yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumsy2011:
try gamerz rom that is brilliant for bat life and removed bloatware
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f0rex:
Back in the day that I didn't used MIUI ROM's I used Darky's and that battery life was great! Also the ROM was blazing fast.

Last version I used from Darky's was 10.2 or something like that (V10 for sure). Had about 2 till 3 days battery life. With slightly less usage than normal. And i must tell you that when I flashed that ROM i jys had a new battery.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ericman77:
Do all hd2's over heat on high data usage like when running google nav?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaguil16:
I'm having an issue with my nexus s 4g. When I'm on stock Tom non rooted eeverything works fine. When I root and put on different roms my phone acts weird. When I have a different rom on when I'm charging my phone everything is fine. As soon as I take the phone off and let the screen turn off for about 15+ seconds the screen won't turn back. The only way to turn the screen back on is removing the batteru and reinserting it. I've tried different roms but I'm having the same problem. I went back to stock in the meantime while I try to figure this out. Thanks in advance
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neo_x22000:
R u using a different kernal that has deep idle...try turning that off...also...what roms r u trying??
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaguil16:
I don't change any kernels. I do a lot of underclocking. I keep it at 1000 Max and 100 low on demand mode but when my screen is off I keep it at 100 max and low. I've tried different gingerbread roms. Today I tried the aosp rom and it did the same thing so I'm assuming its something with my phone
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thachosenone:
It's not the roms or the phone. You can't clock the processor down that low when screen is off. It will never wake up.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaguil16:
alright. Ill change it tomorrow and see wat happens. I was enjoying aosp rom. How low do you recoomend?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neo_x22000:
I keep mine at 1200/200 at all times
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thachosenone:
It's better to ask the kernel dev about clock speeds
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaguil16:
I figured out that its set CPU which is affecting my phone. I'm on aosp ics from and its working great without it. As soon as I enable set CPU my phone starts acting weird.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thachosenone:
Yeah, because you clocked it too low. When your remove setcpu, it returns to the kernels stock clock speeds. Don't blame the program....it's works just fine for everyone else.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaguil16:
when I did the adjustments to the setting it made my phone constantly reboot. I got rid of the app and my phone is fine. I never had an issue with it when I had it on my HTC evo 4g
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thachosenone:
Because you clocked it too low. I think anything below 800 while sleeping well prevent it from waking. You can't clock it at 100 max.
[General Questions and Answers] remmy5r:
Ok, I have perma root..... Now, someone mentioned nandroid (?) what is it, I cant seem to find it in the market, how do I use it and whats it for? Someone else mentioned to flash a copy of my phone and install an ruu, I am not a "techy" so I do not understand what that means.

If someone would be so kind as to clear it up for me, I would sure appreciate it. I am sure these are all noob questions that have been answered....
[General Questions and Answers] jbis:
You need to flash a custom recovery... either CWM or Amon Ra. Look thru the recovery threads
[General Questions and Answers] slygeist:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1416791 this should help.
[General Questions and Answers] remmy5r:
Thanks, I have read that thread twice now, and am still lost, I think.

It says to make a nandroid backup, but how do I do that, is it an app?
[General Questions and Answers] MrSmith317:
You do that by installing a custom recovery(as mentioned above). When you reboot into recovery mode afterward, you can run a backup of your full android system. This is called doing a nandroid backup.
[General Questions and Answers] tprime76:
It's kind of like using the old application "Ghost". It takes a full backup of the system as it existed at the time of the nandroid backup. It stores it on your SD card so, if you really screw up flashing a ROM (and you will if you flash a lot) or if you want to try a new ROM, but decide you liked your old one better (again it will happen) you just go into recovery and restore the backup. Your phone will end up looking exactly like it did when you did the backup.

