I am in the process of redoing my phone and I remember reading somewhere else where you can control your G1 via USB with some software. I forget what software it is. I need to uninstall a bunch of program and it would be easier to point/click rather than do everything on the phone. I also need to take various screenshots.
Screenshots can be done very easily using ddms. (tested on windows).
1: Install the Android SDK
2: Go to the Tools folder (D:\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r1\tools on mine)
3: Run DDMS.bat
4: On the Device menu, select Screen Capture.
so that bits easy.
I don't know if you can fully control Android from your PC, but you can access the CLI from the PC (so you don't have to type on the small keyboard).
Start -> Run -> "cmd"
cd "\android-sdk-windows-1.5_r1\tools"
adb shell.
If you can completely control Android from the PC, then please let me know. It sounds like fun.
All credits go to the author of the post I got form the site. I'm just sharing the Information. Thanks to user JCPDX at PreCentral.net
You can install Preware on the Touchpad for Homebrew Apps and Patches. Although not many apps, but hey, get what we can get.
There are a few patches that you can installed to greatly increase the performance on the Touchpad.
1. Muffle System Logging
2. Remove Dropped Packet Logging
Instructions to install Preware: (by JCPDX at PreCentral.net)
............**.. Important Note:. Make sure to update TouchPad with OTA webOS 3.0.2
[ If you have already intentionally or in error setup the TouchPad's "Developer Mode" password and are having install issues. On PC, with TouchPad not connected, do a Windows uninstall of "Novacomd" AND reboot the PC. Next on TouchPad in "Settings" \ "Device Info" \ "Reset Options" Click on "FULL ERASE" bar to kill the password setup on "Developer Mode" then continue to step 1. ]
1. On your Computer, with TouchPad not connected, be sure to Download the latest version of Jar file "WebOSQuickInstall v4.2.3.jar" [Download from here] to a new folder.
Note: The installation of WebOS Quick Install is possible without having any connection to the TouchPad. This is my preferred method so that install issues can be more easily isolated and diagnosed individually on either the PC or TouchPad.
2. Continue on the PC and find the folder you Downloaded Jar file "WebOSQuickInstall v4.2.3.jar" into. Install it now by double-clicking on that "WebOSQuickInstall v4.2.3.jar" file.
If Novacomd file/driver is not yet installed you will get a message that the driver will now be "auto" installed.
After install has successfully completed you should get an error message box showing that no device is connected to webOS. Just leave message box up on the screen.
3. On the unattached TouchPad enable the Developer Mode to install your third-party software:
Using "Just type..." type out: webos20090606 - OR - upupdowndownleftrightleftrightbastart
Next Click on the Developer Mode Enabler icon that appears. The very 1st time you do this Click the "OFF" button to "ON" (w/blue button showing) if it requests a password Leave it Blank and just Click "Submit" bar. After that 1st time it will just put your TouchPad in Developer Mode to "ON" - Do not Click on the Set/Change Password bar.
4. Now using the included HP TouchPad USB cable connect Your TouchPad to the PC's USB port.
Next the question box appears on the TouchPad "USB Drive" or "Cancel" - Important - Just ignore it and leave it up on the screen. [This will be the same as putting TouchPad in "Just Charge" mode.]
5. On the PC click "OK" in message box you previousy left up on the screen and WebOS Quick Install should now very quickly recognize the TouchPad. You now have full access to webOS homebrew feeds.
Now Click on the "Globe" icon located below plus / minus on the right side.
WebOS Quick Install searches the default homebrew feeds.
After all feeds finish loading you will be offered several tabs (applications, services, plugins, patches, kernel, themes ...)
Just stay in the "Applications" Tab and type in the search field "Preware". Now Click on "Install" and it will go into the install processing mode.
After "Preware" is installed, if you do not want to install other things, you can now close the WebOS Quick Install and disconnect the TouchPad USB cable from the PC.
You should now see the "Preware" app on your TouchPad in the "Downloads" section ready for your use.
You now have WebOS Quick Install (WOSQI) on the PC and the Preware app on the TouchPad with access to homebrew AND most comprehensive collection of third-party software.
In providing these simple step by step instructions primarily for those new users of the TouchPad, webOS, Homebrew... my goal is that the number of users will greatly increase for all of the above which in turn stimulates creation of more apps, tweaks, and OTA for the TouchPad in our future...
Link to the original Post:
http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touchpad-apps/289569-simple-steps-install-webosquickinstaller-preware-touchpad.html
after using webos quich install and turn on develop mode, Quick Install couldnot detect my touchpad,
my usb cable is connected , i try to USB driver for detect but i can't.
how to putting TP on "Just Charge" i see USB driver and Close on popup. i close it and try to click on OK button of quick install.
