yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android General] sashank:
That's right. A lot of people don't understand the difference between rooting and flashing custom ROMs. Root used to be required before to be able to flash a custom recovery to the recovery partition of the device. These days a lot of manufacturers have provided bootloader unlock methods by which you can directly unlock the bootloader and flash a custom recovery, and still keep your stock un-rooted ROM. Root isn't necessary. CM's goal is to reach more people who aren't that technologically experienced. A lot of people are afraid of the word 'root' as they think it can damage their device. There's a lot of FUD about it still. Moreover, a majority of phone users don't know or care about what root is, don't use any root apps, and just don't need it to be there on their phone lest they potentially mess up something without their knowledge. They will just tap the allow button without having a clue about which app is requesting root and for what. For users like these, custom ROMs with root are a problem. CM wants to be able to reach these people too by offering a safer, non-root version by default. Think about how many people are stuck with their crappy, skinned stock OS for the entire life of their phone, limited by their manufacturer's decisions for updates. All these people will have the option of running CM and getting a feel of AOSP, and get a lot more joy out of using their phones just like us advanced users, with just the same amount of safety (mainly against themselves) as their stock un-rooted ROM. That's the idea. Experienced users can always go to Developer Options in settings and enable root for apps and adb in a second. It makes absolutely no difference other than providing an option, and that is what's important. In JB 4.2 ROMs and CM 10.1, the Developer Options are even more hidden and inaccessible to normal users, so that combined with root access disabled by default provides a lot of additional security.
[Networking] samnexuss:
I just bough a nexus s with ics and i have signal issues. I live in cyprus and i heard that i have to find the radio file for my region. can anyone please help me??? and also tell me how to do it pls!!!!
[Networking] samnexuss:
can anyone help me pls!
[Networking] drpratik:
I don't know about what version will work best for your region.

What I suggest is head to samfirmwares site.

You should have good idea of radios available

On another note,post in nexus s forum of xda.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] anthonylokrn:
Well I think my Infuse is now a goner.

Initially had charging problems, brought it into ATT and they noted corrosion and blamed it on me, warranty voided and I was SOL.

Purchased a replacement charging port and found out that the damn thing is soldered on. Well I attempted it and accidentally lifted the solder pads. :(
[Samsung Infuse 4G] justin g.:
wanna sell it? or you can try to do the touchstone mod. i pulled mine apart to see how hard it would be to do and it doesnt look to difficult. i would've done it to mine but my infuse is only a couple weeks old. just google touchstone mod if you havent heard of it. but you wont be able to send data you can only use it to charge it wirelessly.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] nghia3d:
Poor you :(
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DangKid:
I bought an extra pair of batteries along with a will charger, I haven't used the charging port in months. Something you might want to consider.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rodre12:
But still that's going to be a hassle because you would have to chharge each battery at night and the batteries might not even last long

Sent From My Rooted Creamy ICS Droid 3
[Samsung Infuse 4G] deathblade:
On Ebay battery charger plus 2 1900 mah batteries for $15ish, which 1900mah is supposed to last longer than stock something you may want to look into, also if you do get your charger port working again then you can charge one via the battery dock and charge the one that's in your phone at the same time (it has USB port on bottom of battery dock) a also its smart charging so it doesn't ruin the battery if you leave it on there all the time
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DangKid:
They're 1900mAh batteries, lasts me 19 hours on average. I'm sure it's more of a hassle to have your phone plugged into a wall than it is to leave a battery in the wall.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bradman117:
Im not really sure why, but on my old infuse my phobe wouldnt charge anymore so if charge my batterys off my dads infuse. And i was for sure it was a hardware problem. Then wen my dad upgraded phones a month later he give me his old and i was going to return my old infuse back to ebay. But somehow i fixed it b4 we returned it. Iv tryed changing roms and whiped that phone like no other then randomly after i factory reset on a custum rom it fixed it self.. idk how it fixed it self but it happend. So its possible its a software issue
[Samsung Infuse 4G] theraffman:
Not a hassle at all. I rotate between 3 batteries, I haven't plugged my phone in in over two months... I don't see that as a hassle. All I do is power down my phone once a day to swap batteries, nothing like going from 5% to 100% in a battery of minutes. I use to stress about battery life, but that hasn't been an issue since. Its probably become what I brag most about to iphone users.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] wolfen69:
What about us users that have a nice protective case on it? I use a casemate that has 2 layers of protection, and would be a pain in the butt to remove everyday. And if you use an Otterbox case, those things are damn near impossible to get off without a struggle.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] theraffman:
Obviously if you lock up your phone like Fort Knox then this method is not for you. I have a case mate case and I have no issue taking it off once a day, far less troubling than keeping it plugged in hours everyday whilst trying to use it.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] wolfen69:
I'm not worried about it. I have a car charger if I need to charge while out. I'll be damned if I'm going to open my case every day. If it floats your boat, go for it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tylerworth22:
So I have been working all day to get Ubuntu 11.10, Dual-boot on my Laptop. It runs smoothly, I have bee following the instructions from; Initializing a Build Enviroment, From the source.android.com Website. I am trying to get everything I need to be able to develop ROMS. Well I guess that is obvious. I have hit a road block I have tried figuring out for the past 2 hours and I am stumped. my knowledge is moderate on Linux so fair warning if you end up face palming.

