yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jpnelson40:
Maybe I am am not understanding this post, but I have run into various uses, and confusion, about the term "wipe". Sometimes it is specified as "wipe cache partition" or "wipe Dalvik cache" or "factory wipe-reset", but other times just "wipe". The script "[TOOL]::DARKSIDE::SUPER::WIPE[ext4][2.8.2012]" seems to do all of these, and perhaps more.

In the Cyanogen link provided above is this entry: " Wipe

Usually refers to wiping data and cache partitions of the device."

The telegraphic style of many posts on XDA seems to add to the confusion around these terms, and subsequent errors generate even more posts, that could be avoided by using the terms more consistently, I think. So this thread can be quite helpful.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] peppersu812:
Forgot * push * :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hydhypedplaya:
Hey thanks for this. It was very helpful
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hunterhp:
Can you write about unsecured. I just went to dark sides icsbrom and it says under the roms features that its unsecured.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gatorstew:
I think he was being sarcastic saying he didn't literally know what "WIP" meant.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phordych05:
whats /emme/...?thanks in advance... ;-)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] diqsa:
thanks!

thanks for this! im a noob and trying to figure everything out just through the developers thread was tough haha.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] new ion?:
Emmc is the 'legacy' location of the users data. On this phone, its/sdcard/ however other roms may do it differently, like aokp returns it to /emmc/

In reality, it doesn't matter, its just a location and a pointer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 7seng7:
NICEEE

excellent post op. i learned alot from this:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Heff66:
Brick... Soft Brick... Hard Brick... I see these used incorrectly often.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sgtjack2004:
Thanks

Very helpful info!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] new ion?:
Unsecured, iirc, means that adb has root access. Which is useful until the kernel is finished. Its useful to be able to push straight to root level when debugging and whatnot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SGS2_Bulldawg:
Thanks for the information! ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] atagilbert:
Thanks, very useful
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] LadyKita87:
I am new to this site... how do I create a signature for my profile? I'm still learning to navigate the site! :o
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AbstractMind87:
This is the wrong thread for that question. I'll PM you with a link to the proper one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zRalphz:
Thanks

Thanks for helping keep everyone in the know. The more that learn, the merrier!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] skills2015:
Thanks for that information it is really helpful!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bayarea757:
nice

very nice thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] str82anl:
Brilliant!

Awesome, thank you. I am a noob and this is my first post. I didn't know jelly beans from gingerbread but I watched a few youtube videos, read hundreds if not thousands of posts and I learned a lot. Now I got a gourmet Ice Cream Sandwich lol. Thanks again ThC23 for the terminology.

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T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II [SGH-T989]

[ROM][ICS 4.0.3] :: DARKSIDE.EVOLUTION.3 :: [v7][UVLE1][VENOM OC|UV][6.23.2012]

[KERNEL][3.0.8] :: DARKSIDE.VENOM 03 :: [OC|uv|BLN][6.29.2012]

[RECOVERY] CWM 5.0.2.7 NO TOUCH

[RADIO] Blaze 4G LB7 ICS MODIFIED

"I know why your prayers will never be answered" -Slayer​
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jarehm:
When Superuser updates the binary, what's going on in laymans terms???
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
thanks for that........ just made my life that much easier instead of asking a million questions:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] freshiem:
Thanks this was very helpful!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kawistunter:
Exactly what it says lol. Means there is a newer version with new features or bug fixes

Sent from my Transformer TF101
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DaveT5M:
Thanks ! this thread made my day !!!:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Pee Wee Herman:
It's nice to see people helping others with guides like this. I really appreciate all the hard work most of the people on these forums do. I haven't been a "member" for long, but I've always been around XDA ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jcnbama:
Here is one I didn't see that I have seen thrown around alot lately. What is TWRP? I think it means Touch Wiz Recovery something? And how does it compare and contrast to Clockwork Mod Recovery? Assuming that it is a recovery tool .. Thanks for any help on that.:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] new ion?:
Team win recovery project :)

It has a touch based interface.. and its more consistent than cwm it seems
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jcnbama:
LOL Touch Wiz Recovery. Where did I get that? WOW. :rolleyes: So if i had just looked in the Recovery TWRP thread in the developement forum I would've found my answer. Oh well. Live and learn ..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] new ion?:
Lol its all good. TW stands for touchwiz so its very understandable lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] UltimaniumX:
Can someone explain to my newbie butt what UVLR1 and 2 are? Much appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ultratt:
thx for the tips
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
If I'm not mistaken those are radio ( modems) that you can flash to better your reception

Networking flashaholics worldwide
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] UltimaniumX:
And I even misspelled it. Thank you :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] In10City_:
thanks =]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zachsrepairshop:
thanks

thanks for all your work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kingbizlip4u:
Thanks.

