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[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
Complain ? How ?

Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] systemshq:
Just to summarise I did a cat /dev/block/stl5 > /mnt/sdcard/efs.img on the phone

and then on my linux pc I did tar -cvf efs.tar efs.img because odin wants a tar file. When I try to upload the file with odin it won't do it.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
Did you take a look at how full package files are done up for EFS ?

Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] systemshq:
No I haven't been able to find out how to do this. If you could please give me a link to which shows me how I can package files up for the efs option to work I would be very grateful. Many thanks
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] tossan:
try:

busybox md5sum efs.tar >> efs.tar

and see, if Odin still doesn't like it. If Odin still complains, it would be interesting, what Odin is complaining about (may be Odin expects the file name efs.tar.md5, then rename efs.tar to efs.tar.md5). ...

EDIT: Remember to backup efs.tar to a safe place, before doing any further experiments!

^^
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
Oh yes....the contents of the .tar file must have rw-r--r-- permissions

Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] systemshq:
I have the backup file on my linux pc. Just to check the experts before I proceed:):):-

chmod 644 efs.rfs

tar -cvf efs.tar efs.rfs

md5sum efs.tar >> efs.tar

And then put the bricked phone into download mode and use odin to upload the file.

Many thanks for all your help guys!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] CallMeVentus:
I think you should chmod the tar as well just to play safe

Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] systemshq:
Gave that a try and Odin compalined with "Invalid Model Binary". Anyway many thanks for all the advice so far.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] tossan:
May be a solution? Sounds promising to me. Want to give it another try? :)

=> Restoring a dd backup with Odin (A fix for a badly broken EFS)

^^
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] systemshq:
Tried that method originally and no joy:(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ace_viknesh:
where is the efs file stored? Is it on the SD card?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] systemshq:
Yes - the file is on the sd card but I can only get the phone to start in download mode. So the sd card is useless for now
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ace_viknesh:
Can you put the file up here or send it to me... I need it urgently!!! Please
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] tossan:
Did you also tried:

(A) Give Samsung Service Center a try?

1. Safest way to get a working ACE back. :D

(B) Odin procedure?

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1. rename your efs.img backup to efs.rfs

2. tar efs.rfs to efs.tar

3. load efs.tar into EFS slot

(C) dd procedure?

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1. dd if=efs.img of=/dev/block/stl5 bs=4096

2. then reflash a stock samsung on top of that

The problem maybe also, that you've made a stl5 backup and not a bml5 backup. They differ completely in size:

If you want, you can upload your efs.img and I'll try to compare it to my backup.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] systemshq:
The file has got my IMEI etc in it so please forgive that I do not upload it. If someone has a restore method which they know works please post:)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ace_viknesh:
what folder is it stored under?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] systemshq:
Thank you to everyone for all your help, I've sold this for scrap now
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
PREVIOUS [DISCONTINUED] VERSIONS

Requirements:

- U8800 only, NOT U8800 PRO or -51

- 2.6.35 based ROM [GB] installed before you install this one[either official or custom ROM]

- While it's not required, I strongly recommend making a backup of your IMEI before installing ANY ROM.

- CWM 5.0.2.7 & 5.5.0.4

​

MIUI 2.4.20 MULTILINGUAL [.35]

download: http://www.mediafire.com/?0ffv1q5l4afa2bf [R6.0 SP3] [~ 127 MB]

About the ROM:

- .35 kernel by Unnles, Atmel problems fixed but has still sensor lag issues & "pixel jump bug" which makes scrolling rough (even original .35 ROMs seemed to have the same issue)

- slightly faster than its .32 counterpart, might even have better camera libs

​

ADDITIONAL DOWNLOADS:

Disable SIM Network PIN unlock code request [for unlocked phones]

download: http://www.mediafire.com/?z3krifoo6856rw2

Enable SIM Network PIN unlock code request [if you accidentally installed the patch above and don't have 3G or network]

download: http://www.mediafire.com/?6gmin5vl77dcg8q

Volume rocker wakeup

download: http://www.mediafire.com/?8n8cwm29fgugdpf

vsync settings:

1. vsync OFF: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yds4eh88c2e7nv3

2. vsync ON: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?0gshjaoa66r3zjw [default]

​

MIUI 2.4.13 FINAL MULTILINGUAL [.35]

download: http://www.mediafire.com/?14n2oqno5a7df9m​

​

​
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Tomorrow i'll try it.