Finally using my TouchPad. Was bout to scrap it. Is there an updated link to WebOS Quick Install?
hey guys
i couldnt find it here on the forum
but this is a small howto for androidscreencast
android screencast is a program to use your phone via pc
like phone my pc but then reversed
your phone must be rooted to do this
here the howto
first download
java6
simply google java and the main site is first
then download droid explorer
http://de.codeplex.com/releases/view/66510
as well 32bit and 64bit
then instal droid explorer and java.
when is downloaded simply run droid exlorer goto tools - androidscreencast (somewhere in the middle)
java starts and a window pops up with your device
tip
on your phone goto settings - apps - development - and turn standby on
when the phone locks itself you cant unlock it by the pc.
Hi Friends,
i installed catalyst Drivers 11.8 windows 7 on Windows8.Every thing is perfect but when i'm tryin to open CCC it shows turn windows features on or off dialogue box.When i clicks it it asks me to connect to connect to windows update and then nothing happens help me
You need to make sure that you have .net 3.51 enabled..
Go to the classic control panel and go to turn windows features on and off and make sure that .net 3.5 is selected and available.
When I installed the 11.8 drivers, it prompted me to connect to windows update and it downloaded and enabled the .net 3.5 component..
Anyway, it should work if you add that.
Yes you can make windows completely 100% private as if it was linux.
Ofcourse privacy doesn’t fix zero day security exploits, this guide is about privacy not security.
For a first impression of what a truely optimized windows system looks like check the screenshots below.
Make a backup of your data is always the first thing to do.
➤ 1 Download the official windows iso from microsofts website (The iso NOT the mediacreationtool !!)
If you can’t download the iso install the useragentswitcher browser extension and switch to linux (microsoft's website detects your operatingsystem and doesn't let you download the iso if you are on windows...)
https://microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
User-Agent Switcher and Manager – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)
➤ 2 Download rufus and use it to create a bootable usb drive with the windows iso file you just downloaded
Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
➤ 3 Use the bootable usb drive to Install windows 10 pro offline
You will have to boot into BIOS mode and change the primary boot device to the usb drive
➤ 4 Use https://privacy.sexy 10 to generate a script that will rip the guts of microsoft out of windows
Use either one of the predefined settings (standard, strict, all) or create your own script via the options.
Be careful when creating your own script, you can break functionality like windows search, to keep functionality only standard and strict are recommended.
➤ 5 Install Device Drivers
If you have an nvidia GPU use NVCleanstall for an installation that will remove MOST of the
integrated driver spyware https://techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/
Install your CPU chipset but DO NOT install intel management engine or AMT vPRO, these are known backdoors so governments can potentialy remotely access your pc.
Intel Desktop Chipsets - Latest Motherboard Desktop and PC Chipsets
https://amd.com/en/support
➤ 6 Install Netframework Offline
Many programs require old netframework version to work, you don't need windows update for that.
To install offline without using windowsupdate you need a copy of the windows iso you previously
downloaded.
Mount the windows iso
Open powershell as administrator
Use this command to install netframework:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:X:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
Replace Source:X: with whatever the location of your mounted iso is, for example Source:
To find out where your iso is mounted, open the windows explorer, rightklick on the mounted iso and select open file location.
➤ 7 Install Visual Studio Redistributables
Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Learn
➤ 8 Install Librewolf WebBrowser (no extensions required, ublockorigin is already preinstalled)
Installation – LibreWolf
Searchengines:
https://search.brave.com
https://searx.work/ Luxembourg (LU)
https://searx.fmac.xyz/ Switzerland (CH)
https://searx.tuxcloud.net/ Czechia (CZ)
https://searx.prvcy.eu/ Finland (FI)
Duckduckgo cannot be trusted anymore since they had a tracking agreement with microsoft.
Don't use startpage search engine or waterfox browser, both have been acquired by an adversting company called System1.
Librewolf is a modified version of firefox for increased privacy and security, while google chrome and microsoft edge collect your entire browsing history and every website you visited.
PS: Opera Browser is now owned by china, delete that if you haven't already.
➤ 9 Use ShutUp10 to modify windows privacy settings
Recommended: Klick on “actions” select “activate all privacy settings”, then manually uncheck what
you need.
Examples: microphone, camera, bluetooth, notifications.
O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
➤ 10 Go Online for the first time, instantly install Portmaster from https://safing.io
Select Quad9 as your DNS server, they are non-profit, unlike most other providers like your internetservicepovider (ISP) are commerical and spy on everything you do on the internet.