From personal experience, it will save your behind at least once if you are learning as well as when you are a seasoned "flasher"
[General Questions and Answers] neverhappy:
Been using the ClockWorkMod CWM for a month or so, and it is great. Backup ROMS, install kernels/Roms in .zip right off SD Card. Copy backed up CWM ROMs to computer for long term archive and extra saftey as well.
[General Questions and Answers] remmy5r:
ok, dont know why a 1 month old thread was moved, but figured this and a lot of other stuff out now... running amon ra
[General Questions and Answers] KORE_Android:
Some standard NOOB q answered...

Found these Q&A by Virtuous... shed some light on some q I had. Maybe helpful to others:

w3.virtuousrom.com/p/faq.html

KORE
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddyk2008:
Hello all I am looking to Flash my Samsung Galaxy S2 with the Miui rom, but have some questions.

1-is there step by step guide for first time users.

2-I have go Launcher installed, will I have to uninstall it?

3-will installing the rom wipe my phone?

4-will it replace the ugly default look of the Samsung email program, as this is one of the reasons i am looking to install a new ROM.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
1) its like installing any other rom, plenty of thread show you how to do that, start reading

2) no

3) yes

4) possibly, miui is quite different than anything out there.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] screamworks:
Mate, seriously, if you don't know these basics things, like if a ROM will wipe your setup or not, what it's going to replace, etc. I really encourage you to

not

flash a ROM - at least, not yet. Check the links in my signature first, and do some reading on the topic. It'll make your life, and everyone else's, a lot easier.

Now that's out of the way, the answers...

1) "Is there step by step guide for first time users?"

Okay, I'm going to run through this quickly, so let me know if you need me to elaborate on anything. For the sake of my sanity, I'll assume that you've either already achieved root, or know how to...

- Download the MIUI ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S II -

make sure you get this right

!

- Place the zip file on your internal storage.

- Boot into Recovery Mode (use the volume buttons + power button to navigate).

- Select the 'perform factory reset / wipe data' option.

- Select the 'wipe cache' option.

- Go to Advanced, then select the 'wipe Dalvik cache' option.

- Go back to the main menu, and select the 'install zip from SD-card' option.

- Select the zip you placed on your internal storage.

Now, the device will flash your ROM. Make sure that you've got over 50% battery before proceeding to flash.

- Select the 'reboot system now' option.

Done.

2) "I have GO Launcher installed, will I have to uninstall it?"

No, but you will need to re-install it afterwards - if you wish to keep it, that is.

3) "Will installing the ROM wipe my phone?"

Yes. This is nearly always the case.

4) "Will it replace the ugly default look of the Samsung email program, as this is one of the reasons I am looking to install a new ROM?"

Honestly, if that's a big factor for you, you may want to take a moment to think.. There are plenty of other email clients you can download from the Market if you don't like the stock one. That said, yes it will - there are no Samsung apps present in MIUI.

screamworks.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddyk2008:
Thanks

Thanks for the Responses, new to Android so still trying to get familiar with everything. Just reading now how to root the device, which I will be doing first than will install the custom ROM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] screamworks:
I'm glad to hear that you're actually doing the reading, unlike a lot of people. Good luck!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
So I think I'm moving to the Sensation after some major issues with the Glacier. (I sure got T Mobile's attention. That's for sure. They actually offered me an Amaze as a free replacement. But it's just too big in my hand and pocket.)

Anywho....can I backup my Glacier apps and data with Titanium Backup and reinstall them to a Sensation? Or will it make everything screwball?

It's more the data within the apps that I don't want to lose. Not to mention all the settings for various apps that I don't feel like spending 9 hours pouring through to get it all back to the way I like it.

I can live with redownloading all the apps from the Market if I have to. But I'd like to know if I can use Titanium to at least reinstall all the data.

(If I have to beat certain Angry Birds levels again.....those green pigs are going to die)

It's apps like Jorte Calendar that I've spent hours tweaking the color schemes on that I don't want to lose. And for some reason Jorte doesn't have a 'save settings to file" option like Go SMS does.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saranhai:
lol the Sensation looks really nice! i really want one...

and to answer your question, yes you can. i've tried moving app data from one phone to another (both androids, two completely different brands) using TitaniumBackup, everything was fine :D
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Well that's a load off my mind!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coupetastic-droid:
Tb only works with rooted devices just a heads up.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skipjacks:
Yeah...the Sensation will barely be warmed up before I have it rooted. I assure you.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CharliesTheMan:
I've moved app data from the HTC Thunderbolt to the HTC Rezound with no problems. Of course make sure not to include system data just apps and app data.

