yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cenkaetaya:
everyone always says to use rice

i always just dry it off, and then put it in a plastic back with a bunch of paper tower, and usually in the first few hours, switch it to fresh paper tower, and so on to keep it more dry.

within a day the paper always soaks up all the water, then i usually let it sit on a radiator for a bit, or next to one.

the only problems ive ever had is microphones not working, and mics seem to be the most suceptible to water.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] falluja:
can it be that it is not completely dry thought it was happening for about 2 weeks ago? or the screen is disposed for ever now
[T-Mobile LG G2x] J-Boxer:
Hey I have a g2x and I installed miui. I noticed GPS doesn't work, and it uses some Tmobile server, but I live in Canada. Is there any way I could fix my GPS?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] regP:
check your GPS.conf. Sometimes they are set to check NTP servers in Italy by default. That could be causing your problem.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] I r Z4ck:
ya mine was set to a Europe server

go here

http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1085354.html

downloaded one of these zips here to your region

unzip the folder and in /system/etc you should find gps config file

open it and find a line NTP_server= try one of the links in your Gps config under miui, Remember to disable Use automatic assisted Gps. All these settings are found under settings>my location

yours might be different
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bstarr3:
I've noticed a recent problem with my razr that I've had for about a month. It now doesn't charge from my car charger, which is the Verizon branded one with two USB sockets.

The charger works for other phones and devices. It also doesn't charge while docked in a speaker I have with a micro USB dock. it does charge when plugged into the wall with stock or non-stock wall charger. I'm running a stock ROM, .748 update, and the big dx ics theme. First noticed the problem two days ago, before I had loaded that theme with boot strap. Reboot doesn't fix it.

Had anyone else experienced this or heard about it? Any ideas on fixing it?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] con5tant:
only issue i had with this is when the USB is already charging something and i go to charge the Razr. it would charge for a few mins then it would display 'disconnected' on the Razr and say that it's not charging..but then a few mins later it would start charging and do the whole 'disconnected' thing all over again
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
hey guys and girls,

i tried (still in progress) to flash my sgs2 with an official rom:

GT-I9100_VIA_I9100XWKI1_I9100VIAKI1_I9100XXKI1 (i hope thats correct :D)

it's a german sgs2 by o2 (provider)

i used odin 1.85 + downloadmode (volume down+home+power) + ticked "autoboot" and "f. reset time" + the ".tar" as "pda"

finally i pressed start (2 hours ago)

logfile:

<ID:0/014> Removed!!

<ID:0/014> Added!!

<ID:0/014> Odin v.3 engine (ID:14)..

<ID:0/014> File analysis..

<ID:0/014> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/014> Initialzation..

<ID:0/014> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/014> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/014> boot.bin

it seems like it won't go on.

my question is: what am i supposed to do? can i plug it off without a risk (i guess that odin didn't start the boot.img, right?)?

any further tipps? ;)

EDIT:

my odin log got 2 additional lines now:

<ID:0/014> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/014> cache.img
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
Do you have kies running in the background?

Your title could use some work.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
just noticed it...simply forgot the topic. i'm sorry!

and actually i have a little update as edited above:

<ID:0/014> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/014> cache.img

edit:

does this mean odin is still flashing? i'm kinda confused by the time it takes (i flashed a rom before...took like 10 minutes)

--> no task running thats named "kies" or something close to that
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
finally (i didn't turn my pc off till now because i was scared of the consequences) odin finished the process, but ended up with a "fail" message.

logfile:

<ID:0/014> Removed!!

<ID:0/014> Added!!

<ID:0/014> Odin v.3 engine (ID:14)..

<ID:0/014> File analysis..

<ID:0/014> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/014> Initialzation..

<ID:0/014> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/014> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/014> boot.bin

<ID:0/014> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/014> cache.img

<ID:0/014> Removed!!

<ID:0/014> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

followed by 12 times:

"<ID:0/014> Added!!

<ID:0/014> Removed!!"

the phone was turned off, i tried to start it, but wasn't able to. so i plugged off the battery und put it in again and in the end got this message:

"Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."

i started kies but there's no way to get it work (with kies).

what do i have to do now?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
If you did NOT use a .pit file and did NOT check repartition then you are still good.

Boot into download mode and flash again using odin.

If it still fails, try a different stock rom and/or a different usb cable.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
ohhhhhhh so glad to hear that! :D thank you!

you are right, i didn't tick "repartition" nor did i use a "pit file".

i tried the downlod mode but it says "battery low! can't download".

seems like my pc didn't power my phone although it was plugged the whole night :/

edit:

second try with my provider's rom (taken from infratech's thread) is going to fail as well...running for 1hour up to now.

really makes me sad!

it should be the original, official rom for my sgs2.

which rom would be an alternativ?

the reason why i tried to flash the official rom is, that i wanted my phone to be "ready" for kies's ics update in the next weeks/month.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
*friendly push* ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Are you sure the roms you've been downloading aren't corrupted ? Seems a bit of a coincidence that two have hung/failed part way thru like that.

To check, use a program like IZarc, 7Zip or WinRar to test the tar archive. It will tell you if all the files are OK/error free. If any of them fail, this means the archive is corrupt & would explain the failed flash attempts. Install one of those programs if you don't have one already, right click (in Windows) on the tar file & you should have an option to test.

Reason I suggest this is early on in my flashing career (couple of months ago) I was having a lot of problems downloading roms from various places (including Intratech's threads) successfully. Every single rom I downloaded from home ended up being corrupt at that point. I had to use a different internet connection/computer at another location in order to successfully download a working rom.

Just a thought.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
a good point. i just checked the ".tar" with 7zip. it says everything's ok. winrar is not willing to check it because of its ".tar" file type.

i did flash a rom before. like 1-2 month ago. it was the XXKI3 (instead of the XXKI1 which i was delivered by my provider. worked fine. no probs at all)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Damn :(

Gee. The only other thing I could think of trying off the top of my head would be to maybe try using Heimdall ? I've never used it myself, so I can't guide you in exactly how to use it.

I honestly can't see why the flash would just fail/hang like that. Unless the partition/info got messed up somehow ? I know you didn't check repartition or use a .pit file but it might have been damaged. Thing is I have no idea how you'd check for this/know for sure. I know you *can* repartition the device (I've seen the process detailed somewhere on here), but me personally, I wouldn't touch that myself even if the phone was completely messed up.

Perhaps someone else a bit more experienced might be able to enlighten us both about this ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
I would .

....................................

Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .

Backup data first if phone is working .

Boot CWM recovery

Mounts and Storage

Format cache data system sd card .

Remove battery

Boot to download mode

Open Odin

Install correct stock firmware .

kjje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
still stuck at "boot.bin"...love it!

can i plug my phone off anyways? or do i have to wait for the "fail"?

to get your idea clear:

- you want me to backup data (did thta yesterday via titanium backup. so everythings should be saved already)

- boot cwm and navigate to "mounts and storage" and do a wipe of 1.) cache 2.) data sytem and 3.) sd card

- remove battery --> how long? is this done to delete some kind of "memory"?

- install correct stock firmware --> isn't the rom i did choose the "correct" stock rom? is there a difference between "stock rom" and "provider rom"?

thank you guys so far, you're doing a great job!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
okay. i start getting nervous a little bit.

ich stopped the flashing by odin, since it wasn't able to finish the process within 10hours (!). it got (after ~2hours) to the "cache.img" and stopped there.

i turned my phone off but only got this msg again: "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."

--> download mode:

this time i tried the XXKI3 rom that worked for me 2 month ago. suprisingly this rom is hanging, too.

heres the logfile so far, round about 1 hour after the start:

<ID:0/014> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> CODE_I9100XXKI3_CL577579_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> MODEM_I9100XXKI3_REV_02_CL1062028.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKI3.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/014> Odin v.3 engine (ID:14)..

<ID:0/014> File analysis..

<ID:0/014> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/014> Initialzation..

<ID:0/014> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/014> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/014> boot.bin

what are my final options now?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redolf:
Have you tried to flash this rom via odin from another pc?Some time ago i couldn't flash any rom because of the pc.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
i will check this ASAP, but am i taking any risks when i plug my phone off now? flashing, as listed in the logfile above, is still running.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redolf:
if odin won't continue flashing ,sooner or layer you will have to do it:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
Did you try a different usb cable? Do you still have CWM recovery?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
i tried the very same cable again, but a different usb port. AND i just took a stock kernel from intratechs thread for my device and provider.

it worked :D

i'm so happy :D can't tell yaaaa how much :)

after 23hours: connected to the world..again :)

the original problem isn't solved now, but i'll give it a try tomorrow/ the next days.

anyways: thank you so much guys for your support!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IINexusII:
good to see its working :) i had a similar problem and after many tries ended up flashing a PIT and bricking my phone lol..

is CWM working?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winphoneEU:
what do i have to do, to check that?

btw: the "official rom" in the intratech thread is a "dell root" -.- although it helped me, it wasn't what i was looking for :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] thekiller99:
I just read a thread about GTA3 on andriod and iphone devices and it absolutely made me hate my Windows Phone. What the hell is Microsoft doing? Releasing only 1 Xbox game(Likeable) every wednesday...which is a fking joke while Android and iOS releasing lots daily. Yes windows phone has achivements and has a slick Metro UI. What it DOESN'T have is ANY GAMES! Yes! Marketplace is growing but its growing with trashy apps which no one even plays on. If you look at the free section in your marketplace only 10% of the games are actually playable with a certain standard while the rest is just useless.

