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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chriswilson_m3:
OK, so let me first apologise for being new to this and completely dumb. I am currently using an iphone and looking to move over to a SGN. I am pretty competent with computers, phones etc, and jailbreaking iPhone. I have messed with Linux in my spare time, so I am not afraid of detailed technical work. I have also done dozens of hours of research on how to hack android phones. The basic issue I have is that I haven’t found a single guide that explains it all clearly in one place, and also exploits are getting patched and being outdated (Zergrush for example)

I am reasonably comfortable with the threads on how to root, install CWM, and the different ROM’s explain how to install them, or at least there are multiple ways to attempt these things. It is a bit confusing because there is different advice on using or not using Odin, Mobile Odin, Kies etc, and their effect on the binary counter.

I have a few questions though, and I thought posting here might get some responses:

1). I would like to change the partition size for apps stored on the internal SD card. I have watched lots of youtube videos on this, and people suggest it can be done with ROM, CWM, Odin, and also directly on a PC with partition magic. What I don’t get is the partition structure within the phone. If this is done won’t it wipe the space where CWM and the recovery console is stored and brick the phone? Could someone explain what the partition structure is, and the best way to manage partition sizes. I believe that the SGN come with 1.8gig size for apps, and the rest for storage of music, pictures etc. I would rather have a much bigger size for apps internally, and keep music and pictures on the external SD card. I have seen the use of apps like Link2SD, Move2SD etc, but I want to sort out the partition sizes first.

2). Could someone also please explain what occasion might cause you to upgrade the Kernal. My assumption would be that everyone would want to be running the latest kernel, but it seems that people are running different kernals. Is this because they are closely tied with the ROM/firmware, and they are upgraded when the custom ROM is installed, so some suit different ROMS?

3). I would welcome any link to a page that explains all of the topics in order and really clearly e.g How to Root, then install CWM, then partition. Whether to use Odin, Mobile Odin, Kies etc.

You advice would be appreciated.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gee2012:
The time it took you to write this thread is almost the same as searching on xda for finding most of your answers :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
1. Partition is set with pit file, which is available with ROM, when you flash ROM with Odin, there you may see the option to re-partition, though you dont have choice to select the size manually on odin, you have to select the .pit (partition index table)file, which design the partition. As I know it comes default, some one make it manually i dont know. BUT listen carefully it is not without risk to brick phone, and thats why pit file in normal case you can't see in ROM package.

2. Most of near ROM kernel are alike. e.g. I M on LA4, safely using kernel KL7. ROM package it self contains kernel, so when you update it, it gets updated too. BUT in case of getting CWM you may need to select near kernel when exact kernel not available. More when you flash your ROM with CWM, you will given option to keep old kernel (to keep Root intact)

3. most of question regarding ROM , Installation , Rooting you will find on links on my signature.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chriswilson_m3:
Thanks Dr Ketan for your detailed response. I have actually read and bookmarked many of your threads as there are very informative and detailed.

I understand your response about the ROM and the Kernal, and also the PIT file setting the size of the partitions.

I guess then if you want to change the partition size of the internal memory, then that is something that is not normally done. It seems that most people partition the external SD card, and use link2SD to utilise the space as part of the extended memory. Would you say that is the best approach?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
I can say it is safest way.:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Richy99:
why do you feel the need to try to repartition?

1gb rom size is sufficent for any rom

2gb internal data is more than sufficient unless you like to install 100's of apps
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KM.7StyleR:
Hello i search Rom with best performance for gaming and benchmarks. For sure it will be something NO SENSE, maybe CM7 Nightly, Black Ice or MIUI ? Maybe something else ? :)

Thanks for answers !
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhamdy19:
I found this to be the fastest, lightest rom - just look at the benchmarks (in the link, scroll down to the photos).

Its just 62 mb !!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1140749
[G2 and Desire Z General] demichel:
Hi,

A couple of days ago my emmc-chip got fried by pulling the battery and replacing it too soon. The problem is that the boot-screen still shows S-OFF, which WILL void my warranty, as been proven by many other people with the same problem. This is a disgrace, since it's clearly a hardware problem caused by HTC, and has nothing to do with software.

