yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] orangekid:
I'd try a new radio. Just download any of the radios in the below link, the ones that end in .50 and are 2.08.50.xx and above are safe for ANY HD2, (all others will brick your phone if you have a tmobile usa phone) just download it, unzip it, get an activesync connection, and run the RUU

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=611787
[HD2 General] htccraze:
I live in maryland here in the U.S. and I've found 2.08 better then 2.15 which is a newer radio so you'll need to just try a few out and see your results.

For a good way to get an accurate reading on signal I would go into settings, about phone then network. Look at the signal you have, I would suggest to leave your phone in one place and don't try to move it. Get the readings maybe 3-5 times over a few mins. Then flash a new radio. The closer to a positive number the better. Low signal for me normally means -108 or so. That's normal to have it negative when you have poor signal. Good (in my apt) for me is about 89 or so. This is a little more accurate I feel then trying to see how bars you have. Infact one radio over another may only show a small increase and not enough to generate a full bar so just play around a bit to see what works best for where you live.
[HD2 General] Kjohnsen:
Thx for the suggestion, I found that flashing new Radio was the propper easy. Anyway - It didnt do the trick. Tryed several roms from the list but with no luck. Still no Signal. Any Ideas? :(
[HD2 General] Kjohnsen:
Okay im standing between two choises now. (Since no warrenty is covering this if it should be a hardware issue)

1. Im having hope to fix this somehow - I just have no idea how but if its software related ther must be a way.

2. Getting a new phone, since this the repair of this could cost me alot, in wich case im more into just getting another smartphone.. :(

EDIT: I have a theory - but im not too good with that stuff - since hte signal is so low and only is able to find a tiny bit of signal where the signal uused to bee maxed out, that the inner antenna has come loose?
[HD2 General] htccraze:
If you call T-mobile and explain the issue they can do two things for you.

1st.) they can see if other people have complained before and if they are currently working on a fix. A lot of times this could include repositioning the tower slightly to grab a signal better for your area. Atleast this is what I was told when i called.

2nd.) they can update the signal on your phone using a mmi code. This is a code like *#773#* ????? i really dont know what the code is but thats what they will probably do with you on the phone when you call. This fix didn't work for me but it was something the technical support people wanted to try, they did say most of the time it doesn't seem to fix the issue but for some it does.

If you have Android on your HD2 and your still having problems and its getting to the point you cant even use your phone I would try and go back to winmo. I have noticed a signal drop from going to Android and have thoroughly tested this with several different phones including two different HD2's. I can say that winmo does "seem" to provide a better signal then Android, although it is small, its still enough to notice and give far less dropped called (

for me

). Other things to worry about is construction and interference. Concrete and many other materials that homes/apts are made of can cause interference. Also electical interference is most common so you should not place your phone by router, computer etc..as it could be the source of the problem. As for me this does not effect my signal.

Here is a link to something that could fix your issue BUT please know that this can cause your phone to become worse then it is now. It does have to do directly with what your theory is. My theory of how this could work is if you have dropped your phone which a lot of us have done. When you drop your phone it knocks the circuit board inside around causing the connectors to possibly become unaligned. I would advise you to

EXHAUST ALL OTHER MEANS BEFORE DOING THIS

. Some people have reported they did see a huge fix by doing this while one person broke the antenna contacts on his phone. So please be aware of the dangers.
[HD2 General] Kjohnsen:
Thanks, i dont have t-mobile as I live in nothern europe. And Anyone refuse to service my phone as I forgot to remove some software wich void the warranty.

Anyway, im pretty sure its from dropping the phone evry now and then, im just gonna get myself a T5 and try have a look on the hardware part. If that doesnt look broken - im gonna try going back to the software part. But thanks alot for tryin to help me out. :)

And this is to anyone ells, heres is as vid on how to tear it appart:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL-jnUKufC4&feature=player_embedded#!
[Android Apps and Games] konna280:
This may be obvious to some people but not all...myself included :rolleyes:

If you find that your apps/games (or anything else) stored on your sd card are starting to take longer to load than usual, try connecting it to your computer and running disk defragmenter (or whichever program you prefer).

I did it to mine after a good 6+ months of use and found that it was heavily fragmented (took a few hours to complete on class 2 8gb so left it running overnight!)

If that doesn't make much difference then you might want to invest in a higher class sd card which of course will give you faster read/write speeds :)

EDIT: sorry i just realised this is in the wrong section!!!
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
To have more of an impact you can change the readahead value in sys/devices/virtual/bdi/179:0/read_ahead_kb from 128Kb to whatever suits your SD card type. In my case 2028Kb.

