yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] paulo_andre:
I think the best answer is "it depends on what you want to restore to".

When I change roms, I make a full backup using CWM, that way, no matter what the new rom breaks, I can go back to exactly where I was before.

But if you really want the new rom and think the problem is in one app or setting, you can backup only the apps .apk, the apps data and the rom settings, then you can restore everything individually and see where the problem is.

This all assuming you are not changing major android versions (like from froyo to gingerbread) or not changing roms "types" (like from stock to CM or to miui). If you are, then the partial backup is not recommended since it may not work.

In this last case, your best hope is to backup the apps .apk and store all other data somewhere where you can import to android (like storing the contacts in google account), since you shouldn't really restore anything else.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Cursed Chico:
I want a full back up; calendars sms call logs applications data system data etc. For sms i use go-sms backup, i hope it will restore without any problem. When i backup with cwm and restore, will my settings (system( be protected as before?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] joao pestana:
With CWM if you restore you will get all data, including Rom, Kernel, sms, calls, etc All you data that is in internal memory. Don't worry. If you restore it, you will get the phone like it was when you made the backup.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] shashwatkem:
Titanium capabilities

I was wondering if it is possible to backup app (with their data), sms and contacts....all in one go using Titanium (non-pro version) (I think we call it batch backup)? I am totally new to the ROOTING and CUSTOM ROM worlds and I am literally freaking out with all the huge info on this topic on the internet. I am using a CM10 on I9000. Please help!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Cursed Chico:
Yes i wonder too.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] socioan:
Boot in recovery

select backup to ext sd

run...

you have back up everythin like ghost in pc....

( so you can try another rom and if you dont like it restore your back up and you have you old rom

working with all data app contacts etc )

you must youse the same cwm version for restore with the one that you use for backup
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Idexius:
Are you attempting to backup so that you can move the apps/sms/settings to the new ROM or backing up in case you want to restore? Titanium backup is probably the thing you want in the former case and either with cwm backup or with linux dd backup in the latter. Personally I had problem moving system settings between roms, but apps should work just fine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cothek:
I need some help with running chroot ubuntu on my TFP. I had the chroot BT5 ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1428475 ) image running a week ago then I decided to try out my own image of ubuntu 11. I got it to run once using this process but now I get this:

# su
root@android:/ # cd sdcard/ubuntu/
root@android:/sdcard/ubuntu # sh bootubuntu.txt
mknod: /dev/loop5: File exists
mount: Invalid argument
mount: No such file or directory
mount: No such file or directory
mount: No such file or directory
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
Setting /etc/resolv.conf to Google Open DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
bootubuntu.txt[23]: cannot create /data/local/ubuntu/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
bootubuntu.txt[24]: cannot create /data/local/ubuntu/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
Setting localhost on /etc/hosts
bootubuntu.txt[26]: cannot create /data/local/ubuntu/etc/hosts: No such file or directory
READY TO ROCK AND ROLL BABY!
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chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory

Shutting down Ubuntu
failed: No such file or directory
failed: No such file or directory
failed: No such file or directory
failed: Invalid argument
losetup: /dev/block/loop5: No such device or address
1|root@android:/sdcard/ubuntu #

This is the bootubuntu script I am running:

#modprobe ext2
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
export kit=/sdcard/ubuntu
export bin=/system/bin
if [ ! -d /data/local/ubuntu ]
then
mkdir /data/local/ubuntu
fi
export mnt=/data/local/ubuntu
export PATH=$bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:$PATH
export TERM=linux
export HOME=/root
export USER=root
mknod /dev/loop5 b 7 0
losetup /dev/block/loop7 /sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img
mount -t ext2 /dev/block/loop5 /data/local/ubuntu
#mount -o loop,noatime -t ext2 $kit/ubuntu.img $mnt
mount -t devpts devpts $mnt/dev/pts
mount -t proc proc $mnt/proc
mount -t sysfs sysfs $mnt/sys
sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
echo "Setting /etc/resolv.conf to Google Open DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4"
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "nameserver 8.8.4.4" >> $mnt/etc/resolv.conf
echo "Setting localhost on /etc/hosts "
echo "127.0.0.1 localhost" > $mnt/etc/hosts
echo "READY TO ROCK AND ROLL BABY! "
echo "Brought to you by NexusOneHacks.net and the open source community! "
echo " "
chroot $mnt /bin/bash

