yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] xcrazydx:
You hold the vol + - and power buttons. When first samsung logo appears release only the power button and stay holding the vol buttons until cwm screen pops up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] imurg:
Get into CWM

1) turn off your phone

2) Press all volume up + volume down + power ( I first press the two volumes ant then press power) keep holding all three buttons until you see "samsung"

3) right there you let go all three buttons

4) If you see a blue menu you are in CWM recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rashid-96:
thank you guys,okay right now i want new black market for download app and games can anyone give for me the name of it.:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
Fireplace Market :thumbup:

Mind you, there's not much there at the moment.

Sent From my Two Tin Cans & String Device on The Wookie Network
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] AayushS:
hey guys!!!

my galaxy ace freezed yesterday

so i asked my brother to help me out

i dont know what he did but he deleted the .android folder from my sdcard

and since then everytime i try to switch on my mobile just the startup screen is shown that contains

galaxy ace

gt-s5830

samsung

can someone please tell me how to fix this problem?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Shaaan:
Reflash a stock rom.

TeamCooper Developer

TheMyth Developer

www.teamcooper.net
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] TheBlackWolf:
Boot to recovery and wipe data!

If still problem exist..... Flash stock rom!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] AayushS:
are you sure this will bring back the .android folder?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] AayushS:
can you provide me the steps to flash stock ram?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] TheBlackWolf:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=16798354

Go to the first post by emo and read each line carefully!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khmahbub:
:confused::confused::confused:

Hi all the smart ppl there.

Few days ago I bricked my I9100g. its a complete brick. no download mode even with jig. just black screen. But as with a few other bricked G owners I could see the OMAP4430 appearing and disappearing in the windows device manager for a sec. But I found something that may trigger some smart mod....

Even without the battery if you connect the phone with pc, OMAP4430 will show for a sec in the dev manager. But if you connect while pressing the power button then OMAP will not show. so if we can temporarily keep the power button out of equation then there may be a chance to establish conn betwenn the pc and phone and thus repair it?:confused::confused::confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tariq2kn:
Do you get a small triangle & a computer icon when you switch on?

If so then you can flash the stock rom first, even if you dont get the download screen.

Else your phone is bricked. Then JTAG may rescue your phone.

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

Sent from SGS II (GT-I9100)

Phone: XXLPQ

Modem: DDLP8

CSC: DDLP7

Root: CF-Root 5.4

Kernel: Siyah 3.0b7
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khmahbub:
No. No triangle. No switch on. its dead. jtag doesn't work with i9100g. at least not yet. they tried. thats why i've posted my observation about the detection of OMAP processor. May be some sharp mind can think of something:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahibunlimited:
Take your phone to samsung center then:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khmahbub:
I bought in Dhaka w/o warranty.:(

ANYONE HAS IDEA ABOUT AVAILABILITY AND COST OF NEW LOGIC BOARD FOR I9100G
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
This is wrong. JTag for I9100G will need a different Riff box due to the OMAP processor. (google "jtag riff box i9100g" if you don't believe me)

Take it to a different place, because it sounds like the first place tried to use the same Riff box as for an I9100. Which of course, won't work.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khmahbub:
I've googled this many times and read details as well. The results are not definitive and in most cases confusing in gsmhosting or other sites. Some claims it works with i9108 and hence "should" also work with G. Lot of people are looking for right pinout of G and quite a few complaining failed resurrection.

I guess no hardware guy has read my first post. Because I thought it was a good finding.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahibunlimited:
Try contacting AdamOutler he is a hardware guy and might be able to help you

(But i think you have to send your phone to him)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moschino_luv:
Only this method to recovered sleep/dead I9100G ;)

kozio -v -omap 3 -2 -p SDP_MDDR_HYNIX_4G -t 60 chip_erase NAND 0

» OMAPTOOL vX.X (MMM DD YYYY)