I am onto the Downloading the Source tree, and I run into this error:

can someone point me in the right direction here. All help appreciated.

SOLVED!!!!

After posting I decided to keep tinkering, I found this workaround Here, I only had to do this to install repo instead:

After that you should see it full run and download a bunch of stuff and BAM! there you go. Any questions PM me. Thread closed.
[HTC EVO 3D] command:
Can you please any body help on performing nandroid back up on stock rom after unlocked bootloader . When i tried with latest touch clock mod recovery, my deVice end up with error as 'backing up sd-ext image failed'.

Tried so many times but always getting this error.
[HTC EVO 3D] wloftus:
copy your sdcard over to your computer as a back up... from ther repartition your sdcard so that it has the sd-ext partition and then copy files back over in overwrite mode
[HTC EVO 3D] rahditzz:
That error doesent matter, just ignore it.. :-)
[HTC EVO 3D] command:
Thanx a lot guys. so if i ignore those errors. Will i be able to restore back to stock rom with tht bckup......
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nieohl:
is it possible for i9000 to get wifi anywhere, anytime just like the galaxy s 4g / sII 4g.?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jelle2503:
What is this I dont even...

Put ur other i9000 in tethering mode and u have wifi on the go.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nieohl:
anywhere? even there isn't any wifi signals nearby? haven't tried that.

and what do you mean other? i just have one i9000.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] jtushar53:
Hi Everyone,

I have rooted my neo v using DoomLord's Easy rooting toolkit

and install and backup using CWM Recovery 5.0.2.6 from here

Can any one suggest good custom roms available for my Neo V with all working features (Wifi, Fm Radio, etc).

Preferrably ICS or else old Gingerbeard
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Qwerty123 \m/:
You need an unlocked bootloader for majority of the ROMS

I suggest you use SE NEO TWEAKED
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] jtushar53:
I have use DoomLord's Easy rooting toolkit does that unlockes bootloader

how could i know my bootloader unlocked or not.....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
ALWAYS READ sticky threads! Go and read them in development dection.

Also read sticky threads in xperia arc section.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] moonytoonyking:
is it just me or are you^^^^ a bit cranky all the time?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] poyensa:
No, he is just trying to help.

Information about the roms are here around in many threads.

We really do not need this thread.

Enjoy to read and find by yourself.

Thread closed
[LG Optimus Black] seandsky:
Hi guys,

I am a new member, so I have to post this developer question here:p

Is anybody fixed SoD issue for p970?

