yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] crowstar:
I can answer this:

Flashing is the process of install custom software to the phone, you "flash" kernels and roms, for example.

A rom IS the custom software and the features change from rom to rom, often the developers will have a list of their features, but most come with apps2sd (put apps on sd card) and extended settings for example. When you turn your phone on, and it boots, what you see is the rom. It is the launcher, the pre-installed apps etc. Custom roms have different looks, features etc. Look in the "android development" section for your device to see those roms.

A kernel is the core of ANY operating system, it is the drivers and "low-level" (based on the raw hardware) part, you can get benefits such as better battery life through a kernel and also a faster phone through "overclocking" which clocks the cpu more than the default speed.

However overclocking is risky and should only be done a little.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Well i don't know which phone you have, so i suppose it's all down to which phone you have..

Also check the forum guide your phone has.

That's how i learned ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Well you would have to find them online, ask a guy named FOOTBALL he has leaks for some ROMS and RUU's if not then you will have to wait untill it gets out into the open!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Well i presume the system folder maybe in ETC :) in the root of it

but don't quote me on that pal, i mean it SHOULD work but 9/10 it never works when i say it does, just the way things seem to be going for me lol

Anyway if that doesn't work, check other ROMS to find where it's stored?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] policeman0077:
Recently I want to brought android phone and I want to use it in both China and Canada.

But I notice that not all phones sold in market support UMTS 850/900/1900/2100Mhz which means I couldn't use 3g data service in both place.

For example, there are two type of X10, X10i and X10a.

I looked into the xda's db and found they support different UMTS band.

X10i is 900/2100Mhz and X10a is 850/1900Mhz.

Cause I wanna use my phone in China and Canada, I want to know is this just a software difference which could flash/update by firmware/radio band or hardware difference which means I can not use 3g date service in both place?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
No you can't use them in different places like that? i mean if they are different radio bands you can't swap and change them, if they are both GSM then you can. but if not then you could try *#*#4636#*#* then select phone information then press menu and select radio band and change to AUTOMATIC
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PMDColeslaw:
First off, thanks for taking the time to maintain this thread! Big + for XDA.

Second, I'm using a Nexus S 4G which has no external SD support. I would like to be able to put my apps on the storage portion of the phone so that when I wipe data and flash new roms the apps are still there. I know that is normally an ext-2,3,4 etc thing but does it work the same on an internal storage only device like the NS4G? I have TiBU but I'd really like to not have to go through the batch restore everytime I flash.

Edit: if it is possible to do this, could you point in the right direction as to how?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Unfortunately as far as i know you can't partition the partitions such as data and things, what your talking about is SD-EXT which requires an SD card, i'm very surprised they didn't include it in their phone
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] PMDColeslaw:
That's what I was affraid of. I don't know why they would leave out the SD support either. The nexus line is supposed to be the A+ division when it comes to Android phones so to leave out something like that is pretty dim in my opinion.

I wonder if there could be something similar to FireRats Partition mod that would re-partition the internal space and create an ext partition for apps? I am no where near educated enough to do it myself but it seems possible.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
You need to decompile the following files

SystemUI.apk

Framework-res.apk

these two control whats what in the theming world ;)

Decompile using APKTOOL or APKMANAGER

:)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sakthibruce:
I owned zte blade xcd35 from orange network . Android 2.1 and Gen1 mobile . I plan to install clockworkmod recovery. So i download v3 from clockworkmod.com specifically for zte and copy to root sdcard. After I switch off and use power volume+ and menu to install but mobile starts normally after try with combination of power+ volume down my mobile shows FTM and freezed . So any solution ?

Note : d mobile is orange network based 1. Called sanfransico
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] con247:
Will Sense 2.1 or Sense 3.0 on Gingerbread boot with a Froyo kernel?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sakthibruce:
u ask me . Cant get . I am a newbie in android
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] speeed_demon47:
Hi again.

I got another question.

This one is very simple,HOW TO THEME?

I've searched the forums and can't find a full complete guide on it.

Is there one?

Thanks.:)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sakthibruce:
U ask me . Cant get new to android
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] con247:
I was asking anyone.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vari9:
How difficult it is to unlock a locked bootloader..??.....also wht all do i need to know/learn to become a dev for roms/apps.....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] x-cat:
Motorola Backflip problem flashing signed-IT_radio.zip

Motorola Backflip Optus (Australia) root unlock

I flash:

1) recovery-clockwork-4.0.1.4-motus.img

2) teaser-update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-BACKFLIP-KANG-signed.zip

and made a mistake signed-IT_radio.zip left last(

Now the phone restarts cycle.

What can I do? How to flash signed-IT_radio.zip?