#After exit command is executed clear it all up
echo " "

echo "Shutting down Ubuntu"
umount $mnt/dev/pts
umount $mnt/proc
umount $mnt/sys
umount $mnt
losetup -d /dev/block/loop5

Help! I feel like I'm going crazy because this worked a week ago but now it doesn't.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cothek:
Okay, I changed busybox from 1.19.3 to 1.19.2 and now I get this:

# su
root@android:/ # cd sdcard/ubuntu/
root@android:/sdcard/ubuntu # sh bootubuntu.txt
mknod: /dev/loop5: File exists
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1
Setting /etc/resolv.conf to Google Open DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
bootubuntu.txt[23]: cannot create /data/local/ubuntu/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
bootubuntu.txt[24]: cannot create /data/local/ubuntu/etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory
Setting localhost on /etc/hosts
bootubuntu.txt[26]: cannot create /data/local/ubuntu/etc/hosts: No such file or directory
READY TO ROCK AND ROLL BABY!
Brought to you by NexusOneHacks.net and the open source community!

chroot: can't execute '/bin/bash': No such file or directory

Shutting down Ubuntu
losetup: /dev/block/loop5: No such device or address
1|root@android:/sdcard/ubuntu #
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] philleonard:
Hmmm, is the Bash command line executable located in a different folder with ubuntu 11? Edit that bootubuntu sh file. Or maybe try removing the loop file under the /dev/ dir.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cothek:
Thanks philleonard for responding. I checked and bash is definitely in /bin/ and I also tried deleting the loop5 file in /dev/ but that didn't help. Is it a bad image file? The weird thing is that I can't even get the BT5 image to run with the bt.sh script either. This is killing me.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Cothek:
I'm thinking that it's an issue with the loop device not mounting the ubuntu.img but not sure how to fix it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jeanblank:
Try changing: losetup /dev/block/loop7 /sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img

to: losetup /dev/block/loop5 /sdcard/ubuntu/ubuntu.img
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] philleonard:
Hmmm, maybe try reinstalling busybox. Im running BT5 and Ubuntu 9.10 (I think it is) on my Transformer Prime. BT5 i installed through the script provided in this tutorial; http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1074723.html Its for the Xoom but seems to work just fine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bjones.2385:
Cannot connect to VNC

Ive got root@localhost but when I try to connect to vnc i get this. Anyone care to elaborate? I cant apt-get install openssh-server it says failed to fetch. I try apt-get install tightvncserver and it says it cannot fetch. It says it cannot update when I run it. There is no sh run.sh command. I try to run export USER=root

vncserever -geometry 1200x800 and get command not found.

I type le or whatever and it pulls up my connections and I have the 127.0.0.1 port 5901 found but when I put it in the vncviewer it says connection rejected. Please can someone help me I am frustrated with ubuntu ever since trying to run it on my phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ultravorx:
http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/13/samsungs-galaxy-note-is-the-most-useless-phone-ive-seen/

Im kind of at a loss for words on this one.

Yes, it is a large phone

Yes, it is not inteded for the general population

but there is no need to hammer it for its size. The size is what makes it unique and functional! Cant wait to get my carbon blue on friday and prove them wrong!!

Frank
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] LiquidArrogance:
I like how everyone in the comments railed on him . . . lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jpeg42:
That is THE strangest hands-on I have ever read.

The phone is too big. You will look stupid talking on it, people will laugh at you, and you’ll be unhappy if you buy it. I really can’t get around this, unfortunately, because Samsung pushed things way too far this time.​

Not even sure what to say.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ultravorx:
Its very embarassing to publish something like that. Sounds like a little kid tyrade!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] RandomMistakes:
Essentially: Nothing but praise, but it's too big!

If you look at the first picture you can see that the "reviewer" has pretty small hands. It's fair to write an article saying that the phone doesn't work for you, but to say that anyone who uses the phone looks ridiculous and that people will laugh at you is just poor journalism.

I think size 6 shoes are too small, but I don't go around criticizing people that wear them...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] 00mred00:
it's not something I hide...I can't stand that site.. they rarely back anything up

but this kind of thing happens often with android phones in general....

they get used to simply point out how much better some other device is.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] planoman:
Did you expect anything less from this apple fanboi? He just had not been told by apple yet that a 5.3 inch screen is better than a 3.5 inch screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] alejate76:
No sense in waiting to get the phone to prove him "wrong". The phone is / will be amazing and the biggest reason I personally bought it was for its size. The guy who wrote the article doesn't like things that are big.......just the same way some people would prefer to drive a Civic over a lifted F350 Diesel. Big deal? The guy is entitled to his opinion as much as you are entitled to your right to buy and enjoy the best smartphone currently out.

I will give him 2 thumbs up on the comment about Android Phones having 7 different flagships in the same year......that part needed to be said. Each time I walk into an AT&T or Verizon store, they have a different lineup of Android phones....but the iPhone is sitting there...in the same place it has for months.....and still outselling all the rest.

Be secure with your purchase - and use it because YOU want to use it, not to use it to prove someone else wrong. That's just......silly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] LiquidArrogance:
I guess jockey-sized hipsters shouldn't be reviewing Samsung devices ...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] btrinkle30:
His article kind of reminds me of the Burger King commercial about the guy that doesn't want to go and get a BK Double Cheeseburger because it will make his hands look small.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] borijess:
This is an example of an apple fanboy in fear that android has made a device that totally demolishes the iPhone. Get over it and suck on your apple. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] zer0nine:
This image sums up my reaction to the article.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ap3604:
BGR --- "but, But, BUT... It's not the size of an iPhone!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaah" :rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] giantenemybird:
If I was as bad at my job as that guy is at his, I'd be fired.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] unibomber:
Im 6'5 and have big hands. I own a HTC Desire HD and every time i went to type on a new rom i either had to install a new keyboard theme with bigger keys or turn to landscape to type. This phone is exactly what i need. Having a stylus is great too because some people can write faster than typing...i do see gimmicks here but what phone doesnt have them? its how they sell. some people use them, some dont.

BGR Stinks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ap3604:
Exactly why I get my news reviews from un/less-biased sources like:

-The Verge

-Slashgear

-Ars Technica

-Anandtech

I would suggest going to those instead for tech news. BGR is complete trash (and this is coming from an iPhone user)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] thinguy:
This sums it up nicely.

If he'd given specific reasons like:

Screen is too big so battery life is horrible

Phone is too big and makes it heavy in the pocket

its not a review but a rant.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] droidal:
Did you see the size of the little hand on that guy? I think BGR should stand for Baby Girl Report. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] teiglin:
Not really sure he's claiming anything different, and he does say a proper review is forthcoming. I don't follow bgr--and after reading this I definitely won't--but posting childish rants like this just strikes me as the sort of thing people should reserve for their livejournals and not for a site that would like to provide credible tech info and reviews.

Is the phone too big? As many (reasonable) posters have said in this forum, that's a matter of opinion. Obviously Mr. Geller feels that it is, but I can't imagine why anyone posting with that tone would expect to be taken seriously. The iPhone comparison is particularly ridiculous at this point; while it is more or less indisputable that Samsung's Galaxy line took a great deal of inspiration from the iPhone design (he should have found a pic of the international note with its physical home button to up the similarity!), the Note actually looks significantly less like the iPhone than some of the earlier incarnations. That sort of comparison would be better suited to some BS patent infringement case filing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] 00mred00:
This type of article is exactly why I have been posting the details I can get like I did with my in and review thread. tons of details and a few opinions.