I have built CM7 with v20N kernel, sometimes SoD occurred. I saw in Zeus ROM thread, maybe SoD has been fixed, so, if you have fixed it, could you please tell me how to? :D

Thanks a lot.
[LG Optimus Black] re4lsk:
this thread should go on Q&A section

Huexxx is the man for that to talk him about the SoD on Zeus thread.

by the way, are you a developer from the Lezo ROM? because your name is on the build.prop
[LG Optimus Black] seandsky:
Yes, I have built p970 Lezo alpha versions:)

Thanks for correct me. I will ask to Huexxx directly.
[LG Optimus Black] re4lsk:
Thanks to you :)

Trolling in the deep
[LG Optimus Black] N00BY0815:
He simply used v20n instead of v20b as his base, AFAIK, but pls CMIIW ;)
[LG Optimus Black] seandsky:
Thanks.

I can only get V20N kernel source from LGE website:mad:

No V20B kernel source to compare...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pablosette:
Hello to all!

I root my phone (htc desire z of course) using htcdev.com method. I must say that it was a success. But, after that I wanted to flash a cyanogenmod and the problem occurred.

I installed "room manager" and insert clockworkModRecovery.

I put cyanogenmod.zip into my sdcard and clicked to install mod. Telephone restarted itself and installation moved on. Then telephone restated itself again and stacked on the loading screen.

When I'm at hboot mode it said that I don't have image.

I tried to factory reset phone and clear cache via recovery but when I'm doing so telephone is stacked on the screen with logo of the room manager.

Is solution from this thread gonna work? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=912399

Thanks for your help and sorry for my English.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nipqer:
Use this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1453066

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pablosette:
Yep, I did everything from this guide. Only at the end I was so stupid to use room manager instead of flash manually.

But after your post I run this code:

> fastboot flash boot boot.img

sending 'boot' (4096 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.711s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 1.085s]
finished. total time: 1.798s

Now my phone shows me over and over again cyanogen loading screen. What can I do now?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Fastboot -w, then fastboot flash your rom again
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pablosette:
Thanks a lot. :)

Problem solved.

Topic may be closed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sktjdgns1189:
It's booted..

No Radio

No Sound

I successed on 2012/2/21

I'm korean

Sorry to poor English...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] casserly:
Awesome work mate!! :D

How far have u gotten it? A few of your pictures wont load so we can't see. Does anything work at the moment except touchscreen?

By the way, you should contact nello92 or one of the guys who are porting sense, touchwiz and blur in the dev section. Im sure itll make it easier for you guys :)

And again, well done!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] koaaN:
Yo! upload it! :D i can fix sound and stuff
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krazie1:
This can go far if a lot of devs know about this and possibly do a community effort tell help get everything working. Really Excellent job on this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krazie1:
Are u going to upload this like your sense port you uploaded?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonathan3579:
I would consider the new "Blur" any day over Sense so I hope this could get worked on.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Here are the pictures for those who cant see them:

http://cafefiles.naver.net/20120221_146/sktjdgns1189_1329788445093TL4tv_JPEG/IMG_0683.JPG

http://cafefiles.naver.net/20120221_224/sktjdgns1189_1329788444795xGAzH_JPEG/IMG_0682.JPG

http://cafefiles.naver.net/20120221_76/sktjdgns1189_13297811286474VpA8_JPEG/IMG_20120220_212713.jpg

edit: wow that website he used is really screwed up...permission denied.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ericerk:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1535715 maybe that will help progress development?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] VarcoAlex:
I'm looking for a version for Android that is fast enough to play Angry Birds or any other game. I'm not looking for GSM to work, i want only to play games on android.

I'we tried many android roms, best one worked for me was neofroyo but it had a ram problem,the android used only 16mb of ram.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] technobram:
then i think you have to search for a gingerbread rom
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
Well done n welcome you to the club :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Silver Mask:
thx for the guide ^__^

just got a lil problem, odin is taking forever to install the stock rom, too long that my phone of 100% charged shutted down.. lefted a whole day with no resulte

help ;(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] PolyDroid:
Did you try reflashing again?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Cassiud:
Thanks for the guide. I tried to update my firmware today using Samsung Kies. When the phone restarted, every thing seemed fine until it got to my lock screen. It will not respond to any touch, gesture or motion I make on the screen. The only keys that work are the home, volume and power on/off.

I followed your guide, downloaded ODIN and the 2.3.6 ROM with value pack and did the flash only to get the same problem. I tried a ROM from April and January only to get the same thing happening.