My question is, how kan i frie up the whole thing? I just want my htc to NOT boot at all. Black screen all the time! Someone said to just load up a capacitor of 9V and connect it with the battery connection pins, so everything will burn up, but that sounds a bit over the top.

I would like to know if there is a better way to achieve a similar result?

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z General] raduque:
ugh, ban...
[G2 and Desire Z General] cjward23:
Before you do anything rash have you confirmed that it is definitely your emmc that has gone bad?
[G2 and Desire Z General] gee one:
* removed *
[G2 and Desire Z General] GuestD2757:
I had my emmc burned sometime last year. had s-off and eng hboot. sent it in to HTC here in germany and there was no problem at all. just got my whole mainboard replaced because they know about this hardware issue. sent them some links to posts here too which confirmed it being the emmc. there is a test where you can check it to confirm this. so this was no problem at all.
[G2 and Desire Z General] the_scotsman:
Sorry, but we won't allow discussion like this here. You know that S-off will void you warranty, regardless if it's the cause of any faults. Its the risk you take.

Posting other ways to "fry" your phone is akin to warranty fraud.
[Sony Tablet S] dtaylorr:
Just wanted to say hello.

I just recently picked up a Sony S Tablet and was up until 2:00 in the morning setting it up.

I currently own an HTC Shift and replacing my Archos 70.
[Sony Tablet S] android_lover69:
Great choice!! I loove mine, its a very beautifull and powerful device!!!
[Sony Tablet S] dtaylorr:
agree

I agree, wins just on aesthetics alone.
[Sony Tablet S] android_lover69:
Pufff!! Yeah it does! :D
[Sony Tablet S] Maine_Coon:
Welcome and congrats on your new Sony S tab.
[Sony Tablet S] david8:
Great choice! Welcome!
[Sony Tablet S] dtaylorr:
Thanks guys. Only complaint at the moment is the "Special" Sony power cord. I went looking for an extra on-line, very pricey.
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] dc52317:
Anyone have a copy of Terratab apk, not supported for IdeaPad_Tablet_K1 k1, but works on similar hardware tablets. So guessing it should work fine, just can't find copy to try.
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] gallahad2000:
Works on my K1 with xoom spoofing build.prop. Just downloaded it from the market.

I'll see if I can pull the .apk with titanium backup.
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] dc52317:
Thanks that would be wonderful. Did you have to have root to spoof xoom?
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] gallahad2000:
Yes, the build.prop is in the /system/ folder which requires root to edit.
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] dc52317:
have you had a chance to pull the APK for terratab? I have not rooted my device yet still debating as my only complaint so far is lack of a few apps. I have been able to hunt down apk using other devices or websites, just not this one.

Thanks
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] gallahad2000:
Titanium backup apparently doesn't export the app as an .apk so you can't use the backup I made.

Try this:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...5vDAAg&usg=AFQjCNFHmSslgF008kSQF0wGsGhFSSGRZA

I used to use appbrain on my old cellphone and it was a good way to get apps that the market wouldn't show me.
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] dc52317:
I have tried Appbrain once I will try again. Titanium exports the apk file, you should have 3 files per application after export. All I need is the *.apk.gz file. I have been using titanium to transfer any apk I could not find, I just can't find this one.

android.tether-23092038.tar.gz

android.tether-23092038.properties

android.tether-23092038.apk.gz

UPDATE: Tried Appbrain, not available on that site.
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] gallahad2000:
Ok, i'll get you that file. I tried to use the .apk.gz file by removing the .gz and it wouldn't install so I assumed that it wasn't a proper .apk or titanium had removed something.
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] dc52317:
Yeah, you have to use program like 7zip and decompress
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] jsm7483:
Here. It sits in data/app-private.That's why Titanium Backup wouldn't work.
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] dc52317:
Thank you!
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] Temetka:
I was browsing the google play store on my tower and looked it up due to the cool name. It's installing on my thinkslate now. Glad someone mentioned it. I love apps like this.
[Thinkpad Tablet Themes and Apps] mcreal:
Don't know what Terratab is? Here you go:

Watch planet Earth on your tablet.

