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[Thunderbolt General] out4good:
i am having similar problem using easy root... end of step 1 i get "update fail", main version is older... have been redoing for 3 hours straight now and still nothing. is there a fix for this that doesnt require using adb?
[Thunderbolt General] JBO1018:
This was the problem. If you don't flash the misc partition hack("dd"ing the misc.img to mmcblk0p17) it won't let you downgrade with that RUU because it has an hboot older than what comes on the phone.

In any case if you are looking for an easy s-off http://revolutionary.io is the easiest it gets.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jim12my:
edit: found thread using different search term.
[Touch HD General] kulwant:
Hello i've been getting mdp_dma busy error when i try installing android. Although it bypasses after a while and android does boot but it freezes on the main screen and cant go any further from there. Please help.

I've tried formatting my 8gb sandisk card numerous number of times with sdcard formatter in fat 32 without any partitions but it still gives me this error.:confused::confused:
[Touch HD General] arrrghhh:
What build? What kernel, rootfs, etc?
[Touch HD General] kulwant:
M using

modules-2.6.27.46-01295-g6b5119d.tar.gz

I'm not sure about the rootfs but i'm trying to install it through npkboot blackstone blazn is what i'm trying and i've replaced the startup file with the one for blackstone already..

Any other stable version you cn guide me with that can be easily installed and is speedy ??
[Touch HD General] kulwant:
I tried installing FRX06_Full_Bundle_25.3.2011 and i got the same problem of mdp_dma busy. I've used the below Startup.text

set ramsize 0x10000000

set ramaddr 0x10000000

set mtype 2030

set KERNEL zImage

set initrd initrd.gz

set cmdline "lcd.density=240 msmvkeyb_toggle=off msm_blackstone_pad.vibrate=1 gsensor_axis=-2,-1,3 msmsdcc_1bit msmsdcc_fmax=14000000 msmsdcc_nopwrsave pm.sleep_mode=1"

boot

I'm using the ts-calibration_blac.zip file after extraction, rootfs and zimage from the zip folder in the bundle only and the modules-2.6.27.46-01276-g6a6a1c1.tar.gz

I'm copying it all on the root of my sd card.

I've formatted the card in all three ways given in sd card formatter quick, full, full(erase)
[Touch HD General] arrrghhh:
Have you tried any newer kernels? Not sure off the top of my head what would cause it.
[Touch HD General] farukb:
it's the card,i had sandisk 8gb and it didn't work.

sandisk 2gb works like a charm for me
[Touch HD General] arrrghhh:
orly...

We had this issue on RHOD's a while back, there was a clocks commit in the kernel... but it was since reverted, and it's been fine.

Additionally, we added these lines (which I see in the OP's startup)

msmsdcc_1bit msmsdcc_fmax=14000000 msmsdcc_nopwrsave

which would circumvent the issue...

I'll ask around, perhaps there's something else we need to be doing to circumvent for BLAC...? Or perhaps that commit didn't effect BLAC... I'll see what I can do.

In the meantime, please try another card and let me know the results. Also, what card is failing? Gimmie manufacturer, speed, size. Like mine is a class 4 (C4 on the card) Kingston, 8gb.
[Touch HD General] kulwant:
I've got Sandisk 8gbMicro SDHC with around 3.6 mbps writing speed i guess. It was working fine as i've had android working on my card a while ago. Although i do need to include this line as it returns waiting for sd card error but works fine after this. It usually stucks at r4:00000000 line and dma_busy as irq is already in use something.
[Touch HD General] arrrghhh:
You can't look at the card and look for a letter C and a number?!? C4, C6, C10?

Either way, can you try another card just to rule that out?
[Touch HD General] kulwant:
c2 it says on the card..
[Touch HD General] farukb:
there was a line to limit transferring speed,can't remember it now,argh knows it probably.someone suggested that you need to "slow down" the card to work
[Touch HD General] arrrghhh:
Yea, that was related to the startup.txt commands I pointed out earlier...

He said the card doesn't boot at all - goes to "Waiting for SD" if he doesn't include those lines. So there's definitely something up... I haven't had the chance to talk to a kernel dev about it yet tho.

kulwant - have you tried a different card yet....?
[Touch HD General] kulwant:
I've installed it on the same card. Well the GBX0A_Full_Bundle_11.3.2011.zip is working like charm for me. The only problem now lies with the phone keyboard and the buttons. Trying to figure out something with calibration file as ts-calibration_blac.zip didn't do much for me.