» Please turn off device
» Please turn on device
» Waiting for device
» Found device
» Searching 2nd for: SDP_MDDR_HYNIX_4G 363007 07 GP
» Loading second file Targets\2nd-Downloaders\dnld_startup_3630sdp_gp_hynix_4g.2nd
» Transferring second file to target (0x5FF8 bytes)
» Found device
» Waiting for 2nd
» Found 2nd
» Downloading 'Targets\Flash-Drivers\nand_onfi_16bit_8bit.bin'
» Sending data (11412 bytes) :::::::::::::::::::: [11412]
Interface 'OMAPFLASH DRIVER v1'
Driver 'NAND ONFI 16/8 BIT'
NAND ONFIv2 VENDOR 0x2C MICRON
NAND 16 BIT DEVICE 0xBC MT29F4G16ABC
NAND 2048 BYTES/PAGE (SPARE 64)
NAND 64 PAGES/BLOCK (131072 BYTES/BLOCK)
NAND 4096 BLOCKS/UNIT (536870912 BYTES/UNIT)
NAND 512 MB TOTAL SIZE
NAND ONFI DRIVER INIT COMPLETE
» Downloading complete
» Elapsed time: 0:00.344 (33174 bytes/s)
» End loading driver
» Erasing
name=NAND address=0x28000000
Erasing to end of device starting at 0x28000000
Erase progress :::::::::::::::::::: [536870912]
NAND ERASED 535691264 BYTES FROM ADDRESS 0x28000000 (9 BAD BLOCKS)
» Elapsed time: 0:24.571

kozio -omap 3 -2 -p SDP_MDDR_HYNIX_4G -t 60 chip_download NAND .\test_data\pattern_10M.bin

» OMAPTOOL vX.X (MMM DD YYYY)

» Please turn off device
» Please turn on device
» Waiting for device
» Found device
» Searching 2nd for: SDP_MDDR_HYNIX_4G 363007 07 GP
» Loading second file Targets\2nd-Downloaders\dnld_startup_3630sdp_gp_hynix_4g.2nd
» Transferring second file to target (0x5FF8 bytes)
» Found device
» Waiting for 2nd
» Found 2nd
» Downloading driver
» Downloading 'Targets\Flash-Drivers\nand_onfi_16bit_8bit.bin'
» Sending data (11412 bytes) :::::::::::::::::::: [11412]
» Downloading complete
» Elapsed time: 0:00.391 (29186 bytes/s)
» End loading driver
» Downloading
» Downloading '.\test_data\pattern_10M.bin'
» Sending data (10485760 bytes) :::::::::::::::::::: [10485760]
» Downloading complete
» Elapsed time: 0:35.095 (299593 bytes/s)
» Elapsed time: 0:35.334
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khmahbub:
thanks! But how do i do that. What device do i need?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moschino_luv:
Secret Recipe By Samsung & Not For Public ATM :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superGUNJACK:
please give us any help

i have same problem and no result with riff box yet
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] montahchos:
is there someway to root this ROM?

old methods didn't work
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sgilmans:
You mean the "update.zip" doesn't work ???
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] irishpancake:
I read as unable to root, via recovery or ODIN, Super 1 click, Doomloard or other known methods, after flash ROM with ODIN.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] jamestts:
have you tested with unlockroot.com ???
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
Look for The-E....:)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] qzem:
Try a one click method from here:

http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2011/09/12/rooting-the-samsung-admire/

And tell us if it worked.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] montahchos:
Doomlord and any methods didn't work

i didn't know that i must press power button to show recovery menu :p

problem solved :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] drei4stein:
This mean the old method still works?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] irishpancake:
Can I ask.....just for clearness/clarity....

You have you rooted using recovery?

Presume Stock Recovery?

Thanks in Advance!!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] kbytek:
It works.

I've rooted my phone 5 minute ago with update.zip procedure and it works perfect (of course I have i8150xxlm6 new rom).
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Had3ss:
It works with update.zip
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mbirth:
Is there any way to unpack the backup files created by the

adb backup -all

command? (Working since Android 4.0)

It seems this is a file-based backup and unpacking (and repacking) would allow tweaking some internal databases and files without needing to root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalcoat:
I would like to know this also
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bakakaka:
I believe the ".ab" format is in some kind of "tar" compressed archive.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bengali:
Doesn't look like it. At least it's neither plain tar nor one of tarred gzip, bzip2 or compress. Also, it's not zip or rar.

