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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Imperiale:
You'll be amazed how easy it is once you've done it (I did it a couple of weeks ago). It's all available right here.

Pay particular attention to this when choosing the kernel:

Good luck dude, let us know if you have any questions. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rirawin:
Thanks UK, so CF root it shall be:

Instructions - ODIN (short)

- Flash CF-Root-xxx-vX.X.tar (from the attached zip) as PDA in ODIN, without repartition. Done.

Correct?

Then how does one flash a rom?.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Imperiale:
Yes, you flash the TAR file in Odin.

Flashing ROMs comes after you have rooted. First, you put your desired ROM zip in the root of your internal sdcard. Then once you have installed a CF-Root kernel, your device will have ClockworkMod (CWM) Recovery. You access this by holding Power+Home+Volume (Up) until your phone reboots into recovery mode. Then you simply follow the instructions to flash the ROM (read instructions from the developer and always backup).

^Well that's for custom ROMs. If you're talking stock Samsung ROMs, there are many guides around for installing those.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rirawin:
Ok makes sense.

So flash tar file with Odin giving me Root Access.

Grab the desired Rom, so for example MIUI then can you elaborate on the kernel. Because this is the one things that bothers me the most because I can't get my head around it.

From reading I need to get the kernel closest to the one on my about phone info correct?.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Imperiale:
Yes that's right. As in the example, where the kernel version says I9100XXKG1, you find a similar one based on the KG1 kernel. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rirawin:
Ok all makes sense, thanks for all the help.

1 last question...

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Backup?, as in Titanium Pro correct or was that EFS thing which I still don't understand what its for?.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You should read the guides and faqs everything is posted .

EFS is a backup that allows you to restore your phones EFS folder that contains the IMEI for your phone . Its rare but possible that flashing may break IMEI leading to no network connection .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Imperiale:
It's always a good idea to backup - search on the market for some of the best solutions. But honestly, I just winged it the first time I rooted with CF-Root, and went without backup. It's up to you.

But after you have rooted get kTool off the market and back up EFS, put it in the cloud or on your computer so you don't lose it.

Custom ROMs normally require a full data wipe first time flashing, so get titanium backup pro and backup all your apps from there.
[HTC Amaze 4G] punkmetalska:
I flashed the leaked ICS RUU, and I'm S-Off. I'm now running Energy's 2.1 ICS ROM, and I want to try different ICS ROMs. If I were to flash the Android Revolution ICS ROM, would I need to go back to stock ICS?

I know if I want to flash Energy's 2.2 ROM, I'd just flash it over my current 2.1 ROM.
[HTC Amaze 4G] aznvi3tric3guy:
I think you just need to flash super wipe script then flash the android ROM.
[HTC Amaze 4G] punkmetalska:
Oh okay, cool. Also, do I absolutely NEED 4EXT to flash this, or is Xboarder's 5.5.0.4 recovery okay?
[HTC Amaze 4G] aznvi3tric3guy:
4ext is needed, dont use CWM

or at least highly recommended
[HTC Amaze 4G] tgamble160:
you need 4ext to flash mikes rom but xboarders recovery worked fine for energy and speedrun for me.
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
CWM CAN NOT FLASH KERNEL IN RECOVERY.

4ext takes care of it. You don't HAVE to buy the app. 4ext also has wipe menu with format all partitions (except sd card) option which works the same as superwipe.

Rule of thumb, its always best to backup and wipe whenever you switch between ROMs for a clean install (unless u are flashing an update of your existing ROM). It doesn't take more than 6 minutes to backup and wipe. It's always worth it and you can always advance restore /data from a backup if needed :D

Sent from my iced out HTC Ruby
[Sony Tablet S] Mahaco:
If i have my SDCard inserted the tablet keeps giving me the message:

Database update failed

Database error encountered.

And I googled it but I only find the problem with the Sony media players,

But it should be solved by installing the update,

and thats not in my case because I have the newest version installed already.

Any ideas? :confused:
[Sony Tablet S] saiyolang:
Hi.

maybe your database is corrupted.

try clearing the data. under "Setting" > "Apps" "Media player"

you might need shutdown and turn on the tablet.

hope this works.
[Sony Tablet S] Mahaco:
You are a Genius :D That worked for me ! +1 :cool:

Delete data and Voila no more that irritating warning sign !
[Sony Tablet S] vicglez:
Thanks!!!