I am no journalist but I like to believe people get something useful from it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] teiglin:
People, or at least I, definitely do. I've read several of your phone impressions/hands-on and really appreciate them. Thanks!

Total objectivity is, of course, not always possible. It doesn't mean people need to devolve into mindless ***** sessions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Orange_furball:
maybe he doesnt like the fact that the screen is bigger than something on his body.... i think you know what im saying.:p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] HarmonyFlame:
That guy is a ****hole so Im not even surprised.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] unibomber:
I haven't had one smartphone that had incredible battery life out of the box. That's what makes this site so fun to visit every day. The customization that goes into each of these phones to make it better than what the manufacturer intended is why I visit here. My HTC desire HD out the box lasted like 6 hours of use. I switched radios and roms every week until I found a from that last me 2 days of use. So I have faith that will happen with this phone.

I dont get why people post lobsided reviews. Everyone is gonna try the phone for themselves anyways
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SysAdmNj:
That reviewer has girl hands though. It really depends on how comfortable it feels in your own hands.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] knoshann:
I think he is just used to handling small things. If you know what I mean :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] andrawer:
Well he kinda spilled his beans when he commented he's tired of new android phones every two weeks ..so his review is based on Jealously.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SysAdmNj:
I believe he's an iphone biased reviewer now that I remember...that right there was unprofessional.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] murphy_31047:
I have learned in my website visiting that bgr is nothing more than a bunch of materialistic iTurd fanbois so don't feel like you are getting a crap phone. These bastards are just jealous that we have more of a selection of screen sizes and can pick what we want while if you like Apple all you get is a 3.5 or 3.7 inch iTurd or however long it is. I really could give a rats ass about a product that can't change the screen size after 5 generations. Suck it bgr and the big Apple you floated in on.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] planoman:
Geller is still so pissed he missed so badly on his iPhone 5 predictions from his "source"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] outsidah:
Regardless of what device he was reviewing, I am surprised to see such a "review" get posted on a site such as BGR which is somewhat well known.

Wow. "Review" indeed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] epi117:
I just got my new case from ebay, perfect fit, cant wait to get the phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] joshnichols189:
Boy Genius is such a little baby. All he does is ***** and moan about anything that isn't running ios.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Maroon Mushroom:
Too bad they're not even trying to hide their apple bias anymore.

Look at the comments.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] spenh:
I don't get why people are so insecure about walking around with a bigger-than-average phone. Sure, I can understand the difficulties it may present when trying to pocket it, but why should you worry about how it makes you look when talking on it? Unlike many typical iPhone users, my phone isn't a damn fashion accessory, so I don't care about how it affects my personal image. I actually use my phone, and I don't flaunt it around like some jewelry piece.

People can laugh at me when I put it up to my ear, but I'll laugh at them when I browse the internet and watch movies/videos on an amazing screen while they squint on their tiny screens.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jimmer411:
He missed the entire point of this phone!

His hands are tiny! I personally look forward to using my phone in public. I have a feeling I'm going to have just as much fun trolling people with it as I do when I use my ipad2 as a camera haha
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] prayii:
This article gave me the the final push I needed to preorder the Note. Anxiously waiting for my white one to arrive Friday. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Aerials:
BGR definitely has gotten worse...best not to go there at all for tech news.

From skimming through maybe half the comments...I think the guy only responded once...so he's basically just hiding.

I'm surprised he didn't even rant about the Note being over-priced.

Lol...$300 on-contract price for 32GB iPhone= way over-priced for a completely outdated POS...

Don't be surprised if random 3rd party vendors like Amazon sell the Note on contract for $200 soon after its initial release. That'll make it even better that some people can buy a superior gadget for far cheaper than an inferior product.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] eksasol:
That's looks like a pretty useless website, off the bat my browser detected 13 different web trackers.

I won't trash the ATT note for its size, but I will not stop trashing it for its cpu, sorry.