Thanks for sharing!

But I have one doubt - is this the same rom as that one - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1473523 ?

Because you said that it is for those who don't want to wait for ret4rt updates...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Nope, this one is newer port from Desire Z's 2.2.3 Miui (but uses 2.6.35.7 based ret4rt kernel etc., so keep in mind that it has the same update procedure as the other 2.6.35 based ROMs, I.e. you have to have the official 2.6.35 ROM before updating to this... =)

And...Even though this works for me very well at the moment, it might not be a bad idea to wait ret4rt's new version, since it probably has new tweaks etc. :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Thanks man!

Now i'm installing the last MIUI 2.2.3 from Portugal, i really dunno what's the kernel... but can i flash ret4rt's kernel on that one? Because I liked it very much!

If it's possible, where can I download it?

Best regards
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] technogod:
It's working on my x5. There is no Turkish language support. More Locale 2 didn't solve problem for me. Thanks.

Note: In version 2.1.20 access point function not working correctly. Other devices cant connect my AndroidAP. I hope problem was solved.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
The only bug i've found is in calendar...

We see the numbers and below them, we have chinese characters..

But, EXCELLENT rom! The bad thing is the battery consumption :p
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
could you please send me calendar.apk and antispam.apk?

because mine are in chinese...

best regards
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
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[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] julle131:
If you have time, you could implent this to this rom. It is finnish translation for HTC sensation. It takes time to put the translations to apps, but it would be nice to have finnish in miui :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
I think when I did a restore with titanium backup, I restored those chinese apps from another MIUI rom :p

but hey, thanks :)

EDIT: Very strange man, I put your apks and the apps still continues in chinese :O

BTW, what do you think about the battery of this rom? Mine drains 40% in about 2 hours even i'm not using the phone at all...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] DEMONTER:
It's working on my x5! tnx
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
40% sounds really bad. :P Did you do a full wipe before you installed this? This is what I did:

1. do a factory reset

2. wipe dalvik cache

3. mount system directory --> format it

4. install ROM

5. if it still drains your battery, fix permissions.

6. my non-existing skills end here. :P

7. or...after you've installed this ROM, don't restore apps immediately, just see how the battery acts. Maybe it's some of your restored apps that keeps acting out.

My battery went down from 100% to 85% in ~ 8-9 hours without using the phone (2g data was on and a bunch of apps update themselves every now and then, so I don't know how deep sleep my phone gets)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Never say never, although I wasn't planning on going much more further with this 'hobby'. Given that the temperature was closing in on -30c this weekend, I got bored and had an eureka moment. :D

And there already are people who actually know what they're doing here and a chance of getting U8800 going official. Yay!! :D
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] julle131:
Okay, i see. I experienced -30 too this winter.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Man, I can see my battery draining in real time! :eek:

Now it was by 66% and I was writing a sms.. I saw it draining one by one to 51%, in only 2-3 minutes!!!

yes, when i installed it i did what you said. Before I wrote this sms I fixed permissions, like you said too.

On "running apps" I only have system, keyboard and messaging (because messaging is always running, dunno why!)

Very strange, don't you think?

BTW, how often is this rom updated?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] boss_y:
Just change governor from smartassv2 to minmax and it will be ok. It is same with me. With smartassv2 my phone lasts for 8 hours and then battery is dead.

Sent from my Ideos X5
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Done and done! Tomorrow i'll post results!

BTW, what's the differences between governors? I never understand it very well :p
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] boss_y:
I think they are cpu controlers.