So what's left?

- The android backup supports encryption. This does not necessarily mean that the archiver has to support that, too, since you could always first archive and then encrypt or vice versa.

- You can include .apk-files in backups. This suggests, that the archiver does not need to be über-effective, like bzip2, since that would cost time and cycles and .apk-files are already compressed, IIRC.

I don't know how to make any sense of this but maybe someone else does?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kapitan_petko:
If anyone is still interested, here's a small utility that does this:

Apparently I can't post links, so add 'http' in front to get the URLs:

github.com/nelenkov/android-backup-extractor

More details about the format and the tool here:

nelenkov.blogspot.jp/2012/06/unpacking-android-backups.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scandiun:
How to extract android adb ab backup

You can do it that way, you need dd and openssl. You can do it from linux, mac or windows with cygwin:

dd if=mybackup.ab bs=24 skip=1 | openssl zlib -d > mybackup.tar
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kapitan_petko:
Note that this only works for unencrypted backups though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scandiun:
I see
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aguaz:
And the other way around:

1. create adb backup header

2. convert tar archive and append to header

echo -e "ANDROID BACKUP\n1\n1\nnone" > backup.ab
openssl zlib -in backup.tar >> backup.ab
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HarvHouHacker:
Doesn't work

Doesn't work for me. I get this error: openssl:Error: 'zlib' is an invalid command.

What did I do wrong? Do I need to update my openssl? :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scandiun:
Run

openssl list-cipher-commands

And see if zlib is at the bottom

Which operating system are you using?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HarvHouHacker:
Nope, zlib is missing. I'm using Ubuntu 14.04. What do I do now?

Are there any other methods to unpack an .ab file?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gps3dx:
any chance we can deflate .ab file on the phone itself ?

I know that one can deflate zlib by adding zlib header to the data then pass it through gzip:

source: printf "\x1f\x8b\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00" | cat - body.zlib | gzip -dc

I even tried ( and failed, cause i'm getting 'corrupt data' error

is the .ab ( without encryption ) is compress in some special way such that this technique isn't working ?

EDIT - SUCCESS !!!!

although gzip throws an error of 'gzip: corrupted data' - the ".ab" file is deflated into .tar, so that running

tar xvf <TARFILE> <FULL_INTERNAL_FILE_PATH> -C <WHERE_TO_EXTRACT_FILE>

extract the file I want !!!

EUREKA !!!!

DON'T YOU GET IT !?!?!

NOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE BACKUP SCRIPTS FOR APPS ON THE DEVICE ITSELF FOR FREE!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scandiun:
Is root required?

---------- Post added at 03:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:24 PM ----------

Ok thanks but it probably requires root. Testing it in my Samsung S7 official stock ROM it generates a 0 bytes file. Note that not all apps allow adb backup, you have to perform backup only in those that allow it.

If I do "bu" on android terminal I get:

sh: resetreason: can't execute: Permission denied. Killed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gps3dx:
bah... I think I gave my terminal emulator root perm, although I did not initiate any "su" command.

this gave some extra perm to the emulator...

so my answer is that root is required to run this command on the phone itself... but NO root is required is you run it through ADB from a PC.

so, yeah, no real special news here, but the fact that there is NO need to copy the backup to PC, because deflating zlib, tar extracting can be done on the phone itself.

which means in return, that NO special openSSL is needed to extract the WA key file.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scandiun:
Having root I would prefer to use Titanium backup or similar. The problem with adb backup is that not all apps are allowed to be backed up. There's a flag in AndroidManifest.xml
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gps3dx:
if you got root you don't need to use external backup, you have access directly to /data/data and can view/edit WA databases.

also, to backup WA's key, you MUST install old version of the app, then perform the "bu" backup.

( as OP's script does ).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Youms:
Have a question, adb doesn't backup all kind of data, or doesn't backup all kind of apk?