Yes Microsoft have live tiles and integrations blah blah but that only keeps it alive for a few months when ultimately it goes back to apps. Copy & Paste feature didn't come out until later which makes you think why the **** does a phone not have a copy and paste feature build in....what the hell were they thinking were they made the OS. Multi-tasking also took a long time to come.

Android and iOS are going to continue to dominate with software unless Microsoft starts publishing some killer-apps to shift momentum.

Even after they released that WP dev feedback app they haven't even accepted a single feedback since 4 months ago. They don't even read those feedbacks anymore which makes that app a joke as well.

If WP7 continue this road I think its going to die out soon.
[Windows Phone 7 General] hexcorev2:
If you want a phone based on apps might as well get an iPhone. As for game its called an Xbox bud and it does it quite well.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
It'll take time. Don't forget, the entire platform is just barely a year old. iOS was pretty limited to say the least when it first came out. I'd even say it wasn't until about 4 years in when it finally started to get known as a platform that was functional (aside from the standard email, etc).
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Wait until Mango, it'll really take off. Just wait until next year.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Windows Phone 7 General] sinister1:
I agree about WP sucking but not because of the lack of games but the lack of functionality. You can't do **** with it not even put a simple wall paper on the start scree, attach any thing else but pictures in email, no Bluetooth file transfer, no audio MMS, no file explorer, no internet file sharing (on some phones), no direct Outlook sync and everything has to be done through the stupid cloud.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
a) What's your age? Much age oriented. I will be surprised if you are 40 and killer-games makes or breaks you deal with a smartphone!

b) Are you flipping kidding me? Have you even visited the dev feedback/suggestion box? Freaking 14 suggestions are already reviewed and chances are few will be included much sooner than you think!

c) The reason WP is so much more slick and fast is because they din't do what you want. More feature loads before even knowing how the OS handles wide range of end users is suicide! More features, more bulky UI, more chances of things falling apart especially when there are so many types of models unlike iPhone. This is pretty much common sense else, they would have just taken off all features from iPhone and put them into a fresh UI. It's not trying to be iPhone.

d) Anyways, I think for the gaming experience you are looking for, iPhone 4s is definitely a good call. I think by 2013-2014 you will have something for you in WP.

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I think cloud is the feature mate. Plus windows phone lacks customization and hence it's so much better experience compared to windows mobile where any tom, **** or harry cant mess the phone up!

You can email docs, pictures - in email. Not pdfs unless they are on skydrive.

no file explorer is needed because it's all stored automatically where it should be stored - apps in your app list, docs in office hub, pics in pics hub, music n video in music and video hub - who needs a file explorer?

I agree on bluetooth, wallpaper and MMS.

I've seen you mention somewhere about no direct Outlook sync - what does that even mean? I sync my outlook emails, contacts, tasks and calenders with no hassle at all without involving any 'clouds'

---------- Post added at 02:30 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:27 AM ----------

I think to support this same suggestion here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone

Scroll somewhere to the middle with a huge table showing you how until 3rd Gen of iPhone the OS and phone itself was dry and useless!

Windows phone is interesting, new and completely different already by it's 2nd gen.

---------- Post added at 02:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:30 AM ----------

Also read this for the developer suggestion etc - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20842141&postcount=22

---------- Post added at 02:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:32 AM ----------

And for seeing the summary of how app development has worked on other OSes - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20540299&postcount=313
[Windows Phone 7 General] thekiller99:
Wp is unique thats why i bought it i dont' like walking on the streets with an iphone 4s and 80pct of the people around me having it as well. But with all those simple features which you think will be on isn't EG wallpaper multitask X button etc it really puts you off it
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Multitask is as simple as long press of back button!

You don't need 'X' button. If you want to exit - press back. If you want it in background press 'windows' - simples!

Wallpaper - the idea seems that your phone is 'new everyday' or 'amazing everyday' as Nokia says with so many live tiles giving you new information all the time. So better than wallpaper. But yes, an option to have something other than white or black background will surely be good. I think if you unlock your phone, you can easily do that even right now!
[Windows Phone 7 General] thekiller99:
No like canceling an app in multitask mode

ALl the wpdev feedback thats under review are useless...
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
That's exactly where all the No-Do update features came from!
[Windows Phone 7 General] nicksti:
No need to get into a war. OP is right but the rant just had omissions.