There are so many better reviewing sources, check out MobileTechReview review.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] RamenBooko:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] imitenotbecrazy:
Really? People are still going there? Most of the reviews/benchamarks clearly put it very close to the exynos. So you guys might be able to play 3d games a little better... wooooo. Ill take all the other benifits of buying an ATT one over benchmarks that no real user will see the difference in
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SysAdmNj:
Have you guys seen his few tweets today? Its hilarious, seems he's being attacked from all angles :D

I dont follow him but some well known hackers retweeted him so thats how I saw his tweets.

https://twitter.com/#!/boygenius
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bigmout:
I think it's pretty obvious BGR's just trying to troll-, er, drum up an audience after its ill-advised decision to switch comment systems.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] droidal:
Love the pic of BGR boy. lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] randomnameftw:
He has tiny hands :P.

Joke of an article.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] HarmonyFlame:
Haha thats what being a well known troll gets you. Right baby hands johnny? :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] droidal:
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SysAdmNj:
Lisa Gade from Mobiletechreview has bigger hands than johnny boy :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] randomnameftw:
ROFL... Another loss for Mr. Johnny.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jpeg42:
This is pretty funny:

http://www.thetechblock.com/articles/2012/samsungs-super-sized-galaxy-note-changed-my-life/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] texaspledge:
wow, it's sad bgr is posting such a narrow minded view. It reminds me of Mossberg when he saw the Dell Streak. "Apple has informed me that 3.5 and 9.7 are the only acceptable form factors EVAR! anything other than that is sacrilege (until they decide otherwise). Bah consumer choice! Everyone needs to stick to the same form factor."

Can you tell I've been saving this up for a year since I had the Streak?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] droidal:
I love this line from the article. Hilarious!

"With my wife spotting me, I hoisted the Galaxy Note from its crate, fired it up, and salivated. Never before has 5.3 inches been so excessive, I thought. Glorious."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] randomnameftw:
Possibly the greatest article I've ever read.. lmao
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] txtigah:
That is the most ridiculous assessment of anything that I think I have ever read. Apple fanboy...just be a journalist dude. Its the great thing about being an American...and having Android...we have choices!;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SysAdmNj:
So first they trash it and now they take someone else's article and make it pass as theirs? Well maybe not the article but pictures...Sorry, but I am baffled....

http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/15/samsungs-galaxy-note-so-much-more-than-just-a-smartphone/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] macwilson:
Thank God the guy is retarded, otherwise I might get pre-order remorse.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] antoinet:
Hello,

After booting into bootloader and choosing Recovery, my Nexus S 9023 stays blocked on a black screen showing Google and an unlocked locker below.

Any suggestion on the steps to follow?

Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] papriko:
same issue

please someone help us
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] TheChosen28:
This may sound dumb, but if you can boot normally try reflashing cwm with ROM manager. If not try searching for how to flash cwm with fastboot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tungsifu:
Just ordered carbon fiber white bodyguardz for mines!!!

http://www.bodyguardz.com/catalogsearch/result/index?q=note&x=0&y=0&devices=1509
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] CradleRob:
Looks cool!! I may have to buy one of these!

Question for all you armor folks out there....how do most cases where the phone "snaps" into place work when using a full body shield like these? Does it stay on the phone well? Does it fit the case after you install it...or using a case that the phone snaps in destroy the armor?

TIA
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] tungsifu:
I go with these or nothing...cases get stuff inbetween that end up scratching your junk anyways plus they bulk it up a bit ;)

Plus a good case will be snug enough that it most likely wouldn't like the couple mils added by the skins
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] randaddy:
FYI - I've had experience with both white (EVO 4G, iPad 2) and black (Infuse, Iconia A100) CF vinyl wraps on my devices. The texture on the white makes it really hard to keep clean. Also, I'm assuming you're putting this on a white note in which case the dirt trapped on the edges of the wrap will show quickly. I briefly thought about a white wrap for my note...but I'm leaning more towards a thin case instead.

YMMV, just my .02.