It work for me too.

Enviado desde mi Sony Tablet S usando Tapatalk
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vixman:
can anyone tell me how to take a screen shot. im currently running Blazer rom 4.1

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] revamper:
Power button + home button
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] CyberpodS2:
Like he said... Home plus power.

Swyped from my E4GT running Blazer 4.1
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Florestan2:
(if this is in the wrong area, please feel free to move)

Hi – long time lurker here, but I’m having similar problems as others with getting the .181 update to be successful. In short, I can d/l it, and start the install, but then it fails after about 25% of the way through. I’m stock, and rooted. Haven’t frozen or uninstalled any bloatware.

I think the problem lies with Bootstrap app. I heard somewhere that this would cause problems with the update, so you should uninstall it first. Ok – so I blindly just uninstalled the app. But I don’t think that really worked, since I still have CWM installed. ROM Manager is also installed (I don’t remember putting it on, but I have the icon for it). I also have JRUMMY’s ROM Toolbox (paid version). Otherwise, just some other standard rooted tools, like Titanium BU, SU, Voodoo, and a font switcher.

So I don’t know what to do at this point. Not sure if I want to try to finish uninstalling Bootstrap, or if I should just try adding it back. Thoughts? I’ve tried deleting the logwrapper file (and then renaming the logwrapper.bin to logwrapper). But that failed too, because I don’t have permission. Not sure how to correct that either. I’ve got “Up to root” checked on ES File Explorer, but doesn’t seem to work.

I’d use Matt’s utitliy (is that the same as RSD?), but don’t want to lose all my data on my internal sdcard, or start from scratch for that matter either.

Any suggestions, or help??
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Florestan2:
OK. Got bootstrap reinstalled, but the update still fails. Getting frustrated....
[Motorola Droid RAZR] T.D.B:
Same problem here...let me know when you solve it

I unrooted but still a no go. Need someone to please provide link so I can flash it myself.

Thanks

TDB
[Motorola Droid RAZR] detcup4evr:
Just posted this in the new release forum, but was having the same issue i uninstalled boot strap and the install is running now.

1. Reroot (If not currently rooted)

2. Get root explorer in the market

3. Uninstall the bootstrap app

4. Go into root explorer to system/bin

5. In top right corner tap r/w

6. Delete the file called hijack

7. Delete logwrapper

8. Rename logwrapper.bin to just logwrapper

9. Reboot and it should be gone.

(thanks to Droidforums member Hostility6)

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...ow-remove-razr-bootstrap-custom-recovery.html
[Motorola Droid RAZR] n8w:
I'm thinking my use of the rom toolbox app is what messed up my process. I could not for the life of me get my battery icon back, or get my status bar back to stock. I must have also missed a step when clearing out the bootstrap files, although I had previously uninstalled it, and then used safe strap. I had to monkey around with getting the right drivers and learning how to get into AP Fastboot, and finally figured out how to use RSD to get back to stock. After that, I immediately was able to ota to .173, than right up to .181. Re-rooted with the razr utility.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Florestan2:
@ detcup.... I followed those instructions to a T and it still failed. I'm starting to think it's my use of rom toolbox, too. I did change my font and a few notification icons but restored them all.

Now what?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Florestan2:
Did you lose any data? Or anything from your internal sd card?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Florestan2:
I guess I'm more of a sadist than I thought. I'd rather figure out why my phone wont' update rather than just using the RSD utility. Sheesh.

Well, I got my log file (here)... and it looks like either my build.prop is busted, or something is goofy with these 2 files: "/cache/saved.file" -or- "/data/saved.file".

I also looked inside the update .zip file and found a build.prop.p file. Can I rename it and use it as my original build.prop file? Or would that just hose my phone entirely?

Here's my log. Any hints would be much appreciated.

Parsing the directoryd_name: 2-1:1.0

Finding update package...

I:Update location: /cache/Blur_Version.6.12.173.XT912.Verizon.en.US.zip

Opening update package...

I:1 key(s) loaded from /res/keys

Verifying update package...

