yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Yakandu:
Hi developers, i know sometimes i can be too insistent but, i really want to learn how to make those prerooted system.iso to help the comunity (Specially the spanish comunity, we have an spanish version of XDA for the people that does not understand english).

I've been searching a lot on google and this forum but i cant find anithing.

I would like to know at least where to look to find this info, what i need to know or some links to read. (Note: im not a developer, just a user wanting to learn xD)

Thanks in advance.

PD: I assume OTA rootkeeper doesnt work when flashing an .ftf
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Yakandu:
Sorry for repost, i found something, i know i have to make an .img from our system partition (i dont know how) then unpack the .img, then add superuser.apk and correct permissions and then repack the img.

oh, and i found this: http://www.mobi-forum.de/handys-sma...npack-repack-system-image-and-add-root-to-it/

as i understand is something like...

extract system.img from the device (dont know if we can do this from the system.sin, and dont know how)

extraxt system.img to a folder (dont know if this is an ext4 or yaffs2 partition but i can extract with ext2eplore but it seems that if you extract system.img on windows you lose all permissions so.. need linux?)

include superuser and correct permissions

include binaries and correct permissions

include or delete other apps and correct permissions

take that system folder to an .img

flash (yay! i know how to do it!)

so.. i know what must i do, but i dont know how to do it.

im not dev. im not a linux user but i learn fast ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sorel7:
I would like to learn how to make prerooted images too. I've been looking for information about it but I haven't found anything :(

Any help will be appreciated ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Rashkae:
Just look in the Development section, and PM the people who are posting the pre-rooted images.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Yakandu:
I have more info:

extract system.img ···> i think we can do that with sin2img (it extracts to yaffs partition, but i cant extract it with unyaffs)

extraxt system.img to a folder ···> We need linux to do this, im ussing Ubuntu for my first time and i downloaded:

These files for ext4 extracting and packing

These files to unyaff

But i have some errors line "command not found" with ext4 extractors, and "exceptions or corruptions" with unyaffs (it seems sin2img does not work properly)

include superuser and correct permissions

include binaries and correct permissions

include or delete other apps and correct permissions

take that system folder to an .img

:confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] savior333:
I have similary problem.I cannot unpack system.img.So I cannot get root to my office firmware.If you have any progress，please tell me.Thanks.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Yakandu:
well i found this, but when using unyaffs it gives me an error like "system.img not suported or corrupted"

http://wikiwiki.jp/knot/?SK17i-en
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] crimilde:
system.img for XS is ext4, not yaffs.
[General Questions and Answers] kkarrancsu:
Hi All,

I would like to know if I can use open80211s with the BCM4329 chipset? From the research I've done, the BCM4329 is a FullMAC device, not a SoftMAC device. The open-source linux driver that can work with the BCM4329 chipset is the brcmfmac. Therefore, it does not use the mac80211 framework. The brcmfmac driver is integrated with cfg80211. Since open80211s is based off the mac80211 stack, does this mean open80211s can never be used with brcmfmac? Is it possible to interface the open80211s code directly with cfg80211? Would the cfg80211 api provide all the necessary callbacks in order to acheive

mesh functionality? If this is possible, does anyone have an idea of how much time this effort would require?

Additionally, looking at the documentation on the b43 driver, the

website says that all BCM43xx are supported by the b43 driver. The b43 driver does support

open80211s, so I am confused as to whether I can use this driver for the BCM4329 device, although the device list doesnt have BCM4329? Has anyone used the b43 driver for the BCM4329 chipset?

Are there any other options for getting 802.11s support with the BCM4329 chipset?

Any other options for mesh networking? I have heard of olsrd for android, but wondering if people had experience with that, or if they had any recommendations for anything else.

Thanks in advance,

Kiran
[General Questions and Answers] noodles2k:
Hi,

I'm currently in the process of building linux-wireless drivers for the Sensation (with a bit of HTC code too!).

