yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
Doubt the battery life is going to be noticeably better or worse. The main change regarding the battery is that they fixed the battery stats, it calculated the AndroidOS usage wrong which skewed all of the results. This has no effect on battery life.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shyfyy:
Thank You. Could you also suggest what is the optimal brightness setting to save battery? Minimum or auto? Common sense would suggest minimum but I have seen a lot of people say auto brightness works best?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Harbb:
Minimum saves the most battery. Auto uses a tiny (negligible amount) bit more as it powers the photodetector (light sensor) while the screen is on, however it will scale up the brightness when there is excessive light in the room, and lower it eventually when it's dark (this takes longer than i'd like, some ROMs allow adjustments). Generally, it's best to keep it on auto unless you know the conditions you will be in for most of the day.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahanddeem:
Thanks Harbb for your contribution ...

Honestly 4.0.3 was fast for me (and faster by the way from GB)...I never noticed 4.0.4 is faster than 4.0.3 in anything but maybe a bit in browser ...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shyfyy:
Thanks Harbb. Will try on auto.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] REOGrand:
I have spent a better part of today trying to find out what Im doing wrong. Im going to make a long story short as possible. When I plug my phone in I dont see my sd card or any storage. I only see 2 files with windows explorer. Do I need to uncheck debugging? I know this has to be simple but I cant find an answer anywhere. After about 8 hours of searching this forum, yahoo and some other places. I was burned out. Going to get off here again. Stressed out doesnt help my situation. Thanks in advance for any info you can provide. Ok flame away!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TOA Duck:
we need just a little more info.

What ROM are you on. Have you installed kies on your computer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
If you are running the ICS TouchWiz build you need to turn on USB storage. Settings > more (under wireless and networks) > USB utilities.

That works for me. My home computer will see my phone as an MTP device, after it installed drivers, and as USB storage using the above. My work computer will only work if I enable USB storage.

If you aren't using the ICS TW ROMs then we need more information.

And one final thing: search before posting n00b ;)

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] REOGrand:
Thanks for answering me. Still searching and reading. Im not on any rom. Just stock. Been trying to flash a couple. I have them loaded and ready to go. Just cant figure out how to get them on my sd card. Its a little hard when I cant even find it. LOL!! BTW I hate windows 7. Anyway Im off to do some more reading and get even more stressed out! Here I thought to myself I have this all figured out! Yea right!! Just a little set back. I was on 2.3.6. Flashed back with Entropy's one click to get me back to 2.3.4. Still having trouble with wifi. But I think its where Im at. Ill wait till Im home tomorrow and try it all over again.Yes Im a noob!! But hey we all started that way!! Ill be banging my head on the wall if I dont get this figured out!! Its really bugging me.

Yes I have Kies installed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] quarlow:
Could you download them directly on the phone? That's what I do, so I don't have to mess with cables. I use dolphin browser when the stock browser doesn't want to download the files.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TOA Duck:
That's the way i do it too, just dl to my phone.

Somethings wrong with your drivers. It's weird you can't get USB going on stock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
I assume you're connecting usb storage in the notification dropdown. Maybe you need drivers?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] votinh:
"my phone" up there is the phone running what? 2.3.6 or 2.3.4?

"2 files". What are they?

I'm starting questioning your understanding about ROM, anyway, flash a couple? I assume you flash the 2.3.4, right? A couple of what?