Can you added some shortcut like RR (Random Reboot), SOD (Sleep of Death) and some more, that we should know.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
Will do

Powered by the SGSIII
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Corseting:
I think it would be beneficial to post info about what Darkside Superwipe and Cache refer to... They are really only pertinent to our device and I found when i started out I had no idea what it meant lol. For anyone curious its a flashable zip file, Superwipe is a quick tool that will get your device "Rom-flash-ready" by doing the necessary wiping..... Cache Wipe will do just that, Wipes the caches and fixes permissions (I find its generally 100% effective whereas manually chosing those options in CWM for example sometimes is not as effective.)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pcartwright81:
Great post thank you for your effort.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sekilo004:
i think

I think this terminology is good, but still not complete, because for some noobs (including me) need some words, such as FC, ​​UVLE, UVHL, and similar.

sorry for my bad english xD
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gen3benz:
Didn't see "zipalign" on the OP but found it on the first link, Thanks!

Zipalign

Reduces the amount of RAM consumed when running the application by allowing data to be mmap'd in; which causes all uncompressed data within the .apk, such as images or raw files, to be aligned on 4-byte boundaries.

EDIT:

Forgot to ask, SOD, sleep of death?

What is that?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
FC = force close UVLE UVHL means radios (modems)

---------- Post added at 08:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:56 PM ----------

Sleep of death or sod refers to the the device not being able to be awaken after a long time in "off mode" like while charging while you sleep. If you try to awaken your device, I will not come on. Usually requires a long press on the power button to reset the device
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] new ion?:
There's more to it than that though. Sometimes the device is on, but the screen isn't. You can interact with it, albeit blindly
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
Thats why I suggested to reboot from power button. Simplifies solving the issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cqzusa@gmail.com:
CWMR ? that is in the recover screen.

CWM is not necessary Recovery. ClockWorkMod.

---------- Post added at 06:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:50 PM ----------

RR Random Reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] napafats:
thx, i kinda jumped into the middle and started flashing roms. nice to look back and figure out just what i was doing
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SLP Catalyst:
Thanks for the info!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Alawishis:
Thanks

Well done. I had most of this down already but it's nice to see it all in one place and organized.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
OP Updated. Let me know if you guys think of anymore.

Powered by the SGSIII
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] TomThom:
Awesome thanks! new to android and couldn't quite figure out all the lingo, lol!!:cyclops:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Newbee85:
Great post. Thanks for the hard work to teach us newer ones. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ac_arno:
You mean work in progress?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] camman85:
Thanks for the handy list. I was wondering what some of the lingo around here was about.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
This phone has an amazing camera, and the quality of the pictures are better than any other phone I've had. Let's show it off and post the cool pictures we take with our SGSII!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
how did you miss the gigantic sticky?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1304866
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cross84:
I installed check rom revoHD v4 and wifi just stopped working. When i activate it, it says its activating, it turns on and a few seconds lates it turnos off. It never gets a mac adress.

I tried changin kernels (siyah 2.51), and modems with no luck. Anyone has an idea how to fix it?

Thanks

(everything else seems to be working fine, bluethooth gps etc)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lakshmideepak.gaddipati:
What kind of security is your wifi modem is having? is it wps smthng lk that? Did you tried with different wifi hotspots?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cross84:
it doesnt have any security, i disable it

The thing is that it doesn even recognize that there is a wifi signal, it just turn off automatically before without detecting any wifi signal, i tried at work and the same thing happened

(sorry if i misspelled a lot of words jejeje)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hughfollett:
try to flash another ROM and see if it works...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cross84:
i restored the backup i made with cwm and everything works fine now (touch x-power rom), and if i reinstall check rom the wifi goes out again, it seems it deletes something that leaves me with no wifi mac adress (i searched in about the phone, turning on and of wifi and every time it said not available)

Bizarre...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cobue:
im getting the same thing, did anyone find a solution?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Athavan:
had this same exact issue.. it is a hardware problem.. so changing rom, kernel or fw wont help you at all... only solution is going to samsung service center.. my problem was solved in 3 days..so many s2 users have this problem..

take a look at these threads...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1169338&page=5

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1316507
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cholywell:
There are a lot of problems with KK5 and wifi. If you update Busybox it borks it completely. I can't connect to my 5Ghz home wifi but the 2.4 Ghz works fine. I also can't connect to some wifi that uses WEP. All works fine with previous builds. I have seen threads that suggest replacing the wpa_suplicant file from Android 2.3.5 fixes the problem.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ma4ja:
Hello

Is it possible to add 2 numbers in whatsapp within same device ?