They'll support mesh fine - but I think the current drivers already do/can? try Batman, if you haven't already.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyc93:
Right guys, Just got the new Sony NWZ-Z1060 and its running android but have only seen one other person on here express an interest in this wonderful DAP...truely best SQ around, and with root access I believe we could unlock so much more from this player.

The device is rooted (tutorial on youtube...thanks m34n1ng!!!!!) and my main concern is to try and get CWM recovery on the Z Walkman to backup the ROM, and then to try and get rid of the crappy EU volume cap which is driving me insane!

For those who are using the stock player, i reccomend trying PowerAmp from the market..such a great app! 10 band EQ with bass boost also, gapless playback and crossfade, support for lossless etc, lovely theme (black)

Obviously a custom ROM´s running ICS would be great...but until a talented developer gets his hands on one I dont think this would be a viable option for the near future :(

The Sony Tablet S apparently is running the same ROM as the Walkman Z an there is a planned ICS release for the Tablet S in a few months, so hopefully a dev may have picked one up by then to try and port it over to the Z if theres no release for it any time soon :(

Go to post 3 for some reasons why you should buy this Z now! haha
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m34n1ng:
cwm

Im the one that made the turtorial, and ive been looking around for a nice ROM but i cant find one and i think your explanation is right, unpess a good developer gets his hands on one we wont see a good ROM anytime soon. Sony has said that their tablets will be getting ICS so that makes me believe the walkman will too.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seahorsepip:
Veyr cool device didn't knew they made a walkman msuic player with android ^^

Only whats the screen resolution? Since that might be the point why there isn't much attention for it (320x480 as example is just too low)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyc93:
Yeh especially if the Tablet S ROM is the same as the Z´s, may just be a simple port to our walkman!

Screen resolution is 800×480 but looks lovely, better than my SGSII i think!

I think the reason people are overlooking this device is because not many people care too much for good quality audio...iPods (especially iPod Touch´s) dont sound great tbh...but people just assume they will all sound the same, which is obviously not true at all...people need to head over to Head-Fi (couldnt resist lol) and check out this thread! http://www.head-fi.org/t/584479/new-sony-walkman-z-series-mini-review

Apparently the Z sounds better than HiFi-Man 801, iBasso´s DX100, and i have owned RWA´s iMOD with ALO LOD to Fiio E11 and this still comes up short compared to the unbelievable Walkman Z, all three DAPS cost so much more, are so much more bulky, have tiny screens, no app store, no video functioality etc, really the Sony Z is the best device i have ever bought and with a custom ROM it could be soooooo much better...really want to try and get rid of this EQ volume cap, so annoying lol!

Hopefully people will start catching on how bad audio is straight from their phones, or even ipods...but unfortunately most people are satisfied with thier stock apple buds and ipods :(

Hopefully this would have inspired a dev who cares about music to get one of these amazing devices, and open up the potential even more!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m34n1ng:
roms

yeah maybe someone can just modify a Sony tablet s ROM and make a nice functional one for walkman z all i realy want is ICS and a little faster and take away some of the stupid stuff apps that come with it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyc93:
Yeh fingers crossed!

You can delete system apps via root explorer...but be carefull what ones you delete i have only got rid of camera (WTF! lol) and that game demo, make sure you 100% know the app is safe to delete before you do though!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MobileAge84:
Custom ROM

Maybe some roms based on Tegra 2 platform should be easier to be adopted since the Z is based on the nvidia's chipset.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MobileAge84:
Also interesting is the fact that the Z is actually compatible with line out for external DACs. Maybe this could help devs to find a way to enable usb audio out from the new Sony Xperia phones.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyc93:
Is there any way to find if the EU volume cap is software of hardware based? (Without openeing it up and looking for resistor!)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MobileAge84:
My Z comes from France and the volume at max is excessive using a pair of Sony EX1000 iems.

I was thinking if it would be possible to flash the version of the Japan firmware to the US/EU Z. Maybe this could solve the problem.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyc93:
yeh but when using harder to drive IEM´s or full sized cans i have to connect my Fiio E11 amp which is annoying if without the cap it could drive them fully!

