yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Vanav:
Updated tzdata to version 2011n.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tigor.nsk:
All tzdata I loaded and used do not have all needed city. For example for Russia there are no OMST timezone and cities, like Novosibirsk, Omsk, etc. Is it possible to add city to tzdata files? Currently I use 2011n version. Does the newest tzdata version (like 2012x) have new cities? How can I check what cities are inside tzdata files?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Vanav:
tigor.nsk, tzdata itself contains this data: see file "europe", zone "Asia/Omsk" and "Asia/Novosibirsk". But what to display in Android settings is defined in other Android database (with names only). E.g. SGS2 shows "Omsk" zone and doesn't show "Novosibirsk" zone.

If you want to select your zone, use any shown zone with UTC +0700 and no DST, such as:

Omsk

Novosibirsk

Novokuznetsk

Bangkok

Davis

Phnom Penh

Jakarta

Pontianak

Vientiane

Ho Chi Min City
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tigor.nsk:
Yes, I did that, I set the only available choice Bangkok. But my outgoing emails show "Malay Peninsula Standard Time" which I do not want :) Is it possible to update Android database with names?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Vanav:
I think there is some misunderstanding or your email client settings.

RFC 5322 specifies that email should contain "Date" field with your local date, and time zone offset in digital form, e.g.

Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 20:40:10 +0300

No other time zone information or text representation is added to email by email client.

So, it may be a local issue, if your email client on Android represents +0700 as "Malay Peninsula Standard Time", just for display purpose. This text is not added to emails. Check client settings if you can display timezone in digital form. Check your emails on other OS (Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tigor.nsk:
Thanks. Unfortunately I don't have control over email client, it's an app which allows to get to corporate emails.

But anyway I would like to see the timezone set to Asia/Novosibirsk in my Android settings. Is it possible to update the Android database to see the whole list of possible city choices?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Vanav:
Because this is just a cosmetic, not functional issue, I don't bother about it.

But here is instruction how to update Android internal database with time zones names (in Russian). In short, it is archive /system/app/Settings.apk, file timezones.xml.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] KMDonlon:
I only have a Windows OS, can some create the files using 2012b? I would appreciate it greatly!:)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Vanav:
I've attached zoneinfo2012b.zip to the first post.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] KMDonlon:
Thanks Buddy! :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tigor.nsk:
I followed the link and it looks doable but I could not find any timezone related files on my phone mentioned in this post :confused: ! No /etc/WPDB.zip, no /etc/timezones.db :( How could this be? I am using MIUI ROM, version 2.3.7c. Any place to get them or download?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Vanav:
It may be HTC specific. Try to look in this file that I (and article) has mentioned:

archive /system/app/Settings.apk, files timezones.xml.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] maximilliangreat:
Here latest compiled tzdata2012h

It's odd, why it's 3 times larger than 2009 version? :confused:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] KMDonlon:
Looks like "j" is the latest now.....
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mikhailmalin:
Thanks, version 2012h is working on my GT-I5800.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Helix751:
TimeZone Fixer app

Time-zone information update is certainly easier and more user friendly by using this Market app (although not updated as frequently as IANA's database):

TimeZone Fixer: http://goo.gl/1Y5By (requires root access)

Edit: Developer has released latest update to 2013c database, which includes (since 2013a Chile's delayed -once again- DST end-date. :)

The app disclaimer states there's a slight possibility of bricking your device, but I believe it is fairly safe to run it. I have tested it to work flawlessly on my SGS3 I9300 with XXELLA/MA2/MB5/MC2/MC3 roms and stock/Siyah 1.8.9/1.9.1 kernels.

It works way better than our company IT techs' advice on setting a UTC-3 Brasilia timezone instead of our default UTC-4 Santiago (we do not live in Brazil at all!)

Regards.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] eliash:
read the zoneinfo.dat file

Hi,

In linux I can do:

to read the time when the timezone will be changed,

how I can do the same with the zoneinfo files?

I have generated successfully the zoneinfo files with the latest updates, and I would like to validate when the timezone will change (compare the orignal zoneinfo file to the newly generated file), how it can be done?