I've also tried upgrading the rootfs as suggested to me by another senior member to 20110516-2d0bb0f that i downloaded from xdandroid.com but that again makes my phone gets stuck on r4:0000000 line.
[Touch HD General] arrrghhh:
Hrm. I really need you to triage, and be very careful about components you've changed.

You're saying FRX06 doesn't work out of the box (no changes) but GBX0A does work out of the box, but fails in the same way when you update?

It honestly sounds like you've updated FRX06 and some update broke it. Can you try FRX06 again, vanilla? Don't change a thing in what comes with the bundle - just add the startup.txt and a ts-calibration file (your own or the attached one, doesn't matter) and see if it works. Then I'll need you to update rootfs by rootfs (since you seem to think that's the culprit) and narrow down for me which one breaks you.

Newest rootfs is working fine for me on FRX06, but I also have a different phone - so I need you to be diligent here! Thanks!
[Touch HD General] kulwant:
I just finished formatting and copying GBX0A_Full_Bundle_11.3.2011.zip again i used the ts-calibration_blac.zip and it is working fine now. But there is a problem with the keyboard so i'm trying to fix that. As soon as the keyboard gets pops out the 4 buttons on phone stop responding. Will update once that is done :)
[Touch HD General] arrrghhh:
We've been talking about that in the gb thread... seems the consensus is 'use Swype'.
[Touch HD General] kulwant:
I know but again in order to install that i need a keyboard to type that address into the browser. I can't do that with present keyboard. I've got Droid.Swype.Beta.5612.apk on my sd card but that can open only with astro manager and that is not installed. Again i need to goto market but market needs google signin. That again i won't be able to type..Thiinking of what to do..:-s
[Touch HD General] farukb:
long press on any text input area and you will get a pop up showing "input method" click it and choose Japanese IME,that'll be good enough to get swype
[Nook Color General] Viper_Bravo:
Just feeling around for some info. Im planning on giving my NC to my mother, should I update to 2.2 and reroot? Shes a tech savy girl and i've shown her the NC on 2.1 rooted with full google apps and she loved it. Im thinking 2.2 would work best for her reading habbits, running the uptodate B&N software and all.

Sent from Nook Color with XDA app.
[Nook Color General] Viper_Bravo:
Anyone there?
[Nook Color General] votinh:
"update to 2.2 or reroot"

What do you mean by that?

Stock ROM is version 1.2, running Froyo 2.2

CM7 ROM is Gingerbread 2.3.4 now

and "reroot"? you meant put the stock rom back in?
[Nook Color General] Viper_Bravo:
Sorry for the mix up. Im running B&N 1.1 Android 2.1, and was wondering if B&N 1.2 Android 2.2 was good update for my mother. I auto nooterd 1.1 and am wonderig if i should move to B&N 1.2 and auto booted it again.

Sent from Nook Color with XDA app.
[Nook Color General] tjupille:
I'm running B&N 1.2 rooted.

The good news: Flash, and YouTube runs better.

The bad news: battery life seems to be a bit worse and you lose the "reading now" capability.

Other than that, I haven't seen a lot of difference (I mainly use it read and provide convenient web access).
[Nook Color General] votinh:
Then I think you should update to stock 1.2 (Froyo 2.2) since it's more robust and offers more features such Flash supported.
[Nook Color General] Viper_Bravo:
Ok, thanks for the info, ill update it to her then.

Sent from Nook Color with XDA app.
[Nook Color General] michaelg1030:
Had to add more confusion, but you may want to check out the latest miui for the nook. Its awesome and I feel miui suits the nook far better than it does for phones.
[Nook Color General] frogger55:
+1 for miui - have played with it on sd card and will go from MNooter 1.2 to this, it really is nice
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
Greetings all.

Firstly, thanks for such a great repository of info. I have successfully managed to root my phone using Chainfire's method. I'm supremely happy to have even accomplished that.

I'm not a tech noob, but I'm quite new to Androids.