If the cap is hardware based though, say they use a larger resistor than ones outside of EU then flashing new software will change nothing!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyc93:
Im quite supprised no one has got a Z yet :( There must be a dev that likes music no?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MobileAge84:
Maybe Supercurio can work on that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m34n1ng:
I just want ics and stock android :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyc93:
Well ICS on my SGS2 wasnt the BIG jump I imagined...more just a nicer theme and a few cool features that wear off after a while tbh
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MobileAge84:
My biggest letdown with ICS was the incomplete digital audio out through USB. Not a real integration and a total lack of development from phone manufacturers. This was the main reason I purchased the Sony Z but I miss the HD screen and a camera sometimes.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dwaalspoor98:
EU Volume Cap

I really want to buy one but worried about the volume cap, I just downloaded the US and UK firmware updates and did some investigation:

diff -r NWZ-Z1000_V1_21_0001/NW_WM_FW/0001/region NWZ-Z1000_V1_21_0014/NW_WM_FW/0014/region

diff -r NWZ-Z1000_V1_21_0001/NW_WM_FW/0001/region/region.prop NWZ-Z1000_V1_21_0014/NW_WM_FW/0014/region/region.prop

< ro.sony.avls.ceiling=13

---

> ro.sony.avls.ceiling=16

7c7

< ro.sony.eula=NA

---

> ro.sony.eula=EURO

12,14c12,14

< ro.sony.fm_deemphasis=75

< ro.sony.sku.detailed=0001

< ro.sony.volume_limit=0

---

> ro.sony.fm_deemphasis=50

> ro.sony.sku.detailed=0014

> ro.sony.volume_limit=1

17c17

< ro.sony.wm.clearstereo_coef=-31

---

> ro.sony.wm.clearstereo_coef=-37

It seems the volume limit is set by Android properties, which could be changed when you have root access.

Anyone with a rooted walkman willing to test and want to post the results here?

NOTE: it seems there is no public know method to root the new 1.2.1 firmware yet
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyc93:
Verry interesting stuff...i had a look in the build.prop but none of those values are there on build v1.00.0014

Looks like we will have to wait for a rooting procedure to come available for the new firmware
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dwaalspoor98:
Those settings will also not be in the build properties on the 1.21 firmware. They are located in a seperate directory in the firmware when you extract the exe. They are even outside the file system.

I suspect there is a region.prop file somewhere on the file system, but it is just guessing since I don't own the device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyc93:
Well found the region.prop and all the same settings are there...dunno if im brave enough to change any of them though as I have no backup and dont know if there is a way to backup the device!

Would you say there was a fairly big chance i could brick it if i change the values...if not im tempted just to change the volume limit setting to 0 instead of 1 and leave the others...or do you think i should change all of them?

Cheers
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
What is a the Odin/Flash counter?

Many users call this by three different names, Odin counter, Flash counter, or the Download Counter ( Most Common). This counter appears when the device is in download mode. When you use Odin, or anything else to flash a non Samsung Kernel to the device, this counter will change from "NO" to a number, depending on how many times you flash a kernel using this method will depend on what your counter says.

Why should I care about this?

Normally you wouldn't have to care, however If you have to return your device to Samsung or the carrier. Their technicians are now trained to check this download counter and if it says ANYTHING but "NO" your warranty will be voided, they will either return the device unfixed to you or send you an invoice for the repairs.

My device is fine, is there any advantage to clearing the download counter?

If you have a custom recovery flashed, and are confident you will not be using download mode to flash a non Samsung kernel, I say YES. In the event your device becomes damaged and you are unable to flash it. You will have the confidence of sending it back knowing that the Counter reports "NO" so there is less of a chance that the device will be rejected for repair under warranty.

Is this dangerous?