Configure portmaster to block all connections by default and only allow what you need. (must have for privacy)
Unlock the systemdnsclient in portmaster otherwise you cannot connect to the internet. (all other windows services can be fully blocked)
Now klick on systemdnsclient and block connections that you don't trust, for example:
go.microsoft.com
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
services.gfe.nvidia.com (block this if using an nvidia GPU, even if you use nvcleanstall)
There should not be many connections to block if you used https://privacy.sexy 10 to cleanup windows.
➤ 11 Install a trusthworthy VPN, for example ProtonVPN or Mullvad (They have a free plan and are based in switzerland)
If you are currently using one of these, nordvpn, expressvpn, surfshark, you're making a big mistake. These providers are known to share your data with advertising companys and law enforcement.
They also use google trackers and analytics, source:
why not to use nordvpn
why not to use surfshark
why not to use expressvpn
why protonvpn is probably much better
Free VPN download for your device | Proton VPN
Obviously as you will do almost all of these steps offline you will have to downloaded all the software beforehand and copy it to an offline drive which you can access without any internet connection.
A usbdrive would be enough.
Software that is generally recommended and you should use because https://privacy.sexy 10 will delete all preinstalled garbage apps.
https://7-zip.org/ (compression software)
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ 2 (windows notepad on steroids)
Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN (video and photo viewer)
If you wish to delete certain parts of windows or take ownership of them which by default your administratoraccount has no access to, use NSudo which is an extremely powerfull windows admin-tool that lets you take full control over windows.
https://github.com/M2TeamArchived/NSudo/releases/download/6.2/NSudo_6.2.1812.31_All_Binary.zip
Examples of what you should delete with nsudo: (No deleting those won’t break anything, renaming also works)
smartscreen.exe
upfc.exe
Compatibility Telement.exe
CompPkgSrv.exe
mobsync.exe
GameBarPresenceWriter.exe
microsoftedge
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Privacydroid said:
Yes you can make windows completely 100% private as if it was linux.
Ofcourse privacy doesn’t fix zero day security exploits, this guide is about privacy not security.
For a first impression of what a truely optimized windows system looks like check the screenshots below.
Make a backup of your data is always the first thing to do.
➤ 1 Download the official windows iso from microsofts website (The iso NOT the mediacreationtool !!)
If you can’t download the iso install the useragentswitcher browser extension and switch to linux (microsoft's website detects your operatingsystem and doesn't let you download the iso if you are on windows...)
https://microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO
User-Agent Switcher and Manager – Get this Extension for Firefox (en-US)
➤ 2 Download rufus and use it to create a bootable usb drive with the windows iso file you just downloaded
Rufus - Create bootable USB drives the easy way
➤ 3 Use the bootable usb drive to Install windows 10 pro offline
You will have to boot into BIOS mode and change the primary boot device to the usb drive
➤ 4 Use https://privacy.sexy 10 to generate a script that will rip the guts of microsoft out of windows
Use either one of the predefined settings (standard, strict, all) or create your own script via the options.
Be careful when creating your own script, you can break functionality like windows search, to keep functionality only standard and strict are recommended.
➤ 5 Install Device Drivers
If you have an nvidia GPU use NVCleanstall for an installation that will remove MOST of the
integrated driver spyware https://techpowerup.com/download/techpowerup-nvcleanstall/
Install your CPU chipset but DO NOT install intel management engine or AMT vPRO, these are known backdoors so governments can potentialy remotely access your pc.
Intel Desktop Chipsets - Latest Motherboard Desktop and PC Chipsets
https://amd.com/en/support
➤ 6 Install Netframework Offline
Many programs require old netframework version to work, you don't need windows update for that.
To install offline without using windowsupdate you need a copy of the windows iso you previously
downloaded.
Mount the windows iso
Open powershell as administrator
Use this command to install netframework:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:X:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
Replace Source:X: with whatever the location of your mounted iso is, for example Source:
To find out where your iso is mounted, open the windows explorer, rightklick on the mounted iso and select open file location.
➤ 7 Install Visual Studio Redistributables
Latest supported Visual C++ Redistributable downloads | Microsoft Learn
➤ 8 Install Librewolf WebBrowser (no extensions required, ublockorigin is already preinstalled)
Installation – LibreWolf
Searchengines:
https://search.brave.com
https://swisscows.com
https://searx.work/ Luxembourg (LU)
https://searx.fmac.xyz/ Switzerland (CH)
https://searx.tuxcloud.net/ Czechia (CZ)
https://searx.prvcy.eu/ Finland (FI)
Duckduckgo cannot be trusted anymore since they had a secret tracking agreement with microsoft.
Don't use startpage search engine or waterfox browser, both have been acquired by an adversting company called System1.