This cannot be achieved just by editing the file as it is overwritten on boot. Google for it or search market if you want an app to do it for you if you are rooted. Tasker works also.
[Android Apps and Games] Theonew:
Using a PC to defragment your phone's SD card can be bad. Bad as in, the computer will treat your SD card as if it's some memory expansion to itself. It will move files to places where it "thinks" they should be but actually they're in the correct place for the device. This is based on past experiences when I did it and that's exactly what it did. Example in the Android Secure folder (asec files), it caused apps which were moved to the SD card to have corrupted data (cause it depleted the values of some of the asec files). The method nobnut stated is the better option.
[Android Apps and Games] nobnut:
If you must do it on a pc, rather than use Windows own defragmenter, use an SD defragmenter program, like http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/sd/download/index.html.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coachmoore:
Good morning everyone! I flashed unity to my g2 lastnight and since then when my WiFi is on my mobile network shuts off. I can turn off WiFi but the mobile network still won't turn on. Is there some setting I haven't done right or has anyone else had this issue? Thanks in advance!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilcuber:
Did you set your apn correctly?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coachmoore:
Not sure what apn is. The network connection will stay up for an hour or so then it drops and you have to reboot to get it back.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Novalis31:
Theres an app on the market called, "APN Manager" that will take keep your APN settings in check. Other wise...

Did you completely wipe the phone before you flashed it? If not, do a complete wipe and then flash it.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raihankabir_1:
I am going to have a wifi xoom bought from usa this week. I am living in bangladesh that is outside usa. My question is: will it be possible to upgrade my xoom to 3.1 or 3.2 via wifi in bangladesh?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okantomi:
My understanding is that if it has the US stock image and is not rooted (unlocked is OK) that you will get the OTA updates. The WiFi-only Xooms have the same exact hardware, so you can flash them with any other WiFi compatible image.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tevil:
So the excitement of the nexus s is still flowing through my veins. I have now switched 2 radios and 3 roms.

I recently went from SuperOSR to Zulugen. Yesterday I had a MAJOR crash. My google voice froze up sending a text. Even after a reboot it was stuck in a sending loop. I then decided to turn off data and see if that worked but that only made it worse as i couldnt turn my data back on. I then force closed it which started bombarding my phone with force close errors.

THEN CRAAAAAAAAAAASH force close errors every 2 secs, no data (even after the *#*# reset.

I tried restoring to an earlier image i took but forgot it crashed during that too and the image was bad. I then just restored back to the base rom and redid my phone after doing the *#*# baseband settings just for good measure.

these are the apps i THINK were responsible for the crashing. Proton Voltage, Cache Cleaner NG, PREY

I will stay away from Proton for now, and have put CC NG back on but removed certain system actions and apps i DONT want it to touch. As of now prey is on it but not active.

anyway here is my question

When you change your base-band radio do you ALWAYS have to do the *#*# or just if you lose your 3?

Can the wrong radio cause issues with a certain ROM? I am running UCKD1 as of now with zulugen. second time around it seems good but who knows and I always wipe data between roms.

I have asked the question earlier but in the wrong section, as Im still getting the hang of where to post things here but anyone from the New England area have a good suggestion on a specific radio? Im in ct near the water, the dead zone of signal ESPECIALLY for ATT

If I flash my E! radio back (either the image i took or the one form the thread) it states to back up your EFS which i did. But why does it ask this, should i worry going back to the original E1 radio?

Do i have nice shoes?

thanks :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] talha92:
hi, i live in pakistan and the correct timezone is gmt +5 but my phone has pakistan's time set to pakistan summer time +6 and we do not have DST in our country . how can i fix this issue ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
Just set the location to a place that is GMT+6 with no DST. Does the automatic (network) time sync not work for you?
[G2 and Desire Z General] talha92:
well if i change to some country tht has gmt+5 time which is the correct time for my country.. i cannot use the htc clock widget which has the weather too because that gets my location and shows the time as gmt+6 . . and selecting the network time option doesnt show the correct time either :confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmcleod:
Heard from adb based backup but would be interested too. Any similar to odin but in "pull" mode?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
Note: CyanogenMod 7 Official Support is HERE :D

Note 2: THIS THREAD IS FOR THE SAMSUNG GALAXY ACE S5830/S5830B/S5830D/S5830L/S5830T ONLY. IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE S5830i/C/M

This serves as a warning and guide to all the new users in the Galaxy Ace XDA forums . :)

Samsung Kies is Samsung's version of iTunes . It allows you to sync all your stuff and back them up in case of phone problems .

But there's one thing Samsung forgot about: Memory optimisation . Kies requires at least 1.5GB of system memory . Even iTunes handles memory better than Kies.....

As a result , many users brick their Aces because they use Kies to update their phone and Kies suddenly stops responding because of RAM .

EDIT: I am not so sure now because some users have successfully updated their devices with Kies .

ROM Manager is a manager for Clockworkmod Recovery , which saves time because you don't have to reboot to recovery .

People, don't use ROM Manager for your own good......