So you said you successfully flashed back to 2.3.4, just cannot get any storage displayed when plugging into your PC running W7?

a. before plug in, can you check your phone under Settings/Storage to see if SD_card or USB storage displayed.

b. Did you install the USB driver into your W7 PC?

c. Did you check to see any USB notification on the status bar of your phone when plugging it into the PC?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mfreywald:
Have you tried a different cable? Are you plugging into a hub or straight into the computer? I couldn't get mine to connect through a hub. Needed to be straight to the computer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shangus1:
....

it took me a long time too find the right place to post this question i have,, long story short, i fixed the 1st problem, kind of, now my other issue is that i have is im running 4.0.4 kernel ver 3.0.12-cm-g4bf9f60 cm 9-20120329-nightly-1777 with no market. i know this is a dumb question. ,,,, so where the heck is my google play market thing?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mfreywald:
Did you install the gapps for ICS?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] REOGrand:
Sorry for not getting back sooner. 2 Dogs have been keeping me busy since I have been home. I had driver problems but as of today they are gone!! Did some more research and got rid of KIES and downloaded samsung usb drivers for mobile phones v 1.4.8.0 and tada!! Everything is good!!! I am now running SHOstock2 v 1.0!! This is so much better than stock!!!!!!! A lot of trial and error but I learned a lot!!! Still have quite a bit to learn. Thanks to all of you on these forums!!! Even a little help is better than none at all!!! Life is good. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] artvandalay22222:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] shangus1:
yes i installed the gapps and figured out way more things thanks to zaheedahmed who was a huge help in explaining things to me,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bsc7080xsc:
Given that there is the known issue with Gingerbread and Samsung ROMS that when the .android_secure folder on the external sdcard gets to be over a gig the phone runs the risk of getting in the never ending hot boot loop.... I am looking for either an app that can be used to monitor the size of a folder, or tasker app script, or maybe just a simple shell script. Just something that tells me that the directory is getting large so that I can look to removing some apps or move them to my phone instead.

Any ideas or suggestions ?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyboytwist:
I know a similar thread already exists but I just needed a more up-to-date opinion considering the ROMs have changed recently. Both ROMs in my opinion are good, but I am having a hard time deciding which one to use. I just recently went from CM7 to F1 Innovations. I've had F1 for a week and hate it. Battery life is horrible, the system is slow, and apps crash. So i was wonder which is better, vagabond or zeus. i know it is up to me but i would love other people's opinions, people who have used the ROMs, know them, and love/hate them. any comment, input, or opinion is greatly appreciated:) thanks!

Follow me :D

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[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
Zeus is better. :D

No contest there...seriously.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] xDa.Fun:
Zeus -TR will be more better ;)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
That depends on who you ask, and what you are looking for in a ROM...

:D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyboytwist:
welp, i just flashed zeus and so far so good. havent really had enough time with it. now i'm downloading the ICS theme, because i hate the stock look lol. but for now i'm gonna mess with it, reinstall my apps, data, contacts and all that ****. as for the modem, is the UCKL2 good or is UCLB3 better?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
Yeah, you're right, Joe.

I'd only answered in the context of the question.

OP needs to try the superthread of all the listings

OP..this may help: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1523357
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyboytwist:
i checked the superthread. that's where i came up with zeus and vagabond aha. im stuck between those two. but from what ive read, zeus is king. but we'll see. thanks:)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
here is where the other thread went:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569443
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyboytwist:
thanks, but again, im not looking for "the best from". i'm looking for people's opinions and experiences with each of the two roms. no one in the WORLD could make the best rom. its impossible. i simply want opinions about these roms. i just want to know what im going to be using before i flash it. just saying. thanks for your input though
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyboytwist:
and that did help, thank you for that. which are you using?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
I see what're you're saying. But don't get me wrong, I meant no bad intent or tone there at all.

The polls can give you the opinion of the majority...and that would be Zeus.

If you wanted my opinion, in the context of the 2 roms you listed, I would also choose Zeus.

Vagabond, as the op stated: poor, light, stockish, spartan.

I'm kinda surprise that it was even compared. If it's okay with you, I will take that as a compliment. :)

Good luck in your research.

---------- Post added at 12:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:13 AM ----------

lol...odd question...:)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
Qkster...your my "infuse world" hero....:D

I just passed you a budlight...just like in the commercials..