WP does not have enough games (for his liking). If this continues the platform will be dead (to him). (he made a mistake and should have bought an iphone)

Problem solved. But it does boggle my mind that some early adopters complain like this. Honestly, how much ground should have MS covered in a year and 2 months of development?

Vet, you need to come up with new criticism. I'll wait. Like I will wait for Android to actually get stable and good battery life. And iOS to get more useable homescreens.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sinister1:
I see you guys are some hard core Windows Phone fans and that's okay, I am also that's why I went out and bought a Windows Phone when my Windows Mobile dide but you have to understand that comming from Windows Mobile that the reason that platform was better was because it was more open to mods and customizations and if you need it it to do something like sycing to Outlook via USB instead of having to have a stupid Skydrive, Hotmail and or Windows Live account in order to do it. Zune is beautiful but sucks just as much ass as iTunes. I understand that WP is not WM and that it is only 2 years old or whatever but that just sounds like lame excuses from MS to me. I had a friend ask me to pair phones with him to he could send me a file from his iPhone via Bluetooth to my WP, when I explained to him that I couldn't he was like, I thought you could do that on Windows Phones, it was a ****en embarressment to have to sit there and explain to him that was Windows Mobile and not Windows Phone; I don't think he fully understood and who's to blame him it's not his fault Windows Phone lacks important features that have been around for the last 5 or 6 ****en years.:mad:
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
I am not a fan (yet) and it's 1 year and 2 months old OS. Pretty new!

You don't need USB or anything to sync your Outlook! Why do you keep refering to skydrive when you sync outlook is out of my understanding now! You don't need hotmail or live account either - you just need your Outlook like in days of WinMos!

If he has iPhone - can't he email? Yes I know it's not an answer to not having a bluetooth, but all OSes have introduced it in later version. Without such sharing business at the moment WP is more secure! (at least I feel so!) Oh and the way he asked you, you could have asked him to share it on SkyDrive?! WP offers two click share of documents via Skydrive! Did his phone do that? Bluetooth was in 1994, in 2011 we have cloud! 25GB!

Everytime people keep saying why they changed it from WM to WP, I had xyz in WM, dont in WP. But then with all that we had in WM, recollect the number of times it froze on you, the number of times it rebooted or you had to do a battery pull!

I had to perform a battery pull with HTC Sensation XL last week (twice!) - with my Titan, not even one restart!

I completely agree with there should have been certain features from day1, but it annoys me when people compare a 1 year old OS 5 year old and still buggy OS!
[Windows Phone 7 General] mastamind518:
I could care less about the games on here. Only thing that makes me like iPhone is the universal implementation other companies offer with the apple connector. ihome, home theater dock, car dock all became useless when I switched over.

Sent from my SGH-i917 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 General] pillsburydoughman:
Time for me to jump in again and ask..

WTF

You think it's dying because it doesn't have games? seriously you went out and bought a phone that has no games and then complain it has no games??? If you want a gaming phone you chose a wrong one buddy. Why can't people do a bit of research before buying something that costs about 500$?
[Windows Phone 7 General] buffalosolja42:
been saying this myself!

The universal implementation would be nice and why I think they need a Zune phone, and if really purchased a device for games I would by a specific gaming device. The WP7 is made to get stuff done (period) and I can perform all of my daily duties with it and waiting on logmein to pick up their feet and I am happy camper.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Lol. Yet again , bring up other OSs.

You guys have been screaming the exact same stuff since late 2009.

Continue to bash the others while ignoring facts.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Windows Phone 7 General] Dyskmaster:
I find this useful for what you are talking about. I still pull out my ipod from time to time, but when I want to connect my phone or zune (or even tablet), I use one of these.

However, I agree that companies favor apple when manufacturing stuff.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sinister1:
So you can sync your Outlook simply by connecting it to your computer via USB? if so I would like to know how you do it. I'm not sure you understand what I'm trying to say, Back in WM days you could simply plug in and use ActiveSync, that's what I'm refering too. And by the way the Cloud is an okay thing but I should have the opption to be able to bluetooth files on a so called modern phone especially when like you said it has been avilable since 1994 and even a cheap ass Android phone can do it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
I am pretty sure that with WM you din't "have to" connect the phone with USB to do active sync. All you had to do was wireless sync by pressing the green round arrow on the phone..

You can't sync via USB, but why would you want to do that? When you can sync everything off outlook just by using 3g data connection or wirless, without bothering to use any cables or PC? :s

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Looks like a very few disappointed customers and few other trolls who don't even own the device happen to be on XDA. The surveys seem say an interesting story - http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-phone-tops-in-user-satisfaction