Thank you very much for the help!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tahvok:
Hey guys,

In Israel we had two times dst updates this year, and the zoneinfo is not correct, and currently showing the winter time, when it shouldn't come up yet till 27/10

The app mentioned doesn't work for android 4.3 - I'm on cm 10.2

The developer hasn't mentioned any reason for this. However I do find the zoneinfo file in the system, it's just bigger then the older versions ~500kb

I would like to go this threads way to update the zoneinfo manually, however I would like to be sure that the zoneinfo will be compatible. Any suggestions?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hashnon:
Zoneinfo files cannot be incompatible, it may happen that Google could some how changed they stored, all scripts and java classes here is really not converting but repacking zoneinfo files, but even if so you wont loose anything.

Since you are on custom rom already, in case of any failure, you can just grab those files from your rom and place them back in to your system.

I've attached latest zoneinfo files made from tzdata2013d.tar.gz, but backup yours before replacing them, just to be on a safe side.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tahvok:
I forgot to mention that I have only one file, called "zoneinfo" inside the system folder. I gues it's the dat file, because of the size.

What should I do in this case? I have tried searching, and the other two files .version and .idx, are not found anywhere.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hashnon:
Then it's the exact situation I've described, Google just changed the way they store it.

Could you attach your file here, it might be some obvious additional compression, if so it should be easy to mimic, if not, then we will have to investigate what Google did there. :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tahvok:
Here's the file.

I don't thing it's compressed. I think, it's just the 3 files, added to one onto another and saved.

Just look for yourself.

I understand that the timezone fixer app is not working on 4.3 because of this change.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hashnon:
Damn, now I can see what they did there, they merged zoneinfo with Android table of know regions.

Sadly I cannot replicate it, I'll look in to it and if there is any documentation.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tahvok:
I just found out, that some guy in Israeli Android forums has managed to create the file! It is working perfectly on my nexus 7 and i9000 - both cm 10.2:

http://iandroid.co.il/forum/topic143622.html

He said that he looked into this files in order to create the tzdata, however he didn't mention what he did exactly:

https://github.com/android/platform_bionic/tree/master/libc/tools/zoneinfo

You can download the file he created here (tzdata2013g):

http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=00221707530400639773

Credit goes to dmanbuhnik
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hashnon:
Well, good to know! the second link is all we need to recreate it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] prince93:
Concerning the second link, when I try to run the python script I get this message

Couldn't find bionic/libc/zoneinfo!

how can I run the script or where to get these files?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Lutarisco:
Hey guys, could someone help me build the tzdata2017c? I mean, I need the three "zoneinfo" files (.dat, .idx, .version), but when I try to generate the files using Vanav's or hashnon's scripts on my Mac, a big bunch of errors pop up:

javac: target release 1.5 conflicts with default source release 1.8
zic: can't link from data/America/Argentina/Catamarca to data/America/Argentina/ComodRivadavia: No such file or directory
Exception in thread "main" java.io.FileNotFoundException: data/Asia/Hanoi (No such file or directory)

Those are only a few of all of them. A workaround to the first one is to add "-source 1.5" to the line where "javac" is called.

Anyone out there?

Thank you greatly very lots of much.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] euleralves:
Neat ! :good:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] GrayJack:
Looks like both scripts should be updated.

1. Vanav's script is targeted to 1.5 with the latest 1.8. Also "solar87-89" solders are not included in tzdata sources any more. And finally - the script could not find or load main class ZoneCompactor.

2. Hashnon's script simply generates zoneinfo.version (not a big deal) and exits with no logs or errors.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hashnon:
Starting with Android 5 all this is useless, format has changed, place where all this on android is changed, all this is basically historical data.

Better use TimeZone Fixer (ROOT) by force (com.force.timezonefixer).

