yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
Yep still in development. Looking less and less likely though. :(

Can't get a copy of the samsung source for hwcomposer.msm8660.so and version from our phones won't work with 4.2.2 it needs v1.1.

I've got it running upto touchwiz launching (bootani and cache build working) but no further. Have had to steal bits from CM and patch gpu and video in 3.0.31 kernel but I'm stuck. Cant use libgui from donor and the samsung version doesn't work with the CM hardware composer.

Having one last go at it but if I can't get some source for hwcomposer I'm kinda stuck.

m0tter
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
scratch that. As of tonight I have a status bar :D

It only has a clock but none the less it's an improvement. Went back to the start using the latest Qualcomm drivers, working much better this time around, am still using CM hardware composer too. Have been able to keep OEM libgui.so.

m0tter
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inner_vision:
Awesome, good to hear
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfynx1:
y'all should check irc more often, cm10.2 is around for some time, and from feedback so far i would say it's a lot better and stable, seems to be almost bug free aswell, thanks for awsome work on that Talustus :p
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
CWM vs TWRP

Well this is fun and games.. My mate bought his i9210 around yesterday and asked me if i could fix it up with your rom motter..

Thought no problems, had everything here to do it.. took me 5 hours in the end..

And all because his phone wouldn't run and mount everything properly in CWM..

I had to roll back 5 times because it just kept locking up and not mounting the drives properly..

So as a last resort i used TWRP recovery and mounted first time with out a drama..

My phone is using a skyrocket cwm and works perfectly, so has me stumped as to why his didn't..

Has any one else come across this problem before???
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
It's always the way - yeah no worries I'll flash your phone for you mate, splat, murphy gets involved :)

I've not heard of anyone else having problems but then again you're the first I've heard of using CWM. I've only ever used TWRP.

Without a log or kernel msg I'd only be stabbing in the dark.

Good to see you sorted it though, well done :good:

m0tter

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I've been running Tal's 10.2 for 24 hours - nice job dude.

Good battery life, good speed.

Few little problems, I flashed a 4.3 gapps package (I know sfynx, you warned me) and I get the odd fc on different apps for no good reason. I'm still having problems with the proximity sensor, I struggle to get the phone up until the other end hangs up.

Thanks for still providing a working CM option.

m0tter
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfynx1:
Hahahha i did tell you those gapps still have issues, stick with the old ones for now :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
Bad news peeps. :crying:

When you hear someone say 'hey I'm porting an OEM rom to X and it'll be ready in a couple of days' you need to poke fun at them and then when they don't give up realise that maybe there is something wrong with them and you should act like you just don't know them. :p

Here's what I've learnt

1. I clearly had no idea how much work was involved.

2. Don't try and port an OEM rom from differing hardware. My donor hardware was the I9105P due to having the same resolution as our device but the hardware is broadcom based not qualcomm. This made life difficult

3. Mixing and matching bits from other roms probably does work some times but generally not with OEM roms.

So after patching the kernel with bits and pieces, modifying ramdisk scripts, mixing and matching libraries, decompiling and adding classes to framework files, I've hit a wall - libandroid_runtime.so

qcom hardware uses a startActivity method that doesn't appear to be used by other hardware. Some of it exists in framework.jar, which I patched. The rest however lives in libandroid_runtime.so and is missing from my donor rom. Trying to copy this file from a 9505 rom doesn't work, zygote won't start. I can't find any samsung source for this file so I can't patch the donor version. So donor version - NO, 9505 version - NO, CM version - NO.

Incase anyone's wondering why I didn't go with a qcom version of 4.2.2, I haven't found one for our resolution. Resizing a higher resolution version looked doomed before it even began, I couldn't find a resizer that actually worked as advertised, they either wouldn't resize patch9 files, or wouldn't resize in bulk, or just plain failed.

I'll have another go with what I've learnt when a 480x800 qcom version is released.

:(

m0tter
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inner_vision:
Haha, i thought you had taken on quite the project m0tter, at least you have learnt a thing or 2 along the way. Hopefully the needed resources make their way out soon.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
I seriously think there may be something wrong with me. I'm already thinking about taking the hdpi assets from the 9105P and importing them into the 9505 then applying my changes :eek:

Cross to the other side of the street now!

m0tter
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aus4me:
Don`t stop now, he who dares wins.http://xdaforums.com/images/icons/icon14.gif

On another note.

Just to say thank-you to Tallustus and all the team.

On GT-I9210T.

I`m Runnning 10.1 - 20130803 Unofficial i9210T : DreamKernel-GTI9210T-v2.0.4.6CM10.1-20130406030045-CWM :gapps-jb-20130301-signed..

with TW Launcher.