The feeling of frustration at trying to learn new terms and make sense out of all this information is HUGE. I have seen various "noob" entitled threads, as well as threads (Like ChainFire's) that make it somewhat easier. However, there seems to be so many threads to look through, and different info/terms that at this point trying to add a battery percentage mod to the status bar (which I'm sure is an easy easy thing to some of you) has become quite the gargantuan task for me.

---to that topic i'm having trouble understanding what it means when people say "flash using CWM". I understand "flash" (i think) and i know what CWM is, but have no idea what steps to take to "flash the necessary apk" files.

Do i use CWM? I've seen mention of using a root explorer or just adding the files overtop.

Then I've read "backup first". Yes, i know i want to do that. I have Titanium Backup on my device. And I've backed it up> but then i read that i should be using Nandroid. Where the hell do i get that? lolz. I mean I've searched for it and found threads, but from HTC section. Is it even compatible? No D/L links...

arrrrgggggg!!!

I did find some resources from Villain rom. So at least I found some term definitions.

Speaking of Roms...

If I have KF3 on my phone, and i wanted to put Villain Rom v.2 on it, would i need to install KF2? Or is it recommended to put on KG1? Am I flashing that like I flashed the kernels when rooting (via odin)?

------------------------------------

Well if you made it through that - thanks. My head feels like it's going to explode. Too much info, too fast. I feel like I've had a ton of info my brain really doesn't comprehend. What was that movie...Johnny Mnemonic?

I wish we had a Rooting Rom'ing Guide for Noobs. One that explained what terms meant along with the instructions. Maybe a screenshot or two.
[Galaxy S II General] xinfinityoO:
hope that helps
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
Thanks indeed!

I did have a problem with the CWM, I did pretty much exactly as you mentioned - prior to me making this thread - and I used cwm to browse to the location with the apk on my sd card. installed... nothing happened.

re: cwm and back up - again, did as you had mentioned, but when i go into cwm and press "backup" it give me option to name the file, and then resets into recovery mode (i think - as i've used the buttons method to get to the same screen) but there is no "back up" option listed. also there is some csc error message. see picture.

re: villain rom. so to confirm, I do not have to change from kf3 to another kernel to install VR2.0?
[Galaxy S II General] THUDUK:
Have to agree, especially for people coming form the world of Ilockedinsideaboxfullofnothingtochangeordophone

What are the benefits of flashing a custom rom?
[Galaxy S II General] tomj777:
PM sent.
[Galaxy S II General] xinfinityoO:
according to that pic..u dont have cwm installed properly.. that recovery screen is from the default recovery which comes from the phone..ur not flashing your rooted kernel properly.. ur recovery screen should be orange in colour and it will be stated there clockwork mod recovery

and you can safely ignore that csc error..
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
You mean like my Blackberry? heh. for sure.

I'm hoping with the Custom Rom it's got less bloatware, better battery life.
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
I never installed cwm as a separate action. Only used the "cwm" that came with chainfire's stuff. I've seen the orange colour you speak of in an faq I've found, but I'm not sure how to remedy this....

I am using the system as described for flashing kernels in Chainfire's thread.

1. debug mode on phone

2. phone into download mode (three buttons)

3. start Odin

4. plug phone into usb

5. browse to zip/tar file of unsecured

6. phone reboots

7. root phone

8. install secured kernel to sd card

9. use cwm to flash that kernel. (which did so successfully i believe)

Is there another step I should have done to install CWM? will reflashing the kernel via odin fix this?

thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] xinfinityoO:
ur puting the kernel in the PDA section ?? and it is the chainfire kernel ur flashing using ODIN??

boot to download mode

CF kernel >> PDA (Odin)

Flash

Reboot

You get yellow triangle

to remove triangle use a usb jig..its the best option ..u can get it from ebay for less then 10 bux

or

transfer zimage file from the CF kernel.tar file (extract) to internal storage

boot to download mode

stock kernel >> PDA (ODIN)

flash

reboot

open up CWM application(should be in your apps)

choose flash kernel

browse to the zimage file from earlier (from cf kernel)

all done

your step 8 looks wrong.. secured kernel would mean stock..u will not flash the stock kernel (secured)
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
Not unless bloatware has been removed . Read the rom posts in dev section .

Villain lite rom would be one with less bloatware or use the remove bloatware script same section .

Battery life is more than just the rom much is down to user apps installed .