In a perfect world things never go wrong, but our world is not perfect clearly. You are flashing a boot-loader, specifically the SBL1 (secondary boot-loader #1). You should not ever have an issue flashing this. But In the event your battery dies while flashing this or the zip file becomes corrupt. YOU WILL BRICK. This is not designed to let you reset your counter 100 times, each time you reset the counter, you play with fire. Too many times, and you get burnt. CHECK THE MD5sum! Don't be a fool.

How do i check my counter?

Power your device off, hold Vol Down and turn the device on, keep holding the Vol button until you see download mode appear. Press Vol Up to bypass the warning and your "Custom binary" counter will be the second line, it should say "NO" if you are clean and warranty intact, it will contain a number if not.

Ahhhhhhhh... I get it, so what's this flashable zip do again?

It resets your counter from a numbered value to "NO"

Get the Flash Counter Reset CWM Flashable Zip

Fear not, they have been tested.

Telus T989D

HERE

md5: 7230923eedcdb8268d6d951089eebc7c flash_counter_reset_Telus_SGH-T989D.zi

Tmo T989

HERE

md5: 3e117d2c5b290fb3f5d6f4ca01ac2691 flash_counter_reset_Tmo_SGH-T989.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tennandcoz1:
Welcome back.thanks,a TMobile version would be great.

FROM A GALAXY BETTER THAN YOURS.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
I assume i need some one who has not triggered their counter to dump the t989 sbl1 for me.

Id like to do a binary compare of a triggered and un triggered one as well. I cant trip mine again because im expecting a conf call with the boss shortly.

any one who wanst to dump their sbl1 off the tmo t989 do

then attach the sbl1.mbn for me. also don't forget to tell me if your counter is tripped and how many times it has been tripped.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] monkeypaws:
Ill check but i thijk i might have a counter of one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
I'll take the dump any way and make you a flashable zip, you can flash it back and see if it still achieves a reset.

Did a compare of my untainted sbl1 to a tainted one. the counter is at the very tail end of the sbl. i may even be able to just reset yours in your sbl dump IF no one here has a tmobile T989 with an untainted counter.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Octane70:
X,

Just a quick question. The .zip in the OP can either be flashed through Clock Work Mod Recovery or Odin, Correct?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
Just CWM, its not an odin tar.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bbobarino:
Can't someone reset it with a jig and then dump it clean?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
resetting with a jig has been disabled by samsung since the sgs international GB updates.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GBGamer:
How to dump? I do have an untouched dl mode.

Sent from the Darkside of the Force.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] yoft1:
I have the sbl1 file posted in this post on the other thread for the Tmobile T989:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24360211&postcount=6
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
Made a flashable zip and posted it in the first post. now all we need is a tmo user to flash and make sure it resets their counter as my tests have concluded for my telus device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] parusia:
I can confirm that your zip is working fine. My counter went from 2 to NO. Thank you very much for this.:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
You're welcome. i had thought about this a while back and just never got around to testing it until a user posted a thread about a user making them for the skyrocket kids.

You could also brick your device flashing junk to the sbl1 block, but that would be unethical for warranty purposes wouldn't it :P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bbobarino:
Thanks for this? Quick question is the only benefit to this for insurance purposes or would this benefit the device by cleaning partitions or the counter and such? Sorry if noobish question lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] -Mr. X-:
The counter is only for warranty purposes. so unless you have to send it back, clearing the counter serves no purpose unless you have OCD like me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dachinaman:
Noob question. How do I check my counter
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] solracarevir:
Get your phone into Odin Mode. Power it off, remove battery, place battery again, pres Volume up+down and press the power button. keep Vol Up +down pressed until you are in Download mode
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
you left out that he needs to be connected to the computer. easiest way is to hold the vol buttons and connect the micro usb cable to your phone..should be connected to your computer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] yoft1:
Once you've followed the above instructions to get into download mode, you'll see 2 lines that say whether you have a custom binary installed and your current binary. If it says "NO" to custom binary and "Samsung" to current binary installed, your counter is 0. Otherwise it will show the number your counter is at.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] AndroidGadgetCyprus:
How can I change the system menu Icons on SGA????
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] shailpancholi:
I think by changing icon pic In framework.apk

I'm NT sure
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] AndroidGadgetCyprus:
Ok thanks, I'll try...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Hyper ACE:
why dont you try UOT KITCHEN?? :D:D:D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] AndroidGadgetCyprus:
Does UOT kitchen changes the system menu icons???? NOT STATUS BAR!!!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SpaceCaker:
Nope
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] AndroidGadgetCyprus:
I allready know, I was just telling him that it won't change system settings icons, u know how???
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] codeknight11:
Change png's in settings.apk
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nativesmiley:
i am getting a no sim card on the new Sweet Child Of Mine Rom. anyone having the same issue?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] hechoen:
Mines working fine.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
I am currently talking on the phone with Sweet Child v2 rom installed on my phone

so no problems with SIM card.

Did u remove it when installing the rom?

have you tried taking it out and putting it back in?

did u modify the rom at all?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] nativesmiley:
It detected it after a few seconds. First time I had to reboot it. But its all good now. Awesome from tho!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
Cool since prob is fixed change the title to solve please :)

if you ain't first you're last :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] minipot:
Ok so ive been doing animation in blender for sometime. However I purchased the book begining android games awhile ago and wanted some help about using opengl es and blendrr it covers the basics of importing obj's and setting up opengl es and the basics. But how would I animate charecters in opengl es and import blender action sequences.

Can anyone point me to some tuts for this in android

No i refuse to use unity or unreal and co i want to know proper opengl es
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khulood the greatest:
I've had my galaxy NOTE for 5 days now and i wasn't able to download paid apps from the market! I read a lot of advice on how i can correct the situation but none of them worked( although i'm in a country that is supported ) the final advice was to go to applications and clear the data for each one ! i was stupid enough to actually do that for all apps ,but when i pressed the clear data for the settings my phone started acting weird! some text is missing : name of apps, permissions, even some text in the google search results ( even the google play apps don't show any text, rating or description)!!! some icons look half-cut ! how can i put things back to normal? this is really important...i am really depressed... i ruined my phone before i got a chance to enjoy it!!! if i reset to factory settings will this solve the problem? PLEASE HELP ANYONE!!! please give me a detailed answer! HAVE I DESTROYED MY PHONE FOR GOOD?!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] georgios73:
I quite sure a factory reset will solve this
[HD2 General] kkq29:
still use stock rom, winmo 6.5, everytime i try to connect on pc ,alwys say

"one of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned"

wht does it mean ?

tysm (:
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
It sounds like your micro USB port on your HD2 has malfunctioned or that your USB cable had went bad. But let me ask this, you do have the appropriate version. Of Active Synced or Windows Mobile Device Center installed on your computer correct?
[HD2 General] kkq29:
it solved lol .now my problem is after installed MAGLDR ,when i reboot alwys go thre (MAGLDR) never go to homescreen?
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
Boot into MAGLDR and then scroll to Option #10 Services. Then go to Option # 1 Boot Settings. Now go to Option # 2 Always Menu. Finally press the end button to make sure MAGLDR is set to boot to whatever source is set in Boot Source. If you press the send button while in the Always Menu this sets MAGLDR to boot into the MAGLDR main menu and not to the Boot Source that is set.
[HD2 General] kkq29:
ive been tryin to instal miui but alwys on magldr after install it from cwm ,n i just do it like u said , but still alwys go to magldr , any solutions?

tyb4
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
Sorry for the late response. Go into the Boot Sources in MAGLDR and make sure it is set to boot NAND Android.
[HD2 General] kkq29:
sup ty, everything s done now (:
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] gclo85:
I'm not able to get my Gallery pics to work as backgrounds. I can get launchers and live wallpapers to work but when I crop a picture, I press save and nothing happens. It stays as the Amazon crap.

Please note that I know how to change the permissions for a wallpaper to stay or change.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] feistygoat10:
I have the same problem. As a workaround I use file expert to set new wallpapers.