yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Epic 4G General] daddymikey1975:
true dat :) (heh.. always wanted to say that )
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
always wanted to say dat**

Anyway, that's good to know. I'm a huge battery freak xD
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
You need a vaction. One without cameras or phones unless they're involving women and substances.
[Epic 4G General] daddymikey1975:
might have been women and substances that contributed to the passing out (cough.. falling asleep ??) hahaha..

just speculating of course... :)
[Epic 4G General] crawrj:
LOL post of the day :)
[Epic 4G General] qbking77:
haha tell me about it....

You guys are hilarious. :D
[Epic 4G General] ecooce:
Qbking77 = full of good info...

Help support autism awareness,it only takes 2 seconds to help make a difference...

http://picketfenceblogs.com/vote/3616

Sent from MyEF02 using XDAPA...
[Epic 4G General] qbking77:
Thanks my good friend.
[HTC Sensation] Ndokami:
Anyone know of alternative to wii controller ime that works with sense UI?
[HTC Sensation] Nickedynick:
None that I'm aware of, would be interested in a root-free workaround if one exists though!

However, I believe the problem is with HTC's Bluetooth stack rather than any app.
[Verizon Droid Charge] oconnell84:
I'd like to see if we can get a mac specific rooting process together for those of us who are searching endlessly for a mac process and lack terminal skills.

Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Charge] acPIZZA:
Save yourself all trouble and just get on a windows machine for 5 minutes. Its so easy its really not worth figuring out on mac.
[Verizon Droid Charge] siphyn:
Just run windows in vmware. Works great for me.

beamed from my SCH-I510
[Verizon Droid Charge] acPIZZA:
This I didn't try. The only.phone rootable this wasly for me was an.attic.which was a while ago. Good to.know though.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BBlunts456:
Does anyone know or have a link to a themed google search widget for EC05?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RandomKing:
Here try this.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MysteryEmotionz:
Its in my theme ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BBlunts456:
Thanks... Any way to pull it from the theme? BTW I really like your new theme but I'm stuck on that HC Fusion. Good work and SFR 1.2 is the shiiit

@Random I tried the .apk but it didn't do anything... do I need to flash? I did see the black icon when installing but made no changes. Thanks again
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RandomKing:
Should look like this.

You'll need to flash it or use root explorer to replace the old one in /system/app with the black one.

Alternatively, you could use mysterys theme, open it up, and delete all apks but googlequicksearchbox.apk.

-Sent from my Random Epic.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BBlunts456:
Cool.... I got it. Thanks again. You're the man.
[Touch CDMA General] initialg86:
So ive reflashed my vogue to 6.5 and everything was all fine and dandy and then i activated the mms feature and since then i have completely stopped receiving calls all together...texts voicemails and mms worked just fine i could even dial out just not receive calls...it basically sends it straight to voicemail after 2 rings

ive done hard resets, soft resets and reflashes...nothing seems to have worked

any suggestions as to what might be causing this?:confused:

thanks in advance,

-Greg
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] dsh897:
Anyone else seen or used this... I just randomly got my sgt into safe mode
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] used2hvatreo:
haven't seen it, any idea how you got there or what you are "safe" from?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] dsh897:
Safe from botched attempt to flash to part4.img in nvflash... Via my other thread
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] novicejeep:
how to get into safe mode

To get into safe mode keep the [down-volume] key down while booting ie when you see the first Galaxy tab 10.1 flash screen.

to get back to normal mode, simply reboot.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] markp99:
None on my SGT so far, but every ~3rd boot into my Samsung Fascinate phone seems to land in Safe Mode. What a pain.

Seems to be related to failed loading of 1 or more widgets (not sure which happens first) - Beautiful Widget flip clock & ESPN Score center
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stuke00:
I know how to remove the partition using recovery, but I just got a replacement phone because my other one busted. The new one has gingerbread 2.3.3 and thus I am unable to flash a custom recovery. How can I repartition and format my SD card? Window's disk manager doesn't seem to want to remove the partitions..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkrodgers:
If Windows isn't seeing it, then your best bet is gparted under linux. Try the live CD here:

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

I haven't used it, just googled gparted boot disk
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stuke00:
windows see it but wouldnt remove it... it was strange.

i tried that. repartitioned the SD card, copied my files back over. and for whatever reason my phone decided to format it again on its own and i lost everything.. boo. oh well ty anyways
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edgan:
It is a wise idea to backup the /pds partition of your Atrix. It is /dev/block/mmcblk0p3. It holds very important information unique to the phone, like the wifi and bluetooth mac addresses. We still don't fully understand it, but it can resolve issues with the touchscreen not taking input properly. This has happened to a number of people, and now that everyone can have the unlock, I am sure people will do things that will cause the same problem.

Steps:

1. Pick your favorite method: adb, ssh, terminal emulator, etc

2. Become root if not already, REQUIRED

3. dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/tmp/pds.img

4. Pick your favorite method to get the file off the phone: scp, sd card, etc

The file should be about 2mb. Keep it in a safe place.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nexxusty:
Everyone can't have the Unlock... Bell is denied for now. :(

This is sweet though. Thanks for the tip.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rozzco:
Can Root Explorer be used to do this?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeRmiT80:
no pds is mounted but root exp sees an empty partition, btw would be possible to know which files exactly are in the directory?

me and others messed up this partition using tenfar's recovery, now we have problem with temp throttling, i guess (cpu reaches only 50% of max freq)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immix:
Once you go through steps 1 to 3, you can go to /tmp in root explorer and copy pds.img file to sdcard or wherever you want to copy the pds file
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neer2005:
Uhhh, is this still possible to back up after unlocking and flashing the 2.3.4 build?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bongd:
I don't see any reason why you wouldn't be able to.

Screwed up my PDS on my old Atrix. Made sure to immediately back mine up when I got a new one too lol
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airbillion:
Backed up the pds file to my ext-sd card using adb shell and got a 2.00mb file. Is this right?

Thanks for the info!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeRmiT80:
yes

now share it :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lhurtado:
Thanks I just make a backup image... but how do you restore it?

dd if=/tmp/pds.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samcripp:
i cant seem to find the file once i created it!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swiftks:
ok, seems simple enough, but stupid question... can someone explain the commands "dd=" and "of=".

I was able to see the file @ dev/block with winscp but how do I convert it to a .img file, etc.

Thanks for your help.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nexxusty:
It's in /tmp.

I suggest people use this command:

*MicroSD Installed*

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard-ext/pds.img

*No MicroSD Installed*

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/pds.img

These commands will create the pds.img file in the root directory of your MicroSD or your Internal SD card respectively.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hayspat:
What is pdf partition?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Dennis_:
I believe and if I am wrong I am sure someone will correct me but

dd = I'm not sure

if = input file

of = output file

dd essentially takes a disk and copies it.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garekinokami:
Not to sound newbish, but I am, I keep getting Cannot Open for Read: Permission Denied

Could someone assist? Thanks.

Realized:

SU is what I needed to type, methinks...will try.

Worked:

Yeah, once I put SU and got that done, it worked out.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wirednix:
From Wikipedia: "dd is a common Unix program whose primary purpose is the low-level copying and conversion of raw data............. dd can also be used to copy regions of raw device files, e.g. backing up the boot sector of a hard disk, or to read fixed amounts of data from special files like /dev/zero or /dev/random.[4]"

So, I am a n00b on using adb (etc..) so I will explain the way I did it using adb.

1. Make sure you have adb.exe installed on your computer and connect the phone to the computer. (I got my adb.exe from the Gladroot script. Here is a link: http://goo.gl/jHiJc)

2. Open a command window

3. Browse to the directory where the adb.exe is and type the following (press enter after each line):

adb shell

su

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard-ext/pds.img

Now, if you DON'T have a SDcard in your phone, take out the "-ext" from that last line.

The file (pds.img) should now be in either the internal sdcard or on your physical sdcard, as nexxusty described.

I hope that helps some as it took me a while to learn this.

Sorry if this is too noob for some, but I started from zero knowledge of this :P
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wirednix:
Only thing I can think of is if you didn't give ADB superuser permission. You have to physically click allow on the phone after you type "su". Could that be it?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garekinokami:
Lol Yes. 10 Char.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Dennis_:
Aye I know what it IS....not what dd MEANS lol. Thank you for the guide.....I completed this in terminal emulator.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rayan:
Done...

Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fernandodistinto:
Done through adb. Thanks a lot.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeathKoil:
I did it through a terminal window on the phone, I have an external SD Card installed so I used the following string of commands:

su

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard-ext/pds.img

The output I got was:

4096+0 records in

4096+0 records out

2097152 bytes transfered in 2.746 secs (763711 bytes/sec)

This created a file on the root of my SD Card called pds.img

The file size is exactly 2MB.

If you see similar output you did it correctly.

DK
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnbuck:
dd stands for "dumb disk". What it does is read every bit of the source individually, copying them as is. It ignores things like formatting, so it is useful for copying whole images and restoring them.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe ferreira:
+1 vote for sticky!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Dennis_:
Ah. Thank you.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nexxusty:
Bang on bro.

Looks like you have the hang of things man!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolidHelix:
I understand this is true, but really... how many different hardware configurations did they make? and why? It hardly makes sense.. from a manufacturing standpoint its cheaper to make them all the same.. if they wanted different software for different carriers, wasn't the locked bootloader enough to prevent people from messing with it?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeRmiT80:
would be helpfull if some of you guys with a pds intact partition could tell us (whose have already broken it) which files or folders are inside,

we have partially restored our phones using the dump floating aro

und, but seems there are some cpu thermal sensors configuration we cannot find (and our phones run max at 50% cpu speed)

so if someone that knows could at least give us the directory scheme...

thank you :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xabierd:
How can u know your CPU speed?

I backed up my PDA partition after unlocking bootloader. Is it a good backup?

Sent from my MB860
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeRmiT80:
/sys/device/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/

inside you can read with text editor from root explorer all the kernel values and curret freq too...

but you cannot edit without a module at least, we'll see if with gingerbread kernel devs will be succesfull...

if we cannot bypass the thermal throttle we can cheat the cpu its 100% are 2ghz so at least we can have 1 ghz cores running again :D

ps i see gingerbread made visible the /pds partition...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wirednix:
Do you still need that list of files inside PDS?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeRmiT80:
if possible :D

i think there is something missing we almost replace every damned partition img on the phone, now even the boot one...the problem must be in the pds
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jruweaver:
pds

bt

bt_bdaddr (17b)

lost+found(empty)

public

battd

batt_offset_data (10b)

batt_phasing_data (12b)

batt_tuning_data (256b)

hiddenmenu

data(empty)

security

iprm.dat (1.77kb)

keymaptable.dat (464b)

keyring.dat (1.28kb)

wifi

wlan_mac.bin (6b)

wmdrm(empty)

pds_formatted_v8 (0.00kb)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] perdurabo2:
This should work:

1. Install Android SDK per directions on site.

2. cd $SDK_DIR/platform-tools

3. ./adb shell

4. su

5. dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/pds.img

6. exit

7. exit

8 ./adb pull /sdcard/pds.img ~/

or

8. Remove SD card and plug it into a computer adapter and copy the file off manually.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jruweaver:
those are the contents of my pds folder
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeRmiT80:
Thank You!

you have gingerbread, havent you? (pds_formatted_v8, v2 and v4 were froyo)

actually i have more directories :confused:

camera/lsc.isp

factory/byte , fti

tpapi/

whisper/installed0 , installed0.dat , whisper_only

but i'm missing

security/iprm.dat

:confused:
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jruweaver:
Yes i'm running the leaked 2.3.4
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fallchild:
hm

What about those of us who already ****ed up our phones by partitioning the internal sd and have the half working touch screen with no use of buttons on the bottom row. Its weird as hell but ive adapted to using the phone by typing way off to text and using the task manager to switch around apps.. even going to the market to open apps i already have. My phone has been pretty much a POS for about 3 months now and i just came across this thread and i was wondering if this would help those of us who already ****ed the phones up and dont have a copy of this file. Thanks
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blue Puma:
Off topic, but here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14862229&postcount=9
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeRmiT80:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1131649

full fix screen and cpu problem, default dev kit wifi and bt mac addresses

just in case you mess up and forgot to backup :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bongd:
Thanks!

10 char
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XCellPhoneSalesRep:
Could someone please tell me what is wrong :confused:

I'm getting "cannot open for read: Permission denied"

Thanks in advance!

c:\>cd android-sdk

c:\android-sdk>cd platform-tools

c:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
$ su
su
Permission denied
$ dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/pds.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/pds.img
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3: cannot open for read: Permission denied
$ su
su
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/pds.img
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard/pds.img
Permission denied
$ /dev/block/mmcblk0p3: cannot open for read: Permission denied
$
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mysticdrew:
hmm, thinking either you aren't rooted or you're not granting superuser permissions on the phone when you enter SU?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] katinatez:
What about CWM4?

I just unlocked bootloader, installed Tenfars CWM4. And under backups there is an option to (Backup & Restore PDS) has anyone tried this option yet seems more easier? My second question is any glitches while running this command in CWM4?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ericjackson:
+1 this was my issue, i unlocked the phone and did the su command again and my phone prompted me to grant it permission. then after that it worked. your $ should then change to a # when you enter su
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jarsh92:
Anyone have any info on how to correctly restore the pds partition?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NFHimself:
Hi,

If you are unlocked, then you could use:

sudo moto-fastboot flash pds yourpds.img.

Or

dd if=/sdcard/yourpds.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 (preferably when /pds is not mounted)

Or

create a cwm zip to flash it.