Wiki:

Linux kernel supports CPU frequency modulation. In supported processors, using cpufreq to gain access to this feature gives the system administrator a variable level of control over the CPU's clock rate. The kernel includes five governors by default: Conservative, Ondemand, Performance, Powersave, and Userspace. The Conservative and Ondemand governors adjust the clock rate depending on the CPU load, but each with different algorithms. The Ondemand governor jumps to maximum frequency on CPU load and decreases the frequency step by step on CPU idle, whereas the Conservative governor increases the frequency step by step on CPU load and jumps to lowest frequency on CPU idle. The Performance, Powersave and Userspace governors set the clock rate statically: Performance to the highest available, Powersave to the lowest available, and Userspace to a frequency determined and controlled by the user.

Sent from my Ideos X5
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Thanks!

And what's about the minmax you said?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
I think that I will remove the whole effin X5 from the next version. It just messes people's minds when it's there but not working. :P
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] disL:
Problems problems...

I'm trying to install miui on my u8800

NOTHING WORKS.

It won't even boot.

After the official 2.3 gingerbread update from huawei miui hasn't worked at all. I've tried like 3 different versions and none work.

It shows the huawei logo for a while and after that it just reboots. What's wrong? Have I lost chances to have miui on my device because of the update?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
:) I'm sure that not all hope is lost. :) Have you done the update like I described on the front page? With CMW 5.5.04? The full wipe thing?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
This week's LAST (but not least) update/ROM. AIO ROM (all-in-one). Seems to work fairly well so far no matter which language you choose (CN/EN/FI/GER/PT). More on the front page.

edit: Feel free to use these APK's (framework etc.) in your own ROMs if you feel like experimenting. :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
You're the man, baby :)

I'll not use it, 'cause mine is working well... But at the next miui release, i'll try to contribute..

Best regards.

PS: Could some mod move this topic to development section, please? Well, sbasil became a developer and a great one, indeed!!!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Hahaha, still not a DEV. :P This is a MacGyverish "garage version" :P
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] disL:
I did everything as described. The recovery I have installed says "CWM-based Recovery 5.5.0.4".

I've been trying to install the rom like 4 times already, every time wiping data, cache and dalvik, also by trying to wipe the system directory.

Is there some other requirements like having stock 2.2 from huawei in the bottom before installing miui or?

Thanks for doing important work for the U8800 users!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Nope, it only requires 2.3.5 based ROM as a platform. Have you tried to fix permissions after you've installed the ROM (from CWM)?

And try the battery trick too. Remove the battery and start the phone without it (just connect the phone to a charger).
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] disL:
Ah! I assume fixing permissions did the trick! :) The phone booted to miui for the first time after updating to official 2.3. Thank you sooo much! :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Man, you're really a dev.

1 - You mixed languages

2 - You put another kernel

3 - You provided fixes and addons

and the most important of all... 4 - YOU GIVE US UPDATED VERSIONS! Because some devs 'forget' to update their roms, and we are all full of bugs... man, hell yeah, you rock!

EDIT: almost forgot.. You listen to us and you answer our questions, you try to help us... well played, man!

---------- Post added at 10:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 PM ----------

Fix permissions didn't do the trick.. The trick was to update first to official 2.3 :p
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Fix permissions didn't do the trick.. The trick was to update first to official 2.3 :p

Most likely. :P
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] disL:
Oh but it did! :o the rom booted right after I fixed permissions :)

I originally had 2.2 which I official-updated to 2.3 from huawei and then rooted & installed Aurora ICS but started then installing all sorts of releases of miui and none worked.