When trying to flash from Recovery:

...mend scripting (update-script) is no longer supported

amend scripting was deprecated by google in android 1.5 .

it was necessary to remove it when upgrading to the clockworkmod 3.0 gingerbread based recovery ..

please switch to edify scripting (updater script and update-binary ) to create working update zip packages

installation aborted
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] zion1:
How to root Droid X gingerbread 4.5.602?

thanks in advance for reply. I've searched all over and cant find a good explanation anywhere. Jon
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dcskins2011:
Samsung Admire

I just got the Samsung Admire yesterday and I know its probably premature but do you know if one of the current rooting methods may work on this phone. It runs gingerbread 2.3 android.

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Ask you what :|
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jbaalson:
First off, I greatly appreciate your assistance :)

Hi, I got my android device (Samsung Prevail) just last month, so I'm new to this entire thing. I rooted my device, but I was wondering if there are more ROMS ,other than the ShabbyMod that I have right now, for my device. Also, can I install any ROM onto my device? Would that cause a problem?

As you should be able to tell, I am a complete noob when it comes to this. The only experience I have is with my past iPhone when I jailbroke it, but jailbreaking and rooting are two er differet things.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
That phone is like brand new man there isn't even a forum for it yet pal
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dcskins2011:
I know, too soon
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] suebaby14:
X10a GB upgrade

# 110 Xperia X10a GB upgrade

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I have an X10a that I have rooted and now have the 2.1 update. It's showing basebrand version 2.1.54 . I am craving the GB upgrade, but the only thing I can find is for X10i. Can you help me find the software for this phone? ( originally ATT, but that doesn't show up anywhere now!)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] poppabman:
New to Android/root!!!!

I just updated my ATT HTC Inspire 4g to the ota Gingerbread 2.3.3. I would like to root the phone to help speed it up and get rid of blotware etc and just an all around need to get the FULL use out of my phone. I mean hell I paid for it why shouldnt I be able ... Boosting battery life would also be a plus. Any help you can give would be GREATLY appreciated. I would like a working knowlege of how to get this done. I have read many of the forums on flashing, rooting, goldcards, and dont know where or how to start...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Well pal, i think the best way to learn about all that is to go and look at this thread

LINK

now the guide

Goldcards: they are usefull when your device is branded it stops the update process from failing when you downgrade or whatever you want to do, if your branded THIS IS A MUST

Rooting: Gives you root privileged think of administrator but better ;) you can use all the apps you want and can install things :)

S-OFF: This is basically your brick wall to flashing, with this unlocked you can flash roms and kernels to your hearts content

ENG S-OFF: This is more complicated, with this OFF you can flash radios and do lots of advanced commands such as fastboot and things like that, you won't need this unless you plan on messing with the RADIOS, most things in ENG S-OFF can brick if your not carefull!

CID: Well it's the little number your given if your branded of course you want SUPER CID which is basically 1111111 this allows you to install ANY branded or unbranded software/RUU (HTC)

RADIOS: These run your phone they are important and are needed, always follow the instructions to the LETTER, you mess up here, chances are you are bricked which means you have a nice toy to throw around (sad face)

RILS: Things that interact with the radio and give you a more stable signal and better data connectivity with these your phone sort of gets a highway/motorway to the mainboard/radio imagine a really fast invisible line that connects it, instead of having to go down an old blocked road you go down this new one.. you get what i mean

EXT3/EXT4/EXT2: These are Filesystems, all you need to know here is the bigger the number the higher the file size you can copy across, the fastest is apparently EXT2 but don't mess with it, you cause more damage than it's worth!

PARTITIONS: Most phones have SYSTEM|DATA|CACHE Some have different but basically your ROM and operating system go in SYSTEM, your accounts and personal settings and apps you install after you first boot up, they are all in DATA, your cache is basically making sure things stay fast and smooth, of course you have RAM as well but thats just a load of sheep if you ask me ;) it makes sure your phone stays fast all the time!

OC/UV: This basically makes your phone smoother and faster while retaining that battery life you want to have so you can show it off all day long ;)

KERNELS: These control your drivers and all the things you need on a phone, you need this, just flash it or follow the guide to install it, these come in different varieties but to list them all hear there's no point, it's different for all

Hope i helped pal!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
I can't find it pal, have you searched the device forums for it?

iv'e looked but it's late here i may have missed it
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jbaalson:
Need Help! Samsung Prevail

First off, I greatly appreciate your assistance

Hi, I got my android device (Samsung Prevail) just last month, so I'm new to this entire thing. I rooted my device, but I was wondering if there are more ROMS ,other than the ShabbyMod that I have right now, for my device. Also, can I install any ROM onto my device? Would that cause a problem?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SeanHacker:
alright. so i love the idea of this thread bro. so my question is.... do you have any idea how to deodexed a stock honeycomb 3.1 touchwhiz rom for the galaxy tab 10.1. i have it in a flashable update.zip but i need some major pointers on how to deodex this thing. im not new to theming, but im not a pro. onve i get this deodexed i already have half my work done. thanks ahead of time. hopefully you might have some sort of idea about it.

oh... and i have searched all over and found a few things but havent managed to be able to understand fully or get anything to work yet.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xdalionz:
I have some basic questions.