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jarsh92:
Thanks
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bennyboie:
Hey there, got a quick q... so I did the backup as stated, and the adb interface seemed to go just like everyone elses has. I have since updated to GB leaked ATT (Ken's), and changed out to Faux's Kernel. Now, when I try to use ADB, something weird happens:

I type in "adb shell", and it takes me immediately to the "#" instead of the "$" as before. If I type in "su", it just repeats it and the "#" comes up again. What does this mean? Does this mean that I am granted SU access automatically when I access my phone through ADB Shell?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dorbot:
I rtried the ClockWorkMod recovery mathod for backing up the PDS partition. It creates a folder called pds next to the other backup folder but its empty.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] specialk0324:
Same boat for me....this worked flawless before I switched to ninja 4.5 speed freak and faux. 0.1.2 kernel ....don't know if that matters or not but thought I'd post it....maybe someone can help
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djmisi:
and how do we push it back, to where it belongs?

Can you tell us the exact commands?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iRobby:
Saved it, thanks.

Terminal emulator is so convenient
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolidHelix:
same commands just switch if and of
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rozzco:
This was super easy! Didn't have to go into fastboot mode or anything. Just plugged it in and typed:

adb shell

su

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/sdcard-ext/pds.img

exit

exit
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I'm having touchscreen and CPU frequency problems and never backed up my PDS. Is there any way I can get my stock PDS image back (before the problems) so I have my own MAC addresses instead of using the ones included in the pdsfix?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeRmiT80:
if you remember your mac yes you can edited once you restored the fix.

if you don't...no :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexp1289:
Is there anyway to decompile image file? I really need to figure out how to decompile it :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killermandarine:
Here's the PDS off an retail phone (Germany). Just restore it via fastboot:

fastboot flash pds pds.img
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdadooder:
Could someone please do an expanded explanation for each of the steps we have to go through? I'm a total noob with this.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravilov:
I'm afraid going into any more detail than this would be beyond the scope of this thread and would thus be off-topic. Especially when there are plenty other threads with detailed guides, some even for noobs. I would link you some but I don't know what exactly is unclear to you, so I guess you'll have to do your own research.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] algerowalid:
plz can u help me to BACK my pds step by step

Please really need ur help to back my pds partition, i followed many tuto but i think i need a specialist to do that
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cruzstyle:
ok i have a verizon SGT I800 with froyo 2.2 im going to use the how to here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=812367&page=25

will this be all i need? or do i have to get a memory card first?? also if i plan on adding a memory card after i root it will that be effected??
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexgogan:
Ok you don't need a memory card, but having one helps later and there are many types of micro SD cards out there so make sure you get the right one (some ones will not work or very badly on smart devices. My advice for that would be a minimum of a Class 4 (if your in Europe can help you). You can get a great class 4 32 gig for about €60 and you get a free movie to boot >:¬} check out the best price for the SD32GBHC4OPTSON-EF (product code) PNY Micro SD card

regarding routing this has yet to fail with me

SuperOneClick can get it here http://shortfuse.org/?p=13 and make sure before you connect that you have USB debugging selected, then once that's done just click root and few moments later happy days!

Hope this helps
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
To convert to rfs (a faster file system-format) you will need three gigas free in your external sd card.

If you eventually want to install the overcome gingerbread rom (hopefully they will port it to the verizon tab), and I recommend that path, it will convert to rfs, so you will need the sd card.

Also, it is helpful to have the sd card as you install apps, so you can install them on the card, and store the data they generate. It saves the space on your internal card for the system.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cruzstyle:
how do i find out what CLASS an SD card is i went to the story and looked at sandisk ones and i didnt see anything that said the type of class it was.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
Printed on the sd card will be a number, 2, 4, or 6. If it has no number it is generally class 2. The higher the number the higher the read/write speed - higher number, faster data transfer - better for you....

I haven't seen any class 6 micro sd cards as yet in Australia or in my searches on the net.

Class 4 32Gb sandisk & kingston card works well... Also have a class 4 32Gb adata card. Works well too...
[General Questions and Answers] Jwebb8823:
any1 have stock eb11 showcase galaxy s odin files, primarily the csc and phone file. i downloaded and put i9000 files along with the csc file and phone file for the i9000 on my i500 and now it only shows the download mode.

or, know how to get these files primarily the csc and phone file off another sch i500. my fiance and i have the same phones. so, if its possible i could just get the files from her phone and copy them to my computer?
[General Questions and Answers] Jwebb8823:
bump please anyone?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Futur Innovations:
Does the Inc2 use the same plugs for the charging port and other stuff like that? I'm on the dinc and I am deeply considering upgrading to the sequel before the 7th.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nimdae:
I can only assume you meant to compare with the Dinc as you mentioned that after the sentence using a comparison with nothing else ;) I don't know what the Dinc has so maybe someone else can answer that part.

The I2 has a microUSB port for charging and data, and a 3.5mm audio/mic port.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Futur Innovations:
Yea. Sorry if the question wasn't worded clearly. Lol. I was meaning to compare it to the original Inc.