I installed this one and fixed permissions and finally got everything working :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Ahh...so you had 2.3.5 installed. :) I thought that you'd downgraded to 2.2.2 and tried to update from there. But I'm glad if you got it working. - tyyli vapaa - :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] disL:
These things are confusing - and for me especially - I might as well be a roadkill if I was given a rom to develop. I have no idea how these things work. :P

But I'm very grateful for your dev! :)

But hey, THANK THE ALMIGHTY this isn't the iPhone!! That stuff's nasty!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
If Aurora ICS worked, then .35 based MIUI should have worked too.. Probably you were trying .32 based miui roms :P

But, hell yeah, it's working now :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] disL:
You should've seen me working on the phone. Smoke coming outta my ears! :')

I would've sticked with aurora but it was really draining battery and slow and still 10 times uglier than miui that I just had to get rid of it :P

I successfully bricked my friends sonyericsson xperia x10 mini by trying to install a rom on it the same way I did to my x5. I miraculously got it working in a month. :D

aaaaanyhowwwwww.... Thanks for the rom!! Kiitooosss!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
When we could make an stable MIUI ICS port, it'll be great ;)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
It's pretty much new stuff for me too...And before I upload these things here, I've usually somehow managed to mess up my phone several times before I get this stuff to work properly....re-install after re-install...Experimenting and learning are the keywords here. Luckily we have a pretty active forum and Google :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Things don't usually get any better when you're porting a ported ROM which already is unstable as it is. :D

It always reminds me of Win98 for some reason. :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
You're so right, man :D
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Man, I found kind of a big. My mms pictures were sent to small (2 or 3 kb) and the same about receiving them. I searched google and its something about a bad mms user-agent. You can see it by decompile mms.apk and search for mms_config.xml.

Could you please try to fix it? my carrier allows 300kb mms messages...

Thanks and best regards
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
If you're using the latest Miui PT, it's already set to 307200 (bytes I guess?) ~ 300Kb

edit: <int name="maxMessageSize">307200</int>

<int name="maxImageHeight">768</int>

<int name="maxImageWidth">1024</int>
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
yes, I have this value... But somehow, images are getting converted to 3kb and with a very small resolution
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Weird...I just sent an MMS and it went out normally (27kb).
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Very strange indeed... when I have a new notification to receive a mms, it says 49kb, normal. But when I receive, its only 3kb and its very small...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Oh well...it's still beta... Maybe it will be fixed in the next release :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] anjo88:
qhere can i download this kernel version: 2.6.35.7-perf-geno Fri/Dec 16/2011 [Last updated in March 1st 2012]
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Fabio-Grave:
Here is the same :confused:
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
I think that is a problem because of tmn operator, which doesn't recognize the mms user agent well...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Krizzii:
Thanks for your work sbasil. Most stable (and up to date) ROM for my phone right now.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
y/w :) there's 2.3.2 rom also for download...no big changes tho..
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Krizzii:
I see :). Downloading it right now!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Thanks pal! Is 4-way reboot working on it?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Can't really tell...If last week's ROM worked ok with it, this weeks ROM shouldn't be much different 'cause there seem to be no major changes. But I didn't include it in this rom just to make sure.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Ok :)

I'll stay with the last week one for now... Thanks!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Yap, if it works well for you, there's no reason to update. The biggest change in this version is the version number itself...plus a few apk updates :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
ICS transitions for Miui 2.3.2 CN/EN/FI/GER/PT - http://www.mediafire.com/?h9779bvk96852l9

Beats sound for ALL versions (and future updates) - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1525670

Beats sound is working good, it improves so much your sound quality. I tested myself and it's perfect! (ATTENTION: It doesn't correct the husky sound... It only improves sound

quality

, doesn't mess up with kernel)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
You've been a busy bee... :) I added a couple of transition effects on the front page. Beats sound seems to work for my surprise. :) Added that to the front page too...Thanks :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
This seems to work with 2.3.2 (4-way-reboot-menu)...except for the hot reboot feature which doesn't (phone gets stuck).

http://miuiandroid.com/community/threads/mod-4-way-reboot-2-1-13.5651/page-19

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?44pu87dfchpi91y
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
The hot reboot never worked for me... So I think it doesn´t work with any miui!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Yap, I think so too...Not that I need that feature anyway. :) Booting directly to CWM is nice though.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Me neither! I only use normal reboot and reboot to recovery... :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
On pt version, telocation app is on English (call menu, mobile operators, etc...) and on titanium backup is written on Chinese :p
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Telephony and some other apps are in English too...
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
I'll try to fix them asap (got some errors yesterday while I was compiling phone.apk so I left the original version untouched (= forgot :P).

