. Already disabled all sync except flyme.
1.1.5 is out, do you think I should try that? Theres no thing mentioned about battery in the changelog but there's some magic in updates sometimes, isn't there?
Hehe that's true. I use 1.1.5 and it feels pretty good.
1.1.5 is nice, however there is a bug in android terminal emulator.
The osk wont work until you change the input type setting to word based.
I also suggest prerooting the image, Ubuntu works nicely on it too.
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Hehe that's true. I use 1.1.5 and it feels pretty good.
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What kind of changes have you experienced? Anything with battery life ? Smoother?
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1.1.5 is nice, however there is a bug in android terminal emulator.
The osk wont work until you change the input type setting to word based.
I also suggest prerooting the image, Ubuntu works nicely on it too.
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Yeah I heard about that bug, but that's an easy fix isn't that Also never ran into the need of terminal on my MX.
There was someone on meizume forums telling he could upload a prerooted image of 1.1.5, and as I have 0 experience on how to preroot the file I wish he could do that. You see I'm a newbie - don't just tell me to do things, please tell me HOW to do the things aswell ^^,
Kedros uploaded one already. You can just fetch his.
Battery is 71mm x 35mm x Unknown Depth. If I can find a few batteries matching the length-width, I can start trying to transplant them into my MX quad core.
Please keep us updated on that.
I would love to stick a higher capacity battery in there.
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Please keep us updated on that.
I would love to stick a higher capacity battery in there.
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Yeah, Id love that too! Please keep us updated
E: Already have my phone rooted (thanks to kedros), lets keep it on topic.
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I have just bought Xperia Z3 Compact 6 - 7 days ago.
Battery time was more than perfect.
BUT my phone asked me to install 23.0.1.A.5.77 Update.
After update, battery life is very very bad now.
I did a factory reset, but nothing has changed.
Still the same update. Still terrible battery time.
Thanks
You didn't ask a question so I presume you'd like to revert this update...?
If so, grab FlashTool, install its drivers, and find an FTF of an older update, then flash it. It does not void your warranty and it does not harm your device.
Same problem here, specially when the screen is off.
Something is draining 15% of the juice per night.
- Stamina Mode on
- 3g on
- Whatsapp, Pushbullet and Timely in the "exclusion list"
I had similar issues. Also with tap2wake.
Solution: Reverted back to .98 with flashtool. Now its awesome again.
I had 0% drain overnight last night with this update
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mab71 said:
I had 0% drain overnight last night with this update
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same here... works like a charm on D5833
Can't say much about battery statistics just yet, but it seems my phone goes into a coma. it literally takes several taps to wake up! wtf
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Can't say much about battery statistics just yet, but it seems my phone goes into a coma. it literally takes several taps to wake up! wtf
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Check in diagnostics if the app android.process.media crashes. Same happened to me, this was making my phone freeze
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Check in diagnostics if the app android.process.media crashes. Same happened to me, this was making my phone freeze
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If you mean Diagnostics under 'About phone'. I went through all the tests, nothing crashes on mine? Or do do mean elsewhere?
Yes, I meant that, and then the second option "phone characteristic" or something like that, then you see how many times the phone crashed and what processes are involved
gibihr said:
Check in diagnostics if the app android.process.media crashes. Same happened to me, this was making my phone freeze
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gibihr said:
Yes, I meant that, and then the second option "phone characteristic" or something like that, then you see how many times the phone crashed and what processes are involved
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I found you meant. My phone or processes haven't crashed.
Say, how many different threads do we need to have on 23.0.1.A.5.77?
Really, this is at least the 3rd one... Please join the ones that already exist, they do address the battery "issue" as well.
Battery Drain After Update.
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Say, how many different threads do we need to have on 23.0.1.A.5.77?
Really, this is at least the 3rd one... Please join the ones that already exist, they do address the battery "issue" as well.
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Could you post links to the other threads that address the battery drain problem?
I too am having terriblr battery drain after updating to 23.0.1.A.5.77, I've tried everything; Factory Reset, Flashing back to previous builds. All to no avail.
I've installed Gsam Battery monitor and it tells me that 'Android System' is constantly draining and is at the top of the list.......
I really dont know what to do.
haven't noticed anything different really after the update. the battery life seems the same
I noticed battery drains on my Z3 after the .77 update so I did a clean reflash and after letting it settle in for a few days the battery is back to performing awesomely
I heard such battery issues and still went ahead to see does it really hungers your phone so did the update and I hardly notice any unusual battery drain.
My screen shows 45-61% battery usage and rest all fine. Dont know how to reduce that but its ok.
I get 2 1/2 days battery easily without any stamina mode activated so I guess it pretty awesome. :fingers-crossed::good:
Hi, I did not find a battery drain on my z3c but did find out something on my prev. phone, the z2, my phone went battery hungry after flashing update so I gave it 2 days to settle. The drain kept, driving me nuts. I than did a full wipe didnt help. After formating the sdcard away was the battery drain! Probably some corrupted file or sector on the SD kept the phone draining the batt.