Alternatively one could use Systemless TZData by Ryaniskira in Magisk, or one could just download tzdata from it's repository and use it directly.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] zxcvbnm99:
can also use meefik's Timezone Updater (requires rooted phone) https // github.com / meefik / tzupdater / releases
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sobaked2921:
running sense 3.5, anyone know an alternative app with this funtion or can you edit the keylayout file in /system??
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K.Bix:
I flashed the PC10IMG and followed the instructions exactly.

When I go into bootloader, I see the error "loading PC10IMG wrong image".

What did I do wrong and how can I fix it?

Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OriginalGabriel:
What PC10IMG and what instructions?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K.Bix:
I used the post by joemm.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OriginalGabriel:
Could you post a link?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ditamae:
I believe K.Bix is referring to the "official" radio thread in the development section.

Do you have engineering hboot? I'd recommend flashing the radio with fastboot. And don't forget to check the MD5 sums.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Stockmoose16:
Ever since switching over to EP3H based ROMs, I've had trouble with my phone. I've tried both Humble 4.22 and the stock debloated. My Charge regularly locks up, and the battery drains faster. I've re-flashed several times, to no avail.

What is the absolute best gingerbread ROM/kernal/modem out right now in terms of stability, battery life, and quickness?
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
I've finally been happy with Gummy as of the release of 2.1. My hotboots are gone and I haven't had any stability problems.
[Verizon Droid Charge] skydeaner:
ep3h has been terrible for me as well. EP1W is much better for me on battery life and everything else. Maybe the ep3h infinity build will be better?
[Verizon Droid Charge] BleedsOrangeandBlue:
I've had no problems with ep3, its the best my phone has run.

edit: I'm running ep3 debloat with imos 3.1 kernel
[Verizon Droid Charge] Joebroni:
I haven't enjoyed the few EP3 roms out there. While the Infinity beta was up, it didn't run reliably enough, but I did get 28 hours on the battery right after flashing when I was calibrating. I was getting a lot of launcher lag, games like Dungeon Defenders not running, and even renaming apks in Root Explorer was freezing up on me.

I went back and played with other EP1 roms I haven't used before, but this morning I went back to Darkcharge. I missed the stability and overall it's the most well-rounded one in my eyes.
[Verizon Droid Charge] vash1053:
Been working great for me...
[Verizon Droid Charge] Chitala383:
I agree with bleeds. Ep3ha it's the best my phone has ever run
[Verizon Droid Charge] myredfast:
I would have to agree that ep3ha has been awesome, did have some data issues but i just re-flashed just the radio and its been great ever since!
[Verizon Droid Charge] mhemu:
The only problem I have with it is the static while on calls. I've flashed to an ee4 radio which has limited the issue to occur only while on speaker phone and wired hands free.

Aside from that...really annoying issue, I can't complain. Using the plain old ep3ha debloat
[Verizon Droid Charge] Serinety:
I had to flsah it 3 times before it seemed to work right. I suggest doing a data reset from the storage screen, once it reboots, do it again, then re-odin. It worked for me and has been flawless ever since.

before i did this, i had some weird lock ups, screen rotation issues. just things that are hard to describe.

they are all gone now and it works awesomely
[Off-topic] xaccers:
Jimmy Saville passed away today at the age of 84.

Radio DJ, TV presenter, maker of dreams come true, tireless charity worker, marathon runner, tracksuit wearer, cigar smoker, and all round top bloke.

He fixed it for on of my friends to race Nigel Mansell at Scalextric.

rattle, rattle, jewellery, jewellery, say-ev-ery-thing twice no more. :(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15507374
[Off-topic] combat goofwing:
Jingle jangle jewelry jewelry

DESIRE HD using leedroid. ASUS TRANSFORMER using prime
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
He lived the good life! RIP!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
Just woke up to this news. Jimmy, you were a great man, a fantastic entertainer and the world was undoubtably a better place for having you in it.

How about that then? :(

R.I.P
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
When i type that in it takes me to "DM Command service". What is it suppose to do?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kozmo198:
im trying to fix my 3g, it includes using this code in the instructions i was given by my flasher, only problem im having is im unable to find the htc diagnostic drivers
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
I believe one of these may be what your looking for. I know they say they are for different phones but they should be the same for all htc phones.