Villian full rom thread has some useful battery info over the last ten or so pages .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
initially i had rooted with the one click method, and then still didn't have root so changed and did the chainfire method. but still put a stock kernel on after flashing and getting root with super one click. I think I didn't realize that the CF kernel means I get root without having to use superone click. and still put a stock kernel back on afterwards.
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
Ok, fantastic. Thanks I'll have a look at that. I may not have gotten to the end yet with all 700+ pages ;) hehe
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
And thanks to all who've responded to my issues. Much appreciated.

Here's the reflashed CF kernel CWM doing the back up... this about right?
[Galaxy S II General] xinfinityoO:
yes :)

get a jig ..will save u a lot of work.. since i think u made an error while trying to remove the triangle
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
I purchased one from somewhere in the UK (off ebay), just waiting for it to arrive.

So now I've gotten my CWM working and i've backed up my phone with titanium and cwm (no need for nand i guess?) Can i safely try to add the mods for the battery %?
[Galaxy S II General] xinfinityoO:
as far as i think..backup using cwm is nand backup..unless i am wrong :P

once you have cwm backup u can play around with mods
[Galaxy S II General] benivolent:
thanks again for your help. :)
[Samsung Mesmerize] ssgtrod:
Trapped on airplane mode while on miui gb mtd. I was able to Odin back to ee19 stock, which has remedy the problem. Is there any thee way to get out of airplane mode without Odin? In case am not near my laptop?
[Samsung Mesmerize] geoffwells7:
The same thing has been happening to me. I went into cwm the first time and re-enabled lagfix b/c apparently it disabled it...and when i rebooted it was fine. About an hour later it went back into airplane mode. I tried the recovery thing again and it said it was still enabled. Even tried disabling and enabling again but nothing.
[Samsung Mesmerize] defenestrado:
I'm pretty sure I saw on one of the CM7 threads that a battery pull will fix that.
[Samsung Mesmerize] geoffwells7:
Im also having problems backing up 2.3.4 with any version of cwm. Any ideas?
[Samsung Mesmerize] geoffwells7:
How do you give thanks on here...im new to this site. It worked!!! It may get annoying but a fix is a fix.
[Samsung Mesmerize] ssgtrod:
I tried batt pull. It didn't work earlier. I had to reflash ee19. Secondly, on the 2.3 roms u are not supposed to enable lagfix.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaatisu84:
My Arc is rooted and I've removed the bloatware, so I can no longer update via OTA. Fair enough.

But how can I stop my phone from asking me to update? I only have the option to update now, or later. No "never". And so I'm stuck with the silly update icon in my status bar.

Any ideas that work?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zohaib0001:
How to disable the OTA notification

Go to Settings / About phone / Software update / and unchecked the Auto search option
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaatisu84:
I did that, but I still get notifications
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gowtham.n.mail:
Hi,

Is there any unlocked SGS2 with NFC available anywhere in the world? If not, is there some way to put a NFC chip in the phone?

That microsd card with NFC wont work in SGS2 itseems, because SGS2 has metallic microsd card slot :(. Any other alternative?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kotaro_14:
The Korean one has NFC. I think only the Korean and Japanese SGS II have NFC built in.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gowtham.n.mail:
I am in india. How can i get a NFC version? Where to buy online?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kotaro_14:
Google for Korean Samsung Galaxy S II for sale or use ebay.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gowtham.n.mail:
not able to find any place to buy korean phone, who ship to india :(.

Anyway, If i now buy a phone withont NFC, can I add it later? Like by buying a battery with NFC?? Will it work?

Anyway, in the korean version the NFC comes with the battery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BulldogPO:
What other differences are there in Korean version?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] NIK516:
Hi all since i have received my screen protector and installed it today i thought i would leave a small review on it so people could make there minds up on what they wanted.

Whats in the pack:

*who screen steinheil ultra crystal screen protectors.

*one cloth

*one plastic spatula for bubbles

*one sticker pack to remove dust

Application:

The application of the protector was very easy, no sprays needed just the usual back and front sticker.

fit and finish:

The fit is very good with just a hole for the speaker and home button everything else was covered.

as for the finish it is really good from normal viewing distance but if you look very close you can see small imperfections. ( these imperfections are to small for me to actually complain about but i mention it because everyone is different )

The material it self is very good, and does seem to do what the box said it does, it is very clear and there is no orange peel effect or rainbow.