Im sure a few apps may cause problems but its rare. I would do it in sections and make a nandroid backup maybe a third of the way or halfway so if there's a problem you won't have to start all the way over.
[HTC Wildfire S] arnie2012:
Hi their im matt

What it is, i bought an HTC Wildfire S the other day from phones4u, now im really happy with it but i dont use half the apps that are pre-installed, now i found i couldnt remove them until i read about rooting my device or something.

Now just wondered if anybody can help me, i have read some tutorials but they ask me to hold volume down + power, but nothing happens at all and i also cannot install any drivers for some reason, when i plug my mobile into my pc it says cannot find drivers and when i download some modified drivers, and use the driver search tools it still says cannot be found.

Can anybody help me out, i really want to get rid of some of these apps especially stocks.
[HTC Wildfire S] nforester:
"I have watched the XDA "Noob Video" and agree to abide by the xda-developers rules." - remember that, hum ?

Check INDEX thread first

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1195275
[HTC Wildfire S] Android311:
Cdma or gsm? Does it have a sim card?

HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom
[HTC Wildfire S] arnie2012:
dont understand

hi their yes, sorry i dont understand all these technical things such as s-on etc

Its an htc wildfire s, yes i have an o2 sim card inside it with a 2gb memory card.

I tried pressing the volume down + power button for a few seconds but nothing happens at all. what does this mean.
[HTC Wildfire S] sharkman3d:
your proberly s-on as i got mine from phones4u if you go in to settings and then to power and uncheck the fastboot then pull the battery for 5 seconds reinsert it and then hold down the volume button and while holding that down press and hold power it will show you if its s-on or s-off at the top
[HTC Wildfire S] arnie2012:
its says im s-on

hi their yes iv just checked and it says im s-on,

what do i need to do now
[HTC Wildfire S] Android311:
Look up xtc clip
[HTC Wildfire S] Gloris:
easiest way to get some extra space without buying xtc clip (until someone finds a way to s-off by software) is to install the stock 2.3.5 ROM. There is a tutorial somewhere for "S-ON GSM UPGRADE TO 2.3.5" somewhere on this forum. Before I did that I had only around 20mb free, now i have around 50mb even with everything updated and lots of other apps installed that i actually use.

::EDIT::

here's the link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1363693

follow that, don't forget to backup your phone first, there are apps on the market to backup contacts etc.

as far as rooting goes, we can so far only get a temp root which is gone after reboot, and this won't let us touch system files/folders, so no flashing custom roms/deleting system software, so like i said, best option at the moment is to update to 2.3.5 using this tutorial.
[HTC Wildfire S] arnie2012:
already on 2.3.5

my software is already on 2.3.5
[HTC Wildfire S] Gloris:
how much free space do you have then? is your phone branded? (e.g.mine had loads of t-mobie apps on it, which are now gone completely).

you could try upgrading with the files in that link still if you're branded/not got alot of space, not sure how it will play out if you're already on 2.3.5 tho :s

::EDIT::

you can also perform this trick http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1218923

which will allow some more apps to be installed to the sd card rather than internal storage (although, i only saved a very small ammount based on the apps i had installed, but others have apparently saved quite a bit of space)
[HTC Wildfire S] nforester:
Theres no extra space. Your apps ( if they are the same as they were in 2.3.3 and in same quanity) will fill your "extra" space with app data in course of time, and you will have same ammount of memory as on 2.3.3
[HTC Wildfire S] miguelca:
Since you're new to this I suppose it might be important to know that branding means your phone is personalized by your carrier.

In your case it's O2. Does your phone have the O2 logo and also O2 specific software that you want to get rid of?