Librewolf is a modified version of firefox for increased privacy and security, while google chrome and microsoft edge collect your entire browsing history and every website you visited.
PS: Opera Browser is now owned by china, delete that if you haven't already.
➤ 9 Use ShutUp10 to modify windows privacy settings
Recommended: Klick on “actions” select “activate all privacy settings”, then manually uncheck what
you need.
Examples: microphone, camera, bluetooth, notifications.
O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
➤ 10 Go Online for the first time, instantly install Portmaster from https://safing.io
Select Quad9 as your DNS server, they are non-profit, unlike most other providers like your internetservicepovider (ISP) are commerical and spy on everything you do on the internet.
Configure portmaster to block all connections by default and only allow what you need. (must have for privacy)
Unlock the systemdnsclient in portmaster otherwise you cannot connect to the internet. (all other windows services can be fully blocked)
Now klick on systemdnsclient and block connections that you don't trust, for example:
go.microsoft.com
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
services.gfe.nvidia.com (block this if using an nvidia GPU, even if you use nvcleanstall)
There should not be many connections to block if you used https://privacy.sexy 10 to cleanup windows.
➤ 11 Install a trusthworthy VPN, for example ProtonVPN (They have a free plan and are based in switzerland)
If you are currently using one of these, nordvpn, expressvpn, surfshark, you're making a big mistake. These providers are known to share your data with advertising companys and law enforcement.
They also use google trackers and analytics, source:
why not to use nordvpn
why not to use surfshark
why not to use expressvpn
why protonvpn is probably much better
Free VPN download for your device | Proton VPN
Obviously as you will do almost all of these steps offline you will have to downloaded all the software beforehand and copy it to an offline drive which you can access without any internet connection.
A usbdrive would be enough.
Software that is generally recommended and you should use because https://privacy.sexy 10 will delete all preinstalled garbage apps.
https://7-zip.org/ (compression software)
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ 2 (windows notepad on steroids)
Official download of VLC media player, the best Open Source player - VideoLAN (video and photo viewer)
If you wish to delete certain parts of windows or take ownership of them which by default your administratoraccount has no access to, use NSudo which is an extremely powerfull windows admin-tool that lets you take full control over windows.
https://github.com/M2TeamArchived/NSudo/releases/download/6.2/NSudo_6.2.1812.31_All_Binary.zip
Examples of what you should delete with nsudo: (No deleting those won’t break anything, renaming also works)
smartscreen.exe
upfc.exe
Compatibility Telement.exe
CompPkgSrv.exe
mobsync.exe
GameBarPresenceWriter.exe
microsoftedge
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I don't use Windows, only Linux, but I thought this looked interesting. The bloatware decreases are crazy. Do you think this would work running in VirtualBox (I know VBox is proprietary, but at least cut down on how much spyware is on Windows)? The only time I do use Windows is on Linux to flash phones with Odin like this.
ethical_haquer said:
I don't use Windows, only Linux, but I thought this looked interesting. The bloatware decreases are crazy. Do you think this would work running in VirtualBox (I know VBox is proprietary, but at least cut down on how much spyware is on Windows)? The only time I do use Windows is on Linux to flash phones with Odin like this.
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Yes the same steps described here work with virtualbox.
Odin should work offline, so you can disable the checkmark "networkadapter" in virtualbox to cut the entire os from accessing the internet.
Or you could install portmaster to block microsoft from spying on your vm.
As described above there's a setting to block all connections by default, use that and only allow programs to access the network that you trust or need.
All in all, debloating is great for performance and privacy, but if you are just after privacy then portmaster should be the only thing you need (simplewall is another great option and they can be used together), ps: portmaster also supports linux.
Privacydroid said:
Yes the same steps described here work with virtualbox.
Odin should work offline, so you can disable the checkmark "networkadapter" in virtualbox to cut the entire os from accessing the internet.
Or you could install portmaster to block microsoft from spying on your vm.
As described above there's a setting to block all connections by default, use that and only allow programs to access the network that you trust or need.
All in all, debloating is great for performance and privacy, but if you are just after privacy then portmaster should be the only thing you need (simplewall is another great option and they can be used together), ps: portmaster also supports linux.
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Yes, I just installed PortMaster and it's amazing. Thanks!
Bumping this so more people will see and benefit from it.
Needless to say ANY windows users should install portmaster from safing.io, a must have.
Privacydroid said:
Bumping this so more people will see and benefit from it.
Needless to say ANY windows users should install portmaster from safing.io, a must have.
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Perhaps I should make tutorial on switching from Windows to Linux as well. Although I'm probably not the best for that, seeing as how I haven't used Windows. Oh well.