:D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
Cheers, bro.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bigfau:
He's my hero also. I'm going to pass you one too. :beer:

Edit: I'm sending it back Qkster. Lol :p
[Samsung Infuse 4G] oldbbman:
Well little early for this but it must be 5 o'clock somewhere.:eek:

:beer::beer::beer::beer:

Did I get everyone? :D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Clark Joseph Kent:
:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

Then for me....:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

Whiskey shot x3..
[Samsung Infuse 4G] xDa.Fun:
Hello, can some one bring me a fresh fruit juice here. :o
[Samsung Infuse 4G] tyboytwist:
:beer: :D thanks again guys! and thats qkster! loving zeus at the moment. just found a good touchwiz 4.5 apk. now im lookin to flash beats audio and i think i'll have one of the best roms i've used:)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] dman3285:
For one, Zeus is not king... its my version of a system I enjoy running with the features I like... Vagabond has its own personality and unique features that Zeus doesnt. Its a fantastic rom also. Its user choice on what you like and what you enjoy, and, what works best for you. Neither rom is better than the other. Period. :)
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vlasp:
I was updating Adobe Air for PTD.apk and when it started it said the previous version wasn't signed correctly. HELP!!!!:(
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swieder711:
Same problem here. I even tried uninstalled the existing copy of Air via Titanium and replacing the build.prop file.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vlasp:
I changed my build.prop tp Nexus S, and uninstalled it too. I guess you have to get a modded air...

Anyways, i dont have cm7 or cm9, if somebody could upload modded air, great
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctgchaos:
I would really like it too! I'm using MoDaCo Gr8 at the moment, but don't seem to be able to get the lateste Adobe Air version... :(
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vlasp:
Amazon's version of android sucks. currently i an dualbooting Stock MoDaCo GR9 and cm7
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techfanatic9:
Hey guys I recently just flashed my Samsung galaxy s2 t989 (tmobile) to ICS from the ported version.

Now I'm wondering about custom Rom from this website.

1. Can I use any custom rom? Or does it have to be for my specific phone?

2. All galaxy s2 custom rom threads say it for samsung galaxy s2 but doesn't it matter if im using a samsung galaxy s2 t989? Just it just have to be the general device?

3. Could I have a link to where they post custom rom for my device?

Thanks you very much for the help ( in advanced). That all the question I have so far. Thank YOU!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoberGalarga:
Have to be for your specific phone.

T989 is a Galaxy S II with some design mods (the hardware is the same), so any S II ROM should work fine.

Take a look at S II Android Development forums.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techfanatic9:
thanks greatly appreciated!!!!!
[HTC Sensation] markj1993:
Hi, i recently updated my sensation to ICS but it was causing errors and the phone was constantly restarting so i decided to do a factory reset. Now all is running smoothly but the HTC widgets i originally had such as the notepad and battery widget have gone.

Don't have the widgets option in the ICS HTC Hub either, any help?

Cheers, Mark
[HTC Sensation] markj1993:
Currently using the widget from the EVO 3D for now, not the same and doesn't seem to match the proper reading. Anyone got the sensation battery widget apk?
[HTC Sensation] Master Eto:
if its the battery widget from the htc hub your looking for this is it
[HTC Sensation] skynet2012:
Is it just me or does this battery widget seem to want access to everything on the phone, there really is no need for it to have access to some of these things!
[HTC Sensation] rhishavphukan:
Thank you so much. I've been searching for this widget and my HTC hub doesn't work with a ICS custom ROM.
[HTC Sensation] realsis:
I think I found a way to make ics HTC hub work. When I first installed I skipped signing into the hub first thing , then I found it NOT to work after when I tried to sign in later . However if during the very first install you sign into the hub as soon as it asks then the HTC hub WILL work for the rest of the time. I figured this out during the process of installing several different roms. At first I was skipping the process of signing into the hub first thing during set up and that's when it never would work again. But then I tried siginning in during set up and found if I do that the HTC hub WILL continue to work for me. It will ask during first set up to sign in. Do it! Because if it's skipped it will continue to not work even if you sign in later. This has been my experience with HTC HUB. Now mines working fine when before it would never work. Give it a try and see if it makes a difference for you. However, I'm running Ordroid 9.0.0 but its a 4.0.3 or ics base also. With sense 4. Hope this helps. It's worth a try. Works for me.
[HTC Sensation] .BlAcK.:
ya i have noticed this too most of the permissions are not required :confused:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stljim2005:
☆☆ (MOD/HOW TO) Make the "FLASHLIGHT LED" as another Alert/notification......