Can I make such an understanding of a phone :it contains a boot.img and android system image, while boot.img with device-specific linux kernel&rootfs which is capable of booting up the device, android system image is device-independant that can be lauched by linux kernel?

That is, Is it possible to deploy a android image compiled from google source to a specific phone without make a corresponding boot.img(just use its original one) ? If not ,what extra things should I do such as pulling out some files from phone? What is the general ROM making process ?

Thank you very much!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ThatZackAttack:
Hey,

I have an LG Ally with 2.2.2

I've been searching for the past week for a root and rom and yet to find one that works. Every time I find one, it doesn't work on my phone. Thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vari9:
Wht all do i need to know to develop apps/roms???
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jaydog69:
so i rooted my G2 6 months ago day i got it via visionary now whats the difference between that root and gfree or is it the same cus i dont care about the superCID much at this time?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] トロワ:
Hi i for the life of me cant root my IS11SH sharp aquos phone

Its japanese 2.2 i think tryed gingerbreak super one click and ohters and cant seem to root it...

Please help
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dazzleroid:
wifi drop/connection issue

Hi Sam.

Looks like we're on the same carrier. Im pretty amateur and encountered a few problems but thanks to an excellent guide on rooting and flashing I managed to sort my phone out.

Sony Ericsson Arc, running 2.3.3 rooted, running generic world firmware. Its running fast and battery life is far superior having deleted bloat ware and other things using titanium.

However I am sure the wifi keeps dropping. I did a lot of reading initially but I know have a two week old baby and have no time to check at the minute.

Example. Generic browsing, sometimes wont load page. ( used airplanemode on/off as suggested in some threads)

Main issue is when downloading resource packs for games. Took a few days and multiple attempts to dl contract killer and I cant download resource pack for gt racing game.

Is their a problem with data size, my house wifi, or their servers. is thier anyway to test? Helo

appreciated.

Adi
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Well mate it sounds like a kernel problem have you tried flashing different kernels with the phone? i mean it's best to try out a new kernel as that has the drivers for wifi and all sorts of things included inside it, i know we as desire HD users had a problem with 2.3.3 when it first came out for us back in april due to faulty wifi but we managed to fix that with kernels and such, so maybe try another kernel and see if it fixes it
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
I looked in the forums i looked on google i even asked on 4chan and nothing!

there is nothing i can find at all for that phone sorry mate!

私は私がさえちゃんねると何を求めてGoogleで見てフォーラムで見えた

私はその電話機残念メイトではまったく見つけることは何もありません
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
As far as i know there is no difference, gfree gives you ROOT ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Well to develop ROMS you need HTC kitchen, but to write APPS you need a good knowledge of code

Specifically

JAVA & C/C++
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Unfortunately there aren't many ROMS for that phone, maybe you should make your own ;)

Seriously though man that'd be a good idea i mean i'd make one but i have a different phone, search google man they usually turn up some good results :cool:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
I have had a good look and i can't find anything that can help you with this, some phones like LG are not well known in the android community so thus there isn't much out there for them, sorry pal
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
I'm a developer man i don't theme things ;) very little theming myself but there was a link a while back with a FULL guide to it, if i find it i'll forward it on to you pal
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
here you go pal

How to root properly

Try that man, it's an easy guide to rooting it and all the good stuff :cool:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sharxx47:
Root galaxy S 2.3.4 (JVQ)

Hey man. I have Samsung Galaxy S 2.3.4 (JVQ) and I want to root but don't want any other kernel then the stock one. Because I flash kernels to root but some of the games (avid gamer) don't play so I suppose its because of kernel. So I want stock kernel and everything else and root access. How to do that. Help please

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
I can't see the kernels having much effect on one single game or types of games, but here you go anyway root guide

Root Guide

Good luck!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kevina90:
Hi samuel, I recently ported a ROM and it works almost perfectly thanks to your guide. But, FM Radio and Bluetooth are still broken. How do I fix this?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] musafir84:
Hi Samuel,

I really appreciate this initiative which would be really helpful for new users on the forum like me...

Moving on to my issue...

I got my Galaxy S II about 2 weeks back and noticed a dead pixel that does not show up on the *#0*# screen test except a really micro speck on the Green screen but is more clear on Grey when I test using dead pixel detect apps from the Market. I have asked Samsung about their dead pixel policy via twitter and facebook and am awaiting a reply from them before going any further. Nothing that bothers me much nor very noticeable, but when you pay such a big amount, you do expect things to be perfect right?