You can also use CWM Manager , which is included in most custom ROMs .

Clockworkmod Recovery supports Galaxy Ace with many versions (with the official one being v4.0.0.9) .

The unofficial versions are v3.2.0.1 (if I'm not wrong) , v5.2.0.3 and v5.2.0.6 .

Edit: WITH CF-ROOT , BUSYBOX is BULLETPROOF

Another note about UNLOCKING YOUR PHONE by consegregate:

A view about this tutorial by Ardentfaith:

Here's a little guide on how to flash a ROM via ODIN by me:

Requirements:

- A Windows computer

- A Galaxy Ace plugged into the computer via USB

- You must have ODIN installed , duh !

- (Windows Vista/7 compulsory) Running ODIN with Administrative rights:

- Ended KIES via Task manager:

Instructions:

1 - Download your favourite firmware here

2 - Extract the .rar out using WinRAR or 7zip (password is samfirmware.com)

3 - Check if it's a FULL package or ONE package:

FULL Package instructions:

1 - Open up ODIN (MAKE SURE ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE MET)

2 - Set your phone in Download Mode (Home + Power + Volume Down)

3 - Once you have correctly entered Download Mode and plugged in , this should appear in ODIN:

4 - Place the files in this order:

OPS - Select the file named Cooper_v1.0.ops (or anything like that)

BOOT - Select the file named "APBOOT_S5830xxxxx_CL514579_REV03_user_low_true.tar.md5"

where "xxxxx" = Your firmware version

Phone - Select the file named "CODE_S5830xxxxx_CL514579_REV03_user_low_true.tar.md5"

where xxxxx = firmware version

PDA - DO NOT PLACE ANYTHING

CSC - Select the file named "GT-S5830-MULTI-CSC-xxxxxx.tar.md5"

where "xxxxxx" = the CSC region

EFS - Select the file named "MODEM_S5830xxxxx_CL514579_REV03.tar.md5"

xxxxx = firmware version (Be VERY VERY careful with this EFS part)

After you're done , click on "Start" and let the magic reveal itself slowly......

ONE Package method:

1 - Open up ODIN

2 - Set your phone in Download Mode while plugged into USB

3 - Tick the option "One Package" in ODIN (Refer to previous ODIN picture)

4 - Select the only .tar.md5 file

Now press start and watch the magic.....
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fla.sh:
Nice info :D

Could you add this:

Do not install busybox on custom ROMs because busybox already exist on most custom ROMs, and also

stock firmware with CF-Root

. If you're already do so, it mean that you're ready to reflash your phone ...or try to remove all files named "busybox" with root explorer then flash CF-Root b79 (then flash b80 for KPN users)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nims11:
Ya you are right when I am new for galaxy ace I Install rom manager and while taking backup through it my phone suddently off and not start not even in downloading mode. Means it breaked. But thanks god it repaired by samsung service senter. So not install that app.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] izzoe:
For me, this should be a sticky post on development.. Maybe you need to request this as sticky post from any MOD and update all about Ace there..
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
Uhh.....can you help me , because I don't know any of the MODs here :o
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fla.sh:
The only mod here... Has been retired :( better ask senior moderators...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
Explain Univos' Mod Edit in the thread O.o
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russ18uk:
Unfortunately there's no report for sticky in this forum, which is a bit poor.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
Sigh , so that means the chances of a sticky are gone huh ?

Sent from my Awesome Galaxy Ace S5830 with XDA App :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russ18uk:
Nah, just manually PM a mod :P
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
I'm kinda shy when it comes to such stuff :o

Sent from my Awesome Galaxy Ace S5830 with XDA App :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QNBT:
Just PM a mod :D I had the luck to read the failures of others, by that way saving my ace (even though i wasnt planning on installing it).
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] indeezindii:
+1 for sticky
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
Oh well :p

Sent from my Awesome Galaxy Ace S5830 with XDA App :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biupil:
i have an Acer Iconia A500 and when i open Rom Manager for the confirmation of my model i see that there is Samsung Galaxy Ace but when i do exactly the same thing with my Ace i cant see it. its the same version (premium v4.3.3.0)

sorry for my english
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sgace:
Hey man,

great thread. Thnx
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
Different phones have different CWMs . (I thought your were talking about CWM v4.3.3.0 , but you were talking about ROM Manager v4.3.3.0 instead :D)

Sent from my Awesome Galaxy Ace S5830 with XDA App :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biupil:
yes i was talking about ROM Manager v4.3.3.0 my bad.

but why do is see my phone(ace) in the list of A500 and not in my ace? its the same version of the same program
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
That's a good question . Could you post a screenshot ? :p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
It's a glitch with A2SDGUI
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
Thanks!! Titanium backup showed the free space correctly...:)

---------- Post added at 01:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:33 PM ----------

Is there any options to flip for silencing calls in CM7?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
I don't think our hardware supports it
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
Previously worked with stock ROM and flip 4 silence.as long as accelerometer is present, should work right? I've tested flip 4 silence on cm7, call silent after a few flips, I'm still trying to play around with the sensitivity settings

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
If I remember correctly , I thought the volume button stopped the playback ?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domnic79:
If ur using grifs cyanogenmod, DONT MOVE UR DALVIK CACHE TO SD. Ur apps wil go missing.