I think it is possible in iphone , what about android ?!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] H-KaN:
I dont think so. You activate whatsapp with your phone number. I dont think it gonna work.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] ma4ja:
It works in iphone and my friend did it !

I am looking for a way to apply it on android .
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] the dreamer:
i need it too for my i9100 or BB 9780
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Archer:
You need to contact the WhatsApp developers directly about this.

Incidentally, this is not the forum for asking questions. There's a Q&A forum for that...

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1148
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] the dreamer:
Any good info for this requist
[HTC Amaze 4G] underamoon:
Anyone know a video recording app with external Mic support?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gohanks10:
so, does sony added zoom for xperia play in 2.3.4 ??
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stormtroopercs:
no
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbesta:
On the 10p apps yesterday was Camera Zoom FX which allows you to zoom. If you're quick it's still 10p

https://market.android.com/details?...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwic2xpZGUuY2FtZXJhWm9vbSJd
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
I actually bought the camera app myself, great buy especially for 10c!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jim1h:
Yep zoom works in camera zoom fx up to 6x great for 10 pence
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigjar:
Has anyone figured out how to sideload their books on the Nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigjar:
Hate to bump this up but I would really like to know if anyone figured it out?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
I have some .epub files that I just dragged onto my phone through my mac and they work fine in the nook app under "My Files"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JDQuackers:
If the books are on your nook account, you can just download the Nook Reader app for Android and log into your B&N account.

If you just have generic epub files you'd like to read, you could try calibre or any e-reader app
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigjar:
Did you copy them over to any specific folder?

Also I am going to try Calibre and see if it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigjar:
OK got it. I what happen was I installed the Nook app while my phone was connected to my PC. It wasn't until plugging it back in today that the Nook folder appeared.
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
Amazing what you find when you look around. Some apps dont update like they are supposed to or whatever.

Found newer Maps,Market. Well atleast compared to what I had.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] evil1art:
Im in the middle of working on a zombie android 7 adw theme any pointers or ideas would be helpful as im kinda new to adw I always used go launcher! Thanx! This is my home screen so far
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rmarquez1974:
looking awesome! Keep going, would love to see more!

Dfjcisnv
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] evil1art:
Thanx I just changed the app drawer to a skull. Looks kinda cool
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rmarquez1974:
Skulls are always cool!

Dfjcisnv
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bbobarino:
Please post what you got would love to download and flash
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] evil1art:
Still messing around with it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jtc276:
I plugged my eleven-day-old Galaxy S II up last night to the Samsung charger connected to the Samsung AC adapter that came with it. I then put it underneath the pillow beside me (not the pillow I sleep on; I do this so that I don't knock it off during the night) and went to bed. When I went to grab it this morning, the phone pretty much burnt my hand. I dropped it quickly and let it cool down for a moment. I had no success with turning it on and, when I got back from school, still had no luck. I ended up taking it back and exchanging it for another one.

It really doesn't bother me that much considering the volume up button on the other one stuck a little. And now I can't get CWM to flash on this one. It seems like nothing is going right for me today.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quickbird144:
Woah!!

Definitely gotta be careful with that. These phones do need to breathe in a sense but glad it wasn't worse and you were able to return it. I bet you won't do that one again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] slifer315:
Yeah, definitely do not charge any electronic device while under a pillow because charging generates heat and there is no way for the heat to escape while it's under a pillow, so it builds up. As for flashing CWM, what happens when you use odin?

Sent from my SGS II.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] driguez:
The exact same thing happened to me w a NS4G, never again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
That happen to me but not to that extent, i did it all the time with other phones but I guess I should avoid doing that from now on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] graffixnyc:
It happened to me a couple of times with different phones. I think when I checked the temp it was like 127F lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] coduyen:
By far this phone is the hottest device i have. The thin profile of the phone can't really dissipate the heat that well. But anyway sorry to hear this about your phone. Good luck with fixing things.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Enzopreme:
ever owned a sensation? it doubles as a griddle. lmao
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jtc276:
I actually was able to flash CWM. For some reason it just wouldn't allow me to do it from ROM Manager. But all is good now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TOA Duck:
**** man im glad your bed didn't catch fire. That would have ruined your morning.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jcracken:
What does it say in BIG RED LETTERS AT THE VERY TOP OF THE FAQ?

Don't use Rom Manager on our phones.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tedkunich:
Sounds like a faulty battery pack or charging hardware in the phone - for safety reasons, charging of Li-Ion batteries is suspended if the pack reaches 50C (122F) or less. It sounds like either your pack has a faulty temp sensor or your phone did not terminate charge when the temp rose too high. (I assume that Samsung has such termination circuitry onboard as they would never receive certifications otherwise). You are very lucky, as Li-Ion batteries have a propensity for exploding/catching on fire when overheated during charge.