- Real-time list of earthquakes worldwide

- Latest satellite images of all continents

- Information about maps and satellites

- Geo-location of earthquakes

- Worldwide weather maps

- Current observations of the sun

- Warnings and alerts of severe weather conditions

- UV warnings

DE

- Satellitenbilder von allen Kontinenten

- Informationen zu Karten und Satelliten

- Liste der Erdbeben weltweit

- Geo-Location von Erdbeben

- Weltweit Wetterkarten

- Aktuelle Beobachtungen der Sonne
[Nook Touch General] ApokrifX:
Guys,

I was trying to follow: [NST]Manual Rooting, ADB, Gapps (1.1), etc

It’s recommended to post into xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1346748, but somehow it won’t let to post there either.

>log in on YouTube (click settings, my channel) and

>log in the Gmail account you used on YouTube, both accounts must be the same.

>It will fail to sync and force close.

It won’t let me login to YouTube - keep getting error 400.

Not sure if I mistyped password.

How do I edit account used for YouTube now?

Supposed to be: Menu > Settings > Accounts & sync > Click Youtube Account

But it takes me to Nook setting instead.

Anyway to edit it manually, via adb shell?
[Nook Touch General] ApokrifX:
I've figured it out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osugsxr:
Just recently purchased a galaxy s2 and rooted it. Went through process of flashing a rom (OOPS!@!!%$@%@) was actually in the i900 forums. So now that I have a brick :D first one ever, who has done what with theirs?

Sent my brick in to for warranty repair to samsung, received on thursday 1/19. Currently in the "repair status". Will it be repaired without charge? From reading other forums with same sitatuation I have read that it will most likely be repaired under warranty. Any input is helpful! thanks

Update 1/23

Called samsung for update

REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY!! through samsung

Phone should arrive 1/25 or 1/26, not much detail on repair other than it was fixed.

Hopefully I'll get more info once it comes back.

1/24

Original Problem:

TECHNICAL INQUIRY - POWER - WILL NOT POWER UP

Problem found:

NO POWER UP

Solution:

REPLACED COMPONENT

If you have any additional questions, please call us at 1-888-987-4357
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] agentg1001:
I had mines exchanged for a brand new one and they had no idea the previous one was rooted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osugsxr:
was it exchanged through tmobile or samsung?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] talltexan:
Tmobile does the exchange for you as a service to their customers. The actual warranty is through Samsung. To answer your question should you have it exchanged No because flashing the ROM voids the warranty however will they? Probably.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] agentg1001:
well, only send it in if the phone doesn't turn on at all, if it turns on to even a boot screen or anything I wouldn't recommend	warranty exchange. it was done through Tmobile over the phone .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osugsxr:
Bought it off Craigslist , plus I'm not with tmobile. It doesn't power up or anything , not to worried about it just curious to as what others have done
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osugsxr:
okay, called samsung customer service today to get an update on the phone!

:D

It has been repaired :p !!UNDER WARRANTY!! :p current status is its waiting for a shipping label to be printed. Should receive the phone by thursday or friday most likely. Not 100% sure as to what they "repaired" customer service rep somewhat vague on what was done. So hopefully more info once it arrives in the next few days!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] truecrisis:
my IMEI is under warranty but i bought it off craigslist. do they require proof of purchase?

how did you initiate a warranty repair? i would like to send mine in.

are the numbers below what i should use? or is there a better way to do this.

SAMSUNG

Phone Number: (201) 229-4000

Technical Support: (800) 726-7864 [1-800-SAMSUNG] [PRESS 2]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Sum14u2nvy:
Heeeeeeey same thing happened to me. Trust me on this. I did the same thing: flashed a MIUI Rom for an i900. Bricked it and I was like "say whaaaaaaaaa?". So I called Samsung, told them I had turned the phone off, pulled out the battery, inserted my SD Card/SIM Card (whichever you prefer), and turned it back on but nothing. Ten they'll ask you to plug it in with and without the battery and just go along with it. Tell them nothing is responsive and blah blah blah. IF THEY ASK IF ITS ROOTED SAY NO!!!! They can't check it because the ROM counter got reset. They replaced my motherboard. Sure it'll take about two weeks but it'll be back.