I need some clarification please
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scandiun:
It backups all apks provided that you use the -apk flag. For the data, it only backs up data for those applications that are allowed inside the manifest. with the app System Info for Android you can check the AndroidManifest of each app. Android does not tell you explicitly which apps will be backed up or not. iOS works much better, iTunes will backup all the data of your apps (the apps itself not, it have to be re-downloaded from the Apple Store, and if some app is removed from there you can't install it anymore).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lkjsoiuew:
Please, don't use dd bs=24, instead use dd ibs=24, which is a bit faster, but really fast is only

tail -c +25 backup.ab | zlib-flate -uncompress | tar -tf -
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahya69:
Can anyone tell me how I extract the contents of a backup.ab generated by adb --twrp backup? It seems to be using a completely different format, which wraps the original TWRP backup of the different partitions into some envelope and I have no idea how to unpack it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scandiun:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=81805673&postcount=208
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andywright1982:
Hi Guys

I have suddenly started to notice a process called USB_OTG that is killing my battery. It is taking up to 90% of the charge and I don't know how to stop it. I have tried doing a android backup to a time that this wasn't causing an issue yet it is still there

I can't connect my device to my pc/mac to transfer files and most of the time it won't even recognise that I have plugged a charger in

Can someone please help as this is driving me insane :confused::confused::confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] debernardis:
Turning off your phone, then on, should be enough to get rid of it. It's a known bug of the system, it goes berserk at times after using the USB connection.

Ernesto de Bernardis

[from my Galaxy Note]
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andywright1982:
I have had this for over a week where i have turned off, done a battery pull and still can't seem to shift the issue :(

is it possibly kernel related?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andywright1982:
Just done full wipe and installed a rom i have never used before and still have the same issue. cant connect to usb, won't transfer data when debugging is on or off. does it sound like a warranty issue and should be put back to stock?

don't want to use odin and increase the counter though :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andywright1982:
gone back to stock and still having the same error. is my phone officially knackered?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] debernardis:
Look into the USB receptacle in your phone. Is there dirt or are the pins twisted and in contact? From what you described, it might be that your Note thinks there is a USB device connected, and that might stem from some kind of contact from pins...

Ernesto de Bernardis

[from my Galaxy Note]
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DJ_smooth:
USB on the go mode is when your phone is trying to change from a USB "slave" to a USB "host".

A normal phone should always be in "slave" mode, that is when you plug it into your computer you can do kies and all that stuff.

If you plug in a special cable, your phone will detect this and try to go into "Host" mode where it can connect to a USB stick or a USB mouse.

This special cable works by shorting two of the pins on your USB connector together that normally aren't shorted.

So in short, with what you describe it appears that dust, corrosion, or debris or other hardware failure has caused the phone to incorrectly think those pins are shorted together when they are not.

Look at it under good light and magnification. Clean it with alcohol. Good luck.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andywright1982:
everything looks fine, can't see any debris or damage on it. don't think the usb will be covered under warranty either :( looks like i may be phone less :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DJ_smooth:
If you are desperate and it is not covered by warranty, you should in theory be able to open up the phone and cut the trace / wire that leads from the ID pin back into the USB chip. You would lose OTG capability forever but it would solve your battery problem.

David
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] debernardis:
Why? USB OTG is an advertised feature, so I guess should be covered by warranty.

Ernesto de Bernardis

[from my Galaxy Note]
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dobygot:
i've also run into this problem. Phone wouldn't be able to go to deep sleep after using usb otg. Turned the phone off and back on fixed it. Kind of annoying.

running franco 9 on checkrom 6
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] varoes:
I had this problem as well. Cleaning and pushing pins were only temporary fixes for me. And it just got progressively worse after awhile. So I went back to the place I bought it and they sent it in for service. It was covered by my warranty apparently, one week later I got it back, fit for fight. Remember to go back to stock though
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andywright1982:
think it will be a warranty job. will have to send direct to samsung so hope it isnt away too long. will call them tomorrow as still wont charge when turned on and sometimes sits there saying its charging even with no usb in it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DJ_smooth:
That is further evidence that USB is screwed up and should be covered by warranty. Good luck.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andywright1982:
whats the best way to get back to stock so they cant tell it has been rooted? never used odin and dont really want to if I can help it!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] varoes:
Not sure if this link will work since I'm a new member here, but you could try this :

add a http here: forumDOTxda-developersDOTcom/showthread.php?t=1329360. Disregard this link if you didn't use that method to root it though. As you might suckerpunch your phone into oblivion