32bit - http://rapidshare.com/files/293529424/HTC_Hero_DIAG_Drivers.zip

64bit - http://www.techwerkz.com/evo/HTCDiagDrivers.zip

Edit: After dooing some googling it seems that installing htc sync will install these drivers for you.
[7 Mozart General] JoRDzz:
I have a HTC Mozart Mango and i was just wondering if i could use this ROM RUU_Mozart_HTC_Europe_1.30.401.01_5.54.09.21_22.33 b.50.10U_NoDo_custom_by_ansar. I want to downgrade back to NoDo to jailbreak and i was just wondering if i could this ROM without any promlems? Thanks.
[7 Mozart General] Eshine:
yes

Can seriously see tutorial
[7 Mozart General] JoRDzz:
even though i havent got HSPL install on it?
[7 Mozart General] mailwl:
don't even try downgrade with custom rom from mango. u'll get a brick.
[7 Mozart General] JoRDzz:
So what should i do to jailbreak it because i cant restore to NoDO in zune?
[TouchPad General] Bart101:
Does anyone got MultiPicture Live Wallpaper working with ADWLauncher EX.

It can get it working with Launcher Pro plus, but not with ADWLauncher EX :confused:
[TouchPad General] F.T.P.:
Nah I'm having the same problem...
[TouchPad General] midnight93933:
OK I had the same problem and what helped me was making sure adw ex had wallpaper scrolling was on
[TouchPad General] Bart101:
Thanks, enabeling wallpaper scrolling was the solution.
[Windows Phone 7 General] badboy70:
Hey,

I just found this small bug on my HD7 (Mango).

I found you can make the phone unlock itself by pressing the search button.

I did the following:

- Click on the dedicated search button

- Before Search loads click on the power button (as you would lock your phone, it usually takes some time before Search shows so you should be able to click on the power button before it has loaded)

My phone goes black for half a second, then unlocks itself and goes straight to the start screen. It skips the "slide to unlock" screen.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ScottSUmmers:
10 characters......
[Windows Phone 7 General] dtboos:
Only seems to do that if it hasn't actually 'locked'. I had mine set to only lock after a minute and got that. Screen went black, then on. Then I set it to "each time" and it just went black till I unlocked it, then it was in bing.

Not a big deal really.
[Windows Phone 7 General] theman60625:
I'm not able to reproduce this "bug"

Sent from my T7575 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 General] Alcoholic:
Feature not a bug. You can disable in setting
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
There is an option now to be able to have Search awake and unlock the phone, a la the camera button. I have absolutely no idea who would use such a thing. But it's enabled by default when you install Mango. Turn it off in settings.
[Windows Phone 7 General] badboy70:
Oh, my bad then.

I didn't know this was a feature, seems like a useless one but whatever.

I guess this thread ca be closed then.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rruss:
I loooooove the phone super fast videos buffer with ease hands down the best phone i had and ive went through a evo evo 3d photon and iphone 4 BUT the signal and bars (maybe i should say lack there of) is a bit of a issue for me with the photon i had full bars 95% of the time now is there anything i can do to increase it or is it a phone issue
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Storm T:
Get used to it. Lots of threads about this.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tx_dbs_tx:
I got the Epic Touch 4G today and I have the same exact concern. Great phone but signal strength is not good in weak coverage areas. My Photon pulls a good signal everywhere, even in weak coverage areas. I might be returning this Epic Touch 4G. I'll give it a few days and see.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
Don't let the signal bars fool u. They can be programmed differently. The epic touch might show one bar while the photon shows four bars but they have the same signal strength. To find the signal strength on the epic touch its under settings, about phone, status, and then look for signal strength. Compare that number to the photon's number.

Sent From My Evo Killer!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rruss:
-76 dbm 0 asu

I dont know much about sig stregth reading is that good?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] daneurysm:
Do we even know what those bars are measuring? I have the feeling that some phones measure 2G and some measure 3G...2G (voice and text) being a far strong signal. I seem to recall from my Evo4G days that the stock rom measured 2G and CM6 measured 3G and this caused an endless amount of complaints about signal strength regardless of the fact that nothing was actually any different.