If that's the case you should flash the generic European 2.3.5 RUU and you will have more internal storage available. Your phone will be free of the customizations and unneeded apps. This is called unbranding.

After flashing the "clean" RUU immediately use the trick above (the one that allows apps to be installed on the SD Card). It helped me a lot.

I have a considerable amount of apps installed but still have 79MB free internal storage (from 150MB total). With the original Vodafone ROM that came with my phone I wouldn't have more than 30MB free now.

You already have links for the tutorials so it should be easy to "clean up" your phone. Always keep in mind that flashing a RUU will wipe your phone's memory.

If you have important stuff make a backup first. If you use your Gmail account for syncing contacts, gmail and calendar then a big part of the work should already be done (as long as you have auto-sync activated).

As soon as you reenter your Google username and password on the new ROM, all that info will reappear without great effort.

Good luck! :)

---------- Post added at 11:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:40 PM ----------

If his phone is branded there is certainly some internal storage occupied with unnecessary apps from the carrier/provider.

As I already said, when I switched from a Vodafone branded ROM to the European RUU I gained approximately 30MB. Isn't that extra space? ;)

Each case will probably have different results.

I used the "adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2" and it helped some apps to go to my SD Card instead of being forced to "live" in the phone memory (internal storage). :cool:

Of course that app data will also occupy the internal storage as time goes by. That's why sometimes I cleanup some apps like Facebook and Gmail, forcing them to start from scratch. It also helps to use an app like History Eraser, in order to clean the cache and histories of some applications.

A smartphone just like a personal computer requires some maintenance in order to keep up the highest performance levels. ;)
[HTC Wildfire S] Android311:
I rooted mine and took off all the crappy virgin mobile apps

HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _-..zKiLLA..-_:
it flashes randomly like sometimes in fastboot sometimes during booting its really weird, what would cause this? :rolleyes:
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arian44:
Does yo camera work?
[HTC Sensation] n0ferz:
Hey guys, I just flashed my first rom and I wanted to let everyone know especially the dev but since I can't post yet in the dev section I made a thread so hopefully he will be able to read it :)

I flashed miui pimpmaneaton's custom rom and so far i love the looks of it!!, thanks for the rom pimp!
[HTC Sensation] sshede:
Congrats, soon enough you'll be flashing like two or three a day.
[HTC Sensation] n0ferz:
lol I have read that a few times already, looks like you guys are all right!!!
[HTC Sensation] wicketr:
I just flashed mine for the first time a couple days ago as well. And i know just enough to be dangerous. I'm still not sure about the backup process and what each one does.

What does Nandroid Backup do? When should it be done? And when can it be skipped?

What does Titanium Backup do? When should it be done? And when can it be skipped?

For instance, there's a minor update to the ARHD 3.6.9 -> 3.6.10. When i flash this, i assume i should make a Nandroid backup. What about Titanium? What will happen to all my installed apps? Will they be wiped out?

If i install a different ROM all together and don't like it, can i just pull out the Nandroid backup and go back to where i was with the old ROM and all apps still installed?

Also what does Super Wipe do? Does it delete my apps/app data?
[HTC Sensation] n0ferz:
Well I wish I could help you but I am not sure if I have all the right answers to your questions, like I said I just flashed my first rom last night and i have not restored anything yet.

Now I understand that a nandroid backup should be done before you flash a new rom if you want to restore that same rom at a later time, for example I did a nadroid backup of my stock rom but if I flash another rom I wont do a nandroid of this miui rom.

I did a titanium back of a few saved games but I have not restored anything yet.

Regarding ARHD rom I can't really tell you anything, maybe someone will help you faster if you post in their rom thread.

SuperWipe from what I have read wipes all your data, cache, dalvik with just one click instead of going one by one but in the end it will make the same effect if you wipe data, cache, dalvik one by one.

Lets wait if someone chimes in and correct me so we both can learn more :)
[HTC Sensation] sshede:
A nandroid backup is a bit for bit copy of your current Android set up. It'll back up your rom, applications, application data like text messages, playlists, bookmarks. Everything. If you ever want to go back to it, just restore the backup and you'll be up and running in 3 to 5 minutes.