CyanogenMod 7.1-cooper-KANG-RC1 Android 2.3.7

Firmware: 2.3.4 KPH

Overclocked @ 921Mhz

Dta2sd: enabled

8gb class 2 + 600mb ext4 partition
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akizz:
sorry to interrupt, just wanna say hi to all SGA owners...:D

From further reading the forum post i realized how obsolete i am :P...

i'm not into modding my phone that much, but i'm interested in its potential.

currently running cyanogenmod 7.1

cheers!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
Orly ?

My Dalvik-cache is in my sd-ext .

It's all because you have a swap partition , that's why .
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
Care to elaborate in the swapping? If I wanna move my dalvik to external ,what steps should I follow? Is there a way to move them back to internal after moving them to ext?

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdfzhi:
ignore swapping, it bring u more harm than good.

btw for a2sd, heres bunch of good reading

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18826226&postcount=169

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18627209&postcount=7

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=158826790833326
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
Thanks!

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WishFinder`:
Hi I tried this method and used the Battery Calibration. After 2 days of observing, it seems that the batter life has gone shorter instead of longer..

ROM : CM7 Kang by griff
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
I am also trying calibration for my battery.my battery life has also shorten after flashing CM7...

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
Me too :/
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
So I guess its safe to say cm7is the cause of shorter battery life?

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
Not unless you turn on 3G all the time
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
Which brings me to my next question, is there any way of knowing if we are on 2g or 3g with data disabled?

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
If you disable data , 2G
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amrith.28:
Question on CWM Recovery

hi. i'm a noob. but i have read the threads here in xda.

if i root my phone, then flash CWM recovery.. and then if i UNroot my phone back to stock.. will i get back my stock android recovery

if the answer is a no, how can i get back the stock recovery ?

My Phone is Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830

running on OFFICIAL 2.3.4 (DDKQ6)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
I just finished charging my phone.just a minute after plugging out the charge, my battery dropped to 80 percent...

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
I remember there is an option in cwm to clear battery file or something like that.will it help with the battery life? I'm down to 78 percent now barely 10 minutes after charger unplugged...

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] domnic79:
u wil have to calibirate ur battery.

CyanogenMod 7.1-cooper-KANG-RC1 Android 2.3.7

Overclocked @ 921Mhz

Dta2sd: enabled

8gb class 2 + 1gb ext4 partition
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
I used battery calibration but it's still the same.charged up my battery to full, click calibrate and unplug my charger..I'll try again

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yamtar:
I have the same problem as spicediablo, I've already calibrated, but still when I unplug the charger my battery level starts directly counting down.

At the moment CyanogenMod 7.1-cooper-KANG-RC1 Android 2.3.7 is installed on my phone. But I consider to install BehradGH Rom Series | CyanogenMod 7.1 2.3.7 RC 2.2 "2011.10.21" "Cyano Ace", would you recommend this? What would be the differences?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
I chose grif cos I believe there will be further development compared to cyanoace. cyanoace will not have any updates as the creator has sold his ace

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WishFinder`:
I purposely played some games on my ace to drain out my battery, bcos i wanna recalibrate. It was shown : 7% left. So I decided to just leave it to drain by itself. When I woke up and checked, it jumped up to 15%. <_<
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
Battery recharged itself.hehe

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
It does the same thingy as Battery Calibration actually
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capixcuk:
Need help

Hai...im a new user of samsung galaxy ace n also a newbie in android..how to check whether my fon has been rooting?? What root is suitable for my spec?? Below are my fon spec :

Model number

GT-S5830

Android version

2.3.4

Baseband version

S5830DXKPD

Kernel version

2.6.35.7-perf-CL562111

root@DELL122#1

Build number

GINGERBREAD.DXKPD

do i hav to flash it??
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
Ic.I've cleared battery stats and recalibrate battery.currently battery left 27 percent after 9 hours of use, with browsing through wifi.I was hoping it would last a day...

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spicediablo:
One of the way to check if you have root is through titanium backup.as for flashing, it is up

to you.performance is better after flashing but battery life shorten.also just found out the camera zoom doesn't work.so it is really up to you.I has a hard time initially after flash trying to figure out stuff but I'm getting the hang of it now.I was on kpd before flashing to grif.:)

Sent from cyanogen7ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CallMeVentus:
I think it's better for him to use custom Stock ROMs