Do you have any other suggestions that I could try?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] hurtsky:
thanks for this post... im new in here.... wanted to flash new rom.. so now i know the risk :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] imadiu:
I did everything you mentioned here, but whenever ODIN resets my phone, the infinite boot loop with the battery charging and Samsung begins. Any idea what to do? :crying:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] contradictions:
i just get my phone back yesterday for the same reason, stuck at samsung logo and no other method can fix it

just go back to samsung and they will change the mainboard for you
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] imadiu:
Just send it for servicing few hours back, getting it next week with new mainboard
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yihangho:
More questions

I have a few questions here:

1. On almost any guide on rooting and flashing, the author will give a warning about bricking. How often do they actually happen? (especially for flashing as I can see it is a more delicate process.)

2. If I happen to hard brick my phone and sent it to scc, what will they do to my phone? And how much will I have to pay? (assuming warranty does not cover)

3. Also, in some of the tutorials, it says that bricking "has been reported with the asian firmware". Does this implies that Asian firmware are especially vulnerable to bricking?

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
If you stick with tried & true methods (that is, one specifically designed for W and/or extensively tested by users) that does *not* involve Odin, very rarely.

Be very Very VERY careful when using Odin, though. One slight mistake (like forgetting to check a checkbox), and off to brickland you go...

Usually they will first do some hardware checks to ensure that there's no problem with the mainboard. Then they will flash a stock ROM -- and wipe all storage memory -- using Odin.

As to the cost, I don't know. I guess somewhere in the range of 10-30 USD.

Asian firmware is quite a bit larger due to having to support multi-byte character encoding. Plus, there are some kludges within some app to handle multi-byte encoding. Some mods did not take this into account.

-- xda app / Pristine No-Mod CM9b3 / DXKL1 baseband / GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] hadidjapri:
in my experience, the samsung center start by flashing my phone to stock , but unluckily it doesn't work. so the samsung take 2nd step by checking my phone and tadaaa my mainboard was damaged :|
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Yeah, too many people flashed custom ROMs that they changed the order of testing now :cool:

-- xda app / Pristine No-Mod CM9b3 / DXKL1 baseband / GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] proton_saopei:
Thank for the sharing, i'll know what to do if I have bricked my Galaxy W :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yihangho:
Wow. Honestly I always think that Odin is the least risky part of the chain. So, do you mind telling me what does each checkbox do? (Most tutorials only tell us which to check and which not to check without explaining the effect of those checkboxes. That makes me very curious.)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Well, Odin is a tool that talks directly with the Samsung Download Recovery. It has full access to *all* partitions. It is also complex; it relies on .ops files to tell it what to install where. And, there's *no* guarantee that an .ops file that works with a certain version of Odin will work the same way on a different version.

Plus, Odin does not ever try to recognize the packet(s) it's trying to install. The onus is on the user to tell it what the heck is being installed. (After all, Odin is a *professional's* tool, meant to be used by people who know exactly what they're doing).

I haven't used Odin since I sold my Galaxy Ace for the Galaxy W, so I've kinda forgotten how to use Odin Never need to use it after all; I use CWM to flash ROM and kernel, and never touched my baseband.

Honestly, I found CWM to be much safer: when flashing, all one needs to do is to select the updatezips. No checking/unchecking any checkbox.

-- xda app / Pristine No-Mod CM9b3 / DXKL1 baseband / GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yihangho:
But how did you install CWM without Odin? Did you use ROM Manager? I read on several posts around the Internet that ROM Manager is causing some bricking...

GT-I8150 - ClockworkMod v6.0.1.2 - CyanogenMod 9 Beta 3 by arco
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
I use Terminal and the dd command.

-- xda app / Pristine No-Mod CM9b3 / DXKL1 baseband / GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sunwukongdan:
hI guys,

Please help me, I'm cut off civilization, my andro is the only way I can stay connected to my family.

1. dalvik, cache reset

2. Cow ROM instaled with CyanoGenMod 6

3. CPU boosted with 1.8GHz for around 3 hours

4. Phone bricked. Boot loop.

Download mode runs, but with Odin doesn't download anything.