Ok for ANYONE wanting to make the LED on the FLASHLIGHT light up as a notification.

ALSO this is my first try at making a thread on "HOW TO" so bare with me please...

**First preferably (root) I think makes the phone run smoother but NOT required**

Now you need 2 apps. Flashlight Alerts and FLNotifier.

FLASHLIGHT Alerts-- is also paid or FREE! from the Market

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDEsImNvbS5ycnNsbGMuZmxhc2hsaWdodEFsZXJ0cyJd

FLNotifier -- is also either paid or FREE from the Market

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDEsImp1ZzZlcm5hdXQudXRsLmZsbm90aWZpZXIiXQ..

Next install them both!

Now to get FLNotifier to work fully you'll need to "ENABLE" the (ACCESSIBILITY) option/feature on the phone.

Settings>Accessibility> Enable/Check Accessibility> Enable/Check FLNotifier and Flashlight Alerts.

Now go to the Flashlight Alerts app in your app drawer and once the app opens, enable/check "Incoming calls" and "New text messages" or which ever you want to flash.

Flashlight Alerts will NOT continue to notify you if you missed the call or txt after a certain time... That's were FLNotifier comes into play.

Now for FLNotifier you MUST have Accessibility ENABLED. Go to the app in your app drawer and once the app opens, you can enable/check which app you want to have the Flash light up to. To get mine to work with just alerts and messaging I clicked the "Show System Apps" at the bottom left and scrolled through till i found "Alert Recipients" and "Messaging" and Enabled/Checked just those 2.

Finally you can click the "Defaults" tab at the top right and mess with the options of flash ratings and repeat notification flash for how many times and repeat intervals ETC...

If you have any questions you can pm me or email me.

stljim2005@gmail.com

Hope you all enjoy!

~btw im running Calkulins E4GT ROM v2.9.2 with EL29 Kernel and EL29 Baseband and Modded PRL for roaming on verizons network in bad Sprint areas.

:)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xST4T1K:
Should have posted this in Themes/apps or at least in General for more views but thanks mang I'll check it out.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicson8:
Flashed 2 different Roms so far and once I plug in car charger it thinks it is in car mode, so it answers it in speaker, any ideas?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jboyer0000:
there should be a setting in the car home app that lets you turn that off....that bugged me for the longest time too
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicson8:
This rom doesn't even have a car app. Its gingerbread evo.l deck
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharkboy0901:
It's because either charging port or charger is broken. Change cables see if that works if not that means bad charging port
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soupahgrheane:
Is there a faster way to transfer files? I downloaded the infamous Kies but that didn't even run after being installed on my PC. When connected it shows up as a tablet and takes EXTREMELY LONG TIME to transfer any to almost all kinds of data. Is there a work around on this?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexgogan:
WiFi is the fastest, I there are a few apps that will handle both paid and free. Also dropbox is excellent for copying files too and from. And you can use the comp. Or es file explorer for ftp and shared devices as well.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drvijayanand:
why dont u change usb setting to mass storage and copy files using data cable. its faster
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyvidium:
You should try AirDroid, work really well. Install app on device and client on pc.

Sent from my GT-P1000
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgsdm:
Hi, I'm a bit new to the flashing roms and rooting scene for android so I was wondering if someone can answer a few questions for me.

What is the difference between the ICS Passion rom and the CM9 Nightly build? And what does it mean by nightly does that just mean its not stable?