Also seen on other phones that some malfunctioning simcard could disrupt the stability and power usage. Some operators use cheap cards that can just die on there own.
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I get 2 1/2 days battery easily without stamina mode/QUOTE]
Holy **** dude do you even use your phone
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nri_tech1183 said:
I get 2 1/2 days battery easily without stamina mode/QUOTE]
Holy **** dude do you even use your phone
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Of course
Just whatsapp and usual calls and bit of camera. No other bull**** installed or enabled.
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hi guys
refer attached screenshot. i had 55% battery last night. when i woke up after 6 hrs, my phone was totally flat.
anyone can guide me on how to monitor this or troubleshoot this? its not like this always. this is once or twice only within a 6 month period
im using s5 with POK1 alexndr rom
thanks
Yea, have a look on the screen before that one, that lists the different apps that are using the most battery
It's nothing there bellow this list.. that's why I'm bit confused. Do you know any apps which can monitor these kind of issues?
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It's nothing there bellow this list.. that's why I'm bit confused. Do you know any apps which can monitor these kind of issues?
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First thing is your signal , you have bad reception which drains the battery quickly. Next , you can see in the screenshot that your phone is awake even if the screen was off , which mean you have an app draining your battery in background. I can see that you have a modded status bar which mean you are rooted , just install wakelock detector from the play store and it will show you all your wakelocks and alarms.
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I can see that you have a modded status bar which mean you are rooted
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It's a custom ROM...
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OP - There are plenty of battery monitoring apps, this one is pretty good
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm&hl=en_GB
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It's a custom ROM...
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OP - There are plenty of battery monitoring apps, this one is pretty good
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm&hl=en_GB
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Yeah i just saw he's using alexndr rom lol
Thank you guys. I'll install those apps and check
There's a thing that no one asked here. Is your Battery Okay?.....
ya the battery is totally fine. today i had 96% battery when i woke up i had 84%
Hi guys,
I'm picking up an H870DS and don't plan on rooting (not like I can atm anyway) so I just wanted to start a thread on what you guys did to max out your battery life and performance without having to use root. Maybe some settings drain batt or maybe you disable certain apps. Let me know! You can also warn about what things cause battery drain and such so other users can avoid them.
Add to this thread and I'll try my best to edit this and compile your answers below.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6/how-to/lg-g6-debloating-guide-t3636471
This is a very, very important tip.
EvilHowl said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g6/how-to/lg-g6-debloating-guide-t3636471
This is a very, very important tip.
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Yes, system sucks a lot. Even just removing useless app (like quickmemo+, lg health, facebook pre-installed bloatware) you can gain a little improvement in standby consumption.
aledex said:
Yes, system sucks a lot. Even just removing useless app (like quickmemo+, lg health, facebook pre-installed bloatware) you can gain a little improvement in standby consumption.
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Yep, that is why I am planning to unlock bootloader and install a ROM. Have you done it?
EvilHowl said:
Yep, that is why I am planning to unlock bootloader and install a ROM. Have you done it?
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Not for the moment being, I don't want to lose warrenty nor I have problems with battery life (I usually get 4-4h30m of SoT over 24 hours), the only major battery drainer is the frikking LTE once I'm out of wifi range. I hope that they find a way to make it suck a little less
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Not for the moment being, I don't want to lose warrenty nor I have problems with battery life (I usually get 4-4h30m of SoT over 24 hours), the only major battery drainer is the frikking LTE once I'm out of wifi range. I hope that they find a way to make it suck a little less
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Okay. Mine arrived yesterday, I don't know how is the battery, but I feel the animations a little laggy, do you feel it? That's my main problem.
EvilHowl said:
Okay. Mine arrived yesterday, I don't know how is the battery, but I feel the animations a little laggy, do you feel it? That's my main problem.
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No, I've read some people complain about that, I personally haven't had that problem so far, neither with stock launcher nor nova.
Maybe since it arrived just yesterday, you could try with a factory reset and, if prompted, choose not to install lg apps when asked.
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Yep, that is why I am planning to unlock bootloader and install a ROM. Have you done it?
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Just remember you can delete any app (even system ones) with adb, look fo rthe thread on removing bloatware, it describes the process, was quite easy, I deleted LG Health, switcher, and few others, also Google newsstand, music and movies and definitely have seen a difference, remember to also disable the LDB function (LG 24/7 tracking of phone) with the hidden menu, that also makes a difference to battery life!
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Just remember you can delete any app (even system ones) with adb, look fo rthe thread on removing bloatware, it describes the process, was quite easy, I deleted LG Health, switcher, and few others, also Google newsstand, music and movies and definitely have seen a difference, remember to also disable the LDB function (LG 24/7 tracking of phone) with the hidden menu, that also makes a difference to battery life!
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I know. Actually, the first answer in this thread was mine pointing to that thread.
ok, cool.