Titanium backup lets you back up individual applications to be restored at a later time. For example, if I download Opera Mobile and set up all my speed dial bookmarks, I'll perform a titanium back up of the application so that if I change roms at a later time, I can restore the back up of Opera Mobile and not have to re-set anything up.

Hope this clears the air. Neither of which have to be done, mind you, but they are incredibly convenient.
[HTC Sensation] pottyvick:
A nandroid backup should be done always before flashing a new rom. even if your updating a rom you should still do a nandroid backup just in case something goes wrong. Sometimes devs forget something in updates and it could mess up your set up so always backup for safe keeping.
[HTC Sensation] n0ferz:
Thank you both for clarifying it for us
[HTC Sensation] ihearthapple96:
I have recently rooted and s off but may I ask what is a kernel ? I want to install a stock ics Rom (I think its pixel or something like that ) and they talk about kernels a lot . Can I just flash it like normal ?
[HTC Sensation] n0ferz:
You can read here what a kernel is: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20768687

In the rom's thread should be the install notes on how to flash that to your phone, basically it is wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik and then flash rom.
[HTC Sensation] jasminthoria:
Congratulations all who flashed their first Rom soon u all people will flashing new Rom every day. That's all possible due to great talented devs of XDA.
[HTC Sensation] n0ferz:
Well I guess you guys are all right, I just flashed my second rom today lol and I think that I will stay with this one for a while :), for those wondering I flashed senseay rom :D
[HTC Sensation] Deathsongx3:
Congratz on your first rom flash :)
[HTC Sensation] UnixSlayer:
An actual functioning Rom without Errors.

Flashed Android 4.0.1 ICS w/ Android Revolution HD 5.02 yesterday..... It

's still not a brick! :D
[HTC Sensation] sshede:
You may notice diminishing battery life with rom flashes. If this is the case, download Battery Calibration from the market. Charge your phone up to 100% and fire this application up. It'll likely ask for root access upon being started (but it might not). Once you're at 100%, click the giant Battery Calibration button. It may ask for root access a second time, just grant it access and it'll wipe the battery stats file. Then, fully discharge the phone (or atleast within 2 to 5%) and charge it back up to 100%. You should notice an immediate improvement in battery life.
[HTC Sensation] swesjes:
Concrats! Now your grown up! I did my first rom yesterday... Now i feel like a big girl... I was scared ass hell that i would ****ed this up... but it works! So i`m proud!
[HTC Sensation] n0ferz:
Hey thanks for the tip, I will try this today and I hope to get an improvement in my battery life!!

gratz to you as well :)
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Lol. Nice to see so much excitement.Your Sennys are not virgins anymore. Soon enough they'll become whores, just like many others :D
[HTC Sensation] josephnero:
And there will be alot of bricking in procces.lol.just joking.
[HTC Sensation] lazybeast:
Once you flashed, you will keep on flashing
[HTC Sensation] thermax04:
What is Nandroid Backup? is it the backup by ClockworkMod Recovery or something different?

If yes or similar then yes backup will take an image from your internal memory so when you use it for restore it will restore your data and apps with your settings and messages and names etc etc
[HTC Sensation] jasminthoria:
YES Nandroid backup is whole system image taken by recovery. It will restore ur system up 2 the point when u did backup. It will restore everything.
[HTC Sensation] thermax04:
I mean how to do it? I do it by the ClockworkMod Recovery or there is something different?
[HTC Sensation] n0ferz:
Yes, thats how you do it with the ClockworkMod Recovery
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] DroidModderXXL:
Hey can anyone help me root my android 2.3.4? I have a att fusion that I'm trying to root and I don't know if there is a way to. Just thought I'd come here and get a straight answer.

Sent from my XDA App
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mlnoyes:
me too

hope someone has a way. I've been trying for three days to root this phone and nothing works so far. Not sure if at@t has done anything or not to prevent rooting.