I:comment is 1461 bytes; signature 1438 bytes from end

I:whole-file signature verified

I:verify_file returned 0

Installing update...

installing motoflash extensions

installing NV updater extensions

installing omapdevtype updater extension

blk: partition "emstorage" size 8603435008 not a multiple of io_buffer_size 524288

Verifying current system...

file "/system/build.prop" doesn't have any of expected sha1 sums; checking cache

failed to stat "/cache/saved.file": No such file or directory

failed to stat "/data/saved.file": No such file or directory

failed to load cache file

script aborted: assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/build.prop", "8333cc7e59d49d67326db3349fb8f878b2c3ce25", "281bd675a6a078eb147c3a9df24cc3b53e337219")

assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/build.prop", "8333cc7e59d49d67326db3349fb8f878b2c3ce25", "281bd675a6a078eb147c3a9df24cc3b53e337219")

E:Error in /cache/Blur_Version.6.12.173.XT912.Verizon.en.US.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Florestan2:
Ok - well, due to time and just giving up... I ended up using Matt's DRU 1.51 utility. Worked like a charm. Still wish I knew what f'ed my phone up though.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Giblet535:
We're pretty much the blind leading the blind here.

We're more daring than the typical users, so typical users think we know all about these devices.

Wrong. We know some tricks that work every single time (except when they don't).

The most knowledgeable people here have simply broken their phone and then fixed it again more times than others have done. That's all, really.

Devs are the most daring of all, hacking together bits and pieces of undocumented proprietary code, then gluing it all together with the tears of their frustration. They can't tell you why XYZ doesn't work: if they knew, they'd have fixed it already.

In order to be a guru, one has to have access to Razr BIOS docs/assembly code, unlocked bootloader with docs, Moto's kernel source, and about five years. So, anyone calling themselves a Razr guru, who can't also show you their active/current Motorola employee ID badge, is probably someone you don't want to trust with anything more valuable than idle gossip.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Florestan2:
No - I totally get it. I didn't mean to come off as smarmy, expecting an answer from anybody. I was just posting it out there to see if anybody did know. And yes, I do know my place in the food chain - somewhere on the bottom! That's why I've been a member of this sight for so long, but only posted a few dozen times. :D

I'm more than certain there are others who are / were in the same boat as I am, so I was more-so wondering if anyone had already figured it out. Sometimes great ppl already have (and are willing to part with) the info. I've found XDA to be the best place for the best help / advice. Even if it's "I've tried this once and it worked for me, but it might brick YOUR phone". LOL

In the end, it's all good. My phone's still rooted just the way I like it, and I have the .181 update. Life's good for now.

Thanks
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dlsmith08:
I've been having trouble updating my rooted stock RAZR MAXX too. I'm kind of a N00B and pretty much all I know is from trial and error on my own Android devices. I've been working so much and haven't had time to try any of these techniques. I'll try them asap but in the meantime I wanted to ask a quick question. If you know if an appropriate thread please post a link.

I made backups of the system apps that were bloatware and uninstalled them using TitaniumBU. When an OTA update comes out, do they check to see if any of those apps were uninstalled before applying the update?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Florestan2:
Yeah. You need them installed for the update. Reinstall them and see if that works first.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ViaCapita13:
I'm going to have to use Matt's Utility myself as I think I've found part of where the issue lies. I have my Razr rooted with bootstrap and the OTA has failed a number of times. I've followed every bit of instructions about uninstalling bootstrap and receive error Status 7 when performing the .211 OTA instal. In my case, these errors were in my preinstall folder, specifically under the Know Your Device folder. What I've found is that although many users have successfully removed bootstrap/safestrap they receive a status 7 error due to a mismatch in sha1 sums. Certain .apk and .prop files are affected and give mismatching sha1 sums and they are unable to get past 25% of the update process. I'm extremely curious how this has happened in my situation as I restored a backup of my preinstall file so the sums should match but that is what is causing the issue.

Sorry for the long winded response but I'm curious if anyone knows why this would happen.

Thanks in advance. I'll be using Matts Utility to get back to unrooted stock and then I'll finish the update.
[NFC Hacking] Misterowl:
I was wondering if you can put in NFC into your phone like open it up and install the chip or whatever. Or like be able to plug it on to your phone thru the charger port. I also heard that SD-cards that can connect to wifi can that apply with NFC. if my question is stupid and ignorant feel free to say so. I dont want to impose or be a stupid noob.

Thank you.

I have a Inspire 4g (rooted)

P.s I think this is the wrong thread, I AM SOOOOO SORRY IF IT IS.

I dont usually post stuff.
[NFC Hacking] Product F(RED):
No, you can't. There are some memory cards with integrated NFC, but they're very low storage capacity (1 or 2GB).
[NFC Hacking] heretic:
There are also NFC SIM cards... But I don't think they are commercially available. Yet.
[NFC Hacking] Dong12:
IT will be possible..
[NFC Hacking] chrisrotolo:
I think they have magnets abouts the size of a credit card or smaller that will stick to the back of your phone.

I havent had a device with NFC yet, but it may be a must-have for my next device.
[NFC Hacking] anarchyuk:
you wont be able to install it via the micro usb or via the microchip on the pcb but the memory cards have a look here http://www.moneto.me/faq

I have nfc on my xperia s but no where in the uk has it installed for payments yet..
[NFC Hacking] choroy:
I think that UK is going to accelerate the implantation on the occasion of the Olympics.

Surely, a requirement for my next device will be leading NFC.
[NFC Hacking] Boonex:
Hardware issue , i dont think this possible.
[NFC Hacking] frav:
Yep, Barclays did that !

http://www.psfk.com/2012/04/barclays-nfc-sticker-turns-your-mobile-phone-into-a-credit-card.html

Just have to wait for other banks to jump in Barclays footsteps :)

Then, no need for Phone with embedded NFC, or SIM with NFC, ... !
[NFC Hacking] tomqman:
Starbucks does and so do a number of Mastercard chip and pin machines just there is no payment app available in the uk yet. It was ment to be out for the Olympics but read that it was delayed

Sent from The One X
[NFC Hacking] garrettjjjj:
This is a cool feature but as a must-have for a phone? I don't know...
[NFC Hacking] DFCNightMareNL:
NFC is Near Field Communication right?

Thought it could be used for bluetooth alternative also.

(like phone to phone etc....)

Would love to have, but Desire S doesnt have it.
[NFC Hacking] Bilgets:
just wondering, whats the good side of NFC? i only see that as a battery drainer..
[NFC Hacking] Rakeesh_j:
Even if you managed to add an NFC radio to your phone, you won't get it to work with google wallet due to the lack of a so called "secure element" which secures the transactions.
[NFC Hacking] teorouge:
http://translate.google.com/transla...overca-presenta-in-italia-la-sua-sim-nfc-347/

They're going to implement that into SIM cards, many (most?) phones have one. Don't know about Google compatibility though, they talk about Mastercard standards.
[NFC Hacking] markp1989:
After reading about NFC sim cards a few months ago I asked T mobile(UK) if they are going to be getting NFC sim cards any time soon, and the guy behind the till looked at me as if I was on crack
[NFC Hacking] hp420:
IMHO, the best implementation for this on a phone that does not have NFC pre-installed would be from the battery. It requires a hard connection to the circuitry to be powered...the easiest way to do that would be with an nfc-capable battery. The only pitfalls to this would be expensive replacements, slightly decreased battery life and possibly 1-2mm extra thickness to the battery itself. I think a ton of people would gladly take those small caveats to have NFC on a phone that shouldn't.
[NFC Hacking] Bilgets:
tjhe battery shopuld be the problem.. but after looking at this >> http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=4576&idPhone2=4695

the question is, why nokia use same battery for a non nfc phone and a nfc phone.. (ps:NFC chip weight is at 3.5 Gram?)
[NFC Hacking] namelez:
so i think that the third party companies should work on this for say like extended batteries... and provide a market link or add a market app that would give the nfc chip in the battery to work as an example or a dev do so to make the google wallet to think it is a valid phone with use and nfc chip...
[NFC Hacking] Product F(RED):
You can't use Google Wallet with phones that don't have it built in period. There's more than the NFC. There's a chip called a Secure Element that's separate and stores all of the information for cards, etc. The phone either comes with it or it doesn't.

Also for phones with batteries that have an NFC chip in them, that's just an antenna for the chip inside the phone. It does nothing in a non-NFC phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xToxicInferno:
I know that this is probably the most commonly asked question and that i should read what you, the community recommended to the others, but i feel that this is a very controversial topic and one that does go out of date.

So I own the HTC Droid Incredible. I have had it rooted since day one and have been running the stock rom happily on it. Now i want to say i have loved this phone and i love the android software on it and can't imagine switching to anything else. However i got a few problems with it that i wish to be resolved in my upgrade.

First issue, out of date software being pushed out that wipes my phone. This seems to be a common problem people have, and in my house we own 2 of these phones so and both had it happen to them 1 rooted 1 not, where HTC would push out a update that wouldn't update half the time, and the other half the time would simply do a factory reset on the phone without updating. I also have had issues with the software not allowing anymore notifications or messages to be received due to it thinking it doesn't have enough application data despite having a gb of space for that free.

I also have had issues with the battery life on this phone. I am not a person who uses the phone excessively, though if i could i would, but even so checking the internet 5 or so times, and sending a handful of text messages seems to wipe the battery before noon. I am then forced to recharge it to make it through the day. Depending on my location to outlets i am sometimes forced to use my cellphone merely for calls or the potential of calls, as i do not have the battery by 3 O'clock to do anything more then receive or make 1 more 10 minute phonecall.

So these issues are the ones i have had and wish to be rectified in my new phone. Now i got to say the things i love about it: It's size. I Do not need a giant screen, and for the most part dislike them as they sit awkwardly in my pocket. Its performance is very good, though sometimes seems a little sluggish but only rarely. And its feeling in my hand. Perfect size and weight that it just feels natural their.

Now im not saying i wouldn't want a bigger phone but it would have to be way better bang for the size for it to be worthwhile for me.

When it is all said and done i want a phone that will have very little software glitches, great battery life, 8 hours of usage time would be great, and something that can run HD games and watch Netflix movies with no problem.

*Edit*

Forgot to add i am on Verizon Wireless and that the update is a couple months away so feel free to tell me to wait till the new version is out to get it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmilligan1:
I highly recommend the samsung galaxy s2 (skyrocket, lte....etc.....doesnt matter). I have a galaxy note which is pretty much the same as a skyrocket but bigger and the battery life is really good, performance is good, and screen quality is good. Even the galaxy nexus is really good since it is vanilla android which helps on battery life as well as OTA updates or you can download updates and install them yourself.

I have had an HTC evo 3d before and would not buy again due to battery life. I also gave my wife my galaxy nexus which even she likes. My galaxy note runs well stock or rooted and rom'd. get other opinions too but this phone might be the only phone i keep for a while.

Another thought is to wait for the galaxy s3 to come out early summer. it might just be better.
[Windows 8 General] Lurk:
Find a usable driver here : http://www.samsung.com/global/windowspreview/

Credit goes to Gubie here : http://social.technet.microsoft.com...e/thread/033d6727-e34b-4733-a8e6-241487d65303

It's for the Slate, but the driver is by ST Electronics and it's the same chip manufacturer for the Duo.

I just downloaded and installed the (32bit) driver on my Dell Inspiron Duo. Rebooted and it works GREAT! Didn't even unzip, installed straight from the ZIP file.

Metro desktop rotated. Launched Metro Kindle and it came up rotated.:D

I thought I should share. I get such great info here.

Lurk
[Windows 8 General] ekksman:
Nice one! Was bugging couldn't rotate
[Windows 8 General] Lurk:
Release preview still doesn't include the driver and it cleaned my disk.

So 'BUMP' here it is again for those who might want rotation on the duo.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitramz:
currently i have a 2.3.6 custom rom and would like to flash I9100XWLP9_I9100KPNLP1_KPN with odin, this is a 1-part odin flash, so i have to flash without re-partition and afterwards make a factory reset, is this the correct way to upgrade? thx
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Makrilli:
Yep that's right
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] al_madd:
I dont think you need to do factory reset..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
He doesn't NEED to, but it is usually better to start fresh. Reduces the chances of weird problems.

Every update I do, I back up all my app data using TB, full wipe, update, and then restore my TB backups.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
The real answer is no need for factory wipe its not in the instructions .

But as posted many of us do wipe the phone before an upgrade and factory reset afterwards .

It does no harm anyway and is probably good practice .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svj1187:
Yes, correct. Make sure re-partition is not checked.