Or how about how when I went from stock, which uses 6 (?) bars and on 00001.PRL I get 3-4 bars...but on Starburst which uses the AOSP 4 bar meter I'm at 4 bars almost constantly?

My point? Ignore the bars. If you aren't looking at the signal strength in dbm you aren't looking at anything particularly useful. If the phone works for you then I'd say things are likely fine. On standard Sprint PRL (which oddly hasn't been updated in almost 2 or 3 months?) I get 0-2 bars on stock ROM...the phone and data still work almost perfectly.

and -76dBm? that's fantastic. The closer you can get to 0 the better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] phatmanxxl:
My photon drops calls in the same areas my ET4g does, I don't think there's much of a difference in signal strength personally between the phones.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nickcash:
Yeah don't pay attention to the bars. Ill have 1 or 2 bars and make crystal clear voice calls with no dropped calls and send texts and data works fine so....if that all works, then what is there to worry about?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lafester:
I have compared a photon to my epic touch and while the photon had two more bars the signal strength was the same. Running speed test shows similar results as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] poppygt:
Same here, my buddy has a Photon and while it does roam less often, it also shows the same dbm while showing 2-3 more bars. If I have any service at all I can call, text, and browse with my Epic Touch. My Evo Shift would drop service at my parents house and show 40% time without signal....this phone never loses service when I visit them.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] musclehead84:
-76 is good. -65 is the best signal strength. Just compare those numbers to that if the other phones. Ignore the signal bars uptop.

Sent From My Evo Killer!!!
[Off-topic] marioos2010:
Hello! I hope I'm wrong not making post here.

I participate in a photo contest and I need votes cast by "like".

It is very important to have as many votes using legal methods..

Thank you very much! The votes in both photos is important! :)

pic1 : http://www.f64.ro/concurs/inside_f64/small_giant_f64-3469.html

pic2 : http://www.f64.ro/concurs/inside_f64/underwater_f64-3467.html

The like button is below the pic.

If there is a rule against this post, i apologize..
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Whats the theme of this contest? And those photos don't make me go 'WOW' so unless you give me a very good reason why I should vote for you, I wont.
[Off-topic] marioos2010:
well.. F64 is an foto/video online shop and now and now celebrates 10 years.

With this ocasion, they change the location in a bigger place and made an contest.

Anyone can make 3 pics in their new location and send them to the contest. The only thing I had to take into account was creativity... i hope u get it :D
[HTC Desire S] Costinutz32:
Hello guys.I have a big problem with my ds.

I tried to flash all roms avalabile with no results...after flashing a rom my phone reboots and enters recovery....All my partitions are formated to ext 4......i did a full wipe before flashing any rom....

I forgot to mention that some roms i flash ex. Saga 3D ramains stuck at htc boot screen or makes bootloops.....

Also last time i entered recovery it showed my the fried emmc chip error.....but now it seems ok.

IS MY PHONE BRICKED?What can i do to rescue it?
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Download a RUU from here (make sure that the RUU corresponds to your region or brand, if your phone is branded and is at least the same or higher version as detected on the screen of the RUU).

Connect the device to your PC.

Reboot to bootloader.

Make sure that you can see "FASTBOOT USB" written on the screen.

Start the RUU on your PC
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] jusada:
This rom has been pulled till team cooper and if team cooper choose to continue it.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] jimbo.levy:
40 minutes =D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] mawnstermew:
hi! is there a difference in terms of performance between the CM7 and this ICS rom? cant really understand the instructions. do i need to flash first CM7 before flashing your rom? thanks! :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] jimbo.levy:
10/10 for this Jusada. Brilliant stuff! =D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Android Development] jimbo.levy:
This is probably faster.

EDIT: This is DEFINITELY faster!

And no, just flash this. But make a Nandroid backup first, wipe all data, wipe cache partition, wipe Dalvik cache, flash this ROM, happy days =]