Recovery mode doesn't appear.

RAMDUMP mode appears.

After inserting external sd download mode doesnt run

I noticed that the Cow ROM perceived external SD as the internal SD (so all apps are instaled on the external sd)

OneClick doesn't detect the telephone

ADB desn't detect it either.

Please help me, my life here depends on it.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
IIRC, you asked this question too in the Q&A subforum...

I think your phone has bitten the dust; running overclocked (at 1.8 GHz!) is a surefire way to fry a chip.

Best way to fix? SSC.

-- xda app / Pristine No-Mod CM9b3 / DXKL1 baseband / GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] ScarletFox:
help me pls..my phone cant go to recovery mode just can download mode..i tried everything but my phone is still bricked..like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u72gV8hn_-I
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
SSC would be the best solution, IMO. Just make sure to try flashing Stock ROM first, and tell SSC that your phone has been unusable since the last KIES update.

-- xda app / Pristine NoMod CM9b3 / CastagnaIT Kernel / DXKL1 baseband / Samsung GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] ScarletFox:
sorry may i ask what is ssc?>< newbie here
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
Samsung Service Center.

-- xda app / Pristine NoMod CM9b3 / CastagnaIT Kernel / DXKL1 baseband / Samsung GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] ScarletFox:
is there any way i can fix myself?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
If you have done many attempts at Odin, following the steps carefully, and you still fail, I am not optimistic that you'll be able to fix it yourself.

-- xda app / Pristine NoMod CM9b3 / CastagnaIT Kernel / DXKL1 baseband / Samsung GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] hadidjapri:
not even needed to flash stock rom (in case your phone can't boot). just tell the costumer service the kies has killed the phone and he'll just reflash the phone to stock

remember to act as stupid as possible when you're in need of ssc :p

Sent from my GT-I8150
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pepoluan:
LOL...

Yeah, most SSC won't check... 'just in case' ;)

-- xda app / Pristine NoMod CM9b3 / CastagnaIT Kernel / DXKL1 baseband / Samsung GT-I8150 --
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] ScarletFox:
i guess at the place i live dont have a SSC..mobile shop will do?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] nabilimran:
hey err.....everytime i use ODIN i keep ketting

Download Start...

<0> Create File...

<1> StartThread Detected : 1

<2> StartThread Detected : 0

<3> StartThread Detected : 0

<4> StartThread Detected : 0

<5> StartThread Detected : 0

<6> StartThread Detected : 0

<7> StartThread Detected : 0

<8> StartThread Detected : 0

<1> setup connection...

<1> odin mode.. check plcatform verification.

<1> VerifyPlatform:V0, P0,R0

<1> START!!!

<1> set download environment.

<1> big partition size!!

<1> big partition size!!

<1> big partition size!!

<1> big partition size!!

<1> big partition size!!

help.......
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] j0rd4nkzf:
Hi, OP here. Sorry for not replying, haven't logged on this forum for a while. Thanks pepoluan for answering questions on the thread. And nabilimran, just leave it. It will start flashing it after a minute or so.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benyben123:
Is there a way to make the AT&T network "think" i am using a crappy-phone while actually using my I9100?

You see, i use tmobile. I get only 2G. I know I can get 4G with AT&T. But they want me to do a contract. Which I won't. So if you want to get internet while on pre-paid, you have to use their phone (which i don't want since i love my I9100).

Is there a way?

Thanks!!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bunty83:
Att has pre paid plan. But they charge extra for smartphone. For 4g network
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benyben123:
ahhhhh..... that's exactly what I said...... but thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AqueousBor:
Try Straight Talk
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benyben123:
Wow thanks so much! Never heard of them to be honest.

is this what I am looking for:

(it mentions DATA - but what speed? i am not sure)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sm625614:
.........

Read this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1462560

In short yet you can
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Speed from what I found on a youtube search appears comparable to ATT. Looks like this will save you $5 a month compared to ATT's GoPhone plan, which is $50 a month.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bartio1975:
It is not just $5 more/month. It could be about $5-8 more than the base $50.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Both carriers are subject to the same taxes and fees... :rolleyes: