yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
I think it's more involved than just the partition map. Don't worry, soon enough Bryan's aosp kernel will be mature enough and we'll have a stable working base for an ICS kernel. He's already reached the first milestone. ;)

Sent from my SGH-T959V
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
I understand the devs are working on getting this done. I dont even worry about ICS anymore.

The only thing I wonder is I see phones that are not even remotely close spec wise as this one with ICS. It makes me wonder what are they doing that we arent. Then I see the amount of devs focusing on porting ICS.

For example the Optimus V has three versions, AOKP, CM9, and AOSP. All being built by one guy. But the mass of the devs are working to help these ports come to fruition. They are using a gingerbread kernel to get these ports going. LG will never release ICS for those phones and they know it. So they are using what is available to them to get these ports.

Dont take this as *****ing its not just a observation. Like I said if we get ICS then great if not that is fine. The devs are working hard and I know it.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bot42:
Awesome!!

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Yeah I am starting to think someone with a SGS4G really made Samsung angry, especially when I heard they released ICS for the original SGS, yes it's the predicessor to our phone, and now it has an ICS. :( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1398223

Sorry earlier I said official, but it turns out that the official ICS released was a "value pack"yet again. My bad. http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...-ics-face-unlock/&category=classic&postPage=1
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fluidification:
It's not ics, it's GB.

Also, at eollie.

what makes this phone special is out doesn't have the open source drivers that the original SGS has or any other Android device. ours is closed source, so it's almost trial and error.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
Yep a lot of trial and error lol

-sent from my POS i897

no camera, no power button but at least I got miui lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
So essentially our problem is not enough troubleshooters? Or am I misunderstanding?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
We just don't have enough people who know what they're doing. The vibrant had dozens of devs

Sent from my SGH-T959V
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
Dozens just on ICS lol

-sent from my POS i897

no camera, no power button but at least I got miui lol
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fluidification:
also they have normal hardware with the exception of their 911 error.(We still don't know if we have it)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bot42:
On a side note. I emailed Samsung's tech support requesting information about any ICS updates for our phones, they nether confirmed or denied their was going to be one for our phones. I also asked four the kennel source code for our phones and once again they said they can't release the kernel source codes.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fluidification:
they have a lot of closed source stuff within their own source, like how to read qmg files, they're closed source drivers. ETC...

I Really doubt that they would let that slip.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bot42:
SGS4g Source codes!!!

After scouring the internet I found That Samsung Tech support can't release the kernel source codes because they have already released to Samsung Open Source Project https://opensource.samsung.com

Obviously something that was not actually put out there. As soon as I download them all I will put them on sourceforge or something like that. Or better yet you can register and then search SGH-T959V and download them your selves they really have been there the whole time.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fluidification:
wrong sources.

WE have had those for a long time.

That's why we even have a funcional cm7.

We want driver sources.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bot42:
Well that figures now doesn't it. I thought that they would be part of one of the three source codes kernel source, SGH-T959V source, or the GB source. Oh Well then back to scouring google.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] eollie:
So yet again its because not enough finger and eyes scouring?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bot42:
You can always join in on the scouring, or developing. There Is a hell of a learning curve involved but being involved is much better then not being involved . In What ever compacity you can even if its just encouragement
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Fluidification:
all but the gb sources are garbage since they are for froyo.

Well, then again, if someone wanted to try to make a cm6 froyo edition, they would help.

But i doubt that cm6 has any optimization for galaxy s phones, since none have ever used cm6.

So it would be like making a new cyanogenmod.(not a build, but an entirely new version) eg cm6galaxysedition.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dinumadushan:
Pls gave ICS download link sgh-t959v i can't find it
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Beastmode:
there isn't ICS for t959v yet, what OP is asking for is help so he can build his own i believe from google source.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] dinumadushan:
Thanks Dear
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] daothanhduy1996:
Hmm...just a naive question :"...if cm7 finished then we can have cm9 would be ported rite? :? Just wanna help devs so much but since I am grounded, I just have my glxs4g and a pentium IV pc with 512mb RAM and onboard VGA and a 5GB-free HDD then I dont know how to make my own environment to build or write something :"...btw, to build sth, do we have to be on linux? (But mayb it's very hard, rite? :s...)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Juls317:
Theres a whole guide on setting up an environment and building from source on developer.android.com
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] ErvMeister:
Not an official ICS ROM, but Octane/Octaine is pretty damn close and fast. Themed to look like ICS from what I've heard.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] coolguy_krkr:
You can try this one..

CyanogenMod 9.0.0-rc1 UNOFFICIAL by TeamAcid[R0.3]
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Shortbus-Driver:
^^^now that's too funny.....I think by now after 2 months....the OP has moved on
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] bhundven:
lol

10 char
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkRyoushii:
Hey there,

I wanted to search first but I can't from my phone and since I need an answer pretty quickly I thought I'd just post now. I current run the latest nightly of ICS and was wondering if there is a way to flash back to stock (with Odin or recovery) so that it seems to be untampered with. Another question is will the stock firmware get updates OTA or is that functionality broken now thanks to the modding.

Oh and yes I have run triangle away to remove the triangle :)

Any help would be appreciated thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azure Flame Kite:
To answer your questions:

1. Yes, you can flash back to stock with Odin. Just download the official stock firmware for your region at Intratech's thread :)

2. If you flash the stock FW, you can still get updates via Kies. Samsung isn't that much of a d*ck.

3. Triangle Away also resets the flash counter, but please go to download mode to check whether your current flash counter is correct since Triangle Away can hard-brick your phone :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkRyoushii:
thanks for your help this is exactly what I was wondering :)

I've already reset the counter correctly with triangle away, but what do u mean by it hardbricking the phone? when it enters download mode it bricks or what?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atifsh:
he was being cautious..... no worries you already done running triangle away.

what he meant to always check what the triangle away says and what download mode says about counter.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkRyoushii:
Oh I see, thanks for the clarification I'll keep that in mind if I ever need to run triangle away again :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ZhenMing:
Hi there,

I would need your assistant before sending for RMA. My newly bought GNex won't startup, won't go in recovery mode, won't go in to fastboot and not even manage to charge it too. It simply went dead.

It is SC-04D Docomo GNex and just a day before, it started to asked for Network PIN for unlock and within a day, it went dead.

Anyone have this similar problem and do we have a way to solve this?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ZhenMing:
no one could help on this?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Egregious Philbin:
<Mod Edit>

Not trying to steal the OP's glory, just wanted to consolidate all the miscellaneous GPS Dongle threads into one place; as the amount of threads on the same subject was getting out of control.

PLEASE POST ALL GPS DONGLE DISCUSSION HERE.

Thanks,

SwiftKS

(Forum Moderator)

</Mod Edit>

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Just delivered, put it on and it works great! Worked much better after a reboot.

Inside the house, solid brick house, got 12 in view 8 in use, 20 ft accuracy.

Good job Asus! Thanks!!!!

(I was one of the guys who registered during that tiny window that registration was open)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] hunter99507:
This may sound like a stupid question but has it helped your Wi-Fi? Did you use wifi analiser and do a speed test with and without it?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Its not a stupid question. I did hear that "some" units tested did show improvements in wifi performance but that "wasn't" what this dongle was designed for. In the brief test I did on this theory, I couldn't see any benefits. Possibly because my wifi performance is already pretty good. It might be beneficial to someone who's wifi performance is less than stellar. I still plan on testing this more thoroughly.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] darhoade:
I can't wait until mine comes. If more people get them hopefully they will post there experience.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] agentdr8:
Came home to find FedEx had dropped off my dongle too. Asus has done right in my eyes as far as the GPS issue is concerned. Now to go try some Sygic....
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Egregious Philbin:
Was just out driving, going 50 mph with 8.4 ft accuracy.

Works great!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] markbraggs:
Got my dongle in the mail

Ordered on the 17th, came today (19th). Bravo on fast processing and shipping, ASUS.

Tried my GPS indoors without the dongle. After about 5 minutes it found 6 satellites, locked 3. Accuracy of 900 feet.

Popped the dongle on. Said to update to the latest firmware, checked, pretty sure I am. Took a couple minutes, and nothing...then I decided to use the little switch to "lock" it into position. BAM! 12 satellites within 30 seconds, accuracy of about 36 feet. Went outside and got it down to 28 feet.

Sure it looks tacky, is a bit bulky, and doesn't work with the dock. But it's nice to know that GPS will (finally) work when really needed.

Oh, and it was free too. Score.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mick3444:
This is strange. In have mine and it vastly improves my GPS, but I can't seem to hold onto a lock in my car, or indoors at all . Any ideas?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
No reason why it shouldn't be able to. I was locked consistently over speeds 60-70mph. With great accuracy also(you can see my results from gps dongle test thread). Never lost the lock. Try doing a fresh reboot of your tablet and make sure the latch on the dongle is set to lock position. Also make sure you are on latest .21 update. Also make sure you have dongle and prime pointed towards the sky. Won't work as well if you have dongle pointed down.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mario_1603:
+1 me too, mine is champagne, i think the champagne color will be ship until next week, this week only gray...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skygunner27:
Can we see some HD final production pics of the dongle? Does it have Asus branding?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] clockwork58:
So far I came across 1 issue. I haven't had a chance to try it again

1. Attached Dongle.

2. Turn on GPS Test + GPS

3. leave tablet by window

4. went to bathroom (~5 minutes...good times)

5. Came back and my tablet wouldn't turn on and did a self reboot when i tried to press power a few times.

I've never had a reboot problem since waayyyyy back when ICS was first released.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Very doubtful its related to dongle. If anything its the GPS test app that could've caused it. Not the dongle itself.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] skygunner27:
Keep us posted if it happens again.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Bait-Fish:
Sounds very similar to what happens occasionally when docked to the keyboard. Interesting that it may also happen when GPS docked.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mrcua:
i have a champagne as well. ordered mine 4/16 and mine also shows submitted. maybe they dont have the champagne one yet?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sly.cooper:
I purchased mine when I was in Houston between Jan-Feb 2012. I am back to India. Will I be still eligible to get the dongle? I have applied for it and put in c/o address of my colleague in Houston. Also are there any shipping charges?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Greamlive:
GPS Dongle

Hi,

I sent my demand for the GPS dongle to Asus Member website and in my demand it says:

Your application has been submitted	2012/04/16

does it means they are in the process of sending it ? Or do i have to wait for some other message from their part before its get processed. And how long does it takes to be sent if I live in Québec, Canada ?

:)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jjdevega:
Many are shipping out from Fremont California. I've seen one member from Canada receiving his within two days. Yours should be shipping soon. I also submitted application on 04/16 it's arriving today. It's the Grey dongle. My Champaign dongle still says submitted.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] :
Hi jonnhy.

I'm from Portugal also. I know some people started to receive the dongles last week, but just the grey version. No news for the champagne one, yet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] atgmartin:
BCOKAS serial, amethyst grey. Ordered on 4/16/12, received 4/30/12, Montreal, Quebec. Status on the asus site still shows as "Your application has been submitted".

Tried it out a bit, and it is a big improvement. Was never too concerned about the GPS, but I think Asus did well with this.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] biggem001:
nothing for me. ordered on 16th, and still nothing in shipping.

stuck on

Shipment information sent to FedEx
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nextelbuddy:
has anyone had an issue where your Prime keeps rebooting on its own while the dongle is installed?

sometimes my Prime is fine with the dongle but other times if i leave it installed, my Prime keeps rebooting itself until i remove it..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bimgirl:
That's great news... happy for you. I am still waiting on mine, but that's ok, Gold aka Champange... like you I am in Montreal as well... hoping mine will turn up soon. Thanks for posting now at least I know it must be almost here :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Zephyrot:
So, I finally received my dongle today.

Im happy that Asus did this for us, specially for free, but Im just not happy with the dongle. I thought I would have it most of the time on before getting it... but now I really doubt I will actually use it.

The fit with the tablet is extremely tight, way, way more than the Dock. Used it 1 freaking time and it already scratched the back of my Prime.

I wish there was some kind of feedback when the Dongle is being used. These issues aside, the Dongle does it job and the GPS works way better than the one inside the Prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Mikroft:
Works awesome. However it causes my Prime to restart when I keep it attached. Hoping a later update will fix this.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] crishna:
me as well, makes my prime reboot after you put it to sleep with the dongle connected... lets say after 3 minutes maybe... if i remove it, it does not reboot.

other than that, from montreal canada, i can have a gps lock, accuracy 2.1 meters, which is very goood!

anyone else can test that reboot thingy? plug gps dongle, and power it off ( i mean a sleep)...should reboot after a few minutes.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NeoMagus:
I added you to our limbo list in the Tracking thread. There is at least 10 of us in the same position as you, multiple calls to Asus and still can't find anything out. What is going on with our dongles??
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rmsingh:
Modding the Dongle

Anyone opened up this device yet? :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
Yes, although I've become lazy and didn't mark the posts. Try a few searches, I'm sure you'll run across it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] metcag:
GPS dongle on custom ROM

Hi has anybody tried the dongle on a custom ROM?. Is it true that non unlocked devices received a patch over .21 to make it work?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
That's right, but all the ROMs kept up-to-date should be based on .21 and have the capability of using the dongle.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] metcag:
Ok but I'm using wsg v0.0.6 and it doesn't work so I thought that there is an additional patch.

Thanks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] theandies:
Well mine seems to be in limbo. Asus shows it's shipped but FedEx only shows the paperwork has been submitted. Anyone else's order like this? I ordered it on the 17th and I'm now thinking I'll never see it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] clenz:
I seem to be in limbo as well - very frustrating. Shows shipped on 4/18 by ASUS but FedEx has no record yet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] NeoMagus:
I updated the OP of the tracking post to include all of us in this situation so keep us updated in there as well. It really shouldn't be this hard to get a hold of somebody who knows whats going on there with the dongles especially since we have the tracking and reference numbers... yet after multiple calls everyone says they will call back with an answer, a supervisor, escalation whatever but here we are two weeks later still getting the runaround.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] vvveith:
Don't feel bad.

I submitted my application on the sixteenth and still have not even seen any sign of movement. It just says, "Application Submitted." I am not really that concerned, at this point with so many horror stories and personal experience, I'm waiting for the courts to help compensate my poor judgement of purchase. This just goes right on par with everything I've come to love about ASUS. Peace,V :rolleyes:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] TheWerewolf:
Picked mine up at FedEx today.

It definitely works and as external GPSes go, it's not bad. It seems to be able to pick up signals whether you're holding the tablet by that end or not.. so there's no need to have to use the slate upside down.

It's also a rather tight fit... feel uncomfortable pushing hard on it to make it fit completely around the edge of the tablet.

However... I think this sort of sums up the problem:

This is rather large. The little block next to it is QStarz BT-1000X Bluetooth Travel logger GPS, which I've been using to replace the GPS in the Prime. Because it's detached and has a two day battery life (and can be charged over USB), i can put the BT-1000X in my pocket, leaving the Prime's port free for docking and the latches free for the origami cover... neither of which can be used while the GPS is attached. For prolonged use, I can put the Prime in the dock and connect the BT-1000X to the dock's USB port.

You also can't plug in the power cable while the GPS dongle is attached.

I know it's free - but I'm not sure how much I'll end up using it. It just makes using the Prime feel clumsy and klunky. I'll keep it in the shoulderbag with the other bits and pieces - I'm sure it'll come in handy from time to time, but I still feel it's a rather lame solution to the problem. I may open it up and see if I can pare it down to a smaller, proper dongle like the USB dongle.

Oh! BTW, that little green stand thing - that's a 3Feet stand. They were nice enough to give me a free one at CES this year and it turns out to be surprisingly useful. It can actually hold the Prime *with* the GPS dongle quite easily, folds up so you can carry it in your bag and has non-skid feet to hold it in place.

If you're interested: http://3feet.com/ - they're $15 on Amazon.

UPDATE: Oh.. and for everyone wondering what's INSIDE the dongle...

It's mostly empty - I think the beige block is the patch antenna...

I'm tempted to go the last step and actually detach the middle component (the two screws under the connector) and see how that looks...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bimbobo:
Is there a way to make a cable for the Prime with 1 plug on one end for the device and 2 plugs on the other end, so one can go in the dongle and the other to a "car adapter" for charging when driving.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rmsingh:
Nice work Wolf. What tool did you use to remove the 3 screws. They look like hex(allen) and i cannot find anything that small. I'm interested in mounting the device elsewhere and wiring internally.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Uberjim:
That's strange it works on my wsg 0.06 ROM ?

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That's strange it works on my wsg 0.06 ROM ?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Walter00:
dongle aplication

Still waiting....:(

Your application is currently being processed	2012/04/16
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ovigo:
I got my Dongle today, but contrary to many examples here it does NOT seem to work. Without dongle I get about 5 -6 satellites and an unstable lock in gps test as well as in gps status. With dongle I get 1 or at most 2 satellites in view, non in use. Al satellites are grey en in the far north. I tried a reboot already to no avail. Anybody any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] TheWerewolf:
The three outer screws are T5 mini-Torx screws. Most small head screwdriver sets for computer use have them. The inner ones all look like medium sized Philips (cross-slot) screws.

Hmm.. it's possible you got a defective unit. GPSes use patch antennae which are omnidirectional, so getting an asymmetric result like that is odd. Mind you, it could also just be the current orientation of satellites and obstructions in the area. Try it again in a few hours (the satellites will be in a different pattern then) and if you're still seeing this problem, I'm sorry, but I'd say you'll probably have to contact Asus for a replacement.

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The short version is.. yes. :)

The slightly longer version is - not easy. No one makes an extension cable like this - so you'd have to get your hands on a part (I think I've seen someone on this board cite a part number for the socket - might take a bit of searching).

The other problem is that we don't have pinouts for the dock connector, so we don't know what pins would have to be connected up. At a minimum you'll need the host USB pins (for the dongle) and the client USB for power and sync... if it's using the client's USB for power...if not, then the power points too.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nguyenmd:
How long does it takes Asus to send the dongle? My registration and request with them for 2 weeks already. Thanks.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Jhosche:
I have the EXACT same experience. With dongle - 3 satellites in view, 0 connects. Take dongle off, 5-6 in view, 0 connects...and oddly, with my dock connected, 12 in view, with 10 connects (though SNR wasn't the best - it was at least getting an accuracy of 96 feet). The other screwy thing...with dongle on, startup and shutdown take several minutes longer than normal.