T
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Red5:
I think Im going to run an auto-script that looks for people saying they use Rom Manager (or try to use it because it sucks and never works right) and then give them an automatic infraction. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jtc276:
Ah, I see now. It doesn't really matter, though. That wasn't the purpose of the thread to begin with.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] RockRatt:
Just weed out any cm7 threads though as it works perfectly. I understand your point though.

Also when we first got these phones and this issue came up i was able to get it to work with the samsung based roms and made a video to show how. Feel free to delete it if you want to. Dont want people to get confused...

Sent From My KickAss ATT SGS2 SPORTING CM7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] akira02rex:
I left mine under the pillow one night - woke up the next morning and was wondering why "This thing is HOT!". It wasn't ruined but I never leave it under the pillow charging anymore. This is why they made night stands LOL.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Gourm3t:
Hello,

I installed cLK to reduce booting time and better looks while booting, but I have 1 anoying boot picture which comes just right after first splashscreen, it shows black screen and "HTC" in green words... and then those nice coloured small quadrangles are moving..

it comes with IceCreamSandwich newest ROM.

And my question is how to remove that picture between splashscreen and booting animation on ICS?

if... not possible how to change it?

is it possible to make 1 booting animation without any oher pictures included after splash screen?
[HTC Sensation] tk_xda:
I installed Astro File Manager and I have a few questions.

1) When I look in the /data directory in the phone, it shows as empty. When I do a nandroid backup, and untar the result, I find numerous folders and files in data.tar and even find the original .apk files from the Market (/data/apps)

2) I found out my phone (obtained second hand from ebay) already has a custom ROM (InsertCoin) and expect is should already be rooted. So I tried Astro File Manager to edit the /build.prop where it says "screen capture=false" to switch it to true. Astro File Manager, is claimed to have root capability in this article

http://www.freeyourandroid.com/guide...dit-build-prop

But I find the Save button disabled and cannot write out the file. Why?

Is it possible or likely to have InsertCoin and NOT be rooted? How do I tell if my device is rooted?
[HTC Sensation] wadill:
Try es file explorer I don't think astro can access root files. Es can root explorer can to. Just go into settings and check the root access and mount /system I think is what it is.

And yes with a custom Rom you should be rooted.

You can check by downloading terminal emulator from the market then type su if super user pops up and asks to allow your rooted
[HTC Sensation] rddocke:
another useful tool is called root checker. downloadable on the maret. one click and it will tell you if your rooted. also give you the best way to root for your device if you arent.

and yes es file manager is good for re-writing files.
[HTC Sensation] tk_xda:
I confirmed my device is rooted with the terminal emulator.

When I try to edit /system/build.prop (by choosing to use the text file editor) from es file explorer, it is still leaving the Save button disabled and I cannot write the file back out. I remembered to check root access and mount /system.

So, how do I edit /system/build.prop on a rooted device?

(And es file explorer shows me my /data directory.)
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
I use Root Explorer, it has an easy mount r/w option.

If everything else fails use ADB and Notepad++ on the PC.

In essence:

adb pull /system/build.prop AN_UNEDITED_FILE

Notepad++ to edit it, making sure EOL is set to UNIX

adb shell, su, "mount /system as r/w", cd /system, cp build.prop build.prop-

adp push AN_EDITED_FILE /system/build.prop

The mount r/w comand is:

mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

I think that's it, I'm sure folks will correct me if I'm wrong.
[HTC Sensation] wadill:
I just was able to change my build prop with es so I'm unsure why you cannot. I used the es note also and when finished I pressed the menu button and save was available.

Also this version of es file explorer I just used is brand new I've never used this update, it was included in the newest hd revolution sense 3.0.

I suggest just trying again. Possibly try another app or use the adb method if you think you can. Adb only looks hard really its just copy and paste.

I wish I had more advice but I can't replicate the same problem. Keep at it its just something simple were overlooking.
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
True regarding ADB, but it's guaranteed to work. The other thing is you can also do so much more with it.

As always YMMV.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Unsinkable II:
As a left-hander, the S-Pen SUCKS.

I've set the phone to left-handed, but that isn't the issue.

The phone expects the user to hold the pen at an angle away from the user, and that's where the screen registers.

However, many left handers hold their pens at an angle TOWARDS themselves, and the S-Pen is off by nearly HALF A CM!! :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] qazzi76:
Tell me about it... :(

It's so irritating