Once on you can not notice it at all.

well ive taken some shots so that you all can see, viewing angles, smudging , macro shots of imperfections and also color representation.

Enjoy and hope this helps
[Galaxy S II Accessories] monmin:
what about the ultra oleophobic? is it glossy?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] huzz:
Nope I have the Ultra Olephobic one not glossy at all. One thing for sure though someone needs to tell them to place their numbers correctly.

They have back written on 1 (back side down) and front marked as 2 (front side up)

I don't know if that makes sense basically if you follow the numbers you are going to stick it the other way around. Which is what I did....

wasted a completely good screen *rant over*

Other then that quiet happy with it.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] victaaaa:
^

That's what I did as well haha

I found that the Ultra Crystal picks up fingerprints so easily, and its hard to move your finger across the screen smoothly after a while.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] monmin:
Okay.. so it is not glossy at all.. how about the sensitivity of the touch screen? Is it hard to swipe over the screen? :)

Oh wow! yeah. because it's glossy and glossy screen protectors don't do well with swiping gesture. I may as well tell that matte screen protector is better at swiping but worse for the amoled screen.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] SirM2X:
Thanks for the review pal!

Now here's what I posted a while back:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15575122&postcount=667

Could you please confirm the issues I had?

Also would you mind posting a picture of the SP it's self before application?

Thanks a bunch :-)
[Galaxy S II Accessories] NIK516:
Just read your review, i think they updated the pack because it has a front and back sticker.

Also i think we need to give the screen protectors some slack, they will never be as good as the screen because they don't have the reasurch and development budgets.

I have not got any white parts but its only second day, also you get two so if one is damaged just use the next.

As for fingers sticking, its ok if you keep cleaning the screen and lets be honest we all wipe the screen everyday so our baby look nice.

But it is not as smooth as the glass no, bringing me back to my point its just plastic and will never be as god as the glass it covers.

Touch sensitivity is the same for me.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] SirM2X:
Thanks pal.

Yeah mine looks exactly like yours! With those words Front and Back and those numbers! Still they are really confusing as different SP makers use different notations for referring to the adhesive side.

Anyway I'm happy with how transparent it is but the fingerprints make my phone look ugly! I clean it every day.

Yeah and the touch sensitivity is really awesome.

But I doubt I'd go with this SP the next time...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] AnDruid:
I received one of these with my SGP Neo Hybrid case, and I am using it right now. But I have a question, doesn't it covering the whole screen including the front camera bother you?I actually tried cutting mine so that the camera and proximity sensor is not covered (could could not do a perfect job, but that is not relevant).

I had ordered a SGP ultra clear before this which looked better, and had the correct holes for front camera etc. But the Ultra Clear is supposedly thinner and got a scratch, so I had to switch to the Crystal once my case arrived.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] R3Y:
^^No it doesn't bother me. I am having no problems with sensors or front camera. Pictures are as clear as without protector and sensors are working as they should.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Warlord_Link:
thanks for review, I have to choose between crystal and olephobic
[Galaxy S II Accessories] jonny68:
Thanks for that i think ill go for the olephobic friom reading a few reviews it appears to be the best one available.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] techjunkieza:
Thanks for the review. I have ordered a Neo hybrid case so I will be getting one of these with it.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] EarlZ:
Why didnt they include the camera lens protector anymore for the SGS2 on the ultra oleo?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] berserk1:
I like it great product
[Galaxy S II Accessories] NIK516:
Personal i never use my front facing camera, as for the sensor it is working normal.

However i guess you need all the clarity possible for video chat so a hole would be preferable in that case.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] CPU GUY:
already got thanks nice review
[Galaxy S II Accessories] nomnompie:
I only got one of these and it came with no instructions. Just the "FRONT" and "BACK" stickers. Problem is, FRONT says "1" and BACK says "2", but I would have thought if BACK was the one you wanted to remove first, but why does it say 2.. So, which side is the side that you stick down on the screen??

Since I only got one of these I don't want to take a gamble. :confused:
[Galaxy S II Accessories] uscool:
Hi, i ordered one of these , aint arrived yet but coming from korea im in UK, thanks for the review, ya 2 for stocky side to phone, does seem odd but lucky i have looked here may have mistaken that