Love it, Bluetooth auto connects, audio streaming in the car has been working flawlessly so far for the last two days. A real first since GB.

Battery life is excellent . No hiccups, no FC`s, brilliant.

Kit-Kat who comes up with this stuff !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] japinder:
Now that we have the official 4.1.2 build in form of the Swedish XXUAMF1, will it help the development efforts?

Jp
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardw38:
so you're suggesting that we need to pull the DSP2.MBN file from GB and place it in the ICS image?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecips:
It's not quite that simple.

:-)

Most ROMS seem to have been packaged up from backups of people's devices.

This means that ROM dev's are packaging extra files into their zip files that are not required. These files are in /system/etc/firmware/misc and /system/etc/firmware/misc_mdm.

So, the first thing to do is take a look in the zip file you are flashing and make sure those directories do not exist.

Next, the actual firmware and executables are packaged up in the amss.bin and mdm.bin files that are flashed as part of the ROM, so we need to change these and then flash them.

Fortunately, these files are actually FAT file systems so we can mount them and modify them.

So, what you need to do is replace the DSP2.MBN in the mdm.bin filesystem and then flash the modified image.

Easy!!

:-)

Gary

For those that are interested, you can see the partitions mounted by using adb to shell into the phone, and using the "mount" command.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardw38:
ok, well that seems complicated.

what I was going to do, was

1 copy the GB dsp2.mbn from /etc/firmware to the sd card.

2 boot into a working version of ics and copy dsp2.mbd from the sd card to etc/firmware.

3 reboot.

would that work?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecips:
No.

:-)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardw38:
Ok,

I cant find either of those bin files in my ICS zip (this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1576924).

also, these folders do exist in the zip (/system/etc/firmware/misc and /system/etc/firmware/misc_mdm), and do have the MBN file in them
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecips:
There is no radio or RIL (Radio Interface Layer) packaged with that ROM. You will almost certainly need to flash new RIL and radio for an ICS ROM, so you'll have to find a ROM with a radio included.

Then you will probably still have to make the changes I have previously mentioned
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardw38:
hmpf!

ok what rom do you suggest? have you got ICS working? what rom did you use?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imblue:
For those really desperate for ICS - Telstra begin testing with the SGSII 4G in June, with an expected release of July.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardw38:
Anyone sugest a ROM with a radio? I cant be waiting until July, and since its Telstra, it'll probably be August.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bwp85:
I believe they have only just got there hands on the source from Samsung. As you would be aware, the differences between the i9100 and i9210 are massive.

All we can hope is that a leak comes out or the Telco for the euro version comes out with an update sooner. At the end of the day all we really need is the firmware, radio and rils to install most of the Qualcomm based SGS2 based ICS roms out there.

I'm happy to wait. There are plenty of good GB roms about.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardw38:
thanks, what you think is the best GB rom for this phone?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nisbne:
hey guys, i would like to root my phone so i can put adfree on and get rid of telstra stuff, can i do this without risk of loosing soft keys ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hteles:
Disclaimer.

I used this method to root my Portuguese gt-i9210. I did NOT performed a cwm backup. All I did was getting root, removed TMN crapware and installed adblock and other root utils. It's working great.

See here. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25540947
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardw38:
I used this method : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1340526

I had no problems with buttons until I installed the ICS image, and it was easy to restore back to the GB image to get them back.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qasha:
Experimental fix for missing softkeys using Odin

Hi all,

I need a volunteer please: someone who has lost their soft keys and is willing to experiment a little.

"obviously there is a chance that you end up with a hole in your jibrock of which I take no responsibility for"

It's basically very simple: I'll give you a .tar file I created (working boot & recovery.img inside) and you flash it with Odin3 v1.85 (PDA and everything else untouched) and, (fingers crossed) in 30 seconds, will give you back your buttons and CWM whilst leaving your data untouched (obviously still back up in CWM).

It's a risk but the potential outcome is great too.

Please let me know so I can send you the .tar file

Qasha

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How 'small' is that donation ??? ;)

Qasha

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Well, technically speaking, I did solve the issue, right ??? ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyn:
Not sure if you guys on Telstra got the message, but they put out an update for this phone the other day.

But because its rooted with CMW recovery i cant update... Is there anyway to get back to stock recovery? did a few searched but couldnt find anything specific for this phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bwp85:
Go to the SamMobile website Here and download (you will need to create an account) the firmware from there. The file you download is flashable in Odin and you don't lose your data.

I updated this way. All I had to do is re-root.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TimTams:
what's the update?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyn:
ok done that, which part section do i use it in Odin? PDA etc?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matust:
I flashed it via the PDA section. I can't see any differences between the new update and the previous version
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfynx1:
Hummm i dont think it will help mutch since were on 4.3 already...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
It's old. It's basically the i727 4.1.2 with a recompiled kernel - hang on that's what mine is :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astroboy589:
Hey guys,

I tried the upgrade from the 10.10.2012 version to the latest and then it fails to boot.

any ideas?

A
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inner_vision:
Not sure what ROM you are calling the latest, but full wipe, latest TWRP and matching gapps would be my suggestion.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrpringle5k:
gapps

Hey all,

What version of gapps is best to use with cm-10.2-20130817? I just installed gapps-jb-20130813 because I couldn't find any suggested versions? From the limited use so far I haven't had any issues, except maybe that settings button in gmaps seems to be half off the screen but probably not related to gapps?

When I initially installed the rom I tried installing dreamkernel afterwards and when I booted the phone I got a lot of crashes, so I did a clean install of the rom without the kernel. What exactly is the stock kernel and how is it in terms of battery life

Cheers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfynx1:
Cm10.2 by talustus already has built in kernel, so u're not supposed to flash any kernel, as for gapps i know 4.3 gapps still have some issues, so i would recomend sticking with the ones we used to flash on cm10.1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrpringle5k:
special USB

I read a while back about issues with files written on the phone not displaying when connected to the PC. I'm also seeing this issue when connected in MTP mode. Is there any fix?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] japinder:
Could someone add a link in the OP/Index Update pointing to the pre-rooted stock Swedish Jelly Bean 4.1.2 XXUAMF1 ROM for the GT-I9210 available in this thread, post #4:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34712551

Working like a charm on my GT-I9210T.

Thanks,

Jp
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
CWM Recovery & TWRP

After the fun I had a couple of weeks ago when I could not get CWM working on my mates phone.

I decided to go hunting and found a couple of newer more updated ones that I've installed on my phone and checked them out.

They mounted properly and everything i needed worked so I thought I would share them if some one else might have been looking.

I also found a couple of updated TWRP files as well if any one was looking for an update..

I cant post outside links at the moment so msg me for the link until i can get it posted..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
Here's the link Chris wanted to post

http://d-h.st/users/Chris.Cj72/?fld_id=26098

Thanks for your efforts Chris :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
R.I.P

Well that sux, my phone just died on me..

Haven't even had it 4 months.. I was trying an app to try and unmount the internal USB so i could partition it and the app froze..

So after waiting i pulled the battery out because it wouldnt reset by holding the power button.

Put it back in and then there way nothing... No lights, nothing.. Just dead..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ParanoidKang:
use roms fro other samsungs?

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Try odin reflashing the rom and everything, but you'll have to root again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
If only CPR worked

Yeah i would have done that if there was any life in the phone, its deaad..

Cant get it to do anything
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
make your own usb recovery jig, solder a 301k resistor between pin 4 and GND on a micro usb connector, cross your fingers and jam it in.

Just do a bit of hunting around on XDA if you need more information

m0tter
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
Are they 300 or 301??

ive seen plenty of posts on them but there isnt any specific post to say one or the other..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
specs are 301 but 300 will probably work. I've been sticking all diff values trying to get kernel logging, seems to be some play either side of the specs.

m0tter
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mythic82:
Just in case this helps anyone.

Been using cm-10.1-20130803-UNOFFICIAL-i9210t from Tal for a long while now and it has been working flawlessly, beside from one tiny problem. Whenever i exit a app using the camera (not the camera app, but for example barcode scanner), with the back button the screen turn black, and only way to turn it on is by rebooting the phone. I found it to be the HW overlay, which can be disabled in the developer options. However this option does not stick during reboot and from time to time i forget turning this off, resulting in annoyance.

Editing the build.prop debug.mdpcomp.maxlayer from 3 to 2 however solves the problem permanently. Dont try 0 though like some pages might suggest as that made the screen constant black all the way from boot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
Thats ok then, my eyes are not good enough to make one, so im hoping that the one i ordered offline will do the trick..

They all seem to be 300 on the majority of sites and this was S2 jig i ordered so fingers crossed when it arrives..

if not, it will be just sent as is under warranty to be repaired..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike.j:
Also; for example CameraZoom FX. And I'm guessing all the other camera apps I've tried that didn't work. Didn't think to associate the issue with the CM build though since I've had camera issues with various levels of annoyance on stock as well (and on my retired Galaxy Mini).

But, as stated, it did do the trick with Camera Zoom FX, so now it's back to the play store to check out if there's anything cool I'd like to give another go! Thanks a bunch for the tip! :)

Also, fun anecdote; the internal editor in Root Explorer decided to save an empty build.prop the first time I edited it. Kids, don't try that one at home. Boot loop much? That was probably the least fun five minutes I've had today. ;) Fortunately, the editor in question did save a copy of the original file so it was a moderately simple problem to solve. And in retrospect, problemsolving-related tinkering is actually sort of fun...with emphasis on "in retrospect".
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Huggogguh:
Just wondering: is there any version from Tal more recent than this? cm-10.1-20130405-UNOFFICIAL
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
Still Dead

Well the 2 i ordered did nothing..

I tested them both on my Galaxy S I9000 and they worked fine on it and my GIO so i know they worked ok..

So I hope they send me a new one back once I take it to the shop tomorrow..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] japinder:
+1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0tter:
:(

Hope all goes well with the warranty process
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inner_vision:
Hopefully it all goes well for you. Mine went the week yours did by the looks of it, and I was trying to get pac-man to run on it. I think the rom was fine, but the power button was shorting....I think. Anyway I sent it off and they fixed it, no charge, under warranty. So I think you should be fine.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
It's ALIVE!!!

She breaths once again..

They the mainboard on it is all it says on the paperwork..

No idea what was wrong with it other than than that, but all done under warranty

Now i just have to charge it so i can get rid of the bogged down telstra ware off it!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
What a bummer

So ive discovered that even though my phone says its connected to 4G network.

Its really not, its still only connected under H or H+

Network Signal Info

This app is how i found out, when i stick a Telstra sim into the app clearly says 4G.

Bummed out that my dodo (optus) is still only connecting at under 3G speeds..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sicHiRsch:
But isn't that due to optus not having a 4g network rather than the phone's fault?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
4G

Well they do have 4G, if you look at there website you would know that.. lol

its just they dont have it here yet..

Its just the phone is saying its connected to 4G but its only H or H+
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrt.gson:
Stable CM rom plz!! :)

I've been following this thread since I got my gt-i9210 and I've had good use of it. But today I will try out the stock JB rom which came out this summer. I love CM and TW is bad. But I don't think I've used a CM Rom that doesn't have any problems.

I want to use CM.

Which rom is the most stable? Right now I am on CM10.1-20130803

I can go back to CM10 if that helps me get a stable rom.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panther788:
I'm using cm10.2 20131026 a are yet to find any problems. I am also surprised that you are experiencing problems on any of tals builds. He does an amazing job on his builds and have all worked seamlessly for me
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrt.gson:
I've had the problem where my screen goes black after I've used any kind of 3rd party camera app (skype, QR-scan, google drive...) and that's for several of tals roms. (or could that be hardware?)

I've also had problem with the camera lately, when I switch to video recording it crashes. This could maybe be my SDcard, but it shouldn't be.

I just flashed the Stock rom which was released in June or something. But now I'm in bootloop and this is the third try.

Where can I get the cm10.2 20131026? It's still worth trying... I might not need to use the stock rom ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mythic82:
Hi. I'm still on cm-10.1-20130803-UNOFFICIAL-i9210t.zip as i also found the 10.2 rom to be too unstable. What kernel are you using on 10.2? v2.0.6.5?

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This might help with the black screen.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46362158&postcount=1797
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panther788:
Head over to the irc channel and ask there
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrt.gson:
I gave that a try before turning back to the stock TW rom. I guess I did something wrong... but at the same time I am pretty sure I didn't.

I am going to try the stock rom for a while now. But if I know myself right I will get back to CM sooner or later.

I'd love a CM where my phone works flawless.

Thx for the help and thoughts. I will go to the irc channel and have a look. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panther788:
Just the stock cm kernel. Not getting any RR's. The black screen issue is gone. Everything's perfect.

Sorry, some reason it quoted the wrong person
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mythic82:
So you have sound on the stock cm kernel? Thought you had to use a i9210 kernel to get any sound and correct hw buttons, been like that before anyhow. Maybe ill give it a try.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panther788:
Nah, I think tal has a bit of a tinker with something to make it work
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
Kit-Kat

Well Its finally arrived, but so far its only on the google nexus 5

Android 4.4 Kit-Kat

Roll outs will be coming shortly except apparently for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus at the moment

EDIT:

But it will be rolled out to the GALAXY S4.. But who knows how long it will take telstra/optus to get their act together

and roll it out.. Good chance we will have Unofficial MODS before they do it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chris.cj72:
Unmounted Partitions

Just wondering it any one knows what all these unmounted partitions are left on my phone??

DiskInfo

There seems to be alot of them, do these get used during boot up process or for functions the phone needs to process??

Or are they just left over from installation of the ROM...

If that space was reclaimable it would be close to 500MB extra space the device could have..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mythic82:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1629508