Also, if I choose to ignore the issue and live with the hardly noticeable dead/stuck pixel, is it possible that the situation could worsen and the problem could increase further by causing some more dead/stuck pixels?

Please advise...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jscharf10:
learning devolopment

dear samuel 2706

I want to learn how to develop apps but dont really know a good place to start to learn code or basics of designing an app an pointers for a begginner that want to learn?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Dazzleroid:
Cheers Sam. I havent even touched kernel stuff. On the whole the generic global firmware is great. I've also gone into Sony erriccson in menu and clicked to configure wireless connections.

I'll have a gander at kernel stuff when I get a chance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Emanuells:
Hi there and thanks for this great service. Can you tell me a safe way to downgrade htc EVO's radio versions? And if I brick it how I unbrick it? Thanks for any help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ChitownWingMan:
Thank you but it is my understanding that that only works if Android is in NAND. I am running Windows Mobile 7 in NAND and Android off of the SD card. In this case what size do I select for the ROM Size and will this still allow me to boot into WM7?

Also what does "But another thing is you have to edit the file Flash.cfg file but the flash.cfg.txt." Do I edit the flash.cfg or the flash.cfg.txt file?

Thanks...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ChitownWingMan:
HD2, WM7, Android on SDW, MAGLDR & Clockworkmod

This is a repost with some additional information:

I have an HD2 (T-Mobile USA 1GB version).

Current Setup:

HDSPL3

magldr 1.13 (auto booting Android from SD)

Windows Mobile 7 in NAND married to the 7.3 GB WM7 partition of a 16 GB SD Card

[SD/MAGDLR] MccMBoxmaX GS V9 Gingerbread 2.3.3[Sense 2.1+3.0]3D Effect 720p insalled in a 7.3 GB FAT32 Partition on the SD Card.

I am having trouble with this build properly connecting to my bluetooth enabled car (Audi RNS-E system).

Mccm recommended that I try the tytung R5 kernel.

Rom Master is cooked into this build.

I updated Rom Master to the latest free version and selected Install ClockWorkMod.

Rom Manager said that ClockWorkMod was successfully installed.

However when I select Ad Recover in magldr I get a "No Boot Source" error message.

I need clockworkmod to install the new kernel.

One of the problems that I have Windows Mobile 7 in NAND and none of the install procedures that I have seen work with WM7.

How do I get clockworkmod working in the this configuration (preferable) or how do I install a tytung kernel manually?

I have asked this question in several forums as well as ClockWorkMods own website without an answer.

Please help????

Can you please help me or direct me where to find an answer
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vari9:
Is dual booting possible??...

perhaps dual booting of two different os??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ChitownWingMan:
Dual Booting

I don't know what phone you have. I have na HTC HD2 and I boot Windows Mobile 7 from the internal flash (NAND) and Android from the SD card. I use a program called magldr to allow me to auto boot between the two. It is also possible to boot Android from Windows Mobile.

I suggest that you check the individual forum for your phone.

Good luck!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] vari9:
i own a motorola xt720(android2.2) and an acer iconia a500(android 3.1)....is it possible to run ios/windows along with android on any of them......(nothing on their respective forums)...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kcd1965:
Need help rooting a Samsung Gravity Smart

Well this is Samsung's introduction to the Android market on the T-Mobile network. . The Gravity Smart SGH-T589 runs froyo 2.2.2 under build FROYO.UVKE7. The internal memory is only 152 M so you run out fast. I need to root the OS so I can move apps to the SD card and also remove some useless apps such as AIM and Photobucket that I do not need as well as free up memory on the internal storage. I have tried several versions of super one click and the latest version I could find is 2.1.1 and I started out with 1.9 and I also tried Z4root which makes the device crash. I do not know how to post on shortfuse.org to ask if there is a new version of super one click. Can anyone assist me. Thank you:eek:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jbaalson:
How

If I even knew where to start! Can you point me to a basic guide? :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
if your rooted and eng s-off and s-off its easy to flash radios and downgrade them, iv'e done it lots of times on desire HD

A brick is a brick, it's nothing you can't fix it in 95% of cases
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Download yourself HTC ANDROID KITCHEN it's a very good program!

Set it all up and then make some ROMS man!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
Ios completely different operation system it wouldn't run on android hardware as far as i know, but feel free to prove me wrong, but you couldn't install iOS on there anyway it's probably patented or protected so you will get sued by apple, sad thing is they would probably do that..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] samuel2706:
By the sounds of it, the Windows phone part is stopping this from happening if you are trying to flash a kernel on to the system partition that is running windows phone 7, it won't work and will come up with no boot source, try changing to the MAGLDR recovery if that doesn't work and you have tried posting in all the forums, ask koush himself, don't know if you will get a reply he's a busy man but be nice and courteous and he may respond as to whether it's possible