Here is a screenie with proof. http://i44.tinypic.com/2rpw40x.png

So yeah just call em. If you need anything, feel free to PM me :).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] osugsxr:
Think mine was same as yours, should arrive thursday or friday.
[Android Development on Bada] oleg_k:
Hello my friends,i'm back))
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
<placeholder for any future need ;) >

Thread has been slighty updated, and finally opened - but please use other threads to ask any questions - though most, or all of them had been already answered, just use SEARCH!

@Post below:

Thank you very much for good word, but I'd rather prefer if you not write it here.
[Android Development on Bada] Soxix:
What you are doing is just awsome. You can be proud of your work. Just keep going like this it is just perfect.

Thanks a lot.
[Android Development on Bada] isacubukcu:
Oleg_k welcome. You are the king. I love you. Please finish this project. Thank you.
[Android Development on Bada] k100sum2005:
HI . May i know how can i do android on Bada .... i am using S8530

can show me the procedure !?

many many thanks @@
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
I like to be honest. So to be completely honest - many of people seems to be too big idiots to keep this thread opened.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
Updated first post abit and linked to most recent kernel repository (we moved to GitHub).
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
https://code.google.com/p/badadroid/source/detail?r=474

you can find source there:

https://github.com/Rebell/bdroid/tree/3.0.8

I used master branch from AOSP, built for crespo.

System partition:

http://code.google.com/p/badadroid/downloads/detail?name=AOSP_crespo_system.tar.gz

Read commit messages and init scripts if you want to get it working.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
I've uploaded latest FOTA which can be used to boot our HEAD kernel. It won't work with older kernels.

Only 2 bootloaders are supported. S8500XXKL5 is also in our downloads section.

http://code.google.com/p/badadroid/downloads/detail?name=armlinux_boot_S8500XXKL5.zip

http://code.google.com/p/badadroid/downloads/detail?name=armlinux_boot_S8500XXJEE.zip

Note that all flashing you do is fully at your own risk! Badadroid team offer absolutely zero support for that.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
There were reports, and I experienced it myself that using Badadroid can destroy your battery calibration and significantly lower your battery capacity. I suspect this can be avoided by reducing time of connection to USB when Badadroid is running there.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
SD Card handling has been fixed.

Big kudos goes to volk204 for pointing out proper change and nbates66 for testing out all my weird stuff.

Here's prebuilt kernel for S8500: http://d-h.st/cgg

I can proudly announce that all major kernel bugs unrelated to modem are fixed. :)
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
New FOTA

For usage only with latest jellybean kernel branch.

http://goo.im/devs/Rebellos/wave/armlinux_boot_S8500XXKL5.zip
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
There's sourcepack for 2.6+ kernel for Wave S8530 I got from Oleg some time ago.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/32145655/lg4573_sources_kern2.6.rar

These sources were working all fine.

If anyone could compare it against my current kernel and try to find out what's wrong that would be greatly appreciated.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
LCD driver for the latest kernel is almost finished. It's displaying properly now. :)

I've updated repositories. Just adding binaries to the CM10 thread.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
0.07 version of CM10 is upcoming. Most of the changes are already in upstream repositories.

The biggest change is that there's no more needed separate kernels nor platforms for S8500 and S8530. All difference between them now is FOTA.

New FOTA versions are there (corresponding platform and kernel binaries are not yet ready, you can compile them yourself, and please don't release):

http://goo.im/devs/Rebellos/wave/armlinux_boot_S8500XXKL5.zip

http://goo.im/devs/Rebellos/wave/armlinux_boot_S8530NELH2.zip

Also - OP has been slighty updated.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
We achieved world's first useable opensource AP-CP interface for Samsung 3G non-android phone, it should be mostly compatibile with phones like Jet or Wave 3.

0.1 version of CM10 just dropped. It does include RIL lib (based on Replicant's Samsung-RIL) supporting battery fuel gauge readings.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
Version 0.2 got released yesterday.

Most of the release credits goes to Volk204.

This is only RIL update, but it is real breakthrough as it introduces support for Netwok Registration, SIMcard communication, SMS, Call notifications.
[Android Development on Bada] leohem:
Well Done! From reading about the modems drivers, it appear's to be the hardest thing to fix. I applaud your progress.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
S8530 display driver got enough of love finally + there's a big batch of changes from Volk to the RIL. 0.3 release should be dropped soon.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
Timeline has been updated, including microphone fixes.

We have moved all repositories to the new project account - https://github.com/Badadroid/ - so it's much more clear now what's where.
[Android Development on Bada] Rebellos:
Links and timeline have been slightly updated.

We're currently working on GPS.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jmz:
No reason to be here anymore. wdforty has good stuff coming thats not broke like mine
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nitsuj17:
hehe, beat me to it! :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jmz:
you actively working on it or planned to?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nitsuj17:
ive spent about 30 total minutes on it...lmk how ur fixes go
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] knipp21:
Get data working and I have access to the cam fix :) its in my ics discussion thread
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jmz:
Well the camera in this has the same issue. Its just easier to say its broken
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] knipp21:
Oh OK lol my bad :)
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jmz:
Its all good...you are just trying to help
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] knipp21:
I know tp had data working in his. I don't know how though.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] dclay89:
I tried it out to play with for a while. Really smooth! Nice job.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jmz:
Working hard on data....hopefully figured it out
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] knipp21:
Sweet awesome work!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] x Eacott:
Incredible...I'm about to flash this ROM, I'm pretty excited to see what this looks like. I'll see what I can find
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] bbmayg:
awesome work man! this is so smooth! just a few bugs that i found:

-always displays sprint carrier name (even though im verizon)

-status bar froze after backing up

-contacts didn't sync properly
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] SoCalSpecialist:
once this is fully ported you can def count on a Donation..

i say we all give this dude a buck or 5. if he gets this booting and completely functional, then its the least we can do
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] saleh15:
Wifi, 3g, 2g, all of these importent things doesn't work at all with my phone

also i see that my phone network logo is sprint !!!!

i just restored to my cyanogenmod rom

and i'm witting to fix these bugs in this rom to install ICS in my inc2

thanks
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] SoCalSpecialist:
wifi works u just cant figure it out....just sayin

ive been running this ROM for about an hour maybe longer with wifi connection and its pretty badass.

DATA has been reported for not working.

ALSO wanted to report when rebooting 3 out of 5 times it hung
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] PharmCAT:
Not sure how close this to the "final release", but does anyone else feel v4 isn't as large of a jump from ICS as the gingerbread-based miui was over the original aosp? I have played around with the ICS port and it feels a bit like it's almost it is more of a themed version of ICS than actually miui.

The boot takes awhile, whereas with GB it would have some ridiculously fast boot time. The menus and such look like ICS. Maybe it's just a case of "don't change what's not broken", but something about v4 feels like it's not as "WOW!" as miui usually is.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Epicardium:
So, does MIUI look any different on ICS than on GB? Other than apparently better smoothness (though I've had no complaints on GB MIUI), what are the advantages of it? I'm asking because I think many of the improvements of ICS over GB have to do with the theming and UI improvements, which I'm imagining will be negated on the MIUI version.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] hudsong:
When it's fully ported it will look like this:

http://miuiandroid.com/2011/12/miui-rom-ice-cream-sandwich-preview/

It's about 90% at the moment.. Just the gallery and some SMS tweaks, I think.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] dclay89:
Yea, definitely not a huge overhaul that's for sure. I didn't expect there to be major ui changes though, much like I don't expect there to be with Sense ICS.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] ubuntunerd:
Flashed it yesterday is nice I have a question is there a fix to get themes working? They won't apply by the way thanks for porting it to the inc2
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] jmz:
Didnt know they where broken. If it is like other builds of miui I have done the themes will be fixed next release. But not making promises because this is a different beast.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] nitsuj17:
in proxuser's threads he had a workaround

cd data/system

mkdir theme