I'm running on eclair for my vibrant and its just sluggish and not attractive. I'm just interested in running something smooth and has a stock ICS interface. I don't really need certain features like face unlock, gps, so these aren't much of a concern for me. So what would you guys recommend for me to use? One thing to note is that I'm not too keen on heavy customizing, I just like something simple, not complicated, minimalistic/clean.

Also I play on taking this phone to a different country, namely Korea. Would I be able to use a sim card from a Korean carrier and use the phone that's running a custom ICS rom?

Once I root my phone, is that the same thing as unlocking? How do I unlock my phone?

Sorry if some of these are repeat questions, the amount of information in this forum overwhelms me and I couldn't really find any clear answers.

Thank you!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trailblazerz11:
Ok . Here we go..

Passion is based on cm9 with some added tweaks. Cm9 nightlies are auto generated builds synced and built every night.(hence the name nightlies) they are usually fairly stable but their purpose is to find a stable version. (Cm7 took like 150 night ies before stable, cm is very thorough)

I like cm9 over passion, more clean but overall I like aokp

Depends on the bands of Korea carrier for 3g but you should be able to get voice SMS for sure.

Rooting is not unlocking. T-Mobile doesn't really care about a 2 year old phone so they usually give unlock code otherwise there are unlocking tools out there
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matbarni:
Just "completing" the upper post, you can find unlocking softwares for Samsung Vibrant at Google Market (Google Play)...

About the stable/simple/stock ROM... is a matter of preference...

I really like Passion ROM...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgsdm:
Wow thank you guys for the detailed information. Really appreciate it (:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgsdm:
Can someone also tell me what the difference between the CM9 nightlies and passion is? I've had some experience with CM7 gingerbread and I really liked their work.

Also I read that the passion is also not completely smooth while the CM9 runs very smooth. For someone like me who doesn't have much experience with flashing, should I just install the passion?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djquick:
My advice is to try them both and see for yourself. Test each one for a couple of days to get the feel for both of them. This way you can decide for yourself which one is stable. I would also suggest trying ICZen which I have been using for over a month now.
[Verizon Droid Charge] RoryHe:
Hey so i own a rezound and have that rooted and my friend was wondering if i could help him root his charge - so i know what im doing mostly but the charge process is ... a bit more difficult/diffrent than the rezound

The rezound was easy:

Use the htc dev unlock for bootloader access

Use fastboot to install recovery

download rom and flash in recovery

then flash kernel in fastboot

back to the charge

He has all the updates including the newest radio (fp1) and it has always been stock

What do i need to do to get clockwork on it and have it stick?

How does Odin work?

What's the process on it to flash a recovery?

and the process for a rom?

Can you write out a quick what you need to do not step by step but possibly link to a detailed guide for each main step?

like say first you need to get odin then do this and that and link to places showing me how to do this and that!

!!!I wish i could give out more thanks!!!

lastly whats a nice rom for the charge i see you have ics but there are isssues so whats a great daily driver rom?
[Verizon Droid Charge] luis86dr:
Here's what your looking for:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1560117

Read #5.

Sent from my Droid Charge

Follow me on twitter @lmrtech
[Verizon Droid Charge] RoryHe:
so in odin only use pda

do you have the reboot option only for when flashing a rom?

and lastly what are 1 or 2 daily driver roms that are popular?

sorry for being inquisitive and thanks for the reply!
[Verizon Droid Charge] buhohitr:
Yes, in Odin ONLY use pda, if not you going to brick your phone.

yes, in cwm, if you talking about odin, you just uncheck or check reboot option.

Since the new software just released by Verizon which is FP1 for the charge, there are 2. They are Eclipse, which already release version 2.0 and we still waiting for Tweakstock. Don't bother to use anything else otherwise you will travel back in time. Do me a favor, next time when you ask a question, please make it clear so we can provide a more accurate answer.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Endless2232:
Here's a thread that should answer any lingering questions you have about odin: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1160580

The rooting instructions linked to by luis86dr are clear and work. But if you have any more questions, just let us know.