Also, I cleaned the usb port with alcohol/Nail polish and a toothbrush to temporarily enable it to connect to my computer(Let it dry for at least 20 mins after). I am no expert at any of this though, so before you trust too much in my advice, you should go search around the forums for confirmation.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andywright1982:
Any more ideas how i can unroot as my phone wnt connect to a PC via USB so need to do it all on the phone. Think I am screwed :(
[HTC Sensation] :
Ok, I just come to Japan for university studies. So I will be staying for a long time. For your information, Japan has only CDMA networks to reduce crimes like phone stealing

I just came to Japan at 28 so there are a few things I have learnt about their wireless network. Firstly, Japanese do not use 'phones calling', they use 'data calling'. Surprisingly their network has WiMAX with unlimited data plan. So they can just online the whole day without afraid of anything. Cool... Btw, the mobile internet there (everybody in Japan use mobile internet to call and SMS, Google Map and Skype are most popular) are damn fast, rated at 76mbps with a true peak 7.5mb/sec when downloading things with a phone.

It sounds cool, but I have met some problems and I have some questions to ask.

# I have only brought my HTC Sensation to Japan and it is currently my only phone.

1. I know Evo 3d has GSM version and also CDMA version. I know this sounds stupid but is HTC Sensation Cdma capable? I expect it is a dual mode capable phones.

2. If HTC Sensation is GSM only phone, I will rent a new phone like 4S or HTC One. But... Sadly, the Japanese shocked and she said that she never see a HTC Sensation and still haven't heard about HTC One. If HTC Sensation is dual capable. I wonder is flashing the ROM will wipe out my number? See below for more information.

*Ok, I am new to Cdma and I dun really know what it is. I researched and found out that it has no sim card. Or should I say... Normally dun use sim card. Luckily I found some Japanes carriers offering CDMA SIM CARD. Now that's cool. If it has a sim card. I would just flashing the ROM then insert the card whenever I want. But if it does not have a sim card, how does my phone connect itself to the network provider? Did they just see my machine code or what? Does flashing a new ROM make my phone lose its capability to connect to the network provider?

* Even if HTC is GSM only, I hope someone can teach me if flashing a new ROM on a CDMA device do any harm.

Ariscelia*
[HTC Sensation] jewelkobayashi:
OK,

It has been more than a week since your post, so it may be irrelevant now...

I a not sure what kind of sensation you have, but I just assumed they are all the same. At least with my phone, when I was in Japan last month I just put in my Softbank SIM and everything works OK.

There are 2 tyes of CDMA, and as long as you go with Docomo or Softbank (who use the W-CDMA) your sensation should be ok. Stay away from AU, cos it is the non-compatible other CDMA
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobgeneric:
I saw this thread:

[ROM][WP7] WindowsPhone7 UI for Ace! v2.0

I liked SO MUCH!!

So, my question:

Can somebody help me to find a custom ROM like that to my device - bootloader locked?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RomWiz:
Have you tried searching for it?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobgeneric:
Yeah!

Here and Google... :D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RomWiz:
If its not there then its nowhere ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ichambi:
hey, how to get ICS Layout for galaxy mini ? I've tried achep's ics layouts. But no luck :(..
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] kitrax59:
Try zdune's patcher.. worked like a charm. Not working on squad's cm7 though.. ;)

Sent from my GT-S5570
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ichambi:
That's bad :( I'm using Squad's CM7 right now.. where i can get that patcher ? and how to do it?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] kitrax59:
you can get it from his thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1316574

It won't work on squad's cm7 since squad modified a lot on it.. zdune's patcher needs non-modded files. check the video tut for instructions..
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ichambi:
Yes, it works well on mebitek's rom :D Woohoo:D:D:D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazzaddict:
Greetings,

All of the sudden, I keep getting errors like this when attempting to install apps. Sideloading helps to migrate some of the problems, after trying much of the what that was recommended to fix this issue, as the following - none worked.

Wipe Cache

Wipe Dalvik

uninstall market updates

clear market cache and data

Please advise.