However, don't know why your Titanium backup is in Chinese, something else must be off too.

- If you installed titanium backup from the Market, your UI language must be PT when you install it....This did the trick for me ( --> titanium backup worked in Portuguese)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
No man, titanium backup is in Portuguese, I'm saying that I used it to see which apps where in English/Chinese :p some of them are... And I notice that mobile networks menu is in English too :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Ryoupe:
I have always thought what does the hot reboot do anyway.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
I don't know exactly...read somewhere that it only reboots the graphical shell, not the apps....or that sort of stuff...it's for faster reboots anyways. One thing I can live without. :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Triflot:
I'd just like to thank you, sbasil, for compiling and maintaining this so far. MIUI 2.3.2 US has treated my phone very well the last 24 hours, with plenty of RAM and CPU power to spare at stock install. No problems yet!

The 4-way reboot menu seems to work well, as does the excellent Beats audio mod. :)

Love goes to the other contributors as well. <3
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
I think that I got the languages fixed (German & Portuguese). :D Uploading a patch soon. I also made a new zipaligned version of the full ROM...uploading it as well.

edit: patch and updated version uploaded.

edit 2: call settings is still in English...got fc's after I tampered with phone.apk
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Thanks pal, I'll try it right now.

What's a zipaligned verion?

EDIT: Well, during a call, all is in english yet. Like you said, mobile operators menu is in english too, and Call Settings (Settings -> apps) is also in english.

But don't worry, it's not a big deal :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
It should work now....got the phone.apk recompiled after a long fight! putting up new links on the front page right about now :)

patch DL: http://www.mediafire.com/?qt39pkucjpbl98b

(phone settings corrected...should work with all UI languages now)

full ROM DL: http://www.mediafire.com/?k2rekdwfwewq9ma

What's a zipaligned version?

optimized apk files...should consume less memory and be a tad faster...go figure!? :) Here's the official explanation:

The purpose is to ensure that all uncompressed data starts with a particular alignment relative to the start of the file. Specifically, it causes all uncompressed data within the .apk, such as images or raw files, to be aligned on 4-byte boundaries. This allows all portions to be accessed directly with mmap() even if they contain binary data with alignment restrictions.

The benefit is a reduction in the amount of RAM consumed when running the application.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Thanks for your fantastic job, now its working in Portuguese perfectly!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
No prob! Thanks for being a guinea pig and "beta testing" it. :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
Someone have to be that guy :p

The thing that I most hate is that 95% of the users uses the roms, but they don't give any kind of feedback, or just a "Thank you!". Nothing!

But when they have problems, they spam the topics and beg for others to help them. When are other users asking for help, they don't help them... But, whatever :)

Thanks, once again!!

Could you please include beats audio when you port a new version? Because it's really effective, and that way we don't need to flash it everytime we flash a new update. But if it's a big deal, there's no problem :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] blaupunk:
Thanks a ton Sbasil for porting this rom! I have recently bought a u8800 and tried just about every rom currently available. From my experience this is the best, and most pleasing to use. Cheers! Your hard work is very much appreciated! :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] sbasil:
Sure....if it really works. :D I just wish that some guru would repair the cracking sound once and for all...I noticed that it's in the video recordings as well, not just the phone's speaker...or maybe the microphone just sucks... :confused:
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mrasquinho:
I noticed the same... I went to a concert from a Portuguese singer (aurea :p) and I recorded a couple of videos. Image is cool, but sound is nasty... I thought it was because of the concert high sound, but I tried at home and it was the same!

Hey, miui extended settings for 2.3.2 came out, but when I flash it my systemui becomes english. Is it possible to include multilanguage on it?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Fabio-Grave:
I have a question. I installed all the ics transitions, now how do I change between them? All of them working at